i gone? PAGE TWO SPORTS Vólleyball team faces tough foe in Nebraska dO 113QNVA IS Vi ¿Z9Z 9N iH sn an do*n iw iS 3«H in os ^ m -m r l H E iJAILY lEXAN 1 UTPD review panel to ask for student input Serving the community of The University of Texas at Austin since 1900 Friday, September 19, 2003 S H M P Í www.dailytexanonline.com - m r -7- * ■ s' * “T" H n r • a ■ 7 - HOW TO CONTACT THE UTPD OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE: E-mail: pres.cmte.utpd@mail.utexas.edu Campus mail: The UTPD Oversight Committee MAI 400 (G3400) U.S. mail: The UTPD Oversight Committee RO. Box T Austin, Texas 78713-8920 Some say committee structure, procedures should be changed By David A. Herron and Robert Inks Daily Texan Staff In a response to student con­ cerns about input into the UT Police Oversight Committee, the group will send a mass e-mail today explaining to students how they can voice their con­ cerns to the committee. "In a community as large as ours, it is difficult to reach peo­ ple," committee chairman Mike Sharlot said. "This is the tech­ nique that seems to us is most likely to reach the attention of everybody." The e-mail message will con­ tain an electronic and physical address where students can send mail. "We would hope that students that have insights or experiences they w ant to share with the com­ said mittee w ould do so," Sharlot, professor. "Otherwise, students are repre­ sented by the student members of the committee." law a Despite its efforts to reach out to students, some still say the committee could use more stu­ dent input and that the commit­ tee structure is flawed. "I still think the meetings should be open w ithout any police presence," said Brent Perdue, an SG Liberal Arts repre­ sentative, referring to UTPD chief Jeff Van Slvke's position on the committee as a nonvoting member. Currently, the UTPD investi­ gates complaints to the depart­ ment internally. Perdue said an outside investigative committee, rather should than UTPD, review all complaints and decide appropriate actions. "In my opinion, [the problem] “For music fans who love American roots music, this is the best place to hear it. You can’t get better music in one place.” Cynthia Maddox, spokeswoman for the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau AUSTIN CITY LIMITS FESTIVAL Today through Sunday Stages: 8 Bands: 130 Acres: 15 Expected revenue for city: $10M Expected attendance: Three-day p a sse s sold: 35.000 Out-of-town p a sse s sold: 18.000 Three-day pass $75 One-day pass $35 Tickets are available at Waterloo Records, Zilker Park box office or online at www.ac/fest/- val.com S e c o n d A n n u a l F e st G ears U p n estimated 80,000 fans attended last year’s festival, pictured here on Sept. 28, 2002. Event planners expect to more than double that n u m b e r with 80,000 tickets on sale. One hundred thirty bands will perform, including R.E.M., Wilco and Pat Green. Austin City Limits music fest draws thousands economy offans and millions o f dollars to Music Festival last year and its success, By Christan M. Thomas I think that puts an exclamation point Daily Texan Staff on that statement. Austin finally has a music festival to call their own." It's bigger, it's longer, and it's here to stay. The Austin City Limits Music Festival kicks off its second year today in Zilker Park with 130 bands, eight stages and an expected sell-out crowd of 180,000 fans. Over three days, the festival will generate a projected $10 million in revenue through ticket sales, local businesses and hotels, according to the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau. "Austin has been called the live music capital of the world, " said Keith Hagan, publicist for the ACL Music Festival. "With the creation of the ACL yan Krebs, left, Brad White, middle, and Johnny Goode, right, pre- are the main stage lighting for tonight’s Austin City Limits Music jstival. Anthony Chapman/Daily Texan Staff Hagan said the diversity of the line­ up including local and national acts, specialty stages for children and the beautiful setting of Zilker Park make it a big draw to locals and tourists. Last year's two-day festival had an attendance of about 80,000 people, 30 percent of which were from out of town, bringing in a total of $5.1 million. This year, of the 35,000 three-dav tickets sold before the event, 45 per­ cent, or around 18,000, were sold to vis­ itors. Ticket holders come from 48 See FESTIVAL, page 2 INSIDE APD challenged on refusal to release Sophia King files % Popular major putting strain on department By Chitra Nagarajan Daily Texan Staff The num ber of students enrolled as government majors swelled to more than 1,500 this fall, accord­ ing to preliminary figures, as students choose the major with m^ny different career goals in mind. With a preliminary num ber of 1,579 enrolled, the government departm ent continues to be one of the most popular majors offered at the University. John Higley, chair of the D epartm ent of Government, said the real num ber may be even higher, since the figure does not include all double majors. Students also declare majors midyear, he said, and the total num ber of government majors See ENROLLMENT page 5 NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT MAJORS Fall 2003 numbers show an estimated 1,579 students are government majors. The count could pass 2,000 in the spring. 1600 1400 1200 Spnng 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Asphalt Grandma Ardys Kellerman, 71, is still biking after traveling more than 400.000 miles since the late 1970s. SEE PAGE 8 In d e x ............................. 3 World & Nation Opinion ...........................................4 U n iversity........................................6 ................................7 State & Local Fo cu s ................................8 S p o rts ........................................9-11 Classifieds ...........................12-13 Com ics...........................................14 Entertainment........................15-16 W eather High 86 ÍÉ Low 66 Is your golf game fresh? Volume 104, Number 14 25 cents Acting Police Monitor Alfred Jenkins, left, and Police Chief Stan Knee, field ques­ tions regarding the final investi­ gation of the 2002 shooting of Sophia King. Jenkins and Knee declined to release the details of the report that has been withheld from the public. Mike Kane Daily Texan Staff Austin police withhold details o f internal affairs investigation By Robert Inks Daily Texan Staff fore do not have to released. Austin Police officers were not at fault in the 2002 shooting of Sophia King, according to an independent investiga­ tion, but details of the inquiry' will not be released to the public, Austin Police Chief Stan Knee said Thursday. Knee and Alfred Jenkins, acting police monitor, said the details of the highly- anticipated report fell under the APD departm ent of internal affairs and there­ King was killed on June 11, 2002, by officer John Coffey when he responded to a disturbance call at her apartment. APD officials said she exited the rear of her apartment with a butcher knife and ran toward a building manager. When King raised the knife over the employee, Coffey fired once, striking King in the chest and killing her, according to APD officials. Sec APD, page 5 See CENTER, page 5 has already been identified, and we should go ahead and move tow ard review board," said Perdue, a history senior. external an Gus Perez, an undergraduate student on the committee, said that, as of right now, the commit­ tee does not have the power to directly change UTPD proce­ dures and will onlv analyze the process. "As far as the committee doing See UTPD, page 2 TEXAS LEGISLATURE Senate measure delays fines Democrats! pi misbment turns into probation By Lomi Kriel Daily Texan Staff The Texas Senate passed a measure to delay enforcing thou­ sands of dollars in fines from the 11 quorum-busting Democrats on Thursday, placing them on proba­ tion instead. The Democrats fled to New Mexico in August to break quo­ rum and prevent a vote on a con­ gressional redistncting map. In an effort to coax the Democrats home, Republicans voted to finé each senator for every1 day missed at the chamber. They a iso revoked pri\ ileges such as park­ ing, staff member access to the Senate floor and some spending privileges. Under the measure, all privi­ leges will be restored, but Democrats would be on proba­ tion till January' 2Ü05. Attendance has been required by a call on the Senate, and if anv senators are absent w ithout sufficient excuse, the $57,000 fine- and other sanctions would be in place once more. a The vote fell 13-10 in favor of the plan, falling almost entirely along party lines, with Sen. Jeff Wentworth of San Antonio as the See SENATE, page 2 Moon festival celebrates bounty, Asian cultures Asian American Cultural Center marks third year * By Corey Ann Seldon Daily Texan Staff The Asian American Cultural Center in Austin will celebrate its third anniversary and the Moon Festival this Saturday. "We have a home; it's always im portant to put dow n roots for ourselves and our children, said Amy Wong Mok, president of the center. "This is our third year in our home. We're here to share and learn w ith the community.’’ The center w as founded by 19 people but has grown to support several hundred members in three years. The Moon Festival is one of the largest of foui annual celebra­ tions at the center. The festival is celebrated w hen the full moon is present in the eighth m onth of the lunar calen­ dar, a tradition from when farm­ ers used extra moonlight to har­ vest their crops at night Now people come together to celebrate their past and their culture. Keith Truong, an economics and English senior, is excited about the Moon Festival. attending "It will be fun," Truong said. "I'm going to the testival because Page 2 T h f: D m i a T k x vn Friday, September $9, 2003 WHAT’S IT WORTH TO YOU? Sait Lake City’s One World Cafe breaks two of the most fundamental rules of the restaurant business: It has no menus and no prices. Diners eat whatever sparks the culinary imagination of owner and chef Denise Cerreta. Customers can fill their plates with as much, or as lit­ tle, as they want and. pay what they feel their meal is worth. 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@dailytexanonline. com. ACL a ‘celebration of city’ ALL THE GOOD T-SHIRTS FESTIVAL, FROM 1 states and several countries, including the United Kingdom, Argentina, China and Australia. “To only be the second year of the festival, having almost half from out of town is really incred­ ible," said C ynthia M addox, spokesw om an for the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau. Local hotels also reap profits from the festival. Forty Austin hotels offered packages, includ­ ing discount rooms and three- dav passes, through the Visitors Bureau Web site. In total, 1,000 packages were sold this year. Maddox said that almost all the dow ntow n hotels are booked for the weekend. "D ow ntow n w ill be very busy," Maddox said "For music fans who love American roots music, this is the best p lace’ to hear it. You can't get better music in one place." Mark Higgins, client services manager of Capital Sports and Entertainm ent, ACL M usic Festival's co-producer, attributes the event's growth to the enthu­ siasm of the fans and the variety of music presented. The festi­ is to find val's goal, he said, som ething for everyone. "W e're pretty happy with the w ay it took off," Higgins said. "The city really embraced it and ... the fans really embraced it First and foremost, Austin is a huge music city. But besides the music, it's a celebration of this park and a celebration of this citv." ACL Festival organizers have committed to producing the fes­ tival for the next five years. Hagan said it has potential to becom e one of the cou ntry's through biggest m usic festivals. The city has already garnered interna­ tional attention the South by Southw est Conference, a five-day music, film and tech­ nology festival founded in 1987 that features hundreds of m usi­ cians each March. Hagan said com paring the ACL Festival with SXSW is like "apples and oranges." While he said SXSW is a top music industry event, he calls the ACL Music Festival a "m usic lovers" festival and a great way for Austin residents and new UT students to sink their teeth into the Austin music scene. "For U T students, especially those that are new to the area, it's a great way to break in and to see a lot of the music acts that Austin has to offer, as well as som e of favorite national acts," your Hagan said. Race part of controversy, Dems say SENATE, FROM 1 lone Republican voting against the proposal. VVent w orth favored D em ­ ocrats' paying a small part of the fines by the end of the month. "I w anted this over in 12 days," he said. "[N ow ] it hangs on us for another 15, 16, 17 m onths." But after a closed caucus m eet­ ing, they decided this was the best way to put the sanctions behind the Senate. "The Senate had a choice of either maintaining the fines, col­ lecting those fines, or ... being magnanim ous and putting this issue behind us," Lt. Gov. David Dew hurst said. Democrats tried unsuccessful­ ly to oppose and delay the pro­ posal. "In no way do I plan to vote for a motion to put myself on probation," said Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, who was pre­ vented from making an am end­ ment. Ellis said it was a good thing that the fines w ere removed, since the Democrats were not planning on paying any of them. But the move, designed by GO P senators in hopes of restor­ ing Senate civility, appeared to do everything but that. "This is a slap in the face to Hispanic and African-American Texans, because the actions that w e did, extreme as it may seem to others, was to protect voting rights," said Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio. “ In no way do I plan to vote for a motion to put myself on probation.” Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston Several Democrats said they were being treated like "second- class senators," and Sen. Judith it Zaffirini, D -Laredo, called "discrim ination at its best." claim ed D em ocrats the motion Thursday was akin to placing each of their constituents on probation with them. The 10 D em ocrats all repre­ sent districts w here racial minorities are the majority of residents. "I haven't been treated this wrav since I was a little Mexican kid in elementar}' school," said Sen. Frank M adia, D-San Antonio. "A nd you know its kind of nauseating to find out that adults today continue to invoke race." that R eferring D ew hurst denied the action had anything to do with som e race. D em ocrats' the penalties amounted to official oppression, Dewhurst called it a "sim ply cheap, distasteful, juve­ nile, partisan spin.". to that claim s "This has nothing to do with race," Dew hurst said. "The men­ tion of race all along has been a d esperate the attem pt D em ocratic National Party to hold onto a few seats." of for the Dem ocrats warned their col­ the changing leagues about dem ographics of state. Punishing senators for standing up their constituents by breaking quorum will not bode well for Republican senators when they are in the minority, said Sen. M ario Gallegos, D- Houston. "Fifteen years from now, when w e'll see a lot of minorities on that Senate floor, then you'll see Florence [Shapiro, R-Plano] w alking," Gallegos said. people like Recycle your copy of T h e D a il y T e x a n A RE ALREADY TAKEN Keddie let me in on a secret. Apparently, he only intended to sell the shirts he marked in the $15-$30 range. "T he higher-priced shirts are the ones I don't really want to sell," he said. "T h ey 're my favorites. I see them as an invest­ m ent." Keddie had this suggestion to anyone also looking to "invest" in the T-shirt market. It sounded somewhat familiar. "K eep everything with a year "In 2030, it'll be on it," he said. worth a fortune." ION 4 such as Denim Edge on the Drag, which then sell them at marked- up prices. Still, among the hipster hordes, I w asn't able to find that holy grail of T-shirts. But I knew it existed somewhere. My quest to top my valued gar­ ment took me across town and across the country to the mecca of vintage shops, a Web site called Vi n tage Van tage. com. Based out of Ventura, Calif., Vintage Vantage is an online shirt shop run by Vintage Em peror John Keddie and his w ife, Empress Heather Keddie. The two m et at a W idespread to Panic concert in Denver two years ago. Shortly after, John asked Heather to quit her law prac­ tice, m ove C a l i f o r n i a and sell T- shirts with him as his She wife. went for it, an d th e " f r e s h e s t clothes in the w orld" found a hom e on the Inter­ net. On the Web site, w hich is decorated in stylish shades of brow n and yellow, I found that which I sought. The shirt ran completely con­ trary to my formula, but maybe that's what m ade it so beautiful. The shirt advertises Sta-Sof-Fro, a com b-out hair conditioner spray with the audacity to claim that, in the cut-throat world of the comb- out conditioners, it was No. 1. Priced at $540, it was just out of my price range, and Em peror Todd Hilliard Daily Texan Staff The last time I bought used clothing, I automatically went to Goodwill. There, amid the acrid smell of mothballs and fermented sweat, I found the perfect, hip shirt to enhance the dated cool­ ness of my wardrobe. The shirt, w hich I picked up for under $5, was ideal according to a formula I created to judge T-shirt worth. It had a strange event, held at a random location, some­ time between Jan. 1, 1980 and Dec. 31, 1989. The 1981 South D akota Tae C h am p ion sh ip s Kw an could n't be topped, could it? Do Visiting Goodw ill's T-shirt sec­ tion Wednesday turned up noth­ ing but lame Tommy Hilfigers and promotional shirts for allergy medications. T hat's not to say that there aren't plenty of reasons to visit G oodw ill these days. They best have H allow een costum es in town, and their vinyl records — for the price — are second to none. still the But what happened to all the T- shirts? W hat happened was the vin­ tage fashion explosion of the late 1990s, an explosion so powerful it turned shirts from 1980s-era con­ certs into gold and got movie stars and Super Bowl champions to publicly wear trucker hats. The clothes that not too long ago ended up at Goodwill are now bought up by vintage shops includes faculty, staff and adm in­ istration. 3 students act as liaisons on UTPD panel UTPD, FROM 1 som ething right now, maybe not," Perez said of the police department's com plaint system. "M aybe in the future when the definitions and the boundaries of the com m ittee are m ore well- defined. Then maybe w e can do something actually impactful as far as changing the procedure for the complaint system ." "T h e student com mittee m em ­ ber's roles will be just the same as the other committee m em bers," said Katie King, a graduate stu­ dent on the com mittee and for­ m er SG president. "T h ey are there to voice concerns raised by students and use their perspec­ tive to shape the role of the com ­ m ittee." "W e haven't really assigned specific tasks to people," said Perez, a Plan II sophomore. "A s things happen with the UTPD, certain news com es up or certain events take place, we hear about it through other representatives in the assembly, and then I can relay info back to Katie and the entire UTPD Oversight Committee." between the student body and the committee. Rae Ann Spitzenberger Philip Tanofsky Adrienne M. Cody. Erin Keck. Mandy Wacker Shelley Hiam, Tiphany Orticke Three Stu dent G overnm ent representatives are among the 12 members of the com mittee that ^ a r r a n g e m e n t s | in p lants. I fresh flow ers, b allo ons CASA VERDE FLORIST | and i I» delivery available i I*.?.» i '« 'd a i l y specials, too! cash & carry 4 5 1 - 0 6 9 1 ¡ 1806 W. Koenig Lnj *■«" I FTD — ' i ' j Hmm... how an I top last alloween's costume? ----------- s | 2904 Guadalupe St (next to Toy Joy) 512-480-9922 IACCUTANE Prescribed for Acne: Have you or y ou r loved one taken A ccu tan e? Jack K. 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Smallpox fears were part of the case the Bush administration used to build support for invading Iraq — and they were raised again as recently as last weekend by Vice President Dick Cheney. But a three-month search by “Team Pox" turned up only signs to the contrary: disabled equip­ ment that had been rendered harmless by U.N. inspectors, Iraqi scientists deemed credible who gave no indication they had worked with smallpox and a labo­ ratory thought to be back in use that was covered in cobwebs. Fears that smallpox could be used as a weapon led the Bush administration to launch a vaccination campaign for some 500,000 U.S. military personnel after the Sept. 11 attacks and to order enough vaccine to inoculate the entire U.S. population if necessary. 16 police officers indicted in stolen cocaine scandal BOGOTA, Colombia — The Colombian attorney general’s office said Thursday it has issued arrest warrants for 26 people, including 16 policemen, in connection with the disappearance of at least 3 tons of seized cocaine and the murders of two informants. The unfolding scandal is the worst to hit the police since hard­ line President Alvaro Uribe took office in August 2002 pledging crackdowns on corruption and on a four-decade leftist insurgency. Among the 16 active-duty and retired police officers are a major, a captain and two lieutenants, Attorney General Luis Camilo Osorio's office said in a state­ ment. The 26 suspects were expected to be arrested within days, Osorio's spokeswoman said. The statement said the suspects will be questioned on “their possible responsibility of the crimes of homicide, kidnapping, forced dis­ appearance, drug trafficking and conspiracy.” The cocaine was seized in August 2002 in Barranquilla, a city on Colombia’s Caribbean coast after three informants tipped authorities to the huge drug cache. Honduran blackout closes offices, stores for 3 hours TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A technical failure in the hydroelec­ tric dam that provides electricity to 60 percent of Honduras' popu­ lation provoked a nationwide blackout for three hours Thursday. Employees evacuated public office buildings and stores closed their doors until power was restored. There were no immedi­ ate reports of injuries, assaults or looting during the blackout. Blackouts are common in this poor Central American nation where the state-dominated elec­ tric company is unable to meet high energy demands. The gov­ ernment administers 8 5 percent of the country’s electricity. The remaining 15 percent is provided by private business. C om p iled fro m A ssociate d Press re ports Page 3 T u r D a i n T f \ \ x Friday. September 19. 2 0 03 1 ) & N a t i o n S T O C K W A T C H C losing Thursday, S e p te m b e r 1 8 ♦ DOW JONES 9 ,6 5 9 .1 3 +113.48 NASDAQ 1 ,9 0 9 .5 5 +26.45 3 U.S. soldiers kille d in ambush attack By Patrick Quinn Associated Press TIKRIT, Iraq — A ttackers ambushed a U.S. m ilitan' patrol three late Thursday, killing American soldiers and wounding two on the outskirts of Saddam H ussein's hometown. The assault near Tikrit cam e hours atter another ambush where two U.S. m ilitan' convoys were attacked with remote-controlled bombs in Khaldiyah, 50 m iles w est of Baghdad. The U.S. military said two soldiers were wounded in the Khaldiyah ambush, the latest in a string of attacks that has raised questions about the Bush adminis­ tration's handling of post-war Iraq. The three soldiers from the Army's 4th Infantry Division were killed when attackers opened fire with small arms in the village of Al-Ouja, just five miles south of the center of Tikrit, shortly before m idnight Thursday, Lt. Col. William McDonald said. The two wounded soldiers were evacuated to a medical treatment facility and the names of those killed were withheld pending notification of next of kin, he said. to launch The soldiers were part of a patrol investigating a suspected site used rocket propelled grenades, or RPC's, at American military convoys. The w eapons have been used to launch repeated attacks against the U.S. militan- in and around Tikrit. "They were responding to a sus­ pected RPG site when the incident occurred," McDonald said. He provided no further details and did not say it any Iraqis had been killed in the firefight. Earlier Thursday, insurgents am bushed two U.S. m ilitary convoys with remote-controlled bombs and opened fire on one of them, unleashing a three-hour gunbattle in the city' of Khaldiyah. The U.S. military' said two soldiers were wounded. Five U.S. tanks, two Bradley fighting vehicles and 40 troops surrounded the neighborhood from which gunmen opened fire after first roadside bomb exploded. Helicopters hovered above. the Initially, as U.S. forces took fire, the soldiers shot back with no obvious targets in an apparent effort to protect themselves until reinforcements arrived, a witness said. in the Al-Arabiya television reported eight Americans were killed and initial one w ounded ambush about 3 p.m. The U.S. m ilitary did not confirm any deaths. Khaldiyah residents said U.S. soldiers were killed but could not agree on how many. Shortly afterw ard and nine miles to the west, a second road­ side bomb hit a military convoy of three Humvees and a truck. in One Humvee was engulfed flames. H ours after the am bushes, soldiers pointed tank cannons at reporters every time they' tried to approach. A U.S. tank passes by as a crane removes a burned American m ilitary truck Thursday after I S. troops were ambushed near Khaldiyah. U.S. m ilitary vehicles were attacked in two separate incidents. Karim Kadim A s s o c ia v :ves As U.S. troops withdrew from the "Sunni Triangle" region at nightfall Thursday, Khaldivah residents danced in the streets car­ rying a poster of Saddam Hussein in military' fatigues. They fired Kalashnikov assault rifles in the air and chanted: "With our blood, with our souls, we sacrifice our­ selves for you, Saddam ." This region north and west of Baghdad — including the espe­ cially dangerous cities of Falluiah and Ramadi with Khaldivah in between — is a stronghold of Saddam loyalists w'ho have carried out bloody assaults on American forces daily and with increasing sophistication. North of Baghdad, fire raged at an oil pipeline after an explosion at the site, the U.S. m ilitan’ said. Residents said it was the latest in a series of sabotage attacks. The m ilitan' said the fire was so fierce that investigators could not get close to determine its cause. for the 4th Maj. Josslvn Aberle, spokes­ woman Infantry Division based in Tikrit, 120 miles north of Baghdad, said valves on the pipeline were being closed to shut off fuel to the fire. Hurricane Isabel ravages East Coast NATION BRIEFS Analysts warn that N. 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They are not necessar­ ily those of the UT adm inistration, the Board of Regents or the CONTACT US Editor: Kevin Kushner (512) 232-2212 Texas Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees. editor@dailytexanonline.com VIEWPOINT Noted In Passing... research d o llars. E arlier ...R E G U LA TIN G BEER: The folks over at the Eiarvard School of Public H ealth are certainly earning their feder­ al the sch ool announced that a study found "th e presence of w eekend beer sp ecials w ere highly correlated w ith college binge- drinking rates ..." th is w eek, N ot exactly a shocking conclu sion — on the w eekends, w hen alcohol is cheaper, the rate of student binge-drinking rises. B in ge-d rin kin g is defined as having five or m ore drin ks in a row and for men and four or m ore d rinks in a row for w om en. The authors of the study offer a solution to the "problem " of h avin g stu dents d rinking m ore on the w eekend w hen prices fall: regulate the price of beer. W h ile raisin g the p rice of b eer cou ld b rin g on decreased levels of drinking, it w ould only change the d rin king h abits of those w ho ca n 't afford to spend w h at­ ever price "reg u lato rs" decide is appropriate. In oth er w ords, regulating beer w ould only keep poor kids from im bibing. Th at just d o esn 't seem fair to us. W hile alcohol abuse is a seriou s problem in the United States and d eserves to be stu died, researchers should focus on w ays to treat alcoholism and curb drunk d riv­ ing rather than reasons to punish responsible drinkers through price-fixing regulation. ...N EW C O L U M N IST S: T h e D aily Texan has hired its colu m n ists for the fall 2003 sem ester. The diverse group will opin e on cam pus, state, national and international issues through D ecem ber. W ith a m ixture of conservatives, liberals and hum orists, w e belive the CJpinion page will provide insight into issues affecting our cam pus, state, country and world — w hile giving readers a laugh every now and then. COLUMNIST SCHEDULE: M onday: M a tt H a rd ig re e a n d E rick F ajardo Tuesday: F o rre s t W ild e r a n d Paul M a tth e w s W ednesday: Jerem y E dw ards and A rpan Sura Thursday: Laura Ise n s e e a nd R afael M ittle fe h ld t Friday: Obi Ih e k w e a z u a n d C la rk S m ith Social ignorance pervades UT By Obi Ihekweazu Daily Texan Columnist that ‘ the first thing W hen you think abo u t The U niversity of Texas at Austin, isn't universal com es to m ind? U T obviously prov id es legitim ate academ ics, a ittin g -e d g e research, and the ultim ate social expenence, right? Isn't that a formaliU'? Well my friends, upon further review it seem s that this U niversity is sore­ ly lacking when it com es to pn>- A'iding the social aspect of the uni­ versal experience. It seem s to m e a cruel deception has taken place, and the slim y criminal seem s to be staring us right in the face each and every day. It doesn't take a a x k e t scientist to understand that to properly investigate this supposed crim e w e need to define the concept of universal. W eb ster's d ictionary has several key definitions of the word. The two m ost applicable to this interrogation are: "Including or covering all or a w hole collec­ tively or distributively w ithout limit or exception" anci "adapted o r ad justable to m eet varied requia^ments (as of use, shape or size)". Going off of those definitions, one m ust seek to understand the purpose of going to a university'. Several diffeam t variatioas should ideally perm eate a student during his or her tenure at a university'. Moa> precisely, a university''s pur­ pose is higher learning, w hich is an ideal that does not just encom ­ pass bubbling in answ ers with a No. 2 pencil on a scantron. The University' of Texas has btvn helping p w p le better market them selves professionally for .soa- efv for 120 years. But that is not w hat m akes it a university'. UT boa.sts one of the most prom inent and prestigiou s research track records across this nation. 'Fhree- hundred-m illion dollars donated It is time we stop blaming the University, stop being cowards and confront our fears by stepping out of our comfort zones. to further studies certainly doesn't inhibit progress. T hat is im pres­ sive but not the key reason w hy this is a university'. W liat about socially? We have individuals from all around the w orld here at this institution. We have 900 student organizations, a proud history full of achievem ent all across the board and one of the m ost op en-m in d ed schools in the South. liberal, With all this said, how m any of you can say that you have never intim ately interacted with som e­ one w ho is d istinctly different from you based on race, religious affiliation, sexual persuasion and m any other categories that can define, accentuate or unfairly stig­ m atize a hum an being? Hov\' m any of you can say that you carry' certain stereotypes that w ould b e d eem ed p olitically incorrect? D o n 't feel afraid to answ er, because I suspect that alm ost all of us m ight feel a little uncom fort­ able confronting the truth within us. We are the problem. M ost U T students graduate this university with a suprem e aca­ dem ic education but fail miserably w hen it com es to scxial relations, because w'e've spent four or five years im m ersed in solid cliques, w'hich is all our fault. There is just as m uch ignorance in the majority as there is in the minorib'. It is. tim e w e stop blam ing the University, stop being cow ards, and confront our fears by step­ ping out of our com fort zones. Seniors, it is not too late, and fresh­ men, you are just in time. It is time w e fess up to the fact that there is ignorance across the board. T h a f s okay, because w e are here to get past that. Learning how to m arket your­ self to society for the betterm ent of society' should be ev ery o n e's prim e goal, and that will only com e w'hen w e are able to interact with each other on a "real" basis. W e are all playing a gam e of m erry-go-round that w'ill lead our children to have the sam e social debates and continue to perpetu­ ate a culture of ignorance, in our society. This is our university. This is our society'. W ake up and smell the ignorance, and acknow'ledge the fact that change begins within yourself. the like We need to internally challenge ourselves to step outside the box and gain a different perspective. E ven ts u p co m in g C am pus Fusion are a great chance for students to bond across the board and see the bigger picture. This is a picture w e can't grasp by just languishing in our various p o ckets around the university. D on't let change stop there. N ever again will the opportunity' be so p rim e in our lifetim es to interact with intellects that represent so m any different factions of society'. The tools for the universal experi­ ence are here, so let's all stop play­ ing superficial gam es with each other, stop w'asting time and put these scholarship s, grants, all m om / dad donations and student loans to use for som ething besides a degree in social ignorance. Ih e k h e a z u is a sociology s e n io r Managing Editor: P Ryan Petkoff (512) 232-2217 managingeditoi@dailytexanonline.com News Office: (512) 232-2206 news@daitytexanonline.com Features Office: (512) 4 7 1 ^ 6 1 6 features@dailytexanonline.com Sports Office: (512) 232-2210 sports@dailytexanonline.com Entertainment Office: (512) 232-2209 entertainment@dailytexanonline.com Photo Office: (512) 4 7 1 ^ 6 1 8 photo@dailytexanonline.com Copy Desk: (512) 4 7 5 8 1 4 7 copy@dailytexanonline.com SUBMIT A COLUMN Please e-mail your op-ed to editor@dailytexanonline.com Op-eds m ust be fewer than 6 0 0 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 columns for brevity, clarity and liability. horns up, horns down The mystery of college admissions The Daily Texan staff. For the third time in four years The Daily Texan was named “ Best All- Around Daily Student Newspaper” by the Society of Professional Journalists. We expect the Tower to be lit in our honor any day now. The Longhorn football team ’s self-imposed boycott of the media. We’re sure the fans who support UT football would be interested in knowing how their favorite team is doing, but silence sometim es says more than words. G A i j GLAD TO ON30ARD! injLiv SUFfWTA ifisam ^W>ORT IHH. By Clark Smith Daily Texan Columnist U nivorsiU' ad m in istrato rs co n ­ tin u e to review a new racial- based ad m ission s policies form u ­ lated by the U n iv ersity. T h e R egen ts further this effort in spite of challenges, both legal and sta­ tistical. But w here has the cam pu s d ialogu e been regarding the legit­ im acy of race-based ad m ission s? W ell, b een squelched behind closed doors, thank you. Pow ers T h at Be. d ia lo g u e h a s from fren zy fo llo w in g F o llo w in g Ju n e 's G ru tte r v. B ollinger decision, un iv ersities in T exas can re -im p le m e n t racial preferences w hen d ecid in g w'ho to ad m it. R h eto ric the U n iv ersity m ak es o n e w 'onder just w h at the con sid eratio n s have been regarding the new process. T h e the M ichigan d ecisions has exposed these ad m inistrators to be m ore like S o o n ers in the O klah o m a land grab than the clear-th inking execu tives they ou g ht to be. In a scene reeking of "F a r and Away," Presid ent Faulkner on the sam e d ay o f the G ru tte r d ecisio n d ecreed the return o f racial pref­ eren ces at the U niversity. T his ca m e se e m in g ly w ith o u t any thorough con sid eratio ns of non- discrim inatory' policies and cer­ tainly w ithout any m ean in gful input from students. So eager w ere ad m inistrators to ch o m p at the bit of racial pref- e re n cin g , th ey n eg lected their duty' to em b race the state that Just how much prudence has the administration offered in search o f a non- preferential policy? Not much, apparently. law in question . Ju st how m uch p ru d en ce has the ad m inistration offered in search of a non-p refer- ential policy'? N ot m uch, a p p ar­ ently. O u r p resid en t's d ecision to go o se-step tow ard s racism , h o w ­ ever, com es as an abo u t-face from his earlier stance v is-a-v is the 10 percent rule. In an op-ed w ritten for the S an A n to n io E x p re ss- N ew s, Fau lkner w rote ab ou t the th at su c ce ss sto ry is Top 10 P ercen t."[T h e] law has enabled us to diversify' enro llm ent at UT- talen ted stu d e n ts A u stin w ith w ho su cceed ." H e even goes so far as to note critical im p rov e­ m ents in m inority su ccess at the U n iv ersity : "M in o r ity stu d en ts earned high er g rad e-p o in t av er­ ages [in 1999] than in 1996, and they h av e h ig h er retention rates." T he presid ent goes on to illustrate the v a stly im p ro v e d rete n tio n rates o f m in orities u n d er Top 10, w here in 1998 m ore than 85 p er­ cen t o f A frica n -A m e ric a n and H isp anic freshm en returned for their second year. N ot bad for a school w ith som e em barra.ssingly low retention rates. In a further b lo w to the new' system of incxquality, the University's fall en ro llm en t of m inorities has increased. A s the presid ent had stated earlier, the top 10 percent rule has been greatly beneficial to m inority grou p s w ithou t resort­ ing to p itifu lly d is crim in a tin g techniques. Fau lkn er reiterated as m u ch e a rlie r th is w'eek: " T h e A frican -A m erican fraction [of the freshm an class] rose to 4.1 p er­ cent, W'hich m atch es the last year b efore the Hopw'ood d ecisio n ." the a d m in is tra ­ Im a g in e tion 's w'orst n igh tm are: a race- n e u tra l p o licy a ctu a lly w orks. that, th at In lock step w'ith the su ccesses o f Top 10, there is the con stitu ­ tional m an d ate laid o u t by the S u p rem e C o u rt's d ecisions. T he c o u rt's d ecisio n is cle a r alo n g these lines, as it d oes "req u ire seriou s, good faith con sid eration of w ork able race-neutral altern a­ tives that will achieve the diversity the U niversity see k s." Presid ent Fau lkn er has already stated the "w o rk a b ility " o f Top 10. W hy is this race-neutral alternative lacking any su b sta n tiv e c o n sid era tio n ? S o m e w ould arg u e that Top lO's d iv ersity does not com p ly w ith the U n iv ersity 's d esired diversity. W h at then con stitu tes a "d esired d iv e rsity "? T his fall's enro llm ent ind icates that pre-H o p w o od lev­ els are attain able w'ithout using THE ¥\mm LINE Take a hike 1 have to admit that I don’t have too much sympathy for students who get parking tickets on campus. The rules are the rules, and when there are as few parking spaces as we have here on campus, those rules must be enforced to keep some semblance of order. There are plenty of common sense ways to avoid tickets. 1) Don't drive to campus. Take the bus, walk or ride a bike. None of these will cause you to get a ticket, they are free and they help to reduce pollution. 2) If you must drive to campus, get a permit and park in the designated lots. While this does not guarantee you a spot, at least if you do find some­ where to park, you won't get a ticket. 3) If you park on campus, don’t park where you are not supposed to. It is that simple. There are plen­ ty of signs telling where it is and isn’t ok to park, if you look. My husband and I have made a conscious choice not to drive every day. Instead, we made sure to choose somewhere to live where we can take the bus or bike. Yes, it can be inconvenient, especially dur­ ing finals, but in the end it wastes less time than driving around for half an hour trying to find a spot, and doesn’t cost $ 5 0 . Hope Rider UT sta ff More gridiron, less war When I read Trey Mosmeyer’s conrv plaint about students’ fascination with football ("Disappointing Opinion page” , Sept. 17) it made me wonder if he’s been attending the school campus or taking all of his classes in a dark cave. Although it is impor­ tant to keep up with current events, we are extremely lucky to be in the presence of a topmotch college foot­ ball program that gets national cover­ age. Even talking about a loss to Arkansas is less depressing (arguably) than constantly having war coverage being thrown in our face. Isn’t that what Fox News is for any­ way? The bottom line is when people stand in line for hours at the draw, and eBay has Texas vs. OU tickets on sale for 500 bucks a piece, UT football cannot be talked about enough in our school paper. M atthe w M cPhail Business sophomore In defense of prison statistics I know this wilt likely not be print­ ed, but considering that several individuals have questioned the credibility of my statistics, I feel it is only fair that I have the opportu­ nity to cite the Web site from which I quoted the statistics in my Firing Line on Sept. 16 ("Dems using fuzzy math"). The following Web site outlines the aggregate number of whites and blacks who were under correc­ tional supervision in 1997 (the lat­ est statistics offered by the Bureau of Justice for that particular catego­ ry): h ttp://www. ojp. usdoj.gov/bjs/gla nce/tables/cpracetab. htm. “Correctional supervision" includes not only incarcerated indi­ viduals, but individuals who are on probation or on parole. All of these individuals comprise the population that could benefit from socalled “ prison reform," which presumably includes reformation of the criminal system from arrest through sen­ tencing. I also wanted to point out that, yes, it is patently obvious to every­ one that minorities are dispropor­ tionately represented among the poor and among the prison popula­ tion. Perhaps some wish to ignore this unfortunate fact and spin it for their own political benefit, but it nonetheless remains true. However, it was never my point to suggest otherwise. Mr. Stanchos seemed to infer that, in the aggre­ gate, support for the poor and for those within the correctional sys­ tem would benefit minorities more than it would benefit whites. That is simply not true. Proportionately, minorities may be benefitted more than whites. But if the criminal sys­ tem were reformed, minorties would not be benefitted in the aggregate ... which runs contrary to Stanchos’ claim that such Democratic platforms “overwhelm­ ingly" benefit minorities. Jon A pgar Third-year la w student Voting diatribe all wrong I am writing in response to Raphael Mittlefehldt’s column (“ Blame Arkansas for Prop. 12") on Sept. 18th. He writes: “The University could have decided this one," meaning Proposition 12, which amounts to a naive claim about voter mobilization that doesn’t gel with the logic of collective action. I’d wager to say that pigs will fly the day 5 0 ,0 0 0 college stu­ dents are motivated to vote in a state election regarding proposed amendments. The idea that Prop. 12 support­ ers "sneakily and maliciously took advantage of their right to vote" is laughable. People continually decline to vote due to apathy and a host of other reasons, and that is their choice. It’s obnoxious to label active participants “ sneaky and malicious” because they chose to exercise their rights while you were preoccupied with Texas football. I also take issue with other state­ ments in your piece: That “ no one really cares about state amend­ ments” is very obviously refuted by your own inclination to write about Proposition 12. That "13 million registered voters turned out...to randomly check boxes they didn’t really understand" is equally ridicu­ lous: do you really purport to know what 13 million people understand about public issues? I also read the exact language of the amendment that you included in your piece, and it seemed fairly race as a d eterm in in g factor. D o es such "d e sired d iv ersify " parallel the state 's racial d em o grap h ics? This w ould run con trary to the c o u rt's G ra tz d e cisio n , w h ich clearly p roscrib es such qu otas as p atently un con stitu tional. P re sid e n t F a u lk n e r and h is coh orts are steam ro llin g ov er o u r s ta te 's d e m o c ra tic a lly -p a ss e d , race-neu tral alternative to racial preferences. W h a t's m ore, they are d o in g it beh in d closed doors. M ay b e th a t's the sm art m ove. T h e ad m in istratio n is in no hurr\' to exp o se the faults of this new' p olicy b ecau se the U n iv ersity 's lo n g a d m iss io n sy s te m s h av e been screw y. C ase in point: T h e School o f Law ''s Jim C row -esq u e ad m ission s process before rev i­ in sio n o verview ' 1992. W ith o u t fo resig h t, o r an y the U n iv e rsity 's ad m in istratio n has p re -e m p ted an y b alan ced d ia ­ logue on the m atter. M ore im p o r­ tantly, th e y thw 'art w 'h atev er chance o u r state has o f bein g the national h arb in g e r for a race-n eu ­ tral colleg e ad m ission s system . Ju stice S an d ra D ay O 'C o n n o r's crass d ecisio n sets forth the law of the land in these regards, b u t sh e is not the issu e here. Rather, the m atter at h an d is the ad m in istra­ tion 's beh in d -clo sed -d o o rs d isre­ gard for race-equality. S m ith is a Plan II senior. clear and straight forward to me. It should to you as well, since you supposedly spent the time to edu­ cate yourself about the propos­ tions. From all of this shoddy reasoning you conclude that "something’s clearly wrong with our system of amending the state Constitution.” 1 see you’re a senior. Have you taken your rhetoric requirement? I think you might benefit from some instruction in the crafting of logical­ ly sound arguments. N icole E. Flores Government ju n io r SUBMIT A FIRING LINE Please e-mail your Firing Line letters to flrh^llne@dallytexanonline.com Letters m ust be fewer than 2 5 0 words and should include your major and classification. The Texan reserves the right to edit all letters for brevity, clarity and liability. Friday, Septem ber 19, 2 0 0 3 FINAL TOUCHES Nkus Page 5 Harrington: Report is open record APD, FROM 1 O n June 25, 2002, a grand jury investigation of the shooting found that the officers involved acted in accordance w ith police procedures. A n internal affairs investigation and a Citizen Review Panel made their ow n investigations in addition to the jury findings. The panel asked for an independent investigation on Oct. 10, 2002, but it did not begin until June 10, 2003. "There w ill be no change from m y earlier decision about this case," Knee said. "1 believe the officers acted courageously in order to save a life." Knee said that it falls under the department of internal affairs and cannot be released under law. " I realize there w ill be some frustration about this," Knee said. But Jim Harrington, director of the Texas C ivil Rights Project, dis­ agreed w ith the decision to keep the investigahon closed. " I think that's kind of asinine," Harrington said. "If they w on't release the report, w hat was the point of the investigation? The whole idea of the Office of the Police Monitor w as to shed some light on w hat's going on with the police. It's $619,(XK) a year of tax­ payer money, and all w e get is a secret report? That's ridiculous." He said the contract between A P D and the Office of the Police M onitor explicitly states that independent reports fall under Texas open records laws. Nelson Linder, president of the N A A C P Austin branch, said the nondisclosure of the report w'as "an insult". "W h a t's nronic is that an inde­ pendent firm is supposed to be doing this investigation, but w e keep hearing 'internal affairs,'" Lin d e r said. "Som ething's not clicking here." L in d e r said the N A A C P is examining options to legally chal­ lenge the A P D 's decision. "V\'e have a suspicion that it sim ply regurgitated the same information stated in the previ­ "It's too ous reports," he said convenient that the report said the same things as the other reports, yet they can't reveal the details of it. W e can't accept that." Tito Garcia puts the finishing touches on an Aztec mural he’s painting for Leal’s Tire Shop on the corner of Cesar Chavez and Chicon streets in East Austin. Garcia has been painting for 2 0 years and will receive nearly $ 3 ,0 0 0 for the week he will spend com pleting the project. Mike Kane/Daily Texan S ta ff Government department ‘sorely pressed’ ENROLLMENT FROM 1 could exceed 2,000 this academic year. H e said the only possible relief available is if there is a sizable reduction in enrollment num ­ bers in the future. Randazzo, in academ ic D an the departm ent's a d viso r undergraduate office, said stu­ dents are attracted to the major because com m unication and business schools tend to be restrictive. Students also seem to be more interested in political issues, as form erly unpopular courses such as international relations fill quickly, he said. Lauren Calhoun, a g overn­ ment and sociology senior, agreed. in "G iv e n the events that have happened the w orld , an increased number of students w'ant to enter into the govern­ ment sphere in the future and study issues affecting our w'orld today," she said. Melissa Rojas, a government and Mexican-Amencan studies junior, said the appeal is that the major leads to so many different fields and possible careers such as law, a political office or lobbying? However, she said, there is a dowTiside to increased popularity'. 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Some Kansas State University students are now using copy centers to make illegal copies of textbooks. Thk D a i l y T k\ \n Friday, September 19, 2 0 0 3 Staff, Faculty Councils work with SG University bodies to collaborate on budget, other issues By Anjall Athavaley Daily Texan Staff budget shortfall, But now that all three are cop­ ing with the effects of a $40 mil­ the lion Universitv Staff Council, Faculty Council and Student Government are trying to collaborate on issues such as tuition rates, infrastruc­ ture repair and parking. Before the U niversity's fiscal troubles reached alarm ing levels, faculty, staff and student repre­ sentatives appeared to be w ork­ ing on three different agendas. Thursday m arked the first time that the leaders of the Faculty Council and SG attended and spoke at a Staff Council meeting. In the past, the three represen­ tative councils did not purposely work in an isolated fashion, said Glen Worley, chairm an of the Staff Council. "W e have now becom e a more established group," he said. The Staff Council was estab­ lished two years ago and has been in developm ental stages. in The Staff Council was includ­ ed tuition discussion Thursday when Kevin Hegarty, vice president and chief financial the officer of the University, and Kyle Cavanaugh, associate vice president for human resources, made presentations sim ilar to the cines made at Faculty Council and SG m eetings last week. Cavanaugh reviewed two bills passed by the Legislature in reg­ ular session that would affect the accessibility of em ployee health benefits. The state enacted legislation that would force new em ployees to wait 90 days before receiving m edical P art-tim e benefits. em ployees would have to pay more for health-care benefits out of their ow n pockets. But the University allocated $8 m illion from non-general rev­ enue funds to alleviate the bur­ den that would have been placed on em ployees, Cavanaugh said. The allocation could influence tu ition, in creases in future H egarty said. SINGING FOR TICKETS SAT scores rise for HISD, still trail in nation and state Houston’s average rises to 942, Dallas scores linger at 852 w ell, w e can 't be expected to do as well as suburban d is­ tricts or others becau se 80 p er­ cent of our child ren are poor,"' S trip lin g said . "B u t here in H ISD we do not b elieve that urban myth. We do not believe that econom ic status prevents a child from learn in g ." A new law requires all stu ­ in the ninth- d en ts en rolled grade receive a college prepra- tory cu rricu lu m . P rev io u sly , stud ents had to request such a program . been w orking hard to get m ore people into co lle g e ," he said. By Pam Easton Associated Press H O U ST O N — C o lleg e entrance test scores w ithin the H ouston In d ep en d en t School D istrict rose 5 points from the previou s y ear to 942, topping oth er large urban districts like D allas, San A ntonio and Los the A n g e le s national average by 84 points and the overall Texas average by 51. tra ilin g b u t "W e cannot lose sight of the fact that w e still have a long w ay to go to catch up to the national average and the state average," Sup erintend ent Kaye Stripling said Thursday from the M ichael E. D eBakey High School for Health Professions. Students at the school averaged a score of 1,175 on the stan ­ dardized test required for co l­ lege adm ission. " I t w ould be easy for us at H ISD to sit b ack and say, 'O h Four other H ouston district schools scored above the nation­ al and state averages on the SAT. The national average for the 2002-2003 test is 1,026, and the state average is 993. A perfect score on the test is 1,600. O ther large urban Texas dis­ tricts fared worse than Houston, the n ation 's seven th-largest school district. av erag ed El Paso averaged 933 and Fort W orth 925. Stu d e n ts in D allas av eraged 852. San A n tonio w as 802. The L os A n g eles U n ified Sch o o l D istrict, the n atio n 's second - larg est d istrict, averaged 891. Texas H igher Education Coordinating Board spokesman Ray Grasshoff said more Texas students have been taking the SAT the in recent years as emphasis on a college education increases. " i n g en eral, the state h as "W h a t w e are trying to do is m ake sure the stud ents are b et­ ter prepared, w hich w ould be in d icate d SA T sco re s," G rasshoff said. by h ig h er The H ouston district's chief academ ic officer, Bob Stockwell, said the district has made cur­ riculum changes to get more students thinking about college. In addition, beginning this year, the district will require 10th- graders to take the prelim inary SAT, w hich gives stud ents a gauge on how' they will perform on the actual test taken during their senior year. "W h a t w e w ant to see is the the n u m b e r o f kids PSAT and later the SAT con tin ­ ue to clim b ," he said. tak in g "W e have a lot to be proud of in these SAT scores, but we have a lot o f w ork to do a lso ," Strip lin g said . "W e are not sat­ isfie d ." Jon Carroll, a Baylor radio-televisiorvfilm graduate, plays his acoustic guitar Thursday afternoon in the Renaissance Market on Guadalupe Street. Carroll is raising funds to attend the Austin City Limits Music Festival this weekend. And) H ad ls u tjip to /Daily Texan S ta ff BRIEFS Melanoma research begins at University of Utah SALT LAKE CITY — Family trees are bearing fruit in cancer research. University of Utah researchers will be using genealogical records in the Utah Population Database to track instances of various types of skin cancer, and isolate genes that predispose people to melanoma, said Lisa Cannon-Albright, medical infor­ matics professor. Cannon-Albright and her fellow researchers received a $3.3 mil­ lion grant from the National Cancer Institute to isolate the genes that predispose people to the disease. About 10 years ago, Cannon- Albright and other researchers identified a gene that contributed to the disease, but they suspect ed there were more. Because of their experience in this kind of research and their access to genealogical files that helped find the first gene 10 years ago, the National Cancer Institute was willing to provide funds for the investigation of other similar genes, Cannon-Albright said. By looking at the genes of pea pie with common ancestors, researchers can look through pedigree charts to find people with similar illnesses, such as melanoma, and see if they had similar gene markings. If a number of people within a pedigree share common gene markings, Cannon-Albright said, scientists can isolate those genes to find the ones predis­ posing the people to that illness. Rush prank costs Phi Sigma Kappa $33,000 in repairs GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two University of Florida fraternity hous ing boards agreed to a $33,000 settlement last week, with one chapter compensating the other for vandalism to its house. Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity was accused of tearing up carpeting, damaging property and spray- painting profane messages throughout the former Sigma Nu fraternity house. "We could have proven $40,000 in damages, but we made a business decision to set­ tle for $33,000,” said Stefan Gleason, president of Sigma Nu fraternity's housing association. “We’re pleased we got a reason­ able amount of the cost.” The national chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity gave $29,000 to Sigma Nu Fraternity, and the chapter's insurance com­ pany paid the rest of the sum. C om piled fro m U W ire re p o rts Natural Sciences Career Services Career Expo 2003 Monday September 22 Erwin Center 1:00 pm-6:00 pm Network with employers Discover full-time, part-time, and internship opportunities Distribute resumes and get employer information Free Admission and shuttle service - UT ID required Shuttle pick up every 15 minutes -21 st and Speedway across from Littlefield Fountain - East Mall Fountain Circle Drive at San Jacinto and 23rd Natural Sciences Career Services Will C. Hogg 2.308 512-471-6700 nscareer@uts. utexas. edu careers, ns. utexas. edu BRIEFS City postpones water testing for Barton Springs The city of Austin decided Thursday to postpone water testing at Barton Springs scheduled to begin this weekend. The testing was postponed due to rain forecasts and a request from Austin City Limits that the springs be kept open to accommodate festival-goers who might want a swim. "We were worried we were going to have to postpone because of the rain, and then Austin City Limits called us, and we decided the time just wasn't right,” said Lynne Lightsey, spokeswoman for the City of Austin Watershed Development and Review Department. The springs will be closed from 9 a.m. next Wednesday until 5 a.m. the following Friday to study the springs under sim­ ulated drought conditions. United States Geological Survey scientists and city of Austin endangered species biologists will draw down the water in the pool to simulate a drought. The scientists will then test the water composition and study the behavior of the endangered Austin blind sala­ manders. Planning for the study has been under way for several years and will help the city increase its understanding of the springs during droughts. — Annalee Sweet Texas unemployment rate holds steady The main Texas unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.6 percent as the state lost 11,500 jobs in August, the Texas Workforce Commission said Thursday. That is higher than the national unemployment rate of 6.1 percent in August. The Workforce Commission preferred to look at figures that it adjusted for seasonal patterns in hiring and firing. According to those estim ates, the August job loss was only one-fourth as bad as usual. After excluding seasonal patterns, the com m ission estim ated tha t the state added 2 8 ,5 0 0 jobs, the biggest increase in more than two years. M ost of the jobs were created in health care, local school districts and government, the comm ission said. Most economists believe that seasonally adjusted fig­ ures give a more accurate reading of the job market. — Associated Press JUDGE CALLS BRAWL A MISUNDERSTANDING HOUSTON — A Houston municipal judge charged with theft and assault has told police the episode was a ‘ misunderstanding.* Roxane E. Martinez has been “indefinitely* relieved of duty with pay. court officials said. Police said the 44-year-old claims she didn't steal a purse but found it in her car after some of her friends placed it there Friday, September 19. 200 3 Family-owned businesses on the rise Sole proprietorships providing new jobs, more independence By Kristi Hsu Daily Texan Staff are More people starting family-owned mom-and-pop busi­ nesses in Austin and around the nation, the U.S. Census Bureau reported last week. The number of single-propri­ etor businesses grew from 16.5 million in 2000 to 17.0 million in 2001, according to figures the U.S. Department of Commerce released last week. The growth rate w as 2.7 percent, which was up from the previous rate of 2.3 percent between 1999 and 2000. These small businesses, which are m ostly fam ily-ow ned and operated, make up more than 70 percent of businesses nationwide and generated about $730 million between 2000 and 2001. They are defined as being run by one or more individuals and are often part-time ventures in which ow n­ ers run several stores at once. Most new small businesses in Austin are in the sendee sector, which includes business sendees, tourism and hospitality. About 85 percent of all the businesses registered with the Austin Cham ber of Commerce have two or three em ployees, said Bobby Jenkins, chairman of the Entrepreneur and Small Business Ow ner Council. "M ost people d on 't realize how many small businesses there are in Austin," Jenkins said. Mike Rollins, president of the Austin Cham ber of Commerce, said one of the underlying rea­ sons for the growth in sole pro­ prietorships from 2000 to the present is the massive job losses that have occurred. He said people usually start sole proprietorships for two rea­ sons: They are frustrated by the lack of job opportunities or they want to be their own bosses. Sandy Kurtzman, owner of a hair salon in Austin, said she large salon but worked decided to start her own after having a bad experience with the company. in a "You d on't have to worry Jim Holland, owner of Ecowise, processes a phone order for a cus­ tomer. Ecowise. a store that sells environ­ m entally friendly prod­ ucts. is a sm all business on South Congress Avenue Andrew Price Daily Texan S ta ff about some faceless corporation. You have control over your own destiny," Kjurtzman said. Now she runs a salon with only the help of her three sons, ages 24, 13 and 11. "N obody works harder or longer for you than vour fam ily" she said. GROWTH IN MOM-AND-POP SECTOR Nation's biggest increases in sole-proprietorship: Beauty salons Child-care providers Landscaping services 4.8% 4.4% 4.2% Source: U.S. Census Bureau's 2 0 0 1 N on-em ployer S tatistics R eport Court hears appellate arguments at St. Mary’s By T.A. Badger Associated Press of Criminal Appeals does," Judge Barbara Hervey said. SAN ANTONIO — The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals con­ vened Thursday on a law school cam pus to listen to appellate argum ents in a pair of Bexar County cases, one of them involv­ ing a capital-murder conviction. The tw o-hour appearance at the St. M ary's University School of Law is believed to be one of the rare instances in which the court has ventured away its Austin chambers to show other parts of the state how it works. from "L ess than 3 percent of the peo­ ple of Texas know what the Court The court, made up of nine the state's highest judges, appeals court for criminal cases. is All seats in the St. Mary's lec­ ture hall were tilled for the hear­ ings, with some students and oth­ ers outside in the lobby. Amanda Garza, a law student at St. Mary's, admitted she didn't catch all of the technical legal points made during oral argu­ ments but said watching the proce­ dures in person was worthwhile. "There's a lot of stuff you don't get to see," Garza said. "It's nice that it's accessible." One of the cases sought a new trial for Reginald Blanton, who w.w sentenced to death for the Apnl 2000 robber)' and slaying of a reputed San Antonio drug dealer. Attorney Suzanne Kramer, rep­ resenting Blanton, argued that her client's conviction should be overturned because the jury w as not given the choice of finding Blanton guilty of a lesser form of murder than the capital offense. The state's attorney, Marv Beth Welsh, countered that the killing was committed during com mis­ sion of a felony, which automati­ cally moved it into the realm of capital murder, and the defense offered no real evidence to refute that. that V isit The Daily Texan online at _______ w w w .d a ilyte xa n o n lin e .co m _______ that a request The other case heard was the state's lower appeals court ruling in a 1999 drunken-driving case be reversed. Dawn Stewart w as convicted of DWI after a pair of breath tests showed that her blood-alcohol level was well above 0.1 percent, the legal standard at the time. The tests were adm inistered more than an hour after Stewart wa> stopped for driving erratically. The San Antonio-based Fourth Court of Appeals, however, ruled in January that breath-test results are inadmissible in court w ithout "retrograde extrapolation" analy­ sis to determ ine blood-alcohol level at the precise m om ent a driver is pulled over. Since that ruling, hundreds of DWI cases have been on hold in San Antonio and the surrounding region governed by the court. Kerrisa Chelkow ski, for the state, contended th.it tl • I AVI law's intent was not to place such a heavy burden on police and that the court's conclusion is out of step with other Texas junsdictions. Stephanie lawyer Stevens said an exact intoxication level at the time of an offense» must be provided to juries to keep them from trying to make the complex calculations on their own. Defense The court did not issue im m e­ diate rulings in either case. nr 1 1 r ; I f l t i MADISON Busser/utility person needed Sunday-Thursday fro m 6pm to 8pm fo r an o ff campus dorm. 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In 197 4 Evel Knievel attempted to jump the Snake River Canyon in his “sky- cycle.” He didn't make it across the quarterrmile jump, but he survived one of his most dangerous stunts. The next year he attempted to jump over 14 Greyhound bu ses but landed on the last one. Leader of the pack By Sarah Kleiner Daily Texan Staff Local motorcyclists revere 71-year-old grandmother It's not that she's driven her BMW motorcycle through all 48 contiguous Lm ted States and Alaska in under 10 days, or even that she has ridden for 1,000 miles a dav, three days in a row. W hat makes Ardys Kellerman unique is that she usually rides her motorcycle alone. What makes Kellerman a very special woman is that she is 71 years old and has five great­ grandchildren. She has been riding motorcy­ cles for about 35 years and has owned eight BMWs. Kellerman just returned-from a 13,000-m ile, trip around the northeast that she took alone. three-m onth "I m ake better time by myself," Kellerman said. At least once a week when she is in town, Kellerman meets with a bunch of her friends called the "G u tter G an g " at Lone Star BM W /Trium ph, a local motor­ cycle shop. Bob Flegal, a member of the Gutter G ang w ho has been riding m otorcycles since he was 15, has known Kellerman for about eight years. "T he way she rides is just phe­ nom enal. Sh e's our local hero rider," Flegal said. "Everybody bows to Ardys when she comes in here." Ardys estimated she has driven betw een 400,000 and 500,000 miles since she started driving BMWs. "L ater in the '70s, I was single with kids, and my van broke down that I w as using to go to w ork w ith, and the cheapest transportation I could get was a m otorcycle," Kellerman said. She currently owns her sev­ enth and eighth BMW, which she alternates betw een long journeys. She leaves one motorcycle with her friends at Lone Star and rides the other one until it is in need of repairs. Between trips she picks up the fresh motorcycle. Kellerman moved to Texas in 1995, after w orking in Rhode Island as an electronic technician. She retired from her job about a year ago and now has time to ride for months. flew On her way back from Maine into last month, a bird Kellerman's motorcycle, and the mechanics at Lone Star found it after she dropped her bike off for a post-journey overhaul. The Gutter Gang teased her relentlessly. Kellerman said it would be dif­ ficult for her to quit riding her motorcycle. "This is one thing nice about being on a bike: You can get out and see things better," she said. "Except little birds." Kellerman took a group of nine members of the Gutter Gang on a thousand-mile trip to Roswell, N.M., for lunch. "To take a group that size and ride like that was really stupid," Kellerman said. Flegal said it w asn't hard to keep up with Kellerman, but it was hard keeping her from get­ ting agitated because they "daw - dle[d] too much." "She pulls up to a gas station and doesn't even get off the bike," Flegal said. "Taking a pee? No way." Flegal said he asked Kellerman what her secret w as to riding such long distances before they left for New Mexico. He said she replied, METRO "I just don't think about it." "I thought, 'Oh, she's not going to tell me. She blew me off,"' Regal said. "But I was thinking about preparing for the trip two days later, and I realized she had given me the secret. She just doesn't think about it. It's all attitude." O nce w hile riding through Montana, Kellerman was pulled over by a state trooper. She said she told him in Texas drivers usu­ ally "open up" when they get into "the boonies." He wrote her a ticket, but reduced the speed, saving her $100. Kellerman has participated in five Iron Butt Rallies, four of which she completed. Motorcyclists com­ peting in the rallies ride for 11 days around the four comers of the nation, collecting bonus points for difficult routes. To finish with a high ranking, riders must collect about 13,000 miles throughout the "W e all think w e're all big m otorcycle dudes, but Ardys is the one that really goes out and does it," Flegal said. Although she was not selected in the lottery for a place in the rally this year, Kellerman said she plans on trying again in 2005 w hen the rally runs again. "If I'm around, w hy not?" Kellerm an said, laughing with the Gutter Gang. Her next project is to visit at least 50 national parks within a year, including parks in Alaska, California, R orid a and Maine. Kellerman picked up her fresh m otorcycle and is leaving for another trip this week, in which she will visit more national parks. "I'm going to a dinner in Nashville, and I'm going to meet a friend in Pennsylvania for din­ ner one night, and then I'm going to M aryland," she said. K ellerm an said she know s Andrew Price/ D a ily Texan S ta ff someone in every state. John Marshall, president of the Hill Country BM W Riders Club, has know n Kellerm an for about five years and said he gets w or­ ried about her som etim es while she's away on long trips alone. "Sh e alw ays com es back," Marshall said. Robert Krull, owner of Lone Star BM W /Trium ph said Kellerman doesn't realize she's 71 years old. "S h e 's a prim e exam ple of somebody getting older and not growing up," Krull said. Flegal said he doubts anyone in the Gutter Gang could accom ­ plish what Kellerm an has. "That's why we worship her that way. We are good motorcy­ clists. We have ridden all our lives," Regal said. "I’ve always had a motorcycle and I couldn't do it. I mean I just couldn’t do it physically. strong enough." not I'm Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 19-21. Buses begin departing at 10:30 AM each day. Last bus leaves Zilker Park at 10:30 PM each night. Starlight Texas State Capitol ¡strict I m I m m m m Shuttles FREE from Downtown to Waterloo Park. 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WHAT: Football WHAT: So ccer WHAT: Volleyball WHAT: Soccer WHERE: H ouston WHERE: Seattle WHERE: Gregory Gym WHERE Seattle AGAINST: Rice WHEN: Saturday, 8:15 p.m. AGAINST: Portland AGAINST: Nebraska AGAINST: Washington WHEN: Today, 6:30 p.m. WHEN: Saturday. 7 p.m. W HEN: Sunday. 3:30 p.m. Defending Big 12 champs invade Austin Texas 0-3 against ranked opponents this season Dame 3-0 and No. 9 UCLA 3-0. Texas opened up Big 12 play W ednesday w ith a 3-0 win against Iowa State. With the win, the Longhorns moved to 5-4 on the season and 1-0 in the Big 12. S p o rts Editor By Carrie Crossman Daily Texan Staff The w om en's volleyball team will be put to the test early in Big 12 play as they prepare to take on the No. 8 Nebraska C om - huskers Saturday night. Nebraska, the six-time defend­ ing Big 12 Champions will face the Longhorns for the first of two games this season. Texas is look­ ing to improve on their 13-7 record last year in conference play. The Longhorns, however, have gone 0-3 this season against ranked opponents falling to No. 16 Long Beach State 3-1, No. 21 Notre “We are definitely out to get Nebraska. We want to prove that we’re back into th is.” Whitney Garvens, senior captain The Comhuskers overcame a scare Wednesday night, to battle back and beat Texas A&M in five games. Nebraska moves to 9-1 overall. Sophomore outside hitter Jennifer Saleaum ua, who was named to the 2003 Big 12 Confer­ ence Preseason Team, had 20 digs in the win for her team-leading third double-double of the season. esp ecially im p ortant to the Longhorns w ho were ranked second in a Big 12 preseason poll, behind N ebraska. Texas is looking to prove that it can be a contender for the Big 12 crown. gam e The is "We're going to work on some of our defensive schemes, and be able to transition, and work to play w ell," head coach Jerritt Elliott said. Nebraska will be looking for a win, but the Longhorns are pre­ pared to defend hom e court. "We are definitely out to get See VOLLEYBALL, page 10 Erin La rso n, right, le a d s Texas volleyball into ba ttle this w eekend ag ain st eighth- ranked N e b ra sk a , who hasn't lost the c o n fe re n ce crow n in six se a s o n s . Adithya S a m b a m u rth y / Daily Texan Staff BIG 12 PREVIEW Barnett looking to bounce back ‘Notes impressive early. Buffaloes defensive woes cause a stir By C o n n o r H ig g in s Daily Texan Staff As Gary Barnett addressed the media at Big 12 media day in late July, the Colorado coach men­ tioned he'd be satisfied to survive an intim idating preconference schedule with a 2-2 record. If Florida State head coach Bobbv Bow den gets his way, Barnett will return to the Rocky Mountains Sunday as the most satisfied man in Boulder. After beginning the season with two last-m inute victories over Colorado State and UCLA, the Buffaloes (2-1) will try to rebound from last week's setback against W ashington State with a road showdown versus Bowden's 10th- ranked Seminóles. Fresh from som e late heroics of its ow n versus G eorgia Tech, Florida State, who is no stranger to tough non-conference sched­ ules, is once again m aking waves am ong college football's elite. After turning in an unimpressive 17-9 m ark over the course of the last tw o seasons, earlv predic­ tions saw Florida State (3-0, 3-0) sinking into the middle of the Atlantic Coast Conference fray, supposedly to make room for upstart programs North C arolina State and V irginia. In what has turned out to be good news for Bowden, the v decid­ ed to actually play games to filter out the pretenders from the con­ tenders. Before last week's 14-13 home scare, the Seminóles used and abused conference foes North See BUFFS, page 10 T e x a s Game Day I L o n g h o rn s at O w l s Angry Horns Houston Bound Brown focuses on stopping the run, curbing the panic By Lome Chan Daily Texan Staff Call them soft, call them cup­ cakes, it's already been a long enough week for Texas. Following the 38-28 loss to Arkansas, the Longhorns have endured criticism only seen in the past three Octobers. Texas is alm ost out of the national title picture already, dropping to No. 13 in the rank­ ings. lost They their 20-gam e home win streak, and have not been the road team since last year's loss to Texas Tech. reached The players the point of a media boycott (cur­ rently in day four), deciding to "focus on the gam e and talk later." After all they have been called, the players are sure to be one thing when they play Rice on Saturday: angry. "W ho isn't angry after they lose," wide receiver B.J. John­ son asked Monday. "W hoever is left on our schedule has to feel our wrath [the Arkansas game]. We have no choice now but to win every game that we have left." from lose, Rice Texas has not lost back-to- back games since 1999 and is favored over Rice by 30 points. But if everybody is angry after they is about to punch a hole through a wall. The Owls are 0-2 with losses to football powers Houston and Duke, com ing off a 27-24 over­ time loss at Duke. "We'11 be com ing onto a Texas team which is a bit mad and angry, I think," said Rice coach Ken Hatfield, a former player and coach at Arkansas. "They are very talented, and I See FOOTBALL, page 10 L o n g h o rn s are hoping to avoid their first b ack-to-back lo sse s s in c e the 1 9 9 9 se a s o n . T e x a s’ B.J. Joh nson c o m e s dow n with a to u ch d o w n recep tion in Sa tu rd ay s lo ss to A rk a n s a s . The UT tussles in the Great Northwest Reigning national champion headlines two-game road trip a n LSU player right, battles Texa s h a s a Ju lie Gailey. for the ball. toug h two- By Elizabeth McGarr Daily Texan Staff The Texas w om en's soccer team is on the road again, and the road's not getting any easier. The No. 9 L onghorns face defending national champion Portland Friday evening before taking on No. 14 Washington Sunday afternoon. This w eekend's matches at the 2003 Husky Invitational in Seattle, Wash., will be the team 's fourth and fifth against teams ranked in the Top 25. Last weekend, Texas took No. 1 North Carolina into dou­ ble overtime but lost in the 105th minute of play, 1-0, at the Women's- College Classic in Spring. The Longhorns then allowed LSU to score three unanswered goals in Sunday's hom e-opener before scoring three unanswered goals of their own to clinch a win. Junior for­ ward Kelly M cDonald high­ lighted the evening's perform­ ance with her 28th and 29th career goals, the first of which g a m e road trip th is w eekend, sta rtin g with P o rtla nd today a n d co n clud ing S u nd ay with W ash ing ton. gave her sole possession of the Longhorn scoring record. career "Kelly McDonald has been great," head coach _ Chris Petrucelli said. "She's really stepped up her intensity and effort. The mark of a great Thomas Meredith/ D a ily Texan S ta ff player is how they play in dif­ ficult games, and we're seeing Kelly really com e through in big gam es." And while Texas will see many more big games when Big See SOCCER, page 10 PING/Golfweek Preview first tournament of season Rosenfeld riding high as Longhorns brace for Irip to Blacksburg B y B e n C u tre ll Daily Texan Staff success For Longhorn golf coach John Fields, is ultim ately brought about by com petition, especially am ong team m ates. After a week of battling each other at courses around Austin, Fields and the University of Texas golf team are anxious to test themselves against the premier golfers in the country. The I onghom golf team kicked oft the 2003 season this w eek with the prestigious M assingill com pe­ tition, an intra-squad tournament which has featured all of the top golfers in the University's history. A list of former winners reads like a "W h o's W ho" of Texas golf, including Ben Crenshaw, Phil Blackmar, Mark Brooks, Bob Estes, Justin Leonard and David Gossett. k ite, Tom With the evolution of collegiate golf, the Massingill has become the team 's qualifier for the first tournament of the year, yet still Daily Texan file photo Texas g olfers finishe d an intra­ sq u a d to u rn a m e n t this w eek that fea tu re d s o m e of the top n a m e s in the history of UT golf. retains its history and im portance to the program. T he top perform­ ers in this y ear's Massengill qual­ ified for the 1 onghom s' first tour­ the PING G olfw eek nam ent, Preview. The event, hosted by Virginia Tech will be played See GOLF, page 10 Time to turn to the Byrds Here's my personal pick for the Longhorns' pregam e m usical selection: "Turn, Turn, Turn" as sung by The Byrds. There is a season, turn, turn, turn And a time to every purpose under heaven A time to build up, a time to break down A time to dance, a time to mourn A time to cast away stones A time to gather stones together The song reemerged in popular culture after being featured in the the film "Forest G u m p," and words should ring true for Texas: It's time to win. The early to Arkansas couldn't have boosted anyone's ego, but the Longhorns' season is not hanging precariously from what happened against the Razorbacks in mid-September. season loss Though the Byrds lost their musical w ings a long time ago, Texas sh ou ld n 't be its horns anytime soon. losing Texas could have cast away their stones following the loss to the Razorbacks. But they didn't — Roy Williams w ouldn't stand for that. "W e worked too hard in the sum m er and in two-a-days to let everything go downhill after one loss," W illiam s after Saturday's game. said W hat the Longhorns are focus­ ing on is gathering their rocks and having a nice pile of am m o when Big 12 play rolls around on Oct. 4. The loss to Arkansas will not affect Texas' bid for its first Big 12 crow n since the conference's inaugural year, and everyone know s the BCS has an automatic bid for the winner o f the Big 12 conference. If the Longhorns can run the table and drum out con­ ference powerhouses like Kansas State and O klahom a, they will be behind the wheel, driving toward Bourbon Street. the season thumping could be a good thing for Texas. Oddly, early "W e're pretty hungry," senior Marcus Tubbs said Monday. [Kind of like w'hen they were following a 27-24 loss to Stanford in the second game of the 2000 sea­ son.] The next week, the Long­ horns dined in Houston for palate- pleasing 48-0 win over the Cougars, and Texas ate well the rest of the year, losing only once more in the regular season to even­ tual national champ Oklahoma. Sure, this game against Rice will be important for Texas. Head coach Mack Brown admits that there's still a lot of things to fix on this team, but that's why a season lasts from August to November — it's a w ork in progress. This week, the Longhorns put their heads dowm and went to work — hopefully on a running game. Hopefully on open-field tackling. Even the players know they have a long to-do list before them. "You w ant to talk about good things," linebacker Derrick John­ son said. "B u t not a lot of good things happened." Perhaps, ultimately, that's the best thing for Texas — everyone needs a wake-up call — and the Longhorns got theirs last Saturday. Quarterback Matt Jones run­ ning all over the field for 102 yards. Cedric C obbs ripping through the d-line for a 46-yard touchdown sprint. Missed tackles. Three turnovers. Add it all up, and you've got Mom beating her favorite dutch oven with a meat tenderizer, n o t an alarm clock. W ake-up calls d on't get m uch louder. But it's still not time to worry. Worry if the Longhorns don't wipe the sleep from their eyes and steamroll Rice. Worry if, by the time Kansas State rolls into Austin, Cedric Benson hasn't shredded a defen­ sive line or two. Worry if the Texas defense is still giving up 400-plus yards a game by the middle of October. Until then, go worry about that mid-term coming up in the class you always forget to go to. Friday, September 19, 2003 NCAA FOOTBALL S p o r t s Page 10 SEC’s big guns get ready to rumble Gators, Tigers host football’s premier games Saturday By Patrick Daniel Daily Texan Staff The battle for supremacy in the Southeastern C onference has begun. This w eekend, No. 12 Ten­ nessee travels to Florida to take on the No. 17 Gators, while No. 7 Georgia goes into Death Valley to take on the No. 11 Louisiana State Tigers. "W atching Florida, I'm very impressed with them ," Tennessee coach Phillip Fullmer said. "You look at the num bers they've been able to put up in their three games,' It's quite impressive, their offense particularly. I think they lead the nation in scoring." Although Florida lost, the Gators shocked the No. 1-ranked Miami Hurricanes for just over three quarters and put a beating on Florida A&M and San Jose State by a combined score of 128-6. The Volunteers are no slouch though. Tennessee has beaten Fresno St., 24-6 and M arshall, 34-24. "It's a big game, it really is. We tell our recruits and the guys that are here, games like this are why you com e to the University of Florida," Gator coach Ron Zook said. "The excitement, the energy, the pageantry — this place will be rocking." Prior to the Tennessee-Florida gam e, Georgia will take on LSU in Baton Rouge. Georgia com es into the game w ith one SEC w in on its record as the team beat South Carolina 31-7. The Bull­ dogs have also beaten Clem son and M id dle T ennessee State, and LSU com es into the gam e with a 3-0 record after defeating three cu p cake team s in U L- M onroe, Arizona and W estern Illinois. "L SU is a team where the first thing you look at is how great they look. They 're big, and strong, and very fast," Bulldogs coach Mark Richt said. "D efen­ sively, their front four will proba­ bly be among the very best w e'll, see all year." the eastern The two matchups include two team s from the w estern division (LSU and Tennessee) and two division from (G eorgia and Florida). If one team from each conference wins, that team will have the upper hand in its conference, but if both teams from the same conference win, the battle for the divisional crown in that conference will be interesting. John Bazemore/Associated Press Georgia running back Michael Cooper breaks through a hole in the South Carolina defense. The Bulldogs won 31-7 in Athens, Ga. "This week is going to be a very big game as far as SEC com ­ petition is concerned. We are tak­ ing one game at a time to get back to the SEC Championship, and be prepared and ready to go. I it's LSU this w eek," defensive heard it's really loud dow n there, back Decory Bryant. "W e have to that's it's crazy." Clemson headlines impressive field GOLF, FROM 9 M onday and Tuesday at the Homestead Cascades Course in Hot Springs, Va. Senior Jason Hartwick, win­ ner of the last three Massingill Trophies, went out this week attempting to etch his name in Longhorn history. O nly one other Longhorn, Justin Leonard, has won four M assingill Trophies. Others, including Lee Pinkston (1952-54), Ben Cren­ shaw (1971-73), Brandel Cham- blee (1982-84) and Bob Estes (1985, 1987-88), have won the Massingill Trophy three times. Unfortunately for Hartwick, M atthew Rosenfeld had other plans. The 2003 honorable m en­ tion All-Am erican tamed four of the area's toughest courses, tak­ ing the rain-shortened M as­ singill and robbing Hartwick of his historic Inclem ent weather forced the tournament to be shortened from a full five rounds to just 85 holes. run. "M att jumped up there and won it," head coach John Fields said. "H e m ade it very impor­ tant to him and went out on some very tough courses and won it. He shot 11 under at Barton Creek, the Canyons, Cim arron H ills and Austin C ountry C lub. T h at's very impressive." After placing ninth at the 2003 NCAA Cham pionships, Texas will join Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, Augusta State, Clem­ son, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, UCLA, UNLV, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest at the Preview next week. The Longhorns will enter five participants in the Preview based on the results of the Massingill competition. Rosenfeld, Jeff Bell, Tyler Duncan, Hartwick and Matthew Mills will make up the Texas squad. Fields reserved one spot on the team to be chosen at his discretion, and Mills got the coach's nod. Mills — originally from London — transferred from Coastal Carolina in the off-season. "I'm very appreciative of the depth that we have this year," Fields said. "B u t depth is no good unless we use it. Every week these guys know that they have to compete for a spot. They have to keep improving every w eek." lead A three-tim e A ll-A m erican, Hartwick will look to team with the to help Rosenfeld Longhorns' pursuit of their third NCAA title. The team includes senior Rusty Kennedy, who par­ ticipated in the 2003 NCAA Championships. said. Field "W e have seniors with experi­ en ce," "Jason Hartwick and Rusty Kennedy have played the Big 12 in Championship and been on the winning team. They have also been on a team with depth. Last year, we didn't have depth. The year before, we had great depth, and we used it. Jason and Rusty' know how it feels to have some­ one challenging you every wreek. It's a little uncomfortable, but that is what com petition is all about. You never wrant to be too comfortable. We are hoping that we will have an environment on the team this year w'hich allows our players to get better." G olf World ranked the men's team sixth in its preseason poll, follow ing d efending national Poll ranked cham pion Clemson, Oklahoma State, and Florida, U CLA Arizona State. The Precept the Coaches' Longhorns follow ing fifth, Clemson, Florida and Oklahoma State. As the only UT seniors, Hartwick and Kennedy know that it is up to them to point this Longhorn team down the right path — the path ow ned by Clemson in 2003. "To win a national champi­ onship, you have to do the right thing from day one," Kennedy said. "You can't look to cut cor­ ners. As seniors, w e've come close to w inning a national championship. We've wron the Big 12 Championship tw o years in row'. We have to show' the other guvs that we can't joke around just because it's the fall. We have to start now at the Preview doing the things that it takes to w in it all." For Hartwick, the Longhorns' leader in scoring last season, the added depth of this year's squad is exactly w hat the team needs to correct its problem s from a year ago. in the team "W e lacked a little com peti­ tion last year," Hartwick said. "We didn't have two or three guys' pushing the five guys who were playing. It seemed like we had our five- man rotation in stone the whole year. Having some new guys on the team from high school and other colleges, and also some guys that have improved from last year, is really going to help us improve our scores, and push us to be better and to compete for that national championship ring." Rice enters game with fifth-best rushing offense FOOTBALL, FROM 9 hope we're playing our best. I feel good about this week and our preparations." Rice relies on the fifth best rushing offense in the nation, w'hich averages 276 yards a game on the ground. The Owls run the spread option offense, better know n as the wishbone, running the ball 3.3 times for every pass. The Owls leading rushers — quarterback Greg H enderson w ith 171 yards and running back Thom as Lott with 126 yards — are looking to capitalize on the Texas run defense, which gave up 265 rushing yards to Arkansas and is currently ranked 103rd in the nation. Hatfield hopes to win by con­ trolling the field and time of pos­ session, keeping the Texas offense off the field with Hatfield saying he would like a "30-m inute drive in the first half." "C on sid erin g we h a v e n 't stopped the run very well, then w e've got a lot of work to do," Texas head coach M ack Brown said. "K en Hatfield has been run­ ning the wishbone since he was playing. H e's been running it so much that he knows as much about it as anybody in the coun­ try, and he can beat you with it." W hile Rice doesn't do much other than run, Texas is still look­ ing to establish the run game. The Longhorns rushed for 62 yards against Arkansas, and backs Cedric Benson and Selvin Young have 67 and 20 yards rushing for the season, respectively. Brown has said repeatedly that he will not give up on the run game, but that both the running backs and offensive line are trying too hard. "Obviously, Ray Charles can see that it's not the progress w e would like to have at this point," coach M ac offensive "B u t w e're M cW horter said. going to keep w orking to be where w e w ant." line After Arkansas was a historical rivalry game, this game is another renewal of a Southwest Conference rivalry, as Rice and Texas have played 85 times since 1914. Texas owms the series 63-21-1, winning 33 of the last 34 times the teams have played. This year's matchup is the first of a six-gam e contract betw'een the schools. Kickoff time is sched­ uled for 8:22 p.m. at Reliant Stadium, and it will be broadcast on ESPN2. "W h en you have an opportu­ nity to play any of the old Sou th w est C onference team s that were part of the great rival­ ries, it brings back the more fond mem ories of what the conference was all about," Hatfield said. "It was the most unique conference that ever was. It brought out the best in players from both teams playing." W hile it is to a lesser extent than Arkansas, Rice also has a tra­ dition of hating the Longhorns, with a motto of "Tuck Fexas." one win the Longhorns since 1966, Rice has the right to be angry, but w'ith one loss in the past week, Texas is mad too. With over Huskies, Horns meet UT boasts deep bench, again to settle the score experience VOLLEYBALL, FROM 9 Longhorns. Nebraska," senior captain W hit­ ney Garvens said. "W e w'ant to prove that w e're back into this." With the additions of sopho­ more Dariam Acevedo and junior Kathy Hahn back in the line-up, Texas adds experience, depth on the bench and more power to the court. Acevedo, w'ho was tabbed the Big 12 Preseason Newcom er of the Year, will join junior All- American Mira Topic on the out­ side to create a hard-hitting duo. "I'm very excited about play­ said. ing N ebrask a," H ahn "T h ey're a great team, and it should be a good match. We're just going to focus like any other game. N ebraska's a great team, and we're a great team so playing each other should be a great match up." Texas and Nebraska w ill start things off at 7 p.m. at Gregory Gym. SOCCER, FROM 9 12 conference play begins on Sept. 28, McDonald came up big with the tie-breaking over­ time goal in Texas' 4-3 victory over the LSU. But upperclassm en like McDonald aren't the only ones spurring conversation about a • Longhorn run at the Big 12 Championship. Petrucelli has given fresh­ man Dana Hall the nod at goal­ keeper for the last four games, and w'hile Hall (3-1) allowed three goals in the win over LSU, she also had eight saves against the Tar Heels. "W e put Dana in a pretty high stress situation, and she has handled it very w ell," assistant coach Jen Renola said. "She hasn't let the pressure get to her." Neither has freshman Carrie classm ate Am y Schm it or Burlingham, who have started the gam es all for six DAILY TEXAN SPORTS STAFF FOOTBALL PICKS College Connor Higgins (12) Tenn. at (17) Florida Florida (13) Texas at Rice Texas (7) Georiga at (11) LSU Georgia Colorado at (10) FSU Mich. St. at N. Dame FSU N. Dame Natalie England Florida Texas Georgia FSU N. Dame NFL NY Giants at Wash. St. Louis at Seattle Buffalo at Miami Oakland at Denver Baltimore at San Diego Last week Season record St. Louis NY Giants NY Giants Wash. St. Louis Miami Denver San Diego San Diego 6-4 Miami Denver St. Louis Buffalo Oakland San Diego Baltimore 6-4 11-9 5-5 10-10 6-4 13-7 NY Giants Wash. St. Louis Miami Denver Seattle Miami Oakland San Diego 4-6 9-11 14-6 Lome may be in last place, but he still has a big head. "C arrie's aggression and ball-winning capabilities have added a bite in the center of midfield that we haven't had," assistant coach Tony Capasso said. "A nd A m y's attacking ability has given us a lot of speed com ing out of the back- field." Freshmen Nikki Thaden and Priscilla Fite have combined for five goals, and Ashley Foster has also seen playing time off the bench for Texas. This w eekend, the Long­ horns face two teams that have played tough schedules of their own. loss loss Though a 3-2 double over­ tim e to now No. 7 C onnecticut at the Portland Invitational and a to Denver have recently dropped Portland in the polls, the Pilots return 11 letter-winners and six starters from last year's cham­ pionship team . L ike Texas, Portland has been able to count on significant contributions from its freshman class, includ­ ing at the goalkeeper position. Cori Alexander has started all six games in goal for the Pilots, and freshmen Elsa Hume, Lisa Sari, and Jennifer Tuttle, have accounted for nearly half of the team 's offense. The Pilots have a 3-0 series lead over the Longhorns. The Washington Huskies, w ho are com ing off a win against Cal State Fullerton at the Portland Invitational, also lost in double overtime to the Huskies from Connecticut. The Longhorns tied W ashington after two overtime periods in Austin last fall. Seminóles boast ACC’s second-best offense BUFFS, FROM 9 Carolina and Maryland by a com­ bined 62 points. rendered four scores of more than 40 yards; a 41-yard interception return, two touchdow n passes over 70 yards and a 97-yard kick- off return. Virginia, on the other hand, once ranked as highly as 15th, fell out of the top 25 after being vio­ lated by South C arolina 31-7. N.C. State is also now' unranked straight after dropping games, including a 38-24 disaster to form er conference laughing stock Wake Forest. tw o said So all is dandy in Tallahassee, likes and ju st how Bow den expects it to be. But the sam e can't be for Barnett, w hose Buffaloes suffered a 47-26 thrash­ ing at hom e six days ago in a gam e that wasn't nearly as close as the score suggests. No one was com plaining after C olorado's 2-0 start, especially consid ering confidence- the inspiring play of walk-on quar­ terback Joel Klatt, who has 708 yards six touchdown passes in three games. Adding injury to insult, Klatt will miss this w'eekend's game after sustaining a shoulder injury against the Cougars. In his place w ill be fellow w alk-on Erik G reenberg, a sophom ore who threw for three touchdow ns and 199 yards off of the bench. Understandably hesitant to go forward with his backup quarter­ back against one of the country's top schools, Barnett isn't spend­ ing minute one worrying about his precarious situation. "I don't spend time thinking about whether I'm comfortable or not," Barnett said. "W e just try and get him ready. If I were Erik Greenberg, I would be so damn excited. That's a dream come true." If Colorado is to avoid another humbling defeat, every unit on the team had to eliminate the mental breakdowns. The Buffaloes sur­ "W e just [have] to regroup," Barnett said. "M ore than any­ thing, w e just can't give up big plays like we did last w eek." Barnett admittedly "m isread" his defensive stature heading into the season as his secondary has twice been burned already in this young season, first in the w in against Colorado State and again in last w eek's encore against Washington State. "Obviously, our confidence is shaken," Barnett said. A season- ending injury to All-Big 12 line­ m an M arques H arris h asn 't helped Colorado get com fortable in the wake of their defensive struggles and relief may not be waiting around the comer. The Sem inóles are second in the ACC in total offense with 410 yards per game and boast a fairly balanced ru n /p ass ratio that is far better than N.C. State, the only school with higher offensive pro­ duction in the conference. At the controls for Florida State is quarterback Chris Rix, a three- year starter w ith four to u ch ­ downs to his credit this year and a passing average slightly above 200 yards-per-contest. the pocket, Not just limited to his action behind the line of scrimmage, Rix has become somewhat of a threat outside of too. Trailing for the great majority of the Georgia Tech game, Rix lead all Seminole rushers with 41 yards on eight carries and picked up his team's initial touchdown run to spark the comeback win. "I think he's really special," Barnett said. "N ot only can he really throw the ball, he can really run." * Scoreboard [MLB___________ I Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 7 Florida 4, Philadelphia 5 Houston 6, Colorado 0 San Diego 7, San Francisco 3 Montreal 1, NY Mets 0 Milwaukee 0, S t Louis 13 Arizona 0, Los Argeles 2 NY Yankees 1, Baltimore 1 PPD Seattle 1, Texas 2 Toronto 10, Detroit 6 Tampa Bay 3, Boston 4 Kansas City 3, Cleveland 2 Chi. White Sox 3, Minnesota 5 NCAA Football Texas A&M 19, Virginia Tech 35 Nevada , San Jose SL LATE airWAVES | | MLB Kansas City at Chicago (A.L.), 7 p.m., ESPN Houston at St. Louis, 7 p.m., TW 77 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Hawaii at UNLV, 6 p.m., ESPN2 TENNIS Davis Cup, United States vs. Slovak Republic, 1 p.m. (tape), ESPN2 BOXING Super Middleweights, Charles Brewer vs. Freeman Barr, 6 p.m., ESPN2 GOLF European, German Masters, 8 a.m., GOLF Champions, SAS Championship, 12:30 p.m., GOLF PGA 84Lumber Pennsylvania, 3 p.m., ESPN Nationwide, Boise Open, 4 p.m., GOLF BRIEFS Womens cross country team running Saturday The Longhorns women's cross country team will have their eyes on a second straight first-place finish this weekend at the Texas A&M Invitational in College Station. Last week’s results proved that the nationally ranked No. 35 Longhorns are indeed a squad to watch out for after sweeping up five of the top six spots in San Marcos last Saturday. Texas’ ‘B’ squad placed 18th at the Texas A&M Invitational last year out of 21 teams with 4 8 4 points. “I'll be bringing a young group to run the 6k race at the Texas A&M Invitational this year to get them some more experience,” head coach John Hayes said. “They need to get accustomed to the longer distances, because at the collegiate level the races are two times the distance of high school races. The shorter dis­ tance races are the only ones that they’re familiar with.” Following this weekend’s Invitational, the Longhorns have a few weeks off before the crucial Texas State CC Classic in San Marcos Saturday, Oct. 4. — Jaclyn Johnston Dallas resigns Turco to new 3-year contract DALLAS — While the Dallas Stars went through their first week of training camp, holdout goaltender Marty Turco was home in Ontario working out on his own. He didn’t bother hooking up with any local team s because he was hoping to join his pals soon. It was a smart move. Turco flew out Thursday, comforted by having signed a $12 million, three-year contract. “The process is never easy, but it’s fun when it's over,” said Turco, who already was at the airport when he dialed into a conference call with reporters. While the bottom line of the contract is similar to what Turco rejected a week before, Stars general manager Doug Armstrong said some terms were changed. Turco will get base salaries of $3.5 million, $4 million, then $4.5 million, plus performancebased bonuses. It’s a huge raise from the $850,000 he made last season while setting a modem NHL record with a 1.72 goalseigqinst average. — Associated Press DROP US A LINE Have feedback, opinions or sugges­ tions for DT sports? By all means, tell us about it. We encourage letters from our readers. Here's how we can be . reached: ■ E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com ■ Voice: 512-232-2210 ■ Fax: 512-471-2952 ■ Postal: PO Box D, Austin TX 78712 Page 11 OH'I’S Friday, Septem ber 19, 2 0 0 3 U.S. women’s soccer eager to defend World Cup tide A&M flirts with upset, succumbs to Hokies Up by only 2 late, Virginia Tech pulls away from Aggies By Javier Perez Jr. Daily Texan Staff In a gam e where Hurricane Isabel threw the balance, and both offenses went back and forth until midway through the fourth quarter, special team s m ade the difference in Thursday night's gam e betw een No. 8 Virginia Tech and Texas A&M. The big plays of the gam e came on kickoffs. With less than eight m inutes before halftime and A&M dow n 14-6, Fran- chione had the dice because field goals would not beat the home team. So he called for a short pooch kick. It failed. But the defense still forced the Hokies to punt. to roll The ensuing punt w as downed at A & M 's own 2-yard line. But Franchione's decision would not come back to haunt him as Reggie McNeal led the team on a 98-yard touchdown drive. Courtney Lewis ran for the though touchdow n, 2-yard McNeal accounted for 60 of the yards on the drive. two-point conversion The failed, but Texas A&M w as still in the gam e and proved that their offense could do dam age by driving 98 yards. McNeal fin­ ished with 133 yards passing, 47 yards rushing, one touchdown and one interception. Lew is fin­ ished with 31 yards rushing and one touchdown. to go Texas A&M w as m ore than into halftim e h ap p y dow n by tw o points. Virginia Tech w idened that g ap with Kevin Jones' score on a two- y ard run. A gg ie p en altie s advanced the ball 26 yard s for the H okies on penalties, but otherw ise it w as all Jones as he racked u p 41 y ard s on the touchdow n drive. Jones finished with 188 yards on 30 carries and had three touchdow ns while backup Cedric H um es collected 33 yards on six carries. Bryan Randle did not have to do much in the air as he threw for just 9-of-13 for 63 yards, one touchdown and one interception. The interception w as huge for the A ggies though. After the first score in the second half, the teams exchanged punts Then as Virginia Tech was getting within field goal range and possibly looking at a touchdown, Jaxson A ppel stepped in front of a Randle pass. T hough Texas A & M could not m ove the ball outside their ow n territory, V irginia Tech punt returner D eA ngelo Hall could not control the fair catch and A&M recovered at the 24- yard line. A few p lays later, M cN eal faked the d efensive frontline on a play-action p ass and com pleted a tight touch­ dow n p ass to Tim Van Zant, who led all receivers with seven catches for 102 yard s with that touchdown. Virginia Tech then marched down the field for a touchdown on the next drive, taking six min­ utes to score. But with more than eight minutes left in the game, and the A&M offense clicking, the A ggies were not vet out of the game. The final blow came as a backbreaking turnover. Byron Jones could not handle the short kickoff and Virginia Tech's Brian McPherson recov­ ered deep in A&M territory. The to seven m ore turnover points for the Hokies and put the gam e away. led Next up for Virginia Tech is Connecticut, but A&M will have to recover quickly to get ready for a visit from No. 11 Pittsburgh, who may be a top 10 team after this weekend. 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If you would prefer more comprehensive coverage by including candid photos and a feature story about your organization, a S35 credit will be given toward your page purchase. Be a part o f this 111 -year-old University o f Texas tradition. Stop by our office today or call 471-9190 for more information. C a c u s M ia H a m m and Julie Foudy run sprints during p ractice a t K lockner S ta d iu m in C harlottesville, Va. Monday. The U.S. te a m will play Sweden in a W om en's W orld Cup first-round m a tc h Sunday in W ashington. Dan lo p e z/ A sso ciated Press Event opens Saturday in Philadelphia, I T.S. meets Sweden in Washington By Barry Wllner Associated Press W A SH IN G TO N — Julie Foudy scoffs at the notion her fourth shot at a w orld cham pi­ onship isn't as special as the others. team captain “ Hey, this is the World C up," the U.S. said Thursday. "If you go into the World C up and your juices are not flowing, you're dead. You've got no pulse." Som e of the American veter­ ans, still the backbone of the w o rld 's top-ranked w om en's team, are on the verge of their fourth world cham pionship tour­ nament. M idfielders Foudy and forw ard Mia Kristine Lilly, 1 lam m and defender Joy Fawcett won titles in 1991 and 1999 and finished third in '95. None of the four has lost any excitement for the sport's biggest event, which opens Saturday in Philadelphia. The United States plays Sw eden at RFK Stadium on Sunday. "I'm so old, 1 can't remember 1999," said Foudy, 32, the sec­ ond-oldest U.S. player behind Fawcett, 35. "I think it's very sim ­ ilar, except that in '99 we had to convince the world what a World C up w as and could be, and that we're for real. This time, it's more relaxed. We're not concerned about ticket sales, etc. While they w aited "A s for excitement, we're all ready to get going. We can't wait." out Hurricane Isabel, the American quartet talked about the nation's stunningly successful history in w om en's soccer. Lilly, who has played more international gam es than anyone (255), said she spends far more time discussing the past than looking at the likeli­ hood this is her last go-round on this stage. "We really don't touch much on it being the end for som e play­ ers," Lilly said. "We talk much more about what we have done and how much fun it has been, how rewarding. "This is a different team, with a lot of players (eight) w ho have never been in a World Cup. We can feel their excitement, and we have our own excitement. This group has been giddy and excit­ ed all week. We arrived in DC and said, 'We're really getting closer to our first gam e.' It's a great environment and feeling. A m ong them, Lilly, H am m (239) Foudy t231) and Fawcett (216) have played in 941 U.S. gam es. A dd in scrim m ages, and that number exceeds 1,000. How many teams in any sport has a core group with so much experience together? Adso, all four are expected to start against Sweden. These veter­ ans are anything but figureheads. What keeps them going? "Love of the gam e," said Lilly, whose header save off the goal line in overtime prevented China from winning the 1999 final. "Love of being out there and the whole concept of team sports and you helping them, and them helping you. "We've got four players who have been together for 16 years. Nothing is better than that, the friendships you have, your friends surroun ding you and having that success. "It's just a lot of fun. If it stops being fun, that's the time to give it up." in and is kicking For now, however, the adrena­ line the Americans can't wait to play for real. That they face such a formi­ dable foe as fifth-ranked Sweden m akes them even more eager. Oddly, in 1991 — if Foudy can't remember four years ago, how could she recall the first W om en's World C u p ? — the Americans began the road to the cham pionship with a 3-2 win against the Sw edes. Hamm , the career scoring leader with 142 international goals, scored once. good "Different times and team s," Foudy said. "I know' Sweden is and has many very strengths. But we look at it as us being as prepared as w e can be as a team, focused and rested." And excited. Brothers square off in swamp Sibling rivalry adds even more intrigue to conference skirmish By Eddie Pells Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A s a youn g boy, C hris L eak often envisioned him self playing quar­ terback on the sam e college team with his older brother. Things changed when the brother, C.J. Leak, w as pigeonholed as a back­ up at Tennessee. Because of the tough times C.J. went through with the Vols, Chris sp u m ed Tennessee, which had been his top choice, in favor of Florida, one of the Vols' main rivals. When the 17th-ranked Gators play the 12th-ranked Vols on Saturday in their Southeastern Conference opener, the brothers will be on opposite sidelines — a pair of talented quarterbacks playing each other instead of together and proving that som etim es the m ost well- intentioned plans don't w'ork out. "I've pyt all that behind m e," Chris insists. "There were a lot of things I don't agree with, but it's in the past." again st To understand Chris' decision to choose Florida (2-1) over Tennessee (2-0), it's important to first know the circumstances that led C.J. to the Vols. A highly touted quarterback out of Charlotte, N .C., C.J. accepted a scholarship to go to Wake Forest after high school. At around the time C.J. entered col­ lege, the Wake Forest coaches were so enam ored with Chris that they offered him a scholar­ ship, as well, even though he hadn't even begun high school. As som e saw it, the idea w as Florida quarterback Chris Leak prepares to throw again st San Jose State during the third q u a rte r last Saturday in G ainesville, Fla. Phil Sandlin/A ssociated Press that the Leaks w ould play foot­ ball together, with C.J. showing Chris the ropes, then eventually stepping aside for his younger brother. Things took a turn w hen C.J. hurt his knee at Wake, then transferred to Tennessee before the 2001 season. The Vols, already one of Chris' favorites, immediately went to the top of his list. After the transfer, C.J. used his m andatory year on the sideline to rehabilitate the injury. He went into 2002 with the assum ption that he w ould get a chance to be the Vols' starting quarterback. That chance cam e belatedly, and when it did, it lasted less than a quarter. With his younger brother in the stands, C.J. started last October's gam e against Georgia in place of the injured Casey Clausen. But he ' lasted only a few plays and threw just three p asses. The Leaks looked at it as a slap in the face, shortly afterward, Chris and knew he couldn't go to Tennessee. “ I always dreamed of playing for Tennessee," Chris wrote last December in a diary published on ESPN.cow. "I pictured myself parading with my teammates through the Vol Walk and splitting the 'T like hundreds of Vols before me. But that dream is dead. I've dropped Tennessee from my list." The reason, he said, w as trust. He claim ed Vols coach Phil Fulmer never fulfilled his prom ­ ise to give C.J. a legitimate chance to start. "D eep in my heart, I could never trust what the Tennessee coaches tell me. So I'm finished with the Vols," Chris wrote. later, he announced his decision to go to Florida. He w as the most-hyped recruit of the year. Two m onths Page 12 O l A S H Í i I I > Friday, September 19, 2003 C harged by the w ord. 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COMPUTER N EW 2.0Mhz Processor A M D 512M B RAM, 80 GB, 52x CD- RW, Har- video/sound-card mon-Kardon speakers (optional) Free monitor $ 4 5 0 -0 8 0 iisanq@hotmail com/512-494- 0635 L O N G H O R N AUTO SPECIALS 1979 H O N D A CM 400T Forest Green Great $800/obo shape Runs well. Clear title. Call (512) 581-7918 1990 TOYOTA Corolla only 80,000 miles Looks great and runs even better Red, 4-Door, $2800 Call 326-6495 '9 3 FORD Ranger XLT V6 Auto, A/C. transmission. $4200 Cayce (512) 912-9274 Cold 1998 M A Z D A Protege LX. 68K. manual-5speed Good condi­ tion, runs excellent, very relia­ ble $4500. Coll 231-9565 1993 H O N D A Civic EX Coupe New CD player good condi­ tion, poVer windows, original owner. automatic $3000 Call 653 7139 Black, C ' ltliAf-ki llc < I I f i s p l u y u d v e r t i B i n g : b r i n g i n t h e c u s t o m e r s ! € £ 4 7 1 - 1 8 0 5 L O N G H O R N A U T O SP EC IA LS H O N D A CIVIC 1987, Excellent mechanical Looks good One owner. N o A/C, $1580 453-9018 condition, FOR SALE 1991 Pontiac Grand Prix, A/C works, new radiator and alternator tire tread good, radio works, 565-4794 red exterior 2003 H O N D A Magna Practi­ cally brand newt 430 mi and garage kept rack, seatrest and windshield $7500 obo 445-0286 Luggage JEEP GRAND Wagoneer Classic wh.te Woody 1 15Kmi Leather V8 Clean Only $3,500 call 280-2602 1969 DODGE Coronet $5000 O B O Classic rare muscle car V-8 318 engine, automatic r,ns well great proiect car Coll 41 6-9777 HYUNDAI Accent 2000 45 600 mi, 4dr A/C rower windows and locks CD p oyer $ 5500 Call 293-91 O ' 345 - Misc. GUITAR BO O KS over 1000 ar­ tist & groups and so very much more Why pay postage^ Alpha Music Center 61 1 W 29th 477- 5009 360 - Fum. Apts. CENTRALLY-LOCATED, KOENIG/LAMAR. LARGE A N D SMALL FURNISHED O N E B E D R O O M APARTMENTS. 6 0 0 8 N O RTH LAM AR 2 PO O LS CLO SE TO H IG H L A N D MALL PLEASE CALL 452-0071 ALL Bills P a d fur" efftc. *W alk, bike, or b.s to Ü T from popular Hyde Park. ‘ C A / C H , D W , disposal,. range, refrigerator ‘ Large waik-in closet, ‘ Laundry. Cable-ready. 4 0 0 0 Avenue A Call (512)458-451 1 1 BR near Hancock Ctr furnished or unfurnished ‘ W alk, bike, or bus to UT. ‘ Gas, water, trash paid. ‘ New furniture. C A / C H , D W , disposal, range, refrig. Walk-in closet. 370 3 Harmon Ave. Call [512)458-4511 WEST CAMPUS large studio and 1 bedroom apartment in 3 different locations. From $450 with most bills paid and new furniture package Call Westside Group at 4 99 -8 01 3 for best selection and location. HYDE PARK EFFICIENCY Unfur- mshed-$425. Furmshed-$455 Quiet Complex, Free 76-Chan­ nel DW/DISP TV "IF"Shuttle 108 W 45th, 452- 1419/385-2211/453-2771 www 108place com Cable N O PARENTS N o Roommate N o Curfew Come see what you're missing at College Park- 1-800-476- Call Contessa DORM or check out www con- tessodorms com to start leasing as soon as Spring 20031 130 - Condos- 130 - Condos- Townhomes Townhomes The Place to BE For Last Minute Condo Sales _ V SW S S Paddock Ireehouse Nueces Corner Westplace Sunchase Croix Centennial eff Cute, W /D 1-1 Hyde Pork, huge 2-story, lofted 2-1 2-2 Vaulted Ceilings, view 2-2 Remodeled, wood floors 2-2 High Ceilings, gated 2-2 Beautiful, like new 476-2673 Property Management of Texas $49,900 $65,000 $92,500 $124,900 $153,900 $168,500 $179,900 360 - Fum. Apts. BEST DEAL IN W EST CAMPUS O N LY O N E UNIT LEFT! Avoid traffic ¡ams, parking hassles, Full shuttle, buses1 MESQUITE TREE APARTMENTS 2410 LONGVIEW Fully furnished 1-bedroom ALARM & CABLE INCLUDED M A K E ME A N OFFER!!! BRIAN N O V Y 327 -76 13 NEED A place to stay in West Campus but don't want to sign your life away- in a year-long ease® Short-term housing avail­ able! For more information call 1 -800-476-DORM 370 - Unf. Apts. 6805 Woodhollow Dr. Phone: 512-345-9315 9 Unique floorplans Crow n M olding* Sp a ciou s Closets Ceiling Fans Washer/Dryer C onnections* G ourm et Kitchens Tiled Kitches & Baths 2 Sparkling Pools UT Shuttle Route 24 Hr. Fitness Center C ozy Fireplaces* C o v e re d Parking Available 3-24 month leases availab le with rates starting a s low as $499/month Studio. 1 & 2 Bedroom apartm ent hom es ENFIELD RO AD Shuttle Small 1 br courtyard $525 2br $700. Apartment Ex­ perts, 416-810 0 community, WEST CAMPUS - Walk to UT! All Bills Paid Efficiency $375- $475 Apartment Experts 416- 8100 HYDE PARK 2/1 on IF Shuttle. $690 w/ $99 total Move-ln! Apartment Experts 416-8100 A W ESO M E 1/1 on IF Shuttle for $495! Ready Now! Apart­ ment Experts 416-8100 QUAINT A N D Quiet Communi­ ty 1/1 $450, 2/1 $550, 2/2 $605 most bills paid Apartment Experts 416-8100 RESORT STYLE Living Private shuttle, roommate matching, 2/3/4's. $350+W /D, cable and basic phone Apartment Ex­ perts. 416-8100 RENT SPECIAL! UNF/FURN Eff., walk East UT to 105 Small quiet 31 st/Speedway complex. Starting $395. 327- 0051. WALK TO CAMPUS $365 Great Efficiency N ew Carpet, Paint & Tile Free Cable - on bus Route 47 2 -6 9 7 9 O ne Bedroom $495 1111 N U E C E S ST AUSTIN 1 Bedroom - 1 Bath Kitchenette Living Room ALL BILLS PAID 1 parking space Bus stop right in front Ideal for a couple or single person $675.00 per month - Owner request 1 month rent in advance + $500 damage fee up front 1 year lease or more No pets - no children Please call Louise Tate - 435-2271 370 - Unf. Apts. 1940'S STYLE efficiency Hard­ woods, built in drawers, appli­ ances Water gas, trash pd $495 1 month free! 915 W 21st Vista 472-3909 www vistaprop com 1-MO FREE 1/1 with den, ap­ pliances Water/gas/trash paid Laundry, new paint, and carpet $595 Vista Properties 472-3453 WEST A N D NORTH Campus! Immediate move in 1/1 and 2/1, small quiet complexes, laundry on-site, large comforta­ ble apartments, just reduced to $525-5725 478-9151 1-MO FREE! Sm 1/1 Applian­ ces, walk-in closet, laundry W a ­ ter/trash/gas pd 22 0 0 Nuces $495 Vista Props 472-3909 NOW PRELEASING FOR AUGUST 2004 Don't miss your chance to live at these Prestigious Properties Villas on Guadalupe Villas on Nueces Villas on San Gabriel Gables Boardwalk at West 24,h Boardwalk at Leon Boardwalk at Salado 923 W. 23rd All Boardwalk Houses APARTMENT FINDERS 2109 Rio Grande 322-9556 www.ausapt.com $375 SPECIALI Free cable, wa­ ter + trash. Electronic entry gates, brick lined gardens, large pool, ball courts and other spe­ cial deals 451 -4514 CUTE 1/ I , small quiet complex covered parking, storage 3202 Grooms, $575, Agent 343- 0853 W ALK UT. 1930's style 1-1 's and 2-1's Many with hardwood floors 3203-5 Helms, 2514 Pearl 480-9998, 924-0111 Bills Paid Cherrywood Area Affordable, clean, convenient. W alk to UT. 1 + 1 from $440. Sagebrush Apts 2604 Manor Rd. 477-9991 HYDE PARK, 1 Month Free Rent Speedway Apartments, 4103 Speedway Recently remodeled, 1 br efficiencies with new ap­ pliances, shuttle on $450/mo .electricity, Deposit $150, Manager in #105, 454- 3449 or 478-7355 350 - Rental 350 - Rental Services Services W W W .utcribs.com Housing made simple. Lease - Pre-lease - Purchase he's waiting to be used. 585-8690 / 279-0664 RE/MAX Downtown Austin 115 W. 8th Street 370 - Unf. Apts. S A M E DAY M O VE-IN ! Great clean studio & 1 bedroom apartments in West Campus & just north of campus. New carpet and paint Walking distance Great location! From $395 with most bills paid Call the W e stsid e Group 499 -8 01 3 370 - Unf. Apts. WEST CAM PUS SHUTTLE ROUTE 9 or 12 month lease on 2 bedroom units. Small community, modern interiors, parking, on-site w/d. 2 2 0 4 S a n G abriel Reduced to $ 8 0 0 / m o . Leave m e ssage 4 7 6 -0 1 1 1. IDEAL LOCATION, quiet neigh­ borhood 1/1 33/Guadalupe Newly remodeled, high-ceilings, reserved parking Available nowl Dita 328-7028 EXTRA LARGE Garage Apart­ ment, central/shuttle, separate BR/LR/bath/kitchen, hard­ woods/carpet, quiet/sofe neigh­ borhood; $575. Accommoda­ tions Realty 467-9002 W E LOCATE apartments all over Central Austin. Alori Prop­ erties 454-4663 www alori.net WALK TO UT Campus Efficien­ cies $325, 1/1 $425 Availa­ ble Now Call 469-0925 D RA M A TIC PRICE R EDUCTIONS! West & North Campus Studio $325 1-1 $425 2-1 $699 2-2 $750 Apartment Finders 322-9556 1/1 MLK/IH35 area, small, qui­ et complex On-site laundry, ceiling tans, clean. $395/mo 498-7334 RMI 24hr LITTLEFIELD H O U SE C O N D O S PRELEASING N E W LY R EN O VA TED LUXURY C O N D O S ! C O N V E N IE N T C A M P U S LO C A TIO N - 2 6 0 6 Rio Grande 2 b r/ 1 bath Fully equipped kitchens including microwave, W/D, berber carpet, ceramic tile, designer paint and fixtures Garage parking and gated entrance For touring and leasing, call Cheryl at LYNX PROPERTY SERVICES 326 -2 72 2 NEAR LAW School, on shuttle laundry Large $495 Small, quite community 474-1240 pool, 1/1, SPACIOUS 1/1 $425, 2/2 $525 in small community on North Lamar W / D coon , fir» places, vaulted ceilings, private patio. Pool, laundry 837-3656 FREE RENT! Lowest priced one and two bedrooms in Hyde Park available 512-472-4893 SAFE QUIET 3min walk to UT Big Efficiencies $450!! 405 E. 31 st & Duval 472-2450 GREAT 1/1 1 st floor apartment In new gated community Off Oltorf. Walk-in closets W /D immedi- connection. Available Cali Ryan 1258 689-6784, 258- HYDE PARK efficiency-balcony, trees, laundry, shuttle, parking, water PD, no pets available 10/1 $395 491-7277 W/D, O N E bedroom w/ patio, small community, 439 W ood­ ward across from St Edwards University, $99.00 deposits starting at $450 467-9589 QUIET NICE efficiencies. $400/mo. Gas & water paid On-site laundry On UT shuttle route 454-7135 LE M E D APARTMENTS 1 2 0 0 W est 40th Street 2-1 $599, 1-1 $499 Central. N o application fee. Free gas, free cable. 453-3545 Nytio Park 1x1 $490 HUGE 1x1 $575 an IF Shuttle El Shuttle 2x1 $735 ClarfcswlHeetl$4lO El Shuttle 2x2 $100 All Bills PaM: 2x2 $950 1X1 $575 eff $500 Quiet. NMf campos ixl $610 eff $490 Call 416-8100 SEA SO N OFF Specials l BR$550/2BR$850 30th and West Avenue Upgrades. Cov­ ered Parking, and Large Floor­ plans C all-48l-l66l **EAST CAMPUS JEW EL** Prices dropped and they're almost gone! Fabulous looking 1 & 2 bedrooms at a super price Less than 1 mile to campus On-site mgmt team, new carpet, ceiling ran, walk-in closets, high speed internet accessible ‘ SAN DSTO NE APARTMENTS* 478-0955 CHEAPEST 1 BR & loft|2BR) 4409 Guadalupe $550 1905 San Gabriel, $695 Campus Condos 474-4800 A W ESO M E DEALS 2605 En- field 1-1/S595, 91 0 Duncan 1- l/$595, 803 W 28thSt 2- 2/$895 Campus Condos 474- 4800 AVAILABLE 1-BEDROOM apart­ ments $395-$495 $200 depos­ it. The Jacksonian, 3816 Speedway, UT busline Call Frank 345-2060, 917-0470 $695 CHEAPEST 1 BR and Loft (2BR) W est Campus 1905 San Gabriel 281 5 Rio Grande Campus Condos 4 7 4 -4 8 0 0 SUPERB PRICES Campus Location 1/1 starting $500 2/2 starting $950 Campus Condos 474-4800 Nicest 2-1S in Hyde Park Entirely refurbished w/crown molding, granite, w/d, tile floors, and more. Now Leasing 4409 Avenue A 418-9488 WEST CAMPUS, walk to UT! 90! Shoal Cliff Ct 1-1 tree- house style $595/mo O BO Huge 11 with garage! High ceilings, w/d conn., a/w disp. $645/mo Own/Agt O B O 497-5475 370 - Unf. Apts. 370 - Unf. Apts. s J É s É l jjj" m m\Í V MU i* The Place to BE For Last Minute Apartment Specials Sandpiper Enfield Place Nueces Pearl Shuttle Sandpiper Travis Green cute, spacious eff 1-1 tile, quaint, shuttle 1-1 West Campus cute lofted, gated 2-1 1000 sq.ft., nice 2-2 Huge Bedrooms 2-2 3-2 gated, pool 476-2673 Property Management of Texas $395 $495 $500 $750 $725 $850 $895 390 - Unfurnished Treehouse Duplexes 700 1 -A GUADALUPE. Extra nice 2/1 with new W/D, fenced, CACH, carport. $850 $99 down Others available 238-1141. Lennox Gazebo 1-1 1-1 huge, Hyde Park redone to the max 1-loft huge, private balcony Nueces Corner Orange Tree 2-1 1-1 designer's showcase hrdwds, two parking Greenwood Tower 2-1 luxury highrise $595 $695 $700 $800 $895 $850 St. James Centennial 2-2 2-2 high ceilings, tons of light $950 deal of the century $1295 476-2673 42 0 - Unfurnished 420 * Unfurnished Houses Houses 360 - Fum. Apts. 360 - Furn. Apts. 370 - Unf. Apts. 370 - Unf. Apts. Check out our a m í toaatp MTUl on all 1& 2 bdrms starting @ $450 (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 600 W. 26th • 474-0971 rionueces@mindspring.com G r e ^ E f f i c i e n c y U J o A K T g T H’ta-eiYi f Y e e C A W c The Place to BE For Last Minute House & Duplex Specials 1830 Pearl 3309 Cherrywood 1520 Enfield 1011E. 44th 915 W. 23rd 601E. 50th 3801 Ave. H 1-1 1-1 1 1 2-1 3-1 3-3 9-3 dose, quiet hardwoods, nice waodfloors, huge $600 $600 $650 Hyde Park bungolow $675 hrdwds, west campus $1395 huge equal, equal totally remodeled $1100 $3600 476-2673 Property Managem ent of Texas indulge him by placing an ad. 471-5244 RENTAL I 424 * Dorm 4 smoking. W/D, Quiet, non- A/C, big kitchen $495 ABP, yr lease 474-2408, 474-2036, Spring Pre-lease www abbey-house com 425 - Room s R O O M AVAILABLE in North Austin home, $325/month + utilities, 1/2 month's deposit. Call 990-1455h or 4 22 2860c 4 BLOCKS to UT— Nice! Large private room, bath, huge closet Quiet, non- smoking W/D, A/C, big kitchen $495 ABP, yr lease 474-2408, 474-2036 Spring Pre-lease www. a bbey-hou se c om AVAILABLE R O O M at Presti­ gious Hardin House at UT, girls nousing, included, meals Fall/Spring Take over contract Call 9a m - 432-682-4866 5p.m. RO O M S FOR Rent available Now! 2 7 1 0 Whitis! Across from Scottish Ritel University Realty 474-9400 or 423-4704 426 - Furnished Room s GREAT D O R M GREAT F O O D GREAT PRICE The Castilian Located 1 block west of the Texas Union. Immediate move-ins available Covered parking available. Com e See Us! 800 -3 34 -5 32 0 www.thecastilian.com 440 - Room m ates NEAR BARTON Springs Pool; large downstairs area with bed­ room/bath/den Female grad student preferred, non-smoker 442-3414, maryannneely@austin rr.com RO O M M ATES W A N TED to share large house with pool & hottub in Travis Heights 5/3/3. Spectacular view of Townlake and downtown Near bus stop 785-5835 4 BLOCKS to UT— Nice! Large private room, bath, huge closet smoking W/D, Quiet, non- A/C, big kitchen $495 ABP. yr lease 474-2408, 474-2036 Spring Pre-lease www abbey-house com room student FEMALE GRADUATE Large spacious home/Shoal Creek. 5 min/shut­ tle immediatley $400 sh/ut.l 1-877-458-2405- ext.36021 352-375-6996 Available 3000 SQ/FT+ house. 1 block from Law School. 8 09 Leonard Street $650/pro-rated Josh Friedman 512-322-9934 |oshf@flash net RESPONSIBLE housemates, grad student prefered to share 3/2 location home, On bus-lines $350/month ABP 458-1 127 north-central CHRISTIAN PROF mom looking for roommate Reduced rent in exchange for childcare Huge amenities! I- Luxury 35&Parmer, 585-2590 apt 4TH MALE roommate needed, 2BR/2B New complex West Campus, $418 50/mo + util. Call Adam (817)478-2425 or ackl 03@sbcglobal net RESPONSIBLE ROOMMATE wanted, N / S 2 bed, 2 bath, walk to campus $485 + 1/2 utilities Rick 542-9991 RO O MMATE NEEDED! Large room & house East of Capita! Plaza Pets ok Cable, bus !3min/UT 731 - 8545, 220-8717 $380+bills ROOMMATE W A N TED 3300 SQ/FT home in N W Aus­ room, own bath. tin Huge $400/mth. roisfille@yahoo.com foi RO O M M ATE W ANTED for 4/2 90 5 W 29th Hard- house wood-floors, yard CACH, $400/month Choice of 2 rooms 512-482-0682 or b|seamans@hotmail.com $500 given to take up lease 500 - Misc. PARKING NEAR UT campus $85/mo 477-9471 LO OKING FOR parking that's quick, easy and only two blocks from campus? Pay only $375 per semester! Call 1-800-476- DORM for more information ANNOUNCEMENTS 510 - Entertainment* Tickets TlCKlTClTY BUYING TX-OU Tickets Paying Top $$$ A l l Home & Away G am es Buy/Sell 472-5797 800-SOLD-OUT Inside Dobie Mall 53 0 - Travel* Transportation FREE 10 day Israel trips Trips through the winter www IsraelOutdoors com 800- 566-461 1 W INTER A N D SPRIN G BREAK Ski & Beach Trips on sale now! www.Sunchase.com or call 1-800-SUNCHASE today! PAT GREEN A N D C O RY MOR- RO W SKI TRIP W W W BIGSKITRIP.CO M . 1-888-754-8447 Oop/1 Could fid llore Friday, Septem ber 19. 2 0 0 3 NI \\ s /(' l \ s s!} 11; i >> Page 13 Hotels nationwide going smoke-free to cut costs By Jeff Unkous Associated Press B A S K IN G R ID G E, N .J. — Smokers are finding there is no room at the inn anymore. From N ew York to California, small and midsize hotels have gone smoke-free, cleaning, deodor­ izing and redecorating rooms once reserved for smokers and designat­ ing them nonsmoking. One major reason is that fewer guests are requesting smoking rooms. But hotel managers point to other benefits: low er room maintenance costs and a market­ ing tool at a time when the busi­ ness has been hurt by a sluggish economy. "In all of our publications, we promote a smoke-free environ­ ment, and w e've gotten calls because of it. Fam ilies with kids; it's attractive to them. It rein­ forces cleanliness and safety," said Chris Canavos, manager of the 98-room Howard Johnson's in W illiam sburg, Va., which went smoke-free during a renovation three years ago. In N ew York City, w hich banned smoking in restaurants and bars over the summer, the 79- room Comfort Inn M idtow n in the theater district just marked its second smoke-free year. For the first seven months of this year, the Comfort Inn's occupancy rate has been a strong 96 percent. Nonsmoker Leon Der Bogosian, a jewelry wholesaler from Los Angeles who frequently travels on business, stays at the Comfort Inn M id town an average of eight times a year. Of the smoke-free policy, he said: "I'm bound to them because of that. "Clean air, that's the main thing for me," he said. W hen he recently stayed in Detroit, his nonsmoking room was on a floor w ith smoking rooms, and "from the elevator to the room, you could smell cigarettes." Vijay Dandapani, chief operat­ ing officer of Apple Core Hotels, w hich runs the Com fort Inn M idtown, said that on average, maids have to spend an extra five m inutes cleaning a smoking room, including em ptying the the ashtrays and scrubbing smoke residue that settles on everything. Moreover, hotel managers point out, the drapes, the carpets, the bedding and other furnish­ ings need to be replaced more frequently in smoking rooms, because smokers bum holes in the furniture and cause other damage. The switchover to nonsmoking also gives hotels more flexibility: Normally, when hotels are close to full, nonsmoking guests are offered smoking rooms. To many nonsmokérs, that stinks. They are repelled by the hard-to-remove cigarette smell. M any bars, restaurants and workplaces across the country have gone smoke-free over the past several years. John Banzhaf, an anti-smoking activist and pro­ fessor of public interest law at George Washington University, calls hotels one of the last hold­ outs. " I definitely think it w ill be a continuing accelerating and trend," he said. " I think hotels w ill try to distinguish themselves and try to provide some added value for their guests, and they'll be successful at it." According to a Pricewater- houseCoopers study of major U.S. urban markets, rooms for smokers account for 16 percent of all hotel rooms, a drop of 4 percentage points over the past five years. In addition to N ew Jersey, New York and Virginia, smoke-free in hotels can also be found and Delaware, Oklahoma, said Jeff Higlev, edi­ tor-in-chief of the industry jour­ nal Hotel & Motel Management. C alifornia Just over a month ago in Basking Ridge, about a half-hour drive west of New York City, the 171- room North Maple Inn dropped the last of its rooms for smokers. North Maple, which caters to Fortune 500 travelers and wedding parties, now charges a $250 clean­ ing fee to guests who light up in their rooms — the amount the hotel says it costs to get rid of the smell. A no-sm ok­ ing sign sits on a table as Xiom ara Lopez m akes the bed in what w as once one of 10 sm ok in g room s available at the North M aple Inn in B asking Ridge. N.J. Already forced out­ side m ost buildings, sm okers are now finding that the hotel industry also no longer acco m m o ­ dates their habit. D a n ie l H u lsh iz e r Associated Press Car dealerships face end of license plate advertising tactic Law makes some license plate frames, coverings illegal By The Associated Press D A L L A S — Car dealers who use license plate frames to adver­ tise are among those worried about a new state law that may render some of the frames illegal. The law, which went into effect Sept. 1, makes it illegal to attach illuminated devices to a license it or plate, add emblems to obscure the name of the state on the plate — which a frame can do. At John Eagle's dealership in Dallas, about $10,000 worth of brass and chrome license-plate frames w ill stay in a box and off the backsides of Aston Martins. "I'm sending them back," Sonny Morgan, managing part­ ner of the dealership, told The D allas M orning N ew s for its Thursday editions. Although the law affects any­ one whose automobile has frames, lights or film coverings that obscure a license plate, it is “ If a frame or bracket interferes with the read­ ability of the state, it could be in violation.” Tom Vinger, Texas Department of Public Safety hitting car dealerships especially hard. M any dealerships automatical­ ly attach license plate frames, tout­ ing their stores, to every vehicle they sell, and all of those frames may now be deemed illegal, said Drew Campbell, president of the New Car Dealers Association of Metropolitan Dallas. The result could be a ticket and a fine of up to $200, and some area cities are already "vigorous­ ly enforcing" the new law, said Campbell, who also represents area dealers in Austin. Previous state laws prohibited motorists from altering or obscur­ ing the numbers or letters on a license plate, said Tom Vinger, a Texas for spokesman Department of Public Safety. the "In our view, this law w ill be applied with common sense," Vinger said. " If a frame or brack­ et interferes with the readability of the state, it could be in viola­ tion. If it just touches it, vou shouldn't have a problem." He acknowledged that this interpretation is up to D PS and w ill applv only to its officers. Citv sheriff's police departments, deputies and other agencies — as well as individual officers — mav interpret the law differently. " If it covers some of the state's name, it's subject to various inter­ pretations," Vinger said. "W e've gotten calls from people who claim they've already been ticket­ ed in San Antonio and D allas." He said he didn't know pre­ cisely where the tickets were handed out, and local police departments contacted by The Dallas Morning New s said that the law was nothing new because they were already enforcing license-obstruction laws. Campbell said he w ill advise dealers to send letters to their customers inviting them in for new frames. t ummimw mm-Mnmm f EMPLOYMENT fj EMPLOYMENT J mwmrmm umimzm 53 0 - Travel- 790 - Part tim e 790 - Part tim e Transportation C ollege Ski < S n ow board W eek\ \torttePricttl1 \BreckM Keystone, \Beam Creek iHBasin\ Sbpesde Fully-Equpped Condos 4 Day Lift Pass [ ' _ f l ■ Airfare or U e Bands lln Austin 469-0995 600 West 28th #1021 w n n f w . u b s f c i . c o m 5 5 0 - Licensed Child Care CHILD C A RE O PPO RTU N IT Y UT professors need n-house child care for their 5/mo son. W e 'r e looking for someone to come in for óhrs/day, 3days/w eek (Tues , W e d Thurs ) Experience in infant care preferred Rates negotiable. 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D H E R E ’Sl I I M i I t mm Actress Jerry Hall talks about her role as Mrs. Robinson in ‘Graduate’ By Tyler Carson Daily Texan Staff The theater scene has always been a tad avant-garde, and in a grand tradition of somewhat shocking theater seductions that includes such notables as Othello and Don Giovanni, one name commands instant recog­ nition: Mrs. Robinson. Since its debut in London, the musical version of Charles Webb's clas­ sic novel, "The Graduate," has been p la y in g to sold-out crowds, winning over innu­ merable critics. For those who aren't familiar with the book or the acclaimed 1967 f ilm v e r s io n , " T h e G ra d u a te " is the sto ry of Benjamin Braddock, a recent college graduate lost in the dol­ drums, disillusioned about the future and unsure of his place in life. At his graduation party, Mrs. Robinson, the wife of a family friend, seduces him. The book proceeds with Ben's search for purpose and passion against the backdrop of torrid nights spent in hotels with Mrs. Robinson. Jerry Hall performs the part of this perennial seductress in the Austin run of the musical, reprising the roll which won her such acclaim in London. While many know her only as the ex-wife of rocker Mick Jagger, there's little doubt that she was an inspired choice for the role of Mrs. Robinson. Not only is Hall quite lovely, but the Texas-native gracefully fills the shoes of K a th leen Turner and Anne Bancroft, tak­ ing on the role of a woman she described as being "b o rn ahead of her time." When asked what it takes to play the part, Hall gets straight to the point. "You have to have that anger [and] empathize with Mrs. Robinson." Though she is often portrayed as some­ thing of a villain, it's the evi­ dence of her severe isolation and pain that yields a more dynamic perspective of the character's actions. The themes of this produc­ tion are u tte rly tim eless. Indeed, if there is one word that has come to be attached to this story, it's that infamous word: "Plastics." Coming from a rather ironic bit of career advice given to Ben, it is in this search for meaning, the embod­ iment of "science becoming a golem," as Hall puts it. Fleeing a life in a joyless, financially- motivated career will no doubt still resonate with those of us who are currently gearing up to serve in the corporate mine­ fields. Audiences cannot fail to somehow identify with the two main characters, despite the fact that few (if any) of them have ever been in a similar situation. Based more closely on the book than the 1967 film, the adaptation for stage still incor­ porates many of the famous cinema moments that fans have com e to k n o w and lo v e . Audiences should take note that due to some nudity, the musical is every bit as R-rated as the film. "1 quite like shocking people. Of course, I could never strip in front of people as Jerry Flail, but as Mrs. Robinson ..." at this she trails off and smiles danger­ ously. She does add that she feels it is completely unfair that Ben's part doesn't ever require such a state of undress (he always is at least in boxers). run of There is no excuse to miss the Austin "The Graduate" or to pass up on this rare o p p o rtu n ity to see a Texan-native top a Broadway billing. When all is said and done, this is a theater experi­ ence at its best, and is destined to earn a rightful place along­ side "T h e P ro d u c e rs" and "Cabaret" as a comedic but serious look at the search for meaning that links generation to generation. I I V I A X T H E A T R E The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum 1800 N. C o ng ress Ave. at M LK NOW SH O W IN G Texas: The Big Picture Top Speed Mexico For s h o w tim e s , call (512) 936-IMAX o r vis it www.TheStoryofTexas.com Mexico: Su n d ay 7 pm and Texas: The Big Picture: Sunday 8 pm in Spanish Have something you need to sell? Looking to buy or rent? Cars, computers, condos, cds. Whatever your need, we can help! By W eezle Melancon Daily Texan Staff Seeded in the small moun­ tain town of Crested Butte, C o lo ., The S t r in g C h e e se Incident has grown into a most jam band, spreading its musical roots across the country. influential The h arm on iou s jou rn ey began nine years ago when Michael Travis, Bill Nershi, Keith Moseley and Michael Kang com­ bined their instrumental skills to form the original String Cheese Incident. Still, the band was not complete until two years later w hen K y le H o llin g s w o rth jumped on board to contribute his vital share. "We started playing at local area bars. Of course, these towns are very' small, we're talking like 1,200 people, and you can only play to those people so many times," Hollingsworth said of the band's auspicious begin­ nings. "So, the band decided to move to the Boulder/Denver area. There, we started playing at a lot bigger clubs and then started playing nationally. We started in Colorado, and then we went to California and found a great base of people that liked us there. Then, the next place we went to was Austin, and Austin totally welcomed us." The hybrid sound of String Cheese is a spirited collabora­ tion of bluegrass and funk that still swirls in bits of rock, reggae, jazz and honky-tonk. "In every corner of the globe you can find the many different types of music that have influ­ enced us. We play a mixture of bluegrass, some funk, some reggae — a lot of different types of music. It's kind of a collage. We enjoy many different styles of music, and we are influenced by many different styles of music" Hollingsworth said. In concert, in addition to their multi-textured melody, the five in s tru m e n ta l g e n iu s e s are acclaimed for their improvisa- tional jam sessions that may last up 30 minutes. T h e e c le c t ic tu n e s an d these rh y th m ic grooves of extraordinary artists have defi­ nitely captured quite the loyal following. "The first year we played 240 shows, which is real­ ly amazing. I was never home the first couple of years. We lived in a bus. So, at that point, it was really challenging, being aw ay from family and loved ones. We weren't thinking. We were just out there doing our thing, playing music. But these years it has gotten better because we're down to about 115 shows or so," he said. A fter years of jam-band stardom, the question of where the fascinatingly wacky name of the band came from remains as m u c h o f a m y s t e r y to Hollingsworth as it does to the fans. "I'm the new guy — I've been in the band for about seven years, and [the rest of] the band has been together for about nine; and they said when I'v e been in the band nine years, they w ill tell me what the name means, so I'm waiting — it's still a secret," he said. T h e soon-to-be re leased "Untying the Not" is the band's 3STRIP-0FFS EACH WEEK! STRIP DOWN MONDAY - Z CONTESTS “ ( I GUYZ / I GURLZ ) $150 Winner takes afl I SIGN UP AT 10PM - CONTEST AT MIPNITE m ■ m CAMPUS BOYZ A ll MALE STRIP f i l l i n c a s h §»ftiz£* 2.50 SKYY 2, ABSOLUT PRINX SIGN UP AT 10PM - CONTEST AT MIPNITE Have you Tried to Watch? Cable Antenna Dorm 1 6 15 See our Thursday Ad 9 The Daily Texan Classifieds We’re read by over 73,000 students, faculty and staff...and we get results! Call Today! 471-5244 • Tax: 471-6741 I t ’ll h e b ig , tr u s t m e. Learn our Schedule Cut it Out If you Can’t Remember it KVR-TV is here for you "Round fourth studio album, following, "Born on the Wrong Planet" the W heel" (1996), (1998) and "Outside Inside" (2001). The new album incites fans to join the group on their unbounded exploration into its latest realm of mu^c-making. The unconventional style of "Untying the Not" fiddles with some unusual electronic beats, mixing in overtones of techno vibrations, as well as swells of spoken dialogue. " I would say 'U ntying the Not' is more of a concept album then we've done in the past. It has flow to it. It starts with S trin g Cheese-esque songs, which are all new songs, bv the way, that no one has ever heard before, which is rare for us So the first three are singers, and then it goes into 22 minutes of instrumental, which is kind of like a journey. 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L w w w .W holeE arthP rovision.com ------------------------------------- ¿ E n t e r t a in m e n t Friday, Septem ber 19, 2 0 0 3 T h e D a i l y T e x a n Page 1 6 A 'Lion' Tale ‘Secondhand’ beams with compelling performances and a heartwarming story .1 - :j ■ By Laura Howard Daily Texan Staff Film m akers have long been com ing to Texas to take advantage of the natural landscapes. The film "G iant" stars not only Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean, but the city and surround­ ing areas of Marfa, Texas. Tim McCanlies' wonderful first fea­ ture, "Dancer, Texas Pop. 81" (1998) sm all-town W est Texas as well. His latest fe a tu re , "Second hand Lions," starring Robert Duvall, Michael Caine and Haley Joel Osment, is vet another fine film that captures the essence of rural Texas. showcased S k c o m >h \ n d LIONS ★ ★ ★ ' * ☆ S i \ i; i¡íNi : R o b e r t F ) u \ a l l , M i c h a e l • aim -. I l a l e \ J o e l Í I s m en t D i m 1 11 I» B > : l im Met a n l i o Walter (Haley Joel O sm ent) is driven across the highways and dirt roads of central Texas before his single m other M ae (Kyra Sedgw ick) unexpectedly drops h im o f f a t h is u n c l e 's h o u s e u n d e r th e a s s u m p tio n th a t s h e w ill re tu r n fo r h im . S h e te lls h im th a t h is u n c le s h a v e m illio n s o f d o l la r s s t a s h e d a w a y , a n d h e s h o u ld try a n d g e t c lo s e to th e m to d is c o v e r w h e r e it is h id d e n . T ro u b le is, h is u n c le s h a v e n o d e s ir e to h a v e a k id h a n g in g a ro u n d . T h e y 'r e m o r e c o n c e r n e d w ith b e in g th e lo c a l b a d a s s e s , s ip p in g th e ir iced te a a n d s h o o t ­ in g a t s o lic ito r s fro m th e ir fro n t p o rc h . B u t in th e fa c e o f W a lte r 's t h e w i d e - e y e d i n n o c e n c e , to u g h ie s m a y b e w o n ov er. As accomplished a writer as T im McCanlies is, the story feels forced at times. When Walter must decide if he should help his irresponsible mother and her boyfriend or pro­ tect his uncles' secret stash o f m oney, th e p lot d e v e lo p m e n t seems like a contrivance. In the sa m e v e in , the end is tied up neatly in a few events that are so c o n v e n ie n t they d o n 't seem It d o esn 't help that n a tu ra l. SOMETHING 'ELSE’ OPENING Woody Allen’s new romantic comedy “Anything Else,” starring Christina Ricci, at right, and Jason Biggs, opens today. Look for our review in Monday’s Daily Texan. Also opening this weekend are “Charlotte Sometimes” and “Underworld.” M P M S H Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment and Michael Caine — all either previous Academy Award winners or nominees — star in Tim McCanlies’ Texas-based film “Secondhand Lions,” which arrives in theaters today. Photo courtesy of New Line H a le y J o e l O s m e n t o v e r a c t s in m a n y s c e n e s , c a r e le s s ly th r o w ­ in g in g a s p s , b ig s u r p r is e d - e y e s a n d te a r fu l s e n tim e n t. D e s p ite t h e s e s e t b a c k s , th e film is v e ry e n jo y a b le . O s m e n t's o v e r a c tin g d o e s g e t a little o ld to w a rd s th e e n d , b u t in m a n y s c e n e s it s e r v e s th e c o m ic p u r ­ p o s e o f e x p o s in g th e e c c e n tr ic i­ tie s o f th e u n c le s . M ic h a e l C a in e p la y s U n c le G a r t h , t h e s w e e t u n c le , a n d R o b e r t D u v a ll is th e h a rd en ed , m y ste rio u s U n c le H u b . T h e ro les seem ta ilo r-m a d e for e a c h actor, b u t R o b e r t D u v a ll sta n d s ou t. H is U n c le H u b is su re o f h im self, d e d ica ted in h is effo rts to retain h is p rid e a s a p a ssio n a te an d in tim id a tin g m a n a s h is b o d y co n tin u e s to ag e. M c C a n lie s' scrip t d ev e lo p s th e b o n d b e tw e e n th e m e n as b ro th e rs a n d b e tw e e n th e u n cle s a n d th eir n e p h e w so w ell th at m a n y a u d ie n ce m e m b e rs m a y fin d th e m se lv e s w ish in g fo r a co u ­ p le cro tch ety u n cle s o f th e ir o w n . . In a s u m m e r fu ll o f a n im a te d c h ild re n 's film s a n d m o v ie s fo r p re te e n s s ta rr in g te e n p o p stars, "S e c o n d h a n d L io n s " is re fre s h ­ in g ly c o m m itte d to a sin g le task — to p ro v id e q u a lity fa m ily e n te r­ " S e c o n d h a n d ta in m e n t. W ith L io n s ," T im M c C a n lie s d e fin ite ly su cce e d s. ‘Temptations’ has irresistible charm By Step hen S a lto Daily Texan Staff During the epilogue to "The F ig h tin g T e m p ta tio n s ," C u b a Gooding Jr. is breakdancing for the first time since the 1997 Oscars. For a n y o n e w h o h as fo llo w e d h is career lately, you know it's signifi­ cant because he hasn't had a lot to dance about lately. Thk I HiirrtNc; 1 K M P T A T IO M S * * * * * SlAK ItlM .: C u b a G o o d i n g , Jr .. Bevonoe Knowles D lFl.cn I» H i: Johnathan Lynn A lthough "T em p tations" m ay prove to be a hiccup in a post- O scar descent into m ovie hell for G ood ing that includes "C hill F a c to r," "S n o w D o g s ," "B o a t Trip" and (if the trailer is any i n d i c a t i o n ) , th e u p c o m in g "R a d io ," it's the rare film to take advantage o f the acto r's am az­ ing ability for physical comedy. O d d ly e n o u g h , "T h e F ig h tin g Tem ptations" has a sim ilar plot to "Snow D ogs," sans the talking canines and Sisqo. A sp iritu ally u p liftin g film that even atheists can appreciate, "Tem ptations" stars Gooding as Darrin Hill, a N ew York ad exec w ho returns hom e to Kentucky to collect his great au n t's inheri­ tance. The catch is that he needs to assem b le a ch o ir for the church she attended and take to an annu al g o s p e l them t h r e e m onths c o m p e t i t i o n after her death. O f course, the choir he's given is in tatters, and due to a tight-fisted c h u r c h m a tr o n (a w ic k e d LaTanya R ichardson), prone to kick out anyone even slightly astray of church bylaw s. D arrin resolves to round up an assortm ent of sinners w hose voices rise above their rap sheets. Thankfully, Beyonce Knowles, Angie Stone and the m em bers of the O 'Jays are am ong those run­ ning astray from the church and nearly midway through, "The F ig h tin g T e m p ta tio n s " p la y s more like a m usical than any­ thing else. If it w asn't for direc­ Jo n ath an L ynn's shrew d tor d ir e c tio n , th e w h o le t h in g m a y h a v e b e e n c r u s h e d u n d e r th e w e ig h t o f d e c id in g if it s h o u ld b e a c o m e d y o r a n o u t -a n d - o u t m u s ic a l. H o w e v e r , a s id e fro m a n a w k w a r d in t r o d u c tio n , " T h e F ig h tin g T e m p ta tio n s " is s m a rtly p a c e d a n d s h a r p ly w r itt e n b y E liz a b e th H u n t e r a n d S a la d in K. P a tte r s o n , w h o s h e d lig h t o n a w o r ld to o o f t e n u n s e e n in film . L y n n d o e s a n e q u a lly w o n ­ d e r fu l jo b c o a x in g a lo v e ly p e r ­ f o r m a n c e fr o m K n o w le s , w h o l ig h ts u p th e s c r e e n w h e n e v e r i n s h e 's p r e s e n t. B u t w h ile s h e w a s " A u s t i n g i v e n p o i n t s P o w e r s : G o l d m e m b e r " f o r d o in g a c r e d ib le jo b o f lo o k in g f u n , l i k e s h e w a s h a v i n g K n o w le s b r in g s a n e w n a t u r a l­ is m to m o s t o f h e r s c e n e s th a t a d d s a s w e e t n e s s to th e a lr e a d y g o o d - n a t u r e d p r o d u c t io n . S t i l l , " T h e F i g h t i n g T e m p ta tio n s" w o u ld n 't h a v e th e s a m e e n e rg y w ith o u t G o o d in g , w h o a ctu ally p la y s D a rrin as a real w retch at th e b e g in n in g o f th e film , a d e p a r t u r e f r o m t h e s i m p l y Cuba G ooding Jr. and Beyonce Know les sing, dance and act in “The Fighting Temptations,” a m usical com edy that opens today. Photo courtesy of Paramount m is g u id e d g o o d g u y s h e 's b e e n p la y in g in recen t y ears. S te a lin g a p lay from th e Ja y s o n B lair p lay - b o o k , D a r r in is a n u n a p o lo g e tic liar w h o fo rg es h is re su m e an d tak es h is cu es fro m " M T V C r ib s," b u t G o o d i n g p l a y s h i m a s a c h a r a c t e r so o b liv io u s o f w h o h e 's h u rtin g th at h is e v e n tu a l tran sfo r­ m a tio n actu a lly m e a n s so m eth in g . 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