{"id":1025,"date":"2019-04-08T23:28:08","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T05:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=1025"},"modified":"2019-04-10T11:14:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T17:14:30","slug":"athletic-diversity-across-campuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/08\/athletic-diversity-across-campuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletic Diversity Across Campuses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/athletic-diversity-04.08.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The UTRGV Athletics Department is working on creating a more inclusive presence across the university. While Edinburg remains the primary campus for student athletes, associate athletic director for communications, Jonah Goldberg, tells UTRGV Radio how university facilities and infrastructure in Edinburg play a key part in deciding where games are played. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[su_quote] \u201cYeah, facilities are really the big key. You know, we have the fieldhouse here, the baseball stadium, the soccer field, you know we have all the stuff on campus. Like Garza Gym, where UTB used to play volleyball, belongs to TSC from what I understand. So, you know, there would be a rental fee one thing.\u201d<br>-Jonah Goldberg, associate athletic director for communications  [\/su_quote] <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from hosting the upcoming Western Athletic Conference Tennis Tournament in Brownsville, future student-oriented events are in development on the Brownsville campus. 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