The stage of the Center of Fine and Performing Arts’ recital hall was filled with such costumed performers as a 20s-era gangster on double-bass, a pumpkin-head violinist, and a Native American on timpani, all part of the Halloween celebration as The Department of Fine and Performing Arts presented the Orchestra […]

Monday, October 20, 20083:45 p.m. Today’s discussion in my History of Literary Thought class gave me much to think about. We talked about text being an open conversation between the author and every reader who encounters the text by interacting, digesting, evaluating, and discussing it. The conversations are never ending; […]

Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we at The Bridge decided to highlight this important health issue. Dr. Annette Olsen-Fazi, a member of the Department of Language and Literature and a breast cancer survivor herself, graciously agreed to be interviewed. Olsen-Fazi currently serves on the Laredo Breast Cancer Coalition, […]

In a brief but dramatic meeting Monday, the Student Government Senate read a list of alleged ethical violations on the part of Student Body President James Cortez and then asked Cortez to resign his post.The meeting, which started at approximately noon and lasted less than 30 minutes, came less than […]

After tia Chila’s funeral, my dad, Monico III, my tia Diana, my younger cousin Valerie, and I visited the shared grave of my grandfather, Monico II, and his tia Rita. Despite the somber occasion, it felt good to have the four of us together again, like back when tia Diana-still […]

By Dr. Annette Olsen-FaziGuest Contributor Dr. Olsen-Fazi is a member of the Department of Language and Literature. An instructor of American literature and French, she recently won the university’s Scholar of the Year award. The following vignette is inspired by her stay in Tunisia as a Fulbright scholar. Almost immediately […]

Public hearings regarding proposed increases in tuition and fees at Texas A&M International University for 2010 (fall 2009 – summer 2010) have been scheduled. The hearings, held in accordance with Texas A&M University System policy, will be held Monday, Dec. 1 at 2:30 p.m. in Student Center (SC) room 203, […]

Hurricane Ike may have tapered off and its accompanying flood waters receded, but many at TAMIU will remember the university’s role in welcoming and assisting student evacuees from Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Texas A&M Kingsville. Having strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico into a Category 2 storm, Ike prompted […]

I sat so captivated during visiting writer Gerda Klein’s speech that I almost forgot I was there in a capacity of reportage. Then she’d say something poignant, something I knew people in the room would remember and people who weren’t there needed to hear, and I’d jot it down in […]

On Sept. 6, five Spanish rock bands shared one stage and gave Laredo the most flawless and unforgettable concert of the year. The 212 Concert was organized by 94.1 radio station RMX from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.None of that reggaeton crap or romantic ballads: instead, pure, hardcore rock nearly tore down […]