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Behind the Major with Dylan Lease: Between molecules and mental health

Behind the Major with Dylan Lease: Between molecules and mental health

Kaelin Collar May 7, 2025

Dylan Lease is a sophomore at West Texas A&M University pursuing a bachelor of science in biochemistry. Lease is originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and relocated to Amarillo several years ago....

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Behind the Major with Floribel Chavez: Turning barriers into bridges

Behind the Major with Floribel Chavez: Turning barriers into bridges

Kaelin Collar April 30, 2025

Floribel Chavez is a senior working towards a bachelor of art while majoring in Spanish at West Texas A&M University. Chavez is from Tyler and is driven by a desire to make a difference in the lives...

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Building Careers: WT’s resources for internship preparation

Building Careers: WT’s resources for internship preparation

Jade Ramos, Contributor April 30, 2025

Internships are a crucial step towards career success, yet every year, many West Texas A&M students find themselves asking the same question. Where do I even start? At WT, the Office Career and...

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Sipley converses with actors at the opening night after party.

A funny story was written on the way to the forum

Ashlyn Harvell, Contributor April 30, 2025

Musicals can be magical. Entire stages of people singing and dancing effortlessly. Stories that transport you to a world that parallels your own or somewhere so different you’d think it was a dream....

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Ask the Professor: Dr. Andrew Li

Ask the Professor: Dr. Andrew Li

Maddox Nite, Editor-in-Chief April 28, 2025

Dr. Andrew Li is the Williams professor of management for the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business at West Texas A&M University. Williams, having obtained a Master’s degree in industrial...

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Photo of an empty classroom in the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex.

The impact of low funding in education

Suzen Myo, Contributor April 25, 2025

Believe it or not, society owes a debt to teachers. From teaching children how to hold a pencil correctly to understanding the fundamental laws of physics and what it means to be a functional citizen within...

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Behind the Major with Caleb Dunham: Real skills, real impact

Behind the Major with Caleb Dunham: Real skills, real impact

Kaelin Collar, Associate Editor-in-Chief April 23, 2025

Caleb Dunham is a senior working towards a bachelor of science while majoring in electrical engineering at West Texas A&M University. Dunham is from Pampa and is focused on applying his skills to solve...

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Explore Peru by studying abroad

Explore Peru by studying abroad

Mikaela Mercado, Contributor April 23, 2025

West Texas A&M University’s Spanish Department is offering students a chance to experience the rich culture, history, and language of Peru through a summer study abroad program. From May 31 through-...

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Behind the Major with Heidi Giesbrecht: Turning creativity into strategy

Behind the Major with Heidi Giesbrecht: Turning creativity into strategy

Kaelin Collar, Associate Editor-in-Chief April 9, 2025

Heidi Giesbrecht is a junior working towards a bachelor of business administration while majoring in marketing as well as obtaining a minor in management at West Texas A&M University. Giesbrecht is...

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From Script to Stage: passion and planning behind the theatre program’s latest production

From Script to Stage: passion and planning behind the theatre program’s latest production

Samuel Chavez, Contributor April 2, 2025

West Texas A&M University’s Department of Art, Theatre and Dance diligently produced Artemisia, becoming the first university to stage this powerful play about a 17th-century painter who defied societal...

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The study cycle method was adapted from Frank Christ’s PLRS system by the LSU  Center for Academic Success.

How students can maximize their studying

Carlie Rutledge, Multimedia Reporter April 2, 2025

With midterms and finals right around the corner, students need to perfect their study habits. How and where students study heavily impacts the information they retain. An article by the University...

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

Team Spotlight: WT Wool Judging

Kerrigan Jensen, Multimedia Reporter March 3, 2025

West Texas A&M University is proud to be the home to a new competitive team, wool judging. Wool judging consists of grading different specimens of wool based on certain characteristics that competitors...

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