Students gather for music, food, activities
Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) hosted its annual homecoming block party and bonfire on Oct. 12, an event was organized to bring the student body together for the annual event.
As the fire was lit students were able to enjoy live music, food and activities such as rock climbing at the block party.
The block party concert was headlined for a consecutive year by senior student and art major Jose Ramirez well known by his stage name Whäpo.
“Honestly, [I’m] honored you know. It’s my last year here [and] I am a senior and I love this school. I love the energy that they bring, the community is amazing I won homecoming king last year and it’s just been awesome the people I’ve met and stories I’ve made are amazing,” Whäpo said.
Multiple artists and groups were present and made their voices heard as they were able to showcase their talents by performing for the student body as openers to the second-time headliner Whäpo. One of the groups was Grupo Vaquero, one of the various bands and artists who participated in the open mic night a couple of weeks ago.
“Right now we are part of Grupo Vaquero, you know we come here to have a good time and put on a good show as usual, and if y’all haven’t heard me might as well hear me now. Right now I’m pretty happy, the outcome is going to be good instead of playing at little bars or small events, it’s a big event so we’re going to have 400 to 500 people,” Grupo Vaquero member Luis Ramirez said.
Homecoming is a week-long celebration that many students, alumni and people in the community look forward to stacked with many different events throughout the long week such as the homecoming parade and concert.
Homecoming week is capped off by the tailgate which is always a success with the football game following right after on Saturday night.
“Probably tailgate, because Sunday is my birthday so I’m celebrating my birthday at tailgate, so I’m pretty excited it’s going to be a packed weekend,” Amberley Zaragoza, graduate student, said.
