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The San Marcos Historic District Map comprised of all seven districts, six of which are residential while the downtown district is commercial.

Preserving the past: How locals are protecting historic homes in San Marcos

Payton Russell, Life and Arts Reporter
February 22, 2021
When individuals are unable to be identified based on their remains, their burial place receives a marker like this one at Sacred Heart Burial Park in Falfurrias, Texas.

Dignity in death: Anthropologists work to identify remains of migrants

Leanne Castro, Life and Arts Reporter
February 15, 2021
Bobby Barnard and his wife Nancy Barnard work behind the front desk during the early years of Sundance Records.

Pop-up shop celebrates life, legacy of San Marcos music legend

Sofia Psolka, Life and Arts Contributor
February 11, 2021
Jessica Mejía, pictured in her Sirena del Rio costume, sits by a mural of an Indigenous woman.

La Sirena del Rio: Indigenous mermaid spreads joy, culture to children through river education

Brooklyn Solis, Life and Arts Contributor
February 10, 2021
Floral designer Elizabeth Valdez arranges a Valentine's Day bouquet, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, at The Floral Studio.

Valentine’s Day 2021: How businesses are celebrating love, relationships

Andrea Mau, Life and Arts Contributor
February 8, 2021
Sarah Tanner and other psychology graduate students pose for a holiday photo at the Hays County Courthouse, Dec. 12, 2020 in San Marcos.

‘You are capable’: Graduate students offer meaningful advice to prospective students

Leanne Castro, Life and Arts Reporter
February 4, 2021
COVID fatigue

Pandemic fatigue: Students battle exhaustion from new-found reality

Sarah Hernandez, Assistant Life and Arts Editor
February 3, 2021
Dr. Eric Paulson, assistant dean of the Texas State Graduate School, celebrates the successes of the Graduate House of Representatives, Sept. 2019, on the steps of Alkek Library.

Find your future: Texas State instructors help navigate graduate school possibilities

Payton Russell, Life and Arts Reporter
February 2, 2021
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority sisters (from left to right) Jeanette Pedraza, Anna Howe, Charnae Brown, Shania Richardson, Aríana Curran, Kayla Stanton, Alexus Robinson and Devine Ellison stand together on the Quad after a meeting pre-pandemic.

Black student organizations adjust to pandemic-era Black History Month

Cristela Jones, Life and Arts Editor
February 1, 2021
The audience of "The Language Women Speak" listens to one of the poets in the Garden Room, Sunday, March 8, 2020, at the Price Center.

Price Center’s call for art puts local female artists in the spotlight

Sofia Psolka, Life and Arts Contributor
January 26, 2021
A woman dressed as a mermaid tubes along the San Marcos river.

‘A symbol of the people’: San Marcos to be named mermaid capital of Texas

Andrea Mau, Life and Arts Contributor
January 25, 2021
Abigail Remaley, a senior acting major, and her family smile for a selfie after running the 2018 AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta.

Healthy at home: Students make staying active a priority in 2021

Payton Russell, Life and Arts Contributor
January 22, 2021
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