Students, staff, and faculty walking anywhere within earshot of the university “green” would be hard-pressed not to notice the music and colorful tables set up for the Student Government-hosted organizational fair on Tuesday, March 3. The purpose of the fair was for student organizations to distribute promotional literature and souvenirs […]
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SG goes green
As part of its 2009 “Big Event,” Student Government (SG) rallied students in an effort to make a change. On Saturday, March 7, students brazed the heat with machetes in hand to cut down nearly a full acre of carrizo cane (arundo donax) on the bank of the Rio Grande […]
Title V supports math programs
An educational excellence project, Title V is a grant distributed to Hispanic serving institutions in hopes of improving students’ education. Because TAMIU and Laredo Community College’s (LCC) population is 90 percent Hispanic, in 2007, a $3.5 million Title V grant was awarded to their math programs.Since then, Director of Title […]
Briding the gap between SG and student body
Sarah Gonzalez is a senior majoring in political science. Not just a student of politics, she also has a civic interest in campus affairs. She fits the description of a student you might think is well acquainted with Student Government (SG) and how it works. “I know SG helps address […]
Greek Stagnancy
Greeks (fraternities and sororities), their wooden Greek letters, party flyers, and sweatshirts dominate countless campuses around the nation. “Greek” is not a club. It’s not just a group. It’s a way of life. It’s competitive. It’s selective. It’s based on the foundations that through a united front, a group of […]
From the Iron to the Dust(devils): Yoga
Get your leotard and spandex ready ladies and gents-it’s time for a little something called yoga. A sage named Yogi Swatmarama introduced yoga to India in the fifteenth century. Yet, it was not until recent years that yoga hit mainstream America. Recently, yoga has become an acceptable form of exercise […]
UT prof lectures on universe
As a child, I wanted to be an astronaut. I was obsessed with the idea. I had a personal library of books on space, stars, planets, and countless diagrams of spacecrafts of the past and those that may come. I could recite the science behind theoretical concepts for interstellar propulsion, […]
DPsi host sex ed. talk
On Tuesday, March 10, at the Residential Learning Center classroom, Delta Psi Alpha Multicultural Co-Ed Fraternity (DPsi) hosted SEX and Blowpops Awareness, which featured guest speaker Elizabeth Dodier, R.N. DPsi welcomed their guests with a smile, a handshake, and an assortment of pamphlets informing students about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). […]
Letter to the Editor: Special thanks to TAMIU
Dear Faculty and Students of Dr. Annette Olsen-Fazi, My heartfelt thanks go out to all of Annette’s friends, colleagues and students at TAMIU for the outpouring of love and recognition for her contribution to her beloved TAMIU. She had found the perfect fit for her background and education and enjoyed […]
Professor’s work inspires Michigan students
Laredo and its sister city Nuevo Laredo played host to a convergence of people with a passion for art. Anca Trandafirescu, assistant professor of architecture and urban planning at the University of Michigan chose the Texas/Mexico border as the visiting site for her senior-level architecture students. “We live at one […]