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Bobcat Territory 2016 - 2017 table of contents Boko the Mascot
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Two-time winner of nations best mascot, Bobcats are proud to back Boko.
Sewell Park Texas State is well known for the university’s park on the river.
Bobcat Build Bobcats have to stick together to look out for the local community.
Moving into the dorms Brand new dormitory complexes offer students a comfortable place to live.
Bobcat Stadium Recently renovated, the stadium is now one of the top 30,000 seat stadiums in
Legeneary Icons of TxSt Statues of TXST icons occupy areas in the heart of campus.
The Strutters TXST’s Strutters are famous for their UQWVJYGUVGTP ƃ CTG CPF COC\KPI FCPEG skills.
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The Quad Where all the action is: from public speakers to breakfast tacos for sale.
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Each school’s homecoming is special, here is what makes TXST’s unique.
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Texas State’s more than 36,000 students choose from 97 bachelor’s, 88 master’s and 12 doctoral degree programs offered by the following colleges: Applied Arts, McCoy College of Business Administration, Education, Fine Arts and Communication,
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Health Professions, Liberal Arts, Science and Engineering, University College and The Graduate College. As an Emerging Research University, Texas State offers opportunities for discovery and innovation to faculty and students. Our students come from around the globe, and our student body is diverse. Forty-five percent of Texas State students are ethnic minorities. Hispanic Outlook magazine ranks Texas State 16th in the nation for total bachelor’s degrees awarded to Hispanic students. See the University Factbook for more information on our student body.
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Texas State’s Mascot
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The Bobcat has been the mascot of Texas State University since 1921, when the university adopted the name from the recommendation of a committee formed to raise school spirit. Smaller than mountain lions, bobcats are known for their stubborn ďŹ erceness and great courage. The football squad used the bobcat for the ďŹ rst time in 1921 and went undefeated with a 7-0 season. Texas State had several officially recognized live bobcat mascots until the 1970s. In 1964 the Texas State Bobcat was given the official name of “Bokoâ€? by Beth Greenlees, a sophomore from Luling, Texas, who beat out about 100 other students in a “Name the Bobcatâ€? contest. Boko has twice been named “USA National Championâ€? mascot. Bobcats are endemic to the Central Texas area, and have been sighted in San Marcos.
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Sewell Park On a hot summer day in 1916, Dr. S.M. “Froggy” Sewell, a mathematics professor, went wading into the brush- and weedchoked San Marcos River. No place was deeper than three feet, and he decided that the university needed a park. In 1917, the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries leased the college four acres of land along the river. College workers, armed with mud scrapers and mules, cleaned the river bottom, built up the banks and smoothed the slopes. It was called Riverside Park until 1946 when it was renamed in honor of Sewell.
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In 1984, a $1 million renovation gave the park its current look. Sewell is now a favorite student hangout on campus. The six-acre park features grassy banks for soaking up sun or playing Frisbee with friends. Stairs provide easy access for swimming or snorkeling in the San Marcos River. The park also features a basketball court, volleyball courts and picnic and barbecue areas — all along the riverbank. In 2008, presidential candidate Barack Obama made a campaign stop at Sewell Park, addressing a crowd of several thousand.
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Bobcat Build
Annual event allows students to come together and support their community.
Part of being a Bobcat is giving back to the community. Bobcat Build is an annual community service day that encourages thousands of Texas State students, faculty and staff to complete hundreds of service projects in San Marcos as a way of saying thank you for the community’s continued support of the university. Student volunteers tackle outdoor
projects such as landscaping, painting houses, playground clean-ups, green space trash pick-ups and washing windows at service agencies, schools, churches and in low-income neighborhoods. The project enables participants to develop meaningful relationships with area residents, community leaders schools and nonprofit organizations.
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Moving into the dorms The university operates a centralized movein process at Strahan Coliseum. Texas State expects approximately 5,000 students to
move in on Aug. 15Â and 16. By coordinating the process centrally and establishing the schedule below, they are able to regulate
the flow of residents and parents on campus decreasing congestion and wait times. Please adhere to the following: Report directly to Strahan Coliseum at your assigned time. (Exception: Bobcat Village residents should report to that facility to check in.) Arrive at your assigned time and be prepared to show your Texas State ID and your “move-in ticket” (emailed to you early August). Students arriving prior to their assigned time will not be allowed to check in. If you arrive on your assigned day but miss your assigned time, you may check in at the coliseum at 4:30 p.m. or at your assigned hall between 7-9 p.m. Please do not ship personal items to your hall before move-in. Let the fun begin! Decorating your residence hall room allows you to showcase your style and personality in your new home. You have the opportunity to transform your room into a cozy, comfortable home by adding personal items such as posters, carpeting and plants. For a list of the furniture provided in the rooms, visit our residence hall page and click on your assigned hall. The list below contains items that are allowed in your room and some that should be left at home. Be sure to con sult your roommate to avoid duplication. Residents in certain halls are allowed to loft beds. If needed, kits can be leased through the Residence Hall Association.
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STADIUM Bobcat Stadium was built in 1981, and is the home of Bobcat Football. With recent additions including the Jerry D. and Linda Gregg Fields West Side Complex and the North Side Complex, Bobcat Stadium has elevated to one the best 30,000-seat stadiums in the country. The End Zone Complex was completed and dedicated in 2002. The facility, located in the south end zone of Bobcat Stadium, houses the
athletic program’s football operations. The Football End Zone Complex also has a full service training center, meeting rooms and coaching staff offices. In 2003, the playing field in Bobcat Stadium was named Jim Wacker Field to honor Texas State’s former football coach and director of athletics. Walker coached the Bobcat football team from 1979-82. His 42-8 record in the span is the best four-year mark in school history. He led the
Bobcats to back-to-back NCAA Division II national championships in 1981 and 1982. His 1982 team finished the season 14-0, and he was named College Division Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association. He also served as director of athletics at Texas State (then Southwest Texas State) from 1988-01. He passed away on Aug. 26, 2003 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
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LOCAL LEGENDS Campus is home to icons that are frozen in time
The LBJ Statue was unveiled in September 2006 and stands in the Quad in front of Flowers Hall. The near life-size statue depicts a young Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th president of the United States, as he may have appeared while a student at Texas State, then known as Southwest Texas State Teachers College. Johnson graduated in 1930 with a bachelor of science in history with a permanent teaching certificate. Commissioned by the Associated Student Government, the statue is the work of acclaimed sculptor Lawrence Ludtke of Houston. Ludtke was a fellow in the National Sculpture Society and a corresponding member of the Royal
The Bobcat The Bobcat statue, located between the Taylor Murphy Building and the Psychology Building, was installed in October 2008. The bronze statue was commissioned by the Associated Student Government and created by noted sculptor Matthew Palmer of Friday Harbor, Washington. The university adopted the Bobcat as its mascot in 1921. The Bobcat, known for its fierceness and courage, was recommended by a committee formed to raise school spirit.
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Fighting Stallions The Fighting Stallions are an iconic landmark on the Texas State campus. The area surrounding the 17-foot-high sculpture, located on the west end of the Quad, is the university’s designated free speech area. Students have made it a tradition to rub the stallions for good luck before exams.
Academy of British Sculptors. Texas State remains the only university in Texas to have graduated a U.S. president or vice president. While Johnson’s memory remains alive on campus - the LBJ Student Center is named in his honor, as is the university’s Lyndon Baines Johnson Distinguished Lecture Series -this is the first statue of the former president on campus. After his graduation, Johnson returned to the Texas State campus many times, both as president and in his retirement years. In 1965, he returned to his alma mater to sign the Higher Education Act, which opened the doors of higher education to many who could not previously afford it.
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STRUTTIN’ THEIR STUFF
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The Texas State Strutters dazzled audiences for the first time in 1960. Today, the Strutters are one of the university’s longest-running and proudest traditions. They hold the distinction of being the first dance team organized on any major university campus in Texas and have become known internationally for their showmanship and sharp performances. For more than half a century, the Strutters have fascinated audiences. They have performed at two U.S. presidential inaugurations, participated in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®, and appeared on every major television network and in five feature films. During summer 2008, the Strutters performed on NBC’s hit primetime show, “America’s Got Talent.”
They have kicked their way through more than 22 countries on four continents and were the first U.S. dance team to perform in the People’s Republic of China. The Strutters have also delighted crowds at Houston Oilers, Dallas Cowboys and San Antonio Spurs games, as well as car races and rodeos throughout the country. A photograph of the 1962 Strutters, decked out in the team’s original uniforms that featured top hats and cowboy boots, hung on walls across the country when it was included in Mobil Oil’s calendar for that year, and the 1976 Strutters were selected to represent America’s Bicentennial in a national television commercial for Coca Cola. More than 3,000 dancers now call themselves Strutter alumnae.
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QUAD The Quad is a busy, tree-lined, central mall between many major academic buildings on campus. Most students pass through the Quad on the way to class. In the Quad, student organizations host fundraisers and promote upcoming events. PHOTO BY GERALD CASTILLO
Moving into the dorms continued from page 15 What to bring:
What to leave at home:
• Television/DVD player • Stereo/CD player/radio • Desk Lamp/alarm clock/wastebasket/fan • Coffee pot/mini-refrigerator • Towels, sheets, blanket, pillows • Shower caddy, shower shoes • Toiletries, hangers, laundry bag, hair dryer • Personal computer, printer • Coaxial cable, ethernet cord. • Pictures, posters, art, double-sided foam tape • School supplies • Extension cord • Surge Protector
• Microwave • Blender • Hot Plates • Crock Pot • Toaster • Electric Grill • George Foreman grill • Weapons/fascimiles of weapons • Candles/incense • Alcohol/ alcohol containers • Pets (only fish, no larger than 10 gallon aquarium) • Prescription drugs not prescribed to you • Wireless router • Portable air conditioning units
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The Wittliff Collections Instructing • Illuminating • Inspiring
Founded in 1986, the Wittliff Collections are devoted to collecting and preserving the creative legacy of the Southwest and to fostering “the spirit of place” in the wider world through the acquisition of significant archives and works of the Southwest’s literature, film and music, as well as the photography of the Southwest and Mexico. The Wittliff Collections welcome visitors, tours, and classes, host lectures, readings, and symposia, assist researchers, and present major exhibitions year-round from their archival repositories in over 6,600 square feet of viewing space. The Southwestern Writers Collection Bill and Sally Wittliff founded the Southwestern Writers Collection at Texas State University in 1986 with the first of many gifts: papers from author and folklorist J. Frank Dobie which included diaries, journals, manuscripts for published and unpublished books, personal correspondence, candid snapshots, and memorabilia. The Writers Collection moved into its permanent quarters at the Albert B. Alkek Library when the new building opened in 1990. A keystone rescued by J. Frank Dobie from the old Bee County Courthouse was set into the stucco of the main wall in the new exhibition room, and this supportive limestone block incised with a
Texas star has been the symbol of the collections ever since. The dedication of the Southwestern Writers Collection was celebrated during a week of activities in October 1991. The Dedication Exhibition opened October 1 and featured a selection of historical and literary manuscripts, books, artifacts, photographs, and works of art from the archives. Highlights of the dedication ceremony on October 5 included Jerry Supple awarding the Wittliffs with the university’s highest honor, the Presidential Excellence Award. In the years since, the Writers Collection archives have grown tremendously — thanks to the gifts of hundreds of individual donors, university support, and the work of staff members — resulting in a rich assemblage that commands international attention. The Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection The Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection—originally known as the Wittliff Gallery of Southwestern & Mexican Photography—was established in 1996, ten years after the Writers Collection. To showcase the growing print holdings, the original physical
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HOMECOMING IN SAN MARCOS
Homecoming at Texas State is one of the university’s longest-running annual traditions. The university plans a week’s worth of events for students, staff and alumni returning to campus, culminating on a Saturday at Bobcat Stadium when the football team hosts another Sun Belt Conference team. Annual homecoming events include the following: • Homecoming Soap Box Derby, Sponsored by the Order of Omega • Homecoming Step Show • Homecoming Royalty
• Distinguished Alumni Awards Presentations • In-Town, LBJ Student Center and residence hall window painting • Gaillardian Awards Presentations • Gaillardian Award: This award was established in 1925 by the editors of the college’s yearbook, The Pedagog, to honor outstanding and accomplished students. At halftime of the homecoming football game each year, the award is given to 12 students. The name of the award was derived from the gaillardia, the official school flower
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This red-roofed, castle-like landmark was Texas State’s first building — and until 1908, the only campus structure. Designed by architect E. Northcraft, Old Main was built in a style known as Victorian Gothic. The building opened in time for the first classes in fall 1903. As other buildings were added, Old Main served as Texas State’s administration building. Old Main has undergone
many renovations. Originally, most of the second floor was a large auditorium/chapel, with an ornately carved and filigreed cathedral ceiling. With a stage at one end and a balcony at the other, this is where general assemblies, plays and presentations were held. The auditorium was subdivided into smaller rooms in the 1972 renovation, and in 1988, a floor was added at the balcony level.
However, the remnants of the ornate ceiling are still visible on the third floor. An extensive restoration in 1993-94 returned the famous roof to its original style and color. Old Main now houses the College of Fine Arts and Communication and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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