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The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan
The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan
No Christmas

OPINION: Holidays during the pandemic: should we cancel?

Dallas Wabbington, Reporter • November 24, 2020

*Columns are the opinions of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Wichitan as an organization.* As we get closer to the end of the year, the total number of COVID-19...

fake Thanksgiving

OPINION: When will we teach the real, brutal history behind Thanksgiving?

Dallas Wabbington, Reporter • November 11, 2020

*Columns are the opinions of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Wichitan as an organization.* Growing up in America, we are taught about Thanksgiving as a holiday...

Broke student recipes

Dallas Wabbington, Reporter • December 2, 2019

With the holidays around the corner, food dishes are a must, so why not take the lazy way out? This oven-baked cheesy potato recipe requires patience, a few ingredients and a big stomach. Ingredients ...

Students make plans for Thanksgiving break

Amber Hernandez, Reporter • November 20, 2018

Turkeys in the oven, families around the table and lots of laughter to go around is what Thanksgiving is usually all about but that isn't the case for all students. For the Thanksgiving holiday, students...

turkey trot

MSU wellness center hosts 10th annual turkey trot

Jake Clancy, Reporter • November 16, 2018

Some 100 people participated in the Turkey Trot at Sikes Lake on Nov. 14. The Turkey Trot is an annual event put on by the Wellness Center. The entry fee for this event was a donation of a non-perishable...

Richard Thomas, management information systems senior, Caleb Gabriel, MIS senior, Kevin Lord, computer science senior and Johann Redhead, computer science senior, enjoy hanging out with each other in the Clark Student Center. Photo by Tellon Smith, computer science senior.

International students make most out of their stay on campus during Thanksgiving

Tyler Manning • November 29, 2017

Thanksgiving is a time to go home and have a good holiday with family. For students from out of state and international students, long distances and high travel costs inhibit that from being a reality,...

UPB hosts first StangsGiving Classic

Javier Suarez • November 15, 2017

University Programming Board members will be hosting their first StangsGiving Classic including a flag football game and a Thanksgiving feast. The StangsGiving Classic will be held on Nov.15 at 5 p.m....

Turkey trot foodraiser set for Nov. 17

Yvette Ordonez • November 12, 2015

The 14th annual Turkey Trot 5k will be held Nov. 17 at 4:30 p.m. at Sikes Lake trail. The entry fee is one canned food item and the first 100 students that show up will receive a free, long-sleeved T-shirt....

Low gas prices help students travel for holidays

David Joseph • December 3, 2014

With the end of the semester only one week away, students from different walks of life will be returning home to celebrate the holiday season with friends and family. Some said this is a season for giving...

Thanksgiving, the middle holiday, more than a commercial

Lauren Roberts • November 25, 2013

I'm tired of Thanksgiving being the middle child. Walking through stores and on social media I have been attacked with good-will and the need to count how many sleeps are left until the all important holiday...

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