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Greg Burnette is an Aggies fan, having received his associates degree in electronics from the A&M extension school in 1983. “I try to alternate, one day Rams and the next an Aggies, I support both my schools,” he said.

Burnette wants to inspire and give back to his community

Angela Castillo October 8, 2021

About four years ago, Greg Burnette didn’t want to live. In November of 2017, Burnette parked his car under a bridge in Itasca, Texas on the shoulder of 35W South and stared up at the dirty...

#StopAsianHate: What They Don’t Tell You (3-part series)

Arely Chavez April 30, 2021

Recently, Asian hate crimes have increased in the United States in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Asian Americans have experienced increase in violent attacks and have been blamed for the virus. This...

Community at the University

Kendal Clark April 30, 2021

Connect College Ministry is a ministry of the Southside Church of Christ in Fort Worth, Texas that brings together students from TCU, TXWES, and TCC, connecting them to one another and to the church....

Lambeda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority members Angela Castillo, Elizabeth Gomez, and Devyn Teague (left to right) pose in front of their booth as they work to recruit new sisters at the Presidents Picnic.
Photo by Hannah Onder

Rams welcomed back in two Martin University Center events

Hannah Onder August 23, 2019

Students, faculty, and staff celebrated the start of new school year in a new location for the annual President’s Picnic Thursday evening. Previously, the student organizations and vendors sent up their...

A group of attendees pose at Friday nights Bollywood event.
Photo courtesy of Praneeth Udumalagala

Bollywood Night features South Asian culture

Matt Smith May 1, 2018

Bollywood appeared on campus on Friday and South Asian culture was embraced. Bollywood Night, a social event with food and Bollywood music that encouraged South Asian students to come out and celebrate,...

Students come together at Tabletop Game Night on Thursday.
Photo by Carsen Cunningham

Game Night brings together fans of board games

Carsen Cunningham April 27, 2018

The Eunice and James L. West Library and Student Life hosted their annual game night Thursday evening on the first floor in the library. "For the past two years we have been doing this every semester,"...

The PAC organization, including Alanna James (far right) pose with wax hands they made. 
Photo by Massaran Kromah

Students pack into PAC’s wax hand event

Massaran Kromah March 9, 2018

Students were invited to create molds of their hands using wax in the Brown-Lupton Campus Center lobby on Thursday. During the event, which was held between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., many students stopped by...

Freshman Jacquelynn Olalde (right), pictured here with her sister Elena, is the fourth in her family to attend Texas Wesleyan.

Olalde keeps Wesleyan in the family

Sarah Owens April 13, 2017

Jacquelynn Olalde is a freshman at Texas Wesleyan, but her family’s connection to the university runs deep.Olalde, an EC-6 bilingual education major, is the fourth member of her family to attend Wesleyan,...

West Library director Elizabeth Howard and reference and instruction librarian Cassandra Ifie pose in front of the new game and amv shelf a stop on the National Library Week scavenger hunt.
Photo by Hannah Onder

Students examine library as part of National Library Week event

Hannah Onder April 11, 2017

Senior history major David Estrada was just looking for some free popcorn when he walked into the Eunice and James L. West Library on Monday afternoon.What he found was a scavenger hunt; when it was done,...

Students and faculty can learn more about LGBTQ issues at ally training.

Wesleyan becomes more inclusive

Hannah Onder March 31, 2017

In spring 2016, Dr. Alison Simons, associate professor of sociology and Gay-Straight Alliance advisor, approached David Monge, coordinator of Student Life and Greek Life, about expanding the Gay-Straight...

Rams head coach Brennen Shingleton steps off the bus from Kansas City with the NAIA championship trophy. 
Photo by Matt Smith

National champs welcomed home with surprise reception

Matt Smith March 22, 2017

With chants of “Let’s go Rams!,” around 60 Wesleyan fans cheered on the men’s basketball team Wednesday afternoon as they stepped off the bus from Kansas City.The celebration came less than 24...

Senior English major Kime Sims performs an original poem at Naked but Real open mike event on Thursday.
Photo by Hannah Onder

Students perform at Naked but Real open mike

Hannah Onder February 24, 2017

Junior mass communication major Akeel Johnson hugged his friend, sophomore computer science major Cameron Bennett, before performing a song he wrote for Bennett Thursday night at the Naked but Real open...

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