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The Prairie News

Since 1919

The Prairie News

Since 1919

The Prairie News

Editorials

College Tuition Increase

Daniela Fierro February 28, 2012

Upon hearing that WTAMU will probably have a tuition increase for the fall of 2012, I was less than pleased. Paying over $2,000 as it is, increasing the tuition is and would be even more difficult for...

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Analyzing feminism through men’s eyes

Eva Harder May 3, 2011
For the last year, I’ve been researching the positive correlation between Playboy magazine and feminism. I’m afraid that most of my professors think I’m pushing the women’s movement back a few decades, but I need to clarify that I’m not interested in the male perspective of feminism because I don’t like women or don’t like being a woman. I’m interested in the male perspective because it’s one we haven’t asked to be heard in quite some time.
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Not everyone likes Valentines. Photo by Frankie Sanchez.

I hate Valentine’s Day: No really, I do

Kati Watson February 15, 2011

I hate Valentines Day almost as much as I hate Christmas and my birthday. I guess it is safe to say I’m a holiday hater. Now I do need to explain that this hate I harbor for specific holidays is not...

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Katelyn Garrity

Super boring: Football is overrated

Katelyn Garrity February 8, 2011

The Super Bowl is America at its finest – football fans slouched in front of a TV, gorging on junk food, screaming at inanimate objects and betting on the outcome of something they have no control over....

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Black History Month

Ore Osikoya February 8, 2011

   Every year in February, the nation celebrates black history and the priceless contributions that the African American society has made to the culture and history of the United States of America. African...

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Whats not to love about sports?

What’s not to love about sports?

Evan Grice February 8, 2011

It’s a known fact that not everyone in the world likes sports or for that matter even cares about sports. However, I’m one of the people that love sports. First and foremost it’s my job and I’m...

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Week without Facebook

David Meraz February 1, 2011

A week without Facebook is much easier said than done. The thing about Facebook is that I can go without it as long as my friends do not mention or discuss the daily updates they read. But once they...

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Some people smoke marijuana recreationally. Photo by Stephen Ingle (altered by staff to protect subjects anonymity).

Marijuana: The battle of legality

Andres Diaz November 30, 2010

The state of California rejected the ballot initiative to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes.   The debate is far from over not only in California, but nationwide. The yearly amount...

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HELC separates printouts by student name. Every print job uses one aditional sheet. About 250,000 in the last two months. Photo by Andres Diaz.

Students can support recycling efforts

Andres Diaz November 9, 2010

The new recycling program to make WTAMU a greener campus is a valuable initiative that, nevertheless, is little compared to what we all can do to catch up with the demands of our current times. There...

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In favor of government: Things are better than people think

Andres Diaz November 2, 2010

During the last 18 months there have been important changes in government policies regarding international affairs, economic regulations, and health care. The results, in spite of the efforts of the opponents...

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In opposition of government: People have forgotten about hard times

Katelyn Garrity November 2, 2010

People are angry.  People in the presidential administration are angry.  People in Congress are angry.  People in Canyon, Texas are angry.  The country voted for “change” in 2008 and then decided...

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Photo by Frankie Sanchez.

Google vs. Microsofskypebook: The battle of virtual worlds

Andres Diaz October 19, 2010

We all see how digital technologies become pervasive in everybody’s world. They have changed how we communicate, how we work, how we study and even how we express our feelings. Nothing is more distant...

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