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Sabina Marroquin, history education senior, won 2014 Homecoming Queen and Elijah wire, sport and leisure studies senior, hug with excitement when they find out the won 2014 Homecoming Queen and King, Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Homecoming nominations vulnerable to fraud

Natalie Burkhart October 6, 2015

Homecoming is rich with tradition. Alumni come back to reminisce about their time at school, whether as Indians or Mustangs. Students rally around the bonfire to support the as yet undefeated football...

Sherima Ferlance, finance junior, Susan Marrs, Kiwanis sponsor, Justin Esdaille, accounting junior, and Mary Rhoads, kiwanis member and MSU graduate, clean the candy canes off with brushes during the Fantasy of Lights Workshop, Oct. 3. Photo by Rachel Johnson

8 MSU students volunteer at Fantasy of Lights workshop

Taylor Warren October 6, 2015

Peter Pan and Captain Hook. Cinderella and her pumpkin coach. Snow White and the seven dwarfs. Santa and his reindeer. Just a few of the exhibits that were brought out, washed off and repainted...

Einstein Bros. Bagels slated to open in November

Yvette Ordonez October 1, 2015

According to students, Einstein Bros. Bagels, now expected to open in November, might be the best thing to happen in the Dillard building thus far. “Oh yeah. I’m planning on eating there at least...

Alyvia Nichols, junior in early education, and some 20 others stand outside Moffett Library watching the Super Moon, Sept. 24. Photo by Taylor Courtney.

Super Blood Moon captures student’s attention late Sunday night

Taylor Courtney September 30, 2015

Late Sunday night some 20 student's rushed out of the library into the parking lot to see the much talked about “Blood Moon,” a special kind of lunar eclipse that occurs when the moon is the closest...

Qdobas Final Taco Tuesday Sept. 29

Qdoba’s Final Taco Tuesday Sept. 29

Natalie Burkhart September 30, 2015

Hunting for anywhere to save a buck, Taco Tuesday made Qdoba a popular destination for students. With the final Taco Tuesday in the history books, students have something to “taco bout." Beonka...

Task force to draft Campus Carry policy

Jacob Smith September 30, 2015

The stereotypical picture of the Wild West wouldn't be complete without the gun-totin’ outlaw.To say that the Second Amendment is considered a basic right in West Texas would be considered an understatement.And...

Midterm Piñata provides relaxation for students

Patrick German September 29, 2015

To give students some time to relax before midterm exams, the office of Student Development and Orientation and 11 other groups sponsored a Midterm Piñata Sept. 29. Mandy Dorman, freshman education,...

Ian The Stang Man  Thompson, special education junior, running in his black morphsuit with the MSU flag tied around his neck at the Superhero 5K around the Sikes Lake trail on Sept. 28. Photo by Kayla White.

About 60 people attend wellness 5k run/walk

Samuel Sutton September 29, 2015

Fitness, positivity, free T-shirts, and a quirky suit were the highlights of the 5k run/walk for wellness week Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. "I thought it was a great run. I loved being able to come out here...

New England artist displays ceramics on campus

Taylor Warren September 29, 2015

As part of an exhibit of ceramics that opened Sept. 18, Martha Grover, an artist from New England, has more than 200 individual pieces on display in the campus art gallery and will appear on campus Oct....

Damian De Silva, economics senior, says he willing came to the Sikes Lake Cleanup, Sept. 12, just because he wanted to be there. Photo by Rawlecia Rogers.

Record rainfall causes problems for Sikes Lake

Lane Riggs September 28, 2015

From May 4 to June 22, Wichita Falls set a record for the amount of rain in May, ending the drought and filling the lakes, but causing some problems as well. Sikes Lake, which runs alongside the...

Parents balance studies with children

Yvette Ordonez September 28, 2015

They have no social life. Their life is fuller of responsibility than the average student. Getting calls from off-campus day care during class and missing their children aren’t problems the average...

Arts & Literature Society to discuss book-banning Oct. 2

Melissa Laussmann September 28, 2015

The Arts & Literature Society is raising awareness of censorship and banned books to students in honor of Banned Books Week which runs from Sept. 28 to Oct. 3. The president of the Arts & Literature...

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