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SPORTS: FEATURE: Senior golfer leads TAMIU in Lone Star Conference Championship

14Apr

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Features, Sports, Women's Golf

SPORTS: FEATURE: Senior golfer leads TAMIU in Lone Star Conference Championship

SPORTS: FEATURE: Senior golfer leads TAMIU in Lone Star Conference Championship By Margot AmayaBridge Staff WriterPublished Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Building a steady name for herself, one Dustdevils women’s golf team member moved into a senior leadership role this year. Most recently, she led the team in the Lone Star Conference Championship in Rockwall, Texas, on April 14, where she finished 20th overall with a total of 10 over par, collecting three birdies over three rounds (76/75/74 = 225). Texas A&M International University senior Margret Nyamukondiwa joined the Dustdevils two years ago after attending Western Texas Junior College in Snyder for two years. Even in her childhood, the Harare, Zimbabwe, native loved the sport. Courtesy TAMIU Sports InformationTAMIU se...

EDUCATION: College of Education focuses on shaping future teachers at TAMIU

14Apr

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Academia, Education, Features

EDUCATION: College of Education focuses on shaping future teachers at TAMIU

EDUCATION: College of Education focuses on shaping future teachers at TAMIU By Xavier DiazBridge contributing writerPublished Tuesday, March 17, 2026 The College of Education at Texas A&M International University continues to play a key role in preparing the next generation of teachers and education leaders across South Texas. With the growing demand for qualified educators, the college’s programs and faculty work to meet the needs of schools and communities throughout the region. This effort includes early childhood, bilingual education, special education and educational leadership programs within the College of Education. Many who complete these programs end up teaching in local districts or proceed into graduate studies. Sean Jimenez | BridgeDean of Education Alfredo Ram...

26Mar

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Features, News, On Campus

FEATURE: Looking back on 30 years of ‘The Bridge’

FEATURE: Looking back on 30 years of ‘The Bridge’ By Kaily OlivoEditor-in-chiefPublished Thursday March 26, 2026 “The Bridge” made its debut in March 1996 at Texas A&M International University, and continues to live on, reaching a 30-year milestone this March 2026. In recognition of some of the top stories across the past 30 years, “The Bridge” would like to go back to the first two stories on the front page of the March 1996 issue: “Women’s studies program to be inaugurated at TAMIU,” by one of the first Bridge reporters, Sarah Collins, and “Hopefuls to visit campus as search for president continues,” by 1996 Editor-in-chief Carlos A. Guardiola. Collins’ story kicked off Bridge reporting with the introduction of a women’s studies program, an upper-division course and...

CAMPUS: ENTERTAINMENT: TAMIU Cosplayers host Comic Con

25Mar

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Entertainment, Features, Life & Arts, On Campus

CAMPUS: ENTERTAINMENT: TAMIU Cosplayers host Comic Con

CAMPUS: ENTERTAINMENT: TAMIU Cosplayers host Comic Con By Cynthia TorresBridge Staff WriterPublished Wednesday, March 25, 2026 For possibly the first time in Texas A&M International University history, a Comic Con was hosted by a student organization. On Feb. 23, the TAMIU Cosplayers club held a one-day mini-convention in the Student Center Ballroom. This was a public event, which included different enthusiasts from all over the city. Comic Con was filled with all forms of cosplay ranging from anime, video games and manga. Previously, TAMIU has been the site host for other comic cons, such as the South Texas Collectors Expo, which held its Comic Con in April 2015, late January from 2016 to 2020 and came back in the fall of 2022 before going on a long hiatus. In the interim, me...

CAMPUS: Discover TAMIU brings community to campus

24Mar

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Features, Life & Arts, News, On Campus

CAMPUS: Discover TAMIU brings community to campus

CAMPUS: Discover TAMIU brings community to campus By Dilean MendezBridge Staff InternPublished Tuesday, March 24, 2026 The many interactive booths of Saturday’s Discover TAMIU included robotics with the School of Engineering and slime with Advising and Retention. Families, students and community members gathered at Texas A&M International University on March 21 for the annual open house designed to showcase academic programs, student organizations and campus life. Kaily Olivo | BridgeTAMIU freshman Luis Maldonado, left, a student worker representing the Office of Recruitment, plays a color matching game at Discover TAMIU in front of the Student Center on March 21, 2026. The free event invited attendees of all ages to explore, participate in activities and get a sense ...

CAMPUS: TAMIU welcomes spring with Festival of Colors

17Mar

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Features, International Studies, Life & Arts, On Campus

CAMPUS: TAMIU welcomes spring with Festival of Colors

CAMPUS: TAMIU welcomes spring with Festival of Colors By Veronica MataBridge Staff WriterPublished Tuesday, March 17, 2026 With spring officially here, Texas A&M International University’s Housing and Residence Life and TAMIU’s Office of International Experiences brought back the annual Holi celebration. Students gathered to welcome spring and celebrated the triumph of good over evil through this Hindu tradition, also known as the Festival of Colors. Sean Jimenez | BridgeBrother Ezekiel Garza and sister Aline Tobias eat popsicles and look toward the crowd during TAMIU's Holi celebration in the Student Center Green on March 4, 2026. Sean Jimenez | BridgeJennifer Sanchez, left, and an unidentified student walk hand-in-hand as TAMIU's Holi event comes to a close at the Student...

11Feb

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Entertainment, Features, On Campus

CAMPUS: TAMIU holds annual Spirit Week

CAMPUS: TAMIU holds annual Spirit Week By Veronica A. MataBridge Staff WriterPublished Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026 Upholding tradition, Spirit Week returned to campus with a superhero theme, encouraging students to be “super at TAMIU.” This past week, Feb. 2 to 7, the Office of Student Orientation, Leadership, and Engagement, the Student Government Association, Campus Activities Board, TAMIU athletics and the Division of Student Engagement worked together to bring these events to life at Texas A&M International University. SGA Director of Finance and Chancellor Student Advisory Council Representative Santiago Garcia Rosales said Spirit Week’s purpose is to bring everyone together as a community and share more of TAMIU’s culture. Sean Jimenez | BridgeNathalie Moreno...

CAMPUS: CABsino closes out Welcome Back Week

11Feb

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Entertainment, Features, Life & Arts, On Campus, Uncategorized

CAMPUS: CABsino closes out Welcome Back Week

CAMPUS: CABsino closes out Welcome Back Week By Cynthia TorresBridge Staff WriterPhotos by Sean JimenezPublished Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026 Sean Jimenez | BridgeTAMIU students place their bets on a poker table during CABsino in the Student Center Ballroom on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. Decorated with a Mardi Gras theme complete with bead necklaces, hats and glasses, CABsino brought students together for an evening of entertainment and prizes. The Campus Activities Board, part of Student Orientation, Leadership & Engagement, hosted the Jan. 23 mock casino in the Student Center Ballroom as the finale for Welcome Back Week. Numerous Texas A&M International University students attended, participating in decorated photo booths and partaking in a night full of music, food and laught...

SPORTS: Hearts and Hoops: A Valentine’s Day athletics event

10Feb

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Features, Life & Arts, On Campus, Sports, Women's Basketball

SPORTS: Hearts and Hoops: A Valentine’s Day athletics event

SPORTS: Hearts and Hoops: A Valentine’s Day athletics event By Kaily OlivoEditor-in-chiefPublished Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026 The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee hosted Hearts and Hoops on Feb. 7. The event celebrated Valentine’s Day with mini bouquets, offering students and other attendees their choice of flowers to create their own mini bouquet. The first 25 fans at the women’s basketball game against St. Edward’s University received free caricatures in the Kinesiology-Convocation Building. Carolina Merla | BridgeDustdevils women's basketball players, including junior Jayden Smallwood (21, next to right), wear pink uniforms and watch from the bench during the game against St. Edwards University as part of the Hearts and Hoops event on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in TAMIU's g...

28Jan

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Education, Entertainment, Features, On Campus

NEWS BRIEF: ACE Mentor Week continues, Open House slated

NEWS BRIEF: ACE Mentor Week continues, Open House slated From Staff ReportsPublished Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 T he Texas A&M International University Academic Center for Excellence mentors offer several events this week and next for UNIV 1201/1302 students. The first is Mentor Week, Jan. 27 to 29; the second is an Open House from Feb. 3 to 5. This week's Mentor Week features raffle giveaways, trivia, bingo, activities, hot chocolate and limited stickers, according to a campus poster about the event. It runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 27 to 29 at the Student Center Rotunda. According to another poster, the Open House is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 3 to 5 at the Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library Colonnade. Here, students can meet the mentors, tour, get some TAMIU ...

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