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Senior mass communication Sarah Owens hugs Associate Professor of Mass Communication Dr. Kay Colley after robing.
Photo by Hannah Onder

Seniors gather at Nicholas Martin Hall for spring 2018 robing

Hannah Onder May 20, 2018

Around 180 seniors gathered with friends and family at Nicholas Martin Hall for the spring 2018 robing ceremony. Robing began at 11 a.m. and was followed by an after party at Lou's Place.    

Students should be cautious about what they post to social media, and schools should create expectations in their handbooks. Graphic by Hannah Onder.

Dumb tweets shouldn’t mean expulsion

Hannah Onder April 24, 2018

When universities make headlines, they don’t want it to because a student goes viral for saying the N-word on social media. In late March, sophomore Jillian Kirk from Michigan State University posted...

President Frederick Slabach speaks at the 2020 Town Hall meeting about university updates and the new block rate for the fall semester.
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Students left unsatisfied with answers from 2020 Town Hall meeting

Hannah Onder April 18, 2018

Texas Wesleyan President Frederick Slabach opened Tuesday’s 2020 Town Hall meeting to students after continuing concerns about the credit hour block changes. Slabach followed discussing university...

Students who want a better chance at obtaining a job after they graduate shouldn’t rely solely on their degree. Employers are more likely to hire applicants with a degree that have demonstated they can apply that knowledge through internships. Cartoon by Hannah Onder.

Degrees alone won’t get students jobs

Hannah Onder April 4, 2018

You got your degree. What now? Most people want to believe that once they graduate they’ll go straight to work. But does getting a degree really guarantee you a job? According to the U.S. Bureau of...

Mike Jeffcoat began coaching at Texas Wesleyan in 2002.
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Jeffcoat pitches his opinion on his termination

Hannah Onder March 8, 2018

Mike Jeffcoat knows he was wrong to write what he did in that email. “Right after we had some people fail a drug test, I get this email from this young man, and just out of a moment of frustration,...

This is the email Dennis Hall sent to students this afternoon updating them on the situation.
Graphic by Hannah Onder

Students react to Jeffcoat controversy

Hannah Onder March 1, 2018

Texas Wesleyan students had a variety of reactions to the Mike Jeffcoat controversy. Jeffcoat, Wesleyan’s head baseball coach since 2002, was released from the university Thursday after a controversial...

Schedule of Theatre Wesleyans Important Hats of the 20th Century

Theatre Wesleyan puts on ‘Important Hats’

Hannah Onder February 14, 2018

Theatre Wesleyan’s production of “Important Hats of the Twentieth Century” will be a show full of firsts. The biggest one is that the show is a comedy fresh off Broadway. “We are actually going...

Graphic showing the percentages of occupants in Stella Russel Hall as of Fall 2017 semester

Freshman give fresh view on Stella

Hannah Onder February 14, 2018

Freshmen Haley Cheney, Ryan Houston, De’Laone Dobbins and Samantha Leal walked into Stella Russell Hall's first floor hallway. The four are close friends; they hang out in each other's rooms, eat...

President Frederick Slabach speaks at the 2020 Town Hall meeting on Tuesday.
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Slabach hosts first 2020 Town Hall meeting of 2018

Hannah Onder February 13, 2018

Texas Wesleyan President Frederick Slabach hosted the first 2020 Town Hall meeting of 2018 on Tuesday afternoon in the Baker Building. The meeting focused on how the university plans to increase enrollment...

Dr. Mark Hanshaw (left) greets Dr. Steven Daniell (center) and President Frederick Slabach (right) at his goodbye party.
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Wesleyan says goodbye to Hanshaw and White

Hannah Onder January 29, 2018

Monday was bittersweet for students, faculty, and staff as they said goodbye to both Dean of the School of Arts and Letters Dr. Mark Hanshaw and Associate Vice President of Marketing and Communications...

Tammy Titlow (center) checks in seniors at Spring Grad Kickoff. 
Photo by Hannah Onder

Seniors attend Spring Grad Kickoff

Hannah Onder January 23, 2018

Senior political science and English major Zahraa Saheb and several other seniors gathered at Lou’s Place Tuesday morning for the 2018 Spring Grad Kickoff. “I’m very excited about graduating,”...

A screenshot taken from P!nks What About Us music video. Photo by Hannah Onder

P!nk’s “What About Us” video focuses on big themes

Hannah Onder December 13, 2017

As a long time P!nk fan, “What About Us” really struck a chord with me. Initially, on the surface, this song may sound like your typical relationship song with lyrics like “what about love/trust/us?”...

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