Tips to keep off winter Volleyball faces UTSA weight gain in NCAA tournament SPORTS PAGE 7 LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10 TOMORROWÕS WEATHER High 77 THE DAILY TEXAN Friday, December 3, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com FRIDAY Jingle bells The Butler School of Music and members of the Tower Singers, a UT staff choir, present a Christmas sing-along on the West Mall at noon. Fresh meat New members of the Texas Legislature get a crash course on everything from health care to transportation policy. The public is invited to the free pre-session conference in the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center at 9:30 a.m. SATURDAY Public radio Ira Glass, host and producer of NPRÕs ÔThis American LifeÕ, will be at the Paramount Theatre. Event starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $40 ÔThe way you moveÕ Georgia-born rapper Big Boi will perform at the East Side Drive-In. Event starts at 7 p.m. and tickets are $35 SUNDAY ÔHinterlandÕ UTÕs National Press Photographers Association presents their fall show juried by Roy Flukinger, a senior curator at the Harry Ransom Center. Event starts at 6 p.m. at Pump Project Satellite on Shady Lane. PREVIEW New series Check out The Daily Texan on Monday for part one of a three-part series looking into the Center for Students in Recovery. The series will feature interviews with UT students who overcame drug and alcohol addictions. Quote to note You can still enjoy Ô the pleasures of the holidays while not losing all the good inertia you have going with your behavior. Pay attention, monitor something and transcend.Ó Ô Ñ Mark Faries Graduate research assistant at the Fitness Institute of Texas LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10 University colleges unite to talk about budget cuts By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff Under a cloud of controver¥sy about recommended cuts to 15 University centers and institutes, the College of Liberal Arts had its first College Tuition and Bud¥get Advisory Committee meeting Thursday morning. Senate of College Councils, which created the advisory com¥mittee program, discussed Univer¥sity funding again in its last meet¥ing of the semester that night. College of Liberal Arts Dean Ran¥dy Diehl sat down with the 12 stu¥dents on the committee, which in¥cludes Student Government, Grad¥uate Student, Senate of College Councils and at-large members, to discuss the budget forecast for the college. The group will serve as a bridge to help relay student opin¥ion to the administration as well as to help explain and discuss budget planning and potential cuts to all students in the college. ÒThere have been complaints be¥cause thereÕs no direct student voice in budgetary conversations, and this is our way of getting that direct SENATE continues on page 2 Jono Foley | Daily Texan Staff Freshman Laura Wright listens to discussion of University policy con¥cerning academic dishonesty at the Senate meeting on Thursday. LENDING A HAND for the holidays Photos by Erika Rich | Daily Texan Staff Above, Terry Cole, who started the Street Youth Ministry program, plays with Zeus. Below, ZeusÕs owner, Tess Joyce (left), is street-dependent. Courteney Scales, Samantha James and ÒSmerfÓmourn at a Street Youth Ministry memorial for Andre Walker, a street youth murdered in Missionary volunteers services, message to homeless youth around UT campus By Audrey White S merf looks at the ground while he speaks about his frac¥tured family, his psychiatric disorders, his years as a drug user and dealer and his experiences seeing friends die. But when he starts talking about missionary Terry Cole, his eyes brighten and he smiles. ÒTerry is awesome,Ó said Smerf, who went by the name Steven Chevre until he started living on the Drag five years ago at 17. ÒHeÕs got such a big heart, and heÕs helped me through some really tough times.Ó The two met when Cole was volunteering with the LifeWorks YOUTH continues on page 2 Regents approve renewal of athletics directorsÕ contracts State public education may face less funding By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff The UT System Board of Re¥gents gave UT President Wil¥liam Powers Jr. authority to re¥new and boost the contracts for menÕs athletics director DeLoss Dodds and womenÕs athlet¥ic director Christine Plonsky on Thursday. Dodds has led the UT athlet¥ics program for the past 30 years from a $4.8 million operation in 1981 to a $136 million operation in 2010-11. He was a key player in building the prestige of the Big 12 Conference since its inception in 1996 and in the next few years will oversee the new Longhorn Network, which could bring in $15 million for UT. Powers will decide the details of the new contracts in consulta¥tion with certain regents, but the new contract will only require approval from Chancellor Fran¥cisco Cigarroa. ÒThe ball is in UT-AustinÕs court right now,Ó said UT Sys¥tem spokesman Matt Flores. DoddÕs contract currently pays him $675,000 including po¥tential incentives, and Plonsky The ball is in UT¥ ÔÔAustinÕs court right now.Ó Ñ Matt Flores UT System spokesman makes $325,000, including per¥formance incentives. Powers will negotiate the terms of DoddsÕ and PlonskyÕs con¥tracts in consultation with Colleen McHugh, chairman of the board of regents, regent Robert Stillwell, chairman of the boardÕs academic affairs committee and regent Ste¥ven Hicks, the boardÕs athletic li¥aison. President Powers made rec¥ommendations during the boardÕs executive session, Hicks said. Under Dodds, the Longhorns have earned 23 NCAA bowl berths, athletics programs have brought back 23 national cham¥pionships and about 100 Big 12 and Southwestern Conference titles. The athletics department also brought in $6 million that went to UTÕs academic core bud¥get. Dodds has promoted the up¥and-coming Longhorn television network for years. The Texas Exes alumni asso¥ciation honored Dodds in Octo¥ber with the Distinguished Ser¥vice Award, the most prestigious award the association can give ATHELTIC continues on page 2 By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff Texas spends more money on public and higher education than on any other part of the budget, with more than 40 percent of the spending going to classrooms. Because of the estimated $25 billion revenue shortfall in the up¥coming budget, the Texas Edu¥cation Agency, which runs K-12 public education and has a bud¥get of about $50 billion over the two-year budgeting period, may no longer be exempt from the pain of spending cuts. ÒWe know that itÕs going to be bad. We donÕt know how bad un¥til the comptroller gives us her revenue estimate,Ó said State Rep. Scott Hochberg, D-Houston, chair¥man of the Texas House Appro¥priations Subcommittee on Edu¥cation. Hochberg said it would be im¥possible to predict how much ed¥ucation spending might be cut at this time because there is so much Texas judge to examine lawfulness of execution By Aziza Musa Daily Texan Staff A district judge will decide if the Texas death penalty statute is con¥stitutional for the first time in the stateÕs history in a hearing sched¥uled for Monday. Harris County Judge Kevin Fine will oversee the case of defendant John Green, who faces capital mur¥der charges following a 2008 shoot¥ing of a woman during a robbery. Harris County prosecutors asked for a death sentence, which led to the hearing. Texas v. Green will examine risk factors that can occur during a cap¥ital murder case which could lead to wrongful executions Ñ includ¥ing faulty eyewitness testimony and a lower quality of lawyering Ñ and the stateÕs method of fixing the systemic problems. Andrea Keilen, executive direc¥tor of Texas Defender Service, said Texas lacks the safeguarding pro¥cedures in execution cases used in many other states. ÒThe Texas system is so deficient Ñ from top to bottom Ñ in terms of its ability to protect innocent people from conviction and execu¥tion,Ó Keilen said. ÒAnd once the system makes a mistake, it is total¥ly inadequate and unable to fix the mistake. Those exonerations hap¥pen out of a combination of luck and the involvement of people out¥side of the death penalty system.Ó According to Death Penalty In¥formation Center statistics, 12 of the 139 death row prisoners ex¥onerated in the last 35 years were in Texas. Fine declared the death penal¥ty unconstitutional in March dur¥ing earlier litigation of the trial. He retracted his statement after public LAW continues on page 2 variance in projections of what the budget shortfall might be. ÒWe need to look at the growth in education spending,Ó said Bill Peacock, director of the Center for Economic Freedom at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Peacock said the TPPF, a lead¥ing conservative think tank, is looking into areas where growth in education spending has exceed¥ed growth in the number of stu¥dents in public schools. He point¥ed to administration and Òexces¥sive costs and regulationÓ as po¥tential places to cut. ÒThe vast majority of public ed¥ucation spending is in the class¥room or to support things that are in the classroom,Ó said Dick Lavine, senior fiscal analyst at the Center for Public Policy Pri¥orities. ÒItÕs not wasteful adminis¥tration to have school counselors or school nurses. ItÕs hard to be¥lieve that much bloat would have SCHOOLS continues on page 2 News Friday, December 3, 2010 The Daily Texan Volume 111, Number 123 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 Office: (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com Sports Office: (512) 232-2210 sports@dailytexanonline.com Life & Arts Office: (512) 232-2209 lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Photo Office: (512) 471-8618 photo@dailytexanonline.com Retail Advertising: (512) 471-1865 joanw@mail.utexas.edu Classified Advertising: (512) 471-5244 classifieds@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. TODAYÕS WEATHER LowHigh 5675 I need to go to Whataburger before it closes. senate: Council engages Tickling the ivories students with budgeting versity of Texas pays dividends down the line, and itÕs really in¥vesting in the future of Texas.Ó Senate passed five other reso¥lutions, addressing creation of a system to report academic dis¥honesty, faculty and staff pre¥paredness in emergencies, a new potential interdisciplinary pro¥gram, course equivalency for study abroad courses and man¥agement of college council funds after the Student Organization Bank closes in January. The resolution related to the in¥terdisciplinary program spurred some debate, as representatives from Liberal Arts, Natural Sci¥ences and the LBJ school ques¥tioned if the program reflected elements from existing interdis¥ciplinary programs such as the Bridging Disciplines Program. The resolution passed, so au¥thor Josh Fjelstul will create a committee to discuss the possible creation of the program, called Res Novae, which means New Minds. It would be housed in the School of Undergraduate Studies and include a global issues focus and a capstone project. Students from all majors would be eligible to participate. From page 1 voice,Ó said Liberal Arts Council President Carl Thorne-Thomsen. ÒThis first meeting was educa¥tional and informational because there is a lot of information out there and a lot of confusion.Ó Over the course of the spring semester, the advisory committee will begin working with admin¥istrators, faculty and students in every college and school, said Senate spokesman Michael Mor¥ton, a journalism sophomore. During the Senate meeting, representatives passed a resolu¥tion in support of additional state funding for the University. Al¥though Senate has never lobbied at the Legislature before, it is nec¥essary that they represent student academics with higher education funding on the chopping block when the state legislature tries to resolve a budget deficit that exceeds $20 million, said Senate Vice President Drew Finke. ÒWe need to be able to say that the things we [call] student con- Youth: Advocate tries to make cerns are actually things students care about,Ó Finke said about the importance of the legislation. ÒIn¥vesting in education at the Uni¥ religion relevant to disaffected From page 1 drop-in on 23rd Street a few years ago. Cole didnÕt know then that what began as an incidental vol¥unteer job in 2003 would evolve in 2008 into a full-time missionary post to serve and reach out to the street youth on and around Gua¥dalupe Street. Cole was earning a six-figure income each year at the time and went on mission trips when he could. Eventually, he said he real¥ized God was calling him to min¥ister to street youth full-time. He spent a year working with social-services program LifeWorks and an outreach program called Cream and Sugar and eventual¥ly created his own organization, called Street Youth Ministry, which he operates with support from Covenant Presbyterian Church. ÒThe college-age group tends to believe the church is hypocriti¥cal, judgmental and no fun,Ó Cole said. ÒBut the street kids are so spiritually hungry, and I try my best to show them the Word.Ó He conducts several weekly programs, including Bible stud¥ies, prayer times, outreach and food distribution and fellowship dinners. He collects sleeping bags and jackets in the winter to dis¥tribute on freezing nights. When a street youth dies Ñ in an accident, an overdose or a murder Ñ Cole helps the youth organize memori¥al services in his or her honor. Cole said he works with at least 25 street youth on the Drag during any given week. About 40 percent schools: Property tax cap created budget shortfall From page 1 survived this long because our schools havenÕt been well-funded for some time.Ó Lavine said word around the Capitol is that programs like drop¥out prevention and pre-kinder¥garten programs are on the chop¥ping block for total elimination of state support. ÒWhen you make these kinds of his clients come from the foster care system, one-third have a his¥ athletic: Devoted sports fan tory of mental health problems and about two-thirds have chem¥ical substance abuse problems, praises expansions, program he said. About 25 percent stay around Austin full-time, while the rest are transient. They are large¥ly 17-25 years old and one-fourth are women. UT Police Department and Austin Police Department officers most regularly have to arrest or cite street youth for public intox¥ication, public urination, sleeping in public and aggressive panhan¥dling, said UTPD Officer Darrell Halstead. ÒMany people perceive the street kids as a problem, but if you get to know them, they will be a blessing,Ó Cole said. game since 1950, said DoddsÕ vision has boosted not only the Longhorn football program but all of UT athletics. Dodds has also overseen an expansion of the Darrell K Royal-Tex¥as Memorial Stadium, which now seats more than 100,000 people, and the construction of state-of-the-art training fa¥cilities, Smith said. ÒHe just promotes Texas sports from girlsÕ softball to the menÕs football team; heÕs done a heck of a job,Ó Smith said. law: Previous ruling against death penalty stirred debate From page 1 criticism but acknowledged inno¥cent people have been executed in Texas. Following the judgeÕs statement, the Harris County district attorneyÕs office filed a motion for Fine to remove him¥self from the case. A state ap¥peals court denied the motion because Fine had not yet made a decision. Prosecutors responded by fil¥ing a writ to stop the hearing two weeks ago, but all nine members of the state Criminal Court of Ap¥peals, the stateÕs highest crimi¥nal court, denied the motion. The prosecutors are trying to avoid having a hearing in which the truth about the death penalty is put into evidence, Keilen said. ÒThat says something in and of itself,Ó she said. ÒThe prosecutors donÕt want the public to realize how unreliable the system is be¥cause support for the death pen¥alty would decrease.Ó The Harris County district at¥torneyÕs office declined to com¥ment on the upcoming hearing. GreenÕs defense attorney Rob¥ert Loper said he is glad they have a chance for a hearing. ÒIf they were to uphold it, I think that would be the end of the death penalty in Texas,Ó he said. From page 1 to an individual who did not graduate from UT. Dodds grad¥uated from Kansas State Uni¥versity in 1959. He later served in the U.S. Army as a tank com¥mander before becoming ath¥letics director at Kansas State University. He was hired as UTÕs ninth athletic director in 1981. Wyndam Smith, a 1964 UT alumnus who has attended all but one UT vs. Texas A&M of cuts, youÕre going to have an impact on the kids,Ó said Clay Ro¥bison, a spokesman for the Tex¥as State Teachers Association. ÒYouÕre going to have larger class¥es Ñ if you have more kids, [teach¥ers] wonÕt be able to give them the attention they need.Ó He also said that, depending on the severity of the cutbacks, neighborhood schools might have to be closed and school bus ser¥vice would be reduced. Hochberg said the current bud¥get crisis is not a one-time prob¥lem and blamed the property tax reforms put in place in 2006, when legislators significantly re¥duced the cap on property taxes that school districts could charge and created a franchise tax on businesses to make up the lost revenue. Hochberg said legislators bal¥anced the budget for 2008-2009 with money left over from un¥spent school funding and extra tax revenue generated from high oil prices. The legislature plugged gaps in the 2010-2011 state bud¥get with funding from the federal economic stimulus package. ÒYou combine [the franchise tax] with a poor economy and no stimulus money and you finally hit reality,Ó Hochberg said. The Daily Texan The Daily Texan Mail Subscription Rates One Semester (Fall or Spring) $60.00 Two Semesters (Fall and Spring) 120.00 Summer Session 40.00 One Year (Fall, Spring and Summer) 150.00 To charge by VISA or MasterCard, call 471-5083. Send orders and address changes to Texas StudentMedia', P.O. Box D, Austin, TX 78713-8904, or to TSM Building C3.200, or call 471-5083.POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Texan, P.O. Box D, Austin, TX 78713.12/3/10 AdvertisingDirector of Advertising & Creative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Earth, they say it shows that life phosphorous. these elements apart. But arsenic The bacteria, has possibilities beyond the ma-The study focuses on a microbe is different enough that it doesnÕt discovered in jor elements that have been con-found on Earth. However, the an-work as well as phosphorus, so it Mono Lake, sidered essential. nouncement of a news conference gets in thereandsort of gums up Calif., is able ÒThis organism has dual capa-to discuss it, which did not disclose the works of our biochemical ma¥ to continue bility. It can grow with either phos-details of the find, generated wide-chinery,Ó Andar explained. to grow after phorous or arsenic. That makes it spread speculation on the Internet The microbe does grow better on substituting very peculiar, though it falls short that the report would disclose the phosphorous, but showing that it arsenic for ofbeingsomeformoftrulyÔalienÕ discovery of extraterrestrial life. can live with arsenic instead raises phosphorous. life,Ó commented Paul C. W. Da-Felisa Wolfe-Simon of NASAÕs the possibility that a life form us¥viesofArizonaStateUniversity,a Astrobiology Institute, who led the ingarseniccouldoccurnaturally, co-authorof thereportappearing study, targeted Mono Lake because either elsewhere on Earth or on an¥in ThursdayÕs online edition of the it has high arsenic levels. other planet or moon where arse- Ben Margot journal Science. Arsenic and phosphorous are nic is more common. Associated Press NEWS BRIEFLY Unique Gifts Great Buys! 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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DONATED 890 PAIRS OF JEANS Cotton Incorporated would like to say a special thank you to the PRSSA at the University of Texas for their participation in the Cotton. From Blue to Green.¨ denim recycling program. Your contribution of 890 pairs of jeans will be recycled to create enough UltraTouchª Denim Insulation for more than 1 house and help with building efforts in communities in need. CottonFromBlueToGreen.org/facebook Editor-in-Chief: Lauren Winchester Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Viviana Aldous Susannah Jacob Friday, December 3, 2010 OPINION Doug Luippold Dave Player THE DAILY TEXAN GALLERY College Republicans owe us an apology By Brandon Curl Daily Texan Columnist I get it, College Republicans at Texas. I really do. ItÕs not easy being a conservative organiza¥tion on a liberal college campus Ñ or should I say, any college campus. Despite the fact that the midterm elections were not kind to Democrats nationally, Austin voters continued to show their support for liber¥al candidates. More than 69,000 of Travis County voters punched a straight-ticket ballot for Dem¥ocrats. Defeated gubernatorial candidate Bill White, who received less than 43 percent of the total vote, garnered more than 59 percent of the vote here in Travis County. And in 30 total elec¥tions that pitted a Democrat against a Republi¥can, Travis County voters preferred the Demo¥crat 27 times. ItÕs safe to assume that, were the data avail¥able, weÕd find the vote amongst Texas stu¥dents even more one-sided. On campus, liber¥al opinion dominates the dialogue with sepa¥rate protests waged in the past two weeks in the form of a hunger strike in support of the DREAM Act and a walkout to fight budget cuts to ethnic studies. Your peers, it appears, donÕt agree with you. Which is exactly why, College Republicans at Texas, you shouldnÕt have invited Michelle Malkin to speak on cam¥pus this past week. John Chapman, spokesman for the College Republicans, was quoted in The Daily Texan this week as suggesting Malkin provided a valuable alternative to campus opinion. ÒWe know UT is RECYCLE Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt-orange news stand where you found it. LEGALESE Opinions expressed in The Daily Tex¥an are those of the editor, the Edi¥torial Board or the writer of the arti¥cle. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@ dailytexanonline.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. LONGHORN OF THE YEAR EditorÕs note: The following is an excerpt of a suggestion we have received for Long¥horn of the Year. Read the full endorsement online at dailytexanonline.com. I want to nominate Matt Portillo as Longhorn for two days. He was released from the hospital of the Year because of his dedicated and selfless on Thanksgiving and, determined to make it to service to this campus and its students. He was one the final (home) game of the season, went home, of the few students in SG who responded to stu-changed into his burnt orange and attended the dent protests against the administration proposing freezing cold game to support the Longhorns. Plus, to shut down the Cactus Cafe. He attends every for most students, an event like a collapsed lung sporting event, such as volleyball, soccer, baseball, would put extracurricular involvement on a hiatus football, basketball, swimming, and he has more for a while in order to rest and recover for finals. school spirit than the other 49,999 longhorns com-Not Matt. He was at the final SG meeting of the bined. He also attends every rally, tradition and semester, debating and advocating for students student-sponsored event to show support. as always. Two days before the UT vs. A&M game, Matt Ñ Alex Greenberg suffered a collapsed lung and was hospitalized University-Wide Representative, SG a very liberal environment, so we want to make sure we bring as many perspectives as possible,Ó he said. Unfortunately, the perspective Malkin brings is merely sensationalist and only serves to further marginalize reasonable conservative opinion on campus. Malkin began writing for the Los Angeles Dai¥ly News in 1992 and was made famous for her controversial New York Times bestselling books. In her second book, released in 2004, Malkin de¥fended Japanese internment during World War II and advocated racial profiling of Muslim-Amer¥icans today. In the lead-up to her speaking event on cam¥pus, a full-page advertisement was printed in The Daily Texan that would have fit better in the pages of ÒThe National EnquirerÓ than our stu¥dent newspaper. ÒCulture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cro¥nies,Ó read the headline above menacing photos of President Obama, his wife and fellow Dem¥ocrats. (And thatÕs actually the title of MalkinÕs most recent book.) The morning of the event, Malkin issued a challenge on her blog, michellemalkin.com. ÒUT-Austin illegal alien students are waging a hunger strike here ... and they plan to attend the event to¥night,Ó she wrote. ÒBring it on.Ó During Tuesday nightÕs speech, sophomore Him Ranjit brought it. ÒI want to give back to this great country by working and paying taxes after I graduate college,Ó Ranjit said in a statement publicly directed to Malkin. ÒThe DREAM Act is my only opportunity to do that. What would you suggest for me?Ó Answered Malkin, ÒGet in the back of the line.Ó Interviewed by ÒThe American IndependentÓ after the event, Malkin showed much disdain to the students who attended in support of the DREAM Act. ÒYou know, based on their debate skills, I am not sure how much they even have to contribute to this country,Ó Malkin said. ÒAnd you can quote me on that.Ó The antagonism continued later that night on Twitter. Ranjit (@himnp13) tweeted, ÒMe and @isareyna discussed and questioned michelle malkin but in the end she bitched out, gave vague answers and just left.#dreamact.Ó Not to be outdone, Malkin (@michellemalkin) responded: ÒHi DREAM Act agitator @himnp13. Guess u didnÕt have balls to call me ÒbitchÓ to my face at UTAustin event. #twittermachismo.Ó In a later tweet directed at College Republicans, Mal¥kin called supporters of the DREAM Act Òradi¥calsÓ and Òfeckless grievance-mongers unteth¥ered 2 reality.Ó Regardless of your opinion regarding the DREAM Act or your partisan loyalty, itÕs hard to justify that Malkin has contributed in any mean¥ingful way to a rational campus dialogue. In¥stead, her hyperbole, radical viewpoint, antag¥onistic tone and divisive words meant to shock rather than inform have further polarized the de¥bate. Unfortunately, the College RepublicansÕ deci¥sion to associate themselves with her has only alienated them from moderate, sensible students. Nice job. Curl is an advertising graduate student. Stop the madness By Jonathan Rienstra whipped cream you are about to purchase for your Daily Texan Columnist cheesecake has alcohol in it, look up and take in your surroundings. Are you in a liquor store? If Are you upset that Four Loko is no longer car-yes, then IÕm going to guess that it does contain al¥ried in the refrigerators of convenience stores and cohol. And if you are looking for non-Whipahols at can only be found in the impromptu bomb shelter your nearest liquor store, well, you may have oth¥you set up in your closet? Been thinking to your-er problems. self, ÒHey, what are politicians going to go crazy One newscast suggested that those kid-friendly over now that they drove a stake through a drink flavors such as chocolate and caramel and the nov¥whose only real crime was that it was consumed by elty of alcoholic whipped cream catered to a young¥people who canÕt handle their shit?Ó er demographic, one that is possibly underage and Well, donÕt worry. Those bastions of overreaction susceptible to binge drinking. Heck, the MySpace have wasted no time in finding the next assault on page for ÒCREAMÓ even suggests using the stuff the American Dream: alcoholic whipped cream. as topping for Jell-O shots. ÒWhipahols,Ó sold under names such as ÒWhipped But you want to know why Whipahols are not LightningÓ and ÒCREAM,Ó are beginning to pop Òkid friendly?Ó For starters, ÒCREAMÓ has a MyS¥up in liquor stores in such crazy flavors as choco-pace page. Besides, whipped cream isnÕt exactly late, raspberry and caramel. The cans contain any-binge-compatible. An entire can contains about the where from 15 to 18 percent alcohol and are, appar-same amount of alcohol as only three beers. ently, the Ònewest thing.Ó In the time it would take to quickly drink three And because every new thing is merely a reit-beers, one could also come to the conclusion that eration of something before it, some media outlets eating a whole can of whipped cream is reserved have dubbed Whipahols ÒFour Loko Lite.Ó for post-break up afternoons watching John Cu- This is where I pour cold water on my head. sack flicks. So far, it appears that these confections of the So maybe thatÕs the crowd Whipahols should ca¥devil are only sold around Boston, only in liquor ter to. But at $13 a can, most college students, and stores and at $13 per can to boot. But that isnÕt stop-certainly every high school student, will opt for the ping the people in charge of caring too much from plastic bottle on the bottom shelf instead. caring too much. Parents, university administrators and other old Dr. Anita Barry of the Boston Public Health Com-people were quick to jump on the Four Loko issue mission seemed a popular interview subject in sto-and cited concern for the safety of young drinkers. ries posted on Boston.com and Yahoo! News. The However, college students are responsible enough Boston Herald reported her as saying that Whipa-to decide what they want to put in their bodies, and hol consumers Òcan get a significant amount of al-such a nanny-state mentality is unnecessary. cohol in one shot.Ó LetÕs nip this in the bud before the madness She goes on to add that ÒIf a product looks like spreads any further. Members of the media, poli¥something else, itÕs easy not to be aware that it ticians and concerned authoritative figures Ñ rest might contain a lot of alcohol.Ó easy. The children are safe. The American Dream This is the part where I put my hand on a hot will live on in your minds. These are not the weap¥stove to see if IÕm dreaming. ons of mass destruction you are looking for. Here, First, Dr. Barry, do you know where else you can look, I baked yÕall some waffles. Just let me top it find a significant amount of alcohol in one shot? off with some Whipahols for you. DonÕt worry. Correct! It is indeed in one shot of alcohol. Ten IÕm legal. points for Slytherin. Second, when confused as to whether the Rienstra is a journalism junior. ÒThe entire state, including their fellow students, benefits, too,Ó he said. ÒResearch con¥sistently shows that people who obtain college degrees Ñ especially from institutions such as UT Ñ are the types of people that employers want and need in our knowledge¥based economy.Ó Bradley Curs, an assistant professor at the University of Missouri at Columbia was one of the researchers in the study. He said the solution to the high cost of higher education is for governments and institu¥tions to work together on form¥ing financing plans for the state. NEWS BRIEFLY State Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, has won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives by a margin of just 12 votes, a re¥count by the Travis County Elec¥tions Division showed. The re¥count Ñ conducted by a group of citizens composed of Repub¥licans, Democrats and Libertari¥ans Ñ finished late Thursday. Howard had led by as many as 16 votes before the recount was conducted. ÒThis reaffirms what the voters said on Election Day,Ó said Andy Brown, chairman of the Travis County Democratic Party. ÒDon¥na Howard is going to go for¥ward and represent Travis Coun¥ty very well.Ó HowardÕs opponent, Republi¥can Dan Neil, still has the op¥tion to appeal the result of the recount. ÒWe have not decided wheth¥er or not to appeal the result of the recount,Ó said Zach Vaughn, a spokesman for the Neil cam¥paign. ÒWeÕre going to sit back and make our decision.Ó Vaughn said there were some errors on some of the mail-in bal¥lots and that their campaign was going to examine those ballots. Ñ Nolan Hicks Donna Howard wins election for state house after recount By Allison Kroll Daily Texan Staff Secretary of Homeland Secu¥rity Janet Napolitano said the DREAM Act can strengthen U.S. national secu¥rity by refo¥cusing law en¥forcement on undocument¥ed immigrants who have committed vi¥olent crimes as well as hu¥man and drug trafficking. The DREAM Act provides a path to perma¥nent residency for undocument¥ed immigrants through attending a university or serving in the mil¥itary for at least two years. Napol¥itano said during a conference call with reporters that the DREAM Act is a comprehensive, tough but fair strategy that would strictly en¥force immigration law. ÒIt will strengthen our military and economy,Ó she said. ÒItÕs im¥portant to point out that it fits into a larger strategy of immigration en¥forcement prioritizing the removal of dangerous criminal aliens from our country.Ó The United States has deported more criminal aliens in the last two years than any equal time frame in the countryÕs history, Napolita¥no said. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., promised to bring the legislation up for a vote before the lame duck session adjourns. ÒWe enforce the law because we took an oath to enforce the law,Ó she said. ÒWe want to prioritize criminal aliens who have violated our laws, human traffickers and other dangerous individuals.Ó The current immigration laws need to be updated to enforce laws against those who are actually breaking them, she said. Biochemistry sophomore Erick Rodriguez, who immigrat¥ed from Mexico as a child, said the ÒDreamersÓ should not be held re¥sponsible for actions that were out of their control. Ò[Immigrants] should still be seen as people who deserve to be here,Ó Rodriguez said. ÒThey were brought as children without con¥sent and without the mental ma¥turity to fully understand the im¥plications of crossing the US-Mex¥ico border.Ó Rodriguez said talented students should be allowed to contribute to society no matter their legal status when they arrived in the U.S. ÒNot all of us grow up to be the best representation for our race, yet the ones who go on to college are not the ÔproblemÕ and will contin¥ue to contribute to the place they call their home,Ó he said. President Barack Obama sup¥ports the DREAM Act, but the bill needs leadership from within Con¥gress to have any chance of becom¥ing law, Napolitano said. ÒThe Congress needs to act. They need to come together on a bipartisan basis and recognize that in the grand scheme of this coun¥try, we do not punish people who have no fault,Ó she said. ÒThatÕs the kind of brains and commitment to our country I like to see, and thatÕs why the DREAM Act makes so much sense.Ó UT law adjunct professor Wil¥liam Beardall said the DREAM Act will unleash the talent and re¥sourcefulness of the young people who have worked hard to make something of themselves. Secretary pushes for DREAM Act Janet Napolitano Secretary of Homeland Security DAYPACKS GALORE! Whole Earth Provision Co. South Lamar @ www.WholeEarthProvision.com Large assortment of styles and color combinations The University Unions Student Events Center congratulates its graduating members! Thank you for your hard work to make this semester a success! Friday, December 3, 2010 News Recession Ambassador offers insight on global issues raises need By Allie Kolechta we are facing are global ones,Ó he Daily Texan Staff said. ÒI think if we donÕt band to¥ for student North America and Europe gether, we will not be able to face must join forces to discuss solu-challenges successfully.Ó tions to major global issues such Improvements on climate tuition aid as the economy, nuclear disarma-change and the economic crisis ment, violent extremism and cli-have already been made in Ger- By Lauren Giudice mate change before the rest of the many, he said, adding that car- Daily Texan Staff world will follow, the German am-bon dioxide emissions have been An increase in the number of bassador to the United States said reduced 22 percent since 1990, low-income students requiring Thursday at the Lyndon B. John-and unemployment rates are financial aid has raised the cost son School of Public Affairs. down from 7.2 to 7 percent in the of attending both public and Ambassador Klaus Scharioth past year. private colleges and universi¥told a crowd of Scharioth said ties, according to a recent study about 80 at the relations be ¥ of higher education institutions. LBJ Library that tween North During the 2009-10 school North Ameri-America and Eu¥ year, 33,387 students attend¥ ca and Europe All the issues and rope are good, ed UT and received a total of have the power problems we are facing but the two need $491,736,678 in financial aid. to start the dis-ÔÔ to begin the dis¥ ÒThe current recession has cussion for so-are global ones.Ó cussion more certainly contributed to the lutions to ma-certainly to gath¥number of students who could Ñ Klaus Scharioth jor internation-er support. not afford to attend UT Austin al issues be-German ambassador UT law pro¥without receiving some form of cause of their fessor Robert financial aid,Ó Melecki said. shared values Chesney said Melecki said the Texas Educa¥of democra-the ambassa¥tion Code requires the Universi¥cy, rule of law, dor has a histo¥ty to set aside a certain percent¥tolerance, human rights and free-ry of cooperating with U.S. dip¥age of the tuition it collects to dom of the press. He added that lomats on issues of global impor¥fund financial aid that is award¥countries of the two regions must tance such as the NATO bomb¥ed on the basis of financial national Security and North Katie Bruton agreed with Schari-ÒWe have this idea that itÕs gather the support of other re-ing of Yugoslavia in 1999. Schari¥need. Without the tuition being American Directorate. oth and said North America and our responsibility to monitor the gions in the process so that they oth has served in the German For¥set aside, the University would can strengthen global bonds and eign Service since 1976, served ÒThe ambassador has a long Europe share a duty to jump start world,Ó she said. 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ItÕs the quintessential David vs. Goliath storyline, with big bad Texas taking on its little sibling from San Antonio. But the No. 6 Longhorns arenÕt looking past the underdog Road¥runners. Head coach Jerritt Elliott has downplayed talk of a possi¥ble rematch with No. 14 Illinois Ñ a team that swept Texas in Aus¥tin back in September Ñ in the Sweet 16. ÒWe have to take care of UTSA in the first round, theyÕre a good opponent. But we need to get our rhythm going and play well,Ó El¥liott said. ÒThatÕs our focus point now. We have to ensure we are one of the teams that gets to the re¥gional next weekend.Ó But the Longhorns (23-5; 18-2 Big 12) still have Juliann Fauc¥ette, the Big 12 Player of the Year, on their side and the senior out¥side hitter has picked up her performance leading up to the Big Dance. ÒJuliann has played really well the last two months,Ó Elliott said. ÒSheÕs found a great rhythm, her confidence is the highest itÕs ever been since sheÕs been with this program and sheÕs carrying a big load for us.Ó The award is the culmination of four long years of hard work by Faucette, something that has not gone unnoticed by her team¥mates. As junior setter Michelle Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff Juliann Faucette prepares to return a set against Oklahoma earlier this season. Faucette and the Longhorns take on UTSA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament today. Coach Jerritt Elliott said the Roadrunners are an opponent that Texas canÕt look past. MENÕS BASKETBALL Hamilton heads home to face USC By Dan Hurwitz Daily Texan Staff Jordan Hamilton was in at¥tendance when Texas played UCLA during the first Big 12/ Pac-10 Hardwood Series in 2007. Only a junior in high school at the time, the Los An¥geles native witnessed a 63-61 Longhorn win. This weekend he will re¥turn to his hometown when the Longhorns play USC on Sunday night in the final year of the series between the two conferences. contend for the Final Four,Ó Elliott said. ÒItÕs going to be tough from the second round on.Ó But before Texas makes any travel plans for the finals in Kan¥sas City, they have to avoid a ma¥jor letdown against the 22-11 Roadrunners. ÒOur program has done re¥ally well in the past of just tak¥ing things one game at a time,Ó Kocher said. The road to the Final Four goes through Austin, and itÕs up to the Longhorns to protect the home court advantage one set at a time. WOMENÕS BASKETBALL Intense film study to help fix errors against Spartans By Alexandra Carreno Spartan team. Daily Texan Staff Ò[Michigan State] just beat After a tough loss on Sun-ranked Florida State at Florida day against Stanford, No. 17 State,Ó Goestenkors said. ÒAn-Texas (4-1) is ready to rebound. other great team, they offer us Spending the off week review-another set of problems we will ing footage and trying to learn have to deal with.Ó from mistakes, A graduate SIDELINE NFL Houston Philadelphia vs. Texans Eagles 2434 WOMENÕS BASKETBALL No. 17 Texas at No. 8 Michigan State When: Sunday 3:00 p.m. Where: East Lansing, Mich. MENÕS BASKETBALL No. 19 Texas at USC (Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series) When: Sunday 9:30 pm Where: Los Angeles, Calif. On Air: Fox Sports Network VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW UTSA vs. No. 6 Texas When: Today 6:30 p.m. Where: Austin, Gregory Gym THIS DAY IN HISTORY Decemeber 3, 1997: Golden State Warrior guard-Latrell SprewellÕs, four-year, $32 million contract termi¥nated for attacking his coach P.J. Carlesimo JOKE OF THE WEEK Where do you go in Austin in case of a tornado? Darrell K Royal Texas-Memorial Sta¥dium. They never get a touchdown there. Kocher puts it, the team feeds off her dedication. ÒItÕs what she deserves, sheÕs one of the hardest working play¥ers,Ó Kocher said. ÒSheÕll come in early and even despite all the acco¥lades she gets, you wouldnÕt know that by the way she practices ev¥ery day. She deserves it.Ó And with two players on the All-Big 12 first team Ñ Faucette and junior middle blocker Rachael Adams Ñ the Longhorns have big¥time talent and are poised to make some noise in the tournament. ÒWeÕre one of the teams that can Hamilton, who grew up only five minutes from USCÕs Ga¥len Center, will have his own cheering section full of friends and family. ÒItÕs a business trip,Ó Hamil¥ton said. ÒAfter the game I get to see some of my friends.Ó There is no extra pressure for Hamilton in playing in front of those closest to him. ÒIÕm just going to go out there and have fun,Ó Hamilton said. Texas had little trouble with the Trojans in last yearÕs match¥up at the Frank Erwin Center, winning 69-50. This year, the Longhorns will run into a USC team that has been struggling this season and coming off of back to back losses to Nebras¥ka and TCU. ÒUSC lost a couple games this year, but they are still a good team,Ó Hamilton said. ÒThey are still a Pac-10 team.Ó The game will be the Long¥hornsÕ first true road game of the year. Despite the Hardwood Series not being renewed, head USC continues on page 7 Jeff Heimsath | Daily Texan Staff Jordan Hamilton looks for a Texas teammate to pass to against Lousiana Tech earlier this season. When the Longhorns head to Los Angeles this weekend, Hamilton will be playing in front of friends and family. MENÕS SWIMMING AND DIVING Dominant Texas team to be tested at home By Lauren Giudice real good,Ó said head coach Daily Texan Staff Eddie Reese. ÒThis is a meet With their first home meet they shave and taper for, try¥of the season, No. 1 Texas will ing to make their NCAA qual¥look to maintain its dominance ifying times, and theyÕre a real against No. 5 Arizona and Wis-good team and they always consin this weekend. make them.Ó The three-day Annual Tex-Texas is coming off of a pair of as Swimming and Diving Hall dual-meet victories over Indiana of Fame Invitational will be an and Michigan and have recently opportunity to see what they been named No. 1 by the College can improve on. All 21 events Swimming Coaches Association contested at the conference of America. and NCAA championships Texas may be ranked at the will be featured. top, but Reese is excited for the ÒArizona comes to this meet every year, and theyÕre always TEST continues on page 7 head coach Gail Goesten¥kors has con¥fidence in her team. ÒThe things we had is¥sues with we can fix,Ó Goes¥tenkors said. ÒWith some more work and some more practice, we are getting both mentally and physically faster.Ó In the sec¥ond of a tough stretch of games, Texas ÔÔ Practice has been intense; we are working hard, focusing on things we messed up on and watching a lot of film before practice.Ó Ñ Ashley Gayle Forward from nearby Saginaw Valley State Universi¥ty, Goestenkors is familiar with the Michigan State program. As a young girl she regularly at¥tended basket¥ball camps at Michigan State. Against Stan¥ford, Texas proved its re¥silience. The squad never gave up fight¥ing, as they con¥tinually worked to cut the heads to No. 25 Michigan State (6-1) Sunday with high hopes of coming out strong. Goestenkors, who hails from Waterford, Mich., is look¥ing forward to the oppor¥tunity of facing an athletic Cardinal lead. In an effort to work on mis¥takes made in past games, Tex¥as has had a week of tough practices filled with watch¥ing film and working on their weaknesses. STUDY continues on page 7 WOMENÕS SWIMMING AND DIVING Undefeated look to continue win streak Thomas Allison | Daily Texan Staff TexasÕ Maren Taylor maneuvers her body in mid-air during the Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame Invitational. By Sara Beth Purdy Daily Texan Staff The Longhorns are finally com¥ing home. After swimming to an impres¥sive 4-0 record on the road against daunting opponents, fans are final¥ly able to witness their third-ranked Texas team in action. This weekend, more than 2,000 athletes will descend upon the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swim¥ming Center for the three-day Tex¥as Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame Invitational. This competi¥tion, which includes both the menÕs and womenÕs teams, features all 21 events commonly seen in NCAA STREAK continues on page 7 Friday, December 3, 2010 SportS sTrEak: Team coming home with perfect record at stake INTERNSHIP OPPORTU- STUDENTPAY-SYSTEMS NITY Weekly conserva¥ UNDECLARED? 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The advertiser, and not the newspaper, is responsible for the truthful content of the ad. Advertising is also subject to credit approval. usc: Horns prep for offensive test against Trojans From page 6 coach Rick Barnes hopes to still be able make it out to California for recruiting purposes. ÒWe will still be able to sched¥ule out there,Ó Barnes said. ÒIÕd like to get into California.Ó While recruiting is on BarnesÕ mind when heading west, what is most important is the game. And like the Trojans, the Longhorns have been far from perfect. Riding a three-game win streak, Texas has struggled at times on the offensive end. Op¥posing teams have exposed the LonghornsÕ weakness against a zone defense as they are chal¥lenging Texas to shoot from the outside. The long-range shot has been inconsistent this year, making only 32 percent of their three point attempts. Hamilton has led the way in shooting for the Longhorns, making 44 per¥cent of his shots from behind the arc, and freshman Cory Jo¥seph has been coming along as of late. Joseph made only two of his first 13 attempts this season, but in the last two games converted seven of 12 threes. ÒThe more he is out there, the better he is going to be,Ó Barnes said. TEsT: Reese, UT swimmers welcome No. 5 Arizona From page 6 meet this weekend to see where the team needs to improve. ÒThatÕs why theyÕre here, IÕll find what we need to do to get better,Ó Reese said. ÒWeÕve still got three-and-a-half months to go to get it right.Ó Reese is happy with the fresh¥menÕs performances so far, but he is interested to see how they perform at the meet. ÒTheyÕve been freshmen and all that goes with that,Ó Reese said. ÒWe are really glad this meet has come up, because this is where we get to find out what theyÕve been doing and how it is going to work out for them be¥cause I have rested them more than most.Ó Although the team won the National Championship last sea¥son and has returned with 11 all-Americans, Reese has continued pushing them. ÒIÕve got a real good group,Ó Reese said. ÒI have worked them harder than our team worked last year, and they have worked themselves harder. They have been doing a great job.Ó Although the team has count¥less big names, Reese said there will be some unexpected stars on the team. ÒWeÕve got about six or seven guys that are going to be a pleas¥ant surprise here,Ó Reese said. ÒSome you expect so much from, real well.Ó and theyÕre going to be the old-With the Lee and Joe Jamail er guys. TheyÕre all going to do Texas Swimming Center being one of the premier facilities in the countries, other teams look forward to coming to Austin to swim. But for the Longhorns, itÕs just another day at the office. ÒWe swim in it everyday,Ó Re¥ ese said. ÒItÕs like if you grow up in the Taj Mahal, it becomes home; nothing special.Ó sTudy: Texas prepares for second-ranked opponent theyÕve got a lot of talent and it From page 6 exposes any weakness you may ÒOur communication could have.Ó have been a lot better on defense. The Spartans feature senior There were times when we hesi-Kalisha Keane who has scored tated,Ó said junior Ashley Gayle. at least 20 points in her past four ÒPractice has been intense; we are games, tying for the most in the working hard, focusing on things Big 10. She has led MSU in scor¥we messed up on and watching a ing in six of seven games this sea¥lot of film before practice; really son. She comes in at 15th on the trying to key into all the things we SpartansÕ career scoring list with did wrong.Ó 1,161 points. Now going to Michigan State, ÒI think itÕs going to be another the Longhorns are mentally and good game on the road, and itÕs physically preparing for a great going to be another test,Ó Gayle Michigan State team. said. ÒThey donÕt have the same For Goestenkors, returning to height, but all of their players her home state Sunday is some¥shoot the three and shoot the thing she is looking forward to. three very well,Ó Goestenkors But just as she continually en¥said. ÒNow our post players have courages her squad to remain fo¥to do a better job stepping out cused, she looks to remaining fo¥and defending the three. When cused as well. ness,Ó Goestenkors said. ÒRight hard on me. TheyÕve got high you play great teams, there is a ÒMy parents, when itÕs basket-now I have 17 family mem-expectations, so weÕve got to reason theyÕre good. ItÕs because ball season, know itÕs all busi-bers coming. TheyÕre pretty come and play.Ó From page 6 competitions. Spectators will get to watch athletes from many universities across the country, such as sev¥enth-ranked Arizona, as well as a team from Sydney University in Australia. Because of their impressive start, the Longhorns debut the sea¥son ranked third in the College Swimming Coaches Association of America poll which was released in mid-November. Sophomore Laura Sogar, along with junior Karlee Bispo and soph¥omore diver Maren Taylor, once again lead a strong Texas team into this weekendÕs meet. This Texas team is attempting to forget their unfortunate 11th-place finish at last MarchÕs NCAA championships and have done a remarkable job. The team as a whole has impressed the country with victories over No. 5 Cal in addition to a dominating performance at their first dual meet of the season against Michigan and Indiana. Several athletes have also stood out this semester on a national scale. Sogar was voted a National Swim¥mer of the Week in October while Bispo was named Big 12 Confer¥ence Swimmer of the Week after a dominating performance that led to three individual victories against Texas A&M in early November. ÒI think what our women do real¥ly well is they rise to the occasion,Ó said head coach Kim Brackin, ÒThey swim up to their competitors.Ó With the 40 Acres hoping to re¥turn to glory after a disappointing football season, this group of Long¥horns is ready to take advantage of a home meet. RECYCLE your copy of The Daily Texan ¥¥ ComiCs Friday, December 3, 2010 dailytexancomics@gmail.com Friday, December 3, 2010 Life&Arts Jones: Local theater contributes venue From page 10 Inspired by the open spot on the Austin stage, Miller went to WHAT: Junie B. Jones Play tattletale May, has been shaking the Paramount and proposed WHERE: Paramount Theatre at things up and getting Junie B. in an idea: He called for the Para¥ 713 Congress Ave. trouble, creating a situation that mount to provide the stage and threatens to destroy Junie B.Õs the materials for a childrenÕs WHEN:Sunday, 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Christmas spirit. theater production and sug-A Wisconsin native, Miller gested that UT supply the ac- WEB:austintheater.org came to Austin from Milwau-tors and the talent. The partner¥kee, home to the prominent First ship would be truly beneficial Stage ChildrenÕs Theater. Upon because the students would re- TICKETS:$15 arriving in Austin, Miller noticed ceive experience credit for par¥that despite the strong sense of ticipating in a professional pro¥family in the city, there was no duction, while the Paramount from parent to child. While the family-geared theater, no chil-would save on the money need-choice may seem strange, acting drenÕs theater. In fact, the clos-ed to hire professional actors graduate student Amanda Mor¥est childrenÕs theater was in Dal-and designers. ish, who plays Lucille in the pro¥las, three hours away. ÒJunie B.Ó ÒItÕs absurd that we have all duction, doubts that the age dif-Gregory, a Seattle native, shared this talent and resources as a ference will affect kidsÕ percep¥MillerÕs disbelief. city and all these families and tion of the play. Ò[When] I came here, I said, [not have a childrenÕs theater.]Ó ÒNobodyÕs playing their ÔWhereÕs the family theater, Miller said. characters stupidly or playing whereÕs the theater for young But while it may be called chil-them like a child. These are in- Catalina Padilla |Daily Texan Staff people?ÕÓ Gregory said. Ò[Aus-drenÕs theater, the adults arenÕt dividuals, these are human be- The holiday season brings with it delicious temptations. Callie waits with her mother for their crepe to tin] is such a family-friendly completely left out on the stage ings that have needs and de¥ enjoy a treat outside in the winter cold. Remember: All things, especially the sweets, in moderation. city, and to not have a resource or in the audience. With ÒJunie sires and relationships,Ó Morish like a childrenÕs theater, which B. Jones,Ó as in all childrenÕs the-said, Ò[Junie B.] is kind of about for someone like me from Seat-ater, adults play all the childrenÕs how all that unfolds in this one tle is just an exceptional theater, roles. As a result, the play can classroom area where theyÕre is [astonishing].Ó connect to a broader audience, all together.Ó food: Avoiding desserts entirely not only solution to weight gain Pedal: Hobby healthy, environment-friendly ÒIf you are monitoring your caloric intake, then give your¥self an extra 500 to 700 calories on Christmas day, instead of not monitoring at all,Ó Faries said. ÒWear a pedometer and see how many steps you take during all the holiday busyness.Ó Faries also suggests rising above immediate stimuli, such as unhealthy foods. He says to keep your goals in mind, remind your¥self of the importance of your goals and remember that you can have leftovers. ÒYou can still enjoy the plea¥sures of the holidays while not losing all the good inertia you have going with your behavior,Ó Faries said. ÒPay attention, moni¥tor something and transcend.Ó Dixie Stanforth, a lecturer in the department of kinesiology and From page 10 ning ahead works best. Stanforth suggests eating foods that will keep you full throughout the day of a party, such as foods with high fiber, soups and salads, which will save some calories that you can use later in the day. ÒIf you know you are a dessert eater, eat way less of the regular foods served to provide room for those sweet calories. If you love the cheesy, snacky-type foods, skip the desserts,Ó Stanforth said. ÒIf you are planning to indulge, donÕt worry about balance for that one meal Ñ but eat clean a day be¥fore and after at a minimum.Ó Stanforth said alcohol often means empty calories, so choos¥ing lighter beverages such as wine spritzers or mixers such as sparkling water can lead to lower calorie consumption. Bethany Dario, a registered di¥etitian who provides nutrition¥ family life and chaos at home during the holidays, which may lead to emotional eating. ÒFood may comfort for the short term, distract from the pain or even appease someone in the house, but food wonÕt solve the problem,Ó Dar¥io said. ÒIf anything, eating for an emotional hunger will only make you feel worse in the long run. YouÕll ultimately have to deal with the source of the emotion, as well as the discomfort of overeating.Ó Dario also said that knowing your hunger cues are the most important thing for maintaining a healthy weight over the holidays and during the rest of the year. ÒThe most basic answer is eat when you are hungry and stop when you are full,Ó Dario said. ÒRather than trying to manipu¥late the types of foods or avoid the Ôgood stuffÕ or the quantity of those foods that we consume, we need to originally started in New York in 2001 after founder Brendt Barbur was hit by a bus while riding his bike in New York City. After re¥flecting on his negative experi¥ence, he created the event to bring together the biking community and promote a healthy relation¥ship between bikers and automo¥bile drivers. The festival has now become an international event, reaching from S‹o Paulo to Melbourne. Winograd began biking recre¥ationally as a child with her fami¥ly in Houston, a city she described as dominated by cars. ÒWhat I liked about biking was the wind across my face and be¥ing able to see the city through a different lens, not enclosed in a car zipping by,Ó she said. From page 10 Before she saw the bicycle as a regular mode of transportation in her adult life, Winograd saw it as her way to explore and find the kind of secret places children think nobody has ever found. People might be wary of bik¥ing as a mode of transportation because they find the physical ac¥tivity to be too strenuous or they donÕt want to show up to work sweaty, Winograd said. Biking is also a lifestyle, aside from being a form of exercise and a way to not produce carbon emissions, she said. ÒSocial rides have popped up in a lot of major cities,Ó Win¥ograd said. ÒItÕs important to show cars we have a right to be there, too, and that we can be responsible. We can share the road and work with cars, not against them.Ó Winograd said she wants to work against the antagonism of rude bikers and those who donÕtfollow traffic laws. The fear of getting hurt is a factor that keeps some peopleoff bikes. Although she has onlybeen in a few minor accidents, Winograd said many people who have been in the biking commu¥nity for a long time know some¥one who has died. ÒCars can be scary, but you have to be alert and show respect for road rules,Ó Winograd said. Friday night of the festivalbegins with ÒThe Birth of Big Air,Ó a film tribute to BMX athe¥lete Mat Hoffman. A screening of ÒEmpireÓ follows it. The film follows Òalley catÓ bikers, ormessenger bikers, in New YorkCity who know how to weave in and out of traffic. health education, recommends al¥ al education for students at Uni¥ focus on our bodiesÕ hunger and lowing some indulgence but not versity Health Services, said that fullness cues. 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Coursework takes place entirely online, with the exception of the thesis project, which is defended on-site at NYU. scps.nyu.edu/494 212 998 7100 New York University is an afÞ rmative action/equal opportunity institution. ©2010 New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Life&Arts Editor: Amber Genuske E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 Life&Arts Friday, December 3, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com The Daily Texan UT drama students work on holiday show for kids By Jody Serrano company try to produce childrenÕs theater. Two-Daily Texan Staff and-a-half years after his initial suggestion, the This December, armed with a green elf cos-Paramount stands to premiere their first ever chil¥tume, a merry jingle hat and sporting her sig-drenÕs theater production with ÒJunie B. Jones in nature shock of red hair and sassy spirit, Junie Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!Ó on Sunday. The play B. Jones has come to spread the joy of the hol-is directed by UT professor Steven Dietz. idays and childrenÕs theater to Austin with ÒJu-ÒChildrenÕs theater is challenging, artistic, sat¥nie B. Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!Ó the isfying work that is enjoyed by all ages. ItÕs not first of many collaborations between the UT De-just [a show] for little kids that parents have to partment of Theatre and Dance and the local Par-get dragged to and endure,Ó Miller said. ÒWe amount Theatre. [are] creating a universal entertainment.Ó The play, made up of a full cast of UT stu-Based on Barbara ParkÕs book ÒJunie B. Jones in dents and designers, is the first on schedule Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May),Ó for a proposed four-year partnership between the theater version of ÒJunie B.,Ó written by play¥the department and the Paramount Theatre in wright Allison Gregory, focuses on JunieÕs adven¥downtown Austin. tures during the holiday season. UT alumnus and ParamountÕs Education and ItÕs that wonderful time of the year again for Outreach Director Nathaniel Miller proposed the Junie B. Jones, and Room One, her first grade possible partnership between UT and the Para-classroom, has a lot of fun activities planned, mount earlier this year. After graduating in 2008 including a class Christmas carol for the whole with a masterÕs in drama and theater for youth, school.Unfortunately,JunieB.Õslong-timeenemy, Miller was hired to the Paramount. From day one on the job, Miller suggested the JONES continues on page 9 HEALTHY HOOK By Addie Anderson ÔTis the season of giving Ñ and gaining weight. Between holiday parties allowing overin¥dulgence of comfort foods, alco¥hol and lounging around during the day since we now have no classes to fill our days, the holi¥day fat seems to creep on. Holidays tend to be a free pass to eat whatever we want, whenev¥er we want. However, this weight can quickly become dangerous. A study from The New Eng¥land Journal of Medicine looked into the weight of adults be¥fore, during and after the hol¥idays. The study found that adults gained no weight during the pre-holiday season, gained an average of five pounds over the holidays and did not gain Ñ or lose Ñ any weight during the post-holiday season. This cy¥cle can lead to significant weight gain over a few years. Gaining weight, particularly fat, leads to the potential development of di¥abetes, heart disease and other obesity-related diseases. Mark Faries, a kinesiology graduate student who also is a graduate research assistant at the Fitness Institute of Texas, said that the regulation of our behavior is like inertia. Shannon Kintner | Daily Texan Staff Junie B. Jones, played by Liz Kimball, wonders if Santa will be mad if she gives coal to a fellow classmate during Christmas. ÒJunie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!Ó opens this weekend at the Paramount Theatre. Weekend to feature party on Thursday night, bouts of bike-riding recreation By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert Daily Texan Staff BMX tricks, long-distance rides, racing and just plain rec¥reation Ñ the 10th annual Bicy¥cle Film Festival this weekend has a bit of everything to offer bike enthusiasts. The event kicked off Thurs¥day night with a party at The Scoot Inn that featured on-stage racing and live DJs. The festi¥val has scheduled bicycle-relat¥ed film screenings each night Friday through Sunday, an off¥road ride, a bike polo game and a BMX jam. ÒEntertainment is a big part of [the festival],Ó said Amanda Win¥ograd, the producer of the Austin festival. ÒThereÕs a social aspect to riding, and itÕs great for people in the biking community to watch a part of their lives in these movies. 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