OPINION: Federal loan repayments remain on ice, Biden loan forgiveness plan unreliable

18May

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OPINION: Federal loan repayments remain on ice, Biden loan forgiveness plan unreliable

OPINION: Federal loan repayments remain on ice, Biden loan forgiveness plan unreliable Alejandro Carbajal | Bridge illustration By Alejandro CarbajalBridge IllustratorPublished Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Once again, federal student loan repayments and interest are frozen up until Aug. 31, as announced by Biden’s administration. Though it benefits the average individual, providing relief from repayment, the negatives fall upon the government and economy, which must bear the financial burden. Biden loan forgiveness plan unreliable By David Gomez Jr.Editor-in-chiefPublished Wednesday, May 18, 2022 About 43.4 million people hold federal student loans, according to the studentaid.gov website. Let’s let that sink in for just a moment. About 92% of most loans, according to a Ju...

18May

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Editorial, Opinion

OPINION: Editor unlike lightbulb

OPINION: Editor unlike lightbulb By David Gomez Jr.Editor-in-chiefPublished Wednesday, May 18, 2022 There are days I just stop what I’m doing and do nothing. It never feels by choice and it just happens. Trying to make sense of it, honestly, I think I just burn myself out–like a lightbulb. I remember when it first started happening–the third grade. David Gomez Jr. It was mid-fall in Mrs. Maldonado’s class at C.L. Milton Elementary and I was a little slow doing my math homework. She told me to take it home to complete, but I didn’t. I knew what I had to do as I looked at the few questions looking back at me. The moment lasted, for what seemed like forever. I didn’t do it. I went to school the next day. The teacher told us to separate into a small group. That small g...

OPINION: Degree earners seek knowledge, beauty, truth

17May

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Guest Article, Letter to the Editor, Opinion

OPINION: Degree earners seek knowledge, beauty, truth

OPINION: Degree earners seek knowledge, beauty, truth By Osvaldo De LeonGuest ColumnistPublished Tuesday, May 17, 2022 A letter to future graduates: If you are reading this, it is because you are or will be a future graduate from a university. Let me begin by saying congratulations on your accomplishments in your academic career. Not everyone gets to have such a privilege like you. Osvaldo De Leon In fact, your unique attainment is not common in the history of the world. Degrees were given to the few intelligent and curious-minded, like yourself. Throughout your academic career, you majored in a discipline that made you happy, and eager to pursue knowledge, beauty and truth. These transcendental ideals made the University a place where the individual cultivates his/her mind...

12Apr

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Illustrations, In Our View, Opinion

OPINION: To the grocery store or bust

OPINION: To the grocery store or bust Alejandro Carbajal | Bridge Illustration By Alejandro CarbajalBridge IllustratorPublished Tuesday, April 12, 2022 With the ongoing war in the Ukraine caused by Vladimir Putin, gasoline prices are at an all-time high, impacting practically everyone. At this point, gas is worth its weight in gold, burning a hole in everyone's funds—meaning people will have to use less or find other methods to save on gas.

12Apr

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Entertainment, In Our View, Opinion

OPINION: Oscars worth watching anymore?

OPINION: Oscars worth watching anymore? By Mireilly GonzalezBridge Staff InternPublished Tuesday, April 12, 2022 [Editor's Note: This story has been edited and updated on Friday, April 29, 2022, to include two additional paragraphs at the end.] On March 22, 16.6 million viewers tuned in to watch the Oscars. It was a train wreck. The 2022 show’s viewership went down as the second least-watched and worst-rated Academy Awards show. Mireilly Gonzalez People coined the dramatic confrontation between Chris Rock and Will Smith as the “Slap Heard Around the Internet,” but even that couldn’t help the show’s views and ratings. Some even speculated that the whole argument might’ve been staged. Personally, the Oscars were so cringey and had so many futile attempts at making out-of-t...

OPINION: Feeling down? Keep looking down

12Apr

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In Our View, Opinion

OPINION: Feeling down? Keep looking down

OPINION: Feeling down? Keep looking down By David Gomez Jr.Editor-in-ChiefPublished Tuesday, April 12, 2022 As I type this, I think “Huh, maybe I should write right now because I feel this way and take advantage of this emotion?” Said emotion being gloom. There I am. Just feeling, but then it hits me like a ton of bricks. It wasn’t while I sat in front of the Mac desktop in The Bridge office, but during my walk around campus and discovering at least 10 smiley face gums that are stuck on the concrete paths around campus. David Gomez Jr. Easter is around the corner and many will search for eggs, but I think finding these magical smiley face gems to be much more rewarding. Personally, I’ve been in a terrible mood as of late. So, to spot these little works of art genuinel...

OPINION: ‘InstaFeet’ violates privacy law

17Mar

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In Our View, Opinion

OPINION: ‘InstaFeet’ violates privacy law

OPINION: ‘InstaFeet’ violates privacy law By Elis Reyes-SanchezBridge Staff InternPublished Thursday, March 17, 2022 When I scrolled through the TAMIU Student Network Facebook page, I saw a post asking if anyone knew there was a “bathroom foot pic” account on Instagram. I couldn't help myself and went to check out the page. At first, I thought it was kind of funny and thought it was a spoof page, as many pictures on the account seemed staged. Elis Reyes-Sanchez I saw a picture of bare feet, with no socks or shoes, doing what I can only assume, their business. My initial thought, “Who does that?” You have another picture of someone with just one shoe on, and another one pointing down directly at their feet. Those pictures seemed staged. However, there were many that di...

OPINION: Take action, be passionate, be involved

16Mar

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Editorial, Opinion

OPINION: Take action, be passionate, be involved

OPINION: Take action, be passionate, be involved By David Gomez Jr.Editor-in-ChiefPublished Wednesday, March 16, 2022 My dog sleeps in her kennel, the breeze setting is set on the tower fan and a powered on 55-inch TV casts a glow in my room late at night. It airs Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations.” I sit in what yoga enthusiasts call “the easy pose” while typing away at my Macbook Pro. David Gomez Jr. That is all you need to know to understand where I may go with this opinion piece. Yes, I should probably be informing the student body, or the handful of people who read my column–I’ve seen the online views and it’s sad–that they should be more involved with the University. Bourdain is eating street tacos and my mouth is watering now. Geez. I have many issues regarding ...

4Mar

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Illustrations, International Affairs, Opinion

OPINION: Putin paints Ukraine red

OPINION: Putin paints Ukraine red Alejandro Carbajal | Bridge Illustration By Alejandro CarbajalBridge IllustratorPublished Friday, March 4, 2022 Vladimir Putin is on a warpath in the Ukraine, painting the country red with the blood of their forces, as well as civilians. Whether the Ukraine will prevail or fall to Putin's iron fist is a chance that either one could happen. Though once that war is over, what be Putin's next move?

16Feb

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In Our View, Opinion

OPINION: ‘Winter is coming’

OPINION: ‘Winter is coming’ By Gabrielle PratherAssistant EditorPublished Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 Another year, another semester goes by and Spring 2022 has arrived. My first initial thought of spring is all about the radiant colors of the flowers, the vibrant rays of the sun or the mere reminder of Spring Break. Yet, not in this case. Gabrielle Prather Instead, the beginning of the new Texas A&M International University semester reigns in blizzarding cold, and gloomy weather, not to mention the multitude of rapid COVID-19 cases presented. The familiarity of 2020’s events seem to rear their ugly head once more, at the beginning of this new year. Frankly, I wasn’t sure what would happen if we had to do remote learning again. This is my last semester at TAMIU, and man...

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