coach Don Haskins of Texas Western College, played in the March, 1966 NCAA championship and won. I believe that Don Haskins created significant change for African Americans and college basketball. Although Don Haskins brought about change for college basketball, it was not without the historical help of Texas Western College. Texas Western was the first college to integrate its undergraduate classes in 1955. Later, Texas Western became the first University in the state of Texas to have the first
greatness. Glory Road follows the 1966 Texas Western Basketball team. This team showed the world in 1966 that basketball talent is not based on race. The feat that they achieved forever changed the game of basketball and the sports world. The movie, Glory Road, made in 2006, depicts the concepts of emotional abuse, curfew, and stereotype. The 1960’s were a time of change that slowed the harsh abuse of racism against African-Americans. The basketball season that Texas Western won the national championship
journey as the underdogs having to overcome multiple obstacles in a dream of being on top (Crosson, Pg. 71). In more detail to the movie it is based on a true story of the 1966 Texas Western College Basketball team coached by Don Haskins. The film portrays a story that in Don Haskins first year coaching the Miners of Texas
Don Haskins was the head basketball coach at Texas Western College from 1961 to 1999. Growing up in the 1940s, he had a love for basketball but he lacked raw talent. His friend, Herman Carr, who was black, was a better player and they had played many games together during the course of their primary school years. Haskins was always bothered by the fact that Herman had to drink out of the coloured fountain, and use different restrooms. He did not understand why he was being treated as inferior despite
Born in El Paso, Texas, on November 14, 1834, Rosa Guerrero is an artist, educator, dance historian, and humanitarian. As a child, she was punished for speaking Spanish in class, but now an Elementary School in El Paso bears her name. Rosa Guerrero has created harmony in our community by using folklorico to help others understand diversity, culture, and dance. Facing a rough childhood, being the youngest of six siblings, and experiencing the hardships of poverty, Guerrero still remembers
General and The Statewide Trauma Informed Care Collaborative. Locally, the center collaborates with Paso del Norte Health Foundation and The Office of Senator Rodriguez.
will be held this week for Noelle Moore, who died on April 23, 2099, of natural causes in her home in El Paso, Texas. Noelle’s last words were “That was one h*ll of a ride.” Services will be held at the Zion Lutheran Church in El Paso. There will be a visitation on April 26 from 2-8 p.m. The funeral will then be held on April 27, 2099 at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in El Paso. Noelle was born on April 19, 2000, to Robbie Josoff and Melissa Josoff in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended
information provided by different sources, the state of Texas shows that it is top most illiterate state of the United States. According to an article published by Dr. John W. Miller a researcher who works for the “Time” magazine, conducted a study based on reading culture. This study showed the unsatisfactory number of people with a lack of ability to read and understand basic texts; such as newspapers. Also, according to Miller (2014) “Among El Paso adult population, less than one quarter had at least
Mexicans of El Paso 1880-1920 analyzes and discusses the Mexican immigrants to El Paso, Texas. The most western city of the vast state of Texas, a city in the edge of the Chihuahuan desert; a place too far away from many regions of the United States, but as Mario García explains a very important city during the development of the western United States. He begins explaining how El Paso’s proximity to different railroads coming from México and the United States converged there, which allowed El Paso to become
Dallas Texas. It was not easy for her to earn her degree and establish her reputation as a doctor. She worked hard and accomplished everything she had imagined. She grew up in a poor neighborhood in El Paso. It was hard for her to earn her doctorate degree. She studied hard in school. Despite all of the challenges. Catalina has become a successful doctor. She has been working for more than twenty five years. Dr. Garcia has helped many people and won several awards.(Our Donors University Of Texas at El
with a multicultural focus. “Mora was born in El Paso, Texas, on January 19, 1942, and grew up speaking both Spanish and English at home,”(“Legal Alien” 124). While growing up, Mora’s mother encouraged her to read, hence establishing a lifelong love of literature. With a bachelor of arts degree, Mora graduated in 1963 from Texas Western College, in 1967 Mora got her master’s degree at the same college, which is now known as the University of Texas at El Paso. Mora married William H. Burnside, Jr. and
attention on the joy of reading, sharing books, and encouraging literacy. In March 1996 during a radio interview in Tucson, Arizona, author and poet Pat Mora learned about a holiday celebrated in Mexico, as well as in other Latin American countries. El día de los niños, or the Day of the Child, has its roots in International Children’s Day, first celebrated in Turkey in 1920. In subsequent years, following the first World Conference for the Well-being of Children, held in Geneva in 1925, that celebration
For a representative sample we traveled to separate regions in El Paso exclusively looking for participants; two at planet fitness gyms (eastside and westside), few recreational parks (eastside and westside), two gas stations (Northeast and Central), and four department stores (Best Buy-Eastside, Macy’s-West Side, Dillards-Westside, Target-Eastside). Additionally, University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and few grocery stores (Eastside and Westside) with the purpose of our data
freshman at El Paso community college. My major is computer science with a minor in cyber security. I 'm not your ordinary college student, I was a part time student at El Paso Community College and at University Texas at El Paso. Unfortunately, this semester I wasn 't able to enroll part time at both Universities due to high tuition rates, but that didn 't stop me from going to school. I 'm currently enrolled fifth-teen credited hours at El Paso Community College. I hold a 4.0 at El Paso Community
Gourmet Sandwich shop. In 2010, Jimmy John’s was ranked 61 by Franchise 500 ("Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches," 2014). By 2014, they were ranked at number 5. ("Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches," 2014). We will be renting a space at 500 San Francisco, El Paso, TX, 79901. This space is in the Union Plaza Entertainment District and is 1,711 square feet. This triple net lease will cost $22 per square foot per year. This total comes out to $37,642 per year with a lease of 60 months (5 years). With the lease
As migrant and English language learner the transition of living and studying in México to El Paso, is not an easy for any age student. I immigrated to El Paso when I was in my last year of high school and wanting to pursue a career at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. My father decided for the family and we were moved to a school in El Paso. In the high school I attended for about three months, I was placed on tenth grade and in regular classes. I just had one hour daily of English
technique into their very own building and temple structures. El Paso High School located in El Paso, Texas is a representation of how powerful of an influence ancient Greeks and Romans have had on cultures around the world. Approaching the entrance of El Paso High School on the East facade you will notice that the shaft of the columns have vertical hollow grooves which are known as flutes. The style of the columns chosen for El Paso High is a Corinthian order and this order happens to be the most
PADRE Program Final Proposal Diana J. Gomez University of Texas at El Paso May 14, 2015 PUBH 5352 Need Assessment Family programs for many years focused on helping the mother and children overcome violence, any kind of abuse and many other issues that could have conflicted within their family. Also, many programs like the Child Protective Services focuses mostly on protecting the child and finding a better family for them. However, for many years the father figure was not being considered
women being looked at as inferior to men. Her dedication, determination, and the fact she changed history drastically is a reason I chose to write my final over her. “Sandra Day O’Connor was born August 26th, 1930 in El Paso, Texas. Sandra lived the life of the average kid in Texas. She grew up on a farm, working with cattle and working on the ranch day in and day out. Her parents Harry and Ida Mae Day were very proud of their daughter, but wanted her to get a better education. This was sort of impossible
Seventeen years ago in 1998 I was born in El Paso, Texas to wonderful parents, Rafael and Rosa Isela Nevarez. For the following ten years, until 2008 we lived in a small house in San Elizario, Texas which was not ours. Two years and eight months after I was born, my sister Abby was born. When I turned five my younger sister, Ivonne was born by this time I was already in Kinder. My first challenge was in second grade at Alfonzo Borrego Sr. Elementary School. Especially because the teachers had told