PHOTO BY AMANDA GARCIA | BEACON OF LIGHT: Since 1946, The Golden Light Cafe and Cantina has been serving the community with good eats, cheap beer and live music and is the oldest restaurant on Route 66.
Ashley Miller
Assistant editor
As a child, Angela Corpening remembers her grandfather taking her down to Route 66 to get the best burger in town.
At 28, Corpening is the fifth owner of The Golden Light Cafe and Cantina and has been for the last two and …

Ashley Miller
Assistant editor
In its second year, Buff Promise still holds true to its assurance.
Buff Promise is a guaranteed tuition program designed to help academically talented students from low to middle class families.
“It reassures students that they too can receive a higher education degree,” Shawn Thomas, director of admissions, said. “It lets them know that there are resources and opportunities for them and puts it into a format that they can understand.”
This program is set up for new students entering the …

Ashley Miller
Assistant editor
Throughout my life I’ve always lacked self-confidence and never been outspoken. I didn’t think I was good enough and would only open up to those that were close to me.
I was always the one sitting in the corner by myself or the one just listening in to what others had to say.
During my time at WT, I’ve grown tremendously as an individual and have gained more confidence in myself.
My professors told me that they wish I would have …

Ashley Miller
Assistant editor

The WTAMU dance ensemble is back on their toes and ready to perform. This year’s spring concert entitled “Dance in Motion” was inspired by an original piece of art by Chad Holiday, assistant professor of art.
“Holiday took a photo of me when I was an active dancer and interpretated it into an original work and that was what inspired the concert piece,” Leslie Meek, assistant professor of dance, said.
“Dance in Motion” will be held at 7:30 p.m., April …

PHOTO BY AMANDA GARCIA | CONSTRUCTION RESUMED: The AT&T High Definition Production Studio resumes construction after being halted in the Fall 2006. The studio will incorporate more virtual sets by using chroma-key technology and will be equipped with the Pro-tools multi-track audio system. When construction of the facility is complete the install will take place and the studio is projected to open in late August or early September.
Ashley Miller
Assistant Editor
Construction of the AT&T High Definition Production Studio has resumed.
The studio …

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Multimedia editor
You know you love it, whether you are a boy or girl, young or old your guilty pleasure is probably MTV’s “The Hills,” and thankfully it’s back.  If you missed Monday’s two part season premiere then you missed out.
Having been a fan myself for the past four seasons, this is definitely the most drama filled of them all.  Already, viewers have been captivated by the disappearance of Spencer’s flesh colored beard, and his new identity-fight club member.
In the …

Ashley Miller
Assisstant Editor
In the 15 months since the start of the recession, employment has fallen by 3.7 percent, but unemployment continues to rise by nearly 0.5 percent every month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
WTAMU Career Services located on the second floor of the Virgil Henson Activities Center, offers a variety of resources and opportunities to help students who are nearing graduation.
The services include resume workshops/critics, interviewing resources, job search strategies, online database and career counseling.
Steve Sellars, Career Services …

PHOTO BY AMANDA GARCIA | Becky Stogner steps into the new job of alumni director this month after spending 10 years in similar positions. Only a month in, Stogner has made plans to engage alumni in the University and helped with the University’s Centennial Celebration in Austin.
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Assistant Editor
Becky Stogner, new executive director of the WT Alumni Association, began her duties on March 2.
Stogner was born and raised in St. Louis, Mo. and gained a bachelor’s degree in mass …

Ashley Miller
Assistant Editor
Timothy Vela, senior speech communications major, was voted in as the new student body vice president with 566 of the total 984 votes made for vice president.
Vela, from Dalhart, is involved in the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, Circle K International, BuffGreen, Student Senate and the new Gay/Straight Alliance that will be on campus next year.
Vela became interested in Student Senate after studying abroad in England.
“I saw things that I wanted to change and make better,” Vela said. “I …

Ashley Miller
Assistant Editor
PHOTO BY RIK ANDERSON
The current student body chief justice has been chosen as the new student body president for 2009-2010. During elections, 1,026 students voted for president and Justin Kirk Scarbrough took 625 of those votes. Scarbrough, a junior speech communication major and Holliday native, is looking forward to this opportunity.
“I’m more excited than anything else,” Scarbrough said. “This is a huge time for the University–with the expansion of the campus as well as the thriving student programs …