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Maureen Trussell is a humanities junior.

Support local farmer’s market

The Wichitan May 3, 2016

Agricultural farming contributes at least one-third of its greenhouse gas emissions to global warming, which causes climate change.But, there is still hope. Organic farming, which is still in its adolescence,...

Lane Riggs

Like gardening, love requires work to grow

Samuel Sutton March 9, 2016

Lane Riggs, English and psychology freshmen, and Sam Sutton, mass communication junior, have been in a relationship for almost four months. They both say nourishment and care are the most important requirements...

Frank Cruz and Kara McIntyre.

Quality over quantity: making time for your significant other

Kara McIntyre March 2, 2016

How did you transition your priorities from your best friend to your significant other?Frank: Well my priorities did not fully transition from my best friend to my girlfriend. Jeff (my best friend) understands...

Andrea Mendoza

Women can define their own paths

Andrea Mendoza Lespron February 24, 2016

As a woman in the 21st century, I believed we could easily choose who and what we wanted to be. However, suddenly, the words gender and sex started having a whole different meaning. They were not only...

Africa, America: Things are not always what they seem

The Wichitan February 5, 2016

Let’s take it back to August 2013, for a second. Aug. 13, to be exact. My first day in the United States of America. I cannot put into words how excited I was to be here.I  heard so many great things...

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...

Matthew Swiger is a criminal justice junior

Column: ‘MSU is what you make of it’

Matthew Swiger October 21, 2014

When I read the words of guest Columnist Heath James in the Oct. 15 issue of The Wichitan, I was livid at his passionate attack over Midwestern State University being ‘irrelevant.’ As a writer,...

Jeffrey Oxford, chair of foreign languages

Knowing foreign language gives students competitive edge

The Wichitan October 8, 2014

A liberal arts education undeniably has a politically-charged history. Although the term derives from the Latin word “liberalis” (meaning gentlemanlike, open-handed, or generous), the “artes...

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