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Geology Department gets 535-million-year-old rock

Yolanda Torres April 8, 2015

The geology department has recently added a new rock to its collection. A big, old rock. “Rocky," a rock believed to be from southern Oklahoma, is approximately 535 million years old. “I can...

Student Government presidential elections April 8-12

Student Government presidential elections April 8-12

Cody Samples April 7, 2015
Midwestern State University students will have a chance to elect new officers for the Student Government Association starting tomorrow, April 7 and continuing online through April 11. Campus Watch reporter Cody Samples interviewed the three candidates for president: Julie Brady, Jesse Brown and Marco Torres.

Chi Omega sorority hosts basketball tournament for ‘Wish Week’

Naomi Skinner April 7, 2015

The Chi Omega sorority held a basketball tournament last Saturday at the Wellness Center as part of an ongoing charity event, Wish Week. "This is our basketball tournament, it's a three on three...

Suzanne Shipley, president elect for MSU, answers questions from reporters before her candidate forum Feb. 24. The Board of Regents officially hired her March 31 and moved her start date to Aug. 8.

Photo by Rachel Johnson.

Board officially hires Shipley as president

Ethan Metcalf April 1, 2015

In a short meeting Tuesday afternoon, the Board of Regents officially appointed Suzanne Shipley as the 11th university president. Student Regent Jesse Brown said the board also advanced Shipley's...

Debra Higginbotham, disability support services director, talks to the Student Fee Allocation Committee about finances for next year. The basic part is to keep disabled Americans from being excluded. Some cant hear, some have learning disabilities like dyslexia, and these people feel as if they cant suceed because of it. Some students are unable to open doors and we have a deaf student in engineering this year, which leads to the Non-Exclusion Law. We want to open doors to people with disabilities to be able to work with people with out. Having these disabilities doesnt mean they arent able, but once we make these accommodations they feel like they can succeed, Higginbotham says. Photo by Francisco Martinez

Committee passes student fee budget

Brianna Sheen April 1, 2015

A committee of five faculty and staff advisors and six students met March 27 in the J.S. Bridwell Boardroom for the annual Student Fee Allocation Hearings. After presentations for 26 different organizations...

Student, Provost consider adding fall break

Serah Welborn April 1, 2015

Suprena Poleon, chemistry senior and senator of the Caribbean Student Organization, may serve as the student voice in bringing changes to the academic calendar that will make the fall and spring semesters...

Resident assistants Kelsie Allen, sophomore in nursing, Ashley Minx, senior in social work, Mae Johnson, sophomore in nursing, Ashley Brown, senior in nursing, Kimberly Nowell, senior in education, and ­Rebecca Stogner, sociology junior, get together and prepare for the fall semester Aug. 16, 2013. File photo by Hanwool Lee.

Resident assistants help students avoid bad decisions

Morgan Haire April 1, 2015

For freshman it’s time to go off to college and, finally, to be away from the parents. However, being all alone with so much freedom can lead to problems. That's where resident assistants come in. With...

Student government makes changes to increase voter turnout

conner wolf April 1, 2015

In an effort to increase voter turnout, student government elections are coming nearly a month sooner this year with polls opening April 8. Rebecca Stogner, sociology junior and student government president,...

SGA election procedures changed to increase voter turnout

conner wolf March 31, 2015

In an effort to increase voter turnout, student government elections are coming nearly a month sooner this year with polls opening April 8. Rebecca Stogner, sociology junior and student government president,...

Sigma Nu hosts dodgeball tournament for local cause

Kristina Abeyta March 31, 2015

Sigma Nu is sponsoring “Dodge for a Cause,” a dodgeball tournament on April 11 to benefit the Arc of Wichita County, a non-profit volunteer organization. Walter James, business management sophomore...

John Gardner, consultant, has dinner Feb. 16 in the Kiowa Ex-Students Room with members of the First-Year Experience Task Force at the end of his day of holding workshops to address retention.   Photo by Rachel Johnson

Committee formed to discuss seminar for first-year students

Matt Jobe March 31, 2015

In an effort to bolster first year retention, student affairs and academic affairs came together to form a committee charged with creating a three-hour-credit seminar for first-year students. Robert...

Committee meets to allocate student fees

Rachel Johnson March 27, 2015

The Student Fee Allocation Committee met March 26 - 27 to allocate the $15.50 that each student pays in Student Service Fees. Photos by Francisco Martinez   .

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