Delicious food at Bistro Bakery see page 7
Take a ride on the VIA bus see page 4
Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio
September 20, 2011
Volume 46
Issue 5
Students vote to increase transportation fee Ryan Branch
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The 65 miles-per-hour speed limit is no longer in effect. What effect will this new legislation have on drunk driving in areas with high DUI and DWI rates?
How fast can Texans go? Increase in Texas speed limit signed by Governor Perry Daniel Crotty
news@paisano-online.com As of Sept. 1, vehicles no longer have to travel more slowly at night on Texas highways than they do during the daytime. The change is a result of House Bill 1353, which was signed into law by Governor Rick Perry on June 28. The bill also removes lower speed limits for large trucks. According to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), “Another section of the bill authorizes all state highways with a speed limit of 70 miles-per-hour to be evaluated for a speed increase of five miles-per-hour.” A spokesman for the San Antonio Police Department said, “We will enforce the law as usual.” The lower night time and truck speed limits have been repealed and
can no longer be enforced; however the 70 miles-per-hour speed limit is still in effect. The Department of Transportation must conduct studies on each individual road before the speed limit can be increased to 75 miles-per-hour. Carol Rawson, director of traffic operations at TxDOT, said, “Over 50,000 miles of roadways will be evaluated, and any increases in the speed limit are not effective until the new speed limit signs are actually installed.” All the studies and sign postings will be completed by 2013. TxDOT will study the traffic on Charles Anderson Loop (Loop 1604) to determine if the highway should have a new speed limit. Marianel Marquez, a freshman psychology major, said, “They don’t really need to raise it; people already go fast enough. It could be dangerous.”
TxDOT sets speed limits using the eighty-fifth percentile method. The department studies traffic during off-peak hours in average driving conditions and monitors the actual speed of vehicles. TxDOT monitors the speed, creates a statistical distribution of the speeds and then sets the speed at the eighty-fifth percentile of the distribution. The limit is rounded to end in “0” or “5”, usually toward the lower end. The current maximum speed limit in Texas is 85 miles-per-hour, but only on rural highways in desolate areas with little traffic. According to the National Motorist Association, this speed limit is the highest in the U.S. as opposed to speed limits in Delaware and New York that can be as low as fifty-five miles-per-hour on state highways.
news@paisano-online.com The University of Texas at San Antonio is offering several new majors and minors to keep to date with fast paced changes in industry. The new majors include a dual master’s degree program in business administration and public health and a bachelor’s degree in business administration in sports, events and tourism management. The minors are in digital forensics and network and data center management. Students interested in the dual degree plan must meet the requirements for both universities to be admitted to the program. The bachelor’s degree in sports, events, and tourism management is
replacing the previous concentration that focused only on tourism. The addition to the major gives the student more career choices. According to the San Antonio Area Tourism Council, the San Antonio tourism industry generates $11 billion in annual revenues and employs one out of every eight San Antonians. Some of the events that draw people to San Antonio include the Valero Alamo Bowl, NCAA tournaments and the annual Fiesta celebration. Spurs Sports and Entertainment also holds numerous sporting events in the city of San Antonio. These organizations can benefit from college students knowledgeable in these areas. The addition to the curricu-
lum consists of the following four courses: Event Management, Sport Management, Survey of Tourism, and Destination Marketing. The sports, events and tourism management major focuses on marketing, finance, accounting and management. The degree was first offered to students during the fall semester of 2011. The minor in network and data center management is directed towards students interested in becoming a network administrator. The curriculum consists of four knowledge areas: networks and networking protocols, network security, operations and facilities such as air conditioning and electrical power. See CATALOG, Page 2
I have to leave a lot of students behind. We just don’t have enough shuttles.” However, some students think that the university’s timing is problematic. Kiara Gradney, senior psychology major, said, “Since our athletics fee just went up because of the football team, why increase it just because we need more buses? Honestly, I don’t think the school is growing fast enough to justify the bus routes. So if I had to vote on it, I would definitely vote no.” Others think the fee is necessary to assist students in getting to class on time. Junior business management major Luke Walker said, “I feel that we should increase the fee because there isn’t enough student parking. I took the shuttle a lot last year it was always full, and sometimes I would have to wait two or three buses before I could get a ride.” Approval by the Board of Regents is the final step in the process. If the board approves the fee, UTSA can begin the process of improving the shuttle system as early as spring 2012 ,which is when students would see the increased fee on their tuition bills.
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University’s catalogue to adapt to changing industries Joshua Morales
Students have voted to increase the transportation fee from $20 to $40 dollars per semester with an increase of $2 per year. The vote took place on ASAP Sept. 13 and 14. The student-led initiative, in coordination with the Student Government Association (SGA), proposed the referendum to address UTSA’s parking and transportation problems. The fee will increase the number of shuttles, the shuttles’ capacity, and the number of routes the system services. Out of the roughly 31,000 UTSA students, only 1259 voted on the initiative – about four percent of the student body population. From this figure 65 percent (813) said yes to increase the fee while 35 percent (446) voted against it. Approval for the fee increase is now in the hands of the UTSA administration. Xavier Johnson, president of the Student Government Association said, “Now that the students have voted, I am going to coordinate the effort to get the fee increase passed by the Board of Regents. “I will work with UTSA President Dr. Richard Romo and UTSA Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Gage Paine to advocate for the students of UTSA to get the fee increase approved. Currently the Board of Regents is not approving any fee increases until further notice, which is why we need strong support from the SGA and the UTSA administration.” Route 43 shuttle driver Ken Johnson said, “I think it’s a good thing that the vote passed because
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Attorneys for the state on Friday defended new election districts drawn by the Republican-led Legislature, saying they were designed within the law, with more consideration given to county lines and politics than race and ethnicity. The Texas attorney general’s office wrapped up the 10-day trial with closing arguments before a panel of three federal judges, who indicated before adjourning that they would wait for the Justice Department to weigh in on the new Texas redistricting maps before issuing a ruling. Several minority and Democratic groups filed a lawsuit over the redistricting maps approved during the summer, alleging new voting district lines are illegally discriminatory because they camouflage a statewide surge in Hispanic growth during the past decade. They argue the growth warrants the creation of districts in
which Hispanics have enough voting strength to elect the candidate of their choice. The state’s attorney says the maps weren’t drawn with prejudice and preserve the voting power of minorities. ``The basis we have here for any race-based redistricting just doesn’t exist,’’ said state attorney David Schenck. Texas received four new seats in the U.S. House based on the most recent census population count. That was more than any other state and came in the wake of a population boom overwhelmingly driven by Hispanics. The Legislature was tasked with updating the district lines. Plaintiffs argued the surge in Hispanic growth warranted those residents getting more representation in new districts, yet the Republican plan splits Hispanic and black communities so conservative white residents would be more likely to win seats in Congress. See REDISTRICTING, Page 2
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catalogue: New minors respond to technological changes From Page 1
The minor in digital forensics is designed to teach students the scientific methods used to recover data from digital media. This minor is more beneficial to students majoring in fields such as information systems or computer science. Additionally, San Antonio is known as “Cyber City” because it hosts the
U.S. Air Force Cyber Command at Lackland AFB’s Security Hill. Large information technology companies such as Rackspace have also established data centers here in San Antonio. The two minors offered at UTSA also meet the local and national demand for their respective areas of study. The minors will be available in the fall semester of
2012. Options for new majors and minors are available. Students can also follow a new path with the addition of the new majors and minors that UTSA is already or will be offering in the near future.
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minority voters affects Democrat election From Page 1
The plaintiffs, including minority groups and Democrats, targeted the design of a handful of districts, including a sweeping West Texas district currently represented by freshman Republican U.S. Rep. Quico Canseco. Critics contend Hispanic-dominated precincts with a history of low turnout were moved into the district to meet the constitutional requirements while maintaining its GOP dominance. Hispanic voters have traditionally supported Democratic candidates. “These voters who happen to be Hispanic who live in the area from Central Texas, out west, are simply not voting cohesively or turning out to vote in the numbers people would expect,’’ Schenck said. “We can’t throw out traditional voting principles and just lard up the district with enough Democrats as
possible to ensure a Democrat gets elected there.’’ The Texas NAACP, also among the plaintiffs, has argued growth in Texas’ black population merits at least one new district with a largely black population on the congressional map. The new congressional map, signed this summer by Republican Gov. Rick Perry, was drawn with the goal of protecting and expanding state’s 23-9 GOP majority in Washington. The state House map also was part of the lawsuits. “Academics, voting rights experts, legislators, members of congress and community leaders were united in calling these maps discriminatory in effect and intent,’’ said Anthony Gutierrez, spokesman for the Texas Democratic Party. “Republicans used virtually every available gerrymandering
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Reserve applause till the end On Sept. 7 during the Republican debate, Governor Rick Perry was asked by moderator Brian Williams “Your state has executed 234 death row inmate, more than any other governor in modern times. Have you….” At that point in his question Williams was interrupted by applause from the audience. The fact that the audience actually applauded the mention of 234 executions is disquieting. In most
cases death isn’t greeted by applause; people are solemn and reflective about death. The applause in this situation was just unnecessary. The fact is that at this moment Texas has the highest rate of executions of any state, and as of 2007 has had 21 executions per year. That shouldn’t be something to applaud or to cheer. A more appropriate reason for applause
could be the reduced rate of executions as well as a reduction in the crime rate. Whether death comes from natural causes or is government mandated, it is still death and it should be respected. Even the most monstrous criminals not only deserve the right to due process of law but also to common courtesy afforded by the public.
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Letter to Editor I wanted to write in response to your recent article on e-books. While in certain circumstances ebooks can provide great features to students, in many cases I think they are more of a hinderance than a help. I think it depends on the style of the teacher and what you will be doing with your text book. For example, I am currently taking a foreign language, and we use an e-book in that class. Obviously, the class itself is not a lecture; it is very interactive, and the Pearson e-book itself is more or less a reference. Where it really helps is with online exercises. Using the online activities is great; if I type in a wrong answer, it will instantly tell me it’s wrong and then provide additional information to give me the chance to figure out for myself what I did wrong. If I continue to incorrectly answer the question or complete the phrase, it will eventually explain to me in detail what I should have been doing as opposed to what I have been doing. It’s great; instantaneous feedback really helps improve my language skills. However, that’s not really anything great about the e-book, and more about the online exercises. I think the Pearson e-books themselves are not worth paying for, for several reasons: 1.) They are incredibly expensive, and they are not permanent. You are paying a lot of money for something you only have access to for a few semesters and unlike hardcopy textbooks you can’t sell them back or even hang on to them for future reference, so it’s a completely lost investment. If they were significantly cheaper,
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maybe they would be worth it, but they cost about the same amount as textbooks a lot of the time, so where is the savings? 2.) Pearson is so concerned with infringement that doing anything with the e-book is time consuming and impractical. Sure, there is an option to highlight the e-book, but have you ever tried it? Highlighting with a mouse is not as easy as highlighting a hardcopy book. If you could use the shift button and arrow keys on a PC to highlight text that way, that would be great, but Pearson won’t allow you to do that in fear you’ll copy and paste large portions of text. Why should they care? You paid for access to it. Which brings on the next portion: I had a Pearson e-text for a science class which had a lot of diagrams and photos, sometimes I wanted to print several pages which sounds easy enough. Wrong. The Pearson e-text requires you to print each page individually, so there is no easy way to print an entire chapter. I like to write in my text books, so if I could print out each chapter of the e-text, that wouldn’t be so bad. But again, Pearson has made this difficult at best, not to mention most of the diagrams do not come out if you print them in black and white, requiring me to spend more money to print color photos. That’s just another expense on top of the ridiculously expensive e-text that I can’t keep and I can’t sell back. 3.) I like to read on the go. I spend a lot of time on campus and kill time between classes by reading for the previous or upcoming lecture. Un-
less I’ve got a laptop, I can’t do that unless I want to hunt for a desktop in the library. I would much rather drop my bag next to a chair somewhere, pull out my text book and read anywhere that is convenient when I have the time. College is all about time management, and the Pearson e-text can really disrupt that. The only situation in which I think an e-text book might be necessary is if, in the case of my science class, the professor uses chapters from several different books and instead of making you buy two or three text books, combines the relevent chapters into one e-text. I get that in this case, it actually is saving a significant amount of money, but again, if I can’t easily highlight it or write in notes or even print materials.... what good are they? I’d rather have the hardcopy. I think that Pearson is marketing their savings in production costs as saving money for students, which really does not appear to be the case. Their biggest gain is students now have to buy from them and can’t buy used books second hand. They’re stripping me of the ability to purchase a $20 edition of a used text book, and instead have to buy a $90 e-text. Their bottom line is getting me to pay full price for new material and if they can’t get me to pay for a $120 text book, they’ll produce an e-text at a much lower cost, charge only slightly less, and force me to buy that.
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features@paisano-online.com New to San Antonio? No wheels? Let VIA show you the city. I did. My VIA day included a trip to the movies, lunch and downtown activities. I took the 93 to Crossroads and then transferred to the 505 to the Alamo Quarry. The Quarry, located off of Highway 281, just a few miles past the airport, is a great spot to chill, eat and shop. The Quarry has a movie theater, many different restaurants and a multitude of shops. After I left the Quarry, I headed downtown on the 204. For those of you who do not know the heart of San Antonio, you are in for a treat. Exploring downtown is not only enjoyable, but also culturally enriching. The first place I visited once I arrived downtown was the San Antonio public library. Here you can find the exact book you are looking for. Not only does the library have a wide variety of
books to choose from, the architecture of the building, outside and inside, is captivating. Market Square was next on my list of places to visit. This unique taste of Mexico is a pleasant walk only a few blocks from the library. Market Square is always lively on weekends, bustling with locals and tourists, tempting them with savory aromas of Mexican food and traditional melodies of mariachi music. Then I was off to the Riverwalk. Riding the riverboats is a great way to see parts of the San Antonio River and learn the interesting history about how it transformed San Antonio’s tourist industry. The river extension is an easy walk to the San Antonio Museum of Art. After I made my way back up town and to UTSA on the 94, I could not have been happier with how I spent my day. Taking advantage of the VIA transportation system not only saved me gas, but also allowed me to experience San Antonio.
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It’s the middle of the week; you’re physically and mentally exhausted. Three exams and 200 pages of reading await you, not to mention 25 hours of work. How do you handle the stress? Consider a physical workout; however, if you’re envisioning a workout as lifting weights in a room by yourself, think again. Group X offers free workout classes in the Recreational Center throughout the week. This program is designed for students and faculty to receive a workout on campus. By having these workout classes, students will not have to leave campus to go to a gym.
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And there is an added incentive. “It’s free,” says sophomore psychology major Dayna Jana. “I can walk in without having to worry about paying!” UTSA students instruct the classes and thoroughly enjoy teaching them. Expect to find classes such as Self-defense, Kickboxing, Zumba, Yoga, HipHop and Belly Dancing. So swipe your UTSA ID and walk into the recreation center to any class that interests you. Classes run from 6:15 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., so they fit perfectly in any schedule. Living on campus or off campus, students come for a good workout and a good time. For instance, Body Pump includes weight lifting. Two or three different weight sizes are used along with an aerobic stepper. Most Body Pump classes last about an hour. Several exercises are done with medium sized weights to workout triceps, biceps and back. Lie down on the aerobics step and receive the same workout on your arms with an additional workout on your abs. After changing weights to something a little heavier, lunges workout
Paseo legs as well as your arms. To wind down from the weights, push-ups, crunches and stretches end the class. It can be an intense class but, enjoyable at the same time. “It’s a good way to meet new people,” says nursing major and sophomore Elaine Bolivek. She says that everyone goes to the Rec for the same reason: to get a workout! So there is no reason to feel intimidated. Taking classes is also a great way to let loose and enjoy yourself. “The classes are so much fun and so are the instructors,” adds Bolivek. She has taken hip-hop, jazz and ballet. Senior criminal justice major Paige Petty was impressed by the physical work out from the Body Pump class. “You can actually feel your muscles getting fatigued while working out,” she says. When workout moves are difficult, instructors are always there to help. As a result, students receive a better work out. Petty explains that the Body Pump instructor pushes you to go to your maximum potential, but does not force you to do more than you can handle. The instructors are very motivational and upbeat. According to junior instructor and kinesiology major Kelsea Dunn, all prospective instructors must audition. Those selected undergo two months of training including taking classes in anatomy and effective instruction. Dunn said that teaching the classes yields special benefits. When she pumps up her class, she is motivated as well. The classes are diverse and instructors promise that you’ll get a good workout, no matter who you are. “There’s a class for everyone!” Dunn says. For more information about Group X fitness classes at the recreational center, visit: www.utsa.edu/recreation.
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1 p.m.- 4 p.m. Roadrunners Giveback at the San Antonio Food Bank
Students should meet on site at 12:45 p.m. and expect to participate for the entire event. Wear close-toed shoes, jeans or casual pants and a UTSA t-shirt.
5:30 p.m.- 9 p.m. Roadrunners on the River Walk
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Saturday, Sept. 24 1:00 p.m. Homecoming Football Game Day UTSA vs. Bacone College 9 p.m.- 12 a.m. Roadrunners After-Hours Part at UC Ballroom
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City Calendar Tuesday, Sept. 20 Bijou
The Bijou will be exclusively screening Pearl Jam 20, a documentary that explores the twenty years defining Pearl Jam’s legacy.
Harry Connick Jr. Great Movie for the whole family.
Killer Elite: An Action packed film starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro.
Wednesday, Sept. 21
Moneyball:
7 p.m. The Friendly Spot
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This week the friendly spot will screen “Stripes,” on the big screen. Sit down and enjoy some good friendly eats. Lets be friends!
The story of Oakland’s A’s general manager Billy Beane’s successful attempt in putting together a baseball club. Brad Pitt stars as Billy Beane.
Thursday, Sept. 22 6 p.m. Artpace
(*editors choice) UTSA professor Justin Boyd will have an opening reception and walk through for his Window Works installation. the exhibit will run through Dec. 21.
6:30 p.m. McNay
Get Reel Films: Videos by Cecelia Condit.
Friday, Sept. 23
Saturday, Sept. 24 3 p.m. UTSA UTSA students will be putting on their fall performance at UTSA’s downtown campus.
8 p.m. UTSA The Memory in World Cinema II Conference will feature work from various international and local scholars. The conferenceshowcases various media from around the world.
12 p.m. Artpace
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arts@paisano-online.com This past weekend was the 10th annual Austin City Limits festival, also known as ACL, which this year hosted more than 100 artists from across the globe. The three-day festival consisted of varies genres of music, assuring that its concert-goers had a good time. loaded with fun and activities for everyone. ACL featured acts by artists Coldplay, My Morning Jacket, Big Boi, Bright Eyes, Nas & Damian Marley, Social Distortion, Kanye West, Stevie Wonder and Arcade Fire. The festival takes place in the center of Austin on 46-acres of Zilker Park. This year the weather was welcomed by appreciative fans as Texas clous finally brought much needed rain. Sunday was a hot day, but cloud cover in
Michael Fitzpatrick, of Fitz and the Tantrums put on an incredible show at ACL that got the whole crowd jumping. An excellent band out of Los Angeles, Fitz and the Tantrums are known for their sassy and soulful sound.
the evening created a perfect ending to the festival as Arcade Fire played. On the first day of ACL, fans showed their charity as they supported the Do Good Bus and raised $15,426 for the Red Cross and the Texas Wildfire Relief Fund. The total amount raised for charity doubled after Producers C3 Presents matched their pledge for a total of $30,852. Aside from live music being played on multiple stages, attendees could enjoy a range of activities and foods. Food at ACL featured famous names such as Sweet Leaf Tea, Stubbs BBQ, and Amy’s Ice Cream. The incredible
(*editors choice) Artpace’s taco truck will be serving tacos, while visitors can take on the many exhibits artpace has to offer.
Sunday, Sept. 25
Movies to be released:
Company dancers from the Ballet Conservatory of South Texas will present an excerpt from “Swan Lake.”
(*editors choice)
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Abduction:
1/3 p.m. McNay Museum
Thriller starring Taylor Laughtner, centered around a boy trying to discover his identity after finding his baby picture on a missing persons site.
Dolphin Tale:
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Based on a true story of a boy and a dolphin who lost his tail during in a crab trap. Starring Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and
variety of music and delicious eats speak for Austin’s taste in music and food. The Austin City Limits Music Festival paints a picture which shows visitors what Austin stands for. What makes the Austin City Limits music festival particularly unique is the background its set in. Children weren’t left out of the festivities of ACL. The Kiddie Corner offered many fun activities for the younger audience members present. The H-E-B Snack Shack offered healthy snacks while the H-EB Zilker Beach set the scene for fun. Children could receive hip tattoos and rock star hair-dos, while activities like zumba, a lyrics workshop, a percussion workshop, an air band competition, action painting, and live karaoke were offered free of cost to keep the kiddies entertained. Austin City Limits, the television show for which the music festival is named will be celebrating it’s 37th anniversary on Oct. 1, televising acts suchs as Mumford and Sons, Arcade Fire, the Black Keys and Sonic Youth. Previous episodes can be streamed online at: http://www.pbs.org/klru/austin/
Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes lights up the Austin City Limits stage the afternoon of Sept. 16.
Elbow: freedom to read
Celebrate your
build an album, boys!
Katy Glass
arts@paisano-online.com In 1982, the last week of September became a week dedicated to celebrating the freedom to read. Since then, Banned Books Week (BBW) has spread to libraries and bookstores across the country. The work has become a nation wide effort to fight for our freedom, not only to say what we want, but to read what we want. BBW is about drawing attention to the issue of censorship by promoting commonly challenged, or banned books, no matter how unpopular or unorthodox. BBW was founded in response to a surge of book challenges in 1982, and since then, more than 11,000 books have been challenged. According to the American Library Association, 348 challenges were reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom in 2010. This number has surprisingly decreased compared to the 460 in 2009 and 513 in 2008. Despite this decrease, book bannings are still a prevalent issue that plagues our freedom to literature. The ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom has compiled a list of book banning attempts from around the country. Since the majority of challenges occur in schools, most banned books are the classics from middle and high school curriculum. Among some of the most surprising banned books are “A Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley, “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury, “The Perks of Being a Wallflowers” by Stephen Chbosky, “Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut, “Bridge To Terabithia” by Katherine Paterson, “The Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien, “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale
Hurston, and the most recent, “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins. In protest of censorship, join in this year’s BBW through one of its many events. Banned Books Week 2011 runs Sept. 24 through Oct. 1, and will feature many events including a new type of read-out. Since Banned Books Week began, libraries and bookstores have hosted local readings of commonly challenged or banned books, also known as read-outs, but this year’s BBW will feature virtual readouts for the first time. Readers from all over the world can now participate in one huge read-out. By visiting the Banned Books Week YouTube channel, readers can post videos of themselves reading excerpts from their favorite banned books. Locally, the San Antonio Public Library will be celebrating Banned Books Week by holding events at two local libraries. Mission Library will host an event, Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. called “Banned Movie Night,” which will present a movie based on a banned book. Saturday, Oct. 1 at 11:00 a.m., the Parman Library will have “A Chat with William Faulkner.” This event will feature a live performance of Dr. John D. Anderson, associate professor at Boston’s Emerson College, who will embody Faulkner himself. This performance will include a read-out from Faulkner’s banned novels: “As I Lay Dying,” “Absalom, Absalom” and “The Sound and the Fury.” This Banned Books Week, celebrate one of your favorite books by attending a local event or by recording a virtual read-out of your own. And remember, it’s your right to read.
Katy Schmader
arts@paisano-online.com With five albums under their belt, Elbow began their U.S tour at the Austin City Limits festival this last weekend. Their latest album “Build a Rocket Boys!” hit number two in the U.K. album charts. Elbow has an incredible ability to play a wide variety of music, whichmakes for an excellent set. The Paisano had the oppurtunity to sit with vocalist Guy Garvey (GG) and bassist Pete Turner (PT) and enjoy a few minutes with some interesting fellows. Is this Elbow’s first time in the U.S.? GG: “No, the first time we came here was probably ten years ago. We came touring our first album, in fact we played in Austin. It was one of the first gigs we ever did here, for South by Southwest” PT: “We’ve been a couple of times every album” Can you tell us about the band name Elbow? Where did it come from? GG: “We were called Soft, which in itself is a terrible name and our music had improved somewhat and we wanted people to hear it, so we gave ourselves a week to come up with a new name, and that’s the best we could do. It seemed like a good idea at the time.” PT: “Now we’re living with it.” Can you tell me a little bit about the newest album, “Build a Rocket Boys”?
GG:“We all write the music together. I’m the only lyricist in the band but the lads are firm critics. It was the first time we decided that the record should have a theme and because we have been together for twenty years and because the previous record, “The Seldom Seen Kid,” did so well for us in Europe, our careers took off back home on that album, we were very relaxed and very happy. I was pondering what the subject matter of the record should be because we like to make albums that take you somewhere, that’s about something. I thought ‘I have all this stuff in my past’ so I decided to write a record about the past. The lyrics are about the last twenty years, about growing up, about forming decisions about who you are. And in particular the tune the we wrrote first was called ‘Limpy Kids’ that’s a song encouraging young people to do exactly what we’ve done, follow your dreams. Also encouraging people our age not to look at younger people as some kind of threat all the time “ PT: “Even though they are.” GG:“They really can be. The week that single came out (‘Limpy Kids’) was the week of all the riots in the U.K. which is kind of ironic. I don’t think they (young people) have the opportunities we have, because of one thing or another. Young people should be encouraged not just looked on as some kind of criminal.” Your record is doing really well in Great Britain, rumor has it Elbow is in the process of writing a follow up album?
PT: “At the moment its kind of a lot of discussions really. We do a lot of discussing things. We probably discuss things far too much. But that’s the way we kind of been. “Build A Rocket” was quite a settle album really, and we wanted to go in an opposite direction from where “The Seldom Seen Kid” (there previous album) was. I think on this next album we definitely want to use the drummer a lot more. Make it a lot more beat-y. I would like to think it goes from where (last album’s) ‘The Birds’ left off. It is going to be quite big.” GG: “It wouldn’t be a bad idea to open the record with a reprise of ‘The Birds’.” PT: “We absolutely love the album as a body of work. We’ve talked about these things in the past. GG: “Its tempting to see your next record as a mountain to climb. It tempting to see it as the big all to end all of your career. We’ve been doing this for twenty years, hopefully we’ll be doing it for another twenty year. We’re just going to keep going” How did the band make a transition from that very raw sound of ‘Grounds of Divource’ on the last album, “The Seldom Seen Kid,” to radically different, refined sound on the newest album, “Build a Rocket Boys”? PT: “We like such extremes. Mark (the guitarist) loves ACDC, Queen, Smashing Pumpkins and Soundcard. And then you’ve got Leonard Cohen. Such extremes that it’s a nice thing with our band that were not tied for one type of music. We can literally explore anything we want.”
The Paisano
September 20, 2011
Arts
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Bonjour!
Bistro Baker y Daniel Corona III
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The Croque Monsieur, is a flaky pastry filled with cheese and ham. This dish is popular at the Bistro Bakery.
The Bistro Bakery is known for its macarons, a delicate dessert.
On the corner of Olmos and McCullough, there lies a San Antonio culinary gem or rather, bistro. Owned and operated by Lucille Vatel, Bistro Bakery has been open for three years and has provided the multi-cultural city of San Antonio with a taste of authentic French cuisine. The fragrant aroma of freshly buttered pastries greets you as you walk in, and you hear the friendly call of “Bonjour” from the enthusiastic Vatel. Vatel is more than happy to give you a thorough run-through of the various confections Bistro Bakery has to offer. If you need assistance translating and pronouncing a little French, they’ll be happy to help you too. The French have given us a gift nearly un-heard of in the States: the macaron. The bakers at Bistro Bakery have mastered the daunting task of making macarons and are proud of their accomplishment. Macarons are not macaroons. These are not the mounds of coconut you can purchase at your local grocer but are two delicate shells of meringue and almond flour sandwiched together with an array of creamy fruit purées and flavors. Macarons are devilishly tricky to produce, but pure heaven from the first melt-in-your-mouth bite. Patrons can choose from almond,
raspberry, lemon and chocolate. Macarons are seldom found in the United States, so San Antonio is lucky to have an establishment equipped with the ingredients and talent to whip up a batch or two. The creation of these French delicacies wasn’t easy. “For two years, I tried, tried and tried different recipes and I could not get the right macaron,” Vatel said. “Finally, last year, I called somebody I know in Paris and they sent me a guy and he taught my people [how] to make the macarons.” Vatel and her staff are serious about their pastries. “It’s the French way to cook, but it is very difficult to find employees,” said Vatel. “I am now going to see an immigration lawyer to try to get French cooks, although US laws make it is so difficult to get somebody from France. They can stay three months and after that, they have to leave; for me, this is not good.” “People come here because they want French food,” Vatel said. Bistro Bakery uses only the finest ingredients shipped from France to ensure the authenticity of their food and pastries. Bistro Bakery also serves items of a not-so-sweet nature such as a simple yet divine dish of puff pastry filled with fresh Gruyère cheese, ham and a dash of white wine: Comptoise. The perfectly flaky pastry is overflowing with cheese, and satisfies the strongest
comfort food craving. Should you find yourself at the foot of the counter staring in vain at the French menu, Vatel may suggest her Quiche Lorraine or Quiche Provençale. “We have a big success with quiche. I’ve never tasted American quiche, so I cannot say, but people say, ‘Your quiche is wonderful,’ but it’s just French,” Vatel said. With quiche this popular, it is no surprise to find individuals who are willing to travel to Bistro Bakery from Boerne for a truly French breakfast. Vatel said that her clientele is “very varied; they come from very far away from here.” Modest with respect to praise, Vatel takes compliments lightly saying that it’s just “the French way,” but Vatel is clear to differentiate her food from other French bakeries and restaurants. “We are not American; we cannot make American [food]; you’d have to go somewhere else, you know, but not here,” said Vatel. Apparently, there are three main ingredients in French cooking: butter, butter and butter. “We use butter a lot, oh yes,” Vatel confirmed. “In America, they add a lot of color, seeds and everything, but not in French cuisine,” Vatel said. “France has a good reputation with food, and even though we use butter, French people are not excessively fat like here, so it means something.”
Jazz
comes alive
Alyssa Torres
arts@paisano-online.com Pull up a lawn chair or towel and enjoy the rhythmic melodies of Jazz’SAlive outdoor festival at Travis Park on Saturday from noon until 11 p.m., Sept. 24 and Sunday from noon until 10 p.m., Sept. 25. This two day jazz music festival is free to the public and will include the talents of Diane Schuur, Jason Marsalis and Jackiem Joyner to name a few. Enjoy a laid-back atmosphere as you become enticed by the eclectic sound of jazz. Bring comfortable seating or cool off on lush, green grass. The air will be filled with the aroma of diverse food and beverages. Vendors will have tacos, barbeque, fried catfish, hamburgers, fresh lemonade and more. Fans old and new can also purchase merchandise such as t-shirts and CDs from their favorite artists of the night near the stage after performances. Do not worry about parking as there are two parking garages close to Travis Park. Admire flora and fauna with a backdrop of buildings in downtown San Antonio at Travis Park creating the best of both recreation and city life. There will be two stages set up for this event. The Jefferson St. Stage is the smaller of the two; thus, enhancing the personal connection between audience and performer. Audience members can sit up close and personal to appreciate the music of their choice performers. The Jefferson St. Stage will accommodate San Antonio’s favorite jazz musicians and regional musicians from Austin, Houston and Dallas. When the sun sets, onlookers of the Bud Light Main Stage will get the sense of a production similar to an arena show with stage lights pulsating with the rhythm of the music and all the makings for a spectacular show. Entertaining on this stage will be prominent, national recording artists. Jazz’SAlive has been held since the 80’s and, going on their 28th year, has dazzled audiences more and more throughout the years at Travis Park. Each year, the artists bring an incomparable sound to the entire festival
whether it be dominant in smooth or Latin styles of jazz. Variations of jazz this year will range from fusion to contemporary jazz and everything in between. Stan Killian, one of the performing saxophonists, will contribute a smooth and contemporary ambiance to the park. Attendees will feel cool, calm and collected when hearing Killian and savor the moment at hand. Another musician, Jeff Lofton, will make festival goers want to bob their heads and sway to the beat of this Austin-based trumpeter. Some more musicians to note will be the Saturday night headliner, Lionel Hampton All-Star Celebration which will consist of 10 national recording artists. Recent 2010 Grammy winner, Spanish Harlem Orchestra will be one of these renowned bands and have never been to Jazz’SAlive before. The Latin flavor of SHO will definitely liven up the crowd with dancing and celebrating. The event is family friendly and a must-see for students and jazz fans alike. Kids are also welcome to join children activities going on from noon to 6 p.m. on both event days. There are other events to look forward to during the festival being held at St. Anthony Hotel. One event to consider attending is the Jazz’SAlive Sunday Champagne Brunch on Sunday, Sept. 25 from 10:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. The entrance fee is $40 and includes an entire brunch menu to select from with entertainment provided by Jacqui Sutton. Some items to choose from will be Belgian waffles with all the fixings or roasted prime rib with sides. One event that cannot be overlooked is the Jazz’SAlive After Dark jam sessions on Saturday and Sunday after the festivities are done for the day. This is a popular event as spectators get an intimate experience like no other while the artists are invited to jam. All proceeds from admission and food and drink sales will benefit the San Antonio Parks Foundation and help improve city parks.
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Sports
The Paisano
September 20, 2011
Football returns home after first road trip ends in defeat Stephen Whitaker
Volleyball resumes I-35 Rivalry with Texas State @ Texas State Thursday Sept. 22 6:30 p.m. Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX
Soccer vs. Weber State
Roadrunner Field Friday Sept. 23 7 p.m.
Homecoming UTSA vs. Bacone College Alamodome Saturday Sept. 24 1 p.m.
The Roadrunner football team’s first trip outside of San Antonio did not end well. The Southern Utah Thunderbirds answered a UTSA opening drive touchdown with 38 unanswered points on the way to a 45-22 victory. For Head Coach Larry Coker the game was an indication of how far the team has to go. “They manhandled our front early,” Coker said during a media roundtable Monday. “They kept a running back in the backfield to chip Marlon [Smith] some to help the tackle blocking.” The Roadrunners started out by taking the opening drive down the field and scoring on a 10 yard pass from quarterback Eric Soza to tight end David Morgan but the end result showed that the team still has a lot to work on. “Our coverages and special teams were horrendous. Obviously we have to get that shored up,” Coker said. “Our third down defense was equally bad, these are things we have to get corrected. Part of the Roadrunners’ downfall came from the inability of the defense to get the opposing offense off of the field on third down. “We have to get our defense off the field and let them rest,” Coker said. For many of the Roadrunner players, the trip to Utah was the first time they had ever flown on a plane or left the state of Texas. “We had two guys who had been to Utah before,” Coker said. “The team handled the trip really well, I was encouraged by that.” While the flights went off with-
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The Roadrunners came up short in their first road game against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, 45-22.
out a hitch, the game itself left something to be desired for the team. “There was obvious disappointment,” Coker said. “I think we had a reality check on what we need to do to win.” The inexperience of the Roadrunners has shown through in the two losses against McMurry and Southern Utah though there is reason for Coker to hope for a brighter future. “This group is amazing because they really have bought into what we are trying to do here,” Coker
said. “That is really encouraging.” The Roadrunners now have to put the loss behind them and move on to their next matchup with Bacone College in the Alamodome on Saturday. Bacone is coming off of a 65-7 victory over the Haskell Institute. “They are very big up front,” Coker said. “They are 1-3, but they have some players.” Owing to the fact that very little is known about Bacone, it would be easy for the Roadrunners to overlook them but as McMurry taught the Roadrunners, no team can be
taken lightly in college football. “I dont see how anybody could be overconfident when we have lost two in a row,” Coker said. As the season continues, it is possible that the Roadrunners will open up the playbook more as the players get comfortable with it but for Saturday it will most likely be a simple playbook. “I think the thing you have to be careful with is how much do you want to confuse them,” Coker said. “We need to get good at our base stuff and then when we get good at that we can expand [the playbook].” As the Roadrunners improve going forward, new names will pop up. One name for Roadrunner fans to look out for is cornerback Eric Brown. Brown came to UTSA as a transfer from Fresno State and in action against the Thunderbirds came up with a tackle. “Eric Brown is going to be awfully good. He is a little older, he’s got skills,” Coker said. “He knows how to be in flow with the receiver and he knows how to play the ball. He will be in the mix to start this week, we are going to start the best players.” With three games down and seven to go the Roadrunners find themselves looking down a tough stretch following Bacone. In October, they will be on the road at Sam Houston State with home games against South Alabama and Georgia State. “We have to keep the energy level up. We have to keep working,” Coker said. “We will learn a lot about ourselves this year and we are going to get better.”
Work In Progress: San Antonio Missions Baseball Club brings home another Texas League Pennant, creates link to storied history of Texas League Stephen Whitaker
Friday Sept. 16, the San Antonio Missions brought another Texas League pennant home to the Alamo City. This time, the Missions swept the best-of-five series with the Arkansas Travelers in three games. The series included the longest postseason game in the history of the Texas League when the Missions and Travelers played 20 innings Wednesday Sept. 14 and into the wee hours of Sept. 15 at Nelson Wolff stadium here in San Antonio. The Missions won the contest 5-4, one night after taking the first game of the series by the same score. By sweeping the series, the Missions will now be able to raise their 12th Texas League pennant of alltime. That places them in second place on the all-time Texas League champions list behind the Houston Buffs who last played a Texas League game in 1958 but in their time in the league, won 14 pennants. In honor of the 12th all time pennant for San Antonio baseball, a look back is in order at the colorful history of a team that began play in 1888, the same year that the Texas League was born. When the Texas League began on April 1, 1888, it was made up of the Texas cities of Houston, Dallas, Austin, Galveston, Fort Worth and San Antonio. The 1888 season ended with the Dallas Hams beating out the San Antonio Missionaries for the first Texas League pennant. The San Antonio ball club’s first pennant would come in 1897 when the then-Bronchos shared the Pennant with the Galveston Sand Crabs as co-champions. It was quite a turn-around for both teams as the year before the Bronchos had finished 23 games out of first place and the Sand Crabs had set a Texas League mark for futility in giving up
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The 1897 San Antonio ‘Bronchos’ brought the first Texas League pennant to the Alamo City
19 runs in an inning during a 31-4 loss to the Fort Worth Panthers. It was nine years before the Bronchos would claim their second Texas League Pennant in 1908. The Bronchos held off the Dallas Giants by six games in the standings, finishing with a 95-48 record that remains the best regular season mark in the history of San Antonio baseball. After the triumph of 1908, the city of San Antonio had to wait 25 years to raise another Texas League flag. In the years between 1908 and 1933, the team went through several name changes, trying out the ‘Aces’ in 1919, the ‘Bears’ from 1920-28
and the ‘Indians’ from 1929-32. ‘Missions’ became the new name before the 1933 season. In 1933, the newly-christened Missions defeated the Galveston Buccaneers in the Texas League Championship Series three games to one. A year later saw a rematch in the championship series but the Missions fell short against the Buccaneers. It was another 17 years before the Missions would take another pennant in 1950. In a series that went six games, the Missions took four games to the Tulsa Oilers two, giving the Missions their fourth Texas League title.
The Missions would be swept in the championship series the following year, losing to the Houston Buffs in four games. It would be 1961 before the Missions took another pennant. The Missions did it by sweeping an Austin Senators’ team that had swept them in 1959’s championship series. Two years later, in 1963, the San Antonio baseball team was known as the ‘Bullets’ in honor of being a minor league affiliate of the Houston Colt .45s (later Astros). The Bullets shared the regular season pennant with the Tulsa Oilers but fell to the Oilers in the TL Championship Series. The Bullets and Oilers shared the regular season pennant in 1964. The Bullets got the better of the Oilers in the championship series and San Antonio had its seventh pennant. The San Antonio baseball club would undergo a number of name changes over the next three decades as the affiliations with major league clubs changed. They tried out the name ‘Brewers’ from 1972-76 and ‘Dodgers’ from 1977-1987 before returning to the name of Missions. One thing that didn’t change was the number of pennants. By the late 1990s, it was looking as though the Missions would not win another pennant in the 20th century. That changed in 1997 when the Missions ended a 33 year pennant drought by taking the Texas League pennant in seven games from the Shreveport Captains, four games to three. The Missions were experiencing a rebirth. The Missions started the 21st century near the top of the Texas League standings and as a result won back-to-back championships in 2002 and 2003. The 2002 crown came at the expense of the Tulsa Drillers in seven games while the
2003 crown came after the Missions knocked off the Frisco Roughriders four games to one. The next pennant would come in 2007 when the Missions took down the Springfield Cardinals three games to one. In winning the 2011 pennant, the Missions won 94 regular season games and swept through the two rounds of Texas League playoffs to finish the year with a total of 100 wins. At one point in June, the Missions had the best home record in professional baseball (major league and minor league). As the last of the originals, San Antonio holds a special place in the annals of Texas League history. It has been the one constant in Texas League baseball and its many pennants are proof of that.
12 flags over San Antonio Texas League Pennants for the San Antonio Missions
1897 1908 1933 1950 1961 1963 1964 1997 2002 2003 2007 2011
The Paisano
September 20, 2011
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August 26, 2008
Soccer returns to the familiar ground of Roadrunner Field
Roadrunners achieve victory over Prairie View A&M and settle for draw with UTEP Jay Weber
The UTSA Roadrunner soccer team turned in a strong performance in their home opener Friday Sept. 16 as they routed Prairie View A&M Panthers 7-0. The Roadrunners took control of the game from the opening kick. The midfield and defense did a nice job of keeping the ball on the Panthers side of the field and feeding the forwards for several early scoring opportunities. After a barrage of shots from the Roadrunners, they finally broke through in the 24th minute on a beautiful piece of soccer from sophomore Layalla da Cruz and freshman Liv Nyhegn. Cruz and Nyhegn executed the give and go to perfection, and Nyhegn blasted a shot past Panther keeper Bianca Garza to give UTSA their first lead of the night 1-0. The score remained at 1-0 at halftime despite UTSA pouring on 16 shots, but it didn’t take long for them to get going in the 2nd half. Roadrunner sophomore Lindsay South lofted a cross that found Nyhegn in perfect position to score. She buried the ball in the back of the net with a vicious diving header out of Garza’s reach in the 51st minute. Nyhegn’s second strike was only the tip of the iceberg for the ‘runners. Sophomore Maria Jose Rojas was brought down inside the box in the 55th minute and awarded a penalty. Sophomore Anka Grotle was called upon to take the kick, and she made the most of her opportunity to give the Roadrunners a com-
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UTSA’s Maria Jose Rojas glides past UTEP defender Hannah Asuchak on the way to the goal during action at Roadrunner Field on Sept. 18.
manding 3-0 lead. Senior Jodi Leroy connected on a long-range strike in the 64th minute to make the score 4-0 and put the game well out of the reach of the Panthers claws. Other scorers for UTSA were sophomore Valentina Lefort, freshman Annie Munson and senior Taylor Padia. UTSA improved to 2-5 on the season while Prairie View A&M dropped to 0-8. UTSA battled to a 3-3 tie on at home on Sunday against UTEP despite jumping out to a three-goal lead. South struck first for the Roadrunners in the 7th minute after she
knocked in her own ricochet off a UTEP defender to give her team an early 1-0 lead. After the first goal, both teams battled evenly until the 29th minute when sophomore Anka Grotle headed in a cross to increase UTSA’s lead to 2-0 with 15 minutes to go before halftime. The score remained 2-0 at half. Sophomore Maria Jose Roja scored in the 58th minute to extend UTSA’s lead to 3-0 and seemingly put the game out of reach, but there was no quit in the Miners. Mackenzie German started the comeback effort by scoring in the 63rd minute. The teams played
back and forth until the 83rd minute, when Azia Nicholoson found the back of the net with seven minutes remaining to inch within one goal, 3-2. With time winding down, it looked like the Roadrunners would still escape with victory. But with just one minute remaining, Lauren Kantada blasted a shot into the top corner of the net to tie the game 3-3. Both teams had their opportunities in extra time, but neither came away with the game-clinching goal. UTSA moved to 2-5-1 on the season and while UTEP’s record stands at 6-2-1.
UTSA’s next game is at home on Friday Sept. 23 against Weber State. Kickoff is slated for 7p.m.
Roadrunner Leaderboard
Goals Scored 1. Liv Nyhegn..........................4 T2. Maria Jose Rojas..............3 T2 Anissa Munson.................3 T2 Jodi Leroy...........................3 5. Anka Grotle.........................2
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Timeout with the Coaches -Volleyball -Soccer -Football offensive and defensive coordinators -Football head coach
The Roadrunners competed in the Texas Invitational this weekend. The Roadrunners beat SMU but fell to Santa Clara and Texas. In the eventual defeat against #8 Texas, the Roadrunners won their first set ever against a ranked team.
Volleyball closes out non-conference in Texas tourney GoUTSA.com
Senior Elise Huskey recorded her team-leading seventh double-double of the season, sophomore McKenzie Adams posted a match-high 16 kills and UTSA picked up a 3-1 victory (2518, 20-25, 25-20, 25-18) against SMU in Friday’s opening match of the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational. Huskey posted 16 digs and 15 winners, while Adams tallied a matchbest .467 hitting percentage in her 30 swings, as the Roadrunners (6-6) won the final two sets to claim the victory. Redshirt junior Kelsey Schwirtlich handed out a match-high 46 assists and junior Brittney Malloy notched a career-high 10 kills to aide the UTSA offense. UTSA had four players rack up double-digit kills, but it was not enough, as Santa Clara overcame five match points to outlast the Roadrunners in five sets (25-17, 18-25, 23-25, 26-24, 16-14) on Saturday morning at the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational. The Roadrunners (6-7) held a 14-10 lead in the deciding frame before the Broncos (4-6) went on a 6-0 run, which included four consecutive blocks, to pull out the win.
Huskey recorded a career-high 18 kills and added 11 digs for her teamleading eighth double-double of the season. Junior Whitney Walls also posted 18 winners and sophomore McKenzie Adams added a career-high 17 while hitting a match-best .517 in 29 swings. Freshman Dempsey Thornton netted her third double-double after posting 17 digs and 11 kills. Schwirtlich guided the Roadrunners to a .274 hitting percentage with 57 assists, while senior Kelsey Jewasko tallied a match-high 24 digs and junior Megan Wimbish added a dozen. Adams had 15 kills, but it wasn’t enough to vault UTSA past No. 8 Texas in Saturday’s finale of the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational (2725, 19-25, 25-22, 25-18). The Roadrunners (6-8) posted a sixpoint victory in the second set to tie the match, but the Longhorns (6-3) pulled away after intermission to wrap up the tournament championship. Adams was UTSA’s lone representative on the all-tournament team after leading all players with 48 kills and a .443 hitting percentage.
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