South San High School hosts free basketball clinic with Harlem Globetrotters player
Read full article: South San High School hosts free basketball clinic with Harlem Globetrotters playerDozens of area elementary school students spent this week learning basketball fundamentals and life skills at a free clinic hosted by South San High School.
2 detained, another person fled traffic stop near St. Mary’s University, police say
Read full article: 2 detained, another person fled traffic stop near St. Mary’s University, police sayAt least two people were detained after an incident near St. Mary’s University, a campus spokesperson told KSAT on Wednesday afternoon.
St. Mary’s Women’s Basketball coach reflects on loss to UT Permian Basin, optimistic about team’s future
Read full article: St. Mary’s Women’s Basketball coach reflects on loss to UT Permian Basin, optimistic about team’s futureThe St. Mary’s University women’s basketball team is enjoying a strong season despite encountering some challenges along the way.
San Antonio legal experts try to digest Biden Administration’s new immigration policy days after it takes effect
Read full article: San Antonio legal experts try to digest Biden Administration’s new immigration policy days after it takes effectJust days after President Joe Biden dropped a new executive order limiting asylum seekers, San Antonio legal experts are trying to digest what exactly this means for Texas.
‘You’re not alone’: Latina law professionals empower each other at St. Mary’s networking event
Read full article: ‘You’re not alone’: Latina law professionals empower each other at St. Mary’s networking eventGoing to law school or becoming an attorney remains a challenge for Latinas, who make up only a small percentage of attorneys. St. Mary’s Law School wants to combat that statistic with the Lawtina Networking Summit.
High school students learn innovation, entrepreneurship in St. Mary’s University workshop
Read full article: High school students learn innovation, entrepreneurship in St. Mary’s University workshopSt. Mary’s University is offering high school juniors and seniors a free one-week workshop on innovation and entrepreneurship.
New funding helps St. Mary’s University move forward with vision for new innovation center
Read full article: New funding helps St. Mary’s University move forward with vision for new innovation centerConstruction is underway for a new innovation center at St. Mary’s University that will support advanced manufacturing, engineering, computing and it will house a new nursing program.
Certification, minor in Mexican-American Studies now offered at St. Mary’s University
Read full article: Certification, minor in Mexican-American Studies now offered at St. Mary’s UniversitySt. Mary’s University now offers a minor and certification in Mexican-American studies in response to renewed interest in the Mexican-American experience.
Federal recognition of Crystal City internment camp still an issue
Read full article: Federal recognition of Crystal City internment camp still an issueA national movement that began at St. Mary’s University five years ago continues to push for federal legislation, formally acknowledging the government’s internment of German-Americans at a camp in Crystal City, southwest of San Antonio, during World War II.
St. Mary’s student researches little-known Civil War hero who became first Black Texan to earn Medal of Honor
Read full article: St. Mary’s student researches little-known Civil War hero who became first Black Texan to earn Medal of HonorA St. Mary's University student is researching the story of a freed slave who would become the first Black Texan to earn the nation's highest military honor.
‘Social butterfly’: Amerie Jo Garza’s parents remember their 10-year-old daughter
Read full article: ‘Social butterfly’: Amerie Jo Garza’s parents remember their 10-year-old daughter“She was very, very competitive. She wanted to be the best at everything that she did. She always gave her best,” said her mother, Kimberly Rubio.
St. Mary’s University announces scholarship in honor of Uvalde school shooting victim
Read full article: St. Mary’s University announces scholarship in honor of Uvalde school shooting victimSt. Mary’s University has announced the formation of a scholarship fund in honor of a student whose daughter was among the 19 students killed in the Uvalde school shooting.
Daughter of St. Mary’s University student among 19 children killed in Uvalde elementary school shooting
Read full article: Daughter of St. Mary’s University student among 19 children killed in Uvalde elementary school shootingThe daughter of a St. Mary’s University student is among the 19 children who were shot and killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, according to the university’s Vice President Tim Bessler.
St. Mary’s University students to honor German-American children internees during WWII
Read full article: St. Mary’s University students to honor German-American children internees during WWIIEven the rehearsal at St. Mary's University was emotionally powerful for the National Day of Remembrance event for German-American families held in internment camps during World War II.
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St. Mary’s University graduate student launches online petition for monument of labor activist Emma Tenayuca
Read full article: St. Mary’s University graduate student launches online petition for monument of labor activist Emma TenayucaThe late labor activist Emma Tenayuca has had numerous tributes since the late 1930′s when she led a successful strike by thousands of pecan shellers, among the city’s lowest paid workers at the time.
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San Antonio’s Trinity named best regional university by U.S. News & World Report
Read full article: San Antonio’s Trinity named best regional university by U.S. News & World ReportTrinity University was ranked the top regional university of the West in U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 best colleges rankings, released on Sept. 13.
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Here are the spring 2021 graduation ceremony plans for San Antonio-area universities, colleges
Read full article: Here are the spring 2021 graduation ceremony plans for San Antonio-area universities, collegesThe University of Texas at San Antonio recently announced that it will hold in-person commencement ceremonies for graduates, but guests will not be allowed. Read more on the details for graduation ceremonies at each San Antonio-area university below. AdKSAT has reached out to the Alamo Colleges, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, Trinity University and the University of the Incarnate Word for more details on their graduation ceremonies. San Antonio College will have its commencement in person at 11 a.m. on May 8 at the San Antonio College campus. University of the Incarnate WordGraduates will be honored with in-person, outdoor graduation ceremonies on May 7-8 at Benson Stadium.
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St. Mary's University student details career of Negro League baseball player from Texas
Read full article: St. Mary's University student details career of Negro League baseball player from TexasSt. Mary's University student details career of Negro League baseball player from TexasPublished: October 1, 2020, 2:58 pmNewt Allen was born in Texas. He played for the Monarchs after moving to Kansas.
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'Esports is built on community’: St. Mary’s University hopes to create more diversity in competitive gaming program
Read full article: 'Esports is built on community’: St. Mary’s University hopes to create more diversity in competitive gaming programSAN ANTONIO – Competitive video gaming, otherwise known as esports, is considered one of the fastest-growing sports globally. St. Mary’s University launched its Rattler esports program this year. Head coach of the program, Kaitlin Teniente, said Black and Latino students are often underrepresented because of lack of accessibility. However, the university hopes to bridge the divide by providing scholarships to future students who are people of color. “The idea is that these scholarships would help us, in turn, recruit that kind of student to bring them into the program,” Teniente said.
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Virtual grand opening of St. Mary’s esports arena to fundraise scholarships for students of color
Read full article: Virtual grand opening of St. Mary’s esports arena to fundraise scholarships for students of colorSAN ANTONIO – St. Mary’s University has announced that they will open its brand-new esports arena on Friday, Sept. 18 with a 12-hour fundraising livestream to raise money for future Black and Latino students in the Rattler esports program. “We are so excited to unveil this beautiful arena and to host an important event supporting the Black and Latino communities in the world of esports,” St. Mary’s University Director of Athletics Robert Coleman said. “Over the past year, we have been working with campus leadership to develop a space for our esports arena and to provide our students a home for gaming at St. Mary’s. All donations will go toward scholarships for future Black and Latino students. “At St. Mary’s, we hope to support and strengthen the diversity and representation that gaming needs so it can reach its full potential.”
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Kaitlin Teniente becomes first woman to head varsity collegiate esports program in Texas
Read full article: Kaitlin Teniente becomes first woman to head varsity collegiate esports program in TexasThe inaugural season begins this fall, becoming the schools 12th varsity sport. San Antonio native Kaitlin Teniente was named the teams head esports coach in March, making history by becoming the first woman heading up a collegiate varsity esports program in Texas. Teniente was inspired by a female colleague while working for Collegiate StarLeague and it reinforced her desire to stay involved to empower other women. Teniente said she is excited for the opportunity to develop the Rattlers program from the ground up. I hope that this program becomes a model program for other schools, that other schools think that were doing something really, really right and would like to emulate it, she said.
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'25 Texans in the Land of Lincoln' documentary rooted in San Antonio
Read full article: '25 Texans in the Land of Lincoln' documentary rooted in San AntonioSAN ANTONIO – An award-winning documentary by filmmaker Ellen Brodsky, "25 Texans in the Land of Lincoln," which was released last spring, follows the journey of 25 history students from St. Mary's University. Their professor, Teresa Van Hoy, said their mission three years ago had a dual purpose. The documentary captures the chilly reception the St. Mary's University delegation was given. Paniagua, a senior at St. Mary's University, said much can be learned from history. Van Hoy said it served to make people aware of the little-known fact that Lincoln felt solidarity with Mexico.
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St. Mary's soccer team knocks off No. 8 Mustangs
Read full article: St. Mary's soccer team knocks off No. 8 MustangsSAN ANTONIO - For the first time in program history, the St. Mary's University men's soccer team defeated Midwestern State University. In the nonconference matchup against Lone Star Conference foe MSU Texas, the Rattlers held an advantage in shots taken, outshooting the Mustangs 10-7. Both teams put three shots on goal but St. Mary's Jacob Sayle had a stellar performance denying each shot. The Rattlers struck early as Cain Smith buried one just inside the post off an Edu Toiny-Pendred cross to put St. Mary's up 1-0 in the ninth minute. St. Mary's defense kept the Mustangs off the scoreboard to take a 1-0 lead into the locker room.
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