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TxWes Reads continues for its fourth year with the book Dumplin’ by Texas Wesleyan alumna Julie Murphy despite COVID-19. “Our TxWes Reads selection process was hijacked by the COVID-19 quarantine,” Risa Brown, a reference assistant, wrote in an email. “We weren’t all together where we could do the nomination/voting procedure we’d done in past years.… Continue reading West Library continues TxWes Reads tradition virtually
Senior general business major Devyn Teague hosts the “Spreading Positivity” sidewalk chalk event. Photo by Hannah Onder Student organizations came together Thursday afternoon to create a walk of positivity on the sidewalk in front of the Eunice and James L. West Library. Senior general business major Devyn Teague from the Entrepreneurship Club hosted the “Spreading… Continue reading Student organizations illustrate positivity in Entrepreneurship Club event
The lights are out at O.C. Hall. Photo by Angela Castillo Power has been restored to campus, according to an emergency alert from Texas Wesleyan sent out at 2:49 p.m. It was 12:25 p.m. when the east side of Texas Wesleyan University plunged into darkness. According to the Texas Wesleyan Emergency Notification system, “Students, please… Continue reading Power now restored after afternoon power outage at Texas Wesleyan affects a large chunk of campus
If you’re a fan of literature and relationships, “At A Distance” is the show for you. “At A Distance” is a show written and directed by Texas Wesleyan’s Connie Whitt-Lambert. The show featured senior theater major Brian Johnson as The Man and junior theater major Kirsten Wagner as The Woman. Theater Wesleyan's Brian Johnson and… Continue reading Theater Wesleyan illustrates satisfying alternative performance style in COVID-19 regulations with ‘At A Distance’
Incoming freshmen biology major Brooklynn Rowe was sad to see a pool, but no swim team at Texas Wesleyan. Rowe, a former member of Burleson Centennial High School’s swim team, decided she wanted to change that her first semester. “I was a swimmer in high school,” Rowe said. “I did it for about three or… Continue reading Freshman treads the challenges of starting a swimming club during the pandemic
Growing up hearing horror stories about college graduates struggling to find work during the 2008 recession, I wasn’t confident that I’d have much better luck as an upcoming graduate in the middle of a pandemic. According to tradingeconomics.com, in April 2020, the unemployment rate peaked at 14.7 percent. It wasn’t until July 2020 that the… Continue reading Seniors shouldn’t feel bad about postponing their graduation a semester in the pandemic
Cindy Flores poses outside James C. Armstrong & O.C. Armstrong Hall. Flores moved into O.C. Hall after a four-hour drive up from Houston with her mom, Maria, and her two brothers, Isabel and Giovanny. Photo by Hannah Onder From the perspective of a returning, first-generation college sophomore: Sophomore exercise science major Cindy Flores’s most memorable… Continue reading Between financial hardships and COVID-19 restrictions, move-in day offers potential challenges for students
Texas Wesleyan University’s annual President’s Picnic moved locations for a second time in a row this time in response to COVID-19 to Zoom. In August 2019, the welcome-back event moved to the Nick and Lou Martin University Center from the Sid Richardson Building, but for Thursday evening’s event, students logged into Zoom to hear from… Continue reading Annual President’s Picnic tradition persists despite COVID-19 restrictions
Outgoing Student Government Association President Alyssa Hutchinson says newly elected SGA President Lexi Barlow and Vice President Christine Davis will be a recipe for success. Photo by Hannah Lathen After serving as the Student Government Association president for the last two years, senior Alyssa Hutchinson will graduate alongside her vice president, senior Karen Duarte-Escobar, this… Continue reading SGA elections lead to a new era with new president and VP for the fall
Student Government Association President Alyssa Hutchinson discussed the potential of a new form of student representation in SGA at Friday’s meeting. Hutchinson and Secretary Lexi Barlow talked about the idea of giving each organization the option of having a voluntary representative that keeps communication between SGA and that organization. This was prompted by the Student… Continue reading Hutchinson discusses potential changes to SGA representation
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