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For 16-year-old Mariana Correa the words “If I were your parents I wouldn’t let you play tennis” was the motivation she needed to thrive at Texas A&M University-Kingsville as an international student and an athlete.

With a suitcase full of dreams and determination to prove that statement wrong, Correa traveled from Brazil to TAMUK in 2017 to play tennis and pursue a degree in Civil

Engineering. Recently, Correa has added another accolade to her record and has been named Student Engineer of the Year in the Nueces Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE). was nominated for Engineer Student of the Year, I didn’t know if I was going to win. I was just happy that my work was being recognized and it was a huge reminder that I was going in the right direction,” Correa said.

For Correa this accomplishment emphasized that her family’s sacrian international student, Correa strives to standout in her academics with the

goal to succeed in the job market.

“We [Gustavo and Paula Correa] are very proud of the dedication Mariana puts towards her studies, her internships and her tutoring job. She’s getting closer to graduating, and she has grown so much as a person over the years…

I’m most proud of Mariana during the toughest times, when she remains focused on her goals no matter the circumstance…we are proud of the person she is becoming,” Paula Correa, mother of Marianna Correa, said.

While at TAMUK Correa has been actively involved on campus and completed several handson internships. During the

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TAMUK talks about diversity On Wednesday, Feb. 25 a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion event was hosted in the MSUB to further educate students on how to be inclusive.

There was the option to join in person or online.

There was a thorough PowerPoint presentation that touched on what exactly diversity is and how we can celebrate it.

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Correa being recognized by her supervisor Shiann Hernandez on the last day of her internship.

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Lui gains international recognition

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Correa working with BGE Inc. in Houston, Texas to produce different water infrastructure design and provide engineering support.

summer of 2019, Correa worked alongside SpawGlass Contractors and had the opportunity to work on the new School of Music at TAMUK focusing on construction management. Correa has also worked with BGE Inc. where she provided engineer support for water infrastructure design projects. As a sophomore in college, Correa joined the Pathway Academic Assistant Center (PAAC) as a tutor for Civil Engineering and enjoys helping others succeed.

Correa’s involvement and extracurricular activities have made her a top performer among the engineering program.

“I talked to other faculty in the department and we found that she was one of our best students.

There was a group of really good students but when we were adding things together she had a few more things that put her above other students. She’s done a really great job during her undergrad studies,”

Interim Chair and professor Dr. Francisco Aguiniga said.

Correa will graduate with a 4.0 this Spring.

“I am here today because I didn’t listen when I was told I couldn’t do it. And I am now ready to apply everything I’ve learned so far to the real world. I am ready to make

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Correa at the Javelina tennis courts practicing.

A TAMUK professor was recently named a 2021 Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering by the Inter./01+!2,/0 national 3$',4%&'!&-!

Union of */',,'!5,'6$4, Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). Only 12 women in chemistry were named globally.

“I was very pleasantly surprised to read the email, stating ‘Dear Professor Liu, I am delighted to inform you that you have been selected as a 2021 Distinguished Woman in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering.

Our heartiest congratulations on joining this worldwide community of prominent women chemists!’ I found two streams of warm liquid my cheek and tasting the saltiness,” Dr. Jingbo Louise Liu said.

The award announcement came in celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

“Becoming one of the 12 women is a recognition by research and education peers that I have reached a benchmark of excellence, of promoting chemical and material science to meet current challenges in clean energy and environmental !""#!"#$%&'%(

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Texas A&M University-Kingsville COVID-19 precautions have led to a campus testing positivity rate of 4.8 percent as of Monday, Feb. 22. TAMUK’s COVID- 19 policies and virtual learning format have protected many students and high-risk students from contracting and spreading the virus, “We have had a few surges in case numbers,” Dean of Students Kirsten Compary said.

Since Aug. 14, 2020 TAMUK has tested 3,032 at its on-campus testing center.

Of the over 3,000 on campus tested, 145 have been positive.

Students experiencing symptoms are encouraged to notify Compary at Kirsten.Compary@tamuk.edu and sign up to be tested.

“They can sign up at

https://www.tamuk.edu/ return/testing.html,” Compary said.

Tests are by appointment only at the Student Health and Wellness ent announced locations on campus. (Check your student email for notices campus.)

“I contact students as soon as possible after conby the COVID-19 positive person,” Compary said.

Students taking in-person classes must scan a QR code when entering a classroom or sign in with their student email.

“The QR code system allows me to notify an entire class who was present if a student is determined to be infectious while they attended a face-to-face course,” she said.

QR codes can be found all around campus and not only classrooms. Students are encouraged to check in using QR codes around campus to know if they were ever exposed to a COVID positive person.

“It does not mean that contact was close during

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the class, but rather it means that they have a potential exposure, and they should monitor for symptom development,” Compary said. “If symptoms do appear, they should immediately take steps to quarantine and arrange to be tested.”

During the week of Feb. 14, six students who visited campus 48 hours prior tested positive.

“The Kingsville community has relative low numbers in comparison to other communities,”

Director of Student Health & Wellness Jo Elda Castillo-Alaniz said.

Alaniz credits the work campus for doing their part in taking COVID-19 precaution.

“Often the COVID-19 positive person has alwhom they have had close contact,” Compary said. tion from time of exposure is solely dependent on when the COVID-19 positive was infectious and

exposing others to when they have tested positive

Students attending classes in person at the university do not have to be solely tested at the university clinic, but they must report positive results if they have been on campus 48 hours prior to receiving a positive test result.

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er/Bishop Hall on camlocation of their choice where it is safe to do so,” Compary continued. pacted students mental with others.

Students struggling are encouraged to get help from on campus resources that continue to remain open during the pandemic.

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uously strive to reach the next milestone and and opportunities, eventually to empower our students, the next generation,” Liu said. presented their awards in August at the IUPAC World Chemistry Congress. sion, commitment and and in the sciences,”

can visit https://www.tamuk.edu/shw/ “I am proud of the accomplished as well as their steadfast commitment and passion to serve the students to the niz said.

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as critical and essential mitted to the students health and safety as well as their own,” Alaniz said. “The departments’ four units: Health Care Clinic, CounselResource Center and Wellness Program implemented safety meamind the quality of the students experience and upholding state/local health mandates.”

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Poem: My Star 0(+(1%!&'&.%| /*,)+(01)(,2%3+()"+

If only I knew last February during a cold, wintery

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night would have been the last time I saw you, I would have told you how much I look up to you And told you how much I love you And given you an extra-long, tight hug Many nights I have cried, wishing you were here Many nights I have spent wondering why I could not have one more day, birthday, or holiday with you And how I miss you and your smile and your laugh Every room was gray and dull until you entered But now that you are gone, it is my life that is gray and dull And I miss when you and I would spend hours staring at the nighttime sky Looking at the stars and trying to name every constellation we could And I’d like to think you are now one of those stars looking down on me Maybe one day when I pass away, I can join you in one place we both loved

star And it will remind me even though you are no longer here,

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental illness that impacts about one out of 40 adults in the United States. People with OCD deal with obsessions and compulsions that can be uncontrollable and time-consuming.

Obsessions can be unwanted thoughts such as constantly worrying about the well-being of others, awareness of physical sensations such as breathing, blinking, hair moving or skin crawling, and suspicion of people without a reason to be suspicious.

Compulsions are doing tasks in a set routine or a certain number of times, such as counting one’s steps, checking locks, ovens, or closet multiple times, and or refusing to touch something out of fear or disgust.

It is unknown why people have OCD. Stress can contribute and wors-

en the symptoms. There are mixed results on whether women and or more than the other.

Everyone can have habits, have negative thoughts or worry, but for people with OCD their actions and they live.

Their obsessions and compulsions interfere with completing work, engaging in their social life and takes up about an hour or more of their day. enjoyable and make the person feel out of control, powerless, exhausted and drained.

There are four categories of OCD types: symmetry and ordering, contamination, ruminations and intrusive thoughts and checking. Although OCD comes in all forms, these four are the most common.

Symmetry and ordering are the impulse to line things up in a certain pattern; in a way that is supposed to be correct.

With contamination, people with OCD refuse to touch items they believe are contaminated or infested with germs and a compulsion to clean profusely.

Ruminations and intrusive thoughts are obsessions with a certain thought, or the mind being plagued with negative and/or violent and disturbing thoughts.

These thoughts tend to pop up unannounced Checking, possibly the most common, is the compulsion to constantly check locks, switches (oven, lights), closets, etc.

Many cases of people with OCD stem from fear, trauma, anxiety, depression and tics, and/ or hereditary.

While there is no cure, there are ways one can cope, manage and treat OCD. Addressing one’s OCD, keeping a journal, mentally and physically refocusing, keeping stress at a minimum and

rewarding oneself are some ways to manage.

Give your OCD a name and a shape, this helps address it head on.

Writing down your compulsions and how it made you feel helps you understand why you committed to the compulsion and why you felt it was necessary to do.

Mentally refocusing such as counting, spelling out a name or saying the alphabet can help shift your attention.

Physically refocusing ercise, humming or singing, or snapping your

your attention also.

OCD can be treated using psychotherapy, yoga, medication, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and in extreme cases, neuromodulation.

According to Family Psychiatric and Therapy, people struggling should not feel guilty for battling with OCD. “You have a medical condition and are working with it. End of story, no guilt

You reside in the nighttime sky, shining with great luminosity As I remember you are my star

Poem: Sunsets to Ceilings !"##$%!&'#(%| !"#$%&'()*+

Sunsets to ceilings, A horizon my eyes always seem to rest upon.

Sunsets found themselves painted with bright beautiful colors across the mesmerizing sky.

They were hypnotizing with their colorful clouds full of the most innocent of magic,

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Opening introduction of True Beauty

Synopsis: K-Drama True Beauty

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away, They were beautiful.

Snap and the spark that once ignited the sky of

Snap and the darkness traveled faster than the light, Pushed to the brink of extinction only to be found starting at what is now my ceiling Dark and textured like a cloak of black magic that wraps you in its arms, He whispers in your ear, chills sent down your spine It’s cold and dark the sun is set and the ceiling now becomes your horizon, A horizon where the walls meet their end is where my ceiling begins

The K-drama, Beauty

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nal 16th episode putting many in awe and shock.

The drama focuses on Lim Ju-Gyeong who after being bullied at her old school for not being pretty, moves to a new school but with a whole new look.

Diving into her newfound passion for makeup starts to become her saving grace as she takes the opportunity to prove to everyone in her new school how beautiful she can be.

While attending a new school and spending many late nights at a comic shop, Ju-Gyeong meets Lee Su-ho, one of the school’s most popular boys who has an unknown troubling past.

As her reputation as ng learns what it is like to have friends and a semi-normal high school life without worrying about being bullied.

But when the secret of her true looks is found out by Su-ho, and a promise to not reveal her secret is made, the two begin to form a bond as

they begin to hang out not only at school but outside as well.

Throughout their friendship forming, Han Seo-Jun, the school’s bad boy begins to take an interest in Ju-Gyeong when he discovers that she is close to Su-ho.

As friendships grow and secrets begin to spill out, Ju-Gyeong has to overcome obstacles to ensure happiness in her life.

True Beauty may have triangle, but it also covers important topics that

days.

The drama shows what can happen if bullying is taken too far and not handled properly.

The drama also shows that although society is focused on how makeup is deemed to be a social norm, true beauty is not what you wear, it is who you are that counts more than anything.

If you do not know whether or not Korean dramas are your cup of tea but you like characters that show true development, romance and drama then maybe this is the right show for you.

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How to Adult: Living with roommates

This horizon that has an end, unlike the endless line where the sky meets her land and there is no

Space to grow and move and live and laugh Space that a ceiling will keep you from A ceiling is not only the roof to my walls

The end of all that’s endless

the darkness of my room in the middle of the night

begins.

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There is no doubt that as a college student and young adult you will live with roommates at some point. Whether it is in an apartment, dorm or house, living with roommates has almost become the right of passage when it comes to being an adult. do you be a respectable and good roommate?

Well, here are some tips when it comes to sharing a living space as a college student. in with your new room-

mates everyone will be on the look out and be on their best behavior, but as the weeks go by you will relax and feel more comfortable, which is nice, but can also be very dangerous depending on the people you end up living with.

When your roommates get comfortable things tend to get sloppy. You may want to times, they may be going through something and if that’s the case just pick up the extra slack and maybe do their dishes for the week.

However, if this per-

sists be honest with them. It will not be easy but who wants to live with messy people who do not do their dishes or clean up after themselves.

Make a few house rules or split up chores and make a schedule to keep things tidy and organized. It may sound like a boring adult thing to do but in the long run you will most likely be very thankful the chores are split up and you always come home to a clean house.

If you end up with messy nightmare roommates who refuse to pick

up their trash and clean up after themselves then I hate to break it to you, but the best thing to do if they do not improve is to move and hope to get better roommates. It’s not the most ideal thing to do but it may be better

lifelong friends and better roommates.

Living with roommates doesn’t have to be an awful experience if you are honest and open with them. So, work with each other, communicate and be honest and who knows, you may make some of your best college memories with them.

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Tamir Rice, your story is not over

Our Opinion

ERCOT’s failure to provide Texas is a state made of independence and has made it clear that it strives to be THE Lone Star State. As a state based on independence and reliability, Texas has its own power grid.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is one of the three electrical grids in the continental United States. Having their own electrical grid Texas’ grid is not regulated by the federal government. Due because of its ed winterization after similar blackouts were faced in 2011.

COT board members resigned going into effect after Wednesday’s board meeting. Of the meeting. Their resignation came after over four million Texas residents were left without power during some of the coldest nights in Texas history. As a result, dozens of people including the homeless and children died in the

ERCOT was warned on Feb. 9 of the impending weather Texas could face during the month and still failed to make the proper precautions and appropriate measures to ensure that the 90 percent of Texans they supply energy to would maintain power throughout the storm.

ERCOT is now facing multiple lawsuits for their failure to prepare for the knowing onset of freezing temperatures, for allegedly failing to reserve enough power for the foreseeable demand and for repeatedly disregarding responsibilities.

As board members step down and lawsuits responsibility in to provide power to Texstorm faced by the Lone Star State will continue to be felt as damages are repaired throughout the state and families grieve the loss of loved ones.

I was sitting in the living room watching TV with my parents as I read an article about Tamir Rice’s case being dismissed after six years.

To sum up the article !"##$ nothing !%&#' was done !"#$%&'()*+ to the ofvolved in the shooting and a family is still heart broken. decided to look at the comments on the post and what I found left me

speechless and full of anger. Tamir Rice was 12 years old playing with a pellet gun when cops shot and killed him.

“It was the parent’s fault,” some comments said. “Where was his father to teach him?”

“He was 5’ 7’’ and bigger than most cops who wouldn’t shoot?” “It was ers said.

Everyone has an opinion I know, but I literally gasped at the words of strangers over a kid who knew no better, a kid who was playing in the park, a kid who had no idea the color of his skin meant that playing with a fake gun could be

deadly, a kid and people were saying that his death was deserved.

I felt and still feel nauseated at those words I read, of the racism that exists in this country, of how blind people are.

How could anyone say that a child deserved to die? If a 12-year-old me sat in the park pointing a gun at people, I would still be alive, but because Tamir was black and tall, he is no longer with us, and his family will never get to watch him grow up.

Why were the messages from the callers not relayed when they said, “probably a toy” and “is a juvenile” and if the

kid was small and white, would the police have even been called?

As I sat there in my living room, I realized how truly lucky I am. That as a kid my life was never endangered because I sat in a public park. I am grateful for life and will live remembering and lost to police brutality I acknowledge that not all cops are racist, and a majority of cops are not a part of the problem, but I recognize that there is a problem in this country, and I will do everything in my power to do what is right in my publishing career.

Nostalgic nights and past experiences Sometimes when you sit in silence or you start to have late night conversations w i t h y o u r friends, you begin to reflect on life as you tell (')$*+' stories ,!%&%* of the %,-./0$%%&'()*+ past. You yourself feeling nostalgic or you can feel regret.

Recently, my friends and I were up late talking about things we had ex-

perienced earlier in our lives and nothing was was funny stories, sad stories, or boy troubles.

While discussing we all seemed to have at least two stories that really made us cringe and left us in awe that we lived through that. It was during this discussion that I realized that due to this fast-paced world and always rushing to move forward, we have all been through more than we realize.

As much as we sometimes wish to go back in

problems, it is because of those problems that we are who we are today. I think this is probably something that has been coming to a lot of people’s minds especially while we were in quarantine. I, along with many other people, had old friends reach out and want to apologize for things in the past or just reconnect. reluctant because of all the memories that rush in but suddenly you also notice all of the things you learned because of your experience.

You can almost guarantee that you would be

you are in this moment if you wouldn’t have gone through certain things from the way that you think, carry yourself,

situations in life. Sometimes life can get tough, and you feel like you’re not strong enough to get through things but if you remember just how much you have been through and what you have already survived

in fact carry the strength and wisdom to do so.

It’s Time to Cancel ‘Cancel Culture’ What once used to be a social tool to topple the empire of corrupt public

slow to question.”

With how cancel culture goes, one mistake

cesspool of entitlement and unnecessary online backlash over the most ridiculous reasons.

Cancel culture is -'./$%))', a spectacle 0'*+/"$'##$ &1)"+)-(1."1) where a &'()*+ person in a position of some sort of power or

entire existence, beliefs and views. How can we help others grow and learn from their mistakes if we are too quick to beat down, punish and exile them from society?

To help people rise from the ashes of ignorance or learn and grow and mature, we should help guide them, teach them.

And if they still refuse to better themselves then that’s when we should quences of their actions.

Or, more commonly, when someone’s words are taken out of context or a joke was taken the wrong way. For instance, YouTuber Jackcepticeye, aka Seán McLoughlin,

questionable acts and are called to be punished by the mass media.

According to Urban Dictionary, cancel culture “is caused by a critical mass of people who are quick to judge and

was susceptible to the havoc of cancel culture.

In late November 2020, McLoughlin tweeted a meme aimed toward his friend and fellow YouTuber PewDiePie, aka Felix Kjellberg. The meme stated “imagine not having a PS5” above the laughing Tom Cruise meme. The joke was a playful jab at Kjellberg not being able to buy the game station before it ran out of stock.

Fans, however, took this joke as McLoughlin poor shaming people buy the PS5. And so, fans attempted to cancel him.

A few days later, McLoughlin explained in a video the meaning behind the joke and spoke up about how he felt after the debacle.

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It has been a jampacked week for the Javelina baseball team with competition going from Sunday to Sunday season opener against Texas A&M International in Laredo, Texas after a string of games and series were canceled due to COVID-19 and a devastating snowstorm that impacted the southern region of the country.

The series started with a loss against the Dust Devils, but was followed by back-to-back victo-

ries, giving a series win to the Javelinas.

After the series Head Coach Jason Gonzales caught up with Javelina Athletics to discuss the series victory.

“I’m proud of the team for being able to win a series on the road after Gonzales told Javelina Athletics. “They showed a lot of toughness to

series that put it away was by Giancarlo Servin, who sent a three-run top of the eighth.

“It was great to be I was excited to compete and had a great weekend

with my teammates and coaches. I enjoyed it a lot and I’m looking forward to the rest of the season,” Servin said.

The next series was against Arkansas-Fort Smith at Nolan Ryan Field where the Javelinas team win on Friday, picking up a 7-1 victory with a great performance from Kolby Lunsford.

The next day started with a 13-1 loss to the Lions, but game three went to the Javelinas in a pitching duel through neither side made headway on the bases.

Pitcher Logan Garza sat down six of the seven on the day and had mul-

of his seven innings of work.

“Honestly though going into the game I knew I had to throw a lot of strikes,” Garza said. “Our coaches were stressing getting ahead of guys, and I just wanted to give our team a chance to win. My catcher Caleb Nash called a great game and my pitching coach, Coach Flores, gave us a great game plan. The guys made a lot of plays behind me. We had Austin DeLeon catch a deep was going to fall for a hit and Giancarlo Servin caught a tough pop up behind the mound late in the game. There are more plays I could go on about, but I know what this team can do when

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we’re all on. I just knew it was a matter of time our team would make plays behind me. I’m just glad I could do my part

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on the mound.”

The series win marks the second series won by the team. The next series is March 5 against Oklahoma Christian in Oklahoma City.

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Texas A&M Kingsville’s Athletics has partnered with Whataburger to provide fans, alumni and supporters with a

ways to stay updated with their favorite Javelina Athletics teams – a

new app.

Whataburger Director of Operations Joe Lukefahr says the company is a long-time supporter of TAMUK athletics.

“Whataburger has been a long-time supporter of the Texas A&M - Kingsville athletics program, and now it’s going to be easier than ever for us to keep up with the Javelinas and get updates on scores and highlights,” he said.

Users are able to opt-

cations to follow start times, score updates, and end-game recaps.

“I am always excited for new ways to advertise and promote our teams. Many people in the community often do not know about our teams’ competitions and events. An app seems like a great way for formation and details.

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On Feb. 23, Head Coach Michael Salinas and the Javelina Footin a scrimmage against RPA College after a delay pushed the game back from Feb. 19.

This game was placed to test team chemistry to a March 6 matchup against Midwestern games to be played in this unorthodox spring season.

The scrimmage took place at Javelina Stadi-

day of competition for the football team since Nov. 16, 2019, which marked the end of a disappointing 2-9 season.

The contest was a game for broomsticks as the Javelinas jumped to an early 35-0 lead as the Hogs swept RPA ColLong Snapper Clay Engelhardt, an All-Conference selection a year ago, said it was a good scrimmage.

“It was a good test to see where we are at as a team and see what we need to improve for Midwestern,” he said.

The last contest against Midwestern resulted in a loss of 7035 in Wichita Falls, and now over a year later the Javelinas are set to and a new mindset.

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all,” Tanya Allen, head volleyball coach, said.

Other features include live game streaming, assistance with purchasing tickets, and an online store for Javelina gear.

The Javelina football team’s starting running back Amonte Bowen says the app is needed during this time.

“I am excited for this app to be available to my friends and family,

After a year’s wait for competition, the new to make an impact on “We are excited to and take advantage of the opportunities we get,” said John Cotton, assistant defensive line coach.

After a tough run of luck with COVID-19, Javelina football will return this weekend in Wichita Falls.

“I am ecstatic to step other opponent other than our own team. The last time we stepped on in our conference it was 2019. So, you can imagine how long me and my teammates have been waiting for this moment,” running back Amonte Bowen said.

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years ago as well, but I am glad that our future program has been given this opportunity to showcase their hard work and reach the community,” Bowen said.

“An app is especially crucial while dealing with this ongoing pandemic; we can simplify game coverage and still feel connected to our fans even though we cannot physically see them.

Social media streams

are available for integration through the app to view team feeds from Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. The can be located in the App Store or Google Play by searching “Javelina Athletics.”

The Javelina Athletics powered by SIDEARM Sports, which currently services upwards of 300 NCAA Division I programs.

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