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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.
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.
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.
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.
Double, Double Toil and Trouble: Witches Make Their Way to Sul Ross
By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor
ALPINE – In alignment with the return of witches and witchcraft in contemporary American culture, Rosemary Briseño is now teaching a Witches and Witchcraft in American Literature course at Sul Ross State University.
SRSU Writer-In-Residence Sidney Balman Jr. Nominated for Prestigious Award
By Dawson Beard, Skyline Desk Chief
ALPINE - Sul Ross State University’s writer-in-residence, Sidney Balman Jr., was nominated for the fiction category of the 34th annual Reading the West Book award for the final installment in his “Seventh Flag” trilogy, “Algorithms.”
SRSU Spent $2 Million On Real Estate In Alpine
By Ryan Weyl, Skyline Reporter
ALPINE - Sul Ross State University recently acquired two buildings off campus in the heart of Alpine but plans for future use of the properties remain a mystery.
BREAKING NEWS: COVID and Flu Outbreak in the Trans Pecos Region
By Viviana Sanchez, Skyline Reporter
ALPINE - As students have settled into their classes for the spring semester, the seasonal cold, the flu and COVID have settled in with them.
Recreational Program Creates Women’s Only Gym Hours
By Gisselle Rueda, Skyline Reporter
ALPINE - Sul Ross State University’s department of recreational programs has implemented two women’s only weight room programs to provide a more comfortable space for women to workout.
Snag Your Copy of the 2023 Sage Now
By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor
ALPINE – The 2023 edition of the Sage, Sul Ross State University’s art and literature magazine, has been distributed across campus, and submissions for the 2024 edition are now open.
A Skyline Year in Review of 2023
By Dawson Beard, Skyline Desk Chief
ALPINE - Another year has come and gone. As we patiently await what 2024 has in store, let’s take a look at what happened over the last year.
Workshop: Gain Confidence On Camera
By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor
ALPINE – In partnership with Gain Confidence on Camera, Sul Ross State University is hosting a series of workshops that aim to teach students how to look confident on camera for online interviews.
America’s Shame: The Silent Tragedy of Indigenous Women (Part Three)
By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor
ALPINE – Since the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women crisis is such a complex issue, offering potential solutions and remedies to the crisis is complicated.
Security Staff Down to One Officer: Are Students Safe?
By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor
ALPINE – After 11 years of service to the Sul Ross community, Kent Dunegan, the former director of public safety, says he was forced into retirement over the summer. Multiple SRSU officers followed in his departure, leaving the university police force currently with only one officer.
Sul Ross Headed to Division II: What Does This Mean for SRSU Athletes?
By Dawson Beard, Skyline Desk Chief
ALPINE - Sul Ross State University will be transitioning from the Division III American Southwest Conference to the Division II Lone Star Conference during the Fall 2024 semester.
Drag Show Debate Sparks Online Controversy
By Dawson Beard, Skyline Desk Chief
ALPINE – Sul Ross State University’s Pre-Law Association sparked online controversy with the announcement of their next debate topic, “Are drag shows harmful to kids?,” on social media.
America’s Shame: The Silent Tragedy of Indigenous Women (Part Two)
By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor
ALPINE – What began as a fun filled night at the casino ended in tragedy for Georginda Pierce, a 38-year-old Navajo woman who lives in Farmington, New Mexico, when her boyfriend stabbed her with a broken beer bottle leaving her with a gaping hole and paralyzing a section of her face.
New Dean Takes the Helm for Student Success
By Gisselle Rueda, Skyline Reporter
ALPINE- Kathy Stein, a professor of English at Sul Ross State University, has been appointed the first Assistant Dean of Student Success.
SRSU Ranked 10th in Texas for “Best Colleges”
By Gisselle Rueda, Skyline Reporter
ALPINE - Sul Ross State University was ranked the tenth best college for its excellence as an institution by U.S. News and World Report.
Sul Ross Homecoming Court Joins the Ranks with Gender Neutral Titles
By Dawson Beard, Skyline Reporter
ALPINE - After plans to transition away from the traditional Homecoming King and Queen titles toward titles that are more inclusive were postponed last year, plans have been set in motion for this year’s homecoming to feature the first ever Homecoming Royalty in SRSU history.