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Blood and plasma donation opportunity in Brownsville

By Victor Rivero August 31, 2020

VICTOR G. RAMIREZ/VAQUERO RADIO GRAPHIC The Brownsville Rotary Club in partnership with Vitalant, will be hosting blood and convalescent plasma drives throughout the month of September. The blood and plasma…

UTRGV payment deadline extended for Thursday

By Victor Rivero August 25, 2020

VICTOR RIVERO/VAQUERO RADIO PHOTO UTRGV extended the payment deadline for Thursday due to a high volume of students that needed assistance. The extension was announced on Aug. 18 through UTRGV’s…

UTRGV Library prepared for the fall semester

By Victor Rivero August 24, 2020

VICTOR RIVERO/VAQUERO RADIO PHOTOS While the libraries of UTRGV continue to be open for students, many of their operations have had to adapt to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic…

Fall Relief Package coming soon to most Vaqueros

By Victor Rivero August 11, 2020

Photo, Victor Rivero Although the Fall Relief Package will be offering aid to many Vaqueros, not all UTRGV students will be getting the help they need. Material management and logistics…

UTRGV Students Plagued With ZOOM Frustrations

By Victor Rivero May 5, 2020

Photo, Jerry Galindo As the spring semester comes to an end, so does the Zoom classes. Vaquero Radio asked students about their online learning experience. Early Childhood and Education Junior, Samantha Montoya had…

UTRGV Produces 3D-Printed Masks

By Victor Rivero May 5, 2020

Photo, Jerry Galindo In March a professor at UTRGV started to use 3D printers from the Maker Space Engineering Lab at UTRGV to create parts of face shields and respirators.  Vaquero…

UTRGV Set To Receive 34 Million Dollar Grant

By Victor Rivero April 28, 2020

Photo, Jerry Galindo UTRGV will receive $34 million in financial support from the U.S. Department of Education, according to an announcement by the Office of the President’s website. The U.S. Department…

Free Academic Assistance Online For Students

By Victor Rivero April 28, 2020

Photo, Jerry Galindo The Learning Center now offers UTRGV students free academic assistance online for many of the core courses from freshman to graduate year. As of March 23rd, the Learning Center transitioned its…

UTRGV Celebrates Student Employment Week

By Victor Rivero April 21, 2020

Photo, Jerry Galindo Last week, the Career Center at UTRGV celebrated the National Student Employment Week. The UTRGV website states that the celebration is meant to “recognize and appreciate” the importance of student-employees…

Making a Safe Face-Covering at Home

By Victor Rivero April 21, 2020

Photo, Victor Rivero At the beginning of the month Hidalgo County issued an order for residents to wear mandatory face-coverings, and last Monday, Cameron County issued the same order. Both orders state the mandatory…