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Outside the Bruce & Graciela Redwine Student Wellness Center. Photo by Jennifer Wright

New faces bring new events, activities to rec sports

Jennifer Wright, Reporter November 29, 2017

A student walks into the Wellness Center and is immediately greeted by the smell of gym clothes and the sound of barbells clanking as they hit the floor. Angie Reay, director of recreational sports...

The day my brain exploded

Robin Reid March 1, 2017

I had a ticking bomb inside the vessels of my brain and it almost ended my life. I lost my memory for nine days, but I do remember the daylight. Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 started out just like any other...

Community Health Fair aims to help put prevention into practice

Robin Reid February 28, 2017

To teach people to practice prevention to prolong life, the 17th annual Community Health Fair will take place Friday, March 3, in D.L. Ligon Coliseum from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Students from all departments in...

Jesse Velasquez, Wichita Falls Health Department technician, holds an HIV awareness button at the HIV testing booth outside Shawnee Theatre in the CSC on Feb. 12. Photo by Rutth Mercado

Free HIV testing offered in attempt to raise awareness

Rutth Mercado February 17, 2016

Health Fair Final from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. caption id="attachment_28113" align="alignright" width="300"] Jesse Velasquez, Wichita Falls Health Department technician, holds an HIV awareness button...

Balanced life key to fighting Freshman 15

Emma Labedis October 28, 2015

Taco Bell. Chic-fil-A. McDonald's. Whataburger. Jack in the Box. Dairy Queen. Sonic Drive-in. Canes. Chipotle. The list is almost endless. The food is convenient. And relatively inexpensive. It's...

Non-smokers’ health biggest reason for smoking ban

Matt Jobe January 29, 2015

It’s a touchy subject for both sides: Some people believe a tobacco ban infringes on smokers' rights, and others believe the habits of smokers put the health of non-smokers at risk. Just from looking...

Johnny Blevins

Toothless tobacco policy needs revision

Ethan Metcalf January 22, 2015

Our view: The toothless tobacco-free campus policy damages the integrity of the university and its administrators. The policy needs to be made enforceable or eliminated altogether. We agree that...

Tobacco policy unfair to smokers

Courtney Gilder January 22, 2015

The continuous struggle to help campus become “healthier” by eliminating smoking from campus could do more harm than good. The new plan is offering solutions to those that don't want smoking, but...

Wellness fair promotes mental, physical health to students before break

Joanna Gartman November 5, 2014

Students crowded the student center Comanche Suites on Nov. 5 for the B Good 2 U Wellness Fair, sponsored by 10 different departments to offer tips regarding wellness, safety and stress-relieving activities....

Fitness instructor sets example

miguel jaime November 5, 2014

Fitness instructor sets example from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. With each snack and unhealthy choice comes a high price, such as heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancer. According...

Freshmen, take note: Lessons from a senior

Jasmine Jones April 29, 2014

Dear Freshman Self, As I look back on my mostly pleasant three years at Midwestern State University, I often think of things I would have done differently. Although I have no regrets, and take every...

The 100-foot climbing wall was built inside of an old grain elevator.

Rock gym in grain elevator provides exercise opportunities

Eddie Miller February 25, 2014

"It's not the height that kills you. It's not the fall that kills you. It is the sudden stop that usually does it," Gravity Nester, owner of Center of Gravity Rock Gym, preaches before climbers take...

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