The Rider Newspaper - - Part 249

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A collection worth loving

Sol Garcia January 20, 2021

Sol Garcia | THE RIDER With a new semester beginning, it is a challenge to find time...

Trump visits RGV amid second impeachment process President Donald Trump arrived last Tuesday at the Valley International Airport in Harlingen for his first public appearance since the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Later, Trump traveled to Alamo and briefly spoke about the addition of the border wall, the prospect of a second impeachment, the Capitol incident and the coronavirus vaccine. Photo Courtesy

President Donald Trump arrived last Tuesday at the Valley International Airport in Harlingen for his first public appearance since the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Later, Trump traveled to Alamo and briefly spoke about the addition of the border wall, the prospect of a second impeachment, the Capitol incident and the coronavirus vaccine. Photo Courtesy

Trump visits RGV amid second impeachment process

Jacqueline Peraza January 19, 2021

Jacqueline Peraza | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF As President Donald Trump visited the Rio Grande Valley last Tuesday, Congress was...

UTRGV Athletics produces YouTube “Road to Victory” series UTRGV Men’s Basketball Head Coach Lew Hill discusses his experience with changes brought on by COVID-19 on “Road to Victory,” Episode 2. SCREENSHOT TAKEN BY JACQUELINE WALLACE/THE RIDER

UTRGV Men’s Basketball Head Coach Lew Hill discusses his experience with changes brought on by COVID-19 on “Road to Victory,” Episode 2. SCREENSHOT TAKEN BY JACQUELINE WALLACE/THE RIDER

UTRGV Athletics produces YouTube “Road to Victory” series

Karina Rodriguez January 18, 2021

Karina Rodriguez| THE RIDER UTRGV Athletics created a YouTube series titled “Road to Victory” on Nov. 19,...

Spring enrollment up

Criminal justice senior Gustavo Garcia (right) and finance graduate student Light Rios sit as they wait in line last Tuesday at U Central. This spring semester, enrollment numbers have increased from last spring amid the COVID-19 pandemic. UTRGV’s preliminary numbers, as of last Tuesday, show 24,384 are undergraduates, 5,542 are graduate students and 221 are medical students.. Aaliyah Garza/The Rider

Spring enrollment up

Brigitte Ortiz January 18, 2021

Brigitte Ortiz | THE RIDER This semester, enrollment numbers have increased from last spring amid the COVID-19...

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The journey to herd immunity

Omar E. Zapata January 18, 2021

Omar E. Zapata | THE RIDER With the Food and Drug Administration authorizing the Pfizer and Moderna...

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Weekly Athletic Schedule

Karina Rodriguez January 18, 2021

Karina Rodriguez | THE RIDER Volleyball 1:30 p.m. Friday vs. University of Texas at San Antonio in...

Puppy love Column of the Week Brigitte

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Puppy love

Brigitte Ortiz January 18, 2021

Brigitte Ortiz | THE RIDER Small paws, big eyes and smooth fur are all the things that...

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Editorial Cartoon

Elizabeth Mendoza January 18, 2021

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The Doodler

Elizabeth Mendoza January 18, 2021

‘Mandalorian,’ ‘Queen’s Gambit’ tops among UTRGV community Roxanna Miranda/The Rider

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‘Mandalorian,’ ‘Queen’s Gambit’ tops among UTRGV community

Paulina Longoria January 18, 2021

Paulina Longoria | THE RIDER During the winter break, the UTRGV community took advantage of not having...