I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell is one of the funniest, most explicit, and truthful books I’ve read by far, making the New York Times Best Seller List in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Every guy has a wild streak, but Tucker Max was smart enough to write about his […]

#8220;How are you going to walk with a little black baby?…How will you deal with other peoples’ looks?” an acquaintance asked during the first month of my relationship with an African-American.It is shocking that even though interracial marriages have increased dramatically over the last 40 years, this mentality still exists.According […]

By Jorge Luis QuijanoBridge Staff Writer “Welcome Week is really to get the year started right for current and new students,” said Miguel Treviño, Associate Director of Student Activities. “It is to get an idea of what happens [on campus] and what organizations are available to get [students] involved with.” […]

Billy Hassell, a Fort Worth-based artist, presented a survey of artwork titled “Migration” to the public at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts Gallery opening reception on Sept. 4.”I knew these were incredible, beautiful paintings,” said Gallery Director Dr. Alma Haertlein. “This is museum-quality artwork.”Originally from Dallas, Hassell’s paintings […]

Conventional wisdom, as manufactured by the media and codified as water-cooler comedy by John Stewart and Steve Colbert, says that John McCain erred on a magnificent scale in his choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. They say it’s a grossly transparent demographic choice aimed at women […]

When I first entered TAMIU years ago, I spent time as a committee chair and senator in what we then called the Student Government Association. Looking at the state of the current Student Government (they dropped “association”), it’s apparent that ours was a rough blueprint, a trial balloon. I remember […]

The start of a new academic year brings new faces, new goals, and new academic initiatives. One such initiative, The Common Read Initiative, began this fall as part of the First Year Success Program (FYSP).”We decided we were going to do the common read this year because it’s one of […]

#8220;I walked inside my room and found a maintenance employee taking a drink from my refrigerator,” said a former Village resident who chose to remain anonymous. “The point is not about a drink missing; instead, I cared about the priority that should be placed on privacy and trust.”A missing drink […]

As part of Welcome Back Week, the university’s Recreation Center promoted its services by hosting an event that gave students the chance to try their luck at various activities.For instance, Water Tag followed the same rules as normal tag, the only difference being this version took place in a blue […]

Following a request from the student body to have a show dedicated to the Irish rock band U2, Gerardo A. Perez, Director of the Lamar Bruni Vergara (LBV) Planetarium, granted their wishes.After weeks of being closed due to renovations, the LBV Planetarium re-opened on Sept. 6 with the inauguration of […]