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

Distribution

The Star has a daily distribution of 8,000 in the fall and spring semesters. It is produced Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and distributed throughout the Texas State campus. Content is produced five times during the summer, and has a distribution of 3,000 copies. The Star publishes special issues which complement its regular content throughout the year.

Content

The Star covers of local issues, controversies and events pertaining to Texas State, San Marcos, Texas

San Marcos, Texas

San Marcos is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, and is the seat of Hays County. Located within the metropolitan area, the city is located on the Interstate 35 corridor—between Austin and San Antonio....

, Hays County and higher education. The newspaper is split into four sections: news, trends, opinions and sports.

History

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

Adams Extract

Adams Extract, owned by Adams Extract and Spice LLC. , operates a full service spice and extract packaging and manufacturing facility in Gonzales, Texas. Best known for its Adams Best Vanilla, it also sells product under the Adams Spice, Adams Extract, Adams Reserve and Culinary Tonight brands...

 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, includes President Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...

. Johnson served as the newspaper’s editor during the summers of 1928 and 1929, using The Star to express his ideas, which were heavily flavored in politics.

The University Star celebrated its 100th year anniversary during the 2010-2011 academic year. A reunion was held at the end of April 2010, bringing together both Star staff and alumni from across the country.

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

Awards

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

Faculty adviser Bob Bajackson (1999-Present) won the 2010 TIPA Adviser of the Year award

The University Star has also received awards in Hearst Journalism:

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