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Collegian UT-Brownsville celebrates Monday, March 17, 2014 International Women’s Day PAGE 8

VOL.66, ISSUE 23| SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE | UTBCOLLEGIAN.COM Sobering Alumni told of master plan statistics 12 UTB graduates selected for promotional posters Reprinted from The Collegian Online Town hall meeting informs community on underage drinking By Amanda Arredondo THE COLLEGIAN

Four thousand three hundred--that is the average number of people under age 21 who die an alcohol-related death every year, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services See TOWN HALL, Page 10

Héctor Aguilar/Collegian UT-Brownsville President Juliet V. García presented a future map of Lopez High School English Teacher Rebecca Perales (from left), UT- the Brownsville campus of the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley Brownsville Alumni Association board member Emma Cerbín-García and during the Alumni Mixer March 6. Héctor Aguilar/Collegian UT-Brownsville President Juliet V. García chat during the March 6 Alumni A panel of six speakers from various fields Mixer held in the Student Union’s Gran Salón. In 1986, Perales served as where the campus partnership. It took many legal avenues, explains the consequences of underage president of the Student Government Association and Cerbín-García was had come from. including trading of land, purchasing drinking during the Town Hall Meeting the association’s sponsor. [UTB has] “a buildings and abolishing UTB and UTPA on Underage Drinking, held March 4 in vested interest in to make way for UT-RGV and to qualify the Student Union’s Gran Salón. Panel By Anthony Cano our community,” Alarcon said, noting them for monies from the Permanent members are (from left) Texas Department THE COLLEGIAN that García was the first Hispanic woman University Fund, the first allocation of of Public Safety Sgt. Johnny Hernandez, to become president of a U.S. college in which garnered $29 million for property Origins Recovery Center Licensed Chemical UT-Brownsville President Juliet V. 1986. purchases from TSC. Dependency Counselor Jody Guerra, Texas García presented the master plan for García explained the changes coming García listed the core values in which Alcoholic Beverage Commission Agent the Brownsville campus of the new UT- about were years in the making and have the new university plans to operate. Araceli Lopez, Port Isabel Municipal Judge Rio Grande Valley to about 150 people taken hard work to bring to fruition. They include being regionally focused, Helen O. Delgadillo, Mothers Against Drunk who gathered March 6 for a UTB Alumni “Nothing is ever accomplished by one to own our geography and to have an Driving Spokeswoman Sarah Sanchez and Association Mixer. person,” she said. environmental laboratory. This means Brownsville Public Utilities Board Human UTB Alumni President Teri Alarcon She went on to detail the unweaving of utilizing our proximity to the Southern Resources Director Emilia Guerra. opened the event with testimonies about the UTB and Texas Southmost College See MASTER, Page 10 Men’s golf UTB gets first assistant chief of police tourney canceled By Cleiri Quezada COLLEGIAN EDITOR By Michelle Espinoza THE COLLEGIAN The University of Texas at Brownsville held a commissioning ceremony March The NAIA Contender 3 to swear it’s first assistant police chief. Tournament University of Texas System Police a t TPC Director Michael J. Heidingsfield Four administered Michael R. Holguin’s oath Seasons in the Main Building’s Salón Cassia. in the Dallas suburb of “This is unprecedented, the first Irving scheduled March 3 and assistant chief of police position here 4 was canceled due to frigid at this university police department,” temperatures, snow and ice, Heidingsfield said. “With Mike, you according to a news release will embrace a proven leader, a man of demonstrable skills and background, Blanca Villarreal/Collegian a wealth of experience and the savvy and the acumen to contribute so University of Texas System Director of Police Michael J. Heidingsfield (left) administers the oath substantively to the leadership of this of office to Michael Olguin, who has been appointed assistant chief of police for UT-Brownsville. police department.” The ceremony took place March 3 in the Main Building’s Salón Cassia. from UTB Athletics. Holguin was accompanied by his wife, The UTB Men’s and Women’s Golf Heidi Holguin, and his two sons. Governmental Relations Ben Reyna for my beautiful, incredible wife and my teams will be back in action March He thanked UTB President Juliet allowing him to become part of the UTB awesome little guys over there,” Holguin 23 when they travel to Nevada for the V. García and Provost Alan Artibise, family. said. Primm Battle tournament to be played at Heidingsfield and Assistant Provost for “And last, but certainly not least, the Primm Valley Golf Club. See CHIEF, Page 5

ON CAMPUS PAGE 2 OPINION PAGE 4 LOCAL PAGE 8 >>> ANNOUNCEMENTS >>> “My argument is that we have a choice on >>> POLICE REPORTS: “A student reported she whether to continue loving a person in the face of >>> City Commission wants community struck the Casa Bella student housing complex entrance their faults and our own.” input on Capital Improvement Plan gate with her vehicle after she tried to enter before >>> CARTOON: ST. PATRICK’S DAY it closed.” 10Monday, March 17, 2014 ON CAMPUS THE COLLEGIAN According to the master plan, UT-RGV with this degree: “A person can MASTER would expand across Expy. 77/83 to MAJOR become a police officer or a sheriff CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 comprise 280 to 300 acres. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 deputy; they can then go work for the The mixer closed with the unveiling discretion and how people who work Border Patrol. We have a few [students] Hemisphere. Encouraging students of new promotional posters featuring within the system operate or use that who become crime analyst or intelligence from all over the world to participate in selected UTB alumni: Rodney discretion every day. For example, when officers. Investigators, maybe after research here is also a part of the plan. McClanahan, owner and strength coach a police officer pulls a person over, they they do some time in patrol. We have a “Our campus is going to become an of HardKnox Strength & Performance; have options: They can write the person student right now who is an investigator. environmental laboratory,” García said. Alexis A. Clynes, an accountant at Hales- a ticket, give them a written warning or With our forensics program, students Striving for these goals will not be easy Bradford LLP; Ricardo “Rico” Delgado, a let them go. We teach them all about can go into crime scene, become a but will open the door for groundbreaking mathematics teacher at San Benito High discretion, ethics … and good judgment. crime scene investigator or crime scene research involving water, medicine and School; Alarcon, principal of Homer Hopefully, we instill … an essence of technician. … In courts, if you go to new energy sources. Hanna High School; Lori Feucht, director ethics so that when they go into the field law school, you can become a defense Woven into the plan is a goal to of nursing for the progressive coronary they have a good ethical background to attorney or a prosecuting attorney. This harness solar and wind energy to make care unit and clinical decision unit at know what is right and what is wrong.” is especially true if you get the law and the university the first campus in the Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen; What salary can a student expect justice studies plan and then go to law University of Texas System with net-zero Lynette Benavidez, early childhood to earn after graduation? “A police school afterwards.” energy. This means the school’s total education director for the United Way of officer will make around $35,000 to Student clubs related to the major: energy cost will not exceed the amount it Southern Cameron County; Tré Peacock, $45,000 a year--same thing with a American Criminal Justice Association. produces. owner and president of Peacock General correctional officer. If you work with For more information about the criminal García said officials expect the Contractors; Bea Lopez Juarez, unit the federal government, you are going justice degree, call Wilson at 882-7110 Brownsville campus to have 20,000 director for H-E-B Food Stores; Bianca to make more money. If you go work for or visit the Criminal Justice Department students by 2030, compared to the Delgado, ninth-grade biology teacher at a smaller agency, you are going to make website at https://www.utb.edu/vpaa/ nearly 8,000 currently enrolled, and $70 IDEA Public Schools; Gonzalo Salazar, less money.” cla/cj/Pages/default.aspx million in research, compared with the superintendent of the Los Fresnos What are some possible careers --Compiled by Magaly Rosales current $8 million per year. Consolidated Independent School “We have a whole building where District; Nadia Paredes, an officer for “It gives you time to pick the writer’s they’re doing nothing but biomedical U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and WRITER brain and the readings are very research,” she said. “It’s important for the Norma Ibarra-Cantu, dean of instruction CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 interesting,” Galvan said. “I liked his research and for the professors but every at Lopez High School. poetry. The way he writes and the one of those professors hires students to do we address spiritual issues?’ I had topics he writes about are funny and do research with them.” put them together in a manuscript and informational at the same time. … I I was driving to the Austin International learned a lot about his life and the way let them know that their child has been Poetry Festival and the guy that he translates the events in his life into TOWN HALL killed in a major accident,” Hernandez published it happened to be in the car. poetry.” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 told the audience. “That’s the worst part We were driving around Austin, and he Galvan said she would encourage of my job. … You have no idea how the picked it up and said, ‘I’d love to publish students to attend these types of events Administration (SAMHSA) website. parents will react when I tell them that this.’ So that’s how the ‘Mr. Karma’ book because they offer a chance to meet UT-Brownsville tackled that and their child has died in an alcohol-related came about.” interesting authors who can inspire them others issues during a town hall meeting crash.” According to Jones, every time he’s to write. to inform the community on the dangers Joshua Rosales, a senior at Pace High dated a woman for more than a year, Carmona said Jones was chosen of underage drinking. More than 100 School, asked: “How [do you] set an she’s had a book dedicated to her. because of his involvement and years of students, parents and members of the example for a minor?” “I’ve got about five serious books of experience in both the music and poetry community attended the meeting held “First, be brave,” Joe Guerra replied. love poetry, so I’m having some of my business. Tuesday in the Student Union’s Gran “We think that when we’re having to friends that are female professors look Asked how Jones interacted with Salón. confront someone in a situation like this through them all and pick the best ones,” students in his creative writing class, A panel of experts on substance we have to have all the information or he said. “It’ll be like my home-run love Carmona replied: “Ken Jones has been abuse, mental health, the legal system, expertise, [but] it starts off with a simple poetry. … That’s my next book project: teaching creative writing for several employment, law enforcement and conversation. You’re just trying to reach Ken Jones love poetry. When I write years at the Art Institute of Houston and medicine provided information and out to someone. It really just starts off as the books for the women, I’ve had good interacted well with the creative writing answered audience questions. The panel one person to another.” titles, you know? ‘Excursions to Ecstasy, students as well as with the students in included Sara Sanchez, spokeswoman Emilia Guerra informed the audience Peaks of Passion, Settled Fates,’ but then the workshop.” for M.A.D.D. (Mothers Against Drunk on the consequences of a driving while I’d be taking from some women and Jones donated several manuscripts, Driving); attorney and Port Isabel intoxicated or driving under the influence not honoring them all. … At the end, chapbooks, cassette tapes, a record from Municipal Judge Helen O. Delgadillo; conviction. it’ll probably be like putting them in a his Austin band, a copy of “Mr. Karma,” Araceli Lopez, an agent for the Texas “Those issues show up when looking blender and see what happens. I usually and several floppy disks with files that Alcoholic Beverage Commission; Emilia for employment because of background title them in the end after I put the Carmona believes will be a challenge to Guerra, director of human resources checks,” Guerra said. “[PUB] runs a manuscript together.” access. for the Brownsville Public Utilities seven-year background check on every Jones said he would love to give UTB Jones graduated from UT-Austin, and Board; Joe Guerra, a licensed chemical candidate for a job. All employers students some advice: “In order to while Carmona graduated from Texas dependency counselor from Origins typically do the same thing. For us, it’s become any artist of any dedication and A&M University, Carmona claims there is Recovery Center on South Padre Island; very important that people we hire don’t skill, it takes hard work. Keep writing. no rivalry between them because Jones, a and Sgt. Juan G. Hernandez, of the Texas have a background of issues with driving Don’t stop writing, and don’t let anyone diehard Longhorn, does not consider him Department of Public Safety. because we need to be safe with the tell you ‘you can’t do it.’ You’re going to a real Aggie. “[We are here] tonight to talk openly community. have discouragement along the path. In The last author to be featured in about underage drinking and bring forth “When you’re competing for a job order to become excellent at any arts-- the 2013-2014 Writers Live Series is solutions and strategies that will end the with another candidate who has the [you need] skill and dedication. Talent performance poet and playwright Tammy tragedies that too often resolve from poor same credentials as you do, we’re going only takes you so far. I sometimes Melody Gomez of Fort Worth. Gomez decisions when it comes to alcohol,” said to hire the candidate who is a better fit, have a phrase, ‘Talent is hard work will donate some of her effects during Marilyn Woods, the meeting’s moderator who made better decisions about not exponentialized.’ … You’re going to a ceremony scheduled at 3 p.m. March and executive assistant to UTB President drinking.” have to take the gift and move it into the 27 at the University Library, followed Juliet V. García. She also said the same hiring process stage where you’re working on it all the by a reading at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Woods said alcohol use by individuals applies to interns. time. It’s the combination of talent and Union’s Gran Salón. She will host a 21 and under is a major public health “We can’t hire you as a college intern discipline that makes someone a good community workshop at 11 a.m. March problem. if you have a criminal record or a charge artist.” 28 in the library and will have lunch with “Alcohol is the most commonly used on your record,” Guerra said. “I want to Zoey Galvan, a senior English major the Reading and Writing Club students drug among youth in the U.S.,” she said, emphasize the importance of making who has attended several Writers at 12:30 p.m. in Lola’s Bake Shop, 1335 citing the SAMHSA website. “That abuse good decisions because those decisions Live Series events, said she enjoys the Palm Blvd. is responsible for 4,300 deaths among are going to come back if you’re looking different events the series offers. underage youth. It seems like a small for a job with top employers.” number when you think about the entire Students who attended the meeting myself in situations where I think I cannot population of the United States, but that received a Subway gift card as a token of WOMEN go further … I remembered my mother, represents way too many families with the university’s appreciation and parents CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 I remember her life and I remember broken hearts, too much lost potential. were entered in a drawing for a gift so many people that have been able to This university decided that it mattered basket. to make a family. And she devoted all her accomplish good things.” to us. We don’t want to just talk about it. The town hall meeting was a combined life for our education, to take care of us. As an aspiring scholar, Correa-Cabrera We want to end [underage drinking].” effort of SAMHSA and UTB’s Student … She showed me the value of work and was told to study education, but she Each panelist described their job and Health Services. this is where I come from.” wanted to study violence. how they see the effects of alcohol abuse If you or someone you know may have Correa-Cabrera said she is grateful for “This is what I wanted to study, this among underage youth. an alcohol or drug-related problem, call her parents example. is what I wanted to do and this is what “The worst part of my job [is knocking the SAMHSA national helpline at (800) “I was taught to work hard for what I I want to do for the rest of my life,” she on someone’s door] at 2 in the morning to 662-4357. want,” she said. “… Whenever I’ve found said. 12 Monday, March 17, 2014 THE COLLEGIAN 2 Monday, March 17, 2014 ON CAMPUS THE COLLEGIAN THE ANNOUNCEMENTS COLLEGIAN Wellness series ACT preparation course Thursday in the Main Building’s Salón Cassia, followed by a discussion led by The Collegian is the Student Health Services, the The Language Institute will offer a Communication Professor William multimedia student Campus Suicide Prevention four-week ACT preparation course Strong. For more information, call the newspaper serving the Program and the Substance Abuse beginning March 18 and ending April 10. library at 882-7104. University of Texas at and HIV Prevention Program Classes are held from 6 to 9 p.m. every Brownsville. The newspaper is continue their wellness lecture Tuesday and Thursday at the institute, Women’s soccer tryouts UT-Brownsville will conduct tryouts widely distributed on series from noon to 1 p.m. in the Main located at 1601 E. Price Rd. The cost of the for the women’s soccer team from campus and is an award-winning Building’s Salón Cassia. The lectures course is $300. For more information, 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. member of the Texas Intercollegiate are as follows: “Self-care,” today; call the Language Institute at 882-4178. to noon Saturday on the UTB Soccer Press Association. “Portion Distortion,” March 31; and Juried student art show “Healthy Relationships,” April 14. The 23rd Juried Student Show opens Field, located at 2600 Ringgold St. Admission is free, lunch will be provided with a reception at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Participants must register before the Collegian Editor and there will be door prizes. For more in the Gallery at Rusteberg Hall. tryout dates at www.utbathletics.com. Cleiri Quezada information, call Student Health Services Admission is $1. Refreshments will be For more information, call the Athletics Counselor Sandra Rubio at 882-7643 served. The artwork will be on exhibit Department at 882-8912. or e-mail her at [email protected]. until April 18. For more information, Bike Round-up Collegian Webcast Editor Biomedicine career e-mail gallery Director Alejandro Leadership Brownsville Class XXIX Alberto Garcia workshop Macias at [email protected]. will sponsor the first ever Bike Round- Thomas Landefeld, a professor Graduation Fair Up from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the of biology and pre-health adviser at UTB’s Office of Student Engagement Brownsville Bike Barn, located at 624 Spanish Editor California State University-Dominguez will sponsor a Graduation Fair from 11 E. Madison St. The free event’s activities Magaly Rosales Hills, will present a lecture titled a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and from 10 will include a workshop to teach children “Minority Scientists: Where Are a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday in the Barnes basic bike care and how to fix a flat tire. They and Why Should We Care?” & Noble Bookstore. The purpose of the Donations of unwanted bikes, bike parts Ad Sales Representative at 6 tonight in the Main Building’s Salón fair is to provide students information and bike-related tools will be accepted. Jonathan Baldwin Cassia. The career awareness workshop concerning services and products Tickets ($2 each, or three for $5) will is sponsored by UT-Brownsville’s relating to commencement. For more be sold for prize drawings for an adult Biomedicine Department. For information, call Student Engagement at bike and a children’s bike. For more Radio Ad Sales Manager more information, call BUILD Program 882-5138. information, e-mail bbikebarn@gmail. Maria Fernanda Rincon Coordinator Katharina Nobel at 882- Buñuel film series com 5823. The Mexican Consulate in Chess tournaments Yoga, Tai-Chi classes Brownsville and the Harlingen The Ocelot Chess Club hosts an Staff Writers The Campus Suicide Prevention Public Library continues its series ultimate strategy game tournament Marlane Rodriguez Program hosts weekly yoga and tai- of films by director Luis Buñuel in at 10 a.m. each Saturday in the Student Victoria Brito chi classes on the Casa Bella lawn. the library, located at 410 76 Dr. in Union’s Salón Gardenia. The next Amanda Arredondo Certified Instructor Blanca Ramirez Harlingen. All films will be shown at 6:30 tournament will be played March 22, Anthony Cano hosts the yoga classes from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.: “La Ilusión Viaja en Tranvía,” with a special group for faculty and staff Ana Cavazos p.m. every Tuesday. Certified Instructor Thursday; and “Nazarín,” March 26. launched. The Ocelot Chess Club is open Gabriel Sanchez hosts the tai-chi For more information, call 542-4431. to members of the local community. sessions from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. every Civil rights film series Pieces, boards and clocks are provided. Copy Editor Thursday. All classes are available for “The Loving Story,” the final For more information, e-mail Chess Jonathan Baldwin students, faculty and staff at no charge. documentary in the University Coach Bartlomiej Macieja at bartek. For more information, call Student Library’s film series, “Created [email protected] Health Services Secretary Rosie Rivera Equal: America’s Civil Rights Photographers at 882-3896. Struggle,” will be screened at 6:3o p.m. --Compiled by Ana Cavazos Michelle Espinoza Blanca Villarreal Héctor Aguilar POLICE REPORTS

Guest Cartoonist The following are among the incidents vehicle and said she would contact injuries were reported. The owner of Javier Saenz reported to University Police between University Police with the total amount the Camry was unable to be reached Feb.22 and 28. of damage once the repair quote came via telephone, so the officer left a case Feb. 22 in. The student was advised she would number on the car. The total estimated Student Media Director 10:15 p.m.: A University Police officer be contacted by the Office of Student damage to both vehicles is $400. Azenett Cornejo was dispatched to Jackson Street in Judicial Affairs. Feb. 26 regard to two suspects stealing bicycles 5:48 p.m.: A student informed a 11:24 p.m.: A student who allegedly from the Casa Bella student housing University Police officer on patrol that used abusive, indecent, profane and Secretary II complex. He spotted the suspects, chased three men had climbed over the border vulgar language toward at University Ana Sanchez them through two vacant parking lots fence onto UT-Brownsville property and Library staff member was issued a and then lost sight of them on Van Buren described one of them as wearing a red citation for disorderly conduct, a class Contact: Street. The officer returned to one of the shirt. The officer then identified three C misdemeanor, and a criminal trespass The Collegian vacant lots and recovered a stolen bicycle individuals matching the description warning. Student Union 1.10 left by the suspects. and detained them. The men stated they 4:40 p.m.: A staff member reported 1 West University Blvd. Feb. 23 had just crossed the Rio Grande illegally. a computer in the Enrollment Center Brownsville, TX 78520 6:50 p.m.: While on patrol at Main A Border Patrol agent who was passing Tower had been dropped accidentally, Building, a University Police officer by the area was flagged down and took causing its screen to crack. The computer Phone: (956) 882-5143 was approached by a faculty member in custody of the men. was valued at $800. Fax: (956) 882-5176 regard to a puddle of blood in an exterior 7 p.m.: A student reported that her Feb. 27 e-mail: [email protected] hallway. The bloodstain was 6 inches in bicycle was stolen from the Casa Bella 9 a.m.: A faculty member reported a diameter. The officer conducted a walk- student housing complex. The student student for disrupting class and using © 2014 The Collegian through but found no visible trail of said she last saw her bicycle on Feb. 18 vulgar language. A report of the incident blood leading anywhere in the building. and noticed it missing Feb. 24. The value was forwarded to the Office of Student The University of Texas at Brownsville A custodian was contacted to remove the of the bicycle was estimated at $100. Judicial Affairs. stain. 7:10 p.m.: A University Police officer 3:15 p.m.: A Barnes & Noble Bookstore 7:03 p.m.: A University Police made contact with a man who stated he employee reported that a man was selling SOCIAL MEDIA guard on patrol found a cut cable lock saw a bicycle in the bike racks near the compact discs with unknown material for attached to a bike rack at the Casa Bella UTB Library that looked like one that a dollar. The manager said she advised student housing complex. An officer was stolen from him a year ago. The man the man to leave the area, and he did. photographed the lock and took custody later provided the officer with a serial Feb. 28 of it. The lock was valued at $15. number but it did not match the bicycle’s 11:02 a.m.: A staff member reported Feb. 24 number. that he tripped on a branch as he was 3 p.m.: A student reported she struck Feb. 25 walking on the Lozano-Banco Resaca the Casa Bella student housing complex 7:20 p.m.: A student reported that she Bridge and injured his hands, forearm, entrance gate with her vehicle after she witnessed a gray pickup truck strike a knee and face. The staff member said tried to enter before it closed. A Casa parked Toyota Camry in Lot A-1. The he was fine and did not need emergency Bella assistant director told the officer owner of the pickup truck said she was medical services. both sides of the gate stopped working backing out of a parking spot when --Compiled by Amanda Arredondo because of the impact from the student’s she accidentally struck the Camry. No THE COLLEGIAN ON CAMPUS Monday, March 17, 2014 3 SGA funds mixers, conferences and banquets By Anthony Cano Plaque resolution to be voted on today THE COLLEGIAN “Where exactly is this money going to The Student Government Association go to?” asked Senator Pro Tem Marisol will consider spending $500 on wooden Sanchez. plaques for its executive board members SGA President Stephanie Mendez during today’s meeting. replied: “I think in past years we would The senate tabled a vote on the sponsor the speaker … and the money resolution during its March 3 meeting would go to the speaker.” because of incorrect wording in it. Rodriguez made a motion to approve A search for the most cost-effective the resolution with an amendment that manufacturer will also be conducted. would detail proposed expenses for the “We’re willing to table this and propose leadership conference. Any funds not it on to the next meeting after Spring utilized will be deposited back into the Break,” said Alexandra Rodriguez, SGA SGA account. vice president of administration. The time and date for the leadership Today’s meeting is scheduled at 1 p.m. conference have yet to be determined. in Cortez Hall 118. --passed a resolution allocating $600 In other business March 3, the senate: for the purchase of fried fish that was --approved a resolution granting the served during the Spring Luau, which American Marketing Association $100 took place March 5. The event centered for the rental of a venue for its local on showing students how to party safely business mixer and $50 for marketing during Spring Break, with various

materials. The community mixer will departments and law enforcement Héctor Aguilar/Collegian take place from 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. agencies providing information and April 5 at Galeria 409, 409 E. 13th St. in promotional items. Student Government Association President Stephanie Mendez (second from left) gestures downtown Brownsville; --Approved setting aside no more March 3 during discussion of a resolution to allocate $80 to buy awards for the SGA Banquet. --approved a resolution setting aside than $1,200 to cover expenses such as Also shown are Vice President of Administration Alexandra Rodríguez, Vice President of Public $1,500 for a leadership conference it will food, rental fees and table decorations Relations Pedro Rangel and Vice President of Finance Jacqueline Sanchez. co-sponsor with Student Engagement for a banquet to recognize student for the campus community and future leaders throughout campus. The event is leaders from various Rio Grande Valley scheduled April 11. school districts. What should I major in? Degrees: Criminal Justice, Criminology to take? “There are classes in courts Club Spotlight and Criminal Justice, Law and Justice and laws, there are classes in policing, Studies required classes for correction. … When School: College of Liberal Arts you take the core courses you are learning Prerequisites: None about law enforcement, you are learning Total credit hours needed to about courts, and you are learning about graduate: 120 corrections and you are learning about Criminal Justice Chair and the law. In addition, we try to prepare Professor: Steve Wilson students for graduate school if they What does the criminal justice want to go to graduate school, so we degree consist of? “We have three offer a course in research methods and degree programs in criminal justice. statistics. Research is a very important One is our regular program, which ends component of criminal justice.” up with a bachelor’s degree in criminal Which skills will students learn by justice that consists of three tracks: A the time they graduate? “We are an track in policing or law enforcement, academic program, so they will learn all a track in corrections … and a track in about the criminal justice system. They forensics. We are also part of the UT will learn about how the system works [Online] Consortium. We are partners and the theories that run the system, the with UT-Arlington and UT-Permian social science theory that is a foundation Basin--all three of us together offer for the system. They will learn why an online degree in criminology and people commit crimes, what are the best criminal justice. We also offer a pre-law practices that we are doing now to correct program in law and justice studies. We people, some rehabilitative programs. … Héctor Aguilar/Collegian are in partner with Government and We hope they have a good foundation Behavioral Sciences [departments].” to go forward. They learn more about Members of the International Student Organizaiton include (from left) Alberto Vilano, Jonathan Which classes can students expect Arias, Joe Morales, Laura Montes, Tania Martínez, Stefy Castrejón, Michelle Caballero, María See MAJOR, Page 10 Gutiérrez, Mariana Garza-Estrada, Krystal Cortez, Oralia Borges, Tamara Aceves and Tania Álvarez. Back row: Kristel Castrejón.

Name: International Student Integration Party on March 21, a movie Organization (ISO) night and another car wash March 29. Purpose: To involve all international Club members plan a trip to other students of the University of Texas at Texas cities April 18-20. Brownsville in the campus community Community Service: Participated by conducting activities, participating in the MLK Day of Service at Lincoln in events and making new friends Park on Jan. 20; volunteered from around the world. at the Brownsville Nursing and Established: 2001 Rehabilitation Center on Feb. 8. President: Kristel Castrejón Upcoming service events are the April Vice President: Laura Montes 12 United to Serve and a toy drive for Secretary: Mariana Garza-Estrada Matamoros children on April 30. Treasurer: Oralia Borges Meetings: 12:15 p.m. each Wednesday Historian: Stefany Castrejón in Life and Health Sciences 2.314 Adviser: Aragelia Salazar, Requirements: None. international student adviser for the Dues: $10 per year Magaly Rosales/Collegian Office of Global Engagement For more information: Visit the Criminal Justice Chair and Associate Professor Steve Wilson talks about police attitudes Events: Valentine’s Day Bake Sale ISO Facebook page at www.facebook. and actions during his Police Systems and Practices class on March 4, while junior police on Feb. 14 and a car wash Feb. com/isoutb administration majors Jesus Garcia (from left), Fellippe Muñoz, Tito Camacho, Leonella 25. Upcoming events include an --Compiled by Amanda Arredondo Maldonado and senior sociology major Pedro Serna listen. 4 Monday, March 17, 2014 OPINION THE COLLEGIAN To love or not to love By Rick Saldivar sacrifice love for those earthly desires. COLUMNIST Many claim to fight in the name of love, but in reality they only fight for Recently, I visited themselves. The nature of the human a former high school being is to incline toward whatever teacher of mine benefits one’s self. Instead of striving who is now retired. toward a mutually beneficial relationship, We spent the entire most people become parasites; they seek afternoon sitting to deplete one another and move on to outside, arguing find the next victim. It is the illusion of over whether or the ideal love that most people have fallen not love is a choice. in love with. This, I find to be a premise According to him, of the Romeo and Juliet Syndrome. love is something that consumes one Eventually, the result of the illusion is entirely as we have no control over it. a dog-and-tail conflict. People chase true My argument is that we have a choice love, but not only do they not have an on whether to continue loving a person in idea of what it looks like, they also do not the face of their faults and our own. After know what to do with it once they find it. discussing the topic with a colleague Especially among women, after looking of mine, he told me, “Shoot, if I had a for love in all the wrong places, they get choice on who to love, life would be so smacked in the face by their “knight in much easier. … It just kind of happens.” shining armor,” and they run away from If love spontaneously sparks, then love him. This problem, however, comes from spontaneously vanishes. a lifelong misinterpretation of what true The Greeks had different words for love. love looks like--another Hollywood- Agape is considered to be unconditional, jaded social construct. We expect love selfless love. True love, unconditional to be perfect, but if it is truly perfect, we love, is a choice--a choice to “suffer the are not satisfied with it. Perhaps all could slings and arrows” of love instead of be solved if we, like the Greeks, adopted taking action to “end the heartache and different words for different types of love. the thousand natural shocks that flesh is True love is not an emotion for heir to.” If a man or woman is adulterous, emotions are not everlasting. If we does one not have the option of ending choose to love, we’ve chosen to fireproof the relationship? our relationship. When faced with the We all feel the different forms of strong winds of life, love will guide you love that the Greeks referred to. The through to safe waters. When solitude problem is that we do not know how to brings about a cold chill, your soul differentiate between them; love is often mate’s warmth will embrace you. Choose replaced by lust. Lust, I would describe, to love and the seeds of life sown will is merely physical, temporary attraction. find themselves among fertile earth. Let Love is a response generated by the heart, emotions guide you and you will give analyzed by the brain and felt by the soul. up the greatest riches you could have In the end, we have the choice to sacrifice reaped. FIND THE MYSTERY WORD! our desires for unconditional love or to HINT: of the emerald isle

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“Marijuana, I feel, is more dangerous “Personally, I think they’re both just as “Yo pienso que la marihuana es más “I think alcohol is more dangerous, legalwise because if you get caught you dangerous. I feel that alcohol is a danger peligrosa porque puede provocar a la mainly because it’s more accessible to go to jail or you get a misdemeanor or as to the person and as to everyone, persona que sea adicta a ella y puede everybody. You could just go down to something like that. But alcoholwise, especially because sometimes people producir que empiece a consumir drogas the store, any store and get some and it affects your kidneys. You could get don’t really consider that when they do más fuertes”. marijuana is not available in every cirrhosis. There’s a lot of problems drink they’re putting other people’s lives store. I’ve heard [marijuana] is not as but overall, I think alcohol [causes] in danger when they drive and things Diana Davila dangerous as tobacco and the fact that worse health problems, if you look at like that. Also, marijuana, I think most Estudiante de enfermería it would be legalized would probably be it healthwise. I think marijuana would people say that it’s not bad but actually de primer año less people using it because the whole help the economy if it was legalized but if in the long run it’s just as dangerous idea of not being able to do something marijuana gets legalized, I feel that other because you end up having short-term prompts people to do it.” drugs will get legalized, too.” memory, so I think they’re both equally dangerous. I don’t think [marijuana Alberto Cervantes Carlos Huerta should be legalized], I think we’re fine Texas Southmost College Biomedical sciences freshman the way we are.” sophomore

Ana Victoria De La Garza Finance sophomore --Compiled by Anthony Cano --Photos by Blanca Villarreal THE COLLEGIAN ON CAMPUS Monday, March 17, 2014 5 ‘Mr. Karma’ arrives Houston-based poet Ken Jones’ work ranges from radical to spiritual By Rick Saldivar [Christopher] Carmona. He had a THE COLLEGIAN bookstore in Austin called ‘Paperbacks Plus,’ and I read there.” Musician and poet Ken Jones kept his Jones is a member of the Academy of audience in stitches as he read from his American Poets, the American Society of poetry book, “Unutterable Blunders and Composers, Authors and Publishers, and Palace Disasters,” during the second the Texas Association of Creative Writing presentation of the spring semester’s Teachers. Writers Live Series. “I read all the time in various cities in Jones, born and raised in Corpus Texas, usually,” he said. “I’m involved Christi, is a professor at the Art Institute in Professor Carmona’s beat poetry of Houston. He was a national merit festival. I read for him once a year in scholar and attended the University of that. … I used to host a reading series up Texas at Austin in the 1980s, where he in Houston at a Borders bookstore. I did received his undergraduate degree in that from 2002 until 2011 when Borders English and a graduate degree in creative went bankrupt.” writing. Jones said he began writing at age 3. In the late 1980s, Jones was a singer in “I could read when I was 3,” he told a punk band. The Collegian. “I was kind of a weird “We played all over town, made a child prodigy. My sister is 10 years older. couple of records and tapes,” Jones told She sat and taught me how to read. One The Collegian during an interview after of my first memories is they took me to Rick Saldivar/Collegian his Feb. 27 lecture in the Student Union’s kindergarten and I was like 3 years old. Gran Salón. “Then I moved to L.A. to … They handed me Reader’s Digest and Musician and poet Ken Jones reads from his latest poetry book, “Mr. Karma,” to an audience of go to law school. I went to law school I could read it, so they took me right in.” about 30 Feb. 27 in the Student Union’s Gran Salón. at USC out in California and continued By the time Jones was in junior high, doing music. I made a record about he had written two to three plays for Mark Twain, read Fitzgerald, and got my subjects to spiritual ones. the L.A. riots and worked up there and his middle school, a couple of concept American classics branded, but it’s not “I had a friend, Larry Thomas, who is periodically came back to Texas. I finally albums on the piano and poems. my genre.” a former Poet Laureate of Texas,” Jones moved back down to Texas in 1998.” “I am not a big fiction guy,” he said. Asked which poets influenced him, said. “He said, ‘You ought to consider From the moment Jones began to “I read a lot of nonfiction and a lot Jones replied: “John Wilmot, the Earl writing something mellower--getting attend UT-Austin, he knew he wanted to of poetry to inspire me. I was always of Rochester, [and] Jonathan Swift. I something published that shows this become a writer. interested in lyrics in poetry and songs. love the Romantics. I love Keats and kinder, gentler side of you.’ I started “I started reading at bookstores around … Jim Morrison was an early influence Shelley. In the modern era … T.S. Eliot assembling a bunch of spiritual poems Austin and reading with my professors,” of mine as a songwriter. I just didn’t and Wallace Stevens.” I’d written contemplating, ‘What is the he said. “Chuck Taylor, he was one of like a whole lot of fiction. When I was a Jones’ recent poetry book, “Mr. meaning of God? What is the deity? How the mentors from [Assistant] Professor kid, I went through Hemingway, read all Karma,” changed his style from radical See WRITER, Page 10 with the Dallas Police Department for CHIEF two years. He is a Texas Leadership CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 and Command college graduate and has International completed the FBI’s Command Institute Raised in El Paso, Holguin earned a for law enforcement executives.” Student of the Week degree in communication and advertising Holguin expressed his eagerness to with a minor in business administration work with the University Police staff. Name: Ruth Davila, intermediate from the University of Texas at Arlington “It is my honor and privilege to come conversation student at UT-Brownsville and a master’s degree in liberal studies and serve you and to be part of the UT- Language Institute from Texas Christian University. Brownsville family,” Holguin said. Age: 32 “Mr. Holguin has a total of 19 years in Previously, John Cardoza served as Hometown: Matamoros, Tamaulipas, law enforcement and has held various UTB’s police chief. Cardoza retired in Mexico positions, most recently as the Arlington December 2012. With the upcoming Which languages do you speak? Police Department’s Commander of consolidation of UTB and UT-Pan “Spanish.” the Special Investigations Division, American, officials decided not to hire a Why did you decide to study at the which includes five specialized criminal police chief and instead hire an assistant Language Institute? “Because I want investigative units,” Reyna said. “Prior police chief, Reyna told The Collegian in to improve my English and I would like to serving at the Arlington Police an article published Sept. 9, 2013. to study a career in college and also, I Department, Mr. Holguin also served would like to help my older son at school and to have a good conversation with others.” What are some of the customs of Blame it on the groundhog your country? “For example, Sept. 16 and Nov. 1 and 2 are important dates in What are some of the wrong ideas our country. [In] September we celebrate people have about your country? [Mexican Independence Day]. We party “All the people say that if you live in downtown and eat many different kinds Mexico, it’s dangerous. And, I don’t know, of food and the people wear bright colors. like you can get hurt or something. But In November, we eat [pan de muertos] not all of the persons are bad; there are and visit the people in the family that many kind persons and polite persons.” passed away [at the cemetery].” Anecdote: “When we arrived to live What are some of the tourist spots here, my older son came here to school. I in your country? “You can visit the think it was very difficult for him because beach, different beaches like Tampico. … he used to talk in Spanish since he was Also, the beautiful beaches like in Cancún born and when he came here at 4 years or in Acapulco, Mazatlán.” old [it] was very difficult for him. But, I What differences and similarities have noticed that if you are younger, you do you find between your country can learn [English] easier than if you and the United States? “I think in the are an adult. … Now he has two years United States you have more security, it’s studying in Brownsville and I have seen cleaner and I think in the United States, that he can talk very well and I am very there are many opportunities to grow. I proud … because he was not able to talk don’t think they are very similar, I think in English two years ago and now he is Héctor Aguilar/Collegian they are very different. I don’t think one able to talk and communicate with his Bundled-up students cross University Boulevard on their way to UT-Brownsville’s Main Building is better than the other, but I think here classmates and his teacher.” on March 4. Light drizzle and temperatures in the 40s were expected to give way to a warming the people follow the rules and can live trend later in the week, according to the National Weather Service in Brownsville. better.” --Compiled by Ana Cavazos 6 Monday, March 17, 2014 THE COLLEGIAN THE COLLEGIAN Monday, March 17, 2014 7 8 Monday, March 17, 2014 LOCAL/ON CAMPUS THE COLLEGIAN City sets sights on capital improvement plan Commission wants community input on proposal By Victoria Brito THE COLLEGIAN just kind of getting the feedback, I think pretty much every one of these The City of Brownsville is preparing for commissioners here knows some of the its next Capital Improvement Plan and areas we need to address,” Martinez said. will implement a software program to “And instead of doing it later while you help its departments map out proposals. first compile something and then present During a workshop March 4, Deputy so that we can add to it, why don’t we do City Manager Pete Gonzalez told the it all together at the same time?” Brownsville City Commission that work Martinez also suggested including a began on the plan in October. city planner who can provide an idea “We started the planning stages,” about what is needed. Gonzalez said. “Of course, to make it “I think it’s got to entail a little bit easier for each department, we decided more from the community through the to utilize a user-friendly web-based commission and through the community computerized software program that we itself,” he said. call Microsoft SharePoint with inputs Martinez then proceeded to state from various individuals. … The program different scenarios in which the city was modified to set us for our needs in needs to “plan for the future.” order to identify and accomplish each “I think a five-year plan is great,” he department’s five-year CIP.” said. “But I think a five-, 10-, 15-, 20-year SharePoint is a program used to Michelle Espinoza/Collegian plan is even better.” “connect with employees across the Martinez said he doesn’t know all the enterprise ... and to engage with people, Brownsville Deputy City Manager Pete Gonzalez presents a proposal regarding the City’s Capital planning that is going on with the new share ideas and reinvent the way Improvement Plan during a workshop held March 4. University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley you work together,” according to the but it would be imperative to get together product’s website. projects at the same time. It has the “We just don’t have the funds from with the port, airport and spaceport Gonzalez said the CIP will be reviewed ability to stabilize debt and consolidate operations to do any major capital to create a comprehensive plan for the and updated yearly and requests not projects to reduce … costs.” expenditures,” Gonzalez said. “So what future. funded in the first year will be identified The CIP focuses on preserving the do we need to do to increase that, or “If nothing else, at least get a map for and moved into the following year, or city’s infrastructure while ensuring the to change that? Obviously, we need to the future,” Martinez said. year’s budget. efficient use of public funds. increase our tax rates and, hopefully, Commissioner At Large “B” Rose Software training was conducted “The CIP will include the following with acquiring more retail area, more Gowen said the commission needs March 6. information: a list of the capital projects commercial area to our city, we can to be involved in the creation of the “Capital Improvement Program is a or equipment to be acquired from year increase our property tax rate, and at the document. Martinez suggested using the short-range plan; in our case it’s a five- one to year five, that’s from 2015 to same time generate more sales tax.” city resources, such as staff expertise, for year plan, which identifies the capital 2019,” Gonzalez said. “We will rank the Gonzalez said that if the city were to input on the plan. needs, includes the capital equipment projects in order of priority, or the ones generate more sales taxes, it would be “A CIP is a working document that can and provides a … schedule and identifies that are most needed.” able to fund more projects to improve be changed, any minute,” Gonzalez said. options for financing,” Gonzalez said. Street maintenance and infrastructure the city. He said that attracting more “It’s not just going to be it. … We’re going “It provides various benefits, it allows is an important need in the city, businesses will help the city. to change it as we go along.” for systematic evaluation of all potential Brownsville Mayor Tony Martinez said. “I think that instead of, you know, See CITY, Page 9

Reprinted from The CollegianHear Online them roar UT-Brownsville celebrates International Women’s Day By Victoria Brito THE COLLEGIAN Women’s Day, you see men carrying of Technology. She plans to pursue a “heaps of flowers” for the women in their postdoctorate degree in mathematics. lives, Paroiatnikova said. The nominees for this award Although it is not celebrated as a “So why [are] we celebrating were Andrea Martinez Guerra, a national holiday in the United States, International Women’s Day? Because [in communication major from Mexico; the UT-Brownsville Office of Global 1908] 15,000 American women workers Katia Perez Flores, a math major from Engagement observed International in New York marched through New York Mexico; Daniela De la Parra, a finance Women’s Day by naming an outstanding demanding better pay and voting rights,” major from Mexico; Michelle Lima, an female international student. she said. “At this time, women didn’t English major from Brazil; Jessica Lima, Aura Salazar, a mathematics major even have voting rights. And as you a kinesiology major from Brazil; Miriam from Colombia, was the recipient of have seen, the world has been gradually De Leon, a biomedical sciences major the Outstanding International Female progressing, and a lot of young women from Mexico; Elia Perez, a business Student award during a ceremony held believe that all the battles have been won major from Mexico; Andrea Tellez, a March 6 in the Main Building’s Salón and there is nothing else for us to stand physics major from Mexico; Samantha Cassía. together and fight for women rights. But, Garcia, a graduate student from Mexico Salazar was unable to attend the it’s not.” who is pursuing a master of arts in ceremony because she was in France According to the whitehouse.gov interdisciplinary studies; Mariana Garza Aura Salazar at the time, competing in a chess website, women in the United States Estrada, a business major from Mexico; tournament. Chess Program Director make 77 cents for every dollar a man and Isadora Freitas, a kinesiology major she said. “She was born in a very poor Russell Harwood accepted the award on makes. President Barack Obama from Brazil. family. … She had 10 brothers and sisters, her behalf. famously stated that fact in his State of Associate Professor Guadalupe two brothers and eight sisters. She had “We are trying to follow this tradition, the Union address in January. Correa-Cabrera, chair of the Government an absent mother, and she became the like 38 countries,” Alla Paroiatnikova, “Women deserve equal pay for equal Department, was the guest speaker. mother of the smaller kids because her executive director of the Office of Global work,” Paroiatnikova said. Correa-Cabrera said the United States two sisters were working and at the age Engagement, said of the observance. “We Physics Department Chair and has allowed her to succeed and has of 9, she started cooking. She had a very, don’t have a national holiday, but we’ll Associate Professor Soma Mukherjee given her the opportunity to grow as an very short time in her life, living with a still celebrate.” presented the student award. academic and as a woman. very complicated environment in a very Paroiatnikova, a Russian native, said “Let me tell you a little bit about “I’m very grateful for this country,” poor neighborhood of Mexico, with all the that in her home country International Aura,” Mukherjee said. “She is from she said. “I’m very grateful for the vices and crime and she had to go to take Women’s Day is an important holiday. Colombia, and she is pursuing a B.S. opportunities that this country has given a bus for one and a half hours, two hours “I’m from Russia and it’s the biggest in mathematics, maintains a GPA of me and this wonderful institution has sometimes, every day, back and forth … holiday, especially for Russian men. … over 3.9, over I think almost 60 credits. given me.” in order for her to get her education. ... Every man is supposed to give flowers And she is the [Woman] International Correa-Cabrera, originally from This is the example that I have, from a and presents to all the women in his life: Master at chess. … She has many, many Mexico, said her mother is the most person from a very limited, very poor his boss, his teacher, his professor, his accomplishments.” important person in her life and taught background, that constructed a real life mother, his sister, even kids, all expect to Salazar was one of 36 students chosen her that with hard work, you can for her family. She bought a house for be given presents and flowers,” she said. from among 400 applicants for an accomplish your dreams. her parents, and then she was prepared In Moscow, the day before International internship at the Massachusetts Institute “My mother was born in Mexico City,” See WOMEN, Page 10 THE COLLEGIAN POP CULTURE/LOCAL Monday, March 17, 2014 9 Before they went mainstream Song suggestions Songs classified as indies are those that one would not typically hear on FM/ for the hipster in us AM radio. Musicians who are virtually Alberto’s Indie Faves unknown compose them and it becomes By Alberto Garcia In case you’ve never really heard of true indie music, here are 10 songs in difficult for them to be signed on toa THE COLLEGIAN no particular order that have become some of my favorite in this genre: music label. Independent artists usually embrace a do-it-yourself approach to How many 1. “Oh, Comely” by Neutral Milk Hotel distribute and produce their music. The times have we 2. “White Winter Hymnal” by Fleet Foxes indie genre may include variations of turned on the 3. “Piazza, New York Catcher” by Belle & Sebastian mainstream music that is labeled as indie radio in our 4. “Stella Was a Diver and She’s Always Down” by Interpol because they are composed in the same vehicles only 5. “Low Shoulder” by Toro y Moi style, and sub-genres like indie-rock, to hear some 6. “Florida” by STRFKR indie-pop and even indie rap arise as new immature 7. “Deep Blue” by Arcade Fire genres. twerker singing 8. “Shadows” by Au Revoir, Simone Eventually, indie, like all music, comes about wrecking balls and self-destructive 9. “Saturno/Light of Day” by The Plastics Revolution into the mainstream. That is when the tendencies, or talentless, so-called poets 10. “The Video Dept.” by The Radio Dept. hipster feels entitled to proclaim, “that who rap about women being female dogs song is so old,” “that artist used to be and claiming they are not loyal to their baby oh,” the “cake, cake, cake, cake Those who claim that they knew all the cool,” and most commonly, “I knew them masters. Others compare love to the …” and the “22, ooh-ooh” that poisons music, all the artists and all of the songs before they were mainstream.” state of being drunk, while others tell us mainstream radio. before anyone else are those whom we The truth is, people will listen to slow down, grab the wall and shake In today’s music-crazed world, what identify as the hipsters. You know you to whatever they like. For some, our stuff until it falls off. Don’t you just music is not considered mainstream? are talking to one when they become monsterlike growls backed by the admire the messages being conveyed by Music is available to everyone now more passionately descriptive about music shredding of a James Hetfield Explorer today’s mainstream music? than ever via the Internet, satellite radio, and talk about how they discovered a guitar is considered as a favorite style It’s almost a sin to classify such television and mobile phone apps. Music new artist that they think you have never of music. Others may consider Tejano worthless noise as music. Why people genres allow people to be selective about heard of. Their likings, fashions and and corridos to be musical bliss. As for take a liking to this stuff will forever puzzle their taste in music, leading to fashion opinions are deeply inspired and backed me, play me some Neutral Milk Hotel, a me. Most of it is not even composed or trends that arise from particular likings by independent music, commonly little fix of Fleet Foxes and some soothing creatively written. They don’t require the such as the rise of the hat-sporting, referred to as indie. “Music gives a soul to tunes from Belle & Sebastian. Whatever talent of mastering an instrument, the boot-loving cowboy and cowgirl fashion the universe, wings to the mind, flight to your favorite kind of music is, always lyrics do not express anything profound inspired by country music. Heavy metal the imagination and life to everything.” remember these words, “Life is for the and after being ridiculously overplayed, and punk rock gave rise to the goths, the Beautifully put, the Greek philosopher living. Death is for the dead. Let life be they simply become annoying. They are punks and the mosh-pitters. R&B and Plato describes music with such poise like music. And death a note unsaid.” responsible for the grunts and groans hip-hop saw the dawn of the thug and and essence, making him one of the first --Langston Hughes, “The Collective that we let out when we have simply the rapper. hipsters. Poems.” had enough with the whole “baby, baby,

ones that we can work on with minimal handle this. Of course, finding financial museum. CITY funding … so we have an idea as to which resources can get as much of this done as “What has happened is that with CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 streets to initiate work on and how much quick as possible.” the growth of the museum, we’ve had that is going to entail.” Cabler said that increasing taxes is not thousands and thousands just with [the District 3 Commissioner Deborah Cabler said infrastructure will take up the only method of generating funds for King Tutankhamun exhibit] alone, what Portillo said the commission would like a great deal of the financial resources. the capital improvement plan. Bonds and Marcela [Hinojosa, executive director to be included in the planning. “We have passed ordinances that grants are options and the city is looking of the museum] is doing, and the other Martinez then asked Gonzalez to not indicate and suggest that and mandate into all possibilities. employees, they’re doing a little bit of take the commission’s suggestions as that we are working on streets,” he “We need to fine-tune this everything and so we’ve gotten to the criticism. said. “We want sidewalks, bicycle lanes, preparation,” Cabler said of the CIP. “We point now where we expect more growth, “I cherish the work that you do and the things like that reviewed, and be part haven’t finished it.” we expect more exhibitions,” Vela said. contributions you make to the city--this of that. The initiative in relation to In other business, the commission: Since last December, the museum has is not about that,” Martinez said. “This is being a wellness community, a healthy --approved an amendment to the received nearly 15,000 visitors for the about a process. … Communication goes community, we want all that integrated. General Fund Budget to provide funding King Tut exhibit. a long way.” So for that reason, we did a study. So, we for the Brownsville Museum of Fine Longoria expressed concerns with the Asked in a phone interview March 7 have a good idea as to what we need.” Art, $139,000; the Historic Brownsville proposal. with The Collegian how much money will Cabler said the city works with Museum, $20,000; and the Brownsville “Like in past years, like we’ve told you, be set aside for capital improvements, engineers to determine which streets are Historical Association, $20,000. The vote the City of Brownsville does not fund City Manager Charlie Cabler replied: feasible for city workers to repair and was 4 to 1, with District 1 Commissioner maintenance and operations,” Longoria “That’s to be determined. First, we need to which need to be repaired by contractors. Ricardo Longoria casting the dissenting said. “To take money from our funds, fine-tune it and get it done. Anticipation “That also identifies cost,” he said. “So, vote. Commissioner at Large “A” Estela to fund the operations of a center, we is, it will have to be either a five- to 15- it’s getting put together. We wanted to Chavez-Vasquez was absent from the are opening Pandora’s box. … Whatever year plan because based on the financial introduce it to the commission and get meeting. the vote outcome is, I fully support the resources, we’ll need to accommodate some input from them. Of course, we got Ralph Vela, president of the museum, I fully support its growth.” 700 miles of city streets. We have a some good input on having a committee, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, told the The next Brownsville City Commission company that did an assessment of and things like that set up to get the commission the money is needed to fund meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday all our streets and identified the best overall picture of how we’re going to four vacant positions needed to run the at City Hall. condition to the poorest condition, the Lent begins Bishop Daniel E. Flores, of the Catholic Diocese of Brownsville, distributes ashes to Career Services Coordinator Jaime Villanueva during Ash Wednesday Mass March 5 in the Main Building’s Salón Cassia. The Catholic Campus Ministry sponsored the Mass. More than 100 faculty and students participated, according to Campus Ministry Assistant Rolando Lopez. Michelle Espinoza/Collegian THE COLLEGIAN NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL 17 de marzo 2014 11 Estadísticas sobrias Expertos informan a la comunidad en el consumo de alcohol entre menores Por Amanda Arredondo tenemos que tener toda la información THE COLLEGIAN o sabiduría, [pero] empieza con una simple conversación. Nada más estás Cuatro mil trescientos--ese es el tratando de llegar a alguien. En verdad número promedio de menores de 21 años nada más empieza con una conversación que mueren por accidentes relacionados de persona a persona”. con bebidas alcohólicas cada año, Emilia Guerra informó a la audiencia de acuerdo con la página Web de la de las consecuencias de conducir administración de servicio de abuso de mientras uno está intoxicado o bajo la substancia y salud mental, SAMHSA por influencia. sus siglas en inglés. “Esos problemas aparecen mientras UT-Brownsville atacó ese y otros buscas empleo por las verificaciones problemas durante una junta de de antecedentes”, Guerra dijo. “[PUB] ayuntamiento para informar a la ejecuta una verificación de antecedentes comunidad de los peligros del consumo de siete años en cada candidato de alcohol entre menores. para empleo. Todos los empleadores Más de 100 estudiantes, padres y Héctor Aguilar/Collegian típicamente hacen lo mismo. Para miembros de la comunidad asistieron a nosotros, es muy importante que la gente la junta el 4 de marzo en el Gran Salón de Jody Guerra, un consejero licenciado de dependencia química con Origins Recovery Center a la que contratamos no tengan problemas la Unión Estudiantil. en la Isla South Padre, se dirige hacia la audiencia durante una junta de ayuntamiento en el en sus antecedentes porque necesitamos Un grupo de expertos en abuso de consumo del alcohol entre menores de edad, el pasado 4 de marzo en el Gran Salón de la Unión ser seguros con la comunidad. substancias, salud mental, el sistema Estudiantil. “Cuando estás compitiendo por un legal, empleos, aplicación de ley y empleo con otro candidato que tiene medicina proveyeron información y “No tienes idea de cómo reaccionarán los padres cuando las mismas credenciales que tú, vamos respondieron a preguntas de la audiencia. a emplear la persona que tomó mejores El grupo incluía a Sara Sanchez, portavoz les diga que su hijo a muerto en un choque relacionado con decisiones al no tomar”. de madres en contra de conductores alcohol”. Ella agregó que el mismo proceso de ebrios, M.A.D.D. por sus siglas en inglés; -Sgto. Juan G. Hernandez empleo se aplica con los internos. juez municipal de Port Isabel Helen O. Departamento de seguridad pública de Texas “No te podemos contratar como Delgadillo; Araceli Lopez, una agente de un interno de colegio si tienes un Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission; record criminal”, Guerra dijo. “Quiero Emilia Guerra, directora de recursos individuos de 21 años o menos es un su trabajo y cómo ven el efecto del abuso enfatizar la importancia de hacer buenas humanos de Brownsville Public Utilities mayor problema para la salud pública. del alcohol en los menores. decisiones porque esas decisiones Board; Joe Guerra, un consejero “El alcohol es la droga usada más “La peor parte de mi trabajo [es vendrán de regreso a ti si estás buscando licenciado de dependencia química de comúnmente entre jóvenes en los tocar la puerta de alguien] a las 2 de la un trabajo con gran empleadores”. Origins Recovery Center en la Isla de Estados Unidos”, ella dijo, citando la mañana para decirles que su hijo ha sido Los estudiantes que asistieron South Padre; y Sgto. Juan G. Hernandez, página Web del SAMHSA. “Ese abuso asesinado en un accidente”, Hernández recibieron una tarjeta de regalo de del departamento de seguridad pública es responsable por la muerte de 4,300 le dijo a la audiencia. “Esa es la peor Subway como un símbolo de apreciación de Texas. de jóvenes menores de edad. Parece un parte de mi trabajo. … No tienes idea de de la universidad y los padres fueron “[Estamos aquí] esta noche para pequeño número cuando piensas en toda cómo reaccionarán los padres cuando les sometidos a un sorteo para ganar una hablar abiertamente sobre el consumo la populación de los Estados Unidos, diga que su hijo a muerto en un choque canasta de regalo. de alcohol entre menores y traer al pero representa demasiadas familias con relacionado con alcohol”. La junta fue un esfuerzo por SAMHSA frente las soluciones y estrategias que sus corazones rotos, mucho potencial Joshua Rosales, un estudiante de y servicios para la salud estudiantil de terminarán las tragedias que muy a perdido. Esta universidad ha decidido doceavo año de Pace High School, UTB. menudo resultan de malas decisiones por que nos importa. No nada más queremos preguntó: ¿“Cómo le pondrías un Si tú o alguien que conoces tiene un causa del alcohol”, dijo Marilyn Woods, hablar al respecto del tema. Queremos ejemplo a un menor de edad”? problema relacionado con el alcohol o la moderadora de la junta y asistente terminar [el consumo de alcohol en “Primero, se valiente”, Joe Guerra drogas, llame a la línea nacional de ayuda executiva de la Presidenta de UTB, Juliet menores]”. contestó. “Pensamos que para confrontar de SAMHSA al (800) 662-4357. V. García. Cada panelista dio una descripción de a alguien en una situación como esta Woods dijo que el alcohol usado por ¿Qué especialidad elegiré? Especialización: Justicia penal, componente importante de la aplicación criminología y justicia penal, estudios de de ley.” leyes y justicia. ¿Qué habilidades aprenderán los Facultad: Facultad de artes liberales estudiantes para el tiempo que Requisitos: Ninguno se gradúen? “Somos un programa Número de horas de créditos académico, entonces los estudiantes necesarias para graduación: 120 aprenderán todo sobre el sistema Catedrático y profesor del judicial. Aprenderán cómo trabaja el departamento justicia penal: Steve sistema y las teorías de las ciencias Wilson sociales las cuales son una fundación ¿De qué consiste la especialización para el sistema. Aprenderán porqué de justicia penal? “Tenemos tres la gente comete crímenes, cuales son programas en justicia penal. Uno es las mejores prácticas para corregir nuestro programa regular, el cual termina a la gente, algunos programas de con una titulación en justicia penal rehabilitación. … Esperamos que con uno de tres caminos: En aplicación tengan una buena fundación para seguir policial y ley, en correccionales… y en adelante. Aprenderán más sobre la ciencias forenses. También somos parte discreción y cómo la gente que trabaja del consorcio en línea de UT. Somos dentro del sistema la usa cada día. Por socios con UT-Arlington y UT-Permian ejemplo, cuando un oficial de policía Magaly Rosales/Collegian Basin—juntos ofrecemos una titulación detiene a una persona, tiene opciones: en línea de criminología y justicia penal. Puede multarlos, darles una advertencia El catedrático y profesor del departamento de justicia penal Steve Wilson habla sobre las actitudes y acciones de policías durante su clase de sistemas y prácticas de policías el 4 También ofrecemos un programa de o dejarlos ir. Les enseñamos todo sobre de marzo, mientras que Tito Camacho (atrás) y Leonella Maldonado, ambos estudiantes de pre-leyes en estudios de leyes y justicia la discreción, ética… y tener buen juicio. administración policiaca de tercer año, escuchan. junto con el departamento de gobierno y Esperamos instilarles un esencia de ética ciencias sociales”. para cuando vayan al campo laboral, puede convertirse en un oficial de plan de estudios de leyes y justicia y vas a ¿Qué clases se pueden esperar tengan un fondo ético y sepan el bien del policía o sheriff; pueden trabajar con escuela de posgrado de leyes”. que tomen los estudiantes? “Hay mal”. Border Patrol. Tenemos unos cuantos Organizaciones estudiantiles clases en corte y leyes, clases requeridas ¿Qué salario pueden esperar los [estudiantes] quien se han convertido relacionadas con la especialización: para correccionales. … Cuando tomas estudiantes al graduarse? “Un en analistas de crimen u oficiales de Asociación Americana de la justicia las clases requeridas aprendes sobre la oficial de policía puede ganar de $35,000 inteligencia. Con nuestro programa de penal. aplicación de la ley, sobre cortes, sobre a $45,000 al año—lo mismo con un ciencias forenses, los estudiantes pueden Para más información sobre la correccionales y sobre la ley. Además, oficial de correccional. Si trabajas con el trabajar en escenas de crimen, como especialización de justicia penal, llame tratamos de preparar a nuestros gobierno federal, ganarás más dinero. Si investigadores de escena de crimen o a Wilson al 882-7110 o visite la página estudiantes para la escuela de posgrado, si trabajas con una agencia más pequeña, técnicos. … En cortes, si vas a escuela de Web del departamento de justicia penal es lo que ellos desean, y por eso ofrecemos ganarás menos dinero”. leyes, puedes ser un abogado defensor https://www.utb.edu/vpaa/cla/cj/ una clase en métodos de investigación ¿Cuáles son posibles profesiones o un abogado demandante. Esto es Pages/default.aspx y estadística. La investigación es un en esta carrera? “Una persona especialmente cierto cuando obtienes el --Recopilado por Magaly Rosales