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SPORTS: TAMIU looks to future of possible tennis teams
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SPORTS: TAMIU looks to future of possible tennis teams

SPORTS: TAMIU looks to future of possible tennis teams By Kaily OlivoAssistant Sports EditorPublished Wednesday, April 9, 2025 With the completion of the tennis courts, the TAMIU Athletics Department welcomes the idea of forming tennis teams. “As a university, … we’ve only had sports for 22 years,” Athletics Director Griz Zimmermann said. “We’re in our 23rd year of varsity sports; so, we’ve been talking for a few years now about where we would expand our varsity sports to. Of course, tennis is natural because we’ve been in the production of [the] courts and so we don’t have a timeline right now of exactly when, but in the near future, yes; we are going to announce [the] starting of men’s and women’s varsity tennis.” Arturo Alvarez Jr.| BridgeJ.C. Herrera plays in a faculty tenn...
OPINION: Lively sets back feminism
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OPINION: Lively sets back feminism

OPINION: Lively sets back feminism By Janae NoriegaBridge Staff WriterPublished Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Actress Blake Lively’s lawsuit sparks backlash, setting back the #MeToo movement and dealing a blow to feminism. On Dec. 31, 2024, only five months after the release of the movie adaptation, It Ends with Us, Lively filed a lawsuit against lead actor and executive producer Justin Baldoni. This lawsuit sent shockwaves through Hollywood and among fans of the film and book, due to its sensitive theme. The movie centers around the abusive relationship between the main characters, Lily Bloom and Ryle Kincaid. Janae NoriegaBridge Staff Writer The claims filed in the lawsuit against Baldoni included allegations of creating a hostile work environment and incidents of sexual harass...
OPINION: Annual award show honors undeserving film in important category
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OPINION: Annual award show honors undeserving film in important category

Not-So-Golden Globes OPINION: Annual award show honors undeserving film in important category By Janae NoriegaBridge Staff WriterPublished Tuesday, April 8, 2025 The Golden Globes: a night where the stars of Hollywood come together to celebrate their achievements in the entertainment industry. The idea is that the most-deserving films and TV productions in their respective categories receive an award to acknowledge and demonstrate their impact. This is the expectation of the audience watching the awards show. But in 2025, the annual show fell short, leaving viewers disappointed. If you were to ask me, I strongly believe two specific categories show this to be especially true. Janae NoriegaBridge Staff Writer The winner of Best Motion Picture for Musical or Comedy this yea...
PODCAST: The VAR Verdict, Episode 3
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PODCAST: The VAR Verdict, Episode 3

PODCAST: The VAR Verdict, Episode 3 By Adrian Chavez Muñozand Jesus "David" CalderonBridge Staff Sports PodcastersPublished Friday, April 4, 2025 Sports fans, please join us for the third episode of The VAR Verdict, a new soccer podcast presented by The Bridge independent student newspaper. In this episode, we interview our second guest of the show, Diego Collazo, who founded Trailblazers F.C. We also learn about his origins, motivations to found Trailblazers F.C. Student Organization and other facts about his life. This podcast is available both on YouTube and Spotify. Plans for the podcast include interviews with NCAA Division II athletes and coaches at TAMIU, part of the Lone Star Conference, in Laredo, Texas. This podcast is presented in both Spanish and English, and sometimes...
EDUCATION: Multimedia lab offers new opportunities for communication majors
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EDUCATION: Multimedia lab offers new opportunities for communication majors

EDUCATION: Multimedia lab offers new opportunities for communication majors By Alyssa MedinaBridge Staff WriterPublished Wednesday, April 2, 2025 Communication program students are in their second semester of utilizing one of the newest labs on campus. In August 2024, a multimedia lab opened to advance students’ hands-on experience and practical skills. Associate Professor of digital media and graphic design Analee Paz said technology is a large component of students’ connections to the world, and the opportunity for a grant-funded lab for multimedia courses introduces students to new media studies and technology. Jessica Arellano | BridgeRows of new Apple Mac M3 computers are the centerpiece for a communication program multimedia lab, located on the third floor of the Academic...
EDUCATION: New QEP introduces experiential learning in action
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EDUCATION: New QEP introduces experiential learning in action

EDUCATION: New QEP introduces experiential learning in action By Alyssa MedinaBridge Staff WriterPublished Wednesday, April 2, 2025 Quality Enhancement Planning Director Cihtlalli G. Perez exhibits a new program for TAMIU’s accreditation process, which emphasizes experiential learning opportunities intended to enhance student learning. “A new QEP is selected every 10 years and the topic focuses on students’ success and the University decides this is what we’re investing in [for] the next 10 years,” Perez said. Daniel A. GonzalezLecturer The primary component of the plan goes through an accreditation process to provide hands-on learning and reflection opportunities to meet students’ fundamental need to expand practical skills. In 2022, institutional feedback from students and...
EDUCATION: TAMIU, UTSA professors release new social behavioral book
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EDUCATION: TAMIU, UTSA professors release new social behavioral book

EDUCATION: TAMIU, UTSA professors release new social behavioral book By Alyssa MedinaBridge Staff WriterPublished Wednesday, March 26, 2025 One of TAMIU’s leaders in the psychology program joined forces with a UTSA professor to write a new book titled “Social Behavioral Statistics.” Through this collaboration, Texas A&M International University Regents Professor Roberto Heredia and University of Texas–San Antonio Professor and Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Chair Richard Hartley united their fascination in the science of social behavior, statistics and research, along with their desire to make it more accessible to students. Sidney Ledezma | BridgeRegents Professor Roberto Heredia looks through his new publication titled "Social Behavioral Statistics" recent...
OPINION: Is this year’s most-nominated film deserving of its accolades?
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OPINION: Is this year’s most-nominated film deserving of its accolades?

OPINION: Is this year's most-nominated film deserving of its accolades? By Chris AguilarBridge Staff WriterPublished Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Oscar nominee “Emilia Perez” faces a sea of controversy. On the morning of Jan. 23, comedians Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the list of  nominees for the 97th Academy Awards. Among the nominees announced, “Emilia Perez” saw much acclaim during the nominations, garnering a total of 13 Oscar nominations, the most  nominations for a film this year. This makes “Emilia Perez” the most nominated non-English  language film in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences history, a title previously held by Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” in 2018, which received a total of 10 nominations. Chris AguilarStaff Writer “Emilia P...
OPINION: Is pursuing music worth it?
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OPINION: Is pursuing music worth it?

OPINION: Is pursuing music worth it? By Vicente MendozaManaging EditorPublished Tuesday, March 25, 2025 For many years, there has been one focal part of my life: music. I first began my musical journey when I was 8; my parents wanted me to pick up an instrument for fun. The instrument I chose was the piano, which was one of the many instruments my father could play. As a young child, this was a hobby I really enjoyed; while my friends were picking up hobbies in Boy Scouts, karate or even basketball, I was the odd one out—fingers stuck to the piano. Vicente MendozaSports Editor While I grew older, I started getting more invested in music, and that investment skyrocketed in sixth grade when I first joined the band program. This middle school activity was the perfect extracurri...
PODCAST: The VAR Verdict, Episode 2
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PODCAST: The VAR Verdict, Episode 2

PODCAST: The VAR Verdict, Episode 2 By Adrian Chavez Muñozand Jesus "David" CalderonBridge Staff Sports PodcastersPublished Thursday, March 20, 2025 Sports fans, please join us for the second episode of The VAR Verdict, a new soccer podcast presented by The Bridge independent student newspaper. In this episode, we interview our first guest of the show, Texas A&M International University midfielder Gustavo Andres Suarez (17) about his origins, personal life, and a reflection of his performance on the field last season. This podcast is available both on YouTube and Spotify. Plans for the podcast include interviews with NCAA Division II athletes and coaches at TAMIU, part of the Lone Star Conference, in Laredo, Texas. This podcast is presented in both Spanish and English, and som...
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