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Kari Collins is a former MSU student who worked for The Wichitan. She resides in Iowa Park, Texas and works for 
the Iowa Park Leader.

Your child will be just fine

The Wichitan August 20, 2016

Right now I think I understand where you are as a parent.You fed your child their first bite of oatmeal. You watched them take their first step, throw up something that looks like goulash and most likely...

The black student leaders held a Town Hall Meeting in response to the discrimination on different levels that was happening on campus weeks prior to the meeting, it was held in Shawnee Theatre, Nov. 23, with about 30 people in attendance. Photo by Francisco Martinez

30 people attend meeting on campus discrimination

Rachel Johnson December 2, 2015

The Town Hall Meeting lead by the black student leaders began their meeting on Nov. 23 with 30 people in attendance in response to recent events on campus . Shayla Owens, management junior, started...

Lip Sync Battle commences Nov. 13

Jason Miller November 11, 2015

Take a hairbrush in the mirror with some sing-in-the-shower-style serenade skills to the big stage at the first Lip Sync Battle competition Nov. 13. "We got the idea from the Lip Sync Battle TV show...

SGA election procedures changed to increase voter turnout

conner wolf March 31, 2015

In an effort to increase voter turnout, student government elections are coming nearly a month sooner this year with polls opening April 8. Rebecca Stogner, sociology junior and student government president,...

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...

University network manager warns of phishing scams targeted at students

Ethan Metcalf September 21, 2014

In a mass email sent during the first week of classes, PC and networking services manager Jim Hall warned of phishing emails specifically targeted at students and faculty. "The semester startup phishing...

Hearing about the fun activities there were going to be and the delicious food, Camillle Robertson, pre med sophomore, says she had to be there. Especially to play some volleyball, free food, and to meet new people. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Local, foreign students face similar challenges in first week of school

Nizhoni Terronez September 2, 2014

For college freshmen, the beginning of each new school year marks a period of adjustment. The transition from high school and living with mom and dad to the higher expectations of higher education...

Administration cautiously optimistic on future enrollment

Administration ‘cautiously optimistic’ on future enrollment

Ethan Metcalf September 24, 2013

Enrollment remained relatively steady as 205 more freshmen enrolled at Midwestern State University than last fall, resulting in a slight decrease in total enrollment, which dropped from 5,916 students...

University President Jesse Rogers speaks to the Student Senate in October. The Student Government Association meets every first and third Tuesday of every month in Bolin at 7 p.m.

Welcome to the club: Education more than just going to class

Blake Muse June 4, 2013
Education is not “just going to class,” according to Matthew Park, associate vice president of Student Affairs. “Education means a lot more that just knowing what they read and learned in the book,” he said. “We want [students] to be responsible human beings who can communicate and who can think, who can work with a group. And some of those areas, I don’t think you necessarily learn in the traditional classroom environment. You can learn those in co-curriculum experiences as well. It’s a positive thing when students get involved, meaning they find something that they are passionate and interested in, and they pursue it.”
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