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The Texas Music Showcase is now open

By Jackie Ordonio News Reporter The seventh floor of the Alkek library is home to The Wittliff Collections that feature many different showcases of archives. The Wittliff is known for its permanent showcase, the Lonesome Dove collection, but a new and upcoming display may steal the limelight. The Texas Music Showcase highlights original artifacts that celebrate the heritage of Texas music. The showcase includes posters, handwritten songbooks, autographed instruments, records […]

todayFebruary 5, 2017

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Therapy Dogs Will Return for Finals Week

By Carlos Marquez III Senior News Reporter   The Texas State Alkek Library will have therapeutic dogs just before finals start to help reduce stress. Studying for final exams can be nerve­-wrecking and can lead many students to turn to unhealthy measures to help them focus. However, the Texas State Alkek Library is offering a healthy alternative to help students relieve stress and find a distraction from testing. Alkek Library Commons Assistant Kay […]

todayMay 2, 2016

Alkek Library. Photo by Daryan Jones

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In Case of Campus Shooter, Alkek has a Plan

Kasandra Garza News Reporter Alkek library is the size of seven football fields and had more than 11 thousand students walk through its doors on the first day of classes this year. In the event of a campus shooting, Texas State University Librarian Joan Heath said why she  thinks the library could be a target and steps staff and students should take if the situation were to occur. Heath said […]

todayOctober 22, 2015

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Texas State University Art Student Strips Down to Raise Awareness About Sexual Assault

By Reynaldo Leanos Jr. News Director Texas State University student Monika Rostvold sat semi-naked and blindfolded in front of Alkek Library earlier today for 45 minutes.  Rostvold says she wanted to create a piece about standards in our society and being a survivor of sexual assault wanted to take control of her body and eliminate her presence and expose herself. Rostvold also wanted people to view her body as beauty […]

todayApril 27, 2015

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