The Prairie News

Then there were five: GOP candidate gives up bid

Krystina Martinez • January 24, 2012

On Jan. 19, Texas Governor Rick Perry announced that he was ending his election campaign, just days before the South Carolina primary. Although Perry’s campaign started off strong, the announcement...

Music department wins “Can-Tree” food drive

Krystina Martinez • December 6, 2011

On Nov. 30, the departments of the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts College came together for “Cans For Christmas,” an event put together by the Ad/PR Society to support the High Plains Food Bank. “Our...

Obama and Republicans face challenges in 2012

Krystina Martinez • November 29, 2011

President Barack Obama will have to jump a few hurdles in his 2012 re-election campaign. According to a recent New York Times & CBS News poll, 43 percent approve of his performance. The nation’s...

Comedy Club Night to host Chad Daniels

Krystina Martinez • November 22, 2011

On Nov. 29, CORE will be hosting Comedy Club Night in the JBK Legends. The show will feature Chad Daniels, who has performed on Comedy Central, the Late Late Show on CBS, and the Tonight Show with Conan...

Candidates vie for Republican nomination: Part 2

Krystina Martinez • November 15, 2011

Web Editor's Note: This is Part Two of a two part series. To read the first article in this series, click here. Election season has kicked off strong with ten Republican candidates seeking the GOP nomination...

Candidates vie for Republican nomination: Part 1

Krystina Martinez • November 8, 2011

Web Editor's Note: This is Part One of a two part series. To read the second article in this series, click here. Election season has kicked off strong with ten Republican candidates seeking the GOP nomination...

Amendment will expand the ability to finance student loans

Krystina Martinez • November 1, 2011

On Nov. 8, Texas voters will line up at the voting booths to vote on several amendments to the state constitution. One of the amendments is Proposition 3, which will expand the Texas Higher Education...

Dr. O’Brien wins Tricycle Race

Krystina Martinez • November 1, 2011

On Oct. 31, WTAMU administrators faced off in a tricycle race to benefit the State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC). Dr. Patrick O’Brien took first place. “We decided to increase the excitement...

State Employee Charitable Campaign Tricycle Race: This Week in Photos

Krystina Martinez • November 1, 2011

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Students, faculty sound off on Occupy Wall Street

Krystina Martinez • October 25, 2011

Amidst growing unrest over the state of the economy, Americans took to the streets to protest in a movement known as “Occupy Wall Street.” The first demonstration was on Sept. 17 at Zucotti Park...

Power outage strikes Canyon

Krystina Martinez • October 25, 2011

A late morning power outage affected WTAMU and parts of Canyon on Oct. 24. “[The power outage] fried four computers in the HELC,” Jessica Phillips, an IT employee, said. “We got a call about an...

Libya’s former leader is dead: Cellphone footage shows the capture of Muammar Gaddafi

Krystina Martinez • October 20, 2011

Libya’s former leader, Muammar Gaddafi, was killed on Oct. 20. According to Reuters, National Transitional Council fighters captured the leader’s hometown of Sirte, where there had been fighting...