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Graphic showing how alcohol can affect different body systems.
Alcohol Awareness: Get Informed
Brian Enevoldsen, the managing director of the WT Enterprise Center, shares information about the Enterprize challenge in his office after a recent orientation.
Local businesses compete for a share of $500,000
iPhone 8 and later iPhones will receive the iOS 16 update, bringing lock screen customization.
Apple updates product line with safety in mind
Amarillo runs on Coffee
Amarillo runs on Coffee
(Dr. James Calvi visited the Flight 93 memorial recently and is posed next to West Texas A&M Universities name at the Visitor Center Complex.
WT’s remembrance of 9/11 engraved in stone
ASO President, Victory Suobite
WTAMU’s African Students Organization president: Victory Suobite
The Multicultural Centers 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 Devils Backbone
Spanish film festival shows Devil’s Backbone
Photo courtesy of the WTAMU Theatre Department The cast of this years production of Our Town, a small portion of the talent found in WTAMUs Fine Arts Department, featuring two of the students accepted into IPAI.
Fine arts students aim for international opportunity
Registration Deadline Sept. 22 for WT Career Fair
Canyon, Home to WT, Again Named Safest City in Texas, Rises to 21st Safest in Nation
WT Theatre Hopes to Spell Its Way to S-U-C-C-E-S-S with New Musical
WT Theatre Hopes to Spell Its Way to S-U-C-C-E-S-S with New Musical
WT Authors to Celebrate Recent Publication of Four Books
WT Homecoming: WT Through the Decades Set for Sept. 23 to Oct. 1
Andy Rivas stares at the camera.
Agriculture is Diversity
Emma Smith dancing at a Wesley party
Behind the major with Emma Smith: Faith as the driving force for life
Tearanee Lockhart (right) poses with the Black Student Union float for the 2021 Homecoming parade.
Behind the major with Tearanee’ Lockhart: Communication leads to the breaking of barriers
The Harrington Academic Hall, Amarillo Center sits on Tyler street in Downtown Amarillo as the meeting place for the Continuum of Care committee meeting location. (Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022)
Unhoused people feel the impact of WT
Katsina Cardenas. Photo provided by Katsina Cardenas
Behind the major with Katsina Cardenas: Respecting the land
Students take part in the stampede and rush the football field.
WT welcomes a new football tradition
The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games has come to a close
The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games has come to a close
OP/ED Sports and how it has been gendered
OP/ED Sports and how it has been gendered
WT students and Brianna Jarrett, a mix of skiers and snowboarders, throw up the Buffs hand sign after an enjoyable trip at Wolf Creek Ski area, Pagosa Springs,CO.
WT Rec Sports gives students the opportunity to try winter sports
WTAMU marked game ball
WTAMU ends football season in a win
A pedestrian oriented street offers new ways for the game sims to interact without the need for cars. The new large glass pavilion provides a third place for the sims to relax.
Cities: Skylines, get a new perspective
image by Rob Owen-Wahl from Pixabay
‘Don’t Worry Darling’ the fiasco of pop culture
iPhone 8 and later iPhones will receive the iOS 16 update, bringing lock screen customization.
Apple updates product line with safety in mind
The Song of Achilles: Fate, love and glory
‘The Song of Achilles’: Fate, love and glory
Photo from Adobe Stock
Book and movie review: ‘Redeeming Love’
Students frustrated by parking situation during football season
Students frustrated by parking situation during football season
Katelynn Kenyon reviews work at the Testing and Tutoring Services in the Classroom Center. Photo taken March 9, 2022.
WT receives millions in endowments while student workers miss out
NEMA Meeting
Wesley Fall Retreat
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
Ronny Jackson, representative for WT and Texas Congressional District 13 speaks during CPAC Texas 2022 conference at Hilton Anatole. (Aug. 6, 2022)
OP/ED WT and the support of a white supremacist, in 2022
Lemons for sale in the Canyon, TX Walmart Supercenter
Food deserts in the Panhandle area, 2005-2022
image by Rob Owen-Wahl from Pixabay
‘Don’t Worry Darling’ the fiasco of pop culture
Jon Revett, Wide Open Spaces
Faculty arts show, “how we spent our summer”
HelloFresh is an online food subscription service that sends you ingredients to your doorstep with step-by-step instructions on how to cook a meal.
Say Hello to a new Fresh way to cook
Student Press Freedom Day 2022
Student Press Freedom Day 2022
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, its easy to become overwhelmed.
OP/ED: Negative effects of a heavy workload
The Prairie News image
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
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
Help in the midst of a mental health crisis
The Road of Life
The Bottom Line About Borrowing
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Graphic showing how alcohol can affect different body systems.

Alcohol Awareness: Get Informed

Kaelin Collar, Reporter • September 27, 2022

Often leaving for college is one of the most renewing feelings, since most students finally have some freedom and independence from parental figures. Due to the new and exciting transition, college students...

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Brian Enevoldsen, the managing director of the WT Enterprise Center, shares information about the Enterprize challenge in his office after a recent orientation.

Local businesses compete for a share of $500,000

Marcus Rogers, Editor-in-Chief • September 21, 2022

The Enterprize Challenge is a competition that gives local businesses a chance to compete for a share of $500,000 to grow their business. Now in their 26th year, the competition, hosted by the WT Enterprise...

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iPhone 8 and later iPhones will receive the iOS 16 update, bringing lock screen customization.

Apple updates product line with safety in mind

Blass Guerrero, Senior Reporter • September 19, 2022

On Sep. 7th, Apple announced new updates to the Apple Watch, Airpods Pro and iPhone. Apple's main focus is safety and saving lives. Past versions of the Apple Watch alert users of heart rate issues and...

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Amarillo runs on Coffee

Amarillo runs on Coffee

Marcus Rogers, Editor-in-Chief • September 12, 2022

The Amarillo Metro area includes 264,345 people and yet there are over 38 coffee shops. This is 1 coffee shop per 6,956 people, not including the fast food locations and coffee shops in gas stations around...

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(Dr. James Calvi visited the Flight 93 memorial recently and is posed next to West Texas A&M Universities name at the Visitor Center Complex.

WT’s remembrance of 9/11 engraved in stone

Marcus Rogers, Editor-in-Chief • September 9, 2022

Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022 marks the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. West Texas A&M University helped memorialize the attacks by donating $100,000 for the building of the Flight 93 memorial in Stoystown,...

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Courtesy of Chip Chandler

Tabling for diversity week, a host of organizations

Victoria Fatiregun, Senior Reporter, Associate Editor • September 8, 2022

West Texas A&M University held a diversity week, which ran from Aug.29-Sept.1. During diversity week, there were a host of events, such as a poetry night by Brandon Current, who performed his poetry...

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As of Aug. 29, Murphys gas station price in Canyon is $3.21 per gallon. A Walmart+ subscription will save $0.10 per gallon.

As gas station prices soar, students pockets hurt

Blass Guerrero, Senior Reporter • September 2, 2022

As students return to class, many find commuting difficult as gas prices are still high. Even though gas prices have dropped since June, inflation is at an all-time high. While many students live in...

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Help in the midst of a mental health crisis

September 1, 2022

**Sponsored Content Finding your way forward at Northwest Texas Healthcare System® Behavioral Health The college years can be incredibly stressful and challenging. Many students struggle to make...

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Students have mixed reactions on Biden’s loan forgiveness

Blass Guerrero, Senior Reporter • August 30, 2022

On Aug. 24, President Joe Biden announced loan forgiveness to those who have federal student loans. Biden’s plan will forgive $10,000 per borrower that makes between $125,000 to $150,000 in annual...

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West Texas A&M University blvd. covered in winter frost. (Feb. 9, 2021)

OP/ED What every Freshman should know

Marcus Rogers, Editor-in-Chief • August 29, 2022

Making the choice to move away from home and onto a University campus is a major life choice to make. There are quite a few things students should know when coming to college. Here are a couple things...

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The Road of Life

Education Credit Union & Buff $mart Program • August 16, 2022

Sponsored Content provided by Education Credit Union and the BUFF $MART program No matter what college a person is a part of at WT, it is unlikely that a course on personal finance is a degree requirement...

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How will New Mexico’s free college impact WT?

Marcus Rogers, Editor-in-Chief • May 3, 2022

Around the U.S., there is currently $1.75 trillion in federal and private student debt. New Mexico recently became the first state in the nation to offer tuition-free college to its residents. West...

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