During the “Spring 2009 Pre-Exam Jam” held on Thursday, April 23, the Mathematical Society participated in a fundraising event: “Hotdogs and Chips” where they won the “Best Booth Decoration Award.”
Other News
TAMIU Film Festival kicks off
Running from May 2 to May 30, the Annette Olsen-Fazi International Film Festival has grown from its initial roots as a sole French film festival. In 2007, the late Dr. Annette Olsen-Fazi created TAMIU’s first French film festival. The following year, she applied for grants in order to continue screening […]
Astronomy rocks at the fest
In celebration of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA) 2009, the Lamar Bruni Vergara Science Center and Planetarium hosted “Rock-It Fest 2009” on Saturday, April 18. An estimated 1500-2000 person mix of TAMIU familiars and Laredo families toured the campus grounds, enjoying food and attractions, such as face painting, a […]
Congrats Grads 2009!
Poetry Reading
The Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library Annual Poetry Reading took place Tuesday, April 14, in the Great Room, in honor of National Library Week. Students, faculty, staff and members of the Laredo community were invited to read an original or favorite poem. Above, Head of Public Services John Maxstadt reads […]
SG ends on a sour note
On Wed. April 15, the same day that students started voting for next year’s student government representatives, the current representatives convened for the last meeting of the 2008-2009 academic year. The first item on the agenda was Executive Order 005, which seeks to establish an “MVP” (Most Valuable Professor) award […]
The ‘chicks’ picked: Cortez, Castañeda win.
With a campaign that included gorilla costumes and the slogan “Pick the Chicks!,” the ticket of Christine Cortez and Ana Castañeda won the election for Student Body president and vice president.”I feel very excited,” said Cortez upon hearing the news. “I’m very thankful that the students selected me to lead […]
A WorldMUN experience
Between March 19 and 29, a group of TAMIU students flew across the Atlantic to The Hague in the Netherlands to participate in the 2009 Harvard World Model United Nations (WorldMUN) conference. According to the Division of International Affairs, the WorldMUN conference “is the most diverse college-level Model UN conference […]
SG Campaign Update
The dynamics of the Student Government campaign continue to change as the deadline for filing candidacy draws near. One week after declaring his intent to run for president, Alfredo Jimenez (Sen. COAS), has opted out of the race. Later confirmed during the SG Senate meeting of April 8, Jimenez’s intent […]
Candidates make final pitch
Less than twenty-four hours before students will be able to vote online for next year’s Student Government representatives, fourteen of the twenty-three potentials gathered in the Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade for “Meet the Candidates.”The forum, sponsored by the Office of Student Activities, gave students-potential voters-a chance […]