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Velia Lozano, custodian in the Clark Student Center, sweeps the food court in the Mesquite Dining Hall on Sept. 22. Photo by Gabriella Solis

Outsourcing of staff avoided

Jacklyn York September 22, 2015

In an effort to realize nearly $300,000 in budget cuts last spring, administrators considered outsourcing some campus services, including janitorial services and groundskeeping. While outsourcing...

Creative writing courses open up imagination

Melissa Laussmann September 18, 2015

Students interested in creative writing now have the opportunity to take courses within the field and work alongside John Schulze, assistant professor of English.  Schulze is the author of Fertile Ground:...

Scentsy Candle burns perfectly pomegranate in a Killingsworth dorm. Photo by Hannah Dean

‘Scentsy’ candles provide dorm-safe alternative to traditional candles

Hannah Dean September 17, 2015

Fighting the odors that come with living on campus can often be a struggle. Because typical candles are not allowed in dorms due to the fire hazard of the open flame, some students have found an...

Caleb Nichols, business management junior, studies for an upcoming arts and culture test in the Dillard College of Business Administration. Photo by Bryson Petersen

Heart disease helps junior learn not to sweat the small stuff

Bryson Petersen September 17, 2015

The play wasn't anything extraordinary. Caleb Nichols, then a sophomore at Rider High School and center defender playing in his first soccer scrimmage of the season, didn't hesitate. He stepped...

Mathew Howard, radiology science sophomore and
Derek David, computer science freshmen, getting in position to shoot. During a game of Bongo Ball held in the quad on Sep 8. Photo by Kayla White

60 people turnout to a $2,000 event

Rachel Johnson September 15, 2015

Sixty students came out and played a game of Bongo Ball Sept. 8, in the quad from 1-7 p.m., hosted by the University Programming Board, who paid Cutting Edge Productions to run the event. "The...

The Bolin Fountain is turned on again on in the 2015 fall semester after being off for two years due to stage 4 and 5 drought along with broken parts. The foutain is located in the middle of the quad between Dillard, Martin Library, and the Ferguson building. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Bolin Fountain showers again

Taylor Warren September 14, 2015

After two years of remaining empty and bone dry, the Bolin Fountain, located at the Dillard quad, showered back to life Sept. 9. To ensure it will operate efficiently, maintenance workers have been...

Sarah Cobb, mathematics assisstant professor, picks up trash in the grass as a volunteer at the Sikes Lake cleanup, Sept. 12, 2015. Photo by Rawlecia Rogers.

Sikes Lake ‘cleans up’ its act

Mekala Conway September 14, 2015

More than 160 volunteers met and picked up 500 pounds of trash at Sikes Lake, Sept. 12 along the lake’s shores and pathways, the 10th year of the cleanup. Activities Committee Chairperson for...

Austin Leverage, finance junior, tosses the ball while his partner, Jared Rivas, biology sophomore, during a game of bean bag toss set up by Sigma Alpha Epsilon in the new designated tailgating section of the parking lot outside of Memorial Stadium, Saturday Sept. 5, 2015. Midwestern State beat Truman State 31-3 in their opening game of the season. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Tailgating Rules Affecting College Experience

Taylor Courtney September 12, 2015

  No drinking. No games. No music. Tailgate is over by half time. Security. Less underage drinking. Better game attendance. These are some of the issues going back and forth from students to...

The Golden Thunder Band does a special tribute to the band Queen as their second performance in their first halftime show of the season at Memorial Stadium, Sept. 5. Photo by Rachel Johnson

$111K donation to fund band uniforms

Emma Labedis September 12, 2015

The band will be receiving new uniforms next spring, through a $111,000 donation from the James N McCoy Foundation."The McCoy Foundation was very generous and donated money going toward the purchase...

The first Faculty Forum of the year, six faculty members talk about, Valuing the Liberal Arts & Sciences in the 21st Century, in Shawnee Theatre, which more than 160 people attended. Sept, 10. Photo by Francisco Martinez.

200 discuss importance of liberal arts education

Melissa Laussmann September 11, 2015

The first Faculty Forum event earlier this month at Shawnee Theatre greeted a full house. More than 200 students packed the theater to listen to a discussion by panelists from different colleges about...

Students take a break in the Moffett Library coffee shop, Sept. 15. Photo by Shelby Sawyer

Taste, quality lacking at library’s ‘Starbucks’

Yvette Ordonez September 11, 2015

As a part of a new dining contract students got access to a Chick-fil-A and Burrito Bowl. But perhaps it was the Starbucks — rather 'We Proudly Serve Starbucks Here' — now located in the Moffet...

Hana Beloglavec, visiting instructor and international award-winning trombonist, helps James Ivey, music and mechanical engineer senior, in a private lesson, Sept. 9
. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Visiting trombonist works to perfect music

Taylor Warren September 11, 2015

International award-winning trombonist Hana Beloglavec joined the music department as a visiting instructor. “I love teaching and working alongside young students so I am happy to be here,”...

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