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CAMPUS: SOLE hosts Muslim inclusivity event on campus

5Oct

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CAMPUS: SOLE hosts Muslim inclusivity event on campus

CAMPUS: SOLE hosts Muslim inclusivity event By Mireilly GonzalezFormer Managing EditorPublished Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023 As part of the Social Justice Leadership Series, SOLE hosted an event to learn about Ramadan for April’s National Arab American Heritage Month. Ramadan is a month of fasting, which occurred from March 22 to April 20. It is one of the five pillars of faith. The five pillars are a declaration of faith, obligatory prayer, compulsory giving, fasting in the month of Ramadan and pilgrimage to Mecca. Two people invited were Assistant Professor of petroleum engineering Khaled A. Enab and Islamic Center of Laredo President Abdul Rahman, who oversees the only mosque in the city. According to Pew Research Center, an estimated 3.45 million Muslims of all ages lived in t...

FEATURE: Newer Laredo chess champion retains title during showdown

14Sep

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FEATURE: Newer Laredo chess champion retains title during showdown

FEATURE: Newer Laredo chess champion retains title during showdown By Matteo FernandezBridge Staff WriterPublished Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 Rising victorious during an event held in-part at TAMIU, a local student retained his title as a true chess champion. Last year, Laredo College’s Cristian Bojorquez ended a more than 20-year Laredo championship reign held by Joel Sauceda (2000 to 2022). This year, on Sept. 3 at Lake Casa Blanca, Bojoroquez held his ground in the South Texas Chess Society’s second championship tournament, which began Sept. 2 with the first three rounds taking place at Texas A&M International University. Submitted photoCristian Bojorquez with his first-place trophy. Entering the tournament, Bojorquez held a U.S. Chess Federation rating of 1,860, before...

FEATURE: ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go’ with All Around Book Club at Dr. Seuss Day celebration

11Apr

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FEATURE: ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go’ with All Around Book Club at Dr. Seuss Day celebration

FEATURE: ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go’ with All Around Book Club at Dr. Seuss Day celebration By Carina GalvanBridge Staff InternPublished Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Despite its occurrence several weeks late, the All Around Book Club celebrated Dr. Seuss Day by giving away books to smiling children. Although Dr. Seuss’s birthday was on March 2, senior and All Around Book Club President Oralia Ramos wanted to make sure the Laredo community could enjoy the March 24 celebration and its activities. “We wanted to do something where the kids … are encouraged to read and can also have fun,” Ramos said. Carina Galvan | BridgeParents and children participate in activities during the Dr. Seuss Day on March 24 in the Western Hemisphere Trade Center. In collaboration with the Campus Activi...

ARTS: International performer fills TAMIU Recital Hall with music

6Apr

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ARTS: International performer fills TAMIU Recital Hall with music

ARTS: International performer fills TAMIU Recital Hall with music By Carina GalvanBridge Staff InternPublished Thursday, April 6, 2023 In a performance that featured a “Miracle” and “Fantasy,” TAMIU welcomed a guest pianist as part of its Master Performance Series. On Saturday, March 4, Robert Satterlee performed at the Center for the Fine and Performing Arts. He began his performance with Scarlatti’s Sonatas in C Minor, K. 99, E Major, K. 135, and D Major, K. 29. “The Scarlatti are very different from the other pieces,” Satterlee said. “So, I wanted something that [had] a totally different sound,” Satterlee said. Carina Galvan | BridgeGuest pianist Robert Satterlee performs on March 4 in the TAMIU Center for the Fine and Performing Arts Recital Hall. The second piece Sat...

6Apr

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Features, International Affairs, On Campus

FEATURES: Holi adds color to campus

FEATURES: Holi adds color to campus By Emmanuel Reyes Corona and David Gomez Jr.Bridge staff podcaster, editor-in-chiefPublished Thursday, April 6, 2023 In a display of many colors, TAMIU students threw handfuls of powder at one another to celebrate Holi. The Office of International Engagement and the Campus Activities Board hosted the Hindu festival event, also known as the Festival of Colors. It took place at the Sen. Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center Green at Texas A&M International University on March 8. Emmanuel Reyes Corona | BridgeHoli participants throw colored powder up into the air during a group photograph on March 8. “Five minutes into the event and there were 40 people [who] had signed up,” sophomore Spanish major Elena Cano said. “So we’re really exci...

CAMPUS: Students worry over scam call dangers

4Apr

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CAMPUS: Students worry over scam call dangers

CAMPUS: Students worry over scam call dangers By Megan CarcamoBridge contributing writerPublished Tuesday, April 4, 2023 As a new school year commences for many, students become aware of the increase in scam calls they receive targeted at those with education loans. Fears grow for their own financial safety. The Laredo Police Department turned to social media back in early September to warn education loan borrowers as they noticed a surge of scammers using student loans as an excuse to gain access to students’ personal financial information. Neto Gonzalez | Bridge Photo IllustrationSome students are receiving annoying and sometimes even harassing calls from scammers promising to eleminate or reduce their student loan debt, as shown in this photo illustration taken on March 28. ...

28Mar

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NEWS: ‘Dean of deans’ retires in May

NEWS: ‘Dean of deans’ retires in May By David Gomez Jr.Editor-in-chiefPublished Tuesday, March 28, 2023 TAMIU Regents Professor, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Thomas Reagan Mitchell expects to retire at the end of May. Approaching 73, he says many people begin thinking about retirement at that age. The 50-year veteran of academia nearly didn’t make it after a bout with the novel coronavirus. Rolando Santos | TAMIU Public RelationsVice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Thomas Mitchell poses for a photo on campus in summer of 2020. “It causes you to reassess your life,” Mitchell said about his life-threatening case when contracting SARS-CoV-2 in the summer of 2021. “I ended up in the emergency room,” Mitchell recalled. “Before you know it, I was o...

NEWS: USTEM aims to lower statistics of first-year dropouts, STEM major switches

23Mar

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NEWS: USTEM aims to lower statistics of first-year dropouts, STEM major switches

NEWS: USTEM aims to lower statistics of first-year dropouts, STEM major switches By Mireilly GonzalezManaging EditorPublished Thursday, March 23, 2023 TAMIU plans to offer a learning opportunity soon for incoming freshmen with a declared STEM major. The USTEM program offers accepted students a stipend of $3,500, along with opportunities to research and network with different people. In the USTEM program, students research their interested topics and work in teams. Students also have an out-of-town trip every year. This year, freshmen expect to visit the Southwest Research Institute. Program manager Leonela Preciado said these out-of-town trips help students network because they can meet various researchers, scientists and engineers. Preciado added that students also benefit fro...

NEWS: Security cameras added across campus

21Mar

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Law and Justice, News, On Campus

NEWS: Security cameras added across campus

NEWS: Security cameras added across campus By Mireilly GonzalezManaging EditorPublished Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Recently, TAMIU added security cameras around campus. They report back wirelessly. One of the people who oversees this project is Senior Director of Clery Compliance and Contact Administration Trevor Liddle. “We began the purchasing process actually last spring—a little over a year ago,” Liddle said. “We were able to get the cameras … here in the fall and we began the testing and programming phase, and we rolled them out into general use in January. So we actually have them, right now, stationed and they’re highly visible.” Joy Davis | BridgeOne of the new campus security cameras attached to one of the campus buildings. In 2022 alone, there were six hit-and-runs...

FEATURE: New police chief focuses on training officers, improving campus outreach

21Mar

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FEATURE: New police chief focuses on training officers, improving campus outreach

FEATURE: New police chief focuses on training officers, improving campus outreach By Mireilly GonzalezManaging EditorPublished Tuesday, March 21, 2023 About seven months into her tenure as TAMIU’s new police chief, Cordelia G. Perez focuses on officer training and improving community outreach. She started the leadership position on Aug. 1, 2022. Recently, she collaborated with Border Patrol to train her officers on fingerprinting. Mireilly Gonzalez | BridgeTAMIU Police Department Chief Cordelia Perez “We’ve [started to work] very closely with other agencies like Laredo PD, federal agencies like the FBI, the [Drug Enforcement Agency], and the [Webb County] Sheriff’s Department to name just a few,” Perez said. “We’ve been able to bring two classes already, one was the basic fi...

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