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OPINION: Take action, be passionate, be involved
16Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
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 t...
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OPINION: Putin paints Ukraine red
4Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
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?
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Bridge February 2022 edition
3Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Full Issues

Bridge February 2022 edition

Bridge February 2022 edition Check out our full February 2022 edition of The Bridge on Issuu.com https://issuu.com/home/published/bridge_february_2022_full_issue_pdfhq
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NURSING: HESI Exam rumors shut down
2Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Education, On Campus

NURSING: HESI Exam rumors shut down

NURSING: HESI Exam rumors shut down By Delilah RamosBridge Contributing WriterPublished Wednesday, March 2, 2022(Originally published in the February print edition, 2022) Rumors began circulating in Fall 2021 about the raising of the HESI A2 minimum passing grade for the TAMIU nursing program. But rumors are all they were, said the program’s dean. The TAMIU College of Nursing and Health Sciences requires an exam to be taken, known as the HESI A2, in order to be considered for the nursing program. These rumors went around that the minimum passing grade for this exam would be higher than the current one, which is at 75%. Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences Marivic Torregosa said “Policies do not change from one day to the next.” As of now, the minimum grade for ...
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Chasing the education path
2Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Education, On Campus

Chasing the education path

Chasing the education path By Ana OrtizBridge contributing writerPublished Wednesday, March 2, 2022(Originally published in the February print edition, 2022) When choosing one’s College of Education path, sometimes the choices are not always so easy or clear. Students sometimes find they went down the wrong path to get where they are going–or have they? Texas A&M International University senior education major Maricarmen Ayala said she took a wrong turn and thought about getting out of the program but believes that ship set sail. David Peralta | Bridge Photo IllustrationStudents struggle to follow the education path and are undecided which one to take in the College of Education. “I wished I [would] have taken the alternative route,” Ayala said. “Don’t get me wrong, the ...
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Department of Education grants $3 million
2Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Education, News, On Campus

Department of Education grants $3 million

Department of Education grants $3 million By David Gomez Jr.Editor-in-chiefPublished Wednesday, March 2, 2022(Originally published in the February print edition, 2022) Another substantial grant, valued at $3 million, reaches TAMIU through “rigorous application process,” the program manager said. The U.S. Department of Education funded the Texas A&M International University AIRES Project for services and career-readiness training to upper-level undergraduate science, technology, engineering and mathematics students for Spring 2022. Leonard Gonzalez | BridgeTAMIU senior Rosalinda Pescina codes for a technology project on Feb. 7 at the Academic Innovation Center. “[The] grant was funded in October of 2020 through a rigorous application process,” AIRES program manager Andrea...
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Planetarium reopens amid COVID-19 pandemic
2Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Entertainment, Features, Life & Arts, On Campus

Planetarium reopens amid COVID-19 pandemic

Planetarium reopens amid COVID-19 pandemic By Brenda AlvarezBridge contributing writerPublished Wednesday, March 2, 2022(Originally published in the February print edition, 2022) Planetarium patrons once again explore the stars, wild animals and extreme weather inside the dome for family friendly shows. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas A&M International University staple reopened to the public back in Fall 2021. People returned to experience scenes across the curved screen at TAMIU’s Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium. Inside the glass pyramid, which is topped off with a gold pinnacle, lies a big dome that according to the planetarium's website, is “a state-of-the-art digital five-projection system and the digital technology utilized to project 360-degree immersive video....
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TAMIU partially delays semester start due to coronavirus variant
2Mar By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Health, News, On Campus

TAMIU partially delays semester start due to coronavirus variant

By Mireilly GonzalezBridge Contributing WriterPublished Wednesday, March 2, 2022(Originally published in the February print edition, 2022) After a planned start date of Jan. 18, TAMIU chose to delay the start of face-to-face classes until Jan. 24. Online classes remained on schedule. The delay happened because of the “ramifications due to [SARS-CoV-2] and its Omicron version,” Texas A&M International University President Pablo Arenaz said. Leonard Gonzalez | BridgeTAMIU's partial delay came after an increase of cases due to the pandemic. A TAMIU health services employee gives a rapid COVID-19 test on Feb. 9 at the TAMIU Student Center, Room 216. By the end of the TAMIU announcement he concluded, “The best defense continues to be vaccination and boosters.” Research by the...
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TAMIU study abroad returns
17Feb By Staff/GuestNo Comments
International Studies, News, On Campus

TAMIU study abroad returns

TAMIU study abroad returns By David Gomez Jr.Editor-in-chiefPublished Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 Study abroad is back and slated for this summer at TAMIU after barely more than a two-year hiatus due to the global pandemic. While the deadline for most summer programs passed on Feb. 15, some programs received an additional two-week extension from the Office of International Engagement. David Gomez Jr. | BridgeAssociate Professional of language studies Julien F. Carriere, next to left, speaks with a student about the Carrieres' program to Italy and Psychology and Communication Department Chair José Carlos Lozano speaks to another student about his program to Germany. “The encouragement for study abroad is to provide students with a different viewpoint than they would traditionally...
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Feed the need: Dusty’s Food Pantry helps students
17Feb By Staff/GuestNo Comments
Features, On Campus

Feed the need: Dusty’s Food Pantry helps students

Feed the need Dusty's Food Pantry helps students By Cristina RamirezBridge contributing writerPublished Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 The food must flow. Students in need or in a tight spot financially, can depend on Dusty’s Food Pantry in the Texas A&M International University Student Center to provide food and other necessary items. This aid can help students make it through times of difficult finances. The coordinators’ and workers’ mission is to help keep students supplied with food items. Karina Gonzalez serves as the pantry’s coordinator. David Peralta | Bridge Photo IllustrationTAMIU Dusty's Food Pantry offers food for enrolled students who are in need on Monday, Jan. 31, at the pantry. “I really love to have people come in and really make use of it,” Gonzalez sai...
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