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The Paisano Volume 1, Number 3 February 10, 1981 San Antoiuo, Texas 78213

Filing for SRA vacancies are: top row, left to right. Victor Icenogle. Darren D. McDonald, Leigh Perry and Gregg Medlyn. Bottom row, left to right, Jerry Ser-rato, Beverly Valdez and Raul Scott. Not pictured ate: Patricia CoUey and Brian Starr.

Candidates File for SRA Vacancies u /

At their Wednesday , February 11th meeting, tfie SRA will elect replacements for the repres'?ntatives who resign ed eariier this semester, ^inecandid^es'have filed to fill the four vacancies. Seven of these filed fw the two freshman positkms while tfiere is only one candidate in each of the graduate and sentor posittons available (as of our press deadline). Elected candidates will serve tfirough tfie re­mainder of tfie spring semester. Regular campus electton of all officers and cbss represen­tatives, except fresfimen, for tfie scfiool year beginning in June are scheduled to be held two weeks prior to spring break; however, an offtoial an­nouncement of tfie date of this election has not been made by the SRA.

Tfie seven candidates wfio fil­ed for the two freshman posi­tions are: Darren D. McIXmald, Patrk:ia Cdley, Beveriy Valdez, Jerry L. Serrato, Brian Starr, I^ul Scott and Vtotor Icenog^. Tfie candidates for tfie senkx and graduate posittons, respec­tively, are: Lei^'-'PeBy..and Gregg Medlyn.

The Paisano invited each candklate to submit written replies to four questions. Only four respcjise^ were received and tfieir answers are printed .below.

1. What do you think the ro l e of the SRA should be?

Brian Starr—The SRA should represent each UTSA student as fairly as possible.

Jerry Serrato—Their role should be that of a student representative assembly whose acttons satisfy the student's needs. Representation must not be abused. Student opink>n should be actively sought after and used wfien in tfie majority, for that is a tme reflectton of the student body needs.

Patricia CoUey—The role of tfie SftA, as I see it, is very l)ask:. As the name implies, it shoukl represent tfie students, and serve their best interests in whatever ways possible.

Gregg Medlyn—I feel that SRA memliers have a respon­sibility to represent the students of UTSA. This representation includes; 1) listening to and votoing tfie student txxly opi-nton, 2) soliciting, exploring, and providifi^ feedback to areas of student concern, and 3) par-ttoipating in tfie policy and deci­sion making processes of UT­SA with the ttest interests of the student body in mind.

2 . What specific ideas for improvement of The UTSA d o you advocate?

Starr—Addittonal parking spaces should be made available at UTSA, especially

a round the Humani t ies Building. A second idea is the implementation of covered walkways between buildings so necessary when it rains. I also feel the SRA should sponsor some sort of tuition scholarship for UTSA students.

Serrato—Actively hiring and keeping faculty members of top caliber with money which must be acquired from the same funds which allow UT at Austin and Texas A&M to maintain their quality faculty. 11

Colley—Being new to UT­SA, 1 fiave not adopted any specific plans, but hope that my honest concem for tfie welfare of my fellow students will make me a very positive Entity in this representative assembly My reason for mrining is. simple—I want to be there to do v. hatever good 1 cay, and 1 am confident I can do some good. Medlyn—I definitely advocate tfiat S I ^ represent ALL of the student txxly. If elected 1 would concentrate my efforts on representing the graduate stu­dent txxly, as-well-as all night­time students. I feel that in the past, these students have t)een neglected and under-represented.

Some of tfie unkiue problems tfiat tfiese students face, and I feel need immediate attention

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Special Election Schedtded for Today

by Alex A. De La Pena

Voters of District 57-C go to the polls today to decide if Republican cfiallenger Alan Schoolcraft or incumtient Al Brown will represent the district in tfie 1981 Texas legislature.

Voters eligible to vote in to­day's special election must reside in the following Bexar County precincts: *324, 325, 374. 429, 431. 432, 433, 343, 442. 443, 444, 445, 446, 447. 448. 449. 450, 451, 452, 453. 454, 456, 458, 459. 463, 464, 465, 466 and 467. The polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.

Tcxfay's special election was called for by Gov. Bill Clemtrits after the state legislature nullified the Nowcmtjer 4 election results in which Schoolcraft defeated Brown by 1,038 votes.

Defeated incumbent Brown fil ed challenge to the Nov. 4 results with the legislature, claiming that more than 1,038 of the 2,622 absentee ballots cast in the elec­tion should not have t)een counted. Brown charged the ballots were cast l)y persons sta tioned in the military at Randolph Air Force Base and consequently not eligible to vote'in the local election as specified by state law.

The main cause of the election dispute is t)ased on the conflic ting federal and state election laws. '

Federal law does not require a person he an actual resident of a county or state when voting in local, state or federal elections

for some federal employees. In eluded in this non-requirement are military personnel, who in order to vote only need to show in their records that the place they cast their absentee ballot is their last recorded home of record.

State law, however, requires a voter he a resident of the county Ijcfore voting in local and state electrons.

In voiding the election, House Speaker Clayton considered Brown's challenge by afxx>inting a spKTial rommittec to study

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PLO Speaker Due

The UTSA Political Science Association will present two lectures this month conceming events in the Middle East.

The firjt is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 10th and is en­titled "Iranian History". The featured speaker, Mr. Rasavi, is a retired offk:er of tfie Iranian Military and served under tfie late Shah.

The head of the P L O infor mation office of Washington, D.C., Mr. Hatem Husseini, will deliver the second lecture entitl­ed ^Towards Peace in Palestine" on Wednesday, February 11th.

Both lectures will be held at 1:00 p.m. in HB 2.02. 12.

Blood Donors Needed Theresa Canaies. former student at UT San Antonio, is currently in intensive care at Bexar County Hospital as the result of a very serious automobile accident. Her family has asked that If any students would be willing and able to give blood to replace what Theresa has used It would be greatly appreciated. OveV one hundred and forty-seven pints are needed of any type. If you can give blood, please go to the Blood Bank on the third floor of the Bexar County Hospital. 4 5 0 2 Medical Drive. You may Indicate that the blood Is given In the{ name of Theresa Canaies.

Heard Givm Keys

to County Vault

The following editorial com­ment was solicited by T H E P A I S A N O staff member, J.D. Austin. Equal space has tteen made available to Mr. Kieard, in our next issue, for his view of tfiis important issue.

Local attorney Oliver Heard fias OTKe again tieen given tfie key to tfie vault t>y tfie Bexar County Commisstoners Court. On January 29, 1981 Heard's contract with tfie county to col­lect l>ack tzutes was renewed,

iat>ling film to continue to col­lect tfie fifteen percent fee tie re­tains on tfie delinquent taxes collected. The contract tiet-ween Heard and tfie county raises tfuee important ques-^ons: b tfie anrangement legal? b U edik:al? Is it in Bexar Coun-t / s best financial interest?

The Texas Revised Civil Aatutes require that tfie district or county attorney, tiy order of tfie commissioners court, shall institute suit to collect delin­quent tzuces. Article 7297 of the Revised Civil Statutes places tlie duty to sue on the district or county attorney and does not provide for a waiver or delega­tion of tfiat duty. Tlie use of the word "stKtir in Texas statues is usually interpreted to make the provision mandatory rather that advisory.

Tfie commissioners seem to t>e of tfie opinton that if District Attorney Bill White signs a waiver, then they ar% free to hir an outside lawyer to collect hack taxes. Fred Semaan, a tocal attorney well-noted for his outspoken criticism of various people in city and county government, lias stated that he feels tfie action taken t>y Com-miskxiers Court is illegal. Since Arftole 7297 is silent as to the possilility of waiver or delega-tton to discharge thexlistrict or county attorney's duty to sue, 1 must agree with Mr. Semaan. An appropriate taxpayer suit challenging the legality of Heard's contract with tfie coun­ty may lie necessary in order to get a Judicial interpretatton of Artk:le7297.

Whether f-iearcTs contract is kgad or Illegal, tfie manner in

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Letters To The

Letters should be concise. A l l letters must be signed and include telephone number. Names wi l l be wi thheld if re­quested. A l l letters are subject to the Paisano's editor ial policy on obscenity and l ibel.

guessing game with the tioard

Square-knots,

Bow-knots and

What-nots Editor,

Now that the tiostages have been returned safely to the sfiores of the United States, I find myself thinking atxiut many, many tilings. For in­stance, wiU America ever find fierself in such a predtoament again? Will Americans really fuse togetfier to fight terrorism from now on; is worid peace simply a myth and fcnrever unat­tainable? Freedom of the 52 tias triggered many thoughts; txit tfie really liig questton I find myself asking over and over again is, "wfio's going to untie all those yeUow ribbons?"

Think alxMit it! Tfxxisands marclied patrioticeilly to the tone of T i e A YeUow Ribbon Round The OW Oak Tree" to do what the song imptored, and myrtad square-knots, bow-knots and what riots decorate tfie foliage across America. The ribbons did their duty (with fly­ing colors!) and brought the tiostages home. But what is to become of those vain-glorious tianners now that the crisis is over? Do we denude our trees of them, tucking them away to store until Easter t>askets call for tfieir attentton? Do we let them wittier away with age and fade, in the sun each day sagg­ing on our trunks? Or do we ask for a reflate from Iran? What do we do with the rib-lx)ns?

1 estimate that Americans spent approximately 3.2 million dollars on various lengths, hues and widths of yellow riblxjn — 1 could fill my gas tank for two weeks with that kind of money! Because the ribtxans were not tax deductible is no reason to forget them so soon after tfieir use as a freedom-flag tias end­ed.

My suggestion for San An­tonto is to use the ribtxxis in tills way: collect all of tlie yellow ribbons in Bexai County and dump them into a huge crate on the UTSA campus. Then we can play a kind of

of Regents and tfie Texas legislature each memtier will get one chance to grab as many yellow ribtxms as tie possit)ly can. Tfie one with the most rib­bons in his hand at tfie end of tlie garne wins. The ribtxxis are ttien counted, and the numtier tlie Vk:tor has clutched will tie the new estimated numtier of years for tfie completion of tfie arts txiilding. Then, when it Anally opens, each auditorium seat will tiear a dog-eared, tnit nonettieless symlxJIk:, yellow ribtxsn.

Casey Magan

Committee

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whtoh tias nothing to do with S I ^ . This information was

- printed in the Roadrunner on at least two occasions. Students on tfie council were recommended hy tfie University Center Advisory Committee and apipointed liy Dr. Wagener. Chairperson of the committee is Jane Duckworth, assistant to the dean of students. Gary Her­ring, who was in charge of tfie tournaments, was not doing so as an S f ^ memtier. He was in charge as a memtier of tfie University Center Program Council. "Names withheld" shou ld have read the R o a d r u n n e r or the Awareness Week posters to fiave ascertained the sponscN* of tfie tournaments.

The Student Representative Assembly Penny Smiley, Conrespondinff Secretary

Involvement

Vrffed Editor,

Representation in tfie SRA will not persist if the student

ma|aitty remains <ndifferent to the d( cisions whk:h affect tfieir l ea rnmg env i ronmen ts Ttierefore, as a student whose concern has recently lieen wtietted, I propose that tlie S f ^ implement a semi-annual student survey in order to, as stated in tfie preamble of tfie SRA constitution... "explore student concerns and provide an official student txxly votoe through whtoh student opinions may he expressed..." Granted this survey would hopefully he used as a guideline when the SRA is conskkring all matters pertaining to tfie student txxly, but students' letters to tne SflA, as well as to tfie Paisano stu­dent newspaper, must tie writ­ten and also irKluded as a necessary part of this represen-tatton, and, as such, stiould lie used as tools to debtate ideas, opintons, zuid suggestkms.

Apathy cannot tie argued for, because it ts tfie killer of social and intelLctual curiosity. As Albert Einstein once realized, "the important thing is not to stop questkxiing," so ttien must students.

N a m e Wi the ld

Editor, In reference to a

published January 27, conceming tfie tournaments of University Center Awareness Week, Mr. Herr ing was representing the University Center Council. The SFIA played no role in the University • Center Awareness Week, thus was mistakenly blamed t>y the author(s) who submitted tfie i letter. We feel that simple fact- i

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Letters to the Editor

i'ublish or Perish

Why Professors

Leave UTSA Editor,

"Publish or Perish" strikes again. While a few teactiers are txith good researctiers and good teactiers, most are only one or the other. Those who are great researchers but lousy teachers have it made. They are given tenure and cannot tie got­ten rid of no matter how hard one tries. On the other hand, those teachers who are held in high esteem by the student population are rapidly disap­pearing. Some of this is by choice. UTSA is too poor to pay its faculty reasonable salaries. During the early years, teachers made many personal sacrifices and accepted heavy course loads, hoping to one day sec UTSA stand on its own. Most of these teachers realized that these dreams were just that — dreams, and they fiave gone on to bigger and tietter things. Other good teachers stayed on, hoping to see things ctiange. These teactiers were still among those highly respected by students. How are they rewarded? Well, they go tiefore ttie tenure committee, which tells them they haven't done enough research, so they can get lost.

1 have tieen at UTSA for two years, and almost without ex­ception every good teacher I've ever had is gone, and every rot­ten teacher still here. Whenever other students ask me to recommend a teactier for a course, 1 can't think of any.

The student/teacher interac-tton on a university campus is much more important than any articles in journals will ever tie. If am tfiat this administration cares alxiut is seeing its name in print, why not tiire people ex­clusively for the purpose of do­ing research? Anci siiKe student evaluations are about as impor­tant as the tooth faliy, wtiy not stop wasting time and money on tfiem? Students came to tfiis university to learn, and tfiey don't expect to do tfiis l>y reading ttieir teadwr's research In the bbraiy. What good Is na­tional fecogntUon ior die univer­sity at a professional level if students who gaduate faom it can say nottidng good alxxit it?

If this school really wants na-ttond recogrUtton tliat t>ad, why don't we terminate a few h i ^ -level administrators and give tfieir salaries to the athletk: department? K i m Eastman

(Ed. note: The retention of faculty is a major con­c e r n o f m a n y U T S A students; however, the implicat ion that a l l com­petent instructors have left is an overstatement. Most U T S A instructors are dedicated and very competent. Unfortunate­ly, there are a few instruc­tors who either cannot or wi l l not teach. The Paisano editor invites other com­m e n t s f r o m s t u d e n t s , f a c u l t y a n d a d ­m i n i s t r a t o r s regard ing u n i v e r s i t y p o l i c y o n tenure, resignations and other factors dealing wi th building and retaining a superior faculty.)

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which it was negotiated is cer­tainly open to questioning on ethical grounds. When the mat­ter of hiring an outside attorney to collect delinquent taxes was presented to Commissioners Court, several attorneys applied for the job. At least one at­torney offered to do it for less than the fifteen percent figure that Fieard asked for.

It should be noted that Oliver Heard was Judge Albert Bustamante's treasurer during the judge's last campaign for of­fice. Also Heard's partner. Bill Bailey, was once County Com­missioner Jeff Wentworth's campaign manager when Went-worth tried for a seat in the Texas Legislature. Both Went-worth and Bustamante were vociferous supporters of Heard in his bid for the county con­tract.

Only an exceedingly naive person would doubt that con­tracts are routinely awarded on the basis of political favor rather ttian on merit. However, Commisskjners Court is ctiarg-ed with tfie responsitility of making decisions wtiich are in ttie best interest of tfie citizens of tfie county. Wtiere, as tiere, tlie amount of money wfiich tfie county coiitd lose as a result of its exorbitant contract with Mr. Heard is substantial, tlie com-missioners should do everyttiing in tfieir power to avoid even tlie flint of inproprie-ty. Since Heard was awarded tfie contract by a tfwee to two vote, and since both Went-worth and Bustamante voted in favor of Heard, one tias to

wonder whether tie would have tieen awarded ttie contract were it not for his poHticd alliance with the two commis­stoners. It is very difftoult to have faith in a commisstoners court whtoh seems so higfily motivated by political con-sideratkms and so little affected t>y ethtoal considerations.

Even if Mr. Heard's employ­ment by ttie County were legal, and even if his pdittoal ties with Commissioners Court were less suspect, one must still ask whether the employment of Mr. Heard is in ttie tiest financial in­terest of ttie citizens of Bexar County. It has tieen estimated that in 1980 Mi . Heard was able to collect atx>ut five million dollars in back taxes. As of August 1, 1980, over two million dollars in delinquent taxes were still outstanding. Mr. Heard's fee for the collection of five million dollars in back taxes is seven hundred fifty thousand dollars. Mr. Heard has argued that out of this amount he has to p>ay a great deal of overhead. He has also stated that Bexar County should tie thankful that he has be^n able to collect the five million dollars. The real question is whether Bexar County can afford to spend seven hundred fifty thousand dollars in order to collect the back taxes.

The mechanics of Mr. Heard's operation are really quite simple. Mr. Heard gets a computerized list of the people with outstanding tax liabilities and uses word processing equipment to generate letters to each of the people wfio owe taxes to Bexar County. These letters are stored in ttie memory of a computer and all that is done is to enter the names of the delinquent tcixpayers and

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Changes in BBL P r o - a m Explained (enEspanol)

3. by Alber to J . Urcelay

En la segunda mitad del mes de noviembre del ano recicn pasado, el Movimiento Estu-diantil Chicano de Aztl^n (MECHA) envi6 una protesta por escrito al Sr. Preskiente de nuestra Universidad, Dr. James W. Wagener, en relack^ a los nuevos programas de estudio de la Division de Estudtos Biculturales dados a conocer el f de Septiembre de 1980.

D icho escr i to muestra preocupacidn y enfado por la apiurente eliminacidn de cursos que versan sobre la Cultura Chicana, con to cual se daAa directamente a las demandas m ino r i t a r i as fo rmuladas durante el movimiento de los Derechos Civiles en la xx:a de los sesentas.

Asi mismo, y es de causar sorpresa si asi lo es, pun-tualizan que miembros de dicha Divisi6n mostraron tambi^n su sorpresa ante esos cambios, con lo cual se evidencia que no tomaron parte en el desarrollo del programa.

Asi pues, hace unos dias en-camin^ mis pasos y en una amena charla con el Dr. Mario Benitez, quien preside a la Divi-ston de Estucbos Btoulturedes Bilingiie, tratamos el tema men-ckmado.

El Dr. Benitez explico que no hutio tal eliminacion de cur­sos, ya que estos fueron simplemente camtiiados a raiz de una sugerencia de la Texas Educatton Agency", en la cual se dejO sentir que a un maestro de Educacton Elemental le con-venia cursar lo que precisamente es Materiaieb Bil-inguf" en la Escuela Elemental.

Es decir, de tos tres cursos

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Por otro lado el Dr. Benitez me dice que est^en ese puesto desde mediados de 1980 y que precisamente una de sus primeras labores fue la de enterarse de la estructura acad^ ica y en tos archivos estdn tos documentos oftoiales at^iTentes a la gestacton y adop-cion del actual programa de estudios. < Porque' entonces algunos

acad^micos mostraron sor­presa? ,• Porque esa protesta fechada

a finales de Noviembre si existe amplia explicacion?

Pcro amigos y compa'fteros, sea lo que sea el interesado no delie perder de vista que el estu-diante de hoy sera el profe-sionista del mahana y que de persistir el interns demostrado por nuestra comunidad univer-sitaria dentro del area estudian-til y acad^ ica , este tendrd un efecto contundente en las revi-skines que se hagan al actual programa bilingfle y que es cada dos aihos.

Ojab y en verdad los cam-tiios precibidos hayan sido positivamente enfocados a mantener el derrotero intoial de la Divisk>n y se conjugue con el de toda Universidad... 1.a difu-si6n de la Cultura".

± THE PAISANO FEBRUARY 10, 1981

Justice is Not Always Blind by Yolanda Saldana

Tfie subject oi luany >jr:x ' and the object of much crfttoism, tfie Honoralile Judge Adam Serrata continues to tiokl Ills "people's court" on tfie southskle of San Antonto.

Despite cries of protest from Bexar County Commissioners, Judge Serrata persists in .tiis practice of assessing relativdy lo v fiiifs (oi iraflti iniraclionb From his small, tiarely furnish­ed courtroom on S.W. Military Drive, Serrata doles out what he calls "equitable justtoe." Wtien confronted with a first time offender wtio has a large family and a low paying job, Serrata tends to assess a $1. $2, or $5 fine as opposed to an almost standard $25.50 fine.

Ttie criteria for fining and amount of fines are points on whk:h Bexar County Commis sioner Tom Stolhandske and • iudn«' S'rf.iif) ilitft'i Sloihtdul ske maintains that fines stiould lie punitive and that reduced fines do not deter repeated violations.

Serrata disagrees. He con­tends that slapping huge fines on a vtolator with a low income only serves to punish ttie in­dividual's entire family. Serrata explains, "Fines stiould be used as a tool to rehabilitate. Preven­ting a family from going to the grocery store so that they can pay a stiff fine is not in the best, interests of the law."

Althou^ Serrata only recent­ly liegan this system of justice, tie feels that the other four peace justices use similar criteria. Tt ie difference," Scr rata contends, "is that I'm much more vocal about it."

This outspokenness has latieled him by many as "arrogant" and "uncooperative." One of these crittes is the coun­ty auditor, Oliver Lewis, who feels that Serrata runs a very disorganized court. Serrata ad­mits, "For a while there my tiooks were tiehind. I only had one emptoyee in ttie court and it was impossible tor her to keep up with all irKoming tickets, dixkets and fine payments."

After the county hired two addittonal empkiyees, the court was soon running smoottily and the records were lirough up-to-date.

The hl^iway patrolmen wtw Issue the dtatksns hi Precinct 5 fed as Senata docs alxiut fine assessments. They are

(uhimateiy responsible for Ser-rata's practk»s. "When a fil^Nway patrol oflfeor comes to nwand says hs has a wanwit far sonMona vrfw doesn't have

t^tiou^ money to pay tfie fine and wodd I conskler towering the fine, I wtioleheartedly agree with him," says Serrata. "But beiare someone toses ttieir job over ttie serving of a warrant at tfieir place of emptoyment, I lowi'r \\w lint's and prevent that from tiappenlng."

Judge Serrata believes that if a vkilator is corK:emed enough about his ttoket and is willing to come in to discuss it, ttien tie deserves to be heard, i don't tielieve in cash register justice," Serrata emphattoally states. 1 wasn't elected by the people in this precinct two years ago to raise money for the conty cof­fers. I'm here to lie a judge."

Serrata feels that if a stan­dard fine schedule is used then there is no need for a judge. The court could hire someone to look up the standard fine for a specific violatton and then receive payment for that fine. '

Aside from assessing fines, Serrata also handles truancy cases, some criminal cases, ad­ministrative hearings, examin­ing trials and adversary hear­ings. One such adversary hear­

ing in his court involved ttie Metro Squad's recently pulibciz-ed raid of the Puss 'n Boots [jounge on Highway 90.

Adam Serrata also liandles truancy cases in tiis own special way. Ifecently tie had a truant report to him every day after school to do Ills tiomework in the judge's offtoe. In tfiis way Serrata feds tie can construc­tively discipline ttie ctiild rattier ttian severely punish him.

Altfiough county commis­stoners tieconie irate at Ser-rata's unconventkxial practices, there is nothing they really do atiout it. Serrata is within legal txiunds wtien using his discre-tton to dispense justtoe. "Only the State Legislature can stop me from mnning my court the way 1 sec fit." explains the judge.

When the recent ten jierceni pay raise for county officials came up, huwevei, Adcini Set rata was omitted from the list. Sfnaid lids. in (act, been ttireatened with the possible reductton of his present salary to ttie 1972 level of salaries for Justtoes of the Peace. He

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doesn't mind, however, since "I already have to pay $60 out of my pocket for tfie rent in this pldie."

Ttie courtroom over wt^h Judge Serrata preskles is fur­nished mainly with tils personal odds and ends. Wfien he first arrived. "There wasn't even a place for me to sit and no tiench for anyone to approach," Ser­rata reveals.

Serrata, wfio worked tiis way throu^ St.Mary's Law Scfiool tiy working as a poltoeman at Kelly Air Force Base has ex­perienced lean economto days. He coiKludes, "People on the norihwest side can afford to pay higher fines, but these peo­ple on tfie southwest side of town only suffer. If they elect me to do my job, then I'm going to do it as 1 see just."

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I i.k ^xiiiiiiiitcf compifted tour ciays of deliberation on January 10, concluding that Brown did not satisfy the burden of showing a sufficient numbier of irieligible votes to declare the electkxi void.

By a vote of 5-4, the commit­tee voted to recommend the legislature uphold Schoolcraft's election. However, the House voted 78-52 to void the electton results at a January 15 session, resulting in today's special elec­tion.

Schookraft's unseating by the Democrat-dominated House was seen by Republicans in the state

, as strictly a partisan maneuver. They point to the overwhelming democratic vote to void the elc-tion despite the recommendation of their own sfiecial committee to let the election results stand as evid<'ii> i'

Aiti'i voiding tin' election, whu \\ IS IIK^ liist iimt- an action

of Its kind has occured in Texas' recorded history. House Speaker Clayton desi^ated incumtient RrtMin ff 1 fill th** House scat until ttie result ol today's electkxi.

Absentee voting for today's electton was corKluded on Feb. 6.

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are; 1) After 5:00 many of tfie administrative offtoes are ctos-ed, 2) very few professors sctiedule offtoe hours after 5:00. I would also petition Career Planing to reserve some late afternoon positions on their interview sctiedules, for those nic^t students wtio want to in terview with companies on campus, but can not tie irvtfie Career Planning offid^^early Monday morning.

Finally, I would advocate that SRA use our new school paper to actively solicit from the stu­dent body ttieir concerns and opinions. This could tie done ttirough a Sf?A column in the paper, which could also serve as a vehicle to voice student opinion and provide answers to the questions and corKerris of the students.

3 . H o w long have you at tended UTSA?

Star—This is my second semester here.

Serrato—Since the fall semester, 1980.

Colley—This is my first semester tiere.

M e d l y n — I have been enrolled as an MBA student at UTSA for the. past four semesters.

, 4 . W h a t other organiza­tions o'r (Campus activities do you part icipateJn?

Starr—I am a member of Lamtxla Chi Alpha Fraternity.

Serrato—None, other than this candidacy.

Colley—I am an artist, and a recent memtier of the art club.

Medlyn—I am a memtier of the UTSA Personnsil, and Management Club.

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Cafeteria Ptisses Test

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by Alan Gonsa les

Last week The Paisano queried nine students concern­ing ttie quality of tfie food serv­ed in ttie cafeteria and tfie size of tfie dining area. Following are a few excerpts:' 1. How do you feel about the quality of the f(M»d served in the cafeteria?

- R a m o n T r e m i l l o , Spanish major:

Overall ttie food is passable zmd at times even good. The service is good conskJering the large number of students who tiomtiard the few workers. The coffee tastes like old dishwater.

-Janet Humphrey, an-throfiology major:

Food ranges from quite good to awful. Thf fast foods

average. -Alexander D . Price ,

business major: The food is generally well

prepared and tasty. -Mary Wiseman, fine arts

major: Ttie salad tiar is good and the

soups are even tietter. -Wilson Sims, Med Tech

major: Ttie food is what's to tie ex­

pected. I think the prices are a little h i ^ . For the same prtoe you could go to loiby's.

- D e L e e W i n k l e m a n n , undeclared:

1 don't really know what ttie food is like tiecause 1 usually tir­ing my lunch. When 1 do tiuy my lunch 1 always sttok to tfie safe foods like tacos and things already packaged.

- D u a n e J o h n s o n , chemistry major:

The food could use improve

ment. Its not bad, Init for the money I pay it coukl be better.

-Carol Briedc, txisiness maiat:

'Ttie food is edible and sometimes even good. Ttie can­dies, chips and crackers are good substitutes.

-Jose Ayala, psychotogy major:

Tlie food is satisfactory. I also think tfiat ttie lady in ctiarge of servtoe overdoes it wtien slie won't serve lunch at 9:50 am (lunch starts at 10:00 am)

sonal tastes. -Wiseman: Need more variety with sand-

wicties. Evening meals sure could use some variety, tnit much tlianks to wtiomever is responsitile for keeping it open evenings.

-Sims: Though tfiere could be some

inqprovement, tfiere is plenty to select from.

-Wlnkelmann: For a school of this size I

think ttie selection is adequate. -Johnson: There is not e n o u ^ selectton

because I see just about the same food products every day. 3 . How do you feel about the s ize of the cafeteria?

-Tremillo: The cafeteria is too small,

especially the non-smoking area.

outside during fair to tfiose weatfier.

-Wiseman: Coukl use more expandatile

room for busy periods. -Sims: S p a c e is a problem.

Sometimes tfiere is not enough room to eat inskie.

-Winkebnann: At lunch time the cafeteria is

5. too overcrowded and right now its too ccdd to eat outskk.

•Johnson: Ttie cafeteria needs more

space, because its hard to find a seat most of tfie time.

-Briede: At lunch time its too

cramped and tallies are tiard to find. But at other times the space available is adequate.

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-Price: The selection is creative and

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-Humphrey: The cafeteria is definitely

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-Price: Spaces seem inadequate at

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a THE PAISANO FEBRUARY 10. 1981

Financial Aid P r o - a m s Oudined

by Lisa Casanova

Today's cost of living lias reacfied the point where the average family strugg^s to make ends meet; as prices soar upward, so does tfie cost-of education. Tfie average student cannot afford to 3//^ .to scfiool without the help of his parents and/or financial aid. UTSA, he-ing a growing university, has in­creased its demands for federally-funded money almost 300%. Unfortunately, UTSA receivies only a percentage of tfie funds needed. Last year the projected need was five million dollars and the government allotted only two million. Private donations are not enough to make up the dif­ference. Sam Gonzalez, Direc tor of Student Financial Aid, states that the cost of tuition is expected to double by the fall of 1981. The Board of Regents has already approved the in crease, and the bill is pending app rova l by the state legislature. President Reagan has proposed drastic cuts to federally-funded student loan programs, and even eliminating Social Security payments that some eligible students now receive.

At present, available are lx)th Need-Based and Non-Need Based Aid. Need Based Aid Is for students wfio demonstrate a need for financial assistance to attend classes. This federally-funded package Is commonly known as tlip Basic Education Opportunity Grant orBEGG. If a student does not qualify for the BEOG grant the alternative is a Non-Need Based Aid, which may be either a scholar­ship or student loan. Scholar­ships are outright gifts and re­quire the student to have a high grade-point average. As a rule, scholarships are from private donations. .Tfie Federally In­sured Student Loan, or FISL, is a package funded b\f the government; its primary appeal is tfiat tfie funds do not fiave to be repakl until nine months after 9?Kluatkxi.

For further Informatkin, call the Financial Ak l Of fkx at 691-4154.

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W e l c o m e H o m e is a hilarious comedy starring Caesar Romero with Joe Greco, Marie Lillo, William Vis-teen, Janice Lodlk, Charles Beall, and Sally Cleaver.

Romero portrays a recently released mental patient who has spent the past eleven mon ths in the V A Hospital. Romero's character, Daniel Frame, Is attempting to read­just to being home and over­come his feelings of guilt about the breakdown and the pro­blems it caused for his family.

Romero is a dashing and rug gedly handsome Individual wfio has starred in movies as well as television. In 1975, Romero embarked on a new highly suc-

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Aside from his career, Romero is immensely proud of bieng tfie grandson of Jose Marti, a great Cuban patriot and martyr for wfiom Havana's airport is named.

Kx r i> l l « ' n l Cast

Romero's characterization of Daniel in W e l c o m e H o m e is reinforced by Marie Ulk), who portrays his wife, Katfierine. Miss IJUo is not only acclaimed as a star in televiskxi and movies, but is also an ac­complished opera singer.

Lillo is excellent in her por­trayal of Katherine, however, Jank:e Lodik, who portrays Millie Gross, the zany, pink shrQuded neighbor of the Frame's, tickles the audience's funny bone with her infectious laughter and constant chatter.

Millie sets the stage for the show stealer, Joe Greco, as Willie Perkins. Willie had been confined for. thirty-five years In the VA Hospital's mental ward until they needed his bed and he was discharged. He appears at the Frame's home garbed in vintage World War II fatigues and a Civil Defense Helmet.

Tfie next visitor to the Frame home is John Bamett, the fami­ly lawyer, portrayed tiy William Visteen.

Visteen is a dedk:ated people watcher His effective presenta tiofi of characters is aided tfirough this pasttime.

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Other charac te rs In W e l c o m e H o m e are Lisa, the Frame's daughter, por­trayed by Sally Cleaver and Charles Beall, the policeman who watched Daniel throw his money off the roof of City Hall prior to his breakdown.

Fiesta Dinner Theatre's pro duction contains warmth, com­passion, rib-tickling comedy and makes the audience feel "welcome home."

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Steve Martin 50 minutes

February 9 thru 13

H B 2 01.04 VTN Concert Stanlng: Pat Benatar, Jethio TuU, Ian Hunter & Ttie Babys

12:00 2:00 p.m. 30 minutes Febniary 23 thru 27

What is OK?

by Frances Botello

Perhaps you have seen some mysterious-kxiking audio-visual equipment being wheeled thru the halls recently. You m i ^ t have been close enough to hear an instructor whisper, "take that tape-recorder back to the OlS." Is UTSA teaching In dustrial Spying 3023 or Fun­damentals of Wirptappiuij 1174? In fact, the OlS is the Office of Instructional Services, foundation of fatuity oral presentations.

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Services of the OlS are available not only to faculty, but to ai thorized student groups as well. Authorization is achieved by a faculty member notifying the department in advance. Two departments of OlS, pro­duction and circulation, help students with course-related

Notice S t a r t i n g on Tuesday ,

February 10th, there will he a temporary rerouting of traffic flow on Loop 1604 from Bab-cock to the railroad tracks east of IH 10. Loop 1604 is being made into two one-way roads, eastbound and westbound, with the currently used two-way road becoming the eastlxxind lane. The new westbound lanej is to be finished before Tues day, and will he put into tem-i porary two-way service to canryS Loop 1604 traffic, J

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Tfie iMToduction department manu fac tu res un i ve rs i t y brochures, maps, calendars and even The Roadrunner news bulletin. For a reasonable fee, tlie department will provide typesetting services, artwork for displays, and photography for class projects requiring visual effects. Two main func-ttons of tfie production depart­ment are designing overhead transparencies for presenta­tions (for which students may contribute their own art work) and developing 35 mm film In black and white for class pro­jects.

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The circulation department provides authorized students with cassette tape recorders and 35 mm cameras. The recorders are used for com­parative language studies and not just taping lecture classes. Although most video equip­ment is not directly available, any au tho r i zed s tudent organization may check out a slide or movie prelector for special events._ ^

The OIS Is open from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday -Thursday, 7 3 0 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday

Barnes' Composition

Featured "Music tor Solo Percussion"

by Or Larry Bames of UTSA will have its premiere on Feb. 12 during the opening of Mk:hael Kincaid's art exhibitk>n at tfie Bank of San Antonio, 1 Romana Plaza.

John Lopez, senic»r musk: student at UTSA, will perform tfie work.

During tfie opening, from 5 to 7 p.m.. Dr. Barnes will play contemporary piano musk: by Copland, Ives, l^hmaninof f and Dat(^bvsky. plus several of fiis own compositions. He is assistant professor of (nusic theory/compositkxi at UTSA and is tfie winner of an award for composition from the Arneiican Society of Com­posers, Authors and Publishers for 198081.

The pubbc is invited.

THE PAISANO FEBRUARY 10, 1981 i Fund«>(l b y y o u r S t u d e n t S e r v i c e Fet ;s

Many Student Services Available by Kathy Park

The UTSA is an institutioruBf higher learning built and organized to better serve all its students. Yet according to some students, it's nothing but expensive i>ooks, unpredictable professors, and a conglomera­tion of classes that never seein to fit into a carefully planned schedule. While UTSA is still building facilities to . accom­modate campus life, many ser­vices are currently available to students.

The Dean of Students Office is in charge of devebping and implementing student servk:es. This offk:e is kx:ated in the Science Building, room 1.03.58. Services such as an inner-campus message center for registered organizations, bst and found depository, stu­dent discount INIS cards, VIA bus schedules, akmg with a stu-

- ^fent activity calendar are pro-vkled. Also provkled, free of ctiarge, are notary public ser­vices, referral servk:es for hous­ing, roommates, kiddie pooling, and tutoring. For more informa-tkxi call the Offfce of tfie Dean of Students at 6914150.

Tfie Office of the Dean of Students provides a limited number of Symphony tickets.

(Ed. note: Rush die-count ticket s a l e s are a l so provided o n e half hour prior to e a c h perfor­mance with a student ID. These t ickets can be pur­chased at the s t t » « f the performance.) San Antonto Little Theater will also sell dis­count tickets with an ID.

In additton to the Dean of Students Offk:e a numlier of otfier offk:es provkfe student servk:es. Tlie Student Health Center kx:ated in room 1.03.02 1

of ttie Science Building lias a registered nurse on duty during class flours and a physk:ian may tie seen tiy appointment. Accommodations for routine lalx>ratory tests are availatile plus physical exercise equip­ment, a sauna, showers, and a self-care center. In case of a severe illness, a student will tie transferred to a nearby fiospital. The Health Center is open Monday th rou^ Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Fridays 7:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Room 1.03.46 SB is the Counseling Center. Servkes of tfie Center include indivklual, relationship, or group counsel­ing, testing, education, and oc­cupational information. All counseling is confidential. Ttie center is opien Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Fridays 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. A telqplione may lie called to listen to various cassette tapes. A list of tfie topk:s and tape numbers may lie ol>tained at the center. Call 691-4141 and ask for tfie specifk: tape numlier.

The Career Planning and Placement Center in room 1.03.50 Science Buikhng offers professional assistance in securing part-time or full-time

employment and can point you in the direction of a future career. If a student i-. not i:l<i>.t;d in a job right away, by com­pleting a placement file, his name can tie made available at a later time. Their library of txxiks, pamphlets, magazines, and guides provide needed in­formation on career oppor­tunities. The Center is open 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Wednesday through Friday.

Finally there is ttie Testing Center located in room 1.03.50 Science Building. Open 8:00 a .m.-5 :00 p.m. Monday through Friday, ttie center pro­vides services for natk>nal tests, interest and personality inven­tories, achievement and in­telligence tests, and the strong­ly encouraged CREDIT BY EX­AMINATION process. For mcnre infcHrmatkm on testing procedures, call 6914125.

In addition to ttie aliove specific student service centers, tfiere are programs of academic advisement for undeclared ma­jors, provisionally admitted students, foreign and handk:ap-ped students. Contact the Dean of Students Office for further information.

Student Support for PUF Urgent

The Student Representative Assembly is currently writing letters of support for inclusion of UTSA into the Permanent University Fund. The Joint Resolution One, sponsored by Senator Bob Vale, would in­clude all UT campuses into the PUF. UT-Austin was originally includ­ed in the PUF but UTSA never was. The PUF is set up to finance building costs at state universities. At UTSA, students pay general fees that finance campus tniildings. Without inclusion into the PUF, UTSA will be forced to double tuition rates and contiriue to increase your fees. Without PUF, many situdents will be forced to drop out of college. Ttie SFiA is writing the Bexar-County delegation in supp<^ of PUF inclusion. We urge you to vorce your support by writing to Sen. Vale and the Bexar County delegation in Austin. If you will sign the support pledge below and return it to the newspaper office. The Paisano staff will toward it to the SRA and on to Austin.

1 support Joint Resolutk>n One to include all UT campuses into the Permanent University Fund.

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University Assembly Addresses Issues

by Mark G. Bruno

UTSA, not unlike otfier large and complex organizations, is r riocbcally overcome with dif­ficulties in providing quick, ac­cu ra te , and informative responses to student questions CM- grievances.

For those students and stu­dent organizations that are con­cerned with issues related to the quality of UTSA student life and activities, there exists a potentially valuable source of information and assistance with the University Assembly (UA) and its Student Life and Ac­tivities Committee.

The UA is the governing body on campus which reviews all university policies and makes rec< )mmendations to the President. University President, Dr. James Wagener, presides

over tfie Assembly which is composed of memliers of tfie faculty, administration, profes­sional staff, and student representatives from each of the UTSA colleges. The Stu­dent Life and Activities Com­

mittee is composed of boAi faculty and student represen­tatives of the UA. The purpose of this Committee is to receive complaints, petitions, and ap­peals from students and stu­dent organizations regarding student issues. The Committee will assist the students by direc­ting them to the appropriate In­dividuals and sources of infor­mation necessary for resolving their problems. The Committee will make its resources available to all students and student organizations who re­quest It and '"l.o have a need kx Commit tec dbsistancc.

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UTSA Intramiirals in Full Swing

liy Car la McGi l l and Paul A . Shope

k Exac t l y wha t are in -

tramurals? In this case tfie term intramural is referring to ac­tivities (sports) whk:h take place within ttie confines of ttie scfiool, with ttie students, staff and faculty competing in various activities.

Intramural sports at UTSA are expanding at a rapid pace. In just tfiree stiort years ttie par-ticipatkxi in ttie intramural ac­tivities has more than douliled. The intramural program is designed so that students can develop attiletic skills, make use of leisure time, or gain valuable experience in the com­petitive spori <»l ilifir liking. This Spring's program includes tiasketball, tennis (singles and doubles), table tennis (singles and doubles), track (men and women) softktall (coed) and superstar competition (roed).

Ttie intramural program at UTSA dties not <:a\er tn only a few gitted athletes as ibe inter­collegiate program does. Most sports offered are divided into advanced, intermediate, and tieginner classifications to in­clude participants of varied

levels of skill. All UTSA students, faculty, and staff members with current recrea-rkmal fee receipts are eligible to enter any intramural program and are encouraged to do so.

If you wish to participate in a sp»ort that is not lieing offered, sign up the teams or par­ticipants and ttie intramural department will purchase ttie equipment (within reason).

Participants must submit an entry from to the intramural of-ffce (Convocation Center M 202) prior to the entry deadline of each activity. Entry deadlines of upcoming events are: Soft­ball—March 5, and superstar corripetition—April 15.

One shortcoming that ttie in­tramural program is having is ttie lack of qualified referees. This Is where student develop­ment could tie a great help. Any and all volunteers would tie ap­preciated. Interested parties please contact Mike Floyd or Kathy Caldwell at the in tramural office which is located in ttie Convocation Center in room M.2.02.02.

VoUeybaU Toumainent Sdiediiled

by Car la McGi l l

Want to have a t»aUV Ttie hiealth and Physical Education Club is sponsoring a coed volleyliall tournament on Satur­day, Fetiruary 21 at 8:30 a.m. in ttie P.E. building.

Tfie entry fee Is twenty dollars per team with a total of ten memtiers on eath team. In tramural coed rules will be us

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ocnedule of Intramuralsl J;;'^'; '™' "" '^'"^- ''' '" Coed teams from Irinlty.

San Antonio Collfyt? and StHithwfbt Ifxas Slate have also Ix-fn Invited lo participate in the itHimament.

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ROTC Meet

Slated by Jim Upright

The Roadrunner Orienteering Club in conjunction with the UTSA ROTC Corps of Cadets, will host a Score Orienteering Meet. The Meet is slated for February 14 and will start from ttie Camp Bullis Fleadquarters parking lot. The-meet-will start at 10:00 a.m. with late registration tiet-ween 7:30-8:30 a.m. of ttie same day. Pre-registration may be "onducted in the ROTC department. MS Building, Ror*n 4 03 20

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Orienteering I'., best defined as crosscountry .lavigation with map and compass and is much like a road irally on foot. The contestants mn or walk over a "wilderness" course locating a series of control markers.

Ttie competition Is open to all ages and lioth students and non-students are invited to compete. Ttie aliility to read a map and a compass are tfie on­ly skills required.

For further information, con­tact the Meet director, Jake Wooley. at 691-4620.

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the amount of tax liability into tfie computer and a letter is automatical ly typed. The amount of attomey time involv­ed in this process is minimal. A word processor capable of typ­ing the letters can be purchased for about $15,000 to $17,000. The same word processor can be used to print the pietitions which institute legal pro­ceedings equipment to Bexar County if he is allowed to con­tinue his tax collection work for an additional two years. If Mr. hieard just continues to work at ttie pace that he has set for himself, one can easily see that he will eam 2.25 million dollars over a three year period on his tax collection efforts alone.

One should take into con­sideration that Mr. heeurd does a l c * j ;o re than collect taxes for Bwveu County. Bexar County is one of many clients ttiat fieart has and 1 doubt wliether he has tiad to employ more than one additional person to handle the collection tasks. Ttie fact that Mr. Heard tias to pay some overfiead as a direct result of his contract with Bexar County liegs the question. The real issue is swhettier ttie county could in fact accomplish ttie same task at a fraction of ttie cost of doing business with Mr. Heard. The task that Mr. Heard is undertaking for Bexar Coun­ty is one which a relatively young attorney could ac­complish with ease. Ttie letters

which have tieen sent to delin­quent tax payers cure easy to draft. The lawsuits whk:h have tieen filed can tie used as models to draft lawsuits against taxpayers who tiecome delin­quent in the future. The starting salary for an attomey working in ttie district ittomey's office is somewhere in the neighliorhood of $17,000 per year. By simple mathemathics one can see that Bexar County could easily purchase the word processing equipment, hire one or several new attorneys and hire the additional secretarial staff necessary to undertake the tax collecting function of ttie district attcxney's office and still never approach ttie seven hundred fifty ttiousand dollar per year cost of doing txisiness with Mr. Heard.

As long as Commissioners Court is allowed to make deci­sions which are of questionable legality, and which allow the commissioners to reward ttieir political cronies for services rendered, then Bexar County will pay the price in the form of excessive payments on con tracts such as tlie one with Mr Heard. The actual cost of generating the paperwork necessary tq^ollect delinquent taxes is minlrnal compared to the amount that Is currently go Ing to Mr. Heard tiy way of at tomcy"s fees.