What's The Word - September 24, 2018

WHAT’S THE WORD UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD

September 24, 2018

Hispanic Heritage Month Fall 2018

Apple Announces New iPhones: The Xs, Xs Max, And Xr Pranav Dixit BuzzFeed News Reporter

Apple just announced three big, brand new iPhones at an event held Wednesday at the Steve Jobs Theater on its Cupertino campus, and none of them are made for people with small hands.

Apple’s flagship phones this year are the 5.8-inch iPhone Xs, an upgrade to last year’s $1,000 iPhone X, and the iPhone Xs Max (seriously), a larger version of the iPhone Xs with a 6.5-inch display.

Both phones come with FaceID and a big, bright, edge-to-edge display with no home button. They have OLED screens that are brighter and higher quality than LCD displays (like the one on the iPhone 8/8 Plus), a significantly faster and more efficient processor (the A12 Bionic chip), a better camera with a more powerful sensor and better HDR, and a longer-lasting battery. It’s also water resistant and supports wireless charging.

Besides the size, they don’t look any different from last year’s iPhone X — but you can now get them in a sleek new gold finish, in addition to silver and Space Gray.

The iPhone Xr Apple’s third new iPhone, the iPhone Xr, is a lower-cost version of the iPhone Xs (it’s $250 less). At 6.1 inches, it’s bigger than the Xs, but it comes with an LCD display — the same screen Apple has used on the iPhone 8 and every iPhone before it — instead of the higher quality OLED displays on the iPhone X. It also has aluminum edges instead of the stainless steel ones that the other iPhone X models have.

The iPhone XR has a big battery, too. Apple claims it lasts “up to 1.5 hours longer than iPhone 8 Plus” and lists internet use at 15 hours and video playback at 16 hours.

Unlike the iPhone Xs and Xr Max, the Xr comes in a bunch of funky colors — so if you want a coral or a yellow iPhone, you already know which one to get.

It also shares the same, beefy new processor, water resistance, facial recognition technology, wireless charging capability, and new image processor with its pricier siblings.

More significantly: the iPhone Xr has Portrait Mode, even though the phone has only one camera. On previous iPhone models (7 Plus, 8 Plus, and X), Portrait Mode, which adds a soft-focus background to images, required two cameras, but the iPhone Xr is able to detect an image’s depth and add bokeh to a scene digitally.

All new iPhone models also have two new camera features: Smart HDR and adjustable depth of focus.

Smart HDR takes advantage of the new processor by taking four photos at once, and using the data to help with noise reduction, overexposure, and capturing motion.

Depth Control is a new feature that allows users to adjust the blurriness of Portrait mode images.

The iPhone Xs and Xs Max start at $999 and $1099, respectively, will be available to preorder this Friday, and they’ll ship Sept. 21.

The iPhone Xr will cost you $749 and will be available for preordering Oct. 19.

Dr. Felix-Ortiz is giving 10 hours of community service to participants who sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050c49afad29ab9-project (or go to www.signupgenius.com and search for the sign up sheet using “felixort@uiwtx.edu”) ALSO signup at projectlifeline.us to let them know you are participating in their caravan.

Bear Witness and Deliver Aid to Children Detained

by Immigration – San Antonio to McAllen Caravan 1) Panel Discussion on Friday September 28, 7 pm University of the Incarnate Word Student Engagement Center Ballroom 2) Caravan departs Saturday September 29, 8 am from UIW athletic fields parking lots (returns same day), 4301 Broadway St., San Antonio, TX 78209 Project Lifeline’s Caravan to “Ursula” Detention Center in McAllen, Texas to BEAR WITNESS Details and register here https://projectlifeline.us/ UIW is hosting Project Lifeline’s panel of doctors, faith leaders, and lawyers who will be participating in Project Lifeline’s caravan to “Ursula” Detention Center in McAllen, TX, and UIW is also providing the launchpad for the Project Lifeline caravan itself.

Each year 90,000 children are systematically deprived of food and water, basic medical care, and exposed to extreme cold and unsanitary conditions in immigration detention facilities.

The Children Tell Us the Truth The children say, “It was painful how hungry we were.” “I begged for water for my daughter but the officials wouldn’t give her any.”

“The temperature was extremely cold. Children were crying all the time. Human heat was not enough to warm the babies.”

It’s Time to Stand Up for What is Right People across all divides agree that children must be treated humanely. Show your commitment to all detained children – the 90,000 who were incarcerated last year and the 90,000 children who will be detained next year – by joining Project Lifeline.

Join the Caravan to Bear Witness

The purpose of the trip is to “bear witness,” i.e., to continue bringing attention to the questions and concerns about the U.S. federal detention of immigrant and refugee children, especially without their parents. The caravan will bring donations, especially blankets, and the offering of medical and legal services to the center (refused donations will be distributed among community partners in McAllen). In McAllen, Project Lifeline will host a 2-hour program featuring speakers, and students reading quotes from detainee “declarations” (testimonies collected through interviews conducted with immigrants and refugees during Flores delegation visits to monitor detention center conditions). The trip is about 8 hours round-trip, and the caravan will return the same day.

Right now, we need college student, health professionals, faith leaders, and concerned citizens to register for the trip (at https://projectlifeline.us/); we need donated vans, gas, and drivers; and we need Project Lifeline’s caravan information to be posted widely across social media sites. Caravan participants, please wear your white coats, scrubs, and white collars (or other indicators of clergy status).

About the issues https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-conditions/migrants-in-us-custody-describe-life-in-ice-boxes-and-dog-poundsidUSKBN1K82X1

“While a few immigrants said that conditions were adequate, most described cold temperatures, too little food, difficult separations from their children and crowded cells without enough sleeping mats. They said latrines were dirty and lacked privacy and that lights stayed on day and night.” https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/migrant-kids-choose-between-possible-death-and-never-seeing-parents-again_us_5b6ed7bee4b0bdd062099716

People of conscience along with White Coats and White Collars (physicians and faith leaders) will bear witness to the suffering.

Traveling in a caravan carrying food, water and blankets we will offer these items to CBP. The supplies will be given to designated relief organizations if they are refused.

WHEN MEET UP

Saturday, September 29th leaving at 8:00AM UIW McDermott Convocation Center parking lot 4301 Broadway St. San Antonio (campus map between 45 & 47)

TRAVEL TO

CBP Ursula detention facility in McAllen TX

STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT • Stand up and Join and let us know you are coming. RSVP NOW • Stand up and Donate at www.projectlifeline.us • Stand up and Like us on Facebook for up to date information and an exclusive Facebook Live Event

“Immigration lawyer Hope Frye said she recently met a six-year-old girl from Honduras whose wrists were burned by members of a gang her uncle refused to join. An immigrant family in the U.S. told her about a 5-year-old Honduran girl who was shot by gangs in their neighborhood in front of her 3-year-old sister.”

CRAFT

Tuesday

September 25 Sugar Skull Painting

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT CENTER

11AM-2PM

CLASS OF 2022

Flight of the Cardinals Tailgate: in front of the convocation center, starts at 11 pm Football Game: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, starts at 4 pm

Herff Jones Class Ring Orders

POSTPONED September 15, TO 2018 OCTOBER 6

What is Flight of the Cardinals? the freshmen class will wear their pre-ordered freshmen jerseys or a red or black uiw t-shirt to

Thursday, Oct. 11 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

SEC - Bookstore

Friday, Oct. 12 10 am. - 6 p.m.

SEC - Bookstore

the first UIW home football game and be able to march alongside the band, cheerleaders, and dancers and also run out on to the field with the football team to celebrate their new home!

pre-orders only, Freshmen jerseys will be available for pick up at the campus engagement tailgate next to the tennis courts

UIW Official Class Ring Designed by Herff Jones

The UIWSOM Health Services Primary Care Clinic would like to introduce the new health providers who will be serving the UIW community. Dr. William Pinkley received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio and a Masters in Healthcare/Business Administration from Our Lady of the Lake University. Dr. Pinkley is Board certified in family practice by the American Board of Physician Specialties. His work experience includes family practice managing patients with a broad spectrum of health conditions.

Dr. Ronda Gottlieb holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the University of Incarnate Word (UIW) with a Family Nurse Practitioner focus. She also received a Bachelor of Science of Nursing from UIW. In addition to the Nurse Practitioner degrees, Dr. Gottlieb received her Associates in Applied Science Registered Nurse from Del Mar College prior to her pursuit as Nurse Practitioner. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Texas Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Association and the Texas Nurses Association.

Both providers are eager and excited to meet the health care needs of the students, faculty, and employees of UIW. The clinic has transitioned to a primary care clinic and will provide services that include health maintenance such as well woman exams, physical exams, sports physicals, blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol management. The clinic will continue to see walk-in patients for acute needs such as coughs, colds, sore throats and sprains.

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OCTOBER 2

BENSON/CONVOCATION BLEACHER PASSTHROUGH

4:00-7:00PM

FREE FOOD | T-SHIRTS | GAMES | PRIZES SPONSORED BY:

WELLNESS CENTER | POLICE DEPARTMENT | CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT | RESIDENCE LIFE | HEALTH CENTER COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING | ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT

CRAFT

Tuesday October 2

“Make A Name For Yourself” STUDENT ENGAGEMENT CENTER

11AM-2PM