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NEWS: Mariachi Internacional places first in international competition

17Sep

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NEWS: Mariachi Internacional places first in international competition

NEWS: Mariachi Internacional places first in international competition By Vicente MendozaSports EditorPublished Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024 TAMIU’s Mariachi Internacional recently reached new heights in its competitions on the international level with a first-place finish. On July 13, Mariachi Internacional competed in the prestigious Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque Festival and Competition in the university division. This festival and competition is one of the largest mariachi events in the U.S., and attracts more than 12,000 people during the three-day festival. Competitors come from not just the U.S. but also other countries. Submitted Photo | Official event photo courtesy Mariachi Spectacular de Albequerque Festival and CompetitionTAMIU Mariachi Internacional poses for a ph...

ARTS: Art students hope to take a load off their backs

12Sep

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ARTS: Art students hope to take a load off their backs

ARTS: Art students hope to take a load off their backs By Jose FigueroaBridge contributing writerPublished Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 Not everyone realizes how many course materials and extra carry weight is required for studio art majors. Art encompasses a lot of media, from digital to clay, with a wide spectrum of paints, along with required tools and bases—canvases, watercolor paper, weighted paper, etc. With such a spectrum of media and the Texas A&M International University Department of Fine Art requirement to take at least two different types per semester, an art major has to lug at least two types of media around. For example, an average visual art student carries clay, carving tools, two sketch books exceeding 40 inches in length, carbon, pencils, erasers and two notebo...

ARTS: Rhizome an example of interdisciplinary campus works

10Sep

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ARTS: Rhizome an example of interdisciplinary campus works

ARTS: Rhizome an example of interdisciplinary campus works By Dora GuerreroAssistant EditorPublished Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024 After three months of hard work and more than 100 volunteers, Assistant Professor of art Crystal Wagner unveiled her multimedia installation Rhizome at TAMIU. Wagner met with students and volunteers twice a week this spring and on some occasions, they even met daily. “Seeing the community respond so powerfully to a moment of creativity and art is the only reward that I could ever ask for,” Wagner said of the entire process. “I am so grateful to be able to bring my creativity to a community of amazing people.” | BridgeRhizome art installation, as seen April 12 at the entrance to the Center for the Fine and Performing Arts. The artistic event was led by ...

FEATURE: Ballet Folklorico, Mariachi Internacional, more represent TAMIU in WBCA parade

9Apr

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FEATURE: Ballet Folklorico, Mariachi Internacional, more represent TAMIU in WBCA parade

FEATURE: Ballet Folklorico, Mariachi Internacional, more represent TAMIU in WBCA parade By Ana VaraAssistant EditorPublished Tuesday, April 9, 2024 As the Anheuser-Busch Washington’s Birthday Parade rolled into town, TAMIU’s Ballet Folklorico and Mariachi Internacional programs represented campus in the festivities. Amidst the many celebrations for George Washington’s birthday, the rainy day Feb. 17 parade greeted the team of dancers and the Recruitment Office; they were the 58th through 60th floats. Despite the gloomy weather, the dancers greeted paradegoers in traditional Mexican dresses and walked the length of the parade along with Recruitment Office representatives. Carlos Andres Mounetou | BridgeBallet Folklorico members Kaitlyn Lozano, left, and Destiny Sanchez, pose in ...

FEATURES: CAB hosts Barbie-themed barbecue

4Apr

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FEATURES: CAB hosts Barbie-themed barbecue

FEATURES: CAB hosts Barbie-themed barbecue By Ana VaraBridge Staff PodcasterPublished Thursday, April 4, 2024 Spirit Week continued with the two-hour-long Barbie-Q on Feb. 8 in front of the Kinesiology and Convocation Building Green. It offered food, games and music to students who attended and gave them an opportunity to let loose and have some fun before the basketball games between the Dustdevils and the Lions of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Cris Rios | BridgeStudents gather food during the Barbie-Q event on Feb. 8 on campus. Cris Rios | BridgeStudents look at the TAFE club booth during the Barbie-Q event on Feb. 8 on campus. “[It’s a week] for students to showcase their spirit” and “to grow affinity for the University and to support our athletics team as wel...

CAMPUS: Spirit Week features Ken-sent CAB event

21Feb

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CAMPUS: Spirit Week features Ken-sent CAB event

CAMPUS: Spirit Week features Ken-sent CAB event By Marissa ContrerasSocial Media Co-ManagerPublished Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 As TAMIU kicked off both Spirit Week and Consent Week, many organizations held events centered around the themes of consent and Barbie. These themes extended across campus. Among the week of events, only one took participants on wheels: Ken-sent CAB. This event featured a golf cart, which took people to their classes or to an event they wanted to attend. Director of Title IX and Civil Rights Compliance Larissa Cortez, who serves as Texas A&M International University’s Title IX coordinator, said the event was inspired by the TV show Cash Cab, where players answer questions for money. Juan Carlos Puente | BridgeThe Ken-sent CAB team, from left, Tit...

CAMPUS: TAMIU’s first student-led literature journal seeks to expand staff, nears publication date

21Feb

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CAMPUS: TAMIU’s first student-led literature journal seeks to expand staff, nears publication date

CAMPUS: TAMIU’s first student-led literature journal seeks to expand staff, nears publication date By Jorge EspinozaSocial Media Co-ManagerPublished Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 The Rivergull Journal, TAMIU’s first student-led literature journal, nears its first publication release. Recently, its staff attended an organization fair in hopes of finding new prospects and members on Jan. 17 in the Student Center Ballroom. “We want to get new members,” Vice President and Lead Poetry Editor Kaitlyn Lozano said. “We don’t have a lot of members in our organization. We’re looking for editors and staff writers mostly.” Jorge Espinoza | BridgeAna Vara, left, editor-in-chief of The Rivergull Journal, speaks with students about the upcoming publication of the prose and poetry journal during t...

ARTS: TAMIU displays State of Things ceramics exhibit

21Feb

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ARTS: TAMIU displays State of Things ceramics exhibit

ARTS: TAMIU displays State of Things ceramics exhibit By Andrew ElizondoBridge Staff WriterPublished Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 After hours in the studio and around high kiln temperatures, faculty from around TAMUS spun up an exhibition titled State of Things. From Jan. 18 to March 9, the exhibit runs in the Texas A&M International University Art Gallery in the Center for the Fine and Performing Arts. The exhibition features themes of letting go, womanhood and rebirth. Juan Carlos Puente | BridgeOne of the ceramic pieces in the State of Things art exhibit on Jan. 18 in the TAMIU Art Gallery. Juan Carlos Puente | BridgeOne of the ceramic pieces in the State of Things art exhibit on Jan. 18 in the TAMIU Art Gallery. Contributors include professors across the Texas A&M S...

8Feb

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ARTS: Rhizome project begins production

ARTS: Rhizome project begins production By Dora GuerreroBridge Staff WriterPublished Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 A multidisciplinary campus experience is underway, organized by a new visiting art professor. The project, called Rhizome, is more than a single piece of installation art–it encompasses visual art, philosophy, biology, dance, music, theater, and more. Texas A&M International University Visiting Assistant Professor of art Crystal Wagner, a contemporary interdisciplinary artist from Los Angeles, unveiled the early stages of her newest art piece Rhizome on Jan. 23. Throughout her 10-year artistic career, she has created installations around the world. She has worked for corporations, galleries, museums and public spaces. Juan Carlos Puente | BridgeAssistant Professor of ...

ARTS: Laredo Theater Guild holds ‘Frankenstein’ production in collaboration with TAMIU

30Nov

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ARTS: Laredo Theater Guild holds ‘Frankenstein’ production in collaboration with TAMIU

ARTS: Laredo Theater Guild holds 'Frankenstein' production in collaboration with TAMIU By George EspinozaBridge Staff WriterPublished Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 Laredo Theater Guild International held its Frankenstein production for Fall 2023 at TAMIU’s Center for the Fine and Performing Arts theater. Director Marco Gonzalez brought his take on the classic Mary Shelley Frankenstein story on Oct. 6 to 8 and 12 to 15. Neto Gonzalez | BridgeLaredo Theater Guild International actors practice during a "Frankenstein" dress rehearsal on Oct. 3 in the Center for the Fine and Performing Arts theater. Pictured at left, Dr. Frankenstein portrayed by Oscar O. Peña interacts with the Female Creature portrayed by Zoe Benavides. “This fall slot is part of our Class-on-Stage series,” Gonzalez ...

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