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A five-level parking garage on the south side of campus aims to alleviate cars on campus.

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BY ANOUSHKA VALODYAThe Prospector

Plans are underway to construct the second multi-level parking garage of the university. Th e fi ve-level garage, scheduled to open in spring 2012, will be on the south side of campus between Schuster Avenue and Rim Road on the Silver-2 lot. Construc-tion is slated to begin Oct. 1.

Th ose who currently park in the S-2 lot, which has more than 300 spaces, paid $25 to use the lot for a lit-tle more than a month. Th ey will have to purchase a permit for another lot as construction closes off the S-2 lot, said Paul Stresow, director of Parking and Transportation Services. He said that the $25 parking payment will be applied as credit for the next permit.

“Th is is a long overdue project that will be good for the campus,” Stresow said. “It seems like the south side is becoming very popular with the

(various academic buildings). We’re going to see a lot more activity.”

Stresow said that the nearly 250,000 square-foot garage, approximately half the size of the Sun Bowl Drive parking garage, will provide around 700 spaces and is necessary to meet rising student enrollment fi gures.

“We’re at a growth rate of around six percent, and the new garage will have enough capacity to meet our needs,” Stresow said. “But we’ll always have parking needs.”

Stresow mentioned another reason for the building.

“With the advent of the new health sciences, chemistry and computer science buildings, we see a greater need to accommodate more people,” Stresow said. “Also, since we’re mov-ing toward being a national research university, we’ll have more professors on campus.”

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BY ANOUSHKA VALODYAThe Prospector

UTEP President Diana Natalicio pub-licly announced the centennial fund-raising goal of $200 million, which is half-way reached, and thanked faculty and staff at the annual Fall Convocation Sept. 14 in Magoffi n Auditorium.

In the State of the University address Natalicio talked more about the future than the past. In discussing the centen-nial campaign, Natalicio brought up the issue of fi nance.

“I suspect there’s not a self-respecting university anywhere that has celebrated its 100th birthday without conduct-ing a fundraising campaign,” Natalicio said. “And UTEP is pleased to be a part of that proud tradition. We confi dently inaugurate the public phase of UTEP’s fundraising campaign, which we call At the Forefront: Th e Centennial Cam-paign For UTEP.”

She said that 100 members will serve on the centennial committee, includ-ing Vice-Chairman of the University

of Texas System Board of Regents Paul Foster as the honorary chair. Other members are UTEP alumni and patrons of the university.

“Th anks again in advance for the wonderful work that we know you will do in increasing awareness of UTEP’s rich past, present and future and mak-ing UTEP’s 100th anniversary a memo-rable, meaningful and enjoyable cel-ebration,” Natalicio said.

She said that numerous individuals have contributed $100 million during the past three years, which is allocated for an academic research and student support endowment, expansion of cam-pus infrastructure and enhancement of academic and athletic programs.

“Given our fundraising progress, we confi dently and proudly announce that by the end of UTEP’s 100th anniversary celebration in 2014 we will reach a cen-tennial campaign goal of $200 million,” Natalicio said.

Centennial campaign offi cially launched

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The Marching Miners band files into Magoffin Auditorium after the convocation Sept. 14 as confetti falls from the ceiling.

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Presidentʼs council targets athletics, tier-oneBY BEATRIZ A. CASTAÑEDAThe Prospector

UTEP has created a new President’s Athletic Advisory Council that focus-es on developing current programs, strategies and plans for future ad-vancements for the university.

“I think it’s very important that we move our athletic program together with the rest of the university towards tier one and I want to get a closer contact with our stakeholders,” UTEP President Diana Natalicio said.

Th e group consists of 25 students, business leaders and community members who will discuss athletic fi -nances, marketing strategies, student athlete recruitment, academic sup-port programs and compliance issues.

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However, she admitted that the economy is not favorable for extrav-agant fundraising events.

“Typically a major university fundraising campaign occurs with a gala dinner event, and that was ini-tially proposed,” Natalicio said. “But given the current economic climate, we decided that good stewardship of UTEP resources call for a more modest approach for launching the campaign.”

She explained that there are fl ex-ible ways of contributing to the centennial.

“In many cases the donor can des-ignate what they would like for us to spend the money on. So, if someone is particularly interested in scholar-ships, they can tell us, ‘I’d like my money to go for scholarships,’ and we say, ‘OK, great.’” Natalicio said. “If on the other hand they say, ‘What do you think?’ then we give them a kind of menu to see what interests them. And if someone wants to just give us money to use at our discre-tion, then that’s wonderful too,”

Another unique aspect of the event included Natalicio present-ing the fi rst UTEP President’s med-al, which went to philanthropist Woody Hunt.

“Th is award represents the high-est honor bestowed on those UTEP friends and supporters whose achievements, contributions and services have had a powerful impact on this university and its mission,” Natalicio said.

A bulk of the meeting also went toward recognition of long-serving faculty and staff . At the event, those who served fi ve to 45 years went on stage to shake Natalicio’s hand and receive a certifi cate.

“All of us at UTEP know that working on a university campus is a very special privilege. When our students succeed, we share the joy of their success and know that their success means that UTEP is suc-ceeding too,” Natalicio said. “We thank all our faculty and staff for everything they do for UTEP and our students.”

Flora Guevara received the 35-year recognition for serving veter-ans at the Registration and Records offi ce.

“What kept me going for so many years were the many people who inspired me, especially the veterans and active duty members,” Guevara said. “Th ey personally touched my life because of the sacrifi ces they have done in serving our country. Plus, I was very fortunate to have caring supervisors.”

Th e climax of the convocation oc-curred at the end when an eruption of orange, blue and silver-colored confetti from cannons fi lled the air and balloons fell onto the stage. UTEP’s marching band entered the auditorium, performing in the aisles as the audience stood and clapped to the music. At the beginning of the event, the Music Department’s Drum Line performed at the en-trance of the auditorium, welcom-ing the guests.

Javier Grajeda, sophomore chem-istry major, said he attended the event on his own initiative.

“I came to show Miner spirit and support. It was really inspirational to see what UTEP is doing for the student body,” Grajeda said. “I like the fact that they’re raising money to improve the educational level by focusing on research and bringing in and maintaining faculty.”

Gerry Portee, who graduated from UTEP 60 years ago with a business degree, attended the con-vocation for the fi rst time.

“I thought this was absolutely marvelous. I’m looking forward to all the things that are coming up,” Portee said. “I think it’s absolutely necessary, and I plan to contribute in small ways, not in the million dollar ways.”

Deki Th inlay was invited to the convocation as foreign student from Bhutan. She’s studying for her mas-ter’s degree in communication.

“It was pretty interesting to see people being honored and given recognition, and as students, we try to achieve that,” Th inlay said. “I think UTEP is one of those univer-sities that really gives opportunities to foreign students. Th is is a schol-arly and exciting place that gives hope to students like me.”

To help celebrate the announce-ment of the centennial campaign, guests walked out to see stilt walk-ers and costumed characters per-form. As these circus-like perform-ers danced to music, guests helped themselves to cotton candy, snow cones, popcorn and lemonade.

Anoushka Valodya may be reached at prospector@utep.edu.

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Above: UTEP President Diana Natalicio speaks at the convoca-tion about fundraising Sept. 14 at the Magoffin Auditorium.

Below: Diana Natalicio presents Woody Hunt, philanthropist, with UTEP’s President’s Medal at the convocation.

BY AARON MARTINEZThe Prospector

As editor-in-chief, I have students, faculty and staff com-ing to my of-fi ce on a regular basis to ask me questions about issues we have published in the

paper or about general topics aff ect-ing the UTEP community.

Th ree eager students entered my offi ce Sept. 15 to discuss the editorial Th e Prospector ran in the Sept. 14 is-sue. Th ey wanted my take as Editor-in-Chief on why most students seem to be so apathetic about important is-sues plaguing our campus.

My response to them was that some students are too busy with classes and work to stay informed on what is hap-pening around UTEP and that I felt it was our job, as the student paper, to report on everything we can so students can know about important events by just picking up our paper.

When the Campus Life and Athlet-ic Enhancement Initiative fi rst came up, it was the voice of one student that changed the course of the proposed fee. Aft er news of the initiative spread throughout campus, students made their voices heard and it did not pass the student vote.

Th is is a perfect example of how im-portant it is for the UTEP community to stay informed on everything that is happening around them. One voice can make a diff erence, but the voice of a thousand can change the world.

While that may seem a little over-dramatic, history has proven it to be true. We have written columns and editorials before about students’ apa-thy towards important issues involv-ing our university, so this isn’t an-other plea for students to start giving a crap about the issues around them, but more of a friendly warning. If we, as students, don’t let our voices be heard, we cannot complain about lack of parking or increased fees.

If you do not vote in the Student Government Association elections or bring forth issues and key complaints, nothing will change for the better.

I am more than sure I am going to get another student in my offi ce say-ing students do care, just like I did the last time I wrote about student apathy. Th e student came into my offi ce very angry and upset over the column, yelling that students do care about is-sues happening around our university and do want to know what the SGA is doing for them. But when I asked the student if he voted in the SGA election that had just passed, his reply was, of course, no. When I asked the student why he did not vote, he just said it was because he didn’t know any of the candidates or when the elec-tions were.

I really hope this is not a sign of how most students on campus are, but just one of very few who like to complain aft er the fact.

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Its fi rst meeting was held Aug. 18 and the council intends to have quarterly meetings.

Natalicio said she wants to es-tablish a direct channel of com-munication between stakehold-ers and the President’s offi ce to see how they are responding to the athletic program and all the diff erent activities the UTEP community engages in.

Student Government Associa-tion’s vice president of external aff airs Wendy Rios, graduate ac-counting student, said SGA also plays a major role in the council.

“Our role is to represent the student population and bring the perspective of how we can add value so that the council could perceive a higher need to support our athletic level,” Rios said.

Rios said this is a great way to bring members from the UTEP community to discuss ideas at council meetings.

“Hopefully we will be able to create an alliance in these projects where we can help the president and our athletic de-partment to better advocate the advancement in future plans,” Rios said.

Th e meetings will also consist of sharing information about the athletic program in compar-ison to other programs across the United States and in Confer-ence USA.

“We can compare and bench-mark what we’re doing against what other institutions are do-ing in terms of everything from budgets to academic perfor-mances, to student athletes and ticket sales,” Natalicio said. “Our goal is those who are interested in our athletic program have the information that they want and need, and that we get their input to be able to shape the direction of our program.”

Clarissa Navedo, junior speech language pathology ma-jor and member of the council, said this advisory council will be a big step towards becoming a tier-one institution.

“We’re trying to get to tier-one and we do need that in every as-pect, so athletics is one part, so that gives a step further in de-velopment which would benefi t the UTEP community,” Navedo said.

Beatriz A. Castañeda may be reached at prospector@utep.edu.

COUNCIL from page 1The advisory council members include:

Sandra Almanzan, Cathryn Baker, Carlos Barajas, Richard

Behrenhausen, Jim Bowden, Jim Cardwell, Jesus Cuarón, Larry Durham,

Diane Flanaga, James Forbes, Adam Frank, Tamara Gladkowski,

Joshua Hunt, David Mansfield, Rafael Martinez, Michael Miles, Clarissa

Navedo, Wendy Rios, Dede Rogers, James Rogers, Joseph Saucedo,

Danny Vaswani, Russell Vandenburg, Oscar Venegas and Gary Weiser. He added that some of the academic

programs being taught in the Health Sciences building on Campbell Street will move to the main campus, thus creating a need for more parking.

Th e new garage will be open to fac-ulty, staff , students and visitors, Stre-sow said. Th e design will not mirror the Sun Bowl Drive garage, but will still carry Bhutanese traits.

Th e more than $12-million project will not encroach on the expenses of students, according to Stresow. Th e funding will come from reserves, bonds and parking fees. He added that students can expect to pay around the same price as the permits in the other multi-level structure.

“Th e plans for a new garage is good because the one on Sun Bowl Drive is not easily accessible to (the south side),” said Denise Guevara, senior metallurgical engineering major. “So with the new garage, students who go to the south side will have less of a walk.”

However, Marisol Gonzalez, senior business major, expressed concern.

“For the future, the new garage is a good idea, but the construction will probably make things complicated,” Gonzalez said. “Now, most lots are almost full and during construction they’ll become even more full.”

Gonzalez parks in the P-4 lot on Schuster Avenue and said fi nding

space to park is already diffi cult. Sometimes she has to park on the fur-thest end of the parking lot, closer to the freeway.

“It takes me like 10 minutes to walk to the business administration build-ing, but during construction, it will maybe take like 20 minutes,” Gonza-lez said.

UTEP off ers more than 9,800 park-ing spaces for more than 20,000 en-rolled students, according to the uni-versity’s website.

Bobby Holiday, sophomore nursing major, does not have a parking permit. He parks on a residential street half-a-mile away from campus. He said that he likes the idea of a new garage.

“We need more parking spaces, and I would feel safer parking in a garage because it won’t be as easy to carjack as opposed to an open parking area,” Holiday said. “Plus, it’s good protec-tion against severe weather.”

Stresow said he plans to park in the new garage to not only protect his car from the hot sun, but to also fulfi ll a dream.

“When I was a student in the Col-lege of Business a number of years ago, my friends and I would talk about how nice it would be to have a garage on this side of the campus,” Stresow said. “Now, it’s fi nally coming true.”

Anoushka Valodya may be reached at prospector@utep.edu.

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Runners set to defend titles at Kachina Classic

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Sophomore Risper Kimaiyo (center) runs alongside her teammates at last years Kachina Classic at New Mexico State University.

BY DAVID ACOSTAThe Prospector

UTEP’s men’s and women’s cross country teams will run in their second meet this season at the New Mexico State Kachina Classic, Sept. 18 in Las Cruces.

Th e teams are being led by both the current Male and Female Conference USA Cross Country Athlete of the Week, sophomores Elkana Rotich and Risper Kimaiyo.

Rotich, who is also the C-USA 2009 male freshman of the year, fi nished third among collegiate runners Sept. 4 at the University of New Mexico’s Lobo Classic. Kimaiyo broke her own record of 17.21 seconds, which she set at last year’s meet, fi nishing at the top of the women’s 5k race with a time of 17.00.

At the Kachina Classic she will also be looking to extend her streak of nine straight meets as UTEP’s top fi nisher.

“Having both the male and female athletes of the week opens the season and gets the ball rolling and people get very enthusiastic,” head coach Paul Ereng said. “I would like to see how they do around October though, be-cause those meets are scored, but their performance was very exciting.”

Th e fi rst three meets of UTEP’s sea-son do not count towards the team’s score in C-USA. Following the meet in Las Cruces, the Miners will have one more chance to fi ne tune their team strategy at the Lori Fitzgerald Invitational, Sept. 23 in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.

“Last year I won (the Kachina Clas-sic) so I’d like to defend my title this year,” Kimaiyo said. “We are trying to work up towards the conference, last year we came in second (in C-USA)…so this year we are trying to work as a team and improve on what we did last year.”

In 2009, the women’s team fi nished behind SMU by only three points for the conference championship. Com-ing in to this season they are currently ranked number 19 in the United States Track & Field and Cross Coun-try Coaches Association Preseason Poll.

“Th is meet should help us to see where we are,” sophomore Kathya Garcia said.

Garcia fi nished second behind Ki-maiyo at the Lobo Invitational.

“We’d like to win as a team in Las Cruces…and shorten our time diff er-ences, so we can win because our goal

is to win conference. So this compe-tition is in preparation to get to that objective,” she said.

Th e men’s team has won the C-USA championship four out of the fi ve previous seasons, including last season’s edging of Tulsa by one point. However, they come into this season short-handed. In cross country, team scores are based on the fi nishes and times of its top fi ve runners. Ereng said he is hopeful, that while the men’s team is currently only suiting up the minimum of fi ve runners, they can also improve before teams begin to be scored.

Runners from the University of New Mexico, El Paso Community College, and area high schools are also expected to compete alongside UTEP and NMSU at the Kachina Classic. Th e meet begins at 8:30 a.m. at the NMSU Golf Course.

David Acosta may be reached at prospector@utep.edu.

UTEP Miners NMSU Aggies

Battle of I-10continues...

Two teams meet for interstate supremacy

BY ALEX MORALESThe Prospector

Th e 88th installment of the Battle of I-10 returns to the Sun Bowl as UTEP tries to make it two in a row against their rival New Mexico State.

“Th e Aggies are coming to town right away and they’re improved,” head coach Mike Price said. “Th ey have a really good quarterback who can run and throw. Th eir secondary is back from last year, and they have a couple of pro prospects there.”

Th e Miners (1-1, 0-1 C-USA) look to get back into the win column aft er a disappointing loss to Houston on Sept. 10, where UTEP’s defense gave up a total of 665 yards to the Cougars.

“Last week does not exist to me and it should not exist to these kids. We have made the corrections,” lineback-ers coach Robert Rodriguez said. “We didn’t show our true colors but that’s OK, that’s why it’s so special to

get this opportunity to play in the Battle of I-10.”

UTEP holds a 50-35-2 advantage

in the series and are 34-16-1 in games played in El Paso. Last

year’s game was postponed

four hours due to a lightning storm, but the game eventually resumed and the Miners won 38-12. It was UTEP’s fi rst win against the Aggies since 2006 when they won 44-38 in the

Sun Bowl.

In last year’s contest Donald Buck-ram ran for 112 yards and three touchdowns. But this year his sta-tus for the game is still up in the air and the tailback said his injury is day-to-day.

“I am pretty confi dent right now. It feels a lot better than it did this past Saturday,” Buckram said. “My calf is regular size now and my knee is still a little swollen but it’s going down too.”

Price said there will be no word on whether Buckram will play this weekend and his status will more than likely be a game time decision again.

Th e star running back said he has been rehabilitating his knee and working out on the practice fi eld, away from the team practice in the Sun Bowl. He voiced his concerns about missing the fi rst two games and said it was tough not being able to help his team.

“It was real frustrating watching us lose to Houston,” Buckram said. “But this is our biggest game of the year. It’s a rivalry game…I am trying to do everything to get back on the fi eld and help the team.”

NMSU is led by junior transfer quarterback Matt Christian who played his last two seasons at Palo-mar Junior College. He helped his team to an 18-6 record over those two years, including a win in the Golden Empire Bowl in 2008 and a Southern California runner-up honor in 2009. In last week’s game, Christian com-pleted 17 of 34 passes for 223 yards and two scores. He also rushed nine times for 37 yards.

Th e Aggies also return three of their top receivers from a year ago. Marcus Allen, Kyle Nelson and Todd Lee are all experience receivers.

“Th ey look better than they were a year ago and they’re making im-provements,” Price said. “We’re going to work extra hard because it’s going to be a great game against a great opponent.”

UTEP quarterback Trevor Vittatoe is coming off a week where he did not commit a turnover completing 30 of 54 passes for 340 yards and three touchdowns. Wide receiver Kris Ad-ams was back to his 2008 form as he caught seven balls for 114 yards and a touchdown against the Cougars.

Besides Buckram, the Miners are faced with a sudden rash of injuries. Aft er losing Braxton Amy to a torn Achilles tendon and cornerback Traun Roberson to a knee injury, the team is hoping to get some players back this week.

“Roberson will probably have sur-gery on his knee and is out for the season. We’ll petition to get that year back. Indications are that it could be an ACL,” Price said. “I don’t know if (tight end) Elijah Goldtrap will be back this week. Jonny Moore is labor-ing a little bit too. He has a bruised groin, so we’d like to see Goldie in there if we can.”

Th e Miners will face a seasoned Ag-gies opponent and the coaching staff knows this will not be an easy game for either squad aft er both teams suf-fered at the hands of their opponent in the previous week. But even with their similarities, neither team holds any sympathy for one another.

“Th e colors don’t mesh, the schools don’t mesh and that’s the way it is,” Rodriguez said. “We expect a fi ght. Th is game means something more because of the rivalry and because we just don’t like each other.”

Alex Morales may be reached at prospector.utep.edu. Sal Guerrero contributed to this story.

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Mariachi conference performs more than just the latest Vicente Fernandez hitsBY JUSTIN ANTHONY MONAREZThe Prospector

Standard listeners might expect loads of tight charro pants, bulg-ing bellies, shading sombreros and drunken rancherias when they hear about the El Paso International Ma-riachi Festival.

But the truth is, El Paso Youth Symphony Orchestra Maestro Phil-lip Garcia, who is jumpstarting the festival, said it is organized to erase the stereotype.

“We wanted to get away from your backyard, restaurant mariachi,” Gar-cia said. “It’s an art form just like classical music.”

Th e inaugural El Paso Interna-tional Mariachi Festival is slated for Sept. 15-19. Th e festival includes workshops for mariachis, orchestra students and folklorico dancers.

Th e festival is modeled aft er the International Mariachi Festival of Guadalajara, featuring a gala, garib-aldi and extravaganza concert, Gar-cia said.

Mariachi Internacional Guadala-jara is headlining the main event.

El Paso’s festival is unique be-cause the sounds of the orchestra are included in mariachi arrange-ments. Th ese songs are taught in the workshops.

“Recently it has become more of a trend maybe in the last 10, 15 years,” said Juan Contreras, artistic director. “People get to appreciate the maria-chi on stage with the orchestra and understand the great talent and skill involved with mariachi.”

El Paso Youth Symphony Orches-tra will company El Paso’s Mariachi Tapatio during the extravaganza concert.

“It’s not traditional but we’re trying to grow the genre. Garcia said. “we’re trying to push the envelope and it makes for a spectacular show.”

It took Contreras three years to complete and collect his mariachi/orchestra musical arrangements. Contreras also wrote “Esta es Mi Tierra” specifi cally for the festival.

“Th ey can also see there are origi-nal songs from mariachi. We aren’t just playing whatever Vicente Fer-nandez comes out with,” Contreras said.

Contreras said students learn about their culture through playing and experiencing the festival.

“It’s music they’ve never played before…my greatest defi ciency was I wasn’t learning about my own cul-ture,” Garcia said.

Organizers expect 15 to 20 groups participating in the festival. Registra-tion for the workshops was held Sept. 15.

Garcia said he hopes the annual festival will plant itself into the El Paso culture.

“Why don’t we do what we do best and that’s nurturing our children and celebrating our culture,” Garcia said.

El Paso’s Convention Center and Visitors Bureau and the Convention and Performing Arts center nearly halted El Paso’s fi rst festival in about 12 years, Garcia said.

On Sept. 11, CPA’s Director of Facility Sales and Marketing Carol McNeal told Garcia he would not be able to get into the facilities if ticket sales did not reach an initial pay-ment, Garcia said.

“Th e city basically wanted that money,” Garcia said.

When asked to comment, McNeal and Bryan Crowe, assistant general manager of CPA, said they knew nothing about the payment arrange-ment and cancellation of the festival.

“Th ey were all about it, and now they changed it up,” Garcia said.

Th e festivals events are contracted to take place at the Plaza Th eatre, Camino Real, Arts Festival Plaza and Philanthropy Th eatre. Th e headlin-ers were also prepaid.

Garcia said there was a spike in the next few days and, on Sept. 13, Gar-cia called city offi cials to tell them they had half of the payment.

“It may be too little, too late. We want the city to support this to make it an everlasting tradition,” Garcia said in a phone call late Sept. 13.

see MARIACHI on page 11

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Maestro Phillip Garcia conducts the El Paso Youth Symphony Or-chestra and Mariachi Tapatio during rehearsal.

Football

Redshirt freshman making the most of his opportunityBY ALEX MORALESThe Prospector

UTEP has not had a reliable and solid tight end since 2000, when All-American Brian Natkin strapped on the pads for UTEP. Th at seems to have changed with the emergence of redshirt freshman tight end Kevin Perry in the spring and fi rst game of the season.

“Kevin’s got a lot of ability,” head coach Mike Price said. “He hasn’t really played a lot of big time foot-ball, but he wasn’t wide-eyed like I thought he might be.”

Perry hails from the small town of Opelousas in Louisiana. In his high school years, he displayed his athleticism in a wide array of sports including football, basketball and running track.

In football, he played receiver and defensive end. He was listed as one of the top 100 recruits coming out of the Houston area. In basketball, he was rated the No. 97 power for-ward in the country and in track he advanced to the state championship in the 100 meters.

Perry is listed as 6-feet 5-inches tall, weighing in at 250 pounds. Coach Price said that he needs to work on his technique, because he is no longer the biggest player on the fi eld as he once was in high school.

“He’s going to be a really good player,” Price said. “He’s got great skill, but he was from a small school, small league and he was able to walk all over everybody, so he’s got to use technique, that is what he’s got to learn.”

Perry knows that is something he has to work on, but his ability to run and catch with the ball, some-thing Price has seen on tape, is go-ing to make him a valuable asset to senior quarterback Trevor Vittatoe.

Last year Perry sat out due to a knee injury, subsequently having to redshirt. But this season he was fi nally given the start aft er senior tight end Elijah Goldtrap went down with an injury.

In his debut game against Arkan-sas-Pine Bluff , Perry caught two passes for 36 yards. He had one catch go for 26 yards.

“It was great, it was a great feeling to fi nally start,” Perry said. “Fans were here, my family came out so it was a wonderful opportunity for me.”

Perry as well as the rest of the receiving core has been working diligently to establish chemistry throughout the off season. He along with the rest of the receivers caught an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 passes in the off -season.

“It makes me feel very important and I’m glad that I can step in and fi ll a void that we need,” Perry said. “Th e timing with Trevor is great. He’s a great quarterback because he knows his personnel well so it always works out.”

Perry has set some goals for the season, among them, to fulfi ll ev-erything the coaches ask of him and to exceed the expectations that have been set for him. 

“To step in and be a playmaker when I’m called,” Perry said. “To continue to help in the run game with blocking and just fi ll in when-ever they call me, whether it be kickoff returns or whatever. I just always need to be prepared.”

Perry said his experience running track in the 100-meter dash has helped him in eluding linebackers, who have to cover his speed and size. It will also help him avoid get-ting hit hard because he loves mak-ing the big plays.

“It’s the fact that I don’t want to get hit over the middle,” Perry said. “My speed is going to give me the ability to accelerate down the fi eld.”

Alex Morales may be reached at prospector@utep.edu.

BOB CORRAL / The Prospector

Tight end Kevin Perry started in place of an injured Elijah Goldtrap Sept. 4 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

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McNeal returned Garcia’s call, giving them the OK to continue de-spite the prepayment defi cit.

Mayor John Cook proclaimed the event Sept. 14, and coined Septem-ber “El Paso International Mariachi Festival Month.”

Workshop participants will per-form at the gala dinner Sept. 17 and at the garibaldi, which will be from noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 18. Th e event includes mariachis and folklorico dancers at the Arts Festival Plaza and the Philanthropy Th eatre.

Th e Mariachi Extravaganza starts at 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Plaza Th eatre.

Th e half-week-long event ends with a Mariachi Mass at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 19 at St. Patrick Cathedral.

Justin Anthony Monarez may be reached at prospector@utep.edu.

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Community

Car show and mural bring awareness to Chicano cultureBY SARAH GARCIAThe Prospector

Back in the day when graffi ti painted the city with the vibrant col-ors of the Mexican border and ice cream trucks were the Coldstone’s (ice cream shop) of the barrios, there lived a culture most famous for their low riders, body suits of tattoos, neatly slicked hair and fi nely ironed Dickie slacks. Th ese were Chicanos.

Chicanos of the El Paso region, also known as “El Chucos”, once wandered the streets of every height neighborhood. Cook-outs, oldies and car shows were the norm, as if every day were a block party.

To remember those times and to bring awareness to the Chicano cul-ture during Hispanic Heritage Month festivities, the Lincoln Park Conser-vation Committee will host their 6th annual car show and art exhibit from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 19 at Lincoln Park, 4001 Durazno Ave.

Today, vatos and homegirls still lin-ger in the city from time to time but are hardly ever seen or recognized

for their historical lineage and Chuco tradition, which was a culture that once threatened the “well-being” of the community.

Th e unveiling of the column mu-ral underneath the spaghetti bowl “Chuco Suave” by Gabriel Gaytan will begin at 11 a.m. Th ere will also be a car show, featuring the Latin Pride Car Club.

Th ere will be local and out of town artists from all over the Aztlán region, from San Diego to El Paso, represent-ing their hometown Chicanismo.

“Th is is to bring together the His-panic people, in the memory of what once stood out like no other,” said Hector Gonzalez, president of the Lincoln Park Conservation Com-mittee. “Every individual with Chu-co-essence will have an opportunity to relive the memory that still lives amongst and within the city today.”

Mexican-Americans from all over the Southwest will all have the ad-vantage to mingle with those who share the same traditions. Music for the Mexican soul, such as, mariachis, folklorico, oldies and live appearanc-

es from El Paso/Ciudad Juárez Gua-dalupe tribe, the matachines, will all be partaking in the celebration.

“My whole entire life I have danced with the matachines of Blessed Sac-rament. Every gathering we put on the colors of our beloved Mexico; homemade huaraches and bow and arrows, through the streets, as a tribe, we march, steady and strong we represent where we come from,” said Raquel Rojas-Saunders, El Paso Community College education major.

Gonzalez invited people to be part of history by coming to the event.

“We plan on sticking around for a long time, El Chuco will live on al-ways, no matter where we are, it’s in our blood,” Gonzalez said. “Th e truth is, Chuco is very much alive, you just have to look closely, listen to the voices of the people through the art we speak.”

Sarah Garcia may be reached at the prospector@utep.edu.

DIANA AMARO / The Prospector

Gabriel Gaytan’s mural “Chuco Suave” depicts Chicano culture in Lincoln Park.

BY MATTHEW MUNDENThe Prospector

Th e UTEP Marching Miners have seen few changes in the last couple of years, almost comparable to a slow

evolution.Evolution is some-

thing that is supposed to happen slowly. One tiny step at a time, a barely no-ticeable change oc-

curs and aft er awhile all those small chang-

es add up to something new.

What is not sup-posed to happen is that

something just changes immediately, yet that is

what happened to the marching band last May, when T. Andre Feagin became the new Sound of the South-west Marching Miners band director.

“Before Feagin got here, things were just the same thing every year,” said Jonathan Reyes, junior music major.

Feagin replaces Curtis Tredway as director of the marching band, pep band and symphonic band.

His brand of change has complete-ly reworked the band program, and it is leaving the musicians pumped up for what is going to happen this semester.

“But since he has arrived there has been nothing but positive changes,” Reyes said. “We have grown musical-ly and just sound better. Everything we do is new and diff erent. Feagin is just amazing.”

New and diff erent seems to be the motto of the marching band this year. Th e fi ght song, pre-game show, show

style, marching and playing tech-niques are diff erent, Feagin said.

“Our philosophy in the stands and our commitment to the athletics is diff erent. We want to hang on to some of the things and, by no means, are we just changing everything,” Feagin said. “We want to enhance and heighten our awareness so we can give better performances.”

Th e enthusiasm brought by Feagin is visible in the fi rst fl oor of the Fox Fine Arts building where the band room is located.

“Feagin has taken us to a new level with his high energy. He is a great motivator,” said Milton Johnson, freshman music major.

Johnson said Feagin’s energy and teaching methods have inspired many of his students.

“Everyone wants to make him proud and everyone wants to be liked,” Johnson said. “He is the type of band director that I would like to be, since he just takes everything to another level with his level of mastership.”

Feagin said that he wants the band to be a musical ambassador, which means that the band becomes the cir-culatory system of the athletics pro-gram. It is a uniting factor that links everything together.

“More people will see the band then they see any other organization of this entire school”, Feagin said. “Th ere is no football or basketball without this music idiom. We want

to work with the coaches and be the backbone for the athletics.”

Th e band is behaving like the score of a movie would, Feagin said. Many movie classics may not be remem-bered as fondly without an equally classic musical score.

“Th e movie would still be there, but something would be missing. We are trying to add the something,” Feagin said. “I think it will change the way we view the athletics and the band.”

In the end, everything that Feagin and the band did seems to have worked out marvelously with all the people that saw the game. Feagin re-ceived nearly 150 e-mails from com-munity members the next day.

“When I got home from the game, I got a few phone calls from col-

leagues congratulating me,” Feagin said. “Th ey were overwhelmed with the experience they had at the game and it was a great way to wake up.”

But Feagin is the fi rst to say that without the students practicing as hard as they did, the band would not be nearly as successful as they were. Th e band made most of these tech-nique changes in two weeks, Feagin said.

“I’m extremely happy with the band. Th e students put in the hard work,” Feagin said. “I thought they put out a great performance. I think people see and hear a new marching band and that was exactly the goal. I was so very proud of them.”

Th e band introduced the new Sound of the Southwest at the fi rst

home game of the season Sept. 4.“I watched them practice for

such a long time and seeing the performance was outstanding,” Feagin said. “Saturday night was most certainly the beginning of what we are going to be expect-ing all year long. It is going to be something for everybody.”

Th e Sound of the Southwest Marching Miner band performs at halft ime at the football game-Sept. 18. in the Sun Bowl.

Matthew Munden may be reached at the prospector@utep.edu.

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Marching Miners band director T. Andre Feagin conducts the marching band through a rehearsal at the Sun Bowl.

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