By Ally Bolender Assistant Web Content Manager It’s that time of the year where stores decorate with pink and red and when sales invite you to spend money on marked-up items because they’re associated with love. But before you start … Continue reading What your girl really wants for Valentine’s Day
By Ally Bolender Web Content Contributor TikTok. It may be a platform under investigation by the U.S. National Security, takes a remarkable amount of your information and bans any content that badly portrays China, but god-damn that app is hilarious. … Continue reading I Didn’t Know I Needed TikTok This Bad
By Ally BolenderWeb Content Contributor Let’s be real – finals can have a huge impact on our mental health. This semester has gone by so fast, and now grades are coming in. But don’t worry, you’re not alone. The Mental … Continue reading Mental Health Unit of SMPD Raise Concerns of Finals Seasons
By Ally Bolender Web Content Contributor Men TV characters. They make us laugh, cry and wish they were real. The best characters don’t hide who they are, and express themselves in whatever way feels real. Sure, I may be biased … Continue reading International Men’s Day: Just a Few Iconic Men’s TV Characters
By Ally BolenderWeb Content Contributor Now that Halloween is over, the next holiday coming up is Thanksgiving! And in the season of feeling thankful, it’s important to give back to your community. A typical Thanksgiving meal, including appetizers and desserts, … Continue reading How to Give Back This Thanksgiving
By Ally Bolender Web Content Contributor Like the seasons, fashion trends come and go. But it’s often that we see some particular pieces come back into mainstream fashion. With cool weather finally coming back to Texas, here are some pieces … Continue reading Fall Fashion Trends That are Making a Come-Back
By Ally Bolender Web Content Contributor Texas State University’s Mass Comm Week welcomed the chief technology officer (CTO) of Vox Media on Wednesday. Pablo Mercado graduated from Southwest Texas University with a degree in English. Mercado wasn’t sure what he … Continue reading Vox Media CTO Gives Advice at TXST Mass Comm Week
By Ally BolenderWeb Content Contributor It’s fall time in the Hill Country. That means cool weather, pumpkin patches and football. When it becomes too cold for Sewell, don’t get bored sitting inside! There are plenty of things to do in … Continue reading 10 Things to do in San Marcos This Fall Season
By Ally BolenderWeb Content Contributor The KTSW sports department has 13 sports reporters, all managed by sports department director Garrett Martin. Martin is a senior business management major at Texas State University. This background comes to play for Martin as … Continue reading Meet the Staff: The Voices Behind Bobcat Radio
By Ally BolenderWeb Content Contributor Austin Film Festival season is back, baby! Austin Film Festival is Oct. 24 – 31 this year – eight days of films across seven venues with the industry’s best professionals. Come check out the films … Continue reading Austin Film Festival is Back!
By Ally BolenderWeb Content Contributor These are some staple recipes that are delicious, classy and moderately healthy. But the best part is – they’re so cheap and easy to make! Need to mix in some new staple meals into your … Continue reading 5 Staple Recipes for Busy College Students
By Ally BolenderWeb Content Contributor Nearly 35% of San Marcos residents are living in poverty. In Hays County, 8,520 children are food insecure. This giving season, help the San Marcos community by providing a sense of security for those who … Continue reading What You Can Do To Help The Less Fortunate This Fall
By Ally BolenderWeb Content Contributor The Texas State University Strutters dance team is the largest college dance team in the United States. Founded in 1960, the Stutters will celebrate their 60-year anniversary this school year. Sixty years of many NBA … Continue reading Humans of San Marcos: Meet Ravyn Ammons
By Ally BolenderWeb Content Contributor It was the week before school started and I was sitting on my phone, scrolling mindlessly. I started to think about how often I spend time on my phone. So, I decided to delete all … Continue reading I Gave Up Social Media For a Week– Here’s How It Went
By Ally BolenderWeb Content Contributor I know that it can be hard to stay interested in classic novels due to their elevated language or outdated scenarios, so I am introducing some of my favorite page-turners that are relatively easy to … Continue reading My Top 5 Favorite Classic Novels
By Ally BolenderWeb Content Contributor When you enter college, every study habit you’ve considered fool-proof is put to the test. The concept of self-discipline becomes far more evolved. You’ll have late nights staring at empty word documents and days filled … Continue reading B2SB: The Writing Center
By Ally BolenderWeb Content Contributor Before you know it, you’ll be walking down the quad lugging around a backpack full of textbooks. We can all agree syllabus week is the best, but once the professors start laying down the homework … Continue reading 10 Tips for a Productive Semester
By Ally BolenderWeb Content Contributor SAN ANTONIO — The Professional Tour Guide Association of San Antonio (PTGASA) celebrates its 25 year anniversary of establishment this year. To commemorate the anniversary, PTGASA is offering a series of free tours on Sept. … Continue reading The PTGASA Celebrates 25 Years
By Ally BolenderWeb Content Contributor Regardless of how you get your news, unfair news practices are unavoidable. As the era of “fake news” is upon us, it has become increasingly difficult to determine how reliable a piece of information is. … Continue reading Fact or Fiction: Navigating Information in the Era of Fake News
By Ally BolenderWeb Content Contributor You’ve seen it in movies and television: the passed-out students with drawings on their faces. You’ve heard the excuses, “We’re in college! This is what it’s all about!” You’ve been into the apartments with empty … Continue reading How College Culture Tells Us Alcoholism Doesn’t Exist
