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0 11 Living Saturday, March 2008 Features Editor Paula fv Features Editor Paula Bowie alumni, students hope for turnaround. Sunday Monarez Diaz 546-6154. pdiaz a elpasotimes com www.elpasotimes.com Seven EP women named to hall of fame Make pUM Leonard Martinez By Maribel Villarva El Paso Times Recognizing the good work of women in the community is what the El Paso Commission for Women has been doing for more than 18 years. Each year, the com Hamilton Miculka Diaz-Walker Haynes Ponce Partridge Buchmueller What: The El Paso Commission for Women's annual El Paso Women's Hall of Fame induction banquet. March 14.

Where: Camino Real Hotel. Inductees: Nancy M. Hamilton, Mary S. Ponce, Jean H. Miculka, Barbara Diaz-Walker, Mary R.

Haynes, Elsie Partridge and Florence Buchmueller. How much: $75. Information: 588-6226 or 575-589-5839. Duncan-Adams said she's always pleased to see women's good work recognized. "To sum it all up, the impact these women have made on their community is just outstanding," she said.

"This year's inductees come from a variety of backgrounds, and this is only the second time since we start- mission invites the public to nominate women for consid eration for the El Paso Women's Hall of Eame and, since 1990, about 100 women have been inducted. This month, seven more El Paso women will be added to the prestigious list. They are Nancy M. Hamilton in the arts ed that a woman has been inducted in the sportsathletic category." The induction banquet doubles as a fundraiser. All proceeds go toward college scholarships for young women in the community.

Manbel Villalva may be reached at 546-6129. category; Mary S. Ponce in civic leadership: Jean H. Miculka in education; Barbara Diaz-Walker in professionalbusiness; Mary R. Haynes in public service; Elsie Partridge in sportsathletics; and Florence Buchmueller in the volunteer category.

Commission president Clara Women's History Month lnejM iermn identity! A .1.1 OnTV 'SNL' writer is specialist for 'debates' By David Bauder Associated Press NEW YORK lames Downey knew something odd had happened when he stepped away from watching the Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday night to check on something in the kitchen and his phones started ringing. Hillary Clinton had cited the "Saturday Night Live" skit Downey had written to complain about rtuuiur biriveb to alter way Latinas see themselves By Diana Washington Valdez El Paso Times Rosie Molinary, one of the featured guests for Women's History Month, has touched a cultural nerve with her book on Latina identity, "Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing up Latina." She's hoping the book and her presentations will help free women from the impossible identities society imposes on them. For the book, "I wanted to look at how Latinas who grew up in a culture that had one idea of beauty, femininity and gender roles reconcile those expectations with what they heard from mainstream America and Clinton her treatment by moderators Brian Williams and Tim Russert. "In the last several debates 1 seem to get the first question all the time," she said. "I don't mind.

I'll be happy to field it. I just find it curious if anybody saw 'Saturday Night maybe we should ask 9 Obama with what they wanted tor themselves," she said. "Every day, those of us not rooted in the dominant culture in some way navigate a society that was not created with us in mind." Even with more Hispanic women in Hollywood, Hispanic women are comparing themselves to high-profile celebrities like Jennifer Lopez as a standard for their own image. Seeing golf in person is a marvel Sports are better appreciated in person. Even golf.

A few weeks ago, I made a spur-of-the-moment decision while in Phoenix to drive more than an hour east to the small town of Marana to attend the Accenture Match Play Championship golf tournament. Some guy with a goofy name Tiger Woods happened to be playing in the tournament. 1 missed Woods' tee-off, but saw Rod Pampling and Vijay Singh play the first hole. There were homes right in the middle of the golf course, and one group of people staying in a house took full advantage of it. They set up a ladder and took turns climbing atop it to take pictures of the players as they putted on the first-hole green.

And when they weren't on the ladder, they were drinking from a big glass of wine. I completely underestimated how large this golf course would be yes, I realize how stupid that sounds. One lady told me she walked the whole course and it came out to be about seven miles. Round about the middle of the fourth hole, I felt ill and decided to head back toward the area between the first and 18th holes to catch my second wind. It's really funny to see how some fans don't have common courtesy for the players or each other.

When a player is about to hit the ball, there are course workers who put their hands up to signal that the gallery needs to be quiet and not move at that moment. I was walking on the golf cart path when this happened near a green. The gentleman I am, I stopped. But a few guys next to me kept on walking, the dirt crackling beneath their shoes, breaking the silence and annoying the course workers. I smirked in amusement.

Another funny moment occurred on the 18th-hole bleachers. They were full, so children tried to stand along the rail on the bleachers. Adults quickly scolded them for blocking their views and told them to sit down along the railing. Then a tall, fat guy tried to stand along the rail, and he was quickly given the business to sit down. He sat down on a step and continued smoking a huge cigar.

Some elderly woman worked up the gumption to yell at him to put out the cigar, too. Without turning around he flipped her the bird. Priceless. Eventually Woods and his opponent Aaron Baddeley made it to the 18th hole with Woods' gallery thousands strong following them. Woods is simply amazing.

He hit his 18th-hole tee shot about 336 yards. "Boy, he really cooked it!" the guy sitting next to me shouted as the crowd on the bleachers applauded the shot. Someone said Woods hit the mammoth shot with a 3 wood, and that brought out some ooohs and ahs from the crowd in the bleachers. Woods was now 126 yards from the green. This next shot amazed me because he hit it and the ball bounced on the green once, and when it landed the second time, it still had enough on it to make it backspin.

More oooohhing and clapping. I was about 50 feet away from Woods' ball. It was interesting to see how he studied the green. He fixed ball marks that were nowhere near the path his ball would take when he putted. The two were still all square after the 18th hole, so they had to go to a playoff on the first hole.

I tried to make it over there and was stuck in the Woods' gallery. I barely made it to see his swing on the tee. The crowd was too much very claustrophobic so I bailed there and went back to the shuttle. It was great to see professional golf up close because you get to see the power almost every golfer now has off the tee. Woods, however, has an all-around game and intensity that can't be matched.

Kind of like me. Leonard Martinez may be reached at 546-6125. Murray But, Molinary points out, "more real Latinas," such as America Ferrera Women Have Judy Reyes and Sara Ramirez are helping to break stereotypes. "I believe that as women come to recognize the disparity between the mainstream perception of beauty and their own sense of beauty, they will be inclined to more adamantly embrace their own view of beauty," said Molinary. She will speak Tuesday at the University of Texas at El Paso.

In addition to Molinary's event, UTEP, El Paso College, the Ysleta Independent School District and others have organized a series of events and exhibits that highlight women's contributions. Brenda Risch, director of the UTEP Women's Studies program, said El Paso and the rest of the nation set aside a time each year to celebrate women's contribu- Please see Feminine 2D Barack if he's comfortable and needs another pillow." The "SNL" skit about an Obama-Clinton debate featured a love-struck press corps fawning over Barack Obama, while treating Clinton as an annoyance in their way. Downey is an original "Saturday Night Live" writer who's also been head writer for David Letterman. He's been back at "SNL" since 2000, when he wrote skits about Bush-Gore debates; and he's been the lead writer at the comedy show on political material since then. MSNBC might have been a source of some of Clinton's annoyance.

Both Chris Matthews and David Shuster have apologized over the past months for remarks about the Clinton campaign, which briefly considered backing out of the network-sponsored debate. Tuesday's debate was seen by 7.8 million people, the largest audience in the network's history, according to Nielsen Media Research. Already, "Saturday Night Live" executive producer Lome Michaels has ordered Downey to write another skit on the campaign for this weekend's show. "That's Lome," Downey said. "He likes to paint you in a corner and if you do it.

your reward is to get to jump out of a deeper corner. I pray to God it's my last debate." Courtesy of Rosie Molinary Author Rosie Molinary is one of the featured speakers invited to El Paso for Women's History Month. Women's History Month events 12:30 p.m., UTEP Union East. "Smashing the Beauty Box," author Unless otherwise indicated, all events are at the University of Texas at El Paso or El Paso Community College. Information: UTEP Women's Studies program, A brief iook at women in America and creative wrjtjng teacher Rosie More UTEP Women's History Month events and winning poster 2D Molinary, 5:30 p.m., Templeton Suite, UTEP Union East.

Today Frontera Women's Foundation Spring Luncheon, "Homeless to Harvard," nationally known speaker Liz Murray, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., EPCC Administrative Services Building, 9050 Viscount; RSVP, 532-1098; e-mail denise(fi)fronterawomensfoundation. org. Wednesday "The Owner's Manual: Your Vagina," Val Farrington, noon, UTEP Library, Blumberg Auditorium. "Capirotada: The Art and Experiences of Anna Jaquez," 5 p.m., UTEP Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Gallery Auditorium.

Monday "Weighing In: How to Avoid the 'Freshman 1:30 to 3 p.m., UTEP Counseling Center, UTEP Union West. Tuesday "Human Trafficking in the Borderland," police Sgt. Edward Mendoza, Many black women torn over Clinton, Obama message resonated. "But I don't want to be like, 'OK, Hillary because she's a woman or Barack, he's an African-American It's a refreshing choice for many black women. Though blacks usually unite in their vote for one candidate (90 percent voted for Al Gore in the 2000 election), with a white woman and a black man both vying for the presidency and both strong contenders this is history lthe making.

By Megan K. Scott Associated Press As difficult personal choices go, it's probably not such a bad spot to be in. But some black women say this year's Democratic primary puts them in an unusual pickle: Should they support the first woman or the first black man to be the party's candidate? Because of the tight race between Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, some black ty can't be factored out. Donna Coffee, 29, who lives in Dallas and has a 6-year-old son, says she is still on the fence.

"I have not really been a supporter of Clinton, but I feel as though I am neglecting my girl power' by not supporting Clinton," Coffee said, and she added that she was still learning more about the two candidates. "I would love to see a female get i lie opportunity." But, she said after attending an Obama rally, his Find voting places, sample ballots, graphics, candidate videos and more at www.elpaso times.compolitics. women in Ohio and Texas, the sites of the next major primaries Tuesday, say they have been agonizing over their decision. While all say issues matter more to them than gender or race, the poptics of identi LM. Otero Associated Press Donna Coffee, 29, a Dallas mother of a 6-year-old son, says she is still on the fence between Barack Obarrvj and Hillary Rodham Clinton..