{"id":1996,"date":"2020-03-23T14:50:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T20:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=1996"},"modified":"2020-03-23T14:50:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T20:50:25","slug":"students-set-sail-to-new-horizons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/23\/students-set-sail-to-new-horizons\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Set Sail To New Horizons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hector-Animal-Crossing-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hector-Animal-Crossing-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hector-Animal-Crossing-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hector-Animal-Crossing-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photo, Jerry Galindo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Animal-Crossing-Final.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">UTRGV students are excited for the release of Animal Crossing New Horizons,\u00a0which is\u00a0a video-game for the Nintendo Switch.\u00a0The\u00a0strategic\u00a0life-simulation\u00a0game officially released\u00a0last\u00a0Friday\u00a0on\u00a0March 20th.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mechanical Engineering Senior Carlos Guzman\u00a0says\u00a0he is excited\u00a0for the release.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I\u2019m really\u00a0really excited. I was one of the millions of people who as soon as they heard how they were going to release a new Animal Crossing my mind was blown.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Guzman said that&nbsp;two years ago&nbsp;he set money aside to preorder the game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guzman adds on by talking about his predictions for\u00a0how people will react\u00a0to the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>This game is going to be\u00a0really huge,\u00a0a lot of people are going to go out and buy this game. 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