After their Academy Award-winning adaptation of American novelist Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men, Joel and Ethan Coen, collectively known as the Coen brothers, follow up with Burn After Reading, a dark madcap endeavor that blurs the lines between film noir and slapstick comedy. One could say the film […]

The entertainment business can either make or break a band, but under_score entertainment is willing to help with concert promotions, band booking, and tour scheduling. They are just the right promoters to make the lives of rock bands a little less hectic. “What we are trying to do is bring […]

#8220;I am proud to be an American.” How many times have people said this? Many, I’m sure, but what makes people proud of being an American? Is it because of freedom of speech, education, minimum wages, and/or equal rights? These and many more are the rights our powerful country has […]

Blaring horns and cheering crowds marked the scene of Texas A&M International University’s first annual Dual Cross Country Invitational on Sept. 4. Participating schools included Shriner and Texas A&M Kingsville as well as local and area high schools. Before running in the men’s division, Robert Coronado, a junior, described his […]

By Monica LunaBridge Editor-in-Chief October 6, 20089:12 a.m.I’m driving up the highway on my way to school. Like every morning, I grocery-list what I have to do today: work on a paper, dance class at 1, History of Literary Thought afterwards, work, Senior Seminar until 10, then homework. Ugh. It’s […]

They stood for her. And they cheered-cheered and clapped as college students do for a comedian or local rock band, not the kind of ovation a visiting octogenarian might expect to receive and certainly not one here to talk about a book. Over a thousand staff, faculty, but mostly students […]

TAMIU’s Student Body Senators function as legislators and hold the voting power over a number of issues pertinent to the university community. While senators usually enter Student Government via a general election held every spring semester, this fall SG filled some of those senate seats by way of appointment, a […]

Lights, laughter, and the pride of a nation coalesced in historic downtown Laredo during the annual celebration of the dieciseis de septiembre (Sept. 16), Mexico’s independence day. Mariachi bands, cumbia singers, and dancers all participated in the event, not least among them the TAMIU Ballet Folklorico. “We’re very excited to […]

A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the official opening of Starbucks on Sept. 15 at the Killam Library.”Isn’t it wonderful to see those words up there in our library?” President Dr. Ray Keck asked the attendees. “Yes,” people shouted.Keck thanked Aramark Food Service, Laredo Chamber of Commerce, the library staff, and the […]

He plays flag football, hopes to serve as Laredo’s City Manager, and sits on the A&M System’s Chancellor’s Student Advisory Board. Now, as part of The Bridge’s series of sit-downs with your Student Government representatives, COAS Senator Juan Sebastian Mendive talks textbook prices and offers advice for non-traditional students. Herrera: […]