WHERE NEWS HAPPENS IN WEST TEXAS

Sul Ross Skyline Wins Prestigious Awards
By Joh Covington, Skyline Desk Chief
FORT WORTH – The preeminent Texas college journalism organization awarded two Skyline staff members with awards for their work during an annual convention that featured the newspaper’s advisor as a keynote speaker.
Texas Groundwater: A Precious Luxury Often Taken for Granted
By Joh Covington, Skyline Desk Chief
ALPINE – Clean drinking water that’s available at the turn of a tap has always seemed like a given, especially in Alpine, Texas, where every other property has a well and the others have access to water that’s been treated by the city.
SRSU Profs Circle the Wagons on ChatGPT
By Brooke Manuel
ALPINE – In preparation for the predicted negative effects of ChatGPT on student education, professors are brainstorming ideas to combat this new artificial intelligence software.
Sul Ross State University Hosts Second Annual Women’s Conference
By Jesse Rodriguez, Skyline Contributor
ALPINE – In celebration of women’s history month, Sul Ross State University invites SRSU students, faculty, staff and the surrounding community to attend the second annual women’s conference on March 31.
Alpha Lobos Sorority Opens Doors with A Progressive Gesture
By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor
ALPINE – In a groundbreaking move, a recently founded local sorority at Sul Ross State University will admit biological men as long as they identify with the pronouns she, her, and hers.
SRSU Industrial Technology Students Compete at NAHB International Builders’ Show
By Joh Covington, Skyline Desk Chief
LAS VEGAS - Last year, at the annual National Association of Home Builders Student Competition in Florida, Sul Ross’s Industrial Technology students won “Rookie of the Year.”
Tick-Tock, TikTok
By Joh Covington, Skyline Desk Chief
SUL ROSS- Sul Ross State University announced in an email to students Dec. 12 that TikTok, the viral video-sharing platform, would be blocked on all Sul Ross networks and banned from download or use on SRSU managed devices.
Assault Case Headed to Grand Jury
By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor
ALPINE – After five months of investigation into an alleged felony sexual assault and burglary in a dormitory room at Sul Ross State University, local prosecutors said they are preparing to present their case to a Brewster County grand jury.

ChatGPT: Friend or Foe?
By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor
ALPINE – Despite reports of ChatGPT threatening education as we know it, educators shouldn’t enter panic mode just yet. Although the chatbot can give answers to questions and prompts instantaneously, it so far lacks the luster and novelty that only a human can provide.
Title V Grant Will Provide Personal Health Items for Sul Ross Students
By Gisselle Rueda, Skyline Reporter
ALPINE - After months of absence, Sul Ross students will regain access to free menstrual products and condoms courtesy of a $2,700 Title V grant. Dispensers filled with these items will be placed in each of the 52 restrooms located in the University Center mall.
Youth in an Age of Destruction - Part 2: The Student’s Perspective
By Joh Covington, Skyline Desk Chief
While many wouldn’t consider this to be a post-covid world, we are seeing the aftereffects on society of the last three years. Every generation has had that event that has shaken it to the core, with ripples changing things for years to come. In the last few years this generation has encountered more than what is due. The toll will surely be made evident tomorrow and again further down the line.

A Skyline Year in Review of 2022
By Joh Covington, Skyline Desk Chief
SUL ROSS - The dawn of ’23 is fresh, but many are still recovering from ’22 whiplash. The past few years have given an entirely new meaning to the phrase “roaring ‘20s.”

Sul Ross State University Students’ Opinion on Elon Musk’s New Twitter
By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor
ALPINE - Since Elon Musk’s formal acquisition of Twitter on Oct. 27, 2022, hate speech directed toward African Americans and the LGBTQ community, and antisemitic posts skyrocketed. A majority of Sul Ross State University students said in a recent poll that this will not affect their use of the platform.
$30 Million for SRSU Campus in Eagle Pass, RGC May Branch Off
By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor
EAGLE PASS - $30 million has been dedicated to building a Sul Ross State University campus in Eagle Pass in hopes of Rio Grande College, which currently consists of the Del Rio and Uvalde campuses, and the Southwest Texas Junior College teaching site in Eagle Pass, breaking off from Sul Ross and becoming its own four-year university.
TSUS Board of Regents Installs Carlos Hernandez as SRSU President
By Dawson Beard, Skyline Reporter
ALPINE – Moving into 2023, in his role as the new president of Sul Ross State University, Carlos Hernandez said he plans to support students’ academic endeavors, improve campus safety, create new opportunities for students, and carry on the legacy of prior SRSU presidents.