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THETHE STUDSTUDENTENT VOICEVOICE OF OF THE THE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF OF TEXAS TEXAS RIO RIO GRANDE GRAND VALLEYE VALLEY MONDAY,MON NOVEMBERDAY, AUGUST 28, 2016 29, 2016 WWW.UTRGVRIDER.COMWWW.UTRGVRIDER.COM VOL. 2VOL. ISSUE 2, ISSUE1 13 SPORTS DREAMers’ nightmare: Where do we go now? Oscar Castillo and Rebeca Ortiz THE RIDER Access Since Donald Trump was elected president earlier this month, Maria Hernandez and Fresh faces her sister, Maritza, have been left with a feeling of uncertainty. Recruiting class seeks to help The sisters are DREAMers, improve program individuals who meet the general requirements of the ›› Page 9 Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. In 2001, the N AMPUS 2013 pact limits use of TSC Rec Center Texas Legislature passed House O C Bill 1403, also known as the Denied Texas DREAM Act, which to Brownsville UTRGV students extends in-state tuition and grants eligibility to non-citizen residents of the state, according to forabettertexas.org. UTRGV freshman Maritza Hernandez, who has lived in the U.S. since she was 2 years old, said she does not know what ‘Toys for Fines’ the president-elect will do when it comes to the DREAM Act Students may donate toys in because he “keeps changing his order to eliminate library fees mind.” “In one occasion, he was all ›› Page 3 like, ‘I’m going to take it away,’” the 21-year-old said. “And, right now, he’s saying only the A & E criminals, you know, people who have done something against the law. So, it’s just MICHELLE ESPINOZA/THE RIDER UTRGV nursing sophomore Lizbeth Trejo hands her student ID to TSC Recreation Center student employee Adalberto Lara before being allowed into the facility Nov. 15 on the Brownsville campus. Also shown is health occupation junior Javier Garcia. Andrea Torres As a member of the UREC community. Students of both Multilingua Fest THE RIDER committee on campus, Galvan schools pay a $75 recreation fee presented Garza’s issue to the each semester. uring the first semester committee. A UTRGV student’s recreation Event offers a look at different of UTRGV, Gael Garza The former UREC director fee goes to the university’s cultures and languages tried to enter the Texas D told Galvan that it is true, facility in Edinburg or the TSC Southmost College Recreation students who take all classes in Rec Center in Brownsville, Page 11 Center in Brownsville, but was OSCAR CASTILLO/THE RIDER ›› Edinburg cannot use the facility depending on where he or she told he could not Protesters march along the border takes courses. because he only fence next to the Rio Grande Nov. 12 Students in downtown Brownsville. took classes in ESPAÑOL I felt like I was being who take all of Edinburg. their classes in “At that point, uncertain, I don’t know what to classified as an [Edinburg] Edinburg pay the I was, you can do, whether to stay or to leave maintenance and say, furious but or what, you know?” student instead of an actual operation costs at the same time Trump’s campaign website of the University I felt a little bit [UTRGV] student, where the states he will “immediately Recreation of segregation,” terminate President [Barack] Building in said Garza, a both campuses are supposed Obama’s two illegal executive Edinburg and criminal justice amnesties.” to be one. Instead, they still are can only use graduate student This refers to Obama’s 2014 that facility who lives in executive actions, in which he acting as two different entities. because of a non- Brownsville and expanded the Deferred Action binding letter of has been denied Gael Garza for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) DACA: el panorama intent regarding access two times Criminal justice graduate student program, a policy that provides exchange Incertidumbre rodea el país since then. “I felt young people who were brought of land and después de las elecciones like I was being classified as an to the United States as children because of the agreement the improvements and lease of [Edinburg] student instead of with temporary protection presidenciales university has with the college. improvements between the an actual [UTRGV] student, from deportation if they can Galvan also said that as a University of Texas System and ›› Página 8 where the both campuses are demonstrate that they meet committee, they talked about TSC. supposed to be one. Instead, several criteria, according to amending the agreement but they still are acting as two whitehouse.gov. In addition, NDEX the director said they, as a Editorial cartoon, I different entities.” parents of U.S. citizens and committee, cannot amend it. Page 4 Earlier this semester, green-card holders may sign Announcements.............Page 2 No other students have Garza spoke to Alondra up for the Deferred Action for Police Reports................Page 2 approached Galvan about the The recreation fee for Galvan, Student Government Parents of Americans (DAPA) issue, she said. students who take all or at least Opinion..........................Page 4 Association vice president for program. TSC shares its Recreation one class in Brownsville goes to Club Spotlight................Page 5 the Brownsville campus, about Rossy Evelin Lima, Center with UTRGV’s the TSC facility. These students being rejected from the TSC coordinator of Red DACA, Comic............................Page 11 Brownsville campus Recreation Center. See REC, Page 10 See DREAMERS, Page 10 November 28, 2016 2 ON CAMPUS THE RIDER ANNOUNCEMENTS Today have died due to HIV/AIDS. Balloons email [email protected]. Free ice cream and candles will be provided. For more Food Sales information, email lambda.beta86@ The Student Union will serve ice cream Hamburgers/hot dogs gmail.com. The Rider is the official, award- from noon to 1 p.m. on the Student Union Sigma Lambda Gamma National lawn in Brownsville while supplies last. Thursday Sorority Inc. will sell hot dogs and winning student newspaper of the For more information, call 665-7989. Jazz concert burgers combos that will include chips University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Choir concert The UTRGV Jazz Orchestra will and a soda from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday The newspaper is widely distributed The UTRGV Choir will perform at 7:30 perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Texas in the Library BBQ area on the Edinburg p.m. at the UTRGV Performing Arts Southmost College Arts Center in campus. For more information, email on and off campus in Brownsville and Complex in Edinburg. Tickets are $5 and Brownsville. Tickets are $5 and can be [email protected]. Edinburg, Texas. Views presented are can be purchased at patron.utrgv.edu or purchased at patron.utrgv.edu or at the The Student Association for Medical Spanish will sell hot dogs from 9 a.m. those of the writers and do not reflect at the door. For more information, call door. For more information, call 665- 665-3881 or email [email protected]. 3881 or email [email protected]. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Library BBQ those of the newspaper or university. area in Edinburg. Combos will be sold Symphony concert and include chips and a drink. For more EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Friday The UTRGV Symphony Orchestra Holiday concert information, email kenya.alvarez01@ will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Texas Jesus Sanchez The Mariachi Aztlán and Ballet utrgv.edu. Southmost College Arts Center in Folklórico will perform at 7:30 p.m. The Economics Society will sell NEWS EDITOR Brownsville. The orchestra is composed and 3 p.m. Saturday at the UTRGV hot dogs from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 Oscar Castillo of student musicians and will be Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg. p.m. Wednesday in the front lawn conducted by UTRGV music Professor PHOTO EDITOR The concert will highlight traditional of the Mathematics and General Peter Dabrowski. The concert will folk music and dance and will include Classroom building in Edinburg. For Mario Gonzalez also feature UTRGV School of Music Christmas favorites. Tickets are $10 and more information, email patricia. faculty Tido Janssen, cello; Carl SPORTS EDITOR can be purchased at patron.utrgv.edu or [email protected]. Maria Von Weber and Jonathan Nathaniel Mata at the door. For more information, call Kappa Kappa Psi Mu Chi Chapter Guist, clarinet. Tickets are $5 and can will sell hamburger plates from 11 a.m. to SPANISH EDITOR 665-3881 or email [email protected]. be purchased at patron.utrgv.edu or at 2 p.m. Saturday at parking lot E19 on the Rebeca Ortiz the door. For more information, call Saturday Edinburg campus. For more information, 665-3881 or email [email protected]. SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR Local Hack Day email [email protected]. Sergio Garcia Tuesday The Association for Computing Pizza Environmental symposium Machinery will host Local Hack Day The Student Association for Medical CARTOONIST The UTRGV Environmental from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. in Room 1.101 of the Spanish will sell pizza slices and Clarissa Martinez Studies Program will conduct an Student Academic Center in Edinburg. combos with chips and drink from 10:30 Students from around the world will host a.m. to 2 p.m. today in the Mathematics REPORTERS Environmental Studies Symposium from 3 to 7 p.m. at the University their own Local Hack Day at their school and General Classroom on the Edinburg Andrea Torres Ballroom in Edinburg. The program simultaneously, resulting in the single campus. For more information, call 438- Bryan Ramos will feature UTRGV professors, students largest day of student hacking. There will 0630. Brenda Garza and community members speaking be chat rooms and activities.

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