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Vol. 96 Issue 4 TheSt. Mary’s University Rattler Student Newspaper 10.29.08 Shutting Down SOA Film series raises aware- ness of SOA and protests. Page 3 Politically Aware Guest lecturer stresses impact of Latino vote. Page 16 Trick or Treat Not Just A Dream The Cure finally release Cast your vote, eat your candy and discover anticipated album. frightful new ways to celebrate Halloween. Page 21 News The Rattler News in Brief On Campus Off Campus Seminar to cover future in Iraq UN looks to protect developing countries in Monday, Nov. 3, 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. global economic crisis AT&T Technology Center United Nations Sec.-Gen. Ban Ki-moon wants help for developing countries as a guard against the current recession. The World Bank and International Monetary Fund met The International Relations Department presents “The with Ki-moon to discuss investments to help the world’s poor. Road Ahead in Iraq: A Map for the New Administration.” Guest speaker Gen. Ricardo Sanchez will present the semi- “[The economic crisis] threatens to undermine all our achievements and all our prog- nar that will cover the potential directions for Iraq once a ress,” said Ki-moon. new president is elected. Refreshments will be available. SOURCE: Commons.wikimedia.org SOURCE: BBC News PPC holds final lectures Aircrafts to be inspected for stress cracks Thursday, Oct. 30, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Over 600 F/A-18 jets are being inspected for cracks in their wing assemblies. Some jets, University Center Conference Rm. A which are used by both the Navy and Marines, have been used during missions in Af- ghanistan. Fifteen planes have already been identified to have the problem, which can be The last day of the President’s Peace Commission (PPC) will have the presentations “An Insight into Corporate Responsibility,” “Sustainable Human Development, One Dollar at resolved with a panel replacement. a Time” and “Going Green on God’s Green Earth.” Navy officials state that no operations will be interrupted and that a newer version of the A schedule of the PPC presentations can be found at www.stmarytx.edu/ppc F/A-18 is not part of the inspection. SOURCE: CNN.com Crackdown on smuggled cellular phones Self-defense classes available After death row inmate Richard Tabler made threats to a Wednesday, Nov. 5 – Wednesday Nov. 19 state senator on a smuggled cellular phone, all prisons in University Center Conference Rm. A Texas were put on lockdown and searched for contraband. The University Police Department (UPD) will be offering the “Rape Aggression Defense” The search led to the discovery of 13 cellular phones. Some training to the community. Students and faculty can learn skills to protect themselves. family members of the inmates found with cellular phones Techniques will be practiced with UPD members. The session costs $10 and completion have been placed under arrest for helping inmates acquire will allow members to retake classes free of charge. the devices. SOURCE: sxc.hu SOURCE: Associated Press American Indian Heritage Month approaches Political sign theft increases Thursday, Nov. 6, 6 p.m. For some, the theft of political yard signs, has become a part of election season. While Media Viewing Room, Louis J. Blume Library the stealing of such signs is illegal, it has increased this election year. In some cases, entire streets in Bexar County have had their signs vanish. Both parties have been expe- The School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Language Club and the North Ameri- riencing this trend. Signs nailed down have also been stolen. can Student Association are hosting the Andean Co-operatives Lecture. The information will be presented by Cathie Joslyn, an activist, artist and professor from Clarion Univer- Some citizens, both Democrats and Republicans, have purchased up to 10 signs at a time sity in Pennsylvania. so they can replace the signs immediately after they are taken. This is one of many events hosted in November in celebration of American Indian Earlier in October, one person found 35 Obama signs on the side of a road and turned Heritage Month. them over to the police. SOURCE: San Antonio Express News Front cover design by Jon Mike Hernandez 2 10.29.08 The Rattler News Students get political involvement in student debate By Dominica Garcia stood,” said Reiff. Staff Writer “There were good points from each side,” said Student Gov- On Oct. 22, the University ernment Association President Center’s Conference Room A was James Escamia. filled with the sharp words of six While there was no announced student debaters. winner of the debate, Danielle Senior political science major Saavedra, a freshman political A.J. Arjanen, junior international science major was excited about relations major Brynna Boose and the debate. freshman political science major “The debaters on each side Geoffrey Tahuahua were the stu- both presented their candidate dents who represented Republi- well,” said Saavedra. “I will have can presidential candidate Sen. Photo by Davlin Hamel to give the win to the Democratic John McCain. The SGA-hosted student debate gave students the opportunity to participate in politics by sharing their knowledge side though because they seemed On the opposite side of the and perspectives on the issues and speak on behalf of their respective candidates. more knowledgeable of the issues room sat sophomore political sci- and presented a very powerful ence major Tyler Ingram, junior student facilitators. The second debaters from each team a chance involvement in Iraq. Freshman en- closing statement.” criminology major Martin Pina round consisted of 10 questions to give a closing argument on why trepreneurial studies major Payton Student debater Tahuahua said and senior biochemistry major Ga- that were asked by the audience. they believed their candidate is the Reiff thought it was better to hear that the debate could make stu- briel Hernandez, who represented The third round was a face-off, best choice for president. students debating the position of dents more involved. Democratic presidential candidate during which one of the parties Many students listened to how the candidate. “Politics are too important to be Sen. Barack Obama. asked the other party about their student debaters defended their “It makes a difference hearing left to the politicians.” The first round consisted of 10 candidate’s policies. candidate’s platform on topics the positions in the words of peers, questions that were asked by four The final round gave one of the including the economy and our it makes their points more under- GlobalSecond part of University film Ministry’s has film series U.S. informs students setting about the SOA. By Ari Rivera were responsible for the death of tion on the SOA. Freshman political News Editor Archbishop Oscar Romero, a crit- science major Christian Ekleberry, ic of human rights violations by who also attended the previous The second part of the Global the government in El Salvador. Global Awareness film, expressed Awareness Film Series was “Inside This murder, along with those her thoughts on the film series. the School of the Assassins,” which of several Jesuit missionaries, “I really learned more about was shown in the University Min- prompted the SOA Watch. While the School of the Americas and got istry Center as means of continu- the film presented graphic images SOA Watch’s opinion,” said Ekle- ing the efforts in furthering the ac- of victims and destroyed villages, berry. “I’m actually excited to see knowledgement of global issues. brief descriptions were made of the other side of it.” The film informed the audience the life of Fr. Roy Bourgeious, the Bro. Brian Halderman, who about the School of the Americas founder of the School of the Amer- hosted the screening invited stu- (SOA), now known as the Western ica’s Watch. In these descriptions, dents to attend an annual vigil at Hemisphere Institute for Security his military service and protests at SOA. Last year, the vigil outside Cooperation (WHINSEC) in Geor- SOA were shown. The film chron- Fort Benning, Ga., drew 20,000 gia. The SOA is a training facil- icles Bourgeious’ efforts to prove participants. ity in the United States that gives that the SOA is the source of tor- “I was really interested in go- military instruction to the people ture training to other countries. ing to Georgia and protesting Courtesy of everystockphoto.com of Latin America. It was founded He interviewed victims and this,” said freshman biology major This year students can participate in a gathering with other protesters across in the 1940s as a way to combat even previous graduates who said Sarah Batista. the nation to shut down the School of the Americas. the spread of communism to the that torture was the focus of the According to Halderman, stu- western hemisphere. curriculum of SOA and not the dents can sign up for the waiting learned will not necessarily be put Awareness Film Series this semes- Focusing on the fact that many promotion of democracy, as the list and contact him if they want to into practice. “We are not asking ter will be “Invisible Children,” trained at the school have gone school claims. attend. Non-violence training will students to participate in civil dis- showing in November. If students on to commit brutal crimes and After the film, Bro. Brian Hal- be provided, which lets partici- obedience,” said Halderman. enjoy the series, it will continue on violate many human rights in their derman lead a discussion in which pants learn non-violence philoso- There is one more film to be into the Spring semester. home countries, the film men- several students said that this was phy and what to do in response shown as part of the series.
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