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Serving the University of Texas at San Antonio Community
TUESDAY
February 15, 1994
Volume 17, Number 5
Texas* ONLY Independent Student Newspaper
Century takes over Chisholm Hall
Bulldozers roll to start construction on University Oaks Phase III to open next fall
By Brian Wh««ler
Editor-in-Chief
The deal has finally closed between Century Pn^)erty Management Com¬ pany (Century) and Bach Management (Bach) fwmanagementof the Chisholm (fall donnitory. ending the limbo em- ptoyees of both companies have en¬ dured the past month. Coinciding with the ck)sing ofthe deal is the beginning of construction of the new phase of Uni¬ versity Oaks Apartments.      -—^—
Karen Whitney, assistant "JfjQ fjQgJc tKlttOm llnO IS tfiat ContUry vice president of student hfe,  _        , ^u-  u   i     i i  n
said, "Bach Management has Development now owns Chisholm Hall
completely assigned the en- and tflO ActlvitiOS Center."
—Jim Short Century vice president
privatized housing in this region of the country. In terms of their resources and their experiences, Chisholm is going to be significantly improved, no doubt," stated Whitney.
Deborah Delgado, the new general managerforCThisholm Hall, said, "We're going to focus on accessabtlity, avail¬ ability, approachability, and our committment to improving the quality of life here at the residence hall."
Delgado stated her first priority was
tire management of the facil¬ ity to Century Property Man¬ agement.
"If someone had to com-     - plain aboul a resident assistant or any staff person there, it would be held through the chain of command at Cen¬ tury Property Management"
Whiuiey stated that all previous resi¬ dent assistants al Chisholm Hall who wanted jobs coukl be retained.
"I think it's a great thing. In bringing Century toChisholm we're able to enjoy the resources of a very large multi-mil¬ lion dollar corporation which, over the last five years has made a huge corporate commitment to developing on-campus
which is scheduled to be open this fall. It will not be adjoined to phase I and II, it will be encompassed separately by ac¬ cess gates. Therc is going lo be a break in the land due to the terrain."
Phase III will have 210 units housing about 350 additional students.
Jim Short, Century vice president, said, "It will look identical; in fact, the unit mix for phase ni is identical to Ihe unit mix for phase II. There will be a road separating the Iwo phases that the
    " university is building, which
is all part of their master plan. There will be a separate bus shuttle stop on that new road for phase III pec^le.
S hort conimented that with any new project there is a shakedown period where problems have to be ironed
maintaining the facility, getting it up to Century's standards and making it more presentable. She also said that there would be a number of new programs, starting with a open house and joint programs with University Oaks.
Whitney confirmed that phase 111 of University Oaks has started consouc- tion. but that a ground breaking has not been held due to inclement weather and other reasons.
Whimey said, "Right now they are doing site prep to prepare for phase III,
out.
He said, "Hopefully we've leamed from the past problems; in particular with Ihis project we're going to have a tight construction schedule again. We won't have Ihe luxury of a month or so of shakedown. Before the students move in we may have a week for shakedown."
Short stated Ihat Century, company- wide, will no longer advertise computer hook-ups until they are fully installed, avoiding Ihe problems that occurred in phases I and 11.
Mr. and Ms. UTSA elected this week
As part of the UTSA Homecoming festivities, the election of Mr. and Ms. UTSA takes place this week. The voting began Monday and will continue through Wednesday. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the JPL and UC information desks.
Ilie finalists were selected last week by a panel of alumni.
faculty, and staff. On Feb. 17 at halftime of Ihe men's basketball game in the Convocation Center, thc students selected to represent Mr. and Ms. UTSA will be announced. The UTSA Alumni Assoc, will also present Ihe each winner with a $150 scholarship. The finalists are shown below.
Michael De Leon
Sponsored by:     College Democrats Maj(H^ Computer Science
Classification:     Senior Organizations:    College Democrats. President; MEChA. Music Education Club. UTSA Roadrunner Band. Honors: San Antonio Education Part¬ nership Scholarship since 1990. Community Service: Voter Registra¬ tion drives. Rotaract Club
Julie C. McCarty
Sponsored by:     University    Oaks Commimity Council Major: Political Science
Classification: Senior Organizations: Kappa Delta Pi Educa¬ tional Honor Society, College Republi¬ cans, University OaksCommunily Asst. Honors: Academic Honors, Angelo State University, President's List-San Antonio College. Community Service: Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Brian D. Wheeler
Sponsored by:     The Paisano Major: Criminal Justice
Classification: Senior Organizations: StudenlNewspaper Associalion-The Paisano, Editor-in- Chief/President, News Editor; Criminal Justice Forum-President; UTSA Am¬ bassadors. Honors: Who's Who, Golden Key Honor Society, National Dean's List, UTSA/Palo Alto Dean's List. Commu¬ nity Service: UTSA Menior Program, UTSA Student Development Comm., Volunteer CPR instructor.
Lisa L. Crenshaw
Sponsored by:     UTSA Ambassadors MaJOT: Biology
Classification: Senioi' Oganizations: UTSA Honors Pro¬ gram, Black Student Alliance, UTSA Ambassadors, Neuro-science Society, Affirmative Action/Diversity Comm. Ifonors: Who's Who Homx- Society, Golden Feather Award, Outstanding Sophomore, Barnes/Noble Book Award, UTSA Honors Book Award, Baumberger Scholar, Minority Access toResearch,OutstandingLanguage Stu¬ dent, Rotary Scholarship. Community Service: Salvation Aimy. Washington b.C. Homeless Shelter. Sam Houston High School.
DIna A. Estrada
Sponsored by:     Alpha Phi Omega National Co-ed Service Fratemity Major: Computer Science
Classification: Junior Organizations: Alpha Phi Omega. VOICES, Campus Crusade for Christ. Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, LINUX Users Group, Assoc, for Com¬ puting Machinary. Honws: Mexican Am. Business Scholarship, Research Careers for Minority Scholars, Wlio's Who, Alpha Phi Omega Outstanding Service Award, Leadership Workshop Award. Community Service: Habitat for Humanity. Christmas in April-Board of Directors. BS A counselor.
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James E. Wenzei, Jr.
Sponsored by:     UTSA Ambassadors Major: Biology
Classification: Sophomore Organizations: UTSA Ambassadors; Alpha Lambda Delta,Treasurer; Arnold Air Soc.;Pre-MedSociety;Latino Dance Club; AlamoCity Martial Arts. Honors: Outstanding Freshman, Dean's List, Heath Memorial Scholarship, Barnes/ Noble Book Award; AFROTC-numer- ous awards; Sunday School TeacherCer- tificate. Community Service: Sunday School teacher; Arnold Air Soc., hospi¬ tal volunteer.
Buiictozers and forfcllfts are busy clearing land along UTSA Boulevard for Unhrersity Oaks phase III.
He said. "We have found at every project that we do, and Ihis is not di¬ rected at UTSA, there always seems to be a lag time between when we open and when the universiiy makes Ihe connec¬ tion. Not only in a physical way, bul in getting the computers to talk Ihrough Ihe software."
Short stated that if the computer hookup is important, then Ihat person would need to live in phase I or II.
Regarding a further expansion. Short said. "There is land there for a fourth
phase. We don'l have any deals struck with Ihe university for that phase. I wouldn't anticipate opening discussion fora fourth phase for 1995. We'll digest what we've done here for a year or two and see how enrollment and demand goes."
Century currently operates housing at Ihe Universiiy of Houston, Texas Southern University.University of Texas at Tyler. Texas Slate Technical CoUege, Louisiana Slate University, and Okla¬ homa Cily Universiiy. Short slatedCen-
tury is building more housing al Univer¬ sity ofTexas al Arlington, Abilene Chris¬ tian University, and Northwestem Uni¬ versity in Louisiana.
He said, "We've basically doubled our size every year for the past three years. We've found a real niche where there is a demand. We've got a formula Ihat works wilh universities that gives them the contfol they want over student life, and they gel housing at basically no cost."
UT Chancellor announces intiative to increase women and minority employment
HOUSTON—The University of Texas System will lead a major initia¬ tive to increase the numba of women and minorities in faculty and adminis¬ trative positions throughout the 15-cam- pus system. Chancellor William H. Cunningham announced Feb. 10.
Two committees focusing on em¬ ployment issues will be formed this month to recommend ways of increas¬ ing the number of women. African- Americans and Hispanics who are pre¬ paring for acadeinic careers. Cunningham said.
The committees also wiU study ways of furthering the careers of women and minorities so that more are promoted to senior faculty and administrative posi¬ tions, he said.
The charge to the committees will include finding ways to counter nation¬ wide trends of declining or stagnant rates of participation in higher educa¬ tion by Afiican-Americans and Hispan¬ ics, Cunningham said.
"Gains have been made on some as¬ pects of these issues at UT System com¬ ponents," Cunningham said in a presen¬ tation to the UT System Board of Re¬ gents during their meeting at M.D. Ando'son Cancer Center.
"This long-standing commitment at
the components has been strengthened and encouraged Ihrough the years by the Board of Regents. For example, the eloquently and forcefully expressed con¬ cems of former Regent Beryl Buckley Milbum in the mid-1980's regarding opportunities for women in the UT Sys¬ tem have had lasting and quite positive effects. It is quite clear to everyone, however, that Ihe rate of progress has been very disappointing in a number of areas."
Bernard R^wport. chairman of the Board of Regents, said he is pleased to see the UT System intensifying its focus on these issues.
"While some gains have been made by women in faculty and administrative positions in academia, both nationwide and within the UT System, much more remains to be done. And with regard to African-Americans and Hispanics in faculty and administrative jobs, the na¬ tion is facing problems of crisis propor¬ tions." Rapport said.
Cunningham said he is particularly concemed about "the distressingly low nationwide rates" at which African- Americans and Hispanics are eaming doctoral degrees, joining university fac¬ ulties and rising through the levels of university administration.
"These are serious problems at col¬ leges and universities throughout the nation, and the UT System is committed to taking a national leadership role in solving them." he said.
Women are now eaming 37 percent df aU doctorates awarded each year in the United States, up from about 15 percent in 1972, according to a report fiom the National Research Council. However. African-Americans and His¬ panics have made no or little progress during those years, with each group con tinuing to eam less than five percent of the doctorates.
Similar patterns of progress, or lack of progress, since 1972 apply to women, African-Americans and Hispanics in eaming law and medical degrees.
Universities are often hampered in their efforts to hire women and minori¬ ties for tenure-track positions because of the small pool of candidates nation¬ wide. In 1992, for example, 1,537 doc¬ torates in physics and astronomy were awarded in the United States, but only seven went to African-Americans and only 30 went to Hispanics. The nation¬ wide competition among universities for such graduates is intense, Cunningham noted.
Mask-erade Ball to highlight Homecoming week
Shirley Eggleston
Contributing Writer
Campus Activities Board (CAB) will be reviving an old Homecoming event this Friday as they host a Mask-erade ball. The event will kick offal 8 p.m. in the UC Laurel Room with an admission of $3 a person or $5 for couples. Tickets can be purchased all week in front of the UC or at the UC front desk.
Janie Chavira, CAB fesitvals chair¬ person, said. "CAB would like this an¬ nual event to bring everyone together."
Rena Sardo, assistant director for university center programs, said, "We're tiying to make this UTSA's dress up event"
Attire for Ihe event is dressy to for¬ mal, a mask is preferred and full cos¬ tumes are optional, but encouraged.
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The band Taboo' will be Ihe center of entertainment They play several styles of music including Top 40, Alternative, Reggae, R&B, and Classics. Chavira said she hopes that the mix of music will appeal to a wider audience.
CAB encourages students to design their own Mardi Gras mask. Cash prizes will be awarded for masks with Ihe best school spirit, Mardi Gras theme, and originality.
Included in the price of admission is a Cajun food buffet to go with the Mardi Gras theme.
Chavira stated she hopes that every¬ one at the university feels welcome to attend, saying- the event is meant for faculty and staff as well as students.
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