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OCTOBER 11, 2016
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OPINION MICHAELA ROMÁN, 747-7477 Don’t vote; Organize
BY CHRISTIAN VASQUEZ for you so you can relax after a hard day’s work, which is under- The Prospector standable, but understanding why ere is a you do nothing except vote once phrase that gets every four years changes nothing. tossed around: When you vote, you are saying, “If you don’t vote, “Here, you solve this problem.” By you have no right voting, the individual falls under to complain.” But the illusion that their contribu- what if I don’t like tion to maintaining society is fin- the candidates? ished. The power to solve poverty, Or if I think the president’s office to help the environment, to build has too much power? Not voting better infrastructure is still within can be just as great a political state- the masses. But the illusion is that ment as voting. It also assumes that the politician is the only one who voting is the one-and-only political can fix it. act to create change in the world. Don’t get me wrong, if you simply Take this election for example. If don’t vote, then even less is going you don’t want the racist capitalist to change. If you want to do noth- Republican candidate, the militant ing but play video games all day capitalist Democratic candidate, and watch Netflix, then for god’s confused capitalist Libertarian sake at least vote. candidate or the anti-wifi capital- But if you are tired of voting for ist Green Party candidate, then are the slightly left or slightly right you supposed to write in a candi- candidate, then quit wasting your date that literally has no chance of time memorizing campaign prom- winning? Then can we complain? ises that won’t be accomplished. Go Did racism end because we voted out into your community and meet Obama in office? Will sexism end people who care about the same because Clinton gets elected? If problems you do, organize and cre- JASON URRUTIA / THE PROSPECTOR Sanders somehow managed to get ate the world you want to live in. elected will poverty disappear? The illusion of the politician is Let’s say there were 100,000 of that it is the single person who these protest votes who are dissatis- creates change—it isn’t. It’s the Vote before there are only two options fied for whatever reason. It’ll make administration and infrastructure the news alright, and some talking behind the politician, it is the de- BY ERIC VASQUEZ wrong in the world and who the heck of politeness. I guess talking about can x it. Clinton’s foreign policy doesn’t make heads might discuss what strategies partments, the committees and The Prospector politicians can use to gain those the multitude of people behind Let’s get bigger. At the beginning of people want to take shots. votes in the next election. each political decision that creates I’m going to tell this year we had a gallery full of talk- Dialogue makes a di erence, be- Now let’s take those same our society. you to vote, tell you ing meatbags vying to be president. lieve it or not. I don’t know who 100,000 people and put them in Tired of getting paid barely how voting is your Now we have two. One is bringing dropped the hammer on politics be- front of the White House. What enough to eat? Go on strike. You civic duty and that lynching back in style and the other ing a sensitive subject to talk about will be the impact then? A state- don’t want a pipeline destroying in some countries a might live o the souls of foreign (maybe because it actually matters?) ment from the current president your only water source? Then get citizen’s civic duty children. Not anything new every but it just cannot be said that the and calm words ultimately sig- in the way of those machines. You is to agree with the election features two candidates with conversation goes nowhere. I don’t nifying nothing. Sitting around want fresh produce at a reasonable government or die. Hell, I may even their own terror to them. However, know how “Stranger ings” got so creates headlines but does not ac- price? Start guerilla gardening, tell you how your vote counts a er it is a lot scarier when we choose to popular other than from the fans complish much, look at Occupy find an empty lot and claim it for all that your individual preference have no say in what two candidates proclaiming that people needed to Wallstreet for a recent example. your neighborhood. of president, out of the 318.9 million end up being on the table. watch it. I’ve heard more heated dis- Or, let’s take those 100,000 peo- The illusion of power leaves us Americans, can change the tides. It To not take action in our presiden- cussions about “Breaking Bad” than ple and put them in a single city. feeling powerless. That hope for can, really, mathematically. tial candidates early, like volunteer- Hilary’s secret emails. What can they accomplish then? change every four years that may But, like math, you already kind ing for their campaign or even doing So vote. Take part of the elec- That number can lead to immedi- or may not materialize, and any of knew all this, at least in a ghostly, your own research on them, is to sit tion on Nov. 8. Wear the “I Voted” ate change in the way the city oper- change that comes about has a intangible, “yeah, fractions are de - at a table, ignore the menu and be sticker. But arrive to the polls with ates on a day-to-day basis in a way chance to recede once the next pol- nitely a thing somehow” kind of way, outraged when the waiter brings out a con dence that says that we uti- that cannot be matched by voting itician is lined up. so I won’t waste your time like you a turd sandwich or a giant douche lized our technology—the ones that for a mayor that promises 10 things This is not to say voting as a con- will be on Nov. 8 if, at this point, you soup as the entrée. can change our faces to puppies and but logistically can only accom- cept is bad. It’s a great way to de- have done nothing more than read Responsible, educational voting is let us download e Beatles anthol- plish four. mocratize our social order. But the pro-Trump or pro-Hilary tweets getting up from the table and ask- ogy—to make an informed decision Voting necessarily gives the col- problems of our political system while pooping. ing who the hell keeps serving turd about our future. lective power of the people to a sin- are deeper than a simple vote for Voting is your civic duty, our sandwiches for dinner and xing our That kind of confidence changes gle person. When you vote, you are the center-left or the center-right civic duty, but it means a universe own meal. the distrust in our political system telling another person to make the can accomplish. Political change more than standing in line at our Maybe we don’t have time to volun- to confidence, if not a confidence decisions that affects your commu- is not a series of products that you old elementary school, thinking teer for your candidate’s campaign, I that a dedicated involvement in nity. You give up your power to cre- can buy. If Coke doesn’t work you about how small the lockers are get that, but when we believe in our our government can result in a ate change to someone else. can try Pepsi, and if Sprite doesn’t before pressing a button before go- candidates then at the very least let’s better country, then a confidence So let me change up that quote work try 7-Up. You might as well ing home. It means educating our- be OK with having a dialogue talk that says “I don’t like this, so I’m at the beginning a bit. “If you vote, flip a coin. selves, taking it upon ourselves to about them. Screw manners, screw going to be president.” you have no right to complain.” So when people say “voting is the dig into these candidates and pull being politically correct. Get in an By the way, in some countries, a You chose to give up the endless least you can do,” take it literally. from sources outside of our web argument, feel good when you win it, citizen’s civic duty involves agree- possibilities of direct action to let It’s the very least a person can do. of social media. It means to look admit when you’re wrong, but God ing with the government or dying. someone else make those decisions around our neighborhoods and cit- forbid I have to make more small Follow Christian Vasquez on twitter @chrismvasq ies to figure what the heck is going talk on Kim Kardashian for the sake Follow Eric Vasquez on twitter @ericbaskets SPEAK YOUR MIND STAFF VOL. 102, NO . 8 Submit a letter to the editor! Editor-in-Chief: Michaela Román Ad Executive: Lydia Santoscoy, Letters will be edited for clarity and brevity. Letters over 250 words are subject to editing to fit available space. 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| 4 | NEWS THEPROSPECTOR OCTOBER 11, 2016 QUESTION OF THE WEEK What is the most stressful part of your semester?
CLAUDIA HERNANDEZ, NINA TITOVETS, GABY VELASQUEZ / THE PROSPECTOR
AYLINE DOMINGUEZ OMEGA HARRIS JENNIFER VALDEZ DANIEL MARTINEZ PAULINA MONARREZ Freshmen health promotion major Junior multidiciplinary studies major Senior chemistry major Sophmore general business major Sophmore education major “I’ve been procrastinating a lot this semes- “The most stressful part of the semester “Studying for tests, especially now that I am “The most stressful part of my semester “The most stressful part is finding a bal- ter and now I have a lot of work to do.” has always been waking up early.” a senior, I have to study for the GRE as well has been parking. You pay a lot of money ance. I work and I am a single mom, so find- as my class exams.” to park near campus but you still have to ing time to do what I want, taking care of struggle to find a spot.” my family, and studying can be a challenge.”
DAISY MEJIA FERNANDO BARRAGAN IVA IVANOVA JOSE CALDERON CHELSIE LOPEZ Freshman pre-engineering major Sophomore computer science major Junior American English literature major Freshman pre-pharmacy major Freshman pre-business major “So far it’s my midterm that is coming up “I’ve been having a hard time finding the “The most stressful part of the semester “Learning how to study and bring every- “Time management because I’m still tomorrow. I’ve been studying, but I don’t balance between my college life and my has been everything that isn’t related to thing together for my test. You need to learning how to deal with all my classes and know if I’m ready. I’ve been keeping up with personal life and that stresses me out.” school. I have to take care of my kids devote time to study for each class at least work.” my reading every now and then but I don’t and work and I actually find school like an more than an hour.” know since this is my first midterm!” escape from that.”
ESTEFANIA HERNANDEZ COLIN MEYER Junior anthropology major Freshman chemistry major “The most stressful part of the semester is “The most stressful part has to be prepar- that I am a junior and still an undergrad but ing for tests, because they are usually now I need to decide whether I want to go weighted so heavily that the preparation to graduate school or not, having to look that goes into them involves way more ef- for the oppurtunites availiable as well as fort than any other part of the class.” outside resources.”
JACOB MARQUEZ ROSAURA CHOPINA Senior criminal justice major Senior forensic science major “Getting out of academic suspension. I just “I feel like honestly one of the things is got on it this semester. I have to get A’s so I keeping up with my midterms since I’m can get out of it quicker.” about to graduate.” THEPROSPECTOR NEWS | 5 | OCTOBER 11, 2016 UTEP transformation among the best in the world Ten Eyck said that the inspiration due to the vibrations from the ex- came from the garden around the cavations. McNicol also said 60 and UTEP museum and from the nature of 70-year-old pipes had to be replaced the El Paso region. by new ones which made it harder to “We wanted to celebrate the Chihua- advance the project. huan desert, the people of the south- “We wanted the project to be done west and also the Bhutanese inuence,” faster but we also recognized that Eyck said. “We wanted to connect this we had to wait and do it right,” Mc- campus back with nature and let the Nicol said. students, as they’re going to class, have Despite the obstacles during the that experience with nature every day construction, Ten Eyck said she rather than smelling the exhaust fumes was thankful for the patience of the from cars.” UTEP community. Ten Eyck said that the old con- “Everyone wanted to see progress, struction was dangerous and stressful progress, but all these things didn’t for students because drivers passing allow us to show that progress,” Ten through were looking for a fast route Eyck said. “ e landscape contrac- to the freeway. tor went bankrupt in the middle of “Parking spaces and cars dominated the project, if we would have had a what should be a pedestrian space, the landscape contractor that would have GABY VELASQUEZ/ THE PROSPECTOR center and heart of a campus should be stayed with us the whole time that UTEP’s Campus Transformation project wins SITES Silver Certi cation award for a sustainable landscape. about people and students,” Ten Eyck would have been ideal.” BY RENE DELGADILLO features, rock stem arroyos, a 130-seat He said that the Sun Bowl Drive ex- said. “Studies prove that the connec- Since its opening in 2015, students amphitheater and a storm water drain- pansion in which two more lanes were tion with nature is actually very heal- have been able to relax and enjoy their The Prospector age system that will allow the univer- added was a fundamental part of the ing, your heart rate goes down and you college experience through sports, UTEP’s Campus Transformation sity to reuse rainwater and lower the construction of the plaza. feel better once you have that connec- music activities, food fairs and many Project has earned worldwide recog- use of irrigation water. “All that rock that we needed to re- tion with nature.” other activities that have been taking nition a er being selected as the rst “We did things like recycling the move from the roadway, we kept it. Despite the loss of parking spaces, place in the plaza. project in the world to receive a Sus- concrete paving, reusing every boul- And it all went back to the campus McNicol said he was satis ed by what “ e El Paso community at large has tainable Sites Initiative Silver Certi ca- der that we excavated, using drought- transformation,” McNicol said. “We the university had decided to do. also bene ted greatly by the construc- tion Award for creating an ecologically tolerant plants, the contractors sorted recycled that rock because we want- “We have more parking spaces in tion of Centennial Plaza. e Plaza sustainable landscape. their trash and recycled it, and we gave ed our construction to be as natural campus per student than we ever had provides a point of engagement for Green Business Certi cation Inc, students a place to gather and rest,” as possible.” before,” McNicol said. “ e project those visiting our institution,” Catie an organization that recognizes green Christine Ten Eyck, the Centennial McNicol explained that the Centen- was about students like you, and it McCorry Andalis, associate vice presi- business practices, worked on a rat- Plaza landscape architect said. “Saving nial Plaza is a place that celebrates our would have been a disservice if we dent and dean of students, said. “Cen- ing system for this brand new award water was one of our main concerns region, which makes this recognition a didn’t do what we did.” tennial Plaza serves as a ‘window’ into where UTEP was rated in site design, and we are doing it now.” reason to be proud. Both and McNicol and Ten Eyck said our campus community.” construction and operations and Greg McNicol, associate vice “It’s unique, like we are, and I love that the construction took longer than McNicol said that there are future maintenance. e project received the president for business affairs and that,” McNicol said. “We are di erent expected because a large percentage plans to keep transforming the cam- maximum number of points in the in- facilities management, said that in the way we teach and in the way our of the project had nothing to do with pus. Two projects towards University novation category. since his arrival at UTEP, the cam- region looks like, we have no intention what they did on top of the ground. Street have been funded and are cur- UTEP’s transformation includes pus has plans to continue to ex- to look like other regions because we Many of the construction work- rently in the design phase. native drought-tolerant trees, water pand and transform. are proud of who we are.” ers couldn’t work at the same time Follow Rene Delgadillo on twitter @rdelgadillonews
| 8 | ENTERTAINMENT THEPROSPECTOR OCTOBER 11, 2016 CONCERT REVIEW Schoolboy Q makes second time in El Paso memorable
MICHAELA ROMÁN / THE PROSPECTOR Hip-hop artists Schoolboy Q and Joey Bada$$ performed at the Buchannan’s Event Center on Sunday, Oct. 9.
BY ADRIAN BROADDUS was not expected to rally a hip-hop Then, Joey Bada$$ stole the stage Schoolboy Q thought it was his fic and T F onstage to enhance the crowd. The venue is an ideal loca- for his debut in El Paso. The Brook- first appearance in El Paso and quality of the impressive routine. The Prospector tion for this level of celebrity. The lyn-based, Pro Era rapper viciously greeted the audience as such. The His best and also most surpris- Bringing the Blank Face tour to El stage and audience pit are a lot big- rapped through his most recent al- audience corrected his mistake, but ing part of the night was when he Paso, headlining rapper Schoolboy ger than Tricky Falls, Mesa Music bum “B4.DA.$$,” destroying verses he masked his flaw by saying, “Well, performed “Blessed”—one of his Q and opener Joey Bada$$ took Bu- Hall or Lowbrow—where most rap on songs such as “Paper Trail$,” I don’t remember the first one, so old classics from “Habits and Con- channan’s Event Center on Sunday, concerts are held. The lighting, “Hazeus View,” and “No. 99.” He it might not have been good. That tradictions.” It was accompanied Oct. 9. The show was the tour’s last acoustics and space of Buchanan’s delivered a defining verse on “95 just means that tonight, we have to by a heavy bass and amazing strobe stop in Texas, as they had just trav- tears the close-quarters intimacy til Infinity,” and blessed the crowd make this memorable.” lights. But, the best feature was eled to Dallas, Houston, San Anto- that most rap venues in El Paso elic- with a new untitled track which In fact, in 2014 when Schoolboy how passionate Q rapped over the nio and Austin prior to the show. it, making a concert like Schoolboy abandoned his usual 90s-hip-hop- Q came to Tricky Falls, he did seem track—you could feel his energy El Paso does not get high-end Q’s feel like a raging party. inspired beats and replaced it with lethargic, and his openers, Vince and voice over the hard drums. hip-hop concerts very often. In fact, Local up-and-coming artist modern sounds. Staples, Audio Push and Isaiah Ra- After he performed for nearly an it seems only once or twice a year a Evander Griiim opened the concert The treat of the set was when Joey shad truly stole the show. hour, Schoolboy Q was extremely big name rapper makes a quick pit early. He amped up the small crowd played his classic track from his first Nonetheless, the under-the- impressed with the energy of the stop in El Paso. Because of this, rap and drew people into the show right mixtape, “1999,” “Survival Tactics.” breath diss by Q fueled the audience crowd, stopped the music, and said, fans in El Paso rely on hip-hop art- away. He ventured through trap- In a beat, Joey had his day-one fans to deliver the energy Schoolboy “You all beat out Austin, Houston, ists making the Neon Desert lineup heavy tunes and mixed it up with rapping along. asked for. Dallas and San Antonio.” or their personal pilgrimages to some R&B hits. He capped off his set with his most Schoolboy Q flowed through his After the grand acclimation, he Austin, Albuquerque, Phoenix or Proceeding Griiim was DJ Slim, popular new track “Devastated,” old tapes, “Oxymoron” and “Habits wrapped up the event with “THat Dallas to see a show. who travels on the Blank Face which erupted the audience. After and Contradictions,” rapping old Part” and “Hell of a Night.” The en- However, when the city does snag Tour to hype up the crowd before he finished his set, Joey smirked in tracks like “Collard Greens,” “Hands ergy was at an all-time high for both a popular hip-hop rapper in the the two rappers took the stage. appreciation for the crowd, a smirk on the Wheel,” “Yay Yay,” and “What tracks as mosh pits induced and the game, the El Paso crowd never fails Slim played a long, dragged-out that created more anticipation for They Want,” also delivering tracks entire crowd sang every lyric. to be as crazy and hyped as possible set that featured mainstream hits Schoolboy Q. from his new album “Blank Face,” Schoolboy finished his final piece, to leave a mark for the artist. from the hip-hop world, and it was After some impressive hype mu- Schoolboy Q hit an all-time high gazed upon the roaring fans, and Energetic madness was exactly not until he brought additional sic from his DJ, Schoolboy entered with “JoHn Muir,” “Dope Dealer,” said, “I may have forgot the first how El Paso welcomed Schoolboy. individuals from Schoolboy Q’s the stage with smooth instrumen- and “St8 Ballin.” Even on “Tookie show, but I’ll never forget tonight.” Commonly known for their elec- crew, TDE, that the crowd started tals, followed by “Gangsta” and “By Knows II,” Schoolboy brought his tronic shows and raves, Buchannan’s to hum with energy. Any Means.” two crewmembers from TDE, Traf- Follow Adrian Broaddus on twitter @adrian_broaddus THEPROSPECTOR ENTERTAINMENT | 9 | OCTOBER 11, 2016 Filmmakers take to city hall to promote industry growth
BY ANDRES GALLEGOS of the money a production compa- ny spends in the state. For example, The Prospector a film production that spends $1 On Oct. 4th, more than 30 local million in qualified spending and filmmakers and film lovers attend- shoots in a state with a 25 percent ed a city council meeting to present incentive rate, then the production incentives that promotes film pro- company receives $250,000 back duction in El Paso. The main goal from the state. is to turn El Paso into an advanta- According to the Hollywood geous place where their profession Reporter, Texas has a 5 percent can grow. In the eyes of these film- incentive rate for productions makers, El Paso should be a mag- that spend $250,000 to $1 million, net for film production, not a re- 10 percent for $1 million to $3.5 pellent, that forces its homegrown million and a 20 percent incen- talent to look for better opportuni- tive rate for productions spending ties elsewhere. over $3.5 million. The proposal to increase film in- However, these numbers are centives was originally presented small compared to Louisiana’s back in May, and City Council set 30 percent incentive across the the proposal as a top priority. A board with an additional 10 per- couple of months later the proposal cent added when companies use was reduced to a support point. resident labor. In New Mexico, a Jesus Nuñez, a local filmmaker 25 percent incentive is given for and owner of DoubleScope Film films, 30 percent for television, Production Company, was one of with no minimum spending and the organizers that started a Face- an extra 5 percent for more than book group to recruit people to at- 10 days of filming for all resident tend the City Council meeting to crew wages. NINA TITOVETS / THE PROSPECTOR reverse this change. While these incentives motivate Filmmakers in El Paso see the economic growth from lm productions when lming in other cities and want to bring that to the Sun City. “City council got together and production companies to shoot gave other things priority and did in these states, the main drive for “We want this city to be a film Nuñez explained that what El said. “I see young people who cur- not let the public know,” Nuñez said. state governments to provide these hub city,” Nuñez said. “So with Paso lacks in economic opportuni- rently want to be in film but don’t e e ort was fortuitous. e mo- incentives is to boost the local the support from council, they ties it makes up for talent and hard have the support system. Getting tion returned to priority status and economy. Even if they shoot for will have their lobbyist draw up work. Local filmmakers yearn that support from now on and the odds of it shi ing back are small. a couple of days, money must be legislature with the help of Des- to make this city into something being able to follow their dreams “With all the support we showed spent to feed the entire crew, hotels tination El Paso and the El Paso more, not just a Hollywood with means we could have the next Ale- for the motion, it’s going to be hard that need to be rented, permits and Film Commission to not only bet- mountains. People like Nuñez are jandro G. Iñarritu, the next Em- for city council to backpedal on it,” police to block off a certain section ter the State’s film incentives but not ready to give up because they manuel Lubezski in El Paso. But Nuñez said. of a street and extras to run in ter- also the municipal/city incentives see the potential of this city. we won’t know if we don’t nurture The incentives refers to the film ror as the aliens land are just a few to help smaller productions, from “I see the film and all other arts filmmakers.” subsidies that the state of Texas examples that can potentially boost $500,000 to $10 million produc- being a huge part of this city. I offers, which is a stimulus that re- the local economy. tions, come to El Paso and spend see local business making money Andres Gallegos may be reached at theprospectordaily. funds or rebates a qualified portion those dollars here, hiring locals.” off of these productions,” Nuñez [email protected]. ‘The Necromancer’ a dark-humored, gothic novel for the season by Jonathan L. Howard is the goth- you their whole family history? ‘I to stop him. When we first find ic novel that demands to be read was cast down from the presence him summoning a demon to get an by candlelight on All Hallows’ Eve. of God himself into this dark, sul- entrance into hell, we do not find The plot is simple enough. A phurous pit and condemned to a desperate man begging a demon. scientist aims to cure death. What spend eternity here–’ ‘Have you We find a calculating, unforgiving seems at first to be the premise of a tried saying sorry?’ interrupted doctor whose determination can at science fiction novel actually dives Cabal.” times become his superpower. into fantasy, as the novel’s protago- The entire novel is laced this way. “‘Lo!’ cried the demon. ‘I am nist, Johannes Cabal, a necroman- Gothic settings and circumstances here! What dost thou seek of me? cer of some infamy, seeks every draw the imagination to ravens Why dost thou disturb my repose? means of reaching his goal, and and vampires while the narrator’s Smite me no more with that dread doesn’t stop at the edge of science. impatient, irreverent descriptions rod!’ He looked at Cabal. ‘Where is He goes so far as to strike a deal remove the fear from them. When your dread rod?’ ‘I left it at home,’ with Evil Incarnate, Satan, to sell Cabal enters hell—actual hell—for replied Cabal. ‘Didn’t think I really his soul for the powers of necro- the first time we are given not only needed it.’ ‘You can’t summon me mancy, or the ability to raise the the grand image of the famous without a dread rod!’ said Luci- dead. By the time we meet Cabal, gates but how the infrastructure fuge, appalled. ‘You’re here aren’t however, he is furious with necro- is based on paperwork. “Lots of you?’” mancy’s unreliability and is set on forms. Stacks of forms,” the novel Whether running a carnival, getting his soul back from Satan. reads. “An average of nine thou- escaping a false reality created It is in this moment that we join sand, seven hundred, and forty- by a rival necromancer, making Cabal in his journey and pick up seven of them were required to amends with his vampire brother the tone of the novel. Although gain entrance into Hell. The larg- or shooting a couple of small-time Cabal is dealing with the forces est form ran to fifteen thousand, burglars to test a new resurrection of evil, his no-bullshit attitude four hundred, and ninety-seven serum, Howard still finds a way to and disregard of the supernatu- questions. The shortest to just make Cabal a sympathetic char- ral make him a likeable character. five, but five of such subtle phrase- acter. Often you will find yourself Cabal is unforgiving to anyone ology, labyrinthine grammar, and keeping score of the souls signed who does not serve a purpose to malicious ambiguity that, released over, rooting for Cabal to get his him, mortal or demon, and refuses into the mortal world, they would soul back and continue, with slic- to put up with anyone else’s own have certainly formed the basis of ing sarcasm, to correct the gram- ideas of self-superiority. Thus, a new religion or, at least, a man- mar of his enemies’ medieval vil- when Johannes is in Satan’s throne agement course.” lain speech. room negotiating another con- With the deal struck, Cabal has a These days Halloween has split tract in exchange for his lost soul, task to complete: gather 100 souls into the extremely childish, a rea- he garners this dialogue from the for eternal torment by running a son to slather sugar in orange and Prince of Lies himself: creepy carnival or lose his necro- black food coloring, and the hor- SPECIAL TO THE PROSPECTOR “‘Not entirely fair,’ repeated Sa- mancy powers and his life to Satan. rific and graphic attempts by Hol- tan, all trace of jovial hail-fellow- While the plot alone is reason lywood to scare the crap out of us. BY ERIC VASQUEZ demonic, the dark and morbid well-met gone. ‘Not entirely fair?’ enough to pick up “Johannes Ca- But “Johannes Cabal: The Nec- humor that provides the counter- His voice became that of the infer- bal,” the title character is the real romancer” splits the spectrum, The Prospector weight to the sunny side of life. For no: a rushing, booming howl of icy excuse to leave the TV for an ac- giving its readers their dose of Halloween is closing in, and those of you with a taste for fangs evil that flew around the great cav- tual book. Howard, either by sheer monsters and wretched characters while children gear up for a night and pitchforks and aren’t satisfied ern, as swift and cold as the Wen- genius or witchcraft, somehow without forgetting that demons of sugar dressed in wrappers and with commercialized television digo on skates. ‘I am Satan, also makes a murderous scientist seem have a sense of humor as well. sticks, the few who still adhere to specials like “American Horror called Lucifer the Light Bearer…’ likeable. Cabal is searching for a the true nature of Halloween crave Story” or “Scream Queens,” “Jo- Cabal winced. What was it about simple thing: the cure for death, Follow Eric Vasquez on twitter @ericbaskets the macabre: the venture into the hannes Cabal: The Necromancer” devils that they always had to give and he is not swayed by obstacles
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EDITOR Sports ADRIAN BROADDUS, 747-7477 Basketball spotlight: Willms returns to the court
big man knowing he has the miss- wood with his teammates. He is ing piece back for his last year of confident that his play will assist play. When asked about Matt’s im- the Miners’ needs. pact on this team, Artis’ face lit up “Coming off an injury last year as if he saw the light at the end of that was pretty devastating; there the tunnel. “It’s great (to have Willms back),” have been many players with my Artis said. “Rebounding is defi- foot injury that haven’t been able to nitely going to be improved, hav- play again,” Willms said. “As of right ing a bit of size, changing shots is now, I’m very grateful that it’s held going to be huge.” up. Hopefully, I can help out this The two centerpieces of the bas- team at a position we didn’t have last season.” In last year’s Conference USA tournament, the Thundering Herd of Marshall put UTEP’s season to rest with a nail-biting loss 87-85. In my opinion, Matt This killed the Miners’ hope to could be the best big regain a bid in the NCAA tourna- ment, a bid the basketball team has guy in our league if he’s not had since 2010. healthy “I feel with more height this season, it’s going to be a lot harder for teams to get into the lane,” Willms said. GABY VELASQUEZ / THE PROSPECTOR One play still keeps Willms up at UTEP men’s basketball team will add Matt Willms back to the depth chart after sitting out due to injury last season. night. A layup from Marshall that decided UTEP’s fate, the game-win- -Tim Floyd ning bucket that Matt could have BY MIKE FLORES paint with Matt at 7-foot-1. We’ve over six rebounds per game, and UTEP men’s basketball stopped to save the Miners’ season. The Prospector also got the chance to be a better re- UTEP lacked a defensive presence head coach bounding team.” in the paint. Willms averaged over “The one play that I remember The Don Haskins Center will have On Nov. 12, the Miners will open one block per game his 2014-2015 clear as day was when we played one of the most anticipated returns up their season against Louisiana year, and his presence on the court ketball program, Artis and Willms, Marshall and they had that easy with 7-foot-1 basketball center, State, where Willms will nally get could not be matched once the in- will look to raise some eyebrows layup right to the lane to finish off Matt Willms, who missed the entire to suit up for the rst time in over a jury took him out of play. this season, and make UTEP taste the game in the conference tourna- 2015-16 season due to surgery on year. UTEP fans will get their chance “We didn’t have the ability to some of the success the city has ment,” Willms said. “I just look at his right foot. to welcome back Willms during protect the paint,” Floyd said. “We been starving for. Willms is a junior from Ontario, UTEP’s rst home game on Dec. 7 didn’t have the big guys who could Matt Willms had the same injury, that and it was lack of size.” Canada and played for Findlay. The against the New Mexico Lobos. get the second chance rebounds stress fractures in the foot, as some Coming into the season, the buzz from the returning big man Last Thursday, Oct. 6, Willms and take care of those things. of the notable NBA players, such as Miners are picked to finish sixth is on the minds of El Pasoans, but participated in his first pick-up We’re hopeful that we’ll be better Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, Brook in conference play, but according more importantly, the UTEP men’s game in quite some time. Floyd in those areas.” Lopez, and Jrue Holiday. This inju- to the players, the sky is the limit basketball team. could not wait to get Willms back The Miners were outside of the ry has caused the suffering stars to with the backcourt and size added “In my opinion, Matt could be miss a considerable amount of time. on the court—the big man was top fifty in rebounding last year as a this offseason. the best big guy in our league if missed dearly—and there are im- team and found themselves ranked For example, Kevin Durant was And, if Willms has any say, he will he’s healthy,” head coach Tim Floyd mense expectations on his return. 160 in blocks per game, with only forced to miss most of his season said at the Miners’ opening prac- UTEP struggled last year with re- 3.5 per contest—all without the big back in 2015, and Embiid missed make his last ride on the Miners one tice. “We’ve got the potential to be bounds and getting key defensive man from Canada. his first 2 seasons in the NBA. for the books. a much better interior defensive stops in the paint. Terry Winn was Senior point guard Dominic Ar- Willms knows how fortunate it Follow Mike Flores on twitter@MikeyTheReal team, a team that can protect the the only Miners’ player to average tis was not hesitant to praise his is for him to be back on the hard-
KUGLER from page 1 Plinke, a few other guys— Zack, Metz, and we need to get those guys Linebacker Alvin Jones, who healthy. We’ll look at ourselves played in his first game since Texas, schematically, whether we need to was not as optimistic as he was un- change some things, whether we fulfilled after the loss. The defense need to tone down some things. allowed three crucial touchdowns We’ll look at our personnel, how in the second half, all for drives that can we get better. Just look at every spurred 70-plus yards. Quarterback avenue on how to get better. And of the Panthers Alex McGough not to point fingers, not play the threw for 241 yards for three touch- blame game and sit here and feel downs while running backs Alex sorry for ourselves and where we’re Gardner and Anthony Jones rushed at. That’s not going to help any- for 143 and 130-yards respectively. thing. We’re going to do our best “It’s frustrating. We came out af- to get it done and turn it around.” ter halftime and tried to get a stop, Kugler and the Miners’ attempt and we couldn’t,” Alvin Jones said. to regroup will be highly tested “I felt like this was worse (than against the Roadrunners in less Army). We couldn’t stop (FIU). than two weeks. UTSA is com- We’ll make some changes; we’ll get ing off a defiant 55-32 win against people healthy.” Southern Mississippi—a team that Health—yet another season ripped through the Miners 34-7. It where the injuries are starting to is a test to see how Kugler responds pile up and plague the Miners. to all of the backlash directed to- During the bye week, the Min- wards him and the team. ers seek out to regain their health Any coach with a headset can to maximize playing time for dif- appear successful with an army of ferent individuals such as Aaron stellar athletes; but to take a team Jones, Alvin Jones and Ryan Metz. battered with injuries and a losing They need the rest for their match- season and scrape a win week after up on the road against the C-USA week is the mark of a truly great fourth-ranked UTSA Roadrunners head coach. In the rest of the up- on Oct. 22. coming season, Kugler will be test- “Number one, we have to get ed on which coach he wants to be. FILE PHOTO / THE PROSPECTOR healthy,” Kugler said. “We’ve got The Miners will attempt to break their losing streak against UTSA on Saturday, Oct. 22, in San Antonio. some guys banged up, in particu- lar, Aaron and Alvin and [Hayden] Follow Adrian Broaddus on twitter@adrain_broaddus