UTRGV Rider

The Rider serves as the official student newspaper for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It is distributed throughout the campus as well as in the surrounding areas of Brownsville and Edinburg, Texas. The opinions expressed in the articles belong to the individual writers and do not necessarily represent the views of the newspaper or the university itself.

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What did you do for Spring Break?

1 month ago | utrgvrider.com | Jose Rodríguez |Jose Rodríguez |José Rodríguez

Jaclyn Gutierrezprogram specialist for the Office of Educator Preparation & Accountability“I was working. I didn’t have a break, so I was here in the office. The good thing is that we did relocate offices, so my Spring Break was spent on relocating and making sure that I had everything that I needed.”Ashlei Cantucriminal justice junior“I studied a lot. I had been slacking, but my sorority keeps me on my toes and makes us study a lot. So, I just caught up on studying and sleeping.
Llegaron las vacaciones

1 month ago | utrgvrider.com | Daniel Aguilar

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Celebrate Black History Month

2 months ago | utrgvrider.com | Andrés Estrada

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The start of something

Jan 21, 2025 | utrgvrider.com | Andrés Estrada

The start of a brand new year and a new semester: the time when a lot of people start making changes in their lives to improve. By the end of the year, some of these end up failing. Lifestyle, eating habits, exercising and studying, among others, are what most people end up changing in the beginning of the year. Before they notice, they are back to those habits they decided to change.
The Rider - La historia a través de sus ojos

Nov 18, 2024 | utrgvrider.com | Fatima Lopez

Discusión sobre la batalla por la verdad en el asesinato de tres tejanosEl miércoles se construyó un puente entre generaciones durante una conversación sobre el asesinato de tres tejanos caracterizados erróneamente como contrabandistas de licor. El 1 de abril de 1920, varios hombres, entre ellos Crescencio Oliveira Jr., Dionisio Maldonado y Vicente Aguilar, se dirigían a una boda en México. Llevaban regalos para la boda cuando decidieron detenerse cerca de la frontera entre Texas y México.
Pro-Palestinian protesters rally at UTRGV - The Rider Newspaper

Oct 14, 2024 | utrgvrider.com | Fatima Lopez

About 50 UTRGV students and community members rallied Oct. 7 on the Chapel Lawn on the Edinburg campus, advocating for Palestine solidarity and shouting "Israel, USA, how many kids did you kill today?" while holding "Stop the genocide" signs. The event, hosted by RGV Young Democratic Socialists of America, marked the one-year anniversary of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. On Oct.
Clinical help for student veterans

Oct 14, 2024 | utrgvrider.com | Andrés Estrada

Richard Clayton, a clinical therapist with the UTRGV Counseling Center, spoke to the Student Government Association about his background in the military and how this experience helps him offer counseling services to veterans on campus. The SGA conducted a meeting Oct. 4 on the Edinburg campus to cover counseling services for students and veterans, the president’s report, student affairs and the introduction of new members in the association.
A story out of this world - The Rider Newspaper

Apr 22, 2024 | utrgvrider.com | Fatima Lopez

Former NASA astronaut and José Hernández speaks during the Distinguished Speaker Series Tuesday about a zero-G flight he went on with one of his sons. Hernández told the audience his story about being a young migrant farm worker who grew up to be an astronaut. Natalie Lapsley/THE RIDER PHOTOSJosé Hernández, a former NASA astronaut, spoke about his journey to become an astronaut to more than 1,000 attendees last Tuesday in the UTRGV Performing Arts Complex on the Edinburg campus.
Discusión sobre el intercambio de tierras de SpaceX

Mar 4, 2024 | utrgvrider.com | Fatima Lopez

Resaltado en verde está la tierra que Texas Parks and Wildlife le daría a SpaceX en el intercambio de tierras. La parte delineada en rojo es el límite de Boca Chica State Park. IMAGEN CORTESÍA TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFEHoy, el Departamento de Parques y Vida Silvestre de Texas decidirá sobre la propuesta de SpaceX de intercambiar aproximadamente 477 acres de tierra cerca del Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Laguna Atascosa por aproximadamente 43 acres del Parque Estatal Boca Chica.
SpaceX land swap discussion

Mar 4, 2024 | utrgvrider.com | Fatima Lopez

Highlighted in green is the land Texas Parks and Wildlife would give SpaceX in the proposed land swap. The part outlined in red is the Boca Chica State Park boundary. IMAGE COURTESY TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFEToday, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will decide on SpaceX’s proposal to exchange approximately 477 acres of land near the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge for roughly 43 acres from Boca Chica State Park. “Space Exploration Technologies Corp.