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Joe Stramberg, principal project manager of Treanor Architects, goes over the mass communication plans in the Kiowa Suites Tuesday. Photo by Lauren Roberts

Architects meet with students, faculty to discuss proposed mass communication building

Ethan Metcalf October 15, 2014

Architects from the Treanor Architects Firm met with students, faculty and staff of the Mass Communication Department yesterday as part of their weeklong visit to campus to plan the proposed new resident...

The rise of digital textbooks

Ryne Thacker October 15, 2014

Digital textbooks surge in popularity with students due to affordability, wider availability, and additional features for studying. Digital textbooks, also called e-books, have had a rise in availability...

Kalen Ryden, mass communication senior, is pushed while trying to defend Saturday at the match against West Texas A&M University at the soccer field. After two overtimes MSU won 3-2. Photo by Lauren Roberts

Athlete risks injury to play in rival game against West Texas A&M

Jessalyn Castro October 15, 2014

Wearing a walking boot didn't stop Kalen Ryden, mass communication senior, from playing against rival West Texas A&M Oct. 10. Ryden said his foot began bothering him two weeks ago and has been...

Sabina Marroquin, history education senior. Photo by Lauren Roberts

Seniors T-shirts promote school pride

Nizhoni Terronez October 14, 2014

In roughly four years, senior Sabina Marroquin has collected more than 30 Midwestern State University T-shirts. She credits her collection to her range of activities on campus. Marroquin, a history...

Nearly 200 give input on presidential search

Harley Warrick October 12, 2014

http://vimeo.com/106248470 With University President Jesse Rogers retiring in May of 2015, students, faculty, staff, and members of the community met with representatives of the search firm to discuss...

Would you recommend MSU? Not yet

Ethan Metcalf October 8, 2014

I just filed for graduation and had the pleasure of filling out the school’s exit survey. It was as run-of-the -mill as surveys can be, but it presents students with one crucial yes-or-no question:...

Students donate blood to saves lives, beat rival school

David Joseph October 8, 2014

Forty-six students who donated blood as part of the Texas Blood Institute’s Blood Drive said they were pleased with the process. The blood drive is also now a competition, the Highway 287 Blood Battle,...

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...

No longer liberal arts

The Wichitan October 7, 2014

Our view: Midwestern State University, a proud member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts College, is quickly losing touch with what qualifies us to be a COPLAC school.  Between the presidential...

Akoakoa Paleka-Kennedy, criminal justice junior, doing some fitness training during team training at the MSU practice fields, Oct. 7, 2014. Photo by Sam Croft

Akoakoa Paleka-Kennedy goes from palm trees to flat lands

Jessalyn Castro October 7, 2014

A trip home for most students only takes a few hours in a car that can be made every other weekend. However, for criminal justice junior Akoakoa Paleka-Kennedy, an 8-hour flight will get him back...

Chandler Schaffer, music director and conductor for the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra, talks backstage to students and faculty members in the Arts and Literature Society after WFSOs season-opening concert with violinist Jennifer Koh. Photo by Ethan Metcalf.

Arts and Literature members get behind-the-scenes look at poetry, music

Ethan Metcalf October 7, 2014

The Arts and Literature society was recently busy with the club's annual involvement in Banned Books Week but last week students were presented with cultural offerings outside the normal realm of the...

Football fumbles at Family Day game, loses to Angelo State 45-31

Jessalyn Castro October 4, 2014

The football team kept the lead on Angelo State University Saturday night at Memorial Stadium for most of the game but couldn't come out with the win, resulting in a 45-31 loss. Angelo State put the...

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