Musicians impress at second annual Woodwind Day
Tasia Floissac
April 11, 2018
Beneath puckered lips, warm lights reflected against the cold shiny metal that trembled as Joseph Schwantners’ Black Anemones (1981) pierced through the walls of Akin Auditorium on April 10. Shattering the silence that could have made a pin drop sound like a marching band, Amy Thiemann, adjunct ...
Prospective students join musical cast
Mekala Conway and Jacob Smith
February 8, 2018
The stage smells of fresh sawdust and wet paint. Dust mites are seen in the bright stage lights, masking the audience and turning the rest of the auditorium into an endless expanse of black. The only thing that lets anyone know there is anyone seated in the audience is the den of people talking and laughing...
High school art show kicks off
January 30, 2018
The annual High School Art Competition opened this week in the Fain Fine Arts Center Foyer Gallery. The art show will be housed in the gallery from Jan. 29, until Feb. 3. The gallery consists of at least 250 pieces of artwork from different high schools in the surrounding area. Steve Hilton, associate...
366 prospective students attend Mustangs Rally
Herbert McCullough
October 31, 2017
The admissions office organized the fall 2017 Mustangs Rally where prospective students were introduced to the university on Oct. 28. George Castro, admissions counselor, said the goal of Mustangs Rally is to help the prospective students understand MSU more. “We hope that students leave wit...
Opera Workshop opens March 3
March 1, 2017
SUMMARY What is it? The Opera Workshop occurs in the spring and serves as a voice-training course. This year, it is an ensemble. When is it? Performances open to the public March 3 and March 4 at 7-p.m. How much is it? There is no ticket charge for MSU staff and students. General admission ...
53 prospective students and guests Discover MSU
Robin Reid
February 8, 2017
It was a crisp, gray morning as 24 students and 29 guests entered the winding halls of Lamar D. Fain College of Fine Arts, on Feb. 3, in attendance for the first Discover MSU event of 2017. Historically, Lamar D. Fain College of Fine Arts has been the smallest Discover MSU, while Robert D. & Carol...
Financial aid informs incoming students, parents
Leonardo Gonzalez
February 7, 2017
About 50 students and parents gathered in the Comanche Suites Feb. 7 to learn about the availability of financial aid and the admission requirements for incoming students.The Financial Aid Night’s main speaker, Kathy Pennartz-Browning, director of financial aid, made her presentation visible to the audie...
Local artists win big in annual high school show
Lane Riggs
February 10, 2016
The art on the walls invited spectators to understand not only art, but the artists behind the art, all competitors in this year's high school art competition.The talents of middle school and high school students on display at the Juanita Harvey Art Gallery illustrated talents and came to a close on Fe...