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Jav-a-Ride may be revived at TAMUKthis school year.Jav-A-Ride is a program used in several

other universities around Texas to helpkeep students safe when drinking is in-volved.With its start in College Station, the pro-

gram has picked up momentum as a meansof having students help each other and pre-vent accidents.If the program is approved and funding

is established then TAMUK will providetransportation for students to make it homesafely.Transportation will start on Thursday

night and run until Saturday from thehours of 10-2am or 11-3 am. Jav-A-Ride will work as a hotline where

students can call and request transporta-tion.There will be two people in the car along

with the person picked up to insure thesafety of everyone.Also, training for this program will be

provided in case of an emergency, where ashigher authorities will be contacted for fur-ther assistance.Further information will be provided

along with more details as the program be-comes more established.The Student Government Association is

looking into more details but the mainproblem that is conflicting with Jav-A-Rideis lack of funding, volunteer service andtraining.Because the program is student run, vol-

unteers are needed to step up and take partin insuring the safety of fellow students.Arrangements of volunteering hours to

count as community service hours are indiscussion with SGA.The funding dilemma lies with a $3, 000

insurance payment. It is a large amount.However, fundraising is a means of collect-ing the needed money.These two problems kept the program

from beginning last year when it was ini-tially proposed by the SGA.Other alternatives to fundraising include

speaking with police departments such asKingsville Police Department, UniversityPolice, Corpus Christi Police Departmentand other surrounding police departments. For more information, students can ac-

cess the SGA in room 201 of the MemorialStudent Union Building or visit the newSGA website at osa.tamuk.edu.sga.

By Tania GarciaThe South Texan

Jav-a-Ridelooking for arestart in ‘08

Dia de los Muertos

The first presidents’ student roundtable was held this past Tuesday, Oct.21. The attendance for this first session

was more than expected, and vice-presidents from every departmentwere present to assist our new presi-dent with any missing information.

The purpose of these sessions aspresident Tallant expresses is for stu-dents and administration to come to-gether and solve any problem that isarising.“[The round table discussions are]

for administration to hear the issuesthat students have on their mind,”university president Dr. Steven Tal-lant said.The five questions of importance

from students pertained to parking,marching band practice space, sus-tainability and recycling, campussafety and scholarship opportunities.

Parking has been a topic for dis-cussion for quite some time, and pres-ident Tallant is working to satisfystudents. The main concern of students is the

lack of parking during the day andsome students who must leave thecampus for work are finding it diffi-cult to locate a parking spot and makeit to class on time. With the renovation of the Recre-

ation Center started, the band wasfeeling the push about moving to anew practice spot.However, after discussion it was

stated that the band will continue touse the parking lot of the futureRecreation Center for practice untilfurther notice. A spot will be paved for the band

to practice on in the future, but as ofright now there are no changes to theband’s practice site.TAMUK is also looking to go green

and more recycling bins will beplaced around our campus to accom-

modate students.President Tallant wants student to

focus on their education and not pre-occupy themselves with these prob-lems.“ We want faculty ready to teach

you and you ready to learn,” Tallantsaid.President Tallant along with SGA

president Gabriel Geyne would like toremind students that the next RoundTable Session will take place Nov. 19from 3:30 to 4:30 in room 219C of theMemorial Student Union Building. Questions for discussion must be

summated to Dr. Remelius in CollegeHall room 220 or Student Govern-ment Association in the MemorialStudent Union Building room 201 byNov. 12 for next sessions deadline.Questions for discussion must be

summated to Dr. Remelius in CollegeHall room 220 or Student Govern-ment Association in the MemorialStudent Union Building room 201 byNov. 12 for next sessions deadline.

By Tania GarciaThe South Texan

First round table discussion held by Dr. Tallant

Keiona Ausbie / The South TexanUniversity president Dr. Steven Tallant an-swers questions from students during his ini-tial round table discussion. Questions for thenext discussion can be submitted now.

Texas A&M University-Kingsville will help celebrate anancient ritual that can be tracedback more than 2,500 years tothe indigenous populations ofLatin America when it observesthe annual Day of the Dead –Dia de los Muertos – Oct. 30-Nov. 13 at the Ben Bailey ArtGallery.Students and faculty will be

building altars in honor of de-ceased loved ones, according toDelia Hale, secretary for the ArtDepartment. As per the custom, the altars

will be adorned flowers andcandied skulls along with thedeceased’s pictures, favoritecandies or food. Toys usuallyadorn altars for children whileadult adornments include

tequila, mescal, pulque or atole.The food and trinkets are con-sidered offerings (ofrendas) forthe loved ones.The event is being sponsored

by the Art department and theSouth Texas Art Society (STArS),the TAMUK student art club.Chuck Wissinger, chair of theArt Department, is coordinatingthe event.“We have traditionally done

something with Day of the Deadobservance in our department,”Wissinger said. “This year, wefelt it would be good to have theobservance in our art gallery.”Last year art professor Santa

Barraza helped coordinate acommunity celebration indowntown Kingsville, for exam-ple.“The holiday focuses on gath-

erings of family and friends tocelebrate the ancestors and re-

member friends and relativeswho have died.” Wissinger said.“While this celebration has di-rect ties to Mexico and its in-digenous population, it means agreat deal to our Mexican Amer-ican community in South Texasand continues to be celebratedin our area. It is important forour university and our studentsto understand this tradition andcustom and make it part of ourart work and we try to empha-size cross-culturalism.”Traditionally, the celebration

occurs on the 1st and 2nd of No-vember, in connection with theCatholic holy days of All Saints'Day and All Souls' Day. Observance of the holiday in

Mexican American communitiesin the United States has becomemore important and widespreadas the community grows numer-ically and economically.

Art department celebratesDia de los Muertos

Robert Pena / The South Texan

By Edwin VasquezThe South Texan

Soccer Club starts up

Javelinas escape BlackWater Draw, 35-32

Tejano Awards

The Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas neededa blocked field goal and therecovery of an onside kick toescape Black Water Draw,N.M. with a 35-32 win overthe Eastern New MexicoGreyhounds.Javelina quarterback Billy

Garza set a school recordwith 28 completions in thecontest.

Pele’s rhythmic dribblesacross the field, Maradona’scrazy feet juggle, andRonaldo’s jukes are some ofthe most famous images ofsoccer throughout theworld.

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En honor a los festejosdel mes de la HerenciaHispánica se reconocieronlos hispanos Servando Hinojosa y

antiguo representante es-tatal Hugo Berlanga.

Pele’s rhythmic dribbles across the field,Maradona’s crazy feet juggle, and Ronaldo’sjukes are some of the most famous images ofsoccer throughout the world.All of those players started playing soccer

from an early age, and their passion took themto altitudes that many would just dream about.The TexasA&M-Kingsville’s soccer club tries toemulate some of their heroes when they get onthe field.“It is the sport I have been playing since I

was five years old. It is the sport I love,”Ramiro Mendez, chemical engineering majorand midfielder, said.Although TAMUK’s team shares the same

kind of childhood memories, it is also the pas-sion for the game that unifies such different in-dividuals.“Playing with this university and knowing

where people come from, their country, im-proves my game play,” Taku Napoleon, electri-cal engineering major and defensive player,said.“There are a lot of people from other coun-

tries and it is fun because you make a lot of

friends,” Mendez said.Just as TAMUK’s soccer club is made up of

individuals from different backgrounds, theirplaying styles are also variant. Some of theplayers like passing the ball often while othersprefer to run it to the goal. Napoleon said theteam is lacking technical abilities, but they allcome together “as a family, as a team.”They haven’t won a game this season. The

first home game against St. Edwards Univer-sity was the closest taste of a win. TAMUKwaswinning 2-0 when their luck changed during ascored penalty shot by St. Edwards. At thatpoint, St. Edwards’ team scored another freekick, and the game ended in a shoot out thattied the score, 3-3.“It was the first game and we didn’t know

each other very well. We got confident,” EderDel Castillo, mechanical engineer, goalie andcaptain of the team, said.However, there is no doubt among the team

players that the other teams are better pre-pared.“The other teams are physically stronger.

They can run the whole game and we can’t. Wejust do this as a hobby and they actually trainand do exercises to improve their physical con-

dition,” Rogelio Elizondo, president of the soc-cer club and forward, said.Elizondo said the team needs more commit-

ment and support from recreational sports byproviding themwith a soccer coach who hasthe interest and ability to improve what theylove doing as a hobby.“The club was founded in 1967 and we’re

continuing the tradition,” Elizondo said.

To walk in the shoes of abreast cancer survivor is to knowcourage and strength. These sur-vivors and those who have suc-cumbed to Breast Cancer arebeing honored with an exhibitcurrently on display at the TexasA&M University-Kingsville Con-ner Museum.The display is part of the cam-

pus-wide recognition of themonth of October as NationalBreast Care Awareness month.Aside from the large pink rib-

bons that can be seen aroundcampus, the cause is also beingcelebrated through the art ex-hibit entitled “In Her Shoes.”The exhibit, which is com-

posed of over 100 shoes donatedby staff, students and commu-nity members from Driscoll Mid-dle School in Corpus Christi,demonstrates the importance ofhonoring those who have sur-vived breast cancer and the re-membrance of those who havelost the battle.Under the direction of Art

teacher Anna Canales, several6th, 7th, and 8th grade Driscoll

students helped install the sculp-ture, along with a Miller HighSchool student, who is a formerDriscoll Middle School student.The sculptural “ribbon” is an

arrangement of women’s shoes,which are colored pink, the colorassociated with the Breast Can-cer Awareness campaign. Also, afew pairs of men’s shoes, whichare painted a darker shade ofpink, are included to representthe minority of men who acquirethe disease.The ribbon is composed of a

variety of shoes including flipflops, cowboy boots, and stilet-

tos. Through the use of assortedsizes, types, and qualities ofshoes, women from diversewalks of life are represented.The exhibit is not only a testa-

ment to those who have losttheir lives in the battle againstbreast cancer, but it’s also a wayof educating the community andspreading awareness.The Conner Museum is open

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondaythrough Saturday. Admission isfree. The exhibit will be on dis-play until October 31st. Formore information, call 361-593-2810.

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By the Day2 Broken Windows

Two broken windows were found at theNolan Ryan ticket booth.Officer had to call maintenance to have

someone clean it immediately in case of fu-ture injuries.The top window and lower left window

had been broken.Two large rocks were found on the floor

inside the ticket booth.

Crazy Driver

Three females were seen running in the di-rection of a patrol unit and immediately statedthat their friend (male) had gone crazy at about3:25 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008.The male was seen riding around campus in

his vehicle with his drivers’ side door open.The girls believed that in the process of his

rampage, he had struck another vehicle andhad been drinking.While the officer was recording information

from one of the girls, the other two started toyell and point to a vehicle in one of the lots.The officer then noticed that he door was in

fact open on the drivers’ side and the male con-tinued to drive.When asked to step out of the vehicle, the

male almost fell to the ground, was unsteadyon his feet and an odor of alcohol emitted fromhis breath.The officer then proceeded to ask questions

about his drinking since his eyes were bloodshot.“I only had four beers at the tailgate party,”

he stated. “My last one was two hours ago.”NOTE: the tailgate party ended at 7:30 p.m.

on Saturday, October 18, 2008.The male received a citation for Minor in

Possession and Open Container after explain-ing to him the reasons for it.

Found Property

Agentleman who was walking by foundthree 3-ring binders in the area where the bandconducts its practices.The man left them on the North side of the

Pharmacy Building and believed they belongedto band students.One of the binders, white, had music infor-

mation in regards to marching. The front coverhad a regular sheet of paper with red ink writ-ing.The second binder, white, had a Course Syl-

labus from the Music Department in the frontcover and paperwork with a males name.The third binder, blue, also had music and

items pertaining to marching band. There wasalso an envelope with two male names.Contact was made to the Music Department

to get information on these individuals.

Criminal Trespass

Student informed officer that a male subjectwas staying with a female resident in LynchHall.Once there, the student advised the male

subject to vacate the room and was escorted tothe lobby area.A citation was issued to him and he was ad-

vised that he was not allowed in Lynch Hall.

Chupi- By Jeremy Martinez

Oct. 28- Nov. 1 SATANAND THE HOT BABES OF RYDELLHIGHwritten by Dr. Patrick Faherty, associate professor, willbe performed in the Little Theatre. Performances beginat 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and atmidnight Friday and Saturday. This play is not recom-mended for children under 17. This is the theatre de-partment’s annual melodrama and fundraiser. Admis-sion is $5.

Oct. 29 Extreme resume makeover will be presented at 1 p.m.in room 100 of Eckhardt Hall. This is sponsored by ca-reer services. For more information, call 361-593-2179.

Oct. 31 Book and Tuition emergency loans are due.

Oct. 31 HALLOWEENMOVIE MARATHON will be held at7 p.m. in the ballrooms of the MSUB.

Nov. 1 FOOTBALL The Javelinas will take on Abilene Chris-tian University at 7 p.m. in Javelina Stadium. GeneralAdmission is $5, reserved seats in sections A& F are$10, seats in sections B and E are $12, seats in sections Cand D are $15 and box seats are $18. Senior citizens insections A and F are $7. A&M-Kingsville students arefree with a valid identification card.

Nov. 2 REGISTRATION BEGINS for the spring 2009 semester.Students may register via the Blue and Gold Connec-tion.

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Javelina football players pray after a winduring this season.

Keiona E. Ausbie / The South Texan

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TAMUK soccer club promotes unity, culturePatricia Reiss

The South Texan

University Police Blotter

The University Police Blotter is compiledweekly by South Texan staffer and is basedon police reports filed with the UniversityPolice Department Leanna Guerra is the

Chief Reporter for this column.

A walk in her shoesAmanda MarcumThe South Texan

Art display by Corpus Christi middle school students honors breast cancer survivors

Rogelio Elizondo and Taku Napoleonduring practice before their last match.

Patricia Reiss / The South Texan

OpinionsOpinionsThe South Texan - October 28, 2008

3

BBelieve it or not, Joethe Plumber is ac-tually a real live

person.He is a registered Republi-

can that Obama encounteredduring his grassroots cam-paigning. Joe explained toObama that he wanted to buyhis boss’ company and askedhow Obama’s tax plan wouldaffect him.According to Obama’s tax

plan, since neither Joe nor thecompany he wanted to ac-quire made over $250,000then it was not required ofhim to pay the supposed tax.The very few small busi-

nesses that made over$250,000 would be taxed, butunder Obama’s plan therewould be tax credits for thecompanies that created newjobs.One small problem

though, Joe the Plumber was-n’t telling the whole truth.First of all, Joe technically

is not a plumber, or at least alicensed one.And his name wasn’t even

really Joe. It was Samuel!According to the Bureau

of Labor Statistics, the aver-age for a plumber is around$43,000.Any plumber, including

Joe, generating that muchmoney is better off underBarack Obama’s tax plan andnot McCain’s. Yet, Joe hasbacked McCain, incorrectlybelieving Obama has a social-ist agenda.The Republicans have re-

layed the notion to the Amer-ican public that Obama is asocialist liberal and wants to“spread the wealth.”For those that do not

know, Socialism is the eco-nomical means of producingand distributing goods con-trolled by a centralized gov-ernment.However, perhaps a mini-

mum amount of socialism isnot such a bad thing for ourcountry after all.For instance, health care

should be made universal.The means in which

Americans maintain their

health should be a naturalright for every citizen, not aprivilege or just a responsibil-ity as John McCain believes.Full health care coverage

should not be based onwealth alone while the poorand middle-class struggle tomake ends meet.People in America go

bankrupt because they areunable to pay for their healthcare since employer insur-ance does not cover the com-plete cost.If our government is capa-

ble of offering us good healthinsurance then why shouldwe be against it?The conservatives crying

socialism seem to forget thattaxes in general are a redistri-bution of wealth that go to-wards building roads, publicschools, and hospitals; allused by the public.In Alaska, Republican VP

nominee Sarah Palin “spreadthe wealth.”She gave her Alaskan con-

stituents rebates taken fromtaxes on oil companies, con-firming the hypocrisy of theRepublican Party.Oddly enough, most

Americans do not realize thatthe government, currentlyunder the BushAdministra-tion and Republican policies,is actually practicing social-ism during this economic cri-sis.The government is buying

shares of big company stocksand nationalizing banks tosave those institutions; avoid-able actions if deregulation ofeconomic policies had notbeen administered.Just the other week John

McCain came out with a pro-posal to spend governmentmoney and buy up bad mort-gages from struggling home-owners in order to fix thecurrent crisis, which wouldgive the government controlover the housing industry.If that’s not Socialism then

I don’t know what is.Comedian Chris Rock said

it best. “If you’re going tovote, vote for the man that’sgot one house. He has a lotmore to lose.”

With the Nov. 4 Presidential Elec-tion exactly a week away SenatorBarack Obama and Senator JohnMcCain are both spendingmuch oftheir time persuading voters whosay they haven’t made up theirminds about which candidate tosupport.The Presidential Debates may

have starred Obama andMcCain,but theyweren’t really about them.The debates were about an odd

and extremely powerful creature inAmerican electoral politics- the Undecided Voter.It was the Undecided Voter who submitted the questions and

who filled the audience.It’s a bit strange that we give the Undecided Voter such a privi-

leged place inAmerican elections.In essence we are all undecided voters, at least initially.MoreAmerican’s are undecided inMay than in October and

even nowwhenmost people have settled into their preferenceschange remains possible.There aremillions of undecided voters: in every state of the

country, men andwomen from all races, classes and ethnicgroups. Each has his or her own reasons for not considering them-selves as either a Democrat or Republican and for not yet decidingwhom to vote for.I follow politics and sometimes side with Democrats, some-

times with Republicans, sometimes with libertarian figures likeRon Paul, and sometimes with none of the above. I fit into the di-

verse group that’s known asIndependent and I am an un-decided voter.I’m conservative on fiscal

policy and liberal on social is-sues, which is why neitherparty exactly suits me.Mostly, I want someone

whowill actually deliver oneconomy, foreign policy, do-mestic programs, and I don’tcare what his label is.I like the fact thatMcCain

has a reputation as amaverick and an independent thinker butI’m not sure if he doesn’t just represent more of theWashingtonstatus quo.As for Obama, I never knewmuch about him and all themania

onlymademe suspicious.It’s really been rather hard tomiss this election since every

form ofAmerican newsmedia has been dominated by it for thepast year in newspapers, magazines, networks, cable, radio, blogsand people on street corners with signs.This election showcases two extremely different candidates

against each other. There are somany issues/conditions (terribleeconomy, pessimistic attitudes about the direction of the nation,country at war, unpopular president) that this election is anythingbut a normal campaign.So for the next seven days Undecided Voters, andmyself, will

be waking up everymorning and saying, “I don’t know.”

Ernesto Palacios / The South Texan

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Don’t be fooled by the low cost of gas. Theonly thing that could be worse than the dam-age created from high gas prices would belearning nothing from the experience and re-laxing our demands for newer energy tech-nologies.The price of oil is falling at an alarming

rate. The Lundberg Survey of gasoline prices,an organization that monitors the price of self-service gasoline at roughly 5,000 gas stationsacross the country, said that the recent declineis the sharpest in the 58 years the survey hasexisted.It is not unfair to blame a significant por-

tion of our current financial crisis on gasolineprices. Until just recently, the mere thought ofa full tank of gas was considered a luxury.According to the survey, the national

record high for gas was set at $4.11 a gallon onJuly 11. It has dropped nearly a dollar sincethen. It’s a cause for celebration, until we re-mind ourselves how bad we are gettingscrewed. Does anyone remember how ridicu-lous it was the first time gas went over a dol-lar a gallon? What about two dollars? It’sinsane to think that we as a society could set-tle for gas prices between two or three dollarsa gallon.

But it’s not a radical idea to think that theAmerican consumer could ignore all of theabuse at the pump if gas prices continue todecline. We as Americans have notoriouslyshort memories. Demand for energy efficientcars could be harmed if prices keep dwin-dling. Tesla Motors, an electric carmakerbased in the Silicon Valley, recently fell ontohard times and has to delay production of thehighly anticipated Model S project for nearly ayear. Tesla’s CEO recently blogged that thesmartest move for the company is to focus onthe aspects of its business that produce themost revenue. The company indicates it plans

to lay off workers as well.Diesel fuel is even going down. The drop

in the cost of diesel fuel may help to increasespending in other areas as it will cost less toship goods and prices may go down. How-ever, this is a dangerous approach to take. Ourbacks are still against the wall. Oil companiespost profits by banking on our slothfulnessand our refusal to use public transportation.We hope all who will take the time to read

this won’t be lulled into a false sense of secu-rity by low gas prices. We need green tech-nologies. We need alternatives to oil.

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4 DECISION 2008DECISION 2008 5RepublicanRepublicanDemocratDemocratThe case for OBAMA The case for McCAIN

You may know John McCain as a Viet-nam veteran, former POW, and senatorfrom Arizona. Or perhaps all you'veheard about him is that he's an old guywith the "hottest running mate from thecoldest state.”

Either way, with exactly one week re-maining before the U.S. picks the nextpresident, it's time to take a closer lookat why McCain is the man to take thecountry in a new direction.

As the Republican nominee, McCaintends to take the conservative stance onmost issues, yet he's not afraid to reachacross the aisle to get things done.

Let’s face it; the healthcare system inplace is in shambles. Regardless of theoutcome of this election, it will be re-placed. McCain has a plan to give moneyback into the hands of consumers.

Under McCain’s proposition, individ-uals would receive a $2,500 federal taxrebate, with families receiving $5,000.

With this money, citizens could goanywhere they choose for health insur-ance, rather than picking from a govern-ment list of options.

In continuing with the trend of help-ing this fragile economy, McCain looksto give tax breaks to everyone. Ratherthan “spreading the wealth” in socialisticfashion, he would keep the tax breaksthe Bush administration implemented.

McCain’s plan would benefit familiesof all incomes, doubling the dependentexemption from $3,500 to $7,000.

Even though prices at thepump are easing, pain still canbe felt with each fill up. McCain

sees the

needfor al-ternatesources ofenergy.

Using the same baitthat caused CharlesLindbergh to fly acrossthe Atlantic, McCain haspromised a $300 millionprize for the development ofelectric and plug-in hybrid cars.

In his push to reemerge the nation asa leader in technology advances, the sen-ator understands the poor condition theeducation system is in.

He believes that every parent shouldchoose which school their child will at-tend, regardless of whether it’s a charteror home school.

Maybe if there was the chance of chil-dren leaving, school districts would stepup their effort to stop the U.S. from

being the laughingstock of testing scores.Certainly McCain’s biggest strength is

with foreign policy and homeland secu-rity. Who better to lead the war againstterror as commander in chief than theman who spent five and a half years inHanoi Hilton?

McCain agrees that the U.S. has animage problem abroad, and needs to at-tract others to its cause by demonstratingthe virtues of democracy and freedom.

In sharp contrast to the past eightyears with the Bush administration, Mc-Cain plans to have a more hands on ap-proach to Middle East peacemaking.

JohnMc-

Cain is more than a senator that wants tobe president. He has twenty two years ofexperience in the United States Senateand countless years before of publicservice.

His running mate, Sarah Palin, addsto the ticket a new, youthful outlook onissues knocking at the door.

With John McCain as president, thenext four years will be a large step awayfrom the past eight, without losing thevalues this nation was based on.

Presidential Republican nominee John McCain

Arizona senator has the experience,values to be country’s next leader

New ideas, positive changes willcome from an Obama presidencySen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has articu-

lated his stances on many different issuesand prides himself on taking Republicaninput in deciding the actions that must betaken to ensure the good of the countryand keep bipartisanship alive in theAmerican government.

On the economy, Obama has threemain points he will implement in order toget the American economy thriving again.

First, he wants to increase investmentsin infrastructure, energy independence,education, and research and develop-ment.

Secondly, he wantsto modernize

and sim-plify thetax codeand thethirdpart ofhis planis to im-plementtradepoliciesthat willincrease

the

export of American goods.He plans to get the ball rolling on

the restoration of the American infrastruc-ture by building new roads and high-ways, refocusing on public education bytargeting parents, and setting the stage foruniversal health care.

His tax code changes are aimed athelping the middle class along with smallcompanies and businesses.

His changes are aimed to turn the taxpolicy of the nation back to a time of fiscalresponsibility and fairness his vision in-cludes lowering taxes for 95% of Ameri-cans.

When it comes to defense, Obama has

said he will only send military personnelinto action when there is a clearly definedmission, politically and militarily. He hasalso stated he will take advice from mili-tary leaders and ensure that no action istaken simply for political reasons.

Obama has also been a member of theSenate Homeland Security and Govern-mental Affairs Committee and feels thathomeland security must be improveddrastically.

He has supported efforts to base home-land security efforts on risk rather thanpork-barrel politics and has introducedlegislation to strengthen chemical plantand drinking water security and to en-hance disaster preparedness.

Obama also feels that funding to securethe transit systems of the nation must beincreased to ensure safety.

On the topic of Iraq, the Iraq StudyGroup, a bipartisan group that has re-searched the war, has supported the planhe has proposed in dealing with the war.

He and running mate Joe Biden areproposing a responsible, phased troopwithdrawal that would end in the sum-mer of 2010.

However, a residual force will stay inIraq to help train security forces and en-

sure Iraq becomes the united na-tion it was told it would

become.Obama has also said

he will take action inworking with othercountries in stop-ping the spread ofweapons of massdestruction and tostop genocidethroughout theworld.

He cites stop-ping the genocidein Darfur as oneof his top priori-ties when it comesto foreign policy.Barack Obama is

a man of moderntimes and represents America in the 21stcentury. He is a transcendentalfigure that serves as a symbol for the uni-fication of America’s domestic barriers.Born to black and white parents, he is thebiracial offspring of the post-Civil Rightsera with an understanding of immigra-tion, having a father from Kenya.

At 47 years of age, Barack is still verymuch a young man who appeals to Amer-ica’s youth, the future of this country, andhe is dedicated to investing America’stime and money into their progress.

But more importantly, he is a familyman that empathizes with everydayAmericans.

There is little doubt that Americans areliving in unsettling times. An economiccrisis that has everyone on edge, two

continuing war efforts in the Middle East and aslew of domestic issues ranging from educationto healthcare have dominated public discoursein the crucial weeks leading up to this year’spresidential election.

Earlier this year, Americans narrowed a widefield of presidential hopefuls to two men-- dem-ocratic candidate Barack Obama and Republicancandidate John McCain.

Since then, one candidate has emerged as thestrongest choice as the next leader of this na-tion—the leader that will hopefully guide thiscountry to a brighter future.

Members of The South Texan editorial boardhave—albeit in a close vote— decided to endorseSenator Barack Obama as the best candidate forthe nation’s highest office.

Obama currently holds a narrow lead in pollsacross the country—some polls show a larger,more significant lead that others— and onceagain this is going to be an election that maycome down to three states: Ohio, Pennsylvaniaand Florida.

In selecting to support the Democratic senatorfrom Illinois, we were most struck by his planfor education, his tax plan and his objective oncaring for the well being of Americans throughhis proposed healthcare initiative.

Being college students, we know first hand theimportance of an education. We also know thecost.

With tuition on the rise, Obama's plan to givea $4,000 credit for students who complete 100

hours of community service seems like solid pro-posal aimed at making higher education accessi-ble.

It's a great incentive for students who havetried hard to gain scholarships, get financial aidor receive loans to pay for school and were un-able to receive such financial assistance.

Although most of us already in school will notbenefit directly from this plan, it is relevant forour younger siblings, nephews, nieces or cousinsto get this opportunity for them in their futureeducation endeavors.

The plan could also have strong benefits forcommunities across the country, where these stu-dents will eventually go to serve the hours ofcommunity service.

We also agree with his stance on helping theeducators by scraping standardized testing.Obama has stated that these types of tests re-strict students in high school from getting theproper education that they need to get ready forcollege.

Obama already has some experience promot-ing educational opportunities and accessibility,having supported a bill in Illinois that helpedstudents get a maximum of $5,100 in Pell Grantmoney.

Obama’s tax plan also helped the editorialboard reach its decision to choose him as ourcandidate of choice.

With the economy in shambles, it is becomingtougher and tougher for families to maintain anystability in the middle and lower classes.

Obama's plan is to cut taxes for families mak-ing less than $250,000 and for those making overthat will pay the same or pay lower rates than

from back in the 1990s.Now is the time for middle class families, bur-

dened with the hardships of this daunting eco-nomic crisis, to catch a break. Obama’s plangives them just that.

As for foreign policy, Obama’s plan to estab-lish good communication with other foreignleaders instead of ignoring them points to an ad-ministration that understands the value of diplo-macy.

Obama admits that it will be a challenge to di-alogue with some of our foes, but it is a betteridea than just finding an excuse to be confronta-tional or to start another war.

For the last eight years, the Bush administra-tion seemed to have tunnel vision aimed at thewar Iraq war, but it seemed that the administra-tion ignored the issues we have in our owncountry.

Like Obama has been promoting, it is time fora change, and we feel like what he has plannedfor us is exactly what we need to better our na-tion.

We also recognize the service of Republicannominee John McCain. He is a war hero who hasserved his country both in battle and in the U.S.Senate for most of his life.

But we believe Obama is a man of the Ameri-can people. It is important that we have a presi-dent ready to put the well-being our countryfirst and to put the focus back on the best inter-est of the American people.

We believe Obama has the right ideas, the pas-sion and the heart to run this country and helpus to become a better nation than what the Bushadministration has left us with.

Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama

The South Texan endorses...Barack Obama

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PPooiinnttss ttoo mmaakkee nnootteePPooiinnttss ttoo mmaakkee nnoottee• Iraq: McCain wants to establish a

stable and democratic Iraq capable ofsafeguarding their country, before bring-ing the troops home.

• Health Care: He wants to giveback a larger tax exemption to each indi-vidual ($2,500) and family ($5,000), sothat they can buy their own coverage, orupgrade their employer coverage. Evenfor those who have a pre-existing condi-tion.

• Border Security and Immi-gration:- Governors of states lying on the bor-

der would be required to certify that theborder is secure. - Go after companies who have illegal

immigrants employed.- Use technology and aerial equip-

ment to secure the borders.- Identification programs for visitors

of the United States

• Education:-Parents can choose which school

their child will attend.- Raise the standards for our students

and our teachers.

• Energy:- Increase of exploitation of natural

gas and oil- Alternative fuels and energy inde-

pendence

• Economic Plan:- He will reduce government spend-

ing and reject new bills requestingfunds until the budget is balanced.

- He will assist homeownerswho are in trouble by helping them con-vert their high interest mortgage into anFHA low interest loan, which will re-duce/eliminate foreclosures.- Small business.

* He will reduce the estate taxrate to 15 percent.

* He wants to keep a low tax rateof 35 percent and maintaining 15 percentof dividends and capital gains.

* Cut corporate tax rate from 35to 25 percent to help keep good jobs inthe United States.

* He will give a first year deduc-tion on any equipment and technologyinvestments.

* Establish permanent tax creditequal to 10 percent of wages. - Open new markets

* Reduce trade barriers* Globalization

Where to go to make your vote count

Jeremy Martinez / The South Texan

It seems like only a month ago we wereall heading to the polls for the primary electionand now it is time to do so again in what hascome to be known as the most historical electionof our generation.

The General Election will be held on Tues-day, Nov. 4 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. While manyTexas A&M University- Kingsville students areregistered to vote in Kleberg County many stu-dents are not.

TAMUK students from Houston, San An-tonio, the valley or other areas outside of Kleberg

County need to go home in order to participatein early voting in their registered county.

An advantage to early voting is that youdon’t have to stand in long lines on Election Day.

Registered voters may vote early at a loca-tion convenient to them within their politicalsubdivision.

If you are a registered voter and have lostor misplaced your voter certificate you may stillvote without it by providing some form of identi-fication like a driver’s license or personal identi-fication card issued by the Department of Public

Safety and signing an affidavit at the polls. This is the procedure to follow if your

voter registration is still current and your nameappears on the voter rolls in your county of resi-dence.

Early voting began on Oct. 20 and goesthru Oct. 31.

This is the ideal way for most TAMUKstudents to vote by Friday, Oct. 31 since ElectionDay is during the week and would be harder forstudents who are registered in other counties todo.

• Iraq: Obama is calling for aphased, responsible withdrawal thatwould end in summer of 2010. Hewould keep a residual force in thecountry as a counter-terrorism force andto protect American civilians in the re-gion.

• Health Care: -Require insurance companies to

cover pre-existing conditions so allAmericans regardless of their healthstatus or history can get comprehensivebenefits at fair and stable premiums.-Create a new Small Business Health

Tax Credit to help small businessesprovide affordable health insurance totheir employees.-Lower costs for businesses by cover-

ing a portion of the catastrophic healthcosts they pay in return for lower pre-miums for employees.-Prevent insurers from overcharging

doctors for their malpractice insuranceand invest in proven strategies to re-duce preventable medical errors.

• Border Security and Immi-gration: Obama wants to increase thenumber of legal immigrants to feel

families together and fill the job needsthat employers can not fill. He will alsocrack down on employers who hire ille-gal immigrants in order to promotelegal immigration. Finally, he will workwith Mexico to increase their economicdevelopment to decrease illegal immi-gration.

• Education: Obama has plans onimproving education at the early child-hood level, K-12 and college level. Hewill put more funding into Head Startprograms and will restructure the NoChild Left Behind laws.-He also wants to make science and

math national priorities and keepteachers from focusing on standardizedtests while rewarding and retainingteachers.-At the higher education level, he

would create a tax credit for college andsimplify the financial aid process inorder to make college accessible.

• Energy: Obama wants to elimi-nate imports from the Middle East andVenezuela within 10 years and getstarted on lowering green house gasemissions by 80% by 2050.

SportsSports The South Texan - October 28, 20086

Javelina Gameweek

When: Saturday, Oct. 25Time: 7 p.m.Where: Javelina StadiumAll-Time: Texas A&M-Kingsvilleleads series, 31-11-1 (18-4-1 inKingsville)Last Year: The Wildcats defeatedthe Javelinas 59-31 in AbileneOn the air: KTAI-91.1 FM, KSIX-1230 AM, KOPY-1070AM and on theathletic website, tamuk.edu/athleticsand tamuk.edu/ktai

#2 Abilene Christian Wildcats (8-0, 4-0)vs.

A&M-Kingsville Javelinas (6-3, 2-2)

#2 Abilene ChristianWildcats

Texas A&M-KingsvilleJavelinas

Lone Star Conference Standings

Football

South Division Div Conf All1. Abilene Christian 4-0 7-0 8-02. West Texas A&M 4-1 6-1 8-13. Tarleton State 2-2 5-2 7-23. Texas A&M-Kingsville 2-2 5-2 6-33. Midwestern State 2-2 4-3 5-36. Angelo State 1-3 3-4 3-67. Eastern New Mexico 0-5 1-7 1-8

Volleyball

Conf All1. West Texas A&M 8-0 24-42. Tarleton State 9-2 19-73. Midwestern State 6-3 22-73. Texas A&M-Commerce 6-3 14-85. Abilene Christian 5-4 18-85. Angelo State 5-4 17-125. Texas Womanʼs 5-4 16-118. Central Oklahoma 5-5 12-179. Cameron (Okla.) 4-5 12-1010. Southeastern Oklahoma 3-5 17-1110. East Central (Okla.) 3-5 10-1812. Texas A&M-Kingsville 3-8 7-1613. Southwestern Oklahoma 1-5 8-1314. Eastern New Mexico 0-8 6-23

Jav-A-Stats

Garza sets completion record in Hogs’35-32 road win over Eastern New MexicoJavelinas block late field goal, escape Black Water Draw withpostseason hopes still intact with dramatic win over Greyhounds

Coach Peterson, seniors expect tosee AMK basketball back in playoffsJavelinas also have shot to make schoolhistory if they can win 16 one more time

The Javelina basketball team ishoping for another winning seasonafter finishing 16-11 last year.

Should they win another 16 gamesthis season, it will be the first time inschool history to have six consecutive16-win seasons.

Unfortunately for the team, theywere unable to get into the playoffsafter a less than stellar conferenceseason.

“I’ve told the team that I’m nothappy right now,” said head coachPete Peterson. “I might smile when Isay that, but until we get back intothe playoffs I will not be happy.”

After finishing last season with a5-7 Lone Star Conference season, Pe-terson is aware that this conferencecan never be taken lightly.

“I don’t care what anyone says.The Lone Star Conference is thetoughest conference inAmerica,” hesaid.

Peterson is hoping that a hugecrop of transfers and two new fresh-men will help in improving the team.

Included in this year’s transfer isSchyler King from Penn State. The 6-foot-7-inch forward has impressedPeterson with his rebounding skills,but he hopes that he can excel in hissenior year and bring out his bestgame.

Another huge addition to the teamthis year is 6-foot-10-inch EmmanuelDixon.

The sophomore center fromHous-ton is trying to shake off injury andhasn’t seen much action on the courtyet.

“He’s a hard worker and has lost25 pounds and he hopes to be a greatasset to the team.”

As for the freshman, it is a local af-fair as Phillip Belford of Corpus

Christi Tuloso-Midway and BrockKimball from Ingleside decided to beclose to home.

Belford stands just 5 feet 8 inchesand has been given the nickname“Peanut” by the team.

He was one of the top scorers withTuloso-Midway andmade theJavelina team as a walk on.

“I registered to take some classesand my high school coach, BobbyCraig, wanted to see if I can impressthe team,” Belford said. “I was sur-prised because I didn’t think that Iwas going to make it.”

Kimball is a 6-foot-3-inch guardwho was one of the top high schoolscorers in the nation averaging 31.4points per game and was named toTexas Basketball Magazine’s All-Stateteam.

Despite the scoring effort he hadin high school, Peterson says that heneeds some work.

“He knows how to score andthat’s great, but he needs to work onhis defensive skills.”

Kimball is aware that he is in awhole new area with the Javelinas.

“It’s like night and day,” he said.“It’s going to be a whole lot tougherto score here. I don’t think I can everscore 30 a game in college.”

Helping out the newcomers is sen-ior guardWendell Mulkey.

The defending Lone Star Confer-ence defensive player of the year av-eraged 6.2 assists and 3.2 steals pergame and is hoping for the team’sbest season in his final year.

“I agree with Coach Petersonabout him not being happy,” Mulkeysaid. “We’ve worked real well to-gether during the summer and nowwe just got to believe in each other.”

The Javelinas will begin their sea-son on Nov. 5 when they travel toCollege Station to take on the TexasA&MAggies.

By Juan Carlos ReyesThe South Texan

Keiona Ausbie / e South TexanJavelina basketball coach Pete Petersonduring a preseason practice at the SteinkeCenter. Peterson says he will not be happyunless the Javelinas make the Lone StarConference playoffs this season. The teamwill also be shooting for its sixth straight16-win season, which would be a first forthe program.

Photo Courtesy of Sports InformationJavelina quarterback Billy Garza, shown here in ac-tion two weeks ago against the Midwestern StateMustangs, accounted for four touchdowns in theJavelinas win over the Eastern New Mexico Grey-hounds. Garza threw for three touchdowns and ranfor another while also setting a school record forcompletions in a game with 28. The Javelinas willhost their final home game this week.

The Texas A&M-KingsvilleJavelinas needed a blockedfield goal and the recovery ofan onside kick to escape BlackWater Draw, N.M. with a 35-32 win over the Eastern NewMexico Greyhounds.

Javelina quarterback BillyGarza set a school record with28 completions in the contest.

He threw for 318 yards andhad three touchdowns in thegame.

Garza also had a rushingtouchdown and led the teamwith 25 yards on the ground.

Jareko Taylor tied a schoolrecord with 12 receptions for158 yards with two touch-downs.

Ryan Lincoln also had a re-ceiving touchdown with 79yards.

The team will now host thenationally-ranked #2 AbileneChristian Wildcats in theteam’s final home game of theseason.

The Hogs have droppedfour straight games to theWildcats including a 59-31loss in Abilene last season.

Abilene Christian leads theLone Star Conference scoringoffense, scoring defense, totaloffense and total defense.

The Wildcats put up 51.1points per game while limit-ing their opponents to only 16points.

Conversely, the Javelinasput up 32.1 points per contest,fourth in the LSC, while al-lowing 23.9 points per game,sixth in the conference.

Abilene Christian racks upan average of 543.3 yards agame and their defense allowsonly 287.8 yards by their op-ponents.

A&M-Kingsville averages407.6 yards per game.

The Wildcats and Javelinasare two of three LSC teamsthat average over 400 yards ofoffense a game.

The Javelina defense givesup an average of 333.4 yardsper contest.

Two of the LSC’s top quar-terbacks will also be show-cased during the game.

Garza ranks fifth in theconference in passing yardsper game while ACU’s BillyMalone ranks second.

Both quarterbacks also rankin the top five in scoring in theLSC.

The Javelinas lead the all-time series against the Wild-cats at 31-11-1 in a rivalry thatgoes back to 1932.

The two teams combined towin 6 NAIA titles in the ‘70s.

By Jaime GonzalezThe South Texan

En honor a los festejos delmes de la Herencia Hispánica sereconocieron los hispanos

Servando Hinojosa y antiguorepresentante estatal HugoBerlanga.

Además de los mencionados,el director del Museo KenedyRanch, Homero Vera, llevóacabo un discurso para presen-tar a los festejados.

Aproximadamente entre 40 y50 personas invitadas asistierona la comida. Entre ellos estu-vieron las familias de ambos.

Vera se deslumbro al discutirlos logros por parte de Hinojosa.

Al tomar el podio, Hinojosainició su presentación con expli-caciones de sus pinturas y traba-jos laborales.

Entre ellos, presentó fotos enuna pantalla donde mostro suescultura de hierro situada en lacarretera principal de AliceTexas.

La escultura “Alicia y Juan”representa una pareja bailandoal compás de la música en unaépoca de hace mas de un siglo.

Acompañando a Hinojosa, es-taban su esposa Petra, su hijaAnaLou Hernández y su her-mana Victoria Hinojosa.

Al terminar la presentación,los asistentes fueron invitados aun almuerzo estilo buffet dondesirvieron pechuga de pollo em-panizado acompañada de puréde papa y elote.

El jubilado representante es-tatal Hugo Berlanga tambiénrecibió elogios. Destacó en sucarrera política con logros que

jamás se hubieran alcanzado sinsu perseverancia. La familia deBerlanga, incluyendo su esposae hijo se mostraron muy con-tentos de recibir este re-conocimiento.

“Estoy muy orgullosa deHugo, después de sacrificartanto tiempo sin la familia. Es-pero que ahora mi hijo se decuenta de los sacrificios de supadre. Hubo instantes en lascuales Hugo nos hacía esperarpara salir con la familia puesto aque había conferencias telefóni-cas y personales en su laborcomo representante estatal” dijoLaura Berlanga.

Acompañando a la familia seencontraba la suegra deBerlanga, Sra. Angélica Garza yLauren Ayala, sobrina deBerlanga.

Terminó la celebración delmes de la herencia hispánicaen Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK), conuna cena honorando aljubilado senador estatalCarlos F. Truan en el salóngrande del Memorial StudentUnion Ballroom, el jueves 16de octubre.

Parte del programa fue lapresentación de la jovenpoeta y escritora GabrielaGarcía Medina, la cual recitótres poesías del estilo “slam”durante la cena.

Truan, fue uno de losarquitectos del cambio delnombre de la Universidad deTexas A&I a Texas A&MUniversity-Kingsville, lo quegenero controversia desdeaquella época. Truandefendió su decisión para elcambio del nombre a A&M-Kingsville y dijo que muypocos estaban en contra de esaproposición.

Truan también analizó lascondiciones actuales de loshispanos en Texas en el siglo21.

“Es muy importante quelos estudiantes recuerden elpasado,” dijo Truan en inglés.“(En el pasado) no era fácilser una minoría, pero eltiempo ha cambiado.

Ahora, ser minoría y serhispano ya no es un problemaó tan difícil. Ahora, el MéxicoAmericano, el hispano, tienela más grande porción deestudiantes en estauniversidad.”

Truan recordó su tiempode estudiante en TAMUK,donde aprendió a sobrevivir ya pelear por las causas justasy dijo que su educación enTAMUK lo preparo para serla persona que es ahora y para

su servicio comorepresentante de la gente delsur de Texas en la legislaturadel estado en Austin.

Truan, nació y creció enKingsville, hijo de una madresoltera, recibió su diploma deTexas A&I University en1959, y fue miembro por másde 30 anos en la legislatura de

Texas. Truan llego a ser elDecano del Senado, o sea elsenador con más tiempoconsecutivo de servir a lagente de Texas, antes de suretiro.

Inició su carera políticacuando fue elegido comorepresentante del estado porlos condados de Kleberg yNueces en 1968.

En 1976 fue elejidosenador del estado por eldistrito 20, donde fuemiembro de la legislaturaestatal hasta el año 2003.

En 1985 fue electo senadorpro tem y gobernador deTexas por un día. Todas estasactividades sumaron más de35 años de servicio a lalegislatura de Texas.

Incluso, participoactivamente en variasposiciones de lasorganizaciones de derechosciviles tales como League ofUnited Latin AmericanCitiezens (LULAC), TheAmerican G I Forum, y ElConcilio l de la Raza.

En su carera política, Truanintrodujo el “Texas HousingAuthority Act of 1988” y fuereconocido por su batalla porlograr que la educaciónbilingüe se hiciera unarealidad en Texas cuando suproposición sobre este temafue hecho ley en 1969.

García Medina di-vierte a los invitados

con sub poesía bilingüeLa cena concluyo con la

presentación de GabrielaGarcía Medina, quien fascinoa la concurrencia con supoesía popular bilingüe, lacual toco temas sobre el amor,la amistad, el trabajo, la luchade los inmigrantes dediferentes nacionalidades.

García-Medina, primeralengua es el español y salió deCuba a la edad de 7 anos, “supoesía es una extensión deella misma” recuerda susraíces culturales, sus abuelos,la comida y la diversidadcultural que nunca debe serolvidada según GarcíaMedina.

Su producción literariaincluye “Ink-Scribing Oshun”( 2006) y “In the Wake ofOya” (2007).

“Adelita” honra aTAMUK con su presencia

Durante este mes sellevaron otras actividadescomo el dibujo gigante de la“Adelita” – la cual representapapel de la mujer durante larevolución en México -enfrente del edificio “StudentUnion.”

La obra fue patrocinadapor “El Club de Arte

Impastos” con la colaboraciónde la profesora de arte SantaBarraza.

“ La Adelita,” fue unalegendaria mujer Mexicana,que participó en la lucha de laRevolución Mexicana en1910, y es un personaje queen realidad existió,” dijoBarraza .

“Actualmente el término‘Adelita’ se usa para referirsea todas aquellas mujeres quefueron soldadas y participaronen dicho movimiento armadojunto a Pancho Villa,” dijoBarraza .

Reconocimiento a losmuertos forma parte de

nuestra cultura

En esa misma semana sellevo a cabo un taller parahacer mascaras y pintarCalaveras en honor al día delos muertos.

El evento estuvopatrocinado por el mismoclub, y estuvo conducido porla presidenta de esaorganización, VanessaRamos, estudiante de arte.

Los seguidores cristianosindican que esta celebraciónse inicio en los meses de julioy agosto en la época de losAztecas.

Estos ritos náhuatlesfueron incorporados a lascelebraciones cristianas al

llegar los españoles.Al mismo tiempo,

adaptándose al calendariocristiano, le cambiarían lafecha a los días 1 y 2 denoviembre.

El primer día de noviembrese dedican a celebrar lasalmas de los niños difuntos yel segundo día es para losdemás seres queridos.

La anfitriona yrepresentante de estos díasfestivos es la famosa yreconocida “Calaca” o sea lamuerte.

Igualmente es reconocidacomo “la Flaca o la Huesuda.”Los cráneos de azúcarprovienen de ésta, ya que paramucha gente las compra comoofrendas para sus difuntos.

Se sabe por las leyendasmexicanas que para el viaje,nuestros seres queridosnecesitan comida y agua parael camino, incluso veladoraspara alumbrarse.

La tradición es de llevarle alos muertos comida y ofrendaspara alentar las ánimas en suviaje a la otra vida.

“Aproximadamente 30personas entre estudiantes,profesores y empleadostuvieron la oportunidad dehacer sus propios diseños parahacer sus mascaras para el díade los muertos el cual secelebra en Nov. 1 y 2,” segúnRamos.

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7Terminan los festejos Herencia HispanaLlegan a su fin las celebraciones del mes de la Herencia Hispana con discursospoeticos, cenas y reconocimientos incluyendo dibujos de gis en patio principal.

Edwin VásquezYamira González-Mendiola

The South Texan

EdwinVásquez|e South Texan

Los estudiantes de Arte Eloy Jimenez-Sosa (izq.) y Vanessa Ramos (der.) dibujaron una imagen representando a “Adelita” en el patio princi-pal frente a la calle Santa Gertrudis. El dibujo fue hecho con gis de varios colores. Este fue uno de los eventos señalando la participacion deldepartamento de Arte en la Herencia Hispana.

Presentan reconocimientos a Berlanga e HinojosaYamira González-Mendiola

The South Texan

Yamira González-Mendiola|e South TexanHugo Berlanga y Servando Hinojosa fueron festejados por su contribucion ala Herencia Hispana por sus carreras tanto politícas como artisticas.

Edwin Vasquez/e South Texan

Estudiantes de TAMUK participan en un taller parahacer mascaras en honor al Día de los Muertos

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JAVELINAS AIMFOR PLAYOFFSSaturday’s home game at Javelina Stadiumgives fans one last chance to savor season

After two consecutive 3-8 seasons, the 2008 cam-paign started out with high hopes for the Texas A&MUniversity Javelina football team. A new quarterbackwith Big 10 experience and a rejuvenated defense hadthe team and coaches thinking this could be the yearthe Hoggies returned to their greatness of yesteryear.Now, with the last home game of the season this Satur-day, Coach Bo Atterberry’s Hogs are 6-3 overall and 2-2 in conference and have an “outside” chance ofadvancing to the playoffs for the first time since 2005.A big obstacle challenges the Javelinas, however. Abi-lene Christian University is ranked No. 2 in the na-tion. A loss would almost certainly spoil any hopes forpostseason play. But these are the Hogs. They are athome. Tradition looms big here at TAMUK and withthe proper support and little big of hustle, anything ispossible. Whatever the result, Javelina fans have al-ready savored a sweet season. The Hogs have as manywins now than they did the past two years and haveassured themselves of a winning season. Without adoubt, Javelina football is back.

Emotions have runhigh this season. The

leadership of BillyGarza (17, top left)

has rekindled schoolspirit at Hog Calls andgiven the Hogs a newsense or urgency. But

disappointment al-ways looms as run-

ning back Billy Martin(bottom left) is con-

soled. Tensions are sohigh as witnessed by

Coach Bo Atterberry’sconfrontation over a

blown call by the offi-cials (bottom right)

during the crucialMidwestern Universitygame which the Hogs

lost, 38-16, atJavelina Stadium.

Quarterback Billy Garza looks downfield for an open receiver.

The Javelina cheerleaders are ready for a spirited Hog Call this week.

Running back Billy Martin is contemplating another stellar per-formance as the season draws to a close.

The Javelinas have a new sense of pride after posting a 6-3 season.

Coach Bo Atterberry argues with officials after a crucial call which wasruled a fumble instead of a forward pass in the 38-16 loss to MidwesternState University earlier this season at Javelina Stadium.

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