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Sick of Sickness?: Wellness guide for TXST Bobcats!

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2025/01/29

By Nala McKenzie Blog Content Contributor It’s Flu season bobcats! As we return to campus, there are a lot of different opportunities for sickness to form and spread around. Dormitories are also known for assisting in the quick spread of sickness as well, given it’s a crowded space filled with [...]

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“GUTS”: A Night of Music and Momentum

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2025/01/29

By Ethan McConnell Music Journalist The start of a new year marks a fresh beginning, not just for personal resolutions but also for music artists eager to embark on new creative journeys. It’s a time of renewed inspiration, where melodies take shape, lyrics come to life, and ambitious projects [...]

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TXST FESTA program tackles the local fentanyl issue

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2025/01/29

By Saige Klein Blog Content Contributor TXST Fentanyl Education, Support Training, and Awareness program is leading the way to help tackle accidental poisonings. With fentanyl usage at an all-time high, researchers here at TXST are using a $1.8 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to [...]

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Artists Gone Missing

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2025/01/28

By Riley Watkins Music Journalist For avid music listeners, January is a month of reflection and speculation. While artists are holding off on releasing projects this early on into the year, the fans are left to revisit their favorites from previous years, rank them in their top 10 lists, and [...]

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San Marcos conducts transit route study; possible...

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2025/01/28

By Jissela Cabrera News Reporter SAN MARCOS—San Marcos and Texas State University conducted a study to explore coordinating the city buses with the TXST shuttle system and will host a community open house Thursday to gather feedback on the local transit system. One key question raised by the study is [...]

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De La Soul: Alternative Hip Hop’s Underappreciated...

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2025/01/28

Bryce Sexson Rap/Hip-hop Journalist Well before hip-hop was dominated by the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Drake, there was a small group that emerged from the New York underground rap scene called De La Soul. This group, composed of Kelvin “Posdunos” Mercer, David “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur, and Vincent “Maseo” [...]

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LiAngelo Ball Has Etched His Name into the...

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2025/01/28

Benjamin Kenyon Rap/Hip-hop Journalist While LiAngelo Ball, a.k.a GELO, a.k.a G3, has yet to play a minute of NBA basketball, he has made his mark on the league in his own way. Despite this, he is NBA adjacent, with stints in both the NBA’s G-League and Summer League, two development [...]

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Mein ears are bleeding! Einstürzende Neubauten’s 50...

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2025/01/28

By Bridget Holt Music Journalist Industrial pioneers Einstürzende Neubauten (translating to “collapsing new buildings”) have been on the cutting edge of music since their conception in the late 1970’s; taking a literal approach to the genre with the help of some sheet metal, power drills, jackhammers, and, of course, chainsaws. Provoked [...]

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A Glimpse into 2025: Music Predictions

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2025/01/28

By Rinah Milter Music Journalist Happy New Year! Did your Spotify Wrapped suck? Are you looking for something new to spice up your playlists? Well, luckily for you it’s a new year, with new releases and a whole new atmosphere. 2024 was the year of indie-sleaze, BRAT and Kendrick and [...]

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Bracing For Twin Shadow: An Artist Deep Dive

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2025/01/28

By Kyle Halligan-Duffy Music Journalist Upon hearing of Twin Shadow being one of the showcased artists in 2025’s SXSW Music Festival I got excited, but not without hesitation. Like a lot of people, I was exposed to Florida native George William Lewis Jr’s music through snippets of his discography. Mainly [...]

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The potential retirement of TikTok: More about the ban

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2025/01/27

By Ashley Waters News Reporter SAN MARCOS — The U.S. ban on TikTok has affected millions, sparking debates over national security, free speech and the platform’s impact on creators and businesses. On Jan. 18, around 10:30 p.m., TikTok went offline across the United States after the Supreme Court upheld a [...]

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A dream that became a legacy: San Marcos celebrates...

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2025/01/21

By Felicity Guajardo Director of News and Culture Yro12@txstate.edu On this historic day of Jan. 20th, 2025, San Marcos celebrated the life and memory of Martin Luther King Jr. who paved the way for equality and workers’ rights for Black Americans during the Civil Rights Movement. The Dunbar Heritage Association [...]

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Weather warning: artic blast permits closure of Texas...

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2025/01/19

By Felicity Guajardo Director of News and Culture Yro12@txstate.edu SAN MARCOS — Texas State will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 21st as San Marcos is under a winter storm warning until Jan. 21st at 6:00 p.m. and will be under cold weather advisory until Jan. 22nd at noon, according to [...]

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Bobcats Defeat Mean Green 30-28, Win SERVPRO First...

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2025/01/04

By Sparti Locklin DALLAS, Texas— The Bobcats were able to survive a late surge from the University of North Texas to win the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl 30-28 on Friday, Jan. 3. Junior running back Lincoln Pare racked up 143 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, including a [...]

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Bobcats extend their Winning Streak to Three Games...

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2024/12/10

By Keilani De Luna: SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State Bobcats secured an impressive 88-42 win over the UNT Dallas Trailblazers on Sunday afternoon, extending their dominance in the all-time series to 3-0. In their previous meeting during the 2023-24 season, the Bobcats defeated the Trailblazers 79-41. This time, [...]

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Texas State Volleyball Falls to Missouri in First...

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2024/12/08

By: Thomas Terry San Marcos, Texas— The Texas State women’s volleyball team saw their 2024 season come to an end Thursday night, falling in three consecutive sets to Missouri (25-16, 25-22, 25-22) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Despite the loss, the Bobcats capped off a remarkable season [...]

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Rattler Girls’ Basketball Defeat Pieper Extending Win...

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2024/12/08

By: Sparti Locklin SAN MARCOS, Texas – The San Marcos Girls’ basketball team were able to hang on to defeat Pieper High School 54-47 on Dec. 3 to extend their win streak to five games. Junior guard/forward Azariah Fennell, junior forward Melayna Perkins and sophomore guard Rileigh Good each had [...]

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Bobcats Steamroll Patriots in Home Game Victory

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2024/12/08

By: Mikah Lusby SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State Bobcats blew out the Arlington Baptist Patriots in a stellar 97-49 win on Wednesday night. It was a shaky start for Texas State. They missed the first five shots, three of them being lay-ups. The Bobcats started to take off [...]

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Rattlers Tame Bulldogs in the Snakepit

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2024/12/02

By Jerry Castro KTSW Reporter SAN MARCOS, Texas– The Rattlers escape with a narrow victory against the Bowie Bulldogs with a 58-54 win. The Rattlers won the tip and scored in no time. Ayleceia Pierson scored an easy wide-open layup within the first possession of the Rattlers. But this would [...]

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Rattlers Take Down Undefeated Cornerstone Christian...

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2024/12/02

By Sparti Locklin SAN MARCOS, Texas – The San Marcos Rattlers boys’ basketball team pulled away in the second half to take down the undefeated Cornerstone Christian Warriors, 65-55. Senior guard Donovan Riddick led the Rattlers with a scoring of 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Senior guard Cash Good matched [...]

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