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MSU Texas administration considers invitation to join Texas Tech University system

Cortney Wood and Kristin Silva February 14, 2020

President Suzanne Shipley met with Student Government Association administration members to discuss student reaction and involvement after Midwestern State University officials announced an invitation...

Enrollment stats

Fall enrollment down from previous year

Alyssa Mitchell, Editor November 13, 2019

Fall 2019 enrollment has gone down despite the university's efforts to increase it. However, the new recruitment practices seem to be working, according to President Suzanne Shipley, who said the fall...

Registration presents problems for student-athletes

Micah Wilson, Reporter November 13, 2019

Registering for classes is stressful for all students. However, athletes are faced with an additional set of barriers. Despite being "student" athletes, class schedules must work around their practice...

Being involved on campus gives students memories, skills

Sky Barron, Reporter May 2, 2019

 Whether it is joining an organization on campus, pledging for Greek life, or trying out for a position in the band, student involvement is what helps the students gain skill sets for future careers and...

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...

question of the week

Question of the Week: Chick-Fil-A

Alana Earle, Reporter April 9, 2019

Chick-Fil-A is a well-loved food chain, especially amongst college students. This week we asked students how many times they eat at the campus Chick-Fil-A in a week. How many times do you think you...

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Speakers discuss challenges of international students

Hunter Tyler, Reporter April 1, 2019

20 students and faculty gathered in the Legacy Multipurpose Room to hear the last Critical Conversation series of the year about international student experiences March 29. Elizabeth Ysasi, international...

Cultural Greek Council members want participation at Wild’N Out event

Micah Wilson, Reporter March 10, 2019

The Cultural Greek Council sororities and fraternities are teaming up to plan an event centered around singing, dancing and roasting, Wild'N Out, March 13. What is Wild’N Out? Based on an MTV show...

Pizza and condoms

Students attend ‘pizza and condoms’ with residence life, housing staff

Sky Barron, Reporter March 6, 2019

The Residence Life and Housing Staff hosted ‘Pizza and Condoms’ for students to learn more about safe sex on Feb. 27 in the Legacy Multipurpose Room. To start off the event, Director and Coordinator...

food

Redwine Honors Program students collect donations for PETS

Brianne Founier, Reporter February 25, 2019

The first floor of the library is not only a place for students to study but also a drop off for cat and dog food donations. The Honors Program’s service committee is collecting donations for the...

Andrew Reilly speaking at The Bridge, a college worship service affiliated with First Baptist Church, Oct. 23, 2018. Photo by Bradley Wilson

20 Bridge student leaders come together to reach out to students

Brianne Fournier, Reporter February 18, 2019

Student leaders of The Bridge College Ministry met to discuss their Connect teams and to review their goals, Feb. 17. College pastor Andrew Reilly is the mentor for all 20 student leaders. His goal...

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Falls Ride provides bus service to students — for free

Justin Garner, Reporter February 15, 2019

Getting around Wichita Falls without a car is a challenge.  But for college students, the university and the city try to make things a little easier All students, whether they have a vehicle or not,...

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