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Our goal: To make this a better place

Ethan Metcalf May 6, 2015

I always thought The Wichitan’s slogan was a little cliché. “Your campus. Your news.” Of course it’s news, it’s a newspaper, I always thought. But here, on the last production night of my...

Letter: Learning from mistakes

The Wichitan May 4, 2015

I am writing this letter today to address last week's Wichitan article, SGA failed the student body-again. I, personally, enjoyed what the article said regarding my conduct. The words mentioned about...

Opinion: These are people

The Wichitan May 1, 2015

Our view: In administrators’ quest to protect the bottom line, let us make certain they don’t forget one essential fact: These are people we’re talking about. According to some administrators,...

Engage in Earth Day

The Wichitan April 22, 2015

Our view: Between an environmental philosophy course set to begin next spring and environmentally focused lectures and panel discussions, some professors are working to make conservation a priority in...

‘Save the Males’ creates much needed dialogue

Jasmine Jones April 16, 2015

The Constitution is a beautiful thing. It allows for a right to free speech, a privilege that extends to all, regardless of how popular – or unpopular – their opinion might be. That being said,...

The goal: A better SGA

The Wichitan April 15, 2015

Our view: Our desire for the outcome of the election and the appeals process is for it to result in a better run and more efficient Student Government Association, not for any one candidate to win over...

Changing college experience is detrimental for students

Matt Jobe April 14, 2015

With tuition and fees rising, and online courses becoming more and more available, the college experience is undoubtedly going through a transitional phase. Undergraduate degrees are becoming less of...

Opinion: Choose Marco Torres for SGA president

The Wichitan April 8, 2015

Our view: In elections, results speak louder than words, and the only results we have seen came from senior class senator Marco Torres. We need an active president who has the best interests of the...

Column: Use people, not pamphlets to market university

Ethan Metcalf April 1, 2015

A lot of emphasis has been put on expanding the university's marketing reach as a means to bolster enrollment. From presentations at Board of Regents meetings, to promises made by each university presidential...

Change is good

The Wichitan March 11, 2015

Our view: The presidential search process has been a whirlwind of events, and while there appears to be a break in action now that the Board of Regents have selected Suzanne Shipley, president of Shepherd...

Commentary: Dont stereotype the Greeks

Commentary: Don’t stereotype the Greeks

Eddie Miller March 10, 2015

By now nearly everyone has seen the deplorable video of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Kappa chapter at the University of Oklahoma. In the video, members of the fraternity are chanting a racial phrase,...

Communication degrees have value

Jasmine Jones March 10, 2015

In today’s job climate it is natural for students to worry if their intended degree will land them a job or not. And the worrying is justified, considering more than half of 22-year-old college...

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