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Degrees awarded limited Students can earn only one A.A. and one A.S. degree from each of the Alamo Colleges.

By Wally Perez

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Ouch Kinesiology sophomores Caris Cook and Elisabeth Crane and biology sophomore Katelyn Norris dodge balls thrown at them at the same time

during the dodgeball tournament sponsored by the K Club, the college’s kinesiology club, Oct. 27 in Candler. Read the story online. Deandra Gonzalez

SACSCOC recommends autonomy Special site visit team identifies district policy and college autonomy as concerns.

By Kyle R. Cotton kcotton11@student.alamo.edu

All three colleges undergoing reaccreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges have received a review letter identifying seven recommendations to address in regard to their autonomy from the district.

The special site visit committee composed of members of SACSCOC and this college’s peers in the southeastern U.S. made recommendations to address the branding of the colleges, grade-point average calculation in regard to transferring, and board policies dictating curriculum and employment contracts being with the district and not the individual colleges.

Northwest Vista College received its let-

ter Oct. 27 and St. Philip’s and this college received their letters Oct. 31.

Chancellor Bruce Leslie told The Ranger Wednesday in a phone interview he was not immediately concerned about the reaccreditation of the three colleges and the pending accrediting of Northeast Lakeview College.

In the letters, the committee says it is unclear whether the institutions are autonomous.

“For example, in all branded materials, Alamo Colleges is the predominant focus and the college name is secondary. In other examples, the college is omitted completely and the focus is on Alamo Colleges,” the letter says.

The letter continues, noting that it is not clear who is conferring degrees.

“It was unclear whether the entity conferring the degree was the institution or the district,” the letter says, referencing the commencement addresses of each of the

college presidents.

This also extends to documentation such as memos, contracts, guidelines, manuals, agendas and consortia agreements.

The committee also recommended that the institutions demonstrate that faculty is responsible for curriculum.

“There are indications that the board, through board policy, has required certain content (‘The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People’) to be included in the curriculum. This is stipulated in Board Policy B.9.1. It appears that this bypassed the faculty review process,” the report said.

The board has spent millions on FranklinCovey materials and is requiring EDUC 1300, Learning Frameworks, which contains Covey materials, to be included in pathways being developed as advising guides at all colleges.

The visiting committee also found the

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Getting a bus to NLC is not easy District says whether the college receives bus service is up to city.

By James Dusek

sac-ranger@alamo.edu

The lack of public transportation going to Northeast Lakeview College has long been an inconvenience for students and potential students who do not have easy access to private transportation.

“My biggest concern is that as Northeast Lakeview College becomes active, the lack of a bus stop will limit the amount of students,” said student trustee Emmanuel Nyong, biology sophomore at Palo Alto College.

Nyong’s concern is shared by philosophy sophomore Richard Wells, president of NLC’s Student Government Association.

Nyong and Wells worry that

as the college gets closer to accreditation, some students from within the city will be unable to access the college.

Wells also said the campus access fee paid by all students includes VIA bus usage, which means NLC students aren’t getting the full use of the fee.

Getting a VIA bus going to the college isn’t as easy as it sounds, however, according to John Strybos, associate vice chancellor of facilities.

He said he’s been trying for years to get bus service out there.

Strybos’ headache stems in part from the fact that the Alamo Colleges cannot afford to establish bus service to the college.

VIA operates in cities that pay for the service with a sales tax. Live Oak and Universal City — the cities the college lies in — chose not to allocate their

Journalism freshman Robert Aguinaga gets ready to board VIA bus Route 21 after traveling 1.7 miles by bike from Northeast Lakeview to Converse.

Aguinaga lives near Sea World and rides two hours to get to Northeast Lakeview. Josue Hernandez taxpayer money to VIA, spending that money instead on emergency risk and economic development demand, Strybos said.

“It’s up to the city of Converse and the city of Universal City.”

Strybos said.

Read the full story online.

Students will now be limited to one Associate of Arts and/or one Associate of Science degree from each of the Alamo Colleges, according to the summary of actions from a meeting Oct. 17 of presidents and vice chancellors.

According to the summary, to earn both an A.A. and an A.S. from one of the Alamo Colleges, the student must earn an additional 15 hours of transfer coursework that was not part of the initial degree.

For example, if a student earns an A.A. and wants to obtain an A.S. afterward, the student would need 15 additional hours of transfer courses not obtained in pursuit of the A.A. degree.

This means students who receive both degrees at one institution can no longer receive another at the same institution.

They could, however, opt to complete those 15 extra hours at their home college and take at least 30 hours at another college to earn a degree from a second college.

This is something they may not want.

Chancellor Bruce Leslie said the reason behind the action was a discussion that included the effort made to ensure students complete their degree goal.

Leslie said there has been criticism over some private-for-profit institutions, some of which have been fly-by-night.

Over the years they’ve been known as degree mills, where people send in a check and receive a degree in the mail, he said.

Dr. Jo Carol Fabianke, vice chancellor of academic success, said this decision was made in relation to the end of defined majors, which was implemented this semester for first-time students.

“We want to make sure every course you take here will go toward your degree,” Fabianke said.

Fabianke said she wasn’t concerned about students who might want multiple degrees.

“We’re not encouraging students to stick around here, it’s like what you would do for kids out of high school,” Fabianke said.

“We want you to go on and do something else — get a four-year degree.”

Fabianke said new students are now being asked what they plan to get a degree in, and if they plan to transfer to a fouryear institution, they will be advised to take hours that will count to that specific degree.

“We want to make sure we’re managing this in a way that maintains the integrity of the Alamo Colleges degree and certificates so there isn’t a perception that a student can get four or five degrees without doing anything extra,” Leslie said.

In an email, President Robert Vela said, “The decision will help our students stay on track to fulfill the requirements for their intended pathway.”

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Photography sophomore Alyssa Landez starts detailing the base layer of makeup for Yvette Hernandez, co-coordinator for SATX Social Ride. Landez recruited current and former students to paint faces for $5 donations for a basic skull and $10 for a complex design. SATX Social Ride met Tuesday evening at Burleson Yard Beer Garden for a Día de Los Muertos bike ride, which was a 16-mile round trip to St. Mary’s University. William A. Peters

Training day Police academy cadet Cox instructs cadet Villarreal to keep her hands outside of the vehicle during a felony traffic stop simulation Wednesday on the fourth floor of the parking garage east of Chance. Brandon A. Edwards

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Liberal arts sophomores Kristopher Aguirre and Ezra Castillo push liberal arts sophomores Paloma Brand and Mia Garcia back and forth while they are inside a hammock Tuesday west of Moody. “It was fun; it was like being in a banana,” Garcia said.

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Nursing freshman Sheanna Carnes forces PAC guard Irene Ybarra into a turnover Wednesday in the athletics and aquatics center at Palo Alto.

Defense played a major role in the dominating 83-53 Ranger win.

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SAC Events: The last print issue of The Ranger for fall on stands. Follow us online at www.theranger.org.

SAC Event: Flags for Our Fallen Vets 9-11 a.m. at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach. Call 361-5632828.

SAC Event: Open enrollment for health insurance 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Fiesta Room of Loftin. Call 210-486-0125.

NLC Event: Veterans Day celebration 10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the performing arts auditorium.

Call 210-486-5404

Deadline: Last day to withdraw from 16-week classes.

Monday, Nov. 14

Event: SA AIDS free testing 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in student health services at UTSA. Continues Thursday.

Call 210-458-6809.

PAC Event: Veterans Day celebration 11 a.m.-noon in the courtyard. Call 210-486-3125.

NLC Event: Toys for Tots 8 a.m.-7 p.m. at major entrances of main buildings. Continues through Nov. 18. Call 210-486-5404.

SPC Event: Soul 2 Sole sock drive 8 a.m.-4 p.m. in Room 130 of health professions. Continues through Nov. 30. Call 210-4862867.

SAC Event: Blood drive 9 a.m.3 p.m. in the mall. Continues Tuesday. Call 210-486-0125.

SAC Event: Karaoke Monday 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Fiesta Room of Loftin. Call 210-486-0125.

SAC Meeting: Student Government Association 1 p.m. in the craft room of Loftin. Call 210486-0125.

SAC Meeting: Campus Activities Board 1-2 p.m. in Room 150 of Loftin. Call 210-486-0125.

SAC Meeting: Society of Women Engineers 4-5 p.m. in Room 204 of Chance. Call 210-486-1825.

SAC Event: SLAC workshop learning styles 4-4:30 p.m. in Room 707 of Moody. Call 210486-0165.

SAC Event: SLAC workshop time management 6-6:30 p.m. in Room 707 of Moody. Continues 1-1:30 p.m. Saturday. Call 210486-0165.

SAC Event: Transfer and career center fall career fair 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Fiesta Room of Loftin. Call 210-486-0125.

SAC Event: SLAC workshop note-taking skills 1-1:30 p.m. in Room 707 of Moody. Call 210486-0165.

SAC Event: Pingpong tournament 2-4 p.m. in the game room of Loftin. Call 210-486-0125.

NVC Meeting: Filipino Student Association 2-3 p.m. in Room 201 of Live Oak. Call 210-486-4010.

SAC Meeting: Society of Professional Journalists 2:15-3:15 p.m. in Room 209 of Loftin. Call 210-486-0125.

SAC Event: SLAC workshop study smarter skills 3-3:30 p.m. in Room 707 of Moody. Call 210486-0165.

SAC Event: SLAC workshop working and communicating with your professor 11-11:30 a.m. in Room 707 of Moody. Continues Friday. Call 210-486-0165.

SPC Event: Spirit Day. 11 a.m.1 p.m. on the center for learning resources breezeway. Call 210486-2135.

SPC Event: Party with the President noon-1 p.m. in Bowden alumni center. Call 210-4862135.

PAC Event: Poetry and rap slam noon-1:30 p.m. in the student center. Call 210-486-3125.

SAC Meeting: Future Teachers Organization 1:45-2:45 p.m. in Room 103 of Gonzales. Call 210486-0125.

SAC Event: SLAC workshop online learning 6-6:30 p.m. in Room 707 of Moody. Continues 10-10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Call 210-486-0165.

PAC Meeting: Palomino Alliance 2-3 p.m. in Room 121 of Palomino. Call 210-486-3125.

Event: Vocal studio recital 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the foyer of Ruth Taylor Recital Hall at Trinity University. Call 210-999-8845.

SAC Event: Andy Cohen speaker broadcast 5:457:45 p.m. in the craft room of Loftin. Call 210486-0125.

SPC Meeting: Muslim Student Association noon-12:30 p.m. in Room 200 of Sutton. Call 210486-2135.

PAC Event: Jazz Ensemble 12:30-1:45 p.m. in the student annex. Call 210-486-3125.

SPC Meeting: Eureka Science Club 12:30-1:30 p.m. in Room 304 of the science building. Call 210-486-2135.

SAC Event: SLAC workshop test-taking skills 3-3:30 p.m. in Room 707 of Moody. Call 210486-0165.

NLC Event: Veterans Day concert 4-6 p.m. in the performing arts auditorium. Call 210-4865404.

Event: Veterans Day ceremony 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the window lounge of the university center at UTSA. Call 210-458-6044.

SAC Event: Veterans Day ceremony 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the mall. Call 210-486-0111.

SAC Event: SLAC workshop stress management 10-10:30 a.m. in Room 707 of Moody. Call 210486-0165.

SAC Event: Spring registration.

Continues through Jan. 8. Call 210-486-0334.

Deadline: Last day to withdraw from Flex 2 classes.

Thursday, Nov. 17

SAC Event: Coed softball noon-4 p.m. at Rusty Lyons Field, 6300 N. McCullough. Call 210-486-0125.

SAC Meeting: Student Publications Board interviews for the spring Ranger staff at 9 a.m. in Room 209 of Loftin. Deadline to apply noon Nov. 16. Call 210-486-1765.

NLC Event: 5K Turkey Classic 9 a.m.-noon at the library. Call 210486-5404.

Friday, Nov. 18

sat SAC Event: Dance Festival of San Antonio performance showcase 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of McAlllister. $5 with SAC ID. Call 210-486-0125.

Deadline: Last day to withdraw from Start 2 classes.

SAC Event: Ranger Source Awards 10-11 a.m. in Room 212 of Loftin. Call 210-486-1773.

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ACCD Closure: Colleges closed for Thanksgiving. Continues through Nov. 27. Call 210-4850099 for emergencies.

Event: Gallery Talk: Museum Highlights 11 a.m.-noon. Meet at main stairs, San Antonio Museum of Art. 200 W. Jones. Free to Alamo Colleges students with ID. Call 210-978-8100.

Saturday, Dec. 10 SAC Event: End of fall semester.

Monday, Dec. 19 ACCD Closure: Winter break.

Continues through Dec. 30. Call 210-485-0099 for emergencies.

Illustration by Brent Schmuck

For coverage in People, call 210-486-1773 or e-mail sac-ranger@alamo.edu two weeks in advance.

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Driving it home Students lead project to create energy-efficient vehicle from scratch.

By James Dusek

sac-ranger@alamo.edu

Imagine a car.

Imagine it runs on hydrogen gas instead of gasoline. Imagine it’s about 5 feet long and just wide enough to squeeze in a 5-foot-5 engineering sophomore lying down in a fireretardant suit. Imagine it’s designed and built entirely by a group of about 20 students at this college.

They have met in the MESA Center to work on this hydrogenpowered car for over a year and a half.

SAC Motorsport, as the group is called, aims to build a functioning hydrogen fuel-cell race car for the Shell Eco-marathon next April in Detroit.

After months of hard work, countless redesigns and member turnover as students leave the college, the group is finally ordering parts and preparing to construct the vehicle.

Engineering sophomore and project manager Dominic Ochoa is confident the group has both the knowledge and the passion required to see the project to completion.

“I’m super optimistic with the team we have,” Ochoa said. “We’ve got a great group of students.”

Ochoa started the project in 2015 after spending that summer constructing a solar-paneled golf cart at this college and realizing the poten-

Dominic Ochoa, engineering sophomore and project manager of SAC Motorsport, fixes the wires to the battery operating the hub-motor wheel for the hydrogen fuel-cell that will power a race car competing for the Shell Eco Marathon Completion of the Americas April 2017 in Detroit. Brianna Rodrigue tial in his fellow students. Ochoa, 21, immediately stands out as the “dad” of the team.

He walks and speaks with confidence, as if he’s been leading engineering projects for decades. He sits with students to discuss their ideas for the project, always listening before speaking.

Though he initiated the project, Ochoa doesn’t claim total control.

“I feel good about them taking ownership,” Ochoa said. “This is a really dedicated team. I don’t have to order them around. … They drive themselves.”

The students take pride in ownership of the project. There are no instructors looking over their shoulders, telling them what to do.

“Yeah, we learn things in our classrooms, but there’s no class — there’s no textbook — to teach you how to

build a car from scratch,” Ochoa said.

For direction, the students rely mainly on their own engineering knowledge and a binder full of documents detailing cars that previously participated in the marathon. The group also has advisers for advice and much-needed funding, though they don’t exert any official control over the creation of the car.

“If I see them in a corner, then I just turn them around,” said Alfred Alaniz, professor of astronomy and physics. “That is the hardest thing, to not intervene. But failure is learning.”

Alaniz is project adviser — one of several faculty and staff members who assist the team with funding, planning and reviewing design decisions. Advisers and the students agree some level of failure is not only inevitable but healthy.

Read the full story online.

Student volunteer helps others with eating disorders Twenty-five percent of college men engage in eating disorder behaviors, says Collegiate Survey Project.

By Emily Garcia

sac-ranger@alamo.edu

Drama sophomore Eric Dorsa developed anorexia at the age of 8 and suffered 10 years before seeking treatment.

Almost 10 years later, he is now a recovery advocate helping others learn to manage eating disorders.

He volunteers at the Eating Recovery Center, 250 E. Basse Road, in the Quarry Market. The center treats people of all ages who suffer from eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, compulsive overeating, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, diabulimia, and mood and anxiety disorders.

Diabulimia is the term for people with diabetes who have bulimia.

As a recovery advocate, Dorsa spreads awareness of eating disorders, ways they affect people’s lives and the message that it is possible to recover.

Dorsa has been featured in blogs and magazines such as the Huffington Post and The Daily Dot and is currently writing an article for askmen.com about eating disorders.

The first symptoms of anorexia started when he was 8, Dorsa said Sept. 28. He described himself as “the chubby kid” who did not fit in with other boys his age.

“I remember feeling very selfconscious about my body and weight, which that kind of thinking is very characteristic of an eat-

ing disorder as a way to cope with stress,” Dorsa said.

Dorsa began to realize he was different from other boys his age when he noticed he did not like the same activities.

He grew up in a conservative Catholic environment, and when he realized he might be gay, he began to deprive himself of eating because of the stress.

“Being gay is not the reason anorexia took over, but I felt that it was easier to blame my body for what I was feeling than to talk about my sexuality,” Dorsa said.

Anorexia is an obsessive fear of weight gain and the refusal to maintain a healthy body weight, according to the Eating Recovery Center website.

“At the time, young adolescent males were typically not diagnosed with eating disorders, so there really was no treatment available in Texas for a young male with anorexia,” Dorsa said.

It was believed that eating disorders only affected upper-class women and were caused by vanity, but it is now recognized that eating disorders can affect many types of people, Dorsa said.

“Eating disorders do not discriminate,” Dorsa said. “They affect all age ranges, all genders and all ethnicities.”

“Over 33 million people in the United States have eating disorders, and a majority of them go

Drama sophomore Eric Dorsa performed in “Dracula” in the auditorium of McAllister. Dorsa grew up in a conservative Catholic home, and when he realized he might be gay, deprived himself of food because of the stress, becoming anorexic.

Dorsa shares his story, and encourages people to ask for help. Kyle R. Cotton untreated,” Dorsa said. “Ten million men develop eating disorders of which only 10 to 15 percent seek treatment because society has lacked the understanding to actually diagnose men with eating disorders.”

Dorsa did not get treatment for his disorder until he was 18.

“At that point, I went into a patient facility in Dallas that actually treated adult males with eating disorders, and from there I began a long journey of recovery,” Dorsa said.

Dorsa’s recovery lasted seven years. “When I left the facility, I had to figure out what the disorder was giving me,” Dorsa said.

“It was giving me a sense of safety and control in a personal world that was very unsafe, and I needed help to guide me toward a

healthier path in life.”

Some people have a genetic predisposition to develop an eating disorder, Dorsa said.

“Fifty to 80 percent of the components that contribute to an eating disorder are, in fact, inherited, and it is a mental disorder,” Dorsa said. Other factors include extreme stress, trauma, abuse or neglect, Dorsa said.

Dorsa believes society has normalized characteristics of eating disorders such as the obsession to have the perfect body image.

“Eating disorders are the most lethal mental illness in the United States,” Dorsa said.

“They kill 25 people a day on average, and most of that is because there is so much shame and stigma surrounding people being able to reach out for help

or to even believe that recovery is possible.”

Dorsa became a recovery advocate to share his story and to let people know that no one should be ashamed to ask for help.

College can create the perfect storm for students to develop disordered eating, Dorsa said.

“College is a lot of transition, a lot of new responsibility, a lot of young adulthood pressures, so it’s a very vulnerable time for students to develop a disorder because usually eating disorders are a way to cope with things that are happening in your life that may feel unmanageable,” Dorsa said.

According to the Collegiate Survey Project, which is administered by the National Eating Disorder Association, 25 percent of males and 32 percent of females on college campuses engage in eating disorder behaviors, Dora said.

Recovery treatment at the center includes help with nutrition and family and group counseling, which are administered by mental health and dietary professionals, Dorsa said.

“So many people think recovery is a straight shot from Point A to Point B, but it’s not,” Dorsa said.

The National Eating Disorder Association provides information at www.nationaleatingdisorders. org.

Students interested in becoming a recovery advocate or who need a consultation can visit www. eatingrecoverycenter.com or call 210-920-0001.

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Gift donations ne Ornaments are available for pickup Nov. 18.

By Michelle Delgado sac-ranger@alamo.edu

Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in the annual Angel Tree drive.

Nov. 18 marks the first day holiday trees on campus will be decorated with paper ornaments with a Fenwick Elementary student’s name, gender and age for selection. Participants can choose one or more students and buy a holiday gift for them.

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Concert proceeds benefit children’s home College radio station seeks volunteers.

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getting the word out, working with the organization and working with the venue.”

Peirce has been volunteering with Alt 2 Hunger since 2015.

He began his involvement by working a DJ set for KSYM and slowly expanded his role at the station.

Peirce made the posters for the past two Alt 2 Hunger productions and advises students to volunteer for the event.

“We’re always open to volunteers at KSYM,” Peirce said.

“Students can help hang posters and spread the word by sharing and liking our Facebook post.”

Prospective volunteers can attend KSYM meetings at 3 p.m.

Wednesdays in Room 201 of Longwith Radio, Television and Film Building.

The children’s home, known as St. PJ’s, serves as a licensed, short-term emergency shelter for infants, children and teenagers who have suffered abuse, neglect and human or sex trafficking, according to the St. PJ’s Children’s Home website.

It also offers rehousing, individual counseling, family counseling and homeless prevention.

Individual admission to Alt 2 Hunger is $5 at the door or a donation of five canned goods.

Donating a frozen turkey will admit five attendees.

For more information on Alt 2 Hunger, call 210-486-1373 or email ksymapd@gmail.com.

Seldom do people get the chance to indulge in music and give back, but KSYM 90.1 FM is bringing this city that opportunity with its 19th annual Alt 2 Hunger concert 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Nov. 18 at Limelight, 2718 N. St. Mary’s St. The concert boasts a series of local bands with proceeds benefiting the St. Peter-St. Joseph Children’s Home, said Jacob Peirce, music business sophomore and assistant program director of KSYM. The event is currently reserved for those of legal drinking age and above, but organizers are working with the venue to lower the age limit if possible, Peirce said.

He said concertgoers should “expect some of the more noticeable, upcoming bands all in one place and for a good cause, nonetheless.”

Some of the artists performing are what Peirce considers surf punk or garage, such as Junkie and Flowershop.

However, audiences can expect variety with the band Mr. Pidge, which he classifies as chillwave and instrumental.

Peirce also referenced a San Antonio Express-News article, which describes the headlining act, Voodoo Boogaloo, as “triphop’s Sonny and Cher.”

Alt 2 Hunger is produced entirely by KSYM staff, meaning students run the show that offers a experience in concert production elip ra N d n a and civic engagement.

Alex “It’s all students getting everything organized to make it a successful event,” Peirce said. “ W e ’ r e responsible for

Council has selected a school for this college to adopt. That school receives donations from the school supply drive, Angel Tree and Book Fiesta for each school year.

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Staff Council to trot out turkeys in giveaway Dances and games increase odds for winning.

By Valerie Champion sac-ranger@alamo.edu

Staff Council will host a turkey giveaway for staff 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 18 in the Fiesta Room of Loftin Student Center.

Dee Dixon, Staff Council president, said the giveaway will include games such as “Pin the Waddle on the Turkey,” a dance and a “Turkey Trot” akin to a cakewalk or musical chairs.

“I felt it gave people more of a chance. It increased your chances of winning,” Dixon said of the additional activities that she inaugurated last year.

Dixon said Staff Council receives turkey Estefania B. donations from companies and individuals, but Alonso the council is still waiting on donations this year.

Staff at this college includes advisers, academic unit assistants, lab techs and custodians, many of whom are in more need of a turkey than faculty counterparts, Dixon said.

Of all activities last year, Dixon said the dance had the least participation, with only two competitors.

“The people that danced had the best odds,” she said, adding that the council distributed 15 turkeys and five hams.

For more information about the giveaway or to donate a turkey, call Dixon at 210-486-0598.

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This college will celebrate the efforts of student leadership with a Winter Social dance and potluck 8-11 p.m. Dec. 2 in Koehler Cultural Center.

The event is intended to show appreciation for student leaders who have helped out throughout the semester with events like Trunk or Treat and other campus activities.

“It’s kind of just closing out the

semester and thanking everybody for helping out with activities and volunteering,” said Carrie Hernandez, senior student success specialist.

The event is open to enrolled students, faculty and staff of the college.

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Attendees are encouraged to bring two to three canned goods, or a new toy to donate to a family in need. It’s not mandatory, Hernandez said, so students shouldn’t feel unable to attend if they can’t afford a donation.

The Winter Social will be a formal event, so Hernandez encourages those attending to dress appropriately.

“We’re not going to say, ‘You can’t come in because you’re wearing jeans,’ but it’s, preferably, dress-up,”

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Hernandez said. “Maybe not a suit, but at least a shirt, tie, something nice.”

Students are also encouraged to bring a dish to share for the potluck, but again will not be turned away if they are unable to.

The event promises to end the semester on a night of fun for this college’s community, as well as casting some light on the hard work of students who put in extra effort.

For more information, call 210486-0125 or visit the office of student life in Room 260A of Loftin Student Center.

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eeded for local elementary children, ages 3-12, will receive gifts from this college for the holidays.

“For people who need help with ideas, I tell them to look for three things: something that is practical, something that’s educational and something fun,” said Dee Dixon, Staff Council president.

Practical gifts include gloves, hats, socks and scarves; educational gifts include books and puzzles.

The recommended cost for a gift is no more than $25.

Extra gifts and wrapping paper also may be donated.

“These are students who are in our backyard; these are students who would ultimately come to San Antonio

College,” Dixon said.

Fenwick is fewer than 3.5 miles away and feeds into the middle and high schools that typically send students to this college.

Last year J.T. Brackenridge Elementary received the Angel Tree

gifts.

“It went terrific,” said Gloria Martinez, parent-family liaison for J.T. Brackenridge Elementary.

Brackenridge students come from low-income families, so they greatly appreciated it, she said.

Adopting the school and showing compassion for the children reminds them that they can attend this college someday, Dixon said.

Families of current students, former students and even the community pitch in for the annual drive, Dixon said.

“Once you’re SAC, you’re always SAC,” she said.

Drop off donations until Dec. 9 at: • Room 227 of Oppenheimer • Room 632 of Moody • Room 131 of McCreless • Room 303 of Chance • Room 238 of Nail • Room 309 and the president’s office in Fletcher by

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Students will bring carols, cheer to nursing home Holiday event will bring a feast, ugly sweaters and gift exchange to Loftin.

By Alison Graef

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The office of student life is recruiting students to spread holiday cheer to nursing home residents by caroling in festive garb 4-7 p.m.

Dec. 9 at St. Francis Nursing Home.

Carrie Hernandez, senior student success specialist, said the goal is to be at the home during dinnertime so residents can enjoy the caroling while they eat. The students will gather at 4 p.m. at the office of student life in Room 260A of Loftin Student Center, and will walk or carpool to the nursing home, which is near this campus at 630 W. Woodlawn Ave. Afterward, carolers will meet in the Fiesta

Room of Loftin for a potluck, ugly Christmas sweater contest and white elephant exchange.

This is the second year student life has hosted a caroling event. Hernandez said the 15 students who went to Chandler Assisted Living last year “had a blast,” so they are bringing it back this year and added the potluck and other activities.

“Last year there was a resident who said, ‘I went to SAC!’ which was awesome,” Hernandez said.

Hernandez said two students missed the caroling last year and were so disappointed that they asked if they could go with Hernandez the following night. Before leaving Loftin to drive to the nursing home, Hernandez saw the boxing team and recruited them to join the fun.

File “They were all s w e a t y , and it was hilarious,” Hernandez said.

Students are encouraged to dress festively and wear ugly holiday sweaters for the ugly Christmas sweater contest at the potluck after the caroling. Ugly Christmas sweaters come from all walks of life — thrifted, new, vintage and handmade — and all are welcome. Prizes will be awarded to winning participants.

For the potluck, both store-bought and home-cooked food is welcome. Students are encouraged to contribute food, but should not worry if they can’t. Hernandez said they never have too little food, and it is most important that students get together and enjoy themselves.

“We always have plenty,” Hernandez said.

The potluck is scheduled to end by 8:30 p.m., but Hernandez said it depends on turnout and how long students want to stay.

“The students start talking and having fun, so who knows,” Hernandez said.

Also planned for the evening is a white elephant exchange. Students should bring wrapped gifts to participate in the exchange.

For more information, call the office of student life at 210-486-0125.

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Clear up mysterious PIN hunt Students are being pushed to see academic advisers to be allowed to register.

The Alamo Colleges is encouraging students to see their academic advisers by interfering with their ability to register. They are being lured with mythological personal identification numbers, or PINs. The district began the advising PIN pilot program last spring, and although only having tested the system on a mere 900 students, expanded the questionable practice to all students with credit hours between 15 and 30 and more than 45.

Don’t worry just yet though, students. You’ll get your PIN number, eventually. Advisers say they know students will be getting PINs, but they can’t say when.

Students should make sure to see an adviser anyway because a PIN could be gracing email by the start of registration Nov. 14.

Need administrators be reminded

that registration is a deadline-driven project, and preventing students from registering is neither proactive nor reactive?

Students shouldn’t bother trying to set that appointment via the Gradesfirst hotlink in their adviser’s email — it doesn’t work.

Aside from the utter disorganization and lack of communication between administration and academic advisers — the people administrators credit as students’ lifeline to an efficient and transferable degree — this system is clearly designed after a lose-win scenario. (Students lose, administration wins.)

Students are treated like sheep led to the field to select a degree and let loose without a realistic plan for success. This is exactly what emphasizing the importance of academic advisers over faculty advisers does.

Students looking for more than a degree — perhaps a successful future — might find a faculty adviser more helpful in determining a realis-

Out-of-sight again The board of trustees needs to be transparent even when the law doesn’t require it.

The Alamo Colleges board of trustees discussed the legislative agenda for 2017 in private and then approved the agenda in a regular board meeting 44 miles from this college in New Braunfels.

Three trustees, Chancellor Bruce Leslie and Leo Zuniga, associate vice chancellor of communications, discussed the agenda 0ct. 7 in a meeting closed to the public.

The three trustees make up the board’s ad hoc legislative committee.

The decisions made at this private meeting were brought directly to the open committee meeting Oct. 11 for approval.

Their recommendations were approved with no discussion at a regular board meeting Oct. 18.

The legislative agenda outlines the issues on which district officials will lobby the Texas Legislature on behalf of the colleges.

Such an important topic should involve input from students, faculty and staff and taxpayers.

Even worse, the agenda was approved at a meeting at the Central Texas Technology Center in New Braunfels, a 45-minute drive from this college — without traffic.

So did the board consider public input at all?

While the district’s legal counsel said the committee meeting did not require public notice as a meeting under the Texas Open Meetings Act, the ad hoc committee was not prohibited from opening the meeting to the public.

Is this trustees’ idea of transparency and inclusion?

The district won the Texas Comptroller Leadership Circle 2015 Platinum Award for financial transparency in spring 2015.

Trustees should copy the “best practices” of financial disclosures and open all committee meetings to the public — even if not required by law.

tic pathway, where every touchstone may not overlap with their peers’.

PINs are administration’s method of ensuring students follow the set pathways leading right to the front door. Or the back door alley if they don’t want to get a degree.

Considering the mess that administration has made with registration by implementing the PIN system, the only real solution is to communicate more actively and efficiently with advisers.

Administrators need to increase the information technology infrastructure to make sure they can follow through with their initiative if they want to force students to see their academic advisers.

Administration should also understand that the unreasonable 500-1 adviser-to-student ratio has worked only because advisers were once an optional resource.

More academic advisers are now an urgent necessity for registration and enrollment.

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First-time voter woes This year will be my first time voting, and I’m terrified because I can’t take this election seriously. I feel like my world is going to change and Viewpoint I am not going to have

by Mikquel a say in that change.

John See, here’s my issue with everything that is sac-ranger@ student.alamo.edu going on around me: For one thing, I am a Hurricane Katrina survivor. I lost my home, material things, and I had to move to a whole new environment. I was 7 years old and was a very shy girl who had problems with my speech, so, of course, I got picked on.

I’m not going to say my life was horrible, but it was hard starting at a new school and discovering a new world.

I suffered from depression.

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student 101 Moody key to registration Students may find the process daunting, but advisers can help.

By Zachary-Taylor Wright zwright9@alamo.edu

Ivette Jefferson of the U.S. Department of Defense starts the 5K race of the Dia De Los Muertos 5K and 10K run Oct. 29 at Lady Bird Johnson Community Park.

Runners were awarded for their fastest times and costumes. Jefferson won $75 in second place for her “La Catrina” costume. Deandra Gonzalez

Students in Dead run at 5K/10K race

By Miranda A. Holden sac-ranger@alamo.edu

Eight students from this college kicked off their Halloween weekend in the sixth annual Dia de Los Muertos 5K/10K sponsored

by Huarche Turbo Oct. 29 at Lady Bird Johnson Park.

The office of student life funded the entry fees for students from the student activity fee.

Over 500 runners and spectators celebrated Day of the Dead by getting in the cultural spirit, painting their face as colorful sugar skulls and wearing Halloween costumes for the evening event that saw the temperature as high as 84 degrees.

The sun was beaming down at the beginning of the race, which had runners drenched with sweat in their costumes.

Even pet owners had their furry canines in Halloween spirit wearing vibrant tutus.

Prenursing freshman Crystal Pulido dressed as a magical fairy as she participated in her first night run.

Pulido normally participates

in the Susan G. Komen races in honor of her aunt who is a breast cancer survivor.

Pulido is a fighter as well. She struggles with Graves’ disease, which affects her thyroid and stimulates hormones forcing her to pause throughout the race to avoid heat exhaustion.

Joining Pulido was psychology freshman Marissa Garcia dressed as an orange M&M and liberal arts freshman Ebony Hurtado dressed as a honey bee.

The three friends sang songs in unison during the race to get their mind off the blazing weather and wanting to give up.

Garcia said having her friends by her side made the experience more enjoyable, and she wants to be involved in future activities hosted by this college.

Marisa Martinez, senior specialist of student success, participated in the event with her 5-year old son who fell asleep as she pulled him along in a red wagon.

“Races can be pricey, so why not give back to students what they already pay for,” Martinez

SACSCOC from Page 1 district is calculating grade-point averages as a district instead of by institution. In the report, the committee said this is not in line with good educational practices and that GPAs must be calculated as transfer courses intra-district at each institution.

The committee noted that the colleges maintaining the current system are out of compliance with Title IV requirements in relation to federal financial aid.

The committee recommended a faculty credentials manual at St. Philip’s College as a starting point in addressing the transferability of courses “although the critical need for this document might be alleviated once Northeast Lakeview College is fully accredited.”

“A faculty credentials manual provides a clear process,” the letter said.

For out-of-district transfer, the committee points out that the Alamo Colleges center for student information isn’t following pro-

said Saturday.

Teaching freshman Eric Harris was the only student from this college to participate in the 10K, completing the race in 23.12 minutes.

Harris said the route had tough turns as if he were running sideways, making it harder on his feet.

Children ran for free on a separate quarter-mile trail and joined their parents as they rushed through the finish line.

Whether people sprinted or power walked to the finish line, everyone received a free T-shirt and colorful skull-shaped medal, which was also a bottle opener.

Entertainment included a disc jockey who played Halloween themed music including Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” which had children dancing throughout the night.

Everyone refueled by chowing down on free beef sausage wraps provided by Kiolbassa Smoked Meats.

Runners over the age of 21 cooled off by hydrating with free beer provided by Alamo Beer Co. while others refreshed with

chilled bottled water.

Vibrant colored hand-made Dia de Los Metros dolls were awarded for first-place male and female runners in each age group for both 5K and 10K winners.

A cash prize was awarded to first-, second, and third-place for the best costume. First-place received $100, second place $50 and third-place $25.

The president of Huarache Turbo, Cecilia Inigez, wanted to bring her culture to the U.S by creating an event for the community to honor the celebration of life and those loved ones who have died.

Born and raised in Michoacán, Inigez said Day of the Dead is one of the biggest holidays in Mexico.

She started the race 6 years ago to honor her late grandmother.

After the first year, she noticed participants enjoying the race, which made her continue the celebration, Inigez said.

“I am blessed to have my family and friends involved helping me put together this event,” she said.

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cedure in the acceptance of transfer courses. accredited unit for the appointment and “Courses that do not currently have an employment for all institutional personnel.” equivalency are not being sent to San Antonio Leslie said Wednesday there was no immeCollege chairs and diate worry over faculty members SACSCOC’s letters.

There are indications that the for review,” this col“None of these board, through board policy, lege’s letter said. recommendations has required certain content On the institufrom SACS(COC) (‘The Seven Habits of Highly tional management will lead to issues Effective People’) to be side, the committee over accreditation,” included in the curriculum. noted the chancelLeslie said. “One of lor having authority the challenges we all This is stipulated in Board to reassign employhave are that there Policy B.9.1. It appears that ees to vacant or new only two districts that this bypassed the faculty positions. operate like this, us review process.

The fact employand Dallas, and they SACSCOC Report ee contracts are aren’t organized to with the district and address districts like not the institution is not in best practice, it us. They are used to evaluating districts with continued. one institution.”

“The committee recommends that the “SACS is designed to evaluate best pracinstitution retain its authority as a separately tices and isn’t a governing body like the Texas

The registration process on campus can feel overwhelming and complicated, but there are plenty of sources on campus designated to making it easier for current, future and returning students.

Joe Jacques, associate director of student success in the enrollment management department, suggests that current students check with their advisers often and always.

“I would always check with my adviser before registration — always. To make sure I’m taking the correct courses. Especially if I’m planning to attend a four year university,” Jacques said, emphasizing the importance of contacting advisers during the registration process.

Jacques said students should begin the registration process as early as possible to ensure they get classes they want at the time that best suits their schedule.

“Most people want to take classes early in the morning and be done,” Jacques said. “If you wait to register, those classes will be gone.”

Jacques warned that students who haven’t attended classes in a year or more will have to resubmit an Apply Texas application.

Certified adviser Norma Ramirez said students who apply for enrollment should wait until they receive their enrollment status to see an adviser; once the application process is complete, she advises students to make an appointment with an adviser as soon as possible.

Ramirez suggests that students prepare questions they need their adviser to answer before going in to meet to ensure that all concerns are addressed.

“It’s just like making a grocery list,” Ramirez said. “You open your fridge to ensure everything you need is on the list.”

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Higher Education (Coordinating) Board,” Leslie said.

“SACS is about … ensuring student success and … maintaining the standards in a way that is best for the institution. We are working on our response right now, and if they come back and say we still have issues, we will have a couple of years to address them.”

Leslie said he doesn’t expect this to hinder Northeast Lakeview’s accreditation.

President Robert Vela declined to comment on this college’s report.

Dr. Lisa Zottarelli, this college’s liaison with the accrediting agency, was unavailable to comment before deadline, but was scheduled to address faculty concerns in a Friday afternoon Round Table.

Dr. Thomas Cleary, interim president of Northeast Lakeview College and vice chancellor of planning, performance, accreditation and information systems, did not return The Ranger’s calls.

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Barefoot homeless inspire shoe collection Graduate steps up to collect thousands of pairs of shoes.

By Alison Graef

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fire science graduate of this college has walked the walk when it comes to seeing a need and taking action.

In four years, Eric Castillo, personal trainer and kinesiology senior at the University of Texas at San Antonio, has collected 15,762 pairs of shoes in San Antonio for people in need.

Castillo founded A Walk In My Shoes in July 2012 during his sophomore year at the University of the Incarnate Word. As a 28-year-old nontraditional student, he felt blessed to have the opportunity to go back to school and wanted to give back to the community. However, he knew that if he was going to fully dedicate himself to something, it had to be his project.

In summer 2012, Castillo was in Austin and noticed homeless people and kids wearing old, battered shoes or no shoes at all. An athlete at the time, he was used to changing his shoes several times a day and having shoes for specialized purposes. The idea that many people struggle to have even a single pair of shoes stood out strongly to him, and he decided to do something about it.

Ideas brewing, Castillo returned home and started a Facebook page. His goal? To collect 500 donations of new or gently used pairs of shoes.

“For the first picture, I had to use my own shoes,” Castillo said. “I had to pull them all out of my closet and put them on a table … as if they were donated.”

Castillo planned his first shoe drive for H-E-B at Bandera Road and Loop 1604. Soon he began receiving phone calls and emails from media organizations asking if they could help with promotion.

When the day finally came for the first drive, Castillo was shocked at the turnout.

He received 560 pairs of shoes in four hours.

“I felt like I had something here,” he said. xcited by the drive’s outcome, he held another four-hour drive a few weeks later at Marshall High School. At his second drive, Castillo received 1,200 donations.

“At that point, it snowballed,” Castillo said. “It literally went from holding one shoe drive in one month or two months, to 15 shoe drives a month at different locations.”

Six months after the first drive, Castillo had collected more than 5,000 pairs of shoes.

He was donating the shoes to causes such as Haven for Hope, Boys and Girls Club, SAMMinistries and churches. In four years, Castillo amassed more than 14,000 pairs.

As his program grew, however, Castillo began to feel out of touch with the people he was helping.

“What I missed was collecting the shoes, then driving them around downtown looking for homeless people under a bridge and setting them out and letting them try on the

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Sherry Guidry, New Iberia, La., city councilwoman, greets Eric Castillo as residents of New Iberia go through the 1,762 pairs of shoes he delivered. Courtesy his own, Castillo had partnered with LaTrina Johnson, founder of the New Iberia ministry Guardian Angel Community Development, to handle promotion and distribution.

“I was just really blessed; they took care of me,” Castillo said. “I didn’t do anything — my work was done. We were in their community so I didn’t want to overstep.” he shoes were set out in the parking lot of the former Holsum Bakery and Thrift Store by 10 Guardian Angel volunteers, and distribution began. Lines were formed as the news of the drive spread by word of mouth through the community. Each person could have two pairs of shoes.

“People didn’t show up in cars because they didn’t have any,” Castillo said. “You saw people coming out of alleys, people walking and showing up with no shoes because they needed shoes. That’s when you know you’re in the right place.”

Matthew Gomez, 11, arrived shirtless and shoeless in the last half hour of the 5.5hour distribution, Castillo said. Matthew had heard from a friend that there were shoes being given away and walked barefoot and alone from his house two blocks away. He wanted to get shoes for himself, his mother, who was on bed rest, and younger brother.

Volunteers called his mother to get her and the brother’s sizes, and then drove Matthew home with shoes on his feet and two trash bags full of shoes for him and his family.

When the drive ended, there were just 15 pairs of shoes left over, which Guardian Angel took for their ongoing community ministry.

“It was very rewarding and very humbling and kind of just wanted to make you cry,” Castillo said.

A Walk In My Shoes has started the filing process to become a nonprofit to make it easier to collect monetary donations.

A Walk In My Shoes has accepted just two monetary donations, totaling $1,800, in its five-year existence.

The Louisiana trip cost Castillo $1,200 to transport the shoes.

“I’ve never been one to ask for money — ask for shoes, not money,” Castillo said.

Castillo foresees A Walk In My Shoes expanding outside this city.

To learn more, call Castillo at 210-833-8786 or email pinnacle.fitness@yahoo.com.

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Matthew Gomez, 11, walks among the shoes Eric Castillo delivered, trying to decide which pair he wants. He showed up by himself to get shoes for his mother and brother as well. Courtesy shoes,” Castillo said. “I felt bad, like I was (now) doing it for the wrong reasons. … I felt like the fire was burnt out.”

It was a flood that finally rekindled Castillo’s fire. Flooding in Louisiana this summer left 13 dead and thousands displaced and homeless. Watching TV coverage of the devastation, Castillo noticed shoes floating by in the floodwaters and children walking barefoot in puddles.

Castillo decided to collect shoes for Louisiana for the entire month of September.

He partnered with a friend who manages The Vitamin Shoppe at Alamo Ranch to have his location be a drop-off point for donations.

The drive was so successful that it carried over into the end of October and collected

1,762 pairs of shoes.

Nearly done with classes at UTSA, Castillo felt like he could dedicate himself entirely to his mission. On Oct. 14, he and a friend loaded up a 24-foot U-Haul with the shoes and drove to New Iberia, La. “Once I loaded up that U-Haul with 1,762 pairs of shoes, it really hit me that this was an amazing experience,” Castillo said.

New Iberia was small, rundown and overcrowded with people displaced from the flooding, Castillo said.

“You were driving through a ghetto, that’s what it was — people in their front yards, on the streets — it was infested with drugs and smell,” Castillo said.

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