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BuffCASH locations expand beyond WT campus

BuffCASH locations expand beyond WT campus

Emerald Coleman November 19, 2014

The Buffalo Gold Card system started in 1997 when the newly formed Buff Card office accepted buts from different billing companies and presented the proposal to the campus committee. The initial idea...

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Faces of Feminism panel opens first conference

Faces of Feminism panel opens first conference

Erin Webster November 19, 2014

TIME Magazine recently produced its fourth annual poll focusing on words that have become annoying enough to some to earn honorary banishment from today’s cultural lexicon. Contenders include “yaaaas,”...

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Kickboxing helps students lead healthy lifestyles

Kickboxing helps students lead healthy lifestyles

Abbey Coufal November 19, 2014

Many students at West Texas A&M University find kickboxing a fun and challenging form of exercise that helps maintain their health during college.   Colleen Pitts, WT Assistant Women’s...

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Movies provide lecture alternatives to professors

Movies provide lecture alternatives to professors

Laura Ness November 19, 2014

With the technology that is provided in the classroom today, teachers are able to show students a different way of learning, such as watching movies in the classroom. “A lot of the time they show...

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Organizations help in diversifying student body

Organizations help in diversifying student body

Jordan Oursbourn November 19, 2014

Diversity means different things to different people, but there are similarities between most of the definitions. It is something that college campuses everywhere strive to succeed at.   There...

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WT graduate crosses halfway point to California

WT graduate crosses halfway point to California

Megan Moore November 19, 2014

It was Sunday, and it was cold. Like really cold. Like zero degree windchill cold. The type of cold not a soul wanted to walk in, but the sharp winds whipping through the air and the snow beginning...

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Food pantries on campuses help alleviate hunger

Food pantries on campuses help alleviate hunger

November 19, 2014

College is expensive. Each year the cost of living plus tuition plus school supplies is steadily increasing. This means that the number of college students going hungry is steadily increasing too. Though...

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LSC basketball preseason polls, awards released

LSC basketball preseason polls, awards released

Russell Sanderson November 19, 2014

The Lone Star Conference’s preseason polls and awards for basketball were announced on Oct. 29, and the season began for both the Lady Buffs and Buffs teams Nov. 14.   The preseason polls...

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Speaking in class should not be for participation

Speaking in class should not be for participation

November 12, 2014

Public speaking is one of the top known fears, contributing to anxiety among students at the university level. Some students have had no prior experience speaking publicly which can cause students to become...

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WT Theatre program performs ‘Charlie Brown’

WT Theatre program performs ‘Charlie Brown’

Amanda Koontz November 12, 2014

West Texas A&M University Theater Department performs “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” the musical, an adaptation of Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip series, “Peanuts.”   Directed...

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WRCA hosts annual rodeo

WRCA hosts annual rodeo

Russell Sanderson November 12, 2014

The Working Ranch Cowboys Association held their 19th World Championship Ranch Rodeo Nov. 6-9. It was a massive event, with spectators from all over the country in attendance. Ranch companies from...

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Health concerns arise following Ebola outbreak

Health concerns arise following Ebola outbreak

Daisy Garcia November 12, 2014

The world is currently facing the biggest Ebola outbreak in history. Ebola is affecting many countries, more so in West Africa. Approximately half of those who have been exposed to Ebola have died.   “The...

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