Photos by: Madi Deskovick, Skyline Reporter

ALPINE - The Big Bend Gun and Knife Show took place Labor Day weekend, Sept. 5 and 6. The vendors were set up in the Pete P. Gallego Center, with vendor displays including guns, ammunition, knives, memorabilia, clothing, jewelry, and much more. 

By: Madi Deskovick, Skyline Reporter 

ALPINE – A majority of Sul Ross State University students polled this week by the Skyline say they plan to vote for Texas Rep. James Talarico in his upcoming U.S. Senate race against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. 

By: Maya Tinajero, Skyline Editor  

ALPINE – After teammate Brady Wade was diagnosed with cancer, the Sul Ross men’s soccer team came together to support him by raising over $13,00 through a GoFundMe and hosting a soccer camp April 25. 

By: Libby Foster, Skyline Contributor  

ALPINE – Only 30.4% of Sul Ross students achieve normal sleep quality while 69.6% fall into clinically poor range, according to Fall 2025 research conducted by student athlete Ariana Escalante using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.  

By: Maya Tinajero, Skyline Editor 

ALPINE – The Skyline had the opportunity to sit down with Jesus Duque, a Sul Ross sophomore who came to the United States from Venezuela when he was only 12 years old. Duque discussed the increased tensions surrounding immigration enforcement under the Trump administration, sharing his personal experiences as a refugee under asylum protocol.  

By: Salisa Wellenreuther, Skyline Reporter  

ALPINE – Recently, the Trump Administration has faced some backlash due to President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance’s comments towards Pope Leo XIV.  

By: Maya Tinajero, Skyline Editor 

ALPINE – On what would have been a routine day late in the fall semester of 2025, a Sul Ross student along with his father, a professor at the university, duct taped a cracked window on the first floor of Fletcher Hall. Landon Velasco, a Fletcher Hall resident and his father, Joseph Velasco, acted because the window was no longer able to be locked, allowing anyone to enter the building. The duct tape remains there to this day, covering a relatively large crack in one of the glass panes facing the front of the building. No repairs have been made or mentioned. 

By: Viviana Sanchez, Skyline Copy Chief  

ALPINE- After five years at Sul Ross State University, Dean Suzanne Harris is stepping away from the university to shape her career and her education.  

By: Libby Foster, Skyline Contributor  

ALPINE - The sun has set on the first-ever GeoFest, and the results are better than they could have ever expected. The Geology department’s goal of $20,000 was surpassed, with nearly $3,000 from the 150 attendees and over $30,000 from sponsorships, including SM Energy.  

By: Maya Tinajero, Skyline Editor  

ALPINE - Members of the Sul Ross men’s soccer team are working together to help one of their own win a battle against cancer.