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Week of Monday, Nov. 24, 2025
Vol. 10, Issue 11
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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Traci Thompson By: Emily Williamson
This week’s faculty spotlight features Dr.Traci Thompson, professor of English and head of the Hardin-Simmons University Department of...

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May 7, 20213 min read


Throw Back Thursday By: Gretchen Cobble
For this week’s Throwback Thursday and in honor of last week’s Mr. HSU Pageant, we look back on one of Hardin-Simmons University’s annual...

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May 7, 20211 min read


Minneapolis Shooting By: Annabelle Smallwood
As many of you have probably already heard, there has been another fatal shooting of a person of color by a police officer . Initially,...

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May 7, 20212 min read


HSU Sabers By: Gretchen Cobble
Sabers is Hardin-Simmons University’s Student Activities Board whose responsibility it is to plan events and activities for campus life....

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May 7, 20212 min read


HSU 2021 Ring Traditions By: Annabelle Smallwood
It will not take long after stepping onto the Hardin-Simmons University campus to realize how important traditions herel. Keeping our...

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May 7, 20212 min read


The Importance of April: National Child Abuse Awareness Month By: Emily Williamson
Each year in the U.S., approximately 6.6 million children are involved in referrals to child protection agencies, according to research...

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May 7, 20212 min read


Shakespeare for 24 hours By: Gretchen Cobble
This past March 27, the Hardin-Simmons University Department of Theatre put on their annual “24 Hour Shakespeare” on the Van Ellis stage....

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Staff Spotlight: Rachel Dempsey By: Savannah Stutevoss
Hardin-Simmons University offers amazing opportunities for students to work during their undergraduate years, and many continue to be...

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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Steve Stogsdill By: Annabelle Smallwood
Dr. Steve Stogsdill, professor of communication and head of the department of communication, has been teaching strategic communications...

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Jordan Edwards and Keziah Chacko on Go Now Missions By: Gretchen Cobble
Every semester, the Baptist Student Ministry (BSM) on campus helps to promote students in taking a leap of faith and participating in a...

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Apr 11, 20212 min read


World Vision Global 6k for Water By: Jonathan Lumpkin
Serving the underprivileged, loving others and fighting against social injustice is a part of what Christians are called to do (James...

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Apr 1, 20212 min read


April Fools’ Throwback Thursday By: Jonathan Lumpkin
On this April Fool’s day publication of The Brand, we look back to 1991’s publication of “The Bland”. At various times in the long...

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Apr 1, 20211 min read


April Fools By: Orel Rhodes
April Fools’ Day is a holiday that has been celebrated by many for centuries. This is a day full of traditions that consist of pranks and...

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Apr 1, 20212 min read


Words Matter: A Discourse in Awareness and Compassion By: Emily Williamson
On Wednesday March 24, the Hardin-Simmons University Sigma Beta Chapter of Phi Alpha National Honor Society for Social Work invited Ms....

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Apr 1, 20212 min read


HSU Mental Health & Counseling Services By: Gretchen Cobble
What is counseling? How do I know if I need it? Where is it? How much is it going to cost? These are just a few of the questions our...

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Mar 29, 20212 min read


Celebrating Women’s History Month By: Gretchen Cobble
As we approach the end of March, Women’s History Month, just as with Black History Month, Hardin-Simmons University celebrates the ...

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Mar 29, 20212 min read


Track Season By: Noah Rubel
Running is not the most fun event to participate in for many people, and doing so willingly is not something many people do regularly....

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Mar 29, 20212 min read


2021 Golf Season By: Noah Rubel
One could argue that one of the longest and most frustrating sports is also supposed to be the most relaxing. Of course, this sport...

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Mar 29, 20212 min read


The Damage of Snowmageddon: Abilene Hall By: Jonathan Lumpkin
The effects of “Snowmageddon,” the informal nickname given to the week following St. Valentine’s Day has been unprecedented in recent...

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Mar 29, 20212 min read


Reach21 By: Jonathan Lumpkin
Over spring break, the Hardin-Simmons University Baptist Student Ministry (BSM) usually takes a small group of students down to South...

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Mar 19, 20212 min read
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