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The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan

The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan

MSU hosts rising sophomore summit, in an attempt to connect students with their peers, April 2.

Sophomore Summit makes in-person return to campus

Jessica Binzari, News Editor April 25, 2025

In coordination with the First Year Mustang Adventure program, Student Affairs hosted the first in-person Rising Sophomore Summit since the COVID pandemic  in 2020. English professor and director of...

Kerbie Cash (15) drives to the basket  to shoot a layup  against the Rogers State Hillcats, Nov. 15.

True freshman basketball player makes a name for herself on the court

Abby Turner, Editor-in-Chief March 6, 2025

From the young age of five-years-old early childhood education freshman Kerbie Cash always knew she wanted to play basketball. While basketball started as a way to connect with her parents. it soon...

What I would tell my freshman self

Anne Akpabio, Managing Editor April 22, 2022

From the first moment of novelty and excitement as a college student, there is the lingering possibility of graduation, the reality that seems distant at the start of the college experience. The thrill...

Athletic training sophomores Felicia Flores and Kristen Carraway enjoy dinner and discuss content from an earlier class.

Sophomores get their first real taste of campus life

Stephanie Robledo, Managing Editor October 13, 2021

The rise of the COVID-19 pandemic called for a change in daily lives, and academia was no exception.  Classes became virtual and students had to learn through a screen at home. Many students who were...

Current MSU students offer advice to incoming freshmen

Stephanie Robledo, News editor November 17, 2020

As 2020's freshmen begin their journey at MSU, current upperclassmen reflect on their first day and offer advice on surviving freshman year of college. “My first day was kinda crazy, because I didn’t...

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Freshmen beat the odds and flourish in on-campus apartments

Colin Stevenson, Reporter/Photographer October 30, 2019

The process for housing application is simple: be enrolled at the university, fill out the application and pay the $250 down payment fee. A rumor exists that students have to meet a certain number of credit...

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Opportunities about for freshmen to maintain healthy lifestyle

Randi Heaton, Reporter March 13, 2019

Freshman are notorious for gaining the 'Freshman 15' but there are resources here to help avoid that. On campus there is the Bruce and Graciela Redwine Student Wellness Center, commonly referred to as...

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International students become collegiate athletes

Daria Panferova, Reporter March 9, 2019

More than 10 percent of students in Midwestern are outside of America, from Asia, Africa, Caribbean and Bahamas, Latin America, The Middle East, Europe, Australia. Out of the 6,102 students on campus 576...

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Question of the Week: Incoming freshman tuition raised by 2.2%

Alana Earle, Reporter February 21, 2019

As we all know, college can be expensive. I went and spoke with students this week about how they feel about MSU raising the incoming freshmen tuition by 2.2 percent. How do you feel about MSU raising...

Freshman express first finals worries

Andrea Hall, Reporter November 21, 2018

With final exams only two weeks away, students are preparing for the upcoming chaos that are finals. "I feel nervous about my finals just because they are going to be the first college finals I'll experience,"...

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‘I wanna help other LGBTQ+ people [like myself].’

Allison Atherton, Reporter November 13, 2018

Endless scrolling is how Craig likes to start their morning. After the alarm goes off at 7:15, psychology freshman Craig Gregg rolls over to hit snooze. Ten minutes later, they finally pick up their phone...

Harison Elizardo, sociology junior, read a personal poem for the 5th annual BSU Talent Show. February 7th, 2018. Photo by Elias Maki.

Finance freshman wins fifth annual BSU talent show

brittni vilandre February 9, 2018

A crowd of more than 60 students gathered in the Clark Student Center Comanche Suite on Feb. 7 for the Fifth Annual Black Student Union talent show. Talents ranged from singing and dancing to reading...

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