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“Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter,”

Thomas Jefferson

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EDitor-iN-ChiEf OPINION MICHAELA ROMÁN, 747-7477 be more attentive if you get WHy We Agree WitH JeFFerSon By The ProsPecTor ediTors Let’s take present-day Burma, or Whether it is President Donald your news from Facebook The Prospector Myanmar, as an example. Although Trump or the repeal of freedom of the this Asian country is trying to reform press, there will be nothing that stops A life without the First Amendment its lack of freedom, in multiple areas the the modern day journalist from their of making money through the traffi c would be somewhat reminiscent of By rene delgadillo government has still halted all forms of liberties. Everyday at Th e Prospector, we they will receive, and unfortunately, 18th century American life. It would The Prospector free press. Burma’s government owns value our constitution-given rights as remind us of a time when a govern- Th e future those stories have made some people all of the daily newspapers, three televi- journalists, and no man or force could ment, or more specifi cally the colonial generations of become uninformed and biased. sion networks and almost all of the ra- take away the beliefs that are instilled in governors, controlled and censored the the U.S. might Th ere is a higher chance you will dio stations. Th rough the internet, the our day-to-day principles. publications, newspapers and other be in serious Myanmar Internet Service Providers are America is in need of strong journal- miss important political informa- media outlets run by colonists. It would trouble if they tasked to block and censor any proxy ists in this day and age, and we are proud tion about your city and state if you mean the absolute marginalization of a continue their websites that go against their beliefs. to be among those media members who only follow right-wing or left -wing journalist, a priest, a protest, a petition, inability to dis- Th ere are even records of Burmese citi- contribute to this movement. news accounts on social media or any and so much more that makes up the tinguish real zens being arrested for watching BBC When the White House began decid- other news sources with a set political American Constitution. news from World News and Radio Free Asia. ing which media outlets could attend It is a life of unnecessary barriers and fake news. A agenda in their content. An America where the government briefi ngs last week, which limited the constant content monitoring. It is a life 2016 study from Stanford’s Gradu- Sharing news and awareness owned most news outlets, such as Th e First Amendment rights of all Ameri- that we, as journalists, will not stand for. ate School of Education has found through Facebook groups is a great New York Times, Washington Post, cans by proxy, a new era of the Trump “Were it left to me to decide whether less than a third of college students way of helping people, but stop shar- USA Today or CNN, is unfathomable. administration began. One a lot farther we should have a government without from three diff erent universities were Living in a country where someone can from democracy, the Constitution and ing posts if you’re not sure about newspapers, or newspapers without a be penalized for writing something that the Bill of Rights containing the amend- able to fully explain how the political their authenticity. Look at what other government, I should not hesitate a mo- is factually correct is contradictory to all ments allowing us the freedom to agendas of progressive public advoca- media sources are talking about, get ment to prefer the latter.” our inherent beliefs. Even worse, being monitor the government and hold them cy groups infl uence the content of so- in contact with experts and confi rm Th is quote by Th omas Jeff erson con- cial media posts. Th is suggests some a citizen of a country where a resident accountable, and a lot closer to a dicta- what you’re viewing and reading be- tinues to resonate within the journalistic could be punished for reading or watch- torship or other form of government college students are not aware of the community nearly 250 years later. fore sharing them. ing world news is plain frightening. that Th omas Jeff erson and the nation’s authenticity of news on social media Imagining a world where the newspa- It is important to recognize how ac- A journalist’s job is to bring forth forefathers were hoping to avoid. when in comes to political issues. pers are restricted and the press’ content tivists, supporters of certain political news, spread awareness, give insight and A government built on checks and A couple of days ago rumors about becomes censored is hard to envision. beliefs and people wanting to make inform readers about the happenings in balances cannot be truly “checked” possible checkpoints near UTEP en- With the use of modern technology and the world. Without us and without our without a free press. Th is is why we trances by Immigration and Customs money off of clicks will use social the internet, news—legitimate or not— freedom to publish, our country will stand with the numerous media out- Enforcements agents were circulating media as a way of gaining people’s is readily accessible with an endless feed become misinformed, confused and lets who were banned from the White around a Facebook group, causing support. Th ey will write headlines, of information at the reader’s discretion. unconscious about their surroundings. House media “gaggle” last week. concern for some students. UTEP stories and post videos based on lies offi cials said in a statement, “UTEP’s with the goal of getting your attention executive team and the University to gain traffi c. Police have no information to support these rumors.” Besides having the risk of reading Th is trend could lead to a genera- fake and biased news, Facebook pres- tion whose political beliefs and de- ents another problem that may lead cisions are based on biased and fake to a more uninformed generation. news articles, and in today’s political On Facebook, you won’t be able to climate, the last thing this country automatically fi nd all the stories from needs is more uninformed citizens your friends and favorites websites. who believe everything coming out It is important to understand how on their Facebook feed is real. Facebook’s News Feed may block How many times have you been some posts based on an algorithm scrolling down your screen just to fi nd another ridiculous headline that predicts the posts you’re more about Trump or about the policies likely to be interested in. Th is means he wants to implement? It’s become factual and reliable news could be at common to see how many of our the end of your news feed due to the Facebook friends don’t even take the algorithm doing its job. By being at time to actually read the entire article the end, it is more likely the user will before sharing it on several social me- never reach those posts. dia platforms. If your main source for news is Some stories shared on Facebook Facebook, then the Washington Post have caused panic among people in advises that users to click on the op- the U.S. Rumors about visa removals and cancellations for having memes tions “top stories” and “most recent” of President Donald Trump on their to change the order in which they re- Jason Green / The ProsPecTor phone while crossing the border have ceive news, posts and pictures. been spreading without the confi rma- Th is might help a little, but the tion of any authorities or victims. But real answer to stopping this negative people keep on sharing posts without trend is to become a fact checker, knowing the fear it may bring to oth- check the logos, keywords, web- er immigrants. site links and the authenticity of the Getting your news entirely from publication. Have more than two or Facebook is an error that some mil- lennials do not understand they are three reliable sources from where making. you may confirm the information Stories have been published in web- you’re receiving. sites with similar names of respect- Follow rene delgadillo on Twitter @rdelgadillonews able news outlets with the purpose SPEAK YOUR MIND staFF VOL. 102, nO. 21 submit a letter to the editor! Editor-in-Chief: Michaela Román Work-Study Students: Ashley Muñoz, letters will be edited for clarity and brevity. letters over 250 words are subject to editing to fi t available space. Please include full Layout Manager: Ana Ramos Malia Greene Copy Editor: Christian Vasquez Ad Account Executive: Jacqueline Razo name, street address and telephone number and e-mail address, plus major, classifi cation and/or title if applicable. Web Editor: Adrian Broaddus Ad Layout Manager: Jacobo De La Rosa address and phone number will be used for verifi cation only. Sports Editor: Jason Green Ad Designers: Vanessa Guevara, Entertainment Editor: Leslie Sariñana Laura Chaidez Write to 105 e. union, e-mail [email protected], call 747-7477 or fax to 747-8031. Photo Editor: Gaby Velasquez Administrative Secretary: Marcela Luna Multimedia Editor: Andres Martinez Accounting Specialist: Isabel Castillo Staff Reporters: Grecia Sanchez, Asst. Director-Advertising: t The Prospector is published by the Student Media and Publications Board, 105 Union East, 500 W. University Ave. El Paso, Texas, 79968. Rene A. Delgadillo, Vania Castillo, Veronica Gonzalez The Prospector appears in print once per week on Tuesdays during the fall, spring, and summer semesters. The newspaper is not Mike Flores, Mariana Rodriguez Student Publications Director: printed during holidays and when classes are not in session. The Prospector does provide news online at www.theprospectordaily.com. Photographers: Claudia Hernandez, Kathleen Flores Nina Titovets The Prospector is provided to students through student fees. First copy is free. Any additional copies, if available, must be purchased for $1 through Contributors: Gloria Heredia, the Department of Student Media and Publications. The Prospector is not responsible for claims made by advertisers. Additional policy information Jeremy Carranco, Claudia V. Flores, may be obtained by calling The Prospector at 915-747-5161. Opinions expressed in The Prospector are not necessarily those of the university. Alejandra De la Cerda, August Touris, Ramirez, Andrew Rios, Alonzo Martinez THEPROSPECTOR NEWS | 3 | February 28, 2017

10 signs you’re being scammed CaLENDar of EVENtS A diScuSSion on leSlie MArMon SilKo’S ‘cereMony’

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By eddie VelaZQueZ job opportunities, the student demographic is constantly The Prospector targeted as a part of these practices. “Th ese scammers are people who are very strategically As technology and digital networking become more picking on universities to target students because of fi nan- ubiquitous in college environments, the risk of job and fi - cial situations,” said Betsy Castro-Duarte, the director of nancial swindles have also increased. the University Career Center. ‘HigHer educAtion in tHe FASt lAne: From popular fund transfer scams like the Nigerian Here’s 10 things the career center suggests you should Prince series to fi nancial aid fraud rings and fraudulent look out for. looKing out For tHe PotHoleS’ 1. reQueSting PerSon- 4. grAMMAticAl 8. Student loAn Al inForMAtion errorS ScAMS Scammers might persuade students to Th e email or document received from Too-good-to-be-true student loan op- divulge personal information such as email the scammer can be plagued with mis- portunities with low interest are common or login credentials to diff erent websites by spellings and grammatical errors. Students ways of targeting students and requesting pretending to be an administrator work- can make use of the Career Center or Job fi nancial information. ing for such sites. For example, according Mine to validate the legitimacy of a job “We know you need money to go to to UTEP’s Information Security Offi ce, a o ff e r . let’S tAlK About Privilege And oPPreSSion phishing scam in 2015 urged students to “We call employers, we verify, we school, we know a quick buck is nice, but if update their email account by clicking on a Google their address, and we do our due it is a questionable method, it is not some- fake link, which urged students to provide diligence to make sure the jobs we post are thing you should pursue immediately,” their login credentials. legitimate,” said Castro-Duarte. said Castro-Duarte.

2. unSolicited 5. untrAceAble 9. JunK eMAil oFFerS PAyMent MetHodS And SuSPiciouS Students may receive emails with job or Scammers may ask for untraceable BANK ACCOUNT LOW? internship opportunities they did not ap- methods of payment such as a Money- AttAcHMentS ply for. Gram to cover their tracks. PayPal, Google In some cases, students will receive “If someone is going to off er you a job, Checkout and payment methods endorsed emails with questionable information or there is most likely going to be some face- by large corporations are a safer option. to-face or web conferencing, but if you attachments directly to their “junk” or haven’t solicited an application, then you “spam” folders. should not communicate with them,” said Deposit Information, Invoice, Fax Castro-Duarte. 6. loSS oF Document, Transaction Report, Confi r- mation Delivery, Receipt, are some exam- st oPPortunitieS ples of names for the attachments sent as Bring this to your 1 visit and receive a $10 bonus.* Students may be given an ultimatum part of a scam, according to UTEP’s ISO. 3. ForWArding, Wir- through email, and are urged to pay a fee Paying for college expenses on your own is or give away personal information for fear tough. You can earn money while helping to ing or Money of missing out on certain opportunities. create life-saving treatments by donating Students may be persuaded to cash 10. QueStionAble plasma. F B checks and transfer money to another account while being promised they can keep HonorAry New donors earn up to a small amount. 7. MiSleAding $305 in your 1st five visits! “A student is sent a check to their mail- orgAnizAtionS ing address, the student deposits the check, AddreSSeS Students might receive emails from wires the money to this other address, the Some addresses might be suspicious, Visit one of the 6 Talecris Plasma supposed honorary societies asking for Resource centers near you. bank checks it and says ‘this is a fraudulent and in some cases, scammers can mis- membership fees upfront. Th ese organi- check,’ leaving the student with a defi cit of lead victims into a fake situation. A le- zations might claim national recognition, the amount wired,” said Castro-Duarte. gitimate business should be registered but they may not be backed by UTEP. In addition to meeting donation criteria, you must provide a valid photo I.D., proof of and traceable. your current address, and your Social Security or immigration card to donate. Must be 18 “School-endorsed honorary societ- years of age or older and weigh at least 110 pounds to donate. “We have had instances when we have *Expires 3/31/2017 inspected a location of a potential employ- ies are not going to charge you more er and it turned out to be an empty lot,” than a minimum fee, but these are peo- said Castro-Duarte. ple you get a direct benefi t from,” said grifolsplasma.com Castro-Duarte. | 4 | NEWS THEPROSPECTOR February 28, 2017 fronteras Sin miedo al cruzar la frontera

michaela román / The Prospector By Grecia sanchez Desde el semestre pasado Fierro, quién cruce positivamente, los viajes se hicieron “Se siente un ambiente diferente en He crosses by foot through the Santa The Prospector no dispone de carro, ha cruzado usando mucho más cortos”. el lugar, se podría decir que se siente Fe Bridge, which is the nearest bridge Según los oficiales de UTEP, el equipo incertidumbre por parte de la gente Carlos Fierro, estudiante de ingeniería la bicicleta como su medio de transporte to UTEP. According to UTEP officials, ejecutivo de UTEP y la policía de la unique cruza diario”, Fierro dijo. “Pero esa mecánica en la Univerisad de Texas en El principal. Dijo que tener familiares y ami- rumors are currently circulating across a versidad, no tienen información que atmósfera es muy subjetiva, y en reali- Paso, es uno de los estudiantes interna- gos dispuestos a recibirlo en sus casas pero variety of social media platforms claiming soporte los rumores están actualmente dad no creo que hasta hoy haya tenido cionales que cruzan diario la frontera de que hasta la fecha, no lo ha requerido. that Immigration and Customs Enforce- circulando a través de una variedad de un efecto. Por lo menos en mi persona México para obtener una educación en “Decidí hacerlo así porque no me ment agents are planning to set up check- plataformas de medios de comunicación no lo he notado”. los Estados Unidos. gusta disponer del tiempo de la gente, reclamando que los agentes de Inmi- “La comunidad de UTEP se en- points near the entrances to the UTEP “Me tengo que levantar dos horas antes ni comprometer el mío. Además que gración y Control de Aduanas están pla- riquece grandemente por estudiantes campus. UTEP’s executive team and the de la primera clase. En el transporte llego disfruto irme en bicicleta, no lo veo neando instalar puntos de chequeo cerca de todo el mundo,” dicen los oficiales university police have no information en hora y media. Voy a clases, traigo mi como una carga”, Fierro dijo. “(La bici- de las entradas al campus de UTEP. de UTEP. that these rumors are true. propio lonche de Juárez y luego al trabajo. cleta) es mi medio de transporte. Creo En cuanto a Fierro, él dice no tener “Valoramos sus muchas contribu- Fierro recommends that students De regreso hago una hora”, Fierro dijo. que tiene ventajas de tiempo, dinero y miedo a cruzar ya que piensa que si tienes ciones y tomamos seriamente nuestra should not be afraid of crossing, and that Desde siempre, Fierro ha cruzado a pie hasta salud en muchas ocasiones”. tus papeles en orden y te manejas por la responsabilidad de asegurar su bien- por el puente Santa Fe, ubicado en el cen- Él compara su tiempo de cruce if one has papers in order and you drive vía legal, no tienes por qué tener miedo. estar. Cualquier miembro de la co- tro de su ciudad natal en la avenida Benito diciendo, “haz de cuenta que tuvieras yourself through the legal route, then you “Después de año y medio de cruzar, es munidad universitaria quien se sienta Juárez. Logísticamente, este puente es el (línea) express”. Junto a este cambio, have nothing to be afraid of. normal topar con gente positiva y nega- amenazado o preocupado mientras más cercano a UTEP. Fierro dijo haber notado también dife- “After a year and a half of daily cross- tiva, ninguna de las dos creo que tenga esté en UTEP debería contactar inme- “A pie haces unos 25 a 30 minutos. De rencia en las reacciones por parte de los ing, it is normal to come across both posi- alguna historia que valga la pena contar. diatamente al decano de estudiantes al regreso (no tardas) nada, nomás tardas lo oficiales de migración. Mis derechos siempre han sido respeta- 915-747-5648 o [email protected]”, oficia- tive and negative people, neither story is que pagas y ya”, Fierro dijo. “Nunca he sabido por qué razón, pero dos”, Fierro dijo, refiriéndose a su experi- les de UTEP dijeron. worth telling. My rights have always been Según Fierro, varía el tiempo de cruce muchas veces los oficiales dan preferencia encia con agentes de inmigración. El consejo de Fierro en cuanto a la respected,” said Fierro. dependiendo de si es día festivo. Dijo que a las bicicletas, tienen su propia fila y su Sin embargo, Fierro dijo haber nota- cruzar es de ver la experiencia como His advice is to see the experience as a algunos días tarda de 25 a 40 minutos, propio oficial”, Fierro dijo. “Nunca se me do cambios desde que el presidente de un aprendizaje y analizar lo que ocurre learning one and to analyze at all times pero que en otros, el tiempo de cruce era ha pedido nada diferente gracias a mi Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, llegó alrededor de su persona al cruzar. what is happening in your surroundings. de 10 o 15 minutos. bicicleta. El cambio me ayudó a agilizar el a la presidencia. “Recomiendo cruzar en bicicleta Officials at the university stated, “the pues ahorras mucho tiempo o viajar en UTEP community is enriched greatly el Camión Brío Mesa, tiene excelente by students and scholars from around servicio y te deja en UTEP. (El) pase the world. We value their many contri- estudiantil (cuesta) un dólar por viaje butions and take seriously our respon- y puedes subir bicicletas al camión”, sibility to ensure their safety. Any mem- Fierro dijo. ber of the university community who In Brief: feels threatened or concerned while at Carlos Fierro, a mechanical engineer- UTEP should immediately contact the ing student at UTEP, is one of the many dean of students at 915-747-5648 or international students coming from Mex- [email protected].” ico, who crosses the border every day to get an education in the United States. Follow Grecia Sanchez on Twitter @grecias068 THEPROSPECTOR NEWS | 5 | February 28, 2017 question of the week Are you afraid to cross the border? C laudia hernandez, alonzo martinez, andres rios, nina titovets / The Prospector

Prescila Marrero Sebastian Nares Alan Munoz Alan Tellez Luis Rivera-Figueroa Senior anthropology major Freshman biology major Junior biomedical science major Freshman finance major Junior biomedical sciences major “Personally, I am not afraid to cross the “I don’t really feel afraid anymore, but I “I don’t think anyone should be afraid to “Sometimes I feel afraid because it’s been “I am a little afraid to cross the border border just because I have family over used to. I go about two or three times a cross to Juárez as long as their intentions getting really violent, and I read that it’s because I haven’t updated my passport.” there. I jump back and forth all the time.” week to hang out over there.” are pure.” getting really bad.”

Julia Hernandez Janeth Mora Ely Cavanillas Nahomi Velasco Marcela Erives Sophomore civil engineering major Freshman kinesiology major Junior linguistics major Sophomore clinical psychology major Senior sculpture major “I am not afraid to cross. I go every once in “I am not scared to cross the border. I go to “I am not afraid to cross the border, “I am scared to cross the border some- “I am not afraid to cross over the bridge, a while and it’s not as bad as some people Juárez almost every weekend to party.” because I used to live in Mexico.” times, because you could be at the wrong but I have to admit that I do look over my think it is.” place at the wrong time.” shoulder while on the other side.” | 6 | NEWS THEPROSPECTOR February 28, 2017 The sticky path to legalization in Texas the limit of commercial CBD oil THC ing politicians to legalize marijuana was levels at 0.02 percent. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufac- Having a set limit has allowed local turers of America (PhRMA). stores to begin selling CBD oil without “Marijuana’s an excellent medicine for prescriptions. many things, taking the place of every- One such store is Smoker’s Paradise, thing from Advil to Vicodin and other located at 3233 Mesa St. Dante Hamel, expensive pills,” said Wooldridge in a the manager, said that customer testimo- 2012 interview at the Conservative Party nials alone have him convinced of CBD’s Annual Convention. effectiveness. PhRMA spent $19.7 million on lob- “A gentleman has arthritis in his bying against the legalization of both knuckles and joints in his fingers. He gets recreational and medical marijuana in a little swelled up and stuff. He would rub 2016, according to the Senate Office of the (CBD) salve on his hands and 10 to Public Records. 15 minutes later he would get more flex- In a recent press conference, the Trump ibility and mobility in his fingers and just administration’s press secretary Sean be like, ‘this stuff works, oh my god,’” Spicer pointed out the opioid addiction Hamel said. “It’s great to see the surprise problem in America. on people’s faces when they see the power “When you see something like the of CBD and that it’s all natural and that opioid addiction crisis blossoming in so nina titovets / The Prospector there’s nothing synthetic about it.” many states around this country, the last Other testimonials, according to thing we should be doing is encouraging By jason green ment organizations. The problem, how- helping anyone with Senate Bill 339, Hamel, calm PTSD symptoms, head- people,” Spicer said. “There’s a federal law The Prospector ever, may be gaining a signature if the bill also known as the Texas Compassion- aches and relieve anxiety. that we need to abide by when it comes to reaches the top level of the state house. ate Use Act. A bill currently being introduced by Hamel said that his store has seen CBD recreational marijuana and other drugs When the Compassionate Use Act “On a certain level, the legislature sales rise consistently and now one-third Representative Joe Moody of El Paso, of that nature.” originally passed, Governor Greg Abbott should be commended for acknowledg- to one-half of e-cigarette/vaporizer sales House Bill 81, would reduce mari- Spicer’s words were the first from the made sure to state that he would never ing the medical value of marijuana, and are CBD oil. The store carries CBD e- juana possession up to one ounce to a new administration as far as any stance sign a bill to legalize marijuana for recre- it is a historic vote in that sense,” said liquid for vaporizers, tincture to apply to civil penalty—a fine of up to $250 and on medical or recreational marijuana. ational or medical purposes. Heather Fazio, the political director for food or drink or under the tongue, salve court-ordered community service or For most, it signals an intent to strictly All that remains to be seen is if Abbott the Texas Marijuana Policy Project, in an for the body and inhalants. drug education. enforce national laws referencing mari- is willing to sign a bill that will not techni- interview with CBS News. “Lawmakers In states where medical marijuana is Moody’s stance is that too many young juana, even in state’s that have legalized cally legalize marijuana. missed several opportunities to amend fully legalized, a dramatic decrease in the people are going to jail for minor posses- marijuana in one form or another. In mid-2015, Governor Greg Abbott the bill in ways that could have provided use of prescription medicines has been sion, while the state is spending too much The executive director of the Na- signed a bill into law intended to allow real relief to countless Texans. Not a single seen as consumers begin to switch to tax money on court and jail time for sim- tional Cannabis Industry Association epilepsy patients access to low-THC can- patient will be helped by this legislation.” more natural remedies. ple possession of marijuana. is concerned about Spicer’s character- nabis oil. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, The bill requires doctor’s to prescribe In a 2016 study published in the jour- “There’s nothing funny about college is the chemical in marijuana which pro- medical marijuana products to patients, nal Health Affairs, researchers from the ization of marijuana. kids going to jail for something so minor, duces the high for users of the drug. which would place them in violation of University of Georgia showed that in “Science has discredited the idea and nothing worth smiling about when Cannabis oil, commonly referred to federal law, causing them to lose their the 17 states with a medical marijuana that marijuana serves as any kind of we spend well over $1 billion dollars as CBD oil, has been shown in studies to medical license. The bill also does not law on the books, prescriptions for an- gateway drug, and the addiction and every biennium arresting and prosecut- help with numerous medical conditions, address any other medical conditions be- tidepressants, seizure medications, anti- death rates associated with opioids ing those kids,” Moody said in a recent from PTSD to migraines to preventing sides epilepsy. nausea medicines and anti-anxiety medi- simply do not occur in any way with editorial in the El Paso Times. “Even as epileptic seizures. However, the law might have opened cines fell drastically in a three-year span cannabis,” said Smith. we can’t fully fund our schools or fix our In this case, the evidence was strong the eyes of local proprietors to the fact (2010-2013). However, Spicer did state that the roads.” enough for Abbott to legalize the mari- that there is a need in the community According to the American Society president does see some benefit to Moody has the support of several juana derivative. for CBD oil sales without a prescription. of Addiction Medicine, “drug overdose medical marijuana. other representatives, some from across However, proponents of CBD legis- The bill helped to set the limit of THC in is the leading cause of accidental death “The president understands the pain the aisle, as well as several law enforce- lation said that Texas stopped short of medical CBD at 0.5 percent while setting in the United States, with 52,404 lethal and suffering that many people go drug overdoses in 2015.” The ASAM says through, who are facing especially termi- that opioid addiction is the leading factor nal diseases, and the comfort that some in this outbreak of drug overdoses with of these drugs, including medical mari- 20,101 overdose deaths being related to juana, can bring to them,” Spicer said. prescription painkillers. With the Drug Enforcement Agency In 2012, 259 million prescriptions for still classifying marijuana as a Schedule opioids were written in the US, according I drug—the same as heroin, cocaine and to the ASAM. This would be enough to methamphetamine—scientists are un- give every “adult their own bottle of pills,” able to fully explore the medical prop- stated the ASAM. erties of marijuana in the treatment of Anti-drug war activist—and retired diseases. police officer—Howard Wooldridge told the Republic Report in 2012 that his big- Follow Jason Green on Twitter @greenevansj gest competitor on Capitol Hill in lobby- PAGE 7

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This is me taking in everything and making ad Rian broaddus / The Prospector Stan Z will be having his album release party March 4 at the Lowbrow Palace. it something of my own. By adrian broaddus shad preach, to the classic rock and His artistry started at the age of a following. Spurred from the hype The Prospector roll vibe that developed bands like nine when he learned how to play and recognition, Stan Z was signed the guitar and drums. During his At just 20-years-old, Stan Zubia, Led Zeppelin, The Red Hot Chili by Electric Social Records, a local freshman year at El Paso High or better known by his stage name, Peppers and The Beatles, while also record label that helped project the School, Zubia ventured through Stan Z, has made waves throughout using unique production inspira- artist into the El Paso spotlight. beat making and electronic pro- El Paso’s local music scene with his tions from DJs like Flume. What he had not anticipated was - Stan Zubia “That’s what I want: this entity duction. As a senior in high the direction his three-member genre-defying music and his im- school, he debuted his mixtape, peccable stage swagger. He’s most of just jamming,” said Zubia. “I posse would develop into. just want to jam. When I started “Ego Loss,” in February of 2015. “Kilo (Daniel Rivera of Kilo and comfortable when stepping in front “During high school when I was getting into music, my dad showed the Dew) asked if we’ve ever per- Now, in less than a week, Stan of the crowd with his classic Epiph- a senior I really felt I was ready to me bands like The Police and The formed with a live band before, one Casino guitar in his hand and drop something,” he said. “I re- Z will release his second project, Beatles, and then some of my and he said that we should play his band backing him up. member sitting in class and hear- titled “The Z.” The 11-track record One genre can not define the friends and my brother got me with a live band for their singing ing it on everyone’s phone. It re- was entirely written and produced by young artist. Stan Z ventures into hip-hop. I started getting into ally hit me like ‘whoa, hype is real party,” Zubia said. “We tried it into all types of music. His sound dubstep and house too. It’s hard to and this energy exists.’” out and it was dope. I had been in Zubia and it will debut at his album ranges from hip-hop influences, put it (his music) into one genre, It was the same energy that bands with these guys and it was release party on Saturday, March 4, but I do like to flow on everything. just dope.” to psychedelic rock and even com- prompted the young artist to per- at the Lowbrow Palace. bines electronic production to en- It does come back to hip-hop inform locally, alongside his fellow The addition of a drummer, a “On the last tape there wasn’t any hance the sound quality. fluence, but it has a bit of every- stage hype rapper, Idea, and a DJ. guitarist, a keyboard player and a His influences stem from the thing: jazz, rock, and weird noises. During the first year of “Ego Loss,” bassist led to new possibilities for live shit. On this one, there will be freedom and lyricism that rappers I just want to go hard and have ev- Stan Z performed over 50 shows in Stan Z’s presence. It encouraged our live instruments mixed with the like Kendrick Lamar and Isaiah Ra- eryone vibing.” the local region and started gaining more concerts and even spawned see stan z on page 9 Green Day “Revolution Radio” tour 2017

starting March 1. The punk-rock Finally, in 2004, it was “Ameri- the years of musical wisdom and band will be making a stop at can Idiot” that brought Green Day emotional maturity of the band. the El Paso County Coliseum on back in the spotlight. With their album debuting in Oc- March 2 to bring their fans new Since “American Idiot,” the band tober 2016, Green Day positioned material, as well as some of their released four more albums, “21st as the no. 1 on the US Billboard number one hits such as “Boule- Century Breakdown” and a trilogy Top Rock Albums list of 2016 vard of Broken Dreams,” “Ameri- of series which was their last pro- and ranked no. 14 in the Rolling can Idiot” and “Holiday.” duction until the release of their Stone’s “50 Best Albums of 2016,” Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike new album “Revolution Radio.” which gives the band the perfect Drint grew up in California and The last time the band visited comeback after staying away from El Paso was in 2013 for their “99 at 14-years-old formed their first the spotlight after four years. Revolutions” tour. Things have real band “Sweet Children.” The inspiration behind the al- changed for the band since their Then, when they were 17-years-old, bum are the day to day situations last tour since Billie Joe Arm- the pair recorded the 1989 EP “1,000 people face on the streets. strong, Mike Drint and Tre Cool Hours.” At this point, they were “Bang, Bang,” for example, makes were inducted into the Rock and known as Green Day and integrated a Roll Hall of Fame in 2015. a reference to mass shootings and new drummer, John Kiffmeyer. With this title in their pocket their primary motivations, as the Kiffmeyer would participate in and a whole new album, Green Day title track “Revolution Radio” was the next three studio albums be- shows that hard work truly pays inspired by the Black Lives Matter fore leaving the band, and Tre off. After more than three decades demonstrations. Cool took over the drums for their dedicated to the music industry, On their last stop at the border- 1992 album “Kerplunk.” the band is about to start their 2017 land, Green Day proved that their In 1994, the release of “Dookie” tour and the “Idiot Nation” looks music legacy is still worth listen- gave the band the recognition as forward to seeing their idols rock- ing to as well as see them perform- s pecial to The Prospector the next generation of Punk music. ing the stage one more time. ing on stage. By claudia flores tour, along with special guests, After winning their first Gram- “Revolution Radio” is the band’s Tickets start at $60 and are on Against Me promoting their most my Award for “Dookie,” the next first album in four years and their The Prospector sale at ticketmaster.com or on recent album “Revolution Radio,” five albums couldn’t repeat or 12th studio album in their 31- greenday.com. Get ready because your favor- Green Day will be on a 24-day surpass the success of their first year career. This new album with ite “American Idiots” are back on tour throughout the United States production. 12 new original tracks reflects Claudia Flores may be reached at [email protected] THEPROSPECTOR ENtErtaiNMENt | 9 | February 28, 2017 the oscars: an thErE’S SoMEthiNG American cry for help for EVErYoNE thiS

By eddie VelaZQueZ tion if we could all do that, we can make The Prospector America great again,” said Kimmel. MARDI GRAS He also joked about some of the nom- Th e 89th Acad- inees saying “black people saved NASA emy Awards cer- and white people saved jazz. Th at’s emony will be what you call progress,” in reference to remembered for nominees “Hidden Figures,” and “La La two things: the blocK PArty on cincinnAti Street L an d .” Steve Harvey-like In terms of awardees, the night started disaster that oc- with Best Actor in a Supporting Role curred while the going to “Moonlight’s” Mahershala Ali. award for Best While his speech wasn’t very political, Picture was be- his victory does represent a fi rst for Mus- ing presented and as a bastion of free lim actors. speech and political discourse in a time On the subject of immigration, during of turmoil. his acceptance speech for Best Makeup However, the Academy Awards are no and Hairstyling, Alessandro Bertolazzi stranger to the latter point. Marlon Bran- said, “I’m from Italy, I work around the do made the fi rst real political statement FreedoM croSSing At Fort bliSS world. Th is is for all the immigrants.” on March 5, 1973, at the 45th iteration Mexican actor and presenter Gael of these awards. On the eve of the cer- Garcia Bernal had perhaps one of the emony, Brando announced he wouldn’t most powerful statements of the night accept the award and sent young actress when awarding “Zootopia” as the Best Sacheen Littlefeather to explain that Animated Feature Film. he did not fi nd the treatment of Native “Flesh and blood actors are migrant Americans by the fi lm industry fair, workers,” Bernal said. “We travel all leading him to boycott the ceremony. over the world. We build families. We Th ere is a discrepancy between the construct stories. We build life and can- way this message was received 44 years not be divided. As a Mexican, as a Latin ago and the way the crowd reacted to the American, as a migrant worker, as a hu- politically charged strikes during Sun- man being, I am against any form of wall day’s ceremony. While Littlefeather saw that wants to separate us.” some encouragement from the crowd, a PiAno recitAl Another theme of the night was the lot of attendees started booing immedi- refl ection of art as a mechanism of unity ately. A stark contrast when compared to in the face of adversity. the Jimmy Kimmel-hosted aff air, where “All creative artists around the world the crowd would applaud any message are connected by an unbreakable bond related to current events in politics. that is powerful and permanent. Artists One could attribute the political are connected by one bond that over- commentary to the conditions the rules boundaries,” said Cheryl Boone United States is currently under, Isaacs, president of the Academy of Mo- with immigration bans, media out- tion Picture Arts and Sciences. lets being barred from the White “Th e Salesman’s” director Asghar Far- crAWFiSH broil House and a state of social uncer- hadi gave Iran its second Oscar as the tainty and unrest with race and reli- Best Foreign Language Film, despite also gion at the forefront. boycotting the ceremony altogether. Host Jimmy Kimmel and the col- “My absence is out of respect for lection of actors, directors, compos- the people of my country and those ers, editors and cinematographers of other six nations whom have been in the room had a field day with the disrespected by the inhumane law that political digs and remarks, while bans entry of immigrants to the U.S.,” 301 nigHtliFe also conveying powerful messages said Farhadi in a statement read as his advocating for change. acceptance speech. In a sense, the ceremony felt like A Sting performance of his Oscar- a cry for help to the 225 countries nominated ballad, “Th e Empty Chair,” Kimmel said were watching. which appears in a documentary about Starting at the red carpet, director Ava journalist James Foley, who was killed DuVernay made a fashion statement by ISIS in Syria, ended with a poignant with political connotations by wearing quote by the Foley: “If I don’t have the a dress designed in Lebanon as a “small moral courage to challenge authority... sign of solidarity,” said DuVernay. Th e we don’t have journalism.” sign of solidarity is a seeming response Th e award ceremony was an op- bArMen KitcHen & PAtio bAr to Trump’s travel ban with Lebanon be- portunity for artists to do what they ing a predominantly Muslim country. do best, express themselves. In a time During his opening monologue, the when the U.S. is not seen as a healthy host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” pointed place for global relations, the vocal out the evident division America is fac- majority is reaching out in any way ing at the moment, “if every one of you it can. took a minute to reach out to one person you disagree with, someone you like, and have a positive, considerate conversa- Follow eddie Velazquez on Twitter @ezvelazquez

stan z from page 8 production,” Zubia said. “I want the point everyone is trying to reach “Th e Z,” Zubia used Ableton, which sounds mature and more construct- Esparza to do it?’” Zubia said. “She’s to bring another element. I want to for. Th e way it works with the album was a new, redefying soft ware that ed as a whole. cool and she’s great.” bring people together by me bring- is it’s like a tunnel—I’m going down he believes enhanced the quality of “Th at initial riff came to me and The album’s release party will ing good vibes. I just want people to this tunnel that I’ve never been sound. He came across the soft ware aft er that I put it on Ableton,” he kick off at 9 p.m. at the Lowbrow hear it and fuck with it. I want to do down before and wondering what’s while interning at Star City Studios, said. “Th e way I work is I construct with special guests including shows and go hard.” in there, taking a chance, and that which he also supposes brought up a beat and that’s the way I write, Frythm, Rose. Golden, Boomkat Going through self-revelations symbolizes me diving into music. his style to a new level. based off the beat. It’s diff erent and Elia Esparza. and true spiritual fi ndings, the al- Th ere’s space and celestial images “Abelton is usually for an elec- than other songwriters, like rappers “I have stuff on this album since I bum’s theme carries a deeper mean- that represents the beyond, not even tronic vibe, which is why I can get come to a beat and they’re ready to was a senior. I made a beat on there ing behind it. Even the album art- earthly comprehension.” the crazy wobble side changes,” Zu- spit because they hear the beat and and I just wanted to release it at the work, which was created by Victor He sums up the incomprehensible bia said. “I’ve been grinding for this; go based off it.” right time,” Zubia said. “It’s (the al- “Versus” Soto of Los Visionaries art meaning into him simply fi nding studio sessions and late nights. It’s The songs’ hook features Elia bum) me not trying to pretend I’m group, has a deep connotation. himself and fi nding his vibe. going to be dope.” Esparza, a former contestant on something I’m not. I just want to “Th e ‘Z’ is supposed to be a sym- Even the production has a new It was his new soft ware that put The Voice, which adds character jam. I’m here to take music in and bol of the zenith—the highest point feel for this album, according to the icing on the cake for his single to the song. let it infl uence me. I feel I’m just this as a person, truly fi nding yourself, Zubia. On “Ego Loss,” he used dif- preluding the album, “Shine.” At “I had the idea for the melody of fi lter, like all these infl uences. Th is being productive and fi nding that ferent soft ware like FL Studio and fi rst listen, the new track is unlike the hook, but I couldn’t sing it well, is me taking in everything and mak- balance,” Zubia said. “Th e zenith is Reason to produce his work. On any Stan Z song before; in fact, it so I thought, ‘why don’t I get Ellia ing it something of my own.” Follow adrian Broaddus on Twitter @adrian_broaddus | 10 | ENtErtaiNMENt THEPROSPECTOR February 28, 2017 Humane Society of el Paso hosts adopting event

GabY velasQuez / The ProsPecTor the el Paso Pet fair was held on Feb. 25 to promote dog adoptions. By leslie sariÑana them as possible with homes. Many those, 12 percent said they didn’t The Prospector of the people in attendance took know much about pet adoption. their dogs with them while many Petco always has shelter cats at When buying a dog or a cat as a others left with a new furry friend. their stores ready to adopt. Petsmart pet, not many people consider adop- The Humane Society of El Paso doesn’t have shelter animals for tion. Pet stores all over the country routinely holds events to promote adoption every day, but every Satur- have stopped selling cats and dogs animal adoptions. Every Friday is day the HSEP takes cats and dogs to from breeders. Big chain pet stores Feline Fridays, where cat adoptions local stores to put up for adoption. such as Petco and Petsmart now are only $50. The fee includes spay/ Next time you’re look- partner with local animal shelters neuter surgery, vaccinations and ing to get a pet, consider the to encourage buyers to adopt shelter microchips with national and lo- benefits of adopting first. animals. This ‘adopt not buy’ policy cal registration. The humane soci- The HSEP is located at 4991 has been implemented in most pet ety is a non-profit, no-kill shelter. Fred Wilson Ave. and is open stores across the country in an effort PetSmart charities surveyed every day of the week. You can to give a home to shelter animals. 3,000 people in 2014 and 34 per- also adopt cats and dogs at any On Saturday, Feb. 25, there were cent of those who had added a El Paso Petco or Petsmart store. dog adoptions at the Humane Soci- pet in the previous 12 months, For more information, vis- ety of El Paso and El Paso Parks and but chose not to adopt, said they it https://www.hselpaso.org/. Rec’s annual Pet Fair. The main pur- went elsewhere because shelters pose of the pet fair was to hold dog leslie sarinana may be reached at do not have purebred animals. Of adoptions and provide as many of [email protected]. PAGE 11

February 28, 2017

Editor Sports jason green, 747-7477 Miner men seek first round bye inC -USA tournament

By Jeremy carranco UTEP has made 39 three-pointers The Prospector during their current five-game winning streak, making just 15 in their After the Jan. 7 loss to Southern previous five games before that. Mississippi, any Miner fan could have UTEP will hope to carry their wondered the same thing. Would this UTEP team ever secure another vic- strong defense, efficient scoring tory during the season? That day, the and, more importantly, their cur- tail end of a 12-game losing streak, is rent momentum into both the all but a faint memory for the Miners final weekend of regular season now. UTEP has turned over a new leaf, competition and the Conference- having won five straight and 11 of their USA Tournament. last 13 games overall. The Miners are back at home and The turnaround has UTEP (13- will host Old Dominion (18-10, 15, 11-5 C-USA) currently sitting 11-5 C-USA) at 6 p.m. this Thurs- in a third-place tie with the Old day, March 2, and Charlotte (12-15, Dominion Monarchs in the Con- 6-10 C-USA) on Saturday, March ference-USA standings. The turnaround started with a 3, at 1 p.m. The Monarchs are first buzzer-beating victory on a fall away in Conference-USA in scoring de- jumper by senior guard Dominic Artis fense, averaging 60.6 points per over Florida International on Jan. 12 game. Meanwhile, the 49ers are in double-overtime. While this could fourth in C-USA in scoring offense, have been the spark UTEP needed, it averaging 77 points per game. has been an improved defense that has f ile photo/ The Prospector The different attacks ahead for been the most notable change. The UTEP men head into the final C-USA games hoping to lock in the third seed, a bye in the third round of tournament and possibly an elusive the Miners will again test their Two of the Miners’ 11 wins during NCAA tournament berth for the first time in head coach Tim Floyd’s tenure at UTEP. previous success against both a this stretch have come against the top last two weeks over North Texas (77- nament this Thursday with either on 10-of-13 shooting, and Artis tacked defensive-led team like they saw two scoring teams in Conference- 71 OT), Rice (79-71), Florida Atlantic a win against Old Dominion or a on 21 points in 7-of-11 shooting in the in Middle Tennessee (second in USA, Marshall and Rice. (60-55), and Florida International (90- Rice loss against Marshall, which win. The Miners also outrebounded Marshall was averaging 85.4 points C-USA scoring defense) with Old 76) to put their final road conference would earn them either the third the Panthers 30-18 while having a 48- per game, while Rice was averaging 81 Dominion. The Miners will also record above .500 at 5-4. or fourth seed. UTEP can claim 30 point advantage in the paint. points per game. The Miners held the be looking to repeat previous suc- UTEP has fared even better at home. the third seed outright with a vic- This season, three Miners average Thundering Herd to 68 points on Jan. cess like they found when they The Miners have won six of their seven tory against Old Dominion, as the 10-plus points per game. Willms aver- 28 and held the Owls to 71 on Feb. 18. shutdown Marshall (first in C-USA total conference games thus far on the two teams are currently tied for ages 11.5 and Artis averages 15 points Both wins were notably on the road, as scoring offense), against Charlotte. Don Haskins Center court with two that third slot (11-5 C-USA) head- per game. Junior guard Omega Har- the Miners held both teams to 34 per- The Conference-USA tourna- more to go. One of those wins coming into their matchup. ris is the third Miner in that category, cent shooting, while each usually aver- ing against Conference-USA regular- The Miners are coming off their most ment field will be announced this but leads both Willms (11.5) and Artis age around 45 percent. UTEP’s scoring season champion Middle Tennessee, impressive shooting performance of Saturday evening following all of (15) in points per game with 16.5. defense is fourth-best in Conference- 57-54 on Feb. 4. The loss for the Blue the season, shooting an outstanding 67 Artis is tied for 20th in the nation in the day’s action. The tournament USA, allowing 68.4 points per game. Raiders is the only one in their last percent (35-52) from the floor, while assists per game, with Saint Mary’s Joe will be held from March 8-11 Winning on the road. 15, making it their lone blemish in C- nailing their last eight shots in the con- in Birmingham, Alabama, for a At one point, UTEP was winless on USA. This win for the Miners could be test. Five Miners scored in double-fig- Rahon at 5.8 per game. Artis picked up third-consecutive season. the road, sitting at 0-6 overall (1-2 on considered their biggest of the season. ures, with junior center Matt Willms a total of 20 assists during the Miners a neutral court). Since then, UTEP has UTEP can clinch a first-round and Artis leading the way with 20-plus most recent four-game road sweep. Follow Jeremy Carranco on Twitter @J_Carranco22 recently earned a four-game sweep the bye in the Conference-USA tour- points each. Willms acquired 23 points Heating up from beyond-the-arc. Miner women on verge of tournament despite difficult season By Adrian Broaddus Next up on their radar is Old Do- The hornets love to jack up the The Prospector minion and Charlotte on the road, 3-pointer on any given day as well. They who are respectively the sixth and rank third in the league with their im- It wasn’t pretty, but they did it. fifth-place teams in C-USA. pressive 35 percent from beyond the arc. The UTEP women’s basketball Old Dominion on Thursday night Also, they have kept a promising 3-plus- team won back-to-back matchups (March 2) will feature the league’s turnover margin per game. against Florida Atlantic and Flor- best shooter with Jennie Simms. ida International to better secure She’s first in C-USA and second in their chance at making the final the nation for points per game, aver- spot in the Conference USA post- aging 25.9 points per game. UTEP’s season tournament. Taylor is currently ranked fourth It was quite the weekend that in the league with 18.1 points per We have seven head coach Keitha Adams had game, but she does not even rank in been striving for all season long. the top 50 in the nation for ppg. It freshmen on this They were tasked with playing the will be a test for the Miners’ defense bottom two teams in the league at team and we didn’t and it will be a chance to face an op- home, but more importantly, they ponent they might see in the early want them to miss the were in a must-win situation. On Thursday, Feb. 23, the Min- stages of the tournament. tournament their first ers moved past the Florida Atlan- In addition to Simms, Old Do- tic Owls, 69-59. They had four minion has the league’s best re- year. players score in double-digits with bounder with Destinee Young, Sparkle Taylor (22 points), Tamara nina titovets / The Prospector who averages 11.0 rebounds per Seda (13 points), Najala Howell The Miner women clinched a C-USA playoff bid despite a tough season and a game. She also ranks 10th nation- ally for her efforts off the glass. (10 points) and Katarina Zec (10 losing conference record. - Sparkle Taylor, points). At the end of the day, the Panthers in a 41-point margin With the two victories, the Min- UTEP’s big woman, Seda, will be faced with a challenge guarding senior forward and however, it was Taylor’s efforts on of victory. Their 88-47 win over ers (8-20, 5-10 and 11th in C-USA) both ends of the court that helped Young throughout the night. UTEP’s third all-time scorer FIU nearly solidifies their spot in now control their own destiny as lift the Miners up over the Owls Against Charlotte, the Miners and inched them closer to their the tournament, which takes 12 one of the last two teams that can will have to square off against Although these two road games will tournament spot. out of the league’s 14 teams. secure their spot in the tournament. one of the best scoring teams in be a challenge for the Miners, it will be a It was Saturday’s (Feb. 25) “This team has been through a “Our whole season was on the the conference. Charlotte cur- test of strength prior to the tournament. matchup against Florida Interna- lot, but I told them after the game line and we wanted to redeem rently ranks second in the league It will allow them to play against two tal- tional that was truly the defining for points per game, averaging that we’re still a team and we be- ourselves,” Taylor said. “We have ented teams in the conference and test moment for the group. Sparked by 73.8 per game. This poses a major their talents against them. Sparkle Taylor’s 23 points, seven lieve in each other,” Adams said. seven freshmen on this team and threat for the Miners as they are rebounds and career-best tying “It speaks volume on what kind of we didn’t want them to miss the among the worst scoring defenses, Follow Adrian Broaddus on Twitter @Adrian_Broaddus five assists, the Miners rolled over kids we have in our program.” tournament their first year here.” ranking 12th in the conference. | 12 | SPORTS THEPROSPECTOR February 28, 2017 Soccer kicks off spring exhibition schedule in Las Cruces

then it’s going to be really tough,” said Cross. The game between the Miners and Buffaloes will be played in New Mexico State Aggie territory due to the fact that WTAM has a date with the New Mexico State University soccer team just days before. After the meeting with WTAM, UTEP will have two weeks off and then head to Arizona for two games in two days,starting off with Arizo- na, followed by Arizona State. The two had a combined record of 15- 20-3 last season. The Pac-12 teams will be a very early measuring stick for Cross, despite their records in Conference USA . To end the 2017 exhibition season, the Miners will compete at home for their final two games, when Eastern New Mexico and New Mexico make stops in El Paso. hibition season. However, new for the upcoming season. Six of the coming wave of freshman as well, By mike flores ENMU went a dismal 3-14-1 (2- The Prospector momentum will need to be redis- 10 freshmen are from Texas, while as she made a name for herself in covered by the Miners after losing the other four new faces have trav- her first year. Crenshaw got the 10 in conference) and 0-6-1 on the After a 13-win season—the most seven seniors from last year’s squad. eled from Canada. honors of C-USA All-Freshman road. They finished off their season since 2009—and a tournament The handful of seniors, who “On paper, our freshmen look team and All-Regional third team. with a 10-game losing streak and berth for the fourth time in school provided head coach Kevin Cross great, but it’s kind of surprising Last season, Crenshaw played in all got outscored 20-7 in the second history, the UTEP soccer team will much of his success, have been re- because a lot of times there’s play- 22 games and totaled five points, reconvene for the 2017 Spring Ex- placed by inking 10 prep standouts ers that you don’t expect to do well three assists and one goal, while half of their matchups. The Miners and they do, and there are players attempting the sixth-most shots in will kick off with ENMU on April that you think are going to be the the unit. 22, at 4 p.m. greatest thing and they aren’t ready “Our returning players have to Finally, before the summer starts to make the next jump. Usually, if step up their leadership this year and soccer season has to wait until half of your signees pan out you’re because those are some of our in good shape,” Cross said. “They leaders now, so they have to de- mid-August, UTEP will welcome were all amazing high school and mand a lot out of these girls and in the Lobos on April 23. The Lo- club players, so hopefully they can step up to the challenge. They bos, who had a winning record of continue here at UTEP because don’t have those seniors to lean on 9-7-3, but 5-5-1 in the Mountain we need them since we had a real now,” said Cross. West Conference, will meet the strong senior class leave.” Just four months after the regu- Along with the freshmen will be lar season came to a halt, the Min- Miners on University Field at a some key student-athletes return- ers are set to square off against time to be announced. ing for the orange and blue, such West Texas A&M on March 4, in “The spring season gives the as goalkeeper Alyssa Palacios, who Las Cruces, New Mexico. Aside players a chance to really develop, has a C-USA All-Freshman team from practice, it will be the first award and snatched an All-Confer- time the new-look Miners will hit and since we had such a big senior ence third team last year. She could the field together. class last year, it gives the younger help guide the younger Miners by Although WTAM competes in players the perfect opportunity to giving them a safety blanket if their Division 2, the Buffaloes are usu- grow and expand their roles. These defense is not up to par. Palacios’ ally one of the top teams in the na- games can determine who our save percentage from last season tion in their division. Last season, was nearly at 85 percent. WTAM went 11-6 overall and 9-3 starters can be,” Cross said. “The Another key returnee is soon- in conference play. They outscored spring season doesn’t necessarily to-be senior midfielder, Kennadie their opponents right from the predict your fall success because Chaudhary. Throughout her ju- get go, as they scored 14 first-half new players will step up when the nior year, Chaudhary recorded the goals, compared to just six from third-most points (10) and goals their opponents in the opening regular season starts. But if we can scored (3), while also dishing out stanza all year. get some players to take the next the third-most assists (4), tied with “West Texas is usually a top- leap in these games—that’s what we two others. 20 Division 2 team and they can are looking for.” With her freshman year behind beat a lot of Division 1 schools on A long summer of working out on her, UTEP’s 5-foot-7 defender any given day, so it’s going to be a Lauren Crenshaw will aid the in- tough game, and if we aren’t ready, their own will be ahead for the Miners. “We, as coaches, just hope that the girls stay in good shape over the summer and that they have an awesome summer in their work- Do not dump waste, Keep material out of the Leave natural vegetation Recycle oil, antifreeze, outs,” said Cross. “The summer chemicals, paint, stormwater conveyance in place where possible and other vehicle fluids, determines our fall, if they take TAKE custodial waste, and system (curbs, gutters, to prevent erosion. or dispose of them general rubbish sidewalks, streets, drains, Si es possible, deje properly to prevent the the summer off and we can’t get items (tires, old car parts, culverts, and arroyos). pollution of stormwater, shopping carts, etc.) into Dispose of grass, leaves, crecer a vegetación en them into game shape when school forma natural para evitar groundwater and the storm drains, channels, yard waste, and construction Rio Grande. comes back, there is no way they’ll or ditches. debris properly la erosion. Recicle aceite, be ready for the season in time, es- CARE No tirar basura, aparatos No tapar el flujo pluvial a anti-congelate y lubricantes electrodomésticos, muebles, canales, alcantarillas y arroyos o disponga propiamente pecially in 90 or 100-degree weath- OF YOUR llantas, y chatarra a con basura. Disponga de ellos para prevenir er. It’s all voluntary for the girls canales y acequias del correctamente de basura contaminación de sistema systema de drenaje pluvial. vegetal (césped, ramas, y hojas) de drenaje pluvial, mantos over the summer, we can’t tell them así como basura de construción. acuíferos y el Rio Bravo. anything, it’s all on them.” WATER Properly dispose of hazardous wastes, Cross and his staff will be hop- pesticides, and fertilizers. ing that his players’ success in 2016 Call UTEP EH&S to ENVIRONMENTAL schedule waste pickups. will motivate them to work on HEALTH & SAFETY Report illegal dumping in Deseche correctamente los Storm drains are easily their own to arrive in the fall ready KEEP IT OFFICE storm drains, culverts, or residuos peligrosos, identified with “NO DUMPING” to improve on 2016 and the spring arroyos to UTEP EH&S. pesticdas, y fertilizantes. decals at stormwater inlets. HERTZOG BUILDING Reporte el veritdo illegal de Llama al departamento Alcantarifado fe aguas games and practices. 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