With a difference of five votes, students voted ‘yes’ to a tuition increase that could be implemented by fall. 274 students voted in favor of the new athletic fee while 269 voted against it. Students had the opportunity to vote between Mar.68 to determine if an increase would occur. The […]

One in four United States women are infected with human papilloa virus (HPV), which certain strains of the virus are linked to cancer, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention report. Fortunately, there is a way to detect cervical cancer, as well as infections, and the Office of […]

Having started less than a year ago as the manager of the Residential Learning Community (RLC), Denise Giambelluca has changed many aspects of dorm life. The Poplar Bluff, Missouri, native has increased occupancy rates at the facility (located on the eastern end of campus) tenfold and most recently, her staff […]

The women’s basketball team had their last game of the 2006-2007 season on Feb. 24; this game also meant the end of seniors’ Jermina Tomlinson, Vanessa Villarreal, and Lizzy Herrera’s college basketball career. The goal of the game was to improve the team’s rebound and turnover rates according to Deryl […]

This is an opinion submitted to The Bridge by a member of the university community that has asked to remain anonymous.The Bridge will withhold the writer’s name from being published only when the writer shows just cause for it to be withheld. Night life in this border town sometimes makes […]

The men’s basketball team’s last game of the season, held on Feb. 24, was a heartbreaker. Seniors Angel Encinas, Nick Ochoa, Martel Lewis, and Shaun Sexton played their final intercollegiate game. The first half for the Dustdevils is best described by Head Coach Curtis Condie. “We dug ourselves in too […]

(U-WIRE) – Addiction and alcoholism are prevalent in today’s world. It can and does affect anyone. People from any walk of life, race, gender and socioeconomic status are not immune. It does not only affect the addicted but those close to said individual as well. Just as addiction affects everyone, […]

The university community has been rocked by two incidents of reckless driving this semester alone (resulting in two separate accidents: one fatal and the other sending the passengers to the ER). Taking light of these incidents one would imagine there would be a full campaign set up by some university […]

It’s almost certain that one of these two will be the Democrat candidate and they both have something unique – Hillary would be the first female President; Obama would be the first black President. These are both factors that could get the voters behind these two – the only potential […]

Lawmakers are lashing out at Bank of America Corp. over its new program to offer credit cards to customers without Social Security numbers, saying it creates a dangerous loophole for terrorists and illegal immigrants. “After September 11, we were told that money was the lifeblood of terrorists, and that we […]