Orchesis Dance Company will stage two performances for its 2010 production of “Side Show” March 19-20 at 7:30 p.m. in Jowers studio 178 at Texas State University-San Marcos. Tickets will be available to the general public and students for $5, cash only, at the door.

The Philosophy Dialogue Series at Texas State University will present cosmology and creation mythology as its discussion topic for the week of March 1-5 in Psychology 132.

Because of the threat of continued sleet and snow and the possibility of icy road conditions, classes at the San Marcos and Round Rock campuses of Texas State University are cancelled as of 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23.

Regents of the Texas State University System have taken an important step toward the eventual construction of a 612-bed, approximately $50 million residence hall at Texas State University.

Melody Miller, former special aide to President John Kennedy, New York Senator Robert Kennedy and Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, along with Bob Mann, Texas State faculty member and former press secretary to Senator Ted Kennedy, will open the Department of Communication Studies at Texas State University 22nd annual Communication Week on Feb. 22.

Peru’s Nasca Lines, giant geometric and animal-like shapes crisscrossing the desert, have presented one of the world’s great mysteries since they were discovered in the early 1900s. Until recently, they were thought to be such things as ancient racetracks or giant celestial calendars or landing strips for UFOs.

The American Marketing Association chapter at Texas State University placed the most finalists of any school in the country during the recent 30 Minutes with an Entrepreneurial Hero competition, sponsored by the AMA and the Acton Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence.

Richard Rosenfeld, president of the American Society of Criminology and expert on the social sources of violent crime, crime statistics and crime control policy will present a series of lectures March 5 on the Texas State University campus.

Texas State University was among four universities cited in a recent report that examines how U.S. colleges and universities are adapting their educational practices and policies to better serve the needs of Latino students.

Texas State senior forward John Rybak has been named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District VI selection after posting a 3.5 GPA in his first semester of graduate studies in business administration. Rybak earned a bachelor’s degree with a major in business marketing in 2008-09.