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The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan
The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan
All content by Lane Riggs

Publishing your work is rewarding

Lane Riggs, Columnist
August 31, 2018
"What if—Someone else besides Spiderman has been bitten by the radioactive spider" Vol. 1, No. 7. Originally published in February 1978. Photo by Kara McIntyre

Rare Books Collection is used for research, but only by two students

Lane Riggs
April 26, 2017
Rais Bhuiyan, victim of a Dallas shooting, makes appearance at Wichita Falls Museum of Art to speak on his survival and progress to forgiveness on April 18. Photo by Arianna Davis

9/11 hate crime survivor gives strong message to college students: ‘You can end hate’

Lane Riggs
April 18, 2017

Reading series presents students’ works, creativity on campus

Lane Riggs
April 16, 2017

Love’s Labour’s Lost brings magic to Shakespeare

Lane Riggs
February 28, 2017

Pierce under renovations, will reopen in summer

Lane Riggs
February 22, 2017
Pablo Garcia-Fuentes, assistant professor of economics, speaks at Streich Lecture. Photo by Timothy Jones

Streich Family Lecture celebrates 35th anniversary

Lane Riggs
February 22, 2017

Soldiers’ theater not as well known, with little funds

Lane Riggs
February 15, 2017
Ellanor Collins, theater junior and director, discusses the shift in tone for the Ladies in Red monologue with Cammie Dean, director of student development and orientation on Feb. 7. Photo by Cortney Wood

For Colored Girls ‘a story rarely told’

Lane Riggs
February 15, 2017
Sherry Giryotas, painter, and Phillip Shore, sculpturist, speaking at their exhibition on Feb. 3. Photo by Timothy Jones

Couple’s galleries incorporate nature into pieces

Lane Riggs
February 8, 2017

Faculty forum ‘brings clarity to liberal arts identity’

Lane Riggs
February 1, 2017

Gallery brings awareness to city and Native American history

Lane Riggs
January 26, 2017
Tessa Rae Dschaak, theater sophomore, with Xavier Alexander, theater sophomore, as a negative consent response at the Since Last Night performed by the theatre in Akin Auditorium on Aug 25th. Photo by Kayla White.

Play about consent added to orientation, dreams for program of its own

Lane Riggs
August 30, 2016
Alumni and students enjoy Hotter ’N Hell's 35th anniversary

Alumni and students enjoy Hotter ’N Hell’s 35th anniversary

Lane Riggs
August 28, 2016
Kyle Anderson, finance juinor, pulls ahead while Bill Ash, finance junior, comes from behind at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 26-28, 2016. Photo by Izziel Latour

Hotter ’N Hell just a warm up

Lane Riggs
August 28, 2016
Valentine Atuchukwu, nursing senior, contestant in Mr.Heartthrob showed off his talent in Comanche suites on April 30.Photo buy Makayla Burnham

Mr. Heartthrob funny take on ‘beauty pageants’

Lane Riggs
May 4, 2016
Students, sponsers, and guests sit at decorated and reserved tables at the Honors Recognition Banquet in the D.L. Ligon Coliseum on April 22. Photo by Kayla White.

Honors Banquet draws crowd to recognize students accomplishments

Lane Riggs
April 27, 2016
Dr. Hollabaugh reading his plaque given to her by Prof. Oxford on behalf of the university at the retirement reception for Dr. Hoffman & Dr. Hollabaugh in the 2nd floor atrium of Prothro-Yeager Hall on April 18. Photo by Kayla White.

Retiring professors inspire community, students

Lane Riggs
April 20, 2016

Renowned physicist big hit at lecture

Lane Riggs
April 14, 2016
Josie Wise, art freshman, review over the featured photos at the opening recepetion of Existe Lo Que Tiene Nombre: Contemporary Photography in Mexico displayed at Juanita Harvey Art Gallery on March 4th. Photos by Kayla White.

Diversity of Mexico characterized by photos and projections

Lane Riggs
March 8, 2016
Lysistrata convinces the other women of Athens to not give into men and sex until their husbands agree to stay home and stop fighting wars. Lysistrata opens March 3 at 7:30 p.m. and closing night will be March 13 at 2:30 p.m. There will be a Meet, Greet, and Eat with the cast of Lysistrata at 5:30 p.m. March 5, held in the Fain Fine Arts Center Lobby before the 7:30 p.m. show. Photo by Rachel Johnson

50’s beach theme brings lighthearted fun to 2,500-year-old play

Lane Riggs
March 2, 2016
Robert Bryce, guest speaker, talks about energy during the 34th Annual Streich Family Lecture Series on free enterprise held in Dillard 101, Feb. 18. They ran out of seats during the lecture and had a room for overflow in Dillard 121, where they live streamed the event. Photo by Francisco Martinez

Streich lecture broadens to include international energy

Lane Riggs
February 24, 2016
Artist's presence felt in Herrera's prints

Artist’s presence felt in Herrera’s prints

Lane Riggs
February 12, 2016
Larry Hamilton, retired art teacher, talks with his old students Jenna Ward, Rider student and first place winner in two categories, and Carli Ward, Rider student, and their mother, Paulette Baltrunas at The Juanita Harvey Art Gallery: Opening Reception for High School Art Competition. "I want to go to art school and graduate with a degree in illustration so I can go into chracter design," Ward Said. "[I attended today because] I wanted to see what my former students are still creating and basically providing us with all this fine art work," Hamilton said.

Local artists win big in annual high school show

Lane Riggs
February 10, 2016

Wilson’s soprano performance ‘outstanding’

Lane Riggs
January 27, 2016

Computer crash causes frustration during writing exam

Lane Riggs
October 7, 2015
Damian De Silva, economics senior, says he willing came to the Sikes Lake Cleanup, Sept. 12, just because he wanted to be there. Photo by Rawlecia Rogers.

Record rainfall causes problems for Sikes Lake

Lane Riggs
September 28, 2015
I didn't pick MSU because it's a liberal arts college

I didn’t pick MSU because it’s a liberal arts college

Lane Riggs
September 23, 2015

Freshmen dominate cross country team

Lane Riggs
September 14, 2015
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