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Since 1919

The Prairie News

Since 1919

The Prairie News

Andy Rivas stares at the camera.

Agriculture is Diversity

Marcus Rogers, Reporter September 14, 2022

Throughout the 21st century, American society has progressed leaps and bounds more inclusively and diversely when compared to the past 100 years. The agriculture industry, a rural profession, is a path...

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On Friday, April 2, 2021, Martha’s Home held its quarterly birthday event at the Amarillo Cinergy location.

The best birthday gift; Martha’s Home quarterly celebration

Skylerr Patterson, Senior Reporter April 7, 2021

Cake, balloons, and gifts are all things we have grown accustomed to receiving on our birthdays. Some people, however, are unable to enjoy this privilege. Martha’s Home understands the value of celebrating...

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A new look at how 3D printing and WT are working with printing steel.

A revolution in printing

Ceasar Escalante, Senior Reporter March 4, 2021

A project at West Texas A&M University may be a huge step towards a new look at how stainless steel could be 3D printed. In partnership with Pantex, a senior here at WTAMU is playing a part in this...

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West Texas A&M put on their biannual Org Rally Feb. 26 12-3.

Rallying up the troops; West Texas A&M’s Org Rally

Skylerr Patterson, Senior Reporter February 28, 2021

West Texas A&M hosted their org rally Friday Feb. 26, 2021 from 1-3 p.m. Once a semester this meeting takes place. Representatives from each on campus organization attended. Various speakers gave presentations...

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Kayla Hernandez, a freshman animal science/pre-vet major, and Alexis Nevarez,  a freshman Biology Pre-dental major wait to donate blood for the first time.

You’re somebody’s type: West Texas A&M’s Blood Drive

Skylerr Patterson, Senior Reporter January 24, 2021

Disasters strike every single day, from car accidents to natural disasters. Cancer patients, children with anemia, women with complications in pregnancy, and trauma victims all have one thing in common;...

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A large shift from such platforms as Twitter has already happened, but is not projected to last long.

Conservatives flood alternative social media platforms

Jonah Dietz, Senior Reporter November 21, 2020

As the election came to a close, the sitting president adamantly refused to concede. This caused him to be continually censored on Twitter for posting fallacious and misleading statements. A sense...

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This is the cover art for Legend 7s album Legend by the artist Legend.

Randy Ray: From bass player to professor

Skylerr Patterson, Senior Reporter November 6, 2020

SRandy Ray, director of broadcast engineering and an associate lecturer of media communication at West Texas A&M University, has been a professor at WTAMU for the past 18 years. Ray has had years of experience...

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The West Texas A&M’s  Mass Communication Department hosted a Media Communication Association meeting Thursday, Oct. 15 over zoom.

Media Communication Association Online Event

Skylerr Patterson, Senior Reporter October 23, 2020

The West Texas A&M University’s Media Communication Department hosted a Media Communication Association meeting Thursday, Oct. 15th over Zoom. The event included words from panelists Jill Whitfield,...

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Jessica Persons 31 eyes piece in the mens bathroom of Mary Moody Northen Hall.

In the eyes of the artist

Skylerr Patterson, Senior Reporter October 15, 2020

Art is more than a hobby. Art is essential to human life, especially for West Texas A&M University’s own Jessica Person, a sophomore studio arts major with an emphasis in drawing and sculpture making....

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The WT Theatre Department put on it’s production of “Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play” this past weekend, September 25th and 26th at 7:30pm.

West Texas A&M’s “Vintage Hitchcock” is live and on radio

Skylerr Patterson, Senior Reporter October 2, 2020

With all of the changes that have come with COVID-19, there was much concern for how the performing arts would be affected. Many performance programsartists, including West Texas A&M University’s Theatre...

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Alumni share sacred moment at Joseph A. Hill Memorial Chapel

Alumni share sacred moment at Joseph A. Hill Memorial Chapel

Jace Hearn, Junior Reporter November 10, 2019

 West Texas A&M University is home to Texas’s only privately funded chapel located on state university property. Formally known as the Joseph A. Hill Memorial Chapel and colloquially known on campus...

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Mariah Murillo freshman health sciences.

Students get a fresh start at West Texas A&M University

October 8, 2019

As the 2019 fall semester commences students from all walks of life start to flood the campus for a “fresh start” on their new or returning academic careers here at West Texas A&M University....

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