WHERE NEWS HAPPENS IN WEST TEXAS
TikTok Ban: Government Overreach or Needed Security?
By Dawson Beard, Skyline Columnist
SUL ROSS- At present, 27 states have banned the Chinese-owned video sharing app, TikTok, from use on government issued devices. Although many find the ban ridiculous, I see it, simply, as a crucial and proactive security measure.
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.
Valentine’s Day is Right Around the Corner
What’s better than reading your local newspaper and seeing a message from your Valentine? Nothing!
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.
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Tips and Tricks to Help Fight the Funk
By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor
ALPINE - Although the topic of mental health is more mainstream nowadays, society could better educate us on mental illnesses and how to keep ourselves from falling into that funk that we all know, especially during this time of year when many people are suffering from seasonal affective disorder.
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 Alumna Robin Alvarez, The ‘Eternal Student’ to be a Published Author
By Brooke Manuel, Skyline Editor
DEL RIO - Since graduating from Sul Ross State University in May 2022 with her master’s degree in English, Robin Alvarez has scored publication offers for her two novels "When Oceans Rise" and "Paramour", which is the first installment of a trilogy.
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.
Student Debt Forgiveness Program
By Dawson Beard, Skyline Columnist
Once again, Joe Biden has shown complete disregard for the United States Constitution with the unveiling of his new federal student debt forgiveness program.