With
the population of students growing rapidly at Texas State University so has the
diversity of students.
According
to the University News Service, enrollment
at Texas State recently reached a record- breaking number of 35,568 this past fall
semester with minorities making up 42 percent of the student body. This is the
16th consecutive year Texas State has set an enrollment record.
Many
students and faculty feel like this is a positive thing for the university.
“The more
diverse the better,” said Lilly Woldehawariat, a political science major.
“As the
demographics of Texas continue to shift, it is important that our institutions
of higher learning adequately reflect the growing diversity of this state,” Texas State
Provost Eugene Bourgeois said.
With the student
population and diversity rapidly growing, the university has set higher
standards, according to student Colby Gober.
“Things are
changing and we are no longer quite the party school that Texas State has been
known for since it was Southwest Texas," he said.
President Denise
M. Trauth agrees with Gober, “Students and their families recognize our
institution offers both an outstanding educational experience as well as an
exceptional value.”
Even
though San Marcos continues to grow, Emilia Parada, a communication studies
major, said San Marcos gives her that “hometown feel.”
Along
with the positives that have come out of the rise in the student in population,
students have identified negative outcomes.
Parking
has become an issue for many students like junior Stephen Torres.
"They should add more buses and more
parking so it’s easier to get to and from the campus," he said.
Parking
isn’t the only downside of the rising student population, said physical therapy
major Christina Drifka.
"Classes
are difficult to get in because of the high demand for certain courses,” she
said.
With all
of the positive outcomes coming out of Texas State University growing there are
also negatives, but with the diverse
culture and record numbers the University will to grow as it has in the last 16
years.
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