Tag: News – International
Secretary of State travels to S. Korea
The United States Secretary of State John Kerry visited President Park Geun-hye of South Korea in Seoul on April 12. Kerry’s trip was taken after a Pentagon assessment suggested North Korea may have formulated a way to fire a nuclear-tipped missile, according to CNN News. U.S. officials reported North Korea could test-launch a mobile ballistic [...]
Justice sought for deadly attacks on U.S. Consulate in Libya
During a large protest demonstration, the U.S. consulate in Benghazi was attacked on Sept. 11, 2012. The attack resulted in the death of four U.S. officials including U.S. ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens. The protests leading up to the attack were the result of an anti-Islam video called “The Innocence of Muslims.” The video, which [...]
Conflict continues in Middle East
Civil war continues to rage in Syria, even after other countries such as Egypt and Tunisia have successfully overthrown dictators in last year’s Arab Spring movement. Dr. Dave Rausch, Teel Bivins Professor of Political Science, noted that Syria’s family dynasty government has been in power since the 1960s and that he’s surprised the public hadn’t [...]
Listen Up!: Former President Bush cycles through Palo Duro Canyon for Warrior 100K
Get your headphones on and listen up to our latest episode. This one is about Former President Bill Clinton’s speech at WTAMU. The transcript for this episode can be found below.
Warrior 100K Press Conference with Former President Bush
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 the report here. Web Editor’s Note: To read more about Warrior 100K, click here! To check out the rest of our [...]
100K mountain bike ride honors wounded warriors
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 of us who have overcome these traumatic instances, overcome these obstacles, these barriers to get here,” Melissa [...]
“Kony 2012” becomes a new social media trend
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 five million tweets about the video a week after it was published on March 5. Dr. Nick Gerlich, department head [...]
Readership WT comes back from Honduras trip
Web Editor’s Note: This is part two of a three-part series. To read part one, click here. For part three, click here. You can view photos of the trip here. We gathered with families and past ambassadors at the Rick Husband International Airport on March 8. Everyone stood with supporters and luggage ready for our [...]
Retired U.N. economist to lecture on ending poverty
Dr. Donald Lee, a retired United Nations economist and advocate of poverty eradication, will be speaking about efforts to end poverty on March 6 at 7 p.m. in the Mary Moody Northen Recital Hall. Lee’s lecture, “Ending Poverty: The United Nations and Millennium Development Goals,” will discuss global poverty and what the U.N. is doing [...]
Computer buying tips for the average non-techie
Computers can be great gifts to give and receive, but knowing how to choose the right one can feel daunting. Depending on what one needs in a computer, here are a few things to keep in mind: Casual-Use Accessing the Internet is the most common use of computers, according to a survey done by the [...]
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