Death, betrayal and family dysfunction. These three things and more make up core themes of The Casual Vacancy. In case you’ve been living under a rock, this novel is the first by J.K. Rowling, of Harry Potter fame, that is aimed at adult readers. And boy, does it show. The

From the creaky stairs of Dan Waggoner Hall to lights flickering on and off after hours, some would say we are not alone when all of Wesleyan turns in for the night. Rumors, especially around Halloween, stream throughout campus that various buildings hold something more than lectures. They hold spiritual

The advice sits right up there with the intellectual equivalent of eating healthy and exercising: go out and vote. The same year Diddy told young voters to “vote or die,” the voter turnout among people ages 18-24 rose to 47 percent, an 11 percent increase over the 2000 election. Likewise,

An atheist, a Turkish graduate student and a member of the Gay Straight Alliance walk into a bar — no, they attend Texas Wesleyan. Although one of them cannot vote, all three fall within the 18 to 29-year-old age range of 46 million eligible voters in the upcoming presidential election,

As the economy tightens the wallets of parents planning to send their kids to college, Texas Governor Rick Perry has a plan to help alleviate the growing financial burden by freezing college tuition at public schools. Perry hopes to freeze college tuition in the public sector at the price a

When students receive their tuition refund checks, they sometimes think about purchasing the newest iPhone or the latest game system rather than textbooks for classes. In reality, most students are supposed to use these funds to purchase books or cover living expenses throughout the semester. With the rising amount of