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Welcome Back Week sees students bet big on CABsino

7Mar

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Welcome Back Week sees students bet big on CABsino

Welcome Back Week sees students bet big on CABsino By Mireilly GonzalezManaging EditorPublished Tuesday, March 7, 2023 Campus Activity Board hosted its CABsino and dance inspired by The Great Gatsby for the last day of Welcome Back Week. The CABsino and dance took place in the Student Center Ballroom. Jazz blues filled the room. In place of the usual loteria tables, students found gambling tables. Student volunteers greeted attendees and handed out tokens at the entrance. Karla De Leon | BridgePlaying in the event CABsino at STC Ballroom on Jan. 20. CAB President Mayela Villareal worked on bringing this Jan. 20 Welcome Week event to fruition. “It all started [by asking ourselves,] ‘How can we recreate Welcome Back Week to be like the CABchella from last semester?’ and I w...

28Aug

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TAMIU celebrates 50th today

Today official TAMIU 50th anniversary

14Nov

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Adopt A Pet, Save A Life

Each year an estimated 2.7 million pets are euthanized simply because there was no more room for them in the shelter, according to the Humane Society. These numbers can be significantly reduced if more people adopted a pet. Welcoming a pet into the family comes with benefits for both the owner and the pet. The statement “man’s best friend” has proven true for many content pet owners. Adopting a pet is less expensive than buying one from a pet store. Most shelters ask for a low cost adoption fee to cover the costs of the food and board. Some may even include the first vaccination and a discounted price for micro-chip and spay or neuter. The Laredo Animal Protective Society (LAPS) together with Wellness of Wheels, a mobile veterinary clinic, provides vaccinations and other pet health ...

19Oct

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I Am Not For Sale

By Amy Cortina Human trafficking generates $150 billion in annual profit; this makes it the world third largest illegal market, trailing closely behind the narcotics market. Humans are used as the product for this rapidly growing industry; many believe that slavery was abolished 151 years ago but we are currently living in the era of modern day slavery. Most people associate human trafficking with smuggling people into a country but humans are also trafficked for other reasons such as forced labor, organ extraction, and for sex exploitation. (more…)

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