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Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio
Volume 46 Issue 4September 13, 2011
See WATER, Page 3
See STREET, Page 3
Austin City Limits retrospectivesee page 7
See FLIGHT, Page 2
See TRANSPORTATION, Page 2
FEE INCREASE TO SAVE SHUTTLE SERVICE?
See CHARGES, Page 2
Sheila [email protected]
UTSA’s downtown campus has a new address. On August 8, 2011, just weeks before the fall semester began, the City of San Antonio went ahead with plans to change historic Durango Boulevard to César E. Chávez Boule-vard.
On March 31, 2011, a City Coun-cil Request (CCR) was made by then Councilman Philip Cortez to change the street name to honor Chávez, a farmer and civil rights activist whose actions founded the National Farm Workers Association, later called the United Farm Workers of America. In a 1969 Time Magazine article, Fa-ther Bernardo Kenny, a Sacramento, CA priest with a very large Mexican-American congregation, stated that Chávez “focused attention on the problem of the farm workers, and he made the Mexican-Americans proud to be Mexican-Americans.”
The San Antonio Conservation So-ciety was not opposed to honoring Chávez, but was opposed to the street
name change on the grounds that the city had not followed proper proce-dure. Nancy Hamner Avellar, president of the society stated, “The city council has the authority to make name chang-es of streets if they choose.” She went on to say, “From the very beginning, we protested the process they used. They were using a new ordinance that had not yet gone into effect.” Since the CCR was made on March 31, the city should have followed the procedures of the old ordinance, which included the number of council votes required to pass the CCR.
The society was also concerned about the historical loss. “Although later on some people claimed that the street’s name was not historic, we do have substantial proof that it was,” Avellar said.
One of Cortez’s supporting reasons for the name change was that “there was no Mr. or Mrs. Durango that we named the street after.” In fact, Duran-go Boulevard received its name back in 1882 and was named after the Mexi-can state Durango.
“At that time there were a number of
streets in San Antonio whose names were changed to honor Mexico,” ac-cording to Avellar. It is believed that during the late 1870s, the United States had suffered during a general economic depression while San An-tonio had survived quite well, mostly due to the good trade with Mexico. The street name changes were also
beneficial for San Antonio-Mexico relations since there were so many waves of Mexican immigrants at the time. Street names like Durango, San Luis and Vera Cruz—all states in Mex-ico—were meant to help make areas more familiar for the immigrants in their new city.
Citizens oppose name change to city street
New farmer’s market possible on campus see page 5
Joshua Morales [email protected]
Texas has experienced a severe drought with record losses totaling $5.2 billion in agricultural revenue, ac-cording to Reuters.
More specifically, San Antonio is getting closer to hitting new lows in rainfall while The University of Texas at San Antonio was recently recorded as the second highest consumer of wa-ter in the city.
According to recent San Antonio Water System (SAWS) studies, the university consumed 14 million gal-lons in June alone—UTSA had the third place on a ranking of institutions that consumed the most water in San Antonio. Interestingly, UTSA moved to second the following month, with about 17 million gallons of water. In 1917, San Antonio hit its record for lowest amount of rainfall with only 10.11 inches of rain. Currently, San Antonio is at 6.57 inches and the year is almost over. The San Antonio Water System updated the water conserva-tion plan for the city back in 2009.
“Year round restrictions remain in effect if the Edwards Aquifer level is above 660 feet mean level at the moni-tored well,” said the report.
Stage one begins when the level drops below 660 feet. Stage two is trig-gered when the Aquifer level reaches 650 feet. Some restrictions in stage two include landscape watering with an irrigation system only once a week from 3-8 a.m. and 8-10 p.m.
UTSA: Heavy hitter on SA’s water supply
Morgan Kennedy [email protected]
Fans went wild when, on Sept. 3, UTSA played a historic first game. Ex-cited San Antonio football fans -56,743 of them- filled the Alamodome, setting a new record for attendance at an in-augural NCAA game and proving fan dedication.
Roadrunner pride soared as the team closed with a 31-3 win against Oklahoma’s Northeastern State Riv-erHawks, while fans rushed onto the field in celebration.
Being on the field without proper authorization is considered criminal trespassing. Among the hundreds of students and fans that rushed the field, Ryan Stanley and seven others were arrested and summoned to appear in court.
In response to his fellow classmate’s imprisonment, former Student Body President Derek Trimm created a Facebook group called “True Fan: The Legend of Rowdy Ryan and the Run-ners of Eight,” in order to gain student support.
Before Ryan Stanley was released from jail, there was already 1,000 group members, many of whom were surprised and disturbed by the unnec-essary violence some police officers showed while arresting the “Runners of Eight.”
The Facebook group ordered t-shirts and opened a PayPal account in hopes of raising money to help pay for the court fees and $800 fines that the “Runners of Eight” had been charged.
D.A. dropstrespassing charges against football fans
Ryan Branch [email protected]
On Sept. 13 and 14, students will be able to vote on a referendum to increase the transportation fee from $20 to $40 per semester.
The vote, available on ASAP, is a student-led initiative proposed by the Student Government Association (SGA). If the fee is approved, students are told they can expect more routes, less waiting time and larger transit-style buses similar to the ones used by the VIA Metropolitan Transit. If the vote passes, it will go to the UTSA Board of Regents for final approval.
Xavier Johnson, president of the SGA, said, “Parking has always been an issue on campus. The reason the transpor-tation initiative was put to a student vote is because it is the most cost-effective option. Surface spaces are expensive because we are over the aquifer, and the permit rates for
parking garages are out of most students’ price range.”According to the SGA, The current transportation fee
was initiated by the “Students for Transportation Reform” in 2007 to pay for the current shuttle system. The initiative was successful, and the shuttle system was separated from the parking and traffic committee.
The fee first showed up on students’ tuition bills in the fall semester of 2008. Since then, shuttle ridership has in-creased 81 percent from 972,000 in 2008 to 1,625,000 in 2010.
Currently, the shuttle system has two on-campus routes and four off-campus routes that operate on class days from 7 a.m. to 9:55 p.m., Monday-Thursday, and 7 a.m. to 5:55 p.m. on Friday. On-campus route 13 services the East cam-pus lot to and from the Arts Building.
Part of Durango Boulevard has been changed to honor Mexcian-American workers’ rights advocate César Chávez.
Associated Press
The families of the 40 passengers and crew killed when Flight 93 knifed into a rural Pennsylvania field a decade ago Sunday were praised for helping to inspire a new generation of Americans while keeping the memories of their loved ones’ dedication and courage burning brightly.
At a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, nearly 5,000 people listened as the names of the passengers and crew who were killed were read aloud while bells tolled. Afterward, a choir sang as those in the crowd including family mem-bers, first responders, politicians and nearly 1,000 people who came to par-ticipate listened intently.
“Over the past 10 years we have heard this place compared to many other places’’ including the Alamo and Gettysburg, Gov. Tom Corbett said at the newly dedicated national park that marks the site where Flight 93 crashed. “But the truth is that this place is like no other because the deeds aboard Flight 93 were like no other.”
Victims’ courage praised at Flight 93 memorial
Limited parking options force students to park farther and rely on the shuttle service.
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Downtown Campus about to undergo address change
Students can vote Sept. 13 and 14 on ASAP
School cited as second highest consumer of water
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WEEKLY POLICE BLOTTERCOURTESY OF UTSA PD
Incident: TheftLocation: Main Campus: University Oaks Phase IDate/Time: 9/08/2011 03:11 PMDisposition: Unknown
Incident: TheftLocation: Main Campus: Main BuildingDate/Time: 9/08/11 01:33 PMDisposition: Unfounded
Incident: Possession of Marihuana Location: Main Campus: Parking lot 5Date/Time: 9/08/11 01:01 PMDisposition: Cleared by arrest
Incident: Consumption of alcohol by a minorLocation: Main Campus: University Oaks Phase IIIDate/Time: 9/08/11 01:05 AMDisposition: Unknown
Incident: Possession of drug paraphernalia Location: Main Campus: Chaparral VillageDate/Time: 9/07/11 11:38 PMDisposition: Unfounded
Incident: Criminal mischief Location: Main Campus: Parking lot 13Date/Time: 9/07/11 05:22 AMDisposition: Unknown
Incident: Duty upon striking unattended vehicleLocation: Main Campus: North parking garage Date/Time: 9/07/11 05:18 PMDisposition: Active
Incident: Assault family violence Location: Main Campus: University OaksDate/Time: 9/06/11 06:12 PMDisposition: Cleared by arrest Incident: Hazing Location: Main CampusDate/Time: 9/06/11 3:31 PMDisposition: Unknown
Route 43 serves Lots BS1, BS2, BK3, BK4, and BK5 to and from the Peace Lot. Off-campus route 14 serves Hill Country Place, Broadstone Ranch, and The Highlands; route 20 serves The Outpost and Avalon Place; route 22 serves The Reserve; and route 42 serves High View Place and Maverick Creek. Every Thursday there is a shop-ping shuttle that makes trips to Wal-Mart, HEB, and the Huebner Oaks Shopping Center from 6:15 to 10:15 p.m.
The student-led transportation com-mittee conducted a survey that asked students about the current shuttle sys-tem. According to the results, 68 per-cent of students surveyed said that the shuttles were overcrowded, 76 percent said they had to wait for a shuttle, 62 percent have been delayed to class, 60 percent would rather have more park-ing on campus as opposed to shuttles, and 53.7 percent were opposed to an increased fee.
The fee currently covers the costs of operating the shuttle system. This year’s $1.6 million budget pays for all expenses associated with the shuttle system from employee salaries to fuel and repair costs.
The transportation committee con-sidered service approaches to improv-ing the parking situation on campus. The pros and cons of each these op-tions were then weighed to determine which one was best for students.
Option 1 – More Flat Surface LotsPros – Most widely supported op-
tion among students surveyed and permits would be less expensive than garage permits
Cons – Not feasible due to costs as-sociated with being over an Edwards Aquifer recharge zone and its more cost effective to build up (garages) than out (surface lots).
Option 2 – More GaragesPros – Garages will eventually be
paid off, and they provide cool, cov-ered parking.
Cons – Most expensive option for students at $400-660 per permit, and an estimated cost of $25 thousand per space to build. This option would also raise the cost of all other permits as well.
Option 3 – Alternative Modes of Transportation
Pros – Bikes, scooters, skateboards etc. are the least expensive option and are the most environmentally friendly.
Cons – Not feasible for commuters who live farther, and not everyone can
utilize these modes of transportation. Option 4 – Increased Shuttle ServesPros – This option would provide an
inexpensive, reliable option and would be environmentally friendly by reduc-ing UTSA’s carbon footprint by reduc-ing the number of vehicles on campus by 600 during peak hours.
The increase shuttle service would also provide additional off-campus routes, improve ADA service, and in-corporate more modern transit-style buses.
Cons – Doubles the current trans-portation fee with small yearly in-creases of $2 per year.
Some students welcome the in-crease in shuttle serves such as senior real estate finance and development major Olu Osho.
“I think it’s a good thing if it is go-ing to help increase serves, but I want to wait and see just how good the new serves are before I decide if it is worth it,” she said.
After reviewing an informational pamphlet being handed out to stu-dents, senior Philosophy major Aaron Newcomb said, “Ridership may have increased 200 percent in the past few years, but the student population has only increased by about 7 percent. I think the university should rethink its
agreement with the local apartment complexes, who make up 77 percent of the main campus shuttle service.”
The SGA also looked into how much students were charged at other institutions in order to compare what is charged for the same type of shuttle system.
At the University of Texas at Austin, students pay $156 per year; at Texas State University students pay $195 per year; and at Texas A&M, students pay $210 per year. If the proposed fee is ap-proved, UTSA students will pay $120 per year.
“After seeing it from a universal perspective and how transportation affects every student, I have come to realize that the shuttle system is a vital asset to the university,” junior German major Marco Guerrero said, “I was one of those students last semester who was completely against the trans-portation initiative. I was looking at it through a individualistic perspective. Now, I see where we are and where we are headed if we do not fix the trans-portation situation. In other words, I want to kick myself in the head.”
Guerrero is now chair of the trans-portation committee and a member of SGA.
“If the fee is not increased, the first
routes to go will be the ones servic-ing the parking lots. If students have any questions they can contact me at [email protected]”
More information on the UTSA Business Auxiliary Service’s Transpor-tation Division can be found on their web page http://www.utsa.edu/auxil-iary/transportation.html.
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Corbett said the victims “charted a new course, set a new standard for American bravery.”
Sunday’s memorial service at the Flight 93 Memorial, about 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, was being held in concert with ceremonies in New York City and Washington, D.C., where other hijacked jets crashed into both towers of the World Trade Cen-ter and the Pentagon.
Former Gov. Tom Ridge, the na-tion’s first head of homeland secu-rity, thanked the approximately 2,000 people who came to the memorial for Sunday’s service.
“I think your presence today means almost as much to the families, per-haps as much as the memorial itself,’’ Ridge said. “Your very presence is a powerful message of comfort and un-derstanding and love.”
The families then turned and gave the visitors a standing ovation.
Ridge went on to pay tribute to the victims, saying their actions prove “Americans don’t live in fear, we live in freedom”
Gordon Felt, brother of passenger Edward and president of the Families of Flight 93, directed some of his com-ments to the relatives of the other vic-tims.
“I only wish I could have gotten to know each and every one of you under different circumstances,’” he said. “We lost too much.”
Visitors to the Flight 93 service ob-served moments of silence at 8:46 a.m. and 9:03 a.m. the times when two
other airliners were crashed into New York’s twin towers. They did the same at 9:37 a.m., when a third airliner hit the Pentagon.
There was no moment of silence at 10:03 a.m. at the memorial, but the emotion there was evident.
Susan Stine, 52, of Tamaqua, Pa., said she has come to the Flight 93 crash site to mark the anniversary each year.
“Everybody was going to New York for the first anniversary and we came here. I can’t imagine not being here on 9/11,’” Stine said.
“The first time, I wanted to come here to see how it was, and it was amazing. I feel differently when I leave here every year,’’ she said. “I feel better in my heart.”
U.S. Rep. Mark Critz, D-Pa, choked up as he spoke about the Wall of Names, a series of 40 marble slabs in-scribed with the names of the victims.
Told that the pattern of the wall de-lineates the flight path of the jet before it crashed, Critz said, “Ten years of emotion came rushing in.”
The passengers aboard Flight 93 were hijacked after taking off from New Jersey.
Flight 93 crashed after passengers and crew, some alerted by cell phone calls from loved ones about the New York attacks, decided to try to wrest control of their plane from four hijack-ers.
The plane crashed during the strug-gle, and investigators later determined the hijackers intended to crash it into the Capitol in Washington, D.C., where the House and Senate were in session that morning.
From Page 1Trimm defended the students and stressed that “We’re not saying it was right that the students rushed the field, cause we weren’t supposed to.
“We’re not saying that the police acted outside their protocol. We’re just asking that the city sympathize with the students and show forgiveness for their actions,” said Trimm, according to MySA.com.
Forgiveness was given on Sept. 17 when D.A. Susan Reed dropped the criminal charges on the six students arrested--allowing the UTSA’s admin-istration to handle the disciplinary ac-tions.
The other two non-UTSA student’s charges are to be reduced from class B to class C misdemeanors as well. Reed stated to MySA.com, “My thinking is we’re not making a federal case out of this, but there just needs to be some-thing, some form of accountability that they will face.”
Stanley, now known as Rowdy Ryan, stated, “I was extremely grateful for the mercy I got. No matter how excited you may be, you still have to obey the rules. Regardless of what ever other factors go into it, you still have to obey the law.”
Numerous students reported that they were disturbed by the viciousness of the police officers as they were ar-resting the fans. However, both Trimm and Stanley stressed that the police acted accordingly.
“I deserved everything they did to me,” said Stanley. “They didn’t do any-
thing out side of their jurisdiction.”In order to prevent another inci-
dent like the field rush from happen-ing, Trimm and his Facebook group “True Fan: The Legend of Rowdy Ryan and the Runners of Eight,” have joined forces with the Alumni Association to create a student organization named “True Fan.”
Because big-time football is new to UTSA, the True Fan organization is seeking to convey to students what is and isn’t acceptable fan behavior.
The goal of the group is to educate students on spirit etiquette and chan-nel their excitement in a positive way. The True Fan organization has decid-ed to continue selling t-shirts that say
“true fan” and “get rowdy” on back to raise money.
The money that had been previously raised by Trimm to help pay for court fees and the money raised from the shirts will be going to a student schol-arship for students with exceptional school spirit.
Trimm concluded that “for a student led group to get so much community publicity, we really want to turn it into something that will go directly back into building traditions on campus. It’s something bigger than ourselves and we understand that.”
CHARGES: Roadrunner fans spared from court of lawFrom Page 1
Future of shuttles is to be decided by student’s votes on Sept. 13 and 14.
Students rush the field after first game. Eight fans are arrested and after a week D.A. drops charges.
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With the recent anniver-sary of Sept. 11, officials all over the world have had their guard up regarding the possibility of a terror-ist attack. And on Sunday, four people were arrested in Sweden on suspicion of planning acts of terrorism in Goteborg.
The Swedish Security Ser-vice along with the National Task Force arrested four men who posed a “human life threat” to people in the Roda Sten Art Center.
About 400 people were at the art center on Sunday celebrating the Goteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art when the director of the art center, Mia Christersdotter Norman, received a phone call saying that everyone should evacu-ate from the building.
The specifics of the nature of the threat or the possible plan of attack was not given since the case is still ongo-ing, and prosecutors have three days to charge the men.
The timing close to Sept. 11 cannot be completely ruled out as just a coinci-dence and it is unknown if the attack was Al Qaeda-related or if it has anything to do with the recent attack in Norway leaving 77 dead.
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Stage three will occur once the
level hits 640 feet. Stage four can be declared at the discretion of the City Manager if “the water supply is insuf-ficient to meet customer demand.”
In April, the city determined the plan was entering stage one. The Uni-versity of Texas at San Antonio imple-mented a few measures to conserve water.
Some of the restrictions included once-a-week watering on Mondays, and for aesthetic water fountains to be turned off, which explains why the fountain in the Sombrillla has been off.
Other measures included facility monitoring of irrigation systems.
Dagoberto Rodriguez, member of the UTSA facilities team, explained the new water conservation initiatives the school currently has in place.
Some of the conservation measures include low-flow toilets, shower heads, and sinks installed on all campus facil-ities; low-flow urinals installed that are
under performance testing in the Main Building and Business Building; Native landscaping and xeriscaping to mini-mize irrigation and the installation of synthetic turf at intramural fields. This installation would cause for irri-
gation to not be needed among other efforts, such as the installation of dual flow toilets installed at Chisholm Hall. Rodriguez also said “waterless urinals have been tested at various campus facilities but have not been successful.”
In May of this year, installation be-gan for a synthetic grass turf. The proj-ect took place at the recreational field on the west side of the Main Campus. The new turf is set to be finished by the end of the summer.
This new installation will help UTSA with conserving water, as the new turfs do not require watering. The new turf is projected to save the university ap-proximately 4.7 million gallons of wa-ter. SAWS is giving UTSA a rebate for water conservation, which helps the school gain additional funds.
Students feel that there needs to be stronger water conservation measures. Junior sociology major Robert S. Shaw IV, says that “the school needs to try to be green. It is unbelievable that we are the second-most consumer of water in the city. If previous plans have shown to fail, then why isn’t the school chang-ing that?”
WATER: University expects to save 4.7 million gallons of water From Page 1
The change affected close to 600 ad-dresses on the street, according to the Bexar Appraisal District’s Internet da-tabase. Many residents of the former Durango Boulevard, and of the city, were in opposition. Most were con-cerned about the amount of money the city expected to spend on changing the street signs, which was estimated at $100,000.
“Just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should. This is NOT responsible spending in any fiscal situ-ation,” stated one San Antonio resi-
dent (who goes by the moniker Tex-asNative) in response to a news brief regarding the sign change on WOAI.com.
Many of the properties along the newly named César E. Chávez Boule-vard still have Durango listed on signs and buildings accentuating that con-verting to the new name will be a slow process.
The Institute of Texan Cultures is one of the properties adjusting to the name change. Signs outside listing the address still show Durango Boulevard, but, according to Aaron Parks, Chief Operations Officer for the Institute,
the signs should be corrected in an-other week or two.
“The university was not in opposi-tion to the name change. We’re aligned with the university,” Parks said.
Towards the end of May, the society was granted a temporary restraining order barring the city from changing the street signs.
To extend the temporary restraining order, the society would have to prove two points: that the society had suf-fered irreparable damage and that the city had not followed the established process.
In July, State District Judge Renee
McElhaney denied the first point on the grounds that the monetary loss to the society did not constitute irrepa-rable damage and that it did not suffer any personal or physical harm.
The society did earn the right to de-fend the second point at a trial set for November 7, 2011. Avellar concedes, “It’s not going to really change the naming of the street because that’s out of our hands, but we have to stand on the principle that the city needs to do the right thing.”
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The new artificial turf fields that were recently installed will help the university qualify for a water rebate from SAWS.
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After spending a full academic year and a sum-mer semester at UTSA, I have come to a conclu-sion about dining on campus: we need more op-tions.
Aramark, a company that is also the exclusive dining vendor at Trin-ity University, owns every one of the restaurants on campus. UTSA should not be subject to such a mo-nopoly.
Did you know that none of the res-taurants on campus accept coupons? Did you know that meal plans for the Roadrunner Café cost between $1,050 and $1,353 plus tax each se-mester? Did you know UTSA gets nearly every event catered by Ara-mark, often at a higher cost than other available options? It is for these reasons that I contend/think UTSA needs to end the monopoly and al-low for restaurant competition on campus.
First, consider the basic economic principles involved with Aramark monopolizing campus dining. They have no real competition on campus, so each restaurant has no incentive to compete against the other. If there is no competition, prices for food will remain high.
If UTSA breaks the monopoly, then outside competition will come in and provide financial benefits to students.
Chili’s Too on campus was recently suffering because of its high prices; it had to start offering $6 lunch com-bos because students couldn’t afford to eat there frequently. The fact that Aramark does not allow students to use franchise coupons, like the ones that come in the mail, offering “buy one get one free” deals, truly demon-strates the effect of the monopoly on students’ wallets.
Another negative aspect of Ara-mark’s dining monopoly on UTSA is the meal plans for Roadrunner Café. Students living in Laurel, Chaparral, and Chisholm Hall are required to buy these meal plans, which range
from around $1,100 to $1,400. If you don’t use the meal plan, prefer to cook or don’t eat a lot, your money is being wasted. These are not small sums of money.
UTSA often orders catering from Aramark, or from a short list of ap-proved caterers. For example, UTSA can order a meal for 20 people. The cost for each person is $20. The cost can be even higher, depending on the entrée. There must be cheaper op-tions for on-campus catering.
Maybe the reason for racking up all the extra costs for UTSA students is convenience. If UTSA breaks its partnership with Aramark, who would replace them and what meal options would students have?
These decisions should be based on student input rather than cor-porate strategizing. UTSA students would have more respect for Ara-mark if they began to value student budgets rather than nickel and dim-ing students for profit.
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“Empire of the Sun. Arcade Fire. I just want to go.”
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Kristal SelestinoSenior/English “I’m very excited since it is go-ing to be the 10th anniversary. Arcade Fire, Fleet Foxes, and Broken Social Scene are the bands I want to see.”
On Sept. 11, 2011, we all reflected on the attack that set the tone for the new millennium only a decade ago. Even now, the country can recall the event as if it had just happened. The amount of prejudice the U.S. showed after the attacks on the World Trade Center, in spite of our patriotism, though, speaks to how America has changed and how it has not.
It’s not shocking that the Muslim community was met with such preju-dice after the events of 9/11. Mosques were defaced and polls soon showed that people would not vote for a Mus-lim based on his or her faith. The pub-lic was angry, confused and looking for assurance from a president with no answers.
These feelings later reappeared when a Muslim group wanted to build a mosque close to the World Trade Center. People argued that, while it was legal for them to build the mosque, it was also inappropriate.
Can fear be an excuse for bigotry? We downplay the controversies of the past such as the Japanese internment camps or the African American civil rights movement rather than accept that these events occurred and that we could learn from them.
Whatever our opinion on the ethics of Islam, it’s apparent with the recent riots and revolutions in the Middle East that Muslims are no longer re-signing to oppression. Instead, the Middle East is undergoing a transfor-
mation not seen in such proportions since the French Revolution. Do these events not prove that the Muslim community does not subscribe to the beliefs of extremist minority groups including the Taliban?
Remembering 9/11 is somewhat bitter-sweet among Muslims because it marks the day they became social pariahs or, in the eyes of our airline industry, persons of interest.
We should pay our respects to those who lost their lives during the attacks and also remember to show American Muslims that we still respect them as citizens. It is only then that healing can begin between Americans and the greater Muslim community.
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Pick up your trowels, grab your gar-dening gloves, and don an apron be-cause UTSA may soon be growing a farmer’s market.
Perhaps you have heard of the local farmer’s markets in San Antonio at ei-ther the Botanical Gardens (located off of Broadway on 555 Funston Place) or at the Pearl Brewery, but what about a farmer’s market centered here at UTSA?
According to the San Antonio Farmer’s Market Association, “Eat-
ing seasonally and purchasing locally is important for local agriculture and it’s good for your health. Produce that is picked when ripe contains more vi-tamins and minerals than food that is picked green.”
Imagine being able to add shitake mushrooms the size of a fist and heir-loom tomatoes so ripe and red to your organic pizza. Yum!
“It would be cool, I would go to get something for breakfast, and it would be a different change of pace from fast food,” said Alyssa Bunting, public rela-tions major and public relations officer of the French Club.
“The way it started was in Go-Green,” President of the Green Society, chair of the go-Green Committee and current organizer of the establishment of UTSA Farmer’s Market, Merced Jezreel Carbajal said.
“Students would say that they want-ed healthier food options. It started becoming common for students to ask us about the possibility of having a farmer’s market because they wanted to buy local and fresh food.”
“In Go-Green, we started talking about if it is something we could take on; however, in order for UTSA to bring in vendors of fresh produce onto campus, Business Affairs would want to first see a student poll or petition to show that students are interested and willing to support,” Carbajal said.
The members of Go-Green and the Green Society took down the names of students who would be interested in a UTSA farmer’s market during the Involvement Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Currently, Go-Green and Green So-ciety have a goal of 1,000 student sig-natures.
The UTSA Farmer’s Market would allow the attendance of not only stu-dents but also local community mem-bers. Assuming the market is built, will they come? Carbajal and the members of Go-Green think so.
A current issue of establishing the market is where to locate the market and who will be the vendors. Carba-jal said, “A lot of schools that we have looked at already actually have a food market that comes to their school once
a week and they have their vendors set up in their track field; they created a lit-tle farmer’s market on the field which could be one option for us. Another idea is to maybe, on the weekend, close a parking lot and have it there.”
Selling produce on campus will not be problematic with Aramark because Carbajal assures that “there will not be any complications; Aramark told us that there wouldn’t be a problem with the current vendors on campus, but we want to make sure that when our vendors do come, they have licenses and permits to sell.”
There is certainly a time to har-vest, and UTSA may soon be reaping the benefits of an on-campus market stocked with the freshest produce.
For more information and to show an interest in bringing a farmer’s mar-ket to UTSA, like the Facebook page: “Bring a Farmer’s Market to UTSA.” Also, for information on local farmer’s markets in San Antonio, contact: Pen-ny Gonzalez at [email protected].
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Across the United States, college tuition rates are rising at an aver-age rate of 8 percent per year.
Here at UTSA we experienced a 4.52 percet increase from the 2010-2011 school year to this school year 2011-2012.
There is or seems to be an in-verse relationship between tuition rates and job opportunities. Un-fortunately for students, acquiring a degree is a vital step in securing one of those few jobs.
Our lives as students could be looked at as a maze. We have a starting point and an ending point and somehow we must figure out where to turn without getting stopped.
One of the most important turns in every student’s maze is how to pay for school, while incurring as little debt as possible before gradu-ation.
After filling out the FASFA and applying for scholarships, students are left with a balance. Many of us will avoid debt as much as pos-sible, and that leaves us trying to find a job to help out.
Students face the harsh real-ity that jobs are scarce, and many college graduates already have to settle for jobs fit for a current col-lege student. These unfortunate circumstances have left us in the position where we must become creative in finding ways to pay for college.
Two of our very own Roadrun-ners have figured out that earning money to pay off their tuition is doable, but that they must think outside the box. Senior English major Caitlin Parra has started dog walking to earn money to pay for college.
“I started looking on craigslist for a job,” stated Parra, “when I found an ad looking for a dog walker. I’ve always enjoyed be-ing around animals and with dog walking; I get to be outside, active and be with animals. So it was a win win for me.”
Like most of us, Parra has other obligations to take care of, so she is able to go to school. Parra has to pay rent, for an apartment and buy gas so she can commute back and forth to campus.
“Paying for school is stressful. Yes, I have help from financial aid and my parents, but I still pay for some of my education”, Parra says,
“It can give me anxiety some-times when I think about how much money I am forking over just to get a degree. I plan on dog walk-ing as long as I can. I love it.”
Just like Parra, Jonathan Moul, a junior majoring in criminal jus-tice, has found a unique way to pay for college. You have probably seen his flyers around campus, he is a member in the band The Lion Lads. Before joining the band, Moul was a solo artist for two years, and, before that, he was in a different band. His musical back-ground has become his means for paying for school.
“Playing music helps bring in some extra cash around tuition payment time for sure,” Moul says. “The money I receive from playing a show is not a lot, but every little penny helps.” Moul can be found playing at open mics around town, acoustic coffeehouse shows and even here in the University Center Ski Lodge.
Moul admits that playing music isn’t the steadiest form of income. “There was a short time when I wasn’t sure my music would be enough for me to pay my way any-more. To be perfectly honest, I be-gan wondering how much money I could get if I started to sell my in-struments, which is a very sad time for a musician.”
Even though there is uncertainty at times, Moul’s love for the music outweighs the stress of finances, “I love being in my band, and if I wasn’t in this band, I am sure I would be in a different band.”
Many students can relate to the pressures Parra and Moul feel daily when it comes to financially sup-porting themselves. But these two students have found a way to make this stress an opportunity to be in-volved in what they love to do.
College can and will have its down moments, but if you think outside the box and remind your-self how vital this step is in your life, you can find a way not only to get through school but also enjoy it.
Jobs may not be abundant right now, but falling into debt doesn’t have to be the only way out.
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Mao Yamada didn’t understand why people at the bus stop were talk-ing to her. In Yamada’s hometown of Shizuoka, Japan, no one makes con-versation when waiting for the bus.
Aside from becoming accustomed to conversation at the bus stop, Ya-mada depended largely on Asian organizations at UTSA, such as the Filipino Student Association (FSA), to converse and make friends in San Antonio.
“I have more international friends, and it is good because they’re interna-
tional students, and we feel the same way, even though we are from differ-ent countries,” Yamada said.
“It’s easier to get along with them.”Although Yamada didn’t feel an
enormous sense of culture shock in San Antonio, she noticed that Ameri-can customs, especially in the class-room, were different.
“In Japan, we can’t have snacks or drinks in the classroom. When I was in class a guy next to me started eat-ing, and I was like, ‘what is he doing,” Yamada reflected. “It’s just different here.”
International graduate student, Ryota Yogo, who is also a Japanese na-tive, struggled to get used to discus-sion-oriented learning in the class-room. Another major difference was getting accustomed to calling instruc-tors by their first name because in Ja-pan, elders and professors are never addressed by their first name.
Yogo says that it’s not easy and it takes time, but “you need to try to be a Texan if you live in Texas.”
Despite having to get used to call-ing people by their first name, Yogo’s social life hasn’t been too grim while living in America because Yogo real-izes that he and other international students “cannot do it without sup-
port from the locals .”Yogo has made several friends in
San Antonio and is thankful that they have helped him get along in his new home; many international students have difficulty interacting with Amer-ican students and end up feeling left out and isolated.
“Statistics say that more than 70 percent of international students in the U.S. have never been invited to an American home while they study in America,” Yogo states.
Yogo emphasized that it’s impera-tive for international students to quickly adjust to the American life-style. Common tasks, such as gro-cery shopping, are more difficult to accomplish without having a vehicle, and most international students can-not afford to have cars in San Anto-nio.
Even when Yogo is able to get to the grocery store, he still misses home because there is a lack of authentic Japanese food.
Another aspect that was different about American grocery stores, Ya-mada noted was that people in San Antonio use a lot of plastic bags when shopping. “Japan is a small country. We try to save as much as we can. We have our own bags so we can prevent global warming,” Yamada says.
Yamada laughed when she consid-ered the differences in global efforts that Japan and the U.S. make. Japan makes a large effort to conserve elec-tricity by not using air conditioners, while the U.S. heavily relies on air conditioners, “This country is huge and even if Japan tries so hard, it’s not going to fix anything.”
Overall, for Yogo, studying and liv-ing in UTSA has been positive and inspirational. “I like UTSA and San Antonio because they’re growing. In other words, they try to press forward from where they are. That’s what I love about UTSA and San Antonio, and that’s what I believe I should do. Studying abroad makes you stretch and help get out of your comfort zone.”
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Multiple generations have grown up watching Walt Disney Animated Clas-sics and today hold fond memories of the movie’s everlasting characters and songs. Disney’s limited release of The Lion King 3D in theatres on Sept. 16 is testament to their timelessness. The story of Simba, the tenacious cub who “can’t wait to be king” and his uncle Scar, who also wants to be king, is back and better than ever with old friends Nala, Timon and Pumbaa. After being in theaters for two weeks, on October 4, 2011, The Lion King Diamond Edi-tion, blu-ray, blu-ray 3D combo pack, and movie download will be available to buy.
The Lion King was first released to theatres on June 15, 1994 and accord-ing to Box Office Mojo, since then has had a lifetime gross of $328,541,776 and claimed the title of fourth high-est grossing animated film since 1980. The film was re-released on November 18, 1994, and then released again in IMAX on December 25, 2002.
The September release, will be the fourth time that The Lion King has been in theatres, but unknown to some, changes have been made to the film. The Lion King Platinum Edition became available to the public in U.S. on October 7, 2003; For this release, Disney gathered the makers of the theatrical version of The Lion King to create a hybrid, hand-drawn, and computer animated DVD with im-proved picture, sound, and color qual-ity. Re-animation was done to change Mufasa’s appearance in the clouds, the waterfalls during “Can You Feel
the Love Tonight?,” and the support-ing crocodiles in the song “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King.”In addition, the DVD featured a new segment called Morn-ing Report that was originally included in the stage play.
Josh Nance, a 21 year-old senior at UTSA, expresses his resentment to-wards Disney for making additions to the theatrical version of The Lion King and altering one of his favorite childhood memories. “I was watch-ing the DVD with my nephew and was shocked at the addition of the new song. While I enjoyed the nicer picture and sound quality, I felt like a favorite toy of mine had been defiled.”
October 4, 2011 will be the first time in almost a decade that The Lion King has been released for home view-ing. Avid fans of The Lion King have become worried that the original the-atrical release will be lost forever and replaced with a film of subtle improve-ments-- forever changing its sentimen-tal value. Disney has not announced whether or not Morning Report or the re-animations will be included in the 3D/blu-ray release.
While some fret over the changes made to the theatrical version of The Lion King, most are excited to revisit and share its timeless story with chil-dren of their own. To further entice parents and to help the already pros-perous film in the box office, Disney is offering free, special 3D glasses to chil-dren at theatres showing in RealD 3D. While the “circle of life” will be contin-ued on as children see The Lion King for their first time ever in 3D, all ages will be able to enjoy and share memo-ries of this classic, Oscar and Golden Globe winning film.
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As college students, we are gen-erally the first to adopt new trends, many were the first to own a kindle, or a nook. At the same time, students were strongly opposed to e-books showcasing: “I pledge to read the printed word” on personal blogs and websites. In the battle of electronic versus print, who’s on the right side?
It’s common sense to compare the decline of newspapers and the rise of television and online news to e-books versus print books, but is this a fair comparison? Overall book sales have increased since e-books have gained popularity. Publishers and authors are affected both positively and nega-tively by e-books. A positive effect has been cheaper production costs for new authors to get published. A negative effect has been that the e-books of prominent authors are be-ing sold at 40 percent less than print books.
A rather prominent supporting argument for e-books is the notion that they are more environmentally
friendly. This has proven to be only partially true. In order for e-book owners to be more environmentally responsible, owners would need to read more than 23 books a year.
Those in support of print books also make some valuable arguments stating that this number only ap-plies to new books. As popular used bookstores like Half-Priced Books, become more prominent, they make a valid point. This idea also extends to the fact that items from an e-book cannot be shared, which has often been a means of saving money for the historically poor college student.
E-books offer a level of conve-nience that print books never could. The most obvious convenience be-ing that books are heavy and bulky, whereas e-books are compact and light, making them easier to access.
E-readers are also unique to each individual’s needs. “[E-readers are] more customizable and easier for people to find the right font and size for them. I like to read in bed so the lightweight Kindle is easier to handle as well. I only miss the smell of real books.” Recent UTSA graduate, Clay Fowler stated.
Another advantage is that e-books can be bought from the comforts of your home. No more running out to
buy the next book in the series; now it’s only a few clicks away. Now you can even rent textbooks for an e-reader.
“Is it too easy on the Kindle to fin-ish a book! At two in the morning I can buy the sequel right then and there. I hate hunting for books at the store now. I end up special ordering them and waiting a week. The down-side is that it’s cheaper to buy many traditional books than their digital versions,” Fowler continues.
It’s clear that both print books and e-books have their perks. Choosing which side of the battle you stand on really comes down to the type of reader you are. So ultimately, who are e-books good for? Well first off, they’re ideal for those reading mostly new books, and a lot of them. They are also great for students taking large course loads who are eager to toss aside their cinderblock-sized text-books, and trade in for a lightweight handheld e-book.
Lastly, e-readers are great for peo-ple who travel a lot and especially for students who study abroad. For those who don’t fall into one of these cat-egories, you may find that it’s best to stick to good ol’ print books.
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Fralo’s Art of Pizza has a reputation for being one of the city’s best pizza places. Located right off I-10 in Leon Springs, Fralo’s is a perfect place to be on a Saturday night.
Fralo’s offers eleven signature piz-zas, so there is a pizza for everyone. The ‘Grant’s Pear Pizza’ tends to be a favorite among regulars. The pizza has a very interesting mix of flavors, including the sweet caramelized pears mixed with Gorgonzola cheese. This combination is a fresh way to look at a pizza. Fralo’s also tops their pizza with other combination not normal-ly seen, such as lamb, potatoes and bacon, and garlic chicken with pine nuts. Fralo’s also offers three classic pizza’s for those less adventurous but still appreciative of good taste, mar-gherita, and pepperoni. If the four-teen pizzas on the menu do not seem to satisfy your palette, there is always the option to build your own pizza.
Fralo’s also has many other op-tions that compliment their pizza. From garlic butter bread to calamari a normal house salad to a decked out Greek salad, and for the pasta you get to choose from lasagna to spicy shrimp spaghetti.
With tiramisu, tall chocolate va-
nilla turtle cheesecake, Gisela’s cream cheese pannacotta and Tootie’s apple pie. Tootie’s apple pie, tastes just like home. Made fresh at Tootie Pie in Boerne it is sure to please if the picki-est eater.
Fralo’s also has 28 different types of beer to offer with the addition of five draft beers. They also have a large wine selection. Fralo’s of-fers a cork fee, which means you can bring in a six-pack of beer or a bottle of wine from home for just $5. Fralo’s is warm and welcoming. Every night, starting when the sun goes down, Fralo’s offers live music. The music is just diverse as their food. You will hear country sounds, opera and sometimes instrumental. The bands and performers come from all over; some are locals from right here in San Antonio.
The wait time can sometimes be as long as an hour for a seat at Fralo’s, but they also offer delivery, pick up orders, and take back and bake piz-zas.
Keep your eyes out before and af-ter a UTSA football game, you might spot Fralo’s vintage fire truck, with a newly renovated brick oven built into the back. The owners have been spot-ted selling $5 personal pizzas.
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No one does a music festival quite like the city of Austin. With over 100 bands jammed packed at Zilker Park for three days, any music connois-seur is sure to have an amazing time.
Organized in 2002 to (display) Austin’s eclectic music scene, or-ganizers didn’t seem to grasp what they had on their hands. Expecting 20,000 fans, hoping for 30,000, the festival opened Saturday morning to over 42,000 people. One-day pass-es were only $25. Line were long, people crowded the city of Austin. Residents complained the traffic was worse than South by Southwest, considered Austin’s biggest festival.
But that was only the beginning. 2003 brought three days instead of two, and 150,000 people along with it. The festival brought in big names such as R.E.M. and Al Green.
In 2004 the Pixies reunited just in time for the festival. There were 200,000 attendees and attendance caps were placed on the festival grounds for the next several years in order to control over population.
With close ap-proaching Hurricane
Rita in 2005, Austin City Limits Mu-sic Festival dealt with extremely high temperatures, the fairgrounds began to look like the Oklahoma dust bowl. Bands still played and the show went on.
Due to the issue of dust, the or-ganizers of ACL invested in an ir-rigation system on the ground the following year. Ironically it rained in the middle of Tom Petty’s set and the newly installed system wasn’t need-ed. The show was incredible. That year, according the Austin Ameri-can-Statesman the festival took in $8 million, making it at the time the second highest grossing festival after Tennessee’s Bonnaroo.
The sixth year Bob Dylan, Muse and Arcade Fire were among the headlining performers. That year a fire broke out on the Friday night of the festival resulting in the burning down of two trailers. Four people working the festival were injured, two of these were left seriously in-jured.
The Foo Fighters, Beck and Rob-ert Plant among other artist brought perfect weather to the festival in 2008.
There was mud everywhere in 2009, the festivals 8th anniversary. Zilker Park had put in a new irriga-tion system, and replaced the grass. It rained so much the Saturday of the festival that all the hard work was undone, and everyone was cov-ered in mud. The Beastie Boys were forced to cancel that year due to ill-ness, which allowed the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s to play a headline the show. The festival continued on, Karen O, the lead singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, put on a marvelous set. It was electrifying to say the least.
It being the 9th year the Austin City Limits had gotten the ropes down and everything went smooth-ly. Big bands such as Muse, M.I.A, The Black Keys, and the Strokes all played. No one could have asked for better weather that year.
This year Austin City Limits will be celebrating its ten year anniver-sary and all the ups and downs along the festivals journey.
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Wednesday, Sept. 77 p.m. University Presbyterian ChurchUTSA Professor John Phillip Santos, will be discussing his book “The Farthest Home is in an Empire of Fire.”Don’t miss it. 7 p.m. Friendly SpotThe Friendly Spot will be screening “Foot-loose” on their big slab cinema screen. Sit down and enjoy food and an excellent comedy.
Thursday, Sept. 157 p.m. BijouFree movie night at the Bijou will be featuring “Raging Bull” starring Robert De Niro.
8 p.m. UTSA Central PlazaTheir will be a fall preview bands concert showcasing the wind ensemble, symphonic band, jazz ensemble and pep band.
8 p.m. The Main Plaza Conservancy (*editors choice)
Sci-Fi September at Main Plaza will continue this thursday with a screening of “Forbidden Planet”. Films will be screened at dusk, and are free to the public.
Friday, Sept. 167:30 p.m. 1011San Antonio local bands, Daytes, Cure for the Radio, Verisimilitude, The Way the World Ends and Tetra will be playing at the 1011. If you love San Antonio’s alternative music scene, it is something to look into.
Movies to be released:
I Don’t Know How She Does It: A comedy that stars Sarah Jessica Parker.
The Lion King 3D: Originally released in 1994, the movie will be released for two weeks begining Friday.
Restless: Directed by Gus Van Sant, the movie follows a terminally ill girl who falls in love with a boy who enjoys going to funerals.
Straw Dogs: A thriller suspense movie that follows David Sumner, a screenwriter who moves his wife to the deep South. There they meet a rising conflict.
Applause: (*editors choice)
This foriegn film follows the life of a recover-ing alcoholic, who after divorcing her husband gave up the rights to her children. The movies deals with issues that surround her torn life as she tries to recover.
Sunday, Sept. 182 p.m. McNay Museum(*editors choice)
The McNay will be showcasing Summer-time, starring Katherine Hepburn. If you are into classic cinema, it is a must see.
12:30 p.m. McNay MuseumThe McNay will be continuing their Summer Jazz series with the peformance of Richard Oppenheim’s A&R Band. Admission is $13.
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In 1983, poet Carolyn Forché made UTSA history when she read from her own work in front of 100 UTSA students. Since then, the Reading Series, created by the creative writing program, has wel-comed many famous writers to our campus, such as Tobias Wolff, De-nise Levertov, Pat Mora and Edward Hirsch. The program includes up to twelve well-known authors a year. Students are encouraged to attend each reading, to hear the authors read from their novels, and because many authors actually sit down and help the students with their own writing. For 28 years, the Reading Series has helped and entertained thousands of students.
This fall semester, the creative writing department has scheduled four authors to visit the UTSA 1604 campus. The first author to visit the campus this semester will be native Houstonian, Bruce Machart, who graduated with a Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) from Ohio State Uni-versity, and now teaches English and creative writing at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts.
Machart made his debut as an au-thor when he wrote “The Wake of
Forgiveness.” This strong story fol-lows a boy and his father after the loss of the boy’s mother. The novel grabbed the attention of many crit-ics and was a New York Times Book Review “Editors’ Choice,” and was a finalist for American Bookseller As-sociation’s award for “Debut Book of the Year.” Yet all the great reviews never went to Machart’s head. To him, the only thing that occupies his mind is writing.
“It feels like writing chose me,” Machart said as he explained why he got into writing. “I realized that I was just as interested in ‘how’ stories create meanings as I was in ‘what’ meanings they created. And that is the kind of curiosity that led me to try to write stories.”
Machart just finished his second novel, a collection of short stories called Men in the Making. The story takes place in Lavaca County, Texas and follows an aging man as he tells his wife, who is dying from demen-tia, stories of his most dramatic mo-ments in life in hopes that he might preserve them in his wife.
“It’s a story about a man who has lost most of what is important to him,” Machart said. “It’s a story about stories.”
Machart goes into details as he explains what writing stories feels
like to him by saying: “Stories are the divining rods that bend toward what we have yet to unearth about ourselves.”
You can pick up the novel this fall, or get a sample of some of these moving stories during his reading. Machart has high hopes for the event.
“[Students] can expect a story that makes them laugh, makes them wonder why they’re laughing, and hits them hard in the final sentence,” Machart said.
Machart is already working on his new novel, “Until Daylight Delivers Me.” He didn’t go into details of what his new project is about, but judging on his past work we can assume the novel will have great success. He is staying busy and, unfortunately, he won’t be staying in our city long, but Machart says he is looking forward to eating an authentic taco.
Bruce Machart’s reading will be held at the Harris Room in the UC III building, 2.212, on Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Free parking is available for all Reading Series Events at the 1604 campus in unmarked spaces in Lot #5. Short-term metered parking is available in the South Garage in Lots #7 and #8.
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Roadrunner defensive end Marlon Smith (45) takes down a McMurry running back during action Saturday. Smith finished the day with nine total tackles, five unassisted tackles, four sacks, three knocked down passes and a blocked field goal.
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In recent weeks, the big news around town has been the beginning of UTSA’s football program.
While the football team has been in the forefront, two other teams at UTSA have had their share of exhila-rating games.
Both volleyball and soccer are de-fending Southland Conference cham-pions. In addition, both squads have non-conference schedules this season that are tougher than previous years. On top of that, both teams have spent a lot of time on the road this season.
Soccer has had a rough go of it so far this year. In their first game, Aug. 19 against #17 UC Irvine at the Ag-gieland invitational, the Roadrunners were nearly able to salvage a tie before Irvine kicked in the winner in the 88th minute.
Two days, later on Aug. 21, the Roadrunners played well for 70 min-utes before Fresno State went on an offensive explosion and defeated the Roadrunners 4-0.
The Roadrunners looked to re-bound against the SMU Mustangs on Aug. 26, but once again they were blanked, this time by a score of 2-0.
The tough schedule continued as the Roadrunners were run out of Waco on Aug. 28 by Baylor in a 5-1 contest where the Roadrunners held a 1-0 lead before Baylor’s talent took over.
On Sept. 2, the Roadrunners had the privilege of playing the Texas Long-horns in the first sporting event ever to be televised on the Longhorn Net-work. The Roadrunners again found themselves on the wrong end of the decision, losing 2-0 to the Longhorns.
The Roadrunners finally found the win column on Sept. 6 when they knocked in seven goals in a 7-0 vic-tory at Texas Southern. Having got-ten to know the roads of Texas well, the Roadrunners will take the pitch at Roadrunner Field on Friday for the first home game of the year against Prairie View A&M. First kick is sched-uled for 7 p.m.
On the court, the UTSA volleyball team has also had a tough opening slate.
Like soccer, volleyball started the season at a tournament in College Station. Volleyball dropped both of their games in the tournament, 3-2 to Creighton and 3-0 to the host-Texas A&M.
One week later, the Roadrunners were in Houston for the Rice Invita-tional. They dropped their first game to Houston Baptist, 3-2 before knock-ing off Georgia Tech, 3-1. The Road-runners closed out the Rice Invitation-al with a 3-0 loss to the host Rice Owls.
The Roadrunners were able to re-turn home for a game with West Vir-ginia on Sept. 4. The return was good as they knocked off West Virginia 3-0 and then repeated the feat two days later against Prairie View A&M with the same score.
Fresh off two wins at home, the Roadrunners hit the road again. This time it was a trip to Denver for the Pio-neers Classic.
The Roadrunners won their first game in the tournament against future conference opponent, Denver, 3-1. The Roadrunners fell to Missouri, 3-2, to close out the first day of the tourna-ment.
On the second day of the tourna-ment, the Roadrunners dropped their first contest against UC Davis 3-0 be-fore salvaging a split in the tournament by defeating Drake, 3-0.
Volleyball returns to the Lone Star state this weekend for the Time War-ner Cable Texas Invitational in Austin. Volleyball’s next home game will be Sept. 29 against Sam Houston State at 6:30 p.m.
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One week after experiencing eu-phoria, the Roadrunners’ infant foot-ball program was brought back down to earth in a surprising, heartbreaking way.
The fall came in the form of a 24-21 loss to the McMurry War Hawks on the Alamodome turf.
“It was a very emotional game. The crowd was into it. We were in it. We were pumped up. When we were down we responded,” Roadrunner defensive end Marlon Smith said. “We responded pretty well through most of the game.”
The Roadrunners got to experience many firsts in their second game. The team faced its first ever deficit when the War Hawks connected on a 31-yard field goal attempt that gave the War Hawks a 3-0 lead with 13:08 left in the opening quarter.
“As good as it was last week, it is just as disappointing this week. Our play-ers played hard, and it is pretty simple,” UTSA Head Coach Larry Coker said. “We gave up big plays on a passing game, which you can’t do because you aren’t going to win.”
The Roadrunners got the ball down 3-0 and drove to the War Hawks 31-yard line where the Roadrunners would be forced to attempt a 48-yard field goal. It flew wide right of the upright, costing the Roadrunners a chance at a tie.
That missed field goal would be the Roadrunners’ only opportunity to score in the first quarter. Before the Road-runners could get the ball in the second quarter, the War Hawks had built a 10-0 cushion.
Roadrunner quarterback Eric Soza did his best to lead the team down the field toward the end of the 2nd quarter,
but his pass on 1st down and 10 from the War Hawk 31 became the first ever interception thrown by UTSA. That interception ruined any chance the Roadrunners had of scoring before the half and sent the Roadrunners into the locker room experiencing another first: a halftime deficit.
“It’s a total disappointment because we gave ourselves plenty of opportuni-ties to win the football game, and we just didn’t get it done,” Coker said.
The 3rd quarter began a little better for the Roadrunners as Soza marched the team down the field and came away with a touchdown to running back CheRod Simpson for 22 yards, making the score 10-7 War Hawks with 11:29 left in the third.
The Roadrunners would get another first toward the end of the quarter when defensive back Darrien Starling came down with the first interception ever caught by a Roadrunner. That intercep-tion led to a Roadrunner touchdown
that gave them a 14-10 lead heading into the final frame.
“I saw the ball in the air, and I at-tacked the football,” Starling said. “I got my hands on it, and he got his hands on it, but at the last second, as we were coming down, I pulled it out.”
The final quarter would be the most action packed of any the Roadrunners have played so far. The Roadrunners would lose the lead on a blocked punt that the War Hawks carried into the en-dzone to go up 17-14. Then the Road-runners regained the lead with 3:02 left in the game when running back David Glasco found pay-dirt on a seven-yard run that made it 21-17 UTSA.
The War Hawks took the ball and on a 4th down and 5-to-go, with the game in the balance, The Roadrunners’ Smith seemed to have gotten to War Hawk quarterback, Jake Mullin. Except for one thing, the quarterback had thrown the ball, and the War Hawks had gotten a first down.
“I thought I had the sack. I looked down and he didn’t have the ball, and I turned around and the dude is run-ning up field,” Smith said. “It’s very frus-trating. I can’t explain it or put it into words. To be that close to ending the ball game, and they got one on us.”
The War Hawks then drove the dag-ger through the hearts of the Roadrun-ner faithful in attendance when Mul-lin found Delfonte Diamond over the middle and Diamond coasted into the endzone to give McMurry the 24-21 lead with 0:19 seconds left.
Soza did his best to lead the first comeback drive, but the Roadrunners came up just short, and the days of Roadrunner football being ‘still unde-feated’ came to an end.
“It didn’t go our way on the last drive, but the defense played hard the whole game,” Soza said. “As an offense, we didn’t convert on what we needed to do, but the defense kept us in the game.”
The defense did its best to win, but the War Hawks beat the Roadrunners secondary multiple times on the deep pass. Mullin completed 29 passes on 45 attempts while racking up 372 yards in the air. The Roadrunners did a good job of stopping the run and pressuring the quarterback, but when Mullin had time to throw, he was connecting with receivers.
Soza was equally slinging the ball around the yard. On 28 attempts, Soza completed 15 for 255 yards. Soza’s aerial performance also included two touchdowns.
The Roadrunners (1-1) will hit the road this weekend to face Southern Utah in Cedar City, Utah. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. central time. Mc-Murry (1-1) will travel to face Mary Hardin-Baylor.
CorrectionIn the September 6 issue, the foot-
ball photo on page 9 was credited to Burk Frey. It should have been cred-
ited to Graham Cull. The Paisano regrets the error.
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