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Andie Massingill
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The new Horse Club trots
its way onto campus this fall
semester with the hopes of
broadening the academic
scope of Equine Psychother-
apy on the Wesleyan campus.
Dr. John Hall, professor of
psychology, taught a course
on the new field of study as an
elective class last spring.
"There appears to be much
interest in this field," Hall said.
Nine people attended the
first meeting this month.
"People shared their horse
experiences and much dis-
cussion surrounded the con-
cept of the horse and human
bond," said Kit Hall, profes-
sor of art. Many activities for
this club are being considered,
such as trail rides and fund-
raising for rescue organiza-
tions.
"What is most important is
learning more about how we
can promote the bond," Kit
Hall said.
In his class last spring John
Hall discussed the horses as
"What is most important is learning
more about how we can promote the
bond."
Kit Hall
Professor of Art
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dren and adults with men-
tal and physical handicaps.
Through the natural human
and animal connection, this
new therapy allows the horse
to act as a mediator between
new lessons of cognition and
new feats in physical exercise.
Facilities in the DFW area
already offer this type of ther-
apy. Patients typically spend
anywhere from five months to
five years with the facility. The
training generally occurs once
a week for about an hour. The
therapist works at the pace of
the client, with specific steps
and milestones for each client
to achieve.
A research internship for
the equine program is under
way for the fall semester.
"Five students are working
on building a survey to gather
information about local inter-
est and future for this type of
therapy," John Hall said.
The Horse Club's next meet-
ing is at 12:15 p.m. Sept. 22 in
room 112 of Nenetta Burton
Carter. All staff, students and
faculty are invited to join the
club. Any questions can be
Rambler
integrates
new Web
presence
Ashley Oldham
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www.therambler.org —Be-
come a fan of it on Facebook,
follow it on Twitter, watch
videos from it on YouTube
and eventually befriend it on
MySpace.
The university newspaper
rolled out a new Web site that
allows Internet users to stay
in the loop of Wesleyan news
from the comfort of their
computer ... or phone screen.
The site allows visitors to
browse through current and
past campus news articles,
give feedback and story ideas
and watch videos of faculty in-
terviews and Wesleyan events.
An online interactive news-
paper feature also lets visitors
flip through The Rambler's lat-
est edition with the click of a
mouse.
"The new Web site is a
frontline tool for engaging
readers [in ways] other than
hard copy news," said Rachel
Horton, multimedia editor
for The Rambler. "It offers an
interactive source of campus
and community information."
The Web site provides an
added benefit for those who
do not have the opportunity to
get a paper on campus, such as
alumni or parents, according
to LaShawnda Mayhorn, assis-
tant editor and head of social
media for The Rambler.
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
and eventually MySpace ac-
counts are all additional out-
lets featured on the site that
keep individuals connected
and involved with the uni-
versity, said Mayhorn. The
Rambler social media sites are
offsets of the main site that
include status updates and
even edited videos. They seek
to push users to the Rambler
page.
"The new Rambler Web site
is more efficient for college
students because they don't
read newspapers anymore.
We get our news from the In-
ternet," said Ashley Tarrant,
junior athletic training major.
"The technology speaks more
to our generation."
Students, professors resurrect
history club from obscurity
Josephine Okoth
jokolh@mail.txwes.edu
Texas Wesleyan's History
Club hits the limelight again
after a year and a half of par-
tial extinction. This time it
features new reforms, and its
revival is led by Dr.Timothy
Grammer, new assistant his-
tory professor, who is excited
to take over with hope of see-
ing the club soar.
The club was founded in
September 2003 by Ami Win-
kelbauer, junior history major,
and professors Dr. Elizabeth
Alexander and Dr. Brenda
Taylor. The objective of the
club was to act as a history
marker by funding and re-
vitalizing Polytechnic Cem-
etery.
The cemetery was a casualty
of limited funds, and to im-
prove and maintain the prop-
erty, the club sold Wesleyan
calendars and encouraged do-
nor funding.
Grammer said the future
for the club is bright. It is led
by students this time, not fac-
ulty, a fact he said will enable
students to gain leadership
experience and involve them-
selves in planning and orga-
nizing university activities.
"We encourage all students attending
Texas Wesleyan University to become
involved."
Jessica Norman
President of History CLub
Officers were elected at a
Sept. 3 meeting. Several ideas
were discussed as well, such as
visiting museums and show-
casing historic films, which
would be open to families too.
The group is organizing
Halloween plans, tie-dye T-
shirts in recognition of the
60s course and inviting guest
speakers, such as a Vietnam
war veteran and former Wes-
leyan history students. The
club will also hold fundrais-
ers to keep finances and ac-
tivities running.
The majority of the mem-
bers were newcomers except
for Taylor and Alexander.
Many were history major stu-
dents with a few history mi-
nors.
Amanda Moten, sopho-
more history major, said she
hopes to meet more people
with the same interests and
welcomes the chance to par-
ticipate in activities that will
prepare her for her future.
The club anticipates getting
more people from all walks of
life to be part of it. This, lead-
ers touted, will not only en-
lighten people, but also spark
an appreciation of the past in
connection to the present.
"We encourage all students
attending Texas Wesleyan
University to become in-
volved," said Jessica Norman,
president of the history club.
The next meeting is at 12:15
p.m. Sept. 17 in the meeting
room of Dora's Residential
Restaurant. For more infor-
mation about the History
Club, contact contact Jessica
Norman at jmnorman@mail.
txwes.edu or Dr. Timothy
Grammer at tgrammer@tx-
wes.edu or 817-531-4900.
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