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A number of the 100,000 Spring Breakers expected to be at South Padre Island had one thing in com mon: drinking. The South Padre Police Department took precautions to make the island a safe place for everyone this year. Chief of Police of South Padre Island, Robert Rodriguez saidRobert Rodriguez, 'The department solicited extra help from stations around the Valley to keep crowds safe." Rodriguez said, "The department had 24 extra officers per day plus eight transport deputies and six jailors." "During the week of March 9 through 19 there were 445 arrests made at South Padre Island,"
With Spring Breakers arriving by the thousands, SPI Police report 445 arrests over Texas Week In Mexico, with the legal age to drink at 18, local late night bars push all you can drink specials to lure students across the border. Rodrigruez said. The department could not give numbers on the specific arrests at this time. Alcoholism is a disease that is too well known around the Valley, espe cially during Spring Break.
"High-risk drinking, drunkdriving, and other tragedies are often accepted as a way of life on college campuses, but there are many students like myself who are willing to speak out and get involved," said Corrie Bamett, a Boston University student in a web interview at the MADD website. A number of students around the Valley said, underage drinkers get their alcohol from a legal age sibling, friend, or strangers outside of a liquor store. Some students said that living close to Mexico attributes to underage drinking. In Mexico, with the legal age to drink at 18, local late night bars
push all you can drink specials to lure students across the border. Mothers Against Drunk Driving were productive this Spring Break by giving pamphlets to the police depart ment for anyone that walked in. MADD used one day to talk to peo ple at the island about alcohol aware ness and just started a new program in Weslaeo in May 2000. "This spring break was a learning tool for next year," said Ruben Flores, the Executive Director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. "We look for ward to working with The University of Texas-Pan American at the ADAP center."
STDs raise concern following Spring Break
NEWS • California may be in for a long, powerless summer. Rolling blackouts affected more than a half-million homes in Northern and Southern California yesterday for the first time since January. Utilities officials blame higher demand and a lack of imported electricity as the cause for the blackouts. Things could get worse for the Golden State, as the states peak demand for power begins in May and lasts through September.
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• Quarterback Steve Beuerlein became the latest NFL salary cap casualty Monday after being cut by the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers, who now have three young, inexperienced, quarterbacks left on their roster, saved $2 million by cutting Beuerlein. After eight operations in 14 months, the 36-year-old quarterback's durability may have played a part in his release.
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March 20,2001
By Ryan ZimmermanWeaver
The Pan American
Check ups for sexually transmitted diseases (STD) tra ditionally increase after the week of Spring Break, accord ing to information from the Valley AIDS Council. Special to The Pan American "After Spring Break, people UTPA recently received a $25,000 endowment from the family of tend to get a little worried Stanley and Anne R. Addington to create the "Stanley A. and Anne about what they did," said R. Addington Music Scholarship." From left are Dr. Dahlia Guerra, Andy Villa, director of educa Department of Music chair; Edith R. Arbaugh, niece of Stanley and tion and outreach for the Anne representing the Addington family; and Irene Sanchez-Casas, Valley AIDS Council. The typical behaviors Villa director of Stewardship and Annual Giving. associates with Spring Break week are sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. The overindulgence of alco hol and other drugs directly grants until "[she] gets everything she wants." By Melissa Soto affect STD increases. "If I have to teach until I'm eighty then I The Pan American "Alcohol and other drugs will," Monta said. "But this is going to be a inhibit your decision-making well equipped, well provided for, well staffed After directing over 150 plays, UTPA pro skills. [Drugs] suppress your department." fessor Marian Monta has decided to draw the immune system, making it dif As a sixth-grader, she directed the opera curtain on her directing career. Monta plans to remain the area head of the "Humperdink's Hansel and Gretel" for a Girl ficult to fight off disease," Villa said. "If you are having Scout Pageant, starring her cousin and her ater in the Communication Department, See MONTA page 5 sex when you are drunk, you where she will continue to write and request
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have a greater chance of get ting an STD." Villa offered some tips on preventing STDs. "Use a con dom. It has to be latex or polyurethane, and use it no matter what kind of sex you have, whether anal, oral or vaginal," Villa said. "If you have sex without a condom, expose yourself to as little seminal fluids as possible." An outreach worker frOm the Valley AIDS Council is on campus at the Student Health Services building every Wednesday morning from 9 a.m. to noon to provide UTPA students with free HIV/AIDS testing. The Valley AIDS Council specializes in educating the community on STDs and HIV/AIDS and offers free STD testing for HIV, tubercu losis, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. They are located in McAllen on Chicago Avenue.
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When former Chicago Cub's second baseman Ryne Sandberg retired, he gave only one reason for walking away from the game. He said the game wasn't fun anymore and he couldn't play the game if he wasn't having fun. Having fun is a big part of being successful in whatever you do. Once you start doing some thing because you must and stop having fun, you and your work begin to suffer. I found I was not having fun being editor any more, and 1 decided to resign. Recent events prompted me to step back and evaluate my priorities. I found I lost focus of what I love doing. I want to write and report. As editor, I didn't have as much time to write as I liked. Instead, my time was spent managing a newsroom. I had to set my priorities straight. Life is too short to be doing something you're not happy with. Just like Sandberg, I couldn't continue to do something I didn't like anymore. I didn't want to end up hating journalism. My love of writing is why I went into journal ism. Being an editor has little to do with being a journalist, it has more to do with being a manag er and running a business because that is what a newspaper is, a business. I enjoyed the time I spent working as editor and appreciate the opportunity given to me by the Student Publications Committee. I will now serve as a senior reporter and con tinue doing what I like. I will be doing more
investigative reporting and writing. I appointed former sports editor Matt Lynch as interim editor for the remainder of the semester. He is the best staffer for the job and I'm sure he'll do a great job. This publication will not miss a beat and con tinue to come out on top. The newspaper's goals remain the same. I will work closely with Matt and offer him any help or advice he may need. I've been part of this staff for over two years and I know there are many ways in which I can help Matt and the staff achieve these goals. I am not the editor anymore, but I am still here. I will work at any capacity to help Matt and The Pan American succeed. That is what is important. Maybe everyone should ask themselves if they are happy with their life and what they are cur rently doing. It is not worth it to do something you don't enjoy just because you need the money or because someone expects it from you. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali put it best when he returned to fighting after a long hiatus, "It is never too late to start all over again." Some of our older readers may be thinking, "what does this kid know about life and being happy." I know enough to not be scared to stop what I am doing in order to do something else I enjoy. Are you doing what you enjoy? Do you wake up in the mornings dreading going to work or wherever it is you're going? Or do you wake up with a smile, glad to be going to work. You need to ask yourself if you're satisfied with your life because the way you live yours affects those around you.
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Student directors hold auditions Special to The Pan American Student directors at UTPA's theater-tv-film area are holding auditions for their next set of projects on Wednesday, March 21 at 7 p.m. in CAS 107, the Studio Theatre. Each student is required to do two theater, television or film projects during the semester. One set has just been complet ed, and the second set will begin rehearsals immediately. "People wanting to get some stage or screen experience but who have limited time or back ground find these short projects just fit their needs," said Dr.
Marian Monta, the teacher of the class. "They don't take as much time and involve fewer people, so more accommodations can be made to the schedules of the individuals involved. The pro jects are done live or on tape and are shown Thursdays at noon in the Studio Theatre." Although some projects are already in production, several student directors are looking for talent. For the video projects, no preparation is necessary but participants must be at least 18 years old. Some projects require people who are well past col lege age.
For video auditions, a script will be provided for a cold reading and the audition will be recorded on video. For the live theater produc tions, a cold reading script will also be provided. One of the projects is a musical and auditioners are asked to sing a verse of a song of their choice, with out accompaniment. The auditioner may bring a tape if he or she has one available. A dance number will be taught at the beginning of the audition as part of the process. For more information, call the Box Office at 381-3581 and leave a message for Ivy.
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Brenda L. Morales Psychology
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Assault:
a breath test. His license was automatically sus
On 03-01-01 at 11:08 a.m. a female student reported
pended. A passenger in the vehicle who was intoxi
she was assaulted by another female student. The
cated was arrested for Public Intoxication. Both were
assault occurred at the Business Administration
jailed in the Edinburg City Jail. Case cleared.
Building at 10:35 a.m. that morning. There were visi
Failure to Identify:
ble signs of injury. Case was referred to the Dean of
On 03-08-01 at 4:06 p.m. a traffic stop was made on
Students for disciplinary action. Case pending.
a vehicle. The vehicle was a suspect vehicle to
Theft:
thefts at the University Bookstore. The passenger in
On 03-01-01 at 2:08 p.m. a male staff member of the ITT Building reported three hand held radios were
the vehicle provided false information on his identity. He was jailed in the Edinburg City Jail and properly
stolen from a room at the ITT. The radios were
identified. Case cleared.
stolen between 02-24-01 and 03-01-01. No signs of
Public Intoxication/
forcible entry. Case pending.
Marijuana Possession:
Theft:
On 03-09-01 at 11:31 p.m. a homeless male subject
On 03-02-01 at 10:41 a.m. a male staff member of
was arrested for Public Intoxication at Pizza Hut on
Did
the Engineering Building reported a computer moni
Sugar Road and West University Drive. A search
No.
tor was stolen from a lab. The monitor was stolen
incidental to an arrest revealed 2 oz. of marijuana.
between 02-16-01 and 03-02-01. No signs of forcible
He was jailed in the Hidalgo County Jail. Case
entry. Case pending.
cleared.
Victor Yanez Psychology Senior
I studied for Chemistry II and Survey of American Literature. Did you do anything you regret?
No, because I kept myself busy with college work.
Driving While Intoxicated:
Minor in Possession of Alcohol:
On 03-04-01 at 1:31 a.m. a male subject was
On 03-10-01 at 11:32 p.m. a 20-year-old male sub
arrested for Driving While Intoxicated around the
ject was issued a court appearance citation for pos
2000 Block W. Schunior. The male subject's blood
sessing an alcoholic beverage (beer). The incident
alcohol level was two times over the legal limit. He was jailed in the Hidalgo County Jail. Case cleared.
occurred at the Bronc Village apartments. Case cleared.
Driving While Intoxicated/ Public Intoxication: On 03-06-01 at 3:58 a.m. a male subject was arrest ed for Driving While Intoxicated in the area of Sugar and Schunior. The male subject refused to submit to
Anyone with information on these or any campus crimes please contact the University Police Department at 316-7151 or call Crime Stoppers at 381-2666. Internet messages can be sent to crimeline@panam.edu.
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cousin's best friend. "No one told me that 12year-old girls can't direct an opera, so I went ahead and did it," Monta said. Monta began her teach ing career at Hampton University after receiving her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Fordham University. She taught at Praire View A&M University for two years before receiving her Ph.D. from Cornell University. "I just always thought that the most wonderful thing you could do is open doors for other people, especially because when 1 was young a lot of doors were closed to me," she said. Bom and raised in New York, the liability and con finement of commerical theater never appealed to Monta. Early in her career, she decided she did not want to spend the rest of her life directing "junkie" plays or thirty-minute sit coms to make ends meet. "I've never had to direct because I needed a pay check," Monta said.
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Because of her musical theater background, Monta says she enjoys directing musicals. However, she admits every play she's directed has been her favorite. "It's like saying which one is your favorite child because it's a lot like giv ing birth, which is one of the reasons I don't want to do it anymore," Monta said. "Just like you're proud of your children, I'm proud of the many plays I've directed." In 1971 Monta was ready to leave for Texas when she fell in love with the Rio Grande Valley weather and culture during a weekend visit. She has since taught at UTPA, and for the past two decades has written and received binding for 50 grants. "I just thought of how all the wonderful teachers I had in my life affected me," Monta said. "I thought how if I could have this 'gift' then it would be great to give it to other people. It is some thing I would prefer in my life instead of being rich-
being useful in somebody's life." In addition to teaching, Monta has been active in creating opportunities for others outside of the uni versity. She has served as President of the Southwest Theatre Association (SWTA), and in 1994 she received SWTA's lifetime achievement award when she was selected as a mem ber of the College of Fellows. SWTA again hon ored her in 1999 as their first recipient of The Outstanding CollegeUniversity Theater Teacher award. As a professor, Monta has been recognized repeatedly. UTPA present ed her with the Outstanding Faculty Award in 1989 and 19%, and in 1990 she received the Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award. But Monta says she's not ready for retirement. "When I stop being use ful to the department, then it is time to retire and learn to play the piano again," Monta said.
Three Dog Night to kick off Pan Am golf tournament Special to The Pan American The Rio Grande Valley will be rockin' April 20 as Three Dog Night performs its greatest hits and new releases to benefit UTPA. The 8 p.m. concert at the La Villa Real Special Events Center will be held in conjunc tion with the Pan Am Classic golf tournament April 20-21 at the Los Lagos Golf Club in Edinbuig. King Pin, a Rio Grande Valley band noted for its electric blues, will be the opening act. Ticket prices are $100, $50, $30 and $20 gen eral admission, with 10-person VIP tables avail able for $1,000. Proceeds will go toward UTPA student scholarships through the UTPA Foundation. From 1%9-1974, nobody had more Top 10 hits, moved more records or sold more concert tickets. During this period, Three Dog Night was undoubtedly the most popular band in America with 21 consecutive Top 40 hits, 18 straight Top 20s, 11 Top 10s, seven number Ones, seven million-selling singles and 12 straight gold albums. By late 1975, the band had sold nearly 50 million records. Since 1986, Three Dog Night has toured reg ularly. Its records continue to sell in great num bers and the band receives regular airplay on radio stations around the world.
The popular '70s band Three Dog Night will perform some of its bestloved songs during for the Pan Am Classic golf tournament on April 20. Proceeds from the tournament will go toward UTPA student scholar ships. The current Three Dog Night lineup features founding members Gory Wells and Danny Hutton on lead vocals as well as original key boardist Jimmy Greenspoon and Michael Allsup (lead guitar). Paul Kingery (bass) and Pat Bautz (drums) have joined the group since it reformed in 1981 after a six-year hiatus. Tickets can be purchased by contacting La Villa Real at 956/687-2121 or at Rage Records and Melharf s Music in McAllen, the Rodeo House in Edinbuig, Lionel's Western Wear in Weslaco, Mission Western Wear in Mission, Sound Advice in Harlingen and The Work-Out in Brownsville. For information on the Pan Am Classic, con tact UTPA at 318-5301, write to Pan Am Classic, 1201 W. University Drive ITT 1.210, Edinbuig, Texas 78539 or fax to 318-5308.
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From TravelChannel.com 10. The BahamasWhat's cool? The waterslide at the Atlantis. 9. Rosarito Beach/ Ensenada, MexicoWhat's cool? Close enough for side trips to San Diego,
8. Key West, Fl.What's cool? Jimmy Buffet's original Margaritaville. 7. Daytona Beach, Fl.What's cool? Drive car right onto the beach. 6. Mazatlan, MexicoWhat's cool? Mexican charm untarnished by tourism. 5. JamaicaWhat's cool? Gather on the beach or cliffside bars to catch sunset. 4. South Padre IslandWhat's cool? Head over to Mexico for an international Spring Break. 3. Lake Havasu, Arizona' What's cool? Week-long party on the water. 2. Cancun, MexicoWhat's cool? Free island transportation to the most popular bars in town. 1. Panama City, Fl.What's cool? Get lost in mas sive Club Le Vela.
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Whatequals fun in the sun for Spring-breakers vacationing at South Padre Island translates into big bucks for S.P.I, businesses and the entire valley. By Eladio Jaimez
Special to the Pan American
The end of Spring Break is still two weeks away, but Texas Week—which is when all Texas universities and colleges are off—cul minated Saturday. Texas Week is traditionally considered the peak of Spring Break season and the bulk of the South Padre Island's income is earned during this week. Last year Spring Break grossed $156 mil lion in direct cash expenditures for the entire Rio Grande Valley, including Matamoros. South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Bureau communications director Erika Pena said similar numbers are expected by the end of this Spring Break. The bureau's director Dan Quandt said that despite the huge income, the Spring Break season is only a small part of S.P.I.'s annual income. "Looking at the lodging text alone about 15 percent of our annual income is made in March," Quandt said. He added that Spring Break, Semana Santa and Fourth of July are the top three money making seasons for the island. Quandt said S.P.I, depends on other months besides March to help money flow into their economy. "We're not dependent on March, but it is a very important part of our economic cycle,"
Quandt said. He added the summer months were always very good to the island's economy. "We don't have the masses of people from March during the summer, but mid June through mid August are strong months nonetheless." Quandt said S.P.I, spent nearly $130,000 on marketing Spring Break globally. The city budgeted $50,000, used mainly to fund extra law enforcement officers from across the Valley. Quandt said the implementation of a new law prohibiting open alcoholic containers along a certain strip of Padre Boulevard caused some party seekers to stay away from S.P.I. "Some people might have misinterpreted our new law," Quandt said. "Some people thought alcohol was banned completely and maybe didn't come for that reason." Quandt said the impact was not necessarily negative. "If all the people came here to do was get drunk, we don't need that," Quandt said. Quandt said the opening of new entertain ment venues and night clubs helped attract the people who did come to South Texas. "We didn't solicit these groups to come down here," Quandt said. "They came on their own and looked around. We work with them on which rules and laws they should abide by at SPI."
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Through April 2 "New Faces," a group exhibition by James Dutremaine, Dindy Reich, Rolando Reyna and Charles Wissinger is open in the University Gallery in the Communication Arts and Sciences Building. The gallery is open Mondays through Fridays and admission is free for everyone. Ihesday, March 20 The Association of Information Technology Professionals will have a meeting in BUS 116 at noon. Wednesday, March 21 Student direc足 tors in UTPA's theater-tv-film area are holding auditions for their next set of projects at 7 p.m. in the Studio Theater. For the video projects, no preparation is necessary but participants must be at least 18 years of age. Some of the pro足 jects require people who are well past college age. For the video auditions, a script will be provided for a cold reading and the audition will be recorded on video. For the live theater productions, a cold reading script will also be provided. One of the projects is a musical and auditioners are asked to sing a verse of a song of their choice, without accompani足 ment. The auditioner may bring a tape if he or she has one available. A dance number will be taught at the beginning of the audition, as part of the process. For more information, call the Box Office at 381-3581 and leave a message for Ivy. Friday, March 23 The Student Union Theater will show "The Emperor's New Groove" at 3 p.m. and at 7 p.m. Admission is $1 for students, $1.50 for faculty and staff and $2 for the general public. Monday, April 2 As part of the National Library Week, the University Library presents "Check-it-out Yourself Day," an opportunity for students and faculty to become more self-sufficient in the library by checking out their own materials with the 3M SelfCheck System. The event will also help the UTPA Library become eligible for ran足 dom drawings of $1,000 cash prizes. The library will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. Now Open The LAC Writing Lab has moved to the new University Writing Center located in Suite 101 of the University Library. The center provides the same services that were offered at the Student Services Building location, including paper reviews, help with English assignments, etc. The Writing Center is open Mondays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursdays from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 7 p.m. and Fridays
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ian Virginia Haynie Gause. "It's important to know about the different choices we have because the technology changes daily. It's a really nice opportunity to have this kind of information." Another Internet access tool for rural areas is the University's NETMobile, a 38foot trailer equipped with nine Pentiumbased computers and state-of-the-art twoway satellite transmission. It has been used throughout South Texas to educate stu dents, business owners, teachers, farmers, government officials and others about the Internet.
Demonstrating the advantages of high speed Internet access for families, busi nesses and communities in rural parts of Texas, the Internet Road Show made a stop Friday at UTPA. The five-hour program at the International Trade and Technology Building examined Internet access, avail ability of advanced services and public sec tor funding. Gene Crick, executive director of TeleCommunity Resource Center, served as host. Angel Moreno of Workforce Solutions in Edinburg learned how to help rural Rio Grande Valley businesses become a part of and utilize the Internet. 'Traditionally, most local busi nesses could only do business with other local people," Moreno said. "But when you're on the Internet, you can go statewide, throughout the nation and even other parts of the world." UTPA faculty and staff also used the opportunity to learn more about worldwide telecom Special to The Pan American munication. Gene Crick, executive director of TeleCommunity "I'm really excited about the Resource Center, discusses Internet use during information I'm getting on wire less communication," said librar the recent "Internet Road Show" visit to UTPA
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Broncs split four at UTPA UTPA Bronc basketball team to host two summer camps baseball tournament Sports Information
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Darren Heinrichs hit two home runs and drove in six runs as the UTPA baseball team defeated Troy State and earned a split on the final day of the UTPA Baseball Tournament, played at Jody Ramsey Stadium on Saturday night. Heinrichs, a senior from Danville, Calif., smacked two home runs, a double and a single. He also drove in six runs and scored three runs. The hit, RBI, home run and runs scored totals were all career highs for Heinrichs. Both of his home runs gave the Broncs the lead. He hit his first career grand slam in the third inning, giving the Broncs a 5-1 lead. Justin Dowd picked up the win for the Broncs,
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Texas has won its last 17 meetings with UT-Pan American; 10 of which have come during NCAA Regional or District 6 Tournament action. going seven innings, allow ing six runs on 10 hits and one walk. He struck out a season-high nine batters in improving to 1-4. Scott Fowler came on in the
eighth and picked up his third save of the season, throwing 11/3 innings of hitless ball. In game one, the Penn State Nittany Lions scored 10 runs over the last three innings to defeat UTPA, 13-2. Frank James was the tough luck loser in game one, allowing just two earned runs on two hits and five walks in six innings of work. Justin Nash picked up the win, going six innings, allowing one run on four hits and three walks. The Broncs will get a nine-day break before heading to Austin to take on the University of Texas on March 20th at 6:30 p.m. The Broncs' next home game will be against Southwest Texas State on March 23rd at 7 p.m. at Jody Ramsey Stadium.
The UTPA basketball team announced on Friday that they will hold two basketball camps this summer on the campus of UTPA. There will be an Individual/Team Camp on June 29-July 3 and a Pee Week Camp July 16-18. The major emphasis of Individual/Team Camp, which is for boys ages 718, is to teach the funda mentals of the game of basketball. The campers are given the opportunity to utilize those fundamen tals in actual game set tings. Meals will be pro vided by the UTPA Cafeteria and will be served buffet style. Campers will stay in the UTPA Dormitory where many of our UTPA stu dent-athletes stay. Teams may attend the camp together and will remain as a group during the
game competitions. The Pee Week Camp is for boys and girls ages 58. The campers will leam the basic fundamentals of the game and get the opportunity to participate in live games. The camp staff will include Bronc players and coaches. This camp is a great opportuni ty to have fun and learn the game of basketball. "Camps during the sum mertime is one of the most exciting times of the year for me," said UTPA Head Coach Bob Hoffman. "It's an oppor tunity for me to teach bas ketball at the fundamental level again, just like we do everyday at practice. We're excited about the opportunity to continue to build on the camps we had last year. We're hop ing to have a good num ber of young boys, who want to learn to be even better basketball players."
In just his second season Head Coach Bob Hoffman has made a tremendous impact in renewing the excitement and tradition of Bronc Basketball. In just two years he has led the UTPA Basketball team to 24 wins and back-to-back double digit win seasons, the first time that has hap pened since the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons. During his two years at UTPA, five players have been named AllIndependent, two players have received the Defensive Players of the Year Award and one was named Newcomer of the Year. In his career Coach Hoffman has an impres sive record of 355-128. For more information, or to get a registration form, please call the UTPA Basketball Office at (956) 381-2870 or (888) 7760017.
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Lopez and Ojeda set school Head leads Lady Broncs records; Summa ties one Sports Information
Sports Information Robert Lopez crushed the previous school record in the hammer throw, Galina Ojeda broke her own record in the 400-meter hurdles and eight other athletes from the UTPA won individual titles at the Angela Proctor Invitational Saturday afternoon at the UTPA Track and Field Complex. Lopez, a sophomore from Mission, threw the hammer 17YT\ 52 inches longer than the previous record to finish first in the event. Chris Chow held the previous record since 1994 with a throw of 119'3". He also finished second in the shot put with a throw of 49'0.50" and third in the discus with a throw of 146'9.50. Sophomore Galina Ojeda ran the 400-meter hur dles in a record 65.50, break ing her own school record of 66.83. Coincidentally, she broke the school record in last year's Angela Proctor Invite. She also finished third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.30. Freshman Valerie Summa tied the school record in the high jump with a leap of 5'6", good enough for second place in the meet. She also finished
first in the triple jump with a leap of 34'6" and finished sec ond in the long jump with a leap of 15'9". Other winners for the Lady Broncs included Junior Shari Galvin in the 400-meter dash, Rachel Drury in the pole vault, Lovie Mathis in the long jump, Summa in the triple jump, Amy Moses in both the shot put and discus throw and Perla Handy in the first ever 3,000meter steeple chase in UTPA history. For the men, winners includ ed Michael Sperry in the pole vault and Jacob Mancha in the triple jump. Galvin finished first in the 400-meter dash with a time of 59.10. Perla Handy finished first in the steeple chase with a time of 11:35.30 and finished second in the 1,500 meter run with a time of 4:57.50. April Hipolito finished third in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 19:31.80. Mathis fin
ished first in the long jump with a leap of 16'8". Christian Cabello finished third in both the high jump and long jump with distances of 5'2" and 15'7", respectively. Drury fin ished first in the pole vault with a leap of 9'6". Moses placed in three differ ent events. She took first in the shot put and discus throw with a distance of 40'3.50" and 127'3", respectively. She also finished second in the hammer throw with a distance of 116'9". Fellow thrower LaQuanta Bivens finished sec ond in the discus throw with a distance of 127'2", third in the hammer throw with a 91'7", and fourth in the shot put with a 30'9.50". For the Broncs, Mancha fin ished first in the triple jump with a leap of 41'06. He also finished third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.60, and second in the long jump with a leap of 18'11". Michael Sperry finished first in the pole vault with a leap of 14'0". Tim Gutierrez finished second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 52.20. The track and field teams return to action when they compete in the Texas A&MKingsville Meet on March 24th in Kingsville.
The Lady Bronc Golf team fin ished 8th at the 15th Annual Snowbird Intercollegiate hosted by Northern Illinois University. Freshman Itziar Unanue tied her low round of the year with a 78 on the second day to help lead the Lady Broncs to a two-round total of 648 for the tournament. Melissa Head, a freshman from Oklahoma City, led the Lady Broncs with a solid performance, carding scores of 78 and 81 for a total of 159. Head finished 15th place over all. Unanue fired a two-round total of 163, earning a 26th place finish. Junior Adriana Espinoza tied for
34th with a 164, while freshman Crystal Frazier finished 39th with a 165. Senior captain, Tootie Lauzon, finished 46th with a 166. After the first round on Thursday, Head carded the low Lady Bronc round of 78 good enough for 11th place overall. As a team, the Lady Broncs shot a combined 325, earn ing them a tie for 6th place overall. The Lady Broncs showed marked improvement as both single day totals, 325 and 323, were more than 10 strokes below their team stroke average. The Lady Broncs return to action April 9-10, 2001 as they travel to St. George, Utah to compete in the prestigious BYU Utah-Dixie Classic.
Celedon shoots final round of 72 Sports Information Freshman Rudy Celedon shot a final round 72 to lead the UTPA men's golf team to a fourth place finish at the Bob Brown/Sportscare Classic, played at the Golf Club of New Orleans Tuesday. Celedon finished with a two-round total of 149 to tie for 11th overall. His second round 72 tied for the best round on the team in the tour nament. Junior Stephen Slaughter and sophomore Santiago DeLarrea, tied for 15th with two-round totals of 150. Slaughter also had a final round 72, while DeLarrea finished with a 74. Junior Ricky Benavides took 24th with a total of 152 (75-77). Todd Grubert took 65th place with a two-
round total of 161. Jose Campra of Jacksonville State took medallist honors, defeating Casey Crain of New Orleans in a playoff. Both players finished with a tworound total of 142. Angel Monguzzi of Jacksonville State and Chad Pulley of IUPUI tied for third with totals of 143. Jacklonville State ran away from the field on day two, finishing with a total of 582 (298-284). Jackson State took second with a 597, Tulane was third with a 600 and UTPA fin ished fourth 601. The Broncs return compete next in the Moe O'Brien Invitational in Lake Charles, La. March 19-20. The Broncs look to improve on a 16th place finish from last season at the event.
Sports world awaits news of possible Jordan comeback By Matt Lynch
The Pan American
Basketball fans desperately await positive news regarding the return of Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley. OK, basketball fans desperately await positive news regarding the return of His Airness, and are morbidly curious about the return of Sir Charles. Jordan's comeback would do wonders for the popularity and image of basketball. Here's a guy who doesn't have a criminal record, doesn't look like a walking tattoo and can dunk from the free-throw line. He doesn't beat his wife, lead the league in technicals or fail NBA drug tests. Jordan's charm and aplomb both on and off of the court forever make him the perfect poster boy for the NBA. While I'm sure NBA commissioner David
Stern prays nightly to the Hoop Gods for Jordan's return, the rest of us should take a more conservative look at the situation. Sports comebacks don't work. Charles Haley, Reggie White and Eric Williams are just three of the NFL players who returned to football after stating retirement. Haley and White hung it up immediately following their comeback sea son, and Williams is likely to do the same. Pittsburgh Penguins owner/player Mario Lemiux's comeback has looked good so far for his team, but the hockey star has already complained of the back pain that forced him out of the NHL the first time around. While 30-something's are still productive members of our society, athletes in their mid-or-late-thirties hit the end of the road in professional sports. In a profession where athleticism is everything, Father
Time provides the biggest equalizer of all. Jordan and Barkley, both 38 years old, are no doubt pondering the numbers 27.6 and 28.2 while considering their returns. NBA guards on average are 27.6 years old, while the average NBA player is only 28.2. Not only would Jordan and Barkley have to get back into top physical condition (which would undoubtedly be easier for Jordan), they would face off against players in their prime 10 years younger night after night if they returned. If Jordan were in his 20s again, he could handle face-offs with Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter, Allen Iverson and Bonzi Wells on a nightly basis. But he's not 20-something, and he never will be again. With the physi cal play at forward in today's NBA, Sir Charles would have an even tougher time getting back into the flow. Jordan knew when to hang it up when he
retired following the 1998 Bulls' champi onship win over the Jazz. After hitting the game-winning shot in Game 6, Jordan went at the top of his game. Some people said his jumper had gotten flatter over the years, but no one ever said he stuck around too long. Air Jordan has tried to end public specu lation on his return by saying he's nearly positive he will never play basketball again. Hopefully that's true. After six play off MVPs and 11 All-Star games, there's not much left for Jordan to prove, but a comebabk could finish a monumental career. Besides, by coming back to a team like the Washington Wizards, it's not like Jordan would accomplish much. A come back isn't much fun when you come back to a team that wins only once in a Blue Moon.
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Senior Enrique Bastante prepares to serve during a match held at UTPA last weekend.
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The UTPA men's tennis team fell to Wichita State University 4-1, in action at the HEB Classic Sunday afternoon. The Broncs had an opportunity to pick up the win but were unable to score the big points. Four matches went three sets and there were three sets decided by tiebreakers. UTPA lost two of those three tiebreakers. Picking up the lone win for the Broncs was freshman Brandon Meiners, who defeated Gustav Petersen, 7-5, 6-3 at number three singles. Sophomore Matt Gower fell at number two singles, by a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6, count to Mark Sewell. Juan Saiz had several match points, but finally was defeated 6-7, 6-1,75. Freshman Tom Mangelschots was serving for the match when his match was stopped against Juan Escolante with Mangelschots lead ing 3-6, 6-0, 5-3.
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The UTPA women's tennis te£m dropped two matches on Sunday, 51 to Northwestern State and 5-0 to Louisiana-Monroe. The Lady Broncs won their lone singles match of the day when junior Eve Nickelson defeated Eliza Young of Northwestern State at number two
in the first match of the day. Young was forced to retire down 6-5 in the first set due to an injury. Also play ing tough for the Broncs against the Demons was Celine Merlini, who fell 7-6, 6-1 at number one singles. Erica Espinoza was defeated 6-3, 76 and Jessica Brown was defeated 26, 6-0, 6-1 at number three. UTPA did not fare as well against the Indians. Merlini dropped the first set of her match at number one, but was winning the second set, 4-1 when play was stopped in the match. The Indians won the other five sin gles matches in straight sets and when the win was clinched play was stopped. With the losses the Lady Broncs fell to 5-9 and have lost four in a row. Their next match will start a fourmatch swing in Tennessee and Kentucky on March 23. They take on Belmont University in Nashville at 2 p.m.
Volleyball team places third at practice tournament By Isaac Chavarria
The Pan American
Starting next season without many upperclassmen proves a challenge for UTPA volleyball head coach Dave Thorn. But Thorn is getting an early start on preparing his team for the season. The Lady Broncs finished third at a tournament held at Monterrey during Spring Break. "We got to see a lot of good experience, especially since we're changing the scoring for mat and some of the rules for next year, and those were being used in the tournament," Thorn said. The Lady Broncs had the toughest time against Monterrey Tech, who defeated the Lady Broncs twice in the tournament. Monterrey Tech beat UTPA in the semi-final, 25-23, 16-2, and 12-15. Thorns' squad defeated Nuevo Leon 25-16, 25-13 to earn third place. UTPA also faced Regiomontana, the Nuevo Leon Cadetes, Nuevo Leon Juveniles and Monterrey Tech.
"They played pretty well. There were some rough spots and the teams we played against were very good and they had played under that system for a while so they were more used to that pres sure," Thorn said. UTPA had the help of senior Enith Villalobos. Villalobos will not play for the team next year, but decided to tag along for the tournament. "She [Enith] gaves us a little more stability. It gave us more experience and we really weren't looking for leadership because she's not coming back next year," said Thorn. If all current student-athletes return, junior Yvonne Garcia would be the only senior on the team next season. This years ros ter was made up of six freshman and three sophomores. But even with a youth filled roster, Thorn stated that the team was able to compete against the other teams. "I was very happy with how the team responded. Especially after a very close loss to Monterrey Tech," Thorn said. Thorn praised freshmen Shawnda McDowell and Mindy
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Hubik 5 Hubik, but believed the team was able to step up during tough match points. The tournament used the Rally Point System rather than the sideout system, which the Lady Broncs use. The largest difference between the two is the number of points scored. A non-deciding game is won in the rally point system by reaching 25 points. The sideout game is decided by the team that reaches 15 points first. When the receiving team wins a rally, it gains a point and the
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right to serve, and its players rotate one position clockwise. The best of three or best of five games will win matches and there is a minimum two-point advantage with no scoring cap. If there is a deciding game, it will be won by the team that first scores 15 points with a minimum two-point advantage that also has no scoring cap. With this type of scoring sys tem and the experienced teams, Thorn stated that a third place finish was satisfactory. "Any of the top four or five
teams could have won the tour nament and we could have easily been fourth or first place," Thorn said. UTPA had a successful season, culminating with Coach Dave Thorn being named Coach of the Year and four players receiving individual honors in the Independent Volleyball Awards. Hubik was named Rookie of the Year and freshman Jaclyn Muszynski was named first-team All-Independent. The Lady Broncs will play in two weeks at UTSA.