Author: Jose Medina
Student Veterans of America’s first female president
[caption id="attachment_24270" align="alignright" width="328"] Biology freshman Juliana Peña is the first female president for UTRGV’s Student Veterans of America. Peña served six years in the Marine Corps after graduating from Mission High School in 2013.[more...]
Oscar winner visits UTRGV
[caption id="attachment_24181" align="aligncenter" width="1100"] Ruth Carter discusses the creative process surrounding the production of costume designs for Marvel’s “Black Panther,” Monday at the PlainsCapital Bank Student Union Theater in Edinburg. Carter spoke in detail of[more...]
44,000 voters and counting in Hidalgo County
[caption id="attachment_24043" align="aligncenter" width="1513"] AMANDA VELA/THE RIDER GRAPHIC[/caption] As of last Thursday, 44,193 registered voters in Hidalgo County had cast ballots in early voting for the March 3 Primary Election, according to unofficial figures posted[more...]
Marine brass ensemble performs at UTRGV
[caption id="attachment_23909" align="aligncenter" width="1100"] The San Diego Marine Corps Double Time Brass Band performed last Wednesday in the PlainsCapital Bank Student Union Theater on the Edinburg campus. The band consists of all current U.S. Marine[more...]
UTRGV students developing device for post-op patients
UTRGV students and a mechanical engineering assistant professor are developing a device that is designed to prevent blood clots in patients after hip and knee surgery. Ruben Garcia, a UTRGV graduate student in the College[more...]
UTRGV PRIDE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfnkcJADGGY UTRGV’s Student Activities hosted Homecoming Week 2020. Students and staff enjoyed inflatables, free snacks, photo booths and music. This event took place last week on the Edinburg and Brownsville campuses. The week began with[more...]
Congressional candidate visits UTRGV
[caption id="attachment_23556" align="aligncenter" width="1100"] Jessica Cisneros, a Democrat running to represent Texas’ 28th District in Congress, speaks to students during a meet and greet hosted by the Political Science Association last Tuesday in Edinburg. MARIANA[more...]
What you wear matters
With Valentine’s Day coming up, people are excited to go on romantic dates. However, we always have the dilemma on what to wear for such occasions. Always keep in mind that the time and place[more...]
The power of opinion
The McAllen Public Library opened its doors last Thursday to The Trusted Opinion Project to talk to the community about bias in the media. The Trusted Opinion Project is a pilot program that seeks to[more...]
Stay safe on campus
According to the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault, 6.3 million Texans have experienced some form of sexual assault in their lifetime. UTRGV has taken into account this problem and has implemented a new online course[more...]
