The Filipino Student Association, FSA, is a very active organization on campus. Whether they’re fundraising, hosting community events, participating in sports, or even dance, they are constantly trying to foster a friendly environment and inform the community about Filipino culture in the Valley and the world at large! No, you don’t have to be Filipino to join. Today, we’re honing in on their dance sector! More specifically, Modern. LEADERSHIP & EXPERIENCE Is this your first

By Greyz Gonzalez in Spring 2025 Photo by: @aslclubatutrgv Photo by: @aslclubatutrgv Why Join A Club? For the most part, many of us can remember coming in as freshmen and being thrown into the college experience without being mentally prepared. This can be accompanied with an overbearing feeling of loneliness and anxiety, which can cause doubts of continuing the journey for higher education. As a result, some UTRGV students decide to drop out of college altogether.

By Leah Flores When talking to Miss Cynthia Guerrero, she shares a similar concept in her classes: she wants students to be curious and interested in the work they create. While I may not require that, she desires them to be explorers and discover new things in their surroundings or within their societies and communities. According to her, there's freedom for exploration. Additionally, she wants students to understand why the classes she offers are important in their society.

Interviews Conducted by Leah Flores During my experience, talking to Dr. Marshall Saenz, he was an amazing person to talk to and is super lively. He expressed to me that he didn’t want any simple classes when designing all his classes, and he wanted to explore different ideas and topics. he likes to add his interests and implement them into his classrooms. He also likes to make sure that his classroom is a place for students to speak their mind and be included to their

Interview by Leah Flores Talking with Professor Ayla Galvan showed me that one of her main goals is to help students find themselves through their writing. When talking with Professor Galvan, she mentioned that many students start their educational journey with her course, and because of this, she poses the question to her students, “Is this really what you want to do?” when discussing their major or career goals. I think that having a professor who allows students to r

By Leah Flores When I was talking to Ms. Crystal, she had an amazing, soft-spoken voice and such a great personality. When discussing her classes, she expressed passion for how they reflect her growth in learning and development. As Ms. Crystal is pursuing her PD, she incorporates her experiences from those classes into her teaching. She is an inspiring woman, referred to by many titles: a co-teacher, a collaborator, a student, and a professor. She puts in a tremendous amount

By Esteban Rodriguez (Contributor) Life at the dorms is often a scary proposition, and most incoming freshmen will find themselves overwhelmed with starting a drastic new school life and a new home life, so we’ve decided to interview students living in the dorms to ask questions regarding mental health, academic, and social life there. Aleksander Marquez Aleksander Marquez is a Computer Science major who is very outgoing, loves video games but race cars more, and is in the Gr

By Samantha Gallegos Studies have attempted to construct a framework that can enhance reading comprehension as well as the use of self-regulated strategies. Dobson claims that there are certain strategies that can help students, but teachers do not teach them because they are time consuming. So as Haas claims, students are doing less because they are just reading for information instead of content. A reason for this may be that the students do not understand certain

The first time I wanted to give up on research papers was when I was doing a dual enrollment assignment on technology. I really wanted to add my own opinion, until my classmates looked at me. They all looked at me like I was dumb for wanting to put my own opinion on a paper. They told me that I was not supposed to put my own opinion, that most of the paper was just copy pasting. These people were in the top majority of the class. I felt I really had to listen to them because