#8220;You don’t know Spanish? Why not?” This is the most common comment I get when I tell people that I do not know the Spanish language. When I moved here in August 2009, I did not know what people were saying around me. Often, I found myself lost in […]

In the United States, books cannot be banned nationwide but there are ways to ban books in specific schools and libraries at a local level. Usually a group of parents or concerned citizens get together and decide whether a book is appropriate or not. Some books are banned because […]

At Texas A&M International University, we have a diverse faculty. There are some professors that may be funny; who always have a straight face. But, regardless of how funny your professors may be, they could always spot a good student. We all are familiar with lecture halls, and how easy […]

It seems as if it were yesterday each and every one of you were finding your way to your first class of the semester. You were getting settled into a new academic year preparing yourselves for what the classes had in store for you. Now, as September is coming to […]

If the cool and crisp nightly breeze is an indicator of anything is that the seasons are changing, and autumn is quickly approaching. Along with the seasonal change comes a drastic change in weather. In the past week, Laredo has experienced an extensive amount of rainfall. While most of our […]

According to the Domestic Violence Resource Center one in four women has experienced domestic violence in their lifetime. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence explains that, “domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior perpetrated by an intimate partner against another.”   TAMIUs […]

As a student at Texas A&M International University, something really interesting to do in class, apart from listening to the professor’s lecture, is to look around. On the first day of class, the professor tends to explain their syllabus where they have included class etiquette. However, as the semester goes […]

As an international institute for higher education, Texas A&M International University is instilled with a certain level of responsibility to promote multicultural awareness on campus. With a diversity of international students, it is important to educate the entire student body on different cultural perspectives. In order to encourage better relations […]

(Editors Note: This article is a first hand basis on a reporters first hand experience with Autism) Autism is a genetic brain disorder that causes a child’s learning ability to decelerate. The causes of the disorder are yet to be defined; the only stable facts known are that its caused […]

On Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 the Financial Aid Refund was released to Texas A&M International University students. I have witnessed the excitement the refund brings for a lot of students across campus. At the Killam Library, some students are eagerly checking their Hotmail accounts for the magical words to appear […]