Democrats hold Coaches re-evaluate early voting rally use of Monroe this season SPORTS PAGE 8 NEWS PAGE 7 TOMORROWÕS WEATHER Low High 79 THE DAILY TEXAN Wednesday, October 27, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Calendar ÔTattooed Under FireÕ A documentary about a tattoo parlor in Kileen explores why soldiers get the tattoos they do. The screening begins at 7 p.m. in the AVAYA Auditorium. Job fair The College of Communication Career Services will host a job and internship fair in the Texas Union Ballroom from noon to 5 p.m. Stem cell researcher Six leading stem cell researchers will discuss how promising therapies that could eventually treat heart disease and failure from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Thompson Conference Center. ÔWe in the killinÕ Nazi businessÕ The Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar will hold a special screening of Quentin TarantinoÕs ÔInglourious Basterds,Õ complete with a German feast. The show starts at 7 p.m. and tickets cost $60. Today in history In 2004 The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series since 1918. Campus watch DonÕt drink and bike 2400 Block of Nueces Street A non-UT subject was reported to be attempting to ride a bicycle while intoxicated. The officers located the subject staggering and stumbling in the middle of the street. During the investigation, the officer detected a moderate odor of alcohol on the subjectÕs breath and noted his eyes were blood shot and watery. The subject was taken into custody for public intoxication and was transported to Central Booking. Quote to note ÔÔ Ò ... I have found men rarely operate within distinctly ÔmatingÕ or Ôbelow the beltÕ systems; usually they do both.Ó Ñ Mary Lingwall Hump Day columnist LIFE&ARTS PAGE 13 Jury for DeLay trial selected after eight hours Americans on the jury, but the prose¥cution asked for one to be removed be¥cause he was acquainted with potential witnesses in the case. DeLay attorney Dick DeGuerin, a UT law professor, said the defense ob¥jected to one of the black jurors be¥cause he was an investigator and they had challenged the other investiga¥tors who were in the jury pool. They Tom DeLay DELAY continues on page 2 TX Railroad Commission race split on partisan lines By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff The election of the next chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission, the of¥fice charged with regulating the state oil and gas industry, will test whether more endorsements and experience can help one candidate overcome an even bigger handicap Ñ the ÔDÕ next to his name. The race between Democrat Jeff Weems, a lawyer from Houston, and Republican David Porter, an accoun¥tant from Giddings, takes on added sig¥nificance as the com¥mission approach¥es review in the next legislative session by the Sunset Advisory David Porter Commission, which can make recom¥mendations to over¥haul or abolish in¥effective state agen¥cy bodies. Hearings on the railroad com¥mission end in No¥vember. Since 1994, Re¥publicans have been in charge of regulat-Jeff Weems ing the Texas oil and gas industry, but af¥ter incumbent Victor Carrillo was upset in the Republican primary by the little¥known Porter, Democrats began to view the seat as a statewide office that could potentially change hands. A UT/Texas Tribune poll released Monday shows Por¥ter leading Weems 50 percent to 34 per¥cent. In the poll, undecided voters were RACE continues on page 2 By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff It was supposed to take at least two days, but after a marathon court hear¥ing that lasted for more than eight hours Tuesday, a state district court seated a jury of six men and six wom¥en to hear the long-delayed trial of for¥mer U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on money laundering and con¥spiracy charges. The charges stem from allegations that DeLay laundered corporate cam¥paign contributions made to De¥LayÕs Texas political action committee through the Republican National Com¥mittee and then had the funds donat¥ed to a select group of Republicans run¥ning for the Texas House. Under Texas law, it is illegal for cor¥porations or unions to donate mon¥ey to candidates running for statewide office. When asked if prosecutors had a smoking gun to link DeLay to the transfers, Travis County Assistant Dis¥trict Attorney Gary Cobb said, ÒI be¥lieve we will be able to pull some [ev¥idence] out that has the odor of smoke about it.Ó The jury selection process got bogged down late in the afternoon as the prosecution objected to the defenseÕs challenges to all but one African-American juror. Initially, there were six African- Ryan Smith | Daily Texan Staff Muneera Ali and Noshin Ferdous eat pizza in celebration of the Fast-A-Thon put on by the Muslim Students Association. Muslims on campus, allies finish dayÕs fast for charity By Ahsika Sanders Daily Texan Staff Students, faculty members and Austinites gathered around tables in the McCombs School of Busi¥ness atrium on Tuesday, silently listening to the call to prayer, an operatic-style hymn that signified the end of their sunrise-to-sunset fast. The UT Muslim Students Asso¥ciation provided dinner for about 350 pledges at the ninth annu¥al celebration, which concluded Fast-A-Thon. MSA is a religious¥based organization that focus¥es on fellowship, the education about Islam and the promotion of a positive Muslim image. MSA spokeswoman Nazia Hussain said one of the main fo¥cuses of the club is the portray¥al of Muslims in the media and combating the negative images of Islamic people. ÒWe want to put Islam in a good light and show that we are more than whatÕs seen on TV,Ó said Hussain, an anthroplogy ju¥nior. ÒWe are people who are in¥volved and give back to the com¥munity,Ó she said. Proceeds from Fast-A-Thon donations and an iPod raffle FAST continues on page 2 Archivist tells history of Hershey By Yvonne Marquez Daily Texan Staff As students listened to Pamela Whitenack, di¥rector of the Hershey Community Archives, they popped the famous tiny chocolate kisses into their mouths. The oral history archivist spoke at the School of Information on Tuesday evening for Archives Week, sponsored by the UT chapter of the Society of American Archivists. ÒItÕs about the everyday lives that are impact¥ed by archives,Ó said Jan OÕDonnell, an informa¥tion studies graduate student. ÒArchives assist us in preserving and protecting our personal rights. It sounds political, but itÕs really apolitical.Ó Whitenack took the audience through a brief history of Milton HersheyÕs life with a picture slideshow, starting with the initial failure of his business and ending with his success. Hershey created company communities in Hershey, Penn., with parks, pools, zoos and places for people to live where they work, Whitenack said. HERSHEY continues on page 2 Ryan Smith | Daily Texan Staff Pamela Whiteneck, the director of Hershey Community Archives, gives a lecture on the importance of oral histories and shares intimate stories from Hershey employees on Tuesday. 2 News Wednesday, October 27, 2010 DELAY: Defense protests against claims of racism From page 1 objected to a second because he wore headphones throughout the hearing. As for the other three po¥tential black jurors, DeGuerin said he objected to them because they Ògave me hateful looks.Ó Cobb objected and said the de¥fense was using the caricature of an Òangry, black personÓ to push for their exclusion and ÒthatÕs not right.Ó There are two black women on the jury, one is a juror and the other is an alternate. DeGuerin said race played no role in the defenseÕs attempt to ex¥clude any jurors who happened to be African-American. DeLayÕs trial begins Monday. Wire Editor: Cristine Herrera & Simonetta Nieto World&NatioN www.dailytexanonline.com Wednesday, October 27, 2010 The Daily Texan Pentagon official says enemies already mining Wikileaks papers Volcanic eruption, tsunami hits Indonesia BAGHDAD Ñ U.S. enemies al- By Slamet Riyadi The Associated Press MOUNT MERAPI, Indone¥sia Ñ A volcanic eruption and a tsunami killed scores of people hundreds of miles apart in Indo¥nesia Ñ spasms from the Pacif¥ic ÒRing of Fire,Ó which spawns disasters from deep within the Earth. TuesdayÕs eruption of Mount Merapi killed at least 18 people, forced thousands to flee down its slopes and spewed burning ash and smoke high into the air on the island of Java. Meanwhile, off the coast of Su¥matra, about 800 miles (1,300 ki¥lometers) west of the volcano, res¥cuers battled rough seas to reach IndonesiaÕs Mentawai islands, where a 10-foot tsunami trig¥gered by an earthquake Monday night swept away hundreds of homes, killing at least 113 villag¥ers, said Mujiharto of the Health MinistryÕs crisis center. Up to 500 others are missing. The twin disasters happened hours apart in one of the most seismically active regions on the planet. Scientists have warned that pressure building beneath Mer¥apiÕs lava dome could trigger its most powerful explosion in years. But Gede Swantika, a govern¥ Associated Press A villager watches Mount Merapi in Kaliadem, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday. IndonesiaÕs most volatile volcano started erupting Tuesday, after scientists warned that pressure building beneath its dome could trigger the most powerful eruption in years. ter) mountain, which sent rocks ÒItÕs too early to know for while, we are looking at a slow, killed 60 people, and a 1930 blast and debris cascading down its sure,Ó he said, adding that a long eruption.Ó killed 1,300. ment volcanologist, expressed southern slope, could be releas-big blast could still be coming. A 2006 eruption at Merapi The quake also jolted towns ready are combing through data released last week in a trove of Iraq war documents for ways to harm the American military, the PentagonÕs No. 2 official said Tuesday. U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn called the docu¥ments Òstolen materialÓ and said they give adversaries key insight on how the U.S. military operates. He did not say which groups, or how the Pentagon knew they were researching the documents. ÒThere are groups out there that have said they are indeed mining this data to turn around and use against us,Ó Lynn told a small group of reporters during a brief visit to Baghdad. ÒWe think this is problematic.Ó The Pentagon furious¥ly opposed the documentsÕ re¥lease Saturday by the whis¥tle-blower WikiLeaks website. LynnÕs remarks came a day af¥ter WikiLeaks founder Julian As¥sange told CNN that the nearly 400,000 papers did not put troops at risk because the names of any soldiers or Iraqi civilians have been redacted. The U.S. has said that the WikiLeaks release of secret Af¥ghan and Iraq war documents threatens national security. Ñ Compiled from Associated Press reports hope the 9,737-foot (2,968-me-ing steam slowly. ÒBut if it continues like this for a killed two people, one in 1994 along SumatraÕs western coast. Unusually strong storm strikes Midwest By Tammy Webber The Associated Press CHICAGO Ñ A massive storm with wind gusts up to 81 mph howled across the nationÕs midsection Tues¥day, snapping trees and power lines, ripping off roofs, delaying flights and soaking commuters hunched under crumpled umbrellas. Spanning from the Dakotas to the eastern Great Lakes, the unusual sys¥tem mesmerized meteorologists be¥cause of its size and because it had barometric pressure similar to a Cate¥gory 3 hurricane, but with much less destructive power. Scientists said the storm had the force of a blizzard minus the snow. ÒIf it were colder, weÕd have a blizzard with this system,Ó said David Imy, oper¥ations chief at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationÕs Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla. But temperatures were in the 50s and 60s, in¥stead of the 20s. The National Weather Service said the systemÕs pressure reading Tues¥day was the lowest ever in a non-trop¥ical storm in the mainland U.S. If con¥firmed, that would be worse than the pressure that produced the Blizzard of 1978, the March 1993 ÒStorm of the CenturyÓ or the November 1975 storm that sank the Edmund Fitzger¥ald freighter, memorialized in a song by Gordon Lightfoot. Bob Miller, left, and his father Norm inspect the damage to NormÕs home in Mount Pleasant, Wis., on Tuesday morning. Bridget Thoreson Associated Press Editor-in-Chief: Lauren Winchester Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 Viviana Aldous Susannah Jacob OpiniOn Doug Luippold Dave Player The Daily Texan VIEWPOINT How much does diversity cost? Last week, noted political commentator Juan Wil¥ liams was fired by NPR for making comments that some deemed racist while appearing on Fox News. In the af¥ termath, Williams criticized the nonprofit radio network for its lack of diversity, insinuating that there may have been racial motivations behind the firing. Last year, NPR hired Keith Woods as a vice president in charge of diversity. The issue sparked social commentator Roger Ebert to tweet the question, ÒFor the salary of one Ôdiversity czar,Õ how many Diverses could you hire?Ó That sentiment could easily be applied to higher edu¥ cation in the United States. Universities across the coun¥ try employ departments and offices dedicated to fur¥ thering diversity at their respective institutions. UTÕs Division of Diversity and Community Engagement was founded in 2007 and, with more than 300 staff members, is one of the largest of such departments in the country. Since 2006, diversity has been one of University Presi¥ dent William Powers Jr.Õs four key areas of emphasis. One goal of educational diversity is to try to attract students from non-traditional backgrounds, such as low-income families. However, that is the same popula¥ tion that is most immediately affected by the rising cost of higher education. Since 1981, costs related to tuition and fees have ris¥ en six-fold while the Consumer Price Index has only ris¥ en 250 percent, according to a Forbes article published last August. As college becomes more expensive, educational op¥ portunities for disadvantaged young Texans are dimin¥ ishing. Those rising costs have been paralleled by increasing administrative costs as well. A study by the Goldwater Institute last month revealed that since 1993, the num¥ ber of college administrators increased by 39 percent while faculty increased only 18 percent. Overall, admin¥ istrative spending rose by 61 percent during that peri¥ od, while instructional spending only increased by 39 percent. College is costing American families more each year, and most of that increase isnÕt manifesting itself in the classroom. That trend is especially apparent here at UT. At this yearÕs first meeting of the Faculty Council, President Powers told the group that over the last 10 years, admin¥ istrative costs at UT have risen at twice the rate as aca¥ demic costs. A survey by the Chronicle for Higher Edu¥ cation found that at UT, the average salary for adminis¥ trators was $123,136, compared to $85,910 for faculty. To frame the issue through the lens proposed by Ebert: Is addressing diversity through administrative venues counter productive if it forces the cost of tuition to rise? ThatÕs not to say that administrative positions donÕt contribute to the University. Academic advisers, health services and IT administrators all do valuable work that help students on a daily basis. The Division of Diversi¥ ty and Community Engagement is headed by Gregory Vincent, who has a doctorate degree and an impressive resume; he has shown he is capable of tackling tough is¥ sues, such as when he managed the renaming of Sim¥ kins dormitory this past summer. Yet, Vincent is one of 10 vice presidents at UT whose salaries average more than $275,000. Recently, the University has looked at cutting back on administrative costs. The first round of cost-saving mea¥ sures in reaction to the 5-percent state-imposed budget reduction was targeted at administrative positions to maintain the academic quality of the University. Over¥ all, more than 125 administrative positions were elim¥ inated. However, perhaps the real savings shouldnÕt come from the numbers of positions cut but from the types of positions or nature of the cuts. As we continue to fight for funding, perhaps we should be having a frank dis¥ cussion as to whether the top-heavy nature of UTÕs pay¥ roll is fundamentally at odds with the UniversityÕs core mission, including its commitment to diversity and ac¥ cessibility for all Texans. Ñ Dave Player for the editorial board ThereÕs nothing funny about comic sans By Marc Nestenius Daily Texan Columnist There is nothing comical about Com¥ic Sans, the most childish and useless font available on Microsoft Windows. I always thought instructors who typed notes in that playful typeface seemingly invented by 5th graders were too blind to realize how it dis¥tracts students from study. But recent findings by researchers at Princ¥eton University and Indiana University sug¥gest that difficult-to-read fonts may actually improve tests scores. The triumphant fonts include the unserious Comic Sans, Declara¥tion of Independence-style font Monotype Corsiva and the painfully illegible Haetten¥schweiler. In the study, which was featured in this monthÕs issue of the psychology journal Cog¥nition, the researchers hypothesized that ed¥ucational material that is intentionally dif¥ficult to decipher forces students to think harder about the text. To test this, researchers asked high school biology students to mem¥orize a list of fictitious aliens and their given characteristics. One-half of students received information in 16-point black Arial font and the other in 12-point gray Comic Sans. The students with the harder-to-read Comic Sans print-outs ended up scoring about 15 percent higher on the test. Considering that 15 percent translates to a letter grade and a half, I have some apol¥ogizing to do to my past teachers. Not only does reading fonts other than the tradition¥al Arial and Times New Roman increase test GALLERY scores, it makes me an engaged and frustrat¥ed crammer. This study comes in the wake of a ma¥jor technological shift in teaching methods. Dusty textbooks are being replaced by on¥line editions that will entice students with interactive features that enhance a stu¥dentÕs ability to learn course material. Just last year, the Texas Legislature even asked UT and other state universities to deter¥mine how best to integrate more digital textbooks into class curriculum. Publish¥ing heavyweights McGraw-Hill and Pear¥son have presented the University with their plans for digital initiatives that make learning easier for students. But with the Princeton studyÕs findings, I will only assume that textbook publishers will be cashing in on making students stu¥pider. Just like almost everything else inter¥active that has been invented online, easy¥to-follow textbooks will eliminate the need to think critically and reduce our minds to blubber. IÕve had plenty of experience with on¥line educational tools that have praised their ability to make learning easier. Clicking all chemical symbols makes the periodic table like a video game, and watching animations illustrating Newtonian forces with stick fig¥ures is just like a watching a movie. Because of the business side of the technological shift, publishers are set to give new meaning to the phrase Òwatch and learn.Ó But the easier it is to learn material, the eas¥ier it is to skim. I certainly exhibit this sort of psychological laziness. As long as that ÒnextÓ button is in sight, I donÕt fully digest whatÕs on the screen. Daniel Oppenheimer, a co-au¥thor of the study, attributes this to a lack of Òdisfluency,Ó which pertains to the difficul¥ty of mental work that can be an interactive feature of published information. To help un¥derstand this, just compare how intently you read news online versus when you open a newspaper. This study undoubtedly needs to be thor¥oughly reviewed and re-evaluated from sev¥eral angles since it could have major implica¥tions during this crucial period for the text¥book publishing industry. It seems counter¥intuitive, but it might just be beneficial for students to opt for hard-to-read text instead of entertainment-filled education. Oppenheimer does acknowledge the pos¥sibility of a ÒU-shaped curveÓ that suggests that at some point, text that is difficult to read can become counter-productive and students will simply not try to interpret material in textbooks. But this threshold is different for every person. As long as changes are small, no one will have to develop radically new studying methods. Like many students, I enjoy learning material that my major requires, but study¥ing for the technical drudge of some engi¥neering courses can be difficult. But that doesnÕt mean that studying should turn into watching a Hollywood movie because like with any Hollywood movie, IÕll pay at¥tention to whatÕs on the screen, but I wonÕt take it seriously. Nestenius is a mechanical engineering sophomore. UT students need a fall break By Ian Floyd Daily Texan Guest Columnist Are you tired and stressed? Are you fall¥ing behind in your classes because you are burnt out on studying? Or do you simply wish you had more time to party? Well, too bad you donÕt go to Texas Tech University, where students received a two day mid-semester break Oct. 11 and 12. UT has had an amendment to the calendar pro¥posed for the past few years; however, they have deemed a fall break Òimpossible.Ó This is not true; a fall break is a very plausible achievement with compromise and a will¥ingness to experiment. According to a statement by the Õ06-Õ07 Calendar Committee and later reviewed and reinforced by the Õ07-Õ08 and Õ08-Õ09 Calen¥dar committees, Òa fall break at the Univer¥sity of Texas at Austin is simply impossible to accomplish.Ó The UniversityÕs reasoning is that the fall semester is already four days shorter than the spring semester, programs needing laboratories are already crunched for time because state law restrictions on when school must begin and end, and there would be no margin for error when prepar¥ing documents for fall graduates. But many universities around the state have implemented a mid-semester recess Ñ usually in October Ñ allowing students a short break to recover from the stress that is common among students during midterm¥exam season. The list of major Texas schools that in¥clude a break in their calendars is predom¥inantly exclusive to private universities, ex¥cept Texas Tech, a public university. Tech is very similar to UT in that both must adhere to the same state laws. Ideally, if Tech can make a recess happen, UT can, too. A fall break was not generally endorsed when it was first proposed at Tech. It was met with certain skepticism for many of the same reasons that it has been met with skepticism at UT. After a lengthy proposal, Tech decided to experiment with the idea, first with only a one-day break and eventu¥ally a second day was added. Faculty mem¥bers collaborated with the university to re¥tool their schedules to fit around the holi¥day. Tech has now had the break for sever¥al years. As simple as the process appeared to be, the planning, board meetings, proposals and eventual adoption spanned the course of several years. But Tech is now consider¥ing removing the break because of a tight¥ening of state law specifying when school must begin and end. The final decision will likely be made in a December board meet¥ing. Although TechÕs possible elimination of the holiday may appear to defeat all chanc¥es of a UT adoption, we should consider the possibility of a day off in October in lieu of the current Labor Day holiday. Labor Day, although a very important and symbolic holiday, is not well placed in ac¥cordance with the academic calendar. There is no need for a break a few weeks into the semester. However, a day off in October would offer the opportunity to refresh and revitalize worn out students and faculty. Though the calendar committee has re¥jected a proposal for a fall break three times, we shouldnÕt back down. Be persistent and present; showing up is half the battle. If the proposal for a fall break develops enough backing and support, it will be very difficult for the University to ignore a push from a mob of exhausted students for long. A change to the calendar will be neither simple nor materialize overnight or even in a year. If enough support is fostered and kept strong, UT students will receive a day of rest that is physically and psychological¥ly rejuvenating in a time of immense stress. The implementation of this holiday is cru¥cial, and you, as a reader, a student or fac¥ulty member and a member of the campus community, must get involved to set aside a day of peace and rest in October. Floyd is an English freshman. THE FIRING LINE Some clarifications regarding Sderot Last Monday, Sderot Media Center director Noam Bedein presented about the devastating situation in Sderot. Noam presented his firsthand account of the dan¥ ger that the people of Sderot live under as a result of con¥ stant Hamas-launched rocket attacks from within the bor¥ dering Gaza territory. Noam did not come to deny the legitimacy of other perspec¥ tives (which he didnÕt), but to educate about his perspective as a civilian living in Sderot. While the distorted statis¥ tics used in the most recent Firing Line regarding this presentation may be compel¥ ling to some, they are abso¥ lutely unrelated to the narra¥ tive Noam presented. Noam came to present the facts regarding an aspect of Israeli life that is rarely discussed in the media. When the people of Sderot hear the emergency siren, they have 15 seconds to get to a bomb shelter to safely avoid incoming rocket fire. Children are taught in school to run into bomb shelters and sing at the top of their lungs to cover the noise of exploding rockets around them. More than 12,000 rock¥ ets have been fired from the Gaza Strip since 2001, 439 of which exploded in Sderot. Furthermore, Palestinian rockets shot from Gaza have wounded more than 1,000 people in Israel since 2001, and between 70 to 94 percent of children and about 30 percent of adults in Sderot are diagnosed with post¥traumatic stress disorder. The fact that there have been few casualties as a result of this constant rocket attack attests to the Israeli governmentÕs competence and willingness to invest time and resources into ensuring that its own citizens are safe. Furthermore, even being under Hamas rocket fire has not kept Israel from protecting Palestinians. In fact, the IDF made more than 165,000 calls to Gaza resi¥dents warning them of rocket strikes and distributed 2.5 mil¥lion leaflets instructing Gaza civilians to stay away from terrorists and weapons stor¥age sites, while Hamas gives inhabitants of Sderot only 15 seconds to get to safety. Sderot IS a victim of the conflict and Noam came to share its story. Ñ Rachel Kutler, Plan II sophomore Texans for Israel Pro-Israel Advocacy Chair and CampusFellow for CAMERA (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America) LEGALESE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the ed¥itor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operat¥ing Trustees. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline. com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all sub¥missions for brevity, clarity and liability. RECYCLE Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt-orange news stand where you found it. S/L News Wednesday, October 27, 2010 VeteranÕs story fights racial stigmas Truck collides with motorcycle A white Frito-Lay truck crashed into a man riding a motorcycle ear¥ly Tuesday near a parking lot on Guadalupe Street. The man was conscious and breathing when paramedics took him to University Medical Center Brackenridge, said Hel¥ena Wright, spokeswoman for the Austin Police Department. APD officers arrived about five minutes after the crash, wit¥nesses said. APD Officer Jeffrey Chalfant said he didnÕt know if the man was a UT student and did not have any other infor¥mation. Psychology sophomore Mea¥gan Wilson said she was walk¥ing on the campus side of Gua¥dalupe Street when she heard the motorcyclist scream just be¥fore he was hit by the truck. Wil¥son said the manÕs helmet was smashed to pieces and his head hit the truck twice. ÒI watched him do a flip in the air and his head hit the side of the truck really hard,Ó Wil¥son said. ÒPeople were talking to him and trying to keep him awake, using his broken helmet to prop up his head.Ó Damage to the motorcycle in¥cluded the left handle bar dan¥gling from its socket and oil spill¥ing out of the vehicleÕs gas tank. Ñ Collin Eaton By Allie Kolechta Daily Texan Staff Felix Longoria died 65 years ago as a decorated soldier in World War II but was denied a wake by the only funeral home in his hometown, Three Rivers, Texas. One of the only doctors in the Southwest, Hector Garcia treated many Mexican-Amer¥icans free of cost and orga¥nized the American GI Forum, a group of Mexican-American veterans who pushed for the same rights as white veterans. After LongoriaÕs death, Garcia wrote 17 telegrams to nation¥al politicians asking for atten¥tion to the issue. The only one to reply with sympathy, U.S. Sen. Lyndon Baines Johnson, organized a burial at Arling¥ton National Cemetery. The event gave rise to the ear¥ly stages of the Mexican-Amer¥ican civil rights movement, which would press leaders in Washington, D.C., to address wide scale issues affecting the Mexican-American community, including poverty and represen¥tation in government. LongoriaÕs story is the top¥ic of a new PBS documentary, ÒThe Longoria Affair,Ó which was showcased at the Texas Union on Tuesday night. Writ¥ten, directed and produced by John J. Valadez, the movie has the capacity to help change the stigma that still surrounds Mex¥ican-Americans, he said. ÒWhen people walk down the street and see someone who is Mexican-American, it would be nice if they would reflect upon how Mexican-Americans fought to make this country a better place,Ó he said. ÒWhen I think of folks who IÕve met who are un¥documented, the first connotation that comes to mind is not that of an outlaw or a criminal, but real¥ly itÕs a refugee.Ó Mexican-Americans still face discrimination and a lack of dis¥cussion of a racist past contrib¥utes to a sense of lingering rac¥ism in Texas communities such as Three Rivers, which have his¥tories of segregation, said associ¥ate journalism professor Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez. ÒPeople feel that by acknowl¥edging that past, Anglos are somehow going to pay the price even though they werenÕt around and had nothing to do with it,Ó she said. ÒThat fear is a deep-seated issue weÕre still dealing with today.Ó LongoriaÕs story is unknown to many who do not study Mex¥ican-American history, said Irene Garza, a doctoral student in American studies. ÒFelix Longoria is one of the unsung stories of civil rights,Ó she said. ÒIt speaks to the Mex¥ican-American civil rights movement in a way, but itÕs part of a larger national dis¥course about rights. We need to understand that racial dis¥crimination and entrenched discrimination in this country happens to a number of racial groups, and those civil rights movements are all linked.Ó Coalition pursues suicide prevention By Yvonne Marquez Daily Texan Staff An open conversation about suicide is important so the act will not become stigmatized, said Amy Durall, a representative from Victim Services at the Travis County SheriffÕs Department. On Tuesday, Durall addressed the Austin/Travis County Suicide Prevention Coalition, a group of mental health professionals and organizations that help prevent ses, which includes assisting peo¥ple who have just experienced a death in the family or who are con¥templating or attempting suicide. ÒWith suicide in the law de¥partment, it becomes a differ¥ent navigational path because itÕs not a criminal event,Ó Durall said. ÒItÕs hard for the families be¥cause itÕs the first time they had to deal with law enforcement due to their situation.Ó Durall said suicides are strug¥ College-aged individuals have the highest rate of suicides, Roe¥buck said, adding that college students have more resources and support on their campuses than most other individuals con¥templating suicide. She said 18¥to 24-year-olds who are not in college, and do not have access to prevention resources, suf¥fer from higher rates of suicide among young people. Meetings among local and RECYCLE your copy of The Daily Texan Wednesday, October 27, 2010 News Quintana scrutinized for assault allegations By Aziza Musa Daily Texan Staff Less than a week after being re¥instated to the Austin Police De¥partment, Officer Leonardo Quin¥tana is facing new scrutiny from the department after allegations of assault from his former girl¥friend. The charges could amount to his fourth offense while on the force, which could result in an¥other suspension or termination from the department. The Austin Police Department could not release any details of the allegations because the internal in¥vestigation is ongoing. Austin Po¥lice Association President Wayne Vincent said he does not know the caseÕs facts or the outcomes. ÒWeÕre just going to have to sit back and see what this is all about,Ó Vincent said. ÒLet the tim¥ing speak for itself.Ó In his first offense, in 2006, Quin¥tana was charged with criminal tres¥pass when he brushed past his girl¥friendÕs arm to get his cruise tick¥et in her home. Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo initially gave him a 15-day suspension but reduced it to a written reprimand. Quin¥tana became the center of contro¥versy after he fatally shot 18-year¥old Nathaniel Sanders II in May 2009, when his dashboard camera was turned off. He received a 15¥day suspension for failing to acti¥vate the camera. His third offense, a driving-while-intoxicated charge, led Acevedo to suspend him indef¥initely and Quintana to appeal. APD officials said Thursday that management will stick to their original decision that Quin¥tana had too many lapses in judg¥ment. Hours after his reinstate¥ment, Quintana learned about the assault allegations. Adismissal board will review the investigation Wednesday afternoon and make a decision on QuintanaÕs punishment, which could range from a suspension to termination. Several hundred gather to remember community leaderÕs accomplishments By Allison Kroll Daily Texan Staff In memory of Emma Bar¥rientos, the wife of a retired state senator, the Travis Coun¥ty Democratic Party and the Austin Tejano Democrats sponsored an early voting ral¥ly Tuesday at Zaragosa Park in East Austin. The rally included not only dedications to Barrientos, but also a Democratic candi¥date at the top of the ticket this election cycle, Bill White, and Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor Linda Chavez-Thompson. Several state officials made appearances, including Emma BarrientosÕ husband, former state Sen. Gonzalo Barrien¥tos, state Sen. Eliot Shapleigh and the Democratic candidate for land commissioner, Hec¥tor Uribe. A local band, The Mexican Revolution, also per¥formed at the rally in front of several hundred supporters. ÒIf thereÕs ever a state that needs new leadership, itÕs Tex¥as,Ó Shapleigh said. ÒWeÕre here to celebrate the life of a great, great woman who would have wanted us to cele¥brate our lives.Ó Barrientos actively participat¥ed in community politics and was among the first Texans to advocate for the establishment of the Mexican American Cul¥ture Center in the city, which was named after her. She also served on the founding board of the Mexic-Arte Museum, a mu¥seum that focuses on Latino con¥tributions in Texas and as board president of the Austin Museum of Art. She contributed to countless political campaigns, and fought, along with her husband, to en¥sure the recognition of Latinos in AustinÕs history. ÒAustin is a special place,Ó Barrientos said at the event. Press director announces retirement for Feb. 2011 By Shivam Purohit Daily Texan Staff After 18 years of service, Joanna Hitchcock, director of the Univer¥sity of Texas Press, will retire from her position in February 2011. UT Provost Steven Leslie will appoint an interim director who will temporarily take over after her retirement while a national search for a new director occurs. ÒThere is never a perfect time to leave a job that you love,Ó Hitch¥cock said in a statement. Hitchcock joined the UT Press in 1992, after serving as the execu¥tive editor for the humanities and assistant director of the Princeton University Press. Under her lead¥ership, UT Press books have won approximately 300 awards for content and 70 for excellence in design and production. Hitchcock said she enjoys work¥ing at the UT Press because of its size and the wide range of topics published by the press, including original research and ethnic stud¥ies. ÒWe not only publish for aca¥demia but also for the people of Texas,Ó she said. ÒAt UT, you get to know all the staff, the books, and many of the authors.Ó Several UT Press staff mem¥bers were surprised by the news, UT Press sponsoring editor Jim Burr said. ÒShe announced it to us earlier this week, and we are all in a bit of shock trying to imagine what the future will be like without her,Ó he said. Burr has worked for the Press for 14 years, all of which were un¥der her directorship. ÒShe has been very good about really supporting the editorial staff here, while still giving us guidance about the books we acquire and possess,Ó he said. ÒI think she has built a great environment here at the Press, and that is certainly something that we are all very grateful for.Ó UT Press as¥sistant direc¥tor and editor in chief There¥sa J. May has Joanna Hitchcock worked 18 of UT director of UT her 32 years at Press the Press un¥der Hitchcock. She said Hitchcock was critical in the development of an endow¥ment campaign that has allowed the Press to expand. ÒWe are poised to move up even farther, building on what has been accomplished during her tenure here, and I know she will watch with justifiable pride as her visions and dreams for the Press continue to be realized in the com¥ing years,Ó May said. Latino rally draws Austin political figures ÒWe have not finished the race, but we all have to do our part. We have to work, pro¥duce [and] make money to provide for our children.Ó Bill White and Chavez-Thompson made speech¥es urging the cityÕs Hispanic community to vote. The Dem¥ocratic candidates stressed the importance of the minority vote in the upcoming elec¥tion. ÒWe want our kids to have a better future, those are the dreams of Texans,Ó White said. ÒWe need to prepare the next genera¥tion better. You can affect change, but it takes hard work. It starts during a spe¥cial time called election, when you have the opportunity to take part in history.Ó Republican Gov. Rick Perry has left the state in worse con¥dition than when he took of¥fice in 2000, White said. ÒOne million people are un¥employed, twice as high as it was before Rick Perry was elected,Ó he said. ÒHeÕs content to lag behind the other states in high-wage jobs. HeÕs selling state government to the high¥est bidder. Insurance rates are $600 more per household than the average of other states, and Texans are being priced out of earning a home.Ó State reps. Dawnna Dukes and Eddie Rodriguez, who both represent parts of Austin, were among other political of¥ficials present at the rally. ÒWeÕre going to show Rick Perry what East Austin can do,Ó Rodriguez said. ÒThe fu¥ture of this state is at stake.Ó Early voting ends Oct. 29, and Election Day is Nov. 2. Sports Editor: Dan Hurwitz E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 www.dailytexanonline.com Wednesday, October 27, 2010 SPORTS THE DAILY TEXAN Rangers ready for first World Series VS. Cliff Lee set to take the mound against Tim Lincecum as Rangers face Giants Kim Johnson Flodin | Associated Press Cliff Lee is 3-0 in the postseason with a 0.75 ERA. He has 34 strikeouts in three games and hasnÕt struck out less than 10 in any outing. By Andy Lutz Daily Texan Staff Even though both teams had to get by last seasonsÕ league pennant winners, the Texas Rangers and the San Francisco Gi¥ants are set to face each other in the 2010 World Series. Although probably no one outside of Arlington or the Bay Area expected it Ñ the two squads havenÕt won a World Se¥ries in the modern era. For the Rangers, this isnÕt just their first World Series appearance, they hadnÕt even won a postseason series until this month. Now that they have two series wins under their belt, the former Wash¥ington Senators franchise is on a roll and have built a rabid fan base of Texans that are filling Nolan RyanÕs house with un¥wavering support. FOOTBALL Monroe should see increased role By Jordan Godwin Daily Texan Columnist If you see D.J. Monroe around campus this week, give the little guy a big hug. The 5-foot-9-inch, 171-pound sophomore running back is one of the smallest, most underap¥preciated and underused stars on a stagnant Texas offense. Monroe is not a diamond in the rough, but a diamond on the bench. HeÕs the talented, athlet¥ic, quick, shifty and speedy play¥er that averages a mammoth 11.7 yards per carry. ThatÕs more than three times the average of the rest of TexasÕ rushers. The tragedy is not the fact that the LonghornsÕ offense stinks this season under offensive co¥ordinator Greg Davis. The trage¥dy is that despite MonroeÕs dom¥inance when heÕs in the game, he has only touched the ball 12 times. So why doesnÕt he get the playing time? ÒYouÕll have to ask Greg that question,Ó said Texas head coach Mack Brown. ÒHeÕs the one that handles the offense.Ó Davis has been under more Kim Johnson Flodin | Associated Press Tim Lincecum is 2-1 in three postseason starts with a 1.93 ERA. He has a 6-1 strikeout to ball ratio. The Giants, on the other hand, havenÕt won a World Series since they made the move to San Francisco from New York in 1958. In July, the National League won their first All-Star game in more than a de¥cade, giving the Giants home-field ad¥vantage in the series. Here are some oth¥er factors that will determine the winner of the 106th World Series: scrutiny this season than he has ever been in his time at Texas. He originally committed to use Monroe as a receiver and pre¥pared him for that role until the start of the season. But when the season started, Davis came to his senses and moved Monroe to running back. Naturally, Mon¥roe was months behind on prep¥aration and playbook. When he honestly admitted that to the media after his big 65-yard per¥formance against Oklahoma, he MONROE continues on page 9 Caleb Bryant Miller | Daily Texan File Photo D.J. Monroe breaks off a run against Texas Tech earlier this season. Monroe leads Texas with 11.7 yards per carry, but has only touched the ball 12 times this season. The Rangers will win if... ¥ Cliff Lee can remain perfect in the postseason Lee is 7-0 with a 1.26 ERA in eight ca¥reer postseason starts, including 3-0 this year with the Rangers. In just two post¥seasons, Lee already holds numerous playoff pitching records, including hav- SERIES continues on page 10 VOLLEYBALL Rachel Taylor | Daily Texan Staff Texas takes on Nebraska last season. The Horns won the match 3-0. Texas, Nebraska face off for final meeting in Big 12 By Shabab Siddiqui Daily Texan Staff It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was seasons of light, it was seasons of dark¥ness. It was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair. We had everything before us, we had nothing before us. We were all going direct to playoffs, we were all going direct the other way ... As 10th-ranked Texas hosts second-ranked Nebraska tonight at Gregory Gym, much more than standings and playoff con¥sequences lie at stake. With the Cornhuskers deciding this sum¥mer to head to the Big Ten for the 2011-12 season, tonightÕs match marks the last time these two sto¥ried powerhouses face off with conference implications. Since Texas joined the NCAA in 1982, the two teams have played each other in all but two seasons. In 1995, Texas and Nebraska found themselves in the NCAA Championship game. The Corn¥huskers outlasted the Longhorns VOLLEYBALL continues on page 9 SIDELINE VOLLEYBALL VS. Nebraska vs. Texas Date: Tonight Time: 7 p.m. Where: Gregory Gym WHAT TO WATCH VS. Texas Rangers at San Francisco Giants Date: Tonight Time: 6:57p.m. On air: Fox NBA VS. Heat 80 Celtics 88 MENÕS GOLF ISLEWORTH INVITATIONAL Check out TEXAS MENÕS TENNIS RESULTS ON PAGE 10 Follow Daily Texan Sports on Twitter @texansports Wednesday, October 27, 2010 SportS 910 From page 8 in four sets, becoming only the sec¥ond school east of California to win a national championship. The first was Texas in 1988. The following year, the four Tex¥as teams of the Southwest Confer¥ence joined the teams of the Big Eight Conference to form the Big 12. With the exception of 2003, the conferenceÕs volleyball title has gone to either Texas or Nebraska every single year, with the former winning four and the latter 11 Ñ including co-winning the 2007 and 2008 titles. For the most part, the Cornhusk¥ers have been on the winning side of the rivalry. They have posted a 30-16 all-time record against the Longhorns. Texas is also second to Nebraska in the conference in na¥tional titles, number of All-Amer¥icans, winning percentage, total wins and average attendance. The rivalry has tilted more in Tex¥asÕ favor recently, as itÕs won five of the last seven matchups. Last year, the Longhorns became the first team to ever beat the Cornhusk¥ers three times in one season, in¥cluding snapping the CornhuskersÕ 82-match home winning streak. ÒItÕs a special rivalry and some¥thing that has been created over time,Ó said Texas head coach Jer¥ritt Elliott. ÒWhen we got here, there wasnÕt much of a rivalry. Then, our program was able to build, and we started playing bet¥ter against them. When you have two teams that every year are con¥tending for a final four or national championship, itÕs obvious youÕre going to have a rivalry.Ó Elliott said the Longhorns will continue to try to schedule games with Nebraska every year. He and Nebraska head coach John Cook took over their respective pro¥grams one year apart and were challenged to maintain winning traditions. The two also consistent¥ly haul in top five or top 10 recruit¥ing classes, with some players mak¥ing their final decision between the two schools. ÒWeÕd like to play Texas in the fu¥ture and possibly even next year,Ó Cook said. ÒThe matches have been great each time we play and there has been lots of interest surround¥ing each match.Ó The Longhorns will look to bounce back from their loss to the Cornhuskers earlier this month in Lincoln. First serve is set for 8 p.m. and the match will be broadcast live on ESPNU. Senior outside hitter Juliann Fau¥cette, who was recruited by Ne¥braska, said the team has been an¥ticipating this game for some time. Faucette said her first peek into the rivalry was when she was a high school junior on a recruiting visit to Texas in 2005. Texas beat Nebraska in a wild, five-set match that ended the CornhuskersÕ six-year, 12-game winning streak against the Long¥horns and marked the first victory against the Huskers for Elliott. ÒItÕs going to be a great game,Ó Faucette said. ÒI definitely love being at their place and them coming here, and their fans are great over there. WeÕll miss them in our conference.Ó Elliott said the match will be a great test as the teams start think¥ing about postseason. ÒItÕs a fun rivalry, and itÕs whatÕs made this relationship between Nebraska and Texas volleyball so special,Ó Elliott said. ÒTheir team gets fired up and so does ours. ItÕs a great test for both of our teams at this time of the year as we pre¥pare for the NCAA playoffs here in a couple of weeks.Ó There was a team with a large fan base and a coach determined to win, on the throne of Austin; there was a team with a large fan base and a coach determined to win, on the throne of Lincoln. In both cit¥ies it was clearer than crystal ... that things in general were to be settled forever. Monroe: Davis admits he should have used RB sooner From page 8 was yelled at and scolded be¥hind closed doors. That was MonroeÕs only media appear¥ance. Monroe didnÕt get any carries in the first two games. When he started making big plays against Texas Tech and UCLA, people began to wonder why he wasnÕt being used as much. ÒHeÕs got a long way to go with his pass protection,Ó Da¥vis said. That was the running back known for his blocking abilities. Remember that huge play when Adrian Peterson or Chris Johnson won the game by blocking for the quarterback? Right. Besides, if pass protection is seriously the problem coaches have with Monroe, why doesnÕt the same policy apply to the struggling offensive line? Luckily, at 4-3 and BrownÕs worst ever start at Texas, Davis is finally owning up to his mis¥take. ÒI think I shouldÕve used D.J. more,Ó Davis said. ÒIn the first half, I take total responsibility. It was my fault. IÕve got to get him involved.Ó With Davis now in the hot seat, expect to see Monroe get more chances this week against Baylor. The Bears have the sec¥ond worst rush defense in the Big 12 South, largely because of their slower linebackers, a defense that matches up per¥fectly for Monroe. On Monday, when the depth chart came out, Monroe was fourth-string run¥ning back, behind TreÕ New¥ton, Fozzy Whittaker and Cody Johnson. Hope¥ fully, after aexcuse for sev¥pressing week of eral weeks, but practice where with the of¥ ÒnobodyÕs job fense nearing It was my fault we is safe,Ó Mon¥an all-time low, didnÕt use D.J. more Ó roe will charm pass protection ÔÔ the coaches into should be the ÑGreg Davis letting him get last thing the more chances. coaches ask of Offensive coordinator If Monroe Monroe. Name once again has one elite NFL to watch most of the game from the sideline, youÕll know who to blame. ÒIt was my fault we didnÕt use D.J. more,Ó Davis said, get¥ting touchy when asked about Monroe a second time. ÒI donÕt know what else to tell you. It was my fault. WeÕve got to get him the ball more. I did wrong. I donÕt know what else I can say. WeÕve got to be more aware of it.Ó Whatever it takes, Monroe deserves a chance at turning the offenseÕs woes around. ÒI think there are certain things he brings to the table that we have to take advantage of,Ó Davis said. For web exclusive stories, videos, photo galleries and more, go to dailytexanonline.com sports Wednesday, October 27, 2010 RangeRs: TexasÕ title run garners lifelong and fair-weather fans ÒThe Rangers have definitely made my October better,Ó said freshman Chris Lee, not to be confused with RangerÕs pitcher Cliff Lee. ÒThey give me some¥thing to watch, the Rangers have been my salvation.Ó The fact that this fan base only really knows losing makes this season a godsend for Dallas-area sports fans; especially with the Cowboys subpar play. While the Cowboys are usually the main draw this time of year, the Rangers have fans reconsid¥ering their mindset of their fa¥vorite sports teams. ÒThis run is way better than any of the Cowboys Super From page 1 Perez. Although Ranger fever at this point of the year isnÕt necessarily reserved for lifetime fans of the team, this type of successful run is perfect for a fair-weather fan that may have just began cheer¥ing for the Rangers. Senior Shanuak Das is not afraid to admit that he jumped on the Rangers bandwagon this season. Das watched the Rang¥ers regularly in the late Ô90s, and has finally come back to the team this year. Ò[ItÕs] because they final¥ly showed some promise, and werenÕt completely out of the race before summer rolled around,Ó Das said Other bandwagon fans have they present, in having the 4th lowest payroll in baseball and still making the World Series. ÒWhen I learned that the Rang¥ers went bankrupt and are now going to the World Series I start¥ed paying attention because itÕs a good story and a big deal,Ó said some are not keen to the idea of the newest Ranger followers. Ò[ItÕs] bullshit if you have watched the team for only the last three months and canÕt name [pitchers] CJ Wilson from Col¥by Lewis you shouldnÕt watch,Ó Lee said. ÔÔThey give me something to watch, the Rangers have been my salvation.Ó Ñ Chris Lee, UT freshman creased sales of shirts and mem¥orabilia at surrounding retail stores such as Academy Sports and Outdoors. Sales are up 100 percent be¥cause we didnÕt carry anything before the playoffs, just hats and stuff. Now all of the things we ordered are selling very quickly,Ó said an Academy manager from the Sunset Valley location. ItÕs not just gear thatÕs flying off the shelves. Tickets for these games are as hot as Justin Bie¥ber right now. The nosebleed section tickets are going for $400 at the cheapest rate, which are seats that only cost $6 in the reg¥ular season. ÒPlayoff sales have gradual¥ly picked up, there were a few one wants to go to the World Se¥ries along with their brother, sis¥ter and the postman,Ó said Jim¥my Romack, owner of local tick¥et sales business Ticket Cloud. This is a perfect example of the fickleness of Rangers fans and the bandwagon mentality that is sweeping Austin, although the extra support for the team shouldnÕt be dismissed. Long time fans no matter how grudgingly agree, some even take it from an interesting eco¥nomical viewpoint. ÒIt is really good for business after the bankruptcy, and it gives us a good chance to keep Cliff Lee,Ó Perez said. Either way, for the Rangers fans new and old around Aus- Bowls, it even goes over the 2005 jumped on for different reasons, freshman Katie Eldredge Further proof of the Rangers out for the Rays, a few out for tin, being in the World Series is Rose Bowl,Ó said freshman Chris like the great Cinderella story But for the hardcore fans, Renaissance around UT is the in¥ the Yankees, and now every¥ an amazing surprise. ADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. In the event of errors made in advertisement, notice must be given by 10 am the Þrst day of publication, as the publishers are responsible for only ONE incorrect THE DAILY TEXAN insertion. 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He will and concourse), itÕs going to be the heart of the order, the Giants Phillies. The core relieving crew try to keep the Giants hitters off Rangers outfielder Josh Ham-may be able to score enough of Santiago Casilla, Sergio Romo, balance with his Greg Maddux¥ ilton, who knocked four home runs against Lee, Colby Lewis, Jeremy Affeldt, Javier Lopez and like fastball location, consistent runs off of Yankee pitchers in Tommy Hunter and C.J. Wilson. closer Brian Wilson will have to curve ball and deceptive cutter. the ALCS and hit .350. Hamilton ¥ The city of San Francisco hold firm against the potent Tex- He will be working on full rest anchors the Texas lineup and can avert a natural disaster as offense, which is sure to test for Game 1. hopes to have just one more gin-from happening Wilson and crew, especially in ¥ Mitch Moreland can stay on ger ale celebration this season. 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He has gone 11-plate as a bat boy in 2002 before Prediction: Giants in 7. iTa Texas Regional Championships Doubles semifinals #57 Roberto Maytin/John Peers (Baylor) Damico/Holiner (Texas) #24 Corrie/Andersen (Texas) #4 Jeff Dadamo/Austin Krajicek (Texas A&M) 9 8 9 8 David Holiner (Texas) 6 Ryan Ybarra (Texas Tech) 0 singles Consolation semifinals 4 6 1 0 (10) (8) Doubles Finals Kellen Damico (Texas) Ryan Ybarra (Texas Tech) 6 2 7 2 #24 Corrie/Andersen (Texas) #57 Roberto Maytin/John Peers (Baylor) 5 7 6 3 6 4 MenÕs Tennis Corrie, Andersen win doubles for Longhorns By Wes Maulsby semifinal by the score of 9-8. Daily Texan Staff Andersen and Corrie were able Over the weekend, the Texas to win the doubles championship menÕs tennis team participated after both losing in the round of in the ITA Texas Regional Cham-16 in close three set matches. As pionships with berths in the ITA for Kellen and Holiner, they were Indoor Championships next also able to rebound after loses in month at stake. The highlight of the singles draw to both make it the tournament for Texas came to the consolation finals match,when the team of Jean Ander¥though they did not play the fi¥sen and Ed Corrie were able to nal match. take home the doubles cham¥ÒThey suffered early losses inpionship, and the main singleswith it, an auto¥draw, but theymatic spot in the played hard in16 team doubles the back (con¥draw at the ITA solation) draw,Ó Indoor Cham¥ [Andersen and Corrie] Center said of pionships that begin in just a ÔÔdeserve the opportunity his steadily im¥ proving team. week. to play in New City They were ÒThey served for at the USTA National able to fend the match in the off the fourth Tennis Center.Ó doubles semifi¥ranked team in nal, and thought Ñ Michael Center the nation, and they did not win then come back Head coach the match, it was from losing the evident they had first set to win really improved the final match by the end of the in three sets. draw.Ó ÒJean and Ed The menÕs ten¥work really well together,Ó head nis team will be busy over the coach Michael Center said of his next week in preparation for the championship caliber duo. 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Earn up to $150 per day $150/hour. 512-927-2226 being a Mystery Shop¥ Wednesday, October 27, 2010 COMICS YesterdayÕs solution OKU YOU Life&Arts Wednesday, October 27, 2010 books: Five volumes elicit chills, tension From page 14 inally published at the turn of the century that follows a girl named Kirie Goshima, who lives in a town that is slowly being overwhelmed by, of all things, the image of a spi¥ral. If you are familiar with Japa¥nese horror movies like ÒThe RingÓ or ÒThe Grudge,Ó youÕll find simi¥lar tropes in ÒUzumakiÓ Ñ strange happenings in a provincial village, limbs twisting into unnatural con¥tortions, schoolgirls with outra¥geous long black hair soaked in blood, itÕs all here. The parasitic spi¥ral is first seen in a local manÕs ob¥session with anything that has a corkscrew shape. His obsession leads him to eventually contort his body into the shape of a spiral, kill¥ing him in the process. But when he is cremated, the black cloud that ris¥es from his ashes forms the shape of a spiral, infesting all who witnessed it with the manÕs madness. Within the week, the grieving widow goes insane and takes scissors to her in¥ner ear. Its art is intensely expressive and detailed, with extensive cross¥hatching and a great sense of physi¥cality, which makes the bodily trans¥formation the characters go through that much more horrific. 3ÒHouseÓ By Josh Simmons 80 pages, black and white The cover for ÒHouseÓ is ex¥tremely evocative Ñ itÕs a close-up of a portrait of a grim Civil War-era military man that hangs in the titu¥lar abode, which, though seeming¥ly abandoned for years, is haunt¥ed by a powerful malevolent force. Three fresh-faced teens stumble onto the humongous crumbling building like Dante stumbling onto the mouth of hell. They are young and in love, and feel like they have what it takes to explore the tow¥ering ruin. To summarize bluntly, they donÕt. SimmonsÕ artwork mas¥terfully cranks up the tension and tightens the suspense as the ill-fat¥ed explorers descend into the build¥ingÕs subterranean depths; as his characters enter the house, his dark frames thicken, becoming the walls of the house. The comic is wordless, but the characters have no trouble expressing themselves as they go from the heights of youthful elation to sheer terror as the house swal¥lows them whole. 4ÒFour Color Fear: Forgotten Horror Comics of the 1950sÓ Edited by Greg Sadowski and John Benson 320 pages, color When people talk about early horror comics, they usually mean the output of Entertaining Com¥ics, from which the groundbreak¥ing horror rags ÒTales from the CryptÓ and ÒThe Vault of Hor¥rorÓ spawned legions of similar publications. But they werenÕt the only ones swinging for the fences, and ÒFour Color FearÓ collects 40 of these now obscure stories. As both an anthology and as a survey of the times, ÒFearÓ is incredibly successful, with nary a dud in the whole bunch. Each fun story offers its own brand of chill, thrills and maniacal laughter. Highlights in¥clude ÒCorpses ... Coast to Coast!Ó and ÒGreen Horror.Ó The former is about a man who dreams to rule the world as part of a secret soci¥ety dedicated to putting a zombie in the White House, and the latter details the exploits of a jealous sa¥guaro cactus. But the real disqui¥eting aspect of these comics were probably not intended as such Ñ chauvinistic behavior is rampant among the men, and women are portrayed as either damsels in dis¥tress or cold-hearted femme-fa¥tales. These are artifacts of a sim¥pler age. 5ÒThe Squirrel MachineÓ By Hans Rickheit 192 pages, black and white ÒThe Squirrel MachineÓ is not for the faint of heart, and fea¥tures quite disturbing and gro¥tesque imagery Ñ H. R. Giger has nothing on RickheitÕs psy¥chosexual nightmares. To give a feeling for the content inside, RickheitÕs most notable previ¥ous work is his self-published series ÒChrome Fetus.Ó The book opens with a Henry Wad¥sworth Longfellow poem, mak¥ing sure to detail when the poet was born and died. The intro¥duction to the comic claims it to be autobiographical, but this is a metaphor. The plot is enig¥matic and willfully obscure Ñ two brothers in 19th century New England build nightmar¥ish musical instruments out of brass machinery and question¥ably necrotic animal flesh. One of the brothers sleep walks, and in doing so begins to discov¥er an immense mental archi¥tectural space under his bunk bed. Existing on the crossroad of creativity and madness, ÒThe Squirrel MachineÓ is a night¥mare in a series of gristly tab¥leaus. The psychedelic rooms full of machinery, sex and death are an inward explora¥tion as much as Jim WoodringÕs (ÒFrankÓ) comics are outwardly allegorical. An exploration of an artistÕs mind, it uncovers the ob¥scene, the things that were nev¥er meant to be brought to light. Walmart: Farmers encourage customers to buy direct From page 14 cal food communities brings to light the progress of a movement that has until recently flown off of the radar Ñ the slow food movement. Believing that the United States and the rest of the world was quickly losing inter¥est in local economies and un¥derestimating the importance of its farmers, the slow food move¥ment was founded in 1989 to combat the rise of fast food and corporate food companies. It was only a matter of time before Walmart decided to be a part of something that has cap¥tured the attention of consumers across the United States. ÒThis is an opportunity for Walmart to make a strong, posi¥tive impact,Ó Lundberg said. In the city of Austin, Boggy Creek Farm is one farm in partic¥ular has become a staple to Aus¥tin restaurants and the communi¥ty alike. But you wonÕt ever find their produce in Walmart, said owner Larry Butler. The farm¥er hasnÕt shopped at Walmart for some time and believes that the best way to obtain a farmerÕs produce is to buy directly from the farmer. Ò[The farm] wonÕt be partici¥pating in that program,Ó Butler said. ÒI have a feeling [Walmart] wonÕt be approaching farmers to get them into their stores. I can imagine [farmers] would have to ask them to come into the stores. If people want to buy lo¥cal, they should buy it directly from the farmer. ItÕs just the way it ought to be.Ó However, he said he does ap¥preciate the attention that the deci¥sion has brought to local farmers. Walmart hopes to use farms of all sizes in feeding local produce into the corporationÕs stores, Lundberg said. He also believes that by executing this program, Walmart will be doing its part to combat poverty and hunger by strengthening local economies across the world. ÒWe have resourced locally in just about every state. We want to source more from [our] current farmers and [continue] reaching out to new farmers,Ó Lundberg said. ÒWe sell a lot of produce in the United States. ItÕs important that we support the growers of that produce. It takes farms of all sizes to do that.Ó lovitt: Audiences learn about Israeli daily life in routine ous publications including From page 14 The Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, tend to tear down a group Ynet, The Jewish Daily For¥or individual to poke humor, ward, the Atlanta Jewish Lovitt educates through hu-Times, PresenTense Magazine mor. and his blog, which has devel¥ ÒIf youÕve been to Israel you oped a following around the know itÕs safe,Ó Lovitt said. ÒI world and even here at UT. donÕt really talk about the con-ÒI actually know Benji per¥flict. I talk about what I see, like sonally,Ó said Ben Freed, meeting friends and going out broadcast journalism and to bars, which Middle East¥is the same as it ern studies se¥is here.Ó nior. ÒI was at A UT gradu-some of the ate, Lovitt is as same summer well-versed in ÔÔI just felt this desire camps and Austin culture have seen him to get on stage. I as he is with perform both that of Israel. think most comedians in America After graduat-and in Israel.Ó would tell you they ing, he found After see¥that five years donÕt want to get ing Lovitt per¥ in a high-tech form multi¥ on stage, but I loved career were ple times and it. From there I just enough. Lo-knowing him vitt then made started writing things on a more inti¥the jump to the mate level than down.Ó Jewish profes-his blog fol¥sional world. lowers, Freed Ñ Benji Lovitt His experienc-feels qualified Comedian es working at to say that Lo¥the Israeli con-vitt is stands sulate in Atlan-out from other ta and Young comedians he Judaea Ñ a ÒZionist youth movementÓ founded in 1909, according to its website Ñ helped convince him to move to Israel where he has been happily living since 2006. ÒWhen I was a student at UT I went to Capital City Comedy Club,Ó Lovitt said. ÒI just felt this desire to get on stage. I think most comedians would tell you they donÕt want to get on stage, but I loved it. From there I just started writing things down.Ó LovittÕs writing and humor have been featured in numer¥has seen. ÒI think he offers a unique subject,Ó Freed said. ÒHe moved to Israel but heÕs not afraid to poke fun at Israel through the eyes of the Amer¥ican.Ó This quality makes Lovitt a relatable person and comedian whether you have knowledge on the Middle Eastern conflict or not, but in addition to talk¥ing about the solemn subject matter, heÕs still able to get tons of laughs. In fact, when asked if he thought he was funny, he laughed and responded with one word: ÒAbsolutely.Ó ¥ Recycle your copy of the Texan! ¥ Wednesday, October 27, 2010 LIFE&ARTS Males reduced to love, lust by book By Mary Lingwall In an effort to better under¥stand the mysteries of the oppo¥site sex, I recently read Louann BrizendineÕs ÒThe Male Brain.Ó A New York Times bestselling au¥thor and a renowned neurolo¥gist and psychologist, Brizendine seemed to be a good source for helpful knowledge. Unfortunately, I only found mostly unhelpful information in BrizendineÕs book, the most an¥noying being that the topic of male sexuality was divided into two chapters: ÒThe Mating Brain: Love and LustÓ and ÒThe Brain Below the Belt.Ó The mating chapter had a nox¥ious anecdote about a guy who likes a girl because she is beau¥tiful, but she is coy and doesnÕt sleep with him; then he falls madly in love with her literal¥ly because he builds her up in his head. He then spends a lot of money on her, takes her on a get¥away Ñ where he finally has sex with her and they get married Ñ and everyone is really happy. But in the sex chapter, Brizen¥dine tells about a divorcee who just wants to sleep with a bunch of women and easily does. This chapter organization was vexing because I have found men rarely operate within distinctly ÒmatingÓ or Òbelow the beltÓ sys¥tems; usually they do both. Most men are neither seri¥al one-night standers like the di¥vorcee in BrizedineÕs Òbelow the beltÓ chapter nor the kind of dude who will plan romantic getaways before theyÕve had sex with someone. And not surprisingly, IÕve found that womenÕs sexual and relational intentions arenÕt so cut and dry either. Similarly, academia forced me into reading selections from ear¥ly 20th century sociologist Georg Simmel, which I found profound¥ly relevant to contemporary dis¥cussions of sex because of the contrasts between SimmelÕs the¥ory of economic exchange and what has been coined as Òsexual marketplace theory.Ó The clearest explanation of Òsexual marketplace theoryÓ was made in 2004 when Roy F. Baumeister and Kathleen D. Vohs, an evolutionary biologist and a marketplace specialist, published ÒSexual Economics: Sex as Female Resource for Social Exchange in Heterosexual Inter¥actions.Ó According to the theory, Òeven though in one sense a man and a woman who are having sexual intercourse are both doing simi¥lar things, socially they are doing quite different things.Ó Basically females are exchang¥ing sex for male resources, which can include any number of things such as the status or security of a committed relationship to the literal price of a meal. The idea is that male sex is valueless be¥cause they Òwant it more.Ó This seems to be supported by Brizen¥dine who mentions in ÒThe Male BrainÓ that sex is a constant back¥drop in the mental processing of dudes. Though Baumeister and VohsÕ theory rings familiar with that of evolutionary biologists and other scientists like Brizendine, there is a fundamental difference. Accord¥ing to Baumeister and Vohs, sexu¥al exchange is not simply barter¥ing (giving X for Y), but an intri¥cate marketplace exchange where the ÒpriceÓ of a unique sexual in¥teraction is intimately tied to the ÒpriceÓ of all other exchanges in the community. And it is here, with the ideas of price and value in a construct¥ed marketplace, that Simmel be¥comes relevant. In ÒExchange,Ó his 1907 essay found ÒThe Phi¥losophy of Money,Ó Simmel de¥scribes exchange as a process where the ÒvalueÓ that deter¥mines the ÒpriceÓ of the desired object is not determined by any¥thing about the actual desired object, but by the Òsacrifice de¥manded in requiring it.Ó ÒThese cases ... harbor an in¥ner contradiction: they have us making a sacrifice of value for things which in themselves are worthless,Ó wrote Simmel in the same essay. In this way, Simmel is a kind of foil for Baumeister and Vohs, show¥ing us that the ÒvalueÓ that deter¥mines the ÒpriceÓ of sex in market¥place theory is actually quite unre¥lated to our human selves. So if this value is really just a guise, why do we continual¥ly seek to reinforce its necessity? Brizendine chose to separate her knowledge of male sexuality as if ÒmatingÓ and ÒsexÓ were distinct activities. While this kind of makes sense because many of us have sex without wanting to mate and can mate without necessarily feeling strong sexual desire, the facts of the matter are that few modern relationships preclude sex until committed monogamy, so some¥thing must be going on in our brains that still make men choose partnerships with sexually Òlow valueÓ women and for women to choose relationships with men who are willing to exchange few resources. We donÕt fit the mar¥ketplace model, so we need to find a new model. We could start to re-evalu¥ate our system and talk open¥ly about what we want Ñ be it sex or no sex, relationship or no relationship Ñ like, in our grown up voices. 131 VIDEO GAME REVIEW ÔCASTLEVANIA: LORDS OF SHADOWÕ,ÔCOSTUME QUESTÕ Video games provide little enjoyment, lack of polishing By Allistair Pinsof Daily Texan Staff ÒCastlevania: Lords of ShadowÓ (Xbox 360, PS3) ÒCastlevaniaÕsÓ legacy is barely pres¥ent in ÒLords of Shadow,Ó which has turned out to be a good thing given it is the finest 3-D entry in the series yet. Spanish developer MercurySteam Entertainment, one well-versed in horror titles but not necessarily high¥ly rated ones, has swapped out the ÒDevil May CryÓ influences of recent entries and created a game that slav¥ishly follows the ÒGod of WarÓ formu¥la. The gameÕs opening six hours lack imagination, relying too much on rote combos and dodging without offering platforming elements or scenarios that live up to those found in the ÒGod of WarÓ series. Eventually, the combat system adds new elements. You will have to make strategic decisions in com¥bat, deciding whether to heal your¥self with your limited amount of light magic, or deal additional dam¥age with shadow magic. ItÕs a novel feature that adds depth and varied pacing to the combat. Hideo Kojima (ÒMetal Gear SolidÓ creator) overlooked this title and his influence is most notable in the lav¥ish cut scenes, soundtrack and art di¥rection. Abandoning the seriesÕ past of campy horror and dimly lit castles, this reboot is filled with color and gor¥geous backdrops heavily influenced by ÒLord of the RingsÓ and ÒPanÕs Labyrinth.Ó The problems of the seriesÕ 3-D entries remain: The camera is still the playerÕs greatest enemy and the The cute quips your party members make add personal¥ity to ÒCostume Quest,Ó a Halloween¥themed RPG. Courtesy of THQ Inc. game lacks polish. But, for once a 3-D ÒCastlevaniaÓ is saddled with produc¥tion values and some fresh ideas that makes these things forgivable. Grade: B For fans of Guillermo Del Toro, ÒGod of WarÓ and button mashing. ÒCostume QuestÓ (Xbox 360, PS3) Gamers champion Double Fine for good reason: ItÕs one of the few de¥velopers brave enough to focus on comedy and unique stories in a me¥dium filled with space marines and melodrama. Rather than controlling a dragon slayer, ÒCostume QuestÓ is a role¥playing game where you control a prepubescent boy in a costume that can morph him into a giant arachnid with fries for legs, among other col¥lectible transforming outfits. You go door to door looking for your sibling on Halloween. Some doors will lead to a battle encounter with monsters, while at others you will meet a friendly neighbor who will give you candy that works as the gameÕs currency. ThatÕs about it. The art design and dialogue are saccharine to the core. Like a bowl full of candy, ÒCostume QuestÓ is a cheap, brief treat that lacks sub¥stance. Nevertheless, I canÕt think of a better game that captures the spirit of Halloween. Grade: C For fans of ÒPsychonauts,Ó ÒEarth¥boundÓ and Halloween. Life&Arts Editor: Amber Genuske E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 Wednesday, October 27, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.comLife&Arts The Daily Texan ComiC Book Review Top 5 Scary comicS Comics disturb readers, celebrate Halloween season Reading eerie comics is a good way to avoid tooth decay on Halloween. By Ao Meng Daily Texan Staff This October, itÕs not all fun costumes, tubs of can¥dy and kegs of booze Ñ there are alternative ways to appreciate Halloween and all the eerie fun that comes with it, like comic books. Here are the top five scary comics to read this Halloween. 1 ÒBeasts of Burden: Animal RitesÓ Written by Evan Dorkin and illustrated by Jill Thompson 184 pages, color ÒBeasts of BurdenÓ chronicles the adventures of five dogs and a cat as they solve supernatural mys¥teries in the sleepy town of Burden Hill. The quaint face of nicely kept gardens and well-manicured lawns are host to a bedlam of paranormal activity. The animals in Burden talk and have distinct person¥alities, forming a society with sacred rites and even cultural sayings. The stories are basically police pro¥cedurals, but instead of catching child molesters or serial killers, the household pets deal with the likes of haunted doghouses, ill-advised backyard cultists, ancient Egyptian death gods and zombies. Thomp¥sonÕs beautiful watercolor art is a wonder to behold, especially as things start to get weird for the animal investigators; her paintings capture the otherworldly nature of the unearthly and the idyllic homeliness of the setting with equal and consistent ease. This hard¥cover book collects most of ÒBeasts of Burden,Ó but also look out for a one-shot crossover issue featuring Mike MignolaÕs Hellboy character, which should be in comic book stores now. 2 ÒUzumaki, Vol. 1Ó By Junji Ito 208 pages, black and white ÒUzumakiÓ (Japanese for ÒspiralÓ) is a manga orig- BOOKS continues on page 12 ComedianÕs show educates viewers while entertaining UT students captivated by immigrantÕs personal experiences, life in Israel By Lindsey Cherner Daily Texan Staff By day Benji Lovitt does so¥cial media work for a youth group for high school gradu¥ates, but at night he takes the mic and cracks jokes in front of a live audience. ÒItÕs fun! You get psyched up from comedy,Ó Lovitt said. ÒBut if the crowd isnÕt laughing, you arenÕt doing your job properly, Ôcause when theyÕre laughing thereÕs nothing better.Ó Lovitt will be performing tonight at Texas Hillel at 7:30 p.m. and will combine his passion for Israel and Jewish life into a hilarious and edu¥cational stand-up comedy act for college students. By de¥constructing the details of Is¥raeli culture and his immi¥grant experience in Israel, Lo¥vittÕs energy and enthusiasm combined will make everyone fall out of their chairs laugh¥ing at the daily life in the Mid¥dle East. ÒPeople joke about whatÕs funny to them,Ó Lovitt said. ÒWhen youÕre an immigrant, thatÕs a great way to deal with the culture differences and what youÕre going through in life.Ó In addition to performing at UT and other comedy clubs in America and Israel, he has entertained countless student groups such as Tel Aviv Uni¥versity and immigration or¥ganizations such as Nefesh BÕNefesh. HeÕs performed for years but admits to still get¥ting a little bit nervous before breaking the ice with a good joke. ÒEvery comedian gets but¥terflies,Ó Lovitt said. ÒYou know what youÕre getting yourself into and you al¥ways want to get off to a good start.Ó Lovitt advocates in his own way, putting a smile on your face while shedding light on El Al security, Israeli daily life and exactly what makes the American and Israeli cul¥tures different from each oth¥er. Whereas other comedians LOVITT continues on page 12 Walmart commits to local farmersÕ produce By Layne Lynch mart. ÒWe have local sourcing, plans to meet its goals by train¥ in stores by 15 percent. Daily Texan Staff buying team[s] in various states ing 1 million farmers and work- Having the worldÕs largest In 2008, Walmart announced that help [farmers] source their ers, investing more than $1 bil¥ grocery supplier embrace lo¥ a commitment to incorporate local produce from farmers into products into stores.Ó The $405 billion company lion in the worldÕs produce chain and reducing food waste WALMART continues on page 12 what has become the worldÕs largest supplier of groceries. Two years later, the corpora¥ tion has announced new plans to include the produce of 1 mil¥ lion more small-and medium¥ sized farms into their stores by 2015. If Walmart meets this goal, it will succeed in dou¥ bling its sales of local pro¥ duce. Though it will still only make up less than 10 percent of the total produce in stores, food sales are half of the cor¥ porationÕs yearly net income of $405 billion. According to the press re¥ lease, WalmartÕs goals are tai¥ lored to three specific areas: to support farmers and their com¥ munities, produce more food with fewer resources and less waste and source key sustain¥ able agriculture products. ÒWeÕve been bringing local produce in for a couple of years. [Now] we are going to broad¥ en, accelerate and double it by Courtesy of walmart 2015,Ó said Kory Lundberg, a Walmart ChinaÕs team members di splay fresh fruits and vegetables produced by farms that source direct¥ media relations contact for Wal¥ ly to Walmart ChinaÕs stores, strea mlining the supply chain and reducing costs.