{"id":8445,"date":"2026-03-02T11:55:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=8445"},"modified":"2026-03-02T11:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:56:13","slug":"utrgv-brings-charro-days-tradition-to-campus-with-annual-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/02\/utrgv-brings-charro-days-tradition-to-campus-with-annual-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"UTRGV Brings Charro Days Tradition to Campus With Annual Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Charreada0302_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Charro Days came alive thanks to UTRGV departments and student organizations\u2019 efforts to honor local and sister city traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Center for Student Involvement Assistant Director Berta Maldonado said the event was a collaborative effort to bring the essence of Brownsville\u2019s famous \u201cCharro Days\u201d to the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><strong>\u201cToday\u2019s event is Charreada, we have helped the Student Activities department with our Vaqueros clubs, our student organizations, and they\u2019re out here fundraising,\u201d Maldonado said. \u201cWe have 14 clubs fundraising from tacos to tamales to aguas preparadas.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Maldonado said beyond the food, the event serves as a visual and cultural standard for students living so close to the border because of the traditional Mexican attire worn by attendees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said Student Activities estimates that about 1,000 students attend these kinds of events on average. 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