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Homecoming goes virtual Students walk during the Homecoming Golf Cart Parade last spring in Edinburg. The parade started at Unity Residence Hall and finished at the Fieldhouse. File Photos

Students walk during the Homecoming Golf Cart Parade last spring in Edinburg. The parade started at Unity Residence Hall and finished at the Fieldhouse. File Photos

Homecoming goes virtual

Omar E. Zapata February 15, 2021

Omar E. Zapata | THE RIDER With Homecoming traditionally being a weeklong event in February, Student Activities...

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Omar E. Zapata February 15, 2021

Today Charreada Virtual 5K Today is the deadline to register for Student Activities and University Recreation’s Charreada...

Commemorating Black history virtually Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo Illustration

Commemorating Black history virtually

Sol Garcia February 15, 2021

Sol Garcia | THE RIDER In 1915, historian Carter G. Woodson and minister Jesse E. Moorland founded...

‘Death and taxes’ are for certain Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Graphic

‘Death and taxes’ are for certain

Alejandra Yañez February 15, 2021

Ask the Expert: Fourth in a Series Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER With the 2021 tax season...

COVID-19 and health care: Understanding Biden’s executive actions WhiteHouse.Gov

COVID-19 and health care: Understanding Biden’s executive actions

Sol Garcia February 15, 2021

Signs of Change: First in a Series Sol Garcia | THE RIDER Since his first days in...

Athletics remembers Coach Hill UTRGV Men’s Basketball Head Coach Lew Hill greets his players during a home game on Nov. 18, 2019. The Rider File Photo

UTRGV Men’s Basketball Head Coach Lew Hill greets his players during a home game on Nov. 18, 2019. The Rider File Photo

Athletics remembers Coach Hill

Karina Rodriguez February 12, 2021

Karina Rodriguez | THE RIDER UTRGV Head Basketball Coach Lew Hill is being remembered as a caring...

12 cases of COVID-19 reported last week at UTRGV COVID-19 vaccines are being administered to eligible individuals at the UTRGV School of Medicine on the Edinburg campus. Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo

COVID-19 vaccines are being administered to eligible individuals at the UTRGV School of Medicine on the Edinburg campus. Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo

12 cases of COVID-19 reported last week at UTRGV

Omar E. Zapata February 12, 2021

Omar E. Zapata | THE RIDER Twelve positive cases of COVID-19 were reported between Jan. 29 and...

SpaceX aims to drill for natural gas at Boca Chica During a Railroad Commission hearing on Jan. 22, Tim George, an attorney for the SpaceX subsidiary, Lone Star Mineral Development, explained SpaceX is looking to expand operations in the area. George said the company plans to drill for natural gas to power its rockets. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider

During a Railroad Commission hearing on Jan. 22, Tim George, an attorney for the SpaceX subsidiary, Lone Star Mineral Development, explained SpaceX is looking to expand operations in the area. George said the company plans to drill for natural gas to power its rockets. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider

SpaceX aims to drill for natural gas at Boca Chica

Alejandra Yañez February 11, 2021

Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER Updated at 2:32 p.m. Feb. 11 SpaceX plans to extract methane near...

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,...

From first dates to last UTRGV Communication Associate Professor Kimberly Selber and her husband, Communication Professor Greg Selber, are shown at left. At right is marketing junior Alondra Sanchez Proa. Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo Illustration