Basketball Falls to New Orleans
November 23, 2009
Despite a career-best 16 points and six rebounds by junior forward Tony Bishop, the Texas State men’s basketball team could not overcome an ice-cold shooting touch as the Bobcats suffered a 67-55 loss at New Orleans Saturday afternoon.
The Bobcats opened the game hitting just one of their nine three-point attempts in the first half and finished the game making just three of 16 three-point shots overall. Read more
Champions!
November 23, 2009
No. 1 seed Texas State downs No. 3 Stephen F. Austin (25-20, 25-20, 23-25, 25-17) in four to capture the 2009 Southland Conference Volleyball Tournament Championship at the Convocation Center in San Antonio. The Bobcats earn their sixth tournament title overall, as they improve their record to 22-12 and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Read more
Season Ends With Win
November 23, 2009
With 14 seniors playing the final game of the collegiate careers, the Texas State football team ended the 2009 season in record-setting fashion as Bradley George threw for 322 yards and three touchdowns to help Texas State overcome three turnovers and defeat Sam Houston State 28-20 Saturday afternoon at Bobcat Stadium.
George, who finished the day completing 22 of 37 passes and threw two interceptions on the day, ends his career as the all-time leading passer Read more
Either You Get It or You Don’t
November 20, 2009
As quoted in a front page article in the October 16, 2008 issue of The University Star, it took two years for a “quick fix” to develop a new logo featuring Old Main. Astoundingly, it took another year to adopt the current logo that was derived from an existing logo, for a total of three years after the University adopted the name change to Texas State University. Read more
Getting the BB’s Back in the Box
November 20, 2009
Why do I write these articles? I write this column because I love TXST too much to not try to make a difference. Why do I write them with such an edge? It is to break through the hardened apathy and status quo and get people to think about the issues. What you probably don’t know is that I’ve tried other means only to receive a “thank you, now we’ll ignore you” response and watch years pass while nothing changes.
The defining moment came when one of my daughters, a TXST summa cum laude graduate, came to me and said, “Dad, I love my school, but I’m not proud of my school.” Read more
