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Samuel Rocha

Samuel Rocha is a communications senior at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. Along with volunteering with the Mesquite, Samuel is also a DJ for Enlace Radio and a staff writer for El Espejo Magazine. In his free time, Samuel enjoys thrifting, finding the next best hole-in-the-wall restaurant, and spending time with his family and friends. Samuel hopes to become a full time multimedia journalist for his community here in San Antonio.

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Q&A: San Antonio’s Menorah talk origins, inspirations and autographs with Live in the Newsroom

Samuel Rocha and Joseph Ramon

Menorah is a four-piece alternative grunge band from San Antonio, Texas. Formed in 2023, the band features Jacob Parker on vocals, Christian Rivas on guitar, Nasiah “Nas” Caples on Full Story »
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Voting for ‘Dummies’: Advice, insight for the ballot box

Madison Gutierrez, Samuel Rocha, Catherine Richard and Miriam Perez

Voting regulations can seem intimidating to inexperienced voters. MOVE Texas offers advice on becoming informed in the upcoming presidential election, and others on campus give anecdotal experiences from inside Full Story »
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REVIEW: Raging mosh pits, roaring growls: local bands rock San Antonio

Samuel Rocha

Local deathcore band VICTIMBLAMED thrashes during their debut album release concert Feb. 24. The concert’s lineup had seven other bands from Texas, one from Tennessee and another from Utah. Full Story »
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The Interest

A Black History Month mini-playlist

Samuel Rocha and Victoria Arredondo

From the sounds and genres, to the feels and compositions, Black musicians continue to deeply impact and influence the music we know today. With inspirations from your grandparents’ generation Full Story »
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The Duality of Love: A Valentine’s playlist

Amber Esparza and Samuel Rocha

It’s that time of the year again: Bouquets of balloons and flowers crowd the grocery store aisles, candy stamped with cheesy phrases like “Be Mine” or “We Are ‘Mint’ Full Story »