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Irish folk band kicks off winter tour at WTAMU

Irish folk band kicks off winter tour at WTAMU

Cheyenne Black February 25, 2015

In the late 1950’s, when kids were trying to learn how to play the guitar or keep rhythm on drums, Paul Brock, Manus McGuire, Garry O’Meara and Denis Carey were in the beginning stages of learning...

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Love LSC Runner of the Year

Love LSC Runner of the Year

Cheyenne Black February 18, 2015

Emma Love has been named the LSC Runner of the Year. It has been a long journey for Love, who has been running for WT’s cross country team since her freshman year after she was convinced to attend WT...

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Defense will be key in game against ENMU Zias

Defense will be key in game against ENMU Zias

Cheyenne Black January 28, 2015

The Lady Buffs basketball team is starting out the spring semester 15-2, with an average of 89 points per game. This past weekend was a high for the Lady Buffs as they won games against Texas A&M...

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WTAMU honors 50 years of Lady Buff Volleyball

WTAMU honors 50 years of Lady Buff Volleyball

Cheyenne Black October 22, 2014

Oct. 18 marks the 50th year for volleyball at West Texas A&M University. In the spring of 1964, Coach Allene Stovall started WTAMU’s first volleyball and women’s basketball programs. From 1964...

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Sons of Anarchy says farewell to seven year series

Sons of Anarchy says farewell to seven year series

Cheyenne Black September 24, 2014

Sept. 9 marked the beginning of the final season of the well-known biker show, Sons of Anarchy. The show started off as a hard-core biker club that was devoted to the family business of selling guns. Through...

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Entertainment. Art by Chris Brockman.

New iPhone revealed

Cheyenne Black September 3, 2014

For months there have been rumors swirling around about the new features that Apple has added to the iPhone 6. Each year Apple releases the next generation of the smartphone. Though this year, Apple...

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University faculty hires new student affairs VP

University faculty hires new student affairs VP

Cheyenne Black August 27, 2014

West Texas A&M administration has hired a new student affairs  Vice President to over see the Code of students, Emergency notifications, Student Honors, Notary and Student judicial affairs and...

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WT students “Stop, Drop, and Go” on move-in day.

WT sets new school record with dorm capacity

Cheyenne Black August 27, 2014

The number of WT students living on campus is the highest it has ever been. WT reports the number of students living on campus is just below 2,400. “We are completely full. The rooms that are left...

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Dancers perform Mindy Copeland’s “Sound is Pound.” Courtesy of Edward Truitt

WT Dance Department hosts concert

Cheyenne Black April 29, 2014

“The show was a smash hit. We had a great audience. We had some technical difficulties, but the show went on,” Leslie Williams, Associate Professor and Director of Dance, said. With finals just...

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Chad Odufuwa, Jeffrey Fortner, Lane Wilson. Courtesy of Laura Wilbanks.

Grade schoolers battle arsenic in water

Cheyenne Black April 22, 2014

While most people tend to think that the tap water they are drinking is relatively safe and contains no chemicals, it wasn’t the case for the townspeople in Whiteface, Texas. “The project started...

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One of the pieces of artwork shown off at the Amarillo Museum of Art.

Amarillo Museum of Art hosts student art

Cheyenne Black April 8, 2014

West Texas A&M University and Amarillo College held their yearly art show on April 4. The art show was hosted by the Amarillo Museum of Art, where more than 100 students and faculty from both AC...

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Local. Art by Chris Brockman.

WT participates in Global News Relay

Cheyenne Black April 1, 2014

“I know they will be proud to say they participated in this global event that only three universities in the entire United States were a part of,” George Lozano, senior Advertising and Public Relations...

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