Fin Esteves the Creative.

I had the great pleasure of meeting Andrew "Fin" Esteves, a 23-year-old PR student, from San Antonio, Texas.  
In our interview, I posed him a question asking for his thoughts over what he'd like to do for a career, I learned that he is hoping to become a School Psychologist while doing public relations work for a local firm in Texas.
When discussing hobbies, Fin shared that he's a New England Patriots fan with an interesting anecdote being that he became a fan around the time of Super Bowl 50. Fin happens to be a creative and aside from doing freelance photography, he enjoys contributing his time towards character creation and development in comics. A unique tidbit is that he was featured in an American Horror Story Instagram post displaying his double-jointedness.

Local Texas State student has unique schedule for years

Sean Allen, 25-year-old student from Gonzalez, Texas, who's a senior at Texas State University has a schedule that consists of the most interesting student habits.

Allen has a passion for the arts within the music community, he's a musician for the worship church Baptist Student Ministry (BSM) here on campus, with the talents in piano and bass guitar, but with a preference of electric guitar.

"I prefer the indie christian genre band such as, Hillsong Worship,"Allen said.

Allen is a self-proclaimed eccentric, who has a focused schedule of doing the same thing everyday for years, including his food intake.

"I wake up eating cereal, grab some Dunkin Donuts and enjoy a sandwich; I do that everyday," Allen said.

Allen wants to graduate by Spring 2020 in electronic media and wants to pursue a future in producing self-made video content for different companies.

Corpus Christi girl weaving her path through digital innovation

Melody Martinez is a 22-year-old senior at Texas State University. Originally, she was from Corpus Christi, Texas. Her major is digital media innovation with a current focus on socal media strategy. In the future she would like to intern at a news broadcast station. Melody is still trying out new classes and may change her major. In her free time, she enjoys playing video games like Smash, Super Smash, Legend of Zelda and Katamari. Katamari, for those who are not familiar with this game, is a game in which items are collected and rolled into to a snowball like object that can be turned into a star. In addtion to video games, she likes to cook and is currently fascinated with her recently purchased Sous-vide. It is a small appliance that uses water to heat meats and vegetables. Items are placed into a bag cooked in water. After a light sear, the food comes out tender and juicy. Melody also likes to play the piano and going to rock concerts.

Aaron Esparza the Professional

Moulin Rouge and indie enthusiast, Aaron Esparza, inspires to help anyone who needs it and to end all misunderstanding. This will be the last year at Texas State for senior Esparza. He will be leaving with a degree in mass communications and plans to work in freelance public relations helping companies in need. Esparza holds God dearly and values purity, these traits with public relations will have audiences wanting to listen to him and understanding what may not have been apparent before. Just 23 years old and determined, Aaron Esparza will be a highly affluent PR professional in the time to come.

From Snowboards to Beaches.

Paige Wuerthele was born and raised in Plano, Texas, and moved to San Marcos when she started college at Texas State University. Paige, 20 years old, is a sophomore and joined Alpha Xi Delta in the Fall of 2018. She chose Texas State University because of her love for the city and received an academic scholarship from the university. Paige’s father works for American Airlines, which gives free tickets to him annually that has led to their tradition of flying to Hawaii and Colorado every year. While in Colorado she enjoys snowboarding and hiking around the mountain trails. Paige is not sure where she wants to work after college, but she wants to stay within her major of advertising.

The life of Robin Hicks

Robin Hicks, 19-year-old at Texas State University, is currently in her junior year majoring in electronic media with a sports concentration. She is also minoring in diversity studies. She is originally from Oak Ridge, Tennessee and transferred from Amarillo College to come to Texas State. Robin chose to attend Texas State to stay close to her best friend and her baby and now lives with them. Although majoring in Electronic Media was her childhood dream, Robin wants to instead pursue a career in non-profit organizations like the Peace Corps or Anti-trafficking organizations. When she’s not at school she works at Teapioca Lounge here in San Marcos and also enjoys watching the Lakers games in her free time. During her FDOM class this past semester, Robin created her blog "Oh Kale Yeah..!" which includes topics about a vegan lifestyle and still has this blog up and running for anyone to enjoy to this day. 

Small-town girl pursuing big dreams

Kristen Pearson is preparing for her future by attending Texas State University, where she classified as a senior and an active member of Greek Organization, Delta Gamma. Kristen is from Gonzales, Texas, which from her roots are grounded with her tight-knit family. She stated, “I chose Texas State because my sister is an alumna and it brings sentimental values.” Currently she is seeking a bachelor’s degree in advertising and mass communications with a minor in art. In August, when she hopes to graduate, Kristen would like to obtain a career in the social media management world. Kristen is a 21-year-old young lady dedicated to working hard in or out of her collegiate studies. During her time as a full-time student, Kristen earnestly works at Chick-Fil-A. When she does have time to herself, you can find her at home with her orange cat Rosie jamming out to indie band, “Cage the Elephant.”

Megan Nuzum's Bio

Born Sept. 29, 1997, Megan Nuzum is a 21- year old journalism major at Texas State University who has high hopes in becoming a journalist for the National Geographic. Despite having to overcome bullying in high school, she plans on returning to the city so that she can be near to her father, mother and two sisters who she has a close relationship. After graduating high school in 2016, she decided to stay in Dallas where she attended Dallas Community College. The following year, Megan transferred to Texas State University where she picked up journalism. In her free time, Megan enjoys photography and spending time with her boyfriend of 2-years, Chase. Megan has set many goals for herself for the future and plans on preparing for them by joining the Texas State’s University Star.

Noviah's life story

Noviah Wilkerson is a 21-year-old senior at Texas State University. Noviah was born on Aug. 20 1997 in Angleton, Texas. She shares an apartment in San Marcos, Texas, with a close friend, Kayla, that she has known since sixth grade. She is planning on moving to New York after her graduation in December. Her major is public relations because she loves to write, and she dreams to one day start her own firm. Noviah has lived in Texas her whole life as an only child, which has made her want to move to New York to adventure out. She is studying abroad in London, England this summer, which has inspired her to want to travel the world for public relations to grow as a person. 

Getting to know Wisdom

Wisdom Akpan is a current student at Texas State.  Wisdom is 21 years old and is classified as a junior majoring in digital media innovation. When Wisdom was six years old, he began playing drums and the Nintendo Super Smash Bros franchise. In the past Wisdom has played tournaments and mainly plays the character Roy. With a passion for video games, Wisdom aspires to start his own video game company in the future.  He also finds his other pastime, playing musical instruments, to be very important to him as well. After he started playing the drums, Wisdom picked up trumpet and piano. Wisdom pulls inspiration from artists Pharrell Williams for his work ethic and determination, and Tyler, the Creator for his vision and courage. Wisdom also confirmed that he can dunk.

Introducing a new generation of Poe

Austin, Texas native Chance Poe is a student at Texas State University working towards his undergraduate degree. He is following along his ancestor Edgar Allen Poe's footsteps as a writer, but in a very contrasting way. After graduating college, Chance Poe envisions himself with a career in sports advertising. Ideally, Chance Poe would like to intertwine his career with his passion for motocross racing. Chance Poe has spent many-years of his life participating in motocross races all across the state of Texas. At the moment, Chance Poe has had to put a hold on racing to focus on his studies and recover from an injury, but once he graduates, he is ecstatic to get back to it. Other than studying for his degree and motocross, Chance Poe spends his time playing basketball, camping and hiking with his buddies. A fun fact about Chance Poe that not many people know about him is that he has two middle names. On his birth-certificate his middle name is Brandon, but on his social security card his middle name is Keith. To avoid explaining the complicated story of how this happened Chance just prefers not to bring up the subject unless it's required.

Adriane Bio

Adriane Carvajal, 47-year-old student, is a senior at Texas State University. Carvajal is majoring in mass communication and public relations. She was born and raised in Austin, TX and currently resides in Buda, Texas. Adriane has explored multiple Texas parks growing up as a hobby. She enjoys belly dancing and has been doing it for 20 years! She attends her belly dancing session once a week every Monday. Once a year, there are workshops hosted by a professional belly dancer that instructs the class. She traveled to Atlanta and attended a belly dancing workshop. These workshops that Carvajal have attended have 30 people belly dancing all at once per session. Carvajal currently manages a homeowner company and administrates three websites. She chose the field of mass communication to improve her writing. She has 2 teenage daughters who are the joy of her life. Her favorite musicians are Beethoven, Pearl Jam and Queen.

A brief introduction to Kiana Harden

Arizona native Kiana Harden is a Junior at Texas State majoring in public relations. She is involved in several organizations on campus, including the Alpha Lamba Delta National Honor Society and Texas State’s chapter of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. She holds the position of Ritual Chairwoman in her sorority, which she believes will help prepare her for a future career in the fast-paced field of mass communication. Harden has a passion for photography and loves to spend her free time photographing anything from her friends to landscape scenes. She finds many picturesque locations to photograph when exploring Austin, Texas. She has a 2-year-old dog named Shandy who she enjoys taking on any photography journeys she can.

Gabrielle Hardy

Gabrielle Hardy is a 22-year-old junior at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.

This is her second semester at the university. She moved to San Marcos from Austin, Texas, in August of last year. She is originally from Conroe, Texas, home of Southern Star Brewing. Hardy is a digital media major with a minor in art. She has a passion for drawing and hopes to go into graphic design. On her free time, she runs an Instagram account for her cat Elmer and interns at the university radio station, KTSW as an illustrator. Her favorite movie of all time is The Terminator, which sparked her love for science fiction. 

Dominique Benavidez loves cats and traveling

Dominique Benavidez is a 20-year-old senior at Texas State University.  Benavidez decided to major in PR because she enjoys the subject matter, and her minor in sociology because she wanted to learn more about how individuals are affected by society. Benavidez is from Rio Grande City, Texas, and is bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish.  When Benavidez has time she loves going to concerts, traveling and taking photos of skyscapes with her phone. When she graduates in December 2019 she wants to learn new things about different cultures and experience the world, particularly the beaches of Asia. Benavidez also loves cats and hopes to adopt one from a shelter in the near future.

Who is your classmate Avery McKenzie Copley?

Avery Copley is a sophomore here at Texas State University studying public relations in the College of Fine Arts and Mass Communication.

Avery was born and raised in Austin, Texas, and loves to return on the weekends to her three dogs and any foster dogs she may have. Avery really enjoys school and the structure it provides. This being said, she has joined the Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society, and she was inspired to take on an executive position within her Sorority Gamma Phi Beta. She deals with all aspects of education in the sorority ranging from the teachings of the new members of the sorority the history and background, Improving the sisterhood and planning sisterhood events, and even aspects including members mental and physical heath.

When Avery isn’t focusing on school or her position, she loves to read various genres of books, nature hikes around Austin and acrylic paint pouring. She also loves talking to new people so get to know Avery and make a new friend!