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The Student Government Association has proposed a “Roadrunners 4 Puppy Zone” that would allow students to de-stress during finals week by playing with puppies.

San Antonio After spending more than 10 years in jail, three out of the four women known as the ‘San Antonio 4’ were released on bond after being convicted for a crime they claim they did not commit.

Texas The Young Conservatives of Texas at UT Austin sparked heated debated with their upcoming Nov. 20 event “Catch an Illegal Immigrant,” where students will be incentivized to catch fellow students wearing shirts labeled “illegal immigrant.”

U.S. On Nov. 19 the Senate approved the Drug Quality and Safety Act, which is intended to make prescriptions safer by encouraging pharmaceutical companies to register for FDA regulation.

World Following its most destructive typhoon on record, Philippine government officials estimate that nearly four million of its citizens are displaced.

Sports Men’s basketball will host the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 2:00 p.m. in the Convocation Center.

Volleyball named conference champions

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The women’s volleyball team celebrates their championship by rushing onto the court.

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news@paisano-online.com In front of a crowd of 1,105, UTSA junior middle hitter Lauren Muenchow and fresh

man outside hitter Dajana Boskovic blocked an attempted kill from Tulsa, scoring the final Conference USA (C-USA) Regular Season championship point. The UTSA Roadrunners (21-7, 13-1 C-USA) volleyball team faced the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (23-6, 12-2 C-USA) on Saturday Nov. 17.

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Risky business: system reviews Technology consensual relationship policies improves UTSA

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Senior Copy Editor news@paisano-online.com The UT Board of Regents has been working to create a uniform policy that addresses consensual sexual relationships between teachers and students.

From April to August 2013, the University of Texas System’s Task Force for Employee and Student Relationships met periodically to review and recommend updates to its current regulations.

One main reason for this update was to ensure that policies regarding student and employee relationships would be consistent throughout the UT System. A strong focal point of the update regarded consensual relationships between faculty members and students.

UTSA Athletic Director Lynn Hickey served on the task force.

“It was time for it (policy) to be reviewed. We were called to look at the recommendations and to review the policy that was currently in place,” Hickey said of her appointment to the committee. “It’s about establishing rules or appropriate ways to communicate if a situation like this were to arise.”

Although the task force deals with the system as an entire unit, Hickey provided insight into the importance of student and faculty relationships within the athletics department.

“The amount of time that you spend together and everything, there’s going to be some situations that can possibly arise,” Hickey said. “It’s really impor-

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The purpose of policy changes is to maintain consistency throughout all schools in the University of Texas system.

tant that, as a member of the faculty and staff at the university, you understand what appropriate actions and relationships are.”

A suggested update to the policy noted that campus athletic programs create stricter policies regarding consensual relationships. The difficulties with these relationships come when student-athletes and their coaches become involved.

“The key is to protect students so that there is not undue harassment or abuse in any way,” Hickey said. “At the same time, there are some situations where the faculty needs to be protected. There can be some really over-zealous students, especially if you have young faculty and staff.”

After the committee re-

viewed the entirety of the current policies, they made many recommendations. These recommendations were then divided into two categories: Policy Change and Culture Change.

An important change relating to the policy was that, as stated in the UT System Employee Student Relationships Report, “the central elements of the consensual relationships at each UT institution, including the definition of what is prohibited, should be the same for all institutions.”

Previously, the system never had a policy in place that examined the nature of consensual relationships. Problems with these relationships arise when a student and faculty member are willingly involved with each other, but then a student

later presses sexual harassment charges.

A recommendation pertaining to a change in culture was to “develop a clear message and reinforce it,” according to the report. This suggestion includes creating an honor code that students, faculty, and staff would abide by, as well as a website with policy information and restrictions readily available.

The key is to bring awareness to the issues, the consequences involved with these issues and how the updated policy reflects them. The goal of these implementations is to maintain a safe learning environment for students and faculty alike by having a system-wide code.

Historic building demolished

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Special Issues Assistant news@paisano-online.com The battle to save the historic Univision KWEX-TV building ended on Tuesday, Nov. 12, when the building was demolished after Bexar County 150th District Court Judge Janet Littlejohn lifted the temporary restraining order.

The building at 411 East Cesar Chavez Boulevard was the KCOR-TV station. Built in 1955, it housed the nation’s first Spanish-language television station.

The building, formerly owned by the Univision Corporation, was sold to the Charleston-based developer Greystar after the Sept. 4 decision of the Historic and Design Review Commission that, with a 5-3 vote, denied it as a site worth historical designation.

Greystar, with plans to build a 350-unit apartment complex worth $55 million, began destruction on the old Univision building on Tuesday, Nov. 5.

However, crews were stopped and barred from continuing when District Court Judge Richard Price ordered a temporary restraining order after members of the Westside Preservation Alliance filed an

injunction.

The injunction came after the San Antonio Board of Adjustment ruled it had no authority to consider reversing the earlier decision by the Historic and Design Review Commission.

On Friday, Nov. 8, with the building already half torn down, Judge Price ruled that the restraining order would remain in effect Tuesday when another district court would review the case. The Westside Preservation Alliance filed on behalf of the building along with the San Antonio Conversation Society.

Members of both organizations, along with members of the Esperanza Peace and

Justice Center and former employees of the television station, protested the demolition of the building. Univision supported the decision of the Historic and Design Review Commission and the plans of Greystar saying that “the building itself is not what constitutes the historical relevance of Univision in San Antonio.”

On Nov. 12, with both cases from the protesting organizations consolidated, Judge Littlejohn struck down the injunction. Shortly after, demolition continued on the four-acre site, but it was not See UNIVISION, Page 3

Dr. Yusheng Feng, a mechanical and bioengineering professor at UTSA, along with seven students, has begun developing a football kicking simulator designed to analyze the body of the kicker, his movements and dynamics to improve the overall quality and accuracy of a kicker.

“Dr. Feng’s daughter used to be a cheerleader for Stanford,” said Alyssa Schaefbauer, one of the seven students in the simulator research team.

“Dr. Feng said that the Stanford football team lost by a few points, and it was because of the kicker who wasn’t able to make those points. We just thought, what if we came up with something to help the kicker?”

The seven students taking part in the research team are mechanical engineering undergraduates Alyssa Schaefbauer, Cole Meyers, Jacob Kantor and Michael Lasch; kinesiology undergraduate student Ekow Acquaah; electrical and computer engineering graduate student Aaron Stout; and computer science graduate student Ehren Biglari.

The project, conceived last February, has begun to gain steam. UTSA kicker Sean Ianno and assistant UTSA football coach Perry Eliano have given the research team positive feedback along the way.

“It’s a lot of computation; we are a computational lab, we simulate everything,” said Schaefbauer. “We’ve made sure to take careful steps and simulate stuff before we go further in the project. It’s been a lot of learning.”

The simulator has been divided into three parts, each part offering a different learning tool for the kicker.

“Essentially, there are three versions,” said Dr. Feng, “The first version is kind of the pressure sensor, more of an indoor version.

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Univision: from TV station to apartment complex From page 1 without struggle. Activists continued to protest, going as far as to block passage to the site by laying down in the street, climbing the hurricane fence and eating in front of the backhoe and rubble. The Westside Preservation Alliance was issued trespassing warnings by SAPD. Eight members from

the Westside Preservation Alliance, the Esperanza Peace, Justice Center and the group Save KWEX were arrested. After the arrests were made, the demolition continued and the building was completely torn down, with only the 660-foot television tower remaining.

The members, ranging in age from 22 to 71, were released 15

hours later after the charges were dropped. The organizations do not plan on giving up on the matter, as activists are now calling for an investigation into the demolition process of not only the old KWEX-TV building but other buildings that were also denied historical preservation protection.

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not enrolled produces higher numbers than solely enrollment numbers.

The president and several other political leaders promised the American people that “if you like your existing plan you can keep it.” This is not true for the millions of Americans who have lost their private insurance plans.

In addition to the cancellation problems, the federal enrollment website healthcare.gov has had other issues. All applications submitted to healthcare. gov have to be processed and verified by several other agencies, including the Social Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and a consumer credit reporting agency, which slows down the website.

People are now being encouraged to fill out paper applications.

Results from paper applicant enrollment have yet to be seen.

“All we can do is stay positive and keep trying,” stated Jessica Campbell, a navigator for Communicare Health Centers in San Antonio.

Campbell stated, “You do not need to go through healthcare. gov to sign up for a healthcare

plan. Many people have the misconception that you have to go through the website, but this is simply not the case. As long as the plan you sign up for meets all of the ten essential benefits then you should be fine.”

According to healthcare.gov, the essential benefits include ambulatory patient services, emergency services, hospitalization, maternity and newborn care, mental health and substance use disorder services, prescription drugs, rehabilitative and rehabilitative services and devices, laboratory services, preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management and pediatric services.

According to Campbell, healthcare.gov is a great resource to use for information despite the issues with the application process.

The Kaiser Family Foundation website has a subsidy calculator that provides an estimate of a premium based on your personal information.

“The rollout of Obamacare has not been a smooth process.

But we need to be patient and remember that this law is brand new. Only time will tell us how successful it actually is,” stated Campbell.

Obamacare sees low enrollment Emma O’Connell Intern

news@paisano-online.com Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the initial statistics on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enrollment through both federal and state healthcare exchanges.

The results are well below the expected numbers projected by the Obama administration.

According to the Nov. 13, 2013 press release from the Health and Human Services website, “Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius announced that 106,185 individuals have selected plans from the Marketplace, and another 975,407 have made it through the process by applying and receiving an eligibility determination, but have not yet selected a plan.”

Original enrollment was expected to reach roughly 500,000.

There has been a lot of contention as to what constitutes successful enrollment numbers for the first enrollment period.

Examining the number of people who have applied but have

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STEM education in SA LOCAL Matthew Tavares Contributing Writer

news@paisano-online.com On Friday Nov. 15, the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce held a dinner to thank sponsors of the STEM Expo that took place Nov. 14.

The STEM Expo set out to encourage young students to pursue science, technology, engineering and math in San Antonio.

The President of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Ramiro Cavazos, promoted the power of education. Cavazos said, “Education is freedom to do whatever you want in life and the freedom to make choices.”

Cavazos said 65 percent of future jobs will be knowledgebased; STEM fields are a prerequisite for any high-paying job.

Another way STEM is promulgating itself within San Antonio is through ROTC. Major

General Charles Rodriguez, part of the Texas A&M San Antonio ROTC, defined education as a “game changer.” Rodriguez also stated that a STEM education can provide a job that has a decent living wage and opportunities to advance.

While an education is important for success, former astronaut Jose Hernandez said that just an education could only get students so far.

Hernandez was born into a family of migrant farm workers; he was also a farm worker during his younger years. His father only got as far as the third grade.

When Hernandez told his father that his dream was to be an astronaut, Hernandez’s father sat him down at the kitchen table and told him he believed he could make it.

Years after the conversation with his father, Jose completed graduate school and was accepted into astronaut training at NASA. After twelve attempts and learning Russian, Jose was accepted and soon began his career as an astronaut. Hernandez describes his story as ordinary,

that what happened to him can happen to anyone. Hernandez says that perseverance is important, but the foundation of Hernandez’s success was his education.

Mayor Julian Castro, who declared a STEM week in San Antonio, supported the importance of STEM. His twin brother, Congressman Joaquin Castro, also sponsored the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and STEM week.

Hernandez and the Castros believe that a STEM education can increase the possibility for stability in youth of all different cultural and monetary backgrounds.

General Charles Rodriguez stated, “long gone are the days that you can get a job in the factory just because your father worked there, now any job that has a good wage will be gained through the amount of education you have.”

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{The Paisano} Editorial Editor-in-Chief: An “A” can only get you so far Matthew Duarte Managing Editor: J. Corey Franco

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Last month, for the third consecutive year, UTSA was awarded an “A” ranking by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) for its core curriculum. This recognition is awarded to schools that require students to take classes in a wide variety of subject areas, such as math, composition, economics and science.

While it is admirable that UTSA encourages its students to receive a well-rounded education, it should not be misinterpreted as the finish line for where UTSA’s academics should hope to be.

Not only are the courses mandated by UTSA ultimately at the discretion of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, but a look at ACTA’s rankings reveal that at — least in Texas — a well-rounded education has little to no impact on student success. The four Texas schools who received an “A” rating, including UTSA, had an average four year graduation rate of about 36 percent — practically the same as the seven Texas schools who received a “C” from ACTA and have an average rate of about 33 percent.

In fact, the lone Texas school to score an “F” was Rice University, which despite having what is universally considered to have the best academics in the state requires its students to take exactly zero of the subjects recommended by ACTA. Clearly a well-rounded curriculum is not the lone arbitrator in determining student success.

A survey of business leaders

found that two-thirds of them believe that college should focus more on “communications, writing and critical thinking skills,” things that UTSA has begun to implement into its curriculum but which are in need of reinforcement. The implementation of Q courses, which are designed to encourage critical thinking, are a step in the right direction, but UTSA needs to worry less about a trivial grading system and more about preparing its students for the workforce.

Another study has found that areas such communication, self-awareness, membership and leadership are better predictors of success than a student’s achievements in the classroom or the college where a diploma is earned. While these are much harder to teach than writing or critical thinking they are nonetheless necessary for a university to consider when determining its curriculum. These are skills that can be learned largely through experience in the workplace and through participation in extracurricular student organizations.

Of course, when four out of five people believe that practical experience, such as an internship, should be a part of a student’s college experience, much the responsibility of teaching these skills falls onto the business community as well as the university. Companies like USAA and Valero are already receptive to UTSA students, but as it stands very few of UTSA’s majors require an internship, and there is hardly

any incentive from the university for students to seek out jobs.

Students should of course have their own best interests at heart, but the lack of participation on campus — as evidenced by the paltry turnout in SGA elections and campuswide surveys — suggests that there is a culture at UTSA that shys away from participation.

It seems as if students would rather sit at home instead of engaging themselves with other students in student govern-

ment or networking in a greek organization.

As it currently stands, UTSA’s curriculum teaches students in a wide range of subjects. However, such a broad spectrum of knowledge is useless without more important factors such as writing ability or critical thinking skills, and these talents should be the focus of any student’s education at UTSA. In preparing students for the workforce there is surely responsibility to be placed on the shoulders of students and

even the business community, while the culture and curriculum of a university fall squarely on its administration. There is no doubt that UTSA has made strides to emphasize those skills that will keep students employed after graduation, but if it truly wants to be a top tier university UTSA must strive to make its students talented professionals who can succeed anywhere instead of taking pride in the fact that a student may become a jack of all trades but a master of none.

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UTSA is still a rather young university. A repercussion of this is that we have underdeveloped traditions. With the fountain currently under construction, the football season winding down and the bi-annual class ring ceremony coming up, I can’t help but wonder why the few traditions we do have receive little to no recognition.

Up until a week or so ago, the waterless fountain was just that.

For about three years now this has been the norm and, until recently, we haven’t questioned it. The legend is that placing both hands on the focal point of the Sombrilla while the water is running will conjure up good luck before an exam. The fountain has been dry for so long that any inkling of this tradition has been lost. We are the only ones capable of bringing these practices back to life.

Another important tradition that was definitely flying under my radar was the significance of our class ring ceremony. Did you know that the night before each ceremony all of the pre-ordered rings spend the night in the Alamo?

How cool is that? This is something unique to San Antonio and is an interesting way to commemorate the time spent earning our degrees.

The troublesome thing is not many

students know about this until after their checks have cleared and their invitation to RSVP for the ceremony pops up in their email inbox.

These are the kind of things that promote a sense of school pride and community. When the student body is strengthened in this way then the university’s reputation is elevated.

School pride is seriously lacking when it comes to football attendance. We have record-breaking crowds at the first game and it slowly tapers to a few rows of student representation by November.

This is such an easy way to feel connected to the school that we put so much time and effort into. If going to class is the only student involvement that most partake in then our student culture is going to be boring.

This may seem like a played out complaint, but as the time to graduate becomes a reality the need to feel connected to one’s alma mater grows stronger. Hopefully once the construction on the fountain is finished, we will be able to share in the unique story behind it. Advertising the significance of the ring ceremony would motivate students to purchase this memento as a symbol of the traditions and memories they recall from their days at UTSA. We will never get these years back, so why not participate in school activities and traditions?

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{Local Events} Tuesday, November 19 7 p.m. Music: Steve Vai Virtuoso guitarist Steve Vai will be performing at Backstage Live (1305 E Houston St.). Vai will be promoting and performing music from his latest album “The Story of Light,” his 16th solo album. For tickets visit backstagelivesa.com.

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Wednesday, November 20 7:30 p.m. Film Screening: “Foxy Brown”

The Witte Museum’s “CSI: The Experience” gives visitors the opportunity to solve their own crime case.

Witte exhibit ‘CSI: The Experience’ cracks the case

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Contributing Writer arts@paisano-online.com Do you think you can crack the case? If you have ever wanted to become a forensic scientist like the actors play on TV or gain some hands-on experience in the forensic field, then here is your chance.

Witte Museum visitors can play the role of a forensic scientist and participate in “CSI: The Experience.” Inspired by the hit TV crime drama series

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“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” this interactive forensic science exhibit challenges visitors to practice investigational techniques and use science to solve hypothetical crimes. The exhibit is ongoing and will continue through January 26, 2014 in the Kathleen and Curtis Gunn Gallery.

Visitors start the investigation in one of three crime scenes: a suburban living room, a hotel alleyway, or a remote desert. The visitors, playing forensic scientists, identify and gather evidence, analyze mate-

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Staff Writer arts@paisano-online.com With Thanksgiving and Christmas break approaching, many students are already daydreaming about holiday plans.

Some have movies in mind while others look forward to catching up on all the sleep they lost during the semester.

No matter what your plans are, this break will be much de-

served. Eating leftovers in the middle of the night and watching “A Christmas Story” multiple times may seem like the perfect remedy for pre-finals stress. With that said, it’s easy to go overboard while on vacation.

Whether you celebrate these holidays or not, winter break can be a relaxing time away from daily schedules and responsibilities.

Although the time off for

a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday’s from 10:00a.m. to 8:00p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5:00p.m.

Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for members and children ages four through 11 and free for children ages three and under.

Tickets can be purchased in advance online at www.WitteMuseum.org.

For more information visit WitteMuseum.org, www.

CSITheExperience.org or call 210.337.1910.

The Alamo Drafthouse (618 NW Loop 410) will be screening the 1974 classic Blaxploitation film “Foxy Brown” starring Pam Grier.

The screening will be played off an original 35mm film reel. For more information visit drafthouse. com.

Friday, November 22 7 p.m. Comedy: Whitney Cummings Actress, comedienne and writer Whitney Cummings will be performing at the Empire Theatre (226 N. St. Mary’s St.). Cummings is known for her raunchy and crude performances as well as her biting wit. Admission starts at $79. For more information visit majesticempire.com.

rials with the help of the latest scientific and technological advances, formulate a hypothesis and confirm their findings.

The second step in the threestep process features two separate crime labs. Here, patrons evaluate evidence such as blood and fingerprints to determine if any matches occur. In the second laboratory, the forensic scientists study age progression and attempt to match an image with a victim.

In the third and final step, scientists head to Grissom’s Office (the autopsy room) and

build their case by answering a series of multiple-choice questions using touch screen computers. Scientists can compare their scientific findings to those of the expert crime scene investigators. After the case has been solved, visitors are encouraged to interact with the cast members of the television show and expert crime scene investigators.

The Witte Museum is located on 3801 Broadway. The hours for the CSI: The Experience are Monday and Wednesday through Saturday from 10:00

Thanksgiving is just a few days, it is just long enough to give you time to rest. In theory, this should revitalize your spirit and get you ready for the remaining weeks of school, but it often has the opposite effect.

I am speaking from personal experience. It is almost too tempting to forget about your “to-do” list during time away from school. When good food and neglected hobbies are readily available, one tends to rely on those things for ultimate comfort. Yet I’ve found that acting as if assignments don’t exist at all is more detrimental than relaxing.

College is a time for planning ahead. With all that students have to do, it becomes a necessity. The subject of final exams can be tiresome to think about, but facing them head on, rather than avoiding them, can soften the impact.

Students are in a constant state of completing assignments while halfway into the next one. Applying this mindset to finals can help you feel less overwhelmed when you

return to school after a break. exhausted. Not overeating can ing I have an entire day ahead Thanksgiving is not only a be another way to enjoy your- of me when I decide to creep time for winding down, but self in that you’ll have more en- out of bed. also a time for eating. As the ergy the next day.

The most important element prime holiday for treating Similarly, too much sleep to enjoying your holidays is to yourself to an extra slice of tur- can have a negative effect on appreciate the time you have. key, it’s exciting to think about the body during the Thanks- Think about all the things that all the possibilities the holiday giving and Christmas holidays. mean something to you and has to offer.

On one hand, sleeping in is a use them to turn a miniature While I am in full support of luxury. However, wasting too vacation into time well spent. extra servings of food on any much of the day sleeping can Whether you fill your break given day, I find that it’s best truly spoil time off. with family activities or decide to limit myself. Though I don’t Even though staying up all to keep it low-key with solo keep up with a strict diet, I do night can be fun on occasion, nights at home, make sure you have a system for myself during giving yourself a limit on how give yourself some time to plan. the week that allows me to eat late into the night you stay Making the most of a few what I want without the 1 a.m. awake can help make the day- days off can elevate your spirit stomachache. However, holi- time more meaningful. and inspire you to finish this seday breaks often inspire me to Though I am never one to mester with a positive attitude. forget about my dietary plans wake up too early, I like knowentirely.

Extra turkey can be a Spiritual Experiences Guidebook thrilling idea Past Lives, Dreams, Soul Travel and More . . . on the mornFree Guidebook, CD and Discussion (God Worlds of ECK) ing of any celebration, Thursday, November 21, 7:00-8:00 p.m. but once the University Center 2.01.30 (Magnolia Room) afternoon Find keys to accelerate your pursuit of truth and creative rolls around, techniques to enrich your daily life. Enjoy the journey! it will probInfo: Omid Ghasemi (e-mail) - qys128@my.utsa.edu ably leave or call Justin: 832-244-6502 www.Eckankar-Texas.org you feeling

Saturday, November 23 9 p.m. Event: Color Splash Paint Party Backstage Live (1305 E. Houston St.) hosts the largest black light and paint party in Texas. There is a $500 twerk contest at 7:00 p.m. Admission begins at $5 for students. For more information visit flavorous.com.

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The buzz on the airwaves Noteworthy podcasts to listen to Mark Zavala Arts Assistant

arts@paisano-online.com A podcast is radio evolved.

Typically in radio, a wellknown personality hosts a morning or talk radio show that can be heard only when that show is being broadcasted.

With podcasts, a greater selection of shows are available at any time and can be created by anyone.

Big shows like “The Joe Rogan Experience,” hosted by comedian and UFC commentator Joe Rogan, or “The Adam Corolla Show,” hosted by comedian Adam Corolla, often overshadow more minor shows like “Nerdist” or the many shows on the AfterBuzz TV Network.

While these shows are respectable in their own right, some lesser known shows deserve the same observation.

Here is a list of podcasts you should be listening to.

Your Mom’s House “Your Mom’s House,” hosted

by the comedic powerhouse couple Tom Segura and Christina Pazsitzky, is a casual talk show where the two talk about their daily lives, dental hygiene and the outrageous videos and news articles fans submit to them.

The show is hilarious and extremely inappropriate — the main focus often circles back to shunned bodily functions and sexual humor — but the show rarely loses momentum.

It’s rare that a guest will appear, but Segura and Pazsitzky hardly need to rely on a third person.

Originally part of Deathsquad.tv — a Los Angelesbased group of local comedians — “Your Mom’s House” quickly gained popularity and now stands alone. Episodes of “Your Mom’s House” are available at YourMomsHousePodcast.com and on iTunes.

How Did This Get Made While most shows about film — podcast, television or otherwise — would focus on the artistry and integrity of a film, “How Did This Get Made?”

approaches film analysis in a different way. Hosted by comedian Paul Scheer, his wife, June Diane Rafael, and improviser Jason Mantzoukas, “HDTGM” focuses on what can be considered some of the worst movies ever made, begging the question-title: how did this get made?

Every episode features a different movie (both new and past releases) and a guest who is often another comedian.

Some notable episodes are Episode 1 (“Burlesque” featuring comedian Nick Kroll) episode 43 (“Wild Wild West” featuring Kevin Smith) and episode 44 (“Halloween III: Season of the Witch).

New episodes are released every Tuesdays — a full-length episode, wherein the actual movie analysis is conducted, is released one week and a miniepisode (a prequel episode) announcing the following week’s film the other week. All 74 episodes are available at earwolf. com and on iTunes.

WTF with Marc Maron Comedian Marc Maron’s podcast “WTF with Marc Maron” is a semiweekly show (new episodes are released every Monday and Thursday) that focuses on Maron’s guest. “WTF” runs about an hour long and

features diverse guests — interviewees such as fellow comedians Joey Diaz, David Cross and Eugene Mirman are often contrasted with guests like Curt Kirkwood, Thom Yorke and David Sedaris.

Maron’s show is somewhat streamlined and focuses on the actual interview; the beginning of every episode is often dedicated to advertisements and Maron’s weekly self-analysis, separated two different show intros. Noteworthy is the fact that Maron makes these segments comical.

The 50 most recent episodes of “WTF” are available through iTunes and the podcast’s website WTFpod. com while the previous 350-plus episodes can be obtained by subscribing to a monthly, semiannual or annual membership.

SModcast “SModcast,” hosted by writer-director Kevin Smith and his producer collaborator Scott Mosier, is a comedic show in which Smith and Mosier talk

about current events and other things that spark hilarious conversation. Smith and Mosier, who attended film school together and have worked together since their first feature film, “Clerks,” in 1994, often focus on the present — their current career prospects, what funny happenings have taken place and how life has changed over the years. Smith and Mosier tend to dwell on their past as awkward outsiders as well.

The inspiration for Smith’s latest film adventure “Tusk” was conceived on the show (episode 259: The Walrus and the Carpenter) after the two talked about an advertisement on a British website for roommate inquirers.

Generally, a new episode is released every week — either on Monday or Tuesday — and rarely features anyone other than the two filmmakers. Episodes are available on SModcast. com and iTunes.

Doug Loves Movies “Doug Loves Movies” is a comedy/film-trivia game show

podcast that comedian Doug Benson has been producing since 2006. Every Tuesday, Benson hosts “Doug Loves Movies” at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles in front of a live audience. Three guests are invited to prove how much they know about film.

The majority of the podcast is taken up by playing the “Leonard Maltin Game,” a filmtrivia game co-created by Benson. It employs the reviews of renowned film critic Leonard Maltin from his annually-revised book “The Leonard Maltin Movie Guide.” In the game, categories proposed by Benson and his Twitter followers are purposed, and a film related to that category must be guessed using select clues from Maltin’s review of that movie and the top billed actors listed, similar to the classic game “Name That Tune.”

Every episode of “Doug Loves Movies” is available on iTunes and on Benson’s website DougLovesMovies.com.

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King guides Roadrunners past Mavericks

{Sports Events} Thursday, November 21 5 p.m. UTSA Women’s Basketball

UTSA BASKETBALL Contributing Writer

sports@paisano-online.com The UTSA Roadrunners women’s basketball team (1-2) earned its first win of the season against the visiting University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks (0-4) in a 74-51 victory at the Convocation Center on Sunday, Nov. 17.

The Roadrunners were led by junior guard Kamra King, who scored a team-high 17 points and collected four steals. Many of King’s points came from her aggressive attacks to the basket, leading to a 10-of-12 shooting night from the free throw line.

Sophomore forward Niaga Mitchell-Cole and freshman guard Alana Heard also chipped in with nine points apiece.

The Roadrunners executed a full court 1-2-2 press early that proved effective, causing the Mavericks to commit a total of 26 turnovers, which the Roadrunners turned into 33 points.

Heard emphasized the importance of their defense in winning the game.

“That was the game plan for this game,” Heard said after the game. “Pressure the guards early and hard.”

The game was tight in the first four minutes, with the Roadrunners in front 7-5. That’s when UTSA started creating turnovers, pulling ahead after a 14-0 run.

The Mavericks cut the lead to 10 points early in the second half, but that was as close as they would get. The Roadrunners began to pull away about five minutes into the second

half after taking a 17-point lead on a layup by sophomore forward Akunna Elonu that gave UTSA a 48-31 lead.

The Roadrunners did not give the Mavericks any breathing room, keeping them trailing by double-digits for the rest of the game.

The backbreaker came when King picked off a steal and scored on an easy fast break layup to put the Roadrunners up 59-39. UTSA would build a lead as big as 26 points on their way to victory.

The win for the Roadrunners ended their two-game losing streak to start the season, and the large lead in the game provided the opportunity to let some of the freshman players log some minutes early in the season.

This season, UTSA has a total of seven freshmen and four sophomores on the roster.

UTSA Head Coach Lubomyr Lichonczak was able to use this victory as a chance to spread the minutes around and let the younger players gain the experience needed if UTSA is going to make a run at winning Conference USA (C-USA).

“Our goal this year is to win conference,” expressed Heard.

“We are aiming high.”

The Roadrunners will travel to Waco, Texas on Thursday, Nov. 21, to participate in the Athletes in Action Classic tournament. They have a three game slate with the Northwestern State Demons (2-0), Savannah State Lady Tigers (2-0), and the Baylor Bears (2-0) who will be hosting the tournament at the Ferrell Center.

7 p.m. UTSA Men’s Basketball The Roadrunners host the UTPA Broncos at the Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Friday, November 22 5 p.m. UTSA Women’s Basketball The Roadrunners compete against the Savannah State Tigers at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas.

7 p.m. Spurs The Spurs compete against the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

7:30 p.m. Rampage The Rampage compete against the Texas Stars at the Cedar Park Center in Cedar Park, Texas.

Saturday, November 23 2 p.m. UTSA Men’s Basketball The Roadrunners host the Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders at the Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas.

2:30 p.m. UTSA Football The Roadrunners host the North Texas Mean Green at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas.

7 p.m. UTSA Women’s Basketball Daryl Smith / The Paisano

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The Roadrunners compete against the Northwestern State Demons at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas.

Senior guard Kamra King drives to the basket on her way to leading the Roadrunners with a team-high 17-points.

The Roadrunners compete against the Baylor Bears at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas.

7:30 p.m. Spurs The Spurs host the Cleveland Cavaliers at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

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UTSA earns No. 1 seed in C-USA tournament UTSA VOLLEYBALL

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UTSA swept the Pirates in three sets (25-11, 25-18, 2521).

“Our motto this year is ‘the same, is the same, is the same’ and we just wanted them to be relaxed,” UTSA volleyball Head Coach Laura Groff said. “It’s all about us. It’s always all about us. They (Tulsa) have a couple of nice individuals, but overall, we’re the better team.

“If we just take care of business on our side of the net, we knew we were going to be okay, and we definitely did that.”

The third set was filled with fire from both teams with Tulsa trying to make a comeback, taking the lead for a few points, and UTSA fighting hard to end the game in a sweep. Much like the second set, UTSA united to end Tulsa’s almost-comeback and take the win.

“We ran four balls down that you never would’ve thought we would’ve ever gotten, and that just gives us energy,” Groff said.

“Versus when that ball hits the ground, it just kind of sucks that energy out of you and we just fed off of one play after another.”

From the beginning UTSA set the tone as a team not to be taken lightly. Early on in the set UTSA pulled away, ending the set at a score of 25-11.

The second set was more of a struggle for UTSA. Tulsa took the lead until the Roadrunners needed a timeout to settle the run. After the break, UTSA came back strong, ending the set at 25-18.

“I couldn’t have asked for a better ending,” senior outside hitter McKenzie Adams said.

“We went out here, took care of

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UTSA freshman Jessica Waldrip (lest) and sophomore Kylie Schott (right) work in tandem to block a Tulsa shot attempt.

business; when things got rough we never let it affect us. We just reminded ourselves that it’s just another day at the gym.”

In her final regular season game, Adams led the team with 22 kills out of the team’s combined 42, with a hit percent of .340, adding nine digs. Adams was the fire that kept on burning throughout the game, never letting up on Tulsa.

Freshman setter Jessica Waldrip was also a force on the court with 39 assists, three serve aces and one kill.

Sophomore defensive specialists Annie Kunes led the team with 24 digs along with senior

defensive specialist Paige Hamilton who had 13 digs. Danielle Villarreal and Waldrip both added ten digs of their own to a final team total of 74 digs.

Overall, UTSA ended the game with a hit percent of 70 and seven blocks, one being the final game point.

“Going into this we knew, we thought, they were going to be our toughest competition but we played a perfect game,” Adams added. “We played, I wouldn’t say to the best of our ability, but right up next to it.”

UTSA is now headed to the C-USA Tournament ready to take on the competition.

“I think even if this game wouldn’t have ended up how we liked it we still would’ve felt confident (going into the tournament) because we know what we can do,” Adams said.

“But going into it now we know how we can play and we know we can take care of business.”

UTSA is set to start the CUSA Championship tournament at noon on Friday Nov. 22 against, the winner of the first round matchup between UTEP and Southern Mississippi.

“If we can play like we did tonight, I feel really good,” Groff concluded.

“The second is the outdoor version, one we can bring to the team. The important thing is to project trajectory. The third version is basically using the video camera, for video analysis.”

“The first model will be mounted over the wall, where there would be a screen over it and we would have a projector,” said Schaefbauer. “He (the kicker) would be able to see the visualization of the field goal, and whenever he kicked the ball at the screen he would be able to see the football complete the trajectory. He would also be able to have the video replay in surround sound environment, complete with pressure sensors and turf. All of these things would be used as training tools to help with his consistency.”

Consistency and repetition is key for a kicker’s success. Being able to simulate pressurized situations for the place kicker provides the team with an advantage.

Dr. Feng emphasized the

coaching aspect of the simulator, saying, “The most important thing is coaching the kicker. From an engineering point of view we can measure all the data, but how that translates to telling a kicker what to do is difficult. So Dr. Oyama designed training programs for the player.”

Dr. Oyama oversees the kinesiology aspect of the project, creating programs and evaluating movement and dynamics of the player, so they can improve the overall quality of their mechanics.

With a patent filed and underway, the research team hopes to go commercial with the training tool.

“A few college coaches have already contacted me, and there has already been a lot of interest,” said Schaefbauer. “It’s been pretty interesting how much feedback we’ve gotten and we’re still researching. We’re not done yet.”

It is safe to say that other colleges, high schools and NFL teams will be interested in the research.

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Life after golf starts in the classroom for Newlin UTSA GOLF Mario Nava Sports Editor

Newlin plans on graduating in May 2015.

when I was five. My dad played professionally and at that time he owned a golf range and was teaching. He got me into it,” Newlin says. “Like any other kid, I played every sport growing up and it came down to golf, basketball and softball. I just really loved golf and decided I wanted to try and play. I was fortunate enough to be recruited to UTSA and it’s turned out really well.”

With that background, it’s understandable that Newlin devotes her time to the golf course almost every minute. However, she has also achieved success in the UTSA classrooms. Newlin’s ambition at UTSA has led her to take on a difficult academic schedule.

“I’m actually in my undergrad, I’m double majoring in accounting and marketing,” Newlin says. “I’m also doing the five year accounting program because that includes your masters. You have to have 150 hours in certain classes.

“I’m in a combined program.

I will actually get my masters,

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When you are a student athlete it can be hard to separate your passion for sports with the importance of success in the classroom. But Taylor Newlin has the opposite problem.

Newlin is a senior on the UTSA women’s golf team and has been one of the most consistent and dependable players on the golf course in her almost four years as a Roadrunner.

That’s only the half of it.

“Taylor has played in every tournament since her freshman year. She is one of the most consistent players I have seen, which every golf team needs,” UTSA Head Coach Carrie Parnaby says. “The academic side of her is so impressive. She was an academic all-American last year, which is really hard to do. She probably has around a 3.5 or 3.6 GPA. She is just very impressive. The dedication she has shown to her academics and the high level of play in college golf, alongside her high standard for academics, that’s rare to see.”

Raised by parents who were both successful in college athletics, Newlin was naturally pushed into the game of golf.

Newlin, the Frisco, Texas native, is the daughter of Chad Newlin, who played golf at Sam Houston State (1985-87), and Kim Newlin, who also attended Sam Houston State (1984-88) and played softball.

“I actually started playing golf

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Newlin led UTSA at the Alamo Invitational with a fifth place finish.

and both of my undergrads at the same time in May of 2015.

So I will have to stay in school for a year after I’m done with my golf eligibility.”

For Newlin, her coaches and professors all work in unison to make sure she is succeeding in her studies. Parnaby is well aware of the stress that the travel can create for the studentathletes.

“Being away from school and mental exhaustion are the two biggest things. Playing golf is the fun part, but golf is very

time consuming,” Parnaby explains. “We are really very organized. They know exactly each week their practice schedule so they can plan their tutoring.

You can’t play good golf if you’re exhausted.”

Despite golf being the reason she is at UTSA, Newlin has turned her academic achievement into a life after college.

“I have always enjoyed school and learning in general, and had very high expectations of myself,” Newlin says. “I made sure to make time for school

and I made sure that I wasn’t falling behind and to keep up with everything.”

After the spring season, Newlin will still be attending UTSA and already has an internship lined up related to her accounting degree.

“I have an internship this summer with Ernst and Young,

so hopefully that can lead into something in public accounting,” Newlin says. “It’s one of the big four accounting firms.

I’m going to be in assurance, which is kind of like audit. I’m just excited to learn and figure out the real world.”

Paisano Sports Online Women’s Golf: Visit paisano-online.com and read about the Roadrunners finish at the Alamo Invitational.

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