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3 News District spends thousands to brand colleges By Melody Mendoza

4 Blotter

5 News Board OKs talks for public/private partnership By Zahra Farah Photo by Julysa Sosa

7 Board agenda targets gun bills By Zahra Farah

8 18-year-old chooses adoption By Melody Mendoza

Photo by Alison Wadley

10 Wallace recalled as

leader in library science By Megan Mares

11 Auditor suggests better management ideas By Zahra Farah

13 Dan Rather Thursday By Laura Garcia

Tutoring, books, DVDs available in math labs By David Espinoza

14 Heavy metal band desires eco-friendly future By Megan Mares

15 Black History Month Imagine just future, but recall injustices, author says By Jennifer M. Ytuarte

16 MLK march Sharing inspiration

By Zahra Farah and Megan Mares Photos by Tyler K. Cleveland

19 Black History Month College events focus on figures from Civil War to Jazz Age By Valdemar Tejada

St. Mary’s celebrates black art By Dana Lynn Traugott

20 BHM Calendar

22 New sign may lead to identity crisis By James Anthony Salamé

Illustration by Alexandra Nelipa

23 Calendar

24 Editorials College points Ranger toward sunset

25 Make cuts in black and white

Use resources while they are available

26 Officials & Policies

28 Pulse Training for 10-mile run starts By J. Almendarez

30 Book Review ‘Room’ author writes from 5-year-old’s view By Megan Mares

32 Erasing history during 85th anniversary By Melody Mendoza

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The Ranger Jan. 31, 2011 • 3News

By Melody Mendoza

The district has spent almost $16,000 to

“brand” four of the Alamo Colleges with the

district logo.

Meanwhile a “breakdown in communica-

tion” left administrators at this college sur-

prised by the recently installed logo.

John Strybos, associate vice chancellor of

facilities operation and construction manage-

ment, said this is part of an effort to brand the

district with a universal logo.

The brand at this college cost $730 and

covers the college seal on both sides of the

double-sided monument west of Gonzales and

McCreless Halls on San Pedro Avenue.

The sign bears the name of the college

and was officially dedicated at an unveiling

ceremony April 16, 2004, President Robert

Zeigler said.

The college’s official seal was adopted in the

mid-1950s. The circular, bronze seal has a star

in the center with five symbols that represent

characteristics of the college.

Winged feet symbolize swiftness, athleti-

cism and protection, things typified

by the Greek messenger god

Hermes.

An open book symbol-

izes the learning process,

literacy, teaching, quest

for knowledge and

understanding.

A harp represents

joy, praise, poetry and

music.

At the base is a lamp

of learning symbolizing

truth, intelligence, life, wis-

dom, knowledge, guidance and

enlightenment.

Finally, a scale represents justice, just

proportion, impartiality and balance.

Strybos said Anderson Marketing Group,

the advertising firm that came up with the new

district logo for Alamo Colleges, has given pre-

sentations to show the image at regular board

meetings for more than two years.

Zeigler and David Mrizek, vice president of

college services, said they were unaware of the

alteration of the signs.

Zeigler said, “There was a communication

breakdown.”

Strybos said the district works collectively

on a large number of projects and sometimes

communication is better than at other times.

Although Zeigler said he understands this

is the direction the district is going,

he said, “I wish the informa-

tion was shared with the

colleges before.”

He added that he

would have liked to

give input and see

a preview of the

change.

Zeigler said

he called facili-

ties Superintendent

David Ortega when

someone told him it was

there at the end of last week.

Ortega said he got a purchase

order over the holidays and that the five

colleges will have the new brand.

Mrizek said he didn’t know it was happen-

ing.

“It doesn’t go with the rest of the monument.

It covers up our college’s seal; that does bother

me,” he said.

Districtwide, 19 signs and monuments were

branded with one of the Alamo Colleges’ logos.

Strybos said, “Some have letters, some have

logos, some have both.”

At St. Philip’s College, he said, two double-

sided signs and one wall-mounted sign were

marked, which cost about $7,322.

Northeast Lakeview College has one single-

sided sign and one curved, single-sided sign

costing $4,675.

Although Palo Alto College’s signs have not

been completed, Strybos said that college has

one single-sided sign and four single-sided

monuments, which are priced at $3,235.

Northwest Vista College has not been com-

pleted but has one double-sided sign, one cor-

ner, double-sided sign and one single-sided

entry sign. Strybos said the cost has not been

determined yet because the designs are not

finalized.

For more information about the brands,

visit http://www.alamo.edu/district/comm/

standards.htm.

Zahra Farah contributed to this story.

District spends thousands to brand collegesCollege president regrets not being consulted and desires

better communication.

The Alamo Colleges logo covers the college seal adopted in the 1950s. Melody Mendoza

“It covers up our college’s seal; that does bother me.”David Mrizekvice president of college services

4 • Jan. 31, 2011 The Ranger

Drivers pulled over for texting

could receive a fine of up

to $200.

The 90-day grace period for the texting ban ended Jan. 15. The ordinance

includes a ban on any sort of texting or communicating

such as Facebook or e-mail, except for dialing numbers or

talking on the phone.

For more information about

the ordinance, visit www.sanantonio.

gov/sapd/.

Blotter

SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE

Nov. 23 — Individual reported burglary

of vehicle on campus.

Nov. 24 — Individual reported a suspi-

cious male in the bookstore. The suspi-

cious male began to run, was caught

and arrested by SAPD for an off-campus

theft.

Nov. 28 — Individual reported a per-

sonal vehicle being burglarized and an

item stolen. No suspects.

Nov. 30 — Male was issued a criminal

trespass warning.

Dec. 1 — Individual became upset

after being advised he could not smoke

on campus. Citation issued for smoking

on campus.

Individual reported her personal

property stolen from a gym locker. No

suspects.

Individual reported someone had used

her Banner ID number to check out a

book from the library.

Dec. 7 — Two students were robbed

in Loftin. One of the victims was struck

in the face receiving minor injuries. No

shots were fired. Personal property was

taken.

Faculty member reported someone broke

into his vehicle and stole a few items.

Dec. 9 — Employee engaged in acts of

misconduct against another employee.

Dec. 10 — Staff member reported

missing district property and requested

an officer to make a report.

Jan. 1 — Individual reported criminal

mischief in Lot 26. Suspect was located

and issued a notice of intent.

Jan. 13 — Individual reported theft of

a vehicle.

Jan. 18 — Individual was issued a

citation for possession of drug para-

phernalia. No further incident.

Jan. 20 — Individual reported being

assaulted. Everything found to be OK.

No further incident.

Jan. 21 — Individual reported theft of

personal property. No further incident.

NORTHEAST LAKEVIEW

COLLEGE

Nov. 20 — Individual reported suspi-

cious activity. Officer gave the individual

information regarding library hours.

Dec. 17 — Individual reported theft of

district property.

Jan. 3 — Individual reported a suspi-

cious male on campus. Male left before

officer arrived. No further information.

Jan. 17 — Staff member requested an

officer to take a report for some miss-

ing items.

Jan. 13 —Individual reported a win-

dow shattered in the rear of a vehicle in

parking lot. Damage occurred prior. No

further information.

Jan. 17 — Individual reported damage

to district property. No further informa-

tion.

NORTHWEST VISTA COLLEGE

Nov. 22 — Individual reported theft of

his personal property.

Nov. 29 — Individual reported his

personal vehicle being burglarized and

personal property stolen. No suspects.

Dec. 1 — Individual reported a cat

locked in a vehicle. Owner of the vehicle

was located and cat was removed.

Individual reported a female yelling at

him in the parking lot over traffic issues.

Jan. 4 — Individual reported theft of

district property.

Jan. 18 — Individual reported a suspi-

cious person. No one located.

Jan. 19— Individual reported a trash

can on fire. Fire was put out with fire

extinguisher. No further incident.

Jan 20 —Individual reported a minor

vehicle accident. No further incident.

PALO ALTO COLLEGE

Nov. 20 — Individual reported a suspi-

cious person on campus. Officer made

contact with the individual and told the

person to leave the campus.

Nov. 22 — Individual reported money

had been stolen from the cash box.

Nov. 24 — Individual reported a sus-

picious student who would not leave the

classroom. No further information.

Dec. 1 — Individual reported two

males looking into vehicles. Males were

not located.

Jan. 19 — Officer assisted SAPD with

an off-campus vehicle accident.

Jan. 20 — Individual reported two

subjects involved in a verbal altercation.

Everything found to be OK. No further

incident.

ST. PHILIP’S COLLEGE

Nov. 22 — Individual reported bur-

glary of vehicle. Suspects unknown at

this time.

Nov. 24 — Individual reported an

unattended child in the library. Parent

was located.

Dec. 28 — Individual reported criminal

mischief on campus.

Jan. 19 — Individual reported theft of

personal property. No further incident.

SOUTHWEST CAMPUS

Nov. 24 — An active fire alarm was

called in by the alarm monitoring com-

pany. Alarm was found to have been

accidentally activated.

Dec. 7 — Individual reported a suspi-

cious person in the library. Officer made

contact, and the subject left the library.

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The Ranger Jan. 31, 2011 • 5News

By Zahra Farah

The board of trustees unani-

mously approved the developing

firm Balfour Beatty Capital to lead

the public/private partnership

agreement between this college

and Tobin Hill at Tuesday’s regular

board meeting.

This allows the district to start

negotiations.

The vote was 8-0 because dis-

trict 7 trustee Blakely Fernandez

was absent to attend an emergency

business meeting.

A public and private partner-

ship is the involvement of private

enterprise in the form of manage-

ment expertise or monetary con-

tributions or both in government

projects aimed at public benefit.

Of the three firms who sub-

mitted proposals, Balfour Beatty

Capital of Newtown Square, Penn.,

sent in the best proposal. They

offered a 1,000 space-parking

garage; four-story, 150-unit resi-

dential development at the north-

west corner of North Main Avenue

and East Laurel Street; and 63 units

in a third residential building at

Evergreen Street and Main.

They also offered a

100,000-square foot academic

facility at West Park Avenue and

Main, for classrooms or offices.

Though the firm’s website

claims extensive public education

projects, there was no indication of

public/private projects.

The land is 2.608 acres on

the north side of Evergreen and

1.963 acres on the south side of

Evergreen.

In other news, the board delib-

erated for two hours about a griev-

ance filed Nov. 3 by St. Philip’s

College faculty members con-

cerning an appeal to a change in

the formula to determine faculty

teaching loads.

The board voted 8-0 to maintain

district policy of weighting lab hours

as two-thirds of one lecture hour.

St. Philip’s faculty loads were

weighted on a 1-1 scale although

the two-thirds rate was used at

other district colleges.

More than 70 faculty members

were affected by an abrupt sched-

ule change mandated Sept. 17 by

Chancellor Bruce Leslie.

In the past four months, SPC

Faculty Senate exchanged a series

of memos with Leslie about keep-

ing workloads across the district

to a 1-to-1 ratio rather than labs

counting for two-thirds the rate of

lectures, which would increase the

number of hours a faculty member

was required to teach.

The only exception to the two-

thirds rate is for nursing and allied

health faculty at this college and

St. Philip’s, who are accorded the

1-1 rate.

Dr. Jo-Carol Fabianke, associ-

ate vice chancellor for academic

partnerships and initiatives, said

Tuesday nursing and allied health

labs equate to a lecture hour

because they are clinical labs.

College Board, the educa-

tional resource organization that

administers college entrance and

advanced placement exams, states

on its website that in clinical labs,

students examine body fluids, such

as blood, for clues in the diagnosis

of diseases and are trained to con-

duct and supervise medical tests

and manage clinical labs.

Vernell E. Walker, dean for pro-

fessional and technical education,

said the reason clinical labs count

as a lecture is because faculty have

to be at hospitals for six to eight

hours observing students.

“In a hospital setting, it’s a life

and death situation,” she said.

“There is more pressure and more

responsibilities.”

St. Philip’s President Adena

Williams Loston said Tuesday she

has worked at institutions where

labs were recognized at the 1-to-1

ratio and where labs were counted

as two-thirds of a lecture hour.

Loston said in an ideal situa-

tion, they have qualified faculty to

be recognized according to 1-to-1

ratios, but she would respect and

abide by Alamo Colleges’ policy.

Loston said some faculty have

been paid according to the 1-to-1

ratio for about 10 years, but when

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Trustees back chancellor on the disputed faculty

loading formula.

Dr. Bruce Leslie and board Chair Gary Beitzel Tuesday Julysa Sosa

6 • Jan. 31, 2011 The RangerNews

the Banner system was imple-

mented, it showed the inconsis-

tency in work loads.

Leslie cited the board’s charge

for making thing’s equal “across

the district” as his basis for direct-

ing all colleges Aug. 25 to adhere

to a 2005 policy until the district is

able to carry out an analysis.

At Tuesday’s meeting, Leslie

said the college presidents were

supposed to enforce this policy.

Loston; Leslie; President Robert

Zeigler; Linda Bower-Owens, asso-

ciate vice chancellor of human

resources; and Dr. Federico

Zaragoza, vice chancellor of eco-

nomic and workforce develop-

ment; were asked to come into

executive session.

After the vote, James Rindfuss,

vice chairman and District 9 trust-

ee, said the trustees would uphold

the chancellor’s decision and count

labs two-thirds a lecture hour.

Faculty Senate President

George Johnson III could not

be reached for comment on the

board’s decision.

In other news, the board con-

gratulated Dr. Thomas Cleary, vice

chancellor for planning, perfor-

mance and information systems,

faculty and staff for enrolling

67,621 students this spring.

Cleary said Passport, the regis-

tration system used before Banner,

was labor and time intensive. He

said technology didn’t make a suc-

cessful spring registration, but fac-

ulty and staff made it successful.

Gary Beitzel, District 8 trustee

and chairman, said when they

approved purchasing Banner for $6

million in 2003, it took several years,

new staff at district and assistance

from faculty and staff to make this

successful.

District 1 trustee Joe Alderete

and Beitzel agreed that with Banner,

they could easily collect new data

and provide it to the state Legislature

and show how important commu-

nity colleges are to the country.

The board also approved Retha

Karnes, former associate general

counsel, to head district’s general

counsel. The board approved this

transition because Erik Dahler, for-

mer district director of legal affairs,

put in his formal resignation on

Jan. 18 to return to private practice.

The next regular board meeting

is scheduled for 6 p.m. Feb. 22 in

Room 101 of Killen Center at 201

W. Sheridan. For more information,

go to www.alamo.edu and click on

Board of Trustees and then Agendas.

Dr. Thomas Cleary presents on registration Tuesday. Julysa Sosa

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5

The Ranger Jan. 31, 2011 • 7News

By Zahra Farah

Trustees agreed Tuesday to consider a reso-

lution at their next meeting to oppose state

cuts in higher education and bills in the Texas

Legislature to allow handguns on campus.

These were among issues to be considered

by the 82nd Texas Legislature that concern

trustees.

The decision came after a presentation by

Leo Zuniga, associate vice chancellor of com-

munication, who reported that he and the dis-

trict’s legislative team met with three senators,

five representative and Speaker of the House Joe

Straus to discuss the district’s legislative agenda.

The committee consists of Chancellor

Bruce Leslie; Chair Gary Beitzel, District 8;

District 1 trustee Joe Alderete; District 5 trustee

Robert Zárate; and District 2 trustee Denver

McClendon.

The board expressed opposition to three pro-

posed bills related to licensed concealed hand-

guns on campuses, HB 86, SB 354 and HB 750.

The board also favored House Joint Resolution

56, a proposed constitutional amendment to

restrict the power of the Legislature to mandate

requirements on certain local governments,

which includes community colleges.

Also on the district’s agenda is to maintain

the current level of state and enrollment growth

funding. The team is also asking the Legislature

to use momentum points as incentives instead

of including them as part of formula funding.

The state keeps 10 percent of its formula

funding and disburses it based on increases in

graduation, student retention and transfer.

The legislative team is also advocating leg-

islation to guarantee access to universities for

community college graduates. They also want

a bill, which establishes a 50-cent matching

program for every dollar a community college

foundation raises. This encourages donations

to go toward community colleges, Zuniga said.

They are pushing for the six-course drop, the

“three-peat rule,” and unfunded mandates to be

eliminated.

The six-course drop rule means a first-time

college student cannot drop more than six

courses. The “three-peat rule” requires a stu-

dent who takes a course for the third time to

pay the out-of-state tuition rate for that course.

District 6 trustee Gene Sprague said to sup-

port these ideas, they need to present data

provided by Banner that shows the number

of students who graduate that stimulate the

economy.

“I want to send a message to the governor,”

Sprague said. “It’s raining outside; it’s time to

use the rainy day fund.”

There is $9 billion in Texas’ rainy day fund.

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By Melody Mendoza

Gateway to College student Lucy de

la Cruz, 18, has faced many hardships

growing up in a family of eight children.

The man she grew up calling father

turned out to be her stepfather. Her

biological father died two months before

she was born.

Then, she turned up pregnant, and,

like many young women in her position,

faced the gamut of family reactions.

Now, she is planning to place her first

baby with a local adoptive family.

“It really makes me smile knowing

I’m making the right decision,” de la

Cruz said. “I feel blessed being able to

have kids.”

De la Cruz said she knows it will be

hard, but she is happy.

“I talk to him,” she said as she looked

down at her belly and started tearing up.

“I tell him, ‘Mommy loves you and she’s

doing this for you.’”

She said her decision isn’t selfish; she

wants to keep the baby, but knows she

wouldn’t be able to provide.

“I need to look at the baby’s future,”

she said.

Although de la Cruz has a lot to look

forward to with delivery in March and

the subsequent adoption, she said she

will be graduating in May from this col-

lege’s program for at-risk high school

students and wants to enlist in the Army

and become a medic.

“I want to travel. I want to date. I

want to go out and come back when I

want,” de la Cruz said.

Gateway Instructor Tom Porter, one

of de la Cruz’s teachers, describes her as

responsible, engaging and wise.

“I teach authors like Viktor Frankl,

Anne Frank, Frederick Douglass, W.E.B.

DuBois,” Porter said. “I teach great figures

like them. Look at who’s making sacrifices

around us — that’s Lucy.”

Porter said de la Cruz took a leap of

faith by making this “incredible decision.”

Gateway to College student Lucy de la Cruz poses for a photo holding photos of Sherri and Chad Koppold and a sonogram of her unborn son, Ethan, whom the Koppolds will adopt. Alison Wadley

18-year-old chooses adoption

The Ranger Jan. 31, 2011• 9News

“I don’t know if you can teach that,” he said.

“To me, that’s what I learn from them (stu-

dents).”

Although de la Cruz believes she is making

the right decision, she struggles to get the sup-

port she needs from her family.

Her older brother and his wife, Luis and

Abby de la Cruz, have been more supportive of

her decision than others.

“I was so scared to tell Luis

… I look up to him the most,

even as a father,” she said. “He

was upset and stayed quiet.”

She said her brother called

her two days later and told her

she had options.

“Abortion wasn’t one of my

options,” she said.

She said she waited until

school started in the fall to

research adoption because she

didn’t want her mother to see what she was

doing.

Her brother also offered to get her informa-

tion about adoption.

“If you decide to keep this baby, you better

be a damn good mom,” de la Cruz repeated her

brother’s advice.

When de la Cruz thought about keeping the

baby, she said she was not happy.

She said as she weighed the possibilities, she

thought about her older sisters.

Since she came to San Antonio five years ago

from El Paso, de la Cruz said one of her sisters

got pregnant at the age of 19 and another at the

age of 16.

The minor’s child died at 4 months old.

Her 19-year-old sister lives with the child’s

father and is in an unhappy relationship.

De la Cruz said up until about a month ago,

she hadn’t talked to her mom, Imelda de la

Cruz, who doesn’t support her decision to place

the child up for adoption.

After three home pregnancy

tests last summer that read negative,

de la Cruz made a bewildering visit

to the hospital with her mom in tow.

“It was a big shock,” de la Cruz

said of learning of her pregnancy.

Her mom was happy to find out

her youngest daughter was preg-

nant and welcomed the idea of a

new grandchild.

The expectant mother said

she assumed her mom was happy

because of her affection for Logan

Fletcher, the baby’s father and de la Cruz’s then-

boyfriend of three years.

“It wasn’t the reaction I wanted,” she said.

She said although her stepfather was disap-

pointed, he offered his support.

After hiding the idea of adoption from her

parents for two weeks and avoiding her mom

for a few days, de la Cruz said she finally told

her mom.

“My mom kicked me out,” she said. “I cried

almost every other day.” She said she wishes her

mom had been stricter and easier to talk to. “I’m

scared to tell her things.”

De la Cruz said Fletcher wants to keep the

baby and stay together, but she said, “I don’t

want to use the baby as an excuse to stay

together.”

She said although Fletcher wanted to work

things out, he agreed to the adoption and signed

adoption papers.

After much thought, de la Cruz said she

decided adoption was best for her child and

met with Jennifer Simmons, a counselor from

Adoption Angels Inc., 115 Fredericksburg Road,

where she quickly became comfortable.

Simmons said she relates with young girls

because “I placed my daughter for adoption

when I was 17. I was not ready to be a full-

fledged mother.”

Simmons said she wanted to work in this

field to share her story and let women know

they have options.

She said the agency is for anyone who needs

help or has questions, and that they assist with

other options besides adoption.

After three visits with an adoption counselor,

filling out paperwork and searching through

books of families, de la Cruz found Sherri and

Chad Koppold, the adoptive parents.

“They are everything I want,” de la Cruz said.

“They live around family and friends, they have

a lot of land. That’s how I lived — on a rancho.”

Sherri Koppold said, “We’d always thought of

adopting when we got married. When we found

out there were fertility issues, we knew it was

meant to be.”

Koppold said she and her husband met in

a biology class of 300 students at Texas State

University-San Marcos.

“Our professor put us in alphabetical order

and we just happened to sit next to each other,”

she said.

After almost eight years of marriage, Koppold

said she and her husband started seriously

looking at adoption agencies in January 2010.

“We fell in love with Adoption Angels,” she

said.

Come October, the couple met the expectant

mother for the first time.

“It was a relief. She is so adorable and such a

sweet person,” Koppold said of de la Cruz.

Koppold said she and her husband chose

Ethan as the baby’s name and asked de la Cruz

to choose the baby’s middle name.

Koppold said de la Cruz chose Fernando,

after de la Cruz’s biological father who died two

months before she was born.

The Texas adoption law states that open

adoptions should be decided between the birth

mother and adoptive parents.

Koppold said she wants de la Cruz to be in

the picture. “This is a bond for life.”

Lucy De la Cruz in her college transitions class Tuesday. Melody Mendoza

“This is a bond for life.”Sherri Koppoldadoptive mother

10 • Jan. 31, 2011 The RangerObituary

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BY MEGAN MARES

James Oldham Wallace, fondly

known as J.O., professor emeritus

and past director of learning resourc-

es, died Jan. 16 at the age of 93.

He was well-known and respect-

ed in the library community locally

and nationally, Dr. Alice Johnson,

dean of learning resources, said.

Friends and family gathered Jan.

20 for a memorial at Porter Loring

Mortuary. The funeral service was

Jan. 21 at First Baptist Church.

Wallace graduated from

Brackenridge High School and

attended San Antonio College.

He graduated from St. Mary’s

University summa cum laude with

a Bachelor of Arts and Master of

Arts. He earned a Master of Library

Science from Our Lady of the Lake

University.

Wallace taught in three public

schools and spent 35 years at this

college before retiring in 1984.

A life member of the Bexar

Library Association, Texas Library

Association and American Library

Association, Wallace served as

president of the Bexar Library

Association from 1951-52 and

president of the Texas Library

Association in 1983.

He received awards from state

and national library organizations

for his work and, in 2002, as a Texas

Library champion. He supervised

a library technology program that

included two workshops for Air

Force library technical employees.

Library Chair Candace Peterson

said, “I was most impressed by J.O.

because he was such a leader in

the field.”

Lupe Serna, a learning resource

specialist, said Wallace encouraged

her to continue library technology

classes here. “Personally, I recall the

time I had my daughter. He was

carrying her around. That’s the kind

of man he was. He took the time to

carry around my daughter when

she was born. He will be missed.”

An 80-year member of First

Baptist Church, he was the church

historian and parliamentarian. Its

library, with which he worked for

70 years, was named in his honor.

The oldest child of James

Vance Wallace Sr. and Violet Edyth

Oldham, he was born Sept. 22,

1917, on Goliad Street, on what is

now the Institute of Texan Cultures.

At the age of 30, Wallace mar-

ried Lillie Ruth Franklin, who

preceded him in death in June.

They had three daughters: Carolyn

Denning, Frances Peterson and

Thelma Pittman.

“I grew up at SAC,” Denning

said. “I remember I would always

go to basketball games with him.

Oh, and the library. It was built

when I was in middle school, but

I remember always going to the

library with him.”

Librarian Tina Petimezas recalled

a small group of faculty sent flowers

to a hospitalized Wallace last year.

“He called me to say thank you,” she

said. “He was 92 years old, and he

said that was the first time in his life

that he received flowers.”

Wallace recalled as leader in library science

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By Zahra Farah

The outside auditing firm Ernst & Young,

which audited Alamo Colleges for 2009-10, pro-

duced recommendations to tighten processes.

At the Jan. 18 Audit, Budget and Finance

Committee, Diane Snyder, vice chancellor for

finance and administration, said she and the

vice chancellors have created an action plan to

counteract problems noted by Ernst & Young.

The auditors wrote there was “no tracking or

monitoring of changes to the Banner system”

and too many individuals had access to the

system. They recommended only one person

should have internal controls over Banner.

There was also no tracking or monitoring

of changes to the Banner system and the pass-

word to the IT account had not been changed

for several years, so IT professionals no longer

employed potentially still had access.

Dr. Thomas Cleary, vice chancellor for plan-

ning, performance and information systems,

said he agrees with most of the firm’s findings

but didn’t agree that only one person should

have access to Banner’s entire system.

Four individuals had unlimited access to

the entire system, but because of the audit on

security, it was limited to two people.

Cleary said, “They don’t understand our

environment and staffing level.” He said four

people were needed because of the high volume

of students using Banner. When control was

reduced to two, and those people were out of

the office, delays occurred.

Cleary also disagreed with the auditors when

they said Banner had no way of tracking chang-

es made to the system. Cleary said Banner could

track itself, but the department has to improve

recording it. He said duties and passwords have

been changed to increase security.

Snyder said the district needs to tighten

controls and work together for more efficiency

rather than waiting for something to go wrong.

The auditors had a list of recommenda-

tions for the center for student information,

which reports to the vice chancellor for student

success. The report said student drops were

not being reported to the U.S. Department

of Education within a required 45-day win-

dow. Students who are no longer full-time are

required to repay federal financial aid.

Dr. Adelina Silva said, in the past, when stu-

dents dropped, it was reported at the college;

this year, it’s being accumulated at CSI.

She said she plans to run reports daily

instead of at the end of the semester. Late

reporting drops was a second offense.

The auditors also randomly verified 25 stu-

dents’ financial aid applications and found

errors in four: incomplete, missing or incongru-

ent tax documents.

This year, the state randomly selected 19,118

students for review, and Silva said each is now

being double-checked. Disbursements includ-

ed $97 million in Pell Grants and $137 million

in student aid.

Auditor suggests better management ideasEducation Department wants

change in drop reporting.

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By DaviD Espinoza

For those who get cold sweats at the slightest

mention of math, fear not.

Labs in the department of mathematics and

computer science are open for this semester.

The developmental lab in Room 121 of

McCreless Hall offers tutoring for MATH 0300,

Basic Mathematics, through MATH 1314,

College Algebra.

The lab, open 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Monday

through Thursday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday and

Saturday, offers overnight textbook and tuto-

rial DVD checkouts, as well as worksheets with

optional answer keys.

Up to three tutors are available at any given

time, lab educational skills specialist Steve

Ochoa said.

Group tutoring is also available to students

who sign up in advance.

Additionally, students can take advantage of

the calculus lab in Room 124 of McCreless for

tutoring in classes from MATH 1314, College

Algebra, to MATH 2415, Calculus 3.

The calculus lab is open 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Friday and Saturday.

Individual as well as group tutoring is

offered without prior arrangement, Chair Said

Fariabi said.

Up to two tutors will be available at any

given time in the calculus lab.

Textbooks are available for in-room use only;

DVD and textbook checkouts are not available

in the calculus lab.

For more information, call the mathematics

and computer science department at 210-486-

0270.

Tutoring, books, DVDs available in math labsIndividual and group tutoring offered six days each week

in two labs.

Dan Rather on campus ThursdayBy Laura Garcia

Dan Rather was a household

name to many in his heyday. After

the legendary Walter Cronkite

stepped down in 1981, CBS Evening

News gave Rather the chief anchor

position. For 24 years, he reported

on the world from that chair.

The college nabbed one of the

biggest names in journalism for a

speech and Q-and-A session at 7

p.m. Thursday in the auditorium

of McAllister Fine Arts Center. The

doors open at 6 p.m. for the free

event open to the public.

Organizers expect the Texas

native to draw a crowd of 1,200

and plan for overflow in the Fiesta

Room of Loftin Student Center. The

speech will be shown on monitors

for viewers not lucky enough to

find a seat in the nearly 1,000-seat

auditorium.

This event is sponsored by

the Fine Arts and Cultural Events

Series, or FACES, which brought

Olympic medalist and San Antonio

native Josh Davis to kick off this

college’s 85th anniversary celebra-

tion in September.

Dr. Alice Johnson, dean of learn-

ing resources and chair of FACES,

said the committee and President

Robert Zeigler also selected Rather

for the college’s anniversary.

The committee also brought

former San Antonio College stu-

dent and ABC news anchor John

Quiñones and Animal Planet’s Jeff

Corwin in 2009; documentarian

Morgan Spurlock of “Super Size

Me” in 2008; actor and community

activist Edward James Olmos in

2007; feminist Gloria Steinem and

environmental advocate Robert F.

Kennedy Jr. in 2006.

The Ranger reported Feb. 19,

2009, that the committee receives a

$25,000 allocation annually from the

president’s office to produce colleg-

ewide events throughout the year.

No money was allocated in

the last fiscal year, said Martha

Castro, administrative secretary in

Johnson’s office.

This event will cost the college

$40,000, which includes a one-

hour speech, 15-minute Q-and-A

and a VIP reception following the

event.

The reception is limited to

those who received an invitation

and is closed to the general public.

Zeigler said during a College

Council meeting that the funds to

pay for the speaker came from the

85th anniversary fund.

Rather is also recording a voice

drop for the college radio sta-

tion KSYM 90.1, something that

Quiñones did when he visited.

“I’m very excited,” Castro said.

“I think it’s a wonderful opportu-

nity for the community to see him

and hear him.”

She said she has fielded several

calls every day about the journal-

ist’s appearance and if that’s any

indication, they expect a full house.

Johnson said they expect an

older crowd will attend the speech.

But most students should at

least recognize the name of the

former TV anchor and CBS man-

aging editor from his 40 years in

network news.

He is known for his quirky style

and “Ratherisms,” used mostly

during election coverage, such as

“hotter than a Laredo parking lot,”

“shakier than cafeteria Jell-O,” and

“don’t bet the trailer money on it

yet.”

Rather was born Oct. 31, 1931,

in Wharton. While in college, he

started his journalism career as an

Associated Press reporter in 1950.

In 1953, Rather earned a bachelor’s

degree in journalism from Sam

Houston State Teachers College,

now Sam Houston State University

in Huntsville.

He gained experience in radio,

TV and newspaper in Houston

until he landed a job with CBS

in Dallas and the chief postion in

New Orleans.

Rather covered every presiden-

tial campaign since 1960 and inter-

viewed every U.S. president from

Dwight D. Eisenhower to George

W. Bush.

He also interviewed inter-

national leaders including for-

mer Soviet statesman Mikhail

Gorbachev in Moscow’s Red

Square and Fidel Castro in Havana.

Many remember where they were

on Sept. 11, 2001, when the World

Trade Center and the Pentagon were

attacked by terrorists.

Rather stayed on the air for 18

hours bringing news of the begin-

ning of a war on terror to millions.

Two months before the 2004

presidential election, Rather faced

controversy when he narrated a

report that Bush may have received

special treatment while serving in

the Texas Air National Guard dur-

ing the Vietnam War.

The CBS network later said they

couldn’t authenticate the docu-

ments used in the report, and six

months later, Rather retired from

CBS Evening News.

He later told CNN’s Larry King

that he was forced to step down

from his position and defends his

right to investigative reporting and

the integrity in news.

Currently, Rather appears in

“Dan Rather Reports” on HDNet.

14 • Jan. 31, 2011 The RangerPremiere

BY MEGAN MARES

The bands Disturbed and Korn are headlin-

ing the “Monster Energy Music as a Weapon”

tour coming to town Feb. 9 at Illusions Theatre

in the Alamodome.

In a phone interview Tuesday, Disturbed

drummer Mike Wengren said the song “Another

Way to Die” is about global warming.

With a recurring theme of what has been

and what will be both politically and ecologi-

cally, Disturbed’s latest album “Asylum” is not

meant to make activists out of the four band

members.

“It’s more about awareness,” he said. “We

are getting older, we have kids and we want the

world to be a great place for them.”

Wengren said to be environmentally sensi-

tive, cutbacks and changes have been made on

tour, such as recycling, cutting back from six to

four touring trucks to save on emissions and

selling T-shirts made from recycled materials.

The song “Never Again,” also on “Asylum”

was inspired by Jewish lead singer David

Draiman’s family, who were victims of the

Holocaust in Nazi Germany in World War II.

“I believe David’s grandmother is still living,”

Wengren said. “But the survivors (of the holo-

caust) are dying of old age.”

When asked about his concern for younger

generations and what their future might be,

Wengren said it is important to look back at his-

tory and learn from it.

“Another Way to Die” says “our future is fad-

ing” and is left on the shoulders of leaders in

years to come.

“I think it is human to make mistakes,” he

said. “But we should learn from them and make

a change.”

To make changes, awareness is vital,

Wengren said. “If you’re not watching the

news, there is something wrong.”

For more information about the upcoming

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The Ranger Jan. 31, 2011 • 15Black History Month

By Jennifer M. ytuarte

Society tends to sanitize his-

torical events, but for change

to occur the focus must remain

on injustice, Trinity University’s

speaker for its Martin Luther King

Jr. Commemorative Lecture said

Jan. 19.

Parents omit rebellious or irre-

sponsible actions from tales of their

youth, painting instead a standard

of perfection their children then

use to measure self-worth.

“We as a society must be mature

enough to acknowledge the past

without being prisoner to it,” Marc

Lamont Hill of Teachers College at

Columbia University said.

Hill is a founding board mem-

ber of My5th, a nonprofit orga-

nization educating youth about

legal rights, and works with the

American Civil Liberties Union

Drug Reform Project.

In 2001, he started a literacy

project that uses hip-hop culture

to increase school engagement and

reading skills among high school

students. In 2005, Ebony magazine

named Hill one of America’s top 30

black leaders under 30 years old.

“We all come together today for

the purpose of change,” he said.

His audience defined diversity.

Students and teachers, young and

old sat side by side captivated by

Hill’s message. “To see the commu-

nity engaged is a great way to move

the social justice ball forward,” he

said.

“To honor the legacy of Martin

Luther King Jr., we have to admire

progress, growth and maturation

of the American democratic sys-

tem,” Hill said. “But at the same

time, we have to keep the limelight

on injustice.”

In line with King’s legacy, Hill

said three ideas could bring a

revolution: careful remembrance,

brave action and relentless hope.

The current generation views

the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King

Jr. as the grand patriarch of the

Civil Rights struggle — the corner-

stone, he said. “Our children don’t

understand the injustice he fought

against.”

Young people assume King

was loved by all, respected by his

elders and loved by both blacks

and whites alike, he said. “After all,

he has his own holiday. He must

have been like today’s movie stars,”

Hill joked.

In reality, after speaking out

against the Vietnam War in 1967,

King lost popularity.

Exactly one year later, he died

an enemy of the state, as an out-

cast.

Hill said the current generation

forgets the brutality Americans

faced during the struggle for equal-

ity.

This generation doesn’t live in

segregation or with a fear of per-

secution.

He said people erase memo-

ries of tear gas, attack dogs, picket

lines and the use of force against

unarmed protesters.

“We mute our own voice!” Hill

said, pounding the podium with

his fist. “It is our job to reclaim it.”

Hill said people talk about the

Taliban and shun foreign terrorists,

yet the United States has the Ku

Klux Klan and neo-Nazis, who use

violence to terrorize and spread

their hate-filled messages. “We

have to own our story.”

Hill said the seedbed for change

begins on college campuses, not-

ing there has never been a revo-

lutionary movement that did not

have the strength and unity of

young people. He continued, the

youth of America are screaming

out for change.

Hill is the author with Gloria

Ladson-Billings of “Beats, Rhymes,

and Classroom Life: Hip-Hop

Pedagogy and the Politics of

Identity,” and he is co-editor of

“Media, Learning, and Sites of

Possibility” and “The Anthropology

of Education Reader.”

He is completing manuscripts

titled “Knowledge of Self: Race,

Masculinity and the Politics of

Reading” and “You Ain’t Heard It

From Me: Snitching, Rumors and

Other People’s Business in Hip-

Hop America.”

Hill told his Trinity audience

that students need to ask critical

questions of like-minded individu-

als, not just their enemies.

“We are writing a check to

uphold our constitutional rights.

It cannot be returned with nonsuf-

ficient funds,” he said.

“Democracy is not a noun; it is

a verb. We need to force America to

live up to its promise.”

Hill said society must play an

active part in children’s future. The

community must mentor, guide,

teach and love.

He said for the population to

do the footwork and take the lead

requires nothing of Congress.

Communities must ignore race

and work together to mold future

generations.

Never scale down a dream with

disappointments, he said. Instead,

have the courage to say, “I do not

want to be what I once was.”

Hill said, “Freedom is only co-

signed in ink; it is signed by the

blood of those who died before

it.”

Society needs to imagine a bet-

ter future and believe in it enough

to fight for it, he said.

After Hill’s remarks, fifth-grader

Omari Matthews sitting next to the

Rev. Otis Mitchell, whispered into

his pastor’s ear, “I can.”

Imagine socially just future, but recall injustices, author saysAnthropology professor uses hip-hop to increase

reading skills.

Marc Lamont Hill says to stop sanitizing history. Jennifer Ytuarte

16 • The Ranger Martin Luther King Jr. March

The St. Philip’s College step team, Jungle Boogie, and cheer team during the 24th Martin Luther King Jr. March Jan. 17 on Martin Luther King Drive. Tyler K. Cleveland

Sharing King’s inspirationBy Zahra Farah and Megan Mares

During the civil rights movement when people marched for equality

they often faced tear gas, water hoses and beatings.

Today, this generation honors those people.

More than 400 people from seven religions gathered Jan. 16, the eve

of the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at First Presbyterian

Church for the 24th annual Citywide Interfaith Worship Service to com-

memorate King’s ideals.

Dr. Adena Williams Loston, president of St. Philip’s College, was the fea-

tured speaker of the night. She was introduced by Dr. Rajam Ramamurthy

from the Hindu Temple of San Antonio, as someone who has lived a life

modeled on the values set by King more than 40 years ago.

The following day, about 100 SPC faculty, students and friends came

together dressed in blue caps and black St. Philip’s shirts at the Martin

Luther King Drive campus to celebrate San Antonio’s 24th Annual MLK

March and Commemorative Program, the largest march in the country.

Like Mahatma Ghandi, King worked for peace and equality for all using

techniques such as nonviolent resistance, which was remembered at the

service and continued as the message of the march.

At last year’s Martin Luther King Jr. March, an individual was shot; this

year, King’s message meant even more.

“Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each

other because they don’t know each other,” King said in “Stride Toward

Freedom,” his 1958 memoir of the Montgomery bus boycott. “They don’t

know each other because they cannot communicate; they cannot commu-

nicate because they are separated.”

At Sunday’s service, Loston said when society looks back at King, no one

Jan. 31, 2011 • 17Martin Luther King Jr. March

The St. Philip’s College step team, Jungle Boogie, and cheer team during the 24th Martin Luther King Jr. March Jan. 17 on Martin Luther King Drive. Tyler K. Cleveland

Sharing King’s inspirationthinks about his weight, size, home, how much money he had in his wallet

or how much money he made. They talk about his dream and his journey.

Speaking of her own journey through life, Loston recalled the way

things were when she was a child.

She asked the crowd to notice if the person they were sitting next to was

of a different race.

The service included Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindu, Buddhists,

Baha’i and Sikhs who assembled and worshiped as one.

“It wasn’t permitted when I was in school,” she said. “We had water

fountains that said ‘For White Only’ or ‘For Colored Only.’ I was colored,

still am.”

She paused than laughed with the rest of the crowd but continued, “Dr.

King wanted change; change meant opportunity.”

Loston is a graduate of Alcorn State University, a historically black col-

lege, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1973.

The following year she received a master’s degree and in 1979 a doctor-

ate from Bowling Green State University.

Loston also attended the Institute for Educational Management at

Harvard University in 1996, Oxford Roundtable at Oxford University in

2001 and the Wharton School of Business in 2005.

When she worked for NASA as chief education officer, Loston was the

highest ranked African-American woman.

Loston served as the second president of San Jacinto College in

Pasadena and was the first African-American president there.

“Dr. King inspired me,” Loston said. “I encourage you to have Martin’s

journey continue now through your footsteps.”

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18 • Jan. 31, 2011 The Ranger

Auxilary Bishop Oscar Cantu of the

Archdiocese of San Antonio said it’s important

for people to come to the service because of the

history of the country, and the division of races

coming together in the name of King shows that

his intentions did not go without merit.

“Today we honored him as a man of God and

justice,” he said.

Loston marched with her students, as they

continued to honor King at the three-mile trek,

which started at MLK Freedom Bridge at 3500

MKL Drive and ended at Pittman-Sullivan Park

at 1101 Iowa St.

This year, roughly 100,000 participated,

march organizers said.

The theme of the 2011 march was “Dr. King’s

Dream: For One, For All.”

Loston remembered growing up in

Mississippi where water fountains and rest-

rooms were segregated.

Her high school graduating class of 1970 was

the last segregated class there.

Loston said she didn’t attend classes with

white students until she attended graduate

school in 1974.

Today is “a true coming together of diversi-

ties and strengthening of talents,” she said.

John Martin, associate student life director

at St. Philip’s College, said unlike people march-

ing in the 1950s and 1960s, “we don’t have to

face dogs and rocks.”

Some of the students who participated

in the march were from St. Philip’s Phi Theta

Kappa, African-American Men on the Move,

Jungle Boogie step team and cheer.

“It’s a way to connect with our ancestral

roots,” Martin said. Students are marching as

a college for the rights given to them by those

who fought for their civil liberties, he said.

On the morning of the march, King’s “I Have

a Dream” speech played in the background

while students ate breakfast and made posters.

Jungle Boogie captain Sherman and Latasha

Walker, psychology sophomore and co-captain,

led the step team into breakout performances

during the march.

St. Philip’s cheerleaders were dressed in blue

and silver and performed basket tosses.

Julius Green, business administration soph-

omore and member of African-American Men

on the Move, participated to show a positive

outlook on young African-American men.

The goal of the organization is to empower

African-American men academically and push

them to stay in school.

Green said a lot of young African-American

men come from single parent homes and don’t

have the home support they need.

District 7 trustee Blakely Fernandez with her

husband and two children joined the St. Philip’s

group. “It’s an honor to be with St. Philip’s,

which is the heart of the East Side,” she said.

Throughout the march, signs blocked the

view of the sky with motivational messages like

“My future is unlimited. Thank you, Dr. King.”

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17

Dr. Adena Williams Loston, president of St. Philip’s College, walks Jan. 17 with Aliya Marta, 6, during the 24th Martin Luther King Jr. March. Photos by Tyler K. Cleveland

Alvaro Aquilar and Andrea Nicholas join in prayer Jan. 17 at Pittman-Sullivan Park after the three-mile march.

Go online for a slideshow of the event

The Ranger Jan. 31, 2011 • 19Black History Month

By Dana Lynn TraugoTT

St. Mary’s University observes Black History

Month with an exhibition of two local African-

American artists’ work.

John Coleman, a 70-year-old artist, will be

displaying 20 paintings ranging from portraits

to social and political issues and some exper-

iments with modernism and cubism.

Doc Spellmon’s work, vivid and rich in

color, focuses on African-American daily

life. For example, one piece displayed a

field scene in which some are washing clothes

in a river and others are cultivating the land;

another focused on a slave ship.

The exhibition hangs through Feb. 17

in the Louis J. Blume Library in the cen-

ter of the university campus.

A reception 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Feb.

17 closes the exhibit. Guests will be

able to meet the artists.

“It’s going to be a fine experi-

ence,” said fine arts Chair Brian St.

John, a 21-year veteran of St. Mary’s and

a San Antonio College alumnus.

There is no admission for either event and they are

open to the public. For information, call 210-436-3011

or log on to www.stmarytx.edu/humanities.

By VaLDemar TejaDa

Kicking off the Black History Month Celebration

will be Dr. Tani Sanchez, an Africana studies

professor at the University of Arizona,

addressing “Civil War to Now” 10:50

a.m.–noon Thursday in the Fiesta

Room of Loftin Student Center.

Sanchez will discuss perceptions and visual and theatri-

cal imagery of African-Americans and relate them to racism

and how African-Americans were treated and the signifi-

cance of what happened back then. “This is to increase

the opportunity for people to know how our society is

a mosaic and how African Americans are a significant

portion in the mosaic,” Sanchez said.

“African-Americans and the Civil War” is the

theme for this year’s Black History Month cel-

ebration. For a full listing of events on this cam-

pus and elsewhere, see Page 20.

For more information, contact Wanda Lee

Smith, co-chair of the Black History Month

Committee, at 210-486-1006 or e-mail wsmith@

alamo.edu.

Among other events, “Black Photographers” doc-

uments African-American lives between the Civil War

in the 1860s to the Jazz Age in the 1920s.

Art Professor Marleen Hoover will present at 9:25 a.m. Feb. 9 in

the visual arts gallery at 950 Lewis St. Hoover said many people

are not familiar with any black artists of the early 1900s. “When

people think of artists back then, how many people think of a

black artist first?” she said.

“‘Black Photographers’ will educate students on who

the famous African-American photographers are and what

they did in life,” she said. For more information, call Hoover

at 486-1035 or e-mail mhoover@alamo.edu.

The 22nd annual African-American Read-In Celebration

of “The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” pro-

motes literacy and knowledge of African-American

writers.

English Professor Janice Clayton said she believes

students at this college are very sincere people who

are interested in the history and culture of American

life. “Of course, some students are going to say, ‘Oh, I

hate reading’ but deep down inside, they are inspired

by literature,” Clayton said.

Students in Clayton’s English classes will read autobiogra-

phies followed by a Q-&-A and reception.

The read-in is 10:50 a.m.-12:05 p.m. Feb. 22 in the craft room of Loftin Student Center.

For more information, call Clayton at 486-0661 or e-mail jclayton@alamo.edu.

College events focus on figures from Civil War to Jazz Age

Black History Month kicks off at 10:50 a.m. Thursday in Loftin.

Meet artist at St. Mary’s reception.

Juan Carlos Campos

20 • Jan. 31, 2011 The RangerBlack History Month

Tuesday

SPC Event: Opening ceremony with

Dr. Morris Stribling, at 9:15 a.m. in the

Heritage Room. Call 210 486-2887.

SPC Event: Meet-the-artist reception

with John A. Coleman’s art exhibition at

3 p.m. in the Morgan Gallery. Call 210

486-2887.

Thursday

SAC Lecture: “Civil War to Now” with Dr.

Tani Sanchez from the University of Arizona

from 10:50 a.m.-noon in the Fiesta Room

of Loftin. Call 210-486-1006.

Event: Dreaming with the Ancestors:

Black Seminole Women in Texas and

Mexico 6:00 p.m. at Witte Museum. $5

for members and students; $10 for non-

members. Call 210-357-1910

February 9

SPC Event: Main

campus blood drive

from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Call 210-486-2887.

SAC Lecture:

“Black Photographers: Documenting

African-American Lives form the Civil War

to the Jazz Age” at 9:25 a.m.-9:50 a.m.

in the visual arts center gallery. Call 210-

486-1035.

SPC Event: Soul Food Luncheon 11

a.m.-1 p.m. at Southwest Campus. Call

210 486-2887.

February 5

UTSA Event: “Teach Me Tuesday: Tales

of the Soul” a UTSA student will talk about

his life in Africa and in the United States.

At noon in Durango Building student activi-

ties center at the downtown campus. Call

210- 458-4770.

Feb. 6

UTSA Event: Movie Night: “Amistad.” at

7 p.m. in University Center Denman Room,

1604 Campus. Call 210- 458-4770.

Feb. 10

SPC Lecture: Relevance of African-

American history in the 21st century with

speaker Lasana Hotep at 6 p.m. in the

Heritage Room. Call 210-486-2887.

SAC Event: Buffalo

Soldiers from 10 a.m.-

noon. Outside courtyard.

Call Dr. Erik Anderson,

210-486-1104.

Feb. 11

SAC Event: “Storyteller in the African

Tradition: Toni Simmons” from 10:50 a.m.-

noon. For location call 210- 486-0589.

Feb. 13

SPC Concert: 2011 San Antonio

Symphony-in-Residence with Damon

Gupton, guest conductor. Continues

through Feb. 19 in Watson Fine Arts

Center. Call 210 486-2887.

Feb. 14

SAC Event: HIV testing 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in

Room 119 of Chance. Call

210 486-1460.

SPC Event:

Southwest Campus

Blood Drive from 3

p.m.-7 p.m. Call

210 486-2887.

Feb. 15

SAC Event: A Taste of Soul, 11 a.m.-1

p.m. in Loftin. Call 210-486-0589.

NLC Event: Painted Plate Party to create

an African Vase from 11:30 a.m.—1 p.m.

in Room 136 of STCM Commons. Call

210-486-5000.

Feb. 20

SPC Concert: San Antonio Youth Wind

Ensemble with Albert Aguilar, resident

conductor and Damon Gupton, guest con-

ductor at 2:30 p.m. in Watson Fine Arts

Center. Call 210 486-2887.

Feb. 21

SAC Concert: Regency Jazz Band, 11

a.m.-1 p.m. in Loftin. Call 210-486-1035.

UTSA Concert: “Soulful Showcase,” a

gospel concert sponsored by the UTSA

office of student activities. Call Buena

Vista Theatre, Downtown Campus for time,

210- 458-4770.

NLC Concert: African drum & dance pre-

sentation 11a.m.-12:30 p.m. Commons in

the cafeteria. Call 210-486-5000.

Feb. 22

SPC Disscussion: Military Perspective

“The Civil War to Present Day” panel dis-

cussion 10:45 a.m.-noon in the Heritage

Room. Call 210 486-2887.

SAC Event: African-American Read-in

Celebration of “The Narrative of the

Life of Frederick Douglass” 10:50 a.m.-

12:05 p.m. in the craft room of Loftin. Call

210-486-0661.

Feb. 23

UTSA Event: Fourth Annual

Black Heritage Ball at 6 p.m.

“Stand Up and Be Counted.”

Tickets are required. University

Center Denman Room at

1604 Campus. Call 210- 458-

4770.

Feb. 25

SPC Event: 70s Soul Train

Alumni Scholarship Dance from 7 p.m.-

2 a.m. at Old San Juan Restaurant &

Discotek. Call 210 486-2887.

Feb. 28

SPC Event: The Woolworth Experience

from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Tiger Café. Call

210 486-2887.

Calendar Legend

SAC: San Antonio CollegeNVC: Northwest Vista CollegeSPC: St. Philip’s CollegeSWC: Southwest CampusPAC: Palo Alto CollegeNLC: Northeast Lakeview College

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The Ranger 22 • Jan. 31, 2011 Premiere

By James anthony salamé

Although most people don’t like

to admit it, and some may not

believe in them, many find them-

selves checking the horoscope sec-

tion of newspapers or magazines.

Some are curious about influ-

ences on a career path, love life, or

risks that should be taken.

A “new” 13th zodiac sign,

Ophiuchus, that the general public

wasn’t aware of, means not only

some signs, but the advice that

comes with it, have changed.

Professor Parke Kunkle,

an astronomy professor at

Minneapolis Community and

Technical College, piqued a report-

er’s interest in Ophiuchus, pro-

nounced Ooh-FEE-yew-kus.

Kunkle didn’t discover anything

new, but the reporter focused on

it, creating a buzz all over newspa-

pers and the Internet.

Ophiuchus is a constellation of

a man holding a serpent, repre-

sentative of a healer with a knowl-

edge of medicine. Ophiuchus is

the only sign associated with a real

person, known to the Greeks as

Serpentarius, the god Asclepius,

son of Apollo.

Although many think

Ophiuchus is a new sign, it has

always been a part of the zodiac.

“It’s always been there, and

I don’t know why they are just

bringing this up now,” Astronomy

Professor Alfred Alaniz said.

The moon’s gravitational pull

has caused the Earth and the Sun’s

alignment to change and will con-

tinue to do so for the approxi-

mately 26,000 years it takes the sun

to transit the entire zodiac, he said.

Kunkle described the result-

ing misalignment as the Earth’s

“wobble” to the Minneapolis Star

Tribune.

Alaniz said he has always taught

the 13th constellation of the zodiac

to his classes.

“I’ve been waiting for this

semester to teach this due to the

growing interest of the students,”

he said. “They asked about it on

the very first day of class.”

Alaniz showed a star map that

showed the short transit the sun

makes across the “foot” of the con-

stellation.

The Babylonians discarded

Ophiuchus from the zodiac to keep

it to 12 signs. The transit across

the constellations Scorpio and Leo

are also short, but they made the

Babylonians’ cut.

Psychology Professor James

Cook said there is no scientific evi-

dence to support astrology.

This is all a form of “confirmation

bias,” a term that explains “when we

only want to remember the evidence

that supports our beliefs.”

He said a gambler might believe

that a specific routine will help him

win big money.

So, does this mean your zodiac

tattoo is wrong, and you have been

following the wrong sign?

It depends on individual’s spe-

cific beliefs. While those who have

always been Leos, may want to stay

a Leo, they may read that they have

characteristics of a Cancer.

Some zodiac dates overlap.

For example, someone born Dec.

17 falls under Ophiuchus and

Sagittarius. This overlap, a cusp, is

when the Sun’s path is exiting from

one sign, but entering another.

In astrology terms, it means you

share the characteristics of both

signs, maybe one sign more than

the other.

Better check both.

New sign may lead to identity crisisConstellation Ophiuchus makes a comeback after

two millennia.

Zodiac signsSigns Original dates New datesAries March 19- April 19 April 18- May 23Taurus April 20- May 20 May 13- June 21Gemini May 21- June 20 June 21- July 20Cancer June 21- July 22 July 20- Aug. 10Leo July 23- Aug. 22 Aug. 10- Sept. 16Virgo Aug. 23- Sept. 22 Sept. 16- Oct. 30Libra Sept. 23- Oct. 22 Oct. 30- Nov. 23Scorpio Oct. 23- Nov. 21 Nov. 23- Nov. 29Ophiuchus None Nov. 29- Dec. 17Sagittarius Nov. 22- Dec. 21 Dec. 17- Jan. 20Capricorn Dec. 22- Jan. 19 Jan. 20- Feb. 16 Aquarius Jan. 20- Feb. 18 Feb. 16- March 11Pisces Feb. 19- March 20 March 11- April 18Source: Minnesota Planetarium Society

Alexandra Nelipa

The Ranger Jan. 31, 2011 • 23Calendar

Today

SAC Sports: Women’s volleyball try-

outs from 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m. in Gym 1 of

Candler. Call 210-486-0125.

Wednesday

SAC Concert: Faculty Potpourri “New

Beginnings” at noon in auditorium of

McAllister. Call 210-486-0255.

SAC Exhibit: San Antonio Visual Artists

Gallery at Rivercenter mall exhibits student

photos 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Continues until the

middle of February Fridays and Saturdays

noon-6 p.m.

SAC Event: Wild West Rodeo Roundup 9

a.m.-2 p.m. in the mall. Call 210-486-0125.

Thursday

Event: “Year of the Rabbit Asian New

Year” Institute of World Culture in Marian

Ballroom from 11:20 a.m.-2 p.m. Call

210-832-2174.

Saturday

SAC Concert: Sean Forbes of D-PAN/

Deaf Professional Arts Network at 7 p.m.

in McAllister auditorium. Free with SAC ID,

$5 general admission. Call 210-486-1111.

Feb. 9.

SAC Lecture: “Sexual Health and

Condom Awareness” by William Sandburg

from University Health from 11 a.m.- noon

in the craft room in Loftin. Call 210-486-

0125.

Feb. 10

Event: Jennifer Pozner, author of “Reality

Bites Back: The Troubling Truth About

Guilty-Pleasure TV,” 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at Twig

Bookstore, 200 E. Grayson. Call 210-

826-6411.

SAC Play: “Chemical Imbalance: A Jekyll

& Hyde Play” 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. in

McCreless theater. $2 with SAC ID, staff

and faculty. General admission $10. Call

210-486-0487.

Feb. 11

SAC Concert: Acoustic, folk and indie

artist J. Meridian 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the

Fiesta Room of Loftin. Call 210-486-0125.

SAC Event: Second Friday Artwalk with

Tobin Hill Art Alliance begins in visual arts

6 p.m.-10 p.m.

Feb. 14

SAC Dance: Chinese dance group 1

p.m.-2 p.m. in the Fiesta Room of Loftin.

Call 210-486-0125.

SAC Event: HIV testing 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

in Room 119 of Chance. Continues

Wednesday. Call 210-486-0222.

Feb. 15

SAC Event: A Taste of Soul, 11 a.m.- 1

p.m. in Loftin. Call 210-486-0589.

Feb. 17

SAC Event: Martial arts performance 11

a.m.-noon in Loftin. Call 210-486-0125.

SAC Event: Chinese class in celebra-

tion of Chinese New Year noon- 1 p.m. in

Loftin. Call 210-486-0125.

SAC Lecture:“Media Art Politics” with

Dr. Christiane Paul, adjunct curator of

New Media Arts at the Whitney Museum

of American Art in New York, at 7 p.m. in

McAllister. Call 210-486-0142.

Feb. 18

SAC Event: Coffee and Open Mic Night

sponsored by Cheshyre Cheese Club 6:30

p.m.-9:30 p.m. in Loftin.

SAC Concert: Bobby Black performing

Dixieland 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Fiesta

Room of Loftin.

Feb. 22

SAC Audition: “SAC’s Got Talent” audi-

tion 2 p.m.-4 p.m. in the craft room of

Loftin. Call 210-486-0125.

Feb. 23

SAC Event: Dental Fest 9:30 a.m.-

11:30 a.m. in the first floor foyer of nurs-

ing complex. Call 210-486-1036.

SAC Lecture: “Smoking Cessation” with

Nicole Townsley from the American Cancer

Society 11 a.m.-noon in craft room of

Loftin. Call 210-486-0125.

Feb. 24SAC Event: “Big Brain on Campus 2:

The Sequel” a trivia competition 2 p.m.-

3:30 p.m. in the auditorium of McAllister.

Call 210-486-0681.

Feb. 28

SAC Event: Guitar Hero from 11 a.m.- 1

p.m. in the Fiesta Room of Loftin. Call

210-486-0125.

For coverage in Calendar, call 210-486-1773 or e-mail

sac-ranger@alamo.edu two weeks in advance.

Calendar Legend

SAC: San Antonio CollegeNVC: Northwest Vista CollegeSPC: St. Philip’s CollegeSWC: Southwest CampusPAC: Palo Alto CollegeNLC: Northeast Lakeview College

Cast of “Jersey Shore” AccuNet/AP Images

24 • Jan. 31, 2011 The RangerEditorial

Alexandra Nelipa

The college is “moving away”

from its Ranger mascot of more

than 80 years, college administra-

tors say, because Rangers, as in

Texas Rangers, have a bad historical

reputation among minorities who

suffered brutality at their hands.

Maybe, but no survey results

were compiled or student com-

plaints submitted.

In fact, a survey of tradition-

ally college-age students, black or

Hispanic, is likely to show they have

little to no knowledge about actions

deemed offensive by their grand-

parents’ generation.

And it’s not like anyone has

launched a serious campaign for a

replacement.

(Our students have a lot more

concern about being able to afford

college than worrying about a silly

mascot.)

So why did the president’s coun-

cil — vice presidents and deans —

opt to remove the image without so

much as a survey or a hint? Where

is the transparency everyone is so

quick to tout?

To add insult to injury, it hap-

pened during the 85th anniversary.

Four score and three years ago,

our founders adopted the Ranger

when we were a branch of the

University of Texas system.

It made sense as a mascot.

Today, more than 700 public

schools across the nation bear the

name George Washington. He was

a slaveholder, but we continue to

honor him for other contributions.

We trust he would not warrant

honors with such actions today, but

he was a man of his time.

The world changes and we

with it, but our history should not

change or be forgotten.

It’s bad enough the district is

trying to blot out the individual

identities of the colleges.

The permanent image of the

Ranger was removed from the gym

floor, but a much-more temporary

version hangs from the gym wall —

an easy step to oblivion.

If we are ignoring a dark part

of our history simply because it’s

unpleasant, then we are fooling

ourselves.

We should use those episodes

in our history, government, sociol-

ogy and criminal justice classes for

learning.

The district cheers the Palo

Alto Palominos, Northwest Vista

Wildcats and St. Philip’s Tigers.

Soon, we may be the San Antonio

College Blanks.

College points Ranger toward sunset

Gov. Rick Perry addresses Texas Rangers Oct. 29, 2009, in Austin. AccuNet/AP Images

The Ranger Jan. 31, 2011 • 25Editorial

Reiterated time and time

again that the state is in

shortfall freefall, it is natu-

ral to take a look around

for suggestions for the

next round of cuts.

The colleges have

endeavored to — and

been mostly successful

at — cutting printing in

the classroom.

Many departments

have taken the lead

in printing less, but

there are instructors

who believe it’s important to put

paper in students’ hands.

Some disregard the directive to stop print-

ing while some take the initiative to print at

home or pay for copies themselves, and we

applaud the effort.

But district officials and some college offi-

cials seem to believe it’s their God-given right

to print color pages every day and distribute

full-color newsletters.

Meanwhile, students have had to absorb addi-

tional printing costs. On-campus, they pay 10 cents

per page to print for class.

That’s not even a break in price; Fedex Office

charges the same.

District and college officials should face the

same printing limitations as faculty, staff and stu-

dents.

As students are transitioning to e-syllabuses,

officials should transition to online document

viewing as well. Or run to the library with a Go

Print card.

If we’re not all in this together, goodwill and

efforts will break down and factionalism will per-

sist.

And if you see abuses in printing or any other

kind of waste, let The Ranger know. We’ll check into

it; there are necessities, but we’ll find out for you.

Cuts all seem to be handed down from the top,

so changes in culture should start there also.

Last semester, we asked about cuts in district

office budgets and were given vague assurances

they were doing their share, but very little in the

way of hard numbers or percentages were available.

We’re still waiting, and we’ll go on watching.

Make cuts in black and white

As a new year starts and individually we make resolu-tions we hope to maintain, our district still faces a grim reality: Resources are shrinking at an alarming rate.

The Texas Legislature is in session for the next 140 days trying to figure out where to save to meet its $28 billion deficit.

To reach the constitutionally mandated balanced bud-get, higher education is going to go through another round of cuts.

The Legislature has proposed an additional 2.5 percent cut in state appropriations on top of a 7 percent cut for this year. This means Alamo Colleges lost $15 million in state appropriations this year out of a $284.6 million operating budget.

Higher education institutions have to find a way to pro-vide a decent education while planning for an additional 10 percent cutback in the next two years.

We have become too familiar with the words axed, cut, slashed, reduced and limited over the past year: library hours, math labs, English labs.

The only things being increased are class sizes, work loads and the gap between the colleges and the district in facing budget cuts.

The bad news is we can’t close our eyes and hope for the lean times to go away; instead, we can prepare ourselves to

work through these difficult challenges.The library still offers vital research materials, which

students can use to excel in classes; an Oxford collection of databases for English, literature, music, religions and Western civilization; and other databases, including archi-tecture, nursing, world news and a government periodic index.

Students can access these databases by visiting http://www.alamo.edu/sac/library/ or get assistance in the library in Moody Learning Center.

Library hours are now 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday; and 1 p.m.–6 p.m. Sunday.

The college-level and developmental math labs con-tinue to offer free tutoring from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Thursday in Rooms 121 and 124 of McCreless Hall.

Even though this college closed its job placement cen-ter, students and graduates seeking jobs and internships can visit a website Librarian John Deosdade created for students to navigate career opportunities at http://www.alamo.edu/sac/library/faculty/deosdade/career.htm.

Resources will continue to be cut.Our challenge will be to make the most of what we still

have. If we don’t show a need for them, expect to lose what little remains.

Use resources while they are available

26 • Jan. 31, 2011 The Ranger

Chancellor: Dr. Bruce H. Leslie201 W. Sheridan, Bldg. B, San Antonio TX 78204-1429Work: 485-0020 Fax: 208-8149E-mail: bleslie@alamo.edu

District 1: Joe Alderete Jr.1602 Hillcrest Drive,San Antonio TX 78228 Cell: 863-9500 E-mail: jvajr711@aol.com

District 2: Denver McClendon3811 Willowwood Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78219 Work: 281-9141 E-mail: denvermcclendon@satx.rr.com

District 3: Anna U. Bustamante511 Ware Blvd., San Antonio TX 78221Work: 882-1603 Fax: 927-4557E-mail: abustamante20@alamo.edu

District 4: Marcelo S. Casillas115 Wainwright, San Antonio TX 78211Home: 922-6815 Fax: 923-3167 E-mail: mcasillas19@alamo.edu

District 5: Roberto Zárate4103 Buffalo Bayou, San Antonio TX 78251E-mail: rzarate11@alamo.edu

District 6: Dr. Gene Sprague14722 Iron Horse Way,Helotes TX 78023Work: 567-5544 Fax: 520-9185E-mail: sprague@uthscsa.edu

District 7: Blakely Latham Fernandez755 E. Mulberry, Suite 200,San Antonio TX 78212Work: 244-8879E-mail: bfernandez35@alamo.edu

District 8: Gary Beitzel15403 Forest Mist, San Antonio TX 78232Home: 496-5857 E-mail: gbeitzel@alamo.edu

District 9: James A. Rindfuss109 Laburnum, San Antonio TX 78209Home: 828-4630 Work: 375-2555 Home Fax: 832-8292 Office Fax: 375-0301 E-mail: jrindfuss@alamo.edu

Officials

San Antonio College, Dr. Robert E. Zeigler486-0959, rzeigler@alamo.edu

Northeast Lakeview College, Dr. Eric Reno486-5484, ereno@alamo.edu

Northwest Vista College, Dr. Jacqueline Claunch486-4900, jclaunch@alamo.edu

Palo Alto College, Dr. Ana M. “Cha” Guzman486-3960, aguzman@alamo.edu

St. Philip’s College, Dr. Adena W. Loston486-2900, aloston@alamo.edu

Presidents

Guest Viewpoints:

Faculty, staff, students and

community members are wel-

come to contribute guest view-

points of up to 450 words.

Writers should focus on cam-

pus or current events in a critical,

persuasive or interpretative style.

All viewpoints must be pub-

lished with a photo portrait of

the writer.

Letters Policy:

The Ranger invites readers

to share views by writing letters

to the editor. Space limitations

force the paper to limit letters

to two double-spaced, typewrit-

ten pages. Letters will be edited

for spelling, style, grammar, libel

and length. Editors reserve the

right to deny publication of any

letter.

Letters should be mailed

to The Ranger, Department of

Media Communications, San

Antonio College, 1300 San Pedro

Ave., San Antonio TX 78212-4299.

Letters also may be brought

to the newspaper office in Room

212 of Loftin Student Center,

e-mailed to sac-ranger@alamo.

edu or faxed to 210-486-1789.

Letters must be signed and

must include the printed name

and telephone number. Students

should include classification,

major, campus and Banner ID.

Employees should include title

and telephone number.

For more information, call

210-486-1773.

Single Copy Policy:

Members of the Alamo

Community College District

community are permitted one

free copy per issue because of

high production costs.

Where available, additional

copies may be purchased with

prior approval for 50 cents each

by contacting The Ranger busi-

ness office.

Newspaper theft is a crime.

Those who violate the single-

copy rule may be subject to civil

and criminal prosecution and

subject to college discipline.

Editor

Zahra Farah

Managing Editor

Melody Mendoza

Sections Editor

Megan Mares

Photo Team

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28 • Jan. 31, 2011 The RangerPulse

By J. AlmendArez

At 7 a.m. May 7, shoelaces will be tied snugly

and MP3 players will be set on a favorite playl-

ist. By this time, runners will have mentally

prepared to run a maze of neighborhood streets

surrounding this college, snaking their way to

Trinity University and resolving to not quit dur-

ing the brutal last miles back to campus.

This is what kinesiology Instructor Dawn

Brooks wants for people participating in this

year’s 10-Mile Boot Camp Run.

The run began three years ago as a require-

ment in KINE 1176, Cardio Boot Camp 1. Boot

Camp 1 implements military-style training

techniques to improve endurance, respiratory

fitness, flexibility and body composition.

Today, the run has grown to include the par-

ticipation of the faculty, staff and other classes

in the kinesiology and dance department. “It’s

become a kind of in-house project,” she said.

Brooks recommended that students follow

Hal Higdon’s 12-week, half-marathon running

guidelines at www.halhigdon.com. Higdon is

a distinguished runner, journalist and author

who posts healthy running advice online.

Training facilites on campus are available to

participants and other students.

Brooks said there will be water stations;

course marshals tailing students on bicycles;

and students from KINE 1306, First Aid, on

hand to provide immediate help for people who

may need medical attention.

Brooks said students who have run in the

past are amazed at their ability to complete the

course. “They say, ‘It’s incredibly satisfying to

finish’ … They didn’t realize they could do that

much,” she said.

Brooks said one of her students wrote, “Pain

is temporary, but finishing is forever,” in an end-

of-the-year evaluation.

This year, the run will be expanded. The

department is extending an invitation to all stu-

dents, faculty and staff in the Alamo Colleges.

There is also a new $15 registration fee that

will go to the Kinesiology Club. Members are

helping Brooks coordinate the run.

Club adviser Brad Dudney said funds will

pay for a trip to the 27th annual summer con-

ference of the Texas Association for Health,

Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

Dudney said the club has unofficially helped

with the run in the past, but this will be the first

year the club will experience organizing an ath-

letic event. Volunteers are also needed to staff

water and registration stations at the race.

People interested in running or volunteer-

ing should sign up with Brooks in Room 131L

of Candler Physical Education Center. Runners

and volunteers will receive an event T-shirt from

L&M Bookstore, which has donated T-shirts for

the race since 2009.

E-mail questions to dbrooks@alamo.edu.

Instructor hopes annual run grows into a citywide event.

Training for 10-mile run starts

Candler

Conditioning Room3:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday/Wednesday3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday/Thursday2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Friday

Swimming PoolLifeguard on duty these hours.1 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Monday/Wednesday3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday/Thursday

Gym 22:15 p.m.-4 p.m. Monday/Wednesday3 p.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday/Thursday1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. Friday

Loftin

Fitness Center8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday

Student ID required to use all facilities.

Juan Miguel of Travis Early College High School works out. Photos by J. Almendarez

Lilian Galindo of Travis Early College High School listens to her iPod during an evening workout Monday in Loftin.

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30 • Jan. 31, 2011 The RangerBook Review

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February 19, 20119 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The narrator of Irish novelist Emma

Donoghue’s “Room” is the voice of 5-year-

old Jack, who, according to a radio interview

with National Public Radio, was inspired by

Donoghue’s own son Finn of the same age.

Ma, Jack’s mother, was kidnapped

at the age of 19, raped and

held captive for seven years by

the time Jack was 5 years old.

Trapped in an 11-feet-by-

11-feet soundproof, lead-lined

backyard shed, Jack is an intel-

ligent, imaginative child with

unlimited energy.

Ma and Jack’s captor, who

unbeknownst to Jack is Jack’s father,

is referred to as “Old Nick.” At first,

Jack isn’t quite sure what to make

of him; he isn’t even sure is he’s real. Jack has

never had a good look at Old Nick because he

only comes during the night when Jack is asleep

behind closed doors in a wardrobe because of

the nature of Old Nick’s visits.

Jack’s voice is very important.

Throughout the novel, everything Jack says

is all the reader will know about his circum-

stances.

Where the reader lucks out in

this aspect is that children seem to

absorb and repeat things without a

full understanding.

So when Old Nick “makes the

bed creak” the reader knows what

Jack does not.

Jack personifies everything

that surrounds him.

Donoghue highlights this by

capitalizing common nouns,

making them proper. Room,

Wardrobe and Rug are Jack’s

friends.

Beyond Room, Jack thinks is only outer

space, an abyss filled with planets and stars.

Donoghue does plan a successful escape

for her characters, but the questions left unan-

swered are sociological, psychological and

immeasurably unending.

At around 300 pages, “Room” is a quick

read, but for days afterward, Jack’s perspective

lingered. I found myself thinking, ‘Wow! Jack

would be surprised by that,” or “how would he

react to that?”

This novel made me think of Jaycee Dugard

who was kidnapped in 1991 at the age of 11

in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Dugard bore two

daughters to Philip Garrido, the man accused

of abducting, imprisoning and raping her for

almost two decades.

Dugard, like Donoghue’s character Ma, was

kept in her captor’s backyard beneath tarps

hidden in sheds and tents. Now, 30 years old,

she lives a private life and is working toward

recovery with her two daughters.

Reading “Room” allowed me to have an

inside look at the possibilities of how Dugard’s

18-year captivity might have taken a toll on her

and her daughters mentally and physically now

that they are in the real world again.

Megan Mares

‘Room’ author writes from 5-year-old’s view

Ma, Jack’s mother, was kidnapped

Ma and Jack’s captor, who

unbeknownst to Jack is Jack’s father,

is referred to as “Old Nick.” At first,

Jack isn’t quite sure what to make

of him; he isn’t even sure is he’s real. Jack has

this aspect is that children seem to

absorb and repeat things without a

full understanding.

So when Old Nick “makes the

bed creak” the reader knows what

Jack does not.

that surrounds him.

capitalizing common nouns,

making them proper. Room,

Wardrobe and Rug are Jack’s

friends.

Beyond Room, Jack thinks is only outer

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FOR THE

careers of tomorrowNational Open House – February 12, 2011

32 • Jan. 31, 2011 The RangerNews

By Melody Mendoza

During a $12,000 refurbishing over the holi-

day break, the image of a Ranger, the college’s

mascot since 1927, was removed from the floor

in Gym 1 of Candler Physical Education Center.

“We are moving away from that,” President

Robert Zeigler said of the Ranger mascot.

Zeigler, who has a Ph.D. in history, said the

historical reputation of the Texas Rangers and

their interaction with blacks and Hispanics is

not positive.

The executive team, made up of Zeigler, vice

presidents and college deans, made the deci-

sion in the fall. Zeigler said, “Since the image

was already going to be taken off, we decided we

wouldn’t put it back.”

A picture of the Ranger on the gym floor will

be hung in the gym because it is a historic part

of the college, Zeigler said.

Kinesiology and dance Chair Bill Richardson

said he heard the reason the image was removed

was because Hispanics were opposed to this

college being affiliated with the Ranger.

Zeigler said about half of the college’s popu-

lation is Hispanic and Texas Rangers have a

negative historic reputation.

The Texas Department of Public Safety web-

site dates the formation of The Texas Rangers

law enforcement organization to 1835 when

they were charged with protecting the frontier

against marauding Indians. They are the old-

est law enforcement organization on the North

American continent with statewide jurisdiction,

according to the website.

DPS history states that the darkest period

was during Reconstruction between 1865-73

when Texas Rangers functioned as state police

enforcing unpopular carpetbagger laws.

Also, many, have criticized the Rangers’

actions toward Hispanics on the border during

the Mexican Revolution period in 1910.

Zeigler said he has never gotten a student

complaint or conducted a survey of students,

but said he’s gotten anecdotal comments. The

mascot controversy dates to the 1990s, but it has

never been changed, he said.

This newspaper reported the Student

Government Association president and student

life director approached Zeigler in April 2007

with the idea of changing the college mascot,

but nothing came of it.

In response, The Ranger reported April 13,

2007, Zeigler said the college’s mascot would

remain the Ranger.

Zeigler said Thursday, “I don’t know if I

would see it as our mascot.”

He said even when he attended school here

in 1960 and taught here in 1971, the Ranger was

not on anything but the gym floor. “The Ranger

was probably the mascot at some point,” Zeigler

said. “I don’t know if it was officially adopted —

not that I’m aware of.”

The Ranger reported April 13, 2007, that the

mascot started in 1927, two years after the col-

lege opened. Candler was built in 1951.

Neither Zeigler nor Richardson knew when

the Ranger image was put on the gym floor.

Richardson said the floor hadn’t been refur-

bished for about 10 to 12 years, but at that time,

the Ranger mascot was kept. In light of the

change, he said a men’s 3-point shooting line

was added to the refurbished floor.

Zeigler said, “Things change and we need to

change with it.”

Erasing history during 85th anniversaryKinesiology Adjunct Stephen Reyna’s fencing class meets in Gym 1 in Candler Jan. 20 after the Ranger mascot was removed. Alison Wadley

The Ranger mascot prior to refubishing. File photo

“Things change and we need to change with it.”Dr. Robert Zeiglercollege president