By Stacey RamirezWeb Content Contributor Living in San Marcos as a college student means there are always options for wanting to go out. Maybe a friend is throwing a party, maybe there’s a concert at The Marc, or maybe you … Continue reading What Nightlife Looks Like for Students in San Marcos
By Paige GreeneWeb Content Contributor Nearly everyone has experienced some type of anxiety or stress in their life. To control some of these feelings, many people have taken to meditation, but how does it work? Meditation comes from mindfulness, a … Continue reading The Science Behind Meditation
By Andrea MauWeb content contributor If you’ve ever been to Port Aransas, Texas, you’ve probably seen a Farley boat without knowing it. Decorating the streets of Port Aransas, Farley boats are best known as boat-shaped concrete features, painted and adorned … Continue reading Supporting Port Aransas History with Farley Boats
By Sam Searles KTSW Guest Writer The presence of COVID-19, shuttering of campuses and online coursework in March through May have led to the question on every college student’s mind: when is it safe to return to campus? With the … Continue reading COVID-19, no vaccine and college campuses: is reopening the safest thing colleges can do?
By Timia CobbWeb Content Contributor While growing up, I never knew entirely what June 19 was. I knew it was something like the Fourth of July, but for some reason whenever I would attend Juneteenth parades, barbecues and any celebrations … Continue reading Why Juneteenth is Important
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 Brittany AndersonAssistant Web Content Manager “Power to the people.” What does that mean to you? Protesting is a powerful tool at your discretion: all you have to do is show up. I understand that protesting isn’t for everybody, especially … Continue reading The Power of Protest
By Andrea MauWeb Content Contributor On Sunday, I attended the Austin Rally & March For Black Lives. The experience was transformative not just for me personally, but for Texas as a whole to have so many come out in support … Continue reading Three Reasons You Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Protest
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 Ally BolenderAssistant Web Content Manager In this time of uncertainty and fear, there is also a remarkable amount of resilience, compassion and determination. If you are looking to show your support to the black community (financially speaking), here are … Continue reading Black-Owned Small Businesses to Online Shop At (When You’re Done Protesting)
By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor “Congratulations, Class of 2019!” Pomp and circumstance played as graduates entered Strahan Coliseum. It was December 2019; I attended the fall commencement to celebrate the graduation of my two friends. I was amazed by how … Continue reading Making 16th Grade Last
By Brittany AndersonAssistant Web Content Manager I know you watch the news. I know you’ve been scrolling on Twitter. So, it feels counterintuitive and a bit gross to write about anything else but what is going on. Police brutality has … Continue reading You Need to be an Ally
By Andrea MauWeb Content Contributor Given the global pandemic, most of us are confined to our homes for the summer. Classes have ended and students will now have to find other things to occupy their time. The following are some … Continue reading What To Do Once School Ends
By Danielle RubioWeb Content Contributor While on lock down I decided to start growing plants. It has started to take over my life a little bit. I was wondering if any good would come out of having a lot of … Continue reading Health Benefits of Having Plants
By Rey BanuelosKTSW Guest Writer The stereotypical broke college student diet can be imagined as preservative-rich off-brand Doritos for lunch and 3-minute microwavable ramen for dinner. The nutritional value of eating those is horrendous. The notion that being a poor … Continue reading How to eat healthy as a broke college student on a budget during COVID-19
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
