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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ScholarWorks @ UTRGV The Collegian Special Collections and Archives Fall 10-10-2011 The Collegian (2011-10-10) Rene Cardona Jr. Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/collegian Recommended Citation The Collegian (BLIBR-0075). UTRGV Digital Library, The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections and Archives at ScholarWorks @ UTRGV. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Collegian by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ UTRGV. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. THE COLLEGIAN Vol. 64, Issue 8 Monday, October 10, 2011 UTBCOLLEGIAN.COM >> Women seek to defeat Huston-Tillotson Rams. PAGE 11 Color-coordinated UT-Brownsville to match UT-Austin’s YUM hues; plans mascot contest >>University courting vendors to replace UMix in the Scorpion Cafe. PAGE 3 By Stephanie Mendez THE COLLEGIAN UT-Brownsville is awaiting approval from the University of Texas System board of regents to make navy blue and burnt orange OpiniOn its official colors. Beginning Tuesday, students and the community can suggest a “The Sea new mascot via Facebook, and a Blackboard contest will open Oct. Monsters. With 17. Suggestions will be taken until Oct. 28. “The administration has changed UTB’s colors to burnt orange a city motto like and navy blue and will send that request to the UT board of regents ‘On the Border, in November,” UTB Provost Alan Artibise told The Collegian last Wednesday. By the Sea,’ this Asked why the university did not dramatically change the is the logical colors, the provost replied: “Because we’ve been using blue and a choice.” version of orange for 20 years, so no one wanted to move away PAGE 4 from that. That was discussed but there was no strong support for dramatically changing our colors, so we’re just adjusting.” The provost said adjusting the colors was also a “practical decision” because “the orange that we had before was a very A&E distinctive orange and so most companies that make T-shirts and “Life Through the Lens” today golf shirts ... don’t have that color, so you have to place a special PAGE 3 order and they’re not big enough that they’ll waive those fees.” College Radio Day Tuesday By choosing the burnt orange UT-Austin uses, buying Latin Jazz Festival Wednesday merchandise is less expensive. Shots&Labels PAGE 6 Artibise said the administration is looking for a regional mascot that is distinctive to South Texas, not something like a tiger, a lion or a panther. “The chachalaca is a bird that is distinct to this region, somewhat SAVE! SERGIO SALAZAR/collegian ferocious,” he said. “It’s loud, that’s just one example. ... But we >> You can get discounts Changes to UT-Brownsville’s color and mascot are on the horizon. See COLOR, Page 10 Red Mango (PAGE 7), and Borders Apts. (PAGE 8). ON THE WEB VISTAsummit COVERAGE Dallas Federal Reserve chief touts For more, see Page 12 education as path to improvement PHOTOS OF THE WEEK By Marlane Ashley Rodriguez Mexican origin. The majority of years.” THE COLLEGIAN Texas Hispanics are native-born, However, the state’s Hispanics Check out our online compared with the majority of the “have not participated in our educational photo gallery. rest of the Hispanics in the United economic prosperity in proportion Calling the Vista Summit “a achievement. th States, who are foreign-born. to their rate in the Texas census,” UTBCOLLEGIAN.COM call to action,” the chief of the 11 “High school graduates earn “In other words, the majority Fisher said. Federal Reserve District, laid out significantly more than high school of Hispanics who live in the Rio “The unemployment rate among the sobering statistics on the status dropouts. The college degree results READ HANDPICKED Grande Valley and who live here Latinos here is substantially of Hispanics in Texas and urged in a greater lifetime earnings than a AP NEWS in Texas are as American as I am higher than it is for non-Hispanic Latinos to address the issues that high school degree,” Fisher said. on our Website because I am a son of immigrants, Texans,” he said. “Hispanics earn confront them. Nearly 50 percent of Texas public and may be more so given the fact 36 percent less in hourly wages In a videotaped speech last school children are Hispanic but that my parents came here, and than non-Hispanic whites. Median Wednesday, Richard Fisher, only 38 percent of them are high >>More youth I am the first in my family to be household income in Latino- president and CEO of the Federal school graduates, he said. born in the United States after they headed households in Texas is seeing their Reserve Bank of Dallas, also urged The percentage of Hispanics who became United States citizens,” about 60 percent of the median the summit’s attendees to harness were in college in 2008 was only 43 Fisher said. household income for non-Hispanic Facebook, the talent Latinos represent to percent Thirty-eight percent of Texas’ households. For the U.S. as a whole, . bring the people of the Rio Grande “[For those between the ages population is Hispanic, compared Latino-headed households earn email hacked Valley up and to secure the future of of 25 and 64] only 14 percent of with 16.3 percent in the rest of the about 73 percent of non-Hispanic the United States, of Texas and the native-born Texas Latinos have United States. white household income. Rio Grande Valley. college degrees,” Fisher said. >>Wall Street For the last 20 years, the 11th “We need to do a great deal more Fisher said more than 5o million “Twenty-three percent of native- Federal Reserve District, which with the issue of educating our Americans define themselves as born Hispanics in Texas ages 25 protesters fed Fisher oversees, has had 96 percent Hispanic resources, our children, Hispanic, which is up 43 percent to 64 are high school dropouts. No of its economic production in Texas. here in Texas. Our record has not over the last decade. matter how you slice it, no matter up with both “This district has outgrown the been strong. In Texas, as elsewhere “Thirty-two percent self- how you dice it, it’s glaringly clear rest of the federal reserve districts in the United States, and in all parties identify as Mexicanos,” he said, that Hispanics in Texas are falling in the United States by a significant capitalist societies, you earn what adding that Texas has the second- behind in school and we must margin over a very long period,” he you learn.” largest Hispanic population correct that. We must correct this said. “… Our annual job growth in He said every study /UTBCOLLEGIAN after California--9.5 million, because if not, they’ll continue to the vast majority of whom are of Texas has outpaced the nation by finds that income @UTBCOLLEGIAN 1 percent a year going back for 20 is directly correlated to See OPENER, Page 12 October 10, 2011 2 | ON CAMPUS the cOllegian THE COLLEGIAN Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun. Weekly Vocal Gymnastics College Radio Day New Bus Routes Texas Music Marriage Equality Therapy World Latin Jazz Fest College radio’s impact A public hearing on Month The “Coming Out Tour A free outdoor Mezzo-Soprano The Collegian is the on North American Valley Metro Route Gov. Perry has for Marriage Equality Popular U.K. trance concert is scheduled What’s Nicole Vogel and 45 is planned at 5:30 multimedia student newspaper music culture comes to proclaimed October March and Rally” is group Above & Beyond from 2-10 p.m. in front baritone Jose Arturo p.m. in the Gorgas serving the University of UTB/TSC from 9 a.m.- “Texas Music Month.” from 6-7 p.m. in the performs from 7 p.m. of the Capitol Theatre, Chacón perform with Hall boardroom. New He encourages Texas at Brownsville and UP 4:30 p.m. on Ringgold Brownsville Public to 2 a.m. at the Pharr located on the corner baritone Daniel Hunter- multicity bus routes recognition for world- Want your event to be featured? Road. Sting Radio and Library, 2600 Central Events Center, located of 11th and East Levee Texas Southmost College. Holly and pianist Juan will give campus renowned acts such Submit event information one week the SRC, with sponsors Blvd. The movement at 3000 N. Cage in streets in Brownsville. The newspaper is widely in advance, before 5 p.m. Tuesday Pablo Andrade at 8 travel opportunities as ZZ Top, Willie Big Brother and SOTX demands an end to Pharr. Opening acts There will be live Latin distributed on campus and is to [email protected]. First come p.m. in the Arts Center. to students and Nelson and Selena Stencils, will showcase the surrounding the ban on same-sex are Rio Grande Valley jazz music, dance, art, an award-winning member of first serve, but student organization For more information, that “highlight the events are given preference. music, BMX, dance community. If you importance of the marriage and repeal artists such as Ruben food and fun for the the Texas Intercollegiate Press call 882-8587. crews, DJ competitions, of the Defense of entire family. --Compiled by Michelle Serrano need transportation, Texas music industry.” Divine and James Association. graffiti art, giveaways call Rosie Cuevas at Support local music. Marriage Act. Vibe. For tickets, call and more. 969-5761. 459-4930. Collegian Editor Rene Cardona Jr.