The last final before summer usually leaves students with a big, end-of-the-semester sigh of relief. Bobcats said they head to The Square to feel that new freedom or make the most of their unique celebration techniques to let go of a long, hard-worked semester.

Troy Skinner, sociology freshman, said the first thing he does after finals is focus on how the exams went.

“I pray. That’s what I always do after,” Skinner said. “(To take away the stress) I exercise or talk to my son.”

The last final before summer usually leaves students with a big, end-of-the-semester sigh of relief. Bobcats said they head to The Square to feel that new freedom or make the most of their unique celebration techniques to let go of a long, hard-worked semester.

Troy Skinner, sociology freshman, said the first thing he does after finals is focus on how the exams went.

“I pray. That’s what I always do after,” Skinner said. “(To take away the stress) I exercise or talk to my son.”

Kaitlin Hopkins and her husband, James Price, have spent the last 25 years as nationally recognized performers, but they both knew their path would lead to teaching. That path has led them to San Marcos.

Hopkins begins as the new head of musical theater for Texas State in August. Hopkins will be involved in directing and overseeing student scholarships. Price and Hopkins will split teaching between seven different courses in the department, but their job begins this summer with recruiting students.

Charles Duke Jr., retired USAF Brigadier General, pointed to a gooey, purple blob floating around the inside of a space shuttle on the projection screen.

“That’s what grape juice looks like in outer space,” he said.

Duke spoke about “The Adventures of the Apollo Moon Landings” Tuesday to a room full of boy scouts, families, students, faculty members and astronomy enthusiasts. The department of history and Phi Alpha Theta sponsored the lecture with an award by the University Lectures Committee.

William Shakespeare’s timeless tale of greed and manipulation will come alive through talents of the Texas State theater department tonight.

Students in the “Macbeth” cast have spent as much as five hours a day, five days a week rehearsing for sword fights, beheadings,complicated language exchanges and extensive stage effects. Charles Ney, director of “Macbeth” and professor in the department of theater and dance, said the cast recently spent a “grueling” 25 hours on technical and dress rehearsals from Thursday through Sunday.

The LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour will be rolling into Texas for the second year in a row.

The tour will feature optional routes of 10, 32, 45 and 62 miles throughout the scenic roads of the Texas Hill Country.

Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, will lead the 10-mile tour of historical sites at the LBJ Ranch. The tour will begin at 11 a.m. and includes LBJ’s Texas White House, cattle barn, school, homestead and the Johnson family cemetery, where the president and his wife, “Lady Bird,” are buried.

A graduate’s hard-earned résumé may go in the trash if employers discover bad credit scores.

Students could be destined for unemployment before the end of their freshman year.

Employers have started checking credit scores as a hiring tool. Responsible financial boundaries could help students embrace life after academics, according to Money Savvy Cats, a Texas State Web site and financial literacy program.