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Hispanic leaders lecture series motivate students

Ashley Hendrick May 1, 2012

The Department of English, Philosophy and Modern Languages wrapped up the spring semester with a final guest speaker that ended their semester-long Panhandle Hispanic Culture and Leadership Lecture Series. Three...

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Warrior 100K Press Conference with Former President Bush

Warrior 100K Press Conference with Former President Bush

Maria Molina April 27, 2012

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...

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100K mountain bike ride honors wounded warriors

100K mountain bike ride honors wounded warriors

Maria Molina April 27, 2012

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...

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“There will always be something to argue about.” Former president speaks on the importance of cooperation

Krystina Martinez April 24, 2012

Former President Bill Clinton spoke at the First United Bank Center on April 24. The former president attracted people young and old, who listened to his remarks on the Flight 93 Memorial, his time as...

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Clinton at the second Clinton Global Initiative meeting. Photo courtesy of the Clinton Foundation.

President Clinton to speak at WTAMU on April 24

Dino Griego April 24, 2012

Former President Bill Clinton will discuss the William J. Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative at the First United Bank Center on April 24. The event starts at 8:00 p.m. and the doors...

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Clinton at the second Clinton Global Initiative meeting. Photo courtesy of the Clinton Foundation.

Miscellaneous: This Week in Photos

April 24, 2012

Check out the miscellaneous photos for this week! To read the stories related to these articles, click here: President Clinton to speak at WTAMU on April 24 Father and daughter graduate together from...

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“Kony 2012” becomes a new social media trend

Maria Molina April 10, 2012

The Viral Video “Kony 2012” became a trend across social media during the past month with 86,723,160 views on YouTube and 17,800,000 on Vimeo as of April 3. According to Pew Research there were nearly...

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Ending Poverty poster. Courtesy of the WTAMU web site.

Retired U.N. economist to lecture on ending poverty

Jordan Fry March 6, 2012

Dr. Donald Lee, a retired United Nations economist and advocate of poverty eradication, will be speaking about efforts to end poverty on March 6 at 7 p.m. in the Mary Moody Northen Recital Hall. Lee’s...

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Liz Murray speaking at Mary Moody Northern Recital Hall during Comm Week. Photo by Lisa Hellier.

Liz Murray shares homeless to Harvard experience

Lisa Hellier February 28, 2012

Liz Murray spoke at the Mary Moody Northen Recital Hall for Communication Week on Feb. 21. The Distinguished Lecture Series brought her in to talk about her experiences of homelessness and her journey...

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Congressman Mac Thornberry interacting with one of the groups working on the federal budget. Photo courtesy of Cary Wright.

Misc: This Week in Photos

February 28, 2012

Check out the miscellaneous photos for this week! To read the articles related to these photos, check out the following links: Dr. O’Brien speaks at rescheduled Q&A session Liz Murray shares...

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Dr. Raul Ruiz lectures about overcoming obstacles

Ashley Hendrick February 21, 2012

Voted by Southern California newspapers as the most influential Latino of the Year in 2009, Dr. Raul Ruiz will make his way onto WTAMU campus on Feb. 23 to discuss the importance of dreams and defying...

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WTAMUs Got Talent. Logo courtesy of Comm Week 2012.

Communication Week presents “WT’s Got Talent”

Jessica Bartel February 14, 2012

WTAMU’s Communication Department will be holding Communication Week  2012from Feb. 20-23. The theme chosen for this year is “WTAMU’s Got Talent”. The annual series of events will run Monday...

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