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Guests attend a reception at the multi-purpose room at the re-opening of the Wichita Falls Museum of Art.

Art museum completes renovations, hosts open house

Ethan Metcalf August 27, 2013

Guests attend a reception at the multi-purpose room at the re-opening of the Wichita Falls Museum of Art.The Wichita Falls Museum of Art held an open house on Aug. 25 to show the nearly completed renovations...

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...

Storm Cantu, sophomore; Jesse Brown, sophomore; Denver Mcclure, sophomore; Mitchell Dominiec, sophomore; Kinsey Walker, junior; Samantha Ferguson, sophomore; Taylor Felty, sophomore; Ashley Benavides, senior encourage freshmen to go Greek.

Greek life: ‘Experience it for yourself’

Erica Bourland August 22, 2013

Joining a Greek organization gives students a chance to create lifelong ties and friendships while building strong academic and professional foundations. However, being involved in Greek Life doesn't...

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...

Doncan Mayer, junior in business, moves his belongings to his dorm for the new semester.

1,300 move in today

Ethan Metcalf August 22, 2013

At first impression, a new dorm may seem rather sterile. The white masonry brick walls. Old, six-inch thick mattresses covered in plastic. And the roommate. Then there’s the roommate. With more...

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...

University President Jesse Rogers speaks to the Student Senate in October. The Student Government Association meets every first and third Tuesday of every month in Bolin at 7 p.m.

Welcome to the club: Education more than just going to class

Blake Muse June 4, 2013
Education is not “just going to class,” according to Matthew Park, associate vice president of Student Affairs. “Education means a lot more that just knowing what they read and learned in the book,” he said. “We want [students] to be responsible human beings who can communicate and who can think, who can work with a group. And some of those areas, I don’t think you necessarily learn in the traditional classroom environment. You can learn those in co-curriculum experiences as well. It’s a positive thing when students get involved, meaning they find something that they are passionate and interested in, and they pursue it.”

Residence halls vary from dorm-style to apartment-style

The Wichitan June 4, 2013

By Kelly Calame With six different housing facilities on campus and numerous apartment complexes off campus, students can choose from a variety of places to stay, and students have different perspectives...

Killingsworth resident assistant, Rachel Krygsman, a junior in English, cleans up her room. “I love it here. I love the room and sense of community. I’ve made friends here and will keep them for a lifetime.” Photo by Hanwool Lee

Choosing a home away from home

The Wichitan June 4, 2013

Students weigh convenience and freedom when deciding where to live By Kelly Calame With six different housing facilities on campus and numerous apartment complexes off campus, students can choose...

Greek dessert reception in September.

Greeks help to keep library open 24 hours during finals

The Wichitan June 4, 2013

The Moffett Library is a home-away-from-home for students, particularly during final exams. However, due to budget restrictions, it closed at 2 a.m. Sunday through Thursday. That is, until Greek life...

Members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Sigma Kappa compete in the cardboard race as part of homecoming. Sigma Alpha Epsilon colonized at MSU in the fall of 2008 to enrich its members with “the highest standards of friendship, scholarship, and service and bringing the True Gentleman to Wichita Falls.”

Greeks give members sense of purpose

The Wichitan June 4, 2013
For Student Government President Anthony Gallina, his Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity is more than a student organization. Gallina is one of about 312 students, or roughly 6 percent of student population, involved in Greek life. As of spring 2013, fraternities have 104 of these members, and sororities have 208 members.
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