By Andrea MauWeb Content Contributor Kinsa Inc. is a company based out of San Francisco, California, and has employed a unique user-based technology to prevent infectious local illnesses since 2012. Kinsa Inc. has surged in popularity recently due to their technology’s aid in the COVID-19 pandemic, and is a useful tool to properly monitor and thus prevent the spread. The Kinsa app’s interface. Screenshot by Andrea Mau via Kinsa. The […]
By Ashton HermanWeb Content Contributor As I sit in my hometown house with a cat to my left and some loose pillows to my right, I can’t help but loathe hearing the term “COVID-19.” For a week now, all that I’ve seen and heard over a plethora of medias is anything and everything Corona related. So I thought, in a fit of irony, I should put together a list of […]
By Pearce O'NealMusic Journalist Staying inside all day is no fun. Although boredom sets in fast, and will probably last for the foreseeable future, it is important to think about the good staying inside does. Practicing social distancing not only makes it safer for you, but also everyone around you. However, being stuck inside all day can definitely dampen the mood. That means you have to think of things to keep […]
By Juan GarciaNews Director SAN MARCOS, Texas – Several programs at Texas State donated their personal protective equipment (PPE) to local medical facilities in an effort to meet the demand brought about by the COVID-19 outbreak. The department of physical therapy at the Round Rock campus donated 150 surgical masks to Austin State Hospital, 150 masks to St. David's Georgetown Hospital, and four boxes of exam gloves to Dell Seton […]
By Juan GarciaNews Director SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Hays County Sheriff's Office will not use the curfew passed in the county judge’s stay home work safe order as the basis for traffic stops. The curfew runs from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. and will be in effect until Apr. 10. Sheriff Gary Cutler said deputies will assume cars on the road are being used for essential business or other […]
By Andrea MauWeb Content Contributor Like most, I’ve been spending the last few weeks confined to my home burning through my must-watch list. The following are the best films and TV shows I’ve come across during this hermit period that I would like to share with the rest of shut-ins with excess time on their hands. Scene from Laundryman. Screenshot by Andrea Mau. Laundryman is a Chinese film by Lee […]
By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor It was a calm night in February. I was walking back to my apartment from the bus stop after returning from a night class. As I stepped in the front door, my roommates and friends were there in the living room playing video games. A friend stood up immediately and sprayed me with Lysol antibacterial while shouting, “Coronavirus!” The whole room froze then laughed, including […]
By Ally BolenderAssistant Web Content Manager If this is your first pandemic, you may be confused with all the terms popping up in the news lately. Shelter in place is one of these terms that has been thrown around in the media and by local government officials. But what does it mean? And how does it help? A shelter in place order is an order by the local government that […]
Updated March 24, 2020- 3:35 p.m. By Juan Garcia & Lauren JurgemeyerNews Director & Web Content Manager SAN MARCOS, Texas – After a seventh reported case of COVID-19, Hays County officials continue monitor the virus with the institution of a non-emergency hotline, and a warning against fraudulent test kits and scams. A seventh case of the novel coronavirus was reported in Hays County on March 22. The patient was asymptomatic, […]
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