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Kyle Williams, director of athletics, speaks out at the Board of Regents meeting in the Hardin building at Midwestern State University to discuss campus information about the sports teams on Nov. 9, 2017. Photo by Harlie David

Monday with the Mustangs has new structure

Carli Woolsey, Reporter • September 8, 2018

The Department of Athletics staff will host its second Monday with the Mustangs to raise awareness of MSU coaches, staff and athletes with the community. Monday with the Mustangs will be held at the...

#ComplicitMSU needs a second look

Markell Braxton-Johnson, Columnist • March 28, 2018

The word "complicit" has been thrown around a lot lately. Specifically, the word has been adjoined to charges that MSU’s administrators have been complicit in sexual assault and misconduct on campus....

Syreeta Greene, director of equity inclusion and multicultural affairs, University President Suzanne Shipley and Keith Lamb, vice president of sutdent affairs and enrollment management, unveil the bench in the Clark Student Center Comanche Room that is dedicated to the group of African American students who first attended and fought to be at Midwestern State University, Friday Feb. 23, 2018. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Administrators honor first African American students

latoya fondren • February 24, 2018

To honor the first African American students who attended MSU in 1954, administrators hosted a ceremony in which they dedicated a bench to the alumni in the Clark Student Center Comanche Suites on...

Get educated, talk about serious topics

The Wichitan • February 6, 2018

OUR VIEW: Getting tested for sexually transmitted infections and diseases should be second nature to sexually active people. We're all adults here. We talk politics, gender, race and sex, but mere...

New website design glitches, however more user friendly

The Wichitan • October 31, 2017

OUR VIEW: The visual elements of the university's website redesign emphasizes our efforts to produce innovative content. As frustrating as the two day long construction was, the administration's efforts...

Search for provost narrows down candidates

Leah Bryce • April 19, 2017

Over the course of the semester, the administration and Board of Regents have been on the hunt for a new provost. Four candidates, James Johnston, Kenya Taylor, Monica Varner and Jerold Hale were selected...

Administration fills executive position

Ryane Hatten • February 22, 2017

With Randy Kirkpatrick's retirement, the university welcomed a new executive position. David Sanchez, new chief information officer, joined university faculty after serving more than 25 years in various...

Samuel Sanchez, newly elected board of regents chair, listens to discussion during the Board of Regents meeting on Aug. 4. Sanchez will continue on the board until 2018. He is an attorney with Cordell & Cordell, and lives in Fort Worth. Photo by Dewey Cooper

Provost leaving; to become provost at UNT-Dallas

The Wichitan • December 7, 2016

In a memo distributed to the campus community Dec. 7, Provost Betty Stewart announced her resignation effective this coming February.INTERIM PROVOST REACTIONUPDATED: Dec. 9, 1:22 p.m.After receiving the...

Kathleen Williamson, chair of nursing program, told President Suzanne Shipley that they both "got the memo" to wear red that day, after the first faculty meeting of the school year. The meeting was held ing hte Akin Auditorium, where President Shipley adressed a full house about her long term and short term goals. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Shipley outlines goals at first faculty/staff meeting

Brianna Sheen • August 17, 2015

In her first speech as University president, Suzanne Shipley asked a full house of faculty and community members to re-imagine Midwestern State. Shipley, at the Aug. 17 faculty/staff meeting, said...

Campus drug problem declining

Samantha Forester • March 3, 2014

Campus drug problem declining from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. Drugs are finding their way onto college campuses across the nation. Options of heroine or marijuana are popping up at schools all...

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