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Pro-choice rally Abortion issues divide students BY CELIA AGUILAR Th e show at Th e Percolator, which drew a full house, was also used as a fundraising event for a local clinic. The Prospector “We have two goals,” said Alyssah Roth, vice president As the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance held their of FMLA and sophomore creative writing major. “Number fi rst “Walk for Choice” rally Sept. 10 to raise awareness one is to advocate for reproductive justice, reproductive about reproductive issues and women’s rights, chants of health and reproductive rights, but our second is more of “not the church, not the state, women should decide their a local cause. We’re donating all the money we raise to Re- fate” could be heard reverberating off downtown buildings. productive Services Clinic on Yandell.” “We’re all walking to support reproductive freedom, Since 2009, Planned Parenthoods ceased to operate in El having a reproductive choice,” said Abigail Delgado, se- Paso, which has placed a burden on the few facilities that nior kinesiology major. “Th e issue is basically in support provide services for women. for women’s rights over their own body and the choice of Th e controversy about abortion has been highlighted in having an abortion.” a recent ruling by a federal judge blocking key provisions Th e event began at Houston Park, where a crowd of of the Sonogram Bill (House Bill 15), which was passed about 35 individuals, primarily members of FMLA, gath- during the last legislative session and approved by Texas ered before the march. Th ey walked down Mesa Street Governor Rick Perry. Th e bill requires women to undergo CELIA AGUILAR / The Prospector and doubled back toward Th e Percolator, where the event a sonogram 24 hours prior to having an abortion. One of the protesters at the “Walk for Choice” rally Sept. 10 holds a pro-choice continued with a live show featuring Jaime Hernandez and Speaking out against restrictive legislations was part of Our Friend the Mountain. sign at the start of the march at Houston Park. the reason why Delgado said she participated in the rally. see CHOICE on page 6 Politics Perryʼs bid for the GOP nomination creates buzz around campus BY ADAM MARTÍNEZ “But it’s still a little early to tell if he is “Rick Perry has cut more money Fight to Save America from going to be able to solidify and hold from public schools and universities, Washington,” Perry dis- The Prospector that position.” cut public health services, destroyed misses Social Security as With less than 14 months until the Th ere is considerable debate across the ecology of Texas through corpo- socialism, staunchly ad- 2012 national election, the campaign campus regarding Perry’s candidacy. rate giveaways and regulatory failure,” vocates for states’ rights for the GOP presidental nomination Touting himself as a true conserva- Rabb said. “He has incarcerated more and criticizes the Supreme is in full swing. More than 10 indi- tive, Perry seeks to reinvigorate Bush people and presided over and takes Court for issuing a ruling viduals are vying to go head-to-head supporters and compel swing voters, pride in having carried out more ex- that could one day force na- with President Barack Obama. people who are not affi liated with ecutions than George W. Bush during tionwide gay marriage on the Around campus, talk of politics and any political party, to vote for him. his tenure as governor.” country. Special to The the candidates are bound to happen Among Perry’s supporters is Th omas Perry’s three terms as governor of Since he announced his bid Prospector beyond political science classes, es- Gabriel, senior political science major Texas is the longest in state history, for the highest position in the pecially when one of the candidates and president of the UTEP College and he is currently the longest-serv- country, Perry has been outspo- is the 47th governor of Texas, Rick Republicans. ing governor in the country. Aft er ken about his views on Social Perry. “His presidential campaign bid is serving as lieutenant governor for two Security. At a campaign stop Perry threw in his hat into the fi ght good for the Republican Party as a years, he took over the governorship see PERRY on page 6 to be a candidate in late August and he whole,” Gabriel said. “He was the fi rst aft er George W. Bush resigned the of- is currently one of the front-runners candidate to truly excite the GOP fi ce to become president in 2000. Per- for the GOP presidential nomination. base, and he brings a lot of experience ry has been active in politics for over On Sept. 7, eight of the declared Re- and charisma to the race that may not two decades, previously serving in the publican nominees were invited to at- have been there before.” Texas House of Representatives as a tend a GOP debate and Perry became Concerns about Perry’s history as Democrat. He then switched parties the center of attention. governor of Texas has some students in 1989 when he became agriculture “A ft er seeing all the candidates go questioning Perry’s ability to run the commissioner. aft er him and the moderators as well country. Patrick Rabb, senior politi- A fi scal and social conservative, focusing on him, it’s pretty clear he is cal science major, said he is not im- Perry has taken strong positions that the front runner,” said José Villalobos, pressed with Perry’s record in Texas. are at times controversial. In his re- assistant professor of political science. cently published book, “Fed Up! Our

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BY NICOLE CHÁVEZ dents, who rely entirely on the TEX- AS (Towards Excellence, Access and The Prospector Success) grant, struggle to pay their As a col- tuition and fees. Most of these stu- lege student, dents have decided to continue their a Hispanic education, trusting that they will re- and an El ceive this grant for at least four years. Pasoan, I UTEP offi cials have said that we will would think experience a defi cit of $12 million per twice if any- year until the next legislative session one asked (2013). me to sup- By taking a look back at Perry’s 10 port Texas years as governor of Texas, you might Governor get the feeling that he has been fl ip- Rick Perry as the GOP presidential fl opping on both sides of the immi- candidate. gration debate. While Perry is trying to dazzle vot- In 2001, he signed a bill that allows ers with a campaign focused on em- the children of undocumented im- ployment and talking about how, un- migrants to pay in-state tuition. Some der his leadership, Texas has become say Perry’s bill inspired the DREAM a miracle job-creating machine, the Act, which off ers a path of citizenship future seems very rough me. for undocumented students, but he What he doesn’t say is that almost has now declared himself against it. 10 percent of the Texans who are em- When Arizona’s SB 1070 passed, ployed make minimum wage, com- allowing police offi cers to question pared with the 6 percent nationwide, people about their immigration status according to the Bureau of Labor based on their appearance, Perry ex- Statistics. And, according to the 2010 pressed his concerns about a similar Census, Texas has a poverty rate of 17 bill on Texas. Later on, he proposed a percent, making Texas one of the 10 bill similar to Arizona’s law during a poorest states in the U.S. Texas’ special legislative session, once Low-wage earning jobs won’t be again changing his mind. enough to pay for housing, health On top of that, Perry declared the care and the expenses of the 25 mil- city of El Paso as a battlefi eld. More lion people living in Texas. In order than once, he attributed events that to shine, people in the Lone Star state occurred in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, need to be educated to get better-pay- to El Paso. He said cars bombs had ing jobs. been detonated; hundreds of bul- It felt like we were sliding back- lets have been found in this city, and wards when Perry supported the al- Perry publicly made fun of President most $5 billion budget cut to educa- Barack Obama when he said, during tion for Texans. Th e consequences are his visit to El Paso, that this border is just being realized this fall semester safer than it’s ever been. We asked, as the estimated 45,000 college stu- Nicole Chávez may be reached at [email protected]. you answered ACCURACY WATCH The Prospector is committed to accuracy. If you think we have made an error of fact, e- mail us at [email protected]. POLL RESULTS 35%YES Did you attend archiveSEARCH the Sun City Music 65%NO Visit www.utepprospector.com to search the Festival? archives for your favorite articlesrticles and multimedia projects since 2007. the SPEAK YOUR MIND prospectorstaff vol. 97, no. 5 Submit a letter to the editor! Letters will be edited for clarity and brevity. Letters over 250 words are subject to editing to fi t available Editor-in-Chief: Aaron Martinez Cartoonist: Blake A. Lanham space. Please include full name, street address and telephone number and e-mail address, plus major, classifi cation and/or title if Layout Editor: Diego Burciaga DV. Asst. Director-Advertising: Veronica Gonzalez applicable. 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Student life UTEP, NMSU compete for United Blood Services tions are collected, Ruben Tafoya, El Paso and New Mexico,” Daniel senior donor recruitment repre- said. sentative for United Blood Ser- Crystal Valdez, senior electronic vices, will count the donations to media major, said she has wit- determine which school will win. nessed the importance of blood Th e winner will be announced at donations, because of that she is halft ime during the football game always willing to donate. Sept. 17 in Las Cruces. “Ever since I found out my mom “We each get a plaque for the got cancer this summer, I am number of units that we raised, more prone to giving now,” Valdez but in the end, it is really the re- said. gion that’s the winner because the blood is helping the residents of Christian Guerrero may be reached at [email protected].

GREG CASTILLO / The Prospector University officials and United Blood Services announed the annual I-10 Coalition Blood Drive Sept. 7 at the Union Breezeway.

BY CHRISTIAN GUERRERO Th e annual blood drive is held Both colleges are competing to see during the week before the Min- how many blood units each uni- The Prospector ers play against the NMSU Aggies. versity can collect. Aft er the dona- While they are archrivals on the playing fi eld, UTEP and NMSU have joined forces for a friendly competition that will take place from Sept. 12–16. UTEP’s portion of the annual I-10 Coalition Blood Drive will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at three diff erent loca- tions around the campus. Students, alumni and staff are all encouraged to participate to reach the goal for this year. Jessica Gomez, senior organiza- tional and corporate communication major, said that the blood drive is a good way for students to give back to the community. “I think this event is very important because it is for a good cause, not only to help someone in need, but also to set an example for all of UTEP students and the community to come lend a helping hand and save the lives of those in need,” Gomez said. United Blood Services will have buses parked outside the Under- graduate Learning Center, at the parking lot of Union Building West and will also be collecting donations inside Union Building East in the second-fl oor lounge. isTh year, the organization hopes to collect approximately 1,300 pints at both schools. Richard Daniel, assistant vice president for Alumni Relations said the collaborative blood drive began in 2004. “It was the fi rst year that the two institutions decided that they would come together and be a part of it,” Daniel said. PAGE 4 THE PROSPECTOR September 13, 2011

September 13, 2011 editor our viewDiana Amaro, 747-7446 UTEP remembers 9/11 victims Photos by Audrey Russell

Students, faculty and staff held a 10 year anniversary commemoration of the 9/11 attacks with the event taking place Sept. 9 at the Union Plaza to honor those that lost their lives during the terrorist attacks and to recoginze the men and women serving our country.

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THE PROSPECTOR PAGE6NEWS September 13, 2011 Technology PERRY from page 1 last month in Iowa, he called the pro- 2012 GOP candidates gram an illegal Ponzi scheme. Villalo- bos believes this may become an issue Rick Perry that will make or break his chances at Mitt Romney winning the Republican bid. Ron Paul “Perry’s comments are geared to- Michele Bachmann ward the younger voters and their Newt Gingrich concern of whether Social Security Jon Huntsman will be around by the time they Rick Santorum Herman Cain reach retirement,” Villalobos said. Gary Johnson “People who are concerned about Fred Karger that kind of rhetoric are senior Thaddeus McCotter citizens, who are a reliable base of Buddy Roemer the electorate, and want to know if Andy Martin this talk is geared towards reform- Jimmy McMillan ing Social Security or does he re- Tom Miller ally want to do away with it.” Vern Wuenche Th e economy was a topic fre- quently raised at the GOP debate and Perry repeatedly asserted the economic growth in Texas and his contribution to job creation. A hot-button issue among the candidates, students are also worried and with my fi nancial aid,” said about whether the economy will Nubia Legarda, senior English and experience growth. Louis South- American literature major. “My ard, senior political science major, goal is to go into the education believes the economy will be a system once I graduate, but these deciding factor in favor of Perry CELIA AGUILAR / The Prospector budget cuts are defi nitely a reason come election time. The Feminist Majority to be concerned about my given Leadership Alliance hosted the “Walk for Choice” rally Sept. 10, which began at Houston Park with a march down “Jobs, jobs, jobs, is the best way Mesa Street that doubled back toward The Percolator. career choices, more so if Perry to say it and Texas has contributed ends up winning the election.” to creating almost half the jobs CHOICE from page 1 for Choice” online and felt their pres- We have to deal with people and Villalobos thinks it is too early ence was necessary. show them the real side of what hap- as the rest of the country,” South- “It’s always important to voice your to tell what will happen in a year “It’s important for us to reach out to pens in abortion and also show the ard said. “We’re all hoping for the opinion, especially when there are and believes another Republican others, to educate and to tell the truth more responsible part of everything,” economy to get better, but if it currently many politicians who are candidate might usurp Perry’s lead about abortion, that it does hurt Ariadne said. “Letting abortion hap- doesn’t, it is going to be a real up- basically attacking women’s repro- in the coming months to take the women, that women do regret it and pen, letting assisted suicide happen, hill battle for President Obama to ductive rights,” Delgado said. “We it’s something no one talks about,” is more about not having to deal with GOP nomination. In the mean- want to show our support for clinics get re-elected.” Federico said. people, not having to deal with things time, Gabriel urges voters to be that are currently being shut down Students opposed to Perry’s cam- Th ose involved in the walk said that happen.” active in politics and get to know because of the laws being passed by paign fi nd his stand on education the issue was not about abortion or Members of the choice movement, the candidates. politicians.” troubling, considering the impact death, but about safe access and con- however, said they place the issue “My one hope is that everybody Walking down Mesa Street, the it has had on students in Texas. trol over one’s own body. of choice in the context of gender would look at all the candidates, chanting pro-choice advocates en- In February, Perry called for the “Choice isn’t about celebrating or equality. regardless of party affi liation and countered counterprotesters, who cutting of more than $5 billion in promoting abortion, but we want “Th e truth is we are still living in decide which candidate best repre- later showed up across the street to make sure that abortion is a safe, a very sexist society that will not state spending on public and high- from Th e Percolator to pray. Gabriela sents their values,” Gabriel said. accessible option for women,” said readily be lenient. We use every ex- er education. Federico, campaign director for 40 Athena Matyear, senior organiza- cuse to keep women down, including “I have experienced this budget Adam Martínez may be reached at [email protected]. Days for Life, heard about the “Walk cut tension in my work on campus tional and corporate communication pregnancy,” Matyear said. “Men will major and member of FMLA. “Peo- never have to go through this experi- ple keep trying to paint our lives in ence, which is why 77 percent of all black and white when there are many anti-choice leaders are men.” issues that have no easy answer, but Both groups said they had women’s we know some things are true: when welfare in mind, but they diff ered on abortion isn’t an option, women what that meant. die from unsafe, illegal, back-alley “It doesn’t matter if you’re pro-life, abortions.” pro-choice. It’s not a matter of where Ariadne, a junior education major you stand, it’s a matter of reaching who asked for her last name to be out to those that are in pain,” Fed- withheld, said she believes that abor- erico said. tion is an irresponsible decision. Celia Aguilar may be reached at [email protected]. “So many times we just see the okay side about having an abortion.

Every fall, the university career center brings to campus over 150 employers for the biggest career fair of the year. Career expo gives utep students from all majors the opportunity to find jobs and internships. If you’re looking to move forward in your career, prepare yourself:

List of employers is available at University Career Center 103 Union West 747-5640 www.utep.edu/careers PAGE 7

September 13, 2011 editor entertainmentBeatriz A. Castañeda, 747-7442 Event EP Comic Con reels in sci-ﬁ , comic fans “We had a pretty good turnout, the “Th ere is plenty this convention has day is not over and my voice is al- to off er,” said Deborah Hernandez, a ready exhausted,” Jones said. “I think history graduate student. “I’m glad to the city is enjoyable and the people see all these individuals come togeth- here are very cool and friendly.” er to express their interests and ex- Besides the guest line-up, another change ideas. Events like these greatly inviting asset proved to be the elab- broaden the city’s cultural appeal.” orate and creative costumes many Aside from promoting established fl aunted at the gathering. Whether franchises, this social gathering pro- it was the outlandish blue body- vided aspiring artists the opportunity paint of X-Men’s Mystique, the hi- to demonstrate their talent. larity of a cowboy-Mario fusion or “I brought all my work so people the intimidating realism from Th e can see,” said Alejandra de la Cerda, a Interloper,alien warrior comedian, multi-medium Chihuahua-based art- the diverse crowd placed people’s cor- ist. “I’ve had several people come up neas into visual-overdrive. to me and tell me that my work is re- Intriguing events included a panel ally cool. Some of them asked for my room for Q&A’s among prominent information so I can work with them sci-fi and comic literary fi gures, on future projects.” moderated by UTEPs English profes- Words on a piece of paper failed sor James-Bucky Carter. A Best Buy to encompass what occurred at the game room was also utilized to host DANIEL ROSAS / The Prospector El Paso Civic Center this September Shanae Hubbard (left), and Jasmine Hawes dressed up in costumes for the second-annual Comic Con held Sept. 10- 11 at videogame tournaments, kept general weekend. Although attendance fi g- the El Paso Civic Center. audiences charmingly entertained. ures could not be obtained, the genu- Other pleasant additions were an ine sense of enjoyment which emitted Comic Con held Sept. 10-11 attracted and take photos alongside some of BY JERRY ALDAZ anime theater for the exhibition of from the crowd could be an indica- sci-fi fans for two action-packed days their favorite childhood stars. Walter various fi lms, trading-card tourna- The Prospector tion that this is the beginning of an of graphic novels, art, music and ex- Jones, original cast member of Th e ments for both Pokemon and Yu-Gi- Presenting cast members from cult epic journey for the city. travagant costumes. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, was Oh players and intermittent perfor- classics such as Star Wars and Power Roaming through the tightly- among the special guests at the event. mances ranging from live bands to Jerry Aldaz may be reached at [email protected]. Rangers, El Paso’s second-annual packed aisles, attendees could greet belly dancers. Event ABBA tribute band to dazzle Magofﬁ n Auditorium BY NATALIA AGUILAR released in Spain and Latin America. During this 90-minute show, the The Prospector All of these hits and more will be per- audience will also have the experi- formed the night of the concert. ence of reliving the hip 70’s look as UTEP and Lola Productions will Th e four group members, Anni- the band will be wearing clothes from be presenting “ABBA Th e Concert”, Frid “Frida”, Lyngstad, Bjorn Ulvae- the period. a tribute in celebration of Sweden’s us, Benny Andersson, and Agnetha “Th is show is also attractive be- most notorious band. Faltskog sold over 375 million re- cause it appeals to a broad audience,” “We’re really trying to bring varied cords worldwide. Although they are Vasquez said.“It’s a family oriented and quality entertainment to Magof- no longer together, they continue to show.” fi n Auditorium,” said Jorge Vazquez, sell over a million records each year. Some students are probably not executive director for UTEP’s Special Like the original band, the ABBA acquainted with ABBA as a band, Events. tribute band is also from Sweden. but their parents grew up with their For over a decade, the 21st Century “Th ey have toured the U.S. sev- music. Artists Inc. has presented its ABBA eral times, selling out performances “I don’t really know who they are tribute concert throughout North throughout the U.S., including per- but my parents want to go, so I think America to showcase the famous formances at the Hollywood Bowl it would be cool to see what they used band’s popular classics and to recre- and the Wolf Trapp in Vienna, Vir- to listen to in their time,” said Edu- ate memories to those who were part ginia,” said Juanita Vasquez, president ardo Adame, senior civil engineering of its epoch. of Lola Productions. major. “I don’t know many songs but ABBA was formed in the early Th e concert will be held at 7:30 I know I have heard of a few popular 1970s and became one of the most p.m Sept. 14-15 at the Magoffi n titles,” he said. listened to bands of its time with Auditorium. Tickets are still available at UTEP’s popular hits such as “Mamma Mia,” “Th is band has been all over the University Ticket Center or www. “Dancing Queen,” “Chiquitita,” “Wa- world and for those who truly like ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices are terloo,” and many others. Apart from ABBA, it’s the time to truly en- $35 and $40 (plus applicable service recording songs in English, they also joy those hits that ABBA played,” charges). Special to The Prospector / Office of Special Events “Abba The Concert” recorded songs in Spanish that were Vazquez said. tribute band performs Sept. 14-15 at Magoffin Auditorium. Natalia Aguilar may be reached at [email protected].

Look for it inside the September 15 th issue of The Prospector! THE PROSPECTOR PAGE8ENTERTAINMENT September 13, 2011 Technology Chismiz ready to launch as a social network site New website will allows users to blog, video chat , and make friends. BY ALEJANDRO ALBA Future plans for the website in- The Prospector clude a food channel, where people can share homemade recipes and a Derived from the Spanish word family tree application, where us- ‘chisme’, a new social website called ers can track down their ancestors, Chismiz.com will be launch Sept. Villanueva mentioned. 30. “We will also be incorporating a “It is like all the other websites system to avoid profi le imperson- social networkers already use com- ations and underage users,” Villan- bined into one website,” said Crys- ueva said. “It is a neat system that tal Orquiz, sophomore pre-business detects fake pictures.” major. “It’s neat.” Larranaga said there are also Th e idea behind Chismiz came projects behind releasing an app aft er creating a website for a con- struction company, said Marcos for the Android system, making Larranaga, president and founder the site more accessible. of the site. “I think I am looking forward “I started working with my pro- to this website,” Orquiz said. “I’ll grammer to remodel my con- be looking forward to the new ap- struction website,” Larranaga said. pearance the website will have as “We ended up creating a social well.” network.” Both Larranaga and Villanue- Chismiz allows users to so- va said they have high hopes on cial network, blog, video chat and launch date, and are really expect- even enter an online marketplace, ing to get at least 5,000 subscribers among 21 other activites, Larrana- Special to The Prospector on the fi rst day. Chismiz, a local ga said. website has more than 500 registered users and have set the server for one million worldwide users. “I really encourage the El Paso He confi rmed that the website is community to go to the website in preface but will offi cially launch new website, thousands of dollars new website that grows along the ranaga said. “Probably recent col- and see how useful it can be for Sept. 30 with a new appearance have been invested. already existing social networks. lege graduates.” the city,” Larranaga said. “Th is will and additional applications. “We have invested not only lots In the meantime, there are only According to Villanueva, they bring El Paso jobs and eventually “So far we have more than 500 of money to this website, but a lot 10 programmers, including Villan- also want to setup a foundation revenue.” users, and that is worldwide,” said of time and eff ort,” Larranaga said. ueva, working for the website at and give out scholarships in the For more information on Chis- Ray Villanueva, project manager. “We really want it to have success.” a garage and Larranaga said that future to local graduates. miz, visit their website at www. “We have set the server for one Th e team behind the project also once launch occurs, he will be set- “I don’t only want to do this for chismiz.com, or look at the demo million users, hoping we can in- mentioned that they are not creat- ting up an offi ce in town. personal gain,” Villanueva said. “I on Youtube under ‘Chismiz.avi’. crease in numbers on launch date.” ing this to compete against the big “Once we have an offi ce, we want to help our locals, too. Th ey Larranaga said with only six names like Facebook or Twitter, would also want to open job posi- are the ones who will make this Alejandro Alba may be reached at [email protected]. months into the creation of this instead, they are trying to start a tions to local programmers,” Lar- site grow.” Venue Barbed Wire gives students chance to showcase their work

BY KIMBERLY SILVA “Our mission is to provide per- formance space for the people in The Prospector the El Paso/Juarez area,” said their For local musicians, writers and Facebook page. poets, opportunities to showcase Since its inception, Barbed Wire and workshop new pieces can be has been helped by BorderSenses, few and far between. One local a local non-profi t literary organiza- organization is providing a venue tion which also publishes its own where all are welcome to bring magazine. their work and showcase it at an Santos said that both organiza- open mic event. tions have worked hard to produce Th e Barbed Wire Open Mic Se- a quality show that has played host ries takes place on the last Sat- to guests such as poet Griselda urday of each month at Th e Per- Liz Muñoz, better known as La colator, a coff ee house located in Rana, Th e Smash and eTh Border downtown El Paso. Th eatre. Four years ago, creative writing For students on a budget, the graduate students Veronica Guajar- monthly open mic night provides do and Trent Hudley saw the need an evening of free entertainment to create an event that would allow at a venue that is known for its af- El Paso’s myriad of creative people fordable coff ee and food. to come and showcase their work. “Th is is something I enjoy and Th e event is now organized and try to get to,” said Brian Lee, se- hosted by Roberto Santos. nior education major. “El Paso has “Before she left , Veronica Guaja- a lot of talent and we need to get GREG CASTILLO / The Prospector rdo wanted to fi nd a way to merge out and support our local artists.” The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series has featured poets such as Nicole “Poetic One” Nelson in July. street poets and musicians with ac- Other students such as San- ademics who shared their enthusi- dra Silva had never heard of the asm,” Santos said. “She was able to monthly event, but was told about of Wisdom. Th ere will be a Free- He stressed that this event is al- the Barbed Wire website at www. do that by allowing her to provide it by fellow students. style Cypher at 5 p.m. followed ways open mic and is intended to barbedwire.bordersenses.com further help and act as an umbrel- “I am always impressed by the by an open mic, at 7 p.m. during be a welcome environment for all Th e next Barbed Wire Open Mic la organization for the event.” tremendous student and local tal- which aspiring rappers will be wel- local artists, musicians, and writers. night is scheduled at 7 p.m., Sept. It is not uncommon to attend ent of El Paso and Juarez,” Silva come to come out and perform. “We want to encourage people to 24 at Th e Percolator, located on one of Th e Barbed Wire Open Mic said. Th is part of the evening will fea- come out and network with other 217 N. Stanton St. For more in- Series and see poets reading new Santos said September’s event ture the group Th e Heavy Heads. artists, to support one another,” formation about Th e Barbed Wire work, a new band and even local promises to be quite exciting. In “We would like to see a few Santos said. Open Mic Series, visit their Face- dance troupes and theatre compa- addition to featured group Echo more stand-up comics at the event, Students interested in perform- book page at www.facebook.com/ nies perform. Plex, Santos will share the stage it is the perfect place to try new ing their work can sign up on BWOMS. with a new co-host, Little Brother material,” Santos said. Kimberly Silva may be reached at [email protected]. PAGE 9

September 13, 2011 editor sportsWilliam Vega, 747-7445 Football Adding injury to insult Miners lose first game, starting QB BY DANIEL ORNELAS mistakes, forcing three turnovers and failing to produce any points. Th ey The Prospector went three-and-out on their next two UTEP opened up Conference-USA possessions heading into the fourth play with a tough 28-17 road loss quarter. against the SMU Mustangs Sept. 10 at “In the fi rst half we didn’t play well Gerald R. Ford Stadium. on defense, we played decent on of- Th e game wasn’t the only loss the fense except for the fumble,” head Miners would suff er in Dallas, as coach June Jones said on the SMU injuries riddled the Miners forcing Athletics site. “We challenged the three starters out of the game. defense at half time and they really Junior quarterback Nick Lamaison stepped up. I think they had six or went down in the third quarter with seven sacks, and of course Ja’Gared a separated right throwing shoulder. made a huge play at the end of the Th e injury came on a second down game.” play where Lamaison was sacked for Th e closest UTEP came to the goal the third time in the series. line occurred in the fourth quarter “I would think he’s going to take a with 12:39 to go. Hall took UTEP to couple of weeks to three weeks,” head the SMU 23 but was intercepted off a coach Mike Price said on the UTEP tipped ball at the line of scrimmage by Athletics site. “It’s on his right shoul- junior linebacker Ja’Gared Davis. der so that’s not very good for a right Aft er both teams exchanged failed handed quarterback.” drives over the next six minutes, Da- Lamaison did not return to the vis made his presence felt again. At game and will miss at least two weeks with a sprain. their one-yard line, Davis stripped JUSTIN STENE / The Prospector Senior wide receiver “I tried to lift my arm and felt the ball away from Hall and picked it Donovan Kemp makes a catch against Stony Brook Sept. 3 at the Sun Bowl. The Miners were unable to something pop,” Lamaison said. “It up for a score to put the Mustangs up win their second game of the season as they fell to SMU 28-17 Sept. 10 at Gerald R. Ford Stadium. shouldn’t be too long, I’m positive 28-17. “(Jones) is going to count on us if about it. I’ll be in the training room as Th e Miners would eventually jump Th e run defense took another big Senior long snapper and special the off ense if struggling a little bit. We much as I can be and just get back as to a 10-7 lead late in the fi rst quar- hit Sept. 10 aft er sophomore defen- teams captain Matt Camilli was the have to come out and make plays,” fast as I can.” ter but it would be the only time the sive tackle Germard Reed suff ered a Davis said on the SMU athletic site. third injury sustained versus SMU. Redshirt freshman quarterback Jay Miners would lead in the game. Th e neck injury while throwing a block Hall took over with the Miners trail- “Big players make big plays in big He has a third degree shoulder sprain Mustangs would answer with two during the third quarter. Reed was ing 21-10. He drove the Miners down situations...he challenged us to come and may have a possible fracture. He consecutive touchdowns to take a 21- taken off the fi eld by ambulance and the fi eld aft er going 3-for-3 with 37 up with a turnover.” will be out a minumum of four to six 10 halft ime lead. is pending an MRI. Price said he may yards on the drive. He then set up Th e Mustang off ense did not show weeks. Th e game marked the second con- be out a couple of weeks. senior Leilyon Meyers’ second rush- much struggles in the fi rst half. eyTh Th e Miners will look to rebound opened the game with a four-play, secutive time the Miners would allow “I think he’s going to be just fi ne. ing TD of the day to trim the defi cit from the loss when they take on I-10 to 21-17. 60-yard drive that was capped off by a 100-yard rusher. SMU’s Line carried He’s got his feeling back, his strength rival NMSU Sep. 17 in Las Cruces. Th e Miners would have their fair a one-yard touchdown run by junior the ball 20 times for 114 yards and back and he checked out just fi ne,” chances to capitalize on the SMU running back Zach Line. two scores. Price said. Daniel Ornelas may be reached at [email protected]. Volleyball Team looks to rebound from weekend setbacks at NMSU BY KRYSTAL OBLINGER kills. Senior setter Jennah DeVries Th is season, UTEP has proven that achieved 51 assists over the course of their team has changed. Against Bay- The Prospector the match. lor Sept. 9, UTEP dragged the game Following their fi rst losses of the UTEP lost to NMSU in a two three- out to fi ve sets aft er winning the first season to Baylor and Mississippi State set matches last year, which dropped and third sets, but could not hold at the MCM Elegante Invitational the Miners to 4-3 at the beginning of back the Bear’s sudden burst, falling Sept. 9-10 in Beaumont, Texas, the the season. Th e Aggies’ frontcourt, 3-2. UTEP Miners will take on the New whose hitting was at .500, was the “Th e game against Baylor was re- Mexico State Aggies in the Battle of toughest issue of the night, combin- ally good and we could have won, but I-10 Sept. 13 at Las Cruces. ing with UTEP’s constant errors and things didn’t turn out right,” Herrera UTEP will head into the match 9-2 strained off ense. said. “Baylor is a strong team and we and leading Conference-USA. Simi- Th e last time they were in Las Cru- played really well, but we just couldn’t larly, the Aggies hold an 8-2 record ces Sept. 10, 2010, the Miners were pull it off .“ and trail the WAC leader by half a coming off a 4-1 start to the season. Herrera and senior outside hitter game. Th ey were unable to catch up in the Marie-Th erese Joyce reached career- “We are just focusing on working fi rst set, falling 25-15, and answered high performances thanks to Her- our systems and making sure we are with fewer errors in the second, but rera’s 15 kills, 13 digs and four assists. doing the right things as a team by lost 25-23. In the last set, the Miners Joyce had 11 kills and 16 digs. talking to each other and working could not regain the lead and failed to UTEP logged 61 kills against Bay- on what we need to get done,” sopho- hold their composure, ending the set lor’s 60 and followed the Bears closely more setter Malia Patterson said. “I’m 25-13. with 56 assists and 82 digs for the not really worried about the game. If “I feel good about this upcoming match. anything, we just have to do what we game because we have practiced re- UTEP did the same against Missis- are capable of.” ally hard and we’ve had strong tour- sippi State Sept. 10, pushing the game NMSU recorded double-digit kills naments,” sophomore middle blocker to fi ve sets aft er winning the fi rst two JUSTIN STENE / The Prospector during their match against Texas Xitlali Herrera said. “We still have a 25-22 and 25-23. Th ey lost the last The UTEP volleyball team practices Sept. 12 at Memorial Gym, just one day be- State Sept. 10 as freshman outside lot to learn and practice but we’re off fore they continue their rivalry with NMSU in Las Cruces. hitter Meredith Hays delivered 21 to a good start.” see REBOUND on page 11 THE PROSPECTOR PAGE10SPORTS September 13, 2011 Soccer Keeper takes on responsibilities in ﬁ rst year BY FRANKIE RODRIGUEZ Dilling has played well this season, starting in all seven games and allow- The Prospector ing only two goals out of 21 shots. At One would assume a true freshman home, she has shutout all fi ve oppo- would be uneasy when asked to fi ll in nents as the Miners have outscored the shoes of a Division-1 goalkeeper, them 14-0. Her save percentage is but Sarah Dilling has risen to the .905 while the opposing team goal- occasion. keeper’s average is .703. She has taken over the spot from “Individually, I feel I have been returning goalie and senior Chandra pretty consistent,” Dilling said. “I Morden who placed third in saves in know I have really improved a lot on Conference-USA last season. my communication, but I think I have Head coach Kevin Cross gave Dill- been pretty consistent in my goal- ing the start because Morden was not keeping saves and distribution.” 100 percent healthy going into train- She clearly remembers how worried ing camp. she was when she was announced the “Chandra came in with a sports starter for the opening game of the hernia and she was really hurting in season. training camp and Sarah was playing “When I fi rst found out I was start- really well,” Cross said. ing the fi rst game, I was taken aback Get Your warrants cleared & your tickets dismissed

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because I wasn’t expecting to get the “I think the more games you get un- Morden is very humble about the start as a freshman with Chandra be- der your belt, the more confi dence whole situation and does not hold ing a senior and a solid keeper,” Dill- you have. It is just like a quarterback anything against Dilling getting the ing said. “I was really happy but also in football.” start due to her injury. Morden can nervous.” Dilling feels there is always room see what Dilling brings to this team Cross mentioned that as the season for improvement whether it is as a and believes that they are in fact has progressed, he has noticed an im- team or an individual. provement from Dilling. She does not helping each another become better “I think we have a long ways to go, seem to be as tense as she once used players. but I think we are really coming to- to be, cross said. However, he still “She brings maturity as an incom- gether. We are working more on our believes she must work on certain ing freshman and she works hard. She attack and defending really well as a things. is a really good keeper,” Morden said. team,” Dilling said. “A big thing we “We want her to be more of a lead- “She brings the fi ght out of me and we 23 er. Her goals are high and the keeper need to improve on is communica- 4 help each other by pushing one an- needs to be the biggest leader so we tion because there are points in the other. I try to help her out when I can. want her to be even more vocal and game where no one is talking and it is demanding of her team,” Cross said. just quiet on our side.” Frankie Rodriguez may be reached at [email protected]. THE PROSPECTOR September 13, 2011 PAGE11SPORTS

Soccer REBOUND from page 9 three despite 51 assists from Pat- terson throughout the match. “We are not too happy about the outcome but we worked hard and Miners stay undefeated at home proved we can hang with these teams that are high caliber,” Patter- BY WILLIAM VEGA son said. “We just need to minimize our mistakes and fi nish the game so The Prospector that we can learn how to be a better UTEP continued their dominance team.” at home aft er a 2-0 victory against the Th e Miners were able to pick Northern Colorado Bears Sept. 11 at up one win over the weekend in a University Field. straight-set victory Sep. 10against Aft er taking an early 1-0 lead, the Lamar Sept. 10. Senior libero Steph- Miners were unable to get a shot on anie Figueroa was named to the all- goal until they added an insurance tournament team despite UTEP go- score late in the game. ing 1-2 over the weekend. Figueroa “It was a little nerve-wrecking. We was also named the C-USA Player started off slow, which I’m not proud of the Week for the second time of by any means; we have to fi x that,” this year and the fourth time in her junior midfi elder Tess Hall said. “But career. as shown by the score, we came back Th is is also the third time the and we were able to get a goal. Our de- Miners have placed a player on an fense played very well this aft ernoon.” all-tournament team. Junior outside Sophomore midfi elder Tori Martyn hitter Bridget Logan was named to found freshman midfi elder Mack- the Cornell Invitational All-Tour- enzie German streaking to the goal, JUSTIN STENE / The Prospector nament team Sept. 2-3 in Ithaca, threading the needle between two Freshman forward Amanda Bears defenders. German, who sepa- Pak battles a Northern Colorado defender during their match Sept. 11 at University Field. The New York with Herrera as the tour- rated her shoulder in warm-ups prior Miners are now 5-0 at home defeating their opponents 14-0. nament MVP. to the game, was left wide open and At the El Paso Sports Commission ute scoring the lone goal of the fi rst Th e only shot that did not connect Th e Miners will now hit the road Invitational Aug. 26-27, Figueroa scored on a breakaway in the right half. Kindzierski’s pass was actually with the goalie came 35 seconds into corner. when they take on Sam Houston State took home the tournament MVP intercepted by the Bears’ freshman the game when the Bears’ fi rst shot Th e shot was the one of four to con- en route to her fi rst C-USA player defender Megan Speed in front of the near the left sideline bounced and hit Sept. 16 in Huntsville, Texas and Sept. nect with the goalie in the second half of the week. Herrera and sopho- goal. Dorman was then able to take the crossbar. as the Miners had nine shots in the 18 against the University of Texas-San more middle blocker Jeane Horton it from her quickly and knock it into period. UTEP fi nished with a total of Th e Miners are now 5-0 at home were named to the All-Tournament the goal. Antonio . 17 shots and seven on goal. and have outscored their opponents squad. “(Kindzierski) is so good about go- “We need to score more. I think 14-0 at University Field. ing (one-on-one) against players so William Vega may be reached at [email protected]. Krystal Oblinger may be reached at [email protected]. we all saw we could have scored fi ve UTEP opened play at home follow- goals if we were really sharp on it,” she just took her on, beat her down ing a 2-0 win against Arkansas-Little Cross said. “I think sometimes its her side on the right,” Dorman said. Rock. German scored her second goal just by inches and it’s not that they’re “I got an excellent cross but she did all of the year that day and is now tied playing bad. We’ll just keep working the work. I tapped it in thanks to her.” with freshman forward Amanda Pak Dance in Style on it…we went from getting shut out It was Dorman’s fi rst goal of the with three goals to lead the team. Pak on the road to scoring two goals in season, just one year aft er she led the had her third goal against Arkansas- Ballet to Hip Hop and team with 11. both games.” Little Rock on a breakaway. Th e rest of the half was controlled Aft er a close encounter by North- “I think we played well. We really everything in between by UTEP as they got eight shots ern Colorado that nearly resulted in improved this week on having more off with only two of them on goal. even cheer and gymnastics! a goal, the Miners were able to get on of a will to win and fi nishing the ball,” the board nearly as quick. Northern Colorado fi nished with Receive a 5% Discount with this Ad Hall said. “I think that showed to- Senior midfi elder Katie Dorman three shots in the half with two of night so I’m confi dent going into the 6110 N. Mesa St. Ste G. took a cross from junior forward them saved by freshman goalkeeper &M1BTP 5Yt Brittany Kindzierski in the sixth min- Sarah Dilling. road games this weekend.”

RivalryThree Renewed UTEP teams will visit NMSU this week. Volleyball UTEP (9-2) VS NMSU (8-2) 7:30 p.m Sept. 13 Pan American Center NMSU leads all-time series 55-21-1

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Kachina Classic hosted by NMSU Sept.17 all day Las Cruces Football UTEP (1-1) VS NMSU (1-1) 6 p.m. Sept. 17 Aggie Memorial Stadium UTEP leads all-time series 51-35-2

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