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October 15, 2012
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BookBee protests TSC’s award of e-book contract
Bookstore owner demands college cancel contract with Pearson Learning Solutions
By Joe Molina
COLLEGIAN EDITOR
Melissa Avalos, owner of the
BookBee bookstore, fears that
if Texas Southmost College
enters into a contract with
Pearson Learning Solutions
for e-books and other services,
not only will she go out of
business, but TSC students will
also pay more for materials
they don’t want.
“From what we have seen
in our students, there is no
preference for an electronic,
access-only,
print-limited
[text],”
attorney
Dale
Robertson told The Collegian
on Thursday.
Joe Molina/Collegian
BookBee owner Melissa Avalos is protesting Texas Southmost College’s
awarding of a contract to Pearson Learning Solutions for electronic-format
books and related services. The bookstore has served UTB/TSC for the last
13 years.
Robertson
is
Avalos’
husband.
On Sept. 20, the TSC
board of trustees authorized
TSC President Lily Tercero
to negotiate and execute a
contract with Pearson.
A request for proposal
(RFP) was published in two
local newspapers July 30 and
Aug. 16 requesting “delivery
of
instructional
textbook
materials, preferably in an
electronic format, for TSC
courses
and
programs,”
according to a letter of protest
Robertson submitted to Chet
Lewis, TSC’s vice president of
Finance and Administration
on Oct. 9.
In the letter, Robertson
alleges that:
--Pearson’s
proposal
modified TSC’s RFP and
violated Texas Education Code
44.032 (f);
--naming a primary content
partner and imposing a
fixed fee violates the Texas
Education Code. “Adopting
the Pearson proposal will
eliminate all completion,” the
letter states;
--naming a primary content
partner and imposing a fixed
fee violates the Texas Free
Enterprise and Antitrust Act
of 1983;
--Pearson’s proposal is not
See PROTEST, Page 10
Huerta: It all starts with sacrifice
By Héctor Aguilar
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SURVIVAL 2
Dolores Huerta’s message of
help, sacrifice and equal rights
was greeted with cheers from a
full crowd at the Arts Center last
Tuesday night.
Three students in the
College Assistance Migrant
Program and UT-Brownsville
President Juliet V. García
interviewed Huerta about her
life experiences as an activist
for migrant and civil rights.
The CAMP students were
Karla
Hernández,
Darío
González, both criminal justice
majors, and VanNessa Treviño,
a nursing major.
A mother of 11, Huerta was
Ramón Ayala y Los Bravos del
Norte perform during last Tuesday
night’s “A Conversation with
Dolores Huerta” in the Arts Center.
The band played “Un rinconcito en
el cielo” and “Claro que se puede,”
accompanied by UTB/TSC’s String
Ensemble, which was led by
master technical instructor Martha
Placeres.
See HUERTA, Page 11
BUZZ KILL 4
Joe Molina /Collegian Photos
Civil rights activist Dolores Huerta (center) talks about her life experiences with students in the College Assistance Migrant Program and UTB/TSC President
Juliet V. García during “A Conversation with Dolores Huerta,” held in the Arts Center last Tuesday night. About 800 people attended the event.
$5 million awarded to CGWA
Aims to expand physics education, collaborate with other universities
By Samantha Ruiz
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During a time of budget
cuts, UTB/TSC’s Center
for
Gravitational
Wave
Astronomy
has
been
awarded a $5 million grant
from the National Science
Foundation.
This is not the first grant
ON CAMPUS...................................2
OPINION..........................................4
Mario Diaz, director of the
center and a professor of
physics, has accepted.
After the announcement
at a news conference Oct.
4 in the Education and
Business Complex’s Salón
Cassia, Diaz said he has
accepted grants of $20
million.
“Every time feels like the
A&E...............................................6,7
POLICE REPORTS.....................10
first; it feels good,” he said.
Diaz, a professor in the
Physics and Astronomy
Department,
said
the
center will use the grant for
astrophysics to collaborate
with the university’s new
Center for Advanced Radio
Astronomy,
to
expand
physics education at the
See GRANT, Page 11
ESPAÑOL.......................................14
SPORTS...........................................15
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Mario Diaz, director of the Center
for Gravitational Wave Astronomy,
explains how the university will use a
$5 million grant it received from the
National Science Foundation during a
ceremony Oct. 8 in the Education and
Business Complex’s Salón Cassia.
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ON LOCAL EVENTS
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October 15, 2012
THE COLLEGIAN
THE
COLLEGIAN
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University of Texas at Brownsville
and Texas Southmost College. The
newspaper is widely distributed
on campus and is an awardwinning member of the Texas
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ON CAMPUS
Open chess
UTB/TSC team
hosts exhibition
with the
community
By Michelangelo Sosa
THE COLLEGIAN
The UTB/TSC Chess Team
hosted two events last week in
celebration of National Chess
Week,
where
participants
learned to play chess and
test their skills against the
organization’s masters.
“How to Beat Your Kid at
Chess,” held last Wednesday in
the Eidman Hall auditorium,
was aimed at instructing
parents on the nature of playing
the game. In the second event,
held Thursday night, chess
team members played against
members of the community.
“The first event was fairly
decent--not too many people
showed up,” said UTB/TSC
Chess Program Director Russell
Harwood. He noted, however,
that more than 40 people
participated in the second
event.
Harwood spent Wednesday
night teaching about 10 parents
how to use the chess pieces, and
tactics.
“I thought this was a good
event,” said Priscilla Velez,
the parent of a Morningside
Elementary School student who
plays chess. “I would definitely
want to come to another event
like this. I learned a lot, and I
feel like this kind of education
would help me out in different
areas of skill in the near future.”
Most of the chess team
attended Thursday night’s
event, playing against the
participants in the Education
and Business Courtyard with
the life-size chessboard and in
exhibition matches in Salón
Cassia.
“I really enjoy playing against
[the
participants],”
Chess
Team member and senior
mathematics major Colt Muñoz
said. “They were having fun
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Psychology graduate student Kathy Glynn writes about her research on
spirituality and stress.
Survival:
campus
safety
Eighth in a Series
By Marlane Rodriguez
THE COLLEGIAN
A 6-foot-long snake slithered
into the Biomedical Research
and Health Professions Building
on Oct. 3. Campus Police and the
Environmental Health and Safety
Department were notified. The
snake was trapped in a container
here, and I’m just glad that we
could do this.”
Most people who attended
agree with Muñoz, and they
believe in the fundamental
values that chess can teach
someone.
“The chess team is always
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Azenett Cornejo
Your
Chess Program Director Russell Harwood teaches game strategies during
the “How to Beat Your Kids at Chess: a Class for Parents” Wednesday night
in the Eidman Hall auditorium. About 10 parents attended the event hosted
by the UTB/TSC Chess Program.
By Eréndira Santillana
Student Media
Director
Phone: (956) 882-5143
Fax: (956) 882-5176
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A 6-foot-long snake slithered into
the Biomedical Research and
Health Professions Building on Oct.
3. It was trapped and then released
far from the building.
and released far away from the
building.
While snake incidents are
rarely reported on campus, 38
At
age
29,
Kathleen
“Kathy” Glynn is juggling
graduate coursework and the
duties of a teaching assistant
and mother.
Glynn, a Salt Lake City,
Utah, native who came
to Brownsville as a child,
earned a bachelor’s degree
in psychology from the
university in Spring 2012
and graduated with a 3.5
grade-point average. She is
now a first-year graduate
student pursuing a master’s
in psychology.
She decided to major in
psychology after taking a
psychology
undergraduate
course. For her, psychology
“just
seemed
[like]
something I could really fall
in love with, and I did.”
Her area of research is
spirituality and stress. Her
focus, Glynn said, is to
investigate “how happiness,
gratitude and more positive
aspects relate to stress and
overall well-being.”
Asked who inspired her,
Glynn replied: “I’m really
interested
in
different
UTB/TSC employees and 66
students reported injuries to the
Environmental Health and Safety
Department last year.
“They range anywhere from
to falling in the parking lot to
moving boards,” said Kathryn
Grytz, Environmental Health and
Safety Department secretary. “We
see a lot of accidents when they
are playing sports--that and bee
stings.”
Grytz said the Environmental
Health and Safety Department
serves as an oversight to make sure
that rules and laws are followed.
The department is responsible
for building inspections and fire
drills.
active and I think that chess is
something that every parent
should
consider
putting
their child into,” said parent
Sylvia Baños. “I am glad that
the chess team is getting out
there and interacting with the
community.”
psychologists,
like
Carl
Jung.”
She is also inspired by her
3-year-old daughter, Maddy
Glynn, “because when I had
her I knew I wanted to be a
role model for her, I wanted
to be somebody that she
could be proud of.”
Glynn’s decision to pursue
a graduate degree came after
meeting Graduate Program
Coordinator Jared Montoya
her sophomore year.
“Kathy
is
a
great
student,” Montoya told The
Collegian. “I had Kathy in
my undergraduate classes
for probably the past two
years. She’s always done
really well as a student. She’s
motivated, she’s focused,
she does her work. [She is]
extremely reliable.”
Behavioral
Sciences
Department
Chair
Diamantina Freeberg agrees.
“She is an excellent
student,
very
engaged,”
Freeberg said of Glynn, who
serves as a teaching assistant
for the chair’s Freshman
Seminar class and Montoya’s
psychology courses.
Glynn’s research consists
See DREAM, Page 11
“Making sure that any possible
hazard, anything that could
possibly cause an injury later on to
someone is addressed and taken
care of,” she said.
To avoid accidents, students
need to be aware of their
surroundings, Grytz said.
“So many of us walk around
with so many things on our mind,
we’re not paying attention to
where we are stepping and who
is around us,” she said. “Those
are the most important things for
your personal safety.”
She urged members of the
campus community to report
something that they are concerned
See SURVIVAL, Page 13
ON CAMPUS
October 15, 2012
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National recognition
Two departments in College of Science,
Mathematics and Technology receive acclaim
By Marlane Rodriguez
THE COLLEGIAN
UTB/TSC’s
Mathematics
and Science Academy and the
Computer and Information Sciences
Department are two of 16 national
finalists
for
the
¡Excelencia!
in Education Award and were
recognized earlier this month in
Washington, D.C..
Stephen Rosales, principal of the
Mathematics and Science Academy,
said the ¡Excelencia! in Education
organization aims to accelerate
higher education success for Latino
students by providing data-driven
analysis of the educational status of
Latino students.
¡Excelencia!
in
Education
identifies and honors programs
that
boost
Latino
enrollment,
performance and graduation with
evidence of effectiveness, Rosales
said.
He said the Mathematics and
Science Academy, which is in its sixth
year of operation, offers students the
opportunity to complete two years
of college concurrently with the last
two years of high school.
Students take a full course load
of 16 to 17 hours per semester along
with other UTB/TSC students, but
are provided with more supervision
and guidance than traditional
college students.
Ninety students are in the
See NATIONAL, Page 11
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UTB/TSC’s Mathematics and Science Academy and Computer Information Sciences Department
were among the national finalists for the ¡Excelencia! in Education Award on Oct. 2 at the
Congressional Auditorium in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. College of Science,
Mathematics and Technology Dean Mikhail Bouniaev and Computer and Information Sciences
Department Chair Juan Iglesias are third and fourth from the left in the front row. Mathematics
and Science Academy Principal Stephen Rosales is third from right in the second row.
10 vacancies
left in SGA
she distributed voter registration forms
to students on behalf of the SGA along
with College of Science, Mathematics
and Technology Senator Daniel Corona
and Senator at Large Jose Chaves for
the last two weeks.
The next meeting of the SGA will be
held at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday in Student
Union 2.16.
3 more senators sworn in
By Magaly Rosales
THE COLLEGIAN
Elected Freshman Senator Jacqueline
Lee took the oath of office during
the UTB/TSC Student Government
Association meeting last Tuesday.
Lee was elected during Freshman
Senate elections held late last month.
SGA President Arturo Guerra also
swore in freshman finance major Juan
Flores and sophomore accounting
major Jonathan Martinez, both of
whom were appointed to serve as
School of Business senators.
The SGA currently has 26 members
but needs to fill 10 more vacancies.
The empty posts are in the College of
Science, Mathematics and Technology
(2), College of Nursing (2), College of
Education (3), College of Liberal Arts
(1), Graduate Senators (1) and Senators
at Large (1).
The senate approved Resolution No.
8, which authorizes spending no more
than $300 to buy a canopy to provide
shade during outdoor events and a
small refrigerator to be used in the
office by SGA members.
During the President’s Corner,
Guerra told the senate he spoke with
Academic Advising Director Selma
Yznaga about mandatory advising.
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“Advising seems to be one of the
main issues among students right
now,” Guerra said. “[Yznaga] has
been working on increasing customer
satisfaction, so this year in order
to prevent long lines outside of the
[Academic] Advising [Center] … they
are putting tables outside to outreach
the students and get them to sign up
before the deadline.”
Mandatory advising began Sept. 17
for students with 90 credit hours or
more and ends Nov. 2 for all students,
according to Academic Advising
Administrative Clerk Terry Lopez.
Guerra said students can evaluate
their advisers by filling an Academic
Advising Evaluation form online at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/
AcademicAdvisingEval
During committee reports, Senator at
Large Angelica Corona said Oct. 9 was
the last day to register to vote for the
Nov. 6 General Election. Corona said
Newly elected Freshman Senator Jacqueline
Lee and newly appointed School of Business
Senators Juan Flores and Jonathan Martinez
take the oath of office during last Tuesday’s
Student Government Association meeting.
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OPINION
October 15, 2012
THE COLLEGIAN
iThink
“For the most part,
I feel pretty safe on
campus. I’ve never
seen or experienced
anything that got me
scared. You know, at
times at night it’s scary
to walk back to my car
or back to my dorm,
but otherwise I feel
pretty safe on campus.”
Myra Delgado
Biology senior
Paulina Mendoza
Spanish
education junior
Do YOU FEEL
SAFE ON
CAMPUS?
“Yeah, I feel pretty safe
on campus, too. Over the
years taking night classes,
it kind of makes you used
to walking around parking
lots. They are all pretty
well-lit, and if not, you can
always call the security
guard. They are always real
nice. And even living on
campus, I feel pretty safe.”
Bianca Delgado
Environmental
sciences senior
Marco Gutierrez
Engineering
physics-electrical
freshman
“I guess you can say I do feel safe.
I feel like Campus Police is always
“Yes, I do. I think the security [staff]
there for you. You can just call them
here is very well-trained. I usually see
and they can easily take you to
them around walking, so I really do
your car, or walk you to the dorms.
feel that I can go to class and come
For example, I live by the dorms
back very safe.”
and I consider feeling safe here on
campus.”
--Compiled by Alex Rodriguez
--Photos by Michelangelo Sosa
Tamale Tech or Tamal Tech?
By Gabriela Cavazos
THE COLLEGIAN
As Hispanic Heritage Month comes
to an end, it seems appropriate to
talk about the tamal. The tamal, not
tamale, as some English speakers like to
pronounce it, has been mispronounced
and misused. Recently, I drove by an El
Pato restaurant and could not help but
notice how they spelled tamal. Their
billboard read: “Now serving tamale
plates for lunch.” I cringed when I saw
that displayed. First of all, there is no
English word for tamal. Adding an “e”
behind it does not make it an English
word. Why do those who pronounce
it as such do that? Is it to make it an
English word or is it to make it sound
more Mexican? Although in plural form,
the word becomes tamales.
On the same note, why do some English
speakers ridicule Spanish speakers that
add an “e” to words that start with
the letter “s” in the English language?
A word like Sprite, for instance, is
pronounced esprite or Snicker is
pronounced as esnicker. The use of
these mispronounced words, among
others, has been a big joke from both
English and Spanish speakers, including
me! The joke has gone as far as being
the main topic or method of speaking
for some Hispanic comedians. It goes
further still; T-shirts, for instance, are
sold with the picture or logo for Sprite
but it is purposely spelled as esprite.
As I am writing this, the word tamal
is underlined as misspelled, and yet, the
word tamale is not! I understand that I
am using Microsoft set in English, but
‘If we are not satisfied, it is because we are
not willing to change, or better yet, come up
with a new idea to make this place better for
ourselves.
come on! Someone should have done
their homework and should have gotten
the spelling right. I bet tequila is spelled
right! (Yes, it is.)
Mispronunciation is not the only
way the word tamal is misused. When I
enrolled here at UTB/TSC, for instance,
I began to hear the derogatory term
Tamale Tech. Tamale Tech? “What
do you mean Tamale Tech?” I asked.
It was explained to me and I was
appalled. I thought, really? There are no
independent thinkers at this university?
They all think the same? According
to the person who explained it to me,
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that is the case. I, on the contrary,
was not convinced, I thought: Is this
really a generic school that produces
non-thinkers by the dozens? Does this
university really produce lazy students?
This is my fourth year here and frankly,
I don’t see it. Maybe it’s the other way
around, maybe students that come here
are lazy and don’t want to adhere to
ers and do not necessarily reflect the
views of The Collegian or UTB/TSC
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high standards or higher learning for
that matter. I refuse to believe that these
institutions are producing a copy and
paste product or as they like to call it,
a tamale.
Someone then said it really is based on
the TSC part, not UTB. Well, as of now,
they are still one entity and it should not
matter. Anyone that enrolls here should
be proud to be part of both institutions.
They are both great. A revolution is in
the making for each entity and when
it’s all said and done each one will be
great. We, as the students have to make
it great. We are in a unique situation
where it is up to us to make UTB and
TSC great as separate entities. If we are
not satisfied, it is because we are not
willing to change, or better yet, come up
with a new idea to make this place better
for ourselves. I know that when I was
not satisfied with only coming to class
and then leaving, I looked for clubs that
shared the same interest as I did. And
when that was not enough, I founded
another club that met my needs and that
of others. I don’t think UTB / TSC has
failed us as students; on the contrary, we
as students have failed ourselves.
And finally, I ask, is it really so bad
to be from Tamal Tech? I don’t think
so, because it takes so much hard
work to make tamales. I remember my
mother slaving over a hot stove to make
them: soaking the husks in hot water,
massaging the dough until it was right,
grinding the spices, blending the spices,
cooking the meats, cutting the meats,
smearing the dough on the husk, placing
the meat on the dough, and intricately
placing each golden piece in a circular
pattern in a deep pot ready to cook. No,
making tamales is not easy; therefore,
I am proud to be in Tamal Tech, (not
Tamale Tech) because I know that hard
work and dedication went into making
me.
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Analysis: VP debate feisty, unlike Obama-Romney
By Ben Feller
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON-- Fierce and
focused, Vice President Joe
Biden and Republican Paul
Ryan gave voters the kind of
substantive showdown that
was everything the presidential
debate was not. Abandoning his
boss’ caution, Biden uncorked a
combative repair job.
“Not a single thing he said
is accurate,” Biden shot back
when Ryan leveled a charge
that President Barack Obama
was projecting U.S. weakness.
So it went from Biden all night,
from taxes to Iran, where he
suggested Republicans wanted
a war. He looked directly at the
camera to implore seniors like
him not to trust Ryan on his
Medicare plan: “Folks, follow
your instincts on this one.”
By going all in, Biden
aggressively tried to score on
two critical fronts: relating
Obama’s message in more
heartfelt terms and blistering
Ryan on multiple fronts so that
the Republican nominee, Mitt
Romney, would lose his recent
surge.
Yet Biden also opened himself
to interpretation, coming across
to some as strong and to others
as cocky and condescending.
In the split-screen view, Biden
was often rolling his eyes and
smiling or laughing, as if Ryan’s
responses were beyond belief.
The
youthful-looking
Republican clearly held his
own on the grand stage. The
lawmaker from Wisconsin was
more at ease on his familiar
domestic turf and a little more
rehearsed on foreign policy.
Staying calm where Biden was
incredulous, Ryan still poked.
“I know you’re under a
lot of duress to make up for
lost ground,” Ryan chided
his opponent at one point,
“but I think people would be
better served if we don’t keep
but this one stood out because
it now drives the narrative for
at least five days, when Romney
and Obama take the stage again.
The debate also signals
for voters what’s ahead,
particularly from Obama, who
will try to make up for his
bad day with his own more
aggressive approach.
Sharply run by ABC News
moderator Martha Raddatz,
the debate gave people what
they wanted to see. Even
to the end of the earth, and he
quoted Romney as essentially
saying he wouldn’t have done
the same.
And it was up to Biden to take
the shot Obama did not.
In one of the most memorable
moments of the night, he
brought up that Romney was
videotaped saying that 47
percent of the American people
see themselves as governmentneedy victims.
“These people are my mom
interrupting each other.”
That was a reference to
Obama’s listless showing in
last week’s debate, which gave
a lift to Romney’s campaign
and set the context for this sole
vice presidential debate. Ryan
essentially played the role that
Obama had tried, making his
case without getting too tangled
up with his partner.
History
shows
debates
between the running mates
have little influence on voters,
with all the practice by both
candidates, there was spirit and
spontaneity. And legitimate
differences on matters of life
and death.
Biden set the tone by taking
a question on the deadly attack
on the U.S. Consulate in Libya
and turning it into a defense
of Obama’s entire national
security agenda. He reminded
viewers that Obama was willing
to chase the Sept. 11 terrorist
mastermind Osama bin Laden
and dad,” Biden said.
In a ready response, Ryan
did more than repeat the line
from Romney that he actually
cares about 100 percent of
Americans. He turned Biden on
Biden by telling the gaffe-prone
vice president: “I think the vice
president very well knows that
sometimes the words don’t
come out of your mouth the
right way.”
Obama had failed at his
central mission of drawing
distinctions with Romney in a
crisp way that connected with
people. The merits of competing
tax plans or health care visions
do not matter much if a debater
meanders into the policy weeds
or, even worse, fails to deliver a
passionate fight. The president
ended up doing both.
His aides look back at the
first debate and see missed
opportunities. Biden went
the other direction, seizing
any chance to jump on a Ryan
inconsistency.
The danger for the aggressor
is that both campaigns know
the remaining undecided voters
at home want answers for them,
not partisan bickering.
Nationally, Romney got a
clear national bump from his
debate performance. But in the
election-deciding battleground
states that matter, most polls
suggest the first presidential
debate has not had a significant
impact. Obama still holds an
edge in Ohio, considered by
both sides to be the keystone to
the whole election.
Just as the Obama-Romney
debate in Denver two weeks
ago influenced what happened
last Thursday at Centre College
in Danville, Ky., now the cycle
spins ahead.
Romney and Obama will
meet in New York on Tuesday
in the midst of an election that
is remarkably tight and, more
than ever, a fight.
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THE COLLEGIAN
Snap
shots
‘Life Through the
Lens’ winners to be
announced today
By Viridiana Zúñiga
SPANISH EDITOR
The
Student
Union’s
Gran Salón will serve as a
gallery for the annual “Life
Through the Lens” juried
photo
exhibit,
starting
today.
The display will feature
more than 30 submissions
from
23
different
photographers and will
be available for viewing
Tuesday through Thursday
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is free.
The
winners
of
the
contest will be announced
at 6 p.m. today during the
opening reception.
“We have two different
components this year,” said
Patricia Longoria, Student
Union assistant director.
“In previous years, it
was
just
a
hard-copy
submission, but we added
an online component. So
Courtesy Photo
Last year, UTB /TSC student Mariana Hernandez won Best of Show and $100 for her work titled “No One Is Free When Others Are Oppressed: New York City
Gay Pride Parade” in the “Life Through the Lens” juried photo exhibit.
we have [a contest] online
and the regular [contest].”
The
online
contest
received
ninety-nine
submissions.
Mark Clark, owner of
For the love of family
Liam Neeson is back in ‘Taken 2’ to
settle unfinished scores
By Alex Rodriguez
THE COLLEGIAN
After heroically saving his
daughter from a European
prostitution ring in “Taken,”
Bryan Mills (portrayed by
Liam Neeson) returns to a
normal life.
The film starts where the first
one left off. After delivering his
daughter Kim (Maggie Grace)
to his ex-wife Lenore (Famke
Janssen) and her new husband,
there is a new appreciation for
Mills. He is trusted and gains
his family’s utmost respect,
but it is short-lived.
Later on, Mills discovers
that Kim has been hiding
her new boyfriend. This
frustrates Mills, and makes
him feel out of the loop. But
after discovering that his exwife and daughter had their
vacation canceled because of
marital issues between the
Lenore and her new husband,
downtown
Brownsville’s
Galeria 409, and Yvette
Vela, a photographer for
The Brownsville Herald,
will serve as judges.
Prizes for Best of Show
and Honorable Mention
are
$100
and
$50,
respectively.
The
most
liked photo on Facebook
and Best Online Show
winner will receive $50
each.
The online photos are
available at www.facebook.
com/utbtscstudentunion.
For more information,
call 882-5033.
Mills invites them to join him
in Istanbul, Turkey.
Meanwhile,
in
nearby
Albania, some of the members
of the prostitution ring that
kidnapped Kim in the first film
mourn over the deaths inflicted
by Mills. They plot for revenge.
During the vacation, Mills
and his ex-wife are abducted,
but Kim escapes capture and
Mills pleads with her to find
safety in the U.S. embassy.
After Kim refuses, Mills tells
her of a weapon stash he
has. She finds it and while
outrunning the kidnappers,
she manages to find Mills
and give him a gun. He kills
the guards but leaves Lenore
behind while saving Kim from
the captors.
Just as in the previous film,
Neeson uses his skills and wit
to save his ex-wife and take
down his foes in a fight to the
end.
This film is well done, even
for a sequel. I was pretty
skeptical when I heard that
the movie was being made
after a perfect ending in the
first installment. But I found
myself impressed by how well
this film was done.
It didn’t have over-the-top
explosions or cheesy action,
but it leaves you wondering
what is going to happen next.
The suspense in this film made
it exciting until the end.
You forget that Liam Neeson
is pushing 60. He performs
hand-to-hand combat and
firefight scenes that are
tailored for him. He once again
delivers a great performance.
The location of the film is
in Istanbul, which made for a
great backdrop. It tops the first
film’s Paris scenery. Camera
work is good in this film. The
flow from scene to scene is
smooth and seamless. The
script also is well-written. It
didn’t contain any holes in the
plot that most sequels tend
to have. It displayed good
character development.
Overall, “Taken 2” is a welldone action movie that can be
enjoyed by fans of the first film
or those new to the series.
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Women’s
flag football
undefeated—
against men
By Stacy G. Found
THE COLLEGIAN
You may see a team of women
and automatically think they
are no competition against men,
right? Wrong! The Hustlaz,
a UTB/TSC intramurals flag
football team made up of 10
women and two men, are 5-0
in competition against men’s
teams this semester.
“When they first saw us,
they would be like, ‘Oh, we’re
playing against girls,’” Hustlaz
co-captain Tiffany Hernandez
said of the men’s teams. ‘They
kind of laugh and joke around,
but in the end we’d have the last
laugh because we would win.”
They do not practice before
any games, but use the games
as a learning experience.
Hernandez doesn’t expect to
win the championship but will
try. When they first formed the
Hustlaz, they were not experts.
They would just come out and
play for fun.
They are now passionate
about the game and don’t
care who they play against,
but playing against the men
inspires them to be more
competitive.
“I don’t think any of us
expected to be undefeated, we
expected to win probably two
games,” Hernandez said. “We
already accomplished what we
wanted, which was to get good
practice against guys.”
Besides
co-captains
Hernandez, Cassie Hinojosa
and Gaby Maraboto, the team
consists of Roxanne Barrientos,
Dinorah Garza, Angelita Lopez,
Cassandra Cervantes, Vanessa
Beltran,
Martha
Morales,
Brianna
Martinez,
Josue
Carrillo and Julian Moya.
The women on the team
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Hustlaz player Josue Carrillo strips the flag from a member of The Machine last Tuesday night during an intramurals
flag football game on the REK Center field. The undefeated Hustlaz won the game 36 to 12, advancing to the playoffs
last Friday. Results were not available at press time.
previously played in the
national tournament in New
Orleans, so playing in the
intramurals flag football league
seems like practice for them.
The Hustlaz advanced to
the national championships in
2009, when they won one game
and lost two; in 2010, when
they won two games and lost
one.
They plan to compete in
Corpus Christi next weekend.
They also plan to play at the
Valley Bowl at the Brownsville
Sports Park on Nov. 3 and in
Lubbock Nov. 16-18.
“I think we’ve grown a lot
from the past few years,” cocaptain Cassie Hinojosa said.
“We learn from the guys, we
read them and see what they’re
doing wrong. We fix it and it all
works. Learning experience is
what it all is, [we] just have to
study the game.”
“It’s pretty unique that
they’re undefeated and we
got a good team of girls who
are competitive,” said Raul
Cano, intramural/club sports
coordinator for the Campus
Recreation Department. “I
knew they were going to do OK.
I didn’t think they would be
undefeated.”
Cano said the team members
are competitive and athletes.
The Hustlaz defeated The
Machine 36-12 last Tuesday
on the REK Center Field. They
advanced to the playoffs, which
were held last Friday night.
Results were not available at
press time.
Community service on their minds
Miguel Angel Roberts /Collegian
Sophomore art major Rebecca Arguelles (second from left),
freshman radiologic technology major David Bujanos Jr. and
freshman Oralia Borges visit the United Way information
table to find out about giving back to the community. United
Way was one of several agencies and organizations that
recruited students during the Student Volunteer Fair, held
last Wednesday on the Student Union lawn. Shown at left is
Ashanti Sanchez, a volunteer for United Way and a graduate
business student.
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responsive to the requirements
of the pricing proposal form;
and
--the District has not
considered the impact on
historically
underutilized
businesses.
“They get one response [to
the RFP], but in that response
Pearson doesn’t say that they
will just give [TSC] textbooks,”
Robertson said in an interview
with
The
Collegian
on
Thursday. “They say, ‘We will
give them textbooks and we
will be their primary content
provider.’”
Robertson said that TSC did
not advertise for a primary
content provider in its RFP.
“If [TSC] accepts Pearson’s
proposal, then the bid process
is defective,” he said.
On
Wednesday,
The
Collegian
called
Lewis,
Tercero and TSC board of
trustees
Chair
Francisco
“Kiko” Rendon for comment
applications
to
monitor
and
analyze
trends
in
student performance, and
to track their achievement
of
learning
objectives;
course
development
and
instructional design services;
a live, on-demand online
tutorial service; and access
to the Pearson Instructor
Education service for faculty
development.”
Avalos said that not all
courses require textbooks, and
limiting professors to teaching
materials is unheard of.
“How does that look, that
professors are going to be told
what materials they are going
to use,” she said. “I’ve come
across 212 courses that have
no textbooks required.”
Robertson said that 99
percent of the BookBee’s
revenue depends on UTB/
TSC’s student and faculty
needs.
A contract of this kind would
be “cutting out the usedbook sale” and ultimately
cutting out the bookstore, too,
“Cutting out the usedbook sale...cutting out the
bookstore.”
--Attorney Dale Robertson
on Pearson e-book contract
on Robertson’s letter. Lewis
was not available. Rendon said
he was not aware of the letter
and Tercero replied Thursday
via e-mail.
In her e-mail, Tercero
wrote: “TSC complied with all
state purchasing laws in the
solicitation of the request for
proposal and in the awarding
of the contract to Pearson.”
Pearson Learning Solutions
Executive Director Sylvia
Herrera-Alaniz said during the
Sept. 20 TSC board of trustees
meeting that the company
would spend $800,000 upfront to kick off the threeyear contract of services and
materials for TSC starting in
Fall 2013.
Pearson’s
proposal
anticipates TSC’s enrollment
at 6,000 students in Fall 2013,
each taking an average of 20
credit hours per year.
The proposal further reads
that TSC will be billed for
each student per enrollment
per course on the add/drop
date and that the college is
responsible for collecting a
course materials fee for every
student.
The fees for all creditbearing courses per enrollment
per course are $95 for a faceto-face course and $100 for
hybrid courses (less than 50
percent of the class is online).
According
to
Tercero’s
e-mail, the proposal “includes
e-textbooks;
personalized
learning tools such as MyLab
and Mastering; a cloudbased learning management
system with advanced data
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Robertson said.
Avalos said that if TSC deals
with Pearson exclusively,
students would not be able to
use the e-books for more than
one semester or be able to sell,
trade or give them away.
She also believes that
Pearson’s inclusive cost of
materials and services is too
high for the average student
when compared to the books
that her bookstore offers.
“It’s been a long time that
I’ve had a student that is
taking five courses and their
book price, here at BookBee,
is $500,” Avalos said. “My
transactions are hardly ever
that large.”
The BookBee has served
UTB/TSC students, faculty
and staff and the community
for the last 13 years.
Asked what would happen
to her business if TSC entered
into a contract with Pearson,
Avalos replied: “That would be
pretty detrimental for me and
my business.”
Robertson’s letter states:
“This protest of the award is
submitted in an effort to avert
an action for injunctive relief.”
The letter demands that the
TSC District cancel the award
to Pearson and “re-solicit
proposals via a RFP that
makes clear that no vendor
will be selected as a primary
provider of course materials
and that the fee charged to the
District will not be a fixed fee
per course.”
Asked if TSC had replied to
his protest, Robertson replied
it had not.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Future of UT-Brownsville
The
Office
of
Alumni
Relations will conduct a survey
titled “What Do You Want in
a 21st Century University?”
The survey can be accessed at
https://www.surveymonkey.
com/s/21st CenturyUTB. For
more information, call University
Relations Officer for Alumni
Marisa Campirano at 8824337.
Common Reader Nominations
The University College is
accepting nominations until
Nov. 16 for the next common
reader for the 2013-14 academic
year. To nominate a book, go to
the link http://www.utb.edu/
vpaa/univeristycollege/Pages/
NomForm.aspx.
For
more
information, call Government
Associate Professor Angelika
Potempa at 882-6791.
Careers in Art
The Student Success Center
will host a workshop titled
“Careers in Art” from noon to
1 p.m. Thursday in Tandy Hall
113. The workshop will show the
different career choices in art
as well as alternative education
possibilities and advancement in
the field. For more information,
call 882-8292.
Pre-Election Debate
Project 100%, the Dean
of
Students
Office
and
the
Government
and
Communication
departments will host a
pre-election debate at 12:15
p.m. Thursday in the SET-B
Lecture Hall. Students from the
Government and Communication
departments
will
present
arguments for and against
the proposition, “The federal
government is best positioned to
manage the economy.” For more
information, call 882-5141.
Open Mic Sessions
The BPM (Booking and
Promoting Music) Student
Organization will host a
biweekly open mic session titled
“BPM Sessions” from 6 to 9 p.m.
Thursday in the Student Union’s
La Sala. Sign-up will be at 5 p.m.
For more information, contact
BPM at bpmutbstudentorg@
gmail.com or Carlos Solitaire
III at 793-6297.
Horror Con
Fangoria will sponsor the
“South Texas Horror Con
& Halloween Expo” Friday
and Saturday at the McAllen
Convention Center. “Machete”
star Danny Trejo and Kristin
Bauer of the HBO series “True
Blood” will be at the event. The
event will also feature video game
tournaments,
horror-themed
weddings, a masquerade ball and
a tattoo and piercing expo. Presale
tickets are $25 for 1 day, $40 for 2
days and $60 for a 2 day VIP pass.
Doors open for VIPs at 10 a.m.
and for the general public at 11:30
a.m. For more information, call
Hermes Music in Brownsville
at 550-1077 or go to www.
southtexashorror.com.
Creatures of the Night
Gladys Porter Zoo will sponsor
“Creatures of the Night”
from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Admission is $15; zoo members
receive a $5 discount. A tour,
snack, materials and supplies
are included in each class.
The registration form can be
downloaded at www.gpz.org. For
more information, call Education
Assistant Emma Mitchell at
548-9453 or e-mail educ@gpz.
org.
Fooducation Movie
The Historic Cine El Rey
Theatre Foundation will
sponsor
“Fooducation”
from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at
the Brownsville Heritage
Museum, 1325 E. Washington
St. The film “Children in
Crisis,” part three of a “The
Weight of the Nation”
HBO series, will be screened.
A $5 donation is accepted as
admission. For more information,
call 222-1186.
Police Reports between Sept. 24 and 26.
Patron of the Arts
Violinist Martha Placeres,
a master technical instructor
in the Music Department, will
perform in concert from 8 to 9
p.m. Saturday in the Arts Center.
General admission is $10 and $5
for UTB/TSC students. For more
information, call 882-7025.
Accessibility Awareness Week
UTB/TSC’s Disability Services
will
observe
Accessibility
Awareness Week Oct. 22-27
with a series of activities, including
the “In Our Shoes” panel
presentation, scheduled from
12:15 to 1 p.m. Oct.23 in the SET-B
third-floor conference room;
Accessibility
Awareness
Fair, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct.24
at the Gazebos; “Fitness Has
No Boundaries,” noon to 3
p.m. Oct. 26 in the REK Center;
and the ASL Talent Show, 6
p.m. in the Student Union’s Gran
Salón. For more information, call
882-7374.
2013 Scholarships
Scholarships are available for
the 2013 Spring Semester. Go
to www.utb.edu/financialaid to
find a list of the scholarships. The
deadline to apply is Oct.26. For
more information, call 882-8277.
Annual 5K Run/Walk
The 13th annual STEMS 5K &
1-Mile Run/Walk will take
place at 7:30 a.m. Oct. 27 at
the Garza Gym Annex. T-shirts
will be provided to the first 600
registrants. The registration fee
is $15 for all ages. The form is
available in SET-B 2.260. For more
information, call Program Director
Javier Garcia at 882-5058.
Zombies vs. Humans
The REK Center will conduct a
“Zombie Survival” game from
7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 29 at the REK
Center field. Participants will go
through an obstacle course and
try to avoid zombies. A zombie
costume contest will take place at
6:30 p.m. For more information,
call 882-5972.
--Compiled by Kaila Contreras
The following are among the incidents reported to Campus Police
Monday, Sept. 24
6:20 p.m.: A student reported
his GMC Yukon was burglarized
while it was parked in Lot Q. The
student said when he returned
to his truck, he noticed the
passenger window was shattered.
A pioneer stereo and CD player,
a black CD case containing about
12 CDs, a red first-aid kit and one
court appearance citation given
to the student for speeding were
missing from the vehicle. The
student was offered crime tips by
the Campus Police officer. There
were no security cameras in the
area.
8:52 p.m.: A student reported
receiving harassing text messages
from someone via a Mexican
phone number. The student,
who lives in Casa Bella, said he
began receiving the messages on
Sept.23 and they have continued
since. His cellular phone provider
informed him that they were
unable to trace the call and
that they believed it may have
originated from a computer. They
told him the number may be a
“spoof” or fictitious number. The
texts were in Spanish and they
threatened to physically harm
the student. The student did not
suspect any particular person
of sending the texts. He said he
would try to clear the situation
with his cell phone provider. He
was asked by the Campus Police
officer to contact them if he has
any additional information.
Tuesday, Sept. 25
2:53 p.m.: A staff member
reported being harassed by a debt
collector. The staff member said
she received several calls to her
work extension and a visit from
a woman who claimed to collect
debt from the staff member’s
estranged husband. The woman
did not identify herself fully, did
not state the exact purpose for the
collection nor the company whom
she worked for. The staff member
told the woman she did not have
any contact with her estranged
husband anymore and that she
did not wish to be contacted while
at work. This conversation took
place on the phone and an hour
later the woman showed up at
the staff member’s previous work
office in another building to speak
to her. Thinking the woman was
a student, another staff member
called her so that the woman
could speak to the staff member.
She told the woman that she
had to leave and that she was
calling the police. The woman
was then escorted out of the
office by the other staff member.
Campus Police was unable to
contact the woman through the
number provided and an Internet
search of the number came back
negative.
Wednesday, Sept. 26
1:25 p.m.: A faculty member
reported that a window was
broken in Rusteberg Hall. The
faculty member said he noticed
the damage the previous day
and had sent an e-mail to his
department’s secretary to relay
the information. He said that
Physical Plant was mowing
the lawn on the George Truan
Sculpture Garden next to the
building on Sept. 24. The window
is located at the rear of the
sculpture room facing the garden.
--Compiled by Samantha Ruiz
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asked if she had any regrets, to
which she said she would have
liked to spend more time with
her kids.
“On the other hand, the
experiences that my children
lived through, growing up on
picket lines and rallies and
meeting very famous people
and having that whole idea of
movement, they grew up with
this kind of self-confidence and
resourcefulness,” she said.
García said the federally
funded CAMP allows the
university
to
“provide
much needed support, and
encouragement, mentorship for
about 45 students every year.”
“Whether they are seasonal
or migrant workers themselves
or whether they were impacted
by their families who were
migrant workers, they are
provided with a special
tutoring and mentoring and
scholarships to help them try
and adjust to college life and
succeed to graduation,” she
told an audience of about 800
people in the Arts Center.
Huerta
stressed
the
importance of voting.
“If we decide not to vote it’s
saying to all the haters out
there that have been attacking
us, ‘You’ve won, we’re not going
to defend ourselves,’” she said.
“… All change comes from the
bottom to the top and so if
we do not work to make those
changes and to make things
better for ourselves and our
community, no one is going to
do it for us.”
Huerta
sported
the
Presidential Medal of Freedom,
which is the nation’s highest
civilian honor, that President
Obama gave her in recognition
of her work. Throughout
her life Huerta has received
multiple awards such as the
Eleanor Roosevelt Humans
Rights Award from President
Bill Clinton in 1998 and the
Puffin Foundation Award for
Creative Citizenship Labor
Leader in 1984, according
to her foundation’s website
doloreshuerta.org.
Inspired by her mother,
Huerta learned from an early
age to help others and not
expect anything in return.
After teaching in California,
she decided that what she
wanted to do for the rest of
her life was improve migrant
workers’ civil rights. After
meeting farmworker, activist
and labor leader César Chávez,
together
they
launched
the National Farmworkers
Association in 1962.
“Sacrifice is the way that you
start because we know that we
cannot make the changes that
we need to make unless we
sacrifice,” Huerta said. “Always
be authentic, always be yourself
and always do what you can
to make life better for other
people,” said added.
She made reference to Chávez
several times during the night.
“It was his humility and his
discipline and his hard work,
I think, that inspired so many
people and his intelligence
and the ability to bring people
together so they could share in
the movement,” Huerta said.
More than 100 students put
their thoughts into words by
submitting essays to the contest
“Claro que se puede, what does
this mean to me?” sponsored by
the Hermes Music Foundation,
Valley Baptist Medical Center
in Brownsville, H-E-B Food
Stores, the City of Brownsville
and Capital One Bank.
Of the 10 finalists for the essay
contest, Huerta selected Eunice
Báez, Susy Mireles and David
Ramírez III as the final winners.
The other finalists were Dorothy
Jean Cisneros, Jazmine de
la Garza, Juan Fabián Lucio,
Mirzelén
Martínez,
Marco
Cuellar, Alejandra Monsivais
and Eréndira Santillana. Each
finalist received a guitar signed
by Dolores Huerta and donated
by
Alberto
Kreimerman,
founder of Hermes Music
Foundation.
“The inspiration that Dolores
brings to me I hope to impart
to all of you,” said Brownsville
Mayor Tony Martinez, who
was also present at the event.
“Because “Claro que se puede”
means that we can do anything
we set our heart to do and with a
corazón like Albert and Dolores,
everyone is a winner.”
Martinez read a proclamation
declaring October 9 Dolores
Huerta Day in Brownsville
and
awarded
Huerta
a
plaque to commemorate her
achievements on behalf of the
Brownsville City Commission.
The night also featured
musical performances by María
D’Luz, who performed “Amor
sin fronteras,” a song about
the role migrants play in this
country, and Ramón Ayala
y los Bravos del Norte, who
performed “Un rinconcito en el
cielo” and “Claro que se puede.”
The excitement was evident
in the crowd as many took out
their cell phones to record
musicians and sang along.
“Dolores
Huerta
made
everything possible for us, the
migrant workers, she made
better working conditions,”
sophomore criminal justicepolice administration major
Darío González said after the
event. “It’s just something great.
If it were not for her and César
Chávez, we wouldn’t be working
the way we are now. … In order
for me to give my family a better
future I still work, but it’s in
order for me to graduate from
college.”
David Ramírez, a freshman
engineering physics-computer
major and one of the essay
contest winners, said: “It was
a good experience. I was able
to get my personal life across
to somebody great like Dolores
Huerta.”
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program; 44 are secondyear students and 46 are
first-year students, Rosales
said.
In its previous five years,
140 students with 60 or
more transferable college
hours
have
graduated
from the Mathematics and
Science Academy.
Because
¡Excelencia!
recognizes programs that are
effectively increasing Latino
enrollment in postsecondary
education, Rosales said the
academy was nominated.
“I am very honored that
this program was nationally
recognized,” Rosales said.
“The students work very
hard and deserve to be
recognized.”
Zachary Sloan is in his
second year at the academy.
“I think that’s pretty cool
to be part of something like
that,” Sloan said. “It’s pretty
awesome to be in a program
that’s
being
nationally
recognized.”
He said the program has
prepared him for college.
“Not many programs give
you an opportunity to go
to college two years early,”
Sloan said. “It’s a pretty
good experience. The good
thing about it is you have a
place to come back to. You
have the MSA home room,
so you kind of have a little
family going on. You’re not
doing it alone.”
Juan Iglesias, associate
professor and chair of the
Computer and Information
Sciences Department, said
the program was a finalist
because of its academic
success at the bachelor’s
degree level.
“There
was
evidence
of effectiveness in terms
of graduation rate in the
department,” Iglesias said,
adding that the number of
graduates in the program
has tripled since 2006.
Currently, 250 students are
computer and information
science majors, he said.
The
department
has
also created a partnership
with two-year colleges and
created an endowment of
about $350,000 for students
who are transferring from
two-year colleges to UTB,
Iglesias said.
The department ranked
as one of the top five in the
United States in regard to the
number of bachelor degrees
awarded to Hispanics in
computer and information
sciences.
“It was exciting to see this
final nomination and be
recognized as one of the top
bachelor academic units in
the United States,” Iglesias
said.
“It’s
something
encouraging and exciting.
There were hundreds of
nominees [from] all across
the country and Puerto Rico.
It’s a high achievement for all
the faculty and staff and, of
course, all the students who
have made this nomination
possible.”
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of surveying undergraduate
volunteers
to
measure
their levels of gratitude,
happiness, spirituality and
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stress.
“We have a scale that
measures spirituality, and
[we] ask questions about
how spiritual you are,”
Glynn said.
After completing the
surveys,
the
volunteers
get their blood pressure
checked.
By doing so,
Glynn gets their biophysical
feedback and determines
their stress levels.
She dedicates 10 hours a
week to conduct research
and 15 hours to read the
“literature,”
analyzing
previous research.
Montoya
said
Glynn’s
research is a fusion of ideas.
“She had the idea to look
at spirituality… independent
of health,” he said. “I’ve
been doing a lot of research
lately in health, and there’s
a line of research that
starts looking more so at
spirituality and religiosity
and health outcomes. So,
my interest was in the area
of looking at some of these
health
factors,
obesity,
alcohol and so forth, and
Kathy was really interested
in spirituality.”
With the combination of
ideas, “she is still able to
pursue her interest, but I
might be able to combine
some of my interest with that
and spark new interest in her
as she is moving forward to
putting together her master’s
thesis,” Montoya said.
Glynn said one of the
reasons
she
chose
the
topic is “because I, myself,
suffered from stress and
anxiety and I have found
certain techniques to be
really helpful for me. So I
was wondering if they would
be helpful for other people.
And, I want to help other
people to find a different
outlet for their stress and
anxiety.”
Her
courses
include
advanced
general
psychology, statistics and
group dynamics.
Asked how Glynn was
selected as his assistant,
Montoya told The Collegian:
“She had to apply for the
research position but also
had to be recommended
and a selected by a faculty
member. And, since I had
worked with her for the past
year and a half on research
and then the last year
mentoring her on research,
for me it was just a natural
fit to have her to come in
and to work under me as my
assistant.”
Asked
what
Glynn’s
teaching assistant duties
are, Freeberg replied: “She
takes over if I happen to be
out of town, she grades the
papers, she takes attendance
and she comes with me to
every class. The class meets
once a week.”
Glynn is one of 15 graduate
psychology
students,
Montoya said, adding that
the program offers four
psychology courses.
She will complete her
11
research this month and
start her thesis next spring
semester. So far, about 150
people have volunteered in
Glynn’s research.
“I will be her thesis adviser,
and what I will do there is
assist her as she develops
her
research
protocol,
decides what she is going to
do, and then I’ll be there to
mentor her throughout the
process, so I will continue to
work with her over this year
and over next year as she is
getting her thesis together,”
Montoya said.
Glynn
said
she
has
managed to be a graduate
student, teacher assistant
and a mother by not thinking
“too much” about the load
of work waiting for her.
She focuses on positive
psychology and meditates
regularly.
“When I have time, I do
yoga. It helps tremendously,”
she said.
Glynn plans to complete
her master’s degree in
Spring 2014. She is currently
looking at doctoral programs
across the country for which
to apply. Her dream job
would be “along the lines of
a university professor,” to be
able to interact with people,
and have time to conduct
research.
Glynn’s advice to first
year students is “to get
involved in any way possible,
either working on campus
or
[attending]
different
activities that the campus
hosts, and getting close also
to your classmates. You can
learn to rely on each other
and have study groups.”
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undergraduate level and
develop a general education
program for astronomy.
The center will also
collaborate
with
Texas
A&M University’s Institute
for Fundamental Physics
and Cosmology and the
University of Córdoba in
Argentina for data analysis,
detector
instrumentation
and optical astronomy.
The center, which has
existed for almost 10 years,
started out with five faculty
members in 2003 and now
has 19. The center has
received more than $30
million in federal funding.
During his speech, Diaz
said the university needs
to award more science,
technology,
engineering
and mathematics degrees.
He said it is not only
important
to
graduate
more scientists, engineers
and technicians, but also
“produce graduates that
are scientifically literate,”
Diaz said.
This year, the department
will award eight bachelor’s
degrees
in
physics
and
has
40
physics
graduate students and 65
undergraduates.
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SURVIVAL
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with.
“We will assess it and take
whatever actions are deemed
necessary,” Grytz said.
Another way students can
protect themselves is by learning
self-defense.
“Self-defense is any type of
situation where you may be able
to learn how to keep yourself from
getting hurt,” said Eric James,
an assistant professor in the
Health and Human Performance
Department.
James, who teaches a selfdefense class, said students not
only need to learn how to defend
themselves, but also how to
defend their friends.
“The objective is just to be able
to protect people in general,” he
said.
Self-defense classes are valuable
for all students, especially those
who are not big and strong, James
said.
“Whether it’s someone who
doesn’t have a lot of physical
strength, or size, or maybe they’re
older--people who especially
might be a target for someone to
attack,” he said.
In the class, the students
practice different techniques on
how to use their body the right
way. They learn how to fall and
roll on the ground without getting
hurt.
“The typical thing is how to
defend yourself if someone were
to attack you,” James said. “You
learn how to defend yourself and
decrease your risk for being a
victim.”
James also said it is important
for students to be aware of their
surroundings. For example, if
Cardoza said the crime rate on
campus is low, but students
should practice campus safety.
“Safety is important on our
campus,” Cardoza said. “I feel
October 15, 2012THE
COLLEGIAN
If students see something
suspicious, like students engaging
in violent activities or peeking
through cars, Cardoza said they
should report it.
Miguel Angel Roberts/Collegian
Health and Human Performance Assistant Professor Eric James (right) and Lecturer Gonzalo Garza demonstrate a
self-defense technique.
students are walking to their cars
at night, they should get their keys
out before they get to the car.
According to the UTB and TSC
Annual Campus and Security
Report issued last month, there
was one incident of forcible sex,
two aggravated assaults, two
burglaries and three motor vehicle
thefts reported in 2011.
Campus Police Chief John
our students, faculty and staff is a
family. For us to be safe, everyone
has to work together.”
Cardoza said students should
be visible, vigilant and not take
chances when it comes to safety.
“Always try and park where it is
visible, where it is lighted,” he said.
“If you’re coming out of class, try
to go out with your fellow students
to your vehicle.”
“Never hesitate to call in any
type of specification on our
campus or your home,” he said.
To reduce the chances of being
a victim of theft, Cardoza said
students need to guard and hide
their belongings.
“Don’t leave things visible in
your vehicles,” he said. “If you
leave your purse unprotected,
they’re going to try to steal it.”
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Campus Police also offers live
demonstrations and online videos
on the UTB/TSC website that give
specific training on campus safety.
“It could be crimes of
opportunity, it could be border
violence, it could be fire prevention,
it could be identity theft,” Cardoza
said. “Any other issue you have,
we’ll accommodate you. All it
takes is a phone call. If you don’t
call us, we don’t know it’s a need.”
Security escort is another service
Campus Police offers the campus
community. Students, staff and
faculty may call for an escort
wherever they are on campus at
882-8232, Cardoza said.
“Wait in that area or wait in
the lobby and a guard or officer
will arrive and take you to your
vehicle,” he said. “It could be a
five-minute [wait], it could be a
10-minute [wait], it all depends
which area of campus you are in.
If it will be an emergency, we will
be there in a minute.”
Sophomore
international
business major Vanessa Michi
is among the students who has
benefited from the security escort
service.
Last year, she received an
e-mail about a sexual assault in
the campus parking lot, so she
called for an escort one night. The
Campus Police escort arrived in
10 minutes to the Education and
Business Complex and escorted
Michi to her vehicle.
“If I have a night class, they can
just escort me to my car,” she said.
“I keep their number on my phone
for emergencies.”
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NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL
Huerta: El cambio se empieza con sacrificio Estudiante
Por Héctor Aguilar
THE COLLEGIAN
El mensaje de ayuda, sacrificio
e igualdad de derechos que trajo
Dolores Huerta, fue aplaudido
por la multitud que le dio la
bienvenida en el Arts Center, la
noche del pasado martes.
Tres estudiantes de College
Assistance Migrant Program
junto con la Rectora de UTBrownsville, Juliet V. García,
entrevistaron a Huerta sobre las
experiencias que ha vivido como
activista de los derechos civiles y
de los migrantes.
Los alumnos de CAMP fueron
Karla Hernández y Darío
González, ambos estudiantes
de derecho penal; así como
VanNessa Treviño, estudiante
de enfermería.
Siendo madre de 11, a Huerta
le preguntaron si tenía algún
remordimiento, ella respondió
que hubiera deseado haber
pasado más tiempo con sus
hijos.
“Por otra parte, las experiencias
que vivieron mis hijos, crecer
entre
manifestaciones
y
protestas, conocer a personajes
famosos y tener la idea de lo que
es un movimiento, los hizo tener
este tipo de iniciativa y confianza
en sí mismos”, dijo ella.
García dijo que CAMP, que
recibe fondos federales, permite
que la universidad “provea a
alrededor de 45 estudiantes
por año la tutoría de apoyo y
estímulo que es tan necesaria”.
“Independientemente de que
ellos mismos sean trabajadores
migrantes o temporeros o si
se ven afectados por que en
su familia hay trabajadores
migrantes, les ofrecemos tutoría,
asesoramiento y becas especiales
para ayudarlos a probar y a
ajustarse a la vida universitaria
para que logren graduarse”, dijo
a una audiencia de 800 personas
aproximadamente en el Arts
Center.
Huerta hizo hincapié sobre la
importancia de votar.
“Decidir no votar es decirle
a todos los detractores que nos
han agredido: ‘Ustedes ganan,
no nos vamos a defender’”,
dijo ella. “El cambio se hace de
abajo hacia arriba, así que si
no trabajamos para tener esos
cambios y para que las cosas
mejoren para nosotros y nuestra
comunidad, nadie más lo hará
por nosotros”.
Huerta portaba la Medalla
Presidencial de la Libertad,
el honor civil más grande
de Estados Unidos, que el
presidente Obama le otorgó
como reconocimiento a su
trabajo. A lo largo de su vida,
Huerta ha recibido numerosos
galardones como el premio
Eleanor Roosevelt de Derechos
Humanos
a
manos
del
presidente Bill Clinton en 1998
y la condecoración de Creative
Citizenship Labor Leader por
parte de la fundación Puffin
en 1984, según la página web
de la fundación de Huerta
doloreshuerta.org.
Inspirada por su madre,
Huerta aprendió a temprana
edad a ayudar a los demás sin
esperar nada a cambio.
Después de servir como
maestra en California, decidió
que inspiró a tanta gente y
su inteligencia y habilidad de
acercar a las personas para
que pudieran participar en el
movimiento”, dijo Huerta.
Más de 100 estudiantes
expresaron sus ideas en palabras
al presentar sus ensayos para el
concurso “Claro que se puede,
what does that mean to me?”,
patrocinado por la Fundación
Hermes Music, el Centro Médico
Valley Baptist de Brownsville,
la cadena de supermercados
H-E-B, City of Brownsville y el
banco Capital One.
De los 10 finalistas del
concurso, Huerta eligió a Eunice
Báez, Susy Mireles y David
Ramírez III, como los ganadores.
Los otros finalistas fueron
Dorothy Jean Cisneros, Jazmine
de la Garza, Juan Fabián Lucio,
Dolores Huerta en Brownsville
y le otorgó a Huerta una placa
para conmemorar sus logros
a nombre de la Comisión
Municipal de Brownsville.
El evento también contó con
las presentaciones musicales de
María D’Luz, con el tema “Amor
sin fronteras”, una canción que
trata de el rol que los migrantes
juegan en este país, y de Ramón
Ayala y los Bravos del Norte,
quienes
interpretaron
“Un
rinconcito en el cielo” y “Claro
que se puede”. El entusiasmo de
la audiencia era evidente, pues
el público grababa con celulares
las actuaciones de los intérpretes
mientras cantaban a coro.
“Dolores Huerta hizo que todo
fuera posible para nosotros, los
trabajadores migrantes, ella
mejoró nuestras condiciones
Joe Molina /Collegian
Los 10 finalistas del concurso “Claro que se puede, what does this mean to me?” reciben guitarras de parte
del fundador de Hermes Music, Alberto Kreimerman, el martes pasado junto a la activista de derechos para
los trabajadores agrícolas Dolores Huerta. Más de 100 estudiantes participaron en el concurso titulado por la
canción de Huerta.
dedicar su vida a mejorar
los derechos civiles de los
trabajadores migrantes. Después
de conocer al activista y líder
de los trabajadores agrícolas
César Chávez, se unió a él para
fundar la Asociación Nacional de
Empleados Agrarios en 1962.
“Con sacrificio es como se
empieza, pues sabemos que no
podemos lograr los cambios
que necesitamos a menos que
nos sacrifiquemos”, dijo Huerta.
“Siempre sean auténticos, sean
ustedes mismos y siempre hagan
lo posible para mejorar la vida
de los demás”.
Durante la noche, mencionó a
Chávez varias veces.
“Pienso que fue su humildad,
disciplina y trabajo duro lo
Mirzelén
Martínez,
Marco
Cuellar, Alejandra Monsivais y
Eréndira Santillana. Cada uno de
ellos recibió una guitarra donada
por
Alberto
Kreimerman,
fundador de Hermes Music, y
firmada por Dolores Huerta.
“Espero
transmitirles
la
inspiración que me provoca
Dolores”, dijo el alcalde de
Brownsville Tony Martínez, que
también estuvo presente en el
evento. “Como ‘Claro que se
puede’ significa que podemos
hacer todo lo que le digamos al
corazón que haga y, poniéndole
corazón, como Albert y Dolores,
todos son ganadores”.
Martínez
leyó
una
proclamación que declara el
9 de octubre como el día de
laborales”, dijo Darío González,
estudiante de segundo año de
derecho penal y administración
judicial, al término del evento.
“Es simplemente grandioso.
Si no fuera por ella y por
César Chávez, no estaríamos
trabajando como lo hacemos
ahora… Trabajo para darle a mi
familia un mejor futuro y para
graduarme de la universidad”.
David Ramírez, estudiante
de primer año de ingeniería en
física e informática que fue uno
de los ganadores del concurso de
ensayos, dijo: “Fue una buena
experiencia. Pude mostrar mi
vida personal a alguien tan
maravilloso
como
Dolores
Huerta”.
de hoy
Stacy G. Found/Collegian
Nombre: Ernest Jerome Agorilla
Edad: 21 años
Especialidad: Enfermería
Clasificación:
Estudiante de
último año.
Fecha de graduación: Verano
2013
Promedio: 3.49
Ciudad natal: Manila, Filipinas
Pasatiempos: “Jugar baloncesto,
tocar la guitarra, escribir poemas y
canciones”.
¿Cuáles son tus metas? “Ser
un enfermero y posteriormente
convertirme en pediatra”.
¿Por
qué
escogiste
la
especialidad que actualmente
estudias? “Por recomendación de
mi madre”.
¿Quién es tu inspiración
o modelo a seguir? “Mis
padres, porque me han guiado a
convertirme en un profesionista”.
¿Cuál sería tu trabajo ideal?
“Ser enfermero pediátrico”.
¿Qué técnicas usas para
estudiar? “Le pongo empeño y
dedicación a mis clases”.
¿Cuál es tu consejo para los
alumnos de nuevo ingreso?
“No se ‘vuelen las clases’, tomen
consideración de sus prioridades y
que duerman suficiente antes de un
examen”.
Anécdota: “Mis compañeros y
yo estábamos estudiando para los
exámenes finales en el laboratorio
de cómputo. Como el examen para
el cual nos estábamos preparando
era de una clase ‘de cuidado’ nos
quedamos ahí hasta media noche.
De repente un miembro de la policía
escolar llegó y nos empezó a decir
agresivamente que nos saliéramos.
Por lo cual, me enfurecí y estuve
discutiendo con él hasta que mis
amigos intervinieron y cesaron la
pelea”.
--Recopilado por Eréndira
Santillana
Primero la obligación y después la diversión
Bryan Romero/Collegian
Raúl Alvarado, un
encargado de la
planta física de
UTB/TSC, recoge
los escombros
alrededor de una
palmera el martes
pasado en el
estacionamiento al
costado del edificio
de Life and Health
Sciences.
Michelangelo Sosa/Collegian
Los estudiantes de
primer año Jesús
Palomo (desde
la izquierda),
Abraham Troncoso,
Jesús Ibarra y Ed
Alvarado compiten
en el torneo del
videojuego FIFA
2013, patrocinado
por Student Union
en el cuarto de
juego, el pasado
miércoles. El evento
forma parte de
las actividades
semanales T.G.I.
Wednesdays.
SPORTS
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Men’s soccer wins overtime thriller Volleyball to host
A home win gives UTB/TSC 2-0 record in conference
Southwestern
By Dennis Ortiz
Assemblies,
Texas Wesleyan
SPORTS EDITOR
After defeating five of its last six
opponents, the UTB/TSC Men’s
Soccer Team came away with
another win at home last Thursday
night, edging Huston-Tillotson
University 3-2.
At the end of regular time, the
teams were tied 2-2. The Rams
scored within the first 10 minutes
of the game. The Rams then led
2-0 after scoring in the next 10
minutes.
UTB/TSC
forward
Ricardo
Diegues then scored in the 20th
minute.
At halftime, the Rams led 2-1.
By Dennis Ortiz
SPORTS EDITOR
In the second half, UTB/TSC
midfielder Victor Parreiras scored
to tie things up at 2-2.
A back-and-forth battle of field
position and shots on goal lasted
much of the second half. Then came
the first overtime, where UTB/
TSC fought for every possession
against a strong Huston-Tillotson
team. The score remained tied
2-2. During the second overtime,
Diegues scored the game-winning
goal with a hard shot to the top of
the goal.
“Great comeback,” said UTB/
TSC defender Henry Moody said
of the victory over the Rams. “[The
team] started kind of slow and gave
up an early one and it kind of hurt
us, but [we] bounced back and
everyone fought hard, worked out
in the end.”
Diegues said: “The game was
very good. We played bad in the
first half, but we could, like, push
the ball and be patient to turn the
game. It was 3-2, it was a good
game, I’m feeling very good.”
Miguel Angel Roberts /Collegian
UTB/TSC midfielder Jose Galvan push kicks the ball Thursday against HustonTillotson University on the UTB/TSC Soccer Field. UTB/TSC defeated the Rams 3-2
in double overtime.
Head Coach Dan Balaguero was
also happy with the turnout.
“We’re obviously happy with
the win,” Balaguero said. “We put
ourselves in a little bit of a hole and
got down 2-0. … [We] showed great
character and found a way to win.”
The game-winning goal came in
the 117th minute.
“I feel very good,” Diegues said.
“I didn’t expect to score two goals.
The last goal was
amazing.
I’m
Athlete of the Week
feeling very good.”
The men’s team record stands at
7-3-3 overall and 6-1 in conference.
UTB/TSC was scheduled to host
Southwestern Assemblies of God
University at home last Saturday.
Results were not available at press
time.
The team will go on the road
this week to face Louisiana State
University-Shreveport on Thursday
and Northwood University in Cedar
Hill on Saturday.
The UTB/TSC Volleyball Team will host Southwestern
Assemblies of God University at 7 p.m. Friday and
Texas Wesleyan University at 2 p.m. Saturday.
UTB/TSC, the defending NAIA national champion,
remains undefeated with a 16-0 overall record.
The team was scheduled to play at Langston
University and Bacone College last Friday and
Saturday. Results were not available at press time.
“We have big expectations for the game [against
Langston University] tomorrow because it’s that type
of team that bumps every ball up, so it’s hard to score,”
said right-side hitter Michelle Marques. “They are going
to try and give us a hard time in the game. We expect
to win back-to-back national championships and try to
keep up with the hard work all the way there. If we can
win a national championship undefeated, that would
be perfect. So that’s what we expect.”
Athletics Director and Head Coach Todd Lowery said:
“Going through conference play, we’ve had a pretty
good start here … and haven’t really been challenged
here the last couple weeks. Right now, we’re just going
through, taking care of what were supposed to and the
real test will come at the end of the month when we go
off to California.”
The team will play Concordia University on Oct. 25 in
Irvine, Vanguard University on Oct. 26 in Costa Mesa
and Biola University on Oct. 27 in La Mirada.
“Concordia, who we played in the national title game
last year, are undefeated, sitting at No. 2 in the rankings,
so I think they are a really quality team, probably just
as good as us,” Lowery said. “So, it’s going to be who’s
night it is that night. And then Biola is a team who we
really have to watch out for as well.
Middle blocker Vanja Joksic said the team has to stay
focused.
“It’s not going to be that hard but we have to keep
focused because we have the hard games in front of
us, so we have to give our best in to order to stay in
good shape to win the games. And then we have a big
weekend in front of us. We play here next weekend
and then we go to California. There, we have the most
important games of the year before we go to nationals.”
Another blowout victory for UTB/TSC
Women’s soccer rolls over Lady Rams 11-0
By Dennis Ortiz
SPORTS EDITOR
Michelle Espinoza/Collegian
Name: Ricardo Diegues
Classification: Sophomore
Position: Forward
Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Major: Management
Who is your favorite soccer player? “My
favorite soccer player is Ronaldo, a phenomenon
from Brazil.” Ronaldo de Lima is a retired soccer
player who led Brazil to a World Cup title.
Who is your role model? “My role model is
Mom. She gave me everything, she is my role
model.”
What are your goals for the season? “One
is to have a good [conference] tournament. I hope
we can go to nationals and have a great national
championship [run], and I want to score at least 20
goals this season.” He has scored 10 goals so far.
What do you like to do for fun? “I like to play
FIFA 13, and go to the pool at the dorms, and hang
out with my friends.”
What inspired you to play soccer? “Well,
when I was young, I used to watch Ronaldo play
and that was amazing. I loved him like the way that
he played. He inspired me a lot.”
--Compiled by Dennis Ortiz
A lot of offense gave UTB/TSC
There was no letting up from
Tabata Vieira and forward Leah
the decisive 11-0 win last Thursday
the women’s soccer squad. UTB/
Russell each scored one.
over Huston-Tillotson University.
TSC was aggressive and took
“We played very well, everyone
They were scoring
played hard with a lot of heart
from all over the
and soul,” said midfielder
field. Goals were at
Jessica Santacruz.
“We
a premium for UTB/
have to be ready for every
TSC. Solid defense
game because every game is
put the team in good
different. We have to let [the
field position.
win] sink in and be ready for
The
team
now
next game.”
heads to Louisiana
Goalie Amanda Fulton said:
State
University“The girls played really well.
Shreveport
and
We moved the ball a lot. We’re
N o r t h w o o d
always looking forward to the
University
this
next game. Every game we
week for conference
get better and it’s a chance to
games.
improve our skills.”
Last
Saturday,
Asked about taking the
UTB/TSC
battled Stacy G. Found/Collegian
momentum from the 11-0 win
S o u t h w e s t UTB/TSC defender Lorena Cardona prepares to kick the ball to a
to the next game, Coach Nik
Assemblies of God fellow teammate during the game against Huston-Tillotson University Barjaktarevic replied: “We
University. Results last Thursday night on UTB/TSC Soccer Field. UTB/TSC shut out the play Southwest Assemblies
were not available at Lady Rams 11-0.
of God, who upset the
press time.
No. 1 team. It’s going be a
“Today’s game was awesome, we
advantage of good field position
challenging game.”
played as a team, we kept playing
throught the game.
The team’s record is 8-3 overall
our best,” midfielder Karla Lozano
Midfielder
Isadora
Freitas
and 6-0 in the Red River Athletic
said about the matchup against
made a hat trick in the game,
Conference. The next home game
the Lady Rams. “We’re focused
defender Lorena Cardona scored
is at 3 p.m. Oct. 27 against Our
on winning again. It should be a
two goals and midfielder Nicole
Lady of the Lake University.
great game. We’re expecting a win
Heer, defender Melissa Moreno,
next Saturday.”
midfielder Nelleke Smits, forward
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October 15, 2012
THE COLLEGIAN