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Homecoming victory Big Brother:

New program monitors students

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UTSA received an energy rebate of $168,572 from CPS Energy after reducing electricity use by 2,516 kilowatts per hour over the hottest days of the summer.

Texas Abortion restrictions requiring abortion providers to have hospital admitting privileges scheduled to take place Oct. 29 were declared unconstitutional and an undue burden by a federal judge.

U.S. The FDA will be tightening restrictions on prescription painkillers containing hydrocodone, such as vicodin, as a result of their high rates of abuse.

World Twitter and Facebook accounts linked to President Obama have been hacked by Assad regime supporters from the group Syrian Electronic Army.

UTSA running back Brandon Armstrong, who scored two touchdowns, evades the UAB defense in UTSA’s homecoming victory.

UTSA Patrick Martinez Staff Writer

news@paisano-online.com With 25,931 fans in atten-

dance for UTSA’s homecoming game, the Roadrunners recordsetting home victory was a testament to the difficult battles they have faced in their inaugural conference USA season.

With a season full of firsttime experiences, the UTSA

Roadrunners (3-5, 2-2 C-USA) finally had a chance to celebrate one of those firsts. The Roadrunners tallied a progam record 523 yards on offense in a 52-31 win over the UAB Blazers (2-5, 1-2 C-USA) on Saturday Oct. 26 at the Alamodome.

See ROADRUNNERS, Page 9

Rising municipal rates Councilman hosts discussions on water projects UTSA Sarah Gibbens News Editor

news@paisano-online.com On Oct. 22, City Councilman Ron Nirenberg visited UTSA to speak with residents of District 8 about changes in city business, specifically a possible CPS rate increase and the future of the San Antonio Water

System (SAWS). The talk was designed to foster community engagement so that specific resident needs could be heard and issues could be proactively addressed.

“UTSA is one of San Antonio’s gems,” said Nirenberg, who hosts District 8 talks on alternating Tuesdays and Saturdays.

With Prop 6 garnering attention for its possible allocation of rainy day funds for water projects, much of the conversation

focused on upcoming changes to the water system.

Steve Clause, the Chief Operating Officer for SAWS, discussed upcoming rate adjustments. Clause claimed that, while there is talk of Texas being in the worst drought since the 1950s, those rumors are premature.

Other cities such as Austin, however, are in danger of running out of water by 2018 if weather patterns do not change, See COMMUNITY, Page 3

The Early Alert Retention Network (EARN) is a new program designed to enhance the interaction between students, faculty and staff. The program was created to organize all notifications sent out to students.

For the past six years, UTSA has been one of seven universities in Texas vying for Tier One Status. To achieve this status, UTSA must meet a number of requirements set by the American Association of Universities.

These requirements include enhancing graduate and undergraduate research, developing nationally acclaimed academic programs and increasing graduation rates, which administration hopes to achieve through EARN. Students are to make EARN profiles through their Blackboard Learn accounts, where the notifications will be sent.

UTSA faculty and staff such as professors, counselors, student advisors and financial aid staff can trigger these notifications.

“EARN is designed to help organize the process for alerting students and advisors if a student is potentially in academic trouble, and also to give positive feedback to students, ” said Kenneth Pierce, vice provost for information technology and CIO. Notification types can vary; some may be related to academics, financial aid or a student’s wellbeing. Notifications can also be sent in the form of “flags.” A student may be flagged if a faculty member has concerns for the student’s academic success.

For example, if the student has been missing classes or receives a low midterm grade he

or she will be notified to seek a tutor or to contact the professor.

Previously, students would receive the 45- and 90-hour holds via ASAP while trying to register for classes. At this point, it is too late to take action and still register when scheduled. Now, students will be notified to see an advisor as soon as the alert is triggered.

“EARN is designed to help organize the process for alerting studens and advisors if a student is potentially in academic trouble...”

Kenneth Pierce

Vice Provost for Information Technology “It’s a collaborative effort between faculty and student support services on campus that are advising and tutoring to ensure that you, as a student, are being successful,” said Angel Gibbons, the CIO project director.

There are even planned alerts for student Supplemental Instructor Leaders and other student-run support groups, such as those by the Tomas Rivera Center.

EARN is being tested by a pilot group of 18 faculty members in 24 classes. In the spring of 2014 most support systems, including financial aid, the Tomas Rivera Center and Counseling Services, will be using EARN in close association with faculty and advising centers.

The next Mr. and Ms. UTSA UTSA Sarah Gibbens News Editor

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The San Antonio Spurs open the 2013/2014 season at home against the Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday Oct. 30 at the AT&T Center.

Zachary Dunn and Rebecca Smith pose for pictures shortly after being crowned.

Football fans weren’t the only ones celebrating at the UTSA homecoming game.

Zachary Dunn and Rebecca Smith were named Mr. and Ms. UTSA, succeeding previous winners Carlos Camino and Daniella Lerma.

Each candidate who decides to run is then nominated by the UTSA Alumni Association for their UTSA spirit, academic achievement, campus involvement and community service.

The winners are chosen based on the number of stu-

dent votes cast on ASAP; winners must also raise money for UTSA Alumni Association scholarships.

“When it was announced, I was in a state of multiple emotions... I was proud to represent my university on that field,” Dunn said of the homecoming announcement.

“I knew I wanted to run for Ms. UTSA since freshman year,” said Smith. “I really love UTSA and take pride in attending such an amazing university.”

Dunn expressed similar sentiments: “I saw running for Mr. UTSA as an opportunity to further serve this family and be a part of all the great things happening on our campus.”

Both candidates attribute their successful campaigns to

the support of friends and family.

With their new titles, Dunn and Smith plan on contributing to UTSA and the surrounding community.

“I would love to go to grade schools and stress the importance of focusing in school and attending college,” said Smith. “I also hope to get more students to support our athletic team.”

Dunn, the current Student Government Association President, plans on “being the best representative of UTSA.” “Overall,” said Smith, “I am extremely happy and so proud to have the opportunity to support such a wonderful university.”

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NEWS

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SGA proposes end to CAP

Community: the future of San Antonio infrastructure

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From page 1 prompting many residents to wonder if San Antonio is next.

“We’ve avoided stage three water restrictions by diversifying our water supplies,” said Clause, reassuring the audience that San Antonio was in no danger of running out of water.

Clause identified four reasons for the rate increase.

First, a pipeline extension would connect the Seguin water distribution system with San Antonio’s. Seguin’s pipe system is prone to overflow, which wastes water. By connecting the two systems, SAWS would use that extra water to save $188 million in water usage costs.

The second reason for the rate requests is to allocate funds for the expansion of the Aquifer Storage and Recovery System (ASR). The ASR is the crown jewel of SAWS, and the reason San Antonio’s water system has one of the lowest rates of water usage in the nation, explained Clause.

During the latent season, when water usage is lower, the ASR transfers unused water from the Edwards Aquifer to the Carillo Aquifer. Later, during the peak season in the summer, SAWS uses the water in the Carillo Aquifer like a bank account to draw from when there is not enough natural water to supply the entire system, explained Clause.

The third contribution to the rate increase is the expansion of water system pipes connected to the desalinization plant. This expansion would also increase the production of the plant

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Councilman Ron Nirenberg speaks to students after the meetings that discussed rate increases for both SAWS and CPS Energy.

by connecting it to additional pump stations, lessening the pressure on Medina Lake.

The fourth source of rate increases will come from improvements made to the San Antonio sewer system. Recently, SAWS signed a contract with the EPA, pledging to make improvements to the system that Clause claimed has been called an unfunded mandate. In actuality, “it’s a consent decree, a legally binding document that says you will do this work or face the federal government.”

San Antonio will need to improve over 5,000 miles of the sewer system, and over the next 10 years, over $1 billion will be spent on improvements.

“The facility people at UTSA have also worked closely with

us and are very water conscientious,” said Clause, citing the Green Fund as one of the city’s best efforts towards conservation.

One of the projects specifically cited was a working proposal to use air conditioning condensation as a source of water for the Sombrilla fountain.

The fountain is scheduled for reactivation in Spring 2014, following a three-year dry period.

Rudy Garza, a CPS representative, spoke about a likely possible CPS rate increase that has been debated by San Antonio residents.

“In 2012, we were about to cut half a million dollars in our operating budget, just through cutting staff,” said Garza as an effort to avoid rate increases.

An additional $27 million has also been cut to bring the rate increase down from 5.5 percent to 4.2 percent.

The 2013 rate increase will provide funding for improvement and investment projects in infrastructure. “District 8 is the fastest growing district in San Antonio,” said Garza.

“With that comes the need for more substations and for replacements.”

In the past, CPS has come under criticism for bonuses offered to its employees.

According to Garza, a majority of the budgetary cuts have come from reducing these incentives. “It’s the democratic process and it’s the way it’s supposed to work.”

On Thursday Oct. 31, Student Government Association will vote on their “End Participation with Coordinated Admission Program Resolution.” The program, otherwise known as CAP, allows freshmen who are not initially admitted to the University of Texas at Austin to attend another UT System school for a year.

If a CAP student’s grade point average is 3.2 or greater after completing 30-semester credit hours at another UT school, he or she can be immediately accepted to attend UT Austin the following fall.

The resolution, authored by Alex Uriel and Boyd Garriott, was created to show student approval for ending the CAP program between UT Austin and UTSA. According to Garriott, UT Austin wanted the 2013-2014 year to be the last year for CAP at UTSA; however, the UT Board of Regents intervened because they did not want UT Austin to alter admissions policies until they had a year to review the CAP program.

According to Garriott and Uriel, their resolution “strongly encourages the Regents to give UT Austin and UTSA permission to end this program since this is what both schools desire.”

A significant percentage of freshman who attend UTSA are CAP students. Because a

significant number leave to attend UT Austin, “artificially lowering UTSA retention rate by 8-10 percent a year,” stated Garriott.

“This kills the graduation rate at UTSA, a key factor for Tier One status. “ The resolution is meant to put pressure on the Board of Regents, to acknowledge how it affects UTSA, consequently giving UTSA a better chance to see CAP ended.

One concern of eliminating CAP is that the incoming freshman class could shrink considerably.

“This resolution strongly encourages the Regents to give UT Austin and UTSA permission to end this program since this is what both schools desire.”

Boyd Garriot, Alex Uriel SGA Treasurer and Senator respectively

According to Garriott, “There is no point in having a large freshman class if 800 of them are going to leave. We want a Tier One university, and we cannot get there if we keep sending our students to Austin.”

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Van de Putte tells personal story of Davis filibuster LOCAL Lorenzo Garcia Staff Writer

news@paisano-online.com Amid rumors of a run for Lieutenant Governor, Senator Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, spoke Tuesday, Oct. 22, in San Antonio at an event hosted by the Texas Observer about the night of the Wendy Davis filibuster.

Van de Putte represents UTSA in the Texas Senate and said in an interview with Editor-in-Chief of the Texas Tribune Evan Smith that she is seriously considering a state-wide campaign.

After working for many years as a pharmacist, Van de Putte began her political career in 1990 when she was elected into

the Texas House of Representatives, a seat she held until her election into the Texas Senate in 1999. Van de Putte is well known for her support of prochoice legislation in the Texas Senate but was absent from the floor of the Texas Senate as Wendy Davis went into her tenth hour of filibustering SB5.

The memory of her recently deceased father prompted her decision to attend the filibuster.

Earlier in May, she was made governor for a day where her father alone, she claimed, supported her. “He stood up and was clapping and blowing kisses at me,” she recalled. “That visual of him in the capitol, and everybody looking at him, and him standing up for me just jarred me into thinking, Wendy’s standing up for me.”

Late into the night, Senator Van de Putte’s chief of staff reported to her that a second

point of order had been made against Senator Davis. “She couldn’t touch her desk; there was no sip of water. She had to stay perfectly on topic,” Van de Putte told the crowd.

The Senator further explained that Republicans were watching Senator Davis in 30-minute segments. Their objective was to look for any possible opportunity to call a point of order, knowing it would take three to end the filibuster.

“When I went in (to the Senate) I just had no energy, nothing, I was at the bottom of my well,” Van de Putte admitted.

She instead went to the Member’s Lounge where she was greeted by the other women of the House: Symphonia Thompson, Jessica Farrar, Ana Perez, Donna Howard and Ruth Jones McClendon.

The Senator explained that they were able to give her a

little strength by saying how happy they were to see her at the capitol.

She stayed on the side of the floor explaining, “Wendy saw me, but I thought if I went over to her she would want to hug me and that would have been it.

That would have been a point of order.”

Although she was on the floor, Van de Putte admitted that she was not able to focus on the proceedings until Republican Senator Donna Campbell called a third point of order because Senator Davis had said “sonogram.”

“When I heard that I turned around and I went ‘Aw hell no!’ and I walked to the dais because I thought ‘this is ridiculous,’ ” said Van de Putte.

“I think it was more anger, I wish I could tell you it was somewhat divine, or that I had this great epiphany. But I was

angry.”

Van de Putte further explained that in response to the end of the filibuster, the Democratic Senators began filing every parliamentary procedure they knew of, knowing that they still had two hours before the expiration of the bill. Then, with a slight grin, she said “thirty minutes before the strike of midnight, I think the folks in charge got really desperate because they realized we were very effectively challenging the bill with parliamentary procedure.”

She recanted further, explaining, “by a quarter till they had figured out that every time I was recognized I would draw that clock out. And so my mic was turned off.”

“I knew that the presiding officer heard me,” said Van de Putte angrily. “The press heard me, and I know the gallery

heard me, I mean I was jumping up and down.” According to the Senator, it was only after she began screaming that she was recognized.

“At what point must a female Senator raise her hand or her voice to be heard over their male colleagues in the room?”

Van de Putte asked the Senate.

Approaching the end of her story, Senator Van de Putte discussed how, at the time of the filibuster, most Senators were unaware of the social media following the event.

“What happened,” she explained, “was that people all over this country, particularly women and the men that love women, were watching in astonishment. Mark your calendar. June 25, 2013. It was the turning point. Women had just had enough.”

Prop 6: alleviating the drought LOCAL Edidiong Adiakpan Staff Writer

news@paisano-online.com On Nov. 5, Texas residents will get to vote on nine constitutional amendments, one of which is stirring up controversy.

Proposition 6, also known as SJR1, is a constitutional amendment providing for the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) and the State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas to assist in financing priority projects in the state water plan to ensure the availability of adequate water resources.

If passed, it will allow for $2 billion to be taken out of the Rainy Day Fund, the state’s emergency fund, to support water infrastructure projects.

Prop 6 was sponsored by State House Representative Allan Ritter, R-Nederland, and State Senators Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, and Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie. It was approved by the Texas House and Senate.

Most news organizations and politicians have been favorable concerning the proposition and have marketed it as drought relief for Texan communities.

In an interview with KSAT 12 News, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff was quoted, saying “(Prop 6) is about the state... it is about how it can help us develop additional water supplies.”

On Oct. 23, Tommy Adkisson, the Bexar County commissioner for Precinct 4, spoke at UTSA in favor of the amendment. He said it was important that all students vote in support of it because it has economic implications for all Texans and will bring relief to Texans in drought-prone areas.

Republican and Democrat gubernatorial candidates are both supportive of the proposition. According to KENS5 News, “A member of the Wendy Davis campaign said she plans to vote for Prop 6 in Fort Worth.” A spokesperson for Attorney General Abbott said he supports the one-time withdrawal for the water fund.

Non-government supporters of Proposition 6 include the Associated General Contractors of Texas and the Dow Chemical Company, who donated $625,000 to The Water Texas PAC, a political action committee headed by House Speaker Joe Straus to promote passage of the ballot proposition.

Other big donors to the Water Texas PAC to ensure Prop 6 is passed are Koch Industries, which gave $20,000, and Energy Future Holdings, which gave

$100,000.

Although politicians and corporations view this proposition favorably, there has been widespread opposition to Proposition 6 from rural residents and grassroots political organizations.

Grassroots opponents of the proposition include Save Our Spring (S.O.S.) Alliance, Travis County Green Party, Texans for Accountable Government, Neighbors for Neighbors, Hays County Constitutional Republicans and the Texas Drought Project. In a public protest outside the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) headquarters on Oct. 14, they voiced their oppositions to the proposition.

“Prop 6 puts far too much power into the hands of just three people. This is a sure formula for cronyism and corruption. Texans need to know that,” said Lenee Lovejoy of the Hays County Constitutional Republicans at the public protest.

“Voters need to know that a yes on Prop 6 is a vote to turn control of this $2 billion from the Rainy Day Fund over to just three people. The same people telling us to vote yes on Prop 6 are the ones who stand to make a lot of money if this passes.

We are told that we will suffer from the drought if we don’t vote for Prop 6 and that critical water projects will only be implemented by passing Prop

6 — this is a lie. Critical water the lower interest, easier money transportation, labor, environprojects will get done with or which would be made available ment, health, redistricting, etc, without Prop 6. The only dif- by Prop 6,” says Jake Tucker, a this power will, almost without ference is we will have more member of Students United exception, tend to balance in choice without Prop 6 and for Socio-Economic Justice at the favor of corporations, the projects will be more likely to UTSA. economic elite, the polluters get done fairly and efficiently “In my opinion, the absolute and developers and away from without Prop 6.” scariest part of this is that it those who truly seek sustainAccording to the San Anto- gives the new Perry appointees able and progressive forms of nio Express-News, Julie Turner, for the Texas Water Develop- living.” president of the Texas Patriots ment Board unprecedented Early voting ends November PAC, is also an opponent of power to choose which proj- 1. Election Day is November 5. the proposition. She believes ects get prioritization. Just like “if water is a core function of issues pertaining to education, government, the funding should come from General Revenues. If Texans supcollege ski & board week port this proposition, (Texbreckenridge • Vail • beaver creek • keystone • arapahoe basin ans) will be establishing a precedent for the legislature to raid the Rainy Day Fund to fund expenditures breckenridge that should be funded out of General Revenue. This is a bad precedent.”

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Higher education is not one size fits all The Texas Tribune published an article last week regarding an approaching deadline for a Texas higher education plan that was enacted in 2000. The plan, titled Closing the Gaps (CTG), set out to make Texas a national competitor in higher education, thus ensuring the future economic success of its people. The program targeted four categories for improvement that included participation, success, excellence and research.

The problem with these plans, which impose blanket goals and measures upon the state’s higher education institutions, is in their inability to effectively reflect the interests and objectives of Texas’ diverse higher education institutions.

The Texas Tribune article focused on the goal concerning participation, which called for an additional 630,000 students enrolled in Texas higher educa-

tion by 2015. Since the plan’s inception in 2000, enrollment has seen a 596,000 student increase. This leaves the state with an additional 34,000-student increase to cover over the next two years.

While as a whole the state has seen steady increases since 2000, the article notes that UTSA’s nearly 1,750-person enrollment drop this semester was the largest in terms of total students in the state.

This fact is presented without any explanation as to why UTSA saw this drop and leaves the reader with a feeling that UTSA is a struggling institution. This distorted perception reflects the disconnect between statewide goals and individual needs.

The reality is that UTSA is in fact a thriving university that has retooled its goals from being a commuter school that acts as an “in the meantime”

T h e vast majority of causes concerning environmental problems are economic.

They are mostly the unintentional byproducts of well-intentioned economic activities, or in the words of economists, they are externalities, external to the decision-making framework. The results of environmental problems also have a significant economic dimension. If causes are economic and results are economic, surely economics can offer a highly valuable perspective.

This is as true for local air and

water pollution as it is for the “granddaddy” of all environmental problems, global climate change, which is linked to the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere due to the use of fossil fuels as a source of energy. An example of an economic incentive, in the case of global climate change, would be the policy instrument used successfully to remove lead from gasoline in the United States. The same policy was also implemented successfully to reduce acid rain by over 50%.

The tradable permit system, also known as Cap and Trade, is a system demonized by many conservatives as Cap and Tax, which is ironic because the father of neoliberalism, Ronald Reagan, brought us a Cap and Trade system to remove lead

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The obvious polarity between the enrollment goals of UTSA and that of UT-Pan-Am exemplifies the type of differences that can exist between two universities seeking to establish an identity that best serves their respective scholastic goals.

The executive summary preceding the body of the plan noted that at the time of CTG’s implementation Texas was “profiting from a diverse, vibrant and growing economy.”

The plan goes on to assert that, “Texas must take bold steps for the future success of its people.”

Though this plan has many redeeming qualities it falls short in its inability to account for the diverse needs of a growing education system that demands accountability, which reflects the needs of each individual institution.

from gasoline, and former president George H. W. Bush brought us the highly successful Cap and Trade system to cut sulfur dioxide emissions by half.

Perhaps this is the only way that will make it possible, in this economy, to reduce greenhouse emissions. Cap and Trade is a marketbased approach to environmental problems. It was demonized and is still demonized by conservatives, not because of the instrument itself, but rather because of collateral damage in the climate change wars.

Opposition to climate change policy, possibly for sound reasons, led to the strategy of applying and developing talking points around Cap and Trade. The reason why this system has not succeeded in the U.S.

Senate as it did in the House of Representatives is strictly political, and it doesn’t necessarily have to do with environmental policy. It has to do with broader political factors, which have led to the increasing separation between the two political parties. Starting with the first Earth Day in 1970 and for the following forty years, environmental and energy policy issues in the United States have been merely regional concerns. The voting was always on geographic regions, not on political party. This is no longer the case. It has now become an issue that has taken on a partisan tinge.

Climate change has definitely evolved over time. Only after I listened and read about more and more evidence from the natural

science community did I become convinced that this is an issue which needs to be addressed urgently. For several years scholars have argued that the U.S. should not take domestic action regarding climate change, yet in recent years modern scholars have insisted that this is not the case.

U.S. domestic action is a necessary condition for international agreement. Only when the international community agrees on collaborating to address this matter will a solution be found.

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criteria in the state of Texas right now is the number of degrees awarded.”

“Guess what?” Castille stated, “Who’s going to win that every year? ... I don’t mind performance-based standards, but give me something relevant.”

There is also a present disconnect between the goals of the Texas Higher Education Committee and the state legislature, which has failed in many instances to provide state institutions with the necessary resources to attain their prescribed goals.

Also at the panel, President of The University of Texas-Pan American Robert Nelsen stated, “At Pan American, we have one purpose and one purpose only, and that is to graduate students.”

UT-Pan-Am in contrast to UTSA, had the largest growth rate this semester with a more than 28 percent rise in its popu-

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for flagship universities like UT-Austin and Texas A&M, to becoming Texas’ next Tier One institution.

This enrollment drop reflects an expected part of that plan, which has raised admission standards (in order) to facilitate a more successful and productive freshman class.

UTSA’s Provost John Frederick reinforced this goal at a faculty senate meeting where he stated, “This group is the best freshman class we have ever admitted to UTSA. They have been filtered out already. We think they can succeed.”

This type of incongruity between the state’s goals and measures is no new problem and often results in the smaller universities losing out. In a Texas Tribune Festival panel on Sept. 28, Phil Castille, president of University of HoustonVictoria, noted that “the main performance-based funding

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I’ll Just Sit Here. by: Christopher Breakell

Keely Moore’s commentary concerning “a microaggression of sexual abuse” would have been better served had facts been preferred over simply making up statistics that further a radical point of view.

There is a legitimate problem in today’s society regarding sexual harassment and archaic gender roles, but those problems were glossed over in favor of anecdotal evidence and an over-simplification of the issue at hand.

‘Street harassment’ was the main target of the commentary and was defined as “catcalls on sidewalks, sexual come-ons in the library lines, and groping in crowds.” Equating those acts with asking for someone’s phone number is disingenuous at best. The UTSA handbook is then quoted, citing specific passages regarding discrimination, which is irrelevant to the topic at hand and is done to avert attention away from a poorly supported opinion.

The author then claims most UTSA male students apparently lounge around the Sombrilla, discriminating and harassing women at will. The only specific example of harassment ever

provided is someone requesting a phone number. While continually pestering and following someone for a phone number is a form of harassment, it is a stretch to call that sexual harassment. Therefore it is a very poor example with which to base an entire argument on.

The author then makes an absurd claim that men are “statistically likely to physically, mentally and sexually abuse” women. This information is not supported by any studies or surveys and only serves to discredit the author and more importantly the issue being discussed. Suddenly, a conclusion is drawn which out of nowhere brings racism into the discussion. The broad spectrum with which the author draws her criticism dilutes her argument and makes it almost impossible to focus on the main point.

This topic deserved a concise, fact driven discussion. Instead, what was written seemed only intended to serve someone’s personal agenda.

Matthew Bynum UTSA Alumnus

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ARTS&LIFE {Local Events}

Booking it:

Tuesday, October 29 8:00 p.m. Music: Taking Back Sunday Led by singer Spencer Chamberlain (ex-Underoath frontman), Taking Back Sunday completes the final leg of their fall tour at The White Rabbit (2410 N. St. Mary’s) to promote their new album. Opening acts of the evening are Polar Bear Club and Transit.

Admission starts at $32.45. For more information, visit sawhiterabbit.com.

Texas Book Festival puts literature and culture on display

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Wednesday, October 30 7:30 p.m. Music: Straight No Chaser

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Editor-in-Chief editor@paisano-online.com Every year, thousands of people descend on Austin for a weekend of festival fun. But this isn’t another music festival the Capital of Texas plays host to — it’s the Texas Book Festival, an annual tradition since its conception in 1995.

This year’s iteration featured writers and critics from around the world, including multiple New York Times best selling authors, a former US Senator and one of the most famous game show contestants in history.

The Texas Book Festival is held each year in the State Capitol. As it has grown in popu-

larity, it has begun to spill over into downtown Austin.

This year’s two-day event, on October 26 and 27, featured talks from authors of all genres — from political nonfiction and young adult to mystery, and even from shows such as HBO’s The Wire.

While most of the panels were held in smaller meeting rooms in the Capitol, some of the more popular writers were hosted in the Senate chamber.

Kay Bailey Hutchison, who represented Texas in the US Senate for 18 years, was one such attraction. Despite her obvious background, the Republican mostly avoided political topics and instead spoke about how women can be effective leaders.

Ken Jennings, who became the highest-winning gameshow contestant in history, after winning 74 consecutive games of Jeopardy in 2004, was on hand to discuss his new book, which explores the validity of famous anecdotes we all heard from our mom when we were growing up.

For example, Jennings explained that there is no truth to the myth that people have poisoned Halloween candy or the notion that a swallowed piece of gum will be stuck in your stomach for seven years.

But getting your feet wet on a rainy day may actually lead to a higher risk of catching a cold.

Jennings always kept his head level when discussing the content of his book but never hesi-

tated to make a lighthearted joke. As Jennings reminisced about his time on Jeopardy, he recalled Brad Rutter — the person who beat Jennings in a tournament and who lost alongside Jennings to an IBM computer — as someone who, like the computer, had “never felt the love of a woman.”

While the Texas Book Festival still keeps reading and education at the core of its mission, it doesn’t hesitate to cater to other demographics. Alongside the book vendors and authors signing their work were attractions such as a cooking tent, a music tent and an area for kids that included children’s authors.

While the entire event was programmed with a particular

Straight No Chaser will be performing at the Majestic Theatre (224 E. Houston) and bringing their own humorous spin on the typically straight-laced, refined nature of a capella. They are promoting their new album “Under the Influence,” their fourth studio album from Atlantic Records. Admission is $29.50-$44.50.

interest in Texas culture, this regional twist was most noticeable outside the Capitol building and its panels. Not only did the state’s notoriously unpredictable climate send some attendees searching for shade with an unseasonably warm October afternoon on Saturday, but Texas’ culture was proudly represented as country or tejano musicians played to a crowd adjacent to food experts speaking on the best kinds of tequila or how to cook the perfect breakfast taco.

Thursday, October 31 6:00 p.m. Event: Falloween Carnival

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Carmens de la Calle Café (720 E Mistletoe Ave) will be hosting the “Dia de Los Muertos Dinner and a Show” in honor of the Day of the Dead.

Hi-Tones (621 E. Dewey Pl) hosts a night of creeps and music.

Food and beer will be free while supplies last. Enjoy live performers, carnival ghouls and a photo booth. Costumes are required for entry. A portion of proceeds will benefit The Renewable Republic.

Admission is $13 presale and $15 at the door.

Saturday, November 2 7:30 p.m. Live Music: Dia de Los Muertos Dinner and a Show

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A place, a projector and a preview

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Slab Cinema’s outdoor movies bring community film screening to San Antonio

A Slab Cinema screening of the 1987 film “Moonstruck,” starring Cher and Nicolas Cage at the Arneson River Theater

Valerie Friend Contributing Writer

arts@paisano-online.com Classic movies at the Botanical Gardens and romantic films in the picturesque Arneson River Theatre are just a couple of the events Slab Cinema Production offers patrons each week.

Ten years ago, Slab Cinema Outdoor Movie Events was started and with hard work it has grown into an action-

packed and fun-filled night for people all around San Antonio.

The Slab Cinema team works together to set up the enormous inflatable screen ranging from 16’x9’ to 26’x16’ for every showing. The team has developed Slab Cinema into a unique brand that has expanded over time from 20 viewers per show to 3,000.

The buzz over the outdoor events sparked intrigue for the participants. As the number of viewers increased, so did the

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lief that those you become acquainted with will judge you, but once you decide that your opinions are sacred that fear goes away. My goal for this year is to eliminate the guilty pleasure mentality from my way of thinking completely.

Music and film have always been two of the most important things in my life, yet I didn’t realize how defining and sometimes burdensome they can be until I got to college.

With so many varying opinions on what makes a person have good taste, it’s easy to doubt yourself in a crowd of knowledgeable people.

number of venues. Slab Cinema has teamed up with The Botanical Gardens, San Antonio Museum of Art, Woodlawn Lake, McNay Art Museum, Nani Falcon Park and Brackenridge Park, creating a manifold of family-friendly movie series attached to each venue.

On Oct. 4, Botanical Gardens featured a starlight showing of “Gigi,” the 1958 American romantic comedy starring Leslie Caron and Maurice Chevalier.

Starting at 7:30 p.m., hundreds

of people began to fill the garden space with their personal picnics, chairs and blankets.

The relaxing ambiance allowed viewers to sit back and watch the classic film with the sunset in view.

Patrons Hilda Caricia-Varelas and James C. Varelas, who have been attending the Botanical Gardens theater for 10 years, say that their favorite part of these events is the beautiful setting and the special night out.

“It’s very polite and comfortable, a good atmosphere, and nice to have on a Friday for an enjoyable evening to end a wellrounded week,” says Hilda.

The two wish these events would occur more often, much like a newer couple to these events, Michelle and Mario Trejo. They have been to three Slab Cinema Movie Events including “Gigi,” “The Princess Bride,” and a Spurs game at The Friendly Spot.

“It’s nice to get out of the

house and off the couch to watch a movie or a game. We also like meeting new people with each new place,” the Trejos’ share.

Slab Cinema will screen Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie on Thursday, Oct. 31 at the McNay Art Museum at 6:30 p.m.

For more screening events and venues, visit Slab Cinema’s website slabcinema.com.

Common questions that come up when you meet new people such as, “Who’s your favorite band?” can become make-or-break situations. An answer like Arctic Monkeys may be too trendy, while they may think you’re a 50-year-old person if you say T. Rex. Perhaps playing it safe with David Bowie will surely get you off the hook, but he might be too weird even for today’s standards.

You could always try the “that’s like choosing my favorite child” option, but why bother? That would just be dodging the question.

I once heard Dave Grohl, frontman of Foo Fighters, speak against the term “guilty pleasure” in a speech he gave at South by Southwest. Although I’m not a follower of his band and don’t know much about his career in general, his opinion rang true to me.

While I don’t actively hide what I love from those I casually converse with, I keep certain things to myself depending on what day it is and what kind of mood I’m in. Even saying you like The Beatles has become

risky nowadays: too cliché for some and too outdated for others.

Grohl’s opinion had me wondering why it is so easy to assume that people will ridicule us for our interests. Even the most confident people have something they feel embarrassed about loving. Letting ourselves dwell on this can be one of the most stressful things about forming new bonds with people.

Sometimes I meet people

with no sense of shame, and even when we have wildly different tastes and opinions it’s always refreshing to see them enjoying what they love. They are doing what I cannot and revel in their favorite things as if no one has a say in the matter.

They have also understood that no one, in fact, does have a say in the matter.

I don’t ascribe to many endall-be-all schools of thought in my life, so if I believe in anything I hold on to it with full

force. While music may be a silly thing to cherish to some, it is more than just background noise to others.

One of the many points of music—and anything that you identify with on a personal level, for that matter—is to relate. Whether someone listens to a song and feels themselves within it or finds something they can’t stop dancing to, or both, they should feel at home.

While making a number of playlists on iTunes recently, I noticed that my taste in music is both embarrassing and amazing, depending on whom you ask. I assume most people can relate to this on some level.

My library varies from Tom Waits to Korean Pop, and while I used to be apprehensive about admitting to liking either of these to a large party of people, I’ve loosened up after realizing that my various tastes make up who I am.

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UTSA SOCCER

{Sports Events}

Victory inches UTSA closer for a chance to play in Conference USA tournament

Wednesday, October 30 7:30 p.m. Spurs

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The Spurs host the Memphis Grizzlies at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

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The Roadrunners host the Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm in an exhibition game at the Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas.

7 p.m. UTSA Soccer The Roadrunners compete against the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes at Hurricane Soccer Stadium in Tulsa, Okla.

Friday, November 1 6 p.m. UTSA Volleyball The Roadrunners compete against the Charlotte 49ers at Halton Arena in Charlotte, N.C.

7 p.m. UTSA Women’s Basketball The Roadrunners host the University of East Central Tigers in an exhibition game at the Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas.

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Following a tough road loss to the UTEP Miners on Friday, the UTSA Roadrunners (5-112, 4-3-2 C-USA) defeated the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (9-9-1, 4-5 C-USA) in their final home game of the season, 2-0 on Sunday, Oct. 27.

“I thought we bounced back from a tough game Friday and an exhausting trip out to El Paso,” UTSA head coach Steve Ballard said. “We came out and did what we needed to do, and I like the way we played soccer today.”

UTSA junior forward Happy Orere-Amadu split through Louisiana Tech’s defense and scored her third goal of the season in the 11th minute of the first half. She was assisted by fellow junior forward Anissa Munson. Orere-Amadu led the team with four more shots and now has a team-high 49 for the season.

The Roadrunners would add a second and final goal in the 24th minute of the first half on Munson’s only shot of the game.

Junior Charlotte Husoe had her shot hit the crossbar, and Munson was able to capitalize on the rebound with a goal past Lady Techster goalkeeper Caitlin Updyke.

“We started out good and went into a slope, but as soon as we got some goals, we picked it up and figured it out,” Munson said.

Freshman goalkeeper Bubba Makela continues to be a difference maker in UTSA’s victories as she finished the game with six saves. It was her sixth

The Roadrunners have not lost at the Park West Athletics Complex in the last three games.

shutout of the season, five of which have been in conference games.

During the second half of the game, Louisiana Tech revamped their defense and prevented UTSA from scoring any more goals, but they could not find a

way through UTSA’s defense to score a goal of their own.

With only one more regular season game, the Conference USA tournament is almost on the horizon for UTSA. “We’ve had some unfortunate losses but now we’re back

in the running to go to the tournament; our destiny is in our hands now,” Munson said.

“We have to buckle down. We had some losses, but there is no team we can’t beat in the tournament.”

Ballard now has UTSA focused on the immediate future.

“We got a huge game on

Thursday coming up with Tulsa. So we have one more regular season game, then hopefully we’ll just keep going,” Ballard said. “We have to win Thursday before we even talk about conference.”

UTSA will take on the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes on Thursday, Oct. 31.

The Spurs compete against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.

Saturday, November 2 10 a.m. UTSA Cross Country The Roadrunners compete in the Conference USA Championships at the Eagle Point Cross Country Course in Denton, Texas.

2:30 p.m. UTSA Football The Roadrunners compete against the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes at H.A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Okla.

6 p.m. Scorpions The Scorpions compete against the Carolina RailHawks at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.

7 p.m. Rampage Rampage host the Charlotte Checkers at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX.

7:30 p.m. Scorpions Scorpions host the New York Cosmos at Toyota Field in San Antonio, TX.

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The Spurs compete against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center in Portland, OR.

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The Roadrunners finish the regular season on the road against the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes.

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UTSA FOOTBALL

Roadrunners capture first home win of the season From Page 1

“We are focused on us. You know we probably set those records, but we know eventually down the road that won’t be good enough.

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Larry Coker

UTSA Football Coach

A crowd of over 25,000 filled the Alamodome for UTSA’s Homecoming game.

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offensive momentum carried into the second quarter as they scored twice, once on a 17-yard pass from senior quarterback Eric Soza to junior Earon Holmes and then on a 27-yard run

by Jones. The Blazers would add a touchdown between the two UTSA scores, but UAB still trailed by a large margin heading into the second half.

UTSA dominated the first half on the ground and totaled 331 offensive yards.

“We are focused on us. You know we probably set those records, but we know eventually down the road that won’t be good enough,” Coker said about the record-setting performance.

“We are happy we did well, but we’re going to have to build off of this. Being satisfied is one of the worst things you can do.

That’s the first step in failure, and so we are happy that we did that, but we’re going to build off that and get better and better as the year goes on.”

This second half proved more difficult for the Roadrunners as the UAB defense sharpened, and their offense scored 21 points against UTSA. But UTSA capped the day with a 51-yard touchdown pass from

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UTSA displayed a tenacious defense and consistent offense that helped build a 28-point lead at the half, and the Roadrunners never looked back as they ended a three-game losing streak.

“This was a much needed win for us, and we did get back on track,” UTSA head coach Larry Coker said. “A year ago, we kind of had a little losing streak in the middle of the schedule, and the guys really finished up strong. I think they have a chance to do that again.”

The first quarter may have been the best UTSA has played this season as they scored 24 points with three touchdowns and a field goal. The defense kept the Blazers scoreless in the first quarter. The Roadrunners scored on all six of their first half possessions while forcing two turnovers on the defensive side.

On the Blazer’s first possession, UTSA junior safety Nic Johnston intercepted a pass, leading to a 5-play, 33-yard drive by the Roadrunners that resulted in a one-yard touchdown run by junior Kam Jones.

Jones, who has three rushing touchdowns this season, added a little extra excitement when he front-flipped into the end zone to avoid the tackle.

“It feels good. It’s about time,” Johnston said after the game.

“We’ve been close all season to getting takeaways, and we knew as soon as we got one we were going to get a few. We should’ve had four. We got three and it was about time to make a play.

We’ve been working on it all week.”

UAB started out the second quarter with a drive that ended in a 50-yard field goal for the Blazers to put their first points on the scoreboard. But UTSA’s

The Roadrunnres held UAB scoreless in the first half on their way to a 21-point win on Saturday.

Senior quarterback Eric Soza threw for 235 yards and connected with 11 different receivers.

Soza to running back Brandon Armstrong that put UTSA up 52-17.

“We were all on the same page today,” Coker stated. “We played fast. The protection

I’m very happy for our players.”

The Roadrunners have four conference games left to proclaim a winning season. Next up is a road game with the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes (2-5, 1-2 C-

we had was outstanding. I felt good about our preparation.

Football is a mental game, and when Johnston first intercepted the ball, it got our whole team pumped. It was a very big game.

USA) on Saturday, Nov. 2. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m.

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SPORTS

SAN ANTONIO SCORPIONS

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Scorpions drop final home game in first meeting with Cosmos since 1982

The Scorpions finished with a 3-4 record at Toyota Field in the 2013 fall season.

Rafael Mendoza Staff Writer

sports@paisano-online.com In what has been a disappointing season for a team expected to contend in the North American Soccer League this 2013 fall season, the San Antonio Scorpions (3-1-9) failed to win their final home game of the season in a 2-1 loss to the first place New York Cosmos (8-4-1) on Saturday, Nov. 26.

A crowd of 7,702 people gathered at Toyota field to see the Scorpions’ last home game and the first time the team has

“I’m proud of the guys; they left it all out on the field and that’s what I asked.”

Alen Marcina

Scorpions Head Coach played the Cosmos since 1982.

But the result was consistent with what the Scorpions have been as they let a 1-0 lead end in a one-goal defeat.

The Scorpions seemed unaf-

fected by the Cosmos’ status as best team in the league and showed it when they scored early in the first half. In the third minute, forward Tomasz Zahorski opened the game with a goal on an assist from teammate Blake Wagner. Zahorski now has nine goals this season, second behind teammate Hans Denissen, who was unable to participate against the Cosmos due to an injury.

But that was the extent of the Scorpions’ scoring output as they continued to show deficiencies on both sides of the ball.

The Cosmos rebounded with an incredible display of offense in a short span. Cosmos Marcos Senna scored on a shot inside the box in the 52nd minute, leaving Scorpions goalkeeper Jeremy Vuolo with no chance to stop it.

It didn’t take long for the Cosmos to change the scoreboard just two minutes later as Diomar Diaz put the ball through the top right of the goal to give his team a 2-1 lead.

“We got two opportunities, not necessarily clean opportunities, and we left Senna, a top class player, with an opportu-

nity like that. He put it in the back of the net,” Scorpions head coach Alen Marcina said after the loss.

The action didn’t stop there as the interaction between the two teams boiled over into an aggressive style of play. With just under 16 minutes left in the game, Cosmos midfielder Dane Murphy was given a direct red card after fouling Scorpions midfielder Walter Ramirez.

New York Cosmos head coach Giovanni Savarese was ejected after complaining about the referee decision of taking Murphy out of the game.

The Scorpions played seventeen minutes with one more player, but couldn’t score due to their lack of precision in the final touch.

“I’m proud of the guys; they left it all out on the field and that’s what I asked. I am pretty sure the fans saw a great show tonight. Unfortunately, it didn’t go to our way,” Marcina said.

“I’m proud of the guys, proud of the fans, proud of everybody.

The Scorpions will end the season on the road against the Carolina RailHawks on Saturday, Nov. 2, at WakeMed Soccer Park.

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SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE

Kristen Carreon Contributing Writer

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The Rampage and Barons split victories over the weekend in a battle of AHL West Division foes.

“I’m proud of myself for being good at all aspects of the game.

I’m a center man. As a center man you have to [work] both

sides of the ice,” Trocheck said.

“Today my aim was to get free shots. Whenever you work as a unit like that, you make things happen.”

The first period was highlighted at the 4:39 mark when Rampage right wing Bobby Butler scored a power-play goal following a hooking call on Barons’ center Justin Maylan.

With five minutes left in the first period, the Barons right wing Matthew Ford tied the game at 1-1 on an assist from teammate Linus Omark.

Omark was the main culprit in Friday night’s loss, scoring four of the Barons’ five goals, but the Rampage managed to hold him to one shot on Saturday.

“Tonight we just talked about not allowing him a lot of time and space,” Horacheck said about containing Omark.

Thanks to right wing Joey Crabb’s first goal of the season, the Rampage regained a 2-1 lead in the second period that they would not relinquish.

Later, Trocheck scored on a glove-side shot to give the team a two-goal lead as they headed into the third period.

The Rampage had 34 shots and goalie Michael Houser stopped 25-of-27 Barons shots.

The AHL season continues for the Rampage on Saturday, Nov. 2, with a game against the Charlotte Checkers scheduled for 7 p.m. at the AT&T Center.

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With the Rampage Ice-Girls clad in Halloween costumes to greet the 5,113 fans at the AT&T Center, the San Antonio Rampage (3-5-0-0) gained a 4-2 victory over the Oklahoma City Barons (4-5-0-1) on Saturday, Oct. 26, to avenge their loss Friday night.

As part of their Halloween costume contest night, the Rampage put on an offensive display that had been absent the last few games as rookie forward Vincent Trocheck scored two goals and added an assist in the win.

“We want to move the puck.

We want to get it out of the zone,” Rampage head coach Peter Horachek said after the game. “In the past games, we’re not doing what we want; we’re moving the puck too fast or erratically.”

With the Rampage up 3-2, tensions rose during the final period after a fight between Trocheck and Travis Ewanyk resulted in four penalties total on both sides for roughing. But Trocheck would have the final blow. He scored his fifth goal of the season with a minute left in the game on an empty net shot that put the Rampage up 4-2, securing the win and a series spilt for the weekend.

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Rookie Trocheck scores two goals, pushes Rampage past Barons

The Rampage have six points this season, trailing the first place Texas Stars by five points.

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