Justus

Justus Stafford

by Fouad Ali on 9/11/17 EDIT
fouadali117@gmail.com

  Justus Stafford is a student half way through his junior year at Texas State University. He was born in Houston, but moved to Corpus Christi when he was a child with his three brothers. Justus spent his post-college years wearing himself out in extra curricular, including being president of his high school class, and working at various jobs starting from the age of 15 doing peoples taxes. This strenuous life style pushed him into a life of chill when he walked through the doors of LBJ for the first time.

                                                    Justus Stafford by Justus Stafford

    Now at 21, Justus stands 5’11” and enjoys spending his free time watching film. His favorite director is Quentin Tarantino. However, he not only watches movies, but he also lets them inspire him. While taking a script writing class as a course, Justus, found himself writing the plot for a movie about a girl scout that gets lost in the hood, and is so good that his professor is working on trying to sell it for him. You can catch him in Old Maine getting his degree in Online Digital Media.   

Getting to Know Kathleen

By: Kyla-Krista Ong

kso8@txstate.edu

Photo by: Kyla-Krista Ong

Kathleen Beverick, 22, is currently a senior at Texas State University pursuing a bachelor’s degree in English and minoring in Journalism. Beverick moved to Houston, TX, from Dayton, Ohio, in 1997.

When she is not on campus attending classes, she is working at In-N-Out Burger for her part-time job or spending time with her boyfriend, Alex, and her 3-year-old dog, Bear. One of her favorite activities is watching her favorite shows, which are Rick and Morty and Game of Thrones. Besides being occupied by school, Kathleen likes to spend time with her family while on semester breaks. She has one married brother and one sister, who is getting married next June which Kathleen will be a part of as the Maid of Honor.

Kathleen expects to graduate in the spring of 2018 and hopes to find a job that will not only give her a stable lifestyle, but one that will let her practice her passion for writing.

Meet Cruz

By: Hannah Emmert
hce6@txstate.edu

Cruz Rojas is a mass communications and advertising major with a business management interest entering his junior year of college.

He was born and raised in Dallas, TX where he attended Brookhaven Community College for one year before transferring to Texas State University at the beginning of his sophomore year. He is expected to be a Bobcat alum in 2019.

When he is not fishing or watching the Dallas Cowboys play, Cruz likes to spend time with his Labrador, Coors, who is named after Cruz’s time at Andrews Distributing Company. There, he was a beer distributor for 2 years and hopes to return to jumpstart his career in the marketing industry at the company.

Pictured: Cruz Rojas
Taken by: Hannah Emmert

Meet Brenden

By: Luis Seijo

Las232@txstate.edu

Brenden Snow
Photo by: Luis Seijo

Brenden Snow is a 20-year-old journalism student at Texas State University. Brenden is from Keller, Texas, which is north of Fort Worth. Brenden would love to go into the sports media field with his degree. Growing up, his family always noticed his love for sports and how he kept up with all aspects of them, so they encouraged him to pursue a career path in broadcast.

He is currently a sports reporter for KTSW at Texas State, where he broadcast games, writes articles and co-hosts a sports talk show on Wednesday mornings. Alongside KTSW, Brenden attends local high school games at San Marcos high school to call games as well as postgame interviews.

Brenden’s love of sports follows him outside of work, as he enjoys playing basketball and video games. Between them, Brenden finds time to go back home to Keller to spend time with his siblings Erick and Lauren.

Meet Luis Seijo

By: Brenden Snow
bjs158@txstate.edu

Luis Seijo is a 21-year-old senior at Texas State University, majoring in Digital Media Innovations and Mass Communication. Luis is a member of the Hispanic Business Student Association (HBSA) and works as a blogger for Coiski.

Born in Miami before moving to Houston, Luis is one of three children of Luis and Sonia Seijo. Luis has an older sister named Ashley and a younger sister named Valeria. The family moved from Miami to Houston in 2007 for his father’s job.

Being from Miami, Luis has a lot of strong interests in Miami sports teams as he is a fan of the Marlins, Dolphins and Heat. Because he is am avid Dwyane Wade fan, Luis tries to catch a Heat game anytime they are in town. Along with his love for sports Luis loves collecting sneakers and eating M&M’s.

Meet Connor Temple!

Connor Temple

Texas State Advertising & Mass Communications

By: Taylor Jacko  tjj42@txstate.edu

Connor Temple
photo by Taylor Jacko

Connor Temple is a 21 year old junior and advertising major at Texas State University. Temple graduated from Cinco Ranch High School in Katy, Texas in 2014.

Temple is currently working on getting his realtors license along with his bachelors degree, and hopes his creative knowledge in Advertising can help him succeed in the business. In Temple's free time he enjoys watching his favorite show, Game Of Thrones.   Temple also loves to travel and has been to many places due to the fact his mom works for Southwest airlines. He recently just visited California this past summer, and has been to other places like Peru and Canada.

Even though Connor can’t wait to graduate, he’s still excited to meet the goals he has set for himself. He hopes to one day be on the creative side of advertising, working for an Ad agency after he graduates in the bright future to come.   

 

By: Taylor Jacko  tjj42@txstate.edu

Hey C.J.

By: Darreane Valles

d_v110@txstate.edu
Collin Jones is a senior at Texas State University working on his bachelor’s degree in sociology and public relations. He's done an internship for H3 concepts where he took on many roles for the company.
C.J, as Jones likes to be called, would like to pursue a career in marketing or human resources. C.J. continues to build up his resume to develop more skills, but he is not all work and no play.
Collin Reed Jones was born September 30, 1995, in Houston, Texas with his eldest brother and both his parents. In his free time he likes to stay in shape by going out for a workout or just hanging out with his girlfriend.

Meet Taylor

Taylor Jacko is a 20 year old junior at Texas State University majoring in advertising with a goal of earning a Master’s Degree in Communications.

Jacko grew up in Fort Worth as well as Sugar Land Texas where he graduated from George Ranch High School in 2015. After graduating, Taylor's drive to become a part of a creative board of advertisers led him to the heart of the hill country to become a bobcat.

Taylor currently uses some of his spare time to work for the campus radio station KTSW, but when he isn’t helping the radio Jacko prefers to spend his time outside. The outdoorsy junior in college enjoys skating and mountain biking, as well as floating the river and eating street tacos. Although Jacko is still leisurely enjoying college life, his eyes are set on the bright future that is doubtlessly ahead.

By: Connor Temple
c_t131@txstate.edu

Sawyer Click: Student, Journalist

Sawyer Click: Student, Journalist
By: Tyler Hernandez
tyrayhern@gmail.com



Sawyer Click is a 20-year-old Junior student at Texas State University and published writer. Alongside his studies as a Journalism major and Music minor, he contributes to the website TrackRambler as an intern.

Clicks’ major and minor combination was determined as far back as middle school when he discovered a love for magazines like Rolling Stone. He quickly began to play music, starting with drums and moving on to bass and electric guitar, and soon made strides towards the career he hoped to one day have.

While he hopes to graduate in the spring of 2020, he is focused on maintaining balance between his work (aside from his internship he works at the outlet mall on the edge of San Marcos), school and personal time. When he isn’t writing or learning, Click enjoys spending time with his dog and keeping up with the latest episodes of Game of Thrones.

Kyla Ong

Kyla Ong by: Anahi Hernandez-Rico

By: Anahi Hernandez-Rico

A_h291@txstate.edu

Kyla Ong, is a 20-year-old Public Relations major with a Japanese minor in her Junior year at Texas State University.

Kyla was in born in 1997 in Bronx, New York and moved to McAllen, Texas in 2002 where she lived all the way through her graduation from McAllen High school in 2015. In the second half of 2015, Kyla moved to San Marcos, Texas to begin the next chapter in her life.

During her time at Texas State University Kyla has been very involved on campus. She currently works at the information desk at the LBJ Student Center, which she is also a social media contributor for. She is the Vice President to Alumni through University Ambassadors. Kyla is also on the board of directors for the Alumni association, and is a member of Bobcat Promotions.

Kyla enjoys playing video games and listening to music- mainly Korean Pop and Paramore. Kyla is a huge fan of Disney, and although she couldn’t choose her favorite movie, Mulan and Hercules are among her top Disney movies. Before her expected graduation, in the spring of 2019, Kyla hopes to work with Disney though the Disney College Program and to travel abroad to Japan and put her minor to work.

Meet Anahi

By: Kathleen Beverick
kmb187@txstate.edu
Anahi Hernandez-Rico was born in Austin in 1995 and has spent the following twenty-two years of her life there. After finishing high school in 2013, Anahi chose to continue her education in San Marcos, Texas.
In 2013, Anahi began attending Texas State University at the age of eighteen. Now a Senior at Texas State, Anahi is an Advertising major with a minor in Business. In college, Anahi has made the Dean's List in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications in the Spring semester of 2017. She plans to graduate from college in the Summer semester of 2018.
Outside of classes, Anahi is an active participant in the Latinas Unidas club on campus. For the past two years, Anahi has worked part-time at a Home Depot in Austin, Texas. In her free time, she enjoys watching television with her two dogs, Ladybird and Texas, and crafting to relax.

Ruben Garza

By: Matthew Masepohl

mattmasepohl@gmail.com

Ruben Garza is a twenty-year old student at Texas State University. He is majoring in mass communications and electronic media.

Ruben was born in Corpus Christi. His family moved around a lot due to his father being in the military which led to Ruben spending most of his life growing up in England, Japan, and also Italy where he we would graduate from Naples American High School.

Some of Ruben’s hobbies include: video games, watching movies, and playing in drumline. The latter of which he won a John Phillips Sousa award for musical excellence in 2015.

After Ruben graduates he hopes to get a job doing video production for a video game company called Rooster Teeth.

Meet Hannah

By: Cruz Rojas
Car274@txstate.edu

Hannah Emmert
Photo by Cruz Rojas

Hannah Emmert is a student at Texas State University pursuing a bachelor of arts in advertising and a minor in psychology.
She started school here in 2015 as a freshman and is now starting her junior year. During this time, she has been placed on the Dean’s List for outstanding academic performance in her studies. Originally from San Antonio, Tx, Hannah enjoys spending time with her eight siblings, hiking and watching her favorite sports team, the Spurs. Hannah is also involved in her local Young Life chapter where she has the opportunity to strengthen her faith and meet and hangout with high school kids.

Meet Alicia

By Stephen Spencer
s_s511@txstate.edu

Alicia Dietrich moved from Kansas City, Missouri to Texas at the age of twenty-five. Her mom lives in Austin, Texas and Alicia originally came to San Marcos to get a degree in Marketing. She is currently a senior studying advertising and mass communication at Texas State University.

Dietrich is pursuing a career as a brand manager and has previously worked for various companies such as Camel, Hilton and other marketing companies as a brand ambassador. Her prior work experience for large companies has given her insight in the field of brand management.

In her free time, Dietrich enjoys singing and music. She also enjoys watching her hometown football team, the Kansas City Royals. When she’s not playing with her dog or watching Netflix, Dietrich enjoys tasting different craft beers and has become a connoisseur of the art.