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DIANA AMARO / The Prospector Matt Miller, executive director and attorney at law for the Institute for Justice Texas Chapter, speaks at a press conference Jan. 26 outside the United States District Courthouse regard- ing a lawsuit recently brought against the city.

BY MATTHEW MUNDEN The Prospector Outside the United States District Court Jan. 26, Attorney Matt Miller, from the Institute for Justice Texas Chapter, announced that the city of El Paso was being sued. “I’m here this morning to vindicate these (venders),” Miller said. “We’re challenging two restrictions that El Paso recently put in place that essentially turned the city of El Paso into a no vending zone.” Th e two restrictions that El Paso put into eff ect banned food trucks from vending within 1,000 feet GREG CASTILLO / The Prospector of restaurants, grocers and convenience stores. It also Vegetarian and vegan students are becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of healthier options on campus. outlawed food trucks from remaining stopped in one location, meaning that the trucks have to remain mo- BY NICOLE CHÁVEZ Chopsticks, for instance, all dishes can be bile and customers must fl ag the trucks down. MULTIMEDIA made with fried or steamed tofu, he said. “We’re asking a federal judge for nothing more than The Prospector to declare these laws unconstitutional,” Miller said. Visit The Prospector’s “We have these options, but those are not For vegetarian or vegan students, the lack of online multimedia in the menu or advertised, people need to re- Th e Institute for Justice, a pro-bono law fi rm ran by menu options has created a problem that has section for a podcast, quest them,” Cruz said. donations, represents people whose rights have come under attack. Th is includes areas having to do with not been addressed for years. Andrea Benitez, video and map on Adriana Ruiz, Food Services unit market- the lack of healthy school choices, property rights, free speech and eco- senior health promotion major, feels that it’s ing specialist, said there is a misconception on options on campus. nomic liberties. even more complicated for vegan students to campus that vegetarian options are just salads fi nd a place to eat at UTEP. Sodexho. UTEP and the University of Texas when the reality is that venues like Simply to “I guess if to work is a crime, “Th ere are not many options on campus, I Pan American are the only universities in Go off er items like hummus wraps and the always have to leave and go to get some food Texas whose dining or food services are not hummus and pita plate. I am a criminal.” somewhere else,” Benitez said. “I know there is a big push on campus for operated by this company. - Maria Robledo, El Paso resident While vegetarian students are craving an increase in vegetarian and vegan options, healthy options at UTEP, other universities From a group of 44 universities, which have we are trying to satisfy all the students’ needs,” “We are defending these people because their right operated by Sodexho have been named as the food services contracts with Sodexho, UTEP Ruiz said. for living has come under attack,” said Bob Ewing, “Most Vegan-Friendly College in America.” is one of the three that does not off er or have Sodexho’s future plans include off ering veg- assistant director of communications at the Institute Every year PETA2, a youth-based arm of many vegetarian items. etarian catering items like vegetable lasagna for Justice. “(We) are representing these vendors free the animal rights group People for the Ethical Having a reduced amount of food options is once a week at the retails location on the sec- of charge and are looking for no monetary damages Treatment of Animals, takes a look at univer- discouraging for vegetarian students. ond fl oor of the Union Building East. from the city of El Paso. We just want to give the sities’ food services to fi nd the “Most Vegan- “It’s frustrating, you have to eat the same When comparing UTEP with other uni- plaintiff s a chance to make a living.” Friendly College in America.” Th rough an (food) over and over,” said Miranda Smith, versities around the country, Ruiz said even According to Miller, these regulations negatively online voting process, college students help creative writing graduate student. “When though there is a long way to go, UTEP is aff ect people who have done nothing wrong. PETA2 choose which institutions off er better there are so little options and none of them working on improving the student eating “Th ese laws hurt these people of El Paso that have quality and a variety of vegetarian or vegan very good, I stopped looking forward to eat- experience. lived here for a collected 55 years,” Miller said. “Th ey options. “We are taking baby steps, we can defi nitely abide by traffi c safety regulations. eyTh abide by food In 2010, the winner was Northwestern Uni- ing. Eating is part of the college experience, get there and provide a wider variety of op- and health regulations. Up until 2009, they did not versity, whose dining services are managed and sometimes I feel that the university does not care about students like me.” tions, but for that we really need the vegan have any issue with the city, but since then the city and operated by Sodexho, the company that has ran an aggressive campaign to try to run these Humberto Cruz, senior political science and vegetarian community to send us their also operates UTEP’s food services. people out of town.” Most universities in the UT system have major and vegan, found there are some eat- comments, call or send us an email,” Ruiz said. contracts with Aramark, the counterpart of ing options that retailers do not promote. At Nicole Chávez may be reached at [email protected]. see SUED on page 5 You Deserve It!

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BY CELIA AGUILAR With the help of the Center for En- vironmental Resource Management, The Prospector the organization was able to bring Feeling powerless and fed up with Konya’s exhibit, which consists of im- the extreme situation in Ciudad Juárez, ages in specimen bottles that hold col- Jorge Gómez, English and American lected river water samples. Th e exhibit literature graduate student, created an opened with a reception Jan. 25 and organization to address the issues no runs through April 28. other UTEP student group seemed to Besides bringing the exhibit to be actively pursuing. UTEP, MWB also helped design the “I started looking at UTEP organiza- exhibition poster, invitational post- tions and trying to see if there was one cards and the entrance for the exhibit. that was reaching out to Juárez in some Lorena Mondragón, one of the way but there wasn’t,” said Gómez, graphic designers who helped with the president of Miners Without Borders. exhibit and vice president of MWB, “I thought, if no one is going to do it, was naturally drawn to the organiza- then I’m going to have to.” tion’s cause. Being born and raised in Before being offi cially established as Juárez, the issue was something that hit a student organization last fall, Miners close to home. Without Borders started as an infor- “I believe we all should be concerned mal group of friends. about the problems in our border re- “I just posted something on Face- gion,” said Mondragón, senior orga- book saying we should empower our- nize and corporate communication selves, be creative and not let the me- major. “We should look for ways to dia’s negative stories overpower us,” reduce the social borders that we con- Gómez said. tinue to build by looking away from Th eir original goal was to help the problems.” victims of the violence in Juárez who A major goal of the organization were suff ering with mental health is to alter the way students feel about problems, such as post-traumatic Juárez. A major problem Gómez sees stress disorder. at UTEP is student apathy and social However, when they realized they disconnect. ESTEBAN MARQUEZ / The Prospector didn’t have enough funding, the group “Th ere are a lot of students who are Members of Miners Without Borders tell students about the peace rally set to take place at noon Jan. 29. switched gears. Th ey began using art as apathetic because they think the issue a means of both uniting people around in Juárez doesn’t aff ect them,” Gómez a common cause and creating a cata- said. “We want to show that it does lyst for creative self expression. aff ect them in some way even if they NOW HIRING “Art is just about what it means to don’t think it does.” be human,” Gómez said. “It’s origi- Gomez feels it is time UTEP stepped $RIVERSTODELIVERFLOWERARRANGEMENTS 2430 N. MESAs%LPaso, Texas 79902 nal, it comes from your talents and it up and encouraged more student ONLYFOR&EBRUARY AND s expresses an idea that cannot be ex- activism. WWW.kERNPLACEFLORISTCoM pressed in any other kind of medium. MWB is doing this is by forming Art transcends any kind of attempt at an alliance with the community or- Make up to $70 per trip! control because it’s coming from you.” ganization Peace and Justice Without &ORMOREINFORMATION COMETOTHE Th e artistic aspect of the group’s Borders. work is not limited to visual arts. Th e coalition, consisting of various FLOWERSHOPORGIVEUSACALL MWB plans to hold open mics events students, professors and community throughout the semester, encompass- members, has organized “A Day of ing poetry, performance and music. Action/Un Día de Acción,” which is Th ey also plan on holding a competi- a rally in solidarity with the Juárez tion where students can submit their community. Th e event will take place art, from poetry to songs and even at noon, Jan. 29 at the Sunland Park fi lms. Anapra border fence. “It’s a way of countering the negative “Th e Jan. 29 bi-national event is the energy,” Gómez said. “We all have our fi rst of many future events consisting own talents.” of solidarity and unifi cation to pro- A current project of MWB couples mote awareness and express the real- art and environmental justice in the ity and truth of Juarenses and border exhibit, “Specimens from North Amer- people,” said Ana Morales, one of the ica’s Most Polluted River” by Amanda co-organizers of Peace and Justice Keller-Konya, which is featured at the Centennial Museum this month. see BORDERS on page 5 THE PROSPECTOR PAGE4NEWS January 27, 2011 International Photojournalist’s experience of covering Iran hostage crisis

BY HAMDHOON RASHAD revolutionary guards from the house they rented in Tehran. Recalling the Scripps Howard Foundation Wire terrifying incident in an interview, WASHINGTON - Every photog- Bregg said it was one of the most rapher has a compelling story to tell. vivid images stuck in his mind, even Former Canadian Press photogra- today. pher Peter Bregg is one of them. “Four revolutionary guards showed When the world was in a state of up with pistols and took us away shock as a group of Iranian univer- blindfolded. Th at was a bit scary at sity students besieged the American fi rst. I wasn’t worried so much for embassy in Tehran and took 66 U.S. my physical safety. I was worried for citizens and diplomats hostages 30 the inconvenience of being in jail for years ago, Bregg was in the middle of six months waiting to be released the unfolding drama of the Iranian because I assumed that’s what might Revolution. happen,” Bregg said. In what Bregg deemed “the biggest Th at, however, wasn’t what hap- assignment of my career,” he arrived pened. Following a few interroga- in Iran in January 1980, roughly 2½ tions, Bregg, then in his early 30s, and months aft er the Americans were tak- Long were released the next day and en hostage. Fift y-two of the hostages asked to leave the country. spent 444 days in captivity. Th ree weeks aft er the war broke Bregg spoke about his time in Iran out with Iraq in September 1980, at National Press Club to mark the Bregg received a phone call from the 30th anniversary of the 1979 Iran Iranian embassy. He and Long could hostage crisis. An exhibit of 36 of return to Iran if they wanted to. Bregg his photos from that time is on view went to Tehran for a second time in at the club until Feb. 4. During his PETER BREGG / Special to The Prospector the same year. career, Bregg covered eight Olympic Bregg, 62, said that since the Amer- Peter Bregg (center), along games, Stanley Cup fi nals, World Se- icans were shut out, he and Long #(u9v vp8 with the Iranian army regulars ries, presidential trips and the Viet- shared their coverage with other me- %'u9v vp8 and volunteers on the western nam war. dia outlets. He said it wasn’t easy be- “Th e Iranian people were still eu- ing the only Westerners in Iran dur- front of the war with Iraq Nov. phoric following the revolution being the volatile period. 1980. In the middle of the Iranian cause in their minds things were “It was very oppressive and very Revolution, Bregg was abducted going to be better,” Bregg said. “But stressful because any day you could wrwqtr5hyp gradually the clerics and the revolu- feel that something might happen,” at gunpoint by a group of revo- tionary guards took charge, and no- ry)( $'"'' # Bregg said. body really felt safe anymore.” sh)( $$#!!"# lutionary guards from the house Added to the stress was being away they were renting in Tehran. Th at included Bregg, who along from his wife and family. pryy)( $!# (% with colleague Doug Long, was abducted at gunpoint by a group of see CRISIS on page 5 THE PROSPECTOR January 27, 2011 PAGE5NEWS

SUED from page 1 “I guess if to work is a crime, I am a According to Miller, this absence of criminal,” Robledo said. Students around campus do not food vendors could allow restaurants understand why the restrictions were to build a monopoly, not worrying even created in the fi rst place. about venders as competition and “Well, I honestly don’t see that many having to lower their prices. vendors near enough of these places “Th ese restrictions turn most of the of business to be seen as a threat,” said city into a no vending zone,” Miller Andreana Gamboa, senior art major. said. “Th ese laws do not exist to serve “It’s not like people are going to stop the public. Th e only things they pro- buying groceries or eating out at res- tect are brick-and-mortar businesses taurants just because of them.” that don’t like vendors competing with In the end, these restrictions have them.” left these vendors dreaming of the One of the four plaintiff s, Ma- days that did not restrict them. ria Robledo, El Paso resident for 30 “All we want is to have things be like years, expressed her feelings on these they were in 2008,” Miller said. restrictions. Matthew Munden can be reached at [email protected].

BORDERS from page 3 For Mondragón, being a part of the organization is one way to learn and Without Borders and sociology gradu- become active on the issue, but she ate student. feels more could be done. For both Morales and Gómez, the “I think UTEP should stand as a PETER BREGG / Special to The Prospector media plays a major role in the public supporting institution of the solutions perception of the violence in Juárez. William F. Keough (left) and 51 hostages arrive from Tehran at Algiers airport Nov. 20, 1981 after these problems require,” Mondragón “What a lot of Americans don’t know said. “Miners Without Borders is only 444 days in captivity. Keough was principal of The American School in Tehran, a private institution that is that since the militarization of Mex- one of the many creative ways that ico, violation of human rights, murder closed after the fall of the Shah. He retured to Iran Nov. 1, 1979 to collect school records and was students can begin to acquire knowl- and rape went drastically up,” Morales staying at the embassy when it was seized. edge and activism skills to address said. “However, popular media con- these problems. I encourage students tinues to insist how many of the deaths It was a major moment for Diane Th e hostages were fl own to Ger- to search for volunteering opportuni- CRISIS from page 4 and crises occurring are organized ties and community involvement in when Peter returned home. “I was many, where they spent a few days crime-related. “ “My wife was a hero during that anything that can support our border relieved that it was over and he was before returning to the U.S. Th e event will include live testimo- time. When I was away for six community.” safe,” she said. “When those Americans came off nies, guest speakers, poetry and music months, she was busy taking care the plane, I had goosebumps. I was from both sides of the fence. Players in Other events include food donation Th e hostages were released Jan. 20, of the kids till I came home with my stressed out because I had been in the day of action hope to not only open drives and a campus screening of the 1981, as Ronald Reagan was inau- stories,” Bregg said. Iran for three months, and the free- the community’s eyes to the devasta- documentary “La Barda,” a fi lm that gurated president. No one was more focuses on the problems of the border “It was diffi cult. We have two dom they felt for themselves I was tion in Juárez, but to encourage them elated than Bregg, who watched as wall. daughters, then aged 10 and 11. I feeling for myself,” he said. “I felt to unite and act. the hostages disembarked from the “It’s so important to reach out to Miners Without Borders meets was lucky to be surrounded by fam- free at last.” plane in Algiers. Bregg described it the Juárez side, because activists have weekly from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednes- ily members,” Bregg’s wife, Diane, days at Union Building East, Lantana as “the most exhilarating moment” Hamdhoon Rashad is an undergraduate journalism been getting killed in Juárez,” Gómez said in an interview. “Once in a honors student at Limkokwing University of Creative Room 102E. For more information, said. “If they’re being targeted then it’s while, I talked to Peter on the phone. during the stressful time. He had Technology in Cyberjaya, Malaysia. He is currently an email Jorge Gómez at jagomez6@min- clearly not just about drugs; it becomes I followed the news constantly, and fl own to Algiers in advance of the intern at the Scripps Howard Foundationʼs Semester in a form of mass control. Th ey’re trying ers.utep.edu. Peter’s boss kept in touch with me.” hostages’ fl ight. Washington Program. to scare the people into submitting.” Celia Aguilar may be reached at [email protected].

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January 27, 2011 editor entertainmentMatthew Munden, 747-7442 Review Awards Surprises from 2011 Oscar Nods

BY ALEJANDRO ALBA The Prospector Th e Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its nominations for the 2011 Oscars on Jan. 25. It came as no surprise that most of the fi lms up for the coveted Best Picture award were “Th e So- cial Network,” “Black Swan,” “True Grit,” and “Inception.” Th ose films were pretty much shoe-ins for the Special to The Prospector honor. It also came as no surprise Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Josh Hutcherson, Mia Wasikowska, and Mark Ruffalo all star in “The Kids Are All Right.” that the nominees for Best Picture repeat themselves within the other categories. What was surprising was that “The Kids Are All Right,” but the adults are not movies like “Th e King’s Speech” and “True Grit”, with 12 and 10 nominations, respectively, surpassed the the one hour mark when the movie Joni, who never seems to have had a but seems to play his character natu- BY MATTHEW MUNDEN crowd favorite, “Th e Social Network”, takes these decent people and villifi es close relationship with a man before, rally. Wasikowska turns out to be a which had eight nominations. I guess The Prospector one of them. I could not fathom why expresses her feelings of being im- much better actress than I was led to that makes total sense though, since “Th e Kids Are All Right” may be these people cast so much blame on pressed aft er fi rst meeting Paul, gave bookended with scenes involving the one character, while another character, me hope that these kids might be able believe she was aft er the boring “Alice Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t have an titular kids, but this movie belongs who was also part of the deed that was to fi nd that life live up to their high in Wonderland.” unbearable speech impediment, and to the adults and how they are not all done, avoids a great deal of hate. I’m expectations. So I’m faced with the problem of wasn’t born 150 years ago. No Nolan? Th at is the biggest sur- right. speaking in generalities because much I fi nd that I have reached the fi nal giving this movie an actual score. How of this occurs in the third act of the third of my review and have not men- prise people seem to be raging about Th e movie opens with the children, can I give a movie a negative score 18-year-old Joni (“Alice in Won- fi lm. tioned the performances. Moore and all over the web. Honestly, it does derland’s” Mia Wasikowska) and 15 From director and screenwriter, Lisa Bening portray two women as believ- when I loved most of it? How can I seem like some shenanigans. Th e year-old Laser (Josh Hutcherson), of Cholodenko, the fi lm brings an inter- able partners. Th ey help this movie give a movie a good score when I hated fi lm made a world wide impression a family with two moms, Nic (An- esting stance on same sex couples. Th e transcend what baseless critics of same the third act? and yet the director received no Os- car attention. nette Bening) and Joules (Julianne fi lm seems to indicate that Choloden- sex marriage said it was. Th ese two I guess I’ll settle for giving it a good Moore). Laser wants a father fi gure in ko, who is openly lesbian and has a women are just two women that are One of the things I don’t agree with score, just lower your expectations for his life, so he asks his sister to contact family quite like the family in the fi lm, married. At no point, do they break is that “Th e Town” deserved more the sperm bank that his mothers used believes that some sort of father fi gure into speeches about what they feel to the fi nale. nominations than the one Jeremy to get the number of the donor, Paul is needed in every family. be two women married together. “Th e Kids are All Right” plays at Renner received for Best Supporting (Mark Ruff alo). What follows is a sort While I do not exactly agree with Ruff alo plays sort of a womanizer at 7 p.m. on Jan. 28 and Jan. 29 at the Actor nomination. Although Ben Af- of sex-comedy-meets-marriage-analy- this belief, I, as the child of a divorced the beginning, but his character grows Union Cinema. fl eck has previously won an Oscar for sis about the drama that happens in a mother, share some of Laser’s desire into someone that you honestly be- Best Original Screenplay, I don’t be- modern family. for a father. Th e way he looks longingly lieve cares about Joni and Laser. Wa- lieve “Th e Town” was all that good. I For the most part of this movie, the while watching a friend and his father sikowska and Hutcherson play two was really hoping for a cliché ending. scenes in this movie feel true and hon- wrestle during the opening credits of teens well. Hutcherson does not have Matthew Munden may be reached at prospector@utep. est. However, I had a problem around the fi lm is rather poignant. Th e way much to do aft er the 30 minute mark, edu. see NOMINATIONS on page 8 Column Junk Food TV may be good for us

BY JAZMIN SALINAS and why America has gone into a Jer- troversial series “Skins” takes the WTF sey frenzy, but again we need our fi x of junk food TV award. Th is show is in The Prospector “juiceheads” and “guidettes” to escape no way, shape or form for teenagers or Our brains are constantly concerned reality. your mom. with the hectic lives we lead, but like Th e “Jersey Shore” phenomenon Th e fl ood gates of teenage indecen- our bodies, our brains need some good demonstrates that all of us have some cy opened on Jan. 17 and showered junk food TV. inner demons that we may not be will- America with everything but cheer- Junk food TV is the type of program ing to give free reign to. Let’s face it, as leading. Despite the uncomfortable that makes you ask yourself, “Why in college students we cannot aff ord to go feeling of watching teenage immoral- the world am I watching this?” Well out Th ursday through Sunday down- ity, I had to fulfi ll my curiosity. ladies and gentlemen, MTV is kind ing shots of Patron but we defi nitely All I had to say aft er watching that enough to its viewers to air shows that watch Snooki do it. fi rst show was, “Wow.” My mind quiv- bring fi st-pumping, baby-mama-dra- Teenage pregnancy is an unfortunate ered at the producer’s portrayal of the ma and casual teen sex programs to the reality that society faces and one of the American teenager. Could this be a world. most televised and talked about themes show for the sake of demented enter- “Jersey Shore,” “Teen Mom” and the for reality TV. tainment or a cry for help from the newest show “Skins,” are all what I con- “Teen Mom” and “16 and Pregnant” average teenager? sider junk food TV because they do are quite depressing shows, but the Nevertheless, the show is receiving not educate, they do not inform and unknown outcome attracts viewers they defi nitely do not help us on our like me. At the same time my curiosity the attention its producers sought out fi nal exams. All the while our brains rises, the moral side of me wishes that a and is satisfying someone’s junk food Special to The Prospector need to escape reality and see what lesson would come out of this show for fi x. On the other hand, I am sure the other stupidities are going on in other young girls. average TV viewer would prefer their The cast of Jersey Shore pose for yet another picture. peoples’ lives. Th e new wave of teen pregnancy fi x to be “Skin” less. I do not plan to spend my entire We understand the dangers and New Jersey was just another state in reality has struck a chord in my heart Junk food television appeals to us realities of junk food TV but as main the U.S. that was somewhere near New that makes me feel as though these girls on so many levels of our psyche: it summer drinking my life away, I am York, but in 2009 MTV premiered need me to set them straight. But once takes us away from our own realities; past the teen pregnancy years and I stream society we watch the antics of their reality TV show “Jersey Shore,” again I question, why am I watching it allows us to live vicariously through may be a little old to be entertained these characters from the sidelines no and the rest is history. this? the characters and it creates a per- by these questionable teenage she- matter how crass and embarrassing Oft en times I ask myself why I am Staying on the subject of teenage re- sonal attachment between viewer and nanigans, but every now and then I they get. so intrigued with these strangers’ lives ality shows, MTV’s anticipated yet con- show. need my junk food TV. Jazmin Salinas may be reached at [email protected]. THE PROSPECTOR PAGE8ENTERTAINMENT January 27, 2011

NOMINATIONS from page 7 nominated as one of the produc- Predictions ers for the fi lm. I mean, who doesn’t like a happy Th e Best Actress in a Leading ending? Role is something many, includ- Oscar winners should surprise none Another issue causing discus- ing me, will be anxious about. All sions online, is the fact that no African Americans were nomi- the nominees but one have pre- nated for any of the categories. viously been nominated before. Many are saying that “For Col- Jennifer Lawrence, who played ored Girls” was worthy of several 17-year-old Ree in “Winter’s nominations. Most of the com- Bone,” is the only newcomer to ments site racism as the reason, the category. but I feel otherwise. My bets are on Natalie Port- If racism was actually the case, man, who portrayed an intense Most Academy then last year “Precious”, wouldn’t dancer in “Black Swan.” Nicole Award nominees have been awarded in several Kidman would be my second can be seen in categories, including Mo’Nique’s favorite, but she has proved she local theatres. Best Supporting Actress Award. I is a high-quality actress, and DANIEL ROSAS / The Prospector do think that the movie “For Col- therefore does not need a second ored Girls” should have received Oscar. BY MATTHEW MUNDEN Actor in a Supporting Role Directing at least one nomination, but I Probable Winner: Christian Bale, Probable Winner: David Fincher, Oppositions are being found The Prospector don’t see the lack of nominations everywhere about who should or “Th e Fighter.” “Th e Social Network.” Actor in a Leading Role Th is is the only category that could While this award as an act of racism. shouldn’t have been nominated, “Th e Fighter” took its hits too, Probable Winner: Colin Firth, “Th e surprise anyone, since any of the could go to Aronofsky, ultimately there isn’t anything nominees could get I predict Fincher will with the absence of Mark Wahl- King’s Speech.” we can do but go with what the Last year, Firth was a lock for this the award. Th at be- get the award. His visual berg within the nominees for Academy Awards says, and rant award until Jeff Bridges started to ing said, I think this stamp is on “Th e Social Best Actor in a Leading Role. It is about it on a blog or a column. gain awards buzz. is fi nally Bale’s year Network” from start to fi nish, mean- is upsetting that all of his co-stars Many surprises were handed But this year with to get the award. Not ing that no other director could make (Amy Adams, Christian Bale and his only real com- only because of his performance in a fi lm like it. out with the nominations on Melissa Leo) were nominated, petition being Jesse “Th e Fighter,” but this award will be while he was ignored by the Jan. 25, but even more will be re- Eisenberg, expect the what is called ‘Peter Jackson award.” Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Academy. Th en again, Christian ceived by the crowd on Feb. 27, award to go to Firth. Th is award is not just for this one per- Probable Winner: Aaron Sorkin, Bale did shadow Wahlberg in on the actual Oscar’s night. Th e only reason Eisenberg will not formance, but all of the performances “Th e Social Network.” get the award is because the Academy he has given to this point. Sorkin is the best the fi lm. Wahlberg does not go Alejandro Alba may be reached at prospector@ will fi gure that he is too young and screenwriter currently empty handed though, as he was utep.edu. will probably be nominated again. Actress in a Leading Role working and his script Probable Winner: Natalie Portman, for “Th e Social Net- “Th e Black Swan.” work” mixes comedy No brainer. Portman’s and drama with rapid performance was like fi re dialogue. Without Sorkin, that nothing she ever did be- movie would not have been nearly as fore. Everyone seems to good as it was. like her, so she should win. Also, it will make a nice story to Writing (Original Screenplay) tell her kid when it is born. Probable Winner: David Seidler, “Th e Actress in a Supporting Role King’s Speech.” Probable Winner: Helena Bonham Again, expect “Th e Carter, “Th e King’s Speech.” King’s Speech” to get Expect “Th e King’s Speech” to any award that it can. sweep the awards show, winning everything except best director, Best Picture fi lm. and support- Probable Winner: “Th e Social ing actor (although Network” “Th e King’s Speech” If Fincher wins the directing Oscar, Geoff rey Rush has a expect “Th e Social Network” to get chance to beat Bale). this award. However, if he does not, expect Animated Feature “Th e King’s Speech.” Probable Winner: Th is award sort of Toy Story 3 represents Old Hol- It is a Pixar movie. lywood versus New Hollywood. It can It is Toy Story 3. ‘Nuff go either way and, to be honest, both said. fi lms deserve the award. Matthew Munden can be reached at [email protected].

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January 27, 2011 editor sportsSal Guerrero, 747-7445 Basketball Miners comback against Green Wave BY SAL GUERRERO But the Miners were resilient, Leading scorer for the Miners making a switch on defense that was senior forward Christian Polk The Prospector held the Green Wave to just 9-of- with 16 points, shooting 6-of-10 It was a tale of two halves for the 27 shooting from the fl oor in the from the fi eld and recording six UTEP Miners Jan. 26 when they second as opposed to their 13-of- assists. Stone managed to have yet came back from a nine-point defi - 24 in the fi rst. another game with double-digit cit to beat the Tulane Green Wave “Tim Floyd got into us a little rebounds (10), while tallying up 69-65 in the Don Haskins Center. bit during the half and told us we seven assists in 36 minutes of play. “We played a really solid Tulane needed to come back out here and team…I thought they outplayed guard a little better or we were go- “Guys were just making shots. us again tonight,” head coach Tim ing to let this game slip away,” ju- I just was looking for guys open,” Floyd said. “We played an out- nior forward Gabe McCulley said. Polk said. “Th e coaches have been standing second half. Give Julyan “We tried to come out to respond on me about trying to make guys (Stone) great credit, we made a a little to what coach was saying.” better instead of looking for my switch and put (Stone) on (Kend- With 10:34 left in the game, Mc- own shot and guys have been step- all) Timmons in the second half, he Culley hit a jump shot that gave the ping up and fi nishing.” had one point—he had 16 in fi rst. Miners a 52-50 lead. Moments later Th e Miners have two days of Th at was the big diff erence” though, Tulane’s freshman forward rest before they take on the Tulsa Th e Miners (17-4, 5-1 Confer- Kevin Th omas made a layup to tie Golden Hurricane, who lost Jan. 26 ence USA) struggled shooting in it at 50, keeping the Green Wave in to SMU 59-58. In their last meeting the fi rst half of the game, but man- the game. aged to climb their way back to win Freshman forward John Bohan- UTEP beat Tulsa 69-50 Jan. 5 in in the end. non then made a jump shot and the Don Haskins Center. But this “(Tulane) shot for percentage was fouled by Tulane’s Th omas, time around the Miners will travel in the fi rst half, 54 percent. In the setting up a three-point play. Th e to Tulsa Jan. 29 to keep their four- second half, they shot 33 percent,” Miners never looked back from game-C-USA streak alive. Floyd said. “We’re a team that will there, keeping the Green Wave at “I understand they (Tulsa) got take the win anyway we can get it. bay. beat by one point by an SMU team I think it was a result of half court “We’re a real athletic team and that is playing as good as anyone defense in the second half.” everyone shares the ball. When we right now,” Floyd said. “Th ey are Coming out of the locker room get out and run we make it hap- a team that had us down 10 at aft er the half, UTEP was down 38- pen,” freshman forward John Bo- (home). Th ey are a team that can BOB CORRAL / The Prospector 35 as a result of poor shooting from hannon said. “We came out in the beat anybody in our league.” the fl oor and giving up big 3-point- second half with more intensity Senior guard Christian Polk attempts a lay up against Tulane Jan. 26 ers from Tulane’s Timmons. and had to grind it out.” Sal Guerrero may be reached at [email protected]. at the Don Haskins Center. Basketball Golden Hurricane next step in C-USA

BY WILLIAM VEGA combating the Hurricane’s post players. She has made no- The Prospector table impacts during UTEP’s Heading into the mid-way conference play, averaging the point of Conference USA play, second-highest scoring total the UTEP women’s basket- on the team with 11.5 points ball team and Tulsa Golden per game and a team-high of Hurricane have begun league 6.7 rebounds in the past six play, moving in two separate games. directions. “I’m ready to work hard,” Th e two opposing forces and Brown said. “I’m just working most recent C-USA Tourna- hard at practice and keep go- ment hosts (Tulsa in 2010, ing. As long as I keep my head UTEP in 2011) will meet Jan. up I keep working.” 27 at the Don Haskins Center, Tulsa has taken a diff erent with both teams hoping to be- approach over their last four gin new winning streaks. games. Sophomore guard UTEP (11-6, 3-3 C-USA) Taleya Mayberry is the lone lost a heartbreaker at SMU, double-fi gure performer lead- 81-79, Jan. 23 and Tulsa (5-8, ing the team in points with 1-4 C-USA) lost at home to 16.2 per game, 9.2 assists and Tulane the same day, 80-66. 8.8 steals. Th e Miners have experi- Adams knows what is at enced good team balance stake when facing a player like when playing C-USA teams Mayberry as she hopes to shut this season. Four players down the 2010 C-USA All- are averaging double fi gures Freshman First-Teamer. in scoring over the past six “Th eir point guard (May- games. berry) is extremely quick and Head coach Keitha Adams loves to push the ball up the has taken note of Tulsa’s strong fl oor and attack the rim,” Ad- post play. ams said. “We have to guard “We’re going to have to be the ball and we should be able ready to play. Th ey (Tulsa) is to get that done. We’ll have athletic,” Adams said. “Th ey to play hard and have to play BOB CORRAL / The Prospector always have good post play. smart. Communication is go- Freshman point guard Kelli Willingham currently leads the Miners in assists per game (4.1), while averaging 9.1 Th ey rebound very well.” ing to be a big thing.” Junior forward Gloria points per contest. Brown will be a key asset in see C-USA on page 11 THE PROSPECTOR PAGE10SPORTS January 27, 2011 Tennis Diversity drives a team to succeed

BY WILLIAM VEGA and they respect me. I think we have good chemistry.” The Prospector UTEP’s team chemistry is driven UTEP tennis head coach Victor by a diversity of fi ve diff erent nation- Aguilar understands the importance alities, with not a single player hailing of family and the eight players on the from the United States. Aguilar’s team team are no diff erent. consists of two players from Russia, Th e tennis team’s unity doesn’t end two from Brazil, two from Mexico, aft er a long day of practice at the El one from Puerto Rico and one from Paso Tennis Club, Aguilar fi nishes ev- Canada. ery practice with one simple off er to “Tennis is one of very few interna- his team, “Who needs a ride?” tional sports,” Aguilar said. “(UTEP As is customary with all UTEP head Tennis) has a melting pot like the coaches, Aguilar was issued a vehicle U.S.” when he took the job in 2010. Upon Sophomore and number one player learning the circumstances that most Martina Trierweiler has had to over- of his players arrived without means come much more than just language of transportation from their respec- and cultural barriers coming from tive countries, he asked to exchange Brazil. She was red shirted during the 2009-2010 season due to injury and UTEP Athletics his compact car for a large mini-van showed improvement posting a 3-3 Senior Ximena Fuentes, a three-year letter winner, is one of two players on the team that hails from to help accommodate his team. “I treat these girls like my daugh- record during the fall. “Th e coaches were all around me, Mexico. ters,” Aguilar said. “I respect them helping me all the time, supporting me a lot,” Trierweiler said. “So they gave me the time, told me to take my time, I had that time so now I feel 100 percent ready to go.” Trierweiler ended the fi rst half of the season impressively, winning in straight sets (6-4, 6-0) in singles play and scoring 9-8 (10-8) in her doubles match with Gabi Vasquez during the New Mexico Invite Nov. 7, 2010. Tri- erweiler will be paired with junior Carolina DeLuca to form the number one doubles spot for UTEP to com- mence dual-match season. Vasquez is one of three freshmen on the team but has earned her spot as the number three player with high expectations entering the dual-match season. She was the top-rated junior player in Puerto Rico and won four of her 11 matches in the fi rst half of the season. “In Puerto Rico, I only got to play good players in the semi(fi nals) and fi nals,” Vasquez said. “Here you are playing top players in the fi rst round... It’s diffi cult but I’m used to it.” Vasquez was grateful to be paired up with one of two seniors on the team, Ximena Fuentes, as the number two doubles. “She’s like my mother here,” Vasquez said. “I really like it because we speak the same language (Span- ish) so it’s easier to communicate… we’re really united not only on the court but outside so that really helps us a lot.” Th e tennis team begins dual-match season with a pair of tough games in Tucson, Arizona. Aguilar was thrilled to see the In- tercollegiate Tennis Association’s 49th ranked team in the country, Arizona, on their schedule. “UTEP tennis has done well but we need to take it up another notch to get more community support. We need our players to get those big wins which will attract more people,” Agu- ilar said. “We’d like to beat a top 60 school in the NCAA Division-1.” Th e Miners fell to Northern Ari- zona University Jan. 22 4-3 and were swept by the University of Arizona 7-0. UTEP faces the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico at 2 p.m. Jan. 29 with a team to be de- termined the following day. Th e Lo- bos went 1-21 in the spring of 2010 including a close 4-3 loss to UTEP March 12 in El Paso. William Vega may be reached at [email protected]. THE PROSPECTOR January 27, 2011 PAGE11SPORTS

C-USA from page 9 and SMU by a combined 57 points Th e game will be the fi ft h edition Freshman guard Kelli Willingham, while UTEP has gone 1-2 against the of “Pack the House” and admission is may prove to be the key defender as three. Th e Miners lost to Houston free for all fans. Tip off is at 7:05 p.m. she is tied for a team-high of 1.4 steals and SMU by a total of 10 points and Jan. 27 at the Don Haskins Center. per game. “However the coach tells me to beat Rice by 22 points on Jan. 20. William Vega may be reached at [email protected]. guard, whether it’s to keep her in front or not, it’s something I’m going to have to do,” Willingham said. “C-USA has a lot of good guards so it’s not going to be anything I haven’t seen before.” UTEP has put up consistent num- bers since beginning league play. Th e Miners are averaging 71.2 points each game while giving up 67.5 points. Th e team has also performed well shooting 46.8 percent from the fi eld and 38.8 percent from 3-point range. Tulsa’s totals have taken tough hits through fi ve games of conference play, the Hurricane have given up 73 points per game but are only scoring 59.4 each outing. Tulsa is shooting the ball at 36.2 percent from the fl oor and 28 percent from beyond the arc. But the team’s three-point percentage and defensive statistics are something coach Adams is not overlooking. “Th ey have a couple of really good three-point shooters and they mix up their defenses,” Adams said. “We’re going to have to take really good care of the ball and we’re going to have to play two halves.” DIANA AMARO / The Prospector Th e two teams have faced three Junior forward Gloria Brown scores two points against New Mexico similar opponents through conference play thus far. Tulsa dropped State at the Don Haskins Center. their games against Houston, Rice PAGE 12

January 18, 2011 editor our viewDiana Amaro, 747-7446 Miner fans help spur comeback

PHOTOS BY BOB CORRAL / The Prospector

The Miners came back from a nine-point deficit to beat Tulane 69-65 at the Don Haskins Center.

With the win, UTEP is now 5-1 in Conference USA and remains tied for first with the Memphis Tigers.