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Elizabeth Mendoza March 29, 2021

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Finding the right car for you

Brigitte Ortiz March 29, 2021

Brigitte Ortiz | THE RIDER I purchased my first car the summer before my first semester in...

SGA election platform breakdown Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Graphic

SGA election platform breakdown

Jamejdra Holverstott March 29, 2021

Jamejdra Holverstott | THE RIDER With the Student Government Association Elections ending Wednesday, candidates and voters are...

Spring Break 2021 Recap Junior outside hitter Yasmin da Silva celebrates with teammates during a home game vs. Utah Valley University on March 15. Photo Courtesy UTRGV Athletics

Junior outside hitter Yasmin da Silva celebrates with teammates during a home game vs. Utah Valley University on March 15. Photo Courtesy UTRGV Athletics

Spring Break 2021 Recap

Ruben Mohme March 29, 2021

Ruben Mohme | THE RIDER For most of the sports at UTRGV, the season is almost over....

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UTRGV offers $500 gap award for summer classes

Valeria Henderson March 29, 2021

Valeria Henderson | THE RIDER UTRGV is offering $500 for tuition and mandatory fees to students enrolled...

COVID cases on campus down Doug Arney, UTRGV vice president for Administrative Support Services, told The Rider that no COVID-19 cases have been reported for faculty in six weeks, and no cases have been reported among staff in seven weeks. Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo

Doug Arney, UTRGV vice president for Administrative Support Services, told The Rider that no COVID-19 cases have been reported for faculty in six weeks, and no cases have been reported among staff in seven weeks. Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo

COVID cases on campus down

Omar E. Zapata March 29, 2021

Omar E. Zapata | THE RIDER For several weeks, UTRGV has experienced a low number of COVID-19...

‘A time of transition’

The UTRGV School of Medicine celebrated Match Day 2021 on March 19, where 98% of its students learned where they will spend several upcoming years practicing medicine. According to John Krouse, dean of the School of Medicine and executive vice president of Health Affairs, this method is used to match graduating seniors from U.S medical schools with hospitals and health systems that have residency programs available for them. Carlos Sanchez/University Marketing and Communications

‘A time of transition’

Brigitte Ortiz March 29, 2021

Medical students learn residency location on Match Day Brigitte Ortiz | THE RIDER On March 19, 98%...

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A dialogue about the Atlanta spa shootings

Sol Garcia March 29, 2021

Sol Garcia | THE RIDER On March 16, a gunman killed eight people, six of whom were...

Super Heavy BN1 makes its debut

The Super Heavy Booster No. 1 (BN1) rocket undergoes stacking on March 18 at the SpaceX South Texas launch site at Boca Chica. The 165-foot-tall Starship vehicle and BN1 will be 394 feet tall. They will “represent a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond,” as stated on the SpaceX website. SCREENSHOTS TAKEN BY ROXANNA MIRANDA FROM THE NASA SPACE FLIGHT WEBSITE

Super Heavy BN1 makes its debut

Alejandra Yañez March 29, 2021

Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER SpaceX has stacked its first Super Heavy Booster No. 1 (BN1) rocket...

Immigration bills expected to stall in Senate The U.S. House of Representatives passed immigration bills H.R. 6 and H.R. 1603 and were sent to the Senate for approval. According to Jodi Goodwin, an immigrarion attorney in Harlingen, both bills would provide a pathway for citizenship to many individuals. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Photo