TUESDAY February 13, 2024 VOLUME 114 ISSUE 20 www.UniversityStar.com
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First Impressions of Kristin?
First Impressions of Ralph?
“I thought Kristin was beautiful and I'd seen her at a bus stop a few times," Ralph said. “Actually, a couple of times I went out there and I didn’t have class but at least got a chance to say good morning to her, and get to see her.”
“I thought he was super handsome,” Kristin said. “Just my type and then as soon as we met and started hanging out we were just very similar. We like to do the same things at had this great friend group. I mean, we had so much fun."
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What do you love most about Kristin? “The kids are super lucky to have Kristin,” Ralph said. “She's awesome… In terms of work and stuff like that I've had some rough patches along the way, but the one thing I've always had is Kristen. She's like my greatest advocate.”
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What do you love most about Ralph? PHOTOS COURTESY OF KRISTIN FOSTER
TXST LOVE STORIES By Marisa Nuñez Life and Arts Editor
“I just love Ralph's loyalty and his devotion to our family,” Kristin said. “And just how smart is… he maintains knowledge and information and I feel like he's a lot smarter than I am. But if anything else just his complete love and loyalty for our family and his devotion."
Many students are fortunate enough to find their other half at Texas State University. The University Star reached out to couples to share their love stories of how they met on campus. Ralph and Kristin Foster Ralph and Kristen Foster first met in 1988 at the shuttle stop on Windmill Drive. Enamored by her beauty, sometimes he would go to the shuttle stop just to see her. One night, his roommates invited some girls to their apartment. Ralph was happy to see that Kristin was one of them. From there, they hit it off.
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Attorney General seeks to overturn marijuana decriminalization in San Marcos, future plans By Ryan Claycamp Senior News Reporter In 2022, San Marcos voters approved a measure to decriminalize possession of up to four ounces of marijuana. As of Jan. 31, a lawsuit from the Attorney General of Texas seeks to overturn it. According to a press release from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the measure violates state drug enforcement law, a policy cities are barred from doing by the Texas Local Government Code.
"I will not stand idly by as cities run by pro-crime extremists deliberately violate Texas law and promote the use of illicit drugs that harm our communities," Paxton said in the press release. "This unconstitutional action by municipalities demonstrates why Texas must have a law to ‘follow the law.’" In September 2021, Mano Amiga, a local political advocacy group, announced its plan to petition the city of San Marcos to create a ballot measure to decriminalize low-level possession of marijuana. Mano Amiga said
Texas State begins Naloxone distribution program, impacts By James Phillips News Contributor On Feb. 1, Texas State announced students and staff can receive free Naloxone (Narcan) nasal spray at select locations in the San Marcos and Round Rock campuses. Narcan is used to reverse the effects of an opioid or fentanyl overdose. According to an article from The University Star, its distribution comes as "fentanyl overdose cases amongst teens and young people have increased in Hays County."
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Distribution of the life-saving medicine will be carried out at the Student Health Center, Student Recreation Center and Alkek Library, as well as the Avery Building in Round Rock. Students and faculty do not have to provide any form of identification when requesting Naloxone and are allowed a maximum of two doses weekly. Sarah Doss, the interim director of the Student Health Center, said this will be a game changer in preventing overdoses in the Texas State community. "[Texas State's] hope is that [students and faculty] will be better prepared, and we can help to prevent a tragedy from occurring," Doss said.
its goal is to decrease what it sees as needless arrests and criminal charges. "It wasn't just about smoking weed; it was about minimizing the impacts because even having a charge for petty possession on your record can significantly impact your life," Sam Benavides, communications director at Mano Amiga, said. In December 2021, Mano Amiga launched its petition campaign, seeking the signatures of 10% or more of registered voters in San Marcos to secure the ballot measure. SEE GOVERNMENT PAGE 3
FAFSA delay impacts Texas State community By Blake Leschber News Editor As the Free Application for Financial Aid (FAFSA) form is pushed back further, the effects of unreceived financial aid is felt across campus. According to the Federal Student Aid (FSA) department, the FAFSA form went live on Dec. 30, differing from the normal Oct. 1 date. Now, although universities usually expect to receive financial aid data from students as early as October, Texas State and higher education institutions will not get the data until at least mid-March.
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