Author: Jose Medina
For Laverne Cox, ‘it’s all good’
The LGBTQ+ community is in a seemingly never-ending battle with society and the government, fighting for their human rights to be respected. Actress, activist and transgender icon Laverne Cox visited the university last Wednesday to[more...]
What are you really listening to?
By Gabriel Mata | The Rider [caption id="attachment_7049" align="alignleft" width="408"] Music history Professor Andrés R. Amado speaks about the philosophy of music last Tuesday at the library auditorium. Gabriel Mata/The Rider[/caption] You listen to it[more...]
The day I stop learning is the day I die
BY Gabriel Mata | THE RIDER It didn’t start until I was in my sophomore year of high school; I’d just dropped out of the marching band and was just an ordinary student. The thing about that[more...]
An enchanting evening
[caption id="attachment_6081" align="alignnone" width="694"] Yuri Maria Saenz enchants the audience with her voice as she performs “Mira que soy niña,” written by Enrique Granados. Yuri was accompanied by UTRGV pianist and Lecturer Shoko Kinsella[more...]
Notes and nature
[caption id="attachment_6075" align="alignnone" width="694"] Andrew Mendoza, lead singer for the band In Shades, performs at the Frontera Audubon’s acoustic night on the lawn. Musicians were invited to perform acoustic sets last Tuesday as an audience[more...]
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BY Gabriel Mata | THE RIDER [caption id="attachment_5768" align="alignleft" width="695"] Screenshot from Minecraft[/caption] “Minecraft,” “Starbound,” “Diablo,” “Spore,” “Left 4 Dead” and “No Man’s Sky.” All these games deserve a spot in today’s Gaming Hall of Fame[more...]