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.
Bobcat Trail was bustling with activity Friday afternoon. Teams from residency halls, student organizations and greek societies gathered to participate in a long running tradition at Texas State: the annual Soap Box Derby race.
Gary Vaynerchuk looks rather unassuming. Dressed in a casual blue button-down shirt and jeans, he may as well have been sitting in the audience during Wednesday’s Mass Comm Week presentation in the Alkek Theatre.
However, once Vaynerchuk took the stage, an inconspicuous appearance gave way to a passionate intensity that both captivated and educated a full auditorium on the potential success found in social networking.
The Center for Texas Music History at Texas State is celebrating the 10th anniversary of being an academic institution dedicated to the study and preservation of the different types of music to come from the State of Texas.
“Music is very important to Texas culture, as a means of both expressing and reflecting our cultural heritage,” said Gary Hartman, director at the center and professor in the history department.
RateMyProfessors.com has let students voice opinions on faculty for 10 years, allowing an easier to make informed decisions on which classes to take.
The Web site originally started as TeacherRatings.com by John Swapceinski in May 1999, and it changed its name in 2001 to RateMyProfessors.com. According to the Web site, it is home to the largest online archive of student feedback regarding collegiate professors and has more than ten million comments and suggestions from users.
The department of theatre and dance has joined forces with the University Seminar program to produce a unique play, In the Company of Saints and Sinners, tailor-made for the freshman class.
The play was written by Monica Michell, senior lecturer in the department of theater and dance. It is part of the university’s 2009 to 2010 Common Experience theme, “A Whole New Mind.”
The play addresses the issue of invasive technology and social networking of today and its potential for harm.
Four days of rain wore heavy on the minds of some local San Marcos musicians Saturday, but the weather did not stop the musical showcase at Tantra Coffeehouse.
“We were very weary of the rain,” said Taylor Wilkins, lead singer and guitarist of The Couch. “We got a bunch of tents over the stage, but we could only hold 50 or 60 people under them, and it looks like there’s more than that in attendance.”
The air at Bobcat Stadium is thick with grill smoke. The sound of washers clinking comes from all directions, as footballs fly overhead and bass-heavy tunes roar from countless sets of speakers. All of this can only mean one thing: it’s tailgating time at Texas State.
Students, fans and alumni kicked off the opening game against Angelo State with a rousing tailgate party in the stadium parking lot, capped with a performance by Charlie Robison, Texas country artist and Texas State alumnus.
