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FEATURE: President Arenaz advises students about careers
9Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Education, Features, Humans of TAMIU, On Campus, Professor Profile

FEATURE: President Arenaz advises students about careers

FEATURE: President Arenaz advises students about careers By Mireilly GonzalezManaging EditorPublished Thursday, March 9, 2023 TAMIU President Pablo Arenaz spoke to students at the Office of Career Services about his career journey. The Office of Career Services staff welcomed students into the breakroom. Coffee, cookies, and brownies were provided on a table at the back during the Feb. 1 event. This is Arenaz’s seventh year at TAMIU and his job experiences include being an assistant, associate, and full professor of biology. Mireilly Gonzalez | BridgeTAMIU President Pablo Arenaz speaks to students about careers and mentors. “In high school, I fell in love with biology,” Arenaz said of the start of his career path. “So when I went away to college, I knew exactly what I was...
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Welcome Back Week sees students bet big on CABsino
7Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
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Welcome Back Week sees students bet big on CABsino

Welcome Back Week sees students bet big on CABsino By Mireilly GonzalezManaging EditorPublished Tuesday, March 7, 2023 Campus Activity Board hosted its CABsino and dance inspired by The Great Gatsby for the last day of Welcome Back Week. The CABsino and dance took place in the Student Center Ballroom. Jazz blues filled the room. In place of the usual loteria tables, students found gambling tables. Student volunteers greeted attendees and handed out tokens at the entrance. Karla De Leon | BridgePlaying in the event CABsino at STC Ballroom on Jan. 20. CAB President Mayela Villareal worked on bringing this Jan. 20 Welcome Week event to fruition. “It all started [by asking ourselves,] ‘How can we recreate Welcome Back Week to be like the CABchella from last semester?’ and I w...
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OPINION: Romance is not dead—we’re all just dead inside
7Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
In Our View, Opinion

OPINION: Romance is not dead—we’re all just dead inside

OPINION: Romance is not dead—we’re all just dead inside By Carina GalvanBridge Staff InternPublished Tuesday, March 7, 2023 Loved by some and dreaded by many, Valentine's Day loomed ahead; I witnessed the aftermath of a breakup in the parking lot. There are enough songs out there about slashing your ex’s tires. We can only imagine how bad the breakup was, but this isn’t about someone’s failed romance. Carina Galvan This isn’t a rant against Valentine’s Day either. Think of this as a heart-to-heart conversation. I’ve only been alive for 22 years, but I spent most of it fantasizing about romance and love. In this generation where courting is the talking stage and dating apps are just for hookups, love doesn’t seem genuine anymore. You might even be tempted to say that ro...
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FEATURE: Alumnus shares journey of pride association, activism
21Feb By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Alumni, Humans of TAMIU, On Campus

FEATURE: Alumnus shares journey of pride association, activism

FEATURE: Alumnus shares journey of pride association, activism By Mireilly GonzalezManaging EditorPublished Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 TAMIU alumnus Jorge Quijano stepped onto school grounds again to talk to students about breaking ground in LGBTQ+ activism.  Students gathered at the STC 231, back in October 2022, to hear Quijano’s discussion on activism titled Advancing Laredo’s LGBT community. Quijano graduated in 2009 with a bachelor’s in communication and a minor in marketing. Today, he’s the founder and president of Gateway City Pride Association and a marketing manager at Sames Auto Arena. Mireilly Gonzalez | BridgeTAMIU alumnus Jorge Quijano, left, speaks during a LGBTQ+ rights event held on Oct. 12, 2022. GCPA continued its pride parade and festival with drag perfor...
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PODCAST: Dusty’s Pod, Episode I
11Feb By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Dusty's Pod, Podcasts, YouTube

PODCAST: Dusty’s Pod, Episode I

PODCAST: Dusty's Pod, Episode I By Emmanuel Reyes CoronaandRosalinda PuentesBridge Staff PodcastersPublished Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 Readers, please join us for the first episode of Dusty's Pod, a new podcast presented by The Bridge independent student newspaper. Every other week, Emmanuel and Rosalinda will bring you news of upcoming campus events. EPISODE 1: Friday, Feb. 10, 2023 https://youtu.be/o9KyPQtO9ww Also, now on Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebridgenews-dustyspod
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OPINION: ‘Babylon’: Where art meets grotesque
11Feb By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Entertainment, Opinion

OPINION: ‘Babylon’: Where art meets grotesque

OPINION: Babylon: Where art meets grotesque By Emmanuel Reyes CoronaBridge Staff PodcasterPublished Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 “I always wanted to be a part of something bigger. Something that lasts, that means something. Something more important than life.” Those are the words of Babylon's main character, Manuel Torres—with whom I almost shared the same name (coincidence or destiny?)—at the film’s beginning. But most importantly, those are the words to which the film settles its foundations.  Emmanuel Reyes Corona What is something more important than life? Every one of us will have a different answer. It is cinema for Damien Chazelle, writer and director of the film (as well as La La Land and Whiplash). But he is not referring to a film’s actual pre-production, production a...
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CAMPUS: Changing majors costs money, time
24Jan By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Alumni, Education

CAMPUS: Changing majors costs money, time

CAMPUS: Changing majors costs money, time By Neto GonzalezBridge contributing writerPublished Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023Edited to include Feb. 17, 2023, photograph Some TAMIU students second-guess their time spent working on their degrees. These mid-degree changes can cause delays and cost students extra money. When Texas A&M International University alumnus Ernesto Izaguirre first attended classes in the Fall of 2019, he declared as a psychology major with a projected graduation in the Spring of 2022. After completing more than half of his academic career, he began having second thoughts about his chosen degree.  "During one of my lectures, my professor told me that I wouldn't be able to get a job with just a bachelor's degree," Izaguirre said. Ultimately, he continued wi...
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City continues courts complex construction
15Nov By Staff/GuestNo Comments
News, On Campus, Sports

City continues courts complex construction

City continues courts complex construction By Silvia BlancoBridge contributing writerPublished Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022 [Editor’s Note: This is ongoing coverage of the tennis courts construction, which The Bridge began reporting on in 2019 by David Gomez Jr. and continued with a story by Leslie Villafana Martinez on April 3, 2021. Our most recent story was by Cristian Alardin on Nov. 19, 2021.] Despite delays, construction continues on the city’s new tennis courts located at TAMIU. In an effort to bring a new tennis facility to Laredo, the city and Texas A&M International University partnered to make the complex a reality. The completed City of Laredo Tennis Complex at TAMIU is expected to include 18 courts, concession stands and locker rooms. The courts were originally sl...
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Outrage raised over perceived EPA inaction
14Nov By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Health, News

Outrage raised over perceived EPA inaction

Outrage raised over perceived EPA inaction By Gabriel RodriguezBridge Staff WriterPublished Monday, Nov. 14, 2022 During their first combined meeting regarding the health dangers of ethylene oxide, Laredo and EPA representatives were met by cries from the audience. The Sept. 15 meeting centered around reported pollution from the Midwest Sterilization Corporation at its Laredo facility. Environmental Protection Agency representatives insisted they would take action to protect the Laredo residents’ health, yet audience members called the actions neither timely nor substantial. According to a Dec. 27, 2021, investigative article by The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, the EPA began its look into the then-theory that EtOs caused cancer in 2002. By 2006, the agency assessed that “the c...
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