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A Letter To Sir: one soldier’s heartbreaking story

A Letter To Sir: one soldier’s heartbreaking story

Lauren Kelly March 25, 2015

Too often I find people don’t appreciate the real struggle our military go through. A close friend of mine recently had a tragic experience that she shared with me. I wrote this for her but also to remind...

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Local News Story. Art by Chris Brockman.

A letter from the Student Body President

February 12, 2013

A letter from student body president Dear WTAMU student body, Last weekend I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to visit the capital of Texas - Austin. I was selected as one of two representatives...

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Letter to the Editor

Brandy Roberts March 6, 2012

Web Editor's Note: This letter is in response to our Feb. 28th article Dr. O'Brien speaks at rescheduled Q&A session. Dear Editor, I would like to respond to the article published in the February...

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Artist captures spirit of the North Texas landscape

Kendra Barth November 29, 2011

Chuck Olson’s The Land: Spirituality, located in the Amarillo Art Museum, can be seen as a vivid delineation of the mesas and canyons of North Texas.  Olson completed this piece in 2009, when the artist...

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The legs of Ozymandias. Courtesy of LingMuse on Flickr.

Ozymandias: atmosphere brings sculpture to glory

Kassisane Fondaw May 3, 2011
The sculpture Ozymandias is a work of public art commissioned by Stanley Marsh 3 and created by Lightnin’ McDuff. The piece is located at I-27 and Sundown Lane, just south of Amarillo in the northwest corner of a cow pasture.
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The Dodos releases third album

Danny Gross April 26, 2011
The San Francisco-based duo, The Dodos, released their third album with a more polished sound and an array of songs that carry listeners from start to finish with ease.
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Radiohead's The King of Limbs. Photo courtesy of Radiohead.com.

Radiohead release is unexpected surprise

Danny Gross February 22, 2011

In a fashion that seems predictably unpredictable, Radiohead released their new album without the traditional fanfare that usually goes along with a band of their stature and ranking within the music community....

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A taste of wine: A review of Kiss Each Other Clean

Danny Gross January 25, 2011

Students may enjoy a break from mainstream music with Iron & Wine, a solo artist who has released a new album. Austin based singer-song writer Sam Beam, a.k.a Iron & Wine, puts forth...

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Guest Column – O’Brien welcomes students back

Guest Columnist September 9, 2010

Welcome back to a new academic year!  I am pleased to welcome back to campus all you who are returning from last year.  I hope you had a productive but also rejuvenating summer break.  I am especially...

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