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The Wichitan

The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan

The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan

Episode 9: Changing of the Guard, part 2

Ethan Metcalf January 28, 2015

  University President Jesse Rogers details the beginning of Midwestern State's controversial change from the Indians to the Mustangs—a change many oppose to this day. In this episode, Rogers...

Episode 8: Changing of the Guard, part 1

Ethan Metcalf January 28, 2015

  University President Jesse Rogers details the beginning of Midwestern State's controversial change from the Indians to the Mustangs—a change many oppose to this day. Next episode: Changing...

Episode 7: An Impromptu Hiring

Ethan Metcalf January 22, 2015

University President Jesse Rogers tells the story of his impromptu promotion from chemistry professor to vice president of academic affairs—his first step into college administration. Next episode:...

Episode 6: Veterinary miracle

Episode 6: Veterinary miracle

Ethan Metcalf November 24, 2014

  University President Jesse Rogers tells the story of a cat that belonged to Travis White, president of Midwestern University (as it was once called) when Rogers was hired, and a strange...

Fishing with Bill

Ethan Metcalf November 10, 2014

  University President Jesse Rogers remembers a fishing trip when past engineering professor and "Korean war hero" Bill Brackeen finds himself in an embarrassing situation. Brackeen was...

The Hydrogen Bomb

Ethan Metcalf November 3, 2014

  MSU President Jesse Rogers talks about a demonstration he once did as a chemistry professor, and the results were a little explosive. Rogers got his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from...

Prairie Dogs On Campus

Ethan Metcalf October 27, 2014

  Midwestern State University President Jesse Rogers describes watching an old on-campus prairie dog town from his chemistry lab window. Rogers got his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from...

Walter Woelber Dalquest, Emeritus Professor of Biology at Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas (Festschrift photo, age 67).

Remembering Walt Dalquest, part 2

Ethan Metcalf October 18, 2014

Walter W. Dalquest and his wife, Rose, came to Midwestern State University in 1952 and retired from full-time service in 1984. Dalquest was one of the most productive scholars in the historyĀ of...

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