By Diego B Gonzales Blog Content Contributor The Sights and Sounds of Christmas Festival is back in San Marcos, Texas. The holiday-centered festival was founded in 1987 by the Sights and Sounds of Christmas Foundation. Since then, it has been a San Marcos holiday staple. Held at San Marcos Plaza Park, the festival offers carnival games, rides, and the opportunity to take a photo with Santa Claus himself. Back […]
By Diego B Gonzales Blog Content Contributor Nov. 19 is International Men’s Day, a day dedicated towards focusing on the mental health and wellbeing of men all over the world. Everybody has their own way of dealing with stress, one of the most popular being getting lost in media. A “comfort movie” is a movie that may not be perfect but brings comfort to its viewer for one […]
By Diego B Gonzales Blog Content Contributor On Thursday, Nov. 2nd, the Office of Disability Services held a panel discussion on the topic of college student mental health. On the panel were Dr. Richard Martinez, Dr. Sarah Blalock, Ms. Jojo Cummins, Dr. Angela Ausbrooks and Dr. Emilio Carranco. Moderating the panel was Dr. Eraldo Chiecchi. They primarily discussed how the aftermath of COVID-19 is affecting students financially and mentally. […]
By Diego B Gonzales Blog Content Contributor Homecoming week means a lot of things to a lot of different people, but to Texas State senior Johnny Dao, it’s an opportunity to uplift the communities he’s a part of. Dao, a pre-med biology major, takes part in many organizations at Texas State University and hopes to inspire the queer and Asian communities at the school with his homecoming campaign. For […]
By Diego B. Gonzales Music Journalist In the world today, creating and sharing music has never been easier. While the price tags on items like instruments, studio equipment and software may be daunting to up-and-coming artists, tools to create great music can be found on any standard smartphone. One of the best examples of an artist who makes the most out of smartphones comes from Steve Lacy. There is documentation […]
By Diego B Gonzales Blog Content Contributor Jared Dudley, the former music director for KTSW, graduated in the 2023 spring semester at Texas State University and still carries with him countless skills and memories he picked up during his time at the station. In an interview with Dudley, we talk about the skills he picked up, what being a music director is like, and surreal guardian-angel encounters. Gonzales: […]
By Diego Gonzales Music Journalist It's not quite winter, not quite summer; everybody, it’s fall. Trees are going bald, mid-terms are coming up, and pumpkins are having their day in the sun. I feel like every year, the whole pumpkin thing starts earlier and earlier, but that’s neither here nor there. Here is a taste of a playlist of my favorite songs that represent fall to me. Hopefully, […]
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 […]
By Diego Gonzales Music Journalist Dylan Sullivan, Jeffrey Berner, Ray Chenevey, Conner Libera and Raymond Cabrera are Rays Berning. The band is made up of all comedians (besides Libera) and is based in Austin, Texas. They have released 20 projects since just May of 2022. Concepts and themes are very different for each album; album 20 was focused on Godzilla attacking a city while their 18th album was tackling […]
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