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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ScholarWorks @ UTRGV The Collegian Special Collections and Archives Fall 11-14-2011 The Collegian (2011-11-14) Rene Cardona Jr. Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/collegian Recommended Citation The Collegian (BLIBR-0075). UTRGV Digital Library, The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections and Archives at ScholarWorks @ UTRGV. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Collegian by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ UTRGV. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. THE COLLEGIAN UTBCOLLEGIAN.COM Vol. 64, Issue 13 Monday, November 14, 2011 EXCLUSIVE • Interview with Black Flag's Henry Rollins. Hardcore On the rocker talks social issues, >PHOTOS: Ceremony for new book. fallen rise >Veteran's Profile PAGE 5 • FunFunFunFest review FUN X 3 Student SUGGEST population >>Know of any good books? growing, Send in your ideas for freshmen to read as part of their freshman seminar. officials say PAGE 3 By Alexandra Gracia THE COLLEGIAN These days, it seems there are fewer students walking, biking and skateboarding throughout campus. But, in fact, UTB/ TSC’s student population has grown by 532 students. Registrar Albert CONGRATS Barreda said that this >>Members of the 2011 Homecoming Royal Court semester, UTB/TSC has shown are (from left) Duke 13,049 students attending Leonel Garza; Duchess Natalia classes. Montez; Prince Jesus Abrego “Compared to the 12,517 and Princess Leslie Gonzalez; students we had last fall, Queen Nancy Garza; and we had slightly over a 4 King David Hernandez. They percent increase,” he said. collected 3,963 cans of goods While it seems there are for the Brownsville Food Bank. fewer students attending >>PowederPuff Game Coverage classes, Barreda said there PAGE 15 are many factors that >>Homecoming Parade Gallery could contribute to the utBCOLLegIAN.COM appearance of extra space. “It could be a result of more students commuting with others,” he said. “It could be that some DESTROY Big Freedia, the “Diva Queen” of Bounce music dances on the Blue Stage Nov. 4, the first day of FunFunFun Fest in Austin. Story, Page 6. ALEXANDRA GRACIA/collegian students or more students >>Two-day rally unifies divergent are working evenings or views on border fence and reform. mornings. There are a lot Atendees knock down "the wall." of factors there that would PAGE 7 give the appearance at College of Education changes standards Celebrating some point there isn’t as [to] reinforce all of the activities and the much traffic as there used ON THE WEB State certification tests India to be in prior terms.” curriculum that relates to certify teachers, Rene Villarreal, to be taken before and to have the best quality of teachers associate vice president for in the whole area,” he said. “It’s a matter By Francisco Garza THE COLLEGIAN Enrollment Management, student teaching of professional ethics; this is one of the said that 423 students aspects that we are enforcing, [a] clinical Exotic food, music dropped courses before By Samantha Ruiz model … for them to do the practice [so] and dance, your name the deadline of Oct. 28, THE COLLEGIAN they demonstrate that they have the basis in Indian languages and with Government 2302 a panel discussion on and English 2332 courses to do it all.” Indian religions await The College of Education is requiring The students who started in the teacher having the most drops. students this week as As for the number of that students seeking certification in certification program before this fall the Office for Global FERIA DE teaching take the Texas Examination Engagement celebrates those who have declared semester will not be affected by the change. themselves as UTB or TSC ARTESANÍAS of Educator Standards, or TExES, as a However, Escotet said that students are India in its observance of prerequisite to their student teaching. International Education students, Villarreal said Look closely ... at our online not required to take the certification test. Week. that the majority of the gallery. Dean Miguel Escotet and Associate Brogdon, who also serves as the college’s students have declared Dean Gayle Brogdon said the university Full list of events, Page 12 UTBCOLLEGIAN.COM certification officer, explained that students themselves as UTB at is striving for national accreditation with may graduate without the certification and “Every university in registration because they the National Council for Accreditation of if they choose, they can take the alternative this country next week are juniors and seniors READ HANDPICKED Teacher Education (NCATE). holds International and are allowed to register certification test postbaccalaureate, or Education Week,” said Alla AP NEWS after they graduate. The semester during Paroiatnikova, executive first. on our Website which these students would be conducting director of the Office of Students are deciding which institution they their student teaching, they would be Global Engagement. “The purpose of this week is to will attend in preparation >> Tweets taking other classes instead. get everybody out of this of the dissolution of the become Escotet said if students do not receive bubble we are in and look partnership between the certification, they cannot conduct student at the world and learn University of Texas at new spin teaching. more about the world.” Brownsville and Texas Traditionally, the Southmost College. room in 2012 Students who cannot pass the university celebrates certification test can retake it every two different countries during Freshman exercise campaign months. Brogdon and Escotet said the the week, but this year it science major Cesar Trinidad will declare SergiO SalaZar/collegian College of Education provides tutoring will focus on India because Students who want to be certified in teaching must take their and workshops to prepare students for the of its status as an emerging himself as a UTB student. TExES exams before they conduct their student teaching. power. “I prefer UTB over TSC >> Governor exams. “The impact of the because I don’t really know “Only 13 or 14 schools [in Texas] are Both agree this change will benefit the development [of India] nationally accredited, and we want to be anything about TSC,” asks Penn students who want to be certified teachers. will be much greater Trinidad said. “I want to one of them,” Escotet said. “We want to Brogdon said it will test the in our everyday life,” be part of a real university, State students Paroiatnikova said. have an education that is first-class, and accountability of the students. not a community college.” this is why we’ve [taken] this action.” The celebration kicked to stop “I think it’s going to put more off last Sunday with the As of last Wednesday, violence Escotet said the university does not want responsibility upon the students to be India Festival 2011 in 6,217 students had to release graduates who are not ready to aware of their responsibility to register for Edinburg. completed mandatory teach. This change is to ensure that they these tests rather than putting them off,” he “Next year, we expect advising, said Claudia send the best teachers into the community. more Chinese students, Heimmermann, director /UTBCOLLEGIAN said. “Now they know, if you procrastinate, “As part of improving our program, so we would like to focus of Academic Advising. on China,” Paroiatnikova “Overall, we have had over @UTBCOLLEGIAN one of the things that we are doing is said. See EDUCATION, Page 14 See ENROLL, Page 14 November 14, 2011 2 | ON CAMPUS the collegiaN spotlight Club SERGIO SALAZAR/collegian Members of the Accounting Society include (front row, from left) Rubi Hernandez, Vice President Diana Landeros, President Brenda SHOTS &Gallegos, Treasurer Wendolyn Rivas, Carmen Peña and Nancy Guajardo. Middle row: Ashley Alvarez, Jesus Cavazos, Natalie de la Cruz, Benjamin Gutierrez, Atitkumar Bhakta, Ruby Cardoza, Hector Cardoza, Efren Trujillo and Armando Rangel. Back row: Arturo LABELSTijerina and Sylvia Paz. Name: The Accounting Society Purpose: To promote and expand the study of accounting at UTB/TSC. The club encourages social and professional meetings among its members. Established: 2000 Advisers: Associate Master Technical Instructor Lauran Schmid and Associate MARLANE ASHLEY RODRIGUEZ/collegian photos Professor Mary Jane Sauceda President: Brenda Yamile Gallegos Vice President: Diana Landeros Treasurer: Wendolyn Rivas Secretary: Ana Villanueva Public Relations Coordinator: Giovana Marrufo Historian: Marco Ochoa Meetings: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. every other Wednesday in EDBC 2.420. The next meeting is scheduled Nov.23 with a presentation by Seth Colwell, an accounting and taxation lecturer in the School of Business. Colwell will talk about his career in accounting. Activities: Chess Tournament, Constitution Day, Flex Your Voting Muscles, Volunteer Fair, Halloween Havoc, Leadership Development Conference, Building Leaders Name: Magan Galvan through Service Seminar and Homecoming. The club performs community service Classification: Freshman and promotes civic engagement in affiliation with the Center for Civic Engagement. It has participated in “Make a Difference Day” in which the club volunteered at the Major: Psychology Brownsville Children’s Museum, Spanish Meadows nursing home, Proyecto Juan Clothing: dress, Forever 21 ($26); cardigan, Forever 21 ($13); boots, Rack Diego, Casa Sofia, Save Isla Blanca, Buena