“I want to talk about something that’s not talked about enough,” said UTSA graduate student Bianca Ramirez, as she introduced herself from behind a po-dium positioned in front of a crowd gathered for a rally at the Texas Capitol building on March 22nd. She wanted to talk

about child care. Univer-sity provided child care for student-parents, that is. Ramirez helped organize

a group called “Downtown Campus Matters Too” to point out the disparity for downtown campus student-parents compared to Main Campus. While all students

pay a tuition fee for child care, the services are cur-rently only provided on the Main Campus. Ramirez calls this missing child care service “a complete bar-rier to attaining a degree.” As of yet, the group’s

problem remains unsolved, but momentum is up. Ramirez said, “right now we are gaining more stu-dents wanting to help us with this advocacy who are passionate about this issue and want to see change.” Andrew Hubbard, Presi-

dent-Elect of UTSA’s Stu-dent-Government Asso-ciation, explained that “We have been speaking with students on new innovative ideas on how to solve this student concern. We also have been speaking with community partners on possible solutions as well.

Hubbard stated that once concrete solutions are about to be rolled out, he’d be hap-py to discuss this further. Ramirez has also gained

new-found community partners, finding support among the rest of San An-tonio’s college institutions. “At one of the rallies I

met a professor from Our Lady of the Lake Univer-sity and he stated that we have inspired student-parents at OLLU to advo-cate for child care at their school too,” she explained. As their numbers grow,

these student parents plan to take their demands be-yond just UTSA, where the organized efforts for child-care began. In May, Ramirez and the group will be submitting a proposal

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Nearly one in five women in America is a survivor of rape or attempted rape.Despite such a statistic,

(based on a 2015 report by the White House) crimes of sexual assault typically go underreported on college campuses across the country.A potential explanation for

this underreporting comes from current police proceed-ings in sexual assault cases.A junior political sci-

ence major student here at UTSA who wishes to go unnamed commented on the current system. “I was raped over Christmas break (Dec. 2015). When the po-lice came, they asked if I was intoxicated and treated me like I was wasting their time and resources. The way they treated me was almost as traumatizing as the rape itself. I felt like I didn’t have an advocate.”According to a 2015 As-

sociation of American Uni-versities (AAU) survey of 27 higher education insti-tutions across the country, nearly one quarter of under-graduate collegiate women are victims of sexual assault. However, the rate of report-ing following such crimes ranges from 5 to 28 percent.Kimberly A. Lonsway and

Joanne Archambault of the End Violence Against Women International or-ganization found in a 2012 study that for every 100 in-stances of rape, only 5-20 rapes are reported. Of those, 0.4-5.4 individual offend-ers go on to be prosecuted, 0.2-5.2 are convicted and a mere 0.2-2.8 offenders face actual incarceration.Data gathered from the

AAU’s 2015 assessment re-

vealed that 18.5 percent of UT Austin’s female under-graduate students had expe-rienced some form of sexual assault. In response, the University of Texas System launched a $1.7 million, four-year study last August to re-duce crime and promote saf-er, more conducive learning environments for students.On March 1, the UT System

announced the latest install-ment in the System’s study: “The Blueprint for Campus Police: Responding to Sex-ual Assault,” which is set to transform sexual assault cul-ture, starting with the meth-ods law enforcement uses to address such offenses.Survivors of sexual assault

might avoid pressing charg-es following a crime of this nature for many reasons. These survivors experience stigma, peer pressure, feel-ings of fear, guilt, shame and a myriad of other highly per-sonal and difficult emotions.However, much of these

survivors’ underreport-ing can also be attrib-uted to existing police protocols in responding to sexual assault cases. Historically, survivors of

sexual assault have been hesitant to approach law enforcement for fear they will not be taken seriously. Oftentimes, these survi-vors feel patronized by po-lice officials — as though they are being met with “unwarranted skepticism.” Many have been asked

questions that victim-blame such as, “What were you wearing the night of the in-cident?” or “How much did you have to drink that night?”Additionally, the sexual as-

sault protocols used by law enforcement officials are not specifically oriented toward crimes of sexual assault. Police may rely on standard investigative procedures when dealing with sexual

UTSA UTSA has been recog-nized by The Hispanic Outlook Magazine as one of the leading graduate schools for Hispanic students in the country. Thousands of colleges and univer-sities are considered every year and UTSA has continuously been recognized by Hispanic Outlook as an academ-ic space for success. In 2013, UTSA ranked sixth on their list. “With a Hispanic student population of roughly 45 percent, these rank-ings demonstrate how truly committed we are to ensuring their suc-cess,” said Lisa Firmin, UTSA associate pro-vost for faculty and stu-dent diversity and re-cruitment in 2013. “We are very proud of these top-tier rankings.” Ev-ery year the magazine releases a list of the Top 25 graduate schools for Hispanics, and con-sider both total degrees granted and graduate student enrollment in-formation gained from the Department of Education. The gradu-ate school issue will be released April 18.

U.S. As a result of North Carolina Governor Pat McCory signing the “re-ligious liberty” bill that bans cities and counties from passing their own anti-discrimination laws, many companies and public figures have spoken out against Gov. McCory’s actions. American Airlines, Facebook and Bank of America denounce the bill’s hasty approval. Georgia Governor Na-than Deal vetoed the religious liberty bill, publicly stating “we do not have have to dis-criminate against any-one to protect our faith based community.”

World At least 85 people, mostly children, were killed Sunday evening, following a suicide bombing of a public park in Lahore, Paki-stan. The bomber, a member of a Taliban militant faction, target-ed Christians that were participating in Easter festivities.

ScienceA group of research-ers in the United States have used genetic en-gineering to create a “magnetized protein” that can activate and control brain circuits associated with com-plex animal behavior. This is considered a breakthrough because understanding how the brain controls and gen-erates behavior is one of the top goals in the field of neuroscience.

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Ramirez describes not having childcare as “a complete barrier to attaining a degree.”

Photo courtesy of Bianca Ramirez

Dean decision outrages students

ENDING RAPE ON CAMPUS UT System develops scientific and victim-centered protocols to address sexual assault on campus

“The University of Texas at San Antonio seeks an in-novative and enthusiastic candidate for the Dean of the Honors College,” states the Honor’s College website, advertising its Dean search. Many Honors students,

however, are disappointed with the administration’s decision not to appoint the Interim Dean of the Hon-ors College, Dr. Ann Eisen-berg, to the position per-manently. There has been an overwhelming response from both former and cur-rent students - angry and baffled by the decision- who have taken to social me-dia to voice their outrage and demand answers from the institution that calls them asking for donations. “Dr. Eisenberg has the

social capital necessary to facilitate connections between alumni and cur-rent students. If she were made the Dean of the Hon-ors College, I expect that generations of alumni will heed her call to give back to UTSA and spend time mentoring UTSA under-grads,” said Rawan Arar, a 2008 sociology gradu-ate of the Honors College. Dr. Eisenberg served

as the Associate Dean

and Interim Dean of the Honors College and is an associate professor of psy-chology at UTSA. She re-ceived her B.A. and M.A. in psychology from The John Hopkins University and obtained her Ph.D. in developmental psychol-ogy from the University of California, Berkeley and has spent over 20 years devel-oping the Honors College. According to Joe Izbrand,

the associate vice president for communications & mar-keting chief communication officer, “no announcement has been made regarding a Dean of the Honors College so it would be premature to discuss it at this time.” Despite Izbrand’s com-

ment, Eisenberg posted a status to her Facebook page on March 25, stating that she “is not going to be Dean of the Honors College at UTSA” which garnered responses from over 250 outraged former students. In early February, an email

was sent to all Honors College students inviting them to serve on a student panel that would inter-view the final four Dean candidates (two men and two women). Six students served on the “self-select-ed” panel and interviewed candidates that had been identified by a search com-mittee; this search com-

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assault cases that prevent police from understanding the true nature of the as-sault, or how to accurately interpret survivors’ reports.The UT System’s Blueprint

aims to combat these barri-ers by integrating campus sexual assault research and sensitivity training into po-lice protocol. By combining data with best practices, the Blueprint represents a cor-rective on myths surround-ing campus sexual assault. In the words of the Blue-print’s primary author, Dr. Noël Busch-Armendariz, director of the Institute on Domestic Violence & Sex-ual Assault at the UT Aus-tin School of Social Work, the document is “proof that science can and should inform police practice.” All 170 pages of the Blue-

print document were gen-erated by UT System Po-lice, UT Austin’s Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault and find-ings from the White House Task Force to Protect Stu-dents from Sexual Assault.The document serves as a

guideline for law enforce-ment officials in dealing with cases of sexual as-sault. Police departments at each of the 14 UT System institutions are currently being trained on the Blue-print protocol — which takes into consideration each location’s unique cul-ture and demographic.

The Blueprint opens by defining sexual assault and addressing common misconceptions regard-ing instances of sexual as-sault, such as myths that victims must be crying (or emotional), that they must have bruises and or other indications of struggle and that if alcohol is involved — the victim is partially to blame for what occurred.The document then goes

on to illustrate the preva-lence of sexual assaults and rapes on college cam-puses, including a detailed report of each major UT institution’s reported sex-ual assault figures. The Blueprint’s data discloses that from 2011 to 2013, forcible sex offenses com-mitted at UTSA’s main campus rose from two to six reported instances.Following these statistics,

the Blueprint gets into its groundbreaking mate-rial. The document utilizes neurobiological research, which illustrates what is happening for a survivor hormonally when he or she goes into a state of trauma. The research explains why a survivor might not have been able to fight off an as-sailant (as a result of tonic immobility — an autonom-ic, sexual assault-induced paralysis), or why he or she avoids eye contact and may allege events that are un-true. The research also ex-

plicates the role that alcohol and drugs play in the valid-ity of a survivor’s account.The Blueprint will guide

law enforcement officials throughout cases of sex-ual assault, and its imple-mentation fosters greater police-survivor communi-cation and understanding of what survivors of sexual assault are going through. The document enables po-lice departments to better proceed in helping survi-vors overcome such trage-dies — whether legal action is pursued or not. As the introduction to the Blue-print explains, this com-prehensive guide “replaces tradition with science.” The impact of the Blue-

print is projected to go beyond the scope of UT System institutions and influence the way oth-er institutions address sexual assault in the U.S.Dr. Amy Chanmugam of

UTSA’s Social Work De-partment, College of Public Policy has already seen the influence that the Blue-print has had among the social work community, and she remains “hopeful that even beyond Texas, (the Blueprint) can con-tribute to compassionate responses and justice for sexual assault survivors.”

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Students rally behind former Interim Dean of the Honors College

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-mitee is described as an “advisory committee” as it submitted recommen-dations to the Provost and Vice President for Academ-ic Affairs, Dr. John Freder-ick, and UTSA President Dr. Ricardo Romo who ul-timately made the decision.

Tenure is contingent upon approval from the UT System Board of Regents.

Faculty of the Hon-ors College were also present during this ini-tial interview process.

“It was an open forum where all students could come and meet the candi-dates and have their voices heard,” said Dr. Kolleen Guy, Honors College faculty member and associate pro-fessor of the Department of History. “It usually ends there, but Dr. E. and an out-side candidate were brought in for a second round of discussions which weren’t open to the committees. It was really only the admin-istrators at that point.” The two candidates standing in this second round of closed interviews were Dr. Eisen-berg and Dr. Sean Kelly, the Interim Dean of Under-graduate Studies at Flori-da Gulf Coast University.

“This candidate (Dr. Kel-ly) is really quite good and definitely qualified. What took me aback was that it was closed off and this woman (Eisenberg), with over 20 years of experience and knowledge of the in-stitution was not chosen.”

“If all things were fair and equal, it seems that Dr. Eisenberg would have been the obvious candidate. I just thought she was the better candidate and they would’ve promoted from within,” Guy expounded. Guy stated that she does not have any evi-dence that the decision was a sexist one. She did point out that there is a prec-edent at UTSA to promote Interim Deans from within a certain college, and gave the example of the Dean of COLFA, Dr. Daniel Gelo.

“They never did a na-tionwide search for his job. I don’t understand why they didn’t do the same thing with the Hon-ors College and Eisenberg.”

Matthew Treviño, an Honors College philoso-phy senior, served on the student panel that inter-viewed the first round of the four Dean candidates.

“One of the candidates made several comments implying that the admin-istration did not view Dr. Eisenberg favorably. How-ever, they dodged questions when asked what exactly they meant. According to

the Provost, the admin-istration wanted some-one with strong fundrais-ing skills,” Treviño said.

Treviño said that his heart sank when he found out Eisenberg was not offered the position.

“I met each candidate interviewed, including Dr. Sean Kelly. While I am certain that the Honors College will be fine under his stewardship, I am con-cerned that he won’t do so well under this administra-tion. If they can’t respect someone who has spent 25 years building the Honors College, how will they treat him?” Treviño observed.

It should be noted that the Provost, Dr. Frederick, “is stepping down” (ac-cording to UTSA Today) effective June 1, and was out of the office this week and therefore could not be reached for a comment.

Josh O’Mullan, a 2015 graduate from the Hon-ors College with a de-

gree in psychology, finds the decision not to hire Eisenberg alarming.

“I had not only hoped she would be hired as Dean, but was certain that she would get the job. There is no question that Dr. Eisenberg far exceeds the superior standards that the univer-sity sets for such a leader-ship role. I am unsure why the university would make such a confusing decision, but it reflects the barriers faced by women admin-istrators in higher educa-tion, especially considering the fact that males com-prise 70% of UTSA lead-ership,” O’Mullan stated.

Of the nine colleges within UTSA, only two have Deans that are women (Dr. Betty Merchant of the College of Education and Human Development and Dr. Joann Browning of the College of Engineering).

“I am not a believer that a person should be given a job based on their gender.

I totally believe that the strongest candidate should be chosen,” said Sharon Agold, a 2013 Honors Col-lege graduate. “You have to look at the impact they have made on the people around them, what they have done to further the organiza-tion, and the years of loyal service they have given. Once you consider all of that, along with the degrees and awards, I think the only answer is Dr. Eisen-berg.” Agold echoed count-less other students who feel “confused, ashamed and hurt by this process.”

Many students expressed the personal connection they felt with Dr. Eisen-berg, who counseled them during bouts with anxiety, depression, cancer diag-noses, deaths of relatives and the struggles of being a first-generation student.

As a first-generation student, Sanah Jivani felt that her dreams and aspi-rations were out of reach.

“She laid out a four year plan for me, ensuring that I reach each of my mile-stones. She even laid out a plan for graduate school. She believed in me so much that somehow, along the way, I’ve learned to be-lieve in my own academic journey,” Jivani stated.

Alumnus Sundas Mohi said that she felt cultural pressure to pursue a career in the health field despite her passion for music. Dr. Eisenberg, “would always question whether medicine was truly what I wanted to do. And when I finally decided that I didn’t want to do medicine anymore, she did not make me feel ashamed or guilty for all of the work that she put in to help me (writing letters of recommendation, and drafting honors contracts with several professors).”

In fact, Eisenberg was happy that Mohi had fol-lowed her passion and even came to her senior recital.

Diana Davila, honors stu-dent and political science junior, hopes that admin-istrators know how disap-pointed students are in their decision not to make Dr. Eisenberg the Dean of the Honors College and be-lieves, “it would be helpful for students to receive an official statement about why this decision was made.”

Students who have ral-lied behind Dr. Eisenberg hope that this onslaught of support will demon-strate the investments she has made in their lives and that the board might reconsider its decision.

“With her years of experience and deep connections to students, organizations, faculty, staff, and administration, I do not have to be familiar with the qualifications of the other candidates to assert no one is more equipped or deserving of this title than Dr. Eisenberg.”

Melina Acosta

UTSA psychology student

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to the UT Systems Of-fice of Regents in Austin. Despite the group’s prog-

ress at UTSA, Ramirez laments the cause get-ting stalled. She explains, “the child care advocacy group as a whole tried to meet with President Romo, but they did not let us speak to him and they wanted us to go through the chain of command.” After multiple at-

tempts, the president’s office could not be reached for a comment. Hubbard, interested in

paying attention to both campuses, says “Bianca shows the dedication and determination that makes UTSA students great. It is our [SGA’s] desire to do ev-erything we can to pave a

way for students to graduate smoothly and ensure that their voices are represented. Students at the DT campus have unique needs. With our DT task force we look to represent those unique needs in an accurate way.” With almost all relevant

parties in order and willing to begin discussing a solu-tion, one hopes child-care will be forthcoming. In the meantime, Ramirez and student-parents like her will keep the pressure on. “We are all very dedicated

to this advocacy and we will definitely keep working on this until something is done. We will be having meet-ings every month to discuss plans of actions to keep this advocacy moving forward.” As for the very next

step, Ramirez will meet with SGA on Thursday to present a proposal. The group “Downtown

Campus Matters Too,” now called “UTSA Downtown Campus Child Care Initia-tive” will be holding a rally on April 11th in the Som-brilla from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to raise awareness about the group’s effort’s. For more information

on the issue, visit: https://w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /

“At one of the rallies, I met a professor from Our Lady of the Lake University and he stated that we have inspired student-parents at OLLU to advocate for child care at their school too.”

Bianca Ramirez

UTSA student

“Downtown Campus Child Care Initiative”

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One-fourth of all annual UTSA undergraduate de-gree recipients are COLFA majors.More students are enrolled

in the College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA) than any other college on cam-pus, according to the Spring 2016 semester preliminary census report conducted by the UTSA Office of In-stitutional Research. The report indicates that 5,380 students—20 percent of the student population— are enrolled in COLFA.With 11 departments in

fine arts, humanities and social sciences, COLFA is one of the most academical-ly diverse colleges. Annu-ally, COLFA hosts over 100 lectures, exhibitions and concerts that are open to the public, catering to more than 70,000 guests each year. The college is a sub-

stantial patron of the arts and humanities in South Texas.The college offers 29 un-

dergraduate degree pro-grams and 28 minors. Be-cause of the college’s diverse fields of study and course-work, 33 percent of all cred-it hours taken are courses in fine arts and liberal arts. COLFA Dean Daniel Gelo

asserts that COLFA pro-vides more credit hours than any other college. Many non-liberal arts ma-jors benefit from the col-lege’s programs as virtually all UTSA graduates take at least one liberal and fine arts course during their aca-demic career.COLFA’s vision is to pro-

vide core intellectual expe-rience in order to prepare their students for the roles as responsible citizens in a free society.“Many students just find

liberal and fine arts excit-ing,” Gelo said. “Students tend to achieve more when they are truly interested in what they are studying.”

Nyssa Henneberg, a senior English major, feels that her major helps her write and communicate more effec-tively. When it comes to the inevitable naysayers who say she cannot find a job with a BA in English, Hen-neberg simply replies that she wants happiness and not money. Henneberg stated that she

loves literature because it connects so many different types of people and allows a reader to experience places and things he or she would not otherwise experience.According to Forbes,

the highest starting sal-ary for liberal arts majors is $43,100— compared to a engineering, computer science and finance majors who can earn starting sala-ries between $56,100 and $70,400. While Gelo acknowledg-

es that liberal arts majors starting salaries are typi-cally lower than those of mechanical and business majors, he believes liberal arts majors tend to catch up

in earnings over their entire careers and are more likely to assume leadership posi-tions. David Rodriguez, a junior

communication major, be-lieves that his major will give him real world expe-rience in the communica-

tions field. He claims that his major has helped him with his public communica-tion skills, professional and technical writing skills and more effective communica-tion skills.“Communication skills,

creativity, adaptability and

familiarity with people and places through history and around the world are all qualities that the liberal and fine arts emphasize and develop,” Gelo said. “That’s what employers are looking for.”

20% of UTSA students are COLFA majors 2016 preliminary census report finds

Lecturer claims that many successful leaders display psychopathic tendencies Adriene Goodwin News Assistant @hey_adreezy news@paisano-online.com

“Grandiosity is often

associated with narcis-sism. Think about Donald Trump,” said visiting lec-turer Norman Sandridge of Howard University at UTSA March 4 and 5. While the focus of San-dridge’s lecture series for the weekend was about leadership in the ancient world, his opening com-ments highlighted a greater concern about Trump’s presidential candidacy. Initially, Sandridge set

to use Alcibiades, an an-cient 5th century Athe-nian military statesman, as a platform to examine modern notorious leaders. “He was a dashing figure,”

said Associate Professor of Classics Joel Christensen. “But he put his ego front and center.” His departure from Athens during the Peloponnesian War and subsequent presence in other cities often resulted in calamity. Though a real historic figure, Alcibiades is most familiar to well-versed readers for his role in The Symposium by Plato. Alcibiades’ lawlessness,

irresponsible behavior in-strumental aggression, lack of remorse and grandios-ity make him a possible

early example of what we define as a psychopath. These qualities provided a comparison for whom Sandridge theorized exhib-ited psychopathic tenden-cies today, notably Trump. However, Sandridge em-

phasized that he himself is not a psychiatrist and, therefore, unable to prop-erly diagnose individuals. “I’m not saying they’re ac-

tual psychopaths,” claimed Sandridge, “but their be-haviors are psychopathic.” There is no way to diag-nose the ancient Alcibi-ades; his mental state is a speculative topic for debate. Senior Philosophy ma-

jor Eric Price attended the March 4 lecture. He found relevancy in

Sandridge’s conclusion but also noted, “psychop-athy is a cultural con-struct,” and could, thus, be subjectively applied. “Trying to identify these

sort of things in political leaders is a difficult thing to do,” said Political Psycholo-gy Professor Bryan Gervais. “Everyone from Woodrow Wilson to Joseph Stalin has been written about. But how are you sure (they’re psychotic)? And are these theories also falsifiable? “And falsifiability is sort

of the bedrock of science. If you can’t falsify a hy-pothesis, then it’s not re-ally science.” Essentially, Gervais felt more data

was needed to support the claim that Trump is a psychopath (or exhibits psychopathic tendencies). While Gervais abstained

from analyzing Trump’s behavior, he noted that the subject matter of psychopa-thy in leadership is both complex and fascinating. Several historical fig-

ures have exercised mor-ally questionable actions, from the brutality of Sta-lin in the U.S.S.R. to Nix-on’s Watergate scandal. “It’s natural for us to want

to search for something and say, ‘Well, the only reason someone would do this is if they had some sort of disorder, right? Maybe that’s what drew them to power,’” said Gervais. “It’s really tempting to

think in those terms. What’s tougher is to prove it or show it’s actually the case. It’s really easy for our imag-ination to get away from us and to see patterns in their behavior based on some sort of personality disorder that might not actually be there.” Just as complex as these leaders are the citizen-ry who elect them to power. In Jan 2016, Politico

Magazine claimed the one common trait among Trump supporters is something called the au-thoritarian personality. “Authoritarians obey,”

wrote Matthew MacWil-liams. “They rally to and

follow strong leaders. And they respond aggressively to outsiders, especially when they feel threatened.” He cited Trump’s prom-

ise to “make America great again” by building a wall along the Mexican bor-der and his plans to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. following the Paris terrorist attacks as exam-ples of authoritarianism. Gervais cited the authori-

tarian personality as a con-tributing factor to the rise of Fascism in the 20th century. When considering the cul-tural context surrounding fascist, authoritarian lead-ers, it is important to con-sider the state in which the citizenry live, he explained. “It’s not that they them-

selves were authoritarians,” said Gervais, “but they were sort of submissive. They liked conventional wisdom, traditional wisdom. They were aggressive in nature toward ‘out’ groups, so people who weren’t part of their in-group.” Some con-sider the base of Trump’s support to be desperation for strong leadership tied in with fear of the unfamiliar. Not everyone agrees that

Trump personifies the new rise of authoritarianism in America. Senior Psychol-ogy major Johnny Park vot-ed for Trump in the 2016 primary election and in-tends to vote for him again in the general election.

“He’s been such a (large) figure his whole life,” said Park. “He’s a multi-billion-aire, he’s been on reality TV, he’s been in the media. Yeah he talks about himself, but so do the other politicians.” Park felt the glossing of

Trump’s personality as psy-chopathic to be erroneous. Like Gervais, Park claimed that behavioral analysis can be incredibly subjective. Park said that diagnos-

ing someone without tests or a clinical setting is unreliable and biased. “It’s definitely all subjec-

tive to look at someone’s personality and say that it relates to some kind of disorder,” said Park. And as for Trump’s Joker-esque ability to woo the masses? “I just don’t think it’s

possible that he’s that ma-nipulative,” asserted Park. “After the (cancelled) rally in Chicago, the media was saying Trump manipu-lated the situation because he wanted people to get into an argument and he wanted it to be in the news. And I just think, is he re-

ally that smart? I mean, I think he’s smart, but (they’re) making him seem like this mastermind!” What concerns Park more is not the expression of opinion, but how and where such expression takes place.For Park, college ought to

foster discussions and opin-ions of all kinds, but lately

he feels like professors have used their positions as platforms of influence. This can be problem-atic at times, he believes. “The goal should be to al-

low people to make their own decisions,” said Park. “I don’t agree with (San-dridge’s) opinion, but I can make the choice whether or not to go listen to him. It doesn’t bother me, but what I can’t get into is when my teachers share their politi-cal opinions in class. They’ll give their beliefs more than they should, rather than educating us on the facts.” As for the University of Illi-

nois faculty who petitioned against the Trump rally, or the Harvard professor who wrote a Washington Post op-ed beckoning Ameri-cans to mobilize against Trump’s momentum, Park finds those exercises of free speech to be acceptable be-cause they occur outside the classroom and campus.“Most professors have

a view on what they be-lieve, and so when the opportunity comes they want to share,” he said. “And that’s understand-able: it’s human nature.”

Fabian De Soto , The Paisano

Andrea Velgis, The Paisano

As graduation approaches in May, students set to walk the stage are beginning to report sightings of a large and thunderous storm cloud hanging over the university’s Main Campus. The cloud — invisible to faculty, incoming students and visitors — has begun evoking fear and uncertainty into otherwise oblivious graduating seniors.

“It’s terrifying,” said student Mark Debtson, a double major who stared into the eye of the storm. “It flashed green and gold, and lightning struck a tree, inscribing my student-debt

in bark.”The massive storm

has been notably sighted every spring since the university’s conception; however, this year marks a record high amount of views. The reports have been building since the start of the semester, with the highest reports seen directly after Grad-Fest with a notable spike after spring break.

“I was returning from Padre when I saw it right over the JPL,” stated petroleum engineering major Jim Coldwater. “There was a clap of thunder that sounded like me crying after a job interview.”

While no rain showers, hail or movement have been reported by those who witness the cloud, the storm has been reported to vary in size with some students stating visibility from as far as 200 miles away.

“I was in Houston visiting my family for Easter,” explained

anthropology major Kim Thirdward. “My mom asked me about graduation invitations, and then I saw the storm. It was far, but I could see it,” she reported, shivering. “It looked exactly like me sitting in a cubicle. There was a picture of my sorority sisters on my desk and I could just tell I hadn’t seen them in years.”

While the inevitable storm appears large and imposing to some, a handful of select students report seeing the storm as merely a small rain cloud.

“My internship from last summer offered me a full-time job,” voiced student Summa CumLaude. “Scholarships paid for most of my courses, so I’m not too worried about graduation.”

When asked about the cloud, senior technology professor Jerry McCloud stated it was only a shadow of the university's powerful cloud computing, which is one of the best in the state.

A certain presidential candidate, who, in accordance with Beetlejuice rules, will not be named, has taken as his slogan, the somewhat loaded expression, “Make America Great Again.” The phrase seems to be resonating with a section of the population; because many feel that the U.S. has stopped being great, and that “great,” as this candidate imagines, it is a thing America ought to be. Both are contentious claims, and ought to be assessed warily.

This expression, “Make America Great Again,” is emblematic of a practice called “dog-whistle politics,” wherein coded language is used to euphemistically address otherwise off limits subjects — so as to avoid the consequences of explicitly bringing them up.

Ironically, dog-whistle politics is a close cousin to the sort of political correctness that this candidate, among others, pretends to reject.

Because this candidate so expertly manufactures the appearance of always saying what is on his mind, most of the euphemisms are readily apparent. One example of this is the explicitly xenophobic foreign policy positions he has taken — for example “build a wall” — that corresponds with unspoken, coded ideas of what an ‘American’

is in a very nationalistic and ethnically charged way. This, combined with the aforementioned implications, becomes a (barely) unspoken argument that a growing recognition of the value of diversity in the U.S. correlates with the country’s (supposedly) shrinking greatness.

Another code word, a great code word, being used by the not-aforementioned’s campaign is “business.” What we’ve got is a business man with business experience who is going to run the country like a business, and that’s going to make America great, again. The term is being used without ever being defined.

In this context “business” seems to act as a stand in for the ideology that all it takes to get ahead in the world is hard work. Lately, Americans have begun, in large numbers, to conclude that this isn’t true, and saying that things will be great again falsely implies that it ever was. Societies are prosperous, wealth is useful only when it can be exchanged for other goods, which is to say that economics is a team sport.

The real function of this campaign has not been to make America great but to further divide it. All of the typical obstacles to class consciousness have been employed: gender, race, religion, and nationality — all distractions from the reality that the problems we face are systemic and economic in nature. This campaign is in many ways an army of distractions under the banner of an unassailable platitude.

After all, what sort of communist would you have to be to not want America to be great again?

Studies show that the number of social media users ages 18-29 have grown over 1000 percent in the last eight years. This drastic shift in our te chnolo g y - f i l l e d world has caused a rift in the lives of many college stu-dents.

In 2016, college students are more dependent on so-cial media than ever. However, extended social media use can often be linked to both anxiety and depression, and can often leave the user feeling detached from their real life.

When college stu-dents use social me-dia, they find them-selves comparing the carefully constructed lives of their peers they see on-screen to their own lives.

This compari-son process can be problematic because many times their

peers only show their best, most attractive selves online, creat-ing a façade to mask their own anxieties or imperfections.

Moreover, when users post pictures or videos of themselves having fun with their friends or going on dates with their sig-

nificant other, it can leave their audience feeling left out, in-adequate and highly critical of themselves.

It is important for college students to remember that their peers might not be representing their lives as accurately as one would hope.

In addition, it might be healthy to take a step back from social media, con-nect with someone face-to-face and stop the endless, anxiety-fueled cycle of social media reliance.

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Mass media has made veganism more visible than ever before. It has been the topic of blog posts, YouTube channels, websites, health articles and television. The recent media interest in the plant-based diet has lead more people to consider veganism as a serious lifestyle choice. In 2009, one percent of people in the U.S. were vegans, and that number grew to 2.5 percent by 2013. While the vegan population is still relatively small, this was a significant growth within a three-year period, and it suggests that veganism is still steadily growing in the U.S. today.

It is very unlikely that the majority of Americans will adopt a vegan diet anytime soon, but we are at least moving in a positive direction and becoming more health conscious. Vegan media attention has not converted everyone to plant-based diets, but it has at least garnered interest from the public and has made people more aware

of the importance of adding produce to their diets.

Veganism offers several benefits to those who practice it, but it is not necessarily for everyone. Many are perfectly happy and healthy eating meat. What is important is that we consider the benefits of veganism and at least adopt the idea of adding more plant-based foods and less meat in our diets.

A popular benefit to the vegan diet is that it tends to be lower in bad cholesterol and saturated fats, so in turn, vegans tend to have a lower BMI than those who are not.

This particular benefit is frequently mentioned when talking about a vegan diet, which can influence people to consider switching diets for weight-loss purposes. However, a vegan diet can be so much more than just a way to lose weight. It has other benefits that can help people’s overall health.

A plant-based diet can provide higher dietary fiber levels and higher levels of vitamin C, potassium and magnesium than the standard American diet. Some research also suggests that a vegan diet can also lead to lower rates of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. These benefits can lead many to believe that by simply being

vegan they are practicing a healthy diet, but is it enough just to consume vegan food?

A vegan diet can be highly nutritious, but its effectiveness is heavily dependent on how a person practices it. If someone’s vegan diet consists of mostly refined grains, sugars, starches and trans fats, then their vegan diet is not necessarily better than a diet that includes meat and animal products. Even when vegan diets exclude these processed foods, there are still potential problems that can arise.

For example vegans are more susceptible to having decreased levels of calcium, vitamin D, iron, zinc, omega-3 fatty acids and B-12. These decreased levels of essential nutrients occur when meat is taken out of a diet without a proper protein replacement that holds the same nutritional values that meat provides.

For these reasons, dieticians and physicians caution veganism especially for people who suffer from anemia, women who are nursing or pregnant and children. For the general public, a vegan diet can be great, but it requires a lot of effort and planning to get the necessary daily nutrients. Before choosing to follow a vegan diet, it is highly recommended to visit a dietitian for advice

about how to practice a healthy vegan diet. A vegan diet can take some extra effort and it can be great for everyone if done properly, but is it attainable for all who want to participate?

Many people can find it very difficult to give up meat and replace their protein intake with legumes, especially when they do not find them tasty. Even when people enjoy legumes like beans, edamame and lentils, it can get boring and options can feel very limited. For this reason it’s important to explore more foods and different recipes to spice up vegan meals.

A vegan diet requires more time, planning and discipline than the average diet. While a well-balanced vegan diet can be good, it is not for everyone. The extra time and effort it takes for a healthy vegan diet can discourage people who have very fast-paced and busy life styles — this is perfectly okay.

The important thing to consider about veganism, whether you adopt the diet or not, is the benefits provided when less meat and more produce is consumed. Everyone can work on improving their diets, but reasoning to drastically alter your diet should be valid and not trend-focused.

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"At night you should walk with a buddy and there's a service where you can be walked to your destination by someone and that should be more known and accessible, so more people will use it."

Sydney PattersonFreshman, environmental science

"One way they could prevent it is by helping create a culture that talks about it and that can get over the awkwardness. It should be a sit down and have a, maybe funny, but also serious conversation about what the old mind sets are that causes this to continue or what new things they can think about as a group or individually to make small steps towards tackling the issue."

Robert DoranskiGrad Student, economics

"I think the university should only be involved if the problem is very large. There should always be someone to talk to and report it to, though, and that has to be more known."

David CadenaJunior, physics

"I think they should enforce more rules and make sure that they keep track of predators around campus."

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"They have to do what they can to make us more aware of it."

Abiel BarriosFreshman, kinesiology

"Well, I think that they should have harsh penalties because that's a way to keep people from doing it. But they should also make the penalties known because if they're a secret, then who cares? They should also have the victims know where they can go, and in their campaigns they need to word it to where it's encouraging people to go. Because people have a lot of fear in these situations."

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03/28/2016 Letter to the Editor The Paisano 14547 Roadrunner Way San Antonio, Texas 78249 An open letter to the Editor of The Paisano and UTSA Administration:

I am writing to express my tremendous disappointment in the University’s decision not to hire Dr. Ann Eisenberg as Dean of the Honors College. Without the need to consider other candidates I can unquestionably say that Dr. Eisenberg is not only the most obvious choice for the position, but also the best choice by far. She has served both the University and its students for twenty-five years, and has consistently gone above and beyond what is required of her in her various capacities. From often hosting pancake breakfasts, to editing graduate school and scholarship applications late into the night, to writing letters of recommendation on weekends, to acting as an academic advisor, academic coach, and cherished friend, Dr. Eisenberg has done much more for UTSA than many of her colleagues. She was the right choice for the position.

As a member of the Honors College, a former UT-System Bill Archer Fellow, and former Speaker of the Senate of the UTSA Student Government Association, I have had the pleasure of working regularly with Dr. Eisenberg. Among the many faculty, staff, and administrators that I encountered in my capacities I can easily place Dr. Eisenberg in the top 5% of them without any hesitation. This placement comes due to her dedication, commitment, integrity, and drive towards student success. Moreover, beyond these qualities is one that most administrators lack, the willingness to listen to and utilize student input. Distinctly Dr. Eisenberg excelled at this, and it pains me to say that UTSA has lost one of the few who possessed this quality.

By neglecting the opportunity to hire Dr. Eisenberg as Dean, the University has made a very costly and unfortunate mistake. Although the UTSA strides towards Tier 1, mistakes such as this will continue to hold the University back from the attainment of such status. I have nothing but love for my alma mater and express this opinion with the expectation that UTSA will avoid similar mistakes in the future. However, Dr. Eisenberg also loves UTSA, and it is unfortunate that not only she, but the Honors College, Archer Fellowship, Terry Foundation, and University as a whole will suffer due to an extremely flawed hiring decision. Sincerely, Conor R. Harvey Speaker of the Senate, UTSA Student Government Association (2014-2015) UT-System Bill Archer Fellow (Fall 2015) Former member of the Honors College UTSA Class of 2015  

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C o f f e e : M o r e t h a n a c a f f e i n e f i xRandi Gilmore, The Paisano

Christopher BreakellStaff Writer@ThePaisanoarts@paisano-online.com

Lukewarm, brown liq-uid usually does the trick at 2 a.m. the night before the midterm paper is due; however, when surveying options, more students are going out of their way to sip on a quality cup of coffee.

Starbucks no longer has a monopoly on college stu-dents’ favorite fuel either; from Indy to Local, San Antonio coffee shops are popping up everywhere and brewing bold flavors with beans from all over the globe.

A lot of work goes into making that perfect cup

too, and coffee shops are taking greater steps to con-trol the process. Several shops around town have started roasting their own beans, because the quicker the bean goes from roaster to cup, the better the coffee will tastes.

White Elephant Coffee Company opened up about seven months ago in the Southtown area and roasts its beans in-house. Its roast-er not only benefits the es-tablishment, but also all of the local shops the compa-ny distributes to, including Press Coffee, Señor Veggie and Halycon.

Much like with wine, the soil, elevation and atmo-sphere of where the coffee beans are grown affect what

notes and flavors emerge, explained barista John Her-nandez.

When a farm has the perfect combination of the three, buyers must act quickly.

“If you like something you have to move on it imme-diately because everybody else is going to be into it,” Rosella Coffee barista Emily Kolb explained.

This limited supply and high demand is why shops like Rosella Cofee often sell pour-over coffee at “market price.”

For example, a couple of months ago, a farm in Co-lombia produced only nine bags of exceptional beans, and White Elephant Cof-fee Company was able to

grab two of them. How-ever, the scarcity drove the price up so much that a cup came out to over $7, which shocked some customer’s senses almost as much as the caffeine content did.

This cherished Colom-bian coffee was “single-ori-gin,” a term that seems to be thrown around quite a bit nowadays.

Single-origin has a nice ring to it too — as if the beans haven’t mingled with the wrong crowd. However, Hernandez explained that saying single-origin makes for better coffee is “like say-ing that a pepperoni pizza is better than a pepperoni and mushroom pizza.” It’s just a matter of preference. In fact, shops often mix beans

from two different regions to enhance the flavor.

Once a shop finds the right beans and properly roasts them, the final prod-uct is in the hands of the baristas. To get the most out of a cup, Hernandez opts for the pour-over method, a manual way of brew-ing coffee. White Elephant uses this method when try-ing new beans because it is the most controlled way to brew.

Kolb’s drink of choice is an Americano. “You taste the espresso plus you kind of see the craftsmanship of the barista,” she said.

Barista’s craftsmanship may seem excessive for combination of hot water and espresso, but even the

proper measure and tap (amount of pressure used to press down the grounds) could greatly alter the taste. This explains why a barista might seem to be treating his or her coffee grounds like a hand-held sand box: there’s a reason behind the mindful behavior.

People can debate the best coffee drink all day, and they will, but a coffee connoisseur such as Kolb knows that the perfect cup just “depends on your mood and the time you’re getting coffee.”

This story is a reprint from Spring 2016, Issue 1 of the Paisano Plus magazine.

UTSA’s Office of Equal Opportunity Services is responsible for receiving and investigating com-plaints of discrimination, including sexual harassment, sexual assault and sexual violence.

EOS also implements policies, procedures and training related to sexual violence and intimate partner violence (IPV) as required by the reau-thorized Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (SaVE), incorporated into VAWA.

Resources

Leonard Flaum, EOS Director/Title IX Coordinator Office Phone: (210) 458-4120 Office Email: eos.office@utsa.edu website: www.utsa.edu/eos Office: North Paseo Bldg. 5.130 UTSA Police Department (210) 458-4242 Women’s Resource Center (210) 458-6829 Student Health Services (210) 458-4142 Student Counseling Services (210) 458-4140 San Antonio Rape Crisis Center (210) 349-7273 24/7 National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE

Upcoming Events:

Spring 2016 Sexual Assault Awareness Month—Day of Action (Apr) Rowdy Wellness Week (Apr)

Fall 2016 Rowdy Wellness Fair (Oct) Domestic Violence Awareness Month (Oct)

Freshman and Incoming Transfer Students:

Look for this symbol in your ASAP account to read and acknowledge UTSA’s Sexual Assault Policy.

TITLE IX

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and its implementing regulations prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities op-erated by recipients of federal financial assistance; this now includes sexual harassment and sexual assault.

Title IX also covers relationship abuse on the basis of sex, gender or gender stereotypes.

Title IX applies to public and private educational insti-tutions receiving federal funds, including the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Students, faculty, staff or visitors who have experienced or witnessed discrimi-nation, acts of possible sexual harassment, sexual violence, or intimate partner violence should contact the Title IX Coordinator or EOS for guidance.

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32nd annual UTSA student art exhibitionRebecca DollContributing Writer@ThePaisanoarts@paisano-online.com

Every year, UTSA hosts a juried student exhibition in which undergraduate and graduate students get the opportunity to display their best works of art.

Each student has the option to submit up to three pieces of art.

After their submissions are complete, professors choose which pieces will be entered into the exhibition. Once these selected pieces are put on display, they are judged by a single juror – this year’s juror being Joey Fauerso, an Associate Professor at Texas State University at San Marcos. Undergraduate and graduate students are judged separately in their own

categories, each receiving first, second and third place awards. Additionally, there is a single award for best in show, which includes both undergraduate and graduate students.

When you walk into the gallery (Art Building Recital Hall 2.03.02), you will see a diverse amount of art: from paintings to sculptures, digital prints to videos and contemporary to abstract pieces. Some of these pieces address controversial issues, while others address a more philosophical thought process; however, each single piece is intriguing and thought provoking, exposing an extraordinary amount of talent.

As guests walk around, they can feel the emotion that went into these works of art. Upon approaching each piece, visitors are able to see the incredible detail that

goes into the work. Take, for example, Sharon Gilpin’s “The Human Eggsample,” which displays the life cycle of a pregnant women up until she is holding her newborn child. This high fire ceramic piece is in the shape of an egg, beautifully crafted to fully encompass the idea of human life.

Speaking with the undergraduate second place winner, Kat Cadena, about her piece “What Is/What Could Be,” she stated, “I like to keep my work open to interpretation because a viewer’s personal experience often plays an important role in how they understand an artwork.”

The personal reaction to each piece of artwork is unique and finding out how it impacts each individual is part of the fun an artist has in creating it.

“One of my favorite

things about creating artwork is that you’re creating something that can speak any language or reach anyone, so I love to hear what it’s saying to different people,” stated Cadena.

When asked what she would say to those visiting the gallery for the first time, Cadena said, “If you’ve never visited our gallery, this would be the perfect exhibit to see on your first visit. Our student exhibition is incredibly diverse. There are interactive pieces, and everything is so well crafted. This show has made me exceptionally proud of the students and the faculty in the Department of Art and Art History. I want to say thank you to the faculty in our department for always challenging and helping us, especially to my favorite painting instructors, Christie Blizard and Connie

Lowe.”The student exhibition

is open to the public free of charge. It will be up until April 15, 2016. The exhibition is open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10-4 p.m.; Wednesday 11-3 p.m.; and Saturday 1-4 p.m.

“As a fellow art student, it’s really nice to know that people come and look at your stuff and appreciate your work,” admits art student Nicholas Minesinger.

With all the hard work that goes into putting this exhibition together, it’s only fitting to acknowledge those who placed:

For Undergraduates 1st Place: Elyse Grams,

What Is//What Could Be, Ceramic, Glass, 2015

2nd Place: Katherine Cadena, One Day You’ll See, Oil on canvas, 2015

3rd Place: Sharon Gilpin, The human Eggsample, High fire Ceramic, 2016

For Graduates1st Place: Verena Gaudy,

Zeitgeist, Stoneware, vitreous slip, 2015

2nd Place: Hiromi Stringer, Umeyama’s Report: The Sacred Red and White AND Drawing of Labels of Umeyama’s Report : The Sacred Red and White (Diptych) Sumi ink and gouache on oriental paper AND Graphite on paper 2015 (ink drawing) and 2016 (graphite drawing)

3rd Place: John Dalton Atkins, Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch, Wood, Acrylic, Found Objects, 2015

Best of Show: Wai Ching Lam Art Prize: Vianney Lopez, Self, Multi-Media, 2016.

Undergraduate and graduate students shape their creative process

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8 ARTS & LIFE‘Springtime at The Paisano’ playlist

March 29 - April 5, 2016

1. Future Islands“Seasons (Waiting On You)”

Even after their feel-good performance on Letterman two years ago, Future Islands’ signature song still rings as true and dimly optimistic as it did when you first saw lead singer Sam Herring swiveling his hips on the stage of the Ed Sullivan Theatre.

2. Mac Demarco“Blue Boy”

“Calm down, sweetheart, grow up…” It’s an apt verse for Mac Demarco, the real life boy-who-never-grew-up. With his warm voice and lilting guitar licks, Demarco brings melancholy to the masses.

3. The Flaming Lips“She Don’t Use Jelly”

A girl who thinks of ghosts, toast with Vaseline and a man using magazines to blow his nose. It’s not the ramblings of a madman; it’s Wayne Coyne and company’s most popular hit song about everything but jelly.

5. The 1975“UGH!”

Art-pop weirdos The 1975 craft layered synths and guitar loops into a danceable song about being a selfish asshole. Sounds like perfect spring music to us.

7. Fleetwood Mac“Everywhere”

Proof that your parent’s music can be cool, Fleetwood Mac was crafting legendary grooves like “Everywhere” before some of you were even born. This also doubles as possibly the only song on this playlist that your mom might know.

9. Beyonce“Start Over”

Queen Bey has recently been lauded for her many anthems of female and black empowerment, though it’s easy to forget that she’s one of the strongest balladeers of our time. “Start Over,” a song about reigniting the flame in a stagnant relationship, is Beyonce attitude

and emotion in full force.

Arts & Life Events

Calendar:

Thursday 3/319 p.m.

Lee Fields and the ExpressionsPaper Tiger is throwing

down this Thursday night with Lee Fields and the

Expressions — a modern, James Brown-nostalgic group complete with trumpet, saxophone,

drum harmonies, and of course, the 65 year-old, sunglasses-wearing soul train Lee Field. Tickets to the show are going for

$15.

Saturday 4/210 a.m.

San Antonio Book Festival

The San Antonio Public Library Foundation is

hosting its fourth annual Book Festival this

Saturday highlighting more than 90 authors,

hosting panel discussions, holding interview

sessions and more. The festival will take place at the Central Library

(600 Soledad St.), the Southwest School of Art (1201 Navarro St.) and the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre (224 E

Houston S.). Admission is free of charge.

4. Fugees“Fu-Gee-La”

Even 20 years after it’s release, the Fugees chest-thumping anthem still gets crowds pumped thanks to Wyclef ’s biting lyricism and Ms. Lauryn Hill’s vocals. Even now, you can find people in a Mitsubishi, eatin’ sushi, and bumpin’ Fugees.

6. Kelis“Roller Rink”

Four years before “Milkshake,” Kelis’ grip on Neptunes-era R&B was already sealed with this slinky ode to the no-worry atmosphere of the hardwood floor and the skates on your feet.

8. The Blue Nile“Headlights On the Parade”

It has become cliché to state that something is “cinematic” these days, but there is really no other way to describe how elusive Glasgow band The Blue Nile sounds. This is music for night time drives, falling in and out of love and staring at the constellations on the warm grass.

This spring playlist put together by us here at The Paisano encompasses a wide span of artists , from indie favorites like

Future Islands and The Flaming Lips to throwbacks like Fleetwood Mac and The Blue Nile . Now, go out and enjoy some sun.

10. Wilco“One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley’s Boyfriend)”

Sometimes we take for granted the modern storytellers that we have in our midst until they’re gone. Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy could be considered one, not that he cares; he’s busy crafting 12-minute odysseys like “One Sunday Morning” that draw the listener in with the reserve and wise patience of an old dog still finding new tricks.

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March 29 - April 5, 2016SPORTS 9

A Blackhawks fan supports his team from thousands of miles away by wearing their jersey to a Rampage game.

Dedicated fans support UTSA Basketball despite their struggles.

Anthony SunigaSports Assistant@Paisanosports1sports@paisano-online.com

Fans play a huge part in what makes sports so spe-cial. There is just no expe-rience quite like walking into a baseball stadium to find your seat while you have a hot dog in one hand and a soda in the other. Some of the fondest and saddest memories consist of the times when we sat on the couch with family and watched as our teams marched off the field in vic-tory or missed crucial shots to lose in a rough fashion.

If one is to journey into fandom, he or she must be ready to endure hardship. It’s an easy thing to be a fan of a team when that team is winning, but it’s a different kind of journey to remain

faithful when there is a dry season with only several wins, but many losses

The Boston Red Sox were said to be under the “curse of the Bambino” – a curse that resulted from their trading Babe Ruth (The Great Bambino) in 1920 – before finally breaking through and winning the World Series in 2004.

Fans that have stuck by their teams despite con-stant losing streaks can tell you there’s something spe-cial about finally seeing that sweet playoff appearance or seeing your team turn things around after many rough seasons. True pas-sion emerges when strug-gles appear, and true Red Sox fans got a taste of what that means.

A bandwagon fan – a fan that jumps onto a team’s winning bandwagon, buys

a jersey, maybe a poster, and learns a whole bunch of stats – will know little about the teams formative years, and will come and go, but a true fan is marked by their faithfulness and love for the team.

Some teams are easy to support due to their count-less years of success. De-spite currently having a bad record and being on the brink of rebuilding, the Los Angeles Lakers have been one of the more successful franchises in sports. Lakers fans have been known to be among the more passionate fans. They’re always sure to keep true to traditions; rain or shine, a loss or a vic-tory, Lakers fans are always there to riot in the streets of downtown L.A.

Fans are the ones who bring the energy. Whether it’s the Packers fans and their infamous cheese-head hats, Steelers fans and their Terrible Towels, or the Cameron Crazies of Duke University who create one of the most intimidating environments in college basketball, fans are the ones who pack the house and carry on the traditions.

There are fans who be-lieve that the amount of paint they have on their body is proportional to how much they love their team. Some think it’s the amount of obscene statements and harsh jokes that makes for the true test of their fan-dom. Philadelphia sports fans like to show their love by throwing snowballs at Santa Clause during Eagles games, storming the field at Phillies games (ending

with a Taser), and climbing up glass (which inevitably collapsed) to fight a hockey player at a Flyers’ game.

Fans are known to be a contributing factor in the final outcome of a game. Many people, including players and coaches, believe the energy that fans bring to a game can impact how well a team plays – a phenom-enon commonly known as “home advantage” (or home court, field or ice advantage, depending on the sport). Bleacher Report published an article that discussed several different studies that were conducted by re-searchers.

These studies revolved around better understand-ing “home advantage”, re-ferring to it as the “homer effect.” The homer effect eludes to the idea that fans can influence a referee’s sub-conscious. The way Se-ahawks fans react to penal-ties could certainly make a referee think twice about penalizing the Seattle Se-ahawks in CenturyLink Field. Loud noises from the fans may be playing a bigger role than one would have thought.

Whether or not teams have an advantage when they play in their hometown has been debated. The Dal-las Cowboys actually have a losing record in AT&T Stadium since the open-ing of the 1.2 billion dol-lar playpen. However, the Spurs have proven – with a 37-0 record at home – that there could be something to the idea of home court ad-vantage. There is definitely a difference in the level of

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impact that fans can have across different sports. Fans have a greater oppor-tunity of effecting players with loud cheers and taunts when the stadium is much smaller in size. Cameron In-door has a seating capacity of only 9,314 despite Duke having one of the most pop-ular college basketball pro-grams in the country. The majority factor in a team’s win-loss record at home is definitely the quality of the team, but some teams do become more threatening when they’re played in their hometown.

There have been ques-tions over what makes a fan. There’s a population that believes people are born into fandom – that if people are raised by fami-

lies that cheer for the Dallas Cowboys or the Los Ange-les Lakers, they are fans by default. Some say that it is really a matter of geogra-phy, meaning that you have to have been born or at least raised into the city of the team for which you cheer. We must learn to consider the true mark of fandom by the emotional investment one puts into their team, not by where they’re from or where they’re going.

One thing is for certain though, sports wouldn’t be sports without the fans. It’s a wonderful thing that peo-ple can come together un-der one house and be part of something bigger than themselves.

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The MTSU Blue Raiders celebrate their extra-innings victory over the Roadrunners on Saturday, March 26.Freshman Zoe Bacon hits a foul ball into an umpire’s chest

during a game against Tulsa early in the season.

Nick Drazenovic jumps atop the net to avoid contact with the goalie.

RAMPAGE HOCKEY

Rampage sweep home standMartin recognized for his superb stretch of play

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The San Antonio Ram-page just finished a four-game home stand in which they went undefeated and outscored their opponents 10-3.

Rampage captain Ben Street tallied two points and 20-year-old rookie goalie Spencer Martin recorded a shutout in San Antonio’s 3-0 win over the Bakers-field Condors (27-24-8) on Saturday. Martin’s 37-save shutout was his second in the past week and the third of his young AHL career.

After missing nine games to injury, forward Nick Drazenovic returned to the lineup and sniped a wrist shot from the slot past Con-dor goalie Eetu Laurikainen five minutes into the first period to open the scoring.

The Rampage extended their lead to 2-0 with a pow-er play goal five minutes into the second period. It was the team’s eighth pow-er-play opportunity and first conversion of the cur-rent home stand.

Street won the power play’s opening faceoff, pushing the puck back to defenseman Nikita Za-dorov. Zadorov then passed across the point to Maxim Noreau, who found an emp-ty lane and sent a slap shot past Laurikainen, who was screened by winger Reid Petryk.

The tally put Noreau in a tie with Toronto’s T.J. Bren-nan for the most power-play goals among AHL defense-men. Noreau’s 40 points in 56 games (11-29--40) make him the AHL’s fifth highest-

scoring defenseman.Less than two minutes

later, Street gave the team a 3-0 lead with another pow-er-play goal assisted by Za-dorov and rookie forward Gary Nunn.

Captain Ben Street re-turned to the lineup after missing every game since Oct. 31 due to an NHL call-up and subsequent injury. With a goal and an assist, Street has scored points (4-10--14) in each of his seven games this sea-son.

After the game, Street ac-knowledged the disappoint ing season and pon-dered reasons for his team to stay motivated through the end.

“ Ev e r y o n e ’s pretty competi-tive, so there’s not a whole lot you have to say with this group,” said Street. “There are a lot of guys here on call-ups or on PTOs (Professional Try Out contracts) that are play-ing for contracts next year. If guys are under contract here or not, everybody’s watching…so there is a lot to play for, even if it’s not for the standings.”

Rampage defenseman Duncan Siemens, who re-turned from injury just in time to start the home stand with the team, hit the pro-fessional milestone of 150 games played in Saturday’s win.

“He’s got some confi-dence in his game. He feels comfortable with the puck,”

said Head Coach Dean Chynoweth of Siemens, “he feels comfortable being that physical presence and just being a steady, stay-at-home guy. That’s what he is, that’s what he has to be, and it’s good to see him playing well.”

San Antonio’s strong forecheck and ability to cy-cle the puck in the corners and generate offense from sustained offensive zone

possession led to their suc-cess against the Condors.

“Whenever you play be-low the goal line, it gets your opposition’s coverage turned around,” said Chyn-oweth. “We’ve been able to – in the last four games, counting the road trip – have zone time and cre-ate opportunities, which is evidenced by the number of shots on net as well.”

After two periods, the Rampage had outshot the Condors 32-16 and out-scored them 3-0. The Ram-page, playing conservatively to protect their lead, al-

lowed 21 shots against in the third period – the most shots the Rampage have al-lowed in any third period this season, and tied for most in any period all year.

Rookie forward Mikko Rantanen returned to the lineup on Sunday after be-ing re-assigned to the Ram-page by Avalanche manage-ment about an hour before Saturday’s game. His pres-ence proved crucial as he

scored the game-winner in overtime to lift the Ram-page to a 3-2 victory over the Stars.

The Stars took a lead just 21 seconds into the game, when Rampage defense-man Brandon Gormely got caught trying to defend a two-on-one. Stars winger Matej Stransky received a pass from center Jason Dickinson in the slot and buried a wrist shot before back-checker Sam Henley could break up the play.

The Rampage responded with a tying goal just five minutes into the period.

Winger Alex Belzille en-tered the offensive zone on the left wing with speed, creating a two-on-one with forward Garrett Thompson heading towards the net on the opposite side.

As Stars defenseman Mattias Backman commit-ted to Belzille, Belzille fed the puck across to Thomp-son, who evened the score with a one-timer. The first period ended with a tied

1-1 with Texas leading the shot count 11-10.

The Rampage struck again two minutes into the second period. Henley sent the puck from the left corner around the boards to the right point and immediately went to the front of the net.

Defenseman Nate Guenin re-ceived the puck at the right point and fired a wrist shot past Stars netminder Jack

Campbell as Henley skated across the top of the crease.

The Rampage dominat-ed the play for most of the second period. Campbell made 13 saves in the second period alone to keep the score close, until Stransky notched his second tally of the night to even the score at 2-2 with just over three minutes left in the period.

After receiving a cross-ice pass from defenseman Ju-lius Honka on the opposite half-wall, Stransky unload-ed a slap shot from the left point that beat Martin high glove-side.

The third period went scoreless. Martin made seven saves and Campbell made 10 to send the teams to overtime.

Just over two minute sin-to overtime, Rantanen car-ried the puck behind the net and up the left wall before making a short pass to Gary Nunn, who pivoted and immediately sent the puck back to Rantanen.

Rantanen then deked past Texas captain Travis Morin at the left point and skated into the slot, where he fired a wrist shot past Campbell to seal the 3-2 victory.

The win was the Ram-page’s fourth in a row, all of which came at home with Martin in net.

On Monday morning, the Rampage announced that Martin’s play over the stretch earned him the hon-ors of CCM/AHL player of the week ending Sun-day, March 27. In the three games that earned him the recognition, he recorded a 0.99 goals-against average and stopped 91 of 94 shots for a .968 save percentage.

The Avalanche selected Martin in the third round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He has a team-high .921 save percentage and 2.71 goals against average in 17 appearances this season.

On Monday afternoon, Martin was re-assigned to the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL, who are cur-rently in first place in the ECHL’s western conference.

The Rampage (28-33-8) have seven games left in their regular season, includ-ing four at home. Their next home game is on Wednes-day, April 6 against the San Jose Barracuda.

UTSA loses rubber match to Blue RaidersTeam rallies to force extra innnings on Saturday, falls short

Chris HerbertStaff Writer@Herbie Gibbssports@paisano-online.com

The UTSA Softball team struggled before conference play began, starting the sea-son with a 6-16 record. The Roadrunners began confer-ence play by sweeping a se-ries against North Texas (18-12, 3-6 C-USA) and winning 2-of-3 games against Char-lotte(18-14, 2-7 C-USA).

In last week’s matchups at Roadrunner Field, UTSA showed strong efforts against 20th-ranked Baylor and C-USA rival Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) but only won one-in-four matchups.

On Tuesday, March 22,

UTSA entered the bottom of the first inning already down to Baylor by four runs, but quickly responded with a pair of home runs from Tess Sofejie and Kaley Pyles.

In the second inning, Lizzy Fox replaced UTSA’s starting pitcher, Chelsea Parker, and gave up only one home run from Baylor’s Sarah Smith in the fifth.

UTSA responded with runs from Angelina Nino and Lindsey Knowles. Un-fortunately, UTSA was un-able to finish the rally and was defeated 6-5.

“Against Baylor, we showed a lot of fight; we got down right away but we fought back. Against a top-20 team in the nation, that’s always a positive for us,” said Head Coach Michelle Cheatham.

On Friday evening, UTSA

and MTSU traded victories. UTSA won the first match-up 7-1, boosted by a three-run home run from Randee Crawford.

In game two, MTSU ran away with an 18-0 victory. 11 of their 18 runs were scored in the seventh inning.

In the rubber match on Saturday, both clubs strug-gled to score until MTSU got on the board in the fifth inning with a single home run from Austyn Whaley and an illegal pitch from re-lief pitcher Nicole Merrill. UTSA countered immedi-ately with runs from senior left fielder Jade Smith and sophomore pinch hitter Kendall Burton.

Later in the seventh, down by three runs and with two outs on the board, Zoe Bacon hit a three-run

home run that tied the score and led to extra innings. The Roadrunners, however, were unable to capitalize as MTSU scored two runs in the eighth inning and de-feated UTSA 7-5.

In spite of the losses, Cheatham was proud of her team’s efforts against last week’s stiff competition.

“We just have to continue to grind,” said Cheatham. “We have to score early and often, because anybody can beat anybody in this conference.”

The Roadrunners (12-20, 6-3 C-USA) will play cross-town rivals Incarnate Word (11-20, 2-7 Southland Conference) on Wednesday, March 30 before continuing conference play against the University of Texas-El Paso Miners (15-20, 6-3 C-USA) on Saturday, April 2.

The team gathers around 19-year-old Finnish forward Mikko Rantanen (96) to celebrate his overtime goal on Sunday, Feb. 29 at the AT&T Center.

Captain Ben Street faces off against Bakersfield’s Jujhar Khaira. Goaltender Spencer Martin spreads out to make a desperation save.

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