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VOLLEYBALL: JACKSON, Miss. (10/10/15) - Playing for the first time since Tuesday night, the East Texas Baptist University volleyball team claimed a straight-set win at Belhaven University on Saturday afternoon inside of Rugg Arena. Set scores for ETBU were 25-15, 25-15 and 25-6. With the non-conference victory, ETBU pushes to 16-3 overall, while Belhaven slips to 7-13 this season.

MARSHALL, Texas (9/30/15) -  East Texas Baptist University's Department of Theatre Arts proudly presents their fall production "The Heiress" by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, based on the novel "Washington Square" by Henry James. Performances of The Heiress are October 8-10 at 7:30 p.m. and October 11 at 2:30 p.m. in the Mabee Recital Hall of the Jenna Guest Music Building located on campus.  All tickets are $5.00 general admission or one free ticket per ETBU ID; no reservations required. 

MARSHALL, Texas (10/06/15) - East Texas Baptist University freshmen students saw smiles on many children's faces as they hosted Fall Festivals at two Marshall Independent School District campuses.  The two separate festivals were held at Lee Elementary and South Marshall Stem Academy on Thursday evening, October 1.  

"The children at Lee were so enthusiastic when they saw the ETBU students setting up the fair. They had so much fun playing the games and winning prizes and candy," said ETBU Great Commission Director Dr. Lisa Seeley. 

MARSHALL, Texas (10/06/15) - The East Texas Baptist University Debate Team competed at the University of Arkansas at Monticello Weevil Wars Debate Tournament in Monticello, Arkansas the weekend of October 3-4. Eleven schools from six states competed at the event. While the team did not finish the tournament in the top three sweepstakes calculations, some individual debaters had success at the event. 

MARSHALL NEWS MESSENGER (10/6/15) - East Texas Baptist University students and faculty ducked, dipped, dived and dashed but could not dodge the dust during the Centennial Hall second annual 2K in Color Run/Walk on Monday.

The race snaked around the central section of campus, with volunteers waiting at checkpoints ready to sufficiently douse runners in a rainbow of neon-colored dust.

At the end of the race, participants gathered in front of Centennial Hall and unleashed a "color bomb," tossing dust high up in the air and creating a smoky haze.