Basketball Campus notes ‘Fantasticks’ flying high Asian year ready to open in conference, ‘of the ox,’ on Feb. 20, Page 6 Page 9 Page 13 LOGOSVOL. 109, NO. 6 WWW.UIW.EDU/LOGOS February 2009 UIW to join Lone Star Conference Recruiting, competition, rivalries surround big move By Jaime Valdes ference. over the Heartland that before the first football athletes who proudly sport LOGOS Sports Editor Lone Star, a confer- has been referred to as, game and after nearly the name, “Cardinals” on Come 2010, the Uni- ence founded the same “coming and going,” of- a decade of Heartland their sweat-soaked jerseys. versity of the Incarnate year the “Star-Spangled ficials said. competition. But Lone There is no denying the Word is leaving the small- Banner” officially became The move to Lone Star also offers a new football program that just er Heartland Conference the national anthem, of- Star comes 22 months set of challenges to the signed its second round for the football-playing fers rich tradition, stability after UIW’s addition of Incarnate Word Athletic Continued on Pg. 2 Mark Papich and larger Lone Star Con- and national recognition football, seven months Department, coaches and -Lone Star UIW director of athletics Volunteers help folks file taxes By Eric Maldonado online to the IRS’ website. To LOGOS STAFF WRITER avoid any complications, of- Long lines of people filled ficials advised bringing please the Administration Building’s Social Security cards, driver’s basement hallway Saturday license, last year’s tax return, morning, Feb. 7, as Incarnate routing and account numbers Word’s Volunteer Income Tax for direct deposit, property Assistance program served tax statements, your 2008 customers its first day of op- stimulus payment amount, and eration. Form 1098-T for students. For The free program will con- Incarnate Word students who tinue 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays have not received their 1098-T through April 11 in Room forms, they are available on 62. The program is set up to Bannerweb. serve anyone earning less than Security precautions are $45,000 by volunteers ranging being taken into account to from professors, former Inter- protect against identity theft. nal Revenue Service employ- The desktop computers used ees, tax attorneys, accountants, to prepare tax returns have no students and alumni. Internet or printing capabili- One problem encountered by ties. In order for a tax return volunteers is getting the 2008 to leave the room and to be economic stimulus payment e-filed, they will be using two amounts from participants but laptops which will have their this can be solved by going ERIC MALDONADO/LOGOS STAFF memory wiped out when com- UIW's Marissa Gonzalez, 22, left, and Elaine Rios, 23, are volunteers for the income-tax assistance program. pleted. changes, said Theresa Tigge- ning smoothly. The program is expect- man, an accounting professor Abby Scioneaux, 22, a UIW ing 300 to 400 participants at UIW serving as VITA stu- senior who experienced the this year with an estimated dent tax returns coordinator. long lines as she waited to file 35 volunteers preparing tax “They need to check the her tax return, said she would returns. The program tries to education credits,” Tiggeman like to see Incarnate Word of- accommodate all participants said. “If the student is being fer student-only times for the by considering disabilities, claimed by his or her parents, program. language barriers and other then the education credit goes “Well, I knew it was going special needs. The program to the parent. If the student is to be long,” Scioneaux said. “I this year has four volunteers independent, then the student had people tell me beforehand fluent in Spanish. Customers should check to see if he or she that it was going to be a while are encouraged to arrive early gets the education credit.” but I thought since it was the with all needed documents. Dr. Tracie Edmond, a first day, not that many people Participants can expect a colleague of Tiggeman, also would know about it and it ERIC MALDONADO/LOGOS STAFF knowledgeable staff waiting to is helping to coordinate the wouldn’t be that bad.” Theresa Tiggeman, left, and Dr. Tracie Edmond serve as co-coordinators. help them with this year’s tax program and keep things run- Student witnesses UIW gets ready for 2009 inauguration Incarnate Word Day By Erin Nichols they, too, were excited By Stephanie Hall Virgin Mary said yes to LOGOS STAFF WRITER about the election,” Deen LOGOS STAFF WRITER God’s request that she Nearly 2 million said. On March 25, the become the mother of Je- people packed the area After arriving, Deen University of the Incar- sus. In other words, God around the Capitol Build- and her companions ven- nate Word will celebrate became incarnate, or in the ing in frigid weather to tured from their hotel Incarnate Word Day with form of man. watch the Jan. 20 inaugu- very early that inaugura- presentations, a carnival, “Therefore, because we ration of America’s first tion morning to find the speakers, awards and even are UIW, that’s our main black president. best place to stand nearest a golf cart parade. feast,” said O’Mahony. Sixty-two-year-old the Capitol, but ended Everyone who attends She describes Incarnate Corena Deen, a student at up settling near the third or works at UIW has prob- Word Day as “a day of the University of the In- jumbotron on the lawn ably heard of Incarnate rejoicing, celebration, of carnate Word, was among “It was so exciting,” Word Day, but not every- fun…of honoring the In- them. she said. “We arrived at 4 one has heard the story carnate Word after which Deen traveled with a.m., but you would think behind this special day or the university is named.” companions by chartered it was 4 p.m. because knows the reason for the She added, “The Uni- bus from San Antonio to everyone was so excit- celebration. versity Mission Commit- Washington, D.C., in an ed! People were singing, “First and foremost, tee helps to plan Incarnate exhausting but exciting very enjoyable music was it is the Feast of the An- Word Day with student 34- hour trip to witness playing and flags were nunciation,” said Sister life because we want it to history in the making. waving. It was so much Audrey O’Mahony, as- be very much a student “We had to travel [at] fun! sistant to the president for celebration as well.” such odd hours, but busi- “I may never see an- mission effectiveness. There will be many ac- nesses along the way ac- Continued on Pg. 2 Corena Deen, 62, brought home Barack Obama memorabilia. The annunciation Continued on Pg. 2 commodated us because -Inauguration marks the time when the -Incarnate Word Day February 2009 2 UNIVERSITYNEWS OF THE INCARNATE WORD Lone Star--------------------------------------From Pg. 1 of recruits is the major for all the sports because said Mark Papich, UIW is leaving a nine-team lost to Angelo State early into a new rivalry with benefactor and the main when you get a bigger pro- director of athletics. conference where UIW this year in a non-confer- a Lone Star school since reason for the move, but gram in here with a move It also could come has been a notable power- ence match-up. St. Mary’s doesn’t have a the entire athletic depart- to conference it could be down to location – and house in recent years to a “It’s going to be lot football program. ment and programs also easier to bring some play- if it does Incarnate Word now 16- team conference tougher getting into the “I think we’ll start will face new challenges. ers in.” would surely have the up- spread over three states. post-season,” Papich said. building a rivalry with an- Some of those challenges There are also financial per hand. With nine schools in Texas “You have more schools other school,” Hernandez started right as the last “t” issues that put the chal- “If it’s strictly finan- alone, the Cardinals might sinking a lot of money into said. “With football we’ll was crossed and last “9” lenge in the recruiting cial, we may lose on that find themselves in any- their program.” have to start building a ri- was dotted on the formal process. If you compare one,” Papich said. “If it thing but a parade. The cross-town, Heart- valry with somebody else Lone Star paperwork. half scholarships between comes down to I want to “For the first year or land rivalry between UIW and that will become our Recruiting, which schools, the balance could be on a campus where I two there might be a de- and St. Mary’s should not main rival.” doesn’t have to wait until be the difference between enjoy the environment, we cline,” said Frank Hernan- disappear with UIW’s Every significant the summer of 2010 to which school an athlete provide a lot more atmo- dez, director of intramural move to Lone Star. change brings positives start, is already a chal- chooses. sphere here, plus you get sports. “The level of the “We’re not going to and negatives, but it’s not lenge. “(If) we offer a half half a day on the Battle of Lone Star is a little higher stop playing them and I about the good outweigh- “There are some big scholarship to a kid that Flowers Parade.” up, especially because don’t think they want to ing the bad in moving to schools in the Lone Star Angelo State’s looking Although Lone Star of all the teams and how stop playing us,” Papich Lone Star.