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The Wichitan

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The Wichitan

The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan

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A day in the life- A’Lya Figueroa

Khirstia Sheffield, Reporter February 18, 2020

After walking across the stage and leaving 12 years of school behind, many students face one of the biggest choices they’ll ever make. That might be continuing on to higher education to fulfill or find...

$50 million campaign benefits all students

$50 million campaign benefits all students

Alyssa Mitchell, Editor October 2, 2019

The university's comprehensive campaign met its goal of $50 million in the third year of a seven-year campaign. This campaign began Sept. 1, 2016, and will continue until the university's centennial...

research

Campus celebrates research by students and faculty

Hunter Tyler and Taylor Anderson April 30, 2019

Hundreds of students and faculty attended the Celebration of Scholarship in the Clark Student Center April 24-25 to support undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty presenting their research. The...

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Canan food security scholarship aids students

Yerasly Duran, Alana Earle, and Paige Champagne January 23, 2019

The Canan Food Security Program is offering food insecure students an opportunity to get meals in Mesquite Dining Hall or Mavericks Corner. As of January students are able to apply to the program and...

At the Carboard Boat Race, Priddy Scholars Tre Jones, mass communication sophomore, and Daycee Duncan, computer science sophomore, prepare to take the water on Oct. 20. The Priddy Scholars participate in most campus activities.

Priddy scholarship opens new opportunities for first-generation students

Yerasly Duran, Reporter January 17, 2019

To ease the transition to college for first-generation students, the Priddy Program was launched in fall 2017 providing funding for 30 full-ride student scholarships and will fund 10 additional scholarships...

spring projects

EURECA proposal on Russian literature one of 27 awarded for fall

Kristin Silva, Reporter September 5, 2018

Lane Riggs, English senior, dedicated 15 additional hours of research and study each week to her Enhancing Undergraduate Research Endeavors and Creative Activities project which discussed Russian...

Charles Staats Jr., social work senior, earned a $250 scholarship from the Social Workers Acting Together organization for his hard work and dedication. Photo contributed by LeaAnn Reyes

Social work senior goes ‘above and beyond’

Kara McIntyre May 3, 2017

Charles Staats Jr., social work senior, has plenty to do — full-time job, schoolwork, president of Phi Alpha, the social work honor society, and an internship — but he still volunteered to be co-coordinator...

UGROW project subscriptions open to students

Greta Lazzarotto February 22, 2017

Sign up for Undergraduate Research Opportunities Summer Workshop's summer research project is open in the Clark Student Center atrium. On Feb. 23 from 5:30-7 p.m., UGROW members will host "Posters on...

Akoakoa Paleka-Kennedy, criminal justice junior, doing some fitness training during team training at the MSU practice fields, Oct. 7, 2014. Photo by Sam Croft

Akoakoa Paleka-Kennedy goes from palm trees to flat lands

Jessalyn Castro October 7, 2014

A trip home for most students only takes a few hours in a car that can be made every other weekend. However, for criminal justice junior Akoakoa Paleka-Kennedy, an 8-hour flight will get him back...

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