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On Jan. 8, a story on KIIITV.com about President Abel A. Chávez, MBA, PhD, serving as the keynote speaker at the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Legacy Luncheon which will take place Jan. 20 in Corpus Christi.

Dr. Hector P. Garcia Legacy Luncheon to honor educators Jan. 20 | kiiitv.com

On Jan. 6, an interview published on Arizona State University’s Zócalo Public Square with OLLU English professor Dr. Octavio Quintanilla who is serving as the January poetry curator for the publication.

An Interview with January Poetry Curator Octavio Quintanilla (zocalopublicsquare.org)

On Dec. 29, a San Antonio Report article about County Judge Nelson Wolff’s service with information about him serving as OLLU’s December 2022 commencement speaker.

A look back at Nelson Wolff’s half century of public service (sanantonioreport.org)

On Dec. 28, an opinion piece about domestic violence in Utah written by OLLU Master of Social Work student Samantha Hutchinson.

Do children who witness domestic violence get help? | Opinion – Deseret News

On Dec. 12, a story in the Times Daily Telegraph and the Kileen Daily Herald about OLLU alumna Ashley Jones who was promoted to Temple Independent School District’s Director of Digital Learning.

TISD promotes educator to be new director of digital learning | Region | kdhnews.com

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Recent media coverage that brought attention to OLLU:

On Dec. 7, a story in the Pleasanton Express about Pleasant High volleyball star Victoria Urbanczyk signing a letter-of-intent to play with OLLU: 

Urbanczyk signs with OLLU – Pleasanton Express

On Dec. 6, a story on MikeMcGuff.com about alumna Alicia Barrera leaving KSAT-12:

https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2022/12/alicia-barrera-leaves-ksat-san-antonio.html

On Dec. 5, a story in thederrick.com about the OLLU-Lamar men’s basketball game: 

https://www.thederrick.com/ap/sports/calmese-scores-31-as-lamar-beats-our-lady-of-the-lake-91-56/article_56d8fb00-b953-59f1-bdc2-5633a79b90ec.html

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On Dec. 3, a story in the Killeen Daily Herald about alumna Alba Cook and her appointment as director of recruitment for Texas A&M University-Central Texas:

https://kdhnews.com/news/local/a-m-central-texas-hires-new-director-of-recruitment/article_7170ad48-704b-11ed-b779-bbe2b69fdf0b.html

On Nov. 30, a story in MySanAntonio.com about alumna and news anchor Alicia Barrera leaving KSAT-12: 

https://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/san-antonio-tv-anchors-say-goodbye-17619004.php

On Nov. 30, a story on 4News, a CBS affiliate in El Paso, about alumna Yvonne Villegas-Aguilera and her role in the Orion spacecraft, orbiting the moon: 

https://cbs4local.com/news/breaking-the-bias/el-paso-native-and-rocket-scientist-makes-an-impact-at-nasa-with-artemis-1-launch

On Nov. 29, a story on KSAT-12 about alumna Yvonne Villegas-Aguilera and advice she received at OLLU that led her to becoming a rocket scientist at NASA:

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/11/30/ollu-alum-reflects-on-advice-that-led-her-to-become-part-of-nasas-orion-team/

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On Nov. 27, a story in the San Antonio Report about the National League of Cities written by OLLU professor and San Antonio City Councilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia, 

Working with the National League of Cities helps me better serve San Antonio

On Nov. 24, a story in the Macon-Telegraph about the OLLU men’s basketball team’s exhibition against the University of the Incarnate Word: 

https://www.macon.com/sports/college/article269125617.html

On Nov. 23, a story in MySA.com about the OLLU men’s basketball team’s exhibition against the University of the Incarnate Word: 

https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/article/Cisse-s-24-help-Incarnate-Word-beat-Our-Lady-of-17605607.php

On Nov. 23, a story on KTVZ (News 21) about the men’s exhibition basketball game between OLLU and UIW: 

https://ktvz.com/sports/ap

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On Nov. 16, a story on KVIA.com (ABC-7) in El Paso about alumna Yvonne Villegas-Aguilera and the launch of Artemis 1:

El Paso native plays big role in Artemis I launch

On Nov. 16, a story on KTSM.com in El Paso about alumna Yvonne Villegas-Aguilera and the launch of Artemis 1:

https://www.ktsm.com/local/el-paso-news/el-paso-native-plays-key-role-in-artemis-1-launch/

On Nov. 16, a story on KENS-5 about OLLU alumni who supported the launch of Artemis 1:

On Nov. 16, a story on KFOX14 in El Paso about alumna Yvonne Villegas-Aguilera and her role in the launch of Artemis 1:

https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-native-plays-key-role-in-nasa-artemis-1-launch-yvonne-villegas-aguilera-san-antonio

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On Nov. 12, a story in Crescent City Sports about Xavier’s volleyball victory over OLLU in the RRAC Tournament championship: 

Gold Nuggets rally late to win conference tournament championship for 12th consecutive season

On Nov. 9, a story about the mother of late OLLU volleyball player Angelina Martinez and her attempt to raise awareness about drunk driving:

https://www.ksat.com/video/news/2022/11/10/woman-who-lost-daughter-in-traffic-crash-raising-awareness-of-road-safety/

On Nov. 7, a story in the Longview News-Journal about two OLLU-Jarvis Christian volleyball matches, won by the Saints: 

https://www.news-journal.com/etvarsity/jarvis-notebook-basketball-volleyball-news/article_f0c36aaa-5ec0-11ed-9ae8-2f1b95f4d53e.html

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On Nov. 6, a story in the San Antonio Express-News about an old residence and fireplace near Our Lady of the Lake College in the early 1900s (along with a photo of a wooden pedestrian bridge that crossed Elmendorf Lake: 

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Half-a-century-later-lone-fireplace-still-looms-17561040.php

On Nov. 3 a story in the San Antonio Business Journal about diversity among local colleges and universities, which highlights diversity at OLLU: 

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2022/11/03/san-antonio-colleges-diversity-u-s-supreme-court.html

On Nov. 3, stories in the Longview News Journal about Jarvis Christian competing against OLLU in volleyball at home and against the Saints at OLLU in men’s and women’s cross country and women’s basketball:  

https://www.news-journal.com/etvarsity/jarvis-notebook/article_c66fe1de-5ba0-11ed-94bf-4f4850a2990a.html

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On Oct. 28, a story in the Huffington Post about discrimination, mental health and physical health with comment from OLLU Professor Jared Montoya: 

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/discrimination-physical-mental-health-effects_l_6359543ae4b0b7f89f685be7

On Oct. 28, a story in Yahoo! about the impact of discrimination on mental health that quotes OLLU Professor Jared Montoya:

https://news.yahoo.com/discrimination-affects-mental-physical-health-161414831.html

On Oct. 28, a story in the Bharat Express about the impact of discrimination on our brain and body that quotes OLLU Professor Jared Montoya: 

This is what discrimination does to your brain and body

On Oct. 24, a story on KSAT-12 about the Latino vote featured an interview with OLLU senior Jacqueline Baldozo: 

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/10/24/what-does-the-latino-vote-mean-ksat-explains/

On Oct. 23, a story in the Beaumont Enterprise about candidates vying for Jefferson County Clerk, including alumna Roxanne Acosta-Hellberg (MBA 2002):

https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Vote-Guide-Jefferson-County-Clerk-17515637.php

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On Oct. 23, a story on KENS-5 about the voting location at OLLU featuring an interview with Dr. Leda Barnett, professor of Political Science:

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-young-voters-election-bexar-midterm/273-52f3fa9c-b3d9-4821-b76c-1895effb7c97

On Oct. 23, a feature in the Victoria Advocate about OLLU soccer player Kyleigh Spree-Kolos: 

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/advosports/east-grad-spree-kolos-having-noteworthy-year-with-ollu/article_65405d40-5262-11ed-9b06-0ff647ac757f.html

On Oct. 20, a story in the Victoria Advocate about a tie between the University of Houston-Victoria women’s soccer team and OLLU:

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/advosports/uhv-womens-match-with-our-lady-of-the-lake-ends-in-draw/article_fb440e28-50bd-11ed-96c6-cbc0f35fe9b0.html

On Oct. 20, a photo gallery in the Victoria Advocate previewing a women’s soccer match between the University of Houston-Victoria and OLLU:

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/advosports/sports/local/gallery-uhv-womens-soccer-vs-our-lake-of-the-lake-university/collection_5fdf9c9e-4fdd-11ed-bed5-1f3804465ffe.html

On Oct. 20, a story in the Victoria Advocate about the University of Houston-Victoria men’s soccer team victory over OLLU: 

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/advosports/uhv-men-overpower-our-lady-of-the-lake-with-big-second-half/article_4fe6ff72-50d6-11ed-9c63-5fd0ce68cdfe.html

On Oct. 19, a photo gallery in the Victoria Advocate previewing a men’s soccer contest between the University of Houston-Victory and OLLU:

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/advosports/sports/local/gallery-uhv-vs-our-lady-of-the-lake-university/collection_890a4db2-4fdd-11ed-a341-e3b1417e91ea.html#2

On Oct. 18, a story on Valley Central CBS about the OLLU-RGV “Trunk or Treat” event: 

https://www.valleycentral.com/nbc-lifestyle-show/valley-por-vida-our-lady-of-the-lake-university/

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Recent media coverage that brought attention to OLLU:

On Oct. 17, an interview with President Abel A. Chávez in Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine:
https://www.hispanicoutlook.com/articles/del-barrio-presidente

On Oct. 12, an interview with the family of former OLLU student Angelina Martinez on KENS-5: 

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/family-ollu-volleyball-player-dies/273-852f570b-55bc-44fe-b94b-6b792643a404

On Oct. 12, a story in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about the tragic death of OLLU student Angelina Martinez: 

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article267151216.html

On Oct. 12, an opinion piece in the Marshall News Messenger by an OLLU student about controversial legislation: 

https://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/opinion/guest-column-are-legislative-laws-really-legit-or-just-based-on-what-they-believe/article_eab1896a-49b4-11ed-b526-63782fef8949.html

On Oct. 11, a story in iHeart about the death of OLLU student Angelina Martinez:

https://www.iheart.com/content/2022-10-11-texas-college-athlete-dies-in-devastating-wrong-way-collision/

On Oct. 11, a story on KENS-5 about the death of OLLU student Angelina Martinez:

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/ollu-student-athlete-dies-head-on-crash-san-antonio-university/273-f7eab163-154a-4b33-9c3b-40887a9067d8

On Oct. 10, a story on KSAT-12 about the death of OLLU student Angelina Martinez: 

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/10/10/ollu-student-athlete-killed-in-weekend-head-on-crash/

On Oct. 10, a story on news4sanantonio.com about the death of OLLU student Angelina Martinez: 

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/our-lady-of-the-lake-mourns-student-athlete-who-died-in-car-crash-local-san-antonio-texas

On Oct. 10, a story reflecting on ‘a beautiful personality” and the life of late OLLU student Angelina Martinez:  

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/ollu-prayer-service-student-athlete-dies-crash/273-e068cd95-ef37-4ab2-862b-b1408827b665

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