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AD: Less than one week to go, Bobcats! The Bobcat Well-Being & Resource Fair isn’t just about health screenings. Come outside to Sewell Park for yoga, sound bowls, games and other activities; grab a healthy snack; meet campus and community organizations; collect giveaways; and explore resources that can support your well-being at TXST. You’ll find representatives from the Student Health Center, TXST Health Promotion Office, Counseling Center, Career Services, Dean of Students, Hays County Health Department, City of San Marcos, Healthy Cats, student organizations and many more. And don’t forget your BWRF Passport! Explore activities and resources throughout the fair, complete your passport, and submit it for a chance to win one of our post-event drawing prizes.

Wednesday, October 21
Fair, resource tables, functional assessments & flu vaccines: 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Body composition assessments: 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Sewell Park activities: 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

All TXST students, faculty and staff are welcome. Your Well-Being. Your Resources. Your Community. by @universitystar

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AD: Explore AWS Builder Center for a chance to win a $250 gift card. by @universitystar

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For Texas State voters, they don’t need to travel far. The LBJ Student Center is designated as an Early Voting and Election Day polling place, with polling times available on the Texas State Student Involvement website.

Voters can check their registration status at Vote.org, and Student Involvement advises voters to make a voting plan, fill out a sample ballot, know the issues, and know what a voting machine looks like and how it works.

Hays County sample ballots are available online on the Hays County website.

Democracy starts at the ballot box, and young voters can and will make a difference.

Read the full opinion at Universitystar.com #txst #smtx #hays by @universitystar

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Filed in September, the Cornell Seven case is an ongoing criminal investigation involving a former Cornell University student who alleges that seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity drugged and gang-raped her in October 2024. On September 16, 2026, she filed a 101-page civil lawsuit against the seven men, Cornell University, and others allegedly involved in the assault.

Trapp said she has a petition online that demands Title IX transparency, institutional accountability, and implementation of evidence-based sexual violence prevention interventions.

At Texas State, students can report sex-based discrimination or sexual assault to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX or at Elliot Hall on the third floor.

Read the full story at universitystar.com #txst #smtx #hays by @universitystar

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Austin City Limits wraps up a successful two weekends. Swipe through moments from the festival captured by Aiden Fritsche.

View the full gallery at Universitystar.com
#txst #smtx #hays by @universitystar

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AD: Your well-being. Your resources. Your community. The Bobcat Well-Being & Resource Fair is back!

Join us Wednesday, October 21, at the Jowers Center and Sewell Park for a day dedicated to your health and well-being across the Eight Dimensions of Wellness. Grab a healthy snack, learn about your own health, and connect with on- and off-campus resources that can help you improve or maintain your health and well-being. You can also check your flu vaccine off your fall to-do list at our on-site flu vaccine clinic! Explore free health assessments, connect with campus and community resources, enjoy activities in Sewell Park, grab a healthy snack, and discover new ways to support your well-being.

Fair, health services, flu vaccine clinic, & resource tables: 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Body composition assessments: 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Sewell Park activities: 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

Body composition appointments are available in advance—scan the QR code or visit our website to learn more and reserve your spot! Walk-ins are also welcome if spots are available. Complete the BWRF scavenger hunt during the fair for a chance to win raffle prizes. Open to the entire TXST community, with activities and resources designed especially for students. Come for one activity or explore the whole fair! by @universitystar

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While the individual entered the residential space through a propped door, Carmichael said it is important to close the door after entering a residential building to avoid tailgating, when nonresidents bypass ID scanners by following closely behind a resident.

Although nothing was stolen, Carmichael said investigators are treating the incident as burglary because the individual entered the victim’s residential space without permission and had the intent to commit a crime.

Indecent assault is usually a form of unwanted sexual touching, Carmichael said. It is defined by the Texas Penal Code as an offense without the other person’s consent, with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person by touching the genitals of another person, touching another person with their own genital, exposing another person’s genitals or causing another person to contact bodily fluids.

Carmichael said the investigation is ongoing and anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call UPD at 512-245-2805.

This is a developing story. The University Star will provide updates as more information becomes available.
 Read the full story at Universitystar.com #txst #hays #smtx by @universitystar

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Vote Aiden Fritsche for homecoming court at txst.campuslabs.com (link in bio)
#txst #smtx #hays by @universitystar

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AD: Explore AWS Builder Center for a chance to win a $250 gift card. https://bit.ly/4i7dTen by @universitystar

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AD: Apply today! https://www.education.txst.edu/ci/programs/alt-teacher-cert.html by @universitystar

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According to the report, there was a decrease in aggravated assault reports, with 19 reported in 2025, seven less than the 26 reported in 2024. This is around a 58% decrease from the 46 reported in 2023.

In 2025, there were four liquor law violation arrests, three fewer than the seven reported in 2024 and 11 fewer than the 15 reported in 2023.

There were 14 reported drug law violation arrests in 2025, about an 85% decrease from the 92 reported in 2024 and about an 88% decrease from the 114 reported in 2023.

There was about a 31% decrease in rape from 2023 to 2025, with 20 reported in 2025, 29 in 2024 and 2023. 18 of the 20 rapes reported in 2025 occurred in a residential facility.

The report showed a decrease in reports of stalking, with 54 reports in 2025, five fewer than the 59 in 2024 and seven fewer than 61 reported in 2023. 22 of the 54 reports in 2025 occurred in residential facilities in 2025.

There was a small decrease in domestic violence, with 84 reported in 2025, two fewer than the 86 reported in 2025 and 45 more than the 39 reported in 2023. Out of the 84 reports, 45 involved current or former partners and 39 involved roommates. 28 of the reports involved threats or intimidation rather than physical violence, according to the press release.

Read the full story at Universitystar.com #txst #hays #smtx by @universitystar

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