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Youngest Little Rock Nine member speaks at UTSA

By Rudy Sanchez Assistant to the Managing Editor

Chick-fil-A excluded from approved airport food vendors for the San Antonio International Airport.

By Alejandro (AJ) Lopez Co-News Editor Chick-fil-A, one of the country’s most recognizable fast-food chains, was recently banned from the San Antonio International Airport by the San Antonio City Council due to the company’s reported opposition to the LGBTQ+ community.

UTSA has a Chick-fil-A location in the John Peace Library on the main campus operating MondaySunday. According to a member of Spectrum, UTSA’s LGBTQ+ focus group, the organization plans to discuss whether UTSA should remove Chick-fil-A from campus.

On March 21, the City Council voted to bring new eateries and retail shops to the San Antonio airport. The 6-4 vote came after District 1 Councilman, Robert Treviño, proposed an amendment to exclude Chickfil-A from the list of planned retailers.

“With the decision, the City Council reaffirmed the work our city has done to become a cham-

pion of equality and inclusion,” stated Treviño in a press release regarding the concession agreement. “San Antonio is a city full of compassion, and we do not have room in our public facilities for a business with a legacy of anti-LGBTQ+ behavior.”

The vote came a day after the news outlet Think Progress reported that newly released tax documents showed Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million in 2017 to organizations that discriminate against the LGBTQ+ community.

A spokeswoman for Chick-filA told NBC News the company wished they had been given the opportunity to clarify misconceptions about the fast-food chain before the vote.

“We hope they [San Antonio City Council] will experience for themselves that Chick-fil-A embraces all people, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity,” the company spokeswoman said.

The Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating whether the city of San Antonio violated Chick-fil-A’s religious

Bill proposes statewide holiday

By Breahna Luera Staff Writer The Texas Legislature has proposed a bill that would make April 16 a statewide holiday celebrating Selena QuintanillaPérez. Sonya Aleman, MexicanAmerican studies professor at UTSA, advocates for a “Selena Day” and speaks the effects of having a Tejano holiday.

Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was a Tejano singer from Corpus Christi, Texas; she was very influential in the Tejano community because she represented both Mexican and Texan culture

Potential Texas holiday aims to honor Selena Quintanilla Perez.

in her style, music and social practices.

Selena was named one of the most successful Tejano artists in the industry and elevated the Tejano music genre to international heights. She was murdered on March 31, 1995, by a gunshot from Yolanda Saldívar.

The standing Texas Governor at the time, George W. Bush, made April 16, 1995, “Selena Day,” but it was not passed as a permanent holiday at that time.

Continued on page 2 See “Professor advocates for Selena Day”

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liberty when it excluded the fast-food chain from the list of approved airport food vendors.

“The City of San Antonio’s decision to exclude Chick-fil-A based on the religious beliefs associated with the company and its owners is the opposite of tolerance. It’s discriminatory, and not only out of step with Texas values, but inconsistent with the Constitution and Texas law,” Paxton said in a tweet on March 28.

Aramark, the vendor contracted to provide food service for UTSA campus, determines students’ preferences for dining on campus by routinely surveying students explained Karen Cutler, Aramark vice president of communications and public affairs. Additionally, they receive feedback from their Voice of the Consumer program. She stated that the Chick-fil-A on campus has not received negative feedback.

According to Cutler, all of Aramark’s vendors and suppliers Continued on page 2 See “Fast-food chain sparks discussion”

As 16-year-old Carlotta Walls LaNier walked towards the entrance of Little Rock Central High School on September 4, 1957, she and eight of her fellow classmates met history faceto-face in the form of an angry mob and a blockade of armed Arkansas National Guardsmen.

Last Wednesday, LaNier came to UTSA—unobstructed—to tell the story of the Little Rock Nine and how students can refine their character to become leaders that matter.

Roadrunner Productions hosted LaNier, the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine, in the Retama auditorium on March 27.

LaNier began her speech by reliving the painful story of how she and her fellow classmates were the first African-American students to enter Little Rock Central High School after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the segregation of public schools was unconstitutional in the famous Brown v. Board of Education case of 1954. Presi-

dent Eisenhower, consequently, ordered federal troops to escort LaNier and her classmates into Central High despite the forces of angry mobs and Arkansas governor Orval Faub’s orders to use the National Guard to block the Little Rock Nine from entering their school.

“The freedom to educate ourselves must come first,” LaNier said to the UTSA students as she described her mindset as a 16-year-old girl trying to exercise her right to attend Central High.

LaNier centered her speech around the roles of leadership and character.

“We demonstrate leadership; we live character. Leadership is a public, external characteristic while character is a private, internal trait,” LaNier said. “Yes, we are leaders when others watch, but we remain defined by our character when no one is watching.”

LaNier wove into her presentation examples of challenges Continued on page 2 See “Carlotta Walls LaNier shares life experience with students”

Carlotta Walls LaNier speaks in Retama auditorium.

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Texas Organizing Project launches community book drive

By Rudy Sanchez Assistant to the Managing Editor The Texas Organizing Project (TOP) has recently launched the Quiero Leer book drive, a community project that seeks to add hundreds of new books to the Bexar County Jail library.

The local book drive is an initiative of the TOP’s Right2Justice campaign: an effort focused on improving the justice systems of Texas communities.

Raven Peña, a Right2Justice organizer, says the Quiero Leer book drive is integral to the campaign’s efforts to combat mass incarceration. The community project hopes to enrich the lives of those behind bars in the Bexar County Jail through the enlightening and transformative powers of reading. By improving the lives of the incarcerated, Peña believes the Quiero Leer book drive will “reduce recidivism and chip away at mass incarceration.”

“The campaign fights with two fists: one with political power and the other with people power,” Peña said. “It has been historically difficult to get books

Book drive collects books for Bexar County Jail.

into the jail, but there have been tremendous amounts of responses from the community.”

One response was a donation of over 200 books from Revolution Thrift, a local business that aims to support non-profit organizations in the San Antonio community.

Rachel Kelley, executive director of Revolution Thrift, said that she felt moved by the Quiero Leer project and their

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mission.

“I heard about their efforts to improve the conditions of the Bexar County Jail, and I wanted to make a donation because their interests of improving the community matched those of Revolution Thrift,” Kelley said.

The book drive will continue through May 23. To make a contribution to the Quiero Leer project, visit bit.ly/QuieroLeerTOP.

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UTSA The Center for Student Professional Development and International Business Programs Office within the College of Business (COB) sponsored a trip for students to visit ExxonMobil and British Petroleum corporate campuses in Houston. COB undergraduate and graduate students toured facilities, participated in a panel discussion on businesses corporate culture, and learned about internships, careers, research and technologies in the oil and gas industry. This was the second corporate visit trip that the COB has arranged.

Texas Thousands of Texans are experiencing delays in the processing of vital health records due to understaffing.

The Texas Department of State Health Services has backlogged 60,873 requests as of March 22, for records that include: birth certificates, death certificates, adoption and marriage verification. This backlog was worsened by the state’s attempt to switch to a new computer-based system for processing records in January of this year.

U.S. On March 29, President Trump tweeted a threat to close the U.S.-Mexico border. With cross-border trading raising an estimated $611 billion in 2018, the economic consequences of this decision will be severe if it impacts goods and vehicles.

Additionally, Trump threatened to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance funding to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador if they do not do more to prevent their citizens from entering Mexico.

World Volodymyr Zelensky, a 41-yearold comedian and actor, is in the running to be Ukraine’s next president. There are 39 candidates in the presidential election and almost 30 percent of voters supported Zelensky in the last polls before the election.

The polls show Zelensky in the lead, but if he does not receive more than 50 percent of the votes during the election, then a runoff will have to be held between him and the runner-up.

Business Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, has stated how he believes the government should regulate his company.

After Facebook received criticism, Zuckerberg outlined four areas that he thinks regulations should be directed to in an opinion piece he wrote for the Washington Post. The four areas Zuckerberg discussed were harmful content, election integrity, privacy and data portability.

Science SpaceX has announced the second launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket which is scheduled for April 7. This will be the company’s first commercial launch following their success of putting a Tesla Roadster into space last February. The Falcon Heavy is accompanied with SpaceX’s Block 5 boosters, which successfully landed autonomously after the previous launch.

Fast-food chain sparks discussion Continued from Page 1 are required to follow a code of conduct to ensure they operate within the highest ethical standards. “[Aramark has] strict policies in place to maintain responsible business practices and social compliance at our vendor locations across the globe,” Cutler said.

President Taylor Eighmy sent an email to the UTSA community on Feb. 27 announcing the launch of the President’s Initiative on Inclusive Excellence.

According to the initiative brief on inclusive excellence, found on UTSA’s Strategic Plan web

page, the initiative provides a framework for the university’s commitment to become a more inclusive campus.

Cutler stated that Aramark respects the diverse backgrounds, cultures and beliefs of their customers and employees.

“The management and employees at the Chick-fil-A locations that we operate fully adhere to the diversity and inclusion principles specified by Aramark and those specified by our university partners,” Cutler said.

Some students believe having Chick-fil-A on campus does not reflect UTSA’s initiative and policies on inclusivity and diversity.

“Chick-fil-A has been shown to support discriminatory practices and bigotry against LGBTQ+ people. If the SA airport is too good for that, then I feel like our school should be too,” Xenia Flowers, a senior classics and humanities major, said.

Tom Avila, a sophomore history major, agreed.

“UTSA always tried its best to be a great inclusive space for all students and the removal would be a really great step in moving forward to that,” Avila said.

Other students believe the controversy surrounding Chickfil-A will not affect its popularity and the business should remain on campus.

“There’s people on campus who support [anti-LGBTQ+ groups] and we don’t judge, so it doesn’t seem fair if Chick-filA was removed, especially if that’s a place a lot of people go to,” Albert Flores, a senior communication major, said.

“If you don’t want money going to certain causes, don’t eat [at Chick-fil-A], but don’t take Chick-fil-A away from students that want to patronage it,” Jose Moncada, a senior accounting major, said.

Efforts to reach President Taylor Eighmy and Myron Anderson, vice president for inclusive excellence, for a comment were unsuccessful.

Carlotta Walls LaNier shares life experience with students Continued from Page 1 she faced at Central High as an African-American student, and how those challenges molded her character.

“Everyday was a challenge,” LaNier said. “I learned to live with people who called me names, spat on me, walked on my heels—I had to rise above it.”

“When teachers, who we assumed worked for us, on some occasions went out of their way to work against us, we had to rise above it.”

“When the small group of strident segregationists, who never stopped their bullying, would knock my books to the floor and pelt us with rock-embedded

snowballs—I had to rise above it.”

Despite the adversities the Little Rock Nine endured during their integration into Central High, LaNier said it was all worth it.

UTSA students were taken aback as they heard LaNier’s arresting story. Malary Michalka, a junior interdisciplinary studies major, spoke about LaNier’s speech.

“It’s such an awesome experience to know that we got to see someone who is a part of history,” Michalka said.

LaNier also addressed her worries for America’s current political climate. She expressed her disapproval of today’s political tribalism, lack of respectful deliberation and the Trump

administration.

“We have become as we were 62 years ago—anxious and worried about what lies ahead,” said LaNier.

When asked about how to engage with seemingly formidable forces of ignorance and hatred, LaNier advised UTSA students.

“Ignorance has to be educated, and you educate ignorance in different ways. One way is through non-confrontational dialogue. If you can do that, people might open up their ears and minds to you,” LaNier said.

LaNier was also asked what she viewed as an imminent threat to equal opportunity of education in the U.S. “Unfortunately, there are people who are unable to go to the schools in their own neighbor-

hood. Economically, all people cannot live in the neighborhoods they really want to live in. This bodes a real problem, and it all goes back to education. If you don’t have an education, then you can’t get the job that can put you in that neighborhood,” LaNier said.

LaNier challenged UTSA students to find ways to have conversations that include and value others who are different.

“Be kind to one another. All that we do, and how we treat each other, matters,” LaNier said.

She concluded her speech by saying, “I want you to have a day that matters. We always say ‘have a nice day’; I say, ‘have a day that matters.’”

Professor advocates for Selena Day Continued from Page 1 “As a young college student and fan at the time of Selena’s death, I can recall such a deep shock and profound sadness settling throughout San Antonio as the community wrestled with her loss,” Aleman said. “[Her death] lingered for months. For many, the loss felt so personal, perhaps rendering the larger community too distraught and unsettled to conceive a permanent fixture, like a Selena holiday.”

Aleman believes that Tejano culture deserves more recognition for its contributions to Texas culture and to the growth of Texas as a state.

“Texas’ largely Latino population deserves recognition for its social, political and cultural contributions,” Aleman said.

“And a holiday such as “Selena Day” would provide that type of acknowledgement.”

Since Selena has impacted Tejanos in such a large way, recognizing her in a statewide holiday would be like celebrating the Tejano culture as a whole, according to Aleman.

“A holiday that recognizes her achievements in the Tejano music industry would give voice to all those that continue to be inspired to celebrate their bilingual and bicultural heritage because of her music and her presence,” Aleman said.

In Aleman’s eyes, a “Selena Day” celebration would be a day full of hearing Tejano music throughout the whole state when walking down streets, driving in cars and in public city areas.

Selena costumes would be replicated and worn throughout the day, and there would be pictures, banners and memorials shared throughout communities of Texas and shared with the world via social media.

“I envision her image dominating both the real and virtual landscapes,” Aleman said. “Tejanos across the state would feel a sense of pride and hope.”

Aleman isn’t completely sure if a “Selena Day” will actually happen, but still hopes to celebrate and recognize her in other ways around UTSA. “As a professor in MexicanAmerican studies, I hope to

anchor her legacy at UTSA by proposing a class designed [on] her legacy and what she represents to the Mexican-American

community,” Aleman said. “I hope to be able to teach it one day soon.”

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opinion Changing your major for the better Editorial According to a statistical analysis report by the U.S. Department of Education, over one-third of college students switch their majors during their time in college. Should changing your major be considered a failure or success? Many people believe changing majors is a sign of failure; however, that is far from the truth. Changing majors can be beneficial because it could allow students to pursue something they are passionate about.

Many students tend to choose areas of study that are lucrative while others may choose something that meets the expectations of families and friends. Whatever the reason, a large number of students seem to choose the STEM field. When students discover they might not have the skillset or lack the passion to study STEM, they tend to be reluctant to change their major.

However, when students major in a field that they are passionate about, they encounter a more rewarding learning experience, predominantly because it could allow them to discover themselves. Things seem to come more naturally when people love what

they do. Even though they have to work hard, it becomes a lot easier to pull an allnighter when there’s passion behind the struggle. The stigma surrounding the idea that your major has to be directly correlated with your future career is wrong. Your major does not limit your career field.

Mark Twain’s quote, “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life,” applies when it comes to determining a major. Always seek your passion, even if that means being undeclared for a semester or two or even changing majors a couple of times. Find what you love because it will be more rewarding and less stressful or at least make the stress more bearable.

College should be a place where students go to discover themselves and find what they love. At the end of each student’s academic career, they should have a better understanding of themselves and what passions lie within them. When students reach that point, they will be free to live a more fulfilling life that enables them to follow their dreams. The first step to accomplishing this could be as simple as changing a major.

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Mid-semester self care Commentary

By Alex Hanks Assistant to the Editor in Chief With the home stretch of the semester commencing, stress levels on campus seem to be at peak levels. Although there is light at the end of the tunnel, for many of you (including myself) that light seems nearly unattainable at times.

Personally, balancing my jobs, schoolwork, and finding room to take care of myself seems like an endless battle. Time management is arguably a job in itself; spreading yourself too thin can

very easily lead to self-destruction.

Although it may seem cliché, in this moment in time self-care is the key to finishing this semester strong. I constantly have a feeling of guilt every time I want to take a break from student life. Often, I feel undeserving of a break, and I believe the rigorous lifestyle students have has conditioned us to operate as machines rather than conscious human beings.

Last semester was my first semester at UTSA. I entered as a transfer student and wasn’t necessarily mentally prepared to consume such a colossal change in scenery. I guess you could say I “self-destructed.”

This semester, I made some positive changes and was recently reflecting upon them to see what exactly I was doing differently. I noticed I am doing

much better and have made immense progress in light of the low points I endured last fall. Last fall, I realized I wasn’t working to improve my mental health, but merely masking the problems with temporary distractions.

I didn’t have an outlet to put my mind at ease, and I found myself taking more toxic routes to find a sense of calm. From my personal experience, the overindulgence of these “distractions” deter you from reaching your full potential.

So what have I done differently this spring? Well first, I made it a goal to push myself creatively. It’s an indescribable feeling when you express yourself through any outlet and get to say, “damn I made that, nobody can take that away from me.” It all started when I began writing for the Paisano. The Pai-

sano has been an outlet to vent (to an entire campus of people) my thoughts and passions, and I have been able to hear the perspectives and thoughts of others on my pieces.

Along with that, my fellow staff members turned out to be my saving graces and my support system. UTSA has seemingly infinite organizations and finding one that aligns with your identity can really go a long way. It’s good to know that you’re not alone on campus and you have people who you have things in common with.

Another thing that helped me the most was learning to love hanging out with myself. I started going to concerts, museums, movies, lunch, etc, by myself. I believe that you learn a lot about yourself when you’re alone. You don’t have the exterior pressure of doing things you aren’t

up for and you make decisions for yourself without the fear of judgement or having to be on someone else’s schedule.

So in the last stretch of this spring, I would encourage you all to take some time for yourself. Whether it’s a scenic hike or a Netflix binge watch session, nothing is more liberating than finding peace in being alone.

You learn to fall in love with yourself, and it makes you less dependent on other people.

Learning to love hanging out with yourself more than a room full of people allows you to self-reflect and reset your mind.

Don’t feel guilty for taking a break. Amidst the chaos of trying to get that degree, remember to be kind to yourself in the process.

politically-motivated retaliatory investigations into Democrats who supported the inquiry.

Many conservatives agree with President Trump that it was an attempt to drag him through the mud. But the truth is that there is evidence that indicates obstruction of justice by the president.

Moreover, the Mueller report states, “While this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.” The fact that the president was not exonerated of a criminal offense after a two-year investigation should be a major news story in itself. However, many on the right have purposefully misinterpreted the report for their own political gain. In the Republican-controlled Senate, a vote on whether the full report should be made available to the

American people was blocked, even though the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives voted unanimously in favor of publicizing it.

The investigation has already led to President Trump being implicated in two felonies and we haven’t even seen the full story yet. Even if the president was not guilty of any crime, do we want the 2020 presidential victor to be someone who built his closest team out of convicted tax evaders, fraudsters, liars and obstructors of justice?

Beyond the presidency, will we continue to allow our elected representatives to put politics ahead of truth? Ultimately, the American people will be the ones to decide. You will be the ones to decide. Do not take your vote lightly; the integrity of our nation is at stake.

The Mueller Report is bigger than politics Commentary

By Josh Peck Contributing Writer On March 24, the summary of the long-awaited Mueller Report was released to Congress and the public, and the response has been heavily politicized.

No matter where you fall on (or off) the political spectrum, this report and its conclusions are incredibly important; it will be a deciding factor in the 2020 election and could even lead to the impeachment of the President of the United States.

Let me provide some background for those of you who aren’t familiar with the Mueller investigation. After evidence was discovered of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election in favor of Donald

Trump, an independent investigation, led by special prosecutor Robert Mueller III, was formed to investigate the Trump presidential campaign and possibilities of a criminal conspiracy with the Russian government to win the election. The investigation also looked into whether the president obstructed justice.

Obstructing justice is, in non-legal terms, tampering with an investigation to skew its outcome. The implications of Mueller’s investigation range from the impeachment and conviction of a sitting president to, in Trump’s words, a “Total and Complete EXONERATION.” Over its nearly two-year span, the investigation has resulted in criminal charges against six Trump officials and advisors as well as over 100 criminal counts.

Now, none of the charges

against Trump officials have been of criminal conspiracy; however, they have uncovered many shady connections between members of the Trump campaign and the Russian government.

So we come to March 24, when the U.S. attorney general released a four-page summary of a nearly 400-page report, stating that neither evidence of criminal conspiracy, nor sufficient evidence of obstruction of justice by the president had been found. Twitter exploded with passive aggressive responses from the media, members of Congress and the general public.

Conservatives, from the Senate all the way down to UTSA’s very own Turning Point USA chapter, have touted the president’s innocence, and some have even called for

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Identity politics: a dangerous game Commentary

Cancel culture and chicken nuggets Commentary

views with an open mind. Instead of just waiting for our turn to regurgitate some political rhetoric that we viewed on the news or social media, we should listen as if they know something we do not. Especially in college, where differences of opinion are encouraged to be debated and civil discourse is held in the highest regard.

I want you to consider the consequences of blindly aligning with ideas without critically thinking them through. When we dissolve our identity to become a part of a complex social system filled with boxes to check, we essentially give up some of our freedoms to be accepted.

Open expression of opinion is an essential freedom in our society, and identity politics is starting to remove this from the equation. It no longer becomes a question of whether or not you are an individual, but turns into a battle of general opinion where opposing views are shamed and cast away.

How have we become desensitized to empathy, and why do we ridicule differences of opinion in such a spiteful manner? Have we no respect for ourselves as individuals anymore, or are we so concerned with fitting in and being accepted that we’re willing to throw away how we truly feel?

Negating this problem is everybody’s responsibility, and we should do our best to avoid the consequences that potentially lie at the end of the road we’re currently navigating. If we continue to limit the ideas of others and ignore the opinions of our peers, we are no better than the individuals actively pursuing malicious intent through political agendas. Is that a world you want to help build? I know I don’t.

By Joseph Torres Assistant News Editor At the beginning of this semester, I had a student sit next to me in one of my classes and they delivered an abrasive question, “So, are you a Republican or Democrat?” I found this question to be a very odd icebreaker as the student was trying to generalize my opinions based on my political affiliation.

Immediately before this individual wanted to discuss anything at all, they felt it was necessary to know my political identity. I didn’t answer this individual’s question, but instead I tried to engage in civil discourse.

Situations like what I experienced are becoming an issue we need to address. The Oxford Dictionary defines identity politics as, “A tendency for people of a particular religion, race, social background, etc., to form exclusive political alliances, moving away from traditional broad-based party politics.”

Identity politics have now become a subculture of its own and has turned into a game of chess where the average American citizen is playing along, whether they know it or not. The more people begin to intensely identify with exclusive groups, the more tribalism drives us apart. However, does it make sense to play a social game that only encourages dispute and inevitably hate?

It appears that any reasoning behind resolving our differences has been replaced by simply casting shade on an idea that doesn’t fit our own personal views. I think it’s important to approach every conversation with someone who may have different

By Breahna Luera Staff Writer Recent news headlines from News 4 San Antonio stated that the San Antonio council decided not to house a Chick-fil-A in its airport because of the company’s donations to organizations that voice anti-LGBTQ+ opinions. With “cancel culture” being a trend now, people are questioning whether or not they should cancel, or in other words, stop supporting Chick-fil-A, along with other celebrities like R. Kelly, because of their problematic or socially unacceptable views.

I would like to preface this by saying that I believe big corporations, and celebrities for that matter, should not publicly voice their political views in order to protect their brand and image. When corporations with a very large following, like Chick-fil-A, talk about controversial things, they risk losing a big portion of their following due to disagreements with their ideals. That is a dangerous game to play. Chick-fil-A CEO, Dan Cathy voiced his opinion opposing same-sex marriage, and later, it came out that the company donated almost $2 million to anti-LGBTQ+ organizations. Bold moves come with bold consequences, and this is a situation Chick-fil-A finds itself in now.

To answer shortly, no, I don’t think Chick-fil-A should be canceled, but before you stop reading this article and attack me, let me elaborate. The higher-ups in Chick-fil-A are the anti-LGBTQ+ supporters, but your local Chick-fil-A is not run by the CEO or any other people at Chick-fil-A headquarters; they are run by normal people who have their own political opinions, ones that may differ from those who are running their mouths at the headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. According to the Atlanta

Journal-Constitution, anyone can put in $5,000 and begin partially owning a Chickfil-A. They run it in their own way, and both Chick-fil-A and the franchisee benefit from the profits. Additionally, not all employees at your local Chick-fil-A have antiLGBTQ+ views. I have a LGBTQ+ friend who works at a Chick-fil-A, and enjoys working at their location; they said many of the employees at that specific location are LGBTQ+, and they all feel comfortable in their workplace atmosphere.

Simply put, there are other people besides the corporate officers who rely on the success of Chick-fil-A, and when you cancel the fast-food chain as a whole, you are hurting more people than just the CEO. To be completely honest, you are probably hurting the franchisee and employees more than the people who are actually anti-LGBTQ+ when you decide to cancel ChickFil-A and tell all of your friends not to go.

With that being said, I still think that the Chick-fil-A headquarters and its employees should know that their views on the LGBTQ+ community are outdated and harmful to a population of people who already struggle to be accepted as is, and it would be beneficial to better inform them on how times have changed, but you are not sticking it to “the man” in any way by boycotting and cancelling your local Chick-fil-A and putting them out of business. “The man” will still get their money from the other millions of locations at the end of the day.

If you really want to make an impact, support or attend rallies and protests at the headquarters in Georgia, and talk to the faces of the people who actually voiced the controversial opinions.

Do not feel guilty when you can’t resist the tempting smell while walking through the JPL, because at the end of the day, we all know who we are and what opinions we hold, and I believe where we choose to dine shouldn’t affect that.

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Arts & Life Decolonizing punk Xingonas in the Pit hosts San Antonio’s first black punk festival

By Kimiya Factory

Assistant Co-News Editor

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BXPLTN howl on stage.

n March 30, La Botanica hosted Afropunk in The Pit, presented by Xingonas in The Pit!; leaders of the San Antonio-based decolonial feminist punk collective. After Xingonas in The Pit! organized Texas’ first “Black and Brown Punk Fest TX” in October 2018, the Afropunk in the Pit event provided a creative and safe space for people of color (POC) to celebrate blackness and punk music in San Antonio.

On the GoFundMe page for the community supported event, Xingonas In The Pit! made clear the importance of presenting Afropunk in the Pit, “We are tired of hetero hyper-masculine white-centered music scenes that lack safety and inclusivity. Alternative black artists are not given proper credit for their contributions to punk, tokenized and underpaid for their work as creators of culture; we intend to build sustainable, creative communities where black voices and talents are respected, honored and celebrated.”

Vendors, musicians, local activists and members of the queer and non-conforming punk community came out to support the event that featured a screening of the groundbreaking film “Afro-Punk;” screened over 400 times in both Canada and the U.S. The screening was followed by an artist talk with the director of the film, James Spooner.

The “Afro-Punk” film, documented in 2003, captured black members of the punk scene and their experiences in a predominantly white genre of music.

“I felt the need to make a film that could tell the 14-year-old me that it was okay to be a black person in the punk scene. Once I saw the power of the film and how it was mobilizing people, I thought, okay maybe there can be a black punk scene. The things that I learned and the audacity that I’ve gained from the punk scene, I can now share with the black community,” Spooner said.

The artist line-up included musical performances by well-renowned punk bands from across Texas including BLXPLTN (Austin,TX) , Pleasure Venom (Austin,TX), Ojos (Houston,TX), After Dinosaurs (Arlington,TX) and Mercutio and the Constantines (Houston, TX).

The event opened with a welcome from Crystal, Jazzmin Readeux and Daisy Salinas, the leaders of the Xingonias in the Pit. The introduction made clear that Afropunk in the Pit was a safe space for POCs and non-conforming folks to share ideas and art denouncing any possible form of discrimination or hatred.

Ojos performed a tribute to victims of police brutality as well as Hurricane Maria that affected Puerto Rico,

Jeremy Wolfe Kivett shreds and shouts.

Audrey Campbell, Pleasure Venom, commands attention

Kai Ramey strikes a pose.

Daisy Salinas closes out the event thanking all attendees.

Official flyer for Afro Punk in the Pit.

Sign laying down the ground rules.

Elated attendees share their enthusiasm.

Guest dances without a care.

captivating the crowd’s attention with lyrics that highlighted the cultural experience of the Afro-Latina identifying lead singer, “Am I not human? Do we not need the same? Or does my language take the blame?”

In an exclusive interview with The Paisano, Audrey Campbell, the lead singer of experimental punk band, Pleasure Venom, explained what it meant to perform at the Afropunk fest.

“I always love doing things like this; seeing people of color, queer people and women coming together. It’s nice knowing other brown people that get it instead of feeling isolated; I never see this many brown people or queer people of color in one room. I think it’s important, I think it’s necessary and I think it means a lot to me,” Campbell said.

Showgoers jammed out as Pleasure Venom performed “Hive,” “I Can’t Find My Black Lipstick” and “Eddy;” a few fan favorites off of their latest EP. “I’m all about infiltration; anyway that I can infiltrate these safe spaces, I will,” Campbell said. “I feel like I can lose myself on stage, it’s like I need to get this out!

Sometimes I have a shaking cry, sometimes I just want to dance and get wild.”

“It’s okay for you to be queer or black or non-bianary, it shouldn’t mean that something bad should happen to you just because you’re causing a ruckus. Disrupting the system right now might be necessary, and with us being quiet nothing is going to happen,” Campbell said.

Pleasure Venom’s Tour continues in May opening for Garbage in Houston,Texas; New Orleans, Louisiana; San Antonio, Texas; Denver, Colorado and Albuquerque,

James Spooner, Daisy Salinas, Crystal and Jeremy Wolfe Kivett

New Mexico.

Afropunk in the Pit called for the decolonization of punk music and the recognition of Afropunk as a means of a creative outlet for black rage. Vendors comprised of POC stimulated conversation about marginalized blackness within the genre of punk music and how the support that radiated off of the community that attended the event did more than decolonize punk music; it simultaneously re-created and disrupted the entire space.

Audrey Campbell glows during Pleasure Venom’s set.

Mujeres de la Luna, one of the numerous local vendors selling goods.

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Not gone nor forgotten Grace Shimizu, Mitchell Higa lecture on Japanese internment

By Sydney Jensen

Big Sis Advice: Afro can be punk?

By: Kimiya Factory Assistant Co-News Editor

Contributing Writer On March 28, the UTSA Department of History hosted a discussion about the Enemy Alien Program and Japanese-American and Japanese-Latin American internment during World War II. Grace Shimizu, the co-founder of the Japanese Peruvian Oral History Project, and Mitchell Higa, a descendent of a Japanese detainee, both led the presentation. According to the speakers, Japanese incarceration is often overlooked and under taught in history classes, leading to widespread ignorance.

“For me, my family and the community advocating for its [retribution]…we’re not in the history books. It’s only through these kinds of presentations and word of Photo courtesy of Sydney Jensen mouth…how our stories get preserved and passed on,” Higa and Shimzu explain the travesties of the Shimizu said.

The speakers mentioned that there was a camp located internment of the Japanese communities. in Crystal City, Texas. It initially began as a migrant labor camp, but it later became a multinational detention 1988, signed into law by Ronald Reagan, granted facility for “enemy alien” families during World War II. redress to Japanese-Americans who were unlawfully Higa also spoke about his grandfather’s forced relocaincarcerated by the U.S. government during World War tion from the Manzanar camp in Inyo County, CaliII. However, this act was introduced too late because fornia, to a Santa Fe, New Mexico camp, then finally many of the victims had already passed away. The act to Crystal City. At the time, his grandfather was an did not include Japanese-Latin Americans because they immigrant with seemingly no chance of becoming an were still considered illegal aliens even though they American citizen. were brought to the U.S. by its government.

“There was a recurring theme during World War II Shimizu emphasized that since so many of the for my family...of fear and anger rising from feeling victims have passed, it is important to find those who helpless, a loss of freedom...a lack of information,” Higa are still alive and preserve their stories so that they will said. never be forgotten. To this day, people are still coping Although Higa’s grandfather faced deportation to with those events in different ways, such as internalJapan, he was able to stay in the U.S. because he did izing their anger or giving up part of their Japanese not commit any crimes and because he had a son who culture to become more American. Shimizu mentions was an American citizen. Finally, in June 1946, the U.S. that everyone has a moral responsibility to recognize attorney general released him and his family in Los and put an end to unethical acts that target marginalized Angeles. communities.

“I don’t consider my grandfather a resister…I don’t “When we see violations going on…we have the consider him a person who brought shame to his responsibility to put a stop to it and give the help that’s family...I’m just proud of him and that he did what he necessary to those children, to those families, to those thought was right for his family and his situation...I have communities that are undergoing that so that they can a lot of respect for him and his courage,” Higa said. have some bit of recovery,” Shimizu said.

Higa also explained that the Civil Liberties Act of

Out, loud and speaking out Psychologist speaks on LGBTQ+ mental health awareness

By Julia Maenius Staff Writer

The UTSA organizations Active Minds, Spectrum and Psi Chi hosted a lecture with Adam Sauceda, a cisgender queer male psychologist who specializes in gender-affirmative care for all ages.

On March 28, Sauceda lectured on the work he does with the LGBTQ+ community and those who are trying to integrate themselves into society with their true identity.

“The Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) website has referrals for counselors, and I thought it was a great opportunity for UTSA students to learn more about transgender individuals and the LGBTQ+ community in general,” Mary Aldrete, junior psychology major, vice president of Active Minds and secretary of Psi Chi, said. “It is something that needs to be talked about, there is a lot of stigma around that we need to raise awareness about.”

Sauceda, a born and raised San Antonian, brought his practice to Central Texas in 2015 to help families and individuals within the LGBTQ+ community understand and immerse themselves into the Texan culture. He assists cisgender individuals with the acceptance process of the LGBTQ+ community with exercises such as speaking to families about the proper use of pronouns and writing letters to families and patients.

“Be visible,” Sauceda said. “I know

it’s scary and not everybody has the resources, but attending support groups and even wearing a shirt that advocates your queerness shows that you are proud of what you are.”

The LGBTQ+ community has a higher risk of minority stress when rejected by their primary caregivers. This leads to the rise of suicides and depression rates within the community. According to Sauceda, the trans community has a 41 percent higher rate of attempting suicide than the 4.6 percent average of the public.

“There is additional minority stress involved because of the discrimination and oppression the LGBTQ+ community often times experience,” Sauceda said. “I think [LGBTQ+ people] are more prone to depression and anxiety.”

While sharing his statistics and work experience, Sauceda also told his story of coming out to his family and finding love within the community. His lecture was a call to action for everyone to raise awareness for the LGBTQ+ community.

“I hope that my story has connected with the audience, and showed that sharing your story is healing,” Sauceda said.

“I hope that everyone is now familiar with the use of pronouns and more accepting of people who identify with a gender that they were not assigned with at birth.”

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Psychologist Adam Sauceda assists LGBTQ+ members immerse in society and helps cisgender individuals become allies.

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This past weekend, journalism gifted me as it always does; but something about this assignment was different. Per usual, my woke Arts & Life editor presented me with what sounded like an obviously dope assignment: covering an event called Afropunk in the Pit. Punk music, non-conforming folks and La Botanica? Count me in, I thought.

However, I did not expect to have an entire awakening about the afro I wore on my head that night and how my blackness is defined by so much more.

Punk. What’s the first thought that comes to your mind? Piercings, colored hair and…...Afros?

Certainly not black people. It was then, at this amazing event, that I understood how the pairing of two words represented so much more: the refusal to assimilate. Two opposite worlds that beat the odds and make civil society uncomfortable by simply existing: Afro - the style I wear my hair in and my blackness uncut, and punk - a genre and style that labels kids as ‘edgy’ because they dare to be different. Who the hell knew?

As I found my way through the crowd, interviewing people who looked like me, absorbing different experiences in the punk community, one thing about these peoples’ stories paralleled mine: disrupting safe spaces of constructed norms. My experience was no different; microaggressions about my hair are microaggressions within an entire genre of music. Everything about Afropunk made a universe of sense.

Afropunk is a means of expressing POCs rage, not being black enough for the black people yet being the only black person at a white show. Afropunk is a middle finger to political ideals that reject nonconforming people of color. Afropunk is the understanding that I share with the lead singer of Pleasure Venom, the film director of “Afro-Punk” and the black photographer who told me to ‘keep it up.’

I saw beauty in the veins that popped out of the brown necks that sang to a crowd who bopped their heads, and didn’t care about the color of the skin whose mouth the lyrics came out of. I understood the eyerolls I witnessed from the Afropunk kids in high school who weren’t ‘black enough’ for the black kids and far from bothered. I came to love associating myself with being a ‘reject’ all over again. But most importantly, I re-learned how to not give a damn.

For my rejects, Xoxo, Big Sis

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Justin Wright runs towards the finish.

Roadrunners compete in Austin Track/Field participate in Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays

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By Emma Reeves Staff Writer

slew of great runners raced for UTSA outdoor track last weekend. The Roadrunners competed in the 92nd annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, hosted by the University of Texas at Austin at the Mike A. Myers Stadium.

Four hurdlers were the only entries for the ‘Runners on Friday, March 29. With a low of 56F that day, the team had to work against the wind chill while competing in their respective events.

The ‘Runners kicked off the weekend with two competitors in the preliminary rounds of the women’s 400-meter hurdles. Orla Brothers, who won the same event at the Roadrunner Invitational last week, was the first to compete for the ‘Runners and placed 14th in the 82-person field. Brothers crossed fifth in her

heat with a time of one minute and 1.02 seconds, which placed her just shy of one of the nine qualifying spots for the final.

Sierra Andres competed in the women’s 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:07.03, and earned her 72nd place in the field.

Justin Gerbrecht and Andrew Pirog took on the men’s 400-meter hurdles.

Gerbrecht placed first in his heat clocking 54.06; his best time of the season.

Gerbrecht’s time placed him 29th out of the 80 competitors in his event. Among those 80 was Pirog, who, with his time of 54.70, placed third in his heat and 35th in the entire event.

The ‘Runners leaped into Friday’s events with the men’s and women’s triple jump, followed by men’s high jump and concluded with the men’s distance medley relay. The next day, the ‘Runners continued to dominate with four more entries.

Friday’s action was headlined by Danielle Spence and Andre Douglas,

as both posted top-10 finishes. Spence placed ninth among collegiate competitors and 10th overall with a mark of 13.01 meters on her first attempt. Spence set a school record in the same event last week at the Roadrunner Invitational with a mark of 13.66 meters. Douglas finished sixth among collegiate competitors and seventh overall in his section of the men’s triple jump. On his first attempt, Douglas reached a mark of 15.09 meters, threequarters of an inch away from a tie for fifth place.

Devante Edwards was a key athlete in Friday’s events. On his second high jump attempt, the Texas native achieved his outdoor season-best with a height of 2.04 meters. The height put him above Jake Lamberth from Texas A&M University, and one miss between him and seventh place.

The day ended with the ‘Runners competing in the men’s distance medley relay.

The team consisted of Luca Chatham,

Zack Kovar and Monty Bertschy. The team finished with a time of 10:22.98, earning them in 15th place overall.

Saturday concluded the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays and the ‘Runners competed with only one entry. The same team of distance runners, Chatham, Cameron Hudson, Kovar and Bertschy, raced again with each other in the men’s 4x800-meter relay. The group finished strong with a time of 7:44.67, earning them sixth place.

Chatham’s split was a highlight in the race clocking 1:52.09 on the second leg.

He was followed by Kovar, who began the race with a time of 1:55.66.

The UTSA track team continued a lively season this week. The ‘Runners will be in action from April 5 to 6, in Nacogdoches, Texas, at the Carl Knight Invitational.

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Bryan Sturges slides in at home plate.

Baseball nearly sweeps USM

By Julia Maenius Staff Writer UTSA baseball (13-15, 5-4 Conference USA) hosted the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in a three-game series from March 29 to 31. This series elevated the Roadrunners to fifth place in C-USA as they fell short of a sweep for the series.

The ‘Runners blew out the Golden Eagles in the first game of the series.

Coming out of the bullpen, Karan Patel began the game with a 1-2-3 inning as Ryan Stacey, Hunter Grimes and Chase Keng gave the Golden Eagle defense

an easy start with three out of the park home runs. The Golden Eagles scored at the opening of the third inning as Storme Cooper answered the ‘Runners with a home run. The ‘Runners closed the game with a two-out infield single by Grimes.

Stacey doubled in the next at-bat, sending Grimes over home plate and pushed the score to 12-1. The Golden Eagles attempted a comeback but fell colossally short, ending the game down by 10 runs, 12-2.

The Golden Eagles came out with a stronger game on March 30, as the ‘Runners finished the game with a one-run advantage. Dylan Rock loaded the bases

for the ‘Runners at the opening of the game, and with a single over the glove from Bryan Sturges, Leyton Barry and Bryan Arias crossed the plate. Feeding off of the energy from the win the night before, the ‘Runners quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead. Stacey launched a triple off the right wall and scored on a sacrifice fly by Rock. Stacey and infielder Griffin Paxton added two more runs on the board for the ‘Runners, and Sturges accounted for three of the five team RBIs. The ‘Runners closed the game 6-5, looking for a sweep in the third game.

The Golden Eagles answered the ‘Runners with a 14-6 win in the last

game of the series. The ‘Runners took the lead at the bottom of the second inning as Paxton scored off a single and a fielding error. The Golden Eagles regained the lead in the fourth inning, holding on until the end. The ‘Runners scored late in the sixth inning with a bases loaded walk by Arias. The Golden Eagles held the lead and the ‘Runners ended the series with a 2-1 record.

UTSA baseball will be back in action, facing rival team, the Texas State Bobcats in San Marcos on Tuesday, April 2.

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Kindell Brooks bats to gain first base.

Softball limps through homestand

By Jack Myer

Distribution Manager/Photo Assistant

After a disappointing road trip to Huntington, West Virginia, for a three-game set against Marshall University, the UTSA womens’ softball team hoped to rebound in a five game homestand with a double-header against the Brigham Young Cougars and three against Louisiana Tech University. Unfortunately, the Roadrunners brought their road woes home with them, picking up a win over the Cougars and being swept by the Bulldogs, giving them a 1-4 record for the homestand.

Coming off a split pair against the Cougars, the ‘Runners looked to continue their success against Tech on Saturday, March 30, but to no avail. Despite pitching a complete game against

the Cougars, Clarissa Hernandez started against the Buldogs on only two days rest, a decision that would turn out to be regrettable for the ‘Runners. Hernandez struggled through two innings, giving up six runs on eight hits. Following this, Marena Estell relieved Hernandez as pitcher. Tech was not phased by the pitching change, and roughed up Estell for seven runs and six hits in three innings, making the score 13-1. The 12-run advantage was enough to end the game in five innings by run-rule; the first time the ‘Runners had to hit the locker room early since Feb. 28, against Tennessee University.

Later that afternoon, the ‘Runners faced off against the Bulldogs again, this time sending Madison Nelson to the mound. She had a solid afternoon, allowing five runs on 11 hits. When Nel-

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son was pulled, the ‘Runners only trailed by a run due to home runs from Riley Grunberg, Victoria Villareal and Madison Washington. However, the bullpen could not keep up Nelson’s performance, and the ‘Runners were outscored 8-2 after Nelson left the game. Hernandez and Estell struggled through the seventh inning, and a ‘Runner rally in the bottom of the seventh fell short, giving the Bulldogs their second win of the day by a score of 13-7. The Bulldogs outscored the ‘Runners by a combined score of 26-8 in Saturday’s doubleheader.

The ‘Runners looked for a silver lining in Saturday’s doubleheader on Sunday.

Nelson took the mound on little rest after pitching 6.1 innings the day before, and the Bulldogs capitalized, scoring three in the first and one in the second for an early 4-0 lead. Nelson could not finish

the first inning. Washington responded with a home run in the second and Bailee Baldwin singled in a run in the third, making the score 4-2. This would turn out to be the ‘Runners last spark of life as the Bulldogs locked down its defense and opened up its offense. Tech laid seven unanswered runs on the ‘Runners, who were run-ruled for the second time in as many days, completing the sweep.

The UTSA softball team used three different pitchers in five games that spanned three days. The ‘Runners will face the University of the Incarnate Word on April 3 and travel to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for a series against Southern Mississippi University. The next home game will be on April 10, as the Texas State Bobcats come to town at 6 p.m.

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