Macy Flowers, a physical education major, collects trash deep in the brush with her campus basketball team at MSU's Sikes Lake Cleanup initiative. (Alex Sinks)
On Sep. 9, 2023, MSU, in partnership...
Hundreds of students, faculty and staff reached out to nonprofits and communities across Wichita Falls Saturday for the annual Maverick’s day of service. The event began with students, chatter and distinctive...
Thalia Doe, Sports and Feature Editor
• November 17, 2021
Judy Smith and her two friends, Pam Jackson and Marilyn Hardman, wake up each morning ready to feed the geese and ducks that live at the Sikes Lake Center. Smith says, Sikes, more than anything, is just...
The first day coming back to school is never easy. Whether you have an 8 a.m. or it is your first day in college, it can be difficult to shake off the summer and get back into the groove of school. However,...
Soma Snikrep, esteemed journalist
• October 16, 2020
As the days of October dwindle, the students of MSU have turned their attention to Halloween. Unbeknownst to many of the young Mustangs preparing for spooky season, a true terror lies at the bottom of...
Sweat, tears, cardboard and a whole lot of tape provided the stage for students to flex their engineering and designing muscles Oct. 18.
A crowd of around 80 spectators and their dogs assembled on the...
Social Workers all together had a successful day of bingo at the Brookdale Assisted Living Facility on March 13.
"I thought they did a great job, everyone was friendly and nice to talk to. I had a lovely...
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...
"3... 2... 1... Let's go! Takeoff. Good luck be safe," Angie Reay, director of the wellness center, said over the mic to commence the race.
To raise funds for the Famine Faith Refuge, staff from...
Trash and debris lined the shore of Sikes Lake as people arrived for the annual cleanup Sept. 10, as part of an opportunity for students to help make the lake an enjoyable place to visit.Terry McKee, president...
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...
From May 4 to June 22, Wichita Falls set a record for the amount of rain in May, ending the drought and filling the lakes, but causing some problems as well.
Sikes Lake, which runs alongside the...
