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Border wall hearing
Representatives of two congressional subcommittees will discuss
the border wall at 9 a.m. today in the SET-B Lecture Hall. U.S.
Rep.
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
(Guam-At Large), chairwoman of the Fisheries, Wildlife and
Oceans Subcommittee, and U.S. Rep.
Raúl M. Grijalva
(D-Arizona),
chairman of the National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Subcommittee,
will preside over the hearing.
For more information, call 882-8231.
Early voting for TSC trustees election
Early voting for the Texas Southmost College board of trustees
election begins at 8:30 a.m. today in Cardenas Hall North. Early
voting ends May 6. For more information, call 882-3879.
Art exhibit
The Senior II Show will open with a reception tonight in
the Rusteberg Art Gallery. Admission is $3. For more
information, call 882-7097 or send an e-mail to
gallery@utb.edu.
Brownsville Herald Academic All-Stars
Brownsville Herald Academic All-Stars will start at 6 p.m.
Wednesday in the Education and Business Complex Salon Cassia.
For more information, call 882-8231.
Math & Science Academy performs
The students in the Math & Science Academy will perform a
play titled “Redbeard of the Rio Grande,” written by
History Department Professor Emeritus Milo Kearney, at 7
p.m. Friday and Saturday in the SET-B Lecture Hall. For more
information, contact James Mills, a master
technical instructor in the History Department, at
882-3860.
Spring commencement
Spring Commencement will start at 9 a.m. May 10 on the Student
Union lawn. For more information, call the Registrar’s Office at
882-8254 or send an e-mail to
registrars@utb.edu.
Bowling tournament
The deadline to register for the sixth annual UTB/TSC Staff
Senate Bowling Tournament is at noon May 12. Employees may
form their own bowling team, which must consist of two males and
two females, with at least two of them UTB/TSC employees. These
teams must provide their own sponsor with a minimum contribution
of $50 in addition to the $10 entry fee. For more information,
call Sergio Chavez at 882-4357.
Volunteers needed
The American Civil Liberties Union will conduct a
community conference on campus the week of May 12. Location and
times will be announced later. The conference will address
issues on the border wall, border security, national security
and civil rights. Volunteers are needed for the event. For more
information, call Mario Garza at 459-2878 or send him an
e-mail to
aninflux@gmail.com.
Alumni scholarship fund-raiser
The UTB/TSC Alumni Association is selling tickets for its
second annual Spring Scholarship Fund-raiser. Tickets are $5 and
the drawing is May 13. Prizes include a weekend stay on South
Padre Island, a barbecue gas grill and an H-E-B certificate. For
more information, call 882-7944.
Regional Mobility Authority
The Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority will
conduct a meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. May 29 in the ITEC Campus
East Gallery to discuss and receive comments on the ongoing
environmental study, the proposed alternatives and the design of
the proposed West Loop project. For more information, call
Erika Salazar at 554-7508 or send her an e-mail at
esalazar@hntb.com.
Summer internship
The Health and the Environment Action Network and the
Brownsville Community Health Center are seeking a
junior/senior majoring in math, science or engineering and
interested in a paid internship to help eighth-grade students
learn about the environment. The eight-week internship starts
June 16 at 20 hours a week. For more information, call Iris
Sanchez or Armando Flores at 982-0763.
Learning Enrichment Center
The Writing Lab, located in Cardenas Hall North 120,
invites students to take advantage of its services, which
include support with writing assignments, research papers,
online database research and Blackboard assistance. Services are
free for currently enrolled UTB/TSC students. The lab is open
from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Friday.
Scorpion Exchange
Buy and sell your used textbooks directly with other students.
For more information, visit
www.scorpionexchange.com.
Bible Talk
The Campus Bible Talk meeting takes place from 1:40 to
2:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the second-floor lobby of The Village at
Fort Brown. For more information, contact Monica Ratliff
at
mona.ratliff03@yahoo.com
or Chris Cervantes at
pthunder0@aol.com.
--Compiled by Paola Ibarra
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