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Always feminine care products are on display at Walmart on West University Drive in Edinburg. Aarykah Navarro/ THE RIDER The Intersectional Feminist Organization, the Student Government Association and the Youth Democratic Socialists of America collaborated on menstrual equity legislation that could provide free menstrual products to people on both campuses, according to an IFSO official.

Creative writing students to present final act PHOTO COURTESY ROBERT MOREIRA Students in the Advanced Creative Writing: Workshop in Playwriting course (ENGL 4351) are preparing once again for their annual Ten-Minute Play festival Thursday. The festival will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Student Union PlainsCapital Bank Theater on the Edinburg campus. Admission is free to the public.

The tower stands atop the Main Building on the Brownsville campus. THE RIDER FILE PHOTO UTRGV marks its 10th anniversary with a year of celebrations, record-breaking growth and national recognition. From rankings to expanding programs, the university reflects on its first decade while looking ahead to what’s next. Read more.

Una caja de trinkets, creada por Michelle Garcia, una estudiante de último año en educación de la infancia, inspirada en una tendencia de TikTok, está ubicada en la parada del autobús de UTRGV en el campus de Brownsville. Karla Hernandez/THE RIDER Una pequeña caja de trinkets, ubicada en la parada del autobús del campus de Brownsville, llena de pequeños objetos como llaveros, figuritas, cartas de Pokémon y más, se ha convertido en una forma de unir a la comunidad de estudiantes.

A mural located at 1001 E. Washington St. in downtown Brownsville promotes the city’s economic growth. Some residents question the real impact of new investments on the community. Valeria Tokun Haga/THE RIDER As new investments come to the region, the idea of the economic impact can be a question or concern for some residents on how their lives will be affected or benefited.

Former UTRGV Student Media employee members Annet Del Toro (from left), former radio station manager; Jessica Mendez, former advertising sales representative; Jesus Sanchez, former The Rider editor-in-chief and now director of the department; Leslie Medrano, former advertising sales manager; and Albert Monrroy, former The Rider photographer, pose together for a group photo in 2017.

Shown is signage with the Commons hours outside of the Learning Center in the Music, Science, and Learning Center on the Brownsville campus. Mariajose Garza/THE RIDER As finals approach, the UTRGV Learning Center hosted the Finish Strong: Finals Prep workshop online Wednesday and Thursday for students interested in learning about study strategies, time-management techniques and tools to stay focused, according to the event flyer.

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Texas Senate Bill 10, a mandate requiring public schools to display a copy of the Ten Commandments in classrooms, on April 21. Draya Rios/THE RIDER PHOTO ILLUSTRATION Despite a recent federal appeals court decision allowing the requirement to move forward in Texas schools, the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District has not put the Ten Commandments on display in classrooms, according to an ECISD official.

Luis Valdez, a playwright, speaks during Theatre and Film Today at the Confluence of Mexico and the United States, a free public talk, Tuesday in the Albert L. Jeffers Theatre on the Edinburg campus. The event was hosted by the UTRGV Theatre Department and Latino Theatre Initiatives. Samantha Cantu/THE RIDER The UTRGV Theatre Department and Latino Theatre Initiatives hosted Theatre and Film Today at the Confluence of Mexico and the United States, a free public talk featuring playwright Luis Valdez.

Shown is a mural of hands holding April 15 at the National Butterfly Center, located at 3333 Butterfly Park Drive in Mission. Samantha Cantu/THE RIDER The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which allocates funds for the construction of a border wall, may affect the National Butterfly Center as the wall may run through protected areas, raising concerns among local residents.