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MARSHALL, Texas (10/24/15) - East Texas Baptist University crowned the 2015 Homecoming King and Queen during the Friday Night Pep Rally held in Ornelas Gymnasium. The King is senior Caleb Dorsey of Palestine and the Queen is junior Jayme Perez of Austin.   

Caleb is the son of Carl and Barbara Dorsey. He is a Religion major and represented Residence Life. Jayme is the daughter of David Perez and Karen Gebhardt. She is a Mass Communications major and represented Student Foundation.

MARSHALL, Texas (10/23/15) - Due to expected inclement weather, East Texas Baptist University officials have changed the start time of the homecoming football game with Belhaven University.  The ETBU-Belhaven game will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Ornelas Stadium. 

The Tiger Family Carnival, in conjunction with homecoming activities, has been moved to an inside venue and will be held in the Dean Healthplex from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Tiger Carnival is open for all homecoming participants to attend and will include games, local food vendors and live music. 

MARSHALL, Texas (10/20/15) - The East Texas Baptist University Cheer Team traveled to Whitehouse to help an elementary school celebrate "Crazy College Spirit Day." Cain Elementary of Whitehouse Independent School District uses a program called "No Excuses University" which prompted the team's visit along with mascot "Toby the Tiger."  

VOLLEYBALL: TYLER, Texas (10/17/15) - For the fifth time in as many matches, the East Texas Baptist University volleyball team won via sweep as it topped Howard Payne University, 3-0. Playing on Saturday in its third and final match as part of the American Southwest Conference Crossover Tournament hosted by University of Texas-Tyler, ETBU (20-3, 8-2 ASC) bested Howard Payne (1-17, 1-9 ASC) by set scores of 25-13, 25-12, 25-18.

For the match, ETBU had a team attacking percentage of .313. In comparison, Howard Payne hit .067 as a team.

MARSHALL, Texas (10/09/15) - East Texas Baptist University will hold Homecoming 2015 on October 23-25. 

The official start of Homecoming is Friday, October 23, at 10:00 a.m. in Baker Auditorium of the Ornelas Spiritual Life Center. Alumni Awards and the Golden Blazer Ceremony will highlight the gathering of alumni, students, faculty and staff.