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Former WT Title IX director sues university

Former WT Title IX director sues university

Blass Guerrero, Former Senior Reporter, Former Video and Audio Editor May 3, 2023

Former Director of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance Department, Georganna Ecker, is suing West Texas A&M University and the Texas A&M University System, according to court documents filed on...

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WT student Jacqueline Nevarez’s upcoming study abroad to South Korea

Victoria Fatiregun, Former Senior Reporter, Former Editor-in-Chief February 16, 2023

Jacqueline Nevarez, a senior business major, will be traveling to South Korea for a trip to study international business at a top South Korean University, Yonsei University, which is ranked number five...

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ChatGPT: A new way to plagiarize

ChatGPT: A new way to plagiarize

Blass Guerrero, Former Senior Reporter, Former Video and Audio Editor February 16, 2023

ChatGPT, or Chat generative pre-trained transformer, is a chatbox powered by OpenAI. It can write and debug computer code and compose music, TV shows, cartoons and student essays. It can also be answering...

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Buff $mart gives relationship advice

Buff $mart gives relationship advice

Blass Guerrero, Former Senior Reporter, Former Video and Audio Editor February 13, 2023
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Campus safety top priority as mass shootings increase

Blass Guerrero, Former Senior Reporter, Former Video and Audio Editor February 9, 2023

Mass shootings in the United States have increased since 2014. As of Feb. 7, 60 mass shootings have occurred in the U.S. since the beginning of the year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. In 2022,...

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Local leaders from rural Texas sit down with the Texas Tribune on the campus of Texas Tech University for a discussion about the future of rural Texas. (From right to left, Amarillo mayor Ginger Nelson; Lufkin mayor Mark Hicks; City Councilman from Lubbock, TX, Steve Massengale and editor-in-chief of the Texas Tribune, Sewell Chan.)

Amarillo Mayor talks about the future of rural Texas

Marcus Rogers, Reporter November 28, 2022

  On Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, Steve Massengale, City Councilman from Lubbock, TX; Ginger Nelson, mayor of Amarillo, TX and Mark Hicks, mayor of Lufkin, TX, sat down with the editor-in-chief of the...

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A pride flag flies in the window of a local business in Colorado Springs, CO, after the Club Q shooting, on Wednesday.

Opinion: Your thoughts and prayers got us here.

Lauren Stovall, Guest Writer November 23, 2022

The Prairie News is a student-led free press. All opinions expressed herein are solely those of the writer and not those of WTAMU. Right around midnight on Nov 20, 2022, as the day turned to the Transgender...

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The Randall County Justice Center, located at 2309 Russell Long Blvd., Canyon, Texas, is one of the many places where people can vote for General Elections.  Early voting began on Oct. 24 2022 and will end on Oct. 28 2022. Election Day will be on Nov. 8 2022. (Photo/Marcus Rogers)

Why is voting important?

Victoria Fatiregun, Former Senior Reporter, Former Editor-in-Chief October 29, 2022

On Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, giving voting rights to all Americans. Figures such as Martin Luther King and many other activists fought for these rights....

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As college costs increase, getting a degree without getting into huge amounts of student debt could seem challenging. Planning ahead can help manage and reduce student debt.

Budget yourself and graduate debt-free

Blass Guerrero, Former Senior Reporter, Former Video and Audio Editor October 21, 2022

On Oct. 1, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid opened for the 2023-2024 academic year. Students can qualify for federal and state grants depending on income, but they won’t cover most of it....

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Many stores like Walmart, have already started selling Christmas decorations trying to get customers to start thinking about the holiday season two months in advance.

Start Saving before the Holidays

Blass Guerrero, Former Senior Reporter, Former Video and Audio Editor October 15, 2022

The Christmas holiday season is just a month away. Many stores are already setting up Christmas merchandise, even though October has just started. Less than 80 days from Christmas, some planning can help...

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Shops on Fifth Avenue has a new location, Mickeys Place, that offers Italian food in Canyon.

Modern Italian food comes to Canyon

Marcus Rogers, Reporter October 12, 2022

Over the past three years Canyon has been seeing a revitalization in their historic downtown and in the entire community from the optimism of new businesses and incoming people. Mickey's Place, a new addition...

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10 things to do for spooky season

Victoria Fatiregun, Former Senior Reporter, Former Editor-in-Chief September 29, 2022

  Halloween is approaching. Are you scared? I’m joking. “Spooky season” is upon us and within the Amarillo-Canyon area, there are lots of fun things to do. Look no further than The Prairie...

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