Weekly News Update: Feb. 19, 2023—Feb. 25, 2023

By Preethi Mangadu News & Culture Director This week on KTSW News’ weekly update, we are covering the Texas State University student government elections, the new San Marcos City Manager and a proposed bill to ban polling places at schools. Texas State Student Government Election Results Are In Texas State University’s student government voting results for the Spring 2023 election were announced this past week. Kiersten Florence and Jaynes Shaelyn […]

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Resources for New Students

By Garrett McGinley Blog Content Contributor Starting at college is an exciting personal milestone, and hopefully the beginning of the most memorable four years of one’s life. However, it can also be an overwhelming time of transition and personal growth. For many of you, this will be the first time you are away from home for an extended period. While the freedom this new lifestyle brings may be appealing for […]

September 7, 2018 112

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President Impeached

By Emily Martin Senior News Reporter A two-month long battle culminated in the removal of Student Body President Connor Clegg from office Monday night, and students who participated in the Texas State sit-in last week are breathing a small sigh of relief after their hard-fought victory. The decision came after student senate found Clegg guilty of all six articles of impeachment. This is the second time Clegg has faced an […]

April 16, 2018 561

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Senators Skip Impeachment Appeal

By Aaron J. Derton News Director Students have begun a sit-in in the LBJ Student Center after yesterday’s special Student Government session failed hold a vote on whether or not to impeach Student Body President Connor Clegg. Clegg made an appearance at the start of the night, but left when it became clear the student senate had not reached a quorum, the minimum amount of legislators required to hold a […]

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Student Government Round Table

By Joyana Richer News Reporter Students voiced concerns to members of the student government body and University administration during the Spring Roundtable Meeting. President Trauth said she is making an effort to ensure a safer feeling campus for students and said she wants to provide more ways for students to feel connected to and heard by their University. She said there are a couple levels to the safety concern. The first […]

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A Conversation With the Student Body President

By Aaron J. Derton News Director In a country plagued by partisan politics, disillusion toward government and good football teams, Texas State is quite different. Not many students pay close attention to the goings-on inside the LBJ Student Center, where the Student Government President and Vice President toil away. After a bill that would have allowed the administration to hire an immigration attorney failed to pass the Senate by one […]

November 14, 2017 41

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Homann-Martinez Disqualified From Student Government Race

News Department After the results of Student Government President and Vice President were delayed from being announced last night, the Student Government Election Board have announced that candidates Andrew Homann and Samantha Martinez have been disqualified. The disqualification comes following Homann-Martinez being found guilty of violating their campaign suspension, as a result of keeping their website available online, along with maintaining their campaign logos on Martinez’s social media, which is […]

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Student Government Candidates Debate Covers Multiple Campus Issues

By Clayton Kelley News Reporter Many heated discussions such as campus diversity, gun safety, and student involvement were brought up at the 2016 Student Government debate. Each candidate brought something new to the table and remained strongly convicted in enforcing their designated policies. The debate began with a face-off between Vice President candidates, Holly Pavlicek and Samantha Martinez. Martinez said her focus as vice president would be to raise more […]

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Student Government Election Results

by DaLyah Jones KTSW News Story aired February 2015 The Texas State Student Government recently held their presidential election and newly elected president Lauren Stotler is morethan happy with the results. Stotler says she can't wait to take her newly elected positions because she has many plans for the organization. “One of the first things that I want to do is make sure people want to join student government,” said Stotler. “We have a few senators who just got elected tonight, but I also want to get a little bit more […]

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