UIW, Trinity University menโs basketball game on Thursday postponed due to COVID-19 concerns, officials say
The University of the Incarnate Word menโs basketball game against Trinity University, initially scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns within Trinityโs program, according to UIW officials.
What is Confederate Heroes Day and why do Texans still celebrate it today?
On Jan. 19 annually, state workers in Texas get the day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day off, with pay, to celebrate โConfederate Heroes Day.โ The state requires agencies to keep โskeleton crewsโ so that they are operational on the holiday, unlike some others, including MLK Day, when state officers are closed. The state holiday was created less than a decade after the federal signing of the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act. Some Southern states this year removed Confederate symbols, statues and monikers that they had long resisted calls to disband. So, removing Confederate Heroes Day is not erasing history. According to the Texas Tribune, other states that observe โConfederate Heroes Dayโ as a holiday are: Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Tennessee and Virginia.
WATCH: UIW kicks off Light the Way holiday event
SAN ANTONIO โ The University of the Incarnate Word kicked off its annual holiday tradition, Light the Way, on Friday. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, this yearโs event has been transformed from a one-day festival into a three-day holiday drive. KSAT Q&A: What this yearโs Light the Way event means to UIWWhile the 34th annual event is free, due to space and time considerations, visitors were encouraged to make reservations online. All reservations have been booked and all three days are officially โsold out.โVisitors will get a chance to travel through the one million lights that illuminate the UIW campus. The UIW Campus will be illuminated from dusk until dawn through Jan. 6.
University of the Incarnate Word expands South Side campus
SAN ANTONIO โ The University of the Incarnate Word is expanding its campus in a medically-underserved community on the South Side. The University of the Incarnate Word will now occupy seven buildings, covering 23.5 acres at Brooks and totaling 265,000 square feet of building space. โI am so excited to see our school just continue to grow and we continue to make these connections in the South Side,โ said Tobias. The new plant hopes to add more than 500 jobs to the South Side over four years. Owner Ernest Tagle said itโs been a struggle during the pandemic, but opening on the South Side was always the plan.
WATCH: San Antonio medical, nursing students hold โWhite Coats for Black Livesโ protest
SAN ANTONIO โ Medical and nursing students from the University of the Incarnate Word and UT Health San Antonio will join together for a โWhite Coats for Black Livesโ protest Sunday. The students will gather at 4 p.m. at the athletic fields at UT Health San Antonio. A participant tells KSAT they are expecting several hundred protesters and said there will be speakers from both schools of medicine as well as the school of nursing. The protest is student-led and participants said the administration was not involved in the planning or organization of the event. There have been โWhite Coats for Black Livesโ protests at hospitals across the country in recent days.
Survivorโs play about abuse, mental health, HIV is linking public to services
Loving In Fear: Confronting Domestic ViolenceAs part of her recovery, she started an organization called We SPEAK on Purpose. So we, on purpose, go out and speak about family violence survival, we talk about mental health and we talk about HIV." Metro Health Violence Prevention Manager Jenny Hixon said all of these health issues are interconnected. โWe know that people who are HIV positive โ that disclosure in and of itself can lead to a violent episode. Doctors identifying teen abuse victims through series of questions"This isn't just about intervention; it's about prevention, too.
UIW cancels study abroad trip to Italy, urges precaution for other international travel
SAN ANTONIO โ The University of the Incarnate Word has suspended a faculty-led study abroad trip to Italy in light of a coronavirus outbreak in that country, and school officials are urging others to consider the CDCโs travel warnings before making plans to travel internationally. UIW officials also sent a message to student and faculty about international travel plans during Spring Break. They were also encouraged to โevaluate non-essential travel throughout the Asia region during the Spring semester.โStudents from China were asked to contact the Office of International Services to advise of international travel plans in advance. The residence and dining halls will be open and fully operational during Spring Break for students staying on or near campus. UIW officials shared the following CDC recommendations for preventing the spread of respiratory viruses:
Local students remember Kobe Bryant as one of the greatest basketball players
San Antonio โ Many students at the University of the Incarnate Word said on Monday that they have a lot of respect for NBA legend Kobe Bryant and remember watching him play. โSince Iโm a โ90s baby, Iโve watched Kobe over the years, and as a Spurs fan, it was always difficult because it was always a challenge,โ UIW student Jacob Hernandez said. โHe taught me -- as well as generations of players, even people in general -- not just in basketball, to strive for greatness,โ said Moreno. โ(Kobe Bryant, Micheal Jordan) and Lebron (James), they are great in their own aspects. โJust hurt for his wife, losing her kid and her husband at the same time -- all the other people, too,โ said Emily Parkhurst, a UIW student.