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Stay safe this holiday season

Draya Rios November 10, 2025

UTRGV K-9 Eyka sits in front of a police car during the Holiday Safety Mini Fair Wednesday on the north patio of the Student Union on the Edinburg campus. The event was hosted by UT Health RGV Student Health, the Office for Advocacy and Violence Prevention, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Mission Police Department and the UTRGV Police Department.
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Georgina Arellano, a hospitality and tourism management freshman, simulates drunk driving with vision impairment goggles during the Holiday Safety Mini Fair Wednesday on the north patio of the Student Union on the Edinburg campus. Students were able to try to do a couple laps around the cones set up to show the effect of driving under the influence.
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Amanda Quintanilla (from left), victim services specialist for the UTRGV Police Department, speaks to Ingrid Castro, a political science senior, and Frida Varrera, a political science sophomore, during the Holiday Safety Mini Fair Wednesday on the north patio of the Student Union on the Edinburg campus.
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Mission Police Department Lt. Marco Ramirez explains student safety tips during the Holiday Safety Mini Fair Wednesday on the north patio of the Student Union on the Edinburg campus.
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Ingrid Castro, political science senior, tries out the vision impairment goggles while driving a go-kart during the Holiday Safety Mini Fair Wednesday on the north patio of the Student Union on the Edinburg campus. The activity was set up by the UTRGV and Mission police departments to educate students on the risks of drunk driving.
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Shown are UTRGV Police Department and the Mission Police Department officers during the Holiday Safety Mini Fair Wednesday on the north patio of the Student Union on the Edinburg campus. They let students test out drunk driving goggles and handed out free items to promote student safety.
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Shown above is a booth hosted by the UTRGV Police Department on Wednesday during the Holiday Safety Mini Fair Wednesday on the north patio of the Student Union on the Edinburg campus. University Police, the Mission Police Department and the UT Health RGV Student Health set up booths to educate students on safety tips for the holiday season.
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Draya Rios

Draya Rios served as a photographer for The Rider. She is majoring in art with a concentration in studio art with hopes of becoming a concept artist in the future.

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