By Andrea MauWeb Content Assistant Manager An unseen toll on the mind is just one of the many challenges people face today during an epidemic. According to Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), 4 in 10 U.S. adults reported symptoms of depression, … Continue reading Mental Health Awarness Month Virtual Forum Spotlights Resources at Texas State
By Melanie Love SalazarWeb Content Contributor Being a freshman during the first year of college amongst a pandemic was weird. I know there are thousands of more elaborate words I could use but “weird” is what best fits. New student … Continue reading Lesson Learned: Freshman Year
By Paige Greene Web Content Assistant Manager With the COVID-19 vaccine available in Hays county, you may find yourself wondering how vaccines really work. When bacteria or viruses enter your body, they invade, attack and multiply. This is what causes … Continue reading How Do Vaccines Work?
By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor June 22, 2017, I officially became a Texas State Bobcat. As I stepped into the classroom of my very first college course in August, I thought to myself, “This will be a long four years.” … Continue reading Thank You Texas State and San Marcos
By Rachael Gerron Web Content Assistant Manager Do you ever feel like time is flying by and you ca not figure out why? Last week, I turned 20 during my last week of classes, in my fourth semester of college, yet … Continue reading Time is Not Real, But Here’s How to Make it Last Longer
By Lea MercadoWeb Content Contributor Student apartments are designed to be a college student’s heaven. Apartments with gyms, giant pools, and affordable rates, what is there not to like? As a student residing in one of Texas’ most prominent college … Continue reading 3 Tips for Leasing Student Apartments
By Tiger Shi Web Content Contributor South of China is the country of Vietnam. I have not been to Vietnam. My parents planned to go last year but didn’t because of the pandemic. Vietnamese culture has always felt familiar to … Continue reading KTSW Translates: Vietnamese
By Gena SysavathWeb Content Contributor The absolute worst thing that happens to people is quite literally aging. I mean it is for some people. I am a part of that group. I am absolutely terrified of getting older. I have … Continue reading Adulting is Hard
By Calvin MillerWeb Content Contributor On March 29th, 2021, a Gallup poll showed that church membership fell below a majority (50%) for the first time in recorded American history, adding to a now very steady decline. Gallup is an 86-year-old … Continue reading America’s Religious Decline: Our Changing Country
By Jernice Kelley Web Content Contributor As a senior in college, you either suffer from senioritis or spend most of your time looking for jobs and internships. For me, I fall into the job-hunting category. I have lost count of … Continue reading How to Survive a Job Search During a Global Pandemic
By Allison SchroederWeb Content Contributor It is the middle of our spring semester. You might feel like you have run out of motivation, are overwhelmed by assignments and life, are easily irritated by simple things, or maybe, feel exhausted even … Continue reading Mid-Semester Burnout
By Calvin MillerWeb Content Contributor Have you ever been in a situation where your mind started racing, your heart seems to be pounding at 200 beats per minute, and you begin sweating? Worse yet, you have no idea what brought … Continue reading How to Cope with Panic Attacks
By Tiger Shi Web Content Contributor Spanish is a wonderful language to translate because in Texas, Spanish is the most widely spoken language besides English. You can see Spanish signs displayed at Houston’s major airport and instruction manuals so the … Continue reading KTSW Translates: Spanish
By Lea MercadoWeb Content Contributor In April of 2019, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivered a speech at Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network Convention in New York City. Days after, Twitter flooded with backlash over Ocasio-Cortez’s “drawl.” Ocasio-Cortez incorporated informal slang such … Continue reading The Power of Code-Switching
By Melanie Love SalazarWeb Content Contributor On March 14th, 2021, Taylor Swift won her eleventh grammy. This time for her album folklore, which was released this past July. It was a special moment, not just for her, but for the … Continue reading Our Connection to Others Through Music
By Allison SchroederWeb Content Contributor Since March 1987, the month has historically been known as Women’s History Month around the nation, but did you know that each year there is a theme to Women’s History Month? I surely didn’t. I’m … Continue reading Timeline of Women’s History Month Themes
By Melanie Love SalazarWeb Content Contributor Growing up, empathy was not a term I heard much about. This led me to enter my teenaged high school years absent of knowing the importance of attempting to understand situations from another person’s … Continue reading Empathy Is the Solution
By Paige GreeneWeb Content Assistant Manager It is hard to predict Texas weather. Whether the state is hit with a historic snowstorm or a hurricane rips through south Texas, it is hard to be prepared for the constantly changing climate … Continue reading Emergency Kit: Prepare for Bad Weather and Disasters
By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor Yesterday was the Spring Lantern Festival, marking the end of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations. The holiday (Lunar New Year) itself lasts two weeks. The lantern festival is a fitting way to conclude the holiday. … Continue reading Year of the Ox Officially Begins: New Year Traditions Mark The End of Holiday
By Lea MercadoWeb Content Contributor San Marcos is a quaint college city where activities consist of going to Sewell Park to read, swim, practice yoga with the “Sun God” or going down to the Square with friends. But our activities … Continue reading Places I Drive Through to Feel Something
