HSU Homecoming History By: Marlee Sorrells
Homecoming is one of my favorite traditions for high school and college football. There’s nothing quite like a game where a king and...
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Week of Monday, Oct. 23rd, 2023
Vol. 7, Issue 6
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HSU Brand
- Apr 24
- 2 min
The Origins of Easter By: Alex Guillory
In 2004, a Brand staff writer, Starla Bailiff, answered the age-old question of where the weird Easter traditions of bunnies and easter...
HSU Brand
- Mar 9
- 2 min
Throwback Thursday: Scott “Scooter” Douglas By: Alex Guillory
In 1992, Scott “Scooter” Douglas was a star second baseman for the Hardin-Simmons University Cowboys baseball team . Going into his...
HSU Brand
- Mar 9
- 2 min
Throwback Thursday: Things to Do During Spring Break By: Marlee Sorrells
It is safe to say that everyone on campus has been counting down the days to Spring Break. However, sometimes I find myself looking for...
HSU Brand
- Feb 12
- 2 min
A Time Without Women’s BasketballBy: Alex Guillory
In the early months of 1986, the Hardin-Simmons University Board of Trustees voted to drop women’s basketball. This decision was said to...
HSU Brand
- Dec 15, 2022
- 1 min
Throwback Thursday: President Fletcher Wishes You Good Luck During Finals Week By: Alex Guillory
In December of 1983, Hardin-Simmons University President Jesse C. Fletcher wrote a heartfelt letter to the students wishing them good...
HSU Brand
- Nov 28, 2022
- 2 min
Throwback Thursday: Giving Back Tradition By: Marlee Sorrells
The holidays bring up a certain spirit where giving back to the community is more important. Students at Hardin-Simmons University have...
HSU Brand
- Nov 4, 2022
- 2 min
Throwback Thursday: Some Advice to HSU Parents By: Alex Guillory
In a time filled with Life360, phone calls and parents just a text away, many kids go to college still under the firm finger of their...
HSU Brand
- Oct 6, 2022
- 2 min
Throwback Thursday: How to Keep Good Study Habits By: Kaitlyn Beutel
As October begins and the semester continues, the reality of exams, assignments, essays and, of course, procrastination begins to set in....
HSU Brand
- Apr 29, 2022
- 2 min
Hardin Simmons Memories By: Terri Taylor
The late 60’s and early 70’s are a special and important chapter in the history of this country. The post-World War II generation was...
HSU Brand
- Apr 29, 2022
- 1 min
Throwback Thursday: HSU Traditions Will Always be Found By: Emily Williamson
As another semester comes to a close, many graduates prepare to move into a new chapter of life apart from Hardin-Simmons University. A...
HSU Brand
- Feb 18, 2022
- 1 min
Throwback Thursday: Snow Day By: Gretchen Lumpkin
On Feb. 2-4, Abilene was covered with a beautiful blanket of snow and ice for the first time this year.. Despite the worries and anxiety...
HSU Brand
- Feb 10, 2022
- 2 min
The Momma’s Boys of Nix Hall By: Alex Guillory
This week I want to pay homage to Nix Hall. This semester the residence hall is being razed amid plans to replace it with either new...
HSU Brand
- Nov 25, 2021
- 2 min
Gobble ‘Till You Wobble By: Alex Guillory
In The Brand Vol. 99, No. 7, Ed. 1 published on Tuesday, November 9, 2010, Mindy Rogers wrote a piece over some odd Thanksgiving...
HSU Brand
- Nov 20, 2021
- 2 min
Throw Back Thursday: How to Beat the Finals Season Stress By: Alex Guillory
There are only four weeks left in the semester and the stress of finals season is beginning to loom over the entire campus. I feel the...
HSU Brand
- Nov 15, 2021
- 1 min
1916 Simmons Band By: Gretchen Cobble
This week The Brand is celebrating its 105th anniversary, with an article from the very first Simmons Brand published on Oct. 13, 1916....
HSU Brand
- Oct 29, 2021
- 2 min
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...
HSU Brand
- Oct 8, 2021
- 1 min
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...
HSU Brand
- Oct 4, 2021
- 2 min
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,...
HSU Brand
- Sep 23, 2021
- 1 min
Throwback Thursday: Six White Horses By: Alex Guillory
Today we look back at how Hardin-Simmons University became known for its Six White Horses. The team of horses started as a promotional...
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