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The Prairie News

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WTAMU online programs named to 2014 Best Online Programs List

BJ Brittain January 24, 2014

The online M.B.A program at WTAMU has been recognized by the U.S. News and World Report for the second year running, while the Online Graduate Nursing Program is receiving this honor for the first...

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Helpers dress up for Halloween carnival.

CORE hosts carnival

BJ Brittain November 5, 2013

  On Oct. 31, any student who went into the Activity Center would have seen many little witches, super heroes, princesses and even some little Si Robertsons running around playing games and...

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Lupe Marquez has worked on campus for nearly five years.

Meet the staff of WTAMU: Lupe Marquez

BJ Brittain October 8, 2013

Early mornings, smelly, dirty bathrooms and vacuuming; smudged doors, a large, filthy lobby and long hours of scrubbing and cleaning. This describes what Lupe Marquez experiences every day at Guenther...

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Buffs play against McMurry. Photo Courtesy of BJ Brittain.

Men’s soccer shuts out McMurry

BJ Brittain September 17, 2013

The Buffalo Soccer Team faced off with McMurry for the first time in school history on Friday, and it was a memorable game for WT soccer fans. The Buffs overpowered the War Hawks in every aspect of...

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National News Story. Art by Chris Brockman.

Fast Food Strikers Demand Higher Wages

BJ Brittain September 10, 2013

  Thousands of fast food workers, in over 50 cities across the country, walked out of their workplace on August 29 in an effort to bring awareness to their cause. They are requesting to raise...

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Sports Story. Art by Chris Brockman.

Men’s soccer gets ready for new campaign

BJ Brittain September 3, 2013

As the school year enters September, there is good news for Buffalo sports fans: soccer season is here. After months of waiting, WT soccer fans will be able to head to The Pitch and show their support...

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Dr. Eddleman seated at her desk. Photo courtesy of Tyler Anderson.

Q&A session: Dr. Donna Eddleman

BJ Brittain September 3, 2013

Dr. Donna Eddleman joined the community at WTAMU in August as the new Vice President for Student Affairs. Dr. Eddleman, with a great amount of experience with college students, has many responsibilities...

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Sports Story. Art by Chris Brockman.

Women’s soccer gears up for the new season

BJ Brittain September 3, 2013

The Lady Buffs, who are of course the reigning Lone Star Conference regular season and tournament champions, are ready to take the field and defend their title. The Lady Buffs had a fantastic season...

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Student Senators were elected to represent each of the colleges at WTAMU. Art by Chris Brockman.

Student Government election results

BJ Brittain April 30, 2013

Elections were recently held on April 9 through the 10 for positions in the WTAMU Student Government. The students of WT were able to vote for whom they believed would be the best fit for the positions...

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WTAMU was ranked number 72 out of 100 best regional colleges in the western United States. Art by Chris Brockman.

WTAMU ranked number 72

BJ Brittain April 23, 2013

U.S. News recently released their rankings of colleges in the United States and WTAMU ranked number 72 out of 100 on the list of Regional Colleges in the West. The schools that made the list were graded...

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Dr. O’Brien discusses school growth and budget cuts at the town hall meeting. Photo by B.J. Brittain.

Budget cuts due to lack of school growth

BJ Brittain April 2, 2013

A Town Hall Meeting was held on Thursday, March 28, in which the budgets for the years 2014-2015 were discussed. Dr. J. Patrick O’Brien, president of WTAMU, spoke at the meeting, which was open...

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Local News Story. Art by Chris Brockman.

WT’s Wade Shaffer named new provost

BJ Brittain March 19, 2013

Dr. Wade Shaffer has been named the new provost/vice president of Academic Affairs at WTAMU pending consent of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. Shaffer has served as the interim...

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