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The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan
The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan

Expanded parking lot will cost basketball court

Ethan Metcalf • May 6, 2015

Expanded parking lot will cost basketball court from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. The university’s outdoor basketball court will be paved over this summer when construction begins to extend a nearby...

Our goal: To make this a better place

Ethan Metcalf • May 6, 2015

I always thought The Wichitan’s slogan was a little cliché. “Your campus. Your news.” Of course it’s news, it’s a newspaper, I always thought. But here, on the last production night of my...

Students produce plays over entire semester

Ethan Metcalf • April 29, 2015

Students produce plays over entire semester from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. While most students are studying for finals, theater seniors are preparing for opening night of their student-directed...

A crowd of about 80 maintenance staff members gathered for a meeting with vice presidents of SSC Support Services and university administrators to discuss the possibility of outsourcing maintenance jobs to the company. Photo by Ethan Metcalf.

Administrators consider outsourcing maintenance jobs

Ethan Metcalf • April 28, 2015

To combat the university's ongoing budget woes, administrators revealed this week that they are in negotiations with SSC Service Solutions to outsource the school's facility services, including custodial,...

The Gypsy Kit food truck sits in The Wichita Falls Museum of Art parking lot April 14. Watch the full story at: vimeo.com/125541036

Gypsy Kit goes mobile, serves students

Ethan Metcalf • April 21, 2015

Gypsy Kit goes mobile, serves students from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. The Gypsy Kit is a diamond in the rough in Wichita Falls, offering a taste of something familiar but strange, like its popular...

Expanded parking lot coming fall 2015

Ethan Metcalf • April 16, 2015

Expanded parking lot coming fall 2015 from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. Parking has long been a contentious issue for MSU students, and with construction of a new dorm beginning in May, more than...

Appeals filed in SGA election

Ethan Metcalf • April 16, 2015

Hearing Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in CSC Cheyenne Results for the Student Government Association elections were posted Monday, showing Jesse Brown, criminal justice junior, as the winner of the presidential...

Posters advertising "Save the Males" were displayed in Pierce Hall.

‘Males’ suspended pending investigation

Ethan Metcalf • April 8, 2015

Posters displayed around Pierce Hall used, according to some, derogatory language to advertise "Save the Males," an upcoming multi-event program in Pierce. The event has been put on hold until internal...

President Rogers studio interview

Ethan Metcalf • April 2, 2015

President Rogers studio interview from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. Jesse Rogers has been president of Midwestern State University since 2001, but his story at the college began well before that...

Suzanne Shipley, president elect for MSU, answers questions from reporters before her candidate forum Feb. 24. The Board of Regents officially hired her March 31 and moved her start date to Aug. 8. Photo by Rachel Johnson.

Board officially hires Shipley as president

Ethan Metcalf • April 1, 2015

In a short meeting Tuesday afternoon, the Board of Regents officially appointed Suzanne Shipley as the 11th university president. Student Regent Jesse Brown said the board also advanced Shipley's...

Column: Use people, not pamphlets to market university

Ethan Metcalf • April 1, 2015

A lot of emphasis has been put on expanding the university's marketing reach as a means to bolster enrollment. From presentations at Board of Regents meetings, to promises made by each university presidential...

The show must go on: Vocal performance students put on review despite setbacks

Ethan Metcalf • March 26, 2015

The show must go on: Vocal performance students put on review despite setbacks from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. Twelve vocal performance majors performed "Some Enchanted Evening," a review of Rogers...

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