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UTSA’s inaugural celebration of International Education Week kicks off Nov. 15 and concludes Nov. 19. The weeklong event was planned and organized by College of Business student leaders from the Business Student Council and the Global Business Club to promote international understanding and build support for international education exchange. Their next event, “Madre: Perilous Journeys with a Spanish Noun”, is Nov. 16 in the biomedical science and engineering building in room 2.102 at 7 p.m. There will also be a International Roadrunner Mixer in the Texas room on Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 there will be a roundtable discussion in the Business building seminar room entitled “The iMBA Experience: Something New or Same Old Same Old”.

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Main Plaza Conservancy brings ART to the Heart with Ordered Kingdoms by San Antonio artist Carra Garza. Ordered Kingdoms will be six 10ft x 10ft prints installed on three sides of both existing kiosk structures located on Main Plaza. The public unveiling and artist meet and greet will be held on November, 23, 2010 at 10 a.m.

Construction workers repair the exterior of the Main building.

UTSA to build another science facility? Brandon Hawkins

paisanonews@sbcglobal.net Freshly re-elected State Rep. Mike Villarreal wasted no time getting (back) to work last week, submitting three education bills on the first day of open filings. HB 134 is of particular interest to UTSA as it would authorize the state to issue $92 million in Tuition Revenue Bonds (TRBs) to cover the construction costs of an “experimental sciences building.” This building, also referred to among school officials as the “science instructional building,” would ease growing space deficiencies, shore-up subpar lab airflow safety standards, and further UTSA’s continuing aspirations to achieve Tier I university status. HB 134 is the culmination of several years of study and evaluation of the current Science Building. Recent studies have determined that the building’s mechanical airflow system -particularly the fume hoods in chemistry labs - does not meet current and future recommendations. Coupled with an explosion in student population, the time is right to expand. “The major beneficiaries of this project would be our students because our teaching labs are not equivalent to our research labs - and they both should be

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Aida Cuevas, 2010 Latin Grammy Award winner will perform with the San Antonio Symphony and seven Internationally recognized Mexican singers including Mijares, Edith Marquez, Francisco Cespedes, Kika Edgar, Gerardo Flores, Carlos Cuevas and Margarita la Diosa de la Cumbia on Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Siempre Mexico is a non-profit association recently established with two major goals: To promote Mexican culture through music, literature, art, theatre and museum exhibits; and to financially support Educational and Arts projects in the United States. In addition to the Nov. 17 concert, the association has multiple follow-up events already planned for 2011. These events will be sponsored by many organizations, including various Mexican state institutions wanting to showcase their unique culture, food and art.

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The Main building at UTSA is undergoing repeated exterior repairs due to water penetrating through roof-lines and outside stones. BFW Construction Co., Ltd. constructed the Main building in 2002, but the company was bought out by Skanska USA Building Inc. (Skanska) in 2003. Skanska is a multinational development/construction company based out of Sweden with numerous offices throughout the United States and a local office in San Antonio. Even though the one-year warranty of the building has expired, the defective nature of the initial construction means that Skanska is responsible for all costs and repairs to the Main Building. “The construction is disruptive to UTSA but at no cost to UTSA,” Director of Engineering and Project Management Paul Goodman said. “We’re unhappy with the original project but happy with the response.” Current construction is a result of the rain from earlier this year,

which resulted in numerous leaks throughout the building through the walls. “Generally there isn’t a serious problem within the building unless there is a torrential downpour,” Associate Vice President of Communication and Marketing David Gabler said. “The problems are exacerbated if there are strong winds that push the rain closer to a horizontal direction.” The current repairs involve removing lines of exterior stone in order to fix the water-proofing detail of the stones and to prevent future water penetration. “We asked the contractor to come back and look at the work that they had done,” Assistant Director of Engineering and Project Management Robert Espinoza said. “[Skanska] took out some stones and on the interior face of those stones there was some water-proofing detail that was not correctly done when the building was built.” Skanksa has addressed all issues of water intrusion, Espinoza explained. “I have been here for three

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state of the art,” Dr. George Perry, Dean of Sciences at UTSA said. Albert Carrisalez, Assistant to the President points out that the building would not just serve the students. “We need facilities like this one to lure the academic rock stars out there to teach our students,” Carrisalez said. “Top-notch faculty aren’t necessarily interested in sharing office space.” The investment would also garner added trust and interest from local scientific industries

as they seek to employ UTSA’s graduates, helping to boost the local economy. The trouble is that the state will most certainly continue slashing its budget to cope with the global economy’s downturn. And while these bonds are long-term financial instruments and the university will certainly pay back the debt, it is the taxpayers who actually assume the bond’s interest payment obligations; UTSA will pay only the amount actually borrowed. While the ultimate outcome of

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the bill will have to wait until the next legislative session in Jan. 2011, Rep. Villarreal is well aware of the concerns. “The future of our economy and our communities depends on investing in higher education. Some people may believe we should give up because of the state’s budget shortfall, but I disagree. We need to roll up our sleeves and help UTSA build the facilities it needs to train our nation’s future scientists,” Rep. Villareal said.

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years and this is the second time that [Skanska] has had to come out,” Espinoza said. Despite multiple instances of water leaks, there has been negligible water damage, and the degree of any damage depends on what part of the building is affected. “The damage can range from touching up paint to needing the wall surface to be taken care of,” Gabler said. In the past, water penetration has occurred around the exterior corners of the Main building and around roof-lines. Water penetration around the windows has also been a problem in the past, and approximately three years ago, testing was conducted

to check for leaks around the window edges of the building. “We did some water-blasting testing on window conditions to stone conditions for leaks and fixed most of the window conditions,” Espinoza said. Repeated construction on the Main building has posed an inconvenience but has not resulted in cancelled classes or relocated offices. “The Main building serves a lot of functions to UTSA, and I will be happy when this project is finished,” Gabler said. Construction is expected to be completed in late December or mid-January.

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UTSAPD to step up enforcement of new text-while-driving laws Robyn Bramwell

paisanonews@sbcglobal.net On Oct. 15 San Antonio became the third major city in Texas to mandate the No-Texting-WhileDriving ban, following El Paso and Austin earlier this year. Soon UTSA students will be subject to the same law on campus. The ordinance prohibits the use of hand-held mobile communication devices to send, read, or write a text message, or for gaming or viewing pictures, whether transmitted by Internet or other electronic means, while operating a motor vehicle. The law is still in the warning stage, which means no citations will be issued for the first 90 days. After this period, anyone caught texting while driving could be fined up to $200. UTSA has chosen to have its police department enforce this law on campus. After the ordinance becomes official, anyone texting while driving on campus could be issued a verbal or written warning or a citation set by the municipal court. This ban, however, may not ensure that there will be no more texting while driving or that every violator will be caught. Speculation about the texting ban in other cities has led people to believe that even with this law in effect, drivers will still text, but discreetly. “Putting this into effect is the discretion of the officer. We can see four or five violations just passing from one end of campus to the next, but we have to take priority,” UTSAPD Lieutenant Paul English said. “We have to see it to enforce

it, and that can be hard to do,” he added. He explained that violators could probably be more easily spotted by officers on bikes when traffic is slow or when traffic is being directed for events. Many students agree that this ordinance is good for drivers and pedestrians alike, on and off campus. “I personally don’t text and drive, but I’ll feel safer not having to worry about other drivers being distracted,” Danya de Leon, senior public relations major, said. “People on campus don’t watch traffic enough and sometimes don’t even acknowledge each other,” Karla Hernandez, senior public relations major, said. “I’ve almost

been hit in the parking lot by someone who was just not paying attention,” implying that adding texting just makes things worse. “Our main concern is for the safety of the students,” UTSA Chief of Police Steve Barrera said. “There is room for potential concern because there are a lot of people driving around and a lot pedestrians passing throughout campus daily.” “Texting while driving is taking a big risk,” Barrera said. “Being in a hurry is understandable, but it’s best to wait to send a text, or pull over. The possibility of hurting someone or having to pay a fine is just not worth it.”

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Texas universities to face up to 30-35 percent budget cuts Allison Tinn

paisanonews@sbcglobal.net During the faculty senate meeting held Nov. 11, UTSA Provost Dr. John Frederick released news that due to the current $25 billion Texas deficit the university will see 30-35 percent budget cuts. “Most optimistic would be a 20% budget cut,” Dr. Frederick said. “We’re being told by the house appropriations committee chair that the first budget bill will be the worst case scenario.” Higher education will see the worst budget cuts due to the deficit because there are only three areas that are allowed to make cuts: higher education, public education and the HHS (Health and Human Services). “There are many legislators that will not cut appropriations to prisons in the interest of public safety,” Dr. Frederick said. “The budget cuts that some Republican leaders are considering will harm UTSA. While students may be willing to pay a little higher tuition in exchange for improved instructional facilities and other quality amenities, the cuts being proposed could push tuition out of reach for many families,” Texas House Rep. Michael Villarreal said. In recent elections, the Republican Party has promised to not raise

taxes, but according to State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte this will lead to “no chance to offset horrendous tax cuts.” Texas has the option of tapping into what is called the Rainy Day Fund that currently holds $9 billion, but it takes one hundred legislative votes to allow that. “It will be very difficult because the people elected are very conservative,” Van De Putte said. “Tuition has raised 72% at UTSA, but that is not the only university,” Van De Putte said. “Higher education is seeing the highest cuts, but universities are not the only ones.” All Texas public universities are cutting budgets and raising tuition, but government agencies are getting cuts as well including Medicaid, mental health and highway funding. A sector in a local San Antonio hospital will be shut down and there is the possibility of ending Medicaid and the HIV program. Jails will also be seeing some cuts and offenders will not be going back to serve their full term because the number of guards will have to be cut. Though this is new information to the public, the budget cuts have been a long time coming according to Van De Putte. “In July of 2006, there were 14.2 billion dollar property tax cuts, but only $9.4 billion was called for. Meaning that since 2006 we have

been $5-6 billion behind no matter what,” Van De Putte said. Sen. Van De Putte and Rep. Villarreal are certain that the cuts will cause a rise in tuition, but according to Dr. Frederick, “the tuition for next year has already been approved by the board, so if there is a rise in tuition it won’t be seen for two years.” “All should be concerned as citizens. Higher education is an investment in the future and the students are our future,” said Dr. Frederick. “Because the future of San Antonio depends on educating our people, I will keep fighting to maintain our state’s investment in our students’ education. “I call on all UTSA students to join me in trying to protect our state investments in higher education by calling their state legislators, the Speaker of the House and the Lieutenant Governor. “If the cuts go through, those who did not vote will learn the hard way that elections have consequences and voting does matter,” Villarreal said. “All agencies were asked to submit budget cuts and 41 percent went to higher education,” Van De Putte said. “We’re not even in the worst of it, it’s going to take this cycle and next to see bad times in the rearview mirror.”

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One week later, Dream Act Now! hunger strike continues for policy change and advocacy Samantha Burns

paisanonews@sbcglobal.net “Education not deportation,” is one of many chants students heard from demonstrators as they demonstrated outside of the MS building this past week as they showed in support for the Dream Act Bill or The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act. Starting last Wednesday the Dream Act Now! campaign at UTSA began a hunger strike to support passing the The Dream Act and getting the word out to students about this bill that has been 10 years in the making. The Dream Act was introduced in the U.S. Senate Aug. 1, 2001, but was put aside following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The act was officially re-introduced on Mar. 26, 2009. “We won’t stop the strike until we have Hutchinson’s support and the Dream Act passes in the lame duck session,” according to a Dream Act Now! press release. According to Julian Maldonado, a volunteer EMT basic and a premed student at UTSA, 16 people officially are fasting. He has been ordered to check the student’s blood pressure, respiratory rate and pulse three times a day. The Dream Act is a piece of legislation that would provide certain inadmissible or deportable alien students who graduated from a United States high school, who are of good moral character, who have arrived in the U.S. as minors and have been in the country for at least five consecutive years the

ability to earn permanent residency in the U.S. if they either pursue two years in the military or at least complete two years at a four year institution of higher learning. “People are living in fear and [are] hiding. One of my own friends is having to live underground,” Adam Socki, one of the Dream Act Now! coordinators, said. Some of the members of this campaign are undocumented students also known as Dreamers. Lucy Martinez, a sophomore and a women studies and Mexican-American studies major is a Dreamer. “We are sacrificing our health and bodies to express the Dream Act and are willing to risk it all. We want our voices to be heard. We want our politicians to defend our freedoms, so we can be all we can be; 2.1 million students are in this situation in the United States just like me. The Dream Act is common sense legislation. It upholds hard work, military and education,” Martinez said. These students believe this bill has been put aside for too long and the government should finally do something about it. “I feel that the urgency of this is so great that I need to help out my friends and fellow students and get the word out. I need to let the people forced into deportation be able to stay and complete their full potential,” William Wise, Media Coordinator for Dream Act Now! at UTSA, said. To find out more information about Dream Act Now students can got to Facebook and search Dream Act Now UTSA or go to Change.org.

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That’s some high quality H2O! How is the water quality in San Antonio? There must be more to its grade than just how it appears. It may seem foggy, flaky and polluted, but like the days of our lives there is usually more than what is initially seen and remembered. Daily routine reflects only so much, the decisions we make and actions we take signify what could be good and right. I often hear San Antonio’s water expressed in a negative light. Most of the time people, including myself, walk around erroneously taking the lies as truth and the truth as lies. There is a way, though, to distinguish between truth and lies and the quality of water that flows

from our faucets. Criteria for making such distinctions usually are determined by desires and beliefs. I can remember all the times I’ve heard people desire better water believing that Edwards Aquifer is not up to par. Well it’s just not true. San Antonio is special; it’s taken many moons and a few “danksgivings” for me to give the city thanks. San Antonio is the largest metropolitan city that does not have a water treatment plant. This means that the water here is very good, enough so that with a few dashes of chloride and fluoride it’s ready to go. Thanksgiving has been celebrated for hundreds of years (exactly 389). Edwards Aquifer has over 200 years’ worth of water in it, which means that for 51% of the time it would take to travel back to the first Thanksgiving, San Antonio’s

residents would have water to drink. Because of endangered species, such as the San Marcos blind salamander and the San Marcos gambusia, we are only able to access the very top layer of the aquifer. This part of the aquifer, I should mention, also has the cleanest water, because bad stuff such as salt and minerals sink to the bottom of this huge reserve. The flakes that you might see floating around in your glass of dihydrogen monoxide are probably only calcium carbonate leftovers from the limestone. So do not fooled or perturbed while you drink from the sink, the water here in San Antonio is exceptionally good and I suggest that you give thanks.

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paisanofeatures@sbcglobal.net Silicon Valley was started by Stanford entrepreneurs; the Semiconductor and Technical Industry of Austin was started by UT entrepreneurs. College students have played major roles in revolutionizing the technology world. In a recent poll conducted at UTSA by Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO), more than 80 percent of UTSA students said that they currently don’t own a business but would like to, and 80.8 percent said that they would use a student entrepreneurship center if it was available. How can the entrepreneurial spirit move UTSA to tier-one status? Through the development of an entrepreneurship center on campus, students will be provided with guidance and the opportunity to build the San Antonio community with innovative technology. CEO is spear-heading a movement that will make a

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Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization generate some of the state’s topnotch entrepreneurs with the development of the UTSA Student Entrepreneurship Center (SEC). The center is in the developmental stages of becoming a place where all students can submit their ideas for an innovative product, service, industry or non-profit. The SEC is not only geared toward coming up with new technology and ideas. Its primary objective is for Roadrunners to change the world by providing economic solutions to society’s issues. The SEC would provide feasibility testing of students’ ideas with the help of faculty and professionals. “The student would receive support in business plan development, legal framework development, marketing plan development, financial advising and profession counseling all for free,” said James Ward, CEO President and senior business administration major.

“It would be supported by grants, donations, local corporations and possible university funds.” “It’s offered to both students and alumni,” vice president and management major Allison Linahan said. “Alumni who need help starting their business can also come in and pitch their idea and be open to the opportunities of using all the same resources.” The most common reason great thinkers never start their business is because they do not know if their idea is good, and they lack feasibility testing and the knowledge of how to start a business. However, with the guidance of the SEC, students can test their ideas and take the necessary risks to start their business. The motto, “Come here, go far,” is taken to the next level as students have an opportunity to test their idea in a biannual student competition. CEO and Center for Innovation

and Technology Entrepreneurship (CITE) have a Student Technology Venture Competition awarding $100,000 to the winner in support of their revolutionary idea. Last spring, UTSA students of PREE, LLC won the competition for their iPhone protective case that charges the iPhone with wireless local area networks (WLAN) and solar power. The solar power reduces energy consumption. All majors are encouraged to learn the rules of the trade by networking with other multimillion dollar entrepreneurs at EO 24. EO 24, a global event sponsored by Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) that offers real-time learning over a 24-hour period throughout 40 countries and 120 cities. The event will connect the entrepreneurial community in each city as students obtain a superior learning experience. “They’ll have guest speakers from the organization, and it’s

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going to be a great networking event for entrepreneurs,” said Linahan. “It helps students network and mingle with a lot of people who have a lot of power and who can be a lot of help to you.” EO 24 gives entrepreneur majors and student entrepreneurs the opportunity to talk to entrepreneurs of multi-milliondollar companies, discovering what makes them successful. The event is comparable to speed dating as students learn from a vast range of entrepreneurs and guest speakers. EO 24 will take place worldwide on Nov. 18; information is available by contacting rroemen@ eonetwork.org. For more information about Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization and the Student Entrepreneurship Center visit http://utsaentrepreneurs. blogspot.com/.

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1. What university did you attend? UT Austin

2. What was your major?

I was a Plan II Honors student with a concentration in pre-med; I was supposed to be a doctor. I decided to become a writer though instead at 19 so I dropped in and out of college for years to work construction and pursue my writing. In the end, I had to switch to an English major to graduate.

3. What was your most exciting achievement in college?

I had one of the first short stories I ever wrote published in my sophomore year in a literary magazine called The Missouri Review. The story also won a Pushcart Prize and so I thought, “This writing thing is gonna be easy.” Man, was I wrong. I kept writing but I wasn’t published again for almost 20 years.

4. Were there any movements you strongly wanted incorporated on campus?

Back then, most of us wanted our president Ronald Reagan and the republicans in Congress to quit supporting the country of South Africa. We wanted the South African government, which was run by the very small minority white population, to free Nelson Mandela from prison and to end the racist policy of Apartheid. I was somewhat politically active in participating in debates and protests on the West Mall, but I was also a pretty stereotypical, self-absorbed, American college student, consumed by my own “problems” which, in retrospect, were not that big of a deal.

Lately, I’ve been going to restaurants and experiencing odd behavior from the waiters/ waitresses. It’s almost as if I’m bothering them just by coming into “their” restaurant and ordering from the menu. SIDE NOTE: I did not fill out your application for that job. Please don’t blame me when I come in to order. I went to this one restaurant that shall remain nameless, and my waiter was acting like he didn’t want or need a tip. He didn’t refill the water or ask if we needed anything. I get it. I have family members that are waitresses so normally, I will cut people like this a break; however, fool around with me and I won’t give a tip. What’s the point of getting a job that you know you can’t do? If being hospitable isn’t your M.O, why have a job in the service industry? Trust me, I have no problem not giving a tip.

A few classy individuals in my family like to practice what they call the family tip-share. When they go to the restaurant and sit at their table, they put a huge pile of ones in the middle of the table. When the waiter or waitress gets ready to take their order, they inform them that the money in the middle of the table is their tip. Each time they forget to ask for a refill or mess up an order, money is removed from the pile. Public service announcement: if you want your tips, you better learn how to work for them. Based on the great service a waiter or waitress displays, I may tip over 15%– it’s been done before. Just because I’m a college student, doesn’t mean I’m not going to tip. The biggest tips often come from the people you least expect it from. As an Ultimatum, I’m not above asking for manager and getting free

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5.Why did you choose to become a professor?

I became a composition professor because it is a good, steady job that gives me some free time to write and it is directly related to my own passion for reading and writing. I didn’t choose UTSA so much as the late Judy Gardner chose me. I called her up looking for work ten years ago and we had such a good talk on the phone, and then in person, she hired me on the spot. Judy taught me how to be a real teacher, by the way. It took me several years to get it down. Teaching is an extremely challenging and difficult profession. That whole “those who can, do, those who can’t, teach” cliché is total bullshit. Unlike other majors, industrialized democracies, America often only pays lip service to education. Teachers are paid very little money in relation to the value that they add to a high school or a university and society in general. We are also denigrated in films and on the vapid, boring wasteland that is your television set. It’s part of a larger anti-intellectual bent that politicians and corporations have been pushing for years to dumb down the masses and keep us placated and ignorant.

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“Be willing to experiment and fail, a lot of people go into business and they are looking to never make any mistakes, that’s not the way to succeed…most importantly, listen and look for breakthroughs and ideas that haven’t been out there,” Michael Dell, Dell CEO said. Dell has come a long way from former UT student to now the CEO of a multibillion dollar company. Like Dell, a fellow roadrunner has the talent with his development of an information network that can enable students to visit Kommingle over Facebook. Anton Moczygemba, junior computer science major, had an idea his freshman year. He experimented, failed, but continued to persevere leading to the breakthrough of becoming the future Michael Dell with his revolutionary development of

the “information network,” Kömmingle.com. Moczygemba has always been an avid learner; from the age of eight he started teaching himself HTML during the summer. Since then, he has acquired seven computer certifications. Moczygemba further developed his passion in The Engineering and Technologies Academy (ETA) at Roosevelt High School. Moczygemba noticed a lot of groups had outdated Web sites and many of them were thriving until the web master left. Kommingle’s information network provides internal and external information with a privacy setting. For example, the officers of the same organization can have a completely different calendar than the members and the data is derived from the same group. Launched Nov. 11, Kömmingle. com is a free information network designed for all groups, organizations, sororities, fraternities and group projects only to name a few.

The Web site calculates hours, mobilizes chat rooms, virtually signsin members at events with a pass code, advertises for local and corporate businesses and provides money-saving discounts to your favorite restaurants nation-wide. Unlike other social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, Kömmingle separates itself from the rest by providing, “one word, privacy,” Moczygemba said. The whole Web site is encrypted providing a secure connection. “When you have a status [on Kömmingle] it is only for your friends, not your friends of friends or your friends of friends of friends,” Moczygemba said. “The whole thing is opt-in and not opt-out.” Moczygemba explained that instead of your friends labeling you in a particular group, they will invite you to a group, giving you the freedom to accept or reject the invitation. If you’re wondering why it is called

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“kommingle,” it’s all based on the design. As stated in Merriam Webster’s dictionary, commingle means “to blend thoroughly into a harmonious whole.” “The reason I chose K, to be totally honest the domain name was taken, the c was taken OK, change it to K,” Moczygemba said. Moczygemba’s team includes Chief Financial Officer, Sergio Flores; Chief Creative Officer, Jessica Ballard and testers Chelsea Hicks and Nathaniel Ng. Kommingle accepts donations; however the Web site is free of charge and ads begin at 40 cents a day. This week, Moczygemba will talk more about Kommingle on Rowdy Radio. If you would like to check out the newest information network or chat, upload photos, set agendas, and enjoy a more private atmosphere with your friends sign-up at Kommingle.com.

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Filmmakers Rae Chang and Adam Tow, invited to San Antonio by the East Asia Institute, attended a public screening of their documentary “Autumn Gem.” The documentary depicts the challenges and events that surrounded the life of one of the least known feminists, Qiu Jin. “Despite being a very familiar figure in China, Qiu Jin is largely unknown outside the country” mentioned Adam Tow. Often considered a Chinese Joan of Arc, Qiu Jin became not only China’s first feminist activist, but an influential leader in the Chinese revolution. In the early twentieth century, China faced occupation from the British Empire, Germany, Russia, France and Japan; on top of the foreign invasions, the country faced the upcoming fall of the Qing dynasty, putting an end to the dynastic China. Chang and Tow’s documentary realistically depicts the circumstances that resulted in the uprising of this Chinese intellectual.

The documentary emphasizes on Qiu Jin’s domestic inconformity and her road to martyrdom. According to the directors, Qiu Jin was inspired by ancient Chinese legends such as Mulan, a Chinese woman who dressed as a man to enlist in the army. One of the cornerstones of the main character is the fight to regain national sovereignty, a task that was achieved late after her death in 1907. The documentary is supported by ancient pictures that show the Chinese society in late nineteenth century. Chang graduated from the University of Berkeley with a B.A. in Anthropology while Tow graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Symbolic Systems; both of them have Chinese ancestry and produced the documentary by themselves with the sponsorship of the San Francisco Film Society. Both filmmakers are from the San Francisco Bay area and have several plans for the future, Tow spoke about a possible documentary in which he retraced his roots and his scattered aunts and uncles.

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Nov. 22 marks the release Kanye West’s 5th studio album “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” The album, which has been getting rave reviews from everyone from Rolling Stone to Entertainment Weekly, is also notable Ruben Mercado for Kanye’s interesting approach paisanoarts@sbcglobal.net to promoting it. Basically, Kanye’s been doing what most musicians hate: giving out free music. Every week for the last few months, Kanye has been providing his fans with “GOOD Fridays,” a weekly series in which Kanye and several of his closest friends provide new music completely free on his official website. Most of the songs will not appear on the album, but three of them will. “Devil in a New Dress,” “Monster” and “So Appalled” all appear on the final version of “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” Combined with the singles “Power” and “Runaway,” this totals five songs that fans have already heard appearing in a retail CD that fans will now have to pay for. Additionally, Kanye’s short film “Runaway” featured final versions of nearly all of the songs. Is this a smart strategy? Of

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course, Kanye West is not your average artist, with a proven track record of great sales. Odds are “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” will be a huge success regardless, but the strategy taken in promoting the album may signal a change in the way artists promote their music. Kanye is not the first artist to do this. Radiohead originally released their album “In Rainbows” as a digital download in which fans could pay whatever price they felt was suitable. However, it can be argued that GOOD Friday is on another scale entirely. The approach of releasing new music for no charge every week is certainly an eyebrow raiser. Since Kanye has begun the Good Friday tradition, fellow hiphop producers Swizz Beats and Timbaland have followed suit, beginning “Monster Mondays” and “Timbo Thursdays,” respectively. Time will tell if the free music approach will ultimately influence what approach artists take in promoting their music. With how readily available free music is anyway, is it time for artists to just give in?

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Davis, Gardner lead UTSA to 87-47 win goUTSA.com Behind a double-double from senior Alysse Davis and a gamehigh 16 points from junior Ashley Gardner, the UTSA women’s basketball team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 87-47 win Alysse Davis had 15 points, 14 rebounds and against Hus- 8 blocks in the win against Huston-Tillotson. ton-Tillotson on Sunday at the Convocation 16, in the opening stanza. Center. The second half was much Davis finished with 15 points of the same, as the Birds used and 14 rebounds and she just a 9-2 run midway through the missed out on a triple-double frame to extend its lead to 26 with eight blocks. Sophomores (58-32). UTSA iced the victory Lyndi Thorman and Corrie Forci- bu scoring 25 of the game’s final er recorded career bests with 14 31 points. and 10 points, respectively. The Roadrunners used their The Lady Rams (0-3) were led size advantage to outscore Husby Brittney Jones’ 13 points and ton-Tillotson 52-24 in the paint eight boards. and they recorded 16 secondThe Roadrunners opened the chance points. game on a 15-4 run that saw On the defensive end, the four different players score. Birds held HTU to just 22-perAfter a slow start, Huston- cent shooting for the game while Tillotson heated up from be- recording a dozen blocks and hind the arc and pulled to within forcing 16 turnovers. eight, 18-10, on a 3-pointer by UTSA will be back in action on Janequa Moore. Friday, Nov. 19, when it hosts However, UTSA extended its the second end of a men’s/womlead with 7-2 run to end the half en’s doubleheader against TCU and it took a 39-22 lead into (1-0). Tip-off is scheduled for 7 intermission. Led by Davis’ 13 p.m. or 30 minutes following the rebounds, the Roadrunners out- conclusion of the men’s contest rebounded the Lady Rams, 36- with Cameron.

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paisanosports@sbcglobal.net Three Roadrunners scored in double figures Friday night as UTSA opened its season with a victory over the Huston-Tillotson Rams 82-65. Starters Jeromie Hill and Stephen Franklin both had 16 points while Melvin Johnson III contributed with 12 points off the bench. All 13 players for the Runners recorded playing time and scored. UTSA was clearly the bigger team as the Runners were able to score down in the post almost effortlessly all night shooting 51 percent from the floor. No one took more advantage of his size than freshman Jeromie Hill. The 6’9 Australian native posted a double-double [16pts, 10 Rebs] in his Runner debut. Hill shot 7-10 from the floor as he showed why he is going to be one of the main contributors to UTSA this season. Also very worthy of mention is Stephen Franklin, who showed he could do it all on both sides of the court. Franklin posted 16pts, 4 Rebs, 3 Ast, 4 Stls in his Runner debut. The 2009 JuCo transfer, who did not play last season due to injury, definitely lived up to his expectations offensively. But Franklin was most impressive on defense; his aggressive play and quick hands were constantly causing turnovers and disrupting any hope the Rams had of scoring. The Runners never trailed in Friday’s game, and at one point had a 25 point lead against Huston-Tillotson. The Rams’ leading scoring and only player to be in double figures was Jerald Ardoin with 27 points on the night. UTSA at times did show their inexperience, much of which translated into bad shots attempted or bad

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Freshmen Jeromie Hill shoots during Friday’s season opener. Hill had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the night. passes and eventual turnovers offensively. The Roadrunners had a good performance overall and showed that, although they are young, they can compete at a high level, particularly, at the point guard position, which was for the entire second half of the game played by newcomers. And defensively if they can stay aggres-

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sive and cut down on the fouls, they will definitely see success this season. The men’s next game will be Wednesday Nov. 17, when they will try to go 2-0 for the season, as they travel to take on the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. One can listen to that game on 92.5 FM.

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President Ricardo Romo and Athletic Director Lynn Hickey answer questions during the Nov. 11 press conference. UTSA will be officially part of the WAC in July 1, 2012.

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paisanosports@sbcglobal.com With the UT board of Regents approval, UTSA accepted an invitation Thursday to join the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) beginning July 1, 2012. Also joining UTSA in the WAC will be I-35 rival Texas State and the University of Denver Pioneers, who were members of the Sun Belt Conference. “It is a great day to be a roadrunner; they extended us an invitation and by noon time the board of regents had approved,” University President Ricardo Romo said. “I want to thank the people who were the catalyst for this, and that is the students who stepped up and passed the referendums.”

The move to the WAC was announced in front of a capacity crowd in the University Center’s Denman room. Following opening remarks from President Romo, Athletic Director Lynn Hickey said a few words to the gathered crowd. “Thank you for this great show of support; this is a great day for Roadrunner athletics, for UTSA, for the city of San Antonio,” Hickey said. “We must first say thank you to Carl Benson, commissioner of the WAC, for offering the invitation.” Hickey thanked the gathered dignitaries from the community and campus and then thanked the students of UTSA past and present for their work in reaching the goal of a top level athletics program.

“If it wasn’t for the students passing referendums in 2003 and 2007, we would not have this opportunity today,” Hickey said. “What you need to remember is this move isn’t just for football; this move is for the whole campus, for the city for all 16 teams.” The move to the WAC will not be official until July 1, 2012; until then, the Roadrunners will continue to compete in the Southland Conference. “We must thank the Southland Conference; we have had almost 20 years as members. It is a great group of schools, we will continue to compete with them the next two years; and we want to have a classy finish with them,” Hickey said. The WAC is known for quality play on the athletic fields, but it is also

“What you need to remember is this move isn’t just for football this move is for the whole campus, for the city, for all 16 teams” Lynn Hickey Athletics Director

known for academic excellence. “With the invitation that we received today not only will it enhance our school and our program but it will also unite the city of San Antonio,”

Hickey said. “We want to become their team; we want to reach out and show the youth that you can graduate from high school and you can go to college.” For the football program joining the WAC will be a historic move. The Roadrunners will become the first team in NCAA history to move to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) after only one season. “I don’t know if we know what is happening right now, but we are making history. Hopefully good history for this city; for this university it will be a positive thing,” Head Football Coach Larry Coker said. “What a great league for us to join; the places we will, see, the competition we will have, we have to raise our level up, but we know that and we know it will be very exciting.” The historic jump in 2012 will create an unknown for UTSA, but for the athletic program as a whole this was an opportunity that might not have been available again. “Ideally we would move in 2013, but you can’t turn down this opportunity. So now we have to move forward and coach and recruit for 2012,” Coker said. “We have to be smart about it; we have some good players but we have to get more and we have to get them bigger.” The move means that UTSA will be bowl eligible beginning in 2012. On the hardwood, it will give both men’s and women’s teams a better chance at consistent trips to the NCAA tournament. Above all, the move to the WAC means UTSA can begin the drive to being a National program.

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