SPORTS PAGE Horns fall to No. 1 Kansas NEWS PAGE 5 ÔSextingÕ could lead to emotional abuse TOMORROWÕS WEATHER High Low 45THE DAILY TEXAN Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com GLBT group pushes for benefits 
By Gabrielle Cloudy Daily Texan Staff Campus issues including proposed tuition hikes and the closure of the Cactus Cafe may have been the reason a Monday public meeting aimed at orga¥nizing a March 4 protest in sup¥port of domestic partner bene¥fits saw such a small turnout. ÒItÕs been kind of slow,Ó said Michael Corwin, meeting at¥tendee and UTÕs LAN adminis¥trator, at the meeting in Mezes Hall attended by six people. ÒItÕs not on the radar of what people have been talking about so far.Ó Though the organization didnÕt officially organize a pro¥test at the meeting, Corwin said joining forces with other advo¥cacy groups on campus, includ¥ing those who focus on tuition hikes, would help his groupÕs cause. The University currently does not provide a faculty or staff memberÕs domestic part¥ner, who is of the same or op¥posite sex, with the same ben¥efits it offers a faculty or staff memberÕs spouse, including in¥surance and sick leave. In order for the state to pro¥vide an employeeÕs spouse with domestic partner benefits, the spouse must be legally married to the employee. Under Tex¥as law, marriage is defined as a heterosexual relationship. The state does not recognize same¥sex marriages performed legal¥ly in another state. Dana Cloud, associate profes¥sor in the Department of Com¥munication Studies, is an active member of the Pride and Eq¥uity Faculty and Staff Associa¥tion, an organization that pro¥motes equality for the GLBT community. ÒItÕs really an issue,Ó Cloud said. ÒMy spouse canÕt get ben¥efits.Ó No public schools in Texas are allowed to provide domes¥tic partner benefits to same-sex couples, making it illegal for the University to grant domes¥tic partner benefits. According to the faculty and staff associ¥ationÕs report, five private uni¥versities in the state offer ben¥efits to same-sex couples: Bay¥lor College of Medicine, South¥western University, Trinity Uni-BENEFITS continues on page 2 UT upgrades facilities 
to save water, finances 
By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff The University is stepping up its water conservation efforts with a series of ongoing initia¥tives that would save UT hun¥dreds of thousands of dollars and millions of gallons of water, UT officials said Monday. Programs range from the re¥placement of showerheads and faucets with low-flow units in campus dorms Ñ a process that began in 2007 Ñ to the installa¥tion of a reclaimed water pipe on campus, set for completion in spring 2011. These and other de¥velopments represent what Jim Walker, UT director of sustain¥ability, called a change in cam¥pus consciousness. ÒUT recognizes that we are not in a wet part of the world, and water awareness is going to be a big deal,Ó Walker said. ÒWe could always do more. Short¥er showers in the dorms would have a visible impact. It takes students, faculty and staff to all be more water conscious. For us, it means more efficient irrigation and upgrading our equipment.Ó The University uses about 800 million gallons of water provid¥ed by the Austin Water Utility per year, Walker said. Although some large, local commercial companies, like Samsung, use more water than the University, Austin Water spokesman Kevin Buchman said UT is one of the utilityÕs top 10 clients in overall water use. ÒWe have a good relationship [with the University],Ó Buchman said. ÒTheyÕre a good steward of our water, and we work very closely with them.Ó When Austin went under Stage 2 mandatory watering re¥strictions during fall 2009, UT complied with many aspects of the regulations, even though it was not required to because the University is a state rather than city entity, Buchman said. To minimize water usage dur¥ing the height of the drought, the University did not run its eight landmark fountains. This is sig¥nificant, Walker said, because the fountains use about 9 million WATER continues on page 2 Student prepares to enter graduate school at age 17 
By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert Daily Texan Staff While other teenagers are fret¥ting about college choices this time of year, UT student Cynthia Gonzalez, 17, is looking forward to attending graduate school. After graduating a year early from Homer Hanna High School in Brownsville, Texas, Gonzalez began studying communication sciences and disorders in fall 2009 Ñ the beginning of her first and only year as an undergraduate at the University. In the fall, she took 21 hours, though this semester she is giv¥ing herself a ÒbreakÓ by tak¥ing 19. Most people who donÕt know about her college plans are shocked when they find out. ÒI didnÕt really want to gradu¥ate early [from high school], but junior year, my counselor told me there was nothing really left for me to take, so I might as well graduate and go to college,Ó Gonzalez said. Despite the protests of friends and family who wanted her to study close to home, Gonzalez moved more than six hours away to Austin, where dual-enrollment classes, AP credit and summer school at UT-Brownsville allowed Gonzalez to enter the University with enough hours to be consid¥ered a junior. Gonzalez can recall being impressed with the speech pathologists who helped her in her formative years and decided to pursue a career in the field. ÒNowadays, colleges are see¥ing students come in with a lot more hours because they take advantage of the resources they have while theyÕre still in high school,Ó said Lorena Dominguez, GonzalezÕs adviser in the College of Communication. Every day, Gonzalez makes the 30-minute drive to campus from her apartment in South Aus¥tin. Gonzalez said she finds little time for activities outside of her classes, homework, Sunday Mass at the University Catholic Cen¥ter and events hosted by the Na¥tional Student Speech Language GRAD continues on page 2 Friction arises over future of Cactus Cafe Three separate entities propose varying shifts in venueÕs management By Ana McKenzie The Daily Texan Members of the University and Austin community cannot seem to agree on propositions that would maintain the Cactus Cafe, in some form or another, since the Union Board announced on Jan. 29 that it was phasing out cafe operations and informal classes. The proposal that Student Gov¥ernment President Liam OÕRourke addressed in his University-wide e-mail would shift management of the Cactus Cafe. His plan has some questioning the venueÕs au¥thenticity if put into the hands of the suggested student committee. OÕRourke and members of the Student Events Center board are proposing that the cafe remain open and still feature a stage and bar structure but fall under the management of an SEC commit¥tee. OÕRourke did not say who would serve on the committee but compared it to an SEC committee, similar to the Texas UnionÕs Film Committee that brings movies and advanced and special screen¥ings to the University. The cafeÕs bar could only be opened for cer¥tain events and whenever cash donations are available. OÕRourke and SEC officials will present their plan to the Texas Union Board meeting on Feb. 26. Wiley Koepp, creator of the ÒSave the Cactus CafeÓ Facebook group that had 22,457 members as of press time, says removing the current professional management would challenge the ÒessenceÓ of the landmark music venue and would potentially repel out-of¥town performers. ÒIf [the proposal] means wiping the slate clean and departing from the musical offerings ... then thatÕs whatÕs destroying the brand, and [it] doesnÕt make sense,Ó Koepp said. The groupÕs Web site, saveth¥ecactuscafe.org, filed legal docu¥ments Monday that would es¥tablish a nonprofit group called Friends of the Cactus Cafe to use donations to finance Cactus Cafe operations. Student involvement would still be possible under this organization, Koepp said, and CAFE continues on page 2 Austin musician 
laments closure 
of historic venue 
Songwriter Slaid Cleaves recounts early days of playing, working at cafe By Ben Wermund Daily Texan Staff Before singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves moved to Austin from Maine in 1991, he knew three things about the city: it was the home of ÒAustin City Limits,Ó South by Southwest and the Cac¥tus Cafe. ÒWhen I told someone I was moving to Austin, they said ÔYou have to go play the Cactus,ÕÓ Cleaves said. ÒI sent a demo tape before I even moved down Ñ didnÕt get a gig for a long time af¥ter that. It was the one gig I knew about before I hit town.Ó Soon enough, Cleaves was opening for acts including Butch Hancock, before becoming a reg¥ular headliner himself. ÒItÕs been a venue that IÕve played when I first got here and was a nobody and still play now that I have an audience,Ó Cleaves said. ÒI even worked as a sound man there Ñ partly because I wanted to work and partly be¥cause I wanted to insinuate my¥self into that scene.Ó The Texas Union Board is shut¥ting down operations at the Cac¥tus Cafe and phasing out informal classes as part of a request by UT President William Powers Jr. that all UT departments cut their bud¥gets to accommodate a 2-percent merit raise for faculty. The Cactus Cafe was CleavesÕ introduction to AustinÕs live-mu¥sic world, so the decision to close the venue came as a shock. ÒI went through a series of emo¥tional reactions when I heard the news,Ó he said. ÒAnger at the Uni¥versity and anger that they donÕt seem to understand the value of the place Ñ value to a lot of peo¥ple who look to the Cactus as the center of the songwriting com¥munity. Honestly, I was really de¥pressed, too. I remember think¥ing Ñ why live in Austin? ItÕs one of the jewels of the Austin music scene.ÕÓ Cleaves said his initial attraction to the Cactus Cafe was its historical VENUE continues on page 11 NEWS Tuesday, February 9, 2010 drunk driving and refuses to give a seven had a blood specimen tak-THE DAILY TEXANNEWS BRIEFLY breath sample, officers will pursue en with a search warrant and one is GRAD: Teacher, family praise a search warrant to legally draw a still under investigation by the Ve-Volume 110, Number 145 APD enforces ÔNo RefusalÕ plan blood specimen to test for intoxi-hicular Homicide Unit. 25 cents cation. The individual under investiga¥success of young Longhorn during Super Bowl Sunday Although officers are able to tion was involved in a car accident CONTACT US As football fans caught in Su-take a blood specimen with a where he had only injured himself, per Bowl revelry took to the streets search warrant year-round, it re-said Sgt. Courtney Renfro. Accord-From page 1 CynthiaÕs letter of recommen-Main Telephone: dation for graduate school, de-Sunday night, Austin Police De-quires a judge be on call to deter-ing to legislation passed in Septem¥(512) 471-4591 Hearing Association. scribed her as someone who had partment officers made 18 arrests mine whether or not there is prob-ber 2009, if the driver had injured during its eighth driving-while-in-able cause for the blood draw. another person, his blood specimen But she finds time every week-not fit the stereotype of a high Retail Advertising: end to visit her family in Browns-school student lacking maturi¥toxicated ÒNo RefusalÓ initiative. During the initiative, the depart-could have been taken without a (512) 471-1865 ville. Occasionally, a family mem-ty and focus. Cynthia said she The initiative first began during ment guarantees a judge will be search warrant. joanw@mail.utexas.edu ber drives to Austin to visit Gon-sometimes found it hard to re¥has been implemented during holi-tire night. ing that car that kills somebody, and Halloween weekend in 2008 and ready to sign warrants for the en-ÒNobody wants to be the one driv¥zalez and her brother, who is also late to her peers, usually juniors ClassiÞed Advertising: days where the consumption of al-SundayÕs 18 arrests are a slight we are hoping with the advertising her roommate. and seniors, because she had not (512) 471-5244 cohol is prominent, such as New decrease from last years Super and just the understanding that you It is very important for her experienced the same things as classiÞeds@dailytexanonline.com YearÕs Eve, Fourth of July and La-Bowl, during which 21 people sus-are putting other peopleÕs lives and family to always be there for her, they had. Although there was bor Day. APD advertises days pri-pected of DWI were arrested. Of your own record at risk,Ó said APD The Texan strives to present all infor¥mation fairly, accurately and complete¥said Cynthia GonzalezÕs moth-concern about whether Cynthia or to the beginning of each initia-the 18 people arrested last night, 10 Lt. Randy Pogue. er Juana Gonzalez. Although she would miss out on the college ex¥ly. If we have made an error, let us know tive that if a driver is suspected of voluntarily gave a breath specimen, Ñ Bobby Longoria about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail  was initially terrified of letting go, perience, McKenzie and Cynthia managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. Juana Gonzalez was proud of her felt she could immerse herself in daughterÕs resolute work ethic. the student lifestyle during grad-Maria McKenzie, CynthiaÕs uate school before she jumped COPYRIGHT CAFE:SG president asserts confidence high school English teacher, has into the working world. seen students who come from If it all pans out, Cynthia will Copyright 2009 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs non-English speaking house-graduate this summer and attend sity-wide e-mail he sent Thursday ey, even though it was intended From page 1 and graphics, both in the print and holds like CynthiaÕs use the lan-graduate school in the fall. She that announced the proposal. He to be self-sufficient, Juan Gonza¥online editions, are the property guage barrier as an excuse for is considering UT-Austin, Texas would include opportunities for said some business students have lez, University vice president of of Texas Student Media and may not doing well in school. Howev-State University or UT-Dallas to student internships and artist-res-expressed interest in adopting student affairs, has said to sever¥not be reproduced or republished er, Cynthia is an exception. continue her education. ident programs that would pro-Cactus Cafe operations as a class al media outlets. in part or in whole without written ÒShe had such tenacity and Afterward, Cynthia would one vide students with experience in project. The Texas Union Board an¥permission. consistency in proving herself,Ó day like to open her own speech managing the venue and book-ÒUT students are the most ca-nounced on Jan. 29 that it would McKenzie said. ÒIf she didnÕt and hearing clinic in the Rio ing acts. pable and enthusiastically willing Òphase outÓ the Cactus Cafe and know something, she would al-Grande Valley to help give back CORRECTIONS However, solo musician Tory [to operate the venue],Ó he said. informal classes in a response to 
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Tompkins would like to see Texas Exes officials offered their PowersÕ request in October that A story about the MetroRapid McKenzie, who also wrote age. OÕRourkeÕs proposal pan out. version of a plan to continue the all University departments pre¥project that ran in the Feb. 4 Daily Tompkins, a radio, television Cactus Cafe to UT President Wil-pare for budget cuts. The cur-Texan misidentiÞed the Capital MetroÕs interim president. Doug and film and marketing junior, liam Powers Jr. soon after the Jan. rent cafe staff, including its bar¥said the cafeÕs image could be re-29 announcement. Under their tenders, would be offered posi-Allen is the interim president and WATER: Dorm changes reduce usage CEO of Capital Metro. vamped to attract a wider variety proposal, the cafe would be incor-tions with similar salaries at oth¥of performers and more students. porated into their planned build-er Union businesses. A story that ran in MondayÕs paper about the UT Tower From page 1 substantially.Ó Nick Greg, architecture freshman ing expansion of the Etter-Harbin Like other Texas Union com¥documentary misidentiÞed the Walker said the most exciting and member of the band Mother Alumni Center set for completion mittees, OÕRourkeÕs proposed gallons of water and cost about o¥cer who shot and killed Charles project is the installation of the pair bigger names with smaller The Cactus Cafe is currently tain amount of money from both Falcon, said the committee could in 2011. committee would receive a cer¥$80,000 to operate each year. Whitman. Both APD o¥cers Òpurple pipeÓ on campus, a re-Houston McCoy and Ramiro Changes in campus and dorm claimed water system that will groups to attract a larger variety subsidized by $66,000 in Univer-student fees and Union revenue Martinez shot at Whitman, but facilities have helped substan¥possibly allow the University to of performers. sity money. However, in recent and would depend on donations. it was McCoy who fatally shot tially cut back on water use and use treated waste water for non¥negative responses to the Univer-more heavily on University mon-by Audria Choudhury. OÕRourke said he received nine years, the Cactus has had to rely Additional reporting contributed Whitman. costs, said Meagan Jones, an ad¥potable water needs, such as ir-The time at which the Texas ministrative associate in the Di¥rigation. Previously, the process Round Table was created was vision of Housing and Food Ser¥has only been available in Aus¥misidentiÞed in MondayÕs story vice. She said updated showers tin to areas like golf courses, Bu¥about the ÒHold Up for HaitiÓ event. and sinks are expected to lead to chman said. Marketing senior Reilly Milton a reduction in water consumption Walker said the University has conceived the idea for the round  by about 33 percent in the 2009¥actively reclaimed water in the table before the earthquake. 10 school year. However, because past, including the use of a sys-The Texan regrets the error. of the constantly increasing utili¥tem that makes it possible to re¥ty costs, this will only lead to fis¥cover condensate from air condi¥cal savings of about 17 percent in tioning systems for reuse, which all dormitories, she said. saves around 35 million gallons BENEFITS:Some 	 ÒWeÕre not saving that much of water per year. financially, and it does cost mon¥ÒYouÕre not going to see the professors leave ey to buy the aerators and the purple pipe or notice that weÕve new showerheads and things 
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THE DAILY TEXAN NATION BRIEFLY 
Michael JacksonÕs doctor pleads not guilty to charges LOS ANGELES Ñ Michael JacksonÕs personal physician pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter Monday, setting the stage for courtroom drama as prosecutors attempt to prove Dr. Conrad Murray caused the pop starÕs death. Superior Court Judge Keith L. Schwartz set bail at $75,000, three times more than most peo¥ple charged with involuntary manslaughter face. Prosecutors had been seeking $300,000 bail for Murray, who was taken into custody by sheriffÕs deputies but not handcuffed. According to a five-page criminal complaint, Murray Òdid unlawfully, and without malice, kill Michael Joseph JacksonÓ by acting Òwithout due caution and circumspection.Ó The complaint contains no details on JacksonÕs death but authorities have said the singer died after Murray administered a powerful general anesthetic and other drugs to help Jackson rest. The judge told Murray that after he posts bail he may not leave the United States. He must also surrender his passport. Murray said he did noth¥ing that should have caused the 50-year-old entertainer to die. Former Supreme Court Justice to speak at Harvard ceremony CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Ñ Har¥vard University says retired Su¥preme Court Justice David Souter will be the principal speaker at its spring commencement ceremony. The school announced Mon-Snow continues in D.C. 
Travelers rush to leave Mid-Atlantic before storm continues Tuesday By Brett Zongker The Associated Press WASHINGTON Ñ A $20 cab ride to the airport skyrocketed to the Òsnow rateÓ of $100 in the na¥tionÕs capital, and those travel¥ers who could get to the airport or train station still had to haggle or wait in long lines to escape the snowbound Mid-Atlantic. The most pressing matter: get out before another foot or more of snow comes Tuesday. ÒIÕm done with city, urban snow life,Ó said Chris Vaughan, a Wash¥ington resident who was able to re¥book a flight to go skiing in Utah. He dodged the pricey cab fare by having a friend drop him off at the airport Ñ in exchange for a bottle of wine. The region had nearly 3 feet of snow in some areas. One scientist said if all the snow that fell on the East Coast were melted, it would fill 12 million Olympic swim¥ming pools or 30,000 Empire State buildings. Philadelphia and Wash¥ington each need just a little more than nine inches to give the cities their snowiest winters since 1884, the first year records were kept. Meteorologists predicted the snow would start Tuesday after¥noon and continue into Wednes¥day. Between 12 and 18 inches was forecast for Philadelphia, the na¥tionÕs sixth-largest city and a travel hub Ñ which could cause a ripple effect of travel problems for the rest of the Northeast. Airlines warned travelers more flights would be canceled, and the new storm was expected to hit a wider area, affect¥ing New York and Boston. Sharon Lewis of Bowie, Md., was desperate to spend time with family in Trinidad. She bargained for an hour and got a flight to New YorkÕs Laguardia Airport. But it came with caveat, she would then would have to drive across town in rush hour traffic to make a con¥necting flight at John F. Kennedy airport within an hour. ÒI donÕt know how thatÕs go¥ing to happen,Ó she said. ÒItÕll be a disaster.Ó On Craigslist, owners of four¥wheel drive vehicles were sell¥ing rides to residents in northern Virginia and the Maryland sub¥urbs. One classified ad read: ÒStay safe on icy streets Ñ 4x4 Tahoe available.Ó Union Station was bustling with long lines as many passengers de¥cided to try Amtrak after flights were canceled. Manuel Bernardo, 30, of Bethes¥da, Md., was on his way to Bar¥celona, Spain. He bought a ticket to New York and was hoping to make it there in time to catch his flight to Madrid. ÒUntil this morning, I was hap¥py as pie, because I love snow,Ó he said. Others prepared for yet another storm. ÒGetting around is a pain right now as it is, so slushy and sloppy,Ó said Meghan Garaghan, 28, as she stocked up on staples and sweets at a Philadelphia supermarket. ÒI Recent snow storms along the Northeast are shattering 126-year-old records. Courtesy of The Associated Press recess for 24 hours. Majority Leader Harry Reid said it was difficult to make it to work because many streets were still not clear. donÕt want to think about what itÕs going to be like with another foot and a half of snow dumped on top of this mess.Ó The storm closed schools and some 230,000 federal workers in Washington had Monday and Tuesday off. The snowbound U.S. Senate met for a few minutes Monday to day that Souter is scheduled to return to his alma mater May 27 for the 359th commencement. It Egyptian police arrest opposition leaders will be about 44 years after Sout¥er received his law degree from By Paul Schemm top level decision making body partner or a participant,Ó in run-Harvard Law School. The Associated Press was not home when police raid-ning the country, said spokesman The 70-year-old Souter retired CAIRO Ñ The No. 2 leader of ed his house. At least 10 other Mohamed Morsi, describing the last year after nearly two decades EgyptÕs opposition Muslim Broth-members were also arrested in the arrests as a continuation of the on the nationÕs highest court. erhood and two other top figures provinces Monday. stateÕs Òpressure and marginaliza-Since then, he has pushed to help were arrested by police Monday ÒThese arrests will not prevent tion of the whole nation.Ó New Hampshire promote civics in a dawn sweep targeting mem-the Brotherhood from the path it Morsi said the arrests wouldnÕt education in the public schools. bers of the nationÕs most powerful has chosen to achieve progress alter plans to participate in Octo-Harvard President Drew Faust says SouterÕs Òdedication, opposition group. The arrests, part for the nation and it will continue berÕs parliamentary elections. humility and commitment to of an ongoing crackdown, come its struggle through all available Morsi said the men have not yet learning with which he has pur¥as the group recently chose a new peaceful means to provide free-been charged and are awaiting in¥sued his calling should be an in¥leadership and ahead of parlia-dom and confront corruption and terrogation. Police said they face spirationÓ to graduates consider¥mentary elections set for October. combat tyranny,Ó the group said in charges of engaging in banned po¥ing a career in public service. Police arrested the new deputy a statement. litical activity Ñ a standard gov-Souter was born in Mel¥leader, Mahmoud Ezzat, and two The group suggested that the ernment charge used against the rose, Mass., and moved to New other members of the Guidance arrests were related to its support group. Hampshire at age 11. Council, Essam el-Erian and Ab-for the upcoming parliamentary The Brotherhood was banned in dul-Rahman el-Bir. elections. 1954 but is tolerated by the state. A fourth member of the groupÕs ÒThis regime does not want a Man admits guilt in charges Editor in Chief: Jillian Sheridan Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Jeremy Burchard David Muto Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Roberto Cervantes Dan Treadway OPINION Lauren Winchester  THE DAILY TEXAN  GALLERY  ItÕs time for UT to scrap UIL 
Times are tough at UT as financial troubles are rearing their ugly heads all over campus. This newspaper has been ridden with headlines detailing budget cuts and program scraps for the past year or so, and just a quick browse of other college newspapers across the country shows this phenomenon is not unique to the 40 Acres. One unique thing about UTÕs budget constraints is the UniversityÕs responsi¥bility to oversee the stateÕs high school athletic and academic competitions. But in the spirit of necessary cutbacks, the time has come for UT to scrap the Uni¥versity Interscholastic League from its list of responsibilities. UT founded the league, known as UIL, in 1909, when UT was just one of a handful of public universities in a far-less-populated state. At the time, it made sense for UT to invest in regulat¥ing these competitions to attract and recruit students. According to the Texas Education Agency, there are more than 1.3 million high school students in the state. Just a fraction of these students will end up at¥tending UT, and even fewer will end up playing for the Longhorns. UT is running out of space for its in¥coming freshman classes every year, as evidenced by the recent decision to cap automatic admission to just students who finished in the top 8 percent of their high school classes. Furthermore, UIL is a budget con¥straint for UT. The leagueÕs financial re¥port for the 2008-09 school year states that it received about $10.9 million in revenue. But UILÕs overall expenses to¥taled over $12.5 million, leaving a $1.6 million deficit. That money could possibly go to scholarships, a more efficient way to re¥cruit good students than running high school competitions. UIL is currently under the governance of the vice president of diversity and community engagement. Yet there exists no sign that regulating UIL necessarily adds to UTÕs diversity or further engag¥es the University with the community. High school basketball players may think itÕs cool to play on the Frank Er¥win CenterÕs court for the state champi¥onship, but many of these students have played on NBA courts before: Play¥ing on the HornsÕ home floor loses its luster pretty quickly after that. Actu¥ally, it would be quite a shock if many of the participants in UIL competitions were even aware that UT was in charge of this entity. If UIL were eliminated from UTÕs bud¥get, many Texans would undoubtedly go into a state of panic. Disturbing the state of high school sports in Texas by moving so drastically as to dissolve UIL would certainly raise some eyebrows. THE TRAVESTYÕS TAKE That blob of kids who pretend to be politicians 
By Matt Ingebretson Daily Texan Guest Columnist It has recently come to my at¥tention that the Texas Union Board of Directors voted to ÒrepurposeÓ the Cactus Cafe and reassign man¥agement of the entity to students. I would like to congratulate the board, particularly the student members of the board, for making yet another fine decision on behalf of the University. First, I believe that the boardÕs proposal to turn the management over to the students is a brilliant business maneuver. Assigning con¥trol of a venue that struggles to earn sufficient revenue to an ever-chang¥ing group of partially educated stu¥dents will no doubt lead to great¥er prosperity for this landmark cafe. It reminds me of a time when I hired a 13-year-old tutor to help me study for a test in a finance class Ñ he had no idea how to teach me about futures in the stock market, and I ended up failing the test. In retrospect, there was no upside to that. Hiring an unqualified 13-year¥old kid to help me with finance was one of the stupidest things IÕd ever done, but IÕm sure putting students in charge of the Cactus Cafe will turn out better. In his e-mail to the student body, Student Government President Liam OÕRourke explained that the board strongly supports open-mic nights for students as a part of the repurposing of the Cactus Cafe and its new placement in Òroom inventory.Ó Once again, bravo to the board for recognizing another problem UT is currently facing: a shortage of rooms on campus. I cannot count the number of times I have wandered through UT late at night, desperately search¥ing for an open room in the dozens of buildings on campus so I could hold an open-mic to perfect my ka¥zoo skills. Yesterday, The Daily Texan re¥ported that Òthe Cactus CafeÕs bar could only be opened for certain events and whenever cash dona¥tions are available.Ó Herein lies the true problem of ÒrepurposingÓ the Cactus Cafe for student use and more open mics: Open-mic events, whether they be music or comedy, are painful to sit through without partaking in a little boozing. An in¥tegral part of the Cactus Cafe is the bar, and without it, it might as well be just another classroom with a small stage and dim lighting. But what I find most admirable about the repurposing of the cafe is the boardÕs choice to not discuss the issue with the public until after the decision had already been made. In fact, I would like to applaud SG for continuing its closed-door proce¥dure on all of its policy discussions as of late. Outside of the decision to close the cafe, SG turned away Dai¥ly Texan reporters when they were sent to sit in on a Tuition Policy Ad¥visory Committee meeting to dis¥cuss the possible tuition increase. Well done, SG. Newspapers are evil Ñ never forget that. But letÕs not forget that the mem¥bers of SG are elected and act as representatives of all students. It would be inefficient and impracti¥cal to engage the (many times dis¥interested) student body on ev¥ery single issue that needs to be addressed Ñ thereÕs no arguing with that. I will, however, say that SGÕs his¥tory of acting as an exclusive enti¥ty and student reaction to this ex¥clusivity (see coverage of last yearÕs election) should be spurring SG into a frenzy of outreach to the stu¥dent body. Whenever there are dis¥cussions of major changes at UT, SG should hold a public forum be¥fore the decision is made instead of waiting for a public outcry after the fact. Now, members of SG, you might be thinking to yourself: ÒBut we do reach out to students!Ó IÕd like to get real here for a moment (because so far none of what IÕve said amounts to much). Nobody on campus re¥ally likes you, and in truth, I think even your own members find you merely tolerable. Why should stu¥dents get involved in an organiza¥tion that doesnÕt look out for their interests? If student interests are not your top priority, perhaps com¥ing up with a better name for your organization would help. For example, you could go with something like the Skulls, the Eyes of Texas or That Amorphous Blob of Kids Who Pretend to be Politi¥cians. Any of those would better suit your organization, but please stop using the word ÒstudentÓ in your title if you are not going to make more of an effort to actually engage your constituents. Actually, I take that back. As the editor-in-chief of the Texas Traves¥ty, itÕs my job to lampoon things on campus, and SGÕs mishaps have made for some awesome comedic fodder. So forget everything IÕve said, SG. Keep up all of the hap¥hazard work youÕve been doing. I donÕt think IÕd like you as much if I couldnÕt make you the brunt of my jokes. For more fun remarks about this topic, go pick up a copy of the Trav¥esty. We made this issue particular¥ly delightful. Ingebretson is a marketing and English senior and editor-in-chief of the Texas Travesty. But high school sports Ñ most nota¥bly football Ñ border on religion in Tex¥as, and the school communities would find some way to organize and regulate their own nonprofit governing body. Come hell, high water or budget cuts, high school sports will live on in Texas. Texas is often thrown into a popular competition with California and Florida over which state produces the greatest athletes. Texas has the only high school interscholastic competition agency run by a university. If California and FloridaÕs high school sports can exist without the governance of a local university, so can TexasÕ. High school sports do not need UTÕs over¥sight and money to flourish. Some sacrifices may arise from the scrapping of UIL, but it is a necessary move. After spending more than a cen¥tury running this entity, UT has done its part in providing the state a governing body for high school sports. Whatever new agency that would arise after this move would have a great predecessor off of which to base its operations. It may be unfortunate to see 101 years of tradition slip away in the name of fi¥nance, but UT has already set a prece¥dent that tradition is no excuse to stop a good olÔ program-scrapping. If the University is serious about sav¥ing money and not wasting precious funds on operations irrelevant to its core mission, UIL should definitely move to the front of the chopping-block line. Avelar is a government senior. GALLERY 
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The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clar¥ity and liability. LEGALESE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. Tuesday, February 9, 2010 NEWS AustinnamedhotspotAttorney general links ÔsextingÕ to abuse for ValentineÕs Day fun Priceline.comrankscity usually havea strong demand each weekend but not as much asatop-20destination; on Sundays.Ó Other draws are the Austinhotel sees rental increase Marathon and Half Marathon By Julie Bissinger and the Paramount 5K, which Daily Texan Staff are each scheduled for Valen-People have always been tineÕs Day this year. looking for love in all the wrong Both the marathon and half places, butthis year, many are marathonaresoldout.Together, finding that Austin is the right theeventshavebroughtin$12 placeforromance. million to the city, said Austin Austin has been ranked 17th Marathon spokeswoman McK¥on a list of the top 50 U.S. cities inzeyCrossland.  with the high-Although est demands for nothing spe¥ValentineÕs Day cial has been accommoda -planned dur¥tions, according ing the races to Priceline.com. relating to Val¥ÒAustin is an Austinisan entineÕs Day, up-and-com-staff membersup-and-cominging destina-have worked ÔÔdestinationinTexas,tion in Texas, to incorporate and people are and people are the holiday traveling closer into the pro¥traveling closer to to home,Ó said motion of thehome.ÓBeth Krauss, marathons. media relations ÒWeÕre ex¥Ñ Beth Krauss manager for the cited to see Austin Conven-Media relations manager how runners tion and Visi¥for the Austin Convention and specta¥tors Bureau. tors will cel¥and Visitors Bereau Tamir Kalifa |Daily Texan Staff Jason Zie-ebrate Val ¥linski, spokes-entineÕs DayTexasAttorneyGeneralGregAbbottandMeganGuilbeaux,a19-year-oldAustinCommunityCollegestudent,discussthedangersofÒsexting.Ó man for Austin with us. WeÕve By Katherine Noble Abbott said. ÒImages of teens sent dating and sexual relationships. around the country with one-on-Bergstrom In-been promot-Daily Texan Staff by way of telephone or the Internet Jane Morgan Bost, associate direc-oneanonymousphonecallsanda ternational Air-ing the con-Morethan20percentofteens involve child pornography, and it tor of the UT Counseling and Men-24-hourchatlinewithteens. port, said even nection with admit to sending or receiving sex-is important for teens to under-tal Health Center, is in charge of the Megan Guilbeaux, a 19-year¥though traffic taglines like ually explicit picture messages, or standthatitisinappropriateand Voices Against Violence program on old student at Austin Community during January and February is ÔLovehurts,ÕÓsaidJohnConley, ÒsextÓ messages, according to Tex-possibly illegal to send anything campus, which offers information College, has been volunteering at generally busy, Continental Air-director of the Austin Marathon asAttorneyGeneralGregAbbott. that involves a picture of them-and support concerning relation-thehelplinesinceshewas16. lines and American Airlines re-and Half Marathon. ÒWeÕve had The increasingly common prac-selves or another teen that expos-ship violence, such as meetings for ÒAlot of the chats and calls are ported no significant increas-a few marriage proposals at our tice comes with dangers far more es [them] sexually.Ó  victimsofabuseorstalking. from scared teens who stay in abu¥es in the number of passengers raceovertheyears,soIhavea seriousthanteensmightsuspect, Abbotsaidsextingpointstoa Bost urged students to visit the sive relationships because they flying to Austin. However, Unit-feeling we might see a lot of that Abbott said at a press conference largerissueamongteendatingÑ Web site and look at upcoming are scared of their parents see¥ed Airlines has seen a slight in-this year.Ó hosted by the National Teen Dat-emotional abuse. Partners use these events on the calendar or to call ing the pictures if they get passed crease in traffic, which they attri-Last yearÕs marathon was on ing Abuse Helpline. The organiza-photos to control their significant tosetupanappointmentwitha around,ÓGuilbeauxsaid.  bute to the PresidentsÕ Day holi-Feb. 15. The night before the tion hosted the event to draw at-others and force them to stay in the trainedmentalhealthcounselor. Bost saidthata nationalmove¥dayweekend,hesaid. race, Katie FowlerÕs fiance pro¥tentiontotheissueofsextingand relationship for fear of the images Candice Hopkins, director of ment centered around dating-However, area hotels have posed and gave her a running to help teens understand its dan-beingreleased,hesaid. the helpline Web site, said 75 per-abuse survivors and their allies seen an increase in reservations shirt to wear at the race the next gersandconsequences. February is Teen Dating Violence cent of teens report being aware musttakeplace.  for ValentineÕs Day weekend, day. 
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 PointSouthBridgeHollow.com  512-444-7536 Sports Editor: Blake Hurtik E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 SPORTS 
www.dailytexanonline.com Tuesday, February 9, 2010 By Blake Hurtik Daily Texan Columnist YouÕve got to feel for Damion James. ThereÕs no doubt that the Tex¥as senior forward leaves it all on the floor each and every game Ñ even on nights like Monday. When the Longhorns had the chance to reclaim their spot as le¥gitimate Final Four contenders, they showed more of the same: an inexperienced, confused team searching for answers with the heart of the team, James, ex¥hausted and flabbergasted. If it werenÕt for James, the Long¥horns likely would have been beaten by 30 points instead of the 80-68 shellacking they received at the hands of the top-ranked Kan¥sas Jayhawks. James might as well been have playing by himself in the first half, scoring 15 of TexasÕ 24 points on 6-of-9 shooting and a perfect 3-for-3 from 3-point range. He finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds. What did he get for his effort? TexasÕ fifth loss in seven games, a fat lip courtesy of Kansas cen¥ter Cole Aldrich and a sore back¥side from a hard fall while trying to collect one last rebound to keep TexasÕ dwindling hopes alive with a minute remaining. More like adding injury to in¥sult, for a change. TexasÕ cavalry did arrive in the second with freshman JÕCovan Brown adding 26 points in the half, but it was too little too late. After the game, just like in ev¥ery other loss, it was James put¥ting the blame for the loss square¥ly on his broad shoulders. Not this time, Damion. This one is on your teammates. In case youÕve forgotten, this was supposed to be the year of the seniors for Texas. The Long¥horns were supposed to have a two-pronged attack. Dexter Pitt¥man was supposed to play just as big of a role. But the big man hasnÕt held up his end of the bargain. Pittman had just three points and three rebounds in 21 minutes. WhatÕs alarming is that stat line doesnÕt cause anyone to so much as raise an eyebrow. TexasÕ inconsistent freshmen have an excuse. They are, after all, freshmen, no matter how highly re¥cruited they were. But for Pittman, who has spent almost four years in this system, itÕs unacceptable. Part of the problem is that Pitt¥man and the Longhorns expect James to rush to the rescue and pick up the pieces every time. Af¥ter Pittman grabbed just one re¥bound in TexasÕ overtime loss to Baylor, he said that it was because it was his job to box out so James could collect the rebounds. Against the Jayhawks, Pittman got to see firsthand what a domi¥nant post player really looks like. COLUMN continues on page 8 Turnovers, first half run result in second straight loss at home By Laken Litman Daily Texan Staff Same song, fifth verse. The fourteenth-ranked Long¥horns were plagued once again by turnovers and a slow start as they fell hard to top-ranked Kansas 80-68 Monday night. Kansas (23-1, 9-0 Big 12) scored 27 points off the LonghornsÕ (19¥5, 5-4 Big 12) 17 turnovers. ÒTurnovers have been the big-Brown and James lead the way for Longhorns against top-ranked KU By Will Anderson Daily Texan Staff You could see it on the face of Texas forward Damion James on Monday night, in the way he rarely looked up from the table during the post-game press conference. You could hear it in the hushed words of JÕCovan Brown, his voice barely audible despite the aid of a microphone. The two combined for 52 points but despite their best efforts Tex¥as fell short as the rest of the team went 5-of-17 from the floor. ÒIÕm gonnaÕ do my job,Ó James said. ÒWe have to get JÕCovan and Avery and [Mason] and Do¥gus and Dex and everybody to do their job. Once they start do¥ing that, thatÕs when weÕre go¥ing to start winning again.Ó The Texas offense was sup¥gest killer for us in every game weÕve lost,Ó said Texas head coach Rick Barnes. ÒWeÕre gon¥na fix it because we have too many guys that care and want to do it. We just gotta get every¥body understanding offensive basketball. When the emotion of the game gets going, they forget all of that.Ó Barnes may say that there are too many guys that care about this Longhorn team, but only two out of those 12 players showed the drive to beat Kan¥sas on Monday. On a team that can seep deep¥posed to flow through Dexter Pittman, but with the 6-foot¥10-inch center double and tri¥ple-teamed all night, the lionÕs share of rebounding and post defense fell to James, who fin¥ished with 24 points, 10 boards and five blocks. And after missing nine free throws against Oklahoma, James was 4-of-6 from the line on Monday. It was a complete perfor¥mance from James, who carried the Longhorns throughout the first half and supplied most of the scoring. It was an effort only matched by teammate JÕCovan Brown, who did the same in the second half from the point. Brown scored 28 points, all but two after the break, and was the only other Longhorn to reach double digits. The pair combined for 75 percent of the HornsÕ offensive production. ÒHe can score the ball when we need it,Ó James said about Brown. ÒHe brings something er into their bench than most other teams in the NCAA, the Longhorns relied heavily on freshman JÕCovan Brown and senior Damion James to car¥ry them over the No. 1 team. Brown and James combined for a total 52 of TexasÕ 68 points. ÒWeÕve thought all year JÕCovan could be the guy for us, that he could lead us,Ó Barnes said. ÒYou could tell, in the last couple of weeks, he is figuring it out. He had a couple of careless plays with the ball, but he has great vision, he can shoot the ball and do a lot of good things.Ó But Brown only got into his groove in the second half. At halftime, he had only garnered two points and had gone 1 for 7 from the field. James, on the other hand, had single-handed¥ly carried the Longhorns in the first, scoring 15 of the teamÕs 24 total points at the break. Amajor factor of TexasÕ down¥fall was a 22-0 run by Kansas in the latter part of the first half. ÒIt happened so fast. They showed why theyÕre the No. 1 team in the country,Ó James said. RUN on page 8 that Dogus doesnÕt bring. He brings that ability to shoot the ball and spread the floor.Ó Brown, an adept one-on-one player, was able to drive to the basket at will when he drew bigger, slower forwards late in the game. After going 1-for-7 from the field in the first twen¥ty minutes, he made eight field goals in the second half, mostly layups in traffic but also a pair of 3-pointers. ÒHeÕs really good with the BROWN continues on page 8 SIDELINE 
NCAA MenÕs Top 25 No. 5 Villanova 82 No. 4 West Virginia 75 Loyola-Illinois 47 No. 15 Butler 62 Robert Morris 53 No 23. Pittsburgh 77 NBA New Orleans 117 Orlando 123 Dallas 127 Golden State 117 San Antonio 89 LA Lakers 101 NHL New Jersey 2 Philadelphia 3 San Jose 3 Toronto 2 St. Louis 2 Colorado 5 Edmonton 1 Phoenix 6 Los Angeles 2 Anaheim 4 NCAA MenÕs Basketball Top 10 1. Kansas 2. Kentucky 3. Syracuse 4. West Virginia 5. Villanova 6. Purdue 7. Duke 8. Georgetown 9. Kansas State 10. Michigan State SPORTS BRIEFLY Lakers beat Spurs without Bryant and Bynum Pau Gasol had 21 points and 19 rebounds to lead five players in dou¥ble figures, and the Los Angeles Lak¥ers beat the San Antonio Spurs 101¥89 Monday night without injured Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum. Bryant missed his second consec¥utive game with a sore left ankle, while Bynum sat out with a bruised right hip. In their absences, the Lakers used a collective effort to win in their final home game before this weekendÕs All-Star break. Ron Artest added 18 points, Lamar Odom 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Jordan Farmar and Derek Fisher had 13 each. Manu Ginobili scored 21 points, Tony Parker 20, Tim Duncan had 16 points and 15 rebounds and An¥tonio McDyess 12 rebounds for the Spurs, who have lost four in a row to the Lakers at Staples Center. Los Angeles again showed it could win without Bryant. The Lak¥ers snapped a five-year losing streak at Portland with a victory Saturday, when Bryant ended his streak of 235 consecutive games played and By¥num missed the second half. The Lakers extended their lead to 81-70 early in the fourth, equaling their largest lead to that point, capped by Shannon BrownÕs 3-pointer. Mostly though, the final period was a messy affair, with the Spurs throwing the ball away on three oc¥casions and the Lakers stumbling through a cold stretch after their strong start. INTERNATIONAL SOCCER Chelsea takes over first place after dominating Arsenal 
Ivory Coast native scores the back post as he smashed in loss to Manchester United. ÒI the only goal in the 55th min¥ChelseaÕs Didier Drogba John TerryÕs flicked header. am 173 centimeters and it suits ute off an in-swinging corner celebrates his twice and Cech makes ChelseaÕs backbreaking goal me, but next to the big center kick by Steven Gerrard. Everton goal against came just 15 minutes later on a halves of [Manchester] United, goalkeeper, the American Tim key saves to lift Chelsea Arsenal during fast break. Lampard put Drog-it is very difficult to fight for the Howard could have done bet¥their English By Rishi Daulat ba through on the right side, ball, especially in the air.Ó ter with the corner by punch-Premier League Daily Texan Staff and the Ivory Coast striker cut Chelsea now sits in first place ing it away, but Kuyt capitalized soccer match It was the classic battle of in past ArsenalÕs Gael Clichy be-with 58 points and Manchester on HowardÕs failure to move off at Stamford strength versus speed. fore firing in a thunderous left-United, after their 5-0 destruction his line. Bridge, London And in the end, strength came footed shot past Arsenal goal-of Portsmouth, remains in second Liverpool is currently back on Sunday. through in dominating fashion in keeper, Manuel Almunia. with 56 points. ArsenalÕs title as-in the top four after their win, ChelseaÕs 2-0 win against Arsenal. Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech pirations are pretty much over as while Tottenham drops one spot ChelseaÕs powerful striker, Di-made a few impressive saves the Gunners are now nine points to fifth after their goalless draw dier Drogba, netted twice for the throughout the match, the most behind the league leaders, hav-with Aston Villa. Manchester Blues. ArsenalÕs smaller, shifty notable coming when he parried ing suffered consecutive defeats City fell to sixth as they suffered attack players fizzled out as the away Fransesc FabregasÕs free against their two rivals. a shock defeat away at Hull City, young Gunners couldnÕt find kick late in the second half. In other Premier League ac-2-1. American striker Jozy Alti¥the finishing touch past Chel-Ever since Robin van Persie tion, Liverpool prevailed in the dore scored a fantastic goal, his seaÕs physical back four and the went down with an ankle inju-Merseyside derby despite be-first in the Premier League, for Chelsea goalie. ry, Arsenal has been in need of ing reduced to 10 men in the Hull City in the 31st minute. DrogbaÕs first goal has to have a central striker. Their current 34th minute. Liverpool defend-In other soccer news, manag-Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger makeshift fix is the tiny Russian, er Sotirios Kyrgiakos was eject-er Fabio Capello has stripped wondering about his teamÕs de-Andrey Arshavin. ed after going in on a 50-50 ball Chelsea defender John Terry of fense on set pieces once again. ÒIf Arsenal want to become with a two-footed slide tack-the English teamÕs captaincy af-How no one was marking one of champions, how can they select le on Everton midfielder Mar-ter Terry was accused of carry¥the best strikers in the world is [me] as center forward?Ó said ouane Fellaini. ing on a four-month-long affair ArsenalÕs concern, but amazing-Arshavin, who usually plays as Despite the early setback, Liv-with teammate Wayne BridgeÕs Alastair Grant ly, Drogba was the only one at a winger, after last weekÕs 3-1 erpoolÕs Dirk Kuyt headed home ex-girlfriend, Vanessa Perroncel. Associated Press SPORTS Tuesday, February 9, 2010 RUN: Kansas scores 
22 straight points 
From page 7 ÒA 22-0 run is unacceptable. We dig ourselves a hole a lot, and we try to make up for it, and itÕs tough. This is the worst weÕre going to play. I know that.Ó Despite JamesÕ one-man-show efforts, he doesnÕt feel that his teammates are leaving him to fend for the team by himself. ÒI never feel that way. ItÕs not about me, itÕs about this team,Ó he said. ÒWeÕre going through a tough stretch right now, but IÕd rather do it now than later this month and down the road.Ó Texas also started the second half slowly and didnÕt show a sign of life until the last four minutes, when they cut the Jay¥hawksÕ double-digit lead to eight points for the first time since the first half. After KU center Cole Aldrich fouled out at the 3:48 mark, Brown went on a shooting fren¥zy, making jumpers, three-point¥ers and free throws. He went 2 for 3 from the arch and 8 for 9 from the free throw line. ÒHe can score the ball when we need it, and we need that from the point guard spot,Ó James said. ÒHe brings the abil¥ity to score and spread the floor. We need that if we want to be the team we want to be.Ó Since playing Baylor a week and a half ago, Brown has prov¥en to Barnes that he is maturing and understanding his role on the court. Before Monday nightÕs game, Barnes gave Brown a pep¥talk to get him going. Unfortunately for the Long¥horns, by the time Brown start¥ed narrowing KansasÕ lead by racking up 26 points in the sec¥ond half, it was too late. Barnes ran out of timeouts with a lit¥tle over two minutes remaining, and their single-digit deficit soon turned into a 12-point loss. ÒTheyÕre not playing like theyÕre capable of,Ó said Kan¥sas coach Bill Self after the game. ÒTheyÕre one of the best teams in the conference, but theyÕre going through a difficult time.Ó COLUMN: James needs teammates to contribute From page 7 Even though Aldrich only had seven points and five boards, he had six blocks and effectively shut down TexasÕ center. The Longhorns wanted to use Pittman in ball screens, but his fa¥tigue got in the way. For all thatÕs made of his miraculous weight loss, he still wears out in a hurry. ÒWith Dexter, in his defense, he gets tired. WeÕre trying to play him more minutes, and when heÕs tired, he goes to the block,Ó said Texas coach Rick Barnes. ÒHe canÕt do that.Ó During a two-minute stretch in the second half, Aldrich stuffed Pittman twice on lay BROWN: Late run falls short for Horns 
ups. On the other end, Pittman puffed out his chest after swat¥ting away a pair of shots from undersized Kansas guards, but it felt more like watching a high schooler pick on junior high kids to boost his ego. Pittman built his early season reputation going against post players that gave up inches and pounds to him. ItÕs one thing to put up 25 points against small schools. You show your true col¥ors against the best, tired or not. ThatÕs what James did against Kansas. ÒHe says that heÕs not doing it by himself, but I know he is,Ó Brown said. ÒWeÕve got to help Damion out.Ó From page 7 ball,Ó said Kansas coach Bill Self. ÒHe really attacked the big guys really well.Ó Barnes rightly predicted before the game that Brown would have a breakout night. He told the fresh¥man that Òbig players step up in big games,Ó according to Brown. ÒIt hit me,Ó Brown said. ÒI want to be a big player. ItÕs the time to do it.Ó James gave Texas an early lead with a pair of treys just minutes into the contest but an eleven-min¥ute scoring run by Kansas zapped the energy from the home team. James finally got Texas back on the board with seven quick points near the end of the period. His driv¥ing layup with 1:57 left made it 21¥31 and cut the deficit to a manage-ond half. The freshman scored 11 able 10 points. More importantly, it of the teamÕs final 16 points and gave a boost to the sagging Texas kept Texas within striking distance offense and a morbid Erwin Cen-even if the Longhorns never capi¥ter crowd. talized. ÒHecanshoot,Ó ÒHeÕs starting Kansas freshman to really figure it Xavier Henry out,Ó Barnes said. said about James. ÒHeÕs fast, heÕs ÒOn the scouting This is the worst got great vision, report, they donÕt he can shoot the weÕre going to play.Ó say he can shoot ÔÔball, he can do a very well, but he Ñ Damion James lot of things.Ó can shoot a lit-Brown had to Forward tle bit and he can step up because also put it on the James was bat¥floor.Ó tered down the ÒBut I think we stretch. After contained him fouling Cole Al¥well enough to get the ÔW,ÕÓ Kan-drich with 3:48 left in the game, sasÕ Marcus Morris added. the Kansas center dropped It was BrownÕs turn in the sec-James with an inadvertent el¥bow that earned the Jayhawk a technical and a seat on the bench after his fifth foul. James was quick to jump up but quickly walked to his own bench. ÒHe threw a bow,Ó James said. ÒI know he probably didnÕt mean to. But thatÕs the type of player I am, I donÕt appreciate that kind of stuff.Ó He went down again with 51 seconds left and this time took much longer to get up. Even with teammates standing above him, James lay on the court with a gri¥mace on his face, motionless for a few seconds until Brown helped him to his feet. ÒThis is the worst weÕre going to play,Ó James said. ÒWeÕll look at the film and see what weÕve got to do.Ó Future of the NFL remains unknown 
By Barry Wilner The Associated Press A memorable season capped by a super title game with a re¥cord TV audience has NFL exec¥utives and fans beaming. The smiles might soon disap¥pear. Professional football is head¥ed into the great unknown. Bar¥ring a quick Ñ and totally un¥expected Ñ agreement with the playersÕ union on a new con¥tract, 2010 will have no salary cap. After that, perhaps a work stoppage, something DeMau¥rice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, puts at a Ò14Ó on a scale of 1 to 10 of happening. Commissioner Roger Good¥ell doesnÕt agree, believing ne¥gotiations will lead to a new deal before March 2011, when the collective bargaining agree¥ment expires. But an accord be¥fore the New Orleans Saints be¥gin defense of their Super Bowl championship in September is unlikely. The 32 team owners clearly are prepared for a go at the first uncapped season since 1993. Enough restrictions are in place, including extending the mini¥mum years of service for unre¥stricted free agency from four years to six, that baseball-like bidding wars are improbable. With the owners claiming they are losing millions and the players arguing that teams are making money by the fistful, a common ground will be diffi¥cult to find. ÒThe labor agreement is a very important agreement,Ó Good¥ell said during his annual Super Bowl week news conference. ÒItÕs something that is important to our players. ItÕs certainly impor¥tant to our clubs, and itÕs impor¥tant to our fans. ÒWe have to sit at the table, and we have to get an agree¥ment that works for everybody. And thatÕs what people expect. They want solutions, and thatÕs what we should deliver.Ó Free agency begins March 5. The more critical date might be March 5 of next year, when, if no new deal has been struck, the most popular and prosperous sport in America could see the owners locking out the players. ThatÕs the last thing fans want to hear after a special sea¥son featuring the Saints cap¥ping a football renaissance for their team and their city with their first Super Bowl title. The NFLÕs best teams, led by New Orleans, generally have become the most potent on offense: each division winner except Cincin¥nati regularly visited the end zone, and three of the four play¥off semifinalists scored at least 416 points. And as some stars begin to fade others emerge. Even as such headliners as Kurt Warner and perhaps Favre leave the game, colleges are providing NFL-ready performers to eventu¥ally take their place. David J. Phillip | Associated Press NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell answers a question during a news conference on Friday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Tuesday, February 9, 2010 NEWS Newsweek editor appraises changes to media, politics 
Interview explores insider view of news industry via ÔTexas Monthly TalksÕ By Joshua Michaels Daily Texan Staff Jon Meacham, editor of News¥week magazine, delivered an as¥sessment of the state of both the journalism industry and national politics in an interview Monday. As head of NewsweekÕs daily operations, Meacham steered the magazine in a new direction nine months ago when he revamped its print edition. Newsweek respond¥ed to diminishing subscription sales and ad revenue Ñ a problem affecting most national print me¥dia outlets Ñ by deciding to focus less coverage on weekly news re¥porting and devoting more space to longer features and essays, said Kathleen Deveny, the magazineÕs assistant managing editor. Evan Smith, current editor of The Texas Tribune, conducted the interview with Meacham on ÒTex¥as Monthly Talks,Ó a television se¥ries broadcast on KLRU. The Cen¥ter for Politics and Governance, part of the LBJ School of Pub¥lic Affairs, teamed up with ÒTex¥as Monthly TalksÓ to sponsor the event. The first half of MeachamÕs 30-minute interview concentrated on the battered state of the maga¥zine industry. ÒChange is not a bad thing,Ó Meacham said. ÒBut it would be terrific if we knew what we were changing into.Ó With its emphasis on add¥ing longer feature stories, using heavier stock paper and raising its price, Newsweek hopes to recast itself in the mold of magazines like The New Yorker or The Econ¥omist. When asked if there was enough space for one more maga¥zine in this niche, Meacham struck a cautiously optimistic note. ÒItÕs not a zero-sum game,Ó Mea¥cham said. ÒThere are enough cus¥tomers out there who want good reporting and writing. Hopefully, these types of magazines will be able to help each other out.Ó Smith shifted the focus to na¥tional politics in the latter half of the interview, In a question about President Barack ObamaÕs perfor¥mance thus far, Smith noted that the first 12 months of ObamaÕs term have disappointed some supporters. Meacham responded by saying many of ObamaÕs supporters held inflated expectations. Ò[They] would have been sur¥prised if his feet had gotten wet crossing the Potomac,Ó Meacham said. ÒThe problems are enor¥mous, and I think people now re¥alize that he isnÕt some messianic figure.Ó Smith followed with a question about Sarah Palin, the 2008 Re¥publican vice-presidential candi¥date, and speculation surround¥ing her possible presidential run in 2012. Meacham caused a stir in the crowd when he stated that, ac¥cording to a poll, the same Repub¥licans who support PalinÕs run for office in 2012 also believe she is unprepared. Ò[The idea] is a civic incoher¥ence,Ó Meacham said. ÒShe is this phenomenal nexus of politics, ce¥lebrity...Ó Evan Smith, left, CEO and editor-in¥chief of The Texas Tribune, interviews Newsweek editor Jon Meacham as part of the Perspectives Series and ÒTexas Monthly TalksÓ on Monday. Stephanie Meza Daily Texan Staff to watch the program actually did watch it, the show would have much higher ratings. ÒItÕs fundamentally a supply¥and-demand problem, Meacham said. ÒThereÕs an infinite demand for something and a limited sup¥ply for intelligent something.Ó ÒAnd anger?Ó Smith interrupted. ÒAnd yes, anger,Ó Meacham said. After the interview, Meacham took questions from the audi¥ence. Roxanne Rouse, a publicist in Austin, asked Meacham how the public could get the news me¥dia to return to delivering intel¥ligent news. The question drew murmurs of approval across the auditorium. Using ÒThe NewsHour with Jim LehrerÓ as an example of in¥telligent news, Meacham said if the number of people who claim Democratic gubernatorial candidates tout experience, gain little attention 
By Alex Geiser Daily Texan Staff Although Bill White reinforced his position as the clear leader in the Democratic gubernatori¥al primary election during Mon¥day nightÕs first debate, the race is still being overshadowed by the Republican primary, accord¥ing to recent polls. At the debate, Farouk Shami drew from his experience as CEO of Farouk Systems, Inc., and said he would raise state revenue by increasing jobs and guarantee¥ing that every Texan would have a job within a year if he were elected. But he danced around the question posed by a panelist about the governorÕs influence on the state budget by re-stating his position of leadership within his business. White used examples of previ¥ous job growth and development efforts he enacted as Houston mayor to demonstrate his poten¥tial as governor if elected. ÒWe ought to make sure that each person has access to job train¥ing where there is a job waiting for them at the end,Ó White said. After Hurricane Katrina evacu¥ees fled to Houston, White said he gave them job training so that they would have the necessary skills to find work in that market. Government graduate student Ernest McGowen, who polled people this summer about can¥didate recognition in the race for governor, said the most daunting problem for the Democrats lead¥ing up to the March 2 primary is a lack of attention. ÒI would say even Debra Me¥dina, the third [Republican] can¥didate, may be getting more at¥tention than both the Democratic candidates,Ó McGowen said. According to a Feb. 1 Rasmus¥sen poll, White would lose the general election to all three Re¥publican candidates, Gov. Rick Perry, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Medina. SamaÕan Ashrawi, Middle East¥ern Studies sophomore and Shami supporter, said MedinaÕs appeal to many independent voters pulls votes from Perry and Hutchison. Ashrawi said that because Medi¥na is not likely to take the Repub¥lican nomination, her supporters would vote for a Democrat. Ò[Medina] is opening options for Democrats,Ó Ashrawi said. He said the Democratic nomi¥nee needs to focus on gaining at¥tention and support from small¥er Texas towns in order to win the election. In a post-debate speech to University Democrats and oth¥er White supporters, Joe Hamill, Central Texas field director for WhiteÕs campaign, said MondayÕs debate was the first time many Texans had seen White. ÒThere are some people who havenÕt seen him at all,Ó Hamill said. McGowen, who is from Hous¥ton, said he has seen White in ac¥tion as Houston mayor and is fa¥miliar with WhiteÕs policies. ÒHe is more of a centrist even though he is running in the Dem¥ocratic party,Ó McGowen said of White. ÒHe is a little more conser¥vative. By that, he is able to get a lot of independent voters, which is what itÕs all going to come down to.Ó Like most Democrats, White opposes the school voucher sys¥tem, which would allow parents to pull their children out of low¥performing schools and receive government grants to place them into higher-ranked institutions. He also supports the death penalty, which many Democrats oppose. ÒTexans should know that our criminal justice system, by and large, is a good system,Ó White said at MondayÕs debate. White has shown as mayor that he has a lot of pragmatic solutions to problems that rest between conservative and liberal ideals, McGowen said. One of the first things White did as mayor was to synchronize traffic lights in the downtown corridor, appeasing a large portion of the city without crossing into partisan values. McGowen said White is go¥ing to take this route into the pri¥mary and likely into the general election. ÒDepending upon who wins the Republican primary, he will make himself sound a little more conser¥vative or a little more liberal, what¥ever he needs to be,Ó he said. Ally Smith, spokeswoman for White, said the debate did raise awareness of candidates in the Democratic race, particularly of White. She expects interest to grow as more people are intro¥duced to him. ÒAny time Bill White has been able to reach people, he proves that he is the right leader to move Texas forward,Ó Smith said. NEAR WWW.SPEED-FUN JOB, EARN EXTRA ACCOUNTING CAMPUS WAYCONDOS-GREAT PAY! MONEY TRAINEESPANISH2/1 Duplex near campus. PHASE2.COM Mad Science needs Students needed ASAP. Walk to UT. Bookkeeping 
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By Robert Rich Daily Texan Staff A couple of weeks ago, ÒThe Of¥ficeÓ ran what it claimed was a new episode. In a small, insignificant way, it was. The episode featured a small plot: the investigation of an employee of Sabre, the electronics company that purchased Dunder Mifflin in the showÕs story line. The employ¥ee eventually ended up talking to the officeÕs human resources man Toby Flenderson about general of¥fice morale, work safety and the like. Each question he asked was about a specific topic, which then cued highlights from previous sea¥sons of the show. So, despite the claim of a fresh episode, in reality, it was nothing more than a glorified clip show. This is not a singular incident. As time goes on, it seems that all comedies fall into the trap of run¥ning a clip show. Each time it hap¥pens, it gets more obnoxious, for several reasons. The first is that the network still claims that itÕs a new episode. The minor plot used to fill in the holes does not constitute unique material and only serves to anger fans even more. English se¥nior Emily Baggett hates the tech¥nique, too. ÒIÕve been cheated out of an ep¥isode of a series I really like,Ó Bag¥gett said. ÒÔFriendsÕ did at least one [clip show] every season, and even those ÔnewÕ plots were similar Ñ Rachel and Ross looking back at their relationship saga, Monica and Chandler looking back at their rela¥tionship saga, et cetera.Ó The unfortunate thing about the technique is that it is used by even the best of shows. ÒThe OfficeÓ is one of the most consistently funny series on tele¥vision at the moment, and even it fell into the trap. ÒScrubsÓ did the same thing in its sixth season, us¥ing the gimmick of the staff wait¥ing around for a comatose patient to wake up and explain why he tried to commit suicide as the ve¥hicle for the reminiscing and setup for the clips. If the series is up front about their intentions, however, it seems that the problem would be lessened. ÒI watched ÔThe OfficeÕ clip Courtesy of The Office Steve Carell stars as Michael Scott in NBCÕs ÒThe Office.Ó One of the most recent episodes consisted primarily of archive footage from previous seasons. show while I was cooking dinner, Fans do enjoy reliving great mo¥and the only parts I watched were ments from their favorite series, the clips because those were the but not when theyÕre lied to about only parts that were funny,Ó Bag-getting a new episode. gett said. So come on, NBC Ñ be straight APP: StudentÕs creation to go national 
From page 12 screen, only cost him about $75. Once Jones had the program¥ming techniques down and the laptop ready to go, he spent an¥other month and a half creat¥ing the first version of ÒBar Buzz ATX.Ó ÒI was so crazy excited about putting this app together that I would stay up all night trying to get as much done as possible,Ó Jones said. It took Jones less than two months to finish the app. But before releasing it to the public, he faced his harshest critics: his friends. They thought the app didnÕt look nice, they wanted it to cover more areas of Austin, and they wanted a GPS system added. Jones spent a couple more months working out those kinks and then released the app to the public in January. One way he is maintaining the system is by letting users take some control. There is a button users can press to let Jones know if a deal is wrong. If it is wrong, Jones edits the spe¥cials or takes it off. ÒFinding the best drink spe¥cials seems to be the ongoing saga for people,Ó he said. ÒThatÕs all I hear around campus and es¥pecially when IÕm out down¥town.Ó Jones said he doesnÕt care if there are 50 people using it or 50,000. ÒI just wrote a piece of software that I would love for people to en¥joy using,Ó Jones said. Jones said writing the applica¥tion has opened new doors, in¥cluding a new job writing iP¥hone apps. He said ÒBar Buzz ATXÓ will still be maintained and even expanded. Jones is hoping to launch his app nationally in six months, turning it into ÒBar Buzz.Ó He said he is scared to go national but it is something that he has to do. ÒI have to get out of my bub¥ble and make sure everything in the system works, so when it goes national, it wonÕt be a flop,Ó Jones said. The app is available for free on iTunes, and all features of ÒBar Buzz ATXÓ are also available on the Web site, getbarbuzz.com. VOGUE: Event includes performances, film screenings 
From page 12 junior MattŽ Loaiza was asked to participate in the drag show, but he chose not to. ÒItÕs not that I have a prob¥lem with drag,Ó Loaiza said. ÒIf my parents ever found out I did drag, they wouldnÕt understand that doing drag doesnÕt mean I want to be a girl.Ó In addition to educating peo¥ple about drag culture, Bui hopes the event will serve as a form of inspiration to members of the GLBT community. ÒDrag performers are so con¥fident doing something they are often ridiculed for that it should give members of the gay commu¥nity the confidence to not let their sexuality stop them from doing anything,Ó Bui said. To Bui, drag is a form of self¥expression. Everything from a drag queenÕs make-up to the out¥fit they often make themselves is a form of art. ÒIf people walk away from this event with anything, I want them to know that drag queens arenÕt just men dressed as women be¥ing outlandishly fierce,Ó Bui said. ÒDrag is a performance art.Ó The event begins Wednesday with a screening of ÒParis Is Burning.Ó The film documents the experiences of black and La¥tino gay and transgender men involved in Òball cultureÓ Ñ a subculture of the GLBT commu¥nity in which men walk, vogue and dress in drag. The film also highlights the beginnings of vogue. On Thursday, Vogue Evolution, an all-vogue dance group that participated in the fourth season of MTVÕs ÒAmericaÕs Best Dance Crew,Ó will teach a dance work¥shop from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. in the Texas Union. ÒAn Evolution BallÓ begins at 7 p.m. Thursday with performanc¥es by Redefined Dance Compa¥ny, Alien Tactics, STEEL Dance and Epidemic Dance Compa¥ny. Sahara Davenport, a contes¥tant on season two of ÒRuPaulÕs Drag Race,Ó will also perform. VENUE: ÔLittle tiny detailsÕ contribute to atmosphere 
From page 1 value to Austin. ÒAt first, it was the mystique and the history of it,Ó he said. ÒBe¥ing a legendary proving grounds of people like Lyle Lovett and Nanci Griffith, who started their careers there, and knowing youÕre standing exactly where Townes Van Zandt and Lucinda Williams stood Ñ thatÕs pretty special.Ó Even before he was performing there, Cleaves noticed little things the Cactus Cafe management did that set it apart from other ven¥ues. ÒWhen I worked there as a sound guy, I saw behind-the¥scenes how much effort and dedi¥cation they put into the place,Ó he said. ÒThereÕs a lot of [thought] in when the lights go down and when the music [before and after the show] goes on. Little tiny de¥tails like that make it a really pro¥fessional show that a lot of ven¥ues donÕt pay attention to.Ó He said the management, in¥cluding manager Griff Luneburg and longtime staff member Chris Lueck, is part of what has always made the venue special. Ò[There is also] this thing I didnÕt notice for a long time that Chris and Griff do,Ó Cleaves said. ÒSomehow they know Ñ day of the show, before anybody shows up Ñ exactly how many people are coming. They have a super¥natural sense, and they arrange the seating in the room so that the room always looks full. TheyÕre never, ever wrong.Ó Cleaves said the staff always supported him as much as they could. He said it is part of what makes the place unique. ÒI could write a whole album about Griff himself Ñ heÕs quite a character,Ó Cleaves said. ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFLY Best of yearÕs animated films get their due at award show LOS ANGELES Ñ The travel adventure ÒUpÓ was the winner of the best animated feature at the 37th annual Annie Awards. ÒUpÓ director Pete Docter won the award for directing in a feature production. Also competing for top hon¥ors at the Annies, presented ex¥clusively for animated films, were the musical fairy tale ÒThe Princess and the Frog,Ó the sto¥rybook adaptations ÒFantastic Mr. FoxÓ and ÒCloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,Ó the dark family tale ÒCoralineÓ and the Irish adventure ÒThe Secret of Kells.Ó All the films except ÒCloudy With a Chance of MeatballsÓ are nominees for best animated fea¥ture film at this yearÕs Academy Awards. ÒUpÓ is also nominated for best picture at the ceremony. ÒCoralineÓ and ÒThe Princess and the FrogÓ won three Annies apiece, including Shane Prig¥more for character design in a feature production for ÒCora¥lineÓ and James Mansfield for animated effects for ÒThe Prin¥cess and the Frog.Ó Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach won the Annie for best writing in a feature presen¥tation for ÒFantastic Mr. Fox.Ó The winners of the Annie Awards, presented by the Inter¥national Animated Film Society, were announced Saturday at a ceremony in Los Angeles. Ñ The Associated Press CD: Metal album lacks 
original take on genre 
From page 12 Mechanize Fear Factory When I was younger, the name Fear Factory alone made the industrial heavy metal band somewhat of an enigma. I con¥jured up all kinds of frightening images upon thinking of the name. The fact that, in reality, the band was nothing spe¥a cleanly sung cial perturbed The opening seconds chorus makes its me. Now, af¥presence known ter years on of the eponymous first Ñ if only to dis¥hiatus due to track inspires hope... appoint because a disagree¥melodic vocals ment between trial metal, Mechanize follows the path as closely as can be ex¥pected, but to those who have grown to love newer bands like Mastodon, itÕs no happy picnic. From ÒMechanizeÓ to ÒIndus¥trial DisciplineÓ to ÒFear Cam¥paign,Ó screamed vocals inter¥mingle with staccato distorted guitar riffs, machine-gun fire double bass drums relentlessly pound and every once in a while, with us. If youÕre running a clip show, let us know, and we prom¥ise not to be angry. If you tell us weÕre getting something new, however, thatÕs a different story. the members, 
the band returns with Mecha¥nize and picks up exactly where 
it left off. 
The opening seconds of the eponymous first track inspires hope, as the industrial, unset¥tling beat Ñ of what only our imaginations can illustrate Ñ bangs and rattles. But soon, the songÕs riff comes in, and every¥thing falls apart. For fans of formulaic indus¥are just some¥thing that doesnÕt happen with Fear Factory. Perhaps they aimed to capi¥talize on every other old bandÕs resurgence as of late, but Fear Factory is a group that wonÕt be making a comeback any time soon. Grade: D Ñ Robert Rich Life&Arts Editor: Ben Wermund E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 LIFE&ARTS
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 	www.dailytexanonline.com THE DAILY TEXAN Bar-locator app builds up buzz 
By Julie Rene Tran Daily Texan Staff Like many UT students, comput¥er science senior Aaron Jones loves going downtown. And, like many UT students, Jones and his friends often have a difficult time know¥ing which of the more than 200 Austin bars are worth hitting up and where they can down a couple of drinks without burning holes through their wallets. So, after six months and many sleepless nights, he created Òan app for that.Ó ÒBar Buzz ATXÓ compiles cur¥rent drink deals and events at bars on Sixth Street, in the Warehouse District and in West Campus. Only four weeks after the appÕs release, it already boasts 230 active users and 82 participating bars. After choosing a location, a built¥in GPS system locates all the near¥by bars and provides informa¥tion about them. The app lists each barÕs dress code, type of music and whether or not the bar has any cur¥rent promotions. Jones said at least 75 percent of the information is up¥toÐdate and accurate. ÒI was really getting into the iP¥hone programming stuff,Ó Jones said. ÒWith the iPhone becoming popular and me being a big nerd, it made sense that I make an app, but I needed an idea. ÔBar Buzz ATXÕ was the first idea that came into my mind, so I just took it and ran with it.Ó For a month and a half, Jones would come home after school and teach himself how to program iP¥hone apps using Xcode, a set of tools for developing software on Mac OS X. He also had to learn Objective-C, the language used to write the app. There were many times Jones said he would stay up all night developing reverse-engi¥neering example programs, only to find that it was 8 a.m. and he need¥ed to head out to his first class. To Jones, the process of learning how to code was not difficult, just time-consuming. ÒThere was a lot of coding and a whole lot of sleepless nights,Ó Jones said. ÒI canÕt even count the time I lost just for this project.Ó Starting out, Jones did not even own an Apple computer or an iP¥hone Ñ two necessities to make the project possible. Living on a college studentÕs budget, it was not possi¥ble for Jones to spend at least $1,000 on a whim for a brand new laptop. Instead, Jones got an unusable laptop from the surplus proper¥ty on campus. The screen was cracked, the keyboard was broken and hot chocolate was spilled on it. Starting from square one, it took Jones about two weeks to take the computer apart, order replacement parts and revive the laptop to tip¥top condition. All of the new parts, including a new keyboard and APP continues on page 11 Event encourages attendees of ball to strike a pose GLBT group increases HIV/AIDS awareness through drag, vogue By Carlo Castillo Daily Texan Staff Twenty years ago, Madon¥na brought underground, vogue culture to the limelight when she released her song ÒVogue.Ó Today, the image of Madonna Ñ luminescent, dressed in black, dancing in a style characterized by sharp, angular movements Ñ is readily associated with the movement. The image of vogueÕs true roots, of gay black men and La¥tinos in Harlem in the late 1980s , is one that is often forgotten. It is an image the Queer People of Color and Allies, a political GLBT organization on campus, will celebrate this week. The organization will host ÒAn Evolution BallÓ on Wednesday and Thursday. The event will co¥incide with Black History Month and will come shortly after Sun¥dayÕs Black HIV/AIDS Aware¥ness Day. The eventÕs purpose is to bring to light the HIV/AIDS issue through two nights of self-ex¥pression. The organization also hopes the event will take its at¥tendees back to the balls of the late 1980s and back to Harlem. Victor Bui, financial director for Queer People of Color and Allies, said the event is more than a mere ball. ÒIt is a night of education¥al awareness of the history of house and ball cultures and HIV/AIDS,Ó Bui said. ÒIt is a ball which consists of various as¥pects of vogue, drag, house and Ñ most importantly Ñ self-ex¥pression.Ó Drag is a culture that is often misunderstood and subsequent¥ly avoided. Communications VOGUE continues on page 11 CD REVIEWS Recent albums challenge listener expectations, patience 
album on opener ÒLay in a Shim-	But Odd Blood, which may be a ÒI Feel Better.Ó Overprocessed and Black Noise Odd Blood 	One Life Stand mer,Ó with industrial noise bric-	contender for Ugliest Album Cov-autotuned vocalizations lie atop Pantha du Prince 	a-brac, before the 4/4 time sig-Yeasayer er of the Year, isnÕt always as cap-Hot Chip one another in layered euphony nature finally kicks in with a ca-tivating as one might hope for with jabbing violin work. Not much is known about Hen-Yeasayer always received un-ItÕs strange that music publica¥thartic flood of chimes. Likewise, from a band thatÕs had this long On the track afterward, the epon¥drik Weber, professional name fair comparisons to Animal Col-tions and blogs have been tout¥it takes nearly three minutes for to develop. Album opener ÒThe ymous ÒOne Life Stand,Ó the band Pantha du Prince, other than that lectiveÕs post-Sung Tongs output ing Hot ChipÕs fourth LP, One Life Panda BearÕs guest vocals to kick Children,Ó which feels like a lost experiments with a new direc¥his first two albums, Diamond Ñ mostly because the songs felt Stand, as the quintetÕs most Òsoul¥in on ÒStick to My Side,Ó but itÕs Xiu Xiu B-side, is a messy amal-tion Ñ theyÕve gone back to 1976 Daze and This Bliss, were a much-indistinguishable Ñ but on their ful,Ó with front man Alexis Taylor worth the wait when the perfect-gam of over-processed vocals, and paired Kraftwerk-like synth needed breath of fresh air in the latest album, Odd Blood, listeners going on to embellish the label in ly looped vocals reverberate into distonal synthesizer and saxo-sounds with a minimal drum beat electronic music sphere. While ought to reconsider their precon-interviews. a dizzying spiral alongside a silky phone, all played over a painfully Ñ and it all sounds more cohesive wobbly fidget bass lines and ag-ceptions. The truth is, Hot Chip has al¥smooth bassline and chilled-out slow chopped and screwed beat. and homely than youÕd think, es¥gressive dubstep rhythms are cur-The trio out of Brooklyn has ways been downright soulful. percussive pops. ÒMondegreenÓ is the polar oppo-pecially given the bandÕs willing¥rently in vogue, Pantha has re-gone global in its spectrum on its Though the bandÕs music is made Pantha follows suit throughout site, though just as bad, with yet ness to experiment with electronic mained grounded in his aesthet-sophomore effort, incorporating for the dance floor, a quick once¥the rest of the album, balancing more bari saxophone and an over-flourishes and twinkly keys. ics Ñ sparse minimalism, clicks Latin percussive beats and elec-over of their remix collection will technoÕs yin to natureÕs yang on ly frenetic hand clap/drum com-But despite all the good news, and pops for percussion, crystal-tronic bleeps and bloops on songs prove that Hot ChipÕs affinity for songs like ÒBohemian ForestÓ and bo that feels downright uncom-the second half of the album line chimes and dark melodies at like ÒO.N.E.,Ó while still retaining soulful tunes finally spilled over in dreamy, ethereal masterpieces fortable when paired with front seems to run on reserve power the forefront. the singular weirdness Yeasayer is into the groupÕs music concep¥ÒIÕm BannÓ and album closer ÒEs man Chris KeatingÕs shaky, fever-and feels like a poorly acted par-Keep in mind, this isnÕt your famed for on tracks like ÒMadder tion. Schneit.Ó Black Noise is an album ish vocals. ody of an Air album more than older brotherÕs techno Ñ itÕs more Red.Ó Nowhere is that more apparent to get lost in, to explore like an un-While Yeasayer has done some-anything. Where the band shines akin to the minimalist Òmicro-And though their first album, on One Life Stand than on ÒHand charted forest and to soundtrack a thing brave by branching out in is in its ability to go through with houseÓ style that proliferated in All Hour Cymbals, was released Me Down Your Love,Ó where Tay¥semi-lucid state of pre-sleep the way it composes music, itÕs a what it started, which made Hot Germany during the Õ90s with art-more than two years ago, the lor mournfully bellows with emo¥patterns. shame that theyÕve overextended ChipÕs previous albums perfect ists like Basic Channel and pret-band has managed to keep their tional urgency ÒIÕve known you themselves into just-plain-weird case studies in specificity. ty much anyone on Kompakt Re-sonic artistry intact while experi-for a long time!Ó over a driving, territory. cords. So you wonÕt hear kick Grade: A-menting with new styles; one no-	four-to-the-floor beat and wave af¥drums and heavy sampling here, ticeable difference throughout the 	ter wave of crescendoing violins. Grade: B¥but plenty of glitchy static as per-Ñ Fransisco Marin album is how prominent the per-Grade: C+On other songs, though, Tay¥cussion, gloomy sub-bass lines cussion has become. It doesnÕt act 	lor displays a more subdued, re-Ñ F.M. and scratchy ambient noise. as a timekeeper or as a garnish to Ñ F.M. strained vocal talent that still car-On Black Noise, it takes the each song as it did on their first al-ries with it the emotional exuber-German producer a solid minute bum but instead as a fully realized 	ance of Hot ChipÕs previous al¥and a half to ease his way into the element. 	bum, Made in the Dark, such as on REVIEWS continues on page 11