• by Paul Slocumb • Traveling from San Antonio to El Paso in the mid to late 19th century required more protection than just a hat and a gun. In the eyes of the United States Department of War it …
• courtesy of Dr. Jeanne Qvarnstrom • Over 20 faculty from Alpine and RGC met August 2 for the Annual Peer Review of academic assessment reports. The purpose of the event is to review documented student progress in all of …
• by Paul Slocumb • From chasing flag football belts at the age of 4, through Pop Warner tackles, and especially as a two-way star on Van Horn’s middle school and high school teams, Fabian Baeza played football hard, even …
• by Paul Slocumb • Sul Ross State University has named Brandy Snyder to be its first Associate Dean of Students. Officially in the role as of August 1, Snyder will begin spearheading changes designed to improve the Alpine student …
Click on the image to scroll through Sage Literary Magazine covers from the 1970s. For more than half a century, the literary magazine has showcased essays, short stories, poems, art and photography from Sul Ross students.
• courtesy of the Museum of the Big Bend • Alpine’s Museum of the Big Bend recently received two grants totaling $50,000 which have been designated for improvements to the Museum’s educational outreach programs and facilities. A Still Water Foundation …
• by Paul Slocumb • Growing up in Alpine, Sul Ross senior and 2018 McNair scholar Michelle Ramos enjoyed the kind of idyllic childhood that postcard-hunting tourists might expect in a small West Texas town. The close-knit community fostered her …
• by Paul Slocumb • Twenty six miles from Alpine, the West Texas cultural mecca of Marfa abides, offering daytrippers some well-known options for art, shopping, and food. Hikers looking for a beautiful off-the-canvas landscape can take advantage of a …
PHOTO STORY • by Paul Slocumb • Dr. Kevin Urbanczyk, professor of geology and director of the Rio Grande Research Center, along with a crew of volunteers cleaned graffiti off Hancock Hill rocks on July 18.
• by Paul Slocumb • 200 years ago, the only lights at night in the Big Bend region were campfires and stars (and possibly the not-yet-Marfa lights, depending on which local expert you ask). Since then, cities like Presidio, Marfa, …