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The Wichitan

The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan

The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan

Tiktok is currently banned on MSU networks, and all official MSU accounts on the platform are deactivated, 2023.

TikTok ban forces MSU to adapt

Cecil Witherspoon, Editor-in-Chief February 24, 2023

Texas state agencies and universities are moving swiftly to achieve compliance with a new mandate from Gov. Greg Abbott. The mandate will affect state employees at all levels by banning TikTok, one of...

Social Workers Acting Together hosts a Kahoot quiz to promote knowledge and awareness around various forms of abuse, Feb. 10.

MSU works to educate with Take Back the Night

Cecil Witherspoon, Editor-in-Chief February 24, 2023

A global tradition took on a local form at MSU Friday, Feb. 11. Organizers, student organizations and participating students turned out for Take Back the Night, an event dedicated to raising awareness...

Previous undergraduates move their tassels to the left, signifying their promotion to graduates, Dec. 10.

783 students awarded at fall graduation 2022

Colin Stevenson and Joey Arthur December 10, 2022

After their years of hard work, 783 MSU Texas students walked the stage today to receive their diplomas. Family and friends gathered at Kay Yeager Coliseum to celebrate the success of the graduates. DATE |...

Vector art representing a woman engineer

Society of Women’s Engineers

Abigail Jones, Business Manager March 21, 2022

To educate the student population during Women's History Month, the Society of Women Engineers MSU chapter is researching and creating posters about historical women in STEM. Since SWE became a national...

JuliAnn Mazachek is the sole finalist for MSU's presidency, Mar. 7.

The search is over! JuliAnn Mazachek is the sole finalist for MSU’s presidency

Cecil Witherspoon, Reporter March 11, 2022

After a months-long closed search, MSU and the Texas Tech system finally pulled the curtain back to reveal JuliAnn Mazachek as the sole finalist for the position of president. The news first came out during...

Women of MSU

Women of MSU

The Wichitan Staff March 11, 2022

Maria Contreras-Lerma, Moffett Library Custodian Contreras was born and raised in Julimes, Mexico. She came to the United States when she was 16 years-old in search of a better life. In May, Contreras...

Accounting senior Kassidy Knight is held up by cheerleaders kinesiology senior DanLee Duncan, mechanical engineering junior Robert Hollingsworth and nursing senior Ashleigh Miller as they all stand in front of the bonfire, Oct. 29.

GO STATE! Everything MSU Has Given Kassidy Knight

Thalia Doe, Feature Editor February 25, 2022

Kassidy Knight spent all four years of her college career here at MSU. A Wichita Falls native, Knight said that she always had her mind set on attending Midwestern. “From a young age, I knew I was...

Apparel resembling that of early MSU clothing decorates a table at the Century of MSU Kick-Off Celebration, Jan. 27.

MSU commemorates 100 years with Centennial Kick-off Celebration

Stephanie Robledo, Editor-in-Chief January 28, 2022

Midwestern State faculty, staff, students, alumni and other members of the Wichita Falls community came together at the Ray Clymer Exhibit Hall to kick-off the university's centennial celebration. Founded...

MSU students play various games at Maniac's Mansion, such as Crisis Zone.

Mustangs at the Mansion, a night filled with video games and cereal

Javier Contreras, Reporter January 19, 2022

On Tuesday, Jan. 11, MSU students gathered at Maniac’s Mansion for a night full of video games and cereal, known as Mustangs at the Mansion. To help kick the semester off on a light note, each student...

Masters of business administration senior and midfielder James Doyle shows his frustration at a missed goal during the second half.

Men’s soccer suffer 1-0 loss in NCAA Division ll Championship to Cal Poly Pomona

Jaime Alemán, Reporter November 22, 2021

Men’s soccer loses in the second round of the NCAA ll Championship to Cal Poly Pomona 1-0, Monday, Nov. 21 at Stang Park. The Mustangs finished the 2021 season with a record of 16-3-1. “In the first...

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