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The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan
Director and Coordinator of Title IX, Laura Hetrick, addresses the attendees of Take Back the Night with more info about the event, April 9.

Take back the night: educating the campus on sexual assault

Elizabeth Mahan, Reporter • April 18, 2021

In the university setting, 26.4% of female undergraduate students and 6.8% of male undergraduate students are raped or sexually assaulted, according to Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. To highlight...

‘Sex Signals’ encourages discussion with comedy

Brian Lang, Reporter • May 1, 2018

About 30 people attended the “Sex Signals” presentation in the Legacy Multipurpose Room on April 30 to build confidence for genuine discussions about sexual misconduct. Although there were some smaller...

#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....

Katie Koestner, MSU guest speaker, autographs a poster of herself on the cover of TIME Magazine outside of Kiowa room following the reception Aug. 30. Photo by Harlie David

Speaker hosts conversation about consent

Megan Baltusis • September 5, 2017

“You know the end of the story before I even start.” The room went quiet. About 100 students filled Akin Auditorium on Aug. 30, but not a single one made a sound. Katie Koestner, the first date-rape...

Fifth campus sexual assault reported

Fifth campus sexual assault reported

Bridget Reilly • June 30, 2017

The recent Crime and Fire log reports that a victim came forward on June 21 stating that he or she had been sexually assaulted on April 24 in Killingsworth Hall, bringing the total number of reported...

Sexual assault in Killingsworth Hall

Kara McIntyre • May 2, 2017

4:39 p.m. Kristi Schulte, director of residence life and housing "I don't think there was a connection between the Pierce Hall residents moving into Killingsworth and this sexual assault case," Schulte...

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