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By Payton Manis On Thursday, April 23-25, the Tennessee Wesleyan Track and Field team attended the AAC Appalachian Track and Field Championship. TWU started the weekend strong with running events on Friday. The men’s team had 10 top 10 runners...
By Payton Manis; Interview by Dakota Caldwell The Bulldog Beat podcast started out with introductions from Keljian Thomas, a sophomore who is studying English, Religion, and philosophy with a minor in music and is a part of the honors program....
By Hunter Cookston; podcast recorded and edited by Hunter Cookston and Neus Rosas On Wednesday morning, Hunter Cookston and Neus Rosas were delighted with sweet treats from Prof. Hulet’s wife. While they were intended for the professors of Tennessee Wesleyan...
By Emarie Bailey; contributions from Hayden Dixon; edited by David Tayau On April 24, 2026, Tennessee Wesleyan University (TWU) launched this year’s Springs of Helicon student-led literary magazine. Students, professors, family, and contributors gathered downstairs of the Merner-Pfeiffer library to...
By Koehn Thomas; editorial contributions by Emma Stratton TWU’s Multimedia Journalism students explored the impact of online gaming and its effects oncommunication among students and uncovered three key messages. At the beginning of the semester, the students found a connection...
By Ash Johnson On April 21 at 11 a.m., students, faculty, and staff gathered in Townsend Auditorium to recognize academic and character excellence. This annual event highlights student achievements in every department as well as show appreciation to the faculty...
By DJ Humphreys What started as a routine drive through Athens turned into something harder to ignore. Murals. At first, it was just one. Then another. Then a pattern. Across Athens and into nearby towns, walls are filled with color,...
By Payton Manis With conference creeping up, the Tennessee Wesleyan University (TWU) Track team competed in their last regular season track meet. On Saturday, May 18 the TWU Track and Field team attended the Sewanee Mountain Laurel Open track meet....
By DJ Humphreys; editorial contributions by Emarie Bailey and Roni Bailey For the first time, Tennessee Wesleyan University (TWU) turned its campus into a full-scale academic conference presented entirely by its students. Instead of attending classes, students filled hallways, classrooms,...
Story by Dakota Caldwell, Lexie Lee and Ash Johnson A top 10 road win doesn’t go unnoticed at Tennessee Wesleyan University. The Bulldog Beat reached out to TWU’s men’s Lacrosse team for an interview on the season-saving victory. Two starting...
By David Tayau; editorial contributions by Hunter Cookston Tennessee Wesleyan University (TWU)’s baseball team celebrated the dedication of the Bobby Goodfriend Field and the Wendy Goodfriend Press Box at Athens Insurance Stadium on Friday, April 17 in Athens. “Tonight we...
By Roni Bailey and Ash Johnson; contributions by AJ Hunter The Black Student Union (BSU) hosted the Brown Sugar Ball on April 11 from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Colloms Campus Center in the Johnson Event Center. The Brown...
Story and photos by Roni Bailey; editorial contributions by Payton Manis On April 1, 2026, Tennessee Wesleyan University (TWU) welcomed leaders from the East Tennessee Foundation (ETF/Foundation) to campus as part of a three-city anniversary tour marking the organization’s 40th...
Story by Ash Johnson and Bri Johnson From Friday March 27 to Sunday March 29, Tennessee Wesleyan put on the musical Fiddler on the Roof. Jamey Owen, the director of the musical, gave a speech before the performance began. Owen...
Written by Emarie Bailey, Edited by Hunter Cookston, Photos by DJ Humphreys, and Interview by Dakota Caldwell On Thursday, April 16, 2026, Tennessee Wesleyan University (TWU) is partnering with Cleveland State Community College and Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology in...