This article was published in The Wichitan. The men and women’s tennis teams play at home for the first time this year Friday and Saturday. Going into the matches against Metro State and the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, the women have momentum with a 3-0 record. Last weekend, the teams played in Austin and San…
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Students and faculty remember 9/11
On September 11, 2001 students walked into classrooms with news that would define their generation. Planes had struck the twin towers in New York City. Freshmen entering college in 2013 were in elementary school when the attacks happened.
Thanksgiving, the middle holiday, more than a commercial
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 that is known as Christmas. Before that, we were planning out costumes and parties for Halloween. Even before the…
The Thunder Games
Lauren Roberts | Photographer Senior storm chaser relishes in the unpredictable Texas weather Keith Terrell, a senior in kinesiology, spends his time driving toward storms instead running away from them. Terrell said he grew up with his father being a storm spotter and trained with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a government agency that…
Brothers Connect on Court
Grayers share passion of basketball, lead men’s program this season By Lauren Roberts Photographer Kevin and Jeff Grayer are half-brothers on the men’s basketball team, but unlike most brother duos, they have not always lived together. Kevin was born on Feb. 1, 1987 in Chicago and raised in Florida with his mother, Robin King, while…