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Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

September 6, 2011

Volume 46

Issue 3

Running start: football prevails Stephen Whitaker

The Roadrunners take the field for their long anticipated inaugural game. In front of a crowd of 56,743, the Roadrunners ran past the Northeastern State RiverHawks, 31-3.

“I am honored to have that next to my name,” Soza said. “But the offensive line and the backs blocked well, and I am just the one getting the glory for it.”

Place kicker Sean Ianno knocked in the first extra point in school history to give the Roadrunners a 7-0 lead early in the afternoon.

Following the Roadrunners’ first kickoff to an opponent, the defense stepped onto the field where Roadrunner safety Nic Johnston set the tone for the afternoon by rocking the world of RiverHawks running back Joel Rockmore with a huge hit, for a loss of five yards.

“It fired us up for a big hit like that on our first defensive play,” Linebacker Steven Kurfehs said. “He told us he was going to go out there and knock some heads off.”

The Roadrunners got the ball back after the RiverHawks failed to get anything going and punted after a threeand-out.

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With a record-breaking attendance of 56,743, UTSA’s inaugural game was capped with a finale seldom seen outside of championship games. Hundreds of Roadrunner fans poured out of the student section onto the field to celebrate the first game in the history of the university, an event of proportions never before sports experienced by the city of San Antonio.

Many of the fans were surprised by the unnecessary roughness some police officers showed while arresting UTSA students.

The San Antonio police department arrested eight students, amongst many, who rushed toward the players.

Known as “Eight Runners,” the stu-

dents were given criminal trespassing citations and $800 fines.

While none of the detainees decided to comment on their experience with the police because of pending court cases, many spectators considered some police officers to be vicious as performing their duty.

These reports include a police officer hitting an already subdued student in the back of the head, while another smacked a student in the face as he was rushing to the players.

Ryan Stanley, also called “Rowdy Ryan” is perhaps, the best known detainee. With a Facebook page created by former SGA President, Derek Trimm, called “True Fan: The Tale of Rowdy Ryan,” Stanley is trying to raise funds for the legal defense of his peers, selling t-shirts and posters for the next game. “I’ll only say this:

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The long-awaited day finally arrived.

Football came to the Alamo City in the form of the UTSA Roadrunners.

The Roadrunners scored on their first three drives to build a 21-0 lead and won, 31-3, against the Northeastern State RiverHawks. The result sent the 56,743 fans—a national record for a startup program—home happy.

“We learned a lot about ourselves [today],” Head Coach Larry Coker said. “I think we also learned a little bit about our coaches.”

The Roadrunners also learned that they were not defending the Alamodome alone.

“It was even better than what I pictured. Even during warm ups when we ran by the student section and they exploded, I got chills all over my body,” quarterback Eric Soza said. “It wasn’t because I was nervous but because I was ready to play right then and there an hour before the game.”

Coker added that the atmosphere in the dome was unlike any he had seen before.

“It was just like in the SEC. I’ve never been around anything like that and that’s being honest,” Coker said. “I’ve played for national championships and I’ve never been at any event like today. It wasn’t any false emotion.”

It was a day of firsts for the Roadrunners beginning with the first kickoff return in school history when Kam Jones broke through the pack for 37 yards, giving the Roadrunner offense the ball 55 yards away from the end zone.

“It definitely wasn’t surprising because we all know what Kam Jones can do,” Roadrunner free safety Mark Waters said, when asked about the opening kick return. “He is such a great athlete so we were expecting it.”

The Roadrunners’ first drive began with a four-yard loss by Brandon Armstrong that gave cause for concern to some. But not to Soza, who calmly took the next snap, rushed for 19 yards and brought the Roadrunners into RiverHawk territory for the first time.

It was the beginning of a methodical drive by Soza as he did his best impression of Sam Houston and led his troops down the field before punching it in on a 14-yard touchdown run at the 11:35 mark of the opening frame.

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Football fan is taken away in handcuffs after rushing the field after Sept. 3 football game.

Interview the football players,” Stanley said. “They are the true heroes. You can quote me on that.”

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Meningitis vaccination required for all incoming students Sheila Alvarado

news@paisano-online.com Senate Bill (SB) 1107, also known as The Jamie Schanbaum and Nicolis Williams Act, became law on May 27, 2011. It requires all entering students, under the age of 30, attending a college or university in Texas to get the meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4).

The cost of the vaccine is $100.00.

That’s a high price to pay for a student taking only one class at a community college. But Jamie Schanbaum and Nicolis Williams paid even a higher price.

Jamie Schanbaum, a former UT-San Antonio student who later transferred

to UT-Austin, was 21-years old in mid-November 2008, when she was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of meningococcal septicaemia, a very severe of meningococcal bacteria that poisons the blood.

Two days later, the doctors placed her in a coma, due to her organs failing, but Jamie didn’t give up. She survived but not without losing all her fingers and her legs from the knee down.

This is the second act named for Jamie Schanbaum. The first, The Jamie Schanbaum Act (HB 4189), became law in June 2009, and stated that the meningitis vaccination was required for a first-time student, including a transfer student, who was living oncampus housing.

Nicolis Williams was just one of the reasons for the changes in the vaccine requirements. Nicolis was a student at Texas A&M University in College Station who died shortly after contracting bacterial meningitis. He did not live on campus, so he was not required to get the vaccine.

The other main factor for the change in the law was the recommendations on meningitis vaccinations released by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (committee), a panel based at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in late January 2011, stating that meningitis cases are found most often in individuals between the ages of 17 and 21.

The law will affect a large number of

students, not just high school graduates, entering a college or university for the first time. Others affected include the transfer student, or a student who has time for only one night course at the local community college, or a student who has just graduated with a bachelor’s degree and takes a semester break before returning for a graduate degree; all will be required to get the vaccine before they can register for class.

UTSA is focused on getting all the i’s dotted and the t’s crossed before next semester so that all students can register for their classes on time. Dr Beth Wichman, Director of Student Health Services (SHS) stated that SHS is working closely with the registrar’s

office, the admissions office and the IT department to formulate a system to flag a student’s record before and after the immunization has been documented, so that any holds on the record can be released for registration.

Wichman is hoping to have the system in place by this November but will have to wait until the final ruling by the UTSA’s legal department and The University of Texas System - Office of General Counsel who are working with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create a recommended format for providing the information to incoming students.

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Associated Press All 21 people aboard a military plane that crashed in the Pacific Ocean near Chile’s remote Juan Fernandez islands are dead, the government said Saturday.

The Chilean CASA 212 plane crashed Friday afternoon after two failed attempts to land in difficult weather on the islands.

“After a search involving the commander in chief of the FACh (Chilean air force) the conclusion has been reached that the impact was so powerful it would have led to the instant death of those on board the plane,” said Defense Minister Andres Allamand.

Earlier Saturday, Chilean officials said the bodies of two women and two men were recovered by searchers or fishermen. Searchers said they had also found pieces of the plane’s wreckage.

Among those aboard was popular Chilean television personality Felipe Camiroaga and four other members of a crew from a morning show on Chilean state television.

They were planning to film a report about reconstruction on the islands after last year’s devastating earthquake and tsunami.

Camiroaga, 44, had cohosted the Vina del Mar music festival in 2009 and 2010.

The Juan Fernandez archipelago, located 416 miles (670 kilometers) from the mainland, is known for possibly having inspired the novel Robinson Crusoe.

One-third of CAP students forego Austin transfer Magelieh Acosta

news@paisano-online.com The Coordinated Admission Program (CAP) has brought an immense number of UT Austin freshman applicants to begin their studies at the UTSA campus. However, with new restrictions to the program and the growing popularity of UTSA, some CAP students might find themselves hooked as Roadrunners instead of Longhorns.

In previous years, all CAP students were automatically accepted into UTSA and were not required to apply to the university. Recently, the admission standards changed.

“We’ve stopped accepting every single CAP student. Every prospective CAP student must first meet all of the UTSA admissions requirements,” Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs George E. Norton said. “In fact, we’ve raised the requirements for CAP to be higher than that of UTSA.” The CAP program also comes at a cost since the university has chosen to shift its focus to the students who plan to stay at UTSA. “It’s all about managing the enrollment,” Norton said. “We need to focus more on UTSA students seeking a degree from this university. UTSA wants

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Nearly half of those vaccinated for meningitis may experience redness or pain near the injection spot.

vaccine: mild side

effects expected Wichman strongly recommends that students receive the vaccine through their primary physician or at local clinics, like Texas MedClinic and HEB Pharmacy’s Immunization Clinic. For uninsured students under the age of 18, there is the Vaccines for Children Program (VFC). There is a 10-day waiting period for the vaccine to take affect, so UTSA is urging new students to not wait until the last minute.

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4), which was licensed in 2005, is the preferred vaccine for peo-

More than one third of CAP students choose to continue their education at UTSA as opposed to UT Austin.

realize what I was missing and that I was being close-minded. I don’t think if I could go back in time and change it I would,” junior Juan Iglesias said.

Currently, UTSA is the number one CAP school and receives three times as many students as the number two school, UT Arlington.

“More students choose UTSA,” noted Norton. “They have a good experience on campus and tell their friends about it. I wouldn’t doubt that the football program will attract more students in the future.”

Even those who plan to continue

their education in Austin are excited for the football season and plan on making trips back to watch the team next year.

“I was born and raised in San Antonio. Both my parents graduated from UTSA and are really excited about the new football team,” freshman Chelsea Tijerina said. “I’m more than positive that I’ll be coming back down to watch the home games with them.

Who knows, if things don’t work out in Austin, maybe I’ll come back here to UTSA .”

Wildfires spread across Texas

Texans are experiencing wildfires similar to those fires in California such as the one shown above.

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to spend money on its students.”

However, the CAP program has also had a positive effect on campus.

Roughly one third of CAP students stay and graduate from UTSA; some have been key leaders in respected organizations such as Derek Trimm, who was Student Government President from 2010-2011.

“We hope and encourage these students to embrace UTSA while they are here,” said Assistant Vice President of Student Financial Aid and Enrollment Services Lisa G. Blazer, Ph.D. “Involvement on campus will get them engaged and hopefully hooked.”

Many who used to be CAP students are glad they got involved and stayed in San Antonio.

“I liked the environment, friends and San Antonio in general,” Aquatics Coordinator at the Campus Recreation Center Emily Wason noted. “I don’t like the personalities from Austin.”

Another student did not meet the CAP’s GPA requirement at the end of his freshman year to be admitted to UT Austin but boosted his GPA by the end of his second year and became a Supplemental Instruction Leader.

“At first I was bitter, but I met so many cool people and made so many different friends! I’m glad things happened the way they did; they made me

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ple two through 55 years of age.

Some of the possible side effects of the vaccine can be mild or severe.

Nearly half of the people who receive the vaccine can experience redness or pain near the injection spot and a very small percentage of people will develop a fever. The more severe side effects can be an allergic reaction or Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), a serious nervous system disorder, but GBS so rarely happens after receiving the MCV4 vaccine that the CDC cannot be sure that the vaccine is even the cause of the disorder.

For more information about the vaccine, visit CDC’s meningococcal disease website at http://www.cdc. gov/meningitis/about/faq.html

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Strong winds from Tropical Storm Lee combined with dry humidity to keep parts of South and East Texas on the lookout for wildfires.

Showers associated with the storm fell on the deepest part of the East Texas Piney Woods on Saturday, from Liberty and Lufkin east to Louisiana.

That left the rest of the eastern half of Texas with what the Texas Forest

Service characterized as “critical fire weather.’’ A forest service statement Saturday said those conditions will dominate most of the state on Sunday.

In the meantime, crews battled 12 large fires across the state, including the 6,600-acre fire near Possum Kingdom Lake 70 miles west of Fort Worth.

That fire, which destroyed 39 homes and nine recreational vehicles, was 60 percent contained as of Saturday.

All evacuation orders for that fire

have been lifted, except for the hardhit resort development of The Cliffs on the lake’s southeastern shore. According to a statement from the Palo Pinto County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were allowing homeowners inside the development in two-hour shifts Saturday to assess damage, clean refrigerators and gather their belongings.

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Students, faculty and staff fled quickly from the McKinney Humanities Building Friday after a fire alarm sounded through the corridors, offices and classrooms.

Although the people who were inside the building were able to evacuate in about twelve minutes, questions have been raised concerning the emergency evacuation procedure of the MH. Roxanne Acosta, a student inside the building at the time of the fire drill said, “No one knew what to do.” Acosta said that she was “stuck upstairs” and “couldn’t really move for a long time.”

When asked about how the emergency procedures of the MH could be improved in the future, Acosta replied, “A plan could help. More exits too.” Acosta also suggested that more fire drills would improve the speed of evacuation.

After rushing from his class at 9:33 a.m. on Friday, Luis Robles noted, “Students coming from other buildings couldn’t really see the lights or hear the sirens.”

Robles was referring to the alert system inside of the MH Building. Robles, along with many other students, was standing in the tunnel that connects the University Center to the MH Building. During the fire alarm, UTSA staff was present to help direct students out of the building.

As evacuees waited to return to their classes and offices in the MH, students from the UC were walking right into the MH, even though a mass was huddled in the tunnel, away from the building. The sirens and lights were flashing. More astounding, was the fact that there were quite a number of students who remained inside of the MH during the drill.

Dr. Christine Caver described the hallways on the fourth floor of the building as a “maze.” Undoubtedly, evacuating such a confusing floor probably took extra time as well.

The fire alarm on Friday not only showed that there is a need for improvement in the emergency evacuation procedure of the MH, but it also highlighted two other downfalls of the university; primarily the lack of effectiveness of fire alarm devices, and secondly, the lack of student concern during a time of emergency.

Obama says transportation bill ‘economic imperative’ and attack Obama over his approach to job creation. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., complained that the administration has spent too much money on stimulus initiatives that didn’t work while piling on burdensome regulations.

“While our workers are being held back by Washington, there’s nothing in place to stop the federal government from bankrolling further big government spending the kind that leads to government expansion into privatesector jobs, burdensome mandates on job creators and skyrocketing national debt,’’ Goodlatte said.

The debt legislation passed last month requires both the House and Senate to vote on a balanced-budget amendment, and Goodlatte said Obama should use his upcoming jobs speech to join the call for the measure.

But the administration and most Democrats oppose the approach as unnecessary and political, arguing Congress should be able to control the budget without amending the Constitution. Passage is unlikely anyway since it requires two-thirds approval of both houses of Congress and ratification by three-quarters of the states.

Pride and pageantry Pre-game festivities set the mood UTSA uses a river rally to present the new football program to the city.

Barges carrying members of the marching band, The Spirit of San Antonio, as well as cheerleaders, pom squad, co-ed cheer squad and President Ricardo Romo float down the San Antonio River Walk as spectators on banks cheer in support.

Tailgating spots in front of the Alamodome sold out weeks before the first game.

Excited fans show their orange and blue spirit with face and body paint.

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WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack Obama is appealing to Congress to pass a transportation bill that would put money in the pipeline for roads and construction jobs, arguing that it’s an economic imperative.

Republicans say they support passing the bill, but Obama says time is running out and “political posturing’’ may stand in the way.

“There’s no reason to put more jobs at risk in an industry that has been one of the hardest-hit in this recession,’’ Obama said Saturday in his weekly radio and Internet address. “There’s no reason to cut off funding for transportation projects at a time when so many of our roads are congested, so many of our bridges are in need of repair and so many businesses are feeling the cost of delays.

“This isn’t a Democratic or a Republican issue it’s an American issue,’’ the president said.

Obama issued his call as he prepares to make a major jobs speech to a joint session of Congress on Thursday in which he’s expected to push for bipar-

tisan action on tax credits and infrastructure spending to get the economy out of its doldrums. A new jobs report just found the economy stopped adding jobs in August and unemployment stood at 9.1 percent.

Federal highway programs, and the fuel taxes that pay for them, will expire Sept. 30 unless Congress acts, and money for construction projects across the country would be held up. That follows the partial shutdown this summer of the Federal Aviation Administration over a showdown between the House and Senate that led to thousands of layoffs of workers on airport construction and other projects.

Transportation experts say the impact of an expiration of highway programs would be even more devastating for the economy. Transportation programs tend to have wide bipartisan support, but given the focus of the House Republican majority on cutting the budget, the legislation could run into disputes over how much to spend on it.

Republicans used their weekly address to push for passage of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution

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If you really care, you must vote--not complain On Sept. 13-14, UTSA will ask students to vote for an increase of $20 to transportation fees. The last vote on transportation was held in March 2010, and it called for an increase in the transportation fee from $20 to $30. The new fee would have paid for additional shuttles and the added cost of gas.

A vote in favor of the transportation fee increase could provide a more efficient shuttle service, which would include improvements such as extended hours of operations for shuttles as well as the possibility of transit busses.

Transportation isn’t the only issue that UTSA students have been asked to vote on. In the past, students have

voted to build a new Rec Center, to bring a football team to UTSA and to provide alcohol for sale at Chili’s Too. The students voted in favor of all the above, but the outcome of the votes does not necessarily reflect student involvement in university matters.

The vote to establish a Rec Center in 1994 was fraught with controversy.

The vote was presented three times, before it was approved, and Student Government decided not to work at the poll centers because they were given only a week’s notice about the vote and were not consulted on the ballot, voting locations or voting times.

The football vote was also presented

multiple times, and the total number of students who voted was only 4,602, which, at the time, was 16 percent of the overall UTSA population.

The pattern of student voting on issues, regardless of importance, tends to be the same: somewhere between 10 and 20 percent. We hear complaints from the UTSA community only after voting is completed. Students write complaints on Facebook pages such as “Beer at Chili’s”.

It seems that if we really care we should vote. We should not wait until the matter is ressolved to voice our opinions. Most importantly, we must not permit such a small percentage of the student population to decide what happens on our campus.

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“This is the greatest moment in UTSA history!”

Commentary Tablet generation still has some kinks to fix You’d think the iPad craze would have subsided this semester, but I keep seeing an increasing number of anodized aluminum slabs on campus.

The iPad has proprietary software; I’m not a fan of being told what I can and can’t do on my device. The iPad lacks the power to run more advanced programs like Photoshop, and it can’t play flash content (unless you jailbreak the device).

So, why has the iPad become such a meme in the last year? The company reported three million units sold within 80 days of releasing the iPad. By the release of the iPad 2 this March, Apple had sold a whopping 15 million units.

Apple is successful because of how the company delivers its content. Synchronization across Apple’s portable devices is strong — most include app stores and the ability to capture video,

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sync to phones and tablet email exchange. The way Apple designs their devices, the intuitive and sexy user interface that the company is known for is, in large part, pushing the company’s products in the market.

Still, is this little device worth the $499 price tag as semi-laptop replacement? No, it’s not. The iPad is mostly a consumption device that is becoming an educational tool for both professors and students.

The tablet’s biggest strength is portability and, with the advent of the Windows 7 tablet, computer companies are really pushing towards a more touch-screen based interface for more complex software systems.

Not to bash the iPad, but I don’t see it succeeding as an educational tool for college students. It has potential, but the tablet market seems to be approaching a consumption-based system and the trade-off in losing some basic applications such as hardware of fully featured computers doesn’t help.

One of the biggest disadvantages

for the iPad is the lack of e-textbook sources. Sites such as Cafescribe and CourseSmart offer a limited number of books, but there isn’t a strong singular source of e-textbooks for tablets.

Of course iPad users will argue that tablets don’t necessarily replace laptops. Students could use the iPad for basic browsing and note-taking while using the school’s computer resources for heavier productivity.

That’s not necessarily a bad idea, but it begs the question: what is the purpose for tablets in this virtual age?

And if we can purchase a laptop for the same price as a tablet, when and where will the economic gap between tablets and fully featured laptops close?

It’ll probably move in the same direction as our education system, a grey area between entertainment and social networking.

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p.m., and about four gave the class a visual perspective of times a week after the British literature that several of us class we would meet had previously read in our literature at a location that was classes at UTSA. If I had planned a relevant to the mate- trip to London myself, I’m sure that I rial we were studying. wouldn’t have seen as many plays, muFor example, we seums or literary sites.

Not only did studying abroad enrich discussed John Keats’ my education, but it gave me the expeodes, including “Ode on a Grecian Urn,” so rience of living in a foreign country: I after class we visited went grocery shopping, I went to the the British Museum. bank, I took the train to get to where I The British Museum needed to be and I washed my laundry is where the Elgin every week.

Students visited the town of Canterbury located in Kent, England while studying I’m now back at UTSA and since Marbles are housed, Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales”. and John Keats stood my return I’ve heard people mention in front of them nearly Shakespeare, Buckingham Palace, 200 years ago and was Kevin Spacey, and the London riots.

I want desperately to tell them that inspired to write “Ode on I spent a day in Shakespeare’s house, a Grecian Urn.” Another day we covered had tea and scones at Buckingham Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Palace, saw Kevin Spacey play Richard Canterbury Tales” in class, III at the theatre and witnessed rioters and early the next morn- walk through my street.

If I never move out of Texas, I will ing we made the pilgrimage (via train, Christian Gamboa always remember that short, but exnot horseback) from London to Canfeatures@paisano-online.com hilarating life that I had while studying terbury.

Just as the characters in “The Can- in England.

I was so paranoid about arriving terbury Tales” did, each student told a alone in London that I memorized the tale on the train, which he or she had Google street view images from Rewritten the night gents Park Station to Schafer House before in the voice dormitory.

After I got to my “flat,” I felt the of an assigned greatest sense of victory; I had traveled character from the safely through the city. I was ready for book.

When we arLondon: ready for tea and crumpets, rived in Canterready to find my Mr. Darcy (for all you bury, we explored Jane Austen fans) and ready to go to the small picturthe pub on the corner to drink some esque town and British beer. But then I remembered visited Canterbury why I had even gone to London—I had Cathedral, which class in the morning.

“London and Its Literature” was the is the destination name of the class I was taking at the set in the story.

The class was a University College London, which was British literature Students studying in London attended the University College of London. The UCL to be taught by UTSA professor Dr. Mark Bayer. Class was held Monday enthusiast’s dream.was founded in 1826 and was ranked 21st in 2011 in the Academic Rating of through Friday from 10 a.m. until 12 Studying in LondonWorld Universities Courtesy of Megan Wallace

Tea and scones in Buckingham Palace part of the experience

New study abroad program to be based in Urbino, Italy Christian Gamboa

features@paisano-online.com The College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA) is preparing for an Italian aventura in what is described as a “Renaisance hill-town”.

From Jan. 17 to April 12, 2012, UTSA students will live and study at the University of Urbino, in Italy.

A class in Italian language instruction is required, but students can select additional classes such as Shakespeare’s England and Italy, Love and Death in the Italian Renaissance and Classical Foundations of the Renaissance can be decided by the student.

Students will take extended trips to Rome, Florence, Siena, Venice and Verona, day trips to castles, towns and the Adriatic coast.

Although the study abroad program is being hosted by COLFA, any student is welcome to apply for a spot in the Urbino program.

According to Interim Director of Education Abroad Services Kim Diehl de Yanes, business, science

and engineering students are becoming a large part of the student body who choose to spend a portion of their college careers studying abroad.

“It’s just as beneficial to them as it is to the liberal arts majors. It’s just a matter of them being able to articulate how that program impacted them and made them a better employee,” de Yanes said.

“Whether it’s because of their ability to work cross-culturally or by giving them a little more independence, they’re not afraid to go out and spend two days alone in a new city.”

For students interested in the Urbino study abroad program, an orientation meeting will be held in MH 2.02.22 at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, or 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21 in MB 2.314.

Students can obtain more information on studying abroad at the Study Abroad Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the Sombrilla.

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‘Echotone’ Stephen Whitaker / The Paisano

The unsung narrative of Austin’s musicians

Top: King’s Court Frankfurter Express is known for its creative dogs; among them are the ‘Danger Dog’ and ‘the Texican.’ Bottom: Jerry’s Chicago Dog brings a taste of Chicago to San Antonio.

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Stephen Whitaker Derrick Penny arts@paisano-online.com

According to retail sales in 2008, San Antonio consumes the third largest number of hot dogs in the country.

The Paisano’s sports editor Stephen Whitaker (SW) and contributing writer Derrick Penny (DP) recently took an expedition to determine where San Antonians eat their hot dogs. They found two delicious eateries.

Jerry’s Hot Dogs

run the counter, although, when Jerry is not there, she will let you know she runs the entire place. Jerry is from Chicago and a White Soxs fan, so naturally he has White Sox memorabilia all over the place. There is also a large mural of the Chicago skyline.

The Chicago Dog is an amazing clash of flavors: a high quality dog placed in a fresh bun, mustard, onions, pickles and serrano peppers. Layered just so that in every bite you get a tase of each unique flavor. Absolutely wonderful.

King’s Court Frankfurter Express

SW: Jerry’s Chicago Dog brings a taste SW: Just north of downtown is a hot of the Windy City to the Alamo City with its use of onions, relish, tomatoes, a whole pickle and two peppers.

The feeling of being on State Street in Chicago floats through the air of Jerry’s. When you take bite after bite, surrounded by the lore of Chicago sports, it is easy to forget you are on East Commerce Street in San Antonio. The dog is definitely worth the trip downtown

DP: Jerry’s Chicago Dog, owned by Jerry and his wife, has a fun, familyrun restaurant feel. Jerry’s wife helps

dog establishment that could give other hot dog establishments a run for their money. King’s Court’s Alamo Dog is covered in Texas chili, enchilada sauce, cheese and pepper powder.

Its variety of flavors will storm your pallet like it’s 1836. It will make you say, “Remember the Alamo.”

DP: The layout of King’s Court is de-

signed for a group of friends looking to have a great time and hang out. With a menu of 25 various meatatarian options, it would be impossible to focus on just a Chicago Dog. They also offer

vegetarian options. The Danger Dog and the Texican are both wonderful and have an excellent mix of flavors.

The Danger Dog is a bacon-wrapped, fried dog with onions, chili and a sliced serrano pepper on top. The Texican is a crazy mesh of dog, quacamole, onions, diced tomatoes and pinto beans.

So tasty!

Verdict SW: The Alamo Dog provides an interesting arrangment of flavors. The ingredients at both locations are incredibly fresh. Between the Chicago and the Alamo, the winner is clear. Let your mouth storm the Alamo Dog at King’s Court.

DP: King’s Court is the better experi-

ence and would be a better hang out spot with a group of friends. The atmosphere is a little more relaxed, and King’s Court allows customers to bring their own alcohol. Live music and movies that are screened throughout the weekend make it a lively joint.

But Jerry’s is the better hot dog. The precision and specific flavors that are reproduced create a wonderful Chicago style hot dog.

Celebrating author

Christian Gamboa

arts@paisano-online.com As if writing about Miss Trunchbull’s ruthless punishments was not enough, author Roald Dahl made the storyline even tougher when Matilda’s parents abandon her in the same way that a person would throw away a piece of trash in the garbage bin— thoughtlessly.

What may shock readers even more is finding out that Dahl had originally intended to kill off sweet, brilliant Matilda Wormwood in his 1988 novel “Matilda.” In the original manuscript, Matilda has her same telekinetic powers, but she uses them for mere selfish trickery.

It’s when Matilda goes to the racetracks to manipulate a horse race to win money for her poor teacher Miss Honey that Dahl kills her off.

Publisher Stephen Roxburgh dodged Dahl after reading the first

arts@paisano-online.com Commonly referred to as ‘The Live Music Capital of the World,’ Austin is a popular location for artists who come from around the globe to feed off of the creativity and passion that thrives there.

But once the lights have dimmed and the curtains have closed, the life of an Austin musician becomes significantly less glamorous and much more of a struggle. Few outsiders know that conflicts commonly arise between fellow Austin residents, typically with music as the central cause. Amateur director Nathan Christ observes these growing issues in his new documentary “Echotone” premiering one night only in San Antonio on Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Santikos Bijou Theater. It will also be screened at the South Lamar Alamo Drafthouse Sunday Sept. 11 at 10 p.m.

“Echotone” was shot over the course of two years, following a group of talented musicians in the Austin music scene. The bands featured in the film include Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Belaire, Dana Falconberry, The White White Lights, Ghostland Observatory and The Black Angels.

Some of these artists search for recognition while others are worried that recognition would be “selling out.” Some artists are cautious of putting their trust in record companies while others feel discouraged that they cannot make a living solely on their music.

As the film points out, 70 percent of Austin’s musicians make less than $15,000 per year from their work despite being involved with Austin’s popular music festivals such as South by Southwest and Austin City Limits, which bring in over $100 million to the city. That money never seems to directly benefit the musicians.

Christ focuses on the more polit-

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Thursday, Sept. 8 draft and pretended to have never received the manuscript because he thought the story was “hopeless.”

People who have read “Matilda” or Dahl’s more famous “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” have most likely noticed the cruel disposition that characters tend encompass and inflict on one another. In Matilda, Mr. Wormwood enrolls her in school only when he strikes a deal with Miss Trunchbull, the headmistress of Crunchem Hall Primary School— a used car in exchange for keeping his annoying kid away every day.

At Crunchem Hall, Miss Trunchbull takes it upon herself to verbally and physically abuse the students.

Amanda Thripp is thrown over a fence by Miss Trunchbull and is left bruised on the ground.

In Dahl’s 1984 childhood memoir “Boy: Tales from Childhood,” Dahl speaks of the conduct that went on during his public school years in England: “I was appalled by the fact that masters and senior boys were allowed literally to wound other boys, and sometimes quite severely.

I couldn’t get over it. I never got over

it.”

Perhaps that’s the reason Dahl originally penned “Matilda” with such a negative storyline and ending, and made other characters so mean spirited. Writers write about what they know, and Dahl knew viciousness.

Regardless of the inhumanity in Dahl’s stories (look up the lost chapter in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” entitled “Spotty Powder” for more gruesomeness), we keep reading because we know that Matilda would have never been sent to Crunchem to begin with if she wasn’t going to save Miss Honey and all of her schoolmates from the evil Trunchbull with her telekinetic powers. Frankly, Matilda’s dying at a horse race would have been unacceptable.

Despite Dahl’s dark, eerie storylines and collection of insensitive characters, we celebrate what would have been his 94th birthday on Sept.

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ical issue of Austin’s growing population and the increasing demand of trendy, downtown housing. Art and economic development literally meet while the booming industrial sector of Austin expands into the music scene’s backyard.

The clash between music and business is best demonstrated in comedic footage from a city council meeting where a man claims, “I feel like I was being terrorized, like some terrorist had gotten into my bedroom at two o’clock in the morning.”

However, each artist is invested in keeping the Austin he or she knows intact while the ever-present threat of change lingers close by. Neither side can understand or negotiate with the other, a gridlocked war that threatens the creativity of musicians and the sanity of the neighborhood’s ordinary inhabitants.

Christ captures the true essence of the city and accentuates the controversies that plague its residents using a raw filming style with vivid colors and booming sound. The audience is allowed to judge the present conflicts in Austin’s music scene for themselves through his diverse collection of footage and interviews. In essence, Christ remains unbiased and offers no real solution to the problems introduced in the film, implying that both sides will have to adapt and learn to live with one another.

Whether they are indifferent or inspired by music, all viewers will leave the theater with a better understanding of this urban war, a stronger appreciation for Austin’s talented musicians and the everyday struggles they endure.

“Echotone” provides a powerful message that is more prevalent than ever in current society about the importance of standing up for what you believe in and will be sure to have you leaving the theater with the sound of Austin’s music in mind.

Campus Calendar

Wednesday, Sept. 7

Roald Dahl’s 94th birthday A closer look into his novel ‘Matilda’

Monica Jacob

7 p.m. Bijou

Free movie night at the Bijou will be featuring “Raging Bull” starring Robert De Niro.

Friday, Sept. 9 7:30 p.m. Botanical Gardens (* editors choice)

Gardens will be screening “Sabrina”, starring Audrey Hepburn.

Saturday, Sept. 10 8 p.m. 1011

San Antonio local bands, The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, The Ground and Joust & Parry are a must see if you are into San Antonio’s local music scene.

Sunday, Sept. 11 4:30/7:30 p.m. Alamo Drafthouse Alamo drafthouse will be screening a quotealong of “Spaceballs”.

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Volleyball tops premiere opponents

Work In Progress 56,743 is a good start Stephen Whitaker

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The Roadrunner volleyball team was busy this weekend. It began at the Rice Invitational in Houston, Texas, where the Roadrunners lost to Houston Baptist 3-2, defeated Georgia Tech, 3-1, to get their first win of the season and lost to Rice 3-0. The Roadrunners returned home Sunday to the Convocation Center where they defeated West Virginia, 3-0.

Upcoming Games Volleyball

Soccer

Football

At Denver Pioneers Classic Denver, Colorado Friday, Sept. 9 vs. Denver 2 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 9 vs. Missouri 6 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10 vs. UC Davis 12 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10 vs. Drake 6 p.m.

vs. Prairie View A&M Panthers Friday, Sept. 16 7 p.m.

Roadrunner Field

@ Southern Utah Thunderbirds Saturday, Sept. 17 7 p.m.

Cedar City Utah

vs. UTEP Miners Sunday, Sept. 18 1 p.m.

Roadrunner Field

vs. Bacone College Warriors Saturday, Sept. 24 1 p.m.

The Alamodome

vs. Prairie View A&M Panthers Tuesday, Sept. 6 6:30 p.m.

Convocation Center

@ Texas Southern Tigers Tuesday, Sept. 6 7 p.m.

Houston, Texas

vs. McMurry Redhawks Saturday, Sept. 10 1 p.m.

The Alamodome

Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Ricardo Romo/Six Flags Fiesta Texas Classic Friday, Sept. 16 7 p.m.

San Antonio, Texas (All Times Central)

56,743.

Let the number stay in your mind for a minute. The number means little aside from the fact that with that number UTSA set an NCAA record for a new program.

The record, of course, is for the number of people who showed up to watch UTSA begin their football program. The attendance record stood for 14 years in the care of the University of South Florida who set it with 49,212 people attending their first game against Kentucky Wesleyan in 1997.

It is safe to assume that the UTSA attendance record will stand for the forseeable future considering that none of the schools starting football in 2013 (none start in 2012) will have a stadium that seats as many people as the Alamodome.

Now that UTSA has played a game, fans need to remember that there are five more home football games remaining this season.

Fans will be as much a part of the program as the players and coaches.

The fans must hold up their end of the bargain by showing up in mass and supporting the team, win or lose.

The attendance of 56,743 represented 87 percent of the Alamodome’s seating capacity. Not bad, and certainly much better than the percentage that routinely fills the Convocation Center or either of the baseball and softball fields.

Why can’t we get the same percentage of people to attend other UTSA games? Why, for example, can’t we fill the stands for basketball or baseball?

Imagine the Convocation Center filled up; it would be as much of an advantage as the Alamodome but on a smaller scale.

UTSA has the potential to be known for its home field and home court ad-

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Football: Roadrunners start their program with a convincing victory in front of national startup record crowd of 56, 743

Soza took over with 10:16 left in the quarter and 60 yards separating the Roadrunners from the end zone.

Once again, Soza marched his team down the field, carving up territory like Alexander the Great. Soza found the end zone at the end of the drive by finding wide receiver Jake Wanamaker for a six yard touchdown that gave the Roadrunners a 14-0 lead with 6:34 left in the opening quarter.

“I think he was almost flawless for most of the game,” Coker said. “I just wanted him to run the ball and execute the offense. I think Eric just made it all happen.”

The defense was equally flawless the next time they took the field as they forced the RiverHawks into another three-and-out. The Roadrunners fielded the punt and started their next drive from their own 26 yard line.

By the third time he touched the ball, Soza was quite comfortable on the turf of the Alamodome as he orchestrated the longest scoring drive of the day, capping it off with a three-yard touchdown toss to Jones that gave the Roadrunners a 21-0 lead with 1:26 left in the first quarter.

It was the straw that broke the RiverHawks backs and sent the crowd into a euphoria that would last for three quarters.

“We had to communicate more as it was very loud in there.” RiverHawk safety Terrance Leach said.

“We just had to do more hand signals and some other things just to get the communication down. It was pretty loud, though.”

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Roadrunner quarterback Eric Soza looks for a target down field during action Saturday against Northeastern State. Soza completed 17 of 29 passes for 237 yards, two touchdowns and ran for 102 yards with a rushing touchdown.

Following the first quarter, another first in UTSA history was celebrated when the 2010-2011 men’s basketball team was honored for their conference championship and victory in the first round of the NCAA tournament, which was the first time a Roadrunner sport had won a game in any NCAA tournament.

While the first quarter was full of scoring, there was hardly any in the second. The RiverHawks seemed to figure out a way to stop Soza and the Roadrunner offense, but the Roadrunner defense continued its containment of the RiverHawks offense.

The RiverHawks nearly got on the board when Drew Patton missed a 40-yard field goal attempt with 8:42 left in the half. As the half wore down, the Roadrunners drove to within scoring distance before Soza threw an interception into the end zone that was called back on a penalty, giving the Roadrunners new

life with 0:05 left in the half.

The Roadrunners took advantage of the turn of events and Ianno knocked in a 21-yard field goal attempt that gave the Roadrunners a 24-0 lead at the intermission.

As the second half began, the Roadrunner defense came out sluggishly and the RiverHawks offense took advantage as they drove down the field before the Roadrunner D buckled down and held the RiverHawks to a Dylan Beers Field Goal that made the score 24-3 with 10:41 left in the third quarter.

The Roadrunners and RiverHawks would trade possession of the football back and forth for much of the third quarter before the Roadrunner offense got back in the rhythm that had led to 21 first quarter points.

The Roadrunners got back to what worked, which was the arm of Soza, who completed a 63-yard pass to David Morgan that put the Roadrunners in a first and goal from the

RiverHawk seven yard line.

Soza threw an incomplete pass that was intended for Jay Kazen on the next play before running back David Glasco II ran it in for the Roadrunners’ final score of the game that provided the difference of 31-3 in favor of the Roadrunners.

The RiverHawks padded their stats in the fourth quarter, but the game had been decided early; the Roadrunners were going to end their first game victoriously.

Among the records that fell on Saturday was the national record for attendance at an opening game for a startup program. The Alamodome attendance of 56,743 broke the previous record of 49,212 set by the University of South Florida against Kentucky Wesleyan in 1997.

“The crowd was awesome today,” Coker said. “The noise level was there, and they responded like an old veteran crowd. This might be an old ‘Cleveland Dogpound’ crowd

out there. They were great.”

Whether the Roadrunners’ fan base becomes as well known as the devotees of the Cleveland Browns will remain to be seen. What is known is that the Roadrunners must get ready for McMurry on Sept. 10.

The inaugural game is in the books but the inaugural season continues.

“We know that we have to take it one game at a time because Northeastern wasn’t our only opponent and we need to prepare for the next ones,” Waters said. “We knew that we could not be ready for just Sept.

3, we also have to be ready on Sept.

10 and all the others after that.”

The Roadrunners (1-0) will return to the Alamodome Saturday against McMurry. Kickoff will be at 1 p.m.

The RiverHawks (1-1) will hit the road and face Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday.

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