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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

Honors students to present research at symposium March 25

Cortney Wood March 22, 2017

The Redwine Honors Program’s 11th Annual Honors Symposium is scheduled for March 25 at 10 a.m. in Dillard 189. The event will compile honors students research projects, and offer a chance to present...

Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona, Oct. 29. Photo courtesy Gage Skidmore

Trump squeaks by in tight election

Jeromy Stacy November 9, 2016

It was a historical night on Nov 8, as Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election. However, some students were not too pleased with outcome.Students and professors sat in Legacy's multipurpose room...

Medical records, tax returns and emails: Nothing is private when running for office

Medical records, tax returns and emails: Nothing is private when running for office

Jonathan Benyarko November 7, 2016

By the end of the 19th century, U.S. Justice Louis Brandeis was already thinking about a new concept in American law — privacy, what he called "the right to be left alone." While not explicitly stated...

Jill Stein. Photo courtesy Gage Skidmore

Third parties and the “wasted” vote

Caleb Sneath November 7, 2016

American voters have a dilemma. In a democratic system, a candidate requires the support of many voters to win, making it practical to vote for more popular candidates an individual doesn't support.Tyler...

Robert Carper, radiology freshman

Students cram together for final debate

Caleb Sneath October 27, 2016

As the third and final debate raged on, students packed together in the Sunwatcher Clubhouse to see the two presidential candidates' performance. Students crowded around the television, taking all of the...

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