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IS Students Participate in Pro-Palestine Demonstration

Students stands on the Stallions platform in front of a crowd
Zayna Abdel-Rahim stands at the Stallions statue in the Quad introducing guest speakers during a Pro-Palestinian Protest.

On Monday, April 29, students and community members gathered at the free speech center of campus, the Stallions in the Quad, to demonstrate in support of Palestine. Organized by the Palestinian Solidarity Committee (PSC), students and community members led and participated in chants in a seven hour event. Zayna Abdel-Rahim, International Relations major, then led students on a march through the Quad to Old Main. The protest was Texas State’s most widely attended protest at the Stallions this year.  Abdel-Rahim told KVUE:

students stand in front of the Stallions statue with signs in solidarity with Palestine
Students stand with signs exhibiting solidarity with Palestine during a protest in the Quad.

“I’ve noticed that Texas State does not have a very … politically active community, especially when it comes to protests. I recognize that could be due to the risk that comes with doing an event like this, but it’s just important that if no one else is doing it, I think we should be doing it.”

Several student organizations were in attendance no arrests or major issues arose during the event.

 

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Research Conference Honorable Mention: Martha Izaguirre

6 students stand for a photo at the research conference.
Martha Izaguirre, at left, won Honorable Mention.

Martha Izaguirre, International Relations major, won Honorable Mention at the inaugural

Center for the Study of the Southwest Undergraduate Research Conference. Martha’s original research highlights the mental and physical effect on Mexican migrant workers under the Braceros Program. She specifically analyzes the underlying causes of mental and physical decline of Mexican migrant workers due do causes such as lack of food, resources, violation of contracts, and the risk of deportation.

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IS Minor Awarded Fulbright to Germany

Carol-Ann Veretto stands in graduation regalia
Carol-Ann Veretto, International Studies minor ’24

Carol-Ann Veretto, International Studies minor, was the sole undergraduate student at Texas State University to be an awarded Fulbright Student Scholarship to Germany. As part of the English Teaching Assistantship program (ETA), Carol-Ann  will teach English and American culture in a primary, secondary, or post-secondary school in the Hamburg/Bremen region in Germany to prepare for admission into a graduate program in German Studies.

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Student Wins Gilman Fellowship to Morocco

Zayna Abdel-Rahim, International Relations major and Diplomacy minor, was awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study in Morocco in summer 2024. This is Zayna’s second time winning a State Department scholarship where she will serve as a citizen diplomat, having previously won the Critical Language Scholarship to study in Japan summer 2023.