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#NoHateAtMSU

Taylor Courtney November 19, 2015

A picture posted of a Midwestern student on social media last week has drawn attention to the subject of discrimination on campus. The picture, originally posted on Yeti, features senior psychology major...

Jordan Stevens, senior, pushes past players from Oklahoma City University at the season opener Nov. 15. Photo by Rachel Johnson.

Mens basketball tramples OCU in season opener

Jacob Smith November 18, 2015

Winning a game is one thing. Winning the first game of the season is another. Completely dominating that game and scoring more than 100 points is an entirely different thing. That is exactly how the...

Caleb Hannon, assistant director of rec sports and Wellness center, sounds off for participants to begin running in the Turkey Trot 5K around Sikes Lake Nov. 17. The entry fee was one canned food item. Winners won a frozen turkey. Photo by Francisco Martinez

About 100 participate in Turkey Trot

Patrick German November 18, 2015

The runners, most of them at least, didn't seem to be serious. Maybe they were at Sikes Lake for the T-shirt. Maybe they were there to win a turkey. Or maybe they were just there to get some exercise...

Undergraduate research forum Nov. 19

Undergraduate research forum Nov. 19

Kara McIntyre November 18, 2015

With 48 presentations and 101 presenters, students from freshman to seniors make final preparations for the fall Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum on Nov. 19. Director of Undergraduate...

Lip-sync contest goes off script

Lip-sync contest goes off script

Rachel Johnson November 18, 2015

It started off as any other lip-sync contest. Contestants performed to "Hit Me with Your Best Shot," "Baby Got Back," and "Same Love." The 10 groups that started the evening in CSC Comanche Suites...

Turkey trot foodraiser set for Nov. 17

Yvette Ordonez November 12, 2015

The 14th annual Turkey Trot 5k will be held Nov. 17 at 4:30 p.m. at Sikes Lake trail. The entry fee is one canned food item and the first 100 students that show up will receive a free, long-sleeved T-shirt....

Día de los Muertos event celebrates lives of the dead

Yvette Ordonez November 11, 2015

Orange, yellow, red, purple. The colors that are associated with life and joy. But in Mexican tradtition, they are colors used to celebrate the dead. Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is celebrated...

It’s not all in your head

Kara McIntyre November 11, 2015

I've had depression since I was in middle school, so I've become almost a professional at dealing with the waves of emotion it brings (kind of morbid, I know). But this semester, it got to the point where...

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Student regent applications due Nov. 30

Talia Harris November 9, 2015

Applications for student regent on the Board of Regents, the university's highest governing body, opened on Sunday. "It's an educational and developmental opportunity for a student who is interested...

‘We have a huge life ahead of us’

Wadzanai Dzvurumi November 7, 2015

I recently turned 21, and I took a moment to reflect back on my life. The past year, for me, has been a year of intense growth with trials and tribulations. Despite the tears, disappointments and losses,...

The World Behind Me practices in a space in downtown Wichita Falls, Oct. 7. Photo by Rachel Johnson

For local band members, music is a home away from home

Mekala Conway November 5, 2015

The world of pop-punk music has many famous bands, including Fall Out Boy and Nirvana. These names are just some of the inspiration for the local band started by nursing sophomore Connor Murphy, called...

Surveying Surveillance

Jake Lanoux November 4, 2015

With increased enrollment, and a surveillance system that is ran independently building to building, security on campus is called into question. “If there’s not a process in place to check them...

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