Have Yourself a Vegetarian Thanksgiving

Have Yourself a Vegetarian Thanksgiving

By Brittany AndersonWeb Content Contributor It’s the ethical dilemma most on-again, off-again vegetarians like myself face each year: it’s Thanksgiving, and I want to stuff my face with pounds of turkey, bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers and as many non-meat-free casseroles, macaronis, soups and chilis as I can stomach. Being a rigid vegetarian this time of year seems impossible and borderline torturous. Fear not: no one’s saying anything about tofurkey or vegetables […]

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Events

Let’s Talk About Toxic Masculinity

By Brittany AndersonWeb Content Contributor Each year, International Men’s Day on Nov. 19 is met with much debate. Despite questions and concerns over the day’s rationale, it’s a great opportunity to address something that runs rampant within this particular community: toxic masculinity. It’s a complicated word. It encapsulates a lot of things, and it looks different on everyone. It’s something that’s internalized, but also stems from external societal expectations. Conscious […]

November 19, 2019 50

An up close shot of a crowd of people during a festival set

Culture

UTOPiAfest is Coming!

By Brittany Anderson Web Content Contributor This year’s 11th annual UTOPiAfest, happening Thursday, Nov. 14 until Saturday, Nov. 16 at Reveille Peak Ranch in Burnet, is gearing up to bring festival goers a colorful Americana music and life experience. UTOPiAfest attendees get to spend a weekend in the stunning Hill Country. Image courtesy of UTOPiAfest. There will be two main stages with no overlap, so you don’t have to worry […]

November 11, 2019 62

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Culture

Why the “Climate Emergency” Trope is Starting to Feel Worn Out

By Brittany AndersonWeb Content Contributor You’ve heard all the trigger words and phrases: “climate change,” “global warming,” “12 years to act.” We’re constantly bombarded with this information on social media, told that our human actions on the planet are irreversible and have to constantly adjust to navigating a social and political atmosphere of climate change deniers. When I say the climate emergency feels “worn out,” I mean that the way […]

November 6, 2019 122

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Culture

The Perils of Registration

By Brittany AndersonWeb Content Contributor According to the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale, divorce is the second most stressful event in a person’s life. Marriage is number seven. Retirement clocks in at number ten. One event remains unaccounted for, though, and should be added towards the top of the list— and that’s “registering for classes.” For many college students, the early morning hours of registration are a nightmarish, disheveled mess. […]

October 30, 2019 51

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Culture

Mass Comm Week: A Session On Trust & Credibility

By Brittany AndersonWeb Content Contributor For mass communication majors, mid-October is an exciting time to be on campus. It’s when Mass Comm Week happens: a week-long event that spans across a collection of different panels with speakers, resources, workshops and more aimed towards giving mass comm students career tips, new skills and opportunities for their future in a communication and media-centric career. In the midst of “fake news,” deep fakes […]

October 25, 2019 25

Netflix.com screen of Netflix original movies and shows

Culture

The Harm in Some Netflix Originals

By Brittany Anderson Web Content Contributor You’re scrolling through Netflix. The latest Netflix original movie catches your eye— mainly because it’s the first suggestion and the trailer begins to autoplay. Maybe you remember seeing someone talk badly about it on Twitter. You decide to give it a shot, anyway— and then that’s two hours of your life you can never get back. Netflix has already commissioned some controversial shows like […]

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A Lakota Native American man wearing a colorful headdress and outfit

Culture

Christopher Columbus Kind of Sucks

By Brittany Anderson Web Content Contributor Every year, Columbus Day is observed on the second Monday of October. It stands to recognize Christopher Columbus and his discovery and exploration of the North, Central and South Americas. But, as we should all know by now, this story is a bit warped. Not only did he not “discover” these countries (they were already full of indigenous people), his explorations ultimately inspired centuries […]

October 14, 2019 519

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College Radio Day

Meet the Staff: Sami Dugdale

By Brittany Anderson Web Content Contributor One of the many amazing aspects of KTSW is that it’s run by students, for students. It’s made up of 13 departments that work together to bring something unique to San Marcos 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year through underground music, sports coverage, local events, unique online content, fun social media and more. But with an organization as […]

October 4, 2019 70

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