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Love is in the air at Valentines Day dinner, concert

Love is in the air at Valentine’s Day dinner, concert

Rachel Johnson February 17, 2016

The soft and smooth voice of Mitch Clark with the cozy guitar filled the student center, Feb. 12 for an early Valentine's Day celebration. Lollipops and flower petals decorated the tables in room Wichita,...

Student Government Association senators begin their meeting in Comache Suites, Feb. 16. Photo by Francisco Martinez

Student Government plans to change by-laws

Rachel Johnson February 17, 2016

Student Government Association's meeting was a little longer than most, because of the continuous problems that seem to arise every election (i.e. rigged voting, illegal campaigning, bad advertising of...

Lizca Bass, painting senior, and Auria Sanchez, teaching certification senior, unpeel the paper from the wood block to reveal the image for the Steamroller Print Event on Nocona Trial set up as a collaboration between MSUs Harvey School of Visual Arts and Wichita Falls Independent School District high schools, Feb 9, 2016. Photo by Francisco Martinez

Steamroller gives local high schoolers a new perspective

Rachel Johnson February 10, 2016

The art department hosted a Steamrolling Print Event off Nocona Trail Feb. 9 for the local art high school students, producing art that will be displayed throughout the week."We went with [the steamrolling...

Guest speaker, Suzanne Shipley, University President, spoke about future plans for Midwestern State University at the Student Government Association in CSC Comanche Nov. 17, 2015. Photo by Francisco Martinez

Student government reps discuss proposed fee increases

Rachel Johnson February 3, 2016

At the first student government meeting of the semester, university officials unveiled increased student fees to begin next year."It's only a 2.5 percent increase and it's a package deal. They are bringing...

Possibility for drone testing

Rachel Johnson December 5, 2015

Students all over can relate to the struggle with having to learn to balance being a full-time student, having a job, and learning how to budget their money as they step into this chapter of life that...

The black student leaders held a Town Hall Meeting in response to the discrimination on different levels that was happening on campus weeks prior to the meeting, it was held in Shawnee Theatre, Nov. 23, with about 30 people in attendance. Photo by Francisco Martinez

30 people attend meeting on campus discrimination

Rachel Johnson December 2, 2015

The Town Hall Meeting lead by the black student leaders began their meeting on Nov. 23 with 30 people in attendance in response to recent events on campus . Shayla Owens, management junior, started...

Lindsey Shelley, graduate student in nursing, will replace Megan Piehler, mass communication junior and current student regent. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Student regent discusses board happenings

Rachel Johnson November 20, 2015

Megan Piehler, mass communication junior and current student regent, said she feels there are three important topics addressed in the Board of Regents' Nov. 12 meeting of which the student body should...

Lip-sync contest goes off script

Lip-sync contest goes off script

Rachel Johnson November 18, 2015

It started off as any other lip-sync contest. Contestants performed to "Hit Me with Your Best Shot," "Baby Got Back," and "Same Love." The 10 groups that started the evening in CSC Comanche Suites...

Houston Pokorny, playing John Buchanan Jr., and Tessa Rae Dschaak, playing Nellie Ewell, perform a scene together during a dress rehearsal of Summer and Smoke, Nov. 10.  Photo by Gabriella Solis

Summer and Smoke to perform Nov. 12

Rachel Johnson November 11, 2015

  The cast of "Summer and Smoke" will perform a matinee Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. for local high schools. The first public performance will  be Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. The last performance will be...

Madison Tedder, vocal music education freshman, and Nicole Anderson, education junior, do vocal exercises and practice their music before the Midwestern Singers and University Orchestra performance held in Akin Auditorium, Nov. 10. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Orchestra performs variety of pieces

Rachel Johnson November 11, 2015

The 10-person Midwestern Singers performed seven different pieces during the their performance, How Great Thou Art, in Akin Auditorium, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. The seven pieces of music choir members...

The pop-jazz vocal group, m-pact, performs as part of the Artist-Lecture Series held in Akin Auditorium with 200 in attendance, Nov. 2. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Akin half full for a cappella group

Rachel Johnson November 3, 2015

The music, pop and jazz, was very upbeat. The crowd – only half the auditorium – was polite, listening to the a cappella group, m-pact, Nov. 3. Fletcher Sheridan, member of m-pact, said before...

Homecoming candidates announced

Homecoming candidates announced

Rachel Johnson October 13, 2015

Nominations ended Friday at 5 p.m. for members of the Homecoming court. The top vote-getters met Monday to review the rules for the election and will be allowed to campaign Oct. 12-23. The election...

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