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The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

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Students socialize while cleaning up at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.

Human Rights Week Encourages Mustangs to Take Action

Samuel Koone, Managing Editor • January 28, 2022

MSU’s MOSAIC Cross-Cultural Center celebrated Human Rights Week from the 17 to the 21 of this month with a series of events designed to bring awareness to social justice issues. Human Rights Week events...

OPINION: Virginia is a bad omen, but we can change that

November 17, 2021

*Columns are the opinions of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Wichitan as an organization.* Two weeks ago, the Democrats lost an easily winnable race in Virginia,...

Amnesty International

Amnesty International spreads awareness of human rights and social justice

Stephanie Robledo, Reporter • March 3, 2020

The Amnesty International campus chapter focuses on spreading awareness of human rights and social justice throughout campus.  “Amnesty International is the largest human rights organization in the...

Monti Washington contributed photo.

Speakers bring social justice to campus

Arianna Davis • February 14, 2017

As social issues on a national level become a bigger concern, so does the priority of spreading awareness on campus. weConnect, a one-day summit meeting, works toward connecting students with each other...

Denise Simmons, educational leadership and technology assistant professor, spoke as one of the guest speakers at the Black Leadership Summit held in CSC Comanche, on April 26. Photo by Makayla Burnham

New summit prompts dialogue

The Wichitan • April 27, 2016

Our view: The Black Leadership Summit is a necessary vehicle for change on this campus, and arguments about its necessity are missing the point and unfairly attack the students who benefit most from the...

Educate yourself on social justice

The Wichitan • April 6, 2016

OUR OPINION: It's more than time for we as a campus community to be tolerant of people with varying sexualities, gender identities, religions, and cultural ties. But tolerance isn't enough – we must...

Social reform: It starts with a conversation

Emily Carroll • February 24, 2016

In the corner of the food court, three students sat around a table decorating yellow cards with words that best described who they were. In that moment, they were not thinking about a label or stereotype...

Conference builds leadership skills

Yolanda Torres • February 20, 2015

The weCONNECT Leadership Conference will take place on Feb. 21 in the Clark Student Center. The conference is designed to help student leaders build skills that they can take back to their own organizations...

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