TAMIU police began offering Rape Aggression Defense Systems (R.A.D.), a self-defense course for women, this summer.”Our primary objective is to empower women with options, build self confidence and help with security,” stated Kimberlee Sandoval, Safety Coordinator. Sandoval explained that the 12-hour course offers information regarding safety as well as techniques […]

TAMIU’s roster has a handful of excellent coaches who have contributed to the forming of elite athletes. On that exclusive list appears the name of Claudio Arias, who has been one of the most successful coaches in the institution. During his first two seasons as head coach, Arias led the […]

In May Dr. Debbie Snell, the new athletic director for TAMIU, moved into Laredo ready to take the responsibilities necessary to succeed in her new job.So now the question is, what can be expected in the years to come for the athletic department with a new athletic director?One look at […]

Let’s face it: In the United States, pop music is a dead genre. Sure, Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado have stormed the charts with no.1 hits, but what about traditional pop music? These days, the only way of being a pop star is to have a hip-hop beat in the […]

On July 23 at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., Democratic presidential candidates participated in a YouTube, Google’s online video sharing site, under the watchful eyes of CNN’s Anderson Cooper and its cameras. CNN used videos uploaded to YouTube as the questions for the Democratic candidates.The Democratic Presidential primary debate is […]

The South Texas Writing Project (STWP) reached a new, successful chapter as the program was brought to it’s new home here at TAMIU.Dr. Ellen Barker, Site Director and Associate Professor, joined Dora Flores, Summer Institute Co-Director, in directing the largest assembly to date, as 15 people took part in the […]

When did smoking marijuana become such an issue? According to the History Channel, during the 1930s a man by the name of Harry J. Anslinger made it seem more dangerous than it really was. Yellow journalism also contributed to the bad reputation of the plant. The first campaigns gave marijuana […]

Rule #1 in business: Ask the customer what he or she wants. Rule #2: Listen. Apparently, this rudimentary logic escapes the grasp of those involved in the management of the Laredo Entertainment Center. Since its grand opening in 2002, the Laredo Entertainment Center has suffered what can be described as […]

The French film L’Appartement (The Apartment) is based on a short story written by an associate professor of Spanish at TAMIU. The movie is a part of La Vie En France, a French Film Series brought to the campus for the first time.”L’Appartement is a story about love,” Dr. Jose […]

Students may be surprised to learn that for the second time in recent history U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) has introduced legislation in the House that would require that all residents in the United States, ages 18-42, carry out national service and be available for conscription-more commonly referred to as […]