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THE PAN AMERICAN Nobel Peace Prize winner addresses UTPA See Page 3 The Student Newspaper of The University of Texas-Pan American November 18, 2004 THE PAN AMERICAN Peace theme embodies International Week This week The University of Texas-Pan American’s community had a taste of cultures ranging from Japan to the Middle East. International Education Week (IEW), hosted by the Office of International Programs, gave students the opportu- nity to listen to distinguished speakers and scholars from across the globe speak on cultures and international relations. For the week of Nov. 15-19 events with the theme of “International Peace and Security” were held for IEW. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell in a statement described the benefits of IEW. “The more we learn about and understand each other, the more effective we will be in creating a world of global cit- izens, and the better our chances of achieving peace in our increasingly interdependent world,” Powell said. According to the IEW Web site, IEW was first held in 2000 and is currently celebrated in more than 85 countries worldwide. The Departments of State and Education initiat- ed IEW as part of efforts to move ahead on the issue of imple- menting U.S. international education policy. Debbie Walton, UTPA IEW coordinator, explained how the week provides students, faculty and the community with the chance to learn about other countries, cultures and issues. “It is only by learning about other cultures that we can break down stereotypes and learn to live in our ever increas- ing global community,” Walton said. “Religion is also a big part of culture. No matter what religion we belong to or what faith we hold we can always benefit from learning about the faith of others.” The week opened with a photograph exhibit on India, Greece, Turkey and Italy by Patricia Ballinger, Gokce Soydemir and George McLemore on Monday at the Library Gallery. Several events were also held on India’s society and cul- ture. George Vincentnathan, criminal justice professor, pro- Three women have risen to power in Rio Grande Valley higher education institutes embodying the Mexican phrase muy mujer. When a woman is described as muy mujer that means she can do many things well, according to The University of Texas- Pan American President Blandina Cardenas. Shirley Reed, president of South Texas College, Juliet Garcia, president of University of Texas at Brownsville, and Cardenas are the epitome of that saying. They have visions and projects that require a person to excel in many areas, such as human relations and other administrative roles. The communi- ty is recognizing the success each woman has experienced. In 1986, before she took office at UTB, Garcia was the president of Texas Southmost College, and the first Hispanic woman in the nation to be a president of a college. Reed was the founding president of STC when it was cre- ated as South Texas Community College. Hispanic Business magazine has listed Cardenas as one of the 100 most influen- tial Hispanics on at least four occasions and one of their choic- es for the 80 Elite Hispanic Women. Cardenas’ titles were achieved because of her desire to be a positive role model and inspire others. Her drive to succeed is inspirational especially since she endured the long selection process that is required to hold the office of president in this university. “[The process] is emotionally draining,” Cardenas said. But this does not hinder the enthusiasm she has as a woman to achieve this type of position. Bronc Central at The University of Texas-Pan American will give stu- dents access to the next generation of e-mail, online calendar, web confer- encing and online file storage. Bronc Central, used through Oracle technology, will be what replaces the current Campus Pipeline system to offer the university a more efficient computer system. Anne Toal, director of academic computing and Oracle Collaboration Suite Implementation Team member, said that implementing Oracle in the university was necessary to replace pre-Internet aging technology. “About two years ago the univer- sity decided that it had to replace its aging computer systems and the main frame computer systems which do all the financials,” Toal said. “The exist- ing [systems] we had were almost 15 years old and they are based on pre- Internet technology. They are very outdated and not very suitable for the kind of growth we [univer- sity] are anticipat- ing to have in the next few years.” T o a l explained that the Oracle system is an integrative set of applications that work together. The new e-mail system that has been worked on for the past year, Collaboration Suite, was part of that package. “It turns out that bringing up an e- Bronc Central coming to UTPA By ANGELA I. CANALES The Pan American By OMAIRA GALARZA The Pan American By LYLONY CAZARES The Pan American See ORACLE page 11 See INTERNATIONAL page 11 See PRESIDENTS page 11 The misery of math: Why do students stress out so much about this university requirement? See page 4 to learn more. The big 3 Dr. Juliet Garcia President of UTB Dr. Blandina Cardenas President of UTPA Dr. Shirley Reed President of STC Women take charge of Valley universities

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THE

PAN AMERICANNobel Peace Prize winner addresses UTPA

See Page 3

T h e S t u d e n t N e w s p a p e r o f T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Te x a s - P a n A m e r i c a n N o v e m b e r 1 8 , 2 0 0 4

THE

PAN AMERICANPeace theme embodies

International Week

This week The University of Texas-Pan American’scommunity had a taste of cultures ranging from Japan to theMiddle East.

International Education Week (IEW), hosted by theOffice of International Programs, gave students the opportu-nity to listen to distinguished speakers and scholars fromacross the globe speak on cultures and international relations.

For the week of Nov. 15-19 events with the theme of“International Peace and Security” were held for IEW.Former Secretary of State Colin Powell in a statementdescribed the benefits of IEW.

“The more we learn about and understand each other,the more effective we will be in creating a world of global cit-izens, and the better our chances of achieving peace in ourincreasingly interdependent world,” Powell said.

According to the IEW Web site, IEW was first held in2000 and is currently celebrated in more than 85 countriesworldwide. The Departments of State and Education initiat-ed IEW as part of efforts to move ahead on the issue of imple-menting U.S. international education policy.

Debbie Walton, UTPA IEW coordinator, explained howthe week provides students, faculty and the community withthe chance to learn about other countries, cultures and issues.

“It is only by learning about other cultures that we canbreak down stereotypes and learn to live in our ever increas-ing global community,” Walton said. “Religion is also a bigpart of culture. No matter what religion we belong to or whatfaith we hold we can always benefit from learning about thefaith of others.”

The week opened with a photograph exhibit on India,Greece, Turkey and Italy by Patricia Ballinger, GokceSoydemir and George McLemore on Monday at the LibraryGallery.

Several events were also held on India’s society and cul-ture. George Vincentnathan, criminal justice professor, pro-

Three women have risen to power in Rio Grande Valleyhigher education institutes embodying the Mexican phrase muymujer.

When a woman is described as muy mujer that means shecan do many things well, according to The University of Texas-Pan American President Blandina Cardenas.

Shirley Reed, president of South Texas College, JulietGarcia, president of University of Texas at Brownsville, andCardenas are the epitome of that saying. They have visions andprojects that require a person to excel in many areas, such ashuman relations and other administrative roles. The communi-ty is recognizing the success each woman has experienced.

In 1986, before she took office at UTB, Garcia was the

president of Texas Southmost College, and the first Hispanicwoman in the nation to be a president of a college.

Reed was the founding president of STC when it was cre-ated as South Texas Community College. Hispanic Businessmagazine has listed Cardenas as one of the 100 most influen-tial Hispanics on at least four occasions and one of their choic-es for the 80 Elite Hispanic Women.

Cardenas’ titles were achieved because of her desire to bea positive role model and inspire others. Her drive to succeedis inspirational especially since she endured the long selectionprocess that is required to hold the office of president in thisuniversity.

“[The process] is emotionally draining,” Cardenas said.But this does not hinder the enthusiasm she has as a

woman to achieve this type of position.

Bronc Central at The Universityof Texas-Pan American will give stu-dents access to the next generation ofe-mail, online calendar, web confer-encing and online file storage.

Bronc Central, used throughOracle technology, will be whatreplaces the current Campus Pipelinesystem to offer the university a moreefficient computer system.

Anne Toal, director of academiccomputing and Oracle CollaborationSuite Implementation Team member,said that implementing Oracle in theuniversity was necessary to replacepre-Internet aging technology.

“About two years ago the univer-sity decided that it had to replace itsaging computer systems and the main

frame computer systems which do allthe financials,” Toal said. “The exist-ing [systems] we had were almost 15years old and they are based on pre-Internet technology.They are very outdatedand not very suitablefor the kind ofgrowth we [univer-sity] are anticipat-ing to have in thenext few years.”

T o a l

explained that the Oracle system is anintegrative set of applications thatwork together. The new e-mail systemthat has been worked on for the pastyear, Collaboration Suite, was part ofthat package.

“It turns out that bringing up an e-

Bronc Central coming to UTPABy ANGELA I. CANALESThe Pan American

By OMAIRA GALARZAThe Pan American

By LYLONY CAZARESThe Pan American

See ORACLE page 11

See INTERNATIONAL page 11 See PRESIDENTS page 11

The misery of math:Why do students stress out somuch about this universityrequirement? See page 4 tolearn more.

The big3Dr. Juliet GarciaPresident of UTB

Dr. Blandina CardenasPresident of UTPA

Dr. Shirley ReedPresident of STC

Women take charge of Valley universities

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Dear Editor,

I am tremendously upset and disillu-sioned to learn that the National Councilof La Raza's lecture tomorrow will besponsored by a company complicit inmodern-day slavery and inhumanely lowwages: Taco Bell. Taco Bell is being boy-cotted by Pax Christi International, JimmyCarter, MEChA, the United MethodistChurch, the Presbyterian Church (USA),Ozomatli, Edward James Olmos, Dolores

Huerta, United Farm Workers, MexicoSolidarity network among many, manyothers. I can't understand why an organi-zation like NCLR would stoop to associ-ate itself with a despicable company thatthrives from the exploitation of migrantlabor.

According to National Geographic,Taco Bell acquires its tomatoes fromFlorida workers who receive $50 for everytwo tons of tomatoes handpicked one-by-one. There have also been six separate

slavery rings uncovered and convicted inFlorida's farmlands and Taco Bell hasrefused to prove that its tomatoes do notcome from these slave camps. Taco Bell'sbusiness ethics are atrocious and I am indisbelief that NCLR would dare accept theblood money from and collaborate withsuch a revolting business.

Jordan BuckleySpanish, Latin American Studies SeniorUniversity of Texas-Austin

1201 West University, CAS 170 Edinburg, Texas 78539

(956) 381-2541 Fax: (956) 316-7122

http://www.panam.edu/dept/panamerican

53rd Year – No. 13

The PANAMERICAN isthe official studentnewspaper of TheUniversity ofTexas-PanAmerican. Views presentedare those of thewriters and do notnecessarily reflectthose of theuniversity.

The Pan Americangladly acceptsletters fromstudents, staff andfaculty regardingnewspaper contentor current issues.The Pan Americanreserves the rightto edit submissionsfor grammar andlength. Please limitsubmission lengthto 300 words. ThePan Americancannot publishanonymous letters,or submissionscontaining hatespeech orgratuitous personalattacks. Letters areprinted at thediscretion of theeditor and mustinclude the writer’sname, class/titleand phone number.

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Nov. 18Thursday

"mipueblo.biz"The theatre group, Teatro

Milagro, will be presenting“mipueblo.biz,” a play that

focuses on Peruvian life andculture.

Student Union Theatre7 p.m.

Bring a BookA weeklong book drive.

Student organizations will gath-er books for 1st grade students.

Open to the public. Nov. 19 at 10 a.m.

University Center, Rm. 205

“Debate - "War in Iraq"Speakers: Dr. Samuel Freeman

and Dr. Lawrence GilmanLibrary Auditorium

Media Theatre5:30 p.m.

Existential Risk HazardsToward Bio Terrorism

Dr. Mauricio Ondarza, FulbrightScholar from the Mexican North

American University, MexicoCity.

Social Behavioral SciencesBuilding, Rm. 101

12 p.m. Organization Town Hall

University Center, Rm. 30712 p.m. - 1 p.m.

Turkey BowlingStudent Union East Patio

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

6th Annual Counseling andAddictions ConferenceHoliday Inn Civic Center,

McAllen. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

November 19"Island of Music"

Documentary film on the islandof Cuba.

Library, Rm. 3104 p.m.

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Former Costa Rica President Oscar Ariasvisited The University of Texas-Pan AmericanMonday evening as the second lecturer for theDistinguished Speakers Series. Arias, a 1987Nobel Peace Laureate, spoke to the StudentUnion Theater audience about immigration,the importance of education across the globeand other worldwide problems that plaguehumanity.

Samuel Smith, chairperson for the 2004Distinguished Speakers Committee, said thatthe board, compiled of both faculty andstudents, had 100 speakers to choose from forthe series. The search for speakers began lastyear.

Smith explained the process for choosingspeakers to reach the different types of studentsUTPA has.

“We want to try to find someone whowould have a different appeal and differentmessages that will have an effect on people andtheir lives,” Smith said regarding thedifferences between the previous speakerAntwone Fisher and Arias.

John Edwards, vice president forenrollment and student services, was one of theindividuals who started the series. He said thatupon his arrival to UTPA in 2000 he noticedthat the university didn’t have any programsthat allowed students to meet with importantworldly figures.

“I was concerned that our students did nothave a speaker four or five times a year, likeMr. Arias, to learn from people across thecountry, or in this case, the world,” Edwardssaid.

According to Smith, $75,000 were allottedfor the speakers series, which comes fromstudent fees. At Monday’s event, high schoolgroups, such as Gear Up, were in attendance.Smith mentioned that the general public isinvited to see the speakers, but students areadmitted in the theater first. The Gear Upprogram, Smith said, will reimburse some ofthe fees for seeing the speaker.

Smith said the reason for inviting a largeamount of Gear Up students was to ensure thatall the seats in the Student Union Theaterwould be taken.

“We were trying to avoid empty seats,”Smith said. “There were a few empty seats atthe Antwone Fisher speech.”

While UTPA students may have not filledthe Student Union Theater when AntwoneFisher visited, a few did take advantage of thelive feed on televisions around the StudentUnion including the food court, the gameroom, as well as the second floor. The samewas true for Monday night.

“For students with children or students thatjust want to do schoolwork it’s better to be ableto watch the speaker in the food court than inthe theater,” Smith said.

Edwards said that a unique aspect withinthe Distinguished Speakers Series is the one-

on-one time student leaders of UTPA get withthe speakers. A select group of student leadersand faculty are invited to have dinner with theinvited speaker, which gives them a chance tomeet and ask the individual questions.

“It’s something to remember for the rest ofyour life,” Edwards said. “It’s a once in alifetime opportunity.”

Smith said that it is uncertain as to who thenext speaker will be, but Edwards said thatsince the students of UTPA are the first priority,he anticipates that students will continue tocome out to see and meet with the differentspeakers their peers bring in.

“I’m hopeful that they will [come to see the

speaker’s], but at a commuter campus it’sdifficult,” Edwards said. “We’re going to keepworking on it.”

Arias’ arrival, according to UTPA PresidentBlandina Cardenas, was perfect timing.

“How appropriate that Mr. Arias joins usduring National Activities Month,” Cardenassaid.

Arias began his talk with the issue ofimmigration.

“There is an invisible line that divides ourworld,” Arias said. “On one side, a person hasa passport that allows them to travel fromcountry to country, and on the other side thereare those who can only travel into a country

through the back of a truck.” The people of South Texas, he explained,

may be some of the most educated on the issue.Arias raised a question to the audience. Whydo so many people flee their native country?

Arias said people leave their nativecountries in search of better lives and that it isa problem that all humanity has to deal with.

“It is a moral crisis when 35,000 childrendie every day of malnutrition and disease,”Arias said. “We are not dealing with theproblems humanity is confronting. In LatinAmerica we have been cycling through thiscrisis for generations.”

Free trade, Arias said, is the best way todeal with poverty.

“As always there are no easy answers,”Arias said. “To build more better paying jobs isa double challenge. I’m convinced that thepoor will and can benefit from free trade.”

According to Arias, another way to combatpoverty and help people around the world ingeneral would be to get an education.

“Education is the most basic necessity,”Arias said. “It is education that leads peopleout of poverty and empowering them.Education is indispensable for Latin America.”

Following his speech, Arias answeredquestions from the audience and stopped by theVisitors Center to sign a stone for theMilestones for Peace exhibit. Past UTPAvisitors such as Lance Bass have signed thestones. The exhibit’s purpose is to triggerpublic discourse about peace and to encouragepeople to promote harmony of all nations.

Edwards said he was pleased with Arias’speech.

“I thought he brought a lot to our campus,and that’s important to a college experience tohave access to people like that,” Edwardsconcluded.

Forty years ago, Joanne Bauman, a student atThe University of Texas-Pan American struggledto understand the concepts of math, repeatingalgebra twice in high school. She, like 67 percentof students, suffered from math anxiety, a feelingof intense frustration or helplessness at one’sability to do math.

Now, at age 56, Buaman attempts to finallyconquer math.

“Math has never been my favorite,” Baumansaid. “In high school I had such trouble with it. Ialways thought that math was my deficiency. Butwith my remedial algebra class, I’m reallytrying.”

Many students contend with a math anxiety,or a math phobia that causes a mental block inlearning and understanding math. In moststudents, it stems from a presumption implantedat an early age, the presumption that they justcannot do math.

“I remember it started in the fifth grade whenwe were doing fractions,” said Stephanie Zmuda,18, an art major. “That’s when I started to get alittle behind and I could never catch up again.”

Freshman Jay Garcia, a Pre-Med major, alsotraces back his math anxiety to a permeableyoung age.

“I’ve had a math anxiety since elementaryschool,” Garcia said. “I’ve always tried not to dobad. I go in with a good attitude, thinking ‘I’mgoing to do good’but as soon as I get out, I forgeteverything.”

However, according to Olga Ramirez,associate professor for math education, studentswere not born with a fear of math; it was an ideainstilled in their brain during their education.

“Somebody, sometime put it into their headthat they cannot do math,” Ramirez said. “Thatstayed with them and formed a mental block.Now they’re afraid of math.”

Elementary teachers, in an effort to preparetheir students for math, may also send messagesof fear.

“Sometimes elementary teachers introducesubjects by saying, ‘This is going to be tough,’and students already assume that it will be hardfor them,” Juan Garza said, a senior math majorand a math tutor at the Learning AssistanceCenter.

Math educators also speculate that mathanxiety begins in junior high, when algebra isfirst introduced to students. The new abstractconcepts and variables are intimidating andfrightening, leading students to shy away fromalgebra. Also, the emotional and physicalchanges of puberty faced during the junior high

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Education lounge . . . . . . . . 5

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By EDWINA P. GARZAThe Pan American

Math anxiety cripples interest, enthusiasm

By CECILIA CASTANEDAThe Pan American

See ANXIETY page 12

Former Costa Ricanpresident lectures onglobal hardships

Fear and uncertaintydeteriorate students’performance levels

OUTSTANDING SPEAKER - Oscar Arias addressed social issues of the Latin American popu-lation Tuesday evening at the Student Union Theater. Arias, former president of Costa Rica andNobel Peace Laureate, spoke out on poverty, education, and immigration issues.

CRAMMING - English freshman Gaby Ramirezstruggles through her math studies as sheprepares for an upcoming exam. Math continuesto be a subject that students constantly find it tobe a difficult subject to be mastered.

Joel de la Rosa/The Pan American

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Moving to Sweden is exactly the safestthing he could ever have done. Movingway from the corruption of a big city wasideal, but what was especially better isbeing away from the extreme danger thatlies in the future. That is what David “D”Dees, has in mind.

Dees life is anything but ordinary.Though many people have becomeaccustomed to city life with luxuries suchas cars, restaurants and bottled water,Dees lives without those commodities.

“I moved to Sweden a year and a halfago in preparation for the earth changes,”Dees said. “I live in the middle, away fromthe oceans, a city called Jonkoping, nextto one of Sweden’s two great lakes. I knewI would be moving to a safe area, and afterconsidering Minnesota and Canada, [I]came up with the brilliant idea of a wholenew life in another country, and mygamble has paid off beautifully.”

Dees is part of an organization calledZetaTalk.com, which questions theevolution of Earth from Adam and Eveand the creation of earth in seven days totheories of the big dipper and angels hereon earth. ZetaTalk.com also believes in theexistence of aliens and other extraterrestrials.

But Dees didn’t just leave to Swedenwithout preparing.

“I have all my supplies stashed in thestorage area, big boxes of freeze driedfoods, bike powered generators, waterturbines and lots of farming tools,” hesaid.

The ZetaTalk.com posters weremysteriously placed all over TheUniversity of Texas-Pan AmericanScience Building without contactinformation beside Dess’ e-mail addresson them.

According to Dees, ZetaTalk.combegan in 1995 when Nancy Leider, acomputer analyst, started receivinginformation from the “Zetas” about theEarth change. She moved from SanFrancisco to the north central part of theUnited States to prepare for the changes,just as Dees did.

But what are these changes? According to ZetaTalk.com, “Earth is

about to change in ways no one could haveimagined.”

It is stated in the Web site that in thenear future a polar shift will occur where agiant comet approaches the solar system.The comet will come in between Earth andthe sun, resulting in a gravitational pullcausing the earth to stop rotating. Inessence, this causes long days or nights.

The polar shift affects the Earth’scrustal plates, which could result indevastating outcomes for people on earth.Some of what is expected includes tidalwaves and massive earthquakes and theeruption of volcanoes.

To avoid being in the presence of thesechanges, Dees moved to Sweden to avoid

the traumatic outcomes that The UnitedStates is expected to experience.

According to Dees, and ZetaTalk.com,Sweden is a safe place to live because ithas a high altitude and does not have anyvolcanoes. As for the bodies of water inthe vicinity, they will not pose atremendous threat as other bodies of waterwould in other parts of the world. Deessaid that he truly believes that Sweden isa better place to live in.

“The people here are remarkable, it isso safe and clean and dreamlike afterliving in Los Angeles,” he said.

Of course this informationmay seem unbelievable andbelievers are scrambling forsafety, but where does thatleave people who are non-believers?

Biology major, Aimee Reyes,does not agree with the beliefs ofZetaTalk.com.

“I’m a Christian and it’s not inthe word. It’s contrary to what Ibelieve,” Reyes said.

Reyes is not alone in thisopinion. Humberto Pelaez,sophomore manufacturingengineering major, said hedoes not believein theset h e o r i e seither.

“I don’treally believein that, butanyone can believein whatever they want to,” Pelaez said.

As for Dees, despite any outcome he

will continue to live happily in his newhometown.

“The other reason I wanted to movehere was in case the Earth changes did nothappen, then I would have a great new life

and not need to moveback out of the

middle ofAmerica which

would havebeen horriblyboring,” hesaid.

Organization questions Earth’s evolution

By JENILEE HERNANDEZThe Pan American

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The College of Education is set to be the envyof The University of Texas-Pan American, asDean Hilda Medrano officially dedicated alounge area to students in their newly renovatedbuilding.

“Thank you for being such great students. Welove you,” Medrano said at the ceremony onTuesday at noon.

She applauded the patience of the educationstudents, who spent the last nine months in

portable classrooms around campus, waiting onthe completion of the new buildings.

The student lounge is a place for educationstudents to meet, to have snacks and generallysocialize with one another.

“They really didn’t have a place of their own,and I personally wanted to thank them,”Medrano said.

John McBride, a professor in the final stage ofthe education degree or Block Three, explainedthe usage of the lounge further.

This lounge is designed to meet the needs ofthe students McBride said. The students spend

so much time on campus, they need a place torelax.

“They are a close-nit group,” McBride said ofthe education students. “They are very goodfriends, as well as colleagues. They help oneanother.”

The lounge will also have significant usagefor the college’s six active organizationsincluding BESO, the Bilingual EducationStudent Organization, for students interested inbilingual education and U.T. Cares, whichspecializes in early childhood.

Medrano said that some organizations werepreviously forced to meet at the houses of facultymembers, due to the lack of places to meet.

All the organizations were represented at theribbon cutting ceremony at the lounge entrancelocated on the second floor of the building, andposed for pictures with the Bronc mascot.

“We’re very community orientated. Webelieve in the philosophy of John Dewy. Welearn by doing,” McBride said.

This, he said, is one of the major foundationsof the College of Education. The organizationsare heavily involved in the communityaccording to McBride.

Candy Garza, an education senior, wasdelighted with the new facilities.

“It’ll be really useful. Before we had to go todifferent buildings just to get a drink,” Garzasaid.

McBride also commented that it was not

unusual to see his students eating lunch on thefloor in the hallways.

The lounge contains sofas for the students torelax on, as well as a microwave donated bylecturer Julia Pecina and assistant professor DoraSalazar. Medrano also said a fridge would be onits way soon.

Underneath the large inspirational poster,entitled “Teamwork” with a row of brightlycolored pencils lined up together, educationstudents were digging into to pizza and softdrinks provided by the college at the ceremony.

The lounge was clearly already a success forsome. The table was already being put to use asstudents began eating lunch and interactingwithin minutes of the ribbon being cut.

The students began discussing the room, thelikes and dislikes. One education studentcommented on how much collaborative workthey do, and how useful it will be to do the workin their own area.

Another who sat opposite explained how shewill use the room to relax in.

Graduate students were encouraged to attenda similar opening of the new lounge Tuesdayevening.

The College of Education will continue tocelebrate the opening of its newest buildings,with the official ribbon cutting ceremony of theEducation A and B buildings on Friday. UTPAPresident Blandina Cardenas is scheduled toattend.

New lounge dedicated to education majors

By EMMA CLARKThe Pan American

Patient students embrace recreationalspace for studies and relaxation

FINALLY - A glimpse into the lounge found on the second floor of the Education Building, Rm. 2.410.

Franco Caballero/The Pan American

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The common student might not know whatHOP is, but they all have experienced HOP’sstatutes everyday they arrive on campus.

HOP is the Handbook of OperatingProcedures. This handbook is the buildingstone that acts as a strong foundation that makeup The University of Texas-Pan Americanrules and regulations. It containsapproximately 200 university policiescovering a wide perspective of issues that dealwith and affect all members within the UTPAsystem.

HOP was the successor to the Policies andProcedures Manual, which was replaced inJanuary 1991.

According to Cathy Vale, HOP coordinatorfor UTPA, at the end of fiscal year 1998-1999only 39 policies out of 177 policies werecurrent.

“A major initiative to update all of thepolicies in the HOP began in 1999 and as ofAugust 2004, the university had 118 currentpolicies out of total of 199,” Vale said.

The rules and guidelines in the HOP areconstantly updated to fit the change of thetimes. On average, policies are reviewed everyfive years.

“The percentage of policies current willnever be 100 percent because policies arereviewed at least every five years and somemore often than that,” Vale said.

Vale ensures that the rules and guidelineswithin the HOP are current.

“I track the policies to make sure that theyare current, in review, ready for the president’sapproval or at the University of Texas Systemfor final review,” she said.

Some current issues that have just beenupdated are rules such as the consumption ofalcohol on campus property.

According to the HOP Web site, where youcan find many other rules and regulations as ofAug. 30, the consumption and sale of alcoholis illegal on campus and campus ownedproperty unless certified with a writtenapproval of the president or his designee.

Basically, with this decision students aren’tallowed to carry alcohol unless they have awritten approval from UTPA PresidentBlandina Cardenas.

According to Vale the main goal of HOP isto ensure that different entities within theuniversity have guidelines that aid theuniversity in attaining its mission. Theseguidelines have to be in compliance with thelaws of the state and federal government, aswell as, the rules and regulations of theUniversity of Texas System.

There are a variety of policies and guidelinesthat affect us all, whether it be a facultymember that works for the university, or astudent that uses its services.

According to HOP, “When students enterThe University of Texas-Pan American it isassumed that they have a serious purpose and a

sincere interest in their own social andintellectual development.”

HOP also states that students are expected tolearn to cope with problems with intelligence,reasonableness and consideration for the rightsof others.

“As students prize rights and freedoms forthemselves, they are expected to respect therights and freedoms of others,” according toHOP.

For more information on other policies orguidelines, visit www.panam.edu/hop.

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The Center for Distance Learning’s online centerWebCT, has become a popular method among faculty,staff and students to communicate outside the classroomfor chats, assignments and calendars.

Jeffrey B. Getchell, assistant director of the Center forDistance Learning, said that having access to WebCT isconvenient not only for the students, but also for facultyand staff.

“It gives classes a presence not only of the traditionalclassroom, but also online [and] students can log in 24/7,”Getchell said. “They have access to course materials, tothe syllabus, quizzes and interåactive discussion. Theycan actually log in and talk to fellow students about thesubject anytime, day and night, and they don’t even haveto be in their home. They can be across the country, theycan be across the world, and they can still log in and haveaccess to course materials, so it is empowering thestudents.”

According to Getchell, although WebCT isrecommended by some department heads and seems to bea convenient method for meetings and discussions outsidethe classroom, faculty at The University of Texas-PanAmerican are not required to have their courses on theWeb.

“Obviously from our department’s viewpoint we wouldlike to have virtually all courses have some sort of web

presence in WebCT. But we are not going to force thefaculty because that is not our job, it’s not our purpose,”Getchell explained.

The university will be replacing the server systems withthe Oracle Collaboration Suite, which is an integrated setof programs that provide e-mail, address book, calendarand file storage, all accessible by a single login andpassword.

“It [Oracle] will be totally transparent, there will be nophysical change from the student standpoint or the facultystandpoint. It is going to be the same WebCT system, thesame software package, [and] the same log in process,”

Getchell said. Edgar Gonzalez, systems

integration manager for the centerfor distance learning, explainedthat the Oracle technology willonly be more convenient whenlogging in.

“With the Oracle portal, whatthey are trying to do is to getstudents and faculty to be able tolog in through the main pagewhere you will have access to e-mail and to all the resources that[students and faculty] needwhether it is assist to register orcheck your grades,” Gonzalezsaid. “WebCT [icon] will be thereso that you can just click [the icon]and by then you are just logging inonce and it will take you directlyto WebCT [web site].”

Junior marketing major ReyesLopez remembers using WebCT as a freshman and saidthat using WebCT was beneficial.“I thought it was a beneficial and a good tool to usealongside notes,” he said. “It aided in learning becauseyou do it yourself so it helps you learn more.”

Lopez said that using WebCT in conjunction with aprofessor’s lecture was helpful since it allowed studentsflexibility.

“It’s helpful for students, especially if you miss class,to keep you updated on what is going on in class,” Lopezsaid. “It’s kind of like a self-paced course along with anactual lecture class, so the combination is helpful.”

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Passions run wild through the set ofthe 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning play,“Anna in the Tropics,” which opened onTuesday and will run until Nov. 21 at TheUniversity of Texas-Pan American AlbertJeffers Theater. Show times are at 8 p.m.tonight through Saturday and 2 p.m. onSunday.

“Anna in the Tropics” is set in aCuban community in Tampa, Fla. in 1929.The tale follows several factory workerswhose lives transform with Tolstoy’s novel“Anna Karenina,” a story of love and mar-ital infidelity.

Throughout the late 19th century andthe Great Depression, it was customary fora higher lector to read to illiterate factoryworkers while they performed their dulltasks. Juan Julian, played by Brian Warren,a professor of communication at UTPA, isbrought into the factory as a new lector.The women began to swoon over Julian,making their husbands grow envious. Thefactory owner, Santiago, played byGustavo Mellado, finds redemption in hiswife, Ofelia, who is the foundation of hisfamily.

Mellado, a guest professor in the the-

ater department at UTPA, originally fromMonclova, Coahuila, Mexico, Melladomoved to the United States in 1965 toattend college in Indiana. He is currently aworking actor, and played Santiago while“Anna in the Tropics” ran at the VictoryGardens Theater and the Goodman Theaterout of Chicago, Ill.

“I feel lucky to be involved with theproduction,” Mellado said. “‘Anna in theTropics is the first Latino play to have everwon a Pulitzer Prize. It has a universaltheme so everyone can relate to the charac-ters. These just happen to be Cuban.”

Etzel Cardena, who is a professor ofpsychology at UTPA, directs the produc-tion.

“We have a great cast,” Cardena said.“Working with [Mellado] was very help-ful. He had a number of suggestions thatwere very useful.”

“[Mellado] was very easy to get alongwith,” said sophomore theatre major EdgarItuarte. “I learned a lot about the technicalside of acting; like what motivated mycharacter to act and move the way he did.”

“Anna’s” premise is different frommost comedies that have been staged in theJeffers theater.

“Anna is definitely worth watching,”Ituarte said. “It’s very dramatic, but alsohas a light, funny side to it.”

‘The Incredibles’ . . . . . . 8 & 9

Music Scene . . . . . . . . . 10

Music & Art Club . . . . . . . . .10

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Lust in the tropics

AROUND TOWNPlayNov. 18 at 7 p.m.Place: UTPA Student Union AuditoriumEvent: Teatro Milagro (Miracle Theater),a theater group from Portland, Ore. willperform “mipueblo.biz.” The show willonly run once.Phone: (956) 381-3425

Book FestivalNov. 21 from 2 p.m.- 5 p.m. Place: 1886 County Courthouse andTexas State Bank Lobby in HidalgoEvent: The theme of the festival is“Music and Memories.” Music will beprovided by Mario Aleman, guitarist.Phone: (956) 686-3914

ConcertNov. 26 at 8 p.m.Place: Dodge Arena in HidalgoEvent: Alejandro Fernandez will per-form as part of a tour promoting hisalbum “A Corazon Abierto” (With AnOpen Heart).Price: Tickets are $95, $65 or $35.

ConcertDec. 2 at 8 p.m. Place: Basilica of Our Lady of San JuanDel Valle Event: The Valley Symphony Orchestraperforms annual Touch of Frost holidayconcert. Phone: (956) 686-4855

1. “Marela” lights a cigar during Tuesday’s rehears-al at the theater. Drama freshman Melissa Morganplays the character.2. (from left) Rick Rosales and Gustavo Melladodeliver their dialogue as they converse as Checheand Santiago during the rehearsal.3. Eliades and Conchita hold tight and deliverdrama in a scene of passion and intimacy. RubenFlores and Ruby Guerra bring these characters tolife.

By AMANDA GARCIAThe Pan American

In an age that is intensively computer dependent, it isnice to see old fashion artistry. At the International Museumof Arts & Science in McAllen (IMAS), an animation exhibittitled “From Mickey to the Grinch: Art of the AnimatedFilm” will be on display until Nov. 28 and showcases a rarecollection of classic cartoon characters.

The free public exhibit provides a glimpse at vintagecharacters such as Mickey Mouse and the Grinch.

It includes a selection of over 600 pieces from theGeorge Nicholas collection. Nicholas was a character anima-tor for several companies beginning with Disney in 1932.From 1956 through the mid 1970s he worked for Grant RayProductions, Hanna-Barbara and MGM/Chuck Jones collab-orating in works with classic characters and animated films,such as “Pinocchio” (1940), “Cinderella” (1950), “Dr. Seuss’How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (1966) and “Rikki TikkiTavi” (1975).

Nicholas also launched characters from shows, such as“The Flintstones” and “The Jetsons.”

Nicholas’ daughter, Donna Nicholas, made the collec-tion available after her father’s death in 1996.

According to his daughter, the displayed drawings, cel-

luloids (cels), scripts and backgrounds were not meant forintentional collection by her father. Instead, it was a pile ofworks she kept stored away.

The animator stipulated that his collection would be soldto create a scholarship fund for animation students atEdinboro University of Pennsylvania. Since IMAS is theexhibit’s final tour stop, the stipulation may be carried outwhen the pieces are returned to Pennsylvania.

While the exhibit is in McAllen, Rio Grande Valley res-idents can see the steps in creating animation for a film.

“It expresses how animated films take you from concep-tion to finished product,” said Daniel Tyx, education directorof IMAS.

He also stated that computer animation is now indemand since it is less labor intensive because of new tech-nology advancements in animation but unfortunately is, “notas expressive.”

Although computer animators might disagree, the exhib-it helps create an understanding of the process of an animatorwho uses the traditional style.

Characters in movies, such as “Peter Pan” (1953),“Dumbo” (1940), “Bambi” (1942), “Alice in Wonderland”(1951) and “Lady and the Tramp” (1955) are used to illus-trate this idea and demonstrate the staying power of theseclassic characters. Not only do these appeal to those who

grew up with such classics, but also to children who are com-ing of age in the time of computer animation.

Karla Zavala, a fifth grader from Roosevelt Elementaryin McAllen, delicately traced her fingers over the wings ofTinkerbell.

“I think it’s magnificent. Toy Story looks like toys andthese look like people,” Zavala said.

People of all ages can appreciate the efforts animatorsplaced in these treasured characters.

“It shows how much time and effort goes into [anima-tion] and they get to see it frame by frame,” said MariselaChapa, a teacher from Roosevelt Elementary.

A regular 80-minute animated feature includes 460,800cels. Each cel is an individual plastic sheet painted with thecharacter in various positions. There are almost 100 drawingsper second since each scene has multiple characters and abackground.

One wall of the exhibit showcases 48 drawings of adancing bear by Chuck Jones for MGM-TV in 1969, and all48 frames put together would create only two seconds of fullanimation.

RGV residents can experience the process of classic ani-mation nearby rather than traveling to the Walt Disney WorldResort where the Disney-MGM studios have an attractionthat takes the audience behind the scenes of animation.

IMAS exhibit shows animation from start to finishBy SARAI GARCIAThe Pan American

Joel De La Rosa/The Pan American

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the voice of Edna Mode, betterknown to the superheroes as "E."Bird has also served as theexecutive consultant for televisionshows like "King of the Hill" and"The Simpsons."

Despite the fact that the filmwas created by Pixar, which wasresponsible for creating box officehits, such as "A Bug's Life" and"Monsters, Inc.," it definitely wasnot worth seeing, muchless worththe price of a movie ticket. Yet, it isworth the price of a movie rental.

Not even "Boundin," the shortanimated film before the featurepresentation was entertaining. Itwas cute, but not funny. Though, itwas pleasing to the eye and thestory was told in the form of a songit still wasn't enough to havepeople rolling in their seats withlaughter. But the short animationdid teach a moral lesson. No matterhow a person looks on the outsideit's what is inside that matters themost.

While watching the movie, acritical audience will have déjà vubecause some of the scenes in thisanimated film have already beenplayed out in other movies.

Take for example the evil DocOck from "Spiderman 2" whoturned evil after an experimentgoes wrong and he loses his wife.Doc Ock of course is not part of"The Incredibles," but theOmnidroid 7 is. The Omnidroid 7is not only the evil machine Mr.Incredible must destroy, but itstentacles are the replica of theoctopus-like Doc Ock.

The animated film alsoresembles the Spiderman sequelwhen Mr. Incredible saved asubway full of people fromplunging to the ground because ofmissing rails. For the sake of themovie it can not even be arguedthat all action hero movies portraythe superhero saving a train or asubway full of people becauseother superheroes like Batmanhave not done the same. However,“The Incredibles” lacked theoriginality of the others.

Regardless of some of theevident drawbacks, the movie doeshave some positive elements. Forchildren, it is a visibly entertainingfilm, and it teaches kids familyvalues. The characters learn to help

each other as a family through thecourse of the 105-minute Pixarcreation. The family ofsuperheroes realize that as a unitthey are able to accomplish more.

The animated film wascleverly created to cater to theadult audience as well. The contentof the jokes were geared towardthe adults, while the moral valuesof the story were created for thekids.

The only other highlight of themovie was the celebrities whosevoices brought life to thecharacters. Stars like Samuel L.Jackson ("S.W.A.T") gavepersonality to Frozone the faithfulfriend of Mr. Incredible.

The voice of Mr. Incrediblewas adequately performed byNelson who has been a longtimecontributor to the television andfilm industry. Nelson madehimself present after a three yearabsence in movies. He is bestknown for his character of HaydenFox on the television series"Coach," which aired from 1989through 1997.

For Vowell, this movie was herfirst attempt in the film industry.She is best known for herparticipation as a radio essayist onpublic radio's "The AmericanLife." Not only has she madeherself present on the airwaves,but Vowell has also served as acritic and reporter for magazinesand newspapers such as Esquireand the Los Angeles Times.

Jason Lee added wit to thevoice and personality of the evilSyndrome who lives disgruntledafter Mr. Incredible refuses to lethim be his sidekick when he was achild. Lee's cleverness andcomedic timing in several KevinSmith movies, such as "Mallrats"and "Chasing Amy," adds a gooddose of humor to this film.

"The Incredibles" will nodoubt continue to attract viewersworldwide because it was createdby the masterminds of Pixar.Unfortunately, this movie does notlive up to the hype the media hasgiven it. Even the previews, whichwere shown in theaters monthsbefore its release promised todeliver a great film, but in the endeven the movie clips and trailerswere deceiving.

"The Incredibles" werenot so incredible afterall. After five hitsincluding “Finding

Nemo,” Pixar Animation Studiosfailed to deliver a great movie.

"The Incredibles" follows thestory of a family of superheroeswho must try to fit in as "normal"people without ever being allowedto put their powers into use. Afterbeing sued by a series ofungrateful civilians, Mr.Incredible voiced by Craig T.Nelson (“The Skulls”) is forced toretire and work in the insurancebusiness, which he hates.Lawsuits against him stemmedfrom a citizen who accused Mr.Incredible of an unlawful rescuefrom a suicide attempt. The manclaimed that he did not ask orwant to be saved.

As part of the SuperheroRelocation Program, allsuperheroes are required torelocate and become regularcivilians. Mr. Incredible and hiswife Elastigirl voiced by HollyHunter (“Little Black Book”),who are now living under the

pseudo names Bob and Helen Parrmust learn to raise their childrenViolet (Sarah Vowell), Dash(Spencer Fox) and baby Jack Jackin the suburbs. For a group ofsuperheroes life in the quitesuburbs can only lead to boredomand confusion as the childrenattempt to go to a normal publicschool.

Yet, Mr. Incredible goes backto his crime fighting days when heis mysteriously beckoned to aremote island to work on a top-secret assignment. But the actionhero finds himself in trouble as anunknown source of evil surroundshim. Sensing danger, his familygoes to his aide and together theymust rediscover their powers andsave the world.

The highly anticipatedanimated film was releasedworldwide on Nov. 5. The movieraked in $70.4 million in the boxoffice during its first week,followed by "Ray," which made$13.6 million.

“The Incredibles” was writtenand directed by Brad Bird, whoalso contributed to the movie as

8A.M.FINAL

EXTRAThe Tribune

New Pixar & Disneymovie lacks the punchof its successors

FACTS

Rating: PG for action violence.Runtime: 115 min. Box officenumbers for the weekend of

Nov. 12.Gross: $51.049Weekly Change: +10%Days in Release: 10Theaters: 3,933Average: $12,980Total: $144,053U.S. All Time Rank: No. 132

Graphic Source: movieweb.com

SUPERZEROS - Whether living as the Incredibles or the Parrs, the tale of this family ofsuperheroes is like no other.

Story by Dulce Gonzalez

‘INCREDIBLES’ NOT SO

INCREDIBLE Photos: go.disney.com

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the voice of Edna Mode, betterknown to the superheroes as "E."Bird has also served as theexecutive consultant for televisionshows like "King of the Hill" and"The Simpsons."

Despite the fact that the filmwas created by Pixar, which wasresponsible for creating box officehits, such as "A Bug's Life" and"Monsters, Inc.," it definitely wasnot worth seeing, muchless worththe price of a movie ticket. Yet, it isworth the price of a movie rental.

Not even "Boundin," the shortanimated film before the featurepresentation was entertaining. Itwas cute, but not funny. Though, itwas pleasing to the eye and thestory was told in the form of a songit still wasn't enough to havepeople rolling in their seats withlaughter. But the short animationdid teach a moral lesson. No matterhow a person looks on the outsideit's what is inside that matters themost.

While watching the movie, acritical audience will have déjà vubecause some of the scenes in thisanimated film have already beenplayed out in other movies.

Take for example the evil DocOck from "Spiderman 2" whoturned evil after an experimentgoes wrong and he loses his wife.Doc Ock of course is not part of"The Incredibles," but theOmnidroid 7 is. The Omnidroid 7is not only the evil machine Mr.Incredible must destroy, but itstentacles are the replica of theoctopus-like Doc Ock.

The animated film alsoresembles the Spiderman sequelwhen Mr. Incredible saved asubway full of people fromplunging to the ground because ofmissing rails. For the sake of themovie it can not even be arguedthat all action hero movies portraythe superhero saving a train or asubway full of people becauseother superheroes like Batmanhave not done the same. However,“The Incredibles” lacked theoriginality of the others.

Regardless of some of theevident drawbacks, the movie doeshave some positive elements. Forchildren, it is a visibly entertainingfilm, and it teaches kids familyvalues. The characters learn to help

each other as a family through thecourse of the 105-minute Pixarcreation. The family ofsuperheroes realize that as a unitthey are able to accomplish more.

The animated film wascleverly created to cater to theadult audience as well. The contentof the jokes were geared towardthe adults, while the moral valuesof the story were created for thekids.

The only other highlight of themovie was the celebrities whosevoices brought life to thecharacters. Stars like Samuel L.Jackson ("S.W.A.T") gavepersonality to Frozone the faithfulfriend of Mr. Incredible.

The voice of Mr. Incrediblewas adequately performed byNelson who has been a longtimecontributor to the television andfilm industry. Nelson madehimself present after a three yearabsence in movies. He is bestknown for his character of HaydenFox on the television series"Coach," which aired from 1989through 1997.

For Vowell, this movie was herfirst attempt in the film industry.She is best known for herparticipation as a radio essayist onpublic radio's "The AmericanLife." Not only has she madeherself present on the airwaves,but Vowell has also served as acritic and reporter for magazinesand newspapers such as Esquireand the Los Angeles Times.

Jason Lee added wit to thevoice and personality of the evilSyndrome who lives disgruntledafter Mr. Incredible refuses to lethim be his sidekick when he was achild. Lee's cleverness andcomedic timing in several KevinSmith movies, such as "Mallrats"and "Chasing Amy," adds a gooddose of humor to this film.

"The Incredibles" will nodoubt continue to attract viewersworldwide because it was createdby the masterminds of Pixar.Unfortunately, this movie does notlive up to the hype the media hasgiven it. Even the previews, whichwere shown in theaters monthsbefore its release promised todeliver a great film, but in the endeven the movie clips and trailerswere deceiving.

"The Incredibles" werenot so incredible afterall. After five hitsincluding “Finding

Nemo,” Pixar Animation Studiosfailed to deliver a great movie.

"The Incredibles" follows thestory of a family of superheroeswho must try to fit in as "normal"people without ever being allowedto put their powers into use. Afterbeing sued by a series ofungrateful civilians, Mr.Incredible voiced by Craig T.Nelson (“The Skulls”) is forced toretire and work in the insurancebusiness, which he hates.Lawsuits against him stemmedfrom a citizen who accused Mr.Incredible of an unlawful rescuefrom a suicide attempt. The manclaimed that he did not ask orwant to be saved.

As part of the SuperheroRelocation Program, allsuperheroes are required torelocate and become regularcivilians. Mr. Incredible and hiswife Elastigirl voiced by HollyHunter (“Little Black Book”),who are now living under the

pseudo names Bob and Helen Parrmust learn to raise their childrenViolet (Sarah Vowell), Dash(Spencer Fox) and baby Jack Jackin the suburbs. For a group ofsuperheroes life in the quitesuburbs can only lead to boredomand confusion as the childrenattempt to go to a normal publicschool.

Yet, Mr. Incredible goes backto his crime fighting days when heis mysteriously beckoned to aremote island to work on a top-secret assignment. But the actionhero finds himself in trouble as anunknown source of evil surroundshim. Sensing danger, his familygoes to his aide and together theymust rediscover their powers andsave the world.

The highly anticipatedanimated film was releasedworldwide on Nov. 5. The movieraked in $70.4 million in the boxoffice during its first week,followed by "Ray," which made$13.6 million.

“The Incredibles” was writtenand directed by Brad Bird, whoalso contributed to the movie as

8A.M.FINAL

EXTRAThe Tribune

New Pixar & Disneymovie lacks the punchof its successors

FACTS

Rating: PG for action violence.Runtime: 115 min. Box officenumbers for the weekend of

Nov. 12.Gross: $51.049Weekly Change: +10%Days in Release: 10Theaters: 3,933Average: $12,980Total: $144,053U.S. All Time Rank: No. 132

Graphic Source: movieweb.com

SUPERZEROS - Whether living as the Incredibles or the Parrs, the tale of this family ofsuperheroes is like no other.

Story by Dulce Gonzalez

‘INCREDIBLES’ NOT SO

INCREDIBLE Photos: go.disney.com

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After a few conversations with membersof the 68th Information Squadron in SanAntonio’s Brooks Air Force Base, OriginalMusic and Art Club Treasurer (OMAAC),Alex Garcia, landed a gig for the club. Themembers were personally invited by Sgt. NickJackson and Senior Airman Andrew M.Harvey to visit the base and play for the air-men.

“The purpose [is] to play rock-and-roll forthe troops,” said OMAAC President AndresHernandez. “To give back to the soldiers.”

On Nov. 12, that purpose was carried out.Members of the new art and music club oncampus took their rock-and-roll act to BrooksAir Force Base, where they played atSydney’s, the Non Commission Officer(N.C.O.) Club for stationed Airmen.

“Club members experienced spending theweekend and touring a real life Air Forcebase,” Hernandez said.

After just a few months since Hernandezfounded OMAAC, the organization has estab-lished a clear mission statement that coincideswith its trip to San Antonio this past weekend.

“We want to provide an outlet for passion-ate, artistically inclined students in the areas ofmusic, poetry, drawing, painting [and] sculp-turing,” Hernandez said. “In short, lo bonito[the beautiful].”

Lo bonito, Spanish for “the beautiful,” is

OMAAC’s definition of art and music.Members have established this as their founda-tion and have planned a poetry reading withlive music next Tuesday in front of the library.

The event will be recorded and will air onthe campus television network, according toHernandez.

The club is planning future events to pro-mote the arts, such as socials, trips and organi-zational growth.

According to Garcia, who first spoke withmembers of the air force base, they have beeninvited to play for the troops for three moredates.

OMAAC, which travels frequently, raisesmoney through taco sales in front of the libraryon Tuesdays and Thursdays. The OMAAC hasalso extended their taco sale equipment toother organizations in need of funds, since ithas proven to be a successful fundraiser.

Other organizations, such as theAccounting Club and The AmericanAdvertising Federation (AAF) have benefitedfrom their support.

Support for AAF from OMAAC helpedfund the Advertising Club’s trip to Houston toattend an advertising conference during thesame weekend of the performance for the air-men.

While in San Antonio, after the rock showfor the troops, OMAAC visited the Alamo, theriverwalk, a Comedy Club and sampled thelocal cuisine. On Sunday, they were able totour the base and view the aerostatic display.

By AARON LOZANOThe Pan American

Although not many people realize it, the Rio Grande Valleydoes have an underground music scene. This “scene,” as many callit, has gone with little notice, yet bands and artists, such as, “YourValentine,” “The December Drive” and “Gallows Is Holier ThanThe Cross” are working to bring more notoriety to it.

Indie/folk

When the genre of independently produced folk music is men-tioned, one might immediately think of the popular sixties folksingers, Bob Dylan (“Blowin’ in the Wind”) and Joan Baez (“Timeis Passing Us By”). Or Woodstock will spring to mind, but one willnot often stop and think of 18-year-old Melissa Morgan of SanJuan, Texas.

Morgan, a freshman theater major at The University of Texas-Pan American is a solo artist that makes up “Your Valentine.” Sheplays the guitar and piano, and her music is entirely original.Morgan began writing music at the age of seven, since then she hasdesired to be a musician.

Morgan may have started writing at a young age, but it wasnot until recently that she began performing. Her first performancewas when she was sixteen in a show at Trenton Point in Edinburg.Morgan said that performing serves as an emotional release, and ithelps her get worries off her mind.

“I love the fact that I can tell these people (audience) exactlyhow I am feeling, or I can tell them a secret through my songs,”Morgan said.

Alternative Rock

The December Drive is one of the better-known bands in thelower Rio Grande Valley, but what drives them to become a betterband is not often mentioned.

They released their first full-length album “handslikegunsand-crashingsounds” under American Jealousy Records in 2002.

The band members include: Charlie Vela, 21, drummer;

David Cortez, 21, lead vocals and guitar; Simon Alexander, 20, gui-tar; Robert Godinez, 24, bass; and Nick Anzaldua, 18, keyboard.

All five members work on the creation of their music. Cortezusually writes the music and brings it to the band in a skeletal for-mat. From there each member has a hand in changing it up a bit,thus the song written by Cortez becomes everyone’s song in theend.

Vela’s, his energy and love for performing radiates through hisspeech.

“I think it is awesome to see other people’s reaction fromwhere I am playing,” Vela said.

He also said that he appreciates the fact that the audienceenjoys their work and that they make the band’s music a personalanthem to their lives at that moment.

Punk Rock

The crowds of “Gallows is Holier than the Cross” or“Gallows” shows are greeted by array of yelling bits, loud, buttasteful, guitar and drum solos, and mosh pit.

The members of “Gallows” include: Javi Vela, 28, guitar; JoeChapa, 23, drummer; James David “J.D.” Harrison, 20, guitar andsome vocals; Hans Zimmerman,20, bass; Adrian Martinez, 19, leadvocals. The band members came together because of their love ofmusic and performing. They said that they practice as often as pos-sible, but right now they only rehearse whenever Zimmerman, whoattends the University of Texas at Austin or Martinez, a student atSt. Mary’s University are able to come down from school.

Their shows are usually at local venues, such as independent-ly owned café’s and bookstores. Martinez’s first show with theband was in Austin in February 2004 at an independent bookstorecalled Monkey Wrench.

“It was such an awesome show because the place was so tinyand everyone got into the set,” Martinez said.

Martinez enjoys the crowd’s reaction to their music. “Seeing kids jump around to our songs, and actually like them

is a great feeling,” Martinez said. For more information on “Your Valentine” visit yourvalen-

tine.thecasualty.org, for “The December Drive” visit thedecember-

drive.net and for “Gallows” visit myspace.com/thegallow-sisholierthanthecross.

For more information on the entire Valley music scene visitouchmyego.com. The site lists information on upcoming shows aswell as provides a forum for musicians to post performance datesof their own. It also includes news, message board and an opportu-nity to be on the mailing list among other features.

By SELENE GARZAThe Pan American

Valley’s music scene continues to grow

New art, music clubperforms for

San Antonio airmen

MOSH - This band released an album with their punk rock

beats that are bound to inspire listeners to bob their heads

viciously or want to jump in a mosh pit.

Courtesy of Gallows Holier Than the Cross

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mail system of this size is not justlike sticking a CD in a machine andclicking a set-up icon,” she said. “Itis a very complicated project, butwe went live, on time, on Sept. 1[for faculty], and it has been upsince then.”

The next step in implementingCollaboration Suite is to put thestudents into this new e-mail sys-tem and they will be automaticallymigrated in December.

“The students are going to bemoved in by Dec. 31 and beginningin January the students will beusing the system too,” Toal said.“What we are going to do is to set itso that as of January this will be thereplacement for the current e-mailthey use, so they will be using thissystem instead.”

Although students will bemoved to a new system, they havethe option of saving any data fromtheir current e-mail .

“The thing that is really impor-tant to know is that if they are sav-ing stuff in their current e-mail box,they need to save it out somewhereif they want to keep it because as ofDec. 31, they won’t be able to get toit anymore,” Toal said. “We areoffering help if they don’t want todo it themselves.”

The only step students need totake if they do not know or are notwilling to save data themselves, isto go to the Academic ServicesBuilding and seek help from one ofthe lab employees.

“We trained our lab employeeson how to help people with this,”Toal said. “So all they need to do isgo to any lab in the AcademicServices Building and any employ-ee will be able to help you.”

Toal said that any unsaved dataafter Dec. 31 will no longer beavailable for students, so they needto act anywhere between now andDecember to save anything theymay need, such as research papersor pictures.

However, students do not needto worry about mail they may stillbe receiving in their old account;the Oracle team will make sure alle-mails are forwarded to the newaddress.

“On Dec. 31 we are going tostart forwarding all that mail fromtheir existing e-mail account [email protected] to their neworacle e-mail [email protected],” Toal said.“Their mail will automatically beforwarded so even though it may besent to the old address it will arrivein the new account, they will con-tinue to get their mail even if peo-ple continue to use their oldaddress.”

The password and login namethat students currently use willremain the same in the new Oraclesystem.

“We are going to install theirCampus Pipeline password into theOracle system so if they know theirPipeline password they will be ableto log onto the Oracle system,” Toalsaid. “If they don’t know theirPipeline password they can come tothe e-mail support desk and we willhelp them synchronize their pass-word so that they can get in.”

The new Bronc Central willcontain all current computer appli-

cations. However, the team is work-ing to implement more applicationsfor students’ convenience.

“Bronc Central will be thehome for everything and eventuallymore things will be availablethrough here,” Toal said. “Forexample, if you click this right now[WebCT icon], you are just going tobe taken to the WebCT Web site.Eventually, sometime next year youwill actually click it and you willget logged in to the WebCT Website. Once you enter your passwordin Bronc Central it will also takeyou straight to WebCT if you clickthat link, that is to come later,” Toalexplained.

Toal said that the system that isbeing implemented is slowlypreparing for the transition to thenew system and it is being done in atimely manner.

“The fact of the matter is thatthese old systems that this [BroncCentral] is replacing are goingaway, the systems will eventuallygo away and we need to preparenow to have this new transition tothe new system.,” Toal said. “Wehave adequate time to do it in anun-hurried, un-rushed manner.”

Kumar Raman, systems inte-gration specialist for the Center ofDistance Learning and programmerfor the Oracle system, said that theOracle is trying to give students acentralized location for all applica-tions.

“Students go into CampusPipeline, they log in and they cancheck their e-mail, their classes andeverything else,” Raman said.“What we are going to do with theOracle system is replicate the wholething in Oracle to provide CampusPipeline.”

The Oracle system will alsoallow students to share documentsthrough the Oracle files.

“They have space in Oraclefiles, so if they want to share some-thing like homework assignmentsthey can just put them in underOracle share files and it is like awork space so they don’t have torun around putting it on a floppy ora zip disk,” Raman explained.

By having a centralized loca-tion, Raman said that it is likelythat more people will check theirUTPA e-mail since it will be avail-able as soon as they log-in to useany of the services.

“This also increases [opportu-nities] for everybody to check theirPan Am e-mail because as soon asthey log in it will be right there it’sa central location so in all aspects,”Raman stated. “They have givencentralized dashboard for all theinformation that we need to getthrough to the students so it is defi-nitely a much better experience ofwhat they have [currently].”

Toal said the system is user-friendly and easy to use, so it islikely that although it may throwoff usual routines, it will not behard to figure out.

“It’s an easy to use system andit’s a good system and it reallywon’t be hard to figure it out, butpeople need to upset their routinesand learn a new habit,” Toal said.“That’s always a little bit of a chal-lenge because a little change is notalways easy.”

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vided an insight on India and theoffenses occurring there with juve-niles on Monday. Vincentnathanbelieves this week will help diver-sify UTPA.

“We have a very rich localculture,” Vincentnathan said. “Butwe live in a place where it is kindof isolated from other global influ-ences. We need to internationalizethis area. So we can provide vari-ous ways of thinking for our stu-dents.”

The day continued as formerCosta Rica President Oscar Arias,spoke to a full house at the StudentUnion Theater on poverty and theneed for peace.

Students who were interestedin learning Japanese were given theopportunity to observe the lan-guage on Tuesday. Junko Terada,instructed the Japanese class andalso gave a Koto performance ofclassical Japanese music onWednesday. Rosie Leal, Englishmajor, decided to attend the eventbecause a friend of hers has aJapanese-Mexican heritage andwanted to learn more of the culture.

“I really enjoyed it,” Leal said.“I especially liked the fact that theymade us practice the language andlearn the basics of it. I think thisevent was needed at Pan Ambecause it exposes the students toother ideas and cultures aside fromour everyday Valley life.”

The night ended on Tuesdaywith an energetic performance bythe Desert Passion Middle EasternDance Theater. Juliet Peel attendedthe event because of her fascina-tion with Egyptian culture anddance.

“The music was very hypnot-

ic, the costumes were lavish andthe dancing was inspiring,” Peelsaid. “It really makes you want tolearn how to belly dance. Myfavorite part of the evening waswhen the dancers pulled people outof the audience to dance with them.It really broke the ice and helped ussee just how talented the dancersare in comparison to the rest of us.”

Francisco J. Alanis also attendthe Japanese introduction class, theKoto performance and the MiddleEastern dancing to take advantageof the many cultural opportunitiesthis week had to offer.

“I like to learn about the cus-toms and traditions of people fromall around the world, especiallythose that are far from home,”Alanis said. “In these times ofglobalization and internationalconflicts, it is especially importantfor us as students and as citizens tolearn to see situations from differ-ent perspectives, so that it is easierfor us to deal with people that thinkdifferent than us. Learning aboutdifferent cultures helps us get theseperspectives.”

The week also presented top-ics on foreign security policies inJapan, the impacts of NationalSecurity on the border, and it con-tinued with Sheikh Yassir Fazagaspeaking on the Islamic andMuslim religions on Wednesday.

Mohammed Farooqui, biolo-gy department chair, has done pre-sentations in past IEWs on Islamand Muslims. Farooqui believesthis week will help provide anunderstanding of other cultures andbeliefs.

“The purpose of this week isto present various areas which

impact international affairs,”Farooqui said. “Especially after9/11 there has been more focus onIslam and Muslims and listening toIslamic scholars and Muslims willhelp students understand what theyhear on the television and on theradio are bias. But if they listen toscholars they might better under-stand the international impact.”

The week’s events continuewith a debate on the war in Iraqthat will be held at 5:30 p.m. A ses-sion with Mauricio Ondarza,Fulbright Scholar from MexicanNorth American University inMexico City, will be held at 12p.m. Thursday on the “ExistentialRisk Hazards Toward BioTerrorism.” Those who are inter-ested in the Peace Corps can attendthe lecture being held at 3 p.m. alsoon Thursday.

For people seeking more cul-ture events the mipueblo.biz playbased on Peruvian life will be host-ed by the Teatro Milagro theatergroup and will be showcased at 7p.m. at the Student Union Theater.

The International StudentAssociation will also offer a tasteof culture at the International FoodTasting on Friday at noon.Francisco X. Garcia, president ofthe International StudentAssociation, came up with the ideato have the event for IEW.

“I am very fond of trying newthings, especially foods from othercountries. I proposed the idea to thecommittee and they agreed,”Garcia said. “Mexican culturerevolves around the food, thatbeing said, what better event tohave that a food taster, to sample alittle bit of each culture.”

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“We’ve now reached thepoint where there are more andmore women who are ready totake that risk and put themselvesthrough that process,” Cardenassaid.

The willingness to take risksis a common trait among this pres-idential trio.

Females take risks and arewilling to take jobs at challenginginstitutions, according to Reed.

Reed proved her couragesimply by applying for the posi-tion. She said that as an Anglowoman, she was the most unlikelycandidate for the job of foundingpresident for STC.

“I always joked that the lastimage they had of a female presi-dent to start the college was afemale blonde,” Reed said.

When she took office, only 5percent of community colleges inthe country had female presidents.

“This is my observation asI’ve had to go up the career lad-der,” Reed said. “For a woman toget a job of this caliber, she has tobe immensely qualified and prob-ably much more qualified than themale counterpart.”

For the last 20 years, womenhave consistently been climbingthe career ladder and workingfrom the bottom, to department

chair positions, to vice presidencyand the next step being the presi-dency.

“As a result they were so sup-portive and willing to work withme,” Reed said. “And there wasabsolutely no discrimination.”

To this day, the people sheworks with treat her indiscrimi-nately and rather like a familymember. She, and Garcia of UTBagree that the sense of family isanother element women oftenbring into the professional worldbecause of their gender and differ-ent administrative styles.

“I’ve developed the institu-tion very much as though we wereall part of a family,” Reed said.“We all work together. We don’talways agree.”

The institution recentlychanged its name from SouthTexas Community College to STCbecause it will now offer fivebachelors degree programs.However, Reed said that she doesnot intend to convert the collegeinto a university because of herown experience with communitycolleges. She said that these insti-tutions gave her the opportunity“to learn that [she] could do it.”

She said that she had a latestart in college at the age of 26when she began at a communitycollege. She feels that beginning

at that type of institution is usefulfor many individuals because noteveryone is immediately preparedto start at the university level. Oneof her main goals is to better pre-pare these individuals to continuetheir pursuit of higher education.

One step she has taken toachieve this goal was to get a$98.7 million bond to constructbuildings in five locations, whichwill allow them to educate a larg-er number of students.

UTB has also received a $68million bond, which will be usedto build a double library, general-purpose classrooms and an earlychildhood studies center, alongwith several other projects.

Garcia’s projects may seemambitious, but that is part of herpersonality. The UTB presidentalso speculates that women arevery diplomatic and gutsy, andthat is what you need when deal-ing with two cultures, languagesand monetary exchanges as presi-dents do in the Valley.

The trend of females takingpresidency in higher educationinstitutions and taking risks inthose positions is becoming morecommon outside of the Valley aswell especially in border areas,such as in The University of TexasEl Paso and University of SanDiego.

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ANXIETY continued from page 3

BULL-RIDING - Accounting sophomore Becky Gonzalez takes a ride on the wild sideThursday at the Quad. This activity was part of Bronc Olympics, where students fromvarious organizations participated and competed in several games and challenges.

Melissa Martinez/The Pan American

years distracts students heavily from focusing onthe concepts of algebra, according to PinkyAlvarado, associate professor for remedial math,college algebra and pre-calculus at UTPA.

“Students don’t focus on math in junior highpartly because of puberty,” Alvarado said. “Theirbrain goes on vacation for a year.”

For this reason, progressive math educatorshave started new methods of teaching math, whichincludes introducing basic algebra at a youngerage. Educators hope elementary students willbecome more comfortable with abstracts andvariables more quickly, laying a foundation togreater success in the subject.

Students also form mental blocks to mathbecause they cannot see it’s practicality. It isuseless and distant to them.

“I so have a strong mental block to math,” said18-year-old Jennifer Williams, an English major.“If I don’t know why I need it, then I don’t wantto understand it.”

However, everyday activities such as cooking,shopping and balancing a checkbook require mathskills. Alvarado also mentioned the commitment acollege student makes to learn math when theyregister at a university.

“When you signed up here, you agreed to takecertain classes, like math,” Alvarado said. “Havingyour degree also means that you completed thesecourses that you agreed to taking.”

Math anxiety is also due to the American socialattitude toward math, which socially accepts mathilliteracy. Parents, in an attempt to make theirchildren feel better, admit they were bad in mathalso. Subconsciously, this can give their childrenpermission to continue their bad math habits, saidto Alvarado.

The apathetic social attitude toward math alsocomes from peer pressure in junior high.

“I remember when I taught elementary, it waspopular for students to flunk math or algebra,”

Alvarado. “So a lot of it has to do with peerpressure too.”

Overcoming math anxiety involves changeand practice in study habits. Alvaradorecommends rethinking your approach to studyingmath, even using other study methods from otherclasses. Student-invented methods of studyinghave also proved beneficial for those with mathanxiety.

One student wrote all his homework on flashcards in order to quiz himself. This method notonly worked well for him, but also for anotherclassmate whose grade point average rose 30points.

“You have to be willing to change your studyhabits,” Alvarado said. “If it hasn’t been workingfor the last ten years, then maybe it’s time to finda new way to study.”

Garza, who tutors many students with mathproblems, recommends understanding the basicsfirst and then continually building off of that.Practice has also been the key to unlocking math.

“Too many students rely on calculators. Theyneed to start off with a basic example and then adda variable or two,” Garza said. “But when it comesto math, practice is important. Math is full ofpatterns and students need to understand how theywork.”

Math anxiety can also be conquered by notrationalizing excuses for math deficiency.Understanding myths in math enables students torealize that are not born with an inability to domath, they just must overcome their barrier.

Bauman, with a lot of studying, practice andhard work has now overcome her barrier to math.Finally, at 56, she doesn’t view math asfrightening enigma never to be understood. It isreal.

“I do my homework and I stay focused inclass,” Buaman said. “Now everything is a lotmore clear.”

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FOR THE RECORD

Freshmen standout at regionalUTPA men’s and women’s cross-country teams competed at

the NCAA Dvision I South Central Regional Championships inWaco this past Saturday. Freshman Bertha Castillo (Mission,TX/Mission H.S.) finished with the schools all-time best region-al time of 22:31, 20th overall, which crushed the old schoolrecord held by Perla Rios-Handy in the 6,000-meter race. Thisplaced Castillo on the all-region team.

Also helping the team achieve 15th place finish out of 17,was Ashley Perez (Falfurrias, TX/Falfurrias H.S.) who finished80th and Karla Hernandez (Edinburg, TX/Edinburg H.S.) whofinished seconds later in 87th place.

On the men’s side, the team finished 12th out of 18. JuniorHector Gandara (Mission, TX/Pratt Community College) wasthe team leader who finished in 50th place out of 127 runnersin the 10K. While teammates David Trevino (Brownsville,TX/Hanna H.S.) and Aaron Castillo (McAllen, TX/McAllenMemorial H.S.) finished in a respectable 64th and 65th.

This tournament marked the end of the cross-country sea-son.

Netemeyer named to All-Tournament squadThis past weekend the Lady Bronc volleyball team traveled to

Utah to compete in the La Quinta Independent Championships.They, unfortunately, finished the season on a not so good note,losing all their games.

One good thing that came out of the tournament was theannouncement that senior Lady Bronc Cathi Netemeyer earneda spot on the All-Tournament squad. This was the final appear-ance for Netemeyer as a Lady Bronc, but she finished her playin heroic fashion. She led the squad with 69 kills throughoutthe tournament, and also came in second with 69 digs.

Netemeyer also recorded three double-doubles (kills-digs)throughout the tournament, including 13 kill, and a 17-dig per-formance in the final match of the tournament. It was an out-standing final performance to her career at UTPA.

Cowboys Julius Jones set to returnIt’s easy to consider the first-round draft pick for the Dallas

Cowboys, Julius Jones, a casualty from an age long gone,even if it was nine weeks ago. But he plans to return to the‘Boys and basically picks up where he left off.

In week two with the Cowboys, who were reeling from a sourloss to Minnesota the week before, Jones suffered a brokenshoulder blade in his NFL debut against Cleveland. He had fivecarries for 16 yards and caught two passes for 14 yards beforehis injury. The rookie running back has returned to practice, butstill won’t play Sunday in Baltimore. Head coach Bill Parcellshas listed Jones as “out” on this week’s injury report againstthe Ravens.

Jones will be a big help for the Cowboys who are currentlyranked 25th in rushing averaging 98.4 yards per game. Jonesled the team in the preseason with 142 rushing yards on 30carries (4.7 average yards).

Doctors predicted Jones would need eight weeks to heal inorder to play football again.

Jones could possibly return to the field on Thanksgiving Dayagainst the Chicago Bears and running back Thomas Jones,his brother.

Editor’s Note: Last week’s issue of The Pan American sports sec-tion incorrectly stated some facts about UTPA baseball players. DaneMason (Marlton, NJ/Oklahoma State), Zach Gordan (Corpus Christi,TX/CalAllen H.S./Midland College), Bobby Gomez (Falfurrias,TX/Falfurrias H.S.).

November 18, 2004 SPORTS Page 13

SPORTSCLIPBOARD

NFLWeek 10

Sunday, Nov. 14New Orleans 27,Kansas City 20

Jacksonville 23, Detroit 17

Indianapolis 49, Houston 14

Pittsburgh 24. Cleveland 10

Atlanta 24, Tampa Bay 14

Chicago 19, Tennessee 17

St. Louis 23, Seattle 12

Baltimore 20, N.Y. Jets 17

Cincinnati 17, Washington 10

Carolina 37, San Francisco 27

Green Bay 34, Minnesota 31

Arizona 17, N.Y. Giants 14

New England 29, Buffalo 6

Monday, Nov. 1Philadelphia 49, Dallas 21

Week 11Sunday Nov. 21

Dallas at Baltimore, noon

St. Louis at Buffalo, noon

Indianapolis at Chicago, noon

Denver at New Orleans, noon

N.Y. Jets at Cleveland, noon

Arizona at Carolina, noon

Tennessee at Jacksonville, noon

Detroit at Minnesota, noon

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, noon

San Francisco at Tampa Bay, noon

Miami at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.

San Diego at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 3:15 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 3:15 p.m.

Green Bay at Houston, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 22New England at Kansas City, 8 p.m.

Note: All times central standard time

College FootballBCS STANDINGS

NOV. 15, 2004 1. USC .9808 12. OKLAHOMA .9621 23. AUBURN .9350 34. CALIFORNIA .8522 45. TEXAS .8140 66. UTAH .8062 77. MICHIGAN .7494 98. FLORIDA ST. .5876 129. BOISE ST. .5843 10

10. LOUISVILLE .5602 1411. GEORGIA .5478 812. MIAMI .5469 1713. WICONSIN .5415 514. ARIZONA ST. .4338 1615. VIRGINIA TECH .4307 1816. LSU .4264 1917. TENNESSEE .4238 1518. IOWA .4119 2019. VIRGINIA .3071 1120. TEXAS A&M .2823 2121. BOSTON COLL. .2152 2322. OKLAHOMA ST. .1891 2223. WEST VIRGINIA .1659 1324. UTEP .1135 2425. BOWLING GRN. .0342 NR

NBAFriday, Nov. 12

Orlando 122, L.A. Lakers 113

Boston 91, Charlotte 74

Philadelphia 106, Indiana 104

New York 110, L. A. Clippers 96

Atlanta 96, New Orleans 95

Memphis 96, Golden State 67

San Antonio 93, Miami 84

Seattle 88, Toronto 87

Saturday, Nov. 13Cleveland 105, Washington 74

Dallas 94, New Jersey 78

Golden State 103, Charlotte 87

San Antonio 103, Atlanta 88

Indiana 103, New York 97

L.A. Clippers 97, Chicago 96

L.A. Lakers 84, Houston 79

Milwaukee 94, New Orleans 91

Sacramento 113, Phoenix 111

Utah 108, Detroit 93

Portland 105, Toronto 102

Sunday, Nov. 14Dallas 122, Washington 113

Philadelphia 96, Orlando 87

Miami 112, Milwaukee 110

Seattle 118, Memphis 113

Sacramento 101, Denver 89

Monday, Nov. 15Cleveland 99, Golden State 88

Houston 80, New Jersey 69

Tuesday, Nov. 16Seattle 103, Philadelphia 95

Utah 107, Charlotte 105

Atlanta 88, Houston84

Minnesota 108, Miami 97

San Antonio 99, New York 81

Phoenix 107, Dallas 101

Sacramento 113, Chicago 106

L.A. Clippers 101, Toronto 89

Wednesday, Nov. 17Washington 110, Boston 105

Orlando 107, Utah 92

Indiana 93, Atlanta 86

Seattle 79, New Jersey 68

Detroit 93, Minnesota 85

Phoenix 95, New Orleans 84

Denver 112, Toronto 106

Miami 113, Milwaukee 106

Memphis 101, Portland 82

UTPA SPORTS

BasketballWomen’s Boxes

UTPA 66, TAMUK 60UTPA

FG FT Reb

min M-A M-A O-D-T A Pts

Guin 15 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 3 2

Reed 25 6-10 2-2 0-0-0 1 15

Daniel 30 2-3 2-6 0-9-9 3 6

Montaque 28 2-8 1-2 0-2-2 3 6

Schamel 15 3-4 1-4 1-1-2 1 7

Wilson 8 2-3 0-0 0-0-0 1 4

Roberts 18 3-7 1-2 0-2-2 4 9

Piwonka 7 2-2 0-0 1-1-2 0 4

Pierce 7 1-3 0-0 1-1-2 0 2

Dawnne 10 2-5 0-0 1-4-5 1 4

Kneer 6 3-4 0-1 0-2-2 0 6

Ramirez 6 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 3 0

Arriola 2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0

Gooden 23 0-3 1-2 5-4-9 0 1

Totals 200 27-57 8-19 13-27-40 20 66

Percentages: FG .474, FT .421. 3-Point

goals: 4-17, .235 (Reed 1, Montague 1,

Roberts 2). Blocked shots: 3 (Daniel 1,

Montague 1, Kneer 1). Turnovers: 20

(Guin 6, Reed 2, Daniel 4, Wilson 1,

Roberts 3, Piwonka 1, Ramirez 2, Arriola

1). Steals: 16 (Reed 3, Montague 1,

Gooden 3, Wilson 3, Roberts 1, Schamel

1, Ramirez 2, Arriola 2). Personal Fouls:

12 (Guin 1, Reed 1, Daniel 2, Montague

1, Gooden 1, Wilson 1, Roberts 1,

Piwonka 1, Dawnne 1, Schamel 2).

TAMUK

FG FT Reb

min M-A M-A O-D-T A Pts

Brown 25 1-6 2-4 1-4-5 1 5

Trotter 31 5-12 2-5 2-1-3 1 12

Vasquez 33 4-7 0-0 1-1-2 6 9

Curtis 28 3-5 1-1 2-2-4 2 7

Price 0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0

Barber 20 2-7 1-1 1-0-1 0 6

Day 7 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 0

Hoodye 8 1-3 0-0 1-1-2 0 2

Davis 9 2-5 0-0 1-2-3 1 6

Hobbs 11 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 3

Betts 28 5-13 0-2 3-7-10 1 10

Totals 200 24-62 3-13 15-23-38 12 60

Percentages: FG .387, FT .462 3-Point

goals: 6-17, .353 (Brown1, Vasquez 1,

Barber 1, Davis 2, Hobbs 1). Blocked

shots: 1 (Betts 1). Turnovers: 26 (Vasquez

12, Barber 1, Trotter 7, Davis 1, Hobbs 2,

Betts 3). Steals: 12 (Brown 1, Vasquez 3,

Curtis 1, Barber 2, Day 1, Betts 4).

Personal Fouls: 14 (Vasquez 5, Curtis

2,Barber 1, Hoddye 1, Davis 1, Hobbs 2,

Betts 2).

Technical fouls TAMUK: Vasquez, Virginia

UTPA: None

UTPA.................28 32 - 60

TAMUK..............30 36 - 66

RGV FOOTBALL

Valley Playoffs

Class 5ABI-DISTRICT

Division ILa Joya 62, Laredo United 7Harlingen High 7, Donna 0

Division IISan Benito 41, PSJA North 0Laredo Nixon 37, Sharyland 28McAllen Rowe 35, Laredo Alexander 14Edinburg 26, Brownsville Pace 14

AREADivision I

La Joya (9-2) at Harlingen High (9-2),7:30 p.m. Friday

Division IIMcAllen Rowe (7-4) at San Benito (11-0),7:30 p.m. FridayLaredo Nixon (9-2) vs. Edinburg High (7-4) at Tom Landry Stadium, 7:30 p.m.Friday

CLASS 4ABI-DISTRICT

Division ICorpus Christi Flour Bluff 29, at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial 6

Division IICalallen 28, Edcouch-Elsa 27Gregory-Portland 77, Mission Vets 0

CLASS 3ADivision I

Zapata 20, La Feria 14Division II

Port Isabel 48, Orange Grove 21Lyford 10, CC West Oso 9

AREADivision II

Lyford (8-3) vs. Devine (10-1) at Alice,7:30 p.m. FridayIngleside (9-2) vs. Port Isabel (11-1) atSams Stadium, 7:30 p.m. Friday

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High school football has long been a standing tradition inTexas, and the Valley is no exception to the rest of the state.However, the common trend for most Valley football teams inrecent years has been losing in the first round of the stateplayoffs.

For many of the football teams across the Rio Grande Valley,off-season programs have already begun, and all or most of thefootball equipment has already been packed away until nextyear. For others, the shoulder pads and the rest of the gear maynot be coming off just yet.

Although some teams remain competing in this week’ssecond round of the state playoffs, many of the Valley teamswere eliminated last week.

There was a total of 15 teams from the region that enteredthe state playoffs last week. Two of those teams entered theplayoffs with undefeated records and this week, only one willbe taking the field.

A grand total of seven teams will be competing for a chanceto survive another week. This week those figures will surely betrimmed even further, because two games will feature twoValley teams going head to head to decide who remains andwho goes home.

One of those games will pit the La Joya Coyotes (9-2)against the Harlingen Cardinals (9-2), which is coming off abruising contest with Donna in order to reach the secondround.

The Coyotes, on the other hand, cruised by Laredo Unitedin a 62-7 blowout win.

The other game is between the scrappy, but relentless,McAllen Rowe Warriors (7-4) and undefeated San BenitoGreyhounds (11-0). The ‘Hounds appear to be the clear cut

favorite in this game, but the Warriors are not just going tosubmit.

The Greyhounds will be without the services of quarterbackRandy Reza. Reza will surely be missed after leading the teamall year, last week was no different. Reza rushed for nearly 50yards on the first drive alone, but was removed from the gameshortly after suffering a knee injury.

Edinburg High School is another team still in the playoffs.The Bobcats (7-4) will be facing Laredo Nixon (9-2), afterdefeating the Pace Vikings last week 26-14. Nixon was insomewhat of a shootout last week, but managed to pull out a37-28 victory.

All of the 4A teams have been eliminated and only two 3Ateams remain. Among them is a solid, and experienced, PortIsabel team. The Tarpons (11-1) face a tough, but familiarteam, Ingelside (9-2) at Brownsville Sam’s Stadium.

Lyford will travel up U.S. Highway 281 to Alice where theywill face Devine. The Bulldogs (8-3) knocked out West Oso ina close 10-9 win, but will now face a Devine team that has onlylost once and racked up 10 wins all season. The Warhorsesdefeated the Bulldogs 28-16, last year in the area roundplayoffs.

Although the playoffs may not include every Valley team,there are those that continue to carry the torch. It can beconsidered a privilege to make the second season.

“You start the season wanting to make the second season,”Edinburg coach Robert Vela said in a recent interview. “Thiswas one of our goals.”

It is also a time that brings teams together. Coaches and players realize the importance of not only

winning, but of team work as well. Coaches tend to be hard onplayers all season in order to prepare them for future gamesand experiences, however this often changes come playoff

time. “Playoff time is always a little more fun,” Donna coach

Dave Evens said. “We try to stay more positive.”As another high school football season nears its conclusion

and athletes begin to participate in other sports or activities, itseems necessary to reflect on the hard work andaccomplishments that many players have attained throughoutthe course of the season. There were many outstanding teamand individual performances all over the Valley. One gamethat became a memorable thriller this season was between theEdinburg High Bobcats and Edinburg Economedes Jaguars.The shootout ended in the third overtime after the Jaguarsfailed on their two-point conversion attempt securing the winfor the Bobcats.

Another great match up was the 35-28 win by Rivera overthe Harlingen Cardinals. The Cardinals rallied from a 28-pointdeficit, but the Raiders managed to hang on and escape withthe victory.

These are just two of the many examples that Valley highschool football had to offer this season.

One of the season’s best individual game performances wasRyan Richardson’s 398 yard rushing explosion againstWeslaco, which broke the Valley’s single game rushing record.

As for season performances, San Benito quarterback RandyReza rushed for over 2,000 yards and added 22 touchdowns.He managed to throw for 735 yards and 10 touchdowns leadingto an undefeated regular season.

For most the season has already come to a close. The highschool football fans will have to wait another year to see theirhometown team strap it on and take the field. But Valley highschool football isn’t quite over yet. The best of luck should begiven to those who will be participating tomorrow. Foreveryone else, there’s always next year.

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High school football playoffs ready for round two By JACOB ALEGRIAThe Pan American

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Most Valley children grow up playing in one ofthe many leagues around the region, but to play atthe collegiate level in your own backyard issomething that many don’t do. Three studentathletes at The University of Texas-Pan Americanget to live this dream that many can only hope for.

Returning starters Louie Alamia, Aaron Guerraand Phillip Rodriguez are three Broncs that alwayshave a crowd of family or friends to support them atevery home game.

“It means a lot to play here,” outfielder LouieAlamia said. “It means a lot knowing that my familyand my close friends all come out and support me.”

Last season Alamia from Edinburg was a majorcontributor to the Bronc baseball team, finishingwith a .324 batting average, and leading the team intriples with five.

Alamia said he expects big things from this year’ssquad that appears to have improved from lastseason. He said he is personally working on somephysical things to improve his performance.

“I’ve been working hard, trying to get bigger andlittle stronger,” Alamia said. “We all work welltogether, we’re meshing well together.”

The second year starter said he thinks it’s time forhim to start taking a leadership role on the team andexpects the Broncs to do some real damage thisseason, eventually making another appearance atRegionals. He also said everyone agrees that thisyear they’re going to accomplish this task and saidhe sees good camaraderie with all the playersprobably the best he has seen in awhile.

“I’m trying to set an example for the youngerplayers,” Alamia said. “I’m trying to help the young

guys learn what they need to do in order to playDivision 1 ball.”

Returning are pitchers Guerra and Rodriguez alsofrom Edinburg who, after having productiveseasons last year, look forward to the up comingseason.

Guerra said his personal goal is to bulk up to helphis pitching and enjoys playing here because he canalways count on fan support.

“Every home game that I play, I have all myfamily here,” Guerra said. “[Also] the fan base hereis huge.”

Regarding both players, Assistant Baseball CoachKiki Trevino hinted at the possibility of Guerrahaving a break out year and said Rodriguez foundhis feet last year when he pitched several games.

“Basically everyone looks good right now,”Trevino said. “Some of the guys waiting in thewings last year will probably step up and perform.”

Trevino said that the team’s attitude during thisfall semester has been really positive. He said theteam is relentless and will fight to the end becausethey are “tenacious.”

“They’ve been wanting to come out andpractice,” Trevino said. “They’ve done a great jobthis fall.”

Rodriguez also added that, this year, a lot of newplayers could possibly contribute positively. He saidpractices have gone pretty good so far with the newguys and said that the new players seem prettydown to earth.

“We’ve had a much improved fall this year thanwe did last year,” Rodriguez said.

The Bronc baseball season kicks off Feb. 4 withthe UTPA Classic at the Edinburg BaseballStadium.

Edinburg trio prepares for baseball opener

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HOME GROWN - (from top) Edinburg’s Louie Alamia, Aaron Guerra, and PhillipRodriguez begin training for the baseball season opener on Feb. 4.

By DARYL GONZALESThe Pan American

MEET YOURBRONCS - (clock-wise) Eric Montalvo,Molly Schamel,Sergio Sanchez,and the rest of themen’s and women’sbasketball teamtake time off thecourt to greet thestudent body.Friends and fansalike gathered atthe east entrance ofthe Student Unionamid spirit raisingdrills by UTPAcheerleaders tosupport the Broncbasketball teams.They start the regu-lar season later thismonth. Both teamsare currently unde-feated after exhibi-tion play. The LadyBroncs head toHuntington, WV forthe MarshallThundering HerdTournament on Nov.19. The men’s teamtake the courtagainst Texas A&MInternational at theUTPA Fieldhouse onNov. 23.

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The game of golf is a popular international sportenjoyed both at a recreational and competitive level.

In the Rio Grande Valley, increased interest in thesport has led to the establishment of 32 golf coursefacilities located throughout the area, and severalfacilities like the Llano Grande Public Golf Coursein Mercedes still stand.

The 18-hole course, with its Spanish-styleclubhouse, belongs to a select few built in thetwenties. Fort Brown Memorial Golf Course inBrownsville and Monte Cristo Golf Course inEdinburg are just two of these historic courses thathave been renovated to compete with newerestablishments.

Today, there are thousands of public and privategolf courses throughout the country whereprofessional golf tournaments like the Masters andU.S. Open are held.

Interest in the sport has grown in the past decadewith breakthrough performances in the sport bygolf legends like Juan “ChiChi” Rodriquez, LeeTrevino, and Tiger Woods who have helpedincrease interest in the sport among minoritygroups.

“I recall seeing very few Hispanics playinggolf,” said Armando Medina, who worked at theMcAllen Country Club as a teenager. “Most of the

players were white males who were well offfinancially.”

Medina said there were not many Hispanic whocould afford to play because the country club was aplace occupied only by members of an elite society.He said very few club members were Hispanic.

Nationality is evidence of how things havechanged in recent years. The game once dominatedby players such as Arnold Palmer and JackNicklaus, now includes players like Vinjay Singh,Sergio Garcia, and Rodriguez, who is arguably oneof the greatest golfers in history credited for helpingopen the door for other minority players by winning22 Senior PGA Tour victories. He also has eightregular PGA events with career earnings of over $7million under his belt.

Lee Trevino, another golf legend, became thefirst senior to win over $1 million in a single season.

The rise in the Hispanic population and increasein higher education plays a major role in thegrowing interest of minorities playing golf. Lastspring, the U.S. Census Bureau released numberson population growth indicating that the Hispanicpopulation is younger and more likely to attendcollege.

The Hispanic population accounted for 40percent of the total population growth in the UnitedStates between 1990-2000, jumping from 22million to 35 million. The median age of theHispanic population is 26, while the median age of

the entire population is 35 years.Interest in golf among Hispanics has risen since

the early 80’s when Valley schools introduced thegame of golf into the curriculum.

“I feel the interest for the sport is there and it isgetting bigger,” Weslaco High School Varsity GolfCoach Chris Gracia said. “We get to play in eightgolf tournaments a year and travel to San Antonioto play in tournaments.”

Gracia, said that every year there’s increase in thenumber of students signing up for golf, with classesaveraging about twenty per class. Gracia, who hasone ex-student playing golf for the University ofTexas and another playing for Southern MethodistUniversity, credits funding by the school district forthe program’s success.

“I started playing golf in high school when Isigned up as an alternative to P.E.,” said ArkadioChapa, a lab technician at Knapp Medical Center inWeslaco. “When I first started playing I was notreally interested, but the more time I spent out onthe golf course, the better I played, and soon I washooked. “

Chapa spends most of his free time on the golfcourse with more than a dozen co-workers.

The opportunity to gather with friends isevidence of golf’s steadily increasing appeal to agreater variety of people.

Golf is twice removed from its elitist beginningsin the late 19th century.

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Baseball. . . . . . . . . . . . .15SPORTSLady Broncs overpower A&M Javelinas

On Saturday night the UTPA women’sbasketball team beat the Texas A&M-Kingsville (TAMUK) Javelinas by a scoreof 66-60.

It was the second win for the LadyBroncs, who defeated St. Mary’s Universityon Nov. 7. With the win on Saturday, UTPAfinished with a (2-0) record in exhibitionplay.

The Lady Broncs got out to an early leadin the first half, but TAMUK kept the scoreclose. The Javelinas were unable to take thelead until 14 minutes into the game, andtheir lead diminished quickly. After 20minutes of play, UTPA led 30 to 28.

After the first half, Dominique Montagueled the Lady Broncs by scoring five points.In the second half the game remained tight,until UTPA took the lead for good with alittle over seven minutes left in the contest.At one point, the Lady Broncs had an 11point lead with just a few minutes remainingin the game. The Javelinas would score fivemore points before the game ended. UTPAshot 47.4 percent from the field, while theiropponents shot 38.7 percent.

Devin Reed led UTPA in scoring with 15points. She also had three steals and oneassist in the Saturday night effort.

“It felt good to get a win,” said Reed,junior guard for UTPA. “Each win countsno matter if it is ugly or pretty, it’s a win”

Reed felt that the two exhibition winswere very beneficial to the Lady Broncs.

“Going into the season with two(exhibition) wins is pretty good,” said Reed.“It gives your team confidence, just to know

you can battle through a lot of things.”UTPA women’s basketball Head Coach

DeAnn Craft was pleased with theperformance by Reed.

“I thought Devin Reed was very goodtonight,” said Craft. “[She was] solid,attacked, went to the rim for us.”

Craft also felt the team played well as awhole, and believes the game was a step inthe right direction.

“I thought we were able again to get a lotof our players key minutes tonight, so wecan see who is ready for the challenge nextweek,” said Craft. “We’re a work inprogress right now. At times we have goodminutes, and at times you can see we don’thave great chemistry, but we had 20 teamassists, and that’s a very healthy sign that weshare the ball well.”

As far as goals go for the upcomingseason, Craft is hoping the Lady Broncs canimprove on their (13-15) record from a yearago.

“Obviously we have our sights set onbettering last season’s record. We don’twant to be a one year wonder,” said Craft.“The first third of our schedule is extremelytough, much tougher than last year, and sowe have to try and get better in someelement. That may not be the final score, butwe need to get better. We think the last two-thirds of our schedule play in our favor. Ifwe’re able to maintain our composure, eventhough we’re going through some struggles,I think we could have a better year.”

The UTPA Women’s basketball teamopens the regular season at MarshallUniversity tomorrow night where they willbe participating in the Marshall ThunderingHerd Tournament.

Golf’s popularity evident in the Valley

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BACK UP - Junior Stacey Gooden (43) keeps Kingsvilledefender Octavia Curtis (22) controlled in the paint.

By ROSA RUBIOThe Pan American

By JOEY HINOJOSAThe Pan American

This past Monday night’s gamebetween the Philadelphia Eagles andthe Dallas Cowboys which was airedon ABC, made more than sportsheadlines. The opening skit of the gamecreated a Janet Jackson wardrobemalfunction controversy sequel.

The opening of the Monday NightFootball broadcasting featured actressNicollette Sheridan of “DesperateHousewives” in the locker roomwearing only a towel. Sheprovocatively asked Philadelphia wide-receiver Terrell Owens to skip the gameso he could join her. Then, Sheridandrops the towel and jumps into the armsof Owens.

The camera was showing Sheridanfrom behind, but from the waist up onceshe dropped the towel, sharing her bareback.

Michael Powell, FederalCommunications Commissions (FCC)chairman, said on an interview to theAssociated Press (AP) that he found theopening to the game a bit disappointing.

“I wonder if Walt Disney would beproud,” Powell said in an online reporton the ESPN Web site.

Orlando Hinojosa who is asophomore at UTPA said that he didn’tthink that it was too much, since thereare far more provocative things ontelevision. He said that there was asexual point to it, but that the skit didn’treveal anything.

“It wasn’t even that sexy, they onlyshowed the back when the toweldropped, and nothing more,” Hinojosasaid. “ABC owns the show, and theywere just promoting it.”

Since the airing on Monday, the FCCsaid that the agency had received anumber of complaints. The complaintswill be reviewed, and a commissionwill determine whether or not to beginan investigation, which might lead tomonetary penalties against the network.

One person that also finds the skit abit too much was sophomore JaimeGuerra. He said everyone watches it tosee football, and not for sexualpurposes. Guerra said that he doesn’tthink that many parents would wanttheir children watching that.

ABC currently has a five seconddelay set up as a precaution for such anincident, like Jackson’s wardrobemalfunction that occurred at this pastSuper Bowl halftime show. During thisperformance singer Justin Timberlakeripped off part of Jackson’s outfit,which exposed her right breast to the 90million watching around the world ontheir television sets.

This time it wasn’t live television,but because of the complaints sent tothe FCC, ABC might be facing yetanother fine.

ABC MondayNight Footballopener incitespublic outcryBy DARYL GONZALESThe Pan American