{"id":8132,"date":"2025-11-10T16:07:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T22:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=8132"},"modified":"2025-11-10T16:14:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T22:14:15","slug":"next-gen-takeover-a-date-to-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/10\/next-gen-takeover-a-date-to-remember\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Gen Takeover, a date to remember"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Takeover-FULL.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Students gathered from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at the North Patio Edinburg Student Union for the Next Gen Takeover. 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