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The Prairie News

Since 1919

The Prairie News

Students help mentor high schools for GEAR UP

Lisa Hellier February 21, 2012

GEAR UP is a grant program designed to help prepare students, academically and financially for postsecondary education. “We follow one class of students from the time they are in seventh grade until...

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WT agriculture professor contracted for research

Tabatha Taylor February 14, 2012

Born and raised in Amarillo, Dr. Robert Deotte understands the power and expanse of the beef industry in the Panhandle. It is the reason why Dr. Deotte has recently started a study to find a way to create...

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WTAMU houses state’s only entirely online EMA program

Ashley Hendrick February 14, 2012

After attending classes all day on campus, the occasional online class can be a welcomed relief. For Emergency Management students at WTAMU however, online classes are a way of life through the Emergency...

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Twitter announces new withholding capability

Krystina Martinez February 7, 2012

On Jan. 26, Twitter announced on its blog the capability to “reactively withhold content from users in a specific country while keeping it available in the rest of the world.” The announcement...

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International professors reveal how they became part of WTAMU

Jordan Fry December 7, 2011

Web Editor's Note: This story is Part three of a three part series. Dr. Rajan Alex India Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr. Rajan Alex came to America to pursue his master’s degree because...

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Music department wins “Can-Tree” food drive

Krystina Martinez December 6, 2011

On Nov. 30, the departments of the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts College came together for “Cans For Christmas,” an event put together by the Ad/PR Society to support the High Plains Food Bank. “Our...

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Opportunities for students outside of the classroom

Maria Molina November 29, 2011

The success of the freshmen readership program at WTAMU has inspired other readership opportunities around campus. The CORE office organized two different readership during the Fall semester, the Leadership...

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Kristen Robberts. Photo by Alex Montoya.

Staff Member of the Month: Kristen Robberts

Lisa Hellier November 29, 2011

About 17 years ago, Kristen Robberts started at WTAMU as a secretary, and since then has worked her way up to become an education advisor. Robberts knew she wanted to be able to interact with students...

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Alexa Leija (Senior) and Christy Herrington (Freshman). Photo by Alex Montoya.

WTAMU students help with Drive-by-Fooding

Alex Montoya November 15, 2011

WT students and staff donate canned foods to those in need. Read about it here! [imagebrowser id=113]

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Department of Communications screens Fast Talk

Daniela Fierro November 15, 2011

On Nov. 8, the WTAMU Department of Communication screened “Fast Talk,” a documentary, at the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Recital Hall. After the movie screening, a discussion panel followed, consisting...

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Tyler Brown, assistant grad student. Photo by Ryan Schaap.

Agricultural Air Quality facility studies local odor

Ryan Schaap November 8, 2011

The Agriculture Air Quality facility is doing research on poultry, beef and swine farms to measure the air quality. This research has involved a USDA farm near Waco, where Dr. Eddie Caraway, research...

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IT answers to common problems on WT’s system

Jes Roskens November 8, 2011

Many programs, devices and systems keep WTAMU running. However, most students only notice them when they stop working. The IT department decided to shed light on some of the most common issues students...

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