The new athletic fee that is being proposed is making its way to the TAMIU polls Mar 6 – 8.The questions to be asked are: should it be approved by the students and who will vote if there has not yet been much information about the voting for students to […]
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A closer look at your presidential candidates
United States Senator Barack Obama stood before a cheering crowd in his home state of Illinois on Feb. 8 and announced he will seek the 2008 Democratic nomination for president. To chants of “Obama! Obama!,” he told the crowd, “It was here, in Springfield, where North, South, East and West […]
Incarnate Word squeaks past Men’s Dustdevils, 58-54
#8220;A coach is never satisfied with a team’s performance after a loss, but the team improved today.” These were coach Curtis Condie’s, men’s basketball head coach, words after the men’s basketball game on Jan 20. The Dustdevils were defeated 58-54 by the University of Incarnate Word Cardinals. The Dustdevils ended the […]
A closer look at athletics
NCAA Division II Transition: Dustdevil athletics has been changing in the past months due to the university transitions into NCAA Division II. According to Rafael Romo, interim athletics director, “it has been a smooth transition” with many rules and changes. Romo says the time frame to get into the actual […]
Hollaback Stefani not making any waves with ‘Sweet Escape’
Artist: Gwen StefaniAlbum: The Sweet EscapeLabel: InterscopeRating: 2.5 Hollaback Girls out of 5 When Gwen Stefani came out with her 2004 solo effort Love.Angel. Music.Baby., it was as if pop music sirens had gone off. Originally intended as a side project away from No Doubt, the album scored several hit […]
EDITOR SAYS…It’s time to talk about the paper
The Bridge is the students’ newspaper; we are here to inform all of the student body of the issues that are important in the best manner that we can. The student newspaper is once again available online as it once was several years ago. The difference now is that the […]
Making a difference around the world
Editor’s Note: The following was submitted to The Bridge by a TAMIU Graduate. This is her journey in her own words. Special thanks to Dr. Nasser Momayezi for making this soldier’s words available to our readers. My name is Zuleika M. Sánchez and I was born in Puerto Rico. I […]
Progressive increases
Students could be seeing an increase in tuition this coming fall. The new increases are being proposed in order to meet operational needs, fund the departmental operations, merit increases, new faculty positions, student scholarships and general university support, according to information distributed at hearings held about the increases. If approved, […]
Ex-prez defends latest book title and content
Former President Jimmy Carter finds himself in a defensive position after criticism of his new book Palestine Peace Not Apartheid. The best-seller has generated a passionate response in critics who say it is slanted toward Palestinians, and full of inaccuracies. Since the book was published, Carter says he has been […]
A new era in congress: a woman Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi is the first woman and first Californian to serve as speaker. She has represented the 8th District in the House of Representatives, which serves most of San Francisco, since 1987. In fall 2002 she was elected Democratic leader of the House. Pelosi, (daughter of Thomas D’Alesandro, Jr.), a […]