The City of San Antonio and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDoT) will begin work next month on a series of projects aimed at providing close space relief for the congestion

on UTSA Boulevard. The projects will widen UTSA Boulevard from two to four lanes while also providing mixed-use paths that will allow both pedestrians and cyclists to easily traverse the artery, which runs along the university’s southern

Ninety students in the Honors sections of the Ap-plied Inquiry and Science (AIS) course lined the Pas-eo Nov. 24, to discuss their insights into the the mod-ern food industry at the

Honors College Sustenance and Sustainability Expo.

“At first I thought, it’s just food, it doesn’t affect me,” said Angel Arciva, who re-searched corporate monop-olies in the food industry. “But (in AIS), this semester we learned a whole different side of food.”

The educational goal of the sustenance and

sustainability research was two-fold: students applying the research and collabora-tive components taught in the AIS course would con-sume and relay relevant knowledge about American food and health.

History has the word “story” in it for a reason.

“The middle section of history is the story. To me, the stories that I can find are really exciting,” said Dr. Catherine Clinton, the UTSA Department of His-tory’s new Denman En-dowed professor. “(And through teaching), I love

showing that you are in charge of your own story.”

This semester, Clinton and Dr. Andrew Konove, a new assistant professor of history, started teaching at UTSA where they will add their own chapters to the ongoing story of the univer-sity’s history department. Their arrival echoes the changes that the depart-

UTSA’s less than ide-al graduation rates were broadcasted on Interstate 35, in Austin last month. “ONLY 1 IN 4 AT UTSA GRADUATE IN 6 YEARS. IS THAT SHIP SHAPE? TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS” the billboard

read. Sponsored by TAB,

which represents the Texas business community, the billboard was intended to start a dialogue in favor of outcomes-based funding — a initiative that would tie a school’s budget to its gradu-ation rates — but it also sparked dialogue, on cam-

“He was the right man, in the right place at the right time,” said Dr. Maggie Val-entine about John Herman Kampmann, a prominent San Antonio figure whose architectural significance has gone unnoticed.

“He knew how to work himself up in the commu-nity, becoming a leading figure. But somehow he’s disappeared off the pages of history.”

Valentine, a professor at the UTSA College of Archi-tecture, Construction and Planning (CACP), along with 23 other faculty of the CACP, presented their re-search topics ranging from historical architects of San Antonio to urban planning. The symposium showcased the published works of UTSA faculty and recog-nized their contributions to UTSA.

Valentine’s most recent work, “John H. Kampmann, Master Builder: San Anto-nio’s German Influence in the 19th Century,” recap-tures a forgotten history of an architect who helped bring the European build-ing style to San Antonio’s urban construction. Kamp-mann studied architecture in Germany and masonry before moving to Texas in 1848. Collaborating with other notable architects, Kampmann renovated the Alamo as well as other sig-nificant missions in the San

On an emotional senior day at the Alamodome, the UTSA Roadrunners defeat-ed the University of North Texas Mean Green, 34-27, Saturday, Nov. 28 to close out the 2014 season. Not only was it senior day for the Runners, but it was also the final game for 18 of the original players from the in-augural season in 2011.

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Antonio area. He also as established San Antonio’s second fire company.

“He was a man of all trades,” explained Valen-tine. “As a founding mem-ber of the Casino Club, which was the social club and only legitimate theater at that time, he was always in the public eye, and he en-joyed every minute of it.”

Valentine’s work uncov-ers Kampmann’s substan-tial involvement with vari-ous recognizable buildings throughout San Antonio. Some buildings include

the architecture seen at the San Antonio Museum of Art (formally the Lone Star Brewery), St. Mark’s Epis-copal Church, St. Joseph’s Church on Commerce Street and the famous Men-gar Hotel.

Unlike Kampmann’s era, San Antonio architects must now consider the economic and local im-pact of shopping centers. Dr. Ian Caine’s publication, “Changescapes: Walmart Supercenters as Catalysts for Territorial Change,” presents the idea of realign-ing the financial life cycle of big business develop-

ment with existing urban topography. To minimize the peripheral burdens that are often associated with underutilized supercenters such as empty parking lots, Caine proposed a three-part strategy to prepare local communities for the “inevitable (industrial) va-cancies that (will) emerge as the economy rises and falls.” Caine further ex-plained, “The project (con-cept) reconceives the civil infrastructure as a large scale public works project capable of fully integrating civic life within the pace of capital exchange.” Fur-

thermore, Caine recom-mended partitioning the land bought by industries so that they are only given the amount that is needed for business operations. Municipalities would then own and utilize surround-ing parcels to accommodate suburban growth. Caine proposes that Walmart and other supercenter parking lots be minimized Extra space would be overseen by the local public works de-partment.

Presenter Dr. Azari con-tinued the theme of archi-tectural innovation with his presentation on the

“Integrated Energy and En-vironmental Life Cycle As-sessment of Office Building Envelopes.” Azari explained the environmental impact of proper building perfor-mance. The modifications of buildings determine the overall energy consump-tion.

Using the Energy Use In-dex (EUI), Azari examined the average dependence and energy expenditure of commercial infrastructure on building characteristics. Azari’s results indicated that an increase in window to wall ratio had an in-verse proportion to energy

consumption resulting in a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions. According to Azari, about 45 percent of industrial energy is used for thermal regulation. In-corporating energy efficient technologies will decrease the negative environmental impacts of everyday office energy consumption.

“I think the purpose of research is primarily for new discoveries and finding solutions,” explained Azari. “We all have ethical and professional responsibili-ties of finding solutions to those problems, and that is the right direction.”

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ment has undergone as part of a three-year strategic plan.

“We need to continue to grow,” said Dr. Gregg Mi-chel, the chair of the his-tory department. “To grow, we need to continue to hire top-notch faculty, highlight faculty research and con-tinue to draw students to-ward us.”

Michel believes creating a departmental theme, hiring new professors and adding a scholarship program will grow the history depart-ment.

The department’s new theme — Empires, States, and Borders — was added at the beginning of the year —in hopes of attracting more history students to UTSA. According to Michel, the theme summarizes the department’s ongoing re-search.

“We haven’t changed

our courses. We haven’t changed our research,” ex-plained Michel. “It’s a way to concisely articulate what we do that clearly reflects the type of works historians in this department do.”

The idea is that a stated focus will help students, particularly M.A. students, who are interested in re-searching a topic within the theme, choose UTSA.

“San Antonio is an ideal place to study empires, states and borders given the city’s long history, its di-verse population, its strong military presence and its wealth of local historical resources,” said Michel.

Though senior history major Gregory Casarez had not heard about the theme, he believed it would im-prove the department. “I wish they had this (theme) when I was coming in,” said Casarez. “Things would have been completely dif-ferent. I would have been

more focused.”Besides assisting pro-

spective students, the theme will also attract pro-fessors whose studies relate to the theme.

According to Konove, a former Yale student and current UTSA professor, “The department’s theme was an attraction of the job.”

His research, which examines Mexico City’s street economies from the late colonial period to the beginning of the twenti-eth century, relates to the department’s theme. “The street markets I study, while centrally located in Mexi-co’s capital, were marginal spaces on the imaginary borders that separated so-called ‘modern’ and ‘tradi-tional’ Mexican society,” explained Konove.

Clinton, a prominent Civ-il War historian who taught at Harvard and worked as an adviser for the movie

“Lincoln,” also embraced the idea of the theme.

“I’m so pleased that they have picked these very large, exciting areas. Of course, I have some that are my favorites more than oth-ers,” she said. “But, I have to say I’m thoroughly feminist, and all of these particular areas allow me not only to use feminist theories but also feminist analysis.”

Though the arrival of two new professors is exciting, their arrival is ultimately the result of many recent retirements in the depart-ment, something which Casarez felt hurt his experi-ence with the department.

“It feels like all the profes-sors that were here when I started are gone,” lamented Casarez. “And now, there’s no one for me to go to (for advice).”

However, Clinton points out that the hiring demon-strates how well the depart-ment is doing. “A lot of uni-

versities are not, shall we say, ‘restocking,’” explained Clinton. “Coming here to see that they are hiring the chair and building on their strengths really heartens me as a scholar and a teach-er, so I hope we get more students keenly interested in history.”

Besides the addition of the theme, one of the other ma-jor attractants for students to the department may be the Nau Scholars Program. Started two years ago after a $1 million donation from John and Bobbie Nau, the program awards fellow-ships ($5,000-$10,000) to advanced undergraduates, teaching assistantships ($10,000-$16,000) and fel-lowships ($8,000-$12,000) to graduate applicants.

“It’s an excellent tool for us to recruit high-achiev-ing students,” said Michel. “Funding for graduate edu-cation is declining across the United States right

now, and to have funding for masters’ studies, as op-posed to doctoral work, is really unique. There are very few masters’ programs (that provide) the type of support we do.”

While this program will only be available for five years, Michel hopes the de-partment will continue to work with the Naus. Con-tinual funding could help form a history doctoral program, which according to Michel, “will not hap-pen within the next year or two,” but is a possibility if the department continues to perform well.

“We are working in sync with the university’s goals,” said Michel. “I think some-times the broader commu-nity needs to be reminded that the liberal arts has an important role to play in advancing the university’s Tier One goals.”

pus, 90 miles away. Improving the gradua-

tion rate is a central pillar of the university’s campaign to Tier One status — even so, some current students lament that administrators inflate the merit of incom-ing freshmen, underselling their own collegiate experi-ence.

“The billboard brought up some very strong reac-tions from professors and students alike,” said se-nior communication major Lauren Cesmirosky. The board’s message was a hot topic of discussion in Eng-lish courses.

“No one seemed very im-pressed with the message the billboard sent out about our university and our stu-dents’ work ethics,” she said. “It’s almost insulting.”

UTSA’s student body is unique, said Joe Izbrand, UTSA’s chief communica-tions officer. While the aca-demic caliber of UTSA stu-dents has risen in the past 10 years, the composition of students still differs from that of other Texas univer-sities.

“Most UTSA students work fulltime, have fami-lies, and support them-selves and maybe take a little longer to complete a

degree,” said Cesmirosky. Approximately 70 per-

cent of UTSA students work part time or full time. Additionally 70 percent of students receive financial aid.

“It is almost like even though we are becoming a traditional university we do not have traditional stu-dents,” Cesmirosky said.

Accessible, high-quality education stands as a cor-nerstone of the university’s 1969 charter. At its incep-tion, UTSA functioned as a commuter campus for local students. Despite the prolif-eration of on-campus and close to campus housing, UTSA remains a majority commuter campus (most of its students living 10 or more miles from campus).

However, the Tier One campaign has implicitly challenged the part-time character of the study body.

Tier One distinction stip-ulates admission selectivity, as well as elevated research funding.

The university accepted approximately 60 percent of the applicants for Fall 2014 — about 42 percent ac-cepted and enrolled — said Dr. George Norton, UTSA director of admissions. Be-fore 2008, UTSA accepted nearly 99 percent of appli-cants. Since 2008, UTSA

has changed its admission criteria three times.

According to Norton, it is in UTSA students’ best interests to have fewer part time university colleagues.

Although not an explicit requirement for Tier-One, high graduation rates af-fect the university’s image. UTSA touts a 30 percent six-year graduation rate for first-time students who begin, start and complete their undergraduate careers at the university and 49 percent six-year graduation rate for transfer students.

The statewide average graduation rate for public universities is 60 percent, a percentage largely inflated by Texas A&M and UT.

“In my opinion a part of the university is the prob-lem,” said senior Aubrey Zimmerman. “My parents can’t simply slap thou-sands of dollars down at the school — I have to take care of me too.”

Perhaps UTSA’s quest to recruit the best and bright-est students — a population of new, “native Roadrun-ners” — is becoming synon-ymous with the university’s quest for Tier One.

The university estab-lished the Graduation Improvement Rate Plan (GRIP) in 2011, demon-strating that producing top

students is essential to the university’s improvement goals. Too early to measure GRIPs success, its policy implementation began in the fall with the freshman class of Fall 2014.

“There is a GRIP-inspired tendency to want to en-courage taking 15 hours if at all possible,” said UTSA adviser Stephen Cheney. “The advising restructur-ing is another example of a GRIP-motivated change,” continued Cheney. “The idea is that a single point of contact goes along way to-ward facilitating expedient graduation.”

Norton believes that rais-ing the admissions criteria raises the caliber of stu-dents attracted to the uni-versity.

But does raising the ad-missions standards contra-dict the university’s initial design?

“As we have raised the ad-missions criteria, at UTSA,” said Norton, “the incoming class has been just as ra-cially and ethnically diverse as it has ever been, perhaps even more so — the rea-son that I think is, because these has always been a lot of well prepared minority students out there.”

border. Construction on the

projects will begin in Janu-ary and is expected to fin-ish in early 2016.

The $18.7 million projects are being jointly paid for by the City of San Antonio and by the Texas Department of Transportation with funds coming from local, state and federal sources. UTSA Boulevard is administered by the City of San Antonio between Babcock and Ed-ward Ximenes Avenue and TxDoT.

Unlike earlier proposals for expanding UTSA Bou-levard — which would have closed the road to traffic between Valero Way and Ximenes Avenue — the street will remain open while construction is on-going, according to Laura Lopez, a spokeswoman for TxDoT.

Currently, when a driver must turn left from UTSA Boulevard, drivers behind them must either wait un-til the turning vehicle can make the turn, they simply drive around them. Ad-ditionally, the lights along UTSA Boulevard are on separate timers, making congestion and long waits typical for anyone traveling to or from campus.

While UTSA Boule-vard is currently only wide enough for one lane in ei-ther direction between Bab-cock Road and Utex Boule-vard, the project will widen the street to accommodate more traffic during peak hours. The preliminary schematics state that from Utex Boulevard through

Ximenes Avenue there will be two lanes of traffic in ei-ther direction with an addi-tional center turn lane, and from Ximenes Avenue to Babcock Road there will be two lanes in each direction separated by a median.

The construction will al-low room for more cars, Ac-cording to Lopez, as many as 23,000 cars per day cur-rently travel UTSA Bou-levard at its busiest point — the intersection with In-terstate 10. However, traffic lights along the artery will be synced to allow traffic to flow more easily than the current system.

In addition to widening the road, a sidewalk will be constructed on each side of UTSA Boulevard for the road’s entire length, allow-ing students to safely walk from Babcock Road to In-terstate 10 without hassle. From Valero Way to Bab-cock Road this sidewalk will be widened to 10 feet, allowing for use by both pedestrians and cyclists; a bike lane will be imple-mented between Utex Bou-levard and Valero Way to accommodate cyclists trav-eling to and from campus.

The project is expected to take two years to complete, suggesting that more con-struction and traffic woes are in UTSA’s the immedi-ate future. However, there is some relief on the hori-zon for drivers commuting to UTSA from Interstate 10. According to Josh Do-nat, a spokesman for Tx-Dot, the westbound exit to UTSA Boulevard should be reopened by Spring Break.

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Graduate: Conflict over the significance of university graduation rate

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Thursday, December 4 6:30 pm Dolores HuertaLabor organizer and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta has a long and distinguished career as a champion for social justice. She co-founded the National Farm Workers Association alongside Cesar Chavez and was a 2012 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. As founder and president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation, she travels across the country engaging in campaigns and influencing legislation that supports equality and defends civil rights.

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U n l i k e VCRs, beep-ers or frosted tips, social media is one trend that is here to stay. From main-taining fa-

milial connections to applying for jobs to reading the morning news, social media is increasingly becom-ing an integral part of people’s daily lives.

As such, debates about freedom of speech on social media are be-coming prominent. The case of Elonis v. the United States, which is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, hopes to set a precedent for what constitutes a threat on sites such as Facebook.

After undergoing a divorce and losing custody of his two children, Anthony Elonis took to Facebook to vent his frustrations. His ex-wife soon filed a restraining order against him after reading threat-ening Facebook messages, but his threats continued.

Elonis was eventually charged with five counts of interstate com-munication of illegal threats and sentenced to 44 months in prison. His case, however, has been ap-pealed all the way to the Supreme Court.

According to Elonis, he was simply exercising his freedom of speech rights. He likened his Facebook posts and messages to an Eminem rap song in which the rapper fantasizes about killing his ex-wife.

The Facebook messages reveal a more sinister intention beyond therapeutic expression. One of Elonis’ most violent posts reads: “There’s one way to love ya, but a thousand ways to kill ya. And I’m not going to rest until you body is a mess, soaked in blood…”

Surely Elonis’ ex-wife didn’t read this as harmless artistic expression. Elonis went on to post other mes-sages threatening to shoot his ex-wife and children.

The Supreme Court, which is not expected to reach a decision until this summer, will debate not only whether these messages can be interpreted as threatening, but also if Elonis intended to incite fear.

Those who do not believe Elonis should be charged with making threats are not necessarily Elonis

sympathizers, but argue that con-demning his comments could have larger implications for free speech rights and artistic expres-sion.

As a journalist, it’s difficult to not instinctually side with freedom of speech rights, but Elonis was clear-ly targeting his ex-wife’s well-being.

While forums like Facebook have the potential to foster impor-tant discourse among peers, more often those who comment turn to petty aggression, and some serial commenters, perhaps empowered by their anonymity, take advan-tage of every opportunity to bully strangers.

I have personally experienced these online attacks on Twitter and Facebook. Often I tweet my political opinion and occasionally

receive anonymous threats from men I have never met who are desperate for a confidence boost. Had I personal relationships with these strangers, like Elonis’ ex-wife, I might have pressed charges, but thankfully I know these are emp-ty— albeit unwarranted— threats.

Behind every keyboard sits a person. Shouldn’t we hold those people who make threats account-able for their actions? If a threat isn’t tolerated in person, it shouldn’t be tolerated on a forum that has be-come such a fundamental part of our lives.

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EditorialFerguson calls for cultural change

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CommentaryComment or threat: drawing the line

In the aftermath of the Ferguson shooting, President Barack Obama announced a plan to tighten the police department’s use of mili-tary-style equipment. He also an-nounced a $263 million program that will provide upward of 50,000 body cameras for police.

The hope is that these cameras will help document circumstances involving deadly conflicts such as the one in Ferguson.

However, the root of the prob-lems in Ferguson stems from racial issues, as countless protesters have

tried to point out. Police in Fergu-son arrest African Americans at a rate three times higher than people from other races. And these issues aren’t unique to Missouri — in the United States, African Americans are incarcerated at a rate of nearly six times that of whites.

With protests in over 150 cities contesting the grand jury decision to not indict Darren Wilson — the white police officer who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Mi-chael Brown — and with President Obama proposing modifications

to police operations, will these changes be enough?

Throwing money at a problem will not fix it.

We first need to recognize that the problem is rooted in histori-cal and cultural inequality that has been present in America for hun-dreds of years.

According to CNN, last week a 12-year-old black boy was shot and killed by a white police officer in Cleveland, Ohio, after the police officer was investigating reports of someone pointing a gun at people.

The 12-year-old boy had an air gun that looked real.

Protesters in Ohio and other states have tied this incident to the Ferguson case, labeling the deaths of the two black males as the result of negative cultural perceptions of African Americans.

Additionally, police officer Dar-ren Wilson notably justified his ac-tions by describing Michael Brown “as like a demon” who was charg-ing him, determined to take his life. Demonizing anyone is culturally unacceptable.

Cultural change must take place before any real change can occur.

We should not divide African American males into two cat-egories: the entertainer-athlete and the potential criminal. Instead, we must look past color and see not the stereotype but the neighbor, the son, the teenager, the father or the child.

If not, we will continue to have the young black boys with air guns, the Trayvon Martins and the Mi-chael Browns.

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Gifts to give on a college budgetPenny BlalackInternarts@paisano-online.com

With finals and winter break just around the cor-ner, this time of the year can be the most stressful season for college students. Luck-ily, that stress doesn’t have to carry over to your wallet!

Here are five great gift ideas that your college friends – and your bank bal-ance – will appreciate.

Regardless of what gifts you give your friends this year, it’s important to keep them personal. Giving presents is one of the best ways to show your loved ones how much you care for them, but that doesn’t mean you have to empty your bank account in the process. These gift ideas are all great ways to give your college friends presents that are both affordable and per-sonal, so don’t be afraid to try them out this holiday season.

Knitting and Crocheting

Handy with a pair of knitting needles or a crochet hook? If so, then you’ll love these ideas. Hand-crafted gifts are the perfect way to give a present that’s both afford-able and personal. And be-cause each one is unique, you’ll never have to worry about getting your friends the same thing as some-one else. There are tons of options out there such as scarves, hats or even full-blown sweaters, which means you can give each friend something different! To get started, check out websites like Pinterest or Etsy for inspiration and tu-torials.

Baked Goods

If there’s one thing all college kids love, it’s free food. Almost no one will turn down freshly baked goods, making them great – and cheap – gifts for your friends this year. Holiday favorites like cookies, muf-fins or cupcakes are classic treats that always get good reviews. But, like crafts, there’s an almost unlimited amount of options for you to choose from when bak-ing your gifts, so don’t be afraid to try something new! Just be sure to double-check for any aller-gies your friends may have, and keep any potentially dan-

gerous ingredients away from your work-space. If you don’t have

any cookbooks on hand, searching online is a quick and easy way to find all the recipes you could ever need.

Framed Pictures

The best thing about this gift is its versatility. Find a nice frame to start with, and

from there you can let your creativity

run wild. Decorate the frame with knickknacks,

draw on designs to make it extra personal or leave it blank and sleek to make it more chic. The picture you use can also help set the gift’s tone. A photo of you and your friends together is a great way to show them how important they are to you, while a picture of something they love can show them how much you care about their interests. To give your gift an extra edge, cover the real photo with a teaser photo!

Gift CardsGift cards may sound

simple or boring, but don’t underestimate them. Col-lege students can always use more money, and these gifts are the best way to give your friends cash without result-ing to a generic greeting card full of one-dollar bills. They’re also a great way to make sure your friends get something they really want or need. Ama-

zon or Target gift cards give your

friends options, while cards for

specific book-stores or a particu-lar clothing store

makes your gift more personal. You can also dec-orate the cards with bows or individual bags to make them more festive.

Gift BasketsWho says parents are the

only ones allowed to send care packages? Personal-ized gift baskets are the perfect way to give your friends something practical and heart-felt. If you buy all your items in bulk, it’s also affordable. You can fill these baskets with just about any-thing, making them a great way to cover all your bases. CDs burned with custom playlists, handwritten let-ters or hand-baked treats are all good ideas. And, if you really want to make these baskets extra per-sonal, you can always add in any – or all – of the other gift ideas mentioned above too!

Photos by: Marcus Connolly

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Tuesday 12/2

Join Bohanan’s Prime Steak and Sea-food for their annual Downtown Holiday Celebration on Dec. 2 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. on Houston Street! Enjoy cocktails, candy canes and bright lights and celebrate the merriment of the holi-day season. Visit publicbroadcasting.net/kstx/events for more information.

Wednesday 12/3

The UTSA Department of Music presents “Winterlude,” which begins Wednes-day, Dec. 3, through Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the UTSA Main Campus H-E-B University Center Ballroom and Arts Building Recital Hall. UTSA student cho-ral and instrumental ensembles invite the Alamo City to kick off the holiday season with a bang. Admission to this family-friendly event is only $10, and tickets can be purchased at music.utsa.edu .

Thursday 12/4

“Toast the Season” begins at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, during the Wind-flower Spa Happy Hour at The Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa at 9800 Hyatt resort Drive San Antonio, TX 78251. Enjoy relaxation and pam-pering to bring in the holiday season with services starting as low as $65. In-vite your loved ones to indulge in body scrubs, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres dur-ing your seasonal pedicure or massage. All guests receive a certificate for one complimentary appetizer with the pur-chase of two entrées at Antlers Lodge. Due to high demand, reservations are highly encouraged. Visit hillcountry.hy-att.com for more information.

Friday 12/5

Absorb holiday tranquility at dusk dur-ing the Ford Fiesta de las Luminarias on Friday, Dec. 5, from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.!

Take your family on a stroll along the candlelit walkways of the Alamo City’s River Walk. This fiesta takes place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Decem-ber. Visit thesanantonioriverwalk.com/events for more information.

Saturday 12/6

Hey, sports fans! See the Spurs take on the Minnesota Timberwolves on Satur-day, Dec. 6, at the AT&T Center. This exciting game begins at 7:30 p.m. with tickets starting at just $15 on ticketmas-ter.com. Get your tickets now!

Sunday 12/ 7

It’s back-to-back nights of sports! On Sunday, Dec. 7, watch as San Antonio’s own Rampage hockey team take on the Chicago Wolves at the AT&T Center. This games hits the ice at 4 p.m. with tickets starting at just $10 on ticketmas-ter.com. Don’t miss this cool event!

Monday 12/8

Mondays are the worst. Make yours better by going to open - mic comedy at Retox Bar every Monday night. With surprise national acts each night, you never know who’s going to show up! Signup starts at 9 p.m., and the best part? No cover charge! Go to retoxbar.net for more info.

Tuesday 12/9

Bundle up and bring some hot cocoa to the University of Incarnate Word’s annu-al Light the Way. With over one million lights illuminating the campus, this event is sure to get you in the holiday spirit. Lights go on at 6:45 each night through Jan. 6. Visit uiw.edu for more info, and don’t miss out on this beautiful holiday experience.

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College night at the McNay

JuxtapositionWho is smarter: men or women?

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FoodLauren RubioContributing Writerarts@paisano-online.com

Eating at the new Pollo Tropical across from the UTSA Main Campus seemed like a good idea. I like to try new things ev-ery now and then.

Walking in, I was ex-pecting to eat some sort of Mexican or Puerto Ri-can food, but I was com-pletely baffled while read-ing the menu. They offer multiple choices of beef, pork and chicken with assorted sides that can be made into sandwich-es, bowls or just a plate. However, the menu was hard to read and didn’t offer much information about the dishes.

I eventually decided to order a TropiChop, a bowl with your choice of rice, beans, protein and assorted toppings. I chose chicken with white rice, lettuce, sautéed pep-pers and onions on top with a side of the cilantro garlic and BBQ sauces.

When I ordered sau-téed onions and peppers, I imagined eating cara-melized, translucent and

flavorful onions. What I got was a steaming mess of undercooked white-stringed grossness. Their chicken relied on its sauce for flavor.

Trying to find some comfort food, I also or-dered a side of macaroni and cheese that tasted like cheap, processed American cheese. I or-dered the sweet plantains for dessert, which were up to par, but they tast-ed as if they had sat in a warmer for a few hours.

The setup makes mov-ing around uncomfort-able – too many tables, not enough space. The staff was friendly, but when it became busy it was clear they were un-derstaffed. There were many messy tables and only two people cleaning and serving food. Con-sidering that the location is close to campus, they seem to be consistently busy.

I would not recom-mend eating at Pollo Tropical unless you know what you are ordering. The lack of understand-ing and flavor has made me not want to try Pollo Tropical again.

Randi GilmoreStaff Writerarts@paisano-online.com

Free food and admission to the McNay Art Muse-um’s “Intimate Impression-ism” exhibit lured students from universities through-out San Antonio to the Mc-Nay’s second annual Col-lege Night on Nov. 21.

“We (haven’t been) serv-ing the college audience, so this event is how we are tak-ing baby steps to changing that,” explained Rosemary Hickman, a museum educa-tor.

Towering glass windows revealed a glimpse of the events inside. As students entered the McNay, two museum employees stood next to a large dry-erase board with UTSA, Trin-ity, Incarnate Word, Alamo Colleges and St. Mary’s written in blue marker. They asked each student where they attended school and gave the appropriate uni-versity a tally mark to keep track of all who attended.

To the right of the en-trance room, a catered buf-fet table lined the glass win-dows. “It smells like apple pie in here,” a girl wearing a maroon Trinity sweater shrieked as she neared the buffet. The smell of sim-mered fruit filled the room and drew curious people toward the tables where

they found a waffle buffet. Intimate tables and plush sofas near the food line gave students a chance to mingle and meet visitors from sur-rounding universities.

Just past the seating area was the entrance to the “In-timate Impressionism” ex-hibit.

“The small scale of the pieces was really surprising to me,” said UTSA student Chris Breakell. “I thought they would be much bigger.”

This exhibit housed im-pressionist pieces from in-fluential artists such as Ed-gar Degas, Claude Monet, Eugène Boudin, Pierre-Au-guste Renoir and Édouard Manet. The smaller scale reflected the intimacy of the pieces, which ranged from landscapes to portraits. The intricate details of each piece told individual stories that could be openly inter-preted by each viewer.

“It’s important to have students see what other artists have left behind for them,” shared security guard Kathleen McGinty. “They get the opportunity to see all the beauty that was so ahead of its time.”

As they backtracked to the entrance room, stu-dents walked by a three-dimensional mural of birds made out of warped vinyl records. They could hear music by local San Antonio band, Deer Vibes, coming from the Blanche and John

Palmer Leeper Auditorium. A line of tables set up in

the entrance of the auditori-um allowed students to cre-ate their own screen prints. A colorful selection of ban-danas was offered, and it was easy to spot the UTSA students based on their choice of bright orange.

“The screen printing was so much fun and everyone seemed to enjoy that the most,” said UTSA student, Melinda Benedict. “As an education major, I think it is so important for students of all ages to be exposed to this kind of creativity.”

For the final activity, chil-dren selected a small print-out from famous impres-sionist pieces and covered it with a clear plastic sheet.

Then they took blue paint-er’s tape and secured the combination to the table. Using paint pens, partici-pants recreated the famous impressionist piece while adding their own style.

Deer Vibes wrapped up their set around 10:30 p.m., and students began trick-ling out of the auditorium. After one final stop at the waffle bar, students left the McNay full and with sou-venirs from their College Night experience.

“Intimate Impressionism” will remain at the McNay until Jan. 4, 2015. For more information about the ex-hibit and ticket prices, visit www.mcnayart.org.

Megan JenkinsInternarts@paisano-online.com

According to the Battle of the Sexes competition, held on Nov. 19, the men were the smartest.

Hosted by Men of Honor (MOH) and its sister orga-nization, Women of Honor, the Battle of the Sexes pit-ted the two organizations against each other. The event, which lasted an hour, had three rounds and two intermissions.

The competition was similar to the game show Family Feud. Two teams of four tried to guess the most popular answers for two questions. Points were awarded based on the num-ber of people who said each answer.

According to Jaeren Har-din, the vice president of MOH, MOH polled 100 UTSA students over three days to tabulate the an-swers.

After each question was posed, whichever team buzzed first would answer the question until they guessed wrong three times. Once they had three wrong answers, the other team was

able to respond until they had three wrong answers.

In the first round, MOH’s team defeated a group of its female friends.

Even though her team lost, Tisha Rios, an unde-clared freshman, enjoyed herself. “I met a few people and had fun,” said Rios.

The second round fea-tured Women of Honor’s team against members of the fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma. Both teams were thoroughly stumped by the question, “Name something that makes a man unsexy.” While each team scored some correct answers, both missed the top answer, “Ug-liness.”

The Sigmas, however, defeated Women of Honor with the second question: “Name something women spend more time doing than men.” While Women of Honor guessed the most popular answer, “Hair,” the Sigmas got “shopping,” “cleaning” and “cooking.”

After winning the second round, the Sigmas defeated the first round winners, MOH, in the final round. Each member of the win-ning team was awarded $25. The audience could also win

cash by identifying histori-cal black figures during the intermissions.

The event, which had about 70-80 people in at-tendance, was part of MOH Week. Throughout the week, MOH hosted other events such as a profession-al development workshop and a social nightlife event for members of the group.

“(The goal of MOH) is to enrich the lifestyle of men across campus and elimi-nate different stereotypes,” said Hardin.

While the other events followed the group’s goal more closely, the Battle of the Sexes was designed to alleviate end-of-the-semes-ter stress.

“It was fun just getting out in the community — anything where I get to hang out,” said Jerome Scott, a se-nior multidisciplinary stud-ies major.

Besides the entertain-ment aspect, the questions also taught an important lesson. According to Har-din, showing how the com-munity thinks is more im-portant than determining the more intelligent sex.

“You can learn from the smallest stuff,” said Hardin.

Emily VarvelStaff Writerarts@paisano-online.com

There are three cement rectangles

Completely solid and three inches thick

One Blue, One Black and One Blank

The three walls connect together and form an open square

But there is a fourth wallBarsSmooth, silver bars Cylindrical, three inches

thickThere are 14Spread three inches apartAcross these 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 vertical bars is a horizontal bar

Perfectly centerthree inches thickIt acts as a handleA doorYou are sitting in this cageAnd you know Life outside of the cage It is liquid freedom and

joy mixed together with perfect happiness

But it is also unknown and dangerous

However, you just know that if you chose to leave your cage, you will be doing the right thing

But waitYou can’t choose to leaveYou are locked in the cageRight?Wrong.It locks from the insideThe world can’t get you

out of thereIt has to be an inside jobYou need a keyAnd you have a keyA giftShould you choose to use

it and you want toBut you don’tYou are comfortable in

your cage

It’s more of a luxury hotel room than a jail cell.

But there is something sour

Like the rotten smell in the finest perfumes

Because that base is still there

The four wallsAnd you know in your

heart of hearts that being outside is better than being inside

You decide to waitAnd wait And waitTwo sides of yourself con-

flictingJuxtaposing each other You take one, two, three

steps forwardYou pick up your keyYou take the last stepShove the key in the lockYou take a step back Turn your head and look

behind at the poisonous luxury

You face the key again and take one, two, three steps backwards

You return to your life in the cage

Because you are a juxta-position

Immersing yourself in the comfortable filth

The flicker of freedom fluttering in the back of your mind

You pauseYou look outside of the

bars and see the freedomThe joyThe happinessYou take one, two, three

steps forwardSearch for your keyDiscover you left it in the

lockLast step forwardTurn the keyAnd you take a step backAnd hang a curtain across

your fourth wallBlocking out the sight of

the freedom, joy, happiness

You take one, two, three steps back and you wait

And wait And waitBecause you are a juxta-

positionYou go back to life in the

cageBut you can still hearHear the freedom, the joy,

the happinessSo you take one, two,

three steps forwardAnd you rip the curtain

backTake the final stepAnd you drink in the sight

of the familiar view rushing down your throat

Sating your needThen you take a step backAnd draw back the cur-

tainTo block the viewAnd you nail three-inch

thick wood to the bars To drown out the soundAnd you take one, two,

three steps backBecause you are a juxta-

positionYou continue your life,

but you are drawn back to the bars

Again and againAlthough you cannot see

or hear it, you still long for itThe freedomThe joyThe happinessSo you take one, two,

three steps forward Think “Am I making the

right decision?”And you unscrew the

woodYou rip back the curtainsAnd you take the last step

forwardTouch the keyAnd pushYou look back

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Deer Vibes plays their set for an audience filled with San Antonio’s college students.

Men and women of UTSA compete Family Feud style in the Battle of the Sexes.

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Patrick MartinezStaff Writer sports@paisano-online.com

For this year’s Thanks-giving Classic, defense was the name of the game as the UTSA women’s bas-ketball team (3-2) defeated the University of Incarnate Word (UIW) Cardinals (2-4), 57-31. The Cardinals are now on a three-game losing streak thanks to UTSA’s lead-ing scorers, Kamra King and Crystal Chidomere.

Chidomere scored 11 points despite her recent in-juries.

“She was our most consis-tent perimeter scorer. We’re looking forward to getting her back and more comfort-able. We expect more from her in the upcoming months,” said Head Coach Lubomyr Li-chonczak.

The game got off to a slow start, with UIW’s Arika Ad-ams striking first with a soft floater in the lane. Roadrun-ner Carlie Heineman made

two threes early on, putting UTSA up 12-8 after nine minutes of play, but UIW’s Shanise Brooks kept the game close by scoring back-to-back field goals.

The Roadrunners heated up, ending the first half with an 18-4 run. Both teams shot under 39 percent from the field, without three-point or free throw help from In-carnate Word. Missing free throws and turnovers, the Cardinals could not crash the boards, which gave UTSA an advantage.

The second half proved to be a tougher match between the two teams. With such a large deficit to overcome, UIW’s plans for a comeback fell short. Frias finally got go-ing, scoring eight points in the second, but the Roadrun-ner defense swarmed anyone trying to approach the rim.

In particular, the Roadrun-ners kept the Cardinals lead-ing scorer, Adams, off the floor and on the line where she struggled most of the

night, going 1-7 from the free throw line.

“Kam (King) was our lead-ing scorer last year, so I expect a lot from her,” said Coach Li-chonczak. “She provides a lot and gives a lot to us with her ability to get to the rim and find ways against zones. We look forward to a great year with her.”

Thanks to the Roadrun-ners’ defense, the Cardinals never went on a run. UTSA ended the game on an 8-1 run, closing out the Thanks-giving weekend with a 57-31 win.

“We have that defensive and rebounding effort that will take us a long way,” ex-plained Lichonczak, “I’m very proud of the effort, and our offense will come around.”

Excitement will follow the Runners as they hit the road to face off against UT-Arling-ton on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

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The Roadrunners ended their season with a bang, earning a season-high 452 of-fensive yards – 175 of those on the ground. Senior run-ning backs David Glasco II and Brandon Armstrong both had great days carrying the football, while senior quarter-back Tucker Carter played his

best game of the season.UTSA’s game-winning

drive only lasted three plays. The offense marched 54 yards down the field with a 3-yard run by Glasco II, a 30-yard pass from Carter to senior tight end Cole Hubble and a 21-yard run by Armstrong. The drive, which only lasted a minute and 13 seconds, gave the Roadrunners a 34-27 lead they would not relinquish.

“The seniors were going to come out with some fire, no doubt. We wanted to make sure to do everything possible to get this win,” said Glasco II following his final game. “It’s been an up and down season, but we just wanted to make sure we gave 110 percent because we know we aren’t getting to lace it up again or coming back in the spring.”

The Roadrunners’ offense moved the ball efficiently under senior quarterback Tucker Carter. Carter com-pleted 18 of 29 passes for a career-high 277 yards and two touchdowns in his final

outing. By halftime, the Road-runners already had 232 total yards and 20 points, but fum-bles on special teams kept the Mean Green in the ball game.

“This week was a very emo-tional week for all of us. We emphasized having fun all week because we knew it’d be the last time we laced it up for practice or for a game,” explained Carter. “After being an emotional wreck all week, it was great to just get out here and play the ball game and enjoy playing with my teammates.”

Despite letting 27 points slip by, the Roadrunners de-fense stood strong through-out the game, holding the Mean Green to four field goals in the first half. North Texas didn’t find the end zone until the third quarter when quarterback Andrew McNul-ty completed a 31-yard pass to tight end Marcus Smith, bringing UNT within 12 at the end of the third.

The Mean Green would find the end zone again with

5:14 remaining in the fourth to tie the score at 27, but UNT never led in the game. The Roadrunners only allowed the Mean Green to convert on nine of their 20 third down conversion attempts and re-covered a fumble with less than two minutes remaining in the game to close out the victory.

“I’m really proud of these guys. These guys have meant so much to this program,” said UTSA Head Coach Larry Coker as he held back tears following the season finale. “After all we’ve been through — including the tough losses — we stayed together as a

team, and it meant a lot to us to come away with the win. We appreciate San Antonio so much and the support from our administration and our fans. It just feels great to go out with a win.”

UTSA ended their 2014 season with a 4-8 record and a 3-5 record in Conference USA play. Notable match-ups next year include a rematch against Pac-12 heavyweight Arizona and match-ups against Big 12 powers Okla-homa State and Kansas State.

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Wednesday, Dec. 3

6:30 pm Spurs BasketballThe San Antonio Spurs travel to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, to competeagainst Deron WIlliams and theBrooklyn Nets.

8:30 pm UTSA Men’s BasketballMen’s basketball heads to Flagstaff, AZ, to face the Northern Arizona University Lumberjacks.

Thursday, Dec. 4

7:00 pm Women’s BasketballThe women’s basketball team takes on the the Texas State Bobcats in the I-35 rivalry at the Convocation Center.

Friday, Dec. 5

7:00 pm Spurs BasketballThe San Antonio Spurs head to Memphis, TN, to play the number one team in the West, the Memphis Grizzlies.

Saturday, Dec. 6

2:00 pm UTSA Men’s BasketballThe men’s basketball team heads to Pullman, WA, to facethe Washington State Cougars.

7:30 pm Spurs BasketballThe San Antonio Spurs return home to host Andrew Wiggins and the Minnesota Timberwolves at the AT&T Center.

C-USA Football

STANDINGS

East DivisionC-USA/Overall

1. Marshall (7-1) (11-1)

2. Middle Tennessee (5-3) (6-6)

3. UAB (4-4) (6-6)

4. Western Kentucky (4-4) (7-5)

5. Old Dominion (4-4) (6-6)

6. Florida International (3-5) (4-8)

7. Florida Atlantic (2-6) (3-9)

West DivisionC-USA/Overall

1. Louisiana Tech (7-1) (8-4)

2. Rice (5-3) (7-5)

3. UTEP (5-3) (7-5)

4. UTSA (3-5) (4-8)

5. North Texas (2-6) (4-8)

6. Southern Miss (1-7) (3-9)

UTSA FOOTBALL

Women’s basketball wins second game

“This week was a very emotional week for all of us. ... we knew it’d be the last time we laced it up for practice or for a game.” Tucker Carter UTSA quarterback

UTSA BASKETBALL

The final victory

The UTSA football team took the field for the last game of the 2014 season in exciting fashion. UTSA’s 37 seniors ended the game with an emotional victory over the North Texas Mean Green 34-27 ending their season at 4-8.

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