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Finding fresh talent

Finding fresh talent

Alexis Gay April 30, 2013

Tryouts yield more than 80 possible candidates More than 80 students and incoming freshman participated in a cheer clinic held Saturday and Sunday in hopes of being part of the cheerleading squad...

Dell pioneer provides insight into the business world

Dell pioneer provides insight into the business world

Alexis Gay April 23, 2013

Steve Felice, the president and chief commercial officer of Dell, came to speak to students on campus on his life and career on April 18. “Steve Felice was one of the people who said that wireless...

Student-led group makes an IMPACT on faith

Alexis Gay April 16, 2013

Christian student organization uses rap to spread message In the Christian world,  it is a generally known fact that it is hard to reach college students when it comes to religion. College kids are too...

Faith-based group explores college student challenges

Faith-based group explores college student challenges

Alexis Gay April 9, 2013

Local church kickstarts religious organization in hopes of guiding students down a path of faith Of the 95 registered student organizations on campus, eight are religious and faith-based. Pastor David...

Breann Jackson, Junior, Majors in Nursing fills out the raffle form.

Sigma Lambda Alpha raffles a parking decal

Alexis Gay April 2, 2013

For fundraising purposes, the Sigma Lambda Alpha Sorority Inc. potential new members raffled a parking decal, and rose $50 for the benefit of the sorority. The price of the raffle tickets were $1 for...

Jon Horry holds zebra stripped butterfly out and preps it to fly.
Photo by Alexis Gay

Guide teaches about nature

Alexis Gay March 6, 2013

Alumnus finds works at local nature center For Jon Horry, a 2010 graduate in psychology and sociology, the River Bend Nature Center is more than an 18-acre facility with a mission to connect Texas...

Midwestern slacks behind the times

Alexis Gay February 26, 2013

It was the day that all college students dread. It was the day when I felt like not being cooped-up in my dorm room doing homework. I know about the student lounge and the library, but it was cold outside...

Launch date confirmed for new, effective portal system

Launch date confirmed for new, effective portal system

Alexis Gay February 26, 2013

MSU Portal promises accessibility, enables aspects of Facebook *Update* : This story has been modified from the original version posted online. Certain quotations in the story were inaccurately attributed....

Business program aims to help students become entrepreneurs

Business program aims to help students become entrepreneurs

Alexis Gay February 19, 2013

Dillard’s Lalani Center gives real-life, modern experience An entrepreneur is a person who creates a business from scratch or from their imagination. Some of the most successful people in the world...

Housing, dining prices to increase in fall

Alexis Gay February 19, 2013

Meal plans, housing rates raised to improve campus life Next semester, students living in the dorms will suffer a spike in housing rates after the Board of Regents approved increase on housing and dining...

4 percent undeclared in fall

4 percent undeclared in fall

Alexis Gay February 12, 2013

Undecided majors decline throughout the years According to page 73 of the Midwestern State catalog, students must have a degree on file by 45 credit hours. However, as of last fall, there were 198 undecided...

Students work up a sweat

Students work up a sweat

Alexis Gay February 12, 2013

Student fitness classes catch on to Zumba craze. The instructor turns on the stereo, and Latin music sounds bump from the speakers. The students standing around the room get ready to work out for...

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