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MARSHALL, Texas (1/28/16) - The East Texas Baptist University Department of Music will present a program of Musical Theatre Scenes in Mabee Recital Hall on campus, Thursday through Saturday (Feb. 4-6), at 7:00 p.m. Students will present selections from seven different musical theatre productions, including Die Fledermaus, Pirates of Penzance, Sweeney Todd, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Porgy and Bess, Guys and Dolls and The Music Man.  

BASEBALL: MARSHALL, Texas (2/3/16) - On national signing day, the East Texas Baptist University baseball team signed their best recruit for their program yet in Team Impact partner Mark McCullough from the Shreveport, La., area. Mark is a Down Syndrome child living out his dream being a part of a college athletic team.

MARSHALL NEWS MESSENGER: (2/4/16) - East Texas Baptist University President Blair Blackburn is headed to the nation's capital to support the university's fight for religious liberty, he said Tuesday.

U.S. Supreme Court justices are set to begin hearing oral arguments at 10 a.m. on March 23.

The university, joined in the suit by Houston Baptist University and Westminster Theological Seminary, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a recent lower court decision that requires the school to provide contraceptive coverage in its employee insurance or face federal fines.

MARSHALL, Texas (2/1/16) - The 2016 Meyer Lecture Series went on as planned on Monday, Jan 25 at East Texas Baptist University even though the keynote speaker, Peter Greer, President of Hope International, could not attend. Meyer was unable to travel to Texas due to the northeastern snowstorm. 

BASKETBALL (M): MARSHALL, Texas (1/30/16) -  Boosted by Bret Atkins' 33-point performance, the East Texas Baptist University men's basketball team withstood a hard-charging second-half effort by the University of Texas-Tyler to win, 69-64, on Saturday afternoon inside of Ornelas Gym. Atkins hit eight three-pointers and making seven straight in the first half.

ETBU ups its overall record to 15-4 and 8-2 in American Southwest Conference games and is currently on a season-best seven-game winning streak. Additionally, the team improves to 9-1 on its home court this season.