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Published weekly during the school year by the Students of the Southwest Texas Normal. Also contains local advertisements.

Jerome Cates discusses his career as an educator and his time working for Texas State. He begins by describing his adolescence in Robstown, Texas, and recalling his high school, dating, working, and early teaching experiences in Beeville. Mr. Cates discusses how things have changed since he first came to the university, including San Marcos and the campus's growth. He tells of his work as the university's Chief Financial Officer, Head of Business Affairs, and briefly as an accounting professor. He also outlines the college's relationship with San Marcos, from the 1950s through now, and touches on topics such as integration, LBJ, and changing student attitudes. He shares his opinions on the work of Presidents John G. Flowers, James McCrocklin, Billy Mac Jones, and Lee Smith. Mr. Cates talks about his experience serving as interim president after Billy Mac Jones's resignation, during which he encountered challenges such as the streaking phenomenon that took hold of campus.

Photocopies of letters from David Koresh from inside Mount Carmel Center during the siege: two from "Yahweh Koresh" to people outside; one from David Koresh to Dick DeGuerin. Also contains a list of the contents on the computer disk smuggled out by Ruth Riddle on April 19, 1993, containing Koresh's essay on the First Seal.

Cover story on Moon Moehring (blacksmith)