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Thursday October 26, 2017 Volume 92 Issue 08
HOUSING RATES FROZEN FOR FUTURE YEARS
New policy to not increase cost of room and board Darcy Ramirez Managing Editor Housing prices are locked in. Students currently living on campus this year will be granted three years of the same housing costs, as long as they continue to live on campus, Dr. Terisa Riley, senior vice president for Student Affairs, said Additionally, students arriving in summer 2018, fall 2018 and spring 2019 will have the same 2017-18 rates for four years, as long as they continue to live on campus. University Housing and Residence Life decided to initiate this new policy after analyzing their budget fees. The policy is meant to make on-campus living more affordable for students, and to encourage them to continue
2017-2018 Housing Rates Freeze Turner/Bishop/Martin Hall
living on campus for multiple years. This decision was recently approved by TAMUK President Dr. Steven Tallant. In the past, rates for housing have increased 2 to 2.5 percent annually. University officials feel the frozen rates now in place can save struggling students a lot of money, while helping the university to fill residence halls. “With this rate, students have the convenience and safety of living on campus without being concerned that the rate will increase every year,” Riley said. The 2017-2018 housing rates are as follows: Turner/ Bishop/Martin Hall is $2,096 each semester, Lynch Hall is $2,311 each semester and Lucio and Mesquite are $3,604 each semester, not including meal plans.
Lynch Hall
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$2,096 $2,311 $3,604
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“Living on campus is an important part of the college experience that many students try to rush away from to have a sense of independence. We want students to be able to have that sense of independence in a comfortable and convenient location to all classes, while also keep-
ing it affordable,” said Callie Hogan, head resident for Bishop Hall. The freeze rate policy will be advertised to all current residents. Additionally, the Office of Admissions is communicating with students who have applied for the spring and summer, as
well as the next school year, through email and open house events at high schools and community colleges. The overall goal behind the rate freeze is to get as many students to live on campus as possible. “We just want to make a big noise to people and say
‘Hey, here’s something that’s not going up. Now the price of gas goes up, the price of groceries go up, the price of just about everything goes up, but here’s something that we can guarantee,’” said Thomas Martin, executive director of University Housing & Residence Life.
Breast Cancer Walk 2017 Homecoming Queen & King raises awareness Samantha Olivares
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Tomisin Alagbe
Survivors, supporters banned together to cross the finish line Josue Villarreal Reporter
Photo by Frankie Cardenas
Crowned at the homecoming game Saturday, Oct. 21 were Samantha Olivares as Queen and Tmisin Alagbe as King. To see more homecoming events, see page 2
On the path to a cure Dr. Ali designing, testing drugs to fight cancer Dakota Roberts Editorial Editor Cancer is a disease that begins with a human cell over which the body has lost control. The disease itself is so widespread and so encapsulating that you would be hard pressed to find someone whose family was not affected by the disease. Many dream of a future in which the diseases is conquered
and cured. Luckily, people like Dr. Hamed Ismail Ali are on the case. Dr. Ali is an assistant professor at the Irma Rangel College of Pharmacy, located at Texas A&M University—Kingsville. He has been a part of the institute since 2013; when he joined as an instructor. Today, he is a researcher seeking to develop anti-cancer drugs, specifically targeting leukemia and breast cancer; as well
as many other degenerative diseases. Dr. Ali received his PhD in Medicinal Chemistry and Computer-Aided Drug Design at the Okayama University in 2007; beginning a long career in the field of pharmaceuticals. Here on the TAMUK campus, after learning all that he has, Dr. Ali uses what is considered one of the most advanced techniques for drug discovery - In silico study.
The air was humid on Saturday, Oct. 21, but that didn’t stop participants at Texas A&M University-Kingsville from tying their running shoes and coming out at 9 a.m. to show their support and walk or run for breast cancer. “It went really well,” said Director of Student Health and Wellness Jo Elda Castillo-Alaniz. The finish line was doused with pink, from the T-shirts of the volunteers, to the table cloths that had bananas and Dr. Ali said there are three different approaches in his field to design and test anti-cancer drugs - In vitro, In vivo and In silico. In vitro, which translates to “in glass,” revolves around using cultures and conducting experiments with components of an organism that have been isolated in glass containers. In vivo, “within the living,” is exactly that, conducting experiments on whole, living organisms; just as lab rats are often used. Which leaves the newest form of study, the one that Dr. Ali himself practices, in silico, meaning “in silicon.” This process revolves around computer simulation to perform and work on a 3-D
water for tired participants, and necklaces provided to show support of the event. “It’s the first time I’ve done it, and I’m really glad people are willing to do this,” said TAMUK student and Psychology major Matthew Krug as he just finished the route. Young and old ran at the same time for the same cause in hopes of spreading awareness and putting an end to the fight that millions of people are having. Survivors who attended the event were inspired. “It’s very close to my heart, I attended before I was even diagnosed,” reminisced TAMUK alum and breast model of a cell, a cancer cell. “The main approach for this discovery is to screen the front molecules and we can find the best candidate that can fit and interact with the 3-D structure, this is called in silico study,” he explained. With the use of computer simulation Dr. Ali and his collaborators are able to envision tumor cells and decide which medicinal experiment can shrink these cells. With the ability to target many different diseases and map binding sites, Dr. Ali has found drug candidates that help combat these deadly cells. However, Dr. Ali is not without challenges. Along with the immense task of combating cancer, Dr.
cancer survivor Sylvia Ruiz. She spoke at the event to share her story and bring a calm and caring voice to the scary battle of breast cancer. “Do everything your doctor tells you, and take it as a process,” Ruiz said. She said the best way to battle breast cancer is to understand your own body and to be as informed as possible about what you are going through, and never forget the love and support that others give you in such a trying time. The event came to a close as participants purchased shirts and hydrated after the run.
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Dr. Hamed Ismail Ali Ali finds himself thrown into the chase for research grants. “Unfortunately finding a grant here in the United States is just highly competitive,” he said. “Many faculty
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Entertainment
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Photo by America Quintero
Choir chamber singers share their vocal talent Students go on their seasonal musical tour for recruitment
America Quintero Reporter
After waking up at 5 a.m., traveling over 100 miles and practicing three months prior, Kingsville, Texas was ready to share its musical talent. High school students from the Rio Grande Valley were all ears for the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers from Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Oct. 16 and 17, the TAMUK choir went on its seasonal tour, traveling all over South Texas. The tour made stops in several cities in the Valley, including Harlingen, Weslaco,
Brownsville and San Benito. The group performed songs such as Gate Gate, The Awakening by Joseph Martin, and The Isle is Full of Noises by Bob Chilcott. The tour is part of a recruitment event for TAMUK’s vocal department. Alyssandra Duarte, music major and president of the TAMUK Concert Choir and Chamber Singers, explained the experience was very tiring. From waking up before sunrise and performing in countless cities, Duarte was happy to be back in Kingsville. She feels that some of the vocalist performers in her choir group are under appreciated, but that was not the case when the group per-
formed in Brownsville, her favorite stop in the tour. “My favorite place was Brownsville just because their audience was so receptive to the women’s music and to all our music. It was just really nice to be appreciated,” Duarte said. Tiffany Cyr, another choir member and an animal science major, says the TAMUK choir had a lot more to offer to its audiences this year. Kenneth Williams, TAMUK Director of Choral Activities, decided to include more vocal performances. “This year he (Williams) went for more of a variety to show off more of what people could do at the university.
For example, he had a barber shop quartet put together and a mariachi quartet. Normally it would only be the two choirs performing a few songs,” Cyr said. To end the tour, the TAMUK Concert Choir and Chamber Singers held a concert on Oct. 19 in the Smith Recital Hall at TAMUK. The concert featured all the songs the choir group performed at the high schools they toured. Duarte was worried the choir group would be too exhausted for one final performance. “Everyone is tired, everyone got sick. I was a little worried about this concert, but I am pleasantly surprised that it came together and I
was really happy about it,” Duarte said. Out of all the songs the TAMUK Concert Choir and Chamber Singers performed along the tour and on campus, the unanimous favorite was The Awakening. Sia Kuresa, majoring in music education and vocal performance, described it as “exhilarating” and “celestial.” Cyr explains that the song has a special meaning behind it. “It starts off with a dream about a world with no music and how sad it is. In the other half you ‘wake up’ and essentially appreciate how important music is to you and the world,” Cyr said. Kuresa believes that mu-
sic allows her to express herself and that it speaks to people. “Music is the universal language, no matter what language we’re singing, the language itself speaks to everyone,” Kuresa said. Briana Heskett, a vocal music major, says choir music is unique to other genres. She has a strong emotional connection to the music and says that it means “everything” to her. “It is my life, it’s what I want to do for the rest of my life. It’s shaped me into the person I am today,” Heskett said.
Coming home under the big top
Homecoming week-long events leading up to the crown Frank Cardenas Sports Editor Cowboy boots and Texas two-stepping were a welcome sight on Friday night, as country music recording artist Cory Morrow lit up Mesquite Grove at this year’s annual Javelina Homecoming concert. The Houston, Texas na-
tive had a rockin’’’ night prepared for the crowd in attendance, an hour and half show that came from a long day of preparation that had plenty of people singing and moving to the beat of some of Morrow’s greatest hits; such as 21 Days, Lonesome and Beat of Your Heart. “I had a blast,” said Trey Suarez, a former student of TAMUK visiting for Homecoming week. “The concert
was great and I am glad he came to Kingsville to perform. [South Texas] doesn’t get a lot of country concerts other than the ones they have in Corpus, so it’s always cool when Homecoming rolls around and these kinds of guys do these shows; especially because they’re free.” Morrow has been regularly touring over the course of last few months, hitting places all over the country
from Texas, to Oklahoma, to Colorado and even headlining shows in New York from time to time. His family life has limited the amount of times he hits the road now; however, he enjoys doing what he does best, in places like these, considering just how much fun the crowd was having all night. “We do a lot of these fairs and festivals these days, and we do weddings and things
like that, and it’s really nice. We get to be involved with the fans that have been with us for the last 20 or so years, so it’s been a blessing to be doing what we are doing,” Morrow said. As for Javelina Nation, Morrow said, the crowd made the visit for Homecoming worth so much more. “We had a great group [of fans] up front, and people in the back were clapping when
we asked them to clap. It’s always nice when the audience participates when you ask them to; to kind of get into it and to let their hair down, their guard down […] so, it was fun,’’ he continued. Look up the Cory Morrow Band tour dates and booking information on their website at CoryMorrow.com and on Facebook and Twitter @CoryMorrowBand.
The Homecoming Hog Call and bonfire was held near the new Javelina Intramural Sports Complex on Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Created by the Aggie Club, the bonfire was set to flames as students participated in dancing and games presented by the Student Government Association.
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During the Javelina v. Tarleton State football game halftime, the winners of the Homecoming Queen and King were announced. Runner-up were Ronnie (Riya) Shah for Queen and Vybhav Devershetty for King. Crowning Samantha Olivares as the Homecoming Queen and Tomisin Alagbe as Homecoming King, both pictured to the left. All photos by Frankie Cardenas
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TAMUK Teams Up With Women’s Shelter Presentation about Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence & Dating Darcy Ramirez Managing Editor Sexual assault and domestic violence exists, and students can now be equipped with knowledge regarding these circumstances. On Friday, Oct. 20, Texas A&M University-Kingsville teamed up with the Women’s Shelter of South Texas and hosted an informative presentation about dating, sexual assault, domestic violence and the aftermath processes. The women’s shelter offers counseling, connections to outside resources such as the Crime Victims Compensation, Batterers’ Intervention Program, lawyers, and other support courses like going to doctor appointments or court hearings with
the victims. The shelter is LGBTQ+ friendly and welcomes anyone in need. The assaults reported do not have to be recent as each incident is different, and it is common that survivors do not report immediately. Sexual assault and domestic violence are the most underreported crimes, so it is critical for the shelter to help guide survivors to address what has happened to them. “It takes a lot of courage to say ‘this happened to me and that I need help because it’s impacting my day-to-day life’ so I’m in awe of every person who walks through my door every day,” said Jennifer Radcliffe, a victim’s advocate for the Women’s Shelter of South Texas. The shelter encourages students to come forward
and ask for help because bottling up these tragic incidents inside is only self-destructive. The women’s shelter is equipped with people who understand the difficulty of reporting the assaults, but their main goal is to give a support system to the victim. “Going through normal day-to-day life after you’ve been assaulted whether it be from an abusive relationship or sexual assault is really difficult, and we try to make that road to recovery a lot smoother and a lot easier. We are here for whatever the survivor needs,” said Maribel Arredondo, a sexual assault service coordinator for the shelter. The shelter wants students who know someone who is a victim of sexual assault or domestic violence to
understand the situation. “If someone comes to you and tells you [about the assault] whatever you say to that person is going to impact what they do for the rest of their life,” Radcliffe said. In the last 30 years the statistics on domestic violence and sexual assault haven’t decreased; therefore, the shelter hopes to create progress. Most communities aren’t aware of the dangers of these incidents and don’t know about the helpful resources the shelter offers. “Once one person within whatever community it is takes that step forward and brings light to it, it makes it easier for other people to understand. So I think that’s why educating about the resources and trying to get out within the community and
Photo by Darcy Ramirez
Tasha Clark, Maribel Arredondo, Jennifer Radcliffe
tell them what their options are hopefully bridges that gap,” said Tasha Clark, TAMUK’s Title IX coordinator. The counselors and advocates at the Women’s Shelter of South Texas want to make a difference and will continue informing TAMUK students
about their options through these presentations. The shelter offices aren’t open 24/7, but anyone in a crisis or in need can call 1-800-580HURT, the Domestic Violence Hotline is 361-881-8888, or the Sexual Assault Hotline 361-881-8454.
International Quiz Bowl in New Mexico Wildlife Society Students Participate in competition
Leticia Torres-Alcala Contributing Writer
Last weekend, the Javelina Wildlife Society took fifth place at the International Quiz Bowl for the Wildlife Society held Oct. 25, in
Albuquerque. The team is composed of several Texas A&M University-Kingsville students. The president of the wildlife society is Blake McPhaul and the team’s coach is Mikayla House. “Marshmallows make champions,” Blake McPhaul said about the fun times that
they had in which they studied and practiced. They knew that the competition had to be a serious event, yet they wanted to make sure the experience was fun and going to be a memorable event. “We worked really hard in preparation for the nation-
al competition, and it was nice to see our efforts pay off,” House said. Team members are very proud for coming in fifth out of the 29 teams who participated in the event. “While we were there, we also supported students of the other Texas universities
by attending research presentations of the graduate students and cheering them on during the quiz bowl against other teams,” team member Kelley A. Wood said. But the work is not done yet. “We will start practicing soon to be competitive at the
Texas Chapter meeting coming up this Spring semester,” Wood said. Team members include seniors McPhaul, David Campbell and Matt Hewitt; and juniors Michael Page and Wood. All are range and wildlife science majors.
‘Ayotzinapa’
Struggle to remember massacre of Mexican students continues; event Tuesday to celebrate survivors Kaitlin Ruiz Reporter “Ayotzinapa: Voices and Colors of Latin America” is being hosted by Texas A&M University-Kingsville’s Social Work Clinical/Activist Program. The event will take place from 6 to 9 p.m., Friday, Oct. 27 in the Peacock Auditorium. “It’s an event celebrating the survivor,” Dr. Robert Villa said of the evening’s
guest speaker, Omar Garcia. Garcia, a social justice activist, was an undergraduate at a teacher’s college when he escaped a police-led attack in Iguala, Mexico. In September 2014, Garcia and about 100 other students from Ayotzinapa Rural Teacher’s College were planning to travel to Mexico City. The purpose of their trip was remembrance - they would be in the capital for the anniversary of the Tlatelolco Massacre—when, on Oct. 2, 1968, student demonstrators
were fired upon and killed by Mexican police and military. The Ayotzinapa students needed transportation, and as part of a college tradition— an open one, acknowledged by the community—they set out to hijack buses. As the plan went, once the trip was finished, the vehicles would be returned to their owners. That plan dissolved in the city of Iguala, where the five buses carrying students
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Opinion
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Crime Against Nature Staff Reports
A couple of weeks ago the United States’ Environmental Protection Agency released a four-year strategic plan outlining the organization’s priorities. To the shock of environmental scientists everywhere, climate change was not among them. Global warming and climate change, two harms that go hand in hand with one another, are topics that have been discussed since the late 1800s when Svante Arrhenius speculated upon the impact of fossil fuel use on the atmosphere. While at the time Svante was dismissed by his colleagues, his work has been justified to some degree by modern day science. Why then, on the topic of climate change, do we turn away from the framework of science? Throughout history, citizens have marveled at the advancements of technology. Engines, medicine, satellites, the internet, all encompassed the work of scientists diligently studying the nature of our universe and the makeup of our planet. Despite the continuous warnings of environ-
mentalists throughout the two decades, why do we as a society find it hard to confront the impending struggle that climate change brings with it? Perhaps it is that we seek an external enemy within our conflicts, or at least the narratives that surround our conflicts. What that means is, climate change isn’t caused by a malicious culprit. Instead it is caused by average civilians living their everyday lives; driving to school, enjoying air conditioning, celebrating life to their best abilities. Climate change is the perfect crime but yet there never was a motive. With that in mind every person meanders about and if confronted with climate change is left with a limit of responses: in essence, acknowledge that our intentions have a toxic nature to them or reject the idea entirely. Another option is to return to our meandering nature. One of our major fallacies in thinking as a society is that the more people that witness a heinous act, the less likely that anyone will report it. We believe that as a society the fact that we understand the atrocious future
Texas Laws Kevin Hooks Reporter When one is arrested for an alleged crime (misdemeanor) in the state of Texas, he or she is placed on pre-trial restriction until they appear in front of a criminal court judge and a trial is held. Upon a bond awarded by a magistrate after arrest, he or she may hold the alleged offender to certain restrictions that include no consumption of alcohol and being restricted to the county in which the alleged offender resides. It has been a long-standing and unique tradition in American courts that no person is guilty until proven so and convicted by a judge or jury. The well-known idiom “innocent until proven guilty” is a misnomer. It appears nowhere in the U.S. Constitution. While not confined to a jail cell during pre-trial restriction, one is confined to the county. The argument here is that one’s liberty is being deprived if told that leaving the county could land them in jail until the trial of the original accusation. Yet the accused can freely move about within the county. Therefore, their liberty is not deprived. The accused may also request to leave the county for any legal reason, and permission will usually be granted The South Texan is a student publication
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if the accused has complied with the regulations of pre-trial. A magistrate’s award of a cash bond under a class A misdemeanor does not exceed $500, which may seem excessive to some, but is considered to be a reasonable fee to legislators. I find it cruel and unusual to prevent an adult over the age of 21 to consume alcohol before being found guilty of a crime. Because many crimes committed involve the prior use of alcohol by the offenders, it is reasonable for public safety to prevent those accused and on bond to refrain from its use until fully released from the justice system. The need to protect the public far exceeds the desire to consume alcohol; therefore, that argument becomes moot. Many will argue that if one does not commit a crime, one would not have to worry about the fairness of the statute. This article is speaking of those who are innocent of any crime, but subject to the same restrictions as the guilty. That is unfair, but since we are unable to read minds or see into the future, how do we know who is guilty or innocent of crimes to which they are accused until the matter is adjudicated? So, the Texas justice system decided to treat all who are arrested as guilty until proven innocent. It may be unfair, but not unconstitutional. Advertising For advertising inquiries, e-mail the South Texan at thesouthtexan@yahoo.com, or call (361) 593-4371 and ask for a consultation. Letters to the Editor
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of climate change doesn’t mean it is our responsibility. If all these scientists, world leaders, and politicians understand the impact of climate change why then should I care? It is being handled, right? The bite back with this way of thinking is that we don’t talk about this awkward topic, it becomes easier and easier to subvert the narrative. This is the uncertainty of climate change, why we can deny something that seems to just be happening. It is why this EPA report can get away with not mentioning climate change because as the EPA argued it wasn’t really our department’s jurisdiction; despite the fact that during the Obama administration the EPA listed its main concern as “Addressing Climate Change and Improving Air Quality.” Climate change has the ability to exist in any form when juxtaposed with the narrative. Any narrative can be applied to the invisible, constant force of climate change. Any politician against clean air initiatives can run the narrative that climate change is fake, just as when Jim Inhofe brought a snowball onto the Senate floor and exclaimed that
global warming must be fake. The thing is you cannot look for direct causality in a complex dynamic system; that sort of linear relationship is just not how it works. Not only does it exist in that sort of narrative but climate change can be happening in any time. Climate change is happening now, climate change is the problem of the future, climate change works too slowly, it can exist halfway across the world, it could be happening here, all of which is in some way or another true. Our insistence on moving away from the topic is our way of becoming comfortable enough to rewrite the narrative. The idea that even if climate change is man-made, it would never effect Americans. Climate change is complex, its idea is very general and easy to grasp but it implies so much when it comes to the intricacies of Earth life. This really means, carbon emissions released into the atmosphere increase the temperature of our globe; infecting and manipulating the already circuitous nature of our weather, seasons and climate. What the average student can do now, is to not only take in the facts
of climate change but to remember that a narrative surrounds these ideas. For the former to become relevant, we must work to understand that climate change is ever present, whether man-made or not, our planet changes its mind on the flip of a coin and those changes are dangerous. Our ability to ignore the problem is prevalent in many topics, it is easy to run away with the narrative. Without a clear enemy, it is easy to make enemies of each other. The liberal media is trying to extend government reach. The greedy rich simply want to increase that profit margin. Neither is necessarily true, and even if it is, sort of misses the point. Any politician can confront climate change at any summit, but the fact that $1 trillion is still being invested in the next few years for fossil fuels, really means we haven’t changed. This is what you should worry about. Support green initiatives, discuss among your peers, do no let the narrative run away from you. We are the ones that write it.
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Eminem vs. Trump? Josue Villarreal Reporter The 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards were held Oct. 10. While many fans of hip hop tune in to see which of their favorite artists will walk away with awards for their efforts, among the real reasons folks watch is to see the variety of performances from many popular artists. However, all anyone is talking about right now is the freestyle from Slim Shady himself that was directed specifically at President of the United States Donald Trump. The Detroit rapper went in on Trump, musing about dropping a hot coffee pot on his head, claiming Trump could start nuclear holocaust, criticizing Trump for prioritizing the NFL take-a-knee protests over the immense amount of damage from Hurricane Maria to Puerto Rico, and criticizing Trump for endorsing the Executive Chairman of Breitbart news. Eminem also criticized his own fans, telling them
they are no longer with him if they support Donald Trump. Marshal Mathers, however, reaches far outside just the realm of hip hop culture, potentially reaching more people than any of the rappers previously stated. His subject matter appeals far more to a white demographic, which predominantly are the ones who support Trump. The rapper from Detroit is known for telling detailed stories within his music about his troubled past, his vivid imagery doesn’t come at the expense of his expertly crafted flows that come in a variety of speeds, rhythms and melodies. While not as strong as his previous work, he brings up the important topics while throwing jabs at Trump, such as comparing his tan to that of The Thing from Marvel Comics “Fantastic Four.” However, I am apprehensive of having the star of “8 Mile” be a spokesperson until he himself cleans up his act against society. Eminem has spoken very strongly about Trump’s rampant sexism against Hillary Clinton and other
women throughout the 2016 election, but yet as of this year had a verse on Chicago rapper’s Big Sean’s song “No Favors” where he blatantly mentions rape and urinating on and murdering women. Eminem can’t have it both ways. Eminem can’t continue his use of shock value to sell records when he is in his mid-40s with two daughters and advocate for respecting people while continuing to portray himself in such a way. Other rappers can be guilty of this, too, as other rappers portray women as sex objects. None of those lyrics are as bad as the murder- and rape-filled content that Eminem can bring. I respect that despite his aggressive and often offensive subject matter he paved the way for more topics to be explored and raised the bar in what is tasteful and what isn’t. However, if he wants to lead me into a movement of stopping a reign of tyranny into a land of respecting others, he needs to respect others first.
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Homecoming spoiled, despite late comeback
Javelinas fall to Texans, 41-34, in thriller Hector Andres-Landin Sports Reporter
Photo by Pablo Villanueva
Devonte Williams sprinting to the end-zone after an interception. Williams has two picks on the season.
Javelinas to face ENMU Greyhounds in key battle ‘Discipline’ to be key factor in TAMUK victory this weekend Frankie Cardenas Sports Editor
After a tough loss to the Texans of Tarleton State, the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Javelinas (3-5, 2-4 LSC) will be looking to bounce back against the currently ranked No. 21 team in the country in Division II football. The Hogs will be facing the Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds (6-1, 5-1 LSC) fresh off their scheduled bye week, in what looks to be tough matchup for the Javelinas on the ground on both sides of the football. Kick-off is at 8 p.m. After giving up the most rushing yards since facing Angelo State (128), the Hoggies will be facing the best rushing offense in the Lone Star Conference, averaging a whopping 308.3 yards per game. Javelina Head Football Coach Daren Wilkinson says as long as his defense stays true to their roots all game long, they will surely be able to limit the sprinting Greyhounds. “The triple option is their base package, and so we’ve got to be very disciplined with what we do on defense,” Wilkinson said. “If you’re the person responsible for the dive, you have got to play the dive; If you’re responsible for the quarterback, you have got to play the quarterback. They’ll take advantage of a team that’s not disciplined
with their assignments, and so that’s what we need to work on with our defense this week. Being disciplined, knowing who we have, and knowing what our assignment is.” The Javelinas only allow 84.4 yards per game on the ground, however, having to tackle Kamal Cass, the best running back in the Lone Star Conference in terms of yards (891), yards per game (127.1) and attempts (196), may look to be the major challenge when facing this Greyhound team. “[Cass] is a talented player,” Wilkinson said of the senior out of Clovis, N.M. “Our defensive staff did a great job preparing for them last year, and I expect them to very well prepared again. You can only keep a guy like that down for so long, so again it goes back to having to be disciplined with our assignments.” The Hogs will look to carry offensive momentum into this week’s match-up after last Saturday’s stellar offensive showcase that provided a 410-yard total offensive day. Although there were signs of life from the run game over the weekend, Wilkinson said facing the best run defense in the conference will be a test of his players’ abilities, and that he himself will have to adjust his game plan depending on what Eastern New Mexico gives him to work with. “If we are successful running the football like we were last week, then we will continue to run the football. If we are successful throwing the ball, then we’ll throw it. We do what the defense gives us, unless we just can’t do anything because of our lack of discipline.”
Volleyball wins three
The Tarleton State Texans (53, 4-2 LSC) spoiled Homecoming night for Texas A&M University-Kingsville (3-5, 2-4 LSC) by defeating the Javelinas on their home turf, 41-34. This Lone Star Conference showdown was livestreamed nationwide on ESPN3. The Javelinas will return to action this week in Portales, N.M., facing Eastern New Mexico 8 p.m. Oct. 28. Last Saturday, both teams clicked well offensively for the entire game. The Javelinas garnered 410 yards of total offense and the Texans had a game high 465 yards of offense. Although the Javelinas fell short in a hard-fought contest, starting running back Nick Pelrean from Houston, (Chavez HS) rushed for a game-high 172 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries. He also had a team high 3 catches for 53 yards with one touchdown, combining for a total 225 all-purpose yards with two touchdowns. Although he had a fantastic day, Pelrean felt, his accomplishments should be overlooked, considering they still lost the contest. “It doesn’t mean nothing if we did not come out with the win,” he said At the 7:55 mark in the first, Tarleton State struck first with a 12yard touchdown reception for C. Carrington from quarterback Zed Woerner to take an early 7-0 lead. Later in the quarter, the Javelinas would respond with a 68-yard touchdown run by Pelrean to tie the game, 7-7. In the second quarter, the Texans scored 10 unanswered points to take the lead, 17-7, with 6:58 left to go in the first half. The Javelinas then drove the ball down the field under redshirt freshman quarterback Cade Dyal right before the half, but, unfortunately, settled for three points to put the score at 17-10, Texans at the half. In the second half, the Javelinas came out the gate with a defensive spark, as Devonte Williams picked
off quarterback Zed Woerner and took a pick-six to the house to tie the game at 17 apiece. With 12:05 left in the third, the Texans would respond to the resilient Javelinas by scoring two straight touchdowns to widen the Texans lead to 31-17. After a late field goal from Julio De La Garza, the Javelinas would cut the lead to 31-20 to end the third quarter. With the score 34-20, Texans, with 10:23 left in the game after a field goal from Tarleton State, the man of the night for the Javelinas, Pelrean, would catch a pass from Dyal and take it 37-yards to the end zone to cut the lead in half and make it 34-27 Texans with 7:33 left in the game. Tarleton State, however, would respond with a 24-yard touchdown run from running back Daniel McCants to push the lead to 41-27, Texans with 4:56 left in the game. The Javelinas would then respond late in the game with a 7-yard touchdown strike from Dyal to Nico Brown to make the score 4134 with 2:38 left in the game. This would end up being the final score of the game. “There were some positives and negatives about this game, not the way we wanted it to end, but we just have to learn from it and get ready for next week,” Dyal said. The final stats of this back-andforth affair between Tarleton State and Texas A&M University-Kingsville for the Javelinas were: Cade Dyal, QB, (17-32) 195 yards, 2 TDs and 3 INTs, Nick Pelrean, RB, 18 carries for 172 yards for 1 TD, 3 receptions for 53 yards for 1 TD, and Nico Brown with two catches for 40 yards and 1 TD. As for the defense, Devonte Williams led the team with 10 total tackles and 1 INT. Emond Hobbs and Jarrod Sanders would also contribute to the defensive performance with nine total tackles. Ryan Martinez contributed to this report.
straight at S.P.E.C. Colby Sims Contributing Writer The Texas A&M Kingsville-University volleyball team made easy work of their opponents this homecoming, losing just one set on the weekend. The Hogs defeated Dallas Baptist, 3-0, on Saturday in a non-conference game and then topped Eastern New Mexico on Saturday, 3-1, later that day. For good measure, the Javelinas stopped Western New Mexico, 3-1, in another conference game, Tuesday. The Javelinas improved to 16-9 for the season and are 8-5 in Lone Star Conference play. They will be on the road for their next three games at Texas Woman’s, Oct. 27; A&M-Commerce, Oct. 28; and Angelo State, Oct. 31. “This was a big weekend and
we needed to win out to get this season back on track,” Madison Brabham, a junior starting right side on the team said about the three wins. Against Dallas Baptist, a regional opponent, the Javelinas swept the game and tallied their second highest attack percentage of the season. The Javelinas dominated the whole game and were led by Brabham, who landed 12 kills, and junior middle blocker Haley Hutchinson, who totaled six blocks in the match. For the second match of the day, the Javelinas took on Eastern New Mexico University in a Lone Star Conference match-up The Javelinas were looking for revenge after dropping the conference opener to the Greyhounds. Senior outside hitter Krystal Faison led the team with 23 kills on the match and Brabham added eight more kills in the win. The Javelina dropped only one
set in the match and easily got their revenge. “We executed our game plan today and we got two wins because of it,” Brabham said. The following day the girls took on another conference opponent Western New Mexico University on the last day of homecoming. The Javelinas put on an impressive performance leading through the whole game. Brabham, who landed 19 kills on only 25 attempts and hitting .640 on the game, led the team. “I’m just happy to get the wins we needed this weekend,” Brabham said regarding her big weekend totaling 39 kills. As the Javelinas take the road, they are depending on more big performances from Brabham, Hutchinson and Faison to take down a skilled trio of foes. “It’s been done before so we can do it, too,” Brabham said.
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Gabby Atchley serving on the hardwood
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become resigned and get fired because after four or five years they fail to get a grant.” Dr. Ali continued, “I am still doing day and night, working overnight, staying at the school until 2 a.m., 3 a.m. Preparing the lecture, that morning and afternoon I start writing a proposal for a grant.” Despite these difficulties, Dr. Ali develops drug candidates in the hopes of synthesizing a medicine that can target tumor cells. After the doctor is done deciding what components are needed to fit his 3-D model, he sends his drug candidate over for in vitro studies. If that drug fails and it is decided that the drug has some improper
pharmaceutical properties, it is sent back to Dr. Ali to experiment with structure optimization. Dr. Ali wants the student body and pharmacy students to know that an independent study is available to those that are interested in the field or in his research. The treatment of cancer is a long and arduous journey. It has seemed that way for decades. But individuals such as Dr. Ali and his peers work diligently through computer studies, grant proposals, and the complex human design to develop a drug that can ease the strife of a cancer victim, and it’s all happening here at TAMUK.
were intercepted by police. Forty-three students were taken into police custody. Their whereabouts since then are unknown - “the 43” are synonymous with “the disappeared.” Since the disappearance, “43” has become a byword for victims of social injustice—victims for whom Garcia continues to lend his voice. As an act of advocacy, the event at TAMUK is in keeping with the Clinical/Activist Master’s of Social Work Program’s purpose, which is to prepare students “for advanced social work practice with the diverse populations and social service settings in the rural US/Mexico border and outlining regions.” “Our goal is to be involved in the community and be one with the community…and celebrate what we call the Chicano culture, the Mexican culture, the American culture—the traditions and values that come from both sides [of the U.S.-Mexico border],” Villa said. That involvement means bringing social injustice “into
the light, and [to] provide a voice for the people, so that they can be heard—so that their voice, their rights, will be acknowledged,” Villa said. “Ayotzinapa” is an opportunity to recall “the dignity and worth of human beings,” said Kris Ramos, a graduate student in Social Work. “It doesn’t matter what discipline you are in…compassion for other human beings is extremely important. There are many people in this world who are voiceless,” Ramos said. The event will also feature Dr. Jose Villarreal, a sociology lecturer at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and co-organizer for “Ayotzinapa.” Entrance to “Ayotzinapa: Voices and Colors of Latin America” is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. For further information on the event, contact Villa, program director for the Clinical/Activist Masters of Social Work, at 361-593-4990, or at the Social Work Program’s office in Manning Hall, Room 152.
Heritage banquet gives awards Upholding the Tejano culture through politics and art Photo by Samuel Galindo
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Samuel Galindo Contributing Writer As dozens of attendees entered the quaint Social Hall located in the back of the Javelina Student Engagement Center, conversation and laughter combined with the aroma of fajitas, rice, beans and tortillas. The mood was light, and people were excited because three Texas A&M University – Kingsville (TAMUK) alumni were about to be honored for their determination to uphold the values and traditions of Tejano culture throughout their professional careers. The Tejano Heritage Banquet on Friday featured two separate award presentations. The first was the Teja-
Pictured left to right, are Tejano Banquet honorees Jose and Rosa Perez, musical duo Rumbo al Anacua, former honoree Homero Vera, and honoree Dr. Humberto Gonzalez
no Service Award, which is given to a TAMUK alum who has represented the culture and heritage in politics, education, community service and activism. The second award - the Tejano Heritage Award - is presented to a TAMUK alum who has upheld Tejano culture in an honorable manner through music, art, theatre and literature. The Tejano Service Award recipient was Dr. Humberto Gonzalez, Jim Hogg County Judge and Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) Professor Emeritus. From the moment he started his career, Dr. Gonzalez made a tremendous impact on South Texas. After graduating college, he served as band director for
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Rosa and Jose Perez performing at the banquet
Hebbronville High School, and eventually became school principal. He then went on to serve as superintendent for Jim Hogg County Independent School District. After retirement, he then became County Judge. “My appreciation for Tejano heritage actually began here at this University. My love for my country, my state, my community [and] my Hispanic heritage were nurtured and enhanced as a student here through my studies [and] college life,” Dr. Gonzalez said. “It helped set me on the trajectory of service to others.” This year’s Tejano Heritage Award recipients were Jose and Rosa Perez, the dynamic duo that make up the Rumbo al Anacua musical duet. The Premont, Texas natives served as school teachers for decades before retiring. Afterwards, they formed Rumbo al Anacua in 2001. The duet first performed in front of a small audience of 20 people during a bookstore opening, and have since gained a massive following. They now tour the nation sharing the richness of Tejano culture through music. Additionally, Jose and Rosa also host a
syndicated radio show that provides an enormous platform for them to share their cultural background and upbringing. “It’s an honor to be here as recipients of the Tejano Heritage Award,” Rosa said. “It’s kind of hard to explain the feeling that you get when the word heritage moves into your heart. For me, it always was associated with music. And Tejano heritage, for me, was music and Spanish.” Rosa and Jose then went on to perform a few of their original songs for the attendees. “Our contribution is mostly three chords and a love for the nostalgia of the old music. And we’ve learned to use that in more of an educational way,” Jose said. Texas A&M University – Kingsville will always be home to some of the most influential Tejanos the world has ever known. From musicians to judges, Javelina Nation has become a haven for students to learn about the rich, South Texas Tejano culture so they can then proceed to change the world through education. Thursday’s award ceremony only solidified this belief.
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