Author: Jose Medina

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News On Campus

Shield and protect

The UTRGV Police Department has launched a new emergency app that aims to increase and ensure safety on campus. As reported in The Rider on Aug. 27th, the department introduced CampusShield, a free app that[more...]
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News On Campus

Changes on campus

The opening of new buildings on the UTRGV Brownsville and Edinburg campuses has led to the relocation of some departments and offices. Marta Salinas-Hovar, Facilities Planning and Operations associate vice president,said the reason for the[more...]
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Column Opinion

Thank you

I come from a migrant family. My parents would travel 1,400 miles to Elwood, Indiana, each August and come home to Brownsville in October each year for 12 years. Both would work 12-hour shifts, seven[more...]
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News On Campus

A promising future

Students, such as high school senior Miriam Hernandez, said money and time management are the biggest challenges undergraduates face; however, UTRGV is working on a program that would ease the path for future Vaqueros. “Working[more...]
Psychology freshman Aimee Calvillo makes her own flower bracelet last Wednesday as part of Flower Day in PlainsCapital Bank El Comedor on the Brownsville campus.
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News On Campus

Petal-ing toward spring

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Meet

Actress, author, activist

[caption id="attachment_13820" align="alignleft" width="240"] Courtsey photo Diane Guerrero[/caption] Actress and author Diane Guerrero will speak at 7:30 p.m.  Thursday in the Texas Southmost College Arts Center in Brownsville, where she will share her story of[more...]