The Prairie News

WT Readership winners will travel to Honduras in Spring

David Meraz
November 29, 2011

This year, 15 WTAMU freshmen will be spending their spring break in an unusual location compared to most college students. These students will be traveling to Honduras with WT’s Readership Ambassador...

A ‘Day Without Shoes’ to raise awareness

David Meraz
April 5, 2011

For most people, shoes are a crucial part of their daily lives. However, in many countries around the world, children only dream about owning their first pair of shoes. These children have never owned shoes and have been exposed to many diseases as a result.

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Zombies scheduled to attack on March 23

David Meraz
March 22, 2011

March 23 will mark the beginning of a war among humans and zombies at WTAMU. WT students will participate in the first game of tag, put on by the Residential Hall Association at WT.

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Gaga, Glee make billboard history

David Meraz
February 22, 2011

It has been a big week for two different music entities. Lady Gaga and the cast of Glee both share this week’s spotlight on the Billboard Charts. Lady Gaga’s new single, Born This Way, released Feb....

Looking Forward, Looking Back in Comm Department

David Meraz
February 15, 2011

“Looking Forward, Looking Back” is the theme for this year’s Communication Week, a series of events that the Communication Department puts together annually. The idea for the theme came last fall...

Chamber Singers to travel to Italy

David Meraz
February 8, 2011

The WTAMU Chamber Singers is a choir composed of 20 undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of majors. To be a member of the WT Chamber Singers, students interested must audition at the end...

Week without Facebook

David Meraz
February 1, 2011

A week without Facebook is much easier said than done. The thing about Facebook is that I can go without it as long as my friends do not mention or discuss the daily updates they read. But once they...

Circle K aids others

David Meraz
February 1, 2011

WTAMU Circle K is part of the Texas-Oklahoma Circle K International division, which includes six other chapters from the Oklahoma/Panhandle area. Their main sponsor is the Amarillo Kiwanis, but they...

Fan no longer ‘Glee’ful for show, still likes music

David Meraz
November 30, 2010

I promised myself that I would never watch an episode of “Glee”. I remember the nights when many of my friends on Facebook updated their status to “Glee Night” or something that related...

WT media intergrates to create a new organization

David Meraz
November 16, 2010

Buffsity, a group made up of WTAMU media organizations, is creating an app that will redefine media integration at the University. “Buffsity is an innovative and collaborative group of students...

Out of this world Centennial speakers

David Meraz
November 9, 2010

WTAMU will conclude its centennial celebration Nov. 12 with two special speakers brought in to commemorate the University’s 100 years. Commander James Lovell and Flight Director Gene Kranz will...

Speech honors hosts debaters from Europe

David Meraz
October 19, 2010

Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Honor Society will host the United Kingdom Debaters on Oct. 20. Members from WTAMU Forensics Team will be paired up with the British debaters to compete that night. Visiting...

8th Annual Student Research Symposium

David Meraz
October 19, 2010

WTAMU will be hosting the 8th Annual Student Research Symposium on Oct. 22 and 23. Several universities within the Texas A&M system will be in attendance. “The Texas A&M University...

Graduate speaks: Former student discusses experiences

David Meraz
October 12, 2010

WTAMU graduate Kirk Scarbrough and current San Antonio ISD teacher recently made an appearance at WT to talk about what he is doing with Teach for America, one of the nation’s largest providers of...

Work-a-thon raises over 2,000 dollars

David Meraz
October 5, 2010

Oct. 2 was the annual campus clean up, Work-A-Thon. Organizations gathered by the Jack B. Kelley Student Center at 9a.m. to register before they were assigned different places on and off campus to clean. People...

Card gives access: Buffalo gold card students’ passport

David Meraz
September 28, 2010

The Buffalo Gold Card is like a passport for students at WTAMU. The Buffalo Gold Card does not allow us entrance to foreign countries but it does grant students access into the Hastings Electronic...

Students clean campus: Homecoming preparations begin

David Meraz
September 28, 2010

October 2 is WTAMU’s annual Work-A-Thon, the campus cleanup the week before homecoming. Work-A-Thon is the first event that kicks off a week full of events around campus that ultimately lead to the...

The Tri-State Fair is back

David Meraz
September 15, 2010

It is almost that time of the year again; the Tri-State Fair & Rodeo will be making its annual stop in Amarillo starting September 17 through the 25th. The mission of Amarillo Tri-State Exposition...

New building, new opportunities

David Meraz
September 8, 2010

Palo Duro Research Facility is a new addition to WTAMU that will house many research projects. It is located where the old Canyon hospital used to sit. Dr. James Hallmark, Provost/Vice President for...