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Latinos who convert to Islam often become strangers in three worlds. The Muslim population in the U.S. is expected to double by 2030 from 2.6 million to 6.2 million. Latinos, especially women, are expected to contribute to the growth --Page 2

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According to the Department of Defense, Texas has lost 664 soldiers in the wars in Iraq and Afghantistan. Joshua Molina, left, wanted to join the Army since childhood and participated in the ROTC pro-gram in middle school and at Elsik High School. He dreamed of going to college to become an FBI agent or serve with the Border Patrol.

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As a senior in bilingual educa-tion with a minor in mathematics, Victoria Valdez scoffs at what she sees as an assault on the teaching profession. In the past few years, teachers have endured scrutiny about performance, changes to pay, challenges to teaching unions and most recently, steep budget cuts imposed on Texas public schools that may force some schools to fire teachers. The reductions have some col-lege students majoring in education worried about their job prospects. “I don’t think I’ll have as much of a problem finding a job as tradi-tional education majors,” said Val-dez who attends UH. According to the National Edu-cation Association, Texas has a shortage of special education, math, science and bilingual education teachers even as schools around the state are reducing their staffs. After starting her undergraduate career in physical therapy, Valdez changed to business and finally settled on bilingual education. “I neglected my calling because my family has a history of being teachers. I wanted to be something

different, but I ended up coming back to what inspired me the most,” said Valdez. She was first introduced to teaching by her mother, a bilingual education teacher in Lamar Consol-idated Independent School District. As a senior in high school, she joined PALS, a program that allows select students to mentor and teach younger students. It was through PALS that she had her most impact-ful teaching opportunity, tutoring a student that knew little English and whose teacher had lost patience with him. “I was able to help him out be-cause I understood what he was go-ing through. I was able to relate to him in a way his teacher couldn’t,” said Valdez. While Valdez’s language and math specialties may give her a competitive advantage over tradi-tional education majors, there is no guarantee she’ll find a job after graduation. The employment outlook for teachers is not as bright as it once was.

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Joshua A. Mo-lina’s death in Iraq did not cut short his dreams of bet-tering the lives of Guatemalan chil-dren. Molina, a 20-year-old Army Corporal,

was born and raised in Houston. As he grew up, he always knew he wanted to join the Army. Molina joined the ROTC pro-gram at Alief Elisk High School and enlisted after graduating in 2005. His sister, Paula Fredrickson, describes him as an outgoing and

good-natured person. “He got along with everybody; always had a smile on his face, al-ways laughing,” Fredrickson said. “He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.” Molina knew he wanted to go to college and work towards a vi-sion he always had after he finished serving in the Army. Corporal Molina wanted to establish a foundation to build a school and provide school supplies for impoverished children in Gua-temala. “Joshua went with our parents to visit Guatemala and was touched

by the conditions in which children were growing and living in,” Fred-rickson said. “He saw how many of these children had no family or hope. He made a decision the he was going to return to Guatemala after he returned from combat to establish a foundation to build a school and provide school supplies to these children.” Molina’s life would be cut short when was killed in action on March 27, 2008 from wounds he suffered when his vehicle was blown up by an improvised explosive device in

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Latino and Muslim are two words that come charged with vari-ous sentiments in American soci-ety. Being a Latino Muslim comes with the challenge of facing both religious and ethnic ostracism. Juan Alvarado was raised Catholic by his Dominican parents but converted to Islam at the end of his college years. “My father was the one that didn’t like the idea,” Alvarado said. Alvarado, one of the first in his family to go to college, felt a new sense of independence when he came back home. “I left when I was 18 and re-turned when I was 22,” he said. “You change, and you can’t be the same person anyway.” When Alvarado told his par-ents about his newfound faith, it wasn’t easy for them to accept his conversion, particularly his father.“He told me, ‘Te lavaron el cere-bro.’ ‘You were brainwashed’,” Al-varado said. Alvarado shared how practices that are commonplace, such as ev-eryone getting days off from work for Christmas, remind him of the difference in his religious beliefs from the majority of the people. “Sometimes it’s lonely be-cause of that,” Alvarado said. “You are basically a stranger in your own world.” This difference is especially heightened when it comes to the Latino community, where Christ-

mases filled with posadas and mid-night church services. “Sometimes when I’m in my mosque, and a person doesn’t know who I am starts talking to me in Ar-abic or Turkish, and I’m like, ‘I’m sorry I don’t speak that’,” Alvarado said. “But then you feel in that weird in-between-place; you’re not quite part of them,” he said. “You feel tri-cultural, not bicultural: American, Hispanic and Muslim.” Alvarado is part of two groups whose numbers are consistently growing. In 2007, the American Muslim Council estimated that there were 200,000 Latino Muslims. There is no exact figure because the U.S. Census Bureau does not collect re-ligious information. Despite the negatively as-sociated belief that women are oppressed in Islam, more Latina women than men are converting to the faith. Fizah B. Naqvi is a Latina who was born Muslim, whose mother converted to Islam. “I know my mom and her convert friends, who are Hispanic too, are well respected in the Mus-lim community because they re-searched and then found their inner peace,” Naqvi said. “Those women want to find that structure or stabil-ity in their life. Islam at its core is pretty peaceful.” Latinos converting are con-

tributing to the growth of the Mus-lim community in U.S. The population projections show the number of Muslims more than doubling over the next two decades, rising from 2.6 million in 2010 to 6.2 million in 2030, accord-ing to the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life. The fastest growing religion in the world is Islam, with the Muslim population expected to increase by about 35% in the next 20 years, ris-ing to 2.2 billion by 2030, accord-ing to Pew. Alvarado shares how current-ly Muslims are looked upon as an oddity, but that will soon change. “A lot of people want to talk to us, why we want to become Mus-lims. It’s like a weird popularity contest,” he said. “They think if you become Muslim, you are not Hispanic. What is Hispanic? It’s not some-thing you can opt out of. We are still Hispanic,” Alvarado said. “I think of myself as a Hispanic or Latino person; because I became Muslim doesn’t mean I reject who I am, I only reject what I see as un-righteous acts.”

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Ladies don’t playBy LAURA GOMEZ (UH)

Fútbol, Soccer, Calcio Futebol or whatever you want to call it, is a worldwide sport that has more than 30 billion followers. So, if it is such a popular sport, why is it still taboo for women to play and actually be good at it? To better understand this, here’s a brief history about soccer: There are many stories of where soccer originated but most agree it was officially born in Eng-land during the late 1860’s when the Football Association was born. Yet, there is plenty of evidence around to suggest that soccer exist-ed many centuries before. This evi-dence comes from second and third BC China and there is, as well, evi-dence of soccer in Mesoamerica. Let’s talk about women’s soc-cer history. Countless people think that women only started to play soc-cer in the 1990s. This is actually not true. Women have been play-ing ever since soccer first started. However, societies norms formed, and thought of the sport as being too violent and made for only men. “When I started playing, some people told me that playing soccer was a men’s sport and that no one would date me because I played,” said Diana Marcela who played during her high school years in Co-lombia. This type of reaction is quite common, for example, in Brazil - a country that lives and breathes soc-cer and even declared a national holiday when the national team plays. But the women’s team was not always supported and was even banned until the 80s. England also banned women’s soccer because it was gaining too

much popularity. It was only until 1971 that the ban was finally lifted. In the U.S., women have struggled also. Women’s United Soccer Associated ended in 2003 due to the lack of support even with an all-star player like Mia Hamm. In 2009, Women’s Profession-al Soccer was formed in an effort to promote women’s teams. Although the league only has six teams, it has

As the Astros continue their downward spiral towards one of the worst records in team history, the eminent change in ownership will revamp the roster, manage-ment and front office. Few players, if any, can argue that they are essential to the future success of this organization. With a guaranteed first pick in the up-coming draft, the quick turnaround that fans dream of won’t come into fruition for another three to five years. In those three to five years, another first round pick will be relied on to help the organization remain competitive. His name is Jordan Lyles. Lyles is a 20-year-old right-handed pitcher from South Carolina, who went 0-4 with a 4.6 ERA before the All-Star break. Those numbers don’t show the intangible assets Lyles offers on the mound. In Lyles’ first three starts, he struggled in the first two innings allowing six earned

Astros Renovation and DemolitionBy EDGAR VELIZ (UH)

gained popularity and seeks to ex-pand. The FIFA Women’s World Cup just ended. The U.S. National Team made it all the way to the final, but unfortunately lost in penalties to Ja-pan. Even though the team lost the final, they have already won two Women’s Worlds Cups; the first one in 1991 and then again in 1999.

runs. Afterwards Lyles’ demeanor changed, so did his pitch location. “Coming into this I knew that I had to make my pitches,” said Lyles. “It’s still the same game and you still have to throw quality strikes. If I do that, I know I can

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As a result of a macho soceiety Brazil banned soccer for women until 1979.

Also, the team has been ranked number one in FIFA’s women’s world ranking. Still with these two world championships, they are not supported as the U.S men’s soccer team is. Unlike the women, the men’s teams have only made in it to third place in 1930. The men’s team is ranked 24 by FIFA. No one can deny that soccer is a male-dominated sport. However, women all over the world not only show how tough they are in the field but also have to fight against negative views. So support those women who are playing with heart and not get-ting paid much - those who prac-tice, as some would say, the purest state of the game.

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EPL – Arsenal vs. Manchester United, August 28Arsenal will conclude a tough August as they challenge defend-ing EPL Champions, Manchester United at Old Trafford. Arsenal defeated United at the Emirates 1-0, May 1, as United went on to win the league.

La Liga Mexicana – UNAM vs. Cruz Azul, August 28In La Liga Mexicana, Pumas and Cruz Azul will battle each other out in a city rival game. The only game against each other this year ended in a 3-3 tie. UNAM was the Clausura 2011 Cham-pions; however, Cruz Azul was just as good, making the semifi-nals in the tournament.

MLS – New York Red Bulls vs. Los Angeles Galaxy, August 28What more can be said of this match than Thierry Henry vs. David Beckham? This game will be a clash of MLS superstars.

Euro 2012 Qualifying – England vs. Wales, September 6England will continue their Euro 2012 qualifying against neigh-bors Wales. While the rivalry is not as big as that of England and Scotland, the game has some significance as both teams are vying for a spot in next year’s Euro competition.

MLS – Dynamo vs. San Jose Earthquakes, September 17Robertson Stadium will host former San Jose Earthquakes vs. Current San Jose Earthquakes as the Dynamo continue their run for a 2011 MLS play-off spot.

EPL – Manchester United vs. Chelsea, September 18After playing Arsenal a few weeks before, Manchester United takes on Big Four rival Chelsea at Old Trafford. The two are the past two seasons EPL Champions. Who will win this big game on their way to glory?

Numbers don’t show the intangible asses Lyles offerss on the mound.

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a win.” In Lyles’ first home game against the Atlanta Braves, he walked away with another loss due to the bullpen, not his 6.1 innings pitched. “Lyles did a really good job working out of some jams,” said Astros manager Brad Mills. “He did a good job; he battled and gave us a chance to win.” What Lyles needs to succeed is just that, he needs to give the

team a chance to win. In 2006 Roger Clemens did just that, but a lack of offence left him helpless and with a 7-6 record. Lyles and Clemens are on two different planets, yet the lack of offense and bullpen quality will hinder Lyles’ ability to succeed. Lyles has a limited time to succeed as well. Mills plans on limiting him for the rest of the season to a total of 170 innings. In 2009, Lyles pitched 144.2 innings and in 2010 he pitched 158.2 in-nings. Lyles has been compared to former Astros teenage star Larry Dierker and former Astros prospect Roy Oswalt. It’s still too early to tell, but after a rough season the one glimmer of hope this organiza-tion has is in the right hand of a 20-year-old kid.

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How you get over the back-to-school blues

“I’ve been preparing on focusing on graduating in December. I need to figure out where I want to go. As my degree, education, I have to figure out the lesson plans.”-Klara Garcia, Senior, bilingual education

“Everyone has their own fears. Don’t let fear stop you. The feeling of finishing your bachelor’s degree is really great.”-Kanagalakshmi Setty Gopalram, MBA

Yes, sometimes we want to go back and wrap ourselves in the comfort of childhood. When our smiles and laughs were more sin-cere than cynical. When you would wake up in the middle of the night to your parent’s arguments in the living room, and you’d have no choice but to poke your sleepyhead out the door, because watching meant you could intervene if you had to. You knew your power as a child. When you turned 10, or maybe it was as late as 13, you realized the beauty of becoming an adult. You discovered individuality outside family. You practiced mathematics with your parents’ flaws. It was in-credible how easy they multiplied. You applied world history terms at home—those tyrants. You found hobbies to keep you busy, strug-gling for identity outside home. You came to college, sniffing the environment and letting your lungs fill with freedom. Here was your chance to be independent and ir-responsible for once, try your skills as a chemist and experiment. Here was the time for self-absorption and discovery. I can honestly say I’ve always had issues defining “family.” The word usually triggers the smother-

Children of divorce, afraid to be parents

ing sensation of a scarf wrapped around too tightly. Family is an entity much stronger than govern-ment: we can’t escape being mem-bers and, once in, we must contrib-ute to its prosperity and survival or watch our own blood disperse. Just as we resent some scenes in which our parents were the vil-lains, every good kid has also hurt his parents. We don’t realize this growing up; we spend much of our teenage mediocre wisdom accusing our parents of being too strict, too old-fashioned, or too demanding. I’m not saying there are not care-less parents; I’m saying we should come to appreciate good ones. After dating I hope you have learned how relationships work, and how much work it takes to sus-tain them. The custom of building fami-lies is ancient. Despite shift in lifestyles, traditions and mindsets, it appears having a family is the ul-timate purpose to our existence. Or is it? After growing up within a dys-functional family, many people my age, including me, shrink at the thought of becoming parents and I suspect is for fear of “screwing up” someone mentally. We are young and uncertain, but

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self-conscious. Because we want to avoid the drama played out by our own parents, we are likely to choose our partner wisely. Though we are outgrowing sex-ist customs from the age of Pan-cho Villa, there are still double standards in older generations that hinder a happy marriage and that doubtlessly were the cause of those midnight arguments. With dating experience, I hope you have learned to discard some-one who degrades or mistreats you before jumping into anything more serious, like marriage. Never go back to a person who does not be-lieve in Saint Monogamy. Please use protection if you practice po-lygamy. Children deserve stable families. We can’t escape our biologi-cal family, but we can definitely choose with whom, when and if we will create our own. Instead of being resentful, we should appre-ciate our parents’ attempts to stay together for us kids, despite their differences. After all, not all our comrades were as fortunate to grow up with two parents.

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U.S. borders don’t define who is or isn’t an American

“I don’t ever get over the back to school blues. I never leave school.” -Sapphire Williams, Senior, sculpture

“We want to encourage the il-legals to leave America on their own,” William Gheen, president of Americans for Legal Immigration PAC. Where does Gheen expect these people to go? Conventional wis-dom says that there isn’t an influx of undocumented migrants from Europe or Asia. He cannot entirely expect the roughly 11.1 million im-migrants (80 percent of them from Mexico and other Latin American countries, accord to the Pew His-panic Center) to leave North, Cen-tral and South American entirely. Oh, he only meant the United States. When Gheen’s quote was pub-lished in a New York Times ar-ticle on August 9, it served not as a reminder of people’s intolerant attitudes towards undocumented migrants but as a reminder of the United State’s elitism. The United States has come to claim the title of “America” for it-self and “Americans” for its people almost exclusively. The U.S. does sit quite snuggly between Canada and Mexico in North America, and U.S. citizens are technically Ameri-cans. However, when America automatically equals the United States, the other 30-plus counties in North, Central and South are discredited. They share this great landmass with us in the Western Hemisphere, but do residents of Chile, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica not deserve the title of American? Apparently not – well according to the Associated Press. AP style – used by The Venture and most major newspapers in the

U.S. – lists American as “an accept-able description for a citizen of the United States.” No Canadians, Bra-zilians, Chileans; they must only be defined by their country! The United States doesn’t have much a reason to be a grade school bully when it comes to titles. Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian whom the Americas are named af-ter, landed in South America in the 15th century – the time when land exploration was all the rage. The U.S. was hardly a speck on a map. The U.S. needs to come to terms with its place in the Americas. It doesn’t own the Western Hemi-sphere, and with the current debt crisis, it couldn’t afford to buy all of the Americas. However, the U.S. should learn to share its great title to promote tolerence of its south-of-the-border (and north!) neigh-bors. Undocumented Mexican mi-grants, Peruvian llama herders, Canadian Eskimos - all Americans. The only thing separating these groups - and all those in between - are a couple of lines on the map. At the very least, the change of titles shows that Ameicans...err, United States citizens know basic geography.

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The impact on (UH-D) may not be as great as on the traffic moving through.

Main Street closes for a year, will benefit UH-D

By UH-D PUBLIC AFFAIRS North Main Street closed, Au-gust 8, 2011, between Naylor and Commerce streets for construction of the new North light rail line, and will remain closed for 12 to 18 months. “We have taken numerous steps to prepare for the closure and en-sure students are informed of the changes expected over the next several months,” said David Brad-ley, UHD vice president for admin-istration and finance. “Safety is always a top priority and we have been working with METRO and its contractors to ensure traffic and pe-destrian detours are clearly marked, information is available and maps are accessible. The impact on the University community may not be as great as on the traffic moving through the area. Students typically park in lots north or south of the Main Street Bridge and walk or take shuttle buses to UHD buildings, Bradley said. Those parking lots will be open and accessible, and the shuttle buses will run with new stops to accommodate the detours and con-struction.

“The walk along Main Street should actually be safer within the UHD campus because the road will have no public vehicular traffic on it,” Bradley said. UHD Police Department will not be affected. Patrols will contin-ue by foot, bicycle and squad car as usual. More officers will be added as needed. The closure is required to re-

build the northern section of the Main Street Bridge and to construct the southern portion of a new light rail bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. Once completed the new light rail line will extend 5.3 miles to METRO’s Northline Transit Center at Fulton and Cross-timbers. During construction through traffic will detour around the UHD campus. Traffic on campus will fol-low alternate routes, and pedestrian routes will change frequently. UHD parking lots/garages and public pay

UH applications rise 12 percent for fall 2011

With the passing of Senate Bill 324, the University of Houston – Clear Lake has been approved to provide classes in the freshman and sophomore levels since UH-CL currently has undergraduate students transfer at the junior and senior levels. “In addition to sustaining our long-standing partnerships with area community colleges for trans-fer students, UH-CL will work with area high schools for students who wish to transition directly from high school to UH-CL,” UH-Clear Lake President Dr. William A. Sta-ples said via email. “We will also pay particular attention to offering financial aid and student services focused on student success at UH-CL, including recruitment, reten-tion and graduation.” The downward expansion is ten-tatively projected to begin offering underclassmen courses in the fall of 2014, estimating between 500 to 600 students enrolling in freshman courses in the beginning of fall of 2014 and ending in the summer of 2015, increasing enrollment levels in the following years. For the first years that it launches, it will only be implemented at the main UH-CL campus. “Depending on future demand and resources, lower-level courses could eventually be offered at the UH-CL Pearland campus,” Staples said. Even though the change is tak-

ing place at UH-CL, University of Houston-Main campus student Kevin Demen, who commutes from Manvel, feels that if it was his first year in school, he would have taken UH-CL in consideration. “If I was an incoming freshman, I would consider going to UHCL, but I am approaching my final year as an undergraduate student and I would like to complete it at the main campus,” Demen said. University of Houston-Down-town campus student Armando Garza thinks it will affect UH-D by causing a loss of students. “I believe now it will take away some of the students that we have at UH-D. Some of them would come to our campus since they weren’t lower level class (offered at UH-CL), but now that they will be offering classes to freshman and sophomores, I believe so many people won’t have to make the drive. Now that they are a little bit nearer, it might affect our student body,” Garza said. UH-CL currently offers 40 un-dergraduate degree programs, and students admitted to UH-CL will be able to enroll in any of the programs that they are qualified for. New de-gree programs will be added along with the new courses. “New degree programs will be added as demand and resources al-low,” said Staple. “A comprehen-sive range of freshman and sopho-more level classes will be offered

by UH-CL’s four schools to ensure core curriculum requirements are available to students. Lower-level courses that we foresee adding to our roster include college algebra, American history, composition, general biology and several other introductory classes.” The number of students attend-ing UH-CL will be the most notable effect. As for the whole UH system, it will offer another option of at-tending a four-year university. “Students have many choices to consider when pursuing higher education including numerous uni-versities and community colleges,” Staples said. “Many factors influ-ence a student’s choice of a higher education institution such as the programs being offered, the quality of the programs, the quality of the faculty, the array of student servic-es, location, tuition and fees, avail-ability of financial aid (including scholarships), and campus safety.” UH-CL’s high-quality, accred-ited, cost-competitive programs are offered on-campus, off-campus as well as online meeting the needs of their current as well as perspective students. “I think that adding freshman and sophomore classes to UH-CL is very beneficial,” Demen said. “This is another step in how UH becomes more diverse and unique.”

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lots will remain accessible, and METRO buses and UHD shuttle buses will continue to operate. A map for on-campus routes and through-traffic detours is available at www.uhd.edu/construction

• Northbound through traffic on Main will be detoured right on Franklin, then left on San Jacinto. Traffic will then be diverted right on Rothwell, left on Hardy, right on Lyons, and left on Maury. At Lor-raine, traffic will take a left to con-nect back to North Main via Hogan.

• Southbound through traffic on North Main will take a left on Ho-gan which turns into Lorraine, then right on Maury. At Lyons, traffic will take a right and then a left onto McKee. At Providence, traffic will take right and then a left on North San Jacinto and connect back to Main via Commerce.

Pedestrians will be detoured to the sidewalk on the east side of Main. Pedestrian access will be available to UHD via the South Deck and the METRO Rail station on the Main Street Bridge.

A record number of students ap-plied to the UH this fall. Total applicants for the 2011 fall semester have increased by more than 12 percent compared to this time last year. To date, nearly 41,000 applications have been filed from potential students. “Naturally, we appreciate this substantial rise in the overall num-ber of those who are considering attending UH,” said Stephen Sou-tullo, associate vice president for student access and success. “It indicates that our university is continuing to raise its profile and establish itself as an institution of choice.” In January, the Carnegie Foun-dation for the Advancement of Teaching classified UH as a Tier One research university, joining University of Texas - Austin, Texas A&M and Rice as the state’s only designees. Additionally, The Princeton Re-view recently selected UH as one of the nation’s top institutions for

undergraduate education, including it in the educational services com-pany’s popular guidebook for the first time. Soutullo pointed out that the increase in applications comes even as UH raises its admission standards. He cautioned that the increase can’t be attributed to any one factor. “Going forward, this will allow us to admit students who are better prepared to succeed academically,” he said. “That, in turn, should help improve our graduation rate, which has been a priority in UH President Renu Khator’s commitment to stu-dent success.” Breaking down the total ap-plicants into broad categories, the current numbers for this ongoing process as of the end of July 2011 are: • First time in college (freshmen) – 18 percent increase• Master’s – 6.5 percent increase• Ph.D. – 9.2 percent increase

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Mega DJ gives insight into radio industry

Who- Rolando RuizStation- Mega 101Position- Radio DJ

IA: Where did you go to college? RR: I actually went to school in Monterrey, Mexico and got a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and advertising.

IA:How did you realize that the communications field was something you were interested in? RR: Well, I was thirteen years old when I was recording my voice on a recorder - a cassette tape back in the days. I used to put a song on queue on one cassette player. I remember the song, it was Bryan Adams I think. I would put another cassette tape on a recorder and I would record myself presenting the song. When I was 19 is when I started working on air. though.

IA: How did you transition into the American communications field from Mexico? RR: I was a radio DJ in Monterrey for ten years already. When I came here I was working at Telemundo, and when I was looking for another job Beto, the DJ who works in the morning here at Mega, had told me that he used to hear my show in Monterrey. So he was the one who referred me to Mega, and now I am here.

IA: What advice would you give a student who wants to pursue radio? RR: You have to be persistent, but you also have to have talent. If you don’t, you have to realize it and be honest with yourself. If you don’t have it, then it is hard to just develop it out of the blue. If you do have the talent you, can develop a career in media, but you have to be brutally honest with yourself. How do you know? Well, record yourself and send out some demo tapes to people. If you get hired, then somebody thinks that you do have the talent. If you don’t get hired in a certain amount of time, you should probably try doing something else. This is brutal, but that is the way it is.

IA: What is your favorite part about your job? RR: I don’t have a favorite part. I hate it. (laughs) Just kidding! I don’t know. I just love radio, I always have. I just enjoy it. I feel like a fish in the water and just love it. There isn’t just one thing that feeds me or motivates me. I don’t know, I can’t answer that question.

IA: How true would you say the quote “it’s who you know, not what you know” is? RR: Well that would contradict what I said about talent and all of that. But you know what, this is also very true. It is very hard sometimes to get into media if you don’t know anybody. Even if you have talent. I mean it is possible to do it though if you have a lot of talent. People are looking for new talent all of the time. It’s like any field of work though. If you know somebody, it makes it easier to get the job.

Efforts to recapture Mexican-American culture in Houston high schools could result in a La Raza Studies program for future stu-dents. “You’re never too young to learn about where you came from...It’s good to learn your heritage and family history,” said recent gradu-ate Yvette Cortez. Cortez, the 2011 Jeff Davis High School valedictorian, is first generation American and said she would have liked to have learned about her heritage in school along with academics. Cortez knows lit-tle about her Mexican ancestry and the historical events that led her parents to the U.S. “I never met my grandparents. All I know is that my parents came to Houston to give us a better life,” said Cortez. She continued to say that she would have “appreciated” learning about her Mexican heri-tage so that she would be confident in identifying herself. The Center for Mexican-Ameri-can Studies at UH teaches about the Latino experience in the US and of-fers a minor for students. Associate Director Lorenzo Cano supports a La Raza Studies program for public schools, similar to what is offered at the universtiy.

Students come out of high school feeling inadequate because they know so little about their own com-munity said Cano. If Houston schools offered La Raza studies it would expose students to Chicano history, civil rights, arts, communities and eco-nomics, according to Cano. “It’s important to know your community, your neighborhood, your parents, their culture, their background and why they’re here so that you understand your place in society and the advantages and disadvantages you will face,” said Cano. He said that the Hispanic com-munity needs people to “spearhead” programs so that ethnic studies can be available for future generations. The lack of Mexican-American or Latino professors plays a role in why the center only has a minor program and why ethnic studies does not exist in public schools. Opposition comes with every effort to improve public school curriculum. Cano said that there are some people that don’t want a Mexican-American history class because they don’t believe in it. He teaches about how positive changes are made possible through orga-nized communities, regardless of

economic class, location or educa-tion levels. “We have not done a good job in our community in getting the pub-lic school system to teach not just one Mexican-American course but to change their curriculum so that it will reflect our contributions and role in America,” said Cano. Changes within public schools are made every year, but is there room for ethnic studies programs in Houston? HISD board members’ First Vice President Manuel Rodriguez Jr. said there is still work to be done. He supports the public school sys-tem by encouraging “parental con-cern” and demand for better educa-tion. Rodriguez said the outreach of being involved in a movement is lacking in our society. Rodriguez said the focus of oth-er Hispanic organizations does not reach the “grass-roots level” of un-derstanding participation and that any program would have to have parental involvement. “The demand for La Raza stud-ies would be the foundation for starting the program. We have to organize every level of our commu-nity in order to have a movement,” Cano said.

Professor sees hurdles to ethnic studies in high schools

Ricardo Lopez, 19, is a Houstonian from the Spring Branch area draws inspiration from music, fashion and photography.

Ricardo Lopez, born in Hi-dalgo, Mexico, first discovered his talent artistic in junior high. A teacher noticed his work and encouraged him to be in an art event. He quickly garnered attention by participating in the Visual Art Scholastic Event in the 7th, 8th and 12th grades. “My best advice I could give other young artists is to keep doing what you do and not stop,” said Lopez. “Whether people like it or not, as long as you do, then it’s worth it.”

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Born in Pasadena, Daniel Mar-tinez went through some financial struggles that moved him around as a child before he found his home in the southwest side of Houston. Martinez’s family came to this country with nothing and built a successful life. With his parents being his motivation, Martinez launched off Actbadd Productions. “ACT BADD PRODUCTIONS is a company making its mark on the industry by promoting small urban business as well as produc-ing musical talent.Actbaddproduc-tions.com gives its audience a place to go for new and upcoming music, fashion, videos and photos. ABP wants to create and give a new style to the urban lifestyle. As of now, the main focus is on Houston and surrounding cities.”

NV: At what moment did music begin to become your passion? DM: I’d have to say when I was in middle school. I remember my first CD player that was given to me as a birthday present from a friend of mine. I never stopped playing music after that. Something about hearing the beats and lyrics made me feel better. I didn’t understand the feel-ing that much when I was young but have now grown to appreciate it for what it is, ART! NV: What distinguishes your in-die music label from any other? DM: I believe what sets us apart is our passion and ability to suc-ceed. I’ve got a strong group be-hind me, and they are focused and willing to work succeed. We’ll do anything we can to get

our goals accomplished. We also are creating a unique sound to mu-sic for the listeners. I think what also sets us apart is our own style. We are creating a brand that not only gives you the music but a style to catch your eye. We have more than just one look one sound to bring to the table. NV: Where did the idea of creat-ing an indie label start? DM: The idea didn’t come about until later on in my college years. I started to see a change in myself while taking classes at UH. I thought of a different way for me to be successful.

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El peso de la comunicaciónPor Camila Cossio (UH) Mantener una relación román-tica seria requiere lo obvio: pacien-cia, tiempo y comunicación hones-ta. Para que progrese esa relación, casi siempre se tiene que aprender a ser flexible; como en mi caso—en-tender el significado de Star Wars, entre otras cosas. Al cabo de un tiempo, relativo para cada pareja, es obvio cuando llega el momento en que sabes que tu relación ya no es nueva y llena de nervios divertidos, sino una relación duradera que va a tener momentos aburridos que aprendes a sobrellevar si realmente quieres mantener tu relación. Es cuando sabes que ya no estas en una relación pasajera sino una estable, la cual puede incluir Navi-dades compartidas, más comida de lo que es necesario y padres que siempre quieren que estés con al-guien mejor pero al final aceptan tu realidad. Las relaciones serias siempre van a tener sus momen-tos buenos y sus momentos malos. Para poder mantener una relación saludable, las dos personas necesi-tan saber cómo arreglar sus prob-lemas sin causar otros innecesarios. Pero ¿qué pasa si tienes un problema superficial? ¿Algo que en realidad, cuando lo pones en perspectiva, comparándolo con las noticias del mundo, no es un prob-lema; pero desafortunadamente, to-davía te molesta porque no puedes ser hipócrita y no quieres un novio gordo; y aunque trates y trates de ser flexible con toda tu poderosa energía femenina, al final del día nada cambia porque sabes que cu-ando te despiertes tu novio seguirá siendo tu amor rechonchito? Bueno, pues ese fue mi prob-lema. Y durante muchos meses no sabía cómo actuar cuando mi novio querido, con sus rulos cafés sobre su cabeza gringa, se quitaba su

camisa para ir a la piscina luciendo al mundo sus rollitos blancos idén-ticos al relleno de una empanadita dulce (tal vez un poco más suave y blandito). Cuando empezó a engordar—primero su panza, después su cara y finalmente sus hombros de gela-tina—lo ignoré, como ignoro a mi gato en las mañanitas cuando em-pieza a maullar porque tiene ham-bre y quiere sus Friskies de sabor a salmón. Lo ignoré cuando comía What-a-Burger después de su cena en casa. Lo ignoré cuando empezó a comprarse Levi’s con más espacio en la cintura. Pero un día, cuando caminaba por el campus de la Uni-versidad de Houston y el sol del ve-rano quemaba mi piel adolescente porque fui muy floja para aplicarme protector, tuve una epifanía. Estaba mirando a una niña darle de comer a una ardilla con paciencia y cariño, cuando finalmente se me ocurrió lo obvio: ¿Por qué no le ayudo a mi novio con el que llevo dos anos y medio juntos? Sí, admito que me molestaba que las camisas de mi novio ex-ageraran sus gorduras hasta que se podía contar cada rollo en su abdo-men. Pero también estaba sintiendo algo que no quería admitir: estaba preocupada por su salud. Mi novio siempre cuidaba su peso porque sabía que la obesidad era común en su familia, al igual que los ataques

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100 % Taquito es 120% exitosoPor VICTOR MARTINEZ (UH-D)

Todo esfuerzo y dedicación tiene su recompensa, y una muestra clara es el éxito que ha tenido desde sus inicios el establecimiento 100% Taquito. Para todos aquellos que no han escuchado acerca de este lugar, que la verdad no creo que exista al-guien en Houston y sus alrededores que no sepa de la rica comida que aquí se sirve, se encuentra localiza-do en la parte sur de la ciudad, muy cerca de la Gallería. Un día me encontraba en la ciudad de San Antonio comiendo en un restaurante de comida mexi-cana, cuando escuché en la mesa contigua a dos personas quejándose de lo mal que la comida era en ese restaurante. Cuál sería mi sorpresa cuando uno de ellos le dijo al otro que, si quería saborear de unos bue-nos antojitos mexicanos, tenía que visitar 100% Taquito en la ciudad de Houston. Inmediatamente interrumpí la conversación para preguntar a mis vecinos de mesa si eran oriundos de Houston, lo cual me confirmaron. Comenzamos a platicar de comida y me fue grato confirmar lo buena que es la comida en ese lugar. Y con sorpresa en la cara de mis ahora ya muy amigables Houstonianos, les informé que 100% Taquito había comenzado como un proyecto en la Universidad de Houston.

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Tratando de conocer más acer-ca de la historia de este lugar, me di a la tarea de ir a entrevistar al due-ño y fundador de tan exitosa idea. Marko García, en conjunto con su hermana, desarrolló el proyecto en una clase de empresarios. Su meta era reflejar la experiencia de comer en las calles de la ciudad de México. Por esta razón, la comida que ahí se sirve la describe como “antojitos callejeros”. El concepto es original y refleja la autenticidad de la comida típica de las calles de México, distinguiéndose así de la comida tex-mex. El primer prototipo fue lan-zado en 1995, el cual consistía en un carrito de tacos, tortas, sopes y demás. El primero en aparecer fue en el estacionamiento de un Super K-Mart en la calle Westheimer, para después pasar a la localidad en la carretera 59 norte, donde actual-mente se encuentran. Con su fachada sencilla en medio de una plaza comercial, el establecimiento no evoca el aura de un puesto típico mexicano. Pero al abrir la puerta, 100% Taquito revela su esencia chilanga: un bo-cho verde, clásico vehículo taxista capitalino; simulacros de talleres y negocios familiares; y murales con detalles precolombianos. Todo para crear un ambiente surreal.

Durante la entrevista le pregunté a Marko por sus delicio-sas recetas, a lo cual me respondió que algunas eran de su mamá, otras eran combinaciones de varias rece-tas dadas por diferentes personas, pero que en los últimos años se ha dedicado a ir a México y hacer su “research” (investigación). “Cada año, aumento de 5 a 10 libras de “research” buscando nue-vas recetas”, dijo Marko. También platicamos sobre el éxito que su negocio ha tenido, tanto así que hasta está pensando en convertirlo en una franquicia. Por supuesto que le pregunté so-bre la clave de su éxito, a lo que me respondió que todo negocio de comida requiere mucho tiempo y esfuerzo. Además agregó: “durante 3 años no tuve vacaciones, no podía reportarme enfermo, tenía que ser el primero en llegar y el último en irme”. No cabe duda que existen var-ias recetas para el éxito, pero un ingrediente clave para obtener un producto al 100% es la dedicación.

del corazón y otras enfermedades que se pueden evitar con ejercicio y una buena dieta. Después de ver esa ardilla con sus patitas peludas comiendo los chips de esa niña, me di cuenta que era necesario hablar con mi novio como amigos. Él me escuchó, me entendió, y juntos progresamos perdiendo un poco de peso: pas-eando mis perros por la noche, co-miendo mejor, limitando su amor por el Dr. Pepper, y trotando en las tardes. Sigue gordito, pero es un gordito sano que no me molesta (de verdad). Lo que yo había olvidado, mientras mi novio se inflaba e infla-ba, es algo esencial de las relacio-nes: el poder de la comunicación.

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Baghdad. As of June 27, 6,086 American soldiers have been killed in Iraq, according to the Department of De-fense. Of the all the soldiers killed, 611 were Hispanic or Latino. According to the Pew Hispanic Research Center, while Latinos make up 9.5 percent of the actively enlisted forces, they are over-rep-resented in the categories that get the most dangerous assignments—infantry, gun crews and seaman-ship—and make up over 17.5 per-cent of the front lines. Molina was scheduled to return home in November of this year. His dream, however, was not lost. “My family continued his vi-sion and we established Joshuamolinafoundation.8m.com. Our entire family contributes in managing the foundation,” Fred-rickson said. The foundation has already funded the construction of a school,

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with Molina’s mother personally going to Guatemala to buy the ma-terials needed for its completion. “We will go to Guatemala around Christmas time to give out the scholarships to children,” Fredrickson said. “We are extreme-ly proud of him and he is truly

missed.”

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In June, the Texas Legislature cut $4 billion from public schools over two years after a 30 day spe-cial session. The cuts call for 6 per-cent across the board in 2012 and $2 billion targeted cuts in 2013. The full affects of the cuts are yet to be known. In anticipation of state budget cuts, for the 2011 – 2012 school year Houston Independent School district plans to spend $96 million less than the previous school year. The bulk of the reductions, $58.4 million, will come from campus-based salaries and programs for teachers, librarians and supplies. While budget cuts forced some schools to lay off teachers, college campuses are preparing their stu-dents for the changing employment landscape by encouraging students to pick up minors or double majors.

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“Of course I’m worried about finding a job after graduation. There’s ways around budget cuts if you’re determined. I wouldn’t’ mind working in a low-income school. Those are the kids that need

it the most.” Said Valdez UH and UH-CL did not have an education expert available for com-ment.

This photo and small front page photo courtesy of Molina family

Gov. Rick Perry has called education essential to the fu-ture of Texas but has defended deep budget cuts.

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Molina in happier times with his family.

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