September 2009

In-depth health care coverage, pages 12-13

L GOS Follow the food

Logos provides you a list of events offering free food, pg 4

Check up on the Cardinals; Football, pg 10

Interested in going green?

Recycling, pg 11

UIW sets record

By Elisa Gonzalez LOGOS STAFF WRITER

Getting harder to find a parking space? Maybe it’s because the University of the Incarnate Word has reached record enrollment this fall.

The 7, 176 students for fall 2009 represents a 7 percent increase from last year.

According to the UIW Office of Public Relations, UIW has experienced increased fall enrollment 23 of the last 24 years, with its enrollment nearly doubling overall since 2000.

Despite a slumping economy, UIW has managed to recruit students with new programs, scholarships and grants.

This year, UIW opened its first optometry school with 62 students.UIW also will be graduating

its first pharmacy class in May. “We remain one of the fastest-growing universities in the state by offering quality programs that attract a diverse student body representative of the Texas of today and tomorrow,” Dr. Lou J. Agnese Jr., UIW president, said in a news release.

One of UIW’s goals is to reach 3,500 undergraduates on its main campus.

There are also plans for a new nursing and fine arts building.

“All departments worked together to design the appropriate academic and financial structure for student success,” said Sandy McMakin, dean of Student Success. “Also, UIW expands through sister schools around the world and provides students with

online classes and adultcompletion schools. We will continue to grow. The executive council is always looking forward to what our market needs are and to meeting them.”

For example, UIW has come up with Up-Grade Your Aid, a “performance incentive” award for students. Students who complete 24 credit hours in the previous fall and spring semesters and maintain a grade point average of a 3.2 or above are eligible to receive this scholarship.

Some grants available to students are the 1st Year Grant and the Student Success Grant.

“I’m glad UIW’s growing and expanding student funding, too,” said junior Sarah Chavez. “I hope they’ll eventually expand in parking space, as well.”

Agnese addresses growth, access

By Erin Nichols LOGOS STAFF WRITER

While the economy has hurt the University of the Incarnate Word in terms of endowment, UIW is still growing and attracting new students, the president said in an annual address.

Faculty, staff and students packed J.E. and L.E. Mabee Library Auditorium Sept. 24 to hear Dr. Louis J. Agnese Jr.’s State of the University address.

Increasing access to prospective students is important, Agnese said.

“Size equals access [which] equals continued success,” the president said. “If we don’t have all the options, then we’re falling back, and we can’t afford as a private school to fall back.”

The impact of the economy was most evident in Agnese’s adjustments to the “Vision of 2012” plan for the university. The plan at one point involved establishing a new campus

ALISON VILLANUEVA/LOGOS STAFF Dr. Louis J. Agnese Jr., who's nearing his 25th year as president, speaks in J.E. and L.E. Mabee Library Auditorium.

Some University of the IncarnateWordstudentshave spent the last two Saturday mornings earning community service hours required for graduation by inspecting Christmas lights.

An estimated million lights are expected to be used for UIW’s 24th annual “Light the Way” holiday celebration.

Saturday, volunteers inspected lights in Bell Garden behind the Administration FYI “Light the Way” workdays will be 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 3, at St. Anthony’s Catholic High School, and Saturday, Oct. 10, at Incarnate Word High School Cafeteria.

Pharm student Michael Gres died Sept. 17. He was to graduate in May.

Feik remembers pharmacy student

By Teresa Velasco LOGOS NEWS EDITOR

Feik School of Pharmacy and a pharmaceutical fraternity are establishing tributes in memory of Michael Gres who was killed last month after an SUV struck him while he was jogging.

Gres, 29, was to be in John and Rita Feik School of Pharmacy’s first graduating class in May. A member of UIW’s Rock and Roll Marathon team, Gres was training for the Nov. 15 event when he was jogging in Olmos Park. He died Sept. 17 at Brooke Army Medical Center. His services were Wednesday.

According to a police report, Gres was wearing headphones while he was jogging and apparently did not hear the SUV approaching. The driver was not charged.

Gres grew up on the city’s west side where he graduated from Sidney Lanier High School.

In 2002, he earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Our Lady of the Lake University. Gres was among the first pharmacy students accepted to Feik’s first-year Class of 2006.

“Michael was one of my first pharmacy students,” Dr. Arcelia Johnson-Fannin, founding dean and professor at Feik. “I was really pulling for his success.

“He was a role model for other students who had academmore: i c d i f - Read "New pharm ficulties class wears white i n t h a t coats," pg 2 "Take safety he could precautions use him- when training," self as an pg 10 example of how to make it through tough times. Just a few days after the semester started I saw him in the hallway and said to him, ‘Don’t you dare pass by me and not give me a hug. I have not seen you all summer.’ I am so glad I got that hug.”

In Gres’ memory, Kappa Psi pharmaceutical fraternity is renaming an annual award. They’re going to be calling it the Michael J. Gres Brother of the Year Award.

“Michael will be a student and ‘brother’ that I will remember throughout my career,” said Dr. David F. Maize, an associate

in Arizona, but has now reverted to an online and ADCaP program for students in that area.

Another original goal for 2012 included making UIW the largest private university in Texas. However, the new goal is to become the second-largest, after Baylor University.

Agnese still maintains UIW will continue expanding through undergraduate day enrollment, graduate and professional programs, ADCaP and

online enrollment, an extended campus and international initiatives.

While endowment took a blow by more than $10 million last year – it was down from $64.8 million to $54.4 million – it is now back up to $66.1 million. More than $2.5 million in financial aid has been added to the budget since the summer, which remains balanced despite the increase.

New partnerships also are emerging. The univer-

Building, replacing old, broken, or faded bulbs.

TheOfficeofSpecialEvents crew delivers thousands of strings of lights the day before the scheduled work days then return the following day to help assist volunteers with the replacement of the bulbs on the strings of lights that will illuminate the night sky. Immediately following the last work day around mid-October, crews will begin hanging up the lights in preparation for the Nov. 21 ceremony.

“We are trying to focus more on making the event more alumni-oriented,” Crystal Campos, special events coordinator for the Office of Public Relations said.

MARTHA JASSO/LOGOS STAFF Work-study students Erik Esparza, left, and Paul Villanueva check lights with UIW Special Events Coordinator Omar Torres at a 'Light theWay' workday.

Volunteers prepare for ‘Light the Way’

By Martha Jasso LOGOS STAFF WRITER

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sity just announced it will provide certain graduates of David Robinson’s Carver Academy annual scholarship money to help carry them through college.

“UIW is out there everywhere in the community because of access. That’s what UIW is all about – allowing greater numbers to have access to private education,” Agnese said.

Although Agnese

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Have you heard the news?

Our world War leak

Reporter Bob Woodward (Watergate scandal) got a hold of a confidential war report to President Barack Obama describing a “deteriorating” Afghanistan and the Taliban as “resilient and growing.”

Picking on Prop. 8

Check out www.Rescuemarriage.org where John Marcott of California has started a 2010 voter initiative to ban divorce. The website is a host of strong statements such as, “Hell is eternal — just like your

Bullied voters

marriage was supposed to be.” He is very critical of Christians who do not support banning divorce but supported banning gay marriage, calling them “pick-and-choose Christians.”

Afganahstan has its second presidential election since 2001, but Taliban intimidated voters and 39 percent turned out to vote compared to last election’s 70 percent.

The rest of the world Deja vu

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seeks friendship with America. In turn, Presi, Obama and Western leaders dent went public with a statement Friday, Sept. 25, accusing Iran of having a secret nuclear weapon fuel plant.

Gaurding the gates

China holds its 60th anniversary of Communist rule and cuts off Tibet from foreign tourists for the second time in less than two years. Business will be low for Tibet but fortunately China says they will lift the blockade

by Oct. 8.

Out of this world Water, water, everywhere NASA discovered water on the surface of the moon.

Although the moon is still drier than earth's deserts, (a 2-liter soda bottle full of the moon's dirt only has about an eyedropper's worth of water) the discovery is still a new landmark in the research of the moon.

compiled by April Downing, managing editor

Pharm student dean at Feik and adviser to the Epsilon Beta Chapter of Kappa Psi. “He was a leader and motivator. He will especially be missed by his brothers of Kappa Psi. He was a model brother and inspired others to be better brothers.”

“When I heard the news about Michael, I did not want to believe it,” said Kimberly A. Erickson, a member of the fraternity and Class of 2011. “I kept

waiting for him to walk into the red room (a breakout room where pharmacy students often study) with a smile on his face, Bill Miller’s tea in one hand, and ready with a joke on why he wasn’t in class. I feel blessed and honored to have known him for two years, because anyone who did get the chance to meet him has been changed in a positive way. I feel sorry for those who never got the

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chance to meet him.”

Feik School of Pharmacy hopes the scholarship being established in his honor later will become an endowed scholarship.

Meanwhile, the school is still trying to cope with his loss.

“We have had condolences from our pharmacy constituency across the nation,” Johnson-Fannin said. “He always will be remembered and missed.”

Annual address

stressed access and increasing numbers in the address, he also pointed out growth doesn’t always MARISA AYON/LOGOS STAFF equal quality.

Dr. Arcelia Johnson-Fannin, left, dean of Feik School of Pharmacy, chats with Dr. Paul F. Davis at the ceremony.

“We are willing to sacrifice growth to improve quality, which is why we’re shaping enrollment through improving both the academic credentials of incoming undergrads and retention rates of current students.”

By Marisa Ayon One example of imlate Michael Gres, who the Texas Society of LOGOS STAFF WRITER would have been in the Health-System Phar- provement in this area A fallen member of first class to graduate in macists. “You will make visible this year is the fact decisions to help peo- the average SAT score for the Class of 2010 was May from the school.

The keynote speaker, ple’s lives as a pharma- first-time freshmen was remembered Friday, 30 points higher than last Sept. 25, before the 99- Dr. Paul F. Davis, ad- cist.”

Davis pointed out year’s average of 960. member Class of 2013 vised the class that their Regardless of all r e c e i v e d t h e i r w h i t e education and gaining tha t adv a nces i n sci c o a t s f r o m J o h n a n d t h e t r u s t o f p a t i e n t s ence and medicine have the rapid changes takR i t a F e i k S c h o o l o f w i l l b e v i t a l t o t h e i r changed the work of ing place, Agnese stated futures. pharmacists and will UIW’s identity will remain Pharmacy.

“It’s your respon- continue to advance in unchanged.

Dr. Arcelia John“We want to stay son-Fannin, founding s i b i l i t y , ” s a i d D a v i s , the future. He offered strong with our identity dean, paid tribute to the executive director of words of advice

New pharm class wears white coats

UIW marks Constitution Day

By Dyvontrae Johnson LOGOS STAFF WRITER

The U.S. Constitution is primarily a contract that people need to understand better in order to become more effective citizen, a noted political scientist said at the Sept. 17 observance of Constitution Day. “The first three words of the Constitution are ‘We the People,’ ” Dr. James W. Riddlesperger, a Texas Christian University professor, said at the University of the Incarnate Word’s program. “If you

understand the democratic contract, the compact between the people, you’ll be a more effective citizen.”

His lecture included the history of Constitution Day and the Constitution. The lecture endeavored to keep emphasis on the checks-andbalances system and the shifts from a historical perspective between the branches.

“Legislation (requiring the observance) doesn’t ‘help,’ but (it) shows endearing love between people and their government,” Riddlesperger said.

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as a Catholic institution.

We make no excuses for being Catholic, but we are accepting of all faiths,” Agnese said.

In order to reach out to those of different faiths, Agnese said construction for a small center for spiritual reflection near the Angel of Hope is in the works. Additional seating in Benson Stadium and a new fine arts building are among future construction projects on campus.

Junior music major Janice D. Reed said she is excited about UIW’s projects, including the new religious center. “Even though Campus Ministry does include everybody, it’s important for people of other religions to have a place,” she said.

Dr. Gary Keith, a political science professor,

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said he was pleased with much of what Agnese addressed, but had some concerns over the rapid level of growth on the main campus.

“While it’s good that we’re building on main campus, one has to wonder how we can continue to serve people with the amount of space that we have here,” Keith said.

“We don’t want to lose the beautiful aspects of this campus to construction.”

Agnese said emphasis is placed on growth because of the opportunities it can present in adding to UIW’s academic reputation, which he hopes will increase UIW’s visibility in the future.

“Overall we were very stable last year, and we look forward to continue growing,” Agnese said.

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Student journalists cover Panamax military operation

By Maureen Johnson LOGOS STAFF WRITER

Nine Incarnate Word communication arts students from UIWtv, KUIW and the Logos

participated in a news conference Friday, Sept. 18, about the Panamax ’09 military-training exercise at Camp Bullis.

Panamax is a multinational

YESI CALOCA/LOGOS STAFF UIWtv's Tatiana Oben interviews a participant at the Panamax military-training exercise.

joint force exercise intended to defend the Panama Canal.

For the afternoon, the students worked as photographers, writers and television news reporters, interviewing people and gathering information.

“In the beginning, dealing with the press was a complicated and difficult task for the military,” said Col. Mike Feil, deputy commander of operations for U.S. Army South, who spoke about the danger of a potential terrorist attack on the canal.

After a brief question-andanswer session, the students took a tour of the Deployable Joint Command and Control Center (DJC2), where they talked to military personnel about their duties.

Operation Panamax began in 2003 with only three participating countries (Panama, Chile and the United States).

In 2004, six more nations signed on and by 2005, a total of 15 nations were involved.

ALISON VILLANUEVA/LOGOS STAFF Logos staff writer Maureen Johnson, right, talks to soldiers inside the command tent at Camp Bullis. The Panamax military operation involved 20 countries in the 2009 exercises.

Currently, 20 countries take part in the exercise, including Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.

The students learned the military’s goal is to keep the canal open in the event of a disaster since the canal is critical to the free flow of goods for the region and the entire world. As part of the exercise, personnel

UIW talks fall

By Maureen Johnson LOGOS STAFF WRITER

One of the coolest things about walking through campus during fall is being surrounded by the fashionable students who study here.

Study Abroad Fair hooks students Students filled Marian Hall Ballroom Thursday, Sept. 17, for the annual Study Abroad Fair where sister school representatives helped students gain more insight into countries they are interested in visiting.

“The fair is going great this year,” Study Abroad Coordinator Alanna Taylor said.

“We have more professors and representatives from the sister schools here to tell our students about the program.”

More than 30 countries are part of the program, which allows students to see the world through a different set of eyes and see how other people live around the world.

Students heard stories about study abroad experiences while faculty members gave advice

about time and money management.

“It really helps if you give yourself time to prepare ahead of time,” said Cathy Leal, an adviser in the Office of Financial Assistance who handles the Study Abroad area. Students currently receiving financial assistance can continue to receive it while studying abroad, she pointed out. Ten scholarship opportunities also are available for students in the program, some of which even cover housing costs.

“Studying abroad is amazing,” said Tabitha Roberts, who studied in Turkey for two weeks FYI For more information on the University of the Incarnate Word’s sister schools, go to http://www.uiw. edu/studyabroad/srschools.html

in May 2008. “I’ve traveled to about seven different countries.

You learn a lot and you see a lot."

Students who go to Turkey can choose among five campuses. The most popular majors are religious studies and psychology.

For business students, Schiller International University offers seven campuses in six countries.

International business major Kim Krieg said she recommends going to Europe because the cost is relatively low.

“I took $5,000 extra along with me and came back with $3,000,” Krieg said. “Travel was cheap. I got a great cultural experience from Europe. It’s a good way to network and meet lots of new people. I still keep in contact with all my friends I made using Facebook.”

Just take a look around and absorb the excess in boots, leggings, hats, sweaters and oversized totes. Though the season is all about covering up, personal style seems to still creep through the layers.

No matter what their major, UIW Cardinals gush about their favorite must-have item for winter months on the way.

E-mail Johnson at mljohnso@ uiwtx.edu

Mayra A. Perez, pre-pharmacy “Scarves go with everything and the color black is always in style.”

ASHLEY PEREZ/LOGOS STAFF Students compare notes and experiences at the annual Study Abroad Fair which took place Sept. 17 inside UIW's Marian Hall Ballroom.

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work on command, control and stability operations that focused on their response to any request from the government of Panama.

“The purpose of Panamax is to protect commerce and people’s livelihood,” said Gen. Sergio Mantillo of the Colombian army. “This exercise is also an opportunity for the United States to strengthen its relationship with South America.”

Asli Unlu, organizational development “The trench coat. It’s classic.”

Johannes Weisson, international business “Hats are my thing. I own about 15 -- a majority are from D.C. and New York.”

Chris Johnson, kinesiology “I’m getting ready for basketball season so shorts are what I prefer.They are comfortable.”

Desiray Garza, nursing “I love boots.They can be paired with many items!”

A taste of MSG (monosodium glutamate)

By Amanda Avey LOGOS STAFF WRITER

If you look at the ingredients of every processed food you encounter, more often than not you will find a long list of foods, spices, additives, colorings and preservatives.

It is this enchanted blend of ingredients that satisfies your palate and fills your stomach. Also within this blend of ingredients, are at least a few words that are

long and difficult to pronounce.

Today, we are going to look at one of those: monosodium glutamate, also known as MSG. MSG is a flavor enhancer usually added to canned or frozen foods, soups, Chinese dishes, processed meats, seasoning mixtures, bouillon cubes, some condiments and many fast-food dishes.

Some people report adverse feelings after consuming foods with MSG including headaches, rapid or fluttering heartbeats, shortness of breath, nausea, flushing, sweating, weakness, numbness or tingling around the mouth

and a sense of facial pressure. Be advised, these are only reported reactions some individuals have experienced and not actual reactions absolutely caused by MSG. Sometimes people report the association between the reactions they experience with the MSG in their food. However, there is no evidence that MSG causes these reactions and is still considered a safe ingredient.

It is up to you, as a consumer of the food industry, to decide if you want to include MSG in your diet.

E-mail avey@uiwtx.edu

The Dorm Diet

Here are just a few healthy, nutritious and MSG free breakfast ideas you can quickly and easily prepare in your dorm room: Bread-and-breakfast

Whole-wheat English muffin or whole-wheat bread with 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter and cinnamon, 1 cup low-fat milk or soy milk and 1 medium banana.

Banana float

1 cup (less than 10 grams of sugar per serving) cereal with ½ cup low-fat milk or soy milk and sliced banana on top.

Yogurt martini

1 cup low-fat plain yogurt with 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter, chopped apple and cinnamon mixed in.

Holiday oats

¾ cup rolled whole oats cooked with low-fat milk or skim milk with ½ cup pumpkin puree mixed in and cinnamon and nutmeg sprinkled on top.

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Sodexho shares story behind food

By Melissa Hernandez LOGOS EDITOR

It feels as though UIW students always have a quibble about the quality, quantity, or variety of the dining options offered by Sodexho.

Over the summer, Sodexho made many changes in

The burgers and fries are sitting under heat lamps. I’d rather see it made in front of me.

In previous years, the burger patties were made before the lunch crowd arrived and then tossed in water to await your order, which is a health hazard; they were only heated up in front of you. Now, the chef “batch cooks” eight-12 burgers at a time. Although you may not see the cooking happening before your very eyes anymore, in reality the burger you buy has probably only been sitting out for about five minutes.

I’d like grilled chicken, but I don’t see it at the grill anymore.

The term “water chicken” is enough to turn any

Follow the food

staffing and in their practices. While it may initially appear that they have discontinued some of its tastier offerings, the reasons behind these changes are valid.

After meeting with the food service team, Logos present to you the most common myths about the

stomach. However, for the past few years, the chicken was grilled and left to sit in water, which only created a health hazard. “You’re lucky someone didn’t get seriously ill,” new Sodexho General Manager Tony Allen said. Grilled chicken will always be available Tuesday and Friday; if you have some time to spare, it can be made at your request .

The Sodexho staff is also working to provide more chicken substitutes on the menu -- McDonald-style chicken nuggets and buffalo wings were mentioned.

I’m vegetarian. I don’t see a lot of options for me on the menu.

It may not be seen on the menu, but Sodexho always has a tofu product available.

There is also soy milk

Events in the calendar feature free food. If you would like your event publisized e-mail logos@uiwtx.edu. Provide what, when, where, and event sponsor.

Cafeteria—and the real reasons behind the changes.

“We will try our best to please everyone," Retail Manager John Estrada said. "Feel free to talk to us. Send us an e-mail or stop us when you see us.

We’re willing to sit down and talk. You are why we’re here.”

offered. Sodexho said they will accommodate any of your food needs if you just speak up and are willing to wait a few minutes for your food to be prepared.

than iodized salt. Sodexho now puts nutritional facts and date labels all of the prepared products you find in Hortencia’s, Finnegan’s a n d Java on the Hill.

I’m trying to eat healthy; some dishes are made too buttery and salty. I don’t know what I’m eating when it comes to pre-packaged food either.

First off, keep in mind the Sodexho staff is cooking for the masses.You may not like it, but the 30 people in line behind you find it tastes just-like-mom’s.

However, if you’d like the chef to whip up some green beans—save the butter— simply ask and prepare to wait a few minutes. As far as the salt is concerned, Sodexho has switched to sea salt, which is healthier

What happened to the sushi?

When sushi came to UIW, a local restaurant was contracting with Sodexho. They had to discontinue the service because it wasn’t costeffective for either party.

Sodexho has said they will do their best to get sushi back on campus by way of Hortencia’s or Java on the Hill. Expect to see a difference before the end of the fall semester.

Logos meeting

Light the Way

Theology on tap

Heritage Day

When: Oct. 2, 1 p.m.

Where: AD 295 Who: Logos When: Oct. 7, 4-6 p.m.

Where: Beurk O’Mahony Who: Campus Ministry

There are times I pay for a buffet and then walk right back out after I see

When: Oct. 10, 9 a.m. -noon Where: IWHS Cafeteria Who: Public Relations When: Oct. 14 Where: TBA Who: Mission Effectiveness

Golden Harvest

what’s on the menu. Can the displays of each dish be put back in front so I can see what I’m in for before I pay?

The day's menu is always on display before you walk through the door. Sodexho also has presentations at each serving station. There are reasons it can not be displayed at the door: "We just don't have room to put a display table with the line right next door; it creates too much traffic.

Plus, you always have that one customer that likes to pick at the food," Head Chef Yancey Voges said.

Sodexho has acknowledged the suggestion and said they will work to provide a solution.

Logos Assistant Editor Maggie Callahan contributed to this story.

When: Oct. 24, 8 a.m.- 3 p.m.

Where: Marian Hall Why: can food drive Who: SGA

Coffee in the Circle When: Oct. 24, 5-7 p.m.

Where: campus circle Who: Leadership Activities

Peace Day

When: Oct. 28 Where: TBA Who: Campus Ministry

Homecoming

When: Oct. 29 Where: TBA Who: Alumni Relations Homecoming Committee

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‘Meet the Mission’ volunteers tackle city

By Trey Ibarra LOGOS STAFF WRITER

Students, faculty, staff and volunteers spent the morning and early afternoon of Friday, Sept. 11, assisting various community organizations during the annual “Meet the Mission.”

The University of the Incarnate Word’s mission statement says UIW is committed to educational excellence, promoting lifelong learning and the development of the whole person.

In keeping with that tradition, Meet the Mission requires participants to go out into the community and help certain agencies or organizations with their services.

The morning began in Marian Hall Ballroom, where Father Tom Dymowski, campus chaplain, and the Rev. Dr. Trevor Alexander, assistant director of Campus Ministry, led an orientation for the volunteers and a prayer for victims of 9/11.

“We are here to fulfill the mission or the call of the university,” Dymowski said. “You won’t change the world, but possibly find within yourself a change.”

TREY IBARRA/LOGOS STAFF Several 'Meet the Mission' volunteers prepare to shelve books Sept. 11 at the Children's Center which serves children up to age 14.

The UIWtv group first went to the Children’s Center which houses, entertains and educates children up to age 14 who have been removed from their homes

Dozens break Ramadan fast through ‘iftar’

By Miguel Conchas LOGOS STAFF WRITER

More than 140 people from different countries and faiths gathered Friday, Sept. 11, to observe and celebrate an iftar -or breaking of a Ramadan fast -- in Marian Hall Ballroom.

The Muslim-American Society of San Antonio (MAS), San Antonio Muslim Women’s Association (SAMWA) and UIW’s Liturgical Outreach program cosponsored the event dubbed “Celebrating Ramadan: Building Friendship, Remembering and Reclaiming September 11.”

During the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. It is a time for reflection, prayer and reconnection with faith, friends and family.

At sunset, there is a call to prayer, and then the fast is broken with specially prepared food. Organizers have chosen this particular date as an opportunity to build friendships because before 2001, Sept. 11 was better known as the day Mahatma Gandhi spoke about the power of non-violence and human relationships.

“People build friendships by eating together and spending time together, and also observing the spirituality of dedicating time to prayer,” said Narjis Pierre, president of SAMWA. She was surprised by the diversity of the attendees, who represented Morocco, Belize, Egypt, Mexico, Saudi Arabia

and Iran, among other countries.

At Marian Hall, MAS volunteers greeted guests and made name tags for them in Arabic. Near the entrance, attendees also found informative displays about Islam. Dr. Richard Peigler, a biology professor, arranged a display of growing olives, pomegranates, palm, fig and henna, all plants mentioned in verses of the Qur’an.

The dinner has been a tradition since 2005, when Peigler and Sister Martha Ann Kirk, a religious studies professor, planted Holy Land Garden in front of the AT&T building, and it has grown since then.

Both returning and new attendees participated in an icebreaker which involved asking each other about celebrations, nations and languages. Sheikh Atif of Egypt then recited verses from the Qur’an. Blanca Morales, a bilingual communications major, said, “It was beautiful. I didn’t know what he was saying, but it was good energy, and I like experiencing new things.”

Dr. Robert Connelly, dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, gave the official welcome.

Representatives from San Antonio’s Muslim community and UIW students gave informative speeches promoting interfaith dialogue and crosscultural understanding. Kirk

by Child Protective Services or the San Antonio Police Department because of neglect, abuse or abandonment. The volunteers organized books donated

to the center’s library.

The group then proceeded to St. Joe’s Episcopal Church, which provides a support system for refugees who have been

displaced from their homes overseas and can’t go back because of ongoing wars or religious reasons. Refugees have the opportunity to learn English and better understand American culture while at the church.

Volunteers spoke to some of the refugees about their backgrounds. A woman from Iraq exemplified a common situation: she went to college and became a professor in her native Iraq, but because the schools are different in America, she cannot use her degree.

Similarly, Noor Kamel, 22, obtained a degree in education in her native Jordan but now has to work at a hotel cleaning service in order to help her family pay rent because of government restrictions preventing her from working as a teacher.

Not only did the mission day give volunteers an opportunity to earn community service hours required for graduation, but Dymowski pointed out that Meet the Mission gave volunteers an opportunity to “celebrate life, love [and] people.”

Women’s Global Connection celebrates fifth anniversary

By Rachel Cywinski LOGOS STAFF WRITER

MIGUEL CORTINAS/LOGOS STAFF Ramadan fasting comes to an end at iftar.

made a statement as did Said Motawea, president of the San Antonio chapter of MAS, and former San Antonio City Councilwoman Patti Radle with Inner City Development.

At 7:45, the Adhan by Atif called the Muslims attending to prayer. Those fasting broke their fast with dates, water and soup. Then they performed their ritual ablution, or cleansing, in preparation for prayer. They took their positions facing Mecca in the prayer area and praised Allah in unison. Pierre noted during the prayer people had a chance to “pray alongside Muslims or watch a cultural slideshow so that Muslim prayer could be respected with space and time given for that.”

A buffet followed of homemade Ramadan dishes and desserts prepared by Motawea’s wife, Amel, and other women from the San Antonio Muslim community. It included chicken with rice, stuffed grape leaves, stuffed cabbages and peppers, hummus, kofta, eggplant casserole, baklava and much more.

Bashar Ahmed, an international studies major originally from Iraq, said, “It was a great opportunity for people to meet other people that are peaceful and of another religion. This country really does have the freedom to respect another religion.”

Lisa Uribe was selling her daughter’s Girl Scout cookies outside Blockbuster Video and chatting with the other Girl Scout “moms.”

Her cookie partner, Jessica Zesch, told her she was searching for a thesis topic to complete her master’s degree at the University of Texas School of Public Health.

Before the cookies were gone, Uribe, associate director of Women’s Global Connection of San Antonio (WGC), had convinced Zesch to assess the Teacher Training Institute HIV/AIDS workshops for preschool teachers in Mongu, Zambia.

These types of personal connections have expanded the WGC from two founding members to a global network in its five years.

WGC, which promotes itself as “a gathering place for sharing women’s wisdom, experience and spirituality,” marked its fifth anniversary at an annual conference Saturday, Sept. 26, at Dr. Burton E. Grossman International Conference Center.

The 2009 conference theme, “Economic Empowerment for Sustainability,” brought together local volunteers who had traveled to Africa, WGC African members and a representative of the South Texas Women’s Business Center who shared information about local microentrepreneurship.

Social empowerment, local ownership and long-term sustainability are key factors sought for potential WGC projects.

One method of supporting these goals is to pair businesswomen in the United States with entrepreneurs in Africa. Melynda

Caudle spent a week with her “global business partner” in Tanzania during July. Her partner borrowed money to buy tea sets and began promoting a new product: sets of cups in which to serve “chai” tea.

Caudle described the experience as one which prompted self-reflection about the abundance of material possessions in our society. “What phenomenal things they have done with so little compared to how much we have here,” Caudle said. “I live in awe of these women.”

Another method of empowering international microentrepreneurship is funding cooperative ventures. Incarnate Word missionary Teri Horne and “Regina,” a Tanzanian project participant, described the Bukoba Women’ Empowerment Association (BUWEA) piggery project through live video conferencing with the San Antonio audience.

Regina, a recipient of one of the pigs from the piggery, greeted the audience. “Hi, dear women,” she said. “I would like to thank you very much for letting Teri be here with us. She is working to get things right with the records. They are here in books, but not in a modern way.

Our members are learning now how to use computers and that will help us to keep our records in a modern way. With Teri now we are going to school. We are learning.”

Dr. Lopita Nath, an assistant professor of history at UIW, reflected on the conference. “It takes our thinking to a new level,” Nath said. “The presentation brought to my mind two things: We saw the improvements of technology and services; and it also brought to mind that each person is transnational.”

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September 2009

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Get ready to relax From the

By Rachel Walsh LOGOS ASSISTANT EDITOR

I am about to give you an assignment. Yes, I realize that’s the last thing you need right now. But you’ll like this one – all you have to do is relax.

Hold on, that doesn’t mean flopping on the couch to channel-surf.

I’m talking about what is known as the relaxation response, which is the opposite of the stress response most people experience on a pretty constant basis. The stress response gives you the keyed-up feeling that wears the body down over time; the relaxation response balances you out.

Sounds nice, right?

It does take practice, but it’s unnecessary to sign up for yoga class or meditate at 4 a.m. every day. The idea is to try to cultivate a continuous

state of mind and integrate small practices throughout the day.

Of course, there’s also yoga, tai chi, massages, meditation and countless other relaxation exercises if none of these appeal to you (although they’re pretty much all based on deep

breathing, so trust me on that one), and the benefits are endless. So it’s worth a try, right?

Forget the TV and take relaxing to a whole new level – you’ll be glad you did.

Editor’s Desk:

By Melissa Hernandez LOGOS EDITOR

Pomp, circumstance, deadlines

Mom and Dad said, E-mail Walsh at rw- “You must go to college. alsh@uiwtx.edu You must graduate.”

Well, Mom and Dad, I made it to school. And, lo and behold, I’m going to graduate.

Deep breathing: Stop and breathe slowly from your After completing 90 abdomen. A lot of people tend to breathe from the hours at UIW, students chest, which restricts air flow. Breathing in through receive an e-mail conyour nose and out through your mouth a few times taining the graduation can immediately lower your stress level and increase packet whether you aim your energy. to graduate in August, December or May. The Muscle relaxation: I should warn you about this one packet contains a news– it’s best to do it right before you go to sleep because letter, pamphlet, audit you will not want to get up afterwards. It’s a great way to let go of the physical tension that builds up when checklist and …. a graduyou’re anxious. The idea is to isolate different muscle ation application. The groups (www.helpguide.org recommends targeting first of three graduation the feet, calves, thighs, hips, stomach, back, arms, neck, deadlines is—get ready shoulders and face) and systematically tense them, then for this—Friday, Oct. 2. release.

By Friday, review your degree plan and Visualization: Sometimes you just need to stop and evaluation, obtain your picture yourself somewhere far, far away. That’s not a adviser’s signature on waste of time, it’s a really useful technique to use in the graduation applicagetting rid of tension and anxiety. The more sensory detail (sights, sounds, smells, etc.) you imagine, the tion form and complete more effective this is. documentation for 45 hours of community ser-

Take Ten tips

vice. (They warned us, “Get community service done early.” Here we are, senior year: work, school, internship, social life. Now, try and add 45 hours of community service. Should have listened…)

The registrar’s office audits all the applications and will send a review of the classes still needed to meet all your specific graduation requirements so you can graduate on the intended date.

If it just so happens you are unable to make that date or aren’t ready to graduate just yet, don’t fret. You haven’t missed your only chance at graduation. The registrar’s office will continue to send you a graduation packet until you turn one in.

Close your mouth, now; that’s how the flies

get in. There is some good news: Friday is not the last day to apply for May graduation. The registrar’s office will continue to take applications up until Jan. 19. So if you have an issue with procrastination, lack of organization, just plain misinformation or whatever the case may be, there is still hope… attached with a late fee. (Fees range from $25-$150.)

Keep these words of wisdom from Assistant Registrar Susanne Cook (she’s the one who will do your audit) in mind: “We encourage you to get things done early. Keep up with the information we send your way and read through all of it.”

E-mail Hernandez at melhernandez06@yahoo.com

Ex-director bemoans loss of Brazilian program, language ‘Constitutional ruler,’ not Bible, It is with great sadness that I noticed that the History of Brazil and the teaching of its Portuguese language are no longer part of the UIW current curriculum, even if they remain in the catalog.

Where else in the world do you find a country that holds 35 percent of the fresh waters and the

largest variety of fauna and flora on the planet?

Where else can you see the largest ocean liners dock a thousand miles from the mouth of a river? Where else can you go fishing and catch a freshwater 90-pound or even 150-pound fish (the dourado of the Paraguay, Parana and Uruguay Rivers and the pirarucu of the

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Amazon River, respectfully)? Where else can you listen to the voices of 1,677 species of birds singing together the national anthem, as demonstrated by a recent video?

After having taught the History of Brazil every other year for 37 years at UIW and after having been the director of the Brazil Studies Program

that trained and took our students for a five-week internship in Brazil and was partly financed by the U.S. Department of Defense, it pains me to see UIW neglect a country which is so pivotal to our very survival on this planet.

Dr. Tarcisio Beal glotri@sbcglobal.net

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needed to equalize rights

Jim Hochberg, in the most recently published letter to the editor (August 2009), articulated his position on same-sex marriage equality, dissenting with Nicholas Baker’s op-ed piece on California’s moral failure in passing Proposition 8 – which amended the state constitution banning same-sex marriage in the state.

Hochberg also directs his retort to self-described Christians, to UIW as a Catholic institution, and to anyone who finds it discriminatory to restrict same-sex couples from the type of marriage institution heterosexual couples enjoy.

It would not be helpful at this time to reject Hochberg’s religious defense against homosexuality or to refer to theologians who encourage us to interpret Scripture with an eye to context, culture, and climate at the time of its recording because the abstraction that is belief and religious faith really have no place in discussions of policy.

In our democracy, we

all benefit from religious plurality, the principle of equality and the right to pursue, undisturbed, one’s own destiny. Likewise, we value the right of the people to affect policy, to shape local and federal government, and recognize Californians did so with this referendum (thank you, American Public Policy). And while voting is personal and we need not explain our choices, I think it is irresponsible to our common humanity to, with our vote, make policy that leaves our neighbors without equal rights to our own on the basis of something as subjective as our own religious beliefs.

The law aims at honoring human dignity irrespective of religious affiliation.

Therefore, I argue that when measuring the virtue of policy – like Proposition 8 – that affects an extraordinary number of people, we should do so against a constitutional ruler, not the Bible or any other holy book.

Dalia Bishop dbishop@uiwtx.edu

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OPINION

September 2009

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Is America turning into another Babylon?

By Tarcísio Beal LOGOS CONTRIBUTOR

During the 1846 conclave which elected Pius IX pope, the German Cardinal Von Hohenhoe was introduced to the French Cardinal Chevalier.

At the time, German and French relations were at a low, so the German cardinal could not refrain from putting down his French colleague: “Oh,” he said. “Von Hohenhoe, “Chevalier? Yes, I once had a caudatarius [a servant whose duty was to follow a cardinal during solemn ceremonies to hold up his long vestment’s tail] named Chevalier.” In response, the French cardinal deadpanned, “Yes, I know! In my family, we have always pulled the devil by the tail!”

My readers will hopefully forgive me, then, if I feel compelled to call by name some of the things going on now in American politics. In short, some sectors of the American public have sadly strayed away from the idealism, the civility and the generosity which characterized the “Camelot days” of the Kennedys and of democratic liberalism. The recent passing of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, a man

who always had the poor and needy at heart yet was vilified by the usual crowd that claims to speak for “the American way” and President Barack Obama’s plan to shape a health care system which will finally cover all Americans illustrate the core question: what is happening to the democratic dialogue that seeks the common good of all who live in the United States and that debates differences of opinion within the parameters of rational, civil arguments?

Now even school authorities are preventing children from listening to the voice of the president, and a House representative has the gall and to show an absolute lack of decorum by shouting nonsense during a presidential address to the Congress of the United States. Hasn’t the Republican Party done enough harm to the nation? Poisoning the public debate over an issue as important as health care with vicious lies (as did former vice-presidential candidate and ex-Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin) and distortions does not strike me as patriotic or “the American way.”

Doesn’t it smack of racism when we see cartoons like those of Mallard Fillmore in the San Antonio Express-News portray our president as a “monkeyish” figure?

Why is it that Fox TV, some radio and cable TV

Reflections of 9/11:

show hosts and some newspaper columnists continue to incite unconscionable attacks on the president, as they constantly did against Kennedy, for trying to establish a health care system that is fair to all Americans?

Haven’t we seen enough worship of property and concentration of wealth by a free-enterprise capitalist system that has preyed on the resources of the planet, poisoned its environment in the name of profit and has now been co-opted

by China and India with plenty of help from some multinational corporations?

A certain brand of “capitalist progress” has become the world’s worst nightmare. The worship of property and a “Christo-fascist religion” -- the term was coined by German theologian Dorothee Soelle -- that glorifies Christ but does not follow his example have taken over the minds and actions of a vociferous and wellfinanced minority. No, we should not ban these radio and TV show hosts and guests or newspaper columnists who cannot see beyond their own biases or even censor them by decree. We would hope, however, that these few millions of Americans who are being conned by such nonsensical and dangerous rhetoric would themselves shut them down by no

Charles Le Bun's Entry of Alexander into Babylon, c. 1664 Babylon was a city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which can be found in present-day Iraq. The late Saddam Hussein started building on top of the ruins in 1983. His project was halted after the U.S. invasion in 2003 and is now being promoted as a tourist site.

longer listening to their demagoguery.

Among all this talk about President Obama wishing to spread socialism, now the battering ram of these wrongheaded crusaders of Babylonian confusion, is there ever an explanation of what exactly these detractors mean by socialism? They say it is “un-American” and imply that they are referring to “totalitarian Marxism” and not to the kind of democratic socialism at work in Canada, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands and other Western countries. Do they realize the American system contains a high dosage of socialism?

Do they wish to abolish the New Deal “socialist” reforms that saved a moribund private capitalism, such as stock-market regulation, the FDIC, the GI Bill and the Civil and Vot-

‘I still get chills’ Jane Clare Vosteen LOGOS STAFF WRITER

I still get chills when I think of 9/11.

It is a kind of shock that feels like everything is rushing through your mind at once but you cannot seem to concentrate on any one thing. I get this hollow feeling inside that I cannot shake and it has been eight years.

I know that for everybody Sept. 11 was devastating but for me and my family, the world stopped turning in that moment, for that day, and even months later when we were just getting rolling again.

I was in the seventh grade in 2001 at a small Catholic school in the podunk little town of Havelock, N.C. This was a military town and there were few people who were not connected in some way to the local Marine Corps Base. I had been born there just like all of my siblings and I lived there at 361 Wilson Drive.

I could tell you my zip code and phone number just as easily. It is funny the things you remember. I was in Mrs. Mach’s religion class when it became apparent there was something dreadfully wrong. All day students had been leaving school early, without explanation, but this was

all taken in stride until we noticed the teachers were gone. Some dark forebodings must have forced us to sit still and behave without the presence of some authority figure, but we did. When Mrs. Mach returned to class we were all dismissed. They told us nothing but to go to our parents, who were waiting. My mother was in the church and I didn’t stop to think when she said we needed to pray. I still knew nothing.

It was later when I learned the United States had been attacked. The implication of those words hit me when I could not go home -- the base was on lockdown. My daddy was somewhere inside and we could not get to him, could not talk to him. My mom would not let us watch television as we took refuge at a friend’s house in town. As kids will do, I gleaned information from any source I could. The World Trade Centers were destroyed and the Pentagon was in flames. My uncle worked at the Pentagon. My mom was on the phone all day trying to contact her baby sister, whose phone was busy for 24 hours straight.

We did not know he had been out of the office on that day until two days later. If anyone doubts that there is a God… My family eventually was able to go home but

The World Trade Center begins its morning collapse on Sept. 11, 2001.

life was far from normal.

Other kids in other towns may have gone back to school the next day but my school was closed for weeks. The level of emergency was greatly elevated and it was near impossible to travel on and off base.

My friends and I spent countless hours together contemplating the fate of our fathers. Everyone knew war was coming. In the next weeks my mom tied a big yellow ribbon around the tree in our front yard and my dad was gone.

Banners with little stars hung in windows and the chapel was full every day of the week. We knew, my friends and I, that we needed to be just as brave as our dads. Stiff upper lips were always in place.

After all, if we broke down, who would take care of our little brothers and sisters?

Who would be there for

our moms?

For the next few years I appreciated how lucky I was to live on base. There the lawn would be mowed on a weekly basis and casseroles were likely to appear on the front doorstep. There was always someone who could give a ride to soccer practice and we were never short on friends who knew exactly what was in your heart.

My dad flew countless missions over the Middle East and missed my birthday for three years straight.

I am so proud to be his daughter.

This year, my brother too has begun to serve. At 17, he is a Marine Option in California. He knows, as I do, that this is the land of the free because of the brave.

E-mail Vosteen at vosteen@uiwtx.edu

ing Rights Acts and return to legal segregation, discrimination and inequality before the law? Their big target is the federal government, an argument which ignores the fact that big government is here to stay and that what we need to do is to make it an effective and responsive tool for the common good.

Finally, let me repeat what we have heard from Popes Leo XIII, Paul VI, John Paul II and Benedict XVI over and over: a form of government, whether you call it “socialist” or “social democratic,” that ensures the common good, is more in line with the ethics of Christianity, of the gospels and with the preferential option for the poor, the hungry (there are, according to the World Bank and the U.N.’s FAO, more than 950 million people malnourished or starving

in the world), the needy, the sick, the immigrant and the marginalized that Jesus exemplified.

You call yourself a Christian? Then start living frugally, ban waste and luxury and place the love of neighbor first in your life, for Jesus defined as our neighbor par excellence the less-fortunate within our country and beyond: “Whatsoever you do to these least of my brothers and sisters, you do it unto me” (Matthew 25: 34-40).

No more excuses or Babylonian language!

By JoeLynn Concepcion LOGOS STAFF WRITER

ordained detective, Rabbi Meyer, the chemistry and hilarity in the show is priceless.

Sam’s sincere intentions on abducting the pope delivers a message of harmony and humanity as the world looks toward a day without murder, crime, nor dangerous citizens -- that is until “Peace Day” is over.

The lively cast does a marvelous job at delivering a magical show which sets a philosophical theme; all people alike will surely walk away with a happy heart after sharing the imagination of a day of worldwide peace. Maggie Hardy, who plays Sam’s wife, Sara, believes those watching will take in an appreciation for the playful lines and the amusing characters that take the stage.

Without a doubt, the Extended Run Players grace the audience with a bond that is shared with us as they perform. The chemisty they have on stage truly sets a welcoming atmosphere the audience can value.

Dr. Tarcisio Beal, who taught 37 years at the University of the Incarnate Word, is now professor emeritus and continues to tutor students at the Learning Assistance Center. E-mail him at glotri@ sbcglobal.net

‘Pope’ plays well in reader’s theatre It’s opening night at the Coates Theatre and the energy, wonder and excitement for the upcoming performance fills the audience.

Several conversations are being shared among the viewers. One woman expressed appreciation for the students’ support. Another shared her thoughts on what she thinks may be “an interesting detective story.”

Surprisingly, rather than an ominous plot, the Extended Run Players commit to a delightful performance filled with laughter, innocence, and a band of comedic characters.

“The Day They Kidnapped the Pope,” written by Joao Bethencourt, is set in Sam Leibowitz’s Brooklyn apartment.

Sam, played by Corky Cotrell, makes off with Pope Albert the Fourth as he mistakingly jumps into his cab. The ransom -- a day where “peace truly reigns over the world.”

After Sam’s family is startled by a strange man hidden in their pantry, he shares with them that he has kidnapped the pope and the crazy happenings of Leibowitz begins.

Between the humorous Leibowitz family, the adored pope, and the self-

E-mail Concepcion at concepci@uiwtx.edu

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SPORTS:

September 2009

Volleyball: bump, set, spike, win Team wins home opener

By Paola Ortega LOGOS STAFF WRITER

The volleyball team won its first home Heartland Conference game Sept. 18 against Oklahoma Panhandle State University.

The Lady Cardinals dominated in three sets with scores of 25- 14, 25-13 and 25-14, respectively.

The positive energy was p a l -

pable in Alice McDermott Center. The bleachers were filled with parents, students, faculty and cheerleaders. The game set a tone of anticipation for the remaining Heartland Conference games.

Seniors Edie Weise and Emily Kopecki had 12 kills each.

Sophomores Ana Herr and Chelsea Grayson aided their team-

mates with several spikes.

At the beginning of the third set, the Aggies seemed to be gaining momentum. However, within 10 minutes the Cardinals had tied the set 7-7, and going on to win.

EMILIA SILVA/LOGOS STAFF In the first game at home, the UIW volleyball team takes on Oklahoma Panhandle State University, winning 3-0.

Highlighted Lady Cardinals

By Pamela Martinez LOGOS SPORTS EDITOR

EMILIA SILVA/ LOGOS STAFF Sarah Nordman, right, team mates celebrate another win.

The volleyball team started the season with a bang, winning six out of seven matches.

The first 10 games, two UIW players received Heartland Conference honors in the same week.

Senior Edie Weise was named Heartland Hitter of the week and junior Sarah Nordman received Heartland Setter of the week.

Weise led Incarnate Word with 114 kills in the

The Lady Cardinals currently stand second in conference play. With a record of 13-4, the Cardinals continue to develop in strength as a team. After a tough loss to East Central Oklahoma, the team went on to win five in row. A loss against University of Texas-Permian Basin ended the Cardinals’ win streak.

The team hopes to regain momentum against cross town rivals St. Mary’s University on Wednesday, Sept. 30.

EMILIA SILVA/ LOGOS STAFF UIW's Sarah Hernandez, right, advances the ball at Benson Stadium.

Craig Beil, a junior back for Truman State University, gets in a swift kick.

CARDINAL COLLAGE

7-2 run in the first nine matches. Nordman averaged more than eight assists a set with her high being 55 assists in the 3-2 win against Pittsburg State.

Nordman also has been named Heartland Setter of the week for the first three weeks of play.

Adding to the mix after three weeks of play, Emily Kopecki also was named to the Incarnate Word list of honorees for Heartland hitter of the week. She led Incarnate Word with 19 kills in two wins.

Players struggle to retain or regain control of the ball on the Benson field.

Photos by Kyle Copley

Cardinal midfielder Tom Morrill of London, England, almost trips over a fallen player Sept. 18 from Truman State University The home team lost 3-2

Women’s soccer keeps top ranking

By Pamela Martinez LOGOS SPORTS EDITOR

Several women’s soccer players are earning Heartland Conference honors as they help the team win and maintain their top-ranked status in the conference.

The Lady Cardinals beat a tough Abilene Christian team on the road with a score of 3-0.

Emily Hernandez scored two goals and was named Heartland Conference Player of the Week for the second week of play.

Shortly after, the Lady Cardinals lost their first game of the season, 1-0, to Angelo State Univer-

sity, but came back with a huge 2-1 win against Texas A&M-Commerce. This performance helped two Cardinal players receive Heartland Conference awards.

As the game came to the last five minutes, Lianah Flores scored the game-winning goal. For that effort, Flores was named Heartland Conference Offensive Player of the week. Also in the mix, Cassidy Ballantyne provided Flores with the assist and her defense earned her Defensive Player of the week honors.

Commerce only got four shots in 90 minutes.

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September 2009

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Mustangs ride over Cardinals

By Edward J. Fuentes LOGOS STAFF WRITER

Midwestern State University’s Mustangs dominated both sides of the field in the Cardinals’ second home game, a complete turnaround from the University of the Incarnate Word’s first victory.

The UIW Cardinals were looking to bounce back after losing their first away game to Arkansas

Tech. The Mustangs led 7-0 at the end of the first quarter, but took a 21-0 lead at halftime. But the scoreboard read 49-7 at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium – a rout for the then-24th-ranked visiting team from Wichita Falls, Texas – at the end of the game which an estimated 3,700 attended.

The only touchdown the Mustangs – now ranked 17 th in the lat-

2009 Cardinal Schedule & Scores *schedule subject to change

Date AUG. 29 Sept. 5 SEPT. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 OCT. 10 OCT. 17 Oct. 24

Time 7 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

5 p.m.

2 p.m.

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2 p.m.

Opponent MONTERREY TECH Arkansas Tech MIDWESTERN STATE Langston State Oklahoma Panhandle EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA TEXAS LUTHERAN SW Assemblies of God SOUTHERN ARKANSAS OCT. 31 2 p.m.

(HOMECOMING) Nov. 7 TBA Eastern New Mexico

WIN 42-39 LOSE 40-10 LOSE 49-7 LOSE 17-14

Location BENSON STADIUM Russellville, Ark. BENSON STADIUM Langston, Okla.

Goodwell, Okla.

BENSON STADIUM BENSON STADIUM Waxahachie, Texas BENSON STADIUM Portales, N.M.

est American Football Coaches’ Association Division II poll -- gave up was a third-quarter, 11-yard pass from quarterback Thomas Specia, a senior from San Antonio, to senior Todd Walker, a transfer from Texas Tech.

Walker, who hails from Pflugerville, was one of four UIW team captains for the game. That touchdown then represented the first one the Mustangs had allowed this season.

Mustang junior quarterback Zack Eskridge passed for 340 yards and four touchdowns – three of them to senior wide receiver Andy Tanner.

The Mustangs’ secondstring quarterback, senior Ben McMahan, ran a touchdown in the second half. Running backs Bee-

Jay Mathis, a senior, and Brandon Minor, a junior, also scored touchdowns in the second half.

UIW highlights were few. Mustang senior Danny Jackson intercepted an overthrown pass from Specia to sophomore wide receiver Derrick Walls to stop the UIW march in the third quarter. The third quarter ended on a defensive note as the UIW defense only gave up one touchdown.

When UIW opened the fourth quarter with a punt, Midwestern returned the ball to the UIW 36 and then Mathis climaxed that drive with a three-yard burst for a touchdown.

The Mustangs’ special team blocked a Cardinal punt later in the fourth quarter that allowed the

diovascular health, building muscle and possible weight loss. But injuries can occur and unfortunately, tragic accidents can happen on our roadways. It’s always a good idea to talk to your physician before deciding to participate in a marathon, especially if you are taking medications or if you have any physical limitations.

Preparing your body for the physical test ahead takes a lot of work. It’s best to maintain a healthy diet, drink plenty of water and get ready to run.

When training for halfmarathons and full marathons you should expect to gradually increase your run times and distance

because on race day, you’ll be running for several hours. To best train for running in a marathon you will need to face the elements outdoors, not just on school tracks or running trails. At some point, it’s best to train on pavement.

Many runners enjoy training during the day, but some people train at night. It’s always a good idea to plan out your route and inform a friend or family member you are going out for a run. Also wear a watch, a jacket with a pocket for a cell phone and reflective clothing.

While some people train alone with iPods or MP3 players for en-

KYLE COPLEY/LOGOS STAFF Cardinal and Mustang linemen square off in the Sept 19 game at UIW.

Mustangs to get the ball on the eight and McMa-

han to run in the final touchdown.

Pick homecoming royalty UIW will have its first-ever homecoming king and queen announced at halftime of the Oct. 31 football game.

Nominate your picks for king and queen. Male and female, first runner-up will be named prince and princess respectively.

Candidates must be:

full-time students at UIW (completed two consecutive academic semesters)

must be in good standing with the University

have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.6

not graduate this fall Candidates will be screened by the Student Center & Leadership Activities staff and the Homecoming Court Committee. The committee will narrow the field to no more than five princes and five princesses for semifinalists and then no more than three for finalists to be placed on the ballot in each category for a general election.

For more information, go to www.uiwalumni.org/kingandqueen

Take safety precautions when training Normally, I would focus on telling you about my progress in training for the upcoming San Antonio Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon this November.

But on Sept. 17, Michael Gres, a student poised to graduate from the UIW Feik School of Pharmacy, a member of Kappa Psi fraternity and UIW San Antonio Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon training team, was tragically killed.

According to Olmos Park police, Gres was struck and killed by a passing vehicle while training for the marathon. While we may never know the exact circumstances that resulted in his death, I

Yvette Reyna

want to use this column to help you become a defensive runner on the streets of San Antonio.

Even under the best of circumstances, tragedies can occur when training for a marathon. Of course, it’s only natural to look forward to improved car-

tertainment or to help pace themselves, if you’re able to run with friends or family that’s a safer option because running in packs enables drivers to see you better. While it is great to entertain yourself with music, it’s just as important to stay focused on being a defensive runner.

Make sure the volume of your music allows you to still hear police sirens, fire truck sirens, ambulance sirens and honking horns.

As often as possible, take a 360-degree view of your surroundings and the direction you are headed.

Try to avoid training during rush-hour traffic, when inclement weather might be a factor and in areas

where roadways are under construction. While there are a number of safe drivers on the roadways, there are many drivers distracted with texting or talking on cell phones and reckless drivers who are intoxicated, speeding or simply just not paying attention.

While Gres’ sudden passing is a devastating loss for the Gres family and the UIW family, ultimately runners cannot control drivers, but I hope some of my suggestions will help you become a defensive runner in memory of Michael Gres.

E-mail Reyna at yvettereyna@mac.com

Catch the Cardinals October home games calendar

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W.Volleyball vs. TAM Kingsville 11 a.m.

W.Volleyball vs.

Midwestern 7 p.m.

W. Soccer vs. UT Permian Basin 7 p.m.

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10 W.Volleyball vs. TAM International 11 a.m.

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Football vs. TX Lutheran 2 p.m.

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HOMECOMING 31 Football vs. S. Arkansas 2 p.m.

W. Soccer vs. St. Edward's 6 p.m.

M. Soccer vs. UT Permian Basin 8:15 p.m.

W.Volleyball vs.

Arkansas-Ft. Smith 12 p.m.

September 2009

ORGANIZATIONS UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD

‘Chips and Salsa’ spices up campus

Volunteers sought to boost recycling

By Annette Marroquin LOGOIS STAFF WRITER

The University of the Incarnate Word’s recycling efforts are resulting in the collection of tons of material but volunteers are needed to maintain and elevate the effort, officials said.

“We rely heavily on volunteers right now,” said Dr. Bob Connelly, chair of UIW’s Recycling Program Sustainability Committee. “We have to have participation by many people.”

Efforts have been ongoing to get new blood in the Recycling Club, which in the past has been the leader among campus groups concerning recycling. But most of those students graduated.

The pre-existing recycling program began last year. In 2008 alone, UIW helped collect 50 tons of recyclable material. With that, an estimated 891 trees were saved from being cut down and processed. The resources saved included 367, 000 gallons of water as well as 215 hours of electricity.

The way the recycling program works is that comingled recycling bins are placed throughout the campus as well as the School of Optometry, St. Anthony’s Catholic High School and Incarnate Word High School. Ideally, these blue bins are adopted by differ-

By Lauren Testa

LOGOS ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Merengue music could be heard through Marian Hall as the eighth annual “Chips and Salsa” event kicked off Sept. 22 in honor of Hispanic Heritage

ent organizations on campus. For the most part, work-study students for the Humanities of Arts and Social Sciences office, where Connelly is the dean, are assigned this task.

After the co-mingled bins are taken care of, the next step is delivering materials into the Toters, the green bins.

These bins are then picked up by a company named Green Star. From there everything is sorted out into the correct category.

Up to 15 community service hours can be earned for doing a good deed not only for the earth, but for the future of human existence through the recycling program, Connelly said.

Two special occasions – Heritage Day, sponsored by the Office of Mission Effectiveness and Peace Day – are on tap in October.

Heritage day highlights the history of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word while Peace Day takes a multivaried look at ways to promote peace and social justice in the world.

Peace Day Events “Sewing Lives Together,” a quilt program, 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20, J.E. and L.E. Mabee Library Auditorium.

“Play Day for Peace,” 10-11:30 a.m. Oct. 21, Dubuis lawn. (Wellness Center will be used in the case of rain.)

“Immigration: a Critical Issue” 9 a.m. Oct. 27, J.E. and L.E. Mabee Library Auditorium.

“The Power of Art to Bring About Social Change,” 6 p.m. Oct. 27, room B03 of Fine Arts Building.

Peace Day begins at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, with an opening prayer sponsored by Campus Ministry.

From 9 a.m.-2 p.m., exhibits sponsored by non-profit and community service groups and agencies, Jordan Plaza. (Exhibits will be in Marian Hall Ballroom in the case of rain.)

“Not on our Watch March” 10:30 a.m.-noon, Marian Circle.

“Service, Solidarity and Collaboration,” free lunch, Marian Hall Ballroom.

“Sixgun Saviors and the Invasion of Iraq,” 1:30-2:45 p.m. Marian Hall Ballroom.

“Refugee Crisis in South Asia: The Case of the Bhutanese/Burmese Refugees,” 3-4:15 p.m. Library Auditorium.

“The Death Penalty in Texas,” 4:30-5:45 p.m.

“Understanding and Coping with Severe Stress,” 6-8:30 p.m. Marian Hall Ballroom.

Students try out for debate team

By Teresa Martinez LOGOS STAFF WRITER

“Should ‘sexting’ be an offense punishable by law?”

That’s the questions some candidates for the campus debate team tackled Thursday, Sept. 24, at tryouts held in Henry Bonilla Science Hall.

There are two openings on the debate team. Emmanuel Carillo, president of the Ethics Debate Society, and Sonia Ramirez, vice president, shared what

Month.

Participants feasted on chips, salsa, tacos, and ice cream popsicles, while learning basic dance steps to meringue, salsa, and bachata. Although a little hesitant at first, the danc-

Photo by Kevin McCollom Kaela Puente, left, and Sarah Castillo feed the bailer.

Heritage, Peace days coming in October Heritage Day Events “Mission Continues” awards reception; 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, Brackenridge Villa.

Founders' prayer service; 8 a.m. Oct. 14, Sisters' Cemetery between the Chapel of the Incarnate Word and Central Market.

Sodexho cookout; Dubuis Plaza.

Liturgy; noon, the Grotto.

Employee recognition ceremony for employees who have provided 5 or more years of service; 3 p.m. Chapel of the Incarnate Word.

Tour of the chapel and "Conversation" between members of the order and Student Government Association; 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14.

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they’re looking for in the applicants who might have the opportunity to compete across town at St. Mary’s University and out of town in Fort Worth, Texas. Ohio also is a possibility if the team finishes in the top three.

“We’re looking for debaters that are good at speaking and provide cohesive arguments,” Ramirez said. “It’s how fast you can think on your feet.”

After applicants presented their views, they were asked

questions about the subject in a fast-paced manner. Immediately, the participants had to process the given information and reply in a calm, but assertive answer.

Stephen Lucke, a sophomore and a candidate for atlarge senator in the Student Government Association, was the first applicant up.

“I think I did all right,” Lucke said afterwards. “I can communicate with people. I was able to answer questions clearly.”

YESI COLOCA/LOGOS STAFF Students help themselves to free food at the annual 'Chips and Salsa.'

ers soon got into the swing of things at Marian Hall Ballroom, which had Mexican flag and streamer table decorations.

After the dance lessons, a dance contest was held.

The contestants whirled and twirled before the judges decided on the bestdressed male and female. A sombrero, a bag of chips, and salsa were given to the winners.

Throughout the event, Hispanic heritage dates and notable personalities were displayed on screens.

“My favorite part of ‘Chips and Salsa’ can be described as a cultural welcome from a MexicanAmerican culture,” sophomore Joseph Gres said.

“Next year, I look forward to everyone returning to ‘Chips and Salsa’ to compete in the dance-off.”

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HEALTH CARE UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD

September 2009

Panic or pandemic: bugs cause a stir

MARISA AYON/LOGOS STAFF

By Melissa Hernandez LOGOS EDITOR

Like SARS, the bird flu and even the common flu, swine flu (renamed novel H1N1 viral infection) threw populations to panic when it hit the market last April.

Health Services Director Marveen Mahon reported six of the 17 patients seen at UIW Sept.

23 had what doctors and clinics are calling Influenza Like Illness (ILI).

“Doctors and clinics

aren’t testing for H1N1.

It costs almost $500 and must be sent to a certified clinic,” Mahon said.

Instead, samples are screened for influenza type A or B. If the specimen comes back positive, clinics are telling patients it “might be or probably is” the H1N1 virus and begin treating it as such. The possibility for symptoms to point to the seasonal flu is unlikely at this point simply because it is too early for the common flu

to arrive in Texas.

“If the student lives on campus, we are asking that they return home if it isn’t too far,” Mahon said. “For students that can’t find a way home, we are asking that they isolate themselves in their dorm and get a flu buddy -- someone to take care of them and get them things they need.”

It is speculated H1N1 is picking on a younger-age group for many reasons.

“First off, students

live in cluster groups and share easily,” said David Allwein, assistant director of Health Services.

Health Services is urging students to practice better cough/sneeze etiquette, prepare a flu kit, and take their flu shot and H1N1 shot when they become available.

“We’ve ordered 2,500 seasonal flu shots that should be here any day; they’ll be offered for $25,” Mahon said.

An additional 2,000

A day in the life: ‘I have swine flu’

Worried you have the Novel H1N1 viral infection? Before jumping to conclusions, compare your symptoms.

H1N1

By Melissa Hernandez LOGOS EDITOR

COLD VS. Chart adapted from Baptist Health's "Know the difference between cold and swine flu symptoms." created by Melissa Hernandez, editor

fever coughing aches stuffy nose chills tiredness sneezing

sudden symptoms headache sore throat chest discomfort

must have

rare

dry cough

wet cough

not common yes

common no

severe

mild

moderate-severe no suprises

fairly mild yes creeps

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H1N1 shots will be offered crease with the arrival of for $5 when they arrive in flu season.” mid-to-late October.

“So far H1N1 cases have been mild,” Allwein said.

“But w e d o e x pect cases to inGet plenty of sleep. 7-8 hours a night.

rare

mild-moderate

It starts off small, adapts from person to person, hits hard when it breaks surface. Rumors have that effect and rumor has it UIW student Danielle Reyna has swine flu.

At the time of her interview, Reyna, a communication arts major, was on day three-of-five for treatment she claims in the Novel H1N1 viral infection formerly known as swine flu.

“I don’t feel so bad anymore,” Reyna said. “I did feel ill a week before. I just thought it was stress, workloads. The main difference I felt between the common flu and this is that all the symptoms hit at once. I had chills. My eyes were burning and watering. I had a fever of 103.”

Reyna’s father is a local physician.

“My dad was sick was two weeks ago. He slept 15 hours a day and spent two days not eat-

Danielle Reyna

ing. He sent a sample to be tested for influenza A and determined it was most likely swine flu. My symptoms are so similar I went straight to pick up a prescription.”

Reyna treated herself with Tamiflu, the same prescription for the common flu. The directions are to wait a day after your prescription is up to return to work or school.

“I’ve been washing my hands a lot, keeping everything as clean as possible and washing with hot water. If you feel sick, go see a doctor and get medicine right away.”

HEALTH CARE

September 2009

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Oh ,say can you see – America needs health-care reform

By Josh Sanchez LOGOS CAMPUS EDITOR

Attention, Cardinals: It is with urgency I write to you about a subject that affects this campus and millions of Americans.

Health care.

Many of you are wellversed in the topic, while others mindlessly gloss over the issue. To those mindless glossers, this article’s for you.

Did you know that according to Gallup polls, Texas is the most uninsured state with a whopping 26.9 percent of its

people uninsured? Or that according to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly half the nation’s population would be considered uninsured.

Nearly a century ago, health-care reform was mentioned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and since then, has remained an unresolved issue in every presidential administration.

Why is this?

A popular theory points to the American mentality.

For the most part, we’re a country where you pick yourself up by the bootstraps and career your way to the top, grabbing health care along the way. However with the rising cost of health care and acts com-

mitted by the insurance industry, such as denying coverage over pre-existing conditions or on the basis of pregnancy or cancer, it’s clear their business executions conflict with American morality.

Some will argue our current system of health care is fine, and that we enjoy the best health care in the world. Sadly, this isn’t true. While our country is technologically advanced with our health systems, according to the World Health Organization, we rank 37th in the world for health care.

I have some good news though. Cardinals, our country is on the brink of reform.

Maybe you’ve heard of the two public option proposals that 60 percent of Americans support and that will be voted on in the finance committee. A public option isn’t socialism or communism, this is, as the name puts it, an option for Americans. A public option proposes a publicly run health-care system to compete with the private sector, which as President Barack Obama says, raises

competition in the private sector. Think of the U.S. Postal Service competing with FedEx and UPS. A public option would undoubtedly lower the cost of health care.

This doesn’t mean there would be a line stretching 50 feet outside your doctor’s office, or that America would institute a death panel or that taxes would skyrocket for every American. This is all fallacy. In

Call Texas representatives to voice your opinion: (202) 224-2934- Senator John Cornyn (202) 340-2885- Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (210) 472-61950- Rep Charles A. Gonzalez

the long run, a public option saves every household nearly $4,000.

If you want this type of reform, I urge you to contact your congressman and senators every day.

A quick-speed dial every morning adds pressure to the political environment and brings the nation one step closer to reform. Of course the same principle applies to those who don’t want health care.

Whichever way you feel, the current health-care landscape is historic and requires urgent attention if you want reform.

E-mail Sanchez at adalberto.j.sanchez@ gmail.com

Health Services to give flu shots

By Alanna Truitt LOGOS STAFF WRITER

The UIW community has begun its preparation for this year’s flu season which is predicted by the World Health Organization to be a severe one.

The university is offering the seasonal influenza vaccine by appointment only in the Health Services building for $25.

There are many important things you can do to prevent yourself and others from infection. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based in Atlanta, there are three actions you should take to “fight the flu.”

Taking the time to get

Marveen Mahon

the influenza vaccine tops the list in ways to prevent infection. It is especially important to receive the vaccine if you are in a high-risk group.

This includes young children, pregnant women, people with chronic health conditions such as asthma, diabetes or heart and lung disease and people

Prepare: Cardinal Care Kit

65 and older.

The second-most important preventative action is to practice good hygiene by washing your hands often, avoid touching your eyes and mouth (germs spread fast this way), and make sure to cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue that is disposed of after use.

Lastly, make sure to take flu antiviral drugs if your docter recomends them. They will prevent serious flu complications.

In order to keep the campus safe from the spread of infection, be sure to stay home from school and work if you are feeling flu-like symptoms coming on.

UIW team responds to influenza attack

By Josh Sanchez LOGOS CAMPUS EDITOR

MELISSA HERNANDEZ/LOGOS EDITOR

Health Services says by picking up a flu care kit before a sickness hits you help reduce the number of people you come into contact with while you are under the weather. Pick one up at Health Services, Agnese Sosa building (behind the Nursing Building), 210-829-6017, www.uiw.edu/health. If you are sick and need to schedule an appointment, please call ahead of time.

What’s inside Health Services Cardinal Care Kit?

Moore Medical non-asprin pain reliever

Moore Medical ibuprofen tablets

Moore Medical antiseptic hand sanitizer

NexTemp throw away thermometer

Lipton teabags

sugar-free sore-throat lozenges

disposable hospital masks

flu tip sheet Health Services recommends you get a flu buddy as well. “Someone to get you soup and Gatorade, take your temperature, and pick up assignments for you,” Marveen Mahon, Director of Health Services said. However, if you have health conditions like asthma, heart disease, diabetes or others, you should not be a flu buddy.

MARISA AYON/LOGOS STAFF Appointments can be made for flu shots at the Health Services office located behind the Nursing Building.

To combat the craziness that is H1N1, the University of the Incarnate Word coordinated the Influenza Response Team for the upcoming flu season.

With great power comes great responsibility, and this team of brave souls implemented preventative measures to keep the campus clean.

Here’s how we’re telling H1N1 to check itself before it wrecks itself.

You’ve seen the mounted hand sanitizers everywhere, and as you might have imagined, this to keep that pesky H1N1 at bay. TIP: Upon request, get a free bottle of hand sanitizer in any campus office. After all, whipping out a bottle of hand sanitizer during class says “I’m b e t t e r than you.”

Wash your hands!

Custodial Services has implemented cleaning procedures that minimizes their exposure and ours to germs. This puts Mr. Clean to shame.

Food Services is minimizing common utensil contact and intensifying sanitation procedures. No extended sessions of PDA between forks.

UIW is discouraging class attendance if you feel sick and telling our professors to become flexible w i t h their attendance policies.

HUZZAH!!

Residence Life is encouraging students to go home if they experience flu-like symptoms. For those residents who can’t travel, they’re kindly asking them to stay in their room. Food Services will deliver food to their room and Health Services will deliver a “flu kit.” So if you have swine flu, at least you can immolate a Marriot experience.

For more info, ask your parents to log onto www. uiw.edu/health.currentissues.html

Eat healthy food.

In the unlikely e v e n t U I W closes because H 1 N 1 proves to be all powerful, here is the school’s business continuity measures.

The University has prepared If you have a list of employees who are required to work during closure. Sacrifices to the H1N1 overlords?

Extended closure means cancellation of classes. The school will decide if we should extend the semester or just call in the towel. However, since the Internet is awesome, classes, theoretically, could be continued online.

I bet you never new

a fever, stay home! your best friend, the Internet, the one who brings you gifts such as Facebook and iGoogle, could also be a stickler and keep you in class, huh?

Don't sneeze/ cough into your hands, do like Dracula: sneeze/cough into the sleeve of your shirt.

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October Movies Oct. 2 Capitalism: A Love Story Rated: R Genre: Documentary Look for: Michael Moore Whip It! Rated: PG-13 Genre: Comedy Look for: Drew Barrymore, Marcia Gay Harden Oct. 9 Couples Retreat Rated: R Genre: Comedy Look for:Vince Vaughn, Kristin Davis Oct. 16 Where the Wild Things Are Rated: PG Genre: Family Look for: Forest Whitaker, Catherine O’Hara Law Abiding Citizen Rated: R Genre: Action Look for: Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler New York, I Love You Rated: R Genre: Comedy, Romance Look for: Elijah Wood, Willem Dafoe, Natalie Portman Oct. 23 Amelia Rated: PG Genre: Drama Look for: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere Saw VI Rated: R Genre: Horror Michael Jackson:This Is It Rated: PG Genre: Documentary Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Rated: none Genre: Action Look for: Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus compiled by Melissa Hernandez, editor

ENTERTAINMENT UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD

September 2009

Noted pianist to give recital

A Texas State University music professor who has performed with orchestras here and abroad will be featured in a piano recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 in Palestrina Hall.

Dr. Washington Garcia, the featured artist for the recital at the University of the Incarnate Word, is an assistant professor of piano at Texas State and coordinator of its piano program.

“The Music Department is proud to offer this event for the benefit of UIW students and for

the enjoyment of the San Antonio community,” said Dr. Ludim Pedroza, an assistant professor of music at UIW. “I heard Washington Garcia in concert in 2008 and I was particularly impressed by his ability to draw a wide array of sound dynamics and shades from the piano,” Pedroza said.

“In addition, Garcia is highly proficient in both classical European repertoire and Latin-American repertoire, which makes his programs wonderfully diverse.”

A native of Quito, Ecuador, García began his musical studies and performed publicly at the age of 6. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music from the National Conservatory of Music in Ecuador, and master’s and doctoral degrees from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

When Garcia graduated at the age of 25 from John Hopkins, he became the youngest Latin American to have received a doctorate in piano performance there.

“Mary’s Wedding,” which opens at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, features two theatre arts majors playing three roles.

Lucy Petters plays Mary as well as Charlie’s sergeant, Flowerdew, and Garrett Anderson plays the role of Mary’s beau, Char-

lie, under the direction of Assistant Professor Mark J. Stringham, who graduated five years ago with his bachelor’s in theatre arts from the University of the Incarnate Word.

Here’s the scenario for the play by Stephen Massicotte: “The play begins on

the eve of Mary’s wedding -- a night filled with dreams of love, war and what might be. When Mary and Charlie unexpectedly find one another sheltering in a barn during a thunderstorm, a tentative and innocent love is born. But the year is 1914, and Mary and Charlie must surrender their love and their fate to the uncertainties of their tumultuous times.”

Petters, who said she grew up mostly in Lake Travis, Texas, won the

Dr. Washington Garcia, an accomplished pianist, will perform Oct. 23.

García has received first prizes in numerous competiotions and is an accomplished soloist.

Most recently, Garcia toured Italy with the Texas State University Chamber Orchestra, performing Beethoven’s

Triple Concerto. Since his European debut in Rome at the Instituto Italo-Latinoamericano, under the auspices of Continental Airlines, García has been an active recitalist, soloist and lecturer in prestigious venues around the world.

Curtains set to open on ‘Mary’s Wedding’

‘WEDDING’ PLANS

“Mary’s Wedding” playdates: 8 p.m. Oct. 2-3 & 9-10; 7 p.m.

Oct. 8; and 2 p.m. Oct. 4 and 11.

UIW students, faculty and staff: free ticket with IDs. General admission: $10 for adults $9 for seniors, $8 for non-UIW students with ID, and $6 for groups.

For more information, call 829-3800 or 829-3810 during regular business hours.

Lucy Petters is 'Mary'' and more.

title role after auditioning in Late August.

Concerning her part, Petters said, “I think Mary is a whimsical girl filled with passion and strength,

who is trying to let go of Charlie and find renewal and hope in her possible new life. She needs to remember and relive her life with Charlie through her dreams in order to find peace and feel contentment with her future.”

As for “Charlie,” Anderson, a freshman from El Paso, said his character is “a very simple person who knows what he loves and although he’s strong, he’s very sweet and kind and innocent to a certain extent.”

TECHNOLOGY

September 2009

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Connections - Radar, Ovens, Space Probes, Lasers and Computers

By Phil Youngblood LOGOS STAFF WRITER

I just finished “The Invention That Changed the World” by Robert Buderi, about the invention of radar and all the technologies to which it led. The cascade of ideas leading to seemingly unrelated inventions reminded me of “Connections” by James Burke.

Both books detail how and why people invent, which is often the most fascinating part of studying technology.

Take radar. During the 1920s-30s, the British Air Ministry had an ongoing reward for a “death ray” (ala Flash Gordon) that could boil a pilot’s blood or otherwise deter a bombing attack like London experienced

from Zeppelins during the “Great War” (WWI).

Radar’s inventor, Robert Watson Watt, realized that the technology of the day could not create or focus enough power to produce a death ray, but the surface area of an aircraft would reflect enough radio energy to be detected. So, radar was invented and it helped the British win the Battle of Britain and was adapted to create navigation and target finding radars. In the often occluded skies of Europe, radar guided military aircraft safely in for a landing and kept them apart. Today these inventions keep the often crowded civilian skies safer. German Heinrich Hertz’s pioneering work on electromagnetic waves led Englishman John Randall to invent the resonant cavity magnetron (look it up), which led to the invention of the maser

(microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, an idea of Einstein’s back in 1917) by the devoutly Christian physicist Charles Townes (who thought of the key idea of coherence while he was communing with nature one day), to the microwave oven (by Percy Spencer, who accidently melted a candy bar in his pocket and then tried it on popcorn), and to the laser (the light version of the maser, by Townes and

by Soviets Prochorov and Basov).

After WWII, radar was pointed towards the universe and radio astronomy was born. Pointing radar at the moon gave us data about the consistency and makeup of the surface so we could safely land there in 1960s and beyond (China just completed a two year orbit of the moon in preparation for a lunar rover mission in 2012 and

a later manned landing).

The operators of the radar systems used to detect ICBMs during the Cold War decided to test the limits of their system on the planet Venus, which led to vast improvement in our measurements of solar system distances, which enabled us to send planetary probes to the planets and their moons.

But what does radar have to do with computers? Well, first of all, the idea for the first analog computers was to guide artillery to automatically

intercept aircraft detected by radar. Secondly, transistors are at the heart of every computer and their invention can be traced directly from radar. Radar receivers during WWII contained germanium diodes. Vacuum tubes used at the time did not switch rapidly enough, so solid state diodes were created.

William Shockley and others at Bell Labs then created the solid state triode semiconductor. A better understanding of electron mobility in semiconducting materials (for

those of you who wonder why we spend $billions on particle accelerators, this knowledge and the knowledge for many other technologies came from our understanding of particle physics) led to the invention of the transistor (short for transconductance varistor). The first transistors were made from germanium, a relative of silicon, but silicon was found to be an easier material to work with, otherwise the area south of San Francisco might be known today as Germanium Valley!

Phil Youngblood heads the Computer Information Systems (CIS) program at the University of the Incarnate Word. He welcomes your input or comments at youngblo@ uiwtx.edu or drop by JB 103 (inside JB 104) or search for Vic Michalak in Second Life.

Put on your best Face(book)

By Josh Sanchez LOGOS CAMPUS EDITOR

We’ve all been there. It’s late, you’re partying and some random person decides to take out their camera, and oh my god picture time!

Yeah, usually by then, you’re not

down for picture time and neither is your face.

So after extensive research, I’ve made a how-to guide on becoming photogenic, compiled from the best advice in the modeling-biz. Practice this guide and I promise the days of untagging yourself on Facebook are over, money-back guaranteed!

E-mail Sanchez at adalberto.j.sanchez@gmail.com

How to be really photogenic without really trying:

1. Wear colors that suit you: Obviously, there are some colors that enhance your eyes and skin tone. Tip: stick to light colors and stay away from horizontal lines.

2. Determine your angle: Good angles exist. Do you look better from the right or left?

3. Slightly profile: Usually models turn their head so that 3/4 of their face is exposed to the camera, as opposed to a full frontal. Slowly lift your neck and slightly tilt your head down (without thrusting your chin out). This improves facial definition and helps tighten flabby facial skin.

4. Relax: Keep a relaxed expression. Tense faces look, well, tensed. Don’t dread your moment in front of the camera.

Have fun!

5. Smile with your eyes: Open them up and think of something mischievous.

6. Maintain the model posture: For the best posture, keep one foot in front of the other. Turn slightly and rest your weight on one foot.If you are sitting – angle to one side.

7. Never look directly at the lens: Always, look slightly above.