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Since 1919

The Prairie News

Since 1919

The Prairie News

The poster for Traveling Through Tales.

Traveling Through Tales bring stories to WT

Jasmin Ruiz, Reporter April 29, 2014

When students think of storytelling, they think about being in kindergarten again sitting in a circle with classmates while a teacher reads to them out loud. But the Communication Department at West...

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Chad Odufuwa, Jeffrey Fortner, Lane Wilson. Courtesy of Laura Wilbanks.

Grade schoolers battle arsenic in water

Cheyenne Black April 22, 2014

While most people tend to think that the tap water they are drinking is relatively safe and contains no chemicals, it wasn’t the case for the townspeople in Whiteface, Texas. “The project started...

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Local. Art by Chris Brockman.

Mother-daughter duo create unique marketing scheme

Megan Moore April 22, 2014

Morgan Smith, senior broadcast journalism major, works as the Marketing Specialist for Barbwire Inc. with her mother, Barbara Sconyers, founder and president of the company providing SEO services....

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Local. Art by Chris Brockman.

WT’s scholarships for summer classes

BJ Brittain April 22, 2014

It is a well-known fact that a college education is expensive. It is common to hear conversations about the subject anytime on campus. When it comes to paying for summer classes, the situation is very...

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Local. Art by Chris Brockman.

Theatre department performs Macbeth

Laci McGee April 22, 2014

“Loved it,” Jessica Vallejor, junior English education major, said. “There were moments where I forgot to breathe.” On April 10, the West Texas A&M University Theatre Department began...

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Local. Art by Chris Brockman.

Update on washers in the WT dorms

Jose Robledo April 8, 2014

West Texas A & M students left spring break a few weeks ago with the hope of getting the washing machines fixed in most dorms. The dorms were a crisis for most students living in the dorm as it...

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One of the pieces of artwork shown off at the Amarillo Museum of Art.

Amarillo Museum of Art hosts student art

Cheyenne Black April 8, 2014

West Texas A&M University and Amarillo College held their yearly art show on April 4. The art show was hosted by the Amarillo Museum of Art, where more than 100 students and faculty from both AC...

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Local. Art by Chris Brockman.

Student Employment Services gives back

BJ Brittain April 8, 2014

This week, the students who work on campus are being honored during Student Employee Appreciation Week. This is a nationally organized event, but every university does it in its own way. “I think...

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Local. Art by Chris Brockman.

Akinyemi voted student body president

Jasmin Ruiz, Reporter April 8, 2014

On April 1 and April 2, voting for the run-off election between Benton Allen and Edward Akinyemi took place. During their first campaign, both candidates didn’t meet the requirements of votes needed...

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Photo courtesy of PPHM.“At the Ball” painting by Dewitt Lockman.

Lost painting discovered at the PPHM

Laci McGee April 8, 2014

A little known fact is that about five percent of the art work at the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum has very little known it.  One of these paintings was a piece that was donated to the PPHM...

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Squad 37 geared up for battle.

The dead rise again Humans vs. Zombies

Preston Thomas April 8, 2014

It’s spring. The weather is getting warmer, green leaves grow on the trees, the dead rise and the Nerf bullets fly. It’s time again for Humans vs. Zombies at West Texas A&M University, a game...

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Local. Art by Chris Brockman.

WT students react to dorm changes

Preston Thomas April 1, 2014

When students living in Cross and Jones hall first found out that both dorms were being reserved for incoming Freshmen enrolled in the university’s Living Learning Community program, reactions varied...

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