TUESDAY October 15, 2024 VOLUME 114 ISSUE 10 www.UniversityStar.com
San Marcos community holds memorial to honor Israeli victims of October 7 By Jacquelyn Burrer News Contributor San Marcos community members and Texas State students held a memorial on Oct. 14 at the Price Community Center to stand in solidarity with the people of Israel and honor those who died on Oct. 7, 2023. The memorial service hosted Sagi Gabay, a survivor of the Hamas attack at the Nova music festival, to share
his experience of escaping the attack. “Faces of October 7th,” the group that brought Gabay to San Marcos works to bring survivors to different cities and college campuses across North America to share their stories. Texas State students and members of Jewish Bobcats also led a prayer in honor of those who died and to show their solidarity with the people of Israel.
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The student council for Jewish Bobcats light a candle for the victims of the October 7th massacre at the memorial held by Chabad Texas State University, Chabad San Marcos and Faces of October Seventh, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, at the Price Center and Garden.
The Davenport discontinues ‘A Brunch of Drag,’ sparks community concerns By Lucciana Choueiry and Jacquelyn Burrer News Editor and News Contributor
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Kenya Monae grabs money from the crowd at The Davenport in San Marcos.
Once a month, A Brunch of Drag brought the San Marcos queer community together at The Davenport. On Sept. 22, the event held its final show before the venue shut it down. Eileen Dover, drag artist and performer, hosted A Brunch of Drag every fourth Sunday of each month for the past two years at The Davenport on South Guadalupe Street. She said the last show, which celebrated the event’s two-year anniversary, was sold out, which typically consisted of 125 to
150 people. A typical Brunch of Drag started at 2 p.m. with an afternoon filled with mimosas, music and performances all while surrounded by the local queer community. “Regulars started to get familiar with when it starts, what happens, when the queens walk. They know everything at this point, especially the ‘loyals’...,” Dover said. “There’s so much happening in our real world and reality, so our show was about taking people into drag fantasy. If you need to cry, cry, if you need to laugh, laugh – you got to feel everything but don’t feel uncomfortable. That was our Sunday.”
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Residents report mismanagement, mold at The Junction By Eleanor Munoz News Reporter When Morgan Colon, environmental science senior, moved into her new apartment at The Junction, a rent-by-the-room apartment complex located on West Avenue, her unit was dirty and in the midst of reconstruction. According to Colon, the initial unit she moved
into this year was infested with roaches, had appliances out of order and a fire alarm uninstalled with wires hanging from the ceiling. Colon said she stayed with her uncle in Wimberley instead of moving in and is staying at a friend’s apartment currently. “[One of the managers] showed me this new unit, it was not nearly as bad as the other one, but it was still dirty,” Colon said.
Speak On It: Black students discuss recent hate crime
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Texas State shines on both sides of the ball against Arkansas State By Jude Botello Sports Contributor
By Staff After Jemein Lefang’s, a computer information systems freshman, car was vandalized with a racial slur on Sept. 24, discussions surrounding the seriousness of hate crimes are happening on campus. The University Star interviewed Lefang, Texas State’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) President Jordan Williams and Black Men United Vice president Jordan Hunter in order to gain perspective on this issue and insight on how this hate crime is affecting Lefang and the black community at Texas State. Lefang said despite feeling supported by the university, his sense of safety is not the same as it once was.
“Then I opened the vents, and I was like, this is not going to work.” Colon suspected mold in the vents, and lab tests at Assured Bio Labs confirmed it as Cladosporium mold. The CDC notes that Cladosporium is a common indoor mold, and exposure can lead to symptoms like sore throat and coughing.
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Senior quarterback Jordan McCloud celebrates a touchdown during the game versus Arkansas State, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, at UFCU Stadium.
Texas State defeated Arkansas State 41-9 during the parent’s weekend showdown after the impressive performance of red shirt senior quarterback Jordan McCloud. The Bobcats have now won back-to-back games after losing two straight against Arizona State and Sam Houston State. Additionally, Texas State had its second sellout crowd of 28,000 of the season.
After allowing three field goals for the first and second quarters, the Bobcats did not allow another score for the rest of the game, keeping the Red Wolves out of the end zone the entirety of the game. Arkansas State’s road record extended to 0-3 following its loss to Texas State. Saturday marked McCloud’s fifth game this season with more than three touchdowns and his third finishing with 300+ passing yards.
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