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As the semester draws to a close, finals are looming and stress can reach its pinnacle for students. This April is Stress Awareness Month. The Health Resource Network, a non-profit oraganization focused on education, initially declared April Stress Awareness Month to draw attention to the negative health impacts associated with stress.
This University offers a variety of tools to aid students as they attempt to handle the stress associated with a college lifestyle. The Student Success Center and Counseling …

PRAIRIE | FRANKIE SANCHEZ
Many children across the world don’t have the money to purchase a new pair of shoes every time they have a bad day, or at any time for that matter, but Blake Mycoskie is making an effort to change that.
In 2006, Mycoskie founded a company based out of Santa Monica, California that was dedicated to stopping the spread of podoconiosis in areas where people can’t afford shoes. Podoconiosis is a condition commonly found in wet, volcanic highlands, …

PRAIRIE | Frankie Sanchez
Former presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee will be speaking at the First United Bank Center as the University’s Centennial Speaker on March 31 at 7 p.m.
Huckabee’s visit to campus was orchestrated by the Distinguished Lecture Series who chose the former governor of Arkansas to be the culmination of the spring celebration of WT’s 100th year.
Huckabee will be speaking on, “The Pursuit of the Presidency and the Perfectly Insane American Process.”
One student member of the Distinguished Lecture Series Committee, …

Christian Relief Fund
Although most media attention has turned to new stories and new tragedies, the disaster in Haiti is far from over. One organization with a panhandle basis is continuing the relief ef¬fort in Haiti with help from WT student contributions.
“Hot Dogs for Haiti” and the door-to-door fundraiser in the campus residence halls raised money to go to Christian Relief Fund and the efforts of Dr. Milton Jones. Dr. Jones, President of the organization, went to Haiti to continue humanitarian …

PRAIRIE | Frankie Sanchez
Going to a hookah bar with some friends, choosing your favorite tobacco flavor and enjoying a good time, may sound like harmless fun.
Marissa Rojas, a hookah smoker says, “It is a very easy going atmosphere. There are a bunch of couches and cushions on the floor. Just people smoking hookah and drinking coffee; it’s like a coffee shop with hookahs.”
For many, smoking hookahs has become more of a social event and a time of leisure while enjoying …

Anti-Valentine's Card from Cafepress.com.
Thousands of consumers are saying, “It’s over,” and ditching the stereotypical Valentine’s Day.
Two movements in America and worldwide are gaining popularity: Anti-Valentine’s Day and Singles’ Awareness Day.
Once considered a move of the jaded and bitter, being anti-Valentine’s Day is becoming accepted not only by a growing number of consumers, but also by the greeting card industry. American Greeting Corporation, a leading greeting card manufacturer, has added a new type of card to its arsenal in hope of …

GRAPHICS | ESPN.COM
The announcement of a three-dimensional sports channel conjures up images of major league fastballs or NFL tacklers appearing to bust through the television screen at the viewer. The reality is not so dynamic, although still impressive to those who have sampled early offerings. Like all new technology, it will not be immediately widely available, and it won’t be cheap.
3-D movies are the hot thing right now, with Pixar’s Up and James Cameron’s Avatar being to recent successes. ESPN, …

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Don’t wash your hands with soap and water.
Don’t keep your hands away from your mouth, nose, and eyes.
Make sure you eat, drink, and smoke after others.
Don’t cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve so that viruses are trapped in the fabric of your clothing, and so that you do
contaminate your hands.
COME IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE SICK, AND DO NOT STAY HOME WHEN YOU ARE ILL.
Don’t visit a doctor if you exhibit flu-like symptoms.
Don’t try to …