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UTSA graduate program in architecture was ranked 10th best in the nation by GraduatePrograms.com. The architecture program received an 8.3 on a 10-star rating system, surpassing Columbia University and Cornell University.

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fill out the cards each time they use a part. The cards are then collected, and new parts are created for each part that was used. Commenting on the informative quality of the video, Onoue joked, “Maybe I don’t have to talk anymore.”

Policymakers and industry leaders from across the state gathered at UTSA’s Downtown Campus for a Texas Tribune sponsored symposium on Oct. 31 to discuss the shale boom that has brought thousands of jobs and millions of dollars to Texas.

“We need to frack,” said Texas commissioner Barry Smitherman on fracking’s positive impacts on Texas.

“If we don’t frack, then we go back to importing.”

The Eagle Ford region alone has brought $87 billion in production revenue, 155,000 jobs and $2.2 billion in local and state government funds to the Lone Star state.

The Center for Community and Business Research, part of UTSA’s Institute for Economic Development, reported that Bexar County’s economic benefit from the Eagle Ford area was over $3 billion. Additionally, nearly 14,000 jobs related to the shale boom provide fulltime employment to Bexar County citizens.

However, this newfound prosperity is not without shortcomings.

“Everything that happens in Eagle Ford results in a tradeoff for another problem,” said Don Tymrak, city manager of Karnes City.

“We look at the prosperity

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Lawyers delay a schizophrenic Texas death row inmate’s execution arguing that the man who killed his two inlaws does not meet the legal standard for execution that requires the inmate to understand why the execution will occur.

U.S. Nearly 13 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, New York’s World Trade Center has re-opened.

The 1,776 ft building took eight years to build and is now the tallest building in the U.S.

assault at Avalon Place in the 6600 block of UTSA Boulevard near the UTSA Main Campus.

“It makes you feel that you can’t even live where you are supposed to be living,” said Victoria Zerda, a senior anthropology major

and neighbor of the victims.

“It’s a small complex, so whatever goes on, everybody hears about it,” added Dylan Mars, a freshman engineering major and Avalon resident. “When the incident happened, everybody was kind of concerned for

everyone’s well-being.”

The San Antonio Fire Department responded to what they believed to be a garbage fire during the early hours of Wednesday morning, Oct. 29.

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East Asia Institute fuses cars and efficient design models UTSA Megan Jenkins Intern

news@paisano-online.com “If we can see a problem, we can fix it,” said Kyogo “Kurt” Onoue, the corporate adviser of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas, Inc. Onoue, who has worked at Toyota for 29 years, gave a lecture on the Toyota Production System (TPS) on Oct. 30.

UTSA’s East Asia Institute, Center for Professional Excellence, Center for Student Professional Development and the Office of International Business Pro-

grams hosted the event.

Onoue’s lecture focused on how TPS visualizes technological and manufacturing problems and fixes them as soon as possible.

Some of these problems are referred to as “MUDA,” or waste. Toyota has seven types of MUDA including inventory, motion and overproduction.

To eliminate MUDA, Toyota implements “Jidoka” and “Just-in-time,” two pillars of work ethic and longevity that support TPS. Onoue explained “Jidoka” as “automation with a human touch,” the concept of producing “goods without defects with a small num-

Toyota executive Kyogo Onoue waits patiently during his video presentation.

ber of staff.” “Just-in-time,” Onoue said, refers to how Toyota only produces “the amount needed when needed.”

Onoue showed a 15-minute video that explained how Toyota executes principles using methods such as Kanban cards, which allow employees to show when a part is needed. Employees

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The close-knit community at Avalon Place apartments was shaken after the Oct. 29 alleged assault and kidnapping at the complex.

Two female UTSA students were victims of burglary, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated sexual

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San Antonio celebrated Dia de los Muertos at La Villita this past weekend with several artists displaying altars that honored friends and historical figures.

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UTSA Director of Athletics, Lynn Hickey, works at her desk.

Lynn Hickey to advocate for female athletes as head of national athletics committee

World South Korean carmakers Hyundai and Kia have agreed to pay U.S. regulators a total of $100 million in settlement for violating the Clean Air Act after misrepresenting their cars’ fuel efficiency.

UTSA UTSA Engineering celebrates Halloween by smashing pumpkins Various teams from UTSA’s college of engineering competed Saturday, Nov. 1 in the Monster Mash Pumpkin Smash event. Each team was responsible for a trebuchet that launched pumpkins across the east campus parking lot, competing for distance and accuracy. Along with trebuchets launching pumpkins, the College of Engineering had several Halloween themed booths set up, handing out various candies and goodies to those who came to watch the pumpkins being launched.

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news@paisano-online.com The National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) has chosen

UTSA Director of Athletics Lynn Hickey as the organization’s new executive committee member.

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Hickey will serve a three year term.

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collegiate athletics. It currently has over 2,500 members from across the country.

“It’s a real honor,” Hickey said. “Over 800 women attended this year’s convention, which shows how big the organization’s grown.

So to be given the responsibility of being a leader for them and helping to guide them, it’s just amazing.”

Her three-year term began on Oct. 13 when the candidates were announced at NACWAA’s National Convention in Louisville, Ky. As president-elect, Hickey will spend her first year serving beneath the current president before advancing and then spending a year in the position herself. She will then spend her third and final year as the past president, working as an adviser to her successor.

Hickey explained that her new responsibilities as the president-elect include various tasks such as helping with fundraising, representing the organization at conventions, managing its current programs and

preparing for next year’s national conference.

“They have a strategic plan, and my role as president-elect is very much one of service to the current president,” Hickey said.

“I’ll be in a sort of learning mode this year, so right now it’s really about being as helpful as I can.”

Hickey maintained that her new NACWAA responsibilities will not negatively affect her work with the university.

“If anything, my new position can only help what we’re doing here,” Hickey said. “I think that any time you gain a role of national visibility, it will always be beneficial to your own programs. It will definitely be some extra work, but I can handle it.”

Hickey is no stranger to juggling multiple projects.

Over the past 15 years she has overseen numerous improvements to UTSA’s athletics department, including the addition of three new sports: women’s golf, women’s soccer and football.

“When I first came in we had a budget of $1.2 million a year for 14 sports, and our coaches were not on 12-month contracts,” Hickey said. “Now we’re at a $25 million budget, have added two women’s sports, are fully staffed and we’ve also added football, which has not only changed our persona and our visibility here in San Antonio but has also given us the opportunity to be aligned with a completely different peer group.”

Out of all of her achievements at UTSA, Hickey is

most proud of the addition of the UTSA football program. “(Football) made the change. It changed how people look at us. It changed our value to them,” said Hickey. “It’s a little unfair because we’re still the same program we were before we added that one team, but everybody looks at us completely different because of it,” she continued.

“I know not everyone’s crazy about it, but for the most part, it’s just been so well-received by our campus and by the community that I know we made the right decision. And it’s one I’m very, very proud of.”

In the future, Hickey hopes to increase her department’s financial resources, revitalize its infrastructure and create more opportunities for women.

“I’m at a point in my career now where I really want to try and give back and help other women to have the chance to be successful in this business,” Hickey said. “When I first started, there weren’t really a lot of female mentors available just because there wasn’t that many women available, period.

But now there’s some amazing women in sports today, so helping them continue to flourish and opening up doors for those looking to get started is something that’s very important to me. I’m hoping that, during the rest of my tenure, I can make some major progress toward this.”

Boom: Shale provides economic surplus with risks From Page 1

(and) it’s sort of a vicious cycle. We take that step, but it’s a cautious step.”

The rapid development of oil and gas production facilities requires rural Texas towns to match the infrastructure demands of heavy industry. Some of these concerns include better roads, increases in water availability for hydraulic fracking, new housing and adequate educational facilities.

However, constant automotive traffic related to shale oil and gas production destroys roads and puts a strain on community living as small towns try to maintain a hospitable environment.

Jerry Morales, the mayor of Midland, explained that the oil and shale boom has created a surge in construction that has increased the cost of living in Midland.

Having experienced a shale boom, Midland serves as a model for rapid oil and gas related economic growth.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the 20082012 median household incomes in Midland ($59,391) rests above the state average. Further, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that Midland’s unemployment rate as of Aug. 2014 is 2.8 percent, over 2 percentage points less than the state unemployment rate.

Morales reported that last year Midland built 899 homes, and it will continue to build while the cost of living remains above the state average. The cost of a one-bedroom apartment in

Midland ranges from $1100 to $2000 per month.

Although Midland seems prosperous, Morales stipulated that not every individual in Midland profits from the lucrative oil business. Thus, many citizens must adapt to increased living costs while the city allocates its resources to accommodate the oil and gas industry, which leaves citizens’ needs as a subsidiary concern.

“It’s disappointing,” said Morales. “Although Midland is doing well we are still strapped because we are building roads and helping the community. We cannot rely on the state or federal government to help.”

Morales and Tymrak both stressed the importance of government assistance to preserve roads and highways so each city can focus on maintaining an environment favorable to citizens. Morales explained that the shale boom offers high pay rates that surpass the salaries of teachers and other local workers.

This incentive for more money has resulted in people leaving their jobs and ultimately has caused oil and gas employers to compete for personnel. Because a bulk of city funds maintains roads, Midland’s longterm employers struggle to match the high wages of oil field work. Consequently, high school graduates tend to choose lucrative oil-field work over continuing their education.

“We (need to) look beyond the job, focus on quality of life and take a holis-

tic approach to education,” said State Senator Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo). “We (need to) ensure that we prepare the young people for a better future and recognize what else they need to learn besides to hold a job.”

Zaffirini proposed offering high school students an oil and gas curriculum so that, upon graduation, students are prepared for the workforce and can work toward establishing a career rather than a job.

State Representative Mike Villarreal (D-San Antonio) suggested utilizing House Bill 5, which allows flexibility in school curricula at the local level to create pathways for students to higher education. The bill would shift the schools’ accountability standards from focusing on standardized testing scores to focusing on the schools’ graduation rates and their abilities to send students to college. Employing House Bill 5 would give students routes into related oil and gas fields such as petroleum engineering.

The shale boom will continue to generate revenue and expected to last into 2023. However, the longevity of shale is uncertain.

When asked what message should be sent to state legislators, Tymrak responded, “(It’s the) same message we have been carrying for years: there’s a golden goose in Eagle Ford Shale, and the state is not doing anything about it.

You can’t expect this golden goose to keep laying.”

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Onoue lectures to a full house of students.

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As explained by the video, “Traditionally, parts were made whether they were needed or not.” However, with Toyota’s system, the company saves money by not producing excess parts.

Toyota first began practicing these concepts in the early days of the company, Onoue explained, since the company had no spare money to waste on extra parts.

At that time, according to the video, the “U.S. was

eight times more productive,” and Toyota, along with most of Japan, had limited resources.

The lecture, which Onoue said was condensed from a 4-hour lecture he usually gives to Toyota employees, lasted a little less than an hour and ended with a question-and-answer session.

The event was marketed mainly to business and engineering students who were offered extra credit for some of their classes.

However, some, like members of the Japanese

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speaking club and Guy Ciancia, a junior political science student, came to “learn about Japanese culture.” According to Erina Romanowich, the program coordinator of the East Asia Institute, this was the entire purpose of the event.

“Our office wanted to invite someone who could talk about Japanese culture or something about Japan.

We looked around the Internet, but we couldn’t find anyone to meet our needs,” said Romanowich. “Then, we thought, ‘Wait - we have Toyota in town, so why don’t we ask them to have a lecture at UTSA?’” Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas, Inc., which is based in San Antonio, was founded in 2003.

According to Onoue, it produces about 239,000 Tacoma and Tundra trucks every year - one truck every 62 seconds.

“The fire alarms went off around 12:30 or 12:45 while I was in bed,” said Mars.

“It’s actually a common occurrence — the fire alarms go off a lot around here; they are really sensitive to the smoke alarms. I didn’t really think anything of it.”

When they arrived at the apartment complex, the firefighters put out the garbage fire and saw a woman pleading for help.

“She had a gun in her hand, and the police initially thought that she was the threat,” said Zerda.

After calming herself, the young woman told the firefighters that she had just escaped a kidnapping from her apartment and that another woman — her roommate — was being held hostage.

SAPD arrived shortly after and apprehended the alleged perpetrator — who surrendered on the apartment’s balcony holding a bloody knife in his hand.

The other woman held hostage was found in her apartment’s bathroom by the SAPD. Since the incident, the police have identified the alleged perpetrator as Bo Jett Littleton. He has been charged with one count of aggravated sexual assault, two counts of aggravated

“The fire alarms went off around 12:30 or 12:45 while I was in bed.

It’s actually a common occurrence.”

Dylan Mars

Avalon resident and UTSA student kidnapping and two counts of burglary of a habitation with intent to commit a felony.

A similarly violent situation involving the SAPD SWAT team occurred at the Outpost apartment complex in the summer of 2012.

Management at both Avalon Place and The Outpost declined to comment on the recent incident.

In 2013, the UTSA main campus experienced 12 burglaries and seven cases of sexual assault. However, according to the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), 60 percent of sexual assaults are never reported to police.

Additionally, RAINN claims that one of every six women in America has been the victim of rape or attempted rape in her lifetime.

“It makes you feel uncomfortable in your own home,” said Zerda, who lives alone at Avalon. “I’m sure this isn’t going to happen every other day from now on, but it’s just a really uncomfortable feeling knowing that

you’re so exposed and vulnerable.”

University statistics and the College News and Education website report that approximately 12 percent of UTSA students live in college-owned, operated or affiliated housing while 88 percent of students live offcampus.

“It’s disturbing that you can move in and out of these complexes so easily,” said Zerda on the safety of the complex. “Especially one without gates. I know off-campus student housing isn’t on campus, but it should still be a priority for student safety.”

According to RAIDS Online — a regional analysis and information sharing website for crime within the region — 51 residential burglaries and six sexual assaults have occurred in the past year within a fivemile radius of the UTSA Main Campus.

“Its just a scary thing to think about,” said Mars about the incident. “It can happen to anyone.”

“I’m sure this isn’t going to happen every other day from now on, but it’s just a really uncomfortable feeling knowing that you’re so exposed and vulnerable.”

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One of San Antonio’s most valued resources is being flushed down toilets, showered down drains and sprayed over lawns.

San Antonio and the greater Bexar County metro area are no strangers to water scarcity.

As the city’s population continues to rise, development and higher numbers of individual consumers are placing a strain on the already depleted water supply.

San Antonio receives the majority of its water from the Edwards Aquifer, which not only provides city customers with water, but also services residents of New Braunfels, San Marcos and Uvalde.

The Edwards Aquifer is one of the nation’s most productive aquifers, but that may not be enough to assuage San Antonio’s thirst.

To supplement the dwindling aquifer, the San Antonio City Council unanimously voted on Oct. 30 in favor of a controversial pipeline. The

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Vista Ridge Pipeline, as it is called, will pipe groundwater into Bexar County from Burleson County’s Carrizo Aquifer, which lies 142 miles to the Northeast. The project will cost an estimated $3.4 billion and is expected to pump 16 billion gallons of water into San Antonio annually.

While the council was unanimously in favor of the pipeline, the public was sharply divided. Before the vote was taken, the council listened to almost two hours of public testimony. Local environmental groups argued that the expected increase in water rates will harm lowincome residents, and several Central Texas residents voiced concerns that the pipeline’s construction could damage their own resources.

However, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and local business leaders argued that the pipeline is the only long-term solution to ensure job growth and maintain a consistent water supply.

Councilman Ron Nirenberg, who represents UTSA’s Main Campus, voted in favor of the pipeline, citing population growth and a need to diversify water supply as his primary reasons for approving Vista Ridge.

“With this region’s reliance on the Edwards Aquifer, inevitable population growth, extended drought conditions and Texas law that treats ground water as private property of the landowner, the clock began ticking on San Antonio’s water security long ago,” Nirenberg said in a press release.

The Vista Ridge Pipeline is not only significant for San Antonio, but also represents a global demand for water that struggles to be met.

A 2012 study by the University of Florida outlined U.S. cities in danger of running out of water. San Antonio was named the number one at-risk city ahead of other major Texas cities such as El Paso and Houston, which

were also high on the list.

While environmentalists raised valid objections to the pipeline’s construction, it may be too late to search for alternatives. San Antonio currently has a population of almost 1.4 million, which is expected to grow by 10 percent by 2018. When factoring in neighboring San Antonio suburbs, this growth rate jumps to 15 percent.

San Antonio needs a longterm solution to meet the needs of its residents.

And the needs of its residents aren’t small.

A report by SAWS estimated that in 2012, households used on average 11,000 gallons of water per month. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the average person uses 80-100 gallons of water daily.

However, the largest consumer of water comes from the agricultural industry.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that irrigation accounts for 80

percent of the nation’s water consumption and 90 percent in western states. While it’s still important to monitor personal water usage, it only makes a dent in overall consumption. Rather than protesting Vista Ridge, environmentalists need to call on lawmakers to rethink national water usage.

The Vista Ridge Pipeline is unfair to some but unavoidable for all. Low-income residents will be disproportionately affected by higher water rates. According to SAWS, residents could see their water fees rise by 16 percent because of the project, but San Antonio is a rapidly growing city with a big thirst.

While the pipeline may not be the best plan to meet water needs, it is the best plan available. San Antonio’s water crisis is a crisis at a local, state, national and global level and demands policy solutions beyond San Antonio.

Activism starts from within San Antonio is fortunate to have an abundance of progressive and social justice-oriented organizations. From pro-labor groups to leftist groups, to women empowerment groups, to LGBT empowerment groups, to progressive news organizations, to immigrant justice groups — San Antonio seems to have everything for progressive-minded people.

Unfortunately, finding a safe space to create a community can be difficult.

The reason for this difficulty is that for a true progressive community to become a reality, we as a people must unlearn problematic social conditioning that creates social barriers and prejudice and then apply what we have learned in all facets of our lives and, most importantly, our interactions with others.

However, based on personal experience, I’ve noticed that people claim to be knowledgeable about issues but then disregard that knowledge when communicating with people in public or private spaces.

This inconsistency creates a situation in which a member of a progressive group will give an eloquent speech on misogyny, sexism and violence against women when discussing politics, but will later disregard the roles these systems play in our day-today lives.

They will do this by casually telling a rape joke, complaining about being “friendzoned,” commenting on a woman’s choice to not shave, or in cases of liberal politicians, pay women within their political group a lower wage than their male counterparts.

Another example is when a member of a progressive group is outspoken about the rights of LGBT people in regards to marriage equality,

work discrimination and access to lifesaving health care, but will casually say “that’s so gay” to dismiss a person’s humanity. They will use slurs like “dyke” or “faggot” in a conversation or ask belittling and dehumanizing questions about a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

I’m not saying conservatives are any better. I’m saying I have noticed that progressive groups (and people) are quick to point out problems within conservative groups, but fail to address manifestations of the same problems in their own groups (and in their own lives).

Actions like the aforementioned not only hurt people, but also hurt the development of these groups. When a group markets itself as inclusive to a certain community, but has people in positions of authority who are not conscious of how their actions can be alienating toward the people for which they claim to advocate, that cognitive dissonance can

push away people who would have brought a new perspective to the table and helped find solutions to improve the group.

Additionally, the contradictions within these groups can hurt their ability to bring about real change that positively affects San Antonio residents. How can progressives fix a problem they are a part it?

Although San Antonio has the potential to be a great city, full of innovation and growth, we would achieve that more quickly if we began working on ourselves and applying our knowledge of social justice to our personal lives and interactions.

I’m not perfect either. I have said and done things consciously and unconsciously that have contributed to someone feeling excluded or belittled. I have to work constantly to hold myself accountable and to own up, apologize, and work hard to not repeat those actions when I am called out.

However, it is one thing for a person (usually someone who is a member of a marginalized group) to make mistakes or not fully take a person’s experience into consideration and another thing for a person of authority and privilege to purposefully replicate harmful structures of dominance over another human being while claiming to have reached nirvana on progressivism.

As Spectra from Spectra Speaks eloquently said, “Dear Activists, you cannot bring about any kind of change in the world if you haven’t learned to embrace the self-awareness, vulnerability, courage and humility required to bring about the change in yourself.”

“Bottom line: Stop using all that’s wrong with the world as a distraction from facing all that can be made better within yourself.”

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Drunk-a-lot or drunkorexic?

Miriam C. Cabello News Assistant

Calories don’t count on Halloween.

“I’ll take another beer, too,” says the 20-year-old panda to the underage Superman reaching into the ice chest.

“Might as well have cake instead – these beers have about the same number of calories,” superman grumbles.

Stumbling on her sixth drink, panda’s friend, a Mexican piñata, looks bothered, but she continues to sneak candy and chips-andsalsa trips outside.

The non-clinical term “drunkorexia” refers to a person’s attempt to manipulate his or her caloric intake in order to consume alcohol effectively – restricting daytime calories to have more expendable party calories.

According to the Eating Disorder Center of San Antonio (EDCASA), 30 percent of 18- to 23-yearsolds forgo food to drink more alcohol. The University of Texas’ health module, Healthy Horns, cites this statistic as well. Additionally, college-aged adults who reported dieting and exercising for weight loss were over 20 percent more likely to have over five drinks in one sitting – an amount that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifies as a drinking binge.

Neither a diagnosis nor a disease, Drunkorexia is

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While tables fill up with empty beer cans and bottles, party-goers’ empty stomachs fill up with alcohol.

simply a symptom; the fad’s prevalence among young adults indicates a disordered relationship with food and alcohol consumption. Propelled by getting drunk as soon as possible, drunkorexic behavior differs from its namesake anorexia, a psychological and bona-fide eating disorder.

“Drunkorexia is a recognized trend in the (medical) field,” said EDCASA director and founder Kay Watts.

EDCASA offers partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient care for anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorders.

“In a culture obsessed with thinness and dieting,

combined with diet-focused alcohol advertising targeted at young people, college students are constantly on the receiving end of messages encouraging drinking and being ‘thin,’” said Watts, explaining the rising instance of drunkorexia among college students.

Dr. Ethan Emmons serves as one of EDCASA’s two onsite attending physicians.

“It’s a social habit – you don’t eat, so you get drunk faster,” said Emmons about the trend. “Drunkorexia is not an eating disorder, but it is still a problem.”

The circumstances for caloric restriction before heavy drinking vary; moti-

vations include preventing weight gain, getting drunk faster and saving money that would be spent on meals for alcohol and evening munching.

Is drunkorexia simply the habit of binge drinking on an empty stomach?

“I don’t see it as an issue,” said UTSA junior Hunter Wood about drunkorexic behavior. “It’s saving money.

If I ate before hand, it would take longer to get drunk because I’d have food in my stomach,” he explained.

“It’s like this,” continued Wood, “I’m watching college football all day on Saturday and the last game ends at like 10 p.m. If I’m

going out at like 11 p.m., why am I going to eat then and then eat again later?”

Wood shrugged, “It’s not intentional – I get distracted. I feel like it’s only a thing if you already don’t eat anyway.”

“I don’t think that ‘drunkorexia’ is a fair term for college kids,” said Erica, a UTSA freshman who asked for her last name not to be disclosed. “We [college students] have really different schedules. Our Mondays are different from our Tuesdays… plus college is a good time to party.”

“I’m a freshman, so of course I want to go to all these parties and have all

this fun,” laughed Erica, who exercises and cooks at home to stay in shape. “It’s kinda like a rite of passage – you go to college, you drink!”

Watts views the issue of restricting food before a night of drinking as both a social and a mental health concern. “In many circles it is a socially normalized behavior that can have severe consequences. It is a mental health issue as it involves choosing a behavior that can have negative impacts physically and mentally,” Watts stated.

Whether the driving intention of drunkorexic behavior is to get drunk faster, get drunk for less money or get drunk without gaining weight, forgoing regular meals for alcohol presents immediate and long-term concerns.

In addition to immediate and long-term cognitive complications, students might also experience difficultly studying, focusing and making decisions.

Clinicians cite long-term effects of drunkorexia as gastritis, liver disease, dementia, ulcers and malnutrition – risks parallel to the health risks of excessive drinking habits.

Watts cautioned, “A problem with a drunkorexia trend on college campuses is that it can become a widespread and accepted practice. Students see no problem with practicing drunkorexia, nor realize the implications can be severe.”

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San Antonio’s art enthusiasts are in for a treat.

Through Nov. 21, San Antonio will be hosting the bi-annual Mid-American College Art Association (MACAA) Conference as well as their juried exhibition, MASH-UP, which is currently being showcased in the Main Campus art gallery.

The conference will be held downtown and will highlight art throughout San Antonio with visits to venues such as Artpace, public murals and the Southwest School of Art. There will also be art talks from key speakers and San Antonio artists. The conference is only open to individ-

uals with MACAA memberships, but the MACAA juried exhibit, MASH-UP, is free, open to the public and conveniently located on campus.

MASH-UP shows the wide variety of artistic styles, media and aesthetics that represent the diverse cultural and social realities of mid-America’s contemporary art scene. This gallery will display work from artists around the nation, which were chosen from a large group of online submissions by the president of the Southwest School of Art, Paula Owen.

Picking art pieces to represent all of mid-America might have been intimidating for some, but Owen felt the choices came naturally.

After many years in the field of contemporary art and as a frequent curator, Owen

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has seen her fair share of art. Her criteria were simple, but led her to successfully choose visually appealing and thought provoking art for this gallery.

“It is not as difficult to select the top pieces as one might think,” Owen stated.

“I’m looking for originality, a fresh vision, uniqueness, works that make me want to examine them further for formal qualities. I also look at the way it’s painted, put together or presented, and the subject matter or a combination of the two.”

Owen also stressed the importance of acknowledging the different perspectives and cultural histories that shape mid-America – something she keeps in mind as a juror for MASHUP. Visual art of all kinds including sculpture, mixed media, painting, photography, ceramics, illustration, digital video and mono-prints is currently being showcased in the UTSA gallery space.

Those who visit the art gallery on UTSA’s Main Campus while MASH-UP is in show should view Ellen Muellar’s digital video pieces from her Chief Resource Management Office series which were awarded “best in show.”

Rosemary MezaDesPlas’ work is also something wonderful to look for. Her work, “I Shot Farrah’s Hair,” was given an honorable mention.

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The people of San Antonio were in for a treat as the McNay Art Museum hosted its first ever “Have No Fear of Art: Halloween at the McNay.” The sold-out event took place on Oct. 30 and had a schedule that suited all ages.

From 5:30 - 7 p.m., families took their kids trick-ortreating across the beautiful Halloween-inspired landscapes.

On top of delicious treats, several food trucks, including Duke’s Seafood and Grill and Stout’s Pizza, were also present from 5:30 10:00 p.m.

At 7 p.m., the mood became spooky when “The Creature from the Black Lagoon” began playing on the lawn projector. The classic black-and-white horror film was the perfect crowd pleaser for both children and adults.

At 7:30 p.m. the real party started. The line tailed outside the doors of the McNay on the chilly night, but that wasn’t enough to spook people away. Inside, ev-

ery costume, from witches and monsters to Bob and Louise from the TV show Bob’s Burgers, was represented. The event was held in an atrium that had been decorated just for the occasion. Every wall projected a different Halloween image ranging from pumpkin faces and witches on brooms to ghosts and ghouls.

Tables filled with complimentary cocktails, beer and snacks lined the outside of the atrium. Quick and friendly bartenders served three delicious cocktails: cucumber vodka, tequila with orange juice and a unique and flavorful cocktail with tequila, mango and a splash of Tabasco sauce.

The beer supply was limitless and included Bud Light, Bud-Light Lime, Miller Light and Miller Light Select.

The McNay Halloween party featured a DJ and even a palm reader for those brave enough to have their future told. People mingled, complimenting and comparing costumes, taking pictures and having a spooky, wonderful time.

A professional photographer sponsored by the McNay took complimentary

photos for everyone at the event. The pictures will be available on the McNay’s Facebook page within two weeks.

To cap off the wonderful evening, the winners of the costume contest were announced. Most artistic was awarded to a Vincent van Gough inspired Starry Night costume. Meanwhile, the Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood took the prize of the cutest couple’s costume. Lastly, a steampunk rabbit wardrobe took home the best costume award.

The night was a success and every child, parent and adult left with smiles on their faces. Whether it was trick-or-treating, “The Creature of the Black Lagoon” or the 21+ after-party, there was something for everyone.

The inaugural McNay “Have no Fear of Art: Halloween” event was an unparalleled success.

For those interested in visiting the McNay Art Museum, on Friday Nov. 21 it is hosting a free college night mixer from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Luminaria:

arts@paisano-online.com Look at the bright lights and that mural over there!

Do you hear that music playing? Where is it coming from?

It’s Luminaria! And don’t worry, you haven’t missed out yet. This year, for the first time, Luminaria will take place in the fall on Nov. 7-8 as opposed to its usual springtime celebration.

Luminaria 2014 will be held in the River North area, expanding up to Augusta Street and down to the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts with St. Mary’s Street running right through the center. This two-night event will feature visual and performing art from San Antonio artists as well as artists from Latin America.

Since the first Luminaria celebration in 2008, more than 3,000 artists have been exhibited and more than 1 million people have attended. Over 1,200 visual art pieces and 900 performances have been featured.

This year, the range of talent from painters to sculp-

tors and from musicians to dancers looks promising.

Featured Luminaria artists include Albert Reyes (painter), Hector Zamora (sculptor) and Hugo Navarro (sound artist) along with many more.

From 6 p.m. to midnight on both nights, the festival grounds will be buzzing with music and art.

More than 40 artists will be set up around the designated Luminaria area. Some artists will be situated along the river level of the River Walk, while others will be on the street level of the River Walk for enjoyment at your leisure.

There will be eight stages on the outskirts of the festival grounds. The three River Duets stages will be staggered along the River Walk. The Main, Southwest School DJ and Library stages will be located on the north side of the festival grounds near the Southwest School of Art. Last but not least, the El Tropicano Stage and the Havana Stage will be set up on the street level of the River Walk.

In addition to the music and art showcases, a new daytime event called Lu-

The landscapes at the McNay Art Museum transformed into a festive and Halloween-themed party hotspot. Guests dressed in a wide variety of costumes line up outside to gain entrance to the 21+ after-party.

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Celebrating artistic talent close to home and around the world Beth Marshall Arts Editor

Trick-or-treaters and other party-goers in costume wait on the lawn for the screening of “The Creature of the Black Lagoon” to begin at the Halloween at the McNay party.

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Have no fear of art

minaria Convergence will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Panelists will host different discussions throughout the day.

The first discussion will be Generosity or Philanthropy: A Conversation on Hispanic Giving, followed

by Luminaria Artists Connection: Linking San Antonio Performing Artists to the Country. Both will take place at Cafe Commerce at the San Antonio Central Library. The itinerary for the second half of the day includes Comida de la Calle: Culinary Crossroads, taking place at Pearl Studio, and finally, back at Cafe Commerce, a debate – Creative Placemaking: Building Community or Displacing It? Food trucks and beer stands will be scattered around the area, so bring your appetite. Enjoy the food and the live music while viewing the visual and performing arts. All of your senses will thank you.

To purchase tickets, view the artist lineup and more, visit luminariasa.org.

FITNESS Cameron King Arts Assistant

arts@paisano-online.com Here are six moves to help you work your way towards flatter, more toned abs.

1.

Russian Twists: Begin in a “sit-up” position with your knees bent and your feet together flat on the floor. Your body should be aligned at about a 45-degree angle.

Maintain a straight back and keep your gaze to the ceiling. Stretch your arms out keeping your hands flat. Squeeze your core and angle your shoulders to the opposite sides of the room.

Return to the beginning position and rotate to the opposite side. Complete 20 reps.

Intensity Alert: The slower your motion, the higher the intensity. It takes more control of the body to move slowly.

2.

Toe Touches: Lay flat on your back with your legs extended up towards the ceiling. Stretch your arms and reach for your toes or ankles – depending on your flexibility – as you bring your shoulders off the floor.

Make sure you squeeze those abdominals to fold at the waist. Complete 20 reps.

3.

V-up: This move is similar to the toe touch. The difference here, is that you begin by laying with your back flat on the floor. Arms and legs are extended in opposite directions. Keep your feet together and point your toes toward the ceiling as you squeeze the core to bring your upper body off the floor to meet your toes.

After your hands and toes meet, return to the starting position with your body flat on the floor. Complete 20 reps.

Intensity Alert: To make the exercise more difficult, don’t let your hands or your feet touch the floor. Instead keep your arms and legs no less than six inches of the floor.

4.

Side plank: Lie on your side in a straight line, your shoulder stacked on top of the elbow with the elbow on the floor. Your feet should also be stacked on top of each other. Engage your core to lift the hip from the floor. Pretend there is a rope that ties the hip to the ceil-

ing to maintain form. Keep your hips square and your neck should stay in line with your spine. Hold for 20-40 seconds. Repeat on the opposite side.

Modification Alert: If stacking the feet on top of each other is a bit challenging, try extending only the top leg, and bend the bottom leg keping the knee on the floor.

5.

Ballerina Twists: Begin in the side plank position and extend your free arm up toward the ceiling. Look at your palm then fold that arm down under your body.

Complete 20 reps. Repeat on the opposite side.

6.

Oblique Crunches: Begin this exercise also in the side plank position. Place your hand lightly on your ear and engage your core to help lift your legs. Bring your elbow to meet the knees. Be sure to only use your bottom arm for stability. Do not use your arm to push into the floor to lift the legs.

Modification Alert:If lifting both legs is a bit of a challenge, lift only a single leg.

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Find yourself with Freestyle Fridays

UDEK member Robert Sam shows off his moves under the Sombrilla near the fountain.

when he helped found UDEK. “The original idea was to create a group of people with similar interests – with a passion for dancing,” said Sam. Winston, who has now graduated and works as a professional dancer in California, also formed sister organizations to UDEK. Those organizations include Phree Motion in Dallas and Green Eggs and Ham in California.

“If (members) go somewhere else, I want them to have a family,” said Winston.

“It’s all about networking.”

Winston still talks to many UDEK members.

“Dance is what brought us together,” said Winston, “but it isn’t what keeps us together.”

Both he and Sam said that many members have joined because of Freestyle Fridays.

They have had organizations come to dance with

let’s just find a spot on campus and do our thing,” said Robert Sam, a senior public relations major and one of the founding members of UDEK, describing how the idea for Freestyle Fridays was born.

Originally, the events were supposed to be every other Friday, but they are usually held weekly since members just can’t wait to show off their moves.

“It’s all about expression, showcasing what you’ve learned throughout the week,” said Sam. “It’s about having a good time.”

Even students who have no dancing experience whatsoever are welcome to come and dance to their heart’s content. In fact, UDEK welcomes members who have no experience as long as they have a genuine interest in dance.

Another founding member, Quinton “Icebreaker” Winston, admitted that he was only a novice dancer

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arts@paisano-online.com You may have seen them.

Every Friday, they gather across from the rushing Sombrilla Fountain, they tape down a piece of cardboard and they let the music flow through their bodies.

The members of You Don’t Even Know (UDEK) have been freestyle dancing in the Sombrilla for around five years now.

UDEK first formed in the Fall of 2009, and shortly afterward began Freestyle Friday as a way to recruit members. Initially, they danced during Late Night at the Rec, but when the location and times changed, the group decided to move their freestyle dancing to the Sombrilla.

“Let’s one day get a mat and a boom box – even if we have to put some batteries in the boom box – and

them during Freestyle Fridays and even teachers.

“When they see you dancing, they just want to join in because it’s contagious,” said Winston.

“For Freestyle Fridays, you do whatever your heart desires,” said Sam. “Just go out there and express yourself, whether it be through lyrical movement, poppin’ and lockin’, break-dancing (or) busting a rhyme.”

According to Winston, expression is the most important aspect of dance.

“We can be taught any-

thing,” he said, “but with art, you have the power of freedom. You have the power of just being you.”

Besides Freestyle Fridays, UDEK also participates in charity work, especially involving children. They have partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of San Antonio and have performed for children at the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital.

“Eventually, we’re gonna graduate. Eventually, we’re gonna move on and this is going to be the next up-and-

coming generation,” said Winston on the importance of working with children.

Currently, UDEK has practice every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30-9:00 p.m. at Laurel Village. They are usually in building 11 or 12.

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Staff member profile: Dr. Patricia Graham Pavela Bambekova Staff Writer arts@paisano-online.com

Dr. Patricia Graham did not think she would stay with UTSA for four decades. The hundreds of framed memories, wooden plaques on her dustless shelves and symbolic quilt

of prints and quotes from former Ambassadors all speak otherwise.

“You don’t think that you would do anything for 40 years,” said Graham. “But I am stimulated by the university environment. There is just so much going on.”

Before UTSA, Graham taught at St. Mary’s University, where her relationship with the dean of students was crucial for her career at UTSA. “We were very good friends — it was just us two with another woman teaching,” said Graham. “When UTSA opened, they asked her to be in charge of stu-

dent activities. She asked me to come, too, and I’ve been here ever since.”

Graham started at UTSA in October 1974, a time when the university was located at the Koger Center on 410 and Babcock, then she transitioned to the Main Campus in 1975. Having earned her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction through the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin, Graham worked as the director of testing.

“Back then, we had only graduate students, no undergraduates,” recalled Graham. “Only the MH build-

ing and a PE building were built. We had a bookstore but no books. That’s how we started, but we have grown and grown.”

In 1988, the Registrar’s Office formed an organization that would later be called UTSA Ambassadors.

“The registrar needed some people to give tours,” recalled Graham. “They got 10 or 12, but these students didn’t do as much touring as they did filing documents in the office.”

Following the entrance of Samuel Kirkpatrick as the new UTSA President in 1990, the UTSA Ambassadors grew.

“Along with the president, we also got a new VP of student affairs, who had worked in other schools where the concept of ambassadors existed,” remembered Graham. “She went to the president and said ‘I want to take over the (UTSA) Ambassadors,’ and he said, ‘OK.’ She called me and asked if I wanted to be the adviser – here I am today.”

Graham has served for 25 years as the adviser of the UTSA Ambassadors. As the current executive director for student activities, Graham claimed she has “much contact with many students.”

UTSA Ambassadors consist of over 60 student leaders who host campus events, university-sponsored conferences and community and alumni functions. They provide more than 7,000 service hours to the university annually.

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ARTS & LIFE EVENTS CALENDAR Tuesday 11/4 Grab your smartphone, your friends and your running shoes, folks.

We’re going on a scavenger hunt! Just go to urbanadventurequest.com, and click on San Antonio. Tickets are $49 for a group of 2 – 5 or use promo code ZVentsSA to get your group ticket for just $39.20. There is no set time or day to start this scavenger hunt. Go to the starting point whenever you’re ready, sign in with your email and password and have fun! This adventure usually lasts about 3 hours, so wear comfy clothes!

Thursday 11/6 The toe-tapping classic Dirty Dancing is hitting the stage at San Antonio’s Majestic Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets start at around $64. Can’t make it during the week? The touring company will be putting on 5 more shows through the weekend. Check out majesticempire.com for more info.

Friday 11/7 Celebrate over 300 years of cultural diversity in San Antonio at Luminaria 2014. This twonight art festival will go on from 6 to midnight on Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8 and includes art, music and live performances from all over. Although it is free to the public, special tickets can be purchased to access special events and to support Luminaria. The Luminaria Patron Pass is $200 and

gives you access to artist meet-and-greets, a t-shirt and more. Go to luminariasa.org for more info.

Saturday 11/8 Ever wondered how that pesky rabbit appears from the hat out of nowhere? Join JCR Magic Shop in learning how to perform seven simple yet effective magic tricks.

This awesome experience happens every Saturday in November from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. with tickets at $25. Don’t miss out on this magical opportunity!

Sunday 11/9 Take a tour of the underworld with Natural Bridge Caverns in the Hidden Passages Tour. See the rare formations 180 feet below earth’s surface.

Tours go on every weekend starting at 9 a.m., and new tours start every 40 minutes. Tickets are $19.99 for adults and $11.99 for children 3 – 11. The tour lasts about 70 minutes, so wear your best non-slip shoes and prepare to be awed!

Monday 11/10 Attention country music fans! Merle Haggard will be at the Majestic Theatre on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. Join one of country music’s biggest legends as he brings about classics like “The Fugitive,” “Okie from Muskogee,” and “Mama Tried.” Tickets range from $45 to $75 on ticketmaster.com.

Be sure to get your tickets soon so you don’t miss this amazing opportunity.

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{Sports Events} Thursday, Nov. 6 7:00 pm UTSA Men’s Baskebtall

Soccer cruises past Southern Miss UTSA SOCCER

The Roadrunners take on the Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm at the Convocation Center in exhibition play.

Friday, Nov. 7 3:00 pm UTSA Softball The UTSA Softball team takes on the Alvin Community College Dolphins in their season opener.

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7:00 pm UTSA Volleyball The Roadrunners look to continue their winning ways against the UAB Blazers at the Convocation Center.

Saturday, Nov. 8 11:00 am UTSA Football

The Roadrunner defense fights to win back possession. UTSA women’s soccer played their last home game of the season, ending with a 6-10-2 record overall and a 2-7-1 record in C-USA play.

Football looks to get back on track when they take on the Rice Owls at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas.

Robert Allen Sports Assistant sports@paisano-online.com

1:00 pm UTSA Volleyball

The UTSA women’s soccer team ended its season with a bang, on Oct. 30 by defeating the Southern Miss Golden Eagles 5-0 at Park West Athletics Complex.

After suffering six straight losses and then tying against Florida Atlantic University, the decisive win by the Roadrunners was more than welcome. The five goals put up by the Roadrunners is the most they have ever scored in a Conference USA (C-USA) match up.

Five different Roadrunners

Volleyball takes on the Florida International University Panthers at the Convocation Center.

2:00 pm UTSA Women’s Basketball The Runners compete against Howard Payne in their final exhibition game before the regular season opener at the Convocation Center.

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2. Middle Tennessee (4-1) (5-4) 3. UAB (3-2) (5-4) 4. Florida Atlantic (2-3) (3-6) 5. Florida International (2-3) (3-6) 6. Western Kentucky (1-4) (3-5) 7. Old Dominion (1-4) (3-6)

West Division C-USA/Overall 1. Louisiana Tech (5-0) (6-3) 2. Rice (3-1) (5-3) 3. UTEP (3-1) (5-3) 4. UTSA (1-3) (2-6) 5. Southern Miss (1-4) (3-6) 6. North Texas (0-4) (2-6)

“We wanted to come out here and give our all tonight, not just for the seniors, but for the fans too, and thats what we did.”

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er for sophomore Brianna Levecchi, who found the back

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joined the scoring party, two of them seniors — forwards Anissa Munson and Happy Orere-Amadu.

“Everybody was just so excited for senior night,” explained Orere-Amadu after the game. “We wanted to come out here and give our all tonight, not just for the seniors, but for the fans too, and that’s what we did.”

The action started off in the 22nd minute of the contest when senior forward Taylor Wingerden assisted on a pass to teammate Munson who knocked in the goal for the Roadrunners. The second goal came in the 30th minute when Munson set up a head-

Robert Allen Sports Assistant sports@paisano-online.com Happy Orere-Amadu’s life thus far has been just that – happy.

After completing the final soccer game of her collegiate career, the Nigerian native had nothing to offer but smiles and hope for a promising future.

“This feels so awesome,” Orere-Amadu said of her final game. “Awesome, but bittersweet. I’m really going to miss playing with these girls.”

Orere-Amadu has been playing with her current teammates at UTSA for the past two years.

Last year, Orere-Amadu tied for goals with her teammate, senior Anissa Munson. All three of the goals she scored were gamewinning goals.

Before her years in the Alamo City, Orere-Amadu was making headlines in The Big Apple, playing for Monroe College in New York City. While playing for the Monroe College Mus-

ing Monroe. Although she loved playing in New York, Orere-Amadu dreamed of playing Division I soccer and had the opportunity to fulfill that dream by coming to San Antonio.

“Coming from New York to San Antonio, it was a huge difference,” OrereAmadu explained of the transition.

“When I first came to visit, I just loved it here.

I loved the atmosphere.

The people, the coaches and my teammates were all great – so I decided, why not?”

Her decision proved to be a great one. Orere-Amadu ended the season with a team high 41 shots and a spot on the 2013-

“I just love playing. I have been playing since I was inside my mom’s womb. I love everything about the sport...”

Happy Orere-Amadu UTSA senior forward

tangs, Orere-Amadu emerged as a breakout star. She earned all-region and all-district honors in both of her years attend-

14 Conference USA (C-USA) Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Orere-Amadu’s passion for soccer is obvious — in her

spare time, she enjoys mentoring

k id s ab out t h e sport.

T h e energetic UTSA forward is in her last year at UTSA and is getting her degree in athletic coaching.

“Just being able to wake up and kick the soccer ball in the morning is a blessing,” Orere-Amadu said.

“I just love playing. I have been playing since I was inside of my mom’s womb. I love everything about the sport, but I think I get most of my passion from seeing the smile on kids’ faces. It’s exciting to see them, knowing that you just being on the field motivates them. It makes them want to play the sport, and it keeps me passionate.”

If her bright personality and passion on and off the field are any indicators, Orere-Amadu will be great at whatever she chooses to do.

of the net just before the half.

The Roadrunners continued their dominating play in the second half by taking a 3-0 lead when freshman midfielder Gracie Knight scored during the 53rd minute.

Knight’s goal was the first of her collegiate career.

The offensive onslaught from UTSA continued six minutes later when freshman Kaja Skare knocked in a header from a corner kick, bringing the score to 4-0.

Orere-Amadu sealed the rout for the Runners by scoring in the 69th minute off another assist from Munson.

Munson played her way into the UTSA record books in the

final game of her collegiate career by racking up eight assists on the season.

UTSA’s defense, led by sophomore goalkeeper Katherine Tesno, shut out the Golden Eagles for the entire game, only allowing 13 total shots and racking up four saves.

The Roadrunners ended their season with a 6-10-2 record overall and a 2-7-1 record in C-USA play. The Roadrunners have six graduating seniors this season and look to improve the squad during the offseason.

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Men’s and Women’s Cross Country The Conference USA Cross Country Championships took place on, Nov. 2 at the University of North Texas, in Denton. The UTSA men’s team placed seventh out of the 11 teams overall with 117 points. Senior Mike Medrano led the men, completing the course in 25:05.8 and finishing in 16th place overall. The UTSA women’s team also placed seventh out of the 11 teams, scoring 168 points. Senior Stephanie Wangui was the top finisher for the women’s team, placing tenth with a time of 17:20.7.

The Birds will be back in action on Friday, Nov. 14 in Fayetteville, Ark. at the NCAA South Central Regional.

Women’s Volleyball The UTSA volleyball team stayed perfect in Conference USA play over the weekend as they swept Southern Miss University, 3-0 with scores of 25-16, 25-22 and 25-13. The win brings the Roadrunners’ win streak to 13 games – now the third-longest win streak in school history. The Roadrunners look to continue their Conference USA dominance against the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Blazers on Friday, Nov. 7.

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