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Buffs Fall on Rain Soaked Senior Night

Buffs Fall on Rain Soaked Senior Night

DJ Ezell, Sports Editor November 6, 2016

The rain washed into Kimbrough Memorial Stadium and shut down the WT offense against Angelo State. The Buffs dropped the game 28-6, on a night where they just couldn't get anything going on offense. The...

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Buffs Fall to Commerce

Buffs Fall to Commerce

DJ Ezell, Sports Editor October 30, 2016

It was a rough game for the West Texas A&M Buffaloes (5-4, 4-3) as they fell to #8 Texas A&M Commerce ( 7-1, 6-1) 36-0. The Buffs gave up 27 points off of 6 turnovers. The Buffs were shutout...

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Buffs Get Back on Track

Buffs Get Back on Track

DJ Ezell, Sports Editor October 16, 2016

The West Texas A&M Buffaloes (4-3,3-2) went on the road to Oklahoma Panhandle State University (1-6, 0-5) and stopped their two game losing streak with a 42-14 win. The Buffs were led by sophomore...

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Buffs Fall in Homecoming Matchup

Buffs Fall in Homecoming Matchup

DJ Ezell, Sports Editor October 9, 2016

The West Texas A&M Buffaloes (3-3, 2-2) fell to the visiting Texas A&M Kingsville Javelinas (3-3, 1-3) 51-34, as the Javelinas snapped a 22 Lonestar Conference losing streak. The Buffs trailed...

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WT Survives against Tarleton State

WT Survives against Tarleton State

DJ Ezell, Sports Editor September 25, 2016

The West Texas A&M Buffaloes (3-1,2-0) gave the fans at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium an exciting show when they defeated the Tarleton State Texans (1-3,1-1) 37-25 in their home opener. The Buffs had...

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WT Football Opens Conference Play with a Win

WT Football Opens Conference Play with a Win

DJ Ezell, Sports Editor September 19, 2016

After waiting a day to play their Lone Star Conference opener against UT Permian Basin (2-1,0-1), due to severe weather, the WT Buffaloes (2-1,1-0) took the field on Sunday and didn't miss a beat winning...

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WT Football Rebounds in Week 2

WT Football Rebounds in Week 2

DJ Ezell, Sports Editor September 11, 2016

The West Texas A&M Buffaloes (1-1,0-0) traveled to Pueblo, Colorado to take on  the number 19 ranked Colorado State University of Pueblo Thunderwolves (0-2,0-0) on Saturday. The Buffs dominated the...

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WT Football Falls in Season Opener

WT Football Falls in Season Opener

DJ Ezell, Sports Editor September 2, 2016

The West Texas A&M Buffaloes (0-1,0-0) opened the season with a loss against the Azusa Pacific Cougars 28-10 (1-0.0-0) in Glendora, California. The Buffs played well, but were ultimately done in by...

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Single Moms Juggle School, Work and Home

DJ Ezell, Reporter February 24, 2016

The buzz of the alarm clock awakens her from a short night’s rest. It’s four in the morning and her day has to begin. Skylar Ramos is a mechanical engineering major who is completing her basics at...

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WT Veteran’s Network Ball celebrates third year

DJ Ezell, Reporter November 19, 2015

The WT Veteran’s Network hosted their third annual Veteran’s Ball in Legacy Hall on Nov. 14. The ball included toasts to all of the branches of the Armed Forces, as well as a guest speaker, and live...

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Leo Reid is the inaugural director of Veteran Services at WT.

[Photo] Staff Profile: Leo Reid

DJ Ezell, Reporter November 4, 2015

Leo Reid is the inaugural director of Veteran Services at WT.

Dr. Gerlich enjoys traveling along Route 66 when he's not in the classroom.

Faculty Profile: Nicholas Gerlich

DJ Ezell, Reporter October 26, 2015

Dr. Nicholas Gerlich is a Professor of Marketing  in the Department of Management, Marketing and General Business at WTAMU. He was pushed into marketing by his father, who convinced him he could have...

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David Lovejoy is a U.S. Army Veteran of Operation Desert Storm.

Residents concerned about U.S., Russia operations in Syria

DJ Ezell, Reporter October 12, 2015

The Russian military has gone on the offensive in Syria, launching airstrikes on supposed ISIS camps on Sept. 30. Russian officials asked U.S. planes to clear out of Syrian airspace but were rebuffed by...

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Graduate student Jessie Story said refugees need help.

WT students paying attention to global refugee crisis

DJ Ezell, Reporter September 29, 2015

The civil war in Syria has become one of the worst humanitarian disasters of this decade, which has already displaced more than 11 million people who are seeking sanctuary as refugees in other countries. The...

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