By Lea Mercado Web Content Assistant Manager Have you ever been stuck in a cycle that feels like it’s going nowhere? No progress, temporary motivation, and disappointment. That is the cycle that James Clear aims to break in his best-selling guide, "Atomic Habits." Common problem/solution phases. The book does more than present a comprehensive plan to change your life; it challenges one to reconsider their identity, mindset, and how they interact with […]
By Lea Mercado Web Content Contributor What started as a small Mukbang channel has evolved into an entire true crime empire, as Youtube personality, Stephanie Soo, discusses real-life tragedies and cold cases with over two million viewers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bOCtBwxk20 I first came across Soo's channel over a year ago during my sophomore year. I was immediately drawn in by her gentle and comedic delivery of harrowing realities. Now, I find myself […]
By Lea MercadoWeb Content Contributor San Marcos is highly regarded by nature enthusiasts from all over the state, and with over 1,200 acres of natural area to maintain, local organizations devote their effort to conserving natural and native beauty. According to Scott Henize, the San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance stewardship committee chair, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in more visitors taking advantage of hiking trails and green spaces. "With more traffic, […]
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 towns, I have rented student housing ever since I moved out of my dorm. Here are some tips to keep in mind when you are looking for student housing apartments. […]
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 as "ain't" and adopted an unfamiliar speaking pattern that was viewed as a poor attempt at appealing to the majority Black audience. This controversy that arose from this event brought […]
By Lea MercadoWeb Content Contributor “Survivor” has been pushing the limits of reality TV for 40 seasons in a game based on wit, physicality and strategy. Originally airing in the summer of 2000, the game started with 20 strangers dropped on an island and challenged to vote off their tribe mates until there is one sole survivor. In such a brutal game, it has been expected that men would dominate, […]
By Lea MercadoWeb Content Contributor As winter storm Uri left many Texans without power, water, or a place to stay, HOME Center responded to a community needing them the most. Volunteer members of HOME Center of Central Texas. Photo courtesy of HOME Center of Central Texas. The acronym HOME embodies the nonprofit's core mission of homeless outreach, mitigation and emergency response. Over the frigid weekend, HOME Center partnered up with […]
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 changed once the pandemic hit. Sewell closed down and going to the Square was too much of a risk for ourselves and our peers, so the question arose, "what is […]
By Lea MercadoWeb Content Contributor I was 9 years old when I got my first guitar. It was handed down to me from my brother after he got, well, a better one. The fretboard was too wide for my hands, the strings were old and rough against my uncalloused fingers, but I loved it. In high school, I decided that guitar was going to be my life. I joined an […]
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