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Bill Ash, accounting senior, placed first in mens Cat A at the Vuelta del Viento two-day Conference Champtionship Event and Fixed-Gear Criterion race at Midwestern State University April 21, 2018. Photo by Bradley Wilson

Undergraduate research extends college experience

Bill Ash, Guest columnist May 11, 2018

[Editor's note: Bill Ash originally delivered this talk at the opening to the Celebration of Scholarship, April 25.] I’ll start this off by commenting on just how strange this is for me. If you had...

Amy Floyd, accounting senior, races in the Womens A category at the campus criterium around MSU campus on April 21, 2018. Photo by Justin Marquart

Three cyclists place first at 2018 Vuelta del Viento

Kristin Silva and Miguel Padron April 21, 2018

The judge blew his whistle and the cold wind raced against their mist covered helmets as the cyclists reached speeds of 35 miles an hour. Water splashed on their faces and chests as a rider's wheel sliced...

Keith Williams (Health Tent Coordinator), talks to reporter at the medical tent at Hotter N Hell 100 on August 25. Photo by Jessica Wollenberger

Behind the scenes at Hotter ‘N Hell

Sarah Graves August 30, 2017

The annual Hotter 'N Hell 100 is a three day event with bike races and a trade show that attracts people to the city over Aug. 25-27. With over 10,000 riders participating in the event, planning and...

Pablo Cruz, exercise physiology, rides in the final mens crit race during the HotterN Hell 100 Aug. 27. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Alumni return to race through Hotter ‘N Hell

Tyler Manning August 29, 2017

Four hours, extreme heat and an open road. That is what a day cycling in Hotter'N Hell entails for those who choose to ride in the 100 mile race. This race is also an opportunity for many in the Wichita...

Brissia Montalvo, exercise physiology graduate student, rounds the last turn of the track during the crit race during the HotterN Hell 100 Aug. 25. Photo by Rachel Johnson

MSU cyclists compete in Hotter ‘N Hell

Justin Marquart August 29, 2017

It's a warm, bright Sunday morning. Hotter 'N Hell Hundred traffic has slowed to a lull, and the Multipurpose Event Center parking lot isn't overflowing with cars anymore. The third day of the triple...

Hotter ‘N Hell off to rainy start

Kara McIntyre August 25, 2017

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Zach Purcell, business finance freshman, catches the ball during practice on the football fields on Aug. 16. Photo by Justin Marquart

Fall sports just around the corner

Bridget Reilly August 17, 2017

As we prepare for our first day of the fall semester, MSU’s athletic programs have already been hard at work. Football, as well as men’s and women’s soccer have been in pre-season camps this past...

Source: Office of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management

Budget shortfall causes ripple effect

Kara McIntyre August 17, 2017

Because of a $641,000 budget shortfall caused by cuts in the state allocations, individual student fee allocations took a hit too. According to figures provided by Keith Lamb, vice president of student...

Amy Floyd, finance freshman, turns a corner during her race at Nationals in Colorado. Photo contributed by Josh Buchel

Cycling nationals was ‘almost poetic’

Kara McIntyre May 2, 2017

While most students were camping out in the library, cracking open textbooks — sometimes for the first time this semester — and cramming for finals this weekend, the cycling team jetted off to...

Joshua Buschel, accounting and finance sophomore, and Bill Ash, accounting and finance junior, exchange laughs behind the sidelines on April 8. Photo by Arianna Davis

Cycling team brings home 9th conference title

Leah Bryce April 11, 2017

The roads throughout campus were closed April 9, the Vuelta Del Viento race. This race featured many university competitors as well as the cycling team. “It’s 100 percent easier racing at home....

Finance sophomore Josh Buchel placed 34th in the Mens 1-2 at the Hotter N Hell race on Aug. 26, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson

Cycling team’s road to Nationals

Mercy Yermo March 28, 2017

Not many sports involve blood streaming down third degree burns, collapsing on the ground unable to move, and pain so unbearable paramedics have to assist. According to accounting and finance sophomore...

Dylan Pembroke and friends prepare for a ride at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson

Senior: ‘I almost died yesterday’

Dylan Pembroke August 29, 2016

“I almost died yesterday,” Dylan Pembroke, a senior in mass communication, talking about racing in the 50-mile Hotter 'N Hell, finishing in 3:02:37.What was the most fun part of the race? It might...

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