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CAMPUS: Maroon Madness kicks off basketball season

19Nov

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CAMPUS: Maroon Madness kicks off basketball season

CAMPUS: Maroon Madness kicks off basketball season By Cynthia TorresBridge Staff WriterPublished Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 TAMIU held its annual Maroon Madness event where the women's and men's basketball teams kicked off their 2025-2026 season. The event began with various clubs outside the Kinesiology-Convocation Building, such as TAMIU K-Pop Organization and Repro Justice 956. Students participated in games, like bean-bag toss and air hockey, at various club booths. Smiles, laughter and overall good energy filled the air along with the waft of food. They offered food such as macaroni, burgers, Sloppy Joes, as well as desserts like brownies and cookies, plus drinks like lemonade and water. Arlene Morin | BridgeTAMIU men's and women's basketball teams make mummies during Maroon...

CAMPUS: TAMIU gears up for tomorrow’s Maroon Madness: A night of spirit, celebration, free tuition

20Oct

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CAMPUS: TAMIU gears up for tomorrow’s Maroon Madness: A night of spirit, celebration, free tuition

CAMPUS: TAMIU gears up for tomorrow's Maroon Madness: A night of spirit, celebration, free tuition By Jesus ChairesSports EditorPublished Monday, Oct. 20, 2025 Tomorrow’s Stranger Things-inspired campus event, Maroon Madness, kicks off the basketball season in an entertaining way. Texas A&M International University expects to ignite campus pride as the annual event returns at the Kinesiology and Convocation Building. The annual pep rally and season opener promises an electric night filled with energy, entertainment and Dustdevil pride. Pre-Madness festivities kick off at 5:30 p.m., including games, photo opportunities and giveaways to fire up the crowd. Gymnasium doors open at 7:30 p.m. and organizers expect the KCB to transform into a sea of maroon as students, athletes and f...

CAMPUS: CABchella finalizes TAMIU’s Welcome Week

17Sep

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CAMPUS: CABchella finalizes TAMIU’s Welcome Week

CAMPUS: CABchella finalizes TAMIU’s Welcome Week By Kaily OlivoEditor-in-chiefPublished Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025 After an activity-filled Welcome Week, TAMIU ended Fall 2025’s first week with CABchella on Friday, Aug. 29. The night was filled with eccentric musical performances by Garden's Gate, Japanese Dream, LOUIEJAYXX and Synthia Music at Texas A&M International University. Sean Jimenez | BridgeCABchella ends Welcome Week with a fireworks show on the night of Aug. 29, 2025. Savory smells roamed the air from the free food for currently enrolled students by 550 Pizzeria, Gorilla Smoke and Grill, Taquitos Las Minas and Bubble Waffle. Sean Jimenez | BridgeSOLE member Alisa Mendoza, right, works at a booth during CABchella on Aug. 29, 2025. The event also included ...

CAMPUS: SOLE inspires growth through educational clubs

11Sep

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CAMPUS: SOLE inspires growth through educational clubs

CAMPUS: SOLE inspires growth through educational clubs By Emily GonzalezBridge contributing writerPublished Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025 Through the Office of Student Orientation, Leadership and Engagement, TAMIU supports students’ social interaction and academic education, forming events to achieve that objective. Texas A&M International University SOLE Director Nicholas Hudson considers multiple ways to expand and tailor events for student interests. “We want to cater to their needs versus like, we’re just going to create an event,” Hudson said. Sean Jimenez | BridgeSOLE Director Nicholas Hudson leads the Student Organization Leadership Advancement Retreat on Sept. 5, 2025. He develops events according to trends or ideas from students and other SOLE staff in order to c...

2Sep

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NEWS BRIEF: COAS, DFPA present Annual Faculty Opening Concert

NEWS BRIEF: COAS, DFPA present Annual Faculty Opening Concert From Staff ReportsPublished Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025 TAMIU's College of Arts and Sciences and the Department for the Fine and Performing Arts present the upcoming Annual Faculty Opening Concert on Friday, Sept. 26. The 7:30 p.m. event in the Center for the Fine and Performing Arts Recital Hall is free to the public and includes the performances of the following faculty: Mark Boseman, Javier Elizondo, Fritz Gechter, Tatiana Gaorbunova, Melissa Hinojosa, Yu-Mei Huang, Jlyeon Huang, Michael Mann, James Moyer, Jerry Quintero, John Remind, Claire Salli and Gilberto Soto. Donations are accepted to support music programming. Interested persons may contact Associate Professor Yu-Mei Huang at yhuang@tamiu.edu or (956) 326-2...

2Sep

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NEWS BRIEF: TAMIU Community Counseling Center offers painting sessions on Sept. 11

NEWS BRIEF: TAMIU Community Counseling Center offers painting sessions on Sept. 11 From Staff ReportsPublished Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025 The TAMIU Community Counseling Center is set to offer Creative Coping painting sessions on Sept. 11. The event sets aside two separate sessions, both at the same time: 3 to 4:20 p.m.—one for students and the other for faculty and staff—in Student Center Room 231. The event's posters read, "Enjoy step-by-step guidance as you create a beautiful painting you can take home." Registration is free for students, faculty and staff. All supplies are provided, according to the event posters. Interested persons may contact the TAMIU Community Counseling Center at (956) 326-3120 for additional information.

25Apr

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ARTS: Seats open: Zero

ARTS: Seats open: Zero By Joseph A. RamirezBridge contributing writerPublished Friday, April 25, 2025 The University allows art students to express their creativity, but due to its small size, it can strain both faculty and students. Due to space, a professor cannot fit more than 15 seats per room in a standard art class or 12 students in advanced courses. “In a photography class, there are only eight enlargers for exactly eight students,” Director of the Fine Arts Program and Associate Professor of art Jesse Shaw explains. “So the seats can be unavailable quickly.” Grisseth Ortiz | BridgeUnidentifed TAMIU art students work on a project during class on April 30. “With the number of [students] we have, we do need bigger rooms,” Visiting Instructional Assistant Professor Sa...

CAMPUS: Greek pantheon inhabits TAMIU Fashion Show

15Apr

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CAMPUS: Greek pantheon inhabits TAMIU Fashion Show

CAMPUS: Greek pantheon inhabits TAMIU Fashion Show By David PerezBridge Staff WriterPublished Tuesday, April 15, 2025 The TAMIU Fashion Society held its third annual Fashion Show in the second-floor Ballroom at the Student Center. Many guests attended, including alumni who showed up in support of friends who modeled in the show. Guests were curious to see the March 21 interpretation of Greek mythology through contemporary fashion, including Texas A&M International University student Karen Morales. AJ Reyes | Special to The BridgeAlejandra Chavez poses for photos during TAMIU's Greek-mythology-themed 2025 Fashion Show in the Student Center Ballroom on March 21. Her outfit is based on the Greek mythological figure Nephele. “I want to see a little bit of a union of a story ...

NEWS BRIEF: Ceramics Workshop slated for Friday

5Feb

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NEWS BRIEF: Ceramics Workshop slated for Friday

From Staff ReportsPublished Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 Students can learn more about the art of ceramics during a Ceramics Workshop scheduled for this Friday. The Ceramics Workshop, presented by Mariana Ruvalcaba Cruz, includes an alternative finish process demo, "Playful Expressions: Capturing the Essence of Hands" in the medium of bisque clay and acrylics. The event, which is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts Room 125, is open to ceramics studio arts students, with sign up available for other studio art students as space allows. Interested students may reach out to Eva Soliz at Marisa.soliz@tamiu.edu or by calling (956) 326-2654 to register.

CAMPUS: TAMIU hosts ‘fun’ Halloween Fest

19Nov

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CAMPUS: TAMIU hosts ‘fun’ Halloween Fest

CAMPUS: TAMIU hosts ‘fun’ Halloween Fest By Marissa ContrerasManaging EditorPublished Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 More than 40 student organizations offered booths, as fundraising, during this year’s Halloween Fest. The annual event, presented by the Campus Activities Board and the Office of Student Orientation, Leadership, and Engagement, welcomed hundreds of costumed community members. TAMIU hosted one of its largest community events, Halloween Fest, on Oct. 28. The event, also associated with the campuswide Wicked Wellness Week, took place at the Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center Green, drawing a large crowd for an evening of festivities. Linda Flores | BridgeAn unidentified student, left, looks at the damage after smashing a pie into another unidentified student's ...

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