The Prairie News

Warrior 100K Press Conference with Former President Bush

Maria Molina • April 27, 2012

Former President George W. Bush cycled through Palo Duro Canyon for the Warrior 100K race for wounded veterans. During the event, he gave a brief press conference and was interviewed by The Prairie. Watch...

100K mountain bike ride honors wounded warriors

Maria Molina • April 27, 2012

April 27 marked the second day of the Warrior 100K mountain bike ride dedicated to the U.S. service men and women wounded during combat. “There are 19 of us here and it is just a testament to all...

Newspapers search for a new ad business model

Maria Molina • April 24, 2012

The newspaper industry has struggled to find a business model to balance online and print revenue. A 2012 study by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism shows newspaper’s...

President George W. Bush to host the Warrior 100K

Maria Molina • April 17, 2012

Former President George W. Bush will host the second annual Warrior 100K at Palo Duro Canyon State Park on April 26-28. The 100-kilometer mountain bike ride is dedicated to U.S. servicemen and women wounded...

Former President George W. Bush will host Warrior 100K

Maria Molina • April 11, 2012

Former President George W. Bush will host the second annual Warrior 100K at Palo Duro Canyon State Park on April 26-28. The 100-kilometer mountain bike ride is dedicated to U.S. servicemen and women wounded...

“Kony 2012” becomes a new social media trend

Maria Molina • April 10, 2012

The Viral Video “Kony 2012” became a trend across social media during the past month with 86,723,160 views on YouTube and 17,800,000 on Vimeo as of April 3. According to Pew Research there were nearly...

Former President Bill Clinton to speak at WTAMU

Maria Molina • April 4, 2012

Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to speak April 24 at 8:00 p.m. at WTAMU as part the Distinguished Lecture Series. The event will take place at the First United Bank Center and it is free and...

WTAMU will soon be a Hispanic Serving Institution

Maria Molina • March 6, 2012

West Texas A&M University set as a goal for the university to become a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) by 2014. The Hispanic population increase in Texas is one of the factors that influenced...

Students and staff win Math, Chemistry and Physics department art contest

Maria Molina • December 8, 2011

The Math, Chemistry and Physics department held an art contest to decorate their hall in the Classroom Center. “We just moved in to this new area in the Classroom Center a couple of years ago and...

“Toys for Juarez” becomes a community toy drive

Maria Molina • December 6, 2011

Haga clic aqui para leer el sitio web en espanol – Editor Internet On Dec. 14, Juan Gallardo, president of the WTAMU Hispanic Student Association, will be distributing toys to El Paso with other members...

“Juguetes para Juárez” ayuda a niños afectados por la violencia

Maria Molina • December 6, 2011

To read this article in English, click here. - Web Editor's Note El 14 de Diciembre, Juan Gallardo, presidente de la Asociación de Estudiantes Hispanos (HSA), junto a otros miembros de esta organización...

Opportunities for students outside of the classroom

Maria Molina • November 29, 2011

The success of the freshmen readership program at WTAMU has inspired other readership opportunities around campus. The CORE office organized two different readership during the Fall semester, the Leadership...