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B O XE D OU T

The UTSA Main Campus is a designated early voting site for the March 1, Texas presidential primary election. Any registered Bexar County voter may vote at the UTSA Main Campus until Feb. 26 in the Applied Engineering and Technology Building (AET 1.100).

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Texas The Texas Tribune reported that in 2015, 12 out of the 251 death row inmates were undocumented.

Whether or not the inmate’s legal status will lead them to being released to ICE for deportation is unclear.

U.S. The parents of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting filed a lawsuit against Freedom Group — the parent company of Bushmaster, which manufactures the AR15 used by the shooter.

The plaintiff’s attornies argue the weapon is “too dangerous to sell to the general public.” Freedom Group is expected to request a dismissal.

World The Pew Research Center recently released its annual report on global internet usage, showing an increase in access as the world’s digital divide shrinks.

The data shows that a median of 54 percent of adults in emerging and developing economies identified themselves as “Internet users” in 2015. This is up from 45 percent in 2014, showing the world’s digital divide between online and offline is shrinking.

Science The invasive Asian toad threatens to destabilize the ecosystem of Madagascar. It is thought that the species arrived via a container ship in the early 2000s. Any animal that consumes the toad also ingests the toxin that its skin secretes and usually dies. Because predators are killed off when they eat the toad, the population growth of the Asian Toad has exploded without check.

ON-CAMPUS MAILBOX POLICY HINDERS STUDENTS FROM VOTING Paul Cobler

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@ThePaisano news@paisano-online.com UTSA is hosting an early voting site in the Applied Engineering and Technology building for the upcoming Texas primary; however, hundreds of UTSA students living on campus will be left out. That is because these students are not registered in Bexar County and have limited mail access.

A mailing address is needed for a student to request a early voting ballot from his or her own precinct, but UTSA’s on-campus housing does not accept mail from the United States Postal Service (USPS).

“The fact that UTSA doesn’t offer free postal services for students living on campus is inconvenient,”

said freshman pharmacy major Elissa Salem. “If I had easier access to mail voting, I would vote,” she said.

On-campus housing has not accepted mail through the USPS for over three years, and the practice was stopped because of lack of use, Director of Housing and Residence Life Dan Gockley said. Gockley states that the university has no intentions to reinstate USPS as one of the carriers residence halls accept.

“I feel like they (UTSA) should make it easier because they want more people to vote, and they want more people’s opinions,” freshman sports management major Jaylon Henderson said.

The UPS Store in the University Center offers USPS services, but to receive mail at the UPS campus store, students must rent a P.O box. They must pay a $10 setup fee and a $10 monthly fee.

“Students should not have to pay to vote,” CAP student Karim Alaoui said.

“Having to pay for voting will discourage voter turnout, and a low voter turnout means the public opinion isn’t being represented.”

According to Robert Cordova, co-voting judge responsible for ensuring proper voting for the UTSA site, Bexar County students can still be registered at an early voting site, but they will be unable to vote in the March 1, Super Tuesday election, because state law requires voters to be registered 30 days prior to an upcoming election.

Cordova recommends students take advantage of the convenience of voting early but added, “I’m not sure what they should do if they aren’t registered in Bexar.”

Yorgos Karayiannis, a freshman business finance major, thinks UTSA needs to offer a solution for all

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students who wish to vote.

“Every student should be able to vote easily and conveniently,” Karayiannis said. “Not every student has a car to go register off campus, and nobody should have to pay for the right to vote.”

“Every student should be able to vote easily and conveniently.”

Yorgos Karayiannis Freshman business major

UTSA Assistant Professor of the Department of Political Science and Geography Dr. Walter Wilson conducted a study surveying faculty attitudes on S.B. 11 (campus carry) at UTSA. The data was collected Feb. 1 through Feb. 10 through an email survey that was sent to faculty. Out of the 1,792 UTSA faculty members, 756 participated, giving the survey a 42 percent response rate. This rate is significantly higher than the student response rate (13 percent) to a similar campus carry survey.

The survey results indicate an overwhelming opposition to campus carry.

Faculty was asked about the concealed handguns in eight campus sites: classrooms, staff and faculty offices, libraries, laboratories, cafeterias, residence halls, sporting events and recreation centers.

Of the respondents, 80 percent of faculty expressed that concealed handguns should be completely banned in the eight areas mentioned.

The survey also asked if S.B. 11 would make employment at UTSA less attractive. The results indicate that 74 percent of respondents believe recruitment would suffer See Faculty , Page 3

Counseling Services now offers after-hours hotline Katelyn Wilkinson Staff Writer

@katelynmarie11 news@paisano-online.com Trained counselors now operate Counseling Services’ after-hours helpline, which is available to the community not only after business hours but also on nights and weekends.

The Counseling Services’ after-hours crisis helpline was formerly handled by the UTSA Police Department.

“In addition to access when we are in the office, on-call counselors can be reached by phone after hours,” said Melissa F. Hernandez, associate director of UTSA Counseling Services.

Previously the after-hours helpline directed students to UTSA PD, and on the next business day, UTSA counselors would follow up on any calls received by the after-hours helpline.

Now, Counseling Ser-

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“They (ProtoCall) are specialists in handling after-hours crisis calls and counseling calls. They work with many colleges and universities across the country,” Hernandez explained.

UTSA Counseling Services was able to hire ProtoCall due to a UT System grant.

When the crisis helpline was channeled through UTSA PD, Counseling Services mostly advertised the helpline only to its clients. The grant from the UT system, however, stipulates that counseling services had to expand the availability of this crisis helpline to all students.

“Now that we have a service, we can advertise this crisis helpline to all students, so it has a greater ability to reach our student population,”

Hernandez explained.

Hernandez said that students who use this service will receive counseling from qualified professionals who know how to help them. The counselors at ProtoCall are specially trained in dealing with the problems of college students.

He r n a n dez additionally said that counseling services will follow up on every call placed to the helpline.

“We (UTSA Counseling Services) will follow up the next business day to see how they are doing, to see if they got their issue resolved and see if we

Counseling Services now offers an after-hours crisis hotline to UTSA students.

can provide any further assistance,” Hernandez said.

The crisis helpline is available to all students and can be reached at (210) 458-4140.

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UTSA Public Administration, Criminal Justice major Freshman Student Government Association Senator Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity member Candidate for Precinct 3 County Comissioner Photo courtesy of Brandon Johnson

Q:

What made you decide to run for county commissioner of precinct 3?

I was looking for positions to run for, just as something to do in my free time, and I saw the position of county commissioner and that a qualification was to be 18 years old. I kept it in my mind as something to look for in the future. The filing deadline was Dec. 15 and on Dec. 13 I saw that no other Democrat had filed to run. So I said, ‘Okay, I know it’s a Republican leaning district,’ but I believe that no one should run without opposition, so I put my name on the ballot.

Q:

If elected, what are some of your goals?

The first thing I hope to see is expansion of infrastructure by 2020. San Antonio is seeing a massive influx of people and our infrastructure, physically, our roads and highways won’t be able to handle that. We need to be prepared for the time that happens, and we should start now. Secondly, I want to start improving drainage in main roads and neighborhoods as well as street lights (especially on the north side around the Camp Bullis area). My greatest goal would be to build a community center for all of Precinct 3.

Q:

What do you hope to accomplish? When is the election?

I want to be an example for our generation, to get us involved in the political process, even if that just means voting, volunteering or even running for a position one day. Right now, across the nation, voter turnout is at an all-time low and voter apathy is at an all-time high. I would like to be the change in the world that I would like to see. The primary election is March 1, and the general election is May 9. Visit www.johnsonforcommissioner.com

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if permit holders can carry his or her guns on campus.

Faculty members were also asked if the implementation of S.B. 11 would affect his or her teaching abilities. The results show that 64 percent of faculty posit that campus carry would alter their teaching abilities. Female and minority faculty members are particularly concerned about their safety with the campus carry law. The survey indicates that 68 percent of female faculty, and 69 percent of minority faculty feel that open carry will cause hindrance to their teaching abilities.

“Campus carry is an idea born of reactionary right wing ideology that is completely irrational, unrealistic, and irresponsible. It is roundly rejected by those who it will affect, likely to result in unnecessary tragedy, and should be repealed immediately,” stated Wilson.

Campus carry takes effect Aug. 1, 2016 and will allow students and faculty with CHL to carry a concealed handgun on campus premises. Private universities can “opt-out” of S.B.11, and so far, not one of the 24 private Texas universities has chosen to implement campus carry. Although public universities must follow the campus carry law, they are allowed to establish some, limited regulations. The law allows for universities to have “gun-free zones,” but states that these zones are limited and cannot generally prohibit licensed gun owners from carry-

ing a concealed handgun.

UT Austin recently established its specific “gunfree” zones. In an open letter to faculty, students and staff, President Gregory L. Fenves stated that he has finalized the campus’ policies with the input of his appointed 24-member task force. Fenves wrote that while he opposes the bill, he must comply with and uphold with the law.

UT Austin has established that concealed handguns will not be allowed in dorms, although there will be some exceptions to the ban. The policy also allows concealed handguns in a dormitory building’s common areas. Employees and staff will be allowed to carry as well as visiting family members at UT Austin once the law takes effect.

Although Feneves said there will not be a campuscarry ban in classrooms, faculty members can ban guns in his or her personal offices (if they do not share an office with another faculty member). People carrying a gun on university property must keep the weapon on him or her at all times. Gun safes are not an exception and will be banned across the UT campus except for in the university dorms. If someone is not carrying his or her gun, the gun must be kept in his or her locked vehicle, or left at home.

President Fenves also stated that every gun must be contained in a holster that protects the trigger. The gun must be

unlocked (not have a bullet in its chamber) cannot be visible, ascollege campuses are exempt from Texas’ new open carry law.

The six “gun-free zones” at UT are: daycare centers, counseling and healthcare facilities and laboratories with potentially dangerous chemicals and materials.

UTSA President, Ricardo Romo appointed a 17-member campus carry task force consisting of faculty and students that recommended “gun-free zones” specific to UTSA. The campus carry task force has made initial recommendations for “gun-free zones” but it has not yet finalized them to present to President Romo, who ultimately will submit the zones to the Board of Regents.

On Dec. 9, 2015 the task force released its preliminary recommendations for “gun-free zones”: Child Development centers and oncampus voting sites as Preliminary Exclusion Zones.

Task Force Vice Chair and UTSA PD Chief Steve Barrera was contacted for an interview on the status of the task force’s campus carry recommendations, however he declined to comment as the task force is still developing its final report for President Romo. According to Barrera, the UTSA task force will have their completed final report for President Romo’s consideration in mid-to-late March.

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Viral to verbal, extend the message past hashtags

Editorial This past weekend, Kesha Rose Sebert was denied a court injunction that would have released her from her contract with Sony Music’s Kemosabe Records, her current record label, and freed her from having to work with record producer and her alleged abuser Dr. Luke.

Sebert — also known as Ke$ha, the pop-star of Billboard Hot 100 hit singles “Tik Tok” and “We R Who We R”— filed a lawsuit against Dr. Luke in October 2014.

The lawsuit was followed by a highly publicized stay at a rehabilitation center for

an eating disorder, which Serbert’s mother attributes to Dr. Luke’s pressuring the star to lose weight.

The popstar’s suit claims that Dr. Luke “sexually, physically, verbally and emotionally abused Ms. Sebert to the point where Ms. Sebert nearly lost her life.” Dr. Luke — who is not a physician — countersued Kesha the same month, claiming the accusations of rape and abuse against him were “false and shocking.” A New York judge denied the injunction that would have allowed Ke$ha to record music outside of her record

label, and she sobbed in the courtroom as the news was delivered.

Sebert’s court outcome follows a continuous cycle of women, who come for-ward as survivors of sexual abuse, to be told that their words are not enough.

This suit follows other recent and long-standing abuse cases against men in the entertainment industry: over 50 women accused entertainer Bill Cosby of rape and sexual harassment; Woody Allen’s former wife Mia Farrow accused the director of sexually abusing their daughter Dylan Farrow;

a videotape showed singer R. Kelly engaging in lewd and sexual relations with an underage girl. In every aforemen-tioned instance, the legal outcome favored the abuser.

Sexual abuse, assault and violence are frowned upon, technically — never-theless, it continues and is condoned in practice.

How much longer will those who were abused be ignored?

Social media shows support — campaigns like #FreeKesha sprout from out-raged fans.

Other artists and celebrities use

the kairos of these events to speak out against rape and abuse. Hashtags and media attention to celebrity endorsements that are wellmeaning are an earnest expression of empathy toward victims of abuse.

Sexual abuse occurs online and IRL (in real life). In two weeks, #FreeKesha will not be trending. No one tweets about #CecilTheLion, one of 2015’s most used hashtags, anymore.

The role of social media and the media role in regard to alleged abuse should be to start a conversation that isn’t just viral, but verbal.

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The death of Associate Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Feb. 13 set the stage for a passionate and hard fought debate in the Senate to determine who will replace him.

Scalia’s death also raises the stakes in an already divisive presidential race by creating a very real possibility that the next president, be it Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders or Jill Stein, will nominate not only Scalia’s replacement, but also nominate a replacement for Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who is expected to retire within the next presidential term.

In life as in death, Scalia was a controversial figure. He was arguably the most conservative member of the United States Supreme Court. He was known to say things such as “mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached,” which, admittedly, is much more offensive out of context than it is in context.

But it is not the time for taking things out of context.

It is not the time for partisan bickering and obstructionist politics. No, there is no time like the present for genuine attempts to understand one another despite our vast differences. In fact, it is only when confronted with our differences that understanding is of any use at all.

In addition to reminding us of one thing we all have in common, Scalia’s death is, in some ways, a vindication of certain conservative principles. Faced with the inexorable press of uncaring time, even the most committed progressive must feel some hint of conservatism; a desire to slow things down and take care, a wariness of powerful forces.

Take, for example, the dissention, written by Scalia, in the case of King v. Burwell, which dealt with the ability of federally regulated exchanges to receive tax credits given to state regulated exchanges by the Affordable Care Act. The dissenting justices argue that because it is the role

of the legislature to write laws and the role of the judiciary to interpret them, the court must interpret the letter of the law. It essentially concludes that inconsistent interpretations of clauses were purposefully made by the court to improve the law’s effectuality, thus undermining the legitimacy of the court’s decision to allow both types of exchanges to receive tax credits.

Whether or not you agree with the dissenting opinion, the principle is sound.

Called textualism, this principle of interpreting the law holds that a legal text’s ordinary meaning, rather than its intended meaning, should determine the interpretation.

And it’s very important that words have consistent meanings, especially in the context of law. Otherwise, we are left with a Kafkaesque world in which the law provides no order; any law that is less than universal cannot ever be more than unjust.

With that said, the subjective category of ‘ordinary meaning’ is definitely problematic.

Regional differences in usage and meaning of words, in the context of textualism, might support another conservative principle, small government, through the implication that governments might, in the interest of the common good, be limited to single speech communities, that is, communities with a shared lexicon, or else risk that differences in culture result in the law being enforced subjectively.

It is far too easy to see only strawman conservatives, warmongering xenophobes, especially in these days of Trump; and too dangerous. Additionally, too often and too easily we internalize the expectations that are set for us, or else assume that others will conform to the expectations we set for them. But expectations are only stereotypes, they offer pleasant half-truths and self-satisfying pomposity, nothing more.

It is neither practical to think of the democratic process as a fight to win or lose, nor our neighbors as potential adversaries. After all, the democratic process was founded upon mutual understanding and compromise.

The death of Associate Justice Scalia provides us with a chance to act upon these democratic values, but, of course, we probably won’t.

Politicans: Hard to like, harder to believe Commentary

Gaige Davila Staff Writer

The horse-race of the 2016 presidential election is in full swing. One spectacle after another, it seems, of baffling musings and actions from one candidate to another.

Aside from the absurdity (Donald Trump, estoy buscando!), we are in the midst of a truly historic election.

The possibility of a woman, Jewish or a self-funded outsider being nominated is worthy of further emphasis.

Nevertheless, this election season has revealed something more astounding: the extreme affiliations and disenchantment of the American electorate. It begs me to question, are Americans voting out of true beliefs, or party and ideology loyalty?

In Marc J. Hetherington and Bruce A. Larson’s book, “Parties, Politics, and Public Policy,” the concept of partisan identification “creating a perceptual screen for incoming political information” is discussed as a cause for favor-

ing the sometimes erroneous actions or policies of party candidates. Taking a look at the social media profiles of candidates, you can find both unabashed support and criticism in comment sections. It seems those who have solidified political leanings are willing to advocate their beliefs vehemently; however, this “perceptual screen” seems to process differing political information as antagonizing.

So what of those who classify themselves as independent or, like a startling amount of people, indifferent?

Americans are angry, furthermore, disenchanted with the political system. This is why candidates like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders really shine. Trump’s uncensored, narcissistic approach to campaigning is met with shock and awe as he ridicules the current state of politics; although he identifies as a Republican, his candor surpasses any hint of party alignment.

On Bernie Sanders’ end, we see continuously growing support for a candidate who shares the same dissatisfaction with “big government” as his celebrity opponent does. Sanders, however, takes a more selfless approach, focusing on social and economic issues of inequality; like

Trump, Sanders’ image of a liberating force in American politics supersedes his partisan identity. The disenchantment of their supporters acts as a “perceptual screen” as well, where anything resembling institutional politics is blurred in favor of the possibility of change.

Both candidates reflect a division in thinking of the American public: those who wish for an ideologicallycentric presidency and those who want change, regardless if the promised aspirations are implausible.

We, as an electorate, have more power than ever before as we grow with the digitalage. The interaction between voter and candidate through social media gives us the ability to utilize a more transparent political culture with the trove of information at our fingertips.

I suggest we utilize the access, and investigate candidates and their platforms without the limiting lenses of party ideology. Although it’s important to acknowledge the historical aspects and to maintain a core of political values, it must be recognized that this election will dictate the immediate future of the United States. We must be pragmatic rather than static in an opportunity for change.­

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February 23 - March 1, 2016

On politics, the public has sighed, not spoken

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Robert Avila Staff Writer

Whether from disbelief, tiredness or sadness, Americans are now sighing deeper and more audibly than they have before in any other presidential election in recorded history.

In a recent independent study conducted by an accredited Tier-One Research University, Americans are now sighing during presidential elections at increasing decibels. The study, which had participants watch debates, read polls and articles, and listen to speeches in environments similar to home and work, revealed that beyond the general emotional frustration involved in the the political process many Americans are now sighing really, really loudly.

Historically, it has been difficult to measure collective sighs as reports before

recording technology were moderately low. The earliest reported presidential campaign sigh was thought to be made by Mary Pope, who in 1860, sighed in a bar in Tennessee during a speech

by Abraham Lincoln with the incident being cited as “the sigh heard around the room.” “He wasn’t as honest as I hoped,” a detailed letter reports her saying.

The 2008 and 2012 elections saw an increase in sighs, as many Americans began recording sighs loud enough for the closest person near them to hear. Now, after the recent republican caucus in South Carolina, many Americans record sighs that can be heard by nearly a few people in any given room.

“It is amazing how quickly we are evolving as the election goes on,” said Professor Arie Sercher head of the department running the study.

“Every new debate seems to crush the participant’s spirit and resolve for our country’s political state creating sighs that are more vocal and frequent. It’s fascinating.”

“I never understood just how often I sighed watching American politics,” said study volunteer Laura Cau-

cus. “After we saw a report on how much Clinton’s Wall Street speeches earned her, I was recorded sighing for nearly 18 seconds.” “I didn’t even realize I was doing it.

I didn’t even know that was possible,” she explained.

Caucus is one of the many subjects experiencing unrealized increased sighing.

Last week, just looking at a picture of Ted Cruz made one woman sigh almost 90 decibels or roughly, the equivalent of a small helicopter.

Though it seems that most participants in the study experienced sighing, some reported to be unaffected, such as Trump supporter Jack Border, who, so far, has not recorded a sigh during the study.

“I was a firm supporter of Deez Nuts when he announced his campaign for presidency.” stated the North Carolina native. “He had a platform that really resonated with my beliefs, and I remember sighing quite deeply when he dropped out.

Thankfully, Trump was able to fill the same role Nuts did for who I will vote for to run this country.”

Sercher explains though the research is sound, there

was still more work to do as not all sighs could be properly recorded. It was difficult to record some sighs, such as during Sanders’ speeches, when he would often yell louder than the equipment could record.

Sercher hopes that the study will help give us a good outline for how presidential elections will be handled in the future.

“People are sighing more and more when it comes to elections and deciding who will represent and run our country,” explains Sercher in regards to the study.

“We may come to see a future where candidates will simply face each other in debates, and attempt to sigh more deeply and with more discontent than the other, while Americans in the audience and at home collectively respond by sighing back,” believes Sercher.

“I predict that by 2020, voting will be simplified by sighing deeply and dishearteningly into a microphone and, based on the tone of their sighs, Americans can more easily choose the exact candidate they didn’t really want but, one who was just barely a better option than the other candidate.”

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l l o P o t Pho What are your thoughts on how Student Government Association represents student interest?

“They represent our interests by bettering the campus and giving us cool things.”

Paul Klaerner

Freshman, business

“Yes, they represent our interests by adding more traditions to our campus.”

Hector Trajo

Freshman, mechanical engineering

“Yeah, I think they do represent our interests since they support all the things that the students want instead of letting the administration choose everything. They are giving students a voice.”

Geneva Carter

Freshman, psychology

Consensus after American cat caucus: they’re all libertarians Satire “I think SGA listens to the interests of those involved, but not the ones that aren’t in it.”

Adriene Goodwin Staff Writer The saying goes: “All cats are libertarians. Completely dependent on others but fully convinced of their own independence.” As a selfproclaimed cat lady, this reflection of sort is an attempt to determine where I stand in political conjunction with my cats. Although they are fiercely fluffy and independent, I’m unsure whether or not I can continue to cohabit with felines if our situation in any way conflicts with their core beliefs. The last thing I want is to infringe on their freedoms.

In their official statement of principles, cats (and their fellow non-feline libertarians) claim “that all individuals have the right to exercise sole dominion over their own lives, and have the right to live in whatever manner they choose, so long as they do not forcibly interfere with the equal rights of others to live in whatever manner they choose.”

It goes without saying that cats are perfectly comfortable exercising sole dominion on all things from the

Jonathan Armstrong

Freshman, political science

Photos of Crookshanks by Adriene Goodwin couch, to that piece of plastic you thought you threw away but apparently not, to your face while you sleep, to your eternal soul. What ought to be further considered is this concept of “forcible interference.” Where do their rights end and mine begin? Do I really have rights if Crookshanks can stretch herself across the most comfortable couch cushions, leaving none for myself?

One might assert, “Just move her.” But how can I bring myself to beseech Crookshanks for any sort of compromise? How can I ask her for selfless consideration of others when Ayn Rand’s belief that “altruism is suicide” resonates with cats across the nation?

As the governing entity in our home, I fear my

presence and oversight is the antithesis to what Crookshanks believes is necessary. Despite random bursts of anarchy in the form of 2 a.m. book shredding, or vomited hairballs wedged deep inside the toe of a shoe, it oftentimes feels as if we are a loving family. While I provide food and shelter for her, I believe love, snuggles and companionship are what make our house a true home. Thus if we create such a warm space for each other and with each other, why is sharing and admitting an

interdependency so blasphemous for cats?

Do the cats of America truly believe life outside without walls is superior to the safety of the sofa?

Outdoor cats only live an average of two years while indoor cats can live until they’re 14. I guess I can’t really stop cats from believing what they believe. But until Crookshanks protests belly rubs and second nap time, I’ll fully accept overruling her dominion as supreme overlord of cats.

Aka, Obama.

“They do a good job of getting our voices heard considering there’s so many students.”

Kelsey Brown

Junior, psychology

“I think they do their best but only benefit those involved. Those in SGA are better off and have more of a say than those not in the club.”

Sophie Shock

Sophomore, history

Photos and quotes by Claudia Jimenez, The Paisano

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Wednesday 2/24 7 p.m.

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Did you miss Luminaria Take Two this past weekend? Not to worry, the festival has evolved into a movable array of events, and one of them is coming to the Tobin Center (100 Auditorium Cir) Wednesday night from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public and will feature choreography performances, experimental films, and interactive art installations. Tickets to the Carlos Alvarez Theater have sold out but there will be a waiting line for admission. For more information, visit their Facebook page.

Thursday 2/25 8 p.m.

Brick For a dose of good music and good times, head over to Brick at Blue Star Complex (108 Blue Star) this Thursday night. Artists featured for the night are The Higher Ups: DJ Kizmit & Ion Signs along with an appearance by Dot. O Sterl Lemoor. Doors open at 8 p.m. The event is free and open to all ages.

Saturday 2/27 6:30 p.m.

“The Alamo” In honor of the 180th Anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo, several organizations in the city of San Antonio have teamed up to provide cultural, commemorative events to the public starting this week. One of these events is the showing of the 2004 film “The Alamo” in Alamo Plaza.

Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets for the viewing this Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday 3/1 2 p.m.

Women’s History Conference The Women’s Studies Institute invites you to the Women’s History Month Conference opening event on Tuesday March 1 at the Retama Auditorium (2.02.02) in the University Center.

Keynote speakers are Dr. Susan Smulyan and Dr. Linda Pritchard, both co-founders of UTSA Women’s History Week.

The theme is “1986 and Beyond: 30 years of Empowerment through Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies.” The event is free and open to the public.

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Binge-drinking and the new college normal

How the rise of alcohol on campuses affects you and your education

Memorie Johnson Staff Writer

@MemorieMJohnson arts@paisano-online.com Binge drinking is defined as having five or more drinks in one sitting during a two-week period.

The rate of alcohol use among college students remains stable. However, binge drinking among college students’ has soared above 40 percent nationwide.

The most current data shows that two out of five male and female students participate in binge drinking; however, binge drinkers have a higher rate of blackouts, which makes data difficult to compile in regards to tracking the amount of drinks a student has had in one sitting.

Two active national data surveys evaluate the drinking behaviors of college students.

According to the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), in 2013, 19 percent of college students, ages 18 to 24, met the criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence. Alcohol abuse or dependence also includes students who binge drink.

High school seniors have shown a decline in alcohol abuse; but, according

to Monitoring the Future (MTF), which provides a yearly national survey evaluating the drinking behavior of young adults, the rise continues among college students.

Currently, the statistics on the effects of alcohol use show more than 1,900 students die from alcoholrelated causes every year, with an additional 600,000 injured from the effects of binge drinking, including blackouts and alcohol poisoning.

Repeated binge drinkers are 21 times more likely to perform poorly in course work, fall behind and miss class, sustain an injury and participate in unprotected sex, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Multiple factors contribute to the rise in binge drinking and include easy access to alcohol, peer pressure and lenient alcohol abuse policies on campus.

Drinking-for-fun comments and jokes geared towards college students only aid in the rise of alcohol consumption. Additionally, college fraternities and sororities are the leading contributor to binge drinking.

According to the most recent data collected between 2002 and 2014 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis-

tration (SAMHSA), alcohol use among adults ages 18 to 25 has remained stable at an average of 60 percent of students consuming alcohol multiple times during a one-month period.

According to the 2015 UTSA Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, liquorlaw violations referred for disciplinary action on campus increased 51 percent between 2012 and 2014.

Liquor-law arrests on campus, however, decreased 46 percent during the same timeframe. Even though the percentage of binge drinkers on campus is not evaluated, the report calls attention to the problem.

In an effort to combat alcohol abuse, UTSA requires incoming freshman under 21 to take the online course AlcoholEDU. The course is meant to educate students on the effects of alcohol use.

Detailed and specific information is given to the effects of high blood alcohol content levels and its repercussions.

The Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) reported that “The UTSA AlcoholEdu program resulted in 85 percent of participants saying the course helped them feel more prepared to handle situations which might come up involving alcohol

But the real meat of the festival will be book presentations by 85 authors (a full list is available on their website).

The presentations will cover a broad range of topics: from memoirs and biographies, to feminism and LGBTQ issues; from conflict at the Mexican border to basketball.

Top attractions this year include presentations by Stephen Harrigan, author of “A Friend of Mister Lincoln”; Skip Hollandsworth, author of “The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America’s First Serial Killer”; and Sesame Street actress Sonia Manzano.

New this year, BookIt-Luncheons will allow groups of eight guests to sit down to an intimate lunch with one of the authors featured at the festival, including Kate Bolick, H.W. Brands and Skip Hollandsworth.

The festival offers four Book-It-Luncheons: three the day of the event and one

the day prior.

Ticket prices are available online and all proceeds benefit the festival.

A full schedule of events will be available in March.

Additional info is available on San Antonio Public Library Founda-

and decisions about drinking.”

The question remains: are the majority of students mature enough to make sensible choices when placed in an alcohol heavy environment?

Jeff Hayes, a licensed psychologist and a Penn State professor of education and psychology, has stated that the group mentality of binge-drinking is one of the main influencers for young adults to start drinking.

“It is important to communicate to students that they are not alone, they are not even in the minority, if they choose not to binge drink,” Hayes explained.

“There are plenty of students who are not drinking —not just binge drinking, but not drinking at all.”

Without funding from UTSA, the Center for Collegiate Recovery (CCR) has been on the Main Campus for about a year and a half.

The mission of CCR is to provide students interested in or currently pursuing recovery and or a sober lifestyle with an environment that not only educates but also helps to establish relationships with similar peers.

Assistant Director of CCR Clayton Sponhaltz has made many strides in providing a healthy environment on campus for students in recovery or seeking

recovery.

“Alvarez Hall will offer housing for students wanting a sober living environment in the fall of 2016,” Sponhaltz stated. This housing will allow students to see sober living as not a taboo topic.

UTSA addresses abusive drinking with education.

Education will not solve the problem.

Informing students of the effects of drinking is an essential tool to lowering the binge drinking rates. Alcohol is easily accessible at parties and events, as well as local bars and drinking establishments located in close proximity to campus.

Opinions that underage and abusive drinking should be handled leniently negatively affects students’ attitudes towards college life and drinking.

It will take a lot more effort and involvement from the University, local owners of drinking establishments and the San Antonio community to reverse the surge in binge drinking rates.

The Center for Collegiate Recovery (CCR) is located on the Main Campus, RWC 1.808.

More information on CCR at http://www.utsa. edu/counsel/recovery/.

San Antonio Book Festival to host over 80+ authors

Preview

Kevin Prichard Contributing Writer @ThePaisano arts@paisano-online.com

Last Tuesday, the San Antonio Public Library Foundation announced a lineup of over 85 local, regional and nationally-acclaimed authors for its 4th annual Book Festival.

The festival is set for Saturday, April 2 and will take place downtown at the Central Library and Southwest School of Art. The festival is free and open to everyone. In years past, the festival has drawn thousands of visitors with food trucks and a host of family-friendly activities.

These activities include panel discussions, recipe demonstrations and interactive activities for kids and teens.

The festival will close with a “Literary Death Match,” in which four authors pitch their work to a panel of judges, a sort of literary American Idol.

tion’s website (saplf. org/festival) and on Facebook, Twitter (@SABookFestival) and Instagram (@ sabookfest).

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Photo Courtesy of The Rape Crisis Center

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sis Center (one of the VM’s beneficiaries), where she interacts with survivors in administrative ways including intakes, appointments and referrals. She has also received training in hotline crisis counseling and hospital advocacy.

Magana-Lopez describes her employment at the RCC as “truly inspiring” and says that “the courage and resilience I get to witness from survivors has encouraged me even more to continue in this fight against sexual violence.” She was inspired to perform in the VM by the resilience of her mother, who had to overcome cultural and social barriers within the system.

“The stories she has told me were similar to some of the pieces in the performance. She could relate to a lot of the feelings shared and I wanted to be a voice for her too in the hopes that the audience would leave the theatre empowered to protect one another and pave a new path of social change every day,” MaganaLopez explained.

To her, performing meant giving back to her community by shedding light on topics that are taboo in contemporary American culture.

“It meant educating the audience on the female experience,” Magana-Lopez stated. She says that her favorite aspect of performing was the camaraderie shared amongst her fellow performers who “put their heart into all of the pieces” with the shared goal of ending violence against women.

The classic noir returns to the the theatre

‘The Vagina Monologues’ ‘The Maltese Falcon’ turns 75 Review

Caroline Traylor News Editor

@carolinetraylor arts@paisano-online.com V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls, that was created by Eve Ensler, the Tony Awardwinning playwright and author of “The Vagina Monologues.” The ‘V’ in V-Day stands for victory, valentine and vagina.

Through local V-Day campaigns, volunteer actresses and college students produce annual performances of The Vagina Monologues (typically near Valentine’s Day) to raise awareness and generate money and attention toward the fight to end gender-based violence worldwide including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM) and human trafficking.

Last week, the Woodlawn Theatre hosted two performances of The Vagina Monologues (Wednesday evening in Spanish and Thursday evening in English) to benefit three San Antonio non-profits: The Rape Crisis Center, the P.E.A.C.E. Initiative, and Family Violence Prevention Services Inc. Volunteer actresses representing a diverse range of ages, races and body types took to the stage (all wearing red, pink and black) to perform a series of monologues. Some of the monologues were hilarious, some of them were heartbreaking, but they all portrayed

a woman’s different experiences with her vagina.

The play is based on a series of interviews with thousands of women (of different ages, races and sexual orientations) conducted by Eve Ensler.

“At first, women were reluctant to talk,” the play begins. “But then you couldn’t get them to stop. They were excited; no one had ever asked them about their vaginas before.”

The opening monologue, “Hair,” describes a woman whose husband is having an affair and blames the affair on her refusal to shave her pubic hair.

The closing monologue, “I Was There in the Room,” describes a grandmother’s sense of awe and reverence for vaginas after she witnesses the birth of her grandchild.

In “I Was There in the Room,” actress Nora Maoui likens the vagina during childbirth to the heart: “The heart is capable of sacrifice.

So is the vagina. The heart is able to forgive and repair.

It can change its shape to let us in. It can expand to let us out. So can the vagina. It can ache for us and stretch for us, die for us and bleed and bleed us into this difficult, wondrous world,” she said.

UTSA communication senior Ethel Magana-Lopez participated in both the English and Spanish performances of the Vagina Monologues this year. For the past 10 months, Magana-Lopez has also served as a Crisis Intervention Specialist/ Front Desk Coordinator at the Rape Cri-

Review

Aidan Watson-Morris Contributing Writer @md_reviews arts@paisano-online.com

“The Maltese Falcon” celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.

The event is being commemorated by screenings at the Bijou, Regal Cinemas and Cinemark Theatres.

John Huston’s directorial debut, the seminal film noir was adapted from Dashiell Hammett’s novel of the same name. It stars Humphrey Bogart as the dashing Samuel Spade and Mary Astor as “femme fatale” Brigid O’Shaughnessy.

When the stunning O’Shaughnessy solicits Spade’s services as a private detective, he is at first happy to oblige—but when his partner is killed under mysterious circumstances, doubts surface about O’Shaughnessy’s true identity.

As the body count increases, Spade has to ward off both the police and his newfound enemies as he attempts to piece together what is really happening.

It is a premise that may seem stale now, but only because of the enormous influence the movie has had on both the noir genre (of which it is considered one of the first major films) and film in general. Fortunately, “The Maltese Falcon” is as fresh as ever, bold and seductive in its highly stylized manner.

Arthur Edeson’s now famous cinematography makes innovative use of low-key lighting. Angles and shadows pervade the screen with shots withholding information until a pivotal visual reveal, sweeping the carpet out from under the audience and forcing them to contenually adjust to an atmosphere of uncertainty and high stakes.

Characters scramble for the only value they can find

in the morally bankrupt, urban landscape they inhabit: money. Even this value is called into question, and the movie leaves on an ambiguous note. Spade’s existentialist fight for meaning in a random and chaotic world resonated with audiences, and the movie’s success was key to the film noir movement of the 1940s.

Huston was meticulous with the movie’s production, despite being given only six weeks to shoot the film and a warning that going over budget would mean the end of his new career at the Warner Brothers studio. He forced Mary Astor to tire herself out running around the set prior to each of her scenes so that she would look nervous and out of breath.

“The Maltese Falcon” is a classic that has not lost its appeal three-quarters of a century later. It will be screened at the Bijou and select Regal and Cinemark Theatres on February 24.

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Raquel Alonzo, The Paisano Luminaria 2015, scheduled on October 23rd and October 24th in the River North neighborhood, dealt with severe weather challenges last year. After a successful Friday rain-plan event and weekend ticketed events, Luminaria has started rolling out performances and art works by scheduled artists in their new Take Two Series, featuring art produced by the artists and makers of San Antonio in order to advance the creative economy of the city.

San Antonio’s premiere art event gets it right with Luminaria Take Two

Raquel Alonzo Staff Writer

@ThePaisano arts@paisano-online.com Luminaria 2015 was planned to be as big as any other Luminaria event in the past.

For this 8th annual festival, there will be various works by musicians, dancers, videographers, photographers, painters and artists scattered around the event for the public to enjoy for the weekend.

Unfortunately, with Oct. 23 and 24 came severe weather alerts and, therefore, delayed outside events for the weekend. Although Luminaria continued to hold some of the festival indoors, works from multiple artists were not able to be shown due to the rain—this is when Luminaria Take Two was created.

Three events were planned for the Luminaria Take Two festival. Three weeks after the dreaded rain, Luminaria held an event for artist Chris Sauter’s “Plato’s Drums” in collaboration with the band Buttercup on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. Sauter had to rebuild his artwork due to the rain destroying his installation.

On Friday, Feb. 19, Luminaria continued to hold its events at the San Antonio

Museum of Art from 8 p.m. to midnight. The museum held free viewings of the “Corita Kent” and the “Language of Pop” exhibitions.

By standing in line for a time ticket, people were able to enter the exhibitions in the allotted time they were given without having to fight crowds to view the artwork. After the exhibition, you could exit and walk around outside to experience the various types of art that surrounded the museum.

Along the sculpture garden, people were able to watch clips of dreamlike imagery in Sarah and Victor Pagona’s “On the Horizon.”

On the other side of the walkway, people waited to see a hybrid performance of cumbia, flamenco and folklorico created by Debora Vasquez and Bianca Sapet with Zombie Bazaar Panza Fusion.

A little further down the path, people witnessed someone dressed in a monkey suit sitting and reading a newspaper in front of flashes of psychedelic graphics

by John Hernandez.

Around the corner, people were getting their pictures taken for 3D prints on flour tortillas at the Convergent Media Collective tent for Tortillas and Technology. Yes, faces were getting printed on tortillas.

Local soul, jazz and R&B musician Alyson Alonzo played a few sets at the event.

For her last song, she sang a sophisticated and enthralling cover of “Pony” by Ginuwine.

Further down the walkway, the Zimbabwe influenced, marimba playing, electronic group called Rattletree played for a large audience. Anyone who listened to this band couldn’t resist dancing along to the interesting and upbeat sounds they created.

Finally, in the west courtyard was award winning filmmaker Sam Lerma and his projection of his film “Olivia,” which showed a woman who dreamt of being a flamenco dancer who destroyed everything in her path with furious dancing.

Between showings of this piece, Lerma displayed the words “Luminaria Take Two” and footage of traffic that was sped up and slowed down between frames.

There was such an abundance of artists and their works that Luminaria had to create another date for other events.

The third and final installment of Luminaria Take Two will be Wednesday, Feb. 24 at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts.

More information is available at LuminariaSA.org.

“Although Luminaria continued to hold some of the festival indoors, works from multiple artists were not able to be shown due to the rain—this is when Luminaria Take Two was created.”

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Stats reveal faults in the Stars An introduction to hockey stats through the Dallas Stars

Brady Phelps Sports Editor

@PaisanoSports1 sports@paisano-online.com Occasionally hockey pundits and executives force the hockey world into a medadriven identity crisis. At the heart of this crisis is the notion that a lack of goalscoring dulls the game and prevents the NHL from attracting new fans.

This narrative ignores the fact that the most popular sport worldwide, soccer, is notoriously low-scoring.

The amount of scoring opportunities, not goals, makes games exciting.

Due in no small part to the high rate at which they create scoring opportunities, the Dallas Stars have recently been lauded as one

of the NHL’s most entertaining teams. The first key to creating consistent scoring chances is the ability to possess the puck.

Hockey is unique in that the object of play is often intentionally surrendered and retrieved by the attacking team, which makes measuring puck possession tricky. In recent years, statistics like Corsi have been used to illustrate possession tendencies.

A “Corsi event” is another name for a “shot attempt,” which includes shots on goal, shots that miss the net, and shots that are blocked by the opposing team. The reasoning behind using shot attempts to measure possession is this: in order to attempt a shot, a team must possess the puck in its offensive zone.

Photo courtesy of Glenn James and the Dallas Stars In only his second season in the league, 23-year-old Swede John Klingberg is third in scoring among NHL defensemen with 48 points in 60 games.

Corsi For (CF) is the amount of Corsi events a team directs at its opponent’s net over a given sample size. Conversely, Corsi against (CA) measures how many events a team allows its opponents to register.

These numbers are often adjusted to exclude power plays and penalty kills to more accurately depict how teams compare at even strength. They are also score-adjusted to reflect the tendency to surrender more CA when protecting a multi-goal lead.

Corsi For per 60 (CF/60) and Corsi Against (CA/60) represent how many Corsi events occur for every 60 minutes of action.

The Stars are second in the league in CF/60 at even strength, but are right around league average in CA/60. When CF and CA are added together, it is clear that Stars lead the league in total Corsi events per 60 – they are considered a “high-event” team.

Corsi For Percentage (CF%) is calculated by dividing a team’s CF in a given time frame by the total amount of events registered over that same span.

According to stats.hockeyanalysis.com, whose data comes from official NHL game reports, the Stars have registered a 53.5 CF% at even strength in 60 games this season. This means that 53.5 percent of all evenstrength Corsi events are in the Stars’ favor, placing them second overall in the league

in that category, behind only the Los Angeles Kings.

Put simply, this means the Stars spend more time attacking their opponents’ net than defending their own.

While the Stars create more offense than almost anyone, the risks they take allow their opponents plenty of opportunities – best illustrated by the chart below,

courtesy of war-on-ice.com.

“Defense wins championships” is a cliché that often rings true in hockey, so concerns about the Stars’ ability to translate this style into playoff success are legitimate – even though they’ve spent all season at or near the top of the league.

But the Stars are a team that has played only one

playoff series since 2008, in a market where icing an exciting product is necessary to keep people watching.

The Stars’ average attendance this season is 18,329, or 98.9 of arena capacity.

Compared to the 2011-12 season’s 14,226 average (76.8 percent capacity), it is clear that the high-risk, high-reward style helps fill the seats.

NHL Team Comparison: High-Danger Scoring Chances For & Against, 2015-16

On-Ice High-Danger Scoring Chances Against, Per 60 Minutes

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Feb. 23, 2016 Graphic courtesy of war-on-ice.com Scoring chances For & Against Per 60

On-Ice High-Danger Scoring Chances For, Per 60 Minutes

• The x and y-axes represent High-Danger Scoring Chances (HDSC) For and Against. HDSCs are the most successful types of chances — like shots off the rush and rebounds — that occur in areas where teams have the highest shooting percentages.

• The teams furthest to the right on the x-axis generate the most HDSC For per 60 minutes. The Stars and San Jose Sharks pace the league with about 13 HDSC For/60, and they rank second and eighth, respectively, in Goals For per 60.

• The teams highest on the y-axis allow the most HDSC Against per 60 minutes. There are only a few teams that surrender more prime opportunities than the Stars – one

of them being the Colorado Avalanche, the Rampage’s NHL affiliate. Whereas the stars are high-event offensively and defensively, the Avs are a high-event defensive team and low-event offensive team.

• The bubbles’ color represents Scoring Chances (SC) For and Against per 60 minutes (Note the difference between HDSC and SC; all HDSC are SC, but not all SC are high-danger).

• The darker the purple, the more total chances occur; the darker the red, the fewer. The Stars pace the league in this category; they generate almost 3 more SC For/60 than the next-best team, and only 11 of the NHL’s 30 teams allow more SC Against/60.

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UTSA wins big in final home game

Bowie thanks home crowd with dominant performance UTSA MEN’S BASKETBALL

Anthony Suniga Staff Writer

@Paisanosports1 sports@paisano-online.com Despite having a tough season, the UTSA men’s basketball team came to play on Saturday, Feb. 22, defeating the Southern Mississippi Eagles in a 74-53 victory.

The game was not only a stunning victory for UTSA, but also the last home game of the season.

In his last home game as a Roadrunner, senior guard Ryan Bowie led the Roadrunners with 24 points and seven rebounds.

UTSA’s last game against Southern Miss was an 8770 loss in late January; this time, UTSA responded with a strong defensive effort and sharp shooting – they finished the game having shot 51 percent from the field, 63.6 from the 3-point

line and 83.3 from the free throw line.

The Roadrunners showed signs of aggression early as they started with a man-toman full-court press. Commitment to defense was a major factor in UTSA’s win.

“I think it all started with our defense. We were really focused and the energy was great,” said Head Coach Brooks Thompson. “We were guarding, there was no doubt about that. We tried to do everything we could to give them no momentum.”

Southern Miss had a tough time executing their 2-3 zone defense. UTSA shot almost 60 percent from the field and 10-for-15 from beyond the arc to give themselves a 42-31 lead going into halftime..

Junior guard J.R. Harris heated up quickly, making 5-of-6 from the 3-point line and finishing the first half with 15 of UTSA’s 42 points.

The second half told a similar story; the Roadrunners continued to outwork the Eagles. The game seemed to slow down on the offensive end, but the Roadrunners made the difference by crashing the boards and applying man-to-man pressure. UTSA grabbed 25 of their 39 rebounds in the second half, outnumbering Southern Miss’ 21 rebounds.

Junior forward Phillip Jones led UTSA with 11 rebounds, including nine in the second half. Jones also connected for two crowdpleasing alley-oops assisted by sophomore guard Christian Wilson.

With 40 seconds left in the game, Ryan Bowie received a standing ovation from the crowd as he stepped off the court.

As the game concluded, the crowd chanted, “Bowie, Bowie, Bowie!”

Bowie has excelled in his

last season as a Roadrunner, leading the team with 18.1 points and seven rebounds per game. He has started every game and scored over 25 percent of the Roadrunners’ total points this season.

“It’s a lot of mixed emotions. I feel that I have a bright future ahead. I came a long way; years ago I didn’t think I’d be in a situation like this…it’s a blessing to even be here. I’m real thankful, real grateful,” Bowie said after the emotional game. “Going to war with these guys is something I will always cherish.”

The Roadrunners (5-23, 3-12 C-USA) still have more work to do as they prepare for their last road trip of the season. Next, they will square off against Charlotte (10-17, 6-8 C-USA) on Feb. 25 which will be followed by a trip to Norfolk, Va. to play Old Dominon (15-12, 8-6 C-USA) on Feb. 27.

Brady Phelps, The Paisano Senior guard Ryan Bowie leads UTSA in scoring and rebounds this season.

San Antonio FC holds first training camp Squad includes former Scorpions, MLS players SAN ANTONO FC Johnee Jasso Staff Writer

@johnee_thegreat sports@paisano-online.com San Antonio’s new soccer franchise, San Antonio FC, held its inaugural training camp this past weekend to prepare for the 2016 United Soccer League (USL) season.

San Antonio was awarded the USL franchise in January, and Spurs Sports & Entertainment agreed to a 20-year lease to run all operations within Toyota Field along with the purchase of the USL franchise. The new

franchise will be run alongside teams such as the San Antonio Spurs, Silver Stars and Rampage.

The USL and MLS are collaborative leagues that partner to enhance the development of professional players in North America. The partnership has resulted in full integration between the two leagues.

San Antonio’s affiliation with the USL is considered a more promising route to Major League Soccer (MLS) than the former San Antonio Scorpions’ affiliation with the National Soccer League (NSL); 5 of the last 7

teams to join the MLS went through the USL first.

San Antonio FC’s current roster includes former San Antonio Scorpion midfielder Rafael Castillo and former Chicago Fire forward Jason Johnson. Head Coach Darren Powell has the task of training and conditioning the talented professionals to prepare for their debut.

Coach Powell is optimistic about the city and its new soccer club.

“I’m super excited for the opportunity,” said Powell.

“The players are great, and the people of San Antonio have been phenomenal.”

The focus on training camp seemed to be more physical than tactical.

“We haven’t really gotten the tactical, competitive side out yet,” Coach Powell explained. “We want to make sure the guys feel confident and understand the physical requirements of the game.

The work rate is good. The quality needs to improve, but that will happen.“ San Antonio FC makes its USL debut on Sunday, April 3 against the Seattle Sounders. Their first home game will be on Saturday, April 9 against the Swope Park Rangers.

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UTSA wins 3-of-5 at home

UTSA SOFTBALL Chris Herbert Contributing Writer

@HerbieGibbs sports@paisano-online.com

Brady Phelps, The Paisano Junior infielder Kaley Pyles starts to run the bases as her first home run of the season sails over the fence.

With a victory over the University of North Dakota, two wins over Virginia and two losses to Tulsa on Saturday and Sunday, the Roadrunners finished the UTSA Classic with three wins, improving their record to 5-5.

UTSA started the weekend strong, defeating North Dakota 8-1 on Friday.

UTSA scored all eight runs in the first four innings and

North Dakota scored their lone run in the fourth.

Sophomore Kendall Burton – a 2015 second-team All-Conference USA center fielder – scored first in the bottom of the first inning.

Junior pitcher Chelsea Parker allowed only two hits in five innings, evening her record at 2-2.

Both of the games against Virginia were close, ending in 5-4 wins for UTSA, but the Roadrunners struggled mightily against Tulsa.

On Saturday, the Roadrunners were shutout 6-0.

On Sunday, the Roadrunners only scored once as

they were defeated 10-1 by the Golden Hurricanes.

Junior infielder Kaley Pyles’ first home run of the season was UTSA’s lone run against Tulsa.

Three Roadrunner errors in the third inning led to four runs from the Hurricanes. Tulsa then scored four more in the fifth inning and two more in the sixth.

“The first game, their pitcher was very dominant against our offense, but it didn’t show as much because we didn’t do anything at the plate,” said UTSA’s Head Softball Coach Michelle Cheatham. “In the

second game, we had opportunities, but completely shot ourselves in the foot defensively.”

Overall, Cheatham was pleased with the performance of the team over the weekend, but felt that it could have been better.

“We take a lot of pride in playing on our home field.

Every home game should be a win, so we’re disappointed winning only 3-of-5,” lamented Cheatham.

The UTSA Softball team (5-5) will continue their season on Friday, Feb. 26 at the Ole Miss Classic in Oxford, Miss.

UTSA baseball wins home opener over UConn

UTSA BASEBALL Tucker Reaves Contributing Writer

@PaisanoSports1 sports@paisano-online.com Sophomore infielder Skyler Valentine scampered home on a wild pitch to give the UTSA baseball team a 2-1 season-opening win over the University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies on Friday night.

Junior catcher Mason George started things off in the bottom of the ninth with

a leadoff double followed by a single off Valentine’s bat. Senior infielder Tyler Straub hit a ground ball that got George thrown out at home, but it also moved Valentine to third base, where he would eventually score the game-winning run. It was Valentine’s second run scored on the day as he also hit a homerun in the second inning that tied the game at 1-1.

While Valentine was the offensive hero of the game, sophomore pitcher Chance

Kirby was undoubtedly the game’s MVP. Kirby was nearly perfect as he pitched over seven innings; his only blemish was a home run in the second.

Kirby relentlessly pounded the strike zone and consistently frustrated Huskie hitters as he struck out six and walked only one.

However, it was senior Patrick Herbelin who picked up the win on Friday night with a strikeout that stranded a UConn runner on third base and ended the

top of the ninth inning.

“It boiled down to just a few mistakes and luckily we were just a hair better,” said UTSA’s Head Coach Jason Marshall, who was very pleased with the team’s performance. “Winning is great, but winning on opening night is even better.”

A three-run homer by senior infielder Geonte Jackson lifted the Roadrunners over the Huskies again on Saturday. The 6-5 win was clinched. Sophomore pitcher Ben Brookover’s ninth-

inning RBI on his first hit of the season secured the win for the Roadrunners.

On Sunday, the Roadrunners led the Huskies 6-4 going into the eighth inning, when UConn scored 5 runs.

The game ended with the Huskies winning 9-6.

UTSA will play three home games in three days against McNeese state, starting on Friday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. Conference play begins with a three-game home stand against Rice on Friday, March 18.

Andrea Velgis, The Paisano Senior pitcher Aaron Burns was the starter for Sunday’s game, but was replaced in the third inning.