The Wichitan

Gun laws will not end crime

Matthew Swiger October 15, 2015

January 29, 1979 was a crisp Monday morning for the students and staff waiting outside Grover Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego, California. Shots filled the air and tragedy struck; Principal...

Kharmyn Lewis

Night at Lake Arrowhead full of bugs, adventures

Kharmyn Lewis October 13, 2015

As we approached the entrance to Lake Arrowhead State Park, I looked around at the laughing and smiling faces of my three friends. My stomach drops and I begin to feel uneasy. I tried not to show how...

Wadzanai Dzvurumi

Surround yourself with people who make you happy

Wadzanai Dzvurumi October 10, 2015

We’re constantly told to surround ourselves with people who make us happy, not to stay in relationships were we feel unappreciated, unworthy, or were our feelings are invalidated. Most college students...

Emily Richburg

Breathe, keep walking, and you’ll be okay

Emily Richburg October 5, 2015

As I walk into the student center I can already feel it coming. As the crowds build my breathing becomes uneasy. The people at the booths are going to talk to me. It’s okay. The lines at Chick-fil-a...

Taylor Courtney

Too much for Family Day; not enough for Homecoming

Taylor Courtney October 1, 2015

Now that all the festivities of Family Day are officially over let’s retrace. Although 2,933 people registered, there seemed to be about 1,400 in attendance on Saturday, about 900 fewer than last...

MSU needs more African-American professors

Adaobi Ezeodum September 30, 2015

At the beginning of the semester, I thought about taking on a EURECA project. I wanted to work on a subject that deals with race and race relations in the United States and I wanted to work with an...

I didnt pick MSU because its a liberal arts college

I didn’t pick MSU because it’s a liberal arts college

Lane Riggs September 23, 2015

By this point in time, the meaning of a liberal arts college has been repeatedly forced into one ear, and once this happens, you immediately try to push it back out the other. I get it: you don’t...

Andrew Gray, business administration and management junior, gives a speech infront of the Bolin Fountain to faculty, administrations, and students during a 9/11 Memorial put on by Student Government Association. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Student delivers 9/11 memorial speech

The Wichitan September 15, 2015

Andrew Gray delivered this speech to about 30 people in front of Bolin Fountain on Sept. 11 at 11:30 a.m. Good morning. I would like to thank all of you for coming. We organized this ceremony to...

Sorority recruitment an emotional rollercoaster

Sorority recruitment an emotional rollercoaster

Kara McIntyre September 10, 2015

Recruitment is the most exciting month of every sorority girl's life (and yes, I said month). We practice every day for almost a month straight, learning door chants, pref songs, and how to talk to...

Incoming University President Suzanne Shipley, now president of Shephard University, answers questions at a forum Feb. 24. Photo by Rachel Johnson.

Shipley: ‘Welcome home to Midwestern State University’

Brianna Sheen August 13, 2015

Welcome home to Midwestern State University. I am your new president, and I hope you are as thrilled as I am to join the MSU family. By the time you read this I should be settled into my office and ready...

Guest column: Adopt a dog, save a life

Jasmine Jones June 9, 2015

For some college students, the thought of taking on a pet never crosses their mind amid the chaos of work, school and play. But for many people like myself, a dog is the perfect companion. My experiences...

Jasmine Jones

Guest Column: Graduate schools aren’t one size fits all

The Wichitan May 22, 2015

When I graduated  last year with my bachelors of arts in mass communication and political science, I had no plan. I wanted to catch a breath and relax after juggling school, a full-time job and my philanthropy...

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