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TRiO Offers Science and Math Sessions During Summer
Upward Bound Math-Science is part of a group of programs called TRiO funded by the Department of Education. Included in the program is a segment to occur at West Texas A&M University. The purpose of Upward Bound Math-Science and TRiO is to exercise the intellectual muscles of low-income and first-generation students in the fields of [...]
Former student Rhett Price rocks the violin
Since he was four years old, Rhett Price knew he would be a violinist. Instead of putting him in piano lessons, like his sister, they bought him a violin so he and his sister wouldn’t argue over who got to use the piano. Now, Price is experiencing a rise to fame via Youtube as he [...]
Dorm regulations to change
New information that some on campus dorms will be increasing in price for the Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 semesters, is not boding well with some students, who are prompting an immediate dislike to the change. “It’s something new, so of course, students are kind of freaking out about it,” Lindsey Steele, a graduating senior [...]
Student Government election results
Elections were recently held on April 9 through the 10 for positions in the WTAMU Student Government. The students of WT were able to vote for whom they believed would be the best fit for the positions of Student Body President, Student Body Vice President and Student Senators. The Presidential election was won by Leif [...]
UAA on campus trys to make a difference
As the year draws to a close, some groups and organizations on campus will take a break over the summer. However, the Unconventional Activist Alliance (UAA) at WTAMU is striving to gain support and make a change over the course of the break, as well as throughout the coming year. “The UAA isn’t here to [...]
Tips to help test anxiety
With the semester winding down and finals shortly approaching students are faced with a battle that occurs every test day: test anxiety. Educational and counseling services has hosted three different sessions this semester over how to handle anxiety. “We typically cover what test anxiety is and why it happens,” Jacklyn Cargill graduate student intern said. [...]
COESS assisting with classroom learning disabilities
Just after finals had concluded in the Fall of 2010, Dr. Eddie Henderson, Dean of the College of Education and Social Sciences, was on duty in his office on the fourth floor of Old Main when he received a phone call from a concerned parent. The parent was Letricia “Puff” Niegos, and she wanted to [...]
WTAMU instructor ‘houses’ an Amarillo shootout
A burglar ended his robbery streak in WTAMU Part-Time Instructor of Economics Mr. Stephen Hayward’s home on April 23. “I was getting ready to go to class and give a test,” Hayward said. “My neighbor called at about [10:50 am] and said there’s somebody in the house, don’t go home. So, I called the police [...]
Chew on This
On Wed., May 1, the Chew On This Tour will be stopping by First United Bank Center parking lot from 10:30 a.m. to1:00 p.m. The road show is stopping by various venues all over the country, spreading the word about world hunger and sustainable food production. In collaboration with Elanco and Nutra Blend, the Tour [...]
Honors Banquet names Man and Woman of the Year
A keyboard, bass and saxophone played softly as the thirty-fourth annual University Honors Banquet commenced. CORE Roundtable and The Leadership Board worked together to bring the banquet to the JBK Legacy Hall on Friday, April 26. “It was really a lot of prep work, but it went really smoothly,” said Kirby Weaver, President of the [...]
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