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UTSA The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will begin construction on UTSA Blvd. and Ximenes Drive, expanding the existing two lanes in both directions.

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UTSA has seen an increase of non-tenured faculty in the past decade. Despite growing national demand for adjunct faculty, these professors face less than ideal conditions.

The Eagle Ford Shale oil region accumulated $87 billion for the state last year, according to a study by the University of Texas at San Antonio Institute for Economic Development.

In order to reach Tier One status, UTSA has hired more research professors who focus primarily on research while teach-

ing one or two classes per semester. Because these professors teach only a few courses, the university often uses fulltime and part-time lecturers. A lecturer III and a senior lecturer can have contracts of three years, health benefits and matching retirement funding. They tend to earn a higher salary than a lecturer I or II. Lecturers I and II are considered part-time and are, therefore, adjuncts.

Adjuncts usually earn $3,000 to $5,000 per course and often teach at more than See ADJUNCT, page 3

TEXAS Lorenzo Garcia News Editor

news@paisano-online.com On Sept. 29, Texas Senators Leticia Van de Putte and Dan Patrick battled each other during the first and only debate of the race for Lieutenant Governor of Texas. Patrick’s overtly aggressive opening set the tone for the debate.

“You know in the race for Lieutenant Governor,

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State senators and Texas lieutenant governor candidates Dan Patrick and Leticia Van de Putte faced one another in their only debate of the election season. On Sept. 30, the candidates discussed immigration, health-care and education policies.

there’s never been such a clear difference between two candidates,” opened Patrick, emphasizing the political and gender difference between Van de Putte and he. “I know her well, I like her. But, she’s out of step with Texans on almost every issue,” he said.

Patrick would build upon this “out of step” description of Van de Putte throughout the hour, portraying her as someone unSee DEBATE, page 3

Streetcar initiative down, but not out Dr. Alan Peterson explains the nuances of PTSD in U.S. veterans Daryl Smith / The Paisano

Patrick and Van de Putte face off

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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced his resignation Sept. 23.

Holder, who has served as attorney general for six years, will remain in the post until a successor is confirmed.

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news@paisano-online.com UTSA held an event titled “Moving People by Rail Within Cities” on Sept. 25.

“Streetcars: Mode of the Past or Mode of the Future?” was a lecture developed by Jason Rodriguez, the project manager for VIA Metropolitan Transit.

The lecture touched on the history of San Antonio’s

transportation infrastructure while emphasizing the potential for the future development of streetcars.

Rodriguez began the discussion with a brief presentation on the first use of streetcars in San Antonio during the midst of the Great Depression in 1933.

Back then, there were 19 streetcar routes in San Pedro Springs, which quickly became too expensive to maintain due to low rider-

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Sexual safety has been a heavily covered topic since the ‘80s, but even with government programs, community outcries, celebrity endorsements and organizations dedicated to raising awareness of the risks of unsafe sex, condom usage is not as widespread as it could be. Many people see condoms and other prophylactics as dirty, embarrassing and inconvenient — the PLAY Campaign is looking to change that mindset.

The “Please Look After

Yourself” Campaign, in association with the UT Health Science Center and Texas Department of State Health Services, has served the San Antonio area for two years. The non-profit’s mission is to de-stigmatize

condom usage while promoting safe, consensual and healthy sexual activity.

The PLAY Campaign’s target audience is collegeage adults, which is the most at-risk age group for HIV infection in Texas. San Anto-

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nio specifically has some of the highest rates of HIV and STDs in Texas; Bexar County is ranked third in Texas for HIV infection.

To help prevent the spread

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Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protestors have assembled in Hong Kong, blocking off major thoroughfares throughout the city.

The protestors are asking for the chief executive of the city to step down so they can elect a leader by vote.

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In a post-9/11 world, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a household name.

The disorder is discussed on television, in news, within books, during movies — everywhere. However, despite the exposure, psychologists still understand little about the condition — a fact that Dr. Alan Peterson is determined to change.

Peterson, a professor in the UTSA department of psychology and director of both the STRONG STAR Consortium and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD, gave a lecture on PTSD and traumatic brain injury (TBI) to a group of UTSA students and faculty on Sept. 23. Peterson first pointed out the lack of PTSD research during his time deployed to Iraq and has since worked almost non-stop to fill that absence.

According to Peterson, diagnoses of PTSD were rare before 9/11. “It’d been over 30 years since the last big war. There just wasn’t any real expertise in the field yet,” Peterson explained.

“It’s all about the blast — that’s where it all starts.”

Peterson spent the majority of the lecture explaining the research results conducted by STRONG STAR under his guidance. Funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, STRONG STAR — which Peterson wrote the

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Protection: San Antonio non-profit provides free sex education to students From Page 1

of HIV and other STDs, the PLAY Campaign offers a large variety of free educational classes, programs and services. Some of these, such as Oh Snap! — a collaborative effort to prevent and reduce substance abuse and transmission of HIV among college-age minority young adults — can be found on UTSA’s campuses.

These classes can be ar-

ranged for groups of five or more students. The 90-minute classes focus on the importance of condom usage, the effect of substance abuse on condom usage and prevention of STD and HIV infection. They welcome fraternities, sororities, student organizations or just groups of students who want to promote sexual health to their peers.

The PLAY Campaign offers other services as well,

such as connecting students to clinics that provide low cost or free STD testing services and mailing free condoms directly to a student’s home. However, one of their greatest services to the San Antonio community is the distribution of condoms to businesses throughout the city.

Currently, the PLAY Campaign distributes condoms and dental dams to 29 unconventional business lo-

cations, which include several tattoo parlors, the Block food truck and patio bar and a few local barbershops.

They are looking to supply more local businesses to improve prophylactic availability in the community.

These services, as well as their home delivery service, are completely free for both businesses and individuals. Their only guideline is a limit of 100 condoms per order for an individual.

If you’re an individual who would like to gain more knowledge on how to keep yourself sexually healthy, you’re welcome to visit them at their office, or contact them through social media or email. They also welcome volunteers who can participate in their programs Play Patch and Play Peer Ally. For more information on how to get involved, contact the PLAY Campaign by their Facebook page or email.

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Streetcars: VIA continutes to push plans for a downtown streetcar system in spite of discontinued support from the city council From Page 1

ship.

As a result, a series of subdivisions were created in order to map out a grid pattern. The pattern helped

driguez, the cars were sold to pay off city debt, saving the city from defaulting.

Moving forward, Rodriguez illustrated the impact of population growth from

town area interconnected by streetcars, emphasizing the potential for redevelopment, job creation and improved traffic conditions.

“The point should lie in

search, Richard Tangum, introduced the panel, which featured Edward Cross, Bill Barker, Dale Dugan and Rodriguez. Dugan began the conversation by arguing

“The point should lie in relieving congestion by investing in roadways.”

Jason Rodriguez

Project Manager for VIA Metropolitan Transit

people walk from their homes to the streetcars with ease and operated at a five-cent fare.

Meanwhile, the bus system, implemented earlier in 1925, began to establish bus routes in non-rail areas.

As roads were paved to support the growing bus system, the automobile — now cheap due to the innovation of the assembly line and the oil boom — rose to popular use by San Antonians.

While the bus system survived the Depression era, the streetcar system did not. According to Ro-

30,000 in 1880 to an estimated 2.7 million by 2040.

According to Rodriguez, it is important for San Antonians to look at various ways to improve the city.

He compared the estimated population to that of Travis County, insisting that the issue should be addressed now rather than later. He then presented his proposal for new modern streetcars, arguing that their implementation would benefit the city.

He showed the audience artist renderings of a San Antonio with its down-

relieving congestion by investing in roadways that would improve the function of how we use our land and

that citizens should learn by what other cities are doing.

His first point urged for

that some cities, such as Seattle, have adopted the bicycle as an alternative mode of transportation. For the same to happen in San Antonio, land development must be carefully considered, Dugan explained.

Following this, Barker took the floor and proposed the creation of new communities arranged in an alternative pattern to keep up with changing markets.

“People can barely afford to pay rent and other expenses already. This transportation can lessen the cost of gas itself,” he added.

would increase the capacity of the city’s transportation network, increase prosperity and raise property values — half of the revenue of which would go to San Antonio school districts.

The millennial generation was a big focus toward the end of the discussion.

Dugan stressed the importance of attracting fresh talent to the city.

“This is a generation that has grown up during one of the nation’s hardest recessions and periods of college loan debt. (Millennials) will not have a lot of money af-

“People can barely afford to pay rent and other expenses already. This transportation can lessen the cost of gas itself.”

Bill Barker

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UTSA’s director of Urban and Regional Planning Re-

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Rodriguez also stated that people concerned with the cost of construction need to know the development of a streetcar system

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PTSD: Dr. Alan Peterson lends a hand to United States veterans suffering from PTSD From Page 1

original grant proposal for — is currently the world’s largest research consortium.

As director, Peterson manages more than 30 ongoing studies that look into the prevention and treatment of combat-related PTSD. “What came out of these studies,” he summarized, “was that it became apparent that blast trauma is the main cause of almost everything: PTSD, traumatic brain injury, amputations, burns. Most medical conditions (military personnel) are suffering from coming

out of these wars is related to blast injury.” According to Peterson, blast explosions account for over 80 percent of all combat-related injuries.

“We’re really doing the first big research study to evaluate how well the treatments that work with civilians will carry over to military personal,” Peterson said in regards to potential treatments for blast trauma PTSD. “The most successful treatment right now for non-military PTSD is what’s called cognitive behavioral therapy – talk-type therapy,

like counseling. But there are specific ways it needs to be done.” One method is evidence-based psychotherapy, which combines medications with regular counseling sessions.

To help further research in the area, Peterson worked with UTSA’s department of psychology to create a new Ph.D. program with an emphasis in military health psychology.

“It’s very interesting, and it’s certainly informing people about the issues that are confronting us with brain injury cases,” said Dr. George Perry, UTSA’s dean

of the College of Sciences.

“There’s probably more people affected by brain injury than there are people with Alzheimer’s disease, so I think Dr. Peterson’s research is of extreme importance right now.”

“Working with individuals who’ve been exposed to horrific things, and helping change the direction of their lives so they can move on, have probably been the most rewarding part of my work,” Peterson said. “I’ve seen people make tremendous changes in their lives. It hasn’t always been easy, but it’s always been worth it.”

Adjunct: the widening gap between adjunct and tenured professsors From Page 1

one college. Because lecturers are considered parttime, they do not receive any health benefits. Lecturers I and II can sometimes teach up to four classes per semester, which is the same course load as that of a fulltime senior lecturer.

Dr. Jesse Zapata, vice provost for academic and faculty support and vice provost for UTSA’s Downtown Campus, acknowledged the growing reliance on adjunct professors as a problem.

Zapata stated that the provost is aware that some of the adjuncts work at more than one college. In order to provide stability he recommended that professors teach three or four classes at UTSA, rather than divide their time between two universities.

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Zapata also stated that the provost is working to improve the standards for non-tenured professors by offering contracts for senior lecturers and lecturer IIIs. The provost is also looking into ways to raise full-time non-tenured professors’ salaries. However, Zapata also stated that in the upcoming university budget the faculty would have a salary freeze.

According to some adjunct professors, who asked that their names not be used, part-time professors and senior lecturers might be afraid that if they criticize the university’s policy over issues such as salaries and promotions, their teaching contracts may not be renewed.

Each department is responsible for hiring adjunct faculty; however, as

one professor explained, guidelines for hiring and retaining lecturers are vague. According to the UTSA handbook of operating procedures, criteria used in the promotion for Lecture I faculty is developed at the discretion of the department.

According to one source, some professors fear that poor student evaluations could mean that their contracts do not get renewed.

In order to have strong student evaluations, some instructors may make their courses easy. UTSA Bluebook is an online website created by UTSA that allows the public to access information about professors and courses. It suggests that professors who teach introduction level courses receive higher-rated student evaluations than tenured

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The handbook of operating procedures (section 2.50) states that promotion from Lecturer I to Lecturer II requires approval from the dean and a review of the recommendation by the vice president for Finance and Administrative Services of UTSA. The tenure process, Zapata explained, is much more rigorous, and involves steps such as peer reviews and dean recommendation to the provost (hop 2.50).

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Debate: candidates finally meet one-onone several months after the primary From Page 1

able to keep up with a fast changing political culture.

Van de Putte, stuck to her strong stance on education, spending most of the hour trying to pin Patrick for his public education cuts. The re-occurring issue throughout the debate — other than strong offensive tactics — was the Texas tax structure.

During the Texas Tribune festival last weekend, Patrick explained that he would like to reduce Texas’ reliance on property taxes to fund public education by switching the burden to the sales tax. Van de Putte scrutinized the plan, stating that it would only be viable if Patrick raised the sales tax. Patrick retorted that if it came to that, he would only approve increasing the sales tax “by a penny or two.”

Van de Putte quickly responded: “There’s two people standing on this stage, and I’m the only one that doesn’t want to raise your sales taxes.”

Unfazed, Patrick responded that Van de Putte was being disingenuous about her own tax strategy, claiming, “My opponent is the one that wants to raise every tax she can find.”

The candidates’ responses to moderator Ross Ramsey’s questions about their stances on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and education spending were less fluid from countless practice rounds taken during their campaign trails.

When asked about the ACA, Van de Putte stated that she supported the expansion of Medicaid to insure poor adults not able to find coverage under the current system. She jabbed at Patrick by highlighting that other Republican majority states had taken that path.

Van de Putte continued her criticism of Patrick — reminding viewers that Patrick’s vote was one of many that helped pass billion dollar cuts to public school financing during the economic recession in 2011.

However, the accusation did little to slow Patrick’s pace.

“We had a choice,” said Patrick in reference to the education cuts. “Conservative Republicans decided not to raise your taxes and instead cut several billion dollars from education funding.” Van de Putte quipped that this led to the elimination of over ten thousand teaching positions, a notion that Patrick dismissed as minor in consideration of the effect raising taxes would have had on the Texas economy.

Although the conversation was heated from the beginning, the mention of abortion set the two candidates — and their supporters — ablaze.

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OPINION

September 30 - October 7, 2014

Editorial

Online and out of mind: social media activism Like it or not, social media is entrenched in our society. What was once a simple way for friends to share photos and updates about their personal lives has become a tool for political and social change.

Two years ago, the Kony 2012 video campaign went viral on all channels of social media. The video demanded that Ugandan guerilla warfare leader Joseph Kony be brought to justice for turning African children into soldiers and sex slaves. Over 50 million people viewed the video — but critics claim that the message was overly simplistic.

Buzz about the video ended almost as swiftly as it began.

As of last March, President Obama had deployed 150 Special Operations personnel to search for Kony.

It is unclear whether or not widespread attention was the

cause for this action.

Social media activism is also used on a much smaller scale. As the November elections draw closer, many campaigns are active on Twitter and Facebook, which they use as a megaphone for spreading their messages.

On Sept. 4, gubernatorial underdog candidate Wendy Davis visited UTSA to appeal to student voters. Before Davis spoke, an organizer for her campaign stopped to take a selfie, which he hashtagged #GenWendy #GetRowdy #NoFilter.

Undoubtedly, this photo was taken to entice the millennial generation of voters — a target audience for many candidates.

Social media is an effective tool for garnering attention, but can it be used to effectively mobilize people?

Senior political science major Eddy Zerbe has worked for Mobilize, Organize, Vote,

Empower (MOVE), a nonprofit organization dedicated to voter registration and civic engagement.

He believes that social media can be used effectively as a tool for spreading information; however, “People are satisfied by retweeting or favoriting (a tweet) and don’t actually do anything to help a movement. (It’s) lazy activism.”

While mobilizing activists can be a challenge, social media can be an empowering tool for people whose voices were previously silenced.

According to the Pew Research Center, almost 90 percent of U.S. citizens actively use the Internet, and 58 percent of people use smartphones. Of Internet users, an astounding 71 percent had a Facebook account in 2013 and 63 percent checked their Facebook daily.

Sites such as Facebook and Twitter have been an impor-

tant tool for grassroots activists. Since the protests of Ferguson, Mo., Twitter has actively been used to coordinate protests and inform fellow members of the community.

Twitter has allowed anyone with a smartphone or Internet connection to voice his or her opinion unfiltered and without constraint to anyone who will listen.

Sure, social media activism has become a source of liberation for many, but users need to be wary of its limitations.

While these sites can easily facilitate discourse, users can become trapped in a cycle of superficial arguments that ignore deeper issues. After all, 140 characters or less is hardly enough when arguing about international conflict or gender discrimination.

If someone is sharing information or updates from a carefully crafted campaign,

are they really expressing their opinion, or simply falling into an advertising trap?

In the last 10 years, politics have become increasingly polarized. If bipartisan agreement is to be reached and reform made, it’s time for people to start really talking to each other, rather than trying to get likes.

Ultimately, social media is what we make it. Each account is unique to its user.

Typing from the safety of a computer may seem easier than confronting someone in person, but the same rules of courtesy should be observed online, just as they would be in person.

Social media is a part of our lives and isn’t going anywhere.

As activism changes, we must remember that it takes more than a “like” to make change happen.

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A c t i n g a ‘ c o l o r ’ : t h e i r o n y o f wo r d s I was w a l k ing with a friend around campus and we o v e r heard a comment — made by a black female — about someone “acting black.”

I do not enjoy hearing such comments come from any ethnic group, particularly my own. These comments marginalize the group and person making those comments.

“I never thought of it like that,” she said. My friend went on to say that she believed the comments were sometimes right.

My initial reaction was to grab her by the arm, sit her down and explain exactly why a comment that places

an entire group into one category was never right. I didn’t do that. Instead I reiterated that marginalizing your own ethnic group was a destructive practice not only to her, but also to the people within her ethnic group.

So why are black men and women using the phrases “acting white” or “acting black”?

Essentially, by making these comments, black men and women are typecasting themselves and their entire ethnic group. When someone says, “Why is that person acting black or white?” or, “He’s acting black or white,” they are saying that the popular and singular perception of their ethnic group is correct and that everyone within their ethnic group is exactly the same.

The idea that an entire

ethnic group acts a certain way and should be defined in that manner needs to be eradicated.

Is it even possible to act a color? The Oxford Dictionary defines color as, “the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light.”

Unless the performer has a spectacular ability to portray spectrums of light, “acting a color” is impossible.

I realize that by using a dictionary definition of the word “color” that I may have taken the phrases “acting white” or “acting black” too literally, but isn’t using those expressions in regard to an entire ethnic group even more preposterous?

A consensus on the origins of “acting a certain color”

does not exist, but one thing is certain, when the phrase is used, it is used to denigrate the ethnic group that it’s commenting on. There is nothing more ironic than when a black man or woman uses either phrase.

The irony exists because a black man or woman who chooses to use the terms is succumbing to the social and racial prejudice that they say they’re trying to overcome.

What’s even more troublesome is the fact that many of the men and women who use the terms aren’t even aware of what they’re doing.

The terms “acting black” and “acting white” have become so prevalent in society that even President Barack Obama felt compelled to speak out against the terms and their overarching impact.

“The notion that there’s some authentic way of being black, that if you’re going to be black you have to act a certain way and wear a certain kind of clothes, … that (notion) has to go, because there are a whole bunch of different ways for AfricanAmerican men to be authentic,” Obama said.

While these comments refer to African-American men, the message of the comments is universal as summarized by Obama: “You don’t have to act a certain way to be authentic.”

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September 30-October 7, 2014

Actors from the London Stage arrive at UTSA arts@paisano-online.com The UTSA Friends of Shakespeare and the UTSA Department of English are hosting the Actors From the London Stage for a performance of “Much Ado about Nothing” on Oct. 1, 3 and 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Arts Building Recital Hall on UTSA’s Main Campus.

The touring group consists of five British actors from prestigious touring companies such as the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, the English Touring Opera and the Royal National Theatre.

Dr. Kimberly Fonzo, the co-chair of the Shakespeare residency, said that “Shakespeare’s not only meant to be read on the page. It’s meant to be seen, and we don’t often get to see classically-trained actors putting on Shakespeare.”

The actors — Al Barclay, Paul O’Mahony, Claire Redcliffe, Georgina Strawson and Jack Whitam — direct themselves and perform multiple roles in the play, which features minimalist costumes and set design.

“The thing about (the minimalist production) is

that it gets you to focus on the language,” Fonzo said.

“In Shakespeare’s time, people spoke about hearing a play, not seeing a play, so I think this kind of performance is in the spirit of those original performances that focused more on the words and the emotions.”

During their tour, the Actors From the London Stage will visit seven universities — including Notre Dame and UT-Austin — for one week each. On top of performing “Much Ado about Nothing,” they will also visit classrooms where they will host workshops on everything from the language of Shakespeare to public speaking.

The actors first started working on their production of “Much Ado about Nothing” in mid August.

“It’s five actors in a room, and we’ve got four weeks to come up with a play,” Claire Redcliffe, the actor who plays the roles of Hero, Leonato, Sexton and Watch, said of the development process. “Luckily, we all got along very well.”

According to Redcliffe, the most challenging part of the rehearsals was having no director. “I had to learn to trust my instincts and go with what I felt because there’s no one telling

me whether it’s good or bad.

It’s just a case of always saying ‘yes’ to ideas, and if they don’t work, they don’t work, so we try something new.”

“Much Ado about Nothing” will mark the 28th performance of the Actors From the London Stage at UTSA. The university has been partnered with the program since 1988, and

the residency is supported

by The UTSA Friends of Shakespeare, the Crittenden Shakespeare Endowment and a grant from the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts. “[Plays] are a once-ina-lifetime experience. The moment that’s going to happen on stage is never going to happen again,” Fonzo

said of the significance of theater. “With a movie, you can put it in and it’s the same movie every time; but if you miss a play, you miss a unique experience.”

Redcliffe echoed these sentiments: “You will see something that will never be seen again.”

Tickets for “Much Ado about Nothing” are $18 for

general admission and $10 for students (with a student ID) and are available online at www.colfa.utsa.edu/english. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door (cash or check.)

For more information, email mark.bayer@utsa.edu or kimberly.fonzo@utsa. edu.

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Global Lens film series gives viewers a new perspective EVENTS CALENDAR Madiana Jones is an inmate who was imprisoned for murdering her Intern stepfather after he allegedly arts@paisano-online.com abused her mother. After witnessing the abuse over UTSA comparative litan extended period of time, erature professor, Steven she came to her mother’s Kellman, hosted the San defense.

Antonio Museum of Art’s Mitra is a college-edu(SAMA) Global Lens secated young woman who is ries this past Friday. Kellhighly respected among the man returns to SAMA to women in the prison. introduce the Iranian film, Tahereh is the new war‘Women’s Prison.’ den taking office who has This film focused on the a silent reform regimen she unfair treatment women implements with overconfaced after the Islamic fident force. The warden Revolution in 1979. Before has an evident vendetta toand after the film, Kellman ward Mitra as she notices guided discussion among her calm resistance toward audience members and her radical regime. Other briefed them on the history inmates admire Mitra and behind the series as well as try to stand their ground. the film.

It is then that Tahereh decides to show her Youth Ask a Modern Prophet about authority Life, Love, and God (by Harold Klemp) by shavFree Book Discussion ing Mitra’s head, UTSA (1604) UC 2.01.30 (Magnolia Room) making Thursdays, September 4 through her an October 30, (except Oct. 23), 6:00 PM-7:00 PM example Info: Landon: abe250@my.utsa.edu among the women.

Justin: 832-244-6502 www.Eckankar-Texas.org HorriSponsored by the Eckankar Student Organization - visit the fied at Tabulletin board in MH2-5C for info. about ongoing activities. hereh’s exAccording to Professor Kellman, “For the past two years or so we have been showing one film a month from a different country, and they are films that otherwise don’t show commercially.”

The film captures the perspective of different women from various social classes in the Iranian culture who, even behind bars, still represent the women free in society. The film depicts a plethora of controversial issues the inmates faced, including domestic violence, sexual abuse, murder and religious persecution.

The viewers are introduced to two main characters at the onset of the film: Mitra and Tahereh. Mitra

treme measures, Mitra feels stripped of her womanhood but refuses to break.

She maintains her silent resistance throughout the course of her sentence as times and people fade away.

Initially her bravado proves effective. She refuses to wear the required head coverings and stands up for the grievances of the other inmates. At first she seems to outwit the warden at her own game, but the warden is dedicated to breaking her spirit by any means possible.

A bombing takes place outside of the prison one night while an inmate simultaneously goes into labor.

The warden and employees mistake the cries for assistance as fear and commotion due to the ongoing war outside and decided to stay put in the office. Mitra, an experienced midwife, rises to the occasion and delivers the baby using simple contraband the other inmates contribute.

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Tuesday 9/30: The San Antonio Botanical Gardens has brought back its Scarecrow Trail Exhibit. This interactive and photofriendly event features over 20 scarecrows made out of common recyclable materials such as plastic jugs, wood, moss, burlap and other items. The Botanical Gardens, located at 555 Funston Place, is open daily from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

For more information, visit sabot.org.

Thursday 10/2: The Alamo Drafthouse Stone Oak location will be screening “Animal House” as part of the San Antonio Beer Festival Series. In lieu of admission, patrons who bring two cans of food for the San Antonio Food Bank will be able to enter for free.

Located at 22806 US Highway 281 North, the Stone Oak Drafthouse will not be admitting anyone under the age of 18 unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. Hang out and enjoy food and drinks while watching this classic movie. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit drafthouse. com.

Friday 10/3: At 7 p.m. sharp, dine at the historic – and allegedly haunted – Menger Hotel. After enjoying a meal, guests will embark on a Ghost Tour through San Antonio.

It is recommended that patrons wear comfortable shoes – the better

to run away with? Tickets are $60 for adults and the event is three hours long. Visit sistersgrimmghosttour.com if you think you’re brave enough to embark on this fright-filled evening.

Saturday 10/4: View a newly released exhibition at the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) titled “Legacy of Beauty: An Exhibition of Chinese Ceramics in Honor of Walter F. Brown.” These beautiful pieces will be available for viewing until Jan. 3, 2015. Located at 200 West Jones Avenue, SAMA will be open from 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. on Saturday. For more information and admission costs, visit samuseum.org.

Sunday 10/5: Enjoy a free public tour at the McNay Art Museum located at 6000 North New Braunfels Avenue. This event is a monthly occurrence that showcases the permanent collection housed at the McNay. Meet in the lobby at 2 p.m. for the tour. For more information, visit mcnayart. org.

Monday 10/6: Head to the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes, located at 1255 Southwest Loop 410, for a showing of “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.” The show starts at 7 p.m., and you won’t want to miss this horror-turned-comedy film from 1948. For more information, visit drafthouse.com.

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Michael Nava reads excerpt from new book on campus in the Mexican part of my heritage. I wanted to understand not just where I came from in a personal sense, but I wanted to understand something about Mexico-about where we all came from, because many of our ancestors came [to the United States] during the revolution,” Nava said.

Nava was motivated to write a historical novel that was accessible to AngloAmericans who might know little about their Mexican neighbors, and the Chicanos who are generations removed from their ancestral country.

“It’s about politics and justice and people who sacrifice their lives to try to achieve something better,” he commented.

“The City of Palaces” is written from the perspective of an upper-class family living in Mexico City at the time of the revolution.

The novel includes how the period’s political turbulence affected the family and its involvement in the revolution.

Nava did not simply want to write a historical survey of the event. He feels that writing about the personal

Mariam Adamjee Contributing Writer

arts@paisano-online.com On Sept. 24, author Michael Nava met UTSA students in the UC Pecan room for a reading from his recent book, “The City of Palaces.”

Published in April 2014, this historical fiction novel focuses on the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and tells the tale of the experiences Mexicans encountered during the transition from a cruel dictatorship to a military-controlled regime.

Born in Sacramento, Calif., Nava is part of the third generation of descendants who immigrated from Mexico. He began writing at age 12 and was exclusively interested in poetry until his early twenties. From 1986 to 2000, he wrote and published a crime-novel series featuring gay Latino protagonist Henry Rios.

“I wrote these crime novels because I wanted to explore the experience of being a gay man in the contemporary world, and by the time I reached the seventh one, I sort of finished that [exploration]. Then, I got much more interested

experiences of individuals involved in history humanized it.

Attending to his law practice by day, Nava routinely sets time aside for his writing. Producing his latest book entailed years of research on the revolution and the lives of those entangled in it.

While his way of writing is structured, he added, “Creation of any kind of art, whether it’s a painting or a book, [is] not really intellectual … I don’t think out every word. I just prepare the ground, and then what happens happens.”

Nava’s motivation, throughout his work in both law and literature is to represent the lives of marginalized people.

“I think what I’m trying to do in these books is just to present an alternative view of a little part of history through the eyes of outsiders. Someone said that history is written by the victorious, and I’m trying to turn that on its head and write history from those who are the oppressed and the defeated--because it’s a very different view,” Nava said.

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Iconic Impressionism visits the McNay Andrea Mendes Contributing Writer

arts@paisano-online.com Because of recent renovations of the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., a number of world famous pieces and exhibits have made their way around the world on tour.

The “Intimate Impressionism” exhibit has made its way from Washington D.C. to the McNay Art Museum in downtown San Antonio.

San Antonio was one of only five cities selected to host these exhibitions, the others being San Francisco, Seattle, Rome and Tokyo.

The McNay opened its doors to these treasured pieces on Sept. 3, 2014.

Named “Intimate Impressionism” for its focus on small landscape portraits, the exhibit features works of art that were once mocked for their disastrous quality.

Impressionism emerged in early 19th-century France and the movement was unlike anything seen before.

The artwork had clear characteristics of impressionism, combining dab-like brush strokes, brilliant use of color and illuminating light to create masterpieces. The subject matter focused largely on portraits of friends, family and loved ones, as well as landscapes and everyday life.

Artists of the impressionist movement did not follow traditional standards of art but instead focused on creating a new standard.

The “Intimate Impressionism” exhibit at the McNay captures the exact essence of the impressionist era, featuring numerous

pieces from visionaries such as Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Alfred Sisley, Paul Gauguin, Claude Monet and Édouard Vuillard. The exhibit has approximately 70 pieces of everyday life and subject matter, arranged to complement one another.

One of the most notable and eye-catching pieces, “Madame Henriot,” comes from Pierre-Auguste Renoir, one of several impressionist artists from the 19th century to develop the movement.

In his 1876 painting of Madame Henriot, Renoir uses oil on canvas to capture light in the young girl’s face and body. Madame Henriot looks almost angelic in a white dress against her pale skin and is a truly beautiful subject.

Renoir remains true to the Impressionist movement by focusing on simple scenery featuring familiar faces. In his 1874 painting, “Madame Monet and Her Son,” Renoir uses vibrant greens in the background to offset subtle shades of blue and white in Madame Monet and her son’s attire.

The world-renowned piece is easily recognizable – and for good reason. It embodies the energy of the impressionist movement and is a must-see.

Another big piece to make its way to San Antonio is Berthe Morisot’s 1869 portrait, “The Artist’s Sister at a Window.” The piece features a young girl sitting in a large chair, staring down into her hands. The piece is a perfect representation of the impressionist era, featuring a luminous white shade in the young girl’s dress and the window frame. Subtle

bright colors are used for the object in the girl’s hands as well as the blunt brush stroke technique of that time.

Continuing with the theme of painting everyday people, Edouard Manet’s painting, “George Moore In the Artist’s Garden,” displays the intricate relationships that impressionists shared at this time. Not only were impressionists subject matter, for their friends, confidants and supporters, but they were also bonded by the same mission to change the face of art during the time. In the 1879 portrait of a young George Moore, Manet uses a combination of long and short brushstrokes and a neutral palette to bring focus to George and only subtly give his face expression.

The exhibit also features lush landscape portraits of scenery from artists’ lives.

Camille Pissarro’s “Orchard in Bloom, Louveciennes,” painted in 1872, depicts exactly what the title describes. Pissarro, who lived in Louveciennes, paints the scene in an almost lifelike manner. The movement of the trees and wind is captured perfectly and shows the combination of subtle shadows with pale backdrops.

The exhibit includes a plethora of additional pieces including Pissarro’s “The Fence,” Paul Cézanne’s “Still Life with Milk Jug and Fruit,” Monet’s “Argenteuil,” Pierre Bonnard’s “Table Set in a Garden” and many more.

Intimate Impressionism wil be at the McNay until Jan. 4, 2015.

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Cru makes its presence known across campus Nathaniel Archer Contributing Writer

arts@paisano-online.com “Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations …’ Evangelical leaders call these verses from Matthew 28 “The Great Commission.” This states the mission of the Christian organization Cru. Established in 1951 at UCLA, the club was formally known as the “Campus Crusade For Christ” until its name changed in the mid-1980s.

As James Ward, a local

staff member of the organization and UTSA alum, said, “the word Crusade stopped being cool.” The younger members had started to refer to themselves as “Cru” pronounced like the word “crew.”

The UTSA chapter of Cru seeks to arm its members by “Winning, Building, and Sending.” According to Ward, “winning” refers to informing incoming freshmen about the Gospel and helping them to “build” a relationship with God. What separates Cru from other Christian organizations on campus is the, “sending” part of the mission. Cru seeks to give students with faith the intellec-

tual equipment they need to engage non-Christians in what are deemed “missional activities.” Ward describes “sending” as a way to prevent what he calls a “Christian country club” mentality – a term he uses to describe the tendency of Christians to surround themselves with only other Christians.

Cru has expanded onto 1,140 college campuses worldwide, including UTSA, which started its chapter in 1989. The chapter was student-led until last year when Cru began hiring former students, such as Ward, as staff members to shepherd the organization.

As Ward mentions, student-led organizations tend

to ebb and flow in involvement, which leads to times of decreased membership.

With staff members like Ward in place, Cru has the tools necessary to continue growing beyond its 60-odd membership without fear of the organization disappearing from UTSA. There is particular emphasis on reaching freshmen.

Ward said that freshmen have “yet to be set in their views like juniors and seniors.” He points to a study

by Lifeway Research that states over 70 percent of college students cease to attend Church or any regular religious functions by the end of their freshman year.

This is why it’s important for the eight student leaders of Cru to encourage young students in their Christian walk.

Cru continues to grow with the diverse student body of UTSA. The club holds meetings at Chisholm Hall on Tuesdays at 7 p.m.

Cru will host its annual fall retreat the first weekend of October. There are also various other conferences throughout the year. Ward shares the story of Vanessa who attended one of the weekly meetings and asked a Cru member about God. Together they read “More Than a Carpenter,” a book that argued in favor of the validity of Jesus’ claim to be the Son of God. Through this, Vanessa became more confident in her faith and went to the fall retreat where she accepted Christ.

She is now a student leader for Cru, encouraging freshman just like her to do the same. For more information about Cru, email James Ward at james.ward@cru. org.

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Food

Beth Marshall Arts Editor

arts@paisano-online.com The Enchilaco – it’s exactly what it sounds like, and your taste buds must experience it. Located in Floresville, Raul’s Enchilacos (101 Creekwood Dr.) is slightly southeast of San Antonio and well worth the drive.

Cheese enchiladas are delicious, and who doesn’t love tacos? An Enchilaco takes the best of both worlds, and the outcome is a taste that’s unique, but still familiar.

Forget about using a fork – the soft taco surrounding the enchilada takes care of that. Biting through layers of tortillas and cheese, topped with sour cream and guacamole, makes patrons remember their first Enchilaco experience and leaves them wanting more.

In addition to the item the restaurant is named for, the menu consists of traditional tacos, nachos and beverages. The chicken fajita taco is made with quality meat and freshly grilled bell peppers and onions. Served with a side of guacamole, this taco tastes great on its own or

topped with the delectable green dip.

The nachos come with a variety of options. From basic bean and cheese nachos to the “Tres Hombres” nachos with “Everything…

And More” piled on, all nacho lovers will find something that pleases their palate.

Aside from the food, the best thing about Enchilacos is the price – $10 should be more than enough for tacos or nachos and a drink.

Pairing any entrée with a Mexican Coke is definitely suggested. Everyone knows Coke tastes better out of a glass bottle anyway.

Enchilacos is open from 10:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. on weekdays, 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays and closed on Sundays. Visitors can’t miss the little blue building right off of highway 181. There is indoor and outdoor seating, and the service is friendly and efficient. An Enchilacos food truck is also in the works.

To stay updated, you can follow Enchilacos on Instagram at raulsenchilacos and on Facebook at facebook. com/raulsenchilacos.

Marcus Connolly/ The Paisano

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This warm tortilla is filled with a cheese enchilada, guacamole and sour cream.

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Briscoe Western Art Museum’s Distinguished Lecture Series Join us this fall as we illuminate unique perspectives on the history and future of the American West.

Thursday, October 2 6:30pm Ben Nighthorse Campbell Former U.S. Senator and jeweler, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, was instrumental in the passage of the 1990 Indian Arts and Crafts Act, which protects Native American artists and their work. A gifted artist in his own right, his jewelry draws inspiration from his Northern Cheyenne heritage.

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Friday, Oct. 3 All day, UTSA Men’s Tennis The Roadrunners head to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to compete in the Saint Francis Health System ITA All-American Championships.

7:00 pm, UTSA Soccer The Roadrunners host the Rice Owls at Park West Athletics Complex.

7:00 pm, UTSA Volleyball The Roadrunners go to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to take on the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at the Alumni Memorial Gym.

Saturday, Oct. 4 All day, UTSA Men’s Tennis The Roadrunners head to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to compete in the Saint Francis Health System ITA All-American Championships.

2:30 pm, UTSA Football The Roadrunners take on the New Mexico Lobos at the Alamodome.

Sunday, Oct. 5 1:00 pm, UTSA Soccer The Roadrunners compete against the North Texas Mean Green at Park West Athletics Complex.

1:00 pm, UTSA Volleyball The Roadrunners host the UTEP Lady Miners at the Convocation Center.

C-USA Football STANDINGS East Division C-USA/Overall

1. Middle Tennessee (2-0) (3-2) 2. Florida International (1-0) (2-3) 3. Florida Atlantic (1-0) (2-3) 4. Old Dominion (1-1) (3-2) 5. Marshall (0-0) (4-0) 6. UAB (0-1) (2-2) 7. Western Kentucky (0-1) (2-2)

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

UTSA wins two games over the weekend UTSA VOLLEYBALL Robert Allen & Madi Jones Staff Writers sports@paisano-online.com Coming off a dominating performance in El Paso against the UTEP Miners, the Roadrunners returned home looking for a similar performance in their first week of conference play. UTSA did not disappoint by winning three of four sets (27-25, 25-20, 17-25, 27-25) against the Florida Atlantic University Owls (10-5, 1-1 C-USA) on Friday, Sept. 26 in the Convocation Center.

The Owls entered the match with a five-game road-winning streak. The energy and intensity in the Convocation Center, along with stellar play from the Roadrunners, helped bring the streak to an end. Senior middle hitter Dempsey Thornton led the way throughout for the orange and blue, ending her night with 19 kills and the gamewinning point in the fourth set.

“It feels good that we won, but we all feel like we didn’t play our best,” explained freshman middle hitter Megan Slan. “We all know that we need to make some changes and get refocused for our next match.”

UTSA won the first set in dramatic fashion, 27-25. Megan Slan came up with two huge blocks and freshman outside hitter Marijeta Runjic contributed with four kills in a match that included six ties and four lead changes.

The second set started as a back and forth match between the two teams. The Roadrunners took a 10-9 lead and never looked back,

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UTSA junior Roadrunner Kylie Schott goes up to deliver a thundering spike against the visiting Florida Atlantic Owls. winning 25-20. Sophomore Conference USA setter of the week, Jessica Waldrip, racked up 14 assists while junior middle hitter Kylie Schott added two kills.

The Owls bounced back for their first set victory in the third set with a score of 25-17. Sophomore outside hitter Kristi Tekavec led the Owls with 11 attacks and one dig. After an early 11-11 tie, FAU pulled away by scoring five consecutive points on its way to a set victory.

The orange and blue would come back strong in the fourth and final set to take the match three sets to one. The Roadrun-

Roadrunners on the road Football The football team fell to the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Owls 41-37 in its Conference-USA opener on Sept. 27.

The Roadrunners held the lead until the last 20 seconds when FAU’s Jaquez Johnson threw a game winning 15-yard touchdown pass.

Men’s Cross Country The Men’s Cross Country team scored third-place at the Ken Garland Invitational in Denton, Texas, on Sept. 27. Mike Medrano finished the fourmile course in 20:38.8, coming in 8th place.

His teammate Javier Salas trailed him at 9th place, finishing in 20:43.3. The Roadrunners will race again on Oct. 11 at the University of Incarnate Word Invitational.

Women’s Cross Country Stephanie Wangui finished in 7th place Sept. 27, completing the Eagle Point Cross Country 5,000-meter trail in 18:05.4. This is the second time this fall that she has been the team’s top performer. The team scored 6th overall and will run again on Saturday, Oct. 11 at the University of Incarnate Word Invitational.

Women’s Soccer The University of Alabama Blazers defeated the women’s soccer team 5-0 last Friday in their Conference-USA opener. Roadrunner Anka Grotle led the team with seven shots.

Anissa Munson and Kauwela Neal each scored four goals. The team will try again on Oct. 4 when it takes on Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

ners were down by six points, but excellent adjustments from Head Coach Laura Groff and a powerful performance from senior Dempsey Thornton pushed the Roadrunners to the huge win.

“It took us a while to figure stuff out this season,” explained freshman Megan Slan. “But we’re slowly progressing and I feel we’re at a point where we can really start getting better now.”

After Friday’s victory, the Roadrunners geared up on Sunday to take on the University of North Texas Mean Green. The Mean Green’s few minor mistakes led to the initial Roadrunner lead in the

first set. It wasn’t long until North Texas came back tallying up the score at 6-2. After a Roadrunner timeout, the match continued with the Mean Green solidifying their lead. The set score was locked at 21 before the Roadrunners quickly broke the tie, closing the first set at 22-25.

The second set started off lacking the usual Roadrunner ferocity until freshman Marijeta Runjic with a solid defensive score, created some momentum for her teammates. Fans and teammates were in an uproar as each player contributed to the overall synergy.

Both teams went on to take ad-

vantage of each other’s neglect for defense near the net. UTSA benefited from a quick regroup to get its focus back on blocking, passing and serving while UNT began to go toe-to-toe, keeping the ball in play. Mean Green senior Camille Cherry led her teammates through the match by calling for solid blocking near the net, while Mean Green junior Carne Dillard delivered an out-of-bounds save, firing it ferociously back over the net. UTSA overcame UNT’s inspired play, stealing the set for a 25-22 victory.

The Roadrunners led the entirety of the final set, ultimately winning 25-21.

“I was glad that we fought,” said UTSA Head Coach Laura Groff on the team’s 3-0 win. “I mean, we got in a hole in games one and two, then we were way ahead in game three. I just felt like we pushed enough to win. I thought it was a very good team. We just focused on what we were doing.”

“I thought we all started off slow, but we worked and … just kept on pushing,” said UTSA sophomore setter Jessica Waldrip. “We knew that when we started off that it wasn’t us; we needed to turn it around immediately.”

UTSA looks to continue its undefeated conference play against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders on Friday, Oct. 3rd in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.

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