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The Wichitan
The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan
The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan
According to Zippia, 79% of students say they’ve been encouraged to follow their dreams by a teacher. Photo courtesy of Pexels.

What’s Your “Why?”

Tyler Martin, Reporter • December 2, 2022

Being an education major, the main question everyone asks me is, “Why?” They want to know why I am choosing to go into a field plagued with terrible pay, potentially dangerous working conditions and...

Course evaluations have no influence over faculty salaries

Samuel Frederick, Reporter • May 7, 2018

While faculty are required to hand out course evaluations to students to review the class and the instructor at the end of each semester, the have little to no affect on the professor's payroll. Sometimes...

Michael Olaya

Downtown bond aims to help local business

Tyler Manning, Editor • March 28, 2018

Aimed to help reshape Wichita Falls, there are seven proposed bond projects up for election on May 5 which include construction on various streets and sidewalks downtown, renovations to the Multipurpose...

Samantha Carter

Campus athletic trainer works worldwide with national team

kristin silva • February 5, 2018

She does everything. If any athlete on the volleyball or softball team is sick, she directs the girls where to go. Sprains, concussions, injuries of all kinds. She tends to them all, she has to. Between...

The Hydrogen Bomb

Ethan Metcalf • November 3, 2014

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