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We take a look at four different sides to the same story. See what it takes to put on a musical and how a technical director, head dresser, actor, and assistant manager, have only the success of the musical in mind.

Four sides to the same Musical: A look into the different roles that make Urinetown, Urinetown

Rachel Johnson February 14, 2018

Four individuals, four massive pieces to such a large production. A technical hand in charge of construction, a head dresser directed to maintain costumes to preserve them for each production, assistant...

Before you say “You need to know English”

Rachel Johnson February 13, 2018

When I was in the eighth grade, I lived in Mexico for eight months. Later when I was 18, I went to three countries in Europe. In both experiences I had little to no knowledge when it came to their...

Jeffrey Killion, interim dean of Gunn College of Health Science & Human Services, spoke to a group of peers and MSU faculty as a part of the process of applying for the job of Dean of the Gunn College of HSHS, held in Dillard 101, Tuesday, Jan 30, 2018. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Health Science interim dean is up for permanent position

Rachel Johnson January 30, 2018

Jeffrey Killion, interim dean of Gunn College of Health Science & Human Services, stood before his peers in Dillard Room 101, addressing his vision for the department and the goals he has to better...

Rachel Johnson, mass communication senior

Why Artist Lecture Series alone won’t change this campus

Rachel Johnson January 23, 2018

Let me just say out of the 3-and-a-half years I’ve been at MSU, I’ve attended at least 10 Artist Lecture Series. I enjoyed almost all of them and took something away from each. It’s a great...

Dale Heidebrecht, assistant music professor, leads the cast of UrineTown in their first rehearsal, Tuesday Dec. 5, 2017. Photo by Francisco Martinez

‘Urinetown’ musical coming in spring

Rachel Johnson December 5, 2017

Twenty-one cast members. Five understudies. One Urinetown. A satirical comedy musical titled "Urinetown" will be put on by the theater department this spring. This musical is famous for satirizing the...

Vincent Johnson, mechanical engineering junior, continues moving forward after dodging a player during the MSU vs Texas A&M-Commerce game at Memorial Stadium, where MSU won 47-42, Oct. 7, 2017. Photo by Francisco Martinez

Football defeats No. 2 team in division

Rachel Johnson October 10, 2017

The No. 10 football team defeated the No. 2 Texas A&M-Commerce Lions on Saturday, Oct. 7 with a score of 47-42, bringing its overall record to 4-0. MSU has won three straight games against the...

Living on campus: tips from a junior

Rachel Johnson August 25, 2016

Welcome to some of the best (and worst) memories you will make. You will have a hate-love relationship with your residence hall room and roommates by the time you leave, but you will never forget the memories...

Glory Hartsfield, fine arts, is teary eyed after hugging her professors after walking the stage at Commencement in the Kay Yeager Coliseum, May 14. Photo by Rachel Johnson

669 graduate in spring ceremony

Rachel Johnson May 14, 2016

Facts and figuresCompare spring 2014 and spring 2013 DATE | May 14, 2016LOCATION | Kay Yeager ColiseumSPEAKER | Michael Obeng, plastic surgeon and 1997 MSU graduate in chemistry"Even though you might...

Social media is more than retweets and friend counts

Rachel Johnson April 6, 2016

Social media networks have started to take over the way people run their lives, from how they find friends or dates, to how people post their day to day activities as if it were a personal diary. Nearly...

Tyler Garcia, political science junior and SGA vice presidential candidate

On the ballot: SGA candidates discuss platforms

Rachel Johnson March 16, 2016

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATESRELATED: Gray, Mendoza-Lespron will make perfect SGA team Andrew Gray | Business administration and management juniorWhat word best describes you?“Humble [because of personal...

Rachel Johnson

Benefits outweigh pitfalls of working with your significant other

Rachel Johnson February 24, 2016

Francisco Martinez, photographer at The Wichitan and criminal justice junior, and Rachel Johnson, photo editor at The Wichitan and mass communication sophomore, have been in a relationship for nearly a...

Mikayla Dunlap, chair of student elections board, addresses some questions brought up by other Senators at the Emergency Student Government Association Meeting in Bolin 100, Feb 23, 2016. Photo by Francisco Martinez

Emergency meeting to amend by-laws wraps up fast

Rachel Johnson February 24, 2016

On Feb. 23 the Student Government Association held an emergency meeting to amend the new by-laws for this year's elections, held in Bolin 100, with about 35 students in attendance.Mark Brown, SGA vice-president,...

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