UTSA’s friendly Road- runner mascot finally has a permanent spot on campus. Replacing the previous stat- ue, “Border Crossing,” and immortalized in half a ton of bronze, Rowdy has been placed at the head stairs in the Sombrilla courtyard where he will inspire gen- erations of future Road- runners. On the base of the statue is a small plaque inscribed with the famous Roadrunner creed: “Now and forever, I am a Road- runner.” e energy of the crowd during the commencement ceremony held last Wednes- day, Aug. 2 was electrifying. e ceremony began with a quick performance of the UTSA Roadrunner fight song by the Spirit of San Antonio Band, to excite the crowd and remind all in at- tendance about last Friday’s football game against the University of Houston. UTSA Student Govern- ment Association (SGA) President Zack Dunn spoke first, explaining the story behind the statue. Accord- ing to Dunn, the SGA first considered plans for cre- ating a statue of Rowdy in 2011. Shortly after, the men of Sigma Pi fraternity start- ed a fundraising campaign for the statue. At the same time, UTSA’s Associate Athletics Direc- tor Jim Goodman, aware of the movement to create a Rowdy statue, stumbled upon an episode of the “Texas Country Reporter” featuring sculptor R.G. Box. In awe of Box’s work, Goodman reached out to discuss a statue for UTSA. After a final fundraising push by the UTSA Alumni Association, the statue was delivered to the university during the fall semester of 2013. e final cost of the statue was about $25,000. President Romo also spoke at the ceremony, em- phasizing that the creation of the statue was a great cause. “Why?” he asked the au- dience. “Because we may be one of the only campuses of the great (Texas) campuses that doesn’t have a publicly displayed mascot.” Romo explained that mascots are an integral ele- ment of great Amid the bustling school spirit of Roadrunner Days, a group of students gathered on campus to bring local at- tention to a national issue. “Roadrunners with Fer- guson” was held on Tuesday Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the Sombrilla Plaza to encour- age discussion about the shooting and subsequent protests in Ferguson. Stu- dent participants of UTSA’s Civil Rights Exploration trip hosted the event. Students gathered to stand in solidarity with the protestors in Ferguson, Mo. who have been protesting police discrimination since the fateful shooting of Afri- can-American teenager Mi- chael Brown by white police officer Darrell Wilson. “Hands up. Don’t shoot,” has become the motto of protestors in Ferguson after witnesses reported seeing Brown shot while running from Wilson with his hands in the air. Since the shooting, ques- tions have arisen as to whether or not Brown in- stigated the shooting by assaulting Wilson. A video released a few days after the shooting alleged that Brown had stolen cigars from a convenience store. e Ferguson Police De- partment claims it was this alleged theft that Wilson was responding to when he spotted Brown. However, witnesses have Students who commute to campus may have no- ticed a welcome change to the street signs around campus. Many universities have custom street signs to indi- cate where campus begins and ends, such as UTSA’s rival school Texas State Un- viersity. anks to a joint effort by UTSA and San Antonio officials, UTSA is now part of that group. Last Wednesday, stu- dents and city leaders gath- ered for the President’s Barbeque on the East Lawn of the UTSA Convocation Center. After a musical performance from a local regaae band, San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor, Deputy City Manager Peter Zanoni, City Councilman Ron Ni- renburg, Councilwoman Shirley Gonzales and other representatives from the city dedicated 94 UTSA branded streetsigns. e new signs feature the Rowdyhead, and are cur- rently being installed at and around UTSA’s Main campus, Downtown cam- pus and Park West Athlet- ics Complex. According to the university, the new signs will provide a neigh- borhood identity for UTSA, which the administration refers to as the “UTSA Gateway District.” With the start of the fall semester, UTSA welcomed its second cohort of Facili- tated Acceptance to Medi- cal Education (FAME) stu- dents. e new group of 20 will follow in the footsteps of their older peers, who pioneered the FAME pro- gram during the fall semes- ter of 2013. “It is a privilege to be sur- rounded by students who are passionate about what they do,” said Lisa Michaels, a first-year FAME student. “We have a great dynamic, as if we’re all a giant puzzle and fit together perfectly.” After years of planning, e University of Texas System adopted a Trans- formation in Medical Edu- cation (TIME) initiative, a multi-institutional plan within the University of Texas System that will in- tegrate innovative educa- tional programs for future physicians. In response to TIME’s mission for the de- velopment of “a program UTSA student Carl Wil- lis enjoyed freshman orien- tation so much that he went back – 30 times. is past summer was Willis’ second summer as a UTSA Orientation Leader (OL). He was awarded 2014 Freshman Crew Orienta- tion Leader of the Year for his service. e Freshman Crew Orientation Leader of the Year is an annual award given to an orientation staff member who demonstrates outstanding commitment and leadership ability dur- ing the summer months. UTSA OLs are part-time and full-time UTSA stu- dents who guide incoming students and their families through their respective orientation sessions. Dur- ing orientation sessions, the OLs familiarize the students and families with the UTSA campus and its resources while facilitating MARCUS CONNOLLY / THE PAISANO The new street sign on the UTSA Boulevard stoplight. 2014 Orientation Leader of the Year Carl Willis. 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UTSA’s friendly Road-runner mascot finally has a permanent spot on campus. Replacing the previous stat-ue, “Border Crossing,” and immortalized in half a ton of bronze, Rowdy has been placed at the head stairs in the Sombrilla courtyard where he will inspire gen-erations of future Road-runners. On the base of the statue is a small plaque inscribed with the famous Roadrunner creed: “Now and forever, I am a Road-runner.”
The energy of the crowd during the commencement ceremony held last Wednes-day, Aug. 2 was electrifying.
The ceremony began with a quick performance of the UTSA Roadrunner fight song by the Spirit of San Antonio Band, to excite the crowd and remind all in at-tendance about last Friday’s football game against the University of Houston.
UTSA Student Govern-ment Association (SGA) President Zack Dunn spoke first, explaining the story behind the statue. Accord-ing to Dunn, the SGA first considered plans for cre-ating a statue of Rowdy in 2011. Shortly after, the men of Sigma Pi fraternity start-ed a fundraising campaign for the statue.
At the same time, UTSA’s Associate Athletics Direc-tor Jim Goodman, aware of the movement to create a Rowdy statue, stumbled upon an episode of the “Texas Country Reporter”
featuring sculptor R.G. Box. In awe of Box’s work,
Goodman reached out to discuss a statue for UTSA. After a final fundraising push by the UTSA Alumni Association, the statue was delivered to the university during the fall semester of 2013. The final cost of the statue was about $25,000.
President Romo also spoke at the ceremony, em-phasizing that the creation of the statue was a great cause.
“Why?” he asked the au-dience. “Because we may be one of the only campuses of the great (Texas) campuses that doesn’t have a publicly displayed mascot.”
Romo explained that mascots are an integral ele-ment of great
Amid the bustling school spirit of Roadrunner Days, a group of students gathered on campus to bring local at-tention to a national issue.
“Roadrunners with Fer-guson” was held on Tuesday Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the Sombrilla Plaza to encour-age discussion about the shooting and subsequent protests in Ferguson. Stu-dent participants of UTSA’s Civil Rights Exploration trip hosted the event.
Students gathered to stand in solidarity with the protestors in Ferguson, Mo. who have been protesting police discrimination since the fateful shooting of Afri-
can-American teenager Mi-chael Brown by white police officer Darrell Wilson.
“Hands up. Don’t shoot,” has become the motto of protestors in Ferguson after witnesses reported seeing Brown shot while running from Wilson with his hands in the air.
Since the shooting, ques-tions have arisen as to whether or not Brown in-stigated the shooting by assaulting Wilson. A video released a few days after the shooting alleged that Brown had stolen cigars from a convenience store. The Ferguson Police De-partment claims it was this alleged theft that Wilson was responding to when he spotted Brown.
However, witnesses have
Students who commute to campus may have no-ticed a welcome change to the street signs around campus.
Many universities have custom street signs to indi-cate where campus begins and ends, such as UTSA’s rival school Texas State Un-viersity. Thanks to a joint effort by UTSA and San Antonio officials, UTSA is now part of that group.
Last Wednesday, stu-dents and city leaders gath-ered for the President’s Barbeque on the East Lawn of the UTSA Convocation Center. After a musical performance from a local regaae band, San Antonio
Mayor Ivy Taylor, Deputy City Manager Peter Zanoni, City Councilman Ron Ni-renburg, Councilwoman Shirley Gonzales and other representatives from the city dedicated 94 UTSA branded streetsigns.
The new signs feature the Rowdyhead, and are cur-rently being installed at
and around UTSA’s Main campus, Downtown cam-pus and Park West Athlet-ics Complex. According to the university, the new signs will provide a neigh-borhood identity for UTSA, which the administration refers to as the “UTSA Gateway District.”
With the start of the fall semester, UTSA welcomed its second cohort of Facili-tated Acceptance to Medi-cal Education (FAME) stu-dents. The new group of 20 will follow in the footsteps of their older peers, who pioneered the FAME pro-gram during the fall semes-ter of 2013.
“It is a privilege to be sur-rounded by students who are passionate about what
they do,” said Lisa Michaels, a first-year FAME student. “We have a great dynamic, as if we’re all a giant puzzle and fit together perfectly.”
After years of planning, The University of Texas System adopted a Trans-formation in Medical Edu-cation (TIME) initiative, a multi-institutional plan within the University of Texas System that will in-tegrate innovative educa-tional programs for future physicians. In response to TIME’s mission for the de-velopment of “a program
UTSA student Carl Wil-lis enjoyed freshman orien-tation so much that he went back – 30 times.
This past summer was Willis’ second summer as a UTSA Orientation Leader (OL). He was awarded 2014 Freshman Crew Orienta-tion Leader of the Year for his service. The Freshman Crew Orientation Leader of the Year is an annual award given to an orientation staff member who demonstrates outstanding commitment and leadership ability dur-ing the summer months.
UTSA OLs are part-time
and full-time UTSA stu-dents who guide incoming students and their families through their respective orientation sessions. Dur-ing orientation sessions, the OLs familiarize the students and families with the UTSA campus and its resources while facilitating
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ARTS - Influential Arika Wade Former Dallasite turned San Antonian is breaking into the local literary scene. page 8
SPORTS - UTSA v. ArizonaUTSA Roadrunner football to host the visiting Arizona Wildcats this Thursday at the Alamodome. Thursday Sept. 4, @ 7:00 p.m.
WEB - Behind the Beat This week’s episode features an interview with local band Roosters Pomade Pinstriping and some other great music.Online at paisano-online.
Don’t miss anything at UTSA, add us on social media today!
/thepaisano
@paisanomedia
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UTSAA partnership between the UTSA Institute for Economic Develop-ment and the Univer-sidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, the Aso-ciación de Empresa-rios Mexicanos (AEM-USA) will facilitate the creation of an eco-nomic impact study of the oil and natural gas
reserves in Mexico.
San AntonioThe city of Somerset, Tx proposed eliminating the evalutation of teach-ers and their pay based on the performance of their students on stan-
dardized tests.
TexasOn Aug. 29, a federal judge struck down a law that imposed strict regulations on abor-tion clinics and would have shut down more than half of Texas’s
abortion clinics.
U.S.
In conjunction with Labor Day, President Obama traveled to Mil-waukee and pledged to raise the national
minimum wage
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The United Nations Human Rights Coun-cil has sent an investi-gative team to Iraq to look into human rights offenses by the Islamic
State of Iraq.
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universities because they inspire and excite both fac-ulty and students, which leads to increased pride and appreciation for the univer-sity.
“I wouldn’t mess with a Roadrunner; they’re fierce,” stated Romo.
Throughout his speech, Romo stressed the impor-tance of student involve-ment on campus. “This is a good example of student leadership. (The SGA) be-gan this movement to raise the money. They really worked hard at getting all
of you, our students, fired up about it.”
After thanking the facul-ty for their assistance with the project, Romo handed the microphone over to Dunn, who led the crowd in an ear-rattling, whisper-to-shout “UTSA” chant. Dunn then introduced the statue’s sculptor, R.G. Box.
Although brief, Box’s speech was touching. He spoke about the statue as if it were a close friend, stat-ing that “(Rowdy) is a good guy — I talk to him all the time.”
Dunn then led the crowd in a 10-second countdown for the unveiling — the sound of the count was deafening. After a few sec-onds of troubleshooting — the cloth covering snagged on some of Rowdy’s feath-ers — Rowdy was unveiled to thunderous applause as confetti and streamers rained down on the court-yard.
come forward saying that no altercation took place between Brown and Wil-son, and others question the validity of security foot-age showing Brown robbing a convenience store.
An autopsy report re-leased the same day as the convenience store secu-rity footage revealed that Brown was shot six times by Wilson.
The shooting has since shined a spotlight on racial discrimination and caused many to question whether black men and women can feel safe walking down the street.
According to the FBI’s Supplementary Homicidal Report (SHR), nearly a third of all homicides of citizens by a police officer are black men, even though they ac-count for only 13 percent of the U.S. population. The largest age group of black men killed by a police of-ficer peaked at 20 years of age.
However, the percentage may be higher — the sub-mission of data for the SHR is voluntary; police depart-ments are not required by law to participate.
“I’m here because I feel that what’s happening in Ferguson right now are things that shouldn’t be happening in our country,” said senior mechanical en-gineering major Leo Mcafe.
Felicia Fraser, senior so-ciology and criminal justice double major, also attended “Roadrunners with Fergu-son,” saying, “We stand in solidarity with Ferguson, Missouri.”
Fraser’s parents have a background in law enforce-ment; therefore, she hopes
that positive relationships can be built between mi-norities and police officers.
“I think there are tons of opportunities to get the community involved with the police, but it won’t be easy,” said Fraser.
Many of the students who attended the event discussed a desire for com-munity forums at which members of the community could meet and make per-sonal connections with law enforcement.
And while Fraser is hope-ful for a peaceful future, she is aware of potentially dan-gerous situations that cur-rently exist.
“It makes me fear to have sons in the future,” she said. “I won’t ever be worry-free about my kids.”
As a black man, Mcafe is fearful of a potentially wrongful arrest. “Any time I walk anywhere not on campus, I feel threatened,” he said.
Senior communication major Celeste Brown claims she personally encountered prejudice from law enforce-ment after her brother was wrongfully detained by a police officer.
Brown claims that while her brother was driving with two of his friends, a
police officer pulled over the car for playing loud music. She claims the of-ficer then made everyone exit the vehicle, handcuffed them without explanation and attempted to verbally provoke them.
“My brother is only 18 years old and he came home shaking because he didn’t know what to do,” said Brown. “All it would have taken was for him to elicit some response to give the cop an excuse like what happened with Michael Brown.”
Students participating in the discussion suggested ways to spread awareness and prevent potential dis-crimination. While no con-crete plans were put in mo-tion at the event, students
discussed activism through voting and spreading infor-mation to peers.
According to Brown, “People may feel like we can’t make a difference all the way in Texas, but all it takes is just one person making enough noise. “
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a smooth and fun transition from high school to college.
The OL application and training process begins several months before the next summer’s orientations. All OLs must complete an upper division leadership course and a two-week in-tensive training course.
In addition to working at all the orientation pro-grams from May to August, OLs also lead Roadrunner Camp, a camp for new stu-dents that promotes UTSA spirit, campus leadership and student involvement.
Willis attributes his drive to become an OL to his “in-ner passion to be a leader,” his desire to “motivate and lead others in the right di-rection” and his own fresh-man orientation leader.
The greatest takeaways from the OL experience, said Willis, are “people skills” and “the satisfaction of knowing that I make a difference.”
“When orientation came around, the serious vibe I was expecting almost dis-appeared immediately,” said freshman public rela-tions major Samantha Ca-sas. “I loved that we did the important stuff, but also had a lot of fun.”
For many UTSA stu-dents, freshman orientation was their first encounter with the campus culture.
“I left orientation feeling more confident than I did before about starting col-lege,” said Casas.
Sculptor R.G. Box waves to the crowd after his speech at the statue’s com-mencement ceremony.
UTSA students who attended the discussion symbolically “surrender” to the Ferguson Police Department
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FERGUSON: Students discuss discrimination LEADER: Summer orientation leaves a lasting impres-sion on freshmen
designed to increase the ef-fectiveness of medical edu-cation while shortening its duration,” FAME was creat-ed through the partnership of UTSA and the Health Science Center in San An-tonio (UTHSCSA).
“Applicants like the fact that they are guaranteed admission to UTHSCSA as long as they succeed in the academic and professional aspects of the program,” stated FAME Co-Director Dr. Hans Heidner. Students are expected to maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher, demonstrate a competitive score on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems section of the MCAT and reflect the competencies taught indirectly through patient interactions, classroom lec-tures and contact with phy-sician and medical school mentors.
FAME students will earn both a Bachelor of Science and a Doctor of Medicine degree in an abridged pe-riod of seven years, instead of the traditional eight. In order to shave off one year and still meet degree re-quirements for Texas grad-uates, FAME’s curriculum has been interwoven with core classes to form a func-tional degree plan.
For example, FAME stu-dents will take genetics as a team-taught course, in which a professor from the medical school will co-teach the class and supple-ment textbook material with real-life applications to medicine.
Dr. Hans Heidner ex-plained that for FAME students, “Three courses typically taught over two
semesters were redesigned in order to cover the same amount of material in a sin-gle semester.”
Despite taking two years worth of chemistry in their first year of college, FAME student performance has been above average, as measured by the American Chemical Society Stan-dardized Exam.
Though FAME students did not have the labora-tory experience and the full year duration of the course, two FAME students scored above the 90th percentile on the exam.
“Faculty and adminis-trators I’ve talked to are impressed with the FAME performance in both (gen-eral and organic chemistry) classes,” said Dr. George Negrete, FAME organic chemistry professor. “This has really been a demon-stration of how much high-ly motivated students can learn.”
In addition to inten-
sive study of the sciences, FAME students also focus on the humanitarian aspect of medicine — patient care.
“I’m learning about how I would act with a patient, the ethics in health, (along with) the basics of Biol-ogy. I’m learning how to be a doctor and all of that is priceless,” said Michaels. “I’ve entrusted part of my future with a great program that I can’t go wrong with.”
As full members of the Honors College, all FAME students will graduate with at least General Honors af-ter taking 22 semester cred-it hours of Honors course-work.
“All of the FAME-specific courses count toward their Honors requirements,” ex-plained Dr. Ann Eisenberg, associate dean of the Hon-ors College. “(FAME stu-dents) are encouraged to take advantage of other op-portunities as well.”
During the 2013 spring semester, FAME students
expressed interest in col-lege experiences that will contribute to their pro-fessional identity. Three FAME scholars are pursu-ing Leadership Honors by applying for the Leadership Challenge Program or the Archer Fellows Program, and several plan to gradu-ate with Highest Honors by doing research.
“The first cohort of FAME Scholars has become so in-volved on campus that they have set the bar high for the new cohort. We are excited about the contributions they are making to UTSA and San Antonio,” stated Eisenberg.
“I don’t doubt that my FAME years will be some of the best in my life because of the myriad of phenome-nal opportunities UTSA of-fers,” concluded Michaels.
The FAME class of 2010 poses for a picture at the end of the 2013 Spring semester.
AUSTIN, Texas Tough new Texas abor-
tion restrictions are on hold after a federal judge found Republican-led efforts to hold abortion clinics to hospital-level operating standards unconstitutional in a ruling that spares more than a dozen clinics from imminent closure.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s office has filed an appeal of Friday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel in Austin, court records show.
In his ruling, Yeakel cited other rules GOP lawmak-ers have recently passed in his decision to throw out requirements that clinics meet hospital operating standards.
Yeakel sided with clinics that sued over one of the most disputed measures of a sweeping anti-abortion bill signed by Republican Gov. Rick Perry in 2013. The ruling stops new clinic requirements that would have left seven abortion facilities in Texas closed come Monday, when the law was set to take effect.
However, in its court fil-ing in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the state asked that the ruling be put on hold during the appeals process. It was not immedi-ately clear when the appeals court would rule.
Texas currently has 19 abortion providers, already down from more than 40 just two years ago, accord-
ing to groups that sued the state for the second time over the law known as HB2.
The ruling blocks a por-tion of the law that would have required abortion fa-cilities in Texas to have op-erating rooms, air filtration systems and other costly additions that are typically only mandated in surgical settings.
Clinics called the mea-sures a backdoor effort to outlaw abortions, which has been a constitutional right since the Roe v. Wade ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1973.
Under the new restric-tions, the only remaining abortion facilities in Texas would have been in ma-jor cities, and there would have been none in the en-tire western half of the na-tion’s second-largest state. For women in El Paso, the closest abortion provider would be in New Mexico — an option the state wanted Yeakel to take into consid-eration, even though New Mexico’s rules for abortion clinics are far less rigorous.
`̀ The evidence has been stacking up against the state and against the poli-ticians who so cynically passed these laws in the name of safety,’’ said Amy Hagstrom Miller, CEO of Whole Woman’s Health, which would have been among the clinic operators affected.
Miller said that she will now seek to re-open a clinic in the Rio Grande Valley as soon as this weekend. The clinic closed in March, leaving the nearest abor-tion provider more than 200 miles away in San An-tonio.
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Guide to the New Advising SystemDoes the new advising system have you running in circles? Don’t fret, this guide is for you!
Prior to the Fall 2014 semester, the academic advising department advised students based on the dif-ferent college within UTSA. Prob-lems arose, however, when students changed their major to one in a dif-ferent college. Suddenly, the friend-ships formed between advisers and students were cast aside, and students had to begin again with a new adviser.
With the recent changes to the ad-
vising system, students have a better chance of retaining their original ad-viser, even if they change majors.
According to a four-year study of degree changes among UTSA stu-dents, results showed that students often changed to a major similar to their original major. The advising de-partment grouped those similar ma-jors together so that an adviser could continue to help students in similar
disciplines.Now, even if a computer engineer-
ing major (part of the College of En-gineering) changes his or her major to psychology (part of the College of Liberal and Fine Arts), they can re-tain the adviser they began with.
However, there are a few excep-tions to this new provision. Students in the Honors and Business colleges, which have additional requirements
for admittance, will most likely be re-assigned to a new adviser should they choose to leave their college.
Additionally, undeclared freshmen, transfer students, gateway students and CAP students are all assigned to the Student Placement Advising clus-ter. They will remain in the cluster until they declare a major, transition out of Gateway or revoke their CAP status.
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In a zone of its own: city primes UTSA for development
Incoming freshmen may never see one of UTSA’s most controversial works of art.
To some students, “Border Crossing,” was an eyesore, but it represented a spirit familiar to San Antonio and UTSA origins.
Created from fiberglass in 1987 by Luis Jiménez, “Bor-der Crossing” depicts a man crossing the border with a woman on his shoulders who carries an infant. The statue pays homage to the struggle of Mexican immigrants who crossed the border in search of a better life; it represents perseverance, hard work and a refusal to bend to the will of adversity.
At its core, the statue is per-sonal, not only to those who identify with its message, but also to the artist who gave it life.
“People talked about aliens as if they landed from outer
space; as if they weren’t really people,” Jiménez told the Mu-seum of Fine Arts, Houston about this piece. “I wanted to put a face on them; I wanted to humanize them.”
Jimémez was born in 1940 in El Paso, Texas — a town that epitomizes Mexican-American border culture. After high school, he studied art at the University of Texas at Austin and then at the Ciu-dad Universitaria in Mexico City.
While Jiménez went as far as New York City to study under other accomplished sculptors, he found inspira-tion in the hometown that shaped his worldview.
“I went back to my expe-rience in El Paso where this (immigration) is a common sight,” Jiménez said of his in-spiration for “Border Cross-ing.”
Jiménez died in 2006, but
his work lives on through his art — art that no longer re-ceives the recognition it de-serves.
On Wednesday Aug. 27, UTSA unveiled the Rowdy the Roadrunner statue during a large ceremony featuring some of UTSA’s prominent leaders. The Rowdy statue has been a project many years in the making.
The “Bring Rowdy Home” campaign helped raise more than $25,000 for the six-foot-tall, 11-foot-long statue.
Space to prominently display this statue in the Sombrilla Plaza was made possible by moving “Border Crossing” to the second floor of the University Center.
Certainly Rowdy is a much-deserved symbol for UTSA. As the Roadrunner mascot, the statue has come to rep-resent Roadrunner pride and UTSA spirit.
But what about the “Border Crossing” statue? Is UTSA’s newest installation sentenc-ing immigrants to once again sit out of sight and out of mind?
While the statue was moved inside to protect it from the weather, it no lon-ger serves as a daily reminder of the struggles on which so much San Antonio culture is built.
As UTSA becomes more like a traditional university with traditional students, it must not forget where it came from.
For years, UTSA has been a viable option to part-time, non-traditional students looking for quality Univer-sity of Texas education with-out the drive and price tag of Austin. UTSA’s student population, much like the demographic makeup of San Antonio, is dominated by a
Hispanic plurality of 46 per-cent. Latino culture is one of the strongest motifs on campus. From the University Center Paseo to the Sombrilla Fountain and Plaza to the mariachis that play music at the end of graduation cer-emonies, UTSA is steeped in South Texas border culture. It’s what has primed UTSA for educational initiatives such as the UTSA Mexico Center.
“Rowdy” and “Border Crossing” are two iconic statues that UTSA students should take pride in having on campus. Both represent a vivacious spirit and some-thing uniquely “UTSA.”
As “Rowdy” assumes its new, prominent location on campus, let’s not forget the statue that reminds us of those who crossed borders, culturally and physically, to make UTSA what it is today.
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Do you have school s p i r i t ? That’s what I asked the crowd at Dr. Romo’s k i c k - o f f
barbecue last week. I wasn’t surprised to receive a rau-cous response. I want to see that kind of UTSA spirit citywide.
That’s because UTSA, so long considered a commuter school on the outskirts of the city, is in a rare position to shape San Antonio’s fu-ture.
The university is quickly establishing itself as a pre-mier institution of higher
learning in south Texas and is on the path to Tier One status. It’s also uniquely equipped to bridge San An-tonio’s dueling narratives: booming growth on the north side and a downtown in renaissance.
One of the fastest-growing universities in the country, UTSA has been a major fo-cus during my time as city councilman. I believe that as goes UTSA, so goes San Antonio.
That’s why I recently asked city staff to examine the cre-ation of university overlay zones around UTSA’s Main and Downtown campuses, as well as the Park West ath-letics complex. These “uni-
versity districts” would help guide private investment in the vicinity of UTSA, en-couraging development that adds to campus life while maintaining the quality of life in nearby neighbor-hoods.
To help the university reach its potential, UTSA and San Antonio should work together to create a student-friendly ecosystem around each UTSA cam-pus. Imagine more gather-ing places, coffee houses and shops within walking distance of the Main cam-pus. Picture restaurants and pocket parks on the door-steps of the Downtown cam-pus. With the leverage of a
zoning overlay, we can work to ensure that the develop-ment closest to campus is tailor-made to suit students’ needs.
UTSA’s continued prog-ress is of the highest impor-tance to all of San Antonio, economically and cultur-ally. The proposed university districts would ensure that UTSA’s continued growth serves the best interest of all San Antonians.
Keep in mind, however, that this is not a done deal. The request I filed is months away from becoming policy. While city staff weighs our options, I want to hear from you. As UTSA students and educators, what can the
city do to help ensure that UTSA’s growth benefits ev-eryone? Tweet your sugges-tions @CouncilmanRon8, or find me on Facebook at facebook .com/Council-manRon8. I look forward to hearing from you.
Ron Nirenberg San Antonio Councilman,
District 8
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San Antonio is a vi-brant city alive with many diverse art forms.
Musicians, painters, writers and entertain-ers tell multidimen-sional stories that highlight the many layers of creativity in San Antonio.
This artistic envi-ronment has drawn newcomers, like Arika Wade, from Dallas to the Alamo City.
Prior to her first vis-it last year, Arika didn’t know much about San Antonio except that it’s home to the River Walk and The Alamo. Following her visits and interactions with San Antonio residents and artists, she began to discover new and surprising positive as-pects about San Anto-nio.
“Dallas has a one-of-a-kind art scene, and I didn’t think I would see that same level of talent in San Antonio because they are two very different cities,” Wade said. “But I was wrong. San Antonio
has great artists with unique visions.
“I love most muse-ums in San Antonio, especially the Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum because it has a small commu-nity of art galleries and live music venues sur-rounding it.”
Wade is drawn to cities with thriving art communities because being surrounded by creativity inspires her to write and create mixed media. She be-lieves that she will gain inspiration from her new experiences in San Antonio.
“I am a writer, and I have known since I was nine that it is my calling,” Wade said. “I am hoping to learn a lot from the writers that are already es-tablished here, and (I hope to) contribute to the voice of San Anto-nio.”
An additional factor that influenced Wade’s decision to move to San Antonio was dis-covering the wide-spread presence of same-sex families and LGBTQ people in San Antonio. She believes they play an important role in San Antonio’s
artistic development. “Most of the peo-
ple I have met at art events or galleries are queer, and they seem to have a great deal of influence on the direc-tion San Antonio’s art scene is taking. They seem to be the taste-makers,” she said.
“My main focus will be connecting with writer collectives for queer women of color around town. I feel like I would be able to
learn more from them than any other group.”
Although Wade will be looking into gen-eral writer collectives, she has a more spe-cific writing interest and style. Her work is centered around sur-realism and futuristic science fiction.
“I became interested in science fiction when I read Octavia Butler’s books for the first time. She was the first black woman I read in sci-fi,
and I never knew that black women wrote in that genre,” Arika said. “Sci-fi stories are the type of stories I like to tell because I like challenging myself to imagine a world that is not possible. Imagin-ing things within our reality feels limiting.”
Wade is hoping to stay in San Anto-nio until she gradu-ates from college and wants to flourish in the Alamo City.
“San Antonio is a great place to meet creative people. I am looking forward to starting a new chapter of my life here.”
Are you a new-comer to San Anto-nio? Do you want to share your story with our readers? Email the Arts Editor at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you!
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Up-and-coming writer Arika Wade, poses on her suitcase illustrating her journey and transition from Dallas to San Antonio.
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EVENTS CALENDARTuesday 9/2The McNay Art Muse-um (6000 North New Braunfels) will be hosting an exclusive press preview in the Leeper Auditorium from 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Coun-cilmember Ron Nirenberg will be speaking, and Cura-tor and Head of the Depart-ment of French Paintings, Mary Morton will be lead-ing a tour. Interviews with Wiliam J. Chego and Mary Morton will be available at 1 p.m. For more informa-tion, visit mcnayart.org.
Wednesday 9/3The Panhellenic Council (PHC) will be hosting an Ice Cream Social from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. on the East Lawn. This is a great opportunity for students interested in joining a fraternity or soror-ity to meet and mingle. For more information, contact Luisa Castro at [email protected].
Thursday 9/4At 7:30 p.m., Ballet San Antonio, OPERA San Anto-nio and members of the San Antonio Symphony will per-form together for the first time on the HEB Performance Hall Stage at the Tobin Cen-ter for Performing Arts (100 Auditorium Circle). For tick-ets and more information, visit tobincenter.org.
Friday 9/5The Color Run is coming to Fiesta Texas, and it’s not too late to sign up! For a team of four or more runners, the cost is $40 per person. For individual runners, the cost is $45. For more informa-tion about start times and parking, visit thecolorrun.com.
Saturday 9/6Renowned contemporary artist Teresita Fernandez is speaking at The Linda Pace Foundation Gallery, SPACE, at 11 a.m. Fernandez will discuss her new works and recent exhibition, “As Above So Below,” as well as showcase her works to guests. The event is free and open to the public. More information is available at lindapacefoundation.org/events.
Sunday 9/7The Classic Theatre of San Antonio is showing its final performance of “Arms and the Man” by George Ber-nard Shaw at 3 p.m. The comedy, directed by Stacey Connelly, is one of Shaw’s most popular plays and deals with the hypocrisy of war and human nature. Ticket prices range from $10.00 to $25.00. Ad-ditional information can be found at classictheatre.org.
Midnight LightWelcome signs illuminate for the first time
After dark on Monday, August 25, 2014, students are greeted by music and school spirit as they gather in anticipation of the Midnight Light ceremony.
Full-spectrum LED lights are programmed to display a wide variety of colors. Of course, a color scheme of orange, blue and white is included.
UTSA President Dr. Ricardo Romo officially lights up the two new entrance signs at midnight on Aug. 26. The bright signs accompanied by sparkling fireworks contrast beautifully against the dark city sky.
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No Respect? No problem. UTSA crashes TDECU Stadium in debutJonathon GarzaSports Editor [email protected]
The University of Hous-ton went into Friday’s game 10.5-point Vegas favorites. ESPN jokingly asked, “Has Larry Coker resurrected his career?” To all in attendance within the new TDECU Stadi-um, reminders of last season’s 59-28 trounce was a distant memory. UTSA dominated the game and quieted the 40,755 Houston fans in attendance at John O’Quinn Field, defeating the Cougars 27-7.
As newly inducted members of the Football Bowl Subdivi-sion (FBS), UTSA undoubtedly obtained their biggest win in program history.
“I don’t know one (game) bigger; everyone has a big win, obviously, but with this being a good Houston team, and it be-ing so close to home, this one feels good to have under our belt,” said UTSA Head Coach Larry Coker after the school’s fourth consecutive opening season win.
After a season in which the Cougars led the nation in turn-over margins, the Roadrunners unexpectedly forced the most turnovers in UTSA school his-tory. With six total turnovers, the Roadrunners completely shut down a prolific Houston offense for the better part of four quarters.
UTSA held Houston to a mere seven points on the night, with minus-26 yards on the ground.
“I really compliment our de-fensive front; we really played well on the secondary,” said
Coker. “But the pressure was on Houston’s quarterback. I think it was really frustrating for them. He (O’Korn) was on his back quite a bit, and Coach Neathery had a great game plan for us tonight.”
The Roadrunner’s defense showed the poise and experi-ence that comes with being senior-laden. Coming into the 2014 season, the UTSA offense underwent massive recon-struction after the departure of long-time signal caller Eric Soza.
Questions loomed over the production of the offense and who would lead the seasoned Roadrunners.
UTSA’s Senior quarterback Tucker Carter undeniably an-swered the call with leadership and poise.
“It feels great to get the win; there’s always room for im-provement and you can’t simu-late a game with a crowd like that,” said Carter on snagging his first win of the season.
The only thing both teams had in common was the shaky start each had on offense. Both quarterbacks seemed nervous, as each had early fumbles, but it was Carter who seemed to calm down after a mishandled punt by the Cougars set UTSA up for a first and goal early in the first quarter.
Senior running back Da-vid Glasco II capped off the botched punt by diving into the end zone from a three-yard run, putting UTSA up 7-0 and igniting Roadrunner fans ev-erywhere.
“Glasco and Williams re-ally got after it in the running game. It gives us a great ad-
vantage with our offensive line playing well and making lanes,” said Carter.
UTSA’s offense racked up 27 points on the Cougars, and Coach Coker stated fans haven’t seen anything yet.
“Tucker did a nice job, (and) made some plays,” stat-ed Coker. “But you haven’t seen his best performance; he’s going to be special and we definitely need to help him out.”
In four years, the Road-runners have amassed tal-ent, become bowl eligible and seem to be at the pin-nacle of UTSA football. They not only possess the strength in schedule — playing teams like Oklahoma State and Rice — but also are slowly exhibiting the physicality and toughness seen in big-ger programs around the nation.
“It’s amazing where we are. Three years ago we bare-ly had a team,” said Coker. “Now we are playing division one football, and winning. There are definitely more big ones (wins) to come.”
Character is something this 2014 squad prides itself on, and settling for points here and there will not suf-fice if they are to continue winning against dominant FBS teams.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re up 24-0, or down 0-24, you still have to give 100 percent,” Glasco reflected. “We have guys on this team that have a bunch of character. You can go to a lot of colleges in the nation, (but) it’s going to be hard to match a team with a
lot of character.” UTSA’s next opponent, Ari-
zona, handed the Roadrunner’s a devastating loss just like the Cougars did last season. How-ever, a lot can change in a year.
If the Roadrunners can display the same kind of character and confidence as they did against Houston, they yet again might surprise the Roadrunner faith-ful.
UTSA (1-0) will take on the Arizona (1-0) in their home opener at the Alamodome, Thursday, September 4, at 7:00 pm.
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UTSA running back Jarveon Williams helps punish the UofH defense, as he scores on an 11-yard touchdown run in the second half to put the Roadrunners up 21-0 in Houston’s home opener at TDECU Stadium. Williams finished the day with 54 yards on 12 carries.
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