News & Features
SR Theater Department Gearing up for their New Production – Teníamos Todos Starting Nov. 24th
Teníamos Todo. (We Had Everything) opens the 2020/2021 season for the Sul Ross Theatre Program. A collaboration between professional playwrights and Sul Ross Theatre students, Teníamos Todo (We Had Everything), is an original, bilingual series of short scenes [...]
The Desk
ON CAMPUS: Wellness beyond basics
by Shawna Graves, Office of Public Relations Sul Ross State University Counseling and Accessibility Services are establishing a lifeline of healthy routines and options for students, faculty, staff and community members. Services include individual and [...]
Sisters Capitalize on Local Education
By Laura Nelson It was a long way from Puerto Rico to Uvalde for sisters Lizandra Figueroa Silva and Nathalia Figueroa-Silva, but once they arrived, they never left. When Lizandra was six and Nathalia five, [...]
The Journey of a Lifetime
• by Stephen Falick • Editor’s note: Stephen Falick wrote this essay for Susan Spring’s composition class. In it, he details traveling across the globe to discover a rare animal, and, in the process, discovering [...]
Counseling Clinic Continues Virtual Services
by Laura Nelson When the pandemic started, the Sul Ross State Univ. Rio Grande College Counseling Clinic shifted their client services to a virtual format and experienced unexpected benefits. Before, all clients lived in the [...]
Porvenir: The Quiet Massacre
• by Matthew D. Berkshier • In the early morning hours of January 28, 1918, a tragic event occurred in the tiny village of Porvenir, Texas. For an entire century, the event went largely unacknowledged. [...]
Sports
Ky Hamilton Bull Rushes His Way to The Top
New rankings were released by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Ram World Standings for the top bull riders worldwide. A household Sul Ross name sits directly across from the No. 1 slot. Ky Hamilton. [...]
Sul Ross Unveils New Campaign to Mark New Era
They call her V. Her name is Vania Hampton. She plays basketball. Who she will become, behind fierce eyes and iron-clad tenacity, is still being shaped. Her story still being written. Her future still unfolding. But [...]
IN SPORTS: ASC delays fall 2020 schedule and championships to Spring 2021
By Derek Pollacchi, Director of Sports Information Sul Ross State University is postponing the 2020 fall sports season to the spring 2021 semester following the American Southwest Conference's suspension of all NCAA athletics due to [...]
IN SPORTS: Former Lobo Patrick Mound hired as new assistant men’s basketball coach
By Derek Pollacchi, Director of Sports Information Sul Ross men's basketball has hired former Lobo guard and graduate assistant coach Patrick Mound to be their next assistant men's basketball coach. Mound starts Tuesday, June 16 [...]
News & Features
SR Theater Department Gearing up for their New Production – Teníamos Todos Starting Nov. 24th
Teníamos Todo. (We Had Everything) opens the 2020/2021 season for the Sul Ross Theatre Program. A collaboration between professional playwrights and Sul Ross Theatre students, Teníamos Todo (We Had Everything), is an original, bilingual series of short scenes and [...]
Sisters Capitalize on Local Education
By Laura Nelson It was a long way from Puerto Rico to Uvalde for sisters Lizandra Figueroa Silva and Nathalia Figueroa-Silva, but once they arrived, they never left. When Lizandra was six and Nathalia five, [...]
Counseling Clinic Continues Virtual Services
by Laura Nelson When the pandemic started, the Sul Ross State Univ. Rio Grande College Counseling Clinic shifted their client services to a virtual format and experienced unexpected benefits. Before, all clients lived in the [...]
Museum of the Big Bend Announces New Welcome Center
Members of Texas’ Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Family have made a generous gift to the Capital Campaign for the Museum of the Big Bend Complex at Sul Ross State University in Alpine. The Caldwells are [...]
Recognition from the Native Plant Society of Texas
Michael Powell PhD, Shirley Powell, and Richard Worthington PhD Receive 5th Award The authors of The Flowering Plants of the Trans-Pecos and Adjacent Areas have been awarded the 2020 Correll Award by the Native [...]
The Desk
ON CAMPUS: Wellness beyond basics
by Shawna Graves, Office of Public Relations Sul Ross State University Counseling and Accessibility Services are establishing a lifeline of healthy routines and options for students, faculty, staff and community members. Services include individual and [...]
The Journey of a Lifetime
• by Stephen Falick • Editor’s note: Stephen Falick wrote this essay for Susan Spring’s composition class. In it, he details traveling across the globe to discover a rare animal, and, in the process, discovering [...]
Porvenir: The Quiet Massacre
• by Matthew D. Berkshier • In the early morning hours of January 28, 1918, a tragic event occurred in the tiny village of Porvenir, Texas. For an entire century, the event went largely unacknowledged. [...]
Having a Baby and Having the “Baby Blues”
• by Jessica Dixon • Editor’s note: The following piece, written for Susan Spring’s English 1301 course, reflects on the struggle to identify, accept, and treat postpartum depression. They say that having a baby is [...]
Senior Perspective: Ernest Flores
• by Ernest Flores • Editor’s note: In the following feature, Ernest discusses his undergraduate experiences, academic and professional aspirations, and his mentor's own graduate educational experiences. I am a senior English major at Sul [...]
Sports
Ky Hamilton Bull Rushes His Way to The Top
New rankings were released by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Ram World Standings for the top bull riders worldwide. A household Sul Ross name sits directly across from the No. 1 slot. Ky Hamilton. [...]
Sul Ross Unveils New Campaign to Mark New Era
They call her V. Her name is Vania Hampton. She plays basketball. Who she will become, behind fierce eyes and iron-clad tenacity, is still being shaped. Her story still being written. Her future still unfolding. But [...]
IN SPORTS: ASC delays fall 2020 schedule and championships to Spring 2021
By Derek Pollacchi, Director of Sports Information Sul Ross State University is postponing the 2020 fall sports season to the spring 2021 semester following the American Southwest Conference's suspension of all NCAA athletics due to [...]
IN SPORTS: Former Lobo Patrick Mound hired as new assistant men’s basketball coach
By Derek Pollacchi, Director of Sports Information Sul Ross men's basketball has hired former Lobo guard and graduate assistant coach Patrick Mound to be their next assistant men's basketball coach. Mound starts Tuesday, June 16 [...]
IN SPORTS: Washington receives 2019-2020 Academic Excellence in Coaching Award
By Derek Pollacchi, Director of Sports Information Sul Ross State University Men's Tennis Coach Antuan Washington has received the 2019-2020 Academic Excellence in Coaching Award. The Academic Excellence in Coaching Award honors Sul Ross coaches [...]
