By Adrianna Elias
Tag: txst
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 […]
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, […]
Favorite taco shops in San Marcos Survey
chart created with amCharts | amCharts By Timia Cobb In a survey collected from 28 students attending TXST, each student was asked to choose their favorite taco shop out of four choices. The restaurants were Lolis, Fuego, Santi’s and Chepos. Fuego was the most voted for with 15 votes. Santi’s was the second most vote […]
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 […]
Eating During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The outbreak of the coronavirus, all over the world, has greatly affected eating as a whole.
Exhibit – The 1619 Project
By Deborah Omomehin On Aug. 20, 1619, about four hundred years ago, a ship arrived with 20-30 enslaved Africans at Point Comfort in the British colony of Virginia. 1619 is not a year that Americans see has an essential part of American history. To mark the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery, The […]
The College Experience
By Deborah Omomehin Texas State hosted First-Gen Week, which started on Monday, Nov 5, with colleges around the country to celebrate National First-Generation College Celebration Day. First-Gen Week started from Nov 5 till Nov 11 and the purpose is to celebrate and recognize the first-generation students of Texas State. A conversation with Taylor Quiroz and Paul […]
