Mini semesters offered over winter break
Tarleton’s mini semester starts Dec. 18. Mini semesters are a good way to get an extra course completed during the break and can help students graduate on time or even early.
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Tarleton Texan Daniel McCants: A love for the game
Daniel McCants, a senior running back from Killeen, Texas, has been the Texans’ most explosive runner in recent memory. McCants has over 1,000 yards this season in only eight games. He is already on pace to break his season rushing numbers from last season and has seen several improvements from last year.
Tarleton hosts discussion of Latino representation in the Age of Trump
Arynn Tomson– Art Director A discussion over Latino voting and representation will be held on Nov. 18 in Tarleton State University Lamar Johanson Science Building from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Political Science Associate...
Find adventure with SlimPickins
Dawes opened SPO in 2007 because he felt that it was what God was calling him to do. He believes that SPO is God’s business, not his own.
“God told us to open a shop in Stephenville. We believe it was definitely God because we didn’t want to stay in Stephenville,” Dawes said.
“There’s not a serial rapist on campus…”-Police chief shuts down rumors about rapes on campus
“There were multiple tweets last night, some Snapchat stuff going around, and it’s just not true,” Welch said. “Now, that doesn’t mean it couldn’t have happened; it just means no one has reported it to the university, either through us or through the Title IX office. We’ve double and triple checked, no one has reported it.”
Tarleton signs with WAC, Nov. 19, 2019 named Tarleton State University Day
Tarleton officially signed with the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) today, finalizing the move to Division I. Texan A&M Chancellor John Sharp, as well as several U.S. Representatives, joined Tarleton President James Hurley to accept the invitation from WAC Commissioner Jeff Hurd.
Meet the Erath County Sheriff candidates: Kent Howell
“Being elected sheriff is not about the title, the money nor the status some may think the position carries, but rather for the simple fact that I am fully committed to this community,” Howell said. “I consider the residents of Erath County my family and I want to serve and protect each and every one of them. I have dedicated my life to public service, working as a law enforcement officer in Erath County for almost 13 years, as well as serving on the Erath County Fire Department for 14 years as a volunteer.”
Meet the Erath County Sheriff candidates: Matt Coates
Erath County Sheriff Matt Coates is in the race to get re-elected at the 2020 Republican Party Primary. Coates was made interim Sheriff back in December 2016, when the late sheriff Tommy Bryant took his own life.
Rape, fondling not included in Safest Campus in Texas report; rapes jump in 2018
Two months after Tarleton State University was named the safest college in Texas, the Clery Act, released on October 1, showed 14 rapes on campus. This count is higher, by at least double, than it has been in the last six years.
Crowded and underfunded shelter causes animal sickness, death
A Tarleton State University student adopted a kitten from the local shelter and one week later, the kitten died due to sickness. The student says the death occurred due to a lack of medical attention while at the shelter. Both the shelter and the student hope this will bring awareness to issues that arise in local shelters.