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WT faces two new lawsuits in alleged police cover-up

WT faces two new lawsuits in alleged police cover-up

Blass Guerrero, Former Senior Reporter, Former Video and Audio Editor September 27, 2023

West Texas A&M University faces two new lawsuits from former and current employees alleging that the university covered up and retaliated against them for an investigation of sexual discrimination...

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Former WT Title IX director sues university

Former WT Title IX director sues university

Blass Guerrero, Former Senior Reporter, Former Video and Audio Editor May 3, 2023

Former Director of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance Department, Georganna Ecker, is suing West Texas A&M University and the Texas A&M University System, according to court documents filed on...

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West Texas A&M University students protest at the Original Texans sculpture foundation on March 22 2023 (Photo/Jo Early)

WT students sue president, Texas A&M University System officials

Blass Guerrero, Former Senior Reporter, Former Video and Audio Editor March 24, 2023

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, or FIRE, is suing the President of West Texas A&M University, Dr. Walter Wendler, after canceling a student organization's charity drag show supporting...

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ChatGPT: A new way to plagiarize

ChatGPT: A new way to plagiarize

Blass Guerrero, Former Senior Reporter, Former Video and Audio Editor February 16, 2023

ChatGPT, or Chat generative pre-trained transformer, is a chatbox powered by OpenAI. It can write and debug computer code and compose music, TV shows, cartoons and student essays. It can also be answering...

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Campus safety top priority as mass shootings increase

Blass Guerrero, Former Senior Reporter, Former Video and Audio Editor February 9, 2023

Mass shootings in the United States have increased since 2014. As of Feb. 7, 60 mass shootings have occurred in the U.S. since the beginning of the year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. In 2022,...

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Many stores like Walmart, have already started selling Christmas decorations trying to get customers to start thinking about the holiday season two months in advance.

Start Saving before the Holidays

Blass Guerrero, Former Senior Reporter, Former Video and Audio Editor October 15, 2022

The Christmas holiday season is just a month away. Many stores are already setting up Christmas merchandise, even though October has just started. Less than 80 days from Christmas, some planning can help...

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Many Texas schools face the lack of resources highlighted on Abbott Elementary like underfunding and teacher salaries.

Abbott Elementary highlights issues in the education system

Blass Guerrero, Former Senior Reporter, Former Video and Audio Editor October 5, 2022

ABC’s Abbott Elementary season two premiered Sept. 21. The show’s mockumentary showcases the daily issues many teachers in the country face. Season one highlighted issues like underfunding, teachers...

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Eric Jenkins, President and CEO of Education Credit Union announces new student-led branch

Education Credit Union partners with WT to support financial education

Blass Guerrero, Former Senior Reporter, Former Video and Audio Editor January 27, 2022

The Education Credit Union has partnered with West Texas A&M University to create a redesigned ECU branch made up of mostly WT students with the goal of helping students to get real work experience...

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Photographer and creator of Humans of New York, Brandon Stanton, spoke 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, at the First United Bank Center. Nearly 25 million people follow Stanton online.

Brandon Stanton, creator of Humans of New York, speaks at WT

Tova Kibal, Features Editor April 13, 2018

When Brandon Stanton snapped a photo of a man on a borrowed tractor in rural Pakistan three years ago, he didn’t know he would change that man’s life forever. The post, along with the story of the...

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Mardi Gras Party

Tran Nguyen, Photographer February 10, 2016

West Texas A&M University celebrated the Mardi Gras season Tuesday night with an all-ages party.  Hosted by the Student Engagement and Leadership Office, Mardi Gras 2016, was hit a high note when...

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Volleyball: Lady Buffs against Tarleton State

Volleyball: Lady Buffs against Tarleton State

Tran Nguyen, Photographer November 30, 2015

On Saturday night, the Lady Buffs had an exciting game against Tarleton State at The Box.  

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Military Veterans Ball

Tran Nguyen, Photographer November 17, 2015

On Saturday, November 14, West Texas A&M University held their annual  Military Veterans Ball.

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