Author: Matthew Tamez

Open house lets students experience Mexican traditions For those who attended the college’s Día de los Muertos celebration, death was something to be celebrated. “I think it’s the beauty of life and death merging together in celebration and joy and peace,” Mexican-American studies student Mary Volkman about the most important part of the holiday, which translates to Day of the Dead and is celebrated throughout Mexico. Volkman and her husband brought photos of deceased loved ones to add to the memorial at the Nov. 2 event, hosted by the Communications, Language and Reading Department. “Today is really important to sit…

The Vocal Vikings returned from the 2016 Hill Country Swing, a speech tournament held at Texas State University in San Marcos, with a trophy for Mariah Massengill’s sixth-place finish in persuasive speaking. Sarah Contreras, director of forensics, said the team was well prepared for the competition. The Vocal Vikings were one of three community colleges that attended the event with 14 attending institutions in total. The Vocal Vikings competed against Bradley University, James Madison University, Kansas State University, Lewis and Clark College, McNeese State University, Rice University, San Antonio College, Texas A&M University, Tyler Junior College, University of Texas at…

SGA discusses Rave Guardian app, health clinic idea The Student Government Association began its first meeting of the semester on Sept. 21 by discussing the Rave Guardian app and concerns that students largely aren’t aware of the resource. The app has many features to protect students such as anonymous tipping and setting geofence alarms that will alert authorities if a student fails to reach their designated location. The app is available on Apple and Android devices. In other safety business, the group also talked of having an on-campus police department in response to the concealed carry law on campus set…