By Anna Valdez Web Content Contributor DISCLAIMER: This article is not, in any way, intended to promote drinking or any other drug use. If you are planning a night out with friends this weekend, it is always important to be … Continue reading Say No to Drinking and Driving
By Andronica Owens Web Content Contributor College students face many challenges when it comes to eating right and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The phrase “freshman 15” can be heard almost anytime along with a tale of how a student gained … Continue reading Healthy Eating on Campus
By Anna Valdez Web Content Contributor College is a time when students learn how to balance healthy habits and an overload of activities. In the spur of never-ending responsibilities, it can often be difficult to find the time to rest. … Continue reading Let’s Talk Healthy Sleep Habits
By Andronica Owens Blog Content Contributor Fall semester is in full swing after three months of summer fun. There are classes to attend, homework to do and memories to be made. It’s a fun time, but it’s also one of … Continue reading Overcoming Homesickness
By Kaitlyn Benacquisto Blog Content Contributor This past week was Suicide Awareness week. Sadly, suicide is the second most common cause of death among college students. College, especially freshman year, is a huge transition for people, being without their families and … Continue reading Maintaining Your Mental Health in San Marcos
By Anna Valdez Web Content Contributor It is a new semester which means new professors, new classmates and new opportunities to be your best self. For many, this is the start of a completely fresh chapter in their lives, and … Continue reading Five Tips for a Successful Semester
By Rikki Yanez Blog Content Contributor Just recently reality TV star from Keeping Up With The Kardashians and creator of Kylie Cosmetics, Kylie Jenner had her first baby. Jenner has been the topic of discussion across social media for a … Continue reading Is Baby Fever the New Trend?
By Garrett McGinley Web Content Contributor There is nothing more desirable for a person than to be loved. Love defines a significant portion of our culture and lives, as it certainly should. However, there is one specific type that seems … Continue reading It’s OK To Be Single
By LaCoya Bell Blog Content Contributor Anxiety is something that is common with most people. I feel like everyone has experienced anxiety at least once in their lifetime. Some people may experience it more than other and some people experience … Continue reading Overcoming Anxiety
By Leah Briggs Blog Content Contributor Walking across the Texas State campus, I can’t help but recall my first time here. It was for orientation four years ago and I was a nervous wreck. I had been having the best … Continue reading Raising Yourself While Parentless
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
By Hannah Alvarado Blog Content Contributor You’ve seen those movies, right? Where someone has the vision of the impending disaster that leads to the character’s untimely and often way too dramatic end? Well, there is something like it lurking in … Continue reading The Final(s) Caffeination
By Hannah Holder Blog Content Contributor A mother is your first friend and your forever friend. A mother’s love is truly unconditional; through the process of giving birth, the needy stages as a child, the troublesome stages as a teenager … Continue reading An Open Letter to Moms
By Hannah Holder Blog Content Contributor It’s that time of the year again: the best and the worst season. All the gyms are crowded, fruits and greens are being restocked more often and we start putting ourselves down because that … Continue reading Radiate Body Positivity This Summer
By Hannah Holder Blog Content Contributor Summer is almost here! But first, finals. Finals week is that long week of stress, misery, sleep deprivation and procrastination. This semester though, let’s finish strong. If we plan accordingly, stay focused, stay hydrated, … Continue reading Approaching Finals
By Jenise Jackson Blog Content Contributor “Everything that glitters isn’t gold.” When I experienced my first “heartbreak”, my mother made sure she gave me those words. For some reason, those words have been replaying over and over again in my … Continue reading Real Love or Toxic Lust?
By Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor At this point in life, most of my friends, peers, and acquaintances are all college students – and I could say the same about their social networks. As young adults living in a sort … Continue reading Take the Step
By Hannah Holder Blog Content Contributor If Spring is your favorite season, like me, then I’m sure you’re just as thrilled as I am that it is finally here! Spring brings more sunshine time, blooming flowers (mostly bluebonnets because Texas), … Continue reading Spending Spring Outside in 2018
By Hannah Alvarado Blog Content Contributor If you’ve been in this higher education game for even one semester, chances are you’ve dealt with some sort of academic rejection. Applying to a particular program, a scholarship, an internship or even your … Continue reading Dealing with Academic Rejection
By Savannah Howard Blog Content Contributor Our society has the mindset of always being on the go. People feel like they have a million things to do and not enough time in their days to do them. Or, they feel … Continue reading Meeting Meditation in the Middle
