When Jazmyn Zynda trekked up the hills of Purgatory Creek Natural Area in San Marcos on Nov. 7, it was not without cause. She was hiking two-and-a-half-miles to raise funds for diabetes research. That Sunday, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) held its annual One Walk, a fundraising event for Type 1 diabetes. Two members […]
Month: December 2021
Prop A Fails to Save Austin Now
By Kara Valentine Three-segment feature: Prop A’s Landslide Loss by Austin Voters, Officer Shortage and Reimagining the APD, Understaffed Police Leave Burglary Victim to Collect own Evidence. An in-depth look at Austin, Texas politics, Austin City Council, Austin Police Department and the community affected. Prop A’s Landslide Loss by Austin Voters As Austin voters reject […]
Mental Health and The Covid-19 Impact.
During the transition of Covid-19 from in-person to online, to back in-person. Colleges across America have struggled to deal with the aftermath of Covid-19 and how to get back to normalcy. Covid-19 directly impacts society’s mental health, and working to help these issues is challenging. In this blog post, some teachers and students of Texas […]
COVID vs. Small Town Ag
COVID vs. Small Town Ag As the COVID-19 pandemic started to take over the world in late 2019, it began to affect many aspects of everyday life. Small town Texas agriculture programs were no exception. Across the state, agriculture programs in schools are a favorite amongst students ranging from elementary to high school. Students in […]
How the Service Industry has Reacted, and Continues to React, to the Pandemic
COVID-19 has caused major changes in many industries across America, and restaurants are no exception. Many restaurants in Texas have had to make several changes in order to survive, and each restaurant and their workers have had different experiences. Some restaurants and their employees have made the best of the situation, and even thrived. While […]
COVID-19 and The Deaf Community
As the world begins to re-open following the COVID-19 virus by allowing more in person activities, the deaf and hard of hearing community faces new challenges. COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. 20 months later the United States is still dealing with the consequences. COVID-19 has […]
What you pay to be a Texas State student
Becoming a college student is expensive. Texas State provides a multitude of different services that students have access to but may not utilize or be aware of. These services are important in why Texas State can pride themselves in having so much support for their students. However, when students who are financially independent come into […]
Long-term impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare worsening by the day
ROUND ROCK, Texas- As two years since the emergence of COVID-19 approaches, the negative long-term effects of the pandemic on healthcare are becoming more apparent. The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Texas has started to flatten out to a stable level after it began its downward trend following the most recent peak in August/September, according to the CDC website. Yet, local hospitals are seeing very little […]
Mermaid Festival: San Marcos, TX
When you think of San Marcos, Texas you think of the fresh river flowing through the city, or the beautiful campus that sits on top of the hill, or all the happy people walking through “the square”. But what a lot of people don’t know is the heritage behind the mermaid here in San Marcos. […]
Covid-19 anxiety and crowds return during pandemic resurgence
By C.J. Vetter With Covid-19 continuing to spread despite the introduction of vaccines, there is a growing concern about people returning to their local businesses, shops and stores. While there is no end currently in sight, some companies and groups are starting to express worry about what the ramifications of both the possibility of growing […]
