Adam-Jiwa-MJ-Buffalo Courts
WTAMU Journalism students get an 88 year old history lesson. When we think of journalism, many of us think about political news, sports news, or even current events from around the world. On Monday, September 27 th , students from West Texas A&M University traveled to the oldest building on the campus. The students from Dr. Nancy Garcia’s multimedia journalism class were assigned to put together a photo journal of their visit. Buffalo Courts, built in 1933, originally served as an athletic dormitory of then, West Texas State Teacher’s College. Housing 55 student athletes at the time, the project was funded by gifts and grants that totaled $150,801.00. The building was made using petrified wood, stalagmites and stalactites from Carlsbad Caverns, blue flint from the all areas of the Texas Panhandle, as well as native stone from the second largest canyon in the nation, Palo Duro Canyon. Almost 50 years later, the university’s alumni association moved into the building to serve as