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Bowling for Soup is an American pop-punk band originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1994. The band consists of Jaret Reddick, Erik Chandler, Chris Burney, and Gary Wiseman. Photo courtesy Bowling for Soup.

Bowling for Soup to headline final FallsFest Sept. 26

Kristina Abeyta September 10, 2015

Every September for the past 29 years as the Junior League of Wichita Falls hosts its own outdoor weekend festival, Lucy Park gets flooded, not by rain, but with vendor booths, beer tents, bouncy...

Luzmila Moreno, triple major in criminal justic, political science and spanish, joins members of the Midwestern Indian Students Association for a group dance at the International Fair music breakout session on March 29, 2014. Photo by Ethan Metcalf.

MSU sets new record for incoming international class

Kristina Abeyta September 3, 2015

The 141 new international students entering this fall set a record. Well, two records to be precise. They are part of the 575 group of international students or campus, a record number. And they represent...

Norman Horner, director of Natural Laboratories and Jesse Rogers, university president, at the Dalquest Desert Research Station in Marfa, Texas July 1. Photo by Kristina Abeyta.

All roads lead to Dalquest: Professor’s dream comes true in the Chihuahuan Desert

Kristina Abeyta July 3, 2015

The Marfa, Texas highway becomes a rocky, turbulent, might-have-to-pull-over-if-you-get-car-sick kind of road leading to an off-the-grid extension of MSU — the Dalquest Desert Research Station. The dream...

Campus leaders members of the Philosophical Society of Texas

Kristina Abeyta May 13, 2015

Houston. 1836. The new Republic of Texas had just won freedom. Years of tension with Mexico followed by what comes with revolution: detrimental battle leading to Texas blood shed for the liberty and victory...

Women’s and gender studies minor to be official in the fall

Kristina Abeyta May 6, 2015

History is in the making at MSU with its first female president, Suzanne Shipley, waiting to take the helm Aug. 8, and starting in the fall, students will be able declare a minor in women’s and gender...

Miguel Blanco, respiratory care sophomore, April 21. Photo taken by Francisco Martinez.

Texas cell phone ban a tough sell

Kristina Abeyta May 5, 2015

Every day the Hardin Tower bells ring as students hurry to their next class or try to beat the lunch rush in the cafeteria, and while the campus is increasingly becoming a resident campus, there are...

Robert Entrekin, custodian, talks with a news reporter while he vacuums a lecture room in the C wing of the Fain Fine Arts building, Monday, April 27, 2015. i dont see it being a plus for the employees. We get an hour and a half 3 times a week in the wellness center, we get our birthdays off, and we have 15 days. You can bet your lucky dime that all thats gone if we sign with the private company. I cant see the employees benefit from all this, but we are the last ones to be considered, says Entrekin. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Fine arts custodian one of 94 staff members whose jobs could be outsourced

Kristina Abeyta April 28, 2015

Throughout the C-wing of the Fain Fine Arts Center, Robert Entrekin, facilities services custodian, can be seen up and down the halls, maintaining the building. He rides a motorcycle as often as he...

Campus tobacco policy update depends on administration

Kristina Abeyta April 13, 2015

A thick cloud of confusion still surrounds the campus tobacco policy despite resolutions passed this semester by the Student Government Association and the Faculty Senate aimed to make the policy enforceable. While...

Sigma Nu hosts dodgeball tournament for local cause

Kristina Abeyta March 31, 2015

Sigma Nu is sponsoring “Dodge for a Cause,” a dodgeball tournament on April 11 to benefit the Arc of Wichita County, a non-profit volunteer organization. Walter James, business management sophomore...

Think green at local festival

Kristina Abeyta March 12, 2015

Start off spring break on the greener side of downtown this Saturday at the 15th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Street Festival. The festival kicks off at 4:30 p.m. and lasts until 10:30 p.m. in historic...

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