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Hand to God Review 
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Hand to God Review 

By Dawson Beard, Skyline Editor

ALPINE - The Sul Ross Theater Program once again delivered an impactful and thought-provoking performance while leaving the audience in stitches with their adaptation of the dark comedy “Hand to God” by Robert Askins.

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Retention At Sul Ross 

By Viviana Sanchez, Skyline Reporter

ALPINE - Sul Ross State University has launched a new program aimed at improving retention called Connecting Students for Success.

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US TikTok Ban: What You Need to Know 

By Dawson Beard, Skyline Desk Chief

ALPINE - To the dismay of social media influencers and young adult media consumers across the nation, TikTok may finally be meeting its end in the United States as the House of Representatives has voted to ban the app in a decisive 352-65 vote.

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Enrollment Continues To Increase at Sul Ross 

By Viviana Sanchez, Skyline Reporter

ALPINE – Sul Ross State University’s impending transition to Division II sports, marketing efforts in El Paso, Midland and Odessa, the growth of online master’s programs, dual-credit partnerships, and improved financial aid counseling have boosted the university’s enrollment by almost 40%, university officials said.

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SRSU Music Professor Nicolas Hurt Releases Album 
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SRSU Music Professor Nicolas Hurt Releases Album 

By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor

ALPINE – More than a month after a screening of his short film, “Serenade, I Miss You,” at the Museum of the Big Bend, Nicolas Hurt, a music professor at Sul Ross State University, released the film’s companion album of the same title on March 15, 2024.

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Skyline Editor Brooke Manuel Sparks A Movement 
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Skyline Editor Brooke Manuel Sparks A Movement 

By Dawson Beard, Skyline Desk Chief

ALPINE – It was Oct. 31, 2023, and McNair Scholar Brooke Manuel was getting ready to speak on a panel over the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman crisis in front of an eager Atlanta audience. Among the sea of faces in the crowd was Kathe Lehman-Meyer, a communications professor at St. Mary’s University, who, like everyone else in attendance, is deeply passionate about the subject. However, it was as Manuel presented her three-part series written as a McNair Scholar and published in the Sul Ross Skyline, “America’s Shame: The Silent Tragedy of Indigenous Women,” that passion turned into action.

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OPINION: “Swelce” Is The Newest Celebrity Power Couple

By Dawson Beard, Skyline Desk Chief

ALPINE - I will get my first point out of the way now as it is a very unoriginal comparison. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are the new Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe, not only in terms of their influence and star power, but they also bear a striking resemblance to one another. One of the biggest athletes in the country is dating the most popular blonde in the entertainment industry (cue Spider-Man meme).

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A Woman in the Spotlight: The Struggle of Taylor Swift
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A Woman in the Spotlight: The Struggle of Taylor Swift

By Dawson Beard, Skyline Desk Chief

“Are you ready for it?”

The bass drops, rattling and filling my ear drums as the screams of little preteen girls occupy any gaps the music missed. The first confetti cannon hasn’t even gone off, the strobe lights have hardly strobed, but it already feels like a party, and our entertainment for the evening has just arrived. At least that is the elementary sensation I, a novice in the world of Swifties, felt in the presence of a pop star, but to the more experienced among us, AKA my 13-year-old niece, she was in the presence of a goddess, an icon. Taylor was a queen, the stage was her throne, and her loyal subjects greeted her with excitement and hysteria. Taylor Swift had yet to sing a note of her first song, but the fans were content enough to just look at her and embrace her energy that effortlessly filled AT&T Stadium. This is what power, acceptance, and stardom looks like. The fans were indeed ready for it, but after all these years, was Taylor?

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OPINION: SRSU Witchcraft Course, Pro

By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor

ALPINE - As someone who is intrigued by different religions and types of spirituality, I take the time to educate myself on certain practices. I find the recent integration of courses studying witches and witchcraft at universities across the country timely and opportune.

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Dear mom,

Thank you for being so supportive, caring, and an amazing mom! Happy Valentine’s Day mama! We all love you <3

Kylie Garcia

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