Former President George W. Bush cycled through Palo Duro Canyon for the Warrior 100K race for wounded veterans. During the event, he gave a brief press conference and was interviewed by The Prairie. Watch...

April 27 marked the second day of the Warrior 100K mountain bike ride dedicated to the U.S. service men and women wounded during combat. “There are 19 of us here and it is just a testament to all...

West Texas A&M University set as a goal for the university to become a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) by 2014. The Hispanic population increase in Texas is one of the factors that influenced...

On Nov. 8, the Amarillo District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will begin the US 87 Gateway Enhancement project in Canyon. City Manager Randy Criswell said Canyon has been trying...

Haga clic aqui para leer el sitio web en espanol – Editor Internet On Nov. 2-4, the College of Education and Social Sciences, in conjunction with the Counselor Educator Department, will host the second...

Web Editor's Note: To read this article in English, click here. La segunda celebración anual por el Día de los Muertos en WTAMU se llevará acabo del 2 al 4 de Noviembre. El Departamento de Educación...

Yesterday, WT’s Student Government and KWTS joined together to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. KWTS’ General Manager Tyler Sweeney said that on Sept. 11,...

“I don´t ever want to move away,” Victoria Lujan said. “I don´t know that we will find someplace else that will treat somebody like this and just take them as family.” Faculty and students...

As the semester starts and students begin their regular activities, a new organization on campus is offering students another opportunity to get involved in campus life. The Vietnamese Student Association,...

As state school districts are faced with losing millions in state funding for the upcoming biennium, education majors at WT are concerned with their future as teachers. Brooke Pounds, teacher at Cisco...

On Feb. 22, Dr. Deborah LeBlanc, professor in the school of business and management at the National University in San Diego, California, gave a lecture to WTAMU students, faculty and members of the community,...

Art Within Reach - an art history class taught by Dr. Amy Von Lintel, assistant professor of art history, has brought a new perspective in to art history education in WTAMU.  The class concentrates...

Every semester, SIFE joins with the High Plains Food Bank, in an effort to help families in need. This project benefits families of low economical resources by providing food in the 29 counties of the...

 On Feb. 18, the Chinese Student Organization will host a Chinese New Year’s Party at the Wesley Foundation. “In China, we have the separate Chinese year,” Gavin Xie, freshman engineering major,...

       Since Egyptian protests began on Jan. 25 against the 30-year presidency of Hosni Mubarak , concerns have been raised about political and economic implications of the conflict. Egypt controls...

Japanese researchers hope to clone a wooly mammoth within the next four or five years. This is not the first time that organism cloning has occured. In 1996, Dolly the sheep was the first mammal to...

After its construction in the 1970’s, the Mary Moody Northern Hall is being modernized. “We started designing it several months before Christmas Break,” Dani Smith, associate vice president...

Suzanne Malave, freshman student and member of Kappa Delta Chi, sits at a table in the JBK on Mondays to help raise funds for diabetes. “I have diabetes,” she said. “I wanted to do something...

The Spanish program at WTAMU will exhibit an altar to honor Frida Kahlo, one of the most influential Mexican painters of the 20th century whose art is characterized by the depiction of the struggles...

The 2010 midterm election campaigns are characterized by one major activity:  Republican and Democrats are trying to stay away from the president. “Both strategies are to run as far away from...

WTAMU's Study Abroad program will be facing cuts if they do not get the requested budget for next year. According to WT’s website, Study Abroad is a program completely funded by the Student...

A month and a half has passed since the beginning of the Fall semester and students are not aware of the Shuttle Services being offered by WTAMU. “There is still quite a few [students] that don´t...

With 220 recycling boxes in Old Main, officials at WTAMU hope to expand their 'go green’ efforts to each building on campus and get the whole University involved. Results can already be seen after...