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The Texas State Quidditch Team: Competitive and Inclusive.

By Diego B Gonzales Blog Content Contributor   The Texas State Quidditch team includes students from every background to make for an athletic experience that’s competitive as it is inclusive. Quidditch, also known as “Quadball,” is a sport that originated from the Harry Potter series. While the game, as described in the books, includes flying brooms and magical creatures, the real-life version of Quidditch is best described as a mixture […]

todaySeptember 27, 2023 9

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The rise of San Marcos: Interview with President Kelly Damphousse

By Sydney Seidel Blog Content Contributor BrokeScholar, a University scholarship website, recently dubbed San Marcos as the fourth fastest growing U.S. college town placing us right behind Bozeman, Montana, Oxford, Mississippi and Cedar City, Utah. Since the year 2000, San Marcos population has grown to nearly 71,000 residents giving the community an 88.3% growth percentage rate. The biggest contributor to this is the Texas State University undergraduate enrollment. As of […]

todaySeptember 19, 2023 87 2

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National Cinema Day: The value of movie theatres

By Diego B. Gonzales Blog Content Contributor This past Sunday was National Cinema Day, a day where participating theatres lower movie ticket prices to as low as $4.00 to make the movie theatre experience incredibly accessible. A noticeable price point for sure, as the cost of going to the movies is seemingly only getting higher. With streaming services making it easier than ever to watch movies at home, consumers may […]

todayAugust 29, 2023 31

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Asian American, Native Hawaiian, And Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2022

By Preethi Mangadu Web Content Contributor On April 29, 2022, President Joe Biden proclaimed that May 2022 is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, And Pacific Islander Heritage Month to “recognizes the innumerable contributions, vibrant cultures, and rich heritage of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA and NHPIs)” in America.  The first person to federally honor AA and NHPIs communities was New York Representative Frank Horton in 1977 through House Joint Resolution 450 which […]

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“There’s a Piece of You in How I Dress”- How Fashion has Become an Integral Part of Harry Styles’ Love on Tour.

By Rachael Gerron Web Content Contributor From the nosebleeds to the pit, the audience at Harry Styles' Love on Tour (HSLOT) is a sea of glittering sequins and colorful boas. If you've seen Styles live or have kept up with his tour on Tik-Tok, you have undoubtedly seen the fashion show that is a Harry Styles concert. I went to the fourth night of the tour in Dallas, and fans […]

todaySeptember 18, 2021 518 2

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The Power of Code-Switching

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 […]

todayApril 8, 2021 307

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Losing History

By Gena SysavathWeb Content Contributor My parents are not from America, but my sister and I are. Both of my parents were born and raised in Laos. The very first language I ever learned was not English, therefore when I got into school, I was forced into ESL (English as a Second Language) despite being better at it than most kids my age. The reason? Since my parents could not […]

todayMarch 20, 2021 311

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KTSW Translates: Mandarin

By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor KTSW Translates: Mandarin is a series of articles on KTSW decoding foreign languages! We understand the world is getting closer through international events such as the World Cup and the Olympics. The first foreign language we will be translating is Mandarin. Since the U.S. normalized diplomatic relations with China in the late 1970s, Mandarin became a foreign language to learn over time in American schools […]

todayOctober 24, 2020 391

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Want to Learn a New Language? Try a Penpal

By Andrea MauWeb Content Contributor Let’s face the facts, Duolingo is probably not going to properly prepare you to learn a new language, and neither is the paid-for program Rosetta Stone. This is because to truly learn a language one has to actually speak it, and preferably with a native of the language. Sample sentences and flashcards will not help you in an actual conversation. Only real world practice can […]

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