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A Toys Christmas adopted by the Ernst family show familar Pixar characters come to life displayed in front of the Hardin Administration Building on Nov. 30th. Photo by Kayla White.

Celebrating the 41 years of Fantasy of Lights

Patrick German December 2, 2015

The song, "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas" fits for the Fantasy of Lights. Christmas is just 23 days away, and with the cold brisk air, twinkling lights, the warmth of hot cocoa and kids...

Balanced life key to fighting Freshman 15

Emma Labedis October 28, 2015

Taco Bell. Chic-fil-A. McDonald's. Whataburger. Jack in the Box. Dairy Queen. Sonic Drive-in. Canes. Chipotle. The list is almost endless. The food is convenient. And relatively inexpensive. It's...

Shayla Owens, junior in business management and student assistant in the Student Governments Association, sends out tweets to students. Photo by Melissa Laussmann

Social media helps to secure MSU brand

Melissa Laussmann October 28, 2015

Social media has the power to influence lives, and has changed the way university officials do business. Departments and colleges across campus have implemented the use of social media tools to stay relevant,...

Bowling for Soup is an American pop-punk band originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1994. The band consists of Jaret Reddick, Erik Chandler, Chris Burney, and Gary Wiseman. Photo courtesy Bowling for Soup.

Bowling for Soup to headline final FallsFest Sept. 26

Kristina Abeyta September 10, 2015

Every September for the past 29 years as the Junior League of Wichita Falls hosts its own outdoor weekend festival, Lucy Park gets flooded, not by rain, but with vendor booths, beer tents, bouncy...

Cooper Miller, Kristian Pearson and Joshua Zabica form the band Matter of Time.

Students look for vocalist to complete band

The Wichitan September 9, 2015

By Emily Carroll Drummer Cooper Miller and Kristian Pearson needed a guitarist. So, just as they would when looking for a new couch or job, they turned to Craigslist. Soon after, Joshua Zabica,...

Campus leaders members of the Philosophical Society of Texas

Kristina Abeyta May 13, 2015

Houston. 1836. The new Republic of Texas had just won freedom. Years of tension with Mexico followed by what comes with revolution: detrimental battle leading to Texas blood shed for the liberty and victory...

Kalen Ryden, former student, heads the ball towards the Midwestern State University goalie at a match against West Texas A&M University Oct. 11, 2014 at the soccer field. Photo by Lauren Roberts

Former MSU student signs to play in Major League Soccer

Jessalyn Castro May 7, 2015

Kalen Ryden was just a mass communication senior and a defender on the soccer team last semester when his life threw him a surprise. Ryden was drafted to play in the Major League Soccer on January...

University President Jesse Rogers delivers the closing remarks at Midwestern State University graduation, May 10, 2014. As the speaker at graduation this spring, Rogers will have attended 75 MSU graduations. Photo by Ethan Metcalf

Rogers to impart life lessons, say goodbye in graduation speech

Brianna Sheen May 5, 2015

While seniors are scrambling to order their cap and gown, apply for jobs and study for the last final exams they may ever take, there is another person working behind the scenes to make their graduation...

Miguel Blanco, respiratory care sophomore, April 21. Photo taken by Francisco Martinez.

Texas cell phone ban a tough sell

Kristina Abeyta May 5, 2015

Every day the Hardin Tower bells ring as students hurry to their next class or try to beat the lunch rush in the cafeteria, and while the campus is increasingly becoming a resident campus, there are...

Nurse-Family Partnership: preventing child abuse, neglect through education

Nurse-Family Partnership: preventing child abuse, neglect through education

The Wichitan April 30, 2015

As April, the National Child Abuse Prevention month, reaches its conclusion, the Nurse-Family Partnership will continue its mission of improved child care outside the spotlight. Clients of the...

Kylie Austin, history freshman, laughs with friends at the mens soccer match between Midwestern State University and Eastern New Mexico Monday, Oct. 27, 2014 at the soccer field. Photo by Lauren Roberts

Women’s soccer player kicks cancer

Mandy Saal April 29, 2015

From July of 2014 to March of 2015, time practically stood still for Kylie Austin. After spending days in a hospital bed hooked up to IVs and hours listening to doctors say her dream of playing college...

Board names Shipley as next president

Austin Quintero April 28, 2015

The nine voting members of the Board of Regents made history when, after a 10-month search, they named Suzanne Shipley as the first woman and 11th MSU president. Rogers spent his whole career at MSU,...

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