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Budget cuts threaten departments’ funding

COLFA may face larger classes, fewer courses, less full-time faculty and heavier courseload for exi

UTSA’s College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA) may experience tough times if an anticipated budget cut occurs.

The UT System has recently proposed a five percent budget cut for its 15 institutions. If approved, $175.3 million will be deleted from available funds.
The universities in the system are divided into two separate groups; academic institutions and medical institutions. The academic portion will lose $78.1 million, and the medical $97 million.

The UT system employs over 84,000 people, as one of the biggest industries in the state. The budget cut will not only affect students and faculty, but a large percentage of those employeed by the state.

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What professors think about you

Ever wondered what your professor is wondering? Ever sought to seek your teacher’s surprised look after being caught doing something you weren’t? Gaining insight about your teachers can help immensely in your class and meet people with interesting personalities. Knowing your teacher’s perspective on some classroom details can really help you become a better student and even surprise you a little bit.

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21st Century Psychedelic

The title "21st Century Psychedelic" brings to mind connotations of surreal mind expanding concoctions, though not under any influence of hallucinogens, the work of the visual performers Potter-Belmar Labs last Tuesday at the San Antonio Museum of Art took audience members on a mind blowing trip. The mixed media duo consists of sound artist, Jason Jay Stevens and visual artist, Leslie Raymond who is an Assistant Professor at UTSA. Raymond started the New Media Studio Program in the Department of Art and both have been collaborating since 1999.

Saengerfest 2010

Saengerfest 2010 was celebrated in the heart of downtown San Antonio at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on Friday, April 9 and lasted throughout the weekend until Sunday, April 11 at midnight. Hosted by the Southern District of the Nordamerikanischer Saengerbund and the Beethoven Maennerchor, this was the 60^th National Saengerfest which filled Ballroom C with the jolly harmonies sung by German choirs from all over the nation.

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Exceptional students raise the bar

Graduating student will earn more honors than any other in UT System history

UTSA students Benjamin Holler, who has been distinguished as procuring the highest number of honors in the UT system, and Maya Gonzalez, who has also obtained a record number of honors at UTSA, will graduate this spring and bring UTSA to statewide attention. Upon their graduation, Holler will have earned 6 and Gonzalez 4 honors consecutively.

Both are College of Business (COB) students and eligible for Department Honors.

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Baby mama drama

Being a college student is difficult.

For the average student, it can consist of 12-15 hours of class time, three to four hours of study time and an unlimited amount of stress. To add to that workload, there are students that involve themselves around campus, sometimes committing five to seven hours of their time. Whatever the activity the student chooses, the student knows that once they are at home they can choose to either continue working or just relax.

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Sports

Strongman craze hits campus

The Fourth Annual UTSA Strongest Man Competition took place April 24 in the athlete’s gym. The competition was comprised of seven separate events that tested each contestant’s strength, endurance and spirit.

The competition began indoors with a 225-pound Bench Press, 550-pound Yoke Squat and the Iron Cross. The competitors were split into three different groups and each group rotated between events.

“We split them by height to save time on adjusting the equipment,” Assistant Facilities Coordinator Luke Johnson said.

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Music and Freedom

The country of Somalia has been severely divided for the past 20 years because of the lack of a central government and two opposing forces: A growing radical Muslim militia and a moderate Muslim transitional government.

According to Politics Daily, a radical Muslim militia group known as Hizbul Islam has issued a decree banning music in Somalia. Hizbul Islam claims that music of any kind is “un-Islamic” and warns that anyone who violates their decree will have to deal with “serious consequences.”