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Eric Delacerda, senior in criminal justice, and Dylan Sadata, junior in accounting, pass the blue line and race to the finish line. The distinctive quality of this race is that the runners get doused with color chalk every kilometer, encouraging them to push to the next color.

The happiest 5k on the planet

Ashley Gibbs September 10, 2013

The Color Run, also known as the ‘Happiest 5k on the Planet’, is a unique paint race that celebrates healthiness, happiness and individuality. “We call The Color Run the ‘Happiest 5K on...

Medical director Keith Williamson works with Clayton Carrozza of Lubbock, Texas, in the medical tent at the Hotter N Hell 2013 onAug. 24. Carrozza broke his wrist on Loop 11 after he rolled his bike.

Athletic trainers volunteer time at medical tent

Ashley Gibbs August 28, 2013

On a routine day at the Vinson Health Center, physician Keith Williamson spends time dealing with flu-like symptoms, sinus infections and allergies. But for a few days a year, he leaves the relative...

Mack Carter, The Infamous Bike Guy, rode his Tallerbike in the Hotter N Hell, Aug. 24. Its exhilarating. Its like flying, Carter said.

Local’s ‘Tallerbike’ turns heads at HHH

Ruth Black August 27, 2013

Over the weekend, nearly 3,800 bikers raced Hotter ’N Hell Hundred. But 83 other riders competed in the lesser-known 10K race, including one rider frequently seen around Wichita Falls, a biker who...

Simba Musarurwa (left), rugby president and senior Computer Science major, and Matt Davis (right), MSU alumni, discuss their efforts in helping set up the Pyro Pete at Hotter N Hell Hundred.

Rugby team helps with Pyro Pete

Ashley Gibbs August 26, 2013

Rugby team players volunteered for the eighth consecutive year with Pyro Pete, a large, inflatable mascot of the Hotter ’N Hell as part of their community service Aug. 24. "It's important for...

New places to eat in Wichita Falls

New places to eat in Wichita Falls

Ruth Black August 22, 2013

CHICK-FIL-A In the early 1960s, a man named Truett Cathy opened a small restaurant in the center of a mall located in a suburb of Atlanta. He called the restaurant Chick-fil-A. And it wasn’t long...

Local supporter Randy Tisdale and Sean Brown, a graduate student in exercise physiology, ride with Madeline Steele, center, a transfer student in art, at the Thermal Thursday in Lucy Park Aug. 15. Steele is a native of Australia who will be riding in her first Hotter ’N Hell this year.

Biker from Down Under nervous about weekend race

Ethan Metcalf August 22, 2013

The Hotter ‘n Hell Hundred presents cyclists with a grueling test of both their endurance and their speed. To compete this weekend, one of MSU’s newest cycling team members has had to face her...

Faculty plan protest in response to graduation speaker

Ruth Black May 1, 2013

The Faculty Senate met for a special session on May 7 to discuss concerns faculty have raised about the 2013 commencement speaker. The Senate recognized that recent comments by Ben Carson are personally...

Seniors evaluate college experience

Ruth Black April 30, 2013

Balancing college and personal life remains problem for gradutes Graduating seniors are preparing to branch out from the comforts of the college setting and step out into the workforce. While many...

Police investigate student apartment break-in

Police investigate student apartment break-in

Brittney Cottingham April 30, 2013

No suspects identified in burglary case An unlocked door caused one student to experience an incident now under investigation by campus police. On Sunday morning close to 5 a.m., MSU police officers...

Controversial neurosurgeon selected as graduation speaker

Controversial neurosurgeon selected as graduation speaker

Ethan Metcalf April 30, 2013

President Jesse Rogers defends selecting Carson as speaker University President Jesse Rogers and members of his staff selected neurosurgeon Ben Carson to speak at this year’s May graduation ceremony...

Sigma Phi Lambda member Kari Goen, a senior graduating with a B.A. in Biology, poses in her graduation outfit.
Photo by Brianda Morales

University expects a flat fall enrollment after this semester

Ruth Black April 30, 2013

College of Health Sciences and Human Services produces most graduates with 261 students With three days of classes and a week of finals left in the spring semester, nearly 700 graduates will complete...

Students release new EP

Students release new EP

The Wichitan April 30, 2013

Summer recording session with christian artist finally released Brooke Long | Contributor After nearly a year of recording and producing, local band, Calling Jonah, released its new extended promo,...

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