March 2023 – The Valley's Student Station

Grave Digger driver talks about his 2022 world championship

By Timothy Chapman March 27, 2023

Timothy Chapman 03/27/2023 Photo by Timothy Chapman Monster Jam made its annual trip to the Payne Arena in Hidalgo Texas featuring eight different monster trucks competing in various competitions over…

“V” IS FOR VAQUEROS AND VICTORY

By Kevynne Aleman March 27, 2023

Kevynne Aleman 03/22/2023 Pictured is (Junior) Kade York running to first base after getting a hit. COURTESY PHOTO BY: DANIEL ELIZONDO On Tuesday March 21, the UTRGV Vaqueros pulled off a…

Marching band program coming to UTRGV

By Timothy Chapman March 27, 2023

Timothy Chapman 03/27/2023 Photo by Timothy Chapman / Vaquero Radio This upcoming fall semester, a new marching band program will be coming to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. …

I love NASCAR

By Timothy Chapman March 21, 2023

Photo by Timothy Chapman / Vaquero Radio For as long as I can remember I have been a NASCAR fan. I can’t explain exactly why, but there’s just been something…

UTRGV Podcast highlights local writers

By Edgar Garcia March 20, 2023

By Edgar Garcia UTRGV’s Creative Writing Department started a podcast to promote the Masters of Fine Arts program and culture around the Valley where Graduate Teaching Assistant Andrés Torres Scott and…

Tee-rific Performance from the Lady Vaquero’s

By Kevynne Aleman March 20, 2023

Kevynne Aleman 03/07/2023 Pictured left to right: Madi Ozuna, Catherine Flores, Sophia Tejada, Julie Lucio, Samantha Garza, Maria Jose Ramirez, Jackie Howard Gonalaez, Mercedes Vega. Courtesy Photo of Daniel ELizondo. The…

Get Loud for Swimming, Diving and More!

By Kevynne Aleman March 20, 2023

Kevynne Aleman 03/06/2023 Pictured: Inside The City of Pharr Natatorium With UTRGV recently hiring the new football coach, not many updates have been given regarding the Women’s Swimming and Diving…

Rio Grande Valley native to compete on Food Network’s Spring Baking Championship

By Timothy Chapman March 20, 2023

Timothy Chapman 03/20/2023 Pictured: Michelle Henry on the set of spring baking championship /photo courtesy Food Network Season nine of the Food Network’s Spring Baking Championship premiered on March 6…

UTRGV Pianist to perform at Carnegie Hall

By Edgar Garcia March 6, 2023

Jingyue Ren is a second-year UTRGV Master of Music in Piano Performance student who originally comes from Shouzhou, China. Jingyue Ren won the Golden Classical Music Award Internation Piano Competition…

UTRGV Receives $6 Million CPRIT Grant for Cancer Research

By Timothy Chapman March 6, 2023

Timothy Chapman 03/06/2023 Pictured: UT Health Rio Grande Valley building in the UTRGV Edinburg campus /Photo by Timothy Chapman The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded nine University…