the PrairieTuesday, September 14, 2010

Volume 93 Issue II

This year’s freshmen have been told over and over how important it is to get involved on campus. That it helps students stay in school, it helps them have higher grades, and that they will have a much better over-all college experience. However, upper class men may not have had this same lecture. So for them (and freshmen too) iWeek has been created.

Don Albrecht, Vice President of Student Affairs, first approached Skip Chisum, Director of the Jack B. Kelley Student Center, and Amber Black, Manager of Student Success Center, during

the spring, asking them to put together a week of organizations and offices that would help students feel more comfortable at WTAMU. Out of this came Involvement Week, or iWeek.

“It’s important that students realize that every day is different,” Black said.

The purpose of Monday’s fair, iSucceed, was to inform students about the academic and health services WT provides.

The second day, iBelong, is a way for students to connect with social groups on campus.

iCare, on Wednesday, is a volunteer fair. Students led organizations from the WT campus, as well as Amarillo and Canyon groups will inform students of the many

ways they can help others in the area.

Then, closing out the week is the iBelieve fair on Thursday. This fair will have faith based organizations that are run from the campus.

Each day, the fair will begin at 9 a.m. and end sometime around 1 p.m. Three fairs (iSucceed, iCare, and iBelieve) will be held inside the JBK. iBelong, however, will be too large to fit in the JBK, and will be moved to the Pedestrian Mall just outside of the JBK.

At the entrance of each fair, there will be a main booth set up that will be worked by CORE office employees. This booth will have a place for students to swipe in with their Buffalo Gold Cards and enter themselves in a drawing for

Apple products.“If you bring your Buff Gold

Card and swipe it every day, you’ll be in the drawing for an iPad, an iTouch, and a couple of iPods,” Chisum said. “But, if you come all four days, then your name is in the drawing four times.”

In addition to the iWeek fair, different departments will have booths set up outside of their main offices on Monday. This was added for students, such as nursing or engineering majors, whose departmental building is not located close to the JBK so that they can still see what organizations their own department sponsors.

“We’re trying to get those organizations that are specifics to departments,”

Black said. “We want them to participate and have a table set up to try to say, ‘Hey, biology majors. We’re right here outside of your class and we have a club that we’d like you to get involved in. So, we’re hoping that it will be a different way to reach some students who may not be walking through the JBK during the fair.”

Students are highly encouraged to actively participate in this fair, exchanging information with groups that interest them and to just ask questions.

For more information about iWeek, students can visit the University’s website at www.wtamu.edu/student-support/iweek.aspx, or ask anyone wearing a white iWeek shirt.

iWeek aims to get students involved, informedCECILE CHARLESStaff Writer

Tri-State Fair returns to Amarillo

It is almost that time of the year again; the Tri-State Fair & Rodeo will be making its annual stop in Amarillo starting September 17 through the 25th.

The mission of Amarillo Tri-State Exposition is to provide an educational, cultural and recreational experience for area citizens.

The fair is a place for people of all ages to enjoy some relaxation and some fun.

“We always try to target families,” Angela Ragland, Sponsorship and Marketing Director said. “We expect Dance Heads to be the hit of the fair as well as our great concert lineup.”

Dance Heads is one of the new attractions at the fair this year. It is similar to karaoke except there is no singing required. Choose a song, smile and bob your head to the beat.

WTAMU Ag Graduate Program will have presentations and displays that promote positive aspects of the agricultural industry. Other new attractions at the fair this fall include a petting zoo, pig races and camel rides provided by Hedrick’s Promotions Inc.

Food at the fair is something for people to enjoy. Main dishes include sandwiches, burgers, corn dogs, turkey legs, tacos and many more.

“I cannot wait for the fair to open,” senior, Sociology major, Brant Nelson said. “There’s too many too choose from,

but Cheese on a Stick and Fried Sneakers are some of my favorites.”

The fair is a good place for people to hang out with friends and family. Especially with the late hours the fair is open.

Junior, Graphic Designer, Taylor Meyer enjoys going to the fair to hang out with friends.

“The fair is a good place to hang out with friends in a different environment,” Meyer said. “We like the fair food and watching the different kinds of people and the things they do.”

Friday, September 17 is opening night and admission is half price all night. College night is Thursday, September 23, students show ID and admission is free all day, which includes gate admission, rodeo and the concert.

DAVID MERAZStaff Writer

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The Ferris wheel is a place for people to congregate and enjoy the view of the fair.

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Freshmen can vote for freshmen senators today and Sept. 15. Students will be able to vote on WT-Class or at any of the kiosks around campus.

Student Body Vice President Kyle Haugh said that fresh-men usually have the least representation throughout campus, so it’s important that freshmen vote during this election.

“These are the people that are going to be representing them for the next year,” Haugh said.

Student Body President Tim Vela also said that representa-tion for freshmen is vi-tal to making campus successful.

“Student Govern-ment is a voice for the students,” Vela said. “Whether it is an issue of tuition and fees or getting a vending machine on campus, we try to help the stu-dents out in any way possible.”

Haugh agreed with Vela saying that

Student Gov-ernment works with issues that

impact all of campus.“Senate is valu-

able because we’re a deliberative body that can discuss issues that [students] care about and even some that they don’t care about that impact them the most,” Haugh said.

Seven freshmen are offi cially in the running for Freshmen Elec-tions. Other freshmen can attempt to create a write-in cam-paign if they did not make it onto the offi cial ballot. Vela said that Student Senate is one of several ways students have an opportu-nity to become involved in Student Gov-ernment.

“If you want to be a part of Student Government, FLO (Freshmen Leadership Organization) is for freshmen,” Vela said. “For everyone else we have Student Senate and Judicial Board as well as the President Cabinet appointments.”

Freshman Keltin Wiens said that he choose Student Gov-ernment above other organizations because Student Government

impacts the entire Student Body.

“When I got to WT I was looking for ways to make a dif-ference,” Wiens said. “I thought [Student Government] would be an organization on campus where I could do the best.”

Another freshman Justin Reyna is also running for Freshmen Senator. Reyna said his goals include be-coming more oriented with Student Senate and trying to gain new positions in Student Government in the future.

“I’ve been involved in student government through all of grade school,” Reyna said. “I

like having a voice and being involved in the decision making process.”

Both Wiens and Reyna said they thought it was impor-tant to get involved on campus during their freshman year as opposed to waiting until they were up-perclassmen.

“I know that its better to start in the beginning then wait,” Reyna said. “When people wait until their sophomore year they miss out on a lot of great opportunities.”

Reyna said that his involvement on campus has al-ready helped him to become a better student.“It’s made me more organized and more focused on school,” Reyna said.

All of the fresh-men running for senate seats have less than 30 credit hours and will be propor-tionally representing the freshmen class. All colleges on campus have one senator for every 200 students in their re-spective college. The number of freshmen seats are decided in the same manner.

Several construction jobs and renovations on campus have lead to a decrease in available parking for students and faculty.

“This is the fi rst year we have ha a real parking problem,” said Danny Smith, Associate Vice President for Physical Plant, “We lost a lot of spaces because of construction.”

Some of those parking spac-es included the Cross and Jones parking lot, the band parking lot, Russell Long Boulevard and parking at The Box. Beginning next semester, a new parking lot with over 225 spots will be added where the Old Fine Arts building once stood. With this parking lot, WT will have more parking spots.

Remember walking is an

“Tuesday’s at the Tank” invites students to enjoy their in-between class times at lunch on Tuesdays outside with some special acts.

Chance Haugen, who is in charge of Tuesdays at the Tank, said the idea came from a similar pro-gram that he was involved in while in school.

“At my university, they had a program like this were you could sign up and play at the student union,” Haugen said. “So I wanted to do some-thing like it. The Pedestrian Mall was brand new and we wanted to create some excite-ment on it.”

“Tuesday’s at the Tank” runs through the fi rst six weeks of school in the fall and then begins again in April when warmer weather arrives.

The next band performing is The Men of E.X.Cluzive., a steppers group at WTAMU.

Although food is not of-fered each week at “Tuesday’s at the Tank”, there are a few

select occa-sions when food will be served. Commuter’s Appreciation Week and Homecoming are a few of these select days.

“Tuesday’s at the Tank” started in 2007 and has been going strong ever since. It started out as a once a month thing and seemed to be spo-

radic.“Tuesday’s at the Tank”

tries to provide local bands a chance to play for their peers. The CORE offi ce provides the sound equipment.

“The best way to play is to contact me,” said Haugen, “Let me know and we can get you hooked up.”

Students hoping to enjoy “Tuesdays at the Tank” can gather in the Pedestrian Mall.

Fresh elections: New students will represent class of ‘14

KATELYN GARRITYAssistant Editor

STEPHEN INGLEMembers of the Student Senate sit in a special session meeting on September 8th.

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Music for thought STEPHANIE WILLIAMSStaff Reporter

Upcoming Tuesdays at the Tank

9/14, The Men of E.X.Cluzive9/21, Five Floors Above9/28, Just 2 Guys10/5, Band TBA (Home-coming Week, Free Food)10/12, The B Team (Commuter Apprecia-tion Week, Free Food)

STEPHEN INGLE

Campus construction takes away parking

STEPHANIE WILLIAMSStaff Reporter

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s Life For 25 years, Dr. Eddie Henderson has worked at WTAMU. Before becoming the Dean of the College of Education and Social Sciences, he earned his doctorate in education. Later he received his law degree from Texas Tech. When Dr. Henderson joined the faculty at WT, the University was not yet a part of the A&M system.

“I helped with the merger between West Texas State University

and the A&M system,” Dr. Henderson said. “Then I taught education law as a part-time professor.”

In the classroom, Dr. Henderson attempts to engage the students to discuss and think, and allow them to argue with critical analysis. Having a law degree and being trained to argue influences his class room teaching.

“I have had students tell me that I don’t really teach, I perform,” Dr. Henderson said. “My teaching is more lectures centered, but through that I bring my experience of argumentation, and create a conversation that we can really discuss.”

Dr. Henderson serves in many different capacities while as a dean. One role he enjoys fulfilling is being a part of the WT

Grievance Committee where he is an active member. In his position he works with other faculty, staff and students to make decisions.

“He is an amazing person,” Stayce Perez, a junior biology major, said. “While serving alongside him, I’ve seen overwhelming fairness, justice and sincerity.”

Last year Dr. Henderson went to Turkey with the Readership program. His contacts, vast travel and familiarity with the country played a role in educating WT students. “What a fascinating man,” Brandy Roberts, a public administrative major, said. “He is able to make you think by completely going against the norm of thought. Much like the term ‘devil’s advocate,’ he’s able to argue both sides of a point beautifully.”

Roberts met Dr. Henderson through Student Government, and has had the opportunity to eat lunch with him.

“He is legitimately

interested in bettering his specific college,” Roberts said. “Continually he’ll ask ‘what can I do to help you?’”

Dr. Henderson enjoys exploring different cultures, meeting new people, visiting old friends and working to accommodate his local and international community. He has traveled to over fifteen different countries while working at WT.“I think some people are afraid of his position and experience,” Roberts said, “but deep down inside he is a guy who likes to help better the world.”

Dr. Henderson has three grandchildren he loves to talk about ages seven, five and three. He is a family man who enjoys including and spending time with his family.

“I went to lunch with them a couple of days ago,” Dr. Henderson said, “and they really make my life feel whole.”

option. Also, students can be picked up at the First United Bank Center every ten minutes and then shuttled to campus. Parking at the FUBC is free and does not require a parking permit.

“As we begin to get the lot done we will start to open it up slowly for residential parking, but don’t expect that for at least another eight weeks,” Smith said.

Along with the new parking lot, the new freshmen dorm, Centennial Hall, is under construction as well. This underclassman dorm will relieve some of the housing issues that have been seen this summer.

“This is the busiest we (the Physical Plant) have ever been,” said Smith, “but we are updating the campus in a much needed way.”

ConstructionDINO GRIEGOStaff Reporter

Spotlight on Dr. Henderson

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Intramural sports begin this week and some of the new fields will be open for practice.

KWTS Sports Director Tony Collins is among the students reveling in the excitement. “This year Intramurals will be 10 times better because of the new fields,” Collins said. “There won’t be as many cancellations due to the fields being able to soak up the water faster.”

Senior Broadcasting major Chase Horn, who played softball last semester, was more excited about the thought of games staying on campus rather than being moved to a different location. “Last year during softball season, we had to play our games at different locations because of

the poor field conditions,” said Horn. “It’ll be nice this year to actually go out and play without having to worry about games or playoffs being cancelled.

While some students participate as something to keep them busy, that doesn’t seem to be the case for these students. Collins said his favorite part is spending time with friends and creating lasting memories.

“I enjoy going out there after a stressful day,” Collins said. “It’s a great way to bond with my friends and have some fun at the same time. Plus winning feels really

good as well.”For Horn, he just loves friendly

competition out on the field with everyone. “I just love competition out there,” he said. “I played sports in high school and so its second nature for me to want to go out there and play some more while I’m in college.”

If students would like more information about Intramurals, they can visit the Rec Sports office located in the Virgil Henson Activities Center, Room 210. Students can also call them at 806-651-2400 or email them at recsports@wtamu.edu.

Rec sports o� ers varietyEvan GriceStaff Writer

New f ie lds offer consistenc y, more play t ime

The #4 ranked Lady Buff s made their debut this past Friday night against #14 Fort Lewis.

FLC spoiled the home opener winning 1-0, handing the Lady Buff s their fi rst loss of the season.

The game was tightly contested throughout, with chances few and far between. The Lady Buff s best chance came in the 16th minute when Lindsay McHorse fi red a shot just wide of the top left corner.

The lone goal of the match came in the 73rd minute when Hayley Hollenga would go one-on-one with WTAMU

Goalkeeper Kelly Skehan and shoot the ball past her. Skehan made four saves in the match.

The Lady Buff s have little time to rest as they prepare to host UT Permian Basin today as part of a doubleheader, Kickoff scheduled for 3 p.m. for the women’s game with the men’s team playing at 6 p.m.

Score BoardFootball

Sept. 11 against South-western Oklahoma State University the Buff s led the game for all four quarters.

Final Score 77-14 Bu� s

Ladies Soccer

Sept. 6, during the fi rst home game of the season, the Lady Buff s soccer team faced Fort Lewis College. The game was close and ended with FLC pulling ahead in the 73rd minute.

Final Score 1-0 FLC

Men’s Soccer

Sept. 5 in Golden, Colo. against the Fort Lewis Sky-

hawks, the referee issued 8 cards and called 39 fouls.

Final Score 4-1 FLC

Sept. 7 in Golden Colo. against Colorado School of Mines, the Buff s lost in a shutout.

Final Score 4-0 CSM

Volleyball

Sept. 10-11, the ladies participated in a tournament in Colorado. They lost their fi rst sets against Southwest Minnesota State and Metro State, but rebounded and won their last set against Saint Leo.

Final Score 3-0 SMS; 3-1 MS; 3-1 SL

Soccer falls in home openerEvan GriceStaff Writer

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Senior Chase Horn

The #16 ranked Lady Buff volleyball team took part in the Colorado Premier Tournament this past weekend.

The Lady Buff s lost their fi rst two games against #10 Southwest Minnesota State and #12 Metro State 3-0 and 3-1.

Freshmen Ashley Davis and Keidra Williams both had eight kills against the Mustangs. Junior Libero Lauren Beville also had a team-high 13 digs in the match.

Senior Lauren Thedford and junior Erika Dupree would both record double-doubles in

the nightcap against the Roadrunners. Thedford had 10 kills and 15 digs, while Dupree had 11 kills and 12 assists in the match.

WT’s woes would continue against Adams State on Saturday. Despite being up 2-0 in the match, the Lady Buff s couldn’t put the Grizzles away and would eventually fall 3-2. The loss meant the Lady Buff s were on their fi rst three game losing streak since Sept. 2007.

Dupree would turn in another strong performance hitting .458 for the match and recording 12 kills. Sophomore Erin Dougherty would register 10 kills and Senior Teresa

Dunn would lead the Lady Buff s with 20 assists against the Grizzles.

In their fi nal match of the tournament, the Lady Buff s put together a team eff ort and defeated #6 Saint Leo 3-1, respectively.

Dupree would register only her second triple-double of her career, recording 15 kills 26 assists and 13 digs against the Lions. Thedford would be close behind earning a double-double with 15 kills and 17 digs.

WT return home and begin LSC play against Texas A&M Commerce on Thursday Sept. 16th with fi rst serve scheduled for 7 P.M. at The Box.

Lady Buff s fi nish strongVo l l e y b a l l t o u r n a m e n t e n d s w i t h w i nEvan GriceStaff Writer

F o r u p d a t e d s p o r t s s t o r i e s d u r i n g t h e w e e k a n d t o f i n d o u t m o re a b o u t t h e s t o r i e s l i s t e d i n t h e S c o re B o a rd, v i s i t t h e p ra i r i e n e w s . c o m .

Top: A WT player fi ghts for the ball.Left: Teams rush down the fi eld trying to gain posses-sion of the ball.

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lture The International Student Office

(ISO) held a welcome party for all the international students on Sept. 10 at the Wesley Foundation. The welcome back party is celebrated every Fall semester with the purposes of helping international students to meet new people, get connections, and get

involved.ISO provided several activities during the

party, such as, drawing lots with fabulous prizes, limbo competition and dancing. Many students gave a positive feedback for the party.

“The party is a lot different than last year, this year is more fun” says Ami Wang, an international student from China.

The welcome back party is not only a way to meet new people but also a good opportunity to learn another culture. There are many students who wear their home traditional dress. For example, Saru Pahari, a student from Nepal wears her traditional

dress to share her culture with other students.There are about 202 international students

this year, and most of them come from Asia and Latin America. Many students need a lot of encouragement to come to this foreign country for a better education. “I respect and admire all the international students who come to this country” says Kristine Combs, the director of International Student Office.

ISO helps international students solve any problem they might have. They encourage them to network with other students while maintaining good academic standards.

International students enjoy special partyHAN HSUStaff Writer

Friends gather at Wesley Foundation to share culture, food

‘Girls night out’ at Mary Moody Soprano, pianist share love for 19th century music

On September 12, WTAMU’s music depart-ment presented a program by Clara Schumann and Cécile Chaminade.

The soprano Kerry Walters, teacher at Brad-ley University in Illinois, joined Assistant Professor at WTAMU, Dr. Denise Parr-Scanlin in a collaborative lecture-recital to honor two female composers of the 19th century.

“This afternoon is about two composers whose mu-sic has been overlooked,”

Walter said. During the recital, the

performers explained to the audience the impor-tance of these two female composers to classical music during that time period

“Women in the 19th cen-tury were not encouraged to pursue careers out of the norm,” Dr. Parr-Scanlin said. “Women who had the ambition were the excep-tion to the rule, both are wonderful examples of good professional musi-cians.”

The name of the program was “Girls Night Out” which was used to emphasize the importance

of these two women com-posers.

“The title was to bring attention and do a party for girls whose music has been neglected”.

The audience was able to learn about the compos-ers while listening to their most recognized composi-tions. Rolando Ramirez, sophomore music therapy major enjoyed the concert.

“Wonderful, I felt the music, especially the French,” Ramirez said.

Senior Karen Middelton had a similar opinion, but expected a longer pro-gram.

“All what they said was interesting, wish the music

piece were longer.”Parr and Walters will

also present the program at the Music Teachers Na-tional Association in March 2011.

“The Music Teachers National Association and the National Association of Teachers of Singing are having a collaborative conference,” Walters said. “We applied. The theme was collaboration and we were accepted.

WT was only the fi rst stop for the performers. Other concerts will be held in other universities during the week.

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s A new year has begun for the WTAMU Students Investing in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team. Projects and goals for this year are already underway. Last year SIFE won the regional competition in Arkansas and went on to Nationals in Minnesota.

The SIFE team plans to take a trip to San Marcos to take part in training workshops. They will take new members, returning members, project leaders and

SIFE officers. Specific training will be offered for all. By participating in this training, it will help these SIFE members to understand how to approach a task

and will equip them with the knowledge necessary to be a project leader.

SIFE held their recruitment early in the semester and they are already planning

various projects and trips.

Laura Beth Hallman, a junior Finance major, is SIFE president.

“So far we have recruited 40 new members, but we are still in the middle of recruitment and are expecting around 50 at least,” Hallman said.

Although, SIFE has is a business organization, it continues to accept students from all majors.

Chandra Agundiz, a senior Marketing major, said participating in SIFE has help

her to see more opportunities.

“Last year in SIFE, I was most impacted by making the presentation team because that opened up a lot of doors for me and being able to use my leadership and communication skills to show others the positive impact that SIFE has on its community,” Agundiz said.

The SIFE team wants

to continue where they left off last year and achieve new accomplishments.

“We are looking forward to doing more things and having more of an impact on the community and in the end reaching a spot in the top four SIFE teams in the U.S.,” Karina Linardy, a graduate student said.

SIFE members say they aim to meet the standards laid out

in the SIFE mission statement.

“The goals of our SIFE team is to fulfill this mission by assessing the needs of the Amarillo community and creating projects to meet these needs,” Hallman said.

For more information on SIFE organizations across the country please visit www.sife.org.

Business organization plans trip to San Marcos

ADRIANA CONTRERASStaff Writer

SIFE hopes to repeat last year’s success, become greater

SIFE trophies adorn a table in the Classroom Center.FRANKIE SANCHEZ

The SIFE team poses for a group picture. COURTESY PHOTO

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In 1914, a fi re consumed the only building on the WT campus. This meant that almost everything had been lost; books, teachers’ notes, students’ projects and every other item utilized in an early 1900 class room. And although everything had been lost, the faculty at WT decided not to give up and began to rebuild their university

and home. The current building that is today known as Old Main was built from the ashes of the previous building, much like a phoenix rising from its own ashes. As the decades passed and more buildings were built, WT honored the memory of that fi rst building by creating the concept of the Eternal Flame. It’s point is to show that no matter what happens, every WT Buff has an

eternal fl ame inside of them that will refuse to give up, exactly how the early faculty and students refused to give up. In 1966, the WTAMU Alumni Association dedicated a monument to the concept aptly called, The Eternal Flame. It stands at the west entrance to campus in front of the JBK parking lot, and to the side of the Box.

Through the � reEternal Flame burns as a remembrance of hardships

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Need help with school? We will lead you to the people on campus that can help you. Have family or friend issues? We can sort that out. Have a silly question you want answered? Ask it and we will answer. This column is for you the readers. Think about what you want to ask Bucky, and we will fi gure it out for you. Send Bucky questions at askbucky@hotmail.com.

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The buildings on campus represent a variety of styles and eras differing from the more uniform architectural style some other universities follow.

When arriving at the WTAMU campus for the first time some students may find it difficult to recognize where campus begins and ends because of the varied style of the buildings. The Clock Tower gives us a pleasant welcome.

We feel part of something when we see the gallant buff

monument. We realize that the splendid structure of the Old Main represents a long journey that must continue.

We admire the comfort and high-end quality of the Classroom Center. But, we also feel like we are visiting different universities. There is very little in common among most of the structures around campus.

Let us take the example of the residence halls like Stafford Hall, Cross Hall, and Buff Hall. It is difficult find something similar among their facades. I am still trying to find the connection between the neighbors Dinning Hall and Shirley Hall, or between the Box, the Classroom Center,

Mary Moody and the Fine Arts Complex. Does the arch of the First United Bank remind you the entrance to the Activities Center or that of any other building of WT?

One easy explanation for these differences is the constant renovation of our campus. No doubt, our landscape is the sign of a vibrant community in continuous evolution. We must be proud of having not only our centennial Old Main, but such a unique construction as the Buffalo Courts Alumni Center -

dating back to 1934. The Jack B. Kelly Student Center and the Agriculture and Natural Sciences buildings exemplify our synchronization with the modern times and the FAC, our commitment with the future. Nevertheless, WT buildings lack architectural links.

These are times of active renovations and constructions, but there is much more to come in terms of infrastructure. Therefore, we need to take serious commitment with our development plan since it is important towards building a university identity

Some universities like Oxford (UK), Northwestern (Illinois) and Baylor (Texas) keep a strong corporate image in which the appearance of their facilities identifies them. On the contrary, others like UC Berkeley (California), MIT and Harvard (Massachusetts) challenge their tradition by raising modern structures that will strengthen their leadership position. What do you think about our campus’ landscape? Let us know your opinion to the email theprairiemail@yahoo.com.

Building Identity: University StyleAndrés DíazStaff Reporter

Campus has no set architectural style, buildings span decades

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The Fine Arts Complex is built in a more modern style. Old Education Building

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