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UTSA student exercise their right of assembly and protest on campus By Enrique Bonilla Arts & Life Editor By Heather Montoya Staff Writer
Last week, UTSA’s main campus was a robust example of what the American college experience should be: a place where discussion is welcome, didactic and communal. UTSA National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) members and other students demonstrated against injustices regarding the growing numbers of police brutality incidents in America. Students also had the chance to voice their opinion and ask questions at Chi Alpha’s open forum held at the Sombrilla plaza. How do organizations like these bring their message to the public and contribute to change? Vice President of the NAACP chapter organization Dominique Lee cited social media as instrumental in gathering people to their cause. “Most of the time, we get people through our Twitter account.” New participants of NAACP are then invited into an open forum, where their voices are heard, frustration is given a place to vent and demonstrations–not protests– are organized. NAACP does not use the term “protesting,” as they feel it pushes a political agenda. Lee states the organization voices political ideology, but in a more civil way than protesting. This venting and atmosphere of discussion was visible on campus during their third annual “Silent Library” demonstration last week. Similarly, Chi Alpha held the “Jesus Exhibit,” where students were allowed to ask questions that occasionally turned into heated discussions. “Freedom of speech, to me, means just being able to talk about ideas and opinions in a very non-aggressive way,” said Andria Brown, a Chi Alpha leader. Under the “Students’ Rights and Responsibilities” in UTSA’s 2017-18 Information Bulletin, “Students have the right accorded to all persons under the United States Constitution regarding freedom of speech, peaceful assembly and association.” The university regulates activities involving freedom of speech, peaceful assembly and association and has established guidelines to prevent disruptions on campus. Students and all classes of people have protested institutions and policies perceived as unjustly enacted
to suppress actions, speech and general freedom for decades. Over the past decade, oppression both de facto and de jure in America has been dragged into sunlight. Confederate statues placed in the public’s eye have fallen, causing contention among Americans. Nazis have paraded the streets of the land of the free and home of the brave. NFL Football players refuse to stand during the national anthem. Where is freedom of speech headed in 2017, when the last 17 years have nurtured a growing dependence between digitization and the global economy, global communication and international politics? The tools of the “information era” are indispensable to those mobilizing for a cause. Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram have become the platform of the people, dispersing information as they see fit, unburdened by agenda-setting editorial guidelines or corporate interest: a counter media. Big media content is typically determined by stakeholders’ monetary interest in our capitalistic system; those with money have the ability to further promote their ideologies over large established networks. While social media does allow for dissemination of uncensored ideas that are not largely publicized, these platforms are businesses themselves. Social media platforms sell information to advertisers and share information with police departments, making them a tool used by both the aggrieved public and the state. It is a double-edged sword that must be carefully wielded in mobilizing political ideologies and gathering likeminded individuals for a cause. UTSA has a peaceful public assembly policy in Chapter 9 of the Handbook of Operating Procedures. It specifies that UTSA is not to discriminate against anyone based on their viewpoints. However, damage or defacement of university property or the property of another person while exercising freedom of speech and assembly is not permitted. This mention of damage of property or people in the policy raises the topic of violence in freedom of speech, as it is an ever-growing part of protesting being publicized. Nazi punching, for example, has become a contentious argument–as well as a highly reposted meme–for and against free speech, where abstract views of free speech don’t take account of the context in the argument. By nature of their speech, white supremacy groups
The NAACP begins its march through the John Peace Library.
give way for action to occur that would suppress the free speech of other groups. This is violence. In also the abstract view of freedom of speech, white supremacy groups are replaced by the title “Group A” and marginalized groups are referred to as “Group B.” A materialistic view on freedom of speech takes context into consideration and allows for censorship of such harmful speech. What those fortunate enough to not live in neighborhoods where defunding of school programming or gentrification take place do not realize is symbolic protesting does not always bring enough attention; what starts out peaceful may devolve into violence. Any qualms or moral panic over de-platforming speech with pernicious effects pales in comparison with other forms of violence. Co-Chair of the San Antonio chapter of Democratic Socialists of America Alex Birnel explained, “I think any instance of moral crippling or moral panic over nazi punching or de-platforming nazis is, in general, overblown, and that’s because it pales in comparison to structural violence. Every kid that goes to school in an underfunded school district because the tax base is not as rich as the neighborhood next door is experiencing a slow kind of invisible violence; anybody that’s under a US bomb in some country around the world that has the unfortunate fate of being in a place where, some might use the word, “terrorists” congregate. “That violence in my opinion is greater than, let’s say, a random person who gets punched. They’ll get a bruise. They may go viral, but they will recover. What people won’t recover from is systematic violence. The equivocation is what I don’t like. “We focus on the name of violence rather than violence that is systematic and long term.” What is considered harmful or violent varies from individual to individual. Anger swelters from those most basic parts of life that go unquenched such as hunger, housing and education: struggles many people who are afforded the ability to attend a university don’t recognize and cannot relate to. While some view violence as chaotic, it is a tool of the protestor used when deemed necessary. There is a place for reactionary violence for self-defense and in matters of dehumanization and systemic violence. See UTSA student organizations, page 3
The NAACP demonstrates symbolically on campus with a silent protest.
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UTSA UTSA’s College of Education and Human Development recently established a new teacher residency model in partnership with the Northside Independent School District, the largest school district in the San Antonio area. The first cohort of students within the model began this fall. These students will complete their coursework, field experience and clinical teaching in Northside ISD schools. Upon graduation and certification, they will be prepared to teach in Northside ISD.
UTSA faculty hopes to institute new online cybersecurity degree
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Texas The Texas Education Agency is offering state funding this school year to as many as 157 Texas school districts and charter schools with lower attendance due to Hurricane Harvey. The agency officially announced the compensation plan in a release from Oct. 9, with statements of support from Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus. Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath estimated last week that this decision will cost the state a total of $400 million.
U.S. At least 10 people have died in wildfires across California. Seventeen fires are burning around the state, with nearly 90,000 acres ablaze thanks to flames fueled by strong winds. The fires have destroyed at least 1,500 structures and forced the evacuation of 20,000 residents. In Anaheim, hundreds of firefighters have mobilized to fight a blaze burning over an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 acres.
World Indonesian police detained 51 men, including several foreigners, in a raid on what authorities described as a “gay spa” in Jakarta late on Friday, some of whom could face up to six years in prison under pornography and prostitution laws. The arrests are the latest in a spate of high-profile police actions against gay clubs and parties in Indonesia this year that have called the country’s reputation for tolerance into question. With the exception of the ultraconservative Aceh province in northern Sumatra, where Islamic law is enforced and two men were publicly flogged last month for gay sex, homosexuality is legal in Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population.
Science Researchers at the American Cancer Society estimate there will be 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer in women in the United States in 2017. Some 40,610 women will die from the disease. In addition, there will be 63,410 cases this year of carcinoma in situ, abnormal cells that may be an early form of cancer.
By Danielle Throneberry Staff Writer
The UTSA curriculum committee reviewed two proposals and recommended them for approval by the faculty senate. The first is a Bachelor of Arts online degree in cybersecurity and the second is a minor in intelligence and security studies. The necessity for the programs is two-fold; there is a high job market necessity for the studies and a paralleled need for an online learning program. According to the Computer Science Department Chair Rajendra Boppana, “The B.A. cybersecurity degree program is based on and includes many of the required courses in the current B.S. computer science degree. It provides a strong
foundation of computer science and broad coverage of various cybersecurity topics.” The program complements an online B.B.A. program in cybersecurity, which recently emerged. However, the B.A. degree is geared more towards the learning and developing of new technology, whereas the B.B.A cybersecurity degree is more focused on the application of technology. The program is projected to attract more students to UTSA who may not have the ability to attend otherwise. Furthermore, Boppana reports, “It also includes 18 hours of free electives, which can be used by students to customize their B.A. degree plan.” This means students will be able to seek a minor in another area without having to accumulate credit hours beyond
the 120 hours required for the degree. Another benefit of the program is the ability for both B.S. computer science and masters students to take some classes online, which is intended to improve graduate enrollment. UTSA has seen an increase recently in graduate and undergraduate enrollment of 1.35 percent. Many other UT System schools have seen a decrease in their master’s program enrollment. UTSA hopes to capitalize on the trend through the accessibility of its courses along with curriculum development. The courses are designed for students with previous experience in cybersecurity to attain credit for their knowledge based on competency tests. From here, students can essentially customize their own degree
plan, which curtails the amount of time spent on completing the degree. The level of personalization separates the online degree from a traditional course-based degree program. Ultimately, Boppana states, “the B.A. cybersecurity degree is designed to be suitable for those looking for job opportunities in cybersecurity as well as for those interested in advanced graduate studies.” Funding and course modifications are completely funded by the Institute for Transformational Learning (ITL), meaning UTSA students do not finance the endeavors directly. Additionally, the minor in intelligence and security studies includes two foreign language courses and four to five courses in intelligence and security studies. The goal is to train students to pursue careers in intelligence and security fields such as the NSA, CIA, FBI and several other government entities. The program hopes to attract students from a range of disciplines including, but not limited to, business and the sciences. The curriculum will establish six new courses justified by the swelling job market. UTSA’s development of a completely online degree is intended to increase enrollment numbers and the overall brand of the university. Initiatives such as the expanding of online degrees is one of many initiatives that UTSA is implementing to reach tier-one status.
Search for a new athletics director continues By Samuel De Leon News Editor
Lynn Hickey recently retired from her position as the UTSA athletics director and the position was filled by interim athletics director Sam Gonzales. The university began searching for a new athletics director immediately after Hickey’s departure. “They will need somebody with seven years of experience in running athletic organizations and being involved with the NCAA,” said Gonzales. “We need somebody who has experience at a pretty high and complex level. With this experience, they will take us to the next level.” UTSA is taking a huge step with its football program, formerly the number two overall defense in the nation. UTSA President Taylor Eighmy recently outlined his vision for the university, and it includes a number of areas in which he believes the university should strive for excellence. One area, specifically, is the athletics program at the university, and Gonzales believes we need to keep using our momentum. “Athletic programs bring visibility. When UTSA did not have football and other high profile activities, the university
would raise maybe $10 million a year,” said Gonzales. “When football was introduced, that number raised to about $28 million a year for the university.” The search for the new athletics director is generally a difficult process, but the committee hopes to fill the position by the end of December. The committee visited campus this past week and first spoke with the president’s senior leadership team. After meeting with the president’s team, the search committee visited with various students and faculty who serve on the Intercollegiate Athletics Council. These meetings are designed to give the committee a better vision of what type of expert UTSA needs to fill the position. Currently, the committee is advertising the position across the nation and collecting applications. After reviewing the candidates, the search firm will then do an initial screening of applicants to determine a shortlist of priority candidates. Another round of interviews will be held by the search committee from which they will determine a synopsis of each candidate and a summary of their strengths and weaknesses. “A search firm’s job is to know the country pretty well. They
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Former Athletics Director Lynn Hickey addresses the UTSA mens basketball team.
know who is looking and who is leaving various places,” said Gonzales. “We contact a search firm because they will build an applicant pool and talk to organizations coaches belong to. We want to have a good response in terms of applicants.” Gonzales, the chair of the search committee, described the perfect candidate as someone who could really promote what the athletics program is doing. This semester, UTSA has reached many great heights in its athletics. In September, the volleyball team reached a record attendance of 2,711 people, and
the UTSA football team was recently ranked number 46 in the country, the first time in school history to have a higher ranking than UT Austin. Gonzales recognized UTSA as a young program but assured students and faculty he would be involved in the transition process. “I am looking to help out during this transition period between Lynn Hickey’s resignation and whenever a new athletics director is hired,” Gonzales said. “I want to make sure we don’t miss any steps, that we keep the ball rolling.”
UTSA professor receives large cybersecurity grant By Vincent Valdez Assistant News Editor
Dr. Glenn Dietrich, professor in the Department of information S\ systems and cybersecurity, recently received a $350,000 grant from the National Security Agency (NSA) to promote research activities for UTSA students and provide cyber security and forensic courses to Wounded Warriors. The NSA has funded UTSA because it is a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense, a program designed to reduce vulnerability in America’s
national information infrastructure. A portion of the $350,000 grant will give UTSA students the opportunity to research both classified and declassified research problems in cybersecurity through the INSuRE Program. “The INsuRe Program is administered out of Purdue University,” said Dietrich. “Technical directors, people who are responsible for particular areas of cybersecurity in the NSA and Federal Labs, have problems that they want a fresh look at. It may be that they need help defining a problem. It may be that they want to
test a solution to see if it works. It may be coming up with new solutions. And they want students to do the work. “We’ll have students either in teams or as individuals interface with the technical directors to find out what they want and how to do it. Then the students do the
research for them.” According to Dietrich, the technical directors at the NSA and Federal Labs consider the problems to be difficult. This experience supplies students with a large base of knowledge and expertise in particular research fields as well as an opportunity to interact
with “the top people in the country.” The other portion of the $350,000 grant will give Wounded Warriors the opportunity to advance in civil service cybersecurity positions See Cybersecurity grant, page 3
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“The best way to describe my office... the Wizard of Oz. We are the guys behind the curtain actually pulling the levers and making everything work.”
- Lorenzo Sanchez,
Director of the BCEM
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Students can seek shelter in the rooms designated with this sign.
University plans for natural disasters By Katy Gilbert Contributing Writer
The Business Continuity & Emergency Management (BCEM) office prepares for, responds to and recovers from emergencies such as natural disasters at UTSA. The BCEM, based out of the UTSA police department, addresses on-campus emergencies and crises including tornadoes, flooding, hurricanes and chemical spills. “The goal of the office is to coordinate
information and resources and engage all university assets in preparing for, respond to and recover from any emergency,” said Director of the BCEM Lorenzo Sanchez. Their goal also includes relaying information to students and faculty during emergencies. There are four phases BCEM follows when there is a crisis on campus: mitigation, preparation, response and recovery. The office develops hazard plans to mitigate disasters and prepare students and faculty for emergencies. BCEM works
UTSA student organizations protest continued from page 1 What we are seeing in 2017 is this reactionary mode of responding to strife. Brian Gordon, Food Sovereignty Coordinator at the Southwest Workers Union (SWV), a non-profit organization involved with migrant rights, among other causes, refers to reactionary violence as “the Band-Aid fix.” “There are so many things moving so fast in 2017 that are affecting such wide groups, I feel like what ends up happening is we end up reacting to these things,” Gordon says. “It’s not leaving us with the opportunity in a lot of organizations to get ahead of the curve to spend time organizing and planning more impactful solutions that really change the larger picture and the real root causes of a lot of the issues.” Gordon coordinates the Roots of Change Urban Garden at the SWU base downtown. It provides access to food for families who live in downtown San Antonio, which is identified as a food desert, an area that has limited access to nutritious food–this is structural violence. The garden is a pre-emptive way to cure social problems the state doesn’t address. This is a form of protest.
Similarly, the New Orleans chapter of DSA recently offered free brake light repairs as a way to mitigate the impact of the state on motorists, particularly people of color. DSA’s national Facebook page cited, “Out taillights are a main reason for traffic stops. Traffic stops are especially perilous and life disrupting to undocumented immigrants and people of color.” Preemptive solutions such as this not only unite communities and provide motorists with a legally driveable vehicle but also directly take money out of the state’s pocket. This is protest. Organizing and mobilizing is not an easy feat. It requires numbers. It requires the use of spaces to discuss ideas. It requires supplies and money. More than anything, it takes emotional work to funnel frustration into something that works toward better changes in society. Digital media is aiding freedom of speech and demonstrations, but it can also suppress it. The First Amendment allows people political efficacy to create a better form of reality, and UTSA students exemplify the beauty of living in a country that has always fought against oppression and tyranny.
Rebecca Saenz, junior English major, said, “In the case of a natural disaster, I would closely monitor the National Weather Channel and UTSA Alerts.” UTSA Alerts is an alert system run by the office that notifies students through email or text message. UTSA Alerts notify students of crises such as bad weather and if the university closing. “The best way to describe my office... the Wizard of Oz. We are the guys behind the curtain actually pulling the levers and making everything work,” Sanchez said. The UTSA Alerts system sends out monthly tests to make sure students are connected with the system and receive the alerts. However, alerts work only if students heed the warnings. Sanchez added, “It is important (for students) to act.”
Recently, BCEM has sent UTSA Alerts about Hurricane Harvey and chances of severe weather near the campus. The alerts contained a quote from Dr. Pedro Reyes that expressed his concern for students and faculty safety. The alert also included up-to-date weather warnings. The alerts.utsa.edu website has informative videos to learn more about emergency responses and preparedness. The UTSA Alerts system is a part of BCEM’s goal to coordinate information with students and faculty. The office then responds to the emergency by coordinating with other departments within the university such as Human Resources to ensure a smooth recovery. In the case of natural disasters, the campus is equipped with over 120 severe weather shelter signs. These signs are usually on first level or ground level floors near restrooms or stairwells. “We have more signs and locations that we are still evaluating. We hope to add 100 more signs in the near future,” Sanchez said. Part of the BCEM’s job is to work with students on preparedness. “Our buildings are really well constructed when it comes to heavy winds torrential rains,” Sanchez affirmed. “But, knowing what to do starts with preparing.” The BCEM encourages students to get informed about emergency preparation by contacting the office and taking notice of the many resources on campus. The office is ultimately on campus to serve the student body, faculty and staff on campus and to promote business continuity of UTSA. For more information on its programs and outreach, visit utsa.edu/ utsapd/bcem/about_bcem/.
Cybersecurity grant to assist students and Wounded Warriors continued from page 2 after completing nine credit hours in relevant courses and receiving a certification from UTSA. The program takes three weeks to complete and will be taught in San Antonio and Camp Pendleton, California.
“The purpose of the Wounded Warriors grant is to train the Warriors so they can go to work. They can get a job in a lucrative career field, something that’s got a future and pays well.”
- Glenn Dietrich,
Professor of Cybersecurity & Information Systems
“The purpose of the Wounded Warriors grant is to train the Warriors so that they can go to work,” said Dietrich. “They can get a job in a lucrative career field, something that’s got a future and pays well. So, cybersecurity is a natural fit for this description. A lot these guys already have security clearances because they’re from the military, making them perfect candidates.” According to Dietrich, the courses provided in this program will help Wounded Warriors prepare for their Security+ certification. This certification gives the Wounded Warriors a basic certification in the cyber security industry ultimately setting them up for better job opportunities. “There are literally 100,000 jobs in the government that are unfilled,” said Dietrich. As cybersecurity continues to grow, Dietrich encourages students to take interest in cybersecurity and asserts that UTSA undergraduates working in San Antonio in cybersecurity earn 70-80 thousand dollars a year. This grant puts a brighter spotlight on UTSA’s cyber security program, already ranked number one in the nation, and its faculty teaching the courses.
SGA is a work in progress Student Government hopes to aid student body through efforts By Joseph Mabry Staff Writer
The Student Government Association’s (SGA) rotating group of student leaders fight to create change and advocate for students. This new class of senators begin their work reflecting on the fights of the past year and checking the outcomes of previous semesters. Last year, the SGA was able to raise $39,150, surpassing the $25,000 goal for the Roadrunner Memorial Garden in order to honor UTSA students who have passed away. UTSA Student Body President Marcus Thomas said, “Even if it may not have come up as quickly as students wanted, it will be bigger and bolder than we originally planned, so we can remember and honor Roadrunners who sadly passed away but still made an impact on the story of UTSA.” Thomas says the garden will be unveiled by the end of the fall semester. The Rowdy Cannon,
a UTSA-themed artillery piece that would be used at home football games and other school events, was another fund raising
“We’re hoping it comes through this football season, but we’re running into a few kinks. We have completed the current funding without using any student funds,”
- Marcus Thomas SGA President
project SGA undertook last year. The SGA crowdfunded $7,270 of their $20,000 goal. Thomas is still optimistic about the outcome of the project. “We’re hoping it comes through this football season,
A Student Government representative sits in the HEB UC office.
but we’re running into a few kinks,” Thomas said. “We have completed the current funding without using any student funds, but we still need to work out the logistics of the shock charges with the Alamodome. But, I wholeheartedly believe this project will come through.” The SGA is also planning initiatives based on issues concerning last year’s students. SGA’s Academic Affairs committee is working with the Quantitative Skills Tutor Lab, or “Q Lab,” to increase access to tutoring services on cam-
pus. Senator Libby Honsalek, representative of the College of Liberal Arts, is working to create unpaid tutoring internships to replace some of the paid language tutoring service that were ended by the recent COLFA budget cuts. Thomas described the initiative as “a great way for students to volunteer and give back to the UTSA community.” SGA is also working on the Leader Fund, a $750 reimbursement program for registered organizations on campus that comes from Student Services fees. Thomas says
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the SGA outreach committee is working to improve awareness of this program to organizations on campus and is looking at restructuring the program as well. “Since the program is a reimbursement, student organizations need to organize fundraisers to have the money to spend in the first place. Not having the initial funds can lock student organizations out of the reimbursement process.” Thomas hopes SGA will find a way to allocate funds to these clubs, rather than have it take the shape of a reimbursement.
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opinion Mr. & Ms. UTSA’s royal Violence and Masculinity responsibility to represent Editorial JaCorey Patterson and Isabella Beltri may relish in their respective roles as Mr. and Ms. UTSA for now, but come Oct. 21 new royalty will succeed the previous winners. The finalists’ efforts to get the vote out is underway. From catchy hashtags to cringey YouTube videos, each pair has undergone different routes to capture student attention. Students may view their colleagues’ attempts and wonder how they would fare with their own hat in the ring–voter turnout is low; how hard could it be? But it’s not that easy. Six finalists were nominated by the UTSA Alumni Association: Mr. Moshood Adams and Ms. Asia Marshall, Mr. Joseph Delrosario and Ms. Jennifer Trevino and Mr. Jeffrey Hooks and Ms. Taylor Waits. The finalists’ nomination is determined by their UTSA spirit, academic achievement, campus involvement and community service. The academic criteria aren’t daunting–the minimum GPA is 2.75–but many are deterred by the community engagement and public speaking components paired with the nomination. Following a traditional application process (application, resume, cover letter, letter of recommendation and criminal background check) candidates are required to give a “TEDx style” presentation on a possible platform implemented in the spring semester, using the tenets of the Roadrunner Creed. The presentation is scored by a panel of judges and, in case of a tie, used as a tiebreaker. Patterson’s presentation was coined “Involvement Mania”. He advocated student involvement by
By Justice Lovin Staff Writer
Part of the horror of mass shootings is their apparent arbitrariness. Unlike sanctioned violence—shootings by the military or police—mass shootings leave people thinking “that could have happened to me” and thus prompt a larger response. This is an essential difference between the two types of shooting. But mass shootings only seem arbitrary. Just as in the cases of police and military violence, men have been responsible for the majority of mass shootings in America. According to Grant Dawe, a historian who studies mass violence in the US, it can be further specified that white men are responsible for the majority of mass shootings in America. Mass shootings are an outgrowth of a specifically male and typically white culture of violence. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 90 percent of homicides committed between 1980 and 2008 in America were committed by men. Similarly, more than 80 percent of American police officers are men, and the Army only recently began to integrate women into infantry units. This is indicative of a tendency to allow and even encourage men to be violent and to associate violence with (an imagined) social good.
Contemporary masculinity must be understood in the context of a history of masculinity in which masculinity is inextricable from power. Though a great many women have campaigned for social and economic equality, our culture is still structured in such a way that heteronormative coupling and repressive gender roles, though diminished, still enact and maintain male dominance. Masculinity, then, must still be regarded as linked to power, and power is always linked to violence. In a social context, violence is the use of force or the threat of force against a person in a way that limits the choices available to them. The use of violence creates a binary wherein one side is dominate and the other is subordinate. Power, as the dominate side of the binary, is violence. Even where it does no physical harm, it is maintained by the threat of physical harm. Because in our culture power and masculinity have been linked for so long, violence has become an inherent part of masculinity, and while it is particularly awful in the form of shootings—be it mass shootings or state-sanctioned ones—the social relation that underlies shootings is a part of the foundations of our society. Something must be done to prevent mass shootings. I can’t say what that is. But I can say that whatever is proposed, if it does not address the gendered roots of the problem, it will be a bandage and not a cure. Violence will persist until we all commit to a form of social relations that is not inherently violent.
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implementing a system that tracks and rewards participation by swiping student IDs at football games, university events and organization’s meetings. The presentations and public speaking don’t end with the application process. Mr. and Ms. UTSA must represent UTSA in a range of places. UTSA departments, student organizations and non-UTSA entities may apply for an appearance from Mr. and Ms. UTSA and are asked to provide a script for the royalty. The faint of heart may flop under this sort of pressure. Students squirm during in-class presentations, imagine addressing an entire student organzation–Mr. and Ms. UTSA need to be on their ‘A’ game. The speaking platform is the power of the Mr. and Ms. UTSA’s role. When on-campus news breaks The Paisano seeks out our university representatives–President Taylor Eighmy, SGA President Marcus Thomas, organization leaders and Mr. and Ms. UTSA. It is up to Mr. and Ms. UTSA to use their best judgment when speaking on behalf of the students. The Paisano has seen their fair share of vocal, as well as, reclusive royalty. What Mr. and Ms. UTSA mustn’t forget is that the Alumni Association’s criteria for selection has a purpose, UTSA entrusted them to represent our school and inspire our colleagues–The Paisano doesn’t want a “no comment” from these entrusted members; we want UTSA’s voice to be heard. The Paisano wishes all the candidates the best of luck, we are excited to engage with the 20172018 Mr. and Ms. UTSA.
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By Vincent Valdez News Assistant Editor
On the third floor of the JPL, you’ll find a swarm of zombies studying for midterms. They’re skipping class to cram, their eyes are bloodshot and they reek of black coffee. That’s right, the third floor of the JPL smells like hot bean water, and there’s a whole bunch of zombies cramming for midterms. Even worse, they’re all surviving on Pop-Tarts and Chick-Fil-A.
This is a problem. It’s unsanitary and completely unhealthy. These zombies were once clean-cut students with haircuts and ironed clothes. Now they’re all roaming around in their pajamas and Tshirts the size of dresses–does that girl even have pants on? I haven’t even mentioned the raccoons. Yes, that’s correct, there are also raccoons on campus. They used to be students, but the bags under their eyes say otherwise. If we don’t put a stop to this, students everywhere will feel waves of stress-induced panic attacks taking over them. These attacks are fatal and can result in depression, anxiety, disorientation and body aches. So how do we combat this midterm takeover? There are three
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‘Did I learn everything?’
easy steps that can reverse these zombie-like symptoms. Once your midterms are over, you should find the time to catch up on some much-needed rest. Fatigue is the harbinger of stress. If you’re constantly running on fumes, life will be unpleasant and so will you. Students often live sedentary lifestyles. This is not good for anyone. Our bodies are made to move. If you deprive your body of this vital function it will start to give out on you. Make sure to get some light exercise every day. Even a quick walk around campus can brighten your mood. It’s easy to give in to fast food and processed snacks while hard at study, but our bodies can only take so much. If you want to refrain
from that low-energy zombielike-feeling, drink water, eat some fruit and get plenty of protein in your body. A good diet can really change the way you feel. Remember, midterms are a halfway point. You can look at the glass half empty or half full. If you have made mistakes, it’s not too late to make up for them. Professors will remember how you started the semester, but they care more about how you finish it. I myself have been absent to my 8:00 a.m. class more than I would like to mention. Despite having an A+ in the class, it still bothers me. I think it’s disrespectful to my professor and to myself. Luckily, I still have nine more weeks to make up for my attendance and show my professor I mean business. If you’re struggling with attendance, grades or any other kind of issue, know it’s not the end of the road. Midterms tell you how you’re doing. If you don’t like your grades, take a deep breath and keep on pushing. The best way to get by in life is to find a balance and maintain it. Everyone is different. You have to find what works best for you and stick with it. The most successful people in life fail many times before they succeed.
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ARts & Life CHIFLADAS Y CHINGONAS
Local DIY zine outlet releases 3rd volume this Friday at La Botanica.
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By Devin De Leon Staff Writer
ocal magazine, Chifladazine, is celebrating the release of its latest volume this
Friday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. at La Botanica off of St. Mary’s St. Four poets will read at the event and there will be a performance by a Kumbia DJ group, which
will include visuals from a projector ranging from images of Gloria Anzaldúa to Kumbia dancers, a singer and lastly, a reading by author Rios de la Luz, who is in the midst of a tour for her book Itzá. The cover for the event is $3, which all goes towards Chifladazine, so it can continue printing magazines. Chifladazine was conceived in the spring of 2014 when creators Claudia Delfina Cardona and Laura Valdez found LatinX were underrepresented in many online publications they liked. Cardona is currently a student at Texas State and is enrolled in the MFA program for Creative Writing with a concentration in poetry. That comes as no surprise, considering her father is a poet as well. Be on the lookout for this aspiring writer’s work. Valdez currently does fashion and photography. The two find there is an acute need to preserve LatinX culture, as well as its identity, before it is wiped out by ethnocide; which is why the two feel it is more Photo courtesy of Chifladazine important now than ever to publish this magazine. Valdez came up with
the idea to call the magazine Chifladazine, from the Spanish word “Chiflada” which translated to English is “bratty,” which is often what the creators were told to feel when voicing the need for more minority voices in media, art and literature. This “bratty” desire led the two into creating their own magazine, which is specifically dedicated to publishing the artistic works of LatinX artists ranging from poetry, prose, essays, interviews, photography, visual art, film and music. Initially, Chifladazine was strictly an online publication; however in 2016, they decided to begin publishing a yearly volume issue. This has since changed, due to the growth of the magazine, which now hopes to publish a fall and spring issue every year. The first two volumes published were done in black and white and are still available for purchase at $5 each. What marks volume three apart from the first two volumes is that, for the first time, the magazine will be printed in color-marking groundbreaking territory for the magazine. With many submissions coming from all over the country for the magazine, Cardona has big plans for Chifladazine and wants to expand the magazine to become a countrywide publication, as well as
one day transforming it into a press house. Despite Cardona’s big vision for the magazine, she is very adamant about keeping the roots of the magazine here in San Antonio. Be sure to stop by La Botanica on Friday night to see what art the LatinX generation is producing around the country.
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TURN UP AT THE CAPITOL Austin continues tradition with 15th annual music festival held at Zilker Park.
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By Ryan Thompson Contributing Writer
f you haven’t heard of The Austin City Limits Music Festival, better known as ACL, then you might be living under a rock, however, you shouldn’t worry because here comes the light. ACL is a live music festival based in the “Live Music Capital of The World,” Austin, Texas. Since 2002, it has occupied the first two weekends in October with its multitude of stages and embodiment of true Austin culture. It has brought performers such as The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Drake and Florence + The Machine all to one arena for its massive, larger-than-life weekend events. ACL is more than a music festival. It is the sober, or drunk, camaraderie with your closest of friends. A weekend of relaxation, where (hopefully) school doesn’t matter, your stresses are alleviated and the music and atmosphere inundates you with happiness and bliss. ACL weekend is full of moments when you can’t help but to throw your hands up in the air feeding off the energy of the crowd. It’s the opportunity to style yourself in clothes that are otherwise way too “unconventional” for everyday life. It’s the heart of music exploration
and personal expression. One of the most dynamic things about ACL is its dedication to bringing smaller—sometimes considered underground—artists to the forefront. ACL is truly an avenue for exploring new music of all different genres. London-bred act, Ten Fe, who released their debut album this February willl bring their alternative/ soft rock sound to the stage. Blazing new artist BiBi Bourelly who may be best known for penning the massive Rihanna hit, “B*tch Better Have My Money,” but is forging her own path—and making her own money. Singer/songwriter Angel Olsen contributes to this years ACL festival, bringing her soft strumming guitar serenades and sweet sensual voice that will bring you to tears by simply being in the same room as her. Her song “Windows” was even featured on the final episode of the popular Netflix series, “13 Reasons Why.” Taking the stage with her blunt bangs well intact, she belts out the lines only a true indie rock star could, such as “I dare you to understand what makes me a woman.” One of this year’s funkiest acts
ACL during the day time.
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The Killers at ACL this past weekend.
is the virtual band, The Gorillaz, which helped close out the first weekend of ACL.“Being that they are a virtual band, festivals like this make it so unique for us fans to get to see the artist in a whole new light,” says Texas State senior Alex Davalos. Now, you can’t talk about ACL without talking about the food. One
thing this festival has managed to nail is the quintessential quench of hunger. This year’s festival features over 30 food and beverage vendors including a barbecue lover’s favorite, The Salt Lick, which still uses a slow-cooking family method from the 1800s. Another favorite is the Austin based food truck, Mmmpanadas, that GQ magazine
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once rated “one of the 10 best food trucks in America”. This food truck features scratchmade empanadas using entirely fresh ingredients. Whether you came for the food, the fun or the music, you will certainly be back next year and the year after that.
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VITA SULLO SCHERMO
Architect and Modern Language Departments bring a taste of Italy to downtown campus this month. BY LEAH FENELEY Staff Writer
In honor of Italian Heritage Month, UTSA’s Architecture and Modern Languages Departments have teamed up to host an Italian Film Festival throughout October. The department will be screening a modern Italian film every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in the first floor gallery within the Monterey building on UTSA’s downtown campus this month. Four films in total will be screened during the festival, and English subtitles will be provided so everyone can enjoy the film together. Several UTSA professors are in charge of coordinating this event: Angela Lombardi and Mark Blizard with the Architecture Department and Molly Zaldivar, with the Modern Languages Department. The film festival began as an academic resource
for architecture students who have planned to study abroad in Urbino, Italy during the Spring 2018 semester, but the festival has been opened to other UTSA students and the entire San Antonio community at no charge. On Oct. 4, the first film screened at the festival was “Habemus Papam” (We Have a Pope). The 2011 comedy-drama revolves around Cardinal Melville, who is elected pope against his wishes. During the announcement, the newly elected pope, played by Michel Piccoli, has a panic attack and fails to appear on the balcony. The College of Cardinals then call a psychoanalyst, played by renowned Italian director Nanni Moretti, to analyze the new pope’s mental state. The elected pope, during this time, escapes the Vati-
can and roams the streets of Rome, which grants the viewers an inside look at the modern atmosphere of the great city. The next film of the festival, which will be shown on Oct. 11, is “Smetto Quando Voglio” (I Can Quit Whenever I Want). Sydney Sibilia directs this 2014 Italian comedy film about Pietro Zinni, a neurobiologist researcher played by Edoardo Leo, who is fired because of university budget cuts. Pietro is then forced by economic crisis to produce drugs with his unlikely criminal gang of former university colleagues. This film demonstrates the university life of a modern Italian student through the filter of a Breaking Bad episode. On Oct. 18, the film to be screened is “Pane e Tulipani” (Bread and Tulips)–a 2000 romantic-
comedy film directed by Silvio Soldini. The film tells the story of an emotionally controlled housewife Rosalba Barletta, who is stranded during a family vacation, and instead of going home, she heads to Venice in search of a better life. The film gives an interesting perspective on the Italian family, and it also gives a wonderful tour of the Venetian cityscape and culture. The final film is “La Grande Bellezza” (The Great Beauty), and it will be shown on Oct. 25. Directed by Paolo Sorrentino, the 2013 Italian art-drama film won Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards and the 71st Golden Globe Awards. The film tells the story of aging socialite Jep Gambardella, played by Toni Servillo, who after his 65th
birthday party wanders the streets and ruins of Rome while reflecting on his life. All of the films chosen for the festival were
picked for their accurate portrayal and celebration of the culture of modern Italy.
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THIS WEEK ON STAGE: VOL V
Disney’s “Hunchback of Notre Dame”musical returns to Playhouse San Antonio revamped for the 21st century. BY ERIC PITTY Staff Writer
This weekend, The Playhouse San Antonio finishes its stage adaptation of the Disney animated film “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”– inspired by Victor Hugo’s novel of the same name. The stage play diverges from Disney’s script. Still set in Paris, France in 1482, the plot traces the dangerous web of attraction between hunchbacked bell-ringer Quasimodo, gypsy (read Roma) dancer Esmerelda, city guard Captain Phoebus and the murderous Archdeacon Claude Frollo. But despite the similarities in the outline, significant changes have been made in the tone of the play, which brings it somewhat closer to its 19th century gothic source material. The Playhouse version of “Notre Dame” reinserts the figure of Frollo’s estranged brother Jehan, somewhat humanizing the villain. It is Jehan’s physically disabled, halfRoma child who Frollo guiltily takes as his ward. He names the infant “Quasimodo” or half-formed. Twenty years pass, during which time Quasimodo has lived entirely indoors as the cathedral’s bell-ringer. During the annual Festival of Fools, Esmerelda appears and captures the hearts of Quasimodo, Captain Phoebus and Archdeacon Claude Frollo. As an object of both lust and lawlessness, Esmerelda is pursued by all. Finally, Frollo demands Esmerelda either become his mistress or be burned at the stake as a witch, a divisive act that causes Paris’
class and racial tensions to explode. The play maintains the Disney songbook but proceeds between set piece song and dance numbers at a deliberate, somber pace that complements the production overall. Gothic scene designs by Nicholas Ponting and the tricolor red, blue and gold lighting by Dan “Doc” Heggem are the heart and soul of the play, simulating the stone walls and painted glass of NotreDame Cathedral with impressive subtly and confidence. Combined with a hunting choir led by music director Darin Newhardt, the Playhouse provides audiences with a convincing window into a sad and deterministic world in which religious hysteria confuses the spectrum of human emotionality with warring mechanizations between God and the Devil. A contemporary reading of the Playhouse’s “Hunchback of Notre Dame”, the play stands as a complex foil to contemporary social strife. A member of Paris’ maligned Roma ethnic minority, Esmerelda stands in for our contemporary American scapegoats— undocumented migrants, black Americans, LGBTQ people, women of all classes, the underpaid and the uninsured—whose lives are punctuated by fear of a litany of horrors including sexual violence, illness, deportation and extrajudicial murder. Quasimodo on the other hand will strike UTSA’s late-teen and twenty-something demographics as more of an individual foil than an archetypal hero. Released in
1996, the original Disney film adaptation of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” would have been seen by many UTSA students when they were children. Twenty years after the Disney film’s optimism, we have become like Quasimodo in his tower. Like Quasimodo, we watch from the austere height of relative freedom while below us the innocent suffer because of madmen empowered by religion, the state—or increasingly often—both. We are concerned by the ill fate of those maligned by society, yet we are largely powerless to intercede. It is in this regard that the Playhouse’s surprise, maudlin ending rings truer than its optimistic Disney forbearer. The animated film ends with Frollo’s defeat, Esmerelda’s salvation and Quasimodo’s heroic reception into the society that once reviled him. The Playhouse resists any tempting false assurances in lieu of a less satisfying but more true-to-life conclusion. “We wish we could offer you a moral like a gem to hold in your hand,” are among the play’s final lines. In opting to present audiences with a story devoid of an obvious social or ethical teleology, the Playhouse approaches the tone and intensity of Victor Hugo’s legendary novel. “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” manages to be bright and fun while also depicting a deeply troubled world that is foil to our own deeply troubled world where heroes are rare and justice is not always served.
Photo courtesy of Playhouse San Antonio
Above: Bob Galinda as Quasimodo clutches a startled Esmerelda played by Alyssa Lopez. Right: Esmeralda captures the heart of Quasimodo, Captain Phoebus, Archdeacon Claude Frollow and the audience during the Festival of Fools scene.
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Sports UTSA falls to Southern Miss. in conference opener Roadrunners handed their first loss of the season in a 31-29 nailbiter
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Southern Miss’s Ito Smith breaks a tackle while rushing around two UTSA defenders.
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By Connor Zimmerlee Sports Asisstant
oming into the game against Southern Miss, the ‘Runners looked to start off conference play 1-0 and begin their pursuit to a conference championship appearance. However, the result was not one UTSA was hoping for; as they fell in a hard-fought game to Southern Miss 31-29. UTSA received the opening kickoff and looked to make a statement on their first drive in conference play. The ‘Runners offense came out firing and were able to drive all the way down to the Southern Miss 19-yard line. However, the Golden Eagles defense wouldn’t give any more yards and the ‘Runners offense was forced to settle for a 38-yard Jared Sackett field goal to give UTSA a quick three-point lead. Southern Miss quickly responded with a score themselves as they drove
down the field in only four plays. The scoring drive was capped by a Keon Howard 32-yard touchdown strike to put the Golden Eagles up by four points midway through the first quarter. For the rest of the first quarter, the teams were locked in a defensive battle as neither team would allow the other to score. A possible momentum swing for the ‘Runners came in the second quarter, when Allenzae Staggers fumbled the ball at the UTSA eight-yard line. The ‘Runners were able to gain some momentum off the turnover, but their offense again stalled and were forced to punt. Immediately following the turnover by Southern Miss, both defenses settled back in for most of the second quarter. Towards the end of the second quarter the ‘Runners offense finally started to click. On their fifth drive of the game, the ‘Runners got the ball at their own eightyard line. From there Dalton Sturm took over. His first pass of the drive went to Josh Stewart for a solid ten-yard gain. Continuing the march down the field,
Defensive lineman Eric Banks forces a fumble in the fourth quarter.
Tyrell Clay broke off a 20-yard run to get the ‘Runners into Southern Miss territory. Sturm delivered a 21-yard touchdown strike to Josh Stewart to put the ‘Runners up by three. On the Golden Eagles’ next drive, the ‘Runners defense came up with another key stop, to give the ball back to the offense one last time before the half. Sturm led the team into field goal position, leading to a 40-yard Sackett field goal to give UTSA a 13-7 halftime lead. Coming out of halftime, Southern Miss got the ball to start and looked to regain the lead. Instead, they were held to yet another three and out and punted the ball back to the ‘Runners. Sturm again marched the offense down the field and momentum seemed to be swinging back in favor of the ‘Runners. Any possible momentum was halted when Sturm threw an interception that was returned for 61-yards to the UTSA 39-yard line. It didn’t take long for the Golden Eagles to capitalize on the Sturm turnover; Keon Howard connected with Korey Robertson on a 20-yard touchdown.
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After the quick score, the ‘Runners were again held to another third and out. On the next drive for Southern Miss, Howard threw for another touchdown; this one coming on a 48-yard strike to Quez Watkins to put Southern Miss up 21-13. They would go up 28-13 early in the fourth quarter after an 89-yard touchdown run by Ito Smith. Midway through the fourth quarter, the ‘Runners offense again started to gain some momentum themselves. UTSA scored on back to back drives to narrow the Southern Miss lead down to 28-23. Following a Sackett 44-yard field goal, Southern Miss got the ball back hoping to put the game out of reach. The Golden Eagles managed to drive the ball deep into UTSA territory, but the ‘Runners defense held them to only a field goal, setting the stage for Sturm to lead one last drive to tie the game and to go into overtime. Sturm marched the offense down the field with ease and connected with Marquez McNair on a 24 yard-touchdown pass with 48 seconds left to pull UTSA within two. On the two point conversion, Sturm looked for Josh Stewart on a quick slant but the play was unsuccessful. The ensuing onside attempt was also unsuccessful and the ‘Runners comeback attempt fell short. After a tough loss, Coach Wilson didn’t blame any of the line’s struggles on injuries. “They all get coached the same, and they’re all trained the same way,” said Wilson regarding the injuries to his offensive line and whether or not having to put in backups was a factor in the game. Despite the loss, the ‘Runners have plenty reasons to be optimistic about the season going forward. Sturm had a stellar game throwing for 367 yards and three touchdowns. His two favorite targets were undoubtedly Josh Stewart and Greg Campbell Jr. who combined for 209 receiving yards and one touchdown. The ‘Runners look to bounce back from the loss as they take on North Texas Saturday, Oct. 14 in Denton.
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UTSA volleyball defeats Marshall in straight sets By Ryan Garza Staff Writer
Conference play is in full swing, and the Roadrunner volleyball team looked to keep things rolling as they played the second game of their three-game home stand and took on Marshall this past Sunday. The Roadrunners have started off conference play with a 2-1 record with victories over UTEP and Southern Miss. Marshall also came in with a 2-1 record in C-USA and a 7-12 record overall for the season. As the first set rolled on, the Roadrunners were able to quickly gain an advantage on the Thundering Herd as they jumped out to 10-5 lead with the help of three kills by sophomore Kara Teal. For a moment, Marshall looked like they had the momentum and seemed to be making a run when they narrowed the UTSA lead to two, but UTSA proved to be too much, as the ‘Runners won the first set 25-19 on a Brianna Hudson ace. The Roadrunners got off to
a fast start in the second set, as they were able to quickly reach an 11-2 lead and force Marshall to call a timeout before things got out of hand. UTSA clearly seemed to be in control of the second set. By the end of the set, it was pretty clear that UTSA was in the driver’s seat, as they easily handled the Thundering Herd 25-14. After two sets, UTSA seemed to be performing very well. Senior Marijeta Runjic had four aces and eight kills, an sophomore Brianna McCulloch had 11 kills and three aces for the ‘Runners. At the start of the third set, UTSA found themselves down 1-4 but made a quick turnaround and tied it all up. Marshall was able to keep it close in the third set, as they found themselves within two points of UTSA, but the ‘Runners were able to cling onto their lead throughout the set. Midway through the third, UTSA found themselves with a 16-12 lead with all the momentum on their side. UTSA was able to win the third set by a score of 25-17 and defeated Marshall 3-0 to give
Montse Castro rises up to the net to spike the ball.
them a 3-1 record in conference play. “Wins are wins, doesn’t matter if we’re at home or on the road. You know we’re just trying to get a rhythm, trying to find the right lineup, we’re trying just to get in sync,” said Head Coach Laura Neugebauer-Groff. “I’m just really proud of what we did all week and it was a reflection of how we played today. “We started off serving well, so we kept in that rhythm and we
Athlete of the week: Jordyn Lacy first time where you get to play as part of your school.” After high school, Lacy decided to leave her home state to come to UTSA and become a Roadrunner. “I liked the team and the coaches. I just came here and I felt at home, it was really cool,” said Lacy about her decision to come play at UTSA. Off the soccer field, Lacy is a biochemistry major. “My goal with biochemistry is to go to medical school,” said Lacy. “I like science, and it’s what I’m good at.” With her performance in the classroom, medical school is a real possibility. In 2016, Lacy was awarded a C-USA acaPhoto courtesy of Jeff Huehn/UTSA Athletics demic medal and was also named to the Lacy rears back her leg before the shot. C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Now, By Frank Leal in her third semester at UTSA, she continues Sports Editor to excel academically. In the midst of a losing season for the In her free time, Lacy says she likes to UTSA women’s soccer team in 2016, Jordyn explore the city. “Since I’m not from San Lacy proved to be one of the bright spots Antonio, I really like exploring. I go to for the team. In 2016, Lacy started every museums and try and see other cool things match for UTSA and made a huge impact around the city,” said Lacy. In addition to when she was on the field. Lacy tallied five exploring, Lacy says she’s recently picked goals and five assists during her freshman up crafting. “I make shorts out of jeans and campaign, and was named to the C-USA maybe signs for my room…stuff like that. All-Freshman team at the end of the season. That’s probably the closest thing I have to a Now a sophomore, Lacy continues to make hobby,” said Lacy with a smile. an impact both on the soccer field, and in the When it comes to music, Lacy has a wide classroom. variety of taste. “I’m all over the board with At only four years old, Lacy started play- my music. I listen to everything but my ing soccer. go-to is either country or rap. I listen to rap “I had really good coaches growing up before games because it’s more of my hype and they were big influences in me sticking music,” said Lacy. “I also really like early with the sport,” said Lacy. “I love the team 2000’s R&B, and early Kanye. That’s good,” aspect of the sport and how every team is a said Lacy. family.” “Soccer has shaped me in so many ways,” Lacy hails from Albuquerque, New Mex- said Lacy about the sport she’s grown to ico, where she played high school soccer love. “I’ve never really done life without at La Cueva High School. During her time soccer, and it’s really helped me set goals in there, Lacy set school records by tallying 74 life,” said Lacy. goals and 25 assists over her four-year span. Since she’s been at UTSA, Lacy has Lacy helped her soccer powerhouse school started every soccer match she’s been in. take home the state championship her fresh- Being only a sophomore, Lacy only has man and junior year, and led the team with room to further develop and get better in the 28 goals her senior season in which they coming years. Next time you find yourself reached the state semifinals. at a UTSA soccer match, be sure to look for “I went to a really good school for soccer, number 15 on the field. You’ll be sure to and it was a great experience,” said Lacy. witness her fierce competitiveness, and will “High school was different because it’s the to win.
just stayed in sync ourselves. I thought we lost a little intensity in set two, they were giving us easy balls that we couldn’t take care of but I think our first touches were good,” said Neugebauer-Groff. “We just wanted to stay focused and we told the people on the bench that if you see something going on tell someone so we could fix it,” said Marijeta Runjic. “We had awesome practices, and they went really hard. We have two male practice
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players, which truly helps us a lot because it puts us at another level, so they really help us all the time.” UTSA will look to keep the ball rolling in conference play, as they will be back in action this Friday at 7 p.m. for the final game of their three-game home stand, as UTSA will take on Middle Tennessee who come into the contest with a 1-5 record in conference play.