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Houston campus receives first ever career consultant

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April 5, 2017

The Career Connections Center is branching out to the Houston campus after the hiring of Career Consultant Lauren Lilly-Odom. Lilly-Odom is coming to TWU with extensive experience as the former Employer Events Coordinator at UT-Dallas. She is excited about taking on a position that allows her to work with students individually. Lilly-Odom said, “At UT-Dallas I was doing career events. So it was related, but it wasn’t necessarily that one-on-one…

WSGSA leaders address racial inequality through on-campus film screenings

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March 29, 2017

It is no secret that our nation’s current political climate has sparked serious concerns surrounding racial inequality. The Women’s Studies Graduate Student Association (WSGSA) is stepping up to address these issues and ensure that students have a voice on campus. WSGSA Masters Co-President Tavinia Tucker, WSGSA PhD Co-President E. Tamplin, MWGS Professor Dr. Danielle Phillips-Cunningham, MWGS Professor Dr. Whitney Peoples and MWGS PhD Candidate Jennifer Martin are working together to…

Students re-charter Circle K on campus

Thanks to several student leaders, Circle K International is making its way back into TWU’s directory of organizations. Circle K is a wide-reaching service-based organization with approximately 500 clubs in 18 countries, according to the CKI website. President Christy Nguyen explains: “We focus on community service, fellowship and leadership.” Circle K has not been chartered at TWU since 2008. The prospect of re-chartering the organization came about in the summer…

March 8, 2017

Trump’s First 100 Days

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March 20, 2017

Congressional Address President Donald Trump gave his first congressional address Feb. 28 where he highlighted his desire to end Obamacare, support the military and encouraged Congress to pass a bill about education. Many Americans were struck by the speech’s optimistic and diplomatic tone, which differed from that of Trump’s previous speeches. In his address, Trump stated “Education is the civil rights issue of our time” and called on Congress to…

Commuter Appreciation Week

From March 20 – 23, TWU Care will host its semi-annual Commuter Appreciation Week. This event is a long standing tradition that has happened in every fall and spring semester since 2004. Assistant Director for Campus Alliance for Resource Education Jessica Burchfield stated: “With commuters being the majority of our students here at Texas Woman’s, we believe it is important to recognize the extra effort it takes for them to…

March 13, 2017

Art student says women’s bodies are not welcome in Student Union

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March 9, 2017

Senior Visual Arts Major Puma McFadden’s studio space is something out of a magazine. Light pools into her workspace where paintbrushes and pastel abstractions of the female form cover every wall and surface. Unfortunately, this is the only space on campus where McFadden’s work can be found. McFadden recently submitted her artwork for display on a wall behind the staircase on the first floor of the student union. This wall…

Overflowing on campus

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March 9, 2017

One of the most common questions asked in the free speech area on Tuesday afternoons is “Have you ever heard of Overflow?” TWU students who attend Overflow can be found standing near a blue banner ready to invite passersby. Overflow is a Christian ministry that provides roughly 500 students from TWU, UNT and other nearby colleges with a worship service and message every Tuesday night. It is a ministry of…

Spotlight on TWU NAACP

When Tabitha Howard, a TWU student wanted stronger representation for African American students on campus she worked tirelessly, recruiting friends and classmates and filling out paperwork to charter a NAACP chapter on campus. In October of 2013 Howard ensured TWU’s first chapter of the NAACP was created. Today President Jazmine Beadle, the last original member from 2013 and Vice President Nicole Douglas led the organization. Beadle, a Senior Education student…

February 22, 2017

DBFF: Celebrating Black Culture and Building Community

The Denton Black Film Festival’s aim to “educate, entertain, and inspire” manifested through the vehicles of film, art, culture and conversation the weekend of Jan. 27-29. The third-annual DBFF’s immense variety of artistic showcases mirrored the festival’s vision of diversity and allowed artists across genres and mediums to participate in reclaiming and celebrating black culture. Eloquently phrased by Festival Director Harry Eaddy, the DBFF is a collaborative platform with two…

February 1, 2017

TWU Alumna finds national stage at Super Bowl

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February 1, 2017

Finding herself among 400 individuals auditioning for the first Super Bowl Festival, TWU alumna Ressa Gallardo was ecstatic upon becoming one of the 75 chosen to perform at the Houston LIVE Exhibition. Beginning her musical career as a child signing karaoke at Filipino family gatherings, Gallardo ignited a passion that carried on into singing at her local church and choirs and even picking up gigs at weddings and parties….

Occupational Doctoral candidate wins Dementia Care Professional of the Year award

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January 26, 2017

Dallas Occupational Therapy student wins National award Studying Doctoral coursework in Occupational Therapy and working as a Dementia Care specialist in North Carolina, Heather McKay strives to find answers for the challenges of progressive dementia diseases. Her determination and successes in patient care led to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America and Dementia Care Professionals of America giving her the Dementia Care Professional of the Year Award. According to a press…

Denton’s Women’s March

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January 24, 2017

Rallying for human rights The day after the presidential inauguration and address, Washington, D.C. was the location of Women’s March on Washington planned by national coordinators and included a program of performers and speakers. Denton followed suit with its own Women’s March on the Square, Sat. 2,1 organized by A United Denton. What Denton’s got to do with it The event began at 12 p.m. with an overwhelming number of…

A look at Trump’s controversial cabinet picks

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December 22, 2016

What people like and don’t like about the President-elect’s appointments Citizens across the U.S. have been divided about President Elect Donald Trump’s picks for his White House Cabinet. Depending on the selection folks have either been delighted or disgruntled. To keep you up to date The Lasso will be breaking down some of Trump’s most controversial appointments. Stephen Bannon: Chief Strategist Why are people happy with his appointment? Americans involved…

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November 30, 2016

Underestimating kindness

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November 28, 2016

Breaking from human nature The United States has always maintained a culture that emphasizes independence and self-reliance. These are valuable traits to possess and are responsible for the remarkably fast and wide growth of our country. I fear, however, that these traits have eclipsed kindness and the community-based atmosphere in our culture. It seems everyone is always looking for the “quick fix” and are willing to cut corners and…

Sioux Nation still fighting a century later for their lawful right to the land

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November 28, 2016

Welcome to America While North American families were comfortably eating turkeys in their homes on Thanksgiving, a national holiday intended to reflect and give thanks to Native American tribes that helped the pilgrims, protestors of the Dakota Access Pipeline were targets for rubber bullets, tear gas, “less than lethal” weapons and water cannons. The Sioux Nation took a stand against the Dakota Access Pipeline project last April and have been…

Trump responds to Wisconsin recount

The state of Wisconsin has agreed to a recount after Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein made enormous efforts to raise money before the deadline of Dec., 13. Former Secretary of State and Democrat Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton joined Stein in her efforts for the recount after evidence of electronic hacking had been found. There is an expected 30,000 missing votes in favor of Hillary Clinton after president-elect Donald…

December 2, 2016

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