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The main issues regarding the parking lots are a lack of space, damaging pavement, lack of safety, lighting, and security.
Cartoon by Hannah Onder

Parking pickle plagues Wesleyan

Elizabeth Lloyd February 28, 2019

Texas Wesleyan has a multitude of issues regarding the parking lots on campus. These issues include a general lack of parking space for students, as Wesleyan is a commuter campus. There is also a lack...

Wesleyan classes have issues ranging from too many people and not enough space, a lack of adequate technology, and bad classroom-class pairing.
Cartoon by Hannah Onder

Crowded classrooms plague Wesleyan

February 19, 2019

Texas Wesleyan has a space problem, and it’s not going away any time soon. Classes are in classrooms that are either too small or do not provide adequate technology, and students are not given enough...

Companies should shave away the politics

David Cason February 13, 2019

Each morning, when I look in the mirror to shave, who do I see staring back at me? Am I a product of my toxically masculine society? Thankfully, Procter & Gamble has alerted me to these flaws in...

Peer Pressure- A Teen Experience

Peer Pressure- A Teen Experience

December 20, 2018

The Honorable Judge Lorraine Irby remembers feeling peer pressure as a teenager. It was the summer after eighth grade, and she was starting over at a new school; she was invited to a party, and she wanted...

Black Friday does not have to impede on your Thanksgiving traditions, and participation could be incorporated in your holiday. 
Cartoon by Hannah Onder

Black Friday doesn’t spoil traditions

Hannah Onder November 22, 2018

When you think Thanksgiving, the typical response is family, feast, and football. However, in recent years, Black Friday shopping has continued to encroach further and further into Thursday evening, with...

David Cason (second from the left) with other members of the 1st FAST Co. 1st Platoon during pre-deployment workup. 
Photo contributed by David Cason

Thanks for your service, now let’s move on

David Cason November 19, 2018

Bro-vet, thank you for your service, now can we move on to more import things? The bro-vet I am referring to always steers a discussion in class towards a narrative regarding veterans. There are very...

The legalization of marijuana has medical and economic benefits that can outweigh the cons.
Cartoon by Hannah Onder

Legalization of marijuana continues to be hot political topic

Hannah Onder November 13, 2018

Do you like fewer jobs, less medical options, and overcrowded jails? The legalization of marijuana, which was described by President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s as “possibly the most dangerous drug in...

Rebekah Charleston (far left), a sex trafficking survivor and Wesleyan alum, shared her story at a panel held Oct. 1 hosted by Albert Roberts (far right), a former assistant district attorney.
Photo by Hannah Lathen

Trafficking issues need to be recognized

November 13, 2018

Human trafficking is one of the less talked-about issues happening in the United States, but it is one of the most important. According to the International Labour Organization, more than 40 million people...

Americans need to take action to reduce their carbon emissions before 2020. President Donald Trump acknowledged global warming, but said it isn’t worth sacrificing jobs or money.
Cartoon by Hannah Onder

Americans need to act before 2020

Hannah Onder November 13, 2018

When 99 percent of climate scientists agree that global warming is a problem, that’s a sign that there’s a problem, man-made or not. Last month, President Donald Trump finally acknowledged that global...

Rambler content producer Hannah Lathen said she is voting for Beto O’Rourke because he is proposing a clean DREAM Act for Dreamers, ending mass incarceration and protecting women’s rights. 
Photo by Hannah Lathen

Lathen weighs in on who she voted for

November 1, 2018

Beto O’Rourke stands for the values that I believe in that I want to see translated in the U.S. Senate. I live with an autoimmune disease that attacks my lungs, kidneys, ears, nose, throat and skin....

Rambler content producer David Cason said he voted for Ted Cruz because he wants his Second Amendment rights protected and he wants tighter immigration laws to keep criminals out of the country. 
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Cason weighs in on who he voted for

David Cason November 1, 2018

The senate race between Beto O’Rourke and Ted Cruz is exactly that: Divisive. No better word could be used to describe the current social and political climate in our country, our state, and our city. With...

This skeleton is pictured after being thrown off a microwave, hitting a wall, and breaking in two in Hannah Lathen’s OC dorm room.
Photo by Hannah Lathen

Lathen ghosts her undead visitors at Wesleyan

October 31, 2018

In the short time that I have been at Texas Wesleyan, I have been victimized by the ghosts here and I am over it. While I am very open to the idea of spirits and paranormal energy lingering, I would like...

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