Pumpkin Spice Lattes and Ugg Boots. They can only signify one of two things; the fall of western society as we know it – or fall at Texas State. Fall is a wondrous time, with cool breezes, random showers, and the end of the horrid sticky-sweatiness that occurs during a mid-afternoon walk from LBJ to…
Four years were spent clawing your way to the top of the totem pole in high school, and what do you have to show for it? You have to start all over; except this time, it’s in a brand new city without the friends you made and the family that made you. Yeah, It’s…
Students who visited the LBJ Student Center Ballroom on Tuesday were given a golden ticket to new housing opportunities! The 2013 Spring Housing Fair was completely wonky this year, or rather, Wonka. The Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory theme had various apartment complexes across San Marcos bringing their candy coated A-game in an attempt…
Candy! Stickers! Maroon and gold beads everywhere! No, this wasn’t a Boko piñata; it was the Student Organization Fair sponsored by Student Organizations Council held in the LBJSC Ballroom! Organizations from all over campus came to the ballroom to hand out information and goodies in the hopes of attracting fresh Bobcats into their organization. Over…
If you walk into Chick-Fil-A tomorrow morning and realize that the place is OVERRUN with overly-emotional parents and extra-embarrassed teenagers; do not fear! You are not at a mall during black Friday, it’s just Bobcat Day. Bobcat Day happens twice during the fall and spring semesters. This is the day in which prospective Bobcats are…
Bobcats! Do you follow LBJSC Facebook or @lbjsc on Twitter yet? Do you tag every possible photo and re-tweet blog updates? If you live your life through social media, you might want to know what it would be like as a career, so… Quick-witted, media savvy Bobcats ASSEMBLE! That’s right! It’s that time of…
Thousands of students and San Marcos residents flocked to Sewell Park yesterday afternoon with just one goal in mind: to have a great time. Amidst the large crowds and gorgeous April day, the 9th annual Riverfest kicked off with a bang as Texas State alumnus DJ Coty Morris pumped up the volume with some of today’s hottest beats.…
At some point each of our Bobcats will graduate, go out into the real world and become a productive member of society, and because we are Bobcats, we will succeed in whichever field we choose. Though graduation is farther away for some than others, one thing that we can all get involved in to better…
As many Bobcats have discovered since April began the semester is finally winding down to that amazing time of year known as Summer Break. Ah yes, the weather is beautiful, the river is calling and some days all you want to do is lounge out in the sun for a while instead of getting that…
As you’re walking through the Student Center next week be sure to thank a student who’s behind a desk, answering a phone or just running around and looking busy. All of our Bobcats that are currently working understand the difficulties associated with balancing the pressures of keeping up with your school work and paying the…
As the end of the semester draws nearer each day, students at Texas State University are hard at work keeping everything from working and involvement to academics in a precarious balance that is often difficult to maintain. It is during these crazy times that it becomes easiest to focus on ourselves. It is easy to become absorbed in our own…
The LBJ Student Center strives to bring a sense of community to Texas State through our 5 core values: Service, Excellence, Respect, Empowerment and Collaboration. Director Andy Rhoades, now on his way into retirement, embodies each and every one of these values. For the past 12 years Andy Rhoades has been a major part of…
As all Bobcats know, working hard is an everyday part of life here at Texas State University. Between balancing academics, being involved in extracurricular activities and, more often than not, working to pay the bills all at the same time, being a student is a full time job in and of itself. So it’s no…
Walking around campus, you may have noticed some small but distinct changes that have cropped up over the past couple of weeks. Signs with logos, faces and captions seemed to crop up over night, massive bubbles floated through the Quad from The Stallions. So what is causing this new wave of creative promotions throughout Texas…
This week students may have noticed the many hardworking individuals stationed in various locations of the Student Center diligently clicking what looks to be a small clock everytime someone walks by. So what exactly are they doing? They’re taking part in the LBJ Student Center’s annual Traffic Count! The Traffic Count involves every staff member in the Student Center taking count…
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