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Since 1919

The Prairie News

Since 1919

The Prairie News

Transfer Organization for Student Success advertises their holiday project.

WT Festival of Trees helps local families

Laci McGee December 3, 2013

The Festival of Trees is being put on by the Transfer Organization for Student Success or T.O.S.S.  Organizations around campus volunteered to decorate a tree for the Festival contest.  After the...

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Bulletin Board supporting Veterans.

Military Appreciation Week at WTAMU

Ana Villagomez November 19, 2013

West Texas A&M University was named as one of the top military-friendly universities by Military Advanced Education (KMI Media Group) and G.I. Jobs magazine. WTAMU is an institution that...

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Dr. Robin Capt. Photo courtesy of the WTAMU website.

Details on Dr. Robin Capt plane crash

Luke Ware November 19, 2013

WTAMU professor Dr. Robin Capt died in a plane crash on Nov. 11 along with her husband William Michael Capt, 48, and son William Michael Capt II, 19. Flight records show that Capt and her family...

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Local News Story. Art by Chris Brockman.

Energy firm buys Longhorn Wind Project

Sterling Rusher November 19, 2013

EDF Renewable Energy, a French energy firm, announced on Nov. 4  that EDF will buy the Longhorn Wind Project from Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. Longhorn Wind Project is located 60 miles northeast...

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Dr. Jeff Doty gives Shakespeare lecture

Alex Gonazalez November 19, 2013

On Nov. 14, Dr. Jeffrey Doty gave a lecture in part of the Remnant Trust Lecture series, titled “Improbable Shakespeare Or, How a Playwright (of all things) Became our Greatest Writer,” at Legacy...

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Fraternities, sororities not stereotypical

Connor Woods November 19, 2013

As you watch a movie about a college campus, you often come across a fraternity or sorority, and more times than not these students are seen as a rowdy bunch of partiers. Although people realize the...

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Raising awareness about designer drugs

Cheyenne Black November 19, 2013

When the words “Bath salts”, “Skunk”, “Spice”, or “Molly” are spoken, they seem like every day words but they’re actually names of the street drugs that are being referred to as synthetic...

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Dr. Robin Capt. Photo courtesy of the WTAMU website.

Remembering Dr. Capt

Megan Moore November 15, 2013

“I’m still in shock and feel like crying,” Caley Compton, junior Education major, said. “She was the kind of teacher that reminded you to live life to the fullest. I’ve had her for two semesters....

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Battle of the bands logo. Photo courtesy of the event planning class Facebook page.

Battle of the Bands to benefit JOY International

Megan Moore November 15, 2013

JOY International presents Battle of the Bands on Nov. 15 to raise awareness of human trafficking. There will be four bands battling it out for a cash prize. All proceeds from the donation-only...

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Economist Dr. Powell to speak at WTAMU

Ana Villagomez November 12, 2013

Sweatshops and Third World Workers: Are the Wages Worth the Sweat?  will be the topic of a WT Distinguished Lecture presentation featuring Dr.  Benjamin Powell  on Nov. 12, in Classroom Center 331....

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One Sessions hosts local band Deep Diver

Sterling Rusher November 12, 2013

The WTAMU One Sessions will be filming in high defintion a live musical production at the Fine Arts Complex’s AT&T HD Studio on Nov. 14 at 7pm. The performance will be done by a local Amarillo...

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Flyer for the fake student body elections.

New Media simulates election scandals

Preston Thomas November 12, 2013

Dr. Sarah Vartabedian’s New Media class has, over the course of the semester, been working on a project utilizing social media. The class, split into seven groups, has been tasked with creating fictional...

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