{"id":1467,"date":"2019-11-12T11:39:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T17:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=1467"},"modified":"2019-11-12T11:40:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T17:40:00","slug":"lounges-on-campus-made-for-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/12\/lounges-on-campus-made-for-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Lounges on Campus Made for Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Veterans-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Veterans-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Veterans-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Veterans-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Veterans-570x428.jpg 570w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Veterans-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Veterans-285x214.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Photo by Samantha Garza<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Veterans_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The UTRGV Military and Veteran Success Center helps Veterans have an easy transition when returning to school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Political Science Senior Frank Noels tells UTRGV Radio the difficulties he experienced when returning to school after serving eight years in the US Navy and two years in the US Air Force Security Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cI was completely lost. I didn\u2019t know anything. Actually, the first time I got here I was walking around the entire campus so I could figure things out.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Within his experience, Noels explains how he \u201cstays away\u201d from the library because of how crowded it can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The center has a veterans lounge that has computers exclusive to Veterans or military family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Vetarns-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Vetarns-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Vetarns-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Vetarns-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Vetarns-2-570x428.jpg 570w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Vetarns-2-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Vetarns-2-285x214.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Photo by Samantha Garza<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0Math Senior Alyssa Gillen, who served for the US Air Force Security Services explains how the lounge has created a safe and quiet environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cHaving our own space up here, and our lounge, just made the transition a lot easier because when you get out, you are just kind of at a loss. 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