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By adrian Broaddus streetcars. Jackson saw the impact While some would consider it There will be six streetcars run- es open up around there so they The Prospector that a streetcar had to each indi- a construction and traffic night- ning at all times and they will ar- can get in on the action,” Jackson Growing up in Brooklyn, New vidual city and how much the lo- mare, the El Paso streetcar proj- rive at each stop every 10 minutes, said. “It’s going to go from the York, Carl Jackson, assistant di- cal area benefited from it. How- ect has been under construction according to Jackson. He said the downtown to the uptown and the rector of Streetcar Operations at ever, none of his previous projects since early November and plans design for the streetcars will re- movement is to take the city and Sun Metro, was always infatuated have struck him quite like El Pa- to continue throughout the year. semble the old streetcars, but in- uplift it.” with trains, subways and any other so’s future streetcar project. When finished, the streetcars clude the amenities of a modern However, there are some individ- means of public transportation. “In all my 30 years of working in will have two major routes: the streetcar, such as WI-FI, air con- uals concerned about the construc- Coming from a third generation of streetcar operations, I have never first will be through the major ditioning and a modern interior. tion associated with the project. public transportation specialists, worked with such a great group as streets in the downtown area, and Day passes to ride the streetcar The owner of Nuovo Cappetto, Jackson knew he always wanted to we have now,” said Jackson, who the second will go from South for the whole day will cost around Edward Davis, shut down his busi- work on big machines, like trains has been working with the Sun Stanton Street in downtown, up $10, while single ride fares and ness, located at 2711 North Stan- and railcars. Metro team for nine months now. to North Stanton Street, then take monthly passes will be available. ton Street, because he claimed the He’s worked on major projects, “Every day we are doing more to a left on Baltimore Avenue up to “People are going to love it. In construction had brought busi- such as the Atlanta streetcars, get this going and hopefully we Glory Road, and finally a left on my experience when cities like ness down drastically. the Portland streetcars, the Kan- can have this ready by the end of Oregon Street, which goes all the Portland, Seattle, Kansas City or Frank Ricci, the owner of Rock- sas City streetcars and the Seattle 2017 or the start of 2018.” way downtown. Atlanta get a streetcar, business- in’ Cigar Bar, located adjacent to see streetcar on page 4

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EdIToR-IN-CHIEF OPInIOn MICHAELA ROMÁn, 747-7477 Should we care who our athletes vote for? By Jason Green the traditional Super Bowl champions’ out of it, too. I want to keep my focus on aft er that, “Republicans buy sneakers, too,” Tom Brady) probably single-handedly The Prospector visit to the White House. where it should be for me at this moment.” referring to the famous Jordan line of bas- keep the “Make America Great Again” hat “It really is a great experience,” Brady Now, that the big game is over, Brady ketball shoes. companies in business. As Tom Brady told NBC Sports’ Pro Football Talk. “Put- continues to can fi nally get back to telling his team- Never has there been a president more Athletes have taken stands for ideals— make the media ting politics aside, it never was a political mates who aren’t going to visit the wall- divisive than Donald Trump, it seems safe and knees, in the case of Colin Kaepe- rounds following thing. At least it never was to me. It was building, Muslim-banning, misogynistic, to say. His actions, in just a month in of- rnick—but even more so now, we have his record-break- something that was a privilege to do.” racist-in-chief that they are wrong for not fi ce, have given athletes a chance to show begun to see some athletes take stands ing fi ft h Super Th e funny thing is, until recently, Brady visiting him, because it’s not about poli- that they will not stay quiet if they feel the against (or for) politicians. Bowl victory, the hasn’t always put politics aside. tics…it’s about the experience. need to speak up. Do we care? I do. Th e Super Bowl was incessant amount Google “Tom Brady” and “Make An experience, by the way, that Brady Th e captain of the U.S. soccer team, far more fun for me, without a dog in the of questions from America Great Again” and up pops doz- skipped out on when President Obama Michael Bradley, said he was “sad and fi ght, to pull against the Patriots and their the endless num- ens of pictures of a smiling Brady at his was in offi ce, due to a “scheduling confl ict.” embarrassed” over Trump’s immigration Trump-loving quarterback and Trump- ber of talk-radio hosts has led to more locker, surrounded by media, with the So, the question is, do we want our ath- ban. Several other U.S. team players fol- loving coach and Trump himself! Honest- and more political talk outside of the fi ery red symbol of Trump’s campaign letes to remain just athletes? Or would we lowed his example, as well as other Olym- ly, I would have been a lot more accepting realm of sports. prominently displayed in his locker. Th ese rather have athlete-activists? pians. In all honesty, though, there were of Brady if he had just taken a stand. Say Brady sounds like a very smart Univer- images were taken during the campaign In the 1990 Senate race for North Caro- no Jordan level players speaking out. “Yes, I support Trump. You saw the hat. I sity of Michigan-educated man when he back when Brady was proud of his friend- lina, Democratic candidate Harvey Gantt When it comes to the Brady’s and Jor- supported him back then, I still do.” talks about the Xs and Os of the Patriots’ ship with Trump and Trump oft en tweet- reached out to Michael Jordan, as a fellow dan’s of the sports world, maybe it doesn’t It’s the pussyfooting (pun-intended) world-beating off ense and Bill Belichek’s ed—as he has been known to do from African-American, for an endorsement matter if we want them speaking up or around it that is the problem. It’s the play calling that can stump even the best time to time—about his great friendship against famed incumbent Senator Jesse not, and maybe it is their endorsements same for Michael Jordan. Dale Earnhardt defenses in the NFL. Th at is exactly what with the championship quarterback. Helms, once described in a 2001 Wash- that determine ultimately what they take Jr. will get a lot more respect for people we want to hear out of the mouth of Brady. Fast-forward to Super Bowl week and ington Post piece by journalist David a stand for. Do they only stand for the bot- knowing where he stands. Th e same for However, more of Brady’s words are out- Brady is surprisingly apolitical. Broder as “the last prominent unabashed tom line? Michael Bradley and a lot of his team- side of that “realm of sports” that he is so “If people want to take sides, you know, white racist politician in this country.” Honestly, the biggest sports celebrity mates. Just be honest. good at residing in. they can do that,” said the fair and bal- Jordan would not give Gantt his en- who spoke critically of Trump in the fi rst Most of all, let your heart guide you and On Valentine’s Day, Brady spoke out, anced Brady when talking to USA Today dorsement, and Gantt went on to lose the month was NASCAR driver Dale Earn- not your wallet. presumably in reference to six teammates Sports. “It’s everyone’s right. Th ey have a election to Helms by the slimmest of mar- hardt Jr., which is even more shocking Follow Jason Green on Twitter @greenevansj who have already said that they will skip right to do that, and I have a right to stay gins. Jordan reportedly told a friend soon considering the NASCAR fan base (and The thrill of fi nding close parking carToon by The ProsPecTor sTaFF By MichaeLa roMÁn trash day I could just move the trash bins The Prospector up to his porch and go ahead and park there. Although I wasn’t sure if he was It’s no secret that UTEP is a large commuter school. With that, comes trying to get me to do his chores or just plenty of students rummaging for be friendly, it was a nice gesture. I found parking every morning. another lady a few houses down oft en sit- Going into UTEP, my brother, who was ting on her porch in the mornings smil- an experienced super-senior, taught me ing at me. She didn’t say much, but would there was no need to buy a $300 parking always laugh when clumsy me would permit when I could simply park in front hustle back to my car, forgetting the occa- of a stranger’s house. sional textbook, coff ee or one of the many I used to fi nd parking almost every day items I carry every morning. by Taco Bell, which at the time had no Th is semester, my 2016 Stanton Street parking meters, or somewhere on Kerbey parking spree came to a close when real- Avenue, going up to Campbell Street at ity (also known as the streetcar construc- the furthest. Every semester, the struggle tion) struck. No more morning cheer became more and more real. It got to the from the lady on her porch or poten- point where at the end of my sophomore tially moving a guy’s trash bins for him. year I would park where New York Av- As of this semester, I now have to hustle enue meets Florence Street, which is a to fi nd somewhere on Kansas or Camp- 10-15 minute walk to class plus however bell or the streets that run off of it. It’s my much time it took to fi nd the spot. sophomore year all over again out there, I know what you’re thinking, “wow but worse. Some streets require parking you’re so lazy, can’t walk 10-15 minutes decals like they have for years in Sunset to class.” Truth be told, I actually enjoy Heights. I guess it was always too unre- a walk that wakes me up, but I could be alistic to think everyone is just fi ne and spending at least fi ve of those minutes dandy with students parking in front of with my eyes shut still in bed. At the end their houses all day, every weekday. car. He quickly heard the statement and her car in the parking garage aft er racking also without a parking permit, but sim- of my junior year, my early-onset seniori- Th e risk of parking on campus and picked up his step to the scene of the up nine $50 unpaid tickets plus the $50 to ply drives up University Avenue every tis kicked in hard. I mastered extreme possibly receiving a parking ticket be- crime. He took one quick glance at my have the boot removed. day and parks wherever the line of cars parallel parking on Stanton Street, while came tempting, so I tested my luck. Th e naked rear-view mirror then glared back My advice is to always try to talk your end. He probably saves way more time heavy traffi c swished by. fi rst time I woke up late and was going to at me. “I was only here for two minutes,” way out of your UTEP parking tickets not thriving off of stress and thrills like Th ere’s a rush I’d receive the closer I got speak in my class, so I knew I had to be I begged. “No, you two just got back from at SGA traffi c court, who meet every his girlfriend. to the corner of Stanton Street and Uni- on time. I parked in S4, across from the class.” He was a pro, he smelled the lies. other Friday, especially the fi rst one. Or maybe one day all my dreams will versity Avenue or the corner of Stanton Sun Bowl Parking garage and was not “I’ll give you a warning,” he sighed. Just Word on the street is they usually dis- come true and they’ll give me VIP, 24/7 Street and Kerbey Avenue. Almost as if ticketed. Th is led to a second attempt the like that, I avoided my fi rst UTEP parking miss the fi rst one. parking spot in front of the Union, or at close parking was a supernatural sign I’d following week. I quickly scanned the fi ne as it stared me in the face. With this semester plus one more year least occasionally a spot will open up in have a good day. area for bright green vests and when the UTEP parking fi nes are no joke: they to go until I fi nally receive my diploma, front of Kinley’s, that would be cool too. I’ve met some nice folks during my coast was clear, I speed-walked to class can really add up. the struggle for the perfect unassigned parking adventures. One man on Stanton and speed-walked back with a friend as it One friend of mine paid a grand total of parking spot will continue. Or maybe Michaela Román may be reached at michaelairoman@ Street told me I could park in front of his ended. “Just in time” my friend exclaimed $500 to remove the boot she received on one day I’ll be like my boyfriend, who’s gmail.com. house whenever I’d like to, and if it was as a parking enforcer approached my SPEAK YOUR MIND staFF Vol. 102, no. 20 submit a letter to the editor! Editor-in-Chief: Michaela Román Work-Study Students: Ashley Muñoz, Letters will be edited for clarity and brevity. Letters over 250 words are subject to editing to fi t available space. Please include full Layout Manager: Ana Ramos Malia Greene Copy Editor: Christian Vasquez Ad Layout Manager: Jacobo De La Rosa name, street address and telephone number and e-mail address, plus major, classifi cation and/or title if applicable. Web Editor: Adrian Broaddus Ad Designers: Vanessa Guevara, Address and phone number will be used for verifi cation only. Sports Editor: Jason Green Laura Chaidez Entertainment Editor: Leslie Sariñana Administrative Secretary: Marcela Luna Write to 105 E. Union, e-mail [email protected], call 747-7477 or fax to 747-8031. Photo Editor: Gaby Velasquez Accounting Specialist: Isabel Castillo Multimedia Editor: Andres Martinez Asst. Director-Advertising: Staff Reporters: Grecia Sanchez, Veronica Gonzalez The Prospector is published by the Student Media and Publications Board, 105 Union East, 500 W. University Ave. El Paso, Texas, 79968. Rene A. Delgadillo, Mike Flores, Student Publications Director: The Prospector appears in print once per week on Tuesdays during the fall, spring, and summer semesters. The newspaper is not Mariana Rodriguez Kathleen Flores printed during holidays and when classes are not in session. The Prospector does provide news online at www.theprospectordaily.com. Photographers: Claudia Hernandez, Nina Titovets The Prospector is provided to students through student fees. 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Mostly Sunny Sunny Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny Partly Sunny Partly Sunny Partly Cloudy Windy Windy Windy 0% Chance 0% Chance 0% Chance 0% Chance 0% Chance 0% Chance 0% Chance for Rain for Rain for Rain for Rain for Rain for Rain for Rain Protestors object to Gov. Abbott’s visit Shouting was largely heard from one lieves that Gov. Abbott’s policies are man who would yell “Nazi” and “fas- detrimental to communities. cist” at attendees as they arrived. “The first thing we hope that comes Rachel Zimmerman, one of the out of this event is that he knows that protestors, said she wanted to show that the community wants progres- wherever he goes, people are going sive change. to be protesting on this. Because this “My family is Jewish and they were is not the first time that he has come able to escape the holocaust, but were into contact with us, just about a denied entrance to the United States week ago he was in the lower Texas and so they went to Mexico. So im- area, and our different groups that we migration is an important issue to me,” Zimmerman said. “It saves a lot work with were also protesting his of lives when you let people in.” fundraiser up there,” Cadena said “I But not everyone saw the protests think also people who support him to with hope. Charles Hooten, a former know that, in general, the community county commissioner of El Paso, said is against proposals like this. That if that he does not understand why the this is kind of the leadership that he protestors are against SB 4. is showing, that he is pushing his “It’s discouraging. We are a na- tion of laws; we do have immigra- agenda onto our communities and gaby velasquez / The Prospector tion laws. Are they in favor of illegal onto local jurisdictions—that is not El Pasoans gather outside of the Blackstone Event Center to protest against Senate Bill 4 on Saturday, Feb. 18 during Greg Abbot’s visit to El immigration? I don’t know,” Hooten the kind of leader we want.” Paso for the El Paso Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner fundraiser. said. “No civilization I know of has According to an article in the El Paso wants to force our community, our a good thing, as long as it remained By christian vasquez survived out-of-control immigra- Times, Gov. Abbott spoke about states’ The Prospector police department, to force immigra- peaceful and encouraged dialogue. tion, so we got to have orderly im- tion laws. He wants to break the trust rights, school vouchers, property tax Governor Gregg Abbott’s visit to El “I’m actually really impressed with migration. I think that’s the crux of that exists between communities and it. People want to enter the country reform and making assaults on police Paso for the El Paso Republican Par- (the protestors), they’re being peace- ty’s Lincoln Day Dinner fundraiser police officers, he wants to trans- without going through the process a hate crime. However, Abbott did not ful. I mean, some of them are shouting drew approximately 150 protestors form police officers into immigration and earning citizenship.” talk about SB 4 at the dinner. Saturday, Feb. 18, outside the Black- agents.” obscenities at me, just for asking them Adriana Cadena, Reform Immigra- stone Event Center. The protest drew police and securi- what they’re doing here,” Yepez said. tion for Texas Alliance member, be- Follow Christian Vasquez on Twitter @chrismvasq The protestors were largely against ty presence, but besides a few heated Senate Bill 4, known as the sanctu- arguments it was a peaceful event. ary cities bill, but many were also Mayoral candidate David Saucedo against his stances on abortion and was also attending the dinner and the environment. had a conversation with the protes- Fernando Garcia, executive direc- tors, where he said that undocu- tor for the Border Network for Hu- mented immigrants hurt the El Paso man Rights, was one of the organizers economy. of the protest. Isaac Yepez, a senior majoring in “Governor Abbott is here and he’s English and American literature, is a responsible for the most anti-immi- member of UTEP’s College Republi- grant legislation that we have had in cans and attended the fundraiser. Yepez the history of Texas,” Garcia said. “He said that he thought the protesting was

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WHAT YoU SHoULd KNoW WHEN CRoSSING THE BoRdER By rene deLGadiLLo The Prospector is list is provided by the American Civil Liberties Union. 1 Right Against Unreasonable Searches Don’t open your door, as ice (immigration and customs enforcement) and other law enforcement offi cers must have a warrant signed by a judge. if they have a warrant, ask them to hold it against your window or slide it under your door. To be valid the warrant must include your correct name and home address. (This right applies to u.s. citizens and undocumented persons). 2 Right to Remain Silent you have the right to not answer any questions. Tell the offi cer you want to remain silent or show the know-your-rights card to the offi cer you’re dealing with. 3 Right to an Attorney if arrested you have the right to an attorney before signing any documents you don’t understand. you also have the right to a hearing before an immigration judge and review by a federal court. Remember when crossing:

customs and border Patrol offi cers have the right to search your car couPon courTesy oF The naTional immigraTion law cenTer 1 at the border and belongings to avoid the entrance of any contra- band or dangerous materials to the country without the necessity of streetcar from page 1 a warrant.

Nuovo Cappetto, said he has Jackson said that since El Paso is a For any change to come, work has to while being questioned at the border, you have the right to remain not seen any sort of decrease in big city, people should be enthralled by be done—it’s just like when there’s pot- silent and not show documents proving your nationality, but this business due to the construction. the new addition. 2 might delay the time of entrance to the u.s. and offi cers may refuse holes in the streets—it has to be fi xed.” “Our sales have grown by 100 “Th is is going to be something for to allow you in the country. percent since last year,” Ricci said, everybody—for the older generation, Matthew Torrez, a sophomore his- cbP offi cers are allowed to search your electronic devices at a port tory major, uses public transporta- who has owned the bar for over a for the younger generation, for the of entry without any suspicion or wrongdoing, the search of your de- year. “We were one of the few bars tourists,” Jackson said. “Millennials, es- tion as a means of getting to and from 3 vice should generally be conducted in front of you and a supervisor. here when we fi rst opened and now pecially, will take this concept and love school each day. He said that by add- we’re happy where we are from one it. Th is is a fundamental change for El ing the streetcar, it can give the city an year ago.” Paso that people will end up loving.” •if the device contains no evidence of a crime, your device should Ricci does not think that once the Some of the things people will not added fl avor. be returned in a reasonable amount of time. if the device is tem- porarily detained ask for a Form 6051-D custody receipt before you streetcar lines are open, it will help love, Ricci said, are the traffi c and “I always used to ride one in San An- leave the port of entry. boost his business because his custom- parking problems it’s causing. Al- tonio, where I used to live, and I think er’s usually drive to their location. though Rockin’ Cigar off ers a back- an opportunity to ride one would be a “I don’t know if there’s some sort side parking, bar-goers in the Cincin- •you may refuse to give the password for your device, however, of master plan behind having the nati district might have to park as far as real treat,” Torrez said. “Traffi c is always the refusal to give this information may lead to longer questioning, streetcar come up to Cincinnati, but I UTEP to go to the bars. a concern, but with buses or streetcars, detention and your devices may be held for longer to continue an personally don’t see the need for our “Work has to occur for the product there’s always a set time. Most people inspection. customers,” Ricci said. “We have busi- to be produced,” Jackson said. “Con- on the road avoid buses, so the average ness from Mexico, but they drive their struction and traffi c are only tempo- •offi cers may not delete pictures or videos from your devices, if time to get from one place to another is cars here. Unless there’s a master plan, I rary problems. When our team closes they do, get the name and badge number of the offi cer(s), ask for don’t know why they developed mon- a street or a block down, they have it up pretty much the same each time.” the supervisor and write a complaint letter. ey in the train.” and running within the next month. Follow Adrian Broaddus on Twitter @adrian_broaddus

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By eddie veLazquez may of our rent deposit because it wasn’t for them, so they left,” said for collectors in a growing cultural cooking class happening the first The Prospector is a messy process.” said Jonathan Childress. space like the Sun City. Sunday of every month As an emerging community, the Childress, founder and UTEP It was then that Childress de- “There isn’t a huge private col- Looking toward the future, own- art scene in El Paso needs all the grad. cided to merge with fellow screen- lector market here, but it is start- ership plans to expand the retail passion and fervor it can get. Lo- Originally Childress had two printing venture, Recovery Shirts, ing to build up with a lot of be- space by opening a boutique in- cated at 800 Montana Ave., Proper other business partners, Stephen owned by Alan Hodson. ginning collectors, and we are side the current art space build- Printshop heeds the call to pro- Escarzaga and Mark Martinez. “We merged about two and happy to help out with that,” said ing, while also expanding on proj- vide for those eager to share their “We loved printing shirts. Ste- a half years ago. We felt it was a Childress. ects such as “Art En Vivo.” ideas in the border community. phen printed shirts for his band good fit between Alan and myself, With Proper Printshop being “We want to be able to retail Proper Printshop serves as a and it just (went) from there,” said and it has grown from there,” said the current product of a merger, some of our designs, as well as de- venue and local art space that fos- Childress. Childress. Childress considers the rise of veloping artist collections to help ters El Paso’s surging movements However, as the brand grew, the The stability has allowed Proper other art spaces such as Power At them merchandise and retail for and provides retail space as well. line between hobby and viability Printshop to develop into a space The Pass nurturing to the El Paso themselves,” said Childress. The shop started five years ago as a source of income thinned for for anyone in the community to community. For more information and busi- “You need somewhat of a con- ness opportunities, Proper Print- at a UTEP dorm. some of the original founders. express themselves and grow as centration, collaborations to im- shop can be reached at https:// “Screen printing was always a “My two other business partners artists. prove the density of those creative www.theproperprintshop.com or side hobby that turned into its had grown up. They got married, “We try to give back to the com- spaces,” said Childress. call (915)887-8351. own business, much to the dis- had kids, and being a broke artist munity as much as we can; of- As part of their multifaceted fering a space for movements to approach to art, another one of Follow Eddie Velazquez on Twitter @ezvelazquez happen, promoting nonprofits Proper’s side projects is a vegan through our program ‘Shirts For Charity,’ where we give the non- profit a design and help them raise funds,” said Childress. Another project that has made strides in showcasing local talent is “Art En Vivo,” a yearlong project that featured 52 different artists. The project was accessible, with the cost of the paper being the only expense artists had to worry about. “We live printed their work ev- ery Thursday and put around $15,000 in artists’ pockets,” said Childress. Creative endeavors like “Art En Vivo” not only benefit the artist, but they also engineer a market PhoTos by clauDia hernanDez / The ProsPecTor (Top) A Proper Print shop employee helps a visitor make a print at mighty mujer Triathalon event. (bottom left) jonathan childress and alan hodson co-own Proper Printshop. (bottom right) Proper Printshop has multiple print machines and provides artists with most of the materials.

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| 8 | ENTERTAINMENT THEPROSPECTOR February 21, 2017 Sun City Roller Girls: More than just a sport

Also known as “SeXies,” this is the Always crossing their arms to team in the league with the most throw up an ‘X’ is their staple. They pick their skating song de- championship wins. Th ey are one pending on the theme of the of the original three teams that has bouts. They are big into believing been in the league since 2008. that anyone can skate. Motto: Respect few. Fear none.

The Chulas have always skated out to one song and one song only, Motto: One “Low Rider.” Th e theme of this team captures the block, one hit, city’s Chicano essence. Th ey are one of the three original teams that started one skate, all to- with SCRG in 2008. Th e Chulas are one gaby velasquez/ The ProsPecTor of the most relaxed teams in the league. gether, one love. Las Catrinas defeated the chuco Town chulas at the season opener sunday night. By LesLie sariñana erything about the bouts are entertain- SCRG’s season runs from February The Prospector ing. From the costumes to the emcee’s to November. Th ey have a bout every comical commentary. Each player goes month and twice a month in the sum- Lace up your skates, it’s derby sea- by a derby name such as Sin-Derella, mers. Although Sin-Derella of Las son! Th e Sun City Roller Girls opened Lady Latte Pain, Skatey Perry, Cheri- Viudas Negras says that “playing once their ninth season on Feb. 19 at the The Catrinas are one of the origi- as part of their uniform. They usu- Vicious and Lilly Wonk-Ya. a month is not enough,” they pick up judging area behind the El Paso Coun- nal teams that have been in the Watch out for the whips and reverse new players every year. ally get pumped with Rob Zombie’s ty Coliseum. league since 2008. They are also blocks, because in this sport bruises All of the teams practice together Last season’s champs, Las Catri- song “Living Dead Girl.” Taking are normal. Let’s put it this way, if twice a month. Th is year marks the last season’s champs. The Catrinas nas defeated the Chuco Town Chulas the song literally, they dress as liv- you’re not bruised you didn’t play. third season that they have competed can always be seen sporting half a Sunday night, 189-113. Th is women- Every lady got into derby in diff er- on a banked track. To kick off the sea- skull on their faces during bouts ing dead girls owned and operated roller derby ent ways and their reasons for doing it son, go out and meet the teams that league has been in El Paso since 2008. are vastly diff erent, but overall they all keep El Paso and this sport so interest- Th e league is all about boosting city share the same passion for the sport. ing.. Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 pride, and there are current UTEP stu- Motto: Que Vivan las muertas! All of these women have jobs and at the door. Tickets are available at Per- dents and graduates on every team. families and does derby as a hobby or shing Inn, All Th at Music, Blue Panda Since its creation, roller derby has stress reliever. Women of all statures Tattoo or Uptown Cheapskate. proven to be more than just a sport. It’s and ages compete in roller derby. all about strong females showing they Leslie sarinana may be reached at can kick ass while wearing fi shnets. Ev- [email protected].

Th e newest team in the league the Viudas joined in 2012. You can always Motto: When see them with spider webs painted on Don't be Scammed their faces for the bouts. Th e Viudas spiders unite, have never won a championship, but Avoid Fraudulent jobs that hasn’t discouraged them from giv- they can tie The Career Center offers the following tips ing it their all and enjoying themselves To help you avoid being scammed by fraudulent jobs. on the track.. down a lion. Do not give your personal bank account, PayPal account, or credit card number To a new employer. Do not agree to have funds or paychecks directly deposited into any of your accounts by a new These female devils have been a are the underdogs this season that employer - you should know them first. (Most employers give the option of direct deposit or a paycheck, and make these arrangements during your first day or week of actual employment, on site - part of the league since 2010. They will raise some serious hell. not before.) Do not forward, transfer, send by courier (EX: FedEx, UPS), or "wire" money to anyone. Motto: Getting ready to raise Do not be tricked into becoming a money mule. hell this season! Do not respond to suspicious and/or "too good to be true" Unsolicited job emails. In general, applicants do not pay a fee To obtain a job, But there are some Rare exceptions.

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915-747-5640 • Union West Rm 103 • 500 W. University Ave. • [email protected] • utep.edu/careers gaby velasquez / The ProsPecTor The SCRG season runs from February to november. THEPROSPECTOR ENTERTAINMENT | 9 | February 21, 2017 Concerts coming to El Paso this weekend who is a local opener. Along with spired to be a Texas country star like established themselves as a high-ranking Texas Country the music, food and drinks, other Bowen. band. In fact, the Houston Press called activities will commence prior to the After their two first albums, the Josh Abbott band, “the top tier Texas show. “Scapegoat” and “She’s Like Texas,” country act of this decade.” Music Festival Kicking off the show will be the the band elevated their country mu- For more information about the mu- By Adrian Broaddus multi-platinum CMA and ACM- sic rankings with their two albums, sic festival or tickets, contact the El Paso and Leslie Sariñana award winning Lawrence. Growing “Small Town Family Dream” and “Front County Coliseum at 915-534-4229 or vis- Row Seat.” Through the decade, the band it their website at www.TexasCMF.com. The Prospector up in his humble home of Atlanta, Texas, Lawrence has been rocking in has toured across the nation and truly Taking the stage at the El Paso the country music scene for over two County Coliseum for the first time, decades. He was a part of the main- the Texas Country Music Fest will stream rise of rock-tinged honky launch its inaugural festival on Sat- tonk in the early ‘90s. cour tesy of josh abbott band facebook urday, Feb. 25. Following Lawrence is another The festival will feature headlin- currently has five independently re- Texas native, Wade Bowen, who will leased albums and more than a de- ing country band, Josh Abbott Band, share the stage. Born and bred in the cade of touring to back him up. and will feature performances from small city of Waco, Texas, Bowen be- Then, headlining the show will be country music stars Wade Bowen gan his country music career in the and Tracy Lawrence. band West 84 with Matt Miller. After the Josh Abbott Band. This group Prior to the show, the music fes- a brief break going back to school has taken the style of contemporary tival will host a Corona Extra Patio in the early 2000s, Bowen returned country to a new level. The group out Pre-Party from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. out- to the country music scene in 2002 of Lubbock, Texas, utilizes a mod- side the coliseum. The pre-party will with his debut solo album, “Try Not ern edge to their Lone Star sounds. offer live music from artists such as to Listen,” and climbed the ranks of In fact, when Abbott himself was Hunter Hutchinson and Joe Barron, the Texas country music scene. He a student at Texas Tech, he was in- Jimmy Eat World The rock band famous for their hit “The Middle” is coming to El Paso on Feb. 25. They will be per- forming at Tricky Falls with open- ing act AJJ. This tour comes after the release of their ninth album and the com- memoration of the 10th anniver- sary of their album “Futures.” The band formed in 1993 in Mesa, Ari- zona, where their sound started off courtesy of jimmy eat world facebook as punk rock, but over time they’ve single, “Sure and Certain,” peaked Tickets are still available for $25 transitioned to rock alternative. at no. 10 on the Billboard Alterna- at TicketFly.com. This tour is for their newest al- tive Songs chart. bum “Integrity Blues.” The lead see concerts on page 10 | 10 | ENTERTAINMENT THEPROSPECTOR February 21, 2017 C oncerts from page 9 recognition. The mixtape was so to make an album that showed he er slowed down once during his big that Rashad was recognize as was just like everyone else. set and kept the crowd completely Isaiah a 2014 XXL Magazine Freshman During his stop in El Paso, entertained. And, by the end of the of the Year, which honors up- Schoolboy Q offered up a hip-hop show, Rashad easily outperformed Rashad and-coming rappers. To follow heavy card to the sold-out Tricky Schoolboy Q, not because Q didn’t his mixtape, Rashad went on tour Falls show. Not many will remem- have a good show, but simply be- He’s a 25-year-old Chattanooga with Schoolboy Q for his “Oxymo- ber, but the show featured the likes cause Rashad stole the show. rapper, singer-songwriter and ron Tour” and showcased his raps of Vince Staples, Audio Push and This time around in the Sun City hip-hop producer, who stormed throughout the country, including Rashad, prior to Schoolboy Q’s will be a lot different for the “Lil through the hip-hop game in a stop in El Paso in March 2014. set. After back-to-back impressive Sunny Tour.” He will be perform- 2016. Isaiah Rashad McClain, the Needless to say, Rashad has had shows by Audio Push and Vince ing in a more intimate location at unapologetically raw rapper, will quite the uproar in such a short Staples, respectively, it looked like the Lowbrow, which doesn’t hold make a stop on his “Lil Sunny time. Despite the rising success a nearly impossible task for Ra- nearly as many people as Tricky Tour” in El Paso on Sunday, Feb. and his critically acclaimed newest shad to follow that show and hype Falls. However, the location of 26, at the Lowbrow Palace. album, it hasn’t always been posi- the crowd up one last time before the show will completely add to Coming off his debuts freshman tive happenings in Rashad’s life. Schoolboy Q’s main event. the closeness and vibrancy of the studio album, “The Sun’s Tirade,” The “Oxymoron Tour” brought It was a task that he thrived on. show. Rashad is more accustomed Rashad has hit the highs of the Rashad to frightening lows, which courtesy of isaiah rashad facebook As soon as Rashad stepped on- to performing at bigger concerts, hip-hop game from his humble be- could have cost him his record la- stage for his set in El Paso, the so seeing him in a setting like Sun’s Tirade.” According to him, ginnings. He earned his following bel. In an interview prior to “The crowd instantly fell in love with the Lowbrow will be completely it was so bad that T.D.E. threat- after being signed to T.D.E., who Sun’s Tirade,” he revealed that he the Southeastern rapper. He ven- unique from his other stops on ened to drop him from the label also has signed the likes of Kend- was struggling with addiction to tured through all of his mixtape tour. on three separate occasions. While rick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul Xanax and alcohol. He also men- and completely surpassed Au- recording “The Sun’s Tirade,” he Follow Adrian Broaddus on Twitter @adrian_broaddus and J Rock. Then Rashad dropped tioned how he was going through dio Push and Vince Stapes. What made a pact to go completely sober and Leslie Sarinana may be reached at theprospectordaily. his debut solo mixtape, “Cilvia depression, anxiety and isolation made Rashad such a noteworthy for the album. His intentions were [email protected]. Demo,” which gained national between “Cilvia Demo” and “The performer was his energy. He nev- Rubin center exhibit remembers women murdered in Juárez By claudia flores are remembering that one person and to disappear and as more bodies were the world. We are coming to México defend women’s rights that have been The Prospector you honor that person,” said Linnert. found. City afterwards, and in that sense, it is taking place worldwide. Approximately 7,900 hand-embroi- “My intention with the art project sort of have come to where it started The number of women who have “Desconocida Unknown Ukjents,” dered nametags have been stitched by ‘Desconocida Unknown Ukjent’ has from.” been murdered to this day remains an exhibition by Norwegian artist Lise 4,800 individuals in over 500 globally neither been to promote nor denounce The exhibition will be also on dis- unknown as only some of the women Bjørne Linnert about the femicide (fe- arranged workshops. the city of Juárez, but to shed light onto play in Cd. Juárez in partnership with have been found. male homicides) in Juárez is on display Linnert said the exhibition of not the terrible situation that seemingly the Juárez Contemporary art gallery to “I also think that when you em- at the Rubin Center to bring attention only about showing the reality liv- has no end, and connect it to the rest bring this experience to both sides of broider her (name), this is not about to the murders of women across the ing in Juárez, but to create awareness of us, using my voice through art,” said the border. violence, it is about humans, and I border. that femicide happens all around the Linnert. “We need to open the border, es- think you can connect to her,”” said In Ciudad Juárez, México, brutal world. Linnert has been working on this pecially now with the new president, Linnert. murders and kidnappings of women In 2008, Linnert visited Juárez, project for nearly 10 years, and in every these issues become more relevant; it The exhibit will be on display at the have occurred since 1993. Bjørne Lin- where she met Marisela Ortiz. Ortiz exhibition she invites the local com- is the unknown that connects us,” said Rubin Center through March 21. nert invites the world to be part of a teacher in the lower valley of Cd. munity to be part of this collaboration. Linnert, referring to the protests to her art project by embroidering two Claudia Flores may be reached at [email protected]. Juárez and founder of the organization “I didn’t plan it in the beginning to nametags, one with the name of a dis- Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa (our work on this for so long, but it was be- appeared woman from Juárez, and a daughters returned home) an organi- cause I went to an exhibition dedicated second tag with the word “unknown” zation with the purpose of finding the to situation in Houston, and then three written on it. missing women in the city. weeks later there were new names and “A very important aspect of this is Linnert and Ortiz started to work that is been going for so long that now,” that when you embroider a name, you on the project as women continued Linnert said. “Now it is a tour all over

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Editor Sports joas n green, 747-7477 Chihuahuas roster takes shape at Padres spring training JAson Green in 2016, Hedges put it all together with a The Prospector .326 average and 21 home runs. This season, another familiar face could On Valentine’s Day, pitchers and catch- very well be behind the plate for the Chi- ers reported to the San Diego Padres’ huahuas yet again. Rocky Gale has played sprawling training camp in Peoria, Arizo- for the Chihuahuas during every season na. Pitchers and catchers from every level of their existence and looks like he may be of the massive system that it takes to build starting opening day 2017 as well. Despite a Major League Baseball team reported at a career .255 average, Gale has never bat- once, from the 18-year-olds drafted last ted below .278 as a Chihuahua. June to the grizzled 30-something-year- The second catcher spot should come old veterans hoping for one last shot at down to two other non-roster invitees to the big time. spring training, either Hector Sanchez, Joining pitchers and catchers by the who played 55 games as a Chihuahua last end of the week were every player in the season, batting .324, with 13 home runs, system, including most of the 2016 Pa- or Tony Cruz, who spent almost all of last cific Coast League Champions—the El season with Omaha, batting .264. Paso Chihuahuas. Some of the players Infield from that team have moved on to other Another familiar face should be back in systems and other training camps, some El Paso in 2017 with infielder Brett Wal- will be moving up to San Diego in all like- lace. Wallace was with the Chihuahuas lihood, and some may be coming back to in 2015, batting .305 with eight home El Paso to continue to prove their worth to runs. After being called up in 2015, Wal- the higher-ups in the Padres organization. lace batted .302 with five home runs for Championship-winning manager file photo / The Prospector the Padres and earned a one-year Major Rod Barajas will be returning to the The El Paso Chihuahuas are coming off of their most successful season on the field, however the 2017 roster will look drastically different. League contract for the 2016 season. Chihuahuas for the 2017 season, but In 2016, Wallace came off the bench toon. Schimpf batted .217 with 20 home Outfield Pitching until spring training is finished and the almost exclusively for the Padres and bat- runs after his call-up to San Diego last If you want to see the 2016 Chihuahuas The Padres pitching situation is very Padres’ roster is finalized—Barajas and ted .189 with six home runs. Wallace was season. Spangenberg batted just .229 dur- outfield again, simply turn on the TV and fluid, with starting pitcher Jered Weaver Chihuahuas’ fans are left to guess who re-signed to a minor league contract this ing an injury-riddled 14-game season. watch a Padres game. Starting in center signed as late as Feb. 19. With several will comprise the roster for the team’s past offseason. Although Asuaje’s numbers appear to field? Manny Margot. Starting in right spots in the bullpen still up for grabs, fourth season. With first base, third base and most be better than the two incumbents, minor field? Hunter Renfroe. the Chihuahuas’ pitching situation is league numbers can sometimes be de- Catchers likely the bench spots locked up in There will be some turnover in the Chi- entirely dependent on which way Padres ceiving. Using “major league equivalen- huahuas outfield, but El Paso fans can be At the Major League level, catcher San Diego, expect Wallace to man first Manager Andy Green decides to go. Derek Norris was traded to make room base at Southwest University Park this cies” invented by Bill James, the founder proud of the prospects who have moved A few former Dodgers’ top prospects for last season’s catcher Austin Hedges season. of Sabermetrics, we find that Asuaje’s stel- on. For as young as last season’s outfield could be calling the Sun City home in to permanently take his spot behind the Another familiar face that could find lar 2016 translates to a .257 average with was, 2017’s outfield could very well be the 2017, as they look to find again the mi- plate for the Padres. Hedges has long himself back in El Paso is second base- 102 strikeouts and 33 walks in 535 at-bats oldest in El Paso’s four seasons. been rated as one of the best defensive man Carlos Asuaje. Despite a phenom- in the Major Leagues. Three outfielders were signed to minor nor league dominance that once saw catching prospects in minor league base- enal season that saw him bat .321 and The rest of the infield for the Chihua- league contracts in the offseason and all them seemingly destined for Major ball and in the last two seasons with the secure PCL all-star honors, Asuaje may huas could end up a little full, with short- have Major League experience. Nick Buss League stardom. Chihuahuas, and his batting has clearly end up as the loser in a three-way battle stop Jose Pirela expected back for another and Collin Cowgill spent time in the Zach Lee was rated as high as no. 45 by caught up. for the starting second baseman job in season. Joining him could be new sign- Major Leagues in 2016 with the Angels MLB.com prior to the 2012 season and In 2015, Hedges batted .324, with just San Diego. ees—with familiar names for frequent and Indians, respectively. Jamie Romak still carries a 4.29 ERA with 614 strikeouts two home runs, before being called up to The consensus seems to be that former PCL watchers—second baseman Dusty returns to the PCL, where he played with in 794.1 minor league innings. In 2015, San Diego and basically languishing on Chihuahuas Ryan Schimpf and Cory Coleman, third baseman Jamie Romak Reno in 2015, after playing in Japan with the former first- round pick made the bench. With a full season in El Paso Spangenberg will secure the job as a pla- and Christian Villanueva. Yokohama in 2016. see Chihuahuas on page 12 Men’s basketball heads into final games of season with tournament seeding in mind Mike Flores out of their last 11 contests. Now at 11-15 handling Rice’s dynamic duo of guards Miners competed in back-to-back over- run to force extra time in the team’s first The Prospector and 9-5 in C-USA, the orange and blue (18-9, 8-6 C-USA). time thrillers. matchup. Regardless, UTEP’s top three With only four games remaining in the On Thursday night, the Miners will scorers, Harris (20 points), sophomore If someone were to say that the UTEP are in a two-way tie for third place in their roller coaster of a season for the Miners, face a team they squeaked by, FAU, for forward Paul Thomas (19 points) and men’s basketball team is on the verge of league with Old Dominion. The top four teams in C-USA earn a bye in the open- they have three schools (FAU, FIU, Char- the 66-65 win at the beginning of confer- Artis (18 points), combined points of 57 clinching a first-round bye in the Confer- ence action. ing round of the tournament. lotte) to face in the bottom half of the con- were just enough to edge FIU’s six players ence-USA tournament at the beginning FAU’s Gerdarius Troutman was a prob- Head coach Tim Floyd, has seen his ference before the tournament starts on who scored in double-figures. of February, no one would have believed lem for UTEP in their first meeting, as he March 8. The two Sunshine State teams, One of UTEP’s main weapons is their them. The Miners lost 12 straight games unit do a complete turnaround and scored 22 points while draining all six of along with the 49ers, have a combined height and ability to crash the boards, as and dropped the first three games in has beaten some of the elite schools in the Owl’s 3-point makes (6-28 as a team). record of 12-30 (a winning percentage of they grab the most defensive rebounds in league play. C-USA in their run, such as handing Troutman almost spoiled a game that saw 40 percent). the conference (29.5), compared to dead However, just over a month later, Middle Tennessee (24-4, 14-1 C-USA) UTEP lead for the majority of the contest. The C-USA playoff format consists of last from the Panthers’ defensive boards UTEP is one of the hottest teams in the their only loss in league play, thrashing Nevertheless, it was UTEP’s start- the top-12 schools in the league receiv- per game (22.2). nation and not many teams want to get Marshall (15-11, 8-6 C-USA) for their ing a bid to compete in the season-ending ing guard Omega Harris who saved his Both teams have two players averaging in their way. The Miners have won nine first home loss in the conference and tournament, which means only two uni- squad from the potential comeback at- over 13 points per game, but the Miners versities will be left watching from their tempt from FAU. Harris had a team-high in both points (18) and assists with four. defense excels far better than FIU’s defen- couches. This year the playoffs will be He was also responsible for hitting the sive efforts have all season. UTEP allows held in Birmingham, Alabama. jumper in overtime that gave UTEP the the fourth-fewest points per game as a No matter what, UTEP will be a part lead that never faded in the extra minutes team, only giving up 68.5 a night, while of the 12 best teams after their final four of the ball game. matchups. If worse comes to worst for the the Panthers sit in the bottom four teams As for the second game of the week, Miners, and they come up short in their by giving up nearly 74 points per game. FAU has lost three out of their last four final games, Floyd’s squad will still hold a FIU will likely be playing the spoiler games and it circles back to the team not higher record than the bottom two teams role, hoping to drop UTEP further in the possessing a go-to scorer on their roster. rankings, in what might be a trap game in the league, FIU (6-21, 2-12 C-USA) The Owl’s leading scorer Adonis Filer is for Floyd’s unit. and North Texas (8-18, 2-12 C-USA). only putting up 10.3 points per match. UTEP will clash with their toughest UTEP is currently in the midst of their His scoring total has him outside of the game left on their schedule, Old Do- longest road trip of the season, but have top 30 scorers in C-USA, while the Min- continued their roll by winning the first ers have three athletes’ averaging above minion (16-10, 9-5 C-USA) at the Don two contests against Rice and UNT in Filer. The orange and blue should have Haskins Center, on March 2. overtime. This has lifted the Miners to 4-6 the advantage when it comes to finding ODU is no pushover on the road as in away games this season. the bottom of the net, at an easier rate. they have a winning record of 6-4 in The following two matches have the The lone senior on UTEP’s roster, such games. The Monarchs have an old- orange and blue scheduled against FAU Dominic Artis, nailed a go-ahead bucket fashioned defense wins type of mentality. and FIU, both in Florida. UTEP’s hot in the final seconds of double overtime to Their offense is near the bottom of the f ile photo/ The Prospector streak began against these two schools lift his team over the Golden Panthers, 88- league as they only average 63.4 points on After a very rough start, the UTEP men’s basketball team can still secure a first round bye in in El Paso, and the Miners will look to 87, earlier in the year. the scoreboard, but ODU’s defense has the C-USA tournament in Birmingham. beat them on the road this time around. In a game that saw many swings, it was see basketball on page 12 It was the first time since 1995 that the FIU that ended regulation with a 21-7 | 12 | SPoRTS THEPROSPECTOR February 21, 2017 chihuahuas from page 11 his lone start in the Major Leagues, a Jennifer Han defends her title at Top Rank’s Boxing Dynamic Duo loss to the New York Mets. Hong-Chih Kuo was signed Feb. 18, af- ter spending the last three seasons playing baseball in his home country of Taiwan. Kuo has battled injuries since he worked his way through the Dodgers’ system to earn an All-Star appearance in 2010. Th at season, Kuo set the Dodgers’ franchise record for lowest ERA in a season with a 1.20. However, Kuo’s injuries worsened in 2011, he was unable to latch on with the Mariners, then the Cubs, and returned home on a three-year contract to play in the Chinese Professional Baseball League. One of the only true prospects to po- tentially appear on the Chihuahuas’ ros- ter to begin the season could be pitcher Dinelson Lamet, the Padres no. 9-ranked prospect according to Baseball America. Th e 24-year-old has moved through the season rapidly since moving over from the Dominican Republic. Last season, an improved slider saw Lamet move to El Paso for the fi rst time, where he found adversity for the fi rst time in his young career. Th e future MLB set- up man should return to AAA this sea- gaby velasquez / The ProsPecTor son to continue to hone his 93-95 mph IBF women’s featherweight world champion and el Paso native jennifer han defended her championship against challenger olivia gerula. han won unanimously, 100-89 on all three judges score cards after the 10-round fi ght. han is now 16-3-1 after her third title defense. Top: the undercard featured what should have been no. 3 lightweight contender jose Felix’s last fi ght before fastball and still improving breaking ball. an inevitable title shot, however, Felix was knocked down fi ve times by jonathan maicelo on the way to a scorecard loss. maicelo improved to 25-2, while Felix drops to 35-2-1. but, in the end, With a new season and complete ros- the night truly belonged to “el Paso’s sweetheart.” ter turnover comes another challenge for Barajas, who proved his worth last season by winning the PCL Champion- ship. However, last season’s roster appears to have been laden with future MLB All- Stars. Th is season may just prove to need to be Barajas’ most impressive managing job yet. Chihuahuas fans will be hoping it is. Laundromat . Follow Jason Green on Twitter @greenevansj NEW STORE! basketball from page 11 2400 N. Oregon

them in reach of the fi rst round bye, as El Paso, Tx 79901 well. In C-USA, the Monarchs allow the Mon - Sat fewest points, with only 61.6 granted to Sun their opponents a night. 7:00 am - 11:00 pm 8:00 am - 10:00 pm Th e Monarch’s top threat is their soph- www.thecleanerselpaso.com omore guard Ahmad Caver. He leads his unit in points (13.3 ppg), assists (4.5 apg), steals (1.2 spg) and 3-point shooting per- centage (.362). UTEP’s guards will have their work cut out for them. A couple of day later, UTEP will close out the regular season with the 49ers in El Paso. In Charlotte’s fi rst 10 games, they have only come out on top in two of them. Charlotte’s off ense can go off on any given night, with Jon Davis leading the way with 19.7 points per contest. Th e 49ers have eclipsed the 100-point mark four times this season, more than any other C-USA school. As a team, it has Do not dump waste, Keep material out of the put their lethal off ense average on the Leave natural vegetation Recycle oil, antifreeze, chemicals, paint, stormwater conveyance in place where possible and other vehicle fluids, year at 77.5. TAKE custodial waste, and system (curbs, gutters, to prevent erosion. or dispose of them Making free throws has been a constant general rubbish sidewalks, streets, drains, properly to prevent the items (tires, old car parts, culverts, and arroyos). Si es possible, deje struggle for UTEP (65 percent as a team), crecer a vegetación en pollution of stormwater, shopping carts, etc.) into Dispose of grass, leaves, groundwater and the but Charlotte, takes advantage of almost storm drains, channels, yard waste, and construction forma natural para evitar la erosion. Rio Grande. every charity stripe attempt, connect- or ditches. debris properly Recicle aceite, CARE No tirar basura, aparatos No tapar el flujo pluvial a anti-congelate y lubricantes ing on a conference-high as a team (76 electrodomésticos, muebles, canales, alcantarillas y arroyos o disponga propiamente percent). OF YOUR llantas, y chatarra a con basura. Disponga de ellos para prevenir Th e orange and blue’s nine victories in canales y acequias del correctamente de basura contaminación de sistema systema de drenaje pluvial. vegetal (césped, ramas, y hojas) de drenaje pluvial, mantos the league have them a secured spot, but así como basura de construción. acuíferos y el Rio Bravo. the question is where will they end up in WATER Properly dispose of the seeding. Th e fi nish line is weeks away, hazardous wastes, pesticides, and fertilizers. but UTEP is looking for their fi rst NCAA Call UTEP EH&S to tournament berth since the 2009-2010 ENVIRONMENTAL schedule waste pickups. season. With C-USA having the reputa- HEALTH & SAFETY Report illegal dumping in Deseche correctamente los Storm drains are easily KEEP IT OFFICE storm drains, culverts, or residuos peligrosos, identified with “NO DUMPING” tion of being a one NCAA tournament arroyos to UTEP EH&S. pesticdas, y fertilizantes. decals at stormwater inlets. HERTZOG BUILDING Reporte el veritdo illegal de Llama al departamento Alcantarifado fe aguas berth league, the league playoff s are usu- ROOM 170 EH&S en UTEP y agendar ally the deciding factor. (915) 747-7124 residuosen los drenajes o pluviales es identeficado [email protected] arroyos al departamento fecha para recoger con anuncions de Follow Mike Flores on Twitter @MikeyTheReal CLEAN EH&S en UTEP los desperdicios. “NO REVERTIR DESECHOS AQUI”