The Prairie News – Since 1919
Construction in and around campus. November 7, 2024. Construction began on West Texas A&M University’s Geneva Schaeffer Education Building on May 13. A couple of years ago, as part of the historic $125 million One West comprehensive fundraising campaign, the Schaeffer family agreed to donate $2.5...
News – The Prairie News
Reviving Tradition: WT’s Rough Stock program returns after a decade. McKenna Murphy, Contributor • October 15, 2024. In the dust and crowds of the West Texas A&M University rodeo arena, a long-lost tradition is making its return. With the leadership of the current head rodeo coach, a 2009 Buff alum named Cody Joe... Continue Reading.
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ABOUT THE PRAIRIE NEWS The Prairie News (TPN) is the student-run online news publication at West Texas A&M University. Our vision is to establish a vibrant platform where student journalists can excel, creating impactful, high-quality journalism that serves and mirrors the WT community. Our mission is to inform, educate, and engage our readers through multimedia...
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For The Record; A Story of a Newspaper – The Prairie News
Sep 30, 2024 · Multimedia Reporter. For The Record is a captivating film telling the story of a newspaper called The Canadian Record, the daily hardships it faces and dedication it requires to publish a newspaper in the rural Texas panhandle in today’s modern world. In a podcast with Ryan M. Brooks from Humanities on the High Plains, Laurie Brown, publisher...
The evolution of The Prairie: From print to web
On October 20, 1919, the first edition of The Prairie was published at what was then West Texas State Normal College. The newspaper was four pages long, published twice a month, mostly text based and featured a few pictures. Past print issues are available for viewing at the Cornette Library Special Collections and University Archives. ...
Sports – The Prairie News
Buffs explain why they are looking forward to the upcoming softball, baseball, and basketball seasons. Reagan Riddle • November 2, 2023. The students at West Texas A&M University and Buff fans have a lot of sporting events to look forward to in the upcoming months. With football season winding down, students still have many athletic...
Opinion: Your thoughts and prayers got us here.
Nov 23, 2022 · The Prairie News is a student-led free press. All opinions expressed herein are solely those of the writer and not those of WTAMU. Right around midnight on Nov 20, 2022, as the day turned to the Transgender Day of Remembrance, five people were shot dead while 25 others were injured at Club Q in Colorado Springs, CO.
Campus – The Prairie News
A bronze statue standing seven feet tall of Paul Engler was unveiled outside the Happy State Bank Academic and Research building of the Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences on Oct. 11th.
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