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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’...

Valentine Atuchukwu, nursing senior, contestant in Mr.Heartthrob showed off his talent in Comanche suites on April 30.Photo buy Makayla Burnham

Mr. Heartthrob funny take on ‘beauty pageants’

Lane Riggs May 4, 2016

To raise money for women's cardiac care, the Alpha Phi sorority hosted Mr. Heartthrob on April 30th. Education sophomore Shelby Emerson was the leading force behind the event, and her and Alpha Phi members...

Students, sponsers, and guests sit at decorated and reserved tables at the Honors Recognition Banquet in the D.L. Ligon Coliseum on April 22. Photo by Kayla White.

Honors Banquet draws crowd to recognize students accomplishments

Lane Riggs April 27, 2016

More than 200 students received recognition, including two who received the university's highest awards, at the Honors Banquet on April 22 at 6:30 p.m. in D. L. Ligon Coliseum. These academic awards included...

Dr. Hollabaugh reading his plaque given to her by Prof. Oxford on behalf of the university at the retirement reception for Dr. Hoffman & Dr. Hollabaugh in the 2nd floor atrium of Prothro-Yeager Hall on April 18. Photo by Kayla White.

Retiring professors inspire community, students

Lane Riggs April 20, 2016

The retirement commencement for Tom Hoffman, English associate professor, and Linda Hollabaugh, foreign languages associate professor, was held in the second floor atrium of Prothro-Yeager Hall on April...

Renowned physicist big hit at lecture

Lane Riggs April 14, 2016

Renowned physicist Dr. Alan Lightman recently gave a speech in the Fain Fine Arts Center Auditorium on April 7 at 7:00 p.m. During his speech, Lightman talked of the similarities that scientists and artists...

Josie Wise, art freshman, review over the featured photos at the opening recepetion of Existe Lo Que Tiene Nombre: Contemporary Photography in Mexico displayed at Juanita Harvey Art Gallery on March 4th. Photos by Kayla White.

Diversity of Mexico characterized by photos and projections

Lane Riggs March 8, 2016

Existe lo que tiene nombre: the Contemporary Photography in Mexico show opened in the Juanita Harvey Art Gallery on March 4 at 6 p.m., featuring the works of more than 20 different artists, who speculate...

Lysistrata convinces the other women of Athens to not give into men and sex until their husbands agree to stay home and stop fighting wars. Lysistrata opens March 3 at 7:30 p.m. and closing night will be March 13 at 2:30 p.m. There will be a Meet, Greet, and Eat with the cast of Lysistrata at 5:30 p.m. March 5, held in the Fain Fine Arts Center Lobby before the 7:30 p.m. show. Photo by Rachel Johnson

50’s beach theme brings lighthearted fun to 2,500-year-old play

Lane Riggs March 2, 2016

The theater department will show the first performance of Lysistrata, a comedy penned by Aristophanes, on March 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fain Fine Arts Center Theatre. Cast and crew have been rehearsing since...

Robert Bryce, guest speaker, talks about energy during the 34th Annual Streich Family Lecture Series on free enterprise held in Dillard 101, Feb. 18. They ran out of seats during the lecture and had a room for overflow in Dillard 121, where they live streamed the event. Photo by Francisco Martinez

Streich lecture broadens to include international energy

Lane Riggs February 24, 2016

The 34th annual Streich Family Lecture Series on Feb. 18 featured the voice of Robert Bryce, professional journalist, on his first visit of the campus. The ensuing hour explored the topic of the energy...

Artists presence felt in Herreras prints

Artist’s presence felt in Herrera’s prints

Lane Riggs February 12, 2016

Featuring the indigenous young women of an untouched culture, the woodblocks printing by Irving Herrera went on display in the Juanita Harvey Art Gallery on Feb. 12.The artistic maturity that was found...

Larry Hamilton, retired art teacher, talks with his old students Jenna Ward, Rider student and first place winner in two categories, and Carli Ward, Rider student, and their mother, Paulette Baltrunas at The Juanita Harvey Art Gallery: Opening Reception for High School Art Competition. I want to go to art school and graduate with a degree in illustration so I can go into chracter design, Ward Said. [I attended today because] I wanted to see what my former students are still creating and basically providing us with all this fine art work, Hamilton said.

Local artists win big in annual high school show

Lane Riggs February 10, 2016

The art on the walls invited spectators to understand not only art, but the artists behind the art, all competitors in this year's high school art competition.The talents of middle school and high school...

Wilson’s soprano performance ‘outstanding’

Lane Riggs January 27, 2016

The halls were alive with the sound of music. At least, that’s what it would seem like, to an unbeknownst student passing through the hallways of the Hardin Administration Building at 7 p.m. on Jan....

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