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Dr. Ben Carson delivered an inaugural speech at WTAMU on Oct. 27.

The Hill Institute hosts Ben Carson at WTAMU

Samantha Wilhelm, Co-Associate Editor November 11, 2025

On Oct. 27, 2025, Dr. Ben Carson delivered an inaugural speech at the First United Bank Center in Canyon, TX. Carson was introduced by West Texas A&M University (WT) Vice President of Philanthropy...

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Excitement at the Career and Internship Expo

Excitement at the Career and Internship Expo

Maddox Nite and Samantha Wilhelm October 9, 2025

On Sept. 25, 2025, West Texas A&M University (WT) hosted its 51st Career and Internship Expo. The event was planned and organized by The Office of Career and Professional Development, and took place...

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Homecoming events for the Buff community

Homecoming events for the Buff community

Samantha Wilhelm, Co-Associate Editor September 30, 2025

West Texas A&M University (WT) will be celebrating Homecoming Sept. 26 - Oct. 4, 2025. This year will mark the 115th anniversary of the school’s establishment. Homecoming week will be filled with...

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Flyer for CSAW Hayden Pedigo concert. (Taken from wtamu.edu)

Hayden Pedigo: songs that tell a western story

Miguel Hinojosa, Contributor April 23, 2025

The Prairie News is a student-led free press. All opinions expressed herein are solely those of the writer and not those of WTAMU. Hayden Pedigo, avant-garde musician born and raised in Amarillo, Texas...

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Enjoy hotdogs, an Air Force flyover and speeches from dignitaries at the Veterans Day event on Nov. 11th.

Honoring our Veterans; events at WT celebrates veterans and their families

Kerrigan Jensen, Multimedia Reporter November 9, 2024

West Texas A&M University and the City of Canyon will be organizing an event to honor veterans on Veterans Day which will take place on Monday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. This event will take place by the...

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WT students worshiping together at Fall Retreat at High Plains Retreat Center. Sept. 27, 2024.

The Wesley Fall Retreat aims to help students make connections

Aspen Durham, Contributor October 9, 2024

The Wesley at West Texas A&M University, an on-campus student ministry, hosted its annual Fall Retreat at the High Plains Retreat Center on Friday, Sept. 27. The event was attended by approximately...

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For The Record is a captivating film telling the story of a newspaper, The Canadian Record. This film explains the daily hardships it faces and the dedication it requires to publish a newspaper in the rural Texas panhandle today.

For The Record; A Story of a Newspaper

Kerrigan Jensen, Multimedia Reporter September 30, 2024

For The Record is a captivating film telling the story of a newspaper called The Canadian Record, the daily hardships it faces and dedication it requires to publish a newspaper in the rural Texas panhandle...

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Explore your possibilities and connect with over 100 employers at the Career and Internship Expo on Sept. 26th.

Explore Your Possibilities at the Career and Internship Expo

Kerrigan Jensen, Multimedia Reporter September 23, 2024

Learn about exciting job opportunities at the Career and Internship Expo at the First United Bank Center on September 26th from 10-2. Sam Langford, Associate Director of Career and Professional Development...

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Participants at Mudfest shake hands after the end of their game on Sept. 13, 2024

Volleyball in the mud

Michael Kidd, Multimedia Reporter September 17, 2024

Students caked in mud laughed together while waiting in line for hot dogs near the lake behind the Virgil Henson Activities Center. A DJ, blasting out modern pop hits. Right in the middle of them all,...

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Student Success Fair Highlighted Campus Resources

Student Success Fair Highlighted Campus Resources

Kerrigan Jensen, Multimedia Reporter September 16, 2024

The Outreach and Instruction Department at Cornette Library at West Texas A&M University hosted the Student Success Fair that took place on Tuesday, Sept. 10th. Students attending this event had the...

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Homenaje a César Chávez: Noche de Cine Social organizada por Hispanic Student Association

Homenaje a César Chávez: Noche de Cine Social organizada por Hispanic Student Association

Bradley Pollock April 8, 2024

El 25 de marzo, The Hispanic Student Association (Asociación de Estudiantes Hispanos de la universidad de West Texas A&M) organizó una noche de cine social con el propósito de rendir homenaje al...

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Photo credit: Olivia Smirl, Administrative Associate Department of English, Philosophy, and Modern Languages

WT promueve la conversación en español con Café y Conversación: Impulso a la diversidad lingüística en el campus

Bradley Pollock March 29, 2024

El 20 de marzo, el departamento de español en WT organizó el evento Café y Conversación. “Café y Conversación es un espacio donde estudiantes y profesores de español se reúnen a tener una...

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