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The Wayne Stater

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The Wayne Stater

Retention rates high for Wayne State

Retention rates high for Wayne State

Melissa Norris, Staff Writer January 22, 2015

Many of last semester’s new freshmen and transfers stuck around. In fact, almost all of them. According to Institutional Research Analyst Jeannette Barry, the preliminary retention figures indicate...

Marcus Dupree spoke to WSC students Monday about his athletic career and his diagnosis with diabetes.

Former NFL player talks tough

Richard Rhoden, Sports Editor November 19, 2014

“I don’t understand how y’all go to class in this weather, its two degrees outside.” That was the first sentence muttered by Marcus Dupree, former Oklahoma Sooner, USFL and NFL running back who...

Steve Elliott presents the flag to Jon and Adrian Minks in honor of Jon’s father, who served during WWII.

New memorial unveiled on Veterans Day

Melissa Norris, Staff Writer November 19, 2014

Tuesday, Nov. 11, was Veterans Day. What better day would there be to unveil the new Veterans Memorial? The original Veterans Memorial south of Benthack Hall was dedicated in 1919 and honored six Wayne...

A section of the Madrigal Singers stopped for a moment during the Renessaince Fair in Sioux City earlier this semester.

The Mads are back in town

Megan Tomasiewicz, Editor in Chief November 19, 2014

It’s dinner and a show. The 43rd annual Madrigal Dinners will be held Friday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 6, at 5:30 p.m. in Frey Conference Suite in the Student Center. Tickets are $28 and...

‘Wit’ to hit the stage this week

Sami Taylor, Staff Writer November 19, 2014

Wayne State Theatre will be performing Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Wit” this week. Vivian Bearing (Hope Pedersen), a demanding and uncompromising professor of 17th century English...

Q&A: Jonny DeRocha

Tiffinie Randall, Staff Writer November 18, 2014

Jonny DeRocha is a 21-year-old senior from La Vista. He attended Papillion-La Vista High School and graduated in 2011. His major at Wayne State is criminal justice with a minor in Spanish. For Jonny, playing...

Alex Nelson drives to the basket and puts up a shot over a Nebraska defender in a 84-43 win for the Huskers.

Not just a regular basketball game

Richard Rhoden, Sports Editor November 12, 2014

It wasn’t just a game; it was an experience. The Wayne State College women’s basketball team tipped off their 2014-15 campaign with an exhibition game against an in-state opponent everyone is familiar...

ASA to make hats for orphans in Uganda

Leah Kash-Brown, Staff Writer October 29, 2014

One of the many activities the African Students Association (ASA)members are doing this semester is looming hats for 65 children at an orphanage in Uganda. So far the club has made 30 hats, but it is...

The Pride of Wayne State Marching Band performed at NSBA in Lincoln on Saturday and spent Sunday at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City to tie up a “super” marching season.

A world of fun in marching band

Lauren Deisley, Lifestyles Editor October 29, 2014

It’s that time of year again. The Nebraska State Bandmaster’s Association (NSBA) State Marching Band competition took place in Lincoln on Saturday. For the third year in a row, the Pride of Wayne...

In the movies: Gone Girl

In the movies: Gone Girl

Sarah Lentz, Staff Writer October 29, 2014

There’s something just a little hinky about the opening monologue of “Gone Girl.” Ben Affleck’s character, Nick Dunne, is talking about his wife Amy and on the surface, what he says is sweet....

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