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Special education senior Esmeralda Flores (left) and bilingual education sophomore Denise Zerda de-stress by painting pots March 4 during the Stress Buster event held on the Student Union veranda on the Brownsville campus. ARISBETH RODRIGUEZ/THE RIDER

Marine biology sophomore Gasper Najera places a succulent into soil in his personalized pot during the Stress Buster event held on the Student Union lawn veranda on the Brownsville campus. The Campus Activities Board hosted the event March 4. ARISBETH RODRIGUEZ/THE RIDER

Computer science freshman Jesse Roblero (from left) and biology freshmen Alexa Campos and Jimena Villarreal release their stress by painting pots March 4 during the Stress Buster event held on the Student Union veranda on the Brownsville campus. SUSAN MIRELES/THE RIDER