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Students often multitask when using social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Myspace. (Photo by Hannah Hofmann)

Speakers talk on technology

Brittney Cottingham September 27, 2011

  Technology offers students a lot of great opportunities – but those opportunities come with danger. W. Scott Lewis, JD, spoke to students and faculty Wednesday as part of the Student...

MSU falls to Angelo State

Brittney Cottingham September 27, 2011

MSU kicked off the new rugby season with a  scrimmage  against  Angelo State at San Angelo Saturday. The match did not start very well as mistakes cost MSU in the red zone of the field resulting...

Derek Baker seen Tuesday afternoon reading from the book Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. (Photo by Hannah Hofmann)

Freedom to read

Brittney Cottingham September 27, 2011

To Kill a Mockingbird is one of Breanne Sill’s favorite books. Her favorite novel is also on the Banned and Challenged books according to the American Library Association (ALA). Tuesday began...

MSU junior Katherine McDaniel seen donating blood Tuesday afternoon. McDaniel has donated blood more than 15 times. (Photo by Hannah Hofmann)

Blood donations needed in Southwest region

Brittney Cottingham September 20, 2011

For freshman Valerie Campbell, donating blood at Tuesday’s American Red Cross Blood Drive was not simply just to help out a good cause. It was to return the favor. Campbell was born she had five...

Photo by Hannah Hofmann

Student allocations doles out funds

Brittney Cottingham September 20, 2011

The Student Allocations Committee has increased the recommended budget for Student Services in the 2011-2012 school year by $263,441. This brings the estimated income to $2,415,765. Each student pays...

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GLEEK OUT!

Brittney Cottingham September 20, 2011

It’s been three long months for Glee fans who missed seeing Mr. Schuester’s curly locks, hearing their beloved Mercedes hit notes they didn’t know were possible and witnessing the adorableness...

Lady Mustangs and the kids of Washington-Jackson team up for a group photo at Sonic on Kemp. (Photo courtesy)

Lady Mustangs value volunteer opportunities

Brittney Cottingham September 13, 2011

Saturday afternoon the freshman members of the Lady Mustangs teamed up with 20 kids from Washington-Jackson Elementary at Sonic on Kemp. They raised $500 that the school will use for new equipment...

MSU community members help clean up trash from Sikes Lake. (Photo by Hannah Hofmann)

Squeaky Clean

Brittney Cottingham September 13, 2011

Everyone from elementary students to MSU students to senior citizens pitched in Saturday morning to beautify Sikes Lake after a blistering summer drought. The sixth annual clean up broke records...

Members of the CSO displayed the fashion elements of the Carribean culture at Saturdays launch, Paradiso.

Paradiso

Brittney Cottingham September 13, 2011

Almost 200 students got a sneak peek of what’s in store for this years Caribfest with a launch event entitled Paradiso on Saturday night. “Caribbean culture is foreign to the Wichita Falls community,...

Campus safety a priority, chief says

Campus safety a priority, chief says

Brittney Cottingham September 7, 2011

MSU Chief of Police Dan Williams wants to improve campus safety. For starters, seven light poles and fixtures were added over the summer, costing $58,000. They were placed to light up high traffic...

Nancy Hunter Denney motivates incoming students at the New Student Convocation Tuesday. (Photo by Kassie Bruton)

New Beginnings

Brittney Cottingham September 1, 2011

Fellow students, faculty, administrators and even the mayor of Wichita Falls officially welcomed new students to MSU last Tuesday at this year’s New Student Convocation ceremony in the Fain Fine...

Sophomore Adrian Hurst boards the Mustangs Shuttle after a day of classes on Monday. As a Caribbean student from Antigue, Hurst said without the Mustangs Route he would have to walk in the heat to and from class. (Photo by Hannah Hofmann)

Campus introduces bus service

Brittney Cottingham August 31, 2011

After seven years in development, a free bus service called the Mustangs Route is available to students and faculty with a valid MSU ID Monday through Friday from 7:15 am to 9 p.m. The route is...

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