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Zac Binx, junior in theater, and Heather Berryhill perform as Wiley and Mammy during rehearsals Tuesday night. Wiley and the Hairy Man will open in the Fain Fine Art theater Nov. 21 and will end Nov. 24.

Theater production continues despite cast, technical setbacks

Paden Lemons November 14, 2013

Despite lighting booth issues and a lead with a broken toe, the theater department’s production of Wiley and the Hairy Man must go on. “The show is going very well. It’s progressing nicely,”...

Rehearsals for Wiley and the Hairy Man

“Wiley and the Hairy Man”

Lauren Roberts November 5, 2013

During rehearsals for "Wiley and the Hairy Man", Houston Pokorny, sophomore in theater, and Rachel Bullard, junior in theater, perform part of a handshake. Zac Binx, junior in theater, was the lead...

Japanese sculptor Hironari Kubota performs with his spinning car on the lawn in front of the Fain Fine Arts building. It was his first time performing one of his pieces in the United States.

Annual sculpture symposium has MSU debut

Ethan Metcalf November 5, 2013

For the first time ever, Midwestern hosted the Texas Sculpture Symposium from Nov. 1-3 where Japanese artist Hironari Kubota performed his spinning car sculpture in front of the Fain Fine Arts building....

Japanese artist Hironari Kubota watches as the 1949 Cheverolet to be used in his performance is lifted into place. Kubotas Friday night performance will be his first in the United States. I feel very fortunate to be here, [its] my first time in Texas, Kubota said. Honestly I was expecting to see cowboys and wild west. But really, I feel like Im in the Heartland. There is good energy here.

Sculpture symposium opens Friday with international sculpture

Aleisha Solorio November 1, 2013

The Museum of Art at MSU will be hosting a sculpture symposium Nov. 1-5, beginning on Friday with a car-spinning show by Japanese sculptor Hironari Kubota. “I feel very fortunate to be here, [it's]...

‘Nosferatu’ offers classic scares as Halloween nears

Zandra Lee October 15, 2013

“Nosferatu” by F.W. Murnau is the first silent German vampire film based on the original horror movie "Dracula" by Bram Stoker. The movie was made in 1922 but was not released until 1929 because...

The University Programming Board presented comedian Ryan Reiss on Oct.15 at CSC Comanche. More than 100 students attended the show. Hailey Hartman, freshman in radiology, said, Seeing Ryan Reiss was a great. I definitely needed a laugh and wasnt disappointed and loved the show.

Comedian Ryan Reiss gets the laughs

Brent Deeb October 15, 2013

Continuously interacting with the audience, comedian Ryan Reiss had one goal in mind as part of the university programming board’s Homecoming-week opener Oct. 15 — he wanted to make people laugh. “At...

Despite low lake level, Lake Wichita Park provides outdoor activities

Brent Deeb October 8, 2013

In a town criticized for a lack of entertaining attractions, Lake Wichita Park provides residents and visitors with a central location for a plethora of outdoor activities from hiking to baseball. Lake...

Theater to present ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’

Caitlyn Cremeens October 6, 2013

The theater department's production of The Diary of Anne Frank begins Thursday, Oct. 10 and ends Sunday, Oct. 13. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and will have a matinee at 2:30...

Apple Products Update to iOS 7

Gillian Jones September 30, 2013

Apple Products Update to iOS7 from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. Six years is a long time to wear the same look, but especially in technology. Apple products across the nation received a major...

Marching band gets new director, new marching show

Brooke Long September 22, 2013

New band director brings jazz to campus from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. The Golden Thunder marching band got a new trombonist this semester, but he doesn't play his instrument for MSU. He directs. Matthew...

Kemp Center for the Arts offers more than art

Austin Quintero September 17, 2013

The Kemp Center for the Arts is a local museum where students and the community can view professional art, participate in events or take classes. “The best thing about the Kemp Center for the Arts...

Matthew Luttrell, director of bands, talks to the band while Drum Major Sabina Marroquin listens.

New band director plans a ’70s rock and Broadway fusion show

Blake Muse August 20, 2013
Matthew Luttrell started as the director of bands this fall. He will be directing the 82-piece marching band and other wind ensembles.
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