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San Marcos community fights for coffee shop to keep...

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2024/11/28

By Carolena Estrada Blog Content Contributor yda23@txstate.edu In a recent renewal of Tantra’s Conditional Use Permit, the local planning and zoning commission issued a lower maximum noise level limit to 60 decibels– a change that could have significantly impacted Tantra’s live music events. The limit was reversed after the owner [...]

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Operation Turkey gears up for annual Thanksgiving...

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2024/11/28

By Emma Peters News Reporter Gxi5@txstate.edu SAN MARCOS — Operation Turkey is preparing for its annual Thanksgiving Day event at Texas Roadhouse, inviting community volunteers to assist on Thursday morning. The event will take place from 7 a.m. to noon at Texas Roadhouse, located at 1502 Purple Heart Trail in [...]

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Album Review: GNX by Kendrick Lamar

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2024/11/26

Marcus Cortez Rap/Hip-Hop Journalist Following one of the most insane summers for hip-hop kicking off an unforgettable moment in history with Kendrick and Drake going head-to-head. Many, including myself, started to get excited for what the future could hold. What was Kendrick planning? Following the monster hit “Not Like Us” [...]

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2025 Grammy Awards Nominations: Who Should, Could and...

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2024/11/18

Riley Watkins Music Journalist It’s that time of year again! “For what? Thanksgiving? Christmas?” I hear you asking. Tis finally the season for award shows! In the rapidly shifting landscape of how we consume media, award shows have seemed to become lost in the mix. I believe this is especially [...]

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Record-breaking Homecoming Win for the Bobcats

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2024/11/18

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Bobcats took care of business and then some as they destroyed the Southern Miss Golden Eagles 58-3 on Texas State Homecoming night at UFCU Stadium. The Bobcats finally picked their first home win against the Golden Eagles and they did it spectacularly. The Bobcats move [...]

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Conference for public health encourages students to...

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2024/11/18

By Jaron Von Runnen News Reporter Students are encouraged to submit abstracts and showcase their research at the 2025 National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Conference in Anaheim, California, offering the chance to connect and learn about the future of public health practices. As one [...]

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Bobcats Sweep James Madison on Senior Weekend

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2024/11/18

By Keilani De Luna and Mikah Lusby SAN MARCOS, Tx – The Bobcats defeat the James Madison Dukes 3-1 on Thursday and a complete sweep Friday evening. Aside from being Homecoming week at Texas State, it was senior night at Strahan Arena, and some pillars of strength from the Bobcat [...]

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The Shape-Shifting Sound of Everything But The Girl

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2024/11/17

Jack Doczy Music Journalist Few bands have traversed as wide a musical landscape as Everything But the Girl. Throughout ten albums released between 1984 and 1999, the duo of Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt continuously evolved, exploring everything from jazz-inspired pop to jangly guitar rock and the pulsating rhythms of [...]

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Pro-Palestine rally marches through The Quad...

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2024/11/15

By Jaron Von Runnen News Reporter All photos by Jaron Von Runnen for KTSW 89.9. SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) led a pro-Palestine march from Old Main through the Quad at 12:15 p.m. on November 13, challenging the university’s judgment on what is [...]

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Yungatita & The Drums at Levitation Fest 2024

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2024/11/11

By Harriet Bernard Music Journalist Yungatita It’s 7 p.m., Friday; it’s 78 degrees. As we walked down Red River Street in Austin we could hear music blasting and the crowd cheering from Mohawk. It was none other than artist Yungatitia. As we got stamped into the venue, we immediately [...]

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Concert Review: Duster at Emo’s Austin

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2024/11/11

By Lillian Jones Music Director If you are anything like me, you have had your music taste described as “melancholy” by your peers on multiple occasions. I owe this descriptor and a wide majority of my music taste to the slowcore band Duster. I began listening to Duster my senior [...]

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Album Review: CHROMAKOPIA by Tyler, the Creator

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2024/11/11

Maria Navarro Music Journalist Tyler the Creator has just recently released his seventh studio album CHROMAKOPIA. The week prior to the release, he had teased fans with music videos on Instagram prompting anticipation. Released on October 28th CHROMAKOPIA consists of fourteen tracks that have a wide range of moods and [...]

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Bobcats Dominate McMurry

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2024/11/11

By Solomon Nash: KTSW Sports Reporter SAN MARCOS– The Texas State Bobcats soared past the McMurry Warhawks in Strahan Arena with a very impressive 102-62 win on Friday night. The game started sloppy for both teams as there were multiple turnovers and fouls in the first 5 minutes of the [...]

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Bobcats Win Season Opener

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2024/11/08

By Jerry Castro KTSW Sports Reporter SAN MARCOS- The Texas State Bobcats took care of business against the Eastern Michigan Eagles in Strahan Arena with an impressive 64-44 win. The Bobcats were rolling to start this game as Tyrel Morgan hit a three to give the Bobcats a 12-4 lead [...]

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Damphousse responds to post-election day...

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2024/11/08

By Felicity Guajardo Co-Director of News and Culture President Damphousse released a statement to the university Thursday at noon after posting his response on Instagram regarding demonstrators non-affiliated with Texas State holding signs reading disturbing statements in the Quad on Wednesday afternoon. The University Star covered [...]

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BRAT but it’s fall and it’s different but also still...

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2024/11/08

Rinah Milter Music Journalist Charli XCX changed the game by releasing BRAT, making an entire movement out of it. In her words, “Brat is confrontational because when you are at your most vulnerable, you lash out,” and, “ [It’s] that girl who is a little messy, likes to party and [...]

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Fiona Apple’s Tidal: A Portrait of Unfiltered Angst...

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2024/11/08

Jack Doczy Music Journalist When Fiona Apple’s debut album, Tidal, arrived in 1996, the music world was captivated, not just by her jazz-influenced melodies and rich piano work, but by her raw honesty. Apple, then only 19, offered a window into the tumultuous psyche of a young artist grappling with [...]

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One Direction: The Tracks That Shaped My Youth

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2024/11/08

Cecelia Moore Music Journalist When I look back at the music that impacted me in my early life, One Direction stands out among the sea of top 40 hitmakers I adored. I was as involved as I could be as a 7-year-old girl, with books, magazines, posters in my room [...]

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Album Review: Eternal Atake 2

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2024/11/08

Robert Howard IV Rap/Hip-Hop journalist Lil Uzi Vert takes us back to the cosmos with Eternal Atake 2, a surprise sequel to their 2020 album Eternal Atake, announced just a week before its release. With this unexpected return, Uzi dives back into their signature cosmic aesthetic contrasted to their punk [...]

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Essential Tracks for your Fall Feels Playlist

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2024/11/08

by Ashlee Harcar Music Journalist As autumn settles in, there’s nothing better than the soundtrack of soulful music that mirrors the season’s beauty and nostalgia. Luckily for you, I curated a “Feeling like fall… or in my fall feels” playlist that captures this ambiance from a personal perspective, providing a [...]

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