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Editorial, My Side of the Story, page 2
Planned Parenthood, Club Day page 3
Kappa Delta Rho hosts Rush Week page 2
Ladies’ Soccer team gets rough start, pg 4
Tuesday
September 17, 2012
THE
Volume 32 Issue 2
MEsa Journal
What’s Next
Here’s some information on
what’s coming up on campus
and around town.
On Campus
Event: BSM Free
Lunch
Time: every
Wednesday at Noon
Where: Multipurpose
Room (2nd floor, Mesa
Building)
Event: Zumba
Time: Tues. &Thurs. 67pm
Where: Gym220
For more info: Contact
Robin Rankin Director
of Student Recreation
at [email protected]
or call 552-2335
Event: Build it With
Duct Tape
Time: Mon. Sept. 24 at
7:30 p.m.
Where: MPR if
designed in the
Multipurpose room.
For more info: Contact
Penney Nichols at
[email protected].
Prizes awarded to the
1st, 2nd, 3rd place
winners.
Around town
Event: Costumes
Period Exhibit
Time: Through
Sept. 30; viewing
through Wed-Sat from
10 am — 3 pm.
Where: White Pool
House Museum, 112
E. Murphy Street
For more info:
Call 432-333-4072.
Event: Walk to Stop
Diabetes 5K
Walk/Run
Fundraiser
Time: September 22,
8:30 am — 11:30 am.
Where: Memorial
Garden Park, across
from Music City Mall
For more info: Call
432-570-1232
Event: Easton
Corbin Concert
Time: September 21,
Doors open at 7:30.
Price: $25 for advance
ticket, can be purchased at Dos Amigos
or Endless Horizons.
Where: Dos Amigos
Cantina, 4700 Golder
Avenue
For more info: Call
368-7556 or visit
dosamigoscantina.com
for official information.
UTPB names extension campus
New branch excites Midland commuters
By Jared Wilson
Assistant Editor
The University of
Texas
of
the
Permian Basin is
and
expanding
opening its doors
up to more students
with the announcement of a UTPB
Midland campus.
In late August,
UTPB administrators announced that
the building formerly
known
as
the
Center
for Energy and
Economic Diversity
or CEED building
located on Highway 191 will be
renamed
"UTPB
Midland Campus."
The new site will
focus extensively
on upper level engineering and musicbased courses. The
98-acre tract of land
was donated to the
University from the
Scharbauer family
UTPB administrators are looking to the expand the school to
Midland. Above, the CEED building is located between
Midland and Odessa.
Photo courtesy of the Odessa American
of Midland over the
last 30 years.
The UTPB
administration
explained in the
proposal that the
new name was
a more accurate
description of the
campus since the
City of Midland's
extended city limits
included
both
the former CEED
building and the
Wagner
Noel
Performing
Arts
Center.
The faculty and
staff hope to make a
bigger connection
with the Midland
community looking
to have a four-year
university in their
town.
“Having a Midland
campus will be a
major benefit for
all
Midlanders
because it cuts
down on commute
bills,” said Kaytlin
Lysinger a junior
from Midland.
“I feel like most
people will choose
UTPB
over
Midland College
because it is a fouryear university, but
Midland College
will always have
plenty of students."
Future development of the Midland UTPB campus
includes the addition of new student
housing, additional
classroom space,
construction of an
engineering buildng and academic
additions at both
Wagner Noel and
the new Midland
campus.
While the UT
Board of Regents
has approved the
$264 million master
plan, there are still
many
approvals
needed for the construction to begin.
The UTPB plan calls
for additions to be
made
at
the
Midland and main
UTPB
campuses
between 2013 and
2022.
Ballet Folklorico dances for success
Team prepares for competition in Las Vegas
By Chris Bartlett
Staff Writer
Unless this is your
first year at UTPB,
you have probably
seen the Ballet
Folklorico Dance
Team around campus at one of the
many events they
perform for during
the year. Fully
cloaked in traditional Mexican costumes consisting of
brightly
colored
dresses, sombreros
and charro suits,
the dance troupe
represents
all
regions of Mexico.
The UTPB
team is the only
Ballet
Folklorico
group
in
the
Permian Basin to be
invited
to
the
International
Mariachi Showcase
and Conference in
Las Vegas, Nev. to
commemorate the
Grito De Delores,
an event associated
with
Mexican
Independence that
honors and remembers fallen soldiers
Members of Ballet Folklorico pose for a group photo. From
left to right, are Dalila Valerio Jimenez, JoseDaniel Chavez,
Laura Sanchez, Krisandra Tarango Skeens, Vanessa
Martinez, Jennefer Lee Soto, Jessica Rios, Alyssa Marie
Alvarado, Octavio Aviles, Horacio Lucero, Jimena Banda,
Dario Saldaña, Janeth Ortiz, Zaida Belem Azuara Lucero,
Veronica Dueñez, Stephanie Lucero, Krystal Tarango Skeens
and Felix Castellanos.
Photo courtesy of Robyn Hernandez and Ballet Folklorico.
in the war.
In the eight years
since
Ballet
Folkorico's inception at UTPB, the
group has continually improved and
progressed to what
it is today. Coach
Robyn Hernandez,
the founding mem-
ber of the program,
recruited 15 of the
17 new dancers
from outside the
Permian Basin, giving them opportunities they might
not have had otherwise.
Many of the
dancers have been
dancing both professionally and for
fun for years. Like
Felix Castellanos,
who saw his older
siblings
dancing
and wanted to be
like them.
“Recruiting Felix
was a touching
moment,”
Rios
said. “His mom
knew he wanted to
go to college, but
was worried about
how
everything
was going to be
paid for. And it was
so cool that we
were able to help
him
come
to
school.”
The
team
has been working
hard since the
school year began
to get down their
routines and learn
the traditions of the
dances.
“We've been practicing everyday at 6
a.m.and after class
in the afternoons,”
said
freshman,
Michelle Rico.
Jennifer Lee
Soto, also a freshman, explained that
the dances date
back to to the
Mayans and Aztecs
who
performed
with
different
dances and instruments.
“We're not just
robots dancing to
See FOLKLORICO
on page 3.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2012
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Editorial
What’s up: Freedom of
Speech can cause harm
By Avery McWilliams
Editor in Chief
Most Americans are
focused on the national
news of the presidential
election. In Afghanistan
however, most people
are focused on us.
Over the past week,
Afghan Muslims have
been outraged over an
American made film,
which focuses on the
prophet Muhammad.
The prophet
Muhammad is a symbol
and holy figure to the
Muslim people. This film
says that Muhammad
was crazy and a fake
who ostracized women.
Last Saturday, college
students in Afghanistan
protested against
Americans and
President Obama, proclaiming, “Death to
America.” They even
burned an image of our
president. Over
the weekend, two
Marines were killed over
the weekend in
Afghanistan by a local
police officer.
People are angry over
a film that hardly anyone
in the United States has
heard of.
According to CNN,
this anti-Muslim film was
only shown in Los
Angeles, at a premiere
that hardly anyone
attended.
The majority of
Americans did not know
about this film, until they
saw the repercussions
on the national news.
They do not know the
full story, the film maker,
or any details. To speculate, many Americans
would probably not
agree with the premise
of this film.
Unfortunately, most
Afghans do not know
this, and they are furious. Burning an effigy of
our president is over the
line, and puts America
and Afghanistan in a bad
position once again.
A film maker decided to
exercise his freedom of
speech, maybe trying to
educate the masses.
Instead, that free speech
caused hurt and
angered more people
than it may have tried to
help.
Next time you exercise your first amendment, think about the
aftermath. It may just
end up hurting our
nation.
My side of the story
Column
M
ost nights after I go to work and school, I
like to sit down with some tea or some
snack and watch a movie. With this year
being hectic, I do not get to watch much television,
but when I do, I try to pick something worthwhile.
This particular evening, it’s "The Green Mile."
The story is about inmates on death row in the
1930s, particularly a very special inmate, John Coffey,
a hulk of a man who possesses a very interesting gift.
By Avery McWilliams
John Coffey is played by the late Michael Clarke
Editor-in-Chief
Duncan who died September 3 and I’ve been mourning his death for two weeks.
Michael Clarke Duncan, who was by no means an A-list actor, has been in
over 90 films such as “Talledega Nights”, “Planet of the Apes,” and “Kung Fu
Panda”. All of his movies have a wide range of variety.. Everyone knows him
for at least something; his huge form, his gruff voice, or the way he could play
any character, whether it was in a comedy or a drama.
My absolute favorite role he’s played was the legendary Kingpin, from
2003’s “Daredevil.” In retrospect, “Daredevil” was a pitiful Marvel movie, compared to what Marvel produces now, but Duncan’s role as Kingpin still stands
out. Kingpin is the quintessential mob lord, and a great super villain. What’s so
great about Duncan’s portrayal is the Kingpin is an overweight white man.
Duncan completely replaces how I envisioned Kingpin and does an outstanding job
at it.
I’m not the only one who was sad to hear about Duncan. Most of my friends
have mentioned how sad they were to hear the news of Duncan, who died
from a heart attack. No matter what film they reference, it seems that everyone
remembers him.
That’s what I like about Michael Clark Duncan. He was never super famous,
but people know who he is. What I like most about Duncan is that he’s not a
superstar, but he’s still great. The legacy Duncan leaves behind is how I want to
be remembered. There’s no reason to be a superstar if you’re remembered for
all your qualities.
Rest in peace Michael Clarke Duncan, and may you always be remembered,
whatever film you’re remembered from.
Kappa Delta Rho hosts Rush week Letter to the Editor
By Jared Wilson
Associate Editor
Kappa Delta
Rho is back and
ready
to
get
Falcons involved
on campus and in
the community.
The all male fraternity held its
own rush week
from September
10-14.
The fraternity
held numerous
KDR
activities
during the week
including Meat
Monday, which
featured a BBQ at
the Parker Ranch
House on campus
where perspective
members and students could come
meet and greet
with the current
members of the
fraternity.
They also hosted
Ultimate
Wednesday,
which
had an unique
touch as the members of KDR invited students and
perspective members to join in on a
glow-in-the-dark
ultimate Frisbee
competition in the
quad on campus.
The week
concluded with
Tailgate Thursday. KDR hosted
a tailgate party,
complete with a
water slide in
support of the
Lady Falcon volleyball team who
played St. Mary’s
University.
“Today (Friday)
marks the end of a
very successful
and fun rush
week for Kappa
Delta Rho. We
had about seventeen applications
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Anyone who
may still be interested in more
information about
joining
Kappa
Delta Rho and
their values can
contact
KDR
members Michael
Anzano or Cody
Dominguez
on
Facebook
by
searching UTPB
for Kappa Delta
Rho (KDR).
I thought the concert was amazing. I think it is a
great idea I am completely new to the campus and
it was a great way to come with my family and meet
new people from the campus. The food was
awsome and the drinks were a great thing to. My
son loved seeing the concert there are just not alot
of places you can take a 4 year old to a country
music concert. My favorite thing about UTPB so far
is that everything is family oriented I love that we
are aloud to bring our family to things I think it is
important for them to see why education is so
important, I come from a family where i am the first
to attend college so I think it is great that my family
can experience things through my attending a university and being able to come to things such as
this. Thank You for the show!!
>> Summer Tindol
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Tuesday, September 17, 2012
on Campus
The Mesa Journal,
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Grad student takes on healthcare battle
Planned Parenthood funding debate hits campus
By Chris Bartlett
Staff Writer
The battle between
Texas Lawmakers
and
Planned
Parenthood
with
regard to the Texas
Women's
Health
Program continues,
and one UTPB student is trying to
make a difference
Rene Resendez, a
UTPB graduate student, has started a
petition that she
intends to present to
the Texas Legislature next year to
continue the WHP
“I feel like lowincome women are
attacked,”
being
explains Resendez on
why she started the
petition, “They are
taking away our
main health care
provider.”
The
Texas
Legislature has cut
off
funding
to
Planned Parenthood
clinics, which prevents them from providing services to
women through the
WHP.
State officials are
seeking
to
halt
money to Planned
Parenthood clinics
that provide family
planning and health
services as part of the
state’s WHP after the
Republican-led Texas
Legislature banned
funding to organizations linked to abortion providers.
Planned Parenthood
provides services like
cancer screenings to
about half of Texas’
low income women.
The the program is
designed to provide
services to women
who might not otherwise qualify for
Medicaid. By law,
federal funding can-
not go to abortions.
But Planned Parenthood claims only 3
percent of its services
are connected to providing abortions.
On September 4
hearings were held
and lawmakers sat
for four hours listening to testimony from
men and women in
support of Planned
Parenthood and the
Women's
Health
Program.
Though a statement
on the meeting has
not been released by
Reslawmakers,
endez feels the hearings were a step in
the right direction,
but there is still a
long way to go.
“I feel like a lot of
people aren't looking
into the situation
as much as they
should,” said Resendez, “They kind of
shut down when
they hear Planned
Parenthood.”
Carla
Holeva,
Interim CEO at
Planned Parenthood
of
West
Texas,
remains optimistic
about finding common ground after the
hearings.
“We hope that the
state now has a better
understanding
of
the importance of
women
having
options in their
health-car provider,”
Holeva said. “This
isn't about abortion
or really Planned
This
Parenthood.
about women having
access to health care
and being able to
choose who they
want to turn too.”
There
are
alternative
health
care providers in the
area that provide for
low-income women,
To make a long story short
“The Words” focuses on three plot lines in one film
Avery McWilliams
Editor in Chief
Most people want to
be great at what they do,
but how far will they go
to become great? This is
the premise for the film,
“The Words,” starring
Bradley Cooper, Jeremy
Irons and Dennis Quaid,
among others.
The film begins with an
author,
Clayton
Hammond, played by
Quaid, doing a private
reading for his latest
book, “The Words,”
about
author
Rory
Jansen, who desperately
wants to be a great
writer, and steals another man’s story. He only
reads a few sections of
his novel, but throughout the evening, he
entertains a graduate
student,
played
by
Olivia Wilde, who continues to press him for
the full story.
The main character;
Rory Jansen, played by
Bradley Cooper, finds an
old manuscript in a
briefcase. Jansen, a newlywed and a struggling
writer, borrows money
from his father to make
Courtesy of Google Images
such as Texas Tech
Health
Science
Center in Odessa.
But the fact
remains that the
change in funding
prompted the closure
of the Odessa location of Planned
in
Parenthood
March, and all of its
services are now provided through the
location.
Midland
The Odessa office
served about 4,000
people in the area.
So far 1,682 people
have signed the petition, which asks for a
hearing the Texas
Department of State
Health
Services
regarding the WHP.
Holeva recently
issued
a
stateapplauding
ment
Resendez’s efforts.
Parent“Planned
hood of West Texas
applauds
Ms.
Resendez for her
support
and
strength,” Holeva
said in the statement.
“She is a wonderful
example of what
West Texas women
can do when faced
with a battle.”
commitment to learning,
celebrating and preserving their culture. And it
doesn't stop there, they
eight-count,” said senior are committed to each
Jessica C. Rios. “We other.
The team performed
don't just learn the
dances and perform in Las Vegas on Sunday
was
them;
we
know and the event
why..”This is a team that broadcast nationally on
is truly committed to the all Telemundo networks,
tradition of the dance, and selected PBS and
which in turn deepens a MUN2 Networks.
FOLKLORICO
continued from
page 1.
Club Day draws crowd
Dora Jansen (played by Zoe Saldana) holds her husband,
Rory Jansen (played by Bradley Cooper) in “The Words.”
By Chris Bartlett
Staff Writer
Photo courtesy of Google Images.
Over 50 clubs and
organizations were represented during Club
Day which allowed campus groups and others to
get their messages and
information out to students. The event was
held Thursday, Sept. 13.
Once the waves of
feigned
interest
in
exchange for drinks,
candy, and snacks dispersed, there were a few
people that genuinely
gravitated to every club
present last Thursday
organizers said.
Many
students
visited the table manned
by members of the
International
Student
club.
“[We] did very
well this club day,” said
Burhan Altinbilek, president of the International
Student Club. “We have
about 60 students signed
up and they seem eager
ends meet.
While on his honeymoon in Paris, he stumbles upon this strange
and wonderful story that
he ultimately sells as his
own. Jansen’s novel flies
off the bookshelves, and
climbs the literary charts.
The novel receives
multiple awards and
Jansen is considered a
great story teller of his
generation. Jansen doesn’t think anyone will
find out he didn’t write
“The Windows Tears,”
until he is finally confronted by the man who
did.
Stemming from the
movie’s title, the words
of a person’s life are ultimately what matters,
because it’s their own
personal story. The conflict of the film surrounds Jansen who stole
someone else’s story,
ultimately stealing the
man’s life.
The movie was good,
but was a little slowgoing in some parts.
While the film runs
short, a little over an
hour and a half, it challenges viewers to examine their own words, and
wonder
what
they
would do in the same situation.
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to learn about different
cultures in our university.”
While many of the
students and visitors
were there for the goodies offered by each
group, there was plenty
of interest generated for
the organizations and
rain did not damper the
event.
But Club Day
remains a staple of student life, organizers and
participants say because
it allows students the
chance to get out there
and meet some new people and see what's happening around campus.
“Club Day is necessary for our campus
[because] it gets the students more involved in
campus activities,” said
senior Charlie Ball. “It
gives the students from
out of town something to
do with their extra time
(and) it’s a great opportunity to find new
friends.”
Did you know?
483 people attended the Aaron
Watson concert.
Thanks UTPB Student Life!
on Campus The Mesa Journal, 4
Women’s soccer start rough Congrats to
Tuesday, September 17, 2012
UTPB’s newest
Student Senators
Players site experience as key
By Jared Wilson
Associate Editor
The Lady Falcon
soccer team’s 2012
campaign is off to
a rough start. The
team is posting a
record of 0-5 and
is currently sitting
in eighth place in
the Heartland conference.
The
Falcons are hoping the 12 seniors
on the team will
help turn the season around.
“Expereince is
going to be a huge
factor for us this
season,"
said
senior
Victoria
Ramirez, the goalkeeper. "The players with experience are really
going to have to
step up and help
our younger players adjust to playing at this level.”
Angelo State
University beat
the Falcons 2-0 in
the season opener
at Falcon field in
Odessa.
The Rambelles
Freshman
Psychology
>>
>>
Landi Harding>>Peyton Slater
Samuel Sanchez
Social Sciences
Sophomore
Victoria Ibanez
>>
Cristian
Rodriguez
>> Pedro Daniel
Torres
>>
Members of the women’s soccer team walk onto the field with
members of the McMurry women’s soccer team on Sept. 11 at the
UTPB soccer field.
Senior Victoria
and
Ramirez
Sophomore Jenna
Easley also each
had six saves in
the goal to keep
the score close.
However the
team was unable
to hold off the
Cowgirls in the
final minuets of
the contest. The
Lady Falcons have
dropped games to
West Texas A&M
University 1-4 in
Canyon,McMurry
University 1-3 and
University
of
Houston Victoria
1-3 in Odessa.
The team is look-
Micaela Oliver
>>
Junior
Photo by Jared Wilson.
had two scores on
22 attempts which
was 19 more than
the Lady Falcons,
scoring
whose
opportunities
sailed just over the
crossbar.
The other was
off
deflected
the ASU goal
keeper.
It was a similar
story against New
Mexico Highlands
who defeated the
Lady Falcons 3-1.
The Falcons were
able to get on the
board scoring the
first goal of the
season in the second half.
Visual &
Performing
Arts
ing for a better
record as they
gear up for the
conference season.
“We really need
to focus on playing a complete
game. If we are
able to play up to
what we are capable of, for a full 90
minutes,
that
would really help
us as far as being
successful,” said
Ramirez.
The Lady
Falcons return to
action and will
play on Sept. 20
against third place
St. Edwards in
Austin.
Jessica Shultz
>>Shenequa
Anderson
Engineering &
Industrial Tech.
Senior
College of Arts
and Sciences
>>
Jessica Ibanez
>>
Charlie Ball
>> Joe Anthony
Casas
>>
Sarah Wilson
>>
School of
Education
Graduate
Yasmin Wingo
>>Brandon Walker
Price
Helene Gallinger
>>
>>
Secretary
Mia Gonzales
>>
History &
Humanities
Parliamentarian
Joey Toro
Raquel Rivas
>>
Literature &
Languages
>>
>>Contact
Krystal Villanueva
>>
Student
Senate at utpb
studentsenate@
yahoo.com.
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