The Prairie News

Breaking News: Fire Alarm at the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex

Ashley Hendrick
April 16, 2013

Fire alarms go off in the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex. Video by The Prairie Editor, Ashley Hendricks.

Food fills the pedestrian mall

Ashley Hendrick
March 27, 2013

Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) of WTAMU are filling the Pedestrian Mall at WT with food, clothes and more in their second annual Fill the Field charity event on March 27 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. “Last...

Snow day response upsets students

Ashley Hendrick
March 5, 2013

Web Editor's Note: Megan Moore and John Lee also contributed to this report. A sudden snow storm blanketed the Amarillo, Canyon area Sunday night Feb. 24 and all day Monday Feb. 25. Schools and...

Former CBS reporter to speak at WT

Ashley Hendrick
February 12, 2013

“Hi mom,” reporter Betty Nguyen spoke quickly. Her time was short. “I’m alive. I’m okay. And I’ll call you when I can.” This was the only call Nguyen got before she and her media...

WT evacuation surprises students

Ashley Hendrick
February 11, 2013

WTAMU issued a campus wide evacuation Monday at about 1:45 p.m. All students were ordered to leave the campus grounds immediately until further notice. According to WT police, the evacuation was only a drill the University had been planning for some time. All students were instructed to remain off

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WT Political Society seeks to educate

Ashley Hendrick
November 27, 2012

The elections may be over, but the WTAMU Political Science Society is just getting started. After a few semesters of absence, the old organization is being re-established by students and faculty of the...

Navy SEAL challenges students

Ashley Hendrick
October 8, 2012

Hundreds of WTAMU students, faculty and community members filled the First United Bank Center Thursday, Oct. 4 to hear Navy SEAL and humanitarian Eric Greitens discuss the importance of serving others...

Candlelight vigil in honor of WT Student

Ashley Hendrick
September 25, 2012

A candlelight vigil will be held tonight at 9 p.m. at the Pedestrian Mall in honor and memory of WTAMU student Shelbi McClure. According to Student Body President Nick Goettsche, all students are encouraged...

National conventions spark discussions, questions

Ashley Hendrick
September 11, 2012

It was an eventful two weeks for both Republicans and Democrats as the National Conventions finally wrapped up Friday, Sept. 7. The conventions put an official stamp on the two presidential candidates,...

Pepsi Replaces Coke at WT

Ashley Hendrick
September 4, 2012

Coca-Cola has provided WTAMU students, faculty and staff with beverages for years, but after more than a decade that reign has come to an end as Pepsi makes its début as the official thirst quencher...

Hispanic leaders lecture series motivate students

Ashley Hendrick
May 1, 2012

The Department of English, Philosophy and Modern Languages wrapped up the spring semester with a final guest speaker that ended their semester-long Panhandle Hispanic Culture and Leadership Lecture Series. Three...

Honors Banquet will honor outstanding students

Ashley Hendrick
April 24, 2012

WTAMU’s 33rd annual University Honors Banquet will take place in the Alumni Banquet Hall April 27 at 7 p.m. The banquet will recognize outstanding students and organizations that have exhibited leadership...

KWTS streams online, introduces smartphone app

Ashley Hendrick
April 17, 2012

Some changes have occurred at the WTAMU student radio station. After more than a year’s absence, KWTS online streaming is officially up and running once again, but this time they came back with a little...

Students help professors in death penalty study

Ashley Hendrick
April 10, 2012

A handful of professors at WTAMU are teaming up to research how death-qualified juries in Texas affect the outcome of capital murder cases and students are weighing in on the study. “We want to examine...

2010 U.S. report shows campus crimes on the rise

Ashley Hendrick
April 3, 2012

Campus crimes are on the rise according to a 2010 report released by the U.S. Department of Education, the Secret Service and the FBI. The report, titled Campus Attacks: Targeted Violence Affecting...

Educators Expo gives students job opportunities

Ashley Hendrick
March 27, 2012

Fifty three employers and hundreds of students crowded the gym of the WTAMU First United Bank Center on March 12 for an Educators Expo. The exposition was a chance for Education students to see and...

Social Justice Leadership conference held at WT

Ashley Hendrick
March 27, 2012

Racism and discrimination was just one discussion topic touched on during the third annual Social Justice Leadership Conference at WTAMU. The conference took place on March 23 in the Alumni Banquet...

College of ESS claims highest student enrollment

Ashley Hendrick
March 6, 2012

The College of Education and Social Sciences can claim the highest student enrollment in the past three full consecutive semesters, according to enrollment data from WTAMU Institutional Research. “It’s...

Professor Conn Thomas’ passion reaps rewards

Ashley Hendrick
February 28, 2012

The College of Education and Social Sciences has awarded Dr. Conn Thomas, WTAMU professor of Education, the Geneva Schaeffer Professor of Education and Social Sciences award. The award will allow Thomas...

Dr. Raul Ruiz lectures about overcoming obstacles

Ashley Hendrick
February 21, 2012

Voted by Southern California newspapers as the most influential Latino of the Year in 2009, Dr. Raul Ruiz will make his way onto WTAMU campus on Feb. 23 to discuss the importance of dreams and defying...

WTAMU houses state’s only entirely online EMA program

Ashley Hendrick
February 14, 2012

After attending classes all day on campus, the occasional online class can be a welcomed relief. For Emergency Management students at WTAMU however, online classes are a way of life through the Emergency...

WT students Go Global

Ashley Hendrick
February 7, 2012

From the prisons of Mexico to the waters of the Amazon River, WTAMU students are experiencing education in a variety of different ways through Go Global. Go Global is a study abroad program created seven...

Journal of Multiculturalism goes beyond America

Ashley Hendrick
January 31, 2012

What started out as an idea twelve years ago for an academic journal has become a globally recognized publication. “We have people from Korea and people from all over the world published in our journal,...

Financial crisis creates talking points at WTAMU

Ashley Hendrick
December 8, 2011

Students met with business professionals in the WTAMU Legends Lounge on Nov. 30 for the Global Financial Crisis seminar to discuss the crisis’s impact on global and local scales. “It’s very important...

Social Work Students Light up Lives this Holiday

Ashley Hendrick
November 29, 2011

Students have been taking lights from the WTAMU Social Work Club’s Christmas tree. The tree, once filled with different colors of paper lights or tags, now stands almost naked and bare on the second...

Young Frankenstein the musical comes to Amarillo

Ashley Hendrick
November 15, 2011

The Broadway spotlight is back in the Panhandle as Mel Brooks’ musical comedy “Young Frankenstein: The Musical” hits the Amarillo Civic Center stage Nov. 16. “Young Frankenstein: The Musical”...

WT Vets: This Week in Photos

Ashley Hendrick
November 8, 2011

We dropped by a meeting of the new group for WT Vets. Check out our story on it here! [imagebrowser id=112]

Veterans at WT adjust to school life after service

Ashley Hendrick
November 8, 2011

A cold dead limb lay on the ground outside of the gates of the demolished 249th general hospital in Afghanistan. The limb belonged to an Afghani man who had been shot in the crook of his arm in the middle...

Students compete in research conference at A&M

Ashley Hendrick
November 1, 2011

WTAMU graduate and undergraduate students will travel down to the Texas A&M campus in College Station to attend the 8th Annual Texas A&M University Systems Pathways Symposium Research Conference...

Library of Congress recognizes student journal

Ashley Hendrick
October 25, 2011

Original essays and papers from WTAMU students are gaining the attention of the largest library in the world. “The Politics, Bureaucracy, and Justice Journal” has not only become a distinguished...

WT Social Work will host free conference for students

Ashley Hendrick
October 18, 2011

A social work conference will take place at WTAMU on Oct. 21 for students who wish learn more about the world of social work. “It would be a great opportunity for all people in the (social work) major...

WT Social Work Club hosts event to raise money

Ashley Hendrick
October 11, 2011

A fight for funds has begun at WTAMU as the Social Work Club launched their new Battle of the Clubs competition on Sept. 12. Battle of the Clubs is a fundraising competition pitting club against club....

Lady Buffs golf wins Invitational

Ashley Hendrick
October 4, 2011

The Lady Buffs golf team met victory for the second time in a row on Sept. 27 after competing in the Lady Buffs Stampede Invitational Tournament. Head Coach Meredith Jameson said this win combined...

Campus Couple Presents Paper in France

Ashley Hendrick
September 27, 2011

Thousands of political scientists from all over the world gathered together for the eleventh biannual French Political Science Association (FPSA) Conference held in Strasbourg, France from Aug. 31 through...

Competition Heats Up for Students and Staff of WT

Ashley Hendrick
September 20, 2011

West Texas A&M’s hottest fight is back as students and professors heat up their crock-pots for the 6th annual Chili Cook-Off on Sept. 27. The College of Education and Social Sciences will host...

Education Students get a crash course in Professionalism

Ashley Hendrick
September 13, 2011

A Teaching Methods Orientation took place at WTAMU on Sept. 9 to help prepare Education students for the real world of professional teaching outside the classroom. Approximately a hundred students crammed...