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Residence hall events allows students to Dive-In

Residence hall events allows students to Dive-In

Amanda Koontz September 17, 2014

A Dive-In Movie will be featured in the Virgil Henson Activities Center at the recreational pool from 8-10:00 p.m on Sept. 19. This event is free for VHAC members and students and $5 for non-members....

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Bowling Team tryouts begin

Bowling Team tryouts begin

Jose Robledo September 17, 2014

The West Texas A&M Bowling Team has started off the semester with their ongoing tryouts that began on Sept. 2 and end on Sept. 18. Students who were interested in the bowling team attended a meeting...

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Campus Climate Survey launches at WT campus

Campus Climate Survey launches at WT campus

Megan Moore September 10, 2014

West Texas A&M University’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion recently began to address the issue of low graduation rates among minority students by working with an outsourced vendor to produce a...

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Greeks participate in Glow event.

Greek week begins

John Blundell September 10, 2014

  Whenever one thinks about college, the first things that always come to mind are good friends, tough classes and sororities and fraternities. To the latter of these, this week marks an immeasurably...

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Robert and David Dueñes make preperations for the Monday premiere of “The Handsome Man Show.”

Brothers reignite morning show on 91.1 The One

Josh Collins September 10, 2014

A feeling of pure electricity runs through the air as two brothers sit side by side in the rising sunlight. Each weekday morning, they must awake before the break of dawn and arrive on campus before...

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Crime rate drops on campus

Crime rate drops on campus

Russell Sanderson September 10, 2014

  Crime rate has a certain place in the brains and thought processes for the students and faculty of WT. Like anywhere else, people want to feel safe where they have to be for extended periods...

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Richard Hannay (left), played by Brandon Dawson, pleads silence from Margaret (right), played by Rachel Townsen during evening prayers with Crofter (center), played by Dakota Brown.

Theatre department presents ‘The 39 Steps’ play

Josh Collins September 10, 2014

An ordinary man convicted of murder in the first degree stomps through the misty Scottish moors in the midnight hour. Having not slept in days, his only motivation is his knowledge that he has the...

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Students should examine, debate personal views

Students should examine, debate personal views

September 10, 2014

With the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks approaching, questions arise about what role patriotism plays in the life of a student attending college. Most undergraduates are going to have been...

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Buffs to host Tarleton Texans

Buffs to host Tarleton Texans

Tyler Anderson September 10, 2014

While the West Texas A&M football team endured a rough start to their 2014 season against CSU-Pueblo, the Buffs return for a home tilt against Lone Star Conference rival Tarleton State on Sept. 13....

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Adjuncts among WT faculty

Adjuncts among WT faculty

Alyssa Bonner September 10, 2014

Accessibility of professors is something that is often essential to students at the university level. Office hours are sometimes crucial, and at times required, to being successful in the college classroom....

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“The Maroon Platoon performs the Haka during last season’s Pink Out football game.”

WTAMU carries on rituals

Alyssa Bonner September 10, 2014

The spirit of WT and some of its traditions are coming back to life as various sports seasons are underway.  From volleyball to football, and other sports in between, Buff fans are coming back together...

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Sports. Art by Chris Brockman.

WT opens with CSU-Pueblo

Tyler Anderson September 3, 2014

Despite facing a tough opening slate and coming off a three-way quarterback battle, Head Coach Mike Nesbitt and the West Texas A&M Buffalo football team appear up to the challenge for the 2014...

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