We search, scroll, and tap dozens of times a day without a second thought. In this audio story, Sarah Cavazos talks with two people whose phones surprised them with ads and videos that felt a little too personal. Hear what they noticed, how it made them feel, and why a Texas State professor who studies […]
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New York Pet Owners Targeted by AI Scam While Searching for Missing Dogs
For three weeks, Jennifer Wheeler and her partner, Chris Cooper, searched for their dogs, Copper and Oscar. The pair slipped out of the couple’s home in Naples, New York, on July 6. It wasn’t the first time. “Well, they’re escape artists,” Wheeler said. “They can open doors and windows.” Usually, they don’t stay lost for […]
Older students have a tougher time at school. This organization makes it manageable.
Marina Maranto never considered herself a traditional student. After graduating high school in 2011 and enrolling in Tarrant County Community College, “I bombed spectacularly,” Maranto said. “I was not ready for college.” When the college placed her on academic probation, she took it as a sign to leave. After years of returning on and off, […]
San Marcos’ most edgy and inspiring: Luminescent Magazine
By Felicity Guajardo and Adrianna Elias SAN MARCOS — For a long time, Texas State students have been artistically expressing their overflowing ideas of fashion and pop culture trends on campus. Finding a place to pour these ideas into a medium is also a popular activity for students. However, where would be a place that had […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
