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Michelle Dickey

If attacked by a clown, go for the juggler

Michelle Dickey October 12, 2016

When I see people wearing masks, it's either at a costume party or doing something they shouldn't.  For someone to wear a mask, hide their identity and act in a way that will hinder others is purely shameful.I...

The element of freedom

Wadzanai Dzvurumi September 15, 2016

I spent a good part of my life trying to shrink myself, trying to become smaller, less opinionated, less sensitive, less loud, less me. Perhaps a part of me thought that I would be a burden to others if...

Zach Davis

Life as the one of the first RAs in Legacy

The Wichitan September 14, 2016

Legacy Hall is the new home for almost 500 residents, mostly freshmen and sophomores. Legacy is joining McCullough-Trigg as the other co-ed residence hall on campus. With Legacy being brand new and having...

The concept of beauty

Wadzanai Dzvurumi September 8, 2016

Women have been manipulated to think that beauty is what we see on television, advertisements, and what is trending in society. Beauty has become reserved for those who put the right amount of makeup that...

Rebecca Jabr

Fighting the war on college major stereotypes

Rebecca Jabr August 30, 2016

Choosing a major was one of the most stressful decisions I've ever had to make in college. Picking a major straight of out high school was basically letting an adolescent freshman eighteen year-old self...

Kara McIntyre, mass communication junior

Build a positive social media presence

Kara McIntyre April 6, 2016

When I first started using Twitter six years ago, I never imagined that it would influence the world as much as it has. I never imagined that for any social media network, really. I figured it would...

Rachel Johnson

Benefits outweigh pitfalls of working with your significant other

Rachel Johnson February 24, 2016

Francisco Martinez, photographer at The Wichitan and criminal justice junior, and Rachel Johnson, photo editor at The Wichitan and mass communication sophomore, have been in a relationship for nearly a...

Graphic by Dewey Cooper.

First 100 days – the measure of a president

Samuel Sutton February 10, 2016

I have come to a conclusion that the first 100 days are what dictates a president. If a president doesn't do anything really noteworthy and productive within those days, then they're a "bad president."...

Bernie Sanders: The peoples choice

Bernie Sanders: The people’s choice

Dewey Cooper February 10, 2016

Out of the 11 remaining presidential candidates – both Republican and Democrat – only one is the real voice of the people: Bernie Sanders, the democratic socialist nominee from Vermont.Bernie has his...

Our goal: To make this a better place

Ethan Metcalf May 6, 2015

I always thought The Wichitan’s slogan was a little cliché. “Your campus. Your news.” Of course it’s news, it’s a newspaper, I always thought. But here, on the last production night of my...

Graduating photo editor leaves with parting words

Lauren Roberts December 3, 2014

Nothing is more annoying than having someone tell you what to do. Starting from high school you’re told you have to go college. In college you are told that you should participate in university activities....

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