The Prairie News

WTAMU Cricket Club sets their sights on regionals

Krystina Martinez • October 18, 2011

On Sept. 17, the WTAMU Cricket Club participated in the seventh annual W.P. Dayawansa Memorial Cricket Tournament at Texas Tech University. The club beat out 16 other teams to win the tournament. “People...

Johnson hypnotizes, entertains WTAMU students

Krystina Martinez • October 11, 2011

On Oct. 3, the C.J. Johnson Comedy Hypnotist Show took place at 10 p.m. in the Mary Moody Northen Recital Hall. The event, sponsored by the Residence Hall Association, was in lieu of the cancellation...

Time capsule sealed in special ceremony

Krystina Martinez • October 4, 2011

On Oct. 3, a time capsule was interred in a special ceremony at the Fine Arts Mall. Dr. Patrick O’Brien opened the ceremony with a speech, leaving a message for the future University president...

Time Capsule: This Week in Photos

Krystina Martinez • October 4, 2011

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UPD releases annual WT crime report to public

Krystina Martinez • September 27, 2011

The WTAMU University Police Department released their annual Campus and Fire Safety Report. The report contains statistics of reported crimes on campus and in the surrounding area.“Canyon...

Teaching leadership for the real world

Krystina Martinez • September 20, 2011

The Freshmen Leadership Organization (FLO) is a branch of the WTAMU Student Government whose main goal is to build leaders among freshmen. Although FLO is a part of Student Government, Executive Director...

Student Government opens applications for associate justices

Krystina Martinez • September 13, 2011

Student Government will have applications open for students interested in serving on the judicial board. The judicial board is responsible for hearing a wide variety of cases assigned by WT, ranging from...

President speaks to student senators about budget

Krystina Martinez • September 6, 2011

A special session Student Senate meeting took place on Aug. 29 to address budget concerns. University president Dr. Patrick O’Brien came to speak to student senators about the challenges the school will...

Student Government appoints chief justice for 2011-2012

Krystina Martinez • May 12, 2011

Through an executive order signed by Student Body President Tim Vela, Audra Thurman was sworn in as Chief Justice of Student Government on May 12. The original motion failed at the May 2 senate meeting...

Annual Spring concert depicts students’ hard work

Krystina Martinez • May 3, 2011

‘The True Colors of Dance’ was this year’s theme for the WTAMU Dance department’s annual spring concert. The concert featured five pieces, all of which incorporated colors in costuming, set design, and the overall theme of the individual piece.

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Student Government will start school year without chief justice

Krystina Martinez • May 3, 2011

The judicial branch of Student Government was placed on hold after the bill to appoint Audra Thurman as chief justice failed to pass during the Student Senate meeting on May 2. Thurman, a Public Administration major, was the only applicant for the position of Chief Justice. She had previously served as an associate justice on the judicial board, and briefly served as Chief Justice Pro-Tem.

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Annual Spring concert will begin this week

Krystina Martinez • April 26, 2011

WTAMU’s Dance department will be putting on their annual spring dance concert from April 28-30. This year’s theme is the “True Colors of Dance,” where the performers will be able to showcase styles of dancing that may be unfamiliar to the audience.

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