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The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan

The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan

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...

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...

Speed friending

A speedy new way to make friends

Kristin Silva and Amos Perkins February 3, 2020

The room buzzed with the sounds of 24 students asking each other questions regarding their personal interests. Pre-formatted questions laid spread across the square of tables in the Legacy Multipurpose...

Puppies

Students volunteer at the Humane Society to relieve stress

Brianne Fournier, Reporter February 7, 2019

It's two weeks into the semester and students are feeling the stress. To break away from campus, students head to the Humane Society of Wichita County to volunteer. Students including Camille Blanton,...

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...

ASO’s flower delivery signups wilted Feb. 13

Chloe Phillips February 14, 2018

To try something "exciting and new" and to fundraise for future events, the African Students Organization hosted a flower delivery service in the Clark Student Center on Feb. 12. Students paid $2 to...

Richard Thomas, management information systems senior, Caleb Gabriel, MIS senior, Kevin Lord, computer science senior and Johann Redhead, computer science senior, enjoy hanging out with each other in the Clark Student Center. Photo by Tellon Smith, computer science senior.

International students make most out of their stay on campus during Thanksgiving

Tyler Manning November 29, 2017

Thanksgiving is a time to go home and have a good holiday with family. For students from out of state and international students, long distances and high travel costs inhibit that from being a reality,...

Dia de Los Muertos event to celebrate lives of dead Nov. 1

Judelle Tyson November 1, 2017

In the spirit of celebrating Día de Los Muertos — Day of the Dead — the University Programming Board and Bilingual Education Student Organization will host an event to celebrate the lives of the dead...

Head football coach Bill Maskill lights the bonfire on Oct. 27, 2016. File photo by Izziel Latour

Homecoming bonfire to bring excitement to campus

Rockelle Gholson October 18, 2017

Nothing but darkness and heat will beam on the faces of students participating in this week's homecoming annual bonfire at Nocono Trail South Parking Lot at 9:15 p.m. "This is the funnest part of...

University social media coordinator A.J. Lopez gives a presentation on Snapchat on Social Media Day, Oct. 24. Photo by Dewey Cooper

Social media connects students to campus

Cortney Wood May 11, 2017

With more than 6,000 student on the campus, administration alongside student organizations work to get information out to students through emails, web word alerts and D2L notifications, but for students...

Model UN takes NYC

Kelsey Purcell March 28, 2017

My week in New York City with the Model U.N. team is a week I will never forget. Before leaving for The Big Apple, I was more anxious than excited. My major is mass communication, where I study things...

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