The Prairie News

New coordinator brings light to the Office of Study Abroad and Nationally Competitive Scholarships

Jo Early • April 5, 2024

In March, the Office of Study Abroad and Nationally Competitive Scholarships at West Texas A&M University welcomed a new coordinator, PJ Hunt. Hunt, a veteran of the United States Army, was born and...

Student Medical Services works to keep colds away

Jo Early • November 9, 2023

The West Texas A&M University Student Medical Center is in the Virgil Henson Activities Center, Suite 104, and is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday while school is in session. The center...

New hosts take on Advisers Ask podcast

Jo Early • November 4, 2023

Advisers Angelica Medina and Gretchen Henley have taken over as the new hosts of the Advisers Ask podcast. Medina and Henley are replacing former Assistant Director of Advising Services Candice Copeland...

The speech-language pathology graduate program calls for comments

Jo Early • October 23, 2023

The graduate program in speech-language pathology is undergoing re-accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing...

Even Ifs… Myths and Misconceptions on Blood Donation

Fernanda Frausto • March 6, 2023

By: Fernanda Frausto Blood donation is a topic that does not get discussed often because of its negative relation to pain and needles. That doesn’t mean that blood is bad; blood is actually really...

What You Should Know About Anxiety

November 15, 2022

*Sponsored content Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States, affecting nearly one in five American adults each year. Symptoms generally do not go away and they can get...

Help in the midst of a mental health crisis

August 31, 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...

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...

The Bottom Line About Borrowing

November 9, 2021

Sponsored Content provided by Education Credit Union and the BUFF $MART program If a list of reasons to borrow money is being made, education is (for most people) right at the top of the list. Student...