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Since 1919

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Since 1919

The Prairie News

University Police extend services into community

University Police extend services into community

Alyssa Bonner December 3, 2014

While the University Police Department offers many services to students on campus, they also provide similar services to students off campus in the Canyon community. They are state certified peace officers...

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BuffCASH locations expand beyond WT campus

BuffCASH locations expand beyond WT campus

Emerald Coleman November 19, 2014

The Buffalo Gold Card system started in 1997 when the newly formed Buff Card office accepted buts from different billing companies and presented the proposal to the campus committee. The initial idea...

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Faces of Feminism panel opens first conference

Faces of Feminism panel opens first conference

Erin Webster November 19, 2014

TIME Magazine recently produced its fourth annual poll focusing on words that have become annoying enough to some to earn honorary banishment from today’s cultural lexicon. Contenders include “yaaaas,”...

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Movies provide lecture alternatives to professors

Movies provide lecture alternatives to professors

Laura Ness November 19, 2014

With the technology that is provided in the classroom today, teachers are able to show students a different way of learning, such as watching movies in the classroom. “A lot of the time they show...

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Organizations help in diversifying student body

Organizations help in diversifying student body

Jordan Oursbourn November 19, 2014

Diversity means different things to different people, but there are similarities between most of the definitions. It is something that college campuses everywhere strive to succeed at.   There...

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More non-traditional students attending college

More non-traditional students attending college

Jessica Vallegos November 12, 2014

Non-traditional students of all ages are finding their way to colleges across the country more and more each semester, with West Texas A&M University seeing a growing and diverse community in reagards...

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PPHM hosts party to celebrate Georgia O’Keeffe

PPHM hosts party to celebrate Georgia O’Keeffe

Erin Mastoras November 12, 2014

Georgia O’Keeffe once was the professor of the Art Department at West Texas A&M University back in 1914 when it still was West Texas Normal College. Miss O’Keeffe moved west for Texas from...

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Herdsmen to raise money for live mascot habitat

Herdsmen to raise money for live mascot habitat

Russell Sanderson November 5, 2014

  Those faithful to West Texas A&M University know Thunder XI, the current live mascot for WT. She is an embodiment of WT’s school spirit. She is the symbol for WT, and is known...

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LWV promotes voter registration for WT students

LWV promotes voter registration for WT students

Erin Webster October 29, 2014

This group has been present on West Texas A&M University’s campus in recent weeks and makes it their duty to provide accurate and carefully researched information to communities that seek to...

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HSA shares Hispanic culture

HSA shares Hispanic culture

Jasmin Ruiz, Reporter October 22, 2014

The Hispanic Student Association made tribute to Hispanic tradition by hosting a three day event, Hispanic Heritage Week. These events were designed to inform and educate students about the Hispanic culture. “This...

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WT fraternity raises funds for cancer foundation

WT fraternity raises funds for cancer foundation

Alyssa Bonner October 22, 2014

West Texas A&M University’s Zeta Kappa chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity will host its third Tau-Gate Toss on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 11 a.m. in the tailgate area of Kimbrough Memorial Stadium. The...

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Some students get Buff Alerts while others don’t

Some students get Buff Alerts while others don’t

Daisy Garcia October 15, 2014

Buff Alerts is an emergency notification that gives West Texas A&M University the ability to communicate messages through text or email in case of an emergency, regardless of your location. Anyone...

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