The Wichitan

Athletes and coaches strive to succeed in post-season play

Dominick Haskins January 25, 2017

In collegiate sports one of the most common, realistic goal for any coach or player is to get to post-season play. If a team has a bad regular season but do better than expected in the post-season then...

Marcus Wilkerson, mechanical engineering freshman, holds tightly to an Eastern New Mexico causing a group tackle on Sept. 12. Photo by Topher G. McGehee

Football’s journey to the playoffs

Kelsey Purcell November 16, 2016

Three seconds.In just three seconds, the team thought its season was over. The game against Eastern New Mexico University on Nov. 12 decided whether or not the Mustangs would be conference champions, or...

Thursday Night Lights

Ryan Stoeltje September 21, 2016

“It gives me chance to relive the glory days and let people know I still got it.” Braden Lang, senior marketing stated when asked about intramural football at MSU.Intramural flag football is one of...

Houston Pokorny, playing John Buchanan Jr., and Tessa Rae Dschaak, playing Nellie Ewell, perform a scene together during a dress rehearsal of Summer and Smoke, Nov. 10.  Photo by Gabriella Solis

Summer and Smoke to perform Nov. 12

Rachel Johnson November 11, 2015

  The cast of "Summer and Smoke" will perform a matinee Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. for local high schools. The first public performance will  be Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. The last performance will be...

Ensemble’s take on Star Wars

Jake Lanoux November 5, 2015

Grab your lightsabers and your favorite Wookie for the upcoming wind ensemble’s Star Wars themed concert Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. “This is probably the hardest thing they have ever played,”...

The pop-jazz vocal group, m-pact, performs as part of the Artist-Lecture Series held in Akin Auditorium with 200 in attendance, Nov. 2. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Akin half full for a cappella group

Rachel Johnson November 3, 2015

The music, pop and jazz, was very upbeat. The crowd – only half the auditorium – was polite, listening to the a cappella group, m-pact, Nov. 3. Fletcher Sheridan, member of m-pact, said before...

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

Letter to the Editor: Custodial staff deserves congratulations

The Wichitan October 28, 2015

On behalf of the SGA Executives, we would like to recognize the custodial staff on their outstanding job in maintaining the Clark Student Center. The staff has worked tirelessly this fall semester to...

Homecoming activities to begin Monday

Kara McIntyre October 22, 2015

Lip sync. Torchlight parade. Bonfire. Cardboard boat race. Bubble soccer. Just a few of the events of the most anticipated week of the year — homecoming. “We start planning months beforehand....

Jorrey Martin, speical education sophomore, is crowned Miss CaribFest 2015 by Miss CaribFest 2014, Indira Placide, biology senior, at the end of the 2015 CaribFest Pageant, Sept. 23. Photo by Kayla White

Sophomore named Miss CaribFest 2015

Rachel Johnson September 24, 2015

At the 2015 CaribFest Pageant, Jorrey Martin, special education sophomore, was named Miss CaribFest 2015. The pageant was held in Akin Auditorium and started at 7:25 p.m. and was about a quarter of...

Constitution Day is Sept. 17.

Staff Editorial: Know your First Amendment rights

The Wichitan September 17, 2015

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably...

Luke Allen, freshman in political science, rides in the 2014 Hotter N Hell mens crit race.

Cycling team to participate in Hotter N’ Hell race Aug. 29

The Wichitan August 14, 2015

A full weekend of events, the Hotter N’ Hell Hundred is known for its community-orientation and competitive edge. It will begin Aug. 29 and attract competitors from around the globe, including the...

Photo by Lauren Roberts
Sixth grade safety Keegan Hutchins of The Boys and Girls Club football league Cowboys team blocks Tyrece Boone, mass communication sophomore, Tuesday and pushes him to the ground after the Midwestern State University Football team finished practice. For the last four years the Cowboys have visited the Mustangs practice to observe and meet the players. Demetrich Gilliam, business senior, said, Its fun. We can be a positive influence and show them that football can take you places youve never been before.

Athletic Mentality: We are going to win

Hunter Porter May 13, 2015

For the hundreds of athletes who play sports on campus, from varsity sports to recreational sports to club sports — as well as for the fans — competing is more than just a pastime. It is a way to take...

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