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Volume 92 Issue 20

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Dr. Dolores Guerrero gives a thumbs up before she took off with the Blue Angels

Naval Air Station Kingsville hosts ‘ Wings Over South Texas ’

TAMUK Dean of College of Arts and Science flies with Blue Angel Iliana Flores Reporter As crowds of people of all ages from across South Texas gathered at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Kingsville, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels decorated the sky as they flew among the clouds.

After NAS Kingsville separated from NAS Corpus Christi, the two air stations have alternated between hosting the annual Wings Over South Texas event with

Kingsville hosting it on even number years and Corpus Christi on odd number years.

For this event, NAS Kingsville wanted to educate members of the community and give them a glimpse of what the NAS does on a daily basis.

“The idea is to show the community what we as [the] Navy and Marine Corps do, give them an idea of what it is. And, it’s also because we have such a great relationship with the city of Kingsville.

It’s something of a thank you

to the folks and say ‘Hey, come out and see what we do on base,’ because normally you can’t get on the base, you can’t see a lot of stuff.

But, we like to showcase how we train our folks, what they do once they’re trained, [the] capabilities we’ve got, and exactly what you as taxpayers pay money for,” said Rod Hafemeister with the Public Affairs office at NAS Kingsville.

To kick off this year’s event, one pilot from the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flew

TAMUK hosts 51st Annual Jazz Festival

in one day early on Wednesday, March 21 to fly two “key influencers” from the South Texas community. One of these influencers was John Harris, a counselor from Bishop Elementary School.

During his flight, Harris’ students watched and cheered from the ground as their counselor flew above them.

The other key influencer chosen was Dr. Dolores Guerrero, the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas A&M University- Kingsville (TAMUK).

When Guerrero was first asked by the University if she wanted to apply to the Blue Angels’ “key influencer” program she immediately replied yes. She was ultimately chosen to be one of two members of the community to fly with Blue Angel Lt. Andre Webb.

“It’s an honor to be selected and to be able to represent the University and the community,” said Guerrero, who noted the 40-minute flight was exhilarating.

Then on Friday morning,

schools from the community brought about 5,000 students to the Javelina Football Stadium for a pep rally during which they could see the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps and the Marine Corps Silent Drill Team perform.

To continue the festivities before the air show on Saturday and Sunday, there was a “meet and greet” on Friday evening at the J.K. Northway

See Air Show on Page 5

Festival has competitions, concerts for two days Iliana Flores Reporter

For 51 years, the Texas A&M University- Kingsville (TAMUK) jazz department has been hosting an annual jazz festival. This year’s festival was celebrated on March 23 and 24 with performances from TAMUK jazz bands, a special performance from Grammy Award winning trombonist Michael Dease, as well as middle school and high school students as they competed.

Some 34 schools played in front of a panel of judges

to be ranked and given comments on their performances.

Beginning on March 23, buses from schools across Texas began arriving at the TAMUK campus with their jazz bands as they prepared to compete in Jones Auditorium. The jazz festival officially began at 3 p.m. as middle school and high school bands began competing. At 6 p.m. the competition portion of the day ended. But, throughout this time, the general public was rotating in and out of Jones Auditorium to listen to the various styles of music being played by the school bands.

For day two of the Jazz

Festival, high school students began competing in Jones Auditorium at 8 a.m. and finished at 6 p.m. There were also jazz bands competing in the Recital Hall located in the Bellamah Music Building from 8:30 to 10 a.m.

To end each day of the festival, TAMUK held an evening concert during which the schools that competed in the day were given awards based on the decisions made by judges. The awards presentation consisted of students and bands being recognized for their performances.

Some awards handed out were certificates to students chosen by the judges to be

Photo by Arnold Garza

Jazz Band I performing at the Jazz Festival with soloist Juan Padilla, is pictured standing while playing on the trombone.

a part of the “Honorary All Star” Jazz Band, a trophy for the top bands in each Division (such as the school being 4A or 6A), and the final trophy given to one outstanding school from the day.

Along with the award presentations, the evening concerts also consisted of performances from TAMUK jazz

bands. On Friday evening, TAMUK’s Latin Jazz Ensemble played three pieces and was directed by Glynn Garcia. The Jazz Band IV played four pieces and was directed

by Dr. Paul Hageman, and Jazz Band III played four pieces under the direction of Dr. Kyle Millsap.

To conclude the festival,

there was a final evening concert held on Saturday evening. Dr. Hageman began the concert by introducing the first band of the night TAMUK’s own Jazz Band II, which is directed by James Warth.

See Jazz Festival on Page 5

Art Is in the Eye of the Beholder

TAMUK art professor gets recognized in three art exhibits America Quintero Campus Editor

Photo by America Quintero

Art displayed by Fulden Wissinger in the Bailey Art Gallery

What do you pack when you move miles away from home? When Fulden Wissinger moved to the United States from Istanbul, Turkey, she took with her the sights, smells and sounds of her home country. She turned the memories of her childhood and culture into art that has been featured in exhibits around the world.

Wissinger is a current assistant professor at Texas A&M University-Kingsville

(TAMUK). She teaches classes in ceramics, drawing and 2D design. She was also selected to represent TAMUK as a board member of the Texas Association of Schools of Art. When it comes to her personal art, this year Wissinger focused on drawing. She sees drawing as a medium that can be practiced anywhere.

Wissinger describes it as a therapeutic way to relieve stress and let out emotions.

Her art inspiration comes from various locations and experiences. These include her Islamic culture,

graphic design background and memories. However, Wissinger believes art inspirations can come from anywhere.

“It’s not just one thing,” Wissinger said, “of course my ethnicity and culture is important, but things change in your life sometimes and that affects your art, too.”

Wissinger’s artwork has captivated the attention of people around the world.

Her artwork has been on display in national and international art exhibits. Some of those exhibits are located in Mexico, Pakistan, and in

states throughout the United States.

Recently, Wissinger was involved in three exhibitions for the month of March. One of those exhibits was a solo exhibit titled Life Progresses One Day at a Time and was held at the Beyond the Art Gallery in Harlingen, Texas.

The exhibits featured artwork from various pieces of Wissinger’s graphite and ceramic collections.

One of the artworks on display was Wissinger’s

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Campus

The South Texan gets the big scoop in Dallas Journalism department earns 18 awards at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Crystal Zamarron Editor-in-Chief

Photo by Dr. Manuel Flores

Left to right top row: Ashley Gonzalez, Crystal Zamarron, C.R Neal, Darcy Ramirez, America Quintero, Josue Villarreal, Dakota Roberts, Taylor Guidry Left to right bottom row: Frank Cardenas and The South Texan adviser, Nicole Morris

Photos by Nicole Morris

Left to right: Darcy Ramirez won 3rd place On-Site Critical Review, Frank Cardenas won Honorable Mention On-Site Radio Sports Writing, Crystal Zamarron won 2nd place On-Site Newspaper Design

Out of 44 schools in attendance, Texas A&M University-Kingsville earned 18 awards at the annual Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) Convention held in Dallas last week.

TIPA began in 1909 at Baylor and is now the largest and most respected collegiate organization in the country. This is where college media students participate in competitions like radio news writing, newspaper design, feature photography, yearbook design, advertising and much more. “[The students] did tremendous over the last year.

[They] really improved and I’m very proud. [They] are getting to where I think you all should be and where historically this newspaper group has been, which is up in the top tier of the group in the state,” said Todd Lucas, Chair of the Art, Communications and Theatre Department.

The South Texan Managing Editor Darcy Ramirez received 3rd place in the on-site Critical Review contest. Editor-in-Chief Crystal Zamarron received 2nd place in the on-site Newspaper Design.

And Honorable Mention was

earned by Frank Cardenas in on-site Radio News Writing.

“This was the first time I experienced TIPA. Everything from the competition to the diverse crowd was new to me, and it all made me realize how big the media industry is. At first the idea of competing was quite intimidating, but my South Texan family was truly supportive,” Ramirez said.

“It was a great experience and I can’t wait for next year.”

Former Campus Editor Alex Guerra received an Honorable Mention in the submitted entries for Inside News Package/Spread Design Newspaper. Zamarron received two Honorable Mentions in Sports Page/ Spread Design and in Breaking News story. Sports Editor Plaserae Johnson received 2nd place in Sports Feature Story.

In the General News story entry, Opinion Editor Dakota Roberts received an Honorable Mention. South Texan Reporter C. R Neal won 3rd place in the Short Feature Story entry.

“It was a learning experience to be around people with a shared interest in journalism. In a way we got to see the future of journalism in all its facets,” Neal said of the convention.

In the Spanish categories, Camila Peña won two 2nd place awards in Spanish Feature Story and Spanish News Story. First place went to former South Texan staff member Consuelo Donato-Molina in the Spanish Opinion Writing.

And, 3rd place Spanish News Story went to Reporter Josue Villarreal.

“I’ve been fortunate to get to know these talented journalism students since the fall semester. I see their hard work, dedication and immense talent on a daily basis.

I’m happy the judges of these highly-competitive contests saw it, too. To say that I am proud of The South Texan staff is an understatement. Serving as their adviser is a privilege,” said Nicole Morris, interim First-Year Seminar coordinator and The South Texan adviser.

Other winners included former Copy Editor and recent TAMUK graduate Kaitlin Ruiz, who received an Honorable Mention in the In-Depth Reporting category. Recent graduate Samuel Galindo received an Honorable Mention as well for Feature Writing.

In 2nd and in 3rd place for Editorial Cartoon was Siddharth Tuplondhe. And, first place went to Pablo Villanueva in Breaking News Photo.

Artist continued from Page 1 award winning sculpture Cappadocia. The Cappadocia series was influenced from the Turkey Badlands’ ancient caves used as dwellings by Sumerians. Director of the Beyond the Art Gallery Jessica McBride appreciates the way Wissinger’s artwork draws influences from her culture. McBride explains that people from RGV can relate to some of the Turkish culture, such as the superstition of the “evil eye.”

“She brings a lot of her background, being that she’s from Turkey…It exposes a lot of her heritage. That’s something not everybody is used to seeing, especially down here. It brings a whole different light to her work. It’s very beautiful,” McBride said.

South Texas College’s (STC) exhibition 100 Women, 100 Words put on display

art from women who have made a difference in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV). As a graduate from the University of Texas–Pan American, Wissinger knows a lot of people from the RVG area, so her piece Whirling Dervish was selected for the gallery. She was only one of 100 women selected for the exhibition that will run from March 1 to May 16 at STC’s Pecan Campus Library.

“Their contributions through their work, community service, and philanthropy positively impact literacy and education, the arts, social causes and the environment in the Valley. We are excited to share the visual and literal stories these women have to tell,” said Gina Otvos, STC library art associate.

Wissinger’s third March exhibit ran until March 17 at

the Art Now: Drawing exhibition at the Ann Arbor Art Center in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Out of 500 artists who applied for the exhibit, only 42 were selected. Wissinger’s exhibition piece, Dream, is one of her earliest works in which she tried to change her artistic style. She admits that she didn’t initially like, but came to love it.

After finishing any piece, Wissinger is always thinking “what’s next?” Her motivation stems from her desire to compete and be an inspiration to others.

“I always do my best to push myself more because one of the things is that we have to be an example to our students. They have to see that we are making art, that we’re producing art for exhibiting…I always say, what’s next?” she said.

The FBI Seeks New Agents

Recruiter comes to TAMUK to inform Javelinas about a career with the FBI Plaserae Johnson Sports Editor

On Wednesday, March 21, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) visited Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) at the main Javelina Dining Hall.

Students majoring in fields such as foreign language, computer science, engineering and accounting are the main prospects who seek jobs in the FBI. The FBI sent David Baker, a recruiting agent, to educate students on the possibilities of landing a job with the Bureau and to bring in more prospects from other fields and majors.

“I’m starting something new with the universities and I think it’s’ important,” Baker said.

He presents nearly six times a month to students at

universities such as Rice University, University of Houston and Prairie View A&M University. Baker said a lot of college students aren’t being advised properly when it comes to questions about a career in the FBI. He personally talks with university counselors and advisers about what it takes to be a part of the organization, since he believes they have a closer association with individual students.

Criminology and criminal justice majors filled up the room, however, Baker ensured students that the Bureau has something for everyone in any field or major.

He talked about positions of which many students were unaware.

“I thought it was definitely interesting. He pointed out a lot of information that I had no idea about and gave me a broader view on the bureau,” said Michael Moore, an audience member majoring in Ar-

chitectural Engineering.

Baker offered stories about his path.

“I never wanted to be an agent. I never even heard about it until I was out of college. I enjoy it tremendously!

There is something new every day,” Baker said.

Later he opened the floor for comments or questions.

Veronica Salas, director of advising at TAMUK, had a story of her own.

“My high school Spanish teacher, after I graduated, went off and now is a translator for the FBI. That’s how an elementary school teacher goes from teaching 5 year olds to the FBI,” she said.

FBIjobs.gov is open to students nationwide and yearround to file applications and receive more information on programs. Students at TAMUK seeking more information on FBI career opportunities should contact Lori Urbanoviski, the assistant director of Employee Relations.

Opinion

THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2018

The Reality of the Winner Case

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The Future of Whistleblowing in the United States

Iliana Flores Reporter In 2016, the United States saw one of its most eventful and polarizing presidential elections in its history. This election ultimately ended with Donald J. Trump being inaugurated as the 45th U.S. president. Since then, there have been countless speculations suggesting illegal Russian involvement in the 2016 election. However, there has not been any solid evidence proving that any Russian governmental entities interfered with the election in a way that allowed Donald Trump to win. Yet, these speculations still exist because of people like Reality Winner.

Reality Winner is a former Kingsville, Texas, resident who was arrested by the FBI

on June 3, 2017 in Georgia for “removing classified material from a governmental facility and mailing it to a news outlet,” a news release by the U.S. Department of Justice said.

The news outlet The Intercept received these classified NSA documents from Winner and reported the documents contained information suggesting Russian hackers had tampered with voting software before the 2016 presidential election. This was done through “spear-fishing” attacks, meaning local government officials were sent emails which looked to be from e-voting vendors, yet the Microsoft Word documents attached to these emails contained malware allowing for hackers to get control of electronic devices once the documents were opened.

The Intercept reported that the report containing this information “is the most detailed

U.S. government account of Russian interference in the election that has yet come to light.”

But, two days before The Intercept reported on the documents from Winner, Winner was arrested because while trying to verify the legitimacy of the information given to them, staff of the news outlet told a contractor of the U.S. government they had received the documents from Augusta, Ga., Sputnik News reported.

From there it was not difficult for the FBI to track down that the documents had been sent by Winner because she was only one of six people who had printed the document. “The document it had incidentally given to the NSA — which had then been sent to the FBI — and which was now freely available on the internet, shows creases that suggest it was printed, folded, and carried, rath-

er than submitted online,” the New York magazine said.

“The NSA knew, from its internal surveillance, that only six people had printed the document. Of those six, only one had emailed The Intercept asking for a transcript of a podcast.”

On June 3, 2017, FBI agents questioned Winner at her home where she eventually confessed to mailing the documents. She was then arrested because “Releasing classified material without authorization threatens our nation’s security and undermines public faith in government,” Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said, according to USA Today.

However, because this was done before Winner had been given her Miranda Rights, her defense team is trying to persuade the judge for this case to not use Winner’s confession against her at trial because she was not

properly questioned.

Winner’s case is also largely based on the idea that the information she allegedly leaked did not put national security in danger because similar information was already available to the public. “If the defense can prove that, then they can show that she did not violate the Espionage Act, which requires the ‘national defense information’ released to have been ‘closely held’ — a true secret, in other words,” The Intercept reported.

In the case of Reality Winner, I agree with her defense attorneys because her “whistleblowing” did not put U.S. national security in danger.

Since the 2016 election, there have been and continues to be constant conversation on Russian involvement in not only the results of the election, but also in Trump’s politics. It was only a matter of time before someone found

or leaked the documents Winner sent to The Intercept.

Yet, the judge and the prosecutors in the case are making it difficult for Winner’s defense attorney to make a case for her. They have done this by not allowing the defense team to cite information from news articles in their public briefings and they are only able to meet in two government-designated Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities. Also, while the prosecutors are able to communicate through a classified email system, Winner’s defense team is not.

It has been made clear that Winner is not being given a fair chance to defend herself.

For this reason, Winner’s case is not only about her being found guilty or not guilty.

Rather, it is more significant because it will mark how future “whistleblowers” will be treated and whether they will be given fair trials.

New Machines, New Rec TWITTER POLL QUESTION Do you still use Facebook for your social media needs?

This week’s poll: Do you believe that Russian agents interfered with the Presidential election?

Space remains to be a problem

Joshua Lin Reporter

The Texas A&M University – Kingsville Recreation Center is upgrading its ellipticals in the work out section of the building. According to the Rec Center, they were requested to upgrade the ellipticals as they have been used quite frequently and are now worn down fairly significantly.

It’s a good change for the Rec Center as it has only so much space in that area to put different types of work out equipment. Thankfully,

each machine can be used very quickly, especially the cardio machines. The dilemma of the Rec Center is that there are few machines to satisfy everybody’s needs for a work out and the fact that the work out area is very small compared to other exercise facilities in the area. The Rec Center at TAMUK is big, the majority of space is filled up with the double basketball courts that quite frankly don’t give what the majority of students need.

Don’t get me wrong, I think that the new machines will serve their purpose and I hope that more machines will get the same upgrades in the near future, but having

so little space and little diversity in workout equipment, it wears the machines that are already there out quicker than say a dedicated place to work out, which you don’t need to upgrade as often.

For example, the 24-Hour Fitness near my house focuses more on the workout aspect than the basketball court aspect and it shows that the use there is immense on the workout side than basketball. With the Rec Center doing the opposite, it leaves very little room for more machines and equipment that people want. If this remains the status quo, people will find other means for working out or simply not go at all.

A Proposal to Security Come Meet the Hooligans

Corrections: In the March 22 Issue, in the Christian “Bambi” Bambrook, basketball player, story Juan Turrubiates was misidentified.

The following quote was attributed to the wrong individual: “I enjoy watching his stream; to me it’s pretty cool because I am into gaming as well,” said Juan Turrubiates.

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Dakota Roberts Opinion Editor One of the hardest jobs to do on campus is security.

I think this is because well it’s a big campus, with a lot of people. The attempt to keep it all orderly, to keep it all calm, to keep it all sober, is probably a near Herculean task.

Every week we post a crime report and every week there is some new shenanigan at play; sometimes something even more sinister comes to light. So I have no doubt that managing security at a university of adults is more than likely a headache, a constant chore of a job. Yet, a part of me thinks that there is something more that can be done.

Because despite all the difficulty and the fact that I believe they are doing their jobs, security acts more like blood-frenzied sharks in the water than a necessary entity on campus. Students see these people more as faceless reapers, come to place their fee on a mis-parked car or heaven forbid you come to a locked tire. Parking is important to manage don’t get me wrong, but the only in-

teraction I’ve had with these people is such a negative moment.

During a conference I attended in Dallas, I managed to talk to a man named Jason Bones; the name instantly made me think of some over-the-top action star. Lt. Bones has worked in law enforcement for two decades and now manages security at Texas A&M University—Commerce. During the workshop he was hosting, he began talking about campus security and the philosophy that Commerce has when it comes to UPD. Out of all the things that Bones talked about, one thing spoke truer to me than the others. “There is no point in having security just patrol in cars, they are never going to see anything.”

Which is true really.

Our security on this campus comes in two forms, the emergency plan that is available to students detailing evacuation routes, contact information, and plans for various scenarios. The other side of that is UPD and they remain faceless and intimidating to most students.

According to Lt. Bones, security will become more active and far more alert if they simply became a much

more noticeable organization on campus. They’ve recently moved their offices closer to campus and I bet that does feel good for them and for the most part the students.

However, we do not know these people; never had any formal interaction.

If a fight were to break out at the pavilion this very moment, how long would it take for security to even arrive.

They seem somewhat absent at the moments they may be most needed. At night, I feel like there is no change either; the campus is just as inactively patrolled as before.

Obviously they aren’t omniscient, nor do I think that if they simply walk around more that crime will simply disappear, but I do honestly believe that their presence would create a more stable relationship between the ticket jockeys and the hooligans they “police.”

In the days of mass shootings and campus assaults, the days where campus security seems to be at its most needed, they are ultimately absent. All but replaced with random patrolling cars whose priority is taking a good chunk of cash from some poor student just trying to find a freaking parking space.

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Sports

New SID welcome addition to Athletics Montoya brings many years of experience to TAMUK

Luis Garcia Sports Reporter

After about a year without a Sports Information Director, Texas A&M UniversityKingsville (TAMUK) has found the right person with all the requirements and skills needed to take on the position. Jon Montoya is now the man in charge and has already set big goals for himself and Javelina Athletics.

Montoya is from Austin, Texas and has a background in education to support his experience. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Sports

Photo courtesy of Javelina Athletics

Jon Montoya

Medicine from Colorado Mesa University.

He continued into a Master’s of Business Administration from University of Mary in 2016. Montoya brings six years of experience from different universities such

as Oregon State University, University in Corvallis and the University of Denver. He loves what he does and plans to put TAMUK on the map.

“I’m loving it so far, I’ve been doing this for a total of six years now. I’ve always enjoyed being around athletics, so being able to come here from Corvallis back down to Division II which is where I got my start, [is] something that [ I’ve been] looking forward to for a long time,” Montoya said.

He mentioned the history of the Javelinas and how he plans to highlight the Athletics Department.

“My goals are to obviously increase the publicity of

TAMUK athletics. You know it has a very long historic career in South Texas. First as Texas A&I, and then well before that, but Texas A&I was quite the powerhouse back in the day,” he said.

Montoya’s experience can assist the department. The faculty and staff within the department are confident in him and his experience.

They see a lot of potential in Montoya.

Hanna Lantz, assistant athletic director for compliance, is one who felt he has hit the ground running.

“I’m really excited to have Jon here. I think he is going to be a great asset from

his experience working at a major Division I school, and having previously worked at a couple of Division II schools out of Colorado.

Those are going to be some great assets; he is going to have some great leadership for our Sports Information Office. It definitely is nice to have a two-person office,” Lantz said.

Given the time TAMUK has spent without a Sports Information Director, Montoya had plenty of work to get done immediately.

“He’s actually really hit the ground running, he jumped in with both feet because there was not much time to settle in,” said Lantz.

Out with the old, in with the new New Equipment Coming to Recreation and Fitness Center Aaron Monreal Sports Reporter

Head Football Coach Daren Wilkinson is supportive of Montoya.

Both Lantz and Wilkinson have no doubt that Montoya will improve the department at TAMUK. “Well it’s just great to have a Sports Information Director again. You know, we went almost a whole calendar year, but basically a whole year as far as football season, all of basketball season, and into baseball season now. The spring sports we didn’t have a true S.I.D.,” Wilkinson said.

“We’re excited to see what he can do as far as moving our athletic programs forward with the things that he’s able to do.”

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The machinery is being updated at the campus recreation and fitness center at Texas A&M UniversityKingsville (TAMUK). The current cardio equipment being used in the recreation center has been there for approximately 10 years. For this reason, the recreational center staff has decided that it is time for efficient replacements.

“It’s time to get something new and meet the needs and demands of students,” said Tony Kreitzer, the director of the campus recreational center.

The new equipment coming in will be brand-new treadmills, stair masters, bikes, and other cardio machinery. In addition to the new equipment, there will be new capabilities. The newer machinery will have features the outdated equipment did not have.

The machine user can connect their phones and even watch Hulu or Netflix. Another feature, is being able to use social networks like Facebook or Twitter while exercising “There’s Youtube channels for [the machine], virtual trainers, virtual run throughs, all from running through the beach to the mountains to a simple track,” Kreitzer adds.

Kenneth Hale, a frequent user of cardio machines, is excited about the new equipment and their features.

“That would be pretty cool to be able to use that instead of my phone,” he said.

In order to access the different types of social networks, the user must create an account. “[It] is going to be the vital thing…getting students to create an

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account,” Kreitzer said.

The feature comes with safety tools like logging the user out once they step down. Logging out and protecting your privacy is important.

The equipment will be a way of promoting and marketing different types of local marathons.

It also makes it possible for the recreational center to hold competitions on the equipment among students.

Students can win door prizes for

accomplishing a certain amount of distance in a time frame.

The competitions could entice students to work out more at the REC. “I believe it would [attract more students to the gym], especially with being able to compete against other students and getting involved,” said Ashley Alonso, an EC-12 major.

The brand of the equipment being brought in will be the same as the current equipment, which is

PRECOR. “The big thing is reliability, if you’re telling me the lifespan of a treadmill is five years and able to extend it to 10 that really shows you the dependability of that product, the second end of it was connectivity,” Kreitzer said.

The equipment update is the first step for more things to come at the campus recreation center.

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Intramural Basketball Playoffs Underway at Rec Play continues throughout this week

Victoria Lichtenberger Sports Reporter Intramural basketball playoffs are in full effect this week with the first round knocked out last week.

This week there will be more teams going against each other for the fight to win. The teams are made of students and athletes that want to continue training and play the game for fun.

The competition has been heating up with close games back-to-back from different teams barely beating the buzzer to win.

The Titans are one of the teams that are currently moving forward in the playoffs. One team member,

junior Kinesiology major Rokeem Paul, made the game-winning shot to beat the buzzer and move the team forward in the playoffs. Paul talked about the last seconds of the game.

“They passed me the ball and all I could do was shoot and hope I made the basket; it was an intense game,” Paul said.

One team that came up short called the Air Ballers have had a good season this year and will not let this loss discourage them. Team member senior Communication major Travis Demas said he was proud of the team’s effort.

“For a lot of us doing this for the first time we did pretty good, it came down

to the last half of the game and we just couldn’t pull through, but it’s been fun playing with these guys,” Demas said.

Another team member junior Mechanical Engineer major Trevon Guillory talked about his experience on the team.

“This is my first time joining a team and it was fun. I will definitely come back to do it again,” Guillory said.

Many other teams are moving forward in the playoffs and they encourage students to come out and show support. The games will continue throughout the week. For information on upcoming events, call (361) 593-3059.

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The Zombies are Coming, The Zombies are Coming Student Recreation Center hosts 5K race, Zombie Fun Run

C.R. Neal Reporter The Student Recreation Center (SRC) at Texas A&M University – Kingsville (TAMUK) is hosting a 5K during which “humans” will try to survive the race by out-running the “zombies.”

At 6 p.m. on Friday, April 13 the SRC will kick off its annual 5K. But this year, it will involve a flesh-rotting twist zombies.

When signing up for the event people get to choose which side they want to be on, whether it is a human trying to survive or a zombie trying to turn the humans into one of them.

Humans and zombies have two different routes that will intermittently intersect. At these junctions, zombies will have the chance to pull one of three flags from the humans.

Once a human has lost all

three flags, they become a zombie.

Event Coordinator for the SRC Natalie Janes organized the Zombie Fun Run and is excited that this idea has taken off as well as it has.

“We actually have a lot of people signed up as humans. There’s about a 60:40 human to zombie ratio as of right now,” Janes said.

“It’s surprising. I thought I was going to have too many zombies.”

Janes announced which side she would choose if she were able to participate.

“Maybe they want to see who can survive the longest,” Janes said. “I would want to chase people though.”

The date itself was no accident.

“We usually have our race in April. When I was looking for dates I saw that there was a Friday the 13th in April,” Janes said. “I just said, ‘We have to do that. It’s perfect.’”

The race itself is not the only attraction the SRC is boasting.

Additional activities include a raffle and a rock wall climb presented by TAMUK’s ROTC. “We have a lot of great prizes. It’s actually one of the things I’m most excited about,” Janes said. “Right now we have over $1,500 worth of prizes.”

Janes eased the minds of people who are less athletic when she explained how you could win prizes.

“They don’t have to win the race to win [prizes],” Janes said. “They just have to sign up and they get a raffle ticket.”

While having fun is a big part of what the event, the SRC is also aware of the obesity rate of adults in Texas.

According to the State of Obesity, Texas has the eighth highest adult obesity rate in the nation with an obesity

Naval Air Show Continued from Page 1 Exposition Center. At this free event, community members could see the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps and the Marine Corps Silent Drill Team perform, honor Women Veterans, and meet, take pictures, and get autographs from the pilots performing at the air show, including the U.S. Navy Blue Angels.

While people walked around visiting pilots, there was also live music and food

trucks.

The official “Wings Over South Texas” event started at 9 a.m. and went on through 4 p.m. on both March 24 and 25.

At the NAS Kingsville base, visitors could see performances from Randy W. Ball, Redline Airshows, Rob Holland, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Matt Younkin Airshows, and the final event of the day from the Blue Angels.

Throughout the day there

were various stands for people to buy food and beverages as well as meet members of the different branches of the military. There were also pilots who had their aircraft on display.

Over the course of the weekend, thousands of people gathered at NAS Kingsville to see the acrobatic maneuvers of various aircrafts and learn about what the NAS does at “Wings Over South Texas.”

Jazz Festival Continued from Page 1 “…this year is a very special year for us. It’s a bittersweet year…Jim Warth [who] is our jazz saxophone teacher and jazz studies co-director, is retiring at the end of this year.

“And, so tonight is his last Jazz Festival so we’re very excited that he is going to be not only directing his band, he’s going to be playing with Jazz Band I a little later this evening,” said Hageman, the chair of the Music Department and Professor of Jazz Studies when introducing the first band.

Later in the evening, Hageman invited all of the jazz students and faculty to join him on stage to present Warth with a plaque thanking him for his 26 years of teaching at TAMUK. “I haven’t been here for that long but I feel like I have a connection with Mr.

Warth and I’m going to miss him like crazy…it’s not going to be the same, the music building is not going to be the same,” said Gabriella Beltran, a music performance major.

TAMUK’s Jazz Band I also played four other songs under the direction of Hageman.

After performing these pieces, the special guest, Dease, was introduced and played four more songs with the band.

Dease is a two-time winning Grammy award artist who is currently teaching jazz trombone to students at Michigan State University.

Before beginning one of his songs, Dease gave advice to the musicians in the audience.

“All of you, stick with music and keep asking ques-

tions. Find people to inspire you, stay in touch with people, stay in touch with me I’m easy to find…Practice hard, thank your parents, thank your band directors. It’s a real honor to play for you,” Dease said.

Before playing the final tune of the night, Dease thanked the university for inviting him to play alongside TAMUK’s Jazz Band I for the festival.

“I want to thank the university, Texas A&M University- Kingsville for hosting this amazing jazz festival and [we’re] very lucky, I think, to have things like this in the country.” Dease said.

After the final piece of the night ended, the audience erupted in cheers at the Jones Auditorium as TAMUK’s 51st Annual Jazz Festival concluded.

rate of 33.7 percent in adults.

As the obesity rate among adults in Texas continues to climb, organizations such as the SRC are looking to halt that growth.

According to the SRC at TAMUK, “The goal of this event is to promote healthy living and an active lifestyle for members of the TAMUK community and the surrounding Kingsville area.”

Registration for the event is $20 for the TAMUK community, military personnel, children 17 and under, and groups of four or more people. It is $25 for the general public.

However, the SRC is planning a flash sale for Easter and registration will be $15 for everyone from Friday, March 30 through Monday, April 2.

People can register online at tamuk.edu/recsports or by going to the SRC on campus.

7th Annual SRC 5K Friday April 13, 2018 5:00 p.m. Registeration at Rec Sports Complex 6:00 p.m. Start For More Info Call: (361)-593-3059 Courtesy Photo

Green Day Is Coming To a Little Theatre Near You Darcy Ramirez Managing Editor Don’t wanna be an American Idiot? Then come and support the Art, Communications and Theatre Department’s presentation of Green Day’s rock musical, “American Idiot,” being performed at 7:30 p.m. April 6 and 7 and at 2:30 p.m. April 8 in the Little Theatre.

The story revolves around three punks - Will who stays home to work out his relationship with his pregnant girlfriend Heather; Tunny who joins the military; and Johnny who turns to drugs in the big city.

These four characters will be played by Jackson Lewis (Will), Alex Guerra (Heather), Dylan Mendoza (Tunny) and Emmanuel Sanchez (Johnny). The three punks are simply trying to survive in the big city after they flee their suburban lives and head off into the dangerous, cruel world.

The theatre arts students hope their fellow Javelinas will come out and enjoy their show, but they also hope that their play will make a difference somehow.

“Students, especially in

WHO: TAMUK Theatre WHAT: American Idiot WHEN: April 6-7 @ 7:30 p.m. & April 8 @ 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: Little Theatre ONLY FOR MATURE AUDIENCE

college, are radical and liberal. We come together with all these opinions, ideals and personalities. I hope the community on campus comes to the show out of love for Green Day but leaves with a different perspective of the world,” Mendoza said.

The play is directed by Corey Ranson, associate professor and director of theatre activities.

Ranson has directed plays before including some rock musicals, but he is really excited about “American Idiot” because of its empathetic themes.

“It’s modern, popular music and it’s relatable to college students’ age group.

It addresses the strange place in life we all go through and that is being caught between the great place of having

your future ahead of you to holy crap being caught between having your future in front of you...in the play, like Green Day says being caught between rage and love,” Ranson said.

Ranson expects a big turnout because of Green Day’s fanbase and the promise and skill of the theatre students.

Admission will be $5 and is free for all TAMUK student sand staff members, but is recommended for an adult audience only.

The department hopes students will come to the Little Theatre to enjoy some great music and become enthralled by the madness of it all because it’s a play for everyone no matter what major or department you originate from.

“You know I used to think the theatre arts department only performed like classic plays and not that those are boring, but they aren’t really what I want to watch, so the fact that the department is putting together a play based on a Green Day song is pretty awesome. I will definitely be there,” Emily Atkinson, a business major said.

Try Walking A Mile in High Heels

Dakota Roberts Opinion Editor Texas A&M University— Kingsville is hosting its 8th annual Walk A Mile in Her Shoes, an event that calls for the university’s male students to march in heels and make a pledge in the effort to prevent rape, sexual assault and gender violence.

The event is to be held at noon on April 3, beginning in front of College Hall.

What started out as a small group of men tottering around a park in high heels has grown to become a world-wide movement with tens of thousands of men raising millions of dollars for local rape crisis centers, domestic violence shelters and other sexualized violence education, prevention and remediation programs.

Walk-A-Mile is made possible by a coalition of university sponsors including the Peer Educator Program (PEP Talk), Student Government Association, Student Health and Wellness Center, and, by extension, the Women’s Enrichment Program.

According to PEP Talk, “A Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Event is a playful opportunity for men to raise awareness in their community about the serious causes, effects and remediation to sexualized violence against women.”

The program doesn’t just call for the men that participate to simply walk the walk, but expect them to also talk the talk.

The program pushes for the male marchers to open up the conversation about sexual assault to their friends and peers in

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lege campuses a much safer place.

Jo Elda Castillo-Alaniz, director of the Student Health and Wellness Center, spoke highly of the program and its effects on the students.

“Out of all the programs

that strike at gender violence, this is the one that manages to get students to understand what it literally is like to walk a mile in a woman’s shoes.

“Also, it’s one of the more exciting programs, students just like to partic-

ipate.”

Pizza and shoes, including heels, flats, and pumps, will be provided to any student that chooses to participate in the march.

The Student Health and Wellness Center asks that if you are part of an organiza-

tion come out in your club’s T-shirt and show your support.

So grab some high heels, make some witty signs, and come out to show your support of making TAMUK an assault-free campus.

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