UTSA Completes Investigation on Anita Moss

5 | Arts & Life 7 | Sports Bidi Bidi Bon Bon Athlete of the Week: Giovannni De Nicolao Vol. 59, Issue 8 Est. 1981 March 5 - March 26, 2019 The Paisano Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio Community /PaisanoOnline /ThePaisano @PaisanoMedia @ThePaisano www.Paisano-Online.com UTSA completes March kicks investigation on Anita Moss off Women’s signed the online petition Dean for the College of as part of its function. History month By Heather Montoya that Moss’ students started Science Howard Grimes, as Grimes’ belief that put- Co-News Editor after she was removed from well as reviews of Moss’s ting one’s feet up on the By Cate Niegos her teaching responsibilities Spring 2019 syllabus and classroom seats should not Contributing Writer UTSA has concluded in January. syllabus quiz, consultation be considered disruptive San Antonio’s 29th Annual International Wom- its investigation concern- Dr. Heather Shipley, summaries from the TLS behavior is expressed in the en’s Day March was held on March 2 at Milam ing Professor Anita Moss’ senior vice provost of aca- and the report from Grimes’ report and is a belief that, Park. The event named, “La Lucha Sigue! Nev- classroom management demic affairs and dean of investigation on the initial according to the memoran- ertheless We Persist!” brought out local members with recommendations that the university college, sent incident. dum, conflicts with Moss’ of the community. Organizations such as Planned Moss, who teaches human a memorandum concern- The memorandum states belief and classroom man- Parenthood, MOVE San Antonio and The Espe- anatomy and physiology, ing the investigation to Dr. that Howell discussed syl- agement. ranza Peace and Justice Center gathered together may be more suitable to Kimberly Espy, provost and labus matters with Moss. “Dr. Moss still continues for an indigenous ceremony that blessed the march develop laboratory courses vice president for academic “Dr. Howell advised Dr. to believe that the student before gatherers took to the street, marching to outside of the classroom and affairs, on Feb. 25. Moss that she should in- behaviors in question, put- celebrate women’s history and rights. pursue online teaching. This is the second inves- clude in her syllabus behav- ting their feet on chairs, are Various chants such as, “Not the church, not the According to the investi- tigation conducted on Moss’ iors that ‘bugged her,’ along disruptive classroom behav- state, only we decide our fate” and “Show me what gation report, “By May 1, classroom management. with providing information iors that negatively affect democracy looks like! This is what democracy 2019, the department chair This investigation was con- that would answer common the learning environment,” looks like!” were recited as supporters marched and dean should determine ducted to determine whether student questions, and Dr. Shipley reported. through the streets of downtown San Antonio with whether or not Dr. Moss Moss met expectations giv- Moss could refer students “This persistent belief police escorts. will continue as a lecturer in en to her after an incident in to the syllabus for answers does not recognize the the classroom in future se- which Moss called UTSA to these questions,” Shipley determination by her dean Continued on page 2 mesters based upon their as- police to escort a student out stated in the memorandum. who is responsible for the See “Protestors march for multiple issues” sessment and programmatic of her class in the Fall 2018 The report states that academic programs in the needs of the university.” semester. Howell reviewed Moss’ college and the overarching In an email to the Pai- As a result of the initial Spring 2019 syllabus and supervisory responsibility sano, Moss expressed her investigation, Moss was did not find it problematic. for college personnel, and in thoughts on the investiga- required to complete a “Dr. Howell reviewed the addition, does not indicate tion. classroom management syllabus and didn’t think appropriate adjustment to “I feel great relief that training program through anything was wrong with today’s classroom environ- the investigation begun on UTSA’s Teaching and it,” Shipley reported. “She ment and is inconsistent January 20, 2019, has been Learning Services (TLS) be- did not consider past or fu- with commonplace practice concluded. I am hopeful that fore returning for the Spring ture situations, just what the at UTSA.” my spirit, which has been 2019 semester. students should know based Also, the memorandum considerably diminished According to the memo- on Dr. Moss’ expectations explains the TLS’s part in by the events of the past randum, the investigation for the class.” the process of attempting to months, will recover,” Moss included interviews with According to Joe Izbrand, reinstate Moss to her teach- said. “I am also immensely Teaching and Learning con- associate vice president Continued on page 2 grateful for the support sultant Dr. Shelley How- for communications and See “Memorandum at- I have received from my ell, Department Chair and marketing and chief com- tempts to reinstate profes- students.” Professor of Biology Garry munications officer, TLS sor” Over 900 people have Sunter, Moss and Interim does not approve of syllabi Protestors engage in Photo by Jack Myer /The Paisano prayer. Organization GenCure signs students into hosts ‘A Mile bone marrow registery By Daryan Rico According to Hillhouse maximum, it is normal to patients that have a donor in Her Shoes’ Contributing Writer there’s a big misconcep- feel tired after the process,” between 18-26 to have the By Mark-Joseph Leon tion that donating is really Hillhouse said. best outcomes and success Staff GenCure is a nonprofit painful and sometimes that “The second type of rate. organization linked with is why people hesitate to donation is marrow which “Donating is important The Alpha Delta Lambda chapter of the Omega “Be the Match” which is donate; however, that is just is donated 25 percent of the because you often don’t Psi Phi fraternity hosted “A Mile in Her Shoes,” a the national bone marrow a myth. time; it’s a surgical proce- have the chance to help sexual assault forum on Feb. 27. The forum was an registry. Gencure works to “There are two types of dure that takes up to a week somebody in such a pro- open discussion focused on raising awareness and find a match for patients donations. The most com- to recover.” The span of the found way and importantly ending the stigmas surrounding sexual assault. with leukemia. They spent mon is the Peripheral Blood donation is entirely up to when you are part of a The forum began with a two-question ice their time at UTSA from Stem Cell donation which the donor who can choose a minority group,” Hillhouse breaker. The audience was given two situations Feb. 25 to Feb. 28 asking is donated 75 percent [of schedule time based on their said. and had to decide whether or not the situations students to be part of a life the time] and it’s just done availability. were considered sexual assault. The ice breakers changing experience by do- by a vein in the arm; they It is highly encouraged Continued on page 2 made the audience question what they considered nating bone marrow to save place an IV in your arms. for people between the age See “Organizations vol- to be sexual assault and explain why they held someone else’s life. The process to heal after of 18-44 to join in the reg- unteer for donations” these beliefs. Samuel Hillhouse, one PBSC donation is two days istry. It is more common for A short speech by Chief Richard Lewis of the of the representatives at the UTSA Police Department followed the discussion. event, said it’s very diffi- Lewis expressed how important it is to “have a cult for patients of minor- partnership when we have a relationship.” He went ity backgrounds to find a on to say, “One of the things that’s always disturb- match because the match is ing as a police chief is that people don’t trust the based on ethnicity and the department enough to report that they’ve been vast majority of donors are sexually assaulted.” Caucasians. Lewis’ participation in the discussion of sexual “UTSA is so diverse that assault through the forum and his attempt to break the probabilities for patients the barrier between himself and the students was of [a] minority background intended to emphasize that the safety of the stu- signing up to donate [will] dents is always a priority, regardless of the status help to increase the odds [of of the attacker. donation],” Hillhouse said. After Lewis spoke, the panel moved forth to Since 2010, over 8,500 introductions and began their open discussion of UTSA students have joined seven questions. the registry. The main goal is to increase this number, Continued on page 2 and a diverse South Texas See “Sexual assault forum explores stories” can help make an impact. Student volunteers table outside the Business Building. Photo Courtesy of GenCure 2 | [email protected] March 5 - March 26, 2019 UTSA Organizations volunteer Online for donations Exclusive The University of Texas System Board of Regents Articles approved the systematic Continued from Page 1 design for an undergraduate “UTSA’s Music Theory studies the listening freshman residence hall, the Hillhouse let us know the organization from Texas State habits of students” Guadalupe Hall, during the importance of donating to patients came all the way to San Antonio last week of February. This who are having a hard time find- just to help. by Julia Maenius / Staff approval makes the schematic ing a match.

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