See EDITOR page 2

Marcum to takeover as editor ofThe South Texan

482 graduates will walk the stage Friday Dec. 18

Anight of traditional Irish Christmasmusic and dance will ignite the Jones Audi-torium stage Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.with the show “An Dochas: Celtic Christ-mas.”The show is a part of the Texas A&M Uni-

versity-Kingsville Presidential Performingand Visual Arts Series. The series features art,

music and theatre performances designed topromote a variety of cultural learning experi-ences.“[The series] is an initiative I started upon

my arrival last Fall,” President Steven Tallantsaid. “I asked Dr. Terisa Remelius to takeownership for this series. She and her staffhave done a wonderful job in putting this to-gether.”“An Dochas,” Gaelic for “The Hope,”

gives a cross-cultural perspective mixing

rock, folk music and traditional Irish music.Aside from the usual guitar, bass and

drums, the band uses the Uilleann pipes,whistles, Bodhran and fiddle.The show is free of charge and will also

feature the Haran Irish Dancers who haveperformed in the United States, Austria andJapan for more than a decade.

Members of the Irish Dancers have ap-peared in the Irish Step Dancing WorldChampionships.

“It is part of our mission and responsibil-ity as a university, to provide cultural experi-ences for both the University community andthe greater Kingsville community,” Tallantsaid.“An Dochas” features artists David Schulz

on whistle and the Uilleann pipes, JeremyOswin on bass guitar and the Bohdran, Kim-ber Ludiker on fiddle, Mellad Abeid on gui-tar and percussion and Ryan Fish on drumsand percussion.

It’s that time of year when some of us get that feeling to giveback to the community, and that is what a few organizations fromTexas A&M University-Kingsville are doing as the holidays rapidlyapproach.Pep Talk and Sodexo are helping restock the Kingsville Food

Bank through canned food drives through December 12.“We have boxes for students to leave canned food in the dining

hall and other areas,” Steve Kauf, general manager of the TAMUKSodexo, said.

Last year, TAMUK organizations raised more than a thousandpounds of food and they hope to raise at least as much this year,Kauf said.Pep Talk had its own canned food drive, but added creative

twist to their collection strategy. Pep Talk teamed up with the“Share Your Christmas” Corpus Christi Food Bank and held a com-petition. An organization had to build a structure out of non-perish-able canned food items; the structure had to be no bigger than 5x5and had to portray a message.More than 15 campus organizations participated in the event

and nine structures were built.“The event turned out really well, we raised over 2000 cans. It

was better than last year because we only had four (campus) organ-izations and three structures, so it was a big jump and also excitingto have so many organizations come together for a good cause,”Crystal Calvillo, President of Pep Talk, said.The structures built and they were judged on its purpose, cre-

ativity, originality, appearance and most items used; prizes weregiven out to the ones that showed all these traits. First place was

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The South Texan

TAMUK to celebrate a Celtic ChristmasBy Angela PalaciosThe South Texan

Javelinas say one last farewell to TAMUK

Joanna Puente, junior Education major, stuffs bears todonate to children for Christmas during CAB’s Build ABear and Share event. For every bear bought, CAB do-nated one bear to Toys for Tots.

By Adolf CastilloThe South Texan

Sabrina Reyna/The South Texan

TAMUK students find ways to give backduring the holidays

By Claudia GarciaThe South Texan

By Claudia GarciaThe South Texan

Commencement exercises in the Steinke Physical Education Center on Friday, December 18, 2009.

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Graduation is finally here! The semester has come to an end and the time for

seniors toThe Fall 2009 commencement ceremonies are Friday,

Dec. 18. Texas A&M University-Kingsville has 482 can-didates for graduation and the ceremony will includespeaker Dr. David Sabrio.There will be two graduation ceremonies: one at 4

p.m. for the College of Education, The College of Engi-neering, and University College, and the other at 7 p.m.for College of Business Administration, College of Artsand Sciences, College of Agriculture, Natural Resourcesand Human Sciences at the Steinke Physical EducationCenter (SPEC). “It’s a time of great joy for our students and their

families,” Dr. Terisa Remelius, vice president of StudentAffairs, said. On commencement day, students are asked to gather

at the SPEC for Commencement Rehearsal at 9:45 a.m.to prepare them for their big moment. “I love seeing the graduates’ faces when they walk

across the stage knowing they have achieved their goals;however, I always feel sad that great students are mov-ing on and I won’t get to interact with them all thetime,” Remelius said.Graduates are to wear dark colored shoes, socks,

and/or nylons and gowns must be pressed prior to thegraduation ceremony.“This has been my most exciting semester on campus

because I sense that students really appreciate all thatwe are doing to support them academically and socially South Texan Photo/Katrina Alejandro

Senior Miguel Pena, Criminology major, is among the 482 stu-dents who will graduate this fall semester.See GRADUATION page 2

The South Texan will have a new Editor in Chief forthe Spring of 2010. Amanda Marcum, communications major, will take

charge next semester after currenteditor Angela Palacios graduatesthis semester. Marcum is currently the man-

aging editor for The South Texanbut was appointed Interim Edi-tor by Dean of Students FrankUreno and South Texan adviserDr. Manuel Flores. “I’m excited to have the op-

portunity to lead The South Texannext semester. I think it will be a good experience and away to expand my skills.” Marcum, a sophomore, said.Marcum will take the reins after the holidays before thefirst issue comes out on January 26. “Amanda is a very serious person, when it comes to

journalism, so she is ready to take over the leadership ofThe South Texan,” Dr. Manuel Flores, Advisor of TheSouth Texan, said about Marcum.

“She has prepared herself for this opportunity by se-curing an internship and serving various leadership

Marcum

TAMUK billboards spring up in South Texas

The university’s new marketing and communications campaign features four bill-boards that have sprung up throughout South Texas just in time for Spring regis-

tration and applications for the fall semester. The campaign is being bolstered byradio and T V ads and print ads as well.

Well ladies it’s all com-ing to an end.After three years at

TAMUK I am graduatingand I’ve been thinkingabout my time here at theuniversity and realizedhow my experiences herehave made me grow as aperson.Truth is I thought I

knew who I was as a sen-ior in high school think-ing that I knew it all,then two years into col-lege and transferring toTAMUK I thought it wasthen that I had “foundmyself.”Now three years later I

am a different personthen I was then and I re-alized that you will nevercompletely find yourselfbecause life constantly

causes you to change.Through all the nights

out with friends, studygroups, birthday dinners,concerts, parties, footballgames, happy hours,cram sessions, bad rela-tionships and some reallygood ones, I as a personbecame more self awareafter every experience.Through this column

over the past year, I havetalked about a lot of dif-ferent things that we dealwith on a daily basis butthere is one truth that isat the heart of it all...dowhat makes you happyand be with people whomake you smile becauselife is not about findingyourself, it is about creat-ing yourself.My No. 1 message has

always been that everygirl needs to love herselfand realize that she isfabulous in her ownunique way.Never let a guy dictate

to you who you are orwho you should be, if hedoesn’t like you in yourworst moments then hedoesn’t deserve you atyour best.Surround yourself

with people you love andthat love you and get ridof those who try to bringyou down.

Don’t have any regretsbecause at some pointwhat you did or didn’tdo was exactly what youwanted.You shouldn’t be

afraid to make mistakesor say the wrong thingbecause that is what lifeis all about. Fall in love,don’t hold grudges, takechances, laugh until youcry and love everyminute of it.Prove your haters

wrong, don’t ever hidebehind a smile, just say

what you feel and neverapologize for it.College is all about ex-

periences and crazytimes so live it up!

Know your worth andknow that these will besome of the best years ofyour life, all you have todo is just sit back andenjoy the ride.It’s been a pleasure,

ciao for now.

The South Texan

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“Things Your MamaNever Taught You” isa weekly column onbeauty, relationshipsand everything inbetween.Share your ideas withErika at thesouth-texan@yahoo.com.

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Green Tipof theWeek

Stay green with yourChristmas Wrapping

Editor’s Note: Everyweek The SouthTexan will share a“green” tip of theweek to help stu-dents identify easyways to help protectthe world around us.Send your sugges-tions to recycleta-muk@gmail.com

Editors Angela J. Palacios, Editor in ChiefAmanda Marcum, Managing EditorKatrina Alejandro, Front Page EditorAdolf Castillo, Campus News EditorClaudia Garcia, Editorial/Opinions EditorJaime Gonzalez, Sports EditorEdwin Vazquez, Spanish Editor

PhotographersSabrina Reyna, Chief PhotographerArtie LealAdriana Perez

ContributorsCarlos AlvaradoColton WilliamsErika HernandezTania GarciaNoe LongoriaAngel FloresJacqueline HuttonMark Molina

The South Texan uses student fees in part to publish

Digital Media StaffMichael Bolman, DirectorPaul Camarillo,Asst. Director

Lab DirectorAdriana Tapia Garza

AdvisersDr. Manuel Flores, Don Fisher

By Sabrina SalinasThe South Texan

Advertising ManagerJennifer Garcia

ITS A GIRL THING

CartoonistsSabrina SalinasDavid SalazarErnest Palacios

The holiday season is here and giftswill need to be wrapped.

This is why this weeks green tip is touse newspaper to stuff or wrap yourgifts.

When adding your personal touch ispossible, wrap your gift in newspaper.Using the funnies will give your gift andextra boost of color.

To make your wrapping durable, youmay want to do a double layer, if the giftis fragile or has sharp edges.

You can do this by doing a first layerand taping the outline of the gift.

Follow this by making another layer ofnewspaper to wrap the gift as you nor-mally would.

This will give the gift a professionalwrap.

If your gift will be given in a presentbag, then newspaper stuffing is the wayto amplify your gift.

To give your large present bag morevolume, take three sheets of newspaperand crumple them into spheres.

Next you will have to wrap thosespheres of newspaper in tissue paperthat compliments your gift bag.

If your gift bag is transparent choose acolor of tissue paper that will contrastand compliment the color of your giftbag.

During this holiday season rememberthat you can stay green.

Staff Council announces Employees of theYear for 2009-2010: Janie Bernal, Clerk III,University Police Dept., Janis Bryant, exec-utive Assistant to the Dean, College of Artsand Sciences, and David Mata, Custodian,

Physical Plant

Tweet of theWeek

The tweet of the week is compiled by South Texanstaff reporter Amanda Marcum. Follow The SouthTexan at www.twitter.com/thesouthtexan.

“Congrats to TAMUK stu-dents for a great showing atthis year's Share your Christ-mas! Lots of donations fromthe Javelina family thisyear.”

- Claudia Garcia

Columnist takes one last bow, last advice

ROTC holds ceremony for new officersThere will be five new officers com-

missioned into the U.S. Army on De-cember 18th at Texas A&M-Kingsville.

The commissioning ceremony isgreat accomplishment and signifies thecompletion of the ROTC program. Theofficers have earned the rank of 2ndLieutenants through the universitiesROTC program.

The ceremony will take place up-stairs in the Memorial Student UnionBuilding (MSUB) room 128 A&B at 11a. m.

The five officers being commis-sioned are John G. Blissard, Jason Jus-tice, Juan Martinez, Michael McGown

and Angel Espinosa. Michael Mc-Gown has been placed on active dutyhere at the university for recruitinguntil officer training in March. Therest of the officers who are being com-missioned in December are pendingactive duty until their assignments aregiven out. They should hear soonwhere they will be assigned.

The Army offers a great opportunityfor college students through the ROTCprogram. Cadet Justice said,” It is anopportunity to serve my country andget my education paid for.”

The commissioning ceremony is aspecial event for the soon to be officersand their families. The ceremony isfull of not only family but officers andfriends as well Colonel Salinas and Lt.

Colonel Rodriguez will be some of theofficers in attendance to the commis-sioning ceremony.

During the ceremonies two eventsoccur that hold great importance to theofficers being commissioned. The fam-ilies of the officer being commissionedget to pin the officer their rank. Thesecond event that occurs is that aftergetting commissioned the officer’s getstheir first salute from a noncommis-sioned officer.

Jason Justice, one the officers get-ting commissioned this December, saidhe was very excited about the cere-mony. The whole ROTC departmentseems very proud of the soon to be of-ficers.

The South Texan

By Jacqueline Hutton

as Javelinas,” Remelius saidAll library fees or other fines due to

the University must be paid before

commencement rehearsal. All grades for candidates for gradu-

ation must be in the Office of the Reg-istrar by 9 a.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 15.

If a candidate can not attend, the

candidate must provide written notifi-cation to the Office of the Provost andVice President for Academic Affairs.

GRADUATION continued frompage 1

given out to the ones that showedall these traits. First place was the Ki-nesiology team and they received $200to use toward their club. Second werethe Ortaracte and ISO team, they re-ceived $60 each to use for catering bythe Sodexo to use at any future event.Third place went to the American Mar-keting Association and Delta Sigma Pi,they received a $25 Walmart gift card.

“It went extremely well, the organi-zations were really into it all and theydidn’t care about the prizes.” TaylorBurnett, Graduate assistant and formerPresident of Pep Talk, said. “They were

just motivated to come together for agood cause.”

Pep Talk wasn’t the only organiza-tion that made giving back fun. TheCampus Activity Board had their veryown build-a-bear workshop in the Stu-dent Union Building on Thursday.Their event was called Build A Bearand Share in which students wouldpay $5 to stuff a bear. The $5 actuallybought two bears, one the student gotto keep while the other was donated toToys For Tots. Also, those who did getto stuff a bear get to participate in a lit-tle parade at the Christmas Tree Light-ing on Tuesday.

“We just wanted to show that we docare and give something back.” FabianVega, Assistant Co-Novelty Chair forCAB, had to say about the event.

192 bears were sold on Thursdaybut they could’ve sold more, if it werenot for a stuffing issue. Apparently, thestuffing CAB had ordered with the ani-mals didn’t come in, so the previousday two members had to run to Cor-pus Christi to buy some. “It all wentgreat, there was a bump here and therebut it couldn’t have gone smoother.”Vega said. “Next year we plan to getmore bears and it is possible that wemay do this again for Valentine’s Day.”

GIVING continued from page 1

for the University newspaper.”

Marcum has recently done a sum-mer internship at Washington D.Cwith the Revolution Agency where

she worked on political advertising.EDITOR continued from page 1

In high school, Liana Ruiz was a bright student, fullof potential. She was an Advanced Placement (AP) stu-dent, a member of the girl’s varsity soccer team, theband drum line, Latin club and the National Honor So-ciety while maintaining a great job and plenty offriends. But by 17, she found out a truth no high schoolstudent wants to hear at such a young age: she waspregnant.Now at 19 years old, Ruiz did not let her pregnancy

break her fighting will to succeed.“It’s stressful; I have to think like a 40 year old even

though I’m 19,” Ruiz said about being a mother, fulltime student, and having a job. “It’s doable, anybodycan do it. Just because you get pregnant when you’re17 doesn’t mean you’re a lost cause; you can still makesomething of yourself.”She worked hard her senior year in high school to

graduate early in 2007. She then gave birth to her son,Sebastian, later that same year.Ruiz entered Texas A&M University – Kingsville

with 18 college credits to her name and is currently ajunior, majoring in biomedical science with a minor inpsychology. She continues to work for the Go Center, acenter that promotes higher education by helpingupper level high school students with everything theyneed to get into college. She received the position herjunior year in high school, the same time the Go Centerwas created. She was recommended by her AP teachersand was immediately selected for the job. Today, sheworks at the Go Center in Keach Family Library inRobstown. Liana currently lives with her parents sofinding help to raise Sebastian is not difficult.“He’s in his terrible twos. My parents spoil him,”

Ruiz said.She also receives help from her ex-boyfriend and Se-

bastian’s father, Chale Pena. In between diaper changesand homework, she tries to find time for a social life.She works out at the Naval Air Station – Kingsville’sgym and recreation center and likes to spend time withher boyfriend, TAMUK 2008 alumni Eligio De La Cruz.Ruiz did not let her pregnancy stop her from going

to college as she devotes time taking care of her son,her schoolwork and her job. Just like the Go Center’smotto, according to Ruiz, in order to succeed, you justhave to “go get it.”

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Decorating the Boulevard

TAMUK Music Department celebrates Christmas

Teen motherovercomes obstacles to succeed in life

The South Texan

By Alistair Andaya

The 4th Annual Music DepartmentChristmas Concert, benefitting ToysFor Tots, took place on Thursday, Dec.3, in the Jones Auditorium.The community gathered together

on this cold night to celebrate theirholiday spirit by watching ensemblesof the TAMUK Music Department per-form a variety of Christmas songs. The concert began with traditional

and holiday music, which was di-rected by Jeff Stone and performed byMariachi Javelina, who played notonly in the front of the stage, but alsoin the middle row of the audience,bringing forth even more excitementto the performance. Following this wasa performance by the Concert Choir,Chamber Singers, and Jav 7, whichwas directed by Kenneth D. Williams. Next came a performance by the

Brass Ensemble, directed by YutakaKono, and was followed by Jazz BandI, which played various jazz versionsof well known Christmas songs suchas “Have Yourself a Merry Little

Christmas,” which included guest vo-calist Elisha Jordan, and “Jingle Bells”,to name a couple.

The Wind Symphony and Con-cert Band, directed by Brian Sheltonand Jason Kihle, then took the stageand performed songs such as “SleighRide” and “The Night Before Christ-mas”. Next came a performance by theWoodwind Ensemble, directed by Yu-taka Kono, and was followed by thelast performance of the evening, whichwas by the Concert Choir and WindSymphony. This performance even in-cluded a sing-along in which the audi-ence was welcome to take part of. “I think the performances went re-

ally well. The concert choir worked re-ally hard. I think they sounded reallygood,” said senior music major AngieHernandez. Throughout the performance, per-

formers interacted with the audiencewhile the stage was being set up, andeveryone was even surprised with avisit from one of Santa’s elves. “I had a great time tonight. The con-

cert was a lot of fun and very enter-taining, and all of the performers did

very well,” said junior Ashtin Schone-feld, Communication Sciences andDisorder Major. The size of the audience seems to be

increasing each year that the Christ-

mas Concert takes place, which is alsoa big help for Toys For Tots. Be sure tobe on the lookout for next year’s per-formance.

The Concert Choir and Wind Symphony perform at the 4th Annual Music Depart-ment Christmas Concert.

The South Texan

Angel Flores

4th Annual Christmas Concert benefits Toys for Tots

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Sabrina Reyna / The South Texan

As Christmas music played and South Texastemperatures dipped, TAMUK had its annualTree Lighting down University Boulevard. According to Crispin Trevino, Associate Direc-

tor of the Memorial Student Union Building, thetradition of the Tree Lighting started in 2001 andTAMUK has been continuing this tradition eversince.Glenda Montalvo, Library Assistant at

TAMUK, has participated in TAMUK’s TreeLighting for two years now and feels that this isa great way to get into the Christmas Spirit ofthings.“It’s a good idea to have a tradition like this,

every year,” said Montalvo. A&M-Kingsville isknown for its traditions and this is one moregood tradition we have.”There were a little over 60 people in atten-

dance at this year’s Tree Lighting.“This is a good way to spend time together

since the end of the semester is near,” said TerryRosas, social work major. While students faculty and staff worked to-

gether to light up University Boulevard’s trees,TAMUK’s Electrical Shop has been and will be inthe process of lighting up the area around Col-lege Hall.TAMUK’s Physical Plant, volleyball team,

Omega Delta Phi, Women of Diversity and BalletFolklorico were among the few of the clubs andorganizations who participated in this year’slighting.Women of Diversity has partnered with the

Tree Lighting committee and added one additionto the tree lighting, which is a Christmas tree lo-cated inside the MSUB.The lights down University Boulevard are set

to light up on Tuesday.

Cristina Romo helps string lights through palm trees on University Boulevard Wednesday, December 2.

Spirit of ChristmasMusic professors James Warth andNaomi Seidman play the piccolo dur-ing the 4th Annual Music Depart-ment Christmas Concert benefittingToys for Tots.

Sabrina Reyna / The South Texan

Katrina AlejandroThe South Texan

4 Year in reviewYear in review 5The South Texan - December 8, 2009

Construction on the new residence hall began in November and was open at thestart of the Fall 2009. The new residence hall is on the site of the former Stu-dent Family Housing apartments, behind Martin Hall. The new residence housingincludes suites with living rooms and kitchenette as well as study lounges,meeting rooms, wireless internet, cable television and on-site mail boxes. Thenew residence hall is the first one built on campus in nearly 40 years.

TAMUK President Dr. Steven Tallant speaks at this inaugural ceremony on Feb. 20.Tallant was officially installed as the university’s 19th president.

Courtesy of Public Relations

TAMUK news rewindUniversity audit leads to campusprogression, student friendly offices

The South Texan - December 8, 2009

In January, Dr. Steven Tallant, TexasA&M University-Kingsville President, ad-dressed faculty and staff in a universitywide meeting to discuss the impact of aTexas A&M University system leader-ship/governance audit conducted last fall.“I do not agree with everything that

was said, however I do agree with themajority,” Dr. Tallant said.The university received the audit results

on Nov. 21 with the notification that theyhad one month to respond with solutionsand recommendations.The audit was focused on three main

areas needing the most attention, whichwere accountability, leadership, andhuman and technology resources.Dr. Tallant’s response to the accounta-

bility audit was to join “the Society forCollege and University Planning (SCUP) sothey can professionally come in and or-ganize a university team that will be arandom sampling of faculty and staffwhich will attend SCUP planning work-shops over the next 12 months.”As a result, Tallant has since created

the offices of Planning and Assessmentand the Office of Compliance.“This will help remove conflicts of inter-

est and I will only have to communicatewith the head of each office to receive allinformation and developments that is cur-rent within the offices,” Tallant said.As far as leadership, the audit bluntly

stated that there was no consistent vi-sionary leadership in the university, therewas a non-communicative culture amongfaculty and staff, and there was no cohe-sive team environment among the admin-

istration of the university.“The university having 4 Presidents the

past 10 years and with several key posi-tions currently filled by interim appoint-ments was the basis to blame for theuniversity’s difficulty in the ability to es-tablish and maintain governance,” Tallantsaid.In regards to human and technology re-

sources, the audit described a need for in-creases in faculty salaries over the nextthree years through three phases whichemphasizes cost as the deciding factorwhen addressing university needs.“We need to pay people what they are

worth,” Tallant said.“We will find the money somewhere to

achieve this and offer a competitive andappealing salary to help draw more atten-tion to the university.”“This audit is a tool that we can use to

move forward as a university.I am very appreciative that this has

been handed to me and it gives us a blue-print for what can be possible in the fu-ture.There is a perception that we are not a

good university and I hear that all overthe state, this needs to change.I have already and will continue to

partner with the community of Kingsvillein order to make our university more ap-pealing to the young men and women ofthis generation.We have the foundation to do it, I know

we can do it, I would be really worried ifwe didn’t.”The university received a rating of a 4

on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being the highest.For more information on the audit or toobtain a copy call the Office of Public Re-lations at (361) 593-3901.

By Amanda MarcumThe South Texan

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Top 10 news itemsof 2009 at TAMUK

There was an increase in two student fee’s that wasmade in effect Fall 2009 in order to fund renovations forthe Memorial Student Union Building (MSUB) and theaddition of women intercollegiate athletics. A total of 541 students placedtheir votes through either an online ballot or in person. The first proposi-tion was a student center complex fee which will help fund renovations tothe MSUB, 382 students voted yes totaling 70.61% of the vote with 159voting no and taking 29.39% of the vote. This fee is now raised from $40to $80 a semester. The second proposition was to fund the addition ofnew woman intercollegiate athletics such as golf, tennis, and swimming.Three-hundred and seventy-eight students voted yes which totaled69.87% of the vote to the opposed 163 students who voted no which to-taled 30.13%. The athletic fee now rose for $15 to $18 per student credithour.

TAMUK Javelina footballwin LSC championship

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Claudia Garcia / The South Texan

File Photo / The South Texan

A Kleberg County prisoner who es-caped from authorities the morningof Oct. 19, forced Texas A&M Univer-

sity-Kingsville into a four hour-long lockdownand was captured nearly 36 hours after his initialescape, hiding in an abandoned house in centralKingsville.

Rafael Ortega, accused of robbing theDonut Palace and shooting the owner, fled thecourthouse prior to his pre-trial hearing earlythat morning, prompting a two-day search thatinvolved local, state, and federal law enforcementagents throughout Kingsville.

“The arrest of Rafael Ortega was achievedthrough a combination of officers and with thehelp of the community,” said Lieutenant DavidMendoza with the Kleberg Country Sheriff’s De-partment.

Ortega was apprehended on the Tuesdayafter at the 100 Block West Avenue D at a housenear his wife’s residence, where at the time hewas being dropped off by an unknown vehicle,authorities said.

The arrest resulted from a short chase fromthe front of the house Ortega was dropped off atto the back, where he was found wearing streetclothes.

Officials using bloodhounds searched 12th street andNettie for Rafael Ortega, the escaped convict. Thesearch resulted into a four hour university lockdownthe morning of Oct. 19.

Escaped convictleads to lockdown

A&M vs. A&Igoes to thecapital

Steven H. Tallant inaugurated as the

19th president of TAMUK

Students, faculty and staff witnessed a historic day as university PresidentDr. Steven Tallant was inaugurated on Feb. 20 in Jones Auditorium.Several special guests made their way to the podium to offer words of en-couragement to the 19th president of Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Among the lineup included Kingsville mayor Sam Fugate, District 43 Rep-resentative Tara Rios Ybarra and Tallant's youngest son Sean. Fugate pre-sented Tallant with the key to the city and Ybarra offered her words toTallant and was confident about his leadership with the university. "WhenI met Dr. Tallant, I knew he would do great things for this university tocome," Ybarra said. "It's such a pleasure getting to know him."

Student referendumleads to fee increases

New residence hall, UniversityVillage, gives more options

A number of new administrative changesincluding a new provost and dean of fi-nance brought about stability to the admin-istration, a goal that Texas A&MUniversity-Kingsville President Steven Tal-lant set for the university when he was firstinaugurated.

Members of the 2009 Javelina Football team celebrate afterwinning their first LSC championship since 2004.

Changesbring new

faces

Student Government Association

electionWhen the votes were counted in the race

for president of the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Student Gov-ernment Association, thewinner could not be de-clared because the per-son with the most votesdid not have the neces-sary 2 percent margin ofvictory over the othercandidate.After one of the most

surprising Student Gov-ernment Association(SGA) elections, the new

president of SGA, Kenny Nelson, wassworn in as the 84th SGA presidential of-fice on Saturday, May 2, 2009

In their last game of the regular season, the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Javelinas defeated the Angelo State Rams. The win, coupled with a Tarleton State loss to West Texas A&M, gavethe Javelinas a share of the Lone Star Conference championship. It is the first conference championship for the Hogs in five years andhelped the team earn a first round home game of the NCAA Division IIplayoffs. “We’re very fortunate to be where we’re at. I said it wouldhappen in three years and here we are. It was a grind-out season, andI’m proud,” coach Bo Atterberry said.The conference championship was the 34th conference title overall forthe Javelinas.Quarterback Billy Garza, the Javelina’s Harlon Hill candidate, threw for169 yards and a touchdown in the game.Garza also ran in a touchdown in the contest.Six different receivers caught passes in the game for the Hogs and fourof those receivers had at least 30 yards of receiving yards.Fred Winborn rushed for 187 yards in the game and ran in two touch-downs.

Texas State Senator Eddie Lucio (D-Brownsville) and StateRepresentative Tara Rios Ybarra (D-Brownsville) introducedSenate Bill 2376 and House Bill 4647, respectively, to theTexas Legislature on Friday, March 13. There was even Texas A&I Day in Austin on Wednesday,

April 8.The capital was filled with alumni supporting the bill for

the name change back to A&I.Current Texas A&M University-Kingsville students also

went to Austin to show their support for the A&M name.University President Dr. Steven Tallant was also in Austin Senate Bill 2376--which calls for the name change from

Texas A&M University-Kingsville to Texas A&I Universitypassed unanimously Monday, April 27.SB 2376 was passed on to the house and the decision to

change the name of the university from Texas A&M Univer-sity-Kingsville to Texas A&I was still on hold, as of Monday,May 4.By the end of legislature session in June the bill failed to

pass.

Kenny Nelson

TAMU-San Antonio campusbreaks away from TAMUK After nearly 10 years under the guidance of the Texas A&M University-Kingsville, the system center in San Antonio ventured off on it’s ownstarting in the Fall of 2009. Immediate impact at TAMUK was felt inoverall enrollment. TAMUK could no longer count the San Antonio en-rollment in the overall student population. Despite the loss of A&MSan Antonio, enrollment in the fall at TAMUK increased slightly.

Editorials/Opinions

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6 “What we all don’t realize though, is that webuy things for one day but spend years pay-ing it off. Christmas is not all about the perfectgift or the value the item is worth, it’s waymore than that.”

-- The South Texan

Farewellcolumns have al-ways seemed clichéto me, and thethought of havingto write one mademe little reluctant.So, as touching as it all may be, I

vowed not to use the words “thank”and “you” in the same sentence fromhere on out. However, as I wait on the brink of

graduation, I would like to mentionThe South Texan staff and how this pub-lication has converted me into some-one ready for whatever the future hasin store. It hasn’t been an easy job, but it has

certainly been worthwhile. I havelearned so much in the past 4 ½ yearsworking with The South Texan, andeven more so in the last semester whenI served as Editor-in-Chief.Most people don’t know that The

South Texan staff is mostly made up ofvolunteers, and only by the grace ofGod has this been possible.All of the page editors, reporters for

print and online, photographers, car-toonists and columnists have put incountless hours without pay to pro-duce a newspaper every week. Fewstudents would have been so willingto put in the long hours it takes to pro-duce a newspaper, in print or online. We are a student-run, student-led

publication that is well aware of the re-sponsibility journalists have for accu-racy and revealing the truth to thepublic. We are all learning and are sus-

ceptible to makingmistakes. But when wemake them, we learn;and the importance ofour job is made clearto us.

Although I have been fortunateenough to be among a small handful ofpaid employees, it does not compare tothe 40-plus hour work weeks that TheSouth Texan staff has continued to putforth. On numerous occasions we have

joked about publishing a flier insteadof a regular newspaper because of thestress or a busy week. In the end, weall know that will never happen. Thispublication and our responsibility toour university means too much to us.There will always be a South Texanprinted when it is scheduled. That’s theway it has been since 1925 and the wayit has to be now and forever. In a small way, I owe part of my life

to this newspaper. It helped shape mein my career, skills and character.Under the direction of South Texan ad-viser Dr. Manuel Flores, I have beenable to take on challenging issues. I cannot express how much he has

given of himself to working with thestudents to make sure we succeed. It is through his passion for this line

of work and his complete confidence inme that I have had the opportunity togrow as a journalist and as a person. It has been a privilege to see this

university grow and I’m excited to seewhat future accomplishments willcome from my fellow Javelinas.

Four years of work highlightimportance of newspaper

Finals exams are a big part of being a col-lege student. Some teachers are helpful andgive you a study guide, while others just tellyou what to study, and others don’t say athing. So to help you relax here are a few tips to

help you study for your final exams. First tip is time management. It is impor-

tant to know where and when each of yourfinals will be. Once you know the time andplace set time aside to study for each finaland time to relax. It’s always a good rule of thumb to not

cram the night before a test your brain will

not keep all the infor-mation. As of time torelax, it’s always goodto get away from whatyour studying so thatyou let your brainprocess the informa-tion and let it sink in. Now that you knowwhen you’re going to study you have toknow what to study.Second, ask questions. Ask your professor

questions like what to study and how manyquestions. Many times teachers will give astudy guide or have you use old test and

homework as your studyguide. Use the study guide. Most

of the time the information isvery similar to what you’llsee come test day. It helpsalso to study your old home-

work and test mainly as a review. So we nowknow when to study and what to study butyou still have questions over the work.Third go to the review and join a study

group. Many of your professors will have areview before the final and this is your timeto ask questions about the study guide, past

questions, and old homework.It’s very helpful to join a study group be-

cause, when you teach someone, it helps youretain information better.

Also, when you learn from a fellow stu-dent, it helps put the problems in perspec-tive. Plus, you can make games out of the ques-

tions so that those long hours in the librarywon’t be so boring.So now we know that it is important to

manage our time wisely, asking questions isimportant, going to the review, and studyingin a group can be very helpful and fun.

CommentarySabrina Reyna

Chief PhotographerThe South Texan

Final exams are here; tips on studying and being prepared

It’s that time of year when all of the moneywe’ve been saving up gets spent in a day or so.Christmas shopping gets very hectic because we areall looking for the great deals and the perfect pres-ent either for that special someone in our lives orfor our family members. With deals at all the brand name stores, it’s

pretty hard to resist such greatoffers. The urge to either swipeour debit cards or pull our wal-

lets and spend whatever we have. What we all don’t realize though, is that we buy

things for one day but spend years paying it off.Christmas is not all about the perfect gift or thevalue the item is worth, it’s way more than that. This is the time of year when school is over for a

few weeks and we all get to go back to the familieswe hardly get to see.Also, this is the prefect opportunity to catch up

with friends you haven’t seen since your highschool graduation. All the stress of the final examsand major projects are over with and you just get tosit back and enjoy all this extra free time you nowhave.This is the time of year when we show how

grateful we are of the people in our lives by spend-ing time with them, not by spending money. Yes, a gift will make it a bit better but only by a

bit; no gift on earth will mean more to that personthan you do. All that matters, all that should matter, is that

the people you love surround you. Not everyone shows how appreciative they are

of the ones they have in their life. Every friend is agift from god, to help make life a bit easier and thesame goes for every family member. Sure everyone has holiday stress with the shop-

ping and preparation for the big family gathering,but its just natural. It’s how you overcome it all and

quickly get over it that shows what kind of personyou and your loved ones are.Everyone has faults; it’s the people who don’t

hold them against you that are worth keeping.Don’t spend your entire life savings on a gift thatwill be forgotten after awhile. This Christmasshould be about giving as well.Another thing that we should all look forward to

is the Christmas feast we have. Being college stu-dents who live off of Ramen noodles, we all lookforward to the Tamales, Ham, Turkey, and anyother food we haven’t had the pleasure of having asmuch.Some people all over the world don’t get to have

the fabulous Christmas celebration we do. Instead of spending all our hard earned cash on

narcissistic items, we should maybe share thewealth. Let’s help another family have the prefectChristmas as well.Let’s not spend every holiday season the way we

have been for the past few years. Let’s insteadshow how big our hearts can be rather than howbig our wallets are.Buy a toy for a child who may not get one this

Christmas or donate some canned food to a familywho won’t be able to have a feast. Giving back to the disadvantaged is the most

worthwhile gift anyone could give. It comes fromheart and knowing you helped someone makes itall the more special.We’ve all heard, since we were little kids, how

Christmas is all about the meaning and not aboutthe presents; it’s true. Every year all we can thinkabout is either buying the perfect present or receiv-ing one.What does that say about all of us?Christmas isn’t about how much you spend but

by how much you give and how grateful you are.Don’t take this time for granted and enjoy it all.

Don’t forget the Christmas spiritMoney and gifts shouldn’t matter during the Christmas holiday

Editorial

Farewell ColumnAngela PalaciosEditor in Chief

The South Texan

Wow, it’s diffi-cult to believe thatthe last issue of thesemester is here.And, with me grad-uating this semes-ter, this means thisis my last column for The South Texan. While only writing for The South

Texan for two years, it has been one ofthe best experiences in my life. Although I never thought I would

be here - a writer, a journalist - I can’timagine myself without writing andwithout pursuing the passion I havedeveloped for journalism and how thisfeeling has brought me closer to ouruniversity.Dr. Manuel Flores, my journalism

professor and adviser, is someone I owemy greatest thanks to. Not only didFlores help influence my decision tobecome a journalist, but he made meaware of how far Hispanics can go, andwhat we have done in society from the18th century until now. The Staff at The South Texan have

been the greatest people I could havemet, ever. While it is extremely crazyhow we are all different, we all worktogether, always and learn from eachother day by day. I know one thing I will always re-

member and miss about the staff ishearing Dr. Flores every Monday morn-ing say, in his Spanish accent “We’re

not gonna make ithijtos,” whichmeans “We’re notgoing to make itkids.”This semester I

had the privilegeand opportunity to be Front Page Edi-tor of The South Texan, and while I wasfairly new to page design I couldn’tthank editor Angela Palacios and thestaff enough for giving me this respon-sibility. The job as a page editor required me

and the other editors to be here lateSunday nights and extremely earlyMonday mornings. These were always days I was never

looking forward to, but I loved thosedays all the same.

I am a single mother, and have beena full-time student and journalist.Some may see it as much time takenaway from my son, but I see it as an op-portunity for my family, and especiallyfor my son, to better our lives. The education, the lessons learned,

the friends made at Texas A&M Univer-sity-Kingsville are something I wouldnot ever trade for the world. To God be the glory and to Him I

owe all my accomplishments and in ad-vance I give him glory to where myroad will lead me and my family. And I will always be one great

JAVELINA!

Farewell Column

Katrina AlejandroFront Page EditorThe South Texan

A fond farewell after onegreat Javelina experience

David Salazar/The South Texan

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Javelina Gameweek

Women’s BasketballThursday, Dec. 10 at Northeastern (Okla.) State Tahlequah, Okla. at 6 p.m.

Men’s BasketballThursday, Dec. 10 at Northeastern (Okla.) State at Tahlequah, Okla. at 8 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 13 vs. Incarnate Word Cardinals at the Steinke Center at 4 p.m.

Javelina women get sixth straight winTeam going on the road to face LSC North rival Northeastern State RiverHawks

Sabrina Reyna / The South TexanFelicia Soza takes a jumper over a Texas A&M-International Dustdevil defender last Monday, Nov. 30. Sozahad 18 points in the Javelina victory.

Men have successful homestand at Hampton Inn CourtTeam has one-game road trip in Oklahoma, returns to face Incarnate Word

This past week theTexas A&M University-Kingsville Javelinasmen’s basketball teamwon two home gamesagainst the Texas A&M-Commerce Lions, 72-62,and the St. Mary’s Rat-tlers, 50-49.The Texas A&M Com-

merce game was a re-match of last year’s firstround Lone Star Confer-ence tournament. The St. Mary’s game

was also a rematch, thisone from earlier this sea-son.The game started off

slow for the Javelinaswho could not find arhythm on the court andfound it hard to scoreagainst The Lions whotook an early seven pointlead in the middle of thefirst half. The Javelinas started

to find their rhythm inthe later part of the open-ing half as they were ableto drive it to the basketand shrink the Lion'slead as the teams entered

halftime tied at 29-29.“We came out of the

start of the game slowand with our offenselacking and I told myplayers that we needed topick up the intensity andplay harder,” coach PetePeterson said.In the second half the

Javelinas came out ofhalftime with a strongstart as they opened thehalf with a 6-0 run tobreak the tie and fromthere the Javelinas neverlooked back in pickingup the win, giving theLions their first loss ofthe season.“This was a gutsy ef-

fort by our team withstrong defense and ouroffense lacking,” Peter-son said.In the game the Javeli-

nas were led by FlavioMilam who had 22points, eight reboundsand three steals. Also chipping in for

the Javelinas was RoyceGaye who had 16 pointson the night to go withsix rebounds. Against St. Mary's, the

Javelinas had anotherslow start in the first halfas they were only able

score 23 points in the first20 minutes and shot only31 percent from the floor.The Rattlers didn’t

fare much better but wereable to take a two pointlead into halftime. The game went back

and forth in the half andfeatured nine leadchanges and seven ties.The Javelinas looked

to control the game witha three-pointer and a fastbreak dunk, both byMilam, on back-to-backpossessions giving theJavelinas a 46-39 leadwith 6:17 left to play inthe game. But after that the Rat-

tlers started to lock harddefense and they startedto get easy lanes to thebasket and were able totake a 49-48 lead with just1:09 left in the game. On the Javelinas next

possession Milam wasfouled going for a shotand went to the line andcalmly sank both of hisfree throws to give theJavelinas a 50 to 49 leadwith just a couple of withjust seconds remaining.The Rattlers were able

to get off one last shot at-tempt but it bounced off

the rim and the Javelinaswere able to hang for theslim one-point victory.The Javelinas were led

in scoring by Milam whohad a double-doublewith 15 points and 13 re-bounds.Also chipping in for

the Javelinas wereNaquawn Lee with 10points and Royce Gayewith 12 points.With the wins the

Javelinas jumped theirrecord to 5-1.The Javelinas will now

go on the road to faceLSC North Division teamNortheastern (Okla.)State RiverHawks Thurs-day, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m.The RiverHawks are

2-3 on the season andhave dropped twostraight.They will close out the

week back at the SteinkeCenter Sunday, Dec. 13against the IncarnateWord Cardinals at 4 p.m.The Cardinals are 5-2

on the season and havewon three straight.The first win in their

winning streak cameagainst the Javelinas inSan Antonio in the Hogs'only loss of the season.

By Colton WilliamsThe South Texan

Sabrina Reyna / The South Texan

Naquawn Lee lays in a basket against the St. Mary’s Rattlers last Sat-urday, Dec. 5. Lee had 10 points in the Javelina’s victory.

The Texas A&M Univer-sity-Kingsville Javelinawomen’s basketball teamsurely had a busy week asthey had a two-game homestand on Wednesday and Sat-urday. The Hoggies took care of

business winning both con-tests. They defeated the

Schreiner Mountaineers in ablowout victory, 106-40, asthey scored over 100 points intheir third consecutive game. They held the Moun-

taineers to only eight pointswith six minutes to play inthe first half and went intothe locker room a halftimeleading 39-17. The Mountaineers turned

the ball over and it cost themas the Javelinas convertedthem into 21 points. The Javelinas pushed

down the gas and scored aschool-record 67 points in thesecond half adding an expla-nation point with a 27-0 runthat started the half.“We scored points but I

would like to continue doingwhat we’re doing,” coachScott Hyland said. “I want towork on things and createscoring opportunities.”The Javelina lineup was on

fire and had six players hitdouble figures in scoring.Felicia Soza led the way

with her third 20-point per-formance of the year aftergoing eight-for-nine from thefloor and four-of-five frombeyond the arc. Angela Franklin was six-

for-six from the field and had

16 points. Kayla Naylor added 10

points, five assists and threesteals while Dyana Bullingeradded 11 points and foursteals.Saturday, the Texas

Woman’s Pioneers certainlygave the Hogs one of theirtoughest tests of the seasonholding them to 28 first halfpoints just one game after asecond half furry that set aschool record for most pointsin a half. The Hogs did prevail, 71-

64, in the end. The Hogs shot just 10 per-

cent from three point rangeafter having averaged 12.3three pointers per game so farthis year. “I was proud of the way

we found a way to over-come”, Hyland said. “Defen-sively it was our best effort.”The Javelinas were held to

their lowest field goal per-centage and three-point per-centage of the season as theymade just 34.8 percent of theirshots and only six-of-22 onthree-point attempts. Fortunately they were 19-

for-21 from the charity stripe. Bullinger led the team in

scoring with 13 points. Soza,Naylor and Ursula Hill eachadded 11 points. Naylor had five rebounds,

five assists and two stealswhile Soza had seven re-bounds and two steals. Franklin added 10 points

and Rochelle Ikeni led theteam with nine rebounds injust 18 minutes.They will go on the road to

face Northeastern (Okla.)State December 10th at 6 p.m.The RiverHawks are cur-

rently 6-3 on the year.

By Mark MolinaThe South Texan

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The Texas A&M University-Kingsville Javelina football teamwon its first Lone Star Conferencetitle for the first time since 2005,their 34th conference title overall.The Javelinas clinched a share

of the title with a 35-32 victoryover the Angelo State Rams in thelast game of the regular season.The successful season saw the

Javelinas ranked as high as No. 7in national polls and revived theproud Javelina tradition that waslacking in recent years.Despite their double-overtime

loss to Tarleton State in theNCAA Division II playoffs in oneof the greatest football gamesever played, the Javelinas haveput themselves back in the na-tional spotlight and have onceagain made Texas A&M-Kingsville a force on the nationalfootball scene.

Ken Oliver was named the new athletic director August 20,2009. He replaced Scott Gines who was promoted to Interim Vice

President for Institutional Advancement.Oliver came to Texas A&M University-Kingsville from Cen-

tral Methodist (Mo.) University where he served as athletic di-rector, dean of students and vice president of campus life.He came to A&M-Kingsville with 16 years of experience in

not only athletics but a vast amount of experience in the world of higher edu-cation.

In his first semester in charge of Javelina athletics, the football teamwon its first Lone Star Conference championship in four years and theJavelina basketball teams have combined to go 12-2 early in their 2009 cam-paigns.

The Texas A&M University-Kingsville Javelina men’s basketball team advancedto the NCAA Division II national tournament in March

It was the fourth time the team had made it to the national tournament and thefirst time since 2004.

The Javelinas went 19-11 during the season and 8-4 in Lone Star Conference ac-tion.

The team had five seniors and were led by point guard Wendell Mulkey who av-eraged over five assists per contest.

The team had five players average double figures in scoring and put up morethan 66 points per game as a team.

Coach Pete Peterson was also named the Texas Small College Coach of the Yearfor the season.

Despite playing for just amonth into the season, the2009-2010 Texas A&M Univer-sity-Kingsville Javelinawomen’s basketball team hasstarted their season off to arecord-breaking pace.The team broke the school

record for three point shotsmade in a game during the firstday of the Turkey DayShootout, broke it the next dayand then broke it again twodays later.The have set the school-

record for points in a half with

67 against the Schreiner Moun-taineers this past week.They scored 100 points in

three straight games and areaveraging over 87 points agame, tops in the Lone StarConference, while holding theiropponents to 61 points pergame while getting 12 steals agame.They also make 11 three-

point shots a contest whichleads the LSC.A new era of women’s bas-

ketball has begun at A&M-Kingsville.

Javelina women’s basketball starts season on fire

Javelinas advance to NCAA Division IInational tournament for fourth time

TAMUK will introducewomen’s golf next semester2 3

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A student referendum on Feb. 17 increased fees for athletics andhelped create the newest sport at Texas A&M University-Kingsville,women’s golf.The sport will tee off next fall, marking the first time in 26 years the

school will sponsor a golf team.The university is currently conducting a national search for a coach

and expects to make a decision in early December or early January.Javelina athletics, with Scott Gines as athletic director at the time, de-

voted itself to supporting more women athletics and adding golf to thelist of sports the school sponsors was the start.The department is also looking at instituting tennis.

Oliver named new athletic director

Oliver

Clyde Johnson drives into the paint and scores during the 2008-2009 JavelinaMen’s basketball season

The Javelinas celebrate after defeating Angelo State 35-32 to clinch their first Lone Star Conference championship since ‘04

Victoria Gonzalez puts up a shotagainst Schreiner University earlythis season.

Sabrina Reyna / The South Texan

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