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Behind the Major with Gracee Roberson: Advocating for the unheard

Behind the Major with Gracee Roberson: Advocating for the unheard

Kaelin Collar February 26, 2025

Gracee Roberson is a senior working towards a bachelor of science while majoring in animal science, specializing in pre-veterinary medicine at West Texas A&M University. Roberson is from Sherman and...

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The WT Wool Judging Team traveled to Denver for NWSS and came home champions last January.

Setting the Standard; WT’s new wool judging team takes the win

Kerrigan Jensen, Multimedia Reporter February 24, 2025

Amy Scriffiny is a freshman from Olathe, Colorado, who is studying Agricultural Media and Communication at West Texas A&M University. Scriffiny had never judged wool before attending WT, but started...

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Behind the Major with Khyla Bender: Bringing creativity into the classroom

Behind the Major with Khyla Bender: Bringing creativity into the classroom

Kaelin Collar, Associate Editor-in-Chief February 19, 2025

Khyla Bender is a junior working towards a bachelor of art while majoring in Art Education at West Texas A&M University. Bender is from Amarillo and is working to engage more people in the beauty of...

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Ask the Professor: Nydia Olmos

Ask the Professor: Nydia Olmos

Maddox Nite, Editor-in-Chief February 10, 2025

Nydia Olmos is an instructor of social work as well as the field director for the Bachelor Social Work program (BSW) at West Texas A&M University. Olmos, being an alumni, knows WT. She also knows...

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"Driver" is by Kenedy Wheeler, a senior art major from Flower Mound.

New WT art exhibition showcases the versatility of printmaking

Carlie Rutledge, Multimedia Reporter December 13, 2024

On Dec. 5, a new art exhibition called ‘Spare Change’ opened in the Dord Fitz Formal Art Gallery in West Texas A&M University’s Mary Moody Northen Hall. This exhibition includes pieces from three...

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Ask the Professor: Dr. Lance Kieth

Ask the Professor: Dr. Lance Kieth

Maddox Nite, Editor-in-Chief December 12, 2024

Dr. Lance Kieth is the associate dean of the Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, as well as a professor of agricultural education at West Texas A&M University. Kieth has been...

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Beyond the 9-to-5: Dr. Li Chen

Red Tran, Video/Audio Editor December 5, 2024

Dr. Li Chen, Associate Professor of Media Communication, started teaching at West Texas A&M University in 2016. Chen received her bachelor’s degree in journalism from Fudan University in Shanghai,...

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As the semester comes to a close, these are some essential dates students should know at West Texas A&M.

Preparing for finals and winter break

Carlie Rutledge, Multimedia Reporter December 3, 2024

With finals just around the corner, students must prepare for various papers and exams. The last day of classes will be Dec. 5, and finals will start on Dec. 7. The Princeton Review offers various studying...

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Dr. Cassidy Kilma has joined the VERO campus. She will focus on bovine health and wants to tackle the hard questions about bovine health that have been a struggle to answer.

New bovine health specialists joins Texas A&M’s VERO campus

Carlie Rutledge, Multimedia Reporter November 21, 2024

A new faculty member is joining the Texas A&M AgriLife Research at Amarillo and the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’s (VMBS) Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach...

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Beyond the 9-to-5: Chasely Matmanivong

Red Tran, Video/Audio Editor November 15, 2024

Chasely Matmanivong, an instructor of art, started teaching at West Texas A&M University in the spring of 2024. Originally from Alabama, Matmanivong obtained a double bachelor in fine arts and literature...

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“Lost & Found” is a new art exhibition created by Younus Nomani, a new West Texas A&M University art faculty member.

New WT art exhibition puts language center stage

Carlie Rutledge, Multimedia Reporter November 14, 2024

An exhibition by new West Texas A&M University art faculty member Younus Nomani highlights the power of words. “Lost & Found” by Nomani will be on view from Oct. 28 to Nov. 30 in the Dord Fitz...

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Ask the Professor: Dr. Trisha Brown

Ask the Professor: Dr. Trisha Brown

Maddox Nite, Editor-in-Chief November 7, 2024

Dr. Trisha Brown is an assistant professor of sports and exercise science for the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at West Texas A&M University. Brown began her career as a grade school teacher,...

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