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University Star

Type	Student newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Founded	February 1911; 113 years ago (1911-02)
Headquarters	San Marcos, Texas, U.S.
Website	star.txstate.edu

The University Star, also called The Star, is a student-run newspaper for Texas State University. The Star provides news and information on issues that affect the Texas State community as well as San Marcos news.

History

20th century

The first issue was published in February 1911, started by then student Fred W. Adams, son of John Anderson Adams, the founder of Adams Extract and Spice Company. Fred W. Adams persuaded the Southwest Texas Normal School administration to let him publish the newspaper, promising to pay for it himself if advertising could not sustain the cost.

The Star's notable alumni include former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, who served as the newspaper's editor during the summers of 1928 and 1929, and expressed his ideas in his writings, which were heavily focused on politics.

21st century

During the 2010-11 academic year, the University Star celebrated its 100th anniversary. At the end of April 2010, the newspaper held a reunion, bringing together both Star staff and alumni from across the country.

Also in 2010, the San Marcos City Council declared April 26 through May 1 as University Star Week in San Marcos.

Distribution

The Star has a daily distribution of 8,000 in the fall and spring semesters. It is produced on Tuesdays and distributed throughout the San Marcos and Round Rock campuses and San Marcos community. Content is produced twice during the summer, and has a distribution of 8,000 copies. The Star publishes special issues that complement its regular content throughout the year.

Content

The Star covers of local issues, controversies and events pertaining to the university, San Marcos, Hays County, and higher education. The newspaper is split into four sections: News, Life and Arts, Opinions and Sports.

In November 2017, the paper apologized for running a controversial student op-ed, titled "Your DNA is an Abomination."

Awards

• The University Star has won several Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) awards.

• Faculty adviser Bob Bajackson (1999–2017) won the 2010 TIPA Adviser of the Year award

To date, three contributors to The University Star have been recorgnized by Hearst Journalism:

• David Rauf — 6th place (2006–07) In-Depth writing for "ASG executive officers defend 'conflict of interest' position" in The University Star
• Colter Ray — 12th place (2008–09) Photography — News & Sports, in the University Star
• Allen Reed — 17th place (2009–10) Feature writing for "A gift to Science in Death" in the Houston Chronicle during his internship at the Houston daily newspaper

References

1. ^ "University Star". University Star. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
2. "University Star reunion to take place this weekend". San Marcos Local News. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
3. "The Student Editorials of Lyndon Baines Johnson" (1968). LBJ Common Experience. Paper 1. http://ecommons.txstate.edu/lbjcomex/1
4. "University Star reunion kicks off centennial celebration". Texas State University News Service. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
5. "University Star 100 Years of Deadlines and Headlines". University Star. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
6. "Texas Newspapers". MondoNewspapers. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
7. Texas State president speaks out after publication’s ‘racist opinion column’, KVUE, November 29, 2017, archived version
8. An Abomination. A Monster. That’s Me?, The New York Times, Dec. 9, 2017, archived version
9. "A Congratulations to the University Star Staff". The University Star. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
10. "TIPA adviser award". TIPA. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
11. "Hearst Journalism Press Release". Hearst Journalism. Retrieved January 30, 2007.
12. "Rising Star Colter Ray". Texas State University. Retrieved August 15, 2010.

External links

• Official website

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Founded: 1899 Students: 38,849 Endowment: 164.3 million

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