By Denver Donchez News Reporter “For a lot of folks, the majority of people in the (Women’s March) audience, were first time activists; it was their first political passion. They finally felt called to outrage, because they felt wronged by the election results. They were shocked by the way in which the county showed up, and as a black, native-Hawaiian, poor-raised transwoman of color, I was not shocked. I was […]
By Denver Donchez News Reporter Retired Staff Sergeant, Eric Alva never expected to be the first soldier in the Iraq War to receive a Purple Heart medal. He also never expected to be a leading figure in the repeal of the military’s discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, but sometimes life has bigger plans than what we anticipate for ourselves. In 2003, Alva stepped on a landmine and became the […]
By Denver Donchez News Reporter For years, Texas State has been trying to grow and diversify its student body, and as the average person walking though the Quad can attest, it has done a pretty good job. Roughly 50 percent of Texas State students identify as racial or ethnic minorities, and in 2011, the University was officially recognized as a Hispanic Serving Institution. Today, about 35 percent of Texas State’s […]
By Denver Donchez News Reporter It was a crowded day at the Capitol Thursday, as the non-profit, activist group Texas Freedom Network celebrated its semi-annual Advocacy Day. The organization, along with its diverse student chapters, Texas Rising spent the day lobbying for voting rights, reproductive justice and LGBTQ+ equality. Texas Freedom Network is a non-partisan, grassroots organization based in Austin. The group monitors legislation regarding discrimination, equality, censorship and […]
By Denver Donchez News Reporter President Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries has been one of the most polarizing and publicized events of the new administration. The order, which temporarily banned refugees and immigrants from these seven countries from entering the United States, was intended by the administration to go into effect immediately, however officials in charge of implementing the order were not fully briefed until it had already taken […]
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