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The San Marcos Area League of Women Voters held a “Town and Gown” forum Monday at the San Marcos Activity Center.
Mayor Susan Narvaiz, University President Denise Trauth, Superintendent Patty Shafer and County Judge Liz Sumter comprised the panel of speakers.
The San Marcos area League of Woman Voters is sponsoring a “Town and Gown” public forum Monday, where representatives from several San Marcos institutions will speak on issues of shared importance to the community.
The “Town and Gown” forum was designed by the league to create an opportunity for citizens and community leaders to come together to communicate and cooperate on mutual concerns.
SACA and Fight Back Productions teamed up in the LBJ Teaching Theater Wednesday to promote self defense.
Heather Maggs, Fight Back Productions speaker and instructor, and Albert Arévalo, SACA forums coordinator, combined efforts to organize a free self-defense presentation and instruction seminar for Texas State students.
“Every two minutes someone in the United States is sexually assaulted,” Maggs said. “College women are four times more likely to be sexually assaulted, and only 6 percent of rapists will ever spend a day in prison for their crimes.”
Four of the seven candidates bidding for a place on City Council this upcoming election have their sights set for Place 5 – a seat with no incumbent challenger.
Current Councilmember Pam Couch, who declined to run as the incumbent, is vacating seat 5 this year. Competing to replace her are Lisa
Marie Coppoletta, academic adviser in the Education Advising Center, Shaune Maycock, CEO of San Marcos small business, Blue Skies Aviation and Ryan Thomason, a homebuilder and vice chair of the Planning and Zoning Commission of San Marcos.
ASG held their first meeting of the semester in the LBJ Teaching Theater — marking the only of its kind.
“It feels great to have a full senate this year,” said Tommy Luna, ASG vice president. “I am really excited that for the first time in some time we have more senate applications than we have senate seats.”
Senators sworn in during the meeting came better equipped because of Luna’s Senator Training Camp.
University President Denise Trauth welcomed students, staff, and faculty Aug. 25 with her annual Faculty Convocation and State of the University address.
The event is held at the beginning of each Fall semester to recognize faculty and staff and make announcements about the upcoming school year.
Provost Perry Moore, introduced this year’s new faculty with, as he put it, a “great big Texas welcome.”
More than a decade ago, Texas State criminal justice professor Kim Rossmo developed an investigational method known as geospatial profiling to assist in the apprehension of serial criminals by attempting to narrow the search for the suspect’s residence or headquarters to a small range of potential locations. Now, this same method is being used to track one of the world’s oldest predators.
College Democrats and Republicans are planning on debating more than just health care and bailouts.
“This semester we are really focusing on grassroots efforts — getting out in the community and promoting conservative values and introducing the conservative message to a whole new generation of voters,” said Geoffrey Geiger, vice chair of the Texas College Republicans.
Four months after a defeated resolution, the issue of mandatory micro-chipping has arisen again.
The Animal Services Board’s new proposal is mandatory micro-chipping will only affect animals that have been impounded in a San Marcos animal shelter on at least two different occasions.
“I believe, in March, our citizens resoundingly told our City Council we oppose mandatory micro-chipping for our pets,” said Lisa Marie
A new Texas State activity program for incoming freshman will debut this August at Camp Young Judaea in Wimberley.
More than a year in the making, “Cat Camp,” designed to encourage new students to become involved in the history and traditions of Texas State, will kick off on the weekend of August 7 and last for three days and two nights.
Texas State officials expect to host around 400 students at Cat Camp this fall.
“We want our new students to know what it means to be a Bobcat, and give them a chance to come together and make new friends,” Celeste
