SPORTS PAGE1B WORLD ft N i T i f t u n » < - c 3 ^ Togation practices Hi w i of li ic iedr Filming starts for UT comedy ENTERTAINMENT PAGE Death Cab for Cutie rocks Stubb's rt T h e Da ily Tuesday, Novem ber 8, 2005 m Serving The University of Texas at Austin com m unity since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Where to vote today Voters m ust vote in the precinct where they are registered: • Precinct 128 David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church 2211 E. MLK Blvd. • Precinct 145 Red River Church 4425 Red River St. • Precinct 146 Robert E. Lee Elementary School 3308 Hampton Road • Precinct 147 and 148 Jester Center East 201 E. 21st St. • Precinct 236 Rosedale Elementary School 2117 W. 49th St. • Precinct 265 and 277 Campus Club 405 W. 25th St. • Precinct 278 St. Luke United Methodist 1306 W. Lynn St. • Precinct 273 Trinity Lutheran Church 1207 W. 45th St. • Precinct 210 Lions Municipal Golf Course 2901 Enfield Road • Precinct 256 Casis Elementary 2710 Exposition Blvd. • Precinct 335 Canyon Vista Middle School 8455 Spicewood Springs Road • Precinct 431 Country Club Creek Apartments 4501 E. Riverside Dr. • Precinct 433 Travis High School 1211 E.OItorf St. • Precinct 442 Dawson Elementary School 3001 S. 1st St. • Precinct 445 Travis County Court House 1000 Guadalupe St. • Precinct 462 Austin Travis County M H M R 1700 S. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 101 Activists crusade against Prop. 2 Others spend time, money to help install gay marriage ban By Ivonne Snavely Daily Texan Staff For the past month and a half, two retired sisters have traveled with their husbands on a crusade throughout East and South Texas to convince people to vote against Proposition 2, which would amend the Texas Constitution to define marriage as only between a man and a woman. They feel close to the issue: Each woman has a gay son. Jimmie Sue Francis and Alice Parrish, for No volunteers Nonsense in November, have been working to defeat the passage of the amendment since the Texas last spring legislative session when Rep. Warren Chisum, R- Pampa, put the issue to the Texas House of Representatives. They say the Constitution, as it currently stands, grants rights rather than taking them away. While Francis' son does not live in Texas, she said she is fighting against the amendment for the whole country. Texas is a model state, she said, and others look to see what Texas does. "She has extraordinary value — true family values," said Francis' son, Rieley, who lives in Hawaii the Honolulu and plays for Symphony. "She cares enough about me to not just stick with ideas that are dogmatic. She wants laws to reflect my best interests." Each morning, Francis said she wakes up thinking, "W hat can we do to stop the hate?" With tears in her eyes, she remembered when her son came out to her and her husband: "H e said we were pillars of the com ­ munity, and he didn't want to embarrass us. So he said he'd stay in the closet and be celibate." But Francis did not ask her son to keep his sexual orientation a secret, because she wanted him to experience love. She said she doesn't believe in tolerating but in accepting instead straight parents, that w e stand up and support the gay community. It is very rewarding," Francis said. Having worn her No Nonsense in November T-shirts for the past month and a half, she saw her­ self as a walking advertisement Coupled with her nice hair-do and immaculate make up, Francis said her T-shirt has garnered her funny looks when she shops at Nordstrom, she said. "It's funny, because we look like we're supposed to be on the side for the amendment," she said. son are and her Christians, but during her pub­ lic efforts, she has encountered opponents who use the Bible and Parrish "It means so much more as Activists continues oh page 5A Media sue over access to Klan Prop. 2 spurs last-minute campaigning Jennifer Jansons | Daily Texan Staff David Armstrong voices his support for Proposition 2 at the intersection of U.S. Highw ay 183 and Loop 360. Proponents o f amendment stand against traffic in support By Robert Kleeman___________ Daily Texan Staff Standing in the November sun at the comer of Loop 360 and U.S. Highway 183, Williamson County resident Brent Bullock did not care to count the number of drivers giving him the middle finger. Bullock, a part-time minister, stood with seven others Monday at the traffic-heavy intersection holding up signs to encourage a vote in favor of a state amendment defining marriage as being between one man and one woman. The amendment may also outlaw anything resembling marriage that is not technically mar­ riage, such as civil unions and common-iaw mar­ riages. Proposition 2 will be judged by voters in today's off-year election, and Bullock wanted to state his argument one last time before voters go to the polls. Proponents of the amendment have remained relatively quiet in the weeks before the referendum. UT government and urban studies junior Karl- Thomas Musselman has been rallying against the amendment with the Campus Alliance Against Prop. 2 continues on page 2A Group files against city, says free speech violated at rally By Suzanne Edwards Daily Texan Staff A civil liberties group filed a law suit Monday against the city of Austin for denying indepen­ dent media and anti Ku Klux Klan protesters access to the Klan's pro- Proposition 2 rally on Saturday. According to the suit filed by the Texas Civil Rights Project, the city denied protesters the right to assemble and express themselves and denied both alternative and independent media access to the KKK rally. The independent media plaintiffs include Austin Gay TV, Austin for Democracy Now and Spencer Nutting Productions. In order for reporters not con­ nected to a mainstream media out­ let to gain access to the event, the city's Office of Public Information required them to submit at least two letters of reference from their news agency by Thursday, two days before the rally — not enough time to gather the paperwork and apply, according to the plaintiffs. TTie policy was created during the Hurricane Katrina relief effort to maintain safety for the evacuees and the reporters, according to the city's Web site. Jim Harrington, legal represen­ tative for the Texas Civil Rights Project, said independent that media from the community were denied access to the demonstra­ tion via a "bogus" and "arbitrary credentialing process." "W hat's important about this case is the changing of the cre­ dential process or abolishing it," Harrington said. Nick Papatonis, a producer for Austin Gay TV, said that he Suit continues on page 5A Plaintiffs Nick Papatonis, left, and Charles Brown, right, and six others filed a federal suit against the city of Austin on Monday. In the center, Jim Harrington, director of the Texas Civil Rights Project, explains the plaintiff's claims that Austin police officers effectively curtailed their First Am endm ent right to peacefully assem ble and protest the Ku Klux Klan rally held at City Hall Plaza on Saturday. Ousten C ook | Daily Texan Staff Rising property taxes keeping East Austin neighborhoods on edge By Ricardo Lozano______ Daily Texan Staff of nonprofit organizations such as the Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation. -filario Ancira came to Austin en he was 5 years old. He and father, uncles and grandfather ived in a wagon pulled by a r of mules in 1922, and they •nt that first day in a stable at st Street and Congress Avenue, w 88 years old, Ancira still calls it Austin his home, but because the rising cost of living in the a, Ancira could find it difficult remain there. The integrity of a ghborhood full of longtime resi- its such as Ancira is preserved >re and more often with the help The Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation The GNDC helps battle gen- trification, the process by which lifelong residents, traditionally of low-income families, are forced out because they can no longer afford increased rent or the taxes on homes that rise in value because of increased development. The non­ profit organization purchases land and develops housing to sell or rent back to longtime residents of the community at affordable rates. Church leaders agree that gentri- fication has affected the neighbor­ hood. They have seen changes in congregations both economically and ethnically. Mark Rogers, project director for GNDC, has been with the orga­ nization since 1994. He said the organization was formed in 1981 by church members and residents in response to a wave of people moving out and increased criminal activity that threatened the exis­ tence of the residential neighbor­ hood. Now the opposite is the prob­ lem, Rogers said. Too many people and developers are coming into the area. "We just got this flyer in the mail, to show as an example that things are just getting crazier and crazier," Rogers said. "This house — two bed, two bath going for $325,000. We bought a house right on the next street in 1999 for only $45,000, and that was from a realtor selling at the market price." In another case, the corporation sold a house to a family in 2001 for $108,000; the family resold it this year for $204,000. In four years, it almost doubled in value. l n d e X V o lu m e 106, Number 47 25 cents World& Nation........ 3A O p inion_________ 4A N e w s .......... U niversity............... 5 A & 8 A 6A State&Locai Sports........... _ 7 A 1-3B SB Classifieds C om ics......... .......... 6B Entertainment........ 7-8B ^ wa^ Í ' C , $* y 9 H ' 9 h 8 7 : - L o w 6 9 East continues on page 8A Hilario Ancira stands in front of his house in East Austin Sunday afternoon. Craig Bland | Daily Texan Staff TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8,2005 Registration for continuing and readm itted students. PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE, 8 p.m., Bates Recital Hall. Directed by Thomas speaker, eat great food and participate in officer elections. Burritt, the percussion ensemble marches to the beat of their own drum . Join the Percussion Ensemble for beats that can't be beat. Free admission. More inform ation at www. music.utexas.edu/calendar/details. aspx?id= 1996. TEAM PICTIONARY TOURNAMENT, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m., Texas Union Showroom. Free to enter. E-mail your team name and th e names o f your four members to sec.tgc@gmail.com. The reigning champions will walk away w ith $200 in credit to Best Buy. HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION INFORMATION CLASS, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m., SSB 2.204. No registration required. ARAB CULTURE DAY, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., West Mall. There w ill be Arabic food, entertainm ent and exhibits. Sponsored by the Arab Students Association. BUDDHISM OF THE DIAMOND WAY, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.,Texas Union Sinclair Suite. Teachings and a brief m edita­ tio n on fearlessness, joy and active compassion: Buddha's highest teach­ ings. See www.diamondway.org/austin for m ore inform ation. PUBLIC RELATIONS STUDENT SOCIETY, 6:30 p.m., CMB B3-102. Alternates w ith Tower PR meetings. See http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~prssa for inform ation on both. AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION, 7 p.m., UTC 1.104. Last general m eeting of the year. Our fea­ tured speaker will give us the inside on m arketing for the largest privately held software company in the world, SAS. Come o u t to listen to our intriguing CAPOEIRA ANGOLA GROUP, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m., Texas Union Quadrangle Room. Interested in Capoeira? Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that combines fight, dance and m usic No prior expe­ rience is required. Find more listings a t www.dailytexanonline.com . To subm it your event to this calendar, send your inform ation to aroundcampus@ dailytexanonline.com c r call 471-4591. Recycle your c o p y of T h e D a i l y T e x a n This newspaper was printed with pride by The Daily Texan and Texas Student Media. T h e D aily T e x a n Perm anent Staff Editor Managing Editor Associate Managing Editors Copy Desk Chief Associate Copy Desk Chiefs Design Editor ...................... Senior D esigners................. Associate EditofS.................. News Editor Associate News Editors Senior Reporters Staff W rite''. 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TX 78713 11/08/05 r - . j , Texan Ad Deadlines M onday I Tuesday W ednesday, 12 p.m Thursday. Monday, 12 p.m Thursday, 12 p.m Friday...........................Tuesday, 12 p.m W e d n e s d a y . Friday, 1 2 p .m . .r... PageTwo Prop. 2: Voters urged by streetside group T h e D a i l y T e x a n From p a g e l A Inequality. He said he has been both delighted and surprised at the lack of opposition to the pro-gay marriage stance. "I think Austin is more of an enlightened city that most in Texas," he said. "I think there have been some uncom­ mon allies on both sides, but I think people realize that this is an issue of inequality, not Democrat or Republican." liberal Bullock said he recognizes tendencies, A ustin's but emphasized his wishes to make gay and lesbian mar­ riage a non-partisan issue. "I'm not a Democrat or a Republican," he said. "I'm a Christian independent. This is not about organizations — this is about the w ord of God." think Musselman said he believes Bullock's argum ents are too narrow. "I that statem ent ignores the more im portant themes in the Bible of love, tol­ erance, fairness and justice," M usselman, a governm ent and urban studies junior, said. "This is an issue of educa­ tion and people understand­ ing it." Bullock said he believes lov­ ing homosexuals means not allowing them to marry. "There's a lot of risk in homosexual activities and les­ bians as well," he said. Bullock said he believes that when two men have sex they have a greater risk of getting AIDS. "I think loving a homosexu­ al means telling them, 'Please don 't do this,' because there's just too much risk," he said. Retired veteran Larry Garret has different reasons for sup­ porting the issue. He spoke trying to balance a sign and a broken arm. "At least I'm out here sup­ porting something," he said. Drivers responded to the proposition supporters in a variety of ways. An old man screeched his sports car to a halt to express his feelings. "No," the driver yelled. One wom an rolled dow n the window of her SUV. "Thanks for caring about family," she said, giving the seven supporters a thumbs- up. A nother supporter, Judy Morris, took the complaints in stride. "We have no way of know­ ing what we will accomplish by standing out here, but if we don 't do anything, that's even worse," she said. Morris recalled an encoun­ ter with someone at another rally who ripped dow n her organization's su p ­ porting the proposition as he shouted obscenities. signs "He told me that I shouldn't be here and that I need to go back to England," she said. Bullock said he hopes that the hundreds who were honk­ ing returned home w ith a desire to vote fresh on their minds. "I the voting will reflect the opposite of the dem ­ onstrations, and I just hope they got the message that they need to go vote," he said. think * HIV P s o p l * ® ° L « t « Y the education of a relu ** ,uctant bustnesman. Yvon C h o u in a rd founder and owner o «atínjonia" Com e meet the man who started it all!! Y v o n C h o u i n a r d o w n e r a n d f o u n d e r o f patagonia® w i l l b e s i g n i n g c o p i e s o f h i s b o o k at h i s o n l y a p p e a r a n c e i n T e x a s a t Whole Earth Provision Company W e s t g a t e , 8 9 9 - 0 9 9 2 W e d n e s d a y , N o v e m b e r 9 t h 4 : 0 0 - 7 : 0 0 p m TOMORROW'S WEATHER Low « P » 61 High 89 So yeah, he got his yardstick, which you know, is about a yard long. SKATE OR FLY? S ka te b o a rd e r D errek Wall, 17, d ro p s in o ff a ra m p at P ro vid e n t Skate Park M o n d a y in Visalia, Calif. C r a ig K o h lru s s | A s so ciated Press ~>!^ C a m p u s Watch Campus Watch, com piled dally by UT police Sgt. William Pieper, details the crimes and incidents reported to or observed by UT police officers. The follow ing were selected from the pre­ vious week. Third rule of Fight Club: Don't call the cops 2100 Guadalupe St., Disorderly Conduct (Fighting in a Public Place), Public Intoxication (2 counts): A UT police officer observed a non-UT sub­ je ct straddling a second non-UT sub­ ject, w ho was lying on the ground. The first subject was repeatedly punching the second subject in the face. Both subjects were found to be under the influence o f an alcoholic beverage to the point they were a physical endan- germ ent to themselves and each other. The subjects stated they wanted to see w h o was stronger and which one would w in if they actually g ot Into a fight. That question was answered as the subject w ho was being punched in the face needed to be transported by Austin-Travis County EMS to a local hospital for the treatm ent o f a broken nose. Occurred on Nov. 1 at 1:55 a.m. You're not supposed to do that here Claudia Taylor Johnson, 210W. 6th St., Lewd Activity (2 counts) / Criminal Trespass (2 counts): Two non-UT sub­ jects were found in a sublevel exterior stairwell engaging in activity that is best suited for a more private location. Once both subjects were fully dressed, they were issued w ritten criminal tres­ pass warnings. Occurred on Saturday at 10:24 p.m. Up through the quad and into the gymnasium! Harry Ransom Center, 300 W. 21 st St., Disorderly Conduct - Exposure (2 counts), Evading (2 counts): Two UT students were found running on the east side o f the building wear­ ing little m ore than their smiles. The students ran from the police officer when ordered to stop. When stopped, the students stated they had recently watched a movie that included a scene where the actor was streaking and a friend bet them $20 they w ould not streak around the Dobie Center. The students won the bet. Occurred on Saturday at 2 a.m. Wet dreams Parking Lot 115,1600 East 20th Street, Public Intoxication: A UT stu­ dent, w h o was under the age o f 21, was found sleeping in the driver's seat o f his Toyota sport u tility vehicle. When police officers were able to awaken the student, he sim ply waved at the officers and fell back asleep in the driver's seat. The student's pants were wet, which must have caused discomfort, as at one point w hile speaking w ith the officers, the student unzipped his pants. The student was found to be under the influence o f an alcoholic beverage to the point he was a physical endangerm ent to himself. Occurred on Sunday at 3:10 a.m. SUMMER STAFF P o sitio n s Camp Czark Come to our University of Texas Video Presentations: Wednesday, November 9th at 9:00 p.m. Thursday, November 10th at 9:00 p.m. Eastwoods Room, Texas Union A Christian sports and adventure cam p for boy s and girls ages 7-17, located in the heart o f the Ouachita Lake and Mountain R egion in Arkansas, is now accepting applications for summer staff positions CAMP CZAPE... TEIEPE1$ A PIEEEPENCE! BOATYARD GRILL Pick up your copy of The Daily Texan at the Boatyard Grill 3825 Lake Austin Blvd. TEXASt STUDENT l MEDIA www.dailytexanon 11 ne.com Wire Editor: Jacqui Armstrong Phone: (512) 232 2215 W O R L D B R IEF Exiled ex-Peruvian president arrested en route to home SANTIAGO, Chile — Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was arrested Monday on charges involving corruption and massacres at home as he tried to return to Peru to run for re-election after five years in exile in Japan. Fujimori, target of an interna­ tional arrest warrant, now faces extradition from Chile to Peru. Police arrested Fujimori, 67, at his Santiago hotel hours after his sur­ prise arrival Sunday and took him to the investigative police academy. The arrest was ordered after the Peruvian government told Chile it would make a formal request for Fujimori's extradition. He asked to be granted provi­ sional freedom during the extradi­ tion proceedings. N A T IO N B R IE F Rescuers sift through rubble in search of tornado survivors EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Rescuers scaled heaps of rubble to listen for survivors trapped in debris left by a tornado that ripped through com­ munities in Indiana and Kentucky, killing 22 people. The tornado, the deadliest to hit Indiana since 1974, struck a horse racing track near Henderson, Ky., then crossed into Indiana, trigger­ ing emergency sirens that many people fast asleep early Sunday did not hear. At least 17 people died at a mobile home park in Vanderburgh County and five others died in neighboring Warrick County, east of Evansville. More than 100 people were taken to hospitals. Cranes lifted toppled mobile homes, and forklifts moved smashed cars into organized rows. Other heavy equipment rumbled through the debris as night fell and the air became crisp and cool. All the dead were in Indiana. The youngest victim was a 2-year-old boy who was killed along with his 61-year-old grandmother, the coroner's office said. Compiled from Associated Press reports Bush defends U .S . interrogation practices By Gina Holland The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a constitutional challenge to the Bush administration's military trials for foreign terror suspects, stepping into a high-stakes test of the president's wartime powers. The court's intervention is trou­ bling news for the White House, which has been battered by criti­ cism of its treatment of detainees and was rebuked by the high court last year for holding foreigners in legal limbo. The justices will decide if President Bush overstepped his authority with plans for a military trial for Osama bin Laden's former driver, w ho is being held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It would be the first such trial since World War II. Announcement of the court's move came shortly after Bush, asked about reports of secret U.S. prisons in Eastern Europe for ter­ rorism suspects, declared anew that his administration does not torture anyone. "There's an enemy that lurks and plots and plans and wants to hurt America again," Bush said during a news conference in Panama City with President Martin Torrijos. "So you bet we will aggressively pur­ sue them, but we will do so under the law." Bin Laden's former driver, Salim Ahmed Hamdan, has been in U.S. custody four years. He and three other terror suspects are to be tried before military officers. Hamdan, who was captured in Afghanistan in November 2001, denies conspiring to engage in acts of terrorism and denies he was a member of al-Qaida. He has been charged with conspiracy to commit war crimes, murder and terrorism. The Bush administration had urged the high court to stay on the sidelines until after the trials, arguing that national security was at stake. "The military proceedings involve enforcement of the laws of war against an enemy force targeting civilians for mass death," Solicitor General Paul Clement wrote in a filing. Scott Silliman, a Duke University law professor, said the court in tak­ ing tíre case seemed to be making a statement that it would "define the perimeters of this war and what tools the president has available to him in this unique environment." Hamdan is among about 501) foreigners who were designated "enemy combatants" and impris­ oned at the U.S. military prison in Cuba. The H am dan's case brings a new issue to the court — the rights of foreigners who have been charged with war crimes and face a trial before military officers with possible death sentences. Retired military leaders, for­ eign legislators, historians and other groups had pressed the Supreme Court to review the case of Hamdan, who like many Guantanamo inmates began a hunger strike over the summer. J. Scott Applewhite | Associated Press President Bush and first lady Laura Bush get a tour of the Panama Canal from Panamanian President Martin Torrijos and his wife Vivian de Torrijos in Panama City, Panama, on Monday. Bush vigorously defended U.S. inter­ rogation practices during a press conference in Panama. A district judge sided with The panel, including Roberts, said that the 1949 Geneva Convention governing prisoners of w ar does not apply to al-Qaida and its members. Hamdan, but the administration w on an appeal before a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Abuse allegations grow as Iraqi insurgency continues By Robert H. Reid The Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq — Allegations of prisoner abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad gained international notoriety in 2004. Nine Army reservists were con­ victed in that scandal. The announcement of fresh abuse charges came as President Bush vigorously defended U.S. interrogation practices in the war on terrorists and lobbied against a congressional drive to outlaw torture. In a statement Monday on the Husaybah fighting, the Marines said American and Iraqi troops were trying to flush out insurgents holed up in mosques, schools and other public buildings but did not say how much of the town had been secured. The statement said at least 36 insurgents had been killed since the assault began Saturday in the towrn 200 miles northwest of Baghdad. A Marine commander gave the same figure Sunday night. "We are meeting quite a bit of resistance here in Husaybah but the offensive is going well," Marine Capt. Conlon Carabine told CNN on Monday. "Our strategy is basi­ cally to kill the insurgents when we come across them." Carabine said U.S. and Iraqi troops would establish a long­ term presence in the town after routing die insurgents. A Marine statement said three insurgents disguised as women tried to enter a camp for displaced civilians in Husaybah on Monday but were killed by Iraqi guards who spotted their weapons. The statement also said Marines found the booby-trapped body of an insurgent in a school. In Baghdad, a Sunni Arab poli­ tician, Adnan al-Dulaimi, urged U.S. and Iraqi forces to halt mili­ tary offensives in Sunni towns like Husaybah, saying that would help encourage disaffected Sunnis to vote in elections next month. Iraq's insurgency is prim ar­ ily based within the Sunni Arab minority, which w as the dominant group during Saddam Hussein's reign. Al-Dulaimi said U.S. and Iraqi commanders should "halt their attacks against cities and take into consideration that innocent people should not be punished because of the actions of others." Despite such offensives, al- Dulaimi urged Sunnis not to boycott the Dec. 15 legislative elections. The decision by many Sunnis to stay away from the polls during last January's vote enabled rival Shiites and Kurds to win an overwhelming majority in the cur­ rent legislature. "We will participate in the next elections in order to save Iraq and 1 call upon all political entities not to boycott the elections," al- Dulaimi said. "We will participate even if our houses were brought down upon us." Wednesday, November 9 • University of Texas • 5:30 - 9:00 pm Thompson Conference Center, Room 1.110 & 2.120 * 2405 Robert Dedman Drive • Austin, Texas 78712 Palestine Solidarity Committee and Middle East Children’s Alliance present: A Palestinian Folkloric Dance Troupe composed of youth from Dheisheh refugee camp, Palestine Thursday, Nov. 10, 200 T e x a s U n i o n T h e a t r e - U T C a m p u s 2 : 3 0 p m __ . S t u d e n t s : $ 6 , < .r ,- Q C Ñ C R A Í . A D M I S S I O N S $ 1 2 For Tickets: www.mecaforpeace.org For more info call 847-769-4276 or 817 991-1460 E-mail manimostofi@gmall.com or psc_colin@ yahoo.com Austin performances are made possible through additional sponsorship from the University of Texas Dept of Anthropology. Center for Middle Eastern S1udes, the Texas Union Everts CoSponsorshlp Committee American Arab Anti Discrimination Commfltee-Ausiln. Arcfo students Association, Grupo Flor y Cento and the Austin merfaBh Community for Palestinian Rights FPTED APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING A C C E P T E D for the following student positions with Texas Student Publications Daily Texan Managing Editor Spring 2006 Semester Application forms and a list of qualifications are available in the Office of the Director, TSP 3.304 The T S P Board of Operating Trustees will interview candidates and appoint a Spring Managing Editor W hatever one'i passion, career goal, or personal dream... at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, November 18, 2005 business can help make it a reality. in room 203 of the Campus Club I n r o t o H a t A D R \ A / 9 R t h S t r p p t F O R U N D E R G R A D U A T E W O M E N S T U D E N T S : Exp lore the possibilities ottered by pursuing a career in business, and learn about the GMAT and how to prepare. A panel of successful women will share their stories and the role that an MBA and/or career in business has played in their lives. D IN N E R W IL L BE P R O V I D E D F O R A L L A T T E N D E E S . ^ Registration required. Please visit: w w w .lo rie lo u n d a tio n .o rg /le a d e rs h ip la u n c h 7 F o c ' DEADLINE Noon, Thursday, November 9,2005 Please return completed applications and all supporting materials to the Director's Office 4A Tuesday, N o v e m b e r 8, 2005 ENDORSEMENTS Don’t forget to vote today Today is the last day to vote in the 2005 Texas Constitutional Am endm ent Election. Since it's election day, you have to vote in your hom e precinct. If you are uncertain where your precinct is located, visit the Travis County Clerk's W eb site: http-y/www.co.travis.tx.us/county_clerk/election/20051108/polls.asp This year, the Texas Legislature's wish list consists of nine amendments and their purposes range from reasonable to absurd. The following are the Texan Editorial Board's suggestions for sifting through the jargon-filled ballot: Proposition 1 — No Creating the Texas rail reloca­ tion and improvement fund and authorizing grants of money and issuance of obligations for financ­ ing the relocation, rehabilitation and expansion of rail facilities. The am endm ent looks to spend around $20 billion over the next 20 years on renovating both public and private rail facilities. It proposes doing this through the use of bonds and the state's general revenue. In a time where our legislators can't seem to com e up with enough m oney to give the state's children a basic education, it seems unreason­ able to be subsidizing the rejuvena­ tion of privately ow ned rail lines. Proposition 2 — No! Providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman and prohibiting this state or a political subdivision of this state from creat­ ing or recognizing any legal status identical or similar to marriage. This am endm ent attempts to write close-minded bigotry into our state constitution and needs to be soundly rejected. It is a direct affront, not only to the GLBT com ­ munity, but to everyone who expects the governm ent to treat all citizens with equal respect. We should always be wary of laws that target one group and do not apply to the entire community. In cases of constitutional amendments, that wariness should turn to vigilance. Gay marriage is already illegal in Texas. Short of politics and spite, there is no reason to continue push­ ing the point. If you don't vote on another proposition in this election, at least vote against Proposition 2. Proposition 3 — Yes Clarifying that certain economic development programs do not constitute a debt. HJR 80 clarifies Section 52-a, Article III of the Texas Constitution, which authorizes the Legislature to provide for the use of public money for economic development purposes. It will grant the Legislature authority to create statutory programs for eco­ nomic grants and loans. HJR 80 will help provide a variety of economic development programs that attract new business, resulting in increased employment and tax revenue for cit­ ies across Texas. are in place to protect borrowers from usury — to be removed for certain "large commercial loans." Banks from outside the state are already allowed to charge higher- than-ceiling interest rates in Texas. Exempting large loans from the ceiling would potentially attract larger banks to move here, but in doing so, it would make it necessary for smaller banks to receive exemp­ tions as well. This looks like a first step toward totally eliminating the state's interest ceilings, which would be bad news for borrowers. Proposition 6 — Yes To include one additional public member and a constitutional county court judge in the mem­ bership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. The State Com m ission on Judicial Conduct is responsible for investi­ gating allegations of judicial mis­ conduct and for disciplining judges. Eleven members currently serve a six-year term on the commission, four of w hom are citizens and are not licensed to practice law or hold public office. Two additional members will pro­ vide for greater professional diver­ sity on the commission. Diversity increases the variety of perspec­ tives on each issue the com mission will examine and will provide a more holistic ruling. Increasing the diversity of the com mission will also increase the fairness and integrity of the investigation and disciplinary processes of judges. Proposition 7 — Yes Authorizing tine-of-credit advanc­ es under a reverse mortgage. Under current Texas law, senior hom eow ners (age 62 or older) are only allowed to receive reverse m ortgage advances in one lump sum or in equal monthly pay­ ments. This am endm ent would allow senior hom eowners to take advances from their reverse mort­ gage as the m oney is needed, in whatever increments they see fit. This gives seniors more freedom in determining how they will use their m ortgages and is already legal in every other state. Opponents of this amendment argue it will give lenders an easier way to exploit the seniors it claims to help. But the line-of-credit option could actually allow seniors to accrue less debt. Proposition 4 — No Authorizing the denial of bail to a criminal defendant who violates a condition of the defendant's release pending trial. This am endm ent will add to the list of circumstances for which a judge can revoke bail for a defen­ dant. Under the Texas Constitution, a district judge m ay deny bail before a trial to a person accused of a felony other than a capital felony in three instances: if the person has two or m ore prior felony convic­ tions, if the felony was committed while on bail for a prior felony or if the felony involved the use of a deadly w eapon and the person has a prior felony conviction. Under SJR 17, if the state can prove an accused person violated one or more provi­ sions for bail relating to the safety of a victim or the general community, a district judge can revoke bail. This am endm ent puts denial of bail in the hands of a judge. The am endm ent doesn't specify what constitutes violating bail related to the safety of the com m unity or victim. Therefore, a judge's bias on what constitutes a violation of bail has a wide spectrum of possibilities and grants a large amount of power of a judge over a defendant. Proposition 5 — No Allowing the Legislature to define rates of interest for com­ mercial loans. Seem ingly the only purpose for this am endm ent is to try and lure large banks to headquarter in Texas. The am endm ent would allow the state's interest ceilings — which EDITOR'S NOTE Proposition 8 — No Providing for the clearing of land titles by relinquishing and releas­ ing any state claim to sovereign ownership or title to interest in certain land in Upshur and Smith counties. The proposed amendment is limited to specific territorial land disputes in Upshur and Smith coun­ ties and would have no impact on any other land dispute involving the state. The dispute should be settled in court. If the amendment sets no precedent for land disputes in other Texas counties, the battle with Upshur and Smith should not be decided by citizens w ho don't live in those counties. Proposition 9 — No Authorizing the Legislature to provide a six-year term for a board member of a regional mobility authority. Regional mobility authorities are political subdivisions that "finance, acquire, design, construct, operate, maintain, expand or extend trans­ portation projects." Under current Texas law, the R M A board members serve for two years each. Given that transportation projects typically last many years, it makes sense to increase the term limit of such m em ­ bers to help facilitate these long proj­ ects. We feel, however, that six years might be too long. Short term limits are important, because long-term members have more time to be corrupted by transportation special interest groups. We would prefer the difficulty of short term limits to the potential for abuse that six-year terms could lead to. O p in io n s expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT adm inistration, the Board of R ege nts or the Texas Student Publications Board of O p eratin g Trustees. O pin io n T h e D a il y T e x a n Editor: A.J. Bauer Phon e: (512) 232-2212 E-m ail: editor@ dailytexanonline.com A sso c ia te Editors: Nikki Buskey Ashley Eldridge Daniel K. Lai / \ r \ d ^ e r o f ticoso. cju^/íío^.r# Distrust in Bush is growing By Ian Greenleigh Daily Texan C olu m nist President Bush's dishonesty regarding the war in Iraq has both damaged respect for the Oval Office and compromised national security. Many Am ericans are ashamed that they were so easily manipulated by a leader in whom they placed their trust, and have resolved to prevent such future betrayal. Growing distrust of the gov­ ernment is a natural consequence of a leader's clear misconduct. In this case, however, the president's behavior is creating an unrealistic demand for intelligence that will be impossible to satiate without jeopardizing international coop­ eration and U.S. safety. The president misled his coun­ try with such efficacy that even most Democrats followed his call to arms. The typical charge levied against the Democratic politician goes something like: "You voted to support the war initially, but now you criticize it because it is unpopular." In some cases, this may be true. But what this argument seems to imply is that Americans should be overly cautious about believ­ ing their sworn representatives at all times. W hile skepticism is indeed healthy, its overabun­ dance is symptomatic of a nation that has lost faith in its govern­ ment. Democrats are not at fault for the com mander in entrusting chief with matters of national security. The average citizen is not privy to most of the intelligence information the U.S. government receives. This lack of transparency creates the reasonable expectation that when a president identifies another nation or individual as a major threat, he has substantial evidence to support this conclu­ sion, which may be dangerous if publicly disseminated. As such, Democrats should not be harangued for their vote of authorization if they were truly convinced of impending danger. Rather, their show of faith in the word of a president, despite hLs Republican affiliation, was a dem­ onstration of the bipartisanship that both parties frequently call for. Ironically, the candidate who pledged to "restore honor and integrity" to the Oval Office is largely responsible for damag­ ing its reputation. The separation of powers bestows each branch of government with unique, but comparable, abilities. The executive branch reserves the propensity for rapid and deci­ sive action, which enables it to effectively respond to security threats without undue delay. A reasonable level of presidential autonomy is thus vital and must be maintained. Yet, President Bush is dim in­ ishing this capability. In selling the Iraq war, he has weakened the public's trust in the executive branch by abusing the privileges afforded to him. D isillusioned, Americans will now demand irrefutable evidence of impending danger before they are again willing to risk the lives of soldiers abroad. An unrealistic burden of proof has been created, in which future presidents m ay need to reveal pertinent information in order to convince the public of a legitimate cause for action, compromising intelligence-gathering ongoing efforts. This will harm the ability of the United States to respond to critical threats in a timely m an­ ner, because the president will first need to gamer the approval of an impossibly skeptical pub­ lic. Future administrations may be unwilling to eliminate bona fide targets, because releasing the information necessary to prove an action's legitimacy may in itself diminish U.S. security. International intelligence net­ works that have proved invalu­ able to our safety may weaken as foreign agencies have cause to worry that the intelligence they provide will not remain secret. largely anti- In nations with American populations, efforts to lend the United States intelligence support must be undertaken in secret, for fear of serious political ramifications. If our government exposes such relationships in attempts to provide a weary public with con­ clusive evidence, foreign agencies will be deterred from supplying further important tip-offs. Even traditional allies will become increasingly hesitant to cooperate because if the intelligence provid­ ed is used to justify an unpopular effort, the supplying nation will be held partly responsible by its inhabitants. Italy reportedly gave the Bush administration documents regard­ ing Saddam Hussein's purported search for nuclear materials in Niger. These documents, later exposed as false, were used by President Bush to portray the Iraqi dictator as a grave danger to the United States in the run up to the war. Italy may now be hesitant to offer the United States secu­ rity information as readily in the future, given the nation's lack of popular support for the war and its withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Skepticism is healthy in normal amounts and is essential to dem o­ cratic society. But in vowing never to be fleeced again, the American public may be harboring unreal­ istic expectations of transparency, a side effect of growing distrust. The president's actions have led to the creation of prerequisites for even the most warranted use of force that may be impossible to fulfill to the degree the public will now demand. Greenleigh is a government sophomore. Only U.S. can stop Iran’s aggression By Daniel P. Rubenstein Daily Texan C olum nist Iran's plan to acquire nuclear weapons is the United States' most pressing foreign policy issue. The Bush administration has long said that the greatest threat to the United States is for a terror- sponsoring state to acquire nucle­ ar weapons. But Iran is about to meet the criteria for becoming public enemy number one, and there is no sense of urgency com­ ing out of the White House. Iran made headlines recently when its president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, reiterated Iran's long-standing policy of calling for the annihilation of Israel. He also proclaimed that the down­ fall of the United States was an attainable goal. His speech was not naive rhet­ oric, but intentional demagogu- ery. Although Ahmadinejad was speaking in Farsi at a student con­ ference in Tehran, his podium had a large sign that said in English, "The World Without Zionism." Iranian Ahmadinejad's motives were the unpopular twofold. First, authoritarian regime needs external enemies (Israel and United States) in order to survive. Second, Ahmadinejad is trying to show that he is like North Korea's Kim Jong U. He hopes that an iso­ lated Iran will either be appeased or able to buy more time to devel­ op nuclear weapons. The threat of mutually assured destruction will not pacify a nuclear Iran. The opposite will happen — Iran will adopt a more aggressive posture in the region and will seek to undermine U.S. interests, such as a stable Iraq and a secure Israel. Anybody who thinks that Iran can be trusted to be a responsible nuclear power is playing Russian roulette. There is a chance that we might be able to live with a nuclear Iran, but would any responsible leader want to take the risk? Iran is dangerously close to enriching uranium in order to produce nuclear weapons. The United States is running out of options that could prevent the mullahs from having the bomb. If not already in checkmate, the U.S. is desperately staring at the board, looking for a possible move. The United Nations exists to deal with threats to peace, such as Iran. But effective multilateral sanctions will not be imposed on Iran, thanks to Russia and China — two of the five coun­ tries with veto power on the United Nations Security Council. Years of cooperation between the Russia and Iran has brought Iran dangerously dose to having the ability to deliver nuclear weap­ ons long distances.lt was Russia that built Iran's nuclear plant in Bushehr. China is also more interested in its financial security than in Bush's vision of democratizing the Middle East. Having recently signed a $70 billion oil contract with Iran, China will not be sid­ ing with the United States in the UNSC. Iran needs missile tech­ nology and China needs oil — a match made in heaven. the interests The European Union, like Russia and China, also has con­ siderable business in Iran. The EU, namely the EU-3 (Great Britain, France, Germany), prefers engaging Iranian regime and providing economic incentives for the Iranians to give up their nuclear program. But these economic incentives (read: appeasement) only give Iran more time to deceive the EU diplomats. Unless the EU is ready to divest from Iran and revoke travel visas from Iranian businessmen, EU diplomacy will fail. President Bush said in June 2002 that, "W e cannot defend America and our friends by hop­ ing for the best. We cannot put our faith in the word of tyrants, who solemnly sign non-prolifera­ tion treaties, and then systemati­ cally break them." By allowing the EU to engage Iran, Bush has not suddenly dis­ covered that there is wisdom in "hoping for the best" and putting "our faith in the word of tyrants." Rather, his support for EU diplo­ macy is his way of walking the last diplomatic mile. Bush may also be stalling, hoping for even­ tual calm in Iraq. One need not be a geogra­ phy major to see that the United States is already tightening the noose around Iran. The United States military is on Iran's east in Afghanistan and on Iran's west in Iraq. But the American people are war-weary. Although the military option is not beyond the U.S.'s ability, the Air Force will not be receiving orders any time soon to bomb Iran back to Achaemenid Persia. Vice President Dick Cheney suggested in January that Israel might decide to eliminate any nuclear threat from Tehran, and "let the rest of the world worry about cleaning up the diplomatic mess afterwards." Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, a Tehran native, says the Israeli military option is off the table. Cheney secretly hoping Israel will mirac­ ulously take care of business — as it did in 1981 by destroy­ ing Saddam Hussein's nuclear reactor — is wishful thinking. Iran is a problem that needs to be addressed by a superpower, not a regional power. forces Democratizing inside Iran do not have the power to force a regime change, but United States assistance and encourage­ ment can change that. Support must be given to pro-democracy and pro-human rights movements in Iran. Every time Iran acts like a rogue nation, Bush should recip­ rocate publicly by giving a check to Iranian resistance groups. The Bush doctrine says, "If we wait for threats to fully materialize, we will have waited too long." Yet Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism, sees no obstacles in moving to the next phase of its nuclear program by producing weapons-grade ura­ nium. That one small step for Iran will be one giant step back for mankind. Rubenstein is a Middle Eastern studies senior. Tuesday, N ovem ber 8, 2005 N kax Task force to study energy use S tu d e n t group w ill to adopt. focus on reducing cam pus energy costs "A lot of w h at this task force is about is asking the right ques­ tions," Lovell said. "We d o n 't have all the answers. We w ant students to help us get the answ ers, in fact." Lovell, a business honors and art history senior, said the task force w ants to ask several ques­ tions, such as w hether there are other places the U niversity can buy natural gas to generate its in- house electricity. The U niv ersity p u rch a ses disco unted n a tu ra l gas from the state's G eneral Land Office through its State Power Program , which sells natural gas from state land and deposits the revenues into the Perm anent School Fund for public schools, including the University. For the past five years the GLO sold natural gas at a locked-in price, below m arket value, to the University, accord­ ing to Juan O ntiveros, director of utility and energy m anagem ent at the University. Since natural gas prices recently, O ntiveros said the GLO had to renegotiate the price. A lthough the U niversity has yet to lock in a stable year-long price because of volatile, record-high prices, it cur­ rently purchases natural gas from the GLO at 55 cents below m arket value price, even as the m arket fluctuates. increased "W e're trying to be as creative as w e can in o u r procurem ent processes in order to define a gas budget w e can live w ith. It's not about saving money, it's about know ing how m uch you have to pay. We have a budget w e're try- Discuss policy changes Student Energy Task Force Brainstorming energy conserva­ tion solutions Today, 5 p.m. in the Texas Union Eastw oods Room Tuition Policy Advisory Committee Open meeting with the UT com ­ m unity about tuition recom m en­ dations Today, 3:30 p.m. in Welch 1.316 Wednesday, 4 p.m. in M ain 212 ing to m atch," O ntiveros said. O ntiveros said he expected the U niversity to pay $45 million for natural gas for the 2005-2006 fis­ cal year. A ccording to the TPAC recom m endation report earlier this m onth, the University b u d ­ geted $24 m illion for 2005-06. Patricia Clubb, vice president for em ployee and cam pus servic­ es, said energy efficiency audits are currently being conducted for cam pus buildings. Clubb said the audit is also exam ining the pow er plant, w hich produces all of the U niversity's m ain cam pus elec­ tricity, heat from steam and w ater cooling th ro u g h n atu ral gas. O ntiveros said another pow er plant au d it ab o u t eight years ago led to 10 percent im proved efficiency. Prim arily the efforts focused on installing electronic controls (versus m anual), consoli­ dating chill stations and investing in equipm ent m aintenance. The plant currently operates w ith tw o gas turbines and four steam turbines and uses around 314 m illion kilow att-hours per year. The average household uses 10,000 kw h per year. The m ost recent turbine w as installed about a year ago, as p art of a com bina­ tion of heating and pow er opera­ tions in order to recapture heat that w as escaping from the plant. O n Oct. 31, the Environm ental Protection Agency honored the U niversity for its operations in com bined heating and power. The University, one of the 169 part­ ners in the Com bined H eating and Pow er program , reduced car­ bon dioxide em issions an esti­ m ated 136,000 tons per year since O ctober 2004, said K atrina Pielli, program m anager for the CHP program . A nother EPA program , how ­ ever, does not list the U niversity as a partner. Green Power is a partnership of business, govern­ m ent entities and educational institutions that purchase a m ini­ m um am ount of energy, d ep en d ­ ing on their annual capacity, from renewable sources, such as solar or w ind. The U niversity does not participate. O ntiveros said the U niversity d oesn't purchase energy outside its system for a variety of reasons, such as reliability and separation in the event of a pow er distur­ bance in the city's grid. O ntiveros said the m ain reason for in-house electrical production is the pow er system 's overall efficiency com ­ pared to any of the A ustin Energy non-green pow er plants. "The prim ary issue is an issue of economics. We generate all our electricity [ourselves]," he said about the cam pus's use of natural gas for energy. By Naomi King Daily Texan Staff The new ly form ed S tud en t Energy Task Force w ill brain ­ storm ideas to day for curbing energy consum ption and increas­ ing energy efficiency on cam pus in the face of rising natural gas prices an d the U niversity's poten­ tial resulting tuition hikes. The U niversity Tuition Policy recom ­ A d v iso ry C om m ittee m ended raising tuition for the next tw o years, an d rising natural gas prices are one of several rea­ sons for the suggested increase. Beginning next fall, the proposed m axim um charge to com pensate for record-high natural gas prices w ould be $150 p er sem ester for one year and $50 per sem ester for the following year. The C a m p u s E nvironm ental for a C enter and E ngineers Sustainable W orld form ed the task force to gauge com m unity interest in addressing U niversity energy use an d efficiency and developing program s, such as a cam pus-w ide audit, m ore effi­ cient cam pus com puters and a energy-efficiency dorm com peti­ tion for students. Trevor Lovell, director of the C am p u s E nvironm ental C enter and a task force member, said the task force w ill identify poten­ tial program s for the adm inistra­ tion, faculty, staff and students V E T E R A N S R E M A IN IN M E M O R Y 5A <> 4 1 * ifcl) w i l l : UNm -.irSTÁTF^ * * i S A N D (O a T H u m O F H E R #E f HL1R UVES IN riF E P IN m f c ,A M £ R j € A 6 v a f '- r I f f \ *k % f :-:4 IU...Í a r * a s k i INTO T H Y HH Runners pass the base of a memorial com m em orating servicemen lost in the western Atlantic Ocean during World War II in Battery Park in Peter M o rga n ¡ Associated Press New York on Monday. Suit: City gave permits to 68 media outlets From pagel A abided by the process of veri­ fying credentials by providing the required paperw ork and w as denied credentials w ithout expla­ nation. Austin G ay TV airs on A ustin C om m unity Television Channels 10 and 16. R udy G arza, assistant city manager, said "the num bers speak for themselves" in that the city granted access to 68 new s organizations and denied 3. "We denied those that did not meet the requirem ents," he said. The suit also alleges that the that police perim eter w as so large that protesters couldn't see tine KKK rally, w hich they said con­ stituted a denial of free speech and assembly rights. "It is the equivalent of being invited to the circus and being asked to sit outside the tent," said Alex Costilla, a dem onstrator and plaintiff on the suit. Garza, speaking on behalf of tine city and the police depart­ ment, said that due to the histori­ cally loaded nature of these ral­ lies, the first priority w as "keep­ ing people safe." "People w ere allow ed to assemble,'' said Garza. "We will comply fully to the freedom of the press." Activists: Issue compels many on both sides to dedicate themselves From p a g e ! A Christianity to argue w ith her. Parrish said her heart w ent fully into the cause w hen one m an told her, "Your son is going to hell" one day as she was handing out fliers. T hroughout their "uphill battle" against the proposed am endm ent, the sisters said they have felt em o­ tionally drained and have cried a lot. However, they have met a lot of people w ho have supported their cause. "It's been rew arding to m eet w onderful people w ith strength and dedication to make a better world, one that is accepting and loving of all m ankind," Francis said. Fighting for Prop. 2 In Fort Worth, Bonnie Reyes and her husband Peter have been avid activists for Proposition 2. W hen they heard the gay com m unity was actively trying to oppose the am endm ent, they w anted to get involved to m ake sure gays w ould not be allowed to m arry in Texas. "This is dear to ou r hearts," Bonnie said over the phone. "M arriage should be limited for "It's been rewarding to meet wonderful people with strength and dedi­ cation to make a better world, one that is accept­ ing and loving of all mankind." Jimmie Sue Francis, volunteer opposing Prop. 2 the sake of the basic foundation of ou r country. We have a heart for children, and we w ant to have good, healthy families." The Reyeses have been visit­ ing churches on Sunday m ornings and W ednesday nights, order­ ing and putting signs in people's yards and handing out business cards with Proposition 2 informa­ tion and voting dates. They've set up a table at their church and handed out voter registration cards. Peter speaks at m eetings twice a week, and he recently spoke at the Young Conservatives of Texas meeting at UT-Arlington. They pay for all of these ser­ vices and have m ade donations to the Free M arket Foundation, a right-wing Judeo-Christian orga­ nization. They've also paid for TV commercials for TakeUp, an online radical Christian group. "We have love for them — w e have gay friends," Bonnie said. "Homosexuals can be changed The Reyeses purchased "Getting It Straight" books and handed them out, hoping to persuade fam­ ilies w ith gay m em bers that they can "change their lifestyles." The couple has not witnessed any negative feedback except once, w hen their "Vote for Prop. 2" sign w as stolen from their front yard. Peter w orks full tim e at his company, Reyes Engineering and M anufacturing, and he w akes up at 5 a.m. on w eekdays and w orks half days on Saturdays to accom­ m odate his volunteering. 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Thomas Schatz, executive pro­ ducer of the film and executive director of UTFI, said "Homo Erectus" is the working title for this project, a "Woody Allen meets 'Quest For Fire'" film. Adam Rifkin, who directed "Detroit Rock City" and "Denial," wrote and will direct and star in his movie about a man named Ishbo's comedic and philosophical jour­ ney. Ishbo is wildly ahead of his time as a caveman with contem­ porary sensibility, and he runs into fish-out-of water-problems, Schatz said. Ali Larter and Tom Arnold are also in the cast. After the first day of shooting, Schatz said he was more than pleased. "Hamilton Pool is a magical place, and because we're shooting in digital, we can see everything immediately," Schatz said. "It all looks great." The independent film will con­ tinue its 20-day filming period in and around Austin, using the city's outdoor resources by shooting at Longhorn Cavern, Enchanted Rock and Pedernales Falls. "One of the reasons we're doing this film is because there are such terrific locations around here," Schatz said. Schatz said that the film's bud­ get is between $500,000 and $3 million. The movie is one of three annual UTFI projects. Producers hired 37 full-time and part-time UT interns to work in all areas of production, "We like to think we're on the front end of this digital-cinema revolution." Thom as Schatz, executive producer from accounting to wardrobe, in exchange for course credit. The project is the product of a partnership between UTFI and the production company. Schatz said that UTFI, a unit within the College of Communication launched in 2003, acts as "the through which mechanism resources are attached to these films," providing students for internships to Burnt Orange, an independent production company that financially backs the projects. Each year UTFI puts out three films, "one home-grown and two more ambitious films staffed by outside talent," Schatz said. Students have the chance to intern with all three of the films, and although "Homo Erectus" is one of this year's bigger films, radio-television-film senior René Pinnell landed the job of film edi­ tor for the production. "I'm thrilled," Pinnell said. "I feel really comfortable editing, and I'm very excited to be working with Adam. He's a guy that will tell me exactly what he wants." UTFI will use Troublemaker, director Robert Rodriguez's stu­ dio, for green-screening, the tech­ nology that involves shooting background footage and combin­ ing that footage with dialogue scenes shot in front of the green screen in order to make it look like the characters are actually "out in the world," Schatz said. "This will be a digital film, the way James Cameron, Robert Rodriguez, George Lucas and oth­ ers are making movies," Schatz said. "We like to think we're on the front end of this digital-cin­ ema revolution." Campus groups unite, want to raise $10,000 for Pakistan ‘For the Love of Christi counsels grieving families By C hristine W a n g Daily Texan Staff Christi Lanahan, a former UT business honors student, was walking with friends downtown on Oct. 26, 1985, when she was killed by a hit-and-run drunk driver. Unable to find suitable, affordable counseling services to deal with their grief, her parents, Susan and Don Cox, and brother Sean Lanahan, started the non­ profit organization For the Love of Christi in 1987. "We got the idea out of our own pain and not finding adequate help in the area," said Susan Cox, a full-time executive and a vol­ unteer for the organization. For the Love of Christi is a unique organization because it serves people regardless of their type of loss and their per­ sonal circumstances, said Anna Varahrami, the organization's member services and volunteer coordinator. Most counseling ser­ vices in Central Texas are dedi­ cated to specific needs, Cox said. The organization offers sup- port-group meetings for children, teens and adults three times a month. Each meeting starts off with attendees passing a purple heart around and saying who they are there "for the love of," Cox said. On an average night, 35 to 40 participants divide into groups according to their type of loss. "People feel safe and talk about what's within their hearts and come together like a family to help one another," Cox said. "They don't feel judged and are not told to get over it." Mary' Shields has been attend­ ing the meetings regularly with her husband since they lost their daughter in a car accident in October 2004. "With the death of a child, the pain was so intense," she said. The Shields found out about the organization from a couple at their daughter's rosary service. "There is no one to talk to that understands unless some­ one else went through it, too," Shields said. "I realized that others had similar experiences physically, emotionally and mentally, and I see others survive and learn to laugh again and find happi­ ness," she said after attending the grief support meetings with her husband. For the Love of Christi is the only counseling treatment Shields and her husband have sought, but they have always kept open the option of seeking professional help. However, "at this time, I feel like we got what we needed and are doing better," she said. The teen and child group meetings are more structured, with icebreakers and activities to encourage discussion about loved ones, said Varahrami, the facilitator of those meetings, who has a background in psy­ chology and social work. In the children's support group, art therapy is commonly used to help with their expression of grief, she said. "The main goal [in discussion] is to relate to one another and to make them feel like they're not alone," she said. In addition to the support meetings, retreats are also a part of grief counseling "as a chance to bond and talk about pain and experience joy without feeling guilty," Cox said. The organization also goes to extra lengths to ensure that peo­ ple's loved ones are not forgot­ ten. For the Love of Christi holds tree dedication ceremonies, holi­ day remembrance dinners and candlelight services and makes phone calls and mails cards to the families on their loved ones' birth- and death-dates. Churches, schools and local businesses have also contacted the organization to hold grief presentations and educational sessions on how to cope and be supportive of others' losses. "Dealing with grief is a life­ time journey," Cox said. "I feel Christi's love through the work I do — reaching out and helping others is a part of my healing." W indow s of opportunity... 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By Patrick George Daily Texan Staff Members of several campus groups planning to raise $10,000 for victims of the earthquake in Pakistan met Monday to orga­ nize the fundraising events. The Pakistan Relief Committee laid out its plans to raise money for the earthquake's victims and to help repair the damage caused by the 7.6-magnitude quake, which struck the Kashmir region Oct. 8. The committee is spearheaded by the UT American Red Cross Club and is joined by members of the Pakistani Students Association, Delta Sigma Pi, the Freshman Leadership Organization, the Biomedical Engineering Society and others. "We have informally about 15 groups with varying levels of interest," said Jeremiah Spence, the financial development chair­ man for the Red Cross Club and a radio-television-film graduate student. "Other groups involved are the Palestinian student organi­ zation and other Red Cross clubs from Michigan State University, Kansas State University and Berkeley." As a whole, the committee's goal is to wire the $10,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, by Nov. 19. The groups plan to have collec­ tion and information tables set up at Gregory Gymnasium, the West Mall and Jester Center, as well as money collection boxes around campus. Official figures from the gov­ ernment of Pakistan estimate that the death toll from the earth­ quake is at least 73,276 people. The quake has caused roads, schools, villages and hospitals to collapse and has left 3.5 million people homeless, accord ing to the Red Cross. About $43.4 million has been raised for the relief effort interna­ tionally so far, and some 11,000 tents and 74,000 blankets have been donated as well, accordirg to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Spence said that despite this, the relief effort has a long way to go before it solves what United Nations Undersecretary-General Jan Egeland called a "logistical nightmare" in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corp. "There is not enough of any­ thing getting there, be it food, money, tents or medical supplies," Spence said. "The biggest con­ cern is that since they're up there in the Piimalayan Mountains, a harsh winter will set in, and the people will be isolated. It's a hor­ rible situation." In addition to the tabling and collection efforts, the members of the committee are respond­ ing to the crisis in their own ways. Russ Hawkins, a member of Delta Sigma Pi, said that his group is planning to hold a bake sale next week. The Pakistani Students Association held a candlelight vigil last week to raise awareness of the earthquake's effects on the region. "We had tables set up in the West Mall, and after the vigil, we had raised over $1,000 and donated it to UNICEF," said Tauqir Huk, a member of the Pakistani Student Association. Teena Xu, the Red Cross Club's publicity officer, said that they want to have people working at the tables between 9 a.m and 5 p.m. The group may hold a grand finale banquet or concert once the money has been sent but has not finalized any plans yet. T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A U S T I N Public Hearing Tuition Policy Advisory ( Committee l Low impact > Strength training > Stamina building S p e cia l Thanks To: ¿Tamper V d m i c U I ii r v t n a u s t i n ' s W O RI D O F R E N T A L S F » O f\ J T I / X C f DeSlGNCD FOR ACTION [Division ot Recreational Sports G R E 2.200 Open weekdays 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Wed. until 6 p.m. 512 471 3116] www.utrecsports.org Afternoon and evening classes offered in Gregory Gym. Details at G R E 2.204 or online. 8A N e w s Tuesday, Novem ber 8, 2005 Civil unrest, riots spread across France 1,500police activated as youth riots escalate, cities consider curfew By Angela Doland The Associated Press PARIS — France will impose curfews “wherever it is necessary" and call up 1,500 police reservists to stop rioting, the prime minister said Monday, as civil unrest erupt­ ed for a 12th night, with youths setting fire to an empty bus and attacking police in Toulouse. The came announcement as similar violence was report­ ed in neighboring Belgium and Germany, and the French govern­ ment faced growing criticism for its inability to stop the violence in its tough suburbs. Governments worldwide urged their citizens to be careful in France. A 61-year-old man also died Monday of wounds sustained in an attack as he tried to put out a trash can fire, the first fatality since the unrest began. Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said 1,500 police and gen­ darme reservists were being called up to reinforce the 8,000 troops already deployed to stem the vio­ lence that has shocked the nation. Local government officials will be able to put curfews in place “if they think it will be useful to permit a return to calm and ensure the protection of residents. That is our No. 1 responsibility," de Villepin said. In Toulouse, rioters stopped a bus and ordered the driver to get out, then set the vehicle on fire, said Francis Soutric, chief of staff at him into a coma, police said. In the Paris suburban town of Rainey, the mayor was preparing to enact a nighttime curfew expected to go into force Monday or Tuesday, said one of his top aides. copycat attacks spread outside France for the first time, with five cars torched out­ side Brussels' main train station, police in the Belgian capital said. Apparent German police were investigat­ ing whether the overnight burn­ ing of five cars early Monday in Moabit, a Berlin neighborhood with a large Turkish immigrant population, was a copycat crime. The mayhem has become France's worst civil unrest in more than a decade. Chirac, whose government is under intense pressure to halt the violence, promised stem punish­ ment for those behind the attacks, making his first public comments Sunday since the riots started. France's biggest Muslim fun­ the damentalist organization, Union for Islamic Organizations of France, issued a fatwa, or reli­ gious decree, that forbade all those “who seek divine grace from tak­ ing part in any action that blindly strikes private or public property or can harm others." Arsonists overnight burned two schools and a bus in the central city of Saint-Étienne and its sub­ urbs, and two people were injured in the bus attack. Churches were set ablaze in northern Lens and southern Sete, he said. In Colombes in suburban Paris, youths pelted a bus with rocks, sending a 13-month-old child to the hospital with a head injury, Hamon said. An anti-riot policem an holds a teargas launcher as a torched bus and cars still sm oulder in the background as France's worst civil unrest in decades entered a 1 2 th night. the regional prefecture in Toulouse. No passengers were inside. When riot police arrived on the scene, about 50 youths hurled fire­ bombs and other objects at them. Police responded with tear gas, the official said. President Jacques Chirac, in private comments more conciliatory than his warnings Sunday that rioters would be caught and punished, acknowledged that France has failed to integrate the French-born children of Arab and black African immigrants in poor suburbs who have been partici­ pating in the violence, according to Latvian President Vaira Vike- Freiberga, who met with the French leader on Monday. On Sunday night, vandals burned more than 1,400 vehicles, and clashes around the country left 36 police injured, setting a new high for overnight arson and violence since rioting started last month, national police chief Michel Gaudin said to reporters. The murder victim was identi­ fied as Jean-Jacques Le Chenadec, a retired auto industry worker who died after being beaten by an attacker. He was trying to extin­ guish a trash can fire Friday at his housing project in the northeastern suburb of Stains when an attacker caught him by surprise and beat Remy G abald a | A sso c ia te d Press SUNNIN'ATTHE SPRINGS East: Small additions can mean big tax increase for homeowners From pagel A Rogers said residents have been surprised by high taxes in areas other than those affected by prop­ erty values. Under current law, a 10-percent cap exists to limit the annual increase in the appraised value of the resident's home, a measure designed to avoid severe upticks and allow for steady mar- ket-value growth. Often, homeowners will have the security of the 10-percent cap, but they will get permits to fix their porches or to make small additions to their houses with­ out knowing the cap conditions, Rogers said. As soon as they do that, they lose the cap, and the property value skyrockets. "In other words, let's say they got a house in 1998, and it was appraised at $45,000," Rogers said. "It was a nice, standard, older home, and in 2005 they pull a permit in order to turn a back porch into a washroom and a bedroom or something. The Travis County Appraisal District can now appraise it at full value — and full value of that guy's house is $145,000." For this reason, he said, a lot of people no longer modify their homes, something that contrib­ uted to the stability of families in the past because it allowed them to adapt as they grew. The GNDC has about 200 appli­ cations from people waiting for housing; all lifelong residents of the community wanting to stay in the area. Dan Buffington, a local realtor, said the development in the area is a good thing, because he saw firsthand that a majority of the places restored were dilapidated buildings. “A run-down building doesn't do anyone any good," Buffington said. "Development needs to pro­ vide the structure for the commu­ nity to fill." The churches Just across the street from the GNDC is the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, a driving force behind the revitaliza­ tion of the area and the end of the rampant crime that once plagued the neighborhood. The church has kept a steady relationship with GNDC through referrals, funds and research since its former lead­ er, the Rev. Jerry Burnett, encour­ aged a strong community voice in the early '80s. The Rev. J.C. Cain, current pas­ tor of the church, sees his congre­ gation changing; people are find­ ing it difficult to deal with higher property taxes and rent. "Unless people can get help from their kids or family members, it's really difficult for some of them to make it here," Cain said. The cultural mix of the neigh­ borhood has changed dramatical­ ly in the last four and a half years, with a predominately Hispanic community becoming more angli­ cized. "We used to have one or two families a month register here," Cain said. "We've had 164 new families this year — sometimes seven to 10 register a week." Cain said he feels development and the consequences that go with it are inevitable. "I think we cannot avoid it. Development is going to happen, so it's not so much a question of 'Are we for or against it?"' he said. “Moreover, how do we bring it about in such a way so people's lives are not damaged?" The Rev. Marvin Griffin, of the Ebenezer Baptist Church at East 10th and San Marcos streets, said he remembers a time when all his parishioners lived within walking distance. Now he doesn't have any worshippers who walk to services. Griffin said he had mixed feel­ ings about development. "I know the town is going to grow, and I know if it grows people are going to be displaced — economic results which are sometimes painful," he said. "I look at it one way, and it's just the cost of progress." Ebenezer is unique, Griffin said, in that it is the largest developer in the area. It has promoted a $1 mil­ lion expansion plan that assures it will be there in the future. The change is inevitable, Griffin said. There was a 90-year-old woman who lived in the neigh­ borhood, and as long as she lived, Griffin said, she was fighting to keep her home, but she died and the home was sold for develop­ ment. Father John Korcsmar, of the Dolores Catholic Church on Montopoiis Drive, said his responsibility was to the people, no matter whether they attended his church. Otherwise, the church could thrive but ignore the people it was called to serve. The history of families in the neighborhood gets interrupted, and generations who have grown up in the neighborhood can't con­ tinue to live there, Korcsmar said. “The kids in the family move out of the house and get married, and want to stay close to their family — but they can't afford to buy the kind of house they need in the neighborhood, [so] they're forced to move away," he said. A majority of Korcsmar's con­ gregation comes from tradition­ ally low-income, first-generation immigrant families. "I started thinking about it, and I couldn't find any families [in my church] that didn't have at least somebody who wasn't bom somewhere else," Korcsmar said. "It's an incredibly fast-growing population." Father Meanwhile, Bud Rowland at the downtown St. Mary's Cathedral said his con­ gregation has a different situation than East Austin, and he sees the development as an opportunity to strengthen the church and, by providing the only downtown school, to promote family units in the area. “Eventually, families will follow these new residents, and you will see baby strollers up and down Austin streets," Rowland said. City issues The immediate fate of gentrifi- cation issues in East Austin will be determined by the city council. Two proposed plans are on the table for future council meetings, with a final decision slated for Dec. 1. One involves putting a hold on development for 90 days to explore the issue more closely, in following a recommendation by the Human Rights Commission; the other involves the approval of a Homestead Preservation District in the area. through The Homestead Preservation Act was passed the Texas Legislature by Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, D-Austin, and gives authority to the local Legislature to provide a tax finance break and community land bust to ensure that East Austin housing remains affordable for all income brack­ ets. Austin City Councilman Raul Alvarez said any talk of devel­ opment hold will have to wait until he hears the briefing on the preservation district, scheduled for Nov. 17. "Encouragement of affordable housing, and now with the home­ stead district, will all together lead to very significant steps in reduc­ ing this problem of gentrification," he said. Staying in East Austin Fortunately for Hilario Ancira, he will be able to stay in the area he has invested his life in cultivating. He grew spinach in what is now the parking lot of an HEB, remembers when Interstate Highway 35 was just a two-lane gravel road and attended silent movies for only a dime. After his discharge from New Guinea following World War II, Ancira and his friends returned to Texas. He can still recall his feel­ ings upon returning to the area. He said he heard work was scarce in Austin, so he headed to San Antonio for a while. "But I couldn't stay away from Austin for long. It's my home," he said. Cyndy Cruce, in white, and Pam Newman, in yellow, relax and enjoy th e late afternoon sun by Barton Springs Pool on M onday afternoon. Cruce and Newm an, from Chicago and Connecticut respectively, are visiting Austin on business and decided to soak up som e o f the unseasonably warm w eather on their day off. Brian Ray | D a ily Texan Staff Tighter security for death row inmate By Juan A. Lozano The Associated Press HOUSTON — The death row inmate who brazenly walked out of a county jail last week will have constant guards and reduced privileges when he returns to Texas, authorities said Monday. Charles Victor Thompson, who slipped out of a prison jump­ suit and handcuffs Thursday, broke out of a visiting room and flashed a fake ID before walking out of the Harris County Jail, was captured Sunday outside a liquor store in Shreveport, La. He waived his rights to an extradition hearing and a lawyer at a hearing Monday in Caddo Parish, La., where he participat­ ed via video from the jail. "I don't want to waste the tax­ payers' money in Louisiana," Thompson said to state District Judge Ramona Emanuel. faces Thompson escape charges in Harris County, which must be dealt with before he can be returned to death row in Livingston, about 75 miles north­ east of Houston. But Lt. John Martin, spokesman for the Harris Country Sheriff's Department, said it was unlikely the state would bother trying Thompson on the escape charges, because he already is condemned. But once back on death row, Thompson faces reduced privi­ leges. He will be housed under tight security when he goes back to death row within a few weeks, said Michelle Lyons, a spokes­ woman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. "Most inmates with an escape under their belt are housed under our highest level of security," Lyons said. Those security measures include a reduction of recreation time from one hour a day to one hour a week. Thompson also will be banned from access to such personal items as a radio or typewriter. Thompson, 35, was convicted in 1999 for the shooting deaths a year earlier of his ex-girlfriend, Dennise Hay slip, 39, of Tomball, and her boyfriend, Darren Keith Cain, 30, of Spring. Martin said authorities are still trying to determine how Thompson got to Shreveport, about 200 miles northeast of Houston. Astronauts install cam era on space station By Pam Easton The Associated Press SPACE CENTER, Houston — Two spacewalkers installed a camera on the outside of the international station Monday and tossed overboard a surplus data-collecting device, sending it spinning off into the void like a spiraling football. space “How's that for a Hail Mary astronaut pass?" American William McArthur Jr. radioed. “That was pretty impressive," Mission Control responded. McArthur and his Russian crewmate aboard the space sta­ tion, Valery Tokarev, left the orbiting outpost unmanned during the five-and-a-half hour spacewalk. Normally, one crew member stays aboard while two others venture outside, but the space station crew has been reduced to two since the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003, and it has been left empty nine times during spacewalks since then. The new camera will help space station astronauts add new segments to the orbiting station. The device thrown overboard was nnre used to collect data on electrical activity around the space station. It was designed to work for only a few months. Engineers were afraid pieces might break off and damage the space station, so they decided to cut it loose. The device is expected to bum up in the atmosphere in about three months. "It's a good day in space," McArthur said as he and Tokarev wrapped up their work. "I'm happy as a clam." The spacewalk was delayed by an hour because of trouble with the U.S. airlock, which did not depressurize completely at first. w w w .dailytexanonline.com Sports Editor: Ben Cutrell E-mail: sports@ daiiytexanonline.com Phone:(512)232-2210 O ^ ^ - w ^ ™ ^ S po r t s V _ / J L J L - J L T h e D a i l y T e x a n SECTION Tuesday, N o v e m b e r 8 ,2 0 0 5 The legacy continues: Street wins Rookie of the Year Houston’s Taveras second in NL vote despite big season By Mike Fitzpatrick The A ssociated Press NEW YORK — Huston Street kept the AL Rookie of the Year Award in-house. Oakland's closer became the second consecutive winner from the Athletics, and Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard won the NL award on Monday. poised Street hardly had to look far for inspiration. The previous AL win­ ner was his roommate this season, A's shortstop Bobby Crosby. "Maybe he rubbed off," Street "Coming out of spring training, it didn't even look like I had a chance to make the team." said. Street, who took over as Oakland's closer in May, got 15 of 28 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America and finished with 97 points. New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano came in second with 57 points, followed by Tampa Bay” designated hitter Jonny Gomes with 39. Called up from the minors for good on July 1, Howard replaced Huston Street, Oakland closer injured star Jim Thome at first base and led all rookies with 22 home runs. He received 19-of-32 first-place votes and 109 points to beat out Houston outfielder Willy Taveras, who got 78 points. Atlanta right fielder Jeff Francoeur was third with 60. Both top rookies only got a chance to play in the big leagues this season because teammates got injured. "Things just started falling in," said Howard, surprised by his comfortable margin of victory. "You never want to see anyone hurt or injured, but I just came up and tried to make the most of my opportunity." Street is the son of former Texas quarterback James Street, who led the Longhorns to a national title in 1969. The 22-year-old righty Street continues on page 3B Closing in on California O a k la n d A's re lie v e r an d fo r­ m e r L o n g h o rn H u sto n Street sp e a k s to th e m e d ia after b e c o m in g th e se c o n d straig h t O a k la n d player to ta k e h o m e th e A L R ookie o f th e Year aw ard. Jeff Chiu Associated Press N B A PREVIEW Same old song: Here come Spurs San Antonio looking to fend off Southwest Division for repeat By Shafayet Faraizi D aily Texan Staff The more things change, the more they seem to stay the same in the NBA. Nothing has changed in the Southwest Division despite an offseason that saw the largest trade in NBA history and many released players via the NBA's one-time "Amnesty Clause." Houston, Dallas and San Antonio were among the NBA teams that benefited from the newly waived players — with San Antonio landing the biggest marquee free agent of the summer, Michael Finley. With the new season beginning, where do the five teams in the Southwest Division stand? Don't be surprised if it looks exactly the same as it did at the end of the 2004-05 season: 1. San Antonio 2. Dallas 3. Houston 4. Memphis 5. New Orleans San Antonio Oberto. Additions: Nick Van Exel, Michael Finley, Fabricio Subtractions: Devin Brown, Glenn Robinson The rich get richer in the NBA. Many players are more attracted to the allure of a championship ring than money or individual statistics — especially as they enter the twilight of their careers. Thus the backcourt additions of former All-Stars Nick Van Exel and Michael Finley. Both players should know their roles and mesh well with a team known for chemistry. Additionally, the two veterans provide a defense-oriented team with more offensive options — a welcome change after the Spurs struggled offensively down the stretch last season. Finley is already a heavy favorite to be the Sixth Man of the Year. Fabricio Oberto, a close friend and teammate of Manu Ginobili on Argentina's national team, will also be an excellent role player. NBA continues on page 3B N O TEBO O K Manginos comments give extra motivation with three games left By JakeVeyhl Daily Texan Staff With the path to Pasadena laid out directly in front of them, the last thing Vince Young and the Longhorns need is extra motivation. Mack Brown gave it to them anyway. Texas' dramatic last-minute come­ back against Kansas last season paved the way to the school's first Rose Bowl. Following the game, Jayhawks coach Mark Mangino made comments stating that the Longhorns received favorable offici­ ating as a BCS-bowl contender, add­ ing that Kansas played better than the Longhorns in the losing effort. take kindly Young didn't Mángino's remarks. to . "The challenge to me is how they disrespected us last year, saying how they outcoached us and outplayed us," Young said. "That was disrespect I'm going to make sure I tell the guys this whole week what they said. We want to have a good week of practice and represent our coaches and repre­ sent ourselves so he won't ever say that again. "It's very offensive that he didn't just say we made some great plays or that we wanted it more than they wanted it." The comments stuck in . Young's mind because Brown presented them to the team during Sunday's work­ out. "Kansas made me mad," Young said. "I'm really ticked off right now. That's just disrespectful." Mangino apologized for his words later in the week but still received a $5,000 fine from the Big 12 office. Young didn't care. "What he wanted to say was what he said the first time," Young said. "Somebody else made him say the other stuff." Virginia Tech, the former No. 3 team and perhaps the only one that could have caught the Longhorns in the BCS standings, fell to Miami 27-7 on Saturday. With the Hokies' loss, Texas mounted a comfortable .0951-point lead over current No. 3 Alabama in the latest BCS standings. Brown said Monday that he didn't want his team to get complacent down the stretch without another team breathing down their necks. "I kind of liked the talk [about Virginia Tech], because it kept pres­ sure on our guys," Brown said. "I'm hoping now that they'll be more self­ motivated and not have to look back Texas q u a rte rb a c k V in ce Y oung m akes tw o Kansas d e fe n d e rs m iss last season in Texas' d ra m a tic 27-23 v ic to ry in Law rence, Kan. Y ou n g w as irked by c o m m e n ts m a d e by Ja yh aw ks head coach M a rk M a n g in o after th e gam e. Mark Mulligan | Daily Texan Staff and worry about who's chasing them. They want to be as good as anyone in tire country, so hopefully they'll take this as a positive." Texas remains second in the BCS this week, .0037 points behind Southern California. out against Baylor due to strained muscles and tendons around his right Achilles tendon but said there's a "good chance" he'll be playing against Kansas this weekend. "I feel very good," Robison said. "I went out [Sunday] and did some running. I've got out of my stance a Robison returns Defensive end Brian Robison sat Texas continues on page 2B BCS Standings 1. u s e 2 .Texas — 3. Alabama — — 4. Miami 5. Penn St. — 6. Va Tech — 7. LSU — 8. Ohio St. — 9. Georgia — 10. Oregon — .9802 .9765 .8814 .8805 .8136 .7540 .6987 .6632 .6313 .6272 Smiley N. Pool | Associated Press D allas fo rw a rd D irk N o w itz k i lo se s th e b a ll in last Saturday's g a m e at San A n to n io . Longhorns’ No. 2 debut in AP poll matches highest in school history Reddick, Duke return to No. 1 while UNC, Kansas start unranked By Jim O'Connell The A ssociate d Press Devils were a runaway choice for No. 1, the sixth time they have started the season atop the rank- ings. of the NCAA tournament, Duke received 61 first-place ballots and 1,785 points from the 72-member national media panel. teams selected in the Top 25, join­ ing Oklahoma (6) and Iowa State (25). Associated Press poll in e lig ib ility last fa c to r in Texas' se a son is a b ig Texas fo rw a rd T he re turn o f center, fro m PJ. Tucker, a c a d e m ic North Carolina becomes the first defending national champion not to be in the preseason poll the next season since Kansas in 1988-89. The Tar Heels lost their top seven scorers from last season, three to graduation and four underclass­ men as NBA lottery draft picks. Bolstered by the return of All- America guard J.J. Redick and all-conference center Shelden Williams from a team that went 27-6 and reached the third round Texas, which has four double­ figure scorers back from a 20-11 team that was beaten by Nevada in the NCAA's opening round, was second with six first-place votes and 1,652 points. It matches the highest ranking in school history, last achieved on Dec. 2, 2002, and marks the 10th appearance in the AP preseason poll in school his­ tory and the eighth appearance in the last 10 years. The Lxinghoms are one of three Big 12 Conference "It's a compliment to our pro­ gram and to our current players, but what does it really mean?" Texas head coach Rick Barnes said. "Our guys understand it's just a number by a name right now, and we've got to go play games." Duke and Texas meet Dec. 10 in East Rutherford, N.J. Kansas had been in the pre- season poll every year since 1991- 92, being out of the Top 10 only three times. North Carolina was in AP continues on page 3B 1. Duke 2. Texas 3. U Conn 4. M ich ig an St. 5. Villanova 6. O klahom a 7. Louisville 8. Gonzaga 9. Kentucky 10. Arizona 11. Boston C olle ge 12. M e m p h is 13. Stanford 14. West Va. 15. Alabam a Duke is back at No. 1 in The Associated Press' preseason col­ lege basketball poll, while defend­ ing champion North Carolina faded to even make the Top 25. Kansas, the preseason No. 1 last year and another regular in the poll, also was not among those teams ranked Monday. The Blue No. 2 A P rank­ ing, released on M o n d a y . Matt Norris Daily Texan Staff Tuesday, Novem ber 8,2005 T h e D a i l y T k x a n McGrady’s back improves, still out H o u sto n Rockets forw ard Tracy M c G ra d y s h o o ts over Sa cram e nto's Brad M iller on W e d n e sd a y in H ousto n. M c G ra d y strained his back o n Friday a n d is expe cted to m iss three weeks. 2B www.dailytexanonline.com swing in Miami on Thursday. McGrady will travel, too, hoping that he'll be back in uniform by the end of the trip. "I don't think I'll be able to go. But like I say, I don't know," he said. "I didn't think I was going to be able to come in here and shoot or be able to walk straight. I'm not ruling it out, though." McGrady scored 23 points in the Rockets' opening 98-89 win over Sacramento last Wednesday. Without McGrady against the Hornets on Saturday, Houston was outscored 17-2 in the closing minutes and lost 91-84. "Mentally, you tend to try to look to him to bail us out," said guard Derek Anderson. "We can't do that. Unfortunately, it took that to happen for us to see that." The back strain is the latest complication in an aggravating three weeks for McGrady. He sat out Houston's last two preseason games with tendinitis in both knees, then bruised his left knee in another collision with Yao in the practice before the opener. "It was my best offseason in terms of my work ethic and get­ ting in the best shape of my career," he said. "It's just very frustrating, because you put so much time into it. When the sea­ son comes, you're all pumped up and ready to play, you want to get out there and compete with those guys." Rockets superstar to miss three weeks from Friday injury By Chris D u n c a n __ Associated Press HOUSTON — Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady gingerly shot baskets but didn't practice during his first on-court activity since straining his back on Friday. McGrady is expected to miss three weeks. He walked slowly and winced as he bent at the waist between perimeter set shots at the Toyota Center on Monday. "That's definitely an improve­ ment," McGrady said. "I've been walking around here hunched over for the last three days. This is the first day I've been able to stand straight up and not have any problems." McGrady suffered the injury doing a reverse layup at Friday's practice. He bumped into Yao Ming, landed awkwardly and immediately felt sharp pain. "It broke me down, and I couldn't stand up," McGrady said. "It was pretty painful. Gosh, I don't want to go through that any more." McGrady said the injury was a recurrence of back problems he Longhorns draw UTEP in first round of NCAA tournament Texas soccer received an at-large berth in the 2005 NCAA Wom en's Soccer Tournament on Monday. The L onghorns (11-8-1) will host first-and second-round action at Mike Myers Stadium starting this Friday, with the winner set to face the winner of the Tallahassee sub-regional. First up for Texas is the University of Texas at El Paso (18-3-1) on Friday. That winner will face the winner of California and Rice, also set for Friday. Separately, freshmen Kasey M oore and Dianna Pfenninger were nam ed to the Big 12 Cham pionship All-Tournament Team on M onday following Texas' play in San Antonio this past weekend. After helping the Longhorns defeat Iowa State on Wednesday, M oore and Pfenninger com bined to score both Texas goals, and Pfenninger tallied a career-high nine saves, in the Longhorns' 3-2 over­ time loss to Colorado on Friday. — Ryan Parr Eagles bid adieu to Owens, star receiver will sit rest of season PHILADELPHIA — Terrell O w ens can take his touchdowns and dance som ew here else. The tempestuous star receiver w on't return to the Philadelphia Eagles this season — or probably ever — because of "a large num ber of situ­ ations that accumulated over a long period of time," coach A ndy Reid said Monday. O w ens was suspended for Sunday night's 17-10 loss at Washington, and will remain suspended for three more gam es without pay. After that, the Eagles plan to deactivate him for the rest of the season. Reid said the outspoken player "had been warned repeatedly about the consequences of his actions." "W e gave Terrell every opportunity two days after he said the Eagles showed "a lack of class" for not public­ ly recognizing his 100th career touch­ dow n catch in a gam e on Oct. 23. In the same interview with ESPN.com on Thursday, O w ens said the Eagles would be better off with Green Bay's Brett Favre at quarterback instead of Donovan McNabb. O w ens also was involved in a fight last week with former Eagles defen­ sive end H ugh Douglas, w h o remains with the team as its "ambassador." O w ens apologized for his com ments about the organization in a brief state­ ment on Friday, but he didn't apolo­ gize to M cN ab b or the team. — Associated Press Cuban's attempts to purchase Pirates rebuffed by Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH — Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is interested in buying his hom etown Pittsburgh Pirates, but the ownership told him the team isn't for sale despite its on going streak of 13 consecutive los­ ing seasons. In an e-mail response to The Associated Press, Cuban said M onday he looked into buying the team recently but, "they told me they have no interest in selling." Cuban's interest in the team he grew up rooting for is well known, but this is the first time he has acknowl­ edged wanting to buy the Pirates. Previously, he said he would look into acquiring a stake only if the Pirates were put up for sale or if acquiring a lesser share of the team would help keep it in Pittsburgh. "The Pirates are not for sale," club vice president Patty Paytas said, responding to Cuban's comment. The Pirates were bought 10 years ago by a group assembled by news­ paper heir Kevin McClatchy, the m anaging general partner. The largest investor is Wheeling, W.Va., newspaper publisher G. O gden Nutting and his to avoid this outcome," he said. two sons. O w ens was suspended Saturday, — Associated Press Pat Sullivan Associated Press had when he played for Orlando. He was optimistic this time that he would beat the doctors' prog­ nosis. "I know how to deal with it, and 1 don't think it will linger around for those three weeks because of the improvement I've seen over the last couple of days," said McGrady, the NBA's sixth leading scorer last season. The Rockets play Orlando on Tuesday night in Houston, then open a fiv^-game, eight-day road Texas: No. From page IB couple of times, and it feels fine. I'd say I'm anywhere from 90 per­ cent to 95 percent right now, and hopefully on Wednesday I'll be 100 percent." Redshirt freshman Brian Orakpo filled in during Robison's absence and recorded four tackles and one sack. Orakpo, Robison and Tim Crowder have been rotating at defensive end, with Robison and 1 Kansas rush defense poses threat Crowder taking the majority the snaps. Streak ending? The Longhorns boast one of the best running attacks in the nations, but there is a possibility of no one player reaching the 1,000-yard pla­ teau this season. Texas holds the nation's longest current string of 1,000 yard rush­ ers, starting with Shon Mitchell in 1995 and continuing through of Cedric Benson and Vince Young last season. North Carolina set the NCAA record for consecutive years with a 1,000-yard rusher at 12. "It doesn't really matter to us," offensive guard Will Allen said. 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Coming into the season my goal was just to stay, one day at a time. Coming out o f spring train­ ing it didn't even look like I had a chance to make the team," Street said. "Rookie of the Year, it's something that's pretty cool — you've got one chance to get it done." Street had 72 strikeouts in 78 1-3 innings, and opponents bat­ ted only .194 against him. "H e worked hard," James Street said. "The biggest thing is he got lucky with the Dotel situ­ ation, but he went out and got the job done. I'm awful proud of him, his mom and I both are. I told him, 'In sports they give you awards for things you've already done, so what are you going to do next year?' He still got the job done. They can't ever take that away from him." Now the family has another prize to put in the crowded tro­ phy room at home. "It's dominated by dad right now," the pitcher said, adding that he plans to give the plaque to his parents. "M ade my mom cry this morning. It's obviously a pretty big deal if my mom is crying." One day early in the season, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel compared Howard to a young Willie Stargell, the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Famer. Howard had long been a touted slugger in the minors, but his path to the majors appeared blocked until back and elbow injuries side­ lined Thome. Howard was called up from Triple-A twice this year. Finally given a chance to play regularly, he took full advantage and quick­ ly became one of the most dan­ gerous hitters in Philadelphia's lineup, batting .288 with 63 RBls "There were probably times, yeah, when I did get frustrated," he said. Howard, who turns 26 next week, had 11 homers and 27 RBIs in September and October, help­ ing Philadelphia come within one game of a wild-card berth. Now, new general manager Pat Gillick and the Phillies have a difficult decision to make at first base. They might try to trade Howard or Thome, who is owed at least $43.5 million over the next three seasons, or Howard could be asked to shift to the outfield. "I'm getting tired of hearing people say it's a good problem to have. We've got to find out how we're going to use him," Manuel said. Howard flashed a wide smile as he watched video highlights of his season during a news con­ ference at Citizens Bank Park. He is the fourth Phillies player to wiri the award, joining Scott Rolen (1997), Dick Allen (1964) and Jack Sanford (1957). Street is the fifth Oakland player honored, joining Crosby, Ben Grieve (1998), Walt Weiss (1988), Mark M cGwire (1987) and Jose Canseco (1986). Pitcher Harry Byrd also won for the A's in 1952, when they still called Philadelphia home. Just a year removed from col­ lege at Texas, Street was impres­ sive in spring training — but he wasn't guaranteed a spot on the big league team. He made the opening day roster after reliever Chad Bradford needed back sur- gery. Street provided stability at the back of the bullpen and helped the A's stay close in the AL West race all summer, before they fin­ ished second to the Angels. "It's quite an accomplishment to step in as a closer and do the job that he did when you're in a pennant race," Athletics manager Ken Macha said. "H e was one of the main guys who helped turn around our season after Dotel went down. He was amazing." j From page 1B Dallas NBA: Southwest Division crowded with talent Additions: Doug Christie, DeSagana Diop, Rawle Marshall, Josh Powell Subtractions: Michael Finley, Alan Henderson, Shawn Bradley Dallas is entering a new era for the franchise with the trium­ virate of Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Finley and Steve Nash dissolved and only Nowitzki on this year's roster. The Mavericks enter their first full season with new coach Avery Johnson. With Johnson comes a more defense-oriented coaching style, and this year's Mavericks roster reflects that. D allas remained unusually quiet in an offseason that saw Phoenix and San Antonio active, with Doug Christie, an amnesty casualty, as the main addition. The yoimg core of Josh Howard, Marquis Daniels and Devin Harris should continue to develop. Dallas has a Midas touch when it comes to scouting unnoticed players, so don't be surprised if Marshall and Powell perform better than expected. Unless the foul-prone Dampier plays like a man worthy of his bloated contract, the M avericks will once again struggle in the post. Dampier does not have a reli­ able backup in the newly acquired Diop and barely used D.J. Mbenga and Pavel Podkolzin. Houston Additions: Derek Anderson, Stromile Swift, Luther Head, Rafer Alston Subtraction: Mike James The Rockets had a weakness in the point guard position, which they strengthened this summer. Derek Anderson provides depth at point and can play shooting guard if necessary. Luther Head is a rookie with plenty of potential who may be a sleeper from this year's draft, if he gets the right amount of playing time. Temperamental point guard Rafer Alston's addition may look good on paper, hut it could prove to he more destructive than con­ structive. Still, Alston's assist numbers have increased for five consecutive seasons. The Rockets are phased with the addition of Stromile Swift, but Houstonians shouldn't get their hopes up yet. Swift has loads of potential, but that word is thrown around so often in the NBA these days that it has become meaning less. If Swift does provide quality production, the Rockets will be able to play a much more up­ tempo game. Yao M ing, who unselfishly signed a multiyear contract extension this summer, has yet to reach his potential. The Rockets have been more active than Dallas in the offseason, but they have to contend with Dallas' depth before they can rank second in the Southwest Division. McGrady should play with a chip on his shoulder after an embar­ rassing first-round exit that saw the once-2-0-leading Rockets lose by 40 points to the Mavericks. Memphis Additions: Eddie Jones, Damon Stoudam ire, Hakim W arrick, Bobby Jackson Subtractions: Jason Williams, James Posey, Bonzi Wells, Stromile Swift, Earl Watson larg­ The Grizzlies had the est overhaul of any team in the Southw est Division, after Memphis took part in the largest trade in NBA history this sum ­ mer. General manager Jerry West has a knack for always coming out on top (Kobe for Divac, anyone?), but one can't help but question the logic behind this deal. A Williams- for-Jones swap seems logical, but throwing an underrated w ork­ horse like Posey into the deal is questionable. The loss of Swift will be neutralized by the addition of Warrick, Stoudamire will take the role of Williams, Jackson will replace Watson, and Jones will take Wells' spot. Stoudamire cam e off one of his better years with Portland, so he'll be a good repi.nement for Williams. Memphis saw 80 percent of last season's starting lineup leave Tennessee this sum­ mer, and their success relies on how quickly the new pieces can gel around Gasol. New Orleans/Oklahoma City Additions: Chris Paul, Arvydas Macijauskas, Kirk Snyder, David West, Rasual Butler Subtractions: Dan Dickau, Lee Nailon Close to the last thing on the mind of the citizens of New Orleans is how their Hornets will perform this year. In a storybook situation, the Hornets would hoist a championship trophy next June and give immense inspiration to a city that Ls returning to normalcy and stability. It should be a fun team to watch, with its youth and athleticism providing plenty of highlights for their fans and hope for the future of the franchise. This year's backcourt should be exciting with Chris Paul and J.R. Smith running the show, and New Orleans seems to be on the right track by building their team through the draft. Despite a team that is expected to struggle in the NBA, no one can question the city of New Orleans' heart and strength during this difficult time. AP: Duke ranked for 167 consecutive polls, Kansas gone From p a g e lB on one ballot. all but one of the last 20 preseason polls, only three of the rankings out of the Top 10. The Blue Devils had a seven- year rim of at least one week at No. 1 snapped last season, reach­ ing as high as second. "I do expect us to be the best team in America," Redick said. "I expect that every year. That is just the confidence and mentality that we have to have." Connecticut, which w ill play without suspended point guard Marcus Williams until Jan. 3, was third, followed by Michigan State, which had four first-place votes, and Villanova, which was No. 1 sixth O klahom a was and Louisville, which moved from Conference USA to the Big East, was seventh. Gonzaga, Kentucky and Arizona rounded out the top 10. Boston College, which left the Big East for the Atlantic Coast Conference, was 11th, followed by Memphis, Stanford, West Virginia, Alabama, Syracuse, Illinois, Wake Forest. UCLA and Iowa. The last five ranked teams were G eorge W ashington, Nevada, Iowa Indiana, Maryland and State. The preseason poll started with the 1961-62 season. UCLA has the most No. 1 rankings with eight, followed by Duke's six and North Carolina's five. The Blue Devils have been ranked for 167 consecutive polls, dating to the preseason poll of 1996-97 season. Kansas had the the second-longest streak, but Jayhawks are out of the rankings for the first time since the pre­ season poll of 2000-01, a span of 93 polls. Kentucky now has the second- longest active streak at 80, dating to Feb. 12,2001. The record streak for consecu­ tive polls is 221 by UCLA from the preseason poll of 1966-67 through Jan. 8,1980. Texas was ranked No. 2 for one week in December 2002. The Big East leads the confer­ ences with five ranked teams — Connecticut, Villanova, Louisville, West Virginia and Syracuse — the first three in the top seven. The ACC and Big Ten each had four teams in the preseason Top 25. Four of the teams in the Top 25 weren't ranked at all last season — Stanford, UCLA, Indiana and Iowa State. This is Iowa State's first time in the poll since the final poll of 2000-01. Kansas, Wake Forest and Illinois were ranked No. 1 last season. The mini ran the last 15 weeks and were a unanimous pick six times. 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DJ Void, one of Austin's premiere DJs, has spun for the past five years at various local clubs, including Inferno, Spiro's and, most recent­ ly, Elysium. He opened the night with a sporadic light show and a series of mixes that provided perfect background music for the early club-goers. He also spun in between bands, at which time more people had arrived, leaning in to listen to his set. Up next was Lust Murder Box, who were formed about five years ago by founding members Nox Mountebank (keyboards and sec­ ondary vocals) and Erik Gustafson (bass). With the follow-up to their self-titled debut looming in the future and a rapidly increasing fan base, one can easily see that this band is destined for stardom on a broader, national level. The melodic qualities of the voice of lead singer Vaughn Engeling pierce through her lis­ teners on songs such as "Viole(n)t Blue Mourning," while the other band members seem to show their power more prominently on songs like "Control." Each band member has his or her own presence on stage. Enseling, with her lustful movements; Erik Gustafson, with his spontaneous dancing; Nox Mounteback, the stoic and calm keyboardist; Jeremy Krimmel, the cool guitarist who stands jam­ ming to his own riffs; and Travis Pegasus, who pounds away on his drums, adding a rock feel to the band's hardcore sound. CTRL, a band of four DJs with synthesizers who have had a rough past riddled with break-ups and lost music, closed out the night. Members Brad MacAllister, Jason Fenimore, Alex Virlios and Damon Shelton put a good effort forward, but the performance was overall less than impressive. The songs were put together well but were mostly slow, repetitive and dull. As the music capital of the world continues to enlarge, bands such as Lust Murder Box, playing venues throughout the Austin area with a dogged determination, should be applauded for their persistence. T O N IG H T P e rfo rm a n c e by T h e L o -F iv e s L ive in th e K V R X s tu d io s ! 9 : 3 0 - 1 0 p m only on T B C A S S T U O E N T m e v / lS lO N I n s u l , i F, 9 prn-10 pm) b ig - tim e g u e s t s • A T X c rib s • C D s o f t h e w e e k liv e D J • m u s ic v id e o s • e n t e r t a in m e n t n e w s ______ By Pete Smith Daily Texan Guest Columnist When a game's ad campaign touts no loading screens, you "Tony Hawk's expect just that. Am erican W asteland" doesn't quite deliver. While during the actual game play there are no loading screens, the game does force the player to endure them at the start of game mode selection and any time you return to the main menu. Loading screens aside, Hawk's latest offering com bines slick graphics with the superior skat­ ing Tony Hawk video games are famous for. The plot of the Story Mode in "American Wasteland" is similar to its predecessors: Build skating skills, and win skating tourna­ ments. The newest version wins big with the Skate Ranch. In the course of learning new tricks, making money and proving skat­ ing ability, the hero collects items to improve a skate park he and his friends are building. The Skate Ranch is good for practicing, and there are some really great trick possibilities. Missions are voluntary and sev­ eral side missions exist within each location on the map, which is large enough to suck you in for hours. For a simpler plot, the Classic Mode offers many levels Photo courtesy of Activision "Tony Hawk's American W asteland" show s few significant changes from previous titles in the series. But really, w ho's com plaining about that? of skating with the goal of scor­ ing points or collecting items to unlock new levels. The Classic Mode offers a co-op mode for two players, but for two-player action the two-player mode is optimum. Trick Attack to compete for high scores, Graffiti to tag a skate park with spray paint and King of the Hill are just a few of the options for two players. The Fire Fight mode is a little bizarre. Players try to score points by shooting fireballs at each other. The skat­ ing is the same as in other modes, except flip tricks make fireballs shoot forward or backward from the board. The Create-a-M ode option allows you to design your own skater with his or her own gnarly hairstyle and clothes, as well as make your own skate park, add­ ing as many rails, half pipes, kick­ ers and swimming pools you can fit into the template. "Tony H aw k's A m erican Wasteland" is an adventure into the world of a skater punk trying to get by without getting hassled by the man. Ease of play and the Jesus Air 540 spine transfer double back flip will please those new to Tony Hawk's digital skate world and those who have been skating since back in the day. Death Cab: Indie vets play Austin From page 8B luscious and beautiful, at times alm ost surreal w ith their color­ ful blend of brass, keyboards and violin. W hile Death Cab for C utie's popularity may have risen to the point where they are no longer able to play a Local Live session for KVRX as they did in 2001, the indie-rock quartet has remained loyal to the city of Austin, per­ form ing a tw o-night stand at Stubb's only w eeks after ACL. Hum ble to say the least, lead singer Ben Gibbard, who splits time w ith his electronic side proj­ ect Postal Service, introduced the band after three songs, "H ello. W e're Death Cab for Cutie, and w e're from Bellingham , Wash. W e're so glad you could be here this evening." their Before playing latest alluring and charm ing single, "So u l M eets Body," G ibbard politely added, "W e had a record com e out a couple of m onths ago called 'P lans.' You m ight have heard this song before." Perhaps Death Cab was aware that their stint on "The O .C ." and their transition to a major label brought forth a lot of new fans who may not be as fam iliar with their extensive collection of albums and EPs. Gibbard con­ tinued to introduce the band's material along the way, "W e're going to play a couple of songs from a record called 'W e Have The Facts and W e're Voting Y es.'" W hile perform ing for their m ost loyal and diehard fans and welcom ing new ones to the mix m ay seem like a challenge, through two nights of sincere, thought-provoking indie rock, Death Cab for Cutie left Stubb's only after giving everyone more than they had already com e to expect from one of the genre's finest. Choose Option 26 when you register for your spring classes to reserve your copy of the Cactus Yearbook! 100 free covered parking spaces in the new Triangle Park & Ride. N O W O PEN ! 100 covered parking spaces on Guadalupe across from Intramural Fields. Free for all Capital Metro customers, weekdays 7am to 7pm. Serving routes 1, 101 and IF with service to UT, downtown, South Congress and the North Lamar Corridor. go une 474.1200 capmetro.org & C A P I T A L M ETRO 'Tony Hawk's American Wasteland,' Lust Murder Box plays Elysium 7B www.dailytexanontine.com Entertainm ent Editor: Scotty Loewen E-mail: entertainment@ dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 E n t e r t a i n m e n t T h e D a i l y T e x a n Death Cab, Nickel Creek lead lively weekend at Stubb’s By A u stin Powell Daily Texan Staff Friday: Nickel Creek It was a memorable weekend at Stubb's, one where the barrier between audience and perform­ ers almost did not exist. Friday night, playing Austin for their first time since the release of their third album, "W hy Should The Fire Die?" the members of Nickel Creek appeared over­ whelmed and ecstatic with the near-capacity crowd, except for guitarist Sean Watkins, who appeared to still be trapped in the emotional state captured in his sorrowful song, "Somebody More Like You." Thus, mandolin extraordinaire Chris Thile and violinist Sara Watkins took turns sharing the spotlight for the majority of the evening, particularly on the rol­ licking "Best of You" and the instrum ental, coffee-inspired "Stumptown." Also worth not­ ing was Thile's announcement that Sara was single, though he warned the band posed as one hell of a gauntlet to get through first. Saturday and Sunday: Death Cab For Cutie Both Saturday and Sunday night shows for Death Cab for Cutie were opened up by Stars, an up-and-coming, seven-piece, dream-pop band that released their third album, "Set Yourself on Fire," in March. Much like their Canadian counterparts, Broken Social Scene, who set the tone for the weekend at Stubbs with a memorable performance on Thursday night, Stars sounded Death Cab continues on page 7B Your potential. Our passion. Microsoft Tvi i N G V W n E E T Y t f * - r v t B E £ - w l r “J " • * * * • -w k \ 1 1 1 i -JÉ r tr** £ I*” i k í % Ml Use OneNote free for an entire semester. Microsoft® Office OneNote® 2003 is a software program that gives you one place to store, search, and organize the info you need. Download your free trial today! © 2005 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved Microsoft, the Office logo, OneNote, and 'Your potential O ur passion* are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries Microsoft* Office OneNote 2003 Ben G ibbard of Death C ab For Cutie perform s Saturday night at Stubb's. Austin Powell idea of a Genesis reunion. D aily T exan S taff 8 B Tuesday, N ovem ber 8, 2005 ENTERTAINMENT B R IE F S ______ Collins says Genesis reunion possible, though still uncertain Photo by The Associated Press Phil Collins says he's open to the Nothing has been announced, but the 54-year-old British singer, w h o is touring the Middle East, said, "There's a possibility. I'm open for it." "If it doesn't happen, it won't be because we don't want to. It will just be because there are too m any things in the way," he said Sunday. "I'm happy to sit behind the drum kit and let Peter [Gabriel] be the singer, but if it happens, I'll be there." Led Zeppelin, conductor share Swedish Polar Music Prize The surviving m em bers of legend­ ary rock band Led Zeppelin have been invited to the land of ice and snow to collect Sw eden's most pres­ tigious music award and a check for 1 million kronor (US $123,180). The British band and Russian con­ ductor Valery Gergiev on M on day were nam ed winners of the 2006 Polar M usic Prize. The award was founded in 1989 by Stig Anderson, manager of Swedish pop group ABBA, through a donation to The Royal Sw edish Academ y of Music. 'French Lieutenant's Woman' author Fowles, 79, dies Photo by The Associated Press British novelist John Fowles, author of "The French Lieutenant's W om an" and "The Magus," has died at the age of 79, a spokesw om an for his publisher said on Monday. "He died at the weekend. He had been ill for som e time," said a spokes­ w om an at publishing com pany Jonathan Cape. Fowles, a novelist for more than 40 years, w on international acclaim with publication in 1969 of "The French Lieutenant's Woman," a vivid Victorian pastiche that was later turned into a critically acclaimed film. Compiled by Craig Whitney P ltE G A L . 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