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Liaison pushes for war memorial

Nov 11 2009 - 1:12am | Amanda Givens


A statue honoring veterans could share the Texas State campus with LBJ and the university mascot.

Jude Prather, ASG veteran liaison and public administration senior, returned in August from serving in Iraq. Prather is now fighting for another cause.

He is pushing for a memorial to be placed in the garden of World Wars I and II, and Korea and Vietnam Wars next to Flowers Hall.

Prather said the memorial will honor the sacrifices of those who served and are serving in the global War on Terror.

Public officials voice opinions on Saturday’s health care vote

Nov 11 2009 - 1:11am | DJ Nutter


U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett rallied supporters at the Texas State College Democrats health reform day Tuesday at Christ Chapel. The event followed the universal health care bill passed by the House Saturday.

“The problem is, frankly, we do not have a dependable 60-vote majority (for round two in the Senate) to stop a filibuster,” Doggett said.

Wonder World expansion is environmentally friendly

Nov 11 2009 - 1:08am | Rachel Nelson


The Wonder World Drive expansion project to alleviate heavy traffic areas in San Marcos may be completed sooner than expected, according to city officials.

The four-lane, 3.2-mile divided parkway will connect Interstate-35 to Ranch Road 12.
Construction began on the project in December.

Melissa Millecam, communications director for the city, said it has been on the drawing board for years.

Planners value residents’ input in community development

Nov 11 2009 - 1:05am | Lori Jones

City development depends on San Marcos residents.

Residents will be able to work with city planners to amend the City Master Plan beginning January.

“We will open community workshops and meetings to gather input from different focus groups, business owners and residents to determine where the community wants to go as a whole,” said Matthew Lewis, assistant director of development services.

The community meetings will be open to all San Marcos residents, including students, Lewis said.

Volunteers, donations needed at local food bank for holidays

Nov 10 2009 - 11:24pm | Brittany Bemis

Things able to be purchased with $20: Two movie tickets, a new T-shirt or a turkey dinner with all the trimmings for a deserving Hays County family.

Pat Tessaro, Hays County Food Bank Community relations coordinator, said the downturn in the economy has affected the amount of food needed.

“Last year, we served 1,375 local families, and this year we expect to aide about 1,500,” Tessaro said. “It is a pretty simple concept — $20 will give a family a turkey box.”

Local craft makers, artists sell a lifestyle

Nov 10 2009 - 11:21pm | Colleen Gaddis

When someone asks Julia Rojas about her earrings or bracelets, she does not drop names like Kenneth Cole or Tiffany’s. Instead, she says her own name.

“If someone buys a piece of my jewelry, they can trust they are supporting me and not an industry,” said Rojas, interdisciplinary studies junior. “Instead of going to a big name corporation who have artisans trying to sell a product, I am trying to sell a lifestyle.”

Phone application reduces shopping frustrations

Nov 10 2009 - 11:15pm | Thea Setterbo

Students looking for a good deal at San Marcos’s Tanger and Prime Outlets might find their search easier with the help of a new phone application.

Software engineer Austin Westfall and business partner Sariah Welch Lopez have developed “Softwhere,” an application for the Blackberry.

The application includes an inclusive mall directory, an option to save the location of a parking spot, notifications of sales at favorite retail stores and information about special events.

Community, students gather at historic cemetery

Nov 10 2009 - 11:14pm | Patrick Berger

Tucked quietly in the shadow of the traffic of Interstate-35 and the bustle of Tanger Outlet Mall lies a little known piece of San Marcos history.

Texas State anthropology students gathered with community members to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the San Pedro Cemetery, one of the oldest Hispanic cemeteries in the area.

Letter to the Editor: Smoking ban would not solve violations

Nov 10 2009 - 11:12pm | Gil Avila

I would like to address the solutions proposed in the Nov. 5 article entitled “Prospective smoking bans in the works,” which discussed the solutions an ASG committee came up with for smoking violations on campus.

The article concluded the best way to address the smoking violations and to increase students’ health is to ban smoking across campus.
I will provide three main reasons why this proposal is invalid and unjust.

Education is a privilege, not instant gratification

Nov 10 2009 - 11:10pm | Kaycee Toller


It’s that time of the semester when students have tons of tests, papers, projects and obnoxious e-mails from classmates:

“Hey guys i totally didnt go to class 4 a wile! can sum 1 send me all the notes??? lol”

Students in big lecture classes are at risk of receiving several of these each day for the sole reason that students are more rude than any adult ever should be.

There is at least one person who consistently arrives late, leaves early and spends the majority of class time texting or playing Farmville.

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