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Womens rights placard at the Womens March in 2017.

Women’s march in Amarillo this weekend

Marcus Rogers, Reporter September 30, 2021

This Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 11 a.m. starting in Ellwood Park located by downtown Amarillo, there is going to be a women's march in response to the Texas Legislature passing Senate Bill 8, the Texas...

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Photo by Angela Roma from Pexels.

NBC duo brings two perspectives on racial unrest

Hannah Valencia, Senior Reporter September 24, 2021

Antonia Hylton, correspondent at NBC News and Mike Hixenbaugh, national investigative reporter for NBC News, featured in The Texas Tribune’s TribFest21, shared their perspectives of working together...

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Yik Yak is back

Marcus Rogers, Reporter September 23, 2021

In 2017, the social media app Yik Yak, an anonymous sharing app that has discussion threads within a five mile radius and specifically created for college campuses, was removed from the App Store due...

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WTAMU graduate spending the year in Spain for Fulbright Teaching Assistantship

WTAMU graduate spending the year in Spain for Fulbright Teaching Assistantship

Hannah Valencia, Senior Reporter September 17, 2021

West Texas A&M University graduate, Alondra Villa, will spend this 2021-2022 year working in the Galicia region of Spain as part of a nationally competitive scholarship she has been awarded, the Fulbright...

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ASO President, Victory Suobite

WTAMU’s African Students Organization president: Victory Suobite

Jennifer Tuttor, Former Assistant Editor September 17, 2021

Being away from home can be daunting on some, if not all of us. It gets worse when we are unable to find a community into which we can fit and be accepted into. West Texas A&M University, as diverse...

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WTAMU Old Main sits at the center of campus.

West Texas A&M University is 2020, at least in some aspects

Marcus Rogers, Reporter September 16, 2021

Every 10 years at the start of the decade, the federal government gathers information about how many people are in the United States across the states and territories, as required by the Constitution....

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The 2021 Graduates of Distinction, Don Bell and Johnny Treiche, and First Choice Awards, the winners Virgil Bartlett and the Tri-State Fair and Rodeo. from the Department of Agricultural Sciences scholarship reception.

WT Agriculture preparing for the future

Marcus Rogers, Reporter September 16, 2021

For the past 20 plus years, the Department of Agricultural Sciences has been preparing the next generation of agriculturalists in the Texas Panhandle by financially helping students pay for their college...

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Recycling, repurposing, and reusing

Marcus Rogers, Reporter September 9, 2021

All around the West Texas A&M University campus there's garbage. The materials such as aluminum, paper, number one, number two, and mix plastic bottles are repurposed by KB Recycling in Amarillo, TX...

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First Friday Festival brings new tradition to WTAMU

Gloria Torres, Contributor August 24, 2021

After over a year of limited interactions, students will have an all-day campus-wide festival. On Aug. 27, West Texas A&M University will be hosting First Friday Festival for the first time.  “First...

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Dealing with burnout in college

Jonah Dietz, Senior Reporter April 23, 2021

College burnout--the concept has permeated the popular and comedic culture of the past few generations, has squarely positioned itself as a mainstay of the current university atmosphere, and continues...

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The Fun Run will take place on campus.

Buffs encouraged to ‘Stress Less’ with Fun Run

Alyssa Gonzales, Former Editor-in-Chief April 19, 2021

As the spring semester comes to an end, there is no doubt that both students and staff have acquired a significant amount of stress while preparing to end on a strong note. While it may be easy to get...

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On Friday, April 2, 2021, Martha’s Home held its quarterly birthday event at the Amarillo Cinergy location.

The best birthday gift; Martha’s Home quarterly celebration

Skylerr Patterson, Senior Reporter April 7, 2021

Cake, balloons, and gifts are all things we have grown accustomed to receiving on our birthdays. Some people, however, are unable to enjoy this privilege. Martha’s Home understands the value of celebrating...

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