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OPINION: Latina reflects on what it means to be Hispanic By Jhoanna AngelesSocial Media ManagerPublished Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021 The memories I am most fond of include standing in front of the crowd, observing the matachines do a dance for the Virgin Mary, and enjoying delicious Mexican delicacies, like tamales and champurrado. Going to the plaza with my family to watch the valet folklorico groups perform traditional dances to celebrate “El Grito” or Mexican Independence Day are times I will never forget while experiencing our wonderful traditions with my family. Jhoanna AngelesSocial Media Manager I still remember my grandmother telling me that if I do not sleep, the cucuy will take me during the night. It is very present in my memory that my aunts would tell me to never wal...

OPINION: Student ready for another adventure By Jessica RodriguezBridge Director of Photography and Social MediaPublished Thursday, April 22, 2021 When I was a senior in high school, I used to equate success with leaving your hometown and starting fresh at a new college out of town. But just like many others, life happened and I ended up staying in Laredo. I didn’t know if I was sad or content, but I knew I just had to keep going and make the best out of my college experience at Texas A&M International University. Jessica RodriguezBridge director of photography and social media Entering TAMIU, I didn’t really talk to anyone and I quit almost every club I tried to stick with. The classes were lackluster and nothing inspired me. I was sort of passing my college years by. My l...

OPINION: Earth Day should be every day By David J. GarciaBridge Staff InternPublished Thursday, April 22, 2021 It’s that time of year again when we get together—socially distanced and masked up—to do something for our Earth. Earth Day has a great history, and to me, is a really important day.  Earth Day reaches its 51st year. A pretty significant milestone and it was started by Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.) and many peaceful protestors; they were really adamant in showing the crisis of polluting and damaging our natural environment. It was met with some resistance, but the very first Earth Day was held April 22, 1970. David J. Garcia The April 22 date was proposed to make the day virtually always available in school or on campus. This day was essentially made to teach fu...

OPINION: Feel the 'Bern-ing' love By David J. GarciaBridge Staff InternPublished Saturday, March 13, 2021 Memes are usually a product of their time. They can represent current events or ideas (or just a dumb joke that was running around) that were popular or ridiculed. Memes are almost always surface-level in meaning. On rare occasions, they can evoke something major. The meme world today is also ever-changing. Keeping up with this world is a fast-paced effort; one minute, Damn Daniel was the thing—now, I’d rather get beat with a bat than see that meme one more time. Heck, as I write this, the Bernie meme probably isn't even all that “relevant” anymore. Despite so, certain memes do withstand the test of time (see: classic Spongebob memes). Jessica Rodriguez | Bridge Photo...