The Paisano Vol. 44 Issue 6

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Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

09.28.2010 Vol. 44 Issue 6

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Will alcohol on campus lead to rape?

UTSA has expanded its myUTSA Apps to allow students access to some applications without having to log onto Air Rowdy, which also went through a few changes this semester. All currently enrolled students have access to Microsoft Office 2007 and Adobe Master Collection CS3 (Photoshop, Indesign, Premiere Pro, Dreamweaver, Acrobat 8 Professional, Illustrator and Flash Professional). This list is not exhaustive and The Office of Information Technology (OIT) can add more applications at any time.

Polls show Perry 6 points ahead of White Two separate polls conducted this month all have current Governor Rick Perry six points ahead of gubernatorial hopeful Bill White. In a joint poll conducted by The University of Texas at Austin (UT) and the Texas Tribune, 39 percent of voters said they would vote for Perry compared to 33 percent who would vote for White. When asked to rate the job Rick Perry has done as governor, the same poll revealed that of the 800 expected voters polled, 28 percent “approve somewhat” and 25 percent “disapprove strongly” to the job Perry has done. The UT poll also shows Republican nominee David Dewhurst (41 percent) beating Democratic nominee Linda Chavez-Thompson (26 percent) for Texas Lieutenant Governor. Thalso reveals that of voters of those polled 43 percent will vote for Republican Greg Abbot, 26 percent will vote for Democratic nominee Barbara Ann Radnofsky, 26 percent are undecided and five percent will vote for Libertarian nominee Jon Roland. The other poll is Rasmussen Reports (Texas Survey of 500 likely voters).

Early Voting UTSA has recently been named an early voting site for the upcoming Nov. 2 elections. Early voting will take place Oct. 18 - 29 on the bottom floor of the University Center Phase III (1604 campus). Visit paisanoonline.com for information about a voter registration contest.

paisanonews@sbcglobal.net College-age women are four times more likely to be sexually assaulted, according to the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN). Education may be the easiest way to help prevent sexual violence on campus. “We want people to be aware of the issue, and what constitutes violence—what sexual violence is,” assistant director of Counseling Services Melissa Hernandez said. “Secondly, not to be a passive bystander—if you see something happen at a party, if a friend comes and tells you they have been a victim of rape, know what steps to take.” In observation of Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) day, Sept. 23, Counseling Services partnered with Women’s Resources to host two sexual assault seminars to spread the word about services available to victims and bySee RAINN, Page 2

Photo Illustration: Alex Lopez, Burk Frey

Microsoft Office + myUTSA Apps= Free

Nina Hernandez

Sexual assault is a crime of power and control and is not the victim’s fault. Photo illustration with actors.

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Was it my fault?

Editorial on Student Government Association (SGA) and student involvment on campus. See page 3.

Texas Education Board fears Islam influence Associated Press The Texas State Board of Education (TSBOE) adopted a resolution Sept. 24 that seeks to curtail references to Islam in Texas textbooks, as social conservative board members warned of what they describe as a creeping Middle Eastern influence in the nation’s publishing industry.

“This is a nation that was

not founded on Islam, and we don’t need to be saturating our textbooks with other cultures.” Charlee Shero Senior Communication major

The board approved the onepage nonbinding resolution, by

a 7-5 vote, which urges textbook publishers to limit what they print about Islam in world history books. Critics say it’s another example of the ideological board trying to politicize public education in the Lone Star State. Kathy Miller, president of the Texas Freedom Network, which advocates for religious freedom, questioned why the resolution

came at a time when “antiMuslim rhetoric in this country has reached fever pitch.’’ “It’s hard not to conclude that the misleading claims in this resolution are either based on ignorance of what’s in the textbooks or, on the other hand, are an example of fearmongering and playing politics,’’ Miller said.

Sources: UTSA and UT Austin/Texas Tribune Poll

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