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SPORTS: Dustdevils ‘have fun’ during comeback 
1Nov By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Sports, Volleyball

SPORTS: Dustdevils ‘have fun’ during comeback 

SPORTS: Dustdevils ‘have fun’ during comeback  By David Gomez Jr.Editor-in-chiefPublished Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022 TAMIU defeated the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith 3-1, in what was a close contest until they started having fun on the court. “Our team is definitely a team that thrives on feeling and body language and our body language was down,” coach Brittany Harry said. “It didn’t look like we were having fun. “And [assistant] coach Gilbert [Vela] said ‘have fun.’” Harry jokingly took credit for a timeout called by the Lions in the third period, which granted the Dustdevils the momentum to strive past them in a 13-1 run on Oct. 1 at the Texas A&M International University Kinesiology and Convocation Building gymnasium. David Gomez Jr. | BridgeDustdevils volleyball te...
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SCIENCE: TAMIU Planetarium promotes scientific literacy
1Nov By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Education, On Campus, Science and Tech

SCIENCE: TAMIU Planetarium promotes scientific literacy

SCIENCE: TAMIU Planetarium promotes scientific literacy By Jaime GurrolaBridge contributing writerPublished Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022 Students and the public alike can learn about complex scientific concepts through shows presented at TAMIU’s Planetarium. Astronomy, nature and hard sciences fill up much of the public show schedules at the Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium.  Karla De Leon | BridgeThe Lamar Bruni Vergara Science Center and Planetarium, as seen on Oct. 28, 2022. “We have a variety of shows, not only astronomy, but we [offer] a lot of other science-related shows,” Planetarium Director Peter Davis said. “We have shows on pandas, humpback whales … we have shows on migration and different things that will help the schools when they come.” Davis said producing sho...
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HEALTH: 1950s flashback virus threatens human contact
1Nov By Staff/Guest1 Comment
Health, News, On Campus

HEALTH: 1950s flashback virus threatens human contact

HEALTH: 1950s flashback virus threatens human contact By Caroline RiveraBridge contributing writerPublished Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022 While many flashbacks to the 1950s summon images of Elvis or pop culture, one particular human health threat returns to haunt people. The variola virus, which causes smallpox, led to other viruses such as cowpox viruses and more recently in the form of monkeypox. Courtesy TAMIU Public RelationsPosters like this have been placed all around campus this semester, such as in restrooms, to inform students of the monkeypox virus symptoms. Student Health Services Director Claudia C. Beltran finds herself on the frontlines of these types of health concerns at Texas A&M International University.  “It’s basically an infection caused by the monkeypox ...
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HEALTH: Laredo PD therapy pets visit campus for Mental Health Awareness Week
30Oct By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Health, On Campus

HEALTH: Laredo PD therapy pets visit campus for Mental Health Awareness Week

HEALTH: Laredo PD therapy pets visit campus for Mental Health Awareness Week By Gabriel RodriguezBridge Staff WriterPublished Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022 A continuous crowd of people practically blocked off the campus breezeway Friday morning, Sept. 30, to see dogs wearing silly outfits. In one of many events being held for the fourth annual Mental Health Awareness Week at TAMIU, the Office of Student Counseling and Disability Services invited the Laredo Police Department to bring a couple of dogs from its therapy pets program to help students de-stress. That office is led by Director Rosabel Ramos. Miriam Salinas | BridgeCoco, a 6-year-old rescue dog from a shelter, poses for a photo in a costume on Sept. 29 at a TAMIU Student Counseling Services booth. “We’ve been doing differen...
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CAMPUS: Halloween Fest returns to TAMIU
30Oct By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Entertainment, Features, On Campus

CAMPUS: Halloween Fest returns to TAMIU

CAMPUS: Halloween Fest returns to TAMIU By April GarciaBridge contributing writerandDavid Gomez Jr.Editor-in-chiefPublished Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022 TAMIU’s Student Orientation Leadership and Engagement and Campus Activities Board welcomed back the Halloween Fest for the first time since 2019. The festival took place on Oct. 27 at the Sen. Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center green, as a joint event between Texas A&M International University’s SOLE and CAB. David Gomez Jr. | BridgeEducation major Amanda Lara, dressed as a traffic cone, and her boyfriend, who refused to be identified, as a stoplight, wore couples costumes during the Oct. 27, 2022, Halloween Fest on campus. “CAB and SOLE are the ones who set up the festival,” SOLE Assistant Director Abigail Fernandez said,...
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OPINION: Reflections on the knife: cinema’s slasher king ends
28Oct By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Editorial, Opinion

OPINION: Reflections on the knife: cinema’s slasher king ends

OPINION: Reflections on the knife Cinema’s slasher king ends By David Gomez Jr.Editor-in-chiefPublished Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 [Editor’s Note: This piece contains spoilers for Halloween Ends. Readers are warned.] It is 1:45 a.m. at this moment so I must write this before the high, after watching Halloween Ends—uh, well, ends. I must say, this opinion piece will definitely be filled with spoilers of the film and place me in the minority of people who thoroughly enjoyed its conclusion. David Gomez Jr. Why can’t I be this enthusiastic about college? Oh my goodness. Haha. To understand where my cloud nine sensation is coming from, I must take you to the beginning when I was just a wee lad watching the original Halloween (1978) in the daytime of my parents bedroom through...
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SPORTS: Esports team improves in communication, camaraderie
28Oct By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Esports, Features, Sports

SPORTS: Esports team improves in communication, camaraderie

SPORTS: Esports team improves in communication, camaraderie By Glenys MaldonadoSports EditorPublished Friday, Oct. 28, 2022  With esports on the rise, TAMIU’s Rocket League team launched to a strong start this season. With a variety of teams, Rocket League shined and put their name on the boards. “Rocket League is a competitive video game which involves cars and soccer combined,” coach Ethan Garcia said. “The point of the game is to outscore the opponent and win three out of five games to secure a win. My favorite thing about the game would have to be that it is unique and a very complex game to learn, but once you are able to understand the controls it gets really fun.” Texas A&M International University’s Rec Sports esports program did not develop an accelerating ...
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OPINION: Australia, UK need to do more for Aboriginal rights
26Oct By Staff/Guest1 Comment
Editorial, Opinion

OPINION: Australia, UK need to do more for Aboriginal rights

OPINION: Australia, UK need to do more for Aboriginal rights By Mireilly GonzalezAssistant EditorPublished Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 According to the Australian Institute of Criminology, 521 Indigenous people have died in custody since 1992. However, deaths continue to pile up, and Aboriginal communities find themselves without justice. Mireilly Gonzalez Just this past May, police officer Zachary Rolfe was acquitted of the death of Kumaji Walker. He was accused of murder, manslaughter and a violent act resulting in death. Rolfe was the first officer to face trial for an Aboriginal death—and understandably, all eyes from the Aboriginal community were set on the trial. It presented hope amidst the collective mourning that Walker’s death sparked in people’s hearts. The acquittal, t...
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CAMPUS: Run for one’s life
25Oct By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Features, Life & Arts, On Campus

CAMPUS: Run for one’s life

CAMPUS: Run for one's life By David Gomez Jr.Editor-in-chiefPublished Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 Nearly 200 students, families and community athletes ran amok on campus during TAMIU’s Recreational Sports’ first-ever 3k Zombie Run. “I think it’s really enjoyable,” sophomore and psychology major Christina Lorena Castillon said about the Saturday, Oct. 15, evening event. “I think it’s a little bit of a goofy event, but it’s fun.” David Gomez Jr. | BridgeDerly Rojo, right, attempts to outrun a zombie from stripping her flag at the first-ever Zombie Run at TAMIU on Oct. 15. They thought that, at maximum, they would host about 100 competitors, but instead reached nearly 200. As expected, there weren’t enough free T-shirts to go around.  Marco Villarreal | The BridgeAn unidenti...
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OPINION: ‘Tis the Season: Doom, gloom meet Halloween
23Oct By Staff/Guest1 Comment
Editorial, Illustrations, Opinion

OPINION: ‘Tis the Season: Doom, gloom meet Halloween

OPINION: 'Tis the Season: Doom, gloom meet Halloween By Alejandro CarbajalBridge IllustratorPublished Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022 Alejandro Carbajal | Bridge illustrationDuring October 2022, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse have nearly filled their ranks. Like Conquest invoking Pestilence, diseases such as monkeypox and COVID-19 threaten us. Like War spreading conflict and strife, the war between Russia and the Ukraine—as well as other global conflicts—cause the fear of nuclear war, while hurricanes and floods add more strife. The food-merchant symbolizing Famine raises costs as inflation soars on our economic rollercoaster. The world is turned upside down. Where is the fourth horseman? The pale rider known as Death may wait just around the corner.
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