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Hello everyone and welcome to episode 17 of The Star Sitdown! In today's episode, our guest is Mena Yasmine. Yasmine is a former Texas State student and activist who was part of the 2018 student sit-in. Today, we discuss what occurred prior to former Texas State Student Government President Connor Clegg's impeachment and the timeline of the 2018's student-in. This episode was edited by Podcast Edi...

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 16 of The Star Sitdown! In today's episode, our guest is Harmony Austin. Austin is currently a senior at Texas State and is the Marketing Director at Jane Doe Theatre Company. Today we discuss Jane Doe Theatre Company, children's theatre, and life without stand-up comedy. This episode was edited by Podcast Contributor William Rose-Hines The Star Sitdown is a w...

Hello everyone and welcome to season two of The Star Sitdown! Our podcast team has made a lot of changes and is looking forward to bringing our audience better content than last semester. In today's episode, our guest is Hayden Hartrick. Hartrick is currently a sophomore at Texas State and is an active member of Texas State's Comedy Association, as well as voice actor. Today we discuss Dungeons an...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of The Star Sitdown. In today's episode, our guest is Aidan Bea. Bea is currently a senior at Texas State and the current Sports Editor at the University Star. Bea and I discuss Texas State sports, Title IX, Danny Kaspar, kendamas, and the NCAA. The Star Sitdown is a weekly podcast hosted by Podcast Editor Kim Davis Jr. highlighting interesting people...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of The Star Sitdown. In today's episode, our guest is Jamie Thomas. Thomas is currently a sophomore at Texas State and the Event Coordinator at Black Women United. Thomas and I discuss BWU, Black orgs on campus, Kamala Harris, and being a Black student at Texas State. The Star Sitdown is a weekly podcast hosted by Podcast Editor Kim Davis Jr. highlight...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of The Star Sitdown. In today's episode, our guest is Rebecca Harrell. Harrell is currently a graduating senior at Texas State and the current Multimedia Editor at the University Star. Harrell and I discuss life after graduation, her experience working at the Star, and mentoring young staff members. The Star Sitdown is a weekly podcast hosted by Podcas...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of The Star Sitdown. In today's episode, our guest are Samantha Hernandez. Hernandez is one of the Drum Majors in the Bobcat Marching Band. In this episode, we discuss the football season, how band is handling COVID-19, the differences between being a high school Drum Major versus collegiate Drum Major and music education. The Star Sitdown is a weekly...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of The Star Sitdown. In today's episode, our guest are Jaden Edison & Carrington Tatum. Edison is the current and second Black Editor-in-Chief at the University Star. Tatum was the first Black Editor-in-Chief at the University Star during his term two years ago. In this episode, we discuss MLK50, diversity in the news room, objectivity in journalism, a...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of The Star Sitdown. In today's episode, our guest is Brianna Benitez. Brianna is a junior at Texas State and the Life & Arts Editor at the University Star. Brianna and I discuss life & arts during the pandemic, different TV shows, and fashion. The Star Sitdown is a weekly podcast hosted by Podcast Editor Kim Davis Jr. highlighting interesting people a...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of The Star Sitdown. In today's episode, our guest is Razzaq Animashaun. Razzaq is a sophomore and popular YouTuber at Texas State. Razzaq and I discuss his growth on YouTube, utilizing social media, and making YouTube a career. The Star Sitdown is a weekly podcast hosted by Podcast Editor Kim Davis Jr. highlighting interesting people and topics throug...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of The Star Sitdown. In today's episode, our guest is Wallis Brown. Wallis is a Sophomore at Texas State and is a part of the BFA Acting program. Wallis and I discuss the the acting program, stage acting vs. film acting, show business, and the new series Wallis stars in "Love Wave 2000." The Star Sitdown is a weekly podcast hosted by Podcast Editor Kim...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of The Star Sitdown. In today's episode, our guest is Daniel Weeks. Daniel is a senior at Texas State and is the current News Editor at The University Star. Daniel and I discuss the importance of voting locally, how Daniel joined the star, politics, and the 11% project. The Star Sitdown is a weekly podcast hosted by Podcast Editor Kim Davis Jr. highlig...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of The Star Sitdown. In today's episode, our guest is Gabby Ybarra. Gabby is a senior at Texas State and is the current Managing Editor at The University Star. Gabby and I discuss her battle with COVID-19, background in journalism, ambitions for her career, and climate change. The Star Sitdown is a weekly podcast hosted by Podcast Editor Kim Davis Jr....

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of The Star Sitdown. In today's episode, our guest is Laura Nunez. Laura is a senior at Texas State and is the current Opinions Editor at The University Star. Laura and I discuss Laura's history at The Star, the future of the opinions section, advertising, and what it means to be great. The Star Sitdown is a weekly podcast hosted by Podcast Editor Kim...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of The Star Sitdown. In today's episode, our guest is Professor Gilbert Martinez. Gilbert D. Martinez is a senior lecturer and has taught Media Law at Texas State since fall 2003. He graduated with a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in New York in 2000. Professor Martinez and I discuss the roll the media plays in the public's day-to-day life,...

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of The Star Sitdown. In today's episode, our guest is my friend Hayden Hartrick. Hayden is the head of tech at the Texas State Comedy Association. Hayden and I discuss being away from stand-up comedy during COVID-19, the changes the Comedy Association had to make without a live audience, and the future of comedy in San Marcos and Austin. The Star Sitdo...

Hello everyone and welcome to the debut of The University Star's first podcast for the 2020-2021 school year. For our first guest, we have the Editor-in-Chief of The University Star, Jaden Edison. In this episode we talk about a variety of topics including the return back to school, the pressure of being Editor-in-Chief, mental health, and the Black Lives Matter protest that have occurred in San M...

In this episode of The Block, Jaden Edison invites Associate Professor of History at Texas State Dr. Ronald A. Johnson to the party to discuss faculty and student diversity at Texas State, student impact on his life, advice for black students finding their path and more. Podcast intro music by M. Pire “The Sire” & MsQuietGroove

Sports Editor Claire Partain, Assistant Sports Editor Colton McWilliams and sports reporter Cade Andrews have a roundtable discussion about men’s basketball’s triple-overtime thriller against UTA, women’s basketball’s weekend sweep, softball heading into Sun Belt play and baseball’s victories over the two Houston teams. Colton McWilliams breaks down and previews the upcoming football season as the...

In this episode of The Block, Jaden Edison invites fashion designer and VAGUE clothing line founder Richmond Kingsford to the party to discuss VAGUE, black clothing brands, respect vs. cultural appropriation, generational wealth and success and more. Podcast intro music by M. Pire “The Sire” & MsQuietGroove

Sports Editor Claire Partain and assistant sports editor Colton McWillams return to talk about Texas State's baseball success vs. Stony Brook, softball's tournament success and more. Cade Andrews stops by to talk basketball.

Sports Editor Claire Partain and assistant sports editor Colton McWilliams return to discuss Texas State softball recent tournament in Florida, the return of Texas State baseball and more. Cade Andrews joins the crew for an update on men's and women's basketball.

In this episode of The Block, host Jaden Edison invites Texas State men's basketball's Nijal Pearson to the party to discuss the recent birth of Pearson's daughter, hometown impact, managing mental health as a student-athlete, Black Texas State, Lil Durk and more. The Block is a podcast hosted by Jaden Edison and recorded at The University Star. Each episode, Edison invites people from different w...

Sports editor Claire Partain, assistant sports editor Colton McWilliams and Cade Andrews return to discuss the latest developments in Texas State athletics. The crew discusses basketball's Nijal Pearson's recent struggles, women's basketball ending their eight-game losing streak, football and Head Coach Jake Spavital's hirings and recruitment, softball's upcoming matchup against its coach Cat Oste...

Sports Editor Claire Partain and Assistant Sports Editor Colton McWilliams return to discuss Texas State football's offseason recruiting, coaching changes and more! ‘Cats Got Our Tongues is a sports podcast recorded at The University Star. The podcast is hosted by Sports Editor Claire Partain and sports reporters and edited by Andrew Zimmel. Valkyrie Mata illustrated the podcast’s graphic.