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CAMPUS: Organizations face off in Dusty Cup

10May

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CAMPUS: Organizations face off in Dusty Cup

CAMPUS: Organizations face off in Dusty Cup By Carolina CruzBridge Staff WriterPublished Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Get Ready. Set. Go! Texas A&M International University student organizations went face-to-face with one another in this year’s annual Dusty Cup. Samantha Gonzalez | BridgeIsamary Martinez, left, guides Daniella Delgado in a blind dodgeball game for the Dusty Cup event at TAMIU's Rec Center on April 24. TAMIU organizations participate in a series of competitions, called Dusty Cup, for the opportunity to win prizes which benefit their organizations. It was held on April 24 this year. “We do a physical portion, academics and social media,” Traditions Committee Chair Monserrat Garza said. “So, all the organizations compete for a chance to win between thre...

CAMPUS: Spring Fling night brings in full house

10May

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CAMPUS: Spring Fling night brings in full house

CAMPUS: Spring Fling night brings in full house By Samantha GonzalezBridge Staff InternPublished Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Another of TAMIU’s traditions made a recent comeback after spending time on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From 9 p.m. to midnight on April 30, Texas A&M International University hosted its Spring Fling event at the Student Center Ballroom. The event followed the Student Life Awards and included free drinks and food, as well as a photo area for students. The free event encouraged students to celebrate the end of the semester. Samantha Gonzalez | BridgeStudents dance the night away on the ballroom dance floor during the traditional Spring Fling hosted by TAMIU on April 30. "I had no idea that we were even having a Spring Fling until the night of,” T...

RESEARCH: Improved intergenerational communication key to preventing misinformation, local study shows

5May

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RESEARCH: Improved intergenerational communication key to preventing misinformation, local study shows

RESEARCH: Improved intergenerational communication key to preventing misinformation, local study shows By Mireilly Gonzalez Bridge Staff InternPublished Thursday, May 5, 2022 Two TAMIU professors discovered a possible key to battle local misinformation. Texas A&M International University Assistant Professor of communication Arthur Soto-Vásquez and Assistant Professor of social sciences Wanzhu Shi worked together on a research article on COVID-19 misinformation. “We found a lot of interesting stuff,” Soto-Vásquez recalled of their joint research. Karla De Leon | Bridge Assistant Professor of communication Arthur Soto-Vásquez looks at the computer screen in his office in the Academic Innovation Center on Apr. 27. One of their key findings revolves around the idea o...

LIFE: Easter filled with more than just confetti

22Apr

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LIFE: Easter filled with more than just confetti

LIFE: Easter filled with more than just confetti By Samantha GonzalezBridge Staff InternPublished Friday, April 22, 2022 Easter came and went this past weekend. There were skeptics who believed Easter Sunday was going to be a scorcher and held their cookouts and get-togethers on Saturday, but cloudy skies and breezes took Sunday celebrators by surprise. Temperatures were in the 100s on Saturday. According to the Weather Channel website, it felt like 109 degrees. Those temps were felt by Texas A&M International University alumna Gloria C. Gomez. Marco Villarreal | BridgeWith a smack at the piñata, candy falls out as unidentified people look on during Easter Sunday. “It was so dang hot on Saturday,” Gomez said. “I absolutely felt like we should’ve just waited till Sunday t...

TAMIU students clean Las Palmas Park at the Big Event

20Apr

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TAMIU students clean Las Palmas Park at the Big Event

TAMIU students clean Las Palmas Park at the Big Event By Gabrielle PratherAssistant EditorPublished Wednesday, April 20, 2022 When TAMIU students choose to help Laredo each spring, they like to go big. After all, the expression is “Go big or go home.” “Go big” they did. More than 450 volunteers painted, worked in yards and picked up trash—just a few of the types of activities students engaged in to help through the Big Event on Saturday, March 26. The Texas A&M International University Office of Student Conduct and Community Engagement works with a typical 350 participants to help the environment. This year, more than 450 volunteers showed up to help. Samantha Gonzalez | BridgeTAMIU junior Emiliano Benavides helps out during the Big Event Saturday, March 26, at Las Palma...

GREEK LIFE: Fraternities, sororities celebrate Greek Week

14Apr

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GREEK LIFE: Fraternities, sororities celebrate Greek Week

GREEK LIFE: Fraternities, sororities celebrate Greek Week By Elis Reyes-SanchezBridge Staff InternPublished Thurssday, April 14, 2022 In a celebration of their way of life, the Greek community once again held Greek Week. Through Greek Week, the members of the various social fraternities and sororities get together and host a variety of events to promote awareness of their organizations. From March 28 to April 1, the Greeks—Alpha Psi Lambda, Delta Xi Nu, Kappa Delta Chi, Omega Delta Phi, Sigma Delta Lambda, Sigma Lambda Beta and Sigma Lambda Gamma—came together to present events to introduce their organizations and also raise awareness for Dusty’s Food Pantry, which benefits Texas A&M International University students. Elis Reyes-Sanchez | BridgeThe TAMIU Greeks play a ga...

DESTINATION: FLORENCE—Study abroad returns, Carrieres lead Italy trip

14Apr

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DESTINATION: FLORENCE—Study abroad returns, Carrieres lead Italy trip

DESTINATION: FLORENCE Study abroad returns, Carrieres lead Italy trip By Jessica ArroyoBridge contributing writerPublished Thursday, April 14, 2022 [Editor’s Note: This story is a follow-up to our February 2022 article titled “TAMIU study abroad returns.”] With trips around the globe back on the menu, students can once again explore through faculty-led programs. Texas A&M International University language studies faculty members Julien F. Carriere and Melody Carriere plan to lead their program once again as study abroad returns May 31 to June 29. The destination is Florence, Italy, for their first trip since 2019—before the pandemic began. “We’ve been leading abroad programs since the early 2000s,” Melody Carriere said, “but we’ve been traveling together since ‘98 in ...

NEWS: Women’s rally held in honor of International Women’s Day

14Apr

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NEWS: Women’s rally held in honor of International Women’s Day

NEWS: Women’s rally held in honor of International Women’s Day By Carolina CruzBridge Staff WriterPublished Thursday, April 14, 2022 March was Women’s History Month—a time to honor and celebrate women’s achievements in history. Throughout the globe, people celebrate and rally for women’s rights, including a march in March. Texas A&M International University’s Campus Activities Board hosted its women’s rally in commemoration of International Women’s Day on March 8. “That women’s rally was basically so that we can kind of spread the word because not a lot of people know there’s an International Women’s Day,” CAB Vice President Mayela Villarreal said. Yulissa Diaz | BridgeTAMIU students hold handmade posters during the Women's Rally hosted by CAB on March 8. Throughout t...

GREEK LIFE: Greeks support Dusty’s Food Pantry

13Apr

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GREEK LIFE: Greeks support Dusty’s Food Pantry

GREEK LIFE: Greeks support Dusty's Food Pantry By Elis Reyes-SanchezBridge Staff InternPublished Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Food insecurity is a problem some students face during their collegiate studies. Research shows that students who suffer from food insecurities are more likely to have attention problems and be poorly prepared. Many schools created a student pantry to help prevent hunger. In October 2017, Dusty's Food Pantry was created, with the help of the Division of Student Success, to eliminate hunger among Texas A&M International University students. In order to achieve this goal, TAMIU’s Greeks launched a food drive to benefit Dusty's Food Pantry during Greek Week. On March 30, various Greeks gathered from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Student Center Rotunda to accept...

TAMIU alumnus discusses screenwriting with students

13Apr

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TAMIU alumnus discusses screenwriting with students

TAMIU alumnus discusses screenwriting with students By Mireilly GonzalezBridge Staff InternPublished Wednesday, April 13, 2022 TAMIU students learned about screenwriting from an alumnus at the Office of Career Services’ Coffee House Wednesday event. Philip Balli joined the Texas A&M International University event virtually on March 23, prepared for the day with a coffee in hand, miles away from Laredo. “I’m currently in San Francisco,” he shared with the students. “I’m here attending the game developer’s conference, which is going to be all week long. I’m here to network with other people in the industry [as well as] to meet other writers [and] narrative designers.” Through the past decade, he worked at TAMIU, The Laredo Morning Times, FX and HBO....

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