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Matt Long, the creator of FlatWorth.com and the FlatEarthPodcast.com, developed his beliefs on flat Earth from reading the Bible. He said that the Bible is a flat Earth book. 
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Flat Earthers believe the truth is out there

September 27, 2018

Most people do not question the shape of the Earth. It is something explained to us as children that we accept and move on. However, for some, the shape of the Earth matters significantly, especially...

SGA swore in Associate Professor of Microbiology Christopher Parker as a second adviser at Friday’s meeting. 
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Parker sworn in as new SGA adviser

September 24, 2018

Texas Wesleyan’s Student Government Association swore in Associate Professor of Microbiology Christopher Parker as a second adviser at Friday’s meeting. Parker said he has a strong interest in making...

Texas Wesleyan implemented a new deregistration policy this semester that is here to stay.
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Students react to aftermath of Wesleyan’s deregistration policy

September 24, 2018

In August, senior theater major Julian Rodriguez wrote an open letter to Texas Wesleyan University on Facebook about why he could not return in the fall and finish his degree. “Here I sit losing everything...

President Donald Trump has often referred to the media as the “enemy of the people.” This phrase was also used by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and Joseph Goebbels in Nazi Germany. 
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Journalists are not America’s enemies

September 24, 2018

To my Wesleyan community, I want you to know that despite what you hear from President Donald Trump, the media, which includes myself, is NOT the enemy of the people. This past July, Trump tweeted, “The...

Athletic Representative Lynzie Moore presents the bill for SGA to sponsor runners at the Wesleyan 5K.
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SGA to host first 100 runners in Wesleyan 5K

September 17, 2018

Texas Wesleyan’s Student Government Association will be sponsoring the first 100 student runners in the 5K run in November. SGA passed the bill at Friday’s general business meeting and will allocate...

Associate Director of Alumni Relations Christian Garcia Womack talks to SGA about the Fall 2018 Grad Toast.
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SGA passes bill to support fall grad toast

September 7, 2018

Texas Wesleyan’s Student Government Association passed a bill to support the Fall 2018 Grad Toast at Friday’s general business meeting. SGA will give $1,700 to Texas Wesleyan Alumni Association to...

The Cedar Hill Unit in Big Spring is home to about 1,700 inmates.
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Inmates protest prison slavery

September 4, 2018

Prisoners across the U.S. are taking part in a 19-day protest of inhumane treatment in what could be the biggest prison strike in American history. Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, an advocacy group for prisoners...

Dr. Cary Adkinson gets inducted as SGAs new faculty adviser at Fridays meeting.
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SGA names Adkinson new faculty adviser

September 4, 2018

Texas Wesleyan’s Student Government Association inducted Dr. Cary Adkinson as SGA’s new faculty adviser at Friday’s general business meeting. Adkinson said he is very excited about taking on the...

SGA President Alyssa Hutchinson speaks at the first SGA meeting of the semester. 
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SGA to focus on deregistration, recycling

August 27, 2018

Texas Wesleyan’s Student Government Association will make deregistration a priority this semester, President Alyssa Hutchinson said Friday at the semester's first general business meeting. “I plan...

Illusionist Kid Ace performed for students in Martin Hall Thursday.
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Illusionist makes bird appear out of thin air in Martin Hall

August 22, 2018

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3nxk8_vEI8[/embedyt] An illusionist turned water into wine for a crowd of more than 70 students in Martin Hall on Tuesday evening. After announcing that, “I...

Kit Hall (left) and artist Molly Dierks discuss the names of the pieces in the exhibition at the Bernice Coulter Templeton Art Studio.
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Six exhibitions to be featured in the Templeton Studio this year

August 20, 2018

Somewhere There Is an Island is the first of six exhibitions on display this school year in the Bernice Coulter Templeton Art Studio, and features a vibrant fantasy forest made up of recycled objects,...

Texas Wesleyan graduates line up to take a seat before the program starts. 
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TGI Friday’s CEO urges Wesleyan graduates to help others

May 20, 2018

On a memorable day for more than 270 Texas Wesleyan graduates, Aslam Khan, the chief executive officer of TGI Friday's and chairman of Falcon Holdings, told them to ask themselves one important question.   "'What...

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