Announcements

TODAY

Vaquero Hot Chocolate Bar 

The Student Union will serve free hot chocolate from noon to 2 p.m. at the Student Union Commons in Edinburg. For more information, call 665-7989.

Night Chess

The Chess Club invites all students to learn and play chess from 4:30 to 11 p.m. in STAC 1.102 in Edinburg. For more information, email david.ortiz02@utrgv.edu.

Tuesday

Talk about it S’more 

Sociology and anthropology Lecturer Jose M. Villarreal will present  “Black Power Movement/Civil Rights Movement of the ’60s and ’70s” from 8 to 9 p.m. at the University Center Circle in Edinburg in observance of African-American History Month. Music will be provided by The Vangoes and s’mores and hot chocolate will be served. For more information, call 665-2660.

Mass celebration

The Catholic Campus Ministry invites students to celebrate Mass from 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the Chapel on the Edinburg campus. For more information, email kassandra.zambrano01@utrgv.edu.

INKredible Semester

Lambda Theta Alpha Sorority Inc. will host a workshop in which staff will provide tips on how to survive the semester. The workshop is from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in STAC 1.101 on the Edinburg campus. For more information, email maria.neyra01@utrgv.edu.

‘Shark’ investor live stream

The National Society of Leadership and Success will live stream with Barbara Corcoran, an investor featured on ABC’s “Shark Tank.” The live stream will be from 6 to 7 p.m. in Salón Cassia in Brownsville and at the PlainsCapital Theater in Edinburg. For more information, call 607-7439 or email raul.leal01@utrgv.edu.

Save Yourself an All-Nighter

University College invites students t0 examine the reasons that lead to all-night study sessions from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in Student Academic Services Building 1.101 in Edinburg and in Main 2.236 in Brownsville. For more information, call 665-7919 in Edinburg or 882-7483 in Brownsville or email univ@utrgv.edu.

Wednesday

Kite Flying Day

The Student Union invites all students to make their own kite or enjoy watching kites fly from noon to 3 p.m. at the Student Union in Edinburg and at El Comedor on the Brownsville campus. For more information, call 665-7989.

Breakfast To Go

The Baptist Student Ministry invites all students to join the organization for a small, free breakfast for the body and soul from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Main lawn in Brownsville. For more information, email alondra.galvan01@utrgv.edu.

Texas Hold’em Tournament

The Student Union invites all students to participate in the Texas Hold’em Tournament. The event is from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Student Union Game Room in Edinburg. The top three finishers will win V-Bucks. For more information, call 665-7989.

Laverne Cox lecture

Laverne Cox, who stars in the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black,” will present a lecture titled “Ain’t I a Woman: My Journey to Womanhood,” at 7:30 p.m. in the UTRGV Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg. Cox’s lecture is part of Student Involvement’s Distinguish Speaker Series. Admission is free. For more information, call 665-2660 or email kei.larabermea@utrgv.edu.

Thursday

Treble Thrivers performance 

The Treble Thrivers will showcase songs they have been working on throughout the year from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Student Café in Edinburg. For more information, email dianne.dublado01@utrgv.edu.

Thursday Night Blitz 

The Chess Club invites beginners and casual chess players to its weekly tournament from 4:30 to 11 p.m. in STAC 1.112A in Edinburg. The same event will take place at the same time Friday in Sabal Hall on the Brownsville campus. For more information, email david.ortiz02@utrgv.edu.

‘Southside with You’

Student Involvement will screen “Southside with You” from 7 to 10:15 p.m. at the PlainsCapital Bank Theater or the Chapel lawn in Edinburg, depending on the weather.  The film is about former President Barack Obama and his then soon-to-be wife Michelle. For more information, call 665-2660 or email kei.larabermea@utrgv.edu.

Open Espresso 

Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Inc. will conduct an open espresso for prospective members to learn more about the organization from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. in STAC 1.101 in Edinburg. For more information, email maria.neyra01@utrgv.edu.

Friday

Résumé Workshop 

The Pre-Medical Bio-Medical Society will conduct a workshop on résumés from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Science Building 2.104 on the Edinburg campus. For more information, email chelsea.gerlicki01@utrgv.edu.

Sunday

Chinese Lantern Festival  

The Chinese Students and Scholars Association will celebrate the Lantern Festival with free food, music and dancing from 4 to 10 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom in Edinburg. The festival marks the return of spring and symbolizes the reunion of family. For more information, email yuanqing.li01@utrgv.edu.

Food Sales

Chips

Medical Brigades Brownsville will sell chips with optional corn and cheese from noon to 1 p.m. in the Main Courtyard in Brownsville. For more information, email nitchelle.rodriguez01@utrgv.edu.

Chicken plates

The Association of Latino Professionals for America will sell chicken plates from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Library BBQ Area in Edinburg. For more information, email claudia.orozcogonzalez01@utrgv.edu.

Chess Club pizza

The Chess Club will sell pizza, snacks and drinks from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Library lawn in Edinburg. For more information, email david.ortiz02@utrgv.edu.

Fruit cups

The Pre-Medical Bio-Medical Society will sell fruit cups from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Student Union in Edinburg. For more information, email chelsea.gerlicki01@utrgv.edu.

Fruit smoothies

The Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization will sell fruit smoothies from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Library Courtyard B in Edinburg. For more information, email josie.balderrama01@utrgv.edu.

Fried Oreos

The Latino Medical Student Association will sell fried Oreos from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Library Courtyard A in Edinburg. For more information, email alma.delamora01@utrgv.edu.

Hot Cheetos

Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority Inc. will sell Hot Cheetos with cheese, gummy bears with chamoy and hot dogs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Student Union East Patio. For more information, email yolanda.escobedo01@utrgv.edu.

Taco stand

The Men’s Soccer Club at UTRGV will sell tacos from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the North Quad in Edinburg. For more information, email alejandro.r.garcia01@utrgv.edu.

–Compiled by Marie Vallangca