The Wichitan

Valarie McCubbins hopes to inspire at graduation

Carli Woolsey, Reporter December 5, 2018

Valarie McCubbins, a 2004 graduate in mass communication, will be delivering the commencement address on Dec. 15 at Kay Yeager Coliseum to approximately 512 students starting at 10 a.m. McCubbins...

Ratings site provides students with anonymous information on instructors

Shaila Botello, Reporter November 27, 2018

The first semester of college can bring an abundance of different emotions to first-time students. They can experience fear, happiness, relief, and stress. The stress a student may experience can also...

cleanup

Sikes Lake needs dredging

Jake Clancy, Reporter November 25, 2018

The water glows with a golden hue as the Texas sun sets on Sikes Lake. The soft wind pushes the water along, the waves creating an image that looks like a painting. The wildlife goes to rest while the...

Students gather top work on their snow globe crafts.

UPB craft brings holiday spirit to campus

Carli Woolsey, Reporter November 17, 2018

To kick off the holiday season, members of the University Programming Board held an event to make snow globes that brought more than 60 students out of their rooms and into Clark Student Center Atrium. Angelica...

Alpha Phi to raise awareness of women’s heart health with gala

Nick Lanier, Reporter November 16, 2018

"I remember sitting in class when my phone rang, and it was my step dad," Courtney Hoover recalled. "I already knew something was wrong at this point but I never expected for him to tell me my mom was...

Foreign language clubs to hold meetings, events this week

Nick Lanier, Reporter November 8, 2018

The Spanish Club hosted 'Speed Spanglish,' an event aimed at improving Spanish speaking and listening skills, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. in CSC Comanche. The French and German clubs also, will be holding meetings...

Professor examines the similarities between Texas and Queensland, Australia

Carli Woolsey, Reporter November 8, 2018

Associate Professor of History Leland Turner spent his hour at the Faculty Forum talking big, really big, comparing culture and mythology between Texas and Queensland, Australia. At the Nov. 5 forum,...

student worship

College ministries strive to get students involved in church

Jake Clancy, Reporter November 7, 2018

The annual Interfaith Involvement Fair gives churches across town an opportunity to meet with students on campus. But this fair isn't the only way churches try to get in touch with students. Each church...

Spanish Club hosting Speed Spanglish conversation table

Shaila Botello, Reporter November 6, 2018

The Spanish Club will be hosting its second Conversation Table "Speed Spanglish" event on Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. in Comanche inside the Clark Student Center. "The purpose of this event is for students to...

Theater faculty struggles to find why audience sizes are low

Nicole Smalls, Reporter November 4, 2018

In recent years the theater department's audience sizes have gone down, and the faculty members are trying to figure out why. “I do theater for the audience, so if there’s no one coming to the show,...

Mustang Rally

Admissions Office to host Mustangs Rally

Carli Woolsey, Reporter November 1, 2018

Members of the Admissions Office are hosting Mustangs Rally to give prospective students a chance to experience college life by touring the campus and meeting with faculty, students and coaches. The event...

Trunk or treat pumpkin toss

Trunk or treat brings the community to campus

Jake Clancy, Reporter October 31, 2018

The Student Alumni Council’s trunk or treat brought some 700 people to the Hardin parking lot with 16 cars and volunteers giving out candy on Oct. 30. "We thought it would be cool to help out with...

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