Nicholas Ratcliff Multimedia Journalist The Tarleton State University radio station, KXTR 100.7 The Planet, is currently hosting a competition for Tarleton students interested in producing podcasts. They asked students to submit a podcast to the station for review. The competition began earlier this semester and submissions will...
Taylor Kaluza Multimedia Journalist After the winter storm that occurred the week of Feb.15, many people were left with damage to their homes due to no power or heat, rolling blackouts, bursting pipes and...
campus and local / Other News / State / U.S.
Nicholas Ratcliff Multimedia Journalist During the recent winter storm, the state of Texas suffered massive power outages that caused nearly four million homes to be without consistent power for more than a few days in a row. The outage also contributed to the death of over 20 Texans because they either took...
Nicholas Ratcliff Multimedia Journalist As Black History Month comes to a close, so too does Tarleton State University’s celebration of this historic month that was filled with events hosted by the faculty and staff....
Taylor Kaluza Multimedia Journalist This past week, Texas experienced record-breaking low temperatures for the first time in over 20 years. What first started with snow falling soon led to icy conditions that affected everyone...
Thomas Winzeler Managing Editor The Tarleton State University Texans have officially kicked off their spring 2021 football season. This season marks the Texan’s first season as a Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision level team....
Taylor Kaluza Multimedia Journalist If you are a fan of Dateline then you will want to catch the two-hour episode featuring Stephenville, Texas when it premiers Feb.12 on NBC. The case dives into the...
Taylor Kaluza Multimedia Journalist In celebration of Valentine’s Day, the Erath County Humane Society is hosting Smooches with Pooches, a meet and greet with dogs and cats from their shelter on Feb. 13. The...
Thomas Winzeler Managing Editor The Tarleton State University men’s basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak on Saturday, Jan. 30 in Orem, Utah in a 70-62 win over the Utah Valley Wolverines. This win...
Madison Reed Associate Producer On Saturday, Jan. 30, a new restaurant called The Shack will have its grand opening and ribbon-cutting celebration. Located at 309 W. Washington in Stephenville in the building of the...
Madison Reed Associate Producer After nine months of shutdowns and travel bans due to COVID-19, many people want to get out and have some fun with their friends and family. The Great American Lone...
Thomas Winzeler Managing Editor On Saturday, Jan. 23, Tarleton State University celebrated the grand opening of the Tarleton Texan’s newly renovated field house with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The ribbon-cutting started at 5 p.m. and...
campus and local / Politics / State / U.S.
By Nicholas Ratcliff Multimedia Journalist President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were sworn into office today, Jan. 20, to officially become the 46th president and vice president of the United States. Biden swore his presidential oath in front of the U.S. capital while placing his...
Madison Reed Multimedia Journalist Many people have already begun to put up their Christmas decorations and blast Christmas music in their cars. With everything that has happened this year, people are wanting something good...
Cody Drolet Sports Writer With the 2020-2021 season announced for Tarleton State University women’s basketball, the WAC has released their pre-season rankings and the Texans are ranked 7th among the AP polls. Misty Wilson,...
