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Liberal arts make MSU unique to Texas

Herbert McCullough May 11, 2017

In 1987, Midwestern State University joined the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. This made MSU is the only public liberal arts institution in the State of Texas. “COPLAC accepts one representative...

German Prof: ‘Learning a foreign language can make you smarter’

Herbert McCullough April 18, 2017

¡Hola! Hallo! Bonjour! All three words mean "hello" in Spanish, German and French, respectively. These are the literal and figurative introductions into taking a foreign language, which the Foreign Language...

Heather Knight, robotics engineer, has Ginger the Robot greet audience members and give a short monologue. Knight said that Ginger officiated her first wedding this past weekend. Photo by Kara McIntyre

MSU the first to witness robot officiate a wedding

Herbert McCullough March 21, 2017

Robotics engineer and computer science professor at Oregon University Heather Knight was the guest speaker for the Artist Lecture series on March 21. In this lecture series, Knight talked about her...

The tour for nursing majors begins at Mustangs Rally on March 4. Photo by Herbert McCullough

30 clubs volunteer at Mustangs Rally

Herbert McCullough March 7, 2017

Mustangs Rally welcomed potential students on March 4 with a campus tour, club previews and a hamburger lunch, among other activities. Students and faculty worked together to show potential students...

Alden Thompson, radiology senior, (left) and Teresa Perez, radiology senior, (right) watching America Divided: Something in the Water.

Access to drinking water is a human right

Herbert McCullough February 1, 2017

The Office of Student Development and Orientation hosted a watch-in documentary, American Divided: Something in the Water, about the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan on Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. in the...

BSM celebrates the new semester through game night

Herbert McCullough January 25, 2017

Approximately 100 people attended the Baptist Student Ministry game night on Jan. 20 at the Baptist Student Center. The games available included Apples to Apples, table tennis, soccer, volleyball, basketball,...

Haley Nolan, incoming nursing freshman, and mother Shawna Nolan, await for a tour of campus. Photo by Topher McGehee

532 attend Mustangs Rally: ‘more successful than last year’s’

Herbert McCullough November 9, 2016

Approximately 532 high school and transfer students were given the opportunity visit MSU on Nov. 5 at Mustangs Rally, which is a semester event where incoming students, from high school or transfers...

Museum hosting poet, papers and painters exhibition

Museum hosting poet, papers and painters’ exhibition

Herbert McCullough September 24, 2016

The Wichita Falls Museum of Art hosted a "Poets, Painters, and Paper" exhibition Sept. 23. After a brief introduction of the museum,museum director, Francine Carraro introduced the students and faculty...

Braeden Alves mechanical engineering freshman discusses voter registration with the League of Woman Voters representatives. I love America because the freedom to vote and of course free mints! Spetember 16, Photo by Topher McGehee

Constitution Day serves to raise awareness of founding document

Herbert McCullough September 20, 2016

Linda Veazey, associate professor of political science, along with her freshmen students, hosted Constitution Day events Sept. 16 to celebrate the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1787.Although...

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