College Media Association Visits Washington,

D.C. and New York City

Texan News Service editor-inchief Elizabeth Black (Spring ‘23) and managing editor Sierra Wells (Fall ‘22), along with TNS faculty advisor Austin Lewter, attended the College Media Association conference in Washington D.C. in late October. While at the conference they were also able to get out and explore Washington D C and even squeezed in a visit to the Pentagon There they met Lt Colonel Andrew Gamblin (Political Science, ‘96) who took the TNS staffers behind the scenes at the Pentagon to see the Press Briefing room At the conference they attended a variety of sessions related to best practices for college media organizations and student journalists They gained a wealth of knowledge and networked with college media groups from across the nation. In March, staffers from the TNS will also visit the CMA conference in New York City for the second straight year. Funding to support these trips was provided through the College of Liberal and Fine Arts Dean’s Circle donations

Journalism Students from Azle Visit Tarleton

Twenty-three students and two faculty members involved in student journalism at Azle High School visited Tarleton State to see the newsroom and broadcast studio for the journalism/broadcasting program Students also got a campus-wide tour, lunch at the Dining Hall, and tours of Memorial Stadium and Tarleton Radio. The trip was organized by journalism/broadcasting program director Austin Lewter Students also enjoyed riding on golf carts around campus and seeing the kiwi-bots out delivering food It’s the small things in life, sometimes, that bring people joy.