Meet Daisy O’Connor
By Ruby Longoria Music Director I met with Daisy in the greenroom at Cactus Cafe. I had just taken a quick sip of water before being led into the jarringly bright-lit room. Handshakes, first to Ty Richards, who sat in … Continue reading Meet Daisy O’Connor
Conserve Our River
By Rikki Yanez Assistant Blog Content Contributor Those living in the San Marcos, Texas area know how important the rivers are to the city. They bring the community together as a whole, which is why river conservation should matter to … Continue reading Conserve Our River
Easter Eggs in Entertainment
By Allison L. Johnson Assistant Web Content Manager In music, movies, and TV, there will be plenty of “easter eggs.” Easter eggs are pretty much hidden messages in any form of media. If you’re a film buff or have taken … Continue reading Easter Eggs in Entertainment
Audio Input: Episode Seven
By Troy Vita Host The long awaited, much anticipated seventh episode of your KTSW Music podcast. In this lo-fi, three-man episode we run through a gauntlet of music news andreleases we’ve missed. Starring: Jacob Carter Troy Vita Clayton Ambrose Continue reading Audio Input: Episode Seven
Corey Stewart’s Nomination is a New Low for the GOP
By Garrett McGinley Web Content Contributor Exactly 10 months after Heather Heyer was killed by a white supremacist at the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Republican voters in the state nominated Confederate sympathizer Corey Stewart to be their … Continue reading Corey Stewart’s Nomination is a New Low for the GOP
Suspect Arrested in Fatal Hit and Run
By Camelia Juarez News Director SAN MARCOS–Police arrested a driver after he jumped the curb and struck down a man at the intersection of Riverside at the west IH-35 access and fled the scene Friday evening. The driver has been … Continue reading Suspect Arrested in Fatal Hit and Run
Tackling the Texas Water Safari
By Reily Chestnut Sports Director Another year came around and another edition of the “World’s Toughest Canoe Race” was taken down. The winning canoe, respectively called “Desolation Row,” took home their fourth No. 1 finish in the 262-mile marathon in … Continue reading Tackling the Texas Water Safari
Combating Summertime Procrastination
By LaCoya Bell Blog Content Contributor How many times have you said that you were going to do something, and you never did it or said, “I’ll do it later?” This is common among most of us especially us college … Continue reading Combating Summertime Procrastination
Shaking Secondhand Store Stigmas
By Rikki Yanez Assistant Blog Content Contributor Growing up I’ve noticed that it was highly encouraged by my peers and relatives that name brand clothing was the “cool” thing to buy. This made me wonder why nobody talked about shopping … Continue reading Shaking Secondhand Store Stigmas
Post Animal at SXSW
By Aimee Huckeba Music Journalist South by Southwest is the premier festival for up-and-coming music, films, gaming and more that takes place across Austin for nine days. SXSW 2018 has come and gone, leaving Austin with a strong impression of … Continue reading Post Animal at SXSW
Who to Root For in the 2018 World Cup
By Garrett McGinley Web Content Contributor One of most prestigious tournament in sports, quite literally, kicks off June 14 in Moscow. I’m talking of course about the men’s World Cup. The 32-team tournament to determine which nation has the best … Continue reading Who to Root For in the 2018 World Cup
Students Hope Abbott Can Bring Change to Schools
By Emily Martin Assistant News Director With Governor Greg Abbott’s recent reveal of a 40-point recommendation plan, schools in and around Santa Fe, Texas are hoping to see change within the campus environment. The plan comes after a student shot … Continue reading Students Hope Abbott Can Bring Change to Schools
SMPD Hosts Church Safety Seminars
By Kaitlyn Benacquisto Assistant News Director The San Marcos Police Department is hosting church safety seminars May through June. According to an email from San Marcos Communications Specialist Trey Hatt, the seminar addresses concerns of violence and safety for faith-based … Continue reading SMPD Hosts Church Safety Seminars
Uninformed Vs Misinformed
By Hannah Holder Blog Content Contributor At this point in time, a majority of Americans receive their news from social media. Whether that be from news sites, opinionated blog sites, or from peers sharing their social media feed. This is … Continue reading Uninformed Vs Misinformed
Have All The Blogs Been Written?
By Allison L Johnson Assistant Web Content Manager It’s been a great year at KTSW. I could not be any more grateful for my experience here at the station. First, I wouldn’t even have this experience if it wasn’t for … Continue reading Have All The Blogs Been Written?
Flood Awareness Week Proclaimed Three Years After Wimberley Flooding
By Camelia Juarez News Director Cyj6@txstate.edu Three years ago on Memorial Day weekend, 13 fatalities and hundreds of homes were destroyed in a record breaking flood in Wimberley and San Marcos, and now Hays County Commissioners Court proclaims Flood Awareness … Continue reading Flood Awareness Week Proclaimed Three Years After Wimberley Flooding
JMBLYA: Year Seven
By Giovanni Gilmore Photojournalist @JPEG.io On May 5, 2018, the seventh annual music festival JMBLYA took place in Austin, Texas. The festival included a variety of rappers, some who are upcoming and some who are already established rappers from the … Continue reading JMBLYA: Year Seven
The Wonder Years and Revisionist Pop Punk
By Clayton Ambrose Music Journalist In the realm of film criticism, there exists a genre named the “revisionist Western.” This is a sub-genre of Western films where cliches and running themes of the genre are subverted, often playing with grey … Continue reading The Wonder Years and Revisionist Pop Punk
Thank You, KTSW
By Claire Hansen Blog Content Contributor I’ve tried really hard the past two semesters never to write in first-person, but this article is going to be different. Why, you ask? Well, I think it would be a shame for me … Continue reading Thank You, KTSW
What Are Your Summer Plans
By Rikki Yanez Blog Content Contributor Finally, the end of the semester has arrived and the summer break is starting to begin for most college students. For some reason the spring semester always feels the hardest to get through. During … Continue reading What Are Your Summer Plans
