This paper will provide an intersectional approach in analyzing how Chinese immigrants were depicted in the late 19th century in newspapers on the East Coast versus the West Coast and how these depictions reflected the underlying racial, religious, and class dynamics inside the United States. Through using political cartoons, this article will examine the degree to which newspapers and racially charged cartoons impacted anti-Chinese sentiments at the time, both through the long-lasting effects o...

During my time at Texas State, nothing has been more rewarding than being a student journalist. As I step into the professional world as a journalist, I want to take a moment to thank the people who have guided, challenged and inspired me along the way. 
First, a sincere thank you to all of my journalism professors over the years. My first class with Jessica James brought me back into journalism and gave me my first crash course in the world of news. 
Thank you to Gilbert Martinez, whose First A...

On Nov. 13, 1969, Floyd Martine, former Texas State dean of students, announced students actively protesting the Vietnam War and the My Lai massacre had three minutes to vacate the Fighting Stallions statue or they would be suspended. Only 10 students remained standing.
Subsequently dubbed the “San Marcos 10,” the students drew national attention when they were suspended for a year and had all of their course credits from the previous year canceled.
The 10 students attempted to appeal their case...

In a dedicated passion project, Madelyn Parsons, a criminal justice junior, turned a 30-second conversation about revamping the Hays County Food Bank into a fully functioning sustainable garden with a variety of fruits, vegetables and herbs for the food bank to distribute to the San Marcos community.
The process began after Parsons visited the food bank with the Stelos Scholars, a Texas State organization dedicated to community involvement and leadership, as a part of the organization’s summer i...

From staging musicals in their backyard to training as a professional ballet dancer, Paul Amrani, Texas State musical theatre alumni, recently landed a position as a dancer with the 2023-24 national tour of “Chicago the Musical.”
Amrani said their musical theatre career began with watching musicals at the local theatre in Iowa City, the Hancher Auditorium, which inspired them to tell their parents they wanted to be a dancer. Soon after, they enrolled in ballet classes at 3-years-old.
When Amrani...

From interviewing her dolls in her room at 8-years-old to becoming a TV News Anchor for WTVR CBS 6 News, Texas State alumna and four-time Emmy award winner Reba Hollingsworth aims to serve as a voice for her community in Richmond, Virginia, and as a mentor for young, aspiring journalists.
“I knew when I stepped foot [at Texas State] that I wanted to be a journalist,” Hollingsworth said. “I just love telling stories [and seeing] people shine. I think everyone has a story [and] everyone has a voic...

Before I left “The Hawk Eye,” I wanted to write a piece about my unusual experience with politics over the past few years and advice for underclassmen hoping to make a difference in the world. Here is a guide to the illusion of politics and how to play the game:

Over the past three years, I’ve been extremely involved with politics. I vaguely paid attention until my freshman year when I had Mr. Willard for English I. After getting a crash course in Marxism and political bumper stickers, I starte...