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All content by Lionel Ramos
A file photo of students walking on the Quad. Student Government held its final meeting of the fall semester Nov. 30, 2020, mourning the death of student-athlete Khambrail Winters and preparing legislation for the upcoming spring semester.

Student Government mourns student-athlete death, holds final fall 2020 meeting

Lionel Ramos, News Reporter
December 1, 2020
Student Government senators vote on an amendment to a resolution during a regular meeting, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, over Zoom.

Student Government Senate winds down legislation, looks to spring semester

Lionel Ramos, News Reporter
November 24, 2020
Students make their way through the Alkek breezeway, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, on Texas State’s San Marcos campus.

Student Government calls for class registration fee transparency

Lionel Ramos, News Reporter
November 17, 2020
Presidential candidate Cody DeSalvo speaks in the presidential portion of the Student Government Presidential Debate, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, in the LBJ Teaching Theater.

Student Government Court orders parliamentarian back into office

Lionel Ramos, News Reporter
November 12, 2020
Student Government senators vote on an amendment to a resolution during a regular meeting, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, over Zoom.

Student Government votes against resolution to disband the office of parliamentarian

Lionel Ramos, News Reporter
November 11, 2020

Language of the Unheard: Election

Bianca Landry, Laura Nunez, Lionel Ramos, and Hannah Thompson
November 2, 2020
A file photo of former Student Government Parliamentarian Cody DeSalvo. DeSalvo was removed from his office after Vice President Andrew Florence broke a tie on a vote-of-no-confidence resolution, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, in a senate meeting. 

Student Government parliamentarian removed from office

Lionel Ramos, News Reporter
October 26, 2020
Vice-presidential candidate Andrew Florence answers questions during the vice-presidential portion of the Student Government Presidential Debate, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, in the LBJ Teaching Theater. The Student Government Supreme Court ruled Vice President and Chair of the Senate Andrew Florence in violation of the senate's attendance policy during the hearing of Desalvo v. Florence.

Student Government Court gives vice president three days to transmit attendance records

Lionel Ramos, News Reporter
October 25, 2020
Alex von Rosenburg tends to plants at the San Marcos Discovery Center, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, in preparation for purchases. According to TxDOT, the population of monarchs overwintering in Mexico dropped 82% from 1995-2018. Only 1% of Texas Blackland Prairies, their historically vital habitat, remain.

Biodiversity study reveals promising ways to mitigate monarch population loss

Lionel Ramos, News Reporter
October 22, 2020
Texas State will continue to hold voting for the 2021 city and school general election until 7 p.m. May 1, 2021, at the Performing Arts Center.

Students witness fast voting times during first week of early voting

Daniel Weeks, Arthur Fairchild, and Lionel Ramos
October 19, 2020
Cody DeSalvo answers debate questions during a presidential candidate debate, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, in the LBJ Teaching Theater.

Student Government parliamentarian files court complaint, faces vote-of-no-confidence

Lionel Ramos, News Reporter
October 19, 2020
Students make their way through the Alkek breezeway, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, on Texas State’s San Marcos campus.

Student Government aims to repurpose Bobcat Trace for mental health outreach

Lionel Ramos, News Reporter
October 13, 2020
Students fill the Quad on the first day of school, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, on Texas State’s campus.

Student Government unanimously passes mental health and COVID-19 resolutions

Lionel Ramos, News Reporter
October 8, 2020
The Bobcat statue on Texas State campus wears a mask, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, near the Quad bus loop. The Swine Flu occurred in the spring of 2009, and according to Dr. Emilio Carranco, H1N1 consisted of mild symptoms while COVID-19 can cause more long-term effects.

A look at the last pandemic: Comparing H1N1, COVID-19 outbreaks at Texas State

Lionel Ramos, News Contributor
October 5, 2020
President-Elect Catching Valentinis-Dee (left) and Vice-President-Elect Andrew Florence (right) answer questions from audience members during the Student Government Presidential Debate, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, in the LBJ Teaching Theater.

Student Government to host virtual Q&A roundtable featuring Texas State administrators

Lionel Ramos, News Contributor
October 1, 2020
Participants in the San Marcos Discovery Center’s BioBlitz event identify organisms for the month of September. The program uses the app iNaturalist to take pictures of plants and insects which then identifies the species and classifies them as observations.

Discovery Center boosts monarch conservation efforts through crowd-sourced study

Lionel Ramos
September 14, 2020
A file photo of the Lyndon Baines Johnson statue located on Texas State’s campus.

Texas State students encounter advanced phishing techniques

Lionel Ramos
September 11, 2020
Students make their way through the Alkek breezeway, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, on Texas State’s San Marcos campus.

Texas State’s campus capacity by the numbers

Lionel Ramos
September 4, 2020
Interim Vice President of Student Affairs Mary Ellen Cavitt (right) takes a photo of students from Lamar University after they arrived at Texas State, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, outside of the Performing Arts Center.

Lamar University students prepare to leave Texas State

Lionel Ramos
August 28, 2020
Texas State to host exploited labor conference

Texas State to host exploited labor conference

Lionel Ramos
October 25, 2019
An animated rendering of what the Round Rock Wellness Center is expected to look like upon completion spring 2020. Photo credit: Courtesy of Department of Campus Recreation

Texas State expands recreational services to Round Rock campus

Lionel Ramos
September 26, 2019
Matthew Gonzales (second from right) answers members questions pertaining to his new role as Director of Marketing and Outreach.

Student Government raises on-campus minimum wage

Lionel Ramos
September 17, 2019
Linda Ann Rodriguez, daughter of Solia Rodriguez and a retired judge of the 2nd Hays County Law Court, cuts the ceremonial ribbon Aug. 21 in the foyer of Rodriguez Elementary School. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the school opening for fall 2019 and to honor namesake family. Photo credit: Lionel Ramos

San Marcos family honored with the opening of Rodriguez Elementary School

Lionel Ramos
August 27, 2019
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