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Week of Monday, Nov. 24, 2025
Vol. 10, Issue 11
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HSU Cowboys Sink Southwestern During Homecoming Game By: Jia Spangler
Homecoming weekend is one of the most lively and celebrated weekends on the Hardin-Simmons University campus. After such a unique...

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Dog or Cat Person? By: Alex Guillory
Most everyone I meet knows where they stand in terms of the age-old question: dogs or cats? They either say, "Oh, I am definitely a dog...

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Oct 29, 20212 min read


Basketball Then and Now By: Haleigh Smith
According to The Brand publication of 1916, the Simmons basketball team (now known as Hardin-Simmons Cowboys) would meet up with the...

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Oct 29, 20212 min read


Throwback Thursday: HSU School of Music By: Lauren Jackson
Looking back to 1972, Hardin-Simmons University’s choral groups have come a long way worth commemorating. Including the world-famous...

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Reasons Why Being a Possum is Probably Not the Best Idea By: Emily Williamson
My high school chemistry teacher was known for a speech he would give to the class after the most difficult test of the year. At Amarillo...

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Oct 29, 20212 min read


Sigma Alpha, Theta Alpha Zeta win SING! 2021, Alpha Iota Omega Coming in Second
By: Emily Williamson and Annabelle Smallwood The first place winners of All School SING! 2021 (part two) were Sigma Alpha and Theta Alpha...

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Oct 29, 20212 min read


105th Anniversary of The Brand By: Annabelle Smallwood
This year, The Brand is celebrating its 105th anniversary. Since the beginning of The Brand in 1916, students have pushed to have a...

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Getting to Know Some of Abilene’s Public Servants By: Emily Williamson
Last week, public servants from two different Abilene organizations came to speak to Hardin-Simmons University students, the Abilene...

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Oct 19, 20213 min read


The “Why” of Fall Break By: Haleigh Smith
Have you ever wondered why we have a fall break? Besides the obvious reason that it is nice to have a weekend off, what if I told you it...

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Oct 15, 20212 min read


HSU Role Models: The Ambassadors By: Jia Spangler
Coming into a brand new school with new people and not living at home can be the first big life change new college students undergo....

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Oct 15, 20212 min read


A Review of “Blithe Spirit” By: Haleigh Smith
The recent production of Blithe Spirit put on by our very own Hardin-Simmons University Theater Department was anything but boring. I was...

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My first experience at the circus as a 20-year-old By: Annabelle Smallwood
I remember being a little kid and wanting to explore everything. I was excited about everything that I was able to see, and I was able to...

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Oct 15, 20212 min read


The Return of Homecoming By : Lauren Jackson
After severe weather conditions placed a sudden halt to Hardin-Simmons University’s Homecoming last spring, HSU is excited to welcome...

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Oct 8, 20212 min read


International Students - The Walking Miracles on Campus By: Annabelle Smallwood
Across campus, one group of students perhaps do not get the recognition that they deserve: the Hardin-Simmons University International...

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Oct 8, 20214 min read


Throwback Thursday: All-School Sing By: Gretchen Cobble
Hardin-Simmons University’s All-School Sing has been a Homecoming tradition for over five decades now. For this Throwback Thursday we...

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the great candy corn debate By: Jia Spangler
Fall is finally back and Halloween is just around the corner which means candy corn is back on the shelves.. Despite the fact that this...

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Oct 8, 20211 min read


Throwback Thursday: Men’s Volleyball By: Alex Guillory
Today we look back at the four years of fame that men’s volleyball entered the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In 1983,...

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Oct 4, 20212 min read


Hispanic Heritage Month By: Marie Moreno
Hispanic Heritage Month is very important for Hispanic students on campus, but with the help of Hardin-Simmons University Student Life...

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Oct 4, 20212 min read


Student Spotlight: Amani Bradshaw By: Haleigh Smith
For the student spotlight this week, we will be featuring a junior shooting guard. Amani Bradshaw is from Killeen which is a small town...

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Oct 4, 20212 min read


Winner Winner Dining Hall Dinner, Construction Update By: Victoria Roach
The Caf, the dining hall, the cafeteria. . . Regardless of what you call it, it is the one place on campus every student has been. The...

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Oct 4, 20211 min read
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