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News Brief: Week of June 15, 2013
Gov. Rick Perry signed Senate Bill 24 June 14, according to Texas Legislature Online, an Internet application that enables the public to view the status and information of Texas legislation. This bill will allow for the [...]
Stars and stripes at Student Union
Freshmen Magdalena Chapa signs a banner displayed in the Student Union by Bronc Bacchus Peer Educators in celebration of National Flag Day. The club, which raises awareness of health and safety issues campus-wide, wanted to honor [...]
News Brief: Week of June 13
The U.S. Senate is on the second day of open debate regarding Senate Bill 744, an immigration bill that would allow an estimated 11 million current undocumented immigrants in the United States to become U.S. citizens. [...]
Hurricane season
The 2013 hurricane season kicked into full gear June 1 and will end Nov. 30. The Pan American gathered important information to keep in consideration before, during and after a storm. Before the storm: prepare * [...]
Moving Forward
A new university and medical school in the Rio Grande Valley are on their way to being finalized once the Texas governor signs the bill into law. The countdown allowing Gov. Rick Perry to either sign [...]
Less is more?
Beginning fall 2014, incoming freshmen and sophomore students will take 42 hours of courses for their core curriculum requirements instead of 43, as mandated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The Undergraduate Education Advisory Committee, [...]
Weird science
Like something out of a science fiction movie, a volcano of foamy substance escaped a glass beaker, catching the attention of more than 20 high school students. Using a substance known as “elephant toothpaste,” this experiment [...]
News Briefs: Week of May 26
Senate Bill 24 moves forward Senate Bill 24, which will merge UTPA and the University of Texas at Brownsville into one university and create a medical school in the Rio Grande Valley, was passed by the [...]
Can you hear me now?
As many as 738,000 people in the United States suffer from severe hearing loss, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Before Better Speech and Hearing Month comes to a close, which has been celebrated by ASHA [...]
News Brief: Week of May 17
One day after the announcement of a new parking expansion project, the plan has been put on hold, according to Oscar Villarreal, the director of facilities management. “We’ve already stopped construction until we are able to [...]
Pope Benedict XVI resigns from papacy
I havent heard even one question raised. He resigned and now we move t
Locked or Loaded
I'd like to point out that an a proud gun owner and fully support the
Concerning catholicism
So just because this girl says the bible talks about homosexuality vag
UTPA should go clubbing
buck em http://bronccyclingteam.org/
Smoke at El Bosque
"Jumping out is not a plan...." that is a great quote.