r THE OLDEST COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTH JUO m xi csw u T exan A-Rod’s a Ranger Texas gives shortstop Alex Rodriguez the biggest contract in sports history - $252 million over 10 years. See Sports, Page 9 25 CENTS fH . gpps . i : VOL. 101, NO. 70 DECEMBER 12, 2000 SAE president fined for fire hazard By Laura Ongaro Daily Texan Staff The president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon was issued a $548 citation Monday in connection with a fire that destroyed part of his fraternity house this weekend. SAE President Ashley Cheek, an economics junior, citation was for "failure to abate a known fire hazard." Early Sunday morning an improp­ erly discarded "smoking material" caught 18 inches of confetti covering the living area on fire, Austin Fire Department officials said. The confet­ ti was from a Christmas party the night before, and had not been prop­ erly treated with a fire retardant. The fire caused $1.5 million in damage. Fire safety at fraternity and sorori­ ty parties has been at issue in the past — so much so that AFD has had sev­ eral meetings with fraternity officers over the past decade, including one earlier this semester, said Kevin Baum, AFD assistant fire marshal. Baum said AFD requires that fra­ ternity officers contact AFD before any temporary structures or com­ bustible materials are built or brought into the building as decora­ tions. After the fraternity contacts AFD, officials inspect the house and tell fraternity members what they can and can't have at the party, Baum said. SAE members did not contact AFD prior to the party in order to have their party inspected, AFD officials said. Cheek said he was unaware that the confetti used in the party was a violation of Austin's fire code. "As I understood it, most of the regulations concerned the use of structures," Cheek said. "But because [the confetti] wasn't a structure, I wasn't aware that the fire depart­ ment would have to inspect it first." But Baum said AFD met with fra­ ternity officers at an Interfratemity Council meeting earlier this semester where he explained the regulations. "Fraternity officers are almost always seniors; by the end of the school year they've got us figured out and know how to get around [our rules]," Baum said. '"Iliis week­ end's fire was an example of them knowing the rules and not following them, and it turned into a tragedy." Baum said in the past AFD has been lenient, but that continued non- Sm CITATION, Pag* 2 ELECTION 2000 o o «10» Wmsfi ÜB'ínot t most U.S. Supreme Court deliberates over recount legality Austinites express hope fo r closure as nation awaits courts ruling Graphic by Brian Wellborn/ Daily Texan Staff; Photos by The Associated Press S agenda By Jeffrey Hlpp Daily Texan Staff As the U.S. Supreme Court deliberat­ ed Monday over the legality of Florida's latest recount, Austinites followed the proceedings, watching for dues on how the high court may dedde the outcome of the presidential race. Attorneys for Bush and Vice President A1 Gore withstood 90 minutes of ques­ tioning from the U.S. Supreme Court which didn't announce a decision Monday. The justices questioned Gore attorney David Boies about there being no statewide standard to count disputed ballots, dting differences from "table to table and county to county" in determin­ ing the voter's intent. Additionally, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said the U.S. Constitution ► See SUPREME, Page 3 ► See BUSH, Page 7 gives die power to appoint electors to state legislatures and asked Boies if that power means the courts must give "spe­ cial deference" to the legislature. Florida legislators had the same ques­ tion on their minds, as committees in the state House of Representatives and Senate approved measures to vote on naming electors for Bush. * Law professor Robert Bickerstaff said if the Supreme Court rules in favor of Bush, halting the recount the only reason die Legislature would vote on tire issue would be to make a symbolic gesture. But Bickerstaff said it's possible that the justices could allow the recount to continue under the condition that a more Saa ELECTION, P ^ a 2 Dr. Uri Treisman, executive director of the UT Charles A. Dana Center for Mathematics, testi­ fies before the Texas House of Rep m itatives Committee on Higher Education at the Capitol building Monday Treisman pn nl d informa­ h ed by The National Center for PubHc Policy and Higier Education detailing the progiess of cottages and universities the countv. tion fü— Thom— Meredith/ Daily Texan Staff Barry Richard, attorney for Texas Gov. George W. Bush, listens in his Tallahassee, Fla., law office Monday to the audio replay of the oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the Florida vote recount. Associated Press Higher education committee looks at reasons, solutions for 4C’ rating By Remi Befo Daily Texan Staff The state's Committee on Higher Education con­ vened Monday to address a biennial report card giv­ ing the state's higher education a "C" in almost every category. T te report, prepared by the non-partisan National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, was the main topic of discussion at the meeting, where K-12 and higher education policy makers outlined plans to improve the overall aca­ demic perf rmar e at the state's higher education institutions. The rep t graded states in five categories — preparation, enrollment, affordability, graduation rates and die economic and social benefits of die states' education pohdes Texas scored "C" in all categories except for enroll­ ment and graduation rates, in which it received a "D- " and a "D+," respectively. Uri Treisman, a board member for the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, d¿* cussed die reasons behind Texas' poor showing in each category and concluded that die root of Texas' higher education problems lies in K-12 preparations. 'Texas has received no 'A's and 'B's — the only solace I can give you is that we got no T V ' said Ueisman, who is executive director of th UT Charles A Dana Center for Mathematics. "The content erf high school courses determines the likelihood that you will complete college." As a result, committee members called on the Texas Education Agency to improve die Texas Assessment of Academic Skills test so die test better Sa* EDUCATION, I fa 2 Best in SHOWBIZ There’s a story of nine lovely critics who picked nine of die best pictures of the year, if you want to know, all you must do is read it and remember that it’s by The Daily Bunch. Saa Entertainm ent, Paga IS CONDITIONS OPINION WORLD & NATION UNIVERSITY STATE & LOCAL SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT CLASSIFIEDS THE EDGE COMICS 3 6 7 9-11 15*16 12*13 2 Low mm m SNOW! (pi— ?) Funding woes stall downtown tunnel plan By Chris Coats Daily Texan Staff Plans to build a flood-aversion tunnel under­ neath Waller Creek are being stalled due to a lack of funds. The Austin City Council postponed talks on the project at last week's meeting because coun­ cil members said the project lacked a cohesive financial plan. Currently, the city is $20 million short of the tunnel's $46-million pricetag. The 5,000-foot-long, 20-foot-wide tunnel would be built under the creek to divert flood waters from the Waller Creek property and open up more than 1.225 million square feet of development area downtown. It would also allow the city to use the Waller Creek develop­ ment project to create a riverwalk-like, com­ mercial and recreational area stretching from Waterloo Park on 15th Street to Town Lake. The tunnel project received $25 million in bonds in 1998 in accordance with cost estimates by an engineering firm hired by the city. However due to engineering miscalculations by the firm, cost estimates for the tunnel have nearly doubled, said George Oswald, manager of Watershed and Engineering Field Operations for the city. A number of funding options were presented to the City Council last week but none received unanimous support from the Council. "The greatest disappointment is that we were Saa FUNDINQ, Paga 2 SG plans to collaborate with Legislature Tuition, textbook-tax bills to top By Laura Ongaro Daily Texan Staff Legislative issues concerning the student body will be a hot topic on the Student Government agenda next spring, said SG President Daron Roberts. Roberts said SG will work closely with the Texas Legislature while it forms constituency groups that will communicate with Texas sena­ tors and representatives. Tuition deregulation and tax-free textbooks are among the topics of discussion by students and legislators. "We want to have an active involvement with representatives and senators on a personal basis," Roberts said. "On each specific bill, the groups will meet with their representatives and express their support or opposition for the bill." Jordan is also creating a Barbara Fellowship Program, a 14-week intensive leg­ islative crash course for 30 freshmen and soph­ omores. SG Baa SO, Paga 2 the Edge T rip p s a y s s h e ’d d o K a ll o v e r a g a in WASHINGTON — Linda Tripp, whose secret tape record­ ings triggered the Monica Lewinsky scandal, says she •would do it all over again, “only better and sooner." “I have absolute­ ly no regrets about what I did," Tripp told George maga­ zine. “W hat’s important is that a president of the United States was willing to fix a court case" to save him self. Her com m ents come six months after a Maryland judge’s ruling forced prosecutors to abandon their crim inal case against Tripp for illegally taping Lewinsky confiding a sexual relation­ ship wifh President Clinton. Tripp said she intentionally waited until after the Nov. 7 presidential elec­ tion to give the interview, "hoping people would be le ss inclined to think my motiva­ tion political." The tapes Tripp gave to Independent Counsel Ken Starr led to the perjury and obstruction of justice probe of Clinton, his impeachment in the House and a Senate trial that acquitted him. In testimony in the Paula Jones sexual harassm ent lawsuit, Clinton had denied having sex with Lewinsky. An Arkansas Supreme Court committee is seek­ ing to strip Clinton of his law license because of those sworn denials. By The Associated Press Get your UT news in The Du ly Texan Editor ...................................... Managing Editor........................ 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Strip Cartoonists ...................... 2 Tmi Daily Texan Tuesday, December 12, 2000 Austin voters should choose tunnel’s funding, Watson says ir Attorney: Cuban an FBI informant By The Associated Press MIAMI — A Cuban pilot accused spying against the United States was actually an FBI informer who provided evidence of cocaine smuggling by an anti- Castro group, his lawyer argued in opening statements Monday. Rene Gonzalez, 44, is one of five men on trial on spying charges. Gonzalez, a pilot for the Cuban exile group Brothers to the Rescue, was approached by a Florida- based paramilitary group and asked from to cocaine to Miami, attorney Honduras Philip Horowitz told the federal jury. fly Instead, Gonzalez contacted the FBI and offered information to help convict the group's leaders, but his actions were seen as an attempt to infiltrate the agency, Horowitz said. Horow Gonzalez was arrested in 1998 and charged w ith being part of a 14-member spy ring that allegedly tried to infiltrate Florida m ilitary installations. Five of the m en have since secured plea bargains requiring them to cooperate, and four more are fugitives believed to be in Cuba. Attorneys for four other men — Ram on G erardo H ernandez, Labanino, Antonio Guerrero and Fernando Gonzalez — have told the court that their clients worked for the C uban governm ent, but that they did not commit the crime of espionage because they did not obtain classified information. H ernandez is also charged w ith passing inform ation to the C uban governm ent that led to its 1996 dow ning of two Brothers to the Rescue planes over international waters, killing four fliers. Students divided on high court’s involvement ELECTION, from 1 standardized procedure for determining voter intent be used. "There seemed to be an effort [by some justices] to find a way in which the court could make a unanimous opinion to allow the recount to continue [under a defined set of standards,]" he said. If the U.S. Supreme Court allows a recount and Gore wins as a result, the Florida Legislature may still draw a slate of electors supporting Bush. In this case, the U.S. Congress may have to step in to determine which set of electors is valid. If House and Senate disagree, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush intercedes.* But Bickerstaff said he sees potential "serious legal questions" arising from such an action by the legislature, saying it could be seen as the body violating the Voting Rights Act, the Florida Constitution and the U.S. Constitution. Adrian Cadena, an economics senior, said he hopes the Legislature will stay out of the process and allow the Supreme Court to determine the issue. He said the nation's highest court is less likely to play partisan politics in its decision. "They're not ruling just as Republicans and Democrats, they're ruling on what the Constitution has to say," he said. But Mauricio Fonseca, a business freshman, said he hopes leg­ islative action would bring the election to a conclusion, giving Bush the victory. "The recounts have shown that he's come ahead, so there's no point in continuing it," he said. "[The Supreme Court case] is just delaying the inevitable." /W m ¡ir % W illiam Brownfield head of the United S ta te s delegation to the 12th Cuba-U.S. im m igration ta lk s arrives at the Convention Palace in Havana, Cuba, Monday. The two countries have been holding periodic talks on m igration issu es sin ce 1 9 9 4 . Associated Press Committee says K-12 key tO im p ro v in g UinrVi^T* EDUCATION, from 1 prepares high school students for college. number of minorities attending college to die same level as whites attending, Treisman said. One improvement measure would be to add 1 ology, chemistry and physics to die TAAS test "Tne state must seek ways to ensure that when students graduate from high school they are ready for college," said state Rep. Scott Hochberg, D-Houston. Treisman attributed die "C" in affordability to Texas' inability to provide sufficient financial aid to its low-income students. The "D-" for graduation rates came partially as a result of the diminishing quality of student life at Texas' higher education institutions, he added. "So planning should begin now to change this," Treisman said. "The greater the commit­ ment to improving student life, the greater die chances that they will graduate on a timely basis." Disparity in enrollment rates between whites and minorities played a role in die state's "C" average status, member of the state's Committee on Higher Education said. Only 35 percent of Hispanic and African-American high school graduates attend college, compared to a 50-percent rate for whites, according to statistics released by die Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Texas will lose $43 billion annually— exclud­ ing $16 billion in taxes — if it fails to elevate the Thus, the gap between die number of whites and minorities attending higher education institutions hurts the entire state's economy and population, said State Rep. Irma Rangel, D-Kingsville. "When we don't invest in higher education, we are cheating the entire state of Texas," said Rangel chair of die state's Committee of Higher Education. Rangel said the disparity between minorities and whites attending college could be decreased through an increase in die state's $100-million TEXAS Grant, which is awarded to needy Texas high school graduates. More than 60 percent of the grant goes to minorities already. Long range plans set forth by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the UT System outline strategies for remedying Texas' higher educafipn problems, said UT System Chancellor Dan Burck. By pairing minority-populated K-12 institu­ tions with die UT System in hopes of develop­ ing better teaching programs, the long range plan would increase African American and Hispanic enrollment rates in Texas' universities to achieve parity with white rates. The University's UTeach program, which trains K-12 teachers, is one of the UT System's initiatives to improve K-12 education. FUNDING, from 1 given an estimate [in 1998] that was so far off/' said Mayor Kirk Watson. "Now we have to find an alternative and I just haven't found one that's acceptable." Watson suggested that future funding options should be decided by voters. Funding proposals that could involve Austin residents include raising the city's property taxes by one-fourth of a cent, increasing drainage fees by 4.5 percent, or a combination of both. Watson said he does not support either of these proposals. "There are just too many other drainage projects in this town that should be complet­ ed before this creek," Watson said. John Stephens, director of financial services for the dty, said another option would be to create a Public Improvement District in the area surrounding Waller Creek. The district vyould increase sales taxes for businesses that will benefit from the develop­ ment zone. "There are some people out there who think the businesses along the creek should step up and begin sharing the costs," Stephens said. However, for a district to be implemented, it would require a petition signed by at least 50 percent of the business owners involved, according to dty law. Charlie Betts, executive director of the downtown alliance, said the district was highly unlikely. "It doesn't make sense for property owners Waller Creek to increase their tax amounts for this," Betts said. "They'll already be paying more when our property values increase." Coundlwoman Beverly Griffith said she will propose a combination plan that will indude both public and private input to com­ plete the project including a dty contribution. Whatever funding option is chosen, it will have to be approved by the state before it can be implemented, Stephens said. The original tunnel and development area was proposed as a "Venue Project" that does not allow for any taxpayer money to be used outside of dty bonds. Any future use of pub­ lic tax funds, such as property or drainage taxes, will require approval by the Texas Attorney General. No deadline for a funding option has been given by the dty. AFD officials plan greater enforcement of fire code CITATION, from 1 compliance has caused them to begin issuing citations recently for fraternity parties that do not meet die fire code. "We have realized that the normal pro­ cedures through inspections and meet­ ings are not doing the job," Baum said. "We are hoping that word will get around that the fire department means business and they need to let us know about these parties and be aware of the provisions of the fire code." Although the number of citations issued to fraternities so far was not avail­ able at press time, Baum said AFD has issued "several." Chris Harlan, Interfratemity Council president, said he is working to make sure fraternities are aware of fire safety meas­ ures. "We are going to continue to work with the fraternities and fire department and try to improve communication and rela­ tions," Fiarían said. "We want to do everything we can do to help to make sure that this does not happen in the future." Visit our homepage at http://www.dailytexanonline.com The Daily Texan Permanent Staff SG officials tout Spring 2001 schedule SG, from 1 Each week beginning next semes­ ter, selected Texas government offi­ cials will talk to the 30 students about legislative issues. In addition, SG representatives will be recruiting students to testify in favor of or against bills that affect the student body. Roberts said SG representatives will continue to advocate a fall break proposal, which would give students holidays the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving. As a result, students would have to attend classes two days earlier in the fall and attend school on Labor Day. Although in the past SG has been unsuccessful in its attempt to imple­ ment a fall break, this year it has made some progress on the propos­ al, said James Vick, vice president for student affairs. In addition, Roberts said he wants to institute a polling group, where SG members survey the student body to get an accurate measure of their opinions. "We want to create a mechanism to gauge student support that is sta­ tistically sound," Roberts said. "It will give us a chance to be a lot more accurate in measuring student sup­ port on key issues like students wanting a student activity space or supporting tuition deregulation." Roberts said he is proud of SG's accomplishments this semester, such as the creation of a gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and allied agency and its progress in moving forward with the creation of a fall break. But Roberts said he wished SG could have played an instrumen­ tal role in deciding the fate of the provisional program, which will be moved to UT-Arlington without the support of SG. to know Roberts added that it is difficult for SG to make substantial changes in short periods of time. "Students need that changes take a long time to happen," Roberts said. "The vision of SG this year hasn't been to make cosmetic changes to the campus, but to work hard on implementing substantial changes, like a fall break." Fox executive draws fire for ties to cousin Bush Cecily Sailer Jennie Kennedy .........................................Julie Payne Jennifer Pollack Sarah Gainer .....................................................Krissah Williams .......................Thaddeus Dejesus ........................................................... Kathy WoHe Erin Sherbert Ashley Kosiewicz ...............................................................Matt Cook Patrick Badgley. Julie Nolen Laura Ongaro, Chns Coats. Jeff Hipp, Remi Bello ................................Marshall Maher .................................. —..... - .............................................. Brian WeHbom ..................................................... 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Monday, 4 p.m. Friday.............................. Tuesday, 4 p.m. 11 un. CMMMMAÜ............. (ÜMÉ BusÉnoss Day M or 10 PuMootton) cousin as director of its team responsi­ ble for projecting the presidential race. The network, and Ellis, said an execu­ tive above Ellis had the final say on whether a state was called. Ellis did not discuss the spate of sto­ ries that questioned the ethics of a Bush relative working as part of the team that projected election night winners and losers. But he did note that the three other members of Fox's decision desk team included two Democrats and a third person with Democratic ties. Bush first called Ellis after 2 p.m. on Election Day when the first wave of exit poll information came in from Voter News Service, a consortium consisting of ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, NBC and The Associated Press. "Governor Bush was, as always, con­ siderate of my position," Ellis wrote. "He knew that I would be fried if I gave him anything that VNS deemed confi­ dential so he never asked for it. He made a point of getting the early exit poll data from other sources before talk- ing to me." Bush asked him, "Looks tight, huh?" Bush already had the second wave of exit poll information when Ellis spoke to him about 5:30 p.m., according to Ellis "Is it really this close?" Bush asked. Bush's brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, called Ellis after Fox mistakenly project­ ed Florida for Gore at 7:52 p.m. F.llis told him he was looking at a computer "screenful of Gore." Much later in the evening, Fox was the first network to call Rorida for Bush, again mistakenly, at 2:16 a.m. Other networks quickly followed suit, although the AP was the one VNS member not to call Florida for Bush. Ellis said Fox and the other networks probably would have made that call more quickly if they weren't afraid of blowing the same state twice — which they wound up doing anyway. 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SPRING BREAK 2001 I C a n o n n i Mazatlaji I Acapulco I 8 | Breckenrklge Vafl Bearer Creek U a K O R I Keystone A-Rssin mwem( 1 .8 0 0 .2 3 2 .9 1 4 2 8 ) 5fW W 4llliVfitYbNNChclub.com W orld& N ation Supreme Court hears Bush vs. Gore T he Daily M an December 12, 2000 By The Associated Press Holding nine crucial votes in saga, U.S. election America's Supreme Court justices quizzed campaign lawyers Monday about a muddle of Florida recount laws and the judicial branch's power to settle Bush v. Gore — the case that may determine the 43rd president. "We'll await the outcome," Texas Gov. George W. Bush said, and the nation joined him in suspense after 90 minutes of historic oral argu­ ments. No timetable was set for a ruling that could end Democrat A1 Gore's quest for the presidency or throw open the state to recounts, jeopardiz­ ing Bush's officially certified, razor- thin lead. Florida's 25 electoral votes would put either man in the White House. In case the court rules against Bush, Florida's GOP-led Legislature moved closer Monday to naming its own slate of electors loyal to the Texas governor. Separate House and Senate panels recommended the GOP slate after a constitutional scholar told lawmakers "the buck stops here." The Supreme Court mshed against a Tuesday deadline for states to select presidential electors. The Electoral College meets Dec. 18, and Congress will count electoral votes Jan. 6. If left unsettled for much longer, the 2000 presidential election could into spill a GOP-controlled Congress, where House Majority Whip Tom DeLay vowed that Republicans would "stand up and do our constitutional duty." The candidates watched from afar. Bush, who has been certified the vic­ tor by 537 votes out of 6 million cast, talked to his legal team from Texas and said the lawyers were cautiously optimistic. "If they are, I am," he said. Gore was at his official residence in Washington, while three of his children — Karenna, Kristin and Albert HI — attended the session. His boss, President Clinton, cast the arguments in far-reaching terms: "One way or the other, it will be a historic decision that we will live with forever." Chief Justice William Rehnquist gaveled foe session open: "We'll hear argument now in number 00949, George W. Bush and Richard Cheney v. Albert Gore et al." And off they went. "Where's the federal question here?" Justice Anthony Kennedy asked Bush attorney Theodore Olson less than two minutes into arguments over the Gore-sought recounts ordered by the Florida Supreme Court on Friday. In a 5-4 decision on Saturday, the U.S. Supreme Court halted the counting. Justice David Souter who voted against the Saturday stay, seemed to ponder the ground rules for a possi­ ble resumption of the recount. "Why shouldn't there be one subjective rule for all counties?" he asked. Some justices who made up Saturday's majority seemed skepti­ cal of á recount, under any standard. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor warned of a "big red flag" in election law that seemingly requires courts to defer to the legislative branch. With Republicans controlling the Florida Legislature and Congress, Bush's legal team has raised the same issue. Justice Anthony Kennedy, who along with O'Connor is a frequent high court swing vote and sided with the majority on Saturday, asked pointed questions about standards that county election boards use in Florida to determine voters' intent on questionable ballots. Snowstorm blankets Midwest, disrupts air traffic Sonny Decker of Sioux Falls, S.D., Is covered in snow and frost Monday while clearing walks with a snowblower, ments resulted in ice crystals clinging to anything they could, including his eyelashes. canceled 363 of434 scheduled depar­ tures at O'Hare and had 742 weather cancellations system-wide out of 2,300 flights, according to a recording at foe airline's headquarters. off an icy taxiway late Sunday at Kansas City International Airport, but no one was hurt. headed to foe airport in Chicago anyway, hoping there would still be a flight out. American Airlines canceled nearly 550 of its 700 departures and arrivals at O'Hare, a spokeswoman said. Flights also were canceled at airports in Milwaukee and Detroit, and Delta called off flights between Chicago and Atlanta. Andre Sanchez of Los Angeles "We brought games and other things; what else can you do?" said Sanchez, 46, who was traveling with his wife and three daughters. A Sun Country Airlines plane slid off a runway shortly after landing at O'Hare, but none of foe 66 people aboard was injured, said airline spokeswoman Tammy Lee. A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 slid In Michigan, foe state House and Senate offices closed and Tuesday's sessions were postponed. Shoppers picked store shelves clean of storm supplies, and by 1 p.m., there was no windshield wash­ er fluid left at Jefferson-Chene Shell station in Detroit. And no scrapers or brushes, either. Twenty snow blowers went out A sso cia te d Press A hard morning’s work in the ele- foe door in less than two hours at a Sears in Lincoln, Neb. "I think they waited until foe last minute," said store employee Bob Rung. Shoppers crowding Martin's supermarket in Elkhart, Ind., were taking foe storm in stride, manager Stan Mast said. "We had a lot of people coming in and buying their baking supplies," he said. "I've heard several people say they are going to try and get some Christmas baking done." Report: Oil prices likely to rise By The Associated Press LONDON — Mild autumn weather and a spurt in petroleum output from non-OPEC sources have helped ease oil prices, but there is still a danger of a winter eruption in prices for crude and heating oil, a respected energy agency said Monday. "We are not out of the woods yet. Who can accu­ rately predict the weather?" the International Energy Agency said in its monthly report. As if to underscore its warning, crude futures prices rebounded Monday after declining over the previous week. January contracts for light, sweet crude jumped $1.06 to $29.50 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. North Sea Brent, the European benchmark crude, rose 98 cents to $27.54 a barrel on the International Petroleum Exchange. The decline in prices over the past two weeks came despite Iraq's suspension of 2.3 million bar­ rels of daily crude exports — a price movement that suggested oil markets were well supplied, the Parjs-based agency said. The IEA, set up by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, repre­ sents the interests of the world's wealthiest nations. In Monday's rise, crude futures seemed to take a cue from the U.S. natural gas market, which has soared due to severe cold in much of the United States. Natural gas futures rose as much as 13 per­ cent, hitting a height of $9.65 per 1,000 cubic feet, before settling at $9.41 in regular trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Blizzards in the American Midwest, with snow as far south as Texas, have helped crude prices bounce back, analysts said. So too have comments from OPEC members Kuwait and Venezuela that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries might need to slaslf its output early next year to keep oil prices from plunging. In addition, OPEC members from Kuwait and Venezuela say that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries might need to slash its output early next year to keep oil prices from plunging. "I think the market7s been looking for a firming," said Peter Gignoux, head of the petroleum desk at Salomon Smith Barney in London. "Now it may be coming up to find a more appropriate level." That may mean a rise in the market after recent declines. The IEA noted in its report that world oil pro­ duction rose 730,000 barrels a day last month, or almost 1 percent, to 78.9 million barrels. This improvement offered comfort to importing coun­ tries that have been struggling to pay the high cost of imported fuel. Inventories for the world's largest economies increased in October by 7.6 million barrels a day, or 0.3 percent, to 2.56 billion barrels, the agency said. It added that inventories were still low by compar­ ison with the previous four years. "Stocks are building, but this does not mean they have returned to comfortable levels. They have not," the report said. World oil production surged last month due entirely to greater volumes from North Amenca and the North Sea, especially from Mexico and Norway. Demand was tempered by moderate weather in recent months in Europe and North America. OPEC's output fell 65,000 barrels a day. Iraq's daily output dropped 205,000 barrels a day in November; more man offsetting increases by Saudi Arabia and others, foe IEA said. Iraq suspended oil exports at the end of November in a dispute with the U.N. sanctions committee over its pricing policy. The committee approved a new price formula for Iraq on Friday, removing an obstacle to foe resumption of Iraqi exports. Some members of OPEC, fearful that demand for oil might wane as winter ends, are advising a production cut to help ensure that prices stay above the targeted floor price of $22 a barrel. Kuwait7 s oil minister said in a report published Monday in Dubai that OPEC would consider cur­ tailing its output by about 1 million barrels a day if oil prices continued to slide. Belgian Prime Minister Guy Vertiofstadt gestures during a news conference after European leaders reached an agreement on reforming the European Union ahead of future enlarge­ ment, on the fifth day of the EU summit in Nice, French Riviera, Monday. A sso ciated Press EU leaders agree to reform By The Associated Press NICE, France — Bleary-eyed European Union leaders wound up a marathon summit early Monday by reforming their voting procedures and institutions, making it possible to gain a dozen new members in the years ahead, mostly from the former Soviet bloc. The agreement — reached after four days of discussions and a final all- night push — fell short of the sweep­ ing decision-making reforms pro­ posed by France and other countries to prevent deadlock as the EU grows over the next decade. New members will be considered beginning in 2004. "N ot everything has been done," acknowledged an exhausted French President Jacques Chirac just before sunrise. "But we did make substantial progress." EU spokesman Jonathan Faull agreed: "We would have preferred a more ambitious, far-reaching out­ come. Overall, it will be enough so the EU can function in a reasonable way after enlargement." The biggest battle was waged by small countries to prevent their politi­ cal clout from diminishing. The final agreement left some of them unhappy. CHICAGO — The Midwest's first major winter storm of foe season blew in Monday with cold and heavy snow, snarling air travel around foe country and giving thou­ sands of children a day off from school. "I used to like snow and ice skat­ ing and stuff like that, but this is crazy," John Alaniz said on a Chicago comer, a black fur hat with ear flaps almost concealing his face as snow blew through foe streets. Blizzard warnings were posted across porfoem Illinois and Indiana, with up to a foot of snow forecast Monday in foe Chicago area and southeastern Wisconsin, and 20 inch­ es possible by Tuesday morning in northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan, the National Weather Service said. It was foe biggest storm in foe Chicago area since the city was buried by 21 inches of snow in January 1999, foe National Weather Service said. Temperatures fell below foe freez­ ing mark as far south as Texas — where snow flakes were possible in El Paso — and wind chills plummet­ ed to 51 below zero in North Dakota. Blowing snow and cold closed schools in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Farther south, icy roads kept youngsters home in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, which had hundreds of traffic accidents. Students at St. Clement School on Chicago's North Side were told shortly before noon that classes were canceled for foe rest of foe day and Tuesday. "Everybody just jumped up. We were so excited!" said 7-year-old Margaret Anne Kellas, a second- grader whose plans included hold­ ing a snow'ball fight and making a snowman family. Less exdted were foe thousands of travelers stranded when Chicago's Midway and O'Hare airports — two of foe busiest hubs in America — canceled about 75 percent of depart­ ing flights, affecting connections to many other parts of foe nation. By afternoon, United Airlines had W&N U.S. immigration law discussed in ongoing Cuba-U.S. meeting HAVANA — With the Elian Gonzalez case still a delicate subject in both countries, Cuban and U.S. officials began talks Monday on immigration issues, including the growing practice of smuggling illegal immigrants into the United States. Havana charges that U.S. policies encourage the practice, particularly the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act, which allows Cubans who reach U.S. shores to avoid deportation. Washington, meanwhile, alleges that Cuba has put up barriers to "legal and orderly" migration to the United States — obstacles that have prompted thousands to risk the dan­ gerous passage trip through the Florida Straits on rickety boats. The talks Monday would "put every issue related to migration on the table," said William Brownfield, a State Department undersecretary. The two countries have been holding peri­ odic talks on migration since 1994. That sum­ mer, Cuba briefly lowered its borders and allowed more than 30,000 people to leave for the United States on boats and rafts. The last round of talks was held in New York in September. It followed an interruption caused by the international custody dispute over Elian Gonzalez, the boy who was rescued in the waters off Florida after the boat he was in sank, killing his mother and nine others. U.S.-led commission hopes to reduce Mideast violence JERUSALEM — A U.S.-led commission investigating Mideast violence conferred with Israeli and Palestinian leaders Monday, but its three-day regional tour doesn't include visits to chronic trouble spots, and the group will rely on written reports from the feuding sides. In the West Bank, a deadly shooting illus­ trated just how difficult the commission's job will be: Israeli troops killed a Palestinian mili­ tant in what soldiers described as self-defense, while the Palestinians claimed it was an assas­ sination. The commission's limited scope did not sit well with the Palestinians, who have sought a broad inquiry into the fighting that has claimed 313 lives, most of them Palestinian, since Sept. 28. The Palestinian Committee for Human Rights called on Palestinians to boycott the commission. But Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat met with Commission leader George Mitchell and other commission members for two hours Monday evening and said they were playing a "very important role." Clinton visit becomes defining moment for Belfast accord BELFAST, Northern Ireland — President Clinton's visit to Northern Ireland represents a defining moment in efforts to make die Belfast peace agreement work, the Protestant leader of the territory's power-sharing government said Monday. The day before Clinton's arrival in Belfast, First Minister David Trimble hinted at his terms for defusing — at least temporarily — the crisis threatening his government's survival. Nearly half of Trimble's party activists have been pressing him to withdraw from the exper­ imental coalition, collapsing it, unless the Irish Republican Army starts to disarm. Seeking to defuse that threat, Trimble two months ago slapped sanctions on his Cabinet colleagues from the IRA-linked Sinn Fein party. Trimble barred them from representing Northern Ireland's administration in policy­ making summits with the Irish Republic's gov­ ernment — a part of the new arrangements par­ ticularly important to Sinn Fein — until the IRA reopens talks with the province's independent disarmament commission. Sinn Fein has vowed to overturn Trimble's punishment in a Belfast lawsuit scheduled to begin Thursday, though legal authorities say that is unlikely to happen. Report: Japan determines Fujimori is Japanese citizen TOKYO — Japan's government has deter­ mined that ousted Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori holds Japanese citizenship, an official said Monday, a development that could allow him to stay in the country as long as he wants. A government investigation found that Fujimori was bom in Peru but registered by his parents at a local Japanese consulate, making him a Japanese citizen, a Foreign Ministry offi­ cial said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Fujimori has not revoked his Japanese citi­ zenship, said the official, who works in the min­ istry' s Latin American division. He added that under Peruvian law, Fujimori also holds Peruvian citizenship since he was bom in that 'country. Javier Valle Riestra, a constitutional expert and former Peruvian prime minister, said his country's constitution requires only that a pres­ ident be bom in Pem and contains no explicit prohibition against duel citizenship, i- Fujimori cannot be extradited if ne is declared to have Japanese citizenship, since Japan's extradition law does not permit deportation of its nationals. It would have been difficult in any case, since Japan and Pem have no extradition treaty. Japan's determination that Fujimori, the son of Japanese immigrants to Pem, was bom in the Andean nation could put to rest persistent rumors to the contrary mat would have meant his presidency had been illegitimate. Compiled from Associated Press reports 4 The Daily Texan December 12, 2000 T he Daily T exan Editor Cecily Sailer Senior Associate Editor Marshall Maher Associate Editor Garrick Pursley Opinions expressed in The Daly Texan are those of the editor, the editorial board or writer of the article There are not necessarily those- of the University adminis­ tration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees. VIEWPOINT Parting Thoughts Another long, grueling and controversy-filled semester at the University has finally come to a close. Well, exept for those of us unfortunate enough to have to take finals in the coming days. Here's a little recap of this fall's highlights. Students had barely settled into the University rou­ tine when they got a crash course in institutional poli­ tics and administrative dirty dealing. The University Staff Association, after issuing a letter citing a pletho­ ra of shortcomings in staff management and benefit practices at the University, staged a three-day sick-out to get the attention of the UT adminstration. The adminstration responded heavy-handedly, with UT President Larry Faulkner's none-too-subtle letter threatening mass firings of any sick-out participants. The sick-out was not only a display of solidarity am ong the staff, but also threw into the public sphere previously hidden inequities in the University struc­ ture. USA's actions garnered national media attention, as well as raised student and administrative aware­ ness of the plight of UT employees. Although it yeild- ed no direct fiduciary benefits for struggling staffers, the sick-out resulted in promises from the adminstra­ tion to begin addressing some staff grievances. Another issue brought to light by USA's efforts con­ cerned allegations of mistreatment of custodial work­ ers by UT adminstration and UT Physical Plant super­ visors. A collective letter from the custodians to the adm inistration and students alleged that custodians were subject to demeaning team cleaning practices, strict and nearly abusive sick leave policies and expo­ sure to dangerous chemicals without the legally required safety equipment or training. With USA's support and the efforts of their vocal leader Peg Kramer, the custodians' complaints got the attention they deserved. While efforts to reform Physical Plant practices are ongoing and subject to all the bureacrat- ic w rangling and maneuvering that characterizes the adm inistration, there is hope that some of these atro­ cious practices will end sooner rather than later. USA's w ork to get students and the media involved in the struggle for workers rights are extrordinary and com endable. W ithout these dedicated people working td help their fellow UT employees, the administration m ight have been able to get away with its repressive practices indefinitely. We also saw the controversial Fortune 500 CEO forum hit like a giant, traffic-disrupting SUV misusing city and U niversity resources and spewing stinking sm og into the sky. Over 100 of the richest people on the planet converged on the Tower plaza to eat and drink in giant, student-proof tents while listening to Mexican President Vicente Fox talk about his vision for the "new Mexico." Needless to say, there were protests. And considering the way that the adminis­ tration allowed the people from Fortune to walk all over students, the protests were justified. The forum was just another in a series of examples of the corporatization of the University, and, more specifically, of how far the administration will go for even the slightest possibility of making a buck. Finally, like a sucker punch, the presidential election hit us right below the belt. AftePthree months of tests, papers and deadlines, UT dwellers are faced with the most contentious election in the history of the United States. Developments in Florida have had us all, at one time or another, on the edge of our seats — and hang on because the ride isn't over yet. There is even the possi­ bility that the identity of the next president won't be certain when the spring 2001 semester begins. But one can only hope. In the meantime, after everything that's happened, w e could all use a little breather. Happy Holidays. „ Horns UP Horns do Up: Today’s the last day of the fell Texan. You don’t have to hear from us, we don’t have to hear from you, beautiful. Wait ... come to thjpk of it, we’re going to m iss all your letters of support and encourage­ ment. Have a wonderful winter break! For those lucky souls who graduated from the University ranks, have a wonderful life! Down: John Ellis, Fox News deci­ sion desk chief and Bush cousin, has decided to write a tell all article about his election night hijinks. Replete with details of his decision to have Fox prematurely declare Bush the winner in Florida and how he kept the Bush family updated with calls from the Fox studios, Ellis’ cheat-and-tell can be found soon on lnside.com. U p Finally, some weather to stoke the holiday cheer. It’s hard to think about eggnog and Christmas carols when it’s sunny and mild outside. Opinion GUEST COLUMN By Ed McgkrthHn Guest Columnist Walking back from the Leon County Courthouse at 3 p.m. last Friday, it almost felt over. Less than an hour before, two of A1 Gore's last three strikes had been called at once when absentee ballots from Seminole and Martin County were allowed to stand despite mistakes by election supervisors. And as journalists filtered out of the build­ ing, word came that spokesman Craig Waters had issued a familiar 30-minute warning that the Florida Supreme Court was ready to rule as well. Reporters outside the Florida Supreme Court began speculating not only on the ruling, but on whether they would finally be going home, including camera crews who hadn't seen a day off in more than a month spent in Tallahassee. One New York Post correspondent had a good reason to predict things were ending. "It's over today because my in-laws are visiting this weekend," he said. "I haven't been home in a month, but I always knew this would finish just in time for me to come home to a crowded house full of in-laws." During oral arguments the day before, the court had seemed skeptical of Democratic plans for a recount in selected counties. David Boies, Gore's lead attorney, barely had time to say his own name before Chief Justice Charles T. Wells launched into To be, then not to be What had seemed like a dramatic victory for Gore now felt like a cruel tease. fierce questioning, prompting surprised looks between the journalists seated inside. Some of us hadn't even started our tape recorders yet. After the hour-long arguments — during which only two justices had visibly defend­ ed Gore — the far-reaching remedy Democrats requested seemed well out of hand. Even though handicapping courts is notoriously impossible, almost no one expected the kind of sweeping victcay Gore needed to survive. At 4 p.m., the court gave Gore precisely that victory — a stunning 4-3 ruling that ordered recounts of undervotes across the state. The Gore supporters cheered and the Bush supporters booed, at one point so loudly that nobody could hear the all- important specifics of the decision. Would all the counties recount undervotes, or just a few? Was there a new deadline? A new standard? An excruciating hour-long wait for copies of the ruling followed, during which we heard of a passionate and spirited dis­ sent from Wells, one that criticized his fel­ low judges and predicted a swift rebuttal from the United States Supreme Court. After the traditional appeals and post-deci­ sion spinning, everyone went to bed more uncertain of the final result than any time before. The next day saw a Gore campaign res­ urrected, with his long-requested recounts beginning statewide and both the Florida Supreme Court and 11th District Court of Appeals rejecting Bush's pleas for a stay. Bush's lead had dwindled, and Democrats were ecstatic. Then, with recounts barely started, the United States Supreme Court put an abrupt and forceful end to that momentum. A 5-4 ruling declared that all recounts would stop immediately so that nothing would be decided until the high court heard argu­ ments at 11 a.m. on Monday. What had seemed like a dramatic victory for Gore now felt like a cruel tease. After dozens of lawsuits and more than a month of fighting, he finally had his mythic recounts. But after a scant few hours, those long-awaited images of counting were replaced with empty rooms and silent stacks of ballots. Gore made no public appearanc^, instead leaving Boies and advisor Ron Klain to explain how he would recover from what seemed like his fifth or sixt^i coup de grace. Boies wore a visible frown before he entered the press room, finding á smile just in time to be seen by the camera^ ; inside. When asked how they expected to change the minds of one of the five justices, Klain quoted a line from noted conservative ; justice Antonin Scalia. "Damn, they're desperate," whispered the reporter who asked the question. Gore's team seemed even more at a losjs than before his improbable victory, nick­ named "The Immaculate Decision" by one journalist. The stakes had spiraled highefc from county to state supreme to the US. Supreme Court, and the latter had already ’ vacated one decision favoring Gore. We knew from the past 24 hours that pre­ dictions were a waste of breath, but as a pressured Klain fought off round after round of skeptical questions, it was hard to shake the feeling that Gore's latest and largest victory had also been his last. Mcglothlin is a columnist for the FSVIew & Florida Flambeau, publications at Florida State University VouR H o n o r , v o u r R u l i n g o n t h £ e l e c t i o n IS /W A liD 8Ecaus£ Vo u R GAYEl o u t s i d e Vh o f t h e w o o d e w B l o c k , NOT ri|E 3/<4 REQUIRED BY LAW. HIT TU£ Ib cfloflu c- MY IN T E N T IO N WAS.. 7 ^ 0 lA TE! OBJECTpw I / / i UT: What a letdown In two weeks, I will leave the University of Texas at Austin, never to return. Like many graduates, I have reflected on my experiences here in an attempt to answer the question, "What was the point?" Most importantly, I've learned a lot here, thanks to the inspiration of a few pro­ fessors and students. It has also been excit­ ing to be a part of such an active, diverse campus. As a staff member, it has been a pleasure working for the University and living in the pampered world of the state job.. With my positive experience here as both a student and a staff member, you'd think this would be a glowing letter of praise for UT Austin. It was, almost. Friday afternoon, I was riding my bike on the inner-campus drive when I nearly had to dismount because a group of Greeks had decided to assemble in the road in mid-cross. I managed to avoid any confrontation (thanks to my better judg­ ment), but I was called several names nev­ ertheless as I rode off. Not five minutes later, while riding along the far right side of Speedway, I was nearly hit by a manic Toyota Camry pulling out of the parking lot across the street. Rather than apologizing, the young driver, in the most pompous, masculine voice he could produce, yelled at me, informing me to use the sidewalk. This brought to mind several other encounters with similar young men and women, on the job, in the classroom, on campus ... and then it hit me. I was sad­ dened to realize that these and other lazy, unapologetic, inexplicably righteous stu­ dents wiU go (or have gone) through four years of college virtually unchanged. It occurs to me that the University is con­ cerned neither with producing scholars nor functional members of society. Certainly, anyone desiring an excellent education can get it here, but it is not required and not frequently encouraged. In an environment where memorization too often substitutes for learning, blame and entitlement can override personal responsibility, and dissent is equated with troublemaking, why should anyone have to grow up to earn a degree? Scholarship, humility and maturity go hand-in-hand, but they appear to be strictly optional on this campus. The University is an extended high school, what mass manufacturing is to hand craftsmanship, what a puppy farm-is to a champion breeder. We can't blame this all on the administration, the faculty or the size of the enrollment — in fact, we shouldn't concern ourselves with blame. We should instead work towards reinvent­ ing the idea of a university education, the business of creating whole people. Four years of intellectual and developmental stagnation are not appealing to many stu­ dents, but for some reason, it often suffices. Take a good, hard look at the results. Annie Bradford Psychology sentor/UT alum UT staff The root of the problem I want to start out by saying that I am totally for equal rights and minority involvement, but affirmative action is like trying tp pull weeds without getting to the "root" of the problem. We can't hire people into jobs for which they are not qualified, and we can't admit people into schools that are undereducated. Instead, we need to start earlier—at the root of the roblem. I believe that everybody, no matter what his/her racial or ethnic origin denotes, is equally capable of achieving economic success in our world. So why is there such stratification in our colleges and in our job markets? The answer is that many minori­ ties do not receive the same opportunities growing up that others do, so when they graduate from high school they are some­ times a little bit behind. It's at this point where affirmative action is supposed to correct the gap between the races, but it's already too late. Instead, the federal gov­ ernment should allocate funds to all school districts based on their needs instead of the size of their wallets, so that everyone can receive an equal education. Are stu­ dents who grow up in a poorer school dis­ trict any less deserving of funds than those in a rich school district? Of course not! By addressing the problem early on we could boost minority involvement in both sec­ ondary education and our economy with­ out having to later discriminate in an inef­ fective last-ditch political policy. Michael Rowntree Business freshman Voting vagueness The Dec. 11 Viewpoint (Why Fear the Recount ?) failed to mention several impor­ tant facts related to the recount controver­ sy. If you actually read The Associated Press articles following the Florida Supreme Court's ruling in favor of statewide recounts Friday, you would have noticed that the only statewide stan­ dard for what constitutes a legal vote in Rorida is, "... if the ballot clearly reflects the voter's intent..." So, when pressed by reporters, the Supreme Court spokesman admitted that each county board would ultimately decide what constitutes a legal vote. As many Democrats have gleefully noted recently, the bill Bush signed in Texas accepts hanging chads as valid votes in a manual recount process, but the bot­ tom line is that there is a dear, specified statewide standard in Texas, but in Rorida the vagueness of the law is left to local offi­ cials to interpret as they see fit. The facts in Rorida point to local county boards being overwhelmingly Democratic in the large counties in question where Gore sought to gain the most votes in a recount. Another flaw in recent reports and "expert" statistical analysis of the results that say that Gore should have won is that every double punched ballot is supposed to be a mistake, espedally in heavily Democratic counties, when in fact double punching a ballot cast for the other candi­ date is just as good as making up a vote for your own candidate, and a Democratic State Senator was pulled over just a few days after the election with a Votomatic machine in his trunk ... In your eagerness the Democratic party line, you missed fob many relevant facts. to spout Charles Davis Ganske Plan II freshman Oh, the possibilities __ * That sounds great: the University could get $17 billion from a tobacco settlement. With that much money they could build an underground mall and a country dub and have a heli-port and make a couple #f those futuristic heli-jets in that Arnold Schwarzenegger movie and maybe a Cloud City where George W. Bush and tiie the Board of Regents could live out thejr lives in luxury while at least some hard working people could then finish their J meals at Ruth's Steak House. Oh, two months after they got die $17 million, the fees at the University would ) only go up $300 a semester. That's the way the "Master Planf' works. t Frank D. Bartlett Austin resident Did you know? The 1995 movie Showgirls gave prepubes­ cent boys around the country a new girl to fanta­ size about. However, our favorite prepube waif-boy Leonardo DiCaprio appar­ ently has taken his infatu­ ation with Elizabeth Berkley too far. A Manhattan appeals court allowed a $45 mil­ lion lawsuit against “Leo” to proceed for the super­ star’s role in an assault outside a nightclub. Leo, former Growing Pains regu­ lar and star of Critters 3 allegedly had a gang of his hanger-ons beat up Roger Wilson, boyfriend of Berkley, when he confront­ ed the mpb about their advances toward his girl­ friend. Originally charged with aiding and abetting an assault and battery, the . appeals court overturned; the ruling against DiCaprio and allowed Wilson’s law-* suit to continue. With such blockbusters under his belt as The Mari in the Iron Mask and The' Quick and The Dead, Leo shouldn’t be sweating a measly $45million law­ suit. But in the future, maybe he should try ask­ ing women out himself. Low-level emergency declared at nuclear plant Endeavour lands following successful station mission The Daily Texan Tuesday, December 12, 2000 Page 5 By The Associated Press C A PE CA N A VERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle E ndeavour and its crew of five returned to Earth in trium ph M onday, ending N A SA 's m ost d iffi­ cult space-station construction m is­ sion yet. T h roughout the afternoon, M ission C ontrol had w orried clou ds or rain m igh t delay E n d eav o u r's hom ecom ­ ing. But the w eather cooperated, and the sh u ttle touched dow n sh ortly after sun set, right on time. The in tern atio n al sp ac e statio n , A lph a, and its gleam ing, new solar w in g s soared over Florida fo ur m in­ u tes before E n d e av o u r's touchdow n, clearly visible from C ap e C an averal a s it streak ed through the d ark sky. By the tim e the shuttle lan d ed , the sta tio n w as ju st o ff the V irgin ia co ast, its three residen ts su p p o se d ly a sleep . "O u tstan d in g job. W elcome back ," M issio n Control told E n d e a v o u r's com m ander, Brent Jett Jr., once the sh u ttle cam e to a safe sto p on the illu m in ated runway. D u rin g their week at the sp ace sta ­ tion, Jett and his crew in stalled the w o rld 's largest and m ost pow erful so lar w in gs. Three sp acew alk s were requ ired to attach the $600-m illion w in gs, hook up all the cables and then tighten the right w ing, which w as too slack. The astron auts also spen t one day in sid e A lph a, h elping co m m an d er Bill Sheph erd and his tw o R u ssian crew m ates with com puter problem s and cargo transfers. Than ks to the new electricity-pro­ d u c in g so lar w ings, which stretch 240 feet from tip to tip, Sheph erd and and c o sm o n a u ts Yuri G id z en k o Sergei K rikalev no longer h ave to con serve pow er aboard the sp ace sta ­ tion. They also now have access to the entire three-room com plex; one room had been sealed off because there w as not enough pow er to heat it. A ltogether, the so lar w in gs cover h alf an acre and m ake A lph a one of the b righ test " s t a r s " in the night sky. Shepherd and his crew have been ab o ard the sp ac e statio n for one m onth and have three m ore m onths to go before they return to Earth. Their next v isito rs w ill be five ** C°2*in® Associated Press er *°r the No' 2 reactor- leh, lies dormant as steam still pours out of the other at the Beaver Valley Power Station in Shippingport, Pa., on Monday. A leaky valve at the station spilled radioactive water onto a floor earlier, forcing shutdown of the plant s No. 2 reactor and prompting a low-level emergency. Pennsylvania plant closes after coolant leak By The Associated Press - SHIPPINGPORT, Pa. — A leak in a coolant sys­ tem at a nuclear power plant forced the shutdown o f one of the plant's reactors and prom pted a low- level emergency Monday. Authorities said the leak at Beaver Valley Power Station w as contained within the build indication of a threat to public health or safety. Reports from the plant, which is about 25 miles west of Pittsburgh, indicated there had radioactive release from the building, said David Smith, direc­ tor of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. The emergency w as declared at the plant's No. 2 reactor unit at 5:36 a.m. The leak w as called an ''unusual event," the least serious of four classifi­ cations of power plant emergencies. At one point, radioactive water w as spilling onto the floor of the containment building at the rate of 12 to 20 gallons a minute, said Neil Sheehan, federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman. N o workers were exposed. Workers in protective suits went into the build­ ing to check the leak, but were unable to reach the valve and gave up the effort until the reactor cools, Sheehan said. The leak appeared to be coming from a line used to drain water from the reactor's coolant system, said Sheehan. Nuclear Regulatory Commission rules direct plant operators to investigate leaks exceeding one gallon a minute and to shut down reactors when the leak exceeds 10 gallons each minute. "Leakage in general is something that occurs at plants all the time;" Sheehan said. "But when it involves the reactor coolant system, which con­ tains highly radioactive water, you have to deal with it quickly." The other three classifications of nuclear plant emergencies are an alert, a site-area emergency and a general emergency. Only one general emer­ gency has ever been declared at a U.S. nuclear plant, after the March 1979 accident at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg. 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The Daily Texan The latest & best UT news online, www.dailytexan online.com Actual Size Example Call 512-471-5244 for mora details!! Convenient? Evening Hours? Small Classes? UT-Austin Credit? University Extension 4 7 1 -2 9 0 0 H H t h e i» q v a u r r r < y t o a s a t m * t m OH, CHRISTMAS TREE J $ Two UT students receive renowned scholarships Provost: Rhodes and Marshall scholars attest to UTprominence By Amy Westerman Daily Texan Staff Two UT students will head to Oxford University in October to begin at least two years of study after win­ ning Rhodes and Marshall scholar­ ships. Sara Galvan, a Plan D senior, won the Rhodes Scholarship on Saturday. Paul Domjan, also a Plan II senior, won a Marshall Scholarship, which was announced last month. "I felt humbled by the fact that I had been chosen for such an honor and I have a lot to live up to," Galvan said. The Rhodes Scholarship pays for two years of study at Oxford University in England. Galvan will study anthropology and archaeology to complement her interest in historic preservation. After returning from Oxford, Galvan plans to attend law school and graduate school. Galvan said she thinks she will ben­ efit from the experience of studying at Oxford. "The main benefit will be educa­ tion-wise," Galvan said. "I will be exposed to not just a different aca­ demic setting, but to living in a differ­ ent place, being able to travel." Liz Galvan, Sara's mother, said the reputation of other Rhodes scholars will reflect positively on her daughter. "I think being a Rhodes Scholar will open doors for her," Liz Galvan said. "Only because of the other students who have been selected before." Liz Galvan said she wasn't sur­ prised when her daughter won the scholarship, adding that it is an honor because the caliber of nominees is so high. She said her daughter's studies and travels abroad in countries such as Russia, Spain and South Korea may have contributed to her selection. Having both a Rhodes and Marshall scholar in one year — some­ thing that happened in 1998 and in 1993 — is a major accomplishment for the University, said Provost Sheldon Ekland-Olson. "It seems to be a testament to the smart students that we have and the willingness of the faculty to work with them to ensure their success," Ekland-Olson said. Both scholarships are equally com­ petitive and prestigious, but the Rhodes is better known, said Cynthia Shelmerdine, chairwoman of the UT Selection Committee for Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships. The criteria for both awards extends beyond academic perform­ ance, Shelmerdine said. "In some way or another, you've done something more than just be a good student," she said. Each year about 15 to 25 UT stu­ dents apply for the Rhodes and Marshall scholarships, Shelmerdine said. The selection committee then interviews about seven of those and selects three for each scholarship to send to a regional competition. Domjan said the UT interviewing process helped prepare him for the regional interviews because the two are very similar. "You get a lot of experience in the interviewing process here before you get to the regionals," Domjan said. Domjan said he was thrilled when he received word that he had won the Marshall Scholarship, which pays for two years of study at any British uni­ versity. "I felt like the last few years of my life had been validated," Domjan said. "I felt wonderful." Domjan said he hopes to spend three to four years at Oxford and com­ plete the Oxford equivalents of a mas­ ter's degree and a doctorate. El Paso Gty Council neutral in Sun Bowl ownership dispute By Melissa Drosjack Daily Texan Staff The El Paso City Council voted unanim ously Monday to stay out of the dispute betw een El Paso County and the UT System over ownership of the Sun Bowl stadi­ um. "That's a county battle versus the UT System. We've never invested in the Sun Bowl, why should we think that w e should be able to use it?" said Councilman Presi Ortega. "Let them go ahead and work on their dispute." The Sun Bowl has been at the center of a fight since the UT System Board of Regents m oved to take ownership of it through em i­ nent domain. Eminent dom ain is a legal procedure by which a govern­ mental body can take ownership of property for public use. El Paso Mayor Carlos Ramirez agreed that the City Council should not becom e involved in the dispute. "It is not in best interest of the city to get involved," Ramirez said. "We have no involvem ent w ith the construction of it." Ramirez believes the dispute needs to be resolved quickly. "It is the best interest of UTEP to have ... complete control over the stadium because in that w ay the university can schedule any events it has for the Sun Bowl," Ramirez said. "This has no value to the city." The UT System asked the county “It is the best interest of UTEP to have ... com­ plete control over the stadium because in that way the university can schedule any events it has for the Sun Bowl. This has no value to the city.” — Carlos Ramirez El Paso Mayor com m issioners to sell the Sun Bowl for $1,600 — the value of their lease, as appraised by a UT System -hired firm. The county refused, and the UT System voted to use em inent domain. Com missioners then hired a law firm to perform another appraisal on the stadium. While the City Council took a position of non-involvem ent, the county filed suit Monday against the UT System Board of Regents, asking an El Paso County court to protect the Sun Bowl and preserve the rights of the El Paso com m uni­ ty, said Dolores Briones, an El Paso County judge. "If they take eminent domain, they w ou ld be rem oving those rights of the greater comm unity to have access stadium," Briones said. "We are now going into court of law to challenge the eminent domain." the to El Paso County had countered with offering to let the UT System purchase the stadium as long as the county could use the stadium sev­ eral days of the year for their own events. The UT System refused. "In the process, w e also wanted to amend it to have som e days for the county to do fund raisers and they rejected that," Briones said. "Ultimately, w e allow ed for the renovation and expansions to pro­ ceed but then the regents said they wanted to buy the Sun Bowl." UT Regent Woody Hunt said the county does not need to use the sta­ dium any more than what is stipu­ lated in the current agreement's guidelines. "We've fulfilled all those obliga­ tions to the problems that arose here when they decided earlier this year that they wanted to rewrite the agreement and basically get things for themselves," Hunt said. "We're at the end of the particular issue." Hunt also said the UT System pays for maintenance of the stadi­ um and should not be obligated to maintain the stadium if the county is using it. SPRING BREAK 2001 The Capitol Christmas tree appears to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the rising moon in front of the state Capitol Sunday evening. Associated Press PPO H e V e l u p I I I E N T formerly PPD Pharmaco A re y o u O v e rw e ig h t Are you a healthy man or woman between the ages of 18 and 65 and overweight? If so, you may qualify to participate in an investigational research study involving a currently marketed weight loss medication. All meals for the first 7 weeks are provided. The study involves either three clinic visits per week over a seven week period or three clinic visits per week for five weeks and two one-week stays in our overnight research facility. There will also be one outpatient visit for all volunteers 2 weeks after the weekly visits. Study participants can earn from up to $2000 to $3500. 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Tem peratures d ipp ed to freezing in Dallas and into the single digits near A m arillo, w hich rep o rted snow flurries. "I'm am definitely living up to *my nam e," said Brian Shivers, 48, ow ner of a D allas inv estm ent company. "This is actually kind of norm al. It's the last couple of w in­ ters that have go tten everyone confused." the behind The N ational W eather Service said w intry p re c ip ita tio n w ill m ove on Tuesday, w hen Pacific m oisture stream ing from Mexico and New M exico collides w ith the cold front and triggers a band of snow and freezing rain. front "M dst of the problem will be [Tuesday] night and m ost of it will be in Texas," said m eteorolo­ gist Skip Ely in Dallas. "Today is just cold and w indy, but w e'll have a w in try mix beginning tom orrow afternoon." Ely said two to four inches of snow could blanket the Red River and the Panhandle, w hile freezing rain and sleet could glaze an area from Dallas south to Austin. The Panhandle bore the b ru nt of the cold front on Monday, where tem p eratu res d ro p p e d into the low to m id-teens. D alhart was a teeth-chattering 13 degrees, and Am arillo and Borger dropped to 15 degrees. Biting northern w inds as strong as 23 m ph low ered w ind chills around A m arillo to as low as 18 degrees below zero. John H olsenbeck, a w eath er From left: Stephen, Emily, Eric and David Norrell try to stay warm at they are tugged along In a line by their mother Marybeth as they leave a store after a day of Christmas shopping Monday In Grapevine, Texas. the service meteorologist in Amarillo, said storm was nothing extraordinary. A snow storm last month dropped a foot of snow in areas just northeast of Amarillo and 10 inches in the city. "If it was minus 18, that would be out of the ordinary. If we were going have 20 inches of snow, that might be out of the ordinary. But this is nothing we haven't seen before," Holsenbeck said. W hile residents Amarillo agreed the chilly weather was typical, some like Mae Frost, said tney were none too hot about the weather. . "I don't like it, I don't like cold weather. I like summertime, but I don't like winter," Frost, 77, a res­ ident of Amarillo for 53 years. "It is not too bad, the sun is out, but the wind chill is terrible. You can't be out too long or you'll freeze." Meanwhile, the temperature in Dallas toppled to 31 degrees from Sunday's daytime high of 69. Wind chills were at or below zero as northerly winds gust 30 mph. Wichita Falls, about 125 miles northwest of Dallas, had a wind chill of minus 3. Dallas reported a wind chill of zero. "It feels like it's the coldest yet," said A ndre Hodge, 25, a red- coated valet at the Westin H otel G alleria in Dallas, as bundled-up shoppers and travelers rushed by w ith presents and suitcases. "I got here at six this m orning and it w as 65 degrees. It feels like it's d ro p p e d 20 degrees since then," H odge said. Balmy w eather still clung to parts of south and southeast Texas on Monday. Temperatures ranged from 73 degrees in Austin to 75 at Houston and 81 in Brownsville. The state should be in the full grip of the Arctic chill Tuesday as frigid conditions push as far south Antonio. Temperatures should range from 15 degrees in the Panhandles to 60 degrees on South Padre Island. San as Associated Press Bush, Perry stay calm during Supreme Court arguments By The Associated Press AUSTIN — As the controversy over the p re sid e n tia l election reached its peak, Gov. George W. Bush stayed calm, Lt. Gov. Rick Perry stayed aw ay from the m edia sm all group of state and a D em ocrats p ro tested the U.S. Suprem e C ourt's w eekend deci­ sion to halt the Florida recount. "I am keeping my em otions in • check," Bush said as he arrived for work M onday m orning at the state Capitol. Bush stayed at the Capitol d u r­ ing the 90 m inutes of oral argu­ m ents before the Suprem e C ourt on w hether the recount should be allowed. He had an 8 a.m. national security briefing and m et w ith Andy Card, his choice for a possi­ ble White House chief of staff, for about an hour. Afterward, Bush told reporters he had talked to his cam paign's legal team. "They are cautiously optimistic. If they are, I am," Bush said. Asked if he's nervous about the case that may determ ine the 43rd p resident, he said, "Feel pretty calm about it." On the state level, Perry has as much at stake in the debate as anyone. He becomes governor if Bush becomes president. Perry addressed a private busi­ ness convention in Austin and had no plans to meet with reporters, said spokesw om an Kathy Walt. Perry has been m aking prepara­ tions in case he succeeds Bush. Last week, he ap pointed James Huffines, a director of an invest­ m ent banking firm, to oversee a possible transition to the gover­ n o r's office. Walt said P erry 's office has received hundreds of resum es for II CO/OP |O F AUSTIN! F M NEW M B USQI PM TOCM PM C h m pm bvtm b SUPPUES H STOCK-Ui OF YOUR C M H U N E D S TOP SSS PAD FM US8I PHOTO EQMPMBVT BUY • SELL • TRADE ■ 1718 South Congress A vl 512.804.C00P (2887) om Mqn-Fm 10-7 i Saturday 10-0 Sunday 1-5 8 K v im ■ in a Perry gubernato rial recount. jobs adm inistration. Asked the mood of Perry's staff, Walt said, "I'd have to say it's pretty businesslike today," Walt said. A couple of blocks away from the governor's mansion, the state Democratic Party could rally only about a dozen dem onstrators to protest the Suprem e C ourt's w eek­ to stop F lorida's end decision The demonstrators wore green T-shirts of the American Federal State and County M unicipal Employees union and marched in front of the federal courthouse at noon, carrying "support dem ocra­ cy" signs and chanting 'Scount the votes." In the Texas Senate, w hich would have to select Perry's suc­ cessor if Bush win the presidency, "all eyes are on the Suprem e Court," said Senate Pro Tempore Rodney Ellis, D-Houston. Ellis w ould be the one to call the senators to Austin to elect Perry's successor. He indicated it could hap p en quickly if Bush resigns from his state job. "We'll try to do as much to have as orderly a transition as possible ... and try not to disrupt senators' holiday travels," Ellis said. 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Player/team Jose Canceso, A’s Year Contract terms 1979 Nolan Ryan, Astros $1 million, 4 years 1982 George Foster, Mots $2 million, 5 years 1989 Kirby Puckett, Twins $3 million, 3 years 1990 $4.7 million, 5 years 1991 Rogar Clemens, Red Sox $5.4 million, 4 years 1992 Ryne Sandberg, Cubs $7.1 million, 4 years 1996 Ken Griffey Jr., Mariners $8.5 million, 4 years 1996 Albert Belle, White Sox $11 million, 5 years 1997 Pedro Martinez, Red Sox $12.5 million, 6 years_____ 1998 Mike Piazza, Mats $13 million, 7 years____ 1998 Kevin Brown, Dodgers $15 million, 7 years________ 2000 Roger Clemens, Yankees $15.5 million, 2 years 2000 Carlos Delgado, Blue Jays $17 million, 4 years____ 2000 Alex Rodriguez, Rangers $25.2 million, 10 years Uncertain future After sustaining yet another concussion in the Cowboys’ game Sunday, Troy Aikman may not play again this season. See Page 10 Indy still alive with 44-20 win By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Peyton James and Manning, Edgerrin Marvin Harrison? Who needs them when Paul Shields, Jeff Burris, Bernard Holsey and Mustafah Muhammed are around to keep the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC playoff race? Shields blocked a punt to set up one third-quarter score and Burris sacked Rob Johnson to force a fumble that Holsey returned 48 yards for another touchdown as the Colts got just 237 yards of offense but beat the Buffalo Bills 44-20 Monday night. Muhammed added a 40-yard interception return for a score in the fourth quarter as the Colts scored 35 points in the second half, 21 by the defense and special teams. "Anytime you see a defensive player running with the ball, it's a great feeling on offense," said Manning, who was 13-of-24 for a career-low 132 yards. "When the defense scores, it's a huge lift for the whole team." The win kept Indianapolis (8-6) alive for an AFC playoff berth and eliminated the Bills (7-7), although the Colts still need help to make it. Indianapolis' victory also enabled Denver to qualify for the postseason, joining Oakland, Tennessee and Baltimore with two spots in the con­ ference still open. This was clearly a victory for the Indianapolis defense, which for two years has played the supporting cast to Manning, Harrison and James. This time, the offense supported the defense. The defense sacked Johnson and Doug Flutie nine times — after get­ ting just six sacks in its previous five games. The two turnovers for touch- downs were .among three for the game for a team that entered the game with just 15 takeaways, last in the NFL. "You've got to make plays. That's been our problem all season. We haven't been able to take the ball away," Colts coach Jim Mora said. "We did that tonight. Of all the games this year, this was the most opportunities we've had to make plays and we made them." "I got a little impatient," said Johnson, who was 12-of-22 for 188 yards and two interceptions. "I tried to make some plays. I got frustrated and I made some bad decisions." Two of the heroes were making their first starts — Brad Scioli, who had two sacks, in place of Holsey, and Muhammed in place of Tyrone Poole. The Colts led 9-6 at halftime after an exchange of field goals by Mike Vanderjagt and Buffalo's Steve Christie. But Indianapolis came out ener­ gized in the second half, especially on defense. It stopped the Bills on three plays on the opening series, then Shields, who started four games at fullback last year but had been cut and re­ signed twice this season, broke up the middle and blocked Chris Mohr's punt. Mohr juggled the ball and had to re-start "We didn't have a block called at that time. We had a return called," Mora said. "He just took a long time to get the kick off." That gave Indianapolis the ball at the 25. James carried the ball four straight times, the last time taking it in from the 1. T he Daily T exan S ports m r m u s t ! copt Tuesday December 12, 2000 A-Rod hits jackpot with Rangers 1. Rusty Greer, LF Greer has hit .300 or better in all but two of his seven major-league seasons, 2. Ivan Rodriguez, C Arguably the best catcher in baseball, ‘Pudge’ was having a career year until injury sidelined him last season.____ 3. Alex Rodriguez, SS The highest-paid player in baseball should add even more power to the Rangers high-octane offense._________ 4. Rafael Palmeiro, IB With 400 career homers, Palmeiro stilj has power, and the short porch in right field in Arlington is perfect for him._____ 5. Andres Galarraga, DH After coming back from cancer last sea­ son, the Big Cat hit .302 with 100 RBIs. 6. Ken CamlnRI, 3B If Caminiti can stay healthy, the Rangers’ third-base troubles will be solved, but that’s far from a guarantee, 7. Randy Velarde, 2B Velarde’s a career .278 hitter who helped lead Oakland to the playoffs. __ 8. Gabe Kapler, RF In addition to his Herculean physique, Kapler has shown he can hit, putting up a .302 average last se aso n ._______ 9. Ruben Mateo, CF Mateo is a five-tool player who could be a superstar - but he’s also injury-prone. Photo Illustration by Lucy Quintanilla/Daily Texan Staff , b Lot. Shortstop Rodriguez gets richest contract in pro sports history _ The Associated Press — A-RSd has a new nickname: A- That's what Alex Rodriguez is getting from the Texas Rangers — a quarter-billion dollars in a deal that doubles the previous richest contract in sports history. The Rangers lurqd the four-time All-Star shortstop from the Seattle Mariners with a $252 million, 10-year contract Monday. "Alex is the player we believe will allow this franchise to fulfill its dream of continuing on its path to becoming a World Series cham­ pion," Rangers owner Tom Hicks said. Hicks paid $250 million to buy the entire franchise three years ago from the group headed by George W. Bush and Rusty Rose. New the gangers ^ catcher Ivan Rodriguez, League MVP. -and I - m - 1999 American "The Rangers are serious about winning," Texas general manager Doug Melvin said. "I know expectations will be high. We're ready for that challenge." The free-agent contract calls for a $10 mil­ lion signing bonus paid over five years and salaries of $21 million in each of the first four years — well above the $15.8 million Minnesota paid its entire team this season. The 25-year-old Rodriguez gets $25 million a year in 2005 and 2006, and $27 million in each of the final four seasons. A total of $36 million is deferred at 3 percent interest, the money to be paid from 2011-2020. / t , ~ f • > - ;-K ' •, Sandy Alderson, an executive vice presi­ dent in baseball's commissioner's office, called the deal "stupifying." "This amount of money spread out over 10 years could probably buy three franchises or so at the bottom end of market value," he said. "I'm the whipping boy for 'baseball games will destruct,' " said Rodriguez's agent, Scott Boras. The contract is exactly double the previous record for a sports contract: a $126 million, six-year agreement in October 1997 between forward Kevin Garnett and the NBA's Minnesota Umberwolves. And it was finalized 11 days shy of the 25th anniversary of an arbitrator's decision that ended the reserve clause and led to free agency in the Andy Messersmith-Dave McNally case. Back then, the average baseball salary was about $45,000. This year, it was about $1.8 million, leading some owners to call for another overhaul of the sport's economic structure — which could lead to another work stoppage after next season. "At first they were talking about 200 mil­ lion — 250 (million) came out of nowhere," said Rodriguez's new teammate, Rafael Palmeiro. " I f s just incredible." The previous high for a baseball player was set just Saturday: a $121 million, eight-year Sm ArROD, Pag* 11 No way to justify A ridiculously high salary Paul J. Weber Daily Texan Columnist He goes by the nickname A- the obscene for Rod. And amount of money the Texas Rangers shelled out for Alex Rodriguez's services Monday, the star shortstop better end up being A-League MVP, A-World Series lock and A-persuasive negotiator in nuclear peace talks should the United States ever be on the verge of getting blown to kingdom come. After all, how else can you jus­ tify the reported 10-year, $252- million contract Rodriguez weaseled out of Rangers owner Tom Hicks? If the numbers in the deal are accurate, then it's more than Hicks paid to acquire the entire franchise back in 1998. And since the club's starting rotation remains abysmal — meaning Texas will still lose to the Yankees no matter how many quarter-billionaires the Rangers pencil into the lineup — I'm not sure the team has appre­ ciated in value since. But really, how surprising is this latest mind-boggling con­ tract in the sports world? For the %— WEBER, Pag* l i Associated Press Former Seattle Mariner Alex Rodriguez will add power to the Rangers’ already potent offense. Unless Rodrigui Rangers won’t í David Sessions Daily Texan Columnist A-Rod, welcome to Texas. Here's your check for a quarter of a billion dollars. As you requested, Arlington has been renamed "Alex Rodriguez City" and The Ballpark in Arlington will be known as the "House That A-Rod Built." In addition, the Texas flag's lone star will be replaced with a lone No. 3 for your uniform num­ ber. Now that we've got all that messy contract stuff out of the way, we only have one question for you, Mr. Rodriguez: Can you pitch? Oh, we all know A-Rod isn't a pitcher. But it just seems fair that a player bringing in about $100,000 every time he spits or scratches himself should have a little more responsibility than your average league-minimum nobody. Alex Rodriguez is now the highest-paid athlete in the history of the universe after accepting a- 10-year, $252-million deal from the Texas Rangers, and he's only a shortstop. And the Rangers, run-scoring madmen that they are, aren't any closer to winning a SM SESSIONS, Pag* 11 Virginia coach Welsh to retire after turning around struggling program By The Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A tearful George Welsh retired as Virginia's football coach Monday, 19 years after turning the Cavaliers from a laughingstock into a con­ tender. "I am now and will be forever a Wahoo," the 67-year-old coach said before pausing to collect himself. "It's time for this old salt to sail off into the sunset." Welsh came to Virginia from Navy to take over a program so bad its team was mock­ ingly referred to as the "Cadavaliers." He leaves as the winningest coach in Atlantic Coast Conference history, and one whose mark on the university can be seen in the stadium he leaves behind. "The best measure of a coach's impact is what was and what is," athletic director Terry Holland said. "This stadium will stand forever as a very visible reminder of the legacy that coach Welsh has left us." When Welsh arrived at Virginia in 1982, the Cavaliers had a 33-121-11 record in the ACC and had never been to a bowl. Since his arrival, they are 85-51-3 and will be making their 12th bowl appearance this month. His career record is 189-131-4. Their home field, Scott Stadium, also was enhanced by an $86 million expansion and renovation in the offseason. The work pushed capacity to more than 60,000, and has made the stadium an important recruit­ ing tool. »ut Welsh said he decided after wavering all season that he doesn't have the ene: and drive to return. ’ "Without doubt, this has been the most difficult decision of my coaching career," he said. "I admit I changed my mind on this many times over the past two weeks, but by this past weekend, it was clear to me that I should retire." This season marked the first in three years that Welsh did not have back surgery in the offseason, but Welsh said "something happenei ' and he found he didn't have the energy to stay awake as late as he once had. Lemieux hopes to return to NHL dominance in latest comeback By The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Mario Lemieux, whose comeback has excited his sport as much as Michael Jordan's did for bas­ ketball, wants to be hockey's dominant player again. "I'm not coming back to embarrass myself," Lemieux said at a news confer­ ence Monday. "That's the last thing I would do. I wouldn't come back unless I thought I could play at a high le v e l... to try to regain the title of the best player in the world. It's something I have the desire and passion to do." Lemieux said his unexpected come­ back after a three-and-a-half-year layoff has nothing to do with enhancing the finances of the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise he now owns. "The most important thing is I miss flie game tremendously," he said. He also predicted this comeback will go more smoothly than those he made in 1991 from back surgery, in 1993 from Hodgkin's disease and in 1995 from a year's layoff for health reasons. "I feel that being 35 isn't too late and I have a lot of great hockey left in me," Lemieux said. "This comeback, I feel, will be the easiest because I've been rest- ing and I'm healthy and I have a fresh start mentally and physically." Lemieux also said the Penguins lack only an experienced leader to challenge for the Stanley Cup, and his return can help four-time scoring champion Jaromir Jagr break out of a long scoring slump. "I play this game to win champi­ onships, and I feel this team is very, very close to competing for a Stanley Cup. I do believe we need some experience down the stretch, especially in me play­ offs," he said. Lemieux, a six-time NHL scoring champion, first began thinking of playing again early this fall. He started working Sm LEMIEUX, P g * 1 1 Aaaodatad Fran After a three-year layoff, Pittsburgh Penguins owner Mario Lemieux plans to return to the Ice and continue to be one of hockey’s all-time gre it . k 1 0 Twi D aily d u n Tuesday, December 12, 2000 laroundl theHorn whafethe BUZZ? ‘With this team, we've got four or five guys who can hit 40 home runs. I think we've got a better team than we had at Colorado. ... I might be hitting seventh or eighth. It’s a great offensive team to be on.’ Newly signed Texas Rangers first base­ man/designated hitter Andres Galarraga on the team’s high-powered 2001 lineup. ACROSS THE WIRE what’s on deck The Texan sports section looks back at its best stories from fall 2000 in the Exam Week Extra edition, so you’ll have something good to read while you’re studying feverishly. Or, you can read it while you’re taking a break from Madden 2001, while your roommate is studying feverishly. Either way, check it out... Wednesday in Sports Longhorn soccer players named to All-Region team Texas freshmen soccer players Kati McBain and Kylee Wosnuk were named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Central Region Team on Thursday. McBain became the first Longhorn in history to be named to the All-Central Region first team, while Wosnuk is the third Texas player to be a second-team selection. They are the first Longhorns to earn spots on the region team since former player Haley Hauptman was a member of the third-team in 1998. m______ SOCCOT McBain, this season's Big 12 Conference Rookie of the Year and the only freshman on the region's first team, completed the most suc­ cessful freshman campaign in Texas history in 2000. She broke the UT single-season marks for points (29) and assists (13) en route to earning first-team All-Big 12 and All-Newcomer acco­ lades. McBqin also finished tied for second on the squad in goals (eight) and was the Big 12's only two-time winner of its Newcomer of the Week Award (Sept. 18 and 25). Wosnuk, a first-team All-Big 12 and All- Newcomer honoree, ended the year tied for the team lead in goals (nine) and second on the squad in points (26) and assists (eight). She was the league's first Newcomer of the Week (Aug. 28). Among Big 12 players, Wosnuk finished tied for third in goals and fourth in assists during conference play despite missing the last five Big 12 games, ,including the Big 12 Tournament, due to an ankle injury. Ramirez to decide between Cleveland, Boston, agent says DALLAS — Next up for baseball riches: Manny Ramirez. The slugging outfielder planned to decide Tuesday whether the Cleveland Indians or bolt to the Boston Red Sox, his agent said. to re-sign with "Manny is considering the positions of each team involved," agent Jeff Moorad said Monday evening, "and at this point antici­ pates making a decision in the next 24 hours." Both Boston and Cleveland are offering more than $100 million for Ramirez, who hit .351 last season with 38 homers and 122 RBIs in 439 at-bats. A source close to the talks, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Ramirez was leaning toward Cleveland, but it was unclear if that was a real posture or a stance designed to prod Boston into making a higher offer. Indians general manager John Hart said Sunday his team was unlikely to re-sign its best hitter, calling it a "faint pulse." But after several more meetings with Moorad, Hart sounded more upbeat. "I'm not surprised by anything," he said. Hart returned to Cleveland on Monday evening while Moorad remained at the win­ ter meetings. Two years ago, Boston also tried to sign a run-producing outfielder. But all the Red Sox wound up doing was raising the price for the New York Yankees re-sign Bernie Williams, who stayed home for an $87.5 mil­ lion, seven-year contract. to North Carolina tabs alumnus Bunting as new head coach CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — John Bunting returned to his alma mater on Monday when he was hired as football coach at North Carolina. Bunting, who resigned as linebackers coach with the New Orleans Saints, replaces Carl Torbush, who was fired last month after three seasons. "It's exciting to be back and to be part of the community once again," Bunting said Monday after arriving at Raleigh-Durham Airport. Bunting was hired in February by the Saints, who are trying to make the NFL play­ offs. "It's a big loss to us, but it's a dream job for John," Saints general manager Randy Mueller said. "We're all excited for him," With Bunting leaving the Saints, Mueller said defensive assistant Winston Moss and defensive coordinator Ron Zook will be given more responsibilities. Saints coach Jim Haslett will help coach the team's lineback­ ers, Mueller said. Bunting's contract at North Carolina was expected to be worth between $500,000 and $600,000 a year, The News & Observer o f Raleigh reported. Compiled from staff and Associated Press reports Aikman’s future in doubt By The Associated Press IRVING — Troy Aikman's agent has been through this before, with another certain Hall of Fame quar­ terback facing serious questions about his future after a series of concussions. Leigh Steinberg, the agent for Aikman and Steve Young, said Monday that it is too early to say if Aikman — who went to six straight Pro Bowls and won three Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys in the 1990s — will soon join Young in retirement. Young, a seven-time Pro Bowl selection with one Super Bowl title for San Francisco, retired in June after suffering three concussions in four seasons. Now, Aikman has suffered four concussions in his last 20 starts. His 12th NFL season is almost definite­ ly over, and his career may be as well. The already uncertain future was clouded even more Sunday when Aikman suffered his second con­ cussion of the season, and 10th of his career, after being tackled in the first quarter by Washington line­ backer LaVar Arrington. Steinberg said the concussion was diagnosed as mild, like the one Aikman suffered in the season opener three months earlier. Aikman sat out two games after that concussion. The agent said it was unlikely that Aikman would play Sunday's final home game against the New York Giants. His status for the season finale Christmas night at Tennessee is also in question. "We certainly want to err on the side of caution," Steinberg said. "Obviously, that many concussions gives rise to concern." What's beyond that will be discussed soon after the season. "When the season is over, Troy and I will sit down for a long discussion about his health and what makes sense for his future," Steinberg said. Steinberg said his role in the discussions "is to attempt to safeguard his long-term health and gather all of the relevant facts." Aikman didn't talk to reporters after the game Sunday or at the Valley Ranch practice facility Monday. He has given no indication that he is ready to retire. Cowboys officials said he was undergoing further medical examinations. Coach Dave Campo listed the quarterback's status as day-to-day, and said he has given no thought that Sunday might have been Aikman's last game in a Dallas uniform. "Troy has never indicated anything to me other than he wants to play football," Campo said. "His health is the most important thing. If he's ready to play, Troy wants to play. That is his mentality." Dr. Hal Unwin, an associate professor of neurology at the University of Texas Southwest Medical Center in Dallas, said some studies have shown that concus­ sions can have a cumulative impact, but individual effects vary. Associated Press Troy Aikman sits on the sidelines after being knocked out of the Cowboys’ win over the Redskins Sunday. "The brain moves around and parts of the brain move in different speeds than other parts of the brain, kind of like whipped cream on Jell-O, some­ times you can have some of the nerves tom if you get hit hard enough," Unwin said. Unwin said Aikman had likely had an MRI or CAT scan to check for permanent damage, but regardless of the outcome, a neurologist would likely leave the decision up to the 34-year-old quarterback. "If he were my patient, I would ask him to stick to the guidelines, but whether he should continue play­ ing, the final decision is his," Unwin said. Dale Hellestrae, the Cowboys' deep snapper, isn't sure what Aikman, his teammate for 11 seasons, will do. As far as speculation, I don't think he knows what he's going to do," Hellestrae said. "Only he knows the health issues, but he doesn't sit and talk and com­ plain about it." Even if Aikman wants to come back, Dallas owner Jerry Jones faces a March 8 deadline on whether to pay Aikman a $7 million bonus. Carruth may testify in trial By The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Attorneys for Rae Carruth said Monday that the former NFL receiver might testi­ fy at his trial on charges of masterminding the murder of his pregnant girlfriend. That's a decision we would make literally an hour before (it would happen)," attorney David Rudolf said. Carruth is being tried on a capital murder charge, accused of setting up the slaying of Cherica Adams. Speaking outside the courthouse, Rudolf declined to say if he planned to call co-defendant Van Brett Watkins, the admitted triggerman. Watkins pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in July and agreed to testify against Carruth. "We'll have to see if it's necessary," Rudolf said. Prosecutors did not call Watkins as a witness before resting their case earlier Monday after 12 days of testi­ mony and more than two dozen witnesses. Inside the courtroom, Rudolf opened the defense case by attacking the credibility of another co-defen­ dant, Michael Eugene Kennedy, a key prosecution wit­ ness. Kennedy said Carruth masterminded the attack on Adams last year. The prosecution theory of the case is that Carruth had Adams killed because he didn't want to make child support payments. Defense attorneys contend that Adams was killed in a drug deal that went bad. Former prosecutor Thomas C. Porter testified that Kennedy wasn't telling the truth when he told the jury about a 1994 assault charge. Kennedy said the charge against him was dropped because a videotape proved he wasn't involved in the shooting of another man. Porter, now a defense lawyer, testified that Kennedy wasn't prosecuted because a witness couldn't be locat­ ed. He said he didn't know of a videotape. The next witness was homicide investigator M.S. Conner, who was one of the first investigators to work on the Adams case. Conner also investigated the 1994 assault case against Kennedy that never went to trial. Rudolf asked Conner why he didn't mention the 1994 case and its drug overtones to prosecutors in October, when he filed motions asking the state to turn over all the information it had on any drug activities by Kennedy and Watkins. Conner said he did not recall the 1994 case at that time. Adams was eight months pregnant with Carruth's son when she was shot on Nov. 16,1999. The baby sur­ vived, but Adams died a month later. Kennedy, testifying without a deal with prosecutors, said Carruth recruited him to be the driver in the attack and paid him $100 to buy the gun in the shooting. 0 M .Y JB U H SPORTS STAFF PICKS THE BOWLS Mobile Alabama TCU vs. Southern Miss. Las Vegas UNLV vs. Arkansas Oahu Georgia vs. Virginia Aloha Paul J. Damien Travis David Jonathan S. Miss S. Miss. 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Tech Florida Citrus Michigan vs. Auburn Rose Purdue vs. Washington Fiesta Notre Dame vs. Oregon St. Sugar Florida vs. Miami Orange Oklahoma vs. Florida St. Last week Season record K-State K-State K-State Tennessee Tennessee ...... ... K-State - S. Carolina Ohio St. Ohio St. Ohio St. S. Carolina Ohio. St. Va. Tech Va. Tech Va. Tech Va. Tech Va. Tech Va. Tech Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Wash. Wash. Purdue Purdue Wash. Purdue NO. Oregon St. N.D. Oregon St. Oregon St. Oregon St. Florida Florida Miami Miami Miami Miami Florida St. Florida St. Florida St. Oklahoma 5-5 79-61 5-5 6-4 77-63 78-62 6-4 79-61 Florida St. Florida St. ‘ 6-4 78-62 7-3 80-60 •; * >• With the race still too close to call, the Texan is having its own version of a recount - we're picking every single bowl game. A true picks winner will emerge after all 25 of the bowls are done, and although Damien Pierce is the defending champion, anyone could win this thing. Astros, Tigers complete winter’s biggest trade By The Associated Press DALLAS — In the biggest trade of baseball's winter meet­ ings, the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers completed a six- player deal Monday with Roger Cedeno going to the Tigers and Brad Ausmus heading back to the Astros. Detroit also acquired catcher Mitch Meluskey and right-han­ der Chris Holt. The Tigers sent relievers Doug Brocail and Nelson Cruz to Houston. Ausmus, 31, was traded by the Astros to Detroit in a seven-play- er deal following the 1998 season. He spent two years in Houston. He is known as one of the top defensive catchers in the game. "Going into the offseason our priority was to improve our pitch­ ing staff," Astros general manager * Gerry Hunsicker said. "We feel we took significant strides to do that with this trade. Brad Ausmus helped us win two divisions in Houston. Reacquiring him adds to our pitching immediately. He is one of the best catchers in base­ ball." Meluskey, 27, showed a lot of promise at the plate last season despite some deficiencies in the field. He hit .300 with 14 homers and 69 RBIs in 337 at-bats during his rookie season. The switch-hit- ter also had a .401 on-base per­ centage. The Astros, who traded ace Mike Hampton to the New York Mets for a package that included Cedeno last December, were will­ ing to unload the speedy out-: fielder because they already have Moisés Alou, Richard Hidalgo and Lance Berkman. the BOX ISfifi ac i WWW» w w IncHenepolts 44. Buffalo 20 NBA Minnesota 96, Philadelphia 91,0T Phoenix 86, Chicago 80 Sm Artanl* ü , Ultfi 8 3 Ho— ton 82, Vamo— r 7» LA. Clippers 92, Orlando 80 UNtil n n L New Jersey 4, Atlanta 0 Tampa Bay 2, Colorado 2, tie Men’s CoWege Hoop» 6 M 6. Nc No. 17 Ondnnati 97, OaMand, Mich. 58 airWAVES NBA Sacramento at Atlanta NHL Phila. at Nashville 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 N.Y. Rangers at San Jose 9:30 p.m., ESPISI2 7 p.m., TBS DROP US A UNE Have feedback, opinions or suggestions for DT sports? By all means, tell us about it. Here’s how we can be reached: ■ E-mail: dtsports@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu ■ Voice: 512-232-2210 ■ Fax: 512-471-2952 ■ Postal: PO Box D, Austin T X 78705 O’Neal to get degree from LSU By The Associated Press EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Shaquille O'Neal has earned a new nickname: The Big Graduate. The Los Angeles Lakers' star will receive his diploma from Louisiana State University on Friday, causing him to miss that night's game against the Vancouver Grizzlies at Staples Center. O'Neal will miss the game with his team's blessing — and won't be docked any of his $19.286 million sea­ son salary. "Here he is, almost 30, and he's from college," Lakers graduating coach Phil Jackson said after practice Monday. "He's persevered to do it. We wish him well in his graduation, it's a wonderful thing to do." The 28-year-old O'Neal, who left LSU after three years to turn pro in 1992, will receive a bachelor of science degree in general studies. "I could be anything I want — I could take your job, I could be a lawyer," he told reporters with a smile. "There's real life and there's fairy tale life. This is real life." O'Neal will go through a gradua­ tion ceremony Friday morning, then have his jersey No. 33 retired at half- time of the LSU-New Orleans game Saturday night, joining Bob Pettit and Pete Maravich as the only LSU basket­ ball players to have their numbers retired. O'Neal will rejoin the Lakers in time for Sunday's game at Toronto. "I promised my parents I'd do it, I promised myself I'd do it," O'Neal said of earning his degree. "It took eight years, it should have taken six or seven. I had some other engage­ ments." O'Neal led the Lakers to their first NBA championship in 12 years last June. After falling one vote shy of becoming the first unanimous MVP selection ever, he coined another in a series of nicknames for himself — The Big Aristotle. "I'm the first graduate of LSU to graduate in crayon biology," O'Neal joked. "I'm excited about it, it gives me something to fall back on. You need your stamp to prove you're an educated man; I'm an educated man. The money7 s always nice, you need an education to manage your money/ More seriously, he said: "The organ­ ization has been gracious enough to let me go. I thought (finishing school) would be easy, but it was kind of hard. Thank God for the Internet." Rodriguez signs with Rangers; becomes highest-paid athlete A-ROD, from 9 left-hander the and We're talking about marketing an area." contract between Mike Hampton Colorado Rocldes. Until then, baseball's largest deal had been a $116.5 million, nine-year contract agreed to in February by Ken Griffey Jr. and the Cincinnati Reds Mien Seattle traded the center fielder last February. 'Alex made an owner deci­ sion," said Boras, who called Hicks "someone he could com­ municate with, someone who could put him in position to achieve his goals as a baseball player." Rodriguez, who can opt out of the agreement after seven years and become a free agent again at age 32, came away with an aver­ age salary of $25.2 million — 48 percent higher than the previous top, the $17 million Toronto first baseman Carlos Delgado agreed to in October as part of a four- year contract. But A-Rod fell short of the highest average salary in sports. Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal will average $29.5 million in an $88.5 million, three-year extension that starts with the 2003-04 season. Michael Jordan made about $33 million in 1997-98, his final season in the NBA. can "People are talking about the money, but you have to recog­ nize the type of player he is and what he accomplish," Oakland general manager Billy Beane said. "And he's only 25 years old." The from Miami — he's 6-feet 3-inches — was highly prized because he became a free agent at such a young age. In seven seasons with the Seattle Mariners, he has a .309 career average with 189 homers and 595 RBIs. infielder lanky This year, he made $4.25 mil­ lion in the final season of a $10.6 million, four-year contract he signed against Boras' advice in 1996. "Yes, he's special because he can hit a baseball. Yes, he's spe­ cial because he can hit it a long way," Rangers manager Johnny Oates said. "We're talking about more than hitting a baseball. Seattle and Atlanta were the other known finalists. The Braves did not make an offer, one senior baseball official said of the condition of anonymity, saying that it pushed Boras to name a price. The the amount of Mariners' offer was unclear. "There would have had to have been a major hometown discount to get us into the ball­ park," Mariners general manag­ er Pat Gillick said. "The ownership was not here," Boras said. "It was in Hawaii. It was very clear to us." In February, Seattle traded Griffey to Cincinnati rather than risk him becoming a free agent after season. The Mariners decided they would keep Rodriguez and try to re­ sign him. the 2000 Seattle won the AL wild card and swept Central Division champion Chicago in the first round. But the Yankees beat the Mariners 4-2 in the AL champi­ onship series. Asked what was next for Seattle, manager Lou Piniella said: "We'll go upstairs and take a close look." In Texas, Rodriguez joins a team that has never gotten beyond the first round of the playoffs, The Rangers already had signed three agents in the first three days of the winter meetings: first baseman Andres Galarraga ($6.25 million), third baseman Ken Caminiti ($3.25 million) and right-hander Mark Petkovsek ($4.9 million). The Rangers already have a powerful lineup but starting pitching is weak, with Rick Helling going 16-13 last year and Kenny Rogers 13-13. "We will build our pitching," Hicks promised. After winning the AL West in 1999, its third division title in four years, Texas dropped to 71- 91 and finished with a 5.52 ERA, the worst among the 30 major league teams. "This will mark the beginning of a national prominence for a franchise," Boras said. i n c l l t 1 1 a a r lu e s t u e c e m o e r iz, 2U O U Even with A-Rod, Rangers still need pitching to win SESSIONS, from 9 World Series than they were two years ago when Juan Gonzalez was around. But owner Tom Hicks knows what really matters, and it's not whether you win a championship or finish last. It's whether you sell out the stadium. ponied up the cash to sign Mussina, the top free-agent pitcher on the mar­ ket. The Yankees may not have the kind of offensive firepower boasted by the new-look Rangers, but with their pitching staff, five or six runs is good enough to win most games. return to their top form, the Rangers will still start at least one pitcher who belongs in Oklahoma City with the Triple-A club. Either Ryan Glynn, Doug Davis or Matt Perisho will like­ ly get that nod. pitcher one would expect to see start ing Game 1 of the World Series. There s still Kenny Rogers, who is at least durable, having thrown 227 1/3 innings over 34 starts last season, compiling a 13-13 record. Assuming Helling and Rogers are above-average major league starters — and that's a big assumption — there are still three spots in the rotation that could be filled by whoever looks good in spring training. Lefty Darren Oliver was hampered by a lingering arm injury during the Rangers' awful 2000 season, but con­ sidering his 7.42 ERA, perhaps his time on the DL was better for the team than his time on the mound. Speaking of injured lefties, what about Justin Thompson? Recent reports say the former Tiger, who missed all of last season with a shoul­ der injury, might not be ready for spring training in 2001. While the team is banking on Thompson's recovery, this is a fragile guy who has never thrown a pitch for the Rangers, and there's no guarantee he will. Even if Oliver and Thompson With a potent lineup that includes Ivan Rodriguez, Rafael Palmeiro and the newly signed A-Rod, Ken Caminiti and Andres Galarraga, the Rangers will most definitely score runs, provided they stay healthy. Defense wins championships, but offense sells tickets. In the world of baseball economics, either one will do. But those sell-out crowds will endure more 11-10 losses than they can bear, because the Rangers' pitch­ ing staff — to put it mildly — stinks. This is the same team that boasts Rick Helling as its ace. He's a solid pitcher, no doubt about it, and I'm sure the Yankees would love to have him as a their fifth starter. But Helling, who put up a 16-13 record with a 4.48 ERA in 2000, isn't exactly the kind of So while A-Rod pulls in $25 million each year, the pitching staff will be making a relative pittance, and there­ in lies the problem. If the Rangers want to beat the Yankees — and after losing nine straight playoff games to them, one would think that's a top priority — they'll need to follow the Bronx Bombers' pattern of success. The Rangers need pitching, badly, and instead of throwing obscene amounts of money at free agents Mike Hampton or Mike Mussina, general manager Doug Melvin chose to dan­ gle a $252-million carrot in front of a position player. With a roster full of aging, injury-prone and severely over­ paid power hitters, the Rangers are in danger of becoming the new version of the 1999 Baltimore Orioles — expensive losers. Meanwhile, the Yankees, winners of four of the last five World Series, While Texas has fortified its lineup with bats galore, nothing can change the fact that A-Rod will get tired of watching line-drive doubles sail over his head during hour-long stretches in the field. The same goes for Caminiti, although he'll probably be even more troubled, because every ball hit to third is a potential injury for the for­ mer Astro. So A-Rod, enjoy the bombs you hit into the Home Run Porch in right field. Take pride in the spectacular plays you make and savor the roar of an adoring crowd. And most of all, enjoy spending your mountain of money. After all, you'll need something to ease the pain of losing, because when it comes to pitching, die Rangers will get what they paid for. Baseball salaries are out of control, and Rodriguez’s adds fiiel to fire WEBER, from 9 past five years, the ludicrous demands of one superstar athlete during the off­ season have only been made to look like chump change in comparison to someone else's perceived worth in the next free agent period. It's an endless cycle, and as owners and managers well know, if s one that everyone for­ gets in the middle of a heated pennant race. that can Rodriguez's annual salary is now higher than the 2000 team payrolls of the Twins, Marlins and Royals, but it will only last until spring training. That's when, according to worried baseball commissioner Bud Selig, only half the teams in the majors will open the season with a realistic shot of vying for a playoff spot. year-old could possibly do with $252 million, nor am I going to lament the fact that Rodriguez makes more in a doubleheader against the Angels than I will in my first job out of college. There's no shock in all of this any­ more. We've grown numb. one) on sports pages come October, and the subject of rising baseball salaries doesn't arise too often on sports radio while the postseason is in full swing. lament Sure, you So I, for one, am going to stop mon­ itoring the rising salaries in baseball — or any sport, for that matter — like it's the end of society as we know it. I'm not going to ponder what a 25- Now, I just can't wait to see how far a lineup with Rodriguez, Pudge, Rafael Palmerio, Ken Caminiti, Ruben Mateo and Andres Gallaraga can go in the postseason. After all, die Yankees aren't about to cut their payroll — so if you can't beat 'em, you might as well out spend 'em. It was only three years ago that Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez made head­ lines for his annual $12.5 million deal, and Rodriguez's paycheck will be twice that amount with the Rangers. And since three-time Cy Young win­ ners will always be more coveted than slugging shortstops, Martinez's con­ tract next time around will certainly shoot past A-Rod's figures. Recall there are few salary info­ oh-when-will-the- graphics greed-end columns (much like this and Penguins legend looks to return to on-ice form in comeback as owner“player LEMIEUX, from 9 out on his own Nov. 1, borrowing an exercise bike from the Penguins' prac­ tice rink, and began skating Nov. 28 with the help of former Penguins defenseman Jay Caufield. with the Penguins early next week and could play again late December, though he said he could be ready in early January. the players association that he will be paid $1.41 million — the league's average salary — even though he will essentially be paying himself. If he had paid himself minimum wage, it would have dragged down the aver­ age salary, a figure used in contract negotiations. "I'll come back when I'm ready to play at a high level," he said. "I do intend to come back ready to go." He expects no trouble in the locker room because of his unique role as owner-player. in Penguins employees didn't become suspicious until he stopped keeping regular morning office hours. "I've made a lot of progress in two- and-a-half weeks," he said. "I feel very good about my chances. The first week was discouraging. I couldn't skate the way I used to, but I've showed a lot of progress in the last week or 10 days." Lemieux plans to start practicing Lemieux's remarkable and unpar­ alleled progression from hockey's most dominating player to team owner and back to player has created never-envisioned problems with the NHL Players Association. But he said none are serious enough to derail his comeback. "I'm going to pay my union dues," he said. It was agreed in negotiations with Lemieux must remain on the NHL's Board of Governors because it was a legal requirement of his owner­ ship group's takeover of the Penguins in federal bankruptcy court. But he will not take part in any sensitive issues relating to owners-players rela­ tions, and he will divorce himself from much of the team's day-to-day business decisions. F R E I D E L I V E R Y ^ v r U K E O U T I S F L A V O R S O F W I N G S S A N D W I C H E S . 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Laundry, on-site management. .1804 Lavaca. 476-5152 afternoons R E N T A L R E N T A L RENTAL A N N O U N C E M E N T S E M P L O Y M E N T EM P LO Y M E N T T R A N S P O R T A T I O N 10 - Misc. Autos CASH WILL buy cars, trucks & motorcycles. Running or not, day or night. 442-7212 or 6 26-4934 80 - Bicycles FOR SALE 1998 24’ GT Cruiser $275 obo, ph 302-5755 100-Vohktes Wanted I BUY CARS & MOTORCYCLES R U N N IN G OR NOT. 4 5 4 - 2 4 9 9 R E A L ES T A T E SALES 1 3 0 -Condos* Townhomos MAROS MAMGEMENT, i n c . 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Call Ross, 206-0471 or 848-8890. '96 GEO Metro Four door, A/T, A /C , stereo, new inspection, 41k miles. White & Right! $3,000 attn Artie 474-2907 '95 CAMARY 4-door, red 75.000K miles mostly highway, great condi­ tion, very clean must sell. Asking $9500 neg. 477-8088 5-speed, 1990 TOYOTA Corola sedan, 4- door, very-cold AC, FM/cass, great interior, new clutch and radiator, michelin-tires, records, 120k. Sell $3,500/O BO . 732- 0746 1974 FORD Ranchero GT, 351c, runs excellent, great condition, brown metallic paint, cragar wheels, $4,900/obo. beautiful- must see! cjuccin ecu, good condition, worth QUEEN BED, good condition, worth Nathan 512-323-2238 $900, sell for $350, computer desk, color cherrywood, assembled/w/wheels, $150. Dress­ er-set, 3-pieces, white-wicker, $ 1 25 472-3455. R E N T A L FOR SALE: 1 used futon $125, 1 bed $ 125, 1 wooden table & 4 chairs $100. Call 467-7998 for in­ fo. 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Stanberry & Associates CENTRAL 2-1 .with hardwoods, available 1/1, CACH, security sys­ tem paid, refrigerator, stove, W /D fenced yard, connections, close to campus, 1604 West 1/2 Street, $1,195. 494-8828/970- 2765. large WEST CAMPUS. Large garage apartment w/loft. Great location, quiet neighborhood. Central heat­ ing & AC. Utilities paid. $650/mo. Call 708-9181. TO SUBLEASE for Spring. Awesome room in close West Campus house, hardwood floors, big windows, share kitchen, living, and dining with 4 other students. Non-smoking and no pets. $ 4 2 0 + 1 /5 bills. 481-9303. 3BR/1 BA HYDE Park house for rent Spring semester. Huge yard, CACH, W D /D W , hardwood floors, great neighbors. $ 1600/mo. Call Jon or Karen at 467-8740. COLLEGE PARK CONTESSA has some openings for the Spring semester for both double & single rooms. Mention this ad & receive $ 150 off of the already great rate Price includes basic utilities, 19/m eals/wk, and a fully furnished room. Please come by 2 7 0 7 Rio Granae or call 476-4 648 for more information. You con also check our website at w w w . contessadorms. com We look forward to meeting you! ROOM AVAILABLE in North Austin, $375/month plus utilities and 1/2 month deposit. Call Tony 990- 1455. DOBIE SUB-LEASE, suite. 505-2322. Male corner SUB-LEASE COLLEGE Pork Barrone Dorm. Female/male, private bed­ room w / connecting bath, 19 meals/wk, $3650 for Spring 2000, price negotiable. Call 495-9457. TO SUBLEASE for Spring. Awesome room in close West Campus house, hardwood floors, big windows, share kitchen, living, and dining with 4 other students. Non-smoking and no pets. $ 4 2 0 + 1 /5 bills. 48 1-9303. DOBIE CENTER corner Suite, Dis­ count Sublease for Spring 2001 se­ mester. 15th floor with shared living area & kitchenette. Share room w/male roommate. Great views and location! Call 512-505-1503 or 210-860-8081 for details. NEED FEMALE roommate to sub­ in lease west campus apartment Dec. or Jan. $450/m o. Call Jenni­ fer 5 76 8623 NEEDED ASIAN female roommate starting Jan. 1st, 2001. Please call 512-804-1487 share 2 /2 on UT shuttle. MEET STUDENTS from over 25 Texas Colleges. FIND OUT WHERE THE PARTY TS! 11 TexasCollegeSingleslcom | The #1 Spring Break I Company fo r 17 Team! SfWNG BREAK C a n c n n Mazatlan Acapulco ^ 0 . £ S k i B r e c k e n r i d g e V a il Beaver Creek Keystone A-Baain 469-0999 6 0 0 W e s t 2 8 t h S u ite # 1 0 2 1-800-BEACH-BUM esww.uuleetreltyaeeehcMs.eew» *W E ARE SPRINGBREAK* M azatlan, Acapulco, Cancún, Jamaica, So. Padre Island 4-7 Nt. Pkgs from $329+ Reliable RT Air, Deluxe Hotel #1 College Party Package Book now & receive up to 14 FREE meals & 32 hr FREE Drinks CAMPUS REPS WANTED! Travel Free-Earn Ca$h Call N o w 1.8 77.4 6 7 .2 7 2 3 www.paradiseparties.com SEEKING ROOMMATE: Have large 2/1 with backyard, minutes from compus/downtown, $650/m o + utilities, W /D . 454-8259. LOST: BLACK address book & tan briefcase. Contact 232-7276. Re­ ward. ( § 1 ^ ÜÉ: F E M A L E R O O M M A T E W A N T E D in all girls private dorm. W est campus location. Meals, swimming, work-out room, computer access available. Call Breanna 531-01 36. URGENT! ROOMMATE Needed to furnished sub-lease West Campus 2 /2 , Spring Semester. Asking Call Micah, 4 7 6 $600/OBO. 9780. SE BUSCA hispanohablante argrad- able y responsible para compartir casa de tres rec moras con traduc­ tora, trabajdora social y dos perras fuñar. encantadoras. Llame a Morin 789-3885. Prohibido SEEKING FEMALE roommate. I hove a 2bed/2bath, 950 sqft. apartment with fireplace, greenbelt view, and full-sized W /D . $490/mo. Call 444-0269. FAR WEST Bargainl Only $400/month: Roommate needed for spacious 2-2 starting mid-Decem­ ber 527-8522/507- 5857. (flexible). TO SUBLEASE for Spring. Awesome room in close West Campus house, hardwood floors, big windows, share kitchen, living, and dining with 4 other students. Non-smoking and no pets. $ 4 2 0 + 1 /5 bills. 481-9303. PROFESSIONAL OR Graduate Stu- dent roommate wanted. 2/1 house neighborhood. in $550/mo., pets welcome. Availa­ ble mid-January. Cherrywood MALE CONDO-MATE wanted to share quiet, secure, exceptional, fur­ nished 2 /2 with covered parking, W /D , full kitchen, pool. 3 blocks N of campus. $45 0 + 1 /2 utilities. 494-8959, rogershhr@ool .com FEMALE ROOMAAATE needed to share spacious 2 /2 in beautiful com­ plex. W /D in unit, secured garage. 2 blocks from UT. $700/mo. 391- 1884. UNIVERSITY TOWERS room sub- lease available for sprii 2001. 1 bedroom/1 bathroom. Discounted $500. Female roommate. 485-8531 2 ROOMS near UT for 2 Austral­ ians, will pay up to $400/month each. EGG DONORS needed. $2000 fee paid. Call "The Egg Donation Cen­ ter of Dallas" (214)503-6553. PLEDGE CLASSES Need some quick money? Campusfundraiser.com is the answerl Pledge classes earn $ 1,000-$2,000 with the easy Campusfundraiser.com three hour fundraising event. No sales required. Fundraising dates are filling quickly, so coll todayl Contact Campusfundraiser.com at (8 88)923-3238, or visit www.campusfundraiser.com. NEED SPECIAL EGG DONOR: We are looking for an intelligent college student, junior status or higher, 21-30 years old, 5'4" to 5'1 1", blonde to light brown hair, blue to light green eyes. You can help an infertile couple make a dream come true. Compensation: $ 3 0 0 0 plus expenses. If interested call 371-1748. EASY $ 2 0 Need 30 students fo r apartment community survey on W ed. Dec. 13th. Please call for details. 44 7-6696 E D U C A T I O N A L Interested in Teaching English in Taiwan? My name is Henry Tsai We need an English teacher . We will offer you a year-long contract, lodging, round-trip airplane ticket, 13hrs/wk, training, $ 13-20/per/hr. If interested contact 830699@ ms25.hinet.net or ¡ghtorangevest@yahoo.com SERVICES ZIVLEY The Complete Professional Typing Service TERM PAPERS EDITING • RESUMES DISSERTATIONS APPLICATIONS WORD PROCESSING LASER PRINTING FORMATTING 27- & Guadalupe 472-3210 EM P LO Y M E N T $ 13/HR. TEMPORARY (2-3weeks) Data entry positions, must own com­ puter. 323-0392. SWEAT, SPIT, GRUNT, SCRATCH, LIFT HEAVY OBJECTS, WORK OUTDOORS. Small garden center needs outside help • full time or part time - now thru Christmas. Will tralp. Irreverent sense of humor a must. Also must have keen appreciation of plastic pink flamingos. Come fill out application at 5902 Bee Cave Road. Contact Bruno O 327-4564. W ANTED PIANTNERDS and PLANTNERD WANNABEES. Small infamous Garden Center in W est Lake Hills is looking for Part-time and Full-time helpers, to W ater Plants and Help Cus­ tomers or to W ater Customers and Help Plants. W ill train. N ow thru Christmas (maybe again in spring) Must have a keen appreciation of Plastic Pink Flamingos. Irreverent sense o f humor required. Come by and fill out an application at 59 0 2 Bee Cave Road (@hwy 360). Contact Bruno @ 327-4564. TEXACO FOOD MARTS IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR FULL TIME/PART TIME CLERKS 28 AUSTIN/METRO LOCATIONS BENEFITS: —Medical Insurance —Retirement —Paid Vacation —Tuition Assistance APPLY IN PERSON: 4911 EAST 7TH STREET (Austin) 8am-4pm MON/FRI *EOE GREAT PART-TIME JOB in busy real estate office! Help your fellow students find new housing. Good commission and no experience required. W ill help with real estate license and training. Vehicle required. Call Apartment Finders at 32 2-95 56 and ask for N orice or Sunday. ARE YOU THE PERSON WE'RE SEARCHING FOR? Well-respected preschool near UT, looking for energetic and enthusiastic assistant teachers. Mon-Fri 2:30-5:30pm or Mon-Fri 8:30-12:30pm. Great work envi­ ronment and co-workers. Competi­ tive salary. Previous experience a plus but willing to train the right per­ son. Ruth or Linda 478-5424. N o w A c c e p t i n g A p p l i c a t i o n s F o r T H E D A I L Y T E X A N Spring Classified C le rk Duties include taking voluntary ads by phone, filing, typing coordinating projects, assist ing sales and supervisory stafl with clerical tasks. Excellent phone, co-worker and custom er service skills needed. Monday-Friday 8 a m - 1 1 am or 1 2 * 3 p m Mu s t be a b l e to be g i n wor k J a n u a r y 8, 2 0 0 1 . $ 7 . 0 0 / H R APPLY IN PERSON AT THE DAI LY TEXAN Ad O f f i c e 2 4 2 1 S a n A n t o n i o Telephone inquiries not ac­ cepted. Applicants must be a University of Texas student. BEST SUMMER JOB: Would you like on adventure in the Rocky Mountains working with kids and meeting great people? Cheley Colorado Camps is the place for youl Call us at 1 -800-CampFun or visit our website at www.cheley.com Excellent W ater Pouring Skills Needed. Smiling Face a plus! W e w ill train the rest! I full time and art time positions available. Great for students 1 lam-2pm, 4pm-8pm or Weekends. 328-3775 The Summit Westlake (near MoPoc and Bee Caves Rd.) EOE drug free workplace PIZZA CLASSICS now hiring deliv­ ery drivers. Paid daily $10-$ 15/hr. Call 320-8080 after 4pm. *** $ 1 0 0 Sign on Bonus*** AFTERNOON ASSISTANT TEACHERS Do you enjoy playdough, crayons, & blocks? Children's Network has the perfect opportunity for you. W e ore currently accepting applica­ tions for part-time afternoon teacher assistants in our 3 & 4 yr/old A school-age classrooms. Call 834-9526. EARN EXTRA holiday bucks. Pre­ school looking for temp leaching as­ sistants for mid Dec. thru Mid Jan. Call Ernestina at 476 1 1 51 . WANT TO got paid for having fun with kids? UT childcare center is hir­ ing for several positions weekdays M +. Call Hora or Julie at 471- 7040. DANCE INSTRUCTORS needed. Must enjoy working with children ages 6 1 7 ana have some experience teaching any kind of dance classes. Knowledge of dance choreography a plus. Program to start by the end of January. Fox resume to 457-8594 or call Metz Recreation Center 0(478-8716 and ask for Maria or Jennifer. NORTHWEST OFFICE customs brok­ ers needs import clerk. P/T 2-5pm M-F full-time possible. $ 9/h r Fox re­ sume 250-5030. reading, deed POINT PERSON for travel in Texas, map for 6wks. Beginning Feb. 1st, 2001 Must be smart, quick study. Fax re­ sume 478-1850 retrieval ACTIVISTS COOL JOB for smart, green-minded individuals. Fight greedy corporate polluters with leading citizen's group. • Located west campus, fun work atmosphere, ■ flexible schedules, $9-12/hf. Call Todd 474-1903 ! NANNY PT for 2 children and in­ fant. Must have car, experience, and non-smoker. Flexible hours’ day and evenings. 231-0407. * A.I.S.D. NEEDS substitute teachers. Must have completed 2 years of col­ lege courses. We can accomodate your schedule. 414-2615. DELIVERY DRIVER 1:30-6pm M-F, hourly and mileage. Neat appear­ ance and dependable vehicle re­ quired. 11740 Jollyville Rd. 331- 5151. HYDE PARK BAPTIST CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTBt. Needs teaching assistants for preschool children and afterschool core. Just north of UT Campus on speedway. Shifts M-F 8:00-12:30 and/or ! 2:30-6:00pm. EOE. 4 6 5 -8 3 8 3 . STOCK POSITION AT CALICO CORNERS We're looking for a reliable/ organized stock assistant to work in a retail fabric store. Position requires handling heavy bolts of fabric and store maintenance. y \ afternoon hours. Beginning bt 5:00p.m. 4 days a week C all m anager a t 4 6 7 -9 4 6 2 . NEAR UT, $9-10 P.T., $10 -14 F.T. Legal services firm, flexible hours,T/Th pm pref, will train. PT/FT. Info lines: paralegal courier 4 7 4 -2 2 4 6 ; typist/clerical 4 7 4 -2 1 1 2 ; bookkeeping trainee 4 7 4 -0 8 5 3 . O r apply online! LawyersAidServlce.com/job* THC GALLUP POiM _ Now Hiring 71 V , . :] Telephone interviewer* - 8 B N o Sales Bill ■ Very Flexible Schedvfo.ji Great pay - $ 8 .7 5 -$ 1 0 .2 5 É Ü H ■Call 454-5271 toW B ¡¡¡W www.aaHup.com Wm SH O W YOU THE MONEY! Marketing and production company is seeking students for P/T and F/T sales positions. Flexible hours, high commissions could make between $1000- $ 5 0 0 0 /month. W ill trdin. Experience helps but not necesióry. Seeking outgoing personalities! Call 341-8889 : or email manny@manuelsmail.dvum SITE LEAD; The YMCA of Austjn is Seeking applicants to work w / children in after school programe at local elementary schools. Mustbe responsible, energetic and creative. Strong leadership skills and * experience working with children preferred. Hours generally' 2:15-6:30 p.m. $8-10/hr. ’ Call 4 76 1 1 83 for info, or , , fax resume to 478-8065. SPORTS REFEREES . The YMCA of Austin is seeking applicants to officiate in its Youth Sports programs. Some playirfg and/or officiating experience' preferred. Must be energeticj dependable and enjoy working ^vith kids. Hours generally from 9am.-l p.m. on Saturdays. $7-9/hr. Call 476 1 1 83 for info or • fax resume to 478-8065. AFTER-SCHOOL NANNY 2:45pm- 5:00pm M-F. Two children Barton Hills area. Car preferred $8/hr. * or 441-7738 * dvanryn@sss.austin.tx.us CASHIERS. WEEKENDS. Excellent customer service skills. M ult be'de­ pendable St. David's Hoipltc ’ Shops. 404-8013. Contact Phyllis M i , WANT EXTRA money? Want free parking on campus? Weekend shifts available @ Dobie Center Leat- ing. Coll Josh @505-0023. INTERN - ALLIANCE-TEXAS Engineering Company seeks part-time (20-30 hrs/week) Intern. Must have strong computer skills and be detail oriented. Mapping experience a plus. Will perform da -entry, GIS mapping, and other tasks associated wifr i transportation planning and traffic engineering. Pay rate commensurate with* experience. College student# encouraged to apply. For consideration send resume an0 , salary history to; entail fox Ip (512)821 -2085, or mail to t Alliance-Texas Engineering Co>, 100 East Anderson lane. Sle. 390, Austin, Texas 78752. a-ti o f MARKETING INTERN * ; Job No. 06B Provides public relations support for the Texas Bqr Foundation. ParMime position approximately > 10 hours per weak. Second or third year joun m • public relations student preferred. Must be fomiliar with Microsoft Word and Excel. ’ Salary: $8.50 per hour, plus’ benefltt. All applications must oe received by 1:00 p.m. C ST,, December 29, 2000. Only State Bar of Texas job applications ac­ cepted. To receive an application and complete job description call 475-1562, visit our website et www.texasbar.com or come by 1414 Colorado. O N - C A M P U 8 C J V J J L A B L I P O R S P R I N G 9 0 0 1 1 - On and off campus locations ~ AO monis and utUMos in­ cluded ~ Very affordable ~ Democratically eansgfd houses ~ Friendly community living! Student owned and operated co-ops WWW.SHHI.ORG 2222 Purl St, Auti*,TX7t7t5 QdMTtCOOP Housing far People, Not for Profit EMPLOYMENT E M P L O Y M E N T EMPLOYMENT E M P L O Y M E N T E M P L O Y M E N T E M P L O Y M E N T The D a ily Texan Tuesday, December 12, 2000 13 H EARN $$ N O W A N D W O R K IN C A N C Ú N SU M M ER 2001!! Students Express, Inc. is now hiring students interested in earning $$ working from home now and in Cancún summer 2001 by promoting the BEST Spring & Summer student travel packages to your alma mater or your area schools. For $$ and a working experience you will never forget in Cancún Inis summer, contact Dean Longway at 1-800-258-9191 ext. 105 or dlongway@studentexpress com ENGLISH SPEAKER NEEDED for a Monday and Tuesday 8am-12pm position at Petite Ecole Internationale, Austin French American School. Located close to UT, great hours, competitive salary Ideal for student. Deadline Dec. 15th Contact ehiliandOpetiteecole com or call 302-3180 for more information. FRENCH SPEAKERS 2 Native French speakers for A M positions at Petite Ecole Internationale, Austin's French-American School. Located close to UT, great hours, competitive salary, ideal for student Deadline Dec. 15th. Contact ehiliandOpetiteecole.com or call 302-3180 for more information PRESCHOOL SEEKS Qualifield/ex- perience staff for all ages/all sched­ ules. Competitive hourly based on experience. Call 327-0894 for infor­ mation. *Part Time Items Processor 'Full Time Teller 'Part Time Teller P W E OFFER COMPETITIVE BENEFITS A N D A N EXCELLENT W O R K ENVIRONMENT. PLEASE FAX OR MAIL RESUMES TO: H U M A N RESOURCES P.O. BOX 2027 AUSTIN, TX 7 8768 FAX: (512) 391-5599 ATTN: H U M A N RESOURCES EOE EMPLOYER, MEMBER FDIC, EQUAL H O U SIN G LENDER STUDENTS & Moms!!! Bring your baby to workl Church nursery care givers needed. Must be available Sunday, Monday or Wednesday mornings. Great environment, flexible PT schedule. Starting wage is $8.50 and up, depending on experience. References required. Please call Covenant Presbyterian Church at 454-5231, ext. 120. CHILD CARE STAFF needed at Faith Lutheran C D C PT afternoons Mon-Fri flexible schedules on bus route from campus 451-1116. D O W N T O W N LAW firm needs af­ ternoon runner. Must have vehicle, M-F, 12:30-6:00. Please call 474- 9124. REAL ESTATE Assistant, organized, humorous, web-page accounting helpful, flexible hours, PRIMA Realty 796-4950. P A TELLER NEEDED FOR CREDIT UNION in North Austin. Great opportunity for students! Flexible schedule that you choose. Requires at least 6 mo. cash handling exp. Call 472-8864 or fax resume to 472-3893. WEB-SURFER W / SEN SE OF HU- M O R NEEDED to add content to website funnythingsonline.com, $150/wk. Call Gregg at 892- 367 7 MARKETING/SALES ASSISTANT for growing fee based financial plan­ ning firm. Flexible hours, some work can be at home if preferred. Call 327-9311 for appointment m NEWSPAPER CARRIES needed Ear- ly hours. N o collecting 442-5544. PT N A N N Y NEEDED : Need dependable, caring person to take care of 2 children (ages 7 & 5) from 4-6:30pm. Job is located in Terrytown, $ 12/hr. Must have car. Please contact Courtney at 493-3544. M O T O R O L A EMPLOYEES CREDIT U N IO N (Mecu-wesf), a $ 5 0 0 M credit union, has a proud tradition of serving Motorola employees and their family members for over fifty years. Our future promises to be even more exciting W e are seeking motivated individuals to join our team as: *F/T Permanent tellers- 6 months experience required. $10+/hr starting pay. *F/T A P/f Pool Tellers- teller experience preferred, 6 months cash handling experience required. $9+/hr starting pay. MECU-West employees enjoy an excellent compensation/benifits package For consideration, please Submit by resume to rirwin@mecuwest.org or fax 0 996-4014. MECU-West is an Equal Opportunity/Affirminative Action Employer. W e welcome and encourage diversity in our work force CAPITOL TOUR GUIDE the State preservation board is hiring to serve as an information resource and conduct tours of the Texas State Capitol Building, training provided. $6.91/hr., paid holidays and vacation. Must be a high school graduate or equivalent and be comfortable leading large groups on tours. Must be available to work at least one weekend a month, no nights Submits standard state application to: SPB Human Resources Dept. P.O. Box 13286 Austin, Texas 78711 view our web site: www.tspb.state.fx.us EOE or call 463-5495 INTERNSHIP. PAID Copywriters, writers, Journalisms majors needed to help write & research articles for sports magazine Call Kelly for more information 732-2603 « w ¡f ü ni MARKETING C O M M U N ICA TIO N S INTERNSHIP General Bandwidth is poised to change the world of telecom I W e ’re developing nextgeneration systems that enable service providers to offer voice services over broadband networks. W e have a need for a part time intern to assist us in our marcom department working approximately 20 hours per week. Candidates should be obtaining BS/BA in marketing or communications and have a desire to learn about all aspects of marketing to include: event planning, vendor management, website creation, direct mail, collateral development, strategic marketing and public relations. This position requires excellent written and oral communications skills and a willingness to research and understand voice over broadband technologies. Excellent follow-through, ana flexibility in fast-paced, high-enr y environment is crucial. Good working relationship with peers and other internal and external groups is needed This is a paid internship opportunity. Interested applicants should submit your resume online at www.genband.com/jobs and reference REQ 2266. General Bandwidth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and located in north Austin. CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER SEEKS: PT & FT teachers $7-8/hr. PT/FT Schedules available. The Children's Center of Austin. 795-8300 or fax 795-8311. A R I YOU AN ADVERTISING STUDINT? THIS P A Y IN G JOB QUALIFIES FOR A N INTERNSHIP. H O W COOL IS TH ATIII! Now Accepting Applications for Spring The Dally Taxan I n - H o u s e S a l e s R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s Duties include servicing an existing account list of advertisers as well as pursuance of new business Excellent phone, co-worker and customer service skills needed Various shifts available: M o n d a y - F r l d a y l s m - 1 1 a m , t a m - 1 2 p m , 1 p m - 4 p m o r 2 p m - S p m M u s t be a b l e to b e g i n w o r k i n g o n J a n 8, 2 0 0 1 . APPLY IN P E R S O N AT T H E D A I L Y T E X A N A D O f f i c e 2 4 2 1 S a n A n j o n l o Telephone inquiries not accepted. Applicants must be a University of T e xa s student. HELP W ANTED. PT, $ 10/hr, 15 hrs/week. Must have transporta­ tion. Bonus program. Call Mark 663-6161. PART-TIME LAW office receptionist. Near campus. 12:30-5:00, Mon-Fri. Mac/Word/Quicken/ Excel, lyear commitment. 477-3608. 20/HRS/W K BABYSITTING for 4 month old. Will work with your schedule Opportunity to study Ref­ erences required. Starting mid-Janu­ ary. 912-9527. CO U N TRY H O M E LEARNING CENTER in N W Austin looking for part-time Pre-school teachers and substitues. Call for interview. 331-1441 GREAT JOB/ GREAT EXPERIENCE: Have fun, help a special boy, and learn state of the art applied behavioral analysis program Psychology, social work, speech therapy, education mo|ors 10-15 hours/week $8/hr Car required Call 263-9773. n o n ; — . . . D O M IN O 'S PIZZA is now accepting applications for all positions at our Westlake location 4201 Westbank Drive. 327-1313 N E A R UT, $9-10 P.T., $10-14 F.T. Legal services firm, flexible hours, will train. PT/FT Info lines paralegal courier 474-2246; tvpist/clericol 474-2112; bookkeeping trainee 474-0853 Cleaning + $ 474-2014 O r apply online! LawyersAidService com/jobs SW EAT, SPIT, GRUNT, SCRATCH, LIFT HEAVY OBJECTS, W O R K O U TD O O RS. Small garden center needs outside help - full time or part time - now thru Christmas. W ill train. Irreverent sense of humor a must. Also must have keen appreciation of plastic pink flamingos. Come fill out application at 5902 Bee Cave Road. Contact Bruno @ 3 2 7 -4 5 6 4 . PRESCHOOL TEACHERS needed Full and part-time positions availa­ ble. Greot pay excellent benefits Call 457-5437 of fax resume 453- 8334 # * 5 *aw firm , position F M T TIME Receptionist position for ' n Torrytown. This for q student- ideal Jt* $9.00/hrly, and 15-25 hours week- £ * 4 ^ Fax resume immediolely to 472- is SMALL APARTMENT building near campus needs dependable student for grounds keeping, light mainte­ nance and errands requires after­ noon hours. 476-5152 2-5pm only or leave message. UT AREA Office Assistant. 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Child care experience a plus. $ 10 par hour. 725-3738 or e-mail cawesf@dcf.com BUSINESS This Spring, Ton Could Be At The Cannes Till i Festival Be part of the American Pavilion/ Kodak Work-Study Program in Cannes, For more information, visi our website at www.ampav.con For applications email us at cannes@ampav.co or call 310-&37-01J VOLUNTEER IN Control An Work with education, health small business projects. Pi includes room, board, traininJ language 458-9828 www.iicdvolunleer.org instruction. BCD berkih i T h e D a i l y T e x a n Tuesday, December 12, 2000 Page IB Best Pictures of the year Best of the Best, from 16 Dancer in the Dark The Virgin Suicides Maybe we were spoiled with the cinema of 1999. It was a year about taking chances, while this year in films was about playing it safer. Maybe that's why Lars von Trier's DV-filmed masterpiece Dancer in the Dark stood out above and beyond so many others. It was a piece of visual poetry, a film that was incredibly vibrant in color and sound. Iceland's reigning pop princess Bjork gives what will likely be the greatest performance of the year as ’Selma, a refugee trying to raise her son as a single mother in America, circa 1964. Selma is going blind and fears her son will face the same fate. She works at a factory to save as much money as she can for a pos­ sible operation that will cure him. Looking for an .escape from her depressing environment, she imag­ ines herself in striking song-and-dance numbers, inspired by her love for classic movie musicals. Dancer in the Dark uses these musical numbers, written and performed by Bjork, to elevate the film into a heaven­ ly atmosphere. Their look and sound are so drastical­ ly opposed to the rest of the film 's fabric. The songs are wonderful and the way they play into the narra­ tive is done with great skill by von Trier. A musical made by a Dogme filmmaker? It's almost an oxymoron, and that's what makes Dancer in the Dark so appealing and, ultimately, so moving. As Selma is faced with murder, theft, blindness and the law, we see a great drama about how far a person will go for love. True, it has echoes of von Trier's earlier work, Breaking The Waves, but Dancer is an entirely new and different vehicle. This film is so powerful and so much about the way we all seek escape from life. Musicals are used as the backdrop and thanks to a handful of terrific perform­ ers and storylines, Dancer in the Dark becomes the crowning cinematic acheivement of 2000. — Matt Dentler Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Anyone who stood for the duration of the capacity- filled screening of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon at this year's Austin Film Festival, most likely had to take a seat by its end. A breathtaking fusion of martial arts and concurrent love stories, director Ang Lee has succeeded in doing the sometimes literally impossible with Crouching Tiger. Yet even if one must suspend their disbelief during some of the fight sequences where the actors shed the laws of gravity as if they were an unwanted appendage, the story of Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun Fat) and Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) is a captivating and all too down to earth portrait of unre­ quited love. Add to that a parallel story of a young rebellious princess Jen Yu, being forced into marriage, despite her love for a rogue bandit, and Crouching Tiger becomes a film as powerful emotionally as one of Michelle Yeoh's physically crushing blows to an opponent. It is a nearly flawless film in every respect, with an elegant score from Yo-Yo Ma, another stunning chore­ ographic display from kung-fu master Yuen Woo Ping (The M atrix) and appropriately radiant cinematogra­ phy from Peter Pau. At the very least, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is the most entertaining film of the year. At best, it's also the year's finest. — Stephen Saito Any film about the hardships of adolescence in sub­ urban America that does not star a silicon-flaunting teen idol from melodramatic primetime TV inherently deserves a certain amount of praise. The Virgin Suicides toys with the mythical feminine teen-age allure that popular television and cinema have suck­ led upon in recent trends. By revealing the incoherent structure of a "normal" 1970's suburban family, the film reveals a dream-like world that not only destroys the suburban reality but also boldly challenges the imagination while doing so. While The Virgin Suicides may appear fragmented and underdeveloped at times, the glitches and incon­ sistencies contribute to the overall surrealism of its message. This fantasy-esque story of five blonde sis­ ters who stand at the peek of adolescence as their oppressively religious mother (disquietingly played by Kathleen Turner) all but pushes them off, marks a srave attempt at mixing illustrious images and erotic music. In her directorial debut, Sophia Coppola more than redeems her lambasted performance in the third Godfather. The creative directing, first-rate acting and experimental imagery make The Virgin Suicides much more than a cliche reminder of the oppression that often haunts falsely idealized lives. These qualities, along with James Woods as everyone's favorite math teacher, render a poignant film that ranks as one of the freshest of the year. — Amy Chozick Unbreakable I see what you're doing. I see that arched brow, that smug smirk. You're sizing me up. You're feeling a lit­ tle better now because you haven't even heard of some of the films on this page, but you've heard of Unbreakable. You also saw it, and you hated it. You think, "This guy, this 'critic,' must be a con­ trarian, the kind that claims the Italian Hercules films are far better than any film Fellini made. If I had liked it, he would have hated it. Or as he compiled a list of the top films of the year, maybe he felt pressure to include one that grossed more than $20 million at the box office. Either way, he's an idiot." Well, you re wrong. Unbreakable is a great movie. Period. If it's not the best picture of the year, it's cer­ tainly the most interesting. See how writer-director M. Night Shyamalan composes meticulous shots, with intricate camera movements and long takes straight from an Antonioni film. The style undermines, then re-invents, the comic book film, exposing its conventions by placing them in a serious drama. Or a comedy, with several in-jokes for comic enthusiasts and the juxtaposition of ridicu­ lous melodrama with a creeping pace. It really can be all things to all people. Is it slow? A little, but it's always absorbing. And what about that ending everyone complains about? I think it works. It's not as surprising as The Sixth Sense, but it doesn't need to be because it's a better movie. It grows naturally out of the narrative, while also completing the two-hour revision of the genre. Oh, I could go on, but you've probably tired of this article. You would dismiss the rest of this with the ease that you dismissed the movie. But you made a m istake, and you should give the film another chance. — Josh Beaty T h e U i r g i n S u i c i d e s Mel Gibson Helen Hunt ■ £ ¡0 * He has the A power to hear everything women are thinking. What Women W c l l i X An a l l y . . . a m a n is l i s t eni ng Whole Earth Provision Company I M 2410 SteMMo & 47^877 I What do you want? Free movie passes? Posters? Women? If you answered “yes” to the first two possibilities, then chances are, we can get you the third possibility. 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T AND THE W OMEN (R) (1:154:05)7:059:40 w g ALM OST FAMOUS (R) (12:50 3:45) 7:3510:10 ow BEDAZZLED (PG-13) DIGIMON: THE MOVIE (PG) (12:36 2:45 4:55) 7:1(19:30 d i g (1245 2 55,5:00) d ig 7:40KWKw g 5:30) 7:50 9:55 o o l NURSE BETTY(R) 16 T he Daily T exan December 12, 2000 Entertainment The Daily Bunch Nine lovely film critics pick the theirfavorite movies of the year You Can Count on Me Sunshine Sunshine is one of the most provocative films of the year, an unflinching look at the brutal regimes that dom­ inated Hungary for almost 100 years, and how idealists inadvertently contributed to each regime's rise. Istvan Szab o 's ep ic film tells the story of the Sonnenschein family, Jew ish-H ungarians who face anti-Sem itism at the hands of the ruling class. The story unfolds through the eyes of the Sonnenschein men, specifically Ignatz, his son Adam and Adam 's son Ivan, — all played by Ralph Fiennes, who remarkably provides each with their ow n distinct personality — men who are cruelly com prom ised by a country they unquestioningly trust. Szabo infuses the three-hour-plus movie with an eerie sense of deja vu, illum inating how history repeats itself through war and politics and family. He is a rare director with an eye for detail and the patience for sto­ rytelling. There is not a lot of light in Sunshine — it points an unw avering finger at the horror of tyranny — but there is undeniably a certain optimism pulsing through Szabo's story. The film ends with Ivan w alking down a street that is half-bathed in sunlight and in shadow. Szabo's am azing film leaves us with the idea that there are at least a few rays of hope to cling to when darker days return. — Erin Steele American Psycho The 1980s w ere great. Ronald R eagan w as our president. Trickle-dow n econom ics w as in effect. Valentino su its w ere popular. Footloose w as released. In the late 1990s, Bret Easton Ellis captured the glory and corruption of the eigh ties in his controversial novel, A m erican Psycho. M ary H arron's take on Bret Easton E llis' novel about the 1980s is executed w ith a certain class that" cuts out certain aspects of the novel that should not be on film , but retains the intent and hum or of the novel. She takes a d isju nctive stream of con scious­ ness text com plete w ith chap ters that function solely as m usic critiqu es and integrates them into a cohe­ sive film. C hristian Bale, suppressing his natural English accent for an A m erican one, turns in a great per­ form ance as Patrick Batem an, a vice president at an accounting firm with a penchant for V alentino suits and feeding stray cats to ATM m achines. Going through the options of everyday upper-class life, Batem an tries to rem ain on the top of the heap by killing off his com petitors in the firm w hile listening to Huey Lew is and the News. As a big fan of yuppie culture, A merican Psycho played to my every expectation and left me w ishing for more cap italistic tim es. — Ashok Chandra O n its surface, there d o esn 't seem to be an ythin sp ecial about You Can Count on M e. But even w ith a sim ple U ncle B u ck-ty p e plot and a w rite r/d ire cto r p artially responsible for The A dventures o f R ocky and B ullw inkle, it m anages to be som ething really special. The opening scene, a car crash that kills the p ar­ ents of siblings Sam m y (Laura Linney) and Terry (M ark R uffalo) perfectly cap tu res the arb itrarin ess of unexpected death, nicely settin g the tone for a m ovie abou t ord inary people trucking in the face of life's u ltim ate unfairness. Years after the crash, Terry is still living in her dead p aren ts' hom e, now w ith a young son (Rory C ulkin), and Sam m y has yet to find a real place to call hom e. Terry has turned to religion for com fort, and Sam m y has turned d epressed cynicism into a religion of its own. Both are equally unhappy, but both think the other w as m ore dam aged by their p ar­ en ts' deaths. You Can Count on Me, as m odest and low -key as it is, is a constant thrill to w atch. Everyone involved turns in excellent perform ances, and w riter/d ire cto r K enneth Lonergan gets so many details right, he puts to sham e the less am bitious film m akers who gloss over these everyday realities w ithout expecting any­ one to notice. You Can Count on M e captures the sub­ tleties o f every day life so accurately that it keeps us riveted and com pletely involved by providing more satisfying shocks of recognition than any m ovie in recent memory. _ RhyS Southan High Fidelity Rob Gordon (John Cusack) owns Cham pionship Vinyl, a small neighborhood record store lost in a sea of corporate CD stores. It's an ordinary, everyday place, selling remants of a well-loved but dated technology. There's nothing new about it. You see stores like this in every city. They don't rake in loads of money but get by on loyal customers. These places are not established to spark some sort of vinyl renaissance, just to house their own deity like churches to the Lord. M any of the same things could be said about High Fidelity, a m ovie about as unrem arkable in appear­ ance as that age-old record store nestled quietly into its corner. Chances are, you 've seen m ovies like this before too, but never has it been told with earnesty and cynicism so sim ultaneously true and funny, it hurts, in the way that you like it to hurt. High Fidelity w on't win any awards, and it certain­ ly w asn 't the blockbuster of last spring. But it's a m ovie that w ill make you appreciate storytelling just like that old D ylan vinyl of Blonde on Blonde you turn to ju st to rem em ber w hat good m usic sounds like. 9— B M l t f l N l M t , Pago 15 — H enry Gayden Photos by Alan K. Davis c" tics °iTh* Dal¡y Texan — (T°P’ from left); Erin Steele, Ashok Chandra, Peter Debruge; (Middle, from left): Rhys “ Southan, Henry Gayden, Matt Dentler; (Bottom, from left): Stephen Salto, Amy Chozick and Josh Beaty. Dark Days th o u g h t Psychos and schizos, m utants and m instrel show s: It's been a w eird year at the m ovies. But who would have that no m atter how o u trag eo u s H ollyw ood concepts could get, the best film of the year w ould rem ain a m odest black-and -w hite docu­ m entary that em erged an A udience Award w inner at Sundance back in January? In a year when so many m ovies w ent now here, D ark Days actually moved me. Equally appealing as eith e r a m ovin g, h u m an ist eth n o g rap h y or the hippest w ay to handle a fascinatin g urban legend, D ark Days takes us beneath the New York City streets to m eet the m em bers of an overlooked socie­ ty, people who have taken shelter living in the dark­ ness of the city 's A m trak tunnels. To d escribe these ten acio u s tunnel d w ellers as ''h o m ele ss'' w ould hardly do them ju stice, for they have in d u striously tran sfo rm ed the d usty p itch -b lack re cesses into m akeshift living quarters, com plete w ith lights, run­ ning w ater and electricity. C om ing to the project w ith no prior film exp eri­ ence, director M arc Singer actually spent a portion of the m aking of D ark Days living w ith the m en and w om en who appear in the film , recru iting them to serve as his crew. As a com bination of his experience and his inexperience, S in g e r's film brings a refresh­ ing fam iliarity and open-m ind edness to an im por­ tant subject. — P eter D ebruge m o r o « o j . ,■» The M o t o r o l a T a i k a b o u t 7900 2-w ay w ith Texting, and In te rn e t info. Talk ab o ut whatever. Talk about whatever, wherever... and SAVE $80*! The Motorola T900 2-way powered by WebLink Wireless lets you send and receive wireless email and instant messages to virtually anyone with an email address, making it easy for you to stay in touch with friends and family, whether they’re on-campus or out-of-state. Simply visit www.T900campus.com or call 1-888-987-6906 and get talkina with a T900 today! 'T900 is $99.95 after $80 rebate. 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