By: Neena Hernandez

He’s seen Pan American University become a UT branch, he’s been through four presidents at the university, and he’s worked with countless number of student-athletes and coaches throughout 30 years in town. Jim Lancaster had a hard time making a name for ...

By: Benny Salinas

One of the more distinct memories I have as a child is sitting on the living room floor with my older sisters. I’m biting the corner of a pillow I’m clutching, glued to an exceptionally old wooden television screen. My oldest sister is tapping her foot n...

By: Alvaro Balderas

After starting the year 0-8 it seemed that the University of Texas-Pan American women’s basketball season was going to be a bust. Playing under first-year head coach Denny Downing’s new system may have raised red flags in the beginning but those flags we...

By: Benny Salinas

Despite the rainy weather, victory was not out of reach for the Bronc tennis team this week during their stops in Corpus Christi and San Antonio. After a swift 6-1 victory against DePaul University March 3, in Corpus, the Broncs faced an undefeated St. L...

By: Victor Ituarte

Growing up as one of a handful of white kids in his high school, 24-year-old Eric Nally found one of the biggest influences and the name for his soulful rock band, Foxy Shazam, among his friends. “It was a term the kids used in my school. If you had cool...

By: Victor Ituarte & Andrielle Figueroa

March 7 marked Oscars night, which was co-hosted by funny men Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. The ceremony has always had a dreamy, whimsical touch. It is a night of beauty, talent, earned recognition, and respect. At the end of the evening it was surpris...

By: Pamela Morales

Finally, midterms are over and a relaxing weekend would do some good…or maybe a weeklong vacation would be better. Spring Break, perhaps? How about the Coca-Cola Beach on South Padre Island? Starting March 7, South Padre Island and Coca-Cola will once ag...

By: Cecily Saldana

The Brownsville Historical Association, along with the Mexican Consulate in Brownsville and Rogelio Agrasanchez, Jr. will screen the 1933 film “Enemigos” on March 14 at 2 p.m. as a part of its Mexican Revolution film series. Rogelio Agrasanchez Jr. is th...

By: Lupe A. Flores

During a Student Government Association meeting three weeks ago at The University of Texas-Pan American, College of Science and Engineering senator Eliza Sebastian proposed to the University and Community Affairs Committee to turn left- over funds used f...

By: Pamela Morales

Within the last three months, immense magnitude earthquakes have been recorded: Haiti, 7.0 of the Richter scale on Jan. 12, and Chile, 8.8 of the Richter scale on Feb. 27. Both earthquakes caused devastating physical and emotional damages to the villages...

By: Roxann Garcia

The University of Texas-Pan American hopes to begin a new tradition in conjunction with the Military Science Department. Every first Thursday of the month after labs, cadets along with their military professors will lower the U.S. flag at the flagpole ou...

By: Brian Silva

While the world may be filled with selfish thoughts and actions, there are still some who remain steadfast and practice selfless giving. A commitment to service is of the highest honor. Whether you’re a law enforcement officer, member of the military, se...

By: Roxann Garcia

Residing so close to the U.S. and Mexican border has had its advantages and disadvantages. Benefits may include the low cost of medicine and good, wholesome Mexican tacos. Now, however, those positives are being overshadowed by the violence that has erup...

By: Naxiely Lopez

U.S. Army Specialist Christopher Wheat proudly flies The University of Texas-Pan American flag from a building in Iraq, where he is serving as a combat medic in hopes of healing hearts and minds. The 28-year-old received his undergraduate degree from UTP...

By: Alejandra Martinez

In order to protect the campus community from second-hand smoke, The University of Texas-Pan American has revised its smoking policy in the Handbook of Operating Procedures (HOP). The policy was originally approved in October 1990 by The University of Te...

By: Brian Silva

Television star and South Texas native Eva Longoria Parker will speak in the evening portion of Community Day on March 27 as part of the Festival of International Books and Arts (FESTIBA). The 34-year-old former model will push forward FESTIBA’s message ...

By: Sara Hernandez

Tuesday night, the Broncs and the UT Longhorns had a neck-and-neck encounter in Austin. UTPA lost 3-2 against the third best team of the nation, continuing it fine play have having kicked off the season by four games at the Al Ogletree Classic last weeken...

By: Benny Salinas

The first steps the Broncs baseball team took this season were in the right direction, as they won the first four games of the season at home during the Al Ogletree Classic. Held between Feb. 26 and Feb. 28, the Ogletree Classic brought UT Brownsville and...

By: Alvaro Balderas

They came back empty-handed on a three-day road trip last weekend, extending their record to 0-9. Injuries have taken their toll on the Lady Broncs tennis team, leaving them a player short in several instances throughout the season, which means they have ...