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MARSHALL, Texas  (2/27/15) -  After weeks of speculation on who was the special guest to speak in Chapel at East Texas Baptist University the students, faculty, and staff welcomed Jep Robertson of A&E's Duck Dynasty to campus. Robertson spoke Friday morning before a capacity crowd in Baker Auditorium of the Ornelas Spiritual Life Center.

BASKETBALL (M): MARSHALL, Texas (2/28/15) - History happened on Saturday night as East Texas Baptist University won their 20th straight game in Ornelas Gym clinching their first-ever American Southwest Conference Tournament Championship, 82-71, over Concordia University-Texas. ETBU now receives their first-ever automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament and has won 13 of their last 14 games with 23 wins overall.

MARSHALL, Texas (2/26/15) - The East Texas Baptist University Symphonic Band will be in concert on Friday, February 27, at 7:00 p.m. The Symphonic Band, under the direction of Mark Crim, will perform in Baker Auditorium of the Ornelas Spiritual Life Center located on campus at One Tiger Drive. The concert is free and the community is invited to attend.
  
The ETBU Symphonic Band is comprised of music majors studying to be professional musicians and music teachers as well as students from nearly every academic discipline. 

MARSHALL, Texas (2/19/15) - The East Texas Baptist University Honors Project program has its largest group of students this semester than ever before.  A total of nine students from seven different academic departments are involved in the honors project endeavor. 

An Honors Project is designed to allow ETBU students the opportunity to conduct advanced research in their chosen discipline.  

MARSHALL NEWS MESSENGER (2/4/15) - The Cultural Outreach Ministries group at East Texas Baptist University is sponsoring its annual African-American Read-In at 6 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Ornelas Student Center on the campus of ETBU.

Don Ravenell, sponsor of the ministries group, said the read-in is open to the public.

"This program is dedicated to the history, arts, literature, traditions and food of African-American culture," Ravenell said.

The event is part of the celebration of Black History Month.