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Since 1919

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Remember to Relax

Remember to Relax

The Prairie Editorial Staff November 3, 2016

With midterms officially out of the way and the end of the semester finally coming within sight, students know that college life is soon to be hectic. When the realization hits that tests, presentations,...

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Compassion, Not Comparison

Compassion, Not Comparison

The Prairie Editorial Staff October 27, 2016

Your pain does not diminish the pain of another. Your fears do not negate your friend’s concerns. The memories of your history do not lessen the challenges of someone else’s present. Compassion...

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Inappropriate Boundaries: The Relationships Between Student and Teacher

Inappropriate Boundaries: The Relationships Between Student and Teacher

The Prairie Editorial Staff October 25, 2016

When faculty members decide to go against their better judgement and begin having inappropriate relationships with their students, the situation becomes much more complex and reaches beyond just the student...

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Perspective on Entitlement

Perspective on Entitlement

The Prairie Editorial Staff October 21, 2016

Considering the average age of college students, it is likely that, at some point in the past week, you have been called, whether directly or through a Facebook post, an entitled millennial. But is...

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Preparing For Winter Already?

Preparing For Winter Already?

Editorial Board October 18, 2016

As the start of the fall season starts the Panhandle will soon be presented with lower temperatures caused by cold fronts and many storms bringing wet roads and possibly already ice and snow with the low...

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The Importance of Voting

The Importance of Voting

The Prairie Editoral Staff October 11, 2016

Every four years our nation comes together and does the unthinkable: we get to choose who the leader of our country will be for the next four years. It may be the most important aspect of the freedom of...

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Develop passions, meet friends in campus organizations

Develop passions, meet friends in campus organizations

The Prairie Editorial Staff October 4, 2016

Potential teammates, best friends, spouses, peers and rivals pass on the sidewalks of West Texas A&M University, briefly acknowledging each other with a small head nod before heading off to class without...

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So, you want to move to Canada, eh?

So, you want to move to Canada, eh?

The Prairie Editorial Staff September 29, 2016

We have all heard it, "If (fill in presidential candidate name here) wins, I'm moving to Canada!" Ok.  Bye. But before you pack your bags consider the following: Over the past year each and every...

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Rape Culture

Rape Culture

The Prairie Editorial Staff September 27, 2016

Depending on the reader, those two words, "rape culture," elicit either an appeal to one’s sense of duty in fighting rape culture or an apathetic eye-roll and the notion that “rape culture” is a...

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Phantom Vibration Syndrome

Phantom Vibration Syndrome

The Prairie Editorial Staff September 22, 2016

Do you ever have that moment when you are a hundred percent sure you heard or felt your phone go off in your pocket but it actually didn't? Well, you and many other people could be suffering from "phantom...

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Stop the Pumpkin Spice Madness

Stop the Pumpkin Spice Madness

The Prairie Editorial Staff September 13, 2016

Fall is approaching and many of us are ready to put away those sandals and get ready for some cozy boots. When we think of the fall season, we think of many things like  colorful leaves, warm clothes,...

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To Stand or Not to Stand

To Stand or Not to Stand

The Prairie Editorial Staff September 8, 2016

This week Colin Kaepernick made headlines by not standing during the playing of the National Anthem. "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people...

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