Monday, January 12, 20094:20 p.m.Leaning against the dark gray wall outside of LBV 220 while waiting for my lab instructor to arrive, I overheard a conversation between my classmates, a guy I recognized from a tutoring session at the WC and a shorter girl with glasses. “That’s the first rule […]
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The do’s and dont’s of managing stress: What every student should know
Short, stubby nails and dark circles under my eyes are effects during and after every stressful situation I encounter. “This will never end,” I think. “Deadlines never go away and bills keep coming.”I am only one of many students that experience stress.Having multiple exams on the same day and money […]
Former SG Senator receives honor, works with lawmakers
During the last regular meeting of the Fall 2008 semester, the TAMIU Student Government named then Senator Rodolfo Morales III as their first-ever Senator Emeritus in recognition of his work with the organization. Morales served as Senator for the College of Arts and Sciences (COAS) and student body Vice President. […]
TAMIU dismisses professor, deals with plagiarism
Editor’s note: The following article was originally intended for publication last semester; however, delays prevented it from being published until now. Unless otherwise noted, all quotes and interviews took place between Nov. and Dec. 2008. Towards the end of last semester, a very sensitive issue burgeoning at Texas A&M International […]
SG welcomes new senators, retains old habits
By the adjournment of the TAMIU Student Government’s (SG) first meeting of the Spring 2009 semester, a scant audience looked upon only five student-body senators representing a campus of (as yet unconfirmed) nearly six thousand. This first meeting underscored the recent departures-due to graduation, resignation, or impeachment-of several key senators. […]
Love Life: Is romance a ‘dying art?’
If opening car doors, getting up to excuse a woman from a table, and giving flowers are romantic gestures that every woman enjoys and wishes for, why are they only found in movies and T.V. shows? Do we live in a time where society experiences their ideal, platonic loves only […]
Student recalls Swedish experience, promotes study abroad
I sat, fidgeting, under the watchful eye of security cameras and guards. Looking down, I toyed with the official little badge which allowed me to pass through into the parliamentary complex.The Swedish Parliament, or Riksdag, is small by the standards of our own legislative buildings-I suspected the Texas Capitol alone […]
From the iron to the dust(devils)
Editor’s note: New Bridge staff writer, Luis Ramirez is a Certified Personal Trainer, National Physique Committee member, and an amateur bodybuilder. Read his views about how to keep fit, mentally and physically, below. Three Important Factors to help you keep up with the New Year’s resolutions you (almost) forgot about. […]
After Sics: The epitome of all that is wrong in the hip-hop world
Hip-hop can be a powerful tool for those who wish to spread a message, instill hope, or energize people. Unfortunately, many “artists” misuse this instrument to brag, over-exaggerate, manipulate, and distort the perception of reality. Usually when I listen to hip-hop, I automatically tune in to three key elements: content, […]
Notorious stirs up ‘a broad range of emotions’
It was all a dream-the dream of a black male from Brooklyn whose way of life has caught up with him. It’s a dream that chronicles the dramatic rise of a stoop-bound bookworm to a bona fide hustler. It’s a dream that turned Christopher Wallace into one of the world’s […]