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The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan

The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan

Textbooks donated by students and faculty located in Moffett Library, March 10.

SGA initiative plans to provide free access textbooks

Joseph Nelson, Reporter March 13, 2021

The Student Government Association is hosting a semester-long book drive for the MSU Texas campus, where students may donate old textbooks to the library for other students to check out, instead of purchasing...

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MSU Tutoring Center: Revamped and Ready for the Semester

Emily Beaman, Reporter September 16, 2020

Midwestern State University’s Tutoring and Academic Support Programs (TASP), previously located in Prothro Yeager and McCullough Hall,  has found its new home in the freshly renovated Moffett Library.  TASP’s...

Moffett Library's entrance

New and improved Moffett Library

Stephanie Robledo, Reporter June 2, 2020

Moffett Library was under construction during the entire Spring 2020 semester. Up until March 23, students have only had access to the second and third floors, now students have access to all the floors...

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Redwine Honors Program students collect donations for PETS

Brianne Founier, Reporter February 25, 2019

The first floor of the library is not only a place for students to study but also a drop off for cat and dog food donations. The Honors Program’s service committee is collecting donations for the...

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Moffett Library construction inconvenient during finals

Tommy Chhe, Reporter December 6, 2018

For students going into Moffett Library to study for their upcoming final exams, getting a preferable spot is already tough. Yet, the dilemma has another twist as the construction of the Moffett sees the...

Moffett Library hosts tours for students

Tre' Jones January 30, 2018

Moffett Library staff gave tours of the building on Wednesday Jan. 24 and Thursday Jan. 25 to show people the features of the building and some of the collections the library has to offer. Clara Latham,...

Students studying at Moffett Library, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Photo by Francisco Martinez

Renovations for Moffett Library to begin May, 2018

Tre' Jones November 7, 2017

All new renovations for Moffett Library are set to begin on May 14, 2018 and finish on Aug. 31, 2020. During the November 2015 Board of Regents meeting, board members authorized planning for tuition...

Library workshop reaps low attendance

Library workshop reaps low attendance

Chloe Phillips November 1, 2017

To help students build upon their research and citing skills, Moffett Library hosted what Andrea Williams, associate university librarian, describes as an advanced bibliographic citation workshop on...

Moffett Library staff hosts annual food drive, Food for Fines, and set out a box for student donations. Photo by Joanne Ortega.

Moffett library hosts Food for Fines

Joanne Ortega April 26, 2017

As the school year comes to an end, students are taking action on the emails they have received reminding them about their library fees. Whether a usual visitor at the library or only go to study for...

Moffett Library becomes a second home during finals

Dylan Hall December 7, 2016

Therapy dogs will be in Moffett Library the week of final exams as they were in the spring of 2015. Photo by Francisco Martinez.It’s the week before finals and some students are making the library their...

Cortny Bates, special collections librarian/associate university librarian, and Clara Latham, university librarian, demonstrates to Peter Fields, english associate professor, and Keith Lamb, vice president of student affairs and enrollment management, how the new MSU History Display in the second floor of Moffett Library, Feb. 9. Photo by Rachel Johnson

History of MSU digitized

Emily Carroll February 9, 2016

Associate University Librarian for Technical Services Cortny Bates unveiled the digital display of MSU history on the second floor of Moffett Library on Tuesday Feb. 9. She presented a new touch-screen...

Shayla Owens, junior in business management and student assistant in the Student Government's Association, sends out tweets to students. Photo by Melissa Laussmann

Social media helps to secure MSU brand

Melissa Laussmann October 28, 2015

Social media has the power to influence lives, and has changed the way university officials do business. Departments and colleges across campus have implemented the use of social media tools to stay relevant,...

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