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WTAMU students share motherhood experiences

Jordan Fry February 14, 2012

Web Editor's Note: This is part two of a three part series. To read part one, click here. Carolina Galloway Masters in Interdisciplinary Sciences Alumna, Graduated May 2011 WT alumna Carolina...

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Local centers provide support for college mothers

Jordan Fry February 7, 2012

Web Editor's Note: This is part one of three-part series. Pregnancy and parenthood can prove to be difficult, but factor in college on top of it and it becomes much more challenging. CareNet Pregnancy...

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Jodi Thomas helps WT students with writing skills

Lisa Hellier October 18, 2011

Jodi Thomas was speaking at a library grand opening in 2003 when Russell C. Long, then the president of WTAMU, walked up and asked to speak to her.  Thomas, a writer, thought that he wanted to write a...

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Woot and the Handclaps at Battle of the Bands. Photo by Daniela Fierro.

Woot and the Handclaps wins Battle of the Bands

Daniela Fierro October 4, 2011

On Sept. 30, the CORE office sponsored the Battle of the Bands for the second consecutive year. This year’s winner, Woot and the Handclaps, will have the honor to open for Hellogoodbye on Oct.7...

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Local Professionals analyze Google + efficiency

Jes Roskens October 4, 2011

After months of testing, Google has opened Google + to the public and continues to capture the attention of the digital masses. The company has had its foot in the social media door for a while with...

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Rock City Rescue helps local homeless

Rock City Rescue helps local homeless

Jordan Fry May 3, 2011
It was an unremarkable day in December. It could have been a Monday. It could have been a Thursday. It could have been a Saturday. The day wasn’t relevant; there was nothing exceptional about this day. However, the thing this day inspired was quite relevant.
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Photo by Frankie Sanchez.

Concert to support Autoimmune Disease

Frankie Sanchez February 1, 2011

   The Hard Back Cafe boasted a full house as Darren Flowers and Joel Vaughn performed on Jan. 28. The crowd had to overflow into Hastings to watch the two bands perform for the American Autoimmune...

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Courtesy of CircleK.com

Circle K aids others

David Meraz February 1, 2011

WTAMU Circle K is part of the Texas-Oklahoma Circle K International division, which includes six other chapters from the Oklahoma/Panhandle area. Their main sponsor is the Amarillo Kiwanis, but they...

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LGBT Flag

Teens expressing sexuality more openly

Katelyn Garrity January 25, 2011

A recent national news report noted that gay teens are coming out earlier to their peers.  It seems that not only are gay individuals coming to terms with their sexuality earlier, but so are their...

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Ed Mussler. Courtesy Photo.

Pearl Harbor’s 69th Anniversary: Texans Remember Attack

Jes Roskens November 30, 2010

On Dec. 7, 1941, the radio, the communication tool of the time, blasted away to the enjoyment of a group of girls driving down the main street of their Panhandle hometown. Juanita Brown, a high...

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WT Students pose outside the Varsity Theater in costume for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Harry Potter Premiere Photos

November 30, 2010

Photos from the Harry Potter Premiere at the Varsity Theatre! Click the photos for higher quality (and be sure to visit our Flickr Photostream!).

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Parents and children alike dressed up and enjoyed the fun atmosphere at the Fall Carnival. Photo by Courtney Inman.

Safe fun for kids at fall carnival

Courtney Inman November 2, 2010

Witches, mutants, rangers and even Buzz and Woody made their way through the CORE Fall Carnival at the Virgil Henson Activities Center on October 29. The carnival is put on each year by the...

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