Australia’s Dog Leg Farm perseveres after bushfire devastation
Bridget Reilly, Photography Editor
January 20, 2020
Australia's historic town of Braidwood and the land of Yuin Country, located just over an hour from the Australian Capital Territory, was surrounded by a bushfire in late Nov. 2019. As the fire closed in around the community, residents were told they couldn't leave and they needed to take shelter and...
739 students awarded at fall graduation 2019
Kristin Silva and Brendan Wynne
December 14, 2019
Through the many years of tears, stress and constant studying, 739 MSU Texas students lined up to receive their degrees in various majors. They wait, clothed in graduation caps and gowns, listening for their names to be called so they can walk across the stage, receive their diplomas and finally call th...
Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers food review
Jeri Moore, Business Manager
December 4, 2019
Thin, crispy steakburgers, shoestring potatoes and frozen custard caused long lines in the drive-through outside of the restaurant. An employee stood outside handing out paper copies of the menu to waiting cars with a smile on her face. The Wichita, Kansas based company that went global found its way...
Life behind entrepreneurship: Takaylan Smith
Khirstia Sheffield, Reporter
December 4, 2019
Takaylan Tyray Smith, psychology senior, is not your average college student. He has dedicated his life to being both a full-time student and an entrepreneur. After more than a year of preparation and creative thinking, Smith has produced an original business called the Counterculture, built upon the...
Campus lacks vegan options
Stephanie Robledo, Reporter
December 3, 2019
Midwestern State University, like most universities, requires its on-campus residents to buy a meal plan to ensure that all students eat and stay healthy. Students are given a variety of meal options that caters to all the different diets, but there has been several students that feel that MSU does not pro...
‘Knives Out’ builds a smart, funny mystery
Brian Lang, Film Critic
December 3, 2019
A murder in an ornate mansion, contentious heirs gathering for a funeral, and an off-kilter detective looking for answers. Rian Johnson’s newest blockbuster “Knives Out” sounds like the setup for a game of “Clue,” but its mystery can’t be solved by the powers of deduction alone. When aut...
Fall semester sports recap
Amos Perkins, Sports Reporter
December 3, 2019
The sun has set on another semester of maroon and gold athletics. For the senior 'Stangs, this season was the culmination of years of blood, sweat and tears. The athletes that remain now take to the off-season in hopes of coming back the next year better than ever. Football (5-6) For the first time u...
The other cheerleaders
Amos Perkins, Sports Reporter
December 3, 2019
What the pep band lacks in pom-poms and megaphones, they make up for with cheers, jeers and energy. When fans enter the Colosseum for a maroon and gold basketball game, they know the players on the court won't be the only ones putting on a show for them. The band is active throughout the entire contest,...
City lights parade was full of holiday cheer
Colin Stevenson, Reporter/Photographer
December 3, 2019
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A day in the life: Chelcie Kizart
Khirstia Sheffield, Reporter
December 3, 2019
Ever since many of us were little, we have imagined and dreamed about the day we would graduate from our dream school pursuing our dream occupation. The overwhelming emotions fill our bodies as we proudly walk across the stage and hold the diploma closely to our bodies. The smile on our faces couldn’t...
Administration offers follow-up statements regarding the fascist on campus
Brendan Wynne, Reporter and Wai-Kun co-editor
December 2, 2019
In the wake of an ill-received statement addressing tweets that identified a fascist sympathizer on campus, the MSU Texas administration has collaborated with student leaders to issue another statement that’s “more transparent, and less formulaic.” “By Friday, we were aware that [the tweets...
