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As the semester progresses, COVID-19 cases rise.

COVID-19 continues to spread on campus

Jonah Dietz, Senior Reporter November 7, 2020

Since March 1 of 2020, West Texas A&M University has experienced 423 confirmed COVID-19 cases among both students and staff. According to the university’s website, which has been dutifully cataloguing...

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This is the cover art for Legend 7s album Legend by the artist Legend.

Randy Ray: From bass player to professor

Skylerr Patterson, Senior Reporter November 6, 2020

SRandy Ray, director of broadcast engineering and an associate lecturer of media communication at West Texas A&M University, has been a professor at WTAMU for the past 18 years. Ray has had years of experience...

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While times are different now due to COVID-19 the tradition of Homecoming still holds strong with the Buffaloes.

Homecoming during a different time

Ceasar Escalante, Senior Reporter October 29, 2020

While COVID-19 has affected many here on campus at WTAMU as well as cancel events that may spread the disease, one tradition that did carry on was the homecoming court being named at Buffalo Stadium this...

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Communication Department Head Dr. Trudy Hanson set to retire from WTAMU

Communication Department Head Dr. Trudy Hanson set to retire from WTAMU

Savannah Wesley, Former Editor-in-Chief October 20, 2020

Dr. Trudy Hanson, department head of the Department of Communication at West Texas A&M University, has completed 31 years of academic service and will be retiring this year. Hanson began teaching as...

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Advising services encourages students to get greenlighted as soon as possible.

Greenlighting season during COVID-19

Alyssa Gonzales, Former Editor-in-Chief October 19, 2020

As the end of the fall semester begins, students now have the task of setting up appointments and choosing their classes for the spring semester. For lower classmen, greenlighting appointments must...

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Voting is important because it is an opportunity for your voice to be heard. If we want change, then we have to be willing to take charge and do our part as a citizen, said Hayley Hurst, junior musical theatre major.

WTAMU First-Time Voters

Jeffrey Williams, Senior Reporter October 16, 2020

In less than one month from now, the 2020 presidential election will come and go. The result? We'll see in the coming weeks, but for now, we asked students about the upcoming election. For many, this...

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Jessica Persons 31 eyes piece in the mens bathroom of Mary Moody Northen Hall.

In the eyes of the artist

Skylerr Patterson, Senior Reporter October 15, 2020

Art is more than a hobby. Art is essential to human life, especially for West Texas A&M University’s own Jessica Person, a sophomore studio arts major with an emphasis in drawing and sculpture making....

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Intramural sand volleyball games are played on Wednesdays and Thursdays at the courts behind Buffalo Stadium.

Intramurals are ‘set’ with sand volleyball

Alyssa Gonzales, Former Editor-in-Chief October 12, 2020

The pandemic has caused many on-campus activities and events to change drastically. Intramural sports at West Texas A&M University is one of the several activities to implement certain guidelines to...

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Cover art for The Wonderful You.

WTAMU alumnus publishes her book “The Wonderful You”

Jonah Dietz, Senior Reporter October 10, 2020

West Texas A&M alumnus  Adyson ‘Ady’ Weatherly has recently written a book. On August 28th, 2020, the 23-year-old former business management major officially published the non-fiction book titled,...

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Being an essential worker during the pandemic is hard enough but what about those that are also college students.

Being an essential worker while attending college

Savannah Wesley, Former Editor-in-Chief October 6, 2020

The struggles of being an essential worker during the pandemic is well documented but what about essential workers that are also students at colleges like West Texas A&M University and Amarillo College?...

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Get to know the candidates of the 2020 presidential election

Savannah Wesley, Former Editor-in-Chief September 29, 2020

With the 2020 elections coming up, it can be difficult or even tiring to do a deep dive research into the presidential candidates so here is a quick rundown of former Vice President Joe Biden and incumbent...

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Education majors have had to make a number of changes to the way they go about student teaching.

Student teaching during Coronavirus

Alyssa Gonzales, Former Editor-in-Chief September 28, 2020

The pandemic has affected a number of college students and the way they go about finishing their degree. Seeing as several students are required to have hands-on experience, one of the majors that has...

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