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SIFE hosts conference for local high school students

Ryan Schaap January 31, 2012

WTAMU’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) hosted a “Leading the Way” conference Jan. 26 to give local high school students a taste of what college is about. “We try to teach students how...

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This Week in Photos: Misc

Ryan Schaap January 31, 2012

Check out the miscellaneous photos for this week! Here are the related stories: ACT to attend Professional Development Conference SIFE hosts conference for local high school students

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Federally supported ethanol programs eliminated

Ryan Schaap January 24, 2012

As of Dec. 31, 2011, the ethanol subsidy has thinned out, according to the Milk Producers Council. Two of the three federally supported programs that produce corn-based ethanol have been eliminated. “By...

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Twelve junior colleges attend livestock contest on campus

Ryan Schaap December 6, 2011

On Dec. 3, WTAMU hosted the Junior College Livestock Contest. The contest helps prepare junior college students for larger competitions as well as having the opportunity to recruit new students to WT. Twelve...

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SIFE students helping with Boots and Sandals event. Photo courtesy of Gimmy Tseng.

WT’s SIFE hosts Boots and Sandals for refugees

Ryan Schaap November 29, 2011

WTAMU SIFE has teamed up with the Diversity program to give refugees from Asia another chance to succeed in life here in Texas. The refugees are mostly from Asian countries such as Saudi Arabia, Congo...

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Great American Smoke Out helps students with smoking habits

Ryan Schaap November 19, 2011

Every third Thursday of November, a day is dedicated to raising awareness about the consequences of smoking cigarettes. This is the 36th year that the American Cancer Society has hosted the Great American...

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Bobby Strong and Hope Cladwell. Photo by Ryan Schaap.

WTAMU’s Theater department performs Urinetown

Ryan Schaap November 15, 2011

The WTAMU Department of Theater will journey into a world where water is so scarce that you have to pay to use the restroom. The unusual concept is this year's musical, Urinetown. In the story, the...

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Tyler Brown, assistant grad student. Photo by Ryan Schaap.

Agricultural Air Quality facility studies local odor

Ryan Schaap November 8, 2011

The Agriculture Air Quality facility is doing research on poultry, beef and swine farms to measure the air quality. This research has involved a USDA farm near Waco, where Dr. Eddie Caraway, research...

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Agricultural Air Quality Facility: This Week in Photos

Agricultural Air Quality Facility: This Week in Photos

Ryan Schaap November 8, 2011

This week, we took a look (or, should we say, took a sniff?) into WT's Agricultural Air Quality Facility. Read more about it here! [imagebrowser id=106]

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Horticulture experiments. Photo by Ryan Schapp.

Horticulture: This Week in Photos

Ryan Schaap November 1, 2011

Photos of the WTAMU Horticulture experiments! To read more about the horticulture program at WT, click here. [imagebrowser id=96]

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Erwin’s Greenhouse is used as a learning tool for students. Photo by Ryan Schaap.

WTAMU students take tour of Erwin’s Greenhouse

Ryan Schaap November 1, 2011

For the last five years, WTAMU students have been taking trips with Mrs. Elizabeth Moore’s horticulture class to the Erwin’s Greenhouse. Moore is a part time instructor at WT and helps with the...

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AEI research projects will help state energy costs

Ryan Schaap October 25, 2011

In 1977, WTAMU (then known as West Texas State University) formed an Alternative Energy Institute (AEI) to look for new alternative energy resources. The program involves research, development and...

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