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SGA briefed about transfer

Heads up Day classes, not night, canceled for Oct. 30 A districtwide Employee Development Day Oct. 30 is a chance for professional development within departments.

“It’s a day where faculty can sit back and do some self-examination of their strengths and weaknesses and learn from each other,” Dr. Paul Wilson, director of the Murguia Learning Institute and coordinator for this college’s EDD, said.

Wilson said the fall event focuses on faculty development and the spring on staff development.

Faculty will start with an 8 a.m. breakfast in the lobby of McAllister Fine Arts Center and a 9 a.m. general session conducted by President Robert Zeigler in the auditorium.

After, faculty members are to follow the agenda set by each department.

Classes before 5 p.m. are canceled, but classes that begin after 5 p.m. will meet as scheduled.

Wilson said the EDD does not take away from the instructional days students are required to have.

“The district works it into the academic year knowing that this will be a day where we won’t have student contact and it’s devoted to professional development,” he said.

For more information, call Wilson at 210-486-1699.

Emily Rodriguez

Gnome-coming?

News circulated this summer that the new spirit figure of this college would be a “gnome ranger,” inspired by paintings of gnomes in the basement of Koehler Cultural Center.

Original plans to have a costumed gnome ranger on campus for welcome days did not materialize.

Public relations Director Vanessa Torres said “because there is no hard deadline” on when the gnome ranger will show up, completion has been pushed back by other projects.

Torres said she hopes to integrate the gnome into student activities on campus as well as recruiting and community outreach.

President Robert Zeigler said the gnome ranger will be unveiled by the end of the semester.

“We’re working on getting ideas on a digital image and developing a plan on rolling it out by the end of the semester,” Zeigler said.

Local area artists as well as this college’s creative media services department have been engaged in the process of designing the gnome.

Zeigler said after a few designs have been created, administrators will seek student input.

Once a design is selected, the plan is to audition for who will don the gnome ranger costume.

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Texas A&M-San Antonio students, faculty and staff participate in a flash mob performance of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” Wednesday in Loftin. The mob was created to attract students to the Transfer Fair. Raquel Estrada

SPC seeks outside partnership A bachelor’s degree in hotel and restaurant management could be available starting in spring.

By Carlos Ferrand

cferrand@student.alamo.edu

A partnership between St. Philip’s College and the University of Houston, allowing students to earn a bachelor’s degree in hotel and restaurant management without leaving San Antonio is a possibility.

The proposal is on the agenda for the October board meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Room 101 of Killen Center, 201 W. Sheridan.

St. Philip’s is proposing a two-plus-two Career

Pathway Affiliate Agreement with the university to provide students upper-level courses on the St. Philip’s campus. St. Philip’s offers associate of applied science degrees in hotel management, hospitality management, restaurant management, culinary arts, and baking and pastry arts.

Students from St. Philip’s have transferred to the university to complete the degree in hotel and restaurant management in the past, Mary Kunz, chair of the tourism, hospitality and culinary arts department at St. Philip’s, said.

“Our students and our graduates will no longer have to leave San Antonio to get their bachelor’s degree,” she said.

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The college is working on better ways to manage transferring and advising, Mona Aldana-Ramirez, director of retention support services for this college and director of Foundations of Excellence, told the Student Government Association Monday.

The Foundations of Excellence is a self-study conducted last year that produced recommendations for improving the transfer process for students. This year, the Foundation of Excellence team is working on implementing those recommendations.

One idea is to revamp the transfer center to get students into the center in the Balditt Counseling Complex on the first floor of Moody Learning Center.

Better signs around campus and in Moody Learning Center are intended to increase traffic.

René Orozco, liberal arts sophomore, suggested the transfer center change every few years to make sure it is up to date.

He also thought that ‘’graduation” should be added to the title of the transfer center to let students know that they should go there for assistance.

The next SGA meeting is at noon Monday in the craft room of Loftin Student Center.

For more information about Foundations of Excellence, call Aldana-Ramirez at 210-486-1419.

Admissions, mega lab offer virtual lines, alerts

Refresher course begins Monday; one signed up

Students can use technology to avoid standing in lines.

By Bleah B. Patterson

By Christopher A. Hernandez sac-ranger@alamo.edu

Services in the admissions office and student mega lab are being improved by introducing a virtual line called Qless, Usha Venkat, director of information technology, said Monday.

Students who have questions about enrollment, registration, and technical support no longer have to stand in line to get an answer.

Qless, a program using texts to let students know when personnel will be able to see them, was put in operation Oct 14.

“Qless allows students to hold their positions in line without physically standing in line,” Venkat said.

She said Qless is a virtual line where students can reserve a spot via the Internet or text using a cell phone without physically lining up.

Students can sign up for this service by texting SAC to 619-639-1212.

Students also can access the Qless virtual queue by visiting this college’s website and selecting Qless under the admissions tab.

Venkat said the only information needed for Qless is a valid 10-digit cell phone number. Once students log in, they will receive a text message about their position in line.

“Students would know how long their wait is, add more time if needed, and will be reminded about their position 15 minutes before they’re to be seen,” Venkat said.

Venkat said this college and Northwest Vista are the only Alamo Colleges schools implementing Qless.

She said during the first launch week, the system would be available for limited hours to ensure proper system testing by the office of technology services.

Students who require assistance with Qless can call the college help desk at 210-486-0777.

Hours of operation for Qless in the admissions office are 2 p.m.–5 p.m.

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and 2 p.m.-7 p.m. Tuesdays.

Hours of operation for Qless in the student mega lab are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday on the fifth floor of Moody Learning Center.

Visit the Qless website at www. alamo.edu/sac/qless.

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On Monday, students can begin required refresher courses to prepare them for new integrated reading and writing developmental courses or a collegelevel English course in the spring.

As of Thursday morning, one student had signed up, Paul Sanchez, English, reading, and education department secretary, said. The department expects about 100 the first week.

The college is replacing three developmental reading classes and two developmental English classes with INRW 0420, Integrated Reading and Writing, for students who test at grades nine through 12, and INRW 0305, Integrated Reading and Writing, for students who test at eighth grade and below.

Scores on the Texas Success Initiative assessment test will determine the developmental level for students who do not test at college level, English Chair Mike Burton said.

Because the TSI assessment gives students their results immediately, students requiring developmental English will register for a refresher course on the same day they take the TSI assessment.

The English department is working on a system to send students an email reminding them of refresher course dates and times, Sanchez said.

Students who test below college-level cannot register for college-level English courses until a refresher is completed.

Students are required to take refresher courses the semester before registration, he said.

Students who took the TSI assessment and tested into INRW 0420 will be required to take INRW 0055, an eight-hour refresher, or they will be denied registration in the spring.

Students who test into INRW 0305 will be required to take INRW 0050, a 16-hour refresher.

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People

Criminal justice freshman John De Leon gets his back, neck and shoulders massaged during Spa Day Monday in the Fiesta Room.

De Leon said he has problems with his back and needs this to work out the knots in his muscles.

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www.theranger.org/people Liberal arts sophomore René Orozco, international relations sophomore Dordaneh Leon and biology sophomore Kristen Reyna clown around for a 3-D picture Oct. 11 in Loftin. Monica Lamadrid

Above, performer Louie “Chyna Cravens” Canales dances down the runway during Drag Bingo Wednesday in the craft room in Loftin as part of Coming Out Week. In between rounds of bingo, drag queens danced on the runway. Daniel Arguelles Left, Gabriel Cortinas, Carlos Alvarez and David Villanueva, alumni of this college and members of the David Villanueva Jazz Collective, play “Mr. P.C.” by John Coltrane Wednesday in Loftin as part of the SAC Giving Back rally to encourage donations to the United Way scheduled for the mall. Rain forced the event indoors. Emily Rodriguez

Music education sophomore Sarah Beth Agosto, second from left in front row, performs in “A Concert of Renaissance Music” with the Chamber Singers Oct. 11 in McAllister. Casey Alcala

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Professors give pros, cons of gun laws at Hot Potato sac-ranger@alamo.edu

Americans do not need more gun laws, but they need more enforcement of existing gun laws, Jerry O’Connor, physics, engineering, architecture and engineering technologies chair, said Oct. 1 during a Hot Potato lecture at the Methodist Student Center.

He shared the first weekly Hot Potato lunch series of the semester with Dr. Paul Wilson, former political science chair and director of the Murguía Learning Institute.

Political science Professor Asslan Khaligh invited Wilson and O’Connor to debate gun control and functioned as the moderator.

For the past 30 years, Khaligh has helped choose the topics and guest speakers for the Hot Potato series, which cover controversial topics 12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Tuesdays.

To explain his view on the danger of gun laws, O’Connor said that if a violent person is stalking a woman and she tries to get a gun, she could die before the required threeday waiting period is over, O’Connor said.

“Passing laws can have devastating consequences as well as not passing them,” O’Connor said.

Gun laws are needed and valid, Khaligh said.

There will always be a group who will not respect the laws, and that has been true in history, Khaligh said.

Wilson said the National Rifle Association has scared people to increase gun sales.

“I think we focus too much on the crime issue with this problem,” he said. “If you own a weapon in your home, you’re presenting a danger, especially to children.”

He said people are more focused on the crime aspect of guns rather than the public health aspect.

When handguns are responsible for three of four suicide cases, it’s a public health issue, Wilson said.

Most criminals don’t get their guns from gun shops or gun shows, O’Connor said.

They get them from family or friends or they steal them.

Wilson, a duck hunter, said he owns a shotgun that holds five shells.

Under the law, he has to

mechanically alter it to hold three shells, to respect the duck population. “Can’t we do that for the human population?” Wilson asked.

José Benitez, mechanical engineering sophomore, said a person could go to the West Side and get a gun for $100.

If the government controlled the sellers and enforced the laws already in place, wouldn’t that actually make everything else work better, Benitez asked.

Khaligh asked the panelists if they agree that people need more firearms training.

O’Connor said there are people who own firearms who have not been adequately trained.

One of the reasons the NRA was established was for firearms training, O’Connor said. The NRA has training programs for all classes of weapons and a training program for children.

The organization promotes gun safety and teaches children what to do when they see a firearm, he said.

O’Connor said people have an irrational fear about guns.

Guns are not like viruses,

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Students, instructors must establish communication

By Christopher A. Hernandez sac-ranger@alamo.edu

In college, students must communicate with instructors to stay informed about changes in class location, upcoming assignments, unexpected obligations and dates for finals.

Most students are afraid to ask questions because they don’t understand the assignment or material handed out, Lisa Black, student development professor, said.

“Students need to overcome the fear of asking questions because the only way an instructor can help a student is by communicating,” she said.

She said instructors could establish a relationship with students by making them feel comfortable in the classroom.

“Students need to break away from the ‘miss’ mentality,” Black said.

She referred to students who frequently address female instructors as ‘Miss” or male instructors as “Mister.”

Instead, she said they should address instructors by name.

Instructors can allow students to use first names to establish a connection with students, she said.

“Students need to keep instructors informed about unexpected emergencies or job-related obligations,” Julie Engel, director of student development, said Wednesday.

She said most students don’t keep instructors informed about what is happening in their daily lives

Dr. Paul Wilson, right, director of the Murguía Learning Institute, and physics Professor Jerry O’Connor speak Oct. 1 at the Methodist Student Center on “Fired Up for Gun Control.” Casey Alcala bacteria or living things that will propagate on their own and do damage that way, O’Connor said.

“Guns don’t do anything by themselves,” O’Connor said.

Wilson said, “Automobiles are not sentient creatures and they cause death and so we pass laws to reduce that chance of injury and death. So we can require seat belts on cars, why can’t we require the analogous things on firearms?”

O’Connor said while smart guns are a good concept, they have been tried in a few places and do not work well. The mechanism of a firearm is very sensitive.

There has to be a symbolic

gesture that as a society limits are defined on this issue as limits are defined on other freedoms, Wilson said.

“You put a lock on a door to keep an honest person honest. There’s symbolic value in these things,” he said.

Wilson is a hunter and gun owner. O’Connor declined to answer gun owner.

The topic for the next Hot Potato lecture Tuesday is immigration reform.

The Oct. 15 lecture “Does Equal Really Mean Equal: GLBT Issues,” was canceled and will be rescheduled because speaker Richard Farias, director of student life, was ill.

Call 210-733-1441.

when they miss class.

“Most instructors, in any way possible, will help students with personal or schoolrelated issues,” she said.

Students who seek assistance outside of class should contact instructors during office hours, and exchange emails through ACES or Canvas, Engel said.

Canvas allows instructors to post assignments, grades and deadlines for their students.

This system allows students to have discussions with not just the instructor but also the entire class by posting the discussion or communicating through recorded instructions, face-to-face video chat, email and chat rooms.

Refreshers are free to students and require no textbook, and students can choose the most convenient section available.

Regardless of which refresher is taken, the assessment at the end of the refresher will determine if the student is ready for INRW 0305, INRW 0420 or ENGL 1301, Composition 1.

“We are trying to give students every opportunity to test out of developmental classes,” Burton said.

Refreshers will be Monday through Thursday 2 p.m.-4 p.m., 4 p.m.-6 p.m. and 6 p.m.–8 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.- noon and 1 p.m.–5 p.m.

During their last session, students will be given a reading and writing prompt to assess whether they can advance, he said.

“If the past is any indicator, students will move up,” Burton said. “Our goal is raise students as high as possible.”

“As many as 1,000 students are expected to need the refresher,” Burton said. “We’re afraid that students will wait until December or January and not be allowed to register for the spring semester.”

Burton fears this could negatively affect spring enrollment.

Call the English program at 210-486-0649.

Building immunity is best sickness prevention

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By Neven Jones

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By Katherine Garcia

kgarcia203@student.alamo.edu

Taking care of yourself may seem difficult with a busy lifestyle, but there are some simple tips to help you stay healthy.

Education support specialist Erika Peña in student life said the less stress one has, the stronger the immune system is.

“You should have a good immune system to deal with (illness) so eat well, rest on a daily basis,” Ellen Brennan, biology professor and nutritionist, agreed.

Brennan said now is a good time to get a flu shot because it takes a few weeks for the flu shot to become active and effective.

Students should wash hands and wrists for at least 10 seconds with hot water, Peña said.

She said cleaning a cell phone often with an antibacterial wipe can also prevent illness.

She said sneezing in the crook of the elbow, covering the mouth when coughing and wearing boots to keep feet dry in rainy weather are important.

Staying healthy is important, but sometimes illness just cannot be avoided.

When students are sick, their studies may be affected if they are unable to get to class.

“The best thing to do is rest, which most people don’t do,” Brennan said, adding that fluids such as broth and soups help keep body temperature warm.

Peña advised people who are ill to avoid vigorous exercise because that will intensify the symptoms and to take medicine at the first sign of symptoms.

She said not to hang around too many people because germs will spread easily.

Peña suggests students who get sick but have tests in their classes should try to get to class take the exams.

“Take care of your exams, then take care of yourself,” Peña said.

This is when Brennan’s advice to take it easy until strength returns applies. Students need time to recover and build up immunity to prevent future illnesses.

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The Centers for Disease Control reported the percentage of minors using electronic cigarettes more than doubled in one academic year. In a report issued Sept. 5, the CDC released data from a study of middle school and high school students performed during the 2011-2012 school year.

The CDC reported the percentage of e-cigarette users among sixth to 12th graders more than doubled from 3.3 percent to 6.8 percent. High school students who selfreported using electronic cigarettes, or smokeless cigarettes, indicated 7.2 percent never used conventional cigarettes and 80.5 percent said they currently smoked tobacco.

While at a distance, e-cigarettes look the same as the tobacco version, there are several big differences up close.

Electronic cigarettes do not burn, so they smell different and e allowed indoors while tobacco is not.

Broadcasting freshman Eric Martinez said he started using it to lp him reduce tobacco use and was surprised by the results.

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“Vaping” is a term coined by users to describe inhaling vapors from an e-cigarette.

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Eric Martinez, radio-television-broadcasting freshman, smokes a coffeeflavored electronic cigarette Oct. 2. Michael Peters 5 percent of total food intake per day) without causing frank toxic effects.”

The FDA publishes a list of known dangerous chemicals in tobacco. To date, the list mentions 93 chemical substances, including arsenic, ammonia, benzene, formaldehyde, lead, mercury, nickel, nicotine and phenol, some known as carcinogens.

Another difference between smoking and vaping is the federal government does not regulate e-cigarettes, but this may change.

President Obama signed legislation granting the FDA authority over tobacco as a drug, but this authority does not mention nicotine specifically. The FDA is proposing expansion of its authority to include e-cigarettes.

Meanwhile, vapers say the reusable devices save them money.

Nicotine-free liquids are an option for quitters who have kicked the nicotine habit but not the physical habits, such as holding something like a cigarette or drawing smoke from a cigarette and inhaling.

Thevapebook.com refers to tobacco cigarettes as “analog” and teaches visitors the dangers of handling nicotine and how to make their own “e-juice” and offers dozens of flavors, including almond toffee, apple sour, coffee, chocolate and lemonade.

Vaping allows the user to control the nicotine level, which can be reduced and even eliminated without reduction in the physical activity or kinesthetic sensation of smoking. Quitters can choose to fight one habit at a time, addiction or physical habits.

The e-cigarette’s invention is credited to Herbert A. Gilbert, who patented a smokeless tobacco device in 1965 because he believed cigarettes were harmful. The device did not make it to the mass market until Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik was motivated to find a smokeless cigarette after his father died of lung cancer. The first mass production of e-cigarettes began in China in the early 2000s.

The device was introduced to Europe in 2006 and then the U.S. On its website, the FDA uses a warning tone while questioning the safety or dangers of e-cigarettes. The FDA holds the position there are no specific studies yet, and more than 400,000 Americans die annually from illnesses caused by tobacco use.

So far, vaping seems like a win-win for tobacco cessation efforts, but, the results remain to be seen for e-cigarette use over the longterm. The FDA and CDC are encouraging caution.

Great American Smokeout Nov. 21 The benefits of quitting begin 20 minutes after the last cigarette.

By Paula Christine Schuler

pschuler1@student.alamo.edu

The Great American Smokeout is sponsored and encouraged by the American Cancer Society on the third Thursday of November annually.

Media spokespersons from the ocal office were unavailable for comment.

The society encourages smokers to use the date to quit smoking, even if for just a single day.

They maintain disease

attributable to tobacco smoking is the group of preventable disease and premature death and half of those who do not quit smoking will die of diseases caused by smoking.

According to the American Cancer Society, smoking tobacco is the No. 1 cause of cancer. It also causes aneurisms, stroke, heart disease, bronchitis and emphysema and is implicated in gum disease, cataracts, bone thinning and fractures.

Another benefit is financial.

According to cancer.org, a smoker who spends $5 on a pack of cigarettes per day will save about $152.08 per month and $1,826.25 a year.

To find support groups or support with quitting tobacco, call the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345.

For more information about the Great American Smokeout, visit www.cancer.org/ smokeout

After quitting tobacco 20 minutes: Heart rate and blood pressure return to normal 12 hours: Carbon monoxide levels in the blood return to normal Two weeks to three months: Circulation and lung function improves One to nine months: Coughing decreases; cilia return to normal function, cleaning the lungs and reducing infection One year: risk of coronary heart disease is half compared to a continuing smoker American Cancer Society

David Mrizek, vice president of college services, spent two days at the National Challenger Center in Washington, D.C., to learn about and implement updated renovations to this college’s Challenger Center.

The National Challenger Center has changed the configuration of the mission control room, the orientation room and space station for all Challenger Centers across the nation.

Mrizek heard of the changes in the National Challenger Center two months ago and had to decide whether the Challenger Center being built on this campus had the capability to make adjustments.

Mrizek flew to Washington with Gary Verlinden, project manager from Parsons Corp., and Robert Moritz, principal architect from DHR Architecture, to meet with DEP Design, the company fabricating the center’s installations, about changes needed to fit the new model of the Challenger Center.

“The architects were foresighted enough to make the areas large enough to be able to take what they’re purposing to pretty much drop it into what we are building,” Mrizek said.

Two delays slowed construction of the Challenger Center.

Asbestos was found in the roof of the planetarium dome so a specialty team was hired to remove it, delaying construction by three weeks. The team — unsuccessfully — tried chipping and scrapping to remove the asbestos. The next option was chemicals, which only worked at night because the daytime summer heat evaporated the chemicals too quickly.

The second delay was sagging of the second floor of the building, which caused a delay in construction by four weeks.

Construction workers had to level the building by adding a new column to the frame of the building.

Mrizek brought back schematic drawings featuring the Challenger Center updates.

New system configurations will be added to the mission control room, orientation room and space station simulator.

“Because of the delays, we

weren’t able to further the construction, which means now we are in a good place to make these changes without having to do many changes,” Mrizek said.

“We’re going to be one of the very first to install the new system,” Mrizek said, “which includes not only how it looks, but how it functions.”

The mission control room was built in a step-down system, but will be changed to a flat floor that will look like a data center.

’’ The real exciting thing is that we were not further along in construction, and there is space enough to drop the new mission control, space station, into what we’ve built. The stars are all aligned.

David Mrizek, vice president of college services

An access ramp to conform to the Americans with Disabilities Act will be moved to the front of the room to incorporate the flat floor.

The mission control room will have pods that will allow two students per pod to work with space station simulations.

The orientation room will be octagonal with flat-top benches that open and function as storage for visitor bags.

The spacecraft will remain on the second floor but will enhance various workstations, where computers will have the ability to drop down and be used as meeting tables.

A four-week system installation is planned for the beginning of August 2014 to ensure everything will be ready for a mid-September opening. The soft opening of the center is still planned for fall of next year.

“The real exciting thing is that we were not further along in construction, and there is space enough to drop the new mission control, space station, into what we’ve built,” Mrizek said, “The stars are all aligned.”

SAConnected

6 • Oct. 18, 2013 Saturday

SAC Transfer: University of Incarnate Word transfer advising 9 a.m.-noon on first floor of Chance. Call 210-486-0864.

SAC Meeting: Cheshyre Cheese Club noon in writing center in Room 203 in Gonzales. Continues Tuesdays. Call 210486-0668.

SAC Transfer: St. Mary’s University recruiting 8:30 a.m.noon in Fiesta Room of Loftin and 9 a.m.-noon on first floor of Chance.

Call 210-486-0864.

SAC Meeting: CRU, formerly Campus Crusade for Christ, 1:45 p.m. in Room 004 of Chance. Continues Tuesdays. Call 210486-1233.

Volunteer: Weed Wednesday at Hardberger Park 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Help pull weeds and plant native plants.

Continues Wednesdays.

Call 210-201-3292 or email wendy.leonard@ sanantonio.gov.

SAC Transfer: Texas State University recruiting 9:30 a.m.-noon in Fiesta Room of Loftin.

Continues noon-4 p.m. in transfer center on first floor of Moody.

Call 210-486-0864.

SAC Event: Grand opening 10:30 a.m. at Tobin Lofts, 1415 N. Main. Email sac-pr@ alamo.edu.

Today Weekend Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

UTSA Event: Law School Fair by Institute for Law and Public Affairs 11 a.m.-2 p.m. first and second floor of university center north, UTSA main campus. Visit www.utsa.edu/calendar.

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SAC Event: Mass and Meal sponsored

by Catholic Student Association 12:15 p.m. at 312 W. Courtland.

Continues Fridays. Call 210-736-9306.

SAC Event: Pingpong tournament 2 p.m.-4 p.m. in game room of Loftin. Continues Fridays.

Call 210-486-0131.

SPC Event: 2013 Homecoming 6 p.m.-11 p.m. in atrium of center for health professions.

Dress is eveningwear.

Free admission with registration at the door.

Visit alamo.edu/spc.

SAC Performance Open Mic Coffee Night

by Cheshyre Cheese Club 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. on first floor of Loftin. Call 210-486-0125.

UTSA Event: Poetry night Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans-gendered, Questioning 7 p.m.-9 p.m. in Anaqua Room of university center on main campus. Visit www.utsa. edu/calendar.

Event: Walk like MADD 5K walk, timed run and festival supporting Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Registration 7:30 a.m., opening ceremony 8:30 a.m., walk 9:30 a.m. at AT&T Center. $20 for adults, $15 for youth and $35 for timed run. Visit www. walklikemadd.org.

Event: Solar Fest 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Maverick Park, 1000 Broadway.

Call 210-354-0236.

Exhibit: Mujerartes exhibit and sale by the city of Esperanza Peace and Justice Center 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. at 1412 El Paso. Continues through Oct. 30. Visit www.esperanzacenter.org.

SAC Transfer: Our Lady of the Lake University recruiting 10 a.m.-10:30 a.m. in Fiesta Room of Loftin.

Call 210-486-0864.

SAC Event: Karaoke 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Fiesta Room of Loftin.

Call 210-486-0125.

SAC Performance: Faculty recital by fine arts 7:30 p.m. in auditorium of McAllister.

Call 210-486-0255.

SAC Meeting: Adjunct Faculty Council 5:30 p.m. in Room 209 of Loftin. Call 210-4860347.

AC Meeting: Board of trustees 6 p.m. in Room 101 of Killen Center, 201 W. Sheridan. See agenda at www.alamo.edu/district/board/agenda/.

Event: San Antonio Beer Festival 1 p.m.-6 p.m. at HemisFair Park. Must be 21 or older. Tickets $30 online or $40 at the door.

Visit sanantoniobeerfestival.com.

PAC Event: Family violence lecture by Bexar County Sheriff Susan Pamerleau 10 a.m.-11 a.m. in the performing arts center.

Visit www.alamo.edu/ pac/events/ SAC Event: Bible study and lunch 1:15 p.m. in Methodist Student Center. Continues Wednesdays. Call 210-733-1441 or visit www.saumcm.org.

SPC Lecture: Wil Haygood, author of “The Butler,” part of President’s Lecture Series 11 a.m. in Watson. Call 210-4862670.

SAC Event: Olympicstyle boxing by student life 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in mall. Call 210-4860125.

SAC Transfer: St. Edward’s University recruiting 2 p.m.-5 p.m. on first floor of Chance. Call 210-4860864.

SAC Performance: Faculty recital by fine arts 7:30 p.m. in auditorium of McAllister.

Call 210-486-0255.

SAC Event: Open house by the library 2 p.m.-4 p.m. on fourth floor of Moody.

Explore new renovations, resources and services, as well as an unveiling of posters promoting reading.

Email sac-pr@alamo. edu.

Sunday

Event: Jazz Day at the Witte 3 p.m.-6 p.m. at Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway. Included with general admission. $10 for adults, $7 for children. Visit www.wittemuseum.org.

Oct. 26 SAC Event: Heart Walk 5K sponsored by student life and the Wellness Team 8:30 a.m. Call 210-486-0158 Event: San Antonio Founders Day to celebrate the 1718 founding of the city 10 a.m.4 p.m. at the Alamo. Call 210-525-6905 or visit www.sanantoniofoundersday.org.

Exhibit: Grand opening of the Briscoe Western Art Museum 11 p.m.-4 p.m. at 210 W. Market. Visit briscoemuseum.org.

Oct. 29 Trinity Lecture: Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, journalists responsible for the uncovering of the Watergate scandal, on “Inside the White House: From Nixon to Obama” at 7:30 p.m. in Laurie Auditorium.

Tickets are free, max two per person, 10 a.m.4 p.m. Monday-Friday in the auditorium. Call 210-999-8406 or visit www.trinity.edu.

Oct. 31 Reminder: Halloween SAC Deadline: Submit photos of loved ones in uniform to be posted in Loftin display windows in observation of Veterans Day. Email chernandez@alamo.edu.

Nov. 1 SAC Deadline: Submit a nomination for Student of the Month for November by 5 p.m. in Room 309 of Fletcher. Visit www. alamo.edu/mainwide.aspx?id=17204.

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Students who want to show off their skills in singing, playing instruments, performing magic tricks, making yoyos dazzle or performing other amazing acts are welcome to audition for “SAC’s Got Talent” sponsored by the office of student life.

Auditions are 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday in the Fiesta Room of Loftin Student Center.

The talent show will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Fiesta Room.

Contestants will have an opportunity to win an iPod Nano.

Contestants must provide their own music, musical instruments and props.

Performances can be no longer than five minutes.

For more information, email activities specialist Carrie Hernandez at chernandez@ alamo.edu.

Oktoberfest offers free fall activities

By T.L. Hupfer

sac-ranger@alamo.edu

Fall means warm clothes, pumpkin-flavored treats, Halloween candy and Oktoberfest.

Oktoberfest is a celebration that started in the early 1800s in Germany.

The office of student life is sponsoring an Oktoberfest celebration 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Thursday in the mall.

Coordinator of student success Jacob-Aidan Martinez, said 15 clubs and organizations will sell food and drinks or sponsor activities.

The day of Oktoberfest, the office of student life will pass out pumpkins for a pumpkin-carving contest Oct. 31.

Pumpkins should be decorated and fin-

ished before arriving at the contest. Students must turn in the pumpkins by 3 p.m. Oct. 30 in the craft room of Loftin Student Center. Winners will be announced at the Halloween costume contest 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 31 in the Fiesta Room of Loftin Student Center.

Attendees are welcome to come in costume.

Martinez said about 100 ball caps and beanies will be airbrushed for free on a first come, firstserved basis. Students with a student ID can spin a wheel for Halloweenthemed prizes.

All activities are free.

Food and beverages are sold as club fundraisers.

Call Martinez at 210486-0126.

Staff party Monday This college’s Staff Council invites all staff members to attend a Halloween costume party 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Monday in Koehler Cultural Center.

Staff Council President Helen Torres said the event is one of many the council has lined up this year, but this event specifically caters to staff.

“It’s a social event for staff because it’s good for morale, fellowship and fun in a social setting with other colleagues,” she said.

Staff Council Historian Gina Goldman said activities include dancing, games, spooky food and a costume contest.

The council asks staff members to please RSVP at tiny. cc/schalloweenparty. Contact Torres at 210-486-0393.

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Tips broaden perspective Like waiters, journalists appreciate tips.

A news tip is a brief piece of information about an upcoming event or story idea readers send in when they want an issue addressed.

As much as we’d like to, we can’t cover everything. Sometimes reporters and photographers get busy in the newsroom and don’t know what’s happening outside.

Other times, we just aren’t aware of an upcoming event.

News tips are important because they help us fill in those gaps and allow us to cover breaking news and issues readers want addressed.

Readers have a say in what makes it into the news because you tell us what you want us to cover and we do the rest.

People don’t have to give news tips, but

those who want changes in the status quo aren’t afraid to do so.

Counselor Steve Samet, who has sent news tips to The Ranger since his arrival at this college in 1999, said he gives news tips so students can be aware of and respond to issues.

“I think it’s important for the SAC community to be aware of changes, to question issues, to know the facts,” he said.

News tips are how reporters fill in the information gap, so don’t be afraid to send us news tips.

Our job as reporters is not to tell you what to think but what to think about.

If something is happening, whether it’s exciting or unusual, give us a call. Don’t hesitate to call the newsroom at 210-4861776 because we work for tips.

Women’s rights take hit Beginning Oct. 29, Texas women will see state government cares more about impeding their rights than protecting them.

Texas HB2 will ban abortions after 20 weeks, prohibit off-label use of drugs and require physicians to have hospital privileges within 30 miles of where they practice.

Legislators say the law is a way to protect the health and safety of women, which it could, but it also makes getting an abortion more difficult.

Making physicians have hospital privileges is unnecessary as abortions are relatively safe procedures.

To gain hospital privileges, a doctor must admit a certain number of patients a year.

Off-label use of drugs is a prescription dosage of a drug different from U.S. Food and Drug Administration rules.

Although it sounds like a good idea, patients do not always need the full approved dosage.

Planned Parenthood Trust of South Texas has filed a lawsuit arguing that the new law is restrictive and unnecessary.

The Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade, which established the constitutionality of abortion laws as a woman’s right to privacy,

states that a state can only promote their interests in a woman’s pregnancy while they are in the third trimester.

The decision made to abort in the first trimester is up to a woman and her doctor, which will still be legal in Texas.

Many clinics that perform abortions cannot meet the new requirements because of the cost of becoming an ambulatory surgical center, which will be required for all abortions.

Women do have organizations such as Planned Parenthood looking out for them, but that is not enough.

Women, regardless if they will ever seek an abortion, need government representatives and a society that respects their right to control their own bodies.

The restrictions already in place are enough to ensure the health and safety of women.

We need to make sure voters know the positions of candidates who want to represent us to make sure we are in agreement on vital issues.

Make a choice to protect a woman’s right to choose without adding any unnecessary roadblocks.

More forums needed At the president’s forum last Wednesday, Dr. Robert Zeigler took questions posed by students and staff.

The turnout for the event was about 40 people.

While this number may seem adequate, the forum was not big enough to address the needs of this campus’ population of more than 25,000 students.

Forums in the future should be organized by individual departments, and separate forums should address the issues part-time students face.

Smaller forums throughout the semester would allow students and faculty a better setting for their issues to be addressed.

Forums are a great way to get answers to problems that students come across while they try to enroll in the Alamo Colleges, such as why students haven’t received their financial aid.

Students have a hard time getting their voices heard in the short time frame provided with one president’s forum during a semester.

There should be more forums throughout the semester for more questions and concerns to be heard.

It would also allow those students who couldn’t attend one forum the opportunity to attend a second one.

If college officials are truly interested in the issues that students are facing, they should make an effort to hear their voices.

In forums, students discuss the problems they are facing, and then listen to the answer the official gives and learn what they can do to solve them.

More forums throughout the semester would create a more personal setting with smaller crowds that allow for more student voices.

The college could use its creative multimedia services department to video the forums and upload them to the college website for easy access to anyone unable to attend.

Officials could use this to their advantage to eliminate questions that have been asked at previous forums and answer new questions at the next forum.

This would also allow students to learn what they can do when they come across the same situation.

Help student voices be heard by listening.

Pulse

8 • Oct. 18, 2013

NVC slaughters SPC

Victorious Vista hands SPC home loss

Lady Wildcats win season opener.

NVC wins rivalry game against SPC.

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In a game that featured a combined 49 turnovers and 12 traveling violations, the Northwest Vista Lady Wildcats thumped the St. Philip’s Lady Tigers 63-35 Wednesday night in St. Philip’s health and fitness center.

Despite admirable post work from business freshman Toni Barnes and the outside shooting of kinesiology freshman Meaghan DeLeon, the Lady Tigers could not keep up with the Lady Wildcats.

The Lady Tigers turned the ball over 36 times, including seven traveling violations, while the Lady Wildcats turned it over 13 times, including five traveling violations.

Led by tenacious defending from accounting freshman Claire Renteria, the Lady Wildcats pressure defense forced the Lady Tigers into a lot of mistakes, leading to easy transition buckets.

Nine of the Lady Wildcats’ 10 players got on the scoreboard while only four of the eight Lady Tigers scored.

DeLeon can boast being the game’s highest scorer with 13 points, while Barnes added 12 points to pace the Lady Tigers.

Kinesiology freshman Lorena Garcia and education sophomore Amanda Martinez led the Lady Wildcats in scoring with 12 points each. Criminal justice sophomore Josalyn Madrigal added 11 points to the Lady Wildcats’ winning effort.

Kinesiology freshman Natasha Mofett scored 6 points, all of which came in the first half of the game. Automotive technology freshman Dominique Nunez scored the Lady Tigers’ other 4 points.

With 4:30 remaining in the first half, the Lady Wildcats held a 21-15 lead before Renteria’s defense and vision, with the help of

In a highly anticipated matchup of rival squads, the Northwest Vista Wildcats claimed victory over the St. Philip’s Tigers by a score of 66-57 Wednesday night in St. Philip’s health and fitness center.

Two seasons ago, a regular season defeat to the Tigers prevented the Wildcats from advancing to the playoffs. Last season, the Wildcats qualified for the playoffs only to suffer elimination from the Tigers.

The Wildcats ensured they got off to a good start this season by controlling the Tigers from start to finish in enemy territory. The Wildcats won the battle, but only time will tell if they win the war as it could turn out the paths of the Wildcats and Tigers may cross again in the postseason.

The first half was back and forth, with neither team gaining too much separation on the scoreboard. The Wildcats held a 29-21 advantage going into the break thanks to holding criminal justice sophomore Mark Anthony, the Tigers’ star player, to just 1 point for the half.

Civil engineering sophomore Joe Uribe gave the Tigers trouble all night as he showed the ability to drive to the hoop, dish to his teammates and score from the outside on his way to racking up 18 points for the Wildcats.

Criminal justice sophomore Jeff Lindsey added 12 points while criminal justice freshman Alan Del Valle contributed timely 3-pointers to the Wildcats’ cause.

Sloppy play by St. Philip’s resulted in the Wildcats extending their lead to as much as 13 points early in the second half.

Each time St. Philip’s pulled within single digits, the raucous home crowd

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Kinesiology sophomore Leslie Rosales makes a shot over Miranda Maldonado, computer maintenance technology freshman during the second half of Northwest Vista vs. St. Philip’s Wednesday. Daniel Arguelles Madrigal’s scoring, sparked a 10-3 run to end the half 31-18.

A 24-7 run to start the second half put any hopes of a comeback to rest, making the score 55-25 with about six minutes remaining in the game.

The poor performance did not prevent the St. Philip’s crowd from enthusiastically cheering their team throughout the game.

The next opponent for the Lady Tigers will be the University of Incarnate Word Lady Cardinals at 6 p.m. Oct. 23 at McDermott Center.

The Lady Wildcats will take on this college’s women’s basketball team 6 p.m. Oct. 23 in Gym 1 of Candler Physical Education Center.

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John Wright, business management technology freshman, soars over kinesiology sophomore Clifford Wallace for 2 points Wednesday.

Daniel Arguelles went wild only for the run to be doused by the Wildcats.

The Tigers committed nine turnovers in the second half and 16 for the game, which, combined with shooting 17 for 30 from the freethrow line, limited their ability to complete the comeback.

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Kunz said the university has accepted transfer credits from St. Philip’s courses for many years, but the discussion of offering upper-level courses at St. Philip’s started six to seven years ago.

With this city’s reliance on the hospitality industry, keeping students who are interested in the discipline is important, she said.

“The talent will stay here in San Antonio,” Kunz said. “It is a shame to see individuals who might be our future leaders go off to Houston to finish their education and then sometimes never return.”

According to sachamber.org in 2011, this city’s hospitality industry employed 112,531 people and welcomed 22.3 million “leisure visitors” while bringing in $12 billion.

St. Philip’s could begin offering one upperlevel course as soon as spring.

According to the minute order, “the University of Houston will eventually offer all upper-division courses at St. Philip’s college since it has the infrastructure to provide classroom and office space for the University of Houston faculty and staff.”

ibly frustrated as the seconds ticked down.

The next opponent for the Tigers will be the University of Incarnate Word Cardinals at 8 p.m. Wednesday at McDermott Center.

The Wildcats face this college’s men’s basketball team at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Gym 1 of Candler Physical Education Center.

As part of the agreement, the university will not offer freshman and sophomore level courses in San Antonio at St. Philip’s.

If the university wishes to offer lower division courses not already offered at St. Philip’s, the university must give St. Philip’s the first opportunity to offer such courses. St. Philip’s and the university will work together on recruitment initiatives for the program.

Kunz said upper-level courses would probably be scheduled in the late afternoon or early evenings, so that it would not conflict with the classes St. Philip’s offers.

Kunz hopes later class hours will work with people already working in the hospitality industry.

The two colleges have not determined what upper-level course will be offered or how many will be offered in the beginning.

Kunz said the university might relocate professors or perhaps use local industry professionals as adjunct faculty to teach upperlevel courses, but that decision is up to the university.

No university in San Antonio offers a bachelor’s degree in hotel and restaurant management.