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Try @ TXST Texas State University
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In this weekly podcast, follow us as we go more in-depth with the students, faculty, and staff who are behind the different organizations and programs featured in our Instagram video series Try @ TXST, and see what makes Texas State University so unique.
Part of the TXST Podcast Network: https://www.txst.edu/podcast-network.html
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Try Rugby
TXST's rugby team was originally founded in 1983 and has been a pillar of the campus and San Marcos community ever since. Known for its seemingly brutal game with incredibly tough, fast, and agile players, there's a side to rugby that the average onlooker might miss. Giselle chats with Kyle Campbell, president of the TXST rugby team, to talk about the game, the players, and the camaraderie of the age-old sport.
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Try Studying Rocks
From rolling hills and valleys to rivers that run wide and underground caves that go on for miles, Texas is a geological wonder. Giselle chats with Alan Martinez, a TXST student and the president of the Geology club, about geology basics, their trip to A Cave Without A Name, and how geology plays a part in our everyday lives.
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Try Bee Keeping
If there's one thing we know about bees, it's that we need to save them, but why? On this episode of Try @ TXST, Giselle chats with Christopher Miranda, a member of the Bobcat Buzz club at TXST that specializes in the care, maintenance and education of bees. From their intricate hives to their bee hierarchy, get ready to dive deep into the world of these tiny creatures.
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Try Visiting The Wittliff
If TXST has a hidden gem, it'd be The Wittliff Collections. On Alkek's seventh floor, The Wittliff has treasures from Texas history and highlights themes and events of the Southwest. Director of The Wittliff, David Coleman, talks with Giselle about the museum's namesake, its beginnings, and the spirit it brings to our campus.
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Try Rock Climbing
When you walk into TXST's Recreation Center, you're immediately greeted by one of the tallest indoor rock walls in Texas. Not only are TXST's students climbing new heights, but so is San Marcos. Giselle sat down with TXST's Rock Climbing president to chat about the sport, what it's like to do it outdoors, and everything that makes it so addicting.
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Try Building a Satellite
The TXST physics program has given students the chance to run a Space Lab, and with it, build the first ever manufactured satellite at TXST. Giselle chats with grad student Evan Jellison and senior Matthew Johnson about the Space Lab, physics, building the satellite, and why space is for everyone.