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The Prairie News

Since 1919

The Prairie News

Since 1919

The Prairie News

COVID-19 one year later

Jonah Dietz, Senior Reporter March 23, 2021

  In March of 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 epidemic a pandemic and this fast-spreading and deadly virus altered the course of the entire year. Now, on the anniversary...

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Seven WT Students Inducted into Lambda Pi Eta

Seven WT Students Inducted into Lambda Pi Eta

November 19, 2020

Dr. Trudy Hanson [email protected] 806-651-2800 Seven WT undergraduate students were inducted into the Gamma...

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WT Merit Scholarships Promise Savings of Up to 84 Percent Yearly for More Students

WT Merit Scholarships Promise Savings of Up to 84 Percent Yearly for More Students

November 2, 2020

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected] CANYON, Texas — More students will receive more financial assistance beginning Fall 2021 under the West Texas A&M University Merit Scholarship...

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WT Design Students Craft Get-Out-the-Vote Messages

WT Design Students Craft Get-Out-the-Vote Messages

October 21, 2020

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected] CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M University graphic design students are making their mark on election season. Students in Marcus Melton’s...

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Students live in a society where they are told more is better. With this kind of thinking, its easy to become overwhelmed.

OP/ED: Negative effects of a heavy workload

Skylerr Patterson, Senior Reporter October 9, 2020

From the start of high school to even after college, the majority of young adults fill up their schedules with activities and to-do lists. A typical college schedule includes around 13 hours, a part time...

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Amarillo National Bank Commissions Artwork by WT Students for Remodeled Branch

Amarillo National Bank Commissions Artwork by WT Students for Remodeled Branch

September 29, 2020

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected] CANYON, Texas — Ten student artists now have 21 of their works in the permanent art collection of Amarillo National Bank thanks to...

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WT Reports Record Enrollment Numbers for Fall 2020

WT Reports Record Enrollment Numbers for Fall 2020

September 10, 2020

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected] CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M University’s 12th-class-day fall enrollment figures show a historic high, fueled by an increase...

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WT Student Selected for National, Statewide Scholarships

WT Student Selected for National, Statewide Scholarships

August 25, 2020

Contact: Dr. Mary Liz Brooks, [email protected] CANYON, Texas – Hannah Franklin, West Texas A&M junior broadcast journalism major from Lubbock, was selected as a scholarship recipient for both...

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Texas Intercollegiate Press Association was formed in 1909 and has been serving collegiate student journalism since its formation.

WT media students earn seven TIPA awards in 2020

Savannah Wesley, Former Editor-in-Chief April 26, 2020

Media students at West Texas A&M University earned seven awards from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) in the Previously Published category. “I’m beyond thrilled that I along...

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Allyson Sadegur will be studying business in Grenoble, France in fall 2020.

WTAMU student receives scholarship to study in Grenoble, France

Savannah Wesley, Former Editor-in-Chief April 19, 2020

Allyson Sadegur, a junior international business major at West Texas A&M University, has earned a scholarship from Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) to go to Grenoble, France to study business. “This...

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Illustration by Alyssa Gonzales.

The continuous struggles of a working college student

Alyssa Gonzales, Former Editor-in-Chief March 9, 2020

The life of a college student may seem like a breeze to some people. You go to school, do your homework and you work as hard as you can until you’re able to walk across the stage and receive that long...

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WT community continually being strengthened

WT community continually being strengthened

October 8, 2014

Enrollment at West Texas A&M University is at an all time high this semester, reaching nearly 9,000 students. This number is evident in the parking problem that students still voice concern about....

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