WHERE NEWS HAPPENS IN WEST TEXAS
Moldy Dorms at SRSU
By Maya Tinajero, Skyline Reporter
ALPINE – Walking through Lobo Village two dormitory lately requires residents to dodge areas blocked by paper sheets and tape where there used to be walls.
OPINION: Political Rhetoric Has Become Too Extreme
By Dawson Beard, Skyline Editor
ALPINE – It’s an election year, and that means that local, state, and federal politicians are all reaching for the proverbial brass ring of winning their respective elections. That also means ramping up the fear mongering, mudslinging, and inflammatory rhetoric to appease their constituents, sway undecided portions of the electorate, and prey on ignorant voters.
New Cafe, ‘Vise Coffee’ Opens in Alpine
ALPINE - Just as this school year at Sul Ross began percolating, so did a new coffee shop in town.
Lobo Lambent
Original Comic By Alyn Covington, Skyline Cartoonist
El Futuro es Brillante para los Deportistas de Sul Ross al Ingresar a la Era DII
Por Dawson Beard, Editor de Skyline
ALPINE - Con el inicio del primer juego de la temporada de fútbol de 2024 el 29 de agosto, la Universidad Estatal de Sul Ross lanzó oficialmente la era de la División II de Atletismo. La nueva era trajo oportunidades y ayuda a los estudiantes deportistas de esta universidad que antes no habrían estado disponibles en la División III, también trajo nuevos rostros al mando de varios programas.
Texas Judiciary Partnership with Sul Ross State University
By Gisselle Rueda, Skyline Reporter
ALPINE – In a unique collaboration between the Texas criminal justice system and Sul Ross State University, the Court of Criminal appeals will relocate to the Alpine campus to hear oral arguments in two high-profile murder cases.
The Future is Bright for Sul Ross Athletics Entering the DII Era
By Dawson Beard, Skyline Editor
ALPINE - With the opening kickoff of the first game of the 2024 football season Aug. 29, Sul Ross State University officially launched the Division II era of Athletics. This era brings with it a bevy of new opportunities and aid for Sul Ross student-athletes that were not available to them in Division III, along with some new faces at the helm of various programs.
Skyline Desk Chief Dawson Beard Announces for National Softball Tournament
By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor
ALPINE – Dawson Beard, a Sul Ross State University senior and Skyline Desk Chief, was hired as the Public Address Announcer for the 2024 NCAA Division III Softball National Championship in Marshall, Texas.
Border Dispute: What You Need to Know
By Viviana Sanchez, Skyline Reporter
ALPINE - Sul Ross State University’s Rio Grande Campus in Eagle Pass, Texas, currently bears witness to a state and federal confrontation at the Texas-Mexico border.
OPINION: Pro-Palestine Campus Protests
By Dawson Beard, Skyline Desk Chief
ALPINE - Typically, when I write these editorials, I know exactly how I feel about the topic beforehand, and I can articulate my opinions in writing quite easily. However, when it comes to the recent spread of pro-Palestine campus protests across the United States, I find myself at a crossroads.
Very Fair, Very Well
By Joh Covington, Skyline Contributor
ALPINE – They say that in your last moments, your life flashes before your eyes. While I am not knowingly in my final days, I am closing a chapter and reflecting on its pages. In these last, and very few, remaining weeks of school, in a semester that has blown by at the speed of light, my college experience is a common theme in my reverie.
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.
Lanzamiento del Diario de Sul Ross
Por Brooke Manuel
ALPINE - Durante el semestre de otoño de 2024, la Universidad Estatal de Sul Ross lanzará El Diario de Sul Ross, una versión en español del periódico escolar, The Skyline.
El Diario de Sul Ross Launching Fall of 2024
By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor
ALPINE – Sul Ross State University will be launching El Diario de Sul Ross, a Spanish version of The Skyline, during the Fall 2024 semester.
Sul Ross State University Teams Up with the University of Córdoba
By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor, and Gisselle Rueda, Skyline Reporter
ALPINE – Two Sul Ross State University faculty members and 13 students are traveling to Spain in May to kick off the collaboration between Sul Ross and the University of Córdoba that was made official in November of 2023.
Sul Ross Skyline Brings Home Four Statewide Awards
San Marcos – Sul Ross State University’s student newspaper, the Skyline, won four prestigious awards at the 2024 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) Convention, twice the number awarded at last year’s convention.
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.
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.