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 […]
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Texas Law Ends Most Abortions
By Grace Green Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 8 into law on May 19, 2021. SB8 dramatically reduces the amount of time a woman has to seek out a legal abortion from legal precedent since the landmark 1973 U.S. supreme court case Roe vs Wade. There are two main sections of the bill: One bans abortion once a fetal heartbeat has […]
Are concerts safe to attend while we are still on a worldwide pandemic?
By Jenifer Garcia With the worldwide pandemic continuing to spread in the U.S., it was not ideal to hold in-person concerts in 2020, and with the pandemic getting worse in a lot of American states in the summer of 2021, concerts haven’t been so ideal to hold this year, either. Social distancing seems almost impossible […]
Yay or Nay for Austin’s Prop A
By Kara Valentine Through rallying and canvassing, advocates for No Way on Prop A gathered downtown Saturday, Sept. 18, to get their message across: “Misinformation and frustrated are very nice words,” said Austin City Council Member Gregorio “Greg” Casar. “Prop A is a dangerous and fiscally irresponsible ballot measure. It would force Austin to cut essential services […]
Quarantine Pets: Where are they now?
By Emilee Kownacki SAN MARCOS–After a splurge of pet adoptions took place over the recent quarantine, many of these newly-homed animals are being returned to shelters, causing an overflow of pets and a need for new loving families to take in these furry friends. Those who tried to fill the void with canine companions came […]
Escaping Reality: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed the Way We Play
By Henna Punjabi Longtime friends gather around the dining room table in their college apartment. Papers are strewn across the table, laptops and dice scattered and mixed up between the players. Fingers, still greasy from the shared pizza, rush to grab a pencil and hurriedly take notes on the directions to the next city. “Alright, […]
Workers in the Restaurant Industry Face Uncertainty due to COVID-19
By Rebecca Rodriguez (rar270@txstate.edu) In March of 2020, the United States began to feel the impact of a deadly virus. There were shutdowns all across the country which resulted in massive layoffs. The restaurant industry in particular took a devastating hit. Those who were able to keep their jobs did not return to work in good spirits. There was so much […]
The San Marcos Square during the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Megan Tran The Square is quite literally named after the shape. Businesses are lined up one-by-one around a single block forming a square. It has become infamous for college nightlife, crowded bars, small boutiques, spontaneous tattoos and restaurants. But that has drastically changed since the Coronavirus hit San Marcos. Coronavirus has viciously spread throughout […]
Timeline Video of Texas State University Response To The COVID-19 Pandemic
by Roman Ysaguirre In early March, college campuses across the United States responded to the coronavirus pandemic by canceling club meetings, sporting events and in person class sessions. Texas State University responded within the same time frame. With rapidly updating information, it can become disorientating and overwhelming. This video serves as a reminder of the […]
Working on Campus During a Pandemic
by Caryn Maltby As classes are shifting to online and more and more people are beginning to work from home, I have been given the opportunity to continue to work at my on-campus job as a student worker. Not that everything else hasn’t, but the rules of my job have changed drastically since the Corona […]
