{"id":1602,"date":"2020-01-27T12:48:19","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T18:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=1602"},"modified":"2020-01-29T09:26:17","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T15:26:17","slug":"utrgv-forges-partnership-with-census-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/27\/utrgv-forges-partnership-with-census-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"UTRGV Forges Partnership with Census 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Census-2020-Booth-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Census-2020-Booth-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Census-2020-Booth-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Census-2020-Booth-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Census-2020-Booth-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Census-2020-Booth-380x285.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Census-2020-Booth-285x214.jpeg 285w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Census-2020-Booth.jpeg 1114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photo, Victor Rivero<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Census-2020.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, the Brownsville Student Union hosted Census Roll Call 2020 with the assistance of the US Census Bureau. Event manager at Student Union for UTRGV, Mabel Cortinas, shares the importance of students in the Census. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>[every] Person counted, that means more money for teacher\u2019s salary, schools, buildings, infrastructure, roads, we just want people to understand what it is and participate&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Census Roll Call 2020,&nbsp;<\/em>consisted of three areas, one dedicated to games about facts of the census, one dedicated for additional information and prizes, and one for the opportunity to participate in the 2020 census through employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fine arts senior at UTRGV, Jorge Abundiz believes the census should be done more often for more accurate information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I think it would have been better, and more accurate, if it was at a shorter time, like every five or seven years\u2026 Why that? To get closer numbers, to understand numbers more\u2026 because at 10 years is such a big gap&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>According to&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/library\/stories\/2019\/03\/one-year-out-census-bureau-on-track-for-2020-census.html\">US Census Bureau<\/a>&nbsp;for&nbsp;the first time, the 2020 Census questionnaire, will be offered online. Associate Professor for Political Science,&nbsp;Mark Kaswan shares insight about the two questioners previously used by the census.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>So, there\u2019s a short form\u2026 asks a very limited number of question. 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