DOUBLE COVERAGE SPORTS PAGE 6 WomenÕs basketball takes on Trinity in exhibition TOMORROWÕS WEATHER Low High 71 THE DAILY TEXAN Friday, November 5, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com FRIDAY Most trusted man The Dolph Briscoe Center hosts a book signing in honor of a new book ÒConversations with Cronkite,Ó penned by the centerÕs director, Don Carleton. Event is at Scholz Garten on San Jacinto Boulevard at 6:30 p.m. Salsa Texas Latin Dance will host a salsa dance workshop in the Anna Hiss Gym in Room 136. The free event starts at 4 p.m. SATURDAY No sugar The annual Sugar Free Bowl flag football tournament, with 48 teams across the state, raises awareness of juvenile diabetes. Games are all day at the IM Fields. SUNDAY Inspiration Join artist Vernon Fisher at the Blanton as he discusses literature that inspires his work. Starts at 2 p.m., with a book signing at 3 p.m. ÔWhiskey River DonÕt Run DryÕ Willie Nelson headlines a performance at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets start at $30, and the show starts at 7 p.m. Campus watch Paraphernalia Brackenridge Hall Dormitory, 207 E. 21st St. Possession of drug paraphernalia (2 counts): While investigating a report of the smell of burning marijuana, UT police officers found a first-floor resident who was in possession of a water pipe containing burned marijuana residue and rolling papers. That residentÕs roommate was found to be in possession of a glass pipe containing burned marijuana residue, a grinding tool with ground-up marijuana residue and three containers that each had marijuana residue. Occurred on Tuesday at 2:01 a.m. Quote to note Ô ÒWhen you think about it, you go, how could I possibly spend my time better than practicing joy? ÔCause IÕm going to die one day, and I donÕt know when, but between now and then I plan on spending as many days happy and laughing as I possibly can.Ó Ô Ñ Olympia Holliday Laughing yoga instructor LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10 Tuition & Fees Tuition rates increased 134% Percent increase from 1999 to 2010 in last decade, report shows By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff UT increased tuition and fees by 134 percent since 1999, according to a new report from the Chronicle of Higher Education. Adjusted for inflation, the Uni¥versity raised tuition at the second¥highest rate among its 11 peer insti¥tutions, which UT uses for nation¥al comparison purposes. In-state tuition and fees rose from $4,020 in 1999 to $9,418 in 2010. Among peer universities, only UC-BerkeleyÕs tu¥ition and fees had a higher percent¥age increase at 139 percent. The biggest spike came the spring after tuition deregulation passed in 2003, when UT increased its in-state tuition and fees by 57 percent. Since tuition deregulation, UT increased its tuition and fees 91 percent overall. The state faced a projected budget shortfall of $10 billion in 2003 and state leadership asked the UT System to cut 7 percent of its budget. TUITION continues on page 2 ness over evil. ÒDiwali is the most auspicious occasion The Hindu Students Association spon-for Hindus,Ó said Apurva Batra, a mechan- Panel discusses GOP agenda for budget, PerryÕs ambitions By Yvonne Marquez Daily Texan Staff After gaining 22 seats in the Texas House of Representatives, Republicans could cut up to $25 million from state social servic¥es, a panel of political journalists agreed on Thursday. Reporters and editors from The Dallas Morning News, Tex¥as Monthly, Texas Tribune and Quorum Report discussed the significance of this yearÕs mid¥term election at the third annual fall forum at the Center for Poli¥tics and Governance. Christy Hoppe, the Austin bu¥reau chief of The Dallas Morn-Catalina Padilla | Daily Texan Staff ing News, said Texas already has Texas Tribune reporter Elise Hu, left, listens to Paul Burka, from Texas a Òlean and meanÓ government. Monthly, talk about TuesdayÕs election on Thursday. inbred in a lot of Texans.Ó The panel also discussed Gov. Rick PerryÕs win and their pre¥dictions about whether he will run for president. Burka said there was no question heÕs going to run for president because he is governor of the largest red state and he is popular in Texas. Hoppe said she does not be¥lieve he will run but agreed he is a polarizing public figure like Sarah Palin. ÒIf sheÕs Barbie, heÕs Ken,Ó Hoppe said. Illustration by Veronica Rosalez | Daily Texan Staff Festival of lights kindles spirits Catalina Padilla | Daily Texan Staff Members of the Hindu Students Association light the candles for Diwali, known as the festival of lights. The purpose of the Diwali festival is to find your inner light through candle-lit prayer. Hindu holiday of Diwali celebrates Ôtriumph of righteousness over evilÕ By Allison Kroll sored the celebration in recognition of Di-ical engineering senior and core officer of Daily Texan Staff wali, or the Indian festival of lights. The HSA. ÒIt is quite appropriate to say that hol- Candles lit up the walkway and the steps eventÕs theme, ÒWelcome to Ayodhya,Ó is iday spirit during Diwali is analogous to leading to the Tower as a priest performed an expression and exploration of Hindu that of Christmas.Ó traditional prayers Thursday on the Main religious and cultural heritage, referring Diwali is a festival that is celebrated in Mall, and students celebrated an occasion to the myth of Lord Rama and his victory Hindu households around the world with that represents the triumph of righteous-over the demon Ravana. family gatherings that include candles, DIWALI continues on page 2 City policies for recycling will not alter UT program By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff A city recycling ordinance wonÕt require UT to change its re¥cycling program, but Universi¥ty officials said they hope to keep the their program in line with the cityÕs goals. The City Council passed the new ordinance Thursday to ex¥pand recycling programs in all commercial and housing facil¥ities in Austin, effective Octo¥ber 2012. The new requirements will take effect for buildings with more units first. The ordi¥nance does not apply to UT be¥cause it is a state agency. Howev¥er, residences such as off-campus dorms and apartments will be required to expand the types of materials they recycle and avail¥ability of recycling facilities. ÒWeÕve heard for years that renters have wanted increased re¥cycling,Ó said Jennifer Herber, a spokeswoman for the Solid Waste Services Department. Ò[Facilities] should also see a reduction in waste. In the long term, we hope to see a decrease in their costs for garbage/landfill disposal.Ó The city only has two staff members who enforce the recy¥cling ordinances on a complaint¥related basis, she said. The updat¥ed ordinance budgets $300,000 to increase staff and provide related equipment, which accounts for al¥most half of the $625,000 includ¥ed in the projectÕs budget. The money is already accounted for in RECYCLE continues on page 2 City of Austin covers costs for Quintana shooting case By Aziza Musa Daily Texan Staff Although Austin Police Depart¥ment officials fired former Officer Leonardo Quintana in late October, the city is still responsible for find¥ing him legal representation. City Council members unan¥imously passed a legal contract Thursday to allocate funds for out¥side counsel in the latest lawsuit against Quintana. The city is ob¥ligated to represent Quintana be¥cause he was acting as an Austin police officer at the time of the of¥ficer-involved shootings, said city spokeswoman Samantha Park. ÒBecause the city had taken dis¥ciplinary actions against him, the most responsible course of action is to bring in outside legal counsel,Ó Park said. Quintana became the center of controversy after fatally shooting 18-year-old Nathaniel Sanders II in May 2009 after failing to activate his dashboard camera. Quintana was patrolling East Austin when he spotted a car reportedly seen at several crime scenes in the area. Sanders and Sir Lawrence Smith were sleeping in the car as a driv¥er took them to an apartment com¥plex. The driver got out of the car, and Quintana detained him, court records show. The officer tried to physically awaken the passengers and scared them, causing Sanders to pull out his gun, according to court docu¥ments. Upon seeing the gun, Quin¥tana backed away and fired into the carÕs windows, shooting Smith in the chest and killing Sanders. Both families have since filed separate lawsuits against Quintana. Smith, 22, filed a lawsuit on Oct. 19 on the grounds that the former offi¥cer used excessive force and violat¥ed his constitutional rights. Under the approved legal services con¥tract, the city hired Austin-based attorney Robert Icenhauer-Ramir¥ez, who is currently representing Quintana in the SandersÕ suit. The city will use no more than $190,000 from its Liability Reserve Fund to pay for the fees or expens¥es incurred from SmithÕs lawsuit, in¥cluding hiring experts, officials said. ÒSince I have anticipated the fil¥ing of the lawsuit for about a year and a half, I am actually looking forward to answering the allega¥tions made in the lawsuit,Ó Icen¥hauer-Ramirez said. ÒI believe Leonardo QuintanaÕs defense will ultimately be successful. IÕm famil¥iar with the facts of the case, and I think the facts are on our side.Ó Icenhauer-Ramirez said the Sanders case is set for November 2011 and that he will now begin to gather witnesses, investigate the case and put together exhibits in preparation for the Smith trial. She said the cuts will affect ser¥vices Texans deem essential such as after-school programs, nurs¥ing homes, parks and even finan¥cial aid for college students. ÒOnce they start hitting the middle class in particular Ñ and it will Ñ then youÕll hear some screaming,Ó Hoppe said. Republicans now hold 99 seats in the House Ñ the most since Reconstruction. Texas Tribune re¥porter Elise Hu said on election night there was a strong message that Texans wanted to continue to keep spending and taxes low compared to other states. Texas Monthly executive ed¥itor Paul Burka said that Texas has always been a conservative state, whether Republicans or Democrats are in power. ÒItÕs just a great big conserva¥tive streak that goes back into the 19th century when there was not just a lot of sympathy for the underdog,Ó Burka said. ÒIf you couldnÕt make it out in the frontier, you were a liability to your neighbors. That conser¥vative self-reliant streak is just 2 NEWS Friday, November 5, 2010 RECYCLE: Off-campus dorms fall short of waste ordinances said Jeff Basile, the manager of sustainability and recycling for Solid Waste ServiceÕs budget, so Facilities Services. the department will not require Jim Walker, UT director of sus¥additional money. tainability, said the University About 7 percent of the cityÕs has upgraded its on-campus re¥commercial and multi-family cycling with new bins and recy¥units currently have recycling. cling at football games and tail-City regulations require business-gating events over the past year es with more than 100 employ-and a half. ees and residences with more ÒUT generates a lot of waste than 100 units to recycle at least and recyclables, and weÕre not four types of materials, but many a small player in the region¥housing facilities that serve UT al waste conversation,Ó he said. students do not meet that mark. ÒThe city updating its ordinance The 378-unit Castilian does will put peer pressure on UT not offer any recycling servic-that we need to continue work¥es because of the cost of doing ing on getting our best infra¥so, said operations manager structure in place.Ó Dale Callison. Campus Environmental Cen¥ ÒI wasnÕt aware that there was ter adviser Karen Blaney said she a city ordinance in place, and is optimistic that the new ordi¥theyÕre not enforcing it,Ó Calli-nance and increased city pressure son said. will encourage off-campus hous- UT is working to contribute to ing facilities to increase their re¥the cityÕs Zero Waste Plan, under cycling offerings. which the city hopes to divert 90 ÒThe [environmental center] percent of its waste from land-has had a steady trickle of stu¥fills to recycling by 2040. Efforts dents come and want to initiate include expanded access to recy-recycling in off-campus dorms, cling on campus, furniture resto-but itÕs never gone anywhere,Ó ration and reuse and increased Blaney said. ÒIÕm optimistic that educational information, includ-this will lead to the private dorm ing a new online chart that de-and apartment managers chang¥tails exactly what and how stu-ing their procedures, but as the dents can recycle on campus, University, thatÕs all we can do.Ó From page 1 DIWALI: Ceremony marks start of religious calendar From page 1 portant to understand where we all come from and gain an lanterns, fireworks and prayer appreciation for different cul¥to strengthen ties within fam-tures,Ó Batra said. ÒSince Hin¥ilies and with God. Gifts and dus represent an appreciable sweets are also exchanged, and fraction of the student body at many Hindu families choose to UT, I feel that it is our goal as clean their homes and buy new Hindus to educate others about items for themselves at this time our beliefs and festivities.Ó because Diwali also signifies the A carnival included booths beginning of a new year in the where students explained the Hindu calendar. myths of Diwali and passed out At the festival, a priest per-candy and other treats. Fire¥formed a religious ceremony works marked the end of the called a ÒhavanÓ around a fire in celebration. front of dozens of students and ÒUsually, there is an offer to explained the significance of im-the Hindu goddess of fortune, portant Hindu scriptures. Each Lakshmi, for good fortune for student was given a bag of rice the coming year,Ó said Joel Bre¥and a candle, as an offering to reton, associate professor of reli¥the goddess Lakshmi. gious studies. ÒOften, there will ÒFire is a symbol of knowl-be regional variations depend¥edge and light, so we wanted ing on dominant traditions in everyone to have their own can-certain areas over another.Ó dle to give an offering,Ó said Ka-Hindu families traditional¥jal Mehta, a Plan II senior and ly light diyas, small candles co-chair for HSA Diwali. ÒDi-around their homes. Statues wali is a joyous time to celebrate of Ravana are also constructed life and renewal.Ó and burned throughout India The festival delivers hope for with fireworks. a peaceful and prosperous new ÒEspecially in a time of glo¥year. Candles, oil lanterns and balization, itÕs important to fireworks illustrate the defeat understand other cultures and of darkness. see how similar we all are,Ó ÒIn diverse settings, itÕs im-Mehta said. 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For classified word advertising, call 471-5244.Entire contents copyright 2008 Texas Student Media. Texan Ad Deadlines Monday .............Wednesday, 12 p.m.Tuesday.................Thursday, 12 p.m.Wednesday................Friday, 12 p.m. Thursday.................Monday, 12 p.m.Friday......................Tuesday, 12 p.m.Classified Word Ads 11 a.m. (Last Business Day Prior to Publication) TUITION: State funding steadily decreasing since 1990 From page 1 The UT System responded by proposing to give free tuition to students whose families earn less than $41,000 in exchange for tu¥ition deregulation, a measure to transfer tuition-setting authori¥ty from the state legislature to the UT System Board of Regents. Charles Miller, then-chairman of the UT System Board of Re¥gents, said tuition deregulation would not necessarily mean an increase in tuition. ÒPeople will eventually see that this is a better way to do this if they examine it carefully over time,Ó Miller said in 2003. State agencies, including UT, once again face the possibility of a 10 percent budget cut during the next legislative session after a 5 percent budget cut this year. But the regents and other chief admin¥istrators have not considered rais¥ing tuition to make up for those cuts as they wait for more con¥crete information on the budget, said Kevin Hegarty, UTÕs chief fi¥nancial officer. Hegarty said although tuition increases in 2004 and 2006 were relatively large Ñ UT raked in $9 million more in tuition in 2004 Ñ they followed years of small in¥creases while the state legislature regulated tuition despite the ris¥ing costs of higher education. ÒThere were a number of years that went by, during which the way UT had balanced its budget was to provide less-than-market salary increases and not maintain its buildings,Ó Hegarty said. After the two large increases, the following increases were rel¥atively small, he said. According to UT data, the average tuition increase was 13 percent from 1990 to 2003 and only 8 percent from 2003 to 2009 Ñ last year, it rose 4 percent. Mark Kantowitz, publisher of FinAid.org, said the problem is not tuition deregulation, itÕs the reduction in state support of the institution and state leg¥islaturesÕ tendency to increase tuition substantially only when they have to. Kantowitz said itÕs not un¥usual for states to have sever¥al years without substantial tu¥ition increases followed by a very large increase. ÒWhen the colleges themselves can control tuition, itÕs much less likely to go through these cycles,Ó he said. Adjusted for inflation, state support actually decreased by 1 percent per year since 1990 and tuition surpassed state funds as a source of the UniversityÕs reve¥nue, according to a UT report on tuition. Tuition increases could have been Òsubstantially lowerÓ during those years if the state had provided more funding, accord¥ing to the report. Kantowitz said during reces¥sions, public universities often raise tuition by double digits be¥cause of falling state revenues. ÒThe first thing they cut is support of higher education,Ó he said. THE DAILY TEXAN Volume 111, Number 105 25 cents CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: Lauren Winchester (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com Managing Editor: Sean Beherec (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com News O¥ce: (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com Sports O¥ce: (512) 232-2210 sports@dailytexanonline.com Life & Arts O¥ce: (512) 232-2209 lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Photo O¥ce: (512) 471-8618 photo@dailytexanonline.com Retail Advertising: (512) 471-1865 joanw@mail.utexas.edu ClassiÞed Advertising: (512) 471-5244 classiÞeds@dailytexanonline.com The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mai managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2010 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. TODAYÕS WEATHER Low High 70 I didnÕt even write that on MartinaÕs wall Wire Editor: Cristina Herrera WORLD&NATION www.dailytexanonline.com Friday, November 5, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN Death toll rises as volcano in Indonesia erupts again By Slamet Riyadi The Associated Press MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia Ñ A deadly surge of blistering gases cascaded down the slopes of IndonesiaÕs most volatile vol¥cano Friday, torching houses in one mountainside village and triggering a chaotic midnight evacuation. At least 12 people were killed in the inferno and 50 others injured. Men with ash-covered fac¥es streamed down Mount Merapi on motorcycles and women and crying children packed into trucks, as offi¥cials announced over loud¥speakers that they were again expanding the volcanoÕs danger zone.Ó Even staff at the mountainÕs main monitoring post were told to move farther from the glow¥ing crater. Mount Merapi, which means ÒFire Mountain,Ó has killed 56 people since bursting back to life on Oct. 26. Though scientists earlier ex¥pressed hope dozens of big ex¥plosions in the last week would ease pressure building up be¥hind a magma dome high up in the crater, eruptions Friday ap¥peared to be intensifying. ÒWe have no idea what to ex¥pect now,Ó said Surono, a state expert on volcanos, adding that he has never seen the needle on MerapiÕs seismograph working with such intensity. Towering clouds of ash shot from the crater with a thunder¥like roar on Thursday morning, sending soot 20,000 feet into the air and dusting towns up to 150 miles away. Just before midnight, Mer¥api unleashed a deadly surge of searing ash, gases and rock fragments. Known to experts as pyroclastic flows, such clouds race down the slopes at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. Though more than 75,000 people living along MerapiÕs fertile slopes have been evac¥uated to crowded emergency shelters, many by force, others are reluctant to leave their pre¥cious livestock and homes. It is not clear how many peo¥ple were in the village of Brong¥gang, nine miles from the cra¥ter, when the heat cloud hit. Retailers reported solid sales in which moves opposite its price, *1))+./-/-/>7 :    (4 9>7: (  October, sending shares of major fell to 2.47 percent from 2.58 per¥retailing companies sharply high-cent the day before. er. Gap Inc. rose 6 percent while Five stocks rose for every 25 :   . 7 5 9#)9   ?   ; :   !#$=4 :?($= ;    "   ";? 8  <   *#((('(%#(((+:< ? :    &?>?$)8     MacyÕs Inc. jumped 6.6 percent. one that fell on the New York 9 "  *?$& ÒThose retail numbers are tell-Stock Exchange, where con¥ /0324616,21570-4/1.2406/21*.$--).,-!'-&&#(!&(+- )+'4+#-**+)/&*-) +&2-+'#(-#)( &"+!, )+1-+'#(.-,-,(-+#//#*#&#-#, +,4)/+!/+2#(!2,/()-/#&&/+20"+,/30)'#'#--#') + ,-)%#(! '2**&2-#-+-%,.*-)40%,41*#+,#( 4')(-",54 +#3)(4#+&,,  ing us that the holiday season is solidated volume came to 5.8 going to get off to a good start,Ó billion shares. Editor-in-Chief: Lauren Winchester Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Friday, November 5, 2010 Viviana Aldous Susannah Jacob OPINION Doug Luippold Dave Player THE DAILY TEXAN VIEWPOINT GALLERY Voting counts Next time someone tells you that your vote doesnÕt really matter, ask if he or she has ever heard of Dan Neil or Donna Howard. Neil and Howard are the candidates in the still¥undecided Texas House District 48 race, which in¥cludes parts of west Austin and Westlake Hills. When the votes were tallied on Tuesday night, Howard appeared to have won by a mere 15 votes. Howard only ÒappearsÓ to have won because not every vote has been counted yet. Provisional ballots and military votes from overseas that are still in transit have until next Monday to be tal¥lied. Military voters, who tend to vote for con¥servatives, could be the deciding factor in who is declared the official winner. Furthermore, such a close race will probably garner calls for a recount by whichever candidate comes out on the losing end. The candidates knew the race would be a close one. Neil, a UT alumnus and former Longhorn and NFL football player, ran on a platform that advocated reduced government spending while avoiding cuts to education. Howard, a two-year incumbent and member of the House Higher Ed¥ucation Committee, focused on issues such as re¥forming the State Board of Education. On Tuesday, Texans elected 21 Republicans to the LegislatureÕs House of Representatives. As it currently stands, Republicans hold 99 seats in the next House, which will convene in January. That number is important because Neil would be Republican number 100, the magic number needed to give the GOP a Òsuper majorityÓ in the House. Such a majority would allow Republicans to amend the state constitution, override votes and veto legislation, all without input from Dem¥ocrats. And perhaps most importantly, the new Legis¥lature will be tasked with redrawing congressional districts. Following this yearÕs census, Texas will gain three to four new congressional seats, and the Legislature will reconfigure the stateÕs congressio¥nal districts. New districts are frequently drawn to maximize the vote for the majority party. This process, known as gerrymandering, has been em¥ployed by both parties in the past. The next round of redistricting could add at least seven new con¥gressional seats for conservatives, according to Conservative Republicans of Texas. The typical argument for voter apathy revolves around the premise that one vote doesnÕt change anything, and typically, it doesnÕt. Local Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D, faced his closest race in years from Dr. Donna Campbell and won with just 53 percent of the vote, but that still constituted a 15,073-vote margin. Gov. Rick Perry won re-elec¥tion by 601,178 votes, and in 2008, President Ba¥rack Obama won the popular vote by more than 950,000. In those races, a pessimist would argue that your vote is pretty negligible. The District 48 race paints a very different pic¥ture. As the last absentee ballots trickle in and the race potentially draws even, individual votes take on enormous weight. The political tides are rising and the dam is about to break; right now, the only thing holding back the flood is 15 votes. And while neither Neil nor Howard will be cast¥ing votes in Washington or even be driving the de¥bate on the Capitol floor here in Austin, their seat totters on fulcrum of the scales of power. Their race is a perfect example of why voter participa¥tion is so important, not just for moral reasons but pragmatic ones as well, since one vote has the po¥tential to set off a domino effect that would ripple across the country. So when that person tells you that your vote doesnÕt matter, ask who he or she supported: Neil or Howard? Ñ Dave Player for the editorial board By Brandon Curl Daily Texan Columnist Let me first thank you for sending that thought¥ful, lengthy e-mail in spite of the fact that you ab¥solutely hated to do it. We all know that author¥ing such an e-mail can engender ill will from our classmates. So I can only imagine what bravery it must have taken to draft such a devastatingly important message in the face of appearing un¥popular. I applaud your truly selfless act. Now as to the subject of your e-mail, IÕll start from the top: First, IÕm sorry to hear of your recent illness that has caused you to miss lecture. I would ab¥solutely love to supply you with detailed, or as you termed them, ÒlegitÓ notes for the time you were absent. It is the least I can do, especially given the recent loss of a loved one of which you also informed me. There seems no better venue for sharing such private information than this very public forum. IÕd also like to inform you that I am amena¥ble to an exchange of outlines for the assigned readings. How truly imaginative that we should split the work and how equally incisive that you should announce such a plan in an e-mail also directed to our professor? Now that weÕre talking, IÕd also like to express my admiration of your desire to learn the defini¥tion of two-key vocabulary terms for our course. An open letter to the student who exploits Blackboard to send me mass e-mails Alcohol: up for review Any other student might have turned to a dic¥tionary, flipped to our textbookÕs glossary, or Googled the words but not you. You spent what could only have been an equal or greater amount of time to e-mail the class asking for the defini¥tions in what I can only assume was an attempt to foster camaraderie amongst your classmates. Bravo. Please know that while I typed that last para¥graph, I was simultaneously completing the sur¥vey for your marketing class to which you pro¥vided a link in your e-mail. I do love SurveyMon¥key, and somehow you know this about me. Can I also tell you that I find it incredibly in¥teresting that you are the representative for a ma¥jor motion picture studio at our university? IÕm thankful that the management at one of our na¥tionÕs leading media conglomerates was able to detect your acumen as a true connector of men and appoint you to such an influential position. Unfortunately, however, I will be unable to at¥tend the free screening of the film (which you so cleverly misspelled), as I have a prior engage¥ment. The engagement to which I am referring, of course, is my plan to spend this weekend search¥ing for your misplaced car keys, which you have informed me were left in the lecture hall af¥ter class. Know that I will not rest until they are found. Forgive me, however, if I do take respite from By Daley Epstein Daily Texan Columnist Before engaging in most critical life de¥cisions, we tend to rely heavily on reports and reviews. Which car should I buy? Is the one I like safe and comfortable? Where should I stay on my next vacation? Is the hotel in a convenient location, do people laud its excellent service and, most impor¥tantly, is it clean? But there is one critical thing that we forget to review entirely: alcohol con¥sumption. According a recent study in the Lancelet, a world-renowned medical journal, alcohol is ranked the most harmful drug when cri¥tiqued alongside 19 others, including heroin and cocaine. So why is the drug deemed most harmful the one recognized as most preva¥lent on college campuses, a place where ed¥ucation and intellect are prized as priorities? No one voted alcohol as AmericaÕs sexiest drug, yet it is so heavily fawned over. By now you may be raising an eye¥brow. The other drugs mentioned in the study are illegal, so shouldnÕt they be the most dangerous? However, the study an¥alyzed the psychological, physical and so¥cial problems caused by each drug. Alco¥hol received a score of 72 out of a possi¥ble 100 in resulting harms; this number was figured using 16 measurements, nine of which analyzed detrimental effects on the individual and seven that ascertained the drugÕs harm against others. The notion that a drug affects others aside from the user is often overlooked, but it shouldnÕt be. The mosaic of broken glass that adorns the length of my hallway every evening in University Towers is a testament to the effects of alcohol. I often hear the shatter of yet another light being punched out and am overwhelmed by a sigh of re¥lief as I glance down and ensure that I am wearing shoes suitable for braving the Tow¥ersÕ terrain. Lately, the two most popular drugs in the news are marijuana and the popular caffeinated alcoholic beverage, Four Loko. Now that CaliforniaÕs proposition 19 has failed, perhaps alcohol will receive even more attention. Recent hospitalizations and even deaths caused by consumption of Four Loko have offered alcohol a rare place in the news. Yet despite this recog¥nition, people still consume it on a regu¥lar basis. All freshmen and transfer students at UT are required to take an AlcoholEdu course before enrolling. Filled with infor¥mational videos and real-life situations that the student is supposed to analyze and evaluate, the program is intended to be interactive and effective Ñ but itÕs not. Students mute the videos and leave them playing in the background while going on Facebook or talking with friends. When the ÒnextÓ button pops on to the screen, signaling the videoÕs conclusion, the stu¥dent clicks it as fast as possible and the cy¥cle repeats itself. There is no reason why alcoholic bever¥ages shouldnÕt be reviewed like everything else. Many health-conscious students an¥alyze nutrition labels before indulging in a snack, yet they will drink whatever ru¥by-red punch comes in the infamous plas¥tic cups handed out at frat parties without giving it a second thought. As residents of one of AmericaÕs healthiest cities, we should attempt to live up to our reputation by re¥viewing the side effects of what we put into our bodies Ñ or at least knowing what that red stuff is. Epstein is a business and Plan II freshman. the search for the upcoming football game. Un¥til your e-mail informed me of your willingness to sell your tickets, I had no hope of attending. I know some classmates might criticize you for abusing access to our personal e-mail addresses for the means of turning a profit, but I recognize your true intent to meet the needs of fellow stu¥dents. Plus, itÕs not as if some sort of larger social network or online classified service exists. That reminds me. I am interested in the book¥shelf you have for sale on Craigslist, which you also mentioned in your e-mail. Please accept my sincerest congratulations on moving into the new apartment with your girlfriend, Sar¥ah. I wish you two the best as you explore the wonders of cohabitation. (By the way, should we agree to a reasonable price for the shelf, I might have enough funds left over to sponsor you in the upcoming marathon.) Finally, IÕd like to close in saying that you have absolutely nothing to apologize for. I will whole¥heartedly disregard this entire e-mail given that you sent it to the wrong class. We all make mis¥takes Ñ Òoops,Ó as you put it. I only hope the next reader appreciates your e¥mail as much as I did. Sincerely, Brandon Curl Curl is an advertising graduate student. LEGALESE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, 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 Op¥erating Trustees. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanon¥line.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions 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. Friday, November 5, 2010 NEWS UT scholar, author advises declining labor movement to recapture social interest By Allie Kolechta Daily Texan Staff Labor unions need to change their strategies before they can improve working conditions, said UT law professor Julius Getman on Thursday. Getman gave a talk in the UT Law School about his book ÒRe¥storing the Power of Unions: It Takes a MovementÓ and the state of labor unions in the U.S. today. While labor unions are the best way to improve working condi¥tions in todayÕs economy, they should return to their roots as a social movement to regain the strength they once had, he said. In 2009, 12.3 percent of Ameri¥can workers belonged to a union, according to the Bureau of La¥bor Statistics. Union membership has dropped steadily since 1983, when more than 20 percent of workers were unionized. ÒEverything IÕve written has in a way been critical of organized labor,Ó he said. ÒI think that they blame management for all of their woes, but itÕs too easy to say that the reason weÕre doing so badly is because management is break¥ing and violating laws, so itÕs not our fault. IÕve done enough field work that I can statistically dem¥onstrate that thatÕs wrong and that unions bear responsibility.Ó Economic disparity is as bad now as it was during the 1920s af¥ter the decline of labor unions fol¥lowing World War I, said Elliott Becker, a UT law student and se¥nior events coordinator of the American Constitution Society. ÒItÕs just as bad now as it was during that Snidely Whiplash, robber-baron sort of period,Ó he said. ÒWeÕve done enough gloss¥es of work safety so that 8-year¥olds arenÕt losing limbs in facto¥ries now, but people are ultimate¥ly in just as bad of conditions.Ó Becker said workers today con¥tinue to live as tools for the eco¥nomic machine and deserve the autonomy that labor unions can give them. He said he organized the event to raise progressive stu¥dentsÕ interest in labor unions, which he believes is the answer to giving workers access to the resources they need to gain eco¥nomic independence. ÒIÕve been fortunate to have a lot of choice in my life, and I think there are enough resources in the world so that everyone can have choice,Ó he said. ÒIÕd like to see that happen, and I think labor unions are the way to do it.Ó Labor unions are not perfect and should have a greater im¥pact on todayÕs economy than they do to improve working con¥ditions, said UT law student An¥dres Pacheco-Fores. He said Get¥manÕs lecture provided histori¥cal context and insight into how organized labor can remain rele¥vant. ÒI donÕt think unions are as rel¥evant as they could be or should be,Ó he said. ÒIÕm on Professor GetmanÕs side. ÒTheyÕve been screwing up a lot lately. They should be stronger; they should be a movement.Ó TX representative dies after 28 years of service By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff Texas Rep. Edmund Kuempel, a Republican from Seguin, died Thursday morning at Universi¥ty Medical Center Brackenridge following a heart attack. Earlier that morning, the 67-year¥old legislator was rushed to the hos¥pital from a convenience store on Riverside Drive after complaining of heart pains. Attempts to revive him on the way to and at the hospi¥tal were unsuccessful. ÒOnce he passed out, he didnÕt interact with the health care work¥ers anymore,Ó said Christopher Ziebell, medical director of the Emergency Department at Univer¥sity Medical Center Brackenridge. ÒThe heart becomes more and more difficult to restart after each cardiac arrest.Ó First elected in 1982, Kuempel was the fifth most senior member of the Texas House of Representa¥tives and chair of the Licensing and Administrative Procedures Com¥mittee, which handles gambling legislation. He was also a mem¥ber of the powerful House Calen¥dars Committee, which determines what bills come up for debate be¥fore the House. Kuempel had a history of heart problems Ñ in May 2009, he suf¥fered a massive heart attack while riding an elevator at the Capitol. He had a defibrillator surgically implanted after that incident. ÒWhen he first came back after NEWS BRIEFLY UT-El Paso students shot, killed in violence-ridden Ciudad Ju‡rez Two University of Texas at El Paso students were shot and killed in Ciu¥dad Ju‡rez, Mexico, as they were trav¥eling through the violence-wracked city, where U.S. officials estimate that 2,300 people were killed last year. The two business students Ñ Manuel Acosta, 25, and Eder Diaz, 23, Ñ were driving in a Nissan Sen¥tra with Texas plates when they were attacked. Mexican police said assail¥ants fired 36 shots in the attack, hit¥ting the students multiple times. the heart attack he had last session, I came up to him and told him, ÔYou old kraut, I guess God didnÕt want you,Õ and he just laughed,Ó said Rep. Jim McReynolds, who served with Kuempel in the Texas House for 14 years. ÒHeÕs just my brother. ItÕs a terrible loss.Ó McReyn¥olds described Kuempel as a man who was serious about policy and work at the Capitol but loved life. Edmund Kuempel ÒWe called House Rep., him KissinÕ R-Seguin Ed because he wanted to kiss everybody,Ó McReynolds said. ÒHeÕd walk up and down the aisle getting sugar from every girl on the House floor.Ó Gov. Rick Perry, who was in New York on a book tour Thurs¥day, released a statement mourn¥ing the loss of Kuempel, calling the late representative a pillar of the Legislature. ÒHe was already making a name for himself in the House when I got there,Ó Perry said. ÒIÕve never known Austin without him.Ó Perry ordered flags at state of¥fice buildings to be lowered to half-staff as a show of respect for the longtime representative. Acosta died in the car Tuesday night and Diaz died the next morn¥ing in a Ju‡rez hospital. ÒAmerican students are advised that the violence occurs on a daily basis on the other side of the bor¥der,Ó said Steve Lazarin, a spokes¥man for UT-El Paso. ÒEver since the [violence] started, itÕs deterred a lot of students from going across the border.Ó The fear that violence could spill over from Mexico into Texas was a central issue in the last gubernatori¥al campaign. Gov. Rick Perry has or¥dered the federal government to de¥ploy more troops and resources to the Texas/Mexico border. Ñ Nolan Hicks Sports Editor: Dan Hurwitz E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 SPORTS Friday, November 5, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com THE DAILY TEXAN VOLLEYBALL McNeal acts as versatile athlete, team DJ Andrew Torrey | Daily Texan Staff Sophomore ShaÕDare McNeal digs the ball to set up a Texas attack. McNeal has been the LonghornÕs all-around player whose statistics have steadily risen throughout the season. By Shabab Siddiqui Daily Texan Staff Sophomore ShaÕDare McNeal is a little hard to pin down and define. McNeal teeters on shy and quiet, but claims sheÕs the opposite when around peo¥ple she knows really well. She used to play the guitar, violin and pi¥ano, but her current connection with mu¥sic is in a near perpendicular capacity as the teamÕs unofficial co-DJ, in charge of putting together pregame mixes that include songs like ÒTeach Me How to DougieÓ by the Cali By Sara Beth Purdy Daily Texan Staff Sophomore Laura Sogar isnÕt the only dominating swimmer for Texas. This yearÕs team includes sev¥eral swimmers who have posted times that rank among the nationÕs top-ten fastest times for this season. Juniors Katie Riefenstahl, Karlee Bispo and Leah Gingrich and fresh¥men Lily Moldenhauer and Lauren Ross along with Sogar are all fea¥tured on that list. Both Sogar and Bispo have claimed the top time in their respective events. Texas, which is coming off of two huge victories against Big 10 NCAA BASKETBALL Texas to use exhibition as tune-up for season By Sameer Bhuchar Daily Texan Staff The Longhorns are still prepar¥ing for the start of the season, but fans have not yet gotten a chance to see this team with a new look perform. Tonight they will. Still in fine-tuning mode, the No. 17 Texas womenÕs basketball team will play Trinity in a home exhibition game tonight. And al¥though the outcome of the game wonÕt show up in the win-loss col¥umns, the game has implications for how the team moves forward with the rest of the season. ÒWe will do some different things,Ó said head coach Gail Goestenkors, in regards to her teamÕs ever changing identity. ÒI have got five freshmen Ñ six new¥comers. So we are going to change things up a little bit, run probably more than we have in the past and use some traps and some different presses to try to utilize our speed OPENER continues on page 7 Swag District and ÒNo HandsÓ by Waka Flocka Flame. Statistically, McNeal is consistent, rarely posting numbers that outlie her regular per¥formance. Even her position Ñ listed as a utility player Ñ is vague at best. But McNealÕs impact on the court has been substantial, especially to the more dis¥cerning eyes. ÒShaÕDare, as I told her at the beginning of the preseason, is probably one of the most important players because of what she does on first contact,Ó said head coach Jerritt El¥liott. ÒThereÕs a lot of things she doesnÕt get credit for, but sheÕs a huge part of our suc¥cess, and her growth has been very impres¥sive.Ó McNealÕs numbers have been quietly steady across the board. Among the nonin¥jured players on the team, she is second in assists per set (.27), third in service aces (15), digs per set (1.92), blocks per set (.78) and fourth in kills per set (1.86). ÒIÕm versatile,Ó McNeal said. ÒI just play my role. If anybody gets hurt or anything that happens, I can play that position.Ó McNealÕs ability to stay on the court is like¥ly the most telling statistic on an injury-prone Longhorn squad, as she and senior outside hitter Juliann Faucette are the only players to have played in every set of the season. And while the continuity has undoubtedly helped the team, it has also been a major part of Mc¥NealÕs development. ÒFrom last year and this year, IÕve had to play a different role,Ó McNeal said. ÒAt first I was very nervous that I was going to start MCNEAL continues on page 7 WOMENÕS SWIMMING Longhorns look to add points, fuel to rivalry MENÕS SWIMMING Rising star excels at unlikely sport powerhouses Indiana and Mich¥igan, is hoping to ride that wave of momentum into the State Farm Lone Star Showdown against Tex¥as A&M this weekend for their an¥nual rivalry. They hope to bring home a victory for Texas to contrib¥ute to the seventh annual Lone Star Showdown. Texas currently leads A&M 2.5-1.0 in this yearÕs show¥down and is hoping to keep that lead after winning the trophy last season by a 10-9 margin. ÒI love the rivalry. Texas and Tex¥as A&M push each other,Ó said head RIVALRY continues on page 7 SIDELINE WOMENÕS SWIMMING AND DIVING Texas at Texas A&M When: Tonight Time: 5 p.m. Where: Student Rec Center Natatorium - College Station FOOTBALL Texas (4-4, 2-3 Big 12) at Kansas State (5-3; 2-3 Big 12) When: 7 p.m. Saturday Time: 7 p.m. Where: Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, Kan. On Air: ESPN 2 NCAA FOOTBALL Georgia Tech Virginia Tech 21 28 WOMENÕS BASKETBALL Trinity at No. 17 Texas What: Exhibition game When: Tonight Time: 7 p.m. Where: Frank Erwin Center SOFTBALL Western Texas College at Texas When: Tonight Time: 6:30 p.m. Where: Austin JOKE OF THE WEEK: This weekÕs joke of the week is in hon¥or of the Dallas Cowboys continued on-field woes. Q. What will you call 47 million¥aires around a TV watching the Super Bowl this year? The Dallas Cowboys A. By Lauren Giudice Daily Texan Staff In the irony of all ironies, NCAA swimming champi¥on Nick DÕInnocenzo grew up afraid of the water. ÒI didnÕt actually real¥ly touch the water or want to be anywhere near the wa¥ter until I was about four or five,Ó DÕInnocenzo said. ÒI re¥member my mom taking me to a mom and tot swim class where babies can get used to the water. I was the only tod¥dler there.Ó DÕInnocenzo competed in the 2008 Olympic trials, where he finished 15th overall and made the semifinals in the 200-meter IM preliminaries. His parents were extremely encouraging, even though nei¥ther were really big swimmers. ÔÔthe get-go.Ó My mom was hugely supportive right from Ñ Nick DÕInnocenzo NCAA swimming champion ÒMy mom was hugely sup¥portive right from the get¥go,Ó DÕInnocenzo said. ÒShe was always the last one in the stands at any swim meet. If you ever get the chance to see any of my swims on tape, you can sure as hell hear her in the background.Ó He began swimming when he lived in Chicago from kin¥dergarten through third grade, a product of a Òbite by the swim bug,Ó he said. Around the time he turned 12 years old, the bite became a full-on infection after he realized he was a naturally good swimmer. Combine this with work ethic and it was his recipe for success. ÒThe really big differ¥ence I thought, for me, was SWIM continues on page 7 SOFTBALL Squad set to host All-Star match, play against pros By Bri Thomas ÒStarter versus starter would Daily Texan Staff Sporting a T-shirt with the 2011 World Series date of 6/8/11 on it, sophomore Blaire Luna warmed up her arm at McCombs Field, preparing her¥self for a challenging weekend. After facing Western Texas College tonight, Texas will host the National Pro Fastpitch All-Stars on Sunday. Former Long¥horn greats Cat Osterman, Me¥gan Willis and Loryn John¥son are just a few of the profes¥sionals Luna and her team will be facing. ÒItÕs going to be exciting to play against the pros,Ó Luna said. ÒWeÕre all really looking forward to the challenge and hopefully to beating them.Ó With Osterman and Luna both being so talented, there has been a great deal of talk Peter Franklin | Daily Texan file photo No. 22 Ashley Gayle works the post against Iowa State last season. Gayle is expected to play an expanded role in the post offensively about the two pitchers facing each other this weekend. with sophomore Cokie Reed out for the season. be really cool,Ó Luna said. ÒIÕd definitely have to push myself, but itÕd be something I could learn from.Ó Despite clear knowledge of the All-StarsÕ talent, UT catch¥er Amy Hooks stands strong in her confidence of her current team. ÒIÕm going to have to take my pitcherÕs side on that face-off,Ó Hooks said. ÒHopefully Blaire will be on top of her game, and weÕll let them duel it out on the mound.Ó Luna, who is always neck¥and-neck with OstermanÕs school records, never lets the pride of her success get in the way of her team, though. ÒI donÕt need to prove re¥cords wrong or anything like that,Ó Luna said. ÒI do it more for my team, as we learn what we need to work on.Ó STARS continues on page 7 Friday, November 5, 2010 SPORTS STARS: Former Horns featured in game From page 6 Luna and her fellow Longhorns know that if theyÕre able to stay up with the All-Stars this weekend, it will show the team they can beat anyone out there. Head coach Connie Clark is especially looking for¥ward to the great matchup, with a cast of several real¥ly talented athletes. ÒThe game will be all we can handle and more,Ó Clark said. ÒOur young ones are ready to face some of the best in world, so itÕll be good experience.Ó Former Longhorn Johnson is excited to be back with old teammates, as well as about playing with some of the best in the country. ÒI just want to come out and have a fun game,Ó Johnson said. ÒIÕm still a little bitter about how our season ended, but these girls seem to be moving in the right direction. IÕm ready to see how they end up.Ó The NPFÕs college tour is put on for promotion of the national league, but also helps out the opposing college teams. ÒIt will be good motivation for the ladies to see that this is where they could end up,Ó Clark said. With professional athletes surrounding the women, one may think the current teamÕs hopes of going pro someday would be too much to handle during the game. ÒIÕve thought about going pro, but itÕs a long way from now,Ó Luna said. ÒRight now, IÕm just focusing on Texas and trying to win a championship.Ó With a fall schedule that has consisted mostly of playing community colleges, TexasÕ focus sometimes was easily waned, with their only loss this season be¥ing to these same ex-Longhorns in the alumni game a few weekends back. ÒWeÕve got a deeper talent this year and seem to ty, but the crowd loves this stuff, especially since a Cat¥have all the keys but we just have to keep working,Ó versus-Blaire matchup sounds favorable for the week-Clark said. ÒWeÕre still trying to find our team identi-end. Make sure the cameras are rolling that day.Ó MCNEAL: All-around player dances to her own beat From page 6 and stuff but through time and playing, weÕve [all] grown.Ó The San Diego native came to UT as a middle blocker and played in that capacity last year. But Elliott sensed that McNeal could develop into a back-row threat, and after the last ball dropped in 2009, the coach¥ing staff worked to convert her into an all-around player. Growing pains may have been tough, but in hindsight, McNeal would have it no other way. ÒDuring high school and club, I never played in the back row,Ó Mc-Neal said. ÒSo transitioning from the spring and learning that IÕd be playing in real matches was real nerve-wrecking. Now itÕs my favorite part of the game.Ó McNealÕs job off the court may have just as much impact as her job on it. A lifelong music junkie, she teams up with Faucette to compile sound tracks to blast in the locker room to get the team pumped up before games. ÒMusicÕs a big part of my life,Ó McNeal said. ÒA lot of the girls no¥ticed that I always have my iPod and my headphones on. Music is just what I surround myself with all the time.Ó McNeal and FaucetteÕs relation¥ship goes back to the time when the duo were teammates on the Epic Volleyball Club. Faucette con¥sequently played a big part in lur¥ing McNeal from Southern Califor¥nia to Central Texas. ÒWhen I came here, I knew Jay [Faucette] was going to be here,Ó McNeal said. ÒShe was really hon¥est with me. She [also] showed me a different side of Texas and just how family-oriented the fans were, and I just felt really comfortable here.Ó As the Longhorns head into Sat¥urdayÕs match against Oklahoma at Gregory Gym, they likely couldnÕt care less whether McNeal can be defined. The free-flowing, versatile nature of the 6-foot-1-inch utility seems to be serving Texas just fine. SWIM: DÕInnocenzo chasing Olympic dreams From page 6 showing up to practice ev¥ery day,Ó DÕInnocenzo said. ÒI donÕt think I missed a practice for four or five months straight from October through March.Ó After the age group champi¥onships that year, he became aware that he was going to continue swimming. ÒThatÕs about the time when I realized I would be sticking with swimming, at least through high school and probably on through college,Ó DÕInnocenzo said. He gave soccer and baseball a try as a kid, but neither stuck. DÕInnocenzo said he was nev¥er very good at other sports and describes himself as Òa swimmer guy.Ó He hopes that swimming will take him to the Olympics, which he said is his ultimate goal. ÒI hope I am good enough to keep swimming after college,Ó DÕInnocenzo said. ÒThere are a lot of guys here that do that.Ó Usually a laid-back and funny guy, DÕInnocenzo gets pumped up for meets with the help of his teammates and music, often Blink-182 and other alternative rock bands. ÒWe are a really close-knit group, so we all really like to pump each other up before the race,Ó DÕInnocenzo said. ÒThere is a lot of support from everybody around you when youÕre racing.Ó He sees areas in which he can improve this season and he plans on making a difference in the NCAAs. ÒLast year, I wanted to be top eight in all of my events,Ó DÕInnocenzo said. ÒI want¥ed to score in all of them and I didnÕt. I am a little disappoint¥ed in how I swam at NCAAs. I know that this year is going to be different. I feel good go¥ing into this season right from the beginning. I am hoping to be able to score and hope¥fully be able to top eight in all three events.Ó DÕInnocenzo is clearly pas- OPENER: Gayle to play bigger role From page 6 and our guard strength.Ó The Trinity matchup is an opportune time to start test¥ing out her different lineup options, especially with her¥alded sophomore Cokie Reed out for the season. Even though the majority of the team is young, Texas retained pivotal upperclass¥men Ashley Gayle, Ashleigh Fontenette, Kathleen Nash and Yvonne Anderson. With these returning players, Tex¥as brings back 54 percent of its scoring from last season. Watching how Gayle re¥sponds to increased time on the floor will also be pivotal in understanding how Tex¥as primes for the rest of the season. Gayle, who will incur the minutes lost by ReedÕs absence, has always been a strong post presence in the paint but not the highest scor¥er. Goestenkors is pleased with the improvements Gay¥le has made to her game. ÒYouÕll see vast improve¥ment in her offensive game,Ó she said. ÒAre we going to rely on her day-in and day¥out offensively? No, but she does need to help us, and I know she will because sheÕs improved. SheÕs also one of our best screeners, so I think weÕre going to use her a lot, bringing post players outside and screening to get some of our guards some looks as well.Ó Gayle may not be the stron¥gest scorer but her defensive skills make up for it. She set the single-season blocks re¥cord during her sophomore campaign with 103 and be¥came the first player in school history to eclipse the 100-blocks mark in just one year. The free exhibition game tonight is at 7 p.m. at the Frank Erwin Center. sionate about swimming. He describes swimming as Ò second nature.Ó ÒThere is nothing like the suc¥cess that you can achieve when you get behind those blocks and youÕve got a big group of guys there who are ready to sup¥port you and cheer you on,Ó DÕInnocenzo said. ÒWhat in¥spires me to swim is the suc¥cess that you get when youÕve worked hard and you know that youÕve earned the success that you get.Ó Head coach Eddie Reese has high hopes for DÕInnocenzo this season and knows he can improve. ÒWe changed his dryland pro¥gram a little bit and he likes it a lot better,Ó Reese said. ÒItÕs def¥initely better for his body type. It has enabled him to train hard¥er in the water, and that is lead¥ing to his success. He has a lot of talent, a lot of strength and heÕs working to be able to use that. This could be a lot better year for him than last year.Ó RIVALRY: In-state foes race with mutual respect From page 6 coach Kim Brackin. ÒI think weÕre going to see some great swimming this weekend just because of that ri¥valry. I know they want to beat us as much as we want to beat them, but we all respect each other and appreciate fast swimming. ItÕs go¥ing to be a really fun meet.Ó Last year the Longhorns were victorious against the Aggies and helped bring home the Lone Star Showdown trophy with a 166-134 victory. This year, they are looking for a chance to extend their record to 4-0 for the season. Texas A&M will have to be at the top of their game in order to bring down this impressive group of athletes. ÒIf Texas A&M beats us, it will be because they are a heck of a team,Ó Brackin said. 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Typical shifts are 10:00am-3:30pm, and 4:00pm-10:00pm Pay Frontman looks back on 40 years By Jonathan Hyak Daily Texan Staff For such an accomplished musi¥cian, Ray Benson, the frontman for western swing band Asleep at the Wheel, is hardly pretentious. In fact, he concerns himself with the worries of the common man. Dur¥ing this interview, he was keeping an eye on the election results, ru¥ing another four years of Gov. Rick Perry. Perhaps this every-man atti¥tude has led to his extended suc¥cess as a musician, keeping him clean of the tabloid drama that ru¥ins so many musiciansÕ careers. This Friday, he will be celebrating his success with the current mem¥bers of Asleep at the Wheel, alum¥ni of the band and Willie Nelson as they play a 40th anniversary con¥cert for the band. The Daily Texan: You draw a distinction between yourself as a songwriter and a band mem¥ber, and since youÕre the last re¥maining original member in the band ... 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Life&Arts Editor: Amber Genuske E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 LIFE&ARTS Friday, November 5, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com THE DAILY TEXAN HEALTHY HOOK By Addie Anderson Meeting with others for the pure goal of laughter does the mind and body good. This doesnÕt necessarily mean going to a stand-up comedy show or watching ÒFriendsÓ DVDs, itÕs as simple as sitting underneath a tree by Barton Springs with a group of people and laughing Ñ something known as laugh¥ter yoga. Laughter yoga is a series of physical exercises practiced with the intent of generating fits of laughter. People can laugh with¥out having a reason and without using jokes, humor or comedy. ThereÕs no posing involved, ac¥cording to laughter yoga teach¥ers Olympia and Fletcher Hol¥liday. ItÕs called yoga because of the yoga-type breathing used when laughing. The Hollidays were asked by FletcherÕs employer to come to a laughing yoga event six months ago at an Austin farmersÕ market. The plan was to walk through the market in a group and just laugh Ñ to lighten the mood of the place and practice laughter yoga. ÒWe were reluctant to go the first day and then when we went, just at the end of the 10 minutes of laughing, it was un¥questionable that we were go¥ing to go the next day,Ó Olym¥pia Holliday said. ÒWe laughed for 10 to 15 minutes at that farmers market and it changed our lives.Ó Madan Lal Kataria, a physi¥cian from Mumbai, India, start¥ed laughter yoga in 1995 with the goal to bring good health, joy and world peace to all through laughter and, thereby, laugh¥ter yoga. People come togeth¥er in groups and engage in cer¥tain laughter exercises, which Kataria certifies teachers to lead. Through playful eye contact and simulated laughing, the laughter becomes genuine. The practice has caught on worldwide, with more than 10,000 laughter yoga groups in more than 60 coun¥tries, according to the Laugh¥ter Yoga International website. The Hollidays became certified laughter yoga teachers over the YOGA continues on page 9 Fun Fun Fun Fest brings indie world to concert-goers By Francisco Marin Daily Texan Staff Now in its fifth year, Fun Fun Fun Fest has grown from a col¥lection of overlooked indie art¥ists and local vendors into one of the most progressive festivals in the nation. Fun Fest prides it¥self on knowing whatÕs cool in the world of independent mu¥sic before the mainstream can catch on, providing entertain¥ment in hip-hop, punk rock, in¥die pop and even stand-up com¥edy. With three nights and two days worth of music, comedy and local goods, Fun Fest is sure to be a blast this year with such eclectic offerings. Top four bands to see at Fun Fun Fun Fest A-Trak Sunday, 8:45 p.m. Blue Stage Alain Macklovitch has been on the DJ scene since the mid¥1990s, when he won the DMCs World DJ Championship at the age of 15. The brother of Dave Macklovitch of the band Chro¥meo, A-Trak rose to prominence as Kanye WestÕs personal tour DJ, producing for likeminded artists Kid Sister, Boys Noize and MSTRKRFT. Expect noth¥ing less than a rap-electro dance party when he takes the stage. Toro y Moi Sunday, 2:55 p.m. Red Stage Toro y MoiÕs Chaz Bundick al¥most singlehandedly pioneered the chillwave genre with his brand of soulful, dreamy bed¥room pop. It makes sense that fellow chillwave artist Washed Out is also playing at Fun Fest later the same afternoon. But lately, Bundick has taken to more straight-ahead indie pop with his latest single ÒLeave FEST continues on page 9