The Prairie News

Local band gets one step closer to goal

Maria Molina • March 29, 2011

Neverblu, a local band, is now on iTunes, a platform that gets them closer to their goal - making a career out of the music industry.

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Zombies scheduled to attack on March 23

David Meraz • March 22, 2011

March 23 will mark the beginning of a war among humans and zombies at WTAMU. WT students will participate in the first game of tag, put on by the Residential Hall Association at WT.

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Campus Ministries Keep Student’s Stomachs and Wallets Full

Colton Harada • March 9, 2011

College students are typically known for lacking a couple of things: home cooked meals and money. Some of the student ministries on WT’s campus are helping to change this stereotype.

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Student wins student body president’s parking spot

Kati Watson • March 8, 2011

On-campus parking is a problem, but junior sports and exercise science major Omar Garcia will not have to worry about parking for the next two weeks. Garcia is the current winner of the student body president’s parking spot.

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Men of E.X. Clusive win ‘We Bleed Maroon”

Lisa Hellier • March 8, 2011

The Men of E.X.Clusive, who incorporate charity work and a step team into their non-Greek fraternity, won against other WTAMU organizations in the We Bleed Maroon competition. The event was not about stepping...

Mardi Gras visits area early: NBS volunteer, support community

Sheryl Proctor • March 1, 2011

Hundreds gathered Feb. 26 at the Sunset Plaza in Amarillo, to help in an event to help Family Support Services. Members of the National Broadcasting Society volunteered to perform several jobs that evening...

Lady Buffs honor lone senior

Tawni Buhler • February 23, 2011

Buff fans honored WT’s lone senior, Megan McLain, after she lead the Lady Buffs to a 75-59 victory over Midwestern State on “Senior Night” at the First United Bank Center in Canyon, Texas, on Saturday....

Forensics Speech Team qualifies for Nationals

Katelyn Garrity • February 22, 2011

Ten members of WTAMU’s Forensics (speech) team have qualified for Nationals. The team will travel to Norman, IL. to compete at Illinois State University during the third week of April. “So far the...

SIFE aids Food Bank

Maria Molina • February 22, 2011

Every semester, SIFE joins with the High Plains Food Bank, in an effort to help families in need. This project benefits families of low economical resources by providing food in the 29 counties of the...

Students celebrate Chinese New Year

Maria Molina • February 15, 2011

On Feb. 18, the Chinese Student Organization will host a Chinese New Year’s Party at the Wesley Foundation. “In China, we have the separate Chinese year,” Gavin Xie, freshman engineering major,...

Looking Forward, Looking Back in Comm Department

David Meraz • February 15, 2011

“Looking Forward, Looking Back” is the theme for this year’s Communication Week, a series of events that the Communication Department puts together annually. The idea for the theme came last fall...

Chamber Singers to travel to Italy

David Meraz • February 8, 2011

The WTAMU Chamber Singers is a choir composed of 20 undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of majors. To be a member of the WT Chamber Singers, students interested must audition at the end...