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Bill Harley headlines annual storytelling festival

Bill Harley headlines annual storytelling festival

Robert Duenes May 6, 2015

West Texas A&M University welcomes two-time Grammy award-winning storyteller Bill Harley on Friday, May 8, for the 2015 storytelling festival.   The festival is completely student produced...

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Course evals will move online

Course evals will move online

Kimberly Hancock May 6, 2015

Near the end of every semester, students of West Texas A&M University can expect to fill out a course evaluation. Every semester, students are asked to fill out these evaluations, which give teachers...

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WT students participated in 48 Hour Film Festival

WT students participated in 48 Hour Film Festival

Dallas Harbour May 6, 2015

On May 2, the 48 Hour Film Festival from the Amarillo Branch was screened in the Branding Iron Theatre. The festival is an event available to the public for any individuals or team wanting to participate....

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Meyer claims 2015 Student Employee of the Year

Meyer claims 2015 Student Employee of the Year

David Duenes May 6, 2015

Many students at West Texas A&M University pursue higher education with the help of scholarships, grants and even monetary assistance from family. Some of these students need only to attend class and...

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WT advertising team brings home first place win

WT advertising team brings home first place win

Kimberly Hancock April 29, 2015

The West Texas A&M University Buffalo Advertising team took home first place over all with best media plan and best promotion in the District 10 competition in Dallas, Texas. Each year the WT Buffalo...

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Panel discussion addresses concepts of feminism

Panel discussion addresses concepts of feminism

Alyssa Bonner April 29, 2015

The West Texas A&M University Gender Studies Certificate Program hosted their second Faces of Feminism discussion of the year. The panel discussion was held on Thursday, April 23, in the Recital Hall...

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Phone, money scammers target WTAMU students

Phone, money scammers target WTAMU students

Sam Grum April 29, 2015

Scamming is no small issue. We have all been warned about the seriousness of giving out personal information to companies or people that we are not familiar with. If not informed, it is very easy to be...

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Student veterans honored as “Heroes of the Herd”

Mary Cage April 29, 2015

On April 24, West Texas A&M University students gathered at the Old Main flag pole to recognize and honor veterans from WT and the Canyon area for their service and sacrifice for an event organized...

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Holocaust event held last week

Holocaust event held last week

David Duenes April 22, 2015

The students at West Texas A&M take great pride in continuing their education outside of the classroom. WT students are constantly feeding themselves knowledge.   Last week in the JBK, WT...

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Students remember Browning as leader, mentor

Students remember Browning as leader, mentor

Alyssa Bonner April 22, 2015

Heavy hearts filled the campus of West Texas A&M University on Monday as the news spread of a longtime professor’s passing. Known to many of her students as DL, Dr. Leigh Browning was a WT alum and...

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Failure to attend class leads to loss of investment

Failure to attend class leads to loss of investment

Audrey Roberson April 8, 2015

A Student Scholarship Search study shows that the average student skips 13 classes per semester. The cost of a class for the average undergrad, Texas-native student is $743.91 and if that student has 40...

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Faculty speak on women of Civil Rights Movement

Faculty speak on women of Civil Rights Movement

Kaley Green April 8, 2015

A panel of West Texas A&M University faculty members lectured on the women of the Civil Rights Movement on Tuesday, March 31. The event was organized by graduate student Alice MillerMacPhee...

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