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Alexis Harris, a junior anthropology major, has been selected to be the next Cover Girl.
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San Antonio Devin Brown, the only UTSA basketball player to play in the NBA and a former Spur, was arrested last week on charges of DWI.
Research conducted by UTSA’s Institute of Economic Development found that development of the Eagle Ford Shale region contributed $61 billion and 116,000 jobs to the South Texas economy in 2012, compared to $25 billion and 117,000 jobs in 2011.
UT System An ammendment to the Texas budget prefiled by House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jim Pitts (RWaxahachie)would severly limit the powers of the Board of Regents, whom Pitts accused of being on a “witch hunt” against Bill Powers, President of UT-Austin.
History This week in 1996, UTSA students first gained access to an online encyclopedia when the university subscribed to a text-only version of Britannica Online.
President Romo wins award Supreme Court hears same-sex marriage cases for work in higher education J. Corey Franco
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news@paisano-online.com UTSA President Ricardo Romo was presented with the prestigious Clark Kerr Award for Distinguished Leadership in Higher Education from the University of California, Berkeley, March 14, at the Berkeley campus. The Clark Kerr Award was created in 1968 to honor the legacy of Clark Kerr, University of California system president emeritus . Each year, the award is given to an individual who has made exceptional contributions to the advancement of higher education. Romo was lauded for his role in helping to improve recently founded American universities, primarily those centered in minority communities. Romo has served UTSA as president for 13 years, and in that time, UTSA has transformed from a mainly undergraduate institution to a large, highly acclaimed general campus with nationally recognized doctoral and professional programs. Over the years, the reshaping of UTSA’s main campus has included a renovated library, doubling of dorm space and expansion of the Recreation and Wellness Center, along with various other significant improvements. “Amenities for students are very important,” Romo said. “Fortunately for us, we had a
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The UTSA baseball team will play at Seattle University April 5-7. Softball will play Utah State in Logan, Utah April 6 and 7.
UTSA is on the fast track to reaching Tier One status. “Now, UTSA is one of the top schools in the world among the universities that are 50 years old and younger. Tier One is exactly that. Tier One is a nationally recognized campus.” However, Romo stated, “We continuously need to climb, we’re not at the top of the ladder. We may be midway, but we need to think in terms of improvement.” According to Romo, taking the next steps for UTSA could mean adding Doctoral programs, more dorms or more buildings. “In a campus that grows as rapidly as we do, there’s always going to be ‘not enough.’ Overall, our mission is to improve quality and to strive for excellence,” Romo stated.
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lot of support from students. Students were making things happen, like the Recreation and Wellness Center—that was a student idea.” Development of the university coincided with the soaring student population. Almost 30,000 students are currently enrolled at UTSA, approximately 5,000 of whom are graduate students and 1,800 are international students. The culture has changed dramatically, with thousands more students living, eating and studying on campus. Academically, UTSA has seen some major growth as well. “We went from four colleges to nine. We created five additional colleges so that we could meet the academic interests of the students.” Romo continued, “We also put more emphasis on expanding graduate programs.” Due to these advancements,
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The Texas Legislature may not be spending quite like a drunken sailor, but lawmakers have certainly got the checkbook out as they work on the next state budget. Following the Great Recession, lawmakers slashed spending in 2011 for schools, health care and just about everywhere else. The cupboard is full this year with the comptroller predicting the state will raise $101.3 billion, and the Republican-
controlled Legislature is spending almost every dime available without busting the constitutional spending limit. This week the Texas House is expected to pass the latest version of the next two-year budget, which will come in at about $93.5 billion–a more than 15 percent jump above the budget signed by Gov. Rick Perry two years ago . The extra dollars this time around were made possible by a thriving oil and gas industry and a recovering economy. And yet after six years of budget cuts, many say Texas needs to spend even more.
The left-leaning Center for Public Policy Priorities estimates that just to maintain the current level of government services would cost $97 billion, because of population growth and inflation. The budget that the Texas House of Representatives will debate on Thursday also fails to restore all of the $5.4 billion the Legislature cut from public schools in 2011. The bottom line, there is something for everyone to hate in the proposed budget. Conservatives will decry the increase See BUDGET, Page 3
news@paisano-online.com SCOTUS legal review on same-sex marriage hearings Last December, the Supreme Court decided it would include two cases on the 2013 docket that would have major implications on the status of same-sex marriage in the United States. The cases chosen—United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry—challenge the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8, respectively. DOMA is a federal law passed in 1996 which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. Proposition 8 is a California law which precludes same-sex marriages. According to the Petition for Writ of Certiorari, the formal request calling for a Supreme Court review, the Hollingsworth v. Perry case poses the question of “whether the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment prohibits the State of California from defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman.” Similarly, the petition in United States v. Windsor asks “whether section 3 of DOMA violates the Fifth Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection of the laws as applied to persons of the same sex who are legally married under the laws of their state.” The hearings began on March 26 for Hollingsworth v. Perry and on March 27 for the United States v. Windsor case. Fifty-eight percent of Americans think it should be legal for gay and lesbian couples to get married, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll conducted this month. Among younger Americans—those ages 18-29—81 percent say they support gay marriage, according to the poll. Reuters Ltd., a British news agency, reported that, “Chief Justice John Roberts alluded to the evolving positions on the issue during oral arguments on Wednesday in one of the cases, citing political support for same-sex marriage as evidence that gays and lesbians were not a vulnerable group requiring special protections.” “As far as I can tell, political figures are falling over themselves to endorse your side of the case,” Roberts said to Roberta Kaplan, the lawyer representing Edith Windsor, a lesbian widow
seeking federal benefits in one of the cases. Charles Cooper presented the argument on behalf of California. “The concern is that redefining marriage as a genderless institution will sever its abiding connection to its historic traditional procreative purposes, and it will refocus—refocus the purpose of marriage and the definition of marriage away from the raising of children and to the emotional needs and desires of adults,” Cooper said. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg pointed out that “somebody who is locked up in prison and who is not going to get out has a right to marry, has a fundamental right to marry, no possibility of procreation (so why not gay couples)?” Justice Ginsburg also stated in the United States v. Windsor hearing that DOMA, by denying same-sex couples federal benefits, reduces same-sex marriage to a “sort of skim milk marriage.” Although the justices appeared likely to strike down the same-sex marriage bans, Reuters reported that “based on the arguments, however, a partial victory for gay rights activists seems more likely than the sweeping declaration of samesex marriage rights they had hoped for.” The report notes that while justices have expressed that they are not interested in impeding the states from embracing same-sex marriage, they have also made it clear that they will not be paving the way to marriage equality. If the justices decide to strike down DOMA, legally married same-sex couples would become eligible for federal benefits that were previously denied. This denial of benefits is what required Edith Windsor to pay $363,000 in federal estate taxes, which would not have been imposed if Windsor’s marriage had been federally recognized. According to Reuters, “Justices gave a strong indication they might resolve the Proposition 8 case on procedural grounds.” If this happens, samesex marriages would likely resume in California. This ruling’s procedural grounds would have no effect on the marriage laws of any other state. While none of the justices definitively said how they planned to rule, Politico reported that if the court issues an opinion in the case, it likely would not come before June.
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Obama sees tough road ahead on policy in the Middle East Aaron Zachary Contributing Writer
news@paisano-online.com With the threat of missiles changing the Middle Eastern landscape a mere 40 miles away, President Barack Obama completed his first official trip to Israel on March 22. March brought new progress for the
Obama Administration in the area of foreign diplomacy between Israel and neighboring nations, as well as preemptive talks about Iran’s growing nuclear program. Obama’s visit to Israel came during an especially high-stress time in the Middle East, with the ever-present conflict between Palestine and Israel showing no
end in sight. Obama’s agenda remained simple: “ (to) not give up on the search for peace, no matter how hard it is”. During a televised speech in the Jerusalem Convention Center, President Obama addressed Israeli youth, pleading that “the only way for Israel to endure and thrive as a Jewish and democratic state,” is to grant the Palestin-
ians their “right to self-determination, their right to justice.” Recognizing that social changes may have to begin with a younger generation that is more accepting, President Obama delicately challenged Israel’s younger inhabitants. “You have the opportunity to be the generation that permanently secures the Zionist dream, or (to) face a growing challenge to its future”, Obama said. The president continued to urge them to work with leaders to secure a future where peace was a norm among all religions and cultures in the Middle East. Obama went on to mention a group of young Palestinians he had met earlier during his visit. “Talking to them, they weren’t that different from my daughters; they weren’t that different from your daughters or sons,” Obama said. “I honestly believe that if any Israeli parent sat down with these kids, they’d say, ‘I want these kids to succeed. I want them to prosper. I want them to have opportunities just like my kids do.’” On March 21, Obama was presented with the Presidential Medal of Distinction, Israel’s highest honor, by Israeli President Shimon Peres at a state dinner attended by Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu. Peres said the award was a symbolic manifestation of Obama’s “unforgettable contribution” towards peace in the Middle East,
and more importantly Israel’s security in an increasingly violent reality. Peres went on to highlight President Obama’s “tireless work to make Israel strong to make peace possible.” President Obama had more than just Palestinian-Israeli peace on the agenda. Almost immediately upon his arrival, Obama started to broker peace between Turkey and Israel. After a Turkish Flotilla was attacked in 2010 and nine activists were killed while bringing aid to the Gaza Strip, relations between the two nations became fragmented at best. By day two of his trip, President Obama was able to convince Netanyahu to call Turkish Prime Minister Recip Erdogan, in order to attempt to repair the damage that had been done in recent years. The talks that followed included an official apology for the attacks and a promise that compensation to the victims would be given. “The United States deeply values our close partnerships with both Turkey and Israel, and we attach great importance to the restoration of positive relations between them in order to advance regional peace and security,” Obama said.
Iranian Diplomacy
While Obama’s crucial visit to Israel and other Middle Eastern countries took place, Iranian
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned of consequences from a violent Israel, saying “if they make the slightest mistake, the Islamic Republic will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa to the ground.” Khamenei went on to mention how the international sanctions placed on Iran to “cripple the Iranian nation” are inducing an economic battle with the superpowers. In a New Year address televised on Iranian television, the Ayatollah commented on the proposed direct United StatesIranian talks. “I am not optimistic about these talks. Why? Because our past experiences show that talks for American officials does not mean for us to sit down and reach a logical solution... What they mean by talks is that we sit down and talk until Iran accepts their viewpoint.” At a joint press conference both leaders agreed that something has to be done about the state of Iran’s uranium-enrichment program. Obama said that “there is still time” while Netanyahu declared that “whatever time is left, there’s not a lot of it.” Obama went on to remark, “Each country has to make its own decisions when it comes to the awesome decision to engage in any kind of military action. And Israel is differently situated than the United States.”
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New Cabinet takes shape for Obama’s second term Staff Writer
news@paisano-online.com Over the past few weeks, the Obama administration has shifted into finding nominees for cabinet secretary positions to replace the large amount of outgoing secretaries. Among those who have left are Secretaries Hillary Clinton, Leon Panetta, Tim Geithner, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The most well recognized name on the list of new appointments is the new Secretary of State, former presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry. Kerry would bring a great amount of experience to the office as the former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Panel, according to CNN. One of Kerry’s colleagues on the Foreign Relation Panel, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), said despite disagreements, “I have always found him as someone who is open to discussion.” Initially, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice was expected to receive the position, but allegations regarding the Sep. 11 terrorist attack in Benghazi last year forced her to withdraw her candidacy according to a report in the New York Times. The nomination of Chuck Hagel was a hard won victory for Democrats against fierce Republican opposition. Hagel, formally a Republican senator, sat on the Senate Foreign Relations, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs and Intelligence Committees. His former Republican
colleagues accused him of being unfit for the job due to his personal views according to the Washington Post. The top Republican of the Senate Armed Services Committee, James Inhofe (R-Okla.), accused Hagel of using too soft of rhetoric on Iran and their nuclear program; Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) claimed Hagel’s comments showed that he is too harsh on Israel. The vote was largely along partisan lines, with only four Republicans joining Democrats in the 58-41 vote approving his nomination on Feb. 26. Another important nomination was Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew. He was confirmed in a 71-26 vote on Feb. 27. President Obama stated that he was “pleased that the Senate took bipartisan action today to confirm Jack Lew as our nation’s next Treasury Secretary.” “His reputation as a master of fiscal issues who can work with leaders on both sides of the aisle has already helped him succeed in some of the toughest jobs in Washington,” Obama said. Lew was the Budget Director for Presidents Clinton and Pres.
Obama. Thomas Perez, Assistant Attorney General in the Administration’s Civil Rights Division, was nominated to fill the position of Secretary of Labor. Perez, the son of Dominican immigrants, would be the only Hispanic member in the Cabinet. He would be replacing outgoing Secretary Hilda Solis, who resigned on Jan. 22. Already, one Senate Republican, David Vitter of Louisiana, revealed that he would block Perez’s nomination, over dismissing a 2009 Justice Department case accusing the New Black Panther Party of voter intimidation according to CBS News. The Secretary of Commerce position has been vacant since the former Secretary John Bryson resigned for medical reasons last June. While there is no official indication of who will be nominated, according to CNN, the frontrunner is Sheryl Sandberg. Sandberg was the Chief Operating Officer at Facebook for four years when she was appointed to its Board of Directors. She is one of the most prominent women in the
field of technology and she has shown interest in a position of influence of some kind according to a recent Forbes article. Obama has also chosen his nominees for the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Energy Secretary and head of the Office Management and Budget, with Gina McCarty, Ernest Montiz and Sylvia Mathews Burwell filling the positions, respectively. McCarthy will have the hardest confirmation process, given that the regulatory nature of the position will pit her against supporters of deregulation, according to the Guardian. A notable departure from the Cabinet was of Ray LaHood, Transportation Secretary. In the former Obama Cabinet, he was the only Republican member. CNN reported that the frontrunner for this position is Deborah Hersman, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board and a former advisor to the Senate Commerce Committee. If confirmed, she will be the second woman to hold the position.
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Jack Lew, the new Treasury Secretary, is sworn in at the White House
BUDGET: Lawmakers considering opening up Rainy Day fund From Page 1
in spending while liberals will complain the Legislature has again cut funding for children, the poor and elderly. But there will also be room for politicians of all stripes to claim some victories. In 2011, Republicans whittled the general revenue in the budget down to $81.2 billion. But they left a lot of bills unpaid, so this year they have tacked on $6.6 billion to the current budget, and budget-writers in the House want to add at least $765 million more. Spending extra funds this year gives Republicans some political cover for the boost in spending over the next two years. Since all calculations are based on what the Legislature actually spends in this biennium–not what was budgeted in 2011–the boost in spending this year allows lawmakers to spend even more over the next two years. For example, the Texas Constitution limits the amount the Legislature can spend to the expected rate of economic growth, which is 10.71 percent over the next two years. Since the Legislature will likely spend $88.5 in this budget cycle, the cap for 2014-2015 is $97.35 billion. Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst have both said that limit is not good enough. They have promised to limit government spending to Texas' population growth plus inflation, which is forecast to be 8 percent in 2014-15. As long as they stay under $95.58 billion, they will claim to have passed a conservative budget. Democrats have repeatedly
called on the Legislature to spend more on public education, and they will likely claim some victories. House budget-writers want to restore $500 million to the public education budget this year and another $2.5 billion in the next budget–still less than what was cut in 2011, but better than nothing. Rep. Jim Pitts, the chief budget-writer in the House, hasn't ruled out adding more. “The more I talk to the House members, it is the priority of the Texas House, both Republicans and Democrats, to restore public education,'' the Waxahachie Republican said. Yet Democrats are unlikely to win much more money. If you take the $101.4 billion, subtract the $7.8 billion spent in the current budget and the $93.5 billion that the House is expected to approve on Thursday that leaves only about $98 million left over. Democrats have called on the Legislature to tap the $12 billion Rainy Day Fund to make up for the 2011 cuts in public education, but Republicans don't appear interested. Republican leaders want to use some of that money to start a $2 billion water infrastructure fund and set aside at least another $1 billion for roads. They also plan to spend that money in a way that it doesn't show up as part of this session's budget, which would take them over the constitutional spending limit. After the House passes the budget on Thursday, it goes to a conference committee, where lawmakers will hammer out a final version before the session ends on May 27.
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It’s time for San Antonio to adopt reusable shopping bags It has been a month since the city of Austin first began regulating the use of plastic bags. The Single-Use Carryout Bag Ordinance controls the types of bags that can be distributed at local establishments, such as grocery and convenient stores. The new ordinance encourages the use of reusable bags. As a result, residents of the Austin area must either carry their own reusable bags or pay a small fee for each bag they need.
According to Smart Green Tips, U.S citizens use over 100 billion plastic bags each year. The Clean Air Council found that less than one percent of plastic bags are recycled each year and that recycling one ton of plastic bags costs $4,000. When factoring in the monetary and environmental impacts of plastic bag waste, the impositions put in place by city officials are grossly outweighed by the positive potential for
change. With that in mind, San Antonio should adopt similar policies and become a bag-less city. In 2011, CPS Energy made a commitment to add 1,500 megawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2020, constructing North America’s largest solar installation. According to Reaching for the Sun, a brief by Environment Texas, an environmental advocacy group, San Antonio-based
CPS Energy and Austin Energy make up 85 percent solar energy capacity for the state of Texas. As a city so consistently committed to alternative energy and going green, it seems only logical that San Antonio follows Austin’s lead, and reduce the application of singleuse bags. The single-use bag ordinance is a small step towards Austin’s Zero Waste Plan. The city hopes to remove 95 percent of
their trash from landfills by the year 2040. Swapping out single-use bags for re-usable bags is just a small change of a daily routine, a simple contribution San Antonio residents could make that would have a long and lasting impact on the environment and the city’s budget.
Commentary
Could a return of streetcars lead to Major League Baseball for San Antonio
T h i s p a s t weekend, the city of San Antonio played host to history yet again when the Texas Rangers and San Diego Padres played two baseball games in the Alamodome as part of an event called Big League Weekend. Ryan Sanders Baseball, a sports ownership company headed by hall of fame pitcher Nolan Ryan and his son Reid, put on the exhibition. The Ryans’ own the Rangers and the Round Rock Express of the Pacific Coast League and put on the exhibition in hopes of making it an annual event for the city of San Antonio. The first game on March 29 finished in the Rangers’ favor with a 5-4 win over the Padres before an announced crowd of 34,641. The Rangers completed the sweep on Saturday with a 5-2 victory before 40,569 fans. It was the latest attempt by the
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Rangers to win the fans of San Antonio over from the Houston Astros. But the 75,210 who showed up for two exhibition games—a San Antonio city record for a baseball series— proved that San Antonio could support its own Major League Baseball team just as successfully as it has the National Basketball Association member Spurs for 40 years. While San Antonio was welcoming the Rangers and Padres, it was reported by KENS5 that the city is moving closer to a streetcar system that will run either north-south or eastwest through downtown. The tentative opening for the service is 2016 or 2017. The Alamo city is not new to streetcars with the first line opening in 1878. The system was electrified in 1890, reached a peak of 90 track miles in 1926 and ran for the last time on April 29, 1933. That same year, the city celebrated a baseball championship after the Missions captured the Texas League Pennant before losing the 1933 Dixie Series to
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Southern League Champion New Orleans four games to two. The Missions, currently the Double-A affiliate of the Padres, have a long history in San Antonio. They helped establish the Texas League in 1888 along with teams from Houston, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Galveston and New Orleans. Since that time, the San Antonio baseball team played under a couple of different names before settling on Missions before the 1933 season. The Missions have won 12 Texas League pennants, their most recent coming in 2011. As San Antonio grows it continues to get closer and closer to being ready to support Major League Baseball. Yet, MLB has time and again shown no interest in coming to San Antonio, save the Florida Marlins. In 2006, the Marlins were close to moving to San Antonio but in the last minute, the city of Miami stepped up and agreed to build the Marlins a stadium to keep them in Florida. That stadium, known as
Marlins Park, opened last season and in an ironic twist, one of its sponsors was Valero, the San Antonio-based petroleum company. There are good reasons for San Antonio to have a Major League Baseball team. The Texas Triangle rivalry that would develop with the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers could be as great as that of the NBA rivalry between the Spurs, Rockets and Mavericks. The city is the seventh largest in the United States and growing, as well as one of the most visited locations in the country. Streetcars downtown could help bring a baseball team because the streetcars will lead to improvement downtown as well as providing another means of moving people around in the hub of San Antonio. Depending on the location of a future baseball stadium there could be a line connecting the future stadium to the AT&T Center similar to how Houston links Reliant Stadium to the downtown stadiums with its light rail system.
By the time the streetcar service would open in 2016 or 2017, if all goes right, the Big League Weekend will be putting on its third or fourth annual exhibition series. It’s not impossible to imagine that by that time, as more and more talent becomes available to Major League Baseball thanks to its international growth through the World Baseball Classic, San Antonio might become a strong candidate for expansion. Perhaps by then a team might have relocated to San Antonio (that option seems least likely). Regardless, it will be up to San Antonians to show that in addition to being able to support a MLB team, they are ready to bring back streetcars. Streetcars that could be a key stepping-stone towards welcoming a Major League Baseball team to the Alamo City. Stephen Whitaker Managing Editor
Letter to the Editor R-E-S-P-E-C-T For the Starbucks Baristas! Similar to many American college students, I cannot be without three very important things on campus: my cellphone, laptop and a Starbucks coffee. Starbucks is the fuel that keeps me going on those long days, especially those back to back night classes. However, besides the joy of the caffeine rush my tasty coffee provide me, I am also served with smiles by my fellow students who work at the JPL and UC Starbucks. Part of my coffee routine is conversing with the lively, and friendly student baristas we have working on campus. I always leave Starbucks with a warm drink, but additionally in a warmer mood after conversing with Bobbi Brown, or joking with Shelbey and EJ (basically, the whole crew). Yet something has happened to our student baristas, they have been the “punching-bags” for many of the disgruntled UTSA students. Yes, everyone is entitled to having a bad day and being not so friendly on occasions. But does having a bad day entitle someone to dumping their coffee in the ice bucket at the JPL Starbucks because you were not satisfied with your coffee or complaining about the number of ice cubes in your drink? These baristas are students
like you and me, who go from making your delicious drinks to class then back to the grind of serving coffee. These hardworking students deserve respect! I have worked in many customer service jobs, and I can honestly say customers can be mean, cruel and just outright disrespectful. People seem to forget that those who serve you are human-beings, who deserve RESPECT and are not simple there for you to take your bad day out on. Take a moment, place yourself in the shoes of a student barista. You had a rough day, did not so great on a test, and have to go work a six hour shift (on top of studying when you get off). How would you feel if someone screamed at you because their hot chocolate was “too hot”? I imagine you would not care for that, and would want to tell that person were they can stick that hot chocolate. My fellow Roadrunners, I ask of you to treat these hardworking, dedicated student baristas with respect. They serve you the drinks that keep you going in your day, the least you can do is serve them with respect. Be kind and share a smile! Britt Gorrall senior psychology major
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Cuts to Planned Parenthood outrage students Paulina Rivero-Borrell
break down of Planned Parenthood expenses reveals that, 41 paseo@paisano-online.com percent of funding for Planned Parenthood goes to STI/STD Just last year, Gov. Rick Perry testing and treatment; 12 perdecided to ban Planned Parent- cent of funding goes to cancer hood from the Texas Wom- screening and prevention and en’s Health Program, which three percent of funding goes provides contraceptives and to abortion services. health-screening services to The budget cuts passed by low-income women. the Texas Legislature have afBecause of this decision, the fected 127,000 women by restate of Texas is no longer eligi- stricting and denying access to ble to receive the $200 million affordable health care. Half of plus a year provided by Med- low-income women on Medicicaid. Perry said, in a Houston aid will not have access to their Chronicle article in Decem- healthcare providers anymore. ber 2012, that he applauds “all These cuts have also forced 53 those who stand ready to help health clinics to close, zero of these women live healthy lives which performed abortions. without sending taxpayer monDirector of the Center for ey to abortion providers and Medicaid and State Operation their affiliates.” Cindy Mann stated in an article for the Huffington Post that they “very much regret the state’s decision to implement this Hannah Beck rule, which will prevent President of the Young Democrats and women enthe National Organization for Women rolled in the program However, these clinics, of- from receiving services from ten deemed abortion provid- the trusted healthcare providers, also offer access to birth ers they have chosen and relied control, cancer screenings, pap upon for their care.” smears and more. Without acOne woman affected is Rocess to contraceptives, women salinda Roman, a 19-year-old will give birth to an additional who gave birth when she was 24,000 children in 2014. A 16. She discovered the People’s
“They deserve access to healthcare, contraceptives and cancer screenings. These are basic human rights.”
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The Young Democrats at UTSA and National Organization for Women protest budget cuts and educate students about Planned Parenthood.
Clinic in East Austin and visits it every three months to get her comprehensive well-woman exam and her contraceptive shot. “I come here and I do my annual physical here. I also get birth control and my Depo shot,” Roman told NPR about her medical routines. Because Roman has these treatments available to her, she is able to go to school and pursue a career. She is now two months away from becoming a medical technician. With the recent budget cuts, funding for the clinic has been reduced by two-thirds. Dr. Ce-
lia Neavel, the director of adolescent health at the People’s Clinic, said that this new cut is a devastating blow. Neavel shared on NPR that “the particular funding was used obviously for birth control, but also for pap smears, breast cancer screening, for diabetes, thyroid disorders, anemia and high cholesterol.” Nevertheless, young women who come to the clinic are not turned away. The National Organization for Women (NOW) and The Young Democrats at UTSA have been protesting in regards to this new movement by gov-
ernor Perry. The members of the organizations want to create awareness of the situation and inform students of facts that might not be commonly known. “I believe the media, as well as a large number of conservatives in Texas, are making the Planned Parenthood debate revolve around abortions. It’s ridiculous to me,” says Hannah Beck, president of the Young Democrats and the NOW, “If someone is opposed to abortion, they should be in favor of easy access to contraceptives, and thus in favor of Planned
Parenthood.” Beck states that many benefits are being taken away from both women and men by these funding cuts. “Two hundred thousand women have lost access to birth control, cancer screenings, and more” she says, “Both men and women use Planned Parenthood health care services. They deserve to have access to health care, contraceptives and cancer screenings. These are basic human rights.” The National Organization for Women and the Young Democrats had two tables on campus this last week to promote their mission. Members of the organizations wore colorful bras over their shirts in order to gain attention. “Because it’s difficult getting people to speak to us while we table, we thought the bras would catch the eyes of those who passed by and maybe shock them into actually having a conversation with us. It worked!” said Beck. The tabling sessions offered small handouts with facts about these funding cuts that might not be publicly known, and the option for students to support a petition asking Gov. Rick Perry to give funding back to Planned Parenthood. According to Beck, “We wanted to prove a point: Planned Parenthood protects our bodies with cancer, STI and STD screenings.”
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Students for the Right to Life discuss alternatives Marcia Pareles Intern
The students who are part of the Students for the Right to Life (SRL) at UTSA disengage themselves from different backgrounds, religious beliefs and political opinions and come together in support of human life and women’s health. The organization is run by UTSA students and has been in existence for a little over three years. Synthia K. Perez, president of Students for the Right to Life at UTSA, states that the mission of the organization “is to inform students about the dignity of human life, from fertilization to natural death. We believe in protecting all humans at all stages of life.” The organization’s overall goal is to make people aware of human rights and abortion. “We are not trying to make people change their beliefs, but to challenge their beliefs and why they believe it,” Perez says They promote their mission through tabling, conducting meetings and holding events. The organization website states that they “work to promote a greater understanding of the pro-life philosophy by engaging in community service events, presentations, debates and outreach.” Many of the events are informative and touch on many topics that relate to the negative effects of abortion and contraceptives. They choose to instead promote a natural
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Students for the Right to Life encourage women to find birth control alternatives, opposing Planned Parenthood for offering advice on abortion.
method for family planning. Recently, on Mar. 5, SRL held a discussion panel, Green Sex and Ham, that hosted “a panel of professionals who work to promote a better understanding of contraceptives and their effects on our personal relationships as well as our society as a whole,” according to their event page. “The panel informed students about a natural method of family planning and teaching women more about their bodies and informing them about
the negative effects of birth control,” states Perez. According to Perez, the hormones from oral contraceptives can cause a “hardening of a woman’s uterus and ages it about 20 years over time and constant use,” Perez explains. “A woman can possibly conceive and not even know it because the new form life [egg] can not be implanted into the uterus because of the artificial hormones.” The result is that the new life will exit their body because
there is no possibility for implantation due to the hormones released from the oral contraception.” Perez states that the process is called abortifacient. Alternatives to birth control include “Natural Family Planning,” which teaches that by monitoring a woman’s ovulations cycles, she can avoid preganancy based on the time of the month she engages in intercourse. SRL also claims that the Planned Parenthood program is misleading the general public
by not fully disclosing factual evidence that may diminish the Planned Parenthood reputation. A flyer that Students for the Right to Life frequently distribute during their tabling sessions states that Planned Parenthood “provides poor quality and faulty birth control that ensures their abortion profits.” It also states that “according to Consumer Reports, Planned Parenthood condoms have the lowest possible ranking,” thus causing more unwanted pregnancies. Members of SRL believe that the person who receives poor quality contraception from Planned Parenthood will return to the same facility that offers abortion advice. SRL has a desire to bring awareness and to provide factual information. Although there may be many who oppose the pro-life stance, Perez states that “the majority of the people have questions about life and what abortion is. There are some opposition opinions, but they are few when (we are out on campus) promoting our mission.” “The main goal is to give and promote dialogue and to have students take a stance on the issue and to reason with themselves as to why they chose their stance,” says Perez. The organization does work with other pro-life groups in the San Antonio area, but they are not funded by or are affiliated with them. The UTSA group is in place solely to spread information about women’s health
and human life in general. The organization does not discriminate against anyone; even those who may have been faced with the controversial decision to proceed with an abortion. Silent no More is an organization that works closely with SRL to inform women who have had an abortion and may regret it, or are struggling with their decision. The support group gives these women resources and an outlet for support.
“We are not trying to make people change their beliefs, but to challenge their beliefs and why they believe it.” Synthia Perez
President of Students for the Right to Life For more information on Students for the Right to Life at UTSA visit their Facebook page or their twitter page. Other resources discussed can be viewed at www.StudentsforLife.org/PlannedParenthood and www.SilentNoMoreAwareness.org.
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Tuesday, April 2 10 a.m. Exhibit: “Handsome Pepper on Concrete” Gallista Gallery (1913 S. Flores) presents “Handsome Pepper on Concrete: A Reflective Observation,” an exhibit featuring works from Carlos G. Gómez and focuses on Mexican culture and themes in relation to the colonization of America. Admission is free.
Club serves affordable vegetarian lunch options Amanda Dansby Web Assistant
arts@paisano-online.com Under the Sombrilla, one can smell an assortment of food. Burgers, fajitas, barbeque, pizza, the list goes on. However, at one booth, meat is not an option. Instead, the menu consists of vegetarian food with a healthful entrée, steamed rice, banana bread and a refreshing drink made of organic materials. UTSA’s student organization (CFAST), Club For Applied Spiritual Technology, offers students all-you-can-eat vegetarian meals every Tuesday and Thursday, all for a small fee of $5. Michael Evans, supervisor of CFAST, describes the
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club’s activities CFAST Supervisor, Michael Evans stands over their homemade banana-blueberry bread and potato califlower curry. as “bringing healthy back.” helpings of food. The food is a try to cook as much as we can All of the food is made fresh great option for students look- with organic and non-GMO that morning and is strictly ing for a vegetarian or healthy foods,” he says. vegetarian. option. According to the Daily On Tuesdays, the menu feaIsaac Ayala, a UTSA junior Democrat, “GMOs (also called tures a fan-favorite—Kofta, and public relations major, said GM products or GE products veggie balls comprised of vari- that he comes regularly “be- for genetically engineered) ous vegetables and chickpeas cause the food is delicious and are plants or animals created with a heaping of tomato sauce it’s really healthy.” through the gene-splicing poured on top. Omar Bassam Thannoun, techniques, merging DNA The menu on Thursdays another student buying food from different species so the changes often but one dish that from the booth states, “I like GMO can be hardier, droughtis regulary featured is North the food; it’s really good. I re- resistant, withstand direct apIndian cauliflower potato cur- cently became a vegetarian, so plication of herbicide and/or ry, white rice, a fresh salad and this is like a really easy campus produce an insecticide.” banana bread with blueberries option for me.” Non-GMO food is not as the main ingredient. Evans elaborates. “We come only for vegetarian students, Before the pans can even be out here and we offer a healthy but also for those who enjoy set down, a small group starts vegetarian alternative because healthier options. to gather to buy the healthful there are a lot of vegetarians on “I’m not even vegan or vegofferings. Five dollars is all that campus that don’t really have etarian. I just love the food; it CFAST asks for the heaping much to choose from, and we feels healthy,” states Sandra Gomez, a senior public relations major and psychology minor. It’s never a bad time to start eating healthy and CFAST helps to make the difficult transition from processed and packaged foods a little bit easier. “The banana bread is our signature,” states Evans, but healthy food is only one small part of what CFAST offers students. At CFAST’s weekly meetings, the themes of spirituality and meditation are explored. The club meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Hawthorne room, at UC 2.01.34. “The spirituality that we apply is from India, (we also refer to a large body of texts) called the Vedas” states Evans. “It’s an informal thing. We usually have a guest speaker. We work with a (local) ashram, which is a place of study and learning for monks that study the Vedas.” CFAST’s meetings are informal; they really want to hear what students are think-
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ing and the problems concerning students. Different topics are discussed each week. Evans explains the set up for the meetings stating that “a different monk will come, and it’s pretty open forum—whatever is on students’ minds. Yesterday we talked about karma and reincarnation and how it all relates to the global media and how it makes us think and feel things.” Colloquy is usually discussed in a way in which correlations can be drawn to see the differences and similarities between western and eastern ways of thinking about different topics. “It’s kind of how they relate together. You’ve got this eastern, very ancient tradition over 5,000 years old, and then you’ve got the modern, western, capitalist, consumerist juxtaposition. They’re definitely different, but you can apply the science of the eastern to our modern lives because it’s timeless knowledge,” states Evans. Students are encouraged to come and talk about anything. Evans encourages student participation. “It can really help one cope with all this manufactured stress. It’s not really who we are or what we are but getting back to the essence of what a human life should be (while) in the midst of all this craziness of the modern world that we live in. Students just come and talk about kinds of things.” Head to a weekly Wednesday night meeting in the Hawthorne Room (UC 2.01.34) or visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/UTSACFAST for more information.
The “XXIX Annual Student Exhibition” is on display at UTSA Gallery (One UTSA Circle). The exhibit features works from UTSA students. The works, juried by Riley Robinson, Artpace studio director, employ different techniques and methods of art. Admission is free.
Wednesday, April 3 12 p.m. Exhibit: “Transitios” Artpace (445 N. Main Ave.) presents “Transitios,” a group exhibit featuring numerous artists from the Changarrito Collection. The works deal with many different themes regarding the Mexican Border. The exhibit was assembled by Leslie Moody Castro and Artpace Director Mary Heathcott. Admission is free.
Thursday, April 4 7 p.m. Jazz Poets Writing Sessions Espresso Gallery (529 San Pedro) hosts free writing sessions. These writing sessions are provided by the Jazz Poets of San Antonio, headed by Eduardo Garza who also serves as drummer for the band. The Jazz Poetry Band backs up the poets starting at 8 p.m.
Friday, April 5 6 p.m. Exhibit: Vicky Jones: “Laden Gesture”
Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum(116 Blue Star) will present the newest work of UTSA alumna, Vicky Jones. Jones, who earned an MFA in painting and drawing, presents the theme of memory in her work. Admission is free the first Thursday and Friday. Visit bluestarart.org for more information.
7 p.m. Music: The Expendables
The White Rabbit (2410 N St Mary’s St) will show West Coast band The Expendables on their “Life’s a Beach Tour.” Known for mixing reggae, ska, surf rock, metal and punk. The quartet is coming to San Antonio after a 15 year successful career that includes six albums. Tickets are $12-$14. Visit sawhiterabbit. com.
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BurgerFi serves sloppy goodness and scrumptious fries
The BurgerFi Cheeseburger features the signature “BurgerFi” logo branded onto their buns and comes with American cheese served with fresh-cut
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arts@paisano-online.com Make it a single, double or triple-patty burger with a vast amount of topping choices. However, Burgers are not the only choice at BurgerFi. Hot dogs, frozen custard, cupcakes, milkshakes and a variety of alcoholic beverages are all on the menu board. Their most ordered dish is the Classic Cheeseburger, which is a double patty, double cheese, with all the basic toppings served with BurgerFi’s own secret sauce. The bun even
has the words BurgerFi cleverly branded across the top. Their secret sauce has a similar taste to thousand island dressing, but really is far from that. The secret sauce is creamier and kicked up with more flavor than its traditional dressing comparison. The sauce adds a unique flavor, but the burger may taste better when paired with traditional mustard or mayo. However, the sauce does serve as a great dipping alternative for their naturalcut fries. Ask for it on the side, which makes dipping both the fries and burger an option. Even with the sauce exclud-
ed, their burgers are still juicy. So juicy, in fact, that mid-way through tackling the double patty burger, the once crisp lettuce becomes limp and soggy. Lettuce may not be the best companion with one of their burgers, but rather their grilled onions and mushrooms make for excellent choices. Be warned that napkins are a requirement. The “build-your-own-burger” option is the best way to go. Most toppings are free and the patty count is left to the patron’s descretion. For added flavor, their premium BurgerFi toppings, which are a dollar
each, include an assortment of items such as a fried egg, grilled mushrooms, blue cheese, bacon, a giant onion ring and many more. The accessories, as BurgerFi calls them, are lightly-salted, natural fries and crisp onion rings. Their “Cry and Fry” accessory is a mix of both fries and onion rings is the perfect amount for two people. Frying with 100 percent peanut oil is the secret to their crispiness. Although kosher salt is a great start, adding a fry topping is a must. BurgerFi’s chili and cheese sauce is the favorite, but the parmesan cheese and herbs
topping is a flavorful addition that shouldn’t be over looked. As for dessert, the Rainbow Milkshake is the way to go. Chocolate, vanilla and strawberry flavors are all blended into one creamy delight. BurgerFi’s custard is not as dreamy as one would expect it to be, though it suffices. According to their website, natural Angus beef is their specialty. They state that their ranchers must adhere to the standards that produce a natural Angus beef the cattle has had no antibiotics, no hormones and has been on a vegetarian diet.
“Healthy cattle create healthier and more flavorful beef,” BurgerFi states on their website. A word of advice—check out their menu at burgerfi.com before heading over to avoid staring up at the menu board for a good five minutes. With the many choices BurgerFi has, rushing the order is not recommended. BurgerFi has two area locations in San Antonio, one on 11309 Bandera Rd. and also at The Shops at La Cantera, near UTSA’s Main Campus. For more information, visit burgerfi.com.
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The Alamodome hosted its first MLB game in 20 years before the Texas Rangers faced off against the San Diego Padres in a two-game series this weekend.
Baseball history in the Alamodome Alamodome plays host to its first-ever Major League baseball games; Texas Rangers sweep two-game exhibition series against San Diego Padres Nick Castillo Staff Writer
sports@paisano-online.com On March 30, at the Alamodome, 40,596 people gathered to catch a glimpse of the 2013 Texas Rangers. The Rangers finished their two-game exhibition series in San Antonio with a 5-2 victory over the San Diego Padres. Rangers’ manager Ron Washington sat many of his starters Saturday in order to keep them
fresh for their regular season opener against the Houston Astros Sunday night. The lineup did feature starter Mitch Moreland, Leonys Martin, Craig Gentry and number-one-rated prospect Jurickson Profar. Derek Holland took the mound Saturday for his last tune-up before the regular season began. Holland pitched four solid innings with six strikeouts and no runs allowed. “He was locked in, he had a good breaking ball, good change-up today, moved his
fastball around well. He was ready today and he certainly pitched extremely well,” said Manager Washington
Rangers third baseman Jeff Baker took advantage of three straight walks by Padres pitcher Jason Marquis in the first inning when he hit a two run double to give them a 2-0 lead. Rangers’ second baseman Leury Garcia hit a three-run home run after the Padres walked two straight batters to extend their lead to 5-0. The Padres tried to claw their way back into the game with two solo home runs by Chris Denoforia, but the Rangers went on to win 5-2.
“I think they (San Antonians) are becoming Texas Ranger fans.” Ron Washington
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With the win, the Rangers finished spring training at 1717. Ron Washington believes that his team is ready for the regular season. “We’re beginning to put it together. We were aggressive on the base paths here. We executed the fundamentals. We’ve been pitching well. We’ve been catching the ball. We’re ready to go.” Overall, Big League Weekend was a huge success for the city of San Antonio. Over 72,000
people attended the weekend series. Washington said that the experience in San Antonio was tremendous. “I thought the fans were very excited about the games. They were into the ball game. I certainly hope that on the weekend (the fans) don’t mind taking that drive down to Arlington and watching us, I hope we got us some fans. I think they are becoming Texas Ranger fans. I want to thank them for their hospitality.”
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Baseball is a game of momentum. Every swing of the bat, perfectly placed pitched and mistake can change the outcome of a game or a series. After UTSA defeated Baylor, 5-3, on March 26, the Roadrunners had momentum on their side. But when they took on the San Jose State Spartans (SJSU) the mistakes they made quickly deflated their momentum. Michael Kraft took the mound in game one against the Spar-
tans. The Spartans scored two runs in the top of the first, but UTSA answered back with two runs in the bottom frame. Kraft and the ‘Runners struggled in the second inning by giving up five runs. Although UTSA had 13 hits ,they couldn’t recover from their early struggles and went on to lose 12-4. “We just got punched in the gut to start the game and we couldn’t recover,” said Coach Marshall. “The tempo of the game was set from the beginning. We just couldn’t breakthrough and change that momentum.”
UTSA’s mistakes and struggles continued during game two. SJSU scored three runs in the top of the first inning. UTSA answered the Spartans three runs by scoring five runs in four innings to take a 5-3 lead. After giving up 3 runs in the first, UTSA starter Jordan Pacheco kept the Spartans off the board until the fifth inning where the Spartans scored four runs reclaimed the lead and never looked back. The Spartans added an additional four runs and clinched the series victory with an 11-7 win over UTSA.
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The UTSA softball team is currently ranked third in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
‘Runners capture series over the number one team in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Mario Nava
Assistant Sports Editor sports@paisano-online.com In a key Western Athletic Conference battle, The UTSA Roadrunners (19-14, 4-2 WAC) failed to capture a series win over the San Jose State Spartans (26-11, 5-1). The ‘Runners took game one 7-6 but dropped the doubleheader on March, 30 2-0 and 3-2, respectively. UTSA is now third in the WAC behind the Spartans and New Mexico
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State. San Jose State won game one on Saturday behind pitchers Allison Lang and Amanda Pridmore’s combined seven inning shutout. UTSA collected seven hits but failed to drive in any significant runs. ‘Runners pitcher Alyssa Vordenabum (7-6, 2.41 ERA) went the distance, but an infield RBI single and a wild pitch provided the Spartans the only two runs needed to capture the victory. UTSA’s Darian Blake was
3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and is now hitting .409 in con-
In game two, after seven innings UTSA finally scored
“You will never hear that we had a bad day anymore; we had bad moments. The whole mindset of our program is changing” Amanda Lehotak
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against SJSU, but it was still not
enough to get a win. ‘Runners right fielder Samantha Beeson collected her first home run of the season in the seventh, and Jolene Graham was the only UTSA hitter to get on base twice throughout the game. UTSA starter Haylee Staton (9-5, 2.50 ERA) pitched all seven innings in the loss and is now 2-3 in her last five decisions. Friday, the Roadrunners were able to avoid a sweep by winning the home opener in a huge comeback victory. Down 6-2
heading into the final frame, UTSA scored five runs and won on WAC hitter of the week ,Vivian Tijerina’s two-run single. The ‘Runners achieved their first come from behind victory in late innings action after previously going 0-9 when trailing teams after the sixth inning. With conference play heating up, UTSA heads back on the road for the next six games. The road trip begins April 5 against Utah State (5-28, 0-6 WAC) who currently stands last in the WAC.
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