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The 100-foot climbing wall was built inside of an old grain elevator.

Rock gym in grain elevator provides exercise opportunities

Eddie Miller February 25, 2014

"It's not the height that kills you. It's not the fall that kills you. It is the sudden stop that usually does it," Gravity Nester, owner of Center of Gravity Rock Gym, preaches before climbers take...

Mikayla Morrison, freshman in phychology, Peydon Stivrs, frashman in radiology, and Destiny Zynda, frashman in exercise physiology, attempt an  MSU formation on the skating rink at BSUs Roller Bounce event on Feb. 13. Zydna said, I saw the poster in the hall and thought, Hey, free skating!

Black Student Union hosts skating event

Austin Quintero February 18, 2014

With falling, skating and laughing, the Black Student Union hosted their Roller Bounce event at the Plex last Thursday in commemoration to their meaningful and influential Black History month. "We...

Gubernatorial hopeful campaigns downtown

Gubernatorial hopeful campaigns downtown

Eddie Miller February 18, 2014

  On their second stop of the day, Texas Attorney General and gubernatorial-hopeful Greg Abbott accompanied by rock musician Ted Nugent, campaigned Tuesday at 8th Street Coffee House. Jen...

Polar Plunge benefits Special Olympics

Edward Grisham February 17, 2014

A pool party in February may sound crazy, but it is not as strange as it seems. The Polar Plunge is an annual event that is a fund-raiser for the Special Olympics. Plungers brave the cold water to...

Scholastic robotic competition held at MSU Jan. 25

miguel jaime February 16, 2014

Robotics Competition from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. As part of a Texas Computer Education Association, a competition, more than 80 elementary and middle school students competed in a robotics...

Students react to shooting threat

Samantha Forester February 10, 2014

Students react to shooting threat from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. Students had mixed feelings about the way different departments at the university handled the shooting threat made against the...

Trey Holt, junior in education, and Yani Muskwe, sophomore in computer science, help sort fresh produce at the Wichita Falls area food bank Jan. 20.

Day off becomes day of service

Ethan Metcalf January 21, 2014

In the spirit of turning their day off into a day of service, 20 students met at the Wichita Falls Area Food Bank on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to volunteer their time by preparing food items for...

Panel discusses water conservation, drought on campus

Skyler Warrick December 4, 2013

The Water Shortage Panel Talks Stage 4 from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo It's been three years since Wichita Falls residents have seen a large amount of rainfall. City officials implemented stage...

Samuel Yahaya, senior in business, works at Academy Sports and is in charge of organizing shoes in the footwear department. “I’m scheduled to work for Black Friday. I wish I could go out and do some shopping for myself, but it’s my job so I need to be here to help customers who want to buy stuff,” Yahaya said. I guess I’m looking forward to coming over here and helping customers because I never had to work on Black Friday before, so I don’t know what that experience is. I just want to see how seeing customer face-to-face works,” Yahaya said.

Students work over Thanksgiving break

Caitlyn Cremeens December 4, 2013

As Black Friday shoppers prepare their lists, some students are preparing to work this Thanksgiving rather than spend time with family. Students may be out of school for Thanksgiving, but that does...

City needs more than prayers

Ethan Metcalf December 2, 2013

Despite the cyclical occurrence of droughts in the arid North Texas region, a great deal of misunderstanding still surrounds the drought and the effect it has on area residents. Wichita Falls officially...

Microfiltration filters at work clearing out water as it passes through and prepares to enter reverse osmosis.

New filtration system awaiting state approval

Brent Deeb December 2, 2013

Daniel Nix would love, singlehandedly, to solve the water shortage problem in Wichita Falls. But as he said in a New York Times interview last spring, the solution isn’t going to be simple or inexpensive. “You...

New displays added to Fantasy of Lights

Gillian Jones November 26, 2013

Fantasy of Lights from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. One of the most well-known holiday traditions in Wichita Falls is back. Each year, The Fantasy of Lights displays are showcased with characters...

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