We hope you have had a great semester here at WTAMU, and have also enjoyed the new changes of the Prairie. This is the last issue this year, and we wanted to go out with a BANG!
This Christmas issue will definitely put you in the holiday spirit. Also, you will learn quite a bit about some teachers and athletes here on campus and what they like to do during the holidays. You will also get an inside glimpse of the …

PRAIRIE | Frankie SanchezDr. Patrick Osei-HwereAdjunct Professor He used to be a TV personality in Ghana where he hosted a Quiz program for High School.

PRAIRIE | Frankie SanchezPamela Lockwood Math Professor “I think I am too old to have two kids. I am 40, and I have two kids who are 2 ½ and 1 year old.”

PRAIRIE | Frankie SanchezDaniel Seth Math Professor He owns a tourist version of a blowgun, which he got as he spent a year working in Malasia.

PRAIRIE | Frankie SanchezJean …

PHOTO | RIK ANDERSEN
Rik Andersen, West Texas A&M University photographer, displays his “Stuff” in the Cornette Library First Floor Gallery.
“Stuff” is a diverse collection of photography projects created by Andersen throughout his career. The collection ranges from the WTSU newspaper, works from photography school, to even his personal photographs.
“I decided to call the show “Stuff” because that’s what it is, an eclectic collection of stuff I’ve created and collected through the years.”
This will be Andersen’s first “true” show, even though …

PHOTO | Rik AndersenErrolynne FranckEquestrian "I’m going to be spending this Christmas in Seattle with my sister. I love the holidays because of all the Christmas lights."PHOTO | Rik AndersenDominic FurnessSoccer "For the holidays, I will be flying home to England. It will be the first time I have been home in a year, and I can’t wait. I’m looking forward to seeing my fmaily and ctaching up."

PHOTO | Rik AndersenZach WalkerBaseball “This holiday season I will be spending most of my time …

Official Movie Poster.
It’s a Wonderful Life
Beka Rutledge (Assistant Editor)
The movie that I must watch every Christmas is, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” It is such a great story about second chances and the true love you get from family. Although the film is in black and white, I think that aspect makes it even more beautiful. It captures all the magic of Christmas. Even though there are some low, slightly depressing portions of the movie, the magic of the giving …

The Prairie, 1997
As you can read in the story to the left, which was run by The Prairie on February 5, 1997, Candace Nickelson and Chuck Jordan pretty much had a fairytale courtship. However, it wasn’t to end there.
The couple set their wedding date for November 29, 1997. When they set out to find a place for the ceremony to take place, neither one of their hometowns was going to work. Then the chapel on WT’s campus was mentioned, and …