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UTSA UTSA will host the North American Cybersecurity Summit on Jan. 22 at its downtown campus. The summit will explore implications of information security and how cyber security should inform business decisions as e-commerce grows.
Texas Gov. Abbott met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to discuss his commitment to opposing Iran. This comes at a time when certain sanctions on Iran are being lifted and inspections of Iranian nuclear facilities as negotiated by the Obama administration are already underway. Israel’s leadership under Netanyahu has opposed the deal, saying Iran’s nuclear capabilities put Israel in jeopardy.
U.S. In the town of Flint, MI, residents are calling for the resignation of Gov. Rick Snyder after a scandal revealed the town’s water supply was contaminated with hazardous quantities of lead. So far, 10 people have died of Legionnaires disease. Many believe the outbreak is tied to consumption of lead polluted water.
World Following his controversial proposition to ban Muslims from entering the U.S., Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump might face a ban from entering the UK. Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Parliament (MP) Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh advocates the declaration citing religious harmony as the rationale behind the ban. Labour MP Paul Flynn agreed Trump is “extremely dangerous,” but explained that “barring him from the UK risked being seen as antiAmerican.”
Science A mosquito - borne disease known as the Zika virus has led the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to issue travel warnings cautioning U.S. citizens against travel to 14 different Central and South American countries. Travel is a high risk for pregnant women, as the virus is linked to birth defects.
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January 19 - January 26, 2016
Welcome to the family, Coach! Brady Phelps Sports Editor
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The search for UTSA’s second football coach officially came to an end on Friday, Jan. 15 when Director of Athletics Lynn Hickey and University President Ricardo Romo held a press conference introducing Frank Wilson as the successor to Larry Coker. For the past six years, Wilson has served as the assistant head coach, running backs coach and recruiting coordinator at Louisiana State University (LSU). In the most recent season, LSU led the Southeastern Conference (SEC) with an average of 256.8 rushing yards per game. His most recent protégé, Leonard Fournette, set an LSU record last season with 1,953 rushing yards on 300 carries — an average of six and a half yards per carry.
But his success in recruiting and developing players is what separates Wilson from other coaches. He is known across college football for his recruiting abilities, which should help elevate that aspect of UTSA’s program. “Coaches and players gravitate to Frank Wilson. He was a part of my staff at Tennessee, and I can tell you firsthand that he develops players as well as anyone in college football,” said Alabama’s Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach Lane Kiffin. “People talk about how great of a recruiter he is, but he is just as strong of a leader.”
See UTSA football, Page 7 Fabian De Soto, The Paisano
President Obama takes executive action to promote “smart-gun” technology Johnee Jasso Staff Writer
@johnee_thegreat news@paisano-online.com On Monday, Jan. 4, President Barack Obama released a memorandum to promote “smart-gun” technology. In the memorandum, President Obama appointed the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Homeland Security to “conduct or sponsor research into gun safety technology that would reduce the frequency of accidental discharge or unauthorized use, and improve the tracing of lost or stolen guns.” During his Jan. 5 speech, President Obama was moved to tears as he spoke of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in
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Newtown, CT. One major concern to President Obama, and to the proponents of gun control, is the necessity of technological advances in gun safety. President Obama asked, “If
Union address, President Obama addressed the nation’s future in economics, innovation, leadership and politics. While little was said about gun control, President Obama urged
we can set it up so you can’t unlock your phone unless you’ve got the right fingerprint, why can’t we do the same thing for our guns?” In his final State of the
Congress to act on gun violence. Although smart guns are not yet commercially available in the United States, the idea of creating firearms
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Simple tricks to navigate campus with ease Each semester brings insight into services and additional benefits that UTSA provides for its students. Regardless of class, students are always learning about services they were not aware of before. This will be a weekly installment of facts, benefits, or services offered at UTSA.
Both Ximenes Avand Bauerle Road Garage provide 15-minute parking spots. More importantly, parking in these spaces for less than 15 minutes is free. Several spots are designated as 15-minute parking on the lower levels. The current rate of both garages is $2 dollars an hour.
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Every semester you can rent a locker on the third floor in the JPL. Undergraduate students must be registered fulltime. Sixty-four lockers are available, and each locker costs $25 for the fall or
3) The Recreation Wellness Center offers free cooking demonstration classes. The first class is scheduled for Feb. 6th, 6 p.m. The spring schedule, the RSVP link and recipes from previous cooking demonstrations can be downloaded from UTSA Campus Recreation’s website.
that can only be fired by authorized users has been toyed with for years. Common designs of smart gun technology include fingerprint technology, similar to the technology used to unlock your smartphone, and the use of close-proximity radio-frequency identification – a radio-frequency bracelet that will only allow a firearm to discharge if it is within a specific distance from the bracelet. In response to the smart gun proposal, UTSA Associate Professor Dr. Branco Ponomariov (Ph.D., Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology) divulged his doubts about the technological advancement of gun safety, stating that “these are common sense safety measures,” referring to the use of fingerprint technology and close-proximity radiocontrolled identification to
prevent theft or accidental discharge. Dr. Ponomariov also noted that there are even gun control groups that do not support Obama’s stance on smart guns because it gives the impression that gunsafety technology seems safer than it actually is; according to Dr. Ponomariov “smart guns are not the answer to gun control, and they will not necessarily prevent the unauthorized use of guns.” The Secretary of Defense, Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security will have a report that outlines the research and development designed to expedite the real-world deployment of gun safety technology no later than 90 days after the release of President Obama’s memorandum.
Fabian De Soto, The Paisano Many Roadrunners are unaware of the various amenities available to them as registered students.
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January 19 - January 26, 2015
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Thousands march in solidarity to honor MLK’s dream San Antonio event is one of the largest in the nation with over 300,000 participants
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Aidan Watson-Morris Contributing Writer
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Approximately 300,000 people participated in San Antonio’s annual march commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan 18. The march, one of the largest of its kind in the country, was attended by people of all races, genders, ages and creeds walking along an almost three mile route. The march has a history specific to San Antonio. In 1987, San Antonio native Rev. R.A. Callies Sr. began the tradition to honor MLK’s legacy. Among those who participated this year were several students from UTSA. Freshman Criminal Justice major Avery Morris said that it was
“amazing to see so many people come together to celebrate MLK,” and that the event was a “reminder . . . that while we still have a long ways to go when dealing with racism, we’ve still made so much progress.” Junior Mexican American Studies major Bryant Andrade Meza has attended the march since his freshman year and appreciates its sense of community. “My favorite part is arriving at the top of the hill and looking at that giant line of people behind me who made an effort to wake up in the morning to show their support and solidarity for civil rights,” Meza said.
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{Staff} Kat Joseph, Claudia Jimenez, Annette Barraza, Christopher Breakell, Alex Birnel, Robert Avila, Justice Lovin, Andrea Velgis, Alyssa Gonzales, Urub Khawaja, Diego Ramirez, Gaige Davila, Marina Vences, Johnee Jasso, Lyanne Rodriguez, Memorie Johnson, Kevin Prichard, Katelyn Wilkinson, Ricardo Rodriguez
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OPINION January 19 - January 26, 2016 Tier what? ambitious but ambiguous Editorial
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TSA is hell-bent on being tier one. For the sake of one day being recognized among the best universities in the state (UT Austin, A&M and Rice, technically), UTSA has barreled towards the top, at all costs, and at times bulldozing elements that made it top-grade. In 2009, the Texas legislature passed a bill creating incentives for seven emerging research universities — one of which being UTSA — to meet benchmarks of tier-one status, intending to increase the number of tier-one educational institutions in the state. Meeting certain criteria enables these emerging tier one universities to receive extra funds. Although there are many measures of a tier-one university, the most accepted benchmark is annual research expenditures of $100 million or more. At 46 years old, UTSA is in many respects an emerging university. It’s made precocious advances such as hiring firstclass coaches, excelling in the field of cyber security, creating a marching band (and fight song) and raising admissions criteria. Note, incoming freshmen cohorts of “high academic achievement” are a litmus test of a tier-one institution. Nevertheless, despite the freshmen being as celebrated as they come, numbers to numbers, UTSA is far from tier-one status. Our fledgling university trails behind the six other emerging tier-one institutions — Texas Tech, the University of Houston, the University of North Texas, UT-Dallas, UTArlington, UT-El Paso — in multiple areas, including the amount of endowment funds, number of Ph.Ds awarded, and, most importantly, in research expenditures. For measure, UTSA spent more on research in 2009 than it did in 2014.
Of course UTSA wants to be great. Being great is a good thing. However, rapid acceleration to be at the level of Texas’ tier-one institutions, through lofty ventures, has yielded patchy and pricey results. And while, in Texas, a football team makes sense; the $120 and rising athletic fee does not. A Sparknotes version of a bildungsroman — story of maturation and growth — fumbles the point. In a quest to be a South Texas model of its burnt-orange great grandparent and its elderly neighbors, some of who happen to be tier one also, UTSA is missing steps, ignoring perspectives and overlooking essentialities. What’s more, UTSA will likely not be tier one anytime soon. Right now, UTSA is toptier because its billboards, webpages, signage and people who stand at podiums say it is. Unlike “tier one recognition,” which requires benchmarks for spending, or a class group project, there is no rubric, either subjective or objective, for “top tier.” At a university level, top tier is not limited to the top levels of the university; being top tier is elevating and investing in all tiers — from nontraditional students to the top officers of the Student Government Association; English to biochemical engineering; part-time instructors to college deans. The needs and reasonable requests of the university community should play a chief agendasetting role. The voices of students and faculty should not only m atte r when their
message corresponds to an acronymed plan. The university expects students to rally behind its campaigns and initiatives, but when will the university take the initiative to stand behind its students? We need more classrooms and more lab space just like we need more bathrooms and more parking. It’s not simply more parking spaces and restrooms stalls; UTSA’s community needs more handicap-accessible parking and easily accessible, ideally private bathrooms — in addition to wider entry and exit ways for those with limited mobility. For visually impaired students, especially, the combination of winding lines and maze-like design of restroom facilities in the McKinney Humanities and Flawn Sciences Buildings is more of a nightmare than going to the bathroom should ever be. A commitment to a top-tier educational experience is a commitment contingent on those in the top tiers of the university administration listening to, and collaborating w i t h , students, faculty a n d staff who a re
not included in strategic planning sessions or in decision-making meetings. In large numbers, students and faculty asked UTSA’s Campus Carry Task Force to include classrooms as gun-free zones in its list of preliminary recommendations for gunfree zones on campus. This list could then be approved or rejected by the Board of Regents. Classrooms weren’t included on the list. ike their university, UTSA students want more, hopefully. An educational experience is more than UTSA-labeled apparel sold at a lingerie store and silly events celebrating the squirrels on campus (Yes, this is a real event that the UC will host this month). Granted, improved and new handicap accommodations, working clocks, higher salaries for associate professors and more elective options in C O L F A departments more than l i k e l y will not stimulate the local economy or tantalize the nation’s brightest brains (and t h e funds that
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follow their research). So what? Only a fraction of the campus community will use the new research space, obtain a Ph.D. or receive funds from an increased endowment — tier-one motivated improvements, which means only a small percentage of the campus community sees the spoils of the trek to tier one. “Top tier” is a brilliant marketing label: undeniably positive and intentionally subjective with similar sounding words to suggest to the untrained eye that “tier one” and “top tier” have an interchangeable meaning. They don’t. Without a commitment at an institutional level to comprehensive excellence, both are empty promises. UTSA has the chance to change the game. It can become a Texas landmark by tailoring its trajectory to its internal assets — the people weighed down by their books, backpacks and briefcases full of papers to grade, whose minds, hands and hearts have been making the university great for nearly half a century, even before the Texas legislature noticed. Old universities (and the old men, and few women, who sit in the executive offices in them) get to qualify what a university should be by what they have already become. Being top tier, in all its illusory might, is not tripping to be an old university but rather, emerging as a new academic force with tended roots and an individual identity. Cultivating the character and the direction of UTSA entails shifting the focus from what the university will one day become, and instead, invest in and be attentive to who’s there now and how those can shape who and what UTSA will be.
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Justice Lovin Staff Writer
On Monday, we celebrated Martin Luther King Day. I would argue that to some extent we did so in vain. The Dr. King we celebrate is but a shade of the man he was, the parts that are convenient; we remember his dream but forget his socialist principles. Near the end of his life Dr. King was planning a Poor People’s Campaign for economic justice, which he held was integral to true equality. So much so did he be-
lieve this that he drafted an Economic and Social Bill of Rights that called for, among other things, the right of every citizen to a minimum wage, an adequate education and “to the full benefits of modern science in health care.” It is appealing to act as though he was a martyr who died and made everything okay, but as disproportionate incarceration rates and persisting economic inequality demonstrate, the reverend did not take racism with him into the grave. It appears that what did die with him, however, was the American pacifist movement. The Civil Rights Movement seems to have been the last major pacifist movement in the United States. These days, pacifism is regarded, for the most part, as
idealistic and naïve, a nice thought to be put aside after it’s tested. This is nothing more than a lack of faith: the lasting achievements of the movement demonstrate that non-violence can bring about meaningful changes. Since the 1960s, political discourse has moved farther and farther away from peace; so, today what anti-war movements remain are on the fringe and sometimes, as in the case of isolationists or libertarians, are not rooted in pacifist ideology at all. In general, Americans have laid claim to the inclusive principles of the Civil Rights Movement and to a few of its egalitarian economic principles, but abandoned its non-violent aspects entirely. As demonstrated by the angry rhetoric—talk of de-
stroying our enemies and accepting “the mantle of anger”— from the most recent Republican debate and the applause it was met with, many in the United States are all too ready to oppose oppressive regimes such as those of Gaddafi, Mubarak or Assad through interventionist policies and the use of force, which does nothing for the oppressed and instead increases the chaos out of which those who survive must make order. Violence will always lead to violence. Another instance lacking a pacifist argument is the gun control debate. Background checks or no background checks, the Republicans have it right: a person who wants to kill will kill, and it is that which must be changed. With that said, guns and other weapons are tools whose
primary use is to inflict injury and kill. Such instruments have no more place in a civilized society than the guillotine. This is not to say we ought to immediately disband the military and the police, but that we ought, in everything we do, endeavor to bring about a society in which the use of force as a coercive tool would be as reviled as it is unnecessary. It might not be possible to abandon violence and war immediately, and there will always be times when such things seem necessary, but an organized pacifist movement would help keep alive a set of ideals that were a defining part of the philosophy of Dr. King and of the civil rights movement.
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January 19 - January 26, 2016
Arts & Life Events Calendar: Tuesday 1/19 Thursday 1/21 6:30 p.m. “San Antonio Feminist Film Festival”
In its inaugural year, the San Antonio Feminist Film Festival will screen four films during its inconsecutive two-night event. On Tuesday, the double-bill includes the 2015 documentary “He Named Me Malala” about Pakistani activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, followed by 2010’s “Maria in Nobody’s Land,” about three Salvadoran women making their way to the U.S. on the tops of trains. Thursday screens the 2013 film “Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth” on the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in fiction (The Color Purple) and the 2014 abortion comedy “Obvious Child.” To buy tickets, check out safeministfestival.net.
Saturday 1/23 9 p.m. “Snow Day UTSA” Tired of a warm winter? That won’t stop the University Center from celebrating “Snow Day” this Saturday at 9 p.m. Hot cocoa, cotton candy and much more will be waiting to lift your spirits on a cold night.
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Friday Night Celestial Lights
D r. E r i c S c h l e g e l f o c u s e s o n q u e s t i o n s o f t h e u n i v e r s e , s t a r g a z i n g Kevin Prichard Staff Writer
@ThePaisano arts@paisano-online.com On Friday night, the Physics and Astronomy Department hosted their first Friday Night Celestial Lights event of 2016. Hosted by Vaughan Family Professor of Physics, Dr. Eric Schlegel, the event consisted of a lecture, followed by stargazing using telescopes placed on the fourth floor of the Flawn Sciences Building. There have been several of these events, with brief and easy to understand lectures, covering various astronomical phenomena such as comets, climate change and Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs).
This most recent lecture covered material from Dr. Schlegel’s recent paper, “NGC 5195: Feedback ‘Burps’ after a Massive Meal?—Why All the Fuss?” The paper discussed the implications of recent observations of the galaxy NGC 5194 (colloquially known as the Whirlpool Galaxy). According to the data, there appears to be large, asymmetrical waves of hydrogen gas flowing outward from the center of the small, neighboring galaxy NGC 5195. Astronomers have yet to determine the exact cause of this phenomenon. Dr. Schlegel listed a few hypotheses, but focused primarily on an idea called “feedback.” To support this hypothesis, Dr. Schlegel
used data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which shows flares of Xrays behind the waves of hydrogen gas. These flares, which are likely being emitted by the supermassive black hole in the center of NGC 5195, could be energetic enough to forcibly push these massive clouds of hydrogen like a snowplow pushes snow. If Dr. Schlegel and his colleagues are correct in that feedback from the supermassive black hole is inducing the dispersal of material, it could help answer one of astronomy’s biggest puzzles: how to stop star formation. In observations of nearly every galaxy, wherever stars appear blue, it is indicative of a greater amount of
raw material available to coalesce into stars; where there’s more material, stars are typically larger, hotter and bluer. Conversely, in areas where there are less material available for star formation, stars are smaller, cooler and redder. What puzzles astronomers is most galaxies appear bluer near the outer “arms” and redder near the center; one would expect the opposite, with more material and therefore bluer stars near the center. “It’s been a puzzle, (and) it’s still a puzzle,” declared Dr. Schlegel, but his work could help solve this mystery: perhaps the supermassive black holes in the center of most galaxies are emitting vast gusts of Xrays, enough to push gases
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outward, inducing star formation in the spiral arms, while simultaneously slowing or stopping it near the center. Following the lecture, visitors were encouraged to use the telescopes in the Curtis Vaughan Observatory, on the fourth floor of the Flawn Sciences Building. Through the telescopes, visitors could see several celestial structures, such as the Orion Nebula, one of the many large gas clouds in the Milky Way where new stars are born. For those who enjoy learning about space and stargazing, the event is free, open to everyone and occurs every third Friday of the month. The next talk will be held on Feb. 19, 2016.
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January 19 - January 26, 2016
Brayden Boren, The Paisano David Bowie’s 25th and final album, “Blackstar,” came out Jan. 8th, and tackles the late artist’s thoughts about dread, death and mortality. “Blackstar” debuted at No. 1 this past week, making it Bowie’s first ever No. 1 album on the Billboard charts, with “Best Of Bowie” re-entering the charts at No. 4, and “The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars” coming in at No. 21.
‘Blackstar,’ David Bowie’s last and final goodbye Album Review
Ricardo Rodriguez Contributing Writer @ThePaisano arts@paisano-online.com
“Look up here, I’m in heaven/ I’ve got scars that can’t be seen,” starts “Lazarus,” the third track from David Bowie’s most recent and final album, “Blackstar.” Released two days before his death, “Blackstar” is a very personal requiem of discordant jazz and haunting lyrics that captures Bowie’s legacy perfectly. The seven-track album sends you through a cacophony of violin, saxophone, and guitar that almost breaks down into a clamor until it is tied together by Bowie’s voice. Admittedly, “Blackstar” is
a whisper compared to his earlier work, yet it seems much more impactful being his last studio album. The title track launches the album into multimovement instrumentation of hypnotic violin and chilling vocals, transitioning into a bright ballad of poetry and nostalgia that can satisfy any Bowie fan. In contrast, the appropriately named “Lazarus” pulls in heavy guitar riffs mixed with soulful saxophone that crescendos into Bowie’s cry of resurrection. Listening to the song, you can’t help but feel Bowie’s singing from beyond the grave. The whole album feels almost too personal, too intimate, but therein lies the genius of Bowie; the
power to be able to move from eerie, to solemn, to a bittersweet statement on death. The last track, “I Can’t Give Everything Away,” echoes Bowie’s last message to the world, breaking down into a powerful guitar solo that reminds you even at the edge of death Bowie still had more artistry to give to the world. “Blackstar” is very different from any of Bowie’s previous albums. The experimental album in many ways captures his legacy and his continued relevancy, but also stands as a personal narrative of death and musical permanence that encapsulates the saying “life imitates art”. “Blackstar” can be a challenging listen because of its overt experimenta-
“‘Blackstar’ is a whisper compared to his earlier work, yet it seems much more impactful being his last studio album.” Ricardo Rodriguez
on “Blackstar,” David Bowie’s final album
tion and dour mood. ity. This doesn’t diminish However, Bowie was al- his death, but instead is a ways known for pushing touching tribute to his life the threshold of music and and legacy. entertainment which al“Blackstar” sticks out in lowed for other artists to Bowie’s discography, with follow in his footsteps — an ambience usually reand this album is no differ- served for film, shaped by ent in that regard. odd chord variations, burInstead of retreading the blings of electronica and same old ground, Bowie sudden interjections of proved his ability to inno- strange sound effects. vate even after his nearly It feels as bold and weird 50 years in the music busi- as anything in Bowie’s back ness. Going back to listen catalogue, delighting some to classics like “Space Odd- and maddening others. ity,” “Moonage Daydream,” So, classic Bowie. and “Heroes” makes you further appreciate how much of an Roy Maas Youth icon the man really Alternatives is currently was. accepting applications for “Blackstar” gives a Residential Specialists. firsthand account of Please call Janet, Bowie’s battle with 210-340-8077, ext.1112 for death and his coming more information. to terms with mortal-
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‘Mustang’ rides strong Movie Review
Aidan Watson-Morris Contributing Writer @ThePaisano arts@paisano-online.com
“Mustang” opens with the line, “It’s like everything changed in the blink of an eye,” and it’s appropriate. When the innocent beach play of five orphaned sisters living in small-town Turkey is misconstrued by the community as sexual deviancy, their uncle suddenly forces them to live in increasingly more repressive conditions. From here, the film launches on a thoughtful exploration of youth, family, sexuality and the construct of femininity. As the prospect of arranged marriages approaches, each sister tries to grapple with her lack of agency in her own way. The narrative is told from the perspective of the youngest, Lale (played by newcomer Güneş Şensoy), as she starts to feel separated from her sisters. The debut film by director Deniz Gamze Ergüven, “Mustang” was screened at Cannes last year to general acclaim. It was awarded
the Europa Cinemas Label Award, the Lux Prize, and is nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. And it’s not hard to see why. Ergüven’s script is deeply affective without being cynical or manipulative. Şensoy leads a talented cast with her magnetic performance, with Warren Ellis’ somber yet beautiful score providing another highlight to an expertly crafted movie. Cinematographers David Chizallet and Ersin Gok show admirable restraint— the US dollar equivalent for the movie’s budget is less than $1.5 million—without neglecting visual artistry. The most interesting shots in “Mustang” are those of female bodies, not depicted as sexual objects for the male gaze to consume, but as human bodies without inherent sexuality. The sisters are not asexual, but their budding sexuality is largely offscreen and on their own terms, finding ways to interact with others even when confined to their uncle’s prison-like house. The movie frees them from the narrative crafted
by the conservative town they live in, allowing them to exist as complex people with their own motivations and neuroses, rather than mere scandal-makers and potential housewives whose lives are determined by their proximity to men. Alongside scenes of reclaimed femininity, Ergüven’s prodigious eye for the tense, suggestive detail makes for other standout moments. Lale, playing with a plastic volleyball, disturbs two of her older sisters, and is sent away to play alone. When she accidentally sends the ball over the wall, it catches the sight of coming suitors, leading to embarrassment on her part. It’s a remarkable piece of visual storytelling that conveys both the growing distance between Lale and her sisters and the oppressive atmosphere of an environment in which one’s own body is a source of danger. Poignant, satisfying and thematically rich, “Mustang” is a movie so adept and elegant in its storytelling that makes its profound accomplishments look simple.
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January 19 - January 26, 2016
UTSA football gets overhaul UTSA FOOTBALL
Fabian DeSoto, The Paisano UTSA Director of Athletics Lynn Hickey was in high spirits as she entusiastically introduced Frank Wilson to the San Antonio media on Friday, Jan. 15.
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Noor Razeq, The Paisano President Romo called Wilson “an ideal person to harness this momentum to take us to new levels in football.”
In six seasons with LSU, five of Wilson’s recruiting classes ranked top-10 in the country and six of the running backs he coached during that time were drafted into the NFL. Wilson’s recruitment style differs from others in that he strives to identify talented players early in their high school football careers, project what kind of players they will be by the time they graduate and develop relationships that will outweigh what other schools offer. “When we identify the best players in the state of Texas, the best players in San Antonio,” said Wilson, “the relationship will be so genuine that when other schools come knocking, it will be hard for them to say no (to UTSA).”
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Wilson is not only highly regarded by his peers, but also beloved by the players with whom he has worked over the years. “It is very difficult nowadays to find a man with the integrity and loyalty that he displays on a day-in and day-out basis,” said Jeremy Hill, a running back who was recruited and coached by Wilson before being drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals. “It’s truly been a pleasure to say I have been coached by Frank, but more importantly to know him as family.” UTSA was never short on candidates for the position, considering the timing of Coker’s resignation coincided with the American Football Coaches Association’s conference held in downtown San Antonio. Former University of
Houston Head Coach Tony Levine, current Houston Associate Coach and CoDefensive Coordinator Craig Naivar and current Rice Head Coach David Bailiff were among the first round of candidates. TCU Assistant Coach Curtis Luper was also an early candidate, but he withdrew his name after interviewing for the position. The next round of candidates featured Nebraska Defensive Backs Coach Brian Stewart and Oklahoma State Defensive Coordinator Glenn Spencer. Jerry Briggs of the San Antonio Express-News reported on Jan. 13 that Spencer was a front-runner for the job, but conflicting reports that there had been no decision made yet turned out to be correct. Wilson was signed to a
five-year contract with a starting salary of $650,000, a figure that evenly matches the amount Texas State spent on their new hire, Everett Withers. On Sunday, Jan. 17, UTSA released five of the six coaches that remained on staff, leaving only Wilson and Receivers Coach Tony Jeffrey. This leaves UTSA football with 8 assistant coaching vacancies to fill before next season, barring the elimination or addition of any positions. It has yet to be seen how the cessation of Coker’s contract will affect the program financially, but filling 8 assistant positions could become quite costly, especially if UTSA football is serious about giving Wilson the tools he needs to take UTSA football to the next level.
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SPORTS
January 19 - January 26, 2016
Roadrunners rebound and defeat Miners
Down by 10 at half, UTSA comes back to beat UTEP UTSA MEN’S BASKETBALL
Every time you lose, it breeds bad things,” said Thompson post-game. @PaisanoSports1 sports@paisano-online.com “I think (the win) is going to give us a lot of Before tipoff on Satconfidence going into urday, the inexperience next week.” of the UTSA men’s basThe game ball beketball team was apparlonged to sophomore ent in their record. In Christian Wilson, who 17 matchups, the Runplayed a strong allners were 3-14, and around game, leading 1-3 against Conference the Roadrunners with USA (C-USA) oppo25 points, nine renents. bounds and five assists The UTEP Miners, in 39 minutes played. on the other hand, had “It felt good. We a more respectable 10-7 prepared all week as record, including two a team,” said Wilson. winning streaks of at “We just followed up least four games; howon the plan, and it was ever, they came to San a good win for us as a Antonio having lost team.” their last two games The game was a tale against conference foes of two halves. In the Middle Tennessee and first, UTSA struggled UAB for a conference with poor shot selecrecord of 2-2. tion and a lack of comDespite the young munication on defense, Roadrunners’ questionallowing the Miners to able start, they took mashoot 7-for-12 from the jor strides by upsetting 3-point line. the UTEP Miners 71UTSA came out af67 in a win that UTSA ter halftime with more Head Coach Brooks poise, emphasizing Thompson thinks could guarding the perimeter, give the team a confiattacking the basket and dence boost. drawing fouls. After “Every time you win, being outscored by 10 it breeds good things. points in the first half, Chris Herbert Contributing Writer
the Roadrunners outscored the Miners by 14 in the second. “The way officials call games now, it’s not as physical of a game,” Thompson explained. “I thought tonight was a physical game, but we wanted to get to the free throw line and get paint touches, penetrate and pitch. We just kept preaching to make plays for your teammates and let the offense work for you, and they did that.” As a team, the Runners made 18-of-26 shots from the free throw line, an aspect of the game that hindered the Miners as they only made 10-of-19. Rebounds were a deciding factor in the game. UTEP led that category by 19-18 going into halftime; in the second half, the Runners pulled down 10 more rebounds than the Miners for a rebound differential of nine in favor of UTSA. With 5:35 left in the game, the Runners took their first lead since halfway through the first period as freshman
forward A.J. Cockrell snagged an offensive rebound and put it home. With three minutes left and tied at 66 apiece, the game would become a battle of rebounds and costly possessions for the Miners. After UTEP’s Earvin Morris missed two free throws in a row, Wilson grabbed the rebound and made a layup at the other end. Clutch free throws from guard J.R Harris and center Lucas O’Brien sealed the Roadrunners’ fourth win of the season and second against a C-USA opponent. This victory showed that the Roadrunners are capable of making key adjustments against their opponents regardless of their record. The Runners will look to improve their innerconference winning percentage to .500 or higher when they play their next two games in front of home crowds against Florida International on Thursday, Jan. 21 and Florida Atlantic on Saturday, Jan. 23.
Brady Phelps, The Paisano Cockrell (left) reaches to grab an offensive rebound at a crucial moment.
Annette Barrazo, The Paisano Roadrunner fans got creative with their insults directed towards UTEP.
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