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LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD
Ever wonder where the content of the Mustang Magazine comes from?
It comes from YOU!
The Mustang Magazine accepts stories, reviews and artwork submitted by TSTC students. If you’d like to submit your creative work for the next issue, e-mail it to phdclub@gmail.com. For more information call 956.364.4260.
June issue deadline: May 19
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Keri Gutierrez Director of Marketing STAFF WRITER Dave Ralph Communications Writer CONTRIBUTING WRITERS credited CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS credited
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Contents 04
Calendar
05 Meet Your New 2010-2011 SGA Officers! 06
The Month in Photos
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College Reference
10 Student Club Features: RPGS Club 12 Valley Features: May Events 14
Health & Fitness: Intramurals and Featured Recipe
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Tech News From A Geek: Jet Packs are In! and The Apple iPad Effect
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Doodle Space For Your Entertainment Student Writing Showcase Insight Poetry Contest Winners Student Art Gallery
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campus events
Quick Review Cinco de Mayo Mother’s Day First Day of Class Armed Forces Day Welcome Week Last Day to Drop with a 70% Refund Student/Staff Holiday: Memorial Day
Second Payment Installment Due (12 Week) Last Day to Drop with a 20% Refund Second Payment Installment Due (15 Week) First Class Day (Mini Session I) Fall 2010 Scholarship Deadline
For event details visit www.harlingen.tstc.edu/calendar www.harlingen.tstc.edu/studentclubs
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SGA Banquet Top Right: Mr. TSTC Roberto Cruz and Ms. TSTC Kaitlin Smetaniuk. Left: Outgoing SGA officers and their Presidential Awards. Right: Learning 2 Lead Workshop Certified Student Leaders.
Left: Incoming 2010-2011 SGA Officers Jose Saldierna, Sarah Zamarripas, Aline Zamudio, Kimberly Roano, John Leo Garcia, Tony Cruz, and Student Life Director Adele Clinton.
Meet Your New 2010-2011 SGA Officers
Right: Most Active Club Member award winners.
John Leo Garcia SGA President
Hi, I’m your new Student Government president! I’m from Harlingen and am in my second semester here at TSTC. I want to thank those who voted for me to be a representative of TSTC and trusted me to become president. I promise to work hard and make sure that all your needs and problems are answered. Remember that the SGA Office is always open if you have anything you need help with.
Aline Zamudio SGA Historian
Hello! I’m very excited to represent the TSTC student body as SGA Historian. I’m from Brownsville and graduated from San Benito High School in 2007. I just received my Associates Degree in Computer System Management Technology this May, and now I’m working toward getting my basic courses done so I can transfer to UTB. I enjoy watching movies, eating chocolate, spending time with my boyfriend and friends. I’m excited for this upcoming year and hope you are too. Hope to see you around!
Jose Saldierna SGA Vice President
Hello! I am very pleased to have become your new SGA vice president. I graduated from the Rio Hondo High class of 2008. I am enrolled in the Auto Collision Technology program and plan to graduate Spring 2011 with my Associates Degree. I like playing baseball, fishing, hunting and hanging out with friends. We are planning great events for this year, so look for us in the SGA Office!
Kimberly Roano SGA Treasurer
Howdy Mustangs! Thank you for electing me as your SGA treasurer for the next school year! After having spent three semesters here at TSTC, I'm confident I can fulfill the duties of an SGA officer as well as live up to the standards expected of me as your representative. I am currently finishing up my second semester in the Dental Hygiene Program with expectations to graduate in April 2011. Until then I plan to do the best job I can by keeping an open ear to the student body. Thank you, again, for letting me work for you!
Sarah Zamarripas SGA Secretary
Hello fellow Mustangs! I am proud to say I am your new Student Government secretary. I am from Harlingen and graduated from Harlingen High School in 2004. I am in my second year here at TSTC and currently enrolled in the Auto Collision Technology program to complete my Associates Degree. I enjoy the fun things in life, especially dancing and painting cars! I’m very outgoing and so if you have any questions feel free to come stop by!
Tony Cruz SGA Parliamentarian
Hello! My name is Tony, but I prefer to be called Tony Tone. I am your new parliamentarian and I will do my best to help give you an awesome experience here at TSTC. I am very excited to be part of the Student Government Association to try to make TSTC student life one to remember.
Want to be
involved?
Visit your Student Goverment Office in room 122 in the Student Center or call at 956.364.4342 or 956.364.4343.
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Movie on the Lawn: Sherlock Holmes March 31
SGA Easter Service Event March 30
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Photo above and above left by: Jesus Romero, DMDT
Techsan Day April 14
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Did You
Advice
Ally
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KNOW
...that the Student Success Office helps college students like you? Take advantage of the Student Success services available to assist you in achieving your goals!
Mentors! Tutors! College Transfers! The Student Success Office is located in Building D (Biomedical/Dental Lab) Room 121. Call 956.364.4163 for more information!
They are here to help you so feel free to ask questions!
Q: If a guy cheated on someone with me and now we’re together, can I really trust him not to do the same with me?
A: In my opinion, if he cheated before it doesn't mean that he'll cheat again. However, if he was married and cheated then I’d worry about him doing the same to you. If he cheated on someone whom he was just dating, then the chances of him cheating on you now are no greater than if he had met you when he was single. I would keep the lines of communication open between you all and take things slow. You really need to be confident in yourself and what you can bring to the table in this relationship though. Thinking about his past actions will cause you to question the relationship, which will only doom it. Make sure you let him know your hesitations and weigh the pros and cons about continuing the relationship before you make it exclusive. E-mail advice.ally36@gmail.com and include your topic on the subject line. Name need not be included. Remember, Advice Ally only provides a different perspective on a topic; she is not a licensed therapist.
SUPPORT SERVICES OFFICE
Sexual Assault Awareness
Staff and students march in support of sexual assault victims. The TSTC Support Services Office and Counseling Department were joined by staff, campus police, students, local law enforcement, and the Family Crisis Center to help kick off Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Students handed out statistics about sexual assault attacks and victims, as well as contact information for the Family Crisis Center.
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Summer/Fall Registration Information New Students 1 Complete Application for Admission (http://www.harlingen.tstc.edu/apply) with the College Information Office 2 Submit official transcript(s): (High School, College or GED) to the Office of Admissions and Records 3 Provide THEA or Accuplacer scores with the Counseling/Advisement Office 4 TSI Advisement in Counseling Office (for placement) 5 Apply for Financial Aid (if applicable) www.fafsa.gov. School Code: 009225 6 Complete College Housing Application (if applicable) 7 Attend mandatory New Student Orientation 8 Meet with your Department Advisor 9 Register for classes at my.tstc.edu and select WebAdvisor 10 Pay for classes Refunds
Financial Aid
Cashiers will relocate to the LRC Orientation Room as follows:
The Financial Aid Office’s philosophy is to provide financial assistance to students who would otherwise be unable to pursue a post-secondary education. The Financial Aid Office offers a variety of financial assistance programs to help eligible students pay their cost of attending TSTC. The money provided through these programs can be in a form of a grant, a payment for part-time employment, a loan, a scholarship, or a combination of any of these programs.
SUMMER MAY 3-5 MAY6 MAY 7 MAY 8 MAY 10
Financial Aid Applications are due: SUMMER & FALL APPLICANTS Complete the Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) for 20102011. New and returning students can complete the FAFSA for 2010-2011 at www.fafsa.gov. Summer Priority Deadline: MARCH 1, 2010 Fall Priority Deadline: APRIL 30, 2010
FALL AUG 23-25 AUG 26 AUG 27 AUG 28 AUG 29
8AM-6PM 8AM-7PM 8AM-6PM 8AM-12PM 8AM - 6PM
What type of financial aid programs are available? Grants, scholarships, work study placements and federal student loans are available to qualifying students who apply for financial aid. For more information on Financial Aid visit www.harlingen.tstc.edu/financialaid
What is a MyMail account? Late applications are accepted; however, some funds may not be available.
ALL STUDENTS NEED TO RE-APPLY for Financial Aid for 2011-2012 (Fall 2011-Summer 2012). Financial Application for Federal Student Aid will be available at www.fafsa.gov.
Scholarship Deadlines: FALL 2010 JUNE 16, 2010 SPRING 2011 OCTOBER 29, 2010 SUMMER 2011 FEBRUARY 10, 2011
Students receive an official TSTC e-mail account upon acceptance to the college. This account is the official e-mail address to which the College will send electronic communications and from which the student must reply. To begin accessing the account, visit mymail.tstc.edu.
Important Phone Numbers Office of Admissions & Records .............................364.4320 Monday - Thursday............................................................... 8AM - 6PM Friday ........................................................................................ 8AM - 5PM Saturday* .............................................................................. 8AM - 12PM
Technical Programs Registration for new and returning technical program students who have completed admission requirements begins MAR 29 and ends MAY 8 (SUMMER) and AUG 28 (FALL). Please contact your department advisor for an advising appointment.
A student who officially withdraws from the college may be eligible for a refund based on the date the Course Schedule Change Form is completed and returned to the Admission Office as specified in the withdrawal procedure in the admission section of the college catalog.
New students must complete New Student Orientation (NSO) prior to being allowed to register for classes. Contact the College Information Office for NSO registration information at 956.364.4117 or 956.364.4128.
SUMMER & FALL 15 WEEK SEMESTERS WITHDRAWAL DATE REFUND AMOUNT Prior to first day of class 100% 1st - 14th class day 70% 15th - 19th class day 25% After 19th class day 0%
Registration for new and returning ADN/EA/UND students who have completed admission requirements begins MAR 29 and ends MAY 8 (SUMMER)/AUG 28 (FALL). EA students should contact the Advisement Center in the Irma Rangel Science & Technology Building Room 108; UND students should contact the Counseling & Advisement Center in the Student Services Building; ADN students should report to Room 140 at the Eddie Lucio Health Science Technology.
General Education (ADN/EA/UND)
SUMMER 12 WEEK SEMESTER WITHDRAWAL DATE Prior to first day of class 1st - 11th class day 12th - 15th class day After 15th class day
REFUND AMOUNT 100% 70% 25% 0%
PLEASE NOTE: Registration will be conducted on a first-come, firstserved basis, and all students registered prior to MAY 5 (SUMMER)/AUG 25 (FALL) must make payment arrangements by MAY 5 (SUMMER)/AUG 25 (FALL) at 3PM. Students who register MAY 6-8 (SUMMER)/AUG 26-28 (FALL) must make payment arrangements upon registration.
SUMMER MINI-SESSIONS WITHDRAWAL DATE Prior to first day of class 1st - 5th class day 6th class day After 6th class day
REFUND AMOUNT 100% 70% 25% 0%
Summer Mini-Session Registration
Financial aid credit balance refunds will be transmitted to the HigherOne TechOne Card after 7PM on MAY 24.
8AM-6PM 8AM-7PM 8AM-6PM 8AM-12PM 8AM - 6PM
Summer Mini-Session I registration begins MAR 29 and ends JUN 11. Payments must be made by JUN 11 at 12NOON. Summer Mini-Session II registration is from MAR 29 through JUL 17. Payments must be made by JUL 17 at 12NOON. Please register for these classes with your department advisor. All offices will remain in their regular locations through the duration of registration, with the exception of the Cashiers.
College Information Office .....................................364.4117 Monday - Thursday............................................................... 8AM - 6PM Friday ........................................................................................ 8AM - 5PM Saturday* .............................................................................. 8AM - 12PM Financial Aid ............................................................364.4330 Monday - Friday...................................................................... 8AM- 5PM Monday - Thursday (Counter ONLY)............................... 5PM - 6PM Saturday* (Counter ONLY)............................................... 8AM - 12PM Student Accounting Office .....................................364.4409 Monday - Friday...................................................................... 8AM- 5PM Cashier.................................................364.4413 or 364.4414 Monday - Thursday............................................................... 8AM - 6PM Friday ......................................................................................... 8AM - 5PM Saturday* .............................................................................. 8AM - 12PM Counseling/Advisement Center .............................364.4310 Monday - Thursday............................................................... 8AM - 6PM Friday ........................................................................................ 8AM - 5PM Saturday* .............................................................................. 8AM - 12PM General Education Advising Center.......................364.4315 Monday - Thursday............................................................... 9AM - 6PM Friday ........................................................................................ 8AM - 5PM
Pick up a complete registration guide in the Student Services building or in the General Education Advisement Center in Building W.
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STUDENT CLUB
features
President Dr. Maldonado and the RPGS Club with their New Club of the Year Award.
The RPGS Club raising funds at SGA’s Movie on the Lawn night.
Role Play Gamers Society Club The RPGS Club promotes all types of role playing games from board games to video games.
The Role Play Gamers Society Club is a special interest club that promotes role playing games and is open for any TSTC student to join. We provide a stress-free environment for TSTC students to relax and meet new friends. The RPGS Club is also active in student life activities and fundraisers. If you’re interested in learning more about our club and the games we promote, feel free to attend our meetings or contact us through e-mail! Meeting Times Wednesdays | 12PM | Cafeteria
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For more information: rpgststc@gmail.com
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want to have
your club featured?
Contact us to set up an interview! e-mail: phdclub@gmail.com phone: 956.364.4260
want to join a
student club?
Agriculture Club Associated General Contractors
For more information visit: www.harlingen.tstc.edu/studentlife Want to see your club’s meeting times here? Send us your information to phdclub@gmail.com.
Computer Systems Management Technology Club
Astronomy Club
Wednesdays |12:30PM | G-110 csmt-club.webs.com
Aviation Club
Dental Explorers
AUB
Check out these clubs and their meeting times! *
SADHA I SADHA II Science Engineering Math Majors Club Students Promoting Anime and Manga
Every third Tuesday | 9AM | U-127
Surgical Technology Club
Billiards Club
Education and Training Club
Silver Spurs
Wednesdays | 12PM | Game Room
Emergency Medical Services Club
Telecommunication Engineering Technology
Biomedical Club
Environmental Club
The Fanatics
Business Professionals of America
Free Stuff Club
The Sportsmen Club
Catholic Campus Ministry
Health Information Technology Club
Sign Language: Tuesdays | 12:35PM | J-117 Prayer Meeting: Wednesdays | 12:30PM | J-105
The Vibe Communication Club
Medical Assistant Club I
Tuesdays | 4PM | LRC Study Room
Chemical Environmental Club
Medical Assistant Club II
Vocational Nursing Club
Computer Networking and Security Technology Club
Photojournalism and Design Club
Thursdays | 12PM | S-143 Lunch provided; donations accepted but not required.
Role Player Gamers Society
Thursdays | 12:15PM | S-129 Wednesdays | 12PM | Student Center Cafeteria
SGA Leadership Banquet Top Club Awards
Top Left: The CSMT Club was the Top Club Points Winner for Spring 2010.
The Auto Collision Club members were the stars of the SGA Leadership Banquet on April 16. The AUB Club won the Club of the Year and Service Project of the Year awards while their advisor, Ric Serna, won the Advisor of the Year Award.
Top Right: The Student of the Year Award went to Joe Vela of the Fanatics Club. Bottom Left: The Dental Explorers were the Fall 2009 Top Club Points winners. Mustang Magazine | May 2010
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VALLEY
features FCBD 2010 IS HERE May 1, 2010
by Michelle Calleja, DMDT
Free Comic Book Day is the first Saturday in May when comic book stores give out a selection of free comics as a thank you from specialty retailers to all comic book fans. Yes, you read it right! Free comic books!
Comics Unlimited will be doing trivia games and raffles. Prizes have been life size head busts of Spiderwoman and Nightcrawler to limited issue comics and toys like giant hammers. An issue to look for: War of the Superman #0 FCBD 2010. Gotham Comixs will be featuring some issues that will come up later in prize so don't miss out! Also with a purchase of $5 or $10, you'll get a special hero clip that will feature a hero from new “Iron Man: War Machine” movie. Both locations will feature FCBD 2010 swagger so have fun and Happy Free Comic Book Day 2010!
FCBD Harlingen Locations Gotham Comixs
211 South Commerce Street Monday-Saturday: 11AM - 7:30PM Sunday: 12PM - 5PM Phone: 956.364.2832
Comics Unlimited
1418 East Tyler Avenue Monday-Sunday: 11AM - 7:30PM Phone: 956.412.7808
Gotham Comixs
Comics Unlimited
Events
Family / Educational
Memorial Weekend Fireworks 05/29 Saturday | 9:15PM Red Snapper St. | South Padre Island
Walk with a Naturalist 05/08 Saturday | 10AM Quinta Mazatlan | McAllen
Music
Guided Bird Walk 05/01 Saturday | 8:30AM Estero Llano Grande State Park | Weslaco
Memorial Day Ceremony 05/30 Sunday | 2PM Harlingen City Cemetery
Blue October with Stars of Track and Field 05/01 Saturday | 7PM Las Palmas Race Park | Mission $25 Advance / $28 Door
Secrets of the Sea 05/08 Saturday | 1PM Children's Museum of Brownsville Junior Master Gardener 05/15 Saturday | 2PM Quinta Mazatlan | McAllen
Sons of the Fallen: A Live Tribute to Our Military Heroes 05/18 Tuesday | 7PM Cinemark 16 | Harlingen Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: Illuscination 05/19 Wednedsay | 7:30PM State Farm Arena | Hidalgo Harlingen H eri tage Festival 05/21 Friday | 6PM Harlingen Arts & Heritage Museum
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Xtreme 05/01 Saturday | 9PM El Antro | Brownsville
Blues on the Hill 05/08 Saturday | 6PM McKelvey Park | Harlingen
Rodney Carrington 05/08 Saturday | 7PM McAllen Convention Center Air Supply 05/09 Sunday | 8PM McAllen Convention Center
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Bleeding Through 05/09 Sunday | 6PM Cine El Rey | McAllen
Lupita D’Alessio 05/10 Monday | 7PM McAllen Convention Center
The Bled 05/12 Wednesday | 7PM Creative Incubator | McAllen
Chevelle 05/14 Friday | 7PM Las Palmas Race Park | Mission Texas Country Live Music Fest 05/15 Saturday | 5:30PM Las Palmas Race Park | Mission Friday Avenue 05/22 Saturday | 7PM Galeria 409 | Brownville
The Black Crowes 05/27 Thursiday | 8PM Las Palmas Race Park | Mission Music After Hours 05/28 Friday | 7PM McAllen Convention Center
The Name of the Game is Real Produce by Michelle Calleja, DMDT
Sample Menu Pizzas range from:
Subs range from:
12” Plain Cheese: $5.50 18” Buffalo Chicken: $17.99
Small Turkey Swiss: $4.50 Large Hot Parmigiana: $6.75
Marinara Sauce: $5.45 Chicken Francese: $9.99
Garlic Knots: $.99 30 Buffalo Wings: $15.25
Garden Salad: $3.50 Antipasto Salad: $6.50
16” Stuffed Pizza: $17.99 Small Calzone or Stromboli: $4.50
Pastas range from: Salads range from:
Appetizers range from: Specialty items:
A business born six years ago just opened three months ago in Harlingen. The Pizzeria is a cultural blend in pizza. It is the freshest in taste and the latest place to dine, hang out, catch up on work, or do lunch in town. Not satisfied with processed items, Pizzeria makes its own sauce, cheese blend, and dough. Now top that with any of their 16 toppings or 10 gourmet toppings and you've got yourself the definition of a pizza supreme.
The Pizzeria offers more than just typical pepperoni and sausage toppings. Try broccoli, eggplant, or zuchini and you won't believe you're eating vegetables.
Like a pizza panaderia, you can walk into Pizzeria and pick slices right off the showcase. With around $4 you can get yourself a slice and a drink!
Look into their gourmet pizzas like the chicken chipotle ranch, eggplant parmesan, the California, or the margarita. These are special recipes that the chef continues to perfect. New pizzas are always being created so don't miss out!
Try it!
1610 E Tyler Ave | Harlingen, TX 956.465.1477 | www.thepizzeria.us
Sunday - Thursday: 11AM - 10PM Friday and Saturday: 11AM - 11PM
Delivery | Dine In | Carryout | Catering
POSTER
$250 CONTEST ENTER TO WIN
CASH
DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES Friday, May 28th | 5PM
For contest rules and guidelines: www.cinesol.com/news/1007352
Call for entries! Submit your film to the
17th Annual
CineSol Film Festival, a non-profit organization, is the premier film festival of the Rio Grande Valley and is recognized by the Texas Commission on the Arts as one of the top media arts events in the state. Since 1993, it has served as a mecca for local aspiring filmmakers to fuse with industry professionals in a social setting perfect for networking, learning about filmmaking, and enjoying quality entertainment from all over the world.
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Submission Deadline: May 30, 2010 For more information: www.cinesol.com www.myspace.com/cinesol
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health & fitness Try this!
Eggplant Parmesan Ingredients
3 eggplant, peeled and thinly sliced (¼ thick) 2 eggs, beaten 4 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs 6 cups spaghetti sauce, divided 1 (16 ounce) package mozzarella cheese, shredded and divided ½ cup grated parmesan cheese, divided ½ teaspoon dried basil
Makes 8-10 Servings
Intramural Sports TSTC Wellness & Sports Center
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C) 2. Dip eggplant slices in egg 3. Mix breadcrumbs and ¼ cup of parmesan cheese in a gallon-sized Ziploc bag. Dip egg-coated slices mixture and toss until evenly coated with crumbs. 4. Place coated and breaded slices in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 7 minutes on each side. 5. In a 9x13 inch baking dish spread spaghetti sauce to cover the bottom. Place a layer of eggplant slices in the sauce. 6. Sprinkle with mozzarella and parmesan cheeses. Repeat with remaining ingredients, ending with the cheeses. Sprinkle basil on top. 7. Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes, or until golden brown. Helpful tips: Before starting, "sweat" the eggplant slices by sprinkling with sea salt and letting them sit for 30 minutes. Rinse, pat dry with paper towels.
sportsschedule spring2010
Tuesdays & Thursdays | 5:30PM Room 129 | Wellness & Sports Center Zumba fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy to follow moves to create a dynamic workout system that will blow you away.
Belly dance is properly known as Raqs Sharqi or Oriental dance. It is a unique activity that will work your arms, hips, abs, and thighs!
Intramural Department Personnel: Armando “Brany” Dominguez, Supervisor Room 101 Phone: 956.364.4341 E-mail: brany.dominguez@harlingen.tstc.edu
aerobics
monday - friday: 12PM wednesday: 5:15PM
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Tuesdays & Thursdays | 6:30PM Room 129 | Wellness & Sports Center
Jose Garza, Assistant Supervisor Room 104 Phone: 956.364.4340 E-mail: jose.garza@harlingen.tstc.edu
wellness walk tuesday, may 6 athletic field, 12PM
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WELLNESS & SPORTS CENTER HOURS Monday - Thursday 8AM - 9PM Friday 10AM - 2PM Sunday 3PM - 7PM
Let your creativity run wild!
Enter your creative doodle for a chance to win a prize from the PhD Club! Scan and e-mail to phdclub@gmail.com. Submissions must be entered by May 19. Mustang Magazine | May 2010
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FOR YOUR
entertainment PhD Club Presents: Rikki’s Important Dates In May
Check out what the Photojournalism and Design Club is currently listening to! Michael Bublé “Haven’t Met You Yet” Crazy Love
Pop myspace.com/michaelbuble Catch 22 “What Goes Around Comes Around” Alone in a Crowd
Ska / Punk myspace.com/catch22
Peaches “Boys Wanna Be Her” Boys Wanna Be Her [single]
Electroclash / Glam /Rock myspace.com/peaches Mutemath “Spotlight” Armistice
Rock / Alternative myspace.com/mutemath
New Film Releases May 7 Iron Man 2
May 27 Sex and the City 2
May 14 Just Wright Letters to Juliet Robin Hood
May 28 Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time
May 11 Daybreakers Edge of Darkness Legion May 18 The Messenger The Spy Next Door
May 21 MacGruber Shrek Forever After
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DVD Releases
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May 25 Dear John The Road
TECH NEWS FROM A GEEK
By: twitter.com/zMorris
Jet Packs are In!
We’ve all dreamt, pretended and even made whooshing noises like we had them. Stop lollygagging around and start saving up for the now available Martin Jetpack. No, really you should start saving right away because one of these bad boys will ring you up at about $90,000. So much for us poor folk living out our childhood dreams.
The Martin Jetpack by New Zealand’s Martin Aircraft is a 5 feet tall and 5.5 feet wide monster of a backpack that’s made from a carbon fiber composite and Kevlar for the rotor. The jetpack runs on gasoline (Yeah, that’s safe.) and can get you along at a nice 63 mph max for about 32 miles. Considering that it will be a bit noisy, it might not be ideal for late night burger runs. Although, should you choose to go cruising at night and happen to nod off, the Martin Jetpack is dummy proof and will even itself out into a calm hover if the controls should be released, which is pretty nifty because we all know there will be some goof out there who will freak out at 45 mph and just let go.
In order to get your hands on one of these monstrosities of awesome, you have to lay down a 10 percent deposit and hold off in a 12 month waiting period. Good news is that you don’t need a license to get airborne jetpack style, and the bad news is that other people don’t need a license to fly these into houses, gas stations and other public places.
The Apple iPad Effect OK, I know that I have discussed the Apple iPad here before, but there’s a lot of buzz flying around this device that people said they would never buy. After only a few days of the iPad’s Wi-Fi version release the numbers of units sold is said to have hit 300,000 on the release day and is reportedly creeping up on 500,000 units sold. The news was flying all over Twitter as well with reviews, pros, cons, praises and complaints. The Apple App Store was ready for the release with many developers releasing updates for iPad compatibility for free. However, some users were disgruntled at the sight of secondary apps being released with the surprise that you had to buy them all over again!
And so another technology war rises with the release of the Apple iPad. The Kindle will not go down without a fight, but Apple is fighting smart. The clash of the devices is not in its advanced technology, as the iPad would take the cake. Instead, it is over the market that the Kindle first dominated, the ebook. For a while the Amazon E-Book Store has reported that it was losing money with its user enticing price cap of $9.99, even for best sellers, so naturally Apple jumped in. The user argument of a cheaper distribution due to the paperless process of e-books can attest to the demand of low e-book prices. However, with Amazon cutting into publishers profits, the Kindle will not stand against new device that can compete with it. Apple is presenting a new
price model and setting new price points where e-books will cost up to $14.99 initially. The Apple iBookstore has already signed and is launching with titles from many major publishers. The 3G version of the iPad will be hitting stores soon, but not soon enough. The iPad is surely a travel friendly device whose functionality can be minimized with the restriction of needing a wi-fi hot spot.
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Student Writing S H O W C A S E
Beautifully Made David Casanova, TA I was beautiful,
My eyes could not contain
innocent,
the overwhelming awe
and precious.
of this Man who took an interest in me,
In the land of dreams
in the perfection that is me.
and through the land of dreams eyes,
For once
He saw me.
the spotlight complimented me.
One word from His mouth
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and one touch from His loving hand
Yes, His flawless handiwork
allowed me to see me
was eminently clear.
through the land of dreams eyes.
And on this day,
In that moment
what a beautiful day,
I was finally perfect.
such a precious Sunday,
Insecurities were gone,
He rested, sitting next to me
and all fear was subject to my innocence.
and admired the beauty
I was now beautiful,
that is me.
careless, and precious in His sight.
Review These
New LRC Releases!
Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? by James Shapiro
In this remarkable book, Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro explains when and why so many people began to question whether Shakespeare wrote his plays. It is a fascinating story, replete with forgeries, deception, false claimants, ciphers and codes, conspiracy theories and a stunning failure to grasp the power of the imagination.
Capitol Betrayal by William Bernhardt
William Bernhardt’s best-selling novels explore politics, power, ambition, crime, and the law. Now he scales new heights of suspense as, in one harrowing day, lawyer and former senator Ben Kincaid enters the eye of an international storm, a crisis with consequences beyond calculation.
A History of Violence written by John Wagner and art by Vince Locke
It was just another quiet day at McKenna's Diner until a couple of wanted killers walked in looking for trouble. Instead, they got bullets, and Tom McKenna got to be an instant media celebrity. That got him a lot of attention from some people he thought he'd escaped long ago. The kind of people who never forget a face, even after twenty years.
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Pen in hand
by Daniel Salinas
Not Fourteen
by Dolores Renee Bustamante
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when we were thirteen i played on the unmarked graves of lizards and snakes you braided flowers into rings the calluses on your fingers broke the weeds the scar on your chest shone bright magenta in the sun in the summer, when we were thirteen i paced the floor to see the wood warp my feet remained brown from the hill next to the tree Your mom yelled at the patch of dirt next to your bed the fault fell on me your mom would have none of that when we were thirteen your mom threw away my pink rotary phone she told you i was too old to play with toys the tears that licked your skin were yellow in the lamp we picked through the trash and found cut cardboard the puzzles near the black bananas had soggy stains when i was fourteen and you were thirteen i tied my tooth to the doorknob for extra coins we wanted a home above the world my mouth was a waterfall of scarlet you sympathized with my cries over the taste of copper when you were thirteen we mixed chocolate powder with milk until the top got white with foam we heated it on the stove without permission from your mom
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On my way to fight this battle But not on sand, or some foreign land But instead it’s in my head Something blue, something red It’s as clear as everclear Yet I know that death is near He is behind me, he is beneath me He is searching for my weakness He searches hard all day, he searches hard all night But a weakness he just cannot find He is a bit amazed, he is a bit in awe This kid is perfect, with many flaws Death knew that he must let him go For deep down inside the kid Something unknown calls home A power so great so grand Yet no one knew that the kid Controlled this power in just his hand
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Judge’s Note This poem exults the power of the pen in a triumph of Innocense over Death.
Cutting edge by Linda Eguiluz Should there be a cutting edge to this silence, nomad stares and twisted meanings.
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The letters to you written have been burned by that venom of yours, slicing slowly through the syllables.
before, when you were not thirteen we made promises to meet again, in the after you picked a spot near the grave of reptiles we traded our vows i traced your scar with my calluses i fiddled with the ring on my finger
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Judge’s Note This poem contains the playfulness of adolescence with evocative images employing colors and the repetition of symbols.
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Judge’s Note The foreboding in the first stanza in this poem leads to the juxtaposition of two potent images: burning venom and slicing knife, symbolizing the destruction of a relationship.
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Student Art Gallery Art and Photography by TSTC Students
Wondering Bird DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
The Pitcher CHARCOAL DRAWING
Gina Spilman, DMDT
Carlos Vela, DMDT
Michelle Calleja, DMDT