The Wichitan

Womens soccer team gather for picture with Daraja Childrens Choir from Uganda before an afternoon of soccer. Photo credits: Chelsea Knaack

Daraja Children’s Choir joins together with athletes

Randi Heaton, Reporter April 11, 2019

Between the games and singing, everyone around was grinning ear to ear in the presences of 17 children from Uganda in the Daraja Children’s Choir. The women’s soccer team was able to play soccer with...

Volunteering benefits students and the community

The Wichitan April 11, 2019

OUR VIEW: The Wichitan staff believes the university has done a great job at providing volunteer opportunities for students. Volunteering builds character and a willingness to help others in students. Maverick's...

Christopher Hawkins, criminal justice sophomore.

A day in the life of Christopher Hawkins: the life of a student-athlete

Khirstia Sheffield, Reporter April 10, 2019

It’s 5 a.m. and while most students are sound asleep, his day has just begun. The ringing sounds of whistle blowing consume his ears, as he practices each play repeatedly like clock-work. Christopher...

I Prevail nails it with ‘Trauma’

Justin Garner, Reporter April 9, 2019

The development of I Prevail is incredible.  Going from a really good metalcore album to a potential game changer, they just won't stop getting better.  I remember telling a friend right after we...

Students can help the environment

Elizabeth Mahan, Reporter April 9, 2019

Last year was the fourth warmest year on record. Explorers have found a hole in the Arctic ice cap the size of Delaware. Climate change is real. It is not fiction, and every student can do something to...

Take Back the Night to be held April 10

Taylor Henson, Reporter April 9, 2019

The month of April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Take Back the Night is coming to campus April 10. Take Back the Night, is a program dedicated to creating a safe community and respectful relationships...

Zachary Zoet April 3, reviews his notes about visual style.

Counseling center staff presents session on studying for finals

Andrew Murray, Reporter April 8, 2019

Staff members from the Counseling Center talked to the 12 students April 3 zeroing in on study skills focused on different styles of learning. In his presentation, Zachary Zoet, a licensed professional...

Midwestern Singers and Conductor Dale Heidebrecht close the concert with “Cells Planet by Erika Lloyd

Conductor builds confidence through Heaven’s music

Taylor Anderson, Reporter April 8, 2019

Parents and friends gathered in the Burns Chapel, April 4 to listen to the sweet melodies of the Midwestern Singers. Preparing for two months and meeting three days-a-week, the audience was serenaded...

Faculty lacks diversity

Khirstia Sheffield, Reporter April 5, 2019

In a world where different cultures intertwine, students need to feel represented through the faculty on campus. Diverse faculty not only enhances opportunities for learning, but it creates an open environment...

Published novelist reads at Museum of Art

Elizabeth Mahan, Reporter April 5, 2019

Thirty-five students and faculty fell silent as they waited for published novelist Devin Murphy to begin reading from his latest novel, Tiny Americans. Murphy, associate professor of English at Bradley...

steak sandwich

Late Night Steak-Out

Aquila Freeney, Business manager April 2, 2019

March 30, some friends and I decided to go out of town for a bit and we came back super late so naturally, I was starving. I suggested McDonald's because I knew it was open since it was 1 a.m., but on...

Title IX coordinator

New Title IX director charged with education enforcement

Taylor Henson, Reporter April 2, 2019

Rachael Fornof started her new job in the fall of 2018 as director and coordinator of Title IX, and she hit the ground running. After a series of incidents the previous spring drew attention to the need...

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