Academia

By Rodolfo Salinas As I walked worry-free I found myself wondering, how are other students spending their refund money? Honestly, I felt like a million dollars just because I had extra cash for the semester. However, I was still worried because I thought “Are students investing or spending their money?” (more…)

By Crystal Vasquez The new organization, SAGE (Student Association for Gender Equality) is currently recruiting students that are passionate about civil rights. Dr. Ursula Klein is an advocate for feminism and was inspired by the interest of students Ezthela Rodriguez, Dalia Partida and Carolina Vasquez, to create the organization SAGE. (more…)

This article originally appeared in the February 2016 print edition. By Michael Hernandez When I was growing up my mother tended to be very lenient towards me and rarely did she ever punish me. In fact, she encouraged my random and brass behavior. Still she did so under one condition, respect others and yourself. As funny a combination as it may sound --- a young kid doing as he pleases yet respecting his elders ---I assure you it was true. Respect is a value my mother preached in the house hold. Still as expected this combination resulted with some hiccups, but my mother kept at it. Essentially as I got older I understood why she told stories regarding self-awareness and how one’s appearance in terms of how you conduct yourself can be important. All in all, the result simply was tha...

This article originally appeared in the February 2016 print edition. By Iris Vasquez Guerrero Resigning from my job of three years was not easy, but neither are most major life decisions.  I gave up my full time position in order to return to school and finally finish my bachelor’s degree.  My college career originally began when I was an eighteen-year-old know-it-all that desperately wanted to leave Laredo.  I was accepted to Texas A&M-Kingsville, and I made all the usual mistakes that a new student makes.  Long story short, I completed four years at TAMUK, but received no degree.  I was also about two years away from graduation. (more…)

This article originally appeared in the February 2016 print edition.  By Kassandra Garza As a local born and raised in Laredo, TX. I have seen that Laredo has been growing in a very fast pace. Many small businesses booming from left to right and many apartments being built all over the city. Since the city is growing with the population it is also important that our society has a higher education school. Texas A&M international University offers an economic solution to help combat expensive education. (more…)