Former President George W. Bush gets ready to address the press after the 100K race.
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. Continue reading
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.
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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 Stockwell, a First Lieutenant of the U.S. Army and member of the Board of Directors for the Wounded Warrior Project, said. “Having President Bush here as our leader and just support riding with us and being there at the finish line is what America is all about, and I think we are all extremely proud Americans with our injuries and with what we have overcome.”
Stockwell said Palo Duro Canyon is a beautiful place with well-maintained routes, an opinion shared by many of the participants at the bike ride.
“This is absolutely beautiful,” said John P. Szczepanowski, Gunnery Sergeant with the U.S. Marine Corps and a wounded warrior program coordinator. “Mathew [one of his colleges] and I are both from San Diego so we came out here and witnessed some of these Texan’s hospitality. It is just something I will never forget.” Continue reading
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 of Management, Marketing and Business at WTAMU, said despite the latest criticism about the campaign, which ranges from sketchy finances to simplifying the issue, the marketing strategy of the video shows the effectiveness of social media.
“Jason Russell [co-founder of Invisible Children and director of the “Kony 2012” video] has done everything right even though what he is doing may be wrong,” he said. “He has leveraged social media so well it is almost a textbook example of how to do it.”
The half-hour documentary raises awareness of Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda and nearby countries.
“He kidnaps children in the middle of the night and he forces the boys to become soldiers and the girls to become sex slaves,” Allie Jones, co-organizer of the Kony 2012 event in Canyon, Texas, said. Continue reading
Ending Poverty poster. Courtesy of the WTAMU web site.
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 to end it.
Lee has worked with the U.N. for 20 years and was formerly an economics professor at Deakin University in Australia.
Lee’s background in economics is longstanding. It came about from his interest in liberal markets and led to his concern for global poverty. Continue reading
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 Bureau of Labor Statistics, and for most people this is all they need. Technology professionals like WTAMU’s Michael Reagan, manager of the IT Service Center, said almost all basic set ups of computers reach this level with 4 gigabytes of RAM, 500 gigabytes to one terabyte of hard-drive space and a simple multi-core processor. With these specifications, the consumer does not have to be very selective, according to Pantex Information-Management Technologist Seth Ritter.
“There is not a huge difference in brands,” Ritter said.
Westgate Computer’s General Manager Brad Sanders also suggested that even a tablet device such as an iPad might suffice.
Gaming-Uses
When it comes to a gaming computer, more knowledge and consideration is needed in order for the consumer to buy a computing system that can handle big-name titles such as Battlefield 3.
“It is all about the speed,” Sanders said.
To reach high-computing speeds Sanders, Ritter and Reagan said you will need 8-16 gigabytes of RAM, one terabyte or more of memory, a high-end processor and an advanced video card such as G force GTX 580. These experts said buying a computer with these specifications will put a sizable dent in your wallet for the initial purchase. Significant investments may also be required for the inevitable updates needed to keep the machine from becoming obsolete.
“Gaming hardware is expensive, so keep in mind it might be more cost-effective to use a console (Xbox 360- or PS3-type system),” Reagan said.
Creative-Uses
According to Sanders, content creators for media such as videos and music require computing needs somewhere between gaming and casual uses. He recommends computer specs of eight gigabytes of RAM, 500 or higher gigabytes of hard-drive space and a quad core processor. However, Reagan pointed out that a lot depends on the kind of programs the consumer intends to use.
“I would use (software) system requirements as a guide, but more is obviously better,” he said.
Beyond system specifications, Sanders advises that a consumer should look at the support given by the company after purchase. It is because of Westgate Computer’s support service that this local company has been successful, Sanders said.
“The support behind the machine can be just as important as the machine itself,” he said, “especially for the first-time computer buyer or novice.”
Hansen prepares to battle foes-in the stretch. Photo by Melissa Bauer-Herzog.
Nov. 4 and 5 saw the world’s best horses step onto the historic Churchill Downs track for two days’ worth of racing in a showcase of talent and rivalries.
From Australia to the United States and everywhere in between, horses and horsemen flew to the center of the horseracing universe to match against each other for bragging rights and millions of dollars of purse money. But every one of the 15 races has a unique story that will forever etch it in Breeders’ Cup history.
The first Breeders’ Cup race of the weekend was Friday’s Juvenile Sprint, a new race to the card that stirred up controversy for those that felt the card is already too big. Continue reading
One of our sports writers went to the Breeders’ Cup World Championship. Check out her report of the event here.
Apple Founder and Former CEO Steve Jobs dies at 56
It was on October 5, 2011 when the people in Canyon, around the U.S. and all over the world were shocked to hear of the death of founder and former CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs.
“It was surreal,” J.D. Newman Senior Corporate Communications major said.
Steve Jobs history and impact on the world of technology is well-known even if one did not know his name. To understand Jobs’ influence one would only have to look at the devices he is credited for being the inventor or co-inventor of: the iPod, iPhone, iTunes, the iPad amongst others. For decades Jobs has been inventing technologies and impressing others with his passion. Continue reading
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