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OPINION: Death of a friend, but it’s a cinema

5Mar

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OPINION: Death of a friend, but it’s a cinema

OPINION: Death of a friend, but it’s a cinema By Erick BarrientosBridge Staff InternPublished Friday, March 5, 2021 Cinemark Movies 12 — or as it was known locally in Laredo: the “dollar theater” — is DEAD. Yeah, I know saying it’s dead in all caps is rather aggressive but look it up! Before you continue, do a quick Google search and see what that page tells you, I’ll wait … You’re back? It says “permanently closed” right? That bold red ribbon serves as a weird virtual tombstone, of sorts. Erick Barrientos All I can say is, “What a way to go.” When I got the news, it was shared across Facebook a couple weeks ago by an employee, now ex-employee, with pictures and a caption that read: “And that’s a cut (film emojis)!! Goodbye Cinemark movies 12 (crying emojis), I am glad I ...

EDITORIAL: Black to the future: turning tragedy to triumph through the lens of a Black woman

26Feb

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Editorial, Opinion

EDITORIAL: Black to the future: turning tragedy to triumph through the lens of a Black woman

EDITORIAL: Black to the future: turning tragedy to triumph through the lens of a Black woman By Brittany Stubblefield-EngramBridge Staff WriterPublished Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 For most, the thought of February relates to love and plans of how Valentine’s Day will be spent. For others, it puts the fate of our weather’s future and arrival of Spring in the paws of a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil. However, for me, the approach of February means that for 28 days, 29 during leap years, it is a time I hope the world places their anti-blackness on pause and celebrates the black people who constructed civilization’s greatness. Brittany Stubblefield-Engram Black History Month began in 1926 as Negro History Week by Carter G. Woodson. It was chosen as the second week of February beca...

OPINION: Washington Celebration holds important local heritage

21Feb

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Editorial, Opinion

OPINION: Washington Celebration holds important local heritage

OPINION: Washington Celebration holds important local heritage By Gabrielle A. PratherBridge Staff WriterPublished Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021 In the month of February, many special holidays and occasions are noted such as Valentine’s Day and Black History Month but locally, there’s one major event that dominates Laredo culture. The Washington’s Birthday Celebration is a citywide and month-long extravaganza honoring the first U.S. president George Washington. The Washington’s Birthday Celebration Association sponsors the series of events that were created in 1923, which involve numerous organizations. Historically, the inaugural celebration was held in 1898 as a way of encouraging American patriotism along the Texas-Mexican border. This was a way of joining both neighbors as one and cel...

12Feb

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Editorial, Illustrations, Opinion

OPINION: Year off to unexpected start

OPINION: Year off to unexpected start By Alejandro CarbajalBridge IllustratorPublished Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 It's a new year with hopes of a better future than the past year. Let's start off with former President Donald Trump igniting chaos upon the country, our newly elected President Joe Biden successfully moving into office under the sleepy eyes of Sen. Bernie Sanders in mittens, and finishing off the first month of the year with an uprising in the stock market.

EDITORIAL: Student loan forgiveness on horizon under new administration

12Feb

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Academia, Editorial, Education, Opinion

EDITORIAL: Student loan forgiveness on horizon under new administration

EDITORIAL: Student loan forgiveness on horizon under new administration By Brittany Stubblefield-EngramBridge Staff WriterPublished Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 The push for federal student loan forgiveness has begun. “OK, now let’s cancel them,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., tweeted out on Jan. 20 after newly sworn-in President Joe Biden announced student loan forgiveness as part of the administration’s first 100-day agenda. With nearly a half million likes and more than 50,000 retweets, it is the cry of many Gen Xers and Millennials alike. The temporary suspension of payments and interest on federal student loans, due to COVID-19, was set to expire at the end of January after an extension was granted by former President Donald Trump. Following a request from Biden, the Depa...

11Feb

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Editorial, In Our View, Opinion

OPINION: Just trudging through

OPINION: Just trudging through By David Gomez Jr.Editor-in-chiefPublished Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 2021 is in full effect. Now that it is February, I must admit I am already losing my grip this semester. No more Trump. Here comes Biden. The first female vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris. Bernie Sanders chilling on a chair in chilly weather. Redditors start a revolution through stocks rather than storming the Capitol. David Gomez Jr. Anyway, that is happening over there, and we are here. In six weeks, we will have had a year surviving a pandemic. Individualism is on high as people wander the sidewalks and highways without a care. Some take it so far as to not wear a mask. Collectivism, I believe, is not welcome in the United States. At least in Laredo, I am sure...

23Nov

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In Our View, Opinion

OPINION: Interning during a pandemic

OPINION: Interning during a pandemic By Gabriela ChapaBridge Staff InternPublished Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 Many people told me that working on my internship would be one of the best parts of my final semester because I would get to work and gain experience in my career field. However, during the novel coronavirus pandemic, this goal was close to being destroyed until I found The Bridge. I personally think communication is one of the skills everyone should develop and work on during their college days as it will open many opportunities for the future; being a communication major is not the exception. These past months, everyone realized the importance of communication and social interaction. It is part of our nature and we need to socialize with others in order for each of us to deve...

16Nov

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Editorial, Opinion

OPINION: Times they are a-changin’

OPINION: Times they are a-changin’ By David Gomez Jr.Editor-in-chiefPublished Monday, Nov. 16, 2020 It seems most of my friends were relieved with the results of the latest presidential election. To be honest, so was I. I, too, think our president has done an odd job in the White House. I have found it nice to no longer hear his name, or the administration’s, on television and every news station every day. Will president-elect Joe Biden do a better job? I can’t say that he will. So far, I like his presentation and that’s all I can say so far. Now that I have your attention, 2020 has been an excruciating year for so many people around the world. Since I’m a U.S. citizen, I can only speak on our behalf. David Gomez Jr.Editor-in-chief COVID-19 flipped our world upside...

OPINION: Don’t give up on world, don’t give up on voting

9Nov

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Editorial, In Our View, Opinion

OPINION: Don’t give up on world, don’t give up on voting

OPINION: Don’t give up on world, don’t give up on voting By Jessica RodriguezDirector of PhotographyPublished on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 What an extremely wild year. We’ve gone through highs but mostly lows. A deadly virus gave us a cold start at the beginning of the year, murder hornets followed soon after, gender reveal parties were fire (literally), we had famous celebrities—most recently with longtime Jeopardy host Alex Trebek on Nov. 8—and political legends die and to top it off this seems like the year we’ve seen the most protests due to police brutality. America is begging for things to improve and it’s our duty to listen. As the year slowly comes to an end, I know voting may have been the last thing on people’s minds. I know many busy students reading this struggled to fit...

12Oct

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In Our View, Opinion

OPINION: Everyone needs a mask

OPINION: Everyone needs a mask By David Gomez Jr.Editor-in-chiefPublished Monday, Oct. 12, 2020 TAMIU’s own “Forrest Gump” often sits outside alone, despite Laredo’s grueling summer heat. This particular summer, he wasn’t even protecting himself with a mask through the novel coronavirus pandemic. David Gomez Jr. Back on Aug. 3, 2017, no one would have guessed the statue of J. O. Walker, sitting on a bench on the northeast side of the Fine and Performing Arts Center at Texas A&M International University, would ever walk of his own free will to the bookstore, grab a mask, put it on and without any discomfort around his ears. The poor guy sits out in all weather conditions—the least TAMIU could do is supply him with a complementary mask, a cloth one at that. Were the st...

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