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UTSA On April 17th students organizations will help kick off Fiesta with food, music, games and entertainment at the Sombrilla from 11a.m-3p.m
San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor introduced SA Tomorrow, a three tiered plan to accommodate the estimated 1 million new residents in the next 25 years
U.S. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Marco Rubio announced their candidacies for the 2016 Presidential nomination.
Legislature Jason Villalba, RDallas, rescinded HB 2918, which would have criminalized filming police within 25 feet.
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April 14 - April 21, 2015
Countless sex offenses likely going unreported Alysha Gallagher Staff Writer
@ThePaisano news@paisano-online.com Despite being one of the largest universities in the state, a disproportionately small number of forcible sexual offenses are committed each year. UTSA’s 2014 Annual Security Report only recorded a total of seven forcible sex offenses for on-campus and non-campus properties in 2013, contradicting findings by the National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ) Bureau of Justice Statistics. For every 1,000 women attending a college or university, there are 35 incidents of rape each academic year, with less than 5 percent of completed or attempted rapes against college women reported to law enforcement, according to the NIJ. Over 28,000 students were enroled at UTSA for the Fall 2014 semester. “There is no way that there have only been seven (forcible sexual offenses) on our campus (in 2013),” said Lilian-Ann Bonaparte, senior political science major and president of The UTSA Collective. Bonaparte argues UTSA’s low reports of sexual vio-
Marcus Connolly, The Paisano Despite an enrollment approaching 30,000, the number of reported incidents of sexual violence at UTSA is in the single digits.
On April 1, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a list of 106 Higher Education Institutions with Open Title IX sexual violence investigations for mishandling sexual assault cases — including Texas’ Cisco Junior College and The University of TexasPanAmerican — to bring attention and awareness to the importance of fighting against sexual violence. Section 9.01 of UTSA’s Handbook of Operating Procedures defines sexual assault as “any criminal offense under the Texas Penal Code of a sexual nature, including rape, sexual assault, sexual battery, sexual coercion or other acts of sexual
“No one really likes coming out and no one really likes being public about it.” Lilian-Ann Bonaparte
Senior political science major lence misrepresents campus safety and is rather an indication of victims’ reluctance to report incidents. “We live in a society where rape is normalized. We live in a rape culture, and I think such a low result is not realistic, and it’s not something that UTSA should be proud of.”
violence.” “While I think it’s very likely that there are students who have not reported incidents of sexual violence, I think UTSA’s low number of reports probably has a lot to do with our on-campus life,” said Misty Blaze, vice President of Sigma Tau Delta’s Beta Omega Chapter. “I think we’re really dif-
ferent from larger universities,” Blaze continued. “We don’t have a really big community living and playing on campus—we don’t even have Greek housing. Yes, a lot of students do live in the dorms and the apartments, but I think for the most part, students come to class and then they leave. I think that if an incident occurs off-campus, students are less likely to report it.” Venessa Onwuchekwa, a psychology and pre-nursing major, argues UTSA’s 2014 Annual Security Report is inaccurate based on her knowledge of incidences when sexual violence remained unreported. “One (incident) was by an athlete and they didn’t want to get the athlete in trouble,” said Onwuchekwa. “There was a sense of fear, and they didn’t want their family to look at them any different. He wasn’t a complete stranger, she had been around this person, she partied with this person and woke up and this person was on top of her. He drugged her— things like this happen all the time. If they can get away with it once, what is stopping them from doing it again?” Onwuchekwa asked. UTSA’s 2014 Annual Security Report recommends that “anyone who is a victim of any form of sexual as-
sault, domestic and dating violence and stalking should immediately call the
cerns that victims of sexual violence face when they decide whether to report the incident. “If she were to tell on him, first of all, who would believe her, second of all, what would be done, and third, was she ready for the backlash that she would have received?” “We live in a rape culture,” Bonaparte stated. “People are going to find a way to blame you or tell you that you are just making it up and trying to bring a good man down. A lot of people like to deny the fact or just reject survivors testimonies of what happened.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and
“If they can get away with it once, what is stopping them from doing it again?” Venessa Onwechekwa
Psychology and pre-nursing major UTSA Police Department by dialing 4911 on campus or by calling 210-458-4911. Victims may also report in a confidential manner to the University Counseling Services (210-458-4140) or Student Health Services (210-458-4142).” Investigations by UTSAPD are conducted according to the guidelines established by the Texas Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office. Despite the available resources, many victims often forgo the option to report a sexual offense to the university and choose to remain silent. “I know someone that was sexually assaulted off campus, I know she was just one of many,” Bonaparte alleged. “She left UTSA and didn’t report it because he was very prominent, very active on campus and highly known in clubs and fraternities. Bonaparte voiced con-
Prevention (CDC), one in five women and one in 59 men in the United States is raped in his or her lifetime, and most assaults occur before the age of 25. However, because the majority of incidents go unreported, the numbers for sexually violent acts are artificially low. English major Doris Waid also believes the emotional impact of rape can affect the victim’s decision to report sexual violence incidents. “When sexual violence occurs, power is forcefully removed,” Waid said. “When power is removed, it often leaves one hopeless and ashamed. People struggle dealing with this, which makes it difficult to face, discuss and report.” Bonaparte agrees. “I think it’s evident that so many women and men are not reporting. No one really likes coming out and no one really likes being public about it, especially when you are going through something as
trigued by seeing students as creators and will ask them to create their own superhero and supervillian. His students will be graded on “the kind of world they would create if they could create their own comics.” There will even be a costume contest at some point. Another topic stu-
dents can expect to examine in the Anthropology of Superheroes is the subculture aspect of comics and understanding the fandom itself. “We’ll be doing an ethnography of Alamo City Comic-Con together. I’m calling it a swarm-ethnography. We’ll swarm the event, gather data and come back to write about it and create some sort of collective piece about our experiences there,” Halvaksz said.
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@ThePaisano news@paisano-online.com Coming fall 2015: the Anthropology of Superheroes — a social science elective — courtesy of Associate Professor of Anthropology Jamon Halvaksz. An avid comic book reader and pop culture enthusiast, Halvaksz believes the course will be an avenue for students to explore basic anthropological concepts such as race, ethnicity, gender roles, na-
ture, culture, utopias and dystopias, violence, security and vigilante justice, to name a few. “We’re going to be reading about becoming a cyborg and the real-world issues comics address,” Halvaksz explained. The textbooks for the course will include four to five graphic novels and articles posted to Blackboard. “By mixing the comics with an article or two that deals with more real-world sorts of issues, students can see comics as a way of exploring possibilities and see pop culture as a way of
exploring those possibilities, which it always has been.” Halvaksz notes the importance of thinking critically about the pop culture we consume and how it informs the future. He is also in-
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Proposed bill would tie tuition to inflation HOSA team finishes on top in very first year Pavela Bambekova Staff Writer
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Marcus Connolly, The Paisano The cost of tuition at UTSA in 2003-2004 was $4,673, compared to $9,082 now, a trend that has lawmakers looking for solutions
Daniel Shaw Staff Writer
@ThePaisano news@paisano-online.com Since 2003, The Texas Legislature has relinquished the ability to set the price of college tuition to the Board of Regents of Individual University Systems (BRIUS). Since the deregulation of tuition was passed, Texans have noticed a steady rise in the cost of tuition. Large universities, such as Texas A&M at Texarkana, have experienced a steady increase in tuition of over 130 percent as of 2013. Some attribute this trend to the BRIUS’ inability to cap the rate at which tuition costs can rise. Senator Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, introduced SB 233, which would cap tuition cost at its value as of January 1, 2015, as well
as prevent future tuition rates from rising beyond the current year’s rate of inflation. Since its initial presentation, Schwertner’s bill has found an equal amount of support and criticism. Supporters claim that the current tuition increases make it unlikely for middle-class families to access higher education. Conversely, the bill’s opponents assert that this measure is a return to the state regulating tuition costs. “(My bill) doesn’t have anything to do with re-regulating tuition,” said Schwertner, “just limiting the rate at which tuition is permitted to grow under the deregulated model.” Before tuition prices were deregulated, UTSA’s tuition costs increased at an annual rate of 171 percent between 1993 and 2003. Interestingly, UTSA’s tuition has risen
at a slower rate after tuition deregulation. Increased tuition rates dropped from 171 percent to 103 percent between 2003 and 2013. Some students have felt a certain ambivalence toward the bill — a bulk of their tuition costs are covered by other means. When asked if the change affected her ability to pay her tuition, UTSA student Julie Kupkowski said, “I paid for college through student loans, so it was just whether it got covered through my student loans or not. It was more like ‘this is the school I want to go to, so I’m going to pay what I have to pay and stay with it’.” With UTSA being the exception to the rule, and some students barely noticing changes of any kind, it is still unclear what effect – if any – SB 233 will have on UTSA students and staff.
The HOSA Bowl competition consists of questions related to medicine, health care and the history of HOSA that teams answer. During the event, UTSA’s team outperformed their competitors, buzzing in the fastest and answering the highest number of correct questions. “Winning 1st place is a huge recognition,” said Tu. “We are the first team in UTSA’s history that will be sent to represent the university at the National Leadership Conference. All of us who are going to nationals are honored to have accomplished this during UTSA HOSA’s first year as a chapter.” Students from the FAME Program started UTSA HOSA in the spring of 2014. UTSA HOSA Directors Pavela Bambekova and Chirag Buch brought the organization to campus after months of planning, filling out documents, applying for non-profit organization status and networking with the national HOSA organization. “We have been involved with HOSA since 9th grade, and we owe a large part of
our professional identity formation to this organization,” said Buch, a former Texas HOSA State Secretary. “Knowing that several universities have HOSA chapters while UTSA did not have one — and realizing how much HOSA has helped when it comes to excelling in school — we knew that we had to start HOSA at UTSA.” In the beginning of the fall semester, UTSA HOSA recruited over 40 members, most of whom were familiar with the organization through their involvement in high school. “We were able to find, not only many interested students, but also a great and supportive sponsor, Dr. Craig Jordan who is the Senior Associate Dean for the College of Sciences,” said Buch. “We have had a great turnout this year with a lot of success, and we continue with our priority of recruiting future members to join.” The HOSA students will compete at the national level at the end of June. In the meantime, UTSA HOSA will be fundraising the cost of attendance to the National Conference.
The young HOSA: Future Health Professionals chapter at UTSA has a history of just a few months; despite its short existence, the young group has earned numerous recognitions, setting a precedent in its development. UTSA HOSA students competed at the State HOSA Leadership Conference in Dallas April 9-11. Though it was the chapter’s first time attending the conference, UTSA was recognized at the awards ceremony on Saturday, April 11 in front of an audience of over 3,000. The HOSA Bowl team received gold medals for its outstanding performance. Freshmen Suma Gani, Oscar Tu, Melson Mesmin and Farhan Ahmad competed on the HOSA Bowl team. “We were aiming for 1st place and nothing less,” said Mesmin. “We have been a team since high school, and there was no way we were going to miss out on competing again in college.” “We faced opponents from UT Dallas, UT Austin, University of Houston and the University of St. Thomas,” said Ganji. “Some of these teams have been competing with HOSA Bowl for several years at the Post-Secondary level, but that did not stop Bambekova, The Paisano us from trying our UTSA’s HOSA team — Suma Ganji, Oscar Tu, and MelsonPavela Mesmin — shortly after best.” winning the HOSA Bowl in Dallas. All three members are freshmen.
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April 14 - April 21, 2015 UTSA raising standards for potential students Assault: students see education efforts as ineffective MariaCristina Moreno Staff Writer
@ThePaisano news@paisano-online.com Since the publication of the UTSA GRIP (Graduation Rate Improvement Plan) in 2011, the university has found ways of attracting more academically distinguished high school seniors to consider UTSA as their college of choice. Stated in the GRIP, “Historically, a significant number of our incoming students have not possessed adequate academic skills to ensure success in college, as measured by high school class rank and/or scores on standardized examinations.” UTSA has since raised the admissions standards, including the required SAT and ACT scores. Since 2008, admission to UTSA has been guaranteed to the graduates in the top quartile of their high school class. Applicants who have graduated in the second quarter of their high school class are now required to have an SAT score of 1100 or higher or an ACT score of 24 or higher for guaranteed admission; this is an increase from the prior minimum requirement of SAT scores of 960 and ACT scores of 20.
The GRIP states that, “Beginning in 2010-11, in coordination with our raised admission standards, UTSA began a formal program to actively recruit freshmen who graduated in the top quartile of their high school classes across the state and region.” The percentage of firsttime freshmen that enrolled in UTSA and graduated in the top quarter of their high school has risen from 43 percent in 2011 to 73 percent in 2013 and 58 percent for the current freshman cohort. In the same time frame, the percentage of first-time freshman who enrolled in UTSA and graduated in the bottom half of their high school decreased from 17 percent to 7 percent. One way UTSA plans on enticing top-quality high school graduates is by of-
fering a select few of them financial and institutional support. The Top Scholar program has recruited distinguished high school seniors to UTSA from all over Texas, especially from San Antonio. Top Scholar has attracted these students by visiting different high schools, campaigning through emails and participating in various events with the admissions office. Recipients of the scholarship receive financial support for tuition, room and board, as well as one-onone advising and automatic enrollment in the Honors College, provided they maintain a minimum GPA, participate in community service projects and live on campus for two years.
traumatic as sexual assault. The UTSA Inter Fraternity Council (IFC) hosted a UTSA Call to Action Day, on Tuesday, April 7 as part of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. The event was designed to reduce sexual violence through education. However, UTSA’s involvement in sexual violence prevention comes as a surprise for some students. “I have never heard of any sexual violence prevention on campus,” said Waid. “I don’t believe I’ve ever seen anything about the topic on campus. I’ve never read of
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or heard of sexual violence prevention at UTSA until a recent survey. This is only the second time, in five semesters, that I’ve heard anything about sexual violence prevention at UTSA.” When asked what steps UTSA could take to further prevent sexual violence of students both on and off campus, Blaze offered a reasonable solution. “At least two officers from every UTSA organization have to attend State Mandated Risk Management Training every year. During the training, you learn about what qualifies as harass-
ment and assault, and how to go about reporting it. I think if all students, not just those involved in clubs and other societies, were given this information it could help people feel more comfortable reporting incidents of abuse.” Bonaparte suggests an official UTSA “Don’t Rape” campaign to promote sexual assault awareness and prevention. “I think a campaign of some sort urging (students not to) rape is where we should start. Everyone knows no means no, but that hasn’t stopped anybody.”
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Funding for UTSA’s College of Liberal and Fine Arts lags behind the university’s scientific research-driven colleges.
The dire state of the Art Building is apparent. The interior’s lighting is dim and the floors are cracked. Water runoff stains line the drab outside walls of one of the first buildings on UTSA Main Campus. The Art Building’s dilapidation, when compared to the relatively new, refurbished states of the engineering and biosciences buildings, indicates where higher educational priorities fall, with
liberal and fine arts receiving the short end of the stick. In recent years, UTSA has shifted its focus toward bolstering its science, technology, engineering and mathematics departments. The UTSA College of Sciences received a total of $30,605,958 in research expenditures for the 2013 fiscal year — more than all the other colleges combined. No doubt UTSA invests
heavily in certain areas in order to prepare students for a world that values math and science above non-scientific degrees. However, focusing more attention and resources on STEM research instead of allocating funds to improve all colleges, UTSA risks short-changing students who pay thousands of dollars to receive the Top Tier education it promotes.
Point-counter-point: Perceptions of Feminism
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Women are currently in the midst of a movement for equality. Feminism is the belief in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes. On its own merits, feminism should be respected and admired. To pursue the deserved equal status to the male gender, the idea of feminine equality is terrific. However, the actual act of it is where the difficulties have arisen. The connotation of the feminist movement and participation in it has grown negative over the years. The biggest reason for feminism being seen as a negative, despite its positive goals, is simply because many view it as man-hate. Being a feminist is often perceived as disliking men and wanting to anoint women the dominant gender. Feminism is not actually about one gender having superior status over the other, but rather it is about creating a balance where the two are on the same level. Sadly, feminists’ quest to gain the equality they desire has its problems. Unlike the activists of the civil rights and gay movements who collectively sought equality, not all females share the desire to be a part of the feminist movement.
The feminist movement has a long history with many interpretations. It’s a common misconception that feminism aims to make women the social equals of men. While this isn’t totally false, it’s a problematic position to a multi-faceted argument, one where feminism is often interpreted as a negative thing for a woman to support. One in five women may accepts the “stereotypical” gender role of the housewife; however, we have to ask what the value in women sharing a common vision of what equality means. Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t agree with Malcolm X about how to handle the civil rights movement. How can we expect a women’s rights movement to do the same? More so, does one specific definition of feminism dismiss the definitions of people of other races, class or gender as factors that do not fall within binaries of white, male and female? People who identify as transgender, non-gendered or outside of the upper or middle class majority in this broad definition of feminism are continually reminded by society’s gender roles that they do not share a common social status.
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According to Pew Research Center, 29 percent of women elect not to enter the workforce and willingly accept the stereotypical role of stay-at-home mother, looking after their homes and children. Additionally, most women wouldn’t even entertain the idea of proposing to their significant other. I believe it is fair to question how often the idea of becoming equal with males even crosses the minds of most American women. I contend that there was more unity in the ventures for civil and gay rights among blacks and gays throughout the 20th century. Confusion about who is a true feminist, who supports the cause and who does not has led to many men viewing the entire concept negatively. In addition to the lack of continuity among women, humans have a tendency to buck change, especially when the change is not directly beneficial to them. If the feminist movement were to be successful, an abundance of social norms would have to be altered. If men and women were held to equal social standards: Who would be the one to change his or her last name after a marriage? If a woman abused or raped a man, would the crime be considered as heinous? Who should walk through the door first? Simple changes would be
met with some resistance; humans often dislike things that are new and different from what they know. Feminism suffers from this poor characteristic. Unfortunately when the voices of radical feminists are often times the loudest, the entire group encounters problems. Many see the views of militant feminism as a way of thinking that applies to all feminists. Feminists must unite within their own unit and migrate away from the negative and radical positions of manhate. The goal of feminism is simply equality for men and women, reaching from the workplace to the home. Women currently hold only 20 percent of congressional seats. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a woman only earns 78 cents for every dollar a man makes. After more than 200 years of our nation’s existence no female has ever held presidential office. This is all extremely unfortunate and should be changed. For now, feminism is held back by poor misconceptions and a lack of strong leadership. Until feminists can speak with one voice and make their intentions clear to the public, specifically males, the negative connotation surrounding the movement will persist. Darryl Sherrod Contributing Writer
The science of a law degree Commentary
Students m aj o r i n g in STEM f i e l d s should consider attending law school rather than attending medical school or another graduate research program. A STEM background is an asset in the legal profession as all these skills translate well into the legal profession. Attorneys who have backgrounds in biology, chemistry, engineering and mathematics are in big demand, especially in legal fields such as health law and intellectual property law. Firms want lawyers who can think like scientists. Thinking like a scientist means understanding systems while logically applying consequences even when the components are altered, analytically finding flaws within studies and comprehending dense subject matters while extrapolating and expanding
on information. The LSAT (Law School Admissions Test) is designed to test students logical, analytical and compression skills. Furthermore, unlike the MCAT, the LSAT does not give an immediate advantage to students with a particular degree. Moreover, students majoring in scientific fields do not have to take additional course work or alter their degree plan. Law school students graduate in 3 years, with a highly flexible degree that many corporations regard to be the most valuable graduate degree (even when the job is not law-related). The flexibility a law degree offers means graduates can specialize in numerous fields ranging from environmental law to patent prosecution, establish themselves upon the legal and managerial ends of a biotech firm and have greater mobility as a professional school graduate within fortune 500 companies. Both medicine and law are
respected fields, and both will continue to be in demand for the foreseeable future. However, many students who obtain STEM degrees are unaware that law school is a viable option. To many students in science classes, the idea of studying law may even seem taboo, exclusively for liberal arts majors. While medical school and graduate studies are actively endorsed by professors in the sciences, law is hardly ever mentioned. The knowledge that STEM majors are needed in the field of law seems to be insider information. Science majors who are passionate about learning can effectively communicate scientific principles to others and desire a degree that gives flexibility, mobility and stability, should consider law school for their graduate studies. Alexander Morovitz Staff Writer
Feminists must make their intentions clear to a public that may be confused by its ever-changing philosophies. Communication between both sides of the argument, es-pecially men, is key. Though misandry, the hatred or dislike of men, is often seen as a stereotypical characteristic of a “bad” feminist, men are often ignorant to the fact that they may be the cause of this hate. Some men often hide their contempt for women behind their defensiveness of critiques of their practices or lifestyles, such as in movements like GamerGate where men lashed out online at Anita Sarkeesian for pointing out misogynistic tropes in many male-oriented video games. Worse yet is young women that are often raped or sexually assaulted by men in their lives, yet when they turn away from men or identify as lesbian, they are shunned completely or ignored. Feminism should seek not to unite just women under one of it’s many definitions. Instead, feminists should seek to be separate while equal. Taking separate sects of the oppressed communities, uniting them despite their differences, all for one cause — to end sexist oppression, for all people. Brayden Boren Arts & Life Assistant
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Tuesday 4/14 8 p.m. The UTSA UC Program is raising the “skates” on Tuesday with its Runner Rink event rolling through the HUC Ballroom. Bring your friends, and maybe some knee pads, as you skate around the ballroom wearing your best 90s gear, while enjoying free food and music. For more info visit utsa.edu/ calendar. Thursday 4/16 5 p.m. “Viva Fiesta!®” Come celebrate the official opening of Fiesta 2015 in front of the Alamo (300 Alamo Plaza) for free with live entertainment, Fiesta® Royalty and thousands of San Antonio locals and tourists from around the globe. Fiesta® pins will be traded, medals will be worn and cascarònes will be broken. For more info visit fiesta-sa.org. Saturday 4/18 10 a.m. Record Store Day 2015 is spinning into San Antonio this weekend! With the Foo Fighters’ own Dave Grohl acting as this year’s Record Story Day Ambassador, Hogwild Records (1824 N Main Ave) will be releasing tons of oneof-a-kind vinyl records, including rare releases from Willie Nelson, Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan. For more info or to see a full list of this year’s releases visit facebook. com/hogwildrecords.
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Shining a ‘Bright’ light from San Antonio to Russia UTSA alumnus discusses transitioning from Texas to a tundra Jordon Reese
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Anthony Bright, a UTSA alumnus who majored in Modern Languages Studies and minored in Linguistics, has taken what he learned to the other side of the world. Bright currently teaches English in the northern Russian port city of Murmansk, the largest city in the Polar Circle, known for its downhill skiing, subarctic climate and icebreakers. Located 1,000 miles north of Moscow on the western side of the country, it would be hard to find a city more different from San Antonio. Bright’s desire to experience new countries is what drove him to move abroad. He noted that this was also an opportunity to “prove to myself that I can, with relative ease, pick up and move to another country.” During his days as a college student, he was part of a faculty-led study abroad trip to St. Petersburg and Moscow, headed up by Associate Russian Professor Dr. Marita Nummikoski. These two major cities attract quite a bit of tourism from America and England. Although the trip was eventful, Bright expressed that he wanted to “experience something a little more isolated.” Since moving to Russia in 2014, Bright has worked as an English as a Second
Language (ESL) professor, teaching several courses to Russian students. He was offered the position by a former Russian tutor and instructor at UTSA, and within a few months, he was on a plane.
“I have become more ambitious than ever and have realized that all the goals I want to accomplish are more than achievable.” Anthony Bright UTSA alumnus
His impact on the people of Murmansk has been a positive one. With the economic war between Russia and the U.S., the travel bans and asset freezes for incursions into Ukraine territory, Bright is able to show his students and others in the city that “there is a lot of grey in the world.” It’s an opportunity for him to prove that the political differences between the two countries are not always as harsh as the media portrays. The adjustment to the new culture has not been too difficult for Bright. Having visited Russia with the university beforehand, he knew what he was get-
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Photo Courtesy of Anthony Bright Anthony Bright looks out at Murmansk, Russia and reflects on his time as an educator after graduating from UTSA. While adjusting to a new culture 5,211 miles away might phase some, Bright never dimmed.
ting into and wasn’t caught off guard by any of the social norms, such as offering money to cashiers on a plastic plate, not whistling in buildings, or not showing teeth when you smile. “If someone is easily unaffected by others’ personalities, then he/she should be okay here,” said Bright. In his free time, Bright likes to spend his days walking around and discovering the city. He describes the town as “sublime for the calm explorer.” The layout is relatively compact, which gives the illusion that it’s larger than it is, but it pales in comparison to San Antonio’s intricate landscape.
The public transport system and a little walking can open up a wide world of unique places to discover. Not only is the country full of fun and interesting travel destinations, but food is also a major enticement for tourists. Bright enjoys a “French toast kind of dish” made by one of his students that he says is “absolutely addicting.” While American-style French toast is served with syrup, this particular dish is served with a crème cheese spread along with jam or sausage. Moving to Russia has had, “without a doubt…a tremendously positive impact on me,” Bright said. “I have become more ambitious
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San Antonio Book Fest is a page turner Third annual literary celebration fosters family fun Anelia Gomez-Cordova Special Issues Assistant @ThePaisano arts@paisano-online.com
The third annual San Antonio Book Festival took place at the Central Library and the Southwest School of Art in downtown San Antonio this past Saturday. The festival featured live readings, panels, cooking demonstrations, live music, movie screenings and book sales. Separate areas were set up for the different age groups represented at the festival. Close to the Central Library, a section set up for children contained a playground area and tents where story tellers amused their young audience with live readings and puppet shows. Following the readings, families could then visit the authors at the tent next door to purchase a signed copy of the book or peruse the rest of the featured works. A row of colorful tents were conveniently set up for festival-goers to stop and look at the various titles or get their books signed by their favorite authors. A stage was also set up for talks and panels with featured writers. Popular amongst young adults was the Geektown area of the festival, where the Fic-
tion Contest Awards were distributed to the winners of this year’s event, which ranged from grades seven to twelve. Apart from the young writers, other aspiring authors also had the opportunity to showcase their work at “Pitchapalooza.” With the help of Gemini Ink, a nonprofit volunteer reading series located in San Antonio, the contest allowed around twenty participants to pitch their book ideas for possible publication with only one winner. The panel discussions and featured books ranged from the architecture of Hill Country Houses to journalism. Outside of the written word, other topics included the filming of “Boyhood,” Texas politics, cooking demonstrations presented by Central Market and the importance of translation in literary works. In honor of National Poetry Month, a special event was also planned in which they featured poets inside the Central Library’s Auditorium. If at any point between talks visitors felt hungry, an array of food was settled in the Southwest School of Art’s parking lot. A few lemonade stands offered refreshing drinks while food trucks spread along the parking lot offered many choices to fuel the tired or
hungry visitors with options ranging from small bites, like street tacos, to larger meals, like hamburgers and fries. For anyone with a sweet tooth, cupcakes or freshly made whoopie pies were made available for purchase. The Book Festival offered so many diversions that even the uninvited rain did not deter visitors from walking around and continuing to enjoy the many events prepared. With or without an umbrella, guests still roamed outside among the tents and book sales or chose to seek cover inside the Central Library to catch a panel or enjoy a good read. To finish off the night, people were invited to head over to the Charline McCombs Empire Theater and bear witness to a Literary Death Match in which four authors presented their work to the audience and a panel of judges in only seven minutes. The judges then proceeded to choose which two authors would compete in the finale where the winner would be crowned. The last event of the night ended with book signings by the four competitors. The San Antonio Book Festival might be only in its third round, but even with the rain, it is safe to say that this year’s Book Festival was a success.
Anelia Gomez-Cordova, The Paisano Locals and people from all around Texas gathered at the Southtwest School of Art in downtown San Antonio to enjoy some of the activities featured for San Antonio Book Fest. Live readings, conferences and booths for all ages took place inside this building and the Central Library nearby.
Marcus Connolly, The Paisano Many books, both rare and common, entertaining and informative, were on display at the San Antonio Book Fest. People conversed on their own favorite books and even pitched their own book ideas at the “Pitchapalooza.”
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There’s no time for stopping: an interview with OK Go
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@ThePaisano arts@paisano-online.com The alternative band OK Go has been making music for over a decade now, releasing four albums in that span of time, three of which involved the same group of four guys. Known for their inventive, awe-inspiring “How did they come up with that?” music videos, OK Go always delivers something visually appealing to accompany their tunes. But don’t mistake them for those guys that made “The Treadmill Video” anymore. Their scale has
broadened significantly since their viral video in 2009 and put their creative powers on full-display using optical illusions and choreographed dance numbers that involved movable robotic chairs like the Honda UNI-CUB. They even crafted a whole song using a car to generate power to their instruments set along a two mile stretch of dirt in the Los Angeles desert; its corresponding music video debuted during Super Bowl XLVI. After releasing their fourth album “Hungry Ghosts” last year in October, OK Go has been on a steady touring schedule
for the past few months and will be stopping by San Antonio on April 20 at The Aztec Theatre (104 N Saint Mary’s). Frontman Damien Kulash talked to the Paisano about OK Go’s newest album, international touring and the craziest thing he’d seen on tour. Paisano: So you shot your video for “I Won’t Let You Down” in Japan. How do you think your time spent there will affect your work going forward? Damien Kulash: Our time in Japan was wonderful. I was there for about a month making the video, the band was there for about 2-3 weeks. We spent a lot of time in Japan this year, between making that video, playing festivals there and touring there. We’ve become a lot more comfortable with it than we ever had before. In terms of how it will affect our work going forward, all of the things we chase lead us somewhere new. The operating philosophy for the band is to try to chase our creative ideas in whatever direction they go, so each time we get somewhere new, usually it opens up some space past that we’ve never seen before. The upside of “I Won’t Let You Down” is that working with that large amount of people and with the spaceage technology of the Honda UNI-CUB gives me a lot of hope that we can chase both of those directions even further. P: A lot of the inspiration behind your music videos seems to come from optical illusions or
playful imagery that plays with your psyche. Was that always a plan for you guys? D.K.: Our videos come about much the same way our songs do. What distinguishes them from other music videos and other filmmaking in general is that usually when people make films they sit down, think about what they want to make and very carefully plan that out, down to the frame and storyboard so that they don’t waste any money on the extensive shoot days. However, that means that you’re stuck with something that you had to come up with sitting at a desk somewhere. You never do that with music. As a musician you play around, you look for surprises, you look for things that catch you emotionally. The reason you see so many formal tricks in our filmmaking, like the optical illusions and different types of camera work and choreography, is because it’s really the same as picking up a guitar and trying to find that moment of excitement. We want to find those moments of art. What’s the thing that we can do that changes the way you feel? P: What was your biggest accomplishment that you hoped to achieve on the band’s newest album? A new sound? A new innovation? D.K.: I’m very happy with the new record, but the part that feels like new territory for us is using electronic sounds in a rock or pop context. We’re certainly not
alone in doing this right now, but in the 80s there was a lot of electronic influence in pop and rock, and then the 90s came along and all the synthesizers and drum machines got sucked up into the world of techno and EDM. I love those genres, I have no problem with that, but there’s a different fundamental goal with that type of music. It’s functional specifically for going out, dancing, having a good time. We wanted to make a more structured piece of music that, rather than seeps into an emotion you’re already having, takes you on a journey. I’m glad electronic sounds are going back to this place where they can live in that world too. I’m really happy with songs of ours like “Another Set of Issues” and “The Great Fire.” Both of those are almost entirely electronic sounds, but to me they live in their own genre. They don’t seem like EDM or dance music, but they’re also not quite traditional rock and roll because of their specific sonic palette. P: Your band has remained relevant in the public eye for so long, which is a tough feat in today’s digital culture. Why do you think that is? D.K.: We make art in the places we live. The way we communicate with our friends, our families, our loved ones is largely through the Internet. It’s on our smartphones, our laptops – that’s how we’re all connected these days. That’s the platform we’ve had to
make art for. We haven’t been specifically trying to connect in some unnatural, planned way. I think mostly what we’ve done is continue to make things that are surprising and exciting to ourselves. A recipe that a lot of people have followed is that you get one big hit and then you try and make that single over and over again, which has a very short fuse to it because people only need to see that idea once or twice before they move on. None of our records sound a lot like the one before it, in part because we’re not trying to repeat ourselves and because we’ve changed a lot between albums, and so has our music. P: What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen on this tour that was different from past ones? Does anything surprise you anymore? D.K.: You’d think not, but I’m actually pretty easily surprised. One of my favorite emotions is wonder, that feeling of “Oh my god, really?” On our days off, I like to go to synthesizer stores so someone can show me something I’ve never seen or heard before. While we were in Germany, I went to the largest model train setup in the world. It’s in Hamburg, Germany, in two floors of a warehouse, and it was just this massive, unbelievably detailed unit. That was awesome, and I love seeking out that part of the world – people that have put a lot of effort and time into a dream. That makes me really excited.
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{Sports Events} Tuesday, April 14 6 p.m. UTSA baseball The Roadrunners travel to San Marcos to face off against IH-35 rivals Texas State in their third and final meeting of the season.
Saturday, April 18 1 p.m. UTSA football The UTSA football team competes in the annual UTSA Football Fiesta Spring Game giving fans a sneak peek at what to expect this fall.
3:15 p.m. UTSA softball The Roadrunners conclude their double header against UTEP at the softball fields before finishing up the three game series on Sunday.
Sunday, April 19 1 p.m. UTSA softball The softball team ends their homestand against conference rival UTEP at the softball fields before visiting Houston Baptist on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
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Bogenschutz, Robinson fighting for starting role
UTSA FOOTBALL Shabazz I. Dawkins Sports Editor @shabazzvs sports@paisano-online.com
On Saturday, April 11, UTSA football had their final open practice before Saturday’s highly anticipated Fiesta Spring Game at the Alamodome. A lot of attention throughout the spring campaign has been placed on the increasingly competitive quarterback battle between freshman Jaylon Henderson, sophomore Dalton Sturm, freshman Blake Bogenschutz and sophomore Austin Robinson; one of the latter two is expected to get the starter nod at the Spring Game. “They’ve done a nice job, they’re improving,” said Offensive Coordinator Kevin Brown, speaking on the development of the quarterbacks. “We don’t have one older than a sophomore in that bunch; a lot of youth, but they’re competing.” UTSA struggled to find consistency on the offensive side of the ball for much of last season. Of 125 FBS schools, UTSA ranked a paltry 119th in total offense last season by posting only 3,570 yards throughout
the year. Additionally, the Roadrunners struggled in scoring touchdowns, posting a per-game scoring average of 17.1 — ranking them 121st. “When you talk about scoring points, you’ve got to convert third downs and you’ve got to score touchdowns in the red zone; that’s been a big emphasis this spring,” said Brown. “A lot of that has to do with being consistent at quarterback and getting the ball in the right place,” he finished. Although no official starter has been named for the 2015-2016 season, Bogenschutz is the rumored favorite to get the designation for the Spring Game. Bogenschutz, who is coming off of an inconsistent freshman season, appeared to be very poised in the recent scrimmage. “Overall, I’d say I’m a lot more comfortable,” said Bogenschutz. “Every rep is making us more comfortable and the more we practice, (playing) is just coming natural. Everything is slowing down for us and I think we’re seeing things better.” Bogenschutz has viewed the quarterback battle as an opportunity to improve his skills and credits his fellow
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Marcus Connolly, The Paisano Austin Robinson (pictured with ball), had his best game of the season last year against Florida International. Robinson threw for 144 yards in the game on an impressive 82.4 completion percentage. The dual-threat QB also added 65 rushing yards in the 16-13 win for UTSA.
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quarterbacks for pushing him. “We’re pushing each other to get better and that’s the best thing. I couldn’t ask for three better guys to do this with,” said Bogenschutz. Of the four quarterbacks currently vying for the starting role, Robinson is the one with the most in-game experience as he played in seven games last season, more than any other quarterback currently on the roster. Robinson struggled with his technique for most of last year, evident by his five interceptions compared to one touchdown for the season. “To play at this position at this level, we have to grow as football players,” said Robinson. “I’m looking to show (people that attend the Fiesta Spring Game) that I’ve grown with my passing game. I’m a dualthreat and I don’t have just one aspect of the game.” The next opportunity to see Robinson, Bogenschutz and the rest of the UTSA offense will be Saturday, April 18, during the Fiesta Spring Game at the Alamodome. Kick-off is currently set for 1:00 p.m.
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Roadrunners win series over ODU UTSA BASEBALL Shabazz I. Dawkins Sports Editor @shabazzvs sports@paisano-online.com
The UTSA Roadrunners (21-15, 9-6 C-USA) won the weekend series against the Old Dominion Monarchs (17-17, 5-10 C-USA) two games to one. After winning game one 7-6 in extra innings (13) and game two 8-2, the Roadrunners were unable to complete the series sweep and looked sluggish in a 11-2 game three loss. The 13-inning series opener stands as the longest game the Roadrunners have played this season. In the game, the Roadrunners rallied from a 5-0 deficit in the seventh inning to extend the game to extra innings. All six of UTSA’s runs in regulation came in the final three innings with the game-winning run coming in the 13th. UTSA center fielder Kevin Markham performed well in the outing,
recording three hits in six at bats while adding one RBI. UTSA pitcher Chance Kirby earned the win from the mound, throwing for 3.2 innings, allowing only two hits and no runs while moving his personal record to 3-1. Game two of the series wasn’t as closely contested, as a five-run 8th inning propelled the Roadrunners to a win. UTSA junior Jess Baker sparked the Roadrunners scoring efforts with a tworun homer in the bottom of the third. The home run marked the 10th for Baker this season, placing him in a tie for 11th in the NCAA home run rankings for the year. UTSA pitcher Aaron Burns earned the win for the Roadrunners after throwing for 7.0 innings, allowing only two runs while on the mound and pushing his personal record to 6-2. See BASEBALL, Page 11
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UTSA drops UNT series UTSA SOFTBALL
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@PaisanoSports1 sports@paisano-online.com The UTSA Roadrunners (27-14, 9-5 C-USA) dropped the weekend series against the North Texas Mean Green (16-23, 8-9 C-USA). The Roadrunners split the double header on Saturday, taking game one of the series before losing the next two. UTSA jumped to an early lead in game one thanks to a solo home run by first baseman Megan Low in the top of the first inning. UNT rallied back in the bottom of the fifth, holding a 3-2 lead as the Roadrunners trailed into the top of the seventh. With UNT looking to get the final two outs of the ball game, UTSA outfielder Taylor Oberg recorded her first career two home run game as she sent a bomb to center field, knotting the score at three a piece. “I’ve been hitting pretty well recently, so the fact that it finally went over was just a good feeling,” said Oberg. With the momentum favoring the Roadrunners, shortstop Courtney Buchman hit the go-ahead two-run ding-
er to deep center as UNT failed to answer back in their bottom of the seventh. Starting just 30 minutes after game one, game two of Saturday’s double-header played out almost identically to game one. UTSA jumped out to an early lead but found themselves trailing by a score of 3-2 going into the top of the seventh. With two outs and the game-tying run on base, UTSA sophomore Randee Crawford came up to bat. Crawford turned on a pitch that looked promising but landed just shy of the warning track as UNT center fielder Kat Strunk recorded the last out of the ball game, putting an end to the Mean Green’s nine-game losing streak. Senior Kelsi Ott was the starting pitcher for UTSA in game three and freshman Monique Garcia saw the mound for UNT. Ott had her work cut out for her in the bottom of the third as the Roadrunners found themselves with no outs and the bases loaded. UNT’s Mallory Land hit into a 5-2 double play, easing UTSA’s nerves despite a collision at home plate between UNT’s Bryana Wade
and UTSA catcher Tess Soefje. Soefje was slow to get up, but remained in the game as the Roadrunners would go on to get the final out of the inning to avoid giving up a run. Not showing any sign of injury, Soefje sent a two-run moon shot over the scoreboard in the left part of center field to give UTSA a 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth. UNT answered back in the bottom of the fifth, scoring four runs on just five hits. UTSA failed to rally in the seventh as they dropped game 3 of the series by a score of 5-2. The loss was the first time the Roadrunners have lost a Conference USA series this year. “We’re never out of a ball game,” said UTSA Head Coach Michelle Cheatham when asked about her team’s performance this weekend. “We have all the right tools, (we) just need to put them all together” UTSA will face Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Wednesday, April 15 at 3:00 p.m. The game at Chapman Field will conclude the Roadrunners’ 12-game road trip.
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BASEBALL: UTSA struggles in game three loss Game three of the series was an overall struggle for UTSA. The Roadrunners went scoreless for five straight innings to open the game and posted seven errors on the defensive side. After the loss, UTSA Head Coach Jason Marshall stated, “One of two things was going to happen today. When you’re down 0-2, you either come out and really fight, or you just crawl in a hole. (ODU) came out and fought really hard.” The Monarchs had a stellar performance at the plate in the game. ODU more than doubled UTSA in hits by producing 15, compared to UTSA’s seven. Additionally, the Monarchs had four
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UTSA Head Coach “When you give good hitters the chance to hit in a 3-1 count, they’re going to make you pay for it,” said Markham. “They certainly got on top of us there early and we just weren’t able to get anything going at any point in the game.”
Four different Roadrunners took the mound for UTSA with pitcher Nolan Trabanino gaining the loss after throwing for 1.2 innings while allowing five runs and three hits. “I really was pleased with the bullpen guys,” said Marshall. “I thought they did a good job throwing strikes. We didn’t play any defense behind them.” Next, UTSA will compete against Texas State in San Marcos on Tuesday, April 14 before a triple-header against Rice in Houston through the weekend.
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