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Pan Am Days introduce various cultural issues

By EDWINA P. GARZA The Pan American

Photo by Delisa Guadarrama/The Pan American

Arizona next for Broncs UTPA track and field

By STEE RAMÍREZ The Pan American

April 15, 2004

See Page 3 for details

By ED CHRNKO The Pan American

McALLEN -- The Tigres of UANL and the Pumas of UNAM fought to a 2-2 draw Wednesday night in the biggest sporting event in Valley history before a near sell-out crowd at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium.

The two Mexican League clubs officially made history at 8:15 p.m. when the whistle blew and the ball began to roll on the stadium pitch.

“It was a good match for both teams,” said Pumas Technical Director Hugo Sánchez. “I’ll gladly come back to play a match like this.”

With the Pumas leading 2-1 and the clock winding down, the Tigres’ second-half substitute Andrés Silvera scored the game-tying goal in the 89th minute.

The Tigres opened up the scoring in the 19th minute on a goal by Brazilian forward Kleber.

UNAM tied the match in the 41st minute on an individual effort by defender Gonzalo Pineda and took the lead in the 53rd minute on a goal by midfielder José Luis López.

Although the match appears to have been a success, it was marred by what went on behind the scenes.

A couple of hours prior to the match, event promoter Francisco Javier “El Abuelo” Cruz was arrested by McAllen police.

Cruz is allegedly charged with fraud and did not return to the match. Since Cruz is a Mexican national, he has to pay 50 percent of his bond.

Sources close to the event suggest that the charges leveled center on last year’s soccer match in Laredo, and alleged mismanagement and/or fraud connected to the match.

THURSDAY

The Tigres’ Brazilian forward Kleber (11) leaps for ball against Pumas defender Joaquín Beltrán (3) during the Mexican League soccer historical debut match in the Valley at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium Wednesday. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.

toughest schedule in Division 1 college baseball,” Head Coach Willie Gawlik said.

Gawlik added that late-inning pitching is what the Broncs will seek to improve on in the remainder of the season.

The much-needed win against TAMUCC was collected by freshThe Texas-Pan American baseman Phillip Rodríguez. ball team put a bad stretch of “I was not really nervous comgames behind them and look foring out of the bullpen, and felt pretward to their next test when they ty confident with Jarod Hickle travel to Tucson and take on behind the plate,” Rodríguez said.

Arizona in a three-game “Hickles’ gestures help series. me to relax out there on The Broncs took on the the mound.”

Texas San Antonio The Edinburg North Wednesday at the standout was given the Edinburg Baseball leather for his first start Stadium, but the game of the season and had not ended at press notched an instrumental time. win for the Broncs at a Prior to Wednesday’s time when they needed it home game, the Broncs most. had a 16-24 record.

The win was highPan Am snapped a lighted by Matt Sisk, nine-game losing streak who smashed a grand Friday by routing Texas Photo by Delisa Guadarrama/The Pan American slam over the left field A&M-Corpus Christi 11fence in the bottom of Freshman Phillip Rodriguez is batting .262 in 15 3. the third inning that staked games in his first season with the Broncs.

See BASEBALL page 15 “We have the 27th

places at TAMUCC

By MATT HALL The Pan American

Rashaad [Ben] continued to perform well. Rowena [Hamlet] had a good debut in the 100-meter hurdles, and Amy The University of Texas-Pan Moses had another solid meet.”

American track team ran and threw its Moses and Ybarra were the top two way to seven top 10 finishers for the Broncs. finishes despite an They placed second in abbreviated Texas the women’s and men’s A&M track and field hammer throws, meet April 10. respectively.

The meet was Sophomore Hamlet shortened due to severe ran the 100-meter hurdles lightning strikes after for the first time in her the second heat of track career and her time men’s 800 meters. of 15.32 was good Head Coach Ricky enough for second fastest Isaac Ybarra Vaughn believes the in school history. meet was a solid one for Senior Clarisse his team and was not happy with the Arredondo threw the javelin to a 10th weather cutting the meet short. place finish with a throw of 117-4. Ben, a “We had some good performances,” senior, had a fourth-place finish in the Vaughn said. “Isaac [Ybarra] and 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.29.

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With its effort to promote continued international cooperation and knowledge, the university’s Pan American Days event is under way.

The event started Tuesday and ends Friday, and is done to broaden the horizons and minds of what is already a somewhat culturally diverse university. Pan American Days is celebrated annually during the third week of April, when speakers and performers both locally and around the world are invited.

According to Jessica McAllen of the Office of International Programs, Pan American Days was created to honor the Pan American Union, which has a history beyond colleges campuses and modern times.

The Pan American Union was created to promote international cooperation plus offer technical and informational services to all American republics. It served as the repository for international documents and was responsible for the furtherance of economic, social, juridical, and cultural relations, according to the Columbia Encyclopedia.

As the event approached, McAllen said that the buzz was positive.

“We’ve had a really good response,” she said. “I think what made us most successful this year was to publicize these events directly to people who are interested, and also the use of the campus e-mail system has been very beneficial.”

The enthusiasm for the ongoing festivities will benefit

the university according to McAllen, who noted that one of the most popular events might be the Valley Symphony Ensemble performance and reception to raise scholarship money for students to study in Latin America. Tickets for the Friday night affair sold out quickly and McAllen said that people who are unable to purchase the $20 tickets have been providing donations anyway.

This year’s Pan Am Days features three main speakers. The first was Keith Harper, the Native American Rights Fund senior staff attorney, who spoke Tuesday on several issues concerning Native Americans, including gaming and sovereignty within tribes around the country.

“I want people to understand the issues that Native Americans face, and ask what powers tribes ought to have,” Daniel Aguilar/The Pan American he said.“People can easily dwell on the VISITS— Governor Lazaro Cardenas Batel of Michoacan, Mexico discusses negative between tribes and the government, but our future is very international issues including immigration and NAFTA to students in the Media Theater Wednesday night. bright.”

The second main speaking event of Wednesday in the spirit of improving bilateral the week was Michoacan, Mexico Governor Lazaro relationships between the two countries.

Cardenas-Batel who discussed immigration and NAFTA, “I want to hear from professors and students here at among other topics. Batel, a third member of the Cardenas UTPA on how they see Mexico, the country of origin of family to be elected into the governor’s office of that state, addressed nearly 100 students and faculty

See CELEBRATION page 11

Family remembers fallen Edinburg Marine

By JULIAN CAVAZOS The Pan American

In total, the war in Iraq has taken 649 lives, according to the Department of Defense. Sekula was the first one to die from Hidalgo County, and the fourth She can still vividly recall, as if it was yesterday, to die from the Rio Grande Valley. when her son attended his first day Now Lisa has realized all the time she spent in of kindergarten. Holding on tight, he the past will be treasured in her heart. would lock his arms around his Dustin Michael Sekula, or “Dusty” as he was mom’s leg because he didn’t want called, was born June 8, 1985. Dustin was raised her to leave. This custom lasted in a religiously Christian home, where morality almost his entire kindergarten year. was deeply instilled in his life. His mother Lisa Sekula can still hear the stayed at home to raise her family while Don joyous laughter that once came over Sekula, his father went off to work. her when young son came home “Everything he learned at the house, it from school with some saved ice followed him whereever he went. I’m not cream in his lunch pail. When she saying he was perfect, because he wasn’t. [But] opened the lunch box, she found the I know Dusty had a relationship with Jesus and ice cream melted. The little boy he knew that if he ever died, he would go to didn’t understand why.

DUSTIN SEKULA heaven,” his mother said.

It was that same little boy, Dustin During the time the Sekula children were Sekula that went on to grow up to be 6 foot 2, under their mother’s care at home, a special bond was commonly dress in wrangler jeans, boot and slick hair: created between them, and it continued to exist as they a typical rancher-cowboy look about him. He graduated got older. from high school with an offered agricultural “I’m thankful that I was able to be the stay-home scholarship. He turned the scholarship down, with the mom; the mom that didn’t work and was able to stay determination of joining the military. home with my babies,” Lisa said.

However, almost a year after receiving his diploma, As a student at Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School he unexpectedly passed away in “hostile fire” in Iraq’s in Edinburg, Dustin proved to be very successful, and Al Anbar province on April 1. The funeral took place had many achievements. on April 9, with over 1,000 people showing their “He was an excellent reader. The principal at Freddy support and grief.

Gonzalez [Elementary] was able to get big prizes for

those [that excelled in reading]. He got to go to NASA, and also ride a limo. All through school, he got straight A’s, and he was very well-rounded,” said his mother.

His siblings also recall some memories spent with Dustin. Dustin’s sister Danielle had a close relationship with him and she remembers him as taking life seriously.

“He’d always say that anything that he considered serious, I made a joke out of it. One time, when I tried to learn how to rope from him, I was making fun of it.

Then, [Dustin] said, ‘It’s not funny Danny! You need to learn how to do this and it needs to be done a certain way!’”

“He was always a real perfectionist”, said his sister as she laughed.

Then came the decision to either pursue an education or to serve the military as he graduated from Edinburg North High School in 2003.

His family wanted him to get an education, but then found out that after trying to convince him to follow that direction, it wasn’t making him happy. There was something else he was seeking.

“I could see his face and that he wasn’t happy. So, one day, he and I got some opportunity to spend some time together,” explained Lisa. “I asked him, ‘I see that you aren’t happy. What is it going to take so that you can be happy? Whatever it takes, I’ll do it.’”

Dustin then replied that he wanted his parents to sign him into the delayed entry program in the U.S. Marine See SOLDIER page 12

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Remixing: Copyright infringement or art?

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In early Feb., DJ D a n g e r Mouse, alias B r i a n Burton, 26, sat in his Los Angeles home studio for two w e e k s .

Within those EDWINA GARZA two weeks, he sat down with two sets of legends, a few idols from the past and present – The Beatles and Jay-Z. During that time in his studio, he combined the album “The Beatles” (what we all call “The White Album”) and “The Black Album” from Jay-Z. In a nutshell, Danger Mouse took the riffs, hooks, and beats from the Beatles and took advantage of a limited issue vinyl of Jay-Z performing “The Black Album” a cappella, and combined the two.

The end result of this fusion and remix is now known as “The Grey Album.”

Intended to be an underground venture, Danger Mouse printed a few thousand copies, handed a few to friends and fans, sold some to record stores, and later promoted it on his web-site, www.djdangermouse.com. Within a short while of having his work spread around the Internet world, he received a cease-and-desist order from EMI, The Beatles record label, who are notorious for protecting the work of the Beatles.

Music fans were upset with the order. They saw the cease-and-desist order from EMI as stopping the progression of music. Nicholas Reville, a fan of the album said the order was bordering on censorship. He said the order was telling artists what kind of music they can make and likewise telling music fans what they’re allowed to listen to. The “censorship” that took place was wrong, Reville said, and he felt that music fans around the world shouldn’t allow any corporate entity to tell them what they can and cannot listen to.

In effort to be the music agenda setters, Reville along with a few of his friends created the web-site www.downhillbattle.com that along with nearly 170 other web-sites hosted the album for one day. The group later dubbed the day Grey Tuesday.

Grey Tuesday and its 170 partnering websites had a tremendous showing with well over 100,000 copies of the album being downloaded on Feb. 24, making it the number one album that week, right next to other popular acts like Norah Jones. Right there, that’s one million digital tracks that web-sites shared with other music fans despite ceaseand-desist orders they received from EMI. Notice how all the problems with this subject are coming from EMI? What about Jay-Z’s label, Roc-A-Fella Records? They, long-time standing citizens of the hip-hop community took no legal action with Danger Mouse. Their only problem was that no one asked if it was OK to use Jay-Z’s voice.

Damon Dash, the label’s executive, said he only would have liked to see Danger Mouse ask to use the material because, well, it’s just polite.

And so EMI and several other record companies are up in arms now. What does this mean for their cash flow? How much are they losing out? That’s easy to answer: nothing and nothing.

EMI’s only concern is protecting what’s theirs, their copyrighted material. Sure, if anyone wants to sample something from the Beatles feel free, but hey – you’ve got to pay a hefty price first.

The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers say that people who create works of art whether it be music, art, or something written should have full control of it. ASCAP President Marilyn Bergman said that without copyright protection, music artists would have no way of earning a living and in the end, no music in our lives, she said.

She mentioned that copyright protection get the artist paid if anyone ever uses his or her work.

While that all may be true for a developing artist, it isn’t the same in this case. EMI didn’t need to get fussy about the use of the Beatles work in “The Grey Album.” No one sat around thinking, That guy sounds a lot like Jay-Z or That reminds me of “Julia.”

Danger Mouse wasn’t hiding from the fact that this work was made by combining to already existing works of art to create something new.

Such is supposed to be the work of art.

Creating music, creating anything is about progression – innovate and move on. Danger Mouse didn’t harm the music industry one

bit; in fact he opened a door to new possibilities. This sampling of music is different from anything the music world has ever heard. Before this, there was the sampling the rap world did such as the Beastie Boys’ album “Paul’s Boutique,” whose commercial disaster contained samples of previously released songs from various artists. Then the controversy was whether sampling should be allowed.

The idea is all right with any record label and artist, as long as they get a paycheck for it.

It is preposterous to pay someone money to use their work in a way they never thought of.

To create something new by using something else doesn’t make the original work the same anymore.

“The Grey Album” isn’t a product of copyright infringement; it is a product of art and should be treated as such. If the general public responded so well to this album, where’s the harm? This album was in the number one slot for a few days and was also praised by dozens of rock journalists.

Obtaining this album via the Internet is supposed to be illegal because of the said copyright infringement, but when journalists and music fans all over the world have to break the law to hear new music, there is something wrong with the system, and it needs to be fixed.

Music of this caliber should be given, at the very minimal, a fee for using the work for remixes such as “The Grey Album” should be implemented just as there are for artists covering a song.

As the debate goes on, Jay-Z’s a cappella version of “The Black Album,” oddly released on a 12-inch vinyl so that remixes could be made, has been used just about as much as the Happy Birthday tune. DJ’s from around the world are protesting the copyright infringements by creating other works just like that of Danger Mouse. Other albums such as Weezer’s “Weezer” (AKA, “The Blue Album”) and Jay-Z’s album have been combined to create “The Black and Blue Album.” The latest outstanding work of sampling and remixing is the use of Jay-Z’s album with Nirvana’s “Nirvana MTV Unplugged” album to create “The Black Album Unplugged.”

All albums, including the now infamous, “The Grey Album,” can still be found online.

UTPA Calendar 2004 April 15-21 April 15

C A L E N D A R

“Thicker than Blood: The Cuban Revolution and Divided Families” Lecturer Sandra Levington is an expert on Cuban daily life and on the socio-cultural aspect of the revolution.

Student Union Theater, Noon Capoeira Demonstration is an African-Brazilian art form combining fighting techniques and dance movements.

UC 122, Xotchil Room, 6 p.m.

“The Shaman’s Path in Huichol Indian Culture” Speaker: Dr. Stacy Schaefer SBC 125, 10:35 a.m.

While Valley sleeps, arena buzzes April 15, 2004

“Higher-Education Institutions at Both Sides of the Rio Grande” Speaker: Hilda Medrano, UTPA Dean of the College of Education Moderator: Dr. Angelica Cortes BA 113, 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.

6th Annual Counseling and Addictions Conference Holiday Inn Civic Center, McAllen 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information call Judith Guetzow at 318-5240.

“Contemporary Cuba” Speakers:Ms. Sandra Levinson and Dr. Gary Mounce SBS 109, 7:10 p.m.

All Stars Talent Event Student Union Theater 7 p.m.

April 16 Valley Symphony Ensemble Concert and Reception All proceeds benefit scholarships for students to study in Latin America. $20 Call 381-2715 for tickets.

April 19

April 20 Volunteer Recruitment Fair Student Union 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. .

April 21 Health Science and Human Services Career Fair Student Union 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

By JOEY HINOJOSA The Pan American

The Dodge Arena has provided a venue for a wide variety of events since it first opened in October.

Everything from concerts, sporting events, monster trucks, and bull riding have taken place at the arena.

What people do not realize is that there is a lot of work that goes on behind the scene in order to prepare the arena for each event.

Jeff Schumacher, the assistant general manager and director of marketing, is aware of the hard work that goes into getting the arena ready for an event.

“If we have to change for an event it’s usually about eight hours a changeover from let’s say hockey to a concert,” Schumacher said. “[We] bring in 50 to 100 changeover guys.”

For instance, prior to Latin pop-star Chayanne’s concert on April 10, eight hours of preparation took place in order for the stage to be available and have the correct floor. Only then was the band able to come in and load equipment. This takes about six hours to complete., and then chairs can be brought

onto the floor.

There are also several steps taken when making the transition from hockey to football. Before the turf and goal posts of arena football are set up, the glass surrounding the rink is brought down. The dasher boards are left in and a decking is put in. “[The decking is] about an inch thick which serves to protect the ice but also insulate. That decking now comes in 4-by-4 basic boards,” Schumacher said. “We essentially do it the same way every time we put them in one by one and we take them out one by one. That way we can stack them, and they are all pieces that fit together kind of like a big puzzle.”

Since hockey season has ended, it is assumed that the ice would be melted. However, that is not the case. The Dodge Arena will have two ice-related events in the upcoming weeks, Disney on Ice from April 13 to 19 and Champions on Ice May 23.

The most demanding schedule Schumacher and the Dodge Arena have faced took place from Jan. 23 to Feb. 1. During the nine-day stretch, the arena hosted four events that required everything from mud to hardwood flooring.

“Some facilities especially your older facilities might not have that ability [to have that schedule],” Schumacher said. “That really shows you the versatility of the state of the art facility.”

Sometimes an arena’s schedule can change several days before events take place.

The promoters for Pro Bull Riding asked to be able to perform a third show at the Dodge Arena on Sunday, March 14. The problem Photo by Daniel Aguilar/The Pan American was that their show requires dirt, and the next day the arena would be host- The Dodge Arena can be transformed from a hockey rink to a rodeo to an arena football stadium overnight. ing an Aerosmith concert.

“We need to know, hey can we pull this off, so we figured out how long it would take to to get the place ready for one of the biggest events to do the changeover and get everything cleaned up,” have taken place at the arena.

Schumacher said. “We ended up making a decision “Then we had Aerosmith the next day and the to have a two o’clock show instead of a night show place was spotless,” Schumacher said. “There was to give [ourselves] enough time.” no odor left over. You would have never known [bull Schumacher seemed proud of the workers’efforts riding took place the day before].”

Tennis wins five of nine

By MATT HALL The Pan American

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it,” Steil said. “We are going to do the best we can and our goal is to win conference know matter how we do it.”

The University of Texas-Pan American men’s tennis team The Broncs will close out regular season play on April 16 had a three-match win streak snapped when they lost to against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

Women Southeastern Louisiana 5-2 April 10 in a Southland After winning the first two matches of their four-day, fiveConference matchup.

With the loss, the Broncs dropped to 1-3 in conference play match road trip, the Lady Broncs dropped the last three to finish the swing with a 2-3 record, while falling to 3-10 on the and 9-7 overall. season.

The Broncs took the lead by winning Gyulai believes the the doubles point. Pan Am won all dougirls still have the confibles matches for the second time in the last dence and team unity to three matches. finish the season with a Assistant Coach Kati Gyulai attributed win. the loss to one thing.

“We are playing good “It was a lack of focus,” she said. doubles, we had match A bright spot for the green and orange point, but couldn’t win,” was the play of sophomore Rehman Gyulai said. “They Esmail. He was the only winner in singles always put up a great play and it was his fourth straight win. effort. They enjoy what Esmail believes this momentum will they do and enjoy being help him as the Southland Conference on the road and compettournament is draws closer. ing.”

“I am just trying to focus on winning Freshman Vanessa matches,” Esmail said. “It is always good Hedinger continued to to be playing well at the end of the season, play strong at number one but I just want to win matches.” singles by defeating The loss was a tough pill to swallow for Melanie Hall of Texas the Broncs because they won the first set Photo by Delisa Guadarrama/The Pan American State, 6-3, 6-2. Hedinger in the opening three matches of singles Sophomore Rehman Esmail has won four has won four of her last five play. matches.

UTPA has another hurdle to overcome. straight singles matches.

Gyulai believes that team The teams will be without senior leader Tom Mangelschots. unity is definitely obvious with this team.

The Belgian standout has two herniated disks in his back “Their effort is always good and they are very positive,” said Gyulai. “They get along well and we are looking forand will have to sit out the remainder of his senior season.

Sophomore Oliver Steil knows that the loss of ward to our last trip to Corpus Christi.”

The Lady Broncs return to action on April 16 when they Mangelschots will be hard to overcome, but believes they can travel to Corpus Christi to take on IPFW and Northern still accomplish their goal.

“It hurts us, but it is a team effort and we should overcome Colorado.

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third inning that staked the Broncs to a 6-0 lead, which gave them the momentum to pull off the win.

“Right now Juan Sáenz is doing a good job pitching along with the offense,” Gawlik said.

Gawlik noted that the team is heading in the right direction and should be productive in their remaining home games.

“Other than giving up runs in the late innings, we pretty much have had many games within our reach,” said senior Justin Bogy. “We have to get a lead and our defense can do

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the rest.”

It appears that relief work in the late innings will determine the outcome of the games that lie ahead.

“I agree that our hitting and pitching are working well together and here at home,” sophomore Louie Alamia said. “We have the Whistler, who really gets in the other teams head and helps us out.”

The Whistler is a figure at UTPA baseball games. However, a couple of weeks ago he was thrown out of a Broncs game by William Weidner, the university’s athletic director.

The action drew a negative reaction

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Virginia native Marlin Manley tied for 10th place in the high jump by clearing 6-6.75.

Freshman David Treviño finished fifth in the 1500-meters with a time 4:01.16.

Houston native Amber Kelly had another top 10 finish in the women’s hammer by placing sixth with a chunk of 127-3.

Kelly is happy with her freshman season, but would love to qualify for Regionals in Houston, her hometown.

“My goal is to hit 48 feet in the shot put before the season is over,” Kelly said. “It would be nice to qualify at home and I have thrown at Rice before.”

Vaughn expects to see awesome outings from Kelly in the years to

come.

“She is going to be a great thrower,” Vaughn said. “She has done well learning a new event (hammer throw). She is definitely going to accomplish a lot of great things here.”

The track team will hit the road and travel to Houston to compete in the Rice Twilight on April 24.

Vaughn is expecting a solid meet in Houston and is optimistic more people will hit the qualifying mark for Regionals.

“We could still see two or three more qualify,” Vaughn said. “The meet has grown to be a nice size meet and very competitive. I’m hoping that those who haven’t qualified get it done and the freshmen finish off the season with a personal best.”

Mexican soccer makes Valley debut

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A look at history in the making...

Photo by Franco Caballero/The Pan American

The UNAM Pumas and the UANL Tigres made Mexican soccer’s professional debut in the Valley last night at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium.

The Pumas arrived Monday evening in Reynosa, México hopped a chartered bus, crossed the international bridge, and attended a news conference at the Renaissance Casa de Palmas Hotel where an estimated 200 fans packed the hotel lobby in order to catch a glimpse of their idols, especially Hugo Sánchez, the Pumas’ technical director and México’s all-time greatest player.

The Pumas held a practice that was open to the public on Tuesday morning at Westside Park in

McAllen.

Hundreds of autograph-seeking fans skipped work, took early lunches, and played hooky for a chance to see one of México’s best soccer clubs practice and play a 40-minute scrimmage.

Tuesday afternoon the universitarios went sightseeing and took advantage of one of the Valley’s best offerings: shopping.

Wednesday morning the Tigres arrived in McAllen in time for their 8 Photo by Delisa Guadarrama/The Pan American p.m. match against the Pumas.

Pumas forward José Francisco Fonseca, right, signs Both clubs went down in Valley his- a young fan’s jersey at the Casa de Palmas tory when the opening whistle Renaissance Hotel Monday night in McAllen. marked the beginning of what could Pumas defender become a tradition in the area - fútbol Gonzalo Pineda mexicano.

(6) hugs Head Coach Hugo Sánchez after he scored a golazo in the 41st minute to tie the match at one goal apiece. The match ended in a 2-2 tie. It is possible that another exhibition soccer match involving Club América and Cruz Azul could be played out this summer.

Pumas technical director Hugo Sánchez jogs with his team Tuesday morning at Westside Park. (inset also)

Photo by D. Guadarrama/ The Pan AmériaAmerican

Tigres Lineup Photo by Franco Caballero/The Pan American

The Pumas squad held a 40-minute scrimmage after a morning warmup in McAllen.

Photo by Daniz Rivera/Special to The Pan American

The Pumas and Tigres battled to a 2-2 draw at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium Wednesday night.

Pumas Lineup 2 - Israel López 3 - Joaquín Beltrán 4 - Darío Verón 7 - Leandro Augusto 8 - Luis Ignacio González 10 - Joaquín Botero 11 - José Luis López 12 - Arturo Bernal 14 - Miguel A. Palacios 15 - Israel Castro 16 - Gabriel Galindo 19 - Moctezuma Serrato 20 - Ismael Iñiguez 21 - Arturo Lozano 23 - Marco A. Palacios 24 - Ricardo Balderas 26 - José Fco. Fonseca 35 - Joaquín Del Olmo Head Coach: Hugo Sánchez

Photo by Delisa Guadarrama/The Pan American

A near sell-out, pro-Tigres crowd attended the first Mexican League soccer match to be played in the Valley Wednesday night between the Tigres (Monterrey) and the Pumas (Mexico City).

1 - Gustavo Campagnuolo 2 - Claudio Suárez 3 - Sydney Balderas 4 - Alejandro Oteo 5 - Eduardo Rergis 6 - Omar Briceño 18 - Irenio Soares 9 - Jesús Olalde 10 - Walter Gaitán 11 - Kleber 15 - Mario Alejandro Ruiz 19 - Juan Montano 20 - Hugo Sánchez 21 - Marco Antonio Ruiz 22 - Andrés Silvera 23 - Javier Saavedra 24 - Luis Alberto Alvarez 25 - Rogelio Rodríguez 26 - Carlos Jesús Infante 38 - Jesús Palacios Head Coach: Nery Pumpido

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Gonzales rises above Gutierrez in run-off election Gutierrez’s family released a statement Tuesday night to area media about the outcome.

"Although I was not the lead vote-getter today, I am not disappointed," he said, according to The Monitor. "I After a heated campaign was interrupted by a rare am extremely proud sickness, State Rep. Roberto Gutierrez of my family, our was overthrown Tuesday from the volunteers and the Texas House District 41 seat by many supporters contender Veronica Gonzales. that have stood by Gonzales, a local litigation attorney, me over the last 14 won the District 41 seat when she years. I celebrate a received 70 percent of the votes of the victory with the run-off election between herself and many laws that I Gutierrez. The two had to go into the have authored and run-off election after Gonzales fell passed that will short of 55 votes in the Democratic continue to benefit primary election on March 9. future generations Though Gutierrez had weeks of his of Texans." campaign interrupted by a sickness, he After the election, still managed to receive nearly 30 Gonzales thanked percent in the Democratic primary runErik de la Garza/The Pan American supporters and off. According to KGBT-TV, Gutierrez SIGNS— Veronica Gonzales wins run-off election volunteers for was unable to campaign while he was against Roberto Gutierrez for Texas House District 41 helping to get her receiving treatment for Guillain-Barrè seat. campaign off the Syndrome, a disorder in which the ground. Gonzales body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral next match may be to face a Republican opponent in nervous system. Currently, he is at Cornerstone the November election.

Rehabilitation Hospital in McAllen undergoing "I do believe the key to victory was the people who treatment.

By CLARISSA MARTINEZ The Pan American

decided it was time for a change, new blood," Gonzales said in an article in The Monitor.

Hidalgo County Elections Administrator, Teresa R. Navarron said that the turnout for the County elections was not as high as she expected, but that the early voting record did break the earlier one.

“Our run-off was going slow, the turnout was very low,” Navarro said. “We did have a location at Pan Am for the run-off early vote, but the students and staff were not voting, the turnout was very low. That Monday, the turnout was only 12, and Tuesday the turnout was 16. That is a shame and I'm disappointed.”

According to the Executive Director of the Hidalgo Democratic Party, Rosalie Weisfeld, the Democratic Party cannot have a say in the primary elections since they do not wish to mislead the public that the Party favors one Democratic nominee over the other.

However, Weisfeld did say that the turnout of the Hidalgo elections have not been high. Reasons explaining the low turnout vary per person, but there are some reasons that are universal.

“There’s people who say they will only vote in the general elections, while others don’t even know about the run-off elections,” Weisfeld said. “Another factor is the time the run-off elections take place. The middle of April marks Passover and Easter so there are people who just have other things on their mind than voting.”

SGA candidate controversy leads to second election

By ERIK DE LA GARZA The Pan American

election.

Schwarz, a junior political science major, argued that he is trying to ensure the sanctity of the election and to ensure that the will of the people is represented fairly, adequately, and On Wednesday the Student Supreme Court ruled equally. unanimously to throw out the Student Government “Going into an election with the knowledge Association (SGA) election results after numerous that double voting could occur, and did occur, violations were found to have occurred. New elections will you dilute the weight of every other vote and take place at a still-to-be-determined time. strike at the very core of democracy,” he What started off as an ordinary SGA election has now continued. “One person, one vote.” erupted into a controversial battle surrounding the validity Schwarz insisted that the legitimacy of the of results. Allegations of wrongdoing broke out almost election is in question and said that he believes immediately following the April 1 results, from the Nathan in equal opportunity for students to voice their Schwarz and Nadya Maldonado campaign. opinion in a fair system.

Official complaints were filed to the Student Supreme “This election is not a game, real money was Court against the Election Committee, the Office of the used, and a $24 million facility was attached to Dean of Students, and Senatorial candidate Joey Nichols, the ballot,” Schwarz said. over what accusers say were violations which directly The Student Supreme Court unanimously affected the outcome of the election. ruled to invalidate the election based on findings The Schwarz-Maldonado presidential ticket, which lost of fact that multiple voting occurred, improper by 37 votes to the ticket of Mike Jones, a junior marketing identification procedures were used, and an major, and Adrian Sandoval, alleges that Nichols “willfully insufficient number of poll workers were destroyed and defaced campaign material” of the Schwarzprovided at voting stations.

Maldonado campaign, and in doing so is in direct violation Because of these violation a new SGA of the rules.

Erik de la Garza/The Pan American election will be held. Christine Carruthers, Complaints against the Election Committee charge that PANIC— SGA Election committe counts the ballots by hand after the ballot director of Student Judicial Affairs, said that the at certain places only one poll worker was present, instead counting machine breaks down April 1. After election results created speculasitting SGA senators would decide all of the required two. Schwarz-Maldonado also allege poll tion on validity, a second election is set to proceed. information regarding the new election. There workers allowed students to vote using only the verification will be an emergency SGA meeting on Thursday of telephone numbers, instead of the required picture behalf of the Schwarz-Maldonado ticket, and Student at 5 p.m. to discuss all the new election details. identification, as specified in the rules. The complaint states Supreme Court Chief Justice Matt Ruszczak oversaw the Election Committee Chair Rodriguez said she hopes SGA that the Committee did not follow proper procedures in trial. Associate justices included Natica De Leon, and faculty will condense the number of hours, or days that will be preventing students to vote more than once, and as a result associate justices Dr. Dora Saavedra and Dr. Lee Hamilton. designated by voting, and that the election committee will be double voting did occur.

While Zerbe maintained the Election Committee did its better staffed.

The Office of the Dean of Students, which oversees the best in abiding by the mandated election rules, she did admit “That was basically the problem of the election, a lack of SGA election, confirmed that some students did indeed vote to some problems. staff, and time,” Rodriguez said. more than one time, verifying the Schwarz-Maldonado Students will get another chance to vote in a new election, “Double voting did occur,” Zerbe said in her opening complaint. statement before the court. Still, she argued that the election and new dates, and polling locations will be announced soon.

An official trial was administered before the Student was valid, and that there should not be any sort of run-off Supreme Court early Wednesday morning, against the Election Committee regarding the Schwarz-Maldonado complaint.

Sitting in for Committee chair Marlena Rodriguez was Committee member Amber Zerbe. Nathan Schwarz spoke on

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Week-long celebration honors student employment

By CLARISSA MARTINEZ The Pan American

Students at UTPA are getting a pat on the back for work they have done on campus. Except it isn’t the academic work they are getting recognize for but rather, their work as student employees on campus.

The first week of April marks the designated National Student Employment Week, or NSEW, across the nation. Universities are encouraging employers to recognize the work done by their student employees. Employers can choose to honor their student employees by providing them with luncheons, certificates, thank you letters, or even treat to a free lunch.

According to the National Student Employment Association, each year, universities across the nation recognize the importance of the student work experience during the NSEW. The official association website states that student employment offers students career-enhancing opportunities, the ability to develop skills relevant in any career, and better preparation for the job market upon graduation.

“On their campuses, student employees perform invaluable services with enthusiasm, dedication, and initiative. Indeed, most schools depend on the contributions of this reliable workforce for the efficient operation of the entire campus,” the website states.

Although a primary motivation for most students is the need to help pay for their education, many students are able to earn a significant portion of their college expenses, thus avoiding the debt that college graduates experience today.

Each year nearly 12,000 students are employed

including the Student Employment Job Fair that was held Tuesday, April 13 at the Student Union.

Local employers had booths to seek potential part-time or full time employees. Businesses such as AFLAC, Hotels.com, and Vanity Fair Intimates were among those present.

“It is appropriate to set aside a special week to draw the awareness of others, both on campus and off, to the contributions student workers make in the multitude of roles they fill,” said Enedelia P. Daniel Aguilar/The Pan American Kidd, director of Career Placement Services said CONCENTRATION— A group of students check out job opportunities at the recent Employment Job Fair April 13. This week is National Student Employment Week, and UTPA in an article by the students are celebrating in style.

University Relations.

“By celebrating this through the student hourly and work-study week, employers will reap the incidental benefits of employment programs. increasing employer awareness of the service they At UTPA, nearly every department houses students and their students provide.” who are in work-study or directly on payroll. It is The Student Financial Services Office at UTPA said that the experience received on campus can add will be hosting the UTPA Work-Study Employee of experience in a work-environment for students. the Year today at noon in the University Ballroom to This week, students are provided services that can recognize work-study participants and award one help their out career-wise. student the Work-Study Employee of the Year. This During the week, the UTPA Student Employment student will receive a scholarship for their work at Services Program has had a variety of activities the university.

Retention programs battle dropout rate

By VANESSA LUCIO The Pan American

Undergraduate Studies office for UTPA at the teleconference, which emphasized the national growing problem of retention.

“The national rate for retention, that is between the Retention programs at UTPA have increased freshman through sophomore year for a student, 72 during recent years in hope of helping percent of students future generations. drop out or undergo A national teleconference was held last a aspect of retention week at the university library Media programs offered Theater where Dr. Ana Rodriguez, on any given associate vice-president for the Office of I want people to be campus, UTPA is at Undergraduate Studies was in company, thinking of retention not as a 66 percent as of the via satellite, by John N. Gardner, senior 2003 school year,” weakness or deficiency, but fellow with the National Resource Center stated Rodriquez. for The First-Year Experience & Students as a positive measure that is Those 66 percent Transition office in South Carolina. taking place by the student of students have a Also present was Kay McClenney, buffet of programs to ensure success. director of the Community College of that they can Survey of Student Engagement at the choose from University of Texas, and Patrick Terenzini, - Dr. Ana Rodriguez, depending on the professor and senior scientist at the Center Assoc. VP of Undergraduate Studies level of help needed for the Study of Higher Education at or the course the Pennsylvania State University. student requires The teleconference begged the question: What are the characteristics of the students at each higher additional help in.

According to Marta Lopez, program counselor for education facility and how can we make the changes the University Retention Advisement Program office needed to accommodate those specific learning or URAP, “A student’s classification into any abilities?

According to Rodriguez, “I want students to know initiative program from the URAP office or the level that we care. I want people to be thinking of of help that is given in any particular subject is due retention not as a weakness or deficiency, but as a to various factors such as grades, standardized tests positive measure that is taking place by the student like TASP or TEA and the students willingness to become involved with the programs.” to ensure success.”

One of the specific URAP programs that students Rodriguez acted as the facilitator from the become familiar with is the Learning Communities

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Program. This particular program matches students with the same two professors in two various subjects. This type of process allows students to build classmate-type bonds with their peers and forces professors to work together for the sake of the students involved.

However, if a student is unhappy with the community, they have the ability and choice to remove themselves from the program. Because this particular initiative is on a volunteer basis from the beginning of the students’ freshman year, they do not have to stay in the entire time they are at the university.

In the fall of 2003, there were 390 students in the learning community program and by the spring of 2003 there were 264. However, this number is expanding each year.

The second initiative to rethink retention includes the Early Warning System that gives a faculty member in that department the opportunity to let the student know by the midterm point of the semester whether they are in danger of failing or passing, delinquent with assignments, or doing well which most professors will not do.

This program involves 406 courses that are part of the 48-hour curriculum with a duplicate count of 17,000 students which means a student may be counted three to four times depending on how many classes they take.

The final URAP initiative is the College Algebra or 4-Hour Lab Program which has been quite successful according to Lopez.

“The 4-hour is really convenient for students who See RETENTION page 11

SPORTS CLIPBOARD

April 15, 2004

Passing the torch Barry Bonds hammered his 661st home against Milwaukee into McCovey Cove.

The home run put him one dinger past long-time mentor and godfather Willie Mays.

Bonds’ blast came off a 3-1 pitch from the Brewers’ Matt Kinney.

The estimated 442 foot homer gave the Giants a 5-4 lead and San Francisco held on to defeat the Brewers 7-5.

Bonds said that he felt a weight was lifted off his shoulder and also felt that with this accomplishment he has his godfather’s approval.

Bonds will look to surpass Babe Ruth’s 714 home runs and is estimated that he will reach the goal next season in the month of April.

Parcells to trade Allen Dallas Cowboy guard Larry Allen met with the Oakland Raiders this past Monday and Tuesday, and is also expected to visit Detroit Thursday.

The Cowboys are looking to trade their star guard because Parcells does not like his work ethic and stamina.

During games last season, he would ask Parcells to pull him out so that he could rest.

Palmer makes curtain call At the age of 74, golf’s Arnold Palmer gave his final farewell on the 18th hole Saturday at Augusta National.

He will always be remembered for his way of making the crowds of loyal fans smile for almost five decades.

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Sports

FOR THE RECORD Broncs Baseball

Men’s Tennis Date

Opponent

Jan. 19

Trinity

Time/Results W 4-3

Jan. 19

Texas A&M

L 1-6

Feb. 6

Eastern Kentucky

W 6-1

Feb. 7

Dayton

W 5-2

Feb. 7

Xavier

W 6-1

Feb. 14

Saint Louis

W 4-3

Feb. 21

TAMUCC

L 2-5

Feb. 26

Laredo College (Exh.) L 3-4

March 11 Abilene Christian

L 3-4

March 13 Texas Southern

W 4-1

March 26

UTSA

L 2-5

April 4

Texas-Arlington

L 0-7

April 7

Texas Southern

W 6-0

April 8

Prairie View A&M

W 4-0

April 8

Lamar

W 4-3

April 9

Southeastern Louisiana L 2-5

April 16

TAMUCC

April 30

SLC Championships

May 1

SLC Championships

May 2

SLC Championships

1

Women’s Tennis Date

Opponent

Time/Results

Feb. 6

UTEP

Feb. 13

Sam Houston State

L 3-4

Feb. 15

Stephen F. Austin

L 1-6

Feb. 26

Laredo College

W 7-0

L 0-7

March 11 Abilene Christian

L 0-7

March 13

L 3-4

Texas Southern

March 27 Air Force

L 1-6

April 3

L 0-6

TAMUCC

April 7

Texas Southern

W 7-0

April 8

Lamar

W 6-0

April 8

Prairie View A&M

L 1-6

April 9

McNeese State

L 0-7

April 10

Texas State-San Marcos

L 1-5

April 16

IPFW

TBA

April 16

N. Colorado

TBA

April 17

TAMUCC

2

April 30

SLC Championships

May 1

SLC Championships

May 2

SLC Championships

Men’s Golf

Shot heard around the world

Date

Tournament

Result

Feb. 9-10 Rice Intercollegiate 14 of 14 March

Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run 30 years ago, on April 8.

This historical home run is considered to be one of the greatest moments in baseball history.

Aaron replaced Babe Ruth as the home run king with the blast that was “heard ‘round the world.’

Ruth’s record stood unrivaled for 42 years before Aaron came along.

March

Lindsay Collegiate

29-30

Classic

April 5-6

Hal Sutton

15 of 15 3 of 10

Intercollegiate

Opponent Green and White

Score GREEN, 2-1

May 7-9

Texas State-San Marcos L 2-6

Texas Kingsville W 6-3, 3-2 Lamar vs. Kansas 3-2 Sam Houston State L 2-7 Kansas W 8-6 Lamar vs. Sam Houston 7-4 Sam Houston vs. Kansas 8-8

Lamar Lamar (DH) Lamar

W 2-1 L 1-16, W 8-6 L 4-6 Texas A&M-Kingsville W 15-5 Sam Houston State L 6-10 Sam Houston State L 5-10 Sam Houston State L 4-6 Washington State W 3-2 Washington State L 3-15 Washington State L 6-15 Arkansas W 4-1 Arkansas W 11-4 TAMUCC W 2-0 TAMUCC W 10-5 Texas-San Antonio W 6-4 Texas-San Antonio L 1-3 Texas-San Antonio ppd.

Texas-Arlington W 7-5 Texas-Arlington L 5-13 Oral Roberts L 0-1 Oral Roberts L 10-12 Oral Roberts W 4-1 Texas-San Antonio L 11-12 Texas-San Antonio L 6-21 Dallas Baptist L 7-11 Dallas Baptist L 6-10 Dallas Baptist L 6-8 Texas L 1-10 Texas State-San Marcos L 5-6 Texas State-San Marcos L 8-13 TAMUCC (DH) L6-7, W11-3 Texas-San Antonio W5-1, L1-2 Texas-San Antonio 2 Arizona 9 Arizona 9 Arizona 3 Dallas Baptist (DH) 4 Dallas Baptist 1 Southeastern Louisiana 7 Southeastern Louisiana 7 Southeastern Louisiana 1 7:05 Arkansas 7:05 Arkansas Oklahoma 7:05 Oklahoma 7:05 Oklahoma 1

Men’s Track & Field Indoor Season

Classic

Date

Opponent

Score

National Minority

March 6

Border Olympics

None

Golf Championships

Date

Tournament

Result

Feb.

Bronc Intercollegiate

4 of 8

23-24 March

St. Croix Collegiate

12-14

Classic

9 of 14

March

Baylor/Tapatío Springs 18th

19-21

Shootout

March

Arkansas-Little Rock

29-30

Invitational

May 7-9

National Minority Golf Championships

4 of 15

Team Chiapas U.N.A.M. Guadalajara Pachuca Toluca Atlas Santos América Irapuato Necaxa Querétaro Puebla Morelia Monterrey Tigres Cruz Azul Atlante Veracruz Club San Luis U.A.G.

W-D-L 10 - 3 - 1 9-4-1 8-2-4 6-5-3 6-4-4 5-6-3 5-2-7 5-5-4 5-4-5 4-5-5 3-8-3 4-4-6 4-4-6 2-9-3 4-3-7 4-3-7 3-6-5 3-5-6 3-4-7 3-2-9

GF:GA PTS 28:15 33 30:13 31 19:16 26 23:20 23 21:19 22 22:19 21 20:19 17 24:21 20 16:24 19 18:18 17 20:22 17 20:19 16 18:22 16 20:19 15 27:29 15 21:24 15 18:21 15 18:24 14 14:25 13 24:32 11

Group I 23 - Pachuca 22 - Toluca 21 - Atlas 16 - Puebla 15 - Monterrey

Group II 31 - U.N.A.M. 20 - América 17 - Santos 17 - Querétaro 11 - U.A.G.

Group III 33 - CHIAPAS 16 - Morelia 15 - Tigres 15 - Cruz Azul 13 - San Luis

Group IV 26 - Guadalajara 19 - Irapuato 17 - Necaxa 15 - Atlante 14 - Veracruz

Week 14 results April 10-11: Veracruz 1, Guadalajara 4; Monterrey 3, Tigres 3; Cruz Azul 3, Necaxa 1; San Luis 1, Pachuca 4; Atlas 1, Morelia 1; U.N.A.M. 3, Puebla 0; Irapuato 0, Atlante 0; Santos 1, Chiapas 1; U.A.G. 1, Toluca 2; América 1, Querétaro 1.

Week 15 schedule April 17-19: Toluca vs. Monterrey; Guadalajara vs. U.A.G.; Morelia vs. San Luis; Necaxa vs.

Veracruz; Pachuca vs. Santos; U.N.A.M. vs. Irapuato; Querétaro vs. Atlas; Puebla vs. Cruz Azul; Chiapas vs. Atlante; Tigres vs. América (April 19 at 8:45 p.m.)

af2: RGV Dorados Date

Dorados vs.

April 3 Laredo

Time/Results W 37-6

April 10 at Oklahoma City L 17-55 April 24 Oklahoma City

7:30

Angela Proctor Invit. None

May 1

at Laredo

7:30

March 19-20 Whataburger/UTSA None

May 8

Wichita

7:30

March 13

Women’s Golf

Mexican Soccer

Texas State-San Marcos L 7-8

April 23-24Andrea Brotto Cavalier

Avalanche take lead over Stars The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Dallas Stars 3-2 Wednesday night in a game that went into double overtime.

Marek Svatos’ game-winning goal in double-overtime gives the Avalanche a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

The Avalanche will try and advance to the next round, while the Stars will attempt to comeback when they visit Colorado for Game five Saturday at 3 p.m. The playoff game will be televised on ABC.

Bearkat Invitational 14 of 16

14-15

Date Nov. 1 Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 6 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 Feb. 29 March 6 March 7 March 9 March 9 March 12 March 13 March 14 March 16 March 17 March 19 March 20 March 21 March 23 March 24 March 26 March 26 March 27 March 30 April 6 April 7 April 9 April 13 April 14 April 16 April 17 April 18 April 23 April 24 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 11 May 12 May 14 May 15 May 16

Local / Regional Coverage

Relays March 27

Bayou Classic

5 of 8

April 1-3

Texas Relays

None

April 10 April 18-19 April 24

7:30 7:30

Invitational

June 12 Tulsa

7:30

Southwestern Bell

June 18 at Boss-Shreve.

7:30

Classic

June 26 at Birmingham

Rice Twilight

July 3

Texas A&M

None

Tom Tellez Invitational

May 15

Texas A&M All-Comers

6:30

Wichita

7:30

July 10 Oklahoma City

7:30

July 17 at Tulsa

7:30

NCAA Regional

July 24 Arkansas

7:30

Championships

July 31 at Wichita

7

Meet

June 9-12

9:30

May 28 at Tulsa

May 1

May 27-29

May 15 at C. Valley May 22 Laredo

NCAA Outdoor Championships

UTPA HOME GAMES IN BOLD All games p.m. unless noted.

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Dustin but they had no idea it would be the last time they As a mother, her reply was simply ‘no problem. I’ll do would see him-alive and breathing. Then, Dustin did it,’” something his mother will never forget.

“I had no doubt that this is what I was supposed to do.

“Dusty came up to me and gave me this big hug and I If I had to have done it got to kiss him on his neck. I told him, ‘I all over again, I would love you papito. Quien es tu amor?’ (who is have done it exactly the your love), and he goes, ‘Eres tu mi amor same way,” Lisa said. mommy (you are my love).’”

So then Dustin went Dustin then started to walk away, leaving off to boot camp, just his mother crying by this time. Then, Sekula after high school turned around on the corner of his eye, and graduation. He was came back to his sobbing mother walking able to come home for away with her remaining family. the holidays in “I turned to walk away, and I hear, Christmas, the last time ‘Mom!’ and he comes right back up to me he would see his family [for another hug]. And I will cherish those before his death. kisses for the rest of my life. I know that “He got here God allowed him to turn around to have that December 22, and he to cherish,” said his mother, in tears. left December 29, and Dustin then walked and ran to his mother boy did I cook for him! three times again before actually boarding I cooked a turkey, two his flight to Iraq. broccoli casseroles, and Meanwhile, the Sekula family was I’m so thankful that watching the news, with Dan and Lisa God gave me the watching TV in one room, and Dustin’s energy to keep cooking, siblings in another. Chills ran over their even though I worked body as they heard that one marine had died at the mall,” Lisa said while in Iraq, but the family unconfidently with enthusiasm. “We doubted it could be their Dusty.

Special to The Pan American bought a lot of “Me and mom had gone walking at the fireworks, and we put BINDING LOVE— Lisa Sekula embraces her Freddy Gonzalez Park, and usually we talk a up the star [above the son, Dustin, a Marine recently killed in action. lot. This time, we didn’t talk at all that night. house] and turned it on We had heard on TV that one marine had at night, which he got to died, and I said, ‘No mom. That’s not see.”

Dustin’,” Danielle recalled.

While Dustin was visiting his family, Lisa said her Then, that night at about 10:30 p.m., a mysterious ring daughter, Danielle, expressed to him how proud they at the doorbell aroused the family. were of him for defending their country.

When Dan opened the door, to his surprise were two After December 29, Dustin was off to serve with the marines. Danielle reacted with fear. military again. This time, he was set to be stationed in “I remember just being, ‘uh-uh! Uh-uh! No!’ They Iraq for the next eight months with the Military didn’t say anything, but you just know. The way they Division. His family was able to wake up at 5 a.m. that look at you”, said Danielle. “They weren’t his recruiters, morning before he left, and they prayed as a family and I just started yelling, ‘Uh-uh! No! No! Uh-uh! No! while holding hands, according to Lisa.

This can’t be happening. Not to us!”

At the airport, the family exchanged their goodbyes to “He didn’t make it, did he?” asked his mom.

“No,” said the Marines.

“I stayed up the whole night trying to get a grip of it, trying to digest it, to try to understand. All I could think of was Job [from the Bible]. When he lost everything, he rent his clothes, prayed, and worshipped the Lord, so that’s what I did. And, that’s how we passed the night,” said his mom.

Lisa said she always figured she would die before her children. She said she’s asked herself why this had happened, and that she probably will continue to until the day she dies.

“The worst nightmare any parent can see is to bury their babies. But, for some reason, God had allowed this to happen, and I have to trust God on this one. I started to wonder ‘what if I would have done this, or if I would have done that,’” she added. “I did go through that checklist, and can honestly say with it with all my heart: I have no regrets.”

“I know I’m blessed, and I know that I’ll see him again,” she said. “If I didn’t have that to hang on to, las esperanzas (the hopes), of knowing that in my heart, it would be impossible to accept. But because I know where he is and I know that he’s fine, I’m just waiting ‘til it’s my time. Dustin wanted us to be able to say ‘Hey, you know what, [death] is temporary. I’ll see you again [in heaven].’”

Danielle will forever remember her brother in so many ways. One thing she’ll never forget is that ‘look’ he’d give sometimes, which seemed to provide a sense of comfort that would come over her when she’d see him.

“There was this sneer that he’d give when he was looking back, as if he knew something the rest of us didn’t quite know. Like he knew that everything was going to be alright,” she said.

The Sekula family still continues to recuperate and continue about their normal lives little by little. They know where Dustin is, and ask for others to remember him for the great person he was.

“Just remember him as that cowboy. Serious-looking, but yet kind-hearted. The one that would come over and open the door for the little old ladies. How many guys do you know that would do that?” said his mother.

It could only be Lisa’s little boy. The one who when she would ask “Quien es tu amor?” would reply, “Eres tu mi amor. I love you mom.”

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Students welcome legendary nursing theorist

By CECI CASTANEDA The Pan American

Leininger reformulated care to include the patient’s rituals, beliefs, and culture, producing a more efficient curing process. She realized that patients "Once in a lifetime, you meet a nurse theorist," said have one concept of healing and professionals have Jackie Williams, an undergraduate nursing lecturer another.

Theoretically, complete care combines these two who spent years studying nursing theories. for the best, most comfortable care. Practically, it has.

Once in many lifetimes, you meet a nursing theorist Darlene Martinez, nurse and graduate student at Pan whose theories changed care all over the world, Am, discovered Leininger’s theories worked including the culturally diverse region of South especially well for Valley patients.

Texas.

"I can say it’s challenged me to respond to respond This Saturday Dr. Madeleine Leininger, to every aspect of the patient," said Martinez. "It revolutionary pioneer in transcultural nursing, will helps me look at them as an individual." visit Pan Am to speak at an all-day conference titled Martinez was so "Transcultural Nursing: interested in Leininger’s Imperatives for today and the Future."

The conference, Transcultural Nursing: Imperative theory that she decided to study it in her nursing featuring six different seminars for Today and the Future theory class. Martinez from Leininger, is sponsored by then made initial contact the Pi Omicron Chapter of Sigma with Leininger, a bridge Theta Tau International Honor April 17, 2004 between the university Society of Nursing in the and the Living Legend.

University Ballroom. It is part of "It was the coolest the group’s Scholarship Day University Ballroom thing," Martinez said. "I activities. came across her phone "She’s world-renowned, very number and address and 8 a.m.

5:15 p.m. high-caliber," said Dr. Jan decided to call.

She was Melville, secretary for the Pi the one to answer the Omicron Chapter. "She’s a living phone. She was so legend." awesome. In that half Literally.

Leininger’s hour she told me international notoriety through her books, lectures everything I wanted to know about transcultural and research has earned her the title of LL, a fellow nursing." and distinguished Living Legend of the American Martinez and Leininger maintained contact.

Academy of Nursing.

Leininger even assigned Martinez and her classmates Leininger first conceived her theory in the midextra research on transcultural theories with Mexican1950s when she combined the practice of nursing Americans and South Texas care. Eventually, with anthropology. Merging these two disciplines,

Martinez asked her to visit Pan Am. Arrangements were made for Scholarship Day, a perfect opportunity for Leininger to speak on her imperative theory.

"Right from the get-go, she was very open and very willing to share her knowledge," Martinez said.

Scholarship Day begins with a continental breakfast, welcomes and introductions. Dr. Leininger will then give her first speech, "Transcultural Nursing: Essential Knowledge for Today and the Future." The day continues with seminars on culture care diversity, ethno-nursing research methods, and the Transcultural Nursing Certification process. The audience will also be able to ask Leininger questions after each seminar. The day will be concluded with a reception in the ballroom where Leininger will sign books and answer further questions.

"We’ve never had someone like her come," said Melville, secretary of Pi Omicron. "We’ve had local people from Galveston and Houston, but nothing like her."

"She’s the first nurse anthropologist," said Dr. Barbara Tucker, coordinator of the Nursing Master of Sciences Program. "Her ideas are not only important for nursing, but for all areas of nursing. We’re very excited to have her."

The excitement has filtered down to undergraduates in the nursing program, many whom plan to attend.

"Knowing a bit of her background, she has insight that we could benefit from," said Noelynn Gillimac, a junior in the program.

Nursing leaders in the community, professors, doctors, and students will attend the daylong conference to learn to be better caregivers by opening their minds and hearts to individual patients.

"Caring was considered the most critical component of the curing process," states Leininger’s theory. "There is no curing without caring."

Growth in UTPA enrollment forseen by officials

By ANGELA I. CANALES The Pan American

and improve our retention of students.”

There would be some extensive planning by the administration to be able to assist this large number of students. Additional facilities would need to be built and more faculty would need to be hired.

“We would need to have the facilities to accommodate that number of students and we would need to hire enough faculty in order to offer classes

With enrollment rising every year, some are expecting that for the year 2030 an estimate of 49,000 students will roam UTPA. The number of students enrolling at UTPA is growing so rapidly that administrators do not consider UT System Growth this number as unrealistic.

SELECTED SCHOOLS UTPA is projected to gain more than 36,000 students through CAMPUS 2000 2010* 2020* 2030* 2030. That would total 49,000 UT Arlington 20,544 29,466 38,658 43,951 students, according to the San Antonio Express News.

UT Brownsville 2,623 5,665 7,666 9,722 “It is difficult to project UT Pan American 12,682 27,341 39,338 49,493 enrollments like that,” said Dr. Dennis McMillan, associate vice UT San Antonio 17,547 30,137 38,253 42,851 president for enrollment. “But that certainly won’t be very far Source: UT System off. We are experiencing some rather dramatic growth, we are ahead of the enrollment targets that are set with the to accommodate that number of students as well,” Texas Higher Education Board.”

McMillan said.

Dr. Rodolfo Arevalo, provost and vice president of Expanding the campus would be something that academic affairs, agrees that 49,000 is a feasible one. would need to be looked at. McMillan explained that “I believe that achievement of a 49,000 student with open campuses in Rio Grande City and enrollment is possible in the timeframe noted in the Brownsville, this would give some options for article, but it will require a significant amount of expansion. That would allow room for expansion institutional planning and enhancement of the outside of the Edinburg location. university infrastructure,” Arevalo said. “It would “I’m not certain what direction we would need to mean that we would have to admit approximately go,” said McMillan. “Obviously the administration 1,200 more student every year for the next 26 years here is looking at some future plans, but it is difficult

because there is not a lot of undeveloped land that is close to our campus.”

Arevalo explained that facilities would need to be expanded to house this large number of students, and a viable transportation system for students and faculty would have to be developed. Also, streets have to be redesigned to allow greater access to the central campus.

“The university would have to quadruple the number of buildings to house four times the number of students and faculty currently on campus,” Arevalo said. “The number of colleges and departments would increase, and the building of additional library resources would be necessary.”

Tougher admission standards will not affect the number of students trying to enroll at the university.

McMillan stressed that the students who do not qualify or are not eligible for admission based on higher admission standards will be encouraged to start a college career at South Texas Community College. By demonstrating their efforts and acquiring the grades and test scores needed, students will be rewarded by being admitted at the university.

Funding for expansion would need to come mainly from the state and these are issues that are being looked at by the UT-system.

“The UT-system task force that is looking into this will need to work closely with the Texas Legislature and it will require some focus time and energy on the funding issues related to that growth,” McMillan said. “A portion of the funding that we receive from the state is another area where we need to work closely with the state legislature and the UT-system.”

April 15, 2004

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Survey to provide insight into education

By VANESSA CASTILLO The Pan American

Each year the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) collects information from undergraduates at four-year colleges and universities across the country to assess the extent to which students engage in a variety of effective educational practices.

NESSE was developed by George Kuh, Chancellor's Professor of Higher Education at Indiana University Bloomington, in 1999. In four years, he and his team of experts have received data from over 400,000 students from more than 1,350 four-year colleges located across the nation. Participating universities gain knowledge of whether university principles were met that academic year, in the opinion of the student.

Institutions will use their data to identify aspects of the undergraduate experience inside and outside the classroom that can be improved through changes in policies and practices more consistent with better methods in undergraduate education. The survey presents an opportunity to students that allow them to comment on how the school they are attending should function.

The University of Texas-Pan American has decided to administer the NSSE this year, and Cathy Vale of the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness explained why.

“We want to know how relationships with faculty members affect the lives of our students,” she said.

“It’s a good thing. We learn about what we are doing right and what we are missing the target on through the eyes of the students, which is very important.”

The survey asks undergraduates about how they

spend their time, what they feel they've gained from classes, their evaluation of the quality of their interactions with faculty and friends, and about other important activities such as the merit of their student advising sessions.

Administering the NSSE at UTPA, will situate nationalized focus on what makes this campus distinct. This institution will be compared, in many facets, to other universities to determine where it More ranks among other four-year colleges. importantly, completing the survey also establishes how UTPA stacks up against other Texas system schools.

“Participation and completion of the survey is important,” said Vale.

Universities are putting their student engagement results to use in a variety of productive ways: assessment and improvement; curricular reform; benchmarking; alumni outreach; accountability; advising; grant writing; institutional research; institutional advancement; accreditation; self-studies; retention; and state system performance reviews.

In March, over 1,500 surveys were mailed to randomly selected UTPA freshman and seniors. Vale has expressed that not many surveys have been filled and submitted. As an incentive, students who received a survey, complete and submit it, will be entered in a drawing to win a $150 scholarship.

“They can even fill them out online,” she said. “We can track those students too, and enter their names in the drawing as well.”

The NSSE online version is available at http://www.collegereport.org/.

If there are any questions about the study, please contact Cathy Vale in the office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at 316-7175.

Additional information of the NSSE is available on the web at http://www.iuv.edu/~nsse/. Director of the Office of Life and Transition Services, Jeannette Broshears, can answer any questions students may have pertaining to the drawing. She can be reached at 965-381-2659.

Students have until June 1 to complete their survey and have a voice in the decisions that can affect their future experiences at UTPA.

NATIONAL SURVEY OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT ❖ Currently, there are more than 420 colleges and universities participating in the spring 2004 administration. ❖ In the first four years, over 1,350 schools and 725 different colleges and universities have participated in NSSE. ❖ More than 400 colleges and universities are expected to participate in the spring 2004 administration. ❖ Results can determine many helpful ways to improve student life. ❖ Students who submit a completed survey will be entered in a drawing to win a $150 scholarship. ❖ Students have until June 1 to complete their survey.

Source: http://www.collegereport.org/.

April 15, 2004

CELEBRATION some of you, and certainly, of most of your ancestors,” he said in Spanish. “I want to share with you the pride of our roots, the pride to be a Mexican, and to tell you how we michoacanos live the experience of being a binational community.”

Batel discussed his views on migrant workers as well as students who wish to visit the United States in order to work or get an education. His comments touched on a subject that has become a hot topic, often of dispute, between the neighboring countries.

"Those who come and go should be able to do it in a safe and legal way, as the product of an agreement between our two countries,” he said. “With all due respect to the laws of the United States of America and the legislation of the State of Texas, we want to make the case for a bilateral immigration accord between the governments of Mexico and of the United States, no matter how remote and unlikely this accord may seem now.”

Batel discussed the urgency to democratize economic policy making, so that public policies could support all sorts of businesses.

“We need a new covenant for development, a pact that will not simply reproduce the limited scope of the Alliance for Progress nor repeat the mistakes of NAFTA,” he said. “We need to expand markets, but on the basis of employment and of increased purchasing power for consumers.”

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continued from page 1 Currently the Central American Free Trade Agreement, or CAFTA, is being considered to solve some of these problems.

As the night concluded, Batel announced plans for a scholarship open to UTPA students that will provide a one-year stay with the Michoacan's University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo.

“It’s not just any university,” Batel noted.

“As the second oldest university in Latin America, it is very important for Mexico.”

Political science major Ana Macnaught, both a U.S. and Mexican citizen, was pleased with much of Batel’s speech.

“I do agree with what he said about NAFTA, it has helped the companies of Mexico and the smaller farmers of that country,” she said.

Gary Mounce, a professor in the political science department called the appearance of Batel, “a big coup for the campus.”

Pan American Days continue today with Sandra Levinson, president and executive director for the Center for Cuban Studies, speaking in the Student Union. Later that evening in the Xochitl Room will be the demonstration of Capoeria, an AfroBrazilian art form combining fighting techniques with dance movements.

McAllen, the Pan American Days events coordinator, said it is one of the things she is looking forward to most.

“It’s a rare thing to see live, it’s a very special thing,” she said.

Besides speakers and demonstrations, the University Library is hosting a highly regarded exhibit of Kuna Indian Art.

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continued from page 4

want additional help in their college algebra class on an individual level,” Lopez said. “We have started it this semester for the 1334 students, but the 1334 students do not have their professor that instructs the class teaching the lab it is a URAP specialist that is well informed of the course, this program currently assists 180 students.”

“We are doing very well for the vast number of students that are flooding the doors at UTPA each year and in the future, alongside the current URAP programs there will be a program called Introduction to Learning Framework that will be required of all entering freshman which is currently waiting for approval,” stated Rodriguez.

Rodriguez went on to say that the Introduction to Learning Framework is anticipated for fall 2004 with hopes of letting students explore the purpose of higher education.

April 15, 2004

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THE PAN AMERICAN

Survey to provide insight into education

By VANESSA CASTILLO The Pan American

Each year the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) collects information from undergraduates at four-year colleges and universities across the country to assess the extent to which students engage in a variety of effective educational practices.

NESSE was developed by George Kuh, Chancellor's Professor of Higher Education at Indiana University Bloomington, in 1999. In four years, he and his team of experts have received data from over 400,000 students from more than 1,350 four-year colleges located across the nation. Participating universities gain knowledge of whether university principles were met that academic year, in the opinion of the student.

Institutions will use their data to identify aspects of the undergraduate experience inside and outside the classroom that can be improved through changes in policies and practices more consistent with better methods in undergraduate education. The survey presents an opportunity to students that allow them to comment on how the school they are attending should function.

The University of Texas-Pan American has decided to administer the NSSE this year, and Cathy Vale of the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness explained why.

“We want to know how relationships with faculty members affect the lives of our students,” she said.

“It’s a good thing. We learn about what we are doing right and what we are missing the target on through the eyes of the students, which is very important.”

The survey asks undergraduates about how they

spend their time, what they feel they've gained from classes, their evaluation of the quality of their interactions with faculty and friends, and about other important activities such as the merit of their student advising sessions.

Administering the NSSE at UTPA, will situate nationalized focus on what makes this campus distinct. This institution will be compared, in many facets, to other universities to determine where it More ranks among other four-year colleges. importantly, completing the survey also establishes how UTPA stacks up against other Texas system schools.

“Participation and completion of the survey is important,” said Vale.

Universities are putting their student engagement results to use in a variety of productive ways: assessment and improvement; curricular reform; benchmarking; alumni outreach; accountability; advising; grant writing; institutional research; institutional advancement; accreditation; self-studies; retention; and state system performance reviews.

In March, over 1,500 surveys were mailed to randomly selected UTPA freshman and seniors. Vale has expressed that not many surveys have been filled and submitted. As an incentive, students who received a survey, complete and submit it, will be entered in a drawing to win a $150 scholarship.

“They can even fill them out online,” she said. “We can track those students too, and enter their names in the drawing as well.”

The NSSE online version is available at http://www.collegereport.org/.

If there are any questions about the study, please contact Cathy Vale in the office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at 316-7175.

Additional information of the NSSE is available on the web at http://www.iuv.edu/~nsse/. Director of the Office of Life and Transition Services, Jeannette Broshears, can answer any questions students may have pertaining to the drawing. She can be reached at 965-381-2659.

Students have until June 1 to complete their survey and have a voice in the decisions that can affect their future experiences at UTPA.

NATIONAL SURVEY OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT ❖ Currently, there are more than 420 colleges and universities participating in the spring 2004 administration. ❖ In the first four years, over 1,350 schools and 725 different colleges and universities have participated in NSSE. ❖ More than 400 colleges and universities are expected to participate in the spring 2004 administration. ❖ Results can determine many helpful ways to improve student life. ❖ Students who submit a completed survey will be entered in a drawing to win a $150 scholarship. ❖ Students have until June 1 to complete their survey.

Source: http://www.collegereport.org/.

April 15, 2004

CELEBRATION some of you, and certainly, of most of your ancestors,” he said in Spanish. “I want to share with you the pride of our roots, the pride to be a Mexican, and to tell you how we michoacanos live the experience of being a binational community.”

Batel discussed his views on migrant workers as well as students who wish to visit the United States in order to work or get an education. His comments touched on a subject that has become a hot topic, often of dispute, between the neighboring countries.

"Those who come and go should be able to do it in a safe and legal way, as the product of an agreement between our two countries,” he said. “With all due respect to the laws of the United States of America and the legislation of the State of Texas, we want to make the case for a bilateral immigration accord between the governments of Mexico and of the United States, no matter how remote and unlikely this accord may seem now.”

Batel discussed the urgency to democratize economic policy making, so that public policies could support all sorts of businesses.

“We need a new covenant for development, a pact that will not simply reproduce the limited scope of the Alliance for Progress nor repeat the mistakes of NAFTA,” he said. “We need to expand markets, but on the basis of employment and of increased purchasing power for consumers.”

Page 11

THE PAN AMERICAN

continued from page 1 Currently the Central American Free Trade Agreement, or CAFTA, is being considered to solve some of these problems.

As the night concluded, Batel announced plans for a scholarship open to UTPA students that will provide a one-year stay with the Michoacan's University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo.

“It’s not just any university,” Batel noted.

“As the second oldest university in Latin America, it is very important for Mexico.”

Political science major Ana Macnaught, both a U.S. and Mexican citizen, was pleased with much of Batel’s speech.

“I do agree with what he said about NAFTA, it has helped the companies of Mexico and the smaller farmers of that country,” she said.

Gary Mounce, a professor in the political science department called the appearance of Batel, “a big coup for the campus.”

Pan American Days continue today with Sandra Levinson, president and executive director for the Center for Cuban Studies, speaking in the Student Union. Later that evening in the Xochitl Room will be the demonstration of Capoeria, an AfroBrazilian art form combining fighting techniques with dance movements.

McAllen, the Pan American Days events coordinator, said it is one of the things she is looking forward to most.

“It’s a rare thing to see live, it’s a very special thing,” she said.

Besides speakers and demonstrations, the University Library is hosting a highly regarded exhibit of Kuna Indian Art.

RETENTION

continued from page 4

want additional help in their college algebra class on an individual level,” Lopez said. “We have started it this semester for the 1334 students, but the 1334 students do not have their professor that instructs the class teaching the lab it is a URAP specialist that is well informed of the course, this program currently assists 180 students.”

“We are doing very well for the vast number of students that are flooding the doors at UTPA each year and in the future, alongside the current URAP programs there will be a program called Introduction to Learning Framework that will be required of all entering freshman which is currently waiting for approval,” stated Rodriguez.

Rodriguez went on to say that the Introduction to Learning Framework is anticipated for fall 2004 with hopes of letting students explore the purpose of higher education.

April 15, 2004

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Corps.

Dustin but they had no idea it would be the last time they As a mother, her reply was simply ‘no problem. I’ll do would see him-alive and breathing. Then, Dustin did it,’” something his mother will never forget.

“I had no doubt that this is what I was supposed to do.

“Dusty came up to me and gave me this big hug and I If I had to have done it got to kiss him on his neck. I told him, ‘I all over again, I would love you papito. Quien es tu amor?’ (who is have done it exactly the your love), and he goes, ‘Eres tu mi amor same way,” Lisa said. mommy (you are my love).’”

So then Dustin went Dustin then started to walk away, leaving off to boot camp, just his mother crying by this time. Then, Sekula after high school turned around on the corner of his eye, and graduation. He was came back to his sobbing mother walking able to come home for away with her remaining family. the holidays in “I turned to walk away, and I hear, Christmas, the last time ‘Mom!’ and he comes right back up to me he would see his family [for another hug]. And I will cherish those before his death. kisses for the rest of my life. I know that “He got here God allowed him to turn around to have that December 22, and he to cherish,” said his mother, in tears. left December 29, and Dustin then walked and ran to his mother boy did I cook for him! three times again before actually boarding I cooked a turkey, two his flight to Iraq. broccoli casseroles, and Meanwhile, the Sekula family was I’m so thankful that watching the news, with Dan and Lisa God gave me the watching TV in one room, and Dustin’s energy to keep cooking, siblings in another. Chills ran over their even though I worked body as they heard that one marine had died at the mall,” Lisa said while in Iraq, but the family unconfidently with enthusiasm. “We doubted it could be their Dusty.

Special to The Pan American bought a lot of “Me and mom had gone walking at the fireworks, and we put BINDING LOVE— Lisa Sekula embraces her Freddy Gonzalez Park, and usually we talk a up the star [above the son, Dustin, a Marine recently killed in action. lot. This time, we didn’t talk at all that night. house] and turned it on We had heard on TV that one marine had at night, which he got to died, and I said, ‘No mom. That’s not see.”

Dustin’,” Danielle recalled.

While Dustin was visiting his family, Lisa said her Then, that night at about 10:30 p.m., a mysterious ring daughter, Danielle, expressed to him how proud they at the doorbell aroused the family. were of him for defending their country.

When Dan opened the door, to his surprise were two After December 29, Dustin was off to serve with the marines. Danielle reacted with fear. military again. This time, he was set to be stationed in “I remember just being, ‘uh-uh! Uh-uh! No!’ They Iraq for the next eight months with the Military didn’t say anything, but you just know. The way they Division. His family was able to wake up at 5 a.m. that look at you”, said Danielle. “They weren’t his recruiters, morning before he left, and they prayed as a family and I just started yelling, ‘Uh-uh! No! No! Uh-uh! No! while holding hands, according to Lisa.

This can’t be happening. Not to us!”

At the airport, the family exchanged their goodbyes to “He didn’t make it, did he?” asked his mom.

“No,” said the Marines.

“I stayed up the whole night trying to get a grip of it, trying to digest it, to try to understand. All I could think of was Job [from the Bible]. When he lost everything, he rent his clothes, prayed, and worshipped the Lord, so that’s what I did. And, that’s how we passed the night,” said his mom.

Lisa said she always figured she would die before her children. She said she’s asked herself why this had happened, and that she probably will continue to until the day she dies.

“The worst nightmare any parent can see is to bury their babies. But, for some reason, God had allowed this to happen, and I have to trust God on this one. I started to wonder ‘what if I would have done this, or if I would have done that,’” she added. “I did go through that checklist, and can honestly say with it with all my heart: I have no regrets.”

“I know I’m blessed, and I know that I’ll see him again,” she said. “If I didn’t have that to hang on to, las esperanzas (the hopes), of knowing that in my heart, it would be impossible to accept. But because I know where he is and I know that he’s fine, I’m just waiting ‘til it’s my time. Dustin wanted us to be able to say ‘Hey, you know what, [death] is temporary. I’ll see you again [in heaven].’”

Danielle will forever remember her brother in so many ways. One thing she’ll never forget is that ‘look’ he’d give sometimes, which seemed to provide a sense of comfort that would come over her when she’d see him.

“There was this sneer that he’d give when he was looking back, as if he knew something the rest of us didn’t quite know. Like he knew that everything was going to be alright,” she said.

The Sekula family still continues to recuperate and continue about their normal lives little by little. They know where Dustin is, and ask for others to remember him for the great person he was.

“Just remember him as that cowboy. Serious-looking, but yet kind-hearted. The one that would come over and open the door for the little old ladies. How many guys do you know that would do that?” said his mother.

It could only be Lisa’s little boy. The one who when she would ask “Quien es tu amor?” would reply, “Eres tu mi amor. I love you mom.”

April 15, 2004

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Students welcome legendary nursing theorist

By CECI CASTANEDA The Pan American

Leininger reformulated care to include the patient’s rituals, beliefs, and culture, producing a more efficient curing process. She realized that patients "Once in a lifetime, you meet a nurse theorist," said have one concept of healing and professionals have Jackie Williams, an undergraduate nursing lecturer another.

Theoretically, complete care combines these two who spent years studying nursing theories. for the best, most comfortable care. Practically, it has.

Once in many lifetimes, you meet a nursing theorist Darlene Martinez, nurse and graduate student at Pan whose theories changed care all over the world, Am, discovered Leininger’s theories worked including the culturally diverse region of South especially well for Valley patients.

Texas.

"I can say it’s challenged me to respond to respond This Saturday Dr. Madeleine Leininger, to every aspect of the patient," said Martinez. "It revolutionary pioneer in transcultural nursing, will helps me look at them as an individual." visit Pan Am to speak at an all-day conference titled Martinez was so "Transcultural Nursing: interested in Leininger’s Imperatives for today and the Future."

The conference, Transcultural Nursing: Imperative theory that she decided to study it in her nursing featuring six different seminars for Today and the Future theory class. Martinez from Leininger, is sponsored by then made initial contact the Pi Omicron Chapter of Sigma with Leininger, a bridge Theta Tau International Honor April 17, 2004 between the university Society of Nursing in the and the Living Legend.

University Ballroom. It is part of "It was the coolest the group’s Scholarship Day University Ballroom thing," Martinez said. "I activities. came across her phone "She’s world-renowned, very number and address and 8 a.m.

5:15 p.m. high-caliber," said Dr. Jan decided to call.

She was Melville, secretary for the Pi the one to answer the Omicron Chapter. "She’s a living phone. She was so legend." awesome. In that half Literally.

Leininger’s hour she told me international notoriety through her books, lectures everything I wanted to know about transcultural and research has earned her the title of LL, a fellow nursing." and distinguished Living Legend of the American Martinez and Leininger maintained contact.

Academy of Nursing.

Leininger even assigned Martinez and her classmates Leininger first conceived her theory in the midextra research on transcultural theories with Mexican1950s when she combined the practice of nursing Americans and South Texas care. Eventually, with anthropology. Merging these two disciplines,

Martinez asked her to visit Pan Am. Arrangements were made for Scholarship Day, a perfect opportunity for Leininger to speak on her imperative theory.

"Right from the get-go, she was very open and very willing to share her knowledge," Martinez said.

Scholarship Day begins with a continental breakfast, welcomes and introductions. Dr. Leininger will then give her first speech, "Transcultural Nursing: Essential Knowledge for Today and the Future." The day continues with seminars on culture care diversity, ethno-nursing research methods, and the Transcultural Nursing Certification process. The audience will also be able to ask Leininger questions after each seminar. The day will be concluded with a reception in the ballroom where Leininger will sign books and answer further questions.

"We’ve never had someone like her come," said Melville, secretary of Pi Omicron. "We’ve had local people from Galveston and Houston, but nothing like her."

"She’s the first nurse anthropologist," said Dr. Barbara Tucker, coordinator of the Nursing Master of Sciences Program. "Her ideas are not only important for nursing, but for all areas of nursing. We’re very excited to have her."

The excitement has filtered down to undergraduates in the nursing program, many whom plan to attend.

"Knowing a bit of her background, she has insight that we could benefit from," said Noelynn Gillimac, a junior in the program.

Nursing leaders in the community, professors, doctors, and students will attend the daylong conference to learn to be better caregivers by opening their minds and hearts to individual patients.

"Caring was considered the most critical component of the curing process," states Leininger’s theory. "There is no curing without caring."

Growth in UTPA enrollment forseen by officials

By ANGELA I. CANALES The Pan American

and improve our retention of students.”

There would be some extensive planning by the administration to be able to assist this large number of students. Additional facilities would need to be built and more faculty would need to be hired.

“We would need to have the facilities to accommodate that number of students and we would need to hire enough faculty in order to offer classes

With enrollment rising every year, some are expecting that for the year 2030 an estimate of 49,000 students will roam UTPA. The number of students enrolling at UTPA is growing so rapidly that administrators do not consider UT System Growth this number as unrealistic.

SELECTED SCHOOLS UTPA is projected to gain more than 36,000 students through CAMPUS 2000 2010* 2020* 2030* 2030. That would total 49,000 UT Arlington 20,544 29,466 38,658 43,951 students, according to the San Antonio Express News.

UT Brownsville 2,623 5,665 7,666 9,722 “It is difficult to project UT Pan American 12,682 27,341 39,338 49,493 enrollments like that,” said Dr. Dennis McMillan, associate vice UT San Antonio 17,547 30,137 38,253 42,851 president for enrollment. “But that certainly won’t be very far Source: UT System off. We are experiencing some rather dramatic growth, we are ahead of the enrollment targets that are set with the to accommodate that number of students as well,” Texas Higher Education Board.”

McMillan said.

Dr. Rodolfo Arevalo, provost and vice president of Expanding the campus would be something that academic affairs, agrees that 49,000 is a feasible one. would need to be looked at. McMillan explained that “I believe that achievement of a 49,000 student with open campuses in Rio Grande City and enrollment is possible in the timeframe noted in the Brownsville, this would give some options for article, but it will require a significant amount of expansion. That would allow room for expansion institutional planning and enhancement of the outside of the Edinburg location. university infrastructure,” Arevalo said. “It would “I’m not certain what direction we would need to mean that we would have to admit approximately go,” said McMillan. “Obviously the administration 1,200 more student every year for the next 26 years here is looking at some future plans, but it is difficult

because there is not a lot of undeveloped land that is close to our campus.”

Arevalo explained that facilities would need to be expanded to house this large number of students, and a viable transportation system for students and faculty would have to be developed. Also, streets have to be redesigned to allow greater access to the central campus.

“The university would have to quadruple the number of buildings to house four times the number of students and faculty currently on campus,” Arevalo said. “The number of colleges and departments would increase, and the building of additional library resources would be necessary.”

Tougher admission standards will not affect the number of students trying to enroll at the university.

McMillan stressed that the students who do not qualify or are not eligible for admission based on higher admission standards will be encouraged to start a college career at South Texas Community College. By demonstrating their efforts and acquiring the grades and test scores needed, students will be rewarded by being admitted at the university.

Funding for expansion would need to come mainly from the state and these are issues that are being looked at by the UT-system.

“The UT-system task force that is looking into this will need to work closely with the Texas Legislature and it will require some focus time and energy on the funding issues related to that growth,” McMillan said. “A portion of the funding that we receive from the state is another area where we need to work closely with the state legislature and the UT-system.”

April 15, 2004

THE PAN AMERICAN

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Week-long celebration honors student employment

By CLARISSA MARTINEZ The Pan American

Students at UTPA are getting a pat on the back for work they have done on campus. Except it isn’t the academic work they are getting recognize for but rather, their work as student employees on campus.

The first week of April marks the designated National Student Employment Week, or NSEW, across the nation. Universities are encouraging employers to recognize the work done by their student employees. Employers can choose to honor their student employees by providing them with luncheons, certificates, thank you letters, or even treat to a free lunch.

According to the National Student Employment Association, each year, universities across the nation recognize the importance of the student work experience during the NSEW. The official association website states that student employment offers students career-enhancing opportunities, the ability to develop skills relevant in any career, and better preparation for the job market upon graduation.

“On their campuses, student employees perform invaluable services with enthusiasm, dedication, and initiative. Indeed, most schools depend on the contributions of this reliable workforce for the efficient operation of the entire campus,” the website states.

Although a primary motivation for most students is the need to help pay for their education, many students are able to earn a significant portion of their college expenses, thus avoiding the debt that college graduates experience today.

Each year nearly 12,000 students are employed

including the Student Employment Job Fair that was held Tuesday, April 13 at the Student Union.

Local employers had booths to seek potential part-time or full time employees. Businesses such as AFLAC, Hotels.com, and Vanity Fair Intimates were among those present.

“It is appropriate to set aside a special week to draw the awareness of others, both on campus and off, to the contributions student workers make in the multitude of roles they fill,” said Enedelia P. Daniel Aguilar/The Pan American Kidd, director of Career Placement Services said CONCENTRATION— A group of students check out job opportunities at the recent Employment Job Fair April 13. This week is National Student Employment Week, and UTPA in an article by the students are celebrating in style.

University Relations.

“By celebrating this through the student hourly and work-study week, employers will reap the incidental benefits of employment programs. increasing employer awareness of the service they At UTPA, nearly every department houses students and their students provide.” who are in work-study or directly on payroll. It is The Student Financial Services Office at UTPA said that the experience received on campus can add will be hosting the UTPA Work-Study Employee of experience in a work-environment for students. the Year today at noon in the University Ballroom to This week, students are provided services that can recognize work-study participants and award one help their out career-wise. student the Work-Study Employee of the Year. This During the week, the UTPA Student Employment student will receive a scholarship for their work at Services Program has had a variety of activities the university.

Retention programs battle dropout rate

By VANESSA LUCIO The Pan American

Undergraduate Studies office for UTPA at the teleconference, which emphasized the national growing problem of retention.

“The national rate for retention, that is between the Retention programs at UTPA have increased freshman through sophomore year for a student, 72 during recent years in hope of helping percent of students future generations. drop out or undergo A national teleconference was held last a aspect of retention week at the university library Media programs offered Theater where Dr. Ana Rodriguez, on any given associate vice-president for the Office of I want people to be campus, UTPA is at Undergraduate Studies was in company, thinking of retention not as a 66 percent as of the via satellite, by John N. Gardner, senior 2003 school year,” weakness or deficiency, but fellow with the National Resource Center stated Rodriquez. for The First-Year Experience & Students as a positive measure that is Those 66 percent Transition office in South Carolina. taking place by the student of students have a Also present was Kay McClenney, buffet of programs to ensure success. director of the Community College of that they can Survey of Student Engagement at the choose from University of Texas, and Patrick Terenzini, - Dr. Ana Rodriguez, depending on the professor and senior scientist at the Center Assoc. VP of Undergraduate Studies level of help needed for the Study of Higher Education at or the course the Pennsylvania State University. student requires The teleconference begged the question: What are the characteristics of the students at each higher additional help in.

According to Marta Lopez, program counselor for education facility and how can we make the changes the University Retention Advisement Program office needed to accommodate those specific learning or URAP, “A student’s classification into any abilities?

According to Rodriguez, “I want students to know initiative program from the URAP office or the level that we care. I want people to be thinking of of help that is given in any particular subject is due retention not as a weakness or deficiency, but as a to various factors such as grades, standardized tests positive measure that is taking place by the student like TASP or TEA and the students willingness to become involved with the programs.” to ensure success.”

One of the specific URAP programs that students Rodriguez acted as the facilitator from the become familiar with is the Learning Communities

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Program. This particular program matches students with the same two professors in two various subjects. This type of process allows students to build classmate-type bonds with their peers and forces professors to work together for the sake of the students involved.

However, if a student is unhappy with the community, they have the ability and choice to remove themselves from the program. Because this particular initiative is on a volunteer basis from the beginning of the students’ freshman year, they do not have to stay in the entire time they are at the university.

In the fall of 2003, there were 390 students in the learning community program and by the spring of 2003 there were 264. However, this number is expanding each year.

The second initiative to rethink retention includes the Early Warning System that gives a faculty member in that department the opportunity to let the student know by the midterm point of the semester whether they are in danger of failing or passing, delinquent with assignments, or doing well which most professors will not do.

This program involves 406 courses that are part of the 48-hour curriculum with a duplicate count of 17,000 students which means a student may be counted three to four times depending on how many classes they take.

The final URAP initiative is the College Algebra or 4-Hour Lab Program which has been quite successful according to Lopez.

“The 4-hour is really convenient for students who See RETENTION page 11

SPORTS CLIPBOARD

April 15, 2004

Passing the torch Barry Bonds hammered his 661st home against Milwaukee into McCovey Cove.

The home run put him one dinger past long-time mentor and godfather Willie Mays.

Bonds’ blast came off a 3-1 pitch from the Brewers’ Matt Kinney.

The estimated 442 foot homer gave the Giants a 5-4 lead and San Francisco held on to defeat the Brewers 7-5.

Bonds said that he felt a weight was lifted off his shoulder and also felt that with this accomplishment he has his godfather’s approval.

Bonds will look to surpass Babe Ruth’s 714 home runs and is estimated that he will reach the goal next season in the month of April.

Parcells to trade Allen Dallas Cowboy guard Larry Allen met with the Oakland Raiders this past Monday and Tuesday, and is also expected to visit Detroit Thursday.

The Cowboys are looking to trade their star guard because Parcells does not like his work ethic and stamina.

During games last season, he would ask Parcells to pull him out so that he could rest.

Palmer makes curtain call At the age of 74, golf’s Arnold Palmer gave his final farewell on the 18th hole Saturday at Augusta National.

He will always be remembered for his way of making the crowds of loyal fans smile for almost five decades.

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Sports

FOR THE RECORD Broncs Baseball

Men’s Tennis Date

Opponent

Jan. 19

Trinity

Time/Results W 4-3

Jan. 19

Texas A&M

L 1-6

Feb. 6

Eastern Kentucky

W 6-1

Feb. 7

Dayton

W 5-2

Feb. 7

Xavier

W 6-1

Feb. 14

Saint Louis

W 4-3

Feb. 21

TAMUCC

L 2-5

Feb. 26

Laredo College (Exh.) L 3-4

March 11 Abilene Christian

L 3-4

March 13 Texas Southern

W 4-1

March 26

UTSA

L 2-5

April 4

Texas-Arlington

L 0-7

April 7

Texas Southern

W 6-0

April 8

Prairie View A&M

W 4-0

April 8

Lamar

W 4-3

April 9

Southeastern Louisiana L 2-5

April 16

TAMUCC

April 30

SLC Championships

May 1

SLC Championships

May 2

SLC Championships

1

Women’s Tennis Date

Opponent

Time/Results

Feb. 6

UTEP

Feb. 13

Sam Houston State

L 3-4

Feb. 15

Stephen F. Austin

L 1-6

Feb. 26

Laredo College

W 7-0

L 0-7

March 11 Abilene Christian

L 0-7

March 13

L 3-4

Texas Southern

March 27 Air Force

L 1-6

April 3

L 0-6

TAMUCC

April 7

Texas Southern

W 7-0

April 8

Lamar

W 6-0

April 8

Prairie View A&M

L 1-6

April 9

McNeese State

L 0-7

April 10

Texas State-San Marcos

L 1-5

April 16

IPFW

TBA

April 16

N. Colorado

TBA

April 17

TAMUCC

2

April 30

SLC Championships

May 1

SLC Championships

May 2

SLC Championships

Men’s Golf

Shot heard around the world

Date

Tournament

Result

Feb. 9-10 Rice Intercollegiate 14 of 14 March

Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run 30 years ago, on April 8.

This historical home run is considered to be one of the greatest moments in baseball history.

Aaron replaced Babe Ruth as the home run king with the blast that was “heard ‘round the world.’

Ruth’s record stood unrivaled for 42 years before Aaron came along.

March

Lindsay Collegiate

29-30

Classic

April 5-6

Hal Sutton

15 of 15 3 of 10

Intercollegiate

Opponent Green and White

Score GREEN, 2-1

May 7-9

Texas State-San Marcos L 2-6

Texas Kingsville W 6-3, 3-2 Lamar vs. Kansas 3-2 Sam Houston State L 2-7 Kansas W 8-6 Lamar vs. Sam Houston 7-4 Sam Houston vs. Kansas 8-8

Lamar Lamar (DH) Lamar

W 2-1 L 1-16, W 8-6 L 4-6 Texas A&M-Kingsville W 15-5 Sam Houston State L 6-10 Sam Houston State L 5-10 Sam Houston State L 4-6 Washington State W 3-2 Washington State L 3-15 Washington State L 6-15 Arkansas W 4-1 Arkansas W 11-4 TAMUCC W 2-0 TAMUCC W 10-5 Texas-San Antonio W 6-4 Texas-San Antonio L 1-3 Texas-San Antonio ppd.

Texas-Arlington W 7-5 Texas-Arlington L 5-13 Oral Roberts L 0-1 Oral Roberts L 10-12 Oral Roberts W 4-1 Texas-San Antonio L 11-12 Texas-San Antonio L 6-21 Dallas Baptist L 7-11 Dallas Baptist L 6-10 Dallas Baptist L 6-8 Texas L 1-10 Texas State-San Marcos L 5-6 Texas State-San Marcos L 8-13 TAMUCC (DH) L6-7, W11-3 Texas-San Antonio W5-1, L1-2 Texas-San Antonio 2 Arizona 9 Arizona 9 Arizona 3 Dallas Baptist (DH) 4 Dallas Baptist 1 Southeastern Louisiana 7 Southeastern Louisiana 7 Southeastern Louisiana 1 7:05 Arkansas 7:05 Arkansas Oklahoma 7:05 Oklahoma 7:05 Oklahoma 1

Men’s Track & Field Indoor Season

Classic

Date

Opponent

Score

National Minority

March 6

Border Olympics

None

Golf Championships

Date

Tournament

Result

Feb.

Bronc Intercollegiate

4 of 8

23-24 March

St. Croix Collegiate

12-14

Classic

9 of 14

March

Baylor/Tapatío Springs 18th

19-21

Shootout

March

Arkansas-Little Rock

29-30

Invitational

May 7-9

National Minority Golf Championships

4 of 15

Team Chiapas U.N.A.M. Guadalajara Pachuca Toluca Atlas Santos América Irapuato Necaxa Querétaro Puebla Morelia Monterrey Tigres Cruz Azul Atlante Veracruz Club San Luis U.A.G.

W-D-L 10 - 3 - 1 9-4-1 8-2-4 6-5-3 6-4-4 5-6-3 5-2-7 5-5-4 5-4-5 4-5-5 3-8-3 4-4-6 4-4-6 2-9-3 4-3-7 4-3-7 3-6-5 3-5-6 3-4-7 3-2-9

GF:GA PTS 28:15 33 30:13 31 19:16 26 23:20 23 21:19 22 22:19 21 20:19 17 24:21 20 16:24 19 18:18 17 20:22 17 20:19 16 18:22 16 20:19 15 27:29 15 21:24 15 18:21 15 18:24 14 14:25 13 24:32 11

Group I 23 - Pachuca 22 - Toluca 21 - Atlas 16 - Puebla 15 - Monterrey

Group II 31 - U.N.A.M. 20 - América 17 - Santos 17 - Querétaro 11 - U.A.G.

Group III 33 - CHIAPAS 16 - Morelia 15 - Tigres 15 - Cruz Azul 13 - San Luis

Group IV 26 - Guadalajara 19 - Irapuato 17 - Necaxa 15 - Atlante 14 - Veracruz

Week 14 results April 10-11: Veracruz 1, Guadalajara 4; Monterrey 3, Tigres 3; Cruz Azul 3, Necaxa 1; San Luis 1, Pachuca 4; Atlas 1, Morelia 1; U.N.A.M. 3, Puebla 0; Irapuato 0, Atlante 0; Santos 1, Chiapas 1; U.A.G. 1, Toluca 2; América 1, Querétaro 1.

Week 15 schedule April 17-19: Toluca vs. Monterrey; Guadalajara vs. U.A.G.; Morelia vs. San Luis; Necaxa vs.

Veracruz; Pachuca vs. Santos; U.N.A.M. vs. Irapuato; Querétaro vs. Atlas; Puebla vs. Cruz Azul; Chiapas vs. Atlante; Tigres vs. América (April 19 at 8:45 p.m.)

af2: RGV Dorados Date

Dorados vs.

April 3 Laredo

Time/Results W 37-6

April 10 at Oklahoma City L 17-55 April 24 Oklahoma City

7:30

Angela Proctor Invit. None

May 1

at Laredo

7:30

March 19-20 Whataburger/UTSA None

May 8

Wichita

7:30

March 13

Women’s Golf

Mexican Soccer

Texas State-San Marcos L 7-8

April 23-24Andrea Brotto Cavalier

Avalanche take lead over Stars The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Dallas Stars 3-2 Wednesday night in a game that went into double overtime.

Marek Svatos’ game-winning goal in double-overtime gives the Avalanche a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

The Avalanche will try and advance to the next round, while the Stars will attempt to comeback when they visit Colorado for Game five Saturday at 3 p.m. The playoff game will be televised on ABC.

Bearkat Invitational 14 of 16

14-15

Date Nov. 1 Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 6 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 Feb. 29 March 6 March 7 March 9 March 9 March 12 March 13 March 14 March 16 March 17 March 19 March 20 March 21 March 23 March 24 March 26 March 26 March 27 March 30 April 6 April 7 April 9 April 13 April 14 April 16 April 17 April 18 April 23 April 24 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 11 May 12 May 14 May 15 May 16

Local / Regional Coverage

Relays March 27

Bayou Classic

5 of 8

April 1-3

Texas Relays

None

April 10 April 18-19 April 24

7:30 7:30

Invitational

June 12 Tulsa

7:30

Southwestern Bell

June 18 at Boss-Shreve.

7:30

Classic

June 26 at Birmingham

Rice Twilight

July 3

Texas A&M

None

Tom Tellez Invitational

May 15

Texas A&M All-Comers

6:30

Wichita

7:30

July 10 Oklahoma City

7:30

July 17 at Tulsa

7:30

NCAA Regional

July 24 Arkansas

7:30

Championships

July 31 at Wichita

7

Meet

June 9-12

9:30

May 28 at Tulsa

May 1

May 27-29

May 15 at C. Valley May 22 Laredo

NCAA Outdoor Championships

UTPA HOME GAMES IN BOLD All games p.m. unless noted.

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Mexican soccer makes Valley debut

April 15, 2004

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Sports

A look at history in the making...

Photo by Franco Caballero/The Pan American

The UNAM Pumas and the UANL Tigres made Mexican soccer’s professional debut in the Valley last night at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium.

The Pumas arrived Monday evening in Reynosa, México hopped a chartered bus, crossed the international bridge, and attended a news conference at the Renaissance Casa de Palmas Hotel where an estimated 200 fans packed the hotel lobby in order to catch a glimpse of their idols, especially Hugo Sánchez, the Pumas’ technical director and México’s all-time greatest player.

The Pumas held a practice that was open to the public on Tuesday morning at Westside Park in

McAllen.

Hundreds of autograph-seeking fans skipped work, took early lunches, and played hooky for a chance to see one of México’s best soccer clubs practice and play a 40-minute scrimmage.

Tuesday afternoon the universitarios went sightseeing and took advantage of one of the Valley’s best offerings: shopping.

Wednesday morning the Tigres arrived in McAllen in time for their 8 Photo by Delisa Guadarrama/The Pan American p.m. match against the Pumas.

Pumas forward José Francisco Fonseca, right, signs Both clubs went down in Valley his- a young fan’s jersey at the Casa de Palmas tory when the opening whistle Renaissance Hotel Monday night in McAllen. marked the beginning of what could Pumas defender become a tradition in the area - fútbol Gonzalo Pineda mexicano.

(6) hugs Head Coach Hugo Sánchez after he scored a golazo in the 41st minute to tie the match at one goal apiece. The match ended in a 2-2 tie. It is possible that another exhibition soccer match involving Club América and Cruz Azul could be played out this summer.

Pumas technical director Hugo Sánchez jogs with his team Tuesday morning at Westside Park. (inset also)

Photo by D. Guadarrama/ The Pan AmériaAmerican

Tigres Lineup Photo by Franco Caballero/The Pan American

The Pumas squad held a 40-minute scrimmage after a morning warmup in McAllen.

Photo by Daniz Rivera/Special to The Pan American

The Pumas and Tigres battled to a 2-2 draw at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium Wednesday night.

Pumas Lineup 2 - Israel López 3 - Joaquín Beltrán 4 - Darío Verón 7 - Leandro Augusto 8 - Luis Ignacio González 10 - Joaquín Botero 11 - José Luis López 12 - Arturo Bernal 14 - Miguel A. Palacios 15 - Israel Castro 16 - Gabriel Galindo 19 - Moctezuma Serrato 20 - Ismael Iñiguez 21 - Arturo Lozano 23 - Marco A. Palacios 24 - Ricardo Balderas 26 - José Fco. Fonseca 35 - Joaquín Del Olmo Head Coach: Hugo Sánchez

Photo by Delisa Guadarrama/The Pan American

A near sell-out, pro-Tigres crowd attended the first Mexican League soccer match to be played in the Valley Wednesday night between the Tigres (Monterrey) and the Pumas (Mexico City).

1 - Gustavo Campagnuolo 2 - Claudio Suárez 3 - Sydney Balderas 4 - Alejandro Oteo 5 - Eduardo Rergis 6 - Omar Briceño 18 - Irenio Soares 9 - Jesús Olalde 10 - Walter Gaitán 11 - Kleber 15 - Mario Alejandro Ruiz 19 - Juan Montano 20 - Hugo Sánchez 21 - Marco Antonio Ruiz 22 - Andrés Silvera 23 - Javier Saavedra 24 - Luis Alberto Alvarez 25 - Rogelio Rodríguez 26 - Carlos Jesús Infante 38 - Jesús Palacios Head Coach: Nery Pumpido

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Gonzales rises above Gutierrez in run-off election Gutierrez’s family released a statement Tuesday night to area media about the outcome.

"Although I was not the lead vote-getter today, I am not disappointed," he said, according to The Monitor. "I After a heated campaign was interrupted by a rare am extremely proud sickness, State Rep. Roberto Gutierrez of my family, our was overthrown Tuesday from the volunteers and the Texas House District 41 seat by many supporters contender Veronica Gonzales. that have stood by Gonzales, a local litigation attorney, me over the last 14 won the District 41 seat when she years. I celebrate a received 70 percent of the votes of the victory with the run-off election between herself and many laws that I Gutierrez. The two had to go into the have authored and run-off election after Gonzales fell passed that will short of 55 votes in the Democratic continue to benefit primary election on March 9. future generations Though Gutierrez had weeks of his of Texans." campaign interrupted by a sickness, he After the election, still managed to receive nearly 30 Gonzales thanked percent in the Democratic primary runErik de la Garza/The Pan American supporters and off. According to KGBT-TV, Gutierrez SIGNS— Veronica Gonzales wins run-off election volunteers for was unable to campaign while he was against Roberto Gutierrez for Texas House District 41 helping to get her receiving treatment for Guillain-Barrè seat. campaign off the Syndrome, a disorder in which the ground. Gonzales body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral next match may be to face a Republican opponent in nervous system. Currently, he is at Cornerstone the November election.

Rehabilitation Hospital in McAllen undergoing "I do believe the key to victory was the people who treatment.

By CLARISSA MARTINEZ The Pan American

decided it was time for a change, new blood," Gonzales said in an article in The Monitor.

Hidalgo County Elections Administrator, Teresa R. Navarron said that the turnout for the County elections was not as high as she expected, but that the early voting record did break the earlier one.

“Our run-off was going slow, the turnout was very low,” Navarro said. “We did have a location at Pan Am for the run-off early vote, but the students and staff were not voting, the turnout was very low. That Monday, the turnout was only 12, and Tuesday the turnout was 16. That is a shame and I'm disappointed.”

According to the Executive Director of the Hidalgo Democratic Party, Rosalie Weisfeld, the Democratic Party cannot have a say in the primary elections since they do not wish to mislead the public that the Party favors one Democratic nominee over the other.

However, Weisfeld did say that the turnout of the Hidalgo elections have not been high. Reasons explaining the low turnout vary per person, but there are some reasons that are universal.

“There’s people who say they will only vote in the general elections, while others don’t even know about the run-off elections,” Weisfeld said. “Another factor is the time the run-off elections take place. The middle of April marks Passover and Easter so there are people who just have other things on their mind than voting.”

SGA candidate controversy leads to second election

By ERIK DE LA GARZA The Pan American

election.

Schwarz, a junior political science major, argued that he is trying to ensure the sanctity of the election and to ensure that the will of the people is represented fairly, adequately, and On Wednesday the Student Supreme Court ruled equally. unanimously to throw out the Student Government “Going into an election with the knowledge Association (SGA) election results after numerous that double voting could occur, and did occur, violations were found to have occurred. New elections will you dilute the weight of every other vote and take place at a still-to-be-determined time. strike at the very core of democracy,” he What started off as an ordinary SGA election has now continued. “One person, one vote.” erupted into a controversial battle surrounding the validity Schwarz insisted that the legitimacy of the of results. Allegations of wrongdoing broke out almost election is in question and said that he believes immediately following the April 1 results, from the Nathan in equal opportunity for students to voice their Schwarz and Nadya Maldonado campaign. opinion in a fair system.

Official complaints were filed to the Student Supreme “This election is not a game, real money was Court against the Election Committee, the Office of the used, and a $24 million facility was attached to Dean of Students, and Senatorial candidate Joey Nichols, the ballot,” Schwarz said. over what accusers say were violations which directly The Student Supreme Court unanimously affected the outcome of the election. ruled to invalidate the election based on findings The Schwarz-Maldonado presidential ticket, which lost of fact that multiple voting occurred, improper by 37 votes to the ticket of Mike Jones, a junior marketing identification procedures were used, and an major, and Adrian Sandoval, alleges that Nichols “willfully insufficient number of poll workers were destroyed and defaced campaign material” of the Schwarzprovided at voting stations.

Maldonado campaign, and in doing so is in direct violation Because of these violation a new SGA of the rules.

Erik de la Garza/The Pan American election will be held. Christine Carruthers, Complaints against the Election Committee charge that PANIC— SGA Election committe counts the ballots by hand after the ballot director of Student Judicial Affairs, said that the at certain places only one poll worker was present, instead counting machine breaks down April 1. After election results created speculasitting SGA senators would decide all of the required two. Schwarz-Maldonado also allege poll tion on validity, a second election is set to proceed. information regarding the new election. There workers allowed students to vote using only the verification will be an emergency SGA meeting on Thursday of telephone numbers, instead of the required picture behalf of the Schwarz-Maldonado ticket, and Student at 5 p.m. to discuss all the new election details. identification, as specified in the rules. The complaint states Supreme Court Chief Justice Matt Ruszczak oversaw the Election Committee Chair Rodriguez said she hopes SGA that the Committee did not follow proper procedures in trial. Associate justices included Natica De Leon, and faculty will condense the number of hours, or days that will be preventing students to vote more than once, and as a result associate justices Dr. Dora Saavedra and Dr. Lee Hamilton. designated by voting, and that the election committee will be double voting did occur.

While Zerbe maintained the Election Committee did its better staffed.

The Office of the Dean of Students, which oversees the best in abiding by the mandated election rules, she did admit “That was basically the problem of the election, a lack of SGA election, confirmed that some students did indeed vote to some problems. staff, and time,” Rodriguez said. more than one time, verifying the Schwarz-Maldonado Students will get another chance to vote in a new election, “Double voting did occur,” Zerbe said in her opening complaint. statement before the court. Still, she argued that the election and new dates, and polling locations will be announced soon.

An official trial was administered before the Student was valid, and that there should not be any sort of run-off Supreme Court early Wednesday morning, against the Election Committee regarding the Schwarz-Maldonado complaint.

Sitting in for Committee chair Marlena Rodriguez was Committee member Amber Zerbe. Nathan Schwarz spoke on

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In early Feb., DJ D a n g e r Mouse, alias B r i a n Burton, 26, sat in his Los Angeles home studio for two w e e k s .

Within those EDWINA GARZA two weeks, he sat down with two sets of legends, a few idols from the past and present – The Beatles and Jay-Z. During that time in his studio, he combined the album “The Beatles” (what we all call “The White Album”) and “The Black Album” from Jay-Z. In a nutshell, Danger Mouse took the riffs, hooks, and beats from the Beatles and took advantage of a limited issue vinyl of Jay-Z performing “The Black Album” a cappella, and combined the two.

The end result of this fusion and remix is now known as “The Grey Album.”

Intended to be an underground venture, Danger Mouse printed a few thousand copies, handed a few to friends and fans, sold some to record stores, and later promoted it on his web-site, www.djdangermouse.com. Within a short while of having his work spread around the Internet world, he received a cease-and-desist order from EMI, The Beatles record label, who are notorious for protecting the work of the Beatles.

Music fans were upset with the order. They saw the cease-and-desist order from EMI as stopping the progression of music. Nicholas Reville, a fan of the album said the order was bordering on censorship. He said the order was telling artists what kind of music they can make and likewise telling music fans what they’re allowed to listen to. The “censorship” that took place was wrong, Reville said, and he felt that music fans around the world shouldn’t allow any corporate entity to tell them what they can and cannot listen to.

In effort to be the music agenda setters, Reville along with a few of his friends created the web-site www.downhillbattle.com that along with nearly 170 other web-sites hosted the album for one day. The group later dubbed the day Grey Tuesday.

Grey Tuesday and its 170 partnering websites had a tremendous showing with well over 100,000 copies of the album being downloaded on Feb. 24, making it the number one album that week, right next to other popular acts like Norah Jones. Right there, that’s one million digital tracks that web-sites shared with other music fans despite ceaseand-desist orders they received from EMI. Notice how all the problems with this subject are coming from EMI? What about Jay-Z’s label, Roc-A-Fella Records? They, long-time standing citizens of the hip-hop community took no legal action with Danger Mouse. Their only problem was that no one asked if it was OK to use Jay-Z’s voice.

Damon Dash, the label’s executive, said he only would have liked to see Danger Mouse ask to use the material because, well, it’s just polite.

And so EMI and several other record companies are up in arms now. What does this mean for their cash flow? How much are they losing out? That’s easy to answer: nothing and nothing.

EMI’s only concern is protecting what’s theirs, their copyrighted material. Sure, if anyone wants to sample something from the Beatles feel free, but hey – you’ve got to pay a hefty price first.

The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers say that people who create works of art whether it be music, art, or something written should have full control of it. ASCAP President Marilyn Bergman said that without copyright protection, music artists would have no way of earning a living and in the end, no music in our lives, she said.

She mentioned that copyright protection get the artist paid if anyone ever uses his or her work.

While that all may be true for a developing artist, it isn’t the same in this case. EMI didn’t need to get fussy about the use of the Beatles work in “The Grey Album.” No one sat around thinking, That guy sounds a lot like Jay-Z or That reminds me of “Julia.”

Danger Mouse wasn’t hiding from the fact that this work was made by combining to already existing works of art to create something new.

Such is supposed to be the work of art.

Creating music, creating anything is about progression – innovate and move on. Danger Mouse didn’t harm the music industry one

bit; in fact he opened a door to new possibilities. This sampling of music is different from anything the music world has ever heard. Before this, there was the sampling the rap world did such as the Beastie Boys’ album “Paul’s Boutique,” whose commercial disaster contained samples of previously released songs from various artists. Then the controversy was whether sampling should be allowed.

The idea is all right with any record label and artist, as long as they get a paycheck for it.

It is preposterous to pay someone money to use their work in a way they never thought of.

To create something new by using something else doesn’t make the original work the same anymore.

“The Grey Album” isn’t a product of copyright infringement; it is a product of art and should be treated as such. If the general public responded so well to this album, where’s the harm? This album was in the number one slot for a few days and was also praised by dozens of rock journalists.

Obtaining this album via the Internet is supposed to be illegal because of the said copyright infringement, but when journalists and music fans all over the world have to break the law to hear new music, there is something wrong with the system, and it needs to be fixed.

Music of this caliber should be given, at the very minimal, a fee for using the work for remixes such as “The Grey Album” should be implemented just as there are for artists covering a song.

As the debate goes on, Jay-Z’s a cappella version of “The Black Album,” oddly released on a 12-inch vinyl so that remixes could be made, has been used just about as much as the Happy Birthday tune. DJ’s from around the world are protesting the copyright infringements by creating other works just like that of Danger Mouse. Other albums such as Weezer’s “Weezer” (AKA, “The Blue Album”) and Jay-Z’s album have been combined to create “The Black and Blue Album.” The latest outstanding work of sampling and remixing is the use of Jay-Z’s album with Nirvana’s “Nirvana MTV Unplugged” album to create “The Black Album Unplugged.”

All albums, including the now infamous, “The Grey Album,” can still be found online.

UTPA Calendar 2004 April 15-21 April 15

C A L E N D A R

“Thicker than Blood: The Cuban Revolution and Divided Families” Lecturer Sandra Levington is an expert on Cuban daily life and on the socio-cultural aspect of the revolution.

Student Union Theater, Noon Capoeira Demonstration is an African-Brazilian art form combining fighting techniques and dance movements.

UC 122, Xotchil Room, 6 p.m.

“The Shaman’s Path in Huichol Indian Culture” Speaker: Dr. Stacy Schaefer SBC 125, 10:35 a.m.

While Valley sleeps, arena buzzes April 15, 2004

“Higher-Education Institutions at Both Sides of the Rio Grande” Speaker: Hilda Medrano, UTPA Dean of the College of Education Moderator: Dr. Angelica Cortes BA 113, 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.

6th Annual Counseling and Addictions Conference Holiday Inn Civic Center, McAllen 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information call Judith Guetzow at 318-5240.

“Contemporary Cuba” Speakers:Ms. Sandra Levinson and Dr. Gary Mounce SBS 109, 7:10 p.m.

All Stars Talent Event Student Union Theater 7 p.m.

April 16 Valley Symphony Ensemble Concert and Reception All proceeds benefit scholarships for students to study in Latin America. $20 Call 381-2715 for tickets.

April 19

April 20 Volunteer Recruitment Fair Student Union 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. .

April 21 Health Science and Human Services Career Fair Student Union 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

By JOEY HINOJOSA The Pan American

The Dodge Arena has provided a venue for a wide variety of events since it first opened in October.

Everything from concerts, sporting events, monster trucks, and bull riding have taken place at the arena.

What people do not realize is that there is a lot of work that goes on behind the scene in order to prepare the arena for each event.

Jeff Schumacher, the assistant general manager and director of marketing, is aware of the hard work that goes into getting the arena ready for an event.

“If we have to change for an event it’s usually about eight hours a changeover from let’s say hockey to a concert,” Schumacher said. “[We] bring in 50 to 100 changeover guys.”

For instance, prior to Latin pop-star Chayanne’s concert on April 10, eight hours of preparation took place in order for the stage to be available and have the correct floor. Only then was the band able to come in and load equipment. This takes about six hours to complete., and then chairs can be brought

onto the floor.

There are also several steps taken when making the transition from hockey to football. Before the turf and goal posts of arena football are set up, the glass surrounding the rink is brought down. The dasher boards are left in and a decking is put in. “[The decking is] about an inch thick which serves to protect the ice but also insulate. That decking now comes in 4-by-4 basic boards,” Schumacher said. “We essentially do it the same way every time we put them in one by one and we take them out one by one. That way we can stack them, and they are all pieces that fit together kind of like a big puzzle.”

Since hockey season has ended, it is assumed that the ice would be melted. However, that is not the case. The Dodge Arena will have two ice-related events in the upcoming weeks, Disney on Ice from April 13 to 19 and Champions on Ice May 23.

The most demanding schedule Schumacher and the Dodge Arena have faced took place from Jan. 23 to Feb. 1. During the nine-day stretch, the arena hosted four events that required everything from mud to hardwood flooring.

“Some facilities especially your older facilities might not have that ability [to have that schedule],” Schumacher said. “That really shows you the versatility of the state of the art facility.”

Sometimes an arena’s schedule can change several days before events take place.

The promoters for Pro Bull Riding asked to be able to perform a third show at the Dodge Arena on Sunday, March 14. The problem Photo by Daniel Aguilar/The Pan American was that their show requires dirt, and the next day the arena would be host- The Dodge Arena can be transformed from a hockey rink to a rodeo to an arena football stadium overnight. ing an Aerosmith concert.

“We need to know, hey can we pull this off, so we figured out how long it would take to to get the place ready for one of the biggest events to do the changeover and get everything cleaned up,” have taken place at the arena.

Schumacher said. “We ended up making a decision “Then we had Aerosmith the next day and the to have a two o’clock show instead of a night show place was spotless,” Schumacher said. “There was to give [ourselves] enough time.” no odor left over. You would have never known [bull Schumacher seemed proud of the workers’efforts riding took place the day before].”

Tennis wins five of nine

By MATT HALL The Pan American

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it,” Steil said. “We are going to do the best we can and our goal is to win conference know matter how we do it.”

The University of Texas-Pan American men’s tennis team The Broncs will close out regular season play on April 16 had a three-match win streak snapped when they lost to against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

Women Southeastern Louisiana 5-2 April 10 in a Southland After winning the first two matches of their four-day, fiveConference matchup.

With the loss, the Broncs dropped to 1-3 in conference play match road trip, the Lady Broncs dropped the last three to finish the swing with a 2-3 record, while falling to 3-10 on the and 9-7 overall. season.

The Broncs took the lead by winning Gyulai believes the the doubles point. Pan Am won all dougirls still have the confibles matches for the second time in the last dence and team unity to three matches. finish the season with a Assistant Coach Kati Gyulai attributed win. the loss to one thing.

“We are playing good “It was a lack of focus,” she said. doubles, we had match A bright spot for the green and orange point, but couldn’t win,” was the play of sophomore Rehman Gyulai said. “They Esmail. He was the only winner in singles always put up a great play and it was his fourth straight win. effort. They enjoy what Esmail believes this momentum will they do and enjoy being help him as the Southland Conference on the road and compettournament is draws closer. ing.”

“I am just trying to focus on winning Freshman Vanessa matches,” Esmail said. “It is always good Hedinger continued to to be playing well at the end of the season, play strong at number one but I just want to win matches.” singles by defeating The loss was a tough pill to swallow for Melanie Hall of Texas the Broncs because they won the first set Photo by Delisa Guadarrama/The Pan American State, 6-3, 6-2. Hedinger in the opening three matches of singles Sophomore Rehman Esmail has won four has won four of her last five play. matches.

UTPA has another hurdle to overcome. straight singles matches.

Gyulai believes that team The teams will be without senior leader Tom Mangelschots. unity is definitely obvious with this team.

The Belgian standout has two herniated disks in his back “Their effort is always good and they are very positive,” said Gyulai. “They get along well and we are looking forand will have to sit out the remainder of his senior season.

Sophomore Oliver Steil knows that the loss of ward to our last trip to Corpus Christi.”

The Lady Broncs return to action on April 16 when they Mangelschots will be hard to overcome, but believes they can travel to Corpus Christi to take on IPFW and Northern still accomplish their goal.

“It hurts us, but it is a team effort and we should overcome Colorado.

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third inning that staked the Broncs to a 6-0 lead, which gave them the momentum to pull off the win.

“Right now Juan Sáenz is doing a good job pitching along with the offense,” Gawlik said.

Gawlik noted that the team is heading in the right direction and should be productive in their remaining home games.

“Other than giving up runs in the late innings, we pretty much have had many games within our reach,” said senior Justin Bogy. “We have to get a lead and our defense can do

Track

the rest.”

It appears that relief work in the late innings will determine the outcome of the games that lie ahead.

“I agree that our hitting and pitching are working well together and here at home,” sophomore Louie Alamia said. “We have the Whistler, who really gets in the other teams head and helps us out.”

The Whistler is a figure at UTPA baseball games. However, a couple of weeks ago he was thrown out of a Broncs game by William Weidner, the university’s athletic director.

The action drew a negative reaction

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Virginia native Marlin Manley tied for 10th place in the high jump by clearing 6-6.75.

Freshman David Treviño finished fifth in the 1500-meters with a time 4:01.16.

Houston native Amber Kelly had another top 10 finish in the women’s hammer by placing sixth with a chunk of 127-3.

Kelly is happy with her freshman season, but would love to qualify for Regionals in Houston, her hometown.

“My goal is to hit 48 feet in the shot put before the season is over,” Kelly said. “It would be nice to qualify at home and I have thrown at Rice before.”

Vaughn expects to see awesome outings from Kelly in the years to

come.

“She is going to be a great thrower,” Vaughn said. “She has done well learning a new event (hammer throw). She is definitely going to accomplish a lot of great things here.”

The track team will hit the road and travel to Houston to compete in the Rice Twilight on April 24.

Vaughn is expecting a solid meet in Houston and is optimistic more people will hit the qualifying mark for Regionals.

“We could still see two or three more qualify,” Vaughn said. “The meet has grown to be a nice size meet and very competitive. I’m hoping that those who haven’t qualified get it done and the freshmen finish off the season with a personal best.”

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Pan Am Days introduce various cultural issues

By EDWINA P. GARZA The Pan American

Photo by Delisa Guadarrama/The Pan American

Arizona next for Broncs UTPA track and field

By STEE RAMÍREZ The Pan American

April 15, 2004

See Page 3 for details

By ED CHRNKO The Pan American

McALLEN -- The Tigres of UANL and the Pumas of UNAM fought to a 2-2 draw Wednesday night in the biggest sporting event in Valley history before a near sell-out crowd at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium.

The two Mexican League clubs officially made history at 8:15 p.m. when the whistle blew and the ball began to roll on the stadium pitch.

“It was a good match for both teams,” said Pumas Technical Director Hugo Sánchez. “I’ll gladly come back to play a match like this.”

With the Pumas leading 2-1 and the clock winding down, the Tigres’ second-half substitute Andrés Silvera scored the game-tying goal in the 89th minute.

The Tigres opened up the scoring in the 19th minute on a goal by Brazilian forward Kleber.

UNAM tied the match in the 41st minute on an individual effort by defender Gonzalo Pineda and took the lead in the 53rd minute on a goal by midfielder José Luis López.

Although the match appears to have been a success, it was marred by what went on behind the scenes.

A couple of hours prior to the match, event promoter Francisco Javier “El Abuelo” Cruz was arrested by McAllen police.

Cruz is allegedly charged with fraud and did not return to the match. Since Cruz is a Mexican national, he has to pay 50 percent of his bond.

Sources close to the event suggest that the charges leveled center on last year’s soccer match in Laredo, and alleged mismanagement and/or fraud connected to the match.

THURSDAY

The Tigres’ Brazilian forward Kleber (11) leaps for ball against Pumas defender Joaquín Beltrán (3) during the Mexican League soccer historical debut match in the Valley at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium Wednesday. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.

toughest schedule in Division 1 college baseball,” Head Coach Willie Gawlik said.

Gawlik added that late-inning pitching is what the Broncs will seek to improve on in the remainder of the season.

The much-needed win against TAMUCC was collected by freshThe Texas-Pan American baseman Phillip Rodríguez. ball team put a bad stretch of “I was not really nervous comgames behind them and look foring out of the bullpen, and felt pretward to their next test when they ty confident with Jarod Hickle travel to Tucson and take on behind the plate,” Rodríguez said.

Arizona in a three-game “Hickles’ gestures help series. me to relax out there on The Broncs took on the the mound.”

Texas San Antonio The Edinburg North Wednesday at the standout was given the Edinburg Baseball leather for his first start Stadium, but the game of the season and had not ended at press notched an instrumental time. win for the Broncs at a Prior to Wednesday’s time when they needed it home game, the Broncs most. had a 16-24 record.

The win was highPan Am snapped a lighted by Matt Sisk, nine-game losing streak who smashed a grand Friday by routing Texas Photo by Delisa Guadarrama/The Pan American slam over the left field A&M-Corpus Christi 11fence in the bottom of Freshman Phillip Rodriguez is batting .262 in 15 3. the third inning that staked games in his first season with the Broncs.

See BASEBALL page 15 “We have the 27th

places at TAMUCC

By MATT HALL The Pan American

Rashaad [Ben] continued to perform well. Rowena [Hamlet] had a good debut in the 100-meter hurdles, and Amy The University of Texas-Pan Moses had another solid meet.”

American track team ran and threw its Moses and Ybarra were the top two way to seven top 10 finishers for the Broncs. finishes despite an They placed second in abbreviated Texas the women’s and men’s A&M track and field hammer throws, meet April 10. respectively.

The meet was Sophomore Hamlet shortened due to severe ran the 100-meter hurdles lightning strikes after for the first time in her the second heat of track career and her time men’s 800 meters. of 15.32 was good Head Coach Ricky enough for second fastest Isaac Ybarra Vaughn believes the in school history. meet was a solid one for Senior Clarisse his team and was not happy with the Arredondo threw the javelin to a 10th weather cutting the meet short. place finish with a throw of 117-4. Ben, a “We had some good performances,” senior, had a fourth-place finish in the Vaughn said. “Isaac [Ybarra] and 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.29.

See TRACK page 15

With its effort to promote continued international cooperation and knowledge, the university’s Pan American Days event is under way.

The event started Tuesday and ends Friday, and is done to broaden the horizons and minds of what is already a somewhat culturally diverse university. Pan American Days is celebrated annually during the third week of April, when speakers and performers both locally and around the world are invited.

According to Jessica McAllen of the Office of International Programs, Pan American Days was created to honor the Pan American Union, which has a history beyond colleges campuses and modern times.

The Pan American Union was created to promote international cooperation plus offer technical and informational services to all American republics. It served as the repository for international documents and was responsible for the furtherance of economic, social, juridical, and cultural relations, according to the Columbia Encyclopedia.

As the event approached, McAllen said that the buzz was positive.

“We’ve had a really good response,” she said. “I think what made us most successful this year was to publicize these events directly to people who are interested, and also the use of the campus e-mail system has been very beneficial.”

The enthusiasm for the ongoing festivities will benefit

the university according to McAllen, who noted that one of the most popular events might be the Valley Symphony Ensemble performance and reception to raise scholarship money for students to study in Latin America. Tickets for the Friday night affair sold out quickly and McAllen said that people who are unable to purchase the $20 tickets have been providing donations anyway.

This year’s Pan Am Days features three main speakers. The first was Keith Harper, the Native American Rights Fund senior staff attorney, who spoke Tuesday on several issues concerning Native Americans, including gaming and sovereignty within tribes around the country.

“I want people to understand the issues that Native Americans face, and ask what powers tribes ought to have,” Daniel Aguilar/The Pan American he said.“People can easily dwell on the VISITS— Governor Lazaro Cardenas Batel of Michoacan, Mexico discusses negative between tribes and the government, but our future is very international issues including immigration and NAFTA to students in the Media Theater Wednesday night. bright.”

The second main speaking event of Wednesday in the spirit of improving bilateral the week was Michoacan, Mexico Governor Lazaro relationships between the two countries.

Cardenas-Batel who discussed immigration and NAFTA, “I want to hear from professors and students here at among other topics. Batel, a third member of the Cardenas UTPA on how they see Mexico, the country of origin of family to be elected into the governor’s office of that state, addressed nearly 100 students and faculty

See CELEBRATION page 11

Family remembers fallen Edinburg Marine

By JULIAN CAVAZOS The Pan American

In total, the war in Iraq has taken 649 lives, according to the Department of Defense. Sekula was the first one to die from Hidalgo County, and the fourth She can still vividly recall, as if it was yesterday, to die from the Rio Grande Valley. when her son attended his first day Now Lisa has realized all the time she spent in of kindergarten. Holding on tight, he the past will be treasured in her heart. would lock his arms around his Dustin Michael Sekula, or “Dusty” as he was mom’s leg because he didn’t want called, was born June 8, 1985. Dustin was raised her to leave. This custom lasted in a religiously Christian home, where morality almost his entire kindergarten year. was deeply instilled in his life. His mother Lisa Sekula can still hear the stayed at home to raise her family while Don joyous laughter that once came over Sekula, his father went off to work. her when young son came home “Everything he learned at the house, it from school with some saved ice followed him whereever he went. I’m not cream in his lunch pail. When she saying he was perfect, because he wasn’t. [But] opened the lunch box, she found the I know Dusty had a relationship with Jesus and ice cream melted. The little boy he knew that if he ever died, he would go to didn’t understand why.

DUSTIN SEKULA heaven,” his mother said.

It was that same little boy, Dustin During the time the Sekula children were Sekula that went on to grow up to be 6 foot 2, under their mother’s care at home, a special bond was commonly dress in wrangler jeans, boot and slick hair: created between them, and it continued to exist as they a typical rancher-cowboy look about him. He graduated got older. from high school with an offered agricultural “I’m thankful that I was able to be the stay-home scholarship. He turned the scholarship down, with the mom; the mom that didn’t work and was able to stay determination of joining the military. home with my babies,” Lisa said.

However, almost a year after receiving his diploma, As a student at Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School he unexpectedly passed away in “hostile fire” in Iraq’s in Edinburg, Dustin proved to be very successful, and Al Anbar province on April 1. The funeral took place had many achievements. on April 9, with over 1,000 people showing their “He was an excellent reader. The principal at Freddy support and grief.

Gonzalez [Elementary] was able to get big prizes for

those [that excelled in reading]. He got to go to NASA, and also ride a limo. All through school, he got straight A’s, and he was very well-rounded,” said his mother.

His siblings also recall some memories spent with Dustin. Dustin’s sister Danielle had a close relationship with him and she remembers him as taking life seriously.

“He’d always say that anything that he considered serious, I made a joke out of it. One time, when I tried to learn how to rope from him, I was making fun of it.

Then, [Dustin] said, ‘It’s not funny Danny! You need to learn how to do this and it needs to be done a certain way!’”

“He was always a real perfectionist”, said his sister as she laughed.

Then came the decision to either pursue an education or to serve the military as he graduated from Edinburg North High School in 2003.

His family wanted him to get an education, but then found out that after trying to convince him to follow that direction, it wasn’t making him happy. There was something else he was seeking.

“I could see his face and that he wasn’t happy. So, one day, he and I got some opportunity to spend some time together,” explained Lisa. “I asked him, ‘I see that you aren’t happy. What is it going to take so that you can be happy? Whatever it takes, I’ll do it.’”

Dustin then replied that he wanted his parents to sign him into the delayed entry program in the U.S. Marine See SOLDIER page 12