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NEWS: Campus switches grass portions to artificial turf By Joycce Morales BanalesBridge Contributing WriterPublished Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 Near the start of the Fall 2024 semester, TAMIU changed several sections of grass on campus, mostly around the quad. Senior Director of Campus Safety and Planning Trevor Liddle oversees campus beautification efforts, such as landscaping. Liddle said the current change is the first test of a bigger plan for the outdoor campus spaces. Juan Carlos Puente | BridgeA row of green artificial turf stretches into the night on Oct. 1 between the Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library and Dr. Billy F. Cowart Hall. As Texas A&M International University continues to grow, there are limited opportunities for landscaping these smaller areas, making them i...

NEWS: TAMIU mourns loss of president By Dora GuerreroAssistant EditorPublished Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 TAMIU held a moment of silence to honor the memory of its President Pablo Arenaz at noon Monday, Oct. 7, at the Acequia Fountain. Between Dr. F.M. Canseco and Anthony J. and Georgia A. Pellegrino halls, several hundred people congregated to remember Arenaz, the sixth president of Texas A&M International University. During the memorial, remarks were made by Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Claudia San Miguel, Vice President for Finance and Administration Juan Castillo and others. Courtesy TAMIU Public RelationsPresident Pablo Arenaz Some students, like senior Ashley Niño, felt inclined to attend the moment of silence to pay their respects to Arenaz becau...

CAMPUS: TAMIU engineering students develop solutions to University parking problem By Juan Carlos PuenteEditor-in-chiefPublished Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 Late last semester, five TAMIU engineering students showcased their project that could help alleviate some of the University’s parking issues. The team comprises Gabriel Torres, Jacob Lopez, Alejandro Aguilar, Miguel Achoy and Alberto Villareal. Together, these members make up Xerasense Technologies, a startup company founded in September 2023. Some of those students have since graduated. Their work centers around providing information to make individual parking at TAMIU an easier and stress-free experience. They plan to achieve this through their project, ParkU. Dari Oviedo | BridgeTAMIU's various parking lots, like this on...

NEWS: TAMIU hires first-ever library dean By Alyssa MedinaBridge Staff WriterPublished Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024 Dean Colleen Harris recently became the first-ever dean of the Sue & Radcliffe Killam Library at TAMIU. Historically, the University’s library leader has been a director, rather than a dean. Texas A&M International University conducted a search for this new position earlier this year. Cris Cordova | BridgeNew Sue & Radcliffe Killam Library Dean Colleen Harris, right, speaks with an unidentified library worker on Sept. 22. “I did a nationwide job hunt, so I was fortunate to see a lot of positions across the country, and I fell in love with TAMIU for a couple of reasons,” Harris said. Harris recounts the day of her interview, which coincided with the st...