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Crowd watches intently as the Mustangs battle against UT Permain Basin, Sept. 28.

Weekend full of family, fun and sports

Jessica Binzari, Sports Editor • October 4, 2024

Midwestern State athletes reunited with their families as their loved ones cheered them on during a weekend packed with MSU sports. The Mustangs said the best part was having their families watch...

Family Weekend: is it too soon to bring back?

Dallas Wabbington, Reporter • September 23, 2021

Family Weekend has been a tradition at MSU Texas for many years and never fails to bring together the students, their families and the community. Taking place Friday to Sunday, parents, siblings and other...

Stephanie’s Christmas Traditions

Stephanie Robledo, News Editor • December 28, 2020

*Columns are the opinions of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Wichitan as an organization.* Santa Claus is not real. This reveal didn’t come as a shock for...

No Christmas

OPINION: Holidays during the pandemic: should we cancel?

Dallas Wabbington, Reporter • November 24, 2020

*Columns are the opinions of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Wichitan as an organization.* As we get closer to the end of the year, the total number of COVID-19...

A graduating senior’s perspective

A graduating senior’s perspective

Cortney Wood, MSU Graduate • May 24, 2020

I truly thought I was okay today. I knew I wasn’t going to walk across the stage on Saturday, May 16. I knew there weren’t going to be documentary screenings, the mass communication final capstone...

Tough times in quarantine

Christian Oseguera, Reporter • May 22, 2020

Times are tough, especially during COVID-19. We would’ve never thought that we would get to this point of being so isolated from each other. No one predicted that this would happen. Just because life...

Lacey Grimes

A day in the life: Lacey Grimes

Khirstia Sheffield, Reporter • October 16, 2019

It’s 6 a.m. and while most students are sound asleep, her day has just begun. The sweet and tender voices of small children fill her ears forcing her eyes to partially open to a sun-filled room. She...

Students make plans for Thanksgiving break

Amber Hernandez, Reporter • November 20, 2018

Turkeys in the oven, families around the table and lots of laughter to go around is what Thanksgiving is usually all about but that isn't the case for all students. For the Thanksgiving holiday, students...

Gupta serves ice cream

Faculty serve ice cream, conversation

Madison Davis, Reporter • October 7, 2018

Faculty, most from the West College of Education, served ice cream and conversation to students and their families on Saturday beginning at 3 p.m. in the Quad. The event was the cherry on top of a...

Mustangs 4 Christ aims to help students build stronger relationship with Christ

Jadon Lane, Reporter • September 29, 2018

At first glance, things at Mustangs 4 Christ didn't seem very organized. It wasn't that the space located just off campus was disorganized, it was more like the staff just wanted students and others...

Edward Collins, psychology freshman, bends backwards in the talent portion of the the 2017 Mr. and Mrs. Caribfest in Akin Auditorium on Sept 28. Photo by Marissa Daley

International students have additional challenges

Andrea Pedon, Reporter • May 18, 2018

Àlex Martínez Roca, taps his foot nervously against the airplane carpet floor as he takes his first look out the window of his new home for the next four years. After living in Barcelona, Spain his...

Choose a major that makes you happy

Rachael Stagner, Columnist • April 10, 2018

I came to Midwestern State University to pursue a career in radiology – then I took Intro to Radiology. I hated it. This course made me realize my disinterest in radiology. I am not saying coming...

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