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The Wichitan

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The Wichitan

Global Education senior associate director Seth Skelton gets covered in dust one final time to commemorate his crossing the finish, April 12.

5Kolor Run in Photos

Colin Stevenson, Photography Editor April 14, 2023

Victor Flemming, played by mass communication junior Jay Philips, is a confident film director, Feb. 9.

Ron Hutchinson’s “Moonlight and Magnolias” sheds a humorous light on serious topics

Abigail Jones, Design Editor February 10, 2023

The theater department is performing Ron Hutchinson's Moonlight and Magnolias on main-stage Feb. 23-26. The production is student-directed and introduces serious themes around race and discrimination through...

Magaly Rincon-Zachary, biology professor, talks with one of her students, Mi'Kaila Billinger, biology and Spanish junior, about the EURECA reserach project they are working on in the lab, about the results they've gotten so far and possible directions they could go forth with, April 11, 2018. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Expertise key factor in determining salaries

Tasia Floissac and Miguel Padron May 3, 2018

A white male and an American-Indian woman are sitting at a table in the Mesquite Dining Hall – both are staff on campus. They both teach. They both hold office hours. They both advise students. They...

THOR race brings out students for charity

Mercy Yermo March 21, 2017

To raise money for the Wichita Falls Streams & Valleys and the Leadership Wichita Falls program, Texoma’s Hellacious Obstacle Race (T.H.O.R.) will be held on April 8 at Lucy Park. “We are very...

Racial issues ascend from "Get Out"

Racial issues ascend from “Get Out”

Leonardo Gonzalez March 1, 2017

Ever since the movie was released Feb. 24, people have been giving their opinion about the racial anxiety given that African-Americans are being portrayed as "slaves" and Caucasians as "having it easy."...

The concept of beauty

Wadzanai Dzvurumi September 8, 2016

Women have been manipulated to think that beauty is what we see on television, advertisements, and what is trending in society. Beauty has become reserved for those who put the right amount of makeup that...

Yes I am a feminist

Wadzanai Dzvurumi December 8, 2015

Yes, I am a feminist. No, I do not detest men, but I simply do not want to live in a world where women are constantly oppressed and denied even the most basic rights. We live in a world where women...

Caleb Hannon, assistant director of rec sports and Wellness center, sounds off for participants to begin running in the Turkey Trot 5K around Sikes Lake Nov. 17. The entry fee was one canned food item. Winners won a frozen turkey. Photo by Francisco Martinez

About 100 participate in Turkey Trot

Patrick German November 18, 2015

The runners, most of them at least, didn't seem to be serious. Maybe they were at Sikes Lake for the T-shirt. Maybe they were there to win a turkey. Or maybe they were just there to get some exercise...

William Winkler, radiology junior, and Sarah Guthrie, radiology senior, race to the shore in the Radiology club boat at the carboard boat race in Sikes Lake on Oct. 24. Photo by Lauren Roberts

Students race homemade boats in homecoming tradition

miguel jaime October 30, 2014

The inexperienced sailors pushed their small boat into the glistening lake and jumped in. Seconds later they fell into the cold murky water as their boat tipped over. Kicking and splashing they tried...

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