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April 21,1998
Voiume 21 Number 13
Core curriculum likely
to decrease in 1999 catalog
port, the committee said that it will not "prescribe a specific set of core courses or a single core curriculum that would be uniform across all Texas colleges and universities."
At this universiiy, faculty were in¬ volved in proposing courses to com- ~~     ; prise the core.
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Managing Editor
Students entering UTSA or any other Texas college or university in 1999 may be required to take 12 fewer core curriculum hours than current stu¬ dents, '^^rr^:^^^!^^^;^
During its last sessioi>, the Texas legislature passed Senate Bill 148, amend¬ ing the education code by reducing
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foot if we remained at a 54 posais to the hour core curriculum. Why utsa core cur- would somebody want to "'"'"'" '''^-
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the     required   COme tO UTSA When SOme   Jillian   Cook,
number of core of OUr SlSter SChOOlS are 42 core curriculum hours to 42 and setting guide¬ lines and rules for how Texas insli: tutions designate core programs and accept trans- fercredit for core
credit hours?"
-Dr. Anthony VanReusen, vice president for academic affairs
courses. The current core load at UTSA is 54 semester credil hours.
The Texas Higher Education Coor¬ dinating Board (THECB) advisory committee on core curriculum issued several recommendations for revising Texas universities' core programs based on the bill.  In its February re-
UTSA adopts athletic mission statement
UTSA has adopted an athletic mis¬ sion statement as part of a comprehen¬ sive self-study for NCAA Division I certification of the university's ath¬ letic programs.
"Formulating a mission statement is one of many objectives the univer¬ sity will address as part of this pro¬ cess," says Bobbi Walker, vice presi¬ dent for student affairs, who is chairing the committee conducting the year¬ long review.
"The committee also is looking at how the activities of our athletic pro¬ gram relate to the universiiy's mis¬ sion," says Walker.
Required of all NCAA participants, the self-study began last September and focuses on student-athletes' aca¬ demic performance, the financial in¬ tegrity of the athletic department, ad¬ herence to rules and commitment to equity and gender.
When UTSA concludes its own study later this year, an external review tean of peers from other colleges, con¬ ference offices and universities will conduct a three-to-four day evaluation on campus. The team will rejxirt to the NCAA Committee on Athletics Certi¬ fication, an independent group that will determine thc university's certifica¬ tion status.
Institutions that fail lo conduci a comprehensive self-study or to correct deficient areas may face lough sanc¬ tions, including ineligibility for NCAA championships.
UTSA is San Antonio's only NCAA Division I inslilution. UTSA Athletic Mission Statement
The Universiiy of Texas at San Anionio is a comprehensive public metropolitan universiiy committed to
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director, said any recommen¬ dations made by the core curricu¬ lum committee will notbe final¬ ized until late
         summer.
"The preliminary recommendations wi 11 be made by them (the core curricu¬ lum committee), but those won'l be firmed up unlil the rule is passed be¬ cause things may change," Cook said.
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Alpha Omega Pi sorority members charged $1 for the opportunity to throw a pie in their faces. Chris Trevino (R) throws a pie in the face of Bemadette Garcia (L) at Fiesta UTSA, Fri. April 17, to kick off the week-long event of Fiesta San Antonio. (See photo layout, pg. 5).
Graduates eligible for $1,000 rebate
Gustavo Villarraal
StoffWriter
UTSA students enrolling for the first time as of Fall 1997, will have the opponunity to collect up lo $ 1000, —
which would be accepted at the institu¬ tion to which they are transferring because failure to so will result in them attempting more than Ihree hours lhan the required courses lo their degree, thus making them ineligible.
upon graduation. .r^^g ^g^„ purpOSe Of thlS IS tO
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Education Code, Section 54.0065 institution and for the studcnts
in which all Texas public bacca- ,  u^,v »»^.»»«»     D«r* «/  »,«
laureate-granUng universities are ^nd th&r parents.    Part Of the
required lo offer rrbatcs lo eligible COSt Of edUCdtlOn IS funded by graduation.
""?"" ,F      A,    .K the State; the less hours that  ^   utsa is sini preparing and
To quahfy, a student must have u     i plannmg for the full implementa-
enrolled in the fall ofl 997 or later, they (StudentS) take, the leSS  tion of this program for when Ihe
received a baccalaureate degree moneV that IS needed tO PaV ft^^hmen who began as ofthe fall
state: the less hours that they (stu¬ dents) lake, the less money lhal is needed to pay for the addilional edu¬ cation."
Lott pointed out that students in¬ terested in the program should keep in —I contact with their advisors in or¬ der not to enroll in any unneces¬ sary courses.
Also students interested should note that applications to¬ ward the rebate are not filled oul until their last semesler before
from a Texas public university been a resident of Texas and en¬ titled lo pay resident tuition al all times while pursuing adegree, and   __ attempted no more than three hours in excess ofthe minimum number -j-^ of semester credit hours required to complete the degree under the cata¬ log under which he/she graduated.
Students transferring from another university or college are responsible while there for enrolling in courses
for the additional education.
¦Gary Lott, UTSA bursar
"The main purpose ofthis is to save money both for the institution and for the studenis and their parents," said Gary K. Lott, UTSA bursar. "Part of the cost of educalion is funded by lhe
of 1997 begin to graduate, but until then interested student: should carefully follow iheirplans.
Students seeking further in- ^—formation conceming the rebate program should contact the ad¬ missions office or search the internet for information on Section 54.0065 of the Texas Education Code.
Rohypnol abuse increases among college campuses
Seismic Micro-Technology donates new software package to geology program
The Universiiy of Texas at San Antonio has received a computer soft¬ ware package valued al more than $553,000 lo belter prepare graduates of ils geology program for careers in the geosciences, particularly the petro¬ leum induslry.
Seismic Micro-Technology (SMT), Inc., A Housion company, developed the Kingdom Suite Software Package lo assist petroleum geologists, geo- pbysicisls and engineers in "looking"
inlo the earth's substructure to locate oil and gas reserves without the ex¬ pense of drilling multiple test holes.
Using dala sets of typical subsur¬ face features found in specific geo¬ graphical regions, the software inte¬ grates information obtained from di¬ rect drilling, geological models and geophysical measurements lo create a 3-D seismic survey of the rock layers and faults beneath the earth's surface.
SMT donated the software to UTSA
and 16 olher universities across the United Stales, including the Colorado School of Mines, Duke Universiiy, Louisiana Slate Universiiy, the Uni¬ versity of Oklahoma and Tulanc.
Overall value of the gift, which includes technical support for the next three years, is $8.2 million.
In announcing the donation, SMT president Tom Smith said, "We see
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Laura Arizpe
Contributing Writer
Thc drug rohypnol, also known as the date rape drug, has caused growing concern on campuses across the coun¬ try, including UTSA.
Christine Baca. UTSA sergeant for criminal justice, says Ihat while Iherc was one ca.se in which 50 pills werc confiscated, therc have been no reports of its role in rapes — on campus among siudents. "1 want students to be aware, so they will be more careful, for their own pro¬ tection and safety."
According to Baca, any person caught wilh lhe il¬ legal drug cojld face      criminal charges and .serve jail time. "At slate level, how much lime you serve de¬ pends   on   how    ———^.——— much rohypnol was confiscated. Any rape case thai involves thc use of rohypnol equals 20 years in prison, which is federal time."
"When we do education presenta¬ tions on rohypnol, wc caution having anyone else get your drink for you. whelher it is a soda, punch, or other beverage." Bacasaid. "Numberone is self-awareness, being aware of your surroundings, and knowing the person well enough lo go get you another drink."
According to information obtained from the intemet, rohypnol is popular among leens because of the "quick, drunk feeling" that it gives. Among high schooPstudents it is known as a
"cheapdrunk" because the price is only $2-$3 per tablet. A high school sopho¬ more describes the "high" as "rcal mellow, like when you smoke pot but act like you're drunk." Rohypnol is ingested orally, usually with alcohol or other drugs, including heroin.
Rohypnol's effects include extreme drowsiness,  slurred speech,  faulty judgement, difficulty walking, disori¬ entation, and paralysis, as well as short- —•—>^——i^——   term   amnesia, making   it   the ideal   aid    for sexual assault. A few suffer what most people ex¬ penence only in had      dreams. They arc some¬ what aware  of what is happen¬ ing  bul cannot move their bod¬ ies    to    resist. Rohypnol      is knowh widely as the  "date  rape drug" because of -•—>————^  ils    effect    on memory loss. People, usually at night-, clubs or raves, slip a pill into their victim's drink and wait about 15-30 minuics for them to become sedated to take advantage of Ihem.
Thc generic form. Flunitra/epam. was originally created for patients di¬ agnosed witn .severe insomnia, but is now used by many teenagers all over thc United Slates. The pill is described as small, quick dissolving, tasteless, odorless, and colorless. TTic drug is manufactured by Hoffman-La Roche, a Swiss pharmaceutical company. Rohypnol is illegal to have or sell in the U.S., bul is sold llegally by prescrip-
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"We caution having anyone else get your drink foryou, whether it is a soda, punch, or other beverage. Number one is self-awareness."
"Christine Baca, UTSA criminai justice sergeant
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