Sam’s young son Jesse talks about a teacher he doesn’t like and tells Sam and Johnny a story entitled “Raspberries”. Conversations between Sam Shepard and Johnny Dark.
Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Bailey Anderson, Don Bowman, Cooder Browne, Johnny Bush, Joe Conway, Steve Fromholz, Rick Galvan, Amelia Garza, Jimmy Harriss, Bob Herrick, Bob Nolan, Johnny Paycheck, Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich, Roy Rogers, Ernest Tubb, Rick Vasquez, Stevie Vaughn.
Dr. Charles Chapman talks about his views of Texas State and San Marcos as both a student and a faculty member. He recalls his experiences attending SWTSU in the early 1970s and teaching at Lockhart High School. He discusses his professional and educational career, specifically his time working for Governor Briscoe and the Texas Department of Community Affairs as well as earning his PhD and JD at UT-Austin. Dr. Chapman talks about being elected as District Attorney, living in San Marcos and working with its City Council, and his opinions about Lee Smith and Robert L. Hardesty's university administrations.
Julia Sherrill talks about her associations with local chapters of organizations like the American Cancer Society, Mays Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, and the Parent Teacher Association, as well as playing organ for the First Presbyterian Church.
The Alumni NewsWire is the political science program's annual magazine. Published at the beginning of each fall semester, the magazine contains everything the program has been up to the previous year.