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Social Workers Acting Together hosts a Kahoot quiz to promote knowledge and awareness around various forms of abuse, Feb. 10.

MSU works to educate with Take Back the Night

Cecil Witherspoon, Editor-in-Chief February 24, 2023

A global tradition took on a local form at MSU Friday, Feb. 11. Organizers, student organizations and participating students turned out for Take Back the Night, an event dedicated to raising awareness...

The Bridwell Activities Center was named in honor of a donation from the J.S. Bridwell Foundation, Jan. 25.

The Unfinished Evolution of the BAC

Anne Akpabio, Managing Editor February 24, 2023

Formerly known as the Daniel Building, the Bridwell Activities Center was designed to become the new hub for student recreation and interaction within MSU. Planning for the activity center began in February...

Students dance along to music at the Open Mic Night, Feb. 3.

Black Resistance: The experience of being black at Midwestern State University

Joey Arthur, Reporter February 12, 2023

In February 1926, American author and journalist Carter G. Woodson created the first iteration of Black History Month called Negro History Week. He created it as a way to pay tribute to the African American...

Victor Flemming, played by mass communication junior Jay Philips, is a confident film director, Feb. 9.

Ron Hutchinson’s “Moonlight and Magnolias” sheds a humorous light on serious topics

Abigail Jones, Design Editor February 10, 2023

The theater department is performing Ron Hutchinson's Moonlight and Magnolias on main-stage Feb. 23-26. The production is student-directed and introduces serious themes around race and discrimination through...

Chief of Police Steven Callarman takes on his role permanently after taking it interim last September, Feb. 6.

New police chief aims for accessibility, perception

Cecil Witherspoon, Editor-in-Chief February 10, 2023

MSU’s safety is in new hands. Former interim campus Chief of Police Steven Callarman has accepted the chief of police position on a permanent basis. Set on a backdrop of a number of other changes in...

After filling the role on an interim basis, Angie Reay steps up as executive director of student wellness, Feb. 8.

Reay details plans to bring wellness to students

Cecil Witherspoon, Editor-in-Chief February 10, 2023

A wide array of MSU’s student services are now unified under the leadership of one woman: Angie Reay. Reay, after more than a decade at MSU, has accepted the position of executive director of student...

Interim dean Tiffany Ziegler leads the McAda Graduate School through an office change, Jan. 25.

Interim deans guide university through season of change

January 27, 2023

Amid large scale leadership changes at the top of the university, individual colleges have not escaped unscathed. Of MSU’s seven colleges, three - the McAda Graduate School, Fain College of Fine Arts...

Mavericks Corner has been closed since after the COVID-19 pandemic, Jan. 26.

The Return of Maverick’s Corner

Anne Akpabio, Managing Editor January 27, 2023

The pandemic brought many changes to the lives of MSU students, both on and off campus. Among those changes was the shutting down of Maverick's Corner post-COVID-19. The university closed the popular dining...

Keith Lamb makes his debut as MSUs interim president after JuliAnn Mazacheks departure, Jan. 19.

“A tremendous sense of responsibility:” Lamb settles into interim presidency, plans for the future

Cecil Witherspoon, Editor-in-Chief January 27, 2023

It's rare to do something for 22 years and still run up against unforeseen challenges. But for Keith Lamb, his more than two decades of higher education administrative experience have led him to his greatest...

JuliAnn Mazachek will be replaced by interim president Keith Lamb for the Spring 2023 semester.

Mazachek returns to Washburn; Keith Lamb appointed interim president

Cecil Witherspoon, Editor-in-Chief January 14, 2023

After less than a year in the position, JuliAnn Mazachek vacated the presidential chair at MSU Jan. 11  to take the same position at Washburn University. Mazachek came to MSU after three decades at Washburn,...

Previous undergraduates move their tassels to the left, signifying their promotion to graduates, Dec. 10.

783 students awarded at fall graduation 2022

Colin Stevenson and Joey Arthur December 10, 2022

After their years of hard work, 783 MSU Texas students walked the stage today to receive their diplomas. Family and friends gathered at Kay Yeager Coliseum to celebrate the success of the graduates. DATE |...

Theater junior Luke Craddock, theater sophomore Brayden Young and theater sophomore Kathryn Lane pose together in promo photos for Peter and the Starcatcher, 2022. Photo courtesy of Morgan Mallory.

A behind the scenes look at “Peter and the Starcatcher”

Abigail Jones, Reporter November 18, 2022

The MSU Texas theater program opens a show this weekend to the public with Rick Elice's “Peter and the Starcatcher,” a family-friendly production that serves as a prequel to Peter Pan. The show premiered...

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