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THE STUDENT VOICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019 WWW.UTRGVRIDER.COM VOL. 4, ISSUE 24 /UTRGVRIDER @UTRGV_THERIDER MORE TUITION Texas bills may No federal law prohibits the admission of undocumented change college immigrants to U.S. colleges residency status Robert Benavidez Jr./The Rider Photos for undocumented UTRGV Chess Grandmaster Guillermo Vazquez competed Undocumented with the chess team on March 16 where they won the U.S. students population: Collegiate Rapid Chess Championship in Saint Louis, Missouri. 1,597,000 Eric Montoya and Victor G. Chess team prepares Ramirez Undocumented THE RIDER for championship students would pay out-of-state tuition Jessica Mendez uition for THE RIDER undocumented students The UTRGV Chess Team continues to rack up in higher trophies as it prepares to defend the title of U.S college Teducation institutions team chess champion against Webster University, UT the bills will force UTRGV full-time student tuition could more than double Resident: $3,906.56 Dallas and Harvard University. undocumented if HB 413 and SB 576 Non-resident: $8,886.56 The President’s Cup, also known as the Final Four of are passed on the 86th students in Texas to College Chess, will take place on April 6 and 7 in New Texas Legislature. pay out-of-state tuition, York City. Grandmasters Kamil Dragun, Vladimir “A person who is which is considerably Victor G. Ramirez/The Rider Graphic Belous, Andrey Stukopin, Hovhannes Gabuzyan and not authorized under higher than in-state international master Guillermo federal statute to be tuition. resident or out-of-state “It will be interesting Vazquez will represent UTRGV. As an example, tuition is $8,886.56. to see if it’ll actually go “We have qualified to the Final present in the United I believe we UTRGV’s current Texas Sylvia Gonzalez- through because there’s Four this year, so we are among States may not be “have chances resident or in-state Gorman, a political been a lot of pushback [the] top four universities in the considered a resident of to defend the tuition for the academic science assistant on these two bills,” country,” UTRGV Chess Coach this state for purposes title, though year 2018-2019 is professor, said there Gonzalez-Gorman said. Bartek Macieja said. “That’s a of this title,” the bills we are not the will be economic “People are recognizing fantastic achievement already. read. $3,906.56 for 12 hours consequences if any of that these affidavit I believe we have chances to favorites. If approved during per semester. On the these bills are passed. defend the title, though we are ” the legislative session, contrary, the non- See BILLS, Page 10 not the favorites. The favorites Bartek Macieja are the team of Webster. I believe Chess Coach though, we are perhaps the only team that can potentially destroy their moods.” On March 16, the team won the U.S. Collegiate New psychology course added Rapid Chess Championship, which took place in Saint Zugay Treviño and depends on the location of the students. Louis, Missouri. Belous and Dragun won first and THE RIDER She will teach the course again in Spring 2020. second place, respectively. “The course is open to counseling students, clinical Dragun said although he was a few points ahead of UTRGV added a graduate course at the end of last psychology students, social work students, rehab his teammate, Belous managed to take first place. fall which allowed six students to enroll in Integrative students, anybody in a mental health related training “After five rounds, I was five out of five,” Dragun Primary Care for the College of Health Professions [graduate] field,” said Deepu George, a School of said. “Vladimir was four and a half, and we couldn’t (COUN6380) this semester. Medicine assistant professor. play against each other because this was, like, the rule The course, taught by Associate Professor Selma Yznaga said the students are learning through for the tournament. Vladimir won last round and I Yznaga, typically meets every other week through the a different model and are not trained to work in a unfortunately lost. So, he took first place, but I was software application Zoom. The physical location of primary care setting. See CHESS, Page 10 the course is on the Brownsville campus this semester See COURSE, Page 11 ‘An entire universe to explore’ Eric Montoya Astronomy (CARA) that will serve SPANISH EDITOR to provide lab space for research on space exploration and will collaborate Local leaders say the new with SpaceX. STARGATE Technology Center will “This is really the future of what we open doors for students, faculty and do,” Bailey said during the ceremony. entrepreneurs interested in the space “If you go around the United States, exploration industry. you’ll find very few universities that “They’re the reason we are here,” have a facility like this.” UTRGV President Guy Bailey told the Keeisi A. Caballero, a physics press on March 18 after the ribbon- graduate student, said the facility cutting ceremony for the STARGATE puts UTRGV students in the same facility. “We hope that the startups level as other universities that have will be startups of those students. … the same advanced equipment. We hope this will be a great attraction “We are barely starting to get for students. This is a great area to go there and, hopefully, we can get into.” more equipment and more stuff The Spacecraft Tracking and so that other students can also Astronomical Research into Gigahertz Cristian Cervantes/The Rider have opportunities to work here,” Astrophysical Transient Emission, Caballero said. The STARGATE Technology Center, located on State Highway 4 adjacent to Boca Chica or STARGATE, is a program within Beach, is now open. The building will serve as a base for radio frequency laboratories, UTRGV’s Center for Advanced Radio incubator space for companies and have an electronics lab for prototyping RF instruments. See STARGATE, Page 11 March 25, 2019 2 ON CAMPUS THE RIDER ANNOUNCEMENTS Today assault victims and survivors. For Thursday Texas more information, call 665-8287. Gaming hour The Rider is the official, award- Hold’em Painting with your own twist The Student Union will offer free winning student newspaper of the Tournament The Center for Diversity and play from noon to 3 p.m. in the game The Student Inclusion and DREAM Resource room on the Brownsville campus. Play University of Texas Rio Grande Union will host Center will host a painting event video games, board games, air hockey Valley. The newspaper is widely a Texas Hold’em from 2 to 6 p.m. in Student Union and billiards. For more information, distributed on and off campus in tournament at noon in the game 1.20 on the Brownsville campus. On call 665-7890. Brownsville and Edinburg, Texas. room on the Edinburg campus. the Edinburg campus, the event will Date My Book Students can play for free and get take place at the same time Thursday The Student Union will host a date Views presented are those of the a chance to earn VBucks. For more in EUCTR 306A. Supplies will be my book event at 5 p.m. in the writers and do not reflect those information, call 665-7890. provided. For more information, call Student Union Loft on the Edinburg of the newspaper or university. Vaquero Ice Cream Bar 882-5140. campus. Attendees must bring their The UTRGV Student Union will Wednesday favorite book and convince others it EDITOR-IN-CHIEF serve free ice cream with toppings Info session is their perfect match. Free coffee and Victor G. Ramirez at noon in the Student Union Veranda A bachelor of arts in addictions studies cookies will be provided. For more ONLINE EDITOR on the Brownsville campus. For more information session will take place information, call 665-7890. Leslie Medrano information, call 665-7890. at noon in Life and Health Sciences Student Ensemble Series Student Ensemble Series Building 2.312 on the Brownsville The UTRGV Guitar Ensembles will SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR The UTRGV Low Brass Choir and campus. The session will be conducted perform as part of the 2019 UTRGV Sergio Garcia Trombone Choir will perform at 7 by Assistant Professor Eluterio Guitar Festival at 7 p.m. in the p.m. in the UTRGV Library Auditorium Blanco, who will provide information Texas Southmost College Performing SPANISH EDITOR on the Edinburg campus. The event is about the new major. For more Arts Center in Brownsville. Admission Eric Montoya free and open to the public. For more information, email eluterio.blanco01@ is $5. For more information, call A&E EDITOR information, call 665-3881. utrgv.edu. 882-7025. Britney Valdez Tuesday Gaming tournament Friday InqSpot Book Club A Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Guest Artist Series COPY EDITORS Students may pick up a copy of Julie tournament will take place at noon Isaac Bustos, a classical guitarist, Jacqueline Peraza Murphy’s book, “Dumplin’,” while in the game room on the Brownsville pedagogue and educator, will perform Lindsey Villalpando supplies last, at the Student Union campus. On the Edinburg campus, at 7 p.m. in the Texas Southmost Info Desk on the Edinburg campus and the event will take place at 12:30 p.m. College Performing Arts Center in CARTOONIST in the game room on the Brownsville in the Student Union game room. Brownsville. The performance is part Laia Vite campus. A discussion of the book will Participants must bring their own of the 2019 UTRGV Guitar Festival. take place at 12:15 p.m. in the Student Nintendo Switch. Students can play for Admission is $10, seniors and students SPORTS REPORTER pay $5.

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