Enough about the complaining and the issues about the merge in UTRGV. Let's change things up a bit in here and talk about some of the things being programmed around both campuses for the students.
This past week we had our first Homecoming Week as UTRGV, as some might remember this was a tradition for UTPA that has been adopted by UTRGV. It is a week full of events where student orgs compete in different activities for the title of the Grand Champs. Some of the events that took place throughout the week were Picnic with the Vaqueros, Vaquero Olympics, Fired Up; where the burning of the UTRGV letters tooks place, and of course the Homecoming tailgate that included the Cook Off Contest followed by the Men's Basketball game. At the end, after an eventful week for UTRGV's first Homecoming Week, the Grand Champs are Fuerza Latina followed by a tied second place between Kappa Delta Chi and Tau Kappa Epsilon and leaving Phi Iota Alpha in third place
On another note this upcoming week we have another festivity adopted from UTB, Charros Day which is a huge event that takes place every year in Brownsville. The Brownsville campus will be hosting Charreadas this upcoming Thursday February 25th from 11 am to 2 p.m. Vaqueros go out and support your student orgs as they sale some delicious goodies and have the opportunity to meet this year's Mr. Amigo!
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Could care less...
With a few months away from being a year into UTRGV we begin to see progress but the issues continue. Just as we have those that complain all the time, we have the ones that could care less. There has been surveys, polls, etc to take students opinion into actions, but let's be real; out of the thousands of students we have not even a hundred completes them. How do we expect to create change when not many say much, how do we want our voices to be heard when we don't speak when we are given the opportunity?
Committees will soon be formed to create our famous mascot, and it will obviously be what the students want. Vaqueros let's get in the ball and start creating the change we want to see. If they ask for our feedback lets start giving our opinions. They're so many things being programmed for us students and we don't take advantage of it.
This upcoming week will be one of the biggest weeks for UTRGV, Homecoming Week for our basketball teams. Come out and support our Basketball teams and take advantage of all the great things being programmed for you. Join a full week of activities around campus and of course the free food!
Sunday, February 7, 2016
The UNHAPPY
The merge, the merge, the merge; it seems as if it is all there is to talk about with UTRGV. We've heard how many were excited for this to happen and it didn't turn out as expected; but aside from those, the rest were not so happy about what UTRGV had to bring for them. UTPA and UTB students had their own issues alone as separate campuses, and the merge didn't make it any easier for them.
From financial aid, to registration, to parking, there was always an issue keeping students unhappy. Time was flying by and it seemed as if there was nothing being done to help the students. It is understandable that it is important to create an image for our university, to have a mascot, to create that pride; but first should come the students. Students are the ones that build that pride for their university, for their colors, for their mascot.
This is where it should all begin, helping the students, for them, for their future. It is impossible to keep everyone happy, of course; but we should try to do more for them. We need to work harder on stopping that mentality of the UTB, the UTPA way, the Bucky and Ozzy way. It shouldn't be either Edinburg and Brownsville, we need to live up to the "We are One", because it is only together that "We Will Inspire the World."
With the merge came change, with change came denial to the idea of this new university; not leaving space for open mindedness of the great opportunities UTRGV has for students. The future sounded so promising to our students but there were many struggles students, faculty, and staff had to face on the way and will face throughout this merge.
The journey will be long, it is and will be complicated for the next few years, but together, "We are One", and "We Will Inspire the World." There is no more time or room for the unhappy, it's time to start doing something about it.
From financial aid, to registration, to parking, there was always an issue keeping students unhappy. Time was flying by and it seemed as if there was nothing being done to help the students. It is understandable that it is important to create an image for our university, to have a mascot, to create that pride; but first should come the students. Students are the ones that build that pride for their university, for their colors, for their mascot.
This is where it should all begin, helping the students, for them, for their future. It is impossible to keep everyone happy, of course; but we should try to do more for them. We need to work harder on stopping that mentality of the UTB, the UTPA way, the Bucky and Ozzy way. It shouldn't be either Edinburg and Brownsville, we need to live up to the "We are One", because it is only together that "We Will Inspire the World."
With the merge came change, with change came denial to the idea of this new university; not leaving space for open mindedness of the great opportunities UTRGV has for students. The future sounded so promising to our students but there were many struggles students, faculty, and staff had to face on the way and will face throughout this merge.
The journey will be long, it is and will be complicated for the next few years, but together, "We are One", and "We Will Inspire the World." There is no more time or room for the unhappy, it's time to start doing something about it.
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