podzs v i s a i d v y nvaao MS 3 A Y 1 S T ? bPOfr 1 oav c W l I i O H O I W 39VuL IH 3 H Q 3 X I W ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ .y. LIFE & ARTS PAGE 8B Enjoy your favorite fruits as jams months from now rSA T he Da il y T e x a n Critical bonds likely nixed by Lege Serving The University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Wednesday, May 3, 2006 UT may wait till 2007 for funds used to pay for construction, upkeep By Kevin M. Callahan Daily Texan Staff Tuition revenue bonds m ay not be considered until the 2007 legislative session, members of the Texas House H igher Education Com m ittee said Tuesday. Budget Board and representatives of Texas com m unity colleges during a interim hearing. According to com ­ mittee member Rep. Fred Brow n, R- Bryan, the lack of a strategic plan and its im plem entation make it “ hard to consider T R Bs." Tuition revenue bonds are debts secured by an institution's collected tuition and fees, but traditional legis­ lative practice is to reimburse schools. Tuition revenue bond debt is used to build, restore or repair essential facili­ ties such as classrooms and labs. The com m ittee heard testim o­ n y by the Texas H igher Education C oordinating Board, the Legislative Last summer, the Legislature failed to pass a b ill that w ould pay for U T 's much-needed restoration of the "If we could get facility usage to between 42 and 45 hours per week, it would mean more students, same space" Bob Shephard, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board chairman Experim ental Science Building. Vice President and C hief Financial O fficer K evin H egarty has said that gas pres­ sure testing shows that the danger of explosions prevent use of more than 50 percent of the building's capacity and that it m ay need to be even fur­ ther reduced if the problem continues to be ignored. Justin Urtruh, legislative director for committee chair Geanie M orrison, R- Victoria, said tuition revenue bonds are not included in Gov. Rick Perry's call for the special session. H ow ever, he said, the committee is taking tes­ tim ony about the projects that have been submitted, because the com m it­ tee wants to be ready in the unlikely event that higher education is added to the call. TRB continues on page 2A UT RECOGNIZES ITS EXEMPLARY EMPLOYEES Musicians perform at the reception after the 45th annual Staff Recognition Program Tuesday. The program awarded 862 staff members with $1,500 each. Courtney Dudley | Daily Texan Staff » SEE PAGE 8A FOR MORE COVERAGE ON UT STAFF AWARDS Only one injured in hospital fire Blaze causes $250,000 in damage before staff, firefighters put it out By Meghan Young Daily Texan Staff A patient of St. D avid's South Austin Hospital injured him self and caused $250,000 in damage when he allegedly started a fire Tuesday morning, result­ ing in the closure of a w ing of the hos­ pital and some operating rooms, said hospital spokeswoman Laura Balia. going treatment for a m edical condi­ tion or recovering from surgery, w as damaged and dosed, Balia said. the em ergency room and then allow ed to either go back to w ork or be dis­ charged for the day, Balia said. The m ale patient allegedly started the fire w ith a cigarette lighter at approxim ately 8:40 a.m., Austin Fire Departm ent officials said. The hospi­ tal, located at 901 W. Ben W hite Blvd., issued a “ Code Black," diverting all ambulances, until 2:15 Tuesday after­ noon, Balia said. A second-floor m edical-surgical unit, w here patients are either under­ “ The fire was im m ediately brought under control by the hospital staff and the fire departm ent," she said. The patient w as injured and remained in critical condition in the Intensive Care U n it Tuesday evening; his name has not been released. W h ile no other patients were injured, seven staff members suffered from m ild smoke inhalation and w ere treated in Twelve rcx>ms in the vicin ity of the fire were evacuated and the patients w ere m oved to different w ings of the hospital. N o patients were transferred to other hospitals, she said. Some first-floor operating rooms w ere closed due to w ater from fire departm ent hoses, but w ill be cleaned out and fu lly operational this morn­ ing, Balia said. Private sector pitches in to help TOMORROW'S WEATHER with Texas’ hurricane exercise Drill to focus on challenges such as fuel availability, law enforcement By Chelsey Delaney Daily Tex n Staff rith Hurricanes Katrina and Rita fresh on the m inds of officials, Texas G o vern o r's D ivisio n of ergency M anagem ent began a ■e-day, statewide hurricane exer- Tuesday in order to ensure the paredness of public and govem- ita l response for the upcom ing ricane season. ocal representatives from the pri- ; sector, including contributors a as W al-M art, H .E.B., Hom e Depot Valero, attended the exercise in attem pt to strengthen the new ly ned public-private partnership, ef of the emergency management division Jack C olley said including th private sector enables Texans to mee the challenges learned about in th wakes of Katrina and Rita. “ Challenges are there not to tes or to grade, but to understand wha needs to be fixed," C olley said. Each day of the exercise w ill focu on a different challenge, such as fue availab ility, evacuees w ith specia needs and law enforcement. The dri] w ill cost the state $1.2 m illion. "T h is is the largest exercise ever con ducted," C o lley said. "T he purpose i to show citizens w e are prepared." Betw een the dates of Aug. 29 and Aug. 31, more than 150 Texas shelters were com pletely filled w ith Katrina victim s, he said. By Sept. 26,3.7 m illion people were displaced w ithin the state, including m any evacuees w ith special needs w ho did not have access to the appropriate care, he said. Citizens w ith TEXAS continues on page 2A High 9° ; * Let's all ti bréati^ through tboie fa^ ess* and finals, an£ féc js oh that summer is ^ss tpa weeks a^/ay ts ict, e INDEX Volume 106, Number 143 25 cents World & Nation.. . .. . . . . 3A Opinion 4A . 6A University State & Local .7A News’. . . ................... 8A Sports 1-3B Classifieds.................... 5B Comics........................ 6B Life & Arts ................7-8B UT will notify victims of ID breach this week By Robert Kleeman Daily Texan Staff Business school affiliates w hose Social Security numbers w ere exposed in an A p ril database breach w ill be notified by e-mail later this week, said U T officials Tuesday. Vice President for Inform ation Technology D an Updegrove said adm inistrators are closer to deci­ phering exactly w hich students, faculty, staff and alum ni had their personal inform ation view ed by the intruder. The unauthorized access w as m ade public A p ril 23 in a late press conference. O fficials dropped its estim ated num ber of affected business school affiliates from 197,000 to 106,000 the next day, but additional findings have been sparse. Updegrove said all of the affected groups should still act as if their inform ation w as stolen. "Setting up a fraud alert is just good hygiene/' he said. C alls to phone banks and inform ation breach W eb site hits were "significantly low er than last w eek." Steve Byrd, resident agent in charge of A ustin's U.S. Secret Service division, said the Federal Bureau of Investigation w ill be the lead law enforcement agency on the case. " I did call to offer w hatever help w e could give, but this is m ostly their deal," he said. "W e'U continue to m onitor it." BREACH continues on page 2A Texas Senate passes bill to tax more businesses Law needs Gov. Rick Perrys OK, could net state $3.4 billion By April Castro The Associated Press A fter years of failed attempts, the Texas Senate on Tuesday sent a watershed business tax overhaul to Gov. Rick Perry's desk for approval. The $3.4-billion tax expansion changes the struc­ ture of the law so that more Texas companies w ill have to pay. U nder current law, an estimated one-in- 16 businesses pays the business tax. The new business tax structure is a key part of Perry's efforts to address a court mandate to fix the state's unconstitutional public school funding system. Revenues from the new business tax w ill be used to offset property taxes for Texas homeowners. Sen. Steve O gden, R-College Station, called Tuesday's developm ents “ historic." A fter a day of sputtering, the Senate approved the measure by a 16-14 vote. The House approved it last week. The measure next goes before Perry, w ho can either sign it into law, veto or allow it to become law w ithout his signature. The business tax proposal w ould be levied on 1 percent of a com pany's gross receipts, w ith deduc­ tions for either the cost of goods or em ployee ben­ efits such as salary and health care. Retailers w ould pay at a rate of 0.5 percent. The new tax structure, w hich was crafted by an independent panel appointed by Perry, has been w id e ly supported by businesses. But Democrats have opposed it because the m oney w ould go to property tax cuts rather than school improvements. The chamber stalled for almost five hours Tuesday on a technical matter, w hich requires two-thirds SENATE continues on page 2A TEXAS BEATS TEXAS STATE Reliever Keith Shinaberry pitches to a Texas State bat­ ter. yesterday Texas' bullpen allowed only three hits and no runs in four innings of work en route to a 2- 1 win. » SEE PAGE 2B FOR MORE ON BASEBALL Craig Biand Daily Texan Staff WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2006 POETRY ON THE PLAZA, 12 p.m., Harry Ransom Center. CSI: Crime Scene Interpretations. Celebrating Texas Mystery week, the event will include readings of mystery, intrigue and things most foul. ANNUAL DESIGN EXHIBITION, 9 a m. 5 p.m., Oscar BrockettTheater. Recent work of MFA and BA students in costume, lighting, scenic design, costume technology and theatrical design. Continues Thursday. STUDENTS FOR NONVIOLENCE, 6 p.m., UTC 3.120. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, 12:10 p.m. - 12:50 p.m., SSB 4.212. For all stu­ dents, faculty and staff who have made the commitment to sobriety and for those who have the desire to quit. UNIVERSITY RHYTHM CARTEL, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m., under the oak trees - 24th and Guadalupe streets. Drummers and dancers of all skill levels are cordially invited to per­ form in the drum circle. Contact michaekaevoldog.com for more infor­ mation. MUSLIM VOICES MAGAZINE RELEASE, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m., Texas Union Eastwoods Room. The Society for Islamic Awareness invites all students, faculty, and staff to the release of a new student-produced literary magazine at UT that focuses on Muslim experiences in the West and perspectives on contemporary issues in Islam. Meet the staff, hear from the writers, and pick up a free copy of the magazine. For further details about the magazine, visit www.siawareness. org/MuslimVoices. HISPANIC JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION, 6 p.m., BUR 134. BUDDHISM OF THE DIAMOND WAY, 7 p.m., Texas Union Lonestar Room. Brief discussion on the Buddha's high­ est teachings followed by a medita­ tion session. Check www.diamond- way.org/Austin for schedule variations. F.L.O.W., 12 p.m., Baptist Student Center. Free Lunch On Wednesday: home cooked meals with the UT Baptist Student Ministry. Spring theme: super-heroes and the lessons we can learn from them. Visit www. utbsm.net for more information. CAPOEIRA ANGOLA GROUP, 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., RSC 1.106. Interested in Capoeira? Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that combines fight, dance and music. No prior experience is required. Find more listings at www.dailytexanonline.com. To submit your event to this calendar, send your information to aroundcampus@ dailytexanonline.com or call 471-4591. TEXAS: People who can’t evacuate can dial ‘211’ From pagel A special needs are those defined as people incapable of self-evacua­ tion, either economically or medi­ cally, Colley said. In order to prevent this problem from reoccurring, a combined team of the Emergency Management Division, the Texas Department of Homeland Security and region six of Federal Emergency Management Agency have developed new strat­ egies from lessons learned last hur­ ricane season. For example, the new "211" svstem allows any citi­ zen incapable of evacuating to dial "211" to verily and identify him or her as a "special needs" citizen and to enter him or her into a "special needs" database. Transportation issues were also discussed, citing the hiring of 1,100 buses complete with global posi­ tioning systems and telephones controlled by satellites. The buses make up a new plan for "host com m unities," a state-set alli­ ance between cities. For example, Austin's partner is Galveston. "We have added communities to direct buses through partner­ ships across the state of Texas," Colley said. "With this we elimi­ nate the process of lost buses and buses stuck in traffic." The addition of buses does not represent the only transportation improvement the response in plan. The Texas Department of Transportation has put a new emphasis on the concept of fuel availability, using an hour count­ down system to determine where gas supplies should be concen­ trated prior to a hurricane. O ther crucial increase com ponents included an law in enforcem ent along evacuation routes, reducing contraflow prob­ lems, establishing comfort stations along routes and communicating effectively to educate the public. The exercise ends at 4 a.m. May 5, when an after-action review of the newly tested concepts is scheduled. PokerLizard.com • Strategy, tips, and more in the Lizard Louge forum • Exclusive interviews with the pros • Free poker chipsets, DVDs, books • Freerolls and private tournaments • Horn owned and operated! College Televi/ion for flu/tin. 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Students at UT have access to an ungodly amount of online lit­ erature, covering a vast array of scientific, policy and literary jour­ nals to online magazine and newspaper archives. With a UTEID and a box plugged into a wall anywhere in the world, students can currently browse some 20,415 online e-Joumals through the UT library Web site. Imagine how great it would be if just a fraction of those were available after graduation, when that UTEID badge of freedom is pried from our hands, and we no longer have access to scans of The New York Times dating back to 1851, or the new swim-up bar at Gregory Gym, or free entrance to the new Blanton, or free rides on Capitol Metro, or ... wow, graduation sure sucks. Anyway, financial realities aside, perhaps it's an idea our admin­ istrators could explore. We certainly like prolonging our divorce from the "real w orld" by any means possible. Avoiding the'real world,' II How is professional attention-whore David Blaine magically conjuring up media attention out of nothing this week? Trying to survive inside a bubble. President Bush called to give him some pointers: "Yello, Blainiac — Decider here. Heard you were in troubled waters, heh-heh, so I strategerized with Black Hawk Down and Rum 'n Coke to help ya make it through this mess. You botch this one, Magic Marker, and bet ch'er ass Encyclopdia Boltenica w ill make you disappear fer good. "OK, first thing you gotta remember: No leaks. I'm talking cracks in the bubble and pee-pee. Once you break the seal, Blain't- no-Sunshine, you're gonna be floatin' in your own number one, and not even Snow Bunny can make that look good. "Cuz you see, Blainey, that bubble's like your mama's womb: Eventually, yer gonna have to get out of it and enter the real world. Now the real world ain't fun, Blainey. It's got scientists that make us both look bad, talkin' about their 'logic' and their 'evidence.' I tell ya, we magic-believers got to stand up for intelligent design together. "Alright AeroBlaine, I gotta go. Laura's dressin' up her hot tamales, and they look muy caliente, you catch my drift? Heh-heh. Adios, partner." THE FIRING LINE Self-righteous finance reform The recently passed House bill that would call for an additional $1 tax on each pack of cigarettes to help finance our public schools is another regressive, inequitable (if not punitive) tax, applauded by self- righteous, judgmental, impractical people. I say impractical because Gov. Perry's cigarette taxing source would eventually run out if it works the way he says it's supposed to. Placing an additional and dispro­ portionate tax burden on cigarette smokers to discourage them from smoking, if effective, would reduce rather than increase such funds: fewer smokers and fewer cigarettes smoked means fewer cigarettes purchased and, therefore, an ever- shrinking source of tax monies. I'm really concerned that not one House member has questioned this additional cigarette tax, as it will have the effect of the parasite killing its host. I sure hope our sena­ tors are more clear-headed than our governor and our representa­ tives are as they begin to consider the merits of this tax bill this week. More pragmatic minds would pro­ pose a tax on products, institutions or industry that was more likely to continue, if not to increase, over time. Perhaps the Texas Senate will amend the bill to provide for a more equitable, substantial and continual source of revenue, like one of those I suggest here: Perhaps those who use and benefit the most from our public schools should provide most of their support. Therefore, I propose that we place a $1 tax on milk. All of the schools and most school children and their families consume lots of milk, so this tax would bring in a lot of money for our schools, and it would be a reliable source of revenue, unlike the cigarette tax. Or, if a tax on milk is unsavory, then let's tax the churches. Most families with school-aged children attend church, or at least espouse EDITOR'S NOTE O pinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those o f the edi­ tor, the Editorial Board or w riter o f the article. They are no t nec­ essarily those o f the UT adm inis­ tration, th e Board o f Regents or the Texas Student Publications Board o f O perating Trustees. to belong to one religion or anoth­ er. And most religious groups, faiths and congregations espouse their support of the family and their love of our precious children. Therefore, I'm sure they would happily sup­ port our children's education with a special tax to finance our public schools. Now, if that is objectionable, then I propose that we place an additional tax on the owners of vans and SUVs. After all, most of them have children who attend our public schools. They transport their progeny to and from school and to shop, to church and to their sports activities, burning up lots of gasoline and diesel fuels. A special tax on vans and SUVs would be a reliable and ample source of funds to finance our public schools. But if that is unpalatable to most Texans, then I propose that we tax our incomes. That way, the finan­ cial support for our public schools would be spread around equitably, to all of our working citizens, most of whom themselves went to and were educated in our public schools. 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Bauer Phone: (51 2 ) 232-2 212 E-mail: editor@ dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: JJ Hermes M arjon Rostami Ken Tran 1 IN OTHER NEWS, WHATS THE 411 ON TOM CRU\SE- m> KATIE. HOLMES? TOfAKAT NFMEP TURR KITTEN V U P VllTH T U g J ? / AM? UAV& HEARD THE Rebuilding incompetence By Chris Jones Daily Texan Senior Columnist Last week, a Senate panel investigating the failure of state and federal authorities in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina recommended abolishing the Federal Emergency Management Administration and rebuilding it from scratch. Given that this recommenda­ tion comes many months after Katrina, when the immediacy of the images of a flooded New the Orleans has faded, when next hurricane season has not yet begun, and when the nation's out­ rage is currently turned toward high gas prices, it seems unlikely that this recommendation will come to much. President George W. Bush has stated that he does not see a need to rebuild FEMA, and, bipartisan Senate recom­ mendation or no, there doesn't seem to be much congressional pressure to fix things. Two somewhat more important questions obscured by the Senate recommendation, however, are these: Why did FEMA fail in the first place, and what will rebuild­ ing do to prevent such failures in the future? Colum nist Paul Krugman answered both questions plainly and succinctly in the pages of The New York Times last week: The agency failed because of President Bush's failure to appoint compe­ tent people who would properly oversee the agency, and, accord­ ingly, any new agency built after FEMA would quite likely exhibit the same failures under Bush's leadership. Krugman makes a strong case, pointing out that more than 15 percent of FEMA's staff positions had gone unfilled a year before the storm. Furthermore, the peo­ ple at the top of the agency were famously unqualified, and clearly had no idea what to do with the agency before, during or after Katrina. Would Michael Brown, or someone of his caliber, have been head of the agency imder any other president? It seems unlikely. A bit of history with regard to FEMA also seems germane. Under the first President Bush, the adm inistration was also headed bv political appointees with little experience in manag­ ing disasters. The response to hurricanes Andrew and Hugo was bad enough for Democrats and Republicans alike to consider dismantling and rebuilding the agency ... until Bill Clinton was elected, and named James Lee Witt as director. Witt's manage­ ment brought rapid, competent responses to mid-90s disasters such as the 1993 Midwestern floods and 1995's Oklahoma City bombing, and brought bipartisan accolades to the agency. And yet, a decade later, here we are. The fall and rise and fall of FEMA over the past 15 years serves as an object lesson in the importance of a single quality that should be at the forefront of American governance, but has been sadly lacking as of late: com­ petence. Put simply, George W. Bush and the people he's largely sur­ rounded himself with don't know what they're doing. They either have no skill at all in managing the government, or the skill that they have — Powell, Rice and even Cheney have each shown administrative competence, and even excellence, in the past — has been ignored, subverted or mis­ applied in the pursuit of Bush's agenda. And, sadly enough, this lack of competence on Bush's part can be traced directly back to a distinct lack of interest in competence by the mainstream Republican party. This is not a spiteful put- down, but a simple fact. Voter polls taken during the 2000 and 2004 elections clearly showed that Bush voters valued qualities like "a strong character" and "m oral leadership" over mere executive competence. Perhaps this lack of interest in competence can be traced back to the supposed Republican dislike of government. "Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem," said Ronald Reagan, and it's not dif­ ficult to see how such a belief would lead to the collapse of FEMA. After all, if government is the problem, then running gov­ ernment properly takes second priority to getting rid of govern­ ment entirely, right? But the real problem is that governm ent is a multifaceted thing with both good and bad qualities. There are places where the government is bloated and overbearing, but there are also places where the government is both extremely important and grossly underfunded. And blind ideology — whether it states that government is all bad, or all good, or good if the Republicans run it, or good if the Democrats run it — simply isn't capable of making the right distinctions. In the face of massive deficits and rising debts Americans prob­ ably would do well to reexam­ ine what government is needed and what government isn't. But at the same time it's absolutely necessary that the parts of gov­ ernment which are needed are run competently. Democrats have their share of problems, but they haven't inflicted a "leader" on the country who, over the past few years, has shown he or she is simply not capable of managing the country the way it needs to be managed. Republicans should take a good hard look at what the rami­ fications of an anti-government policy are in the wake of FEMA's failures and start to make the right choices about how the coun­ try needs to be run. John McCain and even John Kerry may not have the Texas charm or "m oral leadership" of W., but it seems likely that the next time disaster strikes, we'd all be better off with the unlikable, but competent, tight ass than the pious, incompe­ tent good ol' boy. Jones is an electrical and computer engi­ neering graduate student. ‘Mo’ money, mo’ problems’ By Devon Ryan Daily Texan Columnist raging, How is my government mak­ ing life worse for mb now? With debates over immigration and this national defense seems to be the question of the hour. Whether you are a Katrina victim or just a college student hoping for a healthy job market when you graduate, the current government is playing a huge role in what will most undoubtedly be future economic unhappiness. Things seem to be looking up since the first three months of this year. The GDP grew at a 4.8- percent annual rate. This is the strongest rate of growth the U.S. economy has experienced in two and a half years, "This economy is strong, and we intend to keep it that way," President George W. Bush said in late April. "Yet amongst these hopeful signs, there's an area of serious concern. And that is high energy prices." Many are attributing the econ­ om y's smooth sailing despite the rocky waters of high energy pric­ es to the extremely warm winter and the hottest January on record. This no doubt helped, but what is more important is government spending. This government is the drunk- Things are not fine. Things are looking down into the black pit of economic dispair, and immigration should be the least of our problems. Due Katrina, est sailor there ever was and is spending money not like it is going out of style, but as if it is lit­ erally on fire, blistering and burn­ ing through the busied hands in Washington. to Iraq, Afghanistan and many other fac­ tors, government spending shot up at a 10.8-percent rate as com­ pared to the 2.6-percent rate of the fourth quarter of last year. This is the highest hike in spend­ ing since the 22.1-percent jump when we invaded Iraq in 2003. All told, our government is spending about $250 billion a month. Think of government spending like a credit card. When the government spends a bunch of money that it doesn't have, economic activity does rise just like maxing out a credit card. Yet just like a Visa card, the money m ust eventually be paid back with interest. In November of last year, the Federal Reserve announced that as of March 23, 2006, it would cease the publication of the M- 3 monetary aggregate. Basically this means that the Fed is no lon­ ger telling us how much money the government is printing to put into circulation. We do not know how much currency exists. This means we cannot know exactly how much the dollar is worth. With a government as com­ pletely irresponsible and inebri­ ated as ours at the helm, spending left and right, the Fed is probably printing trillions of dollars to put into circulation to keep the econ­ omy together, which means that inflation is going to go insane. As Biggie Smalls so eloquently put it, "M o' money, mo' problems." Hyperinflation happens when so much money is in circulation that the currency loses value at a very quick rate. The under­ standing of the grim future that awaits the U.S. economy has caused many smart investors to look into valuable metals, such as gold, silver and copper. This is a commodity that will actually continue to exist and be rare. Soon we will be wiping our noses with dollar bills because tissues will be too expensive, anc with the high energy prices w< will all undoubtedly get cold: next winter. Unless of course, th< American people continue to buj huge gas guzzling vehicles tha create a drastic amount of air pol lution, which will eat through thi ozone layer and cause incredibh hot winters. This will cause th< polar ice caps to melt, and hea up the oceans, resulting in mori hurricanes and more govemmen spending. Things are not fine. Things an not looking up. Things are look ing down into the black pit o economic despair, and immigra tion should be the least of ou many problems. The immigration debate is sucl an obvious ploy to distract th< American people into not pay ing attention to the fact that thi country is a Kamikaze pilot head ing for the S.S. 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MITCHELL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Rew arding A cadem ic E xcellen ce S P O N S O R E D B Y T H E U N I V E R S I T Y C O - O P N O M I S L E O J BY S O T O H P T h e D a il y T exaín 6A W ednesday, M ay 3, 2006 UTEP elections end in controversy over Web site error Both parties were able to view results before polling ended By Meghan Young Daily Texan Staff 1.1-HI Paso 1 (lection Commis­ s i o n certified Student Government Association election results last week d espite controversy over possible unethical actions by the candidates' parties. that A technical error allowed the Web site tabulated elec- tion results to be viewed during L TFP's April 18 and 19 presiden­ tial runoff elections. Both parties raised complaints to the Election Commission, but the commission was unable to deter­ mine if one or both parties had seen the results during the elec­ tion, said commission head Adrian Rivera, education sophomore. Rivera said he believes both parties had the opportunity and advantage of seeing election results as they came in and encouraging people to vote accordingly. After the election commission learned that the public had access to the Web site during the runoffs, Rivera met with UTEP's informa­ tion technology department and t ! íe dean of students, Rivera said. They came to the conclusion that the results were presented in a read-onlv format, so they could not have been tampered with. After finding that both par­ ties had access to the results and could not tamper with them, the ! lection Commission certified the final election results April 26, nam­ ing mechanical engineering senior Samuel Gonzalez as the next SGA president. Gonzalez received 976 of the 1,792 votes, while political science senior and current SGA president Art Gloria received 816, according to election results. During the regular elections, an independent candidate was dis­ qualified for failing to appear at a mandatory debate, in keeping with the UTEP election code. After nullifying all votes for that can­ didate, the Election Commission found that no other candidate had a majority of the votes, defined as 50 percent of total votes plus one. As a result, the commission decided to hold runoff elections for SGA president. On April 28, a petition circulat­ ed UTEP to make Gloria the SGA president for 2006-2007. "It's obvious that people did not like our decisions," Rivera said. He added that without proof that one or both parties tampered with the election results, the com­ mission saw no reason to have another runoff. from Microbiology senior Nathaniel Ng authored the petition, which read: "I am not satisfied with the election results the 2006-2007 Student Government Association elections. Thus, I want Art Gloria to be the 2006- 2007 University of Texas at El Paso Student Government Association President." Almost 800 signatures were turned in April 28, Ng said. Rivera said the Election Commission could not recognize the petition, because they had already certified the results and could not change the outcome of the election based on a petition. "W e've already certified the results, and that's the results," he said. "I don't know when exactly people are going to be comfort­ able about this." Alex C om sudi, a m a rk e tin g senior, w aits fo r th e bus on Tuesday a fte rn o o n . Blanton’s second building on schedule for 2007 completion Facility will include classrooms, theater as well as gift shop By Ryan McNitzky Daily Texan Staff Construction on the second building of the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art will be com­ pleted in 2007, according to a museum official. The Edgar A. Smith Building will feature a museum gift shop, cafe, and all purpose theater as well as class­ rooms and administrative offices. Classrooms within the build­ ing will be mainly used by kin­ dergarten through high school classes, while the theater can be utilized by the University, said Brady Dyer, a Blanton spokes­ woman. The ground-breaking for the building, which is 56,000 square feet, took place last June, and construction is on schedule to be finished in 2007, Dyer said. The Smith Building is named after a Houston businessman and UT alumnus who gave $4.5 mil­ lion for naming rights on the condition that his contribution be matched by others, accord­ ing to a Blanton press release. Smith, along w ith his late wife, Molly, funded an endowed chair and professorship in the Red McCombs' School of Business as well as two endowed fellowships in the School of Nursing, accord­ ing to the press release. The Smith Building will be locat­ ed across the plaza from the Mari and James A. Michener Gallery Building, which had its grand opening on April 29 and 30. The plaza, which is 145,000 square feet, will connect the two buildings and is to be an area that can be freely used by the public, Dyer said. From the plaza, a per­ son will be able to see the capí­ tol building and the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum. "It's kind of acting as a bit of a gateway into campus," Dyer said. The plaza, designed by architect Peter Walker of Peter Walker and Partners Landscape Architécts, will be a "village green for the University and Austin com ­ munities," according to a press release. w w w .dai lytexa n on I i ne.com University Editor: Kathy Adams P h o n e: (512) 232 2206 UNIVERSITY BRIEFLY Duke lacrosse team may resume play next season DURHAM, N.C. — A Duke University com m ittee recom­ mended Monday th at the school's lacrosse team resume play next season, but said th e team needs strict m onitoring because o f a his­ tory of problems tied to alcohol. "Although the pattern o f mis­ conduct in recent years by the lacrosse team is alarming, the evidence reviewed ... does not warrant suspension of the sport," a comm ittee of seven faculty m em ­ bers wrote in a report. Duke canceled th e highly ranked lacrosse team's season last month, following allegations that a black woman was raped and beaten by three w hite men at a team party where she had been hired to strip. A grand jury has indicted tw o players on charges of rape, kid­ napping and sexual assault, and District Attorney M ike Nifong said he hopes to charge a third person. The report released Monday night did not consider the rape allegations, but instead focused on the behavior o f th e team dur­ ing th e past five years. It found that while the team performed well academically and athletically, "a large num ber o f the members of the team have been socially irresponsible w hen under th e influ­ ence o f alcohol." "We looked closely but found no compelling evidence to sup­ port claims that these players are racist or have a record of sexual violence," said Duke law professor James E. Coleman Jr., who led the committee. The rape allegations led Duke to accept the resignation o f coach Mike Pressler and begin several investigations, including the exami­ nation of the lacrosse program. The tw o players charged — sophomores Reade Seligmann, of Essex Fells, NJ., and Collin Finnerty, of Garden City, N.Y. — have been released on bond and are sched­ uled to appear in court May 15. A third of current team members have been cited in recent years for offenses ranging from underage drinking to public urination. Compiled from Associated Press reports ATTENTION ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS! Want to learn to shoot, edit, produce and write for TV? University of Texas Student Television wants to teach you! 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The Lone Star Plaza Party will host 30 local musical acts includ­ ing Lisa Hayes, Joe Ely and Cyril Neville. This is the only WCIT event that is open to the public. Those interested in mingling with tech­ nology industry leaders from around the world can purchase tickets for $45 from the WCIT Web site. Tickets include a bar­ becue buffet, two drinks and full access to the museum. "This is Austin's best way to welcome the world," said WCIT spokesperson Wendy Morgan. More than 3,000 guests are expected at the event, she said. — Ricardo Lozano DPS trooper killed en route to narcotics arrest AUSTIN — A Texas Department of Safety trooper lost control of his patrol car, crashed and died while responding to a call in the Rio Grande Valley, the agency said Tuesday. Trooper Eduardo Chavez, 30, was traveling west on U.S. 83 when the car rolled just west of Sullivan City near the Hidalgo/ Starr county line, according to a statement released by DPS head­ quarters in Austin. Chavez was answering a call to assist with a narcotics arrest. The trooper was airlifted to Mission Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:30 p.m. Chavez, who was married, is the third DPS officer killed in the line of duty this year, 81 st overall. Funeral arrangements were pending. — Associated Press 7A Wednesday, May 3, 2006 T h e D a i l y T f.x a n Group questions death row convictions Innocence Project says evidence faulty in arson cases By Megan Elise Ortiz Daily Texan Staff The Innocence Project submi tted claims of questionable evidence in two arson cases to the Texas Forensic Science Com m ission early Tuesday. In a press con­ ference, the organization asked that the commission also order a review of arson convictions across the state. in New York, began in 1992. The project specializes in using DNA evidence to prove the innocence of and free those who fall under wrongful convictions. The cases submitted Tuesday were a milestone in the nation's history, signifying the first time scientific evidence showing an executed person's innocence was submitted to a government body which is "legally obligated to investigate cases, reach con­ clusions and direct system-wide reviews to determine the extent of the problem," according to a press release from the Innocence Project. The Innocence Project, based The two cases were those of Ernest Willis and Cameron Todd Willingham. Ernest Willis, con­ victed of arson murder in 1987, in prison on served 17 years death row before he was exon­ erated. However, Cameron Todd W illingham, convicted of the same crime in 1992, was executed in February 2004. In both cases, the men were accused of setting house fires that resulted in death. W illingham allegedly set a fire that resulted in the death of his three daugh­ ters. Police found evidence to suggest that lighter fluid might have been used to start the fire, and a fire marshal testified at Willingham's trial that the fluid was placed to impede rescue efforts. "This is a disagreement about science," said John Lentini, an arson expert who helped to pre­ pare the Innocence Netw ork's report. "N ot facts." Lentini added that often the testimony by fire officials about alleged arson is not based on sci­ entific information. Willingham's relatives, includ­ ing his stepm other Eugenia Willingham and his cousins Judy Cavnar and Patricia Anne Cox, were in attendance at the press conference. "Texas failed Todd by an out­ dated system," said Cavnar. "This has to change." The report filed addresses the similarities between the evidence and forensic analysis of both cases. The report points out that although both cases have very sim ilar evidence, W illis was eventually found innocent and Willingham was executed. "Texas is a state where all fires are accidental until proven other­ wise," said Lentini. Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, noted that Texas makes up around 12 percent of the nation's total arson prisoners. Lentini classified the situation as "B.S. — Bad Science." Emergency workers spray water on the landing gear of a Continental Express jet after an emergency landing Tuesday at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport. Jet makes emergency landing in Houston for blown tire By Juan A. Lozano The Associated Press HOUSTON — A Continental Express plane made an unevent­ ful emergency landing Tuesday after blow ing a tire upon takeoff at H ouston's Bush Intercontinental Airport. The twin-engine plane, bound for M inneapolis, reported the problem at 4:25 p.m. CDT, cir­ cled the airport to bum fuel and landed safely at 6:22 CDT. Em ergency crews rushed to the plane, which landed with no visible sparks. Aerial video of the Embraer 145 plane showed the left tires on the landing gear nearly stripped of rubber. The plane, which was en route to M inneapolis, tried to land once, but w as waved off. It was ordered to do a second flyby of the airport so officials could assess the damage and allow the plane to burn fuel before it could land, said Continental Express spokeswoman Kristy Nicholas. C o n tin en tal spokesw om an Sarah Anthony said the plane carried 45 passengers and a crew of three. The passengers were taken by buses from the plane to the ter­ minal about 30 minutes after the landing. They later boarded an 8 p.m. flight to M inneapolis, a flight that had been delayed an hour to accom m odate them. Julie King, a spokeswoman for Continental, said there were no injuries on board. David J. Phillip | Associated Press A fast way to help pay off your car. There are lots of practical ways to use the money you earn at PPD. Or you could choose to go on a much-deserved vacation. 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Awards were given in three categories: staff excellence, out­ standing supervisor and staff service. Staff excellence award recipi­ ents demonstrated outstanding dedication to customer service and to UT's core purpose, said Julien Carter, associate vice presi­ dent for Human Resources. They also showed ingenuity and made work more efficient. The outstanding supervisor award is given to staff lead­ ers who created a positive work environment and who motivat­ ed the professional development of others, he said. They also maintain good communication and demonstrated fairness and equity. "The purpose of the awards are to hold up those within the UT community who are holding up the values of UT service," Carter said. Staff excellence and outstand­ ing supervisor award recipients were nominated by their co-work­ ers and chosen by a committee of five to six people. About 200 were nominated for the Staff Excellence Awards, and 30 were ultimately chosen. Of about 100 nominees for the out­ standing supervisor award, only two were chosen. All award recipients received a framed certificate and $1,500. Funding for the awards came from the President's Associates. "Hopefully it will encourage others to go after that next year," Carter said. Staff service awards are given to all UT staff members who have 862 staff members were honored Tuesday at the Frank Erwin Center by UT Human Resource Services. Courtney Dudley | Daily Texan Staff worked for the University for at least 10 years, and they receive one award for every five years after that. Those recognized at the program had worked for a combined total of 14,150 years at UT, Carter said. Names of all award recipients are posted on the Human Resource Services Web site. Recipients of the staff service award receive a certificate com­ memorating their service to UT. Those who have worked for the University for at least 30 years have their certificate framed for free, courtesy of the UT Physical Plant. "These are very important programs to acknowledge and reward excellence in the work­ place," Carter said. Ben Shoulders, a research scien­ tist in chemistry and biochemistry, received the staff ’service award for his 40 years of work at UT. In that time, he said he has most enjoyed teaching. Shoulders said he hadn't thought much about what the award meant to him. "I guess it makes me feel old," he said. ✓ 9éoaáton M A Y @ T H S H IN E R . T X BIKE * ABSTIN * SAN ANTONIO * HOBSTON M A Y 6 T H S H I N T R . 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Schmidt I Associated Press Panel says education lagging because of lack of funds Education professor says students are not prepared for jobs By Jessica Myles Daily Texan Staff The ongoing debate over how to finance Texas public schools isn't just a matter of increases in funding or teachers' salaries, agreed panel members during a Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs discussion Tuesday night. "We need to realize public education is failing the future generations. It is going to take everyone's investment to bring it back to where it was 15 to 20 years ago" said Marshall Bruni, president of the Austin Council of PTAs. Education professor Norma Cantu was the moderator of the four-person panel that featured Harrison Keller, senior educa­ tion policy analyst for Speaker Tom Craddick; Daniel T. Casey of Moak, Casey & Associates Education Consultants; and asso­ ciate professor Shama Gamkhar of the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Cantu said the current public school finance debate is about for public high expectations school education. There is pres­ sure on the public school sys­ tem to prepare students for the workforce, higher education and especially global competition, she said. Panelists agreed that pub­ lic schools are not adequately preparing students to compete well in college or in an educated workforce. "When people talk about the good old days [of Texas educa­ tion] when we met our goals, it was because we had enough resources to meet the goals and expectations to prepare students for the jobs demanded," Cantu said. said Cantu the difference between the quality of the Texas public education system 15 to 20 years ago and the quality today is an imbalance of our high expecta­ tions versus the minimal resourc­ es, which have not substantially caught up. "The lesson we are learning in terms of assigning a high qual­ ity system is to have an open discussion about our goals for public education," Cantu said. "Right now in this age we are preparing students for jobs that don't even exist, and that is the difference between the challenges the Legislature faced 20 years ago compared to those they face now." With two children in the Austin public school system, Bruni said he doesn't know all of the facts, but wants to fix the current sys­ tem. "We must be prepared as a society to fund education," Bruni said. "Texas does a poor job of investing in its future." But Keller said that just because legislation follows popular senti­ ment does not mean it will fix the issues with Texas' public educa­ tion system. "Simply spending more is not tantamount to investing in our children," said Keller in response to the Legislature considering increasing teacher's salaries and redistributing the tax burden from property owners to busi­ nesses. Cantu said the Legislature has three jobs: meet the mandates of education already outlined in the Texas Constitution, define goals of the public school system and create a measure to keep the state accountable for reaching the goals set out. The panel members discussed how to reach those goals, but agreed education is "a complex business, and its hard to know which leverages to pull," Keller said. In his closing remarks, Casey referenced a UT-San Antonio professor's assessment of possi­ ble results the unresolved issues could have on public education and Texas children: "If we don't get things moving, in 20 or 30 years we are going to have a pretty under-educated work­ force." Make the Texan work for you Get free advertising for your event or meeting in the Around Campus section of The Daily Texan. The weekly calendar will run Monday through Friday on Page 2, highlighting what is going on around the city and on campus. Call 471-4591 or e-mail aroundcampus@dailytexanonline.com to make a submission. • INSIDE Texas baseball defeats Texas State 2-1 www.dailytexanonline.com Sports Editor: Jake Veyhl E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512)232-2210 m T h e D A lia T f.x a n ij— HLf«mruT;i. S E C T IO N Wednesday, M ay 3, 2006 Senior puts nerves aside SE N IO R SPOTLIGHT Tina Boutelle stands out as vocal, defensive leader fo r No. 2 Longhorns By Mark A. Hodgkin Daily Texan Staff As May begins, and graduation loom s for thousands of seniors, the inevitable worries and confusion about their futures begins. Tina Boutelle, the star center fielder for the Longhorns, faces these concerns as does every other senior. But most students cannot hit a softball like the tenacious Boutelle, who is currently batting .296 with nine hom e runs for the No. 2 Longhorns. She is also a defensive leader, anchoring the team from center field. "A s a player you know how aggressive she is," teammate Amber Hall said. "S h e's a phenom enal athlete and has a great attitude. She's a great friend, and she's fun." The Katy native has experienced a power surge at the plate, doubling her career total of nine home runs entering this year. Earlier this season, in a doubleheader against Sam Houston State, Boutelle led off the first game with a homer and then ended the nightcap with a w alk-off bomb. Softball still has tough season ahead o f them, trying to 'sustain' momentum By Anup Shah Daily Texan Staff O nly one more month left in Texas softball's season. And it could be their toughest. With the conference title clinched last weekend against Oklahoma State, the Longhorns are now in the driver's seat to reach the Women's College World Series and achieving their ultimate goal. Even though it is less than a month away, the road to Oklahom a City could feel like an eternity for Texas. “It's a grind," head coach Connie SOFTBALL NO. 2 TEXA S VS. NO. 18 BAYLOR WHEN: Today, 6:30 p.m. WHERE: W aco INTERNET: wwtv. texassports.com Clark said. “With finals ju st around the corner and the World Series right after that, w e have to make sure that we are able to sustain the grind." As of right now, it is m ost im portant that the Longhorns sustain the m om entum that has guided them through the last few weeks of play. With the team in w hat coach Clark calls its “cham pionship m ode," Texas knows that it can't BOUTELLE continues on page 3B SOFTBALL continues on page 3B Celsio Gonzalez | Daily Texan Staff Senior center fielder Tina Boutelle has helped lead Texas to top spot in Big 12 with her clutch hitting. All in the family Sisters share close bond after moving around the world as kids By Brad Gray Daily Texan Staff World class athletes, Texas Longhorns, sisters. With two of the best track athletes ever to grace the 40 Acres, it's hard to imagine any prouder parents than Ricky and Marvetta Hooker. Their daughters M arshevet and Destinee are the two key elements that could bring the Texas w om en's track team its third-straight national championship. To com pete alongside her sister, last December Destinee Hooker graduated from high school a sem es­ ter early and enrolled at the University of Texas. " I just wanted to be with her in case she goes pro," Destinee said. During their first season together, Marshevet won two individual national cham pionships and ran the 100-meter dash in what was then 2006's fastest time in the world. After this season, a world of opportunity will open up for her in the professional ranks but she said that she, hadn't thought about it yet, and is con­ cerned only with helping her team this year. Destinee hasn't done too bad herself during her first few months on cam pus, shattering personal records on her way to a third-place finish at the indoor national championships and victories at the Texas and Penn Relays. Their foundation of a strong relationship translates into success on the track. "It's definitely m otivational," Marshevet said. "We teach each other." Head coach Bev Kearney said that the fact that SISTERS continues on page 2B Newsworthy Sw im m ing hires assistant coach Recently hired women's swimming head coach Kim Brackin announced yesterday that she would be joined by Texas grad Jim Henry. Henry, who swam under the leader­ ship of current men's head coach Eddie Reese while at Texas from 1987-1990, will fill the role of assistant coach and contribute to Texas' recruiting efforts. "He is well-connected to the club coaches and high school coaches," Brackin said. "His grassroots connections will serve us well in recruiting the Texas student-athletes, which is a huge priority. He has the desire, commitment and experience to coach at the elite level and help develop national championship-caliber athletes." Both new coaches come on the heels of the release of co­ head coaches Jill Sterkel and Mike Walker. Sterkel, a four-time Olympic medalist, directed the team to twelve straight confer­ ence championships in her coaching career but never won a national championship. — Brad Gray O sterm an earns Big 12 award Texas All-America senior pitcher Cat Osterman has earned her third consecutive and ninth Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honor of the season. The honor is Osterman's 25th conference weekly pitching accolade of her career. Osterman (32-1), went 3-0 last week with a 0.00 ERA and three shutouts against No. 15 Texas A&M and Oklahoma State. She struck out 45 bat­ ters in 22 innings and gave up a mere seven hits with seven walks. The opposing team's batting average was .097 when Osterman pitched last week. Osterman helped clinch the 2006 Big 12 regular season title against Oklahoma State, giv­ ing up only two hits in Texas' victory. It was her 16th win in a row and 23rd shutout of the season. The honor marks the first time in Osterman's career that she earned Pitcher of the Week nine weeks in a season. — Cody Hale Freshm an off to a good start Freshman Destinee Hooker was named Big 12 Women's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week yesterday, fresh off of her victory in the high jump at last weekend's Penn Relays in Philadelphia. Her mark of 6-2 was a personal outdoor best and the second best jump by any Longhorn ever. Her victory at Penn, Texas' first high jump win since 1999, served as vindication for a third place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships last March. "I lost to Sheena Gordon in nationals and I heard she was in the meet, so I was a little timid, but when the jumps started flowing, I knew I had it," she said. — BG Scoreboard N B A Playoffs New Jersey 92, Indiana 86 Nets lead series 3-2 M iam i 92, Chicago 78 H eat lead series 3-2 San Antonio 109, Sacramento 98 Spurs lead series 3-2 LA Lakers, Phoenix LATE Lakers leads series 3-1 M L B Cleveland 7, Chi White Sox 1 Cincinnati 3, St. Louis 2 Pittsburgh 8, Chi C ubs 0 San Diego 5, San Francisco 3 Oakland 10, LA Angels 3 Philadelphia 7, Florida 5 Detroit 4, Kansas City 1 Baltimore 9, Toronto 2 W ashington 6, NY Mets 2 Texas 7, Tampa Bay 5 Atlanta 5, Colorado 4 H ouston 8, Milwaukee 5 M innesota 5, Seattle 1 LA Dodgers, Arizona LATE NY Yankees, Boston PPD Top, Junior Marshavet Hooker has arguably been one of the best w om en's track athleties to ever grace the 40 Acres. She ran the fastest time in the 100-meter dash earlier this season on her way to w inning two individual national cham pionships as well. Right, Freshman Destinee Hooker has already m ade a name of herself in her short time here at Texas. She will com pete in volleyball, track, and basketball during her stay here. Craig Bland Daily Texan Staff Texan sports writer makes the long journey to Texas Senior shares his experiences, still many more to come By Mark A. Hodgkin Daily Texan Staff 1^3 (h| Editor's Note: The follow ing is a Daily Texan -30- column. In the type-written days o f the newspaper industry, "-30-" denoted the end o f a story. A -30- column gives graduating staff members an unedited opportunity to reflect and speak their minds. I'm not from Texas. I'm from Rhode Island, and you have no idea how many times I've heard, "W hat brought you here?" And as unavoidable "W hat are you going to do now ?" questions have replaced questions about my background, 1 still don't have the answers. I'm from Barrington, R.I. And when I say I'm from there, I mean I came directly from there to UT. My parents still live there, and 1 very well may move back. Despite the practice, I still don't have a great answer as to why I'm here, but let me answer some of your questions about my home state. Mark A. Hodgkin, F i r s t of all, my state is small. It w on't fit inside D a r r e l l K Royal Memorial Stadium, but you can drive across the entire state in less time than my morning com­ mute down Mopac. It's quite the contrast from Texas, which is obsessed with its size. Save the jokes, I've heard them all. native Rhode Islander that you could fit 220 Rhode Islands into Texas. We do have a million residents crammed in, more than Montana, Delaware, South Dakota, Alaska, North Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming or the District of Columbia, so there! Rhode Island is not like Texas. People here think it's weird that we call subm arine-style sand­ wiches “grinders" and milkshakes “cabinets." We only have eight cit­ ies, but 124 Dunkin' Donuts. You do the math. You may think that's weird, but try explaining chicken fried steak or "y'all" to a Rhode Islander that it was the sports that brought me here. While I cannot complete­ ly deny that, just consider how amazing the Red River Shootout must look to a kid who grew up on the Governor's Cup foot­ ball game of the University of Rhode Island vs. Brown. I've been lucky enough to see some of the great games here: 2006 Rose Bowl, finally beating Oklahoma in bas­ ketball in 2003, and then finally beating them in football in 2005. The experience is unlike anytliing I would have gotten back in New England. In fact, Rhode Island is so small Some believe (perhaps rightly) HODGKIN continues on page 2B 2B S houts Wednesday, May 3, 2006 Longhorns win against 1-35 rival Texas State Texas narrowly beats Bobcats in rain delayed game By Ricky Treon Daily Texan Staff Texas' game Tuesday took nearly three hours, but it was far from a slugfest. Defense and pitching ruled Dish-Falk Field, as the No. 7 Longhorns ("'3-15) pulled out a 2-1 victory against Texas State, extending their winning streak to five games and getting them more used to pressure-packed games. "The more times you are in that position, the more comfortable you get," Texas second baseman Bradley Suttle said After making a stellar defen­ sive play the inning before, Suttle stepped up to the plate with two down in the eighth hoping to exact some revenge on Texas State's stout pitching. He kept the inning alive with a double to the left-field gap. Suttle has now reached base in 44 of his last 48 games. Up next was Preston Clark, w ho took a day off from behind the plate to fill the designated hit­ ter role. Clark punched a single to left, scoring Suttle from second in what turned out to be the game- winning RBI. That hit extended Clark's hit­ ting streak to seven games and helped him maintain his new approach at the plate. "I've been taking good at-bats lately. I've been a lot more confi­ dent," Clark said. for Leading the w ay the Longhorns on the mound was Kenn Kasparek, who threw five solid innings, recording a season- high five strikeouts. That hasn't always come easily this season "It's been all in his head," Clark said. "W e've been telling him, 'you've got to stay confident.' He's got to have that 'can't be beat' attitude, and that's what he did out there today." Texas’ bullpen helps close out Bobcats with stellar pitching By Alex Blair Daily Texan Staff In what's becoming a familiar story, Texas' bullpen dominated in Tuesday night's 2-1 win over the Texas State Bobcats. After starter Kenn Kasparek pitched five solid innings, Texas' relievers allowed only three more hits and no runs while striking out five. An ability to slam the door on opponents after the sixth inning was the hallmark of recent national Texas St. 100000 000 — 1 7 0 Texas 000 100 01X — 2 7 1 W — Shinaberry (2-0). L — Fiske (2-5). S — Krebs (2) championship Longhorn squads. It remains to be seen if Texas' talented — but also inexperienced — bull­ pen hold serve. "All of them are getting used to what goes into being ready to pitch," Texas head coach Augie Garrido said. "You're starting to see more consistency, and tonight I saw more competitiveness." Coming into this season, the bull­ pen was a big question mark for Texas, and they certainly recruited to fill sizeable holes. New arrivals such as Austin Wood, Kyle Walker, Joey Parigi, Riley Boening and Josep h Krebs have bolstered the Texas staff throughout the season. Earlier in the year, Walker and Parigi turned in quality appearances for Texas. When their performance tapered off, Wood and Krebs became go­ to guys. But no one knows if the Longhorn bullpen will be able to dominate in pressure-packed tour­ nament situations. "We're not thinking about it, because we've never been there before," Parigi said. "All we can do is set the tempo." "We're the New York Yankees o f college baseball," Walker said. "The talent level here is just phe­ nomenal." SISTERS: Athletes at a young age HODGKIN: Senior gives shout outs From page IB the sisters have each other has improved their confidence in meets. "It's like you 're com peting alongside your best friend," she said. Like m ost Army children, the Hooker sisters formed a close bond throughout their father's deploym ents. The girls have lived in Germ any, Virginia, Kansas and El Paso before set­ tling in San Antonio. "I kind of liked m oving," M arshevet said. "1 was really young, so I d on't remember a whole lot, but it still helped us adjust to changing settings." Even at a young age, the sisters showed phenomenal promise. "I joined AAU the summer before high school and we went to nationals, so that was my first big experience," Marshevet said. The sisters were like giants am ong w om en during high school. M arshevet won five state cham pionships and set the in the 100-meter state record dash. Destinee won two state championships in the high jump and was named All-American in volleyball. W hen M a rsh e v et cam e to Texas three years ago, she focused solely on track. H ow ever, her sister has a broader athletic career in mind. Destinee plans to take on one o f the m ost hectic schedules that any college student could dream up and w ill com pete in track, volleyball and bas­ ketball. "I want to be All-Am erican in all three sports," she said. "It's really helped get my vertical stronger. Soon enough, I'm going to be able to look over the net and hit som eone in the face." Destinee Hooker, three-sport athlete on her progress in volleyball She is already training with spring volleyball practices and said that she notices the effect of the track workouts on her vol­ leyball game. "It's really helped get my ver­ tical stronger," she said. "Soon enough, I'm going to be able to look over the net and hit som e­ one in the face." Marshevet said that her sister will have no problem handling the added stress. "Sh e's one of those people that just loves sports," she said. "If anybody can do it, she can. If she puts her mind to it, she'll be really successful." A lthough M arshevet and Destinee share a lot in com mon, they compete in entirely sepa­ rate events. Marshevet sprints the 100-meter and 200-m eter dash and holds the school record in the long jump, while Destinee sticks with high jump. "In middle school she was really good at running, b u t I d on't think she really likes it," M arshevet said. The sisters share a common goal for the summer of 2006: win­ ning the team title at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, held June 7-10 in Sacramento, Calif. With Destinee favored to take the high jump and Marshevet's only real competition coming from LSU's Kelly Ann Baptiste, the sisters stand a strong chance of lighting up the tower for the third- straight time. "I just want our team to dom ­ in ate," M arshevet said. "W e sw eat with these girls, we work together, we do everything together." From page 1B Since I got here I've tried it all. I've switched majors a couple times and thought about trying more. I've gone through three foreign lan­ guages in a desperate attempt to fulfill that Area A requirement. I'm proud to say I've finally nailed it with Norwegian. Icameherewantingto write about sports, but life has a way of playing tricks on you. I wasn't accepted to the College of Communication and was dumped into Liberal Arts. However, journalism gave way to politics, and I spent the first two years working for the notorious Young Conservatives of Texas (and ironically drawing the ire of The Daily Texan). Sick of the haggling, bickering and good old fashioned hate that politics engender (especially here),* I left it and spent my junior year drifting. My major went to history, and I came about as close to drop­ ping out as was possible. But this year has been great. I've managed a few' decent grades and working at the Texan has rekindled my absolutely true love of sports and working in it. I now' have an idea of what I will spend the next chapter of my life doing. O f course, who knows what curve balls life has left. This semester, I've especially enjoyed the softball beat. I've seen some exceptionally talented athletes here at Texas and Cat Osterman has to be at the top of the list. In some ways I wish I had started at the Texan earlier, but in the end I prob­ ably wouldn't change anything. OK, now I would like to thank some people. Without many of them I wouldn't be here, without others I wouldn't have had fun here, and without others I wouldn't be who I am. First of all my parents, Andrew and Virginia Hodgkin, who pay the bills and have helped me get through some times in which I almost left this school. If it weren't for them I wouldn't be here. Also, my sister Lea who is still one of my best friends. Secondly, my beautiful girlfriend Megan Heath who has made life happy for me here. I love you. Thanks also to my friends, I have a lot to thank so don't feel bad if I forget someone. Jeff Giuggio, Dave Morris, Scott Fortin, Eric Soares and Andrew Pierce: my oldest, best friends from Rhode Island. I got lucky to have Kevin Albert for a roommate. He's still a good friend. J-Bone Smith is always the last one up at 3 a.m. when everyone else has given up and gone to bed. My buddy Aaron Gibson is one of the best guys I've knowm here, and he was a great executive direc­ tor for me at YCT. My softball partner Anup Shah, I've enjoyed working with you. Since I started late at the Texan I'll have to live vicariously through you the rest of the way. Good luck getting editor or the basketball beat someday. Thanks to the Texan sports staff for giving me the opportunity to work here (and write this). Most of you will be back next fall, and I'm sure you'll do a great job and continue making sports the section worth reading. For Ryan and Jake (my fellow seniors), its been fun, all the best to you both in the future. In closing I'd like to take one more, last stab at that "what brought you here" question. I came here for exactly the same reasons I enjoyed my time here. This place has given me a completely new experience. It has allowed me to dabble in sports, politics, culture and society in ways I never could have back home. I could never have worked around such great athletes or the assort­ ment of people I've come to know. It's been a great experience. So why did I come here? I've never known exactly why, but perhaps I knew exactly what I was doing all along. Applications are being accepted for 2006-2007 staff! w w w . t s p . u t e x a s . e d u / c a c t u s v, 'O. , - ' ■ & yeamooK ^ s t a y s t u c k o n U T * N o e x p e rien ce necessary, most positions paid *E d ito r and s ta ff writer positions available * F le x ib le hours; possible internship credit *A p p licatio n s available in C M C 2 .1 1 4 C (located in the basement near T h e Daily Texan offices) * Applications due M onday, M ay 8th G a in real-world exp erien ce creating an award-winning publication from start to finish. 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Opportunity available on a first-come, first-serve basis Contact Elena Watts @ 471-3887or elenaw@mail.utexas,edu to reserve your spot Wednesday, M ay 3, 2006 S p o r t s 3B FC Dallas, Houston atop Western Conference U.S. World Cup 23-player roster has finally been set By Sim on Provan Daily Texan Staff With a tremendous amount of soccer happening both domesti­ cally and across the pond, here is a quick round-up of it all. Texas Clubs Earn Their Points FC Dallas and Houston con­ tinue to sit on top of the Western Conference, one and two respec­ tively, after this past w eekend's play FC Dallas traveled to Robert F. Kennedy Stadium to take on Eastern Conference leader D.C. United on Saturday. After United went ahead 1-0 off a Ben Olsen strike early in the first half, mid­ fielder Ronnie O 'Brien, from a Mark Wilson pass, brought the teams even with a goal four m in­ utes before the break. Although the conference lead­ ers would exchange momentum throughout the second-half, the score remained 1-1 as the final whistle blew with the Hoops gaining an im portant point in a very tough road game. With the draw, both FC Dallas and United remain the only unde­ feated teams in M ajor League Soccer, each with 11 points and a 3-0-2 record. However, Kansas C ity's 1-0 win over Colum bus drops D.C. to second in the East behind the Wizards. In Denver, the Dynam o beat the Colorado Rapids for the sec­ ond time in as m any games this season with a 1-0 victory. The lone goal came from M LS scoring leader Brian Ching, bringing his total to six on the season. losing straight gam es, H ouston has reversed its fortune with winning its last two. A fter tw o each other Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Robertson Stadium in Houston in what many have dubbed the "1-10 Derby." Adding to the excitement of the match are the teams' positions in the West. If Houston w ins, it would overtake FC Dallas for first. If FC Dallas w ins, it will extend its lead over the Dynamo by five points. With a draw, FC Dallas will be three points and one full game ahead of Houston. World Cup Roster Finally, the wait is over. After its most successful World Cup quali­ fying campaign and many friend- lies last, the U.S. World Cup 23- player roster has been set. U.S. boss Bruce Arena made the announce­ m ent live on SportsCenter last night. 12 players ply their trade in Europe and 11 in MLS. Here's the breakdown: Goalkeepers: Kasey Keller, Tim Howard, Marcus Hahnemann Bocanegra, Corey Gibbs, Jimmy Conrad Midfielders: Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, Claudio Reyna, John O'Brien, Ben Olsen, DeMarcus Beasley, Pablo Mastroeni, Bobby Convey Forwards: Brian McBride, Eddie Johnson, Josh Wolff, Brain Ching "The naming of this 23-man ros­ ter is the end of a long and ardu­ ous process," Arena said. "Today, a new journey begins as we start final preparations for the 2006 FTFA World Cup. As usual, we will not make any bold statements or predictions. However, I can assure everyone that the team that steps on the field on June 12 against the Czech Republic will be a team that all Americans will be proud of." Alternates: Tony Meola, Matt Reis, Chris Armas, Chris Klein, Pat Noonan, Steve Ralston, Kerry Zavagin, Chris Albright, Gregg Berhalter, Todd Dunivant, Conor Casey, Chris Rolfe and Taylor Tweilman. 1-10 Derby For the first tim e ever, FC Dallas and H ouston w ill face Defenders: Eddie Lewis, O guchi Onyewu, Frankie Hejduk, Eddie Pope, Steve Cherundolo, Carlos Training camp begins May 10 with friendlies scheduled against Morocco, Venezuela and Latvia. England Chelsea only needed one point from its final three games to claim the Premier League crown for a second-straight season. Sitting nine points behind, Manchester United was the only team with even a remote chance to catch the Blues. United had its best chance to gain some ground this past weekend as the two clubs met at Chelsea's home, Stamford Bridge. The Blues made a big statement early in the match, going up 1-0 in the fifth minute. Dominating play the rest of the way, Chelsea retained its Premier League crown after scoring two more goals in second-half play, shutting out the Red Devils 3-0. From the top of the table to the bottom, the regulation-axe has offi­ cially been wielded. Birmingham, West Brom and Sunderland have officially fallen from the Premier League second to England's division, the Coca-Cola League Championship. On the flip side, Reading and Sheffield United have earned pro­ motion from the Championship to the Premier League. The third promoted team will be determined in a four-team playoff between Watford, Preston North End, Leeds United and Crystal Palace. UEFA Cup Final Middlesbrough (England) and Sevilla (Spain) will face off for Europe's cham pi­ second-tier onship May 10 in Eindhoven, Holland. Neither team has ever been in a European championship match. Major Indoor Soccer League The Baltimore Blast defeated the St. Louis Steamers for the 2005-06 MISL crown. In the two-game, hom e-and-hom e non-aggregate goals series, both teams won on their home turf, causing a golden- goal overtime session to decide the series immediately following game two in St. Louis. Machel Millwood scored the decisive goal for the Blast seven minutes into the overtime session. B0UTELLE: Senior preparing for life after Texas From page IB " It's b e e n m o r e f u n t h a n I e v e r t h o u g h t c o lle g e s o ft b a ll w o u l d b e . It w e n t b y w a y t o o fa s t." Tina Boutelle, senior softball player on her college career But beyond her exploits on the field, Boutelle is one of the team 's vocal leaders. The out­ going Boutelle leads with her energy and relies on hum or to lighten up her team m ates. "She loves to have a good time and w ants others around her to have a good tim e as well. She has an awesom e sense of hum or and can make many laugh," freshm an Kelly M elone said. But as the regular season winds dow n and her gradua­ tion date of M ay 19 approaches, Boutelle said she is facing the norm al anxiety that students face. "R ight now, I'm trying not to think about it, because I know I'm graduating soon, and I don't know exactly what I'm going to d o," Boutelle said. "W ith an athlete it's hard to have a job, a lot of students at school have to have a job, so they get more job experience to figure out what they are going to do earlier. We have to figure it out after we graduate." But Boutelle is already pre­ paring, and she has worked in the sports information office as an intern. Boutelle was drafted by the Texas Thunder of the National Pro Fastpitch league and will either play with them or in the Pro Fastpitch X-Treme Tour this summer. She said she in w ould also be interested coaching after her playing days are over. "I do know I'm going to con­ tinue softball after college," Boutelle said. "I definitely want to keep going after this." At senior day Sunday, Boutelle was joined by her parents, sister and brother-in-law, fam ily dog and a unique good luck charm Boutelle created her freshman year. "I have four parents: my sister and her husband, my dog and Bob," Boutelle said. "A ll four of them have been there since I was 3. They've all been a big part of m y life." "B o b " is a softball bat with a batting glove fixed in the shape of a "H ook 'Em Horns" symbol and serves as the unofficial team mascot. Through a long, grueling season, her teammates look to Boutelle to keep them loose, and in the process she has made an impact on m any of them per­ sonally. "S h e's just fun," said Hall, a fellow senior. "She taught me a lot about having a good time and caring about each other. She's been a great friend and teammate. It's slowly com ing to an end, but our friendship will last forever." Boutelle will graduate with a degree in kinesiology. "It's been more fun than I ever thought college softball would b e," Boutelle said. "It went by way too fast." SOFTBALL: Longhorns have desire to improve From page IB overlook anything in the ensu­ ing w eeks to avoid a late season collapse. Its first test of the m onth leading up to the World Series w ill take place at Baylor on W ednesday as they take on an underrated Bears in Waco. The 18th-ranked Bears have been playing solid softball in their last eight gam es, having won eight in a row and holding a 36-17 record overall and a 12-5 mark in the Big 12. "B aylor is strong right now. T hey've been on a roll." Clark said. 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Must sell $125. 512-963-0796 BR AND N E W full size mattress set. Sell $100. New in plastic. 9633)796 99 JEEP Grand Cherokee Lim­ ited Fully Loaded Perfect con­ 4 7 ,0 0 0 miles.Great dition, Price! Call $8,000. (918)640-9124 RENTAL 3 6 0 Fum . Apts. LOCATION, LOCATION ALL BILLS PAID - BEST ^ PRICES FOR ALL SIZE UNITS. Shuttle at entry. Perfect for UT Living + Shopping. Maintenence and M anager on site. Pooll C a ll 4 5 2 - 4 3 6 6 office 4 2 1 0 Red River, C entury Plaza A pts w w w .a p a rtm e n ts in a u s tin .n e t £ . BEST UNITS Close to Campus + Shopping! Gated access, lots of parking. All size units, free water, gas Newly decorated, Fans, A /C , Microwaves, Laundry Fac, Shuttle, Pretty Furniture. Office 915 E 41st adjacent to Hancock Mall Some Unf. Call 452-651 8 View at www apartmentsinaustin net Fans, SPACIOUS 2 /2 at campus, CACH, cable, walk-in closets, laundry, petless, smokeless, quiet, $900, 290 0 Swisher, 472 209 7 477-3388 pool, ^ ~ HYDE PARK! 3 lo c a tio n s . 1 - 1 5 miles north of UT. Furnished efficiencies and 1 / ls in small quiet complexes Close to park, shopping and UT/City bus routes. From $650 Leases w / electric included avail. 4 5 8 -4 5 1 1 w w w .c e n tra lp ro p e rtie s net ^ Concordia U /S t. David's Hosp Area Furn Effic, 1 / ls , & 2 /2 s at Avalon Apts 1100E 32nd St; from $450 Furn 1/1 at Baccarat Apts, 3703 Harmon, $595. Gas, water, trash paid. ' 2-3 blocks w of RR shuttle stop. 4 5 8 - 4 5 1 1 w w w .c e n tra lp r o p e r tie s net MALE NEEDED TO SUBLEASE $339+utill 1 Bed/Bath in 4 / 4 at Campus Estates on CP shuttle route Free cable w /H B O , huge pool, etc See c a m p u s e s ta te s .c o m for more details on amenities E-mail Robert s ublea se@d i so rm o n l 1 n e . net 3 7 0 - U nf. Apts. HYDE PARK, very clean, Ave. A efficiency Small complex, water paid, parking, shuttle, no pets $395, 491-7277 M A R Q U IS M G M T N o w Pre-leasing Summer/Fall 14 properties, EFF, 1*1, 2 *2, and 3*3 still available. Check out our new website M a rq u isL ivin g .co m 6 0 5 W . 2 8 t h S t. 4 7 2 - 3 8 1 6 $ 2 0 0 OFF FIRST M O N TH Move ins N O W thru August W alk/Bike/Bus to campus Effs $435-balcony/cable pd Effs-$485-$515- balcony 1/1 $625 abp, 625 sf 2 / 2 $85 0 1,000 sf 9 Locations, Owner Managed W augh Prop, Inc. 4 5 1 3 )9 8 8 ^ WEST CAMPUS luxury > ^ to w n h o m e l Pool, access gates, washer/dryer, fire­ rent reductions Apart­ place, ment Finders 322-9556 www.GoWestCampus.com HYDE PARK STEAL! 2-1 > me $795 with water/gas roommate Roorplan. Apartment Finders 322-9556 www.ausapt com paid. Great NEW SEARCHABLE WEBSITE I Match prefer­ ences and price range to fit YOUR needs! www.GoWestCampus.com school, patio, ^ COOL CO ND O ! Walk to washer/dryer, fireplace, 9 /1 2 2-1 $825 Apartment 322-9556 months Finders www.ausapt.com GRAND OAK at campus, 3 /2 , 212 4 sq.ft, cable, high speed internet, petless, $2600. 2 /2 1000 sq.ft plank floors, $1550 for Swisher, 2901 472-2097, 477-3388 4. it's area, _ CRANK UP THE A /C free! Campus 'w /'cause months 1-1 $630, 2-1 $ 9 4 0 Apartment Finders 322-9556 www.ausapt.com 9 /1 2 * PLACE? LOOKING FOR A NEW prices, Lowest in-house best service, & www.ausapt.com database Apartment Finders tc^ B E S T DEAL West Campus! V ^ H u g e 2-2 $850 9 /1 2 months available Apart­ ment Finders 322-9556 ww w GoWesCampus.com ACROSS f r o m UTI Two Apts 1 /1 , LR, kitchen, park 1 car. Upst. Down $725/m o+util $750/m o+U til. Dean Keaton & San Jacinto. 323-0630 lv mes­ sage or colesproperties@gmail.com 1-1 loft+study DRASTIC RE’ n T REDUC- 'C 'T IO N I 1-1 .study $675, $725, 2-1 $825. North Campus/W alk to school Apartment Finders 322-9556 www.ausapt com available, W OODED AND Quaint ^ / W e s t Campus! Furnished FREE cable/internet 9/12m os, 1-1 $625 Finders Apartment 322-9556 www.GoWesCampus.com . ALL BILLS PAID PRE-LEASE NO W !!! $ 2 0 0 o ff 1 st M o n th 's R ent G ra n a d a III A partm ents 9 0 1 E. 4 0 th @ Red River The V o y a g e u rs A p a rtm e n ts 3 1 1 E. 3 1 s t b / t D u val a n d S p e e d w a y C al! 5 8 9 -1 0 1 6 to visit to d a y !!! w w w .u t a p a r t m e n t s .c o m SHUTTLE TREASURE! Pools, access gates, FREE 1/1 $505, 2 /2 cable $615, 3 / 2 $760. Apartment Finders 322-9556 www.ausapt com SUPER SUMMER/FALL/SPRING Rates UT area, 2 /2 , CACH, pool, laundry facility, cable con­ nections, plenty of parking, pleasant atmosphere 474-5929 _ BEST POOL IN WEST CAMPUS and the apart­ ments are pretty nice too! 2 / 2 $995 Apartment Finders 322-9556 ww w GoWeslCompus.com 3 9 0 * Unfurnished Duplexes MOPAC/UT- UPSTAIRS, Spo- cious, brick, 2 /1 , DR, blinds, hdwds, AC, 1,000', 1907 A West 38th $950. 472-2097 3 7 0 * U nf. Apts. 3 7 0 - Unf. Apts. EFF. & 1-2-3-4-BDRMS N ow Preleasing! S ta rtin g in th e $ 4 0 0 s • Gated Community • Student Oriented • On UT Shuttle Route • Microwaves • Sand & Water Volleyball • Vaulted Lofts w/Ceilmg Fans • 6 Min to Down­ town & Campus Free DVD Library Spacious Floor Plans & Walk-in Closets 2 Pools w/ Sundecks Point South & Bridge Hollow L e a s i n g O f f i c e . 1910 W i l l o w C r e e k 4 4 4 " 7 b ü b Duplexes New construction condos lb lk north of UT. Granite counters, hardwood floors, tile, crown moulding, stainless apps, covered pkg, security, gated, etc .. 3007, 3009 & 3011 Speedway. $18 9, 500 - $239,500. w w w .s p e e d w a y c o n d o s .c o m 467-9852 CENTRAL/I35/REDRIVER, OLDER, clean, spacious, 1-1-1, hdwds, AC, W D, porches yard, blinds $800, 472-2097 rainy, 89 , . „ GORGEOUS! Spacious upstairs 2 /1 duplex, 1.5 blocks West of UT, CACH, W /D , hdwd floors, high ceiling, big windows, some fur­ niture, quiet, nonsmoking, Fall preleases, $1,235 (all) or $595-645 by room. Shared room $370-410 per person. Call 474-2014 or visit www. abbey-house. c o m /nueces VERY COOL 3 /2 duplex 1 mile east from UT law school. Built in 2004, energy efficient, stainless steel appliances, stained concrete floors downstairs, shaded and fenced backyard, $ 1 6 5 0 / m o, avb. Aug. 1 st. ri v e ra 0 4 @ y a h o o . com 5 7 6 -1 0 3 2 4 0 0 - Condos- Townhomes LOOKING TO buy a —■"Condo? 1 st check out www.CollegeCondomini- ums.com Search by school or state. Fast, Free & Easy! CROIX CONDOS 806 W 24th. Large 2 /2 , covered & re­ served parking, W /D , fireplace, covered patio. $ 1500. Avail June 1. MRG 443-2526 2906 WEST Ave 2 /1 5 Condo. W alking distance to UT. Avail Aug 1. $ 1 100 /m o + utili­ ties Karen 361-648-9293 UT STUDENT HOUSING sales • leasing • mgt 4 7 3 - 2 3 8 6 info ©longhorn stuilentadvising.com Call Today! Townhomes o c B u e n a V is ta 1/1 - S900; 2/2 - $1400 C e n te n n ial 2/2 $1500; 3/2 - $2000 C roix 1/1 - $800; 2/2 - $1495 O ra n g e tre e 2/2 - $1595 P a ra p e t 2/2 - $1395; 3/2 - $1500 P ia zza N avo na 2/2 - $1700—$1900 S eton 10 - $900-5950 2401 Rio Grande 5 1 2 - 479-1300 www.utmetro.com 4 2 0 - Unfurnished Houses LARGE HOUSES, 3,4,5 & 6 bed­ rooms. Recently renovated, Big yards, pets ok, 8min. to UT. $1200-$ 1900. 928-4944 ' n o r t h Tc a m p u s ' 2 blks to UT. Huge remolded 6 /3 w ith 8 parking spots. Huge porch and balcony with downtown view. O v e r sized rooms. 6 0 2 Elm Wood. $4800/mo. $4800 deposit. 467-9852 own/agt. WEST CAMPUS, 9 0 ) Shoal Cliff Ct., 4 blocks to UT, re­ molded $ 25 0 0 $ 27 00/m o, 467-9852 ow n/agt. 4-2 $24 00 deposit. deposit. Also, $33 00/m o. 5 /3 , WEST” C A M P U S 5 B D /2 B A +or-2,000sqft, wood floors, CACH, lOmin walk to campus, full appliances, hot tub. Re­ duced $2,7 9 5 /m o . Available August 17th for 1-year lease. 657-8754 or 258-7817 NEAR UT & FIESTA supermar­ ket. 1303 N orw ood Rd. Charm ing 4 /1 . Large shaded back yard. W /D . D /W . CACH Available Aug. 1. $ 13 5 0 /m o 576-0353 HYDE PARK H o uses Both: 3 /2 , CACH, W /D Beautiful Hardwoods 3 9 0 8 A v e H $ 1875/m o Two BIG Living Areas Fenced Yard, Large Garage 9 1 9 E. 4 0 th ST $ 1680/m o Big Yard, Pets OK near Red River shuttle A u g . l , 2 3 1 -1 0 0 7 2BD,3BD,4BD HOUSES and Du­ plexes June 1 or August 1. $825 $ 1495. No smokers/pets Owner 479-6153, 6 5 8 A 2 5 7 Lake LARGE 5 /4 . UTShuttle Free Blvd. Cable. Available C A /C H , W /D , August. $1950. 901 Newman. 589-7525 Austin 7 6 0 - Misc. 7 6 0 * Misc. Services Services D e d ic a te d Care. Real C ho ice s. Surgical Abortion & Abortion Pili Sedation for Comfort Board Certified 0B/GYN Physicians Private, Personal, Supportive Student Discounts dshs# 7882 Q A U S T I N W O M E N ’ S H E A L T H C E N T E R 5 1 2 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 8 8 • 8 0 0 - 2 5 2 - 7 0 1 6 w w w .a u stin w o m e n she a lth .co m 7 9 0 - P art tim e 7 9 0 - P art tint» GOLFERS WANTED!!! Caddies needed for upscale clubs. Great money • Full training Applicants must be in good physical condition: Flexible Work Schedule: Full or Part Time. Great opportunity to meet interesting people and make good tips. Play privileges granted to our clubs. a C lu b To apply, go to www.caddiedubgolf.com (Application under the Caddie T H f W A Y TO PI AY "Caddie Opportunities" link) BOO - Genera! 80 0 Help Wanted General Help Wanted HELP WANTED lifeguards swim instructors front desk staff summer counselors TRAINING PROVIDED MEMBERSHIP TO THEY INCLUDED NORTH PARK 9616 N. Lamar Suite 130 973-9622 4 2 0 - Unfurnished Houses PRE-LEASING FOR fall. Nice 2-4 bedrooms, great location, CR Shuttle, pets ok, CACH, appli­ ances. 657 -7 1 7 1 /6 2 6 -5 6 9 9 f r o m UTI 6 /3 , LR, ACROSS DR, Kitchen. Large Rooms, park 6 cars. Dean Keaton & San $3995/m o+util. Jacinto 323-0630 or lv message colesproperties@gmail.com 2 /1 like new, hrdwd firs, W /D , spacious closets, open floor- plan Prime location near 29th & Guadalupe, convenient park­ ing Avail, now $ 1225/m o. 472-2123 darling TOTALLY UPDATED, 3 /2 , new appliances, maple cabs, windows, doors, etc. Fenced yard! Minutes to UT/DT, $1095. 5311 Peacedale Ellen ©RE/MAX Downtown Austin,6 58-9999 WALK TO School 11 3BR/2BA House, Large Bedrooms, Hard­ woods. Duplex, 2BR/1BA Fenced Yard, Covered Parking. bsmith@cbunited.com 22 WEST 907 W 2 , 5B D /2.5B A CACH, hardwood floors, fireplace and more. $25 0 0 /m o . 478-8813 (new) 45T H /B U R N E T ?7T $ 8 7 5 /m o & 4 /2 , $ 1700/m o. 4 /2 , L a m a r /A ir p o r t $ 1 2 5 0 /m o & 2 /1 $ 1000/m o All CACH. 512-261-3261 K Z HOUSES & ° UPLEXES H 9 707 E. 47th 5/3, Monthy Maid Svc Included! - $3200 1003 E 45th 3 /2 , Remodeled - $2100 4330 Airport 4 /2 , Spa & Pool Table - $2300 4401 B arrow 6 /3 , Hwds, 3000 sq ft -$ 4 4 0 0 4523 Ave D 3 /2 - $2100 2401 Rio Grande 512-479-1300 w w w .u tm etro.com B R AN D N E W H O M E , construction completed mid-June, 3 /2 /2 , 3 miles east of 1-35 off of 7th street, nice pocket neighborhood, cat 5 and security wiring, $ 1295 /m o, lawn care included, no pets 762-9383 4 2 5 * Rooms G R E A T D O R M G R EA T F O O D G R E A T PRICE *The Castilian* Located 1 block west of the Texas Union. Immediate move-ins available. N ow Leasing for Summer and Fall 2006. Come See Usl AS K H O W Y O U CA N W IN FREE TEXTBOOKS! www.thecastilian.com Do you need a place to live this summer? Live a t G e rm a n House. Good rates, friends, and convenience. Our rates include all bills and all food paid. Single: $ 5 4 0 /m o Double: $ 4 4 0 /m o D a ily $ 2 0 Visit our website for more info: http://studentorgs utexas edu / dhaus/ WALK TO UT! Large fur- rushed rooms, 4 blocks from UT- Fall prelease Pri­ vate both, large walk-in closet Fully equipped shared kitchen and on-site laundry. CACH, DSL, all bills paid. From $ 46 5/m o. Quiet, nonsmoking. For pictures, info, apps. visit ww w abbey-house com or call 474-2036 4 3 0 - Room- Board ROOM/BOARD IN exchange for week night childcare 1 /2 mile from UT stadium, must have car, 206-0183 1-2 4 4 0 - Roommates LOOKING FOR female non-smoking roommate[s], 2 /2 , balcony, kitchen, Centennial Condos, 1 blk from campus, top floor, great location. 26th and (409)466-6032 San Antonio thebhat@mail. utexas.edu 4 8 0 - Storage Space SELF-STORAGE SPACE. Dollar per sq foot per month! Climate controlled, secure space. Hyde Park Area 458-8300 ANNOUNCEMENTS 5 6 0 • Public Notice Public notice is hereby given that Franklin Service Stations, Inc. dba J&J T o w in g , VSF License Number 0570655VSF, to the owners of the following vehicles/vessel's that charges are due and a storage lien applies. If left unclaimed (30) days after the date of this notice it w ill be declared abandoned and constitutes a waiver of all liens, title's, interest and consent for disposal at public sale. The vehicles can be claim ed at 8509 Burleson Rd, Austin, TX 78719, 5 1 2 -4 6 2 -2 2 4 4 84 G MC 203KJV AZ $33 6.60 Ig d e g 2 5 h 6 e 7 5 14909 '8 9 Ford DL3121 O H $808.50 1 fapp 9 0 9 0 kw 2 8 3 194 '9 0 Honda p97 96 Dealer Plates 2hg ed7364 lh501398 '9 8 Lexus art2680 G A $272 .25 jt8bf28g1 6w 00 8518 Public notice is hereby given that Franklin Service Stations, Inc. Dba J&J Towing , VSF License Number 0570655VSF, to the owners of the following vehicles/vessel's that charges are due and a storage lien applies. If left unclaimed (41) days after the date of this notice it w ill be declared abandoned and constitutes a waiver of all liens, title's, interest and consent for disposal at public sale The vehicles con be claimed at 8 5 0 9 Burleson Rd, Austin, TX 7 8 7 1 9 , 5 1 2 -4 6 2 -2 2 4 4 , 9 8 Ford, zvb627, OR, 1 fafb52u5w g253937, $636 90 93 Buick, nvn6309, NC, 1 g 4 b t5 3 7 0 p r4 17612, $615 45 9 7 dodge, 455fhb, IA, 1 b3 e j4 6 x 4 v n 6 4 9 5 19, $44 3 .8 5 8 9 Ford, d l 312 1, OH, 1 fa p p 9 0 9 0 k w 2 8 3 194, $10 44 45 EDUCATIONAL for 5 9 0 - Tutoring PHYSICS SENIOR/GRAD stu­ dent wanted teaching highschooler over the summer Must have transportation and strong background in Calculus. Good pay. Emoil to job@UTouction. net interests SERVICES 7 6 2 H ealth & Fitness I A M looking for other ppl who can wakeboard during the week on loke Austin 415-9612_____ EMPLOYMENT 7 8 3 - Internship M a n a g in g E d ito r A ™ In te rn s h ip , p a id , PT *2 yrs professional writing experience * Deadline-driven writing a plus *Exp writing interview-drive content a plus D u ties In c lu d e interviewing, short articles, project management B e n efits In clu d e: gas allowance, byline, flextime, telecommute some doys. Email resumes or inquires to bkeyburn@brc.com 785 - Summer Camps Can you walk, chew gum and have fun all at the same time? Do you want to truly make a difference in lives of special children? Are you looking for rewarding, challenging and fun Su m m er C am p Counselor experience? Join us this summer at Star Ronch, a Christian Sum­ mer Camp for children with Learning Disabilities Salary, room, board, and laundry pro­ vided Near Kerrville, TX, Coll Cody, 8 3 0 - 3 6 7 - 4 8 6 8 x 2 0 5 www.StarRanch.org 7 9 0 - Part tim e ATHLETIC STUDENTS $75 to $20 0/hr. M odeling for calen­ dars, greeting cards etc. N o ex­ perience needed 684-8296. HIRING FOR Summer Need Camp Coaches, Gymnastics and Swimming coaches. Morn­ ing a n d /o r afternoon shifts avail. Rachel w / Flipnastics 266-8400 or info@flipnastics.com ATHLETIC MALE models, ages 18-29, make $2 0 0 to $1,000 each session. N o experience necessary. 927-2226 LEASING AGENT Part-time Leasing agent needed for Hyde Park Property. Musi posses excellent communication and sales skills w / emphasis in customer service. Sat required Fax resume 512-451-5758, email duvalvilla@mebapartments.com or apply in person 12-5pm at 430 5 Duval St. CUSTOMER SERVICE- Energetic, outgoing telephone associates to work in team environment. Fax/email resumes 467-7040, jkenedy@utaic.com law PART-TIME RUNNER needed Tor small firm. 15-20hrs/wk. Send resume to Stephanie sleiker@steveleelaw.com HYDE PARK B A P T IS T C h ild Development Center a t 390 1 S peedw ay needs teaching assistants for pre-school children and elem entary afterschool care Just N orth of UT. Shifts M-F, 8 -1 2 :3 0 a n d /o r 2 :3 0 -6 :0 0 p m 4 6 5 -8 3 8 3 N O W HIRING for summer semester Campus area's busiest apartment locator needs licensed real estate agents. If you do not have a license, we can help! Coll Norice Taylor for more info. Apartment Finders 322-9556 ntaylor@ausapt.com H IR IN G S u m m e r N O W P a in te rs . Exterior house paint­ ers needed N o Exp nec. Fun at­ mosphere outdoors w / other College $7-15/hr. Leave message for Kevin (832) 755-2405 students. P aralegal R u n n e r/C le rk, near UT. Corry legal documents, mainly downtown area, obtain state records, c o py/file /m ail. Car required $9-10 PT, $10-12 FT +benefits for long term. Flexible schedule Apply online ww w .law yersaidservice.com FARM & Ranch Help Needed Experience w / cattle ond /o r farm machinery helpful SEnd re­ sponse to click@texas net W o rk on the Lake VIP M arina is hiring dockhands & cashiers Looking for customer service oriented & responsilbe individuals Must be 18 & illing to work weekends & holidays http://vipm arina biz OBSESSED with organization? Then working Neat FREAK? mom needs youl $ 10/hour, 5-7hrs/wk Austin 512-343-5554 N W TARRYTO W N REAL- ''-'E S T A TE C o m p a n y A s ­ 1 -5PM s is ta n t $8 5 0 /hour plus bonuses Email resume, go to www khprealestate com email address for 8 0 0 -General Help Wanted 8 0 0 - General 8 0 0 * General Help Wanted Help Wanted Looking fo r a G reat Sum m er Job? The City of Austin Aquatic Division wants you! s t # P ositions Lifeguards * Office Staff * Swim Coaches Pool Managers * Swimming Instructors Swim Coach Supervisor B en efits Starting pay $6.50/hr, Open Water lifeguards for Barton Springs $8.50/hr. & flexible hours. A p p l y must be 15 yrs or older 400 Deep Eddy Avenue 9 7 4 - 9 3 3 1 79 0 - P art tim e COUNTY LINE On The Hill 650 0 Bee Caves Rd. Lunch host, waiter, and Dinner cocktail positions All open immediately Tips + hourly wage and starting bonus. Part time only. Call Dee Dee the BBQ Queen @ 327-1742 SU M M ER JOBS Do something that matters. Work to keep Austin weird A N D GREEN Be an environmental activist & organizer w / Clean Water Action $ 3 4 5 -5 0 0 /wk + bonus & benefits 1 30-10 PM Call today, start tomorrow. 474-1903 7 9 0 - Part tim e Let summer start n o w l Play fo r Pay! The UT Child Development Center-Comal location is hiring student assistant teachers for the summer Work study and non-work study students welcomel MorvFri, various shifts, great student parking, across from a D-F shuttle stop. Apply in person at 2205 Comal St. (next door to the MSB), 475-9500 or helen weicker@mail.utexas.edu A seriously friendly, fun-filled place to be GYMNASTICS AND donee in- structors for children's classes Flexible schedule and reliable transportation. Start $12+up. 401-2664 AM /PM PART-TIME cashiers/servers/delivery drivers needed Flexible hours Apply in person at 352 0 N .Lo­ mar between 2-5 Boston Mar­ ket 371-3988 ATHENIAN GRILL hiring immedi­ ately, night shift waiters only, excellent tips, apply in person: Between 1-2 or after 5:30, Colorado 705 Mon-Sat, 512-482-8988 Talk to Anil Austin BioMed Lab CHILDCARE PART-TIME Top pay. Supervise children and activities. Direct children on different tasks. Great experience tor Educa­ tion major, M-F. 4 -9 , every other Sat. 8 -5 . A p p ly in p erson : Austin BioMed Lab 14415 O w en Tech B lvd. (IH-35 & Wells Branch Pkwy 2 doors down from IHOP) Non-smoker. No phone calls please. MEDICAL HISTORIAN PART-TIME Fast paced donor cen­ ter. Great job in medical field taking vitals and medical histories. M -F, 4 - 9 , 2 - 3 Sat. per month, 8 -5 . A p p ly in p erso n : Austin BioMed Lab 14415 O w en Tech B lvd. (IH-35 & Wells Branch Pkwy, 2 doors down from IHOP) Non-smoker. No phone calls please. 8 0 0 - General Help Wanted LO NGHORNSNEED Paid Survey Takers ~ * O j O b S-COM WE need in Austin 100% FREE to join. Click on Surveys BARTENDING! $300 o doy po- tential N o experience neces­ provided. sary, 800-965-6520 ext 113 training G re a t Schedule* fo r students I Secure y o u r sum m er Job N o w l Get paid to play & mentor young children! Seasonal & Perm, 10 locations, FT & PT, Substitutes, Swim. Call Terra 459-0258 or online at www.steppingstoneschools.com Think Big. Become a Teacher Bilingual, Math, Science and Special Education Teachers needed to teach in Austin, Dallas and San Antonio. N o previous experience or education coursework required G o to www. texasteach i ngfellows org for more information. VALET PARKERS Join Towne Park at prestigious Hotels in the Austin areo PT available competitive wages & cash tips. Excellent Benefits Program & Flexible Schedules Apply online at www.townepork .com select "Join our Team" Must have good driving record and pass a drug screen BUSH HATES KITTENS! Help Dems, HRC, ASPCA and more. $7 16 /h r flexible FT/PT. O n S. Congress Call Dan 916-4001. http://www.telefund.com LIFEGUARDS CERTIFIED, 2 shifts available, cleaning experi­ ence required Shift meal pro­ vided Bob 472-8367 Classifieds continued on next page 8 0 0 * General U I A / m n t o r f neip wantea 8 0 0 - General rwip vrofirea H O W W O U LD Y O U LIKE TO DRIVE THE UT SHUTTLE? W o u ld yo u like to secure y o u r jo b n o w fo r the Fall S em e ster? First T ra n s it is h irin g d r iv e r s . First Transit, Contractor for the UT Shuttle will be taking applica­ tions starting April 17, 2 0 0 6 for a bus operator training class in August. Secure your position now. First T ra n s it o ffe rs p a id tr a in in g a t $ 1 0 .0 0 /h r . You must have a high school diploma or equivalent. N O MORE THAN 2 M O V IN G VIO LATIO NS within the last 5 years and N O DWIs, N O FELONIES. Please a p p ly in person a t First Transit, 5 9 1 OC Johnny M orris R o ad , Austin, TX . 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Meals, accom modations, entertain­ ment, and recreational activities pro­ vided free of charge. For more information, please call For more information, please call 462-0492 PPD 462-0492 PPD ^ PARALEGAL/W ORD PR O C ESSIN G Trainee n e a r UT Create form documents, assist clients, obtain state records, fax, file, proof. Must type 30-t- wpm. Flex hours, casual dress. PT $9-10, FT $10-12 +benefits for long-term. A p p ly o n lin e www. la wyersa id ser vice com NEED FRIENDLY O U T G O IN G PERSONALITIES! The Embassy Suites Austin Downtown is look­ ing for fantastic customer service people for our Front Desk. A p ­ ply Mon-Wed; person 9am-11am, Great benefits, fun, and flexibility! E O E / A A in 840 - Sales PART-TIME & FULL-TIME SA LE S Position with advancement op­ portunities available at Austin's historic fashion retailer. Retail sales experience a must. Competitive p a y and bonuses A p p ly in person at Scarbroughs 4 0 0 1 N . 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Meals, accommodations, entertain­ ment, and recreational activities pro­ vided free of charge For more information, please call 462-0492 PPD Men and Women A ges 18 to 45 A re yo u a healthy, n o n -sm o k in g m an or w o m a n betw ee n the a g e s of 18 and 4 5 ? If so, yo u m ay q u a lify to par­ ticipate in a p ha rm aceutica l research stu d y a nd receive up to $2000. The d a te s a nd tim e s of the stu d y are listed b elow ; yo u m u st be available to rem ain in o u r facility for the entire period to be eligible: Check-In: Fri., M a y 12 Fri., M a y 19 Fri., Jun. 2 Fri., Jun. 9 Check-Out: Sun., M a y 14 Sun., M a y 21 Sun., Jun. 4 Sun., Jun. 11 To qualify, you must pass our free physical exam and screening tests. Meals, accommodations, entertain­ ment, and recreational activities pro­ vided free of charge. For more information, please call 462-0492 PPD I L o n g h o r n O L iv iN G .o rg fin d y o u r d re a m p la ce to d a y ! Pr y ,m < r w to place your P A I I W ednesday, M a y 3, 2 0 0 6 [JFK& \ H I s 7B EAT: Enjoy warm-weather fruits months from now as jams and jellies From page 8B Strawberry Jam 2 lbs. strawberries 3 cups sugar 1 lemon, juiced and zested Wash and hull the strawber­ ries. In a large bowl, add the strawberries and crush them as thoroughly as possible with your hands. Pour the mixture into a large saucepan. Over medium heat, add the sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest, stirring to com­ bine. Once the sugar has dis­ solved, turn the heat up to high and bring the mixtum to a rolling boil. Cook for about 20 minutes, until the mixture has thickened, skimming off the foam that forms and stirring all the while to pre­ vent scorching. You can add a 1/2 tablespoon of butter to help pre­ vent the foam from forming. Pour the hot mixture into sterilized jars, if preserving, and process them in a hot water can- ner for five minutes (see below). Otherwise, pour the jam into clean jars, which can then be kept refrigerated for about two weeks. Makes four to six 8-oz. jars Berry Jam (Raspberry, Blackberry, Blueberry, Boysenberry, Huckleberry) 3 pints berries 3 cups sugar 1 lemon, juiced and zested Wash the berries and add them to a large bowl. Crush the berries as thoroughly as possible with your hands. Follow same steps for strawberry jam. Mint Jelly 1 1/2 cups packed mint leaves and stems, about 3 small bunches 2 cups water 3 1/2 cups sugar 1 package pectin 1 lemon, juiced and zested Place the whole bunches of mint in a large saucepan and crush them around a bit with a wooden spoon. Pour the water over the mint, bring it to a boil, then remove the saucepan from the heat, cover it and let the mint steep for 10 minutes. Strain the liquid, discarding the mint. Return the liquid to the sauce­ pan with the sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest. Slowly bring the mint infusion to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Once it is dis­ solved, add the pectin and bring the mixture to a rolling boil for one minute. Remove the jelly from the heat. If preserving, pour the mixture into sterilized jars and process them in a hot-water canner for five minutes. Boiling-Water Canning Process large stockpot three- Fill a fourths with water. Place a cir­ cular, flat object on the bottom to keep the jars and lids from touching the bottom (I use an upturned cake pan). To sterilize the jars, bring the stockpot to a boil. Using tongs, slowly lower the jars into the boiling water and boil them, cov­ ered, for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat, and then add the lids and screw bands, replace the lid, and let them sit for five minutes. Remove the jars and lids onto a clean kitchen towel, making sure not to touch the insides of the jars. To preserve, bring the stock­ pot to a boil. Fill the jars with jam or jelly, leaving at least a on e-fou rth -in ch gap from the top. Put the top lid on and screw the bands ju st until resistance is met. Low er the jars into the boiling w ater and cover to process for five m in­ utes. O nce done, rem ove them from the boiling w ater bath, w iping the residual w ater off the lids. You should hear a slight pop as the lids seal w ith­ in one or two m inutes. To test for the seal, press dow n on the lid; if it pops back up, the jar is not sealed. Reprocess the ja r or eat it first. Once cooled, store the jars in a cool, dark place for up to one year. DOG: Mutt Stmt finds animals homes From page 8B Society as the volunteer coor­ dinator. The volunteer force of 400 people and 12 staff members makes her job, as well as taking care of the animals, much easier. “The volunteers do ju st about anything for us, and that's been great," Shannon said. "It's been great m eeting all these people that feel the sam e w ay about the anim als and getting to know them individually." The Hum ane Society is an sh e lte r, w hich o p en -d o o r d oesn 't ju d ge on condition, age, health or tem peram ent of anim als adm itted. Fundraisers such as M utt Strut help cover the cost of living and upkeep for the animals. The Humane Society added new activities in addition to the walk this year. After the walk, participants attended the Spring included silent Fling, which auctions, raffles, food, low cost microchip and vaccination clin­ ics, photo contests, dog agility demonstrations, as well as an appearance from the Leander Fire Department and live enter­ tainm ent from country band Blake and Fallon. The Mutt Strut started out as a smaller community affair, said Tina Lucas, the previous year's volunteer coordinator. The group originally showed the shelter's updated improvements to the public, and the event has since grown to their biggest fundrais­ er. Last year's Mutt Strut pro­ ceeds gave the Humane Society dogs $6,000. Because it was their first year putting together an event with so many different projects and booths, Lucas felt that it proved to be a challenging, yet interest­ ing process. “Doing it by a team effort this year, they have had better time and ability to divide and conquer," Lucas said. “We were really kicking off fundraising last year so it was a good learning tool for us." The M utt Strut and all the events held are to get the com­ munity involved and get the animals the help and money they need, Shannon said. The Humane Society was especially pleased when they saw that most people opted to rent dogs from the shelter rather than bringing their own. As a result, people were able to reclaim and adopt their own dogs in the process. "I am so thrilled and can't imagine not having adopted [Bertha]," Boatright said. "I am so glad that I was there at that moment and was able to provide a home. There are so many dogs that need homes and it's good that the Mutt Strut was a way of helping that." Publisher cancels deal with Harvard student By Hillel Italie The Associated Press NEW YORK — A Harvard University student's “chick lit" novel has been permanently withdrawn and her two-book deal canceled, publisher Little, Brown and Co. announced Tuesday, as allegations of literary borrowing proliferated against Kaavya Visw anathan's “How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life." “Little, Brown and Company will not be publishing a revised edition of 'How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life' by Kaavya Viswanathan, nor will we publish the second book under contract," Michael Pietsch, Little Brown's senior vice pres­ ident and publisher, said in a statement. Little, Brown, which had ini­ tially said the book would be revised, declined to com ment on whether Viswanathan would have to return her reported six- figure advance. Viswanathan, who w as 17 when she signed the deal, did not immediately return calls seeking comment Tuesday. The novel had modest sales initially, but interest in used edi­ tions of the book remains strong enough that it was the No. 58 seller on Amazon.com on Tuesday afternoon. Little, Brown pulled "O pal M ehta" after extensive sim i­ larities were discovered to two works by Megan McCafferty, “Sloppy Firsts" and “Second Helpings." When allegations emerged last week, Michael Pietsch of Little, Brown praised Viswanathan as "a decent, serious and incredibly hard-working writer and stu­ dent, and I am confident that we will learn that any similarities in phrasings were unintentional." ATTENTION ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS! Want to learn about production and program­ ming (or TV and radio? University of Texas Student Television and R adio w ant to teach yo u l Register now for the 2 0 0 6 TSTV/KVRX Summer W orkshops For more information: w w w .texasstudenttv.com 4 7 1 -7 8 9 9 danknight@ m ail.utexas.edu cost: $225/person per session S p a c e is lim ited— o n ly 6 0 spots. CALL TODAY! W HAT TSTV and KVRX 91.7 F M are hosting television and radio summer workshops. H ead teachers are award-winning broadcast journalism and RTF majors who work at the stations. W H E N 9 :0 0 a m -4 :0 0 pm WHERE TSTV/KVRX offices/studios C M C Building 2 5 0 0 W hitis Ave. The University of Texas S E SSIO N S June 2 6 -3 0 Entertainment W orksh op July 17-21 Journalism W orksh op This undated photo released by Sony Pictures shows actors Audrey Tautou and Tom Hanks in a scene from the suspense thriller "The Da Vinci Code." S im o n M e in | Associated Press FILMS: A big-budget, big-name summer From page 8B 'Pirates of the Caribbean: 'Nacho Libre' Release date June 16 America will get their first look at the new Man of Steel, blue tights and all: "N acho Libre." It's the story of a Mexican pro­ fessional wrestler played by a mustached Jack Black. It may look like one big fart joke, but with Black's timing and knack for quotable one-liners, it could be "W edding C rash ers." Did we m ention it's written and directed by the Hess brothers, the guys behind "N apoleon D ynam ite?" this su m m er's 'The Devil Wears Prada' Release date June 30 Starring M eryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, this film is based on Lauren W eisberger's best-selling book about the fash­ ion world. Maybe Streep has a blue and red bag to go with the other living legend opening this weekend ... 'Superman Returns' film Release date June 30 ... or as we like to call it, “Cash in Warner Bros' Pocket," starring Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth and Kevin Spacey. Irritatingly, this takes up w here "Superm an II" left off, suppos­ edly forgetting "Superm an III" and “Superman IV " ever hap­ pened. But if it does for the "Su p er" franchise what "Batm an Begins" did for "B atm an" last summer, all will be forgiven. REGAL. CINEMAS O C O P E N C A P T I0 Ñ E 0 5Á = 6 ñ C Í ! l ¿ V i ^ i Ü l K Á V A I L Á S I E * P a s s i D iscount Ticket Restrictions Apply D IG » D IG ITA L S O U N D B A R G A I N S H O W S IN ( ) Wednesday - Discount Shows All Day Excluding / Films METROPOLITAN S T A D ÍU M Í4 SOO-FANOANGO 368» 1-35 S. A T S T A S S N E Y L A N E Mm. 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"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead M an's Chest" reunites Johnny Depp and Keira Knightly long-awaited sequel to the Disney swashbuck­ ler hit. in the 'Lady in the Water' Release date July 21 Starring Paul G iam atti and some type of mermaid creature, this is the latest "bedtim e story" of M. (M aster of plot twists) N ight Shyam alan. W e're still not really sure w hat this one's about, but if a picture's worth a thousand words, the trailer to this film, with eerie opera music and almost no dialogue, is worth a million. 'Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby' Release date August 4 Will Ferrell plays a NASCAR driver w hose dom inance on the track is threatened by a gay Frenchman. If "A nchorm an: The Legend o f Ron Burgundy" is any indication (we sense a pat­ tern here), "Talladega" will be kind of a big deal among 18- to 25-year-olds. 'World Trade Center' Release date August 11 Audiences will see the first movie about the attack and collapse of the Twin Towers. The movie is directed by Oliver Stone and stars Nicholas Cage and Michael Pena as the last two cops saved from the fallen buildings. The critical and box-office success of “United 93" proved that America will see and approve of a Sept. 11 movie — but will they accept one that plays more like a narrative story and less like a reverent documentary? 'Snakes on a Plane' least Release date August 18 Last and certainly is one of our favorites: "Snakes on a Plane," starring Samuel L. Jackson. It may sound like the nam e of a yo-yo trick or cheap cologne, but d on 't go searching for deeper meaning — everything you need to know is in its title. about this film In an unprecedented display of campiness, “Snakes on a Plane" has already reached cult status months before its release and could turn out to beat out “The Break U p," "N acho Libre" and "Talladega N ights" as the funni­ est movie of the summer. KID ROCK V \ * In Stores Now May 4* 8PM Tommorrow! Tickets available at all Texas Box Office outlets, including Central Market and H-H-B stores, charge-bv-phone at (5 1 2 )4 7 7 -6 0 6 0 or I -8 0 0 -9 8 2 -2 3 8 6 or online at TexasBoxO ffice.com . S u b sc rib e to B e the l ust to K now at T e x a x B o x O f ti c e .c o m A ll in fo rm a tio n sub|eet to c h a n g e ( o m e n i e n c e c h a r g e s m a y apply Wednesday, May 3, 2006 I TFT I J I i I J L ■ J w w w .dailytexanonline.com Life & Arts Editor: Ashley Eldridge Features Editor: Ruth Liao Entertainm ent Editor: Scotty Loewen E-mail: lifeandarts@ dailytexahonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 Hollywood: High in sky or deep in sea? By Robert Brown Daily Texan Staff Just when you thought you couldn't stand another second- rate sequel, Hollywood packs the cream of the crop into one guilty pleasure of a summer. Pirates, mutants and mer-creatures are singing, "Let me entertain you" — and we're all ears. From hijacked planes, to snakes on a plane, to a super fella' often mis­ taken for a plane, we can tell that this summer movie season is going to take off. 'Mission Impossible III' Release date May 5 The summer blockbuster season starts Friday (and you thought summer started in June). This is your chance — don't miss seeing Loose-Screws Cruise do something besides talk about his wife and baby, jump on Oprah's couch or embarrass Scientologists. As if that's not enough, Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman ("Capote") will be playing the villain. 'Poseidon' Release date May 12 Or as we like to call it "Titanic Strikes Back With a Vengeance and the Tidal Wave of Doom." It's the latest disaster flick from the director of (you guessed it) "The Perfect Storm." It stars Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss and Josh Lucas in what looks to be nothing more than a big, flashy effects show — and that's all we could ask of it. 'The Da Vinci Code' Release date May 19 Tliis could be the immaculate mother of all 2006 openings with the highly anticipated movie version of Dan Brown's best seller "The Da Vinci Code." The film has a huge built-in fan base with the book and the star power of Ron Howard and Tom Hanks (can you say "cha-ching?") However, the controversy that has followed this Holy Grail tale may keep people from ... eh, who are we kidding? No boycott, protest or critic will keep this movie from becoming a box-office work of art. 'X-Men: The Last Stand' Release date May 26 In the third installment of the sleek X-Men series, the mutants must choose between retaining their uber-cool super powers that have brought some scorn from society or giving them up for normalcy ... tough call. The film reunites Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen under new director Brett Ratner. Despite the conclusive title, the buzz around Wolverine spin-offs is starting to sound legit. 'The Breakup' Release date June 2 This film centers around a different type of "ex" and stars Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston (who, ironically, began dat­ ing while shooting the film). Though always cute, our perky "friend" Aniston is still trying to find her niche on the big screen. Her dramatic work in "The Good Girl" w asn't it, and most of her comedies have just been moderate successes. But this seemingly clever romantic comedy, which begins at the end of the relation­ ship, may prove to be a crown jewel in Aniston's ever-growing Hollywood Princess tiara. FILM S continues on page 7B Chris Pizello | A sso c ia te d Press Brandon Routh, who plays Superman in the forthcoming film "Superman Returns," poses in front of the Superman logo before an unveiling of the film's apparel, accessories and fashion doll collection at Kitson Boutique in Beverly Hills on Monday. Canines strut their stuff to fund Humane Society and find loving owner By Valencia Naidoo Daily Texan Staff Though only a puppy, Chow Chow mix Bertha was not about to be intimidated by a Leander Fire Department volunteer dressed up as Sparky the National Fire Prevention Dog. Bertha gnawed on the volun­ teer's paw for about five minutes, winning over the hearts of everyone including deputy chief of the Leander Fire Deparment, Bill Gardner. "You better take your dog away before we adopt her," he said. Moments later, she was the focus of attention from Kelly Boatright, who couldn't stop petting her and fixing her leash. Less than 30 min­ utes later, Boatright and her husband decided to adopt her. Bertha and 40 other dogs were part of the second annual Spring Fling Mutt Strut, a walk benefiting the Humane Society. Austinites were given the opportunity to take part in a one-mile dog walk Saturday, either with their own dogs or a dog from the shelter. "The best part about being a part of the Mutt Strut is seeing how it came out, from start to finish," said Sandy Shannon, Williamson County Humane Society volunteer coordinator. "The support we received from animal-loving participants, sponsors and donors was outstanding. There were so many smiling people and wagging tails strutting their stuff." Since September 2005, Sandy Shannon has worked at the Humane DOG continues on page 7B Mark M ulligan | D aily Texan Staff Preserve and pucker up Turn sweet spring, sum mer fruits Eat By Bach Bui Daily Texan Staff As the sweet fruit of spring becomes ripe and plentiful, the sensible and most obvious thing to do is enjoy them now, at their peak. But the prudent among us will remember that another winter lies ahead, w hen the freshest, sweetest berries will disappear, and we'll have to make do without. And then they will make jam. There's som ething awfully satisfying about setting aside som e of the best of the season, letting it hide out, half­ forgotten for a few m onths, only to be rediscovered just at the time w hen the next season's bounty seems the most far away. Throughout the year, jams and jellies can be m ade to enjoy the best fruits in their off-season, like orange m arm alade in the dead of winter, or pear jam in late spring. Making and preserving jam at home requires a bit of setting up, but every­ thing needed can be found at most superm arkets. Jam and jelly jars are available with two-piece lids already affixed with a sealing com pound. This makes canning relatively simple. After filling the jars with cooked fruit, attach lids and place in a large pot of boiling water. The air in the jars will leave out of the top, creating a vacuum seal as the jars cool. The top lids are actually what seal the jars; the screw bands just hold the lids in place as the jars are boiled. Keeping everything clean is impor­ tant if you intend to preserve the jam for a few months. Jars and tongs used to handle them should be cleaned and sterilized in boiling w ater for at least 10 minutes. Care should be taken not to touch the insides of the jars or lids after they've been cleaned. Once boiled, the jars should seal within one or two min­ utes, with an audible pop. If they don't, try reprocessing them, or just refrigerate to eat now. But jams and jellies definitely benefit from sitting in the back of the pantry for a few months, letting their flavors develop. It's usually w orth making big batches at a time, so you'll have plenty of jars of jam to eat now, eat later and give out to friends, telling them, of course, it's best not to touch it for sev­ eral months. Pectin is the substance naturally pres­ ent in m ost fruits that allow jams and jellies to gel. Some recipes for jams and most for jellies will call for the addition of powdered pectin to set them, because they are m ade with food low in pectin. Powdered pectin is available at most superm arkets, next to the jam and jelly jars. If your jam doesn't set, you can try adding additional pow dered pectin or apple jelly, which is especially high in pectin, though I have no problems with runny jam. The following recipes utilize w hat's good and abundant now and can eas­ ily be adapted for other fruits. In late summer, consider setting aside some peaches and apricots; come fall, try the figs, pears and pom egranate. Also, there's no reason to limit yourself to one fruit — try mixing the berries or adding whole spices such as cinnamon sticks, vanilla beans or cloves. I happen to like a few black peppercorns with my strawberry. EAT continues on page 7B