Sgt. investigates shooting hoax

Originally published in The Wichitan. At the corner of Hampstead and Rodriguez drives sits the Midwestern State University Police department, home to the office of Sergeant Kelly Maloney, the station’s investigator. He solves crimes on campus that involve theft, burglaries, assaults and most recently Internet shooting hoaxes.

Sit-in angers students

Originally published in The Wichitan. Walking into the Mesquite dining hall Monday afternoon, students were met with a large sign reading “White seating only.” Confusion, anger and disregard were some emotions students felt. A sit-in was taking place to commemorate the Greensboro, North Carolina sit-in for the NAACP freedom fighters week.

Political science students recognized at UN conference

Originally published in The Wichitan. As the only school from Texas, nine Midwestern students involved in the political science independent study came back with the “Outstanding Delegation” award at the 54th Midwest Model United Nations conference Feb. 19-22 in St. Louis. This is the first time students from MSU participated in the conference. MSU represented El…

Basketball players reflect on season

Originally published in The Wichitan. Spring break is over and along with it the Midwestern men and women’s basketball season. The men’s team finished the season with a Lone Star Conference record of 12-2 with an overall record of 24-8. In the South Central Regional Tournament in Denver over the break, the men made it into…

Softball sweeps Kingsville

Originally published in The Wichitan. In the four-game series against Texas A&M-Kingsville, the softball team ended it with a sweep to expand their winning streak to nine games. After a slow start to the season, the team has been on a roll during Lone Star Conference play with a record of 11-1.