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Instead of heading to the kitchen when they are hungry, Texas State students head to their laptops.
Food arrives at their door in less than an hour. Coffee, Thai food and steak are a few options available for order online.
Albert Garcia is the owner of College Delivery.
Garcia had a vision for College Delivery while attending Texas State. He brought his dream to life while taking an entrepreneurship class in 2002 with James Bell, professor in the department of management.
Homecoming week adds some rhythm to its spirit.
The National Pan-Hellenic Counsel is hosting a step show for homecoming.
Harambe and Sample Styles, two of Texas State’s teams, will be performing at the event. The show is set for 7 p.m. Friday in the Strahan Coliseum.
Ja’Nelle Rivers, health administration senior, is the Homecoming step show co-chair.
Rivers said she is looking forward to this year’s performance.
“I can’t wait to get out and see everyone,” Rivers said. “This is NHPC’s biggest event of the year.”
Intensity rises in The Quad every Wednesday night at Texas State.
Students are mingling and making friends, yet fraternizing with the enemy. As bandanas are passed to separate the teams, friends are slowly becoming villains.
Texas State has a newly approved group this year: Hide and Seek. Hide and Seek and similar group games are played from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Texas State students are increasing their imagination to save some cash this Halloween season.
The dress-up holiday is quickly approaching and costumes are in demand.
Consumers this year are expected to spend an average of $35 on a Halloween costume, according to the National Retail Federation’s survey.
Thirty-three percent of the nation will dress in costumes and 30 percent will attend a Halloween party. More than 60 percent of them will be between 18 and 24 years old.
Mitchell Soukup, pre-geography freshman, takes a seat every Monday and Wednesday in The Quad holding a sign that says two words: Free Hugs.
The idea stemmed from the Free Hugs Campaign, but Soukup is not part of that or any similar organization. Soukup spotted a “free hug” sign on campus his first year at Texas State and never saw it again.
“I thought it was a great idea, so after a month of not seeing the sign again, I made my own,” Soukup said.
Non-artists and artists alike are able to express themselves creatively with The Edge of Imagination Station.
The station is a do-it-yourself, stop-animation table where participants can make their own sequence using a variety of objects, including chalk and paper cutouts.
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The drought did not stop the weekend celebrations of San Marcos’ water resources.
The Aquarena Center began a three-day event Thursday – Aqua Fest. The festival was located near the landing at Aquarena Springs with booths providing information about outdoor opportunities regarding internships and job openings in specialized fields.
Every other Wednesday, jazzy tunes entertain customers at Tantra. The coffee house is a place where customers can relax, study and listen to live music.
Jazz Night invites artists to perform a live show on Tantra’s outside stage. A small crowd unwound in the courtyard Sept. 16 and listened to the rhythms.
The unnamed four-member band consisted of a drum, piano, guitar and bass player. Guitar player Jimmy Smith, jazz studies senior, has been playing guitar for 15 years. He said the band loves the open atmosphere Tantra offers.
