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Social media: beyond the dark side

Thomas Goad April 7, 2016

With literally hundreds of outlets — from Twitter to Facebook to YouTube to Instagram college students and officials have found social media as a new way to broadcast, advertise and connect.However,...

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Networking: If you’re not doing it, you should be

Cooper Miller April 7, 2016

They’re freshly graduated, degree in hand, ready to take on the world, but not a clue of where to start. Now imagine the same scenario, except this time, an opportunity is waiting for them. This is the...

Mikayla Dunlap, junior radiology

Social Media: Be mindful of what you post

The Wichitan April 7, 2016

Social media is a big thing to our generation. We have to document everything we’re doing, where we’re going, and what we’re eating.As the marketing chair for the University Programming Board, I...

Screen shot from Midwestern States President Suzanne Shipleys Instagram profile.

Shipley joins instagram

Rutth Mercado April 6, 2016

#FollowTheLeader -literally. This semester, Social media novice and University president Suzanne Shipley joined the Instagram community with four Instagram posts and 52 followers in just a few short...

With additional input from: Cindy Price, college coordinator, Cristina McCrary, career consultant, Stephanie Sullivan, assistant director, and Dirk Welch, director

Digital presence can make, break job searches

The Wichitan April 6, 2016

For students graduating this May, finding a job is on the forefront of their minds. The Career Management Center prepares students for those careers.Employees helps students by critiquing resumes, conducting...

Kara McIntyre, mass communication junior

Build a positive social media presence

Kara McIntyre April 6, 2016

When I first started using Twitter six years ago, I never imagined that it would influence the world as much as it has. I never imagined that for any social media network, really. I figured it would...

A.J. Lopez III, social media coordinator for student affairs and enrollment management, talks about his normal day-to-day activities as his role as Social Media Coordinator in an interview with a Wichitan reporter. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Coordinator: ‘We try to be ahead of everything’

Kara McIntyre April 6, 2016

About the jobWhat does your job entail?"We monitor all of the social medias and everything on campus. We try to be ahead of everything and educate the students, faculty, and staff on social media in general...

Conner Wolf, mass communication junior

Closed-minded voters vilify variety

conner wolf March 14, 2016

With the presidential election less than eight months away, it is hard to have a conversation with someone without it eventually shifting towards politics. This is a topic I enjoy hearing about, but often...

#NoHateAtMSU

#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...

Shayla Owens, junior in business management and student assistant in the Student Governments Association, sends out tweets to students. Photo by Melissa Laussmann

Social media helps to secure MSU brand

Melissa Laussmann October 28, 2015

Social media has the power to influence lives, and has changed the way university officials do business. Departments and colleges across campus have implemented the use of social media tools to stay relevant,...

Freshmen, take note: Lessons from a senior

Jasmine Jones April 29, 2014

Dear Freshman Self, As I look back on my mostly pleasant three years at Midwestern State University, I often think of things I would have done differently. Although I have no regrets, and take every...

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