WEEKENDER Not t £ £ * 6 6L X 1 0 S ¥ d 1 3 d u 1 1 3 Q N V A 1 S V 3 LZ9Z 9 N I H S 1 1 3 fl d 0 d 3 IW i S 3 WH i ft 0 S of the Weekender. Look to it every Thursday for enhanced sports and entertainment coverage. T h e Daily T exan Serving the community of The University of Texas at Austin since 1 9 0 0 www.daflytexanonline.com Thursday, Septem ber 4, 2 0 0 3 IftM l ■? ÉS . „ Athletics graduation rate drops 31 percent 1996freshman class ranked second-lowest in Div. 1-A by NCAA By Anjali Athavaley Daily Texan Staff Graduation rates among UT- A ustin football players have dropped by 31 percent in the last year, according to a report from the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The 19% freshman class has a 19-percent graduation rate, the second lowest among Division 1- A NCAA schools. The report, released Tuesday, defines an ath­ lete who has graduated as one who has completed a degree with­ in six years at the same institution in which he originally enrolled. "It certainly is a cause for con­ cern," said James Vick, vice pres­ ident for student affairs. "There are factors involved with that particular class that may have led to the poor performance. " Brian Davis, assistant men's athletic director for academic services, attributes the low grad­ uation rate to a coaching change that occurred in 1998. Also, the survey does not from account for students who have transferred the to or University. Coaching transitions typically result in an increased num ber of transfer students, thereby decreasing the gradua­ tion rate, Davis said. 1998, John Mackovic resigned from his post as football head coach. Five of the 21 players who signed on in 1996 trans­ ferred out of the U niversity In before current head coach Mack Brown arrived, and an addition­ al five transferred in the next year, Davis said. The survey also does not report the number of students who left school to play in the NFL. This w as the case with Cedric W oodward, Casey Hampton and Aaron Humphrey, three players from the 1996 class. See NCAA, page 5 FOOTBALL GRADUATES 21 on team -10 transferred -3 turned pro -4 other graduated In 1996. 21 members signed on with the Longhorn football team. In the follow­ ing six years, 19 percent of those team members graduated. Teaching assistant posts dwindling Volunteer teaching assistants, Am anda Donakowski and Christopher Huang, help instruct students Wednesday in a beginners ballroom dance class. Positions for TAs in the departm ent of dance have remained stable. However, hired positions in other departm ents have decreased due to recent budget cuts. Jack Yokubaitis Dailv Texa' S taff Lack of departmental funding for salaries lessens By Sarah Kleiner and Clay Reddick of $9,000 to about $2,500. Daily Texan Staff Sangwoo Lee moved from Korea with his wife and son a year ago to study electrical engineering at the University. Although he applied for 18 differ­ ent positions as a teaching assistant this semester, he did not hear back from any professors. As a teaching assistant, his tuition for both he and his wife to for one sem ester w ould study decrease from the international rate "That's a big difference for me," Lee said. "I was really desperate to get a position." Luckily for Lee, his supervising professor provided him with a job as a teaching assistant for his class last Thursday. A nthony Ambler, chair of the D epartm ent of Electrical and C om puter Engineering, said the departm ent had to cut the number of teaching assistants by about 5 percent to 10 percent because of budget reductions. Budget cuts have had a sweeping effect for teaching assistants across the University. Each department pays the salaries of teaching assistants from funding allocated from the instructional por­ tion of the UT budget, which was reduced by $22.7 million this fiscal year, said Mary Knight, associate vice president and budget director Some courses had to be eliminat­ ed because of budget cutbacks, which reduced the num ber teaching assistant and assistant instructor positions for graduate students, said nu positions for graduate students John Dollard, vice provost and dean of graduate studies. "If a course is cut which would have required a TA, then the pro­ gram offers one less TA-ship," Dollard said. "... I would imagine that that would be a principle way in which TAs have been affected." Dollard said he cannot estimate the effect of the budget cuts on the num ber of teaching assistants until finalized figures become available. Kyle Cavanaugh, associate vice Republicans join to draw new map Richard Michael Pruitt A s so c ia te d Press Sen. John Whitmire rests on his flight back to Houston from Albuquerque. N.M.. on Tuesday. Whitmire said he plans to continue fighting redistricting from Houston. Sen. Whitmires return may provide quorum needed to act By Lomi Kriel and Will Krueger Daily Texan Staff With a im m inent, third special session Republicans met in closed meetings Thursday in vet another effort to chum out a congressional redistricting map. "The senators who are in town today came to try' to come up with a congressional redistricting map," said Sen. Steve Ogden, R-Brvan. "We made good progress on that." If Sen. John W hitm ire. D -H ouston, who returned to Texas last night, steps onto the Senate floor, enough senators will be present to form a quorum . W ithout the Senate's traditional two-thirds rule in place, Republicans will be able to pass a redistricting map with a simple majority. Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, applaud­ ed W hitmire's decision to return home. "Whitmire is a problem-solver." Wentworth said. "As Dean of the Senate, it's a verv appropri­ ate role for him to be playing.' But Democrats threw harsh criticism toward their colleague, claiming Whitmire had been con­ cealing his communication with Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano, over the last couple of weeks. "Obviously there had to be some kind of agree­ ment for [him], some kind of deal had to be c u t ... those are just things that run through one's mind," said Sen. Eddie Lucio, D-Brownsville. "He Oversight committee to serve as liaison UTPD group expresses optimism about tasks after first meeting By Robert Inks Daily Texan Staff The UTPD Oversight Committee will serve as the primary' liaison between the University community' and the police, President Larry Faulkner said at the committee's first meeting Wednesday. "The focus of the comm ittee's w ork can be expected to vary from year to year, but the consis­ tent task is to assure that the policies, practices and operations of UTPD promote the security of the University com m unity effectively and in ways respectful of our consitutional rights and consistent with our academic values," said Faulkner, repeating a letter he had sent to committee members in late July The committee, consisting of five administrators, three faculty members and three students, con­ vened in a closed meeting in the Stark Library on Wednesday. UTPD Chief Jeff Van Slyke also serves as non-voting member. The members were mostly optimistic about the committee's task. "I think it's a good representation of the U niversity com m unity's students, faculty and staff," said Committee chair Mike Sharlot. "The m akeup makes it promising as we try to look for systemic problems in the relations between the See UTPD, page 5 See TA, page 2 See DEMOCRATS, page 2 Local gay couples protest ban on same-sex marriage Partners exchange i m s, speak out against congressional hearing By Leslie Flynn Daily Texan Staff Gay and lesbian couples trad­ ed vows of commitment at an Austin church Wednesday night amid the continuation of the debate on same-sex marriages. The ceremony was held at the M etropolitan Community' Church the night before Sen. John Cornyn will hold a hear­ ing in Washington, considering a constitutional am endm ent banning same-sex marriages. Members ot the Lesbian and Gav Rights Lobby voiced their concerns outside the church about the hearing and the Texas Defense of Marriage Act that came into effect on Sept. 1. The law allows the state of Texas not to recognize same sex marriages from other states. Members of the gay communi­ ty in Austin said the Wednesday ceremony was a chance to heal. "It will allow' us to talk about the issues behind marriage and equality," said Randall Ellis, executive director of the lobby. See COUPLES, page 2 Ervin Knezek, right, and David Bieniek, both 40 years old. renew their vows and proclaim the legitimacy of same-sex m arriage at the Metro Comm unity Church on W ednesday evening. Sunil Lavani Daily Texan S taff INSIDE Index World & Nation ........... 3 Opinion ....................... 4 University.................. 6-7 State & L o c a l 8-9 F o c u s ’..............10 S p o r t s ...................11-13 C la ssifie d s 14-16 C o m ic s ....................... 17 Entertainment . . . 18-20 W e a t h e r High 91 Low 7i It’s almost the weekend. Volume 104, Number 3 25 cents RIAA filing subpoenas to find downloaders Some UT students find alternative sites, others stop usage from the network. "We intend to tile lawsuits against individual com puter users w ho are illegally offering a significant am ount of copyright­ ed matenal over the Internet in the next said Jonathan Lamy, spokesman for the association. few weeks," By Brian R. Boyko Daily Texan Staff "Absent a subpoena, vve do not give out information of stu­ dents," U pdegrove said. "But the RIAA is changing the game and, with the subpoena, has the option of seeking civil or crimi­ nal penalties." A copyright holder can use the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to force an Internet service provider to disclose the identity of an end user, said Oren Bracha, UT School of Law assistant pro­ fessor. The law makes it especial- ly easy to acquire a subpoena "In the case of students and See DOWNLOAD, page 5 Doh! Check out reviews for new TV to DVD releases, including another season of The Simpsons. SEE PACE 20 Students downloading unau­ thorized songs using high-speed Internet connections could be hit with lawsuits by the Recording Industry Association of America this month. The RIAA is in the process of filing thousands of subpoenas in preparation for lawsuits against copyright infringers. The University has yet to receive any subpoenas, said Daniel Updegrove, Information Technology' Services vice presi­ dent. The University' formerly handled copyright violations through Judicial Student Services, but the RIAA is no longer satisfied with having copyrighted material removed Page 2 T i l l l ) \ i i \ T i \ \N Thursday. Septem ber 4, 2 0 0 3 FINALLY — THE CAR THAT ‘WALKS^ ON WATER LONDON — Britain’s newest sports car took a test drive Wednesday, zooming back and forth across the Thames River. The Aquada can hit speeds of 100 mph on land — and on water, the wheels retract, jets start and the car is suddenly a boat. With a price around $235,000, the convertible has no doors in order to avoid leaks. CORRECTIONS POLICY The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail man- agingeditor@dailytexanonHne.com. Lucio: Democrats will come back if quorum is formed DEMOCRATS, FROM 1 never t<’'i ’ us he had com m unica­ tion wit! Shapiro, and that obvi- ousK’ concerns us, that he was misleading us. Some colleagues feel like he was outright lying to them." Neither Shapiro nor W hitm ire returned phone calls Wednesday. W h itm ire told The Associated Press he had returned to Houston because he did not v\ant the St'nate's two-thirds rule to be "perm anently eroded." But Dem ocrats questioned W hitm ire's motives. "There's something going on w hen you get up at three in the morning to leave tow n," Lucio said. "H e came back because he wanted to save a little bit of face." other Democrats' sentiments of disap- poinfment and betrayal. echoed Lu cio the "Fie decided to quit fighting before the end of the game," Lucio said, referring to the three-judge federal panel, which is expected to rule on the Democrats' claim in a couple of weeks. Lucio said he worried that it the Senate does pass a redistrict- ing map, it w'ould hinder the decision made by the panel. H e also said he expected Democrats to return to the .senate chamber if a quom m is reached. "W e're not going to be taking part in forming quorum, but we have to come to the floor sooner or later to voice our opposition," Lucio said, adding that he worried about polibcal backlash for Whitm ire. "The only thing I can see is that he's banking on the leadership and the Republicans to help him make it through." Wentw^orth said W hitm ire w ill meet w ith Republican officials in Austin Friday. "H e 's happy to be coming back," W entw orth said. W h itm ire The also Associated Press that he w'ould spend the rest of the week trying told to reach some consensus betw'een the tw'o parties. M eanwhile, three of the Texas Democrats, Sens. Leticia Van de Putte of San Antonio, Eliot Shapleigh of El Paso, and Rodney Ellis of Houston, to Washington, D.C., to elevate their media campaign to a national level. flew' "We* have a session w'here, on tw'O occasions, w e have stopped this bill, but w'e w^ere told the rules the w'ere changed that so Republicans can w in," Shapleigh said. "This is a dangenuis prece­ dent — our system is based on having vital representation for the minority' tcx). Anytim e that voice is silent, democracy' doesn't exist." In this increasingly bitter con­ flict, the only tiling that seems to be clear, map or no map, is that both Democrats and Republicans face a protracted court battle. "W h a te ver thev pass w ill end up in some law suit an yw ay," Lucio .said. Reduced enrollm ent also contributing to fewer jobs TA, FROM 1 president for human resources, said the data on teaching assis­ tant positions w ill be available at the beginning of Cfctober. Budget cuts and reduced undergraduate enrollment, re­ quiring fewer classes, w ou ld both decrease the number teach­ ing assistant positions, ITollard said, ]im \’ick, vice president of stu­ dent affairs, said he expects a decrease in total enrollment at the University, but nothing is certain until the 12th class day. The Division of Rhetoric and Composition had to cut six assis­ tant instaictor positions because of a 9-percent budget cut, said Madi.son St'arle, senior adm inis­ trative associate in the div ision. Because assistant instructors are doctoral students w ho teach their ow n classes, .several sec­ tions of rhetoric classes had to be cut, "w'hich meant that it was more difficult for students to find .substantial writing compo­ nent counses at the lower d iv i­ sion level," Searle said. In a tvpical year, Searle .said the division hires about five or six assistant instructors from departments around the Uni- versitw He said 30 applied this year, but administrators were unable to hire any. Richard Lariviere, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, said despite attempts to save money in other areas of the college. “ If there’s anything we can do to nnake sure that graduate students are not losing their assistant- ships ... we’re going to try to do it.” Joel Feldman, SG representative teaching assistant positions were still eliminated because of a 10- percent budget reduction. "W e all but eliminated travel budgets from the departments, and w'e've taken every otlier economy that w e can possibly think of in order to shift money into teaching budget," Lariviere said. the Som e Spanish and govern­ ment course sections had to be eliminated, Lariviere said. "T here are an inadequate num ber of sections of upper division government courses," he .said. "It means that w e've got a lot of kids w'ho need upper division credif in government that can't get it." M a rily n Lehm an, graduate coordinator the history in department, said administrators had to cut one position this semester, leaving the depart­ ment w ith 57 teaching assistants and four assistant instructors. The history' department w ill not have to reduce the number of teaching assistants as much as other departments because students are required by the Legislature take history to counses, said M arian Barber, co­ chair of the Graduate Student Assem bly and a history' g radu­ ate student. representative Joel Feldman, a graduate stu­ dent in U T Student Governm ent, said the issue has not been addressed vet b y S G . " If there's anything we can do to make sure that graduate stu­ dents are not losing their assis- tant-ships due to budget cuts w e're going to try' to do it," Feldman, a philosophy graduate student, said. "I don't know' how' much authority w'e have over that. It may turn out to be that the most w'e can do is pass a res­ olution that S G request the U n iv e rsity to do something about it." feed THE BIRDS Pigeons swarm around Dana Mulligan, 3, as she feeds them bits of bread and tortilla at Barton Springs Wednesday afternoon. Nicole Maddox/Daily Texan Staff Gay couple renews vows to celebrate love You Know You Want To! 275-9988 107 W. 5th St. zenzu teas mochi ice cream Only A t Noodle-ism Slurping Allowed! www.noodle-ism.com \ ^ NORTH FACE Recon pack Whole Eartl Provision Co. 2410 San Antonio St., 478-1557 (Behind Tower Records) 1 Hr FREE parking w/purchase @ UT Lot next door 1014 North Lamar Blvd. 476-1414 • S. Lamar @ Westgate/Central Market 899-0992 w w w .W h o le E a rth P ro v is io n .c o m 'n . S o u t h w e s t S k i n C a r e C l i n i c Stephen D. 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E rv in D a v id Bieniek and the Knezek, of Austin, said church requested they speak from the perspective of a gay cou­ ple that considers them selves happily married. "W e already have a marriage that's sp iritu a l," Knezek said. "N o w W ' e 're w'aiting for a m ar­ riage sanctified by the govern­ ment. It's important to show' peo­ ple that gay relationships are happy relationships." The church's Rev. Ken M artin D uring the affirmation, cou- SWING GANCE H / r c c c L C §§€N S B ro u g h t to you by th e A u s tin Sw ing S yn dicate Every Thursday from 8;00pm -l2am for $4 N E W P O O L T A B L E S From $436/Delivered MasterCard or Visa accepted JacobsPooiTables.com pies, fam ily and friends joined together to celebrate the union of same-sex couples and recognize the valid ity of their union in a religious ceremony. Those behind the night's events hope to create greater pub­ lic awareness to just one of the many rights gays and lesbians are denied, w h ile show'ing those against same-sex marriages that passing a law' w ill not end the unions made between tw'o peo­ ple of the same gender. Ellis said, "N o matter h o w many laws they have, they cannot stop gay mar­ riages. They're here." rearrangements I in plants. 1 fresh flowers, balloons I andiuu.c CASA VERDE FLORIST 4 5 1 - 0 6 9 1 ' i ’ Siabie I k ' U^C-daily specials, too! 1806 W. K0 e n i g Ln { I F T D — kok- cash 8( carry • j Located at the Ballroom in the Texas Federation o fW o m en s Clubs (24th & San Gabriel) TTiis newspaper was printed with pride by 'The Daily Texan and Texas Student Publications. Visit http://austinswingsyndicate.org/coupon.html & receive a $5 off coupon on a membership. T h e D aily T e x a n Permanent Staff E d ito r...................................... Managing Editor..................... 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The prime minister has minimal support among Palestinians, many of whom say they distrust him because he has Israel’s backing. Legislators said a confidence vote is not expected for at least another week. In the meantime, parliament will try to help end the wrangling between Arafat and Abbas over their authority, partic­ ularly control of the security forces. Israel has warned of dire con­ sequences should Abbas be ousted, saying it won't do busi­ ness with a government hand- picked by Arafat. Several Palestinian legislators said they were told by local U.S. diplomats that with Abbas gone, Washington might lower its profile as Mideast mediator. Annan advocates ratifying of nuke test ban treaty VIENNA, Austria — U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and other diplomats appealed to the United States and other holdout nations Wednesday to ratify an international treaty banning nuclear weapons tests, saying the agreement would help the world achieve peace. The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty is considered a critical element in stopping the spread of nuclear weapons, since a testing ban makes developing such arms almost impossible. A dozen countries — including the United States — have declined to ratify the measure. U.S. senators who voted against the treaty in 1999 argued that ratifying it would have threatened national security by closing off U.S. options to test. President Bush, who also opposed the treaty, has pledged to continue long-standing U.S. policy not to conduct nuclear tests. However, the administra­ tion is considering developing smalier-scale nuclear weapons. Compiled from Associated Press reports Page 3 T h k D a i l y T k x a n Thursday. Septem ber 4. 2 0 0 3 ST O C K WATCH Closing Wednesday. September 3 DOW JO NES 9,568.46 +45.19 NASD AQ 1,852.90 + 11.42 Powell asks for greater U.N. role in Iraq By Barry Schweld Associated Press W A SH IN G TO N — Shifting tactics and reaching out for help, the Bush administration offered on Wednesday to share with the United Nations the long-domi­ nant U.S. role in Iraq's postwar reconstruction. Secretary of State Colin Powell described the effort as "essentially putting the Security Council in the gam e," and European gov­ ernments reacted favorably to the revised U.S. approach. France, which led opposition to the war on Iraq, said a new U.N. the resolution proposed by United States should ensure that political pow er w ill be trans­ ferred quickly to an international­ ly recognized Iraqi government to help restore peace. "The question is how to win the peace — and how to have the situation stab ilized ," France's U.N. Am bassador Jean-M arc de La Sabliere said in New York. "So we will see the resolution with this in m ind." Under the resolution, American commanders would remain in chaige of peacekeeping operations in Iraq, but there, too, "w e are asking the international com m u­ nity to join us even more than they have in the past," Powell said. The resolution may be ready for submission to the Security Council next week, he said as he telephoned foreign ministers. U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte cir­ culated a draft to other U.N. ambas­ sadors in New York, and Powell said initial reactions were posi­ tive. The canvassing was described by Powell as aggressive. In Brussels, Belgium , m ean­ while, the United States and other donors pushed ahead with plans to channel billions of dollars in reconstruction aid to Iraq through an international fund independ­ ent of the U.S.-led administration in Baghdad. In Iraq, the United States hand­ ed military control over a large belt of Iraq south o f Baghdad to a Polish so ld ie rs attend a hand- over ceremony in the old am phitheater in Babylon, Iraq, Wednesday. The top U.S. com m ander in Iraq sym boli­ cally marked the transfer of control over the south-cen­ tral part of the country to an international force led by Poland, Misha Japaridze/ Associated Press Polish commander. Powell said the rest of the area, around Najaf where a prominent Muslim cleric w as killed last w eek in a bomb­ ing, will be turned over "once things settle down a little bit." The Polish militar}' is leading the international force of about 9,500 that includes troops from 21 countries. In Najaf, the brother of slain Ayatollah M oham m ed Baqir al-H akim said Shiite M uslim s would not attack the U.S.-led occupation force, but he suggest­ ed his Badr Brigade had rearmed against Am erican orders, in his words, to "defend ourselves." First anti-abortion crime execution NATION BRIEFS I KILLING, BABWCiflESSi | IS ñ •ju s t i f ia b l e ! [ H O M I C I D E I Federal court temporarily blocks new FCC rules PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court Wednesday issued an emergency stay delaying new Federal Communications Commission rules that would allow a single company to own newspa­ pers and broadcast outlets in the same city. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the community-radio advocates who sued would suffer irreparable harm if the new rules were allowed to go into effect as scheduled Thursday. The new media ownership rules, which the FCC approved in June on a party-line, 3-2 vote, also would allow a single company to own TV stations reaching 45 percent of the nation's viewers. Smaller broadcasters and network affiliates are concerned the new rules will allow the networks to gob­ ble up more stations and limit local control of programming. Supporters say the changes will help broadcasters compete in a market changed by cable television, satellite broad­ casts and the Internet. The House, over the objections of the Bush administration, voted over­ whelmingly in July to block the FCC rules. The Senate plans to take up the issue next week. The rules were challenged in court by the Prometheus Radio Project, a Philadelphia-based coalition of media access groups that cam­ paigns for greater radio access and helps groups seeking to establish low-power radio stations. — AP Michael Spooneybarger^ Associated P re ss STARKE, Fla. — Protesters Michael Meyer of Ohio, second from left, and Caleb Meyer, 14, right, gather in support of Paul Hill, 49, outside Florida State Prison, near Starke, Ra., Wednesday. Still defiant even as he was strapped to a gurney, Hill, a former minister who said he murdered an abor­ tion doctor and his bodyguard to save the lives of unborn babies, was exe­ cuted Wednesday by Injection. He was the first person put to death in the United States for anti-abortion violence. 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After a summer of delays and complaints by students waiting for the ability to purchase tickets, two major prob­ lems with the new ticket distribution system have already been revealed. This year, graduates who are no longer enrolled in the University were able to score student season tickets. The Texan reported yesterday on an individual who used the PIN number the ticket office gave him when he was enrolled as a student to fill out an application. The former student was able to pick up his undeserved tickets without a problem. Meanwhile, some graduate students did not register for classes until after Aug. 1, and, as a result, were unable to order season tickets before the Aug. 1 season ticket priori- tv deadline. Incoming graduate students in the McCombs School of Business were even promised, in e-mails from the Graduate Business Council, that the school's late regis­ tration date would not be an issue and that they would still have an opportunity to get football season tickets. However, since the ticket office had already issued its allotment of season tickets, the graduate students were unable to secure the tickets they had been promised. Because of the large population of the University, few events can bring the entire community together, and no event does so like football games. The Texas team is one of the most publicized in the nation, and that's the way the University wants it. But stiffing graduate students on foot­ ball tickets only serves to frustrate these new students and potential future donors. Though an athletic contest may seem trivial to some, the fact that the University annually fields a Top 10 football team helps to draw students, both graduates and under­ graduates, to Austin. The University should realize the great im portance students place on securing a seat in DKR-Memorial Stadium and should work on rectifying the problems in the new ticket system before next season. 1 /% / a Our revenge will be severe on the killers.” A banner carried by a Shiite mourning Ayatollah Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim, who was assassinated last week in the bombing of an Iraqi mosque. a I use prayer first, then second, I give them drugs.” The Rev. Mother Philomena Onuchi, a Nigerian nun, on how she deals with patients at her Holy Ghost Mental Home in Monrovia, Liberia. a Many of you may have heard the snakes hissing, the servants of the invaders, occupiers infidels, and how they have managed to accuse the followers of Saddam Hussein of responsibility for the attack on al-Hakim with­ out any evidence.” An audiotape purportedly from Saddam Hussein denying any involvement in the bombing that killed a moderate ayatollah last week. po o k Ha/mw i VASTLY os* AK SLAV- EDITORIAL BOARD Editor Kevin Kushner Associate Editor Bob Jones Opinions expressed in The Dally Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the U T adm inistration, the Board of Regents or the Texas CONTACT US Editor: Kevin Kushner (512) 232-2212 Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees. editor@dailytexanonline.com Outrage over 'the kiss’ lacking Managing Editor: P Ryan Petkoff (512) 232-2217 Clearly, homosexuality isn’t really in question at all. Reverse sexism is the real issue. not hinted that perhaps the Video Music Awards ought to be codi­ fied in some way. There aren't any stories about the reaction, because there isn't any reaction. This might not seem so out of the ordinary, since it was just a stupid show that no one takes seriously anyway. Then again, there's almost always a very pub­ lic reaction to publicized homo­ sexual behavior. This time, an entire sector of the religious com­ munity known for stepping in at times like these has decided to leave the entertainment industry alone. Eerily enough, no one's made a sound. Why? Well, I took a sociology' class a couple years ago, so I know why. It's because the homoeroticism in question involved women rather than men. A friend of mine pointed out that if it had been two guys kiss­ ing at the awards ceremony, peo­ ple would've gone nuts. Religious leaders everywhere would have called thousands of press confer­ ences to officially denounce MTV. Bill O'Reilly would be booked through next April. Millions of old people across America would have written letters to the editor. The reason for this blatantly conditional response is simple: Lesbians are just a lot cooler than gay men — in the eyes of conser­ vative America. Notice how a vast majority of religious and conser­ vative political leaders are male. There's little need to explain this in any great detail. Regardless of their views on homosexuality, a photo of attractive women kissing probably affects them more than they're willing to admit. Lesbian eroticism is still highly popular among homophobes. Besides, they do have a lot more biblical support than most people might believe. Think the Bible con­ demns all homosexuality? You'd be wrong. It only condemns male homosexuality. Look at Leviticus 18:22: "You shall not lie with a man as with a woman. That is an abomination." The passage is clearly speaking only to one gen­ der. Similarly, the story of Sodom in Genesis, Chapter 19, only describes the attempted gang-rape of men by men. And yeah, there might be something in Romans 1:26 that mentions passive lesbian­ ism, but two out of three is pretty good. The first two books are older anyway. Clearly, hom osexuality isn't really in question at all. Reverse sexism is the real issue. Men everywhere — gay or straight — should be unwilling to stand for this, and demand equal treatment from the subtly oppressive oppo­ site sex. We'll all be w'atching the awards ceremony closely next year. Only when Jack Black and Snoop Dogg make their own headlines can we be assured a vic­ tory. M ittle fe h ld t is a c o m p u te r s c ie n c e s sen io r. managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com News Office: (512) 232-2206 news@dailytexanonline.com Features Office: (512) 471-8616 features@dailytexanonline.com Sports Office: (512) 232-2210 sports@dailytexanonline.com Entertainment Office: (512) 232-2209 entertainment@dailytexanonline.com Photo Office: (512) 471-8618 photo@da i lytexanon I i ne .com Copy Desk: (512) 4756147 copy@dailytexanonline.com SUBMIT A COLUMN Please e-mail your op-ed to editor@dailytexanonline.com Op-eds must be fewer than 600 words. Your article should be a strong argument about an issue in the news, not a reply to some­ thing that appeared in The Texan. The Texan reserves the right to edit all colum ns for brevity, clarity and liability. Rafael Mlttlefehldt Daily Texan Columnist If there's one part of pop-cul- ture that makes me think the world is going to hell, it's the recent exponential growth of real­ ity shows. However, there are dozens of things about pop-cul- ture that make me think the world is going to hell. This week, it was the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony. Shows like this make me glad my little 13-inch isn't cable-ready. If you've read a newspaper, used the Internet or watched TV' in the last week, you have seen the pic­ ture of Madonna French-kissing Britney Spears. If not, you were probably looking for it. Pervert. I realized the other day why all the news about the kiss annoyed me so much. ITs because the only media outlets reporting on it with any sort of enthusiasm are, say, MTV News or Teen People. These guys are in the entertainment business, and their brand of glossy fabu-reporting reflects that. That's fine, because that's what they're paid to do, but I realized I was only disappointed because I was looking for real political debate. Yet all the stories out there about the event have been about the actual kiss, not any reaction. This silence is rather significant. There is no lamentation from the pope. There's no call to arms from Biliy Graham. The president has Administration gets its deregulation By Forrest Wilder Daily Texan columnist For those of you who may have missed it, University administra­ tors had quite a legislative session. Sure, UT System Chancellor Mark Yudof had to take some heat from legislators the upset University's financial gluttony, but in the end he got what he came for. And what a prize it was! over Tuition deregulation — 1 prefer the Young Conservatives of Texas' label of "unlim ited tuition" — gives the regents and certain administrators the power to set tuition rates at whatever they choose. No more meddling by constituents and their elected rep­ resentatives with dem ands for affordability, diversity and access. O f course, the pro forma commit­ tees have already been formed to "ad v ise" the University on its tuition policy. While these could have some mitigating effect on tuition rates if used properly, in the end the regents and the adminis­ tration have ultimate decision­ making authority. Yudof is practically giddy at this prospect, saying in reference to tuition deregulation that "the only limits are our creativity." That, and THE FIRING LINE Racism not a factor The article, “Faculty survey find m inorities have least job satis­ faction at U T” (Sept. 3) starts with a satisfaction survey and jum ps, midway, into arguments that th e re ’s racism in our faculty hiring practices and in our gradu­ ate school programs. I think this is a rather large leap, and one that isn’t justified. You can ’t just compare the ratio of blacks/whites in a particular profession with the ratio in the general population and claim “ racism ” when they come up dif­ ferent. The fact that the ratio of blacks/white in graduate pro­ grams do esn ’t match the general population isn ’t evidence of racism. You’d have a better case if you also knew the ratio of black/white applicants to our graduate programs. The fact that white doctorate receivers out­ number their black counterparts by 17 to 1 means absolutely nothing unless you know the sizes of the respective popula­ tions. If there are 17 white PhD students for every black PhD stu­ dent, then that implies that each student is equally likely to get their PhD regardless of their skin color. I worked in a fast-food restau­ rant in high school. When I was hired, I was the only white employee. Does that mean the managers were racist? No, it ju st means I was the only white guy who turned in an application. Somebody needs to look at these statistics with a more criti­ cal eye and make sure that the In the pro-big business, Republican-controlled Texas Legislature, the magic word is “market. ” of course, "the market." In the pro-big business, Republican-con­ trolled Texas Legislature, the magic word is "m arket." Yudof and Co. sold deregulation to skep­ tical legislators — with strongarm- ing help from Tom Craddick — under the guise that the market would determine rates, leading to a fair and "efficient" pricing of higher education. Tuition, they argued, will only rise as high as the market can bear, because those universities that go beyond this unspecified limit will be punished by falling enrollment and a reduction in the quality of students. To an extent this is true — under tuition deregulation and the old system. Even state-funded, public institutions operate at some level on the principle of supply and demand. For example, enorll- ment at Texas Tech would surely drop if that school charged stu­ dents $10,000 per semester. But will poorer students be able to afford LIT-Austin if tuition and to fees are $3,000, $4,000 or $5,000 per semester? After all, there's plenty of demand for the University. In the last 10 years the number of the University applicants increased from 15,000 to 22,000. Since enrollment is at capacity, it appears there is a virtually unlim­ ited supply of students. Balancing supply against demand, number- crunchers in the Tower realize that they can safely jack up tuition without harming the University's standing in the higher education marketplace. The idea of the market some­ how undergirding tuition deregu­ lation is unequivocal nonsense. In actuality, a small group of individ­ uals with a particular agenda will be setting tuition rates based on what they determine the rest of us can bear — whereas under tuition "regulation" the public had some say in determ ining what rates were fair and viable. Though it was an imperfect system, it was more democratic. Already, CFO Kevin Hegarty is suggesting that the Tuition Police tuition Com m ittee recomm end increases to pay for $10 million in projected renovation and mainte­ nance costs for old buildings on campus. No matter that the UT System recently approved $250 million in new capital projects or that Faulkner just received another pay raise or that the University is proposing a $60 million hotel and resort. Hegarty's suggestion is just a taste of things to come. While the administration con­ tinues with its am bitious and super-expensive new building projects, it can point to an artificial budget crisis to justify tuition increases. They know the part of Chicken Little well enough to con­ vince us that the sky just keeps falling over and over again. Since the budget bullies are so familiar with fables, maybe they should take to heart another one: The Ben Who Cried Wolf. Legislators, stu­ dents and taxpayers need to take a closer look at the U niversity's let tuition finances before w'e deregulation become a carte blanche for tuition increases. W ilde r is a n a n th ro p o lo g y sen io r. statistics actually support the conclusions. Randy Zagar UT sta ff Problems with Prop. 12 I Cooper Day’s column ( “The truth about Prop. 12,” Sept. 3) is a very myopic reading of Proposition 12. The ballot states, “A constitutional amendment concerning civil lawsuits against doctors and health care providers, and other actions, authorizing the legislature to determine limitations on non-eco- nomic dam ages.” Day and oth­ ers in support of Proposition 12 oftentimes fail to inform their reader of the clause “ and other actions.” This clause is a Pandora’s box that, once opened, could apply to any “other actions” allowing the legislature to cap whatever lawsuits they deem above and beyond medical malpractice. Reform this radical would strip power away from Texan jurors. Also, Day fails to mention the tort reform of H B 4. This bill will ALREADY cap non-economic dam­ ages at $250,000 in medical malpractice. Prop 12 is unneces­ sary because m easures have already been taken to curb med­ ical malpractice lawsuits. Prop 12 advocates need to re-evaluate their position and look at HB4, which should address their con­ cerns. This amendment is unnec­ e ssary and dangerous. On Sept. 13 it should be struck down. Brazos Price Biology and psychology senior Problems with Prop. 12 II While almost everyone would agree that insurance rates and the flight of doctors from our state is a major problem, Proposition 12 is not the answer. Mr. Durant, in his Sept. 2 Firing Line ( “ Prop. 12 necessary in Texas” ), plays down the impor­ tance of the “other a ctio n s” clause, but that clause creates a major loophole for a huge num­ ber of potential defendants. If we want to address medical mal­ practice insurance rates, why d oesn 't the Legislature write a law to address ju st that, without any ambiguous clauses? Proposition 12 is not even nec­ e ssa ry to cap medical malprac­ tice awards because the Legislature already passed caps on non-economic damages that went into place on Sept. 1. The Legislature is already setting lim­ its on how much our lives are w orth, and now they’re making our state a safe haven for negli­ gent medical professionals. M alpractice suits are already exceptionally difficult to win, and malpractice judgm ents are no­ fault. We have to hold people accountable for their m istakes at an appropriate level, and $250,000 for som eone’s life is not an appropriate level. Regardless of whether or not you agree with malpractice caps, the fact remains that this law is not well written and is not ready to be passed. Yes, actions must be taken somewhere to curb this problem of “doctor flight," but Prop. 12 is not the way to do it. We cannot pass harmful laws that take away our constitutional rights and the power of the jury just because we are desperate. Vote NO on Prop 12 and demand more from your Legislature. Christine M cKinney Finance senior Good luck From the Campus Watch sec­ tion on Wednesday: "The sus­ pect is described as a white fem ale, in her early 20s, 5-feet- 5-inches tall, 115 pounds, medi- um-length blonde hair with high­ lights, wearing an orange tank top with white trim and beige sh o rts.” And she was at the game Sunday. I think I saw about 2,000 or so possible suspects walking around cam pus today. Good luck with the investigation. Richard Crippen Computer Science senior SUBMIT A FIRING LINE Please e-mail your Firing Line letters to flrtngllne@dailytexanonline.com Letters must be fewer than 250 words and should include your major and classification. The Texan reserves the right to edit all letters for brevity, clarity and liability. Thursday, September 4. 2003 X l ' W S Page 5 UTPD committee won’t address personal grievances UTPD, FROM 1 police and the community, and offer suggestions to the depart­ ment and to the president." Form er student governm ent president Katie King, who sits on the com m ittee, said she will begin researching police forces in other schools. "I'm looking into com plaints filed and ways com parable insti­ tutions dealt with similar ones," King, a UT Law School student, said. Verick Cornett, one of the two undergraduate student m em ­ bers, approached the m eeting with som e caution. "W hen Dr. Faulkner first e- mailed me about being on the committee, I wrote him back and told him I didn't want to be on a com mittee that would be there just to have a com m ittee," said Cornett, a finance junior. "Dr. Faulknef e-mailed me back and told me that this will be a com­ mittee that will be productive and proactive." UT officials said because the committee is an advisory board and not a decision-making bod y they can choose to have closed sessions. Sharlot agreed with the deci­ sion. the police department, but with a community of 77,000 people we can't have an open meeting that everyone can speak at," Sharlot said, adding that input from the UT community should be put in writing and sent to the com m it­ tee. However, Faulkner stressed that the m em bers should not serve as a grievance committee. "We are interested in the atti­ tudes of the communitv toward "There is already a system for complaints in place," Faulkner said. "The com mittee will be able to function as a receiver and fun- neler of grievances, and they will be able to look at how the griev ­ ance process works, but thev are not there to address indiv idual com plaints." Sharlot said the committee will meet about once every month, it will give a report to and Faulkner at the end o f spring 2004. Students cautious now about downloads DOWNLOAD, FROM 1 individual other file-sharers prosecuted by the music indus­ try, the im m ediate danger is direct civil liability," Bracha said. "Civil liability can add up to big sums of damages for individu­ als." U pdegrove responsibilities Under the law, the University has it m ust said, uphold, adding that if his office receives "a bona fide com plaint from a copyright holder ... we are obli­ gated to take action." Despite warnings from ITS, some students rem ain uncon­ vinced. "It's still worth the risk. ... I don't think it's [the lawsuit's] really addressing a lot of the root issues, like the prices of CDs, or not being able to hear a lot of dif­ ferent music on the radio," said Kinah Hutson, a sociology' and Spanish senior. Others were convinced of the risk but merely changed tactics. "With the RIAA suing people, less m ainstream I turned to applications," David Bjorndahl, a com puter science senior. said And some just hoped for the best. "Even though I do illegally download music, I just hope I d on't get cau gh t." said Sam Peterson, a petroleum engineer­ ing freshman. stop At least one student was con­ vinced by the threat of lawsuits file-sharing. M ike to Campbell, a theater and dance senior, said, "I have so many files on mv computer, that I fear that I would be targeted for one of the subpoenas." O thers were com pletely unaware of the legal threats alto­ gether. Chris Boehk, ow ner of Austin area record label Has Anyone Ever Told You?, said file-sharing benefited his business. "For us, it's free prom otion," Boehk said. "It's not like we get radio play ... so we have to find other ways to get it out to the people." suing A bout file-traders, Boehk said, "I think that's pretty extrem e — and extrem ely greedy." Still, he admits, "The music on there had to be made by someone ... what I think peo­ ple on both sides of this should think about is being in the other person's shoes." Graduation rates rise elsewhere NCAA, FROM 1 Humphrey, a former defen­ sive end for the University, came back to the University to com ­ plete his degree but did not graduate in the six-year time period measured by the report. The NCAA is currently in the process of revising its measure­ ment of graduation rates, which will take into account transfer students, said N CA A spokes­ woman Gail Dent. The 2003 survey revealed that athletes nationwide are graduat­ ing at an increasingly high rate of 62 percent. Although the report does not include information about trans­ fer students, Davis said the ath­ letic department is looking at ways to prevent a rate this low at the University in the future. He expects the graduation rate to increase to 50 percent or 60 per­ cent. "It's a part of the evaluation of the program," he said. "W e have to take a look at why our guys are not graduating well or not graduating at all." Copy editors: Keeping an eye on the news. T h e D a i l y T e x a n copy-editing try-outs will be extended an extra week from Sept. 7-11. Come on down to the base­ ment of the CMA, located at the corner of 25th Street and Whitis Avenue, to sign up. Call 4 7 5-81 47 or stop by if you have questions. - * ¿K .y v-rs. f. - iri M ><•< American Eagle Outfitters Banana Republic Express Gap Forever 21 Hot Topic Team Spirit Victoria's Secret Register to win one of three Personal Palm Pilots* Stop by o u r Prem ier Custom er Service Center fo r more details on how to w in. 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AND AGAIN By Elliott Blackburn Daily Texan Staff University negotiators hope to know by the end of the week whether a parking garage in West Campus to be built by both the U niversity and the U niversity Co-op w ill move forward. A U niversity offer to build a garage at the comer of West 23rd and San Antonio streets on land owned by the Co-op has stalled around the issue of control of the garage. N o decision for or against the proposal had been made, "but it doesn't look good at all as far as any agreement said the U niversity," w ith George M itchell, president of the Co-op. The University cannot use bond money to build a garage that would reserve parking spots for Joe any non-UT group, said Powell, of president Employee and Campus services. vice "It's going to be available to anyone around [the area], but it's going to be b uilt w ith U niversity funds, and w e're not going to reserve it for anybody," he said. The Co-op needs a three-story, 300- to 400-space parking garage to serve both its customers and Barnes & Noble, as well as office space to replace offices that would need to be demolished for the garage to be built, M itchell said. On football game days, the Guadalupe store conducts be­ tween eight and 10 times the nor­ mal amount of business, he esti­ mated. "Football weekends, we need [space] badly," M itchell said. The University contacted the Co-op three months ago with the idea, M itchell said. A garage behind the Co-op could help fill parking demands for students and for faculty in the west part of campus, where there are few garages w ithin walking distance, U T parking officials said. Under the proposal, the Co-op would donate three parcels of land, and the University would construct the garage. Avoiding high land prices in an area so close to campus was ideal for campus parking as well, Powell said. "[It] would be kind of a gate­ way, coming right off 23rd into campus and nearly tying right into the West M all," he said. if But the Co-op wants reserved spots, both the Co-op and University may have to find funding to build their projects separately. “This is my 17th year, and we’ve been talking about parking garages since before I got here.” George Mitchell, President of the Co-op Though parking officials hope the current proposal can move forward, the University is consid­ ering several options, said Bob Harkins, director of Parking and Transportation. A garage at the comer of 24th and San Antonio streets can support an additional two stories of parking space but is the only garage capable of such expansion, he said. Though he declined to be specific, it is no secret that there are also other potential spots for a garage, he said. "A n y place that's flat and has got blacktop on it has a place for a garage," he said. The Co-op plans to have a garage constructed by 2005. If the current deal falls through, the set­ back would be nothing new for the store, M itchell said. "This is my 17th year, and we've been talking about parking garages since before I got here," he said. Chris Yancey, first-year music studies student, practices playing his instrument two hours a day on the fifth floor of the music building. Anthony Chapman/Daily Texan Staff Texas Exes give $2M in aid 66 alumni chapters will award annual scholarship funds By Jayprakash Kansara and Chelsea Stark Daily Texan Staff The Texas Exes began award­ ing about $2 m illion in scholar­ ships to more than 700 students Wednesday. D uring the next week, the alum ni association w ill be giv­ ing aw ay its annual allotment of scholarship funds for U T stu­ dents. The event began w ith the first of three aw ard banquets. These awards are given out annuallv by 66 Texas Exes chap­ ters across the country. To raise funds, local chapters host events including fishing tournaments, casino parties, celebrity w aiter events and black-tie dinners. The amount raised this year is less than recent years due to lower interest rates on endow­ ments funds, said Eleanor Moore, director of scholarships at Texas Exes. "It takes awhile to get the chap­ ters to notify us of the rewards," said Chelsea Hopwood, a 2001 alumna now working for the scholarship department of the association. Instead of a cash scholarship, each of the 13 Austin area stu­ dents chosen received $800 in credit to use at the Co-op- Bookstores. The Houston chap­ ter of Texas Exes has started giv­ ing aw ay similar gifts. "W e 'v e spread the w ord to other chapters ... and H ouston caught on," said Trey M cLean, a m em ber of the organizing com m ittee. A riaw a Talton, a journalism freshman, won $2,500 from the Dallas chapter. "The fact that the alum ni would care so much about their school to give someone a schol­ arship im pressive," Talton said. is quite The students are selected based on a combination of academic standing and financial need. "W e always tty to give out as many scholarships as possible," Moore said. More than 400 "Texas Leader" Scholarships, which are given to "D edicated" m inorities, and Scholarships, which are award­ ed in honor of a particular indi­ vidual, w ill be given out Thursday, Sept. 4, at 6:30 p.m. at the Alum ni Center. YELLOW TEETH! Go Back to School with White Teeth 50% off our Home and Laser Whitening Services C e n t e r F o r C o s m e t i c D e n t i s t r y 3 minutes from Barton C rock Mall \\ w u.da//lingsmilos.com 892-5335 \Crystal Nails) | “P%<%/eáú¿o*uxí 'Kail | | 512-451-6512 | . 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Currently, the foundation has 74 ongoing grants with profes­ sors in all areas of chemical research at the University. Each grant lasts for three years and is for a total of $150,000. “We look for ideas that are workable, that will lead to break­ throughs in chemistry," said Norbert Dittrich, the president of the Welch Foundation. — Juliana A. Torres North Texas offering $30 repairs for Blaster virus The University of North Texas is dealing with the Blaster virus and its clones in an unusual manner. If students' computers become infected with the virus they have the option to pay the technicians at the computer center $30 to have the virus removed. “Students don’t have to use the service. It's just an offer,” said UNT spokeswoman Kelley Reese. “They do have to provide the university with proof that their computers have been cleaned.” The university had not planned on the cost for computer repair, and the $30 fee will help defray the possible $18,000 cost the the virus may cause UNT. 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Proposition enhances student loan program Coalition pushes for lower fees, increased limits By A.J. Bauer Daily Texan Staff A coalition of various financial aid, student loan and university organizations sent a proposition to Congress this week in an effort to strengthen the federal student loan program. The C oalition for Better Student Loans, which is made up representing of organizations more than 2,000 colleges and uni­ versities, sent out five recom m en­ dations to improve the Higher Education Act during its reautho­ rization. Congress reviews time- sensitive bills ever}' five years. "W ith today's cost of college, more than half of students bor­ row," said Jim Boyle, president of College Parents of America. "I think the average student in need of financial aid would clearly benefit from this proposal." If adopted, the proposal would go into effect for the 2004-2005 school year and provide relief from a 3-percent origination fee on every federal loan charged to students over the past 20 years. The coalition views this fee as an "education tax." The group is urging Congress to end the refinancing of consoli­ dated loans, increase flexibility of loan repayment options and aid borrowers who exit school with high debt into low-paying fields. All recommendations are aimed at giving more opportunity for students to succeed, College Parents of America spokesman Patrick King said. is "T h e intended effect to increase access to higher educa­ tion through increased financial aid," he said. "It's visible that the higher degree you get, the higher your earnings can be." The proposal would also increase Stafford loan limits cur­ rently set at $23,000 per year to $30,000, allowing students to bor­ row more from the federal gov­ ernment. But this is a sticking point the United States Student Association, a group who opposes the Coalition's proposal. proposals would increase student loan debt and "T h ese for distract Congress from investing in grant programs like Pell," stu­ dent association legislative direc­ tor Mar)r Cunningham said. "We are encouraging m em bers of Congress to lower student debt and strengthen federal grant pro­ gram s." In response to the association's argument, Boyle cited a recently released public opinion poll con­ Public Opinion ducted Strategies and Hart Research that found 88 percent of 800 likely vot­ ers favor an increase in Stafford loan limits. by These num bers, Boyle said, add to the already growing sup­ port the coalition has gained. "The fact we have a coalition that brings schools, parents and the loan community m akes me optimistic that congress will take our proposal seriously," he said Federal Relations Officer Matt Owens shares Boyle's optimism and said he hopes the association will reconsider their position on the proposition. "I'm sure if thev talk with the students w e've been hearing from, thev will look at these pro posals in a new light," he said. SCHOOL’S OUT Tech professor faces 54 counts of theft, fraud By Betsy Blaney Associated Press LUBBOCK — One of the nation's top plague researchers, who earlier this year reported vials of the deadly bactena stolen from his laboratory', pleaded innocent Wednesday to 54 federal counts of theft, embezzlement and fraud. Texas Tech professor Thomas C. Butler was indicted in April on 15 charges stem m ing from allega­ tions that he smuggled samples of plague bacteria from Tanzania, illegally transported them within the United States and abroad, and then lied about it to authori­ ties. com panies The new charges allege Butler received $320,675 from two phar­ — maceutical Pharmacia and Chiron — between August 1998 and August 2001 to conduct clinical trials on drugs to treat severe sepsis, an often-fatal infection of the bloodstream, and Type 2 diabetes, without Tech's knowledge. The com panies paid him "am ou n ts separate from and above the paym ents" thev were to pay the university's health sci­ ence center for other clinical stud­ ies, according to a federal indict­ ment. Butler, 62, has pleaded inno­ cent to all charges. The new charges were part of an Aug 13 indictment unsealed Wednesday in Butler's arraignm ent before U.S. Magistrate Nancy Koenig. Butler, who remains free on $100,000 bond until his Nov. 3 trial, declined to comment as he left the courtroom. Roger McRoberts, one of the U.S. assistant attorneys prosecut­ ing the case, also declined to com­ ment. Representatives for Pharmacia, a division of New York-based Pfizer, and California-based Chiron, did not return phone calls to The Associated Press. Jonathan Turley, one of seven attorneys representing Butler, said the new charges are "an attempt to buttress a weak crimi­ nal case by piling on any conceiv­ able criminal charge." "These counts raise matters that are routinely dealt with as civil disputes," Turley said. "I have thus far not found where they have previously been used as the basis of criminal prosecution." Butler reported in January that 30 vials of the plague bacteria were stolen from a university lab. The report, com ing amid public worry over biological attack, trig­ gered a terrorism-alert plan and prompted the FBI to rush dozens of agents to this West Texas city. Security experts fear plague could be used as a biological weapon. “ Ultimately, the board of regents will vote whether to dismiss him. It’s a lengthy process. It could be a year.” Cindy Rugeley, Texas Tech spokeswoman The According to the indictment, Butler misled the university and its auditors to cover up his scheme with the drug companies. indictm ent alleges that Butler "provided false and mis­ leading inform ation when he identified com pensation, pay­ ment and other financial incen­ tives to researchers" to Tech's Institutional Review Board. Butler remains on paid admin­ istrative leave from his job as chief of the school's infectious diseases division and is prohibited from visiting his laboratory. I ast week, the president of Tech Health Science Center recommended dis­ missal for Butler, Tech spokes­ woman Cindy Rugeley said. "U ltim ately, the board of regents will vote whether to dis­ miss h im ," she said. "It's a lengthy process. It could be a year." Since Butler's indictment, many of his colleagues have contended is the charges prove that he absent-minded but not criminal. The N ational Academ y of Sciences last month protested to Attorney General lohn Ashcroft about the Justice Department 's investigation and prosecution of Butler. The academy'^ Committee on Human Rights has asked its mem­ bers to express their support for Butler in letters to Ashcroft and Robert Mueller, the FBI director. If convicted on all counts, Butler could spend the rest of his life in prison and receive $17.1 million in fines. Students cross the East Mall Wednesday after finishing classes. Ginger Brown/Daily Texan Staff ; The Schwinn® Sidewinder^ Only at WAL-MART. 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The conference targets industry professionals from various disci­ plines including crisis manage­ ment, human resources, medical and health services, environmen­ tal and security professions and business contingency planning. — John Owens Texas A&M raises tuition, hires new faculty members HOUSTON — Texas A&M University is moving forward with its plan to hire nearly 450 new professors over the next five years, the university said Wednesday. Last month university President Robert Gates told regents of the plan, which he said would cost at least $40 million. The regents approved a $9-per-credit-hour increase in tuition at the same meeting. A&M has already reallocated $20.5 million from internal cuts that included 35 staff layoffs to help with the hiring program. Gates said the university is seek­ ing more ways to reallocate or increase funds for hiring new pro­ fessors, including additional tuition increases. The university plans to hire 447 new tenured or tenure-track faculty by 2008, with more than half joining programs in engi­ neering, science and liberal arts. — Associated Press Convict decides to appeal, lethal injection delayed LIVINGSTON — The scheduled execution of a Houston man for the 1992 slaying of a 9-year-old boy was put off indefinitely Wednesday when the convict decided he no longer was volun­ teering to die. Perry Allen Austin, 44, was set for lethal injection Monday. “He changed his mind about foregoing his appeals and wants an attorney appointed to pursue his options,” said Roe Wilson, a Harris County assistant district attorney who handles capital case appeals. “His date’s been withdrawn.” Austin plead guilty in April 2002 to capital murder for injecting 9-year-old David Kazmouz with the pain killer Demerol and then slitting the boy’s throat. Prosecutors said Austin killed Kazmouz because he was mad at the victim's older brother. — AP Zeta Psi Fraternity Fall Recruitment Are you a future leader of UT? Are you interested in joining a social fraternity? Come find out about what Zeta Psi has to offer. 6:30-7:30 Thursday 9/4 Texas Union 4.222 or call 789-0034 II A HOLY SCAM ARTIST SAN ANTONIO — A man who dressed as a priest to scam nearly $25,000 worth of merchandise from San Antonio busi­ nesses has pleaded no contest to the thefts. George Persyn ran up tabs on credit after convincing business owners he was a Catholic priest in need of donations. Thursday, September 4, 2003 Austin police to hire 58 new officers Department receives $4.35 million federal grant to tip coverage By Lomi Kriel Daily Texan Staff \ustin will see an increase in p dice presence on the streets o \e r the next three years, due to a $4 45 million federal grant from the Department of Justice. L S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D- Austin, said today that the Austin Police D epartm ent will soon receive the grant from the depart­ m ent as part of a Universal Hiring Award program from its Office of Community Oriented Policing Sendees, or COPS. Doggett, who has been involved with the COPS program for some time, said he recognized Austin's need, especially with the tight budget looming over the city' right now. "This is some funding that is available for police departments as an incentive for cities to put m ore police officers on the streets," Doggett said. "And given the really tight budget crunch Austin is under right now, it is important to try to ensure that we have enough officers on the streets." The funding will provide for an additional 58 officers over a three-year period, and covers 75 percent of the total cost. It also provides $75,000 for the salaries and benefits of each new officer for three years. This will allow APD to maintain its quota of two police officers for every 1,000 Austin residents. This grant will help to keep up with the growth of the city, said Scott Stevens, APD spokesman. "We believe that given Austin's size, its geographic size and pop­ ulation, we need additional offi­ cers," said Mike Sheffield, presi­ dent of the Austin Police Association. "We welcome any time we receive additional funds, so we can increase the num ber of officers on the street." Any time there are more offi­ cers, there are better response times, Sheffield said, and the offi­ cers themselves are safer. But while its im portant to have additional enforcement, Doggett said it w as also a matter com m unity the of getting law involved. Having officers out in the com m unity and getting citi­ zens acquainted with police lead­ ership is also im portant, he said. "A ustin has a had a really strong com m unity and police involvement," Doggett said. "I think that's one of the reasons they got this grant." But while the additional num ­ bers will help, in a city of Austin's size, even such a large grant may not be enough, Stevens said. "When you take a city of our size and you put 58 officers over a three year period, that can be absorbed real quickly," Stevens said. I Vrrv seeks I )otson’s extradition By The Associated Press Gov Rick Perry on Wednesday gned a w arrant seeking the extradition of Carlton Dotson from Maryland. Dotson is accused of murder in the death of his for­ mer Baylor University basketball teammate Patrick Dennehy. Dotson has been indicted by a Mcl ennan County grand jury, and the district attorney's office asked Perry to seek D otson's return from his hom e state. The formal extradition request w as sent to Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich. Dotson, 21, is being held at Kent Count} Detention Center in Maryland. D ennehys body w as found in a field near Waco July 25, four days after Dotson w as charged with murder. An autopsy report show ed that Dennehy died of two gunshot wounds to the head. D ennehv's disappearance in mid-June, and the nam ing of Dotson as a "person of interest" in the case, prom pted intense scrutiny of Baylor and its basket­ ball program. Baylor basketball coach Dave Bliss and athletic director Tom Stanton resigned Aug. 8. School investigators said they discovered Bliss was involved in two players receiv ing improper financial aid, and d id n 't staff m em bers properly report failed drug tests. GO FETCH Nicole M a d d o x / Daily Texan Staff Jennifer Wohlrab attempts to play fetch with Mochi, a German shepherd mix, at Barton Springs Wednesday afternoon as Heidi Gerbracht, Mochi’s owner, and Spencer Franklin look on. Barton Springs, the fourth largest natural spring in Texas, was created as a result of a landshift that created the Balcones Fault. Racial slurs follow police chief’s firing By Lisa Falkenberg Associated Press DALLAS — Hispanic com­ m unity leaders W ednesday denounced the use of "hate speech" by blacks protesting a Hispanic city m anager's deci­ sion to fire Terrell Bolton, the city's first black police chief. City Manager Ted Benavides dismissed Bolton last week, cit­ ing poor job performance, but Bolton and his supporters are fighting the decision, which they say w as orchestrated by Mayor Laura Miller, who is white. Members of Hispanic activist group for People United Representation and Equality, or P.U.R.E., said at a news confer­ ence they were "saddened and disheartened" by racial slurs against H ispanics displayed recently on signs at a rally and a recent City Council meeting. "H ate speech has no place in the public discourse of individu­ als who speak about justice and equality," said Diana Flores, a,, the Dallas trustee w ith Community College District. Dallas lawyer Rosa Orenstein said the racial epithets threaten to "split the communities apart" and make Hispanics less willing to listen to the black communi­ ty's concerns over Bolton's firing. "W hen you call a Hispanic a wetback, all reason will immedi­ said, fail," Orenstein ately reading P.U.R.E. a statem ent from The Rev. Stephen Nash, presi­ dent of Dallas' Interdenomina­ tional Ministerial Alliance joined the news conference with other blacks wearing T-shirts reading "Recall M ayor M iller" and "Reinstate Chief Bolton." Nash said he was appalled by the racial slurs made by a small num ber of people and apolo­ gized for them. "I don't even know who made the racial slur, but they certainly d id n 't speak for the African- American comm unity," Nash said. "It's as m uch an insult to us as it is for Hispanics." Nash said the blame goes to the mayor, w ho he believes has "deliberately blacks against Hispanics." pitted Miller's spokesm an Crayton Webb said Miller had no part in Bolton's firing and that only the council can fire a city manager. He said Bolton's firing had noth­ ing to do with pitting one com­ munity against another. On Wednesday, Benavides released a letter granting Bolton a 30-minute hearing before the City Council on Sept. 15 and an expla­ nation for his firing. Benavides listed 20 reasons, including a fake drug scandal that led to convic­ tions of innocent Mexican immi­ grants and Dallas being named the city with the highest per capi­ ta crime rate in the country. • Liver, Kidneys. 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Cars, weather will raise pollution levels in Austin By Molly Wardlaw Daily Texan Staff The influx of vehicles to A ustin at the start of the school year an d chan g in g w ea th er w ith the transition to fall will probably result in the y e a r's highest p o llution in September, city of A ustin offi­ cials said. levels The h igh levels of air p o llu ­ th e in S e p te m b e r are tion result of a variety' of factors, in c lu d in g th e v ehicle e m is­ sions p ro d u ce d by the new ly arrived stu d e n ts a n d the sta rt of b u s routes, said Fred Blood, the air quality m a n ag er for the city of A ustin. se c o n d a ry school But another factor in the spike is beyond A ustin's control. “The changing from sum m er w eather patterns to w'inter p at­ terns, along w ith the increase in emissions, ad d s to the reason that Septem ber has held the hottest ozone days for the last 10 years," Blood said. M ark Brundrett, m eteorolo­ gist w ith the N ational W eather Service, said changing w eather patterns are caused by "ridges," or air patterns. These also result in m ore pollution. "For all of September, the air comes from the east," B rundrett said. "Because of this, it picks up the pollution from H ouston as well as East Texas industrial plants, and the pollution gets trapped in the u p p er level ridge. As a that result, you get hazy, foggy co n dition often associated w ith Septem ber." O ut of the six O zone Action D ays called in 2002, three of them occurred in September. C ity officials sa id th ey w ill c o n tin u e c o m b a t to h e lp v eh icle em issio n s in A u stin — th e m ajo r c u lp rit of air p o llu tio n . M ay or Will W ynn w as recently elected official chair­ m an of the Clean Air Force, the leading organization in air pol­ lution prevention in Austin. for A ustin "A ir quality is a definite pri­ o rity an d ou r region," W ynn said. "We have to breathe this air, so we should m ake it the cleanest, h ealthiest air possible." Blood said o u t of all the cars an d trucks on the road, a su r­ p risingly few n u m b e r of vehi­ cles result in the m ajority of the p o llu tio n . A b o u t 20 p e rc e n t a c co u n t th a n 50 for m o re th e p o llu tio n p erc en t of all created. John H urt, sp o k e sm an for of the Texas D e p a rtm e n t s a id - the T ra n sp o rtatio n , to d e p a rtm e n t encourage people to keep their cars in good condition and to u p g rad e to n ew er cars that pro ­ duce cleaner air. trie d h as These incentives are a series of ad cam paigns, although none currently include any financial incentives. to go "Tax cuts are a possibility in the future, although they w'ould the h av e L egislature," said. "F inancial incentives are, of course, m uch m ore likelv to get peo p le to resp o n d th a n just saying, 'Job well done.'" th ro u g h H u rt fe EX-GOVERNOR SHAKEN UP IN WRECK LUBBOCK — Former Gov. Preston Smith was in satisfactory condition Wednesday after he drove his car into a parking lot light pole in Lubbock. Smith, 91, who lives in Lubbock, remained hospitalized at University Medical Center following the Tuesday accident. Smith told police he was having difficulty seeing because the sun was shining in his eyes, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported on its online edition Wednesday. Wife sells husband winning lotto, ticket “ I started scream ing and hollering, ‘We're m illionaires! W e’re m illion aires!” ’ Byron Woods, Texas Lotto winner b u y hom es for fam ily m em bers and take a trip to Las Vegas. The $49 million w as the largest prize aw arded since the Texas Lottery Com m ission changed the gam e earlier this year to m ake it h ard er to w in. The gam e requires players to select five n u m b e r s from o n e to 44 and a bonus n um ber from another set of 44 num bers. The estim ated od d s of w inning are about 47.7 m illion-to-one. Lottery com m ission Executive D irecto r R eagan G reer said because Barbara W oods sold the worming ticket, officials d o u b le­ checked to m ake su re it w as valid and found no problem s. H e said the gam e allow s retailers a n d em p lo y ees the lottery. to play "W e m ade sure everything w as follow'ed properly," G reer sa id . "W e congratulate them ." Bryon W oods said he chose the annuity instead of the lum p sum cash paym ent option because "I intend to live another 24 years. 1 w ant my [winnings] throughout my life." Bryon said he had purchased three tickets earlier in the week, and his wife initially refused to sell him any m ore w h en he picked her u p from w ork 10 m in ­ utes before the cutoff for the July 30 draw ing. "H e som e," alre ad y had Barbara said. "It's all good nowr." It sure is. The second batch of Q uick Pick tickets produced the w inning num bers of 11-17-22-24- 43, bonus ball 6. The couple d id n 't know they'd w'on until a telephone call from a P hilip B a te s Assoc ited P ress Byron and Barbara Woods of Eagle Lake claim ed their Texas Lotto win rtings W ednesday with a ticket worth $49 million. family m em ber the next m orning told them the w inning ticket w as p u rchased at the store. Bryon checked the num bers on his com ­ puter. "I started scream ing and hol­ lering, 'W e're millionaires! We're millionaires!'" he said. Bryon, 38, quit his job as a diesel m echanic and Barbara, 46, turned in h er keys to the J&K's C orner store w here she w'orked. They said thev w ant to provide college sch o larsh ip s students. for local "W e w ant to help the kids in o u r area w ho really w'ant to go to school," said Bryon Woods, w ho paid for his ow n education to learn diesel mechanics. H e said thev h a d n 't talked to local school officials about the scholarship plan "but they'll hear about it today." Thev also wrant to donate to charities for cancer and arthritis, Parents’ m urder trial will include confession By The Associated Press BROWNSVILLE — A judge W ednesday rejected a m otion to exclude a confession by John Allen Rubio, 22, w'ho, w ith his com m on-law wife, is accused of capital m urder in the deaths of their three y o u n g children in March. The ru lin g by state D istrict Judge Robert G arza cam e on the third day of testim ony follow'ing the judge's decision on Friday to oust reporters from the co u rt­ room. He barred the m edia after Rubio's attorney, N at Perez Jr., argued that som e evidence pre­ sented d u rin g the hearing w ould prejudice Rubio's right to a fair trial. G arza said through court coor­ dinator M innie Torres that all the m otions heard W ednesday w ere denied. The judge also im posed a gag o rd er everyone involved in the trial from talking to the m edia. fo rb id d in g Rubio and A ngela Camacho, 23, a M atam oros, Mexico, native the U nited living illegally States, are alleged to h ave stabbed, sm othered and decapi­ tated the children in their dilapi­ in d ated Brownsville apartm ent on M arch 10 or 11. O n M arch 11, an acquaintance found the bludgeoned bodies of Julissa Q uezada, 3; John Esthefan Rubio, 1; and Marv Jane Rubio, 2 m onths, then flagged dowm a police officer for help. Cam acho w as the m other of all three chil­ dren, and Rubio w as the father of tw o of the children. Police say that on the day of the co u p le's arrest, each con­ fessed on tape and in w'riting to the killings. The tw o have p le ad ­ ed not guilty. They are being tried in sepa­ rate courts, and the C am eron County' district atto rn ey 's office is seeking the death penalty in b oth cases. Rubio's trial will begin Sept. 22. C am acho's trial date has not been set because she has n o t yet been found com petent to stand trial. C o u rt-ap p o in ted attorney E rnesto G am ez said C am acho w'as not m entally com petent to confess. The courtroom w as dark on W ednesday as videos connected to the case w ere show n, The Brow'nsville H erald reported in its T hursday editions. JL H/AS ^4/ieo/... tiJofdt, Kio one OfejC ujcjTns -ho 12>ué iwe- uj/cj, ,-C cyu 'to s (Pi i^ords h a v e -Unese Taped, to-in be -hke C rc y^ jowOrvey ^ ouir T o h 8Oú - /jO P éf . ory /ey«S AiSAjOii*sf~ Se.Y-oc,/ $ p z * k u p . 5 p e « ¿ o u t ' f l s n d e J Jy A U ttH - , Ai~!vr*ty a f T er< *s DID YOU KNOW? Locks of Love estimates that children donate more than 80 percent of the ponytails received. Virginia Lake styles 23-year-old UT alumna Erin Habingreither’s hair after a cut at Artist's Hair Studio Wednesday. Habingreither donated hair to Locks of Love last year. The nonprofit sends more than 1,000 wigs to low-income children per year. Ashley H ltson/Daily Texan Staff Thursday, Septem ber 4, 20Q3 Page 10 T m D a ily T k \ a n Focus Loving hair care Locks o f Love collects hair to provide wigs fo r suffering children By Johanna Sevier • Daily Texan Staff "W" m 1^ y "T” T Erin graduate I Habingreither knew she wanted to cut her hair after reading a story in "Chicken Soup for the Soul." "It was a story about a girl who got a wig and was really excited about it," she said. Habingreither decided to donate her hair to Locks of Love. This Florida-based nonprofit makes hairpieces for financially disadvantaged children without hair. "It's nice to know you're doing something for a good cause, and it wasn't even that hard to do," Habingreither said. Before cutting it, she waited until her hair was long enough to meet the 10-inch length required by Locks of Love. "It was a little scary to cut so much hair, but right after I got it done, it was very liberating," she said. Thanks to donors such as Habingreither, Locks of Love sends more than 1,000 wigs to low-income children each year. Most of the children suffer from alopecia areata, a long-term hair loss disease. "Basically, your body develops an allergy to your hair," said Susan Stone, Locks of Love exec­ utive director. More than 4 million Americans suffer from alopecia areata. Victims of this unpredictable skin disease lose scalp and body hair. Though no treatment or cure exists, Locks of Love helps make life tolerable for children with alopecia areata. "The founder had alopecia areata in her 20s. Fifteen years later, her 4-year-old daughter had it and lost all of her hair. Using her daughter as an inspiration, she decided to devote herself to Locks of Love," Stone said. Originally a wig-making com­ pany's philanthropic project, Locks of Love officially estab­ lished itself as a nonprofit in 1997. "Our first year, we helped 21 kids. And now, over 1,000. And we're not even 6 years old yet," Stone said. Wednesday, Locks of Love accepted its first international application. A girl from Canada will soon be the recipient of a new hairpiece. "Receiving the wigs makes kids more outgoing. It really brings out their self-esteem," Stone said. Obtaining a wig generally takes four months. Applicants for wigs receive a plaster-of-paris mold kit and video by mail. The child makes a skin-to-plaster head mold and sends it hack to the manufacturing plant. Using 140,000 strands of real hair, wigs are handmade using sil­ icon caps to match each child's skin tone. The custom-made sili­ con allows for a perfect fit, making it impossible to pull off. "Kids can go swimming, they can hang upside-down on the monkey bars, they can lead a nor­ mal life," Stone said. Children can choose their desired hair length and color. Such wigs are known as prosthet­ ics and are worth more than $3,000. "I have some kids whose friends don't even know that they don't have hair," Stone said. Stone describes working at Locks of Love as incredibly grati- fying. "I picked up a little girl in our office who had never had hair," she said. "We put her wig on, and for the first time, she looked in the mirror and saw herself with hair. It made her cry. It made me cry." Tears are common at Locks of Love. "Every day, our staff cries. Because of the kindness or suffer­ ing. Either what kids will do for someone they don't even know or what they will bear," she said. Stone said not having hair can be emotionally scarring, especially for children. "Kids who don't wear the right jeans get teased. Can you imagine what it would be like to go to school without hair?" Stone said. Locks of Love receives many letters of thanks from grateful children. "We had one little girl who wrote to us and said every time she put her wig on and looked in the mirror, she said a silent, 'Thank you,' to everyone who donated their hair," Stone said. Local Austin stylist Virginia Lake sends more than 15 pony­ tails a week to Locks of Love. "People come in and say, 'I want to send my hair to Locks of Love.' We keep the hair, package it and send it off," Lake said. Lake offers free haircuts for clients making such donations. "What really perturbs me is when someone comes in and says, 'Oh, I just cut off 15 inches.' I say, 'What did you do with it?' and they say, 'Oh, I threw it out,"' Lake said. She initially became involved after a family member died of "She was all about raising kids. The hair goes to children. So, this is something I can do to think about her," Lake said. Now, her salon is known throughout Austin as the place to donate hair. "I get people I only see every two years 'cause they cut their hair and donate it," Lake said. "Then, I don't see them for a while and then, boom, they're back in the salon ready to cut their hair and send it out again," she stated. The hair must be at least 10 inches, clean and dry. Clients become nervous cutting off hair that took years to grow. "Sometimes they get a little emotional, but then I remind them that they're not the ones who should be crying. The per­ son who should be crying is the person who really needs their hair," Lake said. Other clients are excited and proud of themselves. "They bring in friends, cam­ eras, pictures. Everyone gets real­ ly excited. Like, 'Oh wow! You cut it off!"' Lake said. Thirteen-year-old Kira Palmore cut and donated her hair at Lake's salon. "She put it in a ponytail and braided it and cut it off right about the rubber band. Then she put it in a box with a bunch of other braids in plastic bags," Palmore said of Lake. Palmore wanted to help other children by donating her hair. "I just thought it was a good idea. I felt bad for them," Palmore said. HAIR DONATION REQUIREMENTS • Hair donations accepted from men and women, young and old, all colors and all races • Hair may be colored or permed, but not chem ically dam aged • Hair swept off the floor is not usable • Hair cut years ago is usable as long as it has been stored in a ponytail • Hair that is short, gray or unsuitable for children will be separated from the ponytails and sold at fair m arket value to offset the co st of manufacturing • Curly hair may be pulled straight to m easure the m inimum 10 inches • Layered hair may be divided into more than one ponytail for donation' Locks of Love contact Information (for donations): 2 9 2 5 10th Ave. North, Ste. 102 Lake Worth, FL 3 3 4 6 1 1-888-896-1588 www.locksoflove.org Local salon contact: A rtist’s Hair Studio Northw est Austin 2 5 0 -8 5 6 7 Ron Mazzoli is seen in his University of Louisville office July 1 in Louisville, Ky. Mazzoli, a for­ mer U.S. Representative from Kentucky, is going back to school as a student in a one-year pro­ gram this fall at Harvard University. Ed Reinke/ Associated Press mentor for younger students. "We're never too old to leam and never too old to share our experiences with others," said Pryor, who headed the Institute of Politics when Mazzoli was there. "That's one of the great characteristics of people when they reach a certain age." Pryor said students flocked to Mazzoli. "He made young people want to go into politics," said Pryor, a U.S. senator from 1979 to 1996. Mazzoli graduated magna cum laude from Notre Dame University in 1954, spent two years in the Army and practiced private law before entering poli­ tics as a state senator in 1968. He was elected to his first congres­ sional term, representing the 3rd District, in 1971, and was named chairman of the House subcom­ mittee on Immigration, Refugees and International Law in 1981. But now, the man who has a fed­ eral building named for him in downtown Louisville freely admits that his toughest task may be navi­ gating a perspnal computer. After taking some computer courses, "I find myself not so fearful as I used to be," he said. Mazzoli won't receive any scholarship money for the courses in the Mid-Career Program in Public Administration, one of the school's oldest degree programs. He's paying for the classes himself. "At this point in our life, Helen and I have no toys. We have no boats, we have no vacation homes, we have no country club memberships. But we have enjoyed things like this." He has no grand plans once he finishes the two-semester pro­ gram. "I'm hoping that I'll be able to gather from this experience more information, more knowledge that I can put to use, even if it's only just simply to apply to something on my desk — not to solve some major world problem or an existing national problem — but just because knowledge is worth acquiring for its own value." Locks of Love requests that donated hair be at least 10 inches long. However, a donated ponytail shorter than the m inim um may be sold to help offset the at-cost m anufacturing of hairpieces for children. Ashley Hitson/Daily Texan Staff teaching an old dog. new tricks 71-year-old politician returns to school to leam something new By Dylan T. Lovan Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Talk to Ron Mazzoli even for a little while, and one thing becomes apparent: He is passionate about learning. He thrives on it. Consider evidence: the Mazzoli, who will turn 71 in November, had a distinguished 25-year career as a Democrat in Congress. He has taught law classes at the University of Louisville since his retirement in 1995. He was a visiting fellow at Harvard University's Institute of Politics for three months last year. He enjoys catching up on an unfinished novel now and then. So why would he give it all up and head back to college, be forced to pore over term papers while the neighbors, who are just a fraction of his age, are getting loud in the quad? "I want to disprove the theory that you can't teach an old dog new tricks," said Mazzoli, who will enter a one-year, mid-career program at Harvard Sept. 10. The coursework is usually reserved for 30-somethings who want to take a career in politics a step far­ ther. The lure of learning attracted him to the historic campus in “ I sort of feel a day is lost if you don’t learn som ething.” Ron Mazzoli, former congressman Cambridge, Mass. "I sort of feel a day is lost if you don't leam something," he said. The trip to Harvard won't be a repeat of spring 2002, when he was there as a visiting fellow. Mazzoli ran a study group for students at the Institute of Politics and lived in a comfortable house near campus. This time, he and his wife, Helen, will live in a one-bed­ room undergraduate dormitory in Lowell House, one of H arvard's 12 undergraduate houses. Being in that setting will put the couple close to every­ thing Harvard has to offer, but Mazzoli admits he's a little con­ the nocturnal cerned about habits of his neighbors. "The other side of it is the noise level and the activity level," he said, adding he wonders "just exactly how we're going to func­ tion when you have students running around" at night. But adjusting to college life is a challenge that her husband is eager for, Helen Mazzoli said. "I think because he always looks for a challenge, and he's always ready to expand his hori­ zons mentally, and he's so taken with the idea of learning, that this appeals to him," she said. A friend and former colleague, former Arkansas Sen. David Pryor, said Mazzoli will serve as a Page 11 T h e D a h a T e x a n S p o r t s Giants’ Shockey disgraces the NFL Thursday, September 4, 2003 Setting LONGHORN FRIDAY COMING TOMORROW Football has the weekend off but not soccer or volleyball. W e’ll tell you the inside word on where to see your Longorns in action this weekend. It’s football season again, and that means it’s time for the Texan sports prognosticators to start making their picks. for the future Andrew steps up as the Longhorns' starting setter during her freshman year By Carrie Crossman Daily Texan Staff It w as never a question that Jenny Andrew would spend her time playing sports. For the 6- foot-2-inch freshman, the hard part was picking only one to play — basketball, volleyball or the high jump. "I started playing basketball in the first grade," Andrew said. "It was my first true love. Until high school I played basketball, volleyball and high jumped. For Christmas in seventh- grade, my dad gave me a volleyball, and when I asked why, he told me to just give it a try." Luckily for the Texas volleyball team, Andrew’ began giving volleyball her full attention. Since then nothing has changed. In her senior year at Kingwood High School in Houston, Andrew was chosen to the Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 list of high school seniors. "The second that I stepped on campus for a volleyball camp, I knew I wanted to come here," Andrew said. "It just feels like home. It's cool to play for your hom e state. The first practice ever was the most exciting time here. 1 had been wait­ ing to play here, talking about it all the time. It was exciting to actually be here." As the lone setter and a freshman on the team this year, Andrew' becomes just the third true- freshman starting setter in Texas history. To get ready for her role, Andrew' spent the sum mer talking to head coach Jerritt Elliott and getting mentally and physically prepared. "The great thing about Jenny is she brings great emotion to the gam e," Elliott said. "The potential for her to play and grow on the court is very positive for the grow'th of our program. Jenny is a Texas native and is looking to put some 'Texas Pride' into the Longhorn volleyball program ." Taking a cue from two of her favorite athletes — M ichael Jordan and Lance Armstrong — Andrewr's wrork ethic leaves nothing to be desired. She is a true student of the game, w atch­ ing films as often as she can. In her dorm room, Andrew has a bulletin board where she posts inspirational quotes and instructional notes from coaches. The board allows Andrew the chance to look at the notes while watching game or practice film. "[A s the only setter] no one is there pushing me except for mvself and [assistant coach] Robbie [Pullizaj," Andrew said. Surrounding her bulletin board are picture frames filled with the faces of her friends and fami­ ly. Little reminders that help Andrew stay grounded are also among the mix. Music is a big part of Andrew's life, particular­ ly before a game. When in their room, Andrew' Sunil Lavani/Daily Texan Staff Riza Falk/Daily Texan Staff See ANDREW, page 12 Rain still keeps ayers off courts By Howard Fendrich Associated Press N EW YO RK — H ere's an indication of how desperate everyone is for tennis at the rain- soaked I S. Open: The smatter­ ing of fans on hand for Lindsay Davenport's quarterfinal against Paola Suarez applauded the pre­ match coin toss. Alas, when the warmup fin­ ished, the court was too wet, and the players walked off. As o f 6:30 p.m., only one of 108 scheduled matches even began Wednesday, with top-ranked Kim Clijsters taking a 3-0 lead over No. 5 Amelie Mauresmo in their quarterfinal. M auresm o had 10 unforced errors — one for each minute they plaved. In the evening, the Clijsters- Mauresmo match and six others were postponed until Thursday. And the rain kept coming, with more in the forecast. The likelihood of finishing the event by Sunday grew slimmer, and tournament referee Brian Earley and other officials met with rep­ resentatives of the ATP Tour, WTA Tour and TV broadcasters to discuss scheduling. A total of three matches were com pleted Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. TV analyst "It hurts everyone. It hurts the players, it hurts the fans, it hurts the TV network, it hurts the sport," John M cEnroe said after trying to keep the paying custom ers entertained by hitting balls into the at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The Clijsters-M auresm o match was supposed to start at 11 a.m., but they didn't hit a ball in anger until nearly three hours later. seats A t the changeover after the third game, with a light mist falling, Earley came out to check the court. H e and the chair umpire slid their feet along the white lines to see how slipper)' it was, w'hile Mauresmo draped a towel over her shoulders, and Clijsters donned a lacket to try to stay warm. "It's com pletely stopped," Earley said to the chair umpire, holding his palms up to check for raindrops. "D o you feel it? I feel just the tiniest mist." alm ost Above, Jenny Andrew becomes the third true-freshman starting setter in Texas volleyball history after coming to the Longhorns as a Fab 50 recruit from King- wood High School in Houston. Left, Andrew (2) and her team­ mates celebrate with a team high-five following a point in Tuesday night’s home win over Texas State, in her first game in Gregory Gym as a Longhorn, Andrew provided three kills and two blocks. Andrew said that vol­ leyball will always be in her life. OSU to rename stadium alter alum By Joel Anderson Associated Press spent m any STILLWATER, Okla. — Boone Pickens fall Saturdays of his youth dutifully rooting for the Oklahoma Sooners with his father. T hat all changed in 1945, when an undefeated O klahom a A&M squad cam e to Norm an and pum m eled the Sooners 47- 0. The teenage Pickens, a native of nearby H oldenville, quickly sw itched allegiances. "I w as for O klahom a A&M that day from then o n ," said Pickens, a 1951 graduate of the school that eventually cam e to be know n as O klahom a State. "G u ess I like a w inner." O n Wednesday, the Texas oil tycoon's alma m ater announced that it w'ould honor his devo­ tion — and a pledge of more than $70 million — by naming the sch o o l's football stadium after him . Cow'boy ath letic d irector H arry Birdw ell said he w ill rec­ om m en d the nam ing to the board of regents for a Friday vote, a recom m endation expect­ ed to be approved easily. The stad iu m wrould be renam ed Boone Pickens Stadium , in time for the football hom e opener against W yom ing on Saturday. Since 1914, the stadium has been named after Dr. Laymon Low ery Lewis, a form er dean of veterinary m edicine and of sci­ ence and literature. "Frid ay w ill be an im portant day in the history of our univer­ sity," Birdw'ell said, "because it will recognize one of the great­ est OSU Cow boys. • "Every institution has a few first nam ers — Garth [Brooks], Boone and Barry [Sanders]." Last March, the 75-year-old Pickens made the largest single d onation in O klahom a history. to a u n iv ersity He gave O klahom a State a check for $4 m illion and ear­ m arked an additional $16 mil­ lion during eight years for the renovation of stadium . Pickens also endowed $15 mil- the Then, a few m inutes later, Earley said to both players: "If vou go back to the locker room, can I get you fairly quickly? You can go into my office if you like. How' quickly can you get out here? Two m inutes’ Three min­ utes?" Mauresmo and Clijsters both nodded, gathered their things and left the court, serenaded by boos, whistles and jeers from the few thousand fans on hand. At least the)’ made it onto a court — and already are in the quarterfinals. So, too, is Andre Agassi, the only man with a spot in the final eight secured, because his match against Taylor Dent ended Tuesday night when Dent quit with a leg injury. O therw ise, there w'ere three m en's fourth- round m atches suspended in progress Tuesday night and four that never even started. That meant some men faced See RAIN, page 13 Alec Richards Associated Press Boone Pickens, left, is overcome with emotion during a news confer­ ence at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla., Wednesday. Hon for the sch o o l's general scholarship fund. A nother $35 m illion has been established as a testam entary gift in Pickens' will, an am ount to be divided in proportion to the im m ediate gift, w ith $20 m illion designated for athletics and $15 million to academ ics. A grad uate in geology, Pickens has funded the Boone Pickens School of G eology in the N oble Research Center at OSU and a p ro fesso rsh ip in geophysics. He also established a Boone Pickens Scholars Fund in geologv and contributed to a num ber of scholarship, fellow ­ ship and professorship endow ­ ments at the university. Newcomers ready to get rowing Over 150 girls fill Bellmont at rowing meeting By Eric Ransom Daily Texan Staff The U niversity is well know n for its athletics, espe­ cially since Sports Illustrated rated it first in sports in their O ctober issue. But even in an athletic hotbed filled w ith highly touted recruits, walk- on athletes can still have an impact. This idea was ever present at Bellm ont Hall W ednesday night as more than 150 girls attended the rowing team 's inform ational m eeting to find about about joining the novice squad. W hile rowing receives funding and gains recruits like any other sport, it relies on its novice team to develop future varsity row­ ers. Coach Caroline King made it very clear to the interested stu­ dents that while the tryouts w ould be strenuous, the rewards would be great. A ssistant "Row ing requires every­ thing from a person. It's like nothing the girls have ever done b efo re," King said. "B u t really change a person's life. It's incredibly em pow ering." sports can The novice tryouts will start this m onth w ith the team 's version of boot camp * From running to rowing, the coaches will work with the girls to help them attain physical fitness and under­ stand the rowing technique by the end of trvouts. But the biggest obstacle for the girls will be their own limits. "You push yourself to the limit everyday, but you have to do it for yourself, no coach can reach your per­ sonal depths for you," said Melissa Polk, who joined the varsity this year after a year with the novice squad. "B u t it is the most team-oriented sport out there. There are no superstars." W hile half of the varsity team is com posed of recruit­ ed row ers, the w alk-ons moving up from the novice 12th at squad are vital to the team 's continued success. The var­ sity placed the NCAA nationals last vear, and looks to build on their success, but team 's future hinges on the novice rowers. the tried "I was stopped in the to W est M all, and avo id first the row er at because I d idn't know what they were han d in g o u t," said Analea Delafeente, an apparel senior. "A fte r the m eeting, I w ant to be a coxsw ain now and do som e­ thing aside from school. I also want to enhance my athletic ability" T h e n o v ice team w ill Seau fitting in with Dolphins By Steven Wine Associated Press DAVIE, Fla. — The autographed Junior Seau poster that Zach Thom as acquired in college no longer hangs in his bedroom. O r so Thom as claims. He sheepishly ack now led g es ow nin g the poster but says it's back at his parents' house in Pampa, Texas. Thom as rem ains a Seau fan, how­ ever, especially now that thev're lining up side by side with the Miami Dolphins. "It's like playing on offense with Dan M arino," Thom as says. "I've alw ays loved the w ay Seau played." The question is w hether Seau can still play that way at age 34. The Dolphins w ill find out begin­ ning with their season opener Sunday against the See WALK-ON, page 12 See LINEBACKERS, page 12 _ MstkBob Jones Sports Writer Emeritus Tonight, the NFL season is offi­ cially upon us. But you'd barely know it from A BC 's ads touting the “2003 NFL Kickoff Live." The commercial spots first bill a perform ance by the again-con- troversial Britney Spears, before also plugging appearances by A erosm ith, M ary J. Blige and Aretha Franklin. Tacked on at the end of the advertisement, almost as an afterthought, is the promo­ tion for the actual game being played, a season-opening contest betw een the Redskins. It appears as though even the holiest of holy Am erican institutions has becom e lost in the fray of glitz and glam. and Jets the But this m elding of teen pop and gridiron warfare shouldn't com e as a surprise. After all, Bon Jovi has performed in a crowded end zone during halftime of an N FL playoff game, as m iddle- aged fans peered on, aghast at the mediocre guitar rock emanating from the stad ium 's amplifiers. Thankfully, it was a cold day and m any of the attendees who had hoped to watch a football game that day were wearing ear muffs. But lest this column becom e a sweeping, vitriolic, venom -spit­ ting piece lam enting the decline of substance in favor of style in today's Am erica, one storyline deserves more focus than any other as being an endem ic infec­ tious problem. I'm alm ost afraid to mention the name of the player who exem plifies m uch of w hat is wrong with prepackaged sport­ ing events, only because by doing so, I'm just as guilt)' as any other m edia outlet of perpetuating the publicizing of this fiend. But if I must, then I must. The problem, as I see it, is Jeremy Shockey. The Giants tight end, in only his second year in the league, has already become a one-m an media feeding frenzy. Shockey has popped up in countless NFL pro­ motions, had his talent lauded by announcers coast-to-coast, and even appeared on the cover of just ESPN The M agazine. So to w hat has Shockey done deserve this copious amount of coverage? Check out these stats: 74 recep­ tions, 894 yards, and two touch­ downs. Wow, those are numbers that would almost put Derrick M ason to shame — except for the fact that Mason had nine more receptions, 118 more yards, and scored three more touchdowns. Too bad Mason hasn't show n up bedecked in a suit on the cover of any trendy magazines. For Shockey, it's what the tight end does off the field that draws the cam eras and microphones. The second-year player has seen it appropriate to criticize two- tim e Sup er Bow l coach Bill Parcells for returning to the NFL. Additionally, not only has the oafish N eanderthal hit a child with a thrown water bottle dur­ ing a game last season, but has been quoted as making derogato­ ry com m ents about gays, as well as telling Maxim magazine that his sexual fantasy would involve twin a m other and her two daughters. Clearly, Shockey has issues of his ow n to w ork through before he attempts to tell others how to live their lives. But alas, for all this, Shockey gets the cover. Even collegia tes have caught the hype fever, as Kellen Winslow "Jr., a junior at M iam i, assum ed a H eism an stance after catching a touch­ dow n against no less a pow er­ house than Louisiana Tech. So maybe it's just a problem with M iam i tight ends. At any rate, it's unfortunate that the NFL has become what seem s like a subsidiary of MTV, but perhaps that's the best way to glean the view ership of a younger dem ographic. Me, I'm interested in watching the games — and w atching Jeremy Shockey fail. Bring on the Jets and the Redskins. Page 12 Sports Thursday, September 4, 2003 Upcoming NFL season promises good TV O f f s e a s o n f moves spice up the NFL schedule By Paul Kastava Daily Texan Staff the N atio n al The ju g g ern au t know n as to F o o tb all as Leagu e has once again pulled off an other m iracle. For those w ho d o n 't know, the sch ed u le for the N FL is com piled y e a r s in ad v an ce and i> com p leted tow ard s the end of the p reced ing regular sea­ son. W ith that in m ind, it is p retty am azing when you are able to set up rivalry m atches before the team s even becom e rivals. H ow ever, the N FL has done so this season. fo o tb a ll Som e w ill say it is ju st coin ­ cid ental, and others w ill say it is m agic. W h atever the cause, it m akes for quite an in terest­ ing sea so n . E very w eek this year con tain s at least one m atch up w here there is bad b loo d b etw ee n the tw o com p eting team s. Ju st look at the the y ear betw een the N ew York Jets and W ashington R ed skins. first gam e of Before the off-seaso n began, the Je ts and R e d sk in s w ere slated to face each oth er in a m eaningless m atchup. But due to the loss of four Jets players Jo h n H a ll, (R a n d y T h o m as, L av eran u es C oles and Chad M orton) and their current posi­ tions on the Redskins lineup, this has becom e m ore then just a regular season gam e. h as o p en ly W ide R e ceiv e r L a v e ra n u es b ad - C o le s m o u th ed Je ts m a n a g e m e n t b e ca u se the Je ts d ecid ed to take a first round pick from the R ed skins instead of re-sign in g him , and then paid the d raft p ick , D ew ay n e R o b e rtso n , e ss e n tia lly the sam e m oney. Je ts m a n a g e m e n t w as T h e liv id b e ca u se th o u g h t they th ey had re -sig n ed C h ad M orton, but an a rb iter aw ard ­ ed M orton to the R ed skins. But th a t's not the bad part: as it turned out, the arb ite r w as a “ For the first time in NFL history ... both championship games from the previous year will be played on the opening week of the following season" Vic Canicci, NFL.com writer Redskins season ticket-holder. It is pretty obvious there is a lot of hostility betw een these tw o team s, creatin g a kind of rivalry that is being seen m ore and m ore the league. It's a kind of rivalry that isn't created by history th ro u g h o u t less by free b u t m o re or agency. E ven thou'gh this gam e m ight be getting the m ost pub­ licity, there are oth er gam es with a lot more flavor. Two of the biggest free-agent signings this ‘ off-season in volved C o w b o y E m m itt Sm ith and Bengal Takeo Spikes fleeing to the A rizona C ardinals and the Buffalo Bills, resp ectively. Smith will face the Cow boys, and Spikes will see the Bengals from the other side of the line in week five. Players have not been the only people m oving around in the N FL. C oaches have been accu m u lating a lot of air miles this p ast year. M ost notably Setter takes pride in her burnt-orange jersey ANDREW, FROM 11 and her roommate, fellow volley­ ball player Brandy Magee, spend most of their time hanging out with suitemates and volleyball players Leticia "T " Armstrong and Jessica Curtis, turning the two rooms into "one huge dorm room." "There is always music going on in our room, it never dies, even when we are asleep there is still m usic going," Andrew said. "We all get along on and off the court. There is so much energy in our room. We have to tell each other to sleep because there is always something to talk about. I'm a very happy go lucky per­ son. Little things m ake me happy." Nothing would make Andrew and her teammates happier than winning a National Championship, especially with the tournament being help in Dallas this year and in San Antonio in 2004. "It w'ould be amazing to win a [National Championship] in front of our home state," Andrew' said. "Texas pride is something that no other school has. "We're Texas. We need to be proud of what it says on our shirts, and we need to play like it's a National Cham pionship game ever}' time. The upperclassmen have done an amazing job of mak­ ing us feel that this is the place wre need to be. Everyone has a role on the team, and wre know what we need to get done." Like all college students though, Andrew is still learning the in's and out's ot college life. Learning the campus is getting easier each day. "Doing laundry is always inter­ esting," Andrew said with a laugh. For now though, Andrew' is content w'ith her role on the team and with the life she is leading, but as for the future, Andrew likes to take it one day at a time and isn't taking anything for granted. "1 plan on playing until I fall apart, and I can't play anymore," Andrew' said. "I might end up coaching because I will never be volleyball-free." Seau an idol to many teammates you know' how important he w as to San D iego," Thom as says. "H e's a playmaker. You learn from him, and it makes you better." The prospect of an improved Thomas is difficult to imagine. He led the Dolphins in tackles for the sixth time last season, a team record, and earned All-Pro honors for the first time. "Z ach is the best football play­ er ever to play the gam e," Seau says with a smile. "H e's w'ay better than me." The com m ent is hyperbolic humor, because while the 30- year-old Thom as is an under­ sized overachiever, Seau has long been a d isru ptive force admired for his big-play ability' and work ethic. Their contrasting styles nicely com plem ent each other. "W hen Zach see something, Ju nior reacts to it, and vice versa, so it's a good com bina­ tion," safety Brock M arion says. "A ny time you add a guy to a team like Junior, it's going to be an upgrade. H e's still able to run and give the offense a bunch of fits." Miami Dolphins linebackers Junior Seau (55) and Zach Thomas talk during a break in practice at the Dolphins training camp in Davie, Fla. LINEBACKERS, FROM 11 Houston Texans. Seau w'as acquired in a trade in April after 13 seasons with his hometown team, the San Diego Chargers. He m ade the Pro Bowl for the 12th year in a row' in 2002 but w as hampered by an ankle injury, missed three games and had a career-low 84 tackles. He looked slow at times dur­ ing the exhibition season last month, including w'hen he was beaten by Tampa Bay running back Michael Pittman for a 28- yard reception. "Th at's what you do — see if Junior Seau has anything left in the tank," ESPN analyst Ron Jaworski said. "H e doesn't." Seau says he has been more concerned about learning the schem e D olphins' d efensive than about going fu ll-tilt in meaningless games. Now he's eager to show' that the Chargers made a mistake letting him go for a low draft pick. Thom as believes they did. "I never thought w e'd be able to get som eone like that, because* Bill P arcells, who will head coach his fourth N FL team , the Dallas C ow boys. His C ow boys will play a total of four gam es against his form er team s; one against the N ew York Jets and New En glan d P a trio ts, and tw o ag a in st the N ew York Giants. That is a w hole lot of Tuna Bowls for one year. Vic Carucci of NFL.com has discovered that for "...th e first time in league h isto ry ...b o th championship gam es from the previous year will be played on the opening week of the follow­ ing season ." Talk about one first w eek betw een exciting those two gam es, T hursday night's game and another four gam es involving division rivals. Novice base helps boost UT sport WALK-ON, FROM 11 in clu d e roughly 60 girls and w'ill h av e sev era l p ra ctice m eets in the fall to w'arm up for th eir c o m p e titiv e sp rin g season. The top ro w ers on the novice travel w ith the varsity to such places as San D iego, b u t m ore they have a chance to b eco m e a c e r­ tified L on gho rn ath lete. im p o rta n tly “ Rowing requires every­ thing from a person. It’s like nothing the girls have ever done before. But sports can really change a per­ son’s life. It’s incredibly em powering.” Caroline King, assistant rowing coach O N T T tF YZQ O Y Lj Lj IM, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sept. 10, 2003 Benefiting the Hearts of Texas Rescue Team Co-Sponsored by U T RecSports • Campus Master Plan Committee • The Daily Texan Office of the Dean of Students • Student Government T X Union Student Events Center ( ~ ) Scholarship Shootout 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Men’s and women’s competitions Student Organization Fair 11 a.m.-5 p.m ( ~ ) Carnival Games Noon-5 p.m. Silent Auction 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. The RecSports Word Walk 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m, UT faculty/staff only Try Climbing Noon-5 p.m. Outdoor Climbing Wall Q Dunking Booth Noon-5 p.m. Golf Putting Contest 11 a.m.-6 p.m. FERRIS B U E L L E R ’S DAY OFF P0PC0BN fliA/d A MOVIE Pre-movie festivities at 8 p.m. Movie at 9 p.m. Clark Field I t www.utrecsports.org/party <» is Thursday, September 4, 2003 S po r ts W h ite ’s tro u b le s go b a c k to IA A F te s tin g fla w s modafinil falls under the stim u­ lants category of "related sub­ stances." Under the best-case scenario, the international federation could have accepted White's explana­ tion and cleared her of any w rongdoing. There is almost zero chance of that still happening. U nder the worst-case, White could have wound up watching the Olym pic torch lighting cere­ m ony Aug. 13 in Athens on TV from her living room sofa. IAAF rules set out one punish­ ment for the use of light stim u­ lants like ephedrine — disqualifi­ cation and a w arning — and another for heavier stuff like am phetam ines — disqu alifica­ tion and a two-year ban. Wednesday, IAAF general sec­ retary Istvan Gyulai announced White w ould not be suspended, and his organization will review her medical records M onday and decide if she committed a doping offense. If so, the IAAF will ask the U.S. federation to begin disci­ plinary procedures — a process that can take a year or more. She stan ds to lose $60,000 in prize money for each gold, not to mention considerable prestige. to keep said "W hatever* h appens, I do the tight to intend m ed als," White from Belgium, where she prepared to com pete in a G olden L eague meet. "Whatever I have to do to keep them I will do that." N o one, least of all Masback, is willing to ask publicly whether she — or any American athlete, for that matter — is likely to get a fair trial in the current climate. But there is already grumbling in som e corners of the track world that the United States, the sp o rt's dom inant superpow er, Kelli White of the USA reacts as she crosses the finish line to win the women’s 100-meter race at the World Athletics Championships, at the Stade de France in Saint Denis, north of Paris, Sunday, Aug. 24. By Jim Utke Associated Press Ignorance of the rules is no defense, but it's the only one U.S. sprinter Kelli White has. "It's seven d ay s after the results of her test, and the people at the international federation still don't know whether what she w as taking w as performance- enhancing," U SA Track & Field chief C raig M asback said Tuesday. "So how w as she su p ­ posed to know?" Fair question. White, who won both the 100 and 200 meters, w as the only individual double gold m edalist at the just-ended World C ham pionships, an effort that fueled the American team 's best finish in a decade. But the view from that peak turns out to be as shaky as it is exhilarating. The fate of one or both of White's m edals remains unclear. The International Association of Athletics Federations continues to study modafinil, a prescription m edication White insisted she used to combat the sleep disorder narcolepsy. She said she didn't report the d ru g on her m edical form because it's not on the sport's banned list. The IAAF countered will be even more unbeatable if its athletes prove as tough to catch in the lab as they were on the track last week in Paris. in Indianapolis. "There's no reason to believe anyone h as for u s," it out in a telephone M asback said interview from the federation's offices "Still, there's no question that just like people root against the Yankees or Manchester United, they like to see a guy from St. Kitts win the 100 meters against a bunch of heavily favored Americans." The United States slipped past Russia to tally the most m edals at the worlds — 20-19 — and golds — 10-6, but many' came from unexpected winners and the final count probably will reverse that order. Still, no other country man­ aged more than seven total or three golds. Sym pathy will likelv remain in supply. C om pou n d in g short White's problem s is the percep­ tion that U.S. athletes have bene­ fited in the past, and continue to benefit, from som e verv slick cover-ups. Earlier this year, a disgruntled doctor who ran the U.S. Olympic C om m ittee's drug-testing pro­ gram from 1991 until his resigna­ tion in June 2000, provided docu­ ments to several media outlets showing U.S. athletes tested pos­ itive for drugs more than 100 times from 1988 to 2000. But only a handful were barred from competing and 19 went on to win m edals. The tests covered substances from stim ulants to steroids and the m ost fam ous to nine-time nam e belonged O lym pic gold m edalist Carl Lewis. Yet few of the tests were passed on through proper chan­ nels and even fewer resulted in sanctions. a w arning last week, lim es Last month, Mickey G rim es w as given and stripped of his gold medal in the 100 after testing positive for a stimulant at the Pan American Games. the Los Then A ngeles that Jerome Young, who won the 400 in Paris and ran the anchor leg for the winning 1,600 relay team had tested positive for a steroid in 1999 but had been allowed to run in O lym pics the next sum m er to after w inning an appeal USATF. revealed Though none of that should have any bearing on White's case, the notion of guilt by association is strong. She protested her innocence after a positive test in the 100, tested clean after the 200, and withdrew from the 400 relav team (which finished second) because of concerns her partici­ pation could subsequently mean that m edal was taken aw ay as well. Back at USATF headquarters, M asback w as already starting work on a sum m it m eeting planned for October in Miami, where U.S. athletes, their coaches and agents will get together to discuss the problem s in Paris and how to stop them from recurring. Equally revealing, he has also proposed opening an internation­ al relations departm ent within the federation to get the U.S. side of the storv out to the rest of the world. "People love underdogs," he said, "an d clearly, we're overdogs right about now." Jim Litke is a national sports colum­ nist for The Associated Press. U.S. sprinter waiting to learn the fate of her gold medals IAAF votes not to suspend White from racing circuit Brussels on Thursday. body," Gyulai said. White tested positive for the stim ulant modafinil after w in­ ning the the 100 m eters at w orlds on A ug. 24. White said she used the prescription drug for the sleep disorder narcolep­ sy. "u n le ss W ed n esd ay the that m edical explanation casts new light on the matter, she will lose both her m ed a ls." He later called back to say that, in fact, the IAAF on M onday w ould be deciding only whether a doping offense w as committed. If White is stripped of her m edals, Torri E dw ards of the United States w ould be aw ard ­ ed the 100 gold m edal while Zhanna Block of Ukraine w ould take the silver and C h an dra Sturrup o f Baham as the bronze. By Jerome Pugmire A ssociated Press PARIS — U.S. sprinter Kelli White will not be su sp en d ed from track m eets for taking a stim u lan t bu t still could be stripped of the two gold m edals she w on the World at C ham pionships. The IAAF will review W hite's m edical records M onday and decide whether she com m itted a doping offense, Istvan Gyulai, general secretary of track and field's governing body, told The A ssociated Press from M onaco W ednesday. If of International the A ssociatio n A thletics Federations rules again st her, it will ask the U.S. federation to begin d iscip lin ary proced u res — an often long process that can take a year or more. the White, first A m erican w om an to sw eep both sprints at a World C h am pion ships, auto­ m atically will lose her m edals if the U.S. federation determ ines she com m itted a dopin g offense. "I don't believe there is much probability that there w as no doping because this substance the ath lete's in w as found The penalty for taking such a m inor stim ulant is disqualifica­ tion from the meet where the athlete tested positive — m ean­ ing White could lose the gold s she w on in the 100 and 200. A lthough White p a sse d a d ru g test after w inning the 200 on A ug. 28, the IA A F said her positive test after the 100 could cost her both m edals. If she loses the m edals, she w ould be the biggest track nam e stripped of a gold m edal at a m ajor cham pi­ onship since Ben Johnson at the 1988 Seoul Olym pics. "I'm now pretty m uch getting over the whole mental shock. I'm here to do my job," White said from Belgium , where she plans to run the 100 m eters in a m eet Friday. "W hatever h ap ­ pens, I do intend to fight to keep the m edals. W hatever I have to d o to keep them I will do that." White set personal bests in both races — 10.85 seconds in the 100 and 22.05 in the 200. The IAAF extended the d ead ­ line until M onday to wait for a d octor's report explaining why White needed to take modafinil. G yulai initially told the AP on If the IAAF rules again st White and asks U.S. track and field officials to begin d iscipli­ nary procedures, then she will be given an opportunity to have a hearing, he added. "W e d o not com m ent on on going doping m atters, so we d on 't have a position on this c a se ," U SA Track & Field sp o k esw o m an Jill Geer said W ednesday. W hatever the outcome, White is cleared to race im m ediately because the stim ulant is regard ­ ed as light. For harder stim u­ lants, such as am phetam ines, the sanction is disqualification and a two-year ban. Gyulai said W hite's eligibility for next y e a r's O lym pics is not in doubt. "The seriousness of this sub­ stan ce requires only a public w arn in g and d isq u alificatio n from the com petition at which the sam ple was d elivered," he said . "She can run the day after tom orrow if she w ants or even tom orrow ." White said she is concentrat­ ing on the 100 m eters she'll run Friday but would also talk with IA A F president Lam ine Diack in Matches still unfinished in NY RAIN, FROM 11 the prospect of playing four matches in as many days. "If they actually played four m atches in four days, in the fourth or even the third one, it would be im possible for them to be at their best," McEnroe said. The women still have two fourth-round matches to be com­ pleted: two-time major champion Mary Pierce vs. No. 7 Anastasia Myskirta, and No. 15 Ai Sugiyama vs. No. 29 Francesca Schiavone. Those matches began Monday night, continued Tuesday night, were scheduled to resume Wednesday, but at 6:30 p.m., they were pushed to Thursday. Sugiyam a w as leading Schiavone 7-6 (5), 5^4, and Myskina w as ahead of Pierce 7-6 (2), 2-0 when they were sent home Tuesday. Investigational Medication Being Tested For Acne DermResearch is looking for women between the ages of 14 and 45 who have facial acne to participate in a clinical research study testing an investigational medication for its effects on facial acne. Study participation requires 6 clinic visits over a 6-month period. Study participants will receive up to $1000 for participation and the following study-related benefits at no cost: • Study drug • Evaluation by a board certified dermatologist • Gynecological exam For more information, please call: 349-0500 Read about all of your favorite things in T h e D aily T ex a n • Page Two • World & Nation • State & Local • University • Sports • Entertainment • Opinion • Comics In addition to possiblv losing m edals, White could be hit financiallv — losing $60,000 per gold m edal in prize money. While not specified by nam e on the banned list, m odafinil is covered under the stim ulants category su b ­ stan ces," the IAAF has said. "related of Under IAAF rules, the penalty for use o f light stim ulants also includes a public warning. For as harder am phetam ines, the sanction is disqualification and a two-year ban. stim u lan ts, such L ast White Saturday, acknow ledged takin g m odafinil the m orning of the 100 final. But she denied ever taking a sub­ stance to enhance her perform ­ ance, sayin g she took the m ed­ ication only to treat narcolepsy and had "n o idea" it contained a banned substance. White said she didn't apply for a m edical w aiver or include the m edication on her doping control form as required because it w asn't on the prohibited drug list. M ichel Euler Associated Press Kelii W hite of the USA ponders a question during a press conference at the Stade de France in Saint D enis, north of Paris. Saturday. 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I BRIAN N O V Y 3 2 7 -7 6 1 3 370 - Unf. Apts. ALL BILLS p a id & W EST C A M ­ PUS! Easy w a lk to school! Stu­ d ios $ 4 2 5 HUGE 1-1 $ 5 7 5 A p a rtm e n t Finders 3 2 2 -9 5 5 6 FAR WEST EXPERTS! Fitness, p o o l, hot tub , w a lk to school 1-1 $ 7 8 0 A p a rtm e n t $ 5 1 0 , 2 -2 Finders 3 2 2 -9 5 5 6 W EST C A M P U S STEAL! Luxuri- ous studio w ith balco n y, gates, poo l, w a lk to school $ 4 4 5 A p a rtm e n t Finders 3 2 2 -9 5 5 6 370 - Unf. Apts. $695 CHEAPEST 1 BR and Loft (2BR) W est Campus 1 9 0 5 San G abriel 2 8 1 5 Rio G rande Campus Condos 4 7 4 -4 8 0 0 370 - Unf. Apts. NEAR ST Eds Spacious 1 / 1 ‘ s & 2 /1 's , w ater/gas/trash pd. M any updates-$495-$595 2 wks free 519 Lightsey. Vista Properties. 472 -39 09 IN LUXURY! W alk LIVE to school, w asher/dryer, covered parking, 1-1 $650, 2-2 $ 1 0 0 0 Apartment Finders 322-9556 access gates SUPERB PRICES Campus Location 1/1 starting $ 5 0 0 2 / 2 starting $ 9 5 0 Campus Condos 474-4800 U N IQ U E W a lk /B ik e /S h u ttle UT tile ! Fireplace. $ 5 5 0 Front Page 4 8 0 -8 5 1 8 EFFICIENCY! S atillo T ropical p o o l 3 8 T H /H Y D E PARKi E fficiency! 4 8 0 -8 5 1 8 $ 4 7 5 S pacious Front Page WEST CAMPUS 2-2! All bills paid and huge Hoorplans $950. Apartment Finders 322-9556 PERFECT FOR 2! Gas and cable covered paid, 9 month lease available, . $600 Apartment Finders 322-9556 parking, Hyde Park EFFIC from $425 FURN also available FREE 7 6 CHANNEL CABLE TV WIRELESS BROADBAND avail D W /D isp/IF Shuttle Pool/Laundry/Storage/Res M gr 108 W 45th St. 452-1419, 385-2211, 453-2771 w w w .108place.com 3 4 T H /G U A D A L U P E ! K in g i $ 5 4 0 Front Page 4 8 0 -8 5 1 8 Small C o m p le x! 3 2 0 6 l x l U T /C O N C O R D IA I W A LK la w school B ig Page 4 8 0 -8 5 1 8 to 3 3 0 1 Red River. Front l x l $ 5 9 5 / $ 6 2 5 C o ol l x l . HYDE PARK/IF! N ic e sm aller co m p lex! 601 N e lra y $ 5 2 5 !! Front Page 4 8 0 - 8 5 1 5 . W EST CA M P US 2-1 $ 9 0 0 w o th 9 o r 12 m onth lease! Q u ic k w a lk to school. A pa rtm e n t Find­ ers 3 2 2 -9 5 5 6 W A S HFR/DR YE R, 1-1 shuttle $ 7 9 9 , gates, p a rk in g . A p a rtm e n t 3 2 2 -9 5 5 6 route poo l, FASTEST $ 4 4 9 , 2-2 covered Finders HYDE PARK H A V E N w ith move- in specials! Pool, sundeck. o n ­ site office 1-1 $ 5 7 5 , 2-1 $ 9 5 0 . A p a rtm e n t Finders 3 2 2 -9 5 5 6 W E PAY you $ 5 0 0 to take o u r lease. H uge 2 b e d /2 b a th apt. in trendy C restvie w area (1 0 min. bus rid e to cam pus, free w /s tu d e n t ID). $ 9 0 0 /m o n th Pools, hot tub, p a rking S torage and w a s h e r/d ry e r hookups. C a ll 7 8 4 -1 9 6 5 W E S T C A M P U S SH U TTLE R O U T E 9 o r 12 m onth lease on 2 b e d ro o m units. Small com m u nity, m odern interiors, p a rk in g , on-site w / d . 2 2 0 4 S a n G a b r i e l. R e d u c e d to $ 8 9 5 / m o . L e a v e m e s s a g e 4 7 6 - 0 1 1 1. T O W N H O U SE STYLE 3 /2 Lrg. closets, ceiling fans, new appliances $ 1,450 plus Util. 2 blks. north A C C - Rio G ra n d e 453-3537 U R E S E A R C H _ i P O I N T E N o w Preleasing Large 1, 2, and 3 bdrms Between IF 135 & Mopac on Research Blvd. (Hwy 183) $99 total cost o f move in call 454-9841 1 /1 , NO R TH LAM AR /K R A M E R , spa a pp lia n ces, cious w a te r/g a s /tra s h pd 1 $ 4 9 5 month free! 1 0 8 1 0 N e w m o n t Vista 4 7 2 -3 9 0 9 , w w w .v is ta p ro p .c o m 6805 Woodhollow Dr. Phone: 512-345-9315 < 9 Unique floorplans Crown Molding* Spacious Closets Ceiling Fans Washer/Dryer Connections* Gourmet Kitchens Tiled Kitches & Baths 2 Sparkling Pools UT Shuttle Route 24 Hr. 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FOR SALE b y o w n e r C o n d o 1-1 w /re s e rv e d co ve re d p a rk in g , C a ll com m u nity. g a te d (3 6 1 )8 1 5 - 8 5 2 7 fo r a p p o in tm e n t to see. $ 7 3 , 0 0 0 3 / 2 5 / 2 , T O W N H G M E UT busline. Q u ie t, close to d o w n ­ to w n , S w im m in g p oo l, tennis co urt. N e w A C / H 2 0 heater W o o d flo ors $ 1 2 0 ,0 0 0 . B rc*e A a ro n , 5 8 5 - 9 5 2 0 C O N D O S . C O N D O S , C O N - DO S , W e k n o w w here to f d those. H u ge selection, a ll listings on-line, in c lu d in g p h o to s /v irtu o i tours. S ince 1 9 7 2 . www .hab<- tathunters com . 4 8 2 .8 6 5 1 , 8 0 0 .4 8 2 .8 6 5 1 OPEN CONDOS Sunday 9 / 7 . 2-5pm Several 1 & 2 b e d r o o m s in B r a n d y w in e C o n d o s a t 1 83 & O h le n Rd., b e h in d A lbertsons. Keller W illia m s Realty. M ic h a e l S peciale 7 8 4 - 4 3 6 2 160 - Duplexes- Apartments REMODELED, COMFORTABLE o ne b ed ro om s in H yde Park a re a C lose to ca m p us/sh uttle W a te r p a id fo r. 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Call 832-6188 www. a4cash .com RENTAL LONGHORN WANT ADS FULL SIZE bed w ith mattress, b o xfra m e , a nd h e a d b o a rd Like- new $ 2 0 0 O B O 5 1 2 -4 1 7 4 3 3 1 o tto m a r C HA IR, C O U C H , $ 4 0 0 fo r all D in in g table, tw o chairs, $ 2 0 0 . ta b le $ 8 0 TV Stand $ 8 0 C all 5 1 2 7 4 0 -5 8 2 8 C o ffe e JAM IS EARTH C ruiser Custom lo ck w / p a in t KRYPTO S IO O /O B O M a rk 5 1 2 -2 5 2 9 9 0 9 LIKE new, sleek, m odern, $ 5 0 beech veneer top desk ta b le w ith c y lin d ric a l silver legs C a ll 4 1 8 -8 3 7 3 by F rid a y Free D e­ livery. FU TO N NICE w o o d frame, fu l1 mattress, $ 1 0 0 /o ffe r , em ail b kbruto n@ sbcg lo ba l net or c a ll 5 8 7 -0 4 7 6 LOVESEAT com bo, C O U C H , like n e w , sage, m o d ern casual, $ 4 0 0 . See photo at w w w v a n o s d o l.c o m /c o u c h . C a ll 4 4 4 -7 3 7 6 fram e, com plete Q U E E N SIZE b e d , (mattress, b ox fram e) g re a t shape, w ith cherryw o od - c o lo re d H a rd ly h e a d b o a rd . used, like new. $ 1 5 0 . 5 1 2 -2 8 5 - 4 5 8 9 LADY'S M O U N T A IN bike, spe- c la liz e d hard used, H a rd ly (5 1 2 )4 5 1 -4 6 9 7 $ 1 0 0 . 1 4 .5 " rock, C a ll S'ER EO RECEIVER w ith rem ote $ 2 2 5 O B O H a rm a n K ardo n —*t<880VXI 6 0 W /c h a n n e l M in t co n d itio n . Fantastic sound. Ide a l fra t house. 6 3 3 - for d o rm or 5 1 0 5 . A W E S O M E L O N G H O R N M o - saic. u nique a n d h a n dcrafte d see to believe. Em ail 1 5 "x 3 3 for pictures, m a n y styles to choo se from . G re a t for d orm room , g a m e ro o m , or gift, em o ii Jd u rb in l@ a u stin rr.co m for pics. Pieces run from $ 5 0 -$ 7 0 . BED -KIN G SIZE b ed $ 1 1 5 C a ll to d a y M ust g o ! 4 8 0 -0 5 4 0 (af­ ter 5 pm ) 350 - Rental Services ALL LISTINGS on-line, including p h o to s /v irtu a l tours. Efficient, e xpe dien t, e xpe rie n ced . Since 1 9 7 2 . w w w .h a b ita fh u n te rs com 4 8 2 8 6 5 1 , 8 0 0 4 8 2 8 65 1 360 - Furn. Apts. HUGE & FURNISHED 1-1 s and 2-1 s in the heart o f W e s t C a m ­ p us1 C a b le a nd g as p a id . A p a rt­ ment Finders 3 2 2 -9 5 5 6 7 6 -cha nn e l HYDE PARK EFFICIENCY from $ 4 5 5 ; U nfurnished a va ila b le . C a b le TV Free D W /D IS P /L a u n d ry /"IF "S h u ttle / wireless b ro a d b a n d a va ila b le P08 W 4 5 2 -1 4 1 9 , 4 5 th , 3 8 5 -2 2 1 1 ,4 5 3 -2 7 7 1 w w w 1 0 8 p la ce .co m SMALL N E W L Y furnishe d 1 bed­ room. 3 4 0 8 S p e e d w a y. Same d a y move-in, $ 4 9 5 / $ 1 9 9 de posit. 6 9 9 - 1 0 9 3 . O w n e r/R o y c e G AR AG E EFFICIENCY in q u ie t h o o d n ea r school. N o $ 3 5 0 /A B P . C a ll 4 8 0 -0 7 7 6 lo cated re sid en tia l n e ig h b o r­ la w sm o kin g /p e ts shuttle a nd BILLIARD TABLE, B runswick 8 x 4 , V B N , b urnt o ra n g e cloth, p m g p o n g top a n d accessories, e x t co n d . $ 6 0 0 O B O 4 7 1 - 1 4 1 2 FURNITURE: O a k 2-door stor­ a g e c a b in e t. O a k 6-foot 2 -d o o r storag e c a b in e t w /a d ju s ta b le shelves 4 52 -3 1 77(an ytim e ). . N on-electric M ic ro w a v e o v e n . p o rta b le sno-cone m achine. Four-shelf Bookcase. O a k 2 4 - slot filin g o rg a n iz e r 3 0 p lastic kites, 4 5 2 - unassem bled. 3 1 7 7 (a n ytim e ). FURNITURE SALE- Bride gettin g m a rrie d . G re a t Prices. Kina size bed $ 6 0 , d in in g table $ 1 0 0 , desk $ 4 0 . E xcellent C o n d itio n . C a ll 4 6 4 -3 4 1 1 HO US E FULL o f Furniture, Exer­ cise E quipm ent, Bike, G o lf, W a s h e r/D ry e r, Linens, Clothes C a ll sale S ep t.6 th at 2 5 3 4 H arris Blvd. 4 7 4 -1 1 0 6 , ya rd LONGHORN A U T O SPECIALS '9 7 V W PASSAT W A G O N GLXVR6. Dark Blue, leather inte­ rio r, sun-roof, a uto , loaded Ex­ 100 k H W Y ce lle nt c o n d itio n miles $ 6 9 5 0 O B O . 5 1 2 -7 3 1 - 4 7 9 8 1 9 9 7 MITSUBISHI Eclipses Spi- d e r co nve rtib le 4 4 ,0 0 0 miles, new tires, w a rra n ty . G o o d p rice , excellent co n d itio n . 2 1 0 - 8 2 4 - 6 8 3 9 (after 5 pm ) 1 9 9 5 m ira g e MITSUBISHI 5 6 0 0 0 miles Looks greatl Ex­ ce lle nt co ld A / C , tinted w in d o w s Pics a v a il a b le m b e 4 2 1 4 @ p ro d ig y .n e t $ 3 5 0 0 7 9 7 -2 7 4 9 co n d itio n Red, 360 - Furn. Apts. 360 - Furn. Apts. 370 - Unf. Apts. 370 - Unf. Apts. ” Check out our " KID 10HERCD MTU! on all 1 & 2 bdrms starting @ $ 4 5 0 (on lyr lease) Furnished or Unfurnished! Walk or Shuttle to Campus! Marquis Mgmt 605 W. 28th • 472-3816 www.marquismgmt.com or Rio Nueces Apts 60 0 W. 26th • 474-0971 Zm rionueces@mindspring.com >s ATTENTION INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS * FREE Service * Best Selection of Apartments * Lowest Prices in Town * Furnished and Unfurnished Apartments * Immediate Move-Ins * 4 months, 6 months, 9 months, or 12 month leases * Campus and All Shuttle Routes * Transportation Provided L o c a te d 3 b lo c k s fro m c a m p u s at 2109 R io G r a n d e 322 -9 5 5 6 w w w .a u s a p t.c o m A p artm en t F inders Service 360 - Furn. Apts. 360 - Furn. Apto. 360 - Furn. Apts. 360 - Furn. Apts. 370 - Unf. Apto. 11 1 1 N U E C E S ST AUSTIN 1 Bedroom - 1 Bath K itc h e n e tte L iv in g Room ALL BILLS PAID 1 p a r k in g s p a c e Bus stop right in front Ideal for a couple or single person. $6 7 5 00 per month - Owner request 1 month rent in advance + $50 0 damage fee up front. 1 year lease or more N o pets - no children Please c a ll Louise T ate - 435-2271 LE M E D APARTMENTS 12 0 0 W e st 40th Street 2-1 $ 5 9 9 , 1-1 $ 4 9 9 C e n tra l. N o a p p lic a tio n fee. Free g a s , fre e c a b le . 4 5 3 - 3 5 4 5 LAST M INUTE SPECIALS WEST CAMPUS E ffic. - $ 3 4 5 - $ 3 9 5 Lg. 1 / 1 / 1 - $ 5 4 5 5 1 2 -7 9 4 -3 9 8 9 A p u r t in e n t b x ' d t o n ^ ^ R FREE & FAST (512) 335-6444 HYDE PARK, 1 M onth Free Rent S p e e d w a y A partm ents, 4 1 0 3 S p e e dw a y Recently rem o de le d , 1 br. e fficien cie s w ith n e w a p ­ shuttle pliances, $ 4 5 0 /m o +e lectncity, Deposit $ 1 5 0 M a n a g e r in # 1 0 5 , 4 54 - 3 4 4 9 or 4 7 8 -7 3 5 5 on 370 - Unf. Apts. 370 - Unf. Apto. NEED A N apartm ent today? W estsid e G ro u p has 3 b u ild in g s in the W e st C a m pus n e ig h b o rh o o d C le a n , re a d y to move in fro m $ 4 9 5 C a ll Sheryl 7 9 1 - 0 0 6 3 . Available Saturdays and Sundays for showings. N O R T H C A M P U S & HYD E PARK EFFICIENCIES $395- $445 $ 2 0 0 o ff 1 st month M ost Bills Paid. O w n e r M anaged. 4 5 1 -0 9 8 8 W A L K T O C A M P U S $ 3 6 5 G r e a t E ff ic ie n c y N e w C a r p e t , P a in t & T ile F re e C a b l e - o n b u s R o u te APARTMENT FINDERS WEST CAMPUS E FF Access Gates 1-1 Gas Paid $425 $450 2-1 Walk To School $695 2-2 All Bills poid ’ $950 NORTH CAMPUS E FF Central A /C $410 1 -1 Small Community $495 2-1 U R G E 2-2 Gas Paid $695 $950 HYDE PARK 4 7 2 - 6 9 7 9 E f f FR EE Coble $460 O n e B e d r o o m $ 4 9 5 to UT! W E S T C A M P U S , w a lk tree- 9 0 1 Shoal C liff Ct. 1-1 house style $ 6 2 5 /m o O B O H u ge 1-1 w ith g a ra g e ! 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Big E fficiencies $ 4 5 0 '! 4 0 5 E. 3 1 st & Duval. 4 7 2 -2 4 5 0 . LOCATE W E apartm ents a ll o ve r C e ntral A ustin A lo ri Prop erties 4 5 4 -4 6 6 3 w w w a lo n net Sandpiper Enfield Place Nueces Pearl Shuttle Sandpiper Travis Green 1-1 2-1 1-1 eff cute, spacious tile, quaint, shuttle West Campus cute lofted, gated 1000 sq. ft., nice Huge Bedrooms 2-2 3-2 gated, pool 4 7 6 - 2 6 7 3 Property Management of Texas 2-2 $395 $495 $500 $750 $725 $850 $895 370 - Unf. Apts. 370 - Unf. Apts. ¿ y§ C l 1601 Royal Crest Dr. A u stin , TX 78741 M o v e I n ! 512/444-7797 Eff, 1, 2, 3 ,4 bdrm s. Español/R ussian 370 - Unf. Apts. 370 - Unf. Apts. G r e a d E f f l c i t n c y W A L K TO UT! 1 st , r onth free! $ 7 9 5 , 3 4 th /R e d River 1 /1 4 7 6 - 0 6 0 7 le ave message $ 5 4 5 C a ll 2 / 2 ENFIELD R O A D Shuttle Small c o u rty a rd I br $ 5 2 5 , 2 b r $ 7 0 0 A p a rtm e n t Ex­ perts, 4 1 6 -8 1 0 0 com m u nity, W E S T C A M P U S W a lk *o UT' A ll Bills Paid. 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W a lk to UT, m icrow ave , d shwasher, w a lk-in closet. W a ­ ter & trash p a id 2 0 2 0 N ueces. $ 6 5 0 451 0 4 1 4 BEAUTIFUL N E W g a ra g e a p a rt­ ment h a rd w o o d s , g re a t central lo catio n utilities p a id . 4 6 7 8 8 4 2 $ 6 0 0 /m o ., D O W N T O W N EAST 1 /1 a ii e lectric A C /fa n s /s to v e /r e frig e r o to ' N e a r to w n lake a t 1 3 0 0 E C esar C h ave z C a ll 4 7 7 -8 9 2 5 W A L K UT. 1 9 3 0 s style 1-1 s a n d 2-1 's M a n y w ith h a rd w o o d floors 2 5 1 4 3 2 0 3 -5 Helms, Pearl 4 8 0 -9 9 9 8 , 9 2 4 -0 1 1 1 SAME DAY M OVE-IN! G re a t cle an stud io & 1 b ed ro om a partm ents in W e st C a m p us & just north o f cam pus. N e w c a rp e t a nd p a in t. W a lk in g distance G re a t lo c a tio n 1 From $ 3 9 5 w ith most b ills p a id . C all the W estside G ro u p 4 9 9 -8 0 1 3 TIRED OF R OOM M ATES? Check this out! N ic e a n d clean e fficie n cy apa rtm e nt. C a p ita l M e tro route to cam pus $ 3 6 5 / month D on't let this one g o !! C all Rhonda 2 5 9 -8 3 8 2 or 6 2 6 -8 3 1 0 S E A S O N OFF Specials 1 B R $ 5 5 0 /2 B R $ 8 5 0 . 3 0 th and W e s t A ven u e U p grades, C ov­ ered P arking, and Large Floor- plans C a ll- 4 8 1 -1 66 1. SUB LEASE SEPTEMBER through D ecem ber. b e d ro om , 6 9 5 s q /ft apa rtm e nt. N o rth w est. N o deposn C o ll 4 8 0 -0 9 4 4 1 2 BED/1 bath W e st C a m p us apt. fo r rent; co m plex is on bus route, $ 6 7 0 / m o + l / 2 o f f firs t m o n th s re n t; 9 m o n th le a s e a v a il a b le ; em a il: ¡t _ b r o w n @ m a il.u t e x a s . e d u . Phone 708-1 8 2 0 (local), (8 3 0 )8 5 7 -0 6 1 5 (cell) • 'E AS T C A M P U S JE W E L** Puces d ro p p e d a nd th e y're alm ost g o n e ! Fabulous lo o kin g 1 & 2 bedro om s at a super price Less than 1 m ile to cam pus O n-site mgmt team, new carpet, c e ilin g fan, w alk-in closets h ig h speed internet accessible ‘ S A N D S TO N E APARTM ENTS* 4 7 8 -0 9 5 5 Duplexes T W O HUGE bedroom s, b ath , close-UT, A C, hot-tub, gym n , g a ra g e , w asher-dryer, fen ce d y a rd , pets 4 7 2 -4 7 4 0 3 9 0 - Unfurnished Duplexes SHUTTLE. 2 / Í . 5 / 1 UT g a ra g e , N ic e /C le a n /D u p le x , fire p la c e , D W , W a s h e r/D ry e r a ll a p p lia n ce s Both sides a v a il 9 / 1 $ 7 9 5 P etsO K Jana 9 4 0 5 0 4 5 FOR PERFECT room m ates 7 3 1 7 Dan-Jean Dr 3 b edroom s w ith full bath in each D o ub le g a ra g e . N e w a p p lia n ce s, w / d $1 1 9 5 /m o 5 7 3 -7 1 7 2 or 8 0 4 - 1 2 8 2 3 bedrooms 3baths UT intramural area, a ll a p p lia n c e s in clu din g W / D A ll bath ro om s a nd kitchen tile d N e w b e rb e r carpet, b u ilt in bookshelves N o Pets. $ 1 3 8 0 4 6 7 - 1 8 4 1 1 9 4 0 S 2 /1 o n quiet street, y a rd , bea utifu l o a k floors, lots o f 1 40 1 A sh w o o d w in d o w s A v a ila b le n o w ! 4 7 2 2 1 2 3 . $ 7 7 5 . 2 / 1 NEAR IF. 5 0 2 B Franklin. fenced ya rd , C A /C H , $ 8 7 5 , w / d , d rive w a y , pets ok. 6 2 7 -1 8 6 8 C E N T R A L /C O N V E N T IO N CEN- T E R /IH -3 5 /U T . C onve n ie nt & cle a n 1 -1 -Í. H d w d s A /C , fans, ■ a p p lia n c e s , 8 9 1/ 2 B R ainey $ 6 0 0 4 7 2 2 0 9 7 W E S T C A M P U S • 1 /1 v n ta g e a pts a v a ila b le in August 4 7 2 2 1 2 3 , w w w .b a rkle yln ve stm e n ts com O N E A N D tw o bed ro om v r ta g e apts w / h a rd w o o d floors, 4 7 2 -2 1 2 3 , w w w b arkleyinvest ments.com JUSTIN & N LAMAR N ew , 3-2 G arage W /D connect N o common w all, Porch, Shuttle A va ila b le 9 /1 Call Kelli 322-9000 Townhomes 'h a rd ­ 7 7 1 - HYDE PARK 2 / 2 , w / d , w o o d " floors, $ 9 5 0 / m o 9 3 1 3 N O N -S M O K IN G FEMALE 1 /1 in spacious 2 / 2 M a n y am enities 9 7 0 -3 4 6 0 $ 1 0 0 sig n in g bonus for c o n d o shuttle UT 2-2 5 C O N D O fo r lease in M e t ric a re a , under $ 1 0 0 0 C a ll Jane @ 3 2 8 -6 6 8 6 ¡ane¡@ C ap¡tolA reaR ealty com 2 /1 S AT D om in io n C ondos. C lo se to Law School off Red River Loaded, covered p a rking , p o o l $ 8 5 0 plus electric W e s t Cam pus 1 /1 plus loft, small com plex, reserved p a rk in g $ 5 9 5 plus electric C o n ta ct Thom as Scott, H arrison Pearson, 4 7 2 -6 2 0 1 1 B ED R O O M c o n d o 3 0 0 0 G u a d a lu p e $ 5 2 5 / m o 7 9 5 -0 9 8 6 D e po sit C le a n. N e a r UT $ 5 0 0 7 2 0 1 SHO AL C ree k B lvd.Tiffo- ny C ond o m in iu m s G ro c e ry /R e ­ $ 6 2 5 tail stores for a ny stu­ 2 B D / 1 BA G re a t dent! 8 3 6 -2 0 8 9 n e a rb y C H A R M IN G min. 10 T / 7 CENTRAL C o n d o , to d o w n to w n /c a m p u s a pp lia n ces p o o l, bus line. $ 6 9 5 /m o , 5 1 2 - 5 8 9 2 4 2 0 5 1 2 -7 8 7 5 0 0 0 C O N D O FOR LEASE 2 / 2 , on second flo or minutes W e st o f campus, UT shuttle, fire place, n ew carpet, co vered p arking , W / D , soaring ce ilin g, b rig h t w in d ow s, w ith Toft located corner of E n fie ld /W o o d la w n . Call (2 1 0 )3 1 3 -5 4 5 3 2 / 1 . 5 T O W N H O U S E , Farwest a re a, 2-story, W / D included, g re a t vie w , bus route, w a lk to H-E-B $ 7 9 5 /m o 2 9 3 5 4 8 8 4 2 0 - Unfurnished Houses 7 B ED RO O M S, 4 baths perfect W o o d fo r g ro u p s/stu d e n ts. fenced a v a ila b le A u g . floors, $ 2 2 0 0 /m o . 2 1 0 9 M a ld o n Place. 4 4 5 -5 3 8 8 . LARGE HOUSES 3 / 2 $ 1 2 0 0 Big yards, 10 4 / 2 $ 1 4 0 0 9 2 8 - mins 4 9 4 4 to UT, pets ok S TUDIO APT 1 1 2 W e st 3 8 th A c t II, b a lco n y C A C H $ 4 5 0 4 7 7 -1 163 E yesO fTexasP roperties com BEAUTIFUL HUGE 4 / 2 . Remod- eled , h a rd w o o d s, a ll a p p lia n ­ ces, CR shuttle. $ 1 5 0 0 / m o 1 5 0 7 N orthridgeu~ 6 -2 6-5 6 99 . W A L K TO Shuttle or UT V e ry p o p u la r a re a, 101 W 3 5 th G ro u n d flo or, 2 / 1 , W / D , a p p li­ ances. $ 8 3 5 + d e p o s i Info 4 5 2 5 1 0 4 , 9 2 5 -3 2 0 5 7 0 0 1 -A GUADALUPE E x t ^ new W / D , 2 /1 w ith n ic e fe n ce d, C A C H , ca rp o rt $ 8 5 0 $ 9 9 d ow n O the rs a v a ila b le 2 3 8 -1 141 DEAD 4-plex BEST 3 0 0 6 S p e e d w a y, B & D 2 la rg e 1 b ed ro om s, 7 5 0 sq.ft., 2 p a rk in g spaces, cam pus $ 7 2 5 /m o . & $ 7 5 0 /m o C a ll 4 1 3 -3 9 4 8 w a lk to 2 / 1 W A LK to UT, 3 2 n d a nd Red River, W / D . $ 9 5 0 /m o , 8 2 5 -8 7 2 5 o r 4 2 2 -1 1 1 3 BLOCK L a w /E n g in e e rin g 1 2 / 1 A / C tile /h a rd w o o d W / D 5 0 6 & 6 0 0 Elm w ood PI 7 3 6 -7 7 7 5 LARGE 2 / 1 , h a rd w o o d s, c h a rm ­ in g o lde r 4-p lex, Enfield a re a $ 8 5 0 + utilities C ontact Scott Thom as, H a rrison Pearson, 4 7 2 - 6 2 0 1 1 9 4 0 'S 2 /1 on q uie t street, y a rd , w o o d d e ck lo oking o u t at lots cre e k, b eautiful oak floors, o f w in d o w s, C A C H , W / D , stainless steel re frig e ra to r a v a il­ a b le August, 4 0 0 3 M a p le w o o d $ 1 0 2 5 , 4 7 2 2 1 2 3 free A V A IL 9 /1 rent, 1 m onth 4 0 0 5 B M a p le w o o d , 2 /1 Bath, g a ra g e h a rd w o o d , C A C H , G ro v e r $ 8 0 0 , 4 9 1 2 A 3 /B R /B a th , W D , h a rd w o o a c a rp o rt, $ 9 0 0 / m c N e w M a n a g e m e n t 4 7 6 -6 6 1 6 4 0 4 K E N N IS T O N 2 /1 A A p- n ew p lia nce s, p a in t W / D . $ 5 9 5 6 5 6 -5 8 3 5 . carpet n e w prestige C A M P U S C e ntral N EAR 2 B D /1 B A , a re a C A / C H , ca rp e te d ca rp ort, mi­ c ro w a v e o v e n /d is h w a s h e r d is­ c o n n e cto n s, p o s a l, b lin d s 3 2 8 - 6 1 1 7 /6 9 9 - 1 1 4 9 W / D 4 / 2 H A R D W O O D S , b ig ya rd , $ 1 3 0 0 fen ce d Pets o k 1 3 0 4 5 1st. CR shuttle 6 2 6 - 5 6 9 9 . HYDE PARK house 7 b edroom s, 3 liv in g rooms, 2 kitchens, 4 .5 reconstructed N e w ly b aths $ 4 1 0 0 (O B O ) 4 5 2 1 AvenueF Im m e d iate ly 8 4 5 - 1 7 8 0 /4 6 7 - 7 1 3 5 a v a ila b le . BEAUTIFUL N E W 4 / 2 , G re a t trees y a rd w /p e c a n $ 2 10 0 /m o (O B O ) Remodeled 3 / 2 . 5 house w /s e c u rity system. $ 2 0 0 0 /m o (O B O ) . U T /# 5 /IF shuttles. 8 4 5 -1 7 8 0 9 0 7 D U N C A N LN. C o nvien e nt UT L a w /C o n c o rd ia /S t.D a v id 's . Large 3-2-2. h a rd w o o d floors, la rg e ya rd . $ 1 9 9 5 . A rch P rop­ e rties 4 6 7 -2 3 9 0 NICE 3 / 2 HOUSE $ 3 9 5 /e a c h . N e e d 2 fem ale room m ates. C a ­ in ternet. N e a r b le /h ig h s p e e d R iverside/U T pets shuttles, 7 1 3 -3 0 6 8 7 6 7 A nn . 8 0 7 E. LARGE 2 / 2 d u p le x 4 4 th W / D co n n , u p d ate d kitchen, $ 1 1 0 0 /m o . 7 1 3 -9 2 2 - 9 8 9 4 , 7 1 3 -6 8 1 -4 6 8 6 . HUGE 4 / 2 house ce n tra lly lo cate d W / D co nn ., ya rd , 2 d ecks, access to 3 pools, 2 ten­ nis courts, fitness center, C a p ito l M e tro route, 2 4-hr. em e rge n cy m aintenance. C a ll 4 6 2 -1 1 8 8 or em ail oakrunlsg@ nals.com FRENCH PLACE next to UT, 4 / 2 at 4 6 0 2 E lw o od 1 5 0 0 sqft, W / D , Ig ya rd , g a ra g e $ 1 4 9 5 ph 9 4 7 -3 2 8 3 IN South Austin, 2 21 1 $ 1 0 0 0 /m o , h a rd w o o d 2 /1 M o n te $ 4 0 0 /d e p o s it, flo ors John 4 4 5 -4 6 8 9 C la ire , o il C A M P U S HOUSES & Duplexes. Please visit our w e bsite - maps. & p hotos attached. 4 7 7 -1 1 6 3 EyesOFTexasProperties.com W A L K UT. 1 9 3 0 's style 2 I A l­ so 1-1. H a rd w o o d floors etc 3 2 0 5 Helms, 2 5 1 4 Peor! 4 8 0 - 9 9 9 8 , 9 2 4 -0 1 1 1 UNIVERSITY AREA, BEAUTIFUL 3 2 HOUSE. COMPLETELY RE­ MODELED, AVAILABLE N O W 2 9 3 -6 4 1 4 o r 4 5 3 -6 1 0 6 HYDE PARK- tastefully renova ted 1 9 3 0 's v in ta g e 2 /1 w ith sm all b a c k ya rd , C A C H , re fin ishe d o a k floors, stacked w a s n e r/d ry ­ e r, ce ra m ic tile bath a nd kitch ­ en, quiet, 7 1 3 C a ro lyn $1 1 0 0 4 7 2 -2 1 2 3 GUADALUPE 3 2 0 5 P rivate& quiet, W A LK UT, 2 / 2 . W o o d -flo o rs , fans, W / D , d is h ­ w a sh e r, ya rd . 2 off-street p a rk ­ in g $ 8 7 5 . O w n e r /a g e n t 4 7 6 - 1 6 6 4 / 7 5 1 - 1 6 6 4 U N IQ U E & secluded d u p le x. Z ilk e r/B a rto n H ills area, 3 / 2 3 levels, 2 decks w /a re a t vie w . W / D hookups a n d fire p la c e 2 3 1 0 A rp d a le 0 4 1 4 $ 1 1 9 0 451 QUIET AREA, 2 / 1 . w a lk in g d is ­ tan ce to UT, h a rd w o o d floors, C A C H , $ 7 5 0 /m o n eg otia b le , 2 0 0 1 A Poquito, 4 4 4 -5 5 6 2 3 0 3 E 38TH N e w 6 / 3 . 5 . w o o d floors, W / D , 8 rs v /p a rk - internet $ 2 2 0 0 'm o Start ng, -ent 1 0 /1 4 1 3 -7 6 4 5 3BED 2BATH g a ra g e converted g o m e ro o m , a ll a p p lia n ce s in­ c lu d e d $ 1 1 0 0 /m o 6 9 0 0 Rac­ co o n Run C a ll N o rt Seever 4 1 3 6 4 4 1 G O R G E O U S IM M A C U LA TE . vin ta g e 1 9 0 7 Large 3 b ed ro om 2 bath 2 ca r q a ra g e w ith w o rk ­ shop, 3 a d d itio n a l p a rkin g spots 901 W e st 2 2 n d & 1 / 2 Street B eautiful h a rd w o o d flo ors tail ce.lings, full a p p li­ a nce p acka ge Ready for im m e ­ d ia te move-m $ 1 9 5 0 re d uce d fro m $ 2 5 0 0 C a ll the W e stsid e G ro u p 4 9 9 -8 0 1 3 420 - Unfurnished Houses 2 /1 HO US E , w ith stove, refrig­ e rator, A C w in d o w unit Prefer 4 $ 3 0 0 /m o for e a c h + $ 3 0 0 /d e p o s it e a ch , no pets 6 2 6 -8 2 2 0 or 4 7 2 -2 8 7 7 students BEAUTIFULLY 3 B /1 B A g re a t A lle n d a le a nd C h ia p p e ro , 9 4 7 -6 7 2 2 h a rd w o o d REMODELED floors lo ca tio n , 45th $ 13 0 0 /m o HOUSES & DUPLEXES, nice se- lection. A ll listings o n-line Effi­ cient, expe dien t, e xpe ne n ced since 1 9 7 2 w w w habitathunt- ers com 4 8 2 8 6 5 1 4 8 2 -8 6 5 1 , 8 0 0 O n e B lo c k to C e ntrol M a rke t 4 1 0 4 (re a r) M a ratho n Blvd H o m e on w o o d e d lot 1-1 w ith C entral A ir, W / D , Range, F ridg e $ 7 3 5 /u tilitie s paid. A vailable N o w . Non-smoker, N o Pets. Lease 45 8 -4 4 4 9 PARK HYDE 2 B R /2B , ^ C A /C H , D ishwasher, W / D / C , UT Shuttle, UT Interm ural Fields. $ 1 2 5 0 5 3 3 -9 3 2 9 6 BEDS 2 baths H o use l Across from Scottish Rite! 2 7 1 0 W h itis W o o d Floors U niversity Realty 4 7 4 -9 4 0 0 or 4 2 3 -4 7 0 4 3 BED House! Lrg room s! W o o d floors w / d . $ 1 6 0 0 ! University Realty 4 7 4 -9 4 0 0 o r 4 2 3 4 7 0 4 3 /1 5 /1 LAM AR/BRAKER h a rd w o o d s, new 1 6 8 0 sq.ft. carpet, C A C H , W / D co n r N ice, q u ie t n eig h b o rh o o d N o pets $ 7 9 5 4 9 ! - 7 2 7 7 HOUSE & Duplex N o rth /C e n tral Austin 2 /1 near UT shuttles. C a ll A cco m m o d a tio n s M-S, 9-6 4 6 7 -9 0 0 2 3 B R 1 B A / $ 7 5 0 / M O Inch 0 3 to # 1 8 to ca m p us C all LARGE Pets ok W / D & D W miles 4 0 4 -3 9 5 6 SMALL, CLEAN, q u-et 3 /1 , C A /C H . Large ya rd . East, 1 1 32 S aucedo, $ 6 0 0 / m o G eorge a gent 5 6 5 -7 6 1 2 426 • Dorms 4 BLOCKS to UT— N ic e 1 Large private ro o m , bath, huge closet Q uiet, non- sm oking W / D b ig shared k 'c hen Re­ A /C lease duced! $ 4 2 5 ABP, yr 4 7 4 -2 4 0 8 , w w w abbey-ho u se.co m 425 - Rooms PRIVATE R p O M FEMALE O N ­ LY CENTRAL AIR REFRIGERA­ TOR M IC R O W A V E - REMOD- ELED- KITCHEN. STUDENT SPE­ CIAL. FR O M $ 3 9 0 . 0 0 4 5 0 1 5 1 5 . 4 7 4 -2 0 3 6 R O O M AVAILABLE in N orth Austin hom e, $ 3 2 5 /m o n th + utilities, 1 / 2 m onth's deposit C a ll 9 9 0 -1 4 5 5 h o r 4 2 2 -2 8 6 0 c 4 BLOCKS to UT— N ic e 1 Large private room , bath, h ug e closet. Q uiet, non- sm o kin g. W / D , A /C , b ig shared kitchen Re­ lease duced! $ 4 2 5 ABP, 4 7 4 -2 4 0 8 , 4 7 4 -2 0 3 6 , w w w .a b b e y-h o u se .co m yr AVAILABLE R O O M a t Prestí- gious H a rd in House a t UT, girls nousing, included, meals F a ll/S p rin g . Take o ve r contract. 9 a m , C a ll 5p.m . 4 3 2 -6 8 2 -4 8 6 6 R O O M S FOR Rent a v a ila b le N o w ! 2 7 1 0 W h itis ! Across from Scottish Rite! U nive rsity Realty. 4 7 4 -9 4 0 0 or 4 2 3 -4 7 0 4 4 2 6 Furnished Rooms 4 BLOCKS to UT— N ic e 1 Large private room , bath, h ug e closet. Q uiet, non sm o kin g. W / D , A /C , b ig shared kitchen. Re­ lease duced! $ 4 2 5 ABP, y r 4 7 4 -2 4 0 8 , w w w .a b tie y-h o u se .co m 4 7 4 -2 0 3 6 GREAT DORM GREAT FO O D GREAT PRICE T h e C a s t ilia n L o c a te d 1 b lo c k w e s t o f th e T e x a s U n io n . I m m e d ia t e m o v e -in s a v a il a b le C o v e r e d p a r k in g a v a ila b le . Come See Us! 8 0 0 -3 3 4 -5 3 2 0 w w w .th e c a S tilia n .c o m R O O M S FOR rent, o ff M a n o r, all bills p a id , from $ 6 0 w e e k ly 9 7 0 -3 9 6 9 furnishe d, to share SERIOUS STUDENT house. O w n b e d ro o m /b a th ­ room A ustin C o lo n y Y ard q u i­ a la rm system. Byrd 8 3 2 et 7 8 8 1 / 2 7 6 - 9 0 0 7 , (cell)470- 0 8 0 6 440 - Roommates W A N T E D 1-2 for spacious 4 b e d ro o m 4 miles from $ 4 2 5 /m c n th . Price n e q o tia b le N e e m a 785 - 6 2 7 4 room m ates cam pus THIRD-YEAR L A W student w / c o t needs 2 housem ates for BEAUTIFUL, 2-BEDRO OM S 1-BATH hom e on 3 0 th /M e d ic a l Arts. 1BD $ 4 0 0 /m o , other bedroom s $ 5 5 0 /m o . Non-smokers only N o allergies to cats. P r e fe r r a b ly g r a d u a t e le v e l o r p r o fe s s io n a l. M onica 5 1 2 -6 3 6 -6 9 6 0 R O O M M A TE W A N T E D T 2 house in S.Austin. W a lk to B ar­ ton S prings or Zilke- Park, p ri­ large vate room w o o d floors, ya rd , C A C H , g a ra g e $ 4 5 0 plus utilities. C a ll M .ke or Jeff 7 0 7 -7 6 9 4 4 2 0 - Unfurnished 4 20 - Unfurnished Houses Houses 400 - Condos- 4 0 0 - Condos- Town homes Townhomes The Place to BE For Last Minute Condo Specials 1601 Enfield 1-1 tile, big, shuttle $450 Rio Grande* M edical 890 - Clubs- Help Wanted Help Wanted Help Wanted EBAY OPPORTUNITY! $ 1 1 - $ 3 3 /h r possible Training provided Call 512-233-0107 ext. 179 LOVE TO PARTY??? If you have a grea t w o rk ethic but w a n t to make more money and have more fun, w e need to talk. Sharp im age a must. Call days. 453-1737 YOUTH FACILITY in W e st Austin seeks part-time help All-Star C he e rle a d in g and Gym nastics instructors needed Assistant teachers for morning C hild Development program also needed Fax resume to 477-2926 or call 473-2528 for info BARTENDINGI $ 3 0 0 a day po­ training tential. No exp nec, provided 8 0 0 9 6 5 -6 5 2 0 ext 113 PART-TIME PRE-SCHOOL teach- ers. M-F 2:00-6:00pm or 3:00- 6:00pm Need full-time pre­ school teachers Apply in per­ son or fax resume. Children's Center of Austin, 7 9 5 -83 00 MAJOR TELECOM Co. seeking entrepreneur-minded individuals to earn significant PT/FT in­ come No Telemarketing Call 302 -67 65 for info BEST COLLEGE JOB EVER! Port- time hours, full-time pay. Earn $60 0-$ 900 per week, working evenings ana weekends N o ex­ perience necessary only positive attitude and willingness to learn. Must have own transportation For interview call between 9am- lp m . 800-777-8902 SW EAT, SPIT, GRUNT, SCRATCH, LIFT HEAVY OBJECTS, WORK OUTDOORS Small garden center needs outside help, full-time or part-time now thru Christmas W ill train. Irreverent sense of humor a must Also must have keen appreciation of plastic pink flamingos. Come fill out application at 5 9 0 2 Bee Cave Road |@hwy 360). 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Flexible hours C all 214-476- 3551 DIRECT CHILD CARE Workers needed to work in a home for medically fragile children. Responsibilities include supervising elementary aged-children as well as infants Dispense medications after med. training is complete. Must work well with other direct child care staff and volunteers (1) overnight shift available (2) 2p-10p and 3p-l 1 p shifts available. Must be 18, non-smoker, have child-care experience, reliable transportation and provide proof of cleared criminal history upon employment. Please call Faith Home at 3 0 2 -4 1 0 1 for app licatio n procedures. YOU C A N MAKE excuses or you can make money but you can t do both Own your own part-time business and earn while you learn. 347-7257, 327-5131 Austin Finance Comp tp a n y ig u looking for high school grad u a te , biling u a l, cashier/C SR . W ill train. Benefits for FT. PT a vailable. 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W e are hiring managers, cooks, delivery drivers, servers, and cashiers Never had a |ob in the restaurant business? W e believe in our training program and w ill teach you the ropes restau­ LAS PALMAS M exican rant 1209 E 7th. 457 -49 44 Hiring waitresses, waiters, bar­ tenders. Call or stop by from 2- 4pm. Ask for Monica GOLF CLUB in Spicewood now hiring waitstaff and kitchen staff Excellent working conditions, great pay and benefits, and golf Full-time/part-time priveleges. available. Email: jccopeland@yahoo com 900 - Domestic* Household LIVE IN /O U T Nanny N W Hills resort $ 8 /h r. trade or living/m eals + salary for P/T care/housekeeping Gas allow­ ance. M-F 2:30-7:30, Sat/Sun 9am-7pm 694 3333 WANTED: LIVE in nanny Three school age children 13, 1 1 & 7 Non-smoker Call 947 -0 7 6 6 LOOKING FOR a reliable, fun- lovin' babysitter for 3 children ages 3, 4 & 7. Tuesdays 3- 7pm and every Friday night. Must drive Call Beth 263- 8406. 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Strongly prefer someone living in or close to the Cat Hollow area in Round Rock Great opportunity for a college student with morning classes. Call 512-246-1762. Leave message. ACTIVE PART-TIME after-school nanny for 2 SW Austin boys needed to 5:30pm . from 3 Theresa 8 9 5 -67 06 EXPERIENCED NANN Y/BABY- SITTERneeded for 2 bright, sweet children (agqs I 5 & 4) References requested, flex­ ible hours 467 -88 42 to care RESPONSIBLE PERSON needed Afterschool childcare for 2:30pm -6:30pm , Mon-Fri. $ 15 0 /w e e k Must have own transportation. Prefer experi­ ence. 478 -4 4 0 0 , 448 -36 68 VERY FLEXIBLE HOURS, part- time nanny needed for adorable in west Austin. 6 yr old girl $ 1 1/hr C all 751-8633 CARING A N D responsible nan­ ny needed for wonderful, smiley 5 mo. boy, close to UT, 1 8-20 required hrs/wk. References 457- mgazella@austin.rr.com, 855 0 NEED SOMEONE to care for my 1 ly r old daughter M / W or T/TH afternoons, 4-7, hours somewhat flexible, good pay. Interest in French, fashion, art or music desirable but not necessa­ ry. Must have car 327-6881 BILINGUAL CHILDCARE w /o w n car needed for 2 elementary-age children close to campus, early m ornings/ evemngs/occassional week­ ends Jl0 -1 5 hrs./week) Pav competitive/commensurate with experience. Email letter of inter­ est to eabecker@aecgi com MOTHER'S HELPER in West Austin for two children ages 2 and 4. Approx 8-12 afternoon hours per week Must have car normac@austin.rr.com WESTLAKE COUPLE seeks childcare for sweet natured 8 month old at our home. 10-15 hours per week. Mostly days. Some evenings. Fairly flexible schedule Non-smoker with reliable transportation and previous experience with babies required Email qualifications, experience, references and availability to o h I meyerb@ ea rthlink.net for a 8 MOTHER'S HELPER month old boy Parttime, flexi­ ble schedule a few days a week Must be reliable and fun. for Children's CPR W ill pay course at Contact ahayes5@austin.rr.com or 282- 6 2 6 2 . me BABYSITTING, OCCASIONAL or set time, for 2 young c h il­ dren Non-smoker References, experiences Transportation re­ quired 327-1543 9 1 0 -F o iMoiis Wanted ATTENTION! SPORTS-MINDED is hiring 25 enthusiastic stu­ dents! $ 17 -2 0 /h r, near UT, Gun PT/FT. Top 512-457- Promotions/Donny, 0 3 0 0 Thursday, September 4, 2003 C o m ic s Page 17 M a l c l i U e a J i \ ^ e \ \ S J ' V . W w iH S teoTvo«M \ f o r h o r e a s o n . . . \ s ¿ v iiV \ V \»i ®i ^V u L « »K ‘fc V V V * ^ Re^V&roa^, C T ^ \ K ^ 7 ktV. ^ ! '4 j i 11 Sh e k i d n a p p e d h e r s e l f! 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Longtime Texas rock veterans Baboon will more than likely bring their unique and high energy set to The Pier. Though drey have been labeled a noise band in the past, their last album, "Something Good is Going to Happen to You," was their most complete and well- rounded release to date. Local pop-punks and always- crowd-favorite Cruiserweight is also scheduled to play along with other Austin rock bands Two Guy Trio and The Guest. Tickets will be sold at the door for $10, and T-shirts for the event will also be sold. In addition, raffle tickets can be purchased for the chance to win various prize packs from Austin locales such as Waterloo Records and other Austin businesses. "It's a lot of good music, and if s for a really great cause, so we're hoping to have a really good turnout," Boone said. You’ve Been Watching it Now Learn How You Can With KVR-TV Your Student TV Station Fall M eeting Thursday September 4th 7:30pm A n y o n e C a n C a i n s How do you get there? Top Floor CMC Room 4.122 Miami sets the stage for Latin Grammys By Adrian Sainz Associated Press MIAMI — Producer Gustavo Santaolalla doesn't hesitate when IIV IA X T h e B o b B u l l o c k T e x a s S t a t e H i s t o r y M u s e u m 1 8 0 0 N C o n g r e s s A v e a t M L K NOW SH O W IN G : Texas: The Big P icture M o n -T h u : 10a, 12, 1, 1 , 4 , 6 , 7p Fri-Sut: 10a, 12, 1, 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 , ‘¿r S u n : 1, 3, 4 , 6 . 7p Top Speed M o n -T h u : 1 la , 2 , 5 , 8p F ri-S a t: I la , 2, 5 , 8 , lOp Su n : 2, 5, 8p Call (512) 936-IM AX or visit www.TheStoryofTexas.com All showtime» are subject to availability. Shown subject to sell out. change. L A n o m A R K ’ t D 0 E I E 21st I Guadalupe • (512) 472-FILM w w w . L a n d m a r k T h e a t r e s . c o m Dazzlingly Knockout Beautiful. - Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE STEP INTO LIQUID Digital Projection Daily: (1:00, 4:00) 7:10,10:00 "Groundbreaking! Shines!" -Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES HEROD’S LAW Daily: (12:40, 3:40) 6:50, 9.40 'TWOTHUMBS WAY UP!' - C b a r t A R o a p e r thirteen Daily: ( 1 2 :5 0 ,3 : 5 0 ) 7 : 0 0 ,9 : 5 0 “A SMART, SEXY COMEDY.” C h r i s t y I x im r c , A SS< )C 1 A *I F .D P R E S S L e D i v o r c e Daily (12:30, 3 30) 6:40, 9:30 S H 0 W T I M E S V A L I O F R I D A Y , S E P T 5 T H U R S D A Y SEPI 11 Baigain Showtime, in I ) 22m comparing Juanes' breakthrough album , "U n Dia N orm al" (A Normal Day), to another album that pop music fans just might be familiar with. asks, com paring "Rem em ber 'Thriller?'" Santa­ olalla the sin ger-songw riter's Colom bian work to Michael Jackson's best­ selling album. "It's one of those huge records. When it hit No. 9 in Holland, we knew it was some­ thing we couldn't explain." Juanes and Santaolalla, the rock en Español pioneer who produced "U n Dia Normal" were both nom ­ inated for five Latin Grammys. The Wednesday ceremony show was to be broadcast live at 9 p.m. EDT on CBS; comedian George Lopez was hosting. Juanes' May 2002 album has spent 65 weeks on Billboard Latin charts and yielded three success­ ful singles, including "M ala Gente (Bad People)." Santaolalla is one of many behind-the-scenes contributors who netted multiple nominations. Producer-musician Sergio George, who co-wrote the hit "M i Primer M illón" for the multicultural rock group Barilos, led all nominees with six. Other top nominees included newcomer Natalia Lafourcade with four; Barilos, the Brazilian trio Tribalistas and Mexican rap- metal group Molotov with three each. Mainstays such as Ricky Martin, Luis Miguel, El Gran Combo and Shakira were nomi­ nated in various categories. There were several perform­ ances scheduled to combine Latin music artists with English-lan­ guage acts, including Juanes who was to perform with the hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas. This was the first year the Latin Grammys came to Miami. The city was picked to host the show in 2001, but threatened protests against Cuban performers by anti- the Castro demonstrators Latin Recording Academy to move it to Los Angeles. led This year, the city, protesters and the Latin Recording Academy reached a compromise to place the protesters less than 200 feet from the American Airlines Arena. However, it wasn't known if any of the 12 nominated Cuban acts would show up because of prob­ lems with their visa applications. WELCOME BACK STUDENTS f ROM AREA SCHOOLS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 I t h r u SAT., SEPTEMBER 6 THURSDAY CAMPUS BOYZ ALLMALE STRIP fill** M CAIN P M I tf MON UP AT 10PM - CONTEST AT MWNITE tl.SO SKYY A ABSOLUT PRMX FRIDAY b SATURDAY P A R T Y W I T H ' H O T C O U t G t B O Y Z < r G U R U H A O T M O M UNTIL MPMI B U T DANCE M U SIC A L L NIT1I M ( M N I H R I F IS AM* VP ALWAYS W tiC M S t... POWER PLAY Power Play *2 Well Drinks $2 Domestic Beet 3 p m t o 1 1 p m R O Y Z C E L L A R Thursday, Septem ber 4, 2 0 0 3 F\TKRT\Í\MINT Page 19 HOLE IN THE WALL: Thursday The Nortons, 7:30 p.m. FLAMINGO CANTINA: Thursday Big Orange, Unified Feel Theory LA ZONA ROSA: Saturday Arabic Hafleh w/ Zein Al-Jundi and the Saadi M'nawwar Band, 9:30 p.m. LUCKY LOUNGE: Thursday Echoset. 9 p.m. MERCURY: Friday Fiveheard, Moonlight Towers* and Li’I C ap’n Travis Saturday Makeshift Shelter, A Tiger Named Lovesick and I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness events for September 4-6 CACTUS CAFE; Thursday Radney Foster Friday and Saturday Monte Montgomery CD Release Celebration CARLOS’N CHARLIES: Friday Chevelles, 9:30 p.m. Saturday Wall Street, 9:30 p.m. Sunday Grooves, 7 p.m. CHEATHAM STREET WAREHOUSE (San Marcos): Thursday Randy Rogers Photo courtesy of Joe Ely Saturday Texan country veteran Joe Ely unveils his 16th album at A ntone’s this weekend. Jake Andrews ANTONE’S: Thursday Honeybrowne with Mark Sanders Band Friday Joe Ely (CD Release) with Patricia Vonne Saturday Joe Ely (CD Release) BACKROOM: Thursday Goneblind, Lacuna Coil and Type 0 Negative Saturday Element 80, E-Town Concrete and Un Loco THE BACKYARD: Saturday Big Brothers Big Sisters Benefit Concert with Matt the Electrician and Shawn Colvin, 5:30 p.m. CONTINENTAL CLUB: Thursday Rockin Lloyd Trip & The Zip Guns with Horton Brothers, 10 p.m. Friday The Blues Specialists, Two Tons of Steel. Seth Walker, Grady, 6:30 p.m. Saturday Waxploitation! and Mike Flanigan's B-3 Combo, 9:30 p.m. EGO’S: Saturday Punk Rock BBQ, 3 p.m. im m : Thursday Fivehead, Bedbug. Lake Superior (ex-Gray Matter) and Subset Friday Hard Feelings, Sons of Hercules and The Fleshtones BASS CONCERT HALL: Friday and Saturday Austin Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m. Saturday Voxtrot, Sound Team and Dressy Bessy Photo courtesy of L C a c ’r s Sunday Li'l Cap n Travis are an Austin favorrte. Catch them at The Mercury Saturday. Gospe Bruner with' The Faith, noon e is of Canolire Herring CD Re ease m o m r n : Thursday Kacy Crowley and guests, John Pointer’s Brainwreck, and B.K. & Mr. E, 8 p.m. Friday Spinning Head. Ojo Del Sol, Mingo Fishtrap. 8 p.m. THE VIBE: Thursday Carolina. Tallboys. Original Glitch, Nasty Dogs & Funky Kings WATERLOO RECORDS: Thursday Caroline Herring in store, 5 p.m. Saturday Slow Trains, Downliners and Patrice Pike, 8 p.m. Sunday Amazing Grace. Southern Fried and South Austin Jug Band. 8 p.m. THE OASIS: Thursday Rob Roy Parnell & The Harptones Friday Funky Brass Factory Saturday Hot Wax RED EYED FLY: Thursday Alias Anything, Molly & The Hatchets. Proof of Life and The Guest RUTA MAYA: Sunday Michele Solberg. Gary Graves, David Chenu Quartet, and Shakey and Stompy SAXON PUB; Thursday Matt Wilson, 8 p.m. Friday Wayne Sutton and George DeVore Saturday Bradley Cole and Carolyn Wonderland SPEAKEASY Friday Memphis Train Revue. 10 p.m. Saturday Kitty Kitty Bang Bang and Sauce STUBBS: Thursday Active Radio Friday Around Austin By James Taylor Daily Texan Staff The Daily Texan proudly intro­ . rhe Weekender. duces to yoft Every Thursday vou can find a close-to-complete run-down of what's going on this weekend in the "Live Music Capital of the World." Admittedly, the first weekend in September looks to be a slow one. Not too many national touring acts are stopping by Austin, but you can always count on Austin's local musicians to pack the clubs and bars on Sixth and around town. Antone's helps Texas country' veteran Joe Ely celebrate the release of his 16th record Friday and Saturday Also celebrating a CD release this weekend are Monte Montgomery, who'll be at the Cactus Cafe on campus Frida and Saturday night. M ’ pic attack would be to checf on Friday and M r Montgi >mery n Saturday — but hev that u t me, Mr. Logical Caroline Herring f rm ally unveils her latest, "WeOspnng," Friday at Stubb s. If y ou can t make it to the release-party, stop by Waterloo today at 5 p.m. to catch the country songstress in-store. This weekend seems to be "ben­ efit concert weekend" as we have two big benefit show's going on around Austin. The Pier on Lake Travis host the "Rockers with a Cause" benefit (see page 18 for more details on that one), while The Backy'ard plays host to Shawm Colvin and Matt the Electrician. Proceeds from Colvin's perform- ance at The Backvard Austin area Big Brothers Big Sisters. T « ,11 go Saturday W M D productions presents an Arabic Hafleh party with Zein Ai-fundi at La Zona Rosa. Check ut live .Arabic music, beilvdancing and more. The Austin Symphony’ Orch­ estra presents their first concert of the fall at Bass Concert Hall this weekend. Show’s are Friday and Saturday starting promptly at 8 p.m. both evenings. So there you have it — just some show’s of interest that even intelli­ gent and informed music fan w’ould do w ell to check out. Country, indie rock, alt-rock and folk-country are just some of the sounds you'll here Around Austin this weekend. 4The Barbarian’s Invasion’ among highlights of Toronto Film Festival By David Germain Associated Press TO RO N TO - A hum drum lineup at last spring's Cannes Film Festival had movie fans wonder­ ing it Hollywood had turned its hack on such glitzy events. Not to worry. North Am erica's premiere showcase, the Joronto International Film Festival, opens Thursday w ith an impressive ros­ ter of celebritv-dnven movies, for­ eign nlms, independent features and documentaries. In its 28th year, the 10-dav fes­ tival is a launch pad for big fall releases and film s w ith Academy Awards prospects. W ith eager audiences, Toronto also is known i> a tilm-lovers' festival unlike Cannes err Sundance, which are aimed at filmmakers and indus- tr\ insiders. Films also are not competing tor prizes at Toronto as they are at mam festivals, making it more laid back. It's a friendly festival. Thev re not out to cut your head oft said Ridley Scott, coming to Toronto with his comic drama "Matchsfiek Men. starring Nicolas Cage and a director's cut of his lu_u horror hit Alien." "It's a kinder and gen tier place." This year's festival presents -'54 feature-length movies and 85 short films from 55 countries Highlights include Denzel Washington's thriller cY.t ot Tune ; the ensemble romance 1 o\ e Actually," featuring \ lugh Grant and Emma Thompson \dnen Brody's offbeat ventrilo­ quism I Cram s," a somber chatactei "D unum tale drama with Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro and Naom i Watts; "Shattered Glass," with Hayden Christensen in the story of dis­ graced journalist Stephen Glass; and N eil Young's concert film "Greendale." There had been speculation that studios and talent might be gun- shv about Toronto after the scare over severe acute respiratory syn­ drome crippled the city's tourism industry'. W ith a health warning on Toronto travel lifted, the festival has encountered no reluctance from studios, filmmakers or audi­ ences about attending, said Piers Handling, the event's director. "W e w'ere never worried about SA R S," said Tom Ortenberg, head of Lions Gate Films, w'hich is showing about a dozen films at including Nicole the Kidm an's "O ur chances of getting struck by light­ ning were always greater than get­ ting ill in Toronto." "D o g ville." festival, This year's festival has no for­ mal events to mark the anniver­ sary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. After the attacks in 2001, the festival shut dowrn for a day, and last year, its lineup included sev eral Sept. 11-themed movies. T \ en so, the festival begins with one reminder of Sept. 11. The opening-night film, writer-direc- "The tor Denys Arcand's includes barbarian Invasions," brief footage of the second plane crashing into the W orld Trade Center.. Yreand uses the footage as an introduction to a TV historian's comparison of the United States to the Roman Em pire as it was ^«;V,Ov. HIGHLAND 10 35 & MIDDLE FISKVILLE RD • 512 -467-7305 WITH STUDENT ID ALL SH O W S FREAKY FRIDAY 1:00 3:00 fcOO 7:00 *1$ (PC) TNI ORDER 1:15 3:20 5:30 7:40 *50 (t) THE MEDALLION 1:30 3:30 5:30 7:45 IfcOO (PG13) OREN RANGE 1:00 4KX) 7KX) *45 (t) FREDDY VS JASON 1:30 3:40 M S 7:55 10:15 (R) S.W.A.T. 1:00 3:20 5:40 IK)0 10:15 (PG13) DICKIE ROBERTS IKK) 3:10 5:20 7:40 *50 (PC 13) SKY KIDS 3-D 1:15 7:00 (PC) BAD BOYS 2 3:15 *00 (R) JEEPERS CREEPERS 2 1:15 3:30 5:45 IKK) 10:15 (R) PIRATES OF TNI CARIBBEAN 1.-00 3*5 7KK) *45 (PG13) l Showtimts good 9/5-9/11 • Visit n at www.gataxytfceatreMoe besieged by outside forces that led to its downfall. "H e says Sept. 11 w'as the first time that the barbarians have launched a successful attack into the heart of the empire," Arcand said. "And maybe that date w ill be viewed in future centuries as the beginning of the great barbarian invasions." "The Barbarian Invasions" was one of the few triumphs at Cannes, where it earned the screenplay prize for Arcand and the best-actress award for Marie- Josee Croze, who plays a heroin addict enlisted to score illegal drugs that ease a dying man's pain. Croze's tremendous perform­ ance is among an especially' strong crop of intriguing female roles at the Toronto festival. Among them: "In Jane the C ut," director Campion's moody’ murder thriller starring Meg Ry an; John Savles' los. Babys," whose "Casa de ensemble cast includes M arv Steenburgen, Marcia Gav Harden and Darvl Hannah in the storv of American women adopting chil­ dren in Latin Am erica; Sarah A u s t i n W e i r d S i n c e 1958 F u l l B a r • F u l l M e n u « G r e a t V i e w O n L a k e A u s t i n « L i v e M u s i c E v e r y W e e k e n c S h u w s A i l A g e s I K 11 » . W . S H P T F M H I ' K S ROTEL & THE HOT TOMATOES m m n a i a a i IT U S w m \ t IFRS FI N.DR.USER»: -j» ft'*r \iMir ktsi Huttama uftinr.’ iciiiunujt 8ABOOY LRl 1 S Í FIGHT. THE GIEST. 1^0 L ili TRIO. THE BI RDEN BROTHERS I HI M NSHiNF FI NDRUSFE, 11 (MU featuring SAMBA s i M > V \ s.1 »• » 1 M H I K S Y A L J j y O SHKILV M ARSH VU , .<* 0 '» t R IV E R H l I l S K tv u » UKW M i CAVÍ» 1 - NMk> »1M O* Vote M I G H T U N K I M t t H 1U ' Ri> Scarlett Johansson, gradually making the transition from teen roles. Johansson has two plum adult roles at Toronto: co-stamng with Bill M urray in Sofia Coppola's "Lost in Translation.’ a quirko. tale of two friendship between Am ericans visiting Japan and with Colin Fir/” ir ‘G irl With a Pearl Ejrrin fi ar>. u: a maidser­ vant in the household of 1 tury' painter Vermeer. "I think she definitely herself beyond her Coppola said. "She has quality and loo sort of caimnes- she's not p e r . i Certain people he tn cen- carnes \ ears," unique r and a 7 w here Polley as a dying mother in "M y Life Without M e"; Cate Blanchett in "Veronica Guerin," based on the true story' of a slain Irish jour­ nalist; Robert Altm an's ballet drama "The Company," starring Neve Campbell; and "Pieces of April/’ with Katie Holmes as a black-sheep daughter trying to reconnect with her dving mother (Patricia Clarkson). • Along with "Dogville. Kidman appears in a second Toronto film co-starring with Anthony Hopkins in "The Human Stain, adapted from Philip Roth's novel. 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S N A ’ PG-13 DC FRfcAKY -RiOAY A3 X .2 - . - ‘ AMtR'CAN WE0CNNG 4 C X D 2 . x a y ; m d “ s.* ■ .ASA CROFT 2 R 4 .\ :0 r_x : -*>2 3. x * .X k V V SEAStSCL * -\V' 3 .x S.4Y \ DS 30 i A J xi A R A ’ L S Of 2V.‘ 85 c *N -V • ,x *; RMiNA’ .V 3 tR 0 RfcQ D .x - NOtNG N: MO G DC 3íA L\ V V **S> E n t e r t a in m e n t Thursday, Septem ber 4, 2003 The D u l y Te\ \ \ Page 20 INSIDE TODAY Introducing Thursday’s 1 DVD SPOTLIGHT When T elevi Attac Several great TV sIx jw s hit DVD this weeú THE SIMPSONS: SEASON 3 "T h e C om plete Third Season o f the S im p s o n s " o ffers the chance to look back to the sim ­ pler tim es — when Bart w as 10, Maggie still sucked on a pacifier and "T h e Sim p son s" hit their full stride. The Third Season D V D co n ta in s m any of the episodes that you hope to catch on television in the afternoon, n ot to m en tion the Sim pson standard of num erous bonus features. In 1991, the w riters began to com pletely define the charac­ ters as w ell as solid ifyin g the anim ation and voices of those w e now know so well. O ften, each ep isod e has com m entary from the creator M att Groening, w riters, and at som e point all of the main voice a c to r's chim e in w ith thoughts, though m uch of the com m entary seem s d ed icat­ ed to p ointing ou t the tim es the th em ­ co n trad icted w rite rs selves. For the first time N ancy C artw right, the voice o f Bart and others, talks about som e of the show s and the early years w hen thev tried to hold back the new s that Bart, M ilhouse and N elson w ere a ctu ally played by a w om en. th rou g h o u t to p ics P op u lar the D VD in clu d e w hy som e voices change, censorship, the n u m erou s m ovie sp oo fs and th e d ifficu lty in m akin g a H allow een special. Not to m en­ tion a few of the "H o m e rs" they pulled ov er the years. E p iso d es in clu d ed d u rin g this seaso n 's set are "H o m er at B at," w here Mr. B urns gets pro­ fessional ringers for the com p a­ ny softball team , the "Flam in g M o e's." It also explains how Tim m y O 'Toole fell d ow n the well and Sting got him out, as well as the return of H om er's brother Herb, played by D anny D eVito. It also contains the sea­ so n 's prem ier, "S ta rk R aving D ad ." This is the e p iso d e w here H om er is put into an institution right out of "O n e Flew O ver the C u ck o o 's N e st," and room s w ith M ichael Jack so n . He sounds like M ichael, but doesn't look like him , so did the voice to b e lo n g p e rfo rm e r th e M ich a e l Ja c k s o n ? For years they denied it and the credits never gave any answer, but the DVD pu ts the question to and end . Yes, it w as M ichael Jackson, and the com m entary goes into great detail o f the affair and the stipulations for the g u est spot. And if all that w asn't enough there is alw ays "F u zzy B unny's Guide to You-Know -W hat" hosted by the legendary Troy M cClure, whom you might know from other films. The features include memo­ rable commercials, such as the long-running Butterfinger com­ mercials. "Pop-up: Simpsons" is featured in the episode where Homer produces a country singer named Lurleen, so the Simpsons writers feel the need to random ly name som e of country m usic's w orst song titles. There is also a jukebox featuring the year's best songs, such It's Your "L isa Birthday," and Bart's M acy's float, complete with the incred­ ibly the of lam e banter announcers for the parade. as Many episodes also contain storyboards and sketches by Groening, not to mention many other well-hidden eggs that you can have a cow trying to find. Though the period between selecting an option can lag because of an animation of the family sitting on the couch, there are far too many things that make this a great DVD to trifle over something minor. — A n d y C o m ea u x SAVED BY THE BELL: SEASONS 1&2 For many of us, "Saved by the Bell" was both a after-school escape and a utopian ideal of what high school was all about. Ironic how we could never escape it — the show was on-air all the time — and how little "Saved by the Bell" actually represents reality. The first and second seasons of the popular teen show are now on a five-disc DVD set that boasts a gaggle of episodes, but nothing in the way of special features. With nothing in the way of a behind- the-scenes featurette or a com­ mentary track, if s surprising that NBC studios didn't feel obligated to go a little bit more of a distance for its fans. Still, this is a show to treasure for its simplistic, naive view of a group of high school friends — each per­ son fulfilling a stereotype to hilari­ ous extremes. Zack (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), the main character who often likes to speak directly to the camera, is a privileged stud who's perpetually busy balancing his detention slips and the girl of his (Tiffani-Amber dreams, Kelly Thiessen), the ditzy, lovable cheer­ leader. Slater (Mario Lopez) also pines after Kelly, and he fulfills the role of the jock with heart; Jessie (Elizabeth Berkeley) is the studious brain; Lisa (Lark Voorhies) is the fashion-obsessed princess, and Screech (Dustin Diamond) is the goofball nerd who is gaga over her. The six of these actors have an instant charm and rapport with each other, making the comedy high-energy and full of bad (in a good way) one-liners that reek with puns. And the episodes, usu­ ally centered around one of Zack's countless money-making schemes, are so breezy that we have to remember to leave logic at the door when watching. One episode fea­ tured from the first season entitled "The Lisa Card," shows Lisa hold­ ing a schoolwide garage sale of sorts in order to pay off an enor­ mous credit card debt. Zack even rigs the lockers, which are filled with her clothes, to swing open (when Principal Belding isn't around, of course) and showcase her worn wares. UK huh. And what has to be the most memorable of "Saved by the Bell" moments from the second season is when Screech wins the title of Miss Bayside, with Belding himself singing the theme song. Just as the entire series proved, if you could learn to suspend your disbelief, the show was a fun, memorably cheesy experience — even if we never could understand where, exactly, the gang's favorite hang­ out, The Max, was located or how they could hang out there in between classes. — Kevin Taylor Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, and Eriq LaSalle, left to right helped make the first season of “ER” a phenomenal success. it continues achieves the decade mark on the air, to perform admirably — this despite a wither­ ing attack from current CBS jug­ gernaut "CSI" and the constant stream of reality television. The new DVD release of the first sea­ son is a welcome opportunity for fans to revisit favorite episodes, as well as newcomers to finally dis­ cover a television gem. — Mike Disen Jennifer Garner, center, stars in the critically lauded ABC crime drama “Alias.” The first season is now on DVD. Photo courtesy of www.celebnty-exchange.com ALIAS: SEASON 1 Jennifer Gamer probably never longed for TV, which is why it's appropriate the show she stars on, "Alias," has seemed too good for the tube. Now, with the first season of the spy thriller being released on DVD, "A lias" is actually receiving the kind of attention usually afforded to film DVDs — at least, the producers of the brand new collection have taken notice. Since its premiere in 2001, Alias has been a show that's garnered critical praise audience malaise. However, as with most and ER: SEASON 1 from As a breathlessly paced medical then-hot author drama Michael ("Jurassic Crichton Park"), the near instant success of "ER" in September 1994, solidified a new era of programming for host network NBC, while changing the face of television drama forever. the Rounding out red-hot Thursday night lineup of estab­ lished performers "Seinfeld" and "Mad About You," as well as fel­ low newcomer "Friends," "ER" made it to the cover of Time mag­ azine by its fourth episode, and its popularity only continued to climb. In the current climate of 300-channel digital cable and satel­ lite systems, new shows making their debut today rarely receive quite the immediate acclaim. By the time all is said and done (the series enters its 10th season this fall), "ER" will have secured its position as one of the highest rated and most acclaimed shows in TV history. A defining factor in the show's TV shows that find themselves in the same quandary', "A lias" has built up a cult following that is likely to enjoy owning the show7s first season as much as those who have som e catching up to do. "Alias: Season O ne" follows Sydney Bristow (Gamer) through her last year of college and her first year as a secret agent for the mys­ terious SD-6. The show's first 22 episodes are spread across six discs and at least four of the episodes have commen­ taries. Though the participants aren't the same from commentary to commentary, the yak tracks actually improve from the begin­ ning of the season to the end. There are also the 20-minute "Pilot Production Diary'" and the 10- minute "Inside Stunts" documen­ taries that might as well have been combined, and while J.J. Abrams and the show's cast reflect on the production, it's Gamer's show all the way. Six nonessential deleted scenes, and a deluge of promo material for the show and its mar­ keting tie-ins round out the disc, though it should be noted that every episode is presented in widescreen. Overall, it's a must have for fans and a great way to get ready for the upcoming third sea­ son of the series, but "Alias" as a DVD is a bit of a mixed bag. — Stephen Saito success has always been its consis­ tently high production quality. From the well-developed charac­ ters to the pacing and tension, to the superior level of technical behind-the-scenes achievement, the show's masterful execution has always oozed with creativity. This quality has translated well into the newly released "ER: The Complete First Season" DVD set. All 24 episodes, plus the original Cnchton-scripted TV-movie pilot, are presented in their originally filmed widescreen format, a fea­ ture omitted from their '94 televi­ sion airings. Several episodes include commentary tracks from their respective directors and pro­ ducers, as well as a bonus com­ mentary from series creators Michael Crichton and John Wells ("The West Wing"). The set includes the standard collection of making-of documen­ taries, but a few stand out, notably a short feature on the prevalent medical terminology used in the show. Fans of the series will be entertained by a collection of out- takes in addition to several deleted scenes that never made it to the air. All of these features are accessi­ ble through a well-designed menu system, which takes its cues from the opening credits sequence. The only annoying feature of the DVD set is the decision to use double­ sided dvds, which were subse­ quently not labeled with which content resides on which side of the disc. Expect to be opening your DVD player while flipping the disc to find what you want to watch. This is a minor problem thougK and doesn't detract from the overall effort in the slightest. "ER" is one of the hallmarks of modem television, and even as it FAMILY GUY: SEASON 3 Just four short years ago, the talented voice actor Seth MacFarlane launched the ani­ mated series “Family Guy.” The show pushed boundaries in virtu­ ally every direction it could fath­ om. Mocking politics, homosexu­ ality, pedophilia and everything else in existence, "Family Guy” probably even made Matt Groening, creator of “The Simpsons,” gasp a few times. For those familiar with the char­ acters of the show, MacFarlane carried the voices of Peter, Stewie, Brian, the immensely sexually-frustrated Quagmire and several others. In spite of all of this talent, though, the show ulti­ mately ended without launching an additional season. Aside from these previous laughs from the episodes, how­ ever, this DVD set offers little more. The commentaries, which aren’t provided with every episode and make up the bulk of the special features on the discs, pale drastically in compari­ son to the actual show and offer little in exchange in terms of rele­ vant information. While it’s quite interesting to hear the natural voices of the actors, there’s little substance to what those voices have to say. In the end, for fans at least, this DVD set rounds out the complete “Family Guy” series nicely. Sometimes just plain wrong but always daring in its approach, for three years “Family Guy” could always be counted on for a few laughs. Now, with the release of the third season DVD, all of those laughs are available again. Justin Webb ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFLY Ben and Jennifer rumored to be married next week NEW YORK — Supercouple — Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are planning to marry next weekend on a hillside estate near Santa Barbara, Calif., The Daily News reported in its Wednesday edi­ tions. Representatives for the two stars wouldn’t comment on the reports. Celebrity magazine Us Weekly reported the Sept. 14 wedding will be catered by Santa Barbara's Four Seasons Biltmore Hotel, where Lopez, 33, and Affleck, 31 recently dined. It was unclear who will preside over the ceremony. The 33-year-old actress-singer married dancer Chris Judd in a pri­ vate ceremony in Calabasas, Calif., Sept. 29,2001, in an event garnished with 10,000 while and pastel rosebuds. The nuptials came just months after she broke off a highly publicized romance with hipbop mogul Sean “P Diddy” Combs. Lopez and Judd split in June 2002. It will be Affleck's first marriage. For her last wedding, Lopez wore a Valentino Couture off-white silk and Chantilly lace gown. This time, she's said to have turned to famed wedding gown designer Vera Wang. Since appearing in 1990 as a “Fly Girl” dancer on the Fox variety show “In Living Color” Lopez has seen her career explode, with for­ ays into music, film, television and — most recently — fashion. Affleck and Lopez met on the set of film “Gigli” and their romance spurred interest in the film, which ended up as the sum­ mer’s biggest flop. Revolution Studios, which made “Gigli,” and Sony Pictures, which distributed it, lost about $30 million, while real- life sweethearts Affleck and Lopez managed to remain virtually unscathed amid the movie’s lousy reviews. The two also star together in the upcoming film “Jersey Girl.” — Associated Press Diaz breaks nose surfing HONOLULU — It wasn’t quite the birthday in paradise Cameron Diaz was hoping for. Diaz, the world’s highest-paid actress, said she broke her nose Saturday, on her 31st birthday, during a surfing mishap off Waikiki Beach. Tuesday, Diaz was wearing two tiny bandage strips on the bridge of her nose, which appeared normal with no visible swelling. “I’m fine," she told The Associated Press. “But I’m just totally bummed out because I can’t go surfing any more.” Diaz said she was surfing with her older sister and a couple of ' friends when she was involved in a collision — she wiped out and someone’s board hit her in the face. Wearing a dark bikini, her hair tucked under a cap, Diaz was * upbeat as she enjoyed the famous Hawaiian sunshine and sand — just not the surf. “I love this place,” Diaz said. — AP