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Eric Johnson (D-Dallas) has filed House Bill 3384, potentially granting the top 10 percent of community college students automatic acceptance at Texas public universities.

“We know high-perform-ing community college stu-dents do well after transfer-ring to a four-year university, and Texas will prosper by having more of them do so,” said Rep. Johnson.

HB 3384 would allow students who “enrolled in a public junior college and completed at least 60 se-mester credit hours with a cumulative grade point av-erage in the top 10 percent of cumulative grade point averages for all students of the public junior college who completed at least 60 semes-ter credit hours at the public junior college” automatic ad-mission to general academic

teaching institutions.“I was actually in one of

those situations, but at that time they didn’t have (this potential) top ten rule,” said UTSA senior Phillip Vallad-olid. “I was admitted to UT but I started at a community college for financial circum-stances, but if they did have this option, I would take ad-vantage of it.”

The bill comes as an al-ternative to the existing HB 588, which allows Texas high school students who gradu-ated in the top 10 percent of their class automatic ad-mission to any public Texas university. HB 588’s intent was to combat the 1996 Hopwood v. Texas decision barring Texas universities from considering race as a factor during the admission process.

Despite HB 588’s attempt at equalizing admission cri-tera, UT Austin argued the top ten percent rule restrict-ed its power to admit stu-dents outside the 10 percent standard; consequently, the legislature passed SB 175,

allowing UT Austin’s auto-matic admissions standard to apply toward those stu-dents who graduated in the top eight percent and cap-ping admission under this rule at 75 percent.

“It could affect the quality of education because stu-dents could have the oppor-tunity to just go to a smaller school, and it is possible they could select a school they know is easier,” said UTSA Sophomore Andrew Sposa-to. “It’s tough to quantify the problems, (but) reasonably, it would create diversity; it would give people a second chance to try harder to get admission if they didn’t get right out of high school. I can see the positive in it — it’s pretty cool.”

HB 3384, however, has po-tential to provide those stu-dents — primarily minority students such as Hispanics and African Americans — who cannot afford the cost of a four-year university, a promising outlet to Texas public universities. The 2014 Texas Higher Education data

shows that Hispanics ac-count for 39.8 percent of the community college popula-tion while African Ameri-cans account for 14.2 per-cent, giving some indication that the bill may assist lower income households.

“Community college de-gree programs offer a criti-cal opportunity at a bet-ter life,” Rep. Johnson said. “But many young Texans don’t even consider pursu-

ing a four-year degree either because they have under-performed in high school or they don’t have many friends or family who have gone to a four-year institution. This bill offers a simple deal: work hard and do well in commu-nity college, and there will be a spot for you at a Texas public university.”

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Some Texas lawmakers are seeking to modernize certain Texas business prac-tices that have outlived their usefulness. Namely, there is a push in the legislature that would allow for the sale of hard liquor on Sundays and the sale of vehicles seven days a week.

House Bill 421 and Sen-ate Bill 236 — introduced by Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, and Juan Hinojo-sa, D-McAllen, respectively — would allow Texas liquor stores to sell alcohol on Sun-days. Senate Bill 441, intro-duced by Conni Burton, R-Colleyville, would allow car dealerships to remain open on both Saturdays and Sun-days.

Both bills regarding the sale of alcohol would also al-low for the purchase of hard liquor as late as 10 p.m. on weekdays; current laws pro-hibit the sale of liquor after 9 p.m.

These blue laws were orig-inally designed to enforce religious standards with the idea that people should be at church or resting — not consuming alcohol or pur-chasing frivolous items.

Although many of the blue

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On Wednesday, March 25, UTSA, Time Warner Cable and the San Antonio Ex-press News presented a de-bate featuring the four major candidates in San Antonio’s mayoral race: former Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Adkinson, current mayor Ivy Taylor, former state Senator Leticia van De Putte and former state rep-resentative Mike Villareal.

The debate was held in the H-E-B University Center Ballroom and sponsored by

the UTSA’s Alumni Associa-tion, College of Public Policy and Student Government Association.

The debate covered a wide range of topics affecting the city, including voter engage-ment, gun control, transpor-tation, low-income universi-ty students and incentivizing students in San Antonio to stay in the Alamo City after graduating.

Although the event was open to the public and stu-dents were encouraged to attend, countless chairs were left empty.

It was in this setting that the candidates were asked how they would reach out to San Antonio’s disenfran-chised voting population — including young people who

feel disillusioned with poli-tics. Villareal promised that his administration would include young people, add-ing that “new blood to city politics will help us in the long run.”

Van de Putte cited her purportedly active and ro-bust social media campaign as evidence of understand-ing the younger voting pop-ulation and expressed the importance of their engage-ment.

“When you don’t vote, you’re being played by the people who do go vote,” Van de Putte said.

Adkinson and Taylor commented on being visible and active in community en-gagement events, and Taylor stressed the importance of

ongoing political engage-ment, not just during elec-tion season.

The issue of gun control was one of several asked by the audience, which seemed more concerned with issues regarding students than were the panelists who assisted in moderating the debate. The candidates unanimously agreed that campus carry is not in the best interest of college students. Villareal noted that such measures would increase the need for more security on campuses, and therefore increase the cost of higher education.

Another question posed by the audience asked the candidates for their solution on providing low-income

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laws in Texas were repealed in 1985, laws restricting sales of vehicles and alcohol are still enforced.

In Texas, current laws pro-hibit a dealer to sell a vehi-cle on c o n -s e c u -t i v e week-e n d d a y s , effec-tively meaning that no deal-erships are open on Sundays. The sale of alcohol on Sun-days is also heavily regulat-ed. Currently, no alcohol can be purchased before noon on Sundays,while the sale of hard liquor is restricted to restaurants selling cocktails while stores can only sell beer and wine.

The nonpartisan Legisla-tive Budget Board estimates that the state could have reaped over $7 million in revenue for the 2012-2013

biennium had liquor stores been allowed to remain open on Sundays.

Junior cyber security ma-jor and Buffalo Wild Wings

hostess Chelsea W i l -l i a m s s t a t e d , “Chang-es need to be m a d e . N o t buying l i q u o r

on Sundays cannot stop a person from drinking on Sunday. I can purchase li-quor any day of the week and drink before church if I wanted. And as a server, I know that Buffalo Wild Wings has a loophole to this law. As long as a customer purchases an entrée, they can order beer, wine or a mixed drink.”

Since 2002, fourteen states have lifted the ban allowing liquor sales on Sundays.

Matt Levin of the Houston

Chronicle stated that “many car dealers, however, don’t want to see the law go” and that “local dealers told the (Fort Worth) Star-Telegram they don’t want to be open an extra day, and the effect on sales would be negligible.”

Although dealerships are wary of the bill, Burton says she is “a free-market con-servative,” adding that she has “always been a little dis-mayed that we have govern-ment dictating days of the week that businesses can or cannot be open.”

If the bill passes, dealer-ships would not be legally required to stay open on Sundays, leaving the option to the dealerships them-selves.

Pre-nursing junior Can-dice Allen stated that ini-tially, she did not know that there was a law that prohib-ited car sales on Sundays. However, she believes that “they should be able to be sold. There’s nothing wrong with that. I wouldn’t mind if they changed that law.”

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Thirteen undergraduate students from UTSA’s Col-lege of Architecture and Planning collaborated with the non-p r o f i t Y o u t h T r a n -s i t i o n -ing Into A d u l t -h o o d ( Y TI A) to help m a k e the shift from foster care to adult-hood a little smoother.

YTIA’s principal founders and child welfare attorneys, Brenda Knowles and Mary Fuentes Valdez, observed that youths who “aged out” of the foster care system after their eighteenth birth-days often find themselves at a loss for what to do next.

“Interestingly, when most of us venture out on our own, we do so knowing that we have family to whom we can return for support, ad-vice and sometimes money. Unfortunately, that is not the case for youths leaving foster care. They do not have the ‘safety net’ that we had,” said Knowles.

With the experiences of the youth unsure of what to do in mind, the two women conceptualized “The Dorm,” a complex for 18-21 year old former foster youth to gain independence while learn-ing practical skills, such as basic housekeeping, finan-

cial responsibility and work-ing on interpersonal skills.

It took years of prayer for Knowles and Valdez to ask if UTSA would provide the preliminary designs for “The Dorm” and make their vision a reality. The founders ap-proached Sue Ann Pember-

t o n , l e c -turer o f h i s -t o r i c pres-erva-t i o n a n d archi-t e c -

ture, president of the San Antonio Conservation So-ciety, director of the UTSA Center for Architectural and Engagement and Fellow of the American Institute of Architect.

Pemberton presented the idea to the students in her architecture class who then made it their capstone se-mester project. The 13 stu-dents involved with “The Dorm” split into four teams determined by their skill sets to produce four different de-signs for the teens to choose from.

The prospect of having real clients who provide feedback excited the archi-tecture students.

“When we met them, they had their own ideas and were really excited about it,” said senior architecture ma-jor Eric Ourston.

They’re very clear about wanting separate laundry rooms for the boys and girls. They also want it to be a

homey atmosphere, where they can have dinners to-gether and build relation-ships,” said Megan Gold-stein, junior architecture major.

Goldstein and Ourston worked on designing “The Dorm” all semester and ap-preciate the fact that their talents are being used for a good cause.

“It feels more real; there’s actually people who can benefit from this project, and that gets me more moti-vated to put out good work,” said Goldstein.

Ourston expanded: “A lot of these kids have been bouncing around and this will be their first real home. It’s cool to be designing something that will make someone’s life a little better or easier.”

Commenting on criteria for the teens to live in “The Dorm,” Fuentes and Valdez said, “At this time, we are fo-cusing on youths currently leaving foster care; however, any former foster youth who applies would be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.”

“We know that not all youths will embrace our concept of life after foster care, but for those who do want to consider it, we will be looking for youths who are motivated to either work or attend school, and who are willing to live commu-nally,” Fuentes and Valdez said.

The architecture students will present the final designs to YTIA in May who will be free to utilize them how they see fit to obtain funding for the complex.

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Former foster youths find refuge through UTSA architecture students

“Changes need to be made. Not buying liquor on Sundays cannot stop a person from drinking on Sunday.”Chelsea WilliamsServer, junior cyber security major

“It’s cool to be designing something that will make someone’s life a little better or easier.”Eric OurstonSenior architecture major

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Adkinson emphasized that solutions should come from the education commu-nity, while Taylor stressed the integral role scholar-ships play in making educa-tion available to low-income students. Van de Putte men-tioned that community col-leges and universities should synchronize so that students aren’t wasting their time and money on credits that don’t transfer.

Villareal was the only can-didate to mention early col-lege high school programs, stating that they “make so much sense.” Villarreal also

remarked on the high de-mand for technical certifica-tions in the workforce.

When asked how they planned on ensuring that college students educated in San Antonio stay in the Alamo City to contribute to the local economy, the can-didates agreed that young people want to work in a city with ample job opportuni-ties and one that also has vi-brant cultural offerings.

Adkinson emphasized the role of strong neighborhoods and said that San Antonio is the epicenter of Texas his-tory, but that the city needs to act with specific intent so that it is a “nice place to live.”

Mayor Ivy Taylor em-phasized the importance of economic opportunity, say-ing, “At the top of the list is retaining and expanding businesses and growing jobs here, so that when you get that degree that there is a job out there that you would be able to obtain.”

Villareal discussed the need for a “talent pipe-line,” citing fields like Air-cloud computing that are “scrounging” for qualified workers. He also reaffirmed his commitment to preserv-ing the quality of life in San Antonio and to a linear park system.

The candidates were also

asked their position on transportation issues, name-ly rail projects and how ac-cessible the city should be toward ride-sharing compa-nies such as Uber and Lyft.

Villarreal and Van de Putte both expressed disap-pointment with the way the downtown streetcar project was handled, noting that it was a government acting alone and without enough input from voters.

Taylor stood by her deci-sion to suspend the streetcar project, adding that when determining mass-transit solutions in San Antonio, too much attention is paid to those without cars. Remov-

ing vehicles from congested streets would alleviate the headaches felt by many San Antonio drivers, Taylor sug-gested.

Adkinson attributed a number of San Antonio’s transportation issues to a lack of investment by the state legislature. Accord-ing to Adkinson, rejuvenat-ing urban corridors such as Wurzbach and Freder-icksburg would result in more drivers choosing those routes instead of traveling on already congested highways.

When the topic shifted to Uber and Lyft, Taylor’s op-ponents gave some scathing critiques of how the interim

mayor handled San Anto-nio’s relationship with ride sharing companies.

“Every other Texas city has figured this out,” Villar-real said, claiming that San Antonio needs to be a 21st Century city, and adding that Uber would have helped a city that already struggles with drunk drivers.

“We should be about em-bracing technology and in-novation, and it should be across the board,” Villarreal said. “Uber and Lyft, when I am mayor, will be back in San Antonio.”

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Although most of the regulations affecting UTSA originate at the state capi-tal in Austin, a number of upcoming policy decisions at the federal level will have significant impacts on the university’s operations.

Last year, the Obama ad-ministration revealed their plan to assess schools on how well they serve their students based on merits such as graduation rate, the percentage of students that receive Pell Grants and the cost of attending the uni-versity. The rating system is intended to penalize schools that receive a poor rating by reducing their federal funds and to give applicants an ad-ditional resource in selecting

a college. According to TIME,

UTSA has a 28 percent graduation rate, with 44 per-cent of students receiving Pell Grants and an average of $9,331 of tuition per year.

Katie Berger, coordina-tor for federal relations for the UT system, believes that “the Obama Administra-tion’s ratings proposal is a blunt instrument that seeks to decide for students what factors are most important to them.”

Berger understands that students should have access to information regarding college costs. She explained, “Rather than create a ratings system that cannot possibly capture all the factors that matter to students search-ing for a college, the Univer-sity of Texas System has cre-ated an interactive data tool called seekUT to provide

students with vital informa-tion on earnings and loan debt by major.”

In addition to the rat-ings system, which will be released later this year, universities are also eyeing the Higher Education Act, which impacts federal aid programs such as Pell Grants and FAFSA applications.

Earlier this year, Senator Alexander promised that the renewal of the Higher Education Act would reduce government involvement. He recently released three outlines on “making colleges share in the financial risk of the federal loans they pro-vide students, overhauling accreditation and changing how the federal government collects data from colleges.”

Berger agrees there should be less government involve-ment in higher education.

“There are many federal

rules currently in place that, while well-intentioned, are duplicative of other require-ments, impose undue bur-dens on institutions or do little to protect students,” Berger said. “Compliance with these requirements costs time and effort by staff who could otherwise be contributing directly to the mission of the university and success of its students.”

Alexander, a former Sec-retary of Education, has al-ready introduced legislation that would streamline FAF-SA applications and consoli-date a myriad of federal aid programs.

Berger explained one of the ways the government controls federal colleges and universities: “Congress and the Department of Educa-tion establish eligibility cri-teria for participation in fed-eral financial aid programs.

Institutions wishing to par-ticipate in these programs must meet a myriad of fed-eral requirements related to everything from student safety to data collection and reporting; from student re-cruitment and admission to loan counseling.”

According to Inside Higher Ed, Senator Patty Murray, the senior Demo-crat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pen-sions Committee, is worried about removing rules that holds institutions account-able. Murray argued that “it would be a mistake to roll back important protections for faculty, students and families,” as she pointed out the Clery Act, which stated colleges can face “stiffer fi-nancial penalty” if they mis-handle sexual violence cases.

However, Berger believes that “if federal regulations

are reduced and streamlined through the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, resources and staff time cur-rently being spent on com-pliance could be redirected to promote education, re-search, student services and other important university goals.”

Ultimately, the main pri-ority from every side is sav-ing money for both the gov-ernment and the institutions themselves.

Murray states that she is “looking forward to continu-ing the conversation on ways to update the Higher Edu-cation Act to make college more affordable, reduce the crushing burden of student debt and give more Ameri-cans the chance to further their education, training and skills.”

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On March 24, 2015, UTSA partnered with the San Anto-nio Express-News and Time Warner Cable to host a San Antonio Mayoral debate at the Main Campus.

Despite the debate’s con-venient on-campus loca-tion and its being hosted by UTSA’s Student Government Association, Alumni Asso-ciation and College of Public Policy, the event failed to gar-ner much attention from the demographic that was most directly available — students.

The debate’s academic fo-rum was not unprecedented.

Since the start of their cam-paigns, the 2015 San An-tonio mayoral candidates have visited a number of lo-cal schools, including San Antonio College and Hec-tor Garcia Middle School. Establishing a presence in local education and appeal-ing to young adult voters no doubt motivates the direction of mayoral campaigns. Stu-dents, however, did not seem invested in the topics, and the candidates did not address is-sues relevant to the students.

The university advertised the event well on campus and

on its social media feeds. Pri-or to the debate, UTSA used its social media presence to encourage student par-ticipation. While the Twit-ter hashtag #UTSADebate trended locally during the event, the actual on-campus event remained poorly at-tended.

Perhaps UTSA students are justified in their lackluster participation and general dis-play of uninterest in mayoral politics. While the candidates spoke in-depth on topics of gentrification, task-force safe-ty and neighborhood preser-

vation, answers to questions that specifically pertain to students as local stakehold-ers — such as the state of the Uber and Lyft debacle and scholarships for low-income students — were given cur-sory responses.

Arguably, the topics of vot-er engagement, brain drain, gun control and transporta-tion, which were discussed briefly at the debate, remain relevant to students as to oth-er local voters.

The lack of participation in mayoral elections isn’t isolat-ed to UTSA students. In the

2013 general local election, only 7.61 percent of San An-tonio voters came out to the polls. Incumbent candidate Julian Castro won with over 29,000 votes. With a student population of almost 29,000, UTSA is teeming with po-tential voters for candidates. Increasing the participation of young-adult student vot-ers on election day warrants a two-fold solution — students must accept responsibility as local stakeholders, and can-didates must address issues significant to a university stu-dent population.

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Flawless, flawed feminismAnother introvert was left

in critical condition after at-tending a job interview last week. Senior Noe Soschal-skills was rushed to the uni-versity’s campus clinic after he began mumbling, staring down at his shoes and even-tually falling into a catatonic state during his interview. The interview was his first opportunity to secure a job post-graduation, and the pressure was on for him to do well.

Noe had been showing signs of trouble before the in-terview even began. “He had looked at his student loans the day before,” said Noe’s mother, Alana. “He began hyperventilating and eating an alarming amount of prin-gles. I was frightened for his health.”

The interview seemed to have been going well at first, as Noe made it to the career center on time (and respond-ed when his name was called). The trouble began when the interviewer asked about the weather, a question that Noe had not prepared for.

“He began making obscure references to Seinfeld,” said interviewer Jobcoby Jobson,

who questioned Noe about his degree. “On paper he was the most qualified candidate,” explained Jobson. “But, when I asked why he wanted the job, he just froze.” After Noe finished the interview, Jobson stated he knew Noe “wasn’t right for the job.”

This is the fourth reported case of an introvert perform-ing poorly in an interview this month. The most serious case included a student los-ing out on a job that he would have actually enjoyed doing. Meanwhile, extroverts con-tinue to find success in simi-lar interviews, sometimes having little to no relevant qualifications for the job of-fered.

At the university’s clinic, Noe received a treatment of Netflix with some time alone in his quiet zone. He is ex-pected to make a full recov-ery.

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There’s no denying that B e y o n c e p r o m o t e s female in-dependence and em-

powerment, but does that make her a feminist?

Nigerian writer Chimam-anda Ngozi Adichie defines a feminist in Beyonce’s “Flaw-less,” as a “person who be-lieves in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes.” Tracks like “Bills, Bills, Bills” and “Independent Women,” from Bey’s Desti-ny’s Child days, as well as hits like “Pretty Hurts” and “Run the World (Girls)” would sug-gest that Beyonce fits into this category.

However, feminism is about more than gaining equality — it’s about main-taining equality. I understand feminism as respecting my own mind, body and soul as well as the minds, bodies and souls of others.

Beyonce has a great mind for the music business and enough soul to make people melt with her tunes, but I can’t help but notice how she blatantly flaunts her body in her videos and performances. Yeah, yeah, it’s her body, and

she can do what she wants with it, and no one can stop her. But the truth is, the flaunting demotes her cred-ibility.

Imagine Barack Obama de-livering a State of the Union Address shirtless. It would be distracting and distasteful. While these contexts might seem very different, Beyonce and Obama are both public figures.

When Beyonce removes her clothes, it takes away from her talent. A lot of her songs have brilliant lyrics, and she is a powerful woman. However, with that power she tells women that it’s okay to bare their-all. That’s not what feminism is about.

Maybe I’m thinking too long term, but her children and grandchildren, not to mention her parents, will see these seductive videos. While we should not care too much about what others think, a healthy dose of char-acter preservation should be maintained in the name of self-respect.

Beyonce has gone on the record saying she doesn’t have any “shame about be-ing sexual.” She also said she really wanted to show off her body as a result of losing

65 pounds after giving birth, which is just another testa-ment to how Hollywood sees flaunting a certain body type as acceptable.

Another paradoxical con-cept about Beyonce is that “Flawless” is supposed to empower women; however, the song begins with her tell-ing anyone who aspires to be like her to “bow down.” Later on, Adichie condemns soci-ety because “We raise girls to see each other as competitors … for the attention of men.” These lyrics paired suggest that all women are equal, but that Queen Bey reigns over us all.

When it comes to gender equality, society has taken countless steps in the right di-rection. Although more could be done perhaps ( politically and economically) it’s still important to recognize how far women have come and why this freedom must not be abused.

Respect yourself mentally, physically and spiritually, and in turn, others will respect you.

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To experience being in marching band in high school is to experience feel-ing like the life of the crowd. Being responsible for the rhythmic percussion, peppy brass notes and enthusiastic woodwind sounds makes for a unique experience at sporting events.

While many students feel they must leave their band days behind them upon en-tering college, this doesn’t have to be the case to join The Spirit of San Antonio (SOSA), UTSA’s marching band. An interest in music, along with some ability to balance hard work with play is all it takes to become a SOSA member. Freshman biochemistry major Sara Dibrell can attest to this.

As Seguin High School’s 2014 valedictorian and a member of their band’s front ensemble for all four years, Sara learned early on how to manage her time. She’s transitioned from her high school’s percussion section to playing percus-sion with her fellow SOSA Roadrunners with ease.

Sara knew that she want-ed to continue with band in her college career, but was still apprehensive about the audition process that SOSA requires of all its incoming students, which involves not only an initial musical assessment, but also evalu-ations of performance and attitude throughout the band’s summer practices.

“It was kind of nerve-wracking,” Sara admitted. “But I was still in the swing of things; it was pretty fun.”

Sara’s time commitment has changed since high school. In high school, she rehearsed every day. Now in college practices, Sara has longer rehearsals, but fewer days. SOSA rehearsals take up about ten hours a week, and all students in band must register for it in the fall semester as a Monday-Wednesday-Friday class. Sara says that this type of

scheduling makes it easier for her to balance school, work and band, although she still had to make some sacrifices.

During the spring se-mester, band takes up the entirety of Sara’s weekends, which she would otherwise have used for homework or volunteering. As a member of Top Scholars, one of UT-SA’s prestigious scholarship groups, Sara was able to balance band and academ-ics well enough to earn a spot on the Dean’s List dur-ing the fall semester. Also a member of the volunteer organization VOICES, Sara has had to cut back her hours with the group sig-nificantly during the spring because of the pressures of competition season.

A brighter note is the so-cial aspect of band. Many of her close friends are band members as well. They re-hearse together, they have fun together. Band, she says, is kind of like a big family, “…especially the drumline.”

Despite her participation in band throughout high school, Sara considers this year as a totally new expe-rience. Sara has traveled for competitions and per-formed in parades. She still enjoys football games the most.

“The atmosphere is a lot more exciting [than it is in high school] in the Alamo-dome with a bigger audi-ence and more pressure,” she stated. “But it’s also more fun, because every-one who’s there really wants to be there. Everyone just wants to get better.”

Overall, Sara classifies her experience with SOSA so far as “pretty fabulous,” and believes that anyone with an interest in music should give it a try. And with roughly 80 percent of the band’s members be-ing non-music majors, why not? A love for UTSA is what’s really important for joining the organization.

“It’s such a good way to get school spirit,” Sara shared, “because you really gain a lot of pride in your school.”

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Don’t worry, go to happy hourArts & LifeEvents Calendar

Tuesday 3/316:30 p.m.When we touch some-thing, often times we have an emotional re-sponse to it. Why is that? For answers to this ques-tion and more, make your way to the Pearl Brewery (307 Pearl Parkway) for a lecture by David Linden, a professor in the Department of Neurosci-ence at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, as he links our behavior to how we feel and touch others, physi-cally and emotionally. For more info and ticket prices, visit mindscience.org/events.

Wednesday 4/18 p.m.What do we mean when we say “luck of the Irish?” And what does “red nose, short hose” mean? Chronicling a support group for under-endowed Irish men, one young member dares to challenge the beliefs that curse their lineage in “The Irish Curse,” play-ing at the Tobin Center (100 Auditorium Circle). First produced at Trinity University in 2011, this humorous comedy also deals with other issues like masculinity and body image, all in the context of guys with a tiny prob-lem. For tickets and more info, visit atticrep.org.

Friday 4/38 p.m.Celebrate the return of everyone’s favorite Loo-ney Tunes to the Majestic Theatre (224 E Houston) as they explore their way through some of the world’s extraordinary original scores, as played live by the San Antonio symphony, at “Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II.” For tickets and more info, visit sasymphony.org.

Saturday 4/48 a.m.It’s race time! San Antonio’s 31st Annual Di-ploma Dash is going on early this Saturday, featur-ing a 5k certified course around UTSA’s Main Campus (1 UTSA Circle) for runners and scenic walkers alike. Those that have registered for the race can pick up their T-shirt at the registration table at 7 a.m. before the race starts, while a race festival with food, beverages and music will be available for support-ers and spectators. For more info, visit alumni.utsa.edu.

Saturday 4/47 p.m.Philadelphia legends MewithoutYou are com-ing to San Antonio at The Korova (107 E Martin) this Saturday night. Often exploring deep religious beliefs and imagery in their songs, the band’s mixture of spoken-word vocals and hard drums and guitar riffs have continued to keep their fan-base satisfied for over a decade and still invite new fans to join in their ranks. For more info and to buy tickets, visit thekorova.com.

Make music: life with the Spirit of San Antonio

Photo Courtesy of Kristi MeyerSara Dibrell (front row, right) represents the Spirit of San Antonio along with her fellow bandmates outside the JPL food court. SOSA practices ten hours a week to ensure their performances are always in sync.

Teia HerreraStaff Writer@TEIAbellearts@paisano-online.com

Happy hour is a magical time of day when bars and restaurants feature a special menu with reduced prices for food and, for those who are 21 and up, alcoholic beverages. It’s the ideal win-dow for drinking and eating as frugally as possible.

Although happy hour specials are offered Mon-day through Saturday, most people don’t have time to unwind until Thursday nights, a college student’s saving grace. This is when most students’ school week comes to an end and it’s a great time to browse local

happy hours. Luckily for UTSA students, there are prime happy hour locations right up the street from campus.

If the typical 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. happy hour is not con-venient, fear not. When God created the Sabbath, he also conjured up reverse happy hour, which is just as glorious as happy hour, only it’s from 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Kona GrillMany students frequent

nearby restaurant Kona Grill (15900 La Cantera Pkwy) for happy hour Mon-day through Friday from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. and re-verse happy hour Monday through Saturday from 9 p.m. – 11 p.m. Kona is great because they offer a vari-

ety of foods and drinks. A crowd favorite is their margarita, per-fectly priced at $5.25, and their food can range from half off the original price to as low as $6. Vis-it their website KonaGrill.com to check out their menu for yourself,

or just stop by La Cantera and enjoy one of their happy hours first hand!

Bar MosaicoIf you are looking to

dance, have a good time and not spend a lot of cash, then check out Bar Mosaico located inside of Lisa’s Mexican Restaurant (815 Bandera Rd.) Bar Mo-saico’s happy hour is Mon-day through Friday from 3 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. On Fridays, they offer music from a live DJ and they have dancing. They serve domestic beers for as low as $1.75, mixed drinks as low as $4 and ap-petizers for $5. Visit their website at lisasmexican.com/bar-Mosaico to see what they offer.

54th Street Bar and GrillAnother great happy hour

and favorite of students is 54th Street Bar and Grill located in The Rim (17122 West Interstate 10). Their happy hour is Monday – Friday from 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. They have appetizers from $4.99 with a $2 drink mini-mum purchase per appe-tizer. Check out 54th Street bar and Grill to enjoy their happy hour selection!

PericosPericos also offers tasty

and cheap drinks. There are two locations that are ideal for UTSA students. Pericos’ discounts take place Monday through Sat-urday from 4 p.m – 7 p.m. for regular happy hour and Monday through Saturday from 9 p.m. – 11 p.m. for reverse happy hour. Their Bandera location (10820 Bandera Rd), offers a live band on Fridays from 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. and Kara-oke on Wednesdays from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. The Huebner Oaks location (11075 IH-10 W) has over 22 televisions throughout their restau-rant, which is perfect for game night. Although both locations offer different en-tertainment, their prices are the same. Their beers start at $2, house margaritas at $3 and appetizers range from $3 to $6. Both loca-

tions have a lot to offer, so check out either location for a good time.

Chuy’sAnother great choice for

Mexican food and a wide selection of drinks is Chuy’s (15639 W Interstate 10). Chuy’s chips and salsa are delicious and pair perfectly with a beverage of your choice. Their happy hour is Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. –7 p.m. The margaritas start at $7.50, beer at $2.75 and food as low as $4. They have a bar area with televisions on the wall, which is perfect for en-joying a drink while watch-ing a game. Most Chuy’s locations even offer a free appetizer in exchange for a framed picture of your dog. Look around next time you’re at Chuy’s; the walls are covered in dog photos. Gather some friends and canine photos, and head out to Chuy’s happy hour.

After a long week of work and school, reward yourself by checking out one of these restaurants’ specials. After-all, it’s called happy hour for a reason. Just be careful not to order too many $4 mar-garitas; the bill can add up before you know it.

Marcus Connolly, The PaisanoKona Grill offers regular happy hour and reverse happy hour every weekday and an additional extra reverse happy hour on Saturdays. Stop in soon and take advantage of their discounted menu.

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Be smart about fast food: Eat healthy on the go

Catherine ForsythContributing Writer@ThePaisanoarts@paisano-online.com

College students face new challenges every day. One challenge that plagues us every hour is where to eat. It is the lingering question in the minds of students after every class.

With so many options, and a stomach with inces-sant growls, it can be dif-ficult to determine what to eat. When the health factor is thrown in, the decision becomes even harder. Fast food restaurants like Sub-way advertise having more nutritious choices, but are these options actually bet-ter?

Subway’s website dis-plays nutritional values for its sandwiches, even listing the sandwiches that contain six grams of fat or less. The amount of carbohydrates in a sandwich ranges from 29 to 60 grams; while the sodium count averages 561 mg. The calories in Subway sandwiches span from as low as 280 to 570 depending on what you order.

So how does this stack up to other fast food com-petitors? The average meal at Chick-Fil-A has about 750 calories. There are 78 grams of carbohydratess in a chicken sandwich meal with small fries, and the so-dium count is slightly more than double Subway’s, total-

ing around 1530 mg.Statistics for McDonald’s

are pretty much what you’d expect. A regular cheese-burger has around 290 calo-ries with 33 grams of carbo-hydrates and sodium levels at 680 mg. Keep in mind this is just the cheeseburger alone. When you add fries, it comes out to 520 calories with 63 grams of carbohy-drates.

When time is fleeting but health is still a concern, what is one to do? Chipotle has become tremendously popular over the past year. However, not only are Chi-potle’s menu options more expensive than the common fast food restaurant, but the nutrition facts on their web-site show that the food real-ly isn’t any healthier either.

One flour tortilla for a Chipotle burrito has 300 calories, 46 grams of car-bohydrates and 690 mg of sodium. This may scare you, considering this is prior to adding the actual con-tents of your burrito, how-ever, Chipotle claims to use unprocessed food items, which sounds better than poisoning your body with the artificial substances that other fast food restaurants use. Chipotle’s menu also features a “bowl” option, in which the contents of a bur-rito are mixed in a container and the tortilla is left out.

Healthier options are available at Panera Bread, where chicken salads with

as low as 150 calories and very few carbohydrates are offered. The sandwiches from Panera have nutri-tion facts similar to Sub-way’s, showing that when it comes to keeping it healthy, it doesn’t matter where you go to eat as much as what you eat.

An option that might be surprising to health-con-scious customers is Taco Cabana. Its website shows that eating healthy at the restaurant is pretty easy. One fajita taco has only 180 calories, with just 21 grams of carbohydrates and very low fat content. Taco Ca-bana is also known to be rel-atively cheap, so that’s great news for those that are on a college budget.

Whether it’s to shape up for the summer or just start eating healthier, there are ways to do so on-and-off campus. Most of these plac-es have websites that feature the exact amounts of fat content, protein, cholester-ol and sugars that are con-tained in the menu items.

Remember that even just skipping a soda and opting for juice or water can make an impact on your health. Everyone gets busy, and go-ing through the drive-thru every once in a while can be unavoidable. However, making better decisions at fast food restaurants can help you to feel happier and healthier.

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Marcus Connolly, The PaisanoEating fast food doesn’t always mean eating unhealthy. Most fast food restaurants offer menu items that aren’t detrimental to the average human’s caloric intake. It just takes extra effort and resistance when you look over the options.

Teia HerreraStaff Writer@TEIAbellearts@paisano-online.com

For some people, getting dressed is just something that they do everyday, and for others it is a way of life. Junior health major Con-nor Metoyer has managed to find time to stay fashion forward and trendy while waking up for 8 a.m. classes and juggling her busy work schedule.

Connor enjoys getting out of the house and explor-ing San Antonio and is a

self-proclaimed foodie and fashionista. When she isn’t out trying new food places or visiting the local mu-seums, she challenges her fashion sense.

Originally from Hous-ton, Connor moved to San Antonio to pursue her un-dergrad degree at UTSA. While in high school, Con-nor was unable to express her style because of a strict dress code.

Clothing was her form of artistic expression, so chal-lenging her creativity due to her school’s guidelines only made her love for fashion grow. Once in college, she

claims she felt “free at last!” and was able to dress how-ever she p l e a s e d . While at U T S A , Connor has been “ex-p e r i m e n t -ing with a lot of stores and differ-ent types of clothes” to build her fashion rep-ertoire.

On her Instagram, you can see that she is all about her brows and her clothes! Her style, as she stated, is very “Glam F a s h i o n i -sta & Sporty. Like most of us, her style varies

with her day-to-day sched-ule, but that never stops her from looking her best.

For Connor, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays are her glam days when she turns on some Beyoncé and channels her inner Kim K for clothing inspiration. And on the other days, she goes for a more relaxed look, channeling Rihanna’s effortless chic look while throwing on some tennies.

Drawing inspiration from fashion blogs and websites, Connor goes to her closet to see what she can conjure up. Recently her wardrobe

has been taken over by neu-trals, but she still has a love for the color black (don’t we all?). Her go-to shoes are her nude heels, which she believes every woman should own.

“If I’m not feeling any of my other heels, I always know the nude heels will go with anything!” Connor said.

When asked who she would love to trade clos-ets with, Connor quickly responded with “RihRih (Rihanna). Her style is ev-erything to me – she puts such a twist on fashion and makes it look great! She could make a trash bag look great!”

Connor is all about growth and change in life and this is reflected in her closet. As she continues to grow as a fashionista, Con-nor says that her closet is “expanding continuously to keep up with what’s pop-pin’ at the time”. And with style icons such as Rihanna and CoCo Chanel on her radar, she will never go out of style.

Some of her favorite plac-es to shop in the mall are Urban Outfitters, Zara (her #1 favorite), American Ap-parel, H&M and Forever 21. However, she does most of her shopping online. Con-nor enjoys surfing the web for clothes because it gives her a wider variety than just what every mall has to offer. Her favorite online store is Lolashoeboutique.com to help fuel her shoe addiction, as well as TopShop and Nas-tyGal for everything else.

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Art abounds between Artpace and Hare & Hound Free your inner fashionista Christopher BreakellStaff Writer@ThePaisanoarts@paisano-online.com

After walking up the re-stored concrete stairs of a nearly hundred-year-old building, visitors are ab-sorbed into Artpace’s fea-tured pieces. Here, their eyes are overwhelmed by a large white room complete-ly filled with contemporary prints, each displaying in-triguing subject matters and having gone through complex printing processes.

Earlier this year, Artpace held its Spring 2015 Hud-son (Show) Room opening, “Hare & Hound Press + Artpace: The Art of Collab-oration,” a retrospective of Artpace’s partnership with Hare & Hound Press, and commemoration of Art-pace’s 20th anniversary.

Some of these pieces cause viewers to stand back and reflect on the prints’ simplistic compositions ,while others have viewers peering in close to try to grasp every meticulously placed line.

Since Linda Pace found-ed Artpace in 1995, it has served as a residency pro-gram for contemporary artists. Three times a year, Artpace houses regional, national and internation-al artists for six-to-eight weeks. After the artists finish their residency, the artwork they created is ex-hibited. Since opening, Art-pace has housed and exhib-ited the works of over 200 artists.

A collaborative fine art printmaking studio in San

Antonio, Hare & Hound Press was founded in 1993 by Janet Flohr and is cur-rently co-run with Gary Nicholas. The company is passionate about producing high quality print editions and works on paper.

For the past seventeen years, Hare & Hound Press has collaborated with Art-pace’s residency program and exhibiting artists. In 1997, it made a photogra-vure print for Artpace’s ex-hibiting artist Kent Rush, and in 1999, Hare & Hound Press worked with resi-dency artists Arturo Her-rera and Isaac Julien. Today, Hare & Hound Press has worked with 33 of Artpace’s artists, producing a total of 58 exhibitions.

The printer’s proofs of these editions are currently being exhibited in Artpace’s Hudson (Show) Room. The exhibition displays the tal-ent and innovation of the artists who have worked with Artpace and the tech-nical skills and professional-ism of Hare & Hound Press. The exhibition includes works from San Antonio natives Jesse Amado, Dario Robleto and Vincent Valdez as well as the works of many others from Texas, the U.S. and around the world.

This exhibition was made possible by a generous gift from Hare & Hound Press to the Linda Pace Founda-tion. The gift increased the Linda Pace Foundation’s art collection from 620 pieces to approximately 800 piec-es.

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On Saturday, March 28, the UTSA football team held their first open prac-tice and scrimmage.

A crowd of over 500 par-ents, fellow students and media gathered to watch the event, with everyone anxious to see the team five months before the season opening kickoff at Arizona on Sept. 3.

“We’ve got a long way to go, we know that,” said UTSA Head Coach Larry Coker. “(However), I like what I see so far.”

In his seven years as UT-SA’s head coach, Coker has guided the team to 23 wins. The former national cham-pion and two-time Coach of the Year has high expecta-tions heading into the sea-son.

Prior to the spring cam-paign, Coker announced the hiring of a new offensive line coach, Mike Markuson.

“There’s always good things and bad things. Somewhere in between

is reality,” stat-ed Markuson discussing the team’s outlook. “To be a great offensive football team, you’ve got to be physical. How do you become more physical? You’ve got to have an attitude about it; you’ve got to have a toughness about it.”

Markuson has 30 years of coaching experience in pro-grams such as Boise State, Arkansas, and most recent-ly, Eastern Illinois. He has enjoyed his first few months at UTSA, stating, “(UTSA has been a) fabulous place. It’s been awesome, just awe-some.”

With the team graduat-ing 36 senior, a multitude of positional battles remains. The healthy competition between players is great for overall team success. Re-turning redshirt freshman quarterback Blake Bogen-schutz remarked on the competition, saying, “Guys are out here making plays, everybody’s trying to make a name for themselves. That’s what spring is all

about.” Coker speak-

ing about Bogenschutz said, “I think he’s going to

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He’s got a good arm and a really quick release, and he’s smart.”

Bogenschutz is returning from an injury-shortened season where he received a medical redshirt.

“Being hurt, I got to see everything a little bit better, I got to sit back and watch everything. It was more mental reps than anything, so I’ve got that aspect down. I got it in the film room, it’s time to take it to the field,” explained Bogenschutz.

Bogenschutz isn’t the only player dealing with injuries. Offensive lineman Juan Perez was seen in a cast at practice. Once at full strength, Perez is expected to battle for the starting center position.

“(Perez) is a guy that’s go-ing to work hard. He’ll play tackle, he’ll play guard, he’ll play center, he’ll do what-ever the coaches want,” Bo-

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tors for the starting center position is UTSA’s number one incoming recruit, Clay-ton Woods. “You always want competition — that’s always a great thing when there’s competition,” said Markuson. “(Woods) might have one of the best center snaps I’ve been around. He get’s the ball back there, he’s consistent,” he fin-ished.

The Roadunners must come out strong in the first three weeks of play against Arizona, Kansas State and Okla-homa State.

“I think we’re going to have a good mentality and that attitude to come out and really (play well),” explained senior tight end David Morgan II. “I think it’s going to be a spectacular year,” he finished.

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The UTSA Roadrunners (15-13, 5-4 C-USA) dropped the weekend series against the No. 25 Florida At-lantic Owls (22-6, 6-3 C-USA) one game to two.

The Owls stole the opening matchup on Friday night, 10-4. UTSA junior ace pitcher, Brock Hartson, was called upon to handle the starting duties and was handed the loss following a season-high nine base hits allowed.

Hartson battled back from a bas-es-loaded jam in the 5th inning be-fore exiting the game in the top of the 7th inning.

“I didn’t have my stuff, but my willingness to compete really helped me get out of those jams. Overall, I need to pitch better for this team,” Hartson said.

Hartson trotted off the mound with the score tied at 3-3 after hurl-

ing 112 pitches, only to see the Roadrunners squander the game by allowing three consecutive runs to cross the plate.

“(Hartson) always competes, and for five or six innings, it’s Friday night at the fights. It’s like, who’s the first to deliver the blow and knock the other one down, and unfortu-nately, we didn’t take advantage of some of the offensive opportunities to add to the lead and really be the aggressor,” UTSA Head Coach John Marshall said.

Coming into the game with a 2-4 record in the previous six ball-games, Marshall hoped to jump-start the weekend series with a vic-tory against their conference rivals. Digging deep into his bullpen, Mar-shall called on six different pitchers before recording the final out.

“It’s been somewhat of a theme for our season, and it’s the reason why we’re right around the .500 mark,” Marshall Said. “Until we can learn to do little things well, we are going to keep hovering around that line of mediocrity.”

UTSA bounced back from the

loss with a dominant 14-3 victory over the Owls on Saturday; howev-er, the Roadrunners’ bullpen failed to seal the deal as UTSA lost the fi-nal game of the series Sunday after-noon by a score of 9-5.

In game three of the series, UTSA third baseman C.J. Picker-ing brought life to the team. In the bottom of the 6th, he launched FAU pitcher Seth McGarr’s elevated slider to deep left field for a two-run shot.

With the game tied at 3 in the top of the 7th, Marshall sent pitcher Patrick Herbelin to the mound for the Roadrunners, hoping to close out the inning. FAU’s Ricky Santi-ago had other plans, however. San-tiago recorded an RBI double that ignited an explosive hitting perfor-mance for the Owls.

FAU’s offense frustrated the UTSA bullpen, causing the Road-runners to cycle through four pitch-ers as the Owls tacked on five runs before retiring their side of the 7th.

“Today was about us having any sort of strikes out of our bullpen. We didn’t do that… we’re going to

have to work hard and find the right guys out of the pen that can navi-gate out. I think once we do that we’ll be fine,” said Marshall.

Pickering recorded his second homer of the game in the bottom of the 8th, and left fielder Matt Hilston would later go on to score off of a wild pitch to bring the Roadrunners within four. UTSA could not rally in the 9th as they dropped game three of the series 9-5.

Pickering led the Roadrunners on offense, going 3-5 with three RBIs and a career first, two-homerun game. When asked about his per-formance, the sophomore said, “It felt great. I mean, just a couple good swings and a couple good hits. The ball was carrying today; things just felt great”.

UTSA will have one day off be-fore they host I-35 rival Texas State on Tuesday, March 31 at 6:00 p.m. on Roadrunner Field.

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UTSA volleyball captured their first win of the spring campaign against the TCU Horned Frogs in a five-set sweep totaling 115-88 at the Convocation Center on Sat-urday, March 28.

“We stayed focused and everybody did their job. I think we played really well today,” said UTSA outside hitter, Dajana Boskovic.

Hailing from Croatia, Boskovic’s rising status as a

leader comes with her phe-nomenal fall season. She was second in the team last fall in kills, recording 413, and led the Roadrunners in kills per set at 4.64.

“I love this team. Dajana is by far one of the best play-ers on the team and she’s (starting to) step up to be a leader,” explained UTSA Head Coach Laura Groff.

This spring campaign is coming off the heels of a phenomenal fall season, as UTSA finished 20-9 over-all, 15-1 in Conference USA play and 10-1 at home in the Convocation Center.

Middle hitter Kylie Schott stated, “I’m really excited about (the spring season). We are pretty much all re-turners, so we are a really great team and we really know each other. I think we are going to do really well this spring.”

Middle hitter Megan Slan added, “(We) didn’t finish where we wanted to finish last season. We’ve grown so much since the fall already. I feel we have grown closer and stronger.”

With the win against the Horned Frogs, UTSA han-dled their first of four play-

dates incredibly well with a 25-16, 25-22, 25-18, 25-19 and 15-13 five-set sweep.

“I thought we kept great composure. When they put the pressure on, I think they handled it very well,” explained Groff. “Every day in practice is so competi-tive. I love our team chem-istry right now. We hope that their confidence can carry over into the fall. We are treating it like our sea-son. We take a step forward every year instead of a step back.”

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The defending Conference USA champion Roadrunners boast two honorable mention All-American selectees: junior Dajana Boskovic and junior Jessica Waldrip.

Following the weekend series, the UTSA Roadrunners are now part of a three-way tie for fourth in Confer-ence USA.

The Roadrunners are now 11-7 when playing on Roadrunner field.

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The UTSA men’s golf team closed out their final home-tournament of the season with a second place finish in the Lone Star Invitational at Briggs Ranch Golf Club (7,247 yards/par 72).

UTSA freshman Zander Lozano had a standout per-formance, placing second among the field after drop-ping a sudden-death playoff to Texas Tech’s Hannes Ron-neblad.

UTSA Head Coach John Knauer remarked on the pro-gression of Lozano, saying, “The last two or three weeks he has really stepped up and shot as our top player. Com-ing into this (tournament) I had a good feeling that he’d play good, but I did not know he’d throw out a 68-67 on us and finally break through that glass ceiling.”

Lozano opened the tou rnament by shooting for par

at 72 in the first round. He would go on to shoot 68 in the second round, leaving him 12th at 4-under-par after the first day of the competi-tion. Lastly, Lozano shot an impressive 5-under round of 67 in the third and final round, vaulting him into a tie for first place.

“I knew after the first round I wasn’t doing great, but I was able to follow it up with that four under (par round),” said Lozano. “I honestly wasn’t even thinking about winning, and I put up a good round be-cause I was walking with (as-sistant coach) Kyle (Collins),” he finished.

“He was very relaxed,” Col-lins remarked. “We wanted to change our demeanor this week and not really focus on the numbers but focus on the process at hand.”

Lozano finished the tour-nament with 17 birdies – sec-ond among all competitors – which included a stretch of 11 straight birdies on par five holes, placing him 10-under for par fives, an event-best.

“It’s almost always about confidence. When I have confidence, I know I can play with anybody,” said Lozano on his performance. “It still really hasn’t sank in, what I just did. I almost won my first college golf tournament,” he asserted with a big smile.

Lozano earned Co-Confer-ence USA Player of the Week on the strength of his per-formance at the tournament. His selection makes him the third player on the team to be selected for the honor, along with sophomore Bryce Alley and junior Brett Hogan who has won the award twice. The four separate selections are the highest mark for any team in the conference.

“Anybody on my team can win a point for us,” said Knau-er plainly, remarking on the breadth of talent the team boasts.

The team will compete next at the Aggies Invitational in Bryan, Texas, from Saturday, April 4 to Sunday, April 5.

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