Abby Turner

Jan 29, 2025 | nationaljournal.com | Erin Durkin |Savannah Behrmann |Philip Athey |Abby Turner

Amid cheers and jeers, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made his case to lead the Health and Human Services Department Wednesday morning in a Senate hearing, where no Democrat appeared poised to help advance his nomination. President Trump’s pick to be HHS secretary in the last few months faced severe criticism over his former statements and actions around vaccines, including his promotion of a debunked theory that vaccines cause autism.

Dec 11, 2024 | thewichitan.com | Abby Turner

Nearly 24 years after the release of “Gladiator,” fans were graced with the sequel, “Gladiator II,” set 16 years after the end of Gladiator. As a Ridley Scott fan, and a much bigger “Gladiator” fan, this was my most anticipated watch of the year. I had high expectations for this movie going into watching it and let me just say… It did not disappoint. The opening credits followed the same animation style however, in “Gladiator II,” the animations show scenes from the first movie.

Nov 22, 2024 | thewichitan.com | Abby Turner

For the past four years the MSU men’s soccer team has dominated on the field, earning the honor of being the LSC champions. Head coach Michael Meachum has led the team for the past seven seasons leading them to five total conference titles. The Mustangs are known for being included in the LSC tournament. This season marked the Mustangs ninth straight appearance in the tournament. Coach Meachum says that when a trophy is involved the team is going to compete and make sure they win.

Nov 8, 2024 | thewichitan.com | Abby Turner

While Wichita Falls elections have all come to a close and a final answer or a candidate has been elected, one local election is headed to a runoff. City Council at Large candidates Austin Cobb and Samuel Pak continue to advocate for why they would be the best candidate to be elected. The runoff election is required since both candidates’ voting numbers were so close together and neither candidate won more than 50% of the vote. The runoff election will be Saturday, Dec. 14.

Nov 8, 2024 | thewichitan.com | Abby Turner

Mass communication senior Jessica Binzari is a standout on campus, both in the newsroom and on the tennis court. As the sports editor for The Wichitan, she combines her passion for journalism with the same drive that fuels her success as one of the university’s top tennis players.Binzari’s love for tennis began at the early age of eight-years-old. Binzari says she has a funny reason behind getting into tennis. “So, it’s actually, I would say a funny story.