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Since 1919

The Prairie News

Since 1919

The Prairie News

Local. Art by Chris Brockman.

WTAMU’s Block and Bridle raises funds

Cheyenne Black March 18, 2014

For any club to be put on the map competitively or academically, the club must participate in events and have a strong relationship with its members. The Block and Bridle club is one of those groups. “We...

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Art by Chris Brockman.

Students find a new species of spiders

Cheyenne Black March 17, 2014

For the longest the time I have wanted to travel somewhere outside of the US but due to money and my parent’s uneasiness of the unknown, my only option was and is to daydream. Well, a group of...

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Local. Art by Chris Brockman.

Cloned calves progressing naturally

Cheyenne Black March 4, 2014

For the world of science, cloning has been one of the many things that has slowly started to become a hurdle that only the brave dare to jump. Ty Lawrence of the WTAMU agricultural department and Dr....

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Entertainment. Art by Chris Brockman.

Theater opens show

Cheyenne Black February 25, 2014

  WTAMU’s first production of the spring semester, “The Government Inspector,” started on Feb. 21 at the Branding Iron Theatre. Each semester, the theatre switches off between comedy...

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Plack of a Buff Branded classroom in the Fine Arts Complex.

WTAMU brands university classrooms

Cheyenne Black February 11, 2014

After five years of campaigning the university has managed to raise $35 million for the students of WT.  The campaign has raised money for countless scholarships and opened new teaching positions...

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Local. Art by Chris Brockman.

Upcoming events for Choir and Music

Cheyenne Black February 11, 2014

Musically inclined students at WTAMU have a variety of options at their disposal when looking for live music events, both on and off campus. The Department of Music hosts a large number of events...

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Local. Art by Chris Brockman.

Herdsmen and others host Relay for Life

Cheyenne Black February 4, 2014

On Jan. 30 the Herdsmen, the Herdsmen Hearts, and other citywide organizations will participated in their annual Relay for Life event to help raise money for the American Cancer Association. The event...

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Local. Art by Chris Brockman.

Clean up after games

Cheyenne Black February 4, 2014

Basketball games: fans attend them but some do not stop and think about what goes on after a game. Since 2002, these games have been held at the First United Bank Center, also known as the FUB. The...

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Art by Chris Brockman.

WTAMU reaches $35 million mark

Cheyenne Black January 31, 2014

WTAMU set a goal and reached it. For the past five years, the top of the WTAMU website home page has had a graph representing the money that has been raised. West Texas, its students, community and...

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Students decorated incense bottles in the JBK.

CORE sponsors Everything But the Mime

Cheyenne Black January 21, 2014

On Tuesday, January 14, the CORE, Campus Organization, Resources and Entertainment, started the semester out by going crafty. Two events were hosted through the same group called “Everything But...

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Local News Story. Art by Chris Brockman.

Raising awareness about designer drugs

Cheyenne Black November 19, 2013

When the words “Bath salts”, “Skunk”, “Spice”, or “Molly” are spoken, they seem like every day words but they’re actually names of the street drugs that are being referred to as synthetic...

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Local News Story. Art by Chris Brockman.

Interview with Frank McCoy from PDAPS

Cheyenne Black October 29, 2013

Frank McCoy, one of the co-founders of PDAPS (Palo Duro Area Paranormal Society), sat down with the Prairie recently to discuss who they are and how their business is going. The following interview covers...

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