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| 4 | NEWS THEPROSPECTOR SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 CAMPUS LIFE ‘Double Map’ app helps students navigate campus on the Minero Metro System
By ChristophEr ZaChErl schedule every day, so it’s very conve- Sun Bowl Parking Facility, lot P-6, nient to know what time I can catch The Prospector P-9, P-12 and the Hilton Garden Inn. my shuttle throughout the day.” is is the rst year in which the Now that the school year has be- Route 3 West (Orange) Miner Metro’s shuttles can be tracked gun, di erent routes have been up- e Orange route provides trans- through smartphones with a simple dated for students to track. e four portation to the west side of the cam- application. is app, called “Double are listed below: pus. e west route shuttles depart Map,” tracks your location and o ers Route 1 East (Blue) from the R-6 parking lot and travels di erent areas where shuttle routes ese blue-labeled buses depart down Sun Bowl Drive until it hits the can be tracked around the country. from Sun Bowl Drive from the R-6 UTEP students can choose the op- roundabout on Sun Bowl Drive and parking lot in front of the Student tion that says University of Texas at University Avenue, and then does a Recreation Center. From Sun Bowl El Paso. U-turn in order to stay on Sun Bowl Drive, the shuttle travels onto Glory It’s up to students to decide which Drive and head back toward the R-6 Road, Randolph Drive, Robinson shuttle may help them out at their Avenue, Oregon Street and onto Rim parking lot. convenience. Jocelyn Torres, sopho- Road with stops in between. ese stops include the Sun Bowl more criminal justice major, encour- e stops are taken in lot R-6, lot Parking Facility, lot R-6, lot R-5, lot ages students to use the “Double R-5, lot R-3, lot R-2, lot P-9, lot S5 and Map” application if they plan on us- R-3, lot R-2, lot P-6 and lot P-5. the Hilton Garden Inn. ing the shuttle regularly. Route 4 Campbell Building “If you own a smartphone and you Route 2 Campus Loop (Green) Departing from the corner of Rim are riding on the Miner Metro shut- e Campus Loop route provides Road and Hawthorne Street, this tles on a tight schedule, this app will transportation to metro stops around be a great tool for you,” she said. the perimeter of the campus, exclud- shuttle route transports students to “Double Map” provides a time es- ing areas by the remote parking lots the College of Health Sciences on timation of when the shuttles will and the Student Recreation Center. Campbell Street. arrive at their stops in a very sim- e route begins on Rim Road and is shuttle only stops at the cor- plistic way, making it easy for stu- rides through Hawthorne Street, ner of Rim Road and Hawthorne dents to navigate the application on Schuster Avenue, Sun Bowl Drive, and at the college building on their smartphone. Glory Road and Oregon Street. Campbell Street. “ is application is very helpful e shuttle stops include the corner FILE PHOTO / SPECIAL TO THE PROSPECTOR because I use the west shuttle daily,” of Hawthorne Street and Rim Road, Christopher Zacherl may be reached at theprospectordaily. (Left) Students board UTEP shuttle. (Right) A screenshot of the “Double Map” app which can Torres said. “I am usually on a tight Academic Services Building, lot S-2, [email protected]. be downloaded from the app store or play store. THEPROSPECTOR NEWS | 5 | SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 NATIONAL White House launches campaign to prevent campus sexual assaults By lorain WattErs by an act of sexual violence, the trau- ma, the terror can shadow you long SHFWire aer one horrible attack. It’s there WASHINGTON – Sexual assaults when you’re forced to sit in the same have become too common at many class or stay in the same dorm with college campuses, leaving students the person who raped you,” Obama feeling unsafe and confused when said. “It’s a haunting presence when sexual assault does happen. the very people entrusted with your President Barack Obama and Vice welfare fail to protect you.” President Joe Biden hosted an event Lilly Jay was a special guest at the at the White House on Sept. 19 to an- event. Before introducing the vice nounce a new campaign, “It’s On Us,” president, she told her story of be- that will help campuses nationwide ing sexually assaulted as a freshman become more aware of sexual assault at Amherst College in Massachusetts. and how to prevent it. Jay said that, although she was sexu- According to a report by the Bureau ally assaulted, she can move on from of Justice Statistics, 20 to 25 percent the traumatic experience with the of women at universities are raped or support from her family and friends have been sexually assaulted, but only and reclaim her college experience. 12 percent of those cases are reported e program encourages college to law enforcement. students to take a pledge to stop sexu- “It’s on all of us to change that. So al assault if they see it happening. when you take a stand, you’re rec- “Recalling rape always hurts,” Jay ognizing that non-consensual sex is said. “ ey help carry the heavy truth sexual assault,” Jordan Brooks, special that colleges can, and should, be safer.” assistant to the White House chief of “It’s On Us” is directed at both men sta , said in a statement. and women. It will attempt to change In April 2011, the vice president and the way sexual assault is thought Arne Duncan, secretary of education, about and assign responsibility to ev- gave guidelines to campuses nation- eryone in confronting sexual assault, wide to help them understand how to preventing it from happening. comply with federal civil rights laws “ ey are not going to succeed the and how to respond to sexual assaults way they should unless they are treat- on campus. ed as true equals, and are supported In January, the president and vice and respected,” Obama said. “Unless president created a White House task women are allowed to ful ll their full force to help schools protect their potential, America will not reach its students from sexual assault and give full potential. So we’ve got to change.” them tools to use, such as pamphlets lorain Watters is a senior double major in multimedia LORAIN WATTERS / SHFWIRE or providing education at campus journalism and psychology. she is currently participating in (Top) Vice President Joe Biden holds hands with Lilly Jay after she told the audience her story of being sexually assaulted and how she overcame orientation. the scripps howard Foundation’s semester in Washington “For anybody whose once-normal, program. she may be reached at theprospectordaily.news@ it to become a stronger student and woman. (Bottem) President Barack Obama hugs Lilly Jay, a sexual assault survivor, after the launch of a new everyday life was suddenly shattered gmail.com. campaign, “It’s On Us,” that will bring more awareness to sexual assault on campuses nationwide.
| 12 | ENTERTAINMENT THEPROSPECTOR SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 REVIEW ‘La Casa de Bernarda Alba,’ la represión y la rebeldía en la familia tradicional By GianFranCo lanGuasCo Destacadas actuaciones de Valerie Cadena, en el papel de Angustias, The Prospector junto a Brenda Luna, quien interpreta La casa de Bernarda Alba: la a su hermana y antagonista Adela. Las represión y la rebeldía en una actrices le brindan la emoción espe- familia tradicional rada: mientras que Valerie se muestra De repente, estás en una vieja casa a sumisa y enfermiza, Brenda es de- principios del siglo 20, en un pequeño sa ante y desenvuelta. Entre ellas, la pueblo español. Luego del velorio de gran actuación de Eurydice Saucedo su esposo, Bernarda Alba, regresa a como Martirio inyecta una dispari- casa, previamente limpiada por las dad psicológica entre ambas herma- criadas, acompañada por sus hijas y nas. Mención especial merece Marie vecinas del pueblo. Todas visten un Blancarte-Manríquez en el papel de negro tristísimo pero digno. La voz la senil María Josefa, madre de Ber- de Bernarda es diplomática con las narda, quien robó risas al público con visitas, pero fuerte y estentórea cu- sus ocurrencias. ando está a solas con sus hijas. Un “La Casa de Bernarda Alba” tiene viento frío se siente al verla, a pesar una puesta en escena clara, a pesar del espacio del escenario. Colores del fuerte calor del que se quejan claros propios de la estación en que las protagonistas. Te sientes cerca se desarrolla la historia—verano—y y, al mismo tiempo, un intruso en vestuarios apropiados que realmente esa casa de oprimidos que dirige reejan la diferencia de clases que ex- Bernarda Alba. isten entre sus personajes fácilmente CRISTINA ESQUIVEL / THE PROSPECTOR Esta es la primera sensación que nos remonta al espacio en que ocur- “La Casa de Bernarda Alba” se presenta en El Paso Playhouse localizada en 2501 N. Mesa, debido al mes de patrimonio hispano. obtienes al ver “La Casa de Bernarda ren los hechos. Alba,” la famosa obra de Federico Lo llamativo está en los simbolis- ni escape. En este grupo sería bueno y por eso mantiene una relación clan- En suma, una obra fundamental García Lorca, dirigida por Alexander mos que ofrece “La Casa de Bernarda incluir a Poncia, la criada más antigua destina con Adela. para entender el tradicionalismo y las Wright, estudiante de teatro. El drama Alba”, una obra sobre el matriarcado de la casa, quien observa y conoce to- Al ser Pepe “El Romano” el mayor clases en la España a inicios del siglo rodea a Bernarda Alba, en espectacu- tradicional que no muestra ningún dos los pormenores pero no se siente gestor de conictos entre las hijas de 20. La impecable dirección de Wright, lar interpretación de la actriz Rafaela personaje masculino en escena. La en la capacidad de interferir. Bernarda Alba y un personaje que buenas actuaciones, y el agregado que Gra os, una mujer autoritaria quien represión en la que viven las cinco Dentro de estos tradicionalismos, solo es mencionado y nunca aparece tienen funciones en español é inglés, luego del fallecimiento de su segundo hijas de Bernarda genera en ellas encontramos cuestiones sociales pro- en escena, se remarca la idea de lib- hacen esta obra imperdible. esposo, ordena luto por ocho años a descontento y hasta odio, disfrazado pias de la época y que Wright ha sa- eración por descontento de las hijas. sus cinco hijas: Angustias, Magda- El Paso Playhouse seguira dando de respeto que de ne nalmente sus bido colocar muy bien en escena. Los Esto genera la mayor tragedia en la lena, Amelia, Martirio y Adela. Esto funciones de “La Casa de Bernarda personalidades. Así, aunque Angus- prejuicios de clase que tiene Bernarda familia, con una Adela rebelde que incluye que ninguna puede acercarse Alba” hasta el 27 de septiembre, con tias sea pretendida solo por ser la Alba sobre la gente del pueblo – lo busca soltarse del yugo materno y a ningún hombre durante el luto con que más dinero tiene, lo que la tiene la ultima funcion en español el 25 de cual impidió que Martirio se case, hacer lo que le plazca, llevándole in- excepción de Angustias, la mayor de más feliz es que pronto se irá de la septiembre. por ejemplo – hace que sus hijas vi- cluso a romper el bastón de su madre, todas con casi 40 años, quien es pre- casa. La joven Adela representa la Para mas información, visita su pa- van aún más en un encierro social. El a priori, el símbolo de jerarquía y tendida por Pepe El Romano y pronto rebeldía ante el autoritarismo de su gina www.elpasoplayhouse.com. prejuicio sobre la belleza se hace pre- mando. Pero Pepe “El Romano” sim- tienen planes de boda. Sin embargo, madre, acto que paga con su vida al To read this review in english visit sente al hacerse conocido que Pepe boliza esa invisible puerta de escape y Adela, la menor de todas, tiene un suicidarse. Mientras que la tímida theprospectordaily.com. amorío con él y se niega a dejarlo ante Amelia, la sensible Magdalena y la “El Romano” solo está interesado en Adela lo entiende así cuando, al cre- las amenazas de sus hermanas y la compleja Martirio ven todo desde la el dinero que Angustias heredó de su erlo muerto, decide suicidarse como Gianfranco languasco may be reached criada Poncia. perspectiva de sus vidas sin hombre padre, el primer esposo de Bernarda, último acto de rebeldía y liberación. [email protected]. PAGE 13
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
EDITOR Sports JAVIER CORTEZ, 747-7477 COLUMN NFL’s Goodell drops the ball By Juan Carlos naVarrEtE cé, an assaulted girlfriend, and a beat- The prospector en child for the NFL to take action? It seems logical to that an industry For the rst is worth so much money, the owners time in a long and proprietors would have every- time, the NFL shield has been thing in place to preserve its pristine stained by re- image and keep such barbaric inci- ports of multiple dents like this from happening. domestic vio- According to USA Today, the lence cases, and American sports industry is worth while Commissioner Roger Goodell upwards of $422 billion, with the seems to be now listening to the pub- NFL bringing in a total $10 billion. lic’s outcry for change, somehow it feels too late. If an industry split between only 32 When the rst report surfaced of teams is worth more than $9 billion, the Rice incident, Commissioner how can it have such a severe “oops” Goodell suspended Rice for only moment and expect its fans to be ok two NFL games, something that did with it? not sit well with the public; a suspen- e contracts for Adrian Peter- sion did not seem harsh enough for son, Ray Rice and Greg Hardy are such a crime. worth a total of $134 million, and When you consider the strict stance the NFL has taken under Rog- Peterson and Hardy are still get- er Goodell on cleaning up the NFL, ting paid throughout their suspen- especially with substance abuse, it sion. e problem with this situation seems ridiculous how little attention seems to be the money these players this important matter got. are getting. Robert Mathis an all pro line- Players are being paid millions PHOTO COURTESY OF UTEP ATHLETICS backer for the Indianapolis Colts got of dollars to play a game where the Junior All-American Anthony Rotich has dominated the opening half of the Miners 2014 cross country season. suspended twice the amount that Ray Rice did aer he took a perfor- sole objective is to beat someone mance enhancing drug to become else down to score. e amount of more fertile to father another child money these players get is bound to Miners prepare for domination with his wife. It seems ridiculous cause entitlement issues and encour- By JaViEr CortEZ ference USA Athlete of the Week as Going o the Miners’ impeccable that beating your ancé is not as im- age some players to feel they can live well as National Athlete of the Week form and past year results, the men and portant as keeping an athlete o a outside the law. My question is, why is The Prospector fertility treatment. by the U.S. Track and Field and women’s team will be the overwhelm- the NFL still paying these men to be e NFL faced obvious scrutiny On Sept. 26, the UTEP men’s and Cross Country Coaches Association ing favorites going into the Lori Fitzger- role models for young boys and, more aer the second video was released women’s cross country team will (USTFCCCA). ald Classic. Over the past decade, the importantly why is the NFL audience compete in a 5K run at the annual UTEP cross country head coach Miners have either won the team titles in September, and the NFL almost still watching at home? Lori Fitzgerald Classic, at Chamizal Paul Ereng has been nothing short or have won individual titles. seemed obligated to suspend Ray National Park. of modest about the Miners’ early Rotich, dating back to his freshman Rice inde nitely. e problem is it If the NFL wants to clean up its tar- Coming into the Miners only home season success, only asking for more year in 2012, has won the men’s race seems the only reason the NFL did nished image, the only thing it can do invitational, it has been nothing but improvement as the season has gone every year and is going for his third suspend Ray Rice is because it had it’s is the one thing it is not doing, re success from a team and individual on. Aer the Miners’ dominating sea- consecutive win. e win would put back against the wall with the fans— Goodell and punish him as if he were no one wants to watch an abuser standpoint. e Miners found suc- son-opening meet, Ereng, called for him in the company with 2012 alum- a player. If an NFL player screws up cess right from the beginning of the more improvement. ni, All-American Risper Kimaiyo, on TV that would cost the NFL a lot of money. and drives under the inuence, they season, with an impressive showing who won four consecutive titles at the e allegations of Rice assault- are to face suspensions and nes, the in the Texas Tech/New Mexico State Lori Fitzgerald Classic. ing his ancé surfaced rst surfaced same should go for Goodell. Dual Meet on Aug. 29. Although Rotich is the premier back in February, yet it was not until When Goodell dropped the ball In the men’s four-mile run, junior performer on the men’s side, his September that Rice got suspended All-American Anthony Rotich, ju- teammates also can boast about their with the two-game suspension, he got We still need inde nitely. What if the second video nior Elphas Maiyo and sophomore impressive resumes coming into the a second chance to x his mistake, but never saw the light of day? Would Evans Kiprono took rst, second and improvement from late September meet. Cosmas Boit he didn’t. Where is the suspension for fans continue to buy his jersey, chant third place respectively. On the wom- and Maiyo were both named All-C- a man who in 2012 made $44.2 mil- his name and root for him? en’s side, ve Miners nished inside everyone on our team to USA First-Team Honorees last year e NFL really messed up on that lion dollars o the NFL? the top 25, with freshman Joan Jep- as underclassmen. continue our success one and looked transparent when Goodell held a press conference on kirui taking second place. e Miners On the women’s side, Joan Jep- they suspended him the second time, Friday to speak about changes that are le Ruidoso, New Mexico, with the kirui is leading the pack with a solid why would you punish someone twice coming to the league. In that press con- men winning the team title and the showing at the Miners’ three previous for the same crime if not for pressure women nishing third. meets, and senior El Pasoan Laura ference he tiptoed his way around re- - Cross Country by the fans and media? e Miners continued their success Delgado will compete in the meet for porters and never gave straight answers head coach Paul Ereng Rice is not alone in this domestic her fourth and nal time, looking to to their questions. It’s clear Goodell is at the Lobo Invitational on Sept. 6. violence situation. e NFL has sus- improve on her top-10 nish from e men once again won their team pended Greg Hardy as he awaits trial the main problem in the NFL. “ is was a very good opener for last year. title by defeating the No.17 nation- for assault on his then-girlfriend and Goodell should be the example he the men’s team, and the women’s “We have had four weeks of solid ally ranked New Mexico Lobos, and for threatening to kill her. Adrian wants players to follow and he should team also did well by placing two training since the beginning of the the underclassmen from the women’s Peterson has been released from his lead the way into the new phase of the ladies in the top 10,” Ereng said in a season and the men have performed team nished with top 15 nishes. contract with Nike and was suspend- press release. “However, we still need well,” Ereng said in a press release. NFL, where such instances like do- In the Miners’ last meet on Sept. 20. ed by the Vikings aer reports sur- improvement from everyone on our “Our concern this weekend is to see mestic abuse aren’t ignored. e NFL at the Kachina Classic in Las Cruces faced of him beating his 4-year-old team to continue our success.” how much we need to do before we starts and ends with the commis- the Miners once again proved their son with a wooden switch. As the weeks have passed and the head to the Chili Pepper Festival at sioner, and if Goodell really wants to dominance. For the third consecu- Goodell has created new policies tive meet, the men’s team took home success continued, Ereng, kept the Arkansas in early October.” clear the air then he should consider rhetoric of improving aer the Min- for such delicate situations with do- rst place, and Rotich won his third e athletes, coaches and venues leaving with dignity and pride, and ers nished up at the Kachina Classic. mestic violence, including suspension consecutive meet. might change at the Lori Fitzgerald “Both teams showed some good from games and, more importantly, a leave the NFL in a better place then Coming o a successful outdoor Classic, but the results stay the same, improvement, but we still need to lifetime ban from the NFL for repeat it is now. season for the UTEP men’s track and with the Miners dominating. work hard to get everyone close to- o enders. But it feels too late for this? eld team, Rotich has not lost a step. Javier Cortez may be reached at theprospectordaily. Juan Carlos navarrete can be reached at gether,” Ereng said in a press release. Why does it take an unconscious an- e Kenya native was rewarded Con- [email protected]. [email protected].