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UTSAThe UTSA Insti-

tute for Economic Development re-

portedly generated $1.6 billion in busi-ness growth for the 2013 fiscal year and

served more the 36,000 clients.

San AntonioAmidst rumors of a possible ban, Coun-cilman Diego Bernal confirmed that San Antonio will not be

considering a ban on horse-drawn car-riages downtown.

TexasPsychiatrist Dr.

Francisco Fernandez was named found-ing dean of the new School of Medicine at the University of Texas Rio Grande

Valley.

U.S.The Senate approved

an increase to the debt ceiling, which

will last until March 2015 and allows

the government to continue borrow-

ing money to pay its bills.

WorldThe United Na-

tions Human Rights Council charged

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with

crimes against humanity. He may

be held person-ally liable in internal

court.

SportsThe UTSA Softball team will host the UTSA Mid-Major Classic with games starting on Friday

and ending on Sun-day.

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Luis Rodriguez Staff Writer news@paisano-online.com

Throughout the country, at-tention has been given to diet-related issues such as diabetes, heart disease and obesity. As a result, UTSA was quick to bring a dietetics and nutrition program to the university.

The College of Education and Human Development at UTSA adapted the program from a

similar one at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC).

The new program at UTSA will provide a unique oppor-tunity by allowing students to earn a dual degree — a Bach-elor of Science with a major in Nutrition and a Master of Di-etetics Studies.

The mission of the program is to benefit the health of the community, particularly those living in the South Texas region, through education, service and scholarship.

“I think there is increased awareness that nutrition plays a

role in the prevention of diseas-es and treatment of diseases,” said Associate Professor and Program Director of Dietet-ics and Nutrition Dr. Carmen Román-Shriver. “I think the administration recognized that there is a need from consumers, the public and the community to improve the overall health, and nutrition is one of the com-ponents to improve health.”

The coordinated program in dietetics and nutrition at UTSA started its first classes in Fall 2013. Only 10 students out of 25 applicants were admitted in the first year. The requirements

for admission are a 3.0 GPA, prerequisites courses, a good academic standing as a junior and a personal interview with

Nutrition degree promotes health

Anthony MendozaStaff Writer news@paisano-online.com

The persistent message to live a healthy lifestyle is ines-capable. The health-craze mar-ket is saturated with dietary op-tions that guarantee promising results.

However, attempts to obtain a healthier regimen often result in failure and continued poor health. So why not try a new approach — religion.

UTSA Sociology Professor Christopher Ellison has stud-ied the correlation between religion and health. He says recent studies suggest that con-tinued religious practice may contribute to good health. In particular, religious attendance appears to be a dominant factor associated with lower mortality risks and better health condi-tions.

When addressing any causal

link between religious atten-dance and health, Ellison cau-tions that research must “factor associations that may confound the association between reli-gion and health, and religion and mortality…that is, things that might be seen as driving or causing the association.”

Ellison notes that individuals with high religious attendance tend to have more friends and are less likely to be social iso-lates. The question is whether these factors or others such as pre-existing health conditions, gender, race or regular exercise, are causing better health condi-tions rather than religious at-tendance itself.

Regardless, some results have shown delayed onset of cognitive decline among elderly patients, and, in some isolated cases, lowered rates of various cancers.

Ellison supports the findings but remains objective, asking, “Is it really attendance or is it people who attend more of-ten have other things going on (such as) a closer relation to God; maybe they have a more

active prayer life. Religious people on average are more likely to embrace forgiveness… so positive orientations may be partly responsible for (at-tendance and health).” Indeed, core religious components may contribute to better health, but do different ideological prac-tices have better health out-comes than others?

One member of the UTSA Applied Spiritual Technology, who goes by Advaita, empha-sizes the group’s foundation of a vegan and vegetarian diet. Their organization often sells vegan food next to the Som-brilla. The dietary standards the club practices do contrib-ute to health and Advaita rec-ognizes that “religion is there, but not without understanding this principle of kindness and compassion.”

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Over 200 students attended a technology entrepreneur boot camp Saturday, Feb. 15, in the Business Building’s Richard Liu Auditorium. The boot camp focused on important entre-preneurial topics such as busi-ness planning, manufacturing a product, securing start-up

funds and marketing innova-tive ideas.

The biannual boot camp was hosted by the UTSA Center for Innovation and Technol-ogy Entrepreneurship (CITE). Established in 2006, CITE is an interdisciplinary center in the College of Business and College of Engineering that focuses on disseminating the basic build-ing blocks of entrepreneurial activity through short courses, internships, projects and com-petitions.

Dr. Anita Leffel, Professor in

Entrepreneurship and Assis-tant Director of CITE, clarified the goal of the boot camp for UTSA students aspiring to be entrepreneurs.

“These students are nascent entrepreneurs. They have great ideas and they are working in teams of engineer and business students, but they do not quite know exactly what it takes to take that technology from the lab and out to the consumer,” said Leffel.

“This boot camp is the be-

Business boot camp inspires innovation

Are you prepared for the workforce?Paul McIntier Intern news@paisano-online.com

A recent survey by Bentley University in Waltham, Mas-sachusetts found that college graduates are struggling with their transition into the work-force, prompting a debate over who is responsible for their lack of preparation.

Bentley President Gloria Cordes Larson noted that while many surveys reveal that businesses are finding graduates unprepared for the workplace, recruiters that her administrators work with – as well as the university’s study – tell a different tale.

“What I’m hearing is, ‘We’re all a part of the set of solu-tions,’” Larson revealed in an interview with Inside Higher Education. “There’s definitely a head of steam that’s building with career preparedness.”

Though Larson’s experi-ence with company recruiters seems to back up the survey’s results, some still see room for student improvement. Katharine Farmer, recruiting specialist for Valero Energy Corporation in San Antonio, said, “When I’m on campus at recruiting events, I feel that some students are not as pre-pared as maybe they should be.”

When asked what students can do to better prepare themselves, Farmer adds, “Students should take advan-tage of everything on campus. Utilize (the university’s) ca-

reer services and have a resume reviewed. Do a mock interview so you have confidence going into the real thing and build your network.”

Karen Ivey, assistant direc-tor of Student Services with UTSA’s Career Center, agreed. “Networking is huge. We want students to feel confident and know how to build professional relationships.”

In addition to offering help with networking, the Career Center conducts mock inter-views on site, often bringing in recruiters to aid in the process. Stefanie Cisneros, a UTSA ca-reer counselor, said, “We bring in employers that conduct these interviews, and it’s great to pair up a student with them and get feedback from an actual employer who’s doing the inter-views on a daily basis.”

Career advisers agree that students are most success-ful when they receive advising freshman year. Farmer stated, “I think students need to place an emphasis on their career search early on and not wait until it’s too late. I love it when I see freshmen at a career fair. Those students are on top of their game.”

Ivey also believes that stu-dents should come to the Ca-reer Center early on and make return visits throughout their academic career. “The ones that we continue to see are commit-ted to the process and are com-ing back in. It’s so exciting to watch the student grow.”

Internships are one of the many ways college students can gain valuable experiences and skills necessary to make

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State of the district

Sarah GibbensNews Editor news@paisano-online.com

As UTSA and the surround-ing area rapidly expands, there are a number of concerns as-sociated with residential and commercial development.

District 8 City Councilman Ron Nirenberg is the San An-tonio representative for UTSA’s Main Campus and surrounding areas such as La Cantera, The Rim and the Medical Center.

On Feb. 15, Nirenberg held a “State of the District” address

to discuss the future of District 8 and allow constituents to ad-dress their concerns.

In attendance were City Manager Sheryl Sculley and San Antonio Police Chief Wil-liam McManus. Sculley opened the address by delivering a short speech in which she dis-cussed growth and finance in San Antonio.

According to her estimates, San Antonio’s population is in-creasing by 25,000 per year. At this rate, San Antonio’s popula-tion is expected to surpass two million by 2040.

Sculley also noted that San Antonio is the only city among the top 10 largest U.S. cities with a AAA bond rating. As

a result, the city enjoys low interest rates, which attracts business investment and de-velopment.

That attractive develop-ment, however, has prompted numerous concerns — the en-vironment being among the most pressing.

In his speech, Nirenberg noted that “water scarcity is the biggest threat to South Texas.”

Much of District 8 and UTSA lie over the Edward’s Aquifer recharge zone, which is the largest source of wa-ter for San Antonio. As more residential and commercial developments are constructed impervious asphalt will poten-tially inhibit the aquifer’s abil-ity to refill itself.

Several constituents at the address called for stricter reg-ulation to commercial devel-opment, noting that the eco-nomic growth associated with businesses buys them more influence in municipal govern-ment.

Nirenberg was quick to de-fend UTSA’s development by saying, “UTSA’s growth has provided more degrees than any southern Texas university and brought millions (of dol-lars) to the community.”

Among the other concerns brought up by local residents were demands for more green spaces, citywide Wi-Fi, road maintenance, police officer accountability, a pay increase for council members and safer parks.

The councilman finished his address by promising to fight for job creation, workforce de-velopment and incentives for business investment.

ginning of their semester-long study of taking a product to the market.”

This rigorous crash course was held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. It consisted of speakers in-forming the attendees of specif-ic matters such as legal issues, manufacturing, business plan and pitch and small business development resources. Speak-ers included Gordon Bennett, a Fluorescent Microscopist for Biomoda; Stephanie Chandler, a Jackson Walker attorney and Morrison Woods, Director for San Antonio SBDC.

The keynote speaker was Pe-ter Savas, Chief Executive Offi-cer of StemBioSys, Inc., a stem cell company based in San An-tonio. Savas talked about many important practices from his perspective as a CEO and ven-ture capitalist. Speaking about

three important stories of his life, he explained that as a CEO or entrepreneur it is important to understand your strengths and weaknesses.

Savas continued by explaining that the most important thing as an entrepreneur is not necessar-ily what you know, but who you know.

He clarified to the public that his success in biomedical com-panies was due to the fact that he surrounded himself with smart people that helped his companies flourish.

Jorge Franco, Peter Mancuso, Nic Villarreal and Steve Perez from the Palm Keg Group, a group of mechanical engineer-ing students, attended to learn how to market their products.

Although hesitant to com-pletely describe their product, they did briefly describe the concept as being a handheld

pressurized keg that has the ability to keep a beverage from going flat.

The Palm Keg Group is hop-ing to compete in the $100K Student Technology Venture Competition later this spring, a competition for undergraduate UTSA students to create a new technology product and a busi-ness plan for commercialization of the product.

“We could adjust the prod-uct to accommodate to sodas and market it towards different things, but we put a lot of work towards beer,” said The Palm Keg Group.

For many aspiring entrepre-neurs at UTSA, the boot camp was the starting point to the $100K Student Technology Competition on April 29.

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the transition into the work-force. Ivey offered, “We’re en-couraging internships. Finding relevant experience boosts (a student’s) confidence level.”

Farmer agreed, noting, “I think internship experience helps with career preparedness and overall confidence. Stu-dents who have had internship and/or related work experience going in to an interview stand out among their peers who don’t.” She also believes that those students will better adapt to their job responsibilities.

Farmer’s experience with col-lege graduates encompasses both ends of the spectrum. “I

see a lot of students with great internship experience, high in-volvement in organizations and solid resumes for the most part.

“UTSA students have a strong presence at Valero, not only in our internship program, but those hired full-time as well. I think UTSA students are afford-ed a lot of opportunity since it is such a large school.”

However, she is all too aware of the flip side. “I’ve also seen many graduating seniors who didn’t take advantage of all that their university has to offer – ca-reer services, internships, stu-dent organizations, networking events – and their resume lacks the ‘meat’ to make them stand out to a recruiter or hiring man-

ager.”Farmer concluded, “Finding a

job takes effort; don’t think it is just going to land in your lap. Set goals for where you want to be, and tailor your job search – and the offer you ultimately want to accept – so that they line up with those goals.”

In addition to mock inter-views and individual career counseling, UTSA’s Career Cen-ter offers the RowdyJobs online job bank, professional develop-ment workshops, résumé re-views, etiquette workshops and a Career Closet, where students who might not own professional work attire can borrow, free of charge, a suit or outfit to wear to an interview.

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Women’s behavior can dras-tically change throughout the month as their hormones fluc-tuate. These behavioral changes can influence anything from the men a woman is attracted to, to her choice of clothing.

UTSA’s Assistant Professor of Marketing Dr. Kristina M. Durante performed research on ovulating and non-ovulating women. Durante argues that a

woman’s behavior shifts when she is ovulating; women also compete for romantic attention and are attracted to different men during that time.

“We should see it playing a big role in shifting women’s be-havior, specifically behavior that can impact mating outcomes — increasing your attractiveness, competing with other women, thinking about what kind of mate you want and having thoughts about men who have a higher genetic fitness,” said Du-rante.

“For women, we don’t see an attractive man and our estrogen levels go up, because it is a very intricate, complicated process

to regulate fertility in the repro-duction of that one sex cell. We don’t operate physiologically the same way that men do.”

She asked a group of non-ovu-lating women if they believed a “bad boy” would stay and father their child — 41 percent an-swered no. The result increased by 10 percent among women who were ovulating. During a TEDx Talk in Octo-ber 2013, Durante spoke about a woman’s ovulation cycle and how it affects her behavior. Her talk was titled “Fertile, Flirty, and Fierce: Hidden influences on women’s courtship, competi-tion and consumer choice.”

Durante began her talk by

asking the audience to think about the next 28 days of their lives and how many times they thought about sex.

“Their (men) testosterone goes up and down in little waves, but never as dramatic as we see of estrogen cycling for women,” Durante stated, “Women also have testosterone, but it is very low-level and it (estrogen) isn’t the primary sex hormone.”

In one of her studies, Du-rante had a female student sit down with a canister filled with colored pencils and paper. She asked the woman, who was not ovulating, to draw an outfit she would wear to a party. The outfit came out to be relatively conser-

vative. Durante asked the same woman, when she was ovulat-ing, to draw an outfit she would wear to a similar party. The re-sult was a marked preference to wear more revealing clothing.

“There are many consumer products that women purchase to impress other women,” said Durante. She explained that the motivation behind a woman’s decision to buy an expensive handbag or the latest high heels is mostly meant to compete with other women.

Durante’s research has also shown that women are dress-ing more for other women than they are dressing for men. When a woman sees a “bad boy” figure,

she will most likely aim toward him rather than to a man who is a provider and future father fig-ure.

Durante compared the prefer-ences and fantasies of a married woman with children to wanting a piece of chocolate cake. While the desire to sleep with a “bad boy” is stronger during those few days of ovulation, it is not uncontrollable.

While Durante teaches class, she briefly sees the competition for male attention among her female students. “I am not spe-cifically looking for it right here, but I do see it all the time and in different facets,” said Durante.

What women want: how ovulation affects women’s choices

Religion: social conditions of church attendance may offer health benefitsciation (MSA), explained that “One of the principles of Islam is moderation, everything in mod-eration, (and) if you’re stressing yourself through your religion, you’re practicing it wrongly. (Religion) is something you in-corporate as a part of your way of life, not take you away from happiness.”

These practices are intended to promote humility when ap-proaching food or any aspect of daily living. These practices in turn encourage the omission of alcohol, pork or any intoxicant that might harm the body physi-cally and mentally.

Strict adherence to a religion can sometimes create internal conflict and anxiety. Therefore,

religion does not necessarily guarantee a healthier outcome but social factors may play a role.

Charles Duncan, president of the Secular Student Alli-ance, acknowledged that even without religion “having a good social network, having plenty of friends, having a good rela-tionship with family (and) be-ing in a good place where you are viewed in a positive light is a major component to living a good life, which would correlate with a more positive health out-come.”

This idea of a social support system benefiting health is com-mon among all religions, which may relate to religious atten-dance.

Ellison said, “How much of it

is attendance, how much of it is involvement, is it other things about religious and spiritual life? Those are things we are still try-ing to untangle,” when analyzing the correlation between religion and health.

“What’s interesting is that there isn’t much evidence that

the association between reli-gion and mortality risks var-ies a lot across religious tradi-tion,” says Ellison. “(There is not) much of a difference be-tween Presbyterian and Bap-tists or Catholics and Protes-tants.”

So what specific religious component contributes to overall health? Attendance seems to a dominant factor in the research, but diet, social ties and overall religious de-meanor may be linked to at-tendance itself.

As MSA member Ahmed mentioned, “Treat yourself better so you can treat other people better” — a common underlying message that reso-nates throughout mainstream religions.

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the program faculty. “I would love to educate

people on the importance of healthy diet practices,” says Ana Lizbeth Sesatty, a student of the new nutrition and di-etetics program at UTSA. She decided to pursue a career in nutrition rather than in medi-cine.

“I believe in preventive medicine because medications provide a temporary relief of symptoms, but good nutrition provides a daily, lasting relief to a person’s health,” she said.

Next fall, the program will be accepting 10 to 15 new ap-plicants. With more than 100 candidates expected to apply

for the new program, accep-tance will be highly competi-tive. The application deadline is May 1.

As for the 10 students in the program, there have not been any setbacks.

Román-Shriver expects the program to be accredited by March and is hoping to hire another professor by the end of the semester.

For more information about the program, visit the College of Education and Human De-velopment.

Health: nutrition program added Continued from page 1“One of the prin-

ciples of Islam is moderation — ev-erything in mod-eration.”Mohammed AhmedMuslim Student Associa-tion President

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c o m e s to mind w h e n you think about Af-ghanistan? For many, the coun-try repre-

sents the on going war on terror, fear or maybe a culture crippled by extremist groups.

Remarkably, for American Nick Pugliese, Afghanistan represents a place where his dreams came true.

In 2012, Pugliese graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and took a telecom-munications job in Kabul, Afghani-stan. Though he initially enjoyed the rich culture of the region, Pug-liese quickly felt isolated and grid-locked in Kabul due to the strict security restrictions his company placed upon its employees.

Pugliese, who played soccer for Williams College all four years and was team captain his junior and se-nior years, turned to the company soccer team to deal with his frus-trations. Feeling a sense of freedom from the strict security restrictions, he returned to his free-spirited way of playing the game of soccer and impressed his colleagues. Over time, Pugliese started to gain noto-riety in the area with his play and astonished more people than just his company teammates.

In a fascinating twist, Kabul Pre-mier League club team Ferozi FC took notice of Pugliese. In 2013, Ferozi scouts offered a trial to the American, who subsequently made the team. His employer took notice and offered an ultimatum to the American — keep your job, or play soccer.

Pugliese chose soccer. By earning a spot on Ferozi FC,

Pugliese became the first American

to play in the Kabul Premier League. In the season since making the

team, Pugliese has been embraced and cheered by over 20,000 Ferozi fans. He has been welcomed by his teammates and feels like he’s part of a family. His coach has invited him into his home and has shared din-ner and family memories with the American. Outside of the team, Pugliese has habitually walked the streets of Kabul and made Afghan friends. He has made friendships not based on ethnicity, race or corny predispositions, but based on respect.

Through sports, the community has accepted Pugliese in ways that many would have deemed impos-sible. He has made life-long friend-ships and has broken the traditional stereotypes of Middle Eastern in-habitants.

But make no mistake; Afghani-stan is one of — if not the — most dangerous countries in the world. The Islamic fundamentalist group known as the Taliban still terror-izes the country, accounting for over 8600 civilian casualties in 2013 alone. The Taliban still continues to attack government targets and Co-alition troops. For many, the coun-try represents painful memories of lost loved ones and will always be symbolized as a home to the disen-franchised.

But what this courageous man’s remarkable journey represents is hope. That given the community embrace he received, there is hope that a country can change — that people can change. Be it small, or a fraction of it, hope is still there. And ultimately hope is all we need.

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It’s hard to throw a stone around UTSA without hitting some kind of construction zone. The area surrounding UTSA’s Main Campus is undergoing a makeover, and luxury apart-ments are popping up left and right. But as UTSA’s student population stabilizes and tradi-tional college students become more common, developers will need to turn their eyes to aver-age students and start building a diverse college community.

The Luxx, Tetro and Prado Student Living will all open their doors to students in the fall, adding three luxury com-munities to the patchwork of apartments around UTSA. All three will undoubtedly bring unique experiences that could not be found in and around UTSA just a year or two ago, but they will do very little to bring the UTSA community to-gether, and they will all cater to

a niche of students that prefer and can afford that particular lifestyle.

While new apartments are being constructed around cam-pus, many existing apartments remain vacant. Even Univer-sity Oaks, an on-campus dorm, and the Outpost just across the street are not enticing enough to students to keep their rooms occupied. UTSA’s student pop-ulation has dropped for the first time in recent memory, and combined with the exist-ing apartment shortage the addition of luxury apartments seems absurd.

One of the consequences of large apartment complexes — essentially the only hous-ing option within a reasonable distance from UTSA — is that they create a smaller commu-nity at the expense of neighbor-hood diversity. By design, many apartment complexes offer

community centers and ameni-ties to their residents, but not to anyone else. Choosing to live near campus should mean liv-ing in a college neighborhood, not just a college apartment complex.

Although many of these apartment complexes are close to campus, they still rely on shuttles to get their residents to and from campus. Obviously UTSA has a parking problem that isn’t going away soon, but there remain very few options for students who want to go anywhere but to and from cam-pus. The UTSA neighborhood is essentially bare in terms of coffee shops, bars, restaurants and entertainment. There are far fewer houses and duplexes to rent around UTSA than there are empty rooms in the apartments around campus, a clear sign that the apartment lifestyle is not what every stu-

dent wants. Building a vibrant college

community around UTSA should not just mean more large apartment complexes. These cater to a specific brand of student, and there are many more students who would pre-fer to live in a house or rent a duplex. A recent poll conduct-ed by UTSA found that over 70 percent of students drive more than five miles to get to cam-pus, but enhancing the college lifestyle of the neighborhood could significantly reduce that number.

The city administration needs to change zoning for the area from multiple-family residential to single-family resi-dential and retail in order to address the housing and living situation around UTSA. A sur-plus of apartment complexes and a shortage of other rental properties is a clear sign that

apartment living is not for ev-erybody, and a lack of afford-able options likely drives many students away as well. Improv-ing the neighborhood by mak-ing it more walkable would also reduce the need for cars and shuttles, and adding more col-lege-friendly stores and shops would entice students to move closer to campus.

The neighborhood around UTSA has a housing problem, and as the university shifts away from a commuter school, developers need to respond to the change. While luxury apart-ments may be a piece to the puzzle that will soon make up the UTSA neighborhood, the final product must be a diverse mix that includes more afford-able options and more retail space.

Luxury apar tments are not the answer to UTSA’s housing woes

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August 26, 2008 The Paisano 1ARTS&LIFE

Christina AcostaContributing Writer arts@paisano-online.com

Stepping inside Montage Vintage, one will be greeted with rustic typewriters and crystal chandeliers hanging overhead. Colorful frocks, adorable accessories and neck-laces that look like passed down heirlooms are everywhere to be seen. The atmosphere appears truly authentic, from the old style of music to the scent of calming lavender as you find the right jewelry or clothes while shopping.

Shelby Guevara, store owner and San Antonio native, makes sure your experience at Mon-tage Vintage is memorable. Her gentle smile and customer friendly approach will steal your heart as she assists you. Guevara explains her love for vintage pieces as “something nobody else will have because it is not only limited, but it can also be as old as fifty years old.”

It all started with a dream for Guevara. “I began sewing at the age of eleven, and from there I started taking vintage dresses that had weird yet cool pat-terns and resizing, remaking, and shortening the dresses.”

By the time Guevara was sixteen, she knew she wanted to own her own store. In 2006, Guevara and her husband Jacob first opened Montage Vintage (formerly known as Redemp-tion Garb [R.G] Vintage) and the rest, you can say, is history.

Her purpose of creating a business specifically in San An-tonio is so the locals can find vintage items without having to leave the city. She explains that many people drive at least an hour away to Austin and even

Houston to find vintage items. It is not necessary since San Antonio is continuing to grow.

At Montage Vintage, items for men and women range from the 1940s through the early 1990s. According to their website, Montage has gotten attention for their superb jew-elry collection. Each piece is made out of broken scrap an-tique jewelry as well as leather, natural stones and unusual finds.

All clothes come from differ-ent vendors who only sell vin-tage clothing. However, Gue-vara also explains that she will accept items people find from their grandmothers’ closets, but she would prefer not to be-cause, “it holds sentimental val-ue, but in reality, that’s how one can truly find unique pieces.”

Even though the store holds

true to vintage clothing, they also follow the current trends. As for right now, many cus-tomers who visit the store enjoy items from the 50s and 60s. Guevara explains she en-joys sewing metal zippers on dresses, hemming fishtails to lengthen dresses and adding garments to a look for a certain color.

The only non-vintage items you will find at the store are plain shirts, leggings and Peter Pan collars. Montage also of-fers in-house alterations. Their clothes come from vintage ven-dors that also send their clothes to other countries such as Den-mark and Japan.

The difference between Montage Vintage and other competitive stores is not only the fresh scent of the store, but also the hard work and dedi-

cation Guevara puts into the clothes and accessories. Before the items hit the floor Guevara makes sure that there are no holes or stains on the items. If there is she will get behind her sewing machine to fix it as well as dry clean, hand wash, bleach and dye. However, if the cus-tomer finds a different problem with it, such as the dress being too long or too big, the store of-fers alterations starting at $8.

As for all the items at the store, they are reasonable prices, ranging from $20-$30, however prices will increase if they are handmade jewelry or if the clothes come from different countries.

Another quality that sets Montage Vintage apart from their competitors is how Gue-vara extends her talents as a wardrobe stylist to customers.

During an in-house visit, Gue-vara can offer advice on what to wear to work or what you could wear on a date. She will also make suggestions on what appropriate hairstyles goes with the clothes. “This is fun to do because sometimes people want to take on a different per-sona, or want something differ-ent from their norm.” Guevara also offers to visit your closet and tell you what works and what you should give away. Price tags for this wardrobe makeover start at $100.

What does the future hold for Guevara and Montage Vin-tage? “I hope to see more vin-tage stores in San Antonio and to extend the current store for clothing alterations.”

Before considering travel-ing to Austin or Houston for vintage clothes, take a look in-side Montage Vintage and you will be surprised at the hard work Guevara has put into the clothes along with the upkeep of the shop. It is a place that reminds one not only that the past trends are still alive, but that a dream can come true with dedication.

Montage Vintage is located at 423 West Grayson Street. For more information, visit montagevintage.com, or find them on Facebook or Twitter.

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February 18, 2014

M o n t a g e V i n t a g e : S A ’ s r e t a i l t i m e m a c h i n e

Customers will step back in time when they find classic treasures at Montage Vintage.

Tuesday, February 1810 a.m.-9 p.m. Exhibit: “Andy Warhol: The Athletes”The San Antonio Museum of Art (200 W. Jones St.) is housing an intimate exhibit featuring work from Pop Artist Andy Warhol. Screenprints of Muhammad Ali, Chris Evert and Willie Shoemaker, among others, are featured in the collection. Admission is $5-$10. For more information, visit samu-seum.org.

Wednesday, February 197 p.m. Music: Pitbull at the San Antonio Stock Show and RodeoHit Pop Artist Pitbull will be making a pit stop to the AT&T Center (One AT&T Center) for the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. Pitbull is most famous for many hit songs on the Billboard Hot 100 such as “I Know You Want Me” and “Don’t Stop The Party.” Admission prices vary. For more information, visit attcenter.com

Thursday, February 2010 a.m.-5 p.m. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fine Art: “Robert Indiana: Beyond LOVE”The McNay Museum of Art (6000 N. New Braunfels) presents work from Pop Artist Robert Indiana in the exhibit “Robert Indiana: Beyond LOVE.” Indiana, who is most recognized by his giant sculpture featuring a block with the word “Love” that stands outside of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, is considered one of the top artists in the Pop Art movement. The exhibit features over 90 works from Indiana including, paintings, sculptures and prints. Admission is $10-$15. For more information, visit mcnayart.org.

Friday, February 217 p.m. Event: “Beer and Ballet”The Alamo Arts Ballet Theatre presents a special performance followed by a silent auction at the Josephine Theatre (339 W. Jose-phine St.). Guests will be treated with samples of craft beer along with a full candy bar. Admission is $60 for single tickets or $100 for two tickets. For more information, visit alamoartsballet.org.

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“Awakening Past Life Memories” Free Spiritual Exploration Discussion

Kristen CarreonStaff Writer arts@paisano-online.com

On Feb. 25, the Honors Col-lege will have another round of great conversations with its an-nual benefit dinner.

Who has the best BBQ in San Antonio? How much should children’s use of technology be regulated? What makes a good marriage? These are just a few of the substantial variety of topics being discussed this year at the Great Conversation!

“BBQ Wars,” hosted by Au-gustine Cortez, “Children and Technology: How Much, How Soon, How to Regulate Its Use,” hosted by Dr. Harriet Romo and “What is Marriage and What Should it Be,” hosted by Jill Hernández are topics that students can learn about.

Great Conversation! is an an-nual event that benefits UTSA’s Honors College, with proceeds from ticket sales and sponsors going toward merit scholar-ships and research opportuni-

ties.Attendees are seated at the

table of their choice — there is a conversation leader at each table. Conversation leaders choose a topic of their inter-est and facilitate a discussion at their tables. “For some of them, it’s their job, and some it’s their interest. It’s the leader’s job to get the people at the table in-teracting,” says Dean of Honors College, Richard Diem.

The event is organized by UTSA’s Honors College, the Of-fice of Development and other departments in order to create a university-wide effort. Diem credits Dr. Harriet Romo’s in-volvement in producing a great event for all involved. “When Dr. Romo became president, he had luncheons to raise money and Dr. Harriet Romo tried to find a way to make this larger. I thank her very much for that.”

Great Conversation! has been an event at UTSA for 15 years. In those years the event has raised about $1 million for UTSA Honors College stu-

dents. According to Donna Fiedler, Assistant Director of Development, last year’s event raised $160,050.

Attendees can expect a very nice evening with wine, hors d’oeuvres and a buffet dinner and, according to Diem, “After the discussion, people are in-troduced and they announce how much they raised that night.”

Psychology professor Dr. Mary McNaughton-Cassill will be one of the conversation leaders at the event; her topic, “Surviving Disaster: What You Should Know” will discuss how to manage stress after a disaster. “There’s different lay-ers of disaster. People are just shocked and they’re just trying to put it all together.”

McNaughton-Cassill has not only attended the event before, she has been as a conversa-tion leader before. “What I like about the Great Conversation is I kind of get in my rut. I read and do psychology, and there might be someone else with

some different point of view.” For those attending, Mc-

Naughton-Cassill says they don’t need to inform them-selves on topics beforehand. “The main point is to share ideas. Most of the tables are go-ing to be relying on experiences and opinions.”

With 36 topics to choose from, an attendee can gain a new interest or expand on a fa-

miliar subject. Topics are divid-ed by categories including arts, literature and culture; business and community; education; lei-sure and lifestyles; politics and history; and science, social sci-ence and technology.

The topics change with cul-ture and time: “This year there’s one on video games and their effect on aggression and also one on the Affordable Care Act;

Lynn Hickey is doing a topic on a Woman in a Man’s World about sports,” adds Diem.

The Great Conversation! will be hosted at the Institute of Texan Cultures on Feb. 25 be-ginning at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale for $95.

For more information, visit utsa.edu/greatconversation.

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ARTS&LIFE 7February 18, 2014

Interested in arts?

Like to Write?

Contact: arts@paisano-online.com

Amelia ReyesStaff Writerarts@paisano-online.com

You have an important pa-per to write and the deadline is soon. You need a place to think and energize yourself. So you go to the nearest Starbucks, but it’s crowded and the outlets are all being used. Where can you go now?

Here are some local coffee shops that will provide a sanc-tuary for all students, from the very studious to the easy-going. Each location offers free Wi-Fi, offers specialty drinks, a unique environment and will allow you to think freely.

1. Aspen’s Brew (11255 Huebner Rd. Suite

#100)This coffee shop aims to do as

its name suggests — be as warm and comfortable as a ski lounge in Aspen, Colorado. As soon as you walk in, you are greeted by people working on laptops and study groups discussing their latest lectures. The shop feels like a common room, and they serve more than just your typical coffee shop items. You can buy made-from-scratch kolaches, pick from five differ-ent roasted coffees or buy the Coffee of the Day for $3.70. The layout of the shop is well thought out. If you are one who enjoys people bustling in,

then the main entrance will suit your study needs. There is also a side area that allows you to listen to the background mu-sic and the steady rhythm of your keyboard. So take a seat by the window and work until your next study break. Check out their website for the menu and more at aspensbrewcoffee.com.

2. Olmos Perk (5223 McCullough Ave.)Olmos Perk serves a range

of beverages — such as coffee, tea and smoothies — and sells typical pastries ranging from $3-$4. However, their reputa-tion is in the environment they establish for its coffee lovers. Olmos Perk is quiet and pro-motes individual work — for example, all phone calls are to be held outside so others are not disturbed. This shop is a perfect getaway for those who work best in silence. There are individual couches positioned around the coffee bar and cu-bicle desks with built-in out-lets. The music playing in the background and the baristas working the machines break the silence every now and then. Browse their website for more information at olmosperk.com.

3. Local Coffee San Antonio (302 Pearl Parkway, Suite

118, Pearl Brewery)

Open, modern, friendly and filled with students and fami-lies, Local Coffee buzzes with the sounds of the coffee ma-chines. Located near the center of the Pearl Brewery complex,

this shop has made a name for itself with its immensely popu-lar slow-pour coffee, made us-ing a specialized technique of brewing coffee that brings out a different flavor and a stronger concentration from the select coffee beans they sell. Another highlight is the open layout of the shop. You can sit along the windows and spread your work out on the long tables or you can sit outside by a small park area. It is a perfect place for groups to meet up, and if you are not in the mood for their organic baked goods then you can walk around the complex. La Gloria, Il Sogno and the Cu-linary Institute of America are conveniently located around the corner. Look through their

website for more information and three different locations in San Antonio at localcoffeesa.com.

4. Halcyon Coffee+Bar+Lounge

(1414 S. Alamo St., Suite 101)

Mellow music and conver-sations reign supreme in this popular café, located in the Blue Star Art Complex. Hal-cyon is a coffee place special-izes in making its patrons feel at home through the creation of personalized lattes. One of these lattes and an order of s’mores will help you get over an episode of writer’s block. Halcyon serves dinner and of-fers happy-hour drinks from

4-8 p.m. if you decide to stay after finishing your paper. At night, you can enjoy a game of Dominos or Scrabble with a stranger, invite friends for some much needed relaxation or take in the scenery of the San Antonio River at night. For more information and other food items Halcyon has to of-fer, view their website at hal-cyonsouthtown.com.

What are some of your fa-vorite coffee spots? Tell us at arts@paisano-online.com.

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SPORTS

UTSA BASEBALL

Roadrunners sail by St. Peter’s in opening series

{Sports Events}Wednesday, February 19

6 p.m. UTSA SoftballThe Roadrunners head to San Marcos, Texas, to take on the Texas State Bobcats at the Bobcat Softball Stadium.

Thursday, February 20

7 p.m. UTSA Men’s BasketballThe Roadrunners head to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to take on the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at the Reed Green Coliseum.

7 p.m. UTSA Women’s BasketballThe Roadrunners host the East Carolina Pirates at the Convocation Center.

Friday, February 21

UTSA SoftballThe Roadrunners host the UTSA Mid-Major Classic with games starting on Friday and ending on Sunday.

UTSA BaseballThe Roadrunners head to Corpus Christi for the Kleberg Bank College Classic with games starting on Friday and ending on Sunday.

UTSA GolfThe Roadrunners head to Humble, Texas, for the Bayou City Collegiate Championship with games starting on Friday and ending on Sunday.

Saturday, February 22

7 p.m. UTSA Men’s BasketballThe Roadrunners head to New Orleans, Louisiana, to take on the Tulane Green Wave at Devlin Fieldhouse.

7 p.m. UTSA Women’s BasketballThe Roadrunners host the Old Dominion Monarchs at the Convocation Center.

Jonathon GarzaStaff Writersports@paisano-online.com

The UTSA Roadrunners (3-0, 0-0 C-USA) swept the St. Peter’s Peacocks (0-3, 0-0), Feb. 14-16 at Roadrunner Field.

A beautifully warm Valen-tine’s Day quickly turned into a long and chilly night. The Roadrunners narrowly slipped by the St. Peter’s Peacocks, win-ning 1-0 in the tenth inning of their first game of the series. A sacrifice fly by RJ Perucki would give the Roadrunners their first win of the 2014 season, and in dramatic fashion.

“Yeah, ya know, that’s Open-ing Day,” UTSA Head Coach Jason Marshall said after the dramatic win.

It was indeed a particularly ominous opening day for of-fense, as the Roadrunners

could not find their wheelhouse and were continuously stifled at the plate. Both teams would combine for five hits, but it was UTSA’s tiebreaker that proved to be enough to give them the victory.

However, fans in search of prime-time pitching were not disappointed. Sophomore pitcher Brock Hartson and ju-nior pitcher Logan Onda col-lectively threw 10 shutout in-nings and held St. Peter’s long enough for UTSA’s offense to catch fire.

“I was very proud; no errors. I thought Brock was good, but Onda was great,” said Coach Marshall on his team’s spectac-ular pitching performance.

Jitters and nerves seemed to have lingered longer than needed, but game two quickly reminded fans of the power and proficiency that the Roadrun-

ners could dish out. “We need to come out, settle

down and make plays at the plate,” Coach Marshall reiterat-ed going into Saturday’s game.

In the second game of the series the Roadrunners echoed their coach’s sentiments. Taking the early 2-1 lead, UTSA would break away in the fifth, blast-ing 11 runs, including a grand slam by Senior Leftfielder Tony Ramirez, en route to a 15-3 pummeling of the Peacocks.

“I was just looking for a good pitch, and we always talk about being selective with our pitches. I saw a fastball wasn’t a strike, but then he hung a slider up, and I took it,” said Ramirez af-ter the game. “We have always been known for our offense, but we have definitely added some depth to our pitching.”

Ramirez would end the game with two walks and four RBI’s,

including his game changing grand slam.

UTSA’s pitching would hold St. Peter’s to three runs on 11 hits. St. Peter’s bullpen had six pitching changes throughout the game, struggling to keep up with the Roadrunners’ blister-ing pace.

The Roadrunners came into their final game of the weekend continuing their offensive dom-inance. UTSA would score in what seemed like every inning, and finished their sweep of the Peacocks, 14-0 in a mercy-ruled game.

Junior Justin Anderson proved to be too fast for the Pea-cock offense as he delivered five solid innings and was clocked throwing as fast as 94mph.

“Justin’s made a big jump in his velocity, and he’s just a strike thrower,” said Coach Marshall on Anderson’s performance af-

ter UTSA’s final game.The Roadrunners pitching

and defensive play was sensa-tional throughout the weekend and should only improve as the season pushes forward.

Senior infielder RJ Puruki led the charge on offense Sunday, as he went 4-4 with four RBI’s and three runs scored.

“We pitched the heck out of this weekend. We had one walk in the last two ball games and one error. Throwing strikes and playing quality defense gives your team a chance to win,” said Coach Marshall at the end of the three game series.

The Roadrunners (3-0, 0-0) will take the mound at home again Tuesday against Houston Baptist (3-0, 0-0) for one game before heading to face Corpus Christi in the Kleberg Bank College Classic.

The UTSA Roadrunners had a successful weekend at the plate, scoring well over 20 runs. The Roadrunners defeated St. Peter’s 14-0 in the last game of the weekend, ending the contest early due to the mercy rule.

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Basketball grabs fourth conference win UTSA MEN’S BASKETBALLRafael MendozaStaff Writersports@paisano-online.com

The UTSA Roadrunners men’s basketball team (7-16, 4-7 C-USA) halted their four-game losing streak, defeating the Florida Atlantic Owls (10-15, 5-6 C-USA) 66-56 at the Convocation Center on Satur-day, Feb. 15. The win marked the Roadrunners’ fourth this season in conference play.

Three 3-pointers by senior forward Jordan Sims at the be-ginning of the game established an early Roadrunner lead. De-spite the effort of the Owls, the UTSA offense never let up as Sims added 12 points for the Roadrunners in the last three minutes of the first half. UTSA led FAU 28-16 at the end of the first half.

“To start the game with a good start is what we are always looking for,” said Sims after the game, commenting on his team’s strong first half perfor-mance.

The Roadrunners finished the first half averaging 39.3 percent in FG and 45.5 percent in 3FG with 24 rebounds and eight turnovers.

UTSA tried to extend the lead at the beginning of the second half by using a full court press on the Owls; however, FAU cut UTSA’s advantage to three points with 12 minutes on the clock. Argentinean guard Pablo Bertone and guard Marquan Botley led the FAU charge.

The Roadrunners fought back though, with senior guard Devon Agusi leading the team with eight points in the last two minutes.

“I just put my head down and go for what I know,” said Agusi after the game. The senior end-ed the game with 23 points, four

rebounds, and two assists. “That’s how the game goes;

we got to keep our concentra-tion like we do every day in practice,” added Agusi after the game, commenting on his team’s resilience to fight back

for the win. UTSA finished the second

half averaging 47.6 percent in FG and 16.7 percent in 3FG, while scoring 17-of-25 free throws, most of them during the last three minutes of the game.

The UTSA Athletics Depart-ment also honored their six seniors: Agusi, Keith Benford, Edrico McGregor, Sims, Hyjii Thomas and Tyler Wood. All six players competed in their last Saturday game as part of the UTSA basketball program, with five games remaining in the season — two Thursday home games and three away.

“It is a great win for our pro-gram, but an even greater win for our six seniors. I‘m happy for them. They meant a lot to our program, they all are very good kids, and all of them played well

tonight.” “They all are going to be

UTSA alumni, and I am proud that I coached them and proud that they got this win tonight,” said UTSA Head Coach Brook Thompson after the ceremony.

The Roadrunners will try to extend their winning streak as they face off against the South-ern Mississippi Golden Eagles and the Tulane Green Wave on Feb. 20 and Feb. 22, respec-tively.

“They are two tough places to play and two well-coached teams, but we got to get out there and try to win more games in Conference USA,” concluded Coach Thompson after the game.

UTSA will look to improve their conference record before the conference tournament be-gins March 11.

UTSA Women’s Basketball

The UTSA women’s basket-ball team (12-12, 3-8 C-USA) snapped their six-game losing streak against the Rice Owls (11-13, 4-7 C-USA) 63-61 in Hous-ton, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Tudor Fieldhouse.

Tesha Smith had 17 points, Kamra King had 16 points and McKenzie Adams added seven points along with a career-high 15 rebounds to help spur UTSA to victory.

With a flurry of lead changes in the closing moments, the Roadrunners were able to hit their free throws to hang on to the narrow victory.

UTSA will host the East Car-olina Pirates (20-3, 8-2 C-USA) at the Convocation Center on Thursday Feb. 20, at 7 p.m.

UTSA Tennis

The UTSA men’s (3-4) and women’s (4-5) tennis teams had mixed results as they took on UAB (2-4, 4-3) in Birmingham, Alabama, on Sunday, Feb. 16.

UAB narrowly defeated the UTSA men’s team by a total score of 4-3. The no. 16 ranked doubles tandem of Joel Rubio and Tomas Stillman remained undefeated during the season, but their win was not enough to help UTSA to victory.

The Roadrunners dominated the UAB women’s team with a score of 7-0.

UTSA won four of the six singles matches in straight sets while also winning at the one and three position in the dou-bles matches.

Roadrunners on the Road

“I just put my head down and go for what I know. ”Devon AgusiUTSA Senior guard De-von Agusi

UTSA senior Hyjii Thomas glides to the basket for two points against Florida Atlantic. Thomas, who was one of six Roadrunners honored on Senior Night, had eight points, two assists, and one rebound in the Roadrunners victory over the Owls.

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