Halloween movie list for Rattlers to watch this spooky season
ARTS & CULTURE – JORGE GUERRERO ORIGINALLY PUBLISED ON OCT 25 2023 As the leaves turn to shades of orange and the air grows crisp, Halloween season emerges with a ghoulish grin. While the semester enters its final stretch, students look to cozy up with a movie fit for the season. From classic frights to […]
Read More...San Francisco band High Sunn unleash surf rock roar at the Paper Tiger
ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR – JORGE GUERRERO ORIGINALLY PUBLIEDH ON OCT 25 2023 Deep in the heart of North Saint Mary’s Street, surrounded by the prominent clubs of the San Antonio nightlife scene, Paper Tiger eagerly awaited the night to roar with the sounds of High Sunn and local supporting acts Inoha and Jakob Lui. […]
Read More...Rattler Films: student Joshua Collins unveils new short, Gem Mint
ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR – JORGE GUERRERO ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED OCT 25 ,2023 Hobbies like card collecting can be seen as an innocent or boring activity nobody knows exists. Fellow Rattler and San Antonio native, Joshua Collins recently released the short film, “Gem Mint” centered on a sleazy sports card collector who makes a crucial mistake. […]
Read More...Spooky outings in S.A. St. Mary’s Rattlers should know about spooky outings in S.A.
ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR – JORGE GUERRERO ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON OCT 25, 2023 As the weather cools down and we transition to another season, rattlers look to explore the city and its extensive fall attractions. Looking into all of the crevices in and around the San Antonio area, The Rattler compiled a list of trending […]
Read More...Local business spotlight: Brainwave Records deals with adversity
CONTRIBUTING WRITER – GUADALUPE AREVALO ORIGINALLY PUBLISEHD ON OCT 4 2023 Local record shop, Brainwave Recods, was enjoying their summer and reaping the benefits of a growth in business until late one night in June a careless driver under the influence of alcohol crashed into the storefront window of the small shop in the middle […]
Read More...TV Girl ushers in North American tour at the Aztec Theatre
JORGE GUERRERO – ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY OCT 4 2023 Downtown where the Riverwalk meets N St. Mary’s Street, the Aztec Theatre stood mighty as their box office signs read SOLD OUT, with a line of dedicated fans wrapped around the block, where they each sat patiently but anxiously to get in. […]
Read More...San Antonio Coffee Must-Tries According to St. Mary’s Students
STAFF WRITER – KENDRA TURNER ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON OCT 4, 2023 Looking for a place to study or visit for a daily sweet treat? San Antonio is home to dozens of local coffeehouses and shops with unique specialties. These are just a few shops that San Antonio has to offer. Vice Versa Coffee & Vinyl […]
Read More...Sustainable vintage clothing stores on Fredericksburg Road
ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR – JORGE GUERRERO ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SEPT 13, 2023 Planted in the Deco District on the West side of San Antonio House of Trends is a gold mine of a second-hand vintage shop, open on Fredericksburg Road since 2021. Brothers Jared Ramos and Joshua Ramos opertate the family-owned business. They are […]
Read More...Popular local Rattler Bites explode with creative flavors
CONTRIBUTING WRITER – MICHELLE RAMIREZ ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SEPT 13, 2023 Down the road at 2113 Bandera is Ice Ice Baby, an oasis in the Texas heatOwner and raspa enthusiast Lauren Cuevas brought this snowy shop to life thanks to her mom, who had prior experience working at her dad’s snack shop. The antojito experts […]
Read More...Barbie unboxes blockbuster megahit at the box office
ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR – JORGE GUERRERO ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SEPT 13, 2023 This past July, Mattel produced one of the highest grossing films in Warner Brothers’ 100-year history, earning more than $1.38 billion worldwide. The starstudded super-film directed by Greta Gerwig became the most successful film from a female filmmaker at the domestic box […]
Read More...McNay Museum unveils Tim Burton exhibition “Dreamland”
NEWS EDITOR – ASHTON JEFFERS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SEPT 13, 2023 The McNay Art Museum’s opens its newest exhibition “Dreamland: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas?” from Aug. 17- Jan. 14, To mark the 30th anniversary of the 1993 stop-motion animation film, “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” The exhibition boasts a collection of original props from […]
Read More...Student Band Wins Competition to Perform at Fiesta Oyster Bake
ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR – JOSE GUERRERO ORIGINALLY PRINTED ON APRIL 6, 2023 Homecoming Week at St. Mary’s University is always a time for friendly competitions, challenges, and overall fun activities and festivities to ring in another year of Fiesta celebrations and Oyster Bake preparations for the campus. Throughout the week of March 27 through April 1, St. Mary’s invited organizations and students around […]
Read More...Star studded Oscars sends shockwaves through Hollywood
ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR – JORGE GUERRERO ORIGINALLY PRINTED ON APRIL 6, 2023 Once again, the high-profile entourages of Hollywood were rounded up at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, to witness the 95th edition of the Academy Awards hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. This edition of the Oscars was the first time all nominations […]
Read More...Bandito Trucking brings his west texas flavors to San Antonio
ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR -JORGE GUERRERO ORGINALLY PRINTED ON APRIL 6, 2023 San Antonio is one of Texas’ major hubs for Hispanic creatives, cultivating a local art scene for those seeking to express themselves through different art mediums. In March, local art organization S.M.A.R.T. (Studying Mindful Arts Resources Together) hosted a solo exhibition at the […]
Read More...Garden Clothing Exchange offers affordable vintage clothing
ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR – JORGE GUERRERO ORIGINALLY PRINTED ON APRIL 6, 2023 Trends come and go, but a recent one that has not faded away is the reemergence of vintage clothing throughout the young adult demographic. This trend involves those in the second-hand vintage clothing markets, like the people at Garden Clothing Exchange, allowing […]
Read More...McNay presents Womanish: audacious, courageous, willful art
ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR – JORGE GUERRERO ORIGINALLY PRINTED ON APRIL 6, 2023 Around the world, International Women’s Day is globally celebrated annually. Still, the United States takes the day one step further by making the entire month of March Women’s History Month, celebrating women’s contributions to history and contemporary society. This Women ́s History […]
Read More...MOVIES OF NOVEMBER 2022: To unwind with as the semester closes
SPORTS EDITOR – SOPHIA KUSSEL ORIGINALLY PRINTED ON NOV 24, 2022 Soon, St. Mary’s classes will conclude with a frenzy of stressed-out students, which means finding something to pass the time until the holidays are over is imperative. Besides the pressures of classwork, it is no secret that a tremendous amount of stress occurs during […]
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