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Members of Grupo Folklorico Faisan, a travelling group from California, perform at Calle Ocho on Oct. 1 at the downtown Farmers Market. Photo by Emily Simmons

Calle Ocho participants celebrate Hispanic culture

Emily Simmons October 3, 2016

More than 1,000 people flooded downtown Wichita Falls to celebrate the seventh annual Calle Ocho festival, a celebration of Hispanic heritage presented by Zavala.“We’ve had a great turnout this year,...

Quantity over quality: More freshman fail to meet admissions requirements

Quantity over quality: More freshman fail to meet admissions requirements

Brendan Wynne September 28, 2016

With enrollment numbers at an all-time high and the economy operating on a steady incline, 2007 was financially bountiful for the Mustangs. As the year turned, the university capitalized on the boom in...

Music faculty performs in recital

Emily Simmons September 15, 2016

About 150 people attended a free recital featuring the music department faculty in Akin Auditorium last Thursday.“I enjoyed seeing my professors perform on stage. They played very well and the music...

PRIDE organization increasingly visible

Brendan Wynne September 14, 2016

Only in its second year as a reconstituted student organization, People Respecting Identity Diversity for Everyone, or PRIDE, continues to push forward the ideals of service and acceptance, with no sign...

dean plays piano

Fine Arts dean, guest to present concert Thursday

Emily Simmons September 13, 2016

Martin Camacho, dean of the Lamar D. Fain College of Fine Arts, and Mexican tenor Edgar Villalva will present a free concert in Akin Auditorium: Latin American Evening – Songs to Remember, at 7 p.m.“This...

Mackenzie Trammell, business management freshmen, and Rebekah Barrett, respiratory care freshman run during the Counseling Centers 5K Run for Suicide Prevention Awareness at Sikes Lake, Sept. 13. They tied for first place. Photo by Herbert McCullough

Counseling Center sponsors 5K race for suicide prevention awareness

Garrett Hutchinson September 13, 2016

To raise awareness of suicide prevention, 47 people ran at least part of a 5K race at Sikes Lake Sept. 13.“I had friends that committed suicide before, so I did it for them,” said Mackenzie Trammell,...

Speaker makes students look at life differently

Speaker makes students ‘look at life differently’

Dewey Cooper August 30, 2016

About 400 students gathered in D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Aug. 30 for All Student Convocation. The agenda included speeches from University President Suzanne Shipley, Student Government Association officers...

Dylan Pembroke and friends prepare for a ride at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson

Senior: ‘I almost died yesterday’

Dylan Pembroke August 29, 2016

“I almost died yesterday,” Dylan Pembroke, a senior in mass communication, talking about racing in the 50-mile Hotter 'N Hell, finishing in 3:02:37.What was the most fun part of the race? It might...

Alumni and students enjoy Hotter ’N Hells 35th anniversary

Alumni and students enjoy Hotter ’N Hell’s 35th anniversary

Lane Riggs August 28, 2016

The early morning race on Aug. 27 took more than 10,000 cyclists away from the Kay Yeager Coliseum, where the finish line stood waiting. While they were racing throughout the city, spectators milled about...

Kyle Anderson, finance juinor, pulls ahead while Bill Ash, finance junior, comes from behind at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour

Hotter ’N Hell just a warm up

Lane Riggs August 28, 2016

The four days of the 35th Hotter ’N Hell races started off with the lowest temperatures in the past four years of the event — temperatures that gave the 100-mile-race its name. Though the ‘cool’...

First-year tips from an upperclassman

Jacklyn York August 22, 2016

You’ve made the grades, applied for college and now been accepted. Now, your days are spent in the pricey bookstore buying up all of the pens and daily planners. You’re eager and ready for your start...

Kari Collins is a former MSU student who worked for The Wichitan. She resides in Iowa Park, Texas and works for 
the Iowa Park Leader.

Your child will be just fine

The Wichitan August 20, 2016

Right now I think I understand where you are as a parent.You fed your child their first bite of oatmeal. You watched them take their first step, throw up something that looks like goulash and most likely...

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