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THE STUDENT VOICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE AND TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE THE Volume 61 Monday OLLEGIANblue.utb.edu/collegian CIssue 19 February 9, 2009 Opposition Provost slows honored with West Loop Cuban-style celebration project By Mayra Urteaga Staff Writer By Julianna Sosa Staff Writer Last Wednesday, amid an ambience The Cameron filled with music, County Regional Cuban sandwiches Mobility Authority is and mojitos, UTB/ continuing to meet TSC paid tribute with Brownsville to Provost Jose G. residents and public Martín. entities to hear their Martín, who concerns about the has been UTB/ proposed West Loop TSC’s second-in- Project. command since David Garcia, 2000, is retiring CCRMA assistant co- after 12 years of ordinator, said there service. Previously, are still “a lot of issues he was dean of the on the table.” UTB/TSC College of “We are still moving Science, Mathematics and progressing the project and Technology. along, but with the under- UTB/TSC’s One o’Clock standing and the issue that there Jazz Band, Guitar Ensemble is still opposition, there is still and Mariachi Escorpion concern,” Garcia told The Colle- performed at the event, held gian in a phone interview Friday in the Education and Business morning. “There are still a lot of Complex Courtyard. amirez & A people, including the [Browns- R da Among the speakers was UTB/ cy m n M ian ville] City Commission, that are a a eg TSC President Juliet V. García, N r ll n t o ia i who described Martín’s struggle opposed to the project.” g n /C e n ll z e e CCRMA Coordinator Pete o n y as a Cuban refugee and how he z d m A L C y / o z & achieved a successful career Sepulveda said the authority is G e R . r u e S at the university, where he still conducting an environmental b P y h . a influenced the improvement of assessment, but Garcia says the L A k o e h p b t the Financial Assistance Office assessment is proceeding “a little e e e z b R a and the implementation of the bit slower than usual” because of z i l E Satisfactory Academic Progress concerns from the public. guidelines. The latest opposition came Feb. Lt. Col. Andre Dean, 2, when the Brownsville City representing the Military Commission passed a resolution Science Department, gave him rejecting the development and • See ‘ ,’ Page 12 • See ‘Tollway,’ Page 5 Provost New Chess Players, Page 5 Alumni Game, Page 13 Index: Briefs ............................ Page 2 Viewpoint ..................... Page 4 A & E ...................... Pages 6 & 7 Sports .......................... Page 13 Noticias en Español, Página 15 Page 2 • February 9, 2009 ON CAMPUS The Collegian CTHE OLLEGIAN B r i e f s Valentine sale B Lecture Hall. Admission is free. ing questionnaire at http://www. Immunizations The Collegian is the multime- For more information, call 882- mtv.com/ontv/castingcall/index. dia student newspaper serving the The International Student Student Health Services has University of Texas at Brownsville Organization is selling roses, 7025. jhtml?castingld=1509138 or send $5 immunizations for hepatitis A, and Texas Southmost College. The chocolates and serenades that will Black History month an e-mail to engagedandunder- hepatitis B, HPV (human papil- newspaper is widely distributed on be delivered to your special val- UTB/TSC will celebrate Black [email protected]. loma virus), polio, meningitis, campus and is an award-winning entine on Friday. The Paqueten- History Month with a perfor- Spring Break drawing measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, member of the Texas Intercolle- amores 1 contains one rose and a mance by the South Texas Choir, The Berlin Study Abroad influenza and varicella (chicken giate Press Association. serenade for $5; Paquetencariñes led by Minister Donald Hamm, at group will conduct a “Spring pox). Prices apply to students 18 2 contains a rose for $2.50; Pa- 6 p.m. Feb. 19 in the SET-B Lec- Break Condo” drawing. Tickets years or younger at time of visit. Editor Collegian quetequiera 3 contains one rose ture Hall. For more information, are $35.55 each. A total of six For more information, call 882- Linet Cisneros and chocolates for $4; Paquetes- call Deloria Nanze-Davis, assis- people may stay in the six-bed- 3896. time 4 contains chocolates for $2; tant to the dean of the College of room, one-bath condo on South Research symposium Collegian Online Editor Super Combo Love 5 contains a Applied Technology and General Padre Island from 1 p.m. March The 11th annual UTB/TSC Re- David Guerra serenade, rose and chocolates for Studies, at 882-4196. 14 to 11 a.m. March 21. The win- search Symposium is accepting Who’s Who ner must place a deposit of $150 Collegian Webcast Editor $8. For more information, call abstracts from faculty, students and Nominations are being accept- (returned if the owner deems the George Echeverria 592-1279 or 909-1673 or Nextel staff interested in presenting their 62*316567*2. ed for Who’s Who Among Stu- condo is not physically damaged). work. This is a cross-discipline Spanish Editor Art exhibit dents in American Universities For more information, call Joe symposium and presentations are Graciela L. Salazar An exhibit titled “Meditations and Colleges. Undergraduate ap- Cantu at 466-1139 or Enrique de welcome in any area involved in on the Apocalyptic” by Patrick plicants must have a grade-point la Garza at (931) 302-9754. scholarly work or research. The Sports Editor Merrill opens with a reception average of 3.0 and be enrolled Ferguson Memorial 5K Run/ deadline to submit an applica- Hugo E. Rodriguez at 6:30 p.m. today in the Ruste- for six credit hours; graduate Walk/Crawl tion online is March 1. For more berg Art Gallery. The exhibit runs applicants must have a GPA of UTB/TSC’s fourth annual Sgt. information, visit http://blue.utb. Advertising Manager through Feb. 28. Admission is $1. 3.75 and be enrolled in and have Keith Ferguson Memorial 5K edu/research. Roxanna Rosas Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. completed six graduate semester Run/Walk/Crawl is scheduled at Philosophy Club meetings and 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through hours, have no record of academic 8 a.m. April 4 in front of Cardenas The Philosophy Club will Advertising Representatives Thursday and 10 a.m. to noon Fri- or discipline probation or suspen- Hall South. Registration is $10 for meet soon. For more information, Jose Luis Padilla day. For more information, call sion and be a member of one of children and $15 for adults before call Enrique de la Garza at (931) Valeria A. Sosa 882-7097 or send an e-mail to gal- UTB/TSC’s registered student March 27 and $20 on race day. For 302-9754 or send him an e-mail to [email protected]. organizations. Applications must more information, call Veronica [email protected]. Staff Writers Student Success workshop be submitted by 4 p.m. Feb. 20 to M. Garcia at 882-4327 or send Gorgas Science Society David Boon A combined workshop titled the Dean of Students Office in the an e-mail to veronica.m.garcia@ The Gorgas Science Society, Christine Cavazos “Time Management/Test Anxi- old Education building. For more utb.edu. the “Club of Science and Adven- Cynthia Hernandez ety/Study Skills” will be pre- information, call David Marquez Archer Center Fellowship ture,” meets at 2 p.m. each Fri- Paola Ibarra sented by Academic Counselor at 882-5141. The Archer Center Fellowship, day in Life and Health Sciences Leslie Olivares Robert Phaneuf from 6 to 7 p.m. Children’s book club in conjunction with the University 3.214. New members are always Julianna Sosa today in Cardenas Hall North 104. Cristina Rendon, a reporter for of Texas System, takes highly mo- welcome. For more information, Mayra Urteaga The workshops are sponsored by KRGV-TV Channel 5, will be the tivated and accomplished students send an e-mail to gorgas.sci.soc@ the Student Success Center. For guest reader for the United Way to Washington, D.C., to partici- gmail.com. Copy Editors more information, call 882-8292. Children’s Book Club reading of pate in varied internships and take Circle K David Boon A workshop titled “Study “The Shoemaker and the Elves/ part in classes focusing on policy, Circle K International, a Mayra Urteaga Smart” is scheduled from noon El zapatero y los duendes” at 11 economics and persuasion. The community service organization, to 1 p.m. Wednesday in Cardenas a.m. Feb. 21 in the Brownsville fellowship is eligible to students meets from 3 to 4 p.m. the first and Photographers Hall North 104. The workshop is Sports Park, located at 1000 Sports who are juniors or seniors, have third Wednesday of each month in Rebekah S. Gomez sponsored by the Student Suc- Park Blvd. The first 50 children an overall grade-point average Education and Business Complex Diego Lerma cess Center.