Alejandra Yañez, Author at The Rider Newspaper

Adaptability is key UTRGV Student Activities welcomes actor, artist and activist Terry Crews on Monday night via Zoom as the third guest in the 17th season of the Distinguished Speaker Series. Crews greeted the audience by doing his famous pec jump at the beginning of the event. SCREENSHOT TAKEN BY ALEJANDRA YAÑEZ FEB.8 DURING THE DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES VIA ZOOM

UTRGV Student Activities welcomes actor, artist and activist Terry Crews on Monday night via Zoom as the third guest in the 17th season of the Distinguished Speaker Series. Crews greeted the audience by doing his famous pec jump at the beginning of the event. SCREENSHOT TAKEN BY ALEJANDRA YAÑEZ FEB.8 DURING THE DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES VIA ZOOM

Adaptability is key

Alejandra Yañez February 11, 2021

Terry Crews shares his life story with UTRGV community Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER Triple threat actor,...

Spread love, not the virus Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Graphic

Spread love, not the virus

Alejandra Yañez February 8, 2021

Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER A UTRGV clinical therapist suggests taking a “COVID-friendly” approach to Valentine’s Day...

Second crash landing for Starship The Starship SN9 took its high-altitude test flight Tuesday at the SpaceX South Texas launch site at Boca Chica. The starship was powered by three Raptor engines and traveled 10 kilometers in the air. The flight ended with an explosive landing of the starship. SCREENSHOTS TAKEN BY ROXANNA MIRANDA FROM THE NASA SPACE FLIGHT WEBSITE LIVESTREAM

The Starship SN9 took its high-altitude test flight Tuesday at the SpaceX South Texas launch site at Boca Chica. The starship was powered by three Raptor engines and traveled 10 kilometers in the air. The flight ended with an explosive landing of the starship. SCREENSHOTS TAKEN BY ROXANNA MIRANDA FROM THE NASA SPACE FLIGHT WEBSITE LIVESTREAM

Second crash landing for Starship

Alejandra Yañez February 4, 2021

Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype, SN9, exploded upon landing Tuesday during a high-altitude...

‘Student reporter,’ but not always in that order Alejandra Yanez

‘Student reporter,’ but not always in that order

Alejandra Yañez February 1, 2021

Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER As a student journalist, I am no stranger to not being taken...

11 COVID-19 cases in UTRGV community Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Graphic

11 COVID-19 cases in UTRGV community

Alejandra Yañez February 1, 2021

Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER The UTRGV COVID-19 Task Force’s Confirmed Cases Dashboard reported 11 positive cases...

SN9 to fly in due time Shown is Starship SN9 during Monday’s test flight at the SpaceX South Texas launch site at Boca Chica. The flight was also scrubbed Thursday and Friday due to windy conditions and has been rescheduled for next Monday, according to SpaceX. SCREENSHOTS TAKEN BY ROXANNA MIRANDA FROM THE JAN. 25 NASA SPACE FLIGHT WEBSITE LIVESTREAM

Shown is Starship SN9 during Monday’s test flight at the SpaceX South Texas launch site at Boca Chica. The flight was also scrubbed Thursday and Friday due to windy conditions and has been rescheduled for next Monday, according to SpaceX. SCREENSHOTS TAKEN BY ROXANNA MIRANDA FROM THE JAN. 25 NASA SPACE FLIGHT WEBSITE LIVESTREAM

SN9 to fly in due time

Alejandra Yañez January 29, 2021

Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER Windy conditions scrapped a scheduled flight of Starship SN9 prototype Thursday and...

Vaccination race against variants’ fast pace People line up in their cars on the Edinburg campus last Tuesday to undergo COVID-19 testing. Aaliyah Garza/The Rider Photos

People line up in their cars on the Edinburg campus last Tuesday to undergo COVID-19 testing. Aaliyah Garza/The Rider Photos

Vaccination race against variants’ fast pace

Alejandra Yañez January 25, 2021

Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER A UTRGV official says increasing the number of people who get vaccinated...

Treviño’s effort to prevent the writing on the wall Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. speaks during a news conference Tuesday in the Dancy Building in Brownsville regarding the latest updates on COVID-19 and the new measures that must be taken. As of Tuesday, the county reported an additional 359 cases. Also shown is interpreter Mario Medrano. SCREENSHOT TAKEN BY ROXANNA MIRANDA DURING A LIVESTREAM OF THE JAN. 19 CAMERON COUNTY NEWS CONFERENCE

Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. speaks during a news conference Tuesday in the Dancy Building in Brownsville regarding the latest updates on COVID-19 and the new measures that must be taken. As of Tuesday, the county reported an additional 359 cases. Also shown is interpreter Mario Medrano. SCREENSHOT TAKEN BY ROXANNA MIRANDA DURING A LIVESTREAM OF THE JAN. 19 CAMERON COUNTY NEWS CONFERENCE

Treviño’s effort to prevent the writing on the wall

Alejandra Yañez January 21, 2021

Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. held a news conference Tuesday with...

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Time flies, literally

Alejandra Yañez January 15, 2021

SpaceX 2020 recap Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER From explosions to successful launches, 2020 was full of...

COVID-19 upsurge in Cameron County Cameron County has been declared an area of high hospitalization. Due to this, County Judge Eddie Treviño issued the Twelfth Amended Emergency Management Order. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Photos