MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2020 WWW.UTRGVRIDER.COM VOL. 6 ISSUE 10 /UTRGVRIDER @UTRGV_THERIDER THE STUDENT VOICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY HALLOWEEN ISSUE October 26, 2020 2 ON CAMPUS THE RIDER ANNOUNCEMENTS Today Wednesday AMSA Halloween Party Day of the Dead: Day of the Dead Trivia Students can join the American Ofrendas Students can test their Day of the Dead Medical Student Association The Rider is the official, The UTRGV knowledge and learn more about the as it examines some of the award-winning student news- Library will host traditional holiday in a trivia game hosted spookiest medical cases in history. A Luncho Libre Day by the UTRGV Library from noon to 1 costume contest will also take place from 6 paper of the University of Texas of the Dead: Ofrendas p.m. via Zoom. Trivia questions will include to 7 p.m. via Zoom. RSVP is Rio Grande Valley. A PDF copy for students to learn about altars and topics such as flowers, origination, available through VLink. of the newspaper can be accessed discuss popular topics. The event festivities, and foods associated Halloween Escape Room online at utrgvrider.com. Views will take place from noon to 12:45 p.m. via with Day of the Dead. RSVP is available The Campus Activities Board Zoom. RSVP is available through VLink. through VLink. will host a spooky virtual escape presented are those of the writ- Tuesday Magic Night room from 9 to 10 p.m. via Zoom. ers and do not reflect those of Meet the Deans The Campus Activities Board will host The event is on a first-come, first-serve basis. The first 50 the newspaper or university. Students can meet with their respective a virtual show by magician Brian Miller deans to ask any questions, voice at 6 p.m. RSVP is available through VLink. students to RSVP will get a chance to concerns or share ideas about their Thursday participate. RSVP is available through VLink. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF degree, programs and internship E.P.I.C. Halloween Night Day of the Dead Lotería! Jacqueline Peraza opportunities from 12:15 to 1:30 Students can join the Engaging Students can play Lotería and ONLINE EDITOR p.m. and at the same time Thursday. Peer in College (E.P.I.C.) mentoring Estefania Hernandez programs for a Halloween night win prizes from noon to 1 p.m. The event will be hosted by the via Zoom. The event is hosted by SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR featuring a costume contest, trivia UTRGV Student Government the UTRGV Library. RSVP is Danielle Perez Association, and students will have games and more from 4 to 5 p.m. via Zoom. RSVP is available through available through VLink. COPY EDITORS the chance to win door prizes. RSVP Friday is available through VLink. VLink. Arisbeth Rodriguez Netflix Watch Party: ‘Eerie’ Crafting Paper Flowers Día de los Muertos Face Off Avery Arizola The First Year Experience program The UTRGV Leadership and CARTOONIST In celebration of Day of the Dead, Mentoring office will host a Netflix the UTRGV Library will host and the Center for Diversity Elizabeth Mendoza & Inclusion and DREAM Resource Watch Party in observance of Filipino Luncho Libre Day of the Dead: American History Month. The movie SPORTS REPORTERS Crafting Paper Flowers at noon. Center team invite students to a Karina Rodriguez face-off contest in which they will “Eerie” will be shown at 7 p.m. RSVP Students will need to bring tissue paper, is available through VLink. The first 30 Ivan Palacios put on their Día de los Muertos gift wrap or colored paper, string makeup live and on camera for a chance students to RSVP will receive a movie SPANISH REPORTER and scissors. RSVP is available through to win some prizes. Three finalists snack pack. Paulina Longoria VLink. will receive swag from the DREAM -Compiled by Brigitte Ortiz REPORTERS and FYE departments. Sol Garcia Omar E. Zapata Brigitte Ortiz POLICE REPORTS Alejandra Yañez Fernanda Figueroa The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between Oct. 12 and 18. PHOTOGRAPHERS Oct. 13 Oct. 14 Oct. 15 12:44 a.m.: A staff 1:36 p.m.: A staff member reported 2:06 p.m.: An officer responded to Aaliyah Garza member reported graffiti in the men’s restroom on the first Lot B-11 on the Brownsville campus Jacqueline Wallace losing his university- floor of the library on the Brownville in reference to a two-vehicle accident Roxanna Miranda issued key Oct. 9 in the campus. The markings were done in red involving a university-owned vehicle. ADVERTISING SALES Engineering Building marker and Facilities had already been A staff member driving the university REPRESENTATIVES on the Edinburg called to remove it. The case is under vehicle reported striking an unattended Monica Llanas campus. A report investigation. vehicle while reversing. Both vehicles Dorilee Saycocie was generated for 2:22 p.m.: An officer responded to sustained minor damage and no documentation purposes. the Financial Services Building on the injuries were reported. 3:46 p.m.: A Facilities employee Edinburg campus in reference to an 5:03 p.m.: A staff member reported FACULTY ADVISER reported being involved in a minor active fire alarm. Upon arrival, the losing her university-issued keys on Michell Godinez accident while driving a university- officer was advised that a custodian had Oct. 14. A report was generated for STUDENT MEDIA DIRECTOR owned utility vehicle on the Edinburg accidentally activated the alarm while documentation purposes. campus. The windshield broke after the cleaning. The Edinburg Fire Department --Compiled by Fernanda Figueroa Azenett Cornejo vehicle struck a tree near the Academic arrived at the location and cleared the STUDENT MEDIA PROGRAM Services Building. No injury was building for reentry. ADVISER reported. Jesus Sanchez ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS Ana Sanchez Maggie Castillo Honoring the dead virtually Paulina Longoria CONTACT: the Rider EDINBURG CAMPUS UTRGV students can celebrate the Day 1201 West University Dr. of the Dead throughout the week with ELABS 170 Lotería and trivia games, and hands-on Phone: (956) 665-2541 activities. Fax: (956) 665-7122 From noon to 12:45 p.m. today through BROWNSVILLE CAMPUS Thursday, the University Library will host 1 West University Blvd. its 33rd annual Day of the Dead celebra- Student Union 2.16 tion with the Luncho Libre Series. Phone: (956) 882-5143 Shannon Pensa, the head of Special Fax: (956) 882-5176 Collections and Archives for the Univer- Email: [email protected] sity Library, said Luncho Libre “is a series © 2020 The Rider that the University Library launched in the month of October as a way to engage students in virtual lunch dates to just talk about whatever pre-planned topic.” MORE THAN A The events are as follows: --today: Day of the Dead: Ofrendas, a NEWSPAPER brief presentation on the significance of ofrendas and students’ traditions in their Rider File Photo Delivering news to UTRGV no home, such as creating altars The UTRGV Department of Sociology set up an altar for Día de los Muertos last year in honor --Tuesday: Crafting Paper Flowers, which of migrants who died while crossing the Rio Grande border and the El Paso shooting victims. matter the circumstances. are the Mexican or Aztec marigolds used on altars hope to engage with students,” Pensa said. at 5:40 p.m. --Wednesday: Trivia with topics associat- “I know not everyone likes to use their Natasha Gonzalez is an English junior ed with the celebration video and microphone features in Zoom, and guru for First Year Experience at --Thursday: Day of the Dead Lotería. but we hope that they’ll turn cameras on, UTRGV. A guru helps freshmen and soph- Pensa said each session will have two at the very least microphones on so we can omores transition to university life. hosts and prizes such as UTRGV Library have a little discussion.” She said FYE is collaborating with the swag. Each winner of Lotería will earn a From 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday, the center because they like its mission to prize. First Year Experience program and the make everyone feel included and build the Students will receive an email confir- Center for Inclusion and Diversity and the university community together. mation on how to log in to the session and DREAM Resource Center are hosting the “We’re gonna ask our participants to a Lotería card to use for the game, which Día de los Muertos Face Off 40-minute turn on their cameras so that we can inter- can be printed at home or used on Mic- contest via Zoom where students can do act with them and it’s just gonna be like a rosoft Paint. Registration for this event is their own sugar skull makeup. fun little makeup competition,” Gonzalez limited to 30 participants due to the num- The event’s VLink states participants said. “We’re basing it on Día de los Muer- ber of cards that will be sent out. should log in no later than 5:30 p.m. as “Since it is a virtual event, we really do the 40-minute countdown starts promptly See DAY, Page 7 October 26, 2020 THE RIDER HALLOWEEN 3 A safer spooky season Professor provides tips for celebrating Halloween Sol Garcia household the Rider --an in-house scavenger hunt-style trick-or-treat search. With COVID-19 and Hidalgo and If students celebrate with neighbors Cameron counties’ ban on certain tra- or other people who are not part of their ditional Halloween activities, such as household, they should continue to fol- trick-or-treating and haunted houses, low basic safety precautions, such as celebrating the spooky season looks wearing a facial covering, washing their different this year.