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She can still vividly recall, as if it was yesterday,when her son attended his first dayof kindergarten. Holding on tight, hewould lock his arms around hismom’s leg because he didn’t wanther to leave. This custom lastedalmost his entire kindergarten year.

Lisa Sekula can still hear thejoyous laughter that once came overher when young son came homefrom school with some saved icecream in his lunch pail. When sheopened the lunch box, she found theice cream melted. The little boydidn’t understand why.

It was that same little boy, DustinSekula that went on to grow up to be 6 foot 2,commonly dress in wrangler jeans, boot and slick hair:a typical rancher-cowboy look about him. He graduatedfrom high school with an offered agriculturalscholarship. He turned the scholarship down, with thedetermination of joining the military.

However, almost a year after receiving his diploma,he unexpectedly passed away in “hostile fire” in Iraq’sAl Anbar province on April 1. The funeral took placeon April 9, with over 1,000 people showing theirsupport and grief.

In total, the war in Iraq has taken 649 lives,according to the Department of Defense. Sekula wasthe first one to die from Hidalgo County, and the fourthto die from the Rio Grande Valley.

Now Lisa has realized all the time she spent inthe past will be treasured in her heart.

Dustin Michael Sekula, or “Dusty” as he wascalled, was born June 8, 1985. Dustin was raisedin a religiously Christian home, where moralitywas deeply instilled in his life. His motherstayed at home to raise her family while DonSekula, his father went off to work.

“Everything he learned at the house, itfollowed him whereever he went. I’m notsaying he was perfect, because he wasn’t. [But]I know Dusty had a relationship with Jesus andhe knew that if he ever died, he would go toheaven,” his mother said.

During the time the Sekula children wereunder their mother’s care at home, a special bond wascreated between them, and it continued to exist as theygot older.

“I’m thankful that I was able to be the stay-homemom; the mom that didn’t work and was able to stayhome with my babies,” Lisa said.

As a student at Freddy Gonzalez Elementary Schoolin Edinburg, Dustin proved to be very successful, andhad many achievements.

“He was an excellent reader. The principal at FreddyGonzalez [Elementary] was able to get big prizes for

those [that excelled in reading]. He got to go to NASA,and also ride a limo. All through school, he got straightA’s, and he was very well-rounded,” said his mother.

His siblings also recall some memories spent withDustin. Dustin’s sister Danielle had a close relationshipwith him and she remembers him as taking lifeseriously.

“He’d always say that anything that he consideredserious, I made a joke out of it. One time, when I triedto learn how to rope from him, I was making fun of it.Then, [Dustin] said, ‘It’s not funny Danny! You need tolearn how to do this and it needs to be done a certainway!’”

“He was always a real perfectionist”, said his sisteras she laughed.

Then came the decision to either pursue an educationor to serve the military as he graduated from EdinburgNorth High School in 2003.

His family wanted him to get an education, but thenfound out that after trying to convince him to followthat direction, it wasn’t making him happy. There wassomething else he was seeking.

“I could see his face and that he wasn’t happy. So,one day, he and I got some opportunity to spend sometime together,” explained Lisa. “I asked him, ‘I see thatyou aren’t happy. What is it going to take so that youcan be happy? Whatever it takes, I’ll do it.’”

Dustin then replied that he wanted his parents to signhim into the delayed entry program in the U.S. Marine

THURSDAYApril 15, 2004

An Inside Look:

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S G AT R I A L

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HEADLINES

Pan Am Days introduce various cultural issues

Family remembers fallen Edinburg MarineBy JULIAN CAVAZOSThe Pan American

See SOLDIER page 12

With its effort to promote continued internationalcooperation and knowledge, the university’s PanAmerican Days event is under way.

The event started Tuesday and ends Friday, and is doneto broaden the horizons and minds of what is already asomewhat culturally diverse university. Pan AmericanDays is celebrated annually during the third week ofApril, when speakers and performers both locally andaround the world are invited.

According to Jessica McAllen of the Office ofInternational Programs, Pan American Days was createdto honor the Pan American Union, which has a historybeyond colleges campuses and modern times.

The Pan American Union was created to promoteinternational cooperation plus offer technical andinformational services to all American republics. It servedas the repository for international documents and wasresponsible for the furtherance of economic, social,juridical, and cultural relations, according to theColumbia Encyclopedia.

As the event approached, McAllen said that the buzzwas positive.

“We’ve had a really good response,” she said. “I thinkwhat made us most successful this year was to publicizethese events directly to people who are interested, andalso the use of the campus e-mail system has been verybeneficial.”

The enthusiasm for the ongoing festivities will benefit

the university according to McAllen,who noted that one of the most popularevents might be the Valley SymphonyEnsemble performance and receptionto raise scholarship money for studentsto study in Latin America. Tickets forthe Friday night affair sold out quicklyand McAllen said that people who areunable to purchase the $20 tickets havebeen providing donations anyway.

This year’s Pan Am Days featuresthree main speakers. The first wasKeith Harper, the Native AmericanRights Fund senior staff attorney, whospoke Tuesday on several issuesconcerning Native Americans,including gaming and sovereigntywithin tribes around the country.

“I want people to understand theissues that Native Americans face, andask what powers tribes ought to have,”he said.“People can easily dwell on thenegative between tribes and thegovernment, but our future is verybright.”

The second main speaking event ofthe week was Michoacan, Mexico Governor LazaroCardenas-Batel who discussed immigration and NAFTA,among other topics. Batel, a third member of the Cardenasfamily to be elected into the governor’s office of thatstate, addressed nearly 100 students and faculty

Wednesday in the spirit of improving bilateralrelationships between the two countries.

“I want to hear from professors and students here atUTPA on how they see Mexico, the country of origin of

By EDWINA P. GARZAThe Pan American

DUSTIN SEKULA

Daniel Aguilar/The Pan American

VISITS— Governor Lazaro Cardenas Batel of Michoacan, Mexico discussesinternational issues including immigration and NAFTA to students in the MediaTheater Wednesday night.

See CELEBRATION page 11

2-2Final Score!

The Texas-Pan American base-ball team put a bad stretch ofgames behind them and look for-ward to their next test when theytravel to Tucson and take onArizona in a three-gameseries.

The Broncs took on theTexas San AntonioWednesday at theEdinburg BaseballStadium, but the gamehad not ended at presstime.

Prior to Wednesday’shome game, the Broncshad a 16-24 record.

Pan Am snapped anine-game losing streakFriday by routing TexasA&M-Corpus Christi 11-3.

“We have the 27th

toughest schedule in Division 1college baseball,” Head CoachWillie Gawlik said.

Gawlik added that late-inningpitching is what the Broncs willseek to improve on in the remain-der of the season.

The much-needed win againstTAMUCC was collected by fresh-man Phillip Rodríguez.

“I was not really nervous com-ing out of the bullpen, and felt pret-ty confident with Jarod Hicklebehind the plate,” Rodríguez said.

“Hickles’ gestures helpme to relax out there onthe mound.”

The Edinburg Northstandout was given theleather for his first startof the season andnotched an instrumentalwin for the Broncs at atime when they needed itmost.

The win was high-lighted by Matt Sisk,who smashed a grandslam over the left fieldfence in the bottom of

the third inning that staked

McALLEN -- The Tigres of UANL and thePumas of UNAM fought to a 2-2 drawWednesday night in the biggest sporting eventin Valley history before a near sell-out crowd atMcAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium.

The two Mexican League clubs officiallymade history at 8:15 p.m. when the whistle blewand the ball began to roll on the stadium pitch.

“It was a good match for both teams,” saidPumas Technical Director Hugo Sánchez. “I’llgladly come back to play a match like this.”

With the Pumas leading 2-1 and the clockwinding down, the Tigres’ second-halfsubstitute Andrés Silvera scored the game-tyinggoal in the 89th minute.

The Tigres opened up the scoring in the 19thminute on a goal by Brazilian forward Kleber.

UNAM tied the match in the 41st minute onan individual effort by defender Gonzalo Pinedaand took the lead in the 53rd minute on a goalby midfielder José Luis López.

Although the match appears to have been asuccess, it was marred by what went on behindthe scenes.

A couple of hours prior to the match, eventpromoter Francisco Javier “El Abuelo” Cruzwas arrested by McAllen police.

Cruz is allegedly charged with fraud and didnot return to the match. Since Cruz is a Mexicannational, he has to pay 50 percent of his bond.

Sources close to the event suggest that thecharges leveled center on last year’s soccermatch in Laredo, and alleged mismanagementand/or fraud connected to the match.

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SPORTSPumas-Tigres tie, makes local historyBy ED CHRNKOThe Pan American

By STEE RAMÍREZThe Pan American

Arizona next for Broncs

Photo by Delisa Guadarrama/The Pan American

The Tigres’ Brazilian forward Kleber (11) leaps for ball against Pumas defender Joaquín Beltrán (3) during the Mexican League soccer his-torical debut match in the Valley at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium Wednesday. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.

UTPA track and fieldplaces at TAMUCC

The University of Texas-PanAmerican track team ran and threw itsway to seven top 10finishes despite anabbreviated TexasA&M track and fieldmeet April 10.

The meet wasshortened due to severelightning strikes afterthe second heat ofmen’s 800 meters.

Head Coach RickyVaughn believes themeet was a solid one forhis team and was not happy with theweather cutting the meet short.

“We had some good performances,”Vaughn said. “Isaac [Ybarra] and

Rashaad [Ben] continued to performwell. Rowena [Hamlet] had a good debutin the 100-meter hurdles, and AmyMoses had another solid meet.”

Moses and Ybarra were the top twofinishers for the Broncs.They placed second inthe women’s and men’shammer throws,respectively.

Sophomore Hamletran the 100-meter hurdlesfor the first time in hertrack career and her timeof 15.32 was goodenough for second fastestin school history.Senior Clarisse

Arredondo threw the javelin to a 10thplace finish with a throw of 117-4. Ben, asenior, had a fourth-place finish in the110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.29.

By MATT HALLThe Pan American

Isaac Ybarra


Freshman Phillip Rodriguez is batting .262 in 15games in his first season with the Broncs.

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In earlyFeb., DJD a n g e rMouse, aliasB r i a nBurton, 26,sat in his LosA n g e l e shome studiofor twow e e k s .Within thosetwo weeks,he sat down

with two sets of legends, a few idols from thepast and present – The Beatles and Jay-Z.During that time in his studio, he combinedthe album “The Beatles” (what we all call“The White Album”) and “The Black Album”from Jay-Z. In a nutshell, Danger Mousetook the riffs, hooks, and beats from theBeatles and took advantage of a limited issuevinyl of Jay-Z performing “The BlackAlbum” a cappella, and combined the two.The end result of this fusion and remix is nowknown as “The Grey Album.”

Intended to be an underground venture,Danger Mouse printed a few thousand copies,handed a few to friends and fans, sold some torecord stores, and later promoted it on hisweb-site, www.djdangermouse.com. Withina short while of having his work spreadaround the Internet world, he received acease-and-desist order from EMI, The Beatlesrecord label, who are notorious for protectingthe work of the Beatles.

Music fans were upset with the order. Theysaw the cease-and-desist order from EMI asstopping the progression of music. NicholasReville, a fan of the album said the order wasbordering on censorship. He said the orderwas telling artists what kind of music theycan make and likewise telling music fanswhat they’re allowed to listen to. The“censorship” that took place was wrong,Reville said, and he felt that music fansaround the world shouldn’t allow anycorporate entity to tell them what they canand cannot listen to.

In effort to be the music agenda setters,Reville along with a few of his friends createdthe web-site www.downhillbattle.com thatalong with nearly 170 other web-sites hostedthe album for one day. The group laterdubbed the day Grey Tuesday.

Grey Tuesday and its 170 partnering web-sites had a tremendous showing with wellover 100,000 copies of the album beingdownloaded on Feb. 24, making it the numberone album that week, right next to otherpopular acts like Norah Jones. Right there,that’s one million digital tracks that web-sitesshared with other music fans despite cease-and-desist orders they received from EMI.

Notice how all the problems with thissubject are coming from EMI? What aboutJay-Z’s label, Roc-A-Fella Records? They,long-time standing citizens of the hip-hopcommunity took no legal action with DangerMouse. Their only problem was that no oneasked if it was OK to use Jay-Z’s voice.Damon Dash, the label’s executive, said heonly would have liked to see Danger Mouseask to use the material because, well, it’s justpolite.

And so EMI and several other recordcompanies are up in arms now. What doesthis mean for their cash flow? How much arethey losing out? That’s easy to answer:nothing and nothing.

EMI’s only concern is protecting what’stheirs, their copyrighted material. Sure, ifanyone wants to sample something from theBeatles feel free, but hey – you’ve got to paya hefty price first.

The American Society of Composers,Authors, and Publishers say that people whocreate works of art whether it be music, art, orsomething written should have full control ofit. ASCAP President Marilyn Bergman saidthat without copyright protection, musicartists would have no way of earning a livingand in the end, no music in our lives, she said.She mentioned that copyright protection getthe artist paid if anyone ever uses his or herwork.

While that all may be true for a developingartist, it isn’t the same in this case. EMIdidn’t need to get fussy about the use of theBeatles work in “The Grey Album.” No onesat around thinking, That guy sounds a lotlike Jay-Z or That reminds me of “Julia.”Danger Mouse wasn’t hiding from the factthat this work was made by combining toalready existing works of art to createsomething new.

Such is supposed to be the work of art.Creating music, creating anything is aboutprogression – innovate and move on. DangerMouse didn’t harm the music industry one

bit; in fact he opened a door to newpossibilities. This sampling of music isdifferent from anything the music world hasever heard. Before this, there was thesampling the rap world did such as theBeastie Boys’ album “Paul’s Boutique,”whose commercial disaster containedsamples of previously released songs fromvarious artists. Then the controversy waswhether sampling should be allowed.

The idea is all right with any record labeland artist, as long as they get a paycheck forit.

It is preposterous to pay someone money touse their work in a way they never thought of.To create something new by using somethingelse doesn’t make the original work the sameanymore.

“The Grey Album” isn’t a product ofcopyright infringement; it is a product of artand should be treated as such. If the generalpublic responded so well to this album,where’s the harm? This album was in thenumber one slot for a few days and was alsopraised by dozens of rock journalists.Obtaining this album via the Internet issupposed to be illegal because of the saidcopyright infringement, but when journalistsand music fans all over the world have tobreak the law to hear new music, there issomething wrong with the system, and itneeds to be fixed.

Music of this caliber should be given, at thevery minimal, a fee for using the work forremixes such as “The Grey Album” should beimplemented just as there are for artistscovering a song.

As the debate goes on, Jay-Z’s a cappellaversion of “The Black Album,” oddlyreleased on a 12-inch vinyl so that remixescould be made, has been used just about asmuch as the Happy Birthday tune. DJ’s fromaround the world are protesting the copyrightinfringements by creating other works justlike that of Danger Mouse. Other albumssuch as Weezer’s “Weezer” (AKA, “The BlueAlbum”) and Jay-Z’s album have beencombined to create “The Black and BlueAlbum.” The latest outstanding work ofsampling and remixing is the use of Jay-Z’salbum with Nirvana’s “Nirvana MTVUnplugged” album to create “The BlackAlbum Unplugged.”

All albums, including the now infamous,“The Grey Album,” can still be found online.

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April 15

“Thicker than Blood: The Cuban

Revolution and Divided Families”

Lecturer Sandra Levington is an expert on

Cuban daily life and on the socio-cultural

aspect of the revolution.

Student Union Theater, Noon

Capoeira Demonstration

is an African-Brazilian art form combining

fighting techniques and dance movements.

UC 122, Xotchil Room, 6 p.m.

“The Shaman’s Path in Huichol Indian

Culture”Speaker: Dr. Stacy Schaefer

SBC 125, 10:35 a.m.

“Higher-Education Institutions at BothSides of the Rio Grande”

Speaker: Hilda Medrano, UTPA Dean ofthe College of Education

Moderator: Dr. Angelica CortesBA 113, 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.

“Contemporary Cuba”

Speakers:Ms. Sandra Levinson and

Dr. Gary Mounce

SBS 109, 7:10 p.m.

April 16

Valley Symphony Ensemble Concert and

Reception

All proceeds benefit scholarships for stu-

dents to study in Latin America. $20

Call 381-2715 for tickets.

6th Annual Counseling and AddictionsConference

Holiday Inn Civic Center, McAllen 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information call

Judith Guetzow at 318-5240.

April 19

All Stars Talent EventStudent Union Theater

7 p.m.

April 20

Volunteer Recruitment FairStudent Union

11 a.m. - 1 p.m..

April 21

Health Science and Human ServicesCareer Fair

Student Union10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

UTPA Calendar 2004 April 15-21

EDWINA GARZA

Remixing: Copyright infringement or art?

April 15, 2004 Sports Page 15

The Dodge Arena has provided a venue for a widevariety of events since it first opened in October.Everything from concerts, sporting events, monstertrucks, and bull riding have taken place at the arena.What people do not realize is that there is a lot ofwork that goes on behind the scene in order to pre-pare the arena for each event.

Jeff Schumacher, the assistant general managerand director of marketing, is aware of the hard workthat goes into getting the arena ready for an event.

“If we have to change for an event it’s usuallyabout eight hours a changeover from let’s say hock-ey to a concert,” Schumacher said. “[We] bring in 50to 100 changeover guys.”

For instance, prior to Latin pop-star Chayanne’sconcert on April 10, eight hours of preparation tookplace in order for the stage to be available and havethe correct floor. Only then was the band able tocome in and load equipment. This takes about sixhours to complete., and then chairs can be brought

onto the floor. There are also several steps taken when making

the transition from hockey to football. Before theturf and goal posts of arena football are set up, theglass surrounding the rink is brought down. Thedasher boards are left in and a decking is put in.

“[The decking is] about an inch thick whichserves to protect the ice but also insulate. That deck-ing now comes in 4-by-4 basic boards,” Schumachersaid. “We essentially do it the same way every timewe put them in one by one and we take them out oneby one. That way we can stack them, and they are allpieces that fit together kind of like a big puzzle.”

Since hockey season has ended, it is assumed thatthe ice would be melted. However, that is not thecase. The Dodge Arena will have two ice-relatedevents in the upcoming weeks, Disney on Ice fromApril 13 to 19 and Champions on Ice May 23.

The most demanding schedule Schumacher andthe Dodge Arena have faced took place from Jan. 23to Feb. 1. During the nine-day stretch, the arenahosted four events that required everything frommud to hardwood flooring.

“Some facilities especially yourolder facilities might not have thatability [to have that schedule],”Schumacher said. “That reallyshows you the versatility of the stateof the art facility.”

Sometimes an arena’s schedulecan change several days beforeevents take place.

The promoters for Pro BullRiding asked to be able to performa third show at the Dodge Arena onSunday, March 14. The problemwas that their show requires dirt, andthe next day the arena would be host-ing an Aerosmith concert.

“We need to know, hey can we pullthis off, so we figured out how long it would take todo the changeover and get everything cleaned up,”Schumacher said. “We ended up making a decisionto have a two o’clock show instead of a night showto give [ourselves] enough time.”

Schumacher seemed proud of the workers’efforts

to get the place ready for one of the biggest events tohave taken place at the arena.

“Then we had Aerosmith the next day and theplace was spotless,” Schumacher said. “There wasno odor left over. You would have never known [bullriding took place the day before].”

By JOEY HINOJOSAThe Pan American

Photo by Daniel Aguilar/The Pan American

The Dodge Arena can be transformed from a hockey rink toa rodeo to an arena football stadium overnight.

While Valley sleeps, arena buzzes

Tennis wins five of nineThe University of Texas-Pan American men’s tennis team

had a three-match win streak snapped when they lost toSoutheastern Louisiana 5-2 April 10 in a SouthlandConference matchup.

With the loss, the Broncs dropped to 1-3 in conference playand 9-7 overall.

The Broncs took the lead by winningthe doubles point. Pan Am won all dou-bles matches for the second time in the lastthree matches.

Assistant Coach Kati Gyulai attributedthe loss to one thing.

“It was a lack of focus,” she said.A bright spot for the green and orange

was the play of sophomore RehmanEsmail. He was the only winner in singlesplay and it was his fourth straight win.

Esmail believes this momentum willhelp him as the Southland Conferencetournament is draws closer.

“I am just trying to focus on winningmatches,” Esmail said. “It is always goodto be playing well at the end of the season,but I just want to win matches.”

The loss was a tough pill to swallow forthe Broncs because they won the first setin the opening three matches of singlesplay.

UTPA has another hurdle to overcome.The teams will be without senior leader TomMangelschots.

The Belgian standout has two herniated disks in his backand will have to sit out the remainder of his senior season.

Sophomore Oliver Steil knows that the loss ofMangelschots will be hard to overcome, but believes they canstill accomplish their goal.

“It hurts us, but it is a team effort and we should overcome

it,” Steil said. “We are going to do the best we can and ourgoal is to win conference know matter how we do it.”

The Broncs will close out regular season play on April 16against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

WomenAfter winning the first two matches of their four-day, five-

match road trip, the Lady Broncs dropped the last three to fin-ish the swing with a 2-3 record, while falling to 3-10 on the

season.Gyulai believes the

girls still have the confi-dence and team unity tofinish the season with awin.

“We are playing gooddoubles, we had matchpoint, but couldn’t win,”Gyulai said. “Theyalways put up a greateffort. They enjoy whatthey do and enjoy beingon the road and compet-ing.”

Freshman VanessaHedinger continued toplay strong at number onesingles by defeatingMelanie Hall of TexasState, 6-3, 6-2. Hedinger

has won four of her last fivematches.

Gyulai believes that teamunity is definitely obvious with this team.

“Their effort is always good and they are very positive,”said Gyulai. “They get along well and we are looking for-ward to our last trip to Corpus Christi.”

The Lady Broncs return to action on April 16 when theytravel to Corpus Christi to take on IPFW and NorthernColorado.


Virginia native Marlin Manley tiedfor 10th place in the high jump byclearing 6-6.75.

Freshman David Treviño finishedfifth in the 1500-meters with a time4:01.16.

Houston native Amber Kelly hadanother top 10 finish in the women’shammer by placing sixth with achunk of 127-3.

Kelly is happy with her freshmanseason, but would love to qualify forRegionals in Houston, herhometown.

“My goal is to hit 48 feet in theshot put before the season is over,”Kelly said. “It would be nice toqualify at home and I have thrown atRice before.”

Vaughn expects to see awesomeoutings from Kelly in the years to

come.“She is going to be a great

thrower,” Vaughn said. “She hasdone well learning a new event(hammer throw). She is definitelygoing to accomplish a lot of greatthings here.”

The track team will hit the roadand travel to Houston to compete inthe Rice Twilight on April 24.

Vaughn is expecting a solid meetin Houston and is optimistic morepeople will hit the qualifying markfor Regionals.

“We could still see two or threemore qualify,” Vaughn said. “Themeet has grown to be a nice size meetand very competitive. I’m hopingthat those who haven’t qualified get itdone and the freshmen finish off theseason with a personal best.”

third inning that staked theBroncs to a 6-0 lead, which gavethem the momentum to pull off thewin.

“Right now Juan Sáenz is doing agood job pitching along with theoffense,” Gawlik said.

Gawlik noted that the team isheading in the right direction andshould be productive in theirremaining home games.

“Other than giving up runs in thelate innings, we pretty much havehad many games within our reach,”said senior Justin Bogy. “We haveto get a lead and our defense can do

the rest.”It appears that relief work in the

late innings will determine the out-come of the games that lie ahead.

“I agree that our hitting andpitching are working well togetherand here at home,” sophomoreLouie Alamia said. “We have theWhistler, who really gets in theother teams head and helps us out.”

The Whistler is a figure at UTPAbaseball games. However, a coupleof weeks ago he was thrown out ofa Broncs game by William Weidner,the university’s athletic director.The action drew a negative reaction

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Baseball continued from page 16


Sophomore Rehman Esmail has won fourstraight singles matches.

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Gonzales rises above Gutierrez in run-off election

After a heated campaign was interrupted by a raresickness, State Rep. Roberto Gutierrezwas overthrown Tuesday from theTexas House District 41 seat bycontender Veronica Gonzales.

Gonzales, a local litigation attorney,won the District 41 seat when shereceived 70 percent of the votes of therun-off election between herself andGutierrez. The two had to go into therun-off election after Gonzales fellshort of 55 votes in the Democraticprimary election on March 9.

Though Gutierrez had weeks of hiscampaign interrupted by a sickness, hestill managed to receive nearly 30percent in the Democratic primary run-off. According to KGBT-TV, Gutierrezwas unable to campaign while he wasreceiving treatment for Guillain-BarrèSyndrome, a disorder in which thebody's immune system attacks part of the peripheralnervous system. Currently, he is at CornerstoneRehabilitation Hospital in McAllen undergoingtreatment.

Gutierrez’s family released a statement Tuesdaynight to area media about the outcome.

"Although I was not the lead vote-getter today, I amnot disappointed," he said, according to The Monitor. "I

am extremely proudof my family, ourvolunteers and themany supportersthat have stood byme over the last 14years. I celebrate avictory with themany laws that Ihave authored andpassed that willcontinue to benefitfuture generationsof Texans."

After the election,Gonzales thankedsupporters andvolunteers forhelping to get hercampaign off theground. Gonzales

next match may be to face a Republican opponent inthe November election.

"I do believe the key to victory was the people who

decided it was time for a change, new blood," Gonzalessaid in an article in The Monitor.

Hidalgo County Elections Administrator, Teresa R.Navarron said that the turnout for the County electionswas not as high as she expected, but that the earlyvoting record did break the earlier one.

“Our run-off was going slow, the turnout was verylow,” Navarro said. “We did have a location at Pan Amfor the run-off early vote, but the students and staffwere not voting, the turnout was very low. ThatMonday, the turnout was only 12, and Tuesday theturnout was 16. That is a shame and I'm disappointed.”

According to the Executive Director of the HidalgoDemocratic Party, Rosalie Weisfeld, the DemocraticParty cannot have a say in the primary elections sincethey do not wish to mislead the public that the Partyfavors one Democratic nominee over the other.

However, Weisfeld did say that the turnout of theHidalgo elections have not been high. Reasonsexplaining the low turnout vary per person, but thereare some reasons that are universal.

“There’s people who say they will only vote in thegeneral elections, while others don’t even know aboutthe run-off elections,” Weisfeld said. “Another factor isthe time the run-off elections take place. The middle ofApril marks Passover and Easter so there are peoplewho just have other things on their mind than voting.”

By CLARISSA MARTINEZ The Pan American

On Wednesday the Student Supreme Court ruledunanimously to throw out the Student GovernmentAssociation (SGA) election results after numerousviolations were found to have occurred. New elections willtake place at a still-to-be-determined time.

What started off as an ordinary SGA election has nowerupted into a controversial battle surrounding the validityof results. Allegations of wrongdoing broke out almostimmediately following the April 1 results, from the NathanSchwarz and Nadya Maldonado campaign.

Official complaints were filed to the Student SupremeCourt against the Election Committee, the Office of theDean of Students, and Senatorial candidate Joey Nichols,over what accusers say were violations which directlyaffected the outcome of the election.

The Schwarz-Maldonado presidential ticket, which lostby 37 votes to the ticket of Mike Jones, a junior marketingmajor, and Adrian Sandoval, alleges that Nichols “willfullydestroyed and defaced campaign material” of the Schwarz-Maldonado campaign, and in doing so is in direct violationof the rules.

Complaints against the Election Committee charge thatat certain places only one poll worker was present, insteadof the required two. Schwarz-Maldonado also allege pollworkers allowed students to vote using only the verificationof telephone numbers, instead of the required pictureidentification, as specified in the rules. The complaint statesthat the Committee did not follow proper procedures inpreventing students to vote more than once, and as a resultdouble voting did occur.

The Office of the Dean of Students, which oversees theSGA election, confirmed that some students did indeed votemore than one time, verifying the Schwarz-Maldonadocomplaint.

An official trial was administered before the Student

Supreme Court early Wednesday morning, against theElection Committee regarding the Schwarz-Maldonadocomplaint.

Sitting in for Committee chair Marlena Rodriguez wasCommittee member Amber Zerbe. Nathan Schwarz spoke on

behalf of the Schwarz-Maldonado ticket, and StudentSupreme Court Chief Justice Matt Ruszczak oversaw thetrial. Associate justices included Natica De Leon, and facultyassociate justices Dr. Dora Saavedra and Dr. Lee Hamilton.

While Zerbe maintained the Election Committee did itsbest in abiding by the mandated election rules, she did admitto some problems.

“Double voting did occur,” Zerbe said in her openingstatement before the court. Still, she argued that the electionwas valid, and that there should not be any sort of run-off

election.Schwarz, a junior political science major, argued that he is

trying to ensure the sanctity of the election and to ensure thatthe will of the people is represented fairly, adequately, andequally.

“Going into an election with the knowledgethat double voting could occur, and did occur,you dilute the weight of every other vote andstrike at the very core of democracy,” hecontinued. “One person, one vote.”

Schwarz insisted that the legitimacy of theelection is in question and said that he believesin equal opportunity for students to voice theiropinion in a fair system.

“This election is not a game, real money wasused, and a $24 million facility was attached tothe ballot,” Schwarz said.

The Student Supreme Court unanimouslyruled to invalidate the election based on findingsof fact that multiple voting occurred, improperidentification procedures were used, and aninsufficient number of poll workers wereprovided at voting stations.

Because of these violation a new SGAelection will be held. Christine Carruthers,director of Student Judicial Affairs, said that thesitting SGA senators would decide allinformation regarding the new election. Therewill be an emergency SGA meeting on Thursday

at 5 p.m. to discuss all the new election details.Election Committee Chair Rodriguez said she hopes SGA

will condense the number of hours, or days that will bedesignated by voting, and that the election committee will bebetter staffed.

“That was basically the problem of the election, a lack ofstaff, and time,” Rodriguez said.

Students will get another chance to vote in a new election,and new dates, and polling locations will be announced soon.

SGA candidate controversy leads to second election By ERIK DE LA GARZAThe Pan American

Erik de la Garza/The Pan American

PANIC— SGA Election committe counts the ballots by hand after the ballotcounting machine breaks down April 1. After election results created specula-tion on validity, a second election is set to proceed.

Erik de la Garza/The Pan AmericanSIGNS— Veronica Gonzales wins run-off electionagainst Roberto Gutierrez for Texas House District 41seat.

Pumas Lineup

2 - Israel López3 - Joaquín Beltrán4 - Darío Verón7 - Leandro Augusto8 - Luis Ignacio González

10 - Joaquín Botero11 - José Luis López12 - Arturo Bernal14 - Miguel A. Palacios15 - Israel Castro16 - Gabriel Galindo19 - Moctezuma Serrato20 - Ismael Iñiguez21 - Arturo Lozano23 - Marco A. Palacios24 - Ricardo Balderas26 - José Fco. Fonseca35 - Joaquín Del OlmoHead Coach:Hugo Sánchez


Mexican soccer makes Valley debutThe UNAM Pumas and the UANL

Tigres made Mexican soccer’s pro-fessional debut in the Valleylast night at McAllen VeteransMemorial Stadium.

The Pumas arrivedMonday evening in Reynosa,México hopped a charteredbus, crossed the internationalbridge, and attended a newsconference at the Renaissance Casade Palmas Hotel where an estimated200 fans packed the hotel lobby inorder to catch a glimpse of their idols,especially Hugo Sánchez, thePumas’ technical director andMéxico’s all-time greatest player.

The Pumas held a practice thatwas open to the public on Tuesdaymorning at Westside Park in

McAllen.Hundreds of autograph-seeking

fans skipped work, took earlylunches, and played hookyfor a chance to see one ofMéxico’s best soccer clubspractice and play a 40-minutescrimmage.

Tuesday afternoon the uni-versitarios went sightseeing

and took advantage of one of theValley’s best offerings: shopping.

Wednesday morning the Tigresarrived in McAllen in time for their 8p.m. match against the Pumas.

Both clubs went down in Valley his-tory when the opening whistlemarked the beginning of what couldbecome a tradition in the area - fútbolmexicano.

A look at history in the making...


Pumas forward José Francisco Fonseca, right, signsa young fan’s jersey at the Casa de PalmasRenaissance Hotel Monday night in McAllen.

Photo by Franco Caballero/The Pan American

Pumas technical director Hugo Sánchez jogs with histeam Tuesday morning at Westside Park. (inset also)


The Pumas squad held a 40-minute scrimmage aftera morning warmup in McAllen.

Pumas defenderGonzalo Pineda(6) hugs HeadCoach HugoSánchez after hescored a golazoin the 41st minuteto tie the matchat one goalapiece. Thematch ended in a2-2 tie. It is possi-ble that anotherexhibition soccermatch involvingClub América andCruz Azul couldbe played out thissummer.

Photo by D. Guadarrama/The Pan AmériaAmerican


A near sell-out, pro-Tigres crowd attended the first Mexican League soccer match to be played in the ValleyWednesday night between the Tigres (Monterrey) and the Pumas (Mexico City).

Tigres Lineup

1 - Gustavo Campagnuolo2 - Claudio Suárez3 - Sydney Balderas4 - Alejandro Oteo5 - Eduardo Rergis6 - Omar Briceño

18 - Irenio Soares9 - Jesús Olalde

10 - Walter Gaitán11 - Kleber15 - Mario Alejandro Ruiz19 - Juan Montano20 - Hugo Sánchez21 - Marco Antonio Ruiz22 - Andrés Silvera23 - Javier Saavedra24 - Luis Alberto Alvarez25 - Rogelio Rodríguez26 - Carlos Jesús Infante38 - Jesús PalaciosHead Coach:Nery Pumpido

Photo by Daniz Rivera/Special to The Pan American

The Pumas and Tigres battled to a 2-2 draw at McAllen Veterans MemorialStadium Wednesday night.

April 15, 2004 THE PAN AMERICAN

Retention programs battle dropout rate

Week-long celebration honors student employment

Students at UTPA are getting a pat on the back forwork they have done on campus. Except it isn’t theacademic work they are getting recognize for butrather, their work as student employees on campus.

The first week of April marks the designatedNational Student Employment Week, or NSEW,across the nation. Universities are encouragingemployers to recognize the work done by theirstudent employees. Employers can choose to honortheir student employees by providing them withluncheons, certificates, thank you letters, or eventreat to a free lunch.

According to the National Student EmploymentAssociation, each year, universities across the nationrecognize the importance of the student workexperience during the NSEW.

The official association website states that studentemployment offers students career-enhancingopportunities, the ability to develop skills relevant inany career, and better preparation for the job marketupon graduation.

“On their campuses, student employees performinvaluable services with enthusiasm, dedication, andinitiative. Indeed, most schools depend on thecontributions of this reliable workforce for theefficient operation of the entire campus,” the websitestates.

Although a primary motivation for most studentsis the need to help pay for their education, manystudents are able to earn a significant portion of theircollege expenses, thus avoiding the debt that collegegraduates experience today.

Each year nearly 12,000 students are employed

through the student hourly and work-studyemployment programs.

At UTPA, nearly every department houses studentswho are in work-study or directly on payroll. It issaid that the experience received on campus can addexperience in a work-environment for students.

This week, students are provided services that canhelp their out career-wise.

During the week, the UTPA Student EmploymentServices Program has had a variety of activities

including the StudentEmployment Job Fair thatwas held Tuesday, April13 at the Student Union.

Local employers hadbooths to seek potentialpart-time or full timeemployees. Businessessuch as AFLAC,Hotels.com, and VanityFair Intimates wereamong those present.

“It is appropriate to setaside a special week todraw the awareness ofothers, both on campusand off, to thecontributions studentworkers make in themultitude of roles theyfill,” said Enedelia P.Kidd, director of CareerPlacement Services saidin an article by theUniversity Relations.“By celebrating this

week, employers will reap the incidental benefits ofincreasing employer awareness of the service theyand their students provide.”

The Student Financial Services Office at UTPAwill be hosting the UTPA Work-Study Employee ofthe Year today at noon in the University Ballroom torecognize work-study participants and award onestudent the Work-Study Employee of the Year. Thisstudent will receive a scholarship for their work atthe university.

By CLARISSA MARTINEZThe Pan American

Retention programs at UTPA have increasedduring recent years in hope of helpingfuture generations.

A national teleconference was held lastweek at the university library MediaTheater where Dr. Ana Rodriguez,associate vice-president for the Office ofUndergraduate Studies was in company,via satellite, by John N. Gardner, seniorfellow with the National Resource Centerfor The First-Year Experience & StudentsTransition office in South Carolina.

Also present was Kay McClenney,director of the Community College ofSurvey of Student Engagement at theUniversity of Texas, and Patrick Terenzini,professor and senior scientist at the Centerfor the Study of Higher Education atPennsylvania State University.

The teleconference begged the question: What arethe characteristics of the students at each highereducation facility and how can we make the changesneeded to accommodate those specific learningabilities?

According to Rodriguez, “I want students to knowthat we care. I want people to be thinking ofretention not as a weakness or deficiency, but as apositive measure that is taking place by the studentto ensure success.”

Rodriguez acted as the facilitator from the

Undergraduate Studies office for UTPA at theteleconference, which emphasized the nationalgrowing problem of retention.

“The national rate for retention, that is between thefreshman through sophomore year for a student, 72

percent of studentsdrop out or undergoa aspect of retentionprograms offeredon any givencampus, UTPA is at66 percent as of the2003 school year,”stated Rodriquez.

Those 66 percentof students have abuffet of programsthat they canchoose fromdepending on thelevel of help neededor the course thestudent requires

additional help in. According to Marta Lopez, program counselor for

the University Retention Advisement Program officeor URAP, “A student’s classification into anyinitiative program from the URAP office or the levelof help that is given in any particular subject is dueto various factors such as grades, standardized testslike TASP or TEA and the students willingness tobecome involved with the programs.”

One of the specific URAP programs that studentsbecome familiar with is the Learning Communities

Program. This particular program matches studentswith the same two professors in two varioussubjects. This type of process allows students tobuild classmate-type bonds with their peers andforces professors to work together for the sake of thestudents involved.

However, if a student is unhappy with thecommunity, they have the ability and choice toremove themselves from the program. Because thisparticular initiative is on a volunteer basis from thebeginning of the students’ freshman year, they do nothave to stay in the entire time they are at theuniversity.

In the fall of 2003, there were 390 students in thelearning community program and by the spring of2003 there were 264. However, this number isexpanding each year.

The second initiative to rethink retention includesthe Early Warning System that gives a facultymember in that department the opportunity to let thestudent know by the midterm point of the semesterwhether they are in danger of failing or passing,delinquent with assignments, or doing well whichmost professors will not do.

This program involves 406 courses that are part ofthe 48-hour curriculum with a duplicate count of17,000 students which means a student may becounted three to four times depending on how manyclasses they take.

The final URAP initiative is the College Algebraor 4-Hour Lab Program which has been quitesuccessful according to Lopez.

“The 4-hour is really convenient for students who

By VANESSA LUCIOThe Pan American


CONCENTRATION— A group of students check out job opportunities at the recentEmployment Job Fair April 13. This week is National Student Employment Week, and UTPAstudents are celebrating in style.

See RETENTION page 11

I want people to be

thinking of retention not as a

weakness or deficiency, but

as a positive measure that is

taking place by the student

to ensure success.

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- Dr. Ana Rodriguez,Assoc. VP of Undergraduate Studies

Date Opponent Time/Results

Jan. 19 Trinity W 4-3

Jan. 19 Texas A&M L 1-6

Feb. 6 Eastern Kentucky W 6-1

Feb. 7 Dayton W 5-2

Feb. 7 Xavier W 6-1

Feb. 14 Saint Louis W 4-3

Feb. 21 TAMUCC L 2-5

Feb. 26 Laredo College (Exh.)L 3-4

March 11 Abilene Christian L 3-4

March 13 Texas Southern W 4-1

March 26 UTSA L 2-5

April 4 Texas-Arlington L 0-7

April 7 Texas Southern W 6-0

April 8 Prairie View A&M W 4-0

April 8 Lamar W 4-3

April 9 Southeastern Louisiana L 2-5

April 16 TAMUCC 1

April 30 SLC Championships

May 1 SLC Championships



Feb. 6 UTEP L 0-7

Feb. 13 Sam Houston State L 3-4

Feb. 15 Stephen F. Austin L 1-6

Feb. 26 Laredo College W 7-0


March 13 Texas Southern L 3-4

March 27 Air Force L 1-6

April 3 TAMUCC L 0-6


April 8 Lamar W 6-0

April 8 Prairie View A&M L 1-6

April 9 McNeese State L 0-7

April 10 Texas State-San Marcos L 1-5

April 16 IPFW TBA

April 16 N. Colorado TBA

April 17 TAMUCC 2




Date Tournament Result

Feb. 9-10 Rice Intercollegiate 14 of 14

March Bearkat Invitational 14 of 16

14-15

March Lindsay Collegiate 15 of 15

29-30 Classic

April 5-6 Hal Sutton 3 of 10

Intercollegiate

April 23-24Andrea Brotto Cavalier

Classic

May 7-9 National Minority

Golf Championships


Feb. Bronc Intercollegiate 4 of 8

23-24

March St. Croix Collegiate 9 of 14

12-14 Classic

March Baylor/Tapatío Springs 18th

19-21 Shootout

March Arkansas-Little Rock 4 of 15

29-30 Invitational


Golf Championships

Date Opponent ScoreNov. 1 Green and White GREEN, 2-1

Jan. 31 Texas State-San Marcos L 7-8Feb. 1 Texas State-San Marcos L 2-6

Feb. 3 Texas Kingsville W 6-3, 3-2Feb. 6 Lamar vs. Kansas 3-2Feb. 6 Sam Houston State L 2-7Feb. 7 Kansas W 8-6Feb. 7 Lamar vs. Sam Houston 7-4Feb. 8 Sam Houston vs. Kansas 8-8

Feb. 8 Lamar W 2-1Feb. 15 Lamar (DH) L 1-16, W 8-6Feb. 16 Lamar L 4-6Feb. 18 Texas A&M-Kingsville W 15-5Feb. 20 Sam Houston State L 6-10Feb. 21 Sam Houston State L 5-10Feb. 22 Sam Houston State L 4-6Feb. 27 Washington State W 3-2Feb. 28 Washington State L 3-15Feb. 29 Washington State L 6-15March 6 Arkansas W 4-1March 7 Arkansas W 11-4March 9 TAMUCC W 2-0March 9 TAMUCC W 10-5March 12 Texas-San Antonio W 6-4March 13 Texas-San Antonio L 1-3March 14 Texas-San Antonio ppd.March 16 Texas-Arlington W 7-5March 17 Texas-Arlington L 5-13March 19 Oral Roberts L 0-1March 20 Oral Roberts L 10-12March 21 Oral Roberts W 4-1March 23 Texas-San Antonio L 11-12March 24 Texas-San Antonio L 6-21March 26 Dallas Baptist L 7-11March 26 Dallas Baptist L 6-10March 27 Dallas Baptist L 6-8March 30 Texas L 1-10April 6 Texas State-San Marcos L 5-6April 7 Texas State-San Marcos L 8-13April 9 TAMUCC (DH) L6-7, W11-3April 13 Texas-San Antonio W5-1, L1-2

April 14 Texas-San Antonio 2April 16 Arizona 9April 17 Arizona 9April 18 Arizona 3April 23 Dallas Baptist (DH) 4April 24 Dallas Baptist 1May 7 Southeastern Louisiana 7May 8 Southeastern Louisiana 7May 9 Southeastern Louisiana 1May 11 Arkansas 7:05May 12 Arkansas 7:05May 14 Oklahoma 7:05May 15 Oklahoma 7:05May 16 Oklahoma 1

Date Opponent Score

March 6 Border Olympics None

March 13 Angela Proctor Invit. None

March 19-20 Whataburger/UTSA None

Relays

March 27 Bayou Classic 5 of 8

April 1-3 Texas Relays None

April 10 Texas A&M None

Invitational

April 18-19 Southwestern Bell

Classic

April 24 Rice Twilight

May 1 Tom Tellez Invitational

May 15 Texas A&M All-Comers

Meet

May 27-29 NCAA Regional

Championships

June 9-12 NCAA Outdoor

Championships

Local / RegionalCoverage

Team W - D - L GF:GA PTSChiapas 10 - 3 - 1 28:15 33U.N.A.M. 9 - 4 - 1 30:13 31Guadalajara 8 - 2 - 4 19:16 26Pachuca 6 - 5 - 3 23:20 23Toluca 6 - 4 - 4 21:19 22Atlas 5 - 6 - 3 22:19 21Santos 5 - 2 - 7 20:19 17América 5 - 5 - 4 24:21 20Irapuato 5 - 4 - 5 16:24 19Necaxa 4 - 5 - 5 18:18 17Querétaro 3 - 8 - 3 20:22 17Puebla 4 - 4 - 6 20:19 16Morelia 4 - 4 - 6 18:22 16Monterrey 2 - 9 - 3 20:19 15Tigres 4 - 3 - 7 27:29 15Cruz Azul 4 - 3 - 7 21:24 15Atlante 3 - 6 - 5 18:21 15Veracruz 3 - 5 - 6 18:24 14Club San Luis 3 - 4 - 7 14:25 13U.A.G. 3 - 2 - 9 24:32 11

Group I Group II23 - Pachuca 31 - U.N.A.M.22 - Toluca 20 - América21 - Atlas 17 - Santos16 - Puebla 17 - Querétaro15 - Monterrey 11 - U.A.G.

Group III Group IV33 - CHIAPAS 26 - Guadalajara16 - Morelia 19 - Irapuato15 - Tigres 17 - Necaxa15 - Cruz Azul 15 - Atlante13 - San Luis 14 - Veracruz

Week 14 results April 10-11: Veracruz1, Guadalajara 4; Monterrey 3, Tigres 3;Cruz Azul 3, Necaxa 1; San Luis 1,Pachuca 4; Atlas 1, Morelia 1; U.N.A.M.3, Puebla 0; Irapuato 0, Atlante 0; Santos1, Chiapas 1; U.A.G. 1, Toluca 2; América1, Querétaro 1.

Week 15 schedule April 17-19: Tolucavs. Monterrey; Guadalajara vs. U.A.G.;Morelia vs. San Luis; Necaxa vs.Veracruz; Pachuca vs. Santos; U.N.A.M.vs. Irapuato; Querétaro vs. Atlas; Pueblavs. Cruz Azul; Chiapas vs. Atlante; Tigresvs. América (April 19 at 8:45 p.m.)

Date Dorados vs. Time/Results

April 3 Laredo W 37-6

April 10 at Oklahoma City L 17-55

April 24 Oklahoma City 7:30

May 1 at Laredo 7:30

May 8 Wichita 7:30

May 15 at C. Valley 9:30

May 22 Laredo 7:30

May 28 at Tulsa 7:30

June 12 Tulsa 7:30

June 18 at Boss-Shreve. 7:30

June 26 at Birmingham 6:30

July 3 Wichita 7:30

July 10 Oklahoma City 7:30

July 17 at Tulsa 7:30

July 24 Arkansas 7:30

July 31 at Wichita 7

UTPA HOME GAMES IN BOLDAll games p.m. unless noted.

Men’s Track & FieldIndoor Season

FOR THE RECORD

Broncs Baseball

Mexican Soccer

Men’s Tennis

Women’s Tennis

Men’s Golf

Women’s Golf

Passing the torch

Barry Bonds hammered his 661st home against Milwaukeeinto McCovey Cove.

The home run put him one dinger past long-time mentorand godfather Willie Mays.

Bonds’ blast came off a 3-1 pitch from the Brewers’ MattKinney.

The estimated 442 foot homer gave the Giants a 5-4 leadand San Francisco held on to defeat the Brewers 7-5.

Bonds said that he felt a weight was lifted off his shoulderand also felt that with this accomplishment he has his god-father’s approval.

Bonds will look to surpass Babe Ruth’s 714 home runs andis estimated that he will reach the goal next season in themonth of April.

Parcells to trade Allen

Dallas Cowboy guard Larry Allen met with the OaklandRaiders this past Monday and Tuesday, and is also expect-ed to visit Detroit Thursday.

The Cowboys are looking to trade their star guardbecause Parcells does not like his work ethic and stamina.

During games last season, he would ask Parcells to pullhim out so that he could rest.

Palmer makes curtain call

At the age of 74, golf’s Arnold Palmer gave his finalfarewell on the 18th hole Saturday at Augusta National.

He will always be remembered for his way of making thecrowds of loyal fans smile for almost five decades.

Shot heard around the world

Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run 30 years ago, on April8.

This historical home run is considered to be one of thegreatest moments in baseball history.

Aaron replaced Babe Ruth as the home run king with theblast that was “heard ‘round the world.’

Ruth’s record stood unrivaled for 42 years before Aaroncame along.

Avalanche take lead over Stars

The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Dallas Stars 3-2Wednesday night in a game that went into double overtime.

Marek Svatos’ game-winning goal in double-overtimegives the Avalanche a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

The Avalanche will try and advance to the next round,while the Stars will attempt to comeback when they visitColorado for Game five Saturday at 3 p.m. The playoffgame will be televised on ABC.


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April 15, 2004 THE PAN AMERICAN April 15, 2004 THE PAN AMERICAN Page 12

SOLDIER continued from page 1

"Once in a lifetime, you meet a nurse theorist," saidJackie Williams, an undergraduate nursing lecturerwho spent years studying nursing theories.

Once in many lifetimes, you meet a nursing theoristwhose theories changed care all over the world,including the culturally diverse region of SouthTexas.

This Saturday Dr. Madeleine Leininger,revolutionary pioneer in transcultural nursing, willvisit Pan Am to speak at an all-day conference titled"Transcultural Nursing:Imperatives for today and theFuture." The conference,featuring six different seminarsfrom Leininger, is sponsored bythe Pi Omicron Chapter of SigmaTheta Tau International HonorSociety of Nursing in theUniversity Ballroom. It is part ofthe group’s Scholarship Dayactivities.

"She’s world-renowned, veryhigh-caliber," said Dr. JanMelville, secretary for the PiOmicron Chapter. "She’s a livinglegend."

Literally. Leininger’sinternational notoriety through her books, lecturesand research has earned her the title of LL, a fellowand distinguished Living Legend of the AmericanAcademy of Nursing.

Leininger first conceived her theory in the mid-1950s when she combined the practice of nursingwith anthropology. Merging these two disciplines,

Leininger reformulated care to include the patient’srituals, beliefs, and culture, producing a moreefficient curing process. She realized that patientshave one concept of healing and professionals haveanother.

Theoretically, complete care combines these twofor the best, most comfortable care. Practically, it has.Darlene Martinez, nurse and graduate student at PanAm, discovered Leininger’s theories workedespecially well for Valley patients.

"I can say it’s challenged me to respond to respondto every aspect of the patient," said Martinez. "Ithelps me look at them as an individual."

Martinez was sointerested in Leininger’stheory that she decided tostudy it in her nursingtheory class. Martinezthen made initial contactwith Leininger, a bridgebetween the universityand the Living Legend.

"It was the coolestthing," Martinez said. "Icame across her phonenumber and address anddecided to call. She wasthe one to answer thephone. She was soawesome. In that halfhour she told me

everything I wanted to know about transculturalnursing."

Martinez and Leininger maintained contact.Leininger even assigned Martinez and her classmatesextra research on transcultural theories with Mexican-Americans and South Texas care. Eventually,

Martinez asked her to visit Pan Am. Arrangementswere made for Scholarship Day, a perfect opportunityfor Leininger to speak on her imperative theory.

"Right from the get-go, she was very open and verywilling to share her knowledge," Martinez said.

Scholarship Day begins with a continentalbreakfast, welcomes and introductions. Dr. Leiningerwill then give her first speech, "TransculturalNursing: Essential Knowledge for Today and theFuture." The day continues with seminars on culturecare diversity, ethno-nursing research methods, andthe Transcultural Nursing Certification process. Theaudience will also be able to ask Leininger questionsafter each seminar. The day will be concluded with areception in the ballroom where Leininger will signbooks and answer further questions.

"We’ve never had someone like her come," saidMelville, secretary of Pi Omicron. "We’ve had localpeople from Galveston and Houston, but nothing likeher."

"She’s the first nurse anthropologist," said Dr.Barbara Tucker, coordinator of the Nursing Master ofSciences Program. "Her ideas are not only importantfor nursing, but for all areas of nursing. We’re veryexcited to have her."

The excitement has filtered down to undergraduatesin the nursing program, many whom plan to attend.

"Knowing a bit of her background, she has insightthat we could benefit from," said Noelynn Gillimac, ajunior in the program.

Nursing leaders in the community, professors,doctors, and students will attend the daylongconference to learn to be better caregivers by openingtheir minds and hearts to individual patients.

"Caring was considered the most criticalcomponent of the curing process," states Leininger’stheory. "There is no curing without caring."

By CECI CASTANEDAThe Pan American

Students welcome legendary nursing theorist

With enrollment rising every year, some areexpecting that for the year 2030 an estimate of49,000 students will roam UTPA.

The number of students enrolling at UTPA isgrowing so rapidly thatadministrators do not considerthis number as unrealistic.

UTPA is projected to gain morethan 36,000 students through2030. That would total 49,000students, according to the SanAntonio Express News.

“It is difficult to projectenrollments like that,” said Dr.Dennis McMillan, associate vicepresident for enrollment. “Butthat certainly won’t be very faroff. We are experiencing somerather dramatic growth, we areahead of the enrollment targets that are set with theTexas Higher Education Board.”

Dr. Rodolfo Arevalo, provost and vice president ofacademic affairs, agrees that 49,000 is a feasible one.

“I believe that achievement of a 49,000 studentenrollment is possible in the timeframe noted in thearticle, but it will require a significant amount ofinstitutional planning and enhancement of theuniversity infrastructure,” Arevalo said. “It wouldmean that we would have to admit approximately1,200 more student every year for the next 26 years

and improve our retention of students.”There would be some extensive planning by the

administration to be able to assist this large numberof students. Additional facilities would need to bebuilt and more faculty would need to be hired.

“We would need to have the facilities toaccommodate that number of students and we wouldneed to hire enough faculty in order to offer classes

to accommodate that number of students as well,”McMillan said.

Expanding the campus would be something thatwould need to be looked at. McMillan explained thatwith open campuses in Rio Grande City andBrownsville, this would give some options forexpansion. That would allow room for expansionoutside of the Edinburg location.

“I’m not certain what direction we would need togo,” said McMillan. “Obviously the administrationhere is looking at some future plans, but it is difficult

because there is not a lot of undeveloped land that isclose to our campus.”

Arevalo explained that facilities would need to beexpanded to house this large number of students, anda viable transportation system for students andfaculty would have to be developed. Also, streetshave to be redesigned to allow greater access to thecentral campus.

“The university would have to quadruple thenumber of buildings to house four times the numberof students and faculty currently on campus,”Arevalo said. “The number of colleges anddepartments would increase, and the building ofadditional library resources would be necessary.”

Tougher admission standards will not affect thenumber of students trying to enroll at the university.McMillan stressed that the students who do notqualify or are not eligible for admission based onhigher admission standards will be encouraged tostart a college career at South Texas CommunityCollege. By demonstrating their efforts and acquiringthe grades and test scores needed, students will berewarded by being admitted at the university.

Funding for expansion would need to come mainlyfrom the state and these are issues that are beinglooked at by the UT-system.

“The UT-system task force that is looking into thiswill need to work closely with the Texas Legislatureand it will require some focus time and energy on thefunding issues related to that growth,” McMillansaid. “A portion of the funding that we receive fromthe state is another area where we need to workclosely with the state legislature and the UT-system.”

Growth in UTPA enrollment forseen by officialsBy ANGELA I. CANALESThe Pan American

Corps.As a mother, her reply was simply ‘no problem. I’ll do

it,’” “I had no doubt that this is what I was supposed to do.

If I had to have done itall over again, I wouldhave done it exactly thesame way,” Lisa said.

So then Dustin wentoff to boot camp, justafter high schoolgraduation. He wasable to come home forthe holidays inChristmas, the last timehe would see his familybefore his death.

“He got hereDecember 22, and heleft December 29, andboy did I cook for him!I cooked a turkey, twobroccoli casseroles, andI’m so thankful thatGod gave me theenergy to keep cooking,even though I workedat the mall,” Lisa saidwith enthusiasm. “Webought a lot offireworks, and we putup the star [above thehouse] and turned it onat night, which he got tosee.”

While Dustin was visiting his family, Lisa said herdaughter, Danielle, expressed to him how proud theywere of him for defending their country.

After December 29, Dustin was off to serve with themilitary again. This time, he was set to be stationed inIraq for the next eight months with the MilitaryDivision. His family was able to wake up at 5 a.m. thatmorning before he left, and they prayed as a familywhile holding hands, according to Lisa.

At the airport, the family exchanged their goodbyes to

Dustin but they had no idea it would be the last time theywould see him-alive and breathing. Then, Dustin didsomething his mother will never forget.

“Dusty came up to me and gave me this big hug and Igot to kiss him on his neck. I told him, ‘Ilove you papito. Quien es tu amor?’ (who isyour love), and he goes, ‘Eres tu mi amormommy (you are my love).’”

Dustin then started to walk away, leavinghis mother crying by this time. Then, Sekulaturned around on the corner of his eye, andcame back to his sobbing mother walkingaway with her remaining family.

“I turned to walk away, and I hear,‘Mom!’ and he comes right back up to me[for another hug]. And I will cherish thosekisses for the rest of my life. I know thatGod allowed him to turn around to have thatto cherish,” said his mother, in tears.

Dustin then walked and ran to his motherthree times again before actually boardinghis flight to Iraq.

Meanwhile, the Sekula family waswatching the news, with Dan and Lisawatching TV in one room, and Dustin’ssiblings in another. Chills ran over theirbody as they heard that one marine had diedwhile in Iraq, but the family unconfidentlydoubted it could be their Dusty.

“Me and mom had gone walking at theFreddy Gonzalez Park, and usually we talk alot. This time, we didn’t talk at all that night.We had heard on TV that one marine haddied, and I said, ‘No mom. That’s not

Dustin’,” Danielle recalled.Then, that night at about 10:30 p.m., a mysterious ring

at the doorbell aroused the family.When Dan opened the door, to his surprise were two

marines. Danielle reacted with fear.“I remember just being, ‘uh-uh! Uh-uh! No!’ They

didn’t say anything, but you just know. The way theylook at you”, said Danielle. “They weren’t his recruiters,and I just started yelling, ‘Uh-uh! No! No! Uh-uh! No!This can’t be happening. Not to us!”

“He didn’t make it, did he?” asked his mom.

“No,” said the Marines.“I stayed up the whole night trying to get a grip of it,

trying to digest it, to try to understand. All I could thinkof was Job [from the Bible]. When he lost everything, herent his clothes, prayed, and worshipped the Lord, sothat’s what I did. And, that’s how we passed the night,”said his mom.

Lisa said she always figured she would die before herchildren. She said she’s asked herself why this hadhappened, and that she probably will continue to untilthe day she dies.

“The worst nightmare any parent can see is to burytheir babies. But, for some reason, God had allowed thisto happen, and I have to trust God on this one. I startedto wonder ‘what if I would have done this, or if I wouldhave done that,’” she added. “I did go through thatchecklist, and can honestly say with it with all my heart:I have no regrets.”

“I know I’m blessed, and I know that I’ll see himagain,” she said. “If I didn’t have that to hang on to, lasesperanzas (the hopes), of knowing that in my heart, itwould be impossible to accept. But because I knowwhere he is and I know that he’s fine, I’m just waiting‘til it’s my time. Dustin wanted us to be able to say ‘Hey,you know what, [death] is temporary. I’ll see you again[in heaven].’”

Danielle will forever remember her brother in so manyways. One thing she’ll never forget is that ‘look’ he’dgive sometimes, which seemed to provide a sense ofcomfort that would come over her when she’d see him.

“There was this sneer that he’d give when he waslooking back, as if he knew something the rest of usdidn’t quite know. Like he knew that everything wasgoing to be alright,” she said.

The Sekula family still continues to recuperate andcontinue about their normal lives little by little. Theyknow where Dustin is, and ask for others to rememberhim for the great person he was.

“Just remember him as that cowboy. Serious-looking,but yet kind-hearted. The one that would come over andopen the door for the little old ladies. How many guys doyou know that would do that?” said his mother.

It could only be Lisa’s little boy. The one who whenshe would ask “Quien es tu amor?” would reply, “Erestu mi amor. I love you mom.”

Special to The Pan American

BINDING LOVE— Lisa Sekula embraces herson, Dustin, a Marine recently killed in action.

U T S y s t e m G r o w t hS E L E C T E D S C H O O L S

CAMPUS

UT Arlington

UT Brownsville

UT Pan American

UT San Antonio

2000

20,544

2,623

12,682

17,547

2010*

29,466

5,665

27,341

30,137

2020*

38,658

7,666

39,338

38,253

2030*

43,951

9,722

49,493

42,851

Source: UT System

Transcultural Nursing: Imperativefor Today and the Future

April 17, 2004

University Ballroom

8 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.

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Each year the National Survey of StudentEngagement (NSSE) collects information fromundergraduates at four-year colleges and universitiesacross the country to assess the extent to whichstudents engage in a variety of effective educationalpractices.

NESSE was developed by George Kuh, Chancellor'sProfessor of Higher Education at Indiana UniversityBloomington, in 1999. In four years, he and his teamof experts have received data from over 400,000students from more than 1,350 four-year collegeslocated across the nation. Participating universitiesgain knowledge of whether university principles weremet that academic year, in the opinion of the student.Institutions will use their data to identify aspects ofthe undergraduate experience inside and outside theclassroom that can be improved through changes inpolicies and practices more consistent with bettermethods in undergraduate education. The surveypresents an opportunity to students that allow them tocomment on how the school they are attending shouldfunction.

The University of Texas-Pan American has decidedto administer the NSSE this year, and Cathy Vale ofthe Office of Institutional Research and Effectivenessexplained why.

“We want to know how relationships with facultymembers affect the lives of our students,” she said.“It’s a good thing. We learn about what we are doingright and what we are missing the target on throughthe eyes of the students, which is very important.”

The survey asks undergraduates about how they

spend their time, what they feel they've gained fromclasses, their evaluation of the quality of theirinteractions with faculty and friends, and about otherimportant activities such as the merit of their studentadvising sessions.

Administering the NSSE at UTPA, will situatenationalized focus on what makes this campusdistinct. This institution will be compared, in manyfacets, to other universities to determine where itranks among other four-year colleges. Moreimportantly, completing the survey also establisheshow UTPA stacks up against other Texas systemschools.

“Participation and completion of the survey isimportant,” said Vale.

Universities are putting their student engagementresults to use in a variety of productive ways:assessment and improvement; curricular reform;benchmarking; alumni outreach; accountability;advising; grant writing; institutional research;institutional advancement; accreditation; self-studies;retention; and state system performance reviews.

In March, over 1,500 surveys were mailed torandomly selected UTPA freshman and seniors. Valehas expressed that not many surveys have been filledand submitted. As an incentive, students who receiveda survey, complete and submit it, will be entered in adrawing to win a $150 scholarship.

“They can even fill them out online,” she said. “Wecan track those students too, and enter their names inthe drawing as well.”

The NSSE online version is available athttp://www.collegereport.org/. If there are anyquestions about the study, please contact Cathy Vale inthe office of Institutional Research and Effectivenessat 316-7175.

Additional information of the NSSE is available onthe web at http://www.iuv.edu/~nsse/. Director of theOffice of Life and Transition Services, JeannetteBroshears, can answer any questions students mayhave pertaining to the drawing. She can be reached at965-381-2659.

Students have until June 1 to complete their surveyand have a voice in the decisions that can affect theirfuture experiences at UTPA.

Survey to provide insight into educationBy VANESSA CASTILLOThe Pan American

want additional help in their college algebra class on an individual level,”Lopez said. “We have started it this semester for the 1334 students, but the 1334students do not have their professor that instructs the class teaching the lab it isa URAP specialist that is well informed of the course, this program currentlyassists 180 students.”

“We are doing very well for the vast number of students that are flooding thedoors at UTPA each year and in the future, alongside the current URAPprograms there will be a program called Introduction to Learning Frameworkthat will be required of all entering freshman which is currently waiting forapproval,” stated Rodriguez.

Rodriguez went on to say that the Introduction to Learning Framework isanticipated for fall 2004 with hopes of letting students explore the purpose ofhigher education.

❖ Currently, there are more than 420 col-leges and universities participating in thespring 2004 administration.❖ In the first four years, over 1,350 schoolsand 725 different colleges and universitieshave participated in NSSE.❖ More than 400 colleges and universitiesare expected to participate in the spring2004 administration.❖ Results can determine many helpful waysto improve student life.❖ Students who submit a completed surveywill be entered in a drawing to win a $150scholarship.❖ Students have until June 1 to completetheir survey.

Source: http://www.collegereport.org/.

NATIONAL SURVEY OFSTUDENT ENGAGEMENT

some of you, and certainly, of most ofyour ancestors,” he said in Spanish. “Iwant to share with you the pride of ourroots, the pride to be a Mexican, and to tellyou how we michoacanos live theexperience of being a binationalcommunity.”

Batel discussed his views on migrantworkers as well as students who wish tovisit the United States in order to work orget an education. His comments touched ona subject that has become a hot topic, oftenof dispute, between the neighboringcountries.

"Those who come and go should be ableto do it in a safe and legal way, as theproduct of an agreement between our twocountries,” he said. “With all due respect tothe laws of the United States of Americaand the legislation of the State of Texas, wewant to make the case for a bilateralimmigration accord between thegovernments of Mexico and of the UnitedStates, no matter how remote and unlikelythis accord may seem now.”

Batel discussed the urgency todemocratize economic policy making, sothat public policies could support all sortsof businesses.

“We need a new covenant fordevelopment, a pact that will not simplyreproduce the limited scope of the Alliancefor Progress nor repeat the mistakes ofNAFTA,” he said. “We need to expandmarkets, but on the basis of employmentand of increased purchasing power forconsumers.”

Currently the Central American FreeTrade Agreement, or CAFTA, is beingconsidered to solve some of these problems.

As the night concluded, Batel announcedplans for a scholarship open to UTPAstudents that will provide a one-year staywith the Michoacan's University of SanNicolás de Hidalgo.

“It’s not just any university,” Batel noted.“As the second oldest university in LatinAmerica, it is very important for Mexico.”

Political science major Ana Macnaught,both a U.S. and Mexican citizen, waspleased with much of Batel’s speech.

“I do agree with what he said aboutNAFTA, it has helped the companies ofMexico and the smaller farmers of thatcountry,” she said.

Gary Mounce, a professor in the politicalscience department called the appearance ofBatel, “a big coup for the campus.”

Pan American Days continue today withSandra Levinson, president and executivedirector for the Center for Cuban Studies,speaking in the Student Union. Later thatevening in the Xochitl Room will be thedemonstration of Capoeria, an Afro-Brazilian art form combining fightingtechniques with dance movements.McAllen, the Pan American Days eventscoordinator, said it is one of the things sheis looking forward to most.

“It’s a rare thing to see live, it’s a veryspecial thing,” she said.

Besides speakers and demonstrations, theUniversity Library is hosting a highlyregarded exhibit of Kuna Indian Art.

CELEBRATION continued from page 1

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Each year the National Survey of StudentEngagement (NSSE) collects information fromundergraduates at four-year colleges and universitiesacross the country to assess the extent to whichstudents engage in a variety of effective educationalpractices.

NESSE was developed by George Kuh, Chancellor'sProfessor of Higher Education at Indiana UniversityBloomington, in 1999. In four years, he and his teamof experts have received data from over 400,000students from more than 1,350 four-year collegeslocated across the nation. Participating universitiesgain knowledge of whether university principles weremet that academic year, in the opinion of the student.Institutions will use their data to identify aspects ofthe undergraduate experience inside and outside theclassroom that can be improved through changes inpolicies and practices more consistent with bettermethods in undergraduate education. The surveypresents an opportunity to students that allow them tocomment on how the school they are attending shouldfunction.

The University of Texas-Pan American has decidedto administer the NSSE this year, and Cathy Vale ofthe Office of Institutional Research and Effectivenessexplained why.

“We want to know how relationships with facultymembers affect the lives of our students,” she said.“It’s a good thing. We learn about what we are doingright and what we are missing the target on throughthe eyes of the students, which is very important.”

The survey asks undergraduates about how they

spend their time, what they feel they've gained fromclasses, their evaluation of the quality of theirinteractions with faculty and friends, and about otherimportant activities such as the merit of their studentadvising sessions.

Administering the NSSE at UTPA, will situatenationalized focus on what makes this campusdistinct. This institution will be compared, in manyfacets, to other universities to determine where itranks among other four-year colleges. Moreimportantly, completing the survey also establisheshow UTPA stacks up against other Texas systemschools.

“Participation and completion of the survey isimportant,” said Vale.

Universities are putting their student engagementresults to use in a variety of productive ways:assessment and improvement; curricular reform;benchmarking; alumni outreach; accountability;advising; grant writing; institutional research;institutional advancement; accreditation; self-studies;retention; and state system performance reviews.

In March, over 1,500 surveys were mailed torandomly selected UTPA freshman and seniors. Valehas expressed that not many surveys have been filledand submitted. As an incentive, students who receiveda survey, complete and submit it, will be entered in adrawing to win a $150 scholarship.

“They can even fill them out online,” she said. “Wecan track those students too, and enter their names inthe drawing as well.”

The NSSE online version is available athttp://www.collegereport.org/. If there are anyquestions about the study, please contact Cathy Vale inthe office of Institutional Research and Effectivenessat 316-7175.

Additional information of the NSSE is available onthe web at http://www.iuv.edu/~nsse/. Director of theOffice of Life and Transition Services, JeannetteBroshears, can answer any questions students mayhave pertaining to the drawing. She can be reached at965-381-2659.

Students have until June 1 to complete their surveyand have a voice in the decisions that can affect theirfuture experiences at UTPA.

Survey to provide insight into educationBy VANESSA CASTILLOThe Pan American

want additional help in their college algebra class on an individual level,”Lopez said. “We have started it this semester for the 1334 students, but the 1334students do not have their professor that instructs the class teaching the lab it isa URAP specialist that is well informed of the course, this program currentlyassists 180 students.”

“We are doing very well for the vast number of students that are flooding thedoors at UTPA each year and in the future, alongside the current URAPprograms there will be a program called Introduction to Learning Frameworkthat will be required of all entering freshman which is currently waiting forapproval,” stated Rodriguez.

Rodriguez went on to say that the Introduction to Learning Framework isanticipated for fall 2004 with hopes of letting students explore the purpose ofhigher education.

❖ Currently, there are more than 420 col-leges and universities participating in thespring 2004 administration.❖ In the first four years, over 1,350 schoolsand 725 different colleges and universitieshave participated in NSSE.❖ More than 400 colleges and universitiesare expected to participate in the spring2004 administration.❖ Results can determine many helpful waysto improve student life.❖ Students who submit a completed surveywill be entered in a drawing to win a $150scholarship.❖ Students have until June 1 to completetheir survey.

Source: http://www.collegereport.org/.

NATIONAL SURVEY OFSTUDENT ENGAGEMENT

some of you, and certainly, of most ofyour ancestors,” he said in Spanish. “Iwant to share with you the pride of ourroots, the pride to be a Mexican, and to tellyou how we michoacanos live theexperience of being a binationalcommunity.”

Batel discussed his views on migrantworkers as well as students who wish tovisit the United States in order to work orget an education. His comments touched ona subject that has become a hot topic, oftenof dispute, between the neighboringcountries.

"Those who come and go should be ableto do it in a safe and legal way, as theproduct of an agreement between our twocountries,” he said. “With all due respect tothe laws of the United States of Americaand the legislation of the State of Texas, wewant to make the case for a bilateralimmigration accord between thegovernments of Mexico and of the UnitedStates, no matter how remote and unlikelythis accord may seem now.”

Batel discussed the urgency todemocratize economic policy making, sothat public policies could support all sortsof businesses.

“We need a new covenant fordevelopment, a pact that will not simplyreproduce the limited scope of the Alliancefor Progress nor repeat the mistakes ofNAFTA,” he said. “We need to expandmarkets, but on the basis of employmentand of increased purchasing power forconsumers.”

Currently the Central American FreeTrade Agreement, or CAFTA, is beingconsidered to solve some of these problems.

As the night concluded, Batel announcedplans for a scholarship open to UTPAstudents that will provide a one-year staywith the Michoacan's University of SanNicolás de Hidalgo.

“It’s not just any university,” Batel noted.“As the second oldest university in LatinAmerica, it is very important for Mexico.”

Political science major Ana Macnaught,both a U.S. and Mexican citizen, waspleased with much of Batel’s speech.

“I do agree with what he said aboutNAFTA, it has helped the companies ofMexico and the smaller farmers of thatcountry,” she said.

Gary Mounce, a professor in the politicalscience department called the appearance ofBatel, “a big coup for the campus.”

Pan American Days continue today withSandra Levinson, president and executivedirector for the Center for Cuban Studies,speaking in the Student Union. Later thatevening in the Xochitl Room will be thedemonstration of Capoeria, an Afro-Brazilian art form combining fightingtechniques with dance movements.McAllen, the Pan American Days eventscoordinator, said it is one of the things sheis looking forward to most.

“It’s a rare thing to see live, it’s a veryspecial thing,” she said.

Besides speakers and demonstrations, theUniversity Library is hosting a highlyregarded exhibit of Kuna Indian Art.

CELEBRATION continued from page 1

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"Once in a lifetime, you meet a nurse theorist," saidJackie Williams, an undergraduate nursing lecturerwho spent years studying nursing theories.

Once in many lifetimes, you meet a nursing theoristwhose theories changed care all over the world,including the culturally diverse region of SouthTexas.

This Saturday Dr. Madeleine Leininger,revolutionary pioneer in transcultural nursing, willvisit Pan Am to speak at an all-day conference titled"Transcultural Nursing:Imperatives for today and theFuture." The conference,featuring six different seminarsfrom Leininger, is sponsored bythe Pi Omicron Chapter of SigmaTheta Tau International HonorSociety of Nursing in theUniversity Ballroom. It is part ofthe group’s Scholarship Dayactivities.

"She’s world-renowned, veryhigh-caliber," said Dr. JanMelville, secretary for the PiOmicron Chapter. "She’s a livinglegend."

Literally. Leininger’sinternational notoriety through her books, lecturesand research has earned her the title of LL, a fellowand distinguished Living Legend of the AmericanAcademy of Nursing.

Leininger first conceived her theory in the mid-1950s when she combined the practice of nursingwith anthropology. Merging these two disciplines,

Leininger reformulated care to include the patient’srituals, beliefs, and culture, producing a moreefficient curing process. She realized that patientshave one concept of healing and professionals haveanother.

Theoretically, complete care combines these twofor the best, most comfortable care. Practically, it has.Darlene Martinez, nurse and graduate student at PanAm, discovered Leininger’s theories workedespecially well for Valley patients.

"I can say it’s challenged me to respond to respondto every aspect of the patient," said Martinez. "Ithelps me look at them as an individual."

Martinez was sointerested in Leininger’stheory that she decided tostudy it in her nursingtheory class. Martinezthen made initial contactwith Leininger, a bridgebetween the universityand the Living Legend.

"It was the coolestthing," Martinez said. "Icame across her phonenumber and address anddecided to call. She wasthe one to answer thephone. She was soawesome. In that halfhour she told me

everything I wanted to know about transculturalnursing."

Martinez and Leininger maintained contact.Leininger even assigned Martinez and her classmatesextra research on transcultural theories with Mexican-Americans and South Texas care. Eventually,

Martinez asked her to visit Pan Am. Arrangementswere made for Scholarship Day, a perfect opportunityfor Leininger to speak on her imperative theory.

"Right from the get-go, she was very open and verywilling to share her knowledge," Martinez said.

Scholarship Day begins with a continentalbreakfast, welcomes and introductions. Dr. Leiningerwill then give her first speech, "TransculturalNursing: Essential Knowledge for Today and theFuture." The day continues with seminars on culturecare diversity, ethno-nursing research methods, andthe Transcultural Nursing Certification process. Theaudience will also be able to ask Leininger questionsafter each seminar. The day will be concluded with areception in the ballroom where Leininger will signbooks and answer further questions.

"We’ve never had someone like her come," saidMelville, secretary of Pi Omicron. "We’ve had localpeople from Galveston and Houston, but nothing likeher."

"She’s the first nurse anthropologist," said Dr.Barbara Tucker, coordinator of the Nursing Master ofSciences Program. "Her ideas are not only importantfor nursing, but for all areas of nursing. We’re veryexcited to have her."

The excitement has filtered down to undergraduatesin the nursing program, many whom plan to attend.

"Knowing a bit of her background, she has insightthat we could benefit from," said Noelynn Gillimac, ajunior in the program.

Nursing leaders in the community, professors,doctors, and students will attend the daylongconference to learn to be better caregivers by openingtheir minds and hearts to individual patients.

"Caring was considered the most criticalcomponent of the curing process," states Leininger’stheory. "There is no curing without caring."

By CECI CASTANEDAThe Pan American

Students welcome legendary nursing theorist

With enrollment rising every year, some areexpecting that for the year 2030 an estimate of49,000 students will roam UTPA.

The number of students enrolling at UTPA isgrowing so rapidly thatadministrators do not considerthis number as unrealistic.

UTPA is projected to gain morethan 36,000 students through2030. That would total 49,000students, according to the SanAntonio Express News.

“It is difficult to projectenrollments like that,” said Dr.Dennis McMillan, associate vicepresident for enrollment. “Butthat certainly won’t be very faroff. We are experiencing somerather dramatic growth, we areahead of the enrollment targets that are set with theTexas Higher Education Board.”

Dr. Rodolfo Arevalo, provost and vice president ofacademic affairs, agrees that 49,000 is a feasible one.

“I believe that achievement of a 49,000 studentenrollment is possible in the timeframe noted in thearticle, but it will require a significant amount ofinstitutional planning and enhancement of theuniversity infrastructure,” Arevalo said. “It wouldmean that we would have to admit approximately1,200 more student every year for the next 26 years

and improve our retention of students.”There would be some extensive planning by the

administration to be able to assist this large numberof students. Additional facilities would need to bebuilt and more faculty would need to be hired.

“We would need to have the facilities toaccommodate that number of students and we wouldneed to hire enough faculty in order to offer classes

to accommodate that number of students as well,”McMillan said.

Expanding the campus would be something thatwould need to be looked at. McMillan explained thatwith open campuses in Rio Grande City andBrownsville, this would give some options forexpansion. That would allow room for expansionoutside of the Edinburg location.

“I’m not certain what direction we would need togo,” said McMillan. “Obviously the administrationhere is looking at some future plans, but it is difficult

because there is not a lot of undeveloped land that isclose to our campus.”

Arevalo explained that facilities would need to beexpanded to house this large number of students, anda viable transportation system for students andfaculty would have to be developed. Also, streetshave to be redesigned to allow greater access to thecentral campus.

“The university would have to quadruple thenumber of buildings to house four times the numberof students and faculty currently on campus,”Arevalo said. “The number of colleges anddepartments would increase, and the building ofadditional library resources would be necessary.”

Tougher admission standards will not affect thenumber of students trying to enroll at the university.McMillan stressed that the students who do notqualify or are not eligible for admission based onhigher admission standards will be encouraged tostart a college career at South Texas CommunityCollege. By demonstrating their efforts and acquiringthe grades and test scores needed, students will berewarded by being admitted at the university.

Funding for expansion would need to come mainlyfrom the state and these are issues that are beinglooked at by the UT-system.

“The UT-system task force that is looking into thiswill need to work closely with the Texas Legislatureand it will require some focus time and energy on thefunding issues related to that growth,” McMillansaid. “A portion of the funding that we receive fromthe state is another area where we need to workclosely with the state legislature and the UT-system.”

Growth in UTPA enrollment forseen by officialsBy ANGELA I. CANALESThe Pan American

Corps.As a mother, her reply was simply ‘no problem. I’ll do

it,’” “I had no doubt that this is what I was supposed to do.

If I had to have done itall over again, I wouldhave done it exactly thesame way,” Lisa said.

So then Dustin wentoff to boot camp, justafter high schoolgraduation. He wasable to come home forthe holidays inChristmas, the last timehe would see his familybefore his death.

“He got hereDecember 22, and heleft December 29, andboy did I cook for him!I cooked a turkey, twobroccoli casseroles, andI’m so thankful thatGod gave me theenergy to keep cooking,even though I workedat the mall,” Lisa saidwith enthusiasm. “Webought a lot offireworks, and we putup the star [above thehouse] and turned it onat night, which he got tosee.”

While Dustin was visiting his family, Lisa said herdaughter, Danielle, expressed to him how proud theywere of him for defending their country.

After December 29, Dustin was off to serve with themilitary again. This time, he was set to be stationed inIraq for the next eight months with the MilitaryDivision. His family was able to wake up at 5 a.m. thatmorning before he left, and they prayed as a familywhile holding hands, according to Lisa.

At the airport, the family exchanged their goodbyes to

Dustin but they had no idea it would be the last time theywould see him-alive and breathing. Then, Dustin didsomething his mother will never forget.

“Dusty came up to me and gave me this big hug and Igot to kiss him on his neck. I told him, ‘Ilove you papito. Quien es tu amor?’ (who isyour love), and he goes, ‘Eres tu mi amormommy (you are my love).’”

Dustin then started to walk away, leavinghis mother crying by this time. Then, Sekulaturned around on the corner of his eye, andcame back to his sobbing mother walkingaway with her remaining family.

“I turned to walk away, and I hear,‘Mom!’ and he comes right back up to me[for another hug]. And I will cherish thosekisses for the rest of my life. I know thatGod allowed him to turn around to have thatto cherish,” said his mother, in tears.

Dustin then walked and ran to his motherthree times again before actually boardinghis flight to Iraq.

Meanwhile, the Sekula family waswatching the news, with Dan and Lisawatching TV in one room, and Dustin’ssiblings in another. Chills ran over theirbody as they heard that one marine had diedwhile in Iraq, but the family unconfidentlydoubted it could be their Dusty.

“Me and mom had gone walking at theFreddy Gonzalez Park, and usually we talk alot. This time, we didn’t talk at all that night.We had heard on TV that one marine haddied, and I said, ‘No mom. That’s not

Dustin’,” Danielle recalled.Then, that night at about 10:30 p.m., a mysterious ring

at the doorbell aroused the family.When Dan opened the door, to his surprise were two

marines. Danielle reacted with fear.“I remember just being, ‘uh-uh! Uh-uh! No!’ They

didn’t say anything, but you just know. The way theylook at you”, said Danielle. “They weren’t his recruiters,and I just started yelling, ‘Uh-uh! No! No! Uh-uh! No!This can’t be happening. Not to us!”

“He didn’t make it, did he?” asked his mom.

“No,” said the Marines.“I stayed up the whole night trying to get a grip of it,

trying to digest it, to try to understand. All I could thinkof was Job [from the Bible]. When he lost everything, herent his clothes, prayed, and worshipped the Lord, sothat’s what I did. And, that’s how we passed the night,”said his mom.

Lisa said she always figured she would die before herchildren. She said she’s asked herself why this hadhappened, and that she probably will continue to untilthe day she dies.

“The worst nightmare any parent can see is to burytheir babies. But, for some reason, God had allowed thisto happen, and I have to trust God on this one. I startedto wonder ‘what if I would have done this, or if I wouldhave done that,’” she added. “I did go through thatchecklist, and can honestly say with it with all my heart:I have no regrets.”

“I know I’m blessed, and I know that I’ll see himagain,” she said. “If I didn’t have that to hang on to, lasesperanzas (the hopes), of knowing that in my heart, itwould be impossible to accept. But because I knowwhere he is and I know that he’s fine, I’m just waiting‘til it’s my time. Dustin wanted us to be able to say ‘Hey,you know what, [death] is temporary. I’ll see you again[in heaven].’”

Danielle will forever remember her brother in so manyways. One thing she’ll never forget is that ‘look’ he’dgive sometimes, which seemed to provide a sense ofcomfort that would come over her when she’d see him.

“There was this sneer that he’d give when he waslooking back, as if he knew something the rest of usdidn’t quite know. Like he knew that everything wasgoing to be alright,” she said.

The Sekula family still continues to recuperate andcontinue about their normal lives little by little. Theyknow where Dustin is, and ask for others to rememberhim for the great person he was.

“Just remember him as that cowboy. Serious-looking,but yet kind-hearted. The one that would come over andopen the door for the little old ladies. How many guys doyou know that would do that?” said his mother.

It could only be Lisa’s little boy. The one who whenshe would ask “Quien es tu amor?” would reply, “Erestu mi amor. I love you mom.”

Special to The Pan American

BINDING LOVE— Lisa Sekula embraces herson, Dustin, a Marine recently killed in action.

U T S y s t e m G r o w t hS E L E C T E D S C H O O L S

CAMPUS

UT Arlington

UT Brownsville

UT Pan American

UT San Antonio

2000

20,544

2,623

12,682

17,547

2010*

29,466

5,665

27,341

30,137

2020*

38,658

7,666

39,338

38,253

2030*

43,951

9,722

49,493

42,851

Source: UT System

Transcultural Nursing: Imperativefor Today and the Future

April 17, 2004

University Ballroom

8 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.

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Retention programs battle dropout rate

Week-long celebration honors student employment

Students at UTPA are getting a pat on the back forwork they have done on campus. Except it isn’t theacademic work they are getting recognize for butrather, their work as student employees on campus.

The first week of April marks the designatedNational Student Employment Week, or NSEW,across the nation. Universities are encouragingemployers to recognize the work done by theirstudent employees. Employers can choose to honortheir student employees by providing them withluncheons, certificates, thank you letters, or eventreat to a free lunch.

According to the National Student EmploymentAssociation, each year, universities across the nationrecognize the importance of the student workexperience during the NSEW.

The official association website states that studentemployment offers students career-enhancingopportunities, the ability to develop skills relevant inany career, and better preparation for the job marketupon graduation.

“On their campuses, student employees performinvaluable services with enthusiasm, dedication, andinitiative. Indeed, most schools depend on thecontributions of this reliable workforce for theefficient operation of the entire campus,” the websitestates.

Although a primary motivation for most studentsis the need to help pay for their education, manystudents are able to earn a significant portion of theircollege expenses, thus avoiding the debt that collegegraduates experience today.

Each year nearly 12,000 students are employed

through the student hourly and work-studyemployment programs.

At UTPA, nearly every department houses studentswho are in work-study or directly on payroll. It issaid that the experience received on campus can addexperience in a work-environment for students.

This week, students are provided services that canhelp their out career-wise.

During the week, the UTPA Student EmploymentServices Program has had a variety of activities

including the StudentEmployment Job Fair thatwas held Tuesday, April13 at the Student Union.

Local employers hadbooths to seek potentialpart-time or full timeemployees. Businessessuch as AFLAC,Hotels.com, and VanityFair Intimates wereamong those present.

“It is appropriate to setaside a special week todraw the awareness ofothers, both on campusand off, to thecontributions studentworkers make in themultitude of roles theyfill,” said Enedelia P.Kidd, director of CareerPlacement Services saidin an article by theUniversity Relations.“By celebrating this

week, employers will reap the incidental benefits ofincreasing employer awareness of the service theyand their students provide.”

The Student Financial Services Office at UTPAwill be hosting the UTPA Work-Study Employee ofthe Year today at noon in the University Ballroom torecognize work-study participants and award onestudent the Work-Study Employee of the Year. Thisstudent will receive a scholarship for their work atthe university.

By CLARISSA MARTINEZThe Pan American

Retention programs at UTPA have increasedduring recent years in hope of helpingfuture generations.

A national teleconference was held lastweek at the university library MediaTheater where Dr. Ana Rodriguez,associate vice-president for the Office ofUndergraduate Studies was in company,via satellite, by John N. Gardner, seniorfellow with the National Resource Centerfor The First-Year Experience & StudentsTransition office in South Carolina.

Also present was Kay McClenney,director of the Community College ofSurvey of Student Engagement at theUniversity of Texas, and Patrick Terenzini,professor and senior scientist at the Centerfor the Study of Higher Education atPennsylvania State University.

The teleconference begged the question: What arethe characteristics of the students at each highereducation facility and how can we make the changesneeded to accommodate those specific learningabilities?

According to Rodriguez, “I want students to knowthat we care. I want people to be thinking ofretention not as a weakness or deficiency, but as apositive measure that is taking place by the studentto ensure success.”

Rodriguez acted as the facilitator from the

Undergraduate Studies office for UTPA at theteleconference, which emphasized the nationalgrowing problem of retention.

“The national rate for retention, that is between thefreshman through sophomore year for a student, 72

percent of studentsdrop out or undergoa aspect of retentionprograms offeredon any givencampus, UTPA is at66 percent as of the2003 school year,”stated Rodriquez.

Those 66 percentof students have abuffet of programsthat they canchoose fromdepending on thelevel of help neededor the course thestudent requires

additional help in. According to Marta Lopez, program counselor for

the University Retention Advisement Program officeor URAP, “A student’s classification into anyinitiative program from the URAP office or the levelof help that is given in any particular subject is dueto various factors such as grades, standardized testslike TASP or TEA and the students willingness tobecome involved with the programs.”

One of the specific URAP programs that studentsbecome familiar with is the Learning Communities

Program. This particular program matches studentswith the same two professors in two varioussubjects. This type of process allows students tobuild classmate-type bonds with their peers andforces professors to work together for the sake of thestudents involved.

However, if a student is unhappy with thecommunity, they have the ability and choice toremove themselves from the program. Because thisparticular initiative is on a volunteer basis from thebeginning of the students’ freshman year, they do nothave to stay in the entire time they are at theuniversity.

In the fall of 2003, there were 390 students in thelearning community program and by the spring of2003 there were 264. However, this number isexpanding each year.

The second initiative to rethink retention includesthe Early Warning System that gives a facultymember in that department the opportunity to let thestudent know by the midterm point of the semesterwhether they are in danger of failing or passing,delinquent with assignments, or doing well whichmost professors will not do.

This program involves 406 courses that are part ofthe 48-hour curriculum with a duplicate count of17,000 students which means a student may becounted three to four times depending on how manyclasses they take.

The final URAP initiative is the College Algebraor 4-Hour Lab Program which has been quitesuccessful according to Lopez.

“The 4-hour is really convenient for students who

By VANESSA LUCIOThe Pan American


CONCENTRATION— A group of students check out job opportunities at the recentEmployment Job Fair April 13. This week is National Student Employment Week, and UTPAstudents are celebrating in style.

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I want people to be

thinking of retention not as a

weakness or deficiency, but

as a positive measure that is

taking place by the student

to ensure success.

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- Dr. Ana Rodriguez,Assoc. VP of Undergraduate Studies


Jan. 19 Trinity W 4-3

Jan. 19 Texas A&M L 1-6

Feb. 6 Eastern Kentucky W 6-1

Feb. 7 Dayton W 5-2

Feb. 7 Xavier W 6-1

Feb. 14 Saint Louis W 4-3

Feb. 21 TAMUCC L 2-5

Feb. 26 Laredo College (Exh.)L 3-4


March 13 Texas Southern W 4-1

March 26 UTSA L 2-5

April 4 Texas-Arlington L 0-7


April 8 Prairie View A&M W 4-0

April 8 Lamar W 4-3

April 9 Southeastern Louisiana L 2-5

April 16 TAMUCC 1





Feb. 6 UTEP L 0-7

Feb. 13 Sam Houston State L 3-4

Feb. 15 Stephen F. Austin L 1-6

Feb. 26 Laredo College W 7-0


March 13 Texas Southern L 3-4

March 27 Air Force L 1-6

April 3 TAMUCC L 0-6


April 8 Lamar W 6-0

April 8 Prairie View A&M L 1-6

April 9 McNeese State L 0-7

April 10 Texas State-San Marcos L 1-5

April 16 IPFW TBA

April 16 N. Colorado TBA

April 17 TAMUCC 2





Feb. 9-10 Rice Intercollegiate 14 of 14

March Bearkat Invitational 14 of 16

14-15

March Lindsay Collegiate 15 of 15

29-30 Classic

April 5-6 Hal Sutton 3 of 10

Intercollegiate

April 23-24Andrea Brotto Cavalier

Classic


Golf Championships


Feb. Bronc Intercollegiate 4 of 8

23-24

March St. Croix Collegiate 9 of 14

12-14 Classic

March Baylor/Tapatío Springs 18th

19-21 Shootout

March Arkansas-Little Rock 4 of 15

29-30 Invitational


Golf Championships

Date Opponent ScoreNov. 1 Green and White GREEN, 2-1

Jan. 31 Texas State-San Marcos L 7-8Feb. 1 Texas State-San Marcos L 2-6

Feb. 3 Texas Kingsville W 6-3, 3-2Feb. 6 Lamar vs. Kansas 3-2Feb. 6 Sam Houston State L 2-7Feb. 7 Kansas W 8-6Feb. 7 Lamar vs. Sam Houston 7-4Feb. 8 Sam Houston vs. Kansas 8-8

Feb. 8 Lamar W 2-1Feb. 15 Lamar (DH) L 1-16, W 8-6Feb. 16 Lamar L 4-6Feb. 18 Texas A&M-Kingsville W 15-5Feb. 20 Sam Houston State L 6-10Feb. 21 Sam Houston State L 5-10Feb. 22 Sam Houston State L 4-6Feb. 27 Washington State W 3-2Feb. 28 Washington State L 3-15Feb. 29 Washington State L 6-15March 6 Arkansas W 4-1March 7 Arkansas W 11-4March 9 TAMUCC W 2-0March 9 TAMUCC W 10-5March 12 Texas-San Antonio W 6-4March 13 Texas-San Antonio L 1-3March 14 Texas-San Antonio ppd.March 16 Texas-Arlington W 7-5March 17 Texas-Arlington L 5-13March 19 Oral Roberts L 0-1March 20 Oral Roberts L 10-12March 21 Oral Roberts W 4-1March 23 Texas-San Antonio L 11-12March 24 Texas-San Antonio L 6-21March 26 Dallas Baptist L 7-11March 26 Dallas Baptist L 6-10March 27 Dallas Baptist L 6-8March 30 Texas L 1-10April 6 Texas State-San Marcos L 5-6April 7 Texas State-San Marcos L 8-13April 9 TAMUCC (DH) L6-7, W11-3April 13 Texas-San Antonio W5-1, L1-2

April 14 Texas-San Antonio 2April 16 Arizona 9April 17 Arizona 9April 18 Arizona 3April 23 Dallas Baptist (DH) 4April 24 Dallas Baptist 1May 7 Southeastern Louisiana 7May 8 Southeastern Louisiana 7May 9 Southeastern Louisiana 1May 11 Arkansas 7:05May 12 Arkansas 7:05May 14 Oklahoma 7:05May 15 Oklahoma 7:05May 16 Oklahoma 1

Date Opponent Score

March 6 Border Olympics None

March 13 Angela Proctor Invit. None

March 19-20 Whataburger/UTSA None

Relays

March 27 Bayou Classic 5 of 8

April 1-3 Texas Relays None

April 10 Texas A&M None

Invitational

April 18-19 Southwestern Bell

Classic

April 24 Rice Twilight

May 1 Tom Tellez Invitational

May 15 Texas A&M All-Comers

Meet

May 27-29 NCAA Regional

Championships

June 9-12 NCAA Outdoor

Championships

Local / RegionalCoverage

Team W - D - L GF:GA PTSChiapas 10 - 3 - 1 28:15 33U.N.A.M. 9 - 4 - 1 30:13 31Guadalajara 8 - 2 - 4 19:16 26Pachuca 6 - 5 - 3 23:20 23Toluca 6 - 4 - 4 21:19 22Atlas 5 - 6 - 3 22:19 21Santos 5 - 2 - 7 20:19 17América 5 - 5 - 4 24:21 20Irapuato 5 - 4 - 5 16:24 19Necaxa 4 - 5 - 5 18:18 17Querétaro 3 - 8 - 3 20:22 17Puebla 4 - 4 - 6 20:19 16Morelia 4 - 4 - 6 18:22 16Monterrey 2 - 9 - 3 20:19 15Tigres 4 - 3 - 7 27:29 15Cruz Azul 4 - 3 - 7 21:24 15Atlante 3 - 6 - 5 18:21 15Veracruz 3 - 5 - 6 18:24 14Club San Luis 3 - 4 - 7 14:25 13U.A.G. 3 - 2 - 9 24:32 11

Group I Group II23 - Pachuca 31 - U.N.A.M.22 - Toluca 20 - América21 - Atlas 17 - Santos16 - Puebla 17 - Querétaro15 - Monterrey 11 - U.A.G.

Group III Group IV33 - CHIAPAS 26 - Guadalajara16 - Morelia 19 - Irapuato15 - Tigres 17 - Necaxa15 - Cruz Azul 15 - Atlante13 - San Luis 14 - Veracruz

Week 14 results April 10-11: Veracruz1, Guadalajara 4; Monterrey 3, Tigres 3;Cruz Azul 3, Necaxa 1; San Luis 1,Pachuca 4; Atlas 1, Morelia 1; U.N.A.M.3, Puebla 0; Irapuato 0, Atlante 0; Santos1, Chiapas 1; U.A.G. 1, Toluca 2; América1, Querétaro 1.

Week 15 schedule April 17-19: Tolucavs. Monterrey; Guadalajara vs. U.A.G.;Morelia vs. San Luis; Necaxa vs.Veracruz; Pachuca vs. Santos; U.N.A.M.vs. Irapuato; Querétaro vs. Atlas; Pueblavs. Cruz Azul; Chiapas vs. Atlante; Tigresvs. América (April 19 at 8:45 p.m.)

Date Dorados vs. Time/Results

April 3 Laredo W 37-6

April 10 at Oklahoma City L 17-55

April 24 Oklahoma City 7:30

May 1 at Laredo 7:30

May 8 Wichita 7:30

May 15 at C. Valley 9:30

May 22 Laredo 7:30

May 28 at Tulsa 7:30

June 12 Tulsa 7:30

June 18 at Boss-Shreve. 7:30

June 26 at Birmingham 6:30

July 3 Wichita 7:30

July 10 Oklahoma City 7:30

July 17 at Tulsa 7:30

July 24 Arkansas 7:30

July 31 at Wichita 7

UTPA HOME GAMES IN BOLDAll games p.m. unless noted.

Men’s Track & FieldIndoor Season

FOR THE RECORD

Broncs Baseball

Mexican Soccer

Men’s Tennis

Women’s Tennis

Men’s Golf

Women’s Golf

Passing the torch

Barry Bonds hammered his 661st home against Milwaukeeinto McCovey Cove.

The home run put him one dinger past long-time mentorand godfather Willie Mays.

Bonds’ blast came off a 3-1 pitch from the Brewers’ MattKinney.

The estimated 442 foot homer gave the Giants a 5-4 leadand San Francisco held on to defeat the Brewers 7-5.

Bonds said that he felt a weight was lifted off his shoulderand also felt that with this accomplishment he has his god-father’s approval.

Bonds will look to surpass Babe Ruth’s 714 home runs andis estimated that he will reach the goal next season in themonth of April.

Parcells to trade Allen

Dallas Cowboy guard Larry Allen met with the OaklandRaiders this past Monday and Tuesday, and is also expect-ed to visit Detroit Thursday.

The Cowboys are looking to trade their star guardbecause Parcells does not like his work ethic and stamina.

During games last season, he would ask Parcells to pullhim out so that he could rest.

Palmer makes curtain call

At the age of 74, golf’s Arnold Palmer gave his finalfarewell on the 18th hole Saturday at Augusta National.

He will always be remembered for his way of making thecrowds of loyal fans smile for almost five decades.

Shot heard around the world

Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run 30 years ago, on April8.

This historical home run is considered to be one of thegreatest moments in baseball history.

Aaron replaced Babe Ruth as the home run king with theblast that was “heard ‘round the world.’

Ruth’s record stood unrivaled for 42 years before Aaroncame along.

Avalanche take lead over Stars

The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Dallas Stars 3-2Wednesday night in a game that went into double overtime.

Marek Svatos’ game-winning goal in double-overtimegives the Avalanche a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

The Avalanche will try and advance to the next round,while the Stars will attempt to comeback when they visitColorado for Game five Saturday at 3 p.m. The playoffgame will be televised on ABC.


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Gonzales rises above Gutierrez in run-off election

After a heated campaign was interrupted by a raresickness, State Rep. Roberto Gutierrezwas overthrown Tuesday from theTexas House District 41 seat bycontender Veronica Gonzales.

Gonzales, a local litigation attorney,won the District 41 seat when shereceived 70 percent of the votes of therun-off election between herself andGutierrez. The two had to go into therun-off election after Gonzales fellshort of 55 votes in the Democraticprimary election on March 9.

Though Gutierrez had weeks of hiscampaign interrupted by a sickness, hestill managed to receive nearly 30percent in the Democratic primary run-off. According to KGBT-TV, Gutierrezwas unable to campaign while he wasreceiving treatment for Guillain-BarrèSyndrome, a disorder in which thebody's immune system attacks part of the peripheralnervous system. Currently, he is at CornerstoneRehabilitation Hospital in McAllen undergoingtreatment.

Gutierrez’s family released a statement Tuesdaynight to area media about the outcome.

"Although I was not the lead vote-getter today, I amnot disappointed," he said, according to The Monitor. "I

am extremely proudof my family, ourvolunteers and themany supportersthat have stood byme over the last 14years. I celebrate avictory with themany laws that Ihave authored andpassed that willcontinue to benefitfuture generationsof Texans."

After the election,Gonzales thankedsupporters andvolunteers forhelping to get hercampaign off theground. Gonzales

next match may be to face a Republican opponent inthe November election.

"I do believe the key to victory was the people who

decided it was time for a change, new blood," Gonzalessaid in an article in The Monitor.

Hidalgo County Elections Administrator, Teresa R.Navarron said that the turnout for the County electionswas not as high as she expected, but that the earlyvoting record did break the earlier one.

“Our run-off was going slow, the turnout was verylow,” Navarro said. “We did have a location at Pan Amfor the run-off early vote, but the students and staffwere not voting, the turnout was very low. ThatMonday, the turnout was only 12, and Tuesday theturnout was 16. That is a shame and I'm disappointed.”

According to the Executive Director of the HidalgoDemocratic Party, Rosalie Weisfeld, the DemocraticParty cannot have a say in the primary elections sincethey do not wish to mislead the public that the Partyfavors one Democratic nominee over the other.

However, Weisfeld did say that the turnout of theHidalgo elections have not been high. Reasonsexplaining the low turnout vary per person, but thereare some reasons that are universal.

“There’s people who say they will only vote in thegeneral elections, while others don’t even know aboutthe run-off elections,” Weisfeld said. “Another factor isthe time the run-off elections take place. The middle ofApril marks Passover and Easter so there are peoplewho just have other things on their mind than voting.”

By CLARISSA MARTINEZ The Pan American

On Wednesday the Student Supreme Court ruledunanimously to throw out the Student GovernmentAssociation (SGA) election results after numerousviolations were found to have occurred. New elections willtake place at a still-to-be-determined time.

What started off as an ordinary SGA election has nowerupted into a controversial battle surrounding the validityof results. Allegations of wrongdoing broke out almostimmediately following the April 1 results, from the NathanSchwarz and Nadya Maldonado campaign.

Official complaints were filed to the Student SupremeCourt against the Election Committee, the Office of theDean of Students, and Senatorial candidate Joey Nichols,over what accusers say were violations which directlyaffected the outcome of the election.

The Schwarz-Maldonado presidential ticket, which lostby 37 votes to the ticket of Mike Jones, a junior marketingmajor, and Adrian Sandoval, alleges that Nichols “willfullydestroyed and defaced campaign material” of the Schwarz-Maldonado campaign, and in doing so is in direct violationof the rules.

Complaints against the Election Committee charge thatat certain places only one poll worker was present, insteadof the required two. Schwarz-Maldonado also allege pollworkers allowed students to vote using only the verificationof telephone numbers, instead of the required pictureidentification, as specified in the rules. The complaint statesthat the Committee did not follow proper procedures inpreventing students to vote more than once, and as a resultdouble voting did occur.

The Office of the Dean of Students, which oversees theSGA election, confirmed that some students did indeed votemore than one time, verifying the Schwarz-Maldonadocomplaint.

An official trial was administered before the Student

Supreme Court early Wednesday morning, against theElection Committee regarding the Schwarz-Maldonadocomplaint.

Sitting in for Committee chair Marlena Rodriguez wasCommittee member Amber Zerbe. Nathan Schwarz spoke on

behalf of the Schwarz-Maldonado ticket, and StudentSupreme Court Chief Justice Matt Ruszczak oversaw thetrial. Associate justices included Natica De Leon, and facultyassociate justices Dr. Dora Saavedra and Dr. Lee Hamilton.

While Zerbe maintained the Election Committee did itsbest in abiding by the mandated election rules, she did admitto some problems.

“Double voting did occur,” Zerbe said in her openingstatement before the court. Still, she argued that the electionwas valid, and that there should not be any sort of run-off

election.Schwarz, a junior political science major, argued that he is

trying to ensure the sanctity of the election and to ensure thatthe will of the people is represented fairly, adequately, andequally.

“Going into an election with the knowledgethat double voting could occur, and did occur,you dilute the weight of every other vote andstrike at the very core of democracy,” hecontinued. “One person, one vote.”

Schwarz insisted that the legitimacy of theelection is in question and said that he believesin equal opportunity for students to voice theiropinion in a fair system.

“This election is not a game, real money wasused, and a $24 million facility was attached tothe ballot,” Schwarz said.

The Student Supreme Court unanimouslyruled to invalidate the election based on findingsof fact that multiple voting occurred, improperidentification procedures were used, and aninsufficient number of poll workers wereprovided at voting stations.

Because of these violation a new SGAelection will be held. Christine Carruthers,director of Student Judicial Affairs, said that thesitting SGA senators would decide allinformation regarding the new election. Therewill be an emergency SGA meeting on Thursday

at 5 p.m. to discuss all the new election details.Election Committee Chair Rodriguez said she hopes SGA

will condense the number of hours, or days that will bedesignated by voting, and that the election committee will bebetter staffed.

“That was basically the problem of the election, a lack ofstaff, and time,” Rodriguez said.

Students will get another chance to vote in a new election,and new dates, and polling locations will be announced soon.

SGA candidate controversy leads to second election By ERIK DE LA GARZAThe Pan American

Erik de la Garza/The Pan American

PANIC— SGA Election committe counts the ballots by hand after the ballotcounting machine breaks down April 1. After election results created specula-tion on validity, a second election is set to proceed.

Erik de la Garza/The Pan AmericanSIGNS— Veronica Gonzales wins run-off electionagainst Roberto Gutierrez for Texas House District 41seat.

Pumas Lineup

2 - Israel López3 - Joaquín Beltrán4 - Darío Verón7 - Leandro Augusto8 - Luis Ignacio González

10 - Joaquín Botero11 - José Luis López12 - Arturo Bernal14 - Miguel A. Palacios15 - Israel Castro16 - Gabriel Galindo19 - Moctezuma Serrato20 - Ismael Iñiguez21 - Arturo Lozano23 - Marco A. Palacios24 - Ricardo Balderas26 - José Fco. Fonseca35 - Joaquín Del OlmoHead Coach:Hugo Sánchez


Mexican soccer makes Valley debutThe UNAM Pumas and the UANL

Tigres made Mexican soccer’s pro-fessional debut in the Valleylast night at McAllen VeteransMemorial Stadium.

The Pumas arrivedMonday evening in Reynosa,México hopped a charteredbus, crossed the internationalbridge, and attended a newsconference at the Renaissance Casade Palmas Hotel where an estimated200 fans packed the hotel lobby inorder to catch a glimpse of their idols,especially Hugo Sánchez, thePumas’ technical director andMéxico’s all-time greatest player.

The Pumas held a practice thatwas open to the public on Tuesdaymorning at Westside Park in

McAllen.Hundreds of autograph-seeking

fans skipped work, took earlylunches, and played hookyfor a chance to see one ofMéxico’s best soccer clubspractice and play a 40-minutescrimmage.

Tuesday afternoon the uni-versitarios went sightseeing

and took advantage of one of theValley’s best offerings: shopping.

Wednesday morning the Tigresarrived in McAllen in time for their 8p.m. match against the Pumas.

Both clubs went down in Valley his-tory when the opening whistlemarked the beginning of what couldbecome a tradition in the area - fútbolmexicano.

A look at history in the making...


Pumas forward José Francisco Fonseca, right, signsa young fan’s jersey at the Casa de PalmasRenaissance Hotel Monday night in McAllen.


Pumas technical director Hugo Sánchez jogs with histeam Tuesday morning at Westside Park. (inset also)


The Pumas squad held a 40-minute scrimmage aftera morning warmup in McAllen.

Pumas defenderGonzalo Pineda(6) hugs HeadCoach HugoSánchez after hescored a golazoin the 41st minuteto tie the matchat one goalapiece. Thematch ended in a2-2 tie. It is possi-ble that anotherexhibition soccermatch involvingClub América andCruz Azul couldbe played out thissummer.

Photo by D. Guadarrama/The Pan AmériaAmerican


A near sell-out, pro-Tigres crowd attended the first Mexican League soccer match to be played in the ValleyWednesday night between the Tigres (Monterrey) and the Pumas (Mexico City).

Tigres Lineup

1 - Gustavo Campagnuolo2 - Claudio Suárez3 - Sydney Balderas4 - Alejandro Oteo5 - Eduardo Rergis6 - Omar Briceño

18 - Irenio Soares9 - Jesús Olalde

10 - Walter Gaitán11 - Kleber15 - Mario Alejandro Ruiz19 - Juan Montano20 - Hugo Sánchez21 - Marco Antonio Ruiz22 - Andrés Silvera23 - Javier Saavedra24 - Luis Alberto Alvarez25 - Rogelio Rodríguez26 - Carlos Jesús Infante38 - Jesús PalaciosHead Coach:Nery Pumpido

Photo by Daniz Rivera/Special to The Pan American

The Pumas and Tigres battled to a 2-2 draw at McAllen Veterans MemorialStadium Wednesday night.

In earlyFeb., DJD a n g e rMouse, aliasB r i a nBurton, 26,sat in his LosA n g e l e shome studiofor twow e e k s .Within thosetwo weeks,he sat down

with two sets of legends, a few idols from thepast and present – The Beatles and Jay-Z.During that time in his studio, he combinedthe album “The Beatles” (what we all call“The White Album”) and “The Black Album”from Jay-Z. In a nutshell, Danger Mousetook the riffs, hooks, and beats from theBeatles and took advantage of a limited issuevinyl of Jay-Z performing “The BlackAlbum” a cappella, and combined the two.The end result of this fusion and remix is nowknown as “The Grey Album.”

Intended to be an underground venture,Danger Mouse printed a few thousand copies,handed a few to friends and fans, sold some torecord stores, and later promoted it on hisweb-site, www.djdangermouse.com. Withina short while of having his work spreadaround the Internet world, he received acease-and-desist order from EMI, The Beatlesrecord label, who are notorious for protectingthe work of the Beatles.

Music fans were upset with the order. Theysaw the cease-and-desist order from EMI asstopping the progression of music. NicholasReville, a fan of the album said the order wasbordering on censorship. He said the orderwas telling artists what kind of music theycan make and likewise telling music fanswhat they’re allowed to listen to. The“censorship” that took place was wrong,Reville said, and he felt that music fansaround the world shouldn’t allow anycorporate entity to tell them what they canand cannot listen to.

In effort to be the music agenda setters,Reville along with a few of his friends createdthe web-site www.downhillbattle.com thatalong with nearly 170 other web-sites hostedthe album for one day. The group laterdubbed the day Grey Tuesday.

Grey Tuesday and its 170 partnering web-sites had a tremendous showing with wellover 100,000 copies of the album beingdownloaded on Feb. 24, making it the numberone album that week, right next to otherpopular acts like Norah Jones. Right there,that’s one million digital tracks that web-sitesshared with other music fans despite cease-and-desist orders they received from EMI.

Notice how all the problems with thissubject are coming from EMI? What aboutJay-Z’s label, Roc-A-Fella Records? They,long-time standing citizens of the hip-hopcommunity took no legal action with DangerMouse. Their only problem was that no oneasked if it was OK to use Jay-Z’s voice.Damon Dash, the label’s executive, said heonly would have liked to see Danger Mouseask to use the material because, well, it’s justpolite.

And so EMI and several other recordcompanies are up in arms now. What doesthis mean for their cash flow? How much arethey losing out? That’s easy to answer:nothing and nothing.

EMI’s only concern is protecting what’stheirs, their copyrighted material. Sure, ifanyone wants to sample something from theBeatles feel free, but hey – you’ve got to paya hefty price first.

The American Society of Composers,Authors, and Publishers say that people whocreate works of art whether it be music, art, orsomething written should have full control ofit. ASCAP President Marilyn Bergman saidthat without copyright protection, musicartists would have no way of earning a livingand in the end, no music in our lives, she said.She mentioned that copyright protection getthe artist paid if anyone ever uses his or herwork.

While that all may be true for a developingartist, it isn’t the same in this case. EMIdidn’t need to get fussy about the use of theBeatles work in “The Grey Album.” No onesat around thinking, That guy sounds a lotlike Jay-Z or That reminds me of “Julia.”Danger Mouse wasn’t hiding from the factthat this work was made by combining toalready existing works of art to createsomething new.

Such is supposed to be the work of art.Creating music, creating anything is aboutprogression – innovate and move on. DangerMouse didn’t harm the music industry one

bit; in fact he opened a door to newpossibilities. This sampling of music isdifferent from anything the music world hasever heard. Before this, there was thesampling the rap world did such as theBeastie Boys’ album “Paul’s Boutique,”whose commercial disaster containedsamples of previously released songs fromvarious artists. Then the controversy waswhether sampling should be allowed.

The idea is all right with any record labeland artist, as long as they get a paycheck forit.

It is preposterous to pay someone money touse their work in a way they never thought of.To create something new by using somethingelse doesn’t make the original work the sameanymore.

“The Grey Album” isn’t a product ofcopyright infringement; it is a product of artand should be treated as such. If the generalpublic responded so well to this album,where’s the harm? This album was in thenumber one slot for a few days and was alsopraised by dozens of rock journalists.Obtaining this album via the Internet issupposed to be illegal because of the saidcopyright infringement, but when journalistsand music fans all over the world have tobreak the law to hear new music, there issomething wrong with the system, and itneeds to be fixed.

Music of this caliber should be given, at thevery minimal, a fee for using the work forremixes such as “The Grey Album” should beimplemented just as there are for artistscovering a song.

As the debate goes on, Jay-Z’s a cappellaversion of “The Black Album,” oddlyreleased on a 12-inch vinyl so that remixescould be made, has been used just about asmuch as the Happy Birthday tune. DJ’s fromaround the world are protesting the copyrightinfringements by creating other works justlike that of Danger Mouse. Other albumssuch as Weezer’s “Weezer” (AKA, “The BlueAlbum”) and Jay-Z’s album have beencombined to create “The Black and BlueAlbum.” The latest outstanding work ofsampling and remixing is the use of Jay-Z’salbum with Nirvana’s “Nirvana MTVUnplugged” album to create “The BlackAlbum Unplugged.”

All albums, including the now infamous,“The Grey Album,” can still be found online.

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April 15

“Thicker than Blood: The Cuban

Revolution and Divided Families”

Lecturer Sandra Levington is an expert on

Cuban daily life and on the socio-cultural

aspect of the revolution.

Student Union Theater, Noon

Capoeira Demonstration

is an African-Brazilian art form combining

fighting techniques and dance movements.

UC 122, Xotchil Room, 6 p.m.

“The Shaman’s Path in Huichol Indian

Culture”Speaker: Dr. Stacy Schaefer

SBC 125, 10:35 a.m.

“Higher-Education Institutions at BothSides of the Rio Grande”

Speaker: Hilda Medrano, UTPA Dean ofthe College of Education

Moderator: Dr. Angelica CortesBA 113, 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.

“Contemporary Cuba”

Speakers:Ms. Sandra Levinson and

Dr. Gary Mounce

SBS 109, 7:10 p.m.

April 16

Valley Symphony Ensemble Concert and

Reception

All proceeds benefit scholarships for stu-

dents to study in Latin America. $20

Call 381-2715 for tickets.

6th Annual Counseling and AddictionsConference

Holiday Inn Civic Center, McAllen 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information call

Judith Guetzow at 318-5240.

April 19

All Stars Talent EventStudent Union Theater

7 p.m.

April 20

Volunteer Recruitment FairStudent Union

11 a.m. - 1 p.m..

April 21

Health Science and Human ServicesCareer Fair

Student Union10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

UTPA Calendar 2004 April 15-21

EDWINA GARZA

Remixing: Copyright infringement or art?


The Dodge Arena has provided a venue for a widevariety of events since it first opened in October.Everything from concerts, sporting events, monstertrucks, and bull riding have taken place at the arena.What people do not realize is that there is a lot ofwork that goes on behind the scene in order to pre-pare the arena for each event.

Jeff Schumacher, the assistant general managerand director of marketing, is aware of the hard workthat goes into getting the arena ready for an event.

“If we have to change for an event it’s usuallyabout eight hours a changeover from let’s say hock-ey to a concert,” Schumacher said. “[We] bring in 50to 100 changeover guys.”

For instance, prior to Latin pop-star Chayanne’sconcert on April 10, eight hours of preparation tookplace in order for the stage to be available and havethe correct floor. Only then was the band able tocome in and load equipment. This takes about sixhours to complete., and then chairs can be brought

onto the floor. There are also several steps taken when making

the transition from hockey to football. Before theturf and goal posts of arena football are set up, theglass surrounding the rink is brought down. Thedasher boards are left in and a decking is put in.

“[The decking is] about an inch thick whichserves to protect the ice but also insulate. That deck-ing now comes in 4-by-4 basic boards,” Schumachersaid. “We essentially do it the same way every timewe put them in one by one and we take them out oneby one. That way we can stack them, and they are allpieces that fit together kind of like a big puzzle.”

Since hockey season has ended, it is assumed thatthe ice would be melted. However, that is not thecase. The Dodge Arena will have two ice-relatedevents in the upcoming weeks, Disney on Ice fromApril 13 to 19 and Champions on Ice May 23.

The most demanding schedule Schumacher andthe Dodge Arena have faced took place from Jan. 23to Feb. 1. During the nine-day stretch, the arenahosted four events that required everything frommud to hardwood flooring.

“Some facilities especially yourolder facilities might not have thatability [to have that schedule],”Schumacher said. “That reallyshows you the versatility of the stateof the art facility.”

Sometimes an arena’s schedulecan change several days beforeevents take place.

The promoters for Pro BullRiding asked to be able to performa third show at the Dodge Arena onSunday, March 14. The problemwas that their show requires dirt, andthe next day the arena would be host-ing an Aerosmith concert.

“We need to know, hey can we pullthis off, so we figured out how long it would take todo the changeover and get everything cleaned up,”Schumacher said. “We ended up making a decisionto have a two o’clock show instead of a night showto give [ourselves] enough time.”

Schumacher seemed proud of the workers’efforts

to get the place ready for one of the biggest events tohave taken place at the arena.

“Then we had Aerosmith the next day and theplace was spotless,” Schumacher said. “There wasno odor left over. You would have never known [bullriding took place the day before].”

By JOEY HINOJOSAThe Pan American

Photo by Daniel Aguilar/The Pan American

The Dodge Arena can be transformed from a hockey rink toa rodeo to an arena football stadium overnight.

While Valley sleeps, arena buzzes

Tennis wins five of nineThe University of Texas-Pan American men’s tennis team

had a three-match win streak snapped when they lost toSoutheastern Louisiana 5-2 April 10 in a SouthlandConference matchup.

With the loss, the Broncs dropped to 1-3 in conference playand 9-7 overall.

The Broncs took the lead by winningthe doubles point. Pan Am won all dou-bles matches for the second time in the lastthree matches.

Assistant Coach Kati Gyulai attributedthe loss to one thing.

“It was a lack of focus,” she said.A bright spot for the green and orange

was the play of sophomore RehmanEsmail. He was the only winner in singlesplay and it was his fourth straight win.

Esmail believes this momentum willhelp him as the Southland Conferencetournament is draws closer.

“I am just trying to focus on winningmatches,” Esmail said. “It is always goodto be playing well at the end of the season,but I just want to win matches.”

The loss was a tough pill to swallow forthe Broncs because they won the first setin the opening three matches of singlesplay.

UTPA has another hurdle to overcome.The teams will be without senior leader TomMangelschots.

The Belgian standout has two herniated disks in his backand will have to sit out the remainder of his senior season.

Sophomore Oliver Steil knows that the loss ofMangelschots will be hard to overcome, but believes they canstill accomplish their goal.

“It hurts us, but it is a team effort and we should overcome

it,” Steil said. “We are going to do the best we can and ourgoal is to win conference know matter how we do it.”

The Broncs will close out regular season play on April 16against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

WomenAfter winning the first two matches of their four-day, five-

match road trip, the Lady Broncs dropped the last three to fin-ish the swing with a 2-3 record, while falling to 3-10 on the

season.Gyulai believes the

girls still have the confi-dence and team unity tofinish the season with awin.

“We are playing gooddoubles, we had matchpoint, but couldn’t win,”Gyulai said. “Theyalways put up a greateffort. They enjoy whatthey do and enjoy beingon the road and compet-ing.”

Freshman VanessaHedinger continued toplay strong at number onesingles by defeatingMelanie Hall of TexasState, 6-3, 6-2. Hedinger

has won four of her last fivematches.

Gyulai believes that teamunity is definitely obvious with this team.

“Their effort is always good and they are very positive,”said Gyulai. “They get along well and we are looking for-ward to our last trip to Corpus Christi.”

The Lady Broncs return to action on April 16 when theytravel to Corpus Christi to take on IPFW and NorthernColorado.


Virginia native Marlin Manley tiedfor 10th place in the high jump byclearing 6-6.75.

Freshman David Treviño finishedfifth in the 1500-meters with a time4:01.16.

Houston native Amber Kelly hadanother top 10 finish in the women’shammer by placing sixth with achunk of 127-3.

Kelly is happy with her freshmanseason, but would love to qualify forRegionals in Houston, herhometown.

“My goal is to hit 48 feet in theshot put before the season is over,”Kelly said. “It would be nice toqualify at home and I have thrown atRice before.”

Vaughn expects to see awesomeoutings from Kelly in the years to

come.“She is going to be a great

thrower,” Vaughn said. “She hasdone well learning a new event(hammer throw). She is definitelygoing to accomplish a lot of greatthings here.”

The track team will hit the roadand travel to Houston to compete inthe Rice Twilight on April 24.

Vaughn is expecting a solid meetin Houston and is optimistic morepeople will hit the qualifying markfor Regionals.

“We could still see two or threemore qualify,” Vaughn said. “Themeet has grown to be a nice size meetand very competitive. I’m hopingthat those who haven’t qualified get itdone and the freshmen finish off theseason with a personal best.”

third inning that staked theBroncs to a 6-0 lead, which gavethem the momentum to pull off thewin.

“Right now Juan Sáenz is doing agood job pitching along with theoffense,” Gawlik said.

Gawlik noted that the team isheading in the right direction andshould be productive in theirremaining home games.

“Other than giving up runs in thelate innings, we pretty much havehad many games within our reach,”said senior Justin Bogy. “We haveto get a lead and our defense can do

the rest.”It appears that relief work in the

late innings will determine the out-come of the games that lie ahead.

“I agree that our hitting andpitching are working well togetherand here at home,” sophomoreLouie Alamia said. “We have theWhistler, who really gets in theother teams head and helps us out.”

The Whistler is a figure at UTPAbaseball games. However, a coupleof weeks ago he was thrown out ofa Broncs game by William Weidner,the university’s athletic director.The action drew a negative reaction

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Sophomore Rehman Esmail has won fourstraight singles matches.

She can still vividly recall, as if it was yesterday,when her son attended his first dayof kindergarten. Holding on tight, hewould lock his arms around hismom’s leg because he didn’t wanther to leave. This custom lastedalmost his entire kindergarten year.

Lisa Sekula can still hear thejoyous laughter that once came overher when young son came homefrom school with some saved icecream in his lunch pail. When sheopened the lunch box, she found theice cream melted. The little boydidn’t understand why.

It was that same little boy, DustinSekula that went on to grow up to be 6 foot 2,commonly dress in wrangler jeans, boot and slick hair:a typical rancher-cowboy look about him. He graduatedfrom high school with an offered agriculturalscholarship. He turned the scholarship down, with thedetermination of joining the military.

However, almost a year after receiving his diploma,he unexpectedly passed away in “hostile fire” in Iraq’sAl Anbar province on April 1. The funeral took placeon April 9, with over 1,000 people showing theirsupport and grief.

In total, the war in Iraq has taken 649 lives,according to the Department of Defense. Sekula wasthe first one to die from Hidalgo County, and the fourthto die from the Rio Grande Valley.

Now Lisa has realized all the time she spent inthe past will be treasured in her heart.

Dustin Michael Sekula, or “Dusty” as he wascalled, was born June 8, 1985. Dustin was raisedin a religiously Christian home, where moralitywas deeply instilled in his life. His motherstayed at home to raise her family while DonSekula, his father went off to work.

“Everything he learned at the house, itfollowed him whereever he went. I’m notsaying he was perfect, because he wasn’t. [But]I know Dusty had a relationship with Jesus andhe knew that if he ever died, he would go toheaven,” his mother said.

During the time the Sekula children wereunder their mother’s care at home, a special bond wascreated between them, and it continued to exist as theygot older.

“I’m thankful that I was able to be the stay-homemom; the mom that didn’t work and was able to stayhome with my babies,” Lisa said.

As a student at Freddy Gonzalez Elementary Schoolin Edinburg, Dustin proved to be very successful, andhad many achievements.

“He was an excellent reader. The principal at FreddyGonzalez [Elementary] was able to get big prizes for

those [that excelled in reading]. He got to go to NASA,and also ride a limo. All through school, he got straightA’s, and he was very well-rounded,” said his mother.

His siblings also recall some memories spent withDustin. Dustin’s sister Danielle had a close relationshipwith him and she remembers him as taking lifeseriously.

“He’d always say that anything that he consideredserious, I made a joke out of it. One time, when I triedto learn how to rope from him, I was making fun of it.Then, [Dustin] said, ‘It’s not funny Danny! You need tolearn how to do this and it needs to be done a certainway!’”

“He was always a real perfectionist”, said his sisteras she laughed.

Then came the decision to either pursue an educationor to serve the military as he graduated from EdinburgNorth High School in 2003.

His family wanted him to get an education, but thenfound out that after trying to convince him to followthat direction, it wasn’t making him happy. There wassomething else he was seeking.

“I could see his face and that he wasn’t happy. So,one day, he and I got some opportunity to spend sometime together,” explained Lisa. “I asked him, ‘I see thatyou aren’t happy. What is it going to take so that youcan be happy? Whatever it takes, I’ll do it.’”

Dustin then replied that he wanted his parents to signhim into the delayed entry program in the U.S. Marine

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Pan Am Days introduce various cultural issues

Family remembers fallen Edinburg MarineBy JULIAN CAVAZOSThe Pan American

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With its effort to promote continued internationalcooperation and knowledge, the university’s PanAmerican Days event is under way.

The event started Tuesday and ends Friday, and is doneto broaden the horizons and minds of what is already asomewhat culturally diverse university. Pan AmericanDays is celebrated annually during the third week ofApril, when speakers and performers both locally andaround the world are invited.

According to Jessica McAllen of the Office ofInternational Programs, Pan American Days was createdto honor the Pan American Union, which has a historybeyond colleges campuses and modern times.

The Pan American Union was created to promoteinternational cooperation plus offer technical andinformational services to all American republics. It servedas the repository for international documents and wasresponsible for the furtherance of economic, social,juridical, and cultural relations, according to theColumbia Encyclopedia.

As the event approached, McAllen said that the buzzwas positive.

“We’ve had a really good response,” she said. “I thinkwhat made us most successful this year was to publicizethese events directly to people who are interested, andalso the use of the campus e-mail system has been verybeneficial.”

The enthusiasm for the ongoing festivities will benefit

the university according to McAllen,who noted that one of the most popularevents might be the Valley SymphonyEnsemble performance and receptionto raise scholarship money for studentsto study in Latin America. Tickets forthe Friday night affair sold out quicklyand McAllen said that people who areunable to purchase the $20 tickets havebeen providing donations anyway.

This year’s Pan Am Days featuresthree main speakers. The first wasKeith Harper, the Native AmericanRights Fund senior staff attorney, whospoke Tuesday on several issuesconcerning Native Americans,including gaming and sovereigntywithin tribes around the country.

“I want people to understand theissues that Native Americans face, andask what powers tribes ought to have,”he said.“People can easily dwell on thenegative between tribes and thegovernment, but our future is verybright.”

The second main speaking event ofthe week was Michoacan, Mexico Governor LazaroCardenas-Batel who discussed immigration and NAFTA,among other topics. Batel, a third member of the Cardenasfamily to be elected into the governor’s office of thatstate, addressed nearly 100 students and faculty

Wednesday in the spirit of improving bilateralrelationships between the two countries.

“I want to hear from professors and students here atUTPA on how they see Mexico, the country of origin of

By EDWINA P. GARZAThe Pan American

DUSTIN SEKULA


VISITS— Governor Lazaro Cardenas Batel of Michoacan, Mexico discussesinternational issues including immigration and NAFTA to students in the MediaTheater Wednesday night.

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2-2Final Score!

The Texas-Pan American base-ball team put a bad stretch ofgames behind them and look for-ward to their next test when theytravel to Tucson and take onArizona in a three-gameseries.

The Broncs took on theTexas San AntonioWednesday at theEdinburg BaseballStadium, but the gamehad not ended at presstime.

Prior to Wednesday’shome game, the Broncshad a 16-24 record.

Pan Am snapped anine-game losing streakFriday by routing TexasA&M-Corpus Christi 11-3.

“We have the 27th

toughest schedule in Division 1college baseball,” Head CoachWillie Gawlik said.

Gawlik added that late-inningpitching is what the Broncs willseek to improve on in the remain-der of the season.

The much-needed win againstTAMUCC was collected by fresh-man Phillip Rodríguez.

“I was not really nervous com-ing out of the bullpen, and felt pret-ty confident with Jarod Hicklebehind the plate,” Rodríguez said.

“Hickles’ gestures helpme to relax out there onthe mound.”

The Edinburg Northstandout was given theleather for his first startof the season andnotched an instrumentalwin for the Broncs at atime when they needed itmost.

The win was high-lighted by Matt Sisk,who smashed a grandslam over the left fieldfence in the bottom of

the third inning that staked

McALLEN -- The Tigres of UANL and thePumas of UNAM fought to a 2-2 drawWednesday night in the biggest sporting eventin Valley history before a near sell-out crowd atMcAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium.

The two Mexican League clubs officiallymade history at 8:15 p.m. when the whistle blewand the ball began to roll on the stadium pitch.

“It was a good match for both teams,” saidPumas Technical Director Hugo Sánchez. “I’llgladly come back to play a match like this.”

With the Pumas leading 2-1 and the clockwinding down, the Tigres’ second-halfsubstitute Andrés Silvera scored the game-tyinggoal in the 89th minute.

The Tigres opened up the scoring in the 19thminute on a goal by Brazilian forward Kleber.

UNAM tied the match in the 41st minute onan individual effort by defender Gonzalo Pinedaand took the lead in the 53rd minute on a goalby midfielder José Luis López.

Although the match appears to have been asuccess, it was marred by what went on behindthe scenes.

A couple of hours prior to the match, eventpromoter Francisco Javier “El Abuelo” Cruzwas arrested by McAllen police.

Cruz is allegedly charged with fraud and didnot return to the match. Since Cruz is a Mexicannational, he has to pay 50 percent of his bond.

Sources close to the event suggest that thecharges leveled center on last year’s soccermatch in Laredo, and alleged mismanagementand/or fraud connected to the match.

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SPORTSPumas-Tigres tie, makes local historyBy ED CHRNKOThe Pan American

By STEE RAMÍREZThe Pan American

Arizona next for Broncs


The Tigres’ Brazilian forward Kleber (11) leaps for ball against Pumas defender Joaquín Beltrán (3) during the Mexican League soccer his-torical debut match in the Valley at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium Wednesday. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.

UTPA track and fieldplaces at TAMUCC

The University of Texas-PanAmerican track team ran and threw itsway to seven top 10finishes despite anabbreviated TexasA&M track and fieldmeet April 10.

The meet wasshortened due to severelightning strikes afterthe second heat ofmen’s 800 meters.

Head Coach RickyVaughn believes themeet was a solid one forhis team and was not happy with theweather cutting the meet short.

“We had some good performances,”Vaughn said. “Isaac [Ybarra] and

Rashaad [Ben] continued to performwell. Rowena [Hamlet] had a good debutin the 100-meter hurdles, and AmyMoses had another solid meet.”

Moses and Ybarra were the top twofinishers for the Broncs.They placed second inthe women’s and men’shammer throws,respectively.

Sophomore Hamletran the 100-meter hurdlesfor the first time in hertrack career and her timeof 15.32 was goodenough for second fastestin school history.Senior Clarisse

Arredondo threw the javelin to a 10thplace finish with a throw of 117-4. Ben, asenior, had a fourth-place finish in the110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.29.


Isaac Ybarra


Freshman Phillip Rodriguez is batting .262 in 15games in his first season with the Broncs.

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