Laredo – Four members of the Texas A&M International University men’s soccer team have earned Heartland Conference postseason honors. TAMIU finished its first season as a NCAA Division II provisional member with a 7-8 overall record. The Dustdevils posted a 5-5 record against Heartland opponents. Oliver Mulamba is the lone […]
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The new battle over Washington
Democrats won control of the House and the Senate early Nov. 8 after a dozen years of Republican rule in a resounding fashion, a Republican president and a scandal-scarred Congress were overwhelmed with results this midterm election. “From sea to shining sea, the American people voted for change,” declared Rep. […]
Fall fashion revisited
Spelling out fall fashion in the last issue I seem to have not gone into enough detail over a few items. Due to popular demand, I decided to go a bit further into detail about select items. Starting off with Colour! What are the colors for the season? From what […]
Singer makes soul-baring sound good
John RalstonNeedle BedGrade: B Singer-songwriters are in plentiful supply these days. From the old hands like Bob Dylan and Tom Petty to the newbies like John Mayer and Jack Johnson, the music scene certainly possesses an abundance of solo musicians who aren’t afraid to be big softies. For fans of […]
‘Flor y Ciencia’ writers living proof of Chicana success
Renowned author and former TAMIU professor Norma Cantu along with four Chicana scientists, mathematicians, and engineers held a reading and book-signing for their newly published book, “Flor y ciencia: Chicanas in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering,” at the Student Center Auditorium Monday, Oct. 30. “The project began 3 years ago to […]
Saddam Hussein’s death sentence sparks
The so-called Butcher of Baghdad, who was president of Iraq from 1979 until he was toppled by Coalition forces in April 2003, was convicted of the 1982 killings of 148 Shiites in the city of Dujail. The iron-fisted dictator, who ruled Iraq for nearly a quarter of a century, was […]
College tour brings Kinky to Laredo
As part of his college tour of Texas, Kinky Friedman made a campaign stop in Laredo. Over 100 local area residents gathered to hear the gubernatorial candidate speak at the event sponsored by The Bridge, Oct. 9. Friedman started off the night by addressing the audience with his platform, which […]
President resigns amid discussion of impeachment
As the Oct. 18 meeting of the Student Government was called to order Rodrigo Coutino resigned as the student body president. Before the senate, that appeared surprised, and several students present, Coutino interupted Vice President Sofia Sanmiguel with a point of order before making his resignation known. It is not […]
Dustdevil soccer teams finish 2006 home game season
The Men’s Dustdevils were not able to bring a victory to their last home game of the season as they hosted St. Edward’s Hilltoppers Sunday Oct. 22. Dustdevil full-backs were not able to prevent Hilltopper Kevin Klaus (#5), attacking midfielder from scoring two of the three goals scored by that […]
Lady Dustdevils send Javelinas whirling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TAMIU Volleyball Keeps Rolling Against Javelinas Laredo – Texas A&M International defeated Lone Star Conference opponent Texas A&M-Kingsville (30-19, 30-17, 30-20) on Wednesday night at the TAMIU Kinesiology and Convocation Building.Senior Juliana Gusmao, a transfer from Kingsville, turned in a strong performance against her old team. She […]