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Alumni invited to Fantasy of Lights

Savanah Campbell December 3, 2014

Fantasy of Lights is back on campus and is inviting the MSU Alumni Association to come Dec. 8 for a free event at 5:30 pm. Alumni classes get the chance to look at the displays, go into the Hardin administration...

Interview with Don Henschel

Cody Samples December 2, 2014

FOL Interview from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. RELATED STORIES Setting up Fantasy of Lights takes more than 600 hours 40 years of holiday cheer kicks off with three concerts Music of the...

The Fantasy of Lights in front of the Hardin Building on Tuesday night. Fantasy of LIghts is open November 24 through December 28 on Sunday through Thursday from dusk until 10 pm, and Friday through Saturday from dusk until 11 pm. Photo by Rachel Johnson

40 years of holiday cheer kicks off with three concerts

Courtney Gilder December 2, 2014

Setting up Fantasy of Lights from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. Toys from the Toy Story movies came to life and danced to the series' classic “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” as hundreds of onlookers...

New 5K run to help fund holiday display

Savanah Campbell December 2, 2014

More than 90 years ago the Burns family started a tradition of putting Christmas displays in their front yard. After Mr. and Mrs. Burns died the displays were put away for three years, until the Burns...

Jesse Rogers’ last turn at Fantasy of Lights

Cody Samples November 25, 2014

Rogers FOL from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. With his tenure as president coming to an end, University President Jesse Rogers reflects on some of his first memories about the Fantasy of Lights. "When...

Fantasy of Lights funded through donations

Naomi Skinner November 25, 2014

The annual Fantasy of Lights, a display not funded by university funds or tax dollars, requires donations to stay operational. "We have 39 different families or organizations that adopt the displays...

Setting up Fantasy of Lights takes more than 600 hours

Harley Warrick November 25, 2014

http://vimeo.com/112777615 The Fantasy of Lights is a tradition that has been on campus for 40 years. With 13 maintenance workers and a few volunteers, it takes 600 to 800 hours to set up all the...

Kedisa Alexander, accounting senior,  and Ariel Douglas, finance senior, takes Kendall Stewarts, respiratory therapy junior, picture during the Fantasy of Lights Opening Ceremony, Monday night infront of the Hardin Building. My favorite thing about this was that it gets me in the mood for Christmas, Stewart says. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Gallery: Fantasy of Lights 2014

Rachel Johnson November 24, 2014

The MSU-Burns Fantasy of Lights opening ceremony Monday night in the front lawn of the Hardin Administration Building. The Fantasy of Lights has individual displays with themes or characters from...

Fantasy of Lights comes to life for 40-year anniversary

Courtney Gilder November 20, 2014

Some 20,000 lights line the Hardin Administration Building, Moffett Library, Bolin Science Hall, Central Plant and D.L Ligon year-round in anticipation of the annual "MSU Burns: Fantasy of Lights," while...

Fantasy of Lights opens

Fantasy of Lights opens

The Wichitan December 7, 2012

  The 38th annual MSU-Burns Fantasy of Lights opened at 6 p.m. Dec. 7. The festival will run through Jan. 1. Tonight, the MSU band will perform a concert. Saturday, according to Randy Canivel,...

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