NEWS PAGE 5 Invisible Children screens documentary on campus LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 Faculty members showcase art, talent in exhibit TOMORROWÕS WEATHER Low High 74 THE DAILY TEXAN Tuesday, November 16, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Calendar Alejandro Escovedo The Austin-based singer¥songwriter will perform at the Continental Club at 10 p.m. Operation Christmas Child Check out the TexanÕs latest video at dailytexanonline. com on Operation Christmas ChildÕs efforts to send presents to children in developing countries. The campaign runs through Nov. 22. Beyond the Barrio Symposium on ÒBeyond El Barrio: Everyday Life in Latina/o America,Ó explores how Latinos are approached in the media and public policy, featuring UT professors Frank Guridy, Cary Cordova and John McKiernan-Gonzalez. San Jacinto Conference Center, Room 207 AB. Foreign Service Careers As part of International Education Week, former U.S. ambassador to Eritrea Ronald McMullen will host an information session on careers in the U.S. Foreign Service. McCombs School of Business, 3.202. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Eid al-Adha The Islamic Dialogue Student Association will host its celebration of Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice in UTC, 4.104. 6:30-8 p.m. Campus watch I have no money Carothers Dorm, 2501 Whitis Ave. Public Intoxication: A UT staff member reported a UT student was wandering from dormitory to dormitory while exhibiting a physical reaction to the over¥consumption of alcohol in several locations. The officers located the subject in the hallway. He became combative toward the officers when he realized they had found his wallet further down the hallway. When he discovered Austin EMS was there to assist him, he began yelling, ÒI canÕt afford this!Ó and kicking at the officers. Because of the studentÕs intoxication, he was transported to a local area hospital for further treatment. Occurred on: Saturday at 11:23 p.m. Quote to note ÔÔ ÒI know a lot of the students have com¥mented and came up to me and said, ÔWow, I didnÕt even know so-and-so made work like thatÕ or ÔI havenÕt seen more work from that artist in a long time.ÕÓ Ñ Jade Walker Senior program coordina¥tor of the Visual Arts Center LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 State demands additional budget cuts By Nolan Hicks The cuts would be in addition to the ÒWith 10 months left, weÕre looking for Daily Texan Staff 5-percent cuts already ordered for the cur-more reductions as a prelude into budget Texas needs to cut its spending an addi-rent budget biennium, which covers 2010 cutting in the session,Ó Straus said. tional 2 to 3 percent for the current budget and 2011. State leaders say they will still re-Public colleges and universities will not cycle as state revenues lag almost $4 billion quest an additional 10-percent cut for the be exempt from the latest round of budget below projections, Lt. Gov. David Dew-next budget that covers 2012 and 2013 Ñ cuts, said Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, chair¥hurst and Texas House Speaker Joe Straus which could amount to a 17- to 18-percent man of the House Committee on Higher announced Monday. budget cut for many agencies. Education. University celebrates diversity Allen Otto | Daily Texan Staff Plan II freshman Lucy Junker teaches Zeal Desai, an international relations and global studies junior, the steps to Irish folk dances at a free workshop as part of International Education Week on Monday. Cultural exchange promoted through International Education Week By Vidushi Shrimali The UniversityÕs second annu-ranging from lectures on traveling Daily Texan Staff al International Education Week, tips to foreign film screenings and More than 2,000 students left Monday through Friday, cele-a world trivia competition Thurs-Austin to study abroad last school brates cultural diversity on cam-day night. year, and this fall about twice as pus and promotes international On Monday, Russian language many international students from exchange. and East European and Eurasian 115 countries came to the city to Thirty-five campus organiza-studies graduate student Elliott study at UT. tions will host 55 events this week, Nowacky spoke about interning UT explores hydrogen fuel, sparks government interest age unit. The team worked together to build and test the vehicles, but UTÕs center developed the high¥energy battery that was essential for the creation of the vehicle. Ò[The Department of Defense is] very interested in the use of hydrogen-fueled transportation FUEL continues on page 2 at the U.S. EmbassyÕs Office of De¥fense Cooperation in Ukraine and later serving as the chief of the de¥fense cooperation branch in Ka¥zakhstan. Nowacky said that as a diplomat he often had to follow ABROAD continues on page 2 ÒThis is a new development, and I think itÕs prudent in light of where the revenue shortfall seems to be heading,Ó Branch said. ÒIf I was a college president, I would be pre¥paring to do another 2 to 3 percent.Ó The short time frame universities have to BUDGET continues on page 2 APD reports increase in homicides during 2010 By Aziza Musa Daily Texan Staff The Austin Police Department is facing its fifth spike in the number of murders committed during the past 15 years Ñ despite an overall drop in the violent crime rate. Murder rates usually average in the low to mid-20s every year, and 2007 marked the latest rate increase, said APD Cmdr. Julie OÕBrien, who oversees the violent crimes division. But since January 2010, police have reported 31 ho¥micide victims, 14 more than the same time last year. OÕBrien said although sever¥al homicides happened in unusu¥al ways this year Ñ such as the death resulting from Austin res¥ident Joe Stack flying his plane into the Echelon Building on Feb. APD continues on page 2 Of the 31 murders in 2010: tBMUFSDBUJPOUZQF tGBNJMZWJPMFODF tSPCCFSZSFMBUFE tHBOHSFMBUFE tEFGFOTFPGTFMGPSPUIFST tVOLOPXONPUJWBUJPO tNPUJWBUFECZESVHT tTFYSFMBUFE tPUIFS Source: APD Reports Although the new committee is not seeking to change the way eval¥uations are conducted, Neikirk said the committee would open discus¥sion to new proposals about evalu¥ations from outside sources. ÒSome people in the state and na¥tionally are not sure that their facul¥ty is working at their maximum,Ó said Janet Staiger, a radio-televi¥sion-film professor and former council chairwoman. ÒWe think al¥most all faculty is doing a great job. We need to explain what we do, that we are not overpaid and that, many times, we are overworked.Ó Neikirk cited a Texas Higher Ed¥ucation Coordinating Board rec¥ommendation that would have PROF continues on page 2 By Lauren Giudice Daily Texan Staff UTÕs Center for Electrome¥chanics, along with Atlanta¥based Center for Transportation and the Environment, delivered two hydrogen-powered utili¥ty vehicles to the U.S. militaryÕs largest combat support agency. The cars have a much great¥er range than other vehicles of Erika Rich | Daily Texan Staff their type and use Òthe fuel of the future,Ó said program man¥ager Richard Thompson. The team increased hydrogen storage and maximized efficien¥cy in weight, volume, cost, safe¥ty and commercialization po¥tential. To make the vehicle as efficient as possible, the team used high-energy batteries and a high-pressure hydrogen stor- Allen Otto | Daily Texan Staff Marketing department representative Linda Golden whispers to Elizabeth Cullingford, an English department representative, on Monday. Council seeks alternate appraisal of professors By Nick Mehendale Daily Texan Staff UTÕs Faculty Council creat¥ed a new committee at its Mon¥day meeting to determine the best way to conduct annual evaluations, hoping to ensure the faculty has a say in how professors and staff are reviewed. Faculty Council Chairman Dean Neikirk, an electrical and comput¥er engineering professor, proposed the committee reach a consensus about the way the faculty would like to be evaluated. Under current evaluation procedure, students re¥view non-tenured teachers every semester. These teachers also sub¥mit annual reports to administra¥tors, who review any research or papers they have published. Research engineers Clay Hearn and Michael Lewis stand alongside program manager Richard Thompson in front of a hydrogen fuel bus project at the J.J. Pickle Research Center. The bus preceeded their invention of two hydrogen-run cars that have recently been delivered to the Department of Defense in Georgia. 2 NEWS Monday, November 16, 2010 BUDGET: Shortfalls push board to inspect revenues From page 1 make the cuts could mean signif¥icant reductions in financial aid and summer school courses, said Eva DeLuna Castro, a senior bud¥get analyst for the progressive think tank Center for Public Pol¥icy Priorities. Straus wouldnÕt say if public education and health and human services would be as largely pro¥tected from this round of cuts as they have been in the past. ÒI think weÕll have to discuss that,Ó he said. ÒWe just talked about the range of further cuts without being specific as to where they come from.Ó Dewhurst said the addition¥al cuts were because the initial 5-percent spending cuts didnÕt save as much money as initially intended. ÒWhen you look at the [federal money] and a probable $4 billion shortfall [in revenue in the current budget], you all can do the math as easily as we can Ñ weÕre talk¥ing about $15-16 billion [shortfall for the next budget],Ó said Dew¥hurst, who chairs the Legislative Budget Board. Dewhurst discounted previous estimates that had placed the pro¥jected deficit as high as $25 bil¥lion. ÒThe numbers weÕve heard be¥fore include pretty aggressive new spending and, if thereÕs any message out of last TuesdayÕs APD: Experts, police examine statistics to explain increase From page 1 18 Ñ family violence and alter¥cation-type murders were the most prevalent in 2010. ÒAustin remains one of the safest cities for its size in the country,Ó OÕBrien said. ÒEven with the increase in murders, we have been diligent in look¥ing at all cases to inform us what kind of information we should be sharing with our partners about how murders can be prevented.Ó Police have not found any commonalities among the ho¥micides, and OÕBrien said the murders occurred through¥out the city. Authorities do not know the cause for the increase, but demographic, economic and cultural shifts could account for the higher murder rate, said Mi¥chelle Richter, an assistant crim¥inology professor at St. Ed¥wardÕs University. ÒThere have been some eco¥nomic stresses within the com¥munity,Ó Richter said. ÒWe are entering the period around the holidays when coping mecha¥nisms may be stressed. The ad¥dition of alcohol, money anxiety and stress of family pressures may result in violence.Ó Richter said she expects more murders to occur before the end of the year because of addition¥al holiday stress. According to police statistics, 67 percent of the victims were related or acquainted prior to the incident, and the most com¥mon weapon used is a firearm. Richter said it is difficult to de¥termine what types of guns sus¥pects use to commit homicide, since it depends on their prefer¥ence and availability. While accessibility of weap¥ons and alcohol consumption may contribute to homicides, murders are also affected by fac¥tors individuals cannot control, Richter said. The public, how¥ever, continues to fear being the next victim, she said. ÒPublic perception and con¥cern often fuel demands for leg¥islative action and legislative re¥forms,Ó Richter said. ÒThe fact is that the national murder rate is about 5.5 people per 100,000. In 2009, Austin was at 2.9, which is very low.Ó Of the 31 murder cases in 2010, APD solved 27 of them Ñ or 87 percent Ñ surpassing the 2009 national average of 66.6 percent. Public Safety Commission Chairman Michael Lauderdale said the agency asked APD to compile data of the murder rates and features over the last 10 years to analyze possible causes of the increase and pre¥liminary changes to the city and department. ÒWe may have a statisti¥cal variation, and no particular thing accounts for that,Ó Lau¥derdale said. ÒIf we can start to say it is a true increase, we can start to identify the characteris¥tics and how we might deploy our resources.Ó election, itÕs that people want [the government] to live within their means,Ó he said. ÒWeÕve got to look at available revenue, mon¥itor all of our revenues as close¥ly as we can and if we stumble across a non-tax revenue, consid¥er that.Ó When asked if his estimate of the shortfall included increas¥ing enrollment in public schools or universities, increasing case loads at courts or increasing de¥mand for other state services, De¥whurst said it is just a comparison between spending that was bud¥geted for the current budget cy¥cle and how much the state will be able to spend during the next budget cycle. PROF: Committee to debate evaluations From page 1 evaluated teachers based on how many of their students graduate as opposed to the number of stu¥dents enrolled. He said the pro¥posal might have increased teach¥ing loads by putting unrealistic de¥mands on teachers. ÒThere is the issue that if there are designations of teaching work¥loads, that there will be a different category of faculty,Ó Neikirk said. ÒTeaching intensive and research intensive. Who would choose this? Will it be done on a university lev¥el or on a department level? We need to have a part in creating dis¥cussion.Ó Earlier this year, Texas A&M Uni¥versity set up a controversial sys¥tem of accountability for their pro¥fessors by evaluating how much each professor is worth based pri¥marily on their salaries, how much research money they bring to the college and the portion of their sal¥aries that comes from teaching. The council did not establish how many faculty members will serve on the committee or when they will begin meeting, and Neikirk said he was not sure what the structure would lead to. ÒWe need a more holis¥tic view of this issue,Ó Neikirk said. ÒAs well as a discussion of whether it should be faculty or departmental.Ó Associate anthropology profes¥sor Pauline Strong voiced her con¥cern as to whether the new com¥mittee will cause outsiders to be¥lieve that faculty are not already subjected to assessments by the UT administration. ÒThe creation of this com¥mittee makes it sound like we donÕt already have accountabil¥ity or assessments in place,Ó Strong said. ÒThe way we are framing this makes us sound unaccountable. As faculty, we all feel a deep sense of respon¥sibility. We need to frame this somehow as something we are currently doing.Ó Other members saw the creation of the new committee as a necessi¥ty if the faculty wanted to have a say in the way it functioned. ÒTo not go through with cre¥ating this committee would be absolutely tone-deaf politically,Ó said Philip Doty, associate profes¥sor in the School of Information. FUEL: Alternate energy sought by organizations for commercial project From page 1 vehicles,Ó Thompson said. ÒThey want to in¥crease its efficiency and use.Ó The department has access to hydrogen, so they are looking to make extended-range vehicles. While most vehicles like this get 30 miles with full charge, the new one gets 300 miles. ÒThis project took about 10 months from the beginning to when we delivered the ve¥hicles to Georgia,Ó Thompson said. ÒThey are beginning a 12-month demonstration period at the Defense Distribution Depot.Ó Research associate Mike Lewis said the projectÕs purpose was to increase the vehicleÕs range and advance hydrogen technology. ÒThe Department of Defense and the De¥fense Logistics Agency are being pushed by the government right now to start imple¥menting hydrogen-fueled vehicles,Ó Lewis said. ÒThereÕs a mandate to push the technol¥ogy more to being a commercial project.Ó He said increasing the range 10-fold is a significant improvement, and the vehicle will be used daily on Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. ÒTheir maintenance people will use them to do their normal, everyday work,Ó he said. UT and the Center have collaborated in the past, and their relationship goes back 10 or 15 years, said Erik Bigelow, project manager in technology for the CTE. ÒCTE has been working with the Feder¥al Transit Administration for about three¥and-a-half years now,Ó Bigelow said. ÒCTE has been the main project manager and got if off the ground. We put the initial project plan together and weÕve been working to¥ward executing that.Ó ABROAD: Grad student speaks on diplomacy, international affairs From page 1 local cultural traditions, including eating horse meat and beginning dinners with four vodka shots. ÒIt gives a basic understanding of what the world outside is like,Ó Nowacky said. ÒBesides Mexico and Canada, we have these two giant oceans separating us from the rest of the world.Ó Nowacky, a retired Army major, gave students who were interested in diplomacy an overview of positions offered at U.S. embassies around the world and useful tips for a future career in international re¥lations. Biology freshman Saurabh Ghosh moved to the U.S. from India two years ago to attend UT. He said he enjoys world affairs, and NowackyÕs story sparked his interest to attend the lecture. Ghosh said he is excited for the trivia competition hosted at the McCombs School of Business on Thursday, and has organized a team to compete. ÒTraveling makes you a better global citizen,Ó said Ghosh, who is deciding between a career in medi¥cine and international diplomacy. Claudia Prieto, chairwoman for International Ed¥ucation Week, said the week is intended to push stu¥dents not only to travel outside the United States, but to interest students in coming to the U.S. ÒMany of them only learn about the United States through Hollywood or music, which isnÕt fully rep¥resentative of U.S. society,Ó said Prieto, who also serves as the International Programs Coordinator in the McCombs School. Prieto said studying in the United States offers in¥ternational students the opportunity to practice their English skills, just as studying abroad offers UT stu¥dents the opportunity to learn languages that arenÕt common in the United States. The U.S. departments of State and Education cre¥ated International Education Week in 2000, which is now recognized in more than 100 countries. THE DAILY TEXAN Volume 111, Number 112 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 Web O¥ce: online@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-mail 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. CLARIFICATION The photo accompanying MondayÕs page-two news story about the unveiling of the law schoolÕs James DeAnda bust sculpture may have led the reader to assume the sculpture in the photo was of DeAnda. The sculpture in the photo is of lawyer and UT alumnus Joseph Jamail. TODAYÕS WEATHER LowHigh 70 47 The Texan welcomes donations of any amount to help purchase a new server. NEWS BRIEFLY McCombs falters in rankings, soars in student satisfaction The McCombs School of Busi¥ness is the 25th best business school in the U.S., according to a recent ranking by a Bloomberg Business¥week report. The business school fell four places from 2008, according to Fri¥dayÕs report. Despite the drop in rank, the school received its highest ranking in student satisfaction in six years, as well as an increase in em¥ployer satisfaction. ÒWe are still improving,Ó said Stacey Rudnick, the schoolÕs career services director. ÒYou can still have a stronger program even though the rank dropped.Ó Recruiters rated graduates of the business schoolÕs analytical and general management skills with an A. The undergraduate school at McCombs will likely make on av¥erage $67,000 a year, and graduate business students will make $95,000 a year. According to the report, 93 percent of McCombs graduates are offered a job out of college. The Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago took the top spot, followed by the Harvard Business School and the Wharton School at the University of Penn¥sylvania. Ñ Nick Mehendale Wire Editor: Ross Rackets WORLD&NATION www.dailytexanonline.com Tuesday, November 16, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN High-rise building set ablaze, 53 dead in welding mishap By Ji Chen & Gillian Wong The Associated Press SHANGHAI Ñ Chinese state media report that unlicensed welders accidentally started a fire in a high-rise apartment building in Shanghai that has so far left 53 dead. Police detained the four welders on criminal charges today, a day af¥ter the fire broke out in the 28-sto¥ry high rise that mainly housed re¥tired teachers. The official Xinhua news agen¥cy cited a witness saying the fire began when building materials caught alight. The blaze spread to scaffolding and then to the 28-story apartment block itself, which hous¥es many retired teachers, it said. The government said more than 100 fire trucks were called to battle the blaze, which was large¥ly put out about four hours later. Firefighters could be seen taking bodies from the building, while survivors were rushed away in ambulances. Other survivors were housed overnight in a gym of a nearby re¥tirement home. There were sad scenes at hospi¥tals as relatives searched for their loved ones. At JingÕan hospital, the father of Wang Yinxing, a 30-year¥old woman who lived on the 22nd floor of the building, searched a list of survivors at the hospital but could not find his daughterÕs name. ÒShe called her husband and said: ÔItÕs on fire! I have escaped from the 22nd floor to the 24th floor,Õ but then the phone got cut off,Ó the father, Wang Zhiliang, 65, said with tears in his eyes. ÒThat was the last we heard from her.Ó Some residents escaped by climbing down scaffolding that had been put up for the renova¥tions. A resident identified as Mr. Zhou told Hong Kong broad¥caster Phoenix TV that he and his wife were napping in their 23rd floor apartment when they smelled smoke. He said they climbed down the scaffolding four stories before being rescued by firefighters. An unidentified woman told Shanghai television her only op¥tion was to climb down the scaf¥folding. ÒIf I jumped I would die, if I stayed [in the building] I would die,Ó she said. One local resident complained that firefighters, some who climbed scaffolding to save people, had been late getting to the blaze. ÒThey were too slow. The first fire truck came at least 25 minutes later,Ó said a woman who would identify herself only by her sur¥name Zhen. She said she lived across the street and called the fire department as soon as she saw the flames. Survivors were taken to nine Shanghai hospitals, and a doctor at JingÕan Central Hospital said more than 20 seriously hurt people had been admitted for treatment. Most of the survivors had suffered as¥phyxia from the smoke fumes, an¥other doctor said. Shanghai state television showed survivors at another hospital in the city, covered in thick blankets as they emerged from a high-pressure oxygen chamber. Shanghai, a city of 20 million and venue of the recently concluded World Expo, has seen a construc¥tion frenzy in recent years, ranging from high rises that dot its skyline to new subway lines, highways and airport upgrades. But unsafe building work remains a chronic problem in China. By Barbara Ortutay & Michael Liedtke The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Ñ Fa¥cebook is betting that one day soon, weÕll all be acting like high school students Ñ more texting and instant-messaging, at the ex¥pense of e-mail. Facebook unveiled a new messaging system Monday, and while CEO Mark Zuckerberg didnÕt go as far as declaring e¥mail dead, he clearly sees the four-decade-old technology be¥ing eclipsed by more real-time ways of communicating. The overhauled version, which will be rolled out to users by invitation in coming months, brings in cell phone texts, IM chats and e-mails from non-Fa¥cebook accounts. All the messages stack up in one inbox, and theyÕre organized by the person sending them rather than the type of technolo¥gy they use. For those who want one, Facebook will hand out face¥book.com e-mail addresses. By making e-mail part of its communications hub, Facebook escalates its duel with Internet search leader Google Inc., which shook up online communica¥tions six-and-a-half years ago with its Gmail service. What Facebook has that Gmail and others donÕt have, however, is peopleÕs real identities, plus a map of their real-life relation¥ships and online interactions Ñ something Facebook likes to re¥fer to as the Òsocial graph.Ó The messaging system, how¥ever, isnÕt e-mail. It doesnÕt use subject lines or ÒCcÓ fields. Facebook says it will store every missive sent between two people for eternity, unless they choose to delete it; the compa¥ny likens it to this generationÕs equivalent of a box filled with years of love letters. Users will have to keep an active Facebook account for the messaging service to work. If they decide to leave Facebook, they will lose the messaging service. NEWS BRIEFLY Migrant hostages find freedom after Mexican navyÕs cartel raid MEXICO CITY Ñ The Mexican navy says it has freed 10 migrants in¥cluding a 7-month-old infant during a raid in the cartel-infested northeastern state of Tamaulipas. A statement from the navy says its agents traced a cell phone call from one of the hostages to a house in the Gulf coast city of Altamira. There they freed five men, four women and a baby all kidnapped by an armed gang. Three are from Mexico, four from Colombia, two from El Salvador and one from Ecuador. The navy said Monday that three police officers suspected in the kidnap¥ping were detained. MexicoÕs drug gangs often abduct undocumented migrants headed to the United States. In August, cartel gunmen massacred 72 migrants, most from Central America. Apple websiteÕs iTunes teaser powers digital Beatles rumors CUPERTINO, Calif. Ñ Apple Inc. replaced its regular home page Mon¥day with a note promising an Òexcit¥ingÓ iTunes announcement. ÒTomorrow is just another day. That youÕll never forget,Ó the gadget maker posted online. The webpage instructs people to check back at 7 a.m. PST today to learn more. Apple would not give any fur¥ther details about the nature of the announcement, but The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple has final¥ly snagged the rights to sell Beatles al¥bums on iTunes. In 2009, Apple scheduled a music¥themed event on the same day a digi¥tally remastered collection of the Beat¥lesÕ oeuvre was due out on CD. How¥ever, the event came and went with¥out an announcement. Apple is also thought to be work¥ing on some sort of music stream¥ing service tied to AppleÕs acquisition of startup Lala.com in 2009. Some an¥alysts believe Apple will eventually offer iPhone and other gadget users Web access to their iTunes libraries. Apple would need to have new deals in place with music labels first, and itÕs unclear that such agreements have been forged. Ñ The Associated Press Editor-in-Chief: Lauren Winchester Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 Viviana Aldous Susannah Jacob OPINION Doug Luippold Dave Player THE DAILY TEXAN GALLERY OVERVIEW A risky call On Thursday, the UT system Board of Regents approved UT-San AntonioÕs move to the West¥ern Athletic Conference (WAC) along with near¥by Texas State University and the University of Denver. A major factor behind the move was UTSAÕs fledgling football program; the school will be fielding a team for the first time next sea¥son. The Roadrunners will compete as indepen¥dents in the Division 1 Football Championships (formerly D-1AA) next year before moving up to the Bowl Subdivision for the 2012-13 season. A Division 1 football program is one of the risk¥iest endeavors a university can undertake. When successful, winning programs can net millions in additional revenue for their schools. Despite the best efforts of Greg Davis, our own Longhorns have been one of the most profitable teams in the country. The football team brought in a net prof¥it of more than $65 million in 2008, the last year for which data is available, according to the Of¥fice of Postsecondary Education. However, most of those profits remain in the Athletics Depart¥mentÕs budget, prompting criticisms of the De¥partmentÕs relationship to the University and its academic mission. But when Division 1 programs do poorly, they cost a lot. Even in a football-crazy state such as Texas, collegiate teams donÕt always sustain themselves. In 2008, the University of HoustonÕs football program was about $3.3 million in the red. That same year, the Univer¥sity of North Texas, Texas Christian and South¥ern Methodist all posted no net profits from their football programs. Younger programs also tend to be less profit¥able initially. With only one year at the D-1AA level before making the jump, UTSA will be the fastest program to reach Division 1 status in football. In 2007, the UTSA student body approved the development of the football program in a refer¥endum which would have mandatory student athletic fees double from $10 per credit hour to $20 starting in 2009. UTSA students may have to get used to increases in tuition and fees. UTSA president Ri¥cardo Romo told the Austin American-States¥man on Sunday that Òwe need to be thinking more like 15, 20, 25 percentÓ budget cuts in the upcoming year, a move that would surely force Texas universities to raise tuition. While Division 1 football has the capability to increase both school spirit and athletics revenue, we have to question whether the timing is ap¥propriate, given the current state of the economy and impending budget reductions. Tuition increase riots It was anarchy in the U.K. on Thursday, or for at least a few hours in London. Thousands of angry young Brits took to the streets to pro¥test plans to raise tuition fees three-fold for the next year. What was supposed to be a peaceful demonstration turned ugly as a smaller subset of students attacked the Tory party headquar¥ters, smashing windows and destroying furni¥ture. Predictably, the next dayÕs headlines in ma¥jor British newspapers featured a black-clad fig¥ure kicking in a shop window. Violent student protests are not just a Euro¥pean phenomenon either. In November 2009, students at the University of California-Berke¥ley took part in a National Day of Action in re¥sponse to a 32 percent proposed student fee in¥crease. Students barricaded themselves inside campus buildings, set off fire alarms and clashed with police as dozens were arrested. As upcoming budget reductions here at UT lead to increases in tuition, some students will inevitably take to the West Mall in protest. Stu¥dents have to be aware and not let the protestors themselves become the story rather than the tar¥get of the protest. When that happens, the stu¥dent voice is delegitimized and an important is¥sue is relegated to a sideshow. ThereÕs a right and a wrong way to protest tu¥ ition increases, and smashing windows certainly falls in the latter group. Be informed ÒgreenÓ consumers GALLERY By Erin Gleim Daily Texan Columnist Buying eco-friendly products seems like an easy way to help save the planet, and a lot of the time it only requires paying a little bit more. But not all ÒgreenÓ products are actu¥ally as beneficial for the environment as their labels suggest. The other day, I saw paper plates in green packaging being marketed as Òeco-friendlyÓ and Òbiodegradable.Ó Now, IÕm no expert, but it didnÕt make any sense to me that pa¥per plates, which used to be notoriously eco¥unfriendly for killing trees, could suddenly be considered Ògreen.Ó After researching the issue, I discovered that there are no special regulations regard¥ing what can be called a ÒgreenÓ product. There is nothing stopping a company from putting a product in a green box and calling it Ògreen.Ó While there are several nonprofit organizations and even entire news services that provide eco-friendly ratings, there is no official government seal or rating. One of the most prominent and well-re¥spected ÒgreenÓ rating organizations is Green Seal, which was the first environmental cer¥tification company in the United States. Its standards for ÒgreenÓ products are high, and its certification means that a product is good for the environment. A quick survey of prod¥ucts given the ÒGreen SealÓ shows that the ÒgreenÓ products we see in stores and on TV arenÕt all they claim to be. Being ÒgreenÓ has become so desirable and competitive that companies have started tak¥ing advantage of uninformed consumers to push products, but this manipulation is un¥acceptable. Companies often label products Ògreen,Ó ÒbiodegradableÓ and Òeco-friendlyÓ when the item may be exactly the opposite. The Federal Trade Commission has cracked down over the years on companies Ògreen¥washingÓ consumers and products, but more must be done. An example of a potentially misleading ÒgreenÓ initiative at UT is eco-friendly de¥sign and construction. WeÕve all heard that the new Student Activity Center is ÒLEED certified.Ó This award, which recogniz¥es ÒLeadership in Energy and Environmen¥tal Design,Ó is given based on the number of points a project earns for adding different en¥vironmentally friendly components. Ò...the only thing the LEED certiÞcation means is that the corporation made an effort. The certiÞcation is awarded before any proof of energy savings is shown.Ó The LEED program is wonderful in theo¥ry. It encourages corporations to be mindful of the impact that construction and mainte¥nance of a building have on the environment. It rewards energy conservation and recycling efforts Ñ and thatÕs what critics donÕt like; the only thing the LEED certification means is that the corporation made an effort. The certification is awarded before any proof of energy savings is shown. In a 2007 article critiquing the LEED certifi¥cation process, energy efficiency expert Hen¥ry Gifford said, Ò[The program] has never depended on actual energy use, and itÕs not going to. You can use as much energy as you want and report it and keep your plaque.Ó Gifford said he doesnÕt believe that the pro¥gram is a scam, but he, along with numerous critics in the industry, believe the LEED pro¥gram needs some major changes. LEED-certified projects are very expen¥sive, and while that may not matter as much when construction of a building is funded by foundations and donations, such as the up¥coming Bill and Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex, it does matter when stu¥dent fees are bankrolling the building. At UT, students agreed to pay a $65 fee every se¥mester to fund construction of the new Stu¥dent Activity Center. Since LEED certifica¥tions are notoriously costly, one can only as¥sume that the buildingÕs certification hiked up the price of construction and thus the fee. And because thereÕs no compelling evidence to suggest that a LEED certification necessar¥ily equals an environmentally friendly build¥ing, perhaps certification is not the best use of student funds. While thereÕs no evidence this money was a waste, some experts, such as building scien¥tist researcher Dr. Joe Lstiburek, argue thereÕs no evidence itÕs not. In a 2008 article, Lstibu¥rek claimed that LEED and programs like it Òwaste a lot of time and money on stuff that is obvious and more time and money on stuff that is irrelevant or unimportant.Ó None of us want to waste time, mon¥ey or energy on a fad or a fraud. While itÕs laudable to be ÒgreenÓ consumers, we must remember to be informed ÒgreenÓ consumers. Look into what youÕre buy¥ing to make sure the ÒgreenÓ label actual¥ly translates to Ògood for the planet,Ó and try to support products that are actually eco-friendly. Gleim is a journalism freshman. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline. com. 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Tuesday, November 16, 2010 NEWS NEWS BRIEFLY Video brings war-torn African life to US Study shows rise in internationals, first drop in US students abroad Project ÔInvisible ChildrenÕ documents daily struggles of UgandaÕs children, teens By Anna Fata Daily Texan Staff The world-renowned social justice group Invisible Children included UT on its tour to spread awareness about the effects liv¥ing in war-torn East Africa has on the regionÕs children, hosting a documentary screening Mon¥day night in the William C. Hogg Building. The group is well-known for their multimedia projects on the conflict in Uganda, which has dis¥placed about 1.8 million people in the past two years. MondayÕs vid¥eo focused on the history of the conflict in Northern Uganda that led to the abduction of children for the rebel army, and Invisible ChildrenÕs efforts to bring peace. Sociology senior Sarah Mag¥nelia is copresident of the UT branch of social justice group Ox¥fam. Magnelia helped advertise Invisible ChildrenÕs screening to UT students. Ò[Kids] are taken away from their families, forced to commit unthinkable crimes and even af¥ter release, must deal with the long-term psychological con¥sequences of their enlistment,Ó Magnelia said. ÒFor me, itÕs sim¥ply not enough to sit around and do nothing about all of this, and Invisible Children is working hard to change reality in Uganda.Ó When the United Kingdom took control of the East African country, it enslaved Northern Ugandans and gave the south¥ern Ugandans high-status jobs, said Chelsea Steele, a member of Invisible Children who helps put on the video screenings. In 1986, Ugandans in the north formed a rebel group called the LordÕs Resistance Army, which guerilla soldier Joseph Kony led, Steele said. When Kony lost support, he began abducting children in their sleep to fight for the army. The ab- Anastasia Garcia |Daily Texan Staff Students watch a short documentary film at a presentation for Invisible Children, a non-profit organization centered around providing education for children in Uganda. ductions led to Ònight-commut-groupÕs website. were driven out of the country. featured in a video encouraging ing,Ó where hundreds of Ugan-ÒInvisible Children has had a KonyÕs group now terrorizes the viewers to support the scholar¥dan children walked miles to very large hand in ending night Congo. The U.S. government di-ship program. When he was 13 sleep in masses to avoid being ab-rectly recognized Invisible Chil-years old, Francis lost his par¥ducted, said Joleah Stiles, Invisi-dren for their efforts in ending the ents and the majority of his com¥ble ChildrenÕs regional manager LordÕs Resistance ArmyÕs occupa-munity in a LordÕs Resistance for Texas. tion in Uganda, according to the Army attack. ÒThe crazy thing is they are We want to make video. He shared his story of forgoing given almost no training for the sure we ensure peace ÒThe opposite of war doesnÕt meals to afford tuition for school¥weapons they have so they are get-necessarily mean peace,Ó ing, but eventually had to drop ÔÔ through education.Ó ting the weakest, youngest, most Steele said. ÒWe want to make out of school because he couldnÕt inexperienced people that they sure we ensure peace through afford it. Not until he applied ÑChelsea Steele have abducted on the front lines,Ó education.Ó for and received the Invisible Stiles said. At the event, volunteers pro-Children scholarship was he al- Invisible Children After three friends from Cal-moted the Legacy Scholarship lowed to continue his educa- Member ifornia visited Uganda in 2003, Fund, in which sponsors can pro-tion. He is now in his second year they were inspired to produce vide a monthly donation of $35 of university, and would like to a documentary that focused commuting,Ó Stiles said. to send a Ugandan child to high get his masters degree in on the rebel attacks and abduc-After supporters of Invisible school and $65 for a university political philosophy. tions there, later creating Invisi-Children successfully lobbied education. ÒI would like to fight for justice ble Children when they returned the U.S. government to intervene Ojak Francis received the Leg-and bring change to the people of to the U.S., according to the in Uganda, Kony and his troops acy scholarship in 2007 and was Northern Uganda,Ó he said. International student enrollment in col¥leges nationwide steadily increased this year, while the total number of U.S. stu¥dents who studied abroad decreased slightly, according to a recent study by an international education nonprofit. In the 25 years that the Institute of In¥ternational Education has published its ÒOpen DoorsÓ report, this yearÕs figures indicate a first-time decrease in American students studying abroad. The figures do not surprise Teri Al¥brecht, the director for international stu¥dent and scholar services. She said the sluggish economy of 2009 dampened stu¥dentsÕ abilities to participate in study abroad programs. ÒI think that this has to do with the eco¥nomic situation, increasing costs or tu¥ition at U.S. universities and increased op¥tions of university studies throughout the world,Ó Albrecht said. UTÕs international student enrollment continues to increase, while the number of international students at UT Ñ 4,768 Ñ has remained stable over the past year. ÒFor international students, coming to the U.S. to study isnÕt a study abroad pro¥gram Ñ they are coming for a degree pro¥gram,Ó she said. Ñ Lauren Giudice Austin expenditures open to public through online database program Austin residents can now view how the city is putting their tax dollars to use. The city launched eCheckbook, an on¥line database of city expenditures, on its website Friday. Residents can browse the eCheckbook by city department or spend¥ing category, and city staff will update it every Monday. Matt Curtis, spokesman for the office of the Mayor, said eCheckbook will promote transparency in the city government. ÒThis will better serve the communi¥ty so they will feel more confident about how taxpayer dollars are spent,Ó Cur¥tis said. Mayor Lee Leffingwell said the ad¥vancement of the Internet has offered a way to easily share this information. ÒGovernment finances should be as transparent as possible. We can do that now,Ó Leffingwell said. ÒNow anybody that has a computer can find all checks, who it was paid to and how much was paid.Ó Although eCheckbook launched on Fri¥day, Leffingwell said he has already heard feedback from residents who have used it. Ñ Anna Fata                                 www.chevron.com/careers             Join us, and you will.  " " !      # " " " "! ""      #  "                $  #        #&*!$%%$')*#),"%!$,'))+!*(+'(),#$()'(*!)*'$#!*($# )  !!"' #    ''()')'"' ($ +'$# #)!!)*!'$%'),   +'$# #!!')('('+ Sports Editor: Dan Hurwitz E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 SPORTS www.dailytexanonline.com Tuesday, November 16, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN FOOTBALL Head injuries put end to NewtonÕs career By Jordan Godwin Daily Texan Staff Usually eloquent and poised, TreÕ Newton fidgeted and stam¥mered when confronting what he called the toughest decision of his life. A series of head injuries has forced the sophomore running back to give up playing foot¥ball. ÒAs much as I love this game,Ó Newton said, pausing to clear his throat. ÒI have to think about my life after foot¥ball.Ó After suffering a concus¥sion on Nov. 6 at Kansas State, Newton was advised by team doctors to quit playing football if he wanted to avoid any long¥term damage. He met with his parents, doctors and coaches before SaturdayÕs game against Oklahoma State to help grasp the situation. ÒItÕs what IÕve been doing as long as I can remember,Ó said Newton, who turned 21 last month. ÒWhen youÕre out there playing, getting hurt never even crosses your mind Ñ you think youÕre invincible.Ó Coaches sympathized with Newton and praised him for the commitment he has always shown to football. ÒAny time you invest so much of your life into something and then have to walk away from it, itÕs hard,Ó said offensive coor¥dinator Greg Davis. Head coach Mack Brown, who dealt with a similar situa¥tion in his playing career when doctors told him he had to quit, tried to describe the help¥less feeling. ÒYou feel like you just lost a huge part of yourself,Ó Brown said. ÒFor TreÕ to be told that he can never play again, itÕs Commentator sounds off on athletics, nation By Alex Endress Daily Texan Staff Though often seen on ESPN as a college football commen¥tator, Craig James was in Aus¥tin in person on Monday to speak with students about be¥coming better citizens and get¥ting more involved in civic duties. James, a former profession¥al football player, was in town on behalf of the ÒKeep Texas AwesomeÓ program, an orga¥nization that informs people Òwhy Texas is No. 1, and how to keep it that way,Ó as de¥scribed on the organizationÕs Facebook page. The former pro-bowl run¥ning back and member of the esteemed ÒPony ExpressÓ at Southern Methodist Universi¥ty, spoke at AustinÕs Pizza on the Drag in collaboration with the program to encourage stu¥dents to Òget off the sidelines and into the game.Ó ÒIÕve got a passion and a WOMENÕS BASKETBALL Texas looks to sprint past opponents By Alexandra Carreno Daily Texan Staff Forced to readjust in the off-season, the speedy offense has proven key to Texas. But confirming theyÕre capable of adapting to the speedy of¥fense comes with the need for a defensive mindset as well. ÒIf we want to run, and we do, then we have got to re¥bound first,Ó said head coach Gail Goestenkors. ÒItÕs re¥bound then run. But if we donÕt get that rebound we wonÕt be successful in our running game.Ó While the No. 17 Long¥horns have only played one game this season, the hard work the squad has been put¥ting in during the off-season as well as practices showed in last FridayÕs win over Missis¥sippi Valley State. Texas forced 26 turnovers, accounting for 38 of their to¥tal points in the 92-60 win. But the LonghornsÕ impres¥sive running game was dis¥rupted with the 24 turnovers Caleb Bryant Miller | Daily Texan file photo TreÕ Newton is sandwiched between a pair of Wildcat defenders during TexasÕ Nov. 6 loss to Kansas State. It proved to be the final game for Newton in a Longhorns uniform as the sophomore running back was forced to cut his career short because of mounting head injuries. strong belief that all Ameri¥cans need to get involved in our country,Ó James said. ÒI have a real passion for going after younger Americans. I feel like this generation can be the next great generation.Ó Students in attendance par¥ticipated in interactive polls while James talked about the state of Texas and how to keep it Òone of the most successful states in the union.Ó Participants were able to text in questions to James as well as vote in real time polls with questions ranging from ÒWhat is our countryÕs biggest prob¥lem?Ó to ÒHow many Facebook friends do you have?Ó Although James is a reg¥istered Republican, he isnÕt pushing any particular politi¥cal agenda. Ò[There are] too many poli¥ticians and not enough Ameri¥cans right now,Ó James said. Andrew Torrey | Daily Texan Staff ESPN analyst and former NFL running back Craig James speaks at AustinÕs Pizza on Monday night as part JAMES continues on page 8 of his tour to encourage college students to get involved in politics. Jono Foley | Daily Texan file photo Chassidy Fussell lays the ball in for two in the LonghornsÕ exhibi¥tion win over Trinity. Texas has become a running team in 2010. they allowed their opponents to take advantage of. ÒObviously we had too many turnovers, and weÕll have to look at that,Ó Goes¥tenkors said. ÒWe have to be able to come out strong and sustain that throughout the game.Ó A few days of rest and time to work out some of the kinks may be just what the squad needs to be successful with their fast-paced offense. In what was many playersÕ first regular season game as a Longhorn, the guidance the veteran players provided was TEXAS continues on page 8 arship, he quickly committed. After a promising redshirt freshman season when he led the team with 552 rushing yards in 2009, Newton rushed for 229 yards and three touch¥downs on 64 carries in eight games this season. ÒHe sure earned his scholar¥ship here,Ó Brown said. ÒHeÕs a great young man.Ó NewtonÕs teammates were forced to find out about the de- VOLLEYBALL Longhorns still balling, just not hooping anymore By Shabab Siddiqui Daily Texan Staff Tall. Athletic. Agile. Versatile. Good passer. Great teammate. High IQ. Good court vision. Left unlabeled, a recruiting profile with those characteristics could fall on the desk of either volleyball head coach Jerritt Elliott or womenÕs basketball head coach Gail Goestenkors. Consequently, several Long¥horns have illustrious memories on both courts from back in their high school days. Junior middle blocker Rachael Adams was a dual-sport athlete at Mount Notre Dame High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. In her senior year, Adams not only led her team to a volleyball state championship but notched a basketball one as well. ÒThereÕs a couple of [former basketball play¥ers] on the team,Ó Adams said. ÒTheyÕre all tall. They shouldÕve all played basketball.Ó Others on the team include freshman setter Hannah Allison, cision at MondayÕs news con¥ference, and their gut reactions to the situation were mostly of shock and disappointment. ÒHeÕs the true definition of a teammate,Ó receiver James Kirk¥endoll said. ÒTo lose somebody like that is tough, especially for him because we all knew how badly he wanted this.Ó From here, Newton plans to NEWTON continues on page 8 junior outside hitter Amber Rob¥erson and sophomore outside hitter Bailey Webster. And while hard work and dedication have helped guide their success at this level, being blessed with natural height and athleticism takes a little luck in the genetic lottery, as many members of the team come from a background of basketball prowess in the family. Webster was a four-year letter¥man on the St. Paul School for GirlsÕ basketball team in Balti¥more, Md. and garnered all-coun¥ty honors her junior year. Her fa¥ther, Elton, played two years of basketball at Tulane while her mother, Cedrina, played four years at Xavier. AdamsÕ father Rich starred at Il¥linois before being drafted in the fourth round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs Ñ which, coincidentally, was co¥owned by current UT business school namesake Red McCombs VOLLEYBALL continues on page 8 SIDELINE NFL Eagles Redskins 59 28 WHAT TO WATCH VS. NBA Chicago Bulls (5-3) at Houston Rockets (3-6) Date: Tonight Time: 7:30 p.m. On air: Fox Sports Net Houston VOLLEYBALL AVCA POLL TRIVIA TUESDAY When was the last time Texas did not go to a bowl game? 1997 (4-7 record) PLAYER OF THE WEEK JORDAN HAMILTON Position: Guard/ Forward Height: 6Õ7Ó Class: Sophomore Hometown: Compton, Calif. For the first time in his career, Jordan Hamilton has been selected as the Big 12 Player of the Week, after leading Texas past Navy and Louisiana Tech to open the season. Hamilton poured in a team-high 22.5 points and seven rebounds per game during the opening round of the 2K Sports Classic. Hamilton and the Longhorns return to action Thursday against Illinois at Madison Square Garden in New York City. JULIANN FAUCETTE Position: Outside Hitter Height: 6Õ2Ó Class: Senior Hometown: San Diego, Calif. Senior leader Juliann Faucette was named Big 12 Player of the Week on Monday. Her dominant performances against Baylor and Texas Tech extended the LonghornsÕ winning-streak to 11 matches. Faucette posted a career-best 30 kills and 15 digs against Baylor, and managed 24 kills against Tech. devastating for him.Ó Like Newton said, he was born into football. His father, Nate, was an offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys from 1986 to 1998. As a child, TreÕ spent countless hours in the Cowboys locker room and lat¥er chose to be more like Emmitt Smith than his father. Growing up, he turned to God to endure the hardships of his parentsÕ divorce and his fatherÕs multi¥ple arrests. As a teenager, with his father in federal prison for 32 months, he maintained his commitment to faith and football. Through the adversity, Newton dom¥inated at Southlake Carroll, rushing for 4,728 yards and 49 touchdowns on 610 carries, leading his team to three state championships. He always wanted to be a Longhorn, and when Texas offered the schol¥ SPORTS Tuesday, November 16, 2010 VOLLEYBALL: Players chose sport despite family discouragement From page 7 at the time. For Roberson, basketball is a full-blown family affair. Both of her parents attended New Mex¥ico State, with her father, John, playing basketball and her moth¥er, Lisa, a volleyball player. JohnÕs sport seems to be winning the bat¥tle as most of RobersonÕs six broth¥ers and sisters chose basketball. Her older sister, Ashlee, played at Texas Tech and garnered Big 12 honors her senior year. Her broth¥er, Andre, played his first game for Colorado last week, posting six points and 11 rebounds. And her sister, Arielle, is one of the most sought-after high school seniors in the nation, weighing offers from powerhouses including Texas. Though ultimately choosing volleyball, Roberson was far from a shabby basketball player her¥self, leading Wagner High School in San Antonio to a state semifinal her senior year in lieu of garnering all-state honors. She said her child¥hood had its fair share of games of 21 and inter-family tournaments. ÒWe competed a lot,Ó Rober¥son said. ÒIt was fun but some¥times there were tears. Usually, [my family is] talking about bas¥ketball 24/7, maybe volleyball one percent of the time. TheyÕre still all supportive of me playing volley¥ball though, especially my mom.Ó Allison was actually discour¥aged to continue playing bas¥ketball by her mom, Kelly, who starred at Baylor. ÒMy mom thought itÕd be better I not play a contact sport for the rest of my life because IÕm pretty competitive,Ó Allison said. ÒI try to keep them separate, but I love both of them. TheyÕre just different.Ó The easy-going Roberson said volleyball had always just been more fun. ÒHonestly, a couple of us [on the team] have talked about bas¥ketball but nothing really dras¥tic,Ó Roberson said. ÒVolleyball seemed my sport because it fits my personality.Ó While Roberson chose the sport because it fit, Adams had her own reasons. ÒI got to a point where the girls started getting bigger and sweati¥er, and I was like, IÕm done,Ó Ad¥ams said. Elliott said despite common skill sets, fewer athletes these days do both sports due to scheduling. Elliott tries to seek out athletes that will compete physically at the col¥lege level. ÒThe way itÕs going now with sports is that you have to pick and choose at an early age be¥cause of AAU and club volley¥ball, and itÕs hard to do both,Ó Elliott said. ÒWeÕre fortunate that a lot of these girls have picked volleyball but a lot of them stay with basketball too. It just shows that theyÕre multidi¥mensional athletes.Ó TEXAS: Fast-break game may bring success From page 7 crucial. Senior Kathleen Nash was a role model for the younger players as she posted 19 points last Friday. Junior Yvonne An¥derson also finished with a solid 18 points, a career high. ÒWe have to be a transition team this year,Ó Anderson said. ÒWe donÕt have a choice, so we have to push the ball as much as possible, as fast as possi¥ble so we can get fast, quality shots. WeÕre still getting used to that.Ó The Longhorns welcome Northwestern State tonight, in their first-ever meeting with the Lady Demons. The Lady Demons have been readying to step up their game for their first matchup against a ranked opponent since the 2004 NCAA tournament, in a game against then-Duke head coach GoestenkorsÕ top ranked team. ÒItÕs going to be a very differ¥ent ball game on Tuesday,Ó saidNWS head coach Jennifer Graf. ÒHopefully weÕll realize that and continue to improve each and every day. Texas is going to be tough. They have five fresh¥men on their roster so they have a lot of new faces, too, but weÕre excited about it.Ó Equally critical for Texas is the honing of their fast-break game. In last FridayÕs win, the team posted 14 fast break points in the last few minutes of the game. ÒWe are just going to contin¥ue to grow together,Ó Goesten¥kors said. ÒI think itÕs going to be an exciting team. They are going to be fun to watch. We had some lulls [on Friday], but we are ready.Ó JAMES: Analyst calls for involvement From page 7 While telling stories about his own economic explorations, including a used car business he began when he was 20 years old, James emphasized the suc¥cess of TexasÕ economy. ÒWith 51 Fortune 500 compa¥nies, Texas is tied with California in terms of economic growth,Ó James said. ÒIn a day, 15,000 peo¥ple move to Texas. They come to find an opportunity.Ó James also talked about his love for the constitution. ÒItÕs a playbook for the entire country,Ó James said. ÒGovern¥ment isnÕt available to protect us from ourselves, itÕs there to protect us from each other. We canÕt just sit on the side¥lines and not be involved. IÕm not pushing Republican; IÕm not pushing Democrat. I donÕt have an agenda. IÕm pushing people to get involved.Ó James also gave his two cents on the state of Longhorn football. Ò[Texas] signs 5-star recruits every year. ItÕs Mack Brown and the coaching staffÕs job to get that player beyond his 5-star [ranking]. They no lon¥ger have Colt McCoy, a quar¥terback who could create great opportunities with his legs.Ó James said. ÒThere is no one in¥dividual at fault [for the sea¥son], but itÕs a collective fail¥ure. I believe this will be a hum¥bling experience for the Uni¥versity of Texas and that, even¥tually, they will regain their na¥tional prominence.Ó NEWTON: Tailback vows to help team From page 7 continue working for the team until he graduates next Decem¥ber with a degree in corporate communication. He has gradu¥ate school aspirations, but un¥til then, he plans to serve as a mentor to young running backs and a tutor in the academic learning center. ÒItÕs going to be tough, but I need to be able to help my team in any way I can,Ó New¥ton said. ÒGetting them water, whatever I have to do.Ó He has always been known for his maturity, but the resig¥nation in NewtonÕs answers is a testament to his faith. Search his name on YouTube to find the glory and happiness his ability brought people. Watch him in the 2006 state champi¥onship when he broke 10 tack¥les for a 73-yard touchdown run. Or check out last Septem¥berÕs touchdown against Texas Tech when the crowd at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadi¥um erupted into pandemoni¥um, much like fans have done all his life. For the thousands of buck¥led chin straps, the hundreds of broken tackles and the doz¥ens of nights he spent dream¥ing about the NFL, Newton will never play football again. ÒIÕm extremely passion¥ate about this game,Ó he said. ÒIÕm not thrilled or completely at rest with it, but prayer will help me through this difficult decision.Ó           Everybody counts on having safe, effective medicine for anything from the common cold to heart disease. But making sure medications are safe is a complex and careful process. At PPD,        to help evaluate medications being developed Ð maybe like you. You must meet certain requirements to qualify, including a free medical exam and screening tests. We have research studies available in many different lengths, and youÕll Þnd current studies listed here weekly. 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RECYCLE your copy of THE DAILY ¥¥ TEXAN Tuesday, November 16, 2010 COMICS SUDOKUFORYOU 2 4 8 7 8 5 6 3 1 4 5 9 6 1 3 4 8 6 4 3 9 7 6 3 5 8 1 9 8 5 YesterdayÕs solution SUD OKU YOU 6 7 9 8 1 4 5 2 3 4 5 8 9 3 2 6 1 7 3 2 1 5 6 7 4 9 8 2 1 6 7 5 9 3 8 4 8 3 7 2 4 1 9 5 6 5 9 4 6 8 3 2 7 1 7 4 3 1 2 5 8 6 9 9 6 2 3 7 8 1 4 5 1 8 5 4 9 6 7 3 2 LIFE&ARTS Tuesday, November 16, 2010 TV:Guests FACULTY:Art exhibit displays talent of professors add variety From page 12 best serve their interests and their intuitive aesthetic inclinations.Ó to fifth year After studying at the Art In¥stitute of Chicago, Canright spent her early career exhibit- From page 12 ing her largely abstract style be-The next episode will feature fore beginning to teach studio art Nora Dunn of ÒEntourage,Ó as throughout the country and join¥wellasthereturnofJerryShea,ing the faculty at UT in 1982. In a UT alumnus, as Ken. Viewers the years before coming to Aus¥can expect a throwback to ÒScoo¥tin, Canright created the paint¥by DooÓ-style mysteries as Shawn ingsÒTheMoonÓandÒTheSunÓ andGuswitnessamurderona andexhibitedthematthePhyllis haunted ride that causes locals to KindGalleryinChicago. believe that a vengeful ghost must Once the show ended, the be on the loose. paintingswerewrappedupand From there, viewers can expectplaced beneath stacks of other a slew of guest actors aswellasfa¥paintings at herNew York stu¥mous film-inspired episodes to spice dio. This past summer, after clos¥up the new-classic combination of ing up her studio, she rediscov¥psychic detective Shawn and Gus. ered them. Upon seeing both ÒI want the show to have more of the paintingsÕ fresco color action and to seem more like a schemesandlinedbars,sheknew regular detective show. We do sil¥then she wanted to show them to ly cases,but alsoweÕredoinga the public again. ÒCombinedÓ of¥ÔTwin PeaksÕ episode,Ó said cre¥fered Canright the opportunity to ator, writer and executive produc¥do so and imbue the exhibit with er Steve Franks. ÒWe like to do herabstractstyle. threeor four seriouscases, three ÒI felt that [the paintings] re¥or four ridiculous cases and three lated to my concerns now, which or four movie worlds we like.Ó have a real image, and that it Episodes soon to come will in¥would be good for the students to clude not only a tribute to the Õ90s see,Ó Canright said. ÒIt has a his¥television mystery, but will also tory, and I think it was an interest- Jamaal Felix |Daily Texan Staff feature Ralph Macchio, the origi¥ing thing to do for my faculty who nal ÒKarate Kid.Ó Frannie Brown amuses herself in a concave mirror at the Visual Arts Center on Friday morning. have never seen these paintings Ñ ÒPsychÓ brings a Californian and for the students.Ó ence, medicine and art through im-ity of the human mind. More than Even though environmentally materials. ItÕs not just an issue of brightness to more recent crime For Moyosore Okediji, an associ-agesofthegodsofWestAfricaand simply being a way to save mon-friendly art is still a niche in the art material but a different opportuni¥shows with two well-developedate professor in art history, the ex-ancientGreece. ey on material, the soil-based pig-world, Okejii hopes students will ty to aesthetic experience.Ó and humorous characters with hibit also lent him the chance to Beyond its mammoth size, Oke-ments allowed Okejii to explore be encouraged to move in alterna¥chemistry as powerful as the Hol¥bring an entirely different aesthetic jiiÕs technique used in the creation his research on sustainable art. tive directions. WHAT:Art and Art History mes-Watson combination that with ÒOgunlagbede Onilero,Ó mov-ofOgunlagbedeOnileroisstartling ÒAsweknow,theworldisfacing ÒThere is a relationship between Faculty Exhibition made ÒSherlock HolmesÓ a lit¥ing from CartrightÕs abstract to the because although the workÕs style issuesofenvironmentalabuse,and the material you use and the result erary classic. Since the USAnet- WHERE:Visual Arts Center imagery-based. Originally made by can trace its origins to the teach-I really believe that the artist should that you get,Ó Okejii said. ÒWhen work has made the wise decision a commission for The Smithsonian ings of OkejiiÕs classes on Diaspo-contribute a sense of leadership in you use alternative, environmen¥to pick up ÒPsychÓ for another Institute, the work covers the wall ra and African art, he painted sole-showing creativity that promotes tally friendly materials, it begins WHEN:Through Dec. 18 season, audiences wonÕt have to with its massive 144-by-122-inch lywithsoil, aprimal yetprogres-and explores ideas of sustainability to open new images, new visions worry about a shortage of quickcanvasanddepictsinbrowntones sive method that buoys the workÕs and greenand thesurvival ofour andnew ideasthatyou candefi- TICKETS:Free quips, popular cultural references the progression of technology, sci-message of the far-reaching capac-planet,Ó Okejii said. nitely not achieve with traditional and,ofcourse,crimesolving. 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C L ASSIFIEDS Tuesday, November 16, 2010 CD REVIEW Kid CudiÕs album entices listeners with dark themes ÔMan On The Moon IIÕ reveals artistÕs alter ego in personal sequel By Ali Breland Daily Texan Staff Kid CudiÕs Man On The Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager plays essentially the same as his de¥but album, Man On The Moon: The End of The Day. Both are like lucid dreams with dark under¥tones, with Man On The Moon II crossing into the boundaries of an airy whimsical nightmare. Originally supposed to be an entirely collaborative album fea¥turing multiple artists, Cudi opt¥ed out of this approach in an ef¥fort to make the album more personal and true to the original roots of his first installment of Man On The Moon, and it shows. Even his few collaborative efforts on the album featuring Kanye West, Chip Tha Ripper and Cage, Man On The Moon II gives a different insight into Kid CudiÕs head, providing a much more abstract perspective on Kid CudiÕs problems, utilizing poetics and metaphors to cre¥ate dark imag¥ es without di¥ ing one of the rectly spelling albumÕs dark¥out his issues est and highest as in his previ¥ quality songs ous work. Man On The Moon with lyrics de-Despite the II [crosses] into picting a verbal albumÕs dark horror story in the boundaries of atmospher¥the most meta¥ ic instrumental an airy whimsical phorical of man¥swells that em-nightmare. ners. The songphasize a min¥ ends up beingimalist music all the more ter¥ background, the albumÕs most memorable tracks come in the form of the deviations from that nightmare theme but pop out with a lit¥tle extra flair. The best exam¥ples of this come out in ÒErase Me,Ó featuring Kanye West, which really highlights Kid Cu¥diÕs love to make rock music. The deep unique stylings of a piano in the back of the albumÕs second song ÒREVOFEV,Ó really stands out from the other tracks but never deviates from the dark motif the album takes on. One of the albumÕs best songs, ÒManiac,Ó however, op¥erates within the ominous pa¥rameters with nothing setting it apart other than sheer quality. The track features indie rap star Cage, who fittingly was admit¥ted into a mental hospital in his early years. As a result, ÒMani¥ acÓ ends up be¥ rifying when it becomes apparent that the hor¥ror story metaphor isnÕt about some sensational fantasy but in¥stead about life. Ultimately Man On The Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager is a less radio-friendly album, to the extent that Kid Cudi sacri¥fices some listenability for his own creative ends. But strict¥ly in terms of art and emotion, Man On The Moon II ends up go¥ing much deeper. LIFE&ARTS 11 1 T Rappers push boundaries on stage By Ali Breland Daily Texan Staff Doomtree alone is a perplexing word. It creates an image of some sort of ominous plant exuding an aura of foreboding darkness. When applied to the rap group, the word Doomtree becomes even more complex. Its members have described it as, among oth¥er things, a record label, a crew, a band and a family. The word and its defining variations are perhaps reflective of the highly varied na¥ture and style of the band. Doomtree is a rap crew from Minneapolis as well as a label composed of five rappers Ñ P.O.S, Dessa, Sims, Mictlan and Cecil Otter Ñ in addition to two pro¥ducers, Paper Tiger and Lazer¥beak. Each member brings a dis¥tinct style to create a wide-rang¥ing group of eclectic variances. P.O.S fronts edgy rock-esque style philosophical rhymes. Dessa fus¥es deep emotional narratives with poetic elements. Sims spits intelli¥gent rhymes in his signature quick flow. Mictlan fuses mainstream el¥ements with smart verses, and Cecil Otter maintains a self-pro¥claimed preference toward themes of Òlove, vengeance and redemp¥tion Ñ and the spaces where the three convene.Ó ÒI think all of Doomtree is a bunch of crazy geniuses, whose style canÕt be labeled. I donÕt think any one of us has any one thing that defines them,Ó Sims said. Two of the groupÕs most promi¥nent rappers, Dessa and P.O.S, exem¥plify the groupÕs wide range of tal¥ents. DessaÕs reputation is predicat¥ed on her artful spoken-word poet¥ry that depicts vivid narratives, rem¥iniscent of female singer-songwriters but with a certain grit and intelligence unique to indie rappers. P.O.S, while bearing some sem¥blance to this, combines traditional hip hop elements with a certain level of punk rock. In true punk rock fash¥ion, P.O.S has been featured on the bill at Vans Warped Tour and is cur¥rently in the rock band Building Bet¥ter Bombs. Between their five rap¥pers, Doomtree truly runs the gamut of styles and influences. This is true to the point that each member maintains their own solo career in conjunction with their work in Doomtree and even col¥laborate within the group. DessaÕs most recent album, A Badly Broken Code features songs produced by Doomtree compatriots Paper Ti¥ger, Lazerbeak and Cecil Otter. As collaborative efforts are an integral part of the Doomtree process, A Badly Broken Code, turned out well to critical standards as well as Des¥saÕs own standards, despite minor adversity. ÒI took a really long time to re¥cord and release [A Badly Broken Code] which is kind of risky and inadvisable in the music industry because there is a lot of pressure to release music regularly, but it was my first full-length album and I wanted to it to be a kind of call¥ing card that IÕd be proud to show people, and IÕm really happy with it, and critics couldnÕt have been more generous.Ó This intimate collaboration is not unique to Dessa, Sims is work¥ing on a new album, Bad Time Zoo, to be released in February, with fel¥low Doomtree member Lazerbeak. Sims summed up the process be¥tween them as a three-step ordeal: Lazerbeak puts out the beats, Sims raps to them and they edit the final track together. As a big group of highly cre¥ative individuals with unique styles, the process of writing mu¥sic requires little formula other than the intent and desire to get work done and create good art, known as the term Ògang theoryÓ coined by Sims, which can get complex. Despite this, Doomtree still puts out joint efforts featur¥ing the entire crew. Their most re¥cent group effort, a self-titled LP, was welcomed by generally posi¥tive reviews from critics. ÒWe started incorporating gang theory into how we approach playing shows, getting shows, putting out a CD,Ó Sims said. ÒIt worked out really well and we stayed with it.Ó WhatÕs even more interesting are DoomtreeÕs shows, featuring all five rappers and both DJs on stage at once. Few rap groups and musi¥cal acts in general feature seven art¥ists onstage at once. Doomtree over¥comes this through a mesh of joint ef¥forts on stage, ranging from everyone rapping in succession to members stepping back and letting an individ¥ual artist briefly take the spotlight. ÒThe shows have been working out great. ItÕs been us kind of trip¥ping over each other and having fun,Ó Sims said. ÒThe energy of hav¥ing seven people onstage, having Lazerbeak and Paper Tiger mak¥ing the beats in the back and having rappers on at once adds a lot to the show. WeÕre really a dynamic force as far as live concerts go.Ó Despite logistical complications, Doomtree is not only able to over¥come but thrive while having so many performers onstage and in the writing process at once in a genre where two is the norm. Their ability to do what few others can perceive, let alone accomplish, is why Doomtree can truly can be called creative geniuses. WHAT: Doomtree WHERE: Red 7 WHEN: Tonight, 9 p.m. WEB: transmissionentertainment. com TICKETS: $10 Life&Arts Editor: Amber Genuske E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 Tuesday, November 16, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com LIFE&ARTS THE DAILY TEXAN Exhibit ÔcombinesÕ facultyÕs works Jamaal Felix | Daily Texan Staff Emily Lou and Natasha Simpsons admire a UT faculty experimental short film entitled ÒThe RutÓ at the newly built Visual Arts Center on campus Friday morning. By Christopher Nguyen Daily Texan Staff DonÕt expect the adage ÒThose who canÕt do, teachÓ to apply to the Visual Arts CenterÕs current exhibition, ÒCombined: Depart¥ment of Art and Art History Fac¥ulty Exhibition.Ó The exhibit gives students and the public a glimpse at the pains¥taking work of the faculty that have spent much of their career shaping the works of their students. ÒThe faculty show is a chance for the students to get to see what the faculty does and how they do it,Ó said Jade Walker, senior pro¥gram coordinator of the Visual Arts Center. ÒI know a lot of the students have commented and came up to me and said, ÔWow, I didnÕt even know so-and¥so made work like thatÕ or ÔI havenÕt seen more work from that artist in a long time.ÕÓ During the middle of the summer, the faculty were asked to contribute a piece of their choosing. Eventu- ally, 35 pieces made their way to diversity of the facultyÕs art, with the center. multimedia placed next to a sculp-Although the University has ture and a painting next to a vid¥held numerous faculty art exhibits in the past, ÒCombinedÓ features its longest list of faculty artists and is the first one to be housed at the Mezzanine and East Galleries. The new loca¥ tionÕs expansive space has given the exhibit some breathing room to place the works throughout the more than 10,000 square feet of floor space. Having an open floor emphasizes the eo installment, granting visitors in¥sight into many of the creative and diverse minds that drive the Col¥lege of Fine Arts. ÒOur faculty is really diverse,Ó said Sarah Canright, a studio art senior lecturer. ÒOur department has made an effort to hire people with very different taste, because the art world is very pluralistic right now, so it would be a dis¥service to the student to have a monotheistic voice. The value of the student for the exhibit is they can gravitate to the people that EXHIBIT continues on page 10 ÔPsychÕ sleuth duo brings pineapple, wit back to USA TV TUESDAY By Danielle Wallace With the return of portable palm trees, pineapples and dynamic, slightly spiked hair Ñ or an equal¥ly excellent lack thereof Ñ USAÕs comedic mystery series, ÒPsych,Ó is looking ahead to a second half as it returns to the network for the rest of its fifth season. The black sheep in the ongo¥ing trend of detective and crime¥solving shows (ÒThe Mentalist,Ó ÒCSIÓ), ÒPsychÓ brings some¥thing rare to the screen; a refresh¥ing take on a well-populated genre and light-hearted, occasion¥ally absurd humor that serves as a departure from others that have consistently taken a deeply seri¥ous approach to crime solving. While the jokes and dialogue within each episode can be hard to follow at times, the show nev¥er fails to stand strong against less comedic competitors with complicated and diverse sto¥rylines. The show also provides a look at unique characters and their developing relationships. James Roday returns as Òpsy¥chicÓ detective Shawn Spen¥cer, whose Sherlock Holmes¥like powers of observation al¥low him to trick the Santa Bar¥bara Police Department into be¥lieving he truly has supernatu¥ral abilities. His often-reluctant partner in crime solving, Bur¥ton ÒGusÓ Guster, also returns thanks to DulŽ Hill, as he lends a smooth baritone and tap¥dancing skills to the dynamic duo that has been lighting up USA for the last five years. The first episode of the rest of the season premiered last week; a sequel to the actual season pre¥miere. The show remains acces¥sible for long-time viewers and new fans alike as ÒPsychÓ opens up to a broader audience, seen re¥cently when Roday, Hill, Franks and more brought the PSYCH College Tour to UT on Nov. 3. The sheer number of guest stars that are featured from ep¥isode to episode help boost the showÕs versatility. While a structure of gags, crime solv¥ing and twists has been con¥sistent throughout the series, five years of colorful characters have let the show develop char¥acters over time as well as pro¥vide a new experience to guests, according to actor DulŽ Hill. ÒMost of the time they get to do something they donÕt usually do, and thereÕs a lot of laughs,Ó Hill said. TV continues on page 10 Photo Courtesy of USA James Roday and DulŽ Hill reunite as comedic crime¥fighting duo Shawn and Gus to finish off the fifth season of ÒPsych.Ó USA recently announced that it will be pick¥ing up the show again for its sixth year.