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Kiran Chapagain, mechanical engineer junior, presents his poster on Computational Study of Film Boiling Droplet Motion on Micro- and Nanoscale Ratchets to Eduardo Colmenares, professor of computer science and one of the judges, at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum, held in the CSC Atrium, Nov. 19. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Undergrad research forum considered ‘huge success’

Kara McIntyre December 1, 2015

Sept. 26, 1905. Albert Einstein’s special theory of relativity (or E=mc2) is published after more than seven years of research, introducing new ideas to mechanics close to the speed of light. “If...

Curt Knobloch, finance senior, takes a panorama of the Dover, England also known as White Cliffs Country. Photo by Curt Knobloch

Study abroad program an investment in cultural education

Taylor Warren November 24, 2015

The smell of toast fills the aroma in the house as Madre cooks breakfast for the family. Leaving the house, tall buildings line the streets of Grenada, Spain. The cool wind blows through the city....

The MSU organizational chart

Vice presidents are important too

Samuel Sutton November 23, 2015

The office of the president is where the buck stops. University presidents get all the credit - as well as the blame when something goes wrong - for the institution. However, the vice presidents are...

Lindsey Shelley, graduate student in nursing, will replace Megan Piehler, mass communication junior and current student regent. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Student regent discusses board happenings

Rachel Johnson November 20, 2015

Megan Piehler, mass communication junior and current student regent, said she feels there are three important topics addressed in the Board of Regents' Nov. 12 meeting of which the student body should...

Jennifer Joss, social work freshman at the Tri-lingual Café Nov. 21. Photo by Taylor Warren.

Cultures blend at Tri-lingual Café

Taylor Warren November 20, 2015

"Me gustaría probar una rebanda de flat." "Je voudrais un corissant pain au chocolat." "Ich hätte gern Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte." At the Tri-lingual Café, part of International Education...

#NoHateAtMSU

#NoHateAtMSU

Taylor Courtney November 19, 2015

A picture posted of a Midwestern student on social media last week has drawn attention to the subject of discrimination on campus. The picture, originally posted on Yeti, features senior psychology major...

The holiday cups – sans any holiday greeting. Photo courtesy of Starbucks.

Lack of holiday message on coffee cups offends few students

Natalie Burkhart November 19, 2015

The arrival of the Starbuck’s red holiday coffee cups sans season’s greetings is causing a controversy students were quick to chime in on. The discussion over this season’s solid red holiday cups...

Baptist Student Ministry volunteers by serving low-income/homeless the last Sunday of each month.

Volunteerism: Give more than thanks

Jacklyn York November 18, 2015

Thankful. Appreciative. Gratitude, Grateful. However phrased, Giving Thanks can take on many meanings and lasts longer than the holiday season alone. One way local people spend their holiday season...

Undergraduate research forum Nov. 19

Undergraduate research forum Nov. 19

Kara McIntyre November 18, 2015

With 48 presentations and 101 presenters, students from freshman to seniors make final preparations for the fall Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum on Nov. 19. Director of Undergraduate...

Lip-sync contest goes off script

Lip-sync contest goes off script

Rachel Johnson November 18, 2015

It started off as any other lip-sync contest. Contestants performed to "Hit Me with Your Best Shot," "Baby Got Back," and "Same Love." The 10 groups that started the evening in CSC Comanche Suites...

Turkey trot foodraiser set for Nov. 17

Yvette Ordonez November 12, 2015

The 14th annual Turkey Trot 5k will be held Nov. 17 at 4:30 p.m. at Sikes Lake trail. The entry fee is one canned food item and the first 100 students that show up will receive a free, long-sleeved T-shirt....

Fellow MSU Student and Kevin Ruddy. Photo by Melissa Laussmann

Youth Symphony concert Nov.15

Melissa Laussmann November 12, 2015

The Wichita Falls Youth Symphony Orchestra will play in Akin Auditorium on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 3 p.m., under the direction of Susan Harvey, music department chair, and Gina Menden, director for the...

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