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Serving the University of Texas at San Antonio Community
TUESDAY
November 9, 1993
Volume 16, Number 16
TSA UB StR
NOV 1 0199 RECEIVED.
Texas' ONLY Independent Student Newspaper
Student Government stands neutral on rec center
By Brian Wheeler
News Editor
Students will be making the choice this week on a iHoposal to buikl or not build a new recreation and wellness cen¬ ter (R WQ funded by a $30 per semester fee.
The project has been adominant topic of discussion during StudentGoverment (SG) meetings and has led to a series of votes to determine the SG position on the proposal.
The project was brought bef(He the SG at a meeting last Febniary by Karen Whitney, assistant vice president fwstu¬ dent life. The SG minutes fiom the meeting on Feb. 10 state that "Mr. Ashkenaze (SG member last spring) moved that the SG support the wellness and recreation project by bringing this project before the UTSA student body. After much discussion the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote."
Kristi Hall, cuirent recording secre¬ tary and member last spring, said, "She (Whitney) really wanted it to go through us... we had no problem with that and we said okay. What we're doing is bringing it to the students—but never did we say 'we are going to vote yes as SG'. As individuals we might support it.
"To set the record straight, the Student Govem¬ ment has decided that this is too vital an issue and the students should make their own decision. The Student Govement urges everyone to vote on Nov. 9 and 10."
—Matthew Stern student government president
but not as SG as a whole."
Some members of SG have stated that a quote from an Oct. 19 Paisano article and an ad placed in the Paisano on Oct 26 misrepresents the stance that SG has taken.
Kimberly Doody, parliamentarian, said, "1 don't think the 'vote yes' thing on the ad was appropriate. I think that's misrepresentation. I think that's false advertising because we are not saying vote yes. We never said anything like that nor did we give a negative response either. But we didn't say 'We want it now', we said nothing like that. I think it is pretty misrepresentative of every¬ thing."
Michael Peterson, junior class repre¬ sentative, said, "I think the ad is misrep¬ resentative of how we feel and it makes
us look like we do support the RWC and getting everyone to vote yes. Idon't feel that it is our position to do that. I think it is our position to present the vote to the students and let them decide.
"I think it should stand as what the last vote was. Ms. Whimey knows ex¬ actly where we stand on this and the ad is wrong."
The SG has taken a series of votes on the issue this year. On Oct. 6 Whitney made a presentation to the SG on the RWC and asked for support. At the presentation she showed members oi SG present a sample ballot but not the ads that were later run.
At the SG meeting on (Xt. 13 a mo¬ tion to take a stance, but not what stance, passed the SG by one vote. E>uring the cont. on pg. 2
Chria Longoria, student govenment (SG) historian, motioned once again for the SG to take an afflrma- thre stance on the proposed rec center. His motion was tabled Indefinitely and the SG stands neutral on the issue. On Nov. 27 Longoria called for the resignation of other memt>ers of Student Govemment.
Talks over University Oaks computer hook-ups left unresolved
By Maura Cunningham
Associate News Editor
Last week a meeting, called by Karen Whimey, was held to discuss the prdb- lem with direct computer hookups to the university system in phase II of Univer¬ sity Oaks.
Originally planned to attend the meet¬ ing was Deb(Hah E>elgado, general man¬ ager of University Oaks; Dave Fischer, manager of computer center services; Karen Whitney, assistant vice {Hcsident of student life; and Jamie Connelly, a resident in phase II of Univenity Oaks.
Fischer and Delgado did not attend the meeting, and Whitney arrived late due to a previous meeting.
Delgado sent a representative, Richelle Sayles, associate general man¬
ager, with a copy of - 	
the minutes of a pre- "The Only roason I moved into University Oaks is vious    meeting, becauso of the comouter hookup and it's not there.
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a representative.    I might as woll iivo anywhero on the planet.
Sayles. referring —Jamie Connelly
'"t!? mS ti resident in University Oaks phase 11
with Mike Riley, the "
construction manager for Century De¬ velopment, Gary Gibson, Bob Cappadonna, and Joe Brockman, from information and technology. Century Development established that the origi¬ nal specs that were set out from the inception had been met by our company. Then UTSA changed the requirements for the wiring in the existing jacks at the apartments.
"So now they're sending people back
in to remove the base plate and hook up four points. There were eight points, this is all in phase II. So in each apart¬ ment they have to do that. In addition to that, Joe Brockman infomied Gentry Property Management Company (CPMC) (hat as of Friday the fiber (^tics for phase II fiom UTSA to the destina¬ tion point are still not there. Sotherehas to be some fiber optics work done. He says that he has contractors set out to
'begin this process by Friday, Nov. 5. "Mr. Brockman       in¬ formed us that soft¬ ware has not been developed and that Mr. Fischer's office will be responsible for that part of the process once the contractors have finished with the fiber optic work.
"So there'sstill two steps that haven't been completed for phase II to come completely on Une with those comput¬ ers. Step one is supposed to start Nov. 5 and I think Mr. Brockman gave us a goal that all of this would be complete by the end of November. So those are the two things that have to happen before phase
II can completely be ready for students to use."
Connelly asked Sayles if the resi¬ dents would receive a discount due to the problems with the computer hook¬ ups.
"I don't know, I can't answer thai question," Sayles replied.
Connelly said that he wanted Fischer and Delgado lo attend, in person, to answer his questions. He was sure that would not happen.
Whitney, arriving late, stated she was frustrated with the attendance of the meeting.
Whimey stated she had just left a meeting with Dan WiUiams, vice presi¬ dent of business affairs, and Dr. Heman¬ dez, vice president of student affairs.
"They asked me to submit a report on
the status because they were concerned about'this issue not being resolved. I'll have to indicate that Mr. Fischer was not here nor did he send anybody and David' s boss's boss boss works for Dan Will¬ iams," said Whitney.
Whitney said "My goal for today was to definitely get an understanding of the problem and a timeline commitment on specifically when the problem or problems will get fixed. And the end of November isn't good enough, 1 want a date so I can check on it. so I will know whether it is successful or unsuccessful. That's my goal, I'm still pursuing the goal. I won't pursue it with David. I'll pursue it with his supervisor.
'I had hoped today to be able to be more proactive and to get through some com. on pg. 2
Class offerings expand at downtown Cypress Tower for spring '94 semester
By Linda Takamine
StaffWrtter
In the spring semester, UTSA stu¬ dents may choose to take one of 62 courses offered at Cypress Tower, UTSA's downtown branch.
The building is kxatedon Noith Main Avenue, three blocks south otSar^ Anto¬ nio Cdlege.
Classes offered at Cyiwess Towcts include business, architecture, criminal justice, education, engineering, bilin- guaiybiculQiral studies, math, and soci¬ ology, among others. Graduate level courses are offered in business, civil engineering, education, English as a sec¬ ond language, and puUic administra¬ tion.
A great deal of growth is expected fiom UTSA's downtown campus pres¬ ence, with over 1000 students expected to enroll at CyjHCSs Tower for the spring semester. Additional classes will be added during subsequent senKsters to accommodate increaseddemand. UTSA is also implementing a marketing plan which will inform the conununity about the availability of classes in the down¬ town area. Currently, approximately 450 UTSA students attend classes at the Institute of Texan Cultures, aiKMher downtown site.
UTSA is leasing three floors in Cy¬ press Tower for the downtown facility. The first floor will contain classrooms, faculty offices, and the leaming resource center whkh includes library and com¬ puter lab facilities.
The library praiion contains wrmi- nals at which students may use the UTS A libriffy's on-line system. To check out a book, students notify the librarian who
will arrange for the campus library to deliver the book to the downtown cam¬ pus.
Since the downtown library has a limited amount of references, students must arrange obtaining periodicals.
PCs in the computer lab will contain the same software available at the MS student computing facility. A laser printer will also be available. The fourth and seventh floors will contain offices for university po'sonnel, as well as the consolidated offices of the economic devekipment centers and the office of extended education.
Dr. Jude Valdez, vice president for Downtown operations explained that UTSA received "a wonderful deal" on the Cypress Tower lease at $0.75 per square foot. This rate includes parking, remodeling or "finishing out," mainte¬
nance, utilities, and some security. Com¬ parable facilities in downtown San An- toniorange fiom $ 1.00-$ 1.10 per square foot, not including the extra ameniUes UTSA is receiving.
A parking lot with a capacity for 350 cars is reserved for student and faculty permits. UTSA is also conducting an ongoing discussion with VIA to work out a regular shuttle schedule between UTSA and Cypress Tower.
In the classroom, some students wiU be introduced to distance learning. A graduate management class will be con¬ ducted at the downtown campus via the use of interactive television for instruc¬ tional purposes. The main campus and Cypress Tower each contain a televi¬ sion classroom. Rooms are equipped with a television camera and monitors. Two large TV monitors in the rooms
will display both classes, allowing the students to see and talk between sites, so that one week he/she will be "live," the other on "memorex." Classrooms need no special lighting, furniture, or techni¬ cians: the instructor simply turns on the system . One engineering class is cur¬ rently using the distance leaming be¬ tween studenis here and the University of Texas Pan America in Edinburgh. Texas.
Valdez said, "The university made an important new step in meeting the higher education needs of citizens of central and southern Bexar County. We are all enthusiastic about the project. There has been enormous community support. We also did surveys of stu¬ dents, and I feel that we have support there. We are definitely ready to launch out come January."
Shakespearian actor to perform at UTSA
Noted Shakespearean actor Tony Church comes to UTSA Ftov. 12.
Tony Church, a noted British actor, will perfomi his one-man show, "A King¬ dom for a Stage" at the UTSA Recital Hall,Friday,Nov. 12,at7:30p.m. Inthe perfonnance, Mr. Church will recreate many of his starring roles from his 50- year career as a Shakespearean actor.
Church was a leading actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSQ for 28 years. He was a founding member of the RSC and is now an associate artist. He appeared in someof the RSC's major IHOductions: as Gloucester in Trevor Nunn's "King Lear", as Friar Laurence in Terry Hands' "Romeo and Juliet", as Don Aimado in David Jones' "Love's Labor's Lost", as Duke Senior in Buzz Goodbody *s "As You Like It", as Gaunt
in John Barton's "Richard 11". and as Belarius in John Barton's "CymbeUne".
Other roles with the RSC included King Lear, Henry IV, Polonius, Holofemes, Sir Toby Belch, York. Quince, Ulysses,andPandarius. In 1988, he played Cymbeline for the Royal Na¬ tional Theatre in London. Moscow, TlHlisi,Tokyo,andEpidaurus. He played often in London's West End, on televi¬ sion, and in films. In the United States, he has played King Lear, Falstaff, Prospero. Shylock, Malvolio, Archie Rice in "The Entertainer", and Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol."
For six years Church headed the drama department of the Guildhall School in the Bartxcan in London, asso-
UTSA students may find themselves taking classes this spring at the downtown Cypress Tower building k>cated at 1222 N. Main.
ciated with the RSC. Since l989Church has been dean of the National Theatre Conservatory (NTC) in Denver. AtNTC he has directed "A Midsummer-Night's Dream", "The Winter's Tale", "The Merchant of Venice", "As You Like It", and Shaw's "The Apple Cart" and "Ma¬ jor Barbara." He also directed "Love's Labor's Lost" for the Santa Cruz Shakespeare Festival, "Romeo and Juliet" for the C<riorado Shakespeare Festival, and many plays at the Guiklhall School and else whoe in the United King¬ dom.
Church was chairman of the British Arts Council's Drama Panel for three years.    His lectures and essays on
Shakespeare have been published by the International Shakespeare Association. Methuen, and the Cambridge Univer¬ sity Press, and he has given recitals throughout Europe. Israel. Japan, and Greece.
Tickets for "A Kingdom for a Stage" are $8.00 for adults and $4.00 for sm¬ dents. Tickets are available through all Rainbow Ticketmaster outlets and can be purchased at the UTSA University Center and at the door. For more infor¬ mation, call the UTSA division of En¬ glish, classics, and philos(^y at 691- 4374.