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Volume 52
Issue 4
September 8-September 15, 2015
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In case you were wondering why people on campus were frantically tapping on their phones, UTSA beat out 96 other schools in a 10 day showdown for a party hosted by Victoria’s Secret Pink. RSVP on the Facebook page “Pink Campus Showdown 2015 Winner: University of Texas San Antonio” for updates on the upcoming October bash.
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U.S. Under an executive order signed by President Obama on Labor Day, employees of federal contractors must be allowed to earn up to seven days of paid sick leave each year. The leave includes paid time off for family care.
World Photos of a 2year-old Syrian boy who drowned along with his 3 -year-old brother and mother have shocked the world, while European nations struggle to determine their role in the Syria crisis. The family died after their boat sank en route to the Greek Islands while fleeing their war-torn country. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has committed six billion euros toward coping with the influx of people while France has promised to receive 24,000 immigrants.
Science Ever heard the stereotype that men are less talkative than women? A Sept. 1, study conducted at the Medical University of Vienna, attributes this to testosterone. In the study, 18 men underwent testosterone treatments. After the treatments, it was concluded that the levels of Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas (the location where language is processed in the brain) decreased.
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Campus Body cameras on police officers: carry ‘1,537 total but we hope for more’ can’t be Alex Birnel Staff Writer stopped Mike Lowe of SATX4 testifies before Mayor Ivy Taylor at Wednesday’s budget hearing. Lowe is one of many petitioning for body cameras.
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Marquis Jones, a 23-yearold African-American man, was shot in the back eight times by an SAPD officer, Robert Encina, following an incident outside a Chacho’s restaurant on Feb. 28, 2014. In response to these recurring instances of “deadly use of force” groups like MOVE San Antonio (a locally based grassroots progressive outfit focusing on youth involvement in politics) and SATX4 (a police accountability organization whose formation spurred from the acquittal of officer
Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO. last year) decided to show up to a “Citizens to be Heard” session hosted by the San Antonio City Council on Wednesday, Sept. 2. These weekly sessions give local residents the opportunity to speak in front of the council members, provided they register online beforehand. Of the many issues raised during this past Wednesday’s hearing, this small, but adamant, cohort of citizens were there to discuss the allotment of three million dollars of municipal funds to initiate a police body camera pilot program in council districts 2 and 5.
The test program will allocate funding for 1,537 cameras in total that officers patrolling those districts will wear on their uniforms. Among those to take to the podium was Celeste Brown, the Field and Programs manager of MOVE San Antonio and UTSA alumna. Brown opened, saying, “We are grateful that body cameras are coming into effect. But we hope for more. This is only the first step in regards to transparency.” Further emphasizing a need for transparency between government and the public, Brown explained, “There isn’t much information available in the news
about this. This is a great program for districts 2 and 5, but Marquis Jones was killed in district 10.” District 10 is not covered in this preliminary roll out of police body cameras. Brown closed saying, “We are thankful for body cameras and do support them, however, we do hope that more comes.” “Citizens to be Heard” sessions occur every Wednesday at San Antonio City Council starting at 6 p.m. To reserve podium time, visit sanantonio.gov before the start of the meeting and register for a slot.
Anti-Semitic graffiti recoils SA residents In response to these incidents, the San Antonio Caroline Traylor Hispanic Chamber of ComNews Editor merce (SAHCC) hosted an @CarolineTraylor interfaith luncheon titled news@paisano-online.com “A Community Conversation: Preventing Hate On a Wednesday mornCrimes,” where leaders ing last month, residents from law enforcement, the of a Jewish community on business community, sevthe north side of San Antoeral religious communities nio awoke to swastikas and and Councilman Nirenberg racial slurs spray painted discussed ways to combat across their cars, homes, ignorance and intolerance. fences and street signs. According to Nico LaAnti-Semitic vandalism hood, the Criminal District was also found desecratAttorney of Bexar County, ing memorials surrounding hate crime prevention beRodfei Sholom, an Orthogins in the home. dox synagogue located near “Children will follow Northwest Military Drive your example before they and Huebner Road. follow your advice,” Later that Lahood stated. He week, Conwent on to exgregaplain that the issue of hate is a matter of the heart, and to not address that would be ”dealing with the symptoms instead of dealing Courtesy of Christians United for Israel with the cause.” A motif of “We decided we would not be intimidated because we had the love and support of SAHCC’s event tion Agudas Achim was targeted with similar graffiti. “Hate speech snowballing is what led to the Holocaust; it didn’t start with violence. It started with speech,” said City Councilman for District 8 Ron Nirenberg. According to the San Antonio Police Department, over 30 homes and cars were tagged with hateful graffiti. “My first reaction was shock,” said Councilman Nirenberg. “Whenever you see a neighbor attacked in a way this open it’s hard to take.”
the entire community,” said Rabbi Areyh Scheinberg on the attacks.
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was articulated by (leader of Congregation Rodefei Sholom) Rabbi Aryeh Scheinberg’s comment, “The only way to combat hate is with love.” The majority of the panel members echoed Rabbi Scheinberg’s sentiment, CEO of the Jewish Federation of SA, Ronit Sherwin, offered up a different solution. “The opposite of hate is education and education is a core Jewish value,” Sherwin stated. Steven Colodny, UTSA senior psychology major and active member of the Jewish student organizations on campus (Hillel and Chabad on Campus) agreed that education is key to preventing hate crimes and hopes for a more open dialogue where students are more politically and socially aware than in other parts of the city. “The Israel-Palestine issue can be hotly contested, and naturally, there is a lot of emotion on each side,” he said. “What’s important to remember is that we are all in this together and have a shared goal, which is peace See Vandalism Page 3
“I’ve spent probably about an hour today tapping.” — Senior Spanish/kinesiology major, Kane Bryant
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This is the second installment in a series on campus carry. The campus carry law will soon be in effect on campus, but so will the task force intent on making sure campus safety remains a priority. As mentioned in the first installment of this series, Campus Carry – a law allowing those with concealed carry permits to have their concealed weapons on a university campus - will take effect in Texas in August 2016. Much controversy has stemmed from this law’s passing since much of UTSA, including its officials and student leaders, were very much against the law being passed. President of the Student Government Association, Ileana Gonzalez, was one of the leaders in attempting to prevent the bill from being passed. She, along with 12 other Student Body Presidents from around the state, signed a letter expressing their opposition to the bill, then sent that letter to Texas senators. Following this, Gonzalez, along with the student body president from Rice University, authored a letter to Governor Greg Abbott. Gonzalez states that in the letter they, “asked him (Abbott) to review the bill so that universities could have a say in their own university policies and have the right to decide, on their own, what was best for their specific campuses.” The letter was then signed by 15 other student body presidents from universities across Texas and sent to the governor. “Despite all of our efforts, the governor still signed the bill,” said Gonzalez. See GUNS, Page 3
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and stability.” Colodny hopes that in the future, UTSA will host dual-panel events that feature both a pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian stance “so that those on each side can be exposed to new perspectives, but also show that they
are not mutually exclusive stances.” San Antonio Crime Stoppers, State Senator Jose Menendez, Congregation Rodfei Sholom and District 8 businesses have brought together a reward of $11,500 for information
leading to the arrests of the individuals responsible for the vandalism. Michael Hoyle, the Chief of the Criminal Trial Division of the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office, emphasized the need for, “respect for others and
then consequences if you can not respect the other.” Police are still searching for the two male persons of interest, identified from surveillance photos. They are believed to be living in the area of the crime.
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Sitting, waiting and wishing: shuttle fees on the rise Paul Cobler Contributing Writer
@ThePaisano news@paisano-online.com Student fees could, again, be on the rise to support upgrades to shuttles for off-campus students. The Parking and Traffic Committee will meet on September 16 to discuss and vote on a potential 2.4 percent increase- nine dollars over the next two years to students’ transportation fees. “These changes are being made because students demand mod-
ern improvements to the campus,” Student Government Association Business Affairs Chair Victoria Vazquez said. Freshman biochemistry major Claire Stowell rides the shuttles to and from class every day and does not believe that the current system needs an upgrade. “I think the transportation is good enough, so I don’t think they need to add more money (to their budget),” Stowell said. “I don’t want to pay extra for more buses or better transportation. I think it’s sufficient enough.” Since the 2014-2015 school year,
the total estimated cost of attendance for a full-time undergraduate student at UTSA has risen $1,234, according to UTSA Financial Aid and Enrollment Services. Freshman nursing major Torie Wilcox also rides the shuttle every day, but believes upgrades are unnecessary considering the rate tuition is already growing. “I think (the shuttles) are okay the way they are,” Wilcox said. “I really don’t want to pay more.” According to its website, UTSA Transit provided more than two million rides to students last year. A $20 fee was charged to all students
enrolled at the school for the Fall 2015 semester. Stowell may not think the shuttles need an upgrade, but she does wish the shuttles ran more frequently. “(The shuttles) are good, but I wish they came faster,” Stowell said. “It comes every 15 to 20 minutes, but I wish it came every five or ten.” Vazquez added that it costs each bus $80 per day to run, and many students want longer run times, so the fee increase was proposed to address these requests.
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SGA was not the only opposition to the bill on campus. The College Democrats were in opposition to the bill as well. College Democrats President (and SGA Chief of Staff ) Jeff Schilder said, “We are not excited about it. We really wish our efforts through SGA and other groups had succeeded in allowing us to have our (UTSA’s) choice [of whether or not to allow guns on campus].” Schilder added,”(last spring) SGA did a poll and our students overwhelmingly voted against bringing guns to campus, and we (College Democrats) agree with our students on that.” Several attempts to contact the UTSA College Republicans were made in order to get another perspective on the new law, but the group could not be reached. Regardless of student opposition, the law is coming to campus and campus leadership has transitioned to tackling the next major decision the university faces in regards to campus carry: the location of the university’s gun-free zones. The power to designate an area as a gun-free zone is at the discretion of President Romo, but he is not tackling this decision on his own. “There is a special workforce to decide which zones will be gun-free zones,” says SGA President Ileana Gonzalez. This workforce, along with Romo and other university officials, will be responsible for deciding which areas are going to be the gun-free zones. “Areas have not been decided,” says Gonzalez. “They should be decided by December and will be communicated to the student body soon.”
Two years after the controversial CNN documentary “Blackfish” aired, illustrating the story of the orca whale Tilikum, the amusement park SeaWorld has suffered a significant loss of revenue, as well as bad publicity. The film gave an in-depth view into Tilikum’s life and shed light onto his killing of SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau. Between the film’s release
in 2013 to 2014, SeaWorld’s annual revenue decreased from $272 to $264.5 million. The park also lost partnerships with other companies, including its business partner of 15 years Southwest Airlines, while suffering a steady decrease in stock (47 percent in 2014) and decreasing attendance rates. Although SeaWorld declines to accredit their misfortunes to the documentary’s impact (known as the “Blackfish effect”) the film has caused a public uproar and infuriated animal activist groups. However, SeaWorld has launched
plans to renovate all of their parks, including SeaWorld San Antonio. Freshman kinesiology major Jonathan Carnes believes, “SeaWorld is mainly an amusement park, so to secure profit they have to consider the wants, needs and opinions of their critics and consumers. I would say the renovations are a response to ‘Blackfish’.” Construction began in March 2015 and will continue through May of 2018. SeaWorld’s focus is on a complete expansion and renovation of the sea lion, dolphin and orca habitats.
The sea lion habitat, “Pacific Point,” will include a new restaurant, a coastalthemed environment and a new show. The orca habitat will nearly double in size, holding nearly 10 million gallons of water of swimming space for the orcas as well as larger viewing platforms for spectators. The most drastic renovations will be made in the dolphin habitat. Dubbed “Discovery Point,” the dolphin exhibit will feature an underwater viewing section for spectators as well as the opportunity to swim with the dolphins. The swim will
require an additional charge on top of the general admittance fee and patrons will have to undergo an informational class before interacting with the dolphins. As of this time, representatives from SeaWorld San Antonio did not respond to any inquiry regarding the Blackfish effect nor questions about the park’s renovations. In addition to bad publicity “Blackfish” has called into question the ethical implications of keeping animals in captivity for the amusement of humans. Freshman medical hu-
manities major, Melody Ramirez said, “I find it really stupid that SeaWorld is such a huge company, but hardly provides for their animals. I think it’s wrong to use them for a source of entertainment.” This $30 million renovation campaign is a longterm investment that will not affect the price of general admittance. Tickets will remain $59 for adults at the door and $50 when purchased in advance online. The costs of food and souvenirs are expected to increase.
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September 8 - September 15, 2015
Lingerie, social media and school spirit
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To seal the Pink Campus Showdown 2015 victory, the UTSA community — including students, staff, faculty, family, friends and alumni —tapped, and tapped,and tapped.
UTSA has some school spirit, after all. The Roadrunners — recent winners of Victoria’s Secret annual Pink Campus Showdown — will have the “biggest college party of the year” hosted by Victoria’s Secret Pink on campus. The party, which already has over 13,000 RSVPs on Facebook, will reportedly have an A-list music artist headline the event. It’s not known if Victoria’s Secret models will be there dressed in this season’s lingerie. To win the contest, UTSA had to beat dozens of established universities in a 10day social media challenge. The 10-day event included challenges such as a Twitter tug-of-war and an Instagram photo competition. UTSA beat out 96 other universities to be crowned winner — an astounding fact, considering the “commuter” label frequently associated with UTSA. The Roadunners defiantly outlasted the likes of Louisiana State University (LSU), UT-Austin, Oklahoma State University (OSU), University of Florida, University California-Los Angeles (UCLA) and Florida State University (FSU) in the 10-day social media challenge.
Throughout the event, campus was abuzz with enthusiasm. Even the oftenphotographed Rowdy Statue bore a sign that read, “If you’re reading this, you’re not tapping.” In fact, campus was so unified that students coined the term, “tapping.” The term represented the action students took during the last social media event — UTSA beat out the nearest university in the challenge with over 300 million taps. In the past, UTSA has often been cast as a commuter school without spirit. The “commuter” label comes with the sobering reality that most of UTSA’s students live 10 or more miles from campus. But the university community’s recent accomplishments belie such labels. UTSA currently holds the NCAA Division I FCS record for highest-attended game for a start-up program. In addition, UTSA has slowly started to incorporate the Rowdy Statue as part of campus tradition. These accomplishments added to the university’s recent win over 96 other schools prove campus spirit lives at UTSA. Now, if only this panty party could pave the way to tier one.
Homework, no time for hobbies Smoke-free in name, not smell
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School has a tendency to get in the way of life. Many college students spend the majority of their time attending class, working on homework or studying for the next test. And we cannot forget the forget the additional burden of maintaining a job, putting time into an organization or sport and remembering to keep up with some form of a social life. The accumulation of college activities rarely leaves one with the energy to do anything else but fall exhausted into bed at the end of the day. In the college student’s schedule, time is precious. Thus, beloved hobbies are forgotten, especially those that require lengthy amounts of time, such as reading books, baking and ceramics. For those who have a passion for reading in a major that leaves them very little free time, the deficiency of reading can take a toll. “To Be Read” lists become longer than the lines at the JPL Chick-fil-a, library cards gather dust in empty wallets and bedside tables suffer
Commentary from the lack of the warmth brought by the books currently being read. There is no clear cut solution to those problems. However — dear readers of the student body — there is a temporary relief from the reading drought brought upon by the dreary school months. Short stories help create a bridge between school breaks, when there is time to read without distractions. A short story can be defined as a brief work of literature with a focus on the creation of a mood through a theme and its literary devices. The best stories pack the emotion and intrigue similar to that of full-length novels, without risk of losing entertainment value in their limited word count; therefore, rather than feeling intimidated picking up another time-consuming novel, just save the big books for winter break, and take thirty minutes to search for a short story online. You can have your daily or weekly dose of literacy fulfilled, without cutting too much into your precious time and interrupting your academics. We are familiar with Poe’s
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“Tales of Horror” and the social commentary behind Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”; now it is time to try these not so well known short stories. “Happy Endings” by Margaret Atwood takes the romance genre and twists it around in an innovative narrative. If you are in the mood for a mysterious and philosophical read that will have you thinking beyond its last plot-twisting sentence, Jorge Luis Borges’ “The Garden of Forking Paths” awaits. Lastly, for the lost college student, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates hits the reader with a tale of unease and introspection that resonates with all the emotions surrounding the space between the teens and adulthood. Next time you find yourself with extra minutes to spare or in those quiet moments in bed before going to sleep, rather than automatically opening Facebook or Instagram, search for a short story and read! Glennette Castillo Contributing Writer
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) became a tobacco-free campus over a year ago. All temporary tobacco-permitted areas were phased out in June 2014. Signs around campus notify people that UTSA is tobaccofree, yet, the stench of cigarette smoke still lingers on campus. What is the point of having a policy that bans tobacco if the university is not going to enforce it? If the tobacco-free policy was effective, the casual student entering or exiting the McKinney Humanities (MH) building’s eastern side would not smell cigarettes or see a group of students smoking in a corner off to the left. Many students, faculty and staff see people in this area violating UTSA’s policy on a regular basis. Why does UTSA let these smokers, who violate campus policy, slide? I have seen campus security walk/ride passed this area all the time and not do a thing. Security can smell that potent, disgusting odor as they ride by on their bikes and the smell of cancer sticks enters their noses. It is time for them to approach the smokers, make them put out their cigarettes and remind them UTSA is a tobacco-free campus. Although it has been more than a year since the policy was implemented on campus, not everyone has gotten the message. The university
should illustrate that it is serious about its ban on tobacco by putting up more “tobaccofree” campus signs, and once again, notifying students, faculty and staff through the use of electronic messaging. The university should also begin making an example of those people who still feel that it is okay to smoke on our campus after they have been informed not to. Violators need to receive citations for their continual smoking on campus. And the “smoking” area next to the MH building, because this is where most of the smoking occurs requires attention from campus security. Students of UTSA should not be afraid to confront fellow ‘Runners smoking on university grounds. Politely let them know that just because there is not a sign in a specific area that says “tobacco-free campus,” it does not mean that it is okay for them to smoke in that space. Let them know that there are no designated smoking areas on campus. UTSA did a commendable thing when it joined the more than 600 college and university campuses across the United States and transitioned into a tobacco-free campus. Now, it must carry out that policy wholeheartedly and the students, faculty and staff must abide by it. Quentin Hemphill Staff Writer
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When I introduce myself to people, it usually comes up that I am from Venezuela. A fact followed by, “Oh really? Have you been recently?” and from that answer I can already tell that, unfortunately, the person is not aware of the awful circumstances happening in my beautiful home country. The majority of people are familiar with the hottest gossip, but when it comes down to real issues in the world — unless it’s a huge headliner — many people just simply are not informed. For the past 15 years there has been an ongoing battle between the people of Venezuela and its corrupt government leaders. Yet, corruption does not even begin to describe the negative effects the government has had on the nation. Officials have taken away freedom of speech by controlling all forms of media; Venezuelan people cannot even trust television stations for news. The current
government has no respect for human rights as seen by the fact that they physically and intentionally harm protesting citizens, whose rights of privacy are breached every time police invade their homes. Justice in Venezuela is defined by the best interest of the government. Once a beautiful, safe country where tourists would experience a vivacious Latin culture, Venezuela has deteriorated, now an economically and politically corrupt regime where the locals face extreme situations. In February 2014, thousands of college students ignited a protest against the government, inspiring hundreds of thousands who were already opposed to join the cause. The demonstrations became bloody due to the misconduct and abuse from the officials. This was shocking for a country that used to have strong democratic principles. Unfortunately, since the start of this resistance, not a lot has changed — in fact, it has gotten worse. Not surprisingly, many
Taylor Swift to headline Pink Party Satire
Y o u heard it here firs: With the help of thumbs and cellphones, UTSA will host Taylor Swift for a massive concert this October after winning Victoria Secret’s Pink Nation Campus Showdown 2015. UTSA students helped rally their school by an overwhelming margin in the last event, solidifying the win over 96 other schools. The announcement posted on Victoria Secret’s website came after days of speculation on Facebook with artists such as Drake, the Weeknd and J. Cole leading the popular opinion polls. Swift, a first choice candidate and notable Victoria Secret associate, immediately responded on Twitter after the announcement, “I can’t wait to come to San Antonio in October!!!,” she posted. UTSA students have been raving about the artist choice on both twitter and Facebook with many posts such as, “I cannot believe this is happening” and “This can’t be real,” written by excited students. The consensus seems
to be that many believe Swift to be the best choice for the school. The concert, which will most likely be held off-campus to accommodate the size of the student population, will feature hundreds of panty shooting “pink cannons” launching at 60mph to both female and male students in the audience. Other notable attractions include giant pink heart statues, a 1,400 foot pillow fight arena, a cold-water Jacuzzi and over three current Victoria Secret Models. The host for the event will be lesser-known artist Beyoncé and her husband, and t-shirt designer Jay-Z. T-Swift’s rumored special guest will be North West; the two year old will drop her first studio album. However, critics note North often struggles with pronunciation and expanding beyond her less than 200-word vocabulary. Presidential candidate Kanye West will be there to offer off-stage assistance to North and Taylor. Robert Avila Staff Writer
people outside of Venezuela do not know about the devastation happening there every day. During the first two weeks of the outbreak, the world covered the events, but before the end of that month, the Venezuelan government took control of the press so they could mask the truth from everyone. Sadly, this is not the only government that manipulates the news to hide the facts. In February there were cops gathered in the streets shooting BB guns at random civilians at around the same time there was a group of boys who were leaving school. They noticed a woman who was wounded and rushed to go help her. Suddenly, one of them looked up to see the cops were coming at them for assisting and so they began to sprint away while banging on doors, begging to be let in. Unfortunately, the houses locked their doors in fear of the police injuring them as well. Finally someone opened the door, but one of the boys was not quick enough and hid behind a car. He waited there as he heard the heavy boots
approaching and then suddenly he felt a cold gun to the back of his neck. It’s a shame that the average American’s world view does not encompass knowledge of a country that is so in need. For many people, stories concerning extreme poverty, suffering and very powerful government forces are difficult to hear about. This is why some argue that we do need “little things” to be able to get away from the harsh realities of life. Pop culture serves as an escape route: in a way it is equivalent to “comfort food.” Although I do not disagree that we should do little things to make a big difference. To make a difference anywhere, people must be aware and informed about struggles around the world — more people should who know about crises than what Miley Cyrus wore at the VMA’s. Claudia Jimenez Staff Writer
Letter to the Editor I am just an average student at UTSA. You have sat next to me, behind me, in front of me, and never knew my name. I have asked your name, Jessica, Brent, Kelli, Kristin, Allison, Jon, Isaac, etc. I can remember you when I see you in the hallway. There is no recognition in your eyes as we pass. All I wish is for one person at this campus to remember I was here. I am older than your “normal” college student. I am coming back to finish a degree that I started before I had my child. I came back to show my teenage child that anybody at any age can finish what they started…25 years ago. I have never been approached by campus activities, table recruiting or student organizations. I even arrived at a few rush events. I was not made to feel welcome and part of the group. Is it possible this is because I don’t fit your demographic? Would I ever? I am invisible walking through the halls of UTSA. I am passionate about MY alma mater, mascot, and teams. I sing the fight song, go to the games, and posed with several pictures with
Rowdy. I chose this institution because my father graduated here. I love my school! Why can no instructor remember my name? How do I go about asking for a letter of reference for graduate school when I have to remind them which class I was in and which semester that was. They don’t know me. If my graduate program were offered here, I probably would not stay. It has been impossible to fit into the labs and research facilities associated with my major. Again, I am an outsider since I didn’t take the core classes here with the current seniors. I took those classes after I graduated high school 30 years ago. The only person associated with the university that I have talked with is my advisor, once a semester and only about how to finish my degree. I will graduate at the end of this semester and nobody will know. I will just stop coming to the university. If you are older than 35 and trying to finish a degree that you started many years ago, I don’t recommend UTSA. You will be invisible.
for every student to assess the transportation amendment (Prop. 7) . Secondly, for students in the Austin-San Antonio area, a great opportunity could be just on the horizon. Lone Star Rail, a project that has already gained major political and financial support, would establish a passenger rail line from south San Antonio to Georgetown, north of Austin. This line would serve business and economic interests, retail establishments, tourist destinations and sports and entertainment venues, as well as almost 300,000 students on numerous college campuses. The opportunities this would provide citizens, including students, would be immense, and the reduction of traffic along I-35 from individuals choosing to take the train instead of the highway would be significant. For the millions of people living
along the Austin-San Antonio Corridor, the benefits of implementing this passenger rail system are innumerable. It’s imperative that students voice their support for Lone Star Rail to their elected officials. Your third option: go to your bedroom. Grab your pillow. Place it in the chair in front of your computer. Get comfortable. Now, work on improving your computer skills, because the only travel you’ll be doing is in the virtual world. Then take your pillow and put it back on your bed, because you will be dreaming if you think our transportation troubles will improve without widespread support for meaningful reforms.
Sincerely, The unremarkable student
Letter to the Editor Have you noticed that when you force yourself to close your computer and leave your virtual life behind for real life, you encounter traffic problems that seem to be increasing at a surprisingly frenzied pace? Traffic and transportation are such headaches that they have become almost daily topics of conversation for Texans. For students, who will see a doubling of the state’s population as they reach their parents’ age, this trend should be especially unsettling. Increasing development, a growing population and deteriorating roads insure that unless we take action now, our problems will continue to worsen. However, there are three ways for students to do something meaningful about the congestion that plagues us. For decades, funding for roads in Texas has been sorely lacking. The legislature has
been reluctant to raise taxes of any kind and inflation has eaten away at a state gasoline tax that hasn’t been increased since 1991. The legislature made strides during the last two sessions to provide more funding for transportation and improve the quality of our roads. The last session approved a constitutional amendment that provides for a consistent source of money for roads and their maintenance, eliminating the need for each session of the legislature to appropriate these funds. The amendment, which will be on the ballot in November as Proposition 7, would redirect part of the general sales tax and motor vehicle sales tax to the State Highway Fund. Since turnout is traditionally low in constitutional amendment elections, and many voters don’t have the patience to read the entire ballot, it is important
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Jonathan Box President of Students for Texas Transportation
Photo Poll Photos and quotes taken by Claudia Jimenez, The Paisano
What are the most important issues that you consider when evaluating presidential candidates? According to 2012 Survey of America’s College Students, 10 percent of students reported paying “No attention” to presidential campaigns; 34 percent reported paying “Not much attention” to presidential campaigns; 66 percent reported paying “Some attention” to presidential campaigns; 19 percent reported paying “A lot of attention” to presidential campaigns. “I basically look at the whole
equality issues, what they are going to do with minimum wage and how they view police brutality.” Keanna Neal Sophomore, Marketing
“I just see if they are eligible
enough and willing to help us out.” Jose Lopez Freshman, Mechanical Engineering
“I think it is how well they
relate to the people, and how straight forward they are. I also make sure they don’t sugarcoat the facts.” Desmond Jefferson Freshman, Business
“I am looking for their position
on healthcare and what they are willing to do about the cost of college tuition.” Jada Davis Freshman, Civil Engineering
”It’s how they take into account
every detail, make sure they process things logically, they aren’t just saying things for the sake of election. Really properly assessing all of the issues and bringing solutions.” Tobe Van-Lare Senior, Finance
”I am Hispanic, so the whole
immigration issue is important to me. Health insurance is as well.” Sabrina Barrios Freshman, Biology
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Arts & Life Events Calendar Friday 9/11 8:30 p.m. FoamGlow 5K Runners, it’s time to put those white t-shirts to good use. This Friday, the FoamGlow 5K is coming to Six Flags (17000 IH-10 West); get ready to glow all night as you run through different colored foam-blasting areas and wrap up the night with an after-party under the black lights. Tickets are $20 until the 9th so hurry and sign up. Saturday 9/12 9 p.m. Lazer Tag Campus Test your night vision skills this Saturday on the UC lawn. The University Center is bringing Lazer Tag to campus, and they’re ready to see what you’ve got! Bring your friends along and see who has the best aim. This free event is set to start at 9 p.m. and end at 11 p.m. Sunday 9/13 10 a.m. 28 Chinese Exhibit The San Antonio Museum of Art (200 West Jones Ave) has just opened their newest exhibition “28 Chinese,” which features works of art by contemporary Chinese artists, many of whom are seeing their art displayed in Texas for the first time. The exhibition runs until January of next year and admission price is $5 with a student ID.
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Contemporary Chinese art evokes new questions about foreign art Christopher Breakell Staff Writer
@ThePaisano arts@paisano-online.com Porcelain bowls, silk tapestries and delicate ink landscapes are not present in “28 Chinese,” the new contemporary Chinese art exhibition at the San Antonio Museum of Art. Instead, pieces that decontextualize everyday objects and tradional mediums confront viewers, inspiring new ways of seeing and thinking. “28 Chinese” is a selection of pieces from the Rubell Family Collection intended to give audiences a brief taste of the contemporary art scene in China. Originally shown at the Rubell Family Collection/ Contemporary Arts Foundation
in Miami, FL and then at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum, “28 Chinese” now makes its third stop in San Antonio. During a decade of trips to China and visits to artists’ studios across the country, Mera and Donald Rubell collected works from 28 prominent and upcoming contemporary Chinese artists. “The studio represents entering the inner, inner sanctum of the artist’s practice and life,” Mera explains in the exhibition’s catalog. “We always feel like someone is letting us into a very intimate experience about who they are and why they make the work.” The massive exhibition spans six of SAMA’s galleries, completely taking over
the Contemporary Collection and even spilling into the Latin American Collection. Curated by Anna Stothart, the Brown Foundation Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, “28 Chinese” is divided into four sections: Social and Political Activism in Art; Landscape: New Traditions; Contemporary Portraiture; and Abstraction: Optical Play. Drawing a lot of attention in the Cowden Gallery is “Boat” by Zhu Jinshi. This monumental installation is composed of over 8,000 sheets of calligraphy paper laid over bamboo roads and left to float over the ground by cotton thread. Although the paper constructs a massive tunnel, the piece appears weightless. As visitors
pass through it, light trickles through the wall of paper and the noise of the outside gallery washes away. In contrast to its social media exploitation, “Boat” establishes an intimacy between its viewer and its effortless form, which seems to ship everyday concerns away. Ross Hutchinson, a senior fine arts major at UTSA and an intern at SAMA, worked with another intern and the museum staff to assemble “Boat.” “They taught us a specific way to crumble the paper,” described Hutchinson on the building process. “Even after your done building it, the paper will get less crinkled over time,” explained Hutchison. This dynamic aspect is reflective of Zhu Jinshi’s
other piece in the exhibition “Epoch Color”. In this 2-D piece, the oil paint is applied so thick that it has yet to completely dry. The paint continues to run down the surface ever so slowly and often unnoticed. Jinshi’s works elicit a reflective and considerate tone in the viewer, but as the constantly changing world that surrounds them, these pieces are also in flux. Liu Wei’s “Liberation No. 1” is another centerpiece of the show. Nearly 10 feet tall and almost 18 feet long, this oil painting has meticulously placed lines that were created through digital software. However, the individual shapes were painted by Wei’s workshop of artists. To finish reading, visit paisano-online.com.
Howl-O-Scream director promises scares, Scarlet’s revenge Annette Barraza Contributing Writer @ThePaisano arts@paisano-online.com
Photo Courtesy of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Cowie (right) spent months working onsite in the parks to perfect the physical element of terror for this year’s Howl-O-Scream.
As the story goes, workers were digging when they unearthed an old, decrepit house. Slowly, the workers dug their way down until the house was completely uncovered. The aura around the house drew the workers in, yet none came out. Fact or fiction? SeaWorld won’t tell. The organizer of the annual Howl-O-Scream event at the theme park is sticking to its history of scares and fun during this year’s newest attraction, “Unearthed: Scarlet’s Revenge.” From the moment you step into the park, your eyes flit around nervously at the ghastly sights the park offers. In addition to eyeballs, cobwebs and a lot of dust, patrons will see gruesome and unusual sights including a fox with a stake through its abdomen, a black bear poised to strike and a cat mid-scare. The new direction of this year’s event aims to put the story back into the scare, and what better person to help tell the tale than Robin Cowie? Cowie, the creator of eight horror movies, two TV horror series and one of the producers behind the horror classic “The Blair Witch Project,” is the creative director behind this year’s event. The idea for “Unearthed” was birthed when Cowie and Brian Knowlton, SeaWorld’s creative director, met at a haunted house in Florida.
After a few brief conversations, Knowlton was convinced that Cowie was the best person to direct the project. “He was an avid storyteller,” Knowlton said in praise of Cowie, “and just the man to bring narrative to a haunted house to make it a richer experience.” Cowie, originally from South Africa with a slight accent to prove it, was influenced to become a filmmaker by his father, who was a documentarian. Though he is known primarily for his forays into horror, Cowie didn’t believe in the paranormal until an experience while filming in a house from the pre-Civil War era. Cowie reminisced on a particular experience in which the cast and crew tried to film upstairs in the old house. “None of the equipment would work,” stated Cowie, “so we called in paranormal experts, who deduced that we had not asked permission from the spirits and thus offended them and therefore had to apologize.” Although Cowie felt odd going through with it, he went upstairs, apologized and asked for permission to film. After the séance, all the equipment worked, leaving Cowie bewildered ● ● ●
and a believer in the supernatural. Cowie immediately jumped on the opportunity to be involved with HowlO-Scream. “I’ve been to the HowlO-Scream in Tampa and saw how seriously they take their scares,” Cowie said. “So when they asked, I was ecstatic.” The “Unearthed” project was unlike any of Cowie’s previous endeavors. In film, a director works within a frame, but in this case, Cowie had to work with an entire house, paying attention to every detail and making the story truly 3-D to match the haunting atmosphere. Scarlet, the attraction’s antagonist, is a tortured soul and a healer who turns to the dark arts when the townspeople kill her husband. The townspeople proceeded to bury Scarlet inside her own home, which had not been disturbed until now, where horror seekers may witness her fury. “The design process was sophisticated,” said Knowlton on the making of the park. “People want something fresh, and so we have to up the scare level, combine it with the production process and then you have a Howl-O-Scream.”
The park will be open to the general public every weekend, including Fridays, starting Saturday, Oct. 3, with all of its original attractions and rides still available to visitors. Knowlton is excited for the new direction Howl-O-Scream is heading. “It’s a science,” explains Knowlton. “Horror gets the adrenaline, endorphins and juices going, and we see people come out of the haunted houses holding onto each other, yet still laughing.”
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UTSA picks up big wins at classic Broussard: ‘We have a lot of heart and it shows in our playing.’ UTSA VOLLEYBALL Allison Gayda Contributing Writer
Friday, Sept. 11 UTSA tennis (away) The men’s tennis team will open up their season at the Marco & Co. Catering Islanders Open. The open, which will be played throughout the day, will be held in Corpus Christi.
UTSA volleyball (away) The volleyball team will be competing in the ultracompetitive Texas Classic. The team will be matched up with the Texas Longhorns and the Iona Gaels.
UTSA soccer (away) The soccer team will be competing in the Baylor Tournament over the weekend. The Roadrunners will compete against the Louisiana-Lafayette Rajin’ Cajuns on Friday, and the Baylor Bears on Sunday.
Saturday, Sept. 12 UTSA football (home) The Roadrunners will look to bounce back from their heartbreaking loss to Arizona in the home-opener against Kansas State. The game is set to begin at 11:00 a.m. in the Alamodome.
Monday, Sept. 14 UTSA golf (away) The men’s team will be opening the 2016 season in Hattiesburg, Miss. at the Sam H. Hall Intercollegiate.
@PaisanoSports1 sports@paisano-online.com This past weekend, the UTSA volleyball team competed in the Delta Zeta Classic Tournament in San Marcos, Texas. Fresh off of a win at the Bearkats Invitational, the classic marks the second consecutive tournament the team has spent away from their home court. “It’s a lot of work; there’s a lot of grind time,” said senior setter Morgan Broussard, remarking on the team’s early road schedule. “But that’s another thing that I think we’re good at; we like to persevere through tough times.” UTSA kicked off the tournament on Thursday by playing the Texas State Bobcats. The Roadrunners took the Bobcats all the way to a fifth set, but ultimately lost in a heartbreaking final set by a score of 14-16. Dajana Boskovic led UTSA in kills, with an impressive 25, while also reaching a career-best 18 digs. Teammates Shelby Williams and Laura Cruz also both hit season-bests, with 21 and 17 digs, respectively. Despite the impressive stat lines from the Roadrunners, Broussard felt as though the team could have given more and should have won the match. “It was tough,” Broussard said of the loss. “It’s always easier to accept (a loss) when you give it everything you have and they just outplay you, but that really wasn’t the case. Texas State is a good team but we didn’t bring 100 percent. That’s a thing that we kind of regret.” Following the devastating loss to Texas State, the Roadrunners bounced back with a win over Big Ten opponent Indiana University in four sets on Friday. This match saw UTSA setter Jessica Waldrip total 39 assists, along with 9 digs and 3 blocks. In the same match, two UTSA players
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Indiana) and we were on a different level and we beat a really good team. The expectations are high and we have to live up to them to reach our goals.” The Roadrunners are already off to a dynamic start to the season. Heading into their first home matches of the season, Broussard thinks the Roadrunner faithful should expect to see a lot of excitement from the team. “You can expect a lot of energy, a lot of great plays,” said Broussard. “We have a lot of heart and it shows in our playing.” The UTSA volleyball team will next compete against Santa Clara on Thursday, Sept. 10 in the Convocation Center.
This years volleyball team looks to be one of the strongest in program history. There are currently five players on this year’s roster that have received an All-Conference USA (C-USA) honor (Boskovic, Waldrip, Runjic, Kunes, Schott). Led by San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame inductee, Head Coach Laura Groff, this team has the potential to take the C-USA regular season and tournament titles.
reached double-figure kills, with Marijeta Runjic tallying a season-best of 14, and Boskovic adding 11. Saturday, the final day of the tournament, saw UTSA facing Texas Southern University. The Roadrunners held nothing back as they attacked the opening set with a 25-12 win. The
Lady Tigers fought hard in the second set, but were no match for the strong offense of Marijeta Runjic and Megan Slan, who both reached double figure kills. UTSA kept up the intensity going into the third set, and were able to secure a victory with a final set score of 25-13.
The victories over Indiana and Texas Southern saw a much improved game after the loss against Texas State. UTSA Head Coach Laura Groff recognized that, saying, “The expectation level is high. Thursday night (against Texas State) we were awful. We turned around (Friday against
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Schott, UTSA volleyball say: ‘No sharing’ {Recent Results} PLAYER PROFILE
Thursday, Sept. 3 UTSA volleyball L, 2-3 vs. Texas State (Delta Zeta Classic)
UTSA football L, 32-42 at Arizona
Friday, Sept. 4 UTSA volleyball W, 3-1 vs. Indiana (Delta Zeta Classic)
UTSA cross country (men) 3rd/3 at Aggies Opener
UTSA cross country (women) 2nd/2 at Aggies Opener
UTSA cross country (men) L, 0-4 at Texas Tech
Saturday, Sept. 5 UTSA volleyball W, 3-0 vs. Texas Southern (Delta Zeta Classic)
Sunday, Sept. 6 UTSA soccer L, 1-8 at Oklahoma
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@PaisanoSports1 sports@paisano-online.com UTSA’s volleyball team is poised to have a great season, and senior middle hitter Kylie Schott is one player who leads the charge to ensure they start off strong. The team’s performance at the Bearkat Invitational over the opening weekend of the season was outright dominant, and Schott’s play in particular garnered well-deserved attention. With 16 blocks and a whopping .532 hitting percentage in the team’s four wins, she earned the Bearkat Invitational’s MVP honor, in addition to being recognized as Conference USA’s (C-USA) Defensive Player of the Week. “It’s great, because it shows that we were here working out together all summer,” Schott said of the team’s commanding start. “It helped us get that bond together before the season even began…when the season started, we already knew what we were supposed to do; we weren’t trying to figure it out.” The Roadrunners began this past weekend’s tournament in San Marcos with a surprising 3-2 loss to the Texas State Bobcats. Despite the early loss, the Roadrunners rebounded in decisive fashion. Over the next two days, they earned two wins, holding both Indiana and Texas South-
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ern below .100 in hitting percentage. This year’s volleyball team is one with a great deal of talent and experience, a combination that comes with increasing expectations. But having so much talent on the roster also means that practices are more demanding, which Schott believes is a big factor in player development and the ability to play a structured team game. “It’s awesome to have so much talent on one team,” said Schott. “For one, it’s really hard in practice to play against each other. But in a game, it’s really great because all that talent is on one side. So when we play somebody else, we’re not worried…because we know how we play, and we play against each other every day. That’s the best competition you can have.” On a team with a strong roster full of experienced players, it can be tough for first-year members to crack the lineup, let alone contribute to the team’s success. For those who do make the team, they benefit from playing alongside veterans from whom they can learn. A few of the Roadrunners’ rookies got right to it during the Bearkat Invitational, where three firstyear players got to play. Schott praised the younger players’ professionalism and contribution to the team. “They did a great job,” Schott said of Shelby Wil-
liams, Antonela Jularic and Laura Cruz, the first-year players who saw action during opening weekend. “I think they came in like they weren’t even freshmen… like they knew what they were supposed to do.” This November, UTSA will host its first C-USA Volleyball Championship, which will also be the first C-USA championship of any kind to be hosted by the school. Between the depth of experience on this team’s roster, the competitiveness it has shown already and the natural exposure that will come from hosting the championship tournament, there will be plenty of opportunities to embrace the spotlight. Kylie Schott seems to believe that the team is ready to set itself apart from the rest of the conference. “Last year, we shared the title,” began Schott. “This year, we set goals at the beginning of the season and we said, ‘No sharing.’ So we don’t want to share our title, we want to keep it going for a third year strong … and we’re going to put in even more work this year to take the next title.” That can include working on the team’s communication, their systems, responding to different competitive situations or sticking around after practice to help each other with fundamentals. That work may even involve dropping together to the gym floor to clean up the excess moisture that collects because their practice time starts
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Jeff Huehn, UTSA Athletics Kylie Schott (pictured) has always been known for her defensive prowess while with the Roadrunners. During her sophomore season, she led UTSA with 1.16 blocks per set. Entering this season, Schott was fifth on the all-time UTSA blocks list.
hours before the gym’s air conditioning even kicks in. “We just need to come in every day, put in work, work, work and then even more work,” said Schott. “More than anybody else… more than ever before. We really just need to be all in, all the time … every play, every day.” Intensity and work ethic, combined with the right balance of inward focus and outside pressure, are necessary parts of an organiza-
tional mentality that allows teams to build something great. If leaders like Kylie Schott buy into the philosophy, they can pass their habits down to the younger classes and continue the pattern of winning. “We’re just gonna do ‘us’, not worry about what’s on the other side of the net. Just work on our system, and get better.”
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