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A night at the opera

It was March 27, Friday night. The night everybody goes out and has a good time after a hard week, right? However, I was sitting at home with a book when my friend Chris calls. “Dude, wanna come to an opera with me? It’s about a bride or something,” she […]

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Best and worst of Laredo nightlife

One thing college kids are always looking for is cheap alcohol. “My absolute favorite place to buy cheap drinks would have to be Average Joe’s Happy Hour between 5-7 p.m.,” said English major Claire Duran.Senior communication major Yanira Resendez agrees with Duran. She cites the $1 dollar “you-call-it” special as […]

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Editor says: Let the dialogues begin

Apologies to all expecting to read the ruminations of Editor-in-Chief Monica Luna. At the time of this writing, she was in the Netherlands for the 2009 Harvard World Model United Nations (WorldMUN) conference, so, while she expands her mind on more worldly concerns, I will take her place for this […]

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Watchmen Review

2009 will be jam-packed with amazing comic book movies: “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” “Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen,” ” G.I. Joe”, and” Dragon Ball Evolution.” What better way to start things off than with one of this year’s most anticipated films: Watchmen. Directed by Zack Synder (director of 300), Watchmen-released […]

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Rock-It Fest 2009 lands on TAMIU

Rock-It Fest 2009 will launch its way onto the TAMIU Green on April 18, which marks the Lamar Bruni Vergara (LBV) Planetarium’s fourth anniversary. This event will be divided into two parts: the afternoon event, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. will be dedicated to entertaining children and families, and […]

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Vincent, coach of the year

Predicted to finish seventh in the Heartland Conference, the women’s basketball team gave no sign of proving the pre-season polls wrong, for their non-conference play (2-10) didn’t turn out successful.However, after a rocky start with a competitive schedule, the Lady Dustdevils stepped up their game and became top runners in […]

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Writer responds to Greek scrutiny

Whoa! Hold the pitchforks and torches, TAMIU Greeks. There has been a tremendous response to the last opinion piece I wrote on Greek life, and while The Bridge welcomes the readership and commentary, I would like to clear the air on a few of the issues that were touched upon. […]

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Lack of Color

Panel 1: Ball-I can’t wait for your Shakespeare Fest, Kon. I want to play Ball-thasar in Romeo and Juliet.Pig-And I want to play Hamlet!Kon, the Duck-Do you think performing Shakespeare is a joke? I swear, if I hear one more pun, I’m going to explode. Please get lost.—Panel 2:Milk-Good morrow, […]

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SG, business college host forum

On Thursday, March 12, the TAMIU Student Government (SG) and the A.R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business hosted an open forum in room 116 of the Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade.Organized by SG Senators Alejandra Avila and Alejandra Lascurain, who both represent the business school, the event […]

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Helping Zimbabwe help us

While our attention has been predominantly held by our own domestic concerns, much has occurred across the world that also affects us, whether we realize it or not. The sub-Saharan country of Zimbabwe reveals an extreme microcosm of the planet’s current economic crisis. Suffering from hyperinflation, the country’s currency is […]