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VOL. 104, NO. 3 SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO WWW.THEPROSPECTORDAILY.COM UTEP receives grant to combat sexual violence BY CATHERINE RAMIREZ The Prospector The U.S. Department of Justice award­ ed UTEP a grant to help the university re­ spond to sexual assaults and other violent crimes affecting college students on and off campus. In a press release on Wednesday, Aug. 29, the justice department’s Office of Vio­ lence Against Women (OVW) announced 57 grants totaling in over $18 million were given to colleges across the country to com­ bat sexual assault and violent crimes. UTEP was the only university in the state of Texas to receive the grant. “We applied through a very compli­ cated process for a second time and we first responders, to enforce preventative were awarded the grant,” said Dr. Thenral measures associated with sexual violence Mangadu, the grant program director. “We and how to respond to situations. received a similar grant in 2015.” “We will be engaging administrators and law enforcement so we can provide com­ The grant UTEP received totals prehensive intervention and services,” Dr. $300,000 and will be used in the span of Mangadu said. three years to create sexual harassment Following the recent explosion of prevention programs and educational sexual harassment misconduct, some events for students. of the preventative intervention ser­ “It is a good way to spend the money. vices and activities planned will con­ I don’t think this school, as a whole, pays centrate on, but are not limited to, much attention to that,” said Berenice Gra­ engagement with men to prevent ziano, a junior psychology major. UTEP Care sexual violence. The grant program will be managed program, the Office of “I hope it makes individual through the Department of Public Health Student Conduct and Con­ members more aware that this is in the College of Health Sciences and will flict Resolution, the Center a serious issue that should not be ran by Mangadu and Luisa Garcia, the Against Sexual and Family be taken lightly” Chavira said. assistant director of the program. Violence and the District At­ The grant project is de­ “Our community is at risk for violence torney’s Office in El Paso. voted to stopping sexual related health disparities and through “I think the best weapon assault, domestic violence, these collaborations and this grant we can against this issue is to thorough­ dating violence and stalking enhance our outcomes which is related to ly educate people about the harsh on campus for all students, our UTEP institutional mission,” Manga­ consequences they will face when staff and faculty, both on du said. they are caught and convicted,” said and off campus. The program will partner with UTEP Carlos Chavira, a senior in Lambda All students will have departments and organizations, along with Chi Alpha fraternity. access to grant opportuni­ victim service providers and local justice A portion of the grant will ties on campus and in the commu­ agencies to implement campus activities to also be used to train campus nity and are encouraged to partici­ prevent sexual harassment on campus and healthcare providers, law en­ pate in all events to continue the fight to coordinate response teams when violent forcement and other uni­ against sexual violence. situations arise. versity personnel who Catherine Ramirez may be reached at [email protected]. Partnered organizations, victim service are considered providers and justice agencies include the SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 2 OPINION WEB EDITOR ADRIAN BROADDUS, 747-7446 An ode to Malcolm James McCormick BY ADRIAN BROADDUS Slide Park were like fantasy tales, Mac Miller took Please remember Don cohesiveness over hits on Watching Movies With BY JAVIER CORTEZ ticularly better, but because those past things show The Prospector us how to be better. the Sound Off, which was interestingly released The Prospector Don Haskins life and death was not in vain, nor Remember EZ Mac? the same day as J. Cole’s Born Sinner and Kanye Popularity does not al- was his career and the impact he made on basketball He was a 14-year-old kid West’s Yeezus. ways equate to substance. and society as a whole. But I can’t seem to shake this out of Pittsburgh and one Bold move for a 21-year-old. Success does not always rep- growing fear that his remembrance will go in vain. third of The Ill Spoken. No matter, Mac Miller went from frat party resent greatness. And true My parents were young children when coach Rap happened to be out of music to intellectual hip-hop. Songs like “Ob­ character is rarely shown for Haskins made history in 1966. I wasn’t even a thought chance for him. He always jects in the Mirror” and “I Am Who Am (Kill­ all it’s worth in the light. when he turned the Miners into the powerhouse of wanted to be a singer. ing Time)” detailed his troubles with depression, Don Haskins had sub- the WAC in the ‘80s. I was the age of five when he Malcolm James McCormick was raised Jewish mental illness and substance abuse. “Youforia” stance. Don Haskins was great. And Don Haskins had retired. And I was a preteen when I would see him at and was the self-proclaimed “coolest Jewish rapper.” was sonically unmatched, while “Aquarium” and character—for all that it was worth—good and bad. the UTEP basketball games in the mid-2000s. His mother was a photographer. His dad, an archi- “Remember” were beautifully produced and lyri­ This past Saturday, Sept. 7 marked the 10-year an- The reason why I am confident enough to speak tect. Malcolm was more radical than the two. cally powerful. niversary of Don Haskins passing. He was 78 when on a man I never knew or came to experience dur­ Rostrum Records let his creativity flow in the Warner Bros and Mac Miller reached an agree- he died in 2008. It’s funny what a faulty memory does ing my lifetime is that those past generations didn’t let early 2010s, helping Malcolm release K.I.D.S. By ment in 2014, thus spawning GO:OD A.M., which and it’s almost sad how fast time passes us. coach Haskins go in vain. 17, before signing with Rostrum, Malcolm made was Mac’s most mature album to date. He talked Today—we fawn over musicians who over- And seeing what my generation values today, it to the final four in Rhyme Calisthenics, the MC rapped about the struggles of dealing with fame and inflate their ego to that of a God, praise athletes who what my generation consumes today, and how my competition at Shadow Lounge. Just a year later, ev- fortune, while continuing to allude to his apparent perpetuate victimhood, and exalt politicians who play generation disregards what came before them, I can’t eryone knew him by Mac Miller, where he sold out drug problem that hadn’t gotten better. to the lowest common denominator—it’s hard to find help but be cynical about the legacy of coach Haskins. every show on the Incredibly Dope Tour. The Divine Feminine came and went as did people in the public eye to look up to. On the national stage, coach Haskins was never Everyone in Pittsburgh knew EZ Mac, Malcolm his relationship with pop-star Ariana Grande. Don Haskins was worth looking up to. given the credit or praise he deserved. In a lot of ways McCormick and Mac Miller as the fun-loving, al- The project was more of a mixtape than a full-flex Even though he’s not here anymore, he should he has been brushed aside, only to be mentioned for ways smiling, white rapper. glimpse at femininity. never be forgotten for that very reason. He was not that day, March 19, 1966. Soon the world would know. Swimming, his fifth and final studio album, a perfect person—by no means--he probably chewed But he was more than that. He was more than that As the early days of underground hip-hop revisited his drug abuse and mental state, while on some player’s asses a little too long and probably game and that life-changing decision he made when it mixtapes started gaining more popularity in the mixing in some experimental production and in- drank a few too many beers from time to time. came to putting out the five best players he had. early 2010s, so did Mac. He followed up K.I.D.S. sightful lyrics. But he was honest, caring and most impor- He’s one of the greatest collegiate coaches of all­ with his Best Day Ever mixtape in 2010, and his When Mac Miller died from an overdose last tantly humble.