In rhythm against breast cancer

Participants in the Cha Cha Zumbathon follow their instructor, Jessica Maltos (right), last Thursday in Edinburg. University Recreation hosted the event in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month./Sarah Carvajal /The Rider Photos.

Marcia Gonzalez, a survivor and creator of the Pink Positive Breast Cancer Foundation, shares her story of living with breast cancer at the University Recreation’s Cha Cha Zumbathon last Thursday in Edinburg. Gonzalez stressed the importance of checking yourself and detecting the signs of the disease early.

Interdisciplinary studies sophomore Judy Sanchez (left) gets her hair cut by cosmetologist Yizza Rojo at the UREC in Edinburg. Yigi’s Beauty Salon cut hair at the zumbathon and will donate it to make wigs for cancer patients.

Biology seniors Monica Gutierrez (left) and Thelma Alvarez vote on which bra is most UTRGV spirited, most creative and appealing in the UREC on the Edinburg campus. The bras were decorated by students, voted on at the Cha Cha Zumbathon and sold for $10 to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.