Pieces of College
Video by Hannah Onder She will walk up to the stage as the crowd erupts in cheers. Massaran Kromah will shake hands with President Frederick Slabach, grab her diploma, and smile at the crowd, spotting her husband, Ayouba Swaray; sisters Mariam and Matela and, most importantly, her mother Makagbe Dukuly. Dec. 14, 2019 is a day both Kromah and… Continue reading Feature 4: Kromah crosses the stage for her mother
Video by Hannah Onder Two longtime friends discovered their attraction for each other through mistletoe. Adreanna Balcorta, attending a holiday party with her friend Kelsea Martin, looked upward and giggled. She jokingly pointed at the romantic, red-and-green plant dangling above the pair’s heads. The kiss that followed that observation lit a spark of passion that… Continue reading Feature 3: Rams talk about their winter holiday traditions
Video by Hannah Onder Graphic by Hannah Onder Growing up, Rueben Gonzales knew he wanted to be surrounded by art and make a career out of it. “I’ve always wanted to be in the art world and teach, so I’ve been building my resume and my portfolio and my professional experience with the idea… Continue reading Feature 1: Gonzales paints new vision for Wesleyan art gallery
What if Willie the Ram wasn’t the only mascot at Texas Wesleyan? If you’re wandering the halls of the Nenetta Burton Carter Building, you may come face to face with a festive, hairy, severed javelina pig head by the name of Buffy. “Buffy has been here [Nenetta Burton] since we moved in,” said Dr. John… Continue reading Buffy guards the psychology department
As his hand reaches out for the stack of dishes stacked in the window, Silas Sheek does just one part of his weekly routine of working at Dora Roberts Dinning Hall. “[I do] dishwashing and wash the pots and pans in the back,” Sheek said. “Last semester, I did serving line quite frequently, which is… Continue reading Sheek shines in and out of the classroom
When Michael Ward graduated from William Jewel College in the early 1990s as an honors student with a degree in political science and history, he had no idea what he wanted to do with his life. He took a job at a machine shop and had a hobby of shooting on the weekends. “After a… Continue reading Ward puts fatherhood before career
Texas Wesleyan’s food pantry, which started as a budgetless volunteer project, has exploded this semester. “This semester has been absolutely phenomenal in terms of volunteering, so much so that we have managed to open the food pantry five days a week for a good portion of the day,” Dr. Alison Simons said. “Freshmen this semester… Continue reading Wesleyan grows service opportunities
Dr. Ilka Araujo walked past security, behind the stage, and up to the Steinway piano. As her fingers glided across the keys, she knew this was the instrument she had been searching for. Araujo, an associate professor of music history and piano, had taken her students to watch the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano competition… Continue reading “Finest piano in Fort Worth” arrives home
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, I emailed something I could have said differently to him,” Jeffcoat, Texas Wesleyan’s former head… Continue reading Jeffcoat pitches his opinion on his termination
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