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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2017
Volume 107, Issue 14
YEAR IN REVIEW Take a look at responses from the community regarding last week's issue SEE PAGES 6 & 7
JANUARY
February
Trump makes appearance at MAGA Welcome Celebration By Bri Watkins WASHINGTON- Flags, hats, fireworks and flashing cameras filled the Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration, while well-known artists honored the event with their musical talents at the Lincoln Memorial.
Ravidrums opened the event, and following performances included Lee Greenwood, Sam Moore, 3 Doors Down, The Piano Guys and Toby Keith. Trump ended the celebration with a reminder about how he intends to unify the country.
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Andrew Homann’s term as Student Body President is ending By Ashley Skinner With only one Student Government meeting left of the 2016-2017 school year, Student Body President Andrew Homann will finish his term with many accomplishments credited to his administration. Homann took over the presidency in August of 2016 with plans to change students’ view of the organization. “I ran because I saw a lack of leadership in Student Government,” Homann said. “I know this organization has a tremendous ability to make change on campus. I felt called to do this, and here I am.”
Connor Clegg and Colton Duncan will be the next student body president and vice president for the 2017-18 school year. As president and vice president of Student Government, Clegg and Duncan will be responsible for representing the student body concerning campus issues.
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“I want to start off by saying that the Boyd-Shelvin team ran one heck of a campaign,” Clegg said. “I think we have a very bright future ahead of us.” The Clegg-Duncan executive alliance emphasizes campus safety will be one of its top priorities. The two have already begun taking measures of working with Not On My Campus to combat sexual violence at Texas State.
may Gov. Abbott signs bill to ban sanctuary cities
Offensive content toward Texas State student displayed on social media Texas State is investigating an incident involving an offensive image and vulgar language directed at a Texas State student that surfaced on social media in January, a university spokesperson said.
Student Government election results are in: Clegg-Duncan wins By Katie Burrell
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By Bri Watkins
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The image featured student David Hickland’s face placed onto a black and white photograph of a lynching victim. The image was tweeted by @txstfrat5645, an anonymous account. The account tagged Hickland and referred to him with racial slurs. Hickland did not respond for comment per request.
By Ashley Skinner In a video broadcasted through Facebook Live, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill May 7 to ban sanctuary cities. Abbott released a statement saying, “We all support legal immigration. It helped build America and Texas. But legal immigration is different from harboring people who have committed dangerous crimes. This law cracks down on policies like the Travis County sheriff who
declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes.” The statement references Sheriff Sally Hernandez and her policy that limits when the Travis County jail cooperates with Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer requests. The bill passed will ban policies like Hernandez’s and implement fines up to $25,000 per day on the sheriff ’s office if the policy continues to be followed.