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BY DIANA ARRIETA public universities during the next couple of The Prospector years. “It is always diffi cult knowing there Th e University of Texas at El Paso’s budget, will be a shortage of money but the along with those of other universities in the crucial thing that will be happen- state, could be cut by $1.7 billion due to the ing is an increase in tuition,” said proposed state spending budget released dur- Gregory Rocha, associate profes- ing the 82nd Texas Legislative Session. sor of political science. “If stu- Th e proposal reduces the current budget for dents are going to receive this ser- higher education spending by 7.6 percent. Th is vice (education), they are going to does not include funding for increased student have to pay for it without relying too enrollment, but it does scale back fi nancial aid much on state money anymore.” for entering freshmen at public universities. Although the proposed budget, released “It’s really frightening to think that the eco- by the Legislative Budget Board, has not nomic condition of the state is so bad right been reviewed by the House Appro- now. Most students here at UTEP and all priations Committee, state Rep. Dee throughout Texas public colleges and uni- Margo said he would advocate for versities fi nd themselves under some kind of UTEP. fi nancial aid program that helps pay for their “I intend to advocate for UTEP education,” said Cindy Almeda, sophomore to the best extent of my abilities, geology major. “Th e fact that we currently especially for the $100 million have a slow economy and that there will be research building that will help large money reductions is scary to think about the university attain tier-one and depressing.” status,” Margo said. It is because of this shortage of state funds that students may see a rise in tuition rates at see BUDGET on page 5 Illustration by Sarah Burchett / The Prospector Academic Program guides aspiring entrepreneurs

BY BEATRIZ A. CASTAÑEDA ulum is focused on teaching women The Prospector how to develop their own scalable companies. UTEP graduates have the oppor- “Women are a largely underrep- tunity to apply to Th e Odyssey Pro- resented group of entrepreneurs in gram, which is designed to teach our community and our nation,” women entrepreneurs to develop Velasquez said. “Th e focus is to help their own high-growth, scalable develop that demographic of entre- company. “Th e program off ers hands-on ex- preneurs and we believe the program perience and close mentoring and will grow to teach aspiring women consultations with experienced en- expand their companies.” trepreneurs, who have developed or Th e program runs for 35 weeks and launched their own companies in the is looking for 25 participants. Can- past,” said Eli Velasquez, executive didates must have a passion for en- director of Innovate El Paso, a non trepreneurship and live in El Paso or profi t organization that coordinates Las Cruces. Th ey must have a college and hosts the Odyssey Program. degree, have a few years of work ex- Although the Odyssey program is perience, have served in an executive open for both male and female par- Special to The Prospector ticipants, Velasquez said their curric- see ODYSSEY on page 3 You Deserve It!

Become our Fan 1700 Curie, Suite 2400, El Paso, TX 79902 | xÎÎUÎ{È£ÊÊÊ schustereyecenter.com Optional 0% financing on bilateral procedures with no previous eye surgery. PAGE 2 you think? This week’s poll question: Did you ditch class to attend the UTEP vs. UCF game February 22, 2011 Feb. 21? WHAT DO WHAT editor-in-chief perspectivesAaron Martinez, 747-7477 vote at WWW.UTEPPROSPECTOR.COM Column POLL RESULTS Will you participate in 38% no Project MOVE? 62% Where are the UTEP fans? yes BY SAL GUERRERO students should be fl ocking to games With only four games left in the The Prospector even more so if they have access to year—two of those home games— cars everyday. students should embrace these last So far this season, It’s not like you have to walk to the few because the acrobatics of Cul- I have attended ev- Haskins Center or better yet, its not Column ery men’s basketball pepper and the no-look passes from like the school is making you wait out game at the Don in the rain and snow to get the best Stone will be nothing but a faded Haskins Center. memory by this time next year. Art exhibit unites UTEP students One thing that tickets possible. Students are reserved almost four full sections (excluding I don’t think students need more of struck me is the at- BY LUCIA MURGUIA form a site specifi c collaborative piece tendance numbers for students are the band) at the Haskins Center, and an incentive to attend, but if there is Special to The Prospector that spans many mediums. Th ese dif- not quite what they should be for each student is allotted one free ticket one I can end with, this is it: Memphis ferent mediums work together across per game and is eligible to purchase a team that has posted 19 wins on at UTEP, 1 p.m. Feb. 26, ESPN2. Th e Th ere is a diverse the site to create one piece, just as dif- the year and is contending for fi rst two guest passes. And yet we have student body that country will be watching. ferent students came together to cre- in Conference USA with UAB and one percent of the student body rep- walks the sidewalks ate one art exhibition. Southern Miss. of UTEP’s campus resented at each game. Sal Guerrero may be reached at [email protected]. “It’s about a group of artists that Now I am not calling out all fans, every day. came together to create a piece, not as those true believers who call them- Some head out to- individual artists, but rather as a col- selves Miner Maniacs are always ward Hudspeth Hall there. But their numbers are small to their creative writing classes, while laborative eff ort- each utilizing their compared to the amount of students others head out to the Classroom strengths,” said Adriana Onate, presi- that should be attending each game. Building to attend their biology labs. dent of the Art Society. Granted, this is just an eyeball Whether a student is an English ma- Th e opening ceremony to com- guess, but it seems to me that the jor or a pre-med student, it is interest- memorate the artists and their art number of students in the stands is ing to see how diff erent we all are, yet, will take place in the SGA offi ce, far less than the average over the last how easily we can work together. located in 304 Union Building East couple years. If I had to say, there are Th e UTEP Art Society along with 6 p.m. Feb. 24. Th e event is open to no more than a couple hundred stu- the Student Government Association, everyone. dents that attend every game—not two very distinct and diff erent orga- In the long run, we are all students. counting Texas Tech. nizations, are joining forces to pres- We can be of diff erent shapes, sizes, Now, there are those rowdy guys ent the UTEP community with an art colors and majors, we can walk into who sit front row at every event, exhibition that will feature students’ diff erent buildings, and learn about thank you for that. Besides the band, the Miner Maniacs—all 12 of them— work. diff erent subjects, but in the end, we are the only supporters who go and Th e exhibition titled “Connected all go to UTEP, we are all students, make their voices heard. as One” will bring together diff erent working hard for what we believe in. But then again, I think to myself, artists from the UTEP Art Society to And that is something to be proud of. should I really be surprised with a fan base like the one we have here in El Paso? Even when we have two of the best players in the country, senior guard Randy Culpepper, who’s on the Naismith watch-list and senior point guard Julyan Stone, the all-time as- sist career leader at UTEP and in C-USA—we can’t get the Miners fan- dom out and about. Historically speaking, the Don Haskins Center averages around 10,000 fans a game. I feel that’s a stretch because that is a number that is weighed heavily by some great years at the Special Events Center. Th is season UTEP has averaged a measly crowd of 8,200 per game. Th at isn’t a stark contrast from last seasons 8,700 mark, but it can be seen in the student section. Th e one lone game that I could give fans credit is the UCF game Feb. 21 when 9,824 showed up for a Monday morning game at 11 a.m. Now I’ve heard all the pointless excuses, students are too busy with work and school, or my favorite, UTEP is a commuter campus. I see these excuses as nothing but that, the SPEAK YOUR MIND prospectorstaff vol. 94, no. 27 Submit a letter to the editor! Letters will be edited for clarity and brevity. Letters over 250 words are subject to Editor-in-Chief: Aaron Martinez Volunteer Correspondent: David Acosta editing to fi t available space. Please include full name, street address and telephone number and e-mail address, Layout Editor: Sarah A. Burchett Cartoonist: Blake Lanham Online Editor: Sergio Ramirez Asst. Director-Advertising: Veronica Gonzalez plus major, classifi cation and/or title if applicable. 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ODYSSEY from page 1 versity, where the program originat- Tuition for the program is $2,500 ed. UTEP and EPCC have provided with payment plans available. In or- National position or have started a company in the venue for the event, while some der to apply, participants must sub- the past. of the other partners are the El Paso mit a resume and a letter of intent UTEP is working closely with In- Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, explaining why do they want to be novate El Paso by recruiting par- Congress and Hollywood City of El Paso Economic Develop- an entrepreneur to ideas@innova- ticipants, supporting the events and ment Department, Arrowhead Cen- teelpaso.org. providing individuals to talk and ter (NMSU), Paso del Norte Group “We are defi nitely open to con- explain to students the program’s and Mesilla Valley Economic Devel- sidering any graduate students and team up against curriculum. opment Authority. Laura Bosworth-Bucher, advisory “Th is is a wonderful opportunity see what kind of qualifi cations they board vice-chair of the College of for women in this region, especially have,” Velasquez said. Engineering, said this is an opportu- because not many women own their For more information on the pro- hydraulic fracturing nity for people who are serious about own business and I’m sure many gram, visit odysseyelpaso.com. pursuing their own business. are interested in the program,” said Beatriz A. Castañeda may be reached at prospector@ “Too many people think they just Vero Dominguez, senior economics utep.edu. have to do it on their own and they major. won’t go out and seek this out,” Bos- Th e Odyssey Program is also fo-

worth-Bucher said. cused on women who already own at Law Attorney Velasquez said the major support- a business, but would like to expand ing partners include Texas State Uni- their ideas and take it to a next level.

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BY MELVIN FELIX Scripps Howard Foundation Wire WASHINGTON - Th ree congress- men who support legislation to end what they say is a dangerous form of natural gas drilling brought out two celebrities to help argue their case Feb. 17, Academy Award nominees Mark Ruff alo and Josh Fox. Th e group is seeking oversight of companies that practice hydraulic fracturing, a form of drilling in which millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals are injected, under high pressure, into a well. Th e pressure frac- tures underground sedimentary rock and enables natural gas to fl ow out of the well. Th e process is oft en called “fracking.”

Fox, an Oscar-nominated director, called for an immediate moratorium on hydraulic fracturing at a press conference outside the Capitol. Fox’s fi lm “Gasland,” which is nominated for best documentary in this year’s Academy Awards, documents the natural gas drilling campaign. “In the fi lm, you see extreme ex- amples of water contamination where people can light their water on fi re right out of the tap,” Fox said. Ruff alo, also nominated for an Oscar for his role in “Th e Kids Are All Right,” said hydraulic fracturing companies should be able to prove that they are not poisoning water sources. “Th ey know it’s impossible for us to prove it because we don’t know what they’re putting in the ground,” Ruf- falo said. “If they refuse to tell you what chemicals they’re putting into the ground, then you don’t know what you’re looking for.” see HOLLYWOOD on page 5 THE PROSPECTOR PAGE4NEWS February 22, 2011 Leadership conference Transform your world Students particpate in the 2011 leadership conference

politics that will have an eff ect on them. He motivated them to take action against the policies that will have a devastating impact on them. “What we are talking about is politics, but what we are also talking about is your lives,” Sabo said. “Th e reality is that there are leg- islatures making decision right now that will have a profound impact on your ability to continue getting an education. Additionally, these decision will have an impact on mem- bers of your family and community to get an education.” As part of his eff ort to get students actively involved, Sabo gave the students the number to Texas Governor Rick Perry’s offi ce and challenged students to call and tell the gover- nor what they think about the current plan to cut the budget of higher education. “Th e reality is if the people of this state do not step up and say the budget being debated right now is them (the state) turning their back on our kids, our families and our com- munities, if they do not say this then next year there will be fewer African Americans and Hispanics going to college in Texas,” Sabo said. “Use that number I just gave you and call the governor and tell him what you think about the budget cuts. It will make a diff erent when all the students in this room call and tell him what they think.” Th e closing keynote speaker was David GREG CASTILLO / The Prospector Ciemny, former tour manager for Lady Gaga UTEP alumnus, Danny Olivas, speaks at a leadership conference. and vice president of business development NASA astronaut and at Jusuru International. Ciemny started his career at the age of 16. Aft er sneaking back- stage aft er a Depeche Mode concert, he got Union Building East. Th e conference featured “Follow your passions and use your talents BY AARON MARTINEZ an internship to work for the special events to develop more talents and use those talents The Prospector more than 35 speakers, including some from company that later became Live Nation. the U.S. Navy, NASA, Hispanic College Fund, to help the world around you,” said Olivas, Ciemny shared a bucket list he wrote as a Distinguished professionals from a variety YWCA El Paso del Norte Region and various UTEP alumnus, former NASA astronaut and teenager that later became a list of his per- of fi elds across the U.S. visited UTEP to help current director of engineering at Raytheon UTEP departments. sonal and professional achievements. motivate and give students advice as they Space and Airborne Systems. “Th ere are no Danny Olivas, opening keynote speaker at “Every two or three years I got back to this prepare to make the transition from college limitations, there is a universe of possibilites.” list and I have done something else, it has the conference, talked to students about the to the work force. Th e second keynote speaker was Jason been literally a roadmap to my entire life More than 150 students attended the 2011 path he took from being a UTEP student Sabo, senior vice president for Public Policy since I was 16. It’s about having a vision for Student Conference for Existing and Emerg- to a NASA astronaut. In his speech, Olivas of United Ways of Texas and chief operating your own life,” Ciemny said. ing Leaders, “Transform Your World. Shape stressed the importance of dedication, hard offi cer of Frontera 501, who urged students Aaron Martinez may be reached at [email protected]. Nicole Your Life. Shape Your Future,” Feb. 18 in work and following your heart. to stay informed of local, state and national Chávez contributed to this story. Balancing act: family and academic life proves to be a challenge BY NICOLE CHÁVEZ they found that I was two weeks away “I was 17 when I had my daughter, The Prospector from delivering.” she was part of my entire academic ca- Westman cited a study by Forbes reer,” Coronado said. “I was focused, I A panel of female academic lead- magazine that found that professional was determined to get a Ph.D. in po- ers addressed students on balancing females between the age of 22 and 34 litical science and be a successful aca- relationships and parenthood with a think they can be professionally and demic, that was the goal, so anyone or professional career Feb. 18 during the personally successful. any obstacle that got in the way, I got 2011 Student Conference for Existing “Th ey believe that they can achieve rid of it.” and Emerging Leaders, “Transform a balance between a successful profes- Coronado advised students to make Your World. Shape Your Life. Shape sional life and a successful personal some personal sacrifi ces as she did. Your Future.” life and they don’t think there is gonna “I missed a lot but I needed a time During a session entitled “Studying be any boundaries to achieving that,” to study and time to work,” Coronado Westman said. “Th e reality is that these and Working in Intimate Partnerships said. “I told them, no, I cannot go with women are living on a fantasy.” and Society: With or Without Equality the family on the weekend. You know For Westman, ending the negative and Respect?” students listened to how how Mexican families are and there situation a mother may encounter in Lee Ann Westman, visiting profes- are a lot of baptisms, birthdays and the workplace requires changes in the weddings.” sor of humanities and women’s stud- culture, like refusing to minimize com- Coronado suggested students create ies, managed to hide her pregnancy mitments to children and family. a network of supportive individuals, throughout the course of writing and During a presentation entitled “Th e manage their time and learn how to defending her dissertation to avoid Balancing Act: Parenthood, Extended say no. negative views that can be attached to Families and Academic Life”, Irasema “If the people who surround you do GREG CASTILLO / The Prospector being a working mother. Coronado, associate provost and pro- not share your goals you do not need to “It’s very diffi cult to be taken serious- fessor of political science, shared her During the 2011 leadership conference, students listen hang out with them,” Coronado said. ly as a mother in the workplace, for this journey of working through a bach- to Irasema Coronado, associate provost and professor of “Th is is an investment on your future, reason many women hide their mater- elor’s, master’s and doctoral degree political science, talk about balancing personal and profes- nity,” Westman said. “I was afraid of while taking care of a daughter and you need to set priorities.” the consequences that would happen if being a member of a Hispanic family. Nicole Chávez may be reached at [email protected]. sional lives. THE PROSPECTOR February 22, 2011 PAGE5NEWS

HOLLYWOOD from page 3 BUDGET from page 1 While it is still too early to know will not aff ect our goals and our mis- “If they refuse the exact impact the shortage of Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, Rocha also said despite these diffi - sion, it will slow the rate at which we funds will create on student enroll- hydraulic fracturing operations are ex- cult economic times and the possible achieve this status,” Villa said. to tell you what ment and fi nancial aid at UTEP, Vice empt from restrictions on injection of loss of funding, the top priority for Th e only alternative, is to analyze fl uids near drinking water sources. chemicals they’re President for Business Aff airs Cyn- UTEP should be holding on to what the situation critically and examin- Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., said it already has. thia Villa said the entire university ing all possibilities when cutting the companies that say hydraulic fracking putting into the “We want to make sure that our will be aff ected. is safe should let the Environmental ground, then you representatives represent us as much “Right now it’s hard to say if tuition funds for higher education. Protection Agency double-check their as possible and to the best of their ef- will change or if student enrollment “Making sure to take a close look assertion. will change, we are too early in the don’t know what fort, but right now what we want is to and being very meticulous at how we “If the chemicals they are using hold on to what we have and not lose process to know. However, if funds are going to cut the funds for higher aren’t seeping into people’s drinking you’re looking for.” it, especially when we know that the are cut, it’s may be inevitable to raise water,” Hinchey said, “why is the in- budget is going to be cut,” Rocha said. tuition and it will aff ect the entire in- education is essential,” state Rep. dustry so afraid of a requirement that - Mark Ruffalo, actor While the reduction of funds will stitution,” Villa said. Naomi Gonzalez said. “(We have to) they tell us what they are injecting into impact the fi nancial resources of uni- UTEP’s quest to become a tier-one analyze the situation carefully and the ground?” versities, it may also limit students’ institution may also be decelerated. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., said the “When middle class people begin to see if it is in the best interest of the opportunities. “Th e shortage of money will slow group intends to reintroduce the state to cut funds.” think about whether they can trust the “Th e economic conditions of the Fracturing Responsibility and Aware- UTEP’s momentum to become a state and the cutting of the budget ness of Chemicals Act. Th is legislation tap when they turn it on, I think they tier-one university. Even though it Diana Arrieta may be reached at [email protected]. will limit students’ opportunities to would repeal the exemption hydrau- see these cuts in a whole diff erent way,” study since many will not be able to lic fracturing operations receive un- Andrews said. pay for their education,” said Zaira der the Safe Drinking Water Act and Flores, junior pre-nursing major. would require oil and gas companies to Melvin Felix is a senior journalism and politics major at “Th e increase in tuition can lead disclose the chemicals used in hydrau- New York University. He is currently an intern with the Scripps lic fracturing operations. to a decline in higher education Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J., was also Howard Foundation Semester in Washington Program. enrollment.” present and supports the legislation. A block away, a separate group pro- tested proposed cuts to water protec- M tion programs in President Barack !" Obama’s 2012 budget. # $ MM MM Holly Shulman, the Sierra Club press secretary, off ered pedestrians free cups of water from two contain- ers. Th ere was a catch: one container !#MM*+MMMU-'.MM*'V was fi lled with what the group called ) M* MM )M MM+,-$ EPA-certifi ed water and the other, she !MM 0 1 0 $2& said, contained water from “BP’s gulf.” M It was actually coff ee. ../0M M1 (2 Th e only House member to take 34 M XMM M6 the challenge was Rep. Rob Andrews, !"#M $%M M M M M D-N.J. &'M(%MM MM M M M M! Andrews said the debate over the &'M %M" M#M M M M$ M% cuts is less about public employees and &'M $%M M MM & M paychecks, but more about inspecting )M %M M M"'(M M % water systems to make sure they’re not % &'&()')) * # +, providing polluted water. PAGE 6 SLIDE SHOW Visit The Prospec- tor’s online multi- February 22, 2011 media section to editor see more photos of Project MOVE. our viewDiana Amaro, 747-7446 Students get involved in Project Move More than 1,000 Miners volunteer across El Paso

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6 2 1) Paydirt Pete poses with mem- bers of the Student Leadership Institute. 2) UTEP President Diana Natalicio makes an appearance at the Proj- ect MOVE pep rally. 3) UTEP Students help organize and count donated jeans for Child Protective Services. 4) Volunteers help clean and beautify the El Paso Zoo. 5) Paydirt Pete amuses the crowd during the pep rally. 6) Volunteers work together to clean the El Paso Zoo. 7) UTEP students help organize and count donations for inventory at Child Protective Services.

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February 22, 2011 editor entertainmentMatthew Munden, 747-7442 Health Music Radiohead’s One vaccine, one shot at life latest too BY AUDREY RUSSELL mellow for The Prospector ONE Campus Club is dedicated to saving lives its own good and making the issue of poverty history. “OCC is a grassroots organization that fi ghts poverty worldwide, but has a primary focus on Africa. BY MATTHEW MUNDEN Basically, we work closely with activists and politi- The Prospector cians to get them to push votes in our favor so that “Th e King of Limbs,” Radiohead’s vaccines get where they need to go,” said Maegan latest album, might be one of the fi rst Ramirez, president of the organization. To educate students about poverty in the world, true disappointments of the year. OCC will screen two documentaries, “Vaccines: “In Rainbows,” the last album by An Injection of Hope” and “Vaccines: A Cure for the English rock band, was released Poverty,” which tell the stories of those who needed in 2007 and brought about a novel a simple helping hand. Th e fi lms’ purpose are to way of getting their product to the spread awareness about common preventable dis- customers. Fans were actually able to eases that can be stopped by vaccines. choose how much they wanted to pay According to the John Hopkins Public Health for the album, anywhere from noth- journal, diarrhea and pneumonia kill more chil- ing to a million dollars. dren in Africa than any other disease. Th e cure is Th e band could have possibly been readily available through vaccination, but voices are scorned by that release method due needed in order to send help. Aft er the screenings individuals can sign a peti- to the lack of such an option this time tion to get these vaccines to families. around. Instead, customers have the “I hope that they come out from watching these Special to the Prospector option of paying $9 for MP3s, $14 for documentaries more educated about the world OCC holds bead parties to raise money for women in Uganda. For more information, go to WAV and over $58 for a physical CD around them, and realize how fortunate we all are,” their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ONECampusUTEP. and record set. However, even at the Ramirez said. “We can use our good fortune to ben- $9, I felt a little ripped off . efi t others and hopefully more students will join us Announced Feb. 14, “Th e King of and fi ght the good fi ght alongside us. I hope they make a big change in the world by helping out in been a tool to foster and promote social and eco- Limbs” came as a surprise to most small ways,” said Fernanda Medina, OCC treasurer realize they have the power to do a tremendous nomic justice to my peers at UTEP. Th e two screen- Radiohead fans because it was go- and press secretary. “I decided to bring my little amount of good in the world.” ings we will hold are only a window to a reality we ing to be released in only fi ve days. something to the table, and hopefully, others will Th e campus organization has put together the oft en forget exists.” On Feb. 18, fans found that the band event to reach their goal of getting state and na- follow my example and bring theirs, too. Th at, I be- Th e documentaries will be screened at 5 p.m. Feb. released it a day early, but the larg- tional representatives to send vaccines to Africa. lieve, is what gives this organization its name.” 23 at the Academic Services Building. For more in- OCC does not only fi ght for vaccines, but strongly Th e organization is rooted in making a diff erence est surprise was that the eight-track promotes more active and direct involvement with throughout the world by numbers. Th e more peo- formation on how to become actively involved with album feels boring. events in the community as well. ple that actively provide their support through this OCC visit one.org. Th e problem with this record lies “While volunteering abroad last summer, I organization, the more help that can get to the areas “It is important for the UTEP community to see with the tone of the album. Lead opened my eyes to the unanimous truth that other in these countries that need it the most. how these vaccines play an important role in saving singer Th om Yorke sounds like he countries indeed are in great need of support and “Every single individual believes that today is the the lives of children. It’s giving them a literal shot at whines throughout the entire al- resources. I admit I always thought all of this was day to make a change in history. (OCC) is a call for life,” Ramirez said. bum. Even at its remarkably short an exaggeration. Aft er coming back from my vol- awareness not only in our community but globally,” run-time of 37 minutes, it felt like unteer experience, I realized that an individual can said Gina Carrion, OCC secretary. “(OCC) has Audrey Russell can be reached at the [email protected]. it droned on forever. It makes “In Rainbows,” an album that some fans had a similar problem with, feel like Film something Muse would have made by comparison. Th e techno-synth sound of the music also does the album no favors. Espionage and betrayal in ‘Fair Game’ At times, the songs sounded like the band was singing in front of elevator muzak. Apart from the tracks “Lotus BY JAZMIN SALINAS as an undercover agent is revealed Flower” and “Codex,” tracks fi ve and The Prospector and she is consequently dismissed six respectively, the album threat- from her position at the CIA. ened to put me in a coma. Th e UTEP Union Cinema has a re- Liman leaves no question as to why It is disappointing because Radio- cord of showing fi lms that do not re- this fi lm was produced, even though head is one of my favorite bands, yet ceive the praise they deserve, such as it was heavily based on Plame’s mem- I found no song that I would want to “Fair Game,” showing Feb. 25 and 26. oirs. He makes sure to get the facts listen to on repeat like “Nude” from “Fair Game” is based on the books out to the public plain and simple. “In Rainbows” or “Creep” from “Pab- by Valerie Plame and Joseph Wil- America may be exhausted from lo Honey,” their album from 1993. I son, who are portrayed by Academy viewing fi lms about the mistakes of plan to listen to “Th e King of Limbs” Award nominee Noami Watts and the administration during the Iraqi many more times, to see if maybe I Academy Award winner Sean Penn. invasion, but “Fair Game” is not just might have missed something or to Th e fi lm takes the viewer through about uprooting the government and fi nd the genius in this album that several cover-ups that the Bush Ad- its perfect record. is so easily realized in their other ministration tried to sweep under the Many fi lms of this nature seek to projects. rug. exploit errors that would otherwise With “In Rainbows,” Radiohead Th e mistakes of the Bush Adminis- be hush-hush, but the movie shows became a band that seemed like a tration are nothing new to the public, the personal and deeper side of these compound of the schools of rock, Special to The Prospector but the fi lm captures what the media errors. pop and techno. Th ey were not a could not: the life of a family that was Naomi Watt and Sean Penn star in ‘Fair Game,’ playing on Feb. 25 Liman takes a bigger step in his band that just anyone could pick up torn apart. and listen to, unless you understood and 26 at the Union Cinema. fi lm-making career by using the real Director Doug Liman (“Th e the music tropes that went along names of people involved in the scan- Bourne Identity”) does an excellent with those genres. dal, such as former vice-president job at keeping the suspense in the air Penn looks signifi cantly older than of her parents, do not know about her With “Th e King of Limbs,” they be- Dick Cheney and his former advisor during the action scenes, yet contrasts he did in his 2008 appearance in real job. came a band to listen to help put you Lewis “Scooter” Libby. the domestic scenes with the tension “Milk.” Despite his aged look, Penn Wilson, former ambassador to to sleep. 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February 22, 2011 editor sportsSal Guerrero, 747-7445 Basketball Shooting woes end Miners home streak BY SAL GUERRERO Th at should have been key for UTEP, The Prospector swinging the momentum in their di- rection, but from that point on the When the originally scheduled Miners were on their heels the entire contest between UCF and UTEP was game. postponed Feb. 2 due to inclement “I thought the (steal) was going to weather, the Miners lost an oppor- help us out, but we kept resorting tunity to catch a Knights team that back,” Stone said. “We were taking was struggling tremendously. With steps backwards. We have to look at 19 days to recover, a diff erent squad ourselves in the mirror, everyone has showed up on President’s Day. to look in the mirror and just make It turned out to be the make-up some self-observations. As far as us game that the Miners wished they as a team, we are terrible.” could take back. UCF (17-9, 4-9 C-USA) shot the In front of a morning crowd of ball with ease in the fi rst half going 9,824, the men’s basketball team 16-for-24 from the fi eld, shooting dropped their make-up game against 66.7 percent. Th eir three ball was the the UCF Knights 74-68 Feb. 21 at the dagger for the team shooting 6-of- Don Haskins Center. 11 from behind the arc. Jordan and Instead of facing a team that was junior guard A.J Rompza hit two on a 6-game losing streak and in 3-pointers apiece. Rompza’s three at turmoil, UTEP played a UCF team the 9-minute mark in the fi rst gave in the midst of a turnaround, having UCF a 22-17 lead. won two of their last three contests “I thought they shot it exceedingly coming into the game. well in the fi rst half,” head coach Tim With the loss, the Miners fell into Floyd said. “Th is could be a great a fi ve-way tie in the loss column with awaking for our team that you just Southern Miss, UAB, Memphis and don’t show up for a game and rely on Tulsa and are a half game out of fi rst a crowd to get you over the top.” place. UTEP went 10-for-30 from the Th e Miners (20-7, 8-4 Conference fi eld in the fi rst half, shooting 33.3 USA) opened the game with senior percent. Senior guard Randy Cul- point guard Julyan Stone stealing pepper was the primary catalyst BOB CORRAL / The Prospector the ball from UCF sophomore guard keeping the Miners in the game. He Marcus Jordan and assisting senior Senior forward Jeremy Williams attempts to get around UCF forward Keith Clanton Feb. 21 at the Don center Claude Britten for the dunk. see SHOOTING on page 10 Haskins Center. Softball UTEP humbled by Houston Baptist

BY KRISTOPHER RIVERA to take a 4-1 lead. Houston Baptist then The Prospector added another run in the third aft er a home run to right fi eld by Mollie Ml- With an opportunity to go over cak to pad their lead to four runs. .500, UTEP soft ball experienced some Aft er another Houston Baptist run growing pains when they lost on their in the top of the sixth inning, the Min- home fi eld. ers responded in the bottom half as Kia Th e relative inexperience of the Min- Moore blasted a 2-run homer over the ers showed in the second homestand of right fi eld wall, scoring Kayla Black in the season as the Houston Baptist Hus- the process to trim the defi cit to 6-3. kies were able to take advantage and In the seventh inning, UTEP managed take the series by winning two out of to put the tying run at the plate with three games at the Helen of Troy Soft - runners on fi rst and second and one ball Complex Feb. 19-20. out, but infi elder Samantha Alvillar UTEP (4-5) opened the fi rst game of grounded into a 4-3-6 double play to the series with a tough loss 10-2, but responded in the second game of their end the rally and the game. doubleheader Feb. 19 by burying the “When you let them put up a 6-spot Huskies in the capper with a score of it’s a tough hole to dig yourself out of. 10-1. With hopes of winning the rub- Our pitchers have to do better,” co- ber game, the Miners came out fl at, head coach Kathleen Rodriguez said. could not come back from the early Recognizing the youth within the defi cit and fell in the fi nale 6-3. team, Rodriguez knows that she has to Houston Baptist (4-4) got out to be patient. a fast start, scoring two runs in the “Th e speed of the game is (like) night opening inning on three hits courtesy and day compared to anything else of a home run by outfi eld Callie Her- they have ever done in the past. We are rington. UTEP trimmed the defi cit to going to take our licks for a while until 2-1 in the bottom half of the inning as we fi gure it out, but by the time it’s all Kayleigh Walts hit a one-out double to said and done, we’re going to be pretty bring home Chelsea Troupe, but could darn good. It’s just a matter of them not add to that score as Walts was catching up,” Rodriguez said. “Every stranded at second base. BOB CORRAL / The Prospector day at practice we’re fundamental. I’m Th e Huskies added two more runs looking forward to being great and just The Miners went 1-2 in their first three game home series of the year against Houston Baptist at the in the second inning on an RBI double taking this one game at a time.” Helen of Troy Softball Complex. by Jaymie Heimel and later scored on a run-scoring single by Daniella Rodarte see HUMBLED on page 10 THE PROSPECTOR PAGE10SPORTS February 22, 2011

SHOOTING from page 9 30 seconds left , giving UCF a 39-23 fi nd their rhythm due to fouls and a said. “Th e easiest thing in the world lead. Gaynor fi nished the game with lack of rebounding. Th e Miners were is to guard the 3-point line and we had 11 points in the fi rst half, shoot- HUMBLED from page 9 10 points, while shooting 80 percent outrebounded by the Knights 36-30, ing 5-of-9 from the fl oor. didn’t do that. I didn’t like not re- Disappointed with the loss, from the fl oor. but the Knights had a total of 26 de- “Randy really came to play, he bounding the ball off missed free fensive rebounds, with 16 coming in the team came off the fi eld came with extraordinary eff ort,” “We talk about Gaynor being a guy throws…they’d miss free throws and that could really play and I thought the fi rst half. thinking about the adjustments Floyd said. “Th e first possession we get them back and make us pay in he played well,” Floyd said. “His fi rst “When your teams get their head that need to be made. got a pick and steal from Jordan. I the back end.” think they thought it was going to be three shots, he counted the seams up, let them hang around and their “We work hard at practice. easy from that point on.” on the ball and knocked them down patient, they’ll make you pay,” Floyd Sal Guerrero may be reached at [email protected]. It’s just sometimes we have it Th e Knights closed out the fi rst from 15 to 16 feet.” and sometimes we don’t and half on the shooting eff ort of P.J. UTEP came into the second half that’s something we defi nitely Gaynor, who hit a 3-pointer with shooting, but they still could not have to work on,” Moore said. “We have to learn how to be consistent with our hitting.” Freshman pitcher Laura Ramos struggled early in the game to keep the Huskies off the bases, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits in just 1 inning of action. “I guess they saw too much of me yesterday. Maybe my spins weren’t working as well,” Ramos said. “It was an off day, they were hitting me and that’s all there is to it.” While the Miners had mixed results over the weekend, the team is hoping that the growing pains that are going on will 6vyrpyvpxpyhpxhquvps hiyrshirprh eventually pay dividends on the ps hiyrirqs Srqirvtr iyhpxvvhvyrhur fi eld as the season progresses. “It’s been tough but we’re getting there and working really hard in practice, making sure that everything is right and that we hit our spot,” Ramos BOB CORRAL / The Prospector said. # Forward Jeremy Williams scored 15 points in the 74-68 loss to Kristopher Rivera may be reached at UCF Feb. 21. [email protected]. THE PROSPECTOR February 22, 2011 PAGE11SPORTS Basketball Culpepper scores 33 in win over Houston

BY WILLIAM VEGA 6-for-7 from the fi eld in the rstfi half six-minutes into the game contribut- tried to get it out of their hands. Some “We knew we had to come here and including nine-consecutive points in ing to the absent low-post presence. of the shots McNeil took were some get this win,” Culpepper said. “We The Prospector a span of two minutes leading to a 36- But from that point, the Miners’ of the shots we wanted to take. But know we have to put (losses) behind With the Houston Cougars ready to 28 Miner lead at the end of the fi rst. front court stepped up, outrebound- they’re really active guys.” us because we have a quick turn- take the home-court advantage from “Th ese past few games I’ve been ing the Cougars 11-5 the rest of the And that’s when Culpepper took around. We’re just going to come out the Miners, senior guard Randy Cul- struggling. I even had to call my mom the fi rst-half. control. Th e senior hit a pair of driv- here and do what we do.” pepper took the game into his own “We should always want to play and my family and vent to them,” Cul- ing lay-ups, a 3-pointer, and two free Th e Miners defense has been part hands Feb. 19 leading UTEP to a 76- with that intensity especially at pepper said. “She just told me to go throws for nine-consecutive team their focus this season. Th eir defense 64 win. home,” Bohannon said. “We knew out there and do what I do. I’ve been points. forced Houston into 18 turnovers and “I thought we were really effi cient Houston was not going to come here Houston made their attempts to get coming an hour before and aft er prac- held the Cougars to 26-percent three- tonight because of the way Randy and lay down so we had to come out back in the game during the second- tice putting up shots. I told my team- point shooting en route to a 13-point scored it,” head coach Tim Floyd said. and defend our home-court.” half trimming a 13-point UTEP lead mates I was in the lab so tonight was lead. UTEP showed their improve- “I thought the shots he took were in Houston came into the Don into fi ve with just under six-minutes going to be ugly.” ments from the line going 21-for- rhythm, some of them were back- Haskins Center with the upset-mind- to play. But UTEP’s veterans showed door cuts. His percentage of 3-point- Th e Miners defense won the fi rst- ed mentality chipping into the lead by 23 for the game including a perfect half for them, holding the Cougars they learned from their recent loss to ers attempted versus shots-attempted forcing six turnovers. Houston cut the Southern Miss in which they gave up 8-for-8 in the fi rst-half. was where it was supposed to be. He’s to 32–percent shooting. But Houston lead to three with 3:36 left in the rst-fi a 13-point lead to loss by that amount. William Vega may be reached at [email protected]. got a good middle-range game and I was able to stay close in the fi rst 20 half off an Alandise Harris 3-pointer. thought he utilized it tonight.” minutes, displaying aggressive of- Th e two starting forwards Harris and Culpepper scored 30-plus points fensive rebounding. Th e Cougars Maurice McNeil combined for 17 of for the ninth-time in his UTEP ca- outrebounded the Miners 8-to-3 on the Cougars fi rst-half points. reer, fi nishing with 33 on 9-for-13 the off ensive glass during the fi rst “We tried to double low-post catch- from the fi eld and 3-for-5 from be- 10 minutes. Freshman forward John es and try to play back side. But when yond the perimeter. Culpepper went Bohannon picked up his second foul (Harris and McNeil) did catch it, we !""

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.+"/+"-3 ."/ & 4!* BOB CORRAL / The Prospector 56578(66!73+9"& The Miners swept the Houston Cougars this season beating, them 57-52 Jan. 22 at the Hofheinz Pavillion $"3& and 76-64 Feb. 19 at the Don Haskins Center. THE PROSPECTOR PAGE12SPORTS February 22, 2011 Basketball Next stop on the road: East Carolina BY WILLIAM VEGA UTEP has been successful this ing his 2010 regular season meeting The Prospector season when coming off a loss. eTh with UCF but may have an easier Miners have rebounded from their time fi nding the basket against the Th e Miners will have to show how six-previous losses by defeating all Pirates. Culpepper scored a career- quickly they can regain their com- of the following teams. UTEP has high of 45 points against East Caro- posure when they take on the East also beat four of the six teams by lina Feb. 13 in a 100-76 victory that Carolina Pirates two days aft er fall- double digits while holding those was part of the Miners 16-game win ing to UCF Feb. 21. opponents to 61.3 points per outing. streak last year. “We have to regroup and see if On Feb. 21, senior guard Randy East Carolina has not fared well we can get it right,” said head coach Culpepper fell 14-points shy of with the top-scorers in C-USA Tim Floyd. matching his 39-point output dur- this season. Th e Pirates gave up 21 points to Tulsa’s senior guard Justin Hurtt Feb. 16 and 32 to Southern Miss’ senior forward Gary Flowers Feb. 19, the top two C-USA scoring leaders. Both games have been part of East Carolina’s current three-game losing streak in which they have allowed 78.7 points the last three games while only scoring 62. Floyd’s main concern will be his lack of height—a fall back UTEP has had to deal with by getting outrebounded 36-30 against UCF and allowing their opponents a conference-high 36 rebounds. BOB CORRAL / The Prospector “Th ey have a couple of big guys Culpepper scored 25 points against UCF Feb. in there that can rebound it and Senior guard Randy score on the block,” Floyd said. “It’s 21 at the Don Haskins Center. a talented team by all accounts. It’s a team that fi ts (East Carolina head Th e Pirates will be led by senior ing more than 40 percent shooting coach) Jeff Lebo because of his style guard Jontae Sherrod and junior on the team. Sherrod is twelft h in C- of play. Th is team fi ts his style with forward Darrius Morrow, two of the USA in scoring averaging 15 points guys that can hit shots.” eight East Carolina players averag- per game while hitting 39 percent of his three-pointers attempted. Mor- row leads the team in rebounding averaging 5.3 while connecting on 53.5 percent of his fi eld goals. Feb. 23 will also be the fi nal game of the Miners three games in fi ve- days stretch. UTEP is 1-1 during that span that started with a victory over Houston at the Don Haskins Center 76-64 Feb. 19. “(Playing three games in fi ve days) shouldn’t be tough because we’ll have to play three-games straight in

the conference tournament,” Floyd said. “Th is could be the greatest thing that ever happened to us. We

may look back on this and say it’s nothing.” UTEP will hope to keep its stride with only two weeks left in the season but are looking to play better compared to how they have been since Jan. 29. Th e Miners have gone 3-3 in their last six games, which have seen defi cits by as much as 19 FOR PEOPLE to UCF Feb. 21, a 13-point lead that was erased in a 64-51 loss to South- ern Miss Feb. 16, and fi rst-half defi - LIKE YOU! cits against Tulsa Jan. 29, Rice Feb. 5 and SMU Feb. 12. “We’re looking to win a game. !"#$%$&'!& (%)* We’ve still yet to prove anything in +&!,(%,'!-!,(!./00 this conference,” senior guard July- %'!,'%-,'%-)$%,$,& an Stone said. “Aft er the (UCF) loss, !1!,+#&$! hopefully our guys understand that Bring your own beverage. we have to be ready to play.” Both teams enter the contest Feb. *2+!%,3 Ice & full service included 23 in a tight Conference USA race $4-!"(+,$ with coverco charge.ch rge with East Carolina (13-13, 5-7 C- $$(+,$56678$9%% (%) USA) sitting just three games back 4151 N. MESA @ THE MESA INN of UTEP (20-7, 8-4 C-USA) with RESERVATIONS (915)407-8630 only four games left in both team’s seasons.

William Vega may be reached at [email protected].