Living on campus helps students transition into college
Kristin Silva, Reporter
May 19, 2018
Moving away from home and living independently is a big step students take when coming to college. New friends and memories are going to be made and students learn who they are while learning to live away from home. According to Rachael Miyahara, residence-life student worker, residence-life requires...
Higgins no longer housing resident
May 2, 2017
Rodney Roshunn Higgins Jr., 19-year-old former cornerback, was arrested and charged with sexual assault on Tuesday, April 18. Both he and the victim were residents of Killingsworth Hall when the victim reported the incident to university police two days before. Killingsworth Hall has been known as...
25 compete in second annual bake-off
Mercy Yermo
February 28, 2017
About 25 residents of Killingsworth Hall participated in the annual bake-off competition on Feb. 27 in an attempt to bring back tradition and prove which sex is better. “The bake-off used to be a thing some time ago, so we decided to bring it back to life and make our residents compete,” Tiare Hidalgo, resident assistant and bioch...
Pierce under renovations, will reopen in summer
Lane Riggs
February 22, 2017
The halls are silent, devoid of laughter and music drifting from now empty rooms, where belongings lining the shelves used to remind residents that this is home. Home is still on campus — it's just several feet away. Although Killingsworth Hall used to be a coed dorm, it is usually advertised as ...
Living on campus: tips from a junior
Rachel Johnson
August 25, 2016
Welcome to some of the best (and worst) memories you will make. You will have a hate-love relationship with your residence hall room and roommates by the time you leave, but you will never forget the memories you make. So here are some tips from a junior who has already been there and done that.Whet...
Resident assistants help students avoid bad decisions
Morgan Haire
April 1, 2015
For freshman it’s time to go off to college and, finally, to be away from the parents. However, being all alone with so much freedom can lead to problems. That's where resident assistants come in. With the pressures of college—especially in the first year—younger students will certainly make...
Killingsworth residents on ‘lockdown’
Felicia Svanehed
November 6, 2014
Residents in Killingsworth Hall are not allowed to check anyone into Killingsworth and the girls living there cannot be checked into Pierce, the mens' resident hall, or McCullough-Trigg, the co-ed resident hall. The students are calling it a lockdown, voicing particular frustration at not knowing when...
New residence halls being planned
Cody Samples
October 17, 2014
New Dorms from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. To help with the increasing numbers of students living on campus, architects met on campus this week to finalize plans for new residence halls. "Looking at building an approximate 500-bed resident facility, it's going to be a more true residence hall,"...