Author: Jose Medina
‘Mandalorian,’ ‘Queen’s Gambit’ tops among UTRGV community
[caption id="attachment_27283" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Roxanna Miranda/The Rider[/caption] Paulina Longoria | THE RIDER During the winter break, the UTRGV community took advantage of not having schoolwork to binge-watch TV shows. The Rider conducted a poll on[more...]
Overcoming 2020 and mental health stigma
Paulina Longoria | THE RIDER Today begins another semester. Some may feel ready and motivated, while others anxious or nervous, and there’s nothing wrong with feeling either way. From Aug. 16 to 30, 2020, The[more...]
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Gallery magazine receives 4 national awards
[caption id="attachment_27025" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] UTRGV Gallery magazine’s 2020 issue has received four Gold Circle Awards in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s 37th annual contest. Gallery is a literary and arts magazine created by students in[more...]
UTRGV cadets’ journey in the ROTC
Spanish junior Marco Castillo practices individual movement techniques (IMT) during the Adaptive Team Leadership class. Castillo is a Military Science Level (MSL) 3 cadet. PHOTO COURTESY MARCO CASTILLO Paulina Longoria | THE RIDER Students in[more...]
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Commemorating Veterans Day virtually
[caption id="attachment_26891" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] The Military and Veterans Success Center at UTRGV hosted the Virtual Veterans Day Ceremony today via Zoom. Elda Arriaga, the director of the Military and Veterans Success Center, shares her screen[more...]
Harris: This election is about you!
Democratic vice presidential nominee visits UTRGV Edinburg campus Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris addresses hundreds of supporters during her campaign stop Friday afternoon on the UTRGV Edinburg campus. PAULINA LONGORIA/THE RIDER PHOTOS Democratic vice[more...]
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‘I can’t raise my voice’
UTRGV international students’ thoughts on the presidential election [caption id="attachment_26768" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] UTRGV international students carry flags representing their countries during last year’s “International Meet and Greet” hosted by the Office of Global Engagement on[more...]
Protect journalists
Paulina Longoria | THE RIDER People read newspaper articles, listen to the radio or watch the news, but a journalist is always the one to deliver the news. By being the voice of the citizens,[more...]
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UTRGV is recognized in education magazine
[caption id="attachment_26672" align="aligncenter" width="1100"] UTRGV has been ranked nationally in nine categories by Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine. It placed among the Top 100 Schools for Hispanics based on 2018-2019 federal data.Roxanna Miranda/The Rider[more...]
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UTRGV es reconocida en revista de educación
[caption id="attachment_26680" align="aligncenter" width="1100"] La revista Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education (Perspectiva Hispana en Educación Superior) clasificó a UTRGV en cuarto lugar en inscripciones totales de escuelas de cuatro años, primero en licenciaturas del idioma[more...]