Four Loko officially Longhorn volleyball team banned nationwide sweeps Missouri Tigers SPORTS PAGE 7 NEWS PAGE 2 TOMORROWÕS WEATHER Low High 72 THE DAILY TEXAN Thursday, November 18, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Calendar Beyond the 40 Acres Liberal Arts Career Services presents a session to provide students the opportunity to learn from guest speakers about what to do with their degrees after leaving the University. Food and drinks will be provided at this event from 5 to 6 p.m. in WCH 1.120. ÔThe ExpendablesÕ Sylvester Stallone and Jet Li star in this movie about a mission to overthrow a South American dictator. The film will be screened in the Texas Union Theatre at 6 and 9 p.m. and is free with a UT ID. Ornette Coleman Quartet The Pulitzer Prize winning saxophonist and composer will celebrate his 80th birthday to the tune of jazz music. Ornette Coleman will perform with his quartet, which includes his son, at the Bass Concert Hall from 8 to 10 p.m. Tickets start at $26. Band Jam Texas Spirits hosts this charity concert to benefit the Make¥A-Wish Foundation. The show features What Made Milwaukee Famous, The Frontier Brothers and Calhoun. Tickets are $15 for the 9 p.m. benefit show at The Parish on Sixth Street. Today in history In 1820 Capt. Nathaniel Palmer discovered Antarctica. Quote to note Ô Ô ÒIf you lead with your shoulder, theyÕre defenseless. If you lead with your head, itÕs helmet-to¥helmet. The officials have a hard judg¥ment call, but itÕs hard on a defensive coach. IÕm very con¥cerned with where itÕs headed. WeÕll all be playing flag foot¥ball here in about 15 years.Ó Ñ Will Muschamp Football defensive coordinator SPORTS PAGE 7 Facilities save green by going green UT System finds innovative, simple ways to cut energy costs By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff Not even the notorious Houston heat and humidity could stop the UT System from reducing its energy costs. When researchers at Hous¥ton-based UTHealth asked facilities maintenance work¥ers to keep their labs cooled down hours before they ar¥rived on campus, it became clear they were wasting a lot of electricity dollars on a whim. ÒWe had the air condition¥ing on for four hours for an area of perhaps half a floor [before anyone arrived], and it was just dollars out the win¥dow,Ó said Mark Ferguson, fa¥cilities manager at UTHealth. So Ferguson and his tech¥nicians got creative. They in¥stalled a one-button panel that allowed researchers to set their lab temperatures for an hour at a time. ÒIt really reduced energy costs without interrupting any research,Ó Ferguson said. UTHealth has reduced its energy costs by 46 percent since 2001 even as it grew in square footage by 112 per¥cent. But the reforming of the health science center is only a small part of the UT SystemÕs SYSTEM continues on page 6 No chains to move in this game Ryan Smith | Daily Texan file photo The Hell on Wheel unicycle football team prepares to snap the ball against the San Marcos Gnarwhals in the parking lot of Ozone Bikes. The Hell on Wheel team is the only Austin team in the Unicycle Football League, a San Marcos league comprised of five teams. W ith a tangerine in one hand as he sat atop his unicycle, Daniel ÒAir DanÓ Mc-Carthy rolled back to the playing field as half-time came to an end. The score was tied 21-21, and, for the first time, the opposing team, Hell on Wheel, might win a game. They might just give back the ÒunderdogÓ label they took from Air DanÕs team, the Illea¥gles, when they joined the league four months ago. With only six teams spread across San Marcos and Austin, unicycle football is INSIDE: Read about Travis CountyÕs efforts to clean up Texas on page 6 Cathedral of Junk gets permit, abides by city restrictions By Matthew Stottlemyre Daily Texan Staff The piles of old bike frames, hub caps, toilets and myriad oth¥er ÒjunkÓ that towers twice as high as Vince HannemannÕs South Aus¥tin house are now legal, but with limitations, after the city of Austin granted him a residential permit for the structure. The city announced Tuesday that Hannemann can keep the Ca¥thedral of Junk, but he will have to adhere to guidelines. He will not be allowed to maintain regular hours for tours or viewing, and he will have to contact websites with ad¥vertisements for the structure to ask for them to be removed. Because the city granted Han¥nemann a residential permit, he will have to comply with all of the permitÕs restrictions. ÒIÕm under exactly the same rules as anybody else, I just have more people that want to come by my yard than the average Joe,Ó Hannemann said. ÒI donÕt have regular hours and I donÕt have an open gate policy. ItÕs best to check with me first.Ó The city granted Hannemann the permit in September, but PERMIT continues on page 2 Campus facilities work toward using solar power with approved grant funds By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff UT facilities administrators hope to soak up the energy from the growing push toward solar power with three in-prog¥ress projects and grant propos¥als underway for two more. The roof of the new Nor¥man Hackerman computer sci¥ence building has a thermal so¥lar roof, which means the pan¥el conducts the sunÕs energy to Mylan Torres | Daily Texan Staff heat water and provide space UT continues its endeavour to improve energy efficiency through heating. Facilities services will various methods such as solar panels and the steam chiller, which PANELS continues on page 6 increases the universityÕs access to cool water. By Allistair Pinsof a young sport. It has a rule book, it has sponsors and it has cheerleaders. The teams practice, have fan support and suffer injuries. Unicycle football is played like tradi¥tional five-on-five flag football. A play¥er cannot affect a play unless they are on their unicycle, and dismounting with the ball counts as a down. Marcus ÒLarry GunnÓ Garland started the sport four years ago in San Marcos as a humorous spectacle, but its participants now view it as a legitimate competition. ÒIt started off kind of funny. We couldnÕt stop laughing after a play, you know? But itÕs turned into something where people get pissed off if they lose. ItÕs turned into a real sport,Ó Garland said. ÒIn practices, no one is going to dive for a football, but in a game, where it counts, people will completely lay out on pavement and just eat it.Ó GarlandÕs team, the Hot Dogs, is in the lead this season. Hell on Wheel, ONE continues on page 2 Scientists find method to trace HIV infections By Aziza Musa Daily Texan Staff Six UT and Baylor College of Medicine scientists and graduate students aided in the separate con¥victions of two suspects through a medical breakthrough Ñ estab¥lishing a direction in HIV trans¥mission between individuals. In State of Washington v. An¥thony Eugene Whitfield and State of Texas v. Philippe Padieu, Whit¥field and Padieu were accused of intentionally infecting multiple fe¥male partners with HIV through unprotected sex. In both cases, ju¥ries found the suspects guilty of several counts of aggravated as¥sault with a deadly weapon after the team of researchers applied their analyses to the cases. The scientists obtained blood samples from the suspects and vic¥tims in blinded studies, in which researchers cannot match the per¥sonÕs identity to a sample. They then extracted the DNA of mul¥tiple HIV viruses from each sam¥ple and looked at the relationships within and between the sets. ÒThis set of relationships can be thought of as an evolution¥ary tree,Ó said UT alumnus Der¥rick Zwickl, now a postdoctoral student at the University of Kan¥sas. ÒBy examining these evolu¥tionary relationships of HIV be¥tween and within individuals, the direction of the transmission can be inferred.Ó David Hillis, a UT professor of integrative biology, and Michael Metzker, a Baylor University pro¥fessor of molecular and human ge¥netics, have worked to track HIV HIV continues on page 2 Jeff Heimsath | Daily Texan Staff Tourists Chay Armstrong and Claire Pellerin look around the Cathedral of Junk. An eight-month-long battle with AustinÕs Code Compliance department ended with the Cathedral being legal with some conditions. 2 NEWS Thursday, November 18, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN Volume 111, Number 114 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-mail managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. CORRECTION Because of a reporting error, WednesdayÕs page 5 story on the Leonid meteor shower incorrectly quoted astronomy graduate student Paul Robertson about research using the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment. The article should have said the experiment will provide answers about the beginnings of the universe, not the Earth. 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 LowHigh 66 40 Start stockpiling. ONE: Austin team tackles scene in innovative sport From page 1 AustinÕs first unicycle football team, sits at the bottom and is set to play against the reigning cham¥pions later this month. The dayÕs game ended when Hell on Wheel lost against San MarcosÕ Illeagles by one point. It was the Austin teamÕs best game of their first season, displaying a newfound maneuverability and teamwork that wasnÕt present when they played the Gnarwhals in September, Kyle ÒSpecial KÓ Wheeler, the teamÕs running back and kicker, said. ÒWe suffered a defeat, but it was one of those ones that makes you want to get better, makes you want to keep playing,Ó Special K said, adding that the team is still learning plays and improving their running game. ÒWe know what each of our strengths is now and weÕve put people in the right positions.Ó Older members of the league have noticed improvements among the younger teams, such as Carlton Pride, a reggae singer and ex-Green Bay Packers play¥er. On the field he is known as the leagueÕs primary referee and the man who helped write the rule book four years ago. ÒHalf of these guys couldnÕt play at all. They could barely stay on their cycles,Ó Pride said. Bike tubes make up the black stripes of his refereeÕs jersey. ÒThe new team from Aus¥tin Ñ IÕm really impressed with their skills,Ó he said. ÒThe rest of the teams have been around for a while, but everyone has grown and gotten better each year, each week really.Ó The crowds at the games are a confused mix of people, some who like football and some who hate it, but all of them love the game when it is played on unicy¥cles, Garland said. The game does have its quirks. On the bench, players drink cans of Lone Star instead of Gatorade, and a joust on unicycles replaces the traditional coin toss. The concrete lot the teams play on has seen nearly as many inju¥ries as victories. During an Oct. 31 game, a player cracked his hel¥met down the middle and anoth¥er went to the emergency room to get stitches, Òbut stitches are bet¥ter than sprains and twists,Ó Gar¥land said. Steve Martin, father of Illeagles player Josh Martin Ñ also known as Dank Tank Ñ said his son has suffered many injuries while playing but he continues to sup¥port him. ÒItÕs highly competitive. These guys are out here to play and to win,Ó said Steve Martin. ÒIf you look at the YouTube videos, they are getting more hits all the time. ItÕs a big deal.Ó The season will continue un¥til the Stupor Bowl on April 17, when one team will have the honor of smashing the breakable trophy while wearing bronzed bow ties. State agency to enforce FDA ruling she said. The commission has yet to de¥termine if they will offer distrib¥utors a grace period to remove the drinks from their invento¥ry, but permit holders will re¥ceive their final decision no later than Monday. According to the FDAÕs con¥sumer updates, manufacturers who infuse alcoholic beverag¥es with caffeine additives were not able to prove their products cause consumers no harm. They have been directed to stop distri¥bution to avoid legal action. The FDA has given firms 15 days to respond to warning let¥ters and after that may go to court to stop the sale of caffein¥ated alcoholic products, accord¥ing to a statement released by the agency. Investigation of other alcohol¥ic beverages containing traces of caffeine will continue and the agency may take action if they are also deemed unsafe. HIV: Phylogenetics could aid in trials From page 1 ers traced the changes by deter-sity of California-Berkeley post¥mining the genetic makeup of the doctoral student, said although infections in individuals since the viruses, and used the differences he was glad the teamÕs analyses 1990s. Prosecutors contacted Hill¥ to trace the populationÕs evolu- helped shed light on the situa¥is and Metzker to testify in the tionary history. tion, the use of phylogenetics in first U.S. criminal trial using phy¥ÒWhen an infected person in-criminal cases has its limitations. logenetic analysis, or the study fects someone else, they trans-ÒA conviction rests upon a of relationships between living mit a small subset of their viral whole body of evidence, not things, to determine viral trans¥ population to the new individ- just our results,Ó Brown said. mission between individuals. ual,Ó Hillis said. ÒWe can deter- ÒOur results are consistent with Hillis said a person is typically mine transmission links and the the accused individuals act¥ infected with a single virus when direction of these transmissions ing as the sources of infection first contracting HIV. The virus by looking at the history of all the for the victims, but they cannot then replicates with a higher er¥ different viral strains.Ó prove with absolute certainty ror rate, causing genetic changes UT alumnus and former Hillis what happened.Ó to occur very quickly. Research¥student Jeremy Brown, a Univer-The researchers published the study Monday in the Proceed¥ings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition. ÒThese refinements help solidify the use of phyloge¥netic analyses in forensic set¥tings and extend their use in criminal investigations,Ó Hill¥is said. ÒMore importantly though, these methods give us better tools for studying and understanding the spread of HIV and other viruses in epidemics.Ó The Hell on Wheel quarterback scrambles under the threat of the Gnarwhal defense in an attempt to find an open receiver. Ryan Smith Daily Texan file photo PERMIT: Homeowner cannot have regular viewing hours for tourists By Ahsika Sanders Daily Texan Staff The Texas Alcoholic Beverag¥es Commission will meet today to decide how to carry out the Food and Drug AdministrationÕs ruling to prohibit sales of caffein¥ated alcoholic beverages. The FDA decided Wednes¥day that caffeine was an unsafe additive to alcoholic products and four major firms, including Four Loko manufacturer Phu¥sion Projects, were warned of their productsÕ possible discon¥tinuance. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission began contacting major permit holders Wednes¥day to notify them of the new restrictions, said spokeswoman Carolyn Beck. ÒWe have been working with larger distributors to come up with a reasonable and acceptable solution as far as getting these products out of Texas,Ó she said. Beck said the TABC is looking for a resolution that will do more good than harm. ÒThe commission has been ÔÔ We have been working with larger distributors to come up with a reasonable and acceptable solution as far as getting these products out of Texas.Ó Ñ Carolyn Beck Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission spokeswoman working all day to figure out whatÕs in the best interest of the public and business owners,Ó From page 1 spokeswoman Sylvia Arzola said the city officially announced it had granted Hannemann a permit in response to misleading press cov¥erage which made it seem like the Cathedral could continue to oper¥ate as a public attraction. ÒWe think the public had as¥sumed they could just go there as before,Ó Arzola said. ÒWe just wanted to clarify that we had issued a permit but with these conditions.Ó The process began on March 10, when Hannerman said he was informed that the city want¥ed a building permit he didnÕt have. Hannemann received a residen¥tial building permit for the Cathe¥dral in September. It allowed him to keep his structure in place after he made some changes and had an engineer test its stability. However, Hannemann said he is fine with people stopping by to visit him in his backyard and see his work. The city pursues code violations based on complaints. Hannemann said the Cathedral, which he began work on in 1989, had gotten com¥plaints before, but the city never asked for a permit or to remove the structure until last March. Some neighbors, however, are supportive of the Cathedral. Kara Kroeger and Liz Cole both tolerate and embrace the towers of junk in their neighborÕs yard. ÒI think itÕs a great work of art,Ó Kroeger said. ÒTraffic is a problem for some, but itÕs not the end of the world.Ó Hannemann said next to just having fun, his motivation comes from public interest. ÒSo many people helped me through this process, so I didnÕt want to let them down,Ó Han¥nemann said. NEWS BRIEFLY Rio Grande Street may create two-way lane for bicyclists West Campus bikers may have access to a two-way bike lane on Rio Grande Street if a Student Gov¥ ernment resolution passed Tuesday makes a splash with the Universi¥ ty Area Partners neighborhood as¥ sociation. As the association continues de¥ liberating on how to most effec¥ tively install parking meters in the area, Rio Grande Street may see changes in parking spaces, traf¥ fic lanes and bike access as the city continues to research the effects of each possibility. ÒThereÕs not an official bike lane on Rio, and thatÕs the main bike avenue for students,Ó said Uni¥ versity-wide representative Mad¥ ison Gardner, who co-authored the resolution with graduate stu¥ dent representative John Brady. ÒI live in West Campus, and I see the danger that bikers donÕt have a safe north-south line. In SG, we want to reinforce [to the associa¥ tion] that this is an issue that di¥ rectly affects students in their ev¥ eryday life.Ó Previously, the board of the In¥ ter-Cooperative Council voted in favor of the contra-flow bike lane on behalf of the more than 200 stu¥ dents that live in ICC co-op hous¥ es, said UAP member and ICC general manager Brian Donovan. The vote may come before UAP as soon as January, he said. Although the association ap¥ preciates student input, they will have to heavily weigh the evidence from city engineers and experts in making their decision, said the as¥ sociationÕs Vice President Mike McHone, a real-estate broker. ÒWeÕve got to create a community consensus based on some really good evidence and data,Ó McHone said. 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Ñ A com¥edy news show run by Harvard University students is making light of last yearÕs killing of a Yale University graduate student in a parody video. The ÒOn Harvard TimeÓ show released the ÒWhy Did I Choose Yale?Ó video on Tuesday ahead of this weekendÕs annual Yale-Har¥vard football game. The spoof of a Yale admissions office video refers to the slaying of Placerville, Calif., resident An¥nie Le when a prospective stu¥dent asks a tour guide, ÒWhat happened to that girl that got murdered and stuffed in a wall?Ó The 24-year-old LeÕs body was found behind a research lab wall in 2009. A former lab technician has pleaded not guilty to killing her. The Yale Daily News says the videoÕs creators are guilty of Ògross insensitivity.Ó ÒOn Harvard TimeÓ says it ex¥pects to release a statement later. Palin believes she could defeat Obama in presidential race WASHINGTON Ñ Sarah Pa¥lin says she could defeat Presi¥dent Barack Obama if she seeks the White House in 2012. In an excerpt of an ABC News inter¥view released Wednesday, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee says sheÕs considering a presidential run. When asked di¥rectly if she thought she could defeat Obama, the former Alaska governor replied, ÒI believe so.Ó An Associated Press-GfK poll earlier this month found Pal¥in the most polarizing of the po¥tential 2012 Republican presiden¥tial candidates. The poll says 46 percent of Americans view her favorably, 49 percent unfavor¥ably, and 5 percent donÕt know enough about her to form an opinion. Yet among adults who identi¥fy themselves as Republicans or GOP-leaning independents, 79 percent view her favorably. Ñ The Associated Press By Terence Chea The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Ñ Police arrested and pepper-sprayed University of California stu¥dents during a violent protest Wednesday over a proposed tuition increase that left three officers injured. Thirteen people, including 10 UC students, were taken into custody during the demonstra¥tion at UC San Francisco, where the Board of Regents was meet¥ing, said campus police Chief Pamela Roskowski. One student was arrested for in¥vestigation of assault with a dead¥ly weapon after a campus police officer was hit with his own ba¥ton, Roskowski said. The officer was struck in the head after a group of protest¥ers surrounded him in a park¥ing garage and grabbed his ba¥ton, she said. The officer drew his gun in self-defense and called for assistance. ÒIt was an angry and unruly and aggressive crowd,Ó Roskows¥ki said. ÒHe had drawn his weap¥on to protect himself. He was very concerned about his safety.Ó The names of the suspect and officer were not immediately released. Campus and San Francisco po¥lice used pepper spray to dis¥perse protesters who tried to cross a police barricade and enter the building where the regents were meeting. About 15 people were exposed to the pepper spray, Roskowski said. Another officer was injured when students dismantled one of the barricades and used it as a weapon, she said. Campus po¥lice will investigate the incident, but Roskowski believes the offi¥cers showed restraint in handling the demonstrators. About 300 students and work¥ers participated in the demonstra¥tion ahead of ThursdayÕs expect¥ed board vote on an 8 percent tu¥ition hike, which would follow a 32-percent fee increase this year. ÒWeÕre paying so much more for our fees, but weÕre getting so much less in return,Ó said Jona¥than Ly, 19, a sophomore major¥ing in political science and eco¥nomics at UC Merced. ÒClass siz¥es are increasing. WeÕre not get¥ting enough classes.Ó Under the plan, student fees for California residents would in¥crease by $822 to $11,124. The fig¥ure doesnÕt include individual campus fees or room and board. The increase would go into effect in fall 2011 and raise an estimat¥ed $180 million in annual reve¥nue, with $64 million set aside for financial aid. UC officials said the fee hike is needed to maintain student en¥rollment, courses and services to offset unprecedented cuts in state funding that have led to fac¥ulty furloughs, course cutbacks and enrollment reductions at the 10-campus system. The regents are also sched¥uled to vote on a plan to expand its financial aid program, called the Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan, so students from families earning less than $80,000 annu¥ally would not have to pay any tuition if they qualify for state and federal aid. The program currently covers families earn¥ing less than $70,000. Editor-in-Chief: Lauren Winchester Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Viviana Aldous Susannah Jacob OPINION Thursday, November 18, 2010 Doug Luippold Dave Player THE DAILY TEXAN GALLERY The show Texas deserves By Jonathan Rienstra Daily Texan Columnist The LonghornsÕ football team, to be po¥lite, is suffering. My beloved Cowboys are mired in a disastrous season when many expected them to contend for the Super Bowl, and the TexansÕ hope of seeing the playoffs for the first time in their existence was dealt a crushing blow Sunday by one of the most improbable Hail Mary plays in recent history. Besides those degenerates in Fort Worth and College Station, it is not a great time to be a football fan in Texas. But I am here to tell you about a chance to follow a team that went 2-8 last year and is in its last season Ñ the East Dillon Panthers of Dillon, TX. You can be excused for not recognizing the team or the town since they only ex¥ist on television, but their show, ÒFriday Night Lights,Ó is a well-known commod¥ity in Texas, particularly for the Austin area. ThatÕs because the show is filmed in Austin and the surrounding Hill Coun¥try due to tax incentives the city offered FNL. In return, FNL helps to promote Austin as a place for television and film production and also hires local cast and crew for the show, giving Austin a nice financial boost. But now that the show is in its fifth and final season, the economic impact of FNL is becoming less important than the cultural impact the show has not just on Texas, but the country. It might come as a shock, but most of the country does not share the same affinity for Texas that most Texans do. In fact, a lot of Americans actually look down on Texas. I know, I know, it seems crazy. But if you look at what television shows there have been about Texas, you can start to under¥stand. Our most popular shows have been ÒDallas,Ó ÒKing of the HillÓ and ÒWalker, ÒIt might come as a shock, but most of the country does not share the same affinity for Texas that most Texans do.Ó Texas Ranger.Ó While ÒKing of the HillÓ was a very good show that managed to capture the essence of Texas, it was still a comedy that poked fun of what it loved. ÒWalker, Texas RangerÓ might be one of the most ridiculously bad shows to last eight seasons besides ÒAccording to Jim,Ó and ÒDallasÓ while it might have captured the nation, was a caricature of everything ÒTexas.Ó While Texans might have under¥stood where the fact separates from fiction, to the rest of the nation, everyone in Tex¥as was obsessed with oil, gave roundhouse kicks as greetings, and knew everything about propane accessories. Considering all of that, ÒFriday Night LightsÓ has been the show Texas deserves. It would have been easy, and not unexpect¥ed, to make the show a farce of Texas high school football and the people who are a part of it, which is in fact, everyone. ÒVar¥sity BluesÓ and DawsonÕs awful Texas ac¥cent did it on the big screen. It was enjoy¥able and fun, but it made Texans look sim¥ple. And if there is one thing Texans arenÕt, itÕs simple. FNL recognizes this, and instead of pan¥dering, it treats its characters with respect, making them realistic. The issues that the people of Dillon deal with are grounded in the real world, ranging from going to col¥lege or scrapping with a rival high school, to taking care of a grandmother with Al¥zheimerÕs or struggling with a new job. These problems could be placed in any state, the show just puts them in Texas. In¥stead of being a show about Texas, Texas becomes a passive character, which gives the state more credibility, not less. FNL shows the rest of the country why we love Texas. It shows the passion of the people and the beauty of the land. Even if you donÕt enjoy football, Friday Night Lights deserves respect from Texans for telling the rest of the world that weÕre great, not because of oil, excellent beards or propane, but because we are a complex nation (yes, nation) that tends to unite un¥der football. ThatÕs why I am rooting for the East Dillon Panthers to make it to state, as unlikely as that is. Rienstra is a journalism junior. Diminishing diversity at UT I have never felt so compelled to write a response to an article than I do now. While reading WednesdayÕs article, ÒLiberal Arts deficit jeopardizes ethnic studies,Ó I began to see my pride in being a Longhorn and alumna diminish. As a graduate of the liberal arts program in anthropology, IÕve had the pleasure of taking many of the courses offered through the diverse ethnic studies curriculum, which is why I am disgusted to think that the University would even consider cutting back and/or eliminating courses. The University of Texas prides itself on diversity (which is laughable) and also promotes ÒWhat starts here changes the worldÓ Ñ I guess thatÕs to assume only if you study and graduate from the com¥munications, law, engineering or business schools. And we know what happens when one assumes ... Ñ Barbara Chambers UT alumna DonÕt deny rights In Marc NesteniusÕ Wednesday column, ÒAge limits and concealed carry,Ó he stated that the campus carry bill planned for the next legislative session only Òhalf¥heartedly fulfills its purpose,Ó and that campus carry should be granted to all students or none. This is per¥haps the most absurd argument IÕve ever heard. I ask Marc: How is this proposed system any less fair on the UT campus than anywhere else in the state of Texas? How is campus carry any less fair than the general con¥cealed handgun laws already enacted by the State? International students here are not allowed to vote for state legislators who make decisions regarding tuition and the UniversityÕs budget. Does that mean that no student at UT should be allowed to vote because it is ÒunfairÓ? In high schools, only about half of the students are old enough to drive to school. Does that mean that no high school student should be allowed to drive to school? Just because a right cannot be enjoyed by an entire population does not mean it should be denied to the whole citizenry. On a related note, even though concealed carry is about personal protection and self-preservation, allow¥ing it on campus could benefit those without a Texas Concealed Handgun License. If a license holder acting in self-defense were to mitigate a deadly situation, all students would benefit. Ñ Jeff Shi President, UT Students for Concealed Carry on Campus 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. 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 ad¥ministration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Stu¥dent Media Board of Operating Trustees. A good call for UTSA By Joshua Avelar Daily Texan Columnist The UT System Board of Regents made a good call last week when it approved UT-San AntonioÕs decision to enter its athletics program into the Western Athletic Confer¥ence (WAC). Some believe this was a risky decision to make in the midst of a reces¥sion, but UTSA has encountered exponen¥tial growth, and it is located in a booming metropolitan area with no other high-lev¥el football competition. In other words, the timing is perfect. UTSA, once an open-admissions com¥muter campus, is on the way to finding its own identity as a university. The San An¥tonio Express-News reports that student enrollment at UTSA sits at 29,000 and 30 percent of those students come from Bex¥ar County where San Antonio is located. A decade ago, 70 percent of UTSAÕs stu¥dent body was from Bexar County, proving that the campus is attracting students from around the state. The growth and changes on UTSAÕs cam¥pus have occurred under the leadership of UT alumnus and former Longhorn Track star Ricardo Romo. Under RomoÕs tenure, which began in 1999, UTSA enrollment in¥creased 60 percent and doctoral programs increased from three to 21. Romo has prov¥en himself a viable and persistent leader, and his record demonstrates an ability to make wise, rewarding decisions. The city of San Antonio has also experi¥enced phenomenal economic and popula¥tion growth. The National Journal recent¥ly named San Antonio one of the nationÕs most recession-proof cities because of its healthcare, education and tourism indus¥tries. Furthermore, San Antonio was also one of only three cities with a population greater than one million that saw an in¥crease in net earnings and personal income last year. San Antonians (myself included) love sports, even though weÕve never had many options. However, even before the NBA Spurs won four championships, San Anto¥nio always had one of the best attendance rates in the league. When the Spurs played in the Alamodome football stadium, which will be UTSAÕs home stadium, San Antonio set NBA game attendance records despite distant and obstructed views of the small basketball court. The Daily Texan reported Monday that the University of Houston, the University of North Texas, Texas Christian University and Southern Methodist University posted no net profits from their football programs in 2008. However, unlike the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where UNT, TCU and SMU all compete for attention, San Antonio has no NCAA Division 1 or professional foot¥ball teams. UTSA football will have no lo¥cal competition for fans when it comes to garnering attendance for games or atten¥tion from the community. The city of San Antonio and UTSA have also agreed to al¥low beer sales in Alamodome concession stands during Roadrunner football games. Recruiting quality players for the team is also a feasible task, as players will be giv¥en the opportunity to play indoors and be coached by Larry Coker, who won a na¥tional championship with the University of Miami. Football has proven to be a great market¥ing tool for many schools. Here at UT, we would be lying to ourselves if we said our football program is unrelated to our high enrollment. Boise State UniversityÕs suc¥cessful football program, whose departure from the WAC gave UTSA the opportuni¥ty to join the conference, has also helped the schoolÕs numbers increase, according to Boise, Idaho, NBC affiliate KTVB. When a university receives more applications, it can be more selective, thus giving the school more academic credibility. The UT RegentsÕ primary job is to make the best decisions for the universities in the system. With all the growth UTSA has seen, the football team solidifies its cam¥pus culture and reputation. Tuition may be at an all-time high for most universi¥ties across the nation, but the UTSA stu¥dent body voted in 2007 to increase man¥datory athletics fees in order to have a football team. UTSA and the city of San Antonio are more than willing to ÒriskÓ starting a Football Bowl Subdivision pro¥gram, and the Board was correct to give them that opportunity. Avelar is a government and journalism senior. Thursday, November 18, 2010 NEWS Straight-ticket vote hits 12-year high in Texas midterms Author upset by US bloodshed Mylan Torres |Daily Texan Staff UT alumnus Joel Suarez attends Nir RosenÕs lecture about U.S. involvement in Afghanistan at the Thompson Center on Wednesday. Middle East reporter visits University, talks about Iraqi civil war war. His book focuses on the Sun-ritory, played a significant role in sary bloodshed. By Ahsika Sanders ni and Shiite civil war. ending the civil war. ÒHow many American lives Daily Texan Staff ÒThe book is an attempt to ÒThey realized they had no are you going to experiment with More than 100 participants browsed a selection of books on understand how the civil war choice but to align with the Amer-sending people to Iraq to die for Middle Eastern affairs and en-absolutely nothing,Ó he said. ÒAnd gaged in a one-on-one question I still feel that anger when it comes and answer session with author to Afghanistan.Ó Journalism professor Bob Nir Rosen on Wednesday. They realized they had no choice but to align with The Palestine Solidarity Com-Jensen said RosenÕs reporting the Americans.Ó mittee hosted the event with Ros-style offers a view on Middle en, who was on hand to sign ÔÔEastern affairs rarely heard in Ñ Nir Rosen, Journalist copies of his new book, ÒAfter-American media. math: Following the Bloodshed ÒHe takes a position that is of AmericaÕs Wars in the Muslim often at odds with the domi-World,Ó and to discuss his expe-nant culture, so some see him riences reporting on wars in the started and how it came to an icans,Ó he said. as biased,Ó he said. ÒThis is Middle East. end,Ó he said. Rosen said one of his biggest also why he is one of the best Rosen spent six weeks in Iraq He said the American presence, reactions to his time spent cov-journalists in the U.S. currently reporting on the countryÕs at-although initially an added nui-ering wars in the Middle East covering Iraq and U.S. foreign tempts to rebuild after years of sance to an already war-torn ter-was anger because of unneces-policy in the world.Ó By Allison Kroll Daily Texan Staff Straight-ticket voting in this monthÕs gubernatorial elec¥tion increased dramatically and played a greater role in deter¥mining the results than in previ¥ous years, according to an Aus¥tin Community College study. The Austin Community Col¥lege DistrictÕs Center for Pub¥lic Policy and Political Stud¥ies found that about 58 percent of votes cast in 40 major Texas counties were straight-ticket. ÒThis was no ordinary gov¥ernorÕs race,Ó said Peck Young, director of the center. ÒThe vote was extremely nationalized. There was only a one-tenth of 1 percent difference in the per¥centage of straight-ticket voting in this election than the nation¥al election.Ó The percentage of straight¥ticket voters increased from 45 percent in 2006, marking the greatest number of straight-tick¥et votes in the past 12 years, ac¥cording to the report. Gov. Rick Perry got an edge in this monthÕs race because of straight-ticket voting, which made up the biggest chunk of the margin, while he won the swing vote by about 16,000 votes, Young said. ÒBill WhiteÕs campaign was designed to attract swing voters, and he got blasted by the fact that straight-ticket voters chose to vote Republican,Ó Young said. ÒHe never really had a chance because of straight-tick¥et votes, even though his cam¥paign for swing voters was pret¥ty successful.Ó Young said voters tend to¥ward straight-ticket voting be¥cause they think of political par¥ties like brands. ÒThis trend isnÕt about igno¥rance, itÕs the same way people purchase handbags or automo¥biles, because advertisers spend a lot of money to promote them,Ó Young said. ÒIt is apparent that Republican was the brand of choice in this election.Ó Of the nearly 5 million gu¥bernatorial votes cast in Texas, 57 percent of the straight-ticket votes went to Republicans and 41 percent went to Democrats. ÒAs parties and voters be¥come more divided ideologi¥cally, with fewer moderate Re¥publicans and few conservative Democrats, the appeal of just voting straight-ticket grows,Ó said radio-television-film de¥partment chairman Paul Stekler, a state campaign expert. ÒI think that was the case in Texas this year, especially with angry, mo¥tivated Republicans.Ó The smaller voting electorate in midterm elections tends to be more interested in politics and less in the personalities of can¥didates, Stekler said. ÒIf you trust exit polls, if the electorate of 2010 had been the only voters in 2008, McCain would have beaten Obama,Ó he said. Radio-television-film soph¥omore Raymond Perez said he voted based on the way candi¥dates were portrayed in adver¥tising and the media. Perez said the large percent¥age of straight-ticket votes is surprising, because even though he voted straight Democrat he researched each candidate indi¥vidually before voting. ÒYou would think voters would evaluate each position in¥dividually as opposed to lump¥ing everyone into the two cate¥gories without much consider¥ation,Ó Perez said. ÒEach candi¥date has something different to say, and I think that needs to be taken into account before a deci¥sion is made.Ó your e-mail address to our list and we will send you the opportunity to up to 50% off of local businesses $6 for $12 at The Pita Pit it with your friends and save even more NEWS Thursday, November 18, 2010 Survivor recalls resistance to Nazis By Matthew Stottlemyre Daily Texan Staff Leah Johnson was 16 years old when Germany invaded Poland in 1939. She spent the rest of her teenage years re¥sisting Nazi forces from with¥in Poland as part of a Jewish resistance group. Johnson escaped from a ghet¥to outside her hometown of Lida, Poland, in 1943 to join the Bielski Brigade in the woods outside the city. The Bielski Bri¥gade was a Jewish resistance group responsible for saving about 1,200 Jewish lives during the war. She told her story to a group of 100 people Wednesday night at the Chabad Jewish Student Center at UT. The event began with a screening of the Histo¥ry Channel documentary ÒThe Bielski Brothers: Jerusalem in the Woods.Ó The documenta¥ry featured Johnson along with other survivors who were part of the resistance group. The creators of the 2008 film ÒDefiance,Ó which told the sto¥ry of the Bielski Brigade, also interviewed Johnson. She saw the movie for the first time dur¥ing a special screening in New York City. ÒThe movie was well done, but not everything was shown,Ó Johnson said. ÒIt was not enough.Ó This is the story of Jewish resistance, and ÔÔ this resistance saved over 1,200 lives.Ó Ñ Leah Johnson Holocaust survivor Rabbi Zev Johnson, Leah JohnsonÕs grandson, and the Rabbi for the Jewish Center said the purpose of having his grandmother tell her story was to promote Jewish awareness and raise Jewish pride. ÒThe typical story is how Jews were slaughtered, and that sto¥ry is right and important,Ó Zev Johnson said. ÒThis is the story of Jewish resistance, and this re¥sistance saved over 1,200 lives.Ó According to the documenta¥ry, the movement was the larg¥est rescue of Jews by other Jews during World War II, and about 20,000 people are alive today as a result of the efforts of the Bielski brothers who formed the Brigade. Leah Johnson said she met and married her husband while in the forest hiding from the Nazis. She said he was a former Russian soldier and went on missions for weeks at a time for the brigade to blow up trains and bridges or just get food. Leah JohnsonÕs son Murray Johnson was also at the event to help his mother answer ques¥tions. He said she feels a con¥nection to the forest because of the time she spent there hiding for her life. ÒShe has often said over the years in the woods you can take a pillow and a blanket and have a good time,Ó Murray Johnson said. State to review environment agency By Allison Harris Daily Texan Staff The Texas Commission on En¥vironmental Quality cannot ful¥fill its duty to monitor compa¥nies that release pollutants, Travis County Commissioner Sarah Eck¥hardt said in a town hall meeting Wednesday. Alliance for a Clean Texas, along with other local and state environmental groups, hosted the event in Bass Lecture Hall. About 60 people attended the event, which is part of a series the group is hosting while the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission reviews the agency. The Sunset Advisory Commis¥sion will hold a public hearing on the agency on Dec. 15 and 16 and will issue its recommendations on Jan. 12. Eckhardt, a panelist at the event, said environmental issues apply to citizens of all political af¥filiations. ÒEnvironmental preservation is actually fiscally conservative,Ó she said. Panelist Robin Schneider, ex¥ecutive director for Texas Cam¥paign for the Environment, said the TCEQ has the wrong priori¥ties. ÒThe residents are not center stage in their mind,Ó Schneider said. ÒThe polluters are the ones they are trying to serve.Ó She recommended that the agencyÕs Office of the Public In¥terest Counsel receive more fund¥ing and suggested a way the agency could investigate compa¥nies before issuing permits. Eck¥hardt said the agency currently relies solely on an applicantÕs tes¥timony before issuing a permit. Bee Moorhead, executive di¥rector of Texas Impact, which is part of the coalition of agencies that organized the meetings, said the event allowed Texans to share their opinions about the agency. ÒEverybody canÕt come to the Capitol, but everybody in a de¥mocracy should have an oppor¥tunity to participate,Ó she said. Andrea Morrow, a spokes¥woman for the TCEQ, said the agency would not comment on any of the issues discussed in the town halls. ÒWe will be addressing con¥cerns and questions during the appropriate time at the legisla¥ture,Ó she said. ÒWe welcome public input into the process and people taking an active role.Ó SYSTEM: Colleges set energy standards From page 1 wider effort to rein in energy costs. In 2001, the UT System Board of Regents created the En¥ergy Utility Task Force, which sets standards for each campus and tries to find ways to slash en¥ergy costs. Campuses have grown 49 per¥cent in square footage, but the System has saved $196 million with a 16-percent cut to ener¥gy consumption since the task force was formed. The system has pounced on new technologies, in¥cluding higher efficiency chillers and boilers, air conditioning up¥grades, light bulbs, building in¥sulation and roof insulation up¥grades. The systemÕs 15 campus¥es exceeded the task forceÕs goal of cutting costs 15 percent by the fiscal year 2011. Scott Kelley, vice chancellor for business affairs, said the Sys¥tem-wide energy savings initia¥tive was created well before his time in the administration, but the UT System was way ahead of the game when Gov. Rick Perry issued an executive order in 2005 for all state agencies to start find¥ing ways to reduce energy costs. Ò[The task force] has really helped focus the campuses for over a decade now on activities that could reduce energy costs and influence the environment,Ó Kelley said. Between May 2009 and April 2010, UT-Arlington saved $2.75 million in energy costs after Sie¥mens Industry Inc. upgraded the campusÕs lighting system and revamped its building mainte¥nance procedures. UT-San Anto¥nio will soon install solar panels on two central campus buildings for a projected savings of $64,000 per year, a 273,000-pound annu¥al reduction in carbon emissions Ñ the equivalent of planting 37 acres of trees. UT-Permian Basin conserves energy by turning off unused parking lot lights and upgrading chillers and boilers, and may be¥gin to purchase Energy Star util¥ities exclusively. Between 2006 and 2010, UT-Brownsville cut en¥ergy costs by 23 percent by requir¥ing people to turn off lights and computer equipment as well as purchasing energy efficient light bulbs, windows and glass panes. Rosemary Martinez, UT¥BrownsvilleÕs vice president for business affairs, said a cost con¥tainment group looked at facil¥ity utilities expenses and ended up with 200 recommendations on how to save money on energy. ÒRight now, weÕre looking at what our savings are yielding,Ó Martinez said. ÒWith the new round of budget cuts, the cost containment group will go back to the drawing board to look at more cost-saving initiatives, including saving on energy,Ó she said. Michael OÕDonnell, associate vice chancellor for Facilities Plan¥ning and Construction, said be¥cause both electricity and natural gas prices have risen over the de¥cade, the actual energy cost of the UT System institutions increased from $149 million to $251 million and may rise next year. Yet the trend over the past decade is clearly visi¥ble as the campuses have exceeded the task forceÕs goals, he said. PANELS: Plant improvements cut costs From page 1 soon install a photovoltaic solar panel, which produces electrici¥ty from the sunÕs energy, at Man¥or Garage. At the J.J. Pickle Research Campus, there are plans to in¥stall a traditionally-mounted so¥lar panel and a large ground¥mounted solar panel with the help of a $1.6 million grant from the State Energy Conservation Office. The University is pro¥viding an additional $400,000 to complete the project. Facilities representatives could not con¥firm the dates that the projects will go live. ÒWe think itÕs a good project to help the University and Aus¥tinÕs carbon footprint,Ó said fa¥cilities services associate direc¥tor Juan Nunez. ÒWeÕre trying to show that we want to be energy efficient with whatever resourc¥es we can access.Ó Because the Pickle Research Center is not on the main UT campus, it uses coal power from Austin Energy rather than the natural gas energy the UT pow¥er plant provides. The Hacker¥man and Manor projects and a third prospective project will directly impact the UT power grid by reducing the total natu¥ral gas necessary at UT. Univer¥sity employees are already mov¥ing into Hackerman offices, and the building and its thermal so¥lar roof will be in full use in the spring. However, such projects pro¥vide an almost unnoticeable percentage of the overall ener¥gy UT needs to function, said Ryan Reid, assistant manager of plant engineering. Over the past 10 years, improvements to UTÕs power plant and energy system have reduced carbon emissions by more than if the University constructed a solar panel dome over the entire property, he said. ÒWe pay off these plant im¥provements through the ener¥gy we save,Ó Reid said. ÒSince 1977, the campus has doubled in size and we produce a little more than twice as much elec¥tricity, but last year we emitted as much carbon as we did that year, and we do that all through efficiency improvements.Ó The most recent improvement is a 4-million gallon chilled wa¥ter tank near the Creekside Dor¥mitory that will allow the pow¥er plant infrastructure to cool water for air conditioning sys¥tems at night when they are not in use. The system will launch in January. The next step toward better natural gas infrastructure is for individual buildings to make improvements to their equip¥ment, which will be difficult as the University faces state-man¥dated budget cuts, he said. This means it is up to UT stu¥dents, faculty and staff to start making changes in the way they interact with campus buildings by keeping lights and computers off when not in use, said Rachel Aitkens, the student co-direc¥tor of the Campus Environmen¥tal Center. Aitkens added that because UT student fees go to pay for campus electricity, there is a direct correlation between wasteful energy consumption and high costs. ÒIf we get our consumption down, then moving to more re¥newable energy sources stops being such a feat,Ó Aitkens said. ÒIt doesnÕt make sense to talk about buying tons of renewables when weÕre still leaving lights on in empty rooms.Ó Sports Editor: Dan Hurwitz E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 www.dailytexanonline.com SPORTS THE DAILY TEXAN FOOTBALL Head injuries taking toll on Longhorns Derek Stout | Daily Texan file photo Texas safety back Blake Gideon and defensive back Aaron Williams lay on the field after colliding during TexasÕ loss to Baylor. Williams suffered a concussion and had to sit out a game. By Laken Litman Daily Texan Staff The days of a football play¥er getting knocked out, taking a whiff of smelling salts and run¥ning back on the field are over. TreÕ Newton, who recently end¥ed his football career because of a series of head injuries, can attest to that. So can Kyle Hix, Aaron Wil¥liams and a few other Longhorns who have missed games because of concussions. Head injuries and violent colli¥sions have the NFLÕs attention as never before, and the NCAA is making moves to keep its athletes safer as well. In the past, concussions might have been considered mere dings or minor injuries. But in the last five years or so, neurosurgeons and scientists have conducted re¥search in order to understand how they occur and how to take care of them. Sports Illustrated dedicated al¥most an entire issue to concus¥sions a few weeks ago. In one of the articles, Peter King explained MENÕS BASKETBALL Horns ready to face Illinois in Madison Square Garden Jeff Heimsath| Daily Texan Staff Longhorn forward Tristan Thompson battles for position during TexasÕ win over Louisiana Tech. By Will Anderson Daily Texan Staff If the initial two games of the season were a peek at the Long¥hornsÕ new offensive scheme, full of high-post jumpers and off-ball screens, ThursdayÕs clash with No. 13 Illinois represents the first true test of the system for un¥ranked Texas. The Longhorns (2-0) travel to Madison Square Garden in New York City for the second round of the 2K Sports Classic, where head coach Rick Barnes will get to see his newly minted, highly struc¥tured offense against a Big Ten defense known for its physicality Ñ the Illini (3-0) average 19 fouls per game, tied for third most in their conference. Barnes picked up the offense from watching the NBAÕs Utah Jazz practice during the offsea¥son. After last seasonÕs late im¥plosion, including a first-round NCAA tournament exit, the coach was criticized for his lack of a consistent structure. This year, heÕs moved to the opposite end of the spectrum with an em¥phasis on motion and very spe¥cific floor spacing. ÒIt opens up things for a lot of people. ItÕs a slow-paced of¥fense,Ó said senior forward Gary Johnson. ÒOur offense is going to speak for itself.Ó Texas opened the season with two big wins, scoring more than 80 points in consecutive games to start the year for the first time since 2006. ÒWe need to get it into the high¥percentage area and get some movement off of it and do what weÕve been doing,Ó Barnes said. ÒItÕs important to get the ball where we need to get it.Ó Ball movement will be especial¥ly important against the Fighting IlliniÕs frontcourt, which sports a quarter of their players over 6-foot-8. Freshman Tristan Thompson, whoÕs averaging 14.5 points and 7 rebounds per game, is aware of the challenge awaiting him in the post. ÒThose guys are two great col¥lege players,Ó Thompson said, re¥ferring to IllinoisÕ 7-foot-1 Mike Tisdale and 6-foot-9 Mike Davis. ÒIÕll be tested on both ends, IÕve just gotta be prepared.Ó The LonghornsÕ new look has OFFENSE continues on page 8 Thursday, November 18, 2010 SIDELINE WHAT TO WATCH 2K Sports Classic Semi-final (16) Illinois vs. (22) Texas Date: Tonight Time: 8 p.m. On air: ESPN2 SPORTS BRIEFLY 2010-11 Texas baseball recruiting class to date: RHP Parker French (Dripping Springs) and IF Brooks Marlow (Giddings) are the latest to become Longhorns, signing their letters of intent Wednesday. The two recruits are the last of TexasÕ 11 early com¥mitments, as the early-signing peri¥od has come to a close. Toller Boardman- LHP John Curtiss- RHP Parker French- RHP Brooks Marlow- IF Collin Shaw- OF MENÕS BASKETBALL ESPN / USA Today Coaches Poll Check out LetÕs Talk Sports @Dailytexanonline.com Andrew Torrey | Daily Texan Staff the link between football and psy¥chological, physical and behav¥ioral problems that afflict play¥ers down the road. He wrote how one scientist tested the brains of 14 former NFL players and di¥agnosed 13 of them with chron¥ic traumatic encephalopathy Ñ basically Òincredible chaos in the brain,Ó which is seen in disorders such as dementia, AlzheimerÕs and depression. With this backdrop, football is changing how it deals with blows to the head. But how much? Texas offensive coordinator Greg Davis had four concus¥sions as a quarterback for Mc-Neese State in the early 1970s, but he never missed a practice or a game. ÒI remember I had one in a Sat¥urday scrimmage during spring training and I practiced on Mon¥day,Ó Davis said. ÒI donÕt mean to imply that IÕm some Rambo tough guy; times were just different.Ó Davis said that offensive line coach Mac McWhorter, who was an offensive lineman at Georgia in the Õ70s, joked that he had so many concussions that he carried ammonia capsules in his belt on his uniform. But players canÕt just pop pills anymore. ÒIt used to be if a kid got one, he could go back in the game,Ó said Texas head coach Mack Brown. ÒNow, if he has symptoms, heÕs through. They take his helmet. They may take him inside. They donÕt wait to see if it clears and CONCUSSIONS continues on page 8 VOLLEYBALL NO. 8 TEXAS 3, MISSOURI 0 Faucette dominates in Texas victory By Austin Laymance Daily Texan Staff If the Longhorns are any in¥dicator, then winning certainly is contagious. Texas rolled to its 12th¥straight victory Wednesday night, sweeping the visiting Missouri Tigers. The No. 8 Longhorns breezed through the match as senior outside hitter Juli¥ann Faucette continued her dominant play of late, by far her best stretch of the sea¥son, as she carried Texas (20¥5; 15-2 Big 12) with 16 kills. The All-American also add¥ed 10 digs for her 19th career double-double. ÒTonight we were playing some of the best Ôsystem vol¥leyballÕ that weÕve played all year,Ó head coach Jerritt El¥liott said. ÒOverall, the perfor¥mance and fight of the team continues to grow and I like where we are headed.Ó The Longhorns used a bal¥anced attack to down the Ti¥gers (19-9; 11-7) for the sec¥ond time this year. Texas has defeated Missouri in nine¥straight meetings. Junior middle blocker Ra¥chael Adams and outside hit¥ter Amber Roberson rounded out the LonghornsÕ attack with 11 and nine kills, respectively. Adams was devastating¥ly effective with a .714 attack percentage and looked like she was finding a consistent FAUCETTE continues on page 8 RobersonÕs return helps lift offense By Shabab Siddiqui Daily Texan Staff Although outside hitter Amber Roberson missed a mere two games, she came out of the gate playing like she missed none while dis¥playing an urgency of some¥one who had missed 20. The 6-foot-2 junior from San Antonio notched five kills in the first set on perfect hit¥ting while adding three digs in the process. She finished the match with nine kills to go along with seven digs and two blocks before heading to the bench in the third set to cheer on her teammates. ROBERSON continues on page 8 Junior outside hitter Amber Roberson dives for the ball during TexasÕ win over Missouri. SPORTS Thursday, November 18, 2010 ROBERSON: Hitter back after two-match hiatus, adds dynamic From page 7 Roberson, the teamÕs second¥leading scorer, put her offensive arsenal on full display, includ¥ing signature spikes from the backcourt and carefully placed top-spinning kills that nick the opponentÕs back line. Head coach Jerritt Elliott said Rober¥sonÕs return allows the team to maintain an offensive balance. Ò[Opponents] canÕt stack up on the players, and in terms of blocking schemes, itÕs difficult [for them],Ó Elliott said. ÒWeÕre also able to use her out of the backcourt. She has great speed and velocity and she [puts] a lot of stress on the opponent.Ó Perhaps the biggest benefi¥ciary of RobersonÕs return is senior outside hitter Juliann Faucette, who had shouldered much of the offensive burden in RobersonÕs absence. ÒSheÕs a great player and she did really well tonight, especially not having her for the last two matches,Ó Fauc¥ette said. ÒWe just have a lot of weapons and that helps. Am¥berÕs a weapon we can put out there and she can put up big numbers for us.Ó In RobersonÕs absence, se¥nior outside hitter Lauren Dickson was asked to step in. Dickson played four years at the University of Virginia and came to Texas to pursue a mas¥ters in accounting from the McCombs School of Business. Because of an injury her soph¥omore year, the Westlake High School product was granted a medical redshirt and retained an extra year of eligibility. DicksonÕs back line de-as she has posted double digit fensive presence has been a digs in both matches. Dickson big boon for the Longhorns played as a serving specialist through the last two games, through most of WednesdayÕs AmberÕs a weapon we can put out there and she can put up big numbers for us..Ó Ñ Juliann Faucette, Senior, outside hitter match, though playing exten¥sively in the third set. FAUCETTE: Texas rebounds after sluggish start Elliott said DicksonÕs role could change and said he was pleased with her ability to step up. ÒEvery day, any playerÕs role can change and thatÕs de¥veloped in the practice gym,Ó Elliott said. ÒSheÕs been play¥ing really well and weÕve been utilizing her a little more and sheÕs been able to show us a little more during matches.Ó From page 7 rhythm with junior setter Mi¥chelle Kocher Ñ something the two have been building game¥by-game. ÒWeÕve been working all this week on her tempo and me con¥sistently driving so it makes it easier for her to find me and give me a great ball,Ó Adams said. It was only fitting that Fau¥cette, who had at least 24 kills in each of her last three match¥es and was the conference player of the week, ended the night on a blistering strike that glanced off a Tiger and into the stands for the gameÕs final point. Texas came out of the locker room for the third set but was a step slow as the Tigers leapt out to a quick 10-6 advantage. But the Longhorns answered as they have all year, and put together a balanced 5-0 run to pull back in front for good. After a sluggish start, the Long¥horns flipped the switch in the first set and steadily pulled away from the Tigers. With the set knot¥ted at five, Texas reeled off eight straight points as Faucette and Roberson led the way, finishing the set with five kills apiece. The Tigers hung tight in the second set, keeping within a few points of the Longhorns from start to finish before Doris and Faucette had back-to-back kills to end the frame. Adams added four kills and teamed with Do¥ris to set up shop in the middle of the net Ñ combining for three blocks. Faucette continued her top-notch play, racking up an¥other six kills in the set. But the Longhorns wonÕt have long to rest on this one as they take the court again Friday at 6:30 p.m. when the Kansas Jayhawks make their annual visit to Austin. It may be a quirky schedule, but itÕs one Texas will have to get used to come tournament time in two weeks. ÒIt kind of mirrors the NCAA Tournament and thatÕs what we are preparing for as conference [play] ends,Ó Faucette said. CONCUSSIONS: NCAA changes collision rules From page 7 weÕll put him back in. If the doctor says youÕve got symptoms, youÕre through for the night.Ó The most common symptoms are headaches, dizziness and nau¥sea. Victims of a concussion can also have trouble concentrating and problems with eyesight. Uni¥versity of Georgia head athlet¥ic trainer Ron Courson told The Associated Press that oftentimes symptoms can be subtle, so itÕs up to the team doctor or trainer to ask pointed questions and for patients to be honest with whatÕs going on with their bodies. To help doctors assess an ath¥leteÕs recovery from a concussion, major college football programs frequently use whatÕs called base¥line testing. All athletes who would be susceptible to concussions in their sports are given these neu¥rological balance and psychologi¥cal tests that measure memory, re¥action and recognition before their season starts. Athletes who sustain a concussion are tested again, and their healthy tests and post-con¥cussion tests are compared. Courson told AP that he makes players tell him the months of the year backwards, for example. Baseline testing is important, but the No. 1 thing doctors and train¥ers go by in deciding if a player is healthy are their symptoms. A few weeks ago when Texas played Baylor, Williams got a con¥cussion when he and safety Blake Gideon accidentally collided late in the fourth quarter. Coaches re¥called that Williams seemed out of it and Texas head trainer Ken¥ny Boyd deemed him ineligible to practice the following week or make the trip to Kansas State. After his week off, Williams re¥turned to practice and played against Oklahoma State and said he felt Ò100 percent and I didnÕt see any symptoms come back.Ó After being cleared to play, how¥ever, an athlete who has sustained a concussion is at greater risk for another one. That risk goes down over time, though. ÒI think guys are bigger, faster and stronger now,Ó Brown said. ÒFrom my standpoint, collisions are bigger. IÕm seeing hits out on the field now that are amazing hits. IÕm talking about Saturday and Sunday. The equipment, nutri¥tion, strength training and stretch¥ing are better and I think all those things lead toward bigger hits.Ó In addition to the tests, the NCAA has made moves to protect its players during games. ThereÕs the targeting penalty, which means players cannot initiate contact with the crown of their helmets. Then thereÕs the halo rule, which pre¥vents players from tackling an op¥ponent in the head or neck areas. The torso and chest are fair game, but sometimes jerseys are slick and if a playerÕs helmet gets knocked in the least bit, that is con¥sidered helmet-to-helmet. These rulings have made it diffi¥cult for coaches and players to de¥termine the difference between a big hit and a personal foul. ÒI donÕt know what to tell the players,Ó defensive coordinator Will Muschamp said. ÒIf you lead with your shoulder, theyÕre de¥fenseless. If you lead with your head, itÕs helmet-to-helmet. The officials have a hard judgment call, but itÕs hard on a defensive coach. IÕm very concerned with where itÕs headed. WeÕll all be playing flag football here in about 15 years.Ó With these rules, coaches are worried that if players canÕt aim for the upper body, theyÕll start zoning in on the legs. ÒWeÕre going to have some nas¥ty knees now,Ó Brown said. ÒIf Sergio [Kindle] had gone at [Tex¥as Tech quarterback Taylor] PottsÕ knees, heÕd have broken his leg.Ó Regardless of the cringe fac¥tor thatÕs setting in, players wonÕt hold back. ÒI always go 100 miles per hour. IÕll worry about all that health stuff 10 years from now when IÕm done playing,Ó Gideon said. ÒIÕm mak¥ing memories now. We all knew what we were signing up for when we started playing football.Ó OFFENSE: Longhorns face first test of season From page 7 accounted for a good deal of im¥provement in ball movement but the playersÕ understanding is still a work in progress. ÒI donÕt think weÕve reached our peak as far as offense is con¥cerned yet,Ó Johnson said. ÒAnd thereÕs a lot of reads out of this offense.Ó Texas is one spot outside of The Associated Press Top 25 and No. 22 in the ESPN/USA Today coach¥esÕ poll but could make a state¥ment with an early season victory over a Big Ten powerhouse. ÒIf that was our mindset IÕd like to think itÕd be the best place to do that,Ó Johnson said. ÒBut thatÕs not what weÕre con¥cerned about. WeÕre not trying to convince anyone that weÕre a top-10 team or anything of that nature. We just want to go out and play and win games.Ó The importance of this weekÕs trip to the Garden is not lost on the Longhorns, especially if they advance to the final round against either No. 5 Pittsburgh or ACC¥contender Maryland on Friday. ÒPeople could say itÕs our first test, our first real test against a big-time team, so IÕm excited to see how we match up against them,Ó Thompson said. Thursday, November 18, 2010 LIFE&ARTS WHISKEY: Old-fashioned drinks best softened rather than candied Old-Fashioned From page 12 DeGroff goes on to suggest that the lem¥on peel, especially when muddled, can who was throwing a party there for Sam¥uel Tilden after he became governor of 2 oz. whiskey 1/2 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp water 2 dashes of Angostura bitters A small piece of ice lemon peel t.VEEMFUIFTVHBS XBUFSBOEMFNPOQFFMJOB rocks glass t"EEXIJTLFZ JDFBOECJUUFST Source: George J. Kappeler, Modern AmerIcan Drinks (New York, 1895) Old-Fashioned Despite how that mad man Don Drap¥er whips up this drink, it originally never contained orange. ThatÕs just pure fluff. ÒThe Old-Fashioned was a drink¥erÕs plea for a saner, quieter, slower life,Ó writes Wondrich. ÒOne in which a gent slightly soften the drink without candying it, and has made the Old-Fashioned a clas¥sic Thanksgiving or Christmas cocktail. Whatever you do though, donÕt put seltzer water in it. ThatÕs just insulting. ItÕs an old-fashioned whiskey, not some new¥school whiskey soda. New York. The only problem is that the night the party was held, she was giving birth to baby Winston. While there are other records that do certify the Manhattan Club invented the classic cocktail (just not on the night in question), the more interesting part is the Manhattan could take a drink or two without fear that it would impair his ability to dodge a speeding streetcar or operate a rotary Manhattan Another popular 1960s ÒMad MenÓ spe¥ vermouth. Jerry ÒProfessorÓ Thomas, con¥sidered to be the father of cocktails for his 1862 book ÒHow to Mix Drinks or The press.Ó cial, the Manhattan goes back way before Bon-VivantÕs Companion,Ó reversed the 2 oz of whiskey t4UJSXJUIJDFJOBQJOUHMBTT At the time, one would walk into a bar many of those characters were born. whiskey and vermouth proportions for a 1 oz of vermouth t4USBJOBOETFSWFJOBDIJMMFEDPDLUBJMHMBTT OPJDF and ask for an old-fashioned whiskey, gin It was originally claimed to be made in much sweeter mix. dash of Angostura bitters garnish with a maraschino cherry Source: Jerry ÒProfessorÓ Thomas, How to Mix Drinks or The Bon-VivantÕs Companion (1862) or brandy when they wanted to avoid all those candy-like concoctions. The first in¥stance of the drink was just whiskey, ice and a bit of sugar. the old Manhattan Club in New York City, but Wondrich later discovered a gaping hole in the story. 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Burlesque troupe to host festival Diverse group of girls find empowerment in dancing, hope to enhance traditions By Sarah Pressley Daily Texan Staff Seven girls, all different shapes and sizes, each donning a silky robe and high heels, strut around the room. They slowly bend over with their legs extended and toes pointed and glide their hands up their legs and flash a little thigh while playfully batting their eye¥lashes. As they continue dancing, the room is suddenly filled with sequined bras and scantily clad thighs, all shimmying in unison. As the music ends the girls gig¥gle and fall out of their final pos¥es before slipping into discussion about their costumes and their lives. This is just another night of rehearsal for the girls of Black Widow Burlesque, a local bur¥lesque dance troupe. Black Widow Burlesque was formed in 2009 when one of the members decided it would be fun and put an ad on Craigslist. Since then, the troupe has evolved into a diverse group of seven danc¥ers who all differ in background and style, and each bring a unique personality to the stage. ÒWe are an eclectic group,Ó said Roxy ÒRaRa RoxetteÓ Castillo, one of the dancers. ÒWe are average women in the day time and glam¥orous dancers by night. We are like superheroes.Ó The girls of Black Widow Bur¥lesque do not completely strip, usually stopping at a thong and pasties. The girls find their bare dancing to be extremely empow¥ering and really enjoy showing off their diverse figures. ÒWe are all about female em¥powerment and showing off our rockinÕ bodies,Ó Castillo said. For dancer Kacy Todd, or Sailor Cherry, burlesque dancing holds a lot of its appeal in the flirting she engages in with those watching. ÒItÕs like a game you play with the audience,Ó Todd said. ÒItÕs all about the tease.Ó This Friday, Black Widow Bur¥lesque will host AustinÕs first Spanksgiving, A Burlesque Festi¥val at The Swan Dive downtown. The festival will bring together many of AustinÕs other burlesque dance troupes all in one place. The women of Black Widow hope that this will give Austin res¥idents a chance to introduce them¥selves to burlesque and all of its different styles and genres. The festival will feature troupes from San Antonio, Dallas and West Palm Beach, Fla. Spanksgiving will also include performances from local bands and comedians as well as fire and belly dancers. Even though the festival falls the weekend before and not on Thanksgiving, the girls of Black Widow Burlesque think that their alternative celebration will top the typical traditions. ÒPeople should go to Spanks¥giving because we have plenty of breasts and thighs to go around,Ó Castillo said. ÒWe have dark meat, we have white meat, we have ev¥erything. And we donÕt have a kids table.Ó GHOSTS: Unfamiliar territory inspires sounds, substance From page 12 really unfortunate. It was the first time in 10 years we had to cancel a show. DT: How was composing The Five Ghosts different from com¥posing the previous albums? Cranley: Every time we go in to write a record, we like to put ourselves in a situation we havenÕt been in before. ItÕs good to try sub¥ject matter you havenÕt delved into in the past. The unfamiliar territo¥ry adds to the creativity. You go be¥yond limitations and find stuff you havenÕt tapped into before. The band has gone through so much spiritual and personal growth in the past year and a half. DT: Is there anything in par¥ticular that really influenced you in that year in a half? Cranley: Starting a family and building a home is a huge lead into another world, another life. Committing myself to that has in¥fluenced my part on the record. DT: Wait, I might have missed something. Did you become a father recently? Cranley: No, but in four months, yes! IÕve always taken music incredibly seriously, but I think preparing for fatherhood has made me recommit to being a musician in a strange way. DT: Much of the album comes off as ominous and haunting, which I guess makes the album appropriately named. How did the idea of ghosts come about? Cranley: You get a different an¥swer depending on who you talk to. For me, the idea came from fear of being anonymous. The idea that youÕre no longer connected with a person you used to know, but that person still lives. It can be a roman¥tic relationship, a friendship or family. YouÕre connected to some¥one for such a long period of time, and then either the person walks away or you walk away. How can you live your life like you never knew them? I actually find the al¥bum quite hopeful and uplifting despite the dark content. ThereÕs a sense of loss, but also beginning. DT: If The Five Ghosts was a movie soundtrack, describe the movie it would go with. Cranley: It would replace Tan¥gerine DreamÕs soundtrack to ÒLegend,Ó that fantasy mov¥ie with Tom Cruise. I love that movie, and I like the soundtrack as well, but if we could re-do the soundtrack, thatÕs my choice. DT: WhatÕs the most interest¥ing quirk about each of your band mates? Cranley: IÕve been on a bus with them for the last 48 hours and I couldnÕt even go there. I canÕt. ThereÕs a veil, a sense of mystery. I want to keep that veil up. DT: Has the band considered doing any new collaborations? Cranley: ThereÕs actually some¥thing in the works that weÕre not allowed to talk about. IÕm really excited for it. People can expect something to pop up hopefully in the new year. EDUCATIONAL 590 Tutoring $50 AN HOUR Need TELENETWORK IS CURRENTLY seeking qualiÞed ap¥plicants to work in our Austin or San Marcos Call Center who are able to provide excellent customer service and technical support to end users all over the US. We offer paid training, ßex¥ible scheduling, FT ben¥eÞts, and a relaxed at¥mosphere. 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It makes you feel violated,Ó Imbibe your libations and check conduct in place throughout the Moore said. out art inspired by the history restrooms of America, and those If one has the impertinence of the green fairy in this pre¥ who break these transcendental to break this inviolable rule and prohibition style cocktail bar. codes are duly noted and con- makes eye contact, eyes are to be Happy hour prices and hor sidered with a degree of distaste averted to a safe zone, such as dÕoeuvres will available from 6-8 and curled lips. The issue with a wall. p.m. Specially marked cocktails, the particular restrooms detailed In the instances of the RLM and including some abinsthe, will is that they present situations in Welch buildings Ñ and any oth¥ cost $5 and prints of artist and which man code is compromised er bathrooms of similar construc¥ photographer Damian Hevia and needs amendment. tion Ñ instances not covered by First, though, itÕs important to the traditional rules arise. These know what is acceptable bath-must be looked at with a consid-WHAT:Absinthe Visions. An Art start at $75. room behavior. In light of recent erate and determining eye. experiences, it is obvious peo-When the paper towel dispens-WHEN:Thursday, 6 p.m. Opening at PŽchŽ ple need to be reminded what er is above a urinal, one may de¥is awkward. bate on going for paper or not. WHERE:208 W. Fourth St. Talking while relieving your-Michael Musslewhite, a philoso- TICKETS: Free self, for example, is to be avoid-phy sophomore, says no. ed. Whether itÕs Greg DavisÕ fail-ÒIf thereÕs someone peeing, I ure or breakthroughs in cancer re-donÕt want to reach over their search, the restroom isnÕt a place shoulders,Ó he said. ÒThe other Boondoggle Music Fest Check out UT-based bands Little for discussion. day I had to walk around with Lo and Marmalakes and grab a ÒWhen people try to talk to you, dripping hands.Ó slice of free pizza. The last time itÕs just eerie. You try to be polite, It should be noted that if one Little Lo and Marmalakes were but deep down inside youÕd re- cannot wait for said urinal to be¥ on campus, they played sold out ally rather them just leave you come vacant, it is acceptable to shows at the Cactus Cafe. Both alone,Ó said Forrest Moore, an ex- mutter Òexcuse meÓ or to clear of them feature lyrically complex ercise science sophomore. oneÕs throat, not as a matter of upbeat indie-folk music that And where conversation is opening conversation, but so as promises to help celebrate the bothersome, incidental body con- to not take a man off-guard when changing of the seasons. tact below the waist can com-you reach over him for a paper pletely ruin a bathroom experi-towel. Remember, jeans are a vi-WHAT:Boondoggle Music Fest ence. The accepted precept is to able towel. WHEN:Thursday, 7:30 p.m. not mention the situation at all, In these restrooms, a patron WHERE:The Honors Quad not even to apologize. Discussing may find that someone is using Courtyard the event is regarded as bringing the urinal furthest from the sink TICKETS: Free attention to it, which: a) suggests while another washes their hands there is some ulterior motive, in the sink neighboring a urinal. and b) starts a conversation in Of the people asked, 100 percent the bathroom, a previously stat-felt their ability to apply prop¥ed misstep. er protocol was taxed. The same Hello Kitty Pop-Up Shop Tour The Hello Kitty tour bus is Other habits are purely annoy-men expressed that they would making its only stop in Texas at ing, and though we all want to prefer potentially rubbing shoul- Toy Joy. Whether you have an look good for that girl we conve- ders with someone else relaxing entire Hello Kitty litter in your niently sat next to on the first and their bladder than having a hand room or just loved her growing every subsequent day of class, washer at their side; accordingly, up, the tour bus will be bringing gazing into the mirror impedes this will likely find its way into tons of class and limited edition other peopleÕs bathroom use. acceptable bathroom etiquette. Sanrio items just a few blocks The sink is designed for hand Gil Moss, a mathematics grad¥ from campus. washing, but tends to get claimed uate student and calculus teach¥for the sake of hair wetting. This ing assistant, spends most of his WHAT:Hello Kitty Pop-Up issue is becoming wildly rampant time in the RLM, and is thus an during passing periods, when the authoritative voice on the issue. WHEN:Friday, 2 Ð 10 p.m. Shop Tour restrooms are most crowded. ÒI always go for the pee-er,Ó WHERE:Toy Joy, 2900 As the descendants of patriar-Moss said. ÒThereÕs a strategy Guadalupe St. chal societies, tradition is impor-to it. If thereÕs no one else pee-TICKETS: Free tant to men, so though the age-ing, but someone washing, I go old rule of only two shakes may to the middle so IÕm away from not be sufficient, it still stands. the sink.Ó Any vigorous shaking is clearly This way, Moss said, heÕs still ÒWalk Like a ManÓ Blue obvious because of the bobbing comfortable, but if someone Velvet Winter Fashion Party of a shoulder. Of course, breaking else arrives to arrest their uri¥this rule is less atrocious if there nary urgings, they can take the Blue Velvet, the vintage store is plenty of space between two furthest urinal. located next to Crave, invites urinal users; leaving this space is Most people enjoy their priva¥ fashionistas to attend their also a traditional rule. cy, and though the installation of annual Winter Fashion Party If there is no one in the rest-textile boards called ÒpartitionsÓ focusing on menÕs fashion. Now room, courteous practice is to would solve these issues and rid located next to north campus use a urinal at the far end. Ide- the need for rule revision, a man coffee spot Epoch, this yearÕs ally, a second person would pick can expect to invariably find him¥ show hopes to evoke pomp the urinal furthest from the occu- self in one of these situations at and circumstance of a true pied one; a third, try and keep as some point in his life. gentlemanly extravaganza. much space between himself and Regardless of bathroom con¥others as possible. struction, there is still the classic WHAT:ÒWalk Like a ManÓ Blue Perhaps what bothers restroom canon of bathroom etiquette to Velvet Winter Fashion Party users most is someone with wan-consider. With a little guidance WHEN:Sunday, 7 Ð 10 p.m. dering eyes, and making eye con-and consideration for the other WHERE:Blue Velvet Vintage, 217 tact with that person. man, even the best of us can han-North Loop ÒEye contact in the restroom dle an awkward restroom situa-TICKETS: Free is a definite illegal action in the tion with some grace.                              Courtesy of No Snakes in This Grass Robbie Ann Darby, an alumna of UTÕs theater program, plays the role of Eve in James MagnusonÕs re-tell¥ing of the classic Bible story. PLAY: Drama staged outdoors, breaks with traditional theater From page 12 bucks, and anyone can walk up and be affected by it,Ó Magnuson said. ÒThere are these sidewalk artists who paint with water, so the image only lasts until the wa¥ter dries. ThatÕs how I think of street theater.Ó Performed outdoors and con¥cerning itself with inflammato¥ry topics, MagnusonÕs play also employs unconventional dramat¥ic techniques, like intentionally breaking character. ÒEveryone was experimenting in the Õ60s, and I guess you could call my play experimental,Ó Mag¥nuson said. Though Magnuson believes a less traditional approach to theater can be enjoyable and Òpuckish,Ó when it comes to his role at the Michener Center, UTÕs MFA program for creative writers, he encourages young artists to stay true to their own voice. ÒWe try not to steer anyone in any given direction,Ó he said. ÒTalents are various and I want students to have the courage to follow tradition, too.Ó Since writing his take on the Adam and Eve story, Magnu¥son has written eight novels and worked for TV shows such as ÒKnotÕs LandingÓ and ÒClass of Õ96.Ó Though he claims he Òal¥ways feels like the newest thing is going to be the best thing,Ó he is happy to revisit his earlier work as well. ÒItÕs not exactly my most so¥phisticated work. ItÕs light, itÕs ac¥cessible, but people keep return¥ing to it, so I think it says some¥thing to people,Ó Magnuson said. Today, Nov. 18th! OFF TODAY 1303 South Congress Avenue 2900 West Anderson Lane 3423 North Guadalupe 5207 Brodie Lane ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE REGAL CINEMAS    SOUTH LAMAR ARBOR STADIUM 8 Austin @ GREAT HILLS 512-476-1320 Austin 800-FANDANGO (684)     Life&Arts Editor: Amber Genuske E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 Thursday, November 18, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com THE DAILY TEXAN Although in theory a restroom is just a restroom, Ò the actual practice of urinating is a delicate act of tact. Ò M ost men donÕt like to pee when theyÕre being watched. Others canÕt pee when someone is too close because feel¥ing exposed prevents the stream of other urinal patrons. Some just rue the entire construction of a bathroom be¥cause it presents both situations. bathroom Two prominent examples are the restrooms of the Robert Lee Moore Hall and the southern portion of Welch Hall. Every floor of the colossal RLM features a menÕs restroom with three uri¥ nals lined up side by side, flanked by a sink. There are no partitions between the urinals, or between the urinal and the sink which neighbor each other. etiquette Squeezed in between the sink and the urinal is the paper towel dispens¥ er. Hidden in a nook on the opposite wall is another sink which lacks pa¥ per towels. Welch features menÕs restrooms similar in construction, only the By Jonathan Hyak paper towel dispensers are located on the opposite wall, and two sinks are squeezed onto the same wall as the urinals. Rules increase self awareness, help avoid awkward Although in theory a restroom is just a restroom, the actual practice of restroom encounters urinating is a delicate act of tact. Men, often considered the cruder of the URINAL continues on page 11 PLAY REVIEW NO SNAKES IN THIS GRASS One-act play retells story with racial plot change By Madeleine Crum Daily Texan Staff ÒThe boats will be ready for the Flood, and weÕre not go¥ing to work for the Pharaoh un¥less we have a union contract,Ó an informed Adam says in ÒNo Snakes in This Grass,Ó a one-act play written by the director of the Michener Center for Writers, James Magnuson. A modern rendition of the Book of Genesis first performed during the Civil Rights Movement, the play revolves around Adam, who has prepared himself for whatev¥er hardships God may throw his way, except one: a black Eve. In this 35-minute performance, Adam and Eve attempt to recon¥cile their differences, but their in¥ability to get along eventually leads to the Fall, and their banish¥ment from Eden. ÒItÕs interesting to think about, because if youÕre staying true to the Bible story, Adam and Eve are obviously joined,Ó Magnu¥son said. ÒShe comes from his rib, theyÕre made of the same flesh.Ó Written when Magnuson was 24, ÒNo Snakes in This GrassÓ has since been reproduced at countless churches and theaters nationwide. ÒI was working in East Har¥lem in the Õ60s, so the issue of race was pretty hard to avoid,Ó Magnuson said. ÒI was a young playwright, a churchgoing kid, and I wanted to make some¥thing mischievous.Ó Last summer, Magnuson re¥turned to New York to witness The Lincoln CenterÕs rendition of his play, celebrating the 40th anni¥versary of their out-of-doors the¥ater. Robbie Ann Darby, a recent graduate from UTÕs theater pro¥gram, played Eve. This Friday the same cast will perform on the Ransom Center plaza. ÒSome of the language and the painful jokes and jives are bound to their time, so I was worried that the play might not be as ap¥plicable today,Ó Magnuson said. ÒBut looking at the audiencesÕ faces ... these issues are still dis¥mayingly alive.Ó Coinciding with the Civ¥il Rights theme, ÒNo Snakes in This GrassÓ was first performed on the street, a popular trend at the time, especially for plays with political or social content. ÒStreet art has a very democrat¥ic air about it. It doesnÕt cost 80 PLAY continues on page 11 Stars returns to Austin touting ethereal album By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert Daily Texan Staff The Stars last came to Austin more than two years ago at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Since then the band has recorded a fifth album, The Five Ghosts, which was released over the summer. Known for their lush arrange¥ments and storytelling lyrics wo¥ven into the sound, Stars doesnÕt disappoint with their new album. As the band makes their way to Austin, bassist and main compos¥er Evan Cranley said he was hap¥py to return to Texas where Òthe vastness and bigness of every¥thing blows [him] away.Ó The Daily Texan had the op¥portunity to speak with Cranley WHAT: Stars with Geographer WHERE: La Zona Rosa WHEN: Thursday; doors open at 8 p.m. TICKETS: $20 + service charge on Wednesday. The Daily Texan: I heard the band got caught in a storm yester¥day in Colorado. What happened? Evan Cranley: It was just too snowy to get through and we had to cancel the show. It was GHOSTS continues on page 9 Americans united by whiskey varieties THIRSTY THURSDAY By Gerald Rich When you take a shot of whis¥key, you take a shot of America. You could say this is an ex¥aggeration, but read about the Whiskey Rebellion in your his¥tory textbook or consider how bourbon whiskey originated in Kentucky. ÒWhisky,Ó as they spelled it in the Old World, may have come from the Scotch-Irish immigrants, but American whis¥key has become much more var¥ied and a part of our history. WeÕll stick to the some of the more well known and historical types such as bourbon, Tennes¥see, rye, Canadian and blended whiskey. These all come with their own nuanced legal definitions that dictate the main ingredient. According to title seven, part five of federal regulations, Amer¥ican whiskies such as bourbon, rye and wheat cannot contain less than 51 percent of corn, rye and wheat grain respectively. The rest is up to the brand who will then ferment, distill and store it in an oak container for at least two years. Generally people with discern¥ing taste say that a rye whiskey has a spicier taste, while bour¥bon is sweeter. Jack Daniels is often thought of as bourbon, but technically is considered a Ten¥nessee whiskey because it is fil¥tered through charcoal right af¥ter distillation. According to David Wondrich, cocktail historian and co-founder of the Museum of the American Cocktail in New Orleans, your whiskey of choice in the 19th cen¥tury depended on whether you were a Yankee or a Southerner. In his book ÒImbibe!Ó he notes that Yankees preferred rye and South¥erners preferred bourbon because of their respective agriculture. Prohibition changed all that. Suddenly Americans had to rely on imported Canadian blended whiskey. Canadian whiskey is more commonly called rye whis¥key. Consequently, a generation of Americans wound up drink¥ing Canadian whiskey long after prohibition ended in 1933. Since then Dale DeGroff, aka King Cocktail, writes in his book ÒThe Essential CocktailÓ that Americans are thoroughly enjoy¥ing liquorÕs availability. ÒWeÕre now in the age of small¥batch and single-barrel bourbons, and drinkers are moving in the direction of premium and super¥premium spirits for everything,Ó writes DeGroff. So whichever type of golden li¥quor you pick, here are two clas¥sic whiskey cocktails. There are limitless variations, but the fol¥lowing two recipes aim for the more accepted combinations. WHISKEY continues on page 9