The South Texan Texas A&M Kingsville News

By Claudia Garcia The new dormitory isn’t the only thing that Texas A&M University has added to the campus. Aramark has heard the students and faculty’s demand and have added a sushi bar to Javelina Dining services. “We heard what you guys wanted to see on campus and brought it on,” Mohammed Alyaz Ali, Food Service Director, said. The sushi ... Read More »

Editorial In today’s market, more people are choosing to enroll in graduate school. This decision in continuing higher education comes with how the job market is evolving. For example, more careers opening up require education higher than a what a bachelor’s degree gives. The question is, with the cost of college increasing each year, is attending graduate school worth the ... Read More »

Staff Reports Duck in cover!  Take that flag! The intramural dodgeball and flag football leagues are starting up on September 6, but those wishing to form a team must submit an IMLeagues account before the 31 of August for dodgeball and the 6 of September for flag football.  Everyone is welcome to join, including faculty members, and the best part ... Read More »

Staff Reports CONVOCATION ADDRESS In spite of cuts of more than $13 million, the university is heading in the right direction and should continue to improve and excel in a number of areas, Dr. Steven Tallant, Texas A&M University-Kingsville president told faculty and staff members during the annual convocation Monday, Aug. 22, in the Memorial Student Union Building ballrooms. “I ... Read More »

By Joshua Cavazos Change is something that is important for many things in order to help things move forward in the right direction, and that’s the feeling that is being brought to the Lady Javelinas Women’s Volleyball team this season with new Head Coach Tanya Allen’s philosophy. Allen comes into AMK with a previous coaching resume of four years of ... Read More »

By Joseph Frymire What will the world look like in 16 years? According to the creators of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, in 2027 some of us will be lining up to get our limbs and organs replaced with robotic parts, while others will be protesting against this practice and preaching the importance of human “purity.” It sounds ridiculous, but what ... Read More »

By Mark Molina Everyone knows that social media is a way of life nowadays and that most people will find out a good amount of the world’s news on Facebook or Twitter, first. Not only find out about it, but also obtain opinions of others that may or may not mix things up a little bit. On January 28 the ... Read More »

By Phillip Perez In 2007, Stacy Vasquez left Houston to study animal science at AMK. While in Houston, Vasquez played drums for Cinema of Fear, a metal band that played in the greater Houston metal circuit. There was a period after moving to Kingsville where Vasquez was not playing the music that he loved for a variety of reasons. “It ... Read More »

Editorial After officially tossing his cowboy hat into the 2012 presidential race earlier this month, Texas governor Rick Perry has shot to the forefront of those vying for the Republican Party nomination. With just three weeks of being on the campaign trail, Perry has established himself as a champion fundraiser and fiscal conservative. He benefits from currently serving as governor ... Read More »

by Emilio Flores With a new year comes a new system of available use for Texas A&M University-Kingsville and Del Mar College students. B&G Express and Kingsville Connection are new shuttle services available to students, effective August 24, 2011. B&G Express will be the shuttle used on the AMK campus for students needing transportation around campus and the Kingsville community. ... Read More »