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University President Jesse Rogers.
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Jesse Rogers talks anonymous letter criticizing his administration

Brittney Cottingham October 5, 2012

University president Jesse Rogers said his Wednesday morning started off with an email — an anonymous email sent to all faculty and staff criticizing Rogers’ administration. The letter,...

Enrollment changes from fall 2011 to fall 2012 at Texas universities. MSU suffered the greatest decrease with 4.3 percent, while Tarleton State gained 3.87 percent in enrolled students. 

Graph by HANNNAH HOFMANN

University spends 104K on marketing campaign

Brittney Cottingham October 2, 2012

The university is paying $104,000 this year to a higher education consulting company, Noel-Levitz, in hopes of increasing enrollment. The Board of Regents decided in May for the first time in five...

Twitter madness

Twitter madness

Brittney Cottingham September 25, 2012

Controversial twitter account condemned by Faculty Senate [Editor’s note: The names of some of the students in this story indicated with an asterisk (*) are fictitious in an effort to keep the sources...

Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus speaking on Thursday at MSU.  
Photo by NICOLE BARRON

Speaker Straus debates higher ed, Romney

Brittney Cottingham September 25, 2012

In less than one hundred days, the Texas legislators will begin a new session in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Texas Speaker of the House, Joe Straus, was invited by community leaders...

$1M shortfall due to enrollment drop

Brittney Cottingham September 25, 2012

4.3 percent decline in student attendance President Jesse Rogers said enrollment is probably the university’s greatest priority at this time. Due to the decline in enrollment, the university fell...

Surprises and upsets: 2012 Primetime Emmy Predictions

Brittney Cottingham September 18, 2012

With a mixture of television newcomers and veterans, the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards are sure to be full of surprises as fan-favorites fight for the gold statuette. Hosted by semi-funny man Jimmy Kimmel,...

Man exposes self at lake

Brittney Cottingham September 11, 2012

Police warn joggers about Hispanic male seen near Sikes Lake According to police chief Dan Williams, a man has exposed himself to female walkers on campus. The university notified students, faculty...

Provost on the hunt for new two deans

Provost on the hunt for new two deans

Brittney Cottingham May 1, 2012

Two of MSU’s six colleges will be deanless next fall. Dr. Rodney Cate, interim dean of the College of Science and Math, and Dr. Barbara Nemecek, dean of the Dillard College of Business, are stepping...

Dr. Adalberto Garcia

Dept. chair arrested on lewdness charges

Brittney Cottingham May 1, 2012

Dr Adalberto Garcia, chair of the Foreign Languages department, is facing public lewdness charges after he was found engaging in sexual activity at Lucy Park Tuesday morning. “This is a personnel...

Low enrollment cuts student allocations

Brittney Cottingham April 24, 2012

With enrollment declining, less revenue is being generated for the Student Service Fees account. This year, $2,180,196 came from fees, a decrease of $235,569 from last year. The Student Service Fee...

Mustangs signed to play Cowboys Stadium in the fall

Brittney Cottingham April 24, 2012

Midwestern took a gamble last year when they were one of the few universities selected to compete at Cowboys Stadium for the LSC Lone Star Football Festival. It paid off. The MSU Mustangs football...

Greek chapter GPAs strike an all-time low

Greek chapter GPAs strike an all-time low

Brittney Cottingham April 17, 2012

National data boasts that members of fraternities and sororities have higher GPAs than the average non-affiliated student. But Greek Life coordinator Kevin Bazner said at MSU that is not necessarily...

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