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The Wichitan

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The Wichitan

Cafeteria lacks both quality and quantity

The Wichitan October 25, 2016

OUR VIEW: While some parts of the new cafeteria have improved, as a whole it has not.The quality of the cafeteria has declined since last year, and we believe this needs to change. There are days where...

Back right: Nicole Leung, marketing senior, plays in the table tennis tournament on Sept. 8. Photo by Sam Sutton

12 students compete in table tennis tournament

Samuel Sutton September 14, 2016

The Clark Student Center game room was intense on Sept. 8 as 12 students came to compete in the intramural table tennis tournament, put on by members of the Wellness Center.Sarah Martinez, marketing...

MSU volleyball playing against Dallas Baptists. Photo by Izziel Latour

Volleyball team goes 2-0 in Friday’s tournament

Samuel Sutton September 14, 2016

The team won both games on Sept. 9, shutting out Fort Lewis 3-0, and beating Dallas Baptist 3-1.Head coach Natalie Rawson said, "It feels great. We won the first game of our first tournament, but then...

Julia Lucas, early childhood education sophomore, Kierian Hunter, math sophomore, Veronica Chuca, radiology sophomore, and Alyss Mitchell, mass communication sophomore enjoy Hungry Hungry Hippo at Game Night.

Students ‘destress’ at UPB Game Night

Samuel Sutton September 8, 2016

Wichita I and II was hopping during game night on Aug. 31 as students said they enjoyed the games and meeting new people. As part of the University Programming Board's game night, some 25 students spent...

James Smith, mechanical engineering freshman, with Rachel Roberts, dental hygiene freshman, and Kaily Ashton, social work freshman playing shuffleboard at the Glow-cade in the D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Aug. 24. Photo by Kayla White.

Glow-cade turns out well as replacement for game show

Samuel Sutton August 30, 2016

The glowcade, part of the roundup week, turned out to be a successful replacement for the gameshow on Aug 24 at 7 p.m. The gameshow was cancelled because the company helping to put on had their things...

Dail Neely at the Wichita Falls Hotter N Hell, Aug. 28, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson

Athletes volunteer at Burkburnett rest stop

Samuel Sutton August 30, 2016

There were more than 20 rest stops in this week's Hotter N' Hell 100 race on Aug 27, but the one that saw the most students was the rest stop in Burkburnett. This stop was managed by Leadership Wichita...

Jordan Smith, criminal justice freshman, goes in to his room for the first time during Move-in for Legacy Hall at Midwestern State University, Aug. 20, 2016. Photo by Bradley Wilson

Move-in ‘smooth’ for unfinished residence hall

Samuel Sutton August 23, 2016

Things went well for Legacy Hall's move-in day Aug. 21, according to the 492 students that moved in, their resident advisers, parents and staff who all showed up on the otherwise gloomy morning. Even...

Sam Sutton, mass communication junior

Women, children at risk due to new bathroom conflict

Samuel Sutton May 4, 2016

Recently, Target has decided to let men, women, and transgender people use either bathroom they want, men's or women's. I'm going to say this loud and clear. Women should use women's bathrooms, and men...

Katelyn Vinson senior infielder jogging towards home after a home run. April 22. Photo by. Topher G. McGehee

Softball beats Kingsville four game series 3-1, enters playoffs

Samuel Sutton April 27, 2016

Playoffs didn't look like a possibility for the softball team before April 22, but when the team won the series 3-1 against Texas A&M Kingsville, the low possibility turned into a guarantee.Since Saturday...

Marchman Hall is located on the corner of Comanche Tr and Louis J. Rodriguez Drive, across the street from McCullogh-Trigg Resident Hall. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Marchman Hall remains vacant; no plans set in stone

Samuel Sutton April 27, 2016

Marchman Hall has been vacant since 2004 because it failed Fire Marshall Code and had asbestos. As of right now, there is no official plan for future use of this building, or for that area; however, there...

Members of the MSU percussion ensemble lead by Gordon Hicken, associate band director, perform in Akin Auditorium on April 18 with a crowd of about 120 people. Photo by Makayla Burnham

Ensemble provides experience, endings, opportunities

Samuel Sutton April 20, 2016

The Percussion Ensemble Spring Concert, presented by the Department of Music on April 18 at 7 p.m., gave experience to associate band director Gordon Hicken, a last performance to music performance senior...

Peyton Helton, undecided freshman, pitches the ball to a player on the Texas A&M-Commerce University team, April 8. Midwestern State wont the two games on April 8, 11-6 and 4-3. Photo by Topher McGehee

Softball team splits series with Commerce, enjoys turf

Samuel Sutton April 16, 2016

The softball team lost both games on a rainy Saturday, April 9, to split the four-game series with Texas A&M Commerce.The team is now 6-7 on the new softball field turf, and even though this is considered...

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