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Is it worth it?

Reynaldo Leal

Co-Editor-In-Chief Ashley Leal walked across the stage at the McAllen Convention Center to accept her degree in anthropology from UTPA in December. She hadn’t even left the building or taken off her cap and gown before she started to think about finding a job, any job.

1.7 million Americans graduated from college in 2011. *Institute of Education Science

Surely there would be employment out there, she thought out loud. Perhaps one of the local museums or libraries could use a new anthropologist. Maybe she could work at an office or school.

Her options felt limitless with a diploma in hand.

One thing was certain: she was running out of time to help

her family pay the monthly bills.

The work and sacrifice it took to get that piece of paper would need to manifest itself in the form of a career and income, to make the last five years of her life worth it.

Two months, an updated resume and dozens of applications later, my wife has not found a steady job. If not for my GI Bill and the little money I make at The Pan American, it would be impossible to pay our bills.

Ashley graduated with 1.7 million other Americans in 2011.

Like them, she is trying to find her way into a workforce that is struggling with an unemployment rate of 8.3 percent and a job creation rate that is just recover-

8.3 percent National unemployment rate as of Jan. 1. *Department of Labor

ing from the “Great Recession.”

As I close in on my graduation date, I have to wonder

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about the possibility of having two unemployed people in our whousehold.

10.5 percent Latino unemployment rate as of Jan. 1. *Department of Labor

It would seem that the days when all a person needed to be successful was a college education have passed. Maybe it’s time to admit to ourselves that a piece of paper saying we went to school for four years isn’t enough.

In a four-part series, The Pan American will explore the issues facing students and graduates as they prepare for life after college. Which degrees can get you a job sooner, to, how long it will take to pay off debt? We approach these topics with one overarching question in mind: what are we getting in exchange for our money and time?

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Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano visited the U.S. Customs Border Patrol station on Feb. 21 to review border protection operations with law enforcement officials.

Protesters gathered outside the station with signs, calling for immigration law reform. The activists left quickly when security for the business park across the street, where many of the protesters parked their cars, threatened to tow their vehicles.

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ion t c du o r P otes N week 6 President Obama released his 2012 campaign playlist last week, featuring artists like Darius Rucker and Florence and the Machine. Goes to show that the right music can make the man, or in this case, the president.

Wonder what Newt Gingrich lis-

tens to. Lady is a Tramp?

In keeping up with the Commander-in-Chief, The Pan American has also constructed the perfect playlist for production night.

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pay more on their student loan have to consider in order to debt,” Hinojosa said regarding the reduce (spending).” impending increase.

Lowest intrest rate.

He and Rep. George Miller of PAY BACK California sent a letter earlier this Despite the additional month urging Rep. John Kline, charges she will pay in the future, R-Minn., the chairman of the Dickenson said she doesn’t see House Committee on Education a way around accepting loans. and the Workforce, to amend the Combined with the money law and extend the lower interest she still owes from a bachelor’s rate before the change takes affect degree, she estimates that she UNDERGRAD IMPACT 4.5 UTPA undergraduate students in July. will be $45,000 to $50,000 in “Students should be emailing debt upon graduation. who accept subsidized government College Cost and writing letters and calling,” loans next fall will see a change, “It’s weird to say, but I was Reduction and Hinojosa said, referring to Kline and offended,” she said about the as well - they’ll be3.4borrowing atAct expires.

Access double the current interest rate. The other members of the committee. change. “I’m trying to make 2007 law that gradually lowered “It’s worth fighting for.” something of myself, and I feel While action on Congress’ like we’re being punished for it. subsidized Federal Stafford loan Lowest intrest rate. interest to 3.4 percent is set to expire part could halt the interest increase, I understand that the economy’s in July, when interest will return to Garcia said it is unlikely to matter. wonky right now and they’re doing With an init “It’s rare for them to make what they can to make sure no one its 2008 rate of 6.8 percent.

“That’s crazy,” said junior last-minute changes,” she said. area is hurting too much,percen but I feel Martin Cantu, who took out his “I don’t foresee it going (back) like there has to be a better way.” you first loan in the fall. “I would think to those low amounts because, (This is Part One will of Thep at the federal government and Pan American’s four-part series twice before accepting that loan.”

-year Nationally, borrowers take out the state government, they’ve on financial aid. Part Two pla will with paym an average amount of $25,000 in been working on budget appear next week and will cover loans. The new rate would cost reductions, so then this is default prevention steps being -year pl the average borrower more than definitely one more thing they taken by the University.) $2,000 annually in additional with paym interest once they start paying back the money. Because the first UTPA summer semester begins before With an initial loan amount of $25,000 and a July 1, loans taken out for summer 2012 or earlier will not be affected. percent interest rate, this is how much Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, you will pay after five or 10 years.

D-McAllen, helped author the College Cost Reduction and Access -year plan: $34,737.32 total amount Act of 2007. The law incrementally with payments of $578.98 per month. lowered the then-6.8 percent interest on subsidized loans every -year plan: $48,267.25 total amount year until it reached its current rate. with payments of $402.23 per month.

“We should not be asking students and28their families to 485 680 309 65 6,800 485.7 she has borrowed since fall 2010 3 within a year of getting a job.

“As soon as I graduate – boom – interest starts,” she noted.

2 “[Being] able to scrape any extra money for interest and loans, it’s 6.8 1 an added stress, and I think just it’s really horrible that they’re doing away with it.”

Eligible graduate students will Dickenson or any other graduate still be able to borrow unsubsidized student next fall.

While making budget cuts federal loans, which they are Lowest intrest rate.

The job market was a last year, Congress eliminated responsible for paying back with 2 different place in 2009 when Raye subsidized loans for graduate the interest that accumulates while Dickenson accepted her university students in order to maintain they are 6.8in school. At 6.8 6.8a fixed rate of 6.8 diploma and became a ninth-grade 1 funding for the Pell Grant, said 7 6.8 percent, an unsubsidized loan teacher in McAllen. She was able Jael Garcia, associate director of of $5,000 will earn $340 in interest to begin paying 5.6 off the $20,000 in 5.6 Student Financial Services. The 6 over the course of a year. student loans her English degree “From the graduate College Cost left her with. student perspective, Reduction and 4.5 How $25k doubles at 6.8% “I literally graduated 5 Access Act for isthose that meet the and walked into a passed definition of need, it was position,” the 25 year old College Cost always better for them to 4 Reduction and said. “It was fantastic.” get the subsidized loan, Access Act expires.

3.4 The security didn’t last. so it is going to be a big Dickenson was among the 3 change,” Garcia said. first to lose her job when the Monique Cano Lowest intrest rate. district made personnel cuts hopes to graduate with 2 in 2010. her clinical psychology She returned to UTPA master’s degree in August last January to complete 1 and avoid the change. prerequisites needed to apply She said the demands of for the master’s in social work her program - four classes, program next fall. She’s taken a 480-hour internship, a work-study position, works counseling other minimum-wage jobs when students, and a graduate she can, and is racking up assistantship - made more student loans in the accepting subsidized loans process. a must. “[For] people who are “There are a lot of jobs working and trying to put that are not on the market themselves through school, even if you have a degree, we don’t have an option,” so graduate school is Dickenson said. becoming more and more One positive was the Years with loan of a necessity,” she said, subsidized loans she was Pell program provides need-based “and in order to finish graduate offered. The government pays financial aid to undergraduate school in a timely fashion, full-time interest earned on those loans while is the way to go.” students.

Dickenson was enrolled at least Cano, who saves money by “When you put it that way, it part-time and up to six months was a decision they had to make,” living with her parents, plans to pay after she graduates.

Garcia said. “Otherwise, they for summer classes out of pocket to However, subsidized loans wouldn’t have been able to afford avoid more loans. She hopes to pay will no longer be an option for off the $20,000 in student debt the Pell Grant program.”

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Toilet paper 4-packs at $2.50

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news SGA Meeting Report The Student Government Association discussed various technology issues in their meeting Friday.

In her report to the SGA, President Stephanie Corte spoke about a charging station slated for the Academic Services building.

The station would have slots for students to charge their mobile devices and cost about $2,000. The funds will come from student service fees students already pay for Information Technology, Corte said.

Corte also asked for the SGA’s opinion how the bookstore should charge students for Microsoft software. The bookstore is considering making the software free for the first 30 days of a semester and then $50 after that, as opposed to the current steady $35 fee. The SGA chose to table the discussion until senators could talk with their constituents.

SGA meetings take place every Friday at 1 p.m. in EDU 1.502 and are open to the public.

Follow @ThePanAmerican on Twitter for live updates from the meetings.

February 23, 2012

Distinguished speaker New York Times columnist to address students and community on Wednesday

By David Alvarado The Pan American New York Times columnist and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Friedman will lecture to students and community members at the Fine Arts Auditorium next week.

Friedman is the second featured speaker in the 2011-2012 Distinguished Speaker Series.

He will discuss ideas synonymous with those expressed in his most recent book, “That Used to be Us.” The book is about the dismal state of America and its international strategy in a post-Sept. 11 world. Friedman offers an optimistic solution on how the nation can act collectively for the common good.

“Our country is in a slow decline,” writes Friedman in his book. “Just slow enough for us to pretend – or believe – that a decline is not taking place.”

The foreign-policy thinker is regularly featured in the Times’

op-ed column. His work covers domestic and foreign policy issues such as globalization, the war on terrorism, and why American jobs are moving overseas. Many of these issues hit home for students seeking to explore political ground.

Thomas Friedman “I’m excited to hear about his ideas,” says junior Pablo Aleman, a self-proclaimed political

junkie. “I find myself agreeing and disagreeing with him on what he has to say.”

Last semester, the series hosted an evening with poet and laureate Dr. Maya Angelou at the Fine Arts Auditorium in front of nearly 1,200 students and members of the community.

Those attending got the opportunity to listen to the renowned civil rights activist recite “Still I Rise” from Angelou’s third published book of poetry by the same name. “And Still I Rise” is a 1978 collection of poems about how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma.

The Distinguished Speakers Series, which is underwritten by student fees, is committed to providing influential speakers that share unique experiences and perspectives on topics such as world affairs, the environment, and the arts.

“The events are a great inspiration for students at UTPA,” says Irene Davila, an English

major and aspiring poet. “It is great that I got to bring my family and show them who I look up to.”

An evening with Larry King on April 3 will conclude the 2011-2012 Series. For 15 years, King hosted the popular CNN talk show “Larry King Live,” which boasted more than 1 million nightly viewers.

The Friedman lecture, which is free, is open to both students and the community. Due to limited seating, students will take precedence for admission.

Doors will open at 7 p.m. to students, staff and faculty with a valid UTPA identification. The general public will be seated at 7:20 p.m.

If one doesn’t feel like leaving the confines of their living space at home or the dorm, the entire lecture will be available via online streaming video from the UTPA website (www.utpa.edu/ live).

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newsbriefs The French Club will be holding a meeting on Thursday at noon in COAS 309.

There will be a Voices for Planned Parenthood (VOX) meeting on Tuesday at noon in UC 307.

There will be karaoke in the Student Union from 11 am to 2 and from 6:30 pm to 8:30 on Thursday.

Want a club event in the paper? Send an email to manthonychavez@gmail.com.

Courtesy Photo UTPA administrators unveiled the official ring at the UTPA Homecoming Pep Rally. The ring was designed by UTPA jewelry designers. The ring will be available for pre-order starting Feb. 17.

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THE PAN AMERICAN

February 23, 2012

By Nadia Tamez-Robledo

February 23, 2012

THE PAN AMERICAN

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THE PAN AMERICAN

February 23, 2012

By Nadia Tamez-Robledo

February 23, 2012

THE PAN AMERICAN

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arts & life

February 23, 2012

Becoming the character

UTPA theater students transform in Arsenic and Old Lace

By Lea Victoria Juarez The Pan American It begins with a script. Then slowly the character builds within the body and mind, drawing on past experiences and emotions. It feeds off of others and eventually transforms a person until the final words have been spoken.

The final product of a play is merely the framed piece of art work that was once a blank canvas. Each actor develops their character over time in order for the public to experience the play in the most realistic way

possible. They are not actors playing a role. They are the role.

“People have come and set apart, two to three hours, depending on the length of the show, to watch you,” junior and theater performance major Kate Dirrigl said. “So I feel like, as an actor, you owe it to them [the audience] to be that character.”

The theater students of UTPA all have their own ways of becoming their characters.

For their upcoming performance in Arsenic and Old Lace, which opens Feb. 27 in the Albert Jeffers Theatre, the actors must channel personas from

the 1940s.

“When I’m reading (the script), I’m looking for intentions, I’m looking for character quirks,” 20-year-old Dirrigl explained. “If there’s anything that she does that I don’t do, I go and I research it.”

The play is a comedy about a drama critic who must deal with his two murderous, spinster aunts, a brother who believes himself to be Teddy Roosevelt and another brother who seems to have escaped from a nuthouse and gotten plastic surgery performed by his drunken accomplice.

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In the Spotlight – The cast of Arsenic and Old Lace rehearse dry multiple times before dawning on their costumes and make – up, apart of their transformation. They will complete this metamorphosis when they start dress rehearsals a few days before the premiere.

Coronation Ball

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Hold Still - Rosa Nichols, senior, patiently waits as Kate Dirrigl, junior, laces the back of her corset. Aresnic and Old Lace will premiere on Feb. 27th to the public.

Dirrigl’s role in Arsenic and Old Lace is an innocent pastor’s daughter, Elaine Harper. One of Dirrigl’s techniques as an actress is trying to mimic her character’s movements in her everyday life.

“I might wake up in the morning and be like, ‘OK, I’m going to get ready in the way that Elaine would get ready,’” Dirrigl said. “So, yes, it’s me putting on my clothes and brushing my teeth, but I’m doing it in a manner that I feel Elaine would.”

After being tested out during rehearsals and approved by the director, the actors help to visually build their character for the audience through these mannerisms.

When an actor is given the role of a person very different from themselves, it requires a lot of studying other people. Junior Gina Marie plays the role of Martha Brewster, an elderly woman.

“My grandma, I’ve been watching her. She’ll do some-

Stephanie Corte, current SGA president, and Ohireime Eromosele are crowned 2012 homecoming king and queen by 2011 royals Erik Martinez and Daniela Gonzalez. Students attended the University’s Coronation Ball Friday night, as part of the Homecoming week festivities.

“It’s amazing,” Corte said. “I can continue to do what I already love to do. Promote Bronc Pride.”

thing and I’ll stare at her and watch her, and I’ll mimic it just in my private room,” 24-yearold Marie said with a laugh. “I have to go and observe people around the same age group just to kind of see movements, like how they walk and stuff.”

Junior Kevin Cruz explains that it’s like “re-learning yourself.” It’s a process that actors continue to go through with every role they take on. Once they take the stage it is up to them to put on a believable performance for the audience.

“I enter and I’m Charlie, but by the time I’m putting on my makeup and it’s done, I’m slowly becoming that character,” senior Charlie Palacios explained.

Even though it’s a process that takes time, transforming into another character is part of what they love about their work.

“It’s almost like getting to know someone without physically meeting them, but you become them,” Palacios said.

Being able to escape into the mind of another person is often soothing for the actors.

They try to provide that same escape for the audience as well.

“They (the audience) can take this two hour play and forget about their problems and kind of enjoy their time and just take a vacation from whatever it is that’s bothering them that day,” Marie said.

“It’s a great feeling to be able to do that.”

Cruz explains that what he enjoys most about the Jeffers theatre is that the audience and the stage are so close to each other. All the preparation put into the production and a character is done for the sake of the audience.

“The audience makes so much difference because now it’s not just you, but it’s also the energy the audience gives you,” Cruz said. “Every audience might not have seen this show so you want to make it the best experience for them as much as possible.”

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Wienermobile

Fiesta events

By Vanessa Garza The Pan American

rolls into UTPA

By Zaira Aguilar The Pan American Oscar Mayer has a way with bologna, and of course, wieners on wheels. The Wienermobile, a 27-foot-long car shaped like a hot dog, made its way to University grounds this week to promote more than cold-cut meats.

“Ketchup” Kiley Hodges and “Schnitzel” Itzel Cruz, a 2011 UTPA alumna, have driven the Wienermobile since last June as part of what Cruz calls, “marketing on wheels.”

“There are six wienermobiles, two hotdoggers per vehicle, and we have a one-year contract with Oscar Mayer where we spread miles of smiles all over the country,” Hodges said.

The two girls also kept a video blog named “How do you feed the good side of life?” and recorded the responses of students who were willing to share their answers.

“It means, how do you make the most out of a bad situation?” explained Hodges to freshman Luis Ramirez, a member of the Tau

Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

“We feed the good side of life by holding fundraisers for St. Jude and promoting brotherhood,” Ramirez responded.

Oscar Mayer recruits new hotdoggers, or drivers, every year at a number of universities. An information session was held at UTPA Feb. 22, and all graduating seniors were welcome to attend.

Both Hodges and Cruz discussed the opportunities their job has brought them.

“It will forever be my conversation starter,” Hodges said. “Some people see us as a travelling circus, which we are, we’re a spectacle.

Kind of the point.”

Even the simple task of pumping gas is an adventure on the Wienermobile.

“People will be like, ‘What are you doing?’ and I’m like, ‘I’m pumping gas.’ Yep, we pump gas like everyone else,” Hodges explained. “I like how everybody wants to talk to me. They don’t even know who I am, but people get excited when they see me wearing the polo, or in the Wienermobile, and they want to hear my

story. This is the kind of job where you can laugh at yourself.”

Cruz, a McAllen native, graduated in May 2011 from UTPA with a marketing degree. Her contract with Oscar Mayer began in June and she has since been to many places including Illinois, Florida and California, meeting numerous individuals in the marketing field.

“Just being on this job obviously opens a lot of doors,” Cruz said. “Meeting people on the road who already know what this job entails and hearing them say ‘Hey, I would love to have you work for me.’ I didn’t even have to apply and I got a job offer, wow. It’s something not a lot of people have done, people are going to ask you about it. There’s been more people in space than people who have driven the Wienermobile, that’s what I call a ‘bun fact.’”

One thing both hotdoggers could agree on, one of the best things about driving the Wienermobile has been the travelling.

While Cruz was happy to be home and considered herself a “lucky dog” to be able to visit her home-

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Wienies - Kiley Hodges (left) and Itzel Cruz, two Oscar Mayer ambassadors, drive to UTPA to recruit new hotdoggers on Feb. 16. town twice since her job began, the Wienermobile has been to the New York Stock Exchange and driven over the Golden Gate Bridge. It has certainly taken her places.

“Its really hard to pick a favorite because we get to go to a lot of cities,” Cruz said. “I’m trying to

figure out where I want to live after this, and it’s really hard. It’s just amazing having the opportunity and being able to do all these things and meet all these people with all kinds of different stories. That’s what I enjoy most about this job.”

The City of Edinburg will kick off the 43rd annual Fiesta Edinburg at Edinburg Municipal Park Feb. 23. The four-day event will run through Feb. 26 and consist of a carnival, live music on two stages, arts and crafts and food from local vendors.

“Fiesta Edinburg has an Entertainment Committee that strives to assemble a lineup that offers a variety of music for all age groups,” said Ronnie Larralde, the Director of Marketing and Special Events for the City of Edinburg.

Parking will be $5. There is an entrance fee of $5 for adults, $3 for kids, and children 4 years old and under are free.

“Fiesta Edinburg is trying to attract people of all ages from, not only the Edinburg community, but the surrounding cities as well,” Larralde said.

While the annual celebration started for the City of Edinburg becoming the county seat, it has turned into a city-wide bash where people go to enjoy a family atmosphere.

For more information, visit www.edinburg.com/fiesta.html.

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sports

February 23, 2012

Upset-minded Broncs head to Utah for crucial rematch

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On the Rise - Junior guard Brandon Provost breaks away from the CSU-Bakersfield defense for a finger roll. He is averaging 14 points per game while shooting 47 percent from behind the arc during conference play.

Four-game winning streak Feb. 4

UTPA 70, UND 58

Feb. 8

UTPA 73, CSUB 67

Feb. 16

UTPA 75, NJIT 67

Feb. 18

UTPA 74, CSU 70

They suffered 11 straight losses on the road, 12 doubledigit defeats in all, and endured a 14-game span in which they only won three.

And still, this year’s version of the UTPA men’s basketball team has a few tests remaining in the next couple of weeks, despite already having passed many exams during Great West Conference play.

With 12:44 left in the Senior Night game against Chicago State Feb. 18, the Broncs saw themselves down 58-49 and the momentum they had build in the previous five games was in jeopardy.

But two layups by Jesus Delgado (in one occasion, one plus the foul), two made free throws and a three-pointer by Brandon Provost quickly put the Broncs back on course. It sparked the team on a night when emotion nearly got the best of them.

UTPA dug in when it counted and started playing the style that had gotten them four wins, so far, in conference play. The Broncs went on to defeat the Cougars 74-70 and improved to 5-2 in GWC. “The biggest thing for us is that we’re playing defense along with execution down the stretch,”

junior guard Aaron Urbanus said. “We lost a lot of games last year and earlier this year when we wouldn’t execute down the stretch. We were forcing some shots and turning the ball over, but now we’re the one’s up, not having to foul and knocking down our free throws.”

Defense was definitely an area that coach Ryan Marks wanted to

said, we are doing the best job of executing down the stretch and playing defense. This is, by far, the best defensively we’ve played in this long of a stretch.”

The Broncs didn’t take their past two home wins in the prettiest of ways. They won against NJIT on Feb. 16 despite shooting only 38 percent from the field, and in the final home game of the

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By Michael Saenz The Pan American

I believe this is the best we've played since I've been at Pan Am.

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- Aaron Urbanus

Junior guard

improve. Last year it was a concern throughout the season when the Broncs allowed 76 points per game. This season they have certainly made the improvement, and only allowing 68 per contest has enabled them to win in more ways than one. That is the true test of a good team, the ability to win games ugly.

“I believe this is the best we’ve played since I’ve been at Pan Am,” Urbanus said. “Like I

season (versus CSU) the Broncs shot 44 percent. In both contests UTPA was outshot percentagewise by the opposition, but still found other ways to triumph.

They have defended their home court by going 4-1, beaten the bad teams and won in unorthodox fashions. They are playing the best brand of basketball that UTPA has seen since the 2007-08 Broncs unit that won 18 games, and are winners of

four straight and six of eight. But perhaps the final and greatest test that will define the season will be the three-game road trip that closes the season, starting Saturday in Utah at 8:05 p.m.

They open up against a team they fought until the end the first time around, but ultimately fell, 77-69. The Broncs gave firstplace Utah Valley all they could handle, and then some. UTPA had the lead with four minutes left but the Wolverines put together a rally after overcoming the foe’s best punches.

That was in the Field House.

This time the Broncs will have to put up an even better fight in Orem, where the Wolverines have gone 12-2 this year. Utah Valley has owned the conference this season with a perfect 7-0 record and has tallied an 18-victory campaign thus far. It will not be an easy task, but the Broncs don’t lack for confidence or momentum.

“Absolutely,” Urbanus said when asked if this team can beat Utah Valley in the rematch.

“That’s the game we didn’t execute down the stretch like we had been doing lately. We were up the whole game, and I didn’t make a shot at the end of that game. I put a lot of pressure on myself for the reason we lost, but we’re very confident that we can beat Utah Valley.”

Cleveland finds his role

By Michael Saenz The Pan American It may have taken much of the season, but Josh Cleveland believes he has found a comfort zone on his team.

For much of the year the Broncs have been inferior in stature compared to opponents and have asked Cleveland to go against some of the best big men in all of college basketball. He has been assigned to check the likes of Northwestern’s John Shurna and Ohio State’s Deshaun Thomas, who aren’t easy covers for any frontcourter in the NCAA, much less an undersized one. But now against Great West Conference foes, the 6-6 sophomore has found his groove as the Broncs’ virtual sixth man.

“I love it,” Cleveland said

about coming off the bench.

“It’s been something I’ve done even in AAU season and I’m comfortable with it. It’s more than enough to come off the bench and supply that energy that the team needs.”

During his first season with UTPA, Cleveland saw action in all 31 games and started in two contests. He averaged three points and 1.6 rebounds per game. He is an Elsik High School product out of Houston.

Cleveland has started seven games this season but has been the most productive lately coming off the bench.

During his last seven games he averaged seven points and four rebounds. Prior to the conference season he was getting only four points and 2.5 boards per contest.

Coach Ryan Marks has found

the perfect dosage of Enique Mason and Cleveland at center, sprinkled with a bit of Ruben Cabrera. Prior to the season he wanted his two centers along with Cabrera to average somewhere around 15 points and 10 boards. The trio so far this year is pretty close, checking in at a 16/8.5 during conference play.

Couple that with the solid guard play of Brandon Provost, Jared Maree and Aaron Urbanus and it explains the Broncs’ latest tear. The Broncs are 5-2 in conference play,

having won four straight and six of eight.

And even though Cleveland’s seven points and four rebounds do not jump off the stat sheets, it doesn’t take away from his contribution. It may not be a monster dunk over a defender or a momentumerasing block, but there is always one thing the Broncs can expect from the sophomore every night: Energy.

Josh Cleveland Season

Last four games

PTS 3.7 REB 2.4 BLK 0.7

PTS 7.8 REB 3.5 BLK 1.0

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Stepping up - Sophomore forward Josh Cleveland slams down a facial dunk on Chicago State senior forward Lee Fisher during UTPA's 74-70 victory.

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McCarthy looks to lead Broncs to winning 2012 season After the University of Vermont Athletic Department decided to terminate its baseball program in February 2009 due to budgetary cuts, Mike McCarthy, along with 43 other studentathletes, was left high and dry, looking for a new place to call home.

McCarthy still remembers when he first found out that Vermont Baseball would be no more. Student-athletes were forced to quickly choose another university for transfer if they wished to continue playing.

“It was chaos,” the catcher said.

“Coaches were calling about going on recruiting trips. The chaos went on until the middle of the summer, and then I got a call from Coach Norbert Lopez. It sounded that they were going in the right direction…I’m really glad I made this choice to come here.”

As a freshman at Vermont, McCarthy was named to the America East Conference allrookie team, hitting an impressive .313 with eight home runs and 30 RBIs. Then he transferred to UTPA and continued the strong work under assistant coach

Briefs

WBB bounces back The UTPA Broncs women’s basketball team defeated Chicago State University 5952 on Feb. 18 at the Jones Convocation Center in Chicago. The Broncs completed a regular season sweep over the Cougars and moved into a virtual tie for fourth place in Great West Conference. They outrebounded the Cougars 45-24, with Adanna Opara scoring 14 points and securing nine of those rebounds.

The Broncs return home to host the University of North Dakota tonight at 7 p.m.

Baseball update Broncs baseball opened up this year’s campaign with a 13-1 win over the University of Texas at Brownsville on Tuesday night at the Edinburg Baseball Stadium. Mike McCarthy went 3-for-3 with

Lopez and head coach Manny Mantrana.

“Having Mike in the program has been a pleasure,” Mantrana said. “Ever since he got here he’s done nothing but be a tremendous ambassador for both the baseball program and the University. We were very blessed to bring Mike

caught 16 of 40 would-be base stealers. In the following season, he picked up right where he left off, recording a hit in 39 of 53 games and posting the secondmost multi-hit games on the team with 20. He also paced the Broncs with 13 multi-RBI games, a .377 batting average and

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I can see us winning 35-plus games for sure.

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- Mike McCarthy Senior catcher

Feb. 21 vs UTB: 3-3, HR (1), 4 RBIs down here to Pan Am.” McCarthy hit the ground running during his first year in the Valley, 2010, starting 41 games and recording a .295 batting average with three home runs and 23 RBIs. He also had a fielding percentage of .972 and

45 RBIs. McCarthy has now started 92 games at UTPA and has a career batting average of .341 along with four homers, 21 extrabase hits, and 68 RBIs. As his senior season begins, the veteran backstop is confident that this

four RBIs, tying his careerhigh. He belted a two-run home run in the second inning to take a commanding 8-0 lead. The Broncs return to the diamond on Friday when they kickoff the three-day Al Olgletree Classic at 7 p.m. against Southern Utah University at the Edinburg Baseball Stadium.

Dimas 6-1, 6-2, and Strkic getting the win over Nancy Ramirez, 6-1,6-4. The Broncs bounced back after a 6-1 defeat at the hands of Cal StateFullerton on Feb. 17. They will be starting a stretch of three matches in three days Friday at 3:30 p.m. against the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Women’ tennis picks up first win The Broncs women’s tennis team picked up their first win, 5-2 over the California State University Bakersfield Roadrunners Feb. 18 at Stockdale Country Club. The team of Malin Andersen and Suncica Strkic defeated Daniela Dimas and Nancy Ramirez, 8-6. In singles matches Broncs won the top three positions with Dana Nazarova beating Veronica Dimas, 6-3, 6-3, Andersen defeating Daniela

Indoor track championships Men’s and women’s track and field teams head to Chicago to compete in the Great West Conference Indoor Championships meet Feb. 24 through 26. This marks the end of the indoor season, making way for the outdoor season that kicks-off March 3 in Laredo at the Border Olympics.

year will be a memorable one for both himself and Mantrana.

“I can see us winning 35plus games for sure,” the senior said. “We have the talent and competition at every position. If one guy goes down, it’s not the end of the year because we have someone right there to back him up. We’re going to surprise a lot of people.”

McCarthy’s talents were not limited to baseball alone. He was named captain for both his soccer and basketball teams at Lyman Hall High School in Wallingford, Conn., claiming all-league on his soccer team and all-state on his baseball team; he still holds the school record for home runs, RBI, and slugging percentage.

Whether McCarthy will pursue baseball after graduation is still unknown since he says he would like to become an elementary school teacher.

However, Mantrana is confident that his star catcher will make it to the next level.

“I think somebody is gonna give him an opportunity to play professional baseball,” the coach said. “Mike has all the intangibles as far as character, desire, commitment and he works hard consistently.”

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Big Swing - Mike McCarthy gets a hit during Tuesday night’s game against UTB.

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Coming Home - Teammates Shane Klemcke (left) and Vinnie Mejia congratulate senior catcher Mike McCarthy on his home run.

Conference Standings

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w

gwc

16

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10

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1

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18

10

UTPA

11

17

5

2

UVU

12

12

4

2

NJIT

11

15

4

5

NJIT

11

15

5

4

UND

12

14

3

4

CSU

6

21

4

5

HBU

9

17

2

5

UTPA

10

15

3

4

CSU

3

23

2

7

HBU

1

22

0

6

7

Recent Results

Women's basketball Feb. 18 UTPA 59, CSU 52

Baseball Feb. 21 UTPA 13, UTB 1

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Offers valid 3/3/12. Valid only on at the participating RED MANGO® location listed above. Free tshirts while supplies last. Not to be combined with other offers and not valid on purchase of gift cards. No cash value. May not be duplicated. Not for resale. Limit 1 coupon per customer per transaction. Coupon must be surrendered upon redemption. RED MANGO name, design and related marks are trademarks of Red Mango, Inc. © 2012 Red Mango, Inc. All rights reserved.

The Pan American’s new online section

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February 23, 2012