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City needs more than prayers

Ethan Metcalf December 2, 2013

Despite the cyclical occurrence of droughts in the arid North Texas region, a great deal of misunderstanding still surrounds the drought and the effect it has on area residents. Wichita Falls officially...

Jacob Hurst, sophomore in criminal justice, brushes his teeth. When you brush your teeth you turn the water off, and when its time to rinse you turn it on, Hurst said.

Stage 4 water restrictions force continual conservation

Megan Fernandez December 1, 2013

Flying over Wichita Falls is an exercise in visual monotony. Brown. Everything is brown. The lakes are empty. The grass is dead and the trees are dying. So, for city and university officials, managing...

Derrick Pierce loads sheets into a industral sized washing machice in the United Regional laundry facilities Nov. 27.

United Regional conserves water despite lack of restrictions

Courtney Betts December 1, 2013

With lake levels declining and the city at the beginning of the stage 4 drought emergency, even high-priority facilities such as United Regional Health Care System are finding ways to conserve water...

Public Utilities Operations Manager Daniel Nix, Director of Public Works Russell Schreiber and News Channel 6 Chief Meteorologist Ken Johnson. Panel on water usage at Midwestern State University at Clark Student Center, Nov. 20, 2013. Photo by Bradley Wilson

Panel discusses drought disaster with students

Aleisha Solorio December 1, 2013

The newspaper practicum class held a panel discussion Nov. 20 in the Shawnee Theatre of the Clark Student Center with city officials to talk about the ongoing drought and how the city and the university...

Girls conference highlights careers in science

Gavin Belle November 26, 2013

Girls Conference highlights careers in Math and Science from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. Seventy-five girls from high schools across Wichita Falls were reminded of the key roles women play in science...

What would you do?

Gavin Belle November 26, 2013

What would you do? from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. The key, experts say, to surviving a natural disaster, anything from a tornado to a flash flood to an ice storm, is having a plan. University...

New displays added to Fantasy of Lights

Gillian Jones November 26, 2013

Fantasy of Lights from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. One of the most well-known holiday traditions in Wichita Falls is back. Each year, The Fantasy of Lights displays are showcased with characters...

Students show projects at undergraduate reserach forum

Kayla Sims November 26, 2013

Students show off their projects in the undergraduate research and creative activity forum from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. Students involved in undergraduate research presented their projects in...

Students prepare for finals that begin Dec. 7

Samantha Forester November 25, 2013

Students prepare for finals week from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. Finals begin Dec. 7 and students are beginning to fill the Moffett library and Clark Student Center in preparation. Kasey Espinoza,...

Photo by Roy Richeson. 
Dipika Nayuk, graduate in exercise physiology, dances to contemporary Indian pop music to show students the culture and customs of Indian students at Diwali in Akin Auditorium on Friday, Nov. 15. We want you to take back home the different colors, the different kind of foods and basically our culture, Nayuk said.

Indian student group hosts cultural celebration

Ethan Metcalf November 20, 2013

The Midwestern Indian Students Association held their annual celebration of Diwali, or the festival of lights, in Akin Auditorium on Nov. 15 in front of an audience of nearly 100 students, faculty...

Panel to discuss stage 4 water restrictions

Megan Fernandez November 20, 2013

Newspaper practicum students Brittany D’Alesandro, Megan Fernandez and Aleisha Solorio will host a discussion panel with community leaders tonight at 7 p.m. in Shawnee Theater in the Clark Student Center...

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