Sunday, January 19OUR UPCOMING MARCH EDITION WILL BE HERE SOON

Author: Staff/Guest

POLITICS: Multiple primaries end in runoff
23Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
News, Politics

POLITICS: Multiple primaries end in runoff

POLITICS: Multiple primaries end in runoff By Gabriel RodriguezBridge Staff WriterPublished Wednesday, March 23, 2022 The Texas primary elections concluded on Tuesday, March 1. Texans gathered at the polls to select which members of their party would represent them in a variety of races to take place in the upcoming midterms on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Rep. Henry Cuellar One of the more heated races in the Texas primaries is one most relevant to Webb County residents: the Democratic 28th Congressional District race between incumbent Henry Cuellar and challengers Jessica Cisneros and Tannya Benavides. After safely retaining his office in 2020, Cuellar now finds himself in a runoff election against Cisneros, who managed to end the race with only 2,000 votes on his tail. A staunch memb...
Read More
POLITICS: Primary candidates vie for seats
23Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
News, On Campus, Politics

POLITICS: Primary candidates vie for seats

POLITICS: Primary candidates vie for seats By Juan ReyesBridge Staff WritingPublished Wednesday, March 23, 2022 Members of the campus community did not have far to go to vote in the primary election at Location 255, on campus. Early voting ran from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 22 and 23 with primary day on Tuesday, March 1. Texas A&M International University offered a voting location for Webb County District 3, Precinct 255, at the Western Hemisphere Trade Center. Yulissa Diaz | BridgeA voting sign shows visitors toward the Western Hemisphere Trade Center building for the election on March 1. Some faculty, staff and students, like Associate Professor of history Deborah Blackwell, took advantage of the convenience for early voting at TAMIU. “I always make it a point to vot...
Read More
CAMPUS: Safe Zone offers LGBTQ+ workshop
22Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Civil Affairs, On Campus

CAMPUS: Safe Zone offers LGBTQ+ workshop

CAMPUS: Safe Zone offers LGBTQ+ workshop By David Gomez Jr.Editor-in-ChiefPublished Tuesday, March 22, 2022 A two-hour Safe Zone LGBTQ+ workshop demonstrated to students and faculty on how to be an ally through experiences. Held in conjunction with the Office of Student Orientation Leadership and Engagement, the event taught people about necessary knowledge to be more accepting and understanding of others. “We learn about the language, we learn about pronouns, and how the community is continuing to evolve and more than anything, continuing to learn and how we can also become better allies as well,” SOLE Assistant Director Nayelle Lopez said. “When someone is coming out to you, don’t say ‘Oh, I always knew.’ Don’t downplay their significance. You know they’re coming out to yo...
Read More
HUMANITIES: First-Year Writing Program holds write-in
18Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Education, On Campus

HUMANITIES: First-Year Writing Program holds write-in

HUMANITIES: First-Year Writing Program holds write-in By Gabriel RodriguezBridge Staff WriterPublished Friday, March 18, 2022 A group of students gathered in the Academic Innovations Center computer lab to improve their writing for assignments. The First-Year Writing Program held its first write-in of the semester on Saturday morning, Feb. 19. Samantha Gonzalez | Bridge TAMIU students get writing help through a write-in workshop, sponsored by the First-Year Writing Program on Feb. 26 in the AIC. Moving back and forth between the computer lab and an area situated nearby with snacks and various compositional resources to aid the participants, Director of the First-Year Writing Program and Associate Professional of English Charlene Summers, Visiting Instructors Teresa Scott and...
Read More
NEWS: TAMIU students voice frustration over lack of cameras
18Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
News, On Campus

NEWS: TAMIU students voice frustration over lack of cameras

NEWS: TAMIU students voice frustration over lack of cameras By Elis Reyes-SanchezBridge Staff InternPublished Friday, March 18, 2022 A handful of students found their vehicles vandalized, broken into or involved in a hit-and-run this semester. They went to the TAMIU Student Network’s Facebook page to express frustrations and concerns over a lack of parking-lot cameras. According to the UPD’s daily crime log, 32 incidents occurred in the parking lots from 2019 to 2021. Only eight qualified as hit-and-runs. Although 2022 is only a quarter of the way through, seven hit-and-runs already occurred this year. Courtesy Eva Christian SanchezTAMIU alumna Eva Cristian Sanchez, 2021 graduate, took this photo of someone else's damaged vehicle in the campus parking lot near the Student Cente...
Read More
SPORTS: Midwestern State defeats TAMIU
18Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Men's Basketball, Sports

SPORTS: Midwestern State defeats TAMIU

SPORTS: Midwestern State defeats TAMIU Glenys MaldonadoSports EditorPublished Friday, March 18, 2022 The TAMIU men’s basketball team fell short against Midwestern State University, 66-61, at season’s end but flipped the entire program this season for a better tomorrow. Low scoring dominated early in the first half of the Feb. 19 game with the board reading just 2-2 before the 16-minute media timeout, and 14-10 with the Mustangs leading at the 12-minute media timeout that came at the 9:08 remaining mark. Samantha Gonzalez | BridgeSenior Greg Bowie II shoots against Midwestern State at TAMIU's Kinesiology and Convocation Building gymnasium on Feb. 19. The gap grew after the break, with the Mustangs running another nine points to their score, but the Dustdevils came back quick ...
Read More
SPORTS: Team chemistry dents scoreboard
17Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Sports, Women's Basketball

SPORTS: Team chemistry dents scoreboard

SPORTS: Team chemistry dents scoreboard By Glenys MaldonadoSports EditorPublished Thursday, March 17, 2022 The stands filled with excited fans, the TAMIU women’s basketball team dominated at 79-53 over Midwestern State, securing a spot in the Lone Star Conference Tournament. The Dustdevils concluded the first quarter with a 20-18 lead on Feb. 19 in the Texas A&M International University Kinesiology and Convocation Building’s gymnasium. Samantha Gonzalez | BridgeSophomore forward Rai Brown, right, scores a free throw against Midwestern State on Feb. 19, at TAMIU's Kinesiology and Convocation Building gymnasium. In the second quarter, the Dustdevils almost doubled their score, going up to 39 points with the Mustangs trailing behind at 27 points. The Mustangs rolled with an...
Read More
OPINION: ‘InstaFeet’ violates privacy law
17Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
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 did...
Read More
CAMPUS: SGA takes back Maroon Monday
17Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Entertainment, Features, On Campus

CAMPUS: SGA takes back Maroon Monday

CAMPUS: SGA takes back Maroon Monday By Gabrielle PratherAssistant EditorPublished Wednesday, March 16, 2022 TAMIU’s Student Government Association brought back Maroon Monday through its Traditions Committee. A big part of campus community interaction focuses around events that undergo and create an atmosphere for students to collide and gain school spirit. Outside of Maroon Madness, Maroon Monday spreads TAMIU traditions of school spirit, where anything maroon shows that spirit. David Peralta| BridgeSenior Elizabeth Morillo, center, takes a free cookie for singing up on @txamiu.sga.traditions on Instagram to celebrate Maroon Monday on Feb. 21 in the TAMIU breezeway. SGA celebrated Maroon Monday by notifying students to wear maroon and support TAMIU. They also offered cookie...
Read More
The Bridge News
Visit Us On InstagramVisit Us On Facebook