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Illegal downloading of software, music and movies is a copyright violation, and in recent years entertainment companies have begun to enforce their copyright laws by sending warnings and filing lawsuits. The suits pounding on Napster and other file-sharing groups have caused the University of Texas-Pan American to take strict measures in dealing with file-sharing. “We have received warning notices from music and movie companies attempting to enforce their copyrights, and these are warnings that we cannot responsibly ignore,” said Wilson Ballard, assistant to the vice president for Business Affairs for Special Projects. Dean of Students Elvie Davis said music and movie companies take charge of the copyright violation by pressuring the university. They are also taking a hard line by gaining subpoenas of the names of the students involved in the illegal downloading. Consequences of copyright violation are extremely costly for both the university and the individuals. “The university can potentially be charged along with the individuals doing the downloading,” Ballard said. “Statutory fines range from $500 to $20,000 per violation- the numbers can become very large very fast for an individual, and faster still for a university as a whole.” The university computers are installed with Labman, software that tracks a student’s activities online. Ballard said the software is an intrusion detection system, which scans traffic in and out of the university’s portal to the Internet, detecting hacking attempts, copyright violations, and other activities that threaten the security of the university’s network. Anyone using their e-mail activation, Pipeline, or Webmail will be warned through messages on their screen about the violation of copyrights. “Currently the wording is being changed,” Ballard said. “Soon it will read: ‘When you use programs like KaZaa and Gnutella, you may be violating music, video and software copyrights. This is stealing. Don't do it. The University's network is monitored. Violators will be Crackdown on downloads coming STATE NEWS THURSDAY September 12, 2002 An Inside Look: ■ News ............................................2 ■ A & E ............................................7 ■ Sports ........................................16 The Student Newspaper of The University of Texas-Pan American Page 4 Campus VOICE How do you feel about the September 11 coverage in the media? VALLEY ■ City service fees may rise for McAllen residents after the city commission approved increases earlier this week for various departments including planning and zoning, fire and finance departments, city tax office, and the city secretary’s office. According to City Manager Mike Perez, “the fees we were charging did not even cover a fraction of processing some of those services.” Perez said the increases will enable McAllen to be more comparable to other South Texas municipalities. The new service fees will take effect Oct. 1. Census 2000 numbers showed the updated population of Edinburg is 48,465, but Valley residents wouldn’t know it by looking at city limit signs like the one located on Trenton Road between McColl Road and 10th Street. It still reads that fewer than 30,000 people in Edinburg. According to Jesse Leal, director of transportation operation for the Texas Department of Transportation (TX Dot) Pharr District, the changes have not been made because of a federal lawsuit filed by Cameron and Hidalgo counties in May 2001 which claim a Census undercount. The TX Dot Pharr District covers the lower eight counties in Texas including Starr, Zapata, and Willacy counties. "Due to policy, changing the signs will have to wait until there is an official ruling," Leal said. The count case is based on the fact that an undercount of an area might keep the area from getting its share of state resources and political representation. Though the supposed undercut includes an estimated 8,000 people, officials from the plaintif’s side have continually insisted that the principle is at stake. The U.S. Census Bureau decided to stay with the traditional headcount system in 2000 after supporters of the rival statistical sampling method mounted a charge to get the census done by their rules. While the lawsuit crawl continues, the matter of signs is still unresolved in some cities, such as Edinburg. Leal explained that although policy does not permit the change, there is a way around the lawsuit and updating the signs. "If one of the cities approaches us and agrees to change the count, we will change the signs," said Leal, which is what the city of McAllen chose to do at the beginning of this year. “We were not party to that lawsuit [mentioned above] and went ahead and accepted the census numbers,” said Brent Branham, McAllen deputy city manager. Other cities such as La Feria and Alamo have approached TX Dot and had their city limit signs changed recently. Leal said his office has not yet been approached by the city of Edinburg to change its signs. "We'll just wait until the city agrees with it," Leal said. "We don't want to go out and do a bunch of work then have the city disagree with it." Controversy over undercount slows updating of signs By SUNAYNA MAHTANI The Pan American See DOWNLOAD page 4 ■ A flight was diverted to Houston shortly after takeoff Wednesday, after an American Airlines flight attendant mistakenly thought a passenger had a weapon that turned out to be a comb. Officials said the plane returned to Bush Intercontinental Airport for “safety’s sake and was purely precautionary after a passenger began acting suspiciously.” The plane was searched and all passengers were rescreened before it could complete the scheduled flight to Dallas- FortWorth. The plane’s ultimate destination was Nashville, Tenn. Blake Daniels/The Pan American TIME WARP—The actual population of Edinburg is 48,465. But the street signs do not yet reflect the census findings of 2000 due to a never-ending lawsuit. By ELIZABETH MARTINEZ The Pan American Census stall: signs frozen SUSHI Splash in South Texas makes a CAMPUS ■ The department of psychology and anthropology will host 75th Anniversary Colloquia every Thursday from noon to 1 in SBSC 119.
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Illegal downloading of software,music and movies is a copyrightviolation, and in recent yearsentertainment companies have begunto enforce their copyright laws bysending warnings and filing lawsuits.
The suits pounding on Napster andother file-sharing groups have causedthe University of Texas-Pan Americanto take strict measures in dealing withfile-sharing.
“We have received warning noticesfrom music and movie companies
attempting to enforce their copyrights,and these are warnings that we cannotresponsibly ignore,” said WilsonBallard, assistant to the vice presidentfor Business Affairs for SpecialProjects.
Dean of Students Elvie Davis saidmusic and movie companies takecharge of the copyright violation bypressuring the university. They arealso taking a hard line by gainingsubpoenas of the names of thestudents involved in the illegaldownloading.
Consequences of copyrightviolation are extremely costly for boththe university and the individuals.
“The university can potentially becharged along with the individualsdoing the downloading,” Ballard said.“Statutory fines range from $500 to$20,000 per violation- the numberscan become very large very fast for anindividual, and faster still for auniversity as a whole.”
The university computers areinstalled with Labman, software thattracks a student’s activities online.Ballard said the software is anintrusion detection system, whichscans traffic in and out of theuniversity’s portal to the Internet,detecting hacking attempts, copyrightviolations, and other activities that
threaten the security of theuniversity’s network.
Anyone using their e-mailactivation, Pipeline, or Webmail willbe warned through messages on theirscreen about the violation ofcopyrights.
“Currently the wording is beingchanged,” Ballard said. “Soon it willread: ‘When you use programs likeKaZaa and Gnutella, you may beviolating music, video and softwarecopyrights. This is stealing. Don't doit. The University's network ismonitored. Violators will be
Crackdown on downloads coming
STATE NEWS
THURSDAYSeptember 12, 2002
An Inside Look:
■ News ............................................2■ A & E............................................7■ Sports ........................................16
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CCaammppuussVOICEHow do youfeel about
theSeptember
11 coveragein the
media?
VALLEY
■ City service fees mayrise for McAllen residentsafter the city commissionapproved increases earlierthis week for variousdepartments includingplanning and zoning, fire andfinance departments, citytax office, and the citysecretary’s office. Accordingto City Manager Mike Perez,“the fees we were chargingdid not even cover a fractionof processing some of thoseservices.” Perez said theincreases will enable McAllento be more comparable toother South Texasmunicipalities. The newservice fees will take effectOct. 1.
Census 2000 numbers showed theupdated population of Edinburg is48,465, but Valley residentswouldn’t know it by looking at citylimit signs like the one located onTrenton Road between McColl Roadand 10th Street. It still reads thatfewer than 30,000 people inEdinburg.
According to Jesse Leal, directorof transportation operation for theTexas Department of Transportation(TX Dot) Pharr District, the changeshave not been made because of afederal lawsuit filed by Cameronand Hidalgo counties in May 2001which claim a Census undercount.The TX Dot Pharr District coversthe lower eight counties in Texasincluding Starr, Zapata, and Willacycounties.
"Due to policy, changing the signswill have to wait until there is anofficial ruling," Leal said.
The count case is based on thefact that an undercount of an areamight keep the area from getting itsshare of state resources and politicalrepresentation.
Though the supposed undercutincludes an estimated 8,000 people,officials from the plaintif’s side havecontinually insisted that the principleis at stake.
The U.S. Census Bureau decidedto stay with the traditionalheadcount system in 2000 aftersupporters of the rival statisticalsampling method mounted a chargeto get the census done by their rules.While the lawsuit crawl continues,the matter of signs is still unresolvedin some cities, such as Edinburg.
Leal explained that althoughpolicy does not permit the change,there is a way around the lawsuit
and updating the signs."If one of the cities approaches us
and agrees to change the count, wewill change the signs," said Leal,which is what the city of McAllenchose to do at the beginning of thisyear.
“We were not party to that lawsuit[mentioned above] and went aheadand accepted the census numbers,”said Brent Branham, McAllendeputy city manager.
Other cities such as La Feria andAlamo have approached TX Dot andhad their city limit signs changedrecently.
Leal said his office has not yetbeen approached by the city ofEdinburg to change its signs.
"We'll just wait until the cityagrees with it," Leal said. "We don'twant to go out and do a bunch ofwork then have the city disagreewith it."
Controversy overundercount slowsupdating of signs
By SUNAYNA MAHTANIThe Pan American
See DOWNLOAD page 4
■ A flight was diverted toHouston shortly after takeoffWednesday, after anAmerican Airlines flightattendant mistakenly thoughta passenger had a weaponthat turned out to be acomb. Officials said theplane returned to BushIntercontinental Airport for“safety’s sake and waspurely precautionary after apassenger began actingsuspiciously.” The plane wassearched and all passengerswere rescreened before itcould complete thescheduled flight to Dallas-FortWorth. The plane’sultimate destination wasNashville, Tenn.
Blake Daniels/The Pan American
TIME WARP—The actual population of Edinburg is 48,465. But the street signs do not yet reflect the census findingsof 2000 due to a never-ending lawsuit.
By ELIZABETH MARTINEZThe Pan American
Census stall: signs frozen
SUSHISplash
in South Texas
makes a
CAMPUS
■ The department ofpsychology andanthropology will host 75thAnniversary Colloquia everyThursday from noon to 1 inSBSC 119.
The Lady Broncs areoff to a slow start in the2002 season, with a 1-6record despite severalclose contests. But eventhough the record may notbe impressive, head coachDavid Thorn anticipateswith time his squad willturn the season around.
“I’m not happy withour record, but the team isplaying hard and well,”Thorn said. “It’s just amatter of being patientand the sky’s the limit.”
The Lady Broncs havea roster full of talent andyouth, but Thorn feelsprogress has been madesince the start of theseason.
“The team is reallycoming together as aunit,” Thorn said. “Wejust need to keep workingwith our younger playersand get them integratedinto the system.”
While Thorn looks todevelop the youngBroncs, it is leadership helooks for in his juniorsand seniors.
“We need to get moreproduction out of ourplayers, especially theveterans,” Thorn said.“We count on them since
they’re the experiencedones and they’ve playedfor a number of years.”
On Tuesday, the LadyBroncs got their firstvictory against TexasSouthern 30-16, 30-24,and 30-9 at theFieldhouse. Thorn wasrelieved to get themonkey off the Broncsback by getting that firstwin.
“It’s good to get thatfirst win out of the way,”Thorn said. “It boosts ourconfidence and I think itwill be a mental factorgoing into our road trip.”
Junior outside hitterWinker Cruz led the LadyBroncs with 10 kills andalso chipped in with sixdigs. Junior outsidehitters Cathi Netemeyerand Jaclyn Muszynskialso contributed bycombining for 17 killsand freshman setter KatieBurke led all Broncs with34 assists.
This weekend, UTPAwill travel west to El Pasoand play Texas-El Paso,New Mexico and NewMexico State. Thornlooks for his squad to dowell on this road trip andget a second win.
“They are all solidprograms, but it will helpus get more
confidence in our belt,”Thorn said. “It will bevery competitive againstthose teams.”
Thorn recalls a contestlast year against NewMexico State that almostgave UTPA a victory andhope for a win this time.
“New Mexico State is ateam that we took in ourhome last year, but wewere vanquished byinjuries. We’re in fullstrength and I like ourchances,” Thorn said.
New Mexico andTexas-El Paso will giveUTPA a different look asboth bring new headcoaches with a newsystem, and Thorn knowsthe tough task ofcompeting withunfamiliar opponents.
“They will be tough toplay and it will be aninteresting matchup,”Thorn said.
Senior Jessica Lawsonis frustrated with UTPA’srecord, but knows awinning streak couldchange the seasonquickly.
“We’re looking to turnthings around,” Lawsonsaid. “The first couple oftournaments were reallytough and frustrating, sowe’re thinking once we
Early morning runs andafternoon practices are acommon component of day-to-day life for Patty Villarreal andClaudia Rosas. The girls areveteran runners for the LadyBronc cross country team.
On a very young squad,Villarreal and Rosas are the
only returning runners and areessentially the leaders of thegroup.
“They are veterans eventhough they are young,” coachDoug Molnar said. “They’veboth really taken on aleadership role for the youngergirls.”
Villarreal hails from the RioGrande Valley and is a juniorpre-dental major. She has beenrunning for the Broncs sinceshe began attending UTPA as afreshman.
Rosas is also a local and iscurrently a sophomorekinesiology major at UTPA.
Although they share theresponsibilities of captain,Rosas believes that Villarrealis a more suitable leader thanshe is.
“I was captain for threeyears at my high school inSharyland, but I consider Pattythe leader,” Rosas said. “I lookup to her more than anyoneelse.”
Villarreal was also captainof her high school track teamat PSJA High. Because of herexperience with leadership,she found it easy to take on the
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TAKE THIS: A trio of volleyball players go up for a spike duringpractice this week. The Lady Broncs face UTEP tomorrow.
■ SPI Tourney. . . . . . . . . 15
■ Men’s Golf. . . . . . . . . . 14
■ Staff’s swami picks . . . 13
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By MIKE GONZALEZThe Pan American
Cross country athleteslook to provide leadership
Lady Broncs look for second win
See ROSAS page 13
UTPA will travel west to face off against three toughopponents in an effort to get the season started off
on a winning note.
SPORTSA LEGEND PASSES:Hall of Fame quarterbackJohnny Unitas died onWednesday from a heartattack, according toBaltimore Ravensspokesman Chad Steele.He was 69 years of age.Unitas broke nearly everyNFL passing record andwon three championships,including one Super Bowl.Unitas was 6-1 andweighed just under 200pounds, but was knownfor his toughness. Unitaswas signed by the Colts in1956 and had an 18-yearcareer. His football careerbegan the year beforewith the PittsburghSteelers, but was cut andwound up hitchhikinghome. His first start in theNFL was a memorable onewhen he threw an inter-ception in his first everpass that was returnedfor a touchdown. Unitasbounced back the nextweek and beat the GreenBay Packers 28-21 andsecured himself a startingquarterback job.
NFL
NHL
KOIVU CANCER-FREE:Montreal Canadian cap-tain Saku Koivu is cleanof the abdominal cancerthat forced him to missmost of the season lastyear. A battery of testswere done at severallocations, including thehospital in Sherbrooke,Canada where it wasdetermined after eightweeks of chemotherapythat Koivu is clean ofcancer. Koivu requestedthe tests to have addedassurance that hisrecovery was proceed-ing on schedule. Koivuwill begin training campwith the Canadianstoday. HUSTLE: Claudia Rosas (left) and Patty Villarreal jog
together during cross country practice this week
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Villarreal andRosas look to
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NEWS
Teachers are made to spread education andtheir knowledge to fellow students. Thesubjects they teach are diverse but their goalof high standards should be uniform.
Good teachers work hard and sometimesthey get acknowledged for their work. TheUniversity of Texas-Pan American does justthat every year, giving elected facultymembers recognition for a job well done atthe annual Fall Convocation meeting.
Since 1983, the university has given the“Academic Administrators’ OutstandingFaculty Award” to recognize faculty memberswith excellence in teaching, scholarly/creativeactivity, and community/university service.
To be able to receive this award eachcollege and department nominates those whomatch the criteria. The nominations arereviewed by department chairs and later sentalong with recommendations to the collegedeans. After the nominations are reviewedthey are taken to the College ReviewCommittee then forwarded to the AssociateVPAA’s office for a college dean’s meeting toreview the nominations. Finally the Councilof Deans recommends the recipients for theOutstanding Faculty Award to the Provost andthe Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Recipients for the awards are carefullychosen. “It is done to support the faculty fortheir service and job well done,” said Dr.George Avellano, associate vice president for
academic affairs for Graduate Programs andResearch. "It is important to support eachother to expand the horizon of knowledge andmake this a better environment for [the]students."
He also commented that the faculty isstriving to present for students with anopportunity to self-actualize.
“To recognize the success of [the] facultyin the areas of teaching, professionalachievement, and professional service isimportant,” stated Rodolfo Arevalo, ProvostVice President for Academic Affairs. “Theyare people that have excelled in those areas.”
Not only do the awards provide fulfillmentfor a job well done, but also satisfaction forwhat is received. Along with the distinction,awardees take with them an engraved plaqueand $500 to commemorate their achievement.
Dr. Kenneth Buckman, associate professorof history and philosophy in the College ofArts and Humanities and recipient for theaward for professional achievement feels,“great honor to be recognized by one’speers.”
Dr. Bruce Reed, associate professor ofrehabilitative services for the College ofHealth Sciences and Human Services, andrecipient of the same award, called it anhonor to receive the award because not manyprofessors are selected.
Dr. Liang Zeng was also one of six toreceive the professional achievement award.
“I appreciate that the university ispromoting [and] advancing research,” said
Zeng, assistant professor of educationalpsychology in the College of Education.
“I am glad to be working in thisuniversity.”
Jackie Nirenberg, lecturer ofcommunication in the College of Arts andHumanities, was received the OutstandingFaculty Award for Teaching.
“It really does feel good and it’s validatingto me. It is something I will have with meforever [because] it means a lot to me,” shesaid. “I love what I do; this is the best job inthe whole wide world. I couldn’t imaginedoing anything else”
Other winners for the Outstanding FacultyAward for Teaching were Dr. Leo Gomez ofthe College of Education and Dr. Susan Jarvisof the College of Business Administration.For the Outstanding Faculty Award forProfessional Achievement others awardedwere Dr. Carolina Huerta of the College ofHealth Sciences and Human Services, Dr.Karen Lozano from the College of Scienceand Engineering, and Dr. David Niepert,faculty member from the College of BusinessAdministration.
Another award also given during the FallConvocation meeting was the Chancellor’sCouncil Outstanding Teaching Award,received by Dr. Mohammad I. Bhatti, anassociate professor of physics and geology.The Chancellor’s Award is a prestigious onepresented to one faculty member from each ofthe academic institutions in the 15-school UTsystem.
By ARIANNA VASQUEZThe Pan American
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One year after the event that shook theworld and forever changed life in the UnitedStates, students and staff congregatedyesterday at the Student Union to rememberand honor the Americans lost on Sept. 11,2001.
The remembrance service, which lasted 15minutes, showed just how close Americanshave grown in one hard year. Like thelegendary Phoenix that rises from the ashes,much good has come from the horrific actsperpetrated by cowards one year ago.
Today’s patriotism mirrors the high levelsof pride felt by U.S. citizens during theWorld War II era.
Valley residents can’t drive down majorthoroughfares without seeing American flagsflying high, either from cars or localbusinesses. Americans are proud to beAmericans again, and they’re not afraid toshow it. While our newfound patriotism mayhave come at a horrible cost, sometimes ittakes the extreme to bring out the besthumans have to offer. Perhaps ThomasJefferson foresaw such an event when hesaid, “The tree of liberty must be refreshedfrom time to time, with the blood of patriotsand tyrants.”
But one year later, all is not well inAmerica. While the events of Sept. 11 havebrought us closer together, in many ways,
they have driven us further apart.Immediately following the terrorist attacks,ignorant individuals in our midst began toexact retribution from Muslim Americancommunities around the nation.
One year later, these same MuslimAmerican communities are still fearful ofthe same violence and hate visited uponthem one year ago. Muslim Americanparents are afraid to send their children toschool, fearing revenge by the same ignorantAmericans who have defaced Mosques andhurt those who share no more in commonwith terrorists than the rest of us.
One year later, the events of Sept. 11 havegiven our government an excuse to play therole of ‘Big Brother’ our forefathers warnedAmericans to be vigilant against. It was alsoJefferson who said, “What country canpreserve its liberties if its rulers are notwarned from time to time that their peoplepreserve the spirit of resistance.”
Following Sept. 11, our governmentpassed a number of laws sacrificing civilliberties for national security. Historically, intimes of trial, the government has takensteps it felt were necessary to protect itscitizens, sometimes from themselves. Buthow far is too far, and at what point do westand up and protect the rights we hold dear?It is our responsibility to tell our government
when it has overstepped its bounds andprotect the rights we hold dear.
In addition, our government hasencouraged its citizens to keep a close eyeon one another. While our vigilance mayprevent the next terrorist act, the constantact of watching one another breeds distrustwithin our society Regardless of ourunwillingness to acknowledge it, many of usfeel an inherent distrust of MuslimAmericans in our post-Sept. 11 nation.
No, all is not well in America. One yearago, cowards took from us the things wehold most dear - our security and peace ofmind. The criminals who used those planesas weapons and took our brothers, sisters,mothers and fathers from us brought thefight to us. But we have the chance to turnthe tables. One year later, we have theopportunity to take the fight to them.America can win our war; not with bombsor bullets, but with unity.
One year ago, we lost nearly 3,000Americans. What better way to honor andremember their memories than to have faithin our fellow Americans. In today’sAmerica, almost all groups desire to havesomething preceding the word “American”when describing themselves. Maybe it’s thesecond word we should pay attention to, notthe first.
Second thoughts on 9/11
Dedication nets faculty awards
■ New dean . . . . . 4
■ MBA shortage . . 5
The men’s and women’s crosscountry teams will travel to SanMarcos this weekend tocompete at the Southwest TexasState cross country meet onSept. 13.
The teams were originallyscheduled to attend the TexasInvitational meet betweenUTPA, the University of Texas-Austin and Texas A&M.
“We’re going to go to theSouthwest Texas invitationalinstead of the Texas A&M dualmeet because Texas A&Mdecided they wanted to go to adifferent meet,” assistant coachDoug Molnar said. “So bothTexas and ourselves are goingto go the Southwest Texasmeet.”
UTPA teams will nowcompete against more schoolsthan they would have faced inAustin.
“There’s going to be eightteams on the men’s side and 10on the women’s side,” Molnarsaid. “It’s going to be a largermeet and competition will alsobe good there.”
In spite of the increasednumber of competitors, theteam’s practices have remainedthe same.
“We’re not going to changepractice just because we’vechanged meets,” he said. “We’regoing to do the same thingwe’ve been doing.”
The team has been fortunatenot to suffer any injuries so farin the season.
“Everybody’s healthy andwe’re ready to go,” Molnar said.
Some of the runners from themen’s team expressed a desireto improve their performancefrom their Aug. 30 invitationalat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
“I’m expecting to do a betterrun than the meet at CorpusChristi,” David Ramirez said.This is Ramirez’s first yearrunning collegiate cross country.
This meet will help todetermine where the teamsstand in the season.
“This will really give us anearly season indication of wherewe’re at,” Molnar said. “We’retaking each of these meets as astepping stone to peak at theindependent championship onNov. 1.”
The team’s real focus is to besuccessful at the regional meetNov. 16.
“What we’re really lookingfor is the regional championshipon,” Molnar said. “So what I’m
really looking for out of bothteams is two good solidperformances.”
Molnar believes his team hasno reason to feel intimidatedgoing up against any of theteams this weekend.
“The runners that we havehere, even though they’re youngand not quite as experienced asA&M and Texas have, are goingto be okay,” Molnar said.“There’s no reason for us to beintimidated. We’re going to goup there and run the best racethat we can and where the chipsfall, the chips fall.”
One of the team’sopportunities to do well comesin the form of sophomoretransfer student Westly Keating.He transferred from theUniversity of Texas-Austinwhere he ran for their crosscountry team.
Keating has not run so far thisseason, he was held back at thelast meet in order to rest for themeet this weekend.
“It should be fun to just getup there and run again,” Keatingsaid. “I haven’t raced in a while,it’s been a couple of months.”
Molnar believes Keatingwants to have a successful meetagainst Texas.
“I think that Westly, havingtransferred from Texas would
Pete Sampras won his 14th grandslam title by defeating André Agassiin the 2002 U.S. Open final Sunday.But tennis is not even close to over,as it continues this weekend at thecollegiate level with the Bronc men’stennis team. The men start the fallseason Friday with five returningplayers and three new players thisseason.
"I like what I’ve seen so far, wehave a lot of good talent returningand three talented freshman comingin," said tennis coach ToddChapman. Their first match of the2002-03 season will be the LamarInvitational in Beaumont, Texas Sept.13-15.
Practices have been intense for theBroncs to get ready for thetournament.
"The biggest issue right now ismaking sure we are in shape,"Chapman said. With the Valley heatreaching up to 104 degrees and mostpractices being held from 2:30-5p.m., the team’s eagerness and desireto have a great season this year aredeveloped under an unrelenting sun.
"It is tough, [you] have to drink
lots of water," said senior returnerNeil Barraclough. "We have goodpreparation for the tournamentbecause others are not as adjusted tothe heat."
The Lamar Invitational will consistof a 15-team field of universitiessuch as Rice, Louisiana State,Southeastern Louisiana, UT-SanAntonio, UT-Arlington, and Lamar.This tournament is like a steppingstone for the Broncs to the rest of theseason.
"I’m excited to go because I wantto see how ready we are," Chapmansaid, "It’s a measuring stick for us.Playing against other teams and otheruniversities will be good for us. It’sgoing to be a strong tournament,talent-wise, so we look forward tothat."
This first tournament will helpshape the direction the team makesthis season by helping the players getaccustomed to each other, and usedto playing different teams.Barraclough also said that the drillsdone in practice, along with playingsets with other teammates, arehelping get them into shape for theseason.
"Coach Chapman is pushing ushard, expecting big things,"Barraclough said.
The 2001-02 Bronc team endedwith a 12-9 record and Chapman’sexpectations for this year are higherbecause he feels this season’s team isstronger.
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SPI to catch hoops fever in November
For many years, the Valleyhas waited to host a collegebasketball event that cangive residents a chance tosee young basketball talentand possible NBA prospects.
The time has arrived forthe Valley, as there is aDivision I men’s basketballtournament set for Nov. 22-23, at the South Padre IslandConvention Center.
The South Padre IslandHoops Tournament is anevent that the UTPA athleticprogram has been workingon for years under thedirection of Athletic DirectorWilliam Weidner. Althoughit was a long wait, he ispleased to bring the Valley abasketball tournament.
“We are very excitedabout what we think is awonderful opportunity,”Weidner said. “It is a historicmovement in many ways.”
Vern Lewis, BaronHonea and Chuck Grayare three South PadreIsland businessmen whoteamed up with UTPAin putting the hoopstournament together. Ittook all parties a longtime to put every pieceof the puzzle together,
but Lewis is happy tocontribute a weekend ofcollege basketball for Valleyfans. The attending teamscompeting with the Broncsinclude New Mexico Stateand Tulsa.
“I’m very excited,” Lewissaid. “It was a dream of oursto watch collegiatebasketball in the Rio GrandeValley.”
According to Lewis, theidea to start a basketballtournament at South PadreIsland is not a new one. Infact, the idea was born at themost unlikely of events.
“It started about five yearsago in a boxing event,”Lewis said. “We felt theatmosphere and we said,‘lets bring basketball downhere,’” Lewis said.
Honea, nicknamed “CoachBear”, is a sports fanatic
who follows Broncbasketball on a regular basisand is enthusiastic aboutbringing UTPA to SouthPadre Island.
“We want Pan Am to notonly be the home team, butalso be our guest,” Honeasaid.
Men’s head basketballcoach Bob Hoffman knowshow important the Broncsare to residents of the LowerValley.
“We need to be theValley’s team and not justEdinburg’s team,” Hoffmansaid.
Three teams willparticipate in this yearstournament, because onedropped out recently.According to Lewis, KentState showed interest in thetourney at first, but backedout due to the level ofcompetition. Teams wholook for post-season play tryto avoid higher competitionto avoid risking chances ofnot having enough wins toqualify.
“When they found outNew Mexico State wasgoing to play they said no,”Lewis said. “They also
didn’t want to play UTPA orTulsa for their first game.”
Lewis mentioned otherteams also expressed interestin the tournament.
“We’ve had up to fourteenschools that have showninterest in participating,”Lewis said.
Drexel, Colorado Stateand Louisiana-Lafayette aresome the of programs thathave shown interest.
According to Lewis, theSPI Convention Center holdsapproximately 2,000 people,which should provide a loudatmosphere for when gamesget close. The Broncs’ homecourt hold 5,000.
“It’s a small venue, buteverybody will be close tothe action,” Lewis said.
Weidner hopes thistournament can grow tobecome a classic tournamentlike the Rainbow Classic inHawaii and the San JuanShootout in Puerto Rico.
“It’s an excellent venuefor a tournament,” Weidnersaid. “It’s a great location toattract other teams fromother regions.”
There will be a three-teamround robin tournament
should no other schoolparticipate, and Lewis isdistressed about a possiblecontroversy should eachteam win and lose a game.But if everything goesaccording to plan, thechampionship game will betelevised on Fox Sports Netcable.
“We are trying to come upwith a format for that,”Lewis said.
Lewis has not counted outexpanding the hoopstournament to eight qualityDivision I teams, having fourteams play Thursday and theother four competing thefollowing day.
“We hope to get otherteams to come down ,”Lewis said. “We’re lookingclosely with coach Hoffmanto bring quality Division Iteams. Right now, this is allwe can handle. Let’s getthrough this tournamentfirst.”
Weidner feels thetournament could be the startof something special forUTPA and the Valley.
“It’s a new beginning,”Weidner said. “We hope thisis a beginning of a tradition.”
By MIKE GONZALEZThe Pan American
South Padre Islandto host first college
hoops tourney
Tennis team readiesfor season opener
See SWT page 14
Practice andconditioning under way
for 2002 fall season
By ARIANA VASQUEZThe Pan American
Cross country teams preparefor Southwest Texas State
Change inschedule leads
CC teams to SWTBy CELESTE Y. TELLOThe Pan American
QuickLOOKWho: UTPA
Broncs, TulsaGolden
Hurricanes, NewMexico State
Aggies
What: SouthPadre Island
HoopsTournament
When: Nov. 22-23
Where: SouthPadre IslandConvention
Center
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Some faculty and staff members at UTPAare going beyond expected duties byparticipating in university matters whileserving on the Faculty and Staff senates.
The purpose of the Faculty Senate is topromote the general welfare of the universityby representing the faculty in various matters.The members also serve as a channel forcommunications among students, faculty, andadministration.
The Faculty Senate holds monthlymeetings in which it discusses the issues thataffect the faculty. Members of the senatevolunteer ideas to help with the decision-making process and then report to thepresident. Other duties of the membersinclude participation in various committees.
Cynthia Brown, Faculty Senate chair saidthat the basis of the senate is to voiceconcerns that faculty members have aboutuniversity decisions that will affect them.
The Staff senate is a representative bodythrough which eligible staff members maymake recommendations to President Navarezconcerning different issues that affect the staffof the university.
According to Brad Stiles, Staff SenateChair, the issues the senate will be dealingwith this year include increasing parkingspaces on campus and serving students byoffering scholarships and involving them in
community projects.“One concern that almost everyone on
campus has is about the parking spaces,”Stiles said. “The staff senate mentioned to thepresident the need for more parking areasacross campus and recommended an area thatcould be accessible. Eventually new spaceswere added.”
An activity the Staff Senate is planning toorganize is a project in which students can bementored for a day by a member of the staff.The students can choose a job field whichthey are interested in and follow a selectedstaff member throughout the day to see theresponsibilities of the specific job.
“We want and strongly encourage moreinvolvement from the staff,” Stiles said. “Themeetings are there to serve everyone’ssuggestions. I then take whatever isconcerning the staff and talk to PresidentNevarez about the issues.”
The Staff Senate meets monthly with theexecutive board, and also has a monthlymeeting that is opened to all staff members.
“I can say that Nevarez honestly caresabout the employees and students well being,”Stiles said. “Usually people look at statisticsto see how well things are going, but Nevarezlooks beyond the statistics and looks at thegrowth of the individuals.”
With both senates participating in campusactivities, the faculty and staff are making surethat voices are heard, and issues areaddressed.
By CLARISSA MARTINEZ The Pan American
Teachers wanted. No, teachers needed inthe Rio Grande Valley.
There is a severe teacher shortage thisyear and school districts across the Valleyare desperate to fill vacant teacher positionsat the elementary and secondary levels.
The McAllen School District is sufferingfrom a shortage of teachers in some areas,said David Garcia, director of personnel forMISD. According to Garcia there are sevenelementary positions and 10 secondarypositions still needing to be filled, and theschool year has already started.
“Teachers are leaving the profession for acareer change, better pay outside the Valley,spousal relocation, or medical reasons,”Garcia said.
Recent UTPA education graduate AdrianaPerez plans to leave the Valley for better payand benefits.
“I stayed in the Valley to get my feet wetand gain experience as a first-year teacher,”Perez said.
Perez, a third-grade teacher at WilsonElementary in Harlingen, intends to leave
the Valley to further her education in speechtherapy and would like to continue workingwith children in a classroom setting.
Garcia added that salary, class loads, andbenefits for the teachers need improvementby the Valley districts. The McAllen ISD hasmade such improvements. According toGarcia, teachers were recently given a$2,000 raise and the stipend for a Master’sDegree was increased from $1,000 to$2,000.
Garcia said that first-year teachers willearn $32,500, which is the highest startingsalary in South Texas’s Region I.
“McAllen ISD is a preferred system wheremost professionals want to work,” Garciasaid. “Under the leadership of Dr. JoeGonzales, the superintendent, the district hasconcentrated its efforts on studentachievement, increased pay for itsworkforce, and sound fiscal managementpractices.”
School districts in the Valley, such asMcAllen are making such improvements tokeep teachers satisfied. Garcia explainedthat the McAllen ISD has hired more than500 UTPA graduates in the past five to tenyears.
Teacher dearthalarms schools
By VERONICA BARRERAThe Pan American
Steps in place to increase number of Valley teachersat secondary level
With so many career choices thesedays, students often have difficultydeciding on which career path to follow.
With that in mind, the University ofTexas-Pan American will soon implementa program that may offer some answersto anxious students.
Anthony Hampton, a UTPA counselor,said the evolving Job Shadow Programentails pairing a UTPA student with amentor/professional for half-a-day. Theprogram, which runs Nov. 11-15, willgive students the opportunity to gainvaluable insights from the professionals,observe a typical day, and perhapsparticipate in some of the tasks in thework environment.
Hampton added that job shadowing islike an informational interview and it’san opportunity for a student to get asnapshot of what an occupation is aboutfirst-hand. Students seem to agree.
“I want to familiarize myself with theduties of a physician’s assistant and learnhow to communicate with peers,”applicant Maylin Gerardo said. “Thisprogram will give me some insight.”
According to Hampton, the mentorwould be able to address questionsrelated to educational requirements, skills
needed to succeed, and occupationaltrends for the future. Students who askthe right questions will probably benefitfrom this lode of information.
“Speaking to a professional in a fieldof interest is invaluable,” Hampton said.“Real-life experiences can be just asimportant as academics.”
The Job Shadowing Program is open toany currently enrolled UTPA studentregardless of major or classification.
“Our goal is to pair 30 students to 30mentors,” Hampton said. “As we speakwe have lawyers, teachers, variousdirectors/coordinators, accountants,professors, lecturers, nurses, andcomputer/IT specialists that are willing toparticipate.”
Hampton explained that each studentneeds to complete an application, whichcan be found on the fifth floor of theCounseling/Advisement Center. Inaddition, students are required toparticipate in an interview, attend anorientation prior to the shadow date, andattend a post-shadow evaluation sessionto ensure a quality job shadow event.
Students or prospective mentors whoare interested in the program shouldcontact Anthony Hampton [email protected] or call 956-381-2574. The application deadline is Oct.18.
Mentor programyields know-howBy VERONICA BARRERAThe Pan American
Senate organizationswatchdog-worthy
The old Axiom goes, those who can’t do,teach. In the Criminal Justice department, facultymembers do both. According to David Dearth,criminal justice department chair, most of thefaculty are currently working with variousagencies in the Rio Grande Valley.
Aside from holding his position at UTPA,Dearth also offers training for police departmentsthroughout the Valley. He encourages the facultyto continue their work in the criminal justice fieldand finds it important for them to provide neededexpertise to criminal justice agencies.
“[This] allows them [faculty] to take what’s intextbooks and actually apply it themselves andexplain to students how it is being applied in thefield,” Dearth said.
Mark Dantzker, graduate program director forthe criminal justice master’s degree, not onlyassists graduate students, but is an associateprofessor, teaching three criminal justice courses.
Dantzker’s professional career gives him morework, as he spends about 16 hours a monthvolunteering with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’sdepartment and holding a position as a reservedeputy. He spends his Friday evenings patrollingand responding to calls in the area.
Dantzker believes that the advantage he hascomes with being up to date in the area ofpolicing.
“I could read all the literature and followwhat’s going on in the news and so forth, but
there is nothing better than practical experienceto be able to link the two together,” Dantzkersaid. “Then I can tell the students, ‘Look, this iswhat the book says, and this is what actuallyhappens.’”
In doing so, Dantzker is replicating what hisprofessors did for him 20 years ago.
“Criminal justice students can relate a lotbetter to people who not only have practicalexperience, but continue to practice,” Dantzkersaid.
Victor Rodriguez, McAllen Police Chief iscurrently an adjunct professor at UTPA, teachinga course called Principles of Law EnforcementSupervision. The class covers topics such as theroles and responsibilities of first-level policesupervisors.
Rodriguez feels that he adds a greater depth tohis teaching because of his hands- on experienceand background as director of parole of the stateof Texas, and as former police chief ofBrownsville.
“The task for me is to show them [students]how to be successful in managing andsupervision,” Rodriguez said. “Through myexperience, I think I can do that for them andlead them to be successful in their futuresupervisory roles.”
For Rodriguez, teaching is not only enjoyable,but beneficial to his career.
“[One], it gives me an opportunity [for] baseteaching with actual experience and two, itserves as a way to test out my own theories,”Rodriguez said.
Words and actionfrom criminal justiceBy ELIZABETH MARTINEZ The Pan American
September 12, 2002 sports Page 14
The men’s golf team will travel tomorrow toNew Haven, Conn. to compete in theMacDonald Cup held at the prestigious YaleGolf Course.
The three-day, 54-hole tournament will takeplace a few days after the Broncs seasonopener at the Fairway Club Invitational at theUniversity of Nebraska that concluded onTuesday. The MacDonald Cup will be only thesecond tournament for the Broncs sincewinning their first national championship atthe 16th Annual National Minority CollegeGolf Championship (ANMCGC) last May.
Although the Broncs are coming into thisseason with the confidence of having won anational tournament, they will now have toprove themselves without Santiago DeLarrea,who was instrumental in their victory in thespring by finishing second individually.However, returning to the roster will be juniors
Rudy Celedon and Ben Piper, who finished thetournament third and seventh, respectively.
The Broncs finished 11th on Monday at theFairway Invitational, then rebounded from atough opening day and finished tied forseventh on Tuesday with a score of 297 led byjunior Paul Manganilla. He had a score of 69in the final round and was tied for 13th at 221.Celedon also contributed with a final-roundscore of 75, and finished tied for 21st at 224.
Men’s golf coach Mark Gaynor looksforward to the challenge the Broncs face thisyear, but won’t make any promises on howwell the Broncs will perform.
“It would be a waste of my time to predicthow we’ll place at any given tournament,”Gaynor said. “My job is to make sure my teamgets enough practice and individualpreparation time. If I do that, I expect all myguys to do well.”
Gaynor has tried not to smother his playersin expectations so early in the season. After all,golf is a game reliant on calm and nerve.However, Gaynor does expect the conditions atYale to reflect his team’s natural ability.
“MacDonald is one of the best collegiatecourses in the nation, designed by one of thegreatest in the business. Courses like thatreward you for making better shots,” Gaynorsaid.
Men’s golf to take swingat MacDonald Cup event
By BRIAN CARRThe Pan American
Broncs look for continuedimprovement in second
invitation of season
can get going we’ll moveforward with that.”
Thus far, the Lady Broncsare averaging 9.8 kills, 8.6assists, 13.4 digs and oneblock per contest.
Thorn knows volleyball isa long season and isconfident improvements willbe made by UTPA.
“You have to understandthat we’re a young team andthey’re doing the rightthings and we just have tostay positive andaggressive,” Thorn said.
Flag FootballAnnouncesDeadline
The intramural Rec-Sports are accept-ing applications for men, women and co-ed teams. The deadline is set for Sept. 13and must be submitted to the BroncVillage Apt. 2101 with a captain meetingthe same day at 2 p.m. at the UniversityCenter. Play will begin on Sept. 16 northof the men’s dorms.
Downar JoinsLady BroncsTraining Staff
The athletic department has hired anew assistant trainer. Jackie Downar willassist head Athletic Trainer JimLancaster. Downar served as a studenttrainer for four years at the University ofNorth Carolina.
“I love athletics, but I didn’t want tobe a doctor,” Downer said. “I thoughtbeing a trainer was a great way to beinvolved in sports medicine.”
Pitterman JoinsSports InformationAdam Pitterman has been hired as new
assistant sports information director.Pitterman spent the past year at MountOlive College in Mount Olive, N.C.
“Adam will be a very valuable addi-tion to the staff,” UTPA sports informa-tion director Dave Geringer said.
Volleyball TeamAnnounces TryoutsVolleyball head coach Dave Thorn has
scheduled tryouts for next Wednesday,Sept. 18 at 3 p.m. at the Fieldhouse. Thetryouts are for students taking 12 ormore hours of classes who are eligibleaccording to NCAA rules. Anyone whowishes to try out should contact Thorn at956-816-7007, or by e-mail [email protected].
Team AnnouncesTryout Dates
The men’s basketball team will beconducting a tryout session on Saturday,Oct. 12, 2002, at 3:30 p.m. in theFieldhouse. All students interested,please contact the basketball office at381-2870 or stop by and talk to thecoaching staff as soon as possible. Thosewho wish to try out need to bring a copyof their transcripts by the basketballoffice and get with trainer Jim Lancasterregarding physical information beforeTuesday, Oct. 1. role at UTPA.
“I was the captain of my high school trackteam, so it’s not a big difference to beconsidered like a captain here,” Villarrealsaid. “I think I’m pretty much responsible andI have a lot of discipline, so it’s easy for me tobe a good example.”
Villarreal takes her role as an athleteseriously both on the track and in theclassroom.
“I want to be out here so I’m not going tomess around, I’m here to take care ofbusiness,” she said.
So far she has done well this season. Shewas the top scorer for the Lady Broncs with a17th place finish and a 40-secondimprovement to her personal record.
Villarreal also has a strong academicrecord, she is a member of the Bronc Athletics3.0 GPA Club and was named to the Dean’sList in the spring of 2000.
After a successful season start, Villarrealand Rosas both look forward to overallimprovement for themselves and the team.
“I expect us to get better and I want to keepimproving my time as the meets go,”Villarreal said.
Rosas’ goal is to do well at regionals andfor the team as a whole to excel academically.
“My goal as a team is to go to regionalsNov. 16, and come out in the top three, if wecan,” she said. She also believes that the teamhas the potential to do well in the classroom.
“I hope that we all get Academic all-Americans this year,” Rosas said. “We have a
lot of intelligent people on our team.”Girls have a history together that extends
beyond their college years. Before they were teammates, they were
competitors in the same district at their highschools.
They described each other as exceptionalrunners and great competition.
“She was in my district and we were someof the top runners,” Villarreal said. “So shewas in the back of my mind when I wastraining.”
Aside from being friends, the runners havethe potential to improve each other’sperformance on the course.
“Claudia has a little more speed than Patty,but Patty has a little more strength,” Molnarsaid. “We have to work on the opposite foreach, that’s why they make a goodcombination. They can really help each otherand the other girls as well.
Rosas believes that it is a strength to runwith a former competitor.
“It’s really a good thing to run with peoplethat you used to run against because you’refamiliar with how they run,” she said. “Youknow what they’re capable of and you want topush with them if they’re better than you.”
The veterans have developed more than asense of leadership as the only returningrunners, they have also developed afriendship.
“She’s a good friend of mine. She’s alwaysbeen there for me, I’ve always been there forher,” Villarreal said.
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like to go up there and have an outstandingmeet, hopefully,” he said.
Keating is also expecting a successful meet,and a chance to meet up with some of his oldteammates.
“I would like to win it [the meet] and
possibly run faster than last year,” he said.“I’ll get to see my old friends and I know I’llhave some actual competition for once.”
The next meet for the cross country teamswill be at the University of Texas-San AntonioInvitational on Sept. 27.
Celeste Y. Tello/The Pan AmericanSUPER WOMAN: Freshman middle blocker DanielleHolthe goes up for a spike during practice this week.
UPCOMINGSCHEDULE
Texas El Paso
New Mexico
New Mexico St.
A&M Kingsville
Tulsa
Texas Southern
Wyoming
Texas Permian Basin
Texas Christian
Centenary
A&M Corpus Christi
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Rodrigo ZamoraGraphic DesignSophomore
I feel that the media covered theattacks in a manner that evoked a lotof patriotism and sorrow. I especiallyliked the segments where patrioticmusic and images from 9/11 werearranged to inspire America to cometogether as a country.
Gloria RodriguezBusinessFreshman
I think that they’re being moreconsiderate of what to show. Theyare not showing graphic scenes,they’re considering the audience, andthey’re giving advice about how tocope with the grief.
Joseph MoralesMechanical EngineeringFreshman
I think the press should back off onsome of the families because its not atime to be sad. The memories won’tdie of the people they lost. You don’thave to keep reminding them of whathappened.
How do you feel about theSept. 11 coverage in the
media?
Gabriela LopezPhysician’s AssistantFreshman
I thought it was very moving sincethey were remembering all those whopassed away.
VOICECCaammppuuss
Mike Lazarin AccountingFreshman
I feel the news coverage is great becauseit shows how the rest of the country isdealing with the terrorist attacks.
When Dr. John Villarreal is needed at theCollege of Science and Engineering, hewillingly fills holes in the dam, time andtime again.
Someday he hopes to just teach chemistryat the general level again.
Villarreal has been a professor in thechemistry department since 1977, andbecame interim dean in 1994-95 for threeyears. He then served as assistant dean fortwo-and-a half years and again becameinterim dean in 2001.
“I’ve been in the office since then,”Villarreal said.
Villarreal has helped implement newprograms for the science and engineeringdepartment during his tenure as interim dean.
“We implemented the pre-med andengineering program the first year I wasInterim dean,” Villarreal said. “And we’vestarted the master’s program in engineering,science, computer science, and informationand technology.”
Villarreal has been asked to serve asassistant dean again for the upcomingsemester for new- coming dean Dr. MichaelEastman.
Villarreal is looking forward to Eastman’stenure as dean of the College of Science andEngineering.
“ I think he brings much experience and acommitment to students in these areas, and Iam anxious to help him take the college to
the next level,” Villarreal said.Now that Eastman will be taking over,
Villarreal is hoping to find some time to helpthe chemistry department and teach freshmanlevel chemistry.
Eastman, who is currently Regents’professor of chemistry at Northern ArizonaUniversity (NAU) in Flagstaff, Ariz. will fillhis new post in January 2003.
Eastman served as Chair of the NAUchemistry department for 10 years, and priorto that he was a professor of Chemistry at theUniversity of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).
Eastman received his B.A. degree inchemistry from Carleton College inNorthfield, Minn., and his Ph.D. degree inPhysical Chemistry from Cornell Universityin Ithaca, N.Y. He was a post doctoral fellowat Los Alamos National Laboratory in LosAlamos, N.M.
Eastman looks forward to joining theUTPA faculty and working with the students.
“I am interested in working with thefaculty and administration at UTPA to attractmotivated students to the university and toprovide high quality undergraduateeducation,” Eastman said.
Eastman also added that UTPA would be agood fit for him.
“It is a dynamic institution and willprovide me with many opportunities tosharpen my skills,” Eastman said.
Eastman is interested in building thegraduate programs in science andengineering which will involve developingnew programs and improving existing ones.
By NIKKI RAMIREZThe Pan American
New science and engineering dean will start inspring semester 2003
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disciplined.”The university also plans other methods
for warning students about possible copyrightinfringements.
“Additional forms of warning includestatements signed by each Bronc Village anddorm resident, a mass e-mail to be distributedto all student e-mail accounts very soon, astatement incorporated into the wallpaper ofthe student labs administered throughLabman software, and posters in student labsthat do not run Labman software,” Ballardsaid.
Unlike other universities, UTPA has fewerproblems in the area of illegal downloading,Ballard said. However, like otheruniversities, UTPA ensures that anycopyright violator will be subject todiscipline.
Davis said lab technicians from AcademicServices refer violators along with theirnames and evidence of their violation to theOffice of the Dean of Students.
Upon being summoned, the student ispresented with evidence against him/her. Thestudent then has the option to admit guilt ordispute the claim and attend a hearing.
First-time offenders have their passwordfor computer access revoked for theacademic year, Davis said. The student isrequired to check in with lab supervisors wholog in for them. The university staff thenclosely monitors the student. If the studentrepeats the same, or similar, violation, he/shewill be disciplined to a greater extent.
“Should he repeat this or a similarviolation, he will be suspended from theuniversity for at least one semester,” Ballardsaid. “He is also subject to criminal charges,which could be filed against him by outsideagencies for breaking copyright laws.”
Cyber copyright violations are not the onlyissues the university is concerned with whendealing with the Internet. Ballard said theuniversity is also worried about theconsumption of bandwidth, an expensiveresource affected by the considerable load ofapplications to the network. Davis said thephotocopying of entire textbooks is also anissue.
While many students understand theethical issues behind copyright violations,some find the temptation hard to resist.
“Some software are so expensive that wecan’t afford to buy with the salary a studentcan get,” said Yating Mou, a graduatestudent.
“We would have to go for the source wecan get from the Internet. We don’t want todo illegal downloadings, but the temptationis pervasive over the Internet because wedon’t have the money to pay.”
According to Davis, the UT System willmeet and discuss issues concerning copyrightviolations of textbooks and computerdownloads in order to be consistent inhandling such situations.
Additional information concerningcopyright violation may be obtained athttp://infosecurity.panam.edu/notices.html.
Villarreal holdsdown the fort
Chicago at AtlantaThe Falcons gave the
Packers a scare. but the Bears have a gooddefense led by Brian Urlacher.
Bears by 4
Matt Celeste GregBears Falcons Falcons
Detroit at CarolinaThis may be another low-
scoring game, but I look for the Lions to pickup their first win.
Lions by 5
Matt Celeste GregLions Panthers Panthers
Jacksonville atKansas City
The Chiefs come off an unbelievable win, andArrowhead Stadium will be rocking.
Chiefs by 10
Matt Celeste GregJaguars Chiefs Chiefs
New England atN.Y. Jets
The Patriots are for real. Patriots by 7
Matt Celeste GregPatriots Jets Patriots
Tennessee atDallas
I look for Bruce Coslet to be more aggressive inhis play calling. If Quincy Car ter can redeemhimself, I like the ‘Boys’ chances.
Cowboys by 2
Matt Celeste GregTitans Titans Cowboys
N.Y. Giants at St.Louis
I don’t see the best team in the NFC going 0-2.Rams by 10
Matt Celeste GregRams Rams Rams
Denver at SanFrancisco
Brian Griese proved he can still play in thisleague, but Garcia is the bet ter quar terback.
Niners by 7
Matt Celeste GregBroncos Broncos Niners
Oakland atPittsburgh
The Raiders should roll over the weak Steelers.Raiders by 10
Matt Celeste GregRaiders Raiders Steelers
Cincinnati atCleveland
It’s too bad the Browns lost last week becausethey could easily be 2-0.
Browns by 14
Matt Celeste GregBrowns Browns Browns
Green Bay at NewOrleans
The Pack had Michael Vick last week, now theyhave Aaron Brooks.
Packers by 13
Matt Celeste GregSaints Saints Packers
Miami atIndianapolis
The Dolphins looked very impressive last weekled by running back Ricky Williams.
Dolphins by 6
Matt Celeste GregColts Dolphins Dolphins
Tampa Bay atBaltimore
The Bucs come off a tough loss and now willtake their frustration out on the Ravens.
Bucs by 6
Matt Celeste GregBucs Bucs Bucs
Arizona at Seattle
Jake Plummer almost led the Cardinals to aweek one upset.
Cards by 4
Matt Celeste GregSeahawks Seahawks Seahawks
Buffalo atMinnesota
Randy Moss is unbelievable when he plays atthe Metrodome, but they need a running game.
Vikings by 3
Matt Celeste GregVikings Bills Vikings
Houston at SanDiego
Both star ting quar terbacks’ futures look promis-ing, but the Chargers have a running game.
Chargers by 7Matt Celeste GregChargers Texans Chargers
Philadelphia atWashington
The Eagles must bounce back from their disap-pointing loss.
Eagles by 7Matt Celeste GregEagles Redskins Eagles
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StaffMikeGonzalez:8-8, .500GregSelber: 8-8, .500
Celeste Y.Tello: 9-7,.778 MattLynch: 8-8, .500
Staff Swami Records
Mike GonzalezSports Editor
Swamis
Dr. Greg SelberAdviser
Matt LynchEditor
Celeste TelloReporter
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With the dawn of a new era at the Universityof Texas- Pan American, one of the university’smajor goals is to expand the university into adeveloped research facility.
One person assigned the test of reaching thisgoal is Dr. Wendy A. Lawrence-Fowler,associate vice president for research. Theposition requires coordinating patents andtechnology rising from inventions by theuniversity’s faculty with the UT system.
“I’m really hoping that we will be there tomake effort to support faculty interests inresearch and provide them with a path to get totheir goals,” Fowler said.
Prior to joining the faculty at UTPA, Fowlerworked in the National Service Division atIBM-Austin, designing software.
Fowler received her Ph.D. in biologicalanthropology from Ohio State University in1983 and a M.S. in computer science from NewMexico State University in 1988.
The first goal for the university is to becomean intensive doctoral research university. Thisincludes offering a wide range of baccalaureateprograms while having a commitment tograduate education through the doctorate. Theuniversity intends to award at least 10 doctoral
degrees per year across three or more disciplinesand at least 20 doctoral degrees per year overall.
“What we are hoping to do at the university isfocus not only on learning but also on research,”Fowler said. “With investigation, one cancontribute and expand their body of knowledgeto the subject of their choice.”
Faculty members who participate in researchcan apply the new knowledge they gain fromresearch in their own teaching lessons.
“Students will benefit from this since facultyknowledge will begin to bring a new perspectiveto the classrooms,” Fowler said. “The graduatestudents will be in an environment that isdedicated to contributing knowledge that onlyresearch can offer them.”
Ten years from now, UTPA hopes to bethrough the intensive perspective of researchand begin to create an extensive program whichwill offer 50 or more doctoral degrees per year.
Funding will vary for each research programdepending on interest, but Fowler is determinedto provide the right facilities for each interestedperson.
“Sometimes research is conducted on thecampus while other times it could be in differentareas of a community,” Fowler said. “But ifsomeone needs a lab or computer center, wewill be willing to help find them a place towork.”
Fowler takes over
The University of Texas-Pan American’sMBA program has experienced numerouschanges and advancements since its beginningin 1975, enabling the success of many students.
The most prominent change concerns anincreased number of teaching experts whichreached 31 this year.
“The biggest change has been the faculty,”Dr. Jerry Prock, director of the MBA programsaid. “The faculty is stronger and moreknowledgeable.”
There is also a new graduate programrequirement of 36 hours, instead of the prior 33,in MBA foundation. These have been anexpansion in the kinds of programs, with theavailability of a week-night program and anonline course.
“The graduate council of the university hasjust approved a change of 36 hours. [And] therehas been an expansion in the kinds of programsoffered,” said Prock. “[There are the] weeknight programs and our own online system.”
Completion of an MBA program may beachieved between 12 to 18 months for full-timestudents and three to four years for anemployed student.
Despite the length of completion, the MBAprogram has produced many prominentcitizens. These prominent citizens include U.S.Congressman Ruben Hinojosa, formerPresident and Chief Financial Officer of H & HFoods, Mercedes, Texas; Dora ValverdeFankhauser, financial consultant, with MerrillLunch in McAllen; Felipe Cavazos, partner,Santa Barbara Realty Services, Mission, Texas;and Anil Menon, Ph.D.,The Strategic PlanningInstitute at Harvard Business School in
Cambridge, Massachusetts.Associate Professor Jane LeMaster said the
Online MBA has been in existence since 1996. “[UTPA is one of the] seven UT System
schools involved in the Online MBA,”LeMaster said. “[Other universities involved inthe Online MBA program include] UTPermian-Basin, UT Brownsville, UT Tyler, UTSan Antonio, UT El Paso, and UT Arlington.”
There are two classes are offered at UTPAthrough the online system, a management coreclass, and a management elective class.
“Organizational Behavior is a managementcore class, and Leadership Organization is amanagement elective class,” LeMaster clarified.
While most of the regular MBA classesrange from 15 to 25 students, the online coursesmay have as many as 50 students, indicating theoverall increase in the number of MBAstudents.
“[The number of students have] substantiallyincreased in the last year,” Prock said. “[Thereare approximately] 200 MBA students.”
While the majority of these students are localresidents, there has been an increase in thenumber of international students.
“We are getting more and more internationalstudents from Mexico, South America, EastAsia, Central Asia and Europe,” Prock said.“Still the majority of the students are localresidents.”
As the number of MBA students increase,more of them are looking to enter the programto enhance their business skills.
“[I want] to focus on management so when Ienter the corporate world of management in acomputer company I will have enhanced skillsin marketing, presentation, and finance,” saidSunil Rajwani, a recent computer sciencegraduate
Changes afootwith MBA groupBy SUNAYNA MAHTANIThe Pan American
New VP assumes university goals of improvingresearch capabilities
By CLARISSA MARTINEZThe Pan American
September 12, 2002 THE PAN AMERICAN Page 6 September 12, 2002 THE PAN AMERICAN Page 11
The University Gallery is currently displaying the “Children ofthe Colonias Project: Through Our Own Lenses.”
The gallery is filled with photography taken by children fromcolonia communities from the Rio Grande Valley (Monte Alto andEdcouch-Elsa) and the desert community (Sparks and MontanaVista) from El Paso.
According to the statement from the gallery, the mission was toteach children living in colonias
how to dophotography, so thatthey could use it as amedium to documentand describe theirliving conditions. Theimages were areflection of the daily interactions and lives in theircommunities.
The pictures originate from a project that began wheneach student was issued a 35mm camera, along with 20rolls of film. They were given the chance to freelanceand take snapshots on their own.
Gallery statements also add to the representation of thevarious images which show the laughter, friendship and acloseness among the students, classmates and families, acloseness that was undoubtedly formed by thecircumstances of being raised in a colonia community.
The project was created by Southwest Texas StateUniversity, and funded by W.K. Kellogg foundation andSouthwestern Bell Company.
For more information, visit www.lascolonias.com.
■ Sushi . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
■ CD review . . . . . . . 10
■ Culture Club . . . . . . 10ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
PAGE 7
AroundTown
Phoenix Rising ArtExhibit and SaleSept. 12 through Oct. 11Place: McAllen-MillerInternational AirportEvent: ‘Phoenix Rising’ isan exhibit of “hope,remembrance andhealing.” The art sale willbe held September 11 at 7p.m. in the conferenceroom behind therestaurant in the airport.Phone: (956) 358-7211
Collage Fund raiserSept. 14Event: Collage is a fundraiser for the InternationalMuseum of Art andScience. This year’stheme is ‘Let FreedomRing.’Info: Blackboard and liveauctions, food, beveragesand other entertainment.Call: Candice at (956)682-1564, ext. 111.
10th Annual ConjuntoFestivalSept. 13-15, gates open at5 p.m.Info: Sponsored by theNarciso Martinez CulturalArts Center.Place: San Benito FestivalGrounds, 225 E. StengerStreet.Features: The Center willpresent Mingo Saldivarwith the National HeritageAward, and food boothswill be set up.Price: $1 for adults,children under 12 are free.Phone: Call RogelioNunez at 361-0110.
Photo project gives children in colonias the opportunity toexpress their daily lives and experiences
By BELINDA REYESThe Pan American
Exhibit gives children’sviews of life in a colonia
Driving on my way home from amusic store I began listening toJimmy Fallon’s first comedic CDentitled “The Bathroom Wall.” Ichuckled here and there, I noddedin agreement to some of hiscomedic suggestions, but I prettymuch just kept wanting to hit the“NEXT TRACK” key on my
radio. Frankly, I expected more. I
expected a lot more. With comedic talent as great as
Fallon's, I wanted something morethan 37 minutes of college-freshmen humor, stereotypicalimpersonations and corny jokes. Iwanted something, well, funny.
Ironically enough, Fallon usuallycomes through when it comes tomaking our funny bones rattle.Who can forget his Saturday NightLive Weekend Update skits, hisstand-up performances and theway he brought Enrique Iglesias’mole to life at this year’s MTVVideo Music Awards.
(Molemolemolemole...) After Iheard the album, my admirationfor Fallon dropped faster thanClinton’s pants. I expected somuch more.
Honestly, when it comes torhythms and overall music style,Fallon’s songs are entertaining andcatchy at times, but when it comesto lyrics, he falls flat. Most of thelyrics make no sense what-so-ever,and one has to play the songs overand over again just to get their gist.
“Drinking in the woods” is acountry music inspired song withconfusing and absurd lyrics like“Gatorade bottles filled withSmirnoff/ Got too close to the fire
burn my eyebrows off / I puked bythe tree/ I peed in the grass/ Andyou get pushed right onto youra**.” Perhaps those lyrics areappealing to the honkey-tonk typeof crowd, but most people will notgo for them.
However, one good aspect ofthis CD is Fallon’s impersonationof several celebrities in his “TrollDoll” skits. Within these skits,Fallon impersonates Jerry Seinfeld,Chris Rock, Robin Williams, anddoes a very convincing portrayal ofU2’s Bono. This is what Fallondoes best. He is one of the best
By DÄGOBERTO PÉREZThe Pan American
‘Idiot Boy’ makes idiotic albumSNL star Jimmy
Fallon sings a snooze
Jennifer Lamas -“My grandmother has had the statue of
Jesus and Mary at her house, when I visither I pray with her.”
Christopher Romero -“Sometimes when we don’t have anything to do, my bestfriend and I just sit and talk and wish we had a swimming
pool around our neighborhood.”
Photos by Celeste Tello/The Pan American
See REVIEW page 10
September 12, 2002 Arts & Entertainment Page 10
CD: “Hybrid Theory” by Linkin ParkMovie: “Training Day”Web site: freearcade.com
CD: “Nadien Como Tu” by SolidoBook: “Angela’s Ashes” by Frank McCourtMovie: “Signs”
CD: Kenny Chesney’s “Greatest Hits”Book: “Great Gatsby” by F. Scott FitzgeraldMovie: “Blade II”
Monica LazarinSophomorePhysician’s Assistant
Jesus VillarrealSeniorPre-med Biology
Joe SalazarSophomorePre-med Biology
CULTURE CLUBWhat students like to read, listen to and surf.
Theimpressionists in a while. Another enjoyable track
is “Hammer Time,” asegment where Fallonclaims that he can sing any’80’s song over MCHammer’s “HammerTime.” Fallon sings piecesfrom “Video Killed theRadio Star,” “The SafetyDance,” “I Wear MySunglasses at Night,” andother classics while“Hammer Time” is playing.It is entertaining, at thevery least, for the nostalgiaof it all.
Nevertheless, the onlyreally funny song in this
CD was the album’s firstsong, “Idiot Boy,” a songabout a guy who has agood girlfriend, but stillmanages to screweverything up. But thenagain, the song’s funnylyrics are not enough tocounter Fallon’s high-pitched, ‘Prince’-like,screeching-cat voice.
The bottom line is thatFallon’s CD does havesome comical aspects to it,but after a while the jokesget old and the musicbecomes annoying. No oneshould waste money onbuying a new copy of this
album, instead, wait andbuy it from the ‘Used’department at any recordstore — there are bound tobe tons of copies availablevery soon. Better stick toSNL, Jimmy.
REVIEW continued from page 7Artist: Jimmy Fallon
Album: “TheBathroom Wall”
Reviewer’s Rating:
out of 5 stars
Seaweed-wrapped rice and raw fishmay be a far cry from the traditionaltortillas and rice associated with theValley, but nevertheless sushi restau-rants are popping up all aroundMcAllen.
Musashi, the newest restaurant toopen, is located in the heart of theMcAllen dining scene, on Nolana nextto the Prada night club. From rolls toactual pieces of raw fish, this new sushibar has its own signature taste, setting itaside from the other sushi bars in town.
The service and the environment, twoof the most important elements of agood dining experience, were friendlyand inviting. As patrons walk in, thesushi bar is located at the back of therestaurant in a bamboo hut, where thechef prepares sushi pieces and rolls.The rest of the restaurant is decoratedwith ivy vines hanging from the ceiling.
When you get seated, instead of the
traditional menu the waitstaffbrings a paper menu and apencil to mark what you wishto be served. There are 29variety of rolls, also calledmaki, offered in pieces of six to eight.Sushi pieces can be ordered in pieces ofone to five.
Miso soup, a broth of green onionsand seaweed, is complimentary withentrees. The miso soup was not as good,as that served in other sushi bars. For anappetizer, the shrimp dumplings areabsolutely the best; they just melt inyour mouth. If heaven exists, it wouldbe an unlimited tray of these dumplings.
The dumplings are also offered inbeef and chicken. The house salad wasnext, and it was fresh and crisp. Thehouse dressing, a tomato-based vinai-grette, was delicious. One of Musashi’smost requested rolls is the ‘MexicanOrgasm.’ It is made of shrimp tempura,avocado, and a spicy tuna sauce, servedwith eel sauce, a sweet tasting syrupsauce, not really made of eel. This roll
is extremely spicy and hot.Another popular roll is the ‘Volcano
roll,’ consisting of spicy tuna on top ofthe regular ‘California roll,’ which con-sists of crab, celery, avocado, servedwith a specialty sauce and Japanese hotpepper. It is extremely spicy, but good.
A must try is the Crab tempura roll. Itis lightly fried on the outside with crab,avocado, and cream cheese on theinside.
Although Musashi serves dessert, likeGreen Tea ice cream and Mo-Chi icecream, the appetizers and the maincourses leave little room for a sweettreat. The over-all experience was goodand could be rated a four on a five-pointscale. The only downside is thatMusashi does not accept checks.
Musashi has been open for about twomonths and it is located 135 E. Nolana.
September 12, 2002 Arts & Entertainment Page 9September 12, 2002 Arts & Entertainment Page 8
Delicacies from the Far Eastare making their way to theDeep South.
Sushi bars and restaurantshave become a popular diningfavorite for Valley residents,according to Michael Cano, aserver at Kumori. Kumori hasbeen in the business for a littleover five years. Cano added thatthey have met the demand forsushi lovers by opening asecond restaurant on 10th St.
near the original one on Nolana.“Our food is new style
Japanese. We offer more choicerolls and different ingredients[from other sushi bars],” Canosaid.
Cano explained that a roll isjust covered with rice on theoutside, with various choices forthe internal ingredientsincluding, shrimp, crab, eel andsquid combinations. Thecombinations are mixed withavocado, cream cheese, furaki,tampico paste, and masago (fisheggs).
Actual pieces of sushi aremade with raw fish on top ofrice. Cano said the mostrequested and recommended rollis the Kumori special roll. It istheir special signature roll.Kumori has plans to expand byopening a sushi bar in SanAntonio.
Musashi, one of the newestsushi bars in town, opened uptwo months ago in McAllen.Joe Gonzalez, a STCC studentand server at Musashi, said themain reason people love thefood is because it is high in
protein and low in fat.“People love it because
it’s healthy, fish is low infat. That is why Japanesepeople are trim,” Gonzalezsaid. “I stronglyrecommend it [sushi] to thehealth conscious person.”
Gonzalez added that heused to work for two othersushi bars before workingfor Musashi. The differencebetween sushi rolls atMusashi and otherrestaurants are the differentrecipes Musashi ownersbrought with them from LosAngeles. As in any ethniccuisine, recipes canvary.Musashi plans to open moresushi bars around the Valley.
By BELINDA REYESThe Pan American
SUSHIVARIETIES
Anago - Conger eel
Awabi - Abalone
California roll - Avocado
Hamachi - Young yellowtail
Hotategai - Scallops
Ebi - Boiled shrimp
Hirami - Flounder
Ika - Squid
Ikura - Salmon roe
Kappamaki - Cucumber
Maguro - Tuna
Tamago - Egg custard
Temaki - Hand-rolled cones
Saba - Mackerel
Tekka - Tuna rolls
Unagi - Freshwater eel
Uni - Sea urchin roe
Although the Rio Grande Valley is about as far from Japan aspossible, the traditional Japanese food sushi has found a niche
among the ubiquitous tacos and fajitas
Sushi bar, restaurantoffer unique cuisine
Kumori is locatedat the Nolana
Tower ShoppingCenter, 400 Nolana
Space E.
Kumori II is locatedat Uptown Plaza,4500 N. 10th St.
Suite # 50.
Musashi is located135 E. Nolana.
REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW
■ Do not stickchopsticks into yourfood, especially not intorice. Only at funeralsare chopsticks stuckinto the rice that is putonto the altar. Whenyou are not using yourchopsticks, lay them infront of you onto thetable or a dish.
■ Do not spear foodwith your chopsticks.
■ Do not pass foodwith your chopsticksdirectly to somebodyelse's chopsticks. Onlyat funerals are thebones of the crematedbody given in that wayfrom person to person.
■ Do not point withyour chopsticks tosomething orsomebody.
■ Do not move yourchopsticks around inthe air too much, orplay with them.
■ Do not move aroundplates or bowls withchopsticks.
■ To separate a pieceof food into two pieces,exert controlledpressure on thechopsticks whilemoving them apart fromeach other. This needsmuch exercise.
■ Hold your chopstickstowards their end, andnot in the middle or thefront third.
CHOPSTICK
COURTESIES
(Below) - A chef at the new Musashi restaurant and sushi bar prepares sushi pieces and rolls in his bamboo “hut.”
Shrimp Dumplings
Mexican Orgasm and Volcano sushi rolls at Musashi.
Our food is newstyle Japanese.We offer more
choice rolls anddifferent
ingredients [fromother sushi bars]. “
“
- Michael Cano, server at Kumori
SUSHISplash
in South Texas
makes a
By BELINDA REYESThe Pan American
Photos byBelinda Reyes
Seaweed-wrapped rice and raw fishmay be a far cry from the traditionaltortillas and rice associated with theValley, but nevertheless sushi restau-rants are popping up all aroundMcAllen.
Musashi, the newest restaurant toopen, is located in the heart of theMcAllen dining scene, on Nolana nextto the Prada night club. From rolls toactual pieces of raw fish, this new sushibar has its own signature taste, setting itaside from the other sushi bars in town.
The service and the environment, twoof the most important elements of agood dining experience, were friendlyand inviting. As patrons walk in, thesushi bar is located at the back of therestaurant in a bamboo hut, where thechef prepares sushi pieces and rolls.The rest of the restaurant is decoratedwith ivy vines hanging from the ceiling.
When you get seated, instead of the
traditional menu the waitstaffbrings a paper menu and apencil to mark what you wishto be served. There are 29variety of rolls, also calledmaki, offered in pieces of six to eight.Sushi pieces can be ordered in pieces ofone to five.
Miso soup, a broth of green onionsand seaweed, is complimentary withentrees. The miso soup was not as good,as that served in other sushi bars. For anappetizer, the shrimp dumplings areabsolutely the best; they just melt inyour mouth. If heaven exists, it wouldbe an unlimited tray of these dumplings.
The dumplings are also offered inbeef and chicken. The house salad wasnext, and it was fresh and crisp. Thehouse dressing, a tomato-based vinai-grette, was delicious. One of Musashi’smost requested rolls is the ‘MexicanOrgasm.’ It is made of shrimp tempura,avocado, and a spicy tuna sauce, servedwith eel sauce, a sweet tasting syrupsauce, not really made of eel. This roll
is extremely spicy and hot.Another popular roll is the ‘Volcano
roll,’ consisting of spicy tuna on top ofthe regular ‘California roll,’ which con-sists of crab, celery, avocado, servedwith a specialty sauce and Japanese hotpepper. It is extremely spicy, but good.
A must try is the Crab tempura roll. Itis lightly fried on the outside with crab,avocado, and cream cheese on theinside.
Although Musashi serves dessert, likeGreen Tea ice cream and Mo-Chi icecream, the appetizers and the maincourses leave little room for a sweettreat. The over-all experience was goodand could be rated a four on a five-pointscale. The only downside is thatMusashi does not accept checks.
Musashi has been open for about twomonths and it is located 135 E. Nolana.
September 12, 2002 Arts & Entertainment Page 9September 12, 2002 Arts & Entertainment Page 8
Delicacies from the Far Eastare making their way to theDeep South.
Sushi bars and restaurantshave become a popular diningfavorite for Valley residents,according to Michael Cano, aserver at Kumori. Kumori hasbeen in the business for a littleover five years. Cano added thatthey have met the demand forsushi lovers by opening asecond restaurant on 10th St.
near the original one on Nolana.“Our food is new style
Japanese. We offer more choicerolls and different ingredients[from other sushi bars],” Canosaid.
Cano explained that a roll isjust covered with rice on theoutside, with various choices forthe internal ingredientsincluding, shrimp, crab, eel andsquid combinations. Thecombinations are mixed withavocado, cream cheese, furaki,tampico paste, and masago (fisheggs).
Actual pieces of sushi aremade with raw fish on top ofrice. Cano said the mostrequested and recommended rollis the Kumori special roll. It istheir special signature roll.Kumori has plans to expand byopening a sushi bar in SanAntonio.
Musashi, one of the newestsushi bars in town, opened uptwo months ago in McAllen.Joe Gonzalez, a STCC studentand server at Musashi, said themain reason people love thefood is because it is high in
protein and low in fat.“People love it because
it’s healthy, fish is low infat. That is why Japanesepeople are trim,” Gonzalezsaid. “I stronglyrecommend it [sushi] to thehealth conscious person.”
Gonzalez added that heused to work for two othersushi bars before workingfor Musashi. The differencebetween sushi rolls atMusashi and otherrestaurants are the differentrecipes Musashi ownersbrought with them from LosAngeles. As in any ethniccuisine, recipes canvary.Musashi plans to open moresushi bars around the Valley.
By BELINDA REYESThe Pan American
SUSHIVARIETIES
Anago - Conger eel
Awabi - Abalone
California roll - Avocado
Hamachi - Young yellowtail
Hotategai - Scallops
Ebi - Boiled shrimp
Hirami - Flounder
Ika - Squid
Ikura - Salmon roe
Kappamaki - Cucumber
Maguro - Tuna
Tamago - Egg custard
Temaki - Hand-rolled cones
Saba - Mackerel
Tekka - Tuna rolls
Unagi - Freshwater eel
Uni - Sea urchin roe
Although the Rio Grande Valley is about as far from Japan aspossible, the traditional Japanese food sushi has found a niche
among the ubiquitous tacos and fajitas
Sushi bar, restaurantoffer unique cuisine
Kumori is locatedat the Nolana
Tower ShoppingCenter, 400 Nolana
Space E.
Kumori II is locatedat Uptown Plaza,4500 N. 10th St.
Suite # 50.
Musashi is located135 E. Nolana.
REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW
■ Do not stickchopsticks into yourfood, especially not intorice. Only at funeralsare chopsticks stuckinto the rice that is putonto the altar. Whenyou are not using yourchopsticks, lay them infront of you onto thetable or a dish.
■ Do not spear foodwith your chopsticks.
■ Do not pass foodwith your chopsticksdirectly to somebodyelse's chopsticks. Onlyat funerals are thebones of the crematedbody given in that wayfrom person to person.
■ Do not point withyour chopsticks tosomething orsomebody.
■ Do not move yourchopsticks around inthe air too much, orplay with them.
■ Do not move aroundplates or bowls withchopsticks.
■ To separate a pieceof food into two pieces,exert controlledpressure on thechopsticks whilemoving them apart fromeach other. This needsmuch exercise.
■ Hold your chopstickstowards their end, andnot in the middle or thefront third.
CHOPSTICK
COURTESIES
(Below) - A chef at the new Musashi restaurant and sushi bar prepares sushi pieces and rolls in his bamboo “hut.”
Shrimp Dumplings
Mexican Orgasm and Volcano sushi rolls at Musashi.
Our food is newstyle Japanese.We offer more
choice rolls anddifferent
ingredients [fromother sushi bars]. “
“
- Michael Cano, server at Kumori
SUSHISplash
in South Texas
makes a
By BELINDA REYESThe Pan American
Photos byBelinda Reyes
The University Gallery is currently displaying the “Children ofthe Colonias Project: Through Our Own Lenses.”
The gallery is filled with photography taken by children fromcolonia communities from the Rio Grande Valley (Monte Alto andEdcouch-Elsa) and the desert community (Sparks and MontanaVista) from El Paso.
According to the statement from the gallery, the mission was toteach children living in colonias
how to dophotography, so thatthey could use it as amedium to documentand describe theirliving conditions. Theimages were areflection of the daily interactions and lives in theircommunities.
The pictures originate from a project that began wheneach student was issued a 35mm camera, along with 20rolls of film. They were given the chance to freelanceand take snapshots on their own.
Gallery statements also add to the representation of thevarious images which show the laughter, friendship and acloseness among the students, classmates and families, acloseness that was undoubtedly formed by thecircumstances of being raised in a colonia community.
The project was created by Southwest Texas StateUniversity, and funded by W.K. Kellogg foundation andSouthwestern Bell Company.
For more information, visit www.lascolonias.com.
■ Sushi . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
■ CD review . . . . . . . 10
■ Culture Club . . . . . . 10ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
PAGE 7
AroundTown
Phoenix Rising ArtExhibit and SaleSept. 12 through Oct. 11Place: McAllen-MillerInternational AirportEvent: ‘Phoenix Rising’ isan exhibit of “hope,remembrance andhealing.” The art sale willbe held September 11 at 7p.m. in the conferenceroom behind therestaurant in the airport.Phone: (956) 358-7211
Collage Fund raiserSept. 14Event: Collage is a fundraiser for the InternationalMuseum of Art andScience. This year’stheme is ‘Let FreedomRing.’Info: Blackboard and liveauctions, food, beveragesand other entertainment.Call: Candice at (956)682-1564, ext. 111.
10th Annual ConjuntoFestivalSept. 13-15, gates open at5 p.m.Info: Sponsored by theNarciso Martinez CulturalArts Center.Place: San Benito FestivalGrounds, 225 E. StengerStreet.Features: The Center willpresent Mingo Saldivarwith the National HeritageAward, and food boothswill be set up.Price: $1 for adults,children under 12 are free.Phone: Call RogelioNunez at 361-0110.
Photo project gives children in colonias the opportunity toexpress their daily lives and experiences
By BELINDA REYESThe Pan American
Exhibit gives children’sviews of life in a colonia
Driving on my way home from amusic store I began listening toJimmy Fallon’s first comedic CDentitled “The Bathroom Wall.” Ichuckled here and there, I noddedin agreement to some of hiscomedic suggestions, but I prettymuch just kept wanting to hit the“NEXT TRACK” key on my
radio. Frankly, I expected more. I
expected a lot more. With comedic talent as great as
Fallon's, I wanted something morethan 37 minutes of college-freshmen humor, stereotypicalimpersonations and corny jokes. Iwanted something, well, funny.
Ironically enough, Fallon usuallycomes through when it comes tomaking our funny bones rattle.Who can forget his Saturday NightLive Weekend Update skits, hisstand-up performances and theway he brought Enrique Iglesias’mole to life at this year’s MTVVideo Music Awards.
(Molemolemolemole...) After Iheard the album, my admirationfor Fallon dropped faster thanClinton’s pants. I expected somuch more.
Honestly, when it comes torhythms and overall music style,Fallon’s songs are entertaining andcatchy at times, but when it comesto lyrics, he falls flat. Most of thelyrics make no sense what-so-ever,and one has to play the songs overand over again just to get their gist.
“Drinking in the woods” is acountry music inspired song withconfusing and absurd lyrics like“Gatorade bottles filled withSmirnoff/ Got too close to the fire
burn my eyebrows off / I puked bythe tree/ I peed in the grass/ Andyou get pushed right onto youra**.” Perhaps those lyrics areappealing to the honkey-tonk typeof crowd, but most people will notgo for them.
However, one good aspect ofthis CD is Fallon’s impersonationof several celebrities in his “TrollDoll” skits. Within these skits,Fallon impersonates Jerry Seinfeld,Chris Rock, Robin Williams, anddoes a very convincing portrayal ofU2’s Bono. This is what Fallondoes best. He is one of the best
By DÄGOBERTO PÉREZThe Pan American
‘Idiot Boy’ makes idiotic albumSNL star Jimmy
Fallon sings a snooze
Jennifer Lamas -“My grandmother has had the statue of
Jesus and Mary at her house, when I visither I pray with her.”
Christopher Romero -“Sometimes when we don’t have anything to do, my bestfriend and I just sit and talk and wish we had a swimming
pool around our neighborhood.”
Photos by Celeste Tello/The Pan American
See REVIEW page 10
September 12, 2002 Arts & Entertainment Page 10
CD: “Hybrid Theory” by Linkin ParkMovie: “Training Day”Web site: freearcade.com
CD: “Nadien Como Tu” by SolidoBook: “Angela’s Ashes” by Frank McCourtMovie: “Signs”
CD: Kenny Chesney’s “Greatest Hits”Book: “Great Gatsby” by F. Scott FitzgeraldMovie: “Blade II”
Monica LazarinSophomorePhysician’s Assistant
Jesus VillarrealSeniorPre-med Biology
Joe SalazarSophomorePre-med Biology
CULTURE CLUBWhat students like to read, listen to and surf.
Theimpressionists in a while. Another enjoyable track
is “Hammer Time,” asegment where Fallonclaims that he can sing any’80’s song over MCHammer’s “HammerTime.” Fallon sings piecesfrom “Video Killed theRadio Star,” “The SafetyDance,” “I Wear MySunglasses at Night,” andother classics while“Hammer Time” is playing.It is entertaining, at thevery least, for the nostalgiaof it all.
Nevertheless, the onlyreally funny song in this
CD was the album’s firstsong, “Idiot Boy,” a songabout a guy who has agood girlfriend, but stillmanages to screweverything up. But thenagain, the song’s funnylyrics are not enough tocounter Fallon’s high-pitched, ‘Prince’-like,screeching-cat voice.
The bottom line is thatFallon’s CD does havesome comical aspects to it,but after a while the jokesget old and the musicbecomes annoying. No oneshould waste money onbuying a new copy of this
album, instead, wait andbuy it from the ‘Used’department at any recordstore — there are bound tobe tons of copies availablevery soon. Better stick toSNL, Jimmy.
REVIEW continued from page 7Artist: Jimmy Fallon
Album: “TheBathroom Wall”
Reviewer’s Rating:
out of 5 stars
September 12, 2002 THE PAN AMERICAN Page 6 September 12, 2002 THE PAN AMERICAN Page 11
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With the dawn of a new era at the Universityof Texas- Pan American, one of the university’smajor goals is to expand the university into adeveloped research facility.
One person assigned the test of reaching thisgoal is Dr. Wendy A. Lawrence-Fowler,associate vice president for research. Theposition requires coordinating patents andtechnology rising from inventions by theuniversity’s faculty with the UT system.
“I’m really hoping that we will be there tomake effort to support faculty interests inresearch and provide them with a path to get totheir goals,” Fowler said.
Prior to joining the faculty at UTPA, Fowlerworked in the National Service Division atIBM-Austin, designing software.
Fowler received her Ph.D. in biologicalanthropology from Ohio State University in1983 and a M.S. in computer science from NewMexico State University in 1988.
The first goal for the university is to becomean intensive doctoral research university. Thisincludes offering a wide range of baccalaureateprograms while having a commitment tograduate education through the doctorate. Theuniversity intends to award at least 10 doctoral
degrees per year across three or more disciplinesand at least 20 doctoral degrees per year overall.
“What we are hoping to do at the university isfocus not only on learning but also on research,”Fowler said. “With investigation, one cancontribute and expand their body of knowledgeto the subject of their choice.”
Faculty members who participate in researchcan apply the new knowledge they gain fromresearch in their own teaching lessons.
“Students will benefit from this since facultyknowledge will begin to bring a new perspectiveto the classrooms,” Fowler said. “The graduatestudents will be in an environment that isdedicated to contributing knowledge that onlyresearch can offer them.”
Ten years from now, UTPA hopes to bethrough the intensive perspective of researchand begin to create an extensive program whichwill offer 50 or more doctoral degrees per year.
Funding will vary for each research programdepending on interest, but Fowler is determinedto provide the right facilities for each interestedperson.
“Sometimes research is conducted on thecampus while other times it could be in differentareas of a community,” Fowler said. “But ifsomeone needs a lab or computer center, wewill be willing to help find them a place towork.”
Fowler takes over
The University of Texas-Pan American’sMBA program has experienced numerouschanges and advancements since its beginningin 1975, enabling the success of many students.
The most prominent change concerns anincreased number of teaching experts whichreached 31 this year.
“The biggest change has been the faculty,”Dr. Jerry Prock, director of the MBA programsaid. “The faculty is stronger and moreknowledgeable.”
There is also a new graduate programrequirement of 36 hours, instead of the prior 33,in MBA foundation. These have been anexpansion in the kinds of programs, with theavailability of a week-night program and anonline course.
“The graduate council of the university hasjust approved a change of 36 hours. [And] therehas been an expansion in the kinds of programsoffered,” said Prock. “[There are the] weeknight programs and our own online system.”
Completion of an MBA program may beachieved between 12 to 18 months for full-timestudents and three to four years for anemployed student.
Despite the length of completion, the MBAprogram has produced many prominentcitizens. These prominent citizens include U.S.Congressman Ruben Hinojosa, formerPresident and Chief Financial Officer of H & HFoods, Mercedes, Texas; Dora ValverdeFankhauser, financial consultant, with MerrillLunch in McAllen; Felipe Cavazos, partner,Santa Barbara Realty Services, Mission, Texas;and Anil Menon, Ph.D.,The Strategic PlanningInstitute at Harvard Business School in
Cambridge, Massachusetts.Associate Professor Jane LeMaster said the
Online MBA has been in existence since 1996. “[UTPA is one of the] seven UT System
schools involved in the Online MBA,”LeMaster said. “[Other universities involved inthe Online MBA program include] UTPermian-Basin, UT Brownsville, UT Tyler, UTSan Antonio, UT El Paso, and UT Arlington.”
There are two classes are offered at UTPAthrough the online system, a management coreclass, and a management elective class.
“Organizational Behavior is a managementcore class, and Leadership Organization is amanagement elective class,” LeMaster clarified.
While most of the regular MBA classesrange from 15 to 25 students, the online coursesmay have as many as 50 students, indicating theoverall increase in the number of MBAstudents.
“[The number of students have] substantiallyincreased in the last year,” Prock said. “[Thereare approximately] 200 MBA students.”
While the majority of these students are localresidents, there has been an increase in thenumber of international students.
“We are getting more and more internationalstudents from Mexico, South America, EastAsia, Central Asia and Europe,” Prock said.“Still the majority of the students are localresidents.”
As the number of MBA students increase,more of them are looking to enter the programto enhance their business skills.
“[I want] to focus on management so when Ienter the corporate world of management in acomputer company I will have enhanced skillsin marketing, presentation, and finance,” saidSunil Rajwani, a recent computer sciencegraduate
Changes afootwith MBA groupBy SUNAYNA MAHTANIThe Pan American
New VP assumes university goals of improvingresearch capabilities
By CLARISSA MARTINEZThe Pan American
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Rodrigo ZamoraGraphic DesignSophomore
I feel that the media covered theattacks in a manner that evoked a lotof patriotism and sorrow. I especiallyliked the segments where patrioticmusic and images from 9/11 werearranged to inspire America to cometogether as a country.
Gloria RodriguezBusinessFreshman
I think that they’re being moreconsiderate of what to show. Theyare not showing graphic scenes,they’re considering the audience, andthey’re giving advice about how tocope with the grief.
Joseph MoralesMechanical EngineeringFreshman
I think the press should back off onsome of the families because its not atime to be sad. The memories won’tdie of the people they lost. You don’thave to keep reminding them of whathappened.
How do you feel about theSept. 11 coverage in the
media?
Gabriela LopezPhysician’s AssistantFreshman
I thought it was very moving sincethey were remembering all those whopassed away.
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Mike Lazarin AccountingFreshman
I feel the news coverage is great becauseit shows how the rest of the country isdealing with the terrorist attacks.
When Dr. John Villarreal is needed at theCollege of Science and Engineering, hewillingly fills holes in the dam, time andtime again.
Someday he hopes to just teach chemistryat the general level again.
Villarreal has been a professor in thechemistry department since 1977, andbecame interim dean in 1994-95 for threeyears. He then served as assistant dean fortwo-and-a half years and again becameinterim dean in 2001.
“I’ve been in the office since then,”Villarreal said.
Villarreal has helped implement newprograms for the science and engineeringdepartment during his tenure as interim dean.
“We implemented the pre-med andengineering program the first year I wasInterim dean,” Villarreal said. “And we’vestarted the master’s program in engineering,science, computer science, and informationand technology.”
Villarreal has been asked to serve asassistant dean again for the upcomingsemester for new- coming dean Dr. MichaelEastman.
Villarreal is looking forward to Eastman’stenure as dean of the College of Science andEngineering.
“ I think he brings much experience and acommitment to students in these areas, and Iam anxious to help him take the college to
the next level,” Villarreal said.Now that Eastman will be taking over,
Villarreal is hoping to find some time to helpthe chemistry department and teach freshmanlevel chemistry.
Eastman, who is currently Regents’professor of chemistry at Northern ArizonaUniversity (NAU) in Flagstaff, Ariz. will fillhis new post in January 2003.
Eastman served as Chair of the NAUchemistry department for 10 years, and priorto that he was a professor of Chemistry at theUniversity of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).
Eastman received his B.A. degree inchemistry from Carleton College inNorthfield, Minn., and his Ph.D. degree inPhysical Chemistry from Cornell Universityin Ithaca, N.Y. He was a post doctoral fellowat Los Alamos National Laboratory in LosAlamos, N.M.
Eastman looks forward to joining theUTPA faculty and working with the students.
“I am interested in working with thefaculty and administration at UTPA to attractmotivated students to the university and toprovide high quality undergraduateeducation,” Eastman said.
Eastman also added that UTPA would be agood fit for him.
“It is a dynamic institution and willprovide me with many opportunities tosharpen my skills,” Eastman said.
Eastman is interested in building thegraduate programs in science andengineering which will involve developingnew programs and improving existing ones.
By NIKKI RAMIREZThe Pan American
New science and engineering dean will start inspring semester 2003
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disciplined.”The university also plans other methods
for warning students about possible copyrightinfringements.
“Additional forms of warning includestatements signed by each Bronc Village anddorm resident, a mass e-mail to be distributedto all student e-mail accounts very soon, astatement incorporated into the wallpaper ofthe student labs administered throughLabman software, and posters in student labsthat do not run Labman software,” Ballardsaid.
Unlike other universities, UTPA has fewerproblems in the area of illegal downloading,Ballard said. However, like otheruniversities, UTPA ensures that anycopyright violator will be subject todiscipline.
Davis said lab technicians from AcademicServices refer violators along with theirnames and evidence of their violation to theOffice of the Dean of Students.
Upon being summoned, the student ispresented with evidence against him/her. Thestudent then has the option to admit guilt ordispute the claim and attend a hearing.
First-time offenders have their passwordfor computer access revoked for theacademic year, Davis said. The student isrequired to check in with lab supervisors wholog in for them. The university staff thenclosely monitors the student. If the studentrepeats the same, or similar, violation, he/shewill be disciplined to a greater extent.
“Should he repeat this or a similarviolation, he will be suspended from theuniversity for at least one semester,” Ballardsaid. “He is also subject to criminal charges,which could be filed against him by outsideagencies for breaking copyright laws.”
Cyber copyright violations are not the onlyissues the university is concerned with whendealing with the Internet. Ballard said theuniversity is also worried about theconsumption of bandwidth, an expensiveresource affected by the considerable load ofapplications to the network. Davis said thephotocopying of entire textbooks is also anissue.
While many students understand theethical issues behind copyright violations,some find the temptation hard to resist.
“Some software are so expensive that wecan’t afford to buy with the salary a studentcan get,” said Yating Mou, a graduatestudent.
“We would have to go for the source wecan get from the Internet. We don’t want todo illegal downloadings, but the temptationis pervasive over the Internet because wedon’t have the money to pay.”
According to Davis, the UT System willmeet and discuss issues concerning copyrightviolations of textbooks and computerdownloads in order to be consistent inhandling such situations.
Additional information concerningcopyright violation may be obtained athttp://infosecurity.panam.edu/notices.html.
Villarreal holdsdown the fort
Chicago at AtlantaThe Falcons gave the
Packers a scare. but the Bears have a gooddefense led by Brian Urlacher.
Bears by 4
Matt Celeste GregBears Falcons Falcons
Detroit at CarolinaThis may be another low-
scoring game, but I look for the Lions to pickup their first win.
Lions by 5
Matt Celeste GregLions Panthers Panthers
Jacksonville atKansas City
The Chiefs come off an unbelievable win, andArrowhead Stadium will be rocking.
Chiefs by 10
Matt Celeste GregJaguars Chiefs Chiefs
New England atN.Y. Jets
The Patriots are for real. Patriots by 7
Matt Celeste GregPatriots Jets Patriots
Tennessee atDallas
I look for Bruce Coslet to be more aggressive inhis play calling. If Quincy Car ter can redeemhimself, I like the ‘Boys’ chances.
Cowboys by 2
Matt Celeste GregTitans Titans Cowboys
N.Y. Giants at St.Louis
I don’t see the best team in the NFC going 0-2.Rams by 10
Matt Celeste GregRams Rams Rams
Denver at SanFrancisco
Brian Griese proved he can still play in thisleague, but Garcia is the bet ter quar terback.
Niners by 7
Matt Celeste GregBroncos Broncos Niners
Oakland atPittsburgh
The Raiders should roll over the weak Steelers.Raiders by 10
Matt Celeste GregRaiders Raiders Steelers
Cincinnati atCleveland
It’s too bad the Browns lost last week becausethey could easily be 2-0.
Browns by 14
Matt Celeste GregBrowns Browns Browns
Green Bay at NewOrleans
The Pack had Michael Vick last week, now theyhave Aaron Brooks.
Packers by 13
Matt Celeste GregSaints Saints Packers
Miami atIndianapolis
The Dolphins looked very impressive last weekled by running back Ricky Williams.
Dolphins by 6
Matt Celeste GregColts Dolphins Dolphins
Tampa Bay atBaltimore
The Bucs come off a tough loss and now willtake their frustration out on the Ravens.
Bucs by 6
Matt Celeste GregBucs Bucs Bucs
Arizona at Seattle
Jake Plummer almost led the Cardinals to aweek one upset.
Cards by 4
Matt Celeste GregSeahawks Seahawks Seahawks
Buffalo atMinnesota
Randy Moss is unbelievable when he plays atthe Metrodome, but they need a running game.
Vikings by 3
Matt Celeste GregVikings Bills Vikings
Houston at SanDiego
Both star ting quar terbacks’ futures look promis-ing, but the Chargers have a running game.
Chargers by 7Matt Celeste GregChargers Texans Chargers
Philadelphia atWashington
The Eagles must bounce back from their disap-pointing loss.
Eagles by 7Matt Celeste GregEagles Redskins Eagles
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Some faculty and staff members at UTPAare going beyond expected duties byparticipating in university matters whileserving on the Faculty and Staff senates.
The purpose of the Faculty Senate is topromote the general welfare of the universityby representing the faculty in various matters.The members also serve as a channel forcommunications among students, faculty, andadministration.
The Faculty Senate holds monthlymeetings in which it discusses the issues thataffect the faculty. Members of the senatevolunteer ideas to help with the decision-making process and then report to thepresident. Other duties of the membersinclude participation in various committees.
Cynthia Brown, Faculty Senate chair saidthat the basis of the senate is to voiceconcerns that faculty members have aboutuniversity decisions that will affect them.
The Staff senate is a representative bodythrough which eligible staff members maymake recommendations to President Navarezconcerning different issues that affect the staffof the university.
According to Brad Stiles, Staff SenateChair, the issues the senate will be dealingwith this year include increasing parkingspaces on campus and serving students byoffering scholarships and involving them in
community projects.“One concern that almost everyone on
campus has is about the parking spaces,”Stiles said. “The staff senate mentioned to thepresident the need for more parking areasacross campus and recommended an area thatcould be accessible. Eventually new spaceswere added.”
An activity the Staff Senate is planning toorganize is a project in which students can bementored for a day by a member of the staff.The students can choose a job field whichthey are interested in and follow a selectedstaff member throughout the day to see theresponsibilities of the specific job.
“We want and strongly encourage moreinvolvement from the staff,” Stiles said. “Themeetings are there to serve everyone’ssuggestions. I then take whatever isconcerning the staff and talk to PresidentNevarez about the issues.”
The Staff Senate meets monthly with theexecutive board, and also has a monthlymeeting that is opened to all staff members.
“I can say that Nevarez honestly caresabout the employees and students well being,”Stiles said. “Usually people look at statisticsto see how well things are going, but Nevarezlooks beyond the statistics and looks at thegrowth of the individuals.”
With both senates participating in campusactivities, the faculty and staff are making surethat voices are heard, and issues areaddressed.
By CLARISSA MARTINEZ The Pan American
Teachers wanted. No, teachers needed inthe Rio Grande Valley.
There is a severe teacher shortage thisyear and school districts across the Valleyare desperate to fill vacant teacher positionsat the elementary and secondary levels.
The McAllen School District is sufferingfrom a shortage of teachers in some areas,said David Garcia, director of personnel forMISD. According to Garcia there are sevenelementary positions and 10 secondarypositions still needing to be filled, and theschool year has already started.
“Teachers are leaving the profession for acareer change, better pay outside the Valley,spousal relocation, or medical reasons,”Garcia said.
Recent UTPA education graduate AdrianaPerez plans to leave the Valley for better payand benefits.
“I stayed in the Valley to get my feet wetand gain experience as a first-year teacher,”Perez said.
Perez, a third-grade teacher at WilsonElementary in Harlingen, intends to leave
the Valley to further her education in speechtherapy and would like to continue workingwith children in a classroom setting.
Garcia added that salary, class loads, andbenefits for the teachers need improvementby the Valley districts. The McAllen ISD hasmade such improvements. According toGarcia, teachers were recently given a$2,000 raise and the stipend for a Master’sDegree was increased from $1,000 to$2,000.
Garcia said that first-year teachers willearn $32,500, which is the highest startingsalary in South Texas’s Region I.
“McAllen ISD is a preferred system wheremost professionals want to work,” Garciasaid. “Under the leadership of Dr. JoeGonzales, the superintendent, the district hasconcentrated its efforts on studentachievement, increased pay for itsworkforce, and sound fiscal managementpractices.”
School districts in the Valley, such asMcAllen are making such improvements tokeep teachers satisfied. Garcia explainedthat the McAllen ISD has hired more than500 UTPA graduates in the past five to tenyears.
Teacher dearthalarms schools
By VERONICA BARRERAThe Pan American
Steps in place to increase number of Valley teachersat secondary level
With so many career choices thesedays, students often have difficultydeciding on which career path to follow.
With that in mind, the University ofTexas-Pan American will soon implementa program that may offer some answersto anxious students.
Anthony Hampton, a UTPA counselor,said the evolving Job Shadow Programentails pairing a UTPA student with amentor/professional for half-a-day. Theprogram, which runs Nov. 11-15, willgive students the opportunity to gainvaluable insights from the professionals,observe a typical day, and perhapsparticipate in some of the tasks in thework environment.
Hampton added that job shadowing islike an informational interview and it’san opportunity for a student to get asnapshot of what an occupation is aboutfirst-hand. Students seem to agree.
“I want to familiarize myself with theduties of a physician’s assistant and learnhow to communicate with peers,”applicant Maylin Gerardo said. “Thisprogram will give me some insight.”
According to Hampton, the mentorwould be able to address questionsrelated to educational requirements, skills
needed to succeed, and occupationaltrends for the future. Students who askthe right questions will probably benefitfrom this lode of information.
“Speaking to a professional in a fieldof interest is invaluable,” Hampton said.“Real-life experiences can be just asimportant as academics.”
The Job Shadowing Program is open toany currently enrolled UTPA studentregardless of major or classification.
“Our goal is to pair 30 students to 30mentors,” Hampton said. “As we speakwe have lawyers, teachers, variousdirectors/coordinators, accountants,professors, lecturers, nurses, andcomputer/IT specialists that are willing toparticipate.”
Hampton explained that each studentneeds to complete an application, whichcan be found on the fifth floor of theCounseling/Advisement Center. Inaddition, students are required toparticipate in an interview, attend anorientation prior to the shadow date, andattend a post-shadow evaluation sessionto ensure a quality job shadow event.
Students or prospective mentors whoare interested in the program shouldcontact Anthony Hampton [email protected] or call 956-381-2574. The application deadline is Oct.18.
Mentor programyields know-howBy VERONICA BARRERAThe Pan American
Senate organizationswatchdog-worthy
The old Axiom goes, those who can’t do,teach. In the Criminal Justice department, facultymembers do both. According to David Dearth,criminal justice department chair, most of thefaculty are currently working with variousagencies in the Rio Grande Valley.
Aside from holding his position at UTPA,Dearth also offers training for police departmentsthroughout the Valley. He encourages the facultyto continue their work in the criminal justice fieldand finds it important for them to provide neededexpertise to criminal justice agencies.
“[This] allows them [faculty] to take what’s intextbooks and actually apply it themselves andexplain to students how it is being applied in thefield,” Dearth said.
Mark Dantzker, graduate program director forthe criminal justice master’s degree, not onlyassists graduate students, but is an associateprofessor, teaching three criminal justice courses.
Dantzker’s professional career gives him morework, as he spends about 16 hours a monthvolunteering with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’sdepartment and holding a position as a reservedeputy. He spends his Friday evenings patrollingand responding to calls in the area.
Dantzker believes that the advantage he hascomes with being up to date in the area ofpolicing.
“I could read all the literature and followwhat’s going on in the news and so forth, but
there is nothing better than practical experienceto be able to link the two together,” Dantzkersaid. “Then I can tell the students, ‘Look, this iswhat the book says, and this is what actuallyhappens.’”
In doing so, Dantzker is replicating what hisprofessors did for him 20 years ago.
“Criminal justice students can relate a lotbetter to people who not only have practicalexperience, but continue to practice,” Dantzkersaid.
Victor Rodriguez, McAllen Police Chief iscurrently an adjunct professor at UTPA, teachinga course called Principles of Law EnforcementSupervision. The class covers topics such as theroles and responsibilities of first-level policesupervisors.
Rodriguez feels that he adds a greater depth tohis teaching because of his hands- on experienceand background as director of parole of the stateof Texas, and as former police chief ofBrownsville.
“The task for me is to show them [students]how to be successful in managing andsupervision,” Rodriguez said. “Through myexperience, I think I can do that for them andlead them to be successful in their futuresupervisory roles.”
For Rodriguez, teaching is not only enjoyable,but beneficial to his career.
“[One], it gives me an opportunity [for] baseteaching with actual experience and two, itserves as a way to test out my own theories,”Rodriguez said.
Words and actionfrom criminal justiceBy ELIZABETH MARTINEZ The Pan American
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The men’s golf team will travel tomorrow toNew Haven, Conn. to compete in theMacDonald Cup held at the prestigious YaleGolf Course.
The three-day, 54-hole tournament will takeplace a few days after the Broncs seasonopener at the Fairway Club Invitational at theUniversity of Nebraska that concluded onTuesday. The MacDonald Cup will be only thesecond tournament for the Broncs sincewinning their first national championship atthe 16th Annual National Minority CollegeGolf Championship (ANMCGC) last May.
Although the Broncs are coming into thisseason with the confidence of having won anational tournament, they will now have toprove themselves without Santiago DeLarrea,who was instrumental in their victory in thespring by finishing second individually.However, returning to the roster will be juniors
Rudy Celedon and Ben Piper, who finished thetournament third and seventh, respectively.
The Broncs finished 11th on Monday at theFairway Invitational, then rebounded from atough opening day and finished tied forseventh on Tuesday with a score of 297 led byjunior Paul Manganilla. He had a score of 69in the final round and was tied for 13th at 221.Celedon also contributed with a final-roundscore of 75, and finished tied for 21st at 224.
Men’s golf coach Mark Gaynor looksforward to the challenge the Broncs face thisyear, but won’t make any promises on howwell the Broncs will perform.
“It would be a waste of my time to predicthow we’ll place at any given tournament,”Gaynor said. “My job is to make sure my teamgets enough practice and individualpreparation time. If I do that, I expect all myguys to do well.”
Gaynor has tried not to smother his playersin expectations so early in the season. After all,golf is a game reliant on calm and nerve.However, Gaynor does expect the conditions atYale to reflect his team’s natural ability.
“MacDonald is one of the best collegiatecourses in the nation, designed by one of thegreatest in the business. Courses like thatreward you for making better shots,” Gaynorsaid.
Men’s golf to take swingat MacDonald Cup event
By BRIAN CARRThe Pan American
Broncs look for continuedimprovement in second
invitation of season
can get going we’ll moveforward with that.”
Thus far, the Lady Broncsare averaging 9.8 kills, 8.6assists, 13.4 digs and oneblock per contest.
Thorn knows volleyball isa long season and isconfident improvements willbe made by UTPA.
“You have to understandthat we’re a young team andthey’re doing the rightthings and we just have tostay positive andaggressive,” Thorn said.
Flag FootballAnnouncesDeadline
The intramural Rec-Sports are accept-ing applications for men, women and co-ed teams. The deadline is set for Sept. 13and must be submitted to the BroncVillage Apt. 2101 with a captain meetingthe same day at 2 p.m. at the UniversityCenter. Play will begin on Sept. 16 northof the men’s dorms.
Downar JoinsLady BroncsTraining Staff
The athletic department has hired anew assistant trainer. Jackie Downar willassist head Athletic Trainer JimLancaster. Downar served as a studenttrainer for four years at the University ofNorth Carolina.
“I love athletics, but I didn’t want tobe a doctor,” Downer said. “I thoughtbeing a trainer was a great way to beinvolved in sports medicine.”
Pitterman JoinsSports InformationAdam Pitterman has been hired as new
assistant sports information director.Pitterman spent the past year at MountOlive College in Mount Olive, N.C.
“Adam will be a very valuable addi-tion to the staff,” UTPA sports informa-tion director Dave Geringer said.
Volleyball TeamAnnounces TryoutsVolleyball head coach Dave Thorn has
scheduled tryouts for next Wednesday,Sept. 18 at 3 p.m. at the Fieldhouse. Thetryouts are for students taking 12 ormore hours of classes who are eligibleaccording to NCAA rules. Anyone whowishes to try out should contact Thorn at956-816-7007, or by e-mail [email protected].
Team AnnouncesTryout Dates
The men’s basketball team will beconducting a tryout session on Saturday,Oct. 12, 2002, at 3:30 p.m. in theFieldhouse. All students interested,please contact the basketball office at381-2870 or stop by and talk to thecoaching staff as soon as possible. Thosewho wish to try out need to bring a copyof their transcripts by the basketballoffice and get with trainer Jim Lancasterregarding physical information beforeTuesday, Oct. 1. role at UTPA.
“I was the captain of my high school trackteam, so it’s not a big difference to beconsidered like a captain here,” Villarrealsaid. “I think I’m pretty much responsible andI have a lot of discipline, so it’s easy for me tobe a good example.”
Villarreal takes her role as an athleteseriously both on the track and in theclassroom.
“I want to be out here so I’m not going tomess around, I’m here to take care ofbusiness,” she said.
So far she has done well this season. Shewas the top scorer for the Lady Broncs with a17th place finish and a 40-secondimprovement to her personal record.
Villarreal also has a strong academicrecord, she is a member of the Bronc Athletics3.0 GPA Club and was named to the Dean’sList in the spring of 2000.
After a successful season start, Villarrealand Rosas both look forward to overallimprovement for themselves and the team.
“I expect us to get better and I want to keepimproving my time as the meets go,”Villarreal said.
Rosas’ goal is to do well at regionals andfor the team as a whole to excel academically.
“My goal as a team is to go to regionalsNov. 16, and come out in the top three, if wecan,” she said. She also believes that the teamhas the potential to do well in the classroom.
“I hope that we all get Academic all-Americans this year,” Rosas said. “We have a
lot of intelligent people on our team.”Girls have a history together that extends
beyond their college years. Before they were teammates, they were
competitors in the same district at their highschools.
They described each other as exceptionalrunners and great competition.
“She was in my district and we were someof the top runners,” Villarreal said. “So shewas in the back of my mind when I wastraining.”
Aside from being friends, the runners havethe potential to improve each other’sperformance on the course.
“Claudia has a little more speed than Patty,but Patty has a little more strength,” Molnarsaid. “We have to work on the opposite foreach, that’s why they make a goodcombination. They can really help each otherand the other girls as well.
Rosas believes that it is a strength to runwith a former competitor.
“It’s really a good thing to run with peoplethat you used to run against because you’refamiliar with how they run,” she said. “Youknow what they’re capable of and you want topush with them if they’re better than you.”
The veterans have developed more than asense of leadership as the only returningrunners, they have also developed afriendship.
“She’s a good friend of mine. She’s alwaysbeen there for me, I’ve always been there forher,” Villarreal said.
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like to go up there and have an outstandingmeet, hopefully,” he said.
Keating is also expecting a successful meet,and a chance to meet up with some of his oldteammates.
“I would like to win it [the meet] and
possibly run faster than last year,” he said.“I’ll get to see my old friends and I know I’llhave some actual competition for once.”
The next meet for the cross country teamswill be at the University of Texas-San AntonioInvitational on Sept. 27.
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Teachers are made to spread education andtheir knowledge to fellow students. Thesubjects they teach are diverse but their goalof high standards should be uniform.
Good teachers work hard and sometimesthey get acknowledged for their work. TheUniversity of Texas-Pan American does justthat every year, giving elected facultymembers recognition for a job well done atthe annual Fall Convocation meeting.
Since 1983, the university has given the“Academic Administrators’ OutstandingFaculty Award” to recognize faculty memberswith excellence in teaching, scholarly/creativeactivity, and community/university service.
To be able to receive this award eachcollege and department nominates those whomatch the criteria. The nominations arereviewed by department chairs and later sentalong with recommendations to the collegedeans. After the nominations are reviewedthey are taken to the College ReviewCommittee then forwarded to the AssociateVPAA’s office for a college dean’s meeting toreview the nominations. Finally the Councilof Deans recommends the recipients for theOutstanding Faculty Award to the Provost andthe Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Recipients for the awards are carefullychosen. “It is done to support the faculty fortheir service and job well done,” said Dr.George Avellano, associate vice president for
academic affairs for Graduate Programs andResearch. "It is important to support eachother to expand the horizon of knowledge andmake this a better environment for [the]students."
He also commented that the faculty isstriving to present for students with anopportunity to self-actualize.
“To recognize the success of [the] facultyin the areas of teaching, professionalachievement, and professional service isimportant,” stated Rodolfo Arevalo, ProvostVice President for Academic Affairs. “Theyare people that have excelled in those areas.”
Not only do the awards provide fulfillmentfor a job well done, but also satisfaction forwhat is received. Along with the distinction,awardees take with them an engraved plaqueand $500 to commemorate their achievement.
Dr. Kenneth Buckman, associate professorof history and philosophy in the College ofArts and Humanities and recipient for theaward for professional achievement feels,“great honor to be recognized by one’speers.”
Dr. Bruce Reed, associate professor ofrehabilitative services for the College ofHealth Sciences and Human Services, andrecipient of the same award, called it anhonor to receive the award because not manyprofessors are selected.
Dr. Liang Zeng was also one of six toreceive the professional achievement award.
“I appreciate that the university ispromoting [and] advancing research,” said
Zeng, assistant professor of educationalpsychology in the College of Education.
“I am glad to be working in thisuniversity.”
Jackie Nirenberg, lecturer ofcommunication in the College of Arts andHumanities, was received the OutstandingFaculty Award for Teaching.
“It really does feel good and it’s validatingto me. It is something I will have with meforever [because] it means a lot to me,” shesaid. “I love what I do; this is the best job inthe whole wide world. I couldn’t imaginedoing anything else”
Other winners for the Outstanding FacultyAward for Teaching were Dr. Leo Gomez ofthe College of Education and Dr. Susan Jarvisof the College of Business Administration.For the Outstanding Faculty Award forProfessional Achievement others awardedwere Dr. Carolina Huerta of the College ofHealth Sciences and Human Services, Dr.Karen Lozano from the College of Scienceand Engineering, and Dr. David Niepert,faculty member from the College of BusinessAdministration.
Another award also given during the FallConvocation meeting was the Chancellor’sCouncil Outstanding Teaching Award,received by Dr. Mohammad I. Bhatti, anassociate professor of physics and geology.The Chancellor’s Award is a prestigious onepresented to one faculty member from each ofthe academic institutions in the 15-school UTsystem.
By ARIANNA VASQUEZThe Pan American
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One year after the event that shook theworld and forever changed life in the UnitedStates, students and staff congregatedyesterday at the Student Union to rememberand honor the Americans lost on Sept. 11,2001.
The remembrance service, which lasted 15minutes, showed just how close Americanshave grown in one hard year. Like thelegendary Phoenix that rises from the ashes,much good has come from the horrific actsperpetrated by cowards one year ago.
Today’s patriotism mirrors the high levelsof pride felt by U.S. citizens during theWorld War II era.
Valley residents can’t drive down majorthoroughfares without seeing American flagsflying high, either from cars or localbusinesses. Americans are proud to beAmericans again, and they’re not afraid toshow it. While our newfound patriotism mayhave come at a horrible cost, sometimes ittakes the extreme to bring out the besthumans have to offer. Perhaps ThomasJefferson foresaw such an event when hesaid, “The tree of liberty must be refreshedfrom time to time, with the blood of patriotsand tyrants.”
But one year later, all is not well inAmerica. While the events of Sept. 11 havebrought us closer together, in many ways,
they have driven us further apart.Immediately following the terrorist attacks,ignorant individuals in our midst began toexact retribution from Muslim Americancommunities around the nation.
One year later, these same MuslimAmerican communities are still fearful ofthe same violence and hate visited uponthem one year ago. Muslim Americanparents are afraid to send their children toschool, fearing revenge by the same ignorantAmericans who have defaced Mosques andhurt those who share no more in commonwith terrorists than the rest of us.
One year later, the events of Sept. 11 havegiven our government an excuse to play therole of ‘Big Brother’ our forefathers warnedAmericans to be vigilant against. It was alsoJefferson who said, “What country canpreserve its liberties if its rulers are notwarned from time to time that their peoplepreserve the spirit of resistance.”
Following Sept. 11, our governmentpassed a number of laws sacrificing civilliberties for national security. Historically, intimes of trial, the government has takensteps it felt were necessary to protect itscitizens, sometimes from themselves. Buthow far is too far, and at what point do westand up and protect the rights we hold dear?It is our responsibility to tell our government
when it has overstepped its bounds andprotect the rights we hold dear.
In addition, our government hasencouraged its citizens to keep a close eyeon one another. While our vigilance mayprevent the next terrorist act, the constantact of watching one another breeds distrustwithin our society Regardless of ourunwillingness to acknowledge it, many of usfeel an inherent distrust of MuslimAmericans in our post-Sept. 11 nation.
No, all is not well in America. One yearago, cowards took from us the things wehold most dear - our security and peace ofmind. The criminals who used those planesas weapons and took our brothers, sisters,mothers and fathers from us brought thefight to us. But we have the chance to turnthe tables. One year later, we have theopportunity to take the fight to them.America can win our war; not with bombsor bullets, but with unity.
One year ago, we lost nearly 3,000Americans. What better way to honor andremember their memories than to have faithin our fellow Americans. In today’sAmerica, almost all groups desire to havesomething preceding the word “American”when describing themselves. Maybe it’s thesecond word we should pay attention to, notthe first.
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The men’s and women’s crosscountry teams will travel to SanMarcos this weekend tocompete at the Southwest TexasState cross country meet onSept. 13.
The teams were originallyscheduled to attend the TexasInvitational meet betweenUTPA, the University of Texas-Austin and Texas A&M.
“We’re going to go to theSouthwest Texas invitationalinstead of the Texas A&M dualmeet because Texas A&Mdecided they wanted to go to adifferent meet,” assistant coachDoug Molnar said. “So bothTexas and ourselves are goingto go the Southwest Texasmeet.”
UTPA teams will nowcompete against more schoolsthan they would have faced inAustin.
“There’s going to be eightteams on the men’s side and 10on the women’s side,” Molnarsaid. “It’s going to be a largermeet and competition will alsobe good there.”
In spite of the increasednumber of competitors, theteam’s practices have remainedthe same.
“We’re not going to changepractice just because we’vechanged meets,” he said. “We’regoing to do the same thingwe’ve been doing.”
The team has been fortunatenot to suffer any injuries so farin the season.
“Everybody’s healthy andwe’re ready to go,” Molnar said.
Some of the runners from themen’s team expressed a desireto improve their performancefrom their Aug. 30 invitationalat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
“I’m expecting to do a betterrun than the meet at CorpusChristi,” David Ramirez said.This is Ramirez’s first yearrunning collegiate cross country.
This meet will help todetermine where the teamsstand in the season.
“This will really give us anearly season indication of wherewe’re at,” Molnar said. “We’retaking each of these meets as astepping stone to peak at theindependent championship onNov. 1.”
The team’s real focus is to besuccessful at the regional meetNov. 16.
“What we’re really lookingfor is the regional championshipon,” Molnar said. “So what I’m
really looking for out of bothteams is two good solidperformances.”
Molnar believes his team hasno reason to feel intimidatedgoing up against any of theteams this weekend.
“The runners that we havehere, even though they’re youngand not quite as experienced asA&M and Texas have, are goingto be okay,” Molnar said.“There’s no reason for us to beintimidated. We’re going to goup there and run the best racethat we can and where the chipsfall, the chips fall.”
One of the team’sopportunities to do well comesin the form of sophomoretransfer student Westly Keating.He transferred from theUniversity of Texas-Austinwhere he ran for their crosscountry team.
Keating has not run so far thisseason, he was held back at thelast meet in order to rest for themeet this weekend.
“It should be fun to just getup there and run again,” Keatingsaid. “I haven’t raced in a while,it’s been a couple of months.”
Molnar believes Keatingwants to have a successful meetagainst Texas.
“I think that Westly, havingtransferred from Texas would
Pete Sampras won his 14th grandslam title by defeating André Agassiin the 2002 U.S. Open final Sunday.But tennis is not even close to over,as it continues this weekend at thecollegiate level with the Bronc men’stennis team. The men start the fallseason Friday with five returningplayers and three new players thisseason.
"I like what I’ve seen so far, wehave a lot of good talent returningand three talented freshman comingin," said tennis coach ToddChapman. Their first match of the2002-03 season will be the LamarInvitational in Beaumont, Texas Sept.13-15.
Practices have been intense for theBroncs to get ready for thetournament.
"The biggest issue right now ismaking sure we are in shape,"Chapman said. With the Valley heatreaching up to 104 degrees and mostpractices being held from 2:30-5p.m., the team’s eagerness and desireto have a great season this year aredeveloped under an unrelenting sun.
"It is tough, [you] have to drink
lots of water," said senior returnerNeil Barraclough. "We have goodpreparation for the tournamentbecause others are not as adjusted tothe heat."
The Lamar Invitational will consistof a 15-team field of universitiessuch as Rice, Louisiana State,Southeastern Louisiana, UT-SanAntonio, UT-Arlington, and Lamar.This tournament is like a steppingstone for the Broncs to the rest of theseason.
"I’m excited to go because I wantto see how ready we are," Chapmansaid, "It’s a measuring stick for us.Playing against other teams and otheruniversities will be good for us. It’sgoing to be a strong tournament,talent-wise, so we look forward tothat."
This first tournament will helpshape the direction the team makesthis season by helping the players getaccustomed to each other, and usedto playing different teams.Barraclough also said that the drillsdone in practice, along with playingsets with other teammates, arehelping get them into shape for theseason.
"Coach Chapman is pushing ushard, expecting big things,"Barraclough said.
The 2001-02 Bronc team endedwith a 12-9 record and Chapman’sexpectations for this year are higherbecause he feels this season’s team isstronger.
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SPI to catch hoops fever in November
For many years, the Valleyhas waited to host a collegebasketball event that cangive residents a chance tosee young basketball talentand possible NBA prospects.
The time has arrived forthe Valley, as there is aDivision I men’s basketballtournament set for Nov. 22-23, at the South Padre IslandConvention Center.
The South Padre IslandHoops Tournament is anevent that the UTPA athleticprogram has been workingon for years under thedirection of Athletic DirectorWilliam Weidner. Althoughit was a long wait, he ispleased to bring the Valley abasketball tournament.
“We are very excitedabout what we think is awonderful opportunity,”Weidner said. “It is a historicmovement in many ways.”
Vern Lewis, BaronHonea and Chuck Grayare three South PadreIsland businessmen whoteamed up with UTPAin putting the hoopstournament together. Ittook all parties a longtime to put every pieceof the puzzle together,
but Lewis is happy tocontribute a weekend ofcollege basketball for Valleyfans. The attending teamscompeting with the Broncsinclude New Mexico Stateand Tulsa.
“I’m very excited,” Lewissaid. “It was a dream of oursto watch collegiatebasketball in the Rio GrandeValley.”
According to Lewis, theidea to start a basketballtournament at South PadreIsland is not a new one. Infact, the idea was born at themost unlikely of events.
“It started about five yearsago in a boxing event,”Lewis said. “We felt theatmosphere and we said,‘lets bring basketball downhere,’” Lewis said.
Honea, nicknamed “CoachBear”, is a sports fanatic
who follows Broncbasketball on a regular basisand is enthusiastic aboutbringing UTPA to SouthPadre Island.
“We want Pan Am to notonly be the home team, butalso be our guest,” Honeasaid.
Men’s head basketballcoach Bob Hoffman knowshow important the Broncsare to residents of the LowerValley.
“We need to be theValley’s team and not justEdinburg’s team,” Hoffmansaid.
Three teams willparticipate in this yearstournament, because onedropped out recently.According to Lewis, KentState showed interest in thetourney at first, but backedout due to the level ofcompetition. Teams wholook for post-season play tryto avoid higher competitionto avoid risking chances ofnot having enough wins toqualify.
“When they found outNew Mexico State wasgoing to play they said no,”Lewis said. “They also
didn’t want to play UTPA orTulsa for their first game.”
Lewis mentioned otherteams also expressed interestin the tournament.
“We’ve had up to fourteenschools that have showninterest in participating,”Lewis said.
Drexel, Colorado Stateand Louisiana-Lafayette aresome the of programs thathave shown interest.
According to Lewis, theSPI Convention Center holdsapproximately 2,000 people,which should provide a loudatmosphere for when gamesget close. The Broncs’ homecourt hold 5,000.
“It’s a small venue, buteverybody will be close tothe action,” Lewis said.
Weidner hopes thistournament can grow tobecome a classic tournamentlike the Rainbow Classic inHawaii and the San JuanShootout in Puerto Rico.
“It’s an excellent venuefor a tournament,” Weidnersaid. “It’s a great location toattract other teams fromother regions.”
There will be a three-teamround robin tournament
should no other schoolparticipate, and Lewis isdistressed about a possiblecontroversy should eachteam win and lose a game.But if everything goesaccording to plan, thechampionship game will betelevised on Fox Sports Netcable.
“We are trying to come upwith a format for that,”Lewis said.
Lewis has not counted outexpanding the hoopstournament to eight qualityDivision I teams, having fourteams play Thursday and theother four competing thefollowing day.
“We hope to get otherteams to come down ,”Lewis said. “We’re lookingclosely with coach Hoffmanto bring quality Division Iteams. Right now, this is allwe can handle. Let’s getthrough this tournamentfirst.”
Weidner feels thetournament could be the startof something special forUTPA and the Valley.
“It’s a new beginning,”Weidner said. “We hope thisis a beginning of a tradition.”
By MIKE GONZALEZThe Pan American
South Padre Islandto host first college
hoops tourney
Tennis team readiesfor season opener
See SWT page 14
Practice andconditioning under way
for 2002 fall season
By ARIANA VASQUEZThe Pan American
Cross country teams preparefor Southwest Texas State
Change inschedule leads
CC teams to SWTBy CELESTE Y. TELLOThe Pan American
QuickLOOKWho: UTPA
Broncs, TulsaGolden
Hurricanes, NewMexico State
Aggies
What: SouthPadre Island
HoopsTournament
When: Nov. 22-23
Where: SouthPadre IslandConvention
Center
Illegal downloading of software,music and movies is a copyrightviolation, and in recent yearsentertainment companies have begunto enforce their copyright laws bysending warnings and filing lawsuits.
The suits pounding on Napster andother file-sharing groups have causedthe University of Texas-Pan Americanto take strict measures in dealing withfile-sharing.
“We have received warning noticesfrom music and movie companies
attempting to enforce their copyrights,and these are warnings that we cannotresponsibly ignore,” said WilsonBallard, assistant to the vice presidentfor Business Affairs for SpecialProjects.
Dean of Students Elvie Davis saidmusic and movie companies takecharge of the copyright violation bypressuring the university. They arealso taking a hard line by gainingsubpoenas of the names of thestudents involved in the illegaldownloading.
Consequences of copyrightviolation are extremely costly for boththe university and the individuals.
“The university can potentially becharged along with the individualsdoing the downloading,” Ballard said.“Statutory fines range from $500 to$20,000 per violation- the numberscan become very large very fast for anindividual, and faster still for auniversity as a whole.”
The university computers areinstalled with Labman, software thattracks a student’s activities online.Ballard said the software is anintrusion detection system, whichscans traffic in and out of theuniversity’s portal to the Internet,detecting hacking attempts, copyrightviolations, and other activities that
threaten the security of theuniversity’s network.
Anyone using their e-mailactivation, Pipeline, or Webmail willbe warned through messages on theirscreen about the violation ofcopyrights.
“Currently the wording is beingchanged,” Ballard said. “Soon it willread: ‘When you use programs likeKaZaa and Gnutella, you may beviolating music, video and softwarecopyrights. This is stealing. Don't doit. The University's network ismonitored. Violators will be
Crackdown on downloads coming
STATE NEWS
THURSDAYSeptember 12, 2002
An Inside Look:
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VALLEY
■ City service fees mayrise for McAllen residentsafter the city commissionapproved increases earlierthis week for variousdepartments includingplanning and zoning, fire andfinance departments, citytax office, and the citysecretary’s office. Accordingto City Manager Mike Perez,“the fees we were chargingdid not even cover a fractionof processing some of thoseservices.” Perez said theincreases will enable McAllento be more comparable toother South Texasmunicipalities. The newservice fees will take effectOct. 1.
Census 2000 numbers showed theupdated population of Edinburg is48,465, but Valley residentswouldn’t know it by looking at citylimit signs like the one located onTrenton Road between McColl Roadand 10th Street. It still reads thatfewer than 30,000 people inEdinburg.
According to Jesse Leal, directorof transportation operation for theTexas Department of Transportation(TX Dot) Pharr District, the changeshave not been made because of afederal lawsuit filed by Cameronand Hidalgo counties in May 2001which claim a Census undercount.The TX Dot Pharr District coversthe lower eight counties in Texasincluding Starr, Zapata, and Willacycounties.
"Due to policy, changing the signswill have to wait until there is anofficial ruling," Leal said.
The count case is based on thefact that an undercount of an areamight keep the area from getting itsshare of state resources and politicalrepresentation.
Though the supposed undercutincludes an estimated 8,000 people,officials from the plaintif’s side havecontinually insisted that the principleis at stake.
The U.S. Census Bureau decidedto stay with the traditionalheadcount system in 2000 aftersupporters of the rival statisticalsampling method mounted a chargeto get the census done by their rules.While the lawsuit crawl continues,the matter of signs is still unresolvedin some cities, such as Edinburg.
Leal explained that althoughpolicy does not permit the change,there is a way around the lawsuit
and updating the signs."If one of the cities approaches us
and agrees to change the count, wewill change the signs," said Leal,which is what the city of McAllenchose to do at the beginning of thisyear.
“We were not party to that lawsuit[mentioned above] and went aheadand accepted the census numbers,”said Brent Branham, McAllendeputy city manager.
Other cities such as La Feria andAlamo have approached TX Dot andhad their city limit signs changedrecently.
Leal said his office has not yetbeen approached by the city ofEdinburg to change its signs.
"We'll just wait until the cityagrees with it," Leal said. "We don'twant to go out and do a bunch ofwork then have the city disagreewith it."
Controversy overundercount slowsupdating of signs
By SUNAYNA MAHTANIThe Pan American
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■ A flight was diverted toHouston shortly after takeoffWednesday, after anAmerican Airlines flightattendant mistakenly thoughta passenger had a weaponthat turned out to be acomb. Officials said theplane returned to BushIntercontinental Airport for“safety’s sake and waspurely precautionary after apassenger began actingsuspiciously.” The plane wassearched and all passengerswere rescreened before itcould complete thescheduled flight to Dallas-FortWorth. The plane’sultimate destination wasNashville, Tenn.
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TIME WARP—The actual population of Edinburg is 48,465. But the street signs do not yet reflect the census findingsof 2000 due to a never-ending lawsuit.
By ELIZABETH MARTINEZThe Pan American
Census stall: signs frozen
SUSHISplash
in South Texas
makes a
CAMPUS
■ The department ofpsychology andanthropology will host 75thAnniversary Colloquia everyThursday from noon to 1 inSBSC 119.
The Lady Broncs areoff to a slow start in the2002 season, with a 1-6record despite severalclose contests. But eventhough the record may notbe impressive, head coachDavid Thorn anticipateswith time his squad willturn the season around.
“I’m not happy withour record, but the team isplaying hard and well,”Thorn said. “It’s just amatter of being patientand the sky’s the limit.”
The Lady Broncs havea roster full of talent andyouth, but Thorn feelsprogress has been madesince the start of theseason.
“The team is reallycoming together as aunit,” Thorn said. “Wejust need to keep workingwith our younger playersand get them integratedinto the system.”
While Thorn looks todevelop the youngBroncs, it is leadership helooks for in his juniorsand seniors.
“We need to get moreproduction out of ourplayers, especially theveterans,” Thorn said.“We count on them since
they’re the experiencedones and they’ve playedfor a number of years.”
On Tuesday, the LadyBroncs got their firstvictory against TexasSouthern 30-16, 30-24,and 30-9 at theFieldhouse. Thorn wasrelieved to get themonkey off the Broncsback by getting that firstwin.
“It’s good to get thatfirst win out of the way,”Thorn said. “It boosts ourconfidence and I think itwill be a mental factorgoing into our road trip.”
Junior outside hitterWinker Cruz led the LadyBroncs with 10 kills andalso chipped in with sixdigs. Junior outsidehitters Cathi Netemeyerand Jaclyn Muszynskialso contributed bycombining for 17 killsand freshman setter KatieBurke led all Broncs with34 assists.
This weekend, UTPAwill travel west to El Pasoand play Texas-El Paso,New Mexico and NewMexico State. Thornlooks for his squad to dowell on this road trip andget a second win.
“They are all solidprograms, but it will helpus get more
confidence in our belt,”Thorn said. “It will bevery competitive againstthose teams.”
Thorn recalls a contestlast year against NewMexico State that almostgave UTPA a victory andhope for a win this time.
“New Mexico State is ateam that we took in ourhome last year, but wewere vanquished byinjuries. We’re in fullstrength and I like ourchances,” Thorn said.
New Mexico andTexas-El Paso will giveUTPA a different look asboth bring new headcoaches with a newsystem, and Thorn knowsthe tough task ofcompeting withunfamiliar opponents.
“They will be tough toplay and it will be aninteresting matchup,”Thorn said.
Senior Jessica Lawsonis frustrated with UTPA’srecord, but knows awinning streak couldchange the seasonquickly.
“We’re looking to turnthings around,” Lawsonsaid. “The first couple oftournaments were reallytough and frustrating, sowe’re thinking once we
Early morning runs andafternoon practices are acommon component of day-to-day life for Patty Villarreal andClaudia Rosas. The girls areveteran runners for the LadyBronc cross country team.
On a very young squad,Villarreal and Rosas are the
only returning runners and areessentially the leaders of thegroup.
“They are veterans eventhough they are young,” coachDoug Molnar said. “They’veboth really taken on aleadership role for the youngergirls.”
Villarreal hails from the RioGrande Valley and is a juniorpre-dental major. She has beenrunning for the Broncs sinceshe began attending UTPA as afreshman.
Rosas is also a local and iscurrently a sophomorekinesiology major at UTPA.
Although they share theresponsibilities of captain,Rosas believes that Villarrealis a more suitable leader thanshe is.
“I was captain for threeyears at my high school inSharyland, but I consider Pattythe leader,” Rosas said. “I lookup to her more than anyoneelse.”
Villarreal was also captainof her high school track teamat PSJA High. Because of herexperience with leadership,she found it easy to take on the
Mike Gonzalez/The Pan American
TAKE THIS: A trio of volleyball players go up for a spike duringpractice this week. The Lady Broncs face UTEP tomorrow.
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■ Staff’s swami picks . . . 13
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By MIKE GONZALEZThe Pan American
Cross country athleteslook to provide leadership
Lady Broncs look for second win
See ROSAS page 13
UTPA will travel west to face off against three toughopponents in an effort to get the season started off
on a winning note.
SPORTSA LEGEND PASSES:Hall of Fame quarterbackJohnny Unitas died onWednesday from a heartattack, according toBaltimore Ravensspokesman Chad Steele.He was 69 years of age.Unitas broke nearly everyNFL passing record andwon three championships,including one Super Bowl.Unitas was 6-1 andweighed just under 200pounds, but was knownfor his toughness. Unitaswas signed by the Colts in1956 and had an 18-yearcareer. His football careerbegan the year beforewith the PittsburghSteelers, but was cut andwound up hitchhikinghome. His first start in theNFL was a memorable onewhen he threw an inter-ception in his first everpass that was returnedfor a touchdown. Unitasbounced back the nextweek and beat the GreenBay Packers 28-21 andsecured himself a startingquarterback job.
NFL
NHL
KOIVU CANCER-FREE:Montreal Canadian cap-tain Saku Koivu is cleanof the abdominal cancerthat forced him to missmost of the season lastyear. A battery of testswere done at severallocations, including thehospital in Sherbrooke,Canada where it wasdetermined after eightweeks of chemotherapythat Koivu is clean ofcancer. Koivu requestedthe tests to have addedassurance that hisrecovery was proceed-ing on schedule. Koivuwill begin training campwith the Canadianstoday. HUSTLE: Claudia Rosas (left) and Patty Villarreal jog
together during cross country practice this week
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By CELESTE Y. TELLOThe Pan American
See VBALL page 13
Villarreal andRosas look to
have solid season
