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U.S. Court Judge Vanessa Gilmore denied a temporary restraining order on ridesharing services such as Lyft and Uber.

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UTSA President Ricardo Romo shakes hands with Microsoft’s Director of Energy Strategy, Brian Janous.

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Higher Ed. Charitable contributions to U.S. institutions of higher learning increased by 9 percent in 2013 to $ 33.8 billion, the highest level in U.S. history.

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news@paisano-online.com UTSA and Microsoft announced a three-year sustainable energy research and development pact on Wednesday, April 16. In addition, Microsoft will be donating $1 million to the Texas Sustainable Energy

Research Institute at UTSA (SERI). Microsoft currently has one data center located in the Westover Hills neighborhood and is investing $250 million to construct a new facility next to it.

The joint press conference was held in the Denman Room at UTSA. Mayor Julián Castro, Microsoft’s Director of Energy Strategy Brian Janous, UTSA President Ricardo Romo and UTSA’s Vice President for Research Dr. Mauli Agrawal

spoke on behalf of the partnership.

The purpose of the pact is to include UTSA students and faculty in the research and development of energy efficient cloud technology. Dr. Romo believes students will directly benefit from the grants, scholarships and ‘cutting edge’ classroom technologies that will be provided by the extra resources. According to Microsoft’s Director of Energy Strategy, Brian Janous, “Students will

work hand-in-hand with Microsoft researchers to look into new energy technologies such as micro-turbines to replace the diesel generators that are used during times of peak demand and grid outages.”

“Partnerships like this are at the nexus of two goals. They lift up the educational achievement of students and improve the economic development prospects of this city,” Castro explained. Speakers focused See INNOVATION, Page 2

Castro and Patrick debate immigration American runner Meb Keflezighi won the Boston Marathon on April 21. It was the first time an American has won the marathon since 1983.

World The U.S., EU and UN are united in condemning Syria’s election plan, calling it a “parody of democracy.” President Assad will be seeking a third sevenyear term.

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news@paisano-online.com Thousands of Texas residents tuned in to view the immigration reform debate between San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro and Lieutenant Governor hopeful, State Senator Dan Patrick on April 15. Univision headquarters, where the debate was held, was filled to capacity.

The event was spurred by a Twitter exchange between Castro and Patrick concerning Patrick’s stance on immi-

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Mayor Castro and Senator Patrick in the middle of their heated debate.

gration reform. Castro blasted Patrick as “the most anti-immigrant Republican running for statewide office,” due, in part, to Patrick’s claim at a political forum for statewide candidates on Jan. 19 that undocumented immigrants are violent criminals. Patrick, undisturbed by the accusations, accepted the Mayor’s invitation to a future debate on the issue, with the tweet “Ready to debate the immigration invasion Mayor.”

“I hope that coming into the debate tonight, both of the participants will be able to share their points of view about constructive ways to fix the See FUTURE, Page 2

Undergrads display research Paul McIntier Staff Writer

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On Thursday, April 24, UTSA’s first Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Showcase will take place in the

University Center. The showcase is designed to give undergraduate students across all areas of academic inquiry a place to exhibit their work.

The showcase, the brainchild of Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research Dr. Donovan Fogt, will be the first time undergraduate students display their projects in one area and will allow students from dif-

ferent colleges to see just how other disciplines use research.

“Throughout the year, there are always departmental or college research days that are dominated by graduate students,” Fogt stated. “And the undergrads are just not coming to the surface; we don’t see their work.”

In April 2013, Fogt made the showcase one of his key initia-

tives. After several meetings with various deans and department chairs urging them to involve students from their colleges, the exhibition slowly began taking shape.

Fogt hopes that this year’s showcase will be the first of many annual expositions. In setting up the inaugural event, he hesitantly aimed for 200 See RESEARCH, Page 3

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news@paisano-online.com “Interdisciplinary correspondence drives innovation,” said biomedical engineer, doctoral student and business owner Tony Yuan.

“Exactly,” agreed fellow doctorate student and business owner Ramon Coronado. “It’s a synergy you don’t see very often. UTSA gave us that venue by allowing doctorate students to take business classes.”

“One of the emphases of Mobile Stem Care is to reach the UTSA community and let them know stem cell treatment is available for their pets.”

Ramon Coronado

Mobile Stem Care co-founder Coronado and Yuan, UTSA biomedical engineering students, co-founded Mobile Stem Care, L.L.C., which offers on-site adipose stem cell and platelet rich plasma (PRP) isolation for veterinary use.

The company debuted at the beginning of the month.

Coronado and Yuan credit UTSA for facilitating an exchange of ideas between the world of science and the world of business. “We came with the idea — the rough idea — and Cory Hallam helped us polish it and structure and organize the business,” said Coronado.

“We are scientists,” added Yuan. “The course provided the tools we needed to take our idea and turn it into a business.”

The two scientists of Mobile Stem Care enrolled in the Graduate Certificate Program in Technology Entrepreneurship and Management through the UTSA College of Business with their idea in mind. Dr. Cory Hallam, director of UTSA Center for Innovation and Technology, leads the program.

“It’s always about bringing what we see in the lab to the vet clinics. We are here to make the connection between the scientific world and the general public and their pets,” Coronado emphasized, referencing the company’s mobile aspect.

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Future of immigration:

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UTSA students and Student Government Association President Zack Dunn pose with Mayor Julian Castro.

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on helping San Antonio to become a frontrunner in a new and more environmentally conscious economy.

“We are on the cusp of a major shift in the energy sector. It’s not a question of if, but when and how,” stated Janous.

“Fossil fuels will continue to be part of the economy. How we get more out of our fuels and reduce energy dependence is the issue. This is where technology plays a critical role.”

Technological developments made at UTSA could influence the design of future data centers across the nation. “We spend more on energy over the life of a data center than

we do to build the data center itself,” said Janous. More and more companies are shifting towards “distributed energy generation” in order to become more sustainable and cut energy expenses.

The program will provide computer science, engineering and natural science students an experience working with industry leaders on solutions for real world problems.

The work done in laboratories aims to help prepare UTSA students for life after college and provides an opportunity to achieve great things while still in school.

“Undergraduate students are achieving remarkable things and receiving patents — not

just faculty,” said Dr. Romo.

Microsoft opened its first San Antonio data center in 2009. The facility currently utilizes sustainable practices like wind energy and wastewater cooling. Microsoft currently has 75 employees at the data center, and the expansion will add 25 more jobs. Microsoft also does not offer internships in San Antonio; job opportunities and internships for the company are concentrated in Seattle.

Microsoft recently signed a twenty-year wind energy Power Purchase Agreement with Keechi Wind, a wind farm in central Texas.

This could just be the beginning for Texas’ presence into the arena of green IT.

fractured immigration system without a lot of politics that often times cloud the dialogue for comprehensive immigration reform,” said Diego Mancha, an immigration reform activist and president of UTSA’s San Antonio Immigrant Youth Movement.

While the debate kicked off promptly at 6 p.m., viewers online were able to participate in the discussion via the Twitter hashtags #CaraACara (face-toface) and #CastroPatrick.”

In his opening statement, Patrick stated that he fosters compassion for immigrants and asked Castro to steer away from politics in the hopes of having an honest debate on important public policy. He concluded by urging lawmakers to pass “real, legal” immigration reform. Castro began by welcoming Dan Patrick to San Antonio and thanked the Univision staff and the Texas Tribune for hosting the debate.

Castro then took on a more serious tone. The mayor discussed how San Antonio’s prosperity is tied to its cultural diversity, which he also believes is true nationally. He then touched on fixing the broken immigration system and passing federal bipartisan immigration reform. Mayor Castro concluded his opening statement by urging Patrick to talk with U.S. House Speaker John Boehner to bring the current bipartisan immigration reform legislature to vote on the House floor.

The debate itself dealt withpolicy concerning undocumented immigrants, immigration rights activists and immigration reform legislation.

On the topic of undocumented immigrants, Castro spoke against Patrick’s “anti-immigrant” rhetoric. He accused Patrick of making claims that undocumented immigrants bring “third-world diseases” to the United States and that Texas is seeing “an illegal invasion from Mexico.” The mayor also accused Patrick of using undocumented immigrants as scapegoats in his campaign ads and authoring Arizona-style “show me your papers” legislation in the Texas senate, which the Mayor claimed would have “devastating effects to the Tex-

as economy.”

In response, Patrick countered Castro’s statements about “third-world diseases,” clarifying that it was said eight years ago as a result of a 2007 Centers for Disease Control article, which reported that tuberculosis cases were up in the United States and Texas. He also cited a statistic from the World Health Organization that claimed that cases of leprosy were up in Mexico and the United States. The state senator then chastised the mayor for “making a political issue” out of his past statement.

Patrick then discussed his concerns about the threat of terrorists crossing the border, and the border patrol apprehending undocumented immigrants from Nepal and China.

He claimed that 140,000 criminals apprehended by the border patrol were “identified as hardened criminals here illegally.”

Castro responded by saying that Patrick’s statistic was based on both documented and undocumented immigrants, rather than undocumented immigrants alone.

On the topic of immigration reform and immigration

Patrick then pointed out that the Higher Texas Coordinating Board distributes 2,166 grants to undocumented students annually, which totals $7.8 million.

Patrick then discussed the pathway to citizenship outlined by the bipartisan immigration reform bill passed by the U.S. Senate in 2013. He claimed it was unjust because it did a disservice to the people who had “waited in line to come (to the U.S) legally,” and many Mexican-Americans who have served in the military.

In addition, he discussed his belief that undocumented immigrants should not have access to public health care options or driver’s licenses because that would serve as a magnet for other undocumented immigrants.

In response, Castro highlighted Patrick’s efforts on immigration reform and immigration reform legislation. He stated that Patrick sponsored a bill that mimicked Arizona’s SB 1070 program and emphasized that both Republicans and Democrats voted against it because they realized it was not best for Texas.

“I hope that coming into the debate tonight, both of the participants will be able to share their points of view about constructive ways to fix the fractured immigration system…”

Diego Mancha UTSA Student

reform legislation, Patrick expressed his uneasiness about in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants, following Castro’s assertion that the senator supports the repeal of the bipartisan Texas DREAM Act. “We have limited resources, mayor, in this state.” Patrick began. “It is not fair, and I have empathy for (the dreamers) and I appreciate the fact that they didn’t come here on their own… But if it comes down to if there’s only one seat left at the University of Texas… and the difference is between that student and a student… who is actually a citizen of our state…

I will stand up for the citizen of Texas.”

The Mayor also brought up the fact that the Senate’s current immigration reform legislation includes provisions to secure the border before any undocumented immigrant is allowed to get on the path to permanent residency or citizenship. He further stated that 45 percent of undocumented immigrants did not cross the border but overstayed their visas. He accused Patrick of only focusing on the border as a means of “demagoguing” more votes.

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students to reveal a variety of work advances for veterinary treatment

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participants.

“In the back of my mind, I thought, ‘If I can get five students presenting, I’ll be happy.’ ” “I can’t believe it – 200! I am literally out of space,” Fogt said.

“I think next year we’ll need to use the Convocation Center.”

This year, however, the showcase has the space to display up to 200 posters representing students’ research projects. In addition, there will be several projects inviting visitors to see tangible models. Those projects that will not fit in the UC Ballroom will be placed in hallways, common areas and even outside along the Paseo walkway.

Two of those models, created by engineering students, will be Rube Goldberg-type machines.

“I actually went to the students’ presentations and said, ‘These have to be in my showcase.’ So they chose the top seven and they’ll be displayed outside the ballroom.”

One group of music students took a Beethoven piece and wrote it out on a 60-foot sheet of butcher paper. Dividing the piece into sections, the students analyzed the work and asked questions about its historical relevance and its influence on today’s music.

“I’m struggling to find a place in the UC that will accommodate a 60-foot-long poster,” Dr. Fogt chuckled.

Senior art major Jennifer Kennedy will be exhibiting some of her work at the showcase. The web specialist intern

at UTSA’s Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute (TSERI) created a sculpture that will hang in the UC. Like many of the student presenters, Kennedy is excited to show off her work, but even more so because her sculpture project focuses on sharing interdisciplinary work.

“I think it’s phenomenal that Dr. Fogt had the idea for the showcase because it’s actually a fundamental component of the written portion of my thesis,” Kennedy said.

Fogt hopes the showcase will generate the same excitement for all of the participants, as well as the visitors.

“I want the provost, and I want the vice-presidents, and the deans and the students to say ‘Wow! Undergraduate research is huge on campus!’

Which it is, but this is a way of getting exposure,” Fogt added.

The showcase should help bolster the undergraduates’ confidence in their work, and Fogt believes this can lead to a better sense of self-worth.

“We’re trying to instill in them the idea that they’re not biology majors; they’re not ‘studying biology,’ they are young biologists,” Fogt said.

“They are young artists, they’re not ‘studying art.’

The Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Showcase will run April 24 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Visitors can pick up a free t-shirt and enter to win one of four Kindle Fire HDs.

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Mobile Stem Care translates scientific advancements to affordable, accessible stem cell treatments for animals with degenerative conditions in the greater San Antonio-area and Austin.

When veterinary clinics partner with Mobile Stem Care, explained Yuan, their technical service enables veterinarians to offer pet owners affordable, personalized treatment because the clinic does not need to purchase the necessary technology and train staff members – factors that would increase veterinary overhead and treatment costs. “We want to reach as many animals as possible,” said Coronado.

Driving the cost of treatment down and offering affordable and accessible treatment are two ways that Coronado and Yuan plan to help the pets of the greater San Antonio-area.

Why stem cells?

“Stem cells are part of the most advanced treatment anyone can offer to current diseases and conditions,” Coronado claimed.

Yuan agreed, adding that “rather than masking symptoms, stem cell therapy targets regeneration.”

“We are moving into a new era of personalized medicine,” continued Yuan, emphasizing the expanding role of biomedical engineering in health care.

“These are your cells for you.”

“This science has been proven for mammals,” claimed Coronado.

Citing scientific research,

Coronado and Yuan maintained that stem cell treatment touts a higher success rate and fewer side effects than alternative treatments for muscle and ligament ailments such as arthritis and hip dysplasia. Additionally, using patients’ own stem cells in their treatment improves the chances for a successful recovery because of the lowered risk – and financial burden – of an immune reaction or rejection.

form to assess the efficiency of human stem cell treatment.

“Wherever the technology is in 5, 10, 15 years, that’s where we will be,” said Yuan, emphasizing Mobile Stem Care’s commitment to providing the stem cell advancement to customers.

Eventually, we’d like to reach the human market,” said Coronado. San Antonio is becoming a center for regenerative stem cell advancements, Coronado and Yuan noted. Later this year,

“We are scientists. The course provided us the tools we needed to take our idea and turn it into a business.”

Tony Yuan

Mobile Stem Care co-founder “We believe it works. We see the effects, and we know that is works,” said Yuan about stem cell treatments in animals.

Both Yuan and Coronado identified raising the community’s awareness to the success and availability as the immediate goal of Mobile Stem Care.

“We want the San Antonio community to be aware that this is an option for their pets, changing the paradigm of how people think about stem cell treatment in animals,” said Yuan.

“That’s the hardest part,” continued Coronado. “But that’s our goal. If more people have access to this information, it will be a success for us.”

For Coronado and Yuan, Mobile Stem Care acts as a plat-

San Antonio will host the 2014 World Stem Cell Summit.

“We want to connect with the community, look at the scientific literature and connect the communities,” emphasized Yuan. Mobile Stem Care encourages inquiries about treatment options for individual pets through its Facebook page and website. Coronado and Yuan aim to be liaisons between the scientific community, the veterinary community and pet owners.

“One of the emphases of Mobile Stem Care is to reach the UTSA community and let them know that stem cell treatment is available for their pets,” said Coronado.

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Is UTSA ready for an openly gay athlete?

In light of the upcoming NFL Draft on May 8, former University of Missouri standout defensive end Michael Sam is widely considered to be the first openly gay male athlete to get drafted and play in the NFL. Furthermore, Sam was the first openly gay male athlete to come out in the NCAA. Sam will follow Jason Collins who, on Feb 23, 2014, became the first publicly gay male athlete to play in one of the four major North American pro sports leagues when he signed a contract with the Brooklyn Nets.

In women’s athletics, tennis legend Billie Jean King has been a vocal activist for lesbian athletes since 1981. Additionally, former Baylor star Brittany Griner — conceivably the greatest female college basketball player of all time — has come out. Griner, now a center in the WNBA, is a leading activist for anti-bullying and a prominent figure in LGBT movements.

Until recently, speculation has always been mum on whether or not athletes would come out in professional sports.

Together, Collins and Sam have dented the stereotypical

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male-dominated culture that is believed to have suppressed openly gay athletes previously.

At Missouri, it is believed that Sam was openly gay well before he notified the media.

Sam’s teammates made it a point to keep his sexuality within the locker room and far from a distraction. Sam’s teammates and classmates embraced him around campus, and Sam has since become an advocate for gay athletes around the world.

This then leads to the question, is UTSA ready for an openly gay athlete?

In recent weeks, there has been tension around campus in regards to openly gay students.

Many members of the LGBT organization on campus have reported feeling unsafe and

disturbed by different religious organizations on campus.

While progress is being made around the country in regards to sexual equality, why then does UTSA lag behind?

The UTSA Student Handbook of Operating Procedure outlines that students should not be discriminated against based on gender, sexuality, age, race and religion etc.

Despite this, students continue to create tension amid protests that foster an undeniable and unnecessary anxiety at a campus that should be welcoming for any and all scholars.

This is not to say UTSA as a whole discriminates against LGBT organizations, but progress must be made before an athlete can come out — without

trepidation — as openly gay.

If UTSA wishes to achieve its many academic goals, it must first work on creating an atmosphere that is acceptable for students regardless of gender, sexuality, age, race or religion.

UTSA should not allow organizations to openly discriminate and ostracize an entire portion of the student population.

So that, this way, when the time comes for an athlete to come out as openly gay at UTSA, he or she will do so without the fear of being discriminated against.

He or she will do so without the fear of being unsafe or disturbed, at a university that not only strives for academic greatness, but also for student equality.

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Commentary

Politics in moderation will ultimately hurt Wendy Davis.

I t ’ s common political narrative in Texas that Wendy Davis must come to the center if she wants to secure her chance of winning the 2014 elections.

In an LA Times article by Molly Fiske, it was even quoted that “some analysts and Democratic strategists said Davis could benefit from reiterating moderate views, particularly on abortion and guns, which are likely to appeal to moderate Republican or independent women in the suburbs.”

It seems that Davis has been paying attention to this type of rhetoric, because not only has she recently come out in favor of a 20-week abortion ban and an “open carry” law, but she has also decided to focus on education and other neutral or non -controversial topics like veterans issues in her campaign.

Unfortunately, the senator’s strategy has not translated to

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stronger poll numbers. As of April 15, she was trailing 14 points behind Lieutenant Governor Greg Abbott among Texas voters.

The recent poll numbers are not surprising because, based on recent history, it is unsound to assume the odds will ever be in Davis’s favor when it comes to getting “moderate Republicans” or conservative women in the suburbs. In 2009, Barack Obama tried the move-to-the-center approach when faced with Tea Party conservatives and it backfired.

Democrats ended up losing the House in the 2010 elections because Obama’s center approach alienated the Democratic base while the Tea Party right-wing rhetoric energized the Republican base.

The same scenario might be plausible for Senator Wendy Davis if she alienates her base in favor of voters she would never have appealed to in the first place by virtue of being a Democrat in this election cycle.

Experts have long argued that the United States is actually more liberal than is assumed, and that if compulsory voting

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was enacted, elections would swing in favor of Democrats most of the time. According to a 2012 Suffolk University and USA Today poll, among unregistered voters Obama was preferred over Romney by 29 percent. Additionally, a 2010 Pew Research Center study conducted by Scott Keeter found that non-voters lean Democrat and have a favorable attitude towards activist governments and health care legislation. The study also found that 54 percent of non-voters in 2010 identified as Democrats.

The same could be argued for Texas.

It is well known that Texas has an exceptionally low voter turnout rate. In fact, Texas has the worst voter turnout rate in the United States, ranking last in turnout rates in 2010 according to a study by the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life at the University of Texas, and 42nd in voter registration. The report also found that the Texas residents least likely to vote are non-white Americans, less affluent, young adults and naturalized citizens, which are key demographics that support the Democratic

party. This means that the current Texas government does not accurately represent Texans, and if more Texans participated in the voting process there is a likelihood of a change in the Texas government.

If this is true, Wendy Davis stands a better chance of winning the election if she riles up the liberal base instead of alienating them further.

There are current issues that liberal Texas voters are passionate about that Davis can capitalize on. The primary issues are: legalization of same-sex marriage, with 48 percent of Texans supporting it and 47 percent of Texans opposing it; expanding Medicaid, which has 49 percent support by Texas voters and 35 percent opposition; raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, which has 55 percent support from voters; repealing Senate Bill 5, a policy that forced most Planned Parenthood clinics to close down and has a 51 percent disapproval rating among Texas voters; and affirming her support for immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship, which has 67 percent

support among Texan voters.

Although Wendy Davis has come out in support of these policies, she hasn’t put them at the forefront of her campaign like she has with education. If she argued in favor of these policies aggressively, it will inspire left-leaning voters to go out and vote for her because her victory will signal real change for Texas.

In addition to riling up the liberal base, Wendy Davis has a chance of capturing the independent vote in Texas by highlighting these issues as part of her campaign. Greg Abbott has already dampened independent Texan voters with his tough, right-wing stance on immigration reform, reproductive justice, education and LGBT civil rights.

So, instead of trying to appeal to moderate Republicans or conservative suburban moms, Wendy Davis has a better chance of appealing to those independent voters by placing emphasis on the huge discrepancies between her and Greg Abbott concerning these important political issues.

Based on the polls, it seems like Davis’s moderate political rhetoric has done nothing but wane her interest amongst core liberal and independent voters in Texas who might be labeling her as no different from a moderate Republican on key political issues. The time is now for Wendy Davis to take up the progressive mantle and reach out to the people who can actually get her into office.

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Art therapy: UTSA offers

a new kind of healing arts@paisano-online.com Close your eyes. Imagine you’re on a beach. Feel the breeze and listen to the sound of the waves and seagulls. Open your eyes. Now draw. Colorful flyers promoting the Art Therapy Group have caught the attention of students. The group is designed for UTSA students seeking a way to express their emotions and feel better about themselves.

Rachel Lutz, staff clinician, initiated the group to help students share emotions that are difficult to release. The Art Therapy Group consists of twelve members, but students do not need art experience to register. Lutz will “phone screen” students by calling and asking questions about their experiences with substance abuse or anger, which may be inappropriate topics to bring up in the group.

Lutz will also ask applicants why they are interested in the group. She will then look through their responses to determine eligibility. A written application is not necessary to be part of the Art Therapy Group.

Students accepted into the group have one and a half hours each Tuesday evening for ten weeks to express themselves. A typical group session consists

of Lutz providing a number of therapeutic themes to relieve depression, self-esteem or anger. Lutz also provides other options, since not every student has the same issue.

After allowing an hour for the students to complete their assignments, Lutz leaves 30 minutes for interpersonal processing to discuss how students felt during their time working on their artwork. If they do not feel comfortable showing their piece they can simply speak about the process of their work. Lutz has noticed positive changes in their interpersonal skills, behavior management, stress levels and self-esteem in those who have joined the art therapy sessions.

Lutz’s previous job required her to have a group session similar to UTSA’s, but it focused more on trauma. She noticed the difference in her group members, which led to her decision in opening an Art Therapy for UTSA students.

Lutz was a studio art major as an undergraduate student when she realized how art can heal people.

Lutz mentions that most people do not have the right words to communicate their feelings.

Students who have difficulty expressing themselves can find a challenge in the Art Therapy sessions. However, the Art Therapy Group can help with repressed emotions.

Come celebrate the written word during National Poetry Month.

San Antonio Poet Laureate Laurie Ann Guerrero will read from her poetry collection “A Tongue in the Mouth of the Dying” at the San Antonio Central Library (600 Soledad St.). For more information, call (210) 207-2500.

7:30 p.m. Concert: “UTSA Orchestra” The concert will feature winners of the Aria and Concerto Competition held in December 2013.

Free admission for UTSA students with ID and $5 for non-students.

The concert will be held in the Recital Hall in the Arts Building.

For more information, visit music. utsa.edu.

Wednesday, April 23 7- 8:30 p.m. Event: “Howl”

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Erica Gonzalez Staff Writer

Tuesday, April 22 6:30 p.m. Event: “Meet the Author: Laurie Ann Guerrero”

Students can channel their creativity into this therapeutic practice provided by UTSA Counseling Services.

Art Therapy sessions are currently closed for new students. They usually open one month after school starts and run until it’s time to prepare

for finals. Sessions are held on Tuesdays from 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. in RWC 1.806 Wellness Classroom. For more information, contact Rachel Lutz,

LCSW, in Counseling Services at (210) 458-4140.

The San Antonio Central Library (600 Soledad St.) presents a screening of the film “Howl,” directed by and starring James Franco. The film is about the controversial poem “Howl,” by Allen Ginsberg. A biopic on Ginsberg will also be screened.

For more information, call (210) 207-2500.

Friday, April 25 10 a.m. Event: Battle of the Flowers Parade Come celebrate the Battle of the Flowers at the San Antonio Youth Parade location (1001 Broadway Ave.). A fee of $25 gets you prime seating for viewing the parade, along with a hamburger or hotdog, soda or water. The Battle of the Flowers Parade is meant to honor those who lost their lives at the Alamo and to celebrate the victory in the Battle of San Jacinto.

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Vibrant paintings that showcase animals and landscapes are representative of Expressionist artist Bob Kuhn.

Art gone wild: Bob Kuhn’s work pounces at the viewer Tania Khan Staff Writer

Kuhn was born in Buffalo, New York in 1920 and his muse stems from observing and drawing animals at the Buffalo Zoo. After studying at New York City’s Pratt Institute for life-drawing, design and anatomy, Kuhn began illustrating wildlife for publications.

The illustrations are featured in a section on the main floor of the exhibit. Kuhn moved onto easel painting later in life.

The exhibit shows Kuhn’s strategic process and his emphasis on North American and African wildlife and landscape.

Kuhn is known for his expressionist work in representing wildlife, and he drew influence from colorists such as Carl Rungius, Conrad Schwiering

and Edgar Degas. Kuhn was heavily inspired by Mark Rotharts@paisano-online.com ko’s juxtaposition of rich, bold colors. Rothko’s style helped A roaring new exhibit at the Kuhn develop the vibrant and San Antonio Museum of Art dynamic color combinations in shows the creative process of the backgrounds of his works. popular wildlife artist Robert The pieces in the exhibit porKuhn’s acclaimed work. tray Kuhn’s innate ability and “Bob Kuhn: Drawing on Injourney into capturing wildstinct” features works collected life in motion through precise throughout Kuhn’s career and sketching, bold colors, loose contains numerous paintings abstractions and complex color and sketches Kuhn made to be combinations. appreciated as works on their One of his most well-known own. Kuhn, an avid sketcher, paintings, “Message on the believed sketches were just as Wind,” depicts a polar bear’s valuable as the finished work, journey through the tundra, and the sketches that accompahis nose upturned towards ny the exhibit show the growth the sky with the wind blowand formation of Kuhn’s work. ing the snow towards the bear.

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SPORTS

8 April 22, 2014

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Spurs control first-round series with dramatic 95-80 come back over Dallas Mavericks

Wednesday, April 23 7 p.m. Spurs The Spurs host the Dallas Mavericks at the AT&T Center in game two of their first round playoff series.

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SAN ANTONIO SPURS Staff Writer

sports@paisano-online.com Facing their in-state rivals to start the 2014 playoffs, the San Antonio Spurs erased a late 10 point lead by the Dallas Mavericks to take Game 1 of their first round series 95-80 on Sunday, April 20 at the AT&T Center.

Tim Duncan scored nine of his game-high 27 points for the Spurs in the final quarter, seven of which came during a 19-4 run in the final eight minutes of the game. Tony Parker finished with 21 points and six assists, Manu Ginobili led the bench in scoring with 17 points and the Big 3 combined to score 65 points on a night when the Spurs’ bench was cold.

“Lots of things happened.

It’s never one thing in losing a game or winning a game,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said about his team’s play down the stretch. “They missed some easy shots, and that helped us.

We played some good defense, and that helped us; so a little bit of everything.”

The Spurs endured a scary moment in the third quarter when Duncan went down after bumping knees with Mavericks guard Monta Ellis. During Duncan’s absence the Mavericks were able to take a lead before he returned.

“I didn’t have time to think about the severity of it. You have just got to keep on playing the game,” Popovich said about

Duncan’s knee. “They told me he was ready and we got him back in. I think he just bumped knees and it went numb or cold for a while. He didn’t injure it.”

The Mavericks had a 10 point lead in the fourth quarter despite the lack of offense from their top shooters Dirk Nowitzki and Ellis, who each scored 11 points on identical 4-of-14 shooting.

It was Tiago Splitter on this

“They told me he was ready and we got him back in. I think he just bumped knees...

He didnt injure it. ” Greg Popovich

Spurs Head Coach on Tim Duncan’s injury night that got the praise for keeping the All-Star Nowitzki to an anemic scoring night.

Splitter had eight points, 11 rebounds and two steals for the game.

“He was very active in there.

Tiago did a great job staying up into him, taking away space and making him do something else,” said Duncan. “He did great work on the boards.

He rebounded and finished around the basket. Those are going to be big for us.”

In what seemed like a flashback to the 2006 playoff series

between the two teams, guard Devin Harris led the Mavericks with 19 points and five assists off the bench.

“Devin is a heck of a player,” said Duncan. “He is a very good scorer and he kind of got away from us tonight. We are going to have to make some adjustments in that respect and prepare for him a little more.”

The Spurs, however, struggled to get help from their bench in the win. Guard Patty Mills only took four shots and made just one, Boris Diaw scored four points on 2-of-8 shooting and Marco Belinelli missed all four shots he took.

Even starter Danny Green was scoreless.

Meanwhile, Kawhi Leonard recorded a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds but struggled shooting the ball as well.

The victory over the Mavericks is the tenth consecutive win for the Spurs against them.

But it only means a 1-0 lead in the series.

“You have to give them a lot of credit. They played great defense,” said Parker, who scored 17 points in the first half but was held to just four in the second. “They took away our threes and, offensively, we were struggling a little bit.”

Both teams will have two days to regroup. The Spurs will try to hold onto home court advantage on Wednesday, April 23 for Game 2 of the series.

Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. at the AT&T Center.

6 pm. UTSA Baseball The Roadrunners host the Charlotte 49ers at Roadrunner Field.

Saturday, April 26 2 pm. UTSA Baseball The Roadrunners continue their series against the Charlotte 49ers in game two at Roadrunner Field.

3 pm. UTSA Softball The Roadrunners go to El Paso to play the UTEP Miners at Helen of Troy Field.

3:30 pm. Spurs The Spurs go on the road to face the Mavericks at the American Airlines Center for game three in the first round of the playoffs.

5 pm. UTSA Softball The Roadrunners continue their double header against UTEP at Helen of Troy Field.

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Spurs guard Tony Parker finished the game with 21 points and six assists, as the Spurs’ Big Three combined for 65 points on a night where the San Antonio bench was largely ineffective.

11 am. UTSA Baseball The Roadrunners will host the Charlotte 49ers for game three of the series at Roadrunner Field.

1 pm. UTSA softball The Roadrunners finish their series against UTEP at Helen of Troy Field.

SPORTS

9 April 22, 2014

Tulsa silences Roadrunners in three game sweep

“...I was proud of my team for coming out the way they did...

The kids came out and fought hard.”

Michelle Cheatham

UTSA Head Coach ble-header with a 4-0 shutout against the Hurricanes. The Roadrunners amassed only two hits against Tulsa’s senior ace Aimee Creger. Creger rang up 13 Roadrunners through her 7.2 innings.

“Creger is top 5 in the nation for a reason; the best thing you can do is have the best at bat you can against her,” said UTSA Head Coach Cheatham.

UTSA’s poor run productivity was their Achilles heel

UTSA gave up four runs in the game one loss.

in game one; however, game two brought new woes for the Roadrunners.

After producing only two hits in all of game one, UTSA exploded with nine runs through the first three innings, and continued to hold the Golden Hurricane 9-3.

“Our kids just came out and attacked like they know how to do,” said Coach Cheatham on the team’s explosive start to game two.

UTSA junior catcher Megan Low blasted her NCAA leading 21st homerun of the season, and pushed her streak of times on base to 27.

Despite a promising lead, the Roadrunner’s bullpen could not put away the Golden Hurricanes. After scoring one run in the sixth, Tulsa erupted with eight runs in the eighth inning to lead UTSA 12-9.

The Roadrunners rallied two more runs, but were unable escape the 12-11 defeat.

UTSA headed into Saturday’s series finale looking to avoid

UTSA only mustered one run in game three.

In the game two loss, UTSA scored 11 runs.

UTSA’s valiant effort fell short but still showed the tenacity needed to compete against top teams.

“Today I was proud of my team for coming out the way that they did, it would be really easy to come out and give this game away,” said Coach Cheatham after Saturday’s series finale. “But the kids came out and fought hard.”

The Roadrunners will host the Baylor Bears (32-10) Wednesday, April 23, before

heading to play conference opponent UTEP. “We got Baylor coming up, their top in the nation, and I’m glad that we have someone who can challenge us before heading into the weekend,” said Coach Cheatham about UTSA’s upcoming schedule.

UTSA will look to bounce back Wednesday before heading to face UTEP (15-30, 7-11 C-USA) April 26, at Helen of Troy Field.

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again, and gave Tulsa another at bat. Tulsa pulled away with a run in the eleventh inning, and secured a 2-1 win after shutting out the Roadrunners to close out the game.

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The UTSA Roadrunners (2026, 7-11 C-USA) were swept this weekend by the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes (40-5, 14-2 C-USA) April 18 and 19, at Roadrunner Field.

The Roadrunners have been a rollercoaster at times — displaying explosive offensive execution combined with shutout pitching — but UTSA failed to come together when they needed it most against the No. 16 Golden Hurricanes.

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the sweep, and played well early on.

Roadrunner junior shortstop Courtney Buchman flashed her golden glove, snagging a sharp hit up the middle and gathering herself to make a decisive throw out in the closing innings of the game.

UTSA sophomore starting pitcher Kacey Freeze had another great outing, pitching a total of six innings while giving up only one earned run.

“She was attacking the zone, her pitchers were working,” added Coach Cheatham on Freeze’s performance on the weekend. “And that’s a top offense she was keeping at a bay.”

Creger’s dominant pitching silenced the Roadrunner’s once

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