By Timia CobbWeb Content Contributor The saying is, blood is thicker than water, but that isn’t always the case. Family is supposed to stick together and love each, but that can be hard when your family consistently decides to support … Continue reading Confronting your Homophobic Family
By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor Last week was Father’s Day, a day to honor the achievements of fathers out there. I know that there are two types of relationships which are father-son and father-daughter. I will primarily focus on father-son … Continue reading Like Father, Like Son
By Jason ArlineMusic Journalist The history of hip-hop is riddled with moments in which the music was seen as less than tolerable by the media. From the early days when hip-hop was forced to be performed in parks and alleys … Continue reading Killer Mike: Gangster Rapper and Political Activist
By Brittany AndersonAssistant Web Content Manager First things first: don’t let anyone put you down for using your voice through social media. Ever. I’ve been told (either directly, or it’s been implied) that online platforms are not an ideal space … Continue reading What It Means to be a Digital Activist
By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor We live in the modern age of social media. My fellow members of Generation Z use apps such as Tik Tok, Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter to express our personality. However, I particularly remain on YouTube … Continue reading My Favorite YouTubers
By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor SAN MARCOS, Texas- The number of new cases has rose to 160 as of June 22, according to Community Impact. The Hays county total number of cases is now close to 2,000 with 1,477 active … Continue reading 06/23/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
By Jernice KelleyWeb Content Contributor For many black Americans, Juneteenth has become a second Independence Day. The celebration of Juneteenth is a staple in many black communities. However, knowledge of this important celebration does not always reach every member, especially … Continue reading The Meaning of Juneteenth
By Rachael GerronWeb Content Contributor As we all know by now, the black community needs support. It shouldn’t have taken another victim of police brutality, but here we are again. It appears that this time led to an overwhelming sense … Continue reading Going Beyond the Hashtag: How to Begin Making Strides Towards Being an Ally
By Timia CobbWeb Content Contributor The U.S. law system has many critics. Many of these critics believe that the system of police officers and various forms of prisons, jails, detention camps, etc. are dishonorable and are in dire need of … Continue reading The Difference Between Defunding and Abolishing the Police
By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor I had a fear for a quarter of my childhood. The fear was that I would have to move out of my parents’ house once I turned 18. Fast forward to the year 2016 when … Continue reading Be Responsible, Move Out
By Piper BlakeWeb Content Manager With the Black Lives Matter movement and the impending election, emotions are running high and the mass media is using this to their advantage. People can be led like sheep when they are emotionally vulnerable, … Continue reading How To Be a Journalist in Times Like These
By Timia CobbWeb Content Contributor Not every age has a right of passage, but some do. The sweet 16, the legal 18 and then there is 21. Most people happily dream of the year they finally turn 21. However, besides … Continue reading 10 Things to Know by 21
By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor “I am one with the Force and the Force is with me.” This was a quote said by Star Wars characters in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and in the very last episode of … Continue reading If We Had The Force
By KTSW Sports Staff@KTSWSports The Texas State men’s basketball coach Danny Kaspar is under fire after former Bobcat Jaylen Shead tweeted last night that Kaspar allegedly made racially insensitive remarks to the team throughout his time in San Marcos. Other … Continue reading More of Danny Kaspar’s Former Players Speak Out on Alleged Racial Comments
By Danielle RubioWeb Content Contributor So while in quarantine, I decided to start growing plants. It has started to take over my life a little bit. I started to wonder if any good would come out of having a lot … Continue reading Health Benefits of Having Plants
By Gage SuttonSports Director In late April, former Texas State Bobcat Frankie Griffin agreed to sign as an undrafted, free agent with the Green Bay Packers. Griffin played outside linebacker for the maroon and gold, but signed as a safety … Continue reading Bobcats in the Pros: Frankie Griffin and His Potential Role with the Green Bay Packers
By Ashton HermanWeb Content Contributor Finally, after roughly two months of thumb-twiddling in isolation, Texas has decided to lift its lockdown. For those that loathed or began to loathe the dwellings of their home, this piece of news is a … Continue reading Clean New World: Keeping Safe Under Less Restrictions
By Lauren RabalaisWeb Content Contributor The content of this chapter contains violence. Bloody thou art, bloody will be thy end. Shame serves thy life and doth thy death attend. — William Shakespeare Before he or Ashtad could do anything, a … Continue reading Of Justice and Demonic Intentions: Chapter Twelve
By Lauren RabalaisWeb Content Contributor Lately, I’ve seen an outrageous amount of people lamenting over their sorry attempts at making sourdough with their depressing pictures of dense, rock-hard bread bricks. And, on the flipside, I’ve seen many lovely, fluffy loaves … Continue reading Let’s Get this Bread— Why Young Adults are Turning to their Ovens
By Danielle RubioWeb Content Contributor The first round of the NFL drafts took place on April 23 and a short clip of a future NFL star, CeeDee Lamb, went viral. The clip shows his girlfriend reaching for his phone in … Continue reading Does social media measure your love?
