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Since 1919

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Since 1919

The Prairie News

Since 1919

The Prairie News

The evolution of The Prairie: From print to web

The evolution of The Prairie: From print to web

Savannah Wesley, Features Editor October 21, 2019

On October 20, 1919, the first edition of The Prairie was published at what was then West Texas State Normal College. The newspaper was four pages long, published twice a month, mostly text based and featured...

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(From Left to Right) Vice President Scout Odegaard, Chief Justice Colton Bourquin, and President Elise Tolley.

The role and impact of Student Government

Savannah Wesley, Features Editor March 7, 2019

Student Government takes action on concerns students have and has a large impact as to what is going on at West Texas A&M University. “We are elected officials who represent each and every...

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The Prairie Centenial

Jeffrey Williams, Junior Reporter March 4, 2019

100 years:  a drop in the bucket in the entire history of time. This year marks the 100th birthday of The Prairie at West Texas A&M. Through both world wars, the Great Depression, the moon landing,...

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Student Press Freedom Day

February 22, 2019

Everyone is aware of others wanting to express their right to free speech in protests, on social media and in the press however, not everyone might know what that entails. The freedom of speech is...

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Student Press Freedom Appreciation

Savannah Wesley, Features Editor January 30, 2019

 Everyone is aware of others wanting to express their right to free speech in protests, on social media and in the press however, not everyone might know what that entails. The freedom of speech is...

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Expect VERO center to open in August of 2020

Savannah Wesley, Features Editor January 23, 2019

WTAMU student population expected to continue to increase with the addition of new Veterinary Education Research and Outreach center (VERO) in 2020 attracting current and future pre-vet majors. “Over...

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The Final Frontier

The Final Frontier

Gabriel Silvas, Columnist December 15, 2017

On the list of "worst possible scenarios", being stranded in the middle of nowhere on an unknown planet with damaged equipment and no memory of how you got there seems like it would be pretty high up,...

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Hunting in a Winter Wonderland

Hunting in a Winter Wonderland

Gabriel Silvas, Columnist December 1, 2017

Not too long before the final battle, the young huntress Aloy hears some interesting talk that catches her ear. Apparently, something is happening up north of the Grave Hoard, where the Banuk tribe reside....

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