{"id":3085,"date":"2020-11-23T22:58:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T04:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=3085"},"modified":"2020-11-23T22:58:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T04:58:53","slug":"spirit-week-goes-virtual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/23\/spirit-week-goes-virtual\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirit Week goes virtual"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/spiritweek2020_1920x1080-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/spiritweek2020_1920x1080-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/spiritweek2020_1920x1080-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/spiritweek2020_1920x1080-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/spiritweek2020_1920x1080-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/spiritweek2020_1920x1080.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>COURTESY GRAPHIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/SpiritWeek1123_02-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">It\u2019s time to go orange as UTRGV\u2019s third annual Spirit Week approaches from Nov. 30 through Dec. 4 with a variety of events for the campus community to attend and participate virtually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UTRGV Spirit Advisor Janet Pe\u00f1a explains the idea of Spirit Week was formed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utrgv.edu\/studentactivities\/spirit-programs\/the-herd\/index.htm\"><strong>The Herd,<\/strong><\/a> the official student section at UTRGV Athletics, to bring the students together in order to celebrate being a Vaquero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pe\u00f1a describes The Herd as a group of students who have pride in the university and help plan events for Spirit Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cSpirit Week was actually a legacy institution idea that came from The Herd\u2026,&#8221; Pe\u00f1a said. &#8220;What better way than to celebrate being UTRGV; being a Vaquero\u2026 It\u2019s not just about going to a basketball game\u2026 It\u2019s more than that.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the events for Spirit Week include a dance competition in which students, faculty and staff can submit a video on VLink showing off UTRGV school pride; Comfortable Tuesday in which the campus community can upload a photo using the #UTRGVSpiritWeek of themselves in their favorite loungewear for the chance to win limited edition UTRGV merchandise; and the campus community will have the opportunity to also submit a photo of themselves with UTRGV merch to be featured in Vaquero of the Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite most events being virtual, students can attend a doubleheader at 4 and 7 p.m. on Dec. 2 at the Bert Ogden Arena as UTRGV men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball will play against Texas A&amp;M-Corpus Christi. Students can reserve one ticket by completing the reservation link that will be sent to their UTRGV email on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Director of Athletic Marketing and Digital Media Kara Lara explains how these games will play out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThere will be limited capacity for safety reasons and students will have the opportunity to attend this game\u2026tickets will be allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis and they will be assigned accordingly to ensure social distancing [in] the student section,\u201d Lara said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Hospitality and Tourism Management sophomore Keyxla Flores says Spirit Week plays a major part in the college experience and impact on students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cIt just brings everyone together. To have so much fun, just celebrate a week of our school spirit and just let everyone be themselves,\u201d Flores said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about Spirit Week events, visit the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.utrgv.edu\/studentactivities\/pride-and-traditions\/spirit-week\/\"> <strong>UTRGV Student Activities\u2019 website.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is Rodolfo Alvarado for Vaquero News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s time to go orange as UTRGV\u2019s third annual Spirit Week approaches from Nov. 30 through Dec. 4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":3086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,6,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-radio","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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