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WTAMU Student Registering to vote in Canyon, TX.
The Voter Registration Booth at WTAMU: what is a volunteer deputy registrar?
WTAG hosts annual Ag Day
WTAG hosts annual Ag Day
Ustina Guirguis, student worker at the HUB.
WTAMU student worker pay to increase over 25% starting this fall
Photo of a military man saluting an image of the American flag in the sky
Military Troop Withdrawal from Afghan: one week later
WT Communication Professors, Graduate Student to Present Research to Thousands
WT Communication Professors, Graduate Student to Present Research to Thousands
Two WT Faculty Members Honored as Top Teachers of Future Educators 
WT Music Faculty in Spotlight for Fall Showcase Concert
WT Music Faculty in Spotlight for Fall Showcase Concert
WT Smashes Fundraising Record As Momentum Builds for Historic Campaign 
WT Smashes Fundraising Record As Momentum Builds for Historic Campaign 
Diversity Week 2021 Activities to Include Speech by Shanna Peeples, More 
Diversity Week 2021 Activities to Include Speech by Shanna Peeples, More 
One of WT’s Live Mascots Dies Following Routine Procedure 
One of WT’s Live Mascots Dies Following Routine Procedure 
WTAMU Old Main sits at the center of campus.
West Texas A&M University is 2020, at least in some aspects
The 2021 Graduates of Distinction and First Choice Awards from the Department of Agricultural Sciences scholarship reception.
WT Agriculture preparing for the future
Adam Schaer collects mixed plastics for transport to Amarillo facility. Photo by Marcus Rogers
Recycling, repurposing, and reusing
FIrst Friday Festival will happen Aug. 27 at various locations in the WTAMU campus.
First Friday Festival brings new tradition to WTAMU
Dealing with burnout in college
The Multicultural Center's lounge has multiple chairs, a TV and a bar with a whiteboard for artwork or mathematical equations, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2019.
Multicultural Center brings diversity closer to the students
A decorative wall for photo shoots, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019.
Vietnamese culture night promotes international appreciation
Spanish film festival shows Devil's Backbone
Spanish film festival shows Devil’s Backbone
Photo courtesy of the WTAMU Theatre Department The cast of this year's production of Our Town, a small portion of the talent found in WTAMU's Fine Arts Department, featuring two of the students accepted into IPAI.
Fine arts students aim for international opportunity
The fair was advertised in more than one manner, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019
Study abroad fair showcases opportunities for students
West Texas A&M played Texas A&M International on Tuesday March 2 at 1:00 p.m.
The Dust Devils kick where it counts
West Texas A&M proudly sports Buff merch in support of the Lady Buffalo's first home volleyball game of the semester.
West Texas A&M’s Lady Buffs Ace their first home game
As weird as it may sound, I am thankful for the inconveniences the year brought me. Each one taught me something new, sparked new passions, inspired me to help others, helped me grow, and even put into perspective how important the small things in life are. Rather than getting stuck on everything that went wrong in 2020, I'm choosing to not let my pain go to waste.
A season of thanks
Girls Night In took place Wednesday evening, September 16. (Left to right) Tomi Moralez, Laiken McClure, and Kelsey Leseman prepare as they anticipate the start of this event.
Girls Night In
The Lady Buffs continued to fight until the last buzzer. WT won their final games, 80-46. The team took their place on the court to celebrate with the School's national anthem. They closed their season off with 26 wins and 5 losses.
The Herd’s last stampede
Buffaloes on the brink of a touchdown.
Ups and downs from University of Texas at Permian Basin loss
WTAMU Buffaloes Crush Texas College Steers
WTAMU Buffaloes Crush Texas College Steers
The WTAMU track and field team know the true meaning of team spirit.
The West Texas A&M University track and field team practice true team spirit.
Football in Spring cant get any better then that.
Saturday night lights in April
WTAMU rodeo team is looking to compete in the College National Finals Rodeo.
WTAMU rodeo team says ‘howdy’ to the season
The Prairie News - Film Retrospective
Op-Ed: Please watch Labyrinth
Op-Ed: Why Do I Have to Take This Class?
Op-Ed: Why Do I Have to Take This Class?
Grandsons as paul bearers at my grandmother’s funeral.
Op/Ed: When we lose a loved one
Becky Warren talks about how college can be a time of intense self-discovery mid August in the student counseling center.
Give yourself permission
A Journey comes to an end.
Op/Ed: Graduation: A long journey comes to an end
Jeffrey Williams depicted in his graduation announcements.
Op/Ed: Two years in a flash, or how I somehow earned a minor
Students live in a society where they are told more is better. With this kind of thinking, it's easy to become overwhelmed.
OP/ED: Negative effects of a heavy workload
A map of the universities and agencies that are a part of the Texas A&M system.
University traditions: the big ‘whoop’ and 11 others
While many social groups have become more diverse and open, there still seems to be some negative views connected to the church.
Op/Ed: Religion on campus
Creator of Photo: jplenio
Op/Ed: Six Years, but nothing Wasted
F1rstgen at WT: My personal experience as a first generation college student
F1rstgen at WT: My personal experience as a first generation college student
Photo display of the missing victims of the ferry attack
Three years since the Sewol-ho Ferry
Mick Jenkins
Mick Jenkins
Stuff You Should Hear Because...
Stuff You Should Hear Because…
The Rey Theory
The Rey Theory
The Prairie News - Film Retrospective
Op-Ed: Please watch Labyrinth
Faculty Arts Show to Highlight Diversity, Talent of WTAMU professors
Faculty art show to highlight diversity: the talent of WTAMU professors
Frenemies uploads new episodes every Tuesday.
Frenemies: the podcast changing culture norms
A screenshot of Gaven Ludington presenting during his senior lecture recital.
Informing while performing
The Medley Cast sing the untitled opening number.
WT’s Theater Program stream [title of show]
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Laws and rights of service animals. Courtesy Project Canine

Don’t get put in the doghouse: know the law about service animals at school

Olivia Spiezio, Senior Reporter • February 28, 2020

College is a very hard time for anybody attending. Between the vastly increased workload expected academically, living away from home for the first time and most students beginning to have ‘adult’...

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The Multicultural Center's lounge has multiple chairs, a TV and a bar with a whiteboard for artwork or mathematical equations, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2019.

Multicultural Center brings diversity closer to the students

Jonah Dietz, Senior Reporter • December 6, 2019

Those who walked the halls of the Jack B. Kelly Student Center before this fall semester will remember the Apple store between Starbucks and the university bookstore that became a construction site,...

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A decorative wall for photo shoots, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019.

Vietnamese culture night promotes international appreciation

Jonah Dietz, Senior Reporter • November 22, 2019

West Texas A&M University’s Vietnamese Culture Night took place Thursday, Nov. 21, in the Jack B. Kelly Student Center’s Legacy Hall. The Vietnamese Student Association hosts the event every...

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F1RSTGEN Banquet celebrates students, community

November 8, 2019

West Texas A&M University’s F1RSTGEN organization held their first annual banquet honoring first-generation college students on Thursday in Jack B. Kelly Legacy Hall. According to their page on...

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A screening of the documentary,

Diversity week asks: Won’t you be a neighbor?

Jonah Dietz, Senior Reporter • September 27, 2019

The Office for Diversity and Inclusion hosted a viewing of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”, Morgan Neville’s critically acclaimed documentary on famous children’s television star Fred Rogers, at the...

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