The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1996 Page: 5 of 8
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Christopher Holtz, 11, holds his mask while Alan Beverlin, 22, tightens the fit.
David Votes, 14, of Canyon Lake uses a mesquite tree as camouflage to hide from enemies on Fort Apache.
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Photos by Andre Hernandez
Story by Paul Zoeller
Authors from the United States and Mexico will participate
in two panel discussions in conjunction with a photographic
exhibit March 2 at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de
Mexico at 600 HemisFair Park.
The registration deadline is Wednesday, and the photogra-
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10 people, and the teams move on to one of seven playing fields
with the objective to seek out and attack other teams.
A direct hit by a gelatin-wrapped paintball leaves a beeswax,
mineral oil and food coloring residue, resulting in a trip to the
resurrection area.
The resurrection area, a roped-off area where players go as a
symbol of life renewal after being killed in combat, is designed
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of gun play. The zip of paintballs overhead and yells of, “I’m
hit,” send players to the ground crawling for cover and hoping
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The International Students Organization will welcome new
international students to this college at 2 p.m. today at the
Church of Christ Student Center, 301 W. Dewey Place.
The organization will enroll members and elect officers at
the event.
Dolores Ramirez, secretary of International Students’
Services, said all international students and faculty members
are welcome.
International Students’ Services provides help to interna-
tional students applying for visas, tutoring and finding
roommates.
For information about the association or services for
international students, call Director Joseph Fernandes or
Ramirez at 733-2306, or visit the office in Room 206 of
Fletcher Administration Center.
A strong bond develops as the scars get bigger, finishing an-
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Todd Forbes, manager of Paintball Pursuit, demonstrates how
to surrender on the field and how to properly carry a weapon.
phy exhibit will be displayed until the end of March at the
university.
The first panel discussion will begin at 2 p.m. followed by
the second panel. A reception and the opening of the
photography exhibit are at 5:30 p.m.
The authors will discuss “La Frontera: A Literature
Dialogue.”
On panel 1 will be Sandra Cisneros of San Antonio,
Gerardo Cornejo from the Colegio de Sonora in Hermosillo
and Luis Humberto Crosthwaite, who was honored by the
National Fund for Culture and the Arts in 1991.
On panel 2 will be Miguel Mendez from the University of
in which they are instructed on rules and safety, Forbes said.
“Safety is paramount, fun second,” Forbes said, noting the
three-quarter-inch paintballs travel at almost 100 miles per hour, includes a gun with 50 balls, a mask and goggle;
among the shadows of the trees to make for another exhilarat-
ing game of paintball at Paintball Pursuit.
Located just six miles outside of Loop 1604 on U.S. Highway
281 North, Paintball Pursuit offers release from stress for col-
lege students.
Manager Todd Forbes said the 3-year-old entertainment cen- Flag” requires team involvement to achieve
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urrection area gives players full use of their hour.
Other participants, knowing they could not remove their
mercenaries .spits up in camouflage and adjusts their berets, pre- masks on the playing field, complain of limited sight as paintballs
paring for battle. Combatants eye each other like preying hawks, splat on their masks.
and an uneasy feeling settles over the players. After 30 minutes of fierce combat, referees rush onto the field
On this mid-winter Saturday afternoon, streams of light dance to stop action and enable players to take off their masks. During
this timeout, “soldiers” may reload, get water and start on their
next maneuver.
The last half hour of play moves teams to a field called Fort
Apache where they strategically position themselves to capture
an opposing team’s flag. A goal-oriented game, “Capture the
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Glare of the sun on the players’ goggles limits their vision.
“I’m just shooting at people; I don’t care if they are on my
team or not,” said Chris Bandera of Canyon Lake.
One of two referees, Kevin Hill, said the silence of the play-
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University of Texas at Austin and Guadalupe Aldaco from the
Institute Sonorense de Cultura in Hermosillo.
The exhibit, titled “La Frontera: A Dialogue in Images,”
will display the work of Mary Lee Edwards, an Austin free-
lance photographer, whose portraits illustrate life on both
0 sides of the border.
The university’s hours are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday. The university is closed Saturdays.
March 18-22 the university will be closed for spring break.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, call the university at 222-8626.
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After a short discussion of gun safety and instructions for
wearing masks, the group is split into teams of between five and to 200. Camouflage shirts and pants also
10 people, and the teams move on to one of seven playing fields at $1 each.
After an hour of battle, teams head downhill to the main tent
In this densely wooded area, a feeling of vulnerability sets in to pull off their gear, compare bruises and welts and share battle
on the players as shadows move and leaves rustle. Camouflaged tales.
figures pass, faceless behind barbarous masks, seeking a target. /
Suddenly, the heart rate quickens. The group is in the middle other day of paintball excitement.
The third annual Dream Date Auction is from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. today in the Fiesta Room of Loftin Student Center.
The auction was originally scheduled for Feb. 14 in honor
of Valentine’s Day.
A lack of cooperation among local businesses, however,
kept the show from going on, special activities Coordinator
Ruben Lopez said.
* A 50-cent donation is being asked for admittance, and
bidding will start at $5.
Prizes to the winners at the auction include movie passes
and dinner passes.
Coordinators of the event suggest that dates meet in a
neutral place and take separate cars to avoid any problems.
* No phone numbers will be given out.
All participants must sign a waiver releasing this college of
any liability.
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Near the olive-green tents at the entrance, another group of
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ter caters to company and group events to “help relieve tension
and build morale.”
A central tent near the entrance houses guns and ammuni-
tion enough to outfit a battalion of paintbailers.
Everyone must go through a mandatory 15-minute briefing ing area scares a person more than the game itself.
Paintball Pursuit has two locations, one in San Antonio and
one in New Braunfels. The cost to play for an hour is $10, which
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Additional paintballs cost $1 for 10, $2 for 20 and $8 for up
are available for rent
A state policy analyst with the Mexican-American Legal
Defense and Education Fund will speak at noon Wednesday
on “Immigration Reform: Implication for Texas” at the
Methodist Student Center, 102 Belknap Place.
The analyst, Jesse Romero, will discuss the topic at the
center’s weekly hot potato series of lectures.
The event is free and open to the public.
The topics presented in the weekly series are topics
students are most interested in, program Coordinator Raquel
Hinojosa said.
Students at the center vote on the topics. Past lectures have
discussed the OJ. Simpson trial, being single and creating the
future, Hinojosa said.
On Tuesday, the center will offer a minicourse at noon
which teaches Christian leadership skills.
Tuesday’s topic is “The Witness of Servant Leadership,”
and it will be presented by Gwen Grout, program coordinator
of La Trinidad United Methodist Church.
The Methodist Student Center also will provide Bible study
at noon Thursday led by Dr. David Semrad, center director.
The Methodist center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
The center also is sponsoring a Lent spiritual retreat at
Canyon Lake today and Saturday. Twenty students will
participate in journaling, creative silence, drama and medita-
tion, Hinojosa said.
Students use the center as a place to study, rest, sleep on
couches and take advantage of free meals, she said.
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