SPORTS PAGE 18 Texas continues dominating with 6-4 win over Rice T i Alamo Drafthouse is moving High cost of rent, insurance forces downtown Drafthouse to old Ritz Theater .l if e & a r t s p a g e ó b Wednesday, March 28, 2007 Serving The University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 ly T exa n www.dailytexanonline.com W r it in g s o n t h e w a l l ■ ■■ mm Castle bill nullifies obligation to retreat Legislation revises rules fo r using lethal force in self defense By Michelle West Daily Texan Staff A bill altering an existing law regarding self- defense became the first to be signed by Gov. Rick Perry for the 80th Legislature on Tuesday. Senate Bill 378, otherwise known as the Castle Doctrine, retracts a previous statute that obliges inhabitants of a home, vehicle or w orkplace to attem pt to retreat before enacting self-defense against an intruder. The revised law allows the use of deadly force in such situations. After the bill signing, members of the media were more interested in getting Perry's com ­ ment on allegations surrounding the Texas Youth Commission. "W e wouldn't be having this conversation if the Ward County district attorney had done his job," he said, referring to the local prosecutor to the West Texas State School that was the subject of initial scru­ tiny regarding inmate sexual abuse by two of the school's administrators. District Attorney Randall W. Reynolds did not prosecute the case for years after a Texas Ranger brought him the findings o f abuse an investigation. Perry said the Castle Bill is reasonable legislation if someone acts self-defense against someone they did not provoke. Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, who intro­ duced the bill, said he had been surprised to look into self-defense laws in Texas and leam that in 1973 a passage had been changed that put :he burden of determining harmful intent on the person enacting self-defense. "The right to defend oneself from an imminent act of harm should not only be clearly defined in Texas law, but it is intuitive in human nature,' Perry said. New bills may offer tuition to vets’ families Advocates, legislators work to expand education benefits By Michelle West Daily Texan Staff Corpus Christi physician and decorated former service member Dr. Hector P. Garcia created the American GI Forum in 1948 to help World War II veterans gain access to federal programs On Tuesday, his brother Dr. C.P. Garcia testified in front of members of the House Committee on Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations advocat­ ing for expanding eligibility for a state program that exempts college tuition and fees for certain resident veterans. Representatives laid out several bills that would also provide free college education for the spouses and children of veterans. "W hen the veterans come home to their families they need more education, they need more help, they need to educate their children," Dr. C P. Garcia said. As it is, the Hazelwood Act exempts up to 150 credit hours for some resident veterans or the chil­ dren of some resident veterans who were killed or declared missing in action The seven bills would expand eligibility to the spouse of veterans unable to work due to dl»ability, the children of non-working disabled veterans and residents who did not enlist from Texas. MILITARY continues on page 2A Above, Architecture junior Em ily Teng says hello to a passing friend as she paints her portion o f a tem porary mural in front of Gregory Gym. Behind her, nutrition major Elly Peterson works on another section, while Evie Guerra, radio-television-film sophom ore on the far right, does the same. Below, Michael Champion prays in a tent stationed in front of Gregory. Guitarist Joe Pribyl, a 20-year-old history major, sings in the background. Christians gather on campus Organizers ofRez Week give students speech board to spark religious dialogue By Maya Srikrishnan Daily Texan Staff This w eek marks the 13th annual Rez Week, an event striving to unite the many Christian organizations on campus through activities set up outside Gregory Gym. "This is a week to see all the Christian groups come together and create a dialogue about Christianity on cam pus," said Justin Christopher, one of Campus Renewal Ministries' campus directors and a founder of the event. Rez Week made its first appearance on campus in 1995 through sponsorship of the Cam pus Renewal Ministries and the ideals of Christopher and Campus Renewal President Jeremy Story, Christopher said. CHRISTIANITY continues on page 2A Hall’s attorney questions validity of felony charge Arrest warrant written 2 days after suspects fled to south o f border By Robert Kleeman Daily Texan Staff The arrest affidavit, written by M ark Gilchrest of the Austin Police Department, states Pitonyak and Hall left Travis County on Aug. 17, 2005. Testimony from various witnesses also supports this date. The depart­ ment issued a warrant for Pitonyak's arrest on Aug. 19. District Attorney Office knew that they could not in good faith charge Laura Hall with felony hindering apprehen­ sion," Weber says in the writ. Hall is free on bond. Flow ers in issued a gag order February lawyers forbidding all involved in the case from discuss­ ing it outside the courtrcxim. Weber has declined to comment about state­ ments made about his client during Pitonyak's trial. Witness testimony in the January proceedings inspired prosecutors to HALL continues on page 2A Weber says the district court can only charge Hall w ith a misdemean­ or because Pitonyak had not been charged with murder when they were still in Travis County. "Both APD and the Travis County Tom Weber, one of H all's lawyers, argues in the papers that Pitonyak was charged with murder two days after the pair allegedly fled to Mexico in her Cadillac. Weber seeks a writ of habeas corpus because he believes the date inconsistencies negate a charge that Hall held Pitonyak from authori­ ties when she knew police sought him on murder accusations. District Judge Wilford Flowers scheduled an April 18 hearing to discuss the document. A Travis County jury convicted Pitonyak for the murder of Cave, a 21-year-old legal secretary, in January. Laura Hall's attorney is disputing the validity of a felony charge that claims his client helped former UT stu­ dent Colton Pitonyak flee to Mexico, because police wanted him for the murder of Jennifer Cave, according to court documents hied Monday. F o r d t a l k s p o l i c y a t U n i o n Spelling seeks higher education reform UT chancellor expects modest’ gov't intervention when the department con­ vened 250 higher education players from business and academe in a summit last week in Washington, D.C. A second series of negotiations ends today. on behalf of the Secretary of Education. I thought it w as amazingly open dia­ "Now logue," Yudof said that doesn't mean that there aren't critics to the reports of the secretary or any dis­ agreements on accreditation or some other issue." By Jessica Sondgeroth Daily Texan Staff If a sector of the U .S. pro­ duces ill-prepared and com­ placent Am ericans, it may warrant reform. A ccording the U .S. Departm ent of Education, that sector is higher educa­ tion, and Education Secretary Margaret Spellings heads the reformation. Her charge, which has some members of academe warv, crystallized to Som e critics speculate the negotiations could result in greater federal imposition in higher education, but UT System Chancellor M ark Yudof, who served on the sum m it's steering com m it­ tee, said he perceives a far more modest intervention. "I've been in this business 30 years and nobody has ever convened a higher educa­ tion summit in Washington Accreditation is the catch phrase that has skeptics on edge. It describes a national network of private agencies designated in 1965 under the Fligher Education Act to pro­ vide the education depart­ m ent information about the institutions it helps fund. 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AMERICORPS. G 0V/NCCC OR CALL 1.800.942.2677 NONPROFIT AND PUBLIC SECTOR CAREER FAIR Texas Union Ballroom Wednesday, March 2 8 ,2 0 0 7 10am -3pm INFORMATION SESSION Benedict Hall 1 . 1 0 8 . Thursday, March 29, 2007 \j I ■ , 4A Wednesday, March 28, 2007 EDITORIALS Robbing Perkins to pay Pell President Bush wants to put Perkins loans on the chopping block, and he ain't gonna let no pesky Congress get in the way. Last week, Bush announced two proposals to be implemented through the Department of Education. These proposals will drain the loan program of money, effectively killing it. In February, Bush's budget called for eliminating Perkins loans and making cuts to several other need-based financial aid pro­ grams. This raised the ire of many in Congress — not only Democrats but members of Bush's own party, as well. If you can't beat 'em, go around 'em. Instead of a quick and painless death by Congressional fiat, the death of the program will be a slow bleed. One of Bush's proposals is a spending cap set on collection fees colleges can place on Perkins loans, which are administered out of a pool of federal and university funds. Bush wants to cap fees at 24 percent. Although on its face the proposal may seem to benefit stu­ dents by lowering fees, it will gradually strangle the program. Thirty-three percent is the standard collection fee agencies charge for Perkins loans, which are generally smaller than other loans. Anything less isn't lucrative enough for their effort. If universities can't find an agency to collect, they have to return the debt to the federal government, which depletes the pool of funds available for re-lending. Bush's second proposal would allow the secretary of education to require a college to hand over unpaid loans to the federal government in certain circumstances, which would also cause money to hemorrhage from the program. Bush is attempting to compensate for deficits in the Pell grant program, a need-based grant for the poorest of poor students. While Pell grants are an important source of financial aid, the presi­ dent must not expand it at the expense of Perkins loans, which are a tall-back for needy students who don't qualify for Pell. Banana republican double standards The Chiquita Banana Corporation admitted last week it paid more than $1.7 million to a right-wing Colombian militia that was de signated as a terrorist group by the U.S. government in 2001. The United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, known as AUC for its Spanish initials, is responsible for some of the worst atrocities com ­ mitted in Colombia's ongoing civil war. Chiquita plead guilty to doing business with a terrorist organi­ zation and has agreed to pay a fine of $25 million in exchange for not revealing the identities of the executives who authorized the payments. While this sum might be a pretty hefty chunk of change, Chiquita will be getting off cheap if the judge accepts the plea bar­ gain. If not, they could face up to $100 million in fines. Meanwhile, Sami Al-Arian, a Palestinian professor accused of supporting terrorism, remains in jail despite a jury's failure to return a single conviction on any of the 17 charges against him. Al-Arian did plead guilty to a lesser charge of conspiracy to donate money to Islamic Jihad in a bargain, only to expedite his release. The U.S. government spent tens of millions of dollars investigat­ ing Al-Arian — some say as much a $80 million — only to end with an acquittal. At the same time, the government knew in 1998 that Chiquita was funding the AUC. It's an obvious double standard — Al-Arian languishes in jail while Chiquita's executives go free. If the U.S. supports detaining Al-Arian, it should also support impris­ oning Chicuita executives. If the U.S. is truly committed to ending terror, it should fight it in all its forms and not simply those that are in opposition to its agenda. THE FIRING LINE Trivial memorization pursuits I empathize with Leah Finnegan's Viewpoint in Monday's paper ("Bad memories in UT's core," March 26). I can only offer an unfortunate source of solace, which is many other departments "teach" memo­ rization instead of critical examina­ tion. Although I am a business stu­ dent, I began my studies in liberal arts, of my own accord, and can say with certainty that the business school has the same problem. To counter professors who will argue that his or her class is neces­ sary, because it fosters students who are well-rounded, I would say that I agree, if they were taught appropriately. The problem is that instead of teaching critical thinking, many of these classes are based upon random factoids, the use of which only becomes apparent when trying to strike up conversa­ tion at a party. Elliott Smith Business senior March 26, 2007 Students spring into hip-hop I found Patrick Brendel's column "The rites (and wrongs) of ancient spring"on March 23 to be a cleverly scripted synopsis of spring break in relation to ancient rituals prac­ ticed in celebration of the season. Though I was slightly intrigued to learn more about the grisly and pro­ vocative rituals of my ancestors and how it explains why students may want to hurt or sex-up their fellow 'breakers, I couldn't help but reflect upon my recent encounter with spring fever. Crystal Beach was the destina­ tion of choice. After months of studying, I was expecting fun in the sun and beer by the beach house. Surprisingly, my colleagues and I were greeted by scantily dressed high school students, waving Confederate flags in the breeze and blasting hip-hop music from mom and dad's Chevy pick-up. An inter­ esting paradox is what I stumbled across. Among the banners of Southern pride, which proudly displayed comments such as "Show Your Tits" and "Southern Hard-Rock," were the tunes of popularized hip-hop songs like Nelly's "Tip Drill." It was like watching a hip-hop music video gone horribly wrong (or maybe hor­ ribly right). I had to re-evaluate my ideas of how cultural expressions relate to people in a country that's seemingly diversified. Maybe I wasn't excepting that more young people are willing to embrace a diversity of music. In any case, this behavior could not possibly be traced back to ancient practices in the celebration of spring. Though, in some far off ancient land, tribes could have swapped cultural expressions in hopes that the gods smile upon their fraternization and give the blessings of harvest. Whatever the case, the spring break experience reinforced my opinion of hip-hop music today. A good amount of hip-hop music has become irreversibly commercial­ ized, fun and the "in" thing. Contrary to the usual feelings of euphoria and happiness that coincides with spring, the rap artist Nas was on the right track when he said, "Hip-hop is dead." Divina Ormsby Psychology and English senior March 27,2007 EDITOR'S NOTE O pinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the edi­ tor, the Editorial Board or writer of the article. They are not neces­ sarily those of the UT adminis­ tration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. All Texan edi­ torials are written by the Editorial Board, which is listed in the top right corner of this page. Editor-in-Chief: JJ Hermes Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-m ail: editor@dailytexanor ne.com A sso c ia te Editors: Leah Finnegan Adrienne Lee h K tin Ward 'S o r r y ' You l o s e ' I k e e p TH E H O U SE a w d Y o u r m o n e y T o u g h I u c k ! T h e D a il y T e x a n on Sure M u st PICK WHICH SHEÜ.THC PEAIS U N D E R , A N D Y C U ’R & N D i n n e r . / WAS a usTwe. Loam Lethal weapon, too: Stun guns By Maria Cesar Daily Texan Columnist Most of us have heard the adage, "Guns don't ki11 people, people kill people." It seems that the same holds true for Tasers, the stun guns police officers use to subdue poten­ tially dangerous subjects. The difference is that the for­ m er is considered lethal force. Tasers, under most police poli­ cies, are considered less-lethal and can be used at the same inter­ mediate level of force as pepper spray, direct physical contact and batons. We know guns, batons and brute physical force can kill peo­ ple — but w e've yet to hear con­ clusive findings that Tasers can. At least that's what some medical studies and Taser International, the company who manufactures the weapon, are saying. But at least 200 people have died after being tasered, and while not cited in the majority of cases as the cause of death, is it far-fetched to say that 50,000 volts of electricity could aggra­ vate the circumstances leading to a person's death? The death of a San Antonio man Friday marked the city's first Taser death since police adopted the weapon in December 2006. Sergio Galvan, 35, was stunned three times by police officers in drive- stun mode, which is the close- range use of a Taser. The shock Ls administered in 5 second intervals and is considered to be less inca- The police, as a public service to the community they represent and protect, should suspend the use of Tasers until further investigation can be done. padtating, because it's localized. Apparently, Galvan responded accordingly. According to police accounts, the first two shocks had no affect on him. But the third brought him down. Since Galvan had pre-existing high-blood pres­ sure, his cause of death is being examined. Even though the immediate effects of drive-stun mode shocks m ay seem incapacitating, because they are localized, the person still receives the sam e amount of electricity. less A 2004 report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Defense concluded that "despite the dra­ matic nature of the neuromus­ cular response," the use of these weapons "does not appear to pose significant risk to the recipi­ ents." Lntriguingly, the report hes­ itated to extrapolate its findings to include those with pre-existing medical conditions. The report concluded that further testing would be necessary to under­ stand Taser-drug interactions. The apparent non-lethality of the Taser assumes that those being subdued are not under the influence of drugs or have pre­ existing medical conditions. Under Austin police depart­ m ent use-of-force guidelines, Tasers can be used against those exerting active resistance or those w ho may be "potentially violent." U T police have similar codes, stating the defense weapon may be used "to control a dangerous or violent subject when deadly force does not appear to be justi­ fied a n d /o r necessary." Neither the APD nor UTPD use-of-force manuals state explic­ itly the num ber of times a subject can be tasered, and the 5 second intervals of electroshock can be extended indefinitely if an officer keeps his finger depressed. UTPD has only encountered a handful of instances that called for Taser use since they purchased them in 2003. Currently, the force uses both the M 26 model and the X26 model. According to training personnel, they've never had to administer more than one stun. And like in all police agen­ cies, each use is reported and reviewed. Although police officers must undergo a rigorous training and certification process in order to use Tasers, many groups argue that this precaution, along with the so-called built in safety fea­ tures, don't go far enough in pre­ venting abuse of the weapon. Groups such as Amnesty Inter­ national assert that although Tasers may be, as many police depart­ ments have described, "filling a niche" on the force scale, their pres­ ence and use "dangerously extend the boundaries of what are consid­ ered 'acceptable' levels of force." The debate has garnered the attention of Texas representatives Lon Burman, D-Fort Worth, and Garnet Colem an, D -H ouston, who in February proposed bills to regulate the use of Tasers and called for a one-year moratorium on the weapon. The use of Tasers has increased in practically every police station that has adopted them. Advocacy groups cite these statistics as evi­ dence of the Tasers's ability to control situations that don't merit potentially lethal force. Considering that the death toll continues to mount (some esti­ mates put the death toll in Texas at 17, although that number is hard to pin down), the police, as a public service to the community they represent and protect, should suspend the use of Tasers until further investigation can be done. like Galvan will continue to die in the hands of police officers whose best intentions can't eclipse the fault of bad policy and even worse weaponry. For now, the humming current of electric shock Tasers will imitate the barrel of a smok­ ing gun. they do, people Until Cesar is a journalism junior. Question the radical left’s patriotism By Salil Puri Daily Texan Columnist Every day, increasing numbers of Americans fall victim to the propaganda of subversive fac­ tions within the anti-war m ove­ ment. The radical left deftly manipulates public opinion by intentionally m isrepresenting data and loudly repeating out­ landish and unsubstantiated claim s, often sim ply shouting down reasoned rationalists. The radical left vociferously demands that their patriotism "not be questioned." However, they simultaneously re-frame the debate by shifting definitions: a low intensity sectarian conflict becomes an "all-out civil war," and simple patriots who love their country are labled "jingoists." They use disgruntled "veter­ ans" and Hollywood superstars to secure an air of legitimacy. The mainstream media, loathe to question the s e n ice of detrac­ tors, fails to inform the public that some of these "veterans" are not veterans at all. Many who did serve are now misrepresenting the nature of that service from soap­ boxes granted to them by groups such as Iraqi Veterans Against the War and CODEPINK. Coincidentally, Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon are not the for­ eign policy experts they pretend to be. Significant academic investiga­ tions of the anti-war movement, such as John Tierney's work, "The Politics of Peace,' have gained little traction in the press. The nature of these large, pub­ licly funded, mainstream groups is startling and extrem ely dis­ turbing. Nearly every major anti- in establishm ent organization America has spawned an anti­ war front. CODEPINK is a cute, news- friendlv group of mostly middle- class white women who claim to represent the interests of the moth­ ers of soldiers, and who enjoy adorning solemn war memorials with frilly pink accoutrement. CODEPINK was founded by four long term radicals,ind com ­ munists: Medea Benjamin, Jodie Evans, Diane Wilson and the Wiccan "Starhaw k." Benjamin founded Global Exchange, a Marxist group that was implicat­ ed in the 1999 WTO riots. Evans is connected to the Earth Liberation Front, considered a domestic ter­ ror group by the FBI. United for Peace and Justice is opposed not onlv to the Iraq War, but to most U.S. foreign policy since Thomas Jefferson decided to change the regime in Tripoli Founding member and national coordinator Leslie Cagan, also a pro-Castro activ ist, is a founding member of the Committees for Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism, which is a splinter group of the Communist Partv USA. World Can't Wait hands out brightly colored orange signs at protests that read "Stop Iraq War, No Impeach Iran War, Bush." World Can't Wait w as cre­ ated in 2004 by members of the Revolutionary Communist Party, a Maoist organization founded in 1975 that supports the Foreign Terrorist O rganization Shining Path. ANSW ER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism), well known for their bright yellow placards, was established imme­ the diately after Sept. 11 by Workers World Party, a group that advocates a form of com ­ munism inclusive of Trotsky, Mao and Stalin. Anyone watching footage of a protest rally will hear chants of "Troops out now !" Unfortunately, most Am ericans haven't been informed that the Troops Out Now Coalition was formed by the WWP. Not In Our Name has a who's who list of celebrity supporters, including the same Jane Fonda that supported North Vietnam, Robert Altman, John Cusack, Noam Chomsky and Spike Lee. NION is directed by the pro- Ayatollah, Maoist C. Clark Kiss­ inger, and was founded by none other than the RCP There seem to be more acro­ nyms at anti-war rallies than in the E-ring of the Pentagon. Num erous other subversive organizations flock to som e of these gatherings. The Intern­ ational Socialist O rganization disseminates anti-capitalist litera­ ture The black bloc shows up, a group of anarchists responsible for attacking military recruit­ ment stations and vandalizing the Capitol during a peace rally Various student groups do the same, influenced by Students for a Democratic Society and the Weathermen Underground. According to The Portland Tribune, some protesters at a rally in Portland, Ore., last week burned American flags and sol­ diers in effigy and attacked police officers. One man topped it off by defecating on the American flag. Unfortunately, these old Cold War revolutionaries are now suc­ cessfully using the Iraq War as a delivery' system for their agenda. As they affect public opinion, they affect politicians, and thus the political system. Democrats w ho broadly supported Bill C linton's eight-year cam paign against Saddam Hussein and overwhelmingly voted to autho­ rize the 2003 invasion are now backpedaling in order to appease this disconcerted constituency. Resorting to partisan hackery, they blame President George W. Bush and the G O P for "lying," while ignoring the fact that A1 Gore, Hans Blix and Joseph Wilson also assured them that Saddam Hussein had not dis­ armed and was developing W M D and related programs. It's time true Americans, war advocates and peace activists alike, join together and reject the disinformation campaign of radi­ cal subversives like the WWP, the CPUSA and the RCP Question their patriotism. Puri is a government, psychology, history and Middle Eastern studies senior 5A W e d n e sd a y, M a rc h 28, 20 07 G o v e rn m e n t ju n io r Leran Mine, a repre­ sentative of the W h ite Rose Society, sp e a k s w ith p u b lic relations se nior Stacey Fisher o n the East M a ll on T ue sday after­ n oon . The W h ite R ose Socie ty is a g e n o c id e a w a re n e ss o rgan ization . Bryant H aertlein Daily Texan Staff Keep UT Hate F ree | Week unites students M a y a Srikrishnan Daily Texan Staff Hate crimes and discrim i­ nation on cam pus often go unreported, so the UT com­ munity needs to find solutions to these crimes, said Student Governm ent President Danielle Rugoff, a founder of Keep UT Hate Free Week. Rugoff came up with the idea for the event after her friend was attacked outside of his Jewish fra­ ternity house, she said. After doing some research, Rugoff said she discovered that though they aren't publicized, hate crimes occur often on cam­ pus. "Doing research after my friend's attack, I discovered that there had been at least five attacks on members of the Jewish Greek community in the past three years," she s a id . The Keep UT Hate Free Rally on Tuesday united about 100 stu­ dents and various organizations at the East Mall Bus Circle to bring attention to hate crimes and discrimination on campus. Students at the rally were allowed to voice their experiences and opinions of the UT commu­ nity, said accounting junior Jaime Fink, chair of the Keep UT Hate Free committee. Last year, the event's inau­ gural year, it w as only a day long, but this year it has been expanded to a week of events, with each day em phasizing a different theme of discrimina­ tion, Fink said. "We tabled in the rally for the same reasons every other orga­ nization did, I think," said inter­ national business senior Paul Tilton, president of the Habitat for Hum anity Texas Cam pus Chapter. "Keep UT Hate Free is about understanding each other and keeping lines of communica­ tion open." Tuesday evening, a panel of 13 students and faculty spoke about their experiences with hate crimes and discrimination. The Ransom Notes, a student a capella group, performed a song which por­ trayed each member's differences as well as their common interest in music, Fink said. Keep UT Hate Fax? Week con­ tinues today with the theme of Celebrating Religious Diversity. A panel on the topic will be held in the San Jacinto Multipurpose Room from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. "We are all Longhorns," she said. "We need to hold each other to the utmost respect." www .dailytexanonline.com U n iv e rsity Editor: Stephanie M atlock P h o n e : (512) 232-2206 T h e D a i l y T e x a n Ford speaks out about oil, war By Claire R eyno lds Daily Texan Staff Former Rep. Harold Ford Jr., D- Tenn., wants more of the country to follow Austin's lead in forward thinking about electric and power utilization. Among other issues, Ford spoke about reducing dependence on oil at his speech Tuesday night at the Texas Union Ballroom. At 36 years old, Ford has already served Tennessee in the United States Congress for 10 years and is ^currently the chair of the Democratic Leadership Council. He is also a professor of public policy at Vanderbilt University. Ford has been in the news a lot said government senior Clint Adcox, chairman lately, of the Distinguished Speakers Committee, which sponsored the event. "Even students who aren't following politics have heard his name." Ford also recently ran for the Tennessee Senate and lost in a close race against Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. "He's so young and still came so close to winning the Senate race," said economics and journal­ ism junior Jessica Myles. "He's going to do a lot of great things." Ford spoke about the war in Iraq and Afghanistan and how the country can neither walk out now nor continue in the current direc­ tion. He added that the country is in one of the most difficult times in recent American historv. "As much as 1 want to, w'e can't just get up and leave," Ford said, citing his six trips to the region. At the same time he said if it's between doing what the U.S. is doing now or leaving, we should just leave. He voiced the idea of reaching out to America's allies in the region and engaging per­ manently with the Israelis and Palestinians. Ford has been known to work for the goal of freeing America from a dependence on foreign oil and talked about this issue as a solution for some of the problems the country faces inter­ nationally. "We can't fund and subsidize the enemy, and still expect to beat them," he said. EDU: Accreditation reform worries skeptics ducing misleading information, which potential students and their parents use to evaluate and compare schools. For example, when Yudof was dean of the UT School of Law, accreditation agencies counted the number of books in the library, he said. Howr many books are in a library doesn't determine how well students perform, he said, but the agencies made it appear as if there was a correlation. It may be that accreditation needs to be reformed, but not by the Department of Education, said George Leef, vice president for research at the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. "Do we reallv want a top-down system of educational standards at the college level?" Leef asked. Yudof said he is resistant to a national standard for accredita­ tion. "I don't think w e're on the cuff of the day when we're going to have the same accreditation standards for UT-E1 Paso or UT- Arlington or UT-Austin as we have for Princeton." At the summit, the chair of the working group on accredita­ tion was Geri H. Malandra, UT System vice chancellor for strate­ gic management. Malandra has emphasized keeping ownership of accreditation at the local level. She was unavailable for comment as of press time. "When you go to a drug store and you buy a prescription drug, it has a warning label on it," Yudof said. "People use that consumer information to make decisions." When it comes to making deci­ sions about higher education, parents and students don't have enough information to choose between universities, he said. Critics, such as National Review's columnist Peter Wood, question the education secre­ tary's decision to choose accredi­ tation as the means for reform if the bigger problem is that the product causes "unw arranted complacency." speech In Spellings' at Thursday's summit, she skirted the contentious accreditation issue. Rather she focused on increasing financial aid for low- income and minority students, an issue few disagree with. Near the end of her speech, Spellings cited President Lyndon Johnson w hen he signed the Higher Education Act into law in 1965, stating "the leadership of your country believes it is the obligation of your nation to pro­ vide and permit and assist every child bom in these borders to receive all the education that he can take." Spellings followed with, "Forty years later, we're 'the leadership' to whom he's referring." From pagel A Tensions between accredita­ tion agencies and the education department mounted when the departm ent began a three-day meeting with accreditation agen­ cies and advocates Monday. Shortly after the meeting began, agencies tactically stalled and interrupted the caucus, accus­ ing the department of slanting previous recommendations in a way that would appear to give the education department more authority, according to reports by Inside Higher Ed and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Because the U.S. government does not have a centralized author­ ity on education, there is consider­ able independence in institutions and programs can vary in qual­ ity, according to the department's Web site on accreditation. Thus, the practice of accredita­ tion arose to provide non-govern­ mental peer evaluation of educa­ tional institutions, a process the department aims to reform. The point at which the D epartm ent of Education's intentions come into question has everything to do with a slip­ pery slope, Yudof said. He said some argue that if the education departm ent gets an inch, they may end up taking a mile. Spellings has publicly said accreditation agencies are pro­ UNIVERSITY BRIEFLY UT names ex-A&M provost as new vice chancellor Nearly a year after the position UT System's undergraduate, graduate and research programs. He will take office June 15, according to a system press release. became vacant, the University ofTexas System has appointed a replacement for the position of executive vice chan­ "David Prior's accomplishments, academic qualifications and higher education service in Texas make him cellor for academic affairs. uniquely qualified to help guide the O n Tuesday, UT System Chancellor M ark Yudof announced that Texas A & M University Executive Vice UT System and our academic institu­ tions as they continue to set standards for improvement in areas such as grad­ President and Provost David B. Prior will take over responsibility for the uation rates and degree attainment," Yudof said in a written statement. Prior is a professor of geology and geophysics and has worked in the executive vice president and provost capacity at Texas A&M since 2003. He is a recognized underwater landslides expert, according to a system press release. Geri Malandra has temporar­ ily filled the position since former Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Teresa Sullivan left the UT System in June. — Michelle West D R E A M S Dot Richardson, M.D. Two time Olympic Gold Medal Winner Orthopedic Surgeon Director and Medical Director of The National Training Center Thursday * MARCH 29 2007 ACES 2.302 •7:00PM The Arm y ROTC Leader s Training Course is a paid 4-%veek sum m er experience that m arks the b eginning of your career as an O fficer a leader of the U S Arm y ENROLL IN ARM Y ROTC B E C O ME AN A R M Í O r F I C E H To find out more about Army ROTC's Summer Leader's Training Course call Major Mike Segner at 512-471-3310 or email segnermr@austin.utexas.edu ■T "á Sponsored by Natural Sciences Career Services and Health Professions Office T h e D a i i.y T e x a n w w w .dailytexanonline.com State & Local Editor: Ricardo Lozano Police & Courts Editor: M aggie Sharp Phone: (512) 232-2206 Bills aim to reduce competition AIDS fundraiser 6A Wednesday, March 28, 2007 Renewing regulation o f electric companies focus of proposals B y Lindsay Stafford Daily Texan Staff Though a study by the Texas Public Policy Foundation found the state to have the lowest elec­ tricity prices in the nation follow­ ing a complete market deregula­ tion, a Texas House committee introduced two bills Tuesday that would regulate more areas around the state. The study by Robert Michaels, a senior fellow at the founda­ tion and an economics professor at California State University- Fullerton, titled "Competition in Texas Electric Markets: What Texas Did Right and What's Left To Do," studies Texas' transi­ tion from a regulated market to a competitive electric market. During the four months it took to produce the study, Michaels looked at characteristics of a competitive market and said he found all three basic characteris­ tics in post-deregulation Texas. "As a customer, you had no choice but to take the power that the retailer provided to you," said Michaels about the electric­ ity market before deregulation. Senate Bill 7, which passed in 1999, opened the electric retail market for deregulation in areas not served by an electric coop­ erative or municipality, which is about 80 percent of the state. In January of this year, the market became completely deregulated. Austin, however, is not affected by deregulation because it is served by Austin Energy, a city entity. Since day one of the deregu­ lation, Michaels said there has been price competition, allow­ ing customers to switch suppli- like.no.other In a House Comm ittee on Regulated Industries meeting Tuesday, Rep. Allan Ritter, D-Nederland, introduces House Bill 2818 that w ould restrict electric retail com petition in som e areas. Jason Sweeten | Daily Texan Staff ers. New plants give customers steady prices, and companies present customers with new innovations in rates and ser­ vices, he said. Customers also have more of a choice on who to get their electricity from, such as Green Mountain Energy Co., a retailer of cleaner energy, he said. "Texas is probably the great­ est success in retail markets in, probably, the world," Michaels said. House Bill 2818 and House Bill 2937 were both heard in a public hearing Tuesday. HB 2818 would interfere with the implementation of retail elec­ tric competition in areas with­ in the Southeastern Reliability Corporation region, and HB 2937 would prevent competition in areas of the state that are not already engaged in electric retail competition. "Texas is prob a b ly the greatest success in retail m arkets in, probably, the world." Robert Michaels, senior fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation Supporters of the bills believe deregulation decreases electrici­ ty reliability and accelerates loss of jobs. Port Arthur Mayor Oscar Ortiz said during the committee meeting that HB 2818 would help the people of Port Arthur recover from Hurricane Rita, because they wouldn't have to worry about rising utility pay­ ments. "I think this is a great piece of legislation. I think it's a win-win for ratepayers," he said. However, Bill Peacock, direc­ tor of the Center for Economic Freedom at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, said Texans have lower electricity prices under a deregulated system. He said attempts in the Legislature to re-regulate the market are misguided and will ultimately be harmful to competition and customers in Texas. postponed due to occupancy limits Club donations near $1 million to Texans living with the disease By Reggie Ugwu Daily Texan Staff In the aftermath of rampant fire code censures and citations at South by Southwest this year, one of AIDS Services of Austin's largest and most titillating fund­ raisers has found itself left out in the cold. ArtErotica, an annual char­ ity auction and art party, has recently been forced to abandon its usual venue and is frantically seeking a replacement. The Blue Genie Art Foundation art space, which was set to host the event March 24, has been unexpectedly limited to a maxi­ mum occupancy of 299 people — between 300 and 400 less than are expected to attend the fundraiser. Blue Genie Chief Financial Officer Kevin Collins said the locale was paid a less- than-friendly visit by the fire marshal during festivities unof­ ficially related to SXSW and was cited for lacking a high-occu- pancy permit. ArtErotica, which also features a DJ, dancing, a bar and erotic deserts, is one of a handful of fun and unusual events put on by the organization's volunteer arm, The Octopus Club. "This is the sixth year we've done it, and it's grown from year to year," said Tim Young, one of the "head octopi" and club co-chair. Young said this year the event will feature more than 200 erotic works of art donated by artists from both in and out of state. In 2006, ArtErotica raised about $20,000 through silent auction and ticket sales. All proceeds go to AIDS Services of Austin's Paul Kirby Emergency Fund. The organization has been pro­ viding services to Central Texans living with AIDS since 1987. Lee Manford, the organization's exec­ utive director, said the emergen­ cy fund works to provide AIDS patients in need with money for rent, utilities and other basic needs that can't be met with typi­ cal governmental assistance. "AIDS is an impoverishing disease," Manford said. "The more treatment you need, the scarcer your resources are." Lew Aldridge, who co-found- ed The Octopus Club 17 years ago, said the entirely volunteer organization's sole purpose is to raise money for the emergency fund. "All of the money we raise goes directly to a person living with AIDS who has a financial emergency," Aldridge said. Octopus hosts events which include an annual Oscar party, an OU Weekend dance at The OASIS Restaurant and several private fundraisers. The group is supported by donations and does not employ a staff. This year, Octopus is nearing the $1 million mark in money donated to those living with AIDS. Young said he is still look­ ing at venues willing to donate space for ArtErotica and that he hopes the event will take place sometime in April. For updates and ticket infor­ mation, visit unviv.octopusclub. org. r Tr€L€CTROfTICS rtfs s o n y s t y I e N ow O pen at The Domain, Austin . a i » i * • < - j > The new Sony* mylo™ personal communicator makes it easy to I | stay connected for less with no long-term contracts. Small enough to fit in your pocket yet mylo lets you, talk w i|h Skype*, IM, browse > the web with Wi-Fi1 and more. So now you can share good news g*- right away. For less. Have m ore fun w ith y o u r t h u m b s . ^ ^ S P O R T S K._J I V f I I I * T h e D a i l y T e x a n SECTION B Wednesday, M arch 28,2007 bring success to batti By Colby White Daily Texan Staff Twelve home runs. That doesn't seem like many at first glance. It's only when you put them in the con­ text of No. 10 Texas softball that you get a better understanding of their impact. Last season, shortstop Desiree Williams hit 12 home runs, breaking the school record for homers in a season, a record that stood at 10 since 1998. Many thought Williams would be the only one who could com e close to that record this season. But thanks to two young sluggers, 12 home runs doesn't seem like many any­ more. Freshman Tallie Thrasher and sopho­ more Kacie Gaskin have put the num­ bers in perspective thus far this season. Thrasher leads the team with 10 home runs w’hile Gaskin is right behind her with nine long balls of her own. There are still 18 games left in the regular season. "I actually see them picking up," Williams said of the two hitters. "Conference is a lot HOME continues on page 2B ' ■’ y Softball Notes • No. 10 Texas has moved up one spot in the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll after splitting last weekend's series with No. 3 Oklahoma. No. 2 Texas A&M leapfrogged over the Sooners after defeating Iowa State twice in their two-day series. Baylor is the fourth team from the Big 12 in the poll with a ranking of 12th. • The Aggie pitching duo of Megan Gibson and Amanda Scarborough have combined to shut out their opponents in two of their last four games and have averaged only four hits allowed over that stretch. They will come up against a Texas squad that has increased their offensive production, scoring an average of almost five runs per contest. w w w .da ilytexanonline .com Sports Editor: Ene R ansom E-mail: sports@ da:!ytexanonl¡ne.com Phone: (512 ) 232 2210 W N B A C O L U M N By Ariawna Talton Daily Texan Colum nist New attitude gives womens tourney fresh image Thirty m inutes before tip-off, the sold-out crowd is still filing in. The play­ ers com m ence on the court for pre-gam e drills. Som e have headbands fitted around their cornrow s, w hile other tattoo-laced players are hyping up their team m ates. The coach yells, "L e t's huddle up ladies." Wait, ladies? Yes. W om en's collegiate basketball now has a new undeniable sw agger — and the future of pro­ fessional w om en's hoops appears to be in very good hands because of it. For w hat seem ed like an eternity, the only w o m en's college basketball gam es to average a sellout crowd w ere the U niversity of C onnecticu t and the U niversity of Tennessee. The rivalry could have been more about the m atch-up of legendary coaches Pat Sum m itt and G eno Auriem m a than it w as about the players. That match-up, as the sole attention-grabber of w om en's college basketball, is now a thing of the past. ^ T A L T O N continues on page 28 SPORTS BRIEFLY Freshman continues setting records, getting awards The awards keep rolling in for Kevin Durant. On Tuesday, the Texas fresh­ man earned the Oscar Robertson Trophy and the Adolph Rupp, both of which are awarded to the national collegiate basketball player of the year. As it was with the National Association of Basketball Coaches player of the year award he won last week, Durant was the first freshman ever selected for the Robertson or the Rupp award. The pair come one day after Durant was named to the first team AP All-American team. The two major player of the year awards, the Naismith and the Wooden, will be given out in the next two weeks. UT's Travis Tucker (24) slides to tag third base as Rice's J.P. Padrón (32) walks away during Texas' 6-4 win over the Owls at Disch-Falk Field on Tuesday. Jason Sweeten | Daily Texan Staff Texas utilizes late hits to defeat the Owls Despite the victory, defense still needs to improve By Brad Gray Daily Texan Staff Austin Wood had every right to be upset. Kyle Russell's errant throw from right field to the dugout allowed Rice to score two runs and ruined what had been a scoreless outing for starter Wood. Instead of getting frustrated, Wood finished off the last out in the fifth inning and acted as if nothing had happened. "Right when I walked into the dug- out, Austin was the first guy that came up to me and said it was alright and gave me a pat on the back," Russell said. "I told him that 1 was sorry, and that we're going to win this game for him, and we did." Tuesday night's game might not have been the cleanest game of base­ ball, but it sure made the.gs interest­ ing. Texas committed three errors and Rice made two more as the Longhorns held out foi a 6-4 win. All four of Rice's runs were unearned. "N o b o d y 's m aking errors on BASE continues on page 2B Boone puts bad outing behind him to save game ing, because every single hit was a ground ball through a hole," fkxine said. "You feel like you're doing what you're supposed to be doing, and it's not working out for you." Hours before he got the call in the ninth inning, Randy Bcxine was working in the bull pen. By Ricky Treon Daily Texan Staff Texas' closer threw some pitches to his catcher out beyond the left-field wall as the rest of his team was just starting to warm up before Texas' 6-4 win over Rice. The senior was try ing to make sure he could hit the comers and get ground balLs, though Lately that hasn't been working out for him. "Sometimes it's extremely frustrat­ During Boone's last outing, he gave up five hits out of seven at-bats and got Sunday's 11-9 loss against Kansas State. The trick, though, was not letting that get inside his head before the matchup with No. 8 Rice. And with a combination of experience and a PITCH continues on page 2B Action on the ice heats up as NHL season approaches conclusion By Steven Kreuzer Daily Texan Staff With less than two weeks remaining in the regular season, hockey teams across the league find them selves fighting for playoff positioning and that ever elu ­ sive m om entum during the critical stretch run. W hile the Western Conference has been relatively stable in term s of playoff par­ ticipants, plenty remains to be determ ined concerning matchups and hom e ice advan­ tage. Nashville, Detroit and Anaheim , the conference's three top squads, are battling for the top spot and the critical hom e ice throughout. With a key 1-0 victory over Anaheim, the Red Wings are tied with the Predators for first, putting both the Predators and Red Wings atop the league with 103 points while Anaheim trails 3 points behind. A ll three teams have six gam es left, but the Predators likely h old the advantage w ith five hom e games. Detroit w ill skate three times at Joe Louis Arena and the Ducks took to The Pond just once over the last two weeks. Anaheim, however, has the inside track on a division cham pionship and the result­ ing No. 2 seed if their bid for home ice fal­ ters. Being in the sam e division, the loser of the D etroit/N ashville race will fall to fourth where they will likely face the battle-hardened loser of the Northwest. As those three team s vie for hom e ice, the Canucks and Wild are locked in a furious battle for the Northwest Division crown. Both squads have lost just once in their past 10 contests and may contend for the No. 2 seed with an Anaheim collapse. M innesota has ridden the hot glove hand of backup Niklas Backstrom and a streaking Marian G aborik to a string of victories, including recent trium phs at both Buffalo and Vancouver. M ean w h ile, the C an ucks have QUOTE OF THE DAY Jeff Van Gundy about the NBA draft lottery system — "I think every team should have an equal chance at winning the lottery, from the best team all the way down.” SCORES Major League Baseball CHW LAA OAK MIL SFO SEA 2 12 8 3 9 8 SDG TEX KAN CHC COL ARZ 24 7 10 13 9 13 NHL continues on page 2B Colum bus Blue Jackets' Alexandre Picard, right, chases St. Louis Blues' Ryan Johnson across the blue line during the third period of an NHL gam e Sunday. Jay P*R«t« | Associated Press G o l f t e a m f i n i s h e s c o m p e t i t i o n b y s h o o t i n g 8 u n d e r playoff picture still hasn’t come into focus After bad weather forced a stop on Monday, Texas men's golf had a strong showing on the second and final day of the Morris Williams Intercollegiate to finish fourth. Positioned at 10th overall at the end of the first day of competition, Texas had a remarkable showing on the second day, shooting 280 to go 8-under-par 72 for the day and close the tournament at even. Three golfers finished the second day under par. Freshman Lance Lopez and senior Jhonattan Vegas led the way for Texas. Lopez built on his first-round performance, shooting 4-under-par for the day to finish 4-under for the tournament. Vegas also finished at 4-under, going 5-under, following a 1-up perfor­ mance the first day. Junior Jace Moore also finished 1 -under-par, while red-shirted freshman Charlie Holland and senior Farren Keenan finished the second day at 6- and 2-up, respectively. The University of Nevada Las Vegas won the tournament, finish­ ing at 8-under. while stroking 568. Tulsa and Texas A&M tied for sec­ ond, each finishing 2-under. — Philip Clark Chris Kominczak Daily Texan Staff PITCH: Boone comes in and closes out the Owls From page IB conscious effort, that's exactly what he did. "That's just the nature of the job. As a closer, you've got to have a short memory," Boone said. "I thought about my performance Sunday, took whatever information out of it I thought I needed to know. Then I woke up Monday and it was a new week." The Owls had the winning run at the plate with no outs when Boone entered the game Tuesday. After striking out the first batter, he gave up another single. But instead of letting that get to him, the righty calmly let the next batter hit the grounder that led to the final out in Texas' win. That's a tough thing to do. But then again, Boone asked for the pressure. He realized after talking with a few of the other veterans on the team that they trusted Boone with their games. He also thought he could best help the team by keeping its leads safe, so he asked his coaches to give him the responsibility. "That's his unselfishness, his pride and wanting to fulfill a role on the team," Texas coach Augie Garrido said. "The whole key is not to be distracted over situations that don't go right and avoid trying." That wasn't hard during his first few outings as Texas' closer. He racked up saves like he'd been doing it for years, and he remem­ bers those times with fondness. "I was on a run right there for about a month where I gave up maybe three or four hits," Boone said. "It was easy to stay focused then." It's a little harder now, but Boone's making it a point to go out there with the same attitude each time he has to protect a lead. Not only because his relentless competitiveness drives him to win, but because his teammates are counting on him. "Today I came out there and think­ ing, 'after a three-up, three-down inning, you get the save,"' Boone said. "With eight guys behind you, you can't let them know anything's bothering you." And, to him, that's what closing is about. BASE: Rice loses 10th consecutive game to UT From page IB purpose," Rice coach Wayne Graham said. "None of us are very happy when we don't play well. I don't we did and I don't think Texas did either, but they just had enough to win." Timely hitting made the dif­ ference for the Longhorns. After in a run in the fifth driving inning with a sacrifice fly, Russell Moldenhauer clinched the game with a home run to left field in the seventh inning. "Obviously after it happened it pushed the momentum towards us, and it just kept rolling for us and we came out on top," Moldenhauer said. Still, Texas coach Augie Garrido pointed to Wood's recovery after his error in the fifth inning as the reason Texas beat Rice in spite of such sloppy play. "It reflects the trust the play­ ers have in each other," Garrido said. "When the third out of the inning costs him two runs and it just went helter-skelter from there, he just never lost his focus. That showed a lot of courage, because a lot of times when a guy loses a perfect game and he loses the lead, they can't get that snowball from rolling." The game against Rice wasn't the first time that messy defense had plagued the Longhorns. Texas lost 11-9 to Kansas State on Sunday after committing four errors. "It shows we need to improve," Garrido said. "That's what prac­ tice is for. Stuff happens and baseball — it just creates a mess. You've got to expect for things to go wrong and that's what shows your character." Tuesday's 6-4 win was Texas' 10th straight over the Owls in recent years. From page IB continued their year-long solid play in front of MVP-candi- date Roberto Luongo and can boast recent victories over both Nashville and Detroit. Minnesota plays five of their remaining six games on Excel Center ice while the Canucks, w ith a game in hand, m ust leave the friendly confines of GM Place four times. The Wild, however, m ust play a Calgary team hanging on for their play­ off lives twice in the next week, a period over w hich the Flames could lock up the final spot in the West w ith consecutive victories. Despite an 8-0-2 run, the Colorado Avalanche remain five points out of the picture with no games in hand on the Flames. Back East, the race for the top spot remains Buffalo's to lose as they find themselves five points and a game in hand ahead of division rival Ottawa. Buffalo, at one point in the past month, was forced to skate with seven regulars out due to injury, may finally be getting healthy in time for the stretch run. the With likely return of Maxim Afinogenov, last year's team scoring leader and the long-awaited return of dipsy- doodler Tim Connolly, out since last year's playoffs w ith post­ concussion issues, the league may soon be forced to face the full Buffalo herd. The New Jersey Devils, who to be just last week looked threatening Buffalo's season- long grip on the conference lead, have found themselves battling a slew of injuries to their top three scorers and have w on only four of their last 11 tilts. While the likely return of team lead­ ing scorer Patrik Elias Tuesday night against the Isles should provide a spark, a W ednesday night bout with the Sabres in Buffalo will go a long way to settling the East. The Penguins, m eanw hile, have surged to a tie w ith the Devils for the Atlantic lead, although the Devils have a game in hand. The Penguins will be a tough draw for whom ever they play in the first round, but despite their recent successes, will be plagued by questions about their youth and inexpe­ rience. The youngest team in the league, the Pens have just two players w ho have ever advanced past the first round of the postseason. team s After Ottawa and Pittsburgh though, the Eastern Conference really get murky. standings Three the (Carolina, New York Islanders and the Canadiens) remain tied for the final spot while the Rangers and Lightning are just three and two points ahead, respectively. The Maple Leafs, thanks to a dra­ matic four-goal comeback defeat at the hands of the Sabres last weekend, sit two points out. A recent 7-1-2 surge has the Rangers comfortably leading the pack while their cross-city rivals on the Island have strug­ gled recently and look perilessly close to being stood up for the dance. HOME: Assistant coach has Texas hitting HR’s From page IB tougher, which means pitching gets a lot quicker. I think that the focus will start narrowing in." The two sluggers have domi­ nated opposing pitchers, com­ bining for a .313 batting aver­ age and a slugging percentage of .665. Both lead the team in RBIs with 24 for Gaskin and 23 for Thrasher and have accounted for almost 60 percent of Texas' home runs. Gaskin and Thrasher are a prim e example of Texas' improved offensive production. Last year, Texas posted 46 home runs all season and hit a respect­ able team batting average of .254. With half the season still remain­ ing, Texas has already recorded 36 long balls and is hitting .285, a mark that matches the team's best average in history. "I think w e're more solid throughout [this the year]," Gaskin said. "O ur whole is producing better. lineup lineup Everybody's contributing. We have more weapons this year." Much of the credit for the team's continued improvement could be given to assistant coach Corrie Hill, who came to Texas after an eight-year tenure as head coach at UT-San Antonio. Hill's work in San Antonio did not go unnoticed nationally. Her 2004 UT-San Antonio team set a NCAA record for home runs in a single game when they hit 10 in a 26-1 drought of Texas Southern. The fifth inning of that game saw 13 runs cross the plate while the entire Roadrunner lineup came up to bat twice. That's the pedigree Hill has brought to Texas, and hitters like Gaskin and Thrasher have fed off of it. "We're not satisfied with one run anymore," Thrasher said. "We're not that type of team. We're going to come out and explode with our bats early." With Gaskin and Thrasher becoming the team's main power duo, fans can only dream of what Texas could be accomplishing if Williams was still in the lineup. Williams has been sidelined with a knee injury ever since a runner slid into her while stealing sec­ ond in early March. Until that point, Williams had recorded a hitting percentage of .455 with only one home run. With the possibility of three double digit home run hitters just escaping Texas' grasp, the Longhorns offense has still pro­ duced beyond expectations, only being shut out three times thus far. Texas' match-up against No. 2 A&M (28-3, 2-0) tonight will be a test for these sluggers. The Aggies' pitching crew has recorded the best ERA (1.33) and opponent batting ayerage (.189) in the Big 12 this season. "I d on't think this team fears any pitchers at any point," Hill said of tonight's game. "They have the attitude of 'bring it TALT0N: WNBA wants collegiate enthusiasm From pagelB At an embellished 5 feet 6 inches, N orth Carolina point guard Ivory Latta shoots the long ball like it's second nature. And with such a small frame, she's able to sneak her way through virtually any defense. But her resume is no mys­ tery, and you better believe she knows how good she is, because she's quick to raise her finger to her lips and shush the crowd at an away game, or coil her face to suggest you should've known better. She's almost cocky, to say the least, but it works for her and apparently for her team, as she's led the Tar Heels into the Final Four. Her passion has even sparked the attention of rapper Ludacris and NBA star LeBron James, w ho reportedly catches her games w henever he can. If you're looking for a smi- the lar swagger, check out Tennessee. of U niversity Starting as a redshirt fresh­ man, Candace Parker became the first wom an to d u n k in an NCAA tournam ent gam e. As a sophom ore, her notorious popping of her jersey earned her a technical foul and w arn­ ings about sportsm anship. The technical foul d id n 't seem to bother coach Pat Sum m itt too m uch, as Parker has added another dimension not only to Tennessee, but also to w om en's basketball. Parker is so versatile, she's listed on the roster as a guard, forw ard and center. H ow many basketball players, m ale or female, on any level can hold claim to such roles? This new attitude and border­ line on-court-arrogance is long overdue for w om en's sports. Despite the fact that such arro­ gance and ego-attacks often leads to off-court issues in leagues such as the NBA, this new personality may be just the facelift a strug­ gling WNBA needs. A lthough Latta and Parker are tw o of the more notable female collegiate stars, the list of fem ale extraordinaire ath ­ letes is far more extensive, and their style of play is definitely elevating on the entertainm ent scale. WNBA fans can only hope that these students of the game will continue to play on the professional level. One of the biggest criticisms of the WNBA has been the lack of excitem ent and the incon­ sistent energy level. With the influx of current college stars, the WNBA will be seeing more speed, crossovers, no-look pass­ es and passion resulting from the next few draft seasons. Since there is no hurry to enter into the WNBA draft, like there is w ith the NBA, these ladies are coming from excep­ tional institutions with accom­ plished athletic program s, u su ­ ally w ith at least four years of playing experience and four- year educations. M ore im portantly, w ith m oney obviously not being the m ost alluring factor of the league, teams will be getting female athletes who are around strictly for love of the game. Soptwifiore Kacie Gaskin State Farm Lone Star Showdown: #10 TEXAS. #3 TEXAS A&M TONIGHT at 6:30 pm! Wednesday, March 28 First 250 fans receive a UT Athletics seat cushion! 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Thank yo u ! re sum e Wednesday, March 28, 2007 DRAFTHOUSE: Ritz will solve sound issues of old location From page 6B rock club to hom e of E sther's Follies to its current pool h a ll/ m usic venue status. "It w as Tim's dream of being in a classical theater building," said H arry K now les, frequent D rafthouse p ro g ra m m e r and head of Aintitcool.com, an A ustin- based w orld renow ned film Web site. So w hile there are m any w ho m ay be sad and nostalgic that the old location is closing, K nowles and League are looking forw ard to the Ritz. "This theater w ill p rove to be the best A lam o D rafthouse yet," League said. The A lam o D rafthouse at the Ritz will offer tw o theaters, a sm aller one upstairs and a larger one dow nstairs, as well as bran d new equipm ent and "plush VIP seat­ ing." "I'm excited that there w ill be better everything," Knowles said. "Tim is talking a wall-to- w all screen for the dow nstairs theater. There also w o n 't be the so u n d p en e tratio n p roblem s there w ere at the D ow ntow n." W ith League's help, K nowles has been putting on events at the D rafthouse for years, including the recent "TM NT" prem iere at the A lam o South L am ar w ith all-you-can-eat pizza and direc­ tor Kevin M unroe in attendance du rin g SXSW. O n top of the already stellar program m ing at the Alam o, there's barely a w eek that goes by w ith o u t K nowles putting on a successful event. "Tim and I share an absolute love for throw ing a show and a having a lot of fun. N o t at the audience's expense, b u t w ith the audience," K nowles said. "We m eet d urin g the w eek and w e throw ideas about w h at show s w e could p u t on. For every show that happens, there are five ideas that are ab an d o n ed , b u t not really. They're alw ays there just w aiting for w hen w e're able to m ake them happen." W ith construction beginning April 1, League hopes to have the Alam o D rafthouse at the Ritz fin­ ished as early as su m m er's end. Two of the biggest events, the final show at the Alamo D ow ntow n and the first show at the Ritz, are still to be determ ined. League plans to Brussels soon for a film festival, w here he will scout out m ov­ ies for Fantastic Fest, an annual festival at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lam ar that celebrates and prem ieres fantasy, horror and sci- fi films. to h ead "W e're supposed to m eet up this w eekend and talk about ideas for the D ow ntow n clos­ ing event and the Ritz opening event," Knowles said. "I think w e're gonna have a lot of fun at the Ritz." t * E G J \ L . C I N E E M J X S 0 0 - OPEN CANTONED DA -- DESCRIPTIVE AUD O AVA .A81E * P a s s : D isc o u n t Ticket R e stric tio n s Apply D I G r D I G I T A L S O U N D B A H G A I N S H O W S IN ( i Wednesday Discount Show s AH Day Excluding s Films METROPOLITAN STADIUM 14 SOO-TANOANGO 36£* I-35 S AT S T A S S N E Y L A N E Atfv n » w iS *e M E E T T H £ R 0 8 IN S 0 N S lG )* Ads Ttx wi Sa/e GRINDHOUSE (R) • ID REQ'D * REIGN OVER ME |R) ■ ID REQ'D MG I1 215 100 400 430:700 730 1000103C THE HILLS HAVE EYESH (R) • ID REQ'D MG 1230 300 530,615 1045 (1150 225 500)740 1020 PRIDE(PG)MG '220 245 5 ' ' 750 1010 WHAT LOVE IS (R)-ID REQ'D MG ULTIMATE GIFT (PG) MG '2501705 300IR) • ID REQ'D MG 1200 ’ 245200 315 420 45C 640 710 745 340- :'01040 - a? M j V ú já m f] -------------- “ Y l J t a o s i - Q u a r t e r s é * # * 8 ^ C a c tu s yea»www. cactus Drafthouse to move to Ritz The d o o r s o f the Ritz n ig h tc lu b rem ain c lo se d on T u e sd a y ev e n in g. Built a s a m o vie the ate r in 1929, the lo ca tio n will be reb orn as the d o w n to w n h o m e o f the A la m o D ra fth o u se cin ­ em a later this year. T h e D a il y T e x a n W E D N E S D A Y , M A R C H 28, 2 0 0 7 S E C T I O n 6 B ww w .dailytexanonline.com E n te rtain m e n t Editor: Emily W atson A sso c iate Entertain m en t Editor: Alex Navissi M u sic Editor: R a m o n Ramirez Features Editor: Lauren T h o m p so n A ssociate Features Editor: Jennifer Cooke E-m ail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phon e: (512) 232-2209 Photos, book honored at local gallery exhibit Documentary-style work shows emotion o f Great Depression other. S tarting Friday, the w are­ house plays ho st to the p hoto­ grap h s of Russell Lee. By C h risto p h e r M a ta m o ro s Daily Texan Staff Since its inception, p h o to g ra­ phy has been a t the threshold of the m echanical and the spon­ taneous. Early critics w o u ld n 't dare call it an a rt given the lim­ ited freedom it g ave to the pro­ cess. It has, how ever, flourished th ro u g h o u t the centuries, paral­ leling the other fine arts in its ow n p articular way. The d y n am ic betw een the technical and the creative aspects that p h o to g rap h y brings is sim i­ lar to the m echanically inspired w areh ou se build in g of Flatbed Pfess, w hose con ten ts are as artistic an d expressive as any Historical collection shows Lees visionary eye, trials o f time By David C ab añ ero Daily Texan Staff The 1954 black and w hite photo captures a candid shot of five men staring o u t into the distance as they perch in front of a market w indow above a few potato bas­ kets. As part of a collection by acclaimed photojoum alist Russell Lee, the photo titled "Yarborough cam paign onlookers, M ount Vernon, Texas" w as showcased at the Center for American H istory's public program at the Thom pson Conference Center Tuesday. More than 20 years after the center obtained Lee's extensive photo archive, the center released a new publication late February celebrating the photographs in a new book, published by the UT In UT art classes, stu d e n ts are ta u g h t ab o u t Russell Lee — the m an, th e legend — w ho started o u t as a chem ical engineer and becam e a ren ow ned pho to g ra­ pher. Lee him self lies at the interface of the in dustrial an d the aesthet­ ic. Professors set clear dichoto­ m ies w ith him and p h o to g ra­ p hers such as D orothea Lange w h o u se d elaborate, balanced an d beautiful com po sitions as o p p o sed to Lee's expressive doc­ um entary-style p h oto g rap h s. His style an d w ork seek to convey honesty, dignity an d em pathy. It is evident from his ph o to ­ g rap h s th a t L ee's calm ness and charism a em anate to his subjects LEE continues on page 5B Press, said Don Carleton, director of the center. "Lee is a truly talented do cu m e n ta ry p h o to gra p h e r w h o had a visio n ary eye." Don Carleton, director of the Center for American History C arleton said w hen Lee person­ ally donated thousands of nega­ tives and prints in 1986, the cen­ ter received a cornerstone for the grow th of its photography archive. With its incredibly rich depiction of a forgotten era, Carleton said the collection provides historical evidence of the hum an condition during a time of strife. EXHIBITION continues on page 5B Mayor’s Book Club begins with UT alumna’s memoir By Keena Hilliard Daily Texan Staff T his selectio n As a p a rt of th e "K eep A ustin Reading" p rogram , the M ayor's Book C lub b rin g s A u stin ites together to form a cityw ide book club. T h e 2007 M a y o r's Book Club ev en ts b egin tonight at 7 a t the Intern atio n al C en ter of A ustin, 201 E. Second St. y e a r 's is "A ro u n d the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing and H avana" by S tephanie E lizondo G riest, a UT alum na. T his travel m em oir covers h er experiences in Russia, C hina an d C uba, beginning at age 21. A few of the adventures in store for read ers include con­ frontations w ith babushkas, h ap ­ pening up o n M oscow 's un d er­ grou nd gay scene and m eeting R evolution-rapping h ip -h o p a rt­ ists in H avana. All of the events an d discussions are free and will culm inate in a reception w ith the author, inclu ding a book signing, interview and book discussion April 17. This y e a r's book selection is a v a ila b le ata llo f the A ustin Public L ibrary the Benson Latin A m erican C ollection, the C enter for A m erican H istory and local bookstores. locations, "A ro u n d the Bloc" w as nam ed "Best Travel Book of 2004" by th e N atio n al A ssociation of Travel Jo u rn alists of A m erica and "Best Book of 2004" by the San Francisco C hronicle. G riest's new est book "100 Places Every W om an Should G o" w as released in February. Upcoming Events for the Mayor's Book Club Bryant Haertlein Daily Texan Staff Austins iconic film venue in store for change o f scenery to citys first ‘talkie’ theater By Alex Regnery Daily Texan Staff Entertainm ent Weekly called it "one of America's m ost fanatically unique mov- iegoing experiences." Many others such as The M ovie Tavern and Studio Movie Grill have im itated, but never captured, the magic of the Alamo Drafthouse. It's a theater chain by movie geeks for m ovie geeks, featuring in the upcom ­ ing m onths screenings of "A Clockwork O range" w ith a glass of milk for every ticket holder and screenings of "A m adeus" w ith a live mini-symphony. The Alamo D ow ntow n has become a m odern-day landm ark of the W arehouse District and in June, during it's 10th anniversary celebration, it will be closing its doors. "At the end of June, our lease will expire, and due to the high costs of rent, insurance and taxes, w e have been not been con­ fident that w e w ould be able to continue occupying our current space," Tun League, founder of the A lam o Drafthouse, said in a press release. The D rafthousé had been w orking hard to keep the dow ntow n location alive through its "Heroes of the Alam o" sponsors, b u t it w as not enough to keep the theater open. But fear not, film buff, A lam o D ow ntow n will not be gone forever, b u t merely for a few m onths while it m oves over a few streets to occupy the old Ritz Theater on Sixth Street. The first theater for talkies in Austin, the Ritz has a long history. O ver the past 80 years, the Ritz w ent from show ing first-run westerns to being a pom o house to a p u n k DRAFTHOUSE continues on page 5B Christie’s to auction painting of noted author; portrait thought to be only one in existence that "The Rice Portrait of Jane A usten" is in fact Austen. Piers Davies, a Christie's authority on Old M aster paintings, said A usten's nephew s and nieces considered that the portrait w as of her. The pre-auction estim ate for the w ork C hristie's calls "one of the m ost im portant portraits in the history of English litera­ ture" is $400,000 to $800,000. By Verena D o b n ik A ssociated Press NEW YORK — O ne of the hottest items on the art auction block this spring is a portrait of a teenager in a w hite dress, holding a green parasol. There's a reason for the fascination: The w ork being sold by Christie's on April 19 is the only know n oil painting of noted British author Jane A usten — or is it? The ow ner of the painting by the 18th- century British artist Ozias H um phry is an A usten descendent, H enry Rice, w ho inherited the artw ork from his father. Rice says the painting has alw ays been in the family, and he and his relatives are convinced that it's Austen. The painting is believed to have been com m issioned around 1790 by A usten's great-uncle. In London, costum e expert Aileen Ribeiro says the Empire w aistline of the girl's dress, w ith full short sleeves and flat shoes w as a style that came into fashion in England only in the 19th century, w hen A usten w as m uch older. But a num ber of academ ics, includ­ ing A usten scholar Claudia Johnson of Princeton University and Brian Southam , chairm an of the Jane A usten Society of N orth America, have dism issed such evi­ dence as insubstantial and casual. Johnson, w ho calls the provenance of the painting "form idable," notes that Austen, au th o r of such w orks as "P ride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility," had a cousin in France and could have followed the French fashion of the time, including the Empire waistline. Experts at Christie's sup p o rt the belief The Associated Press C hristie's a u c tio n h o u se w ill a u c tio n a p a in tin g believed to be the o n ly portrait of re n o w n e d author Jane A u ste n in New York in April. ABOUND THE BLOC y - i - í h «as; 3* •*»».« »,¡a W ’; ■ ■ ' STKFMAMI K I L I 2 0 N Q 0 I K I C t t , *■ - i " ■ ■ : Courtesy o fv fn a fd F lro m h fn g • Tuesday, April 3, 7 p.m. Book Discussion Led by Dr. Thomas Garza, Director, UT Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (Yarborough Branch, 2200 Hancock Drive) • Thursday, April 5, 7 p.m. Book Discussion Led by Dr. Chiu-M i Lai, UT professor of Chinese lit­ erature, lan gu age and culture (Ham pton Branch at Oak Hill, 5125 Convict Hill Road) •Tuesday, April 10, 7 p.m. Book Discussion Led by Lawrence Gutman, Fulbright-Hays Fellow and Affiliated Researcher at the Instituto de Historia de Cuba (Austin History Center, 810 Guadalupe St.) with the author, Stephanie Griest, will begin at 6 p.m. with an inter view and discussion moderated by Texas Monthly writer Mike Shea at 7 p.m. Featuring music by Cerronato. (Mercury Hall, 615 Cardinal Lane — off South First Street, two blocks north of Ben White Boulevard.) • Tuesday, April 17, 6 p.m. Mayor Will Wynn's Event with the Author A reception and book signing • Thursday, April 19, 5 p.m. “The Art of Travel and Travel Writing" A discussion of women's experi­ ences traveling, writing about their travels and getting their work published. Featured guests include the author and Austin- based Lonely Planet guide writer Alex Hershey. Parking will be validated for rhe University Co-op Parking Garage at 23rd Street and San Antonio streets. (Follett's Intellectual Property Bookstore, 2402 Guadalupe St.) Source: http2/www.ci.austm. tx.us/library/mbc07_events.htm