SPORTS PAGE 6 Longhorns sweep Roadrunners, Bruins WORLD&NATION PAGE 3 Fire engulfs Israeli countryside TOMORROWÕS WEATHER Low High 64 THE DAILY TEXAN Monday, December 6, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com TODAY Pause for Paws Take a study break with dogs from Austin Pets Alive on the Jester Spanish Oaks Terrace from 2 to 4 p.m. TUESDAY Nobel lauraete Dr. Alfred G. Gilman, Nobel Prize winner, will speak at the AT&T Conference Center at 5:45 p.m. about cancer prevention. WEDNESDAY Stop the Presses The Daily Texan will stop publishing for the semester. WeÕll start back up again after the break on Jan. 18. Beginning of the end First official day of the final exam period. Exams will run from Dec. 8 to Dec. 14. THURSDAY Science Under the Stars UT graduate student Jesse Lasky will present her findings on rare rainforest species from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Brackenridge Field Laboratory. FRIDAY KVRX Holiday Show Mother Falcon, Monarchs, Brackett & Co., Bitter Birds, Mermaid Blonde, Milk Thistle, and Western Ghost will play at United States Art Authority beginning at 8 p.m. for $5. ONLINE Solar ink Read about how painting with the power of the sun grows closer to reality @dailytexanonline.com Quote to note ÔÔ ÒI wanted to become a character on stage. I wanted that to be a part of my life, I wanted to go out and perform, not just dance. It wasnÕt just the physicality of dance itself but the emotion of performing.Ó Ñ Beth Terwilleger Ballet Austin company member LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10 Athletic spending growth overtakes academic By Collin Eaton creases in the cost of college are justifiable in the budget, especially because the report Daily Texan Staff when spending on academics increases, focuses on the growth of different budget UT has the largest athletic, academic and but often schools fund Òlayers and layersÓ areas over time, he said. administrative budgets in the Big 12 and of administration costs. Council spokesman ÒEspecially around this time of year, a lot UTÕs athletic spending has grown faster Michael Pomeranz said the report covers of the [Big 12] schools get attention for ath¥than instructional spending, according to fundamental measurements that are impor-letics,Ó Pomeranz said. ÒIt was important to a new study from the American Council of tant for policy makers, students and their refocus on whatÕs happening off the field.Ó Trustees and Alumni. parents to know. The numbers in the report While UTÕs academic budget was far The authors of the study wrote that in-show how administrators prioritize items larger than its $110 million athletic budget in fiscal year 2007-2008, the athletic budget grew at a faster rate in a shorter time peri¥od. Between 2002 and 2007, UTÕs academic spending increased 30 percent and admin¥istrative spending increased 17 percent. Be¥tween 2004 and 2008, the athletics depart¥ment grew 34.7 percent. FUNDING continues on page 2 By Audrey White EditorÕs Note: This is the first in a three-part series about students in¥volved in UTÕs Center for Students in Recovery Ñ their paths to addic¥tion and how they achieved sobriety. F or many college stu¥dents, thereÕs a fine line between having a good time and los¥ing control. The line narrows between recreational use, abuse and dependency. But the students at UTÕs Cen¥ter for Students in Recovery have gone across these lines and back again, and they say that the support of the centerÕs sober community helps them stay clean and enjoy UT with¥out the substances that threw their teen years into disrepair. The Diagnostic and Statisti¥cal Manual of Mental Disorders identifies both chemical abuse and chemical dependency as medical problems. Both occur at higher rates at universities, where more people are using, said Carl Erickson, an associate dean for research and graduate studies in the College of Phar¥macy who specializes in chemi¥cal dependency. ÒDependence is a brain dis¥ease; abuse is students getting too drunk over and over,Ó Er¥ickson said. ÒEither way, most people need a lot of help to overcome these problems.Ó RECOVERY continues on page 2 Photos by Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff ON THE WEB: Check out an interactive documentary about students at the center @dailytexanonline.com Colleagues honor retiring professor By Anna Fata Daily Texan Staff As a popular UT history profes¥sor finished his last class Friday, wrapping up 29 years at the Uni¥versity, former students and col¥leagues honored him with a jazz band ensemble that played ÒWhen the Saints Go Marching In.Ó Associate professor Howard Miller focused much of his time at UT teaching religious studies courses, including in the fall se¥mester ÒJesus in America.Ó He grew up in Graham, Texas, just east of Dallas. He earned his bach¥elorÕs and masterÕs degrees at the University of North Texas, before Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff heading to the University of Mich¥igan, Ann Arbor to study Ameri-History department chair Alan Tully congratulates Howard Miller, who has taught for nearly 40 years, after giving his last lecture Friday. can history. Evaluation to determine Greg DavisÕ future at UT By Laken Litman But something is definitely Daily Texan Staff going down Ñ Greg Davis was Nothing is for certain, but ru-even a nationally trending top¥mors are circulating about the ic on Twitter for a few hours fate of Texas offensive coordina-last week when the rumors first tor Greg Davis. broke. The Texas Rivals website, Or-Sunday, the Austin American¥angebloods.com, first Statesman report¥reported last Thurs¥ ed that Davis told day that head coach writer Kevin Rob-Mack Brown had bins that he had not fired Davis, but resigned, despite nothing official has tips that a decision been released from would be made by the athletic depart¥ that afternoon. Davis ment since then. said he and Brown Brown, who be¥ will continue to eval¥gan his post-season uate the situation at evaluation of the di¥ hand on Wednesday Greg Davis sastrous 5-7 season after Brown returns Offensive coordinator Miller said his favorite aspect of his job at UT is the interaction he has with students, some of whom he still keeps in touch with from his early years. Several former students were present at FridayÕs celebration. ÒIt was a kind of perfect way to bring together my past, my pres¥ent and my future, because one thing I plan to do with my retire¥ment is to be a better steward of better friendships and family by spending more time with them,Ó Miller said. When Miller came to UT in 1971, the Department of History did not teach many courses on re¥ligious history in America. When the University decided to add more of these courses, the de¥partment chose Miller, then an as¥sistant professor at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. ÒThis is Texas Ñ this is the buck¥le of the Bible Belt Ñ how about teaching American religion?Ó Miller said. ÒSo I came here and made it up.Ó Since then, Miller designed and taught courses such as The Cinematic Lives of Jesus and RETIRE continues on page 2 last Monday, plans to take his time mak¥ing serious decisions that will af¥fect the future of the football program. Not to mention replac¥ing Davis would be one of the hardest decisions of BrownÕs ca¥reer, as the two are close friends and have coached together for 16 years dating back to their days at Tulane and North Carolina. from New York City, where he is attend¥ing the annual National Foot¥ball Foundation scholar-athlete banquet and functions associat¥ed with the college football hall of fame. It wouldnÕt be surprising if Davis were fired. Though he OFFENSE continues on page 2 2 News Monday, December 6, 2010 The Daily Texan Volume 111, Number 124 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 Web Office: (512) 471-8616 online@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 34 59 ÒIn Mexico, they just call it food.Ó - Dan ÒIsraeli badÓ& ÒElyanaÕs teethÓ Photography exhibit aims to highlight creative work By Lauren Giudice Daily Texan Staff UT photography students said the photos they submitted to the exhibition of the UT chap¥ter of the National Press Photog¥raphers Association on Sunday night were not necessarily geared toward publication in newspa¥pers. Rather, the photos Ñ from a young girl on a swing at a carni¥val to a group of Indian children near an ocean Ñ showed off stu¥dentsÕ creative energies. Plan II and photojournalism se¥ nior Ryan Edwards submitted a photograph of a girl drinking. ÒThe point of the photo show was that we could have a cre¥ative outlet for the more artistic photographs that the students of the NPPA program produce,Ó Ed¥wards said. ÒSo I just submitted one that I felt was a fun portrait Zilker hosts Christmas lighting with interesting colors and an in¥teresting subject Ñ it wasnÕt nec- Austinites gathered in Zilk¥er Park to celebrate the coming of the holidays with the annual Christmas tree lighting, a tradi¥tion since 1967. Visitors traditionally spin un¥der the large tree-shaped light¥structure to see the swirling opti¥cal illusion. Since 1992, the Christmas tree lighting has coincided with the annual Trail of Lights. This year, the city canceled the trail due to a lack of funding. Regardless, hundreds gath¥ered at the park and listened to performances by the Austin Civ¥ic Wind Ensemble and students singing Christmas carols from Barton Hills Elementary. The mayor announced winners of an art competition, which in¥cluded elementary students from schools in the Austin area. Children sat on the lap of a blue-clad Santa, courtesy of Op¥eration Blue Santa, an organiza¥tion started by the Austin Police Department that provides gifts for more than 4,000 families with under-privileged children in the Austin area. Scott Friedman, director of Field Services for the Texas Ju¥venile Probation Commission, has been coming to the lighting for the past 15 years. He said he likes the family atmosphere, and brought his 7- and 10-year-old daughters, who like spinning un¥der the tree. ÒItÕs good that [the may¥or] supports this, especially in a downturn economy with bud¥gets, because the Trail of Lights isnÕt happening so itÕs nice they have this,Ó Friedman said. Ñ Anna Fata recovery: Longhorns tell their stories From page 1 Biomedical engineering senior Evan Luther was 12 the first time he drank alcohol. He and his friends stole different bottles of liquor from his parents and mixed them together. Although he blacked out and woke up with a brain-splitting hangover, he said he remembers enjoying the experience. ÒI was like, Ôthat wasnÕt so bad; that was kind of entertain¥ing,ÕÓ Luther said. ÒLooking back, there were several indica¥tors that my reaction to drugs and alcohol might be different than some peopleÕs.Ó Luther grew up in an afflu¥away from home. These consequences didnÕt bother him as long as he was able to drink and use drugs, he said. ÒIf it could get me high, I would do it,Ó Luther said. ÒAt that point in my life, I [would] have told you I [was] doing it because it was fun, but I do be¥lieve I was doing it because I had to. At some point, I passed into a stage where there was no choice in the matter Ñ I was gonna get high, even if I didnÕt want to.Ó Eventually, his parents felt they had to send him to rehab. After 28 days of in-patient treat¥ber,Ó Luther said. ÒMy plan when I got out was to leave there and cook meth.Ó For Luther, drugs and alco¥hol were a social outlet and a chemical addiction. Social work sophomore Kim Sammons said the alcohol and marijuana she started using at 13 helped her overcome the social anxiety she had fought since she was funding: Licensing revenue very young. ÒI didnÕt fit in very well, even in elementary school. I have anxiety allocated 90 percent to sports and depression, and it was self- medication,Ó Sammons said. ÒI was smoking weed and drinking, From page 1 but that wasnÕt working for me, so I moved onto hallucinogens The study shows during the time period covering the 2004 to 2007 fiscal years, the athletics de¥partment, which is self-funded, increased its spending 34.7 per¥cent, a larger increase than the 30-percent instructional or 17-per¥cent administrative spending in¥creases from 2002 to 2007. Among all Big 12 universities, UT had by far the largest athlet¥ic budget in fiscal year 2007-2008. The department pays its own ex¥penses and brought in $33 million in ticket sales for games in 2009. Ten percent of the royalties from trademark licensing go to the UniversityÕs academic core budget. UT budget director Mary Knight said the funding from trademark licensing goes to the presidentÕs office for teaching and research awards. The University does not use the money for any¥thing else, such as salary increas¥es or operating costs. By comparison, the University Co-op gives all of its profits from merchandise to the University and has given UT $28 million in the past decade. ClassicsprofessorTomPalaima, a former Faculty Council chair, said the University should not cede 90 percent of its trademark licensing and royalty revenue to the athletics department. Palaima said UT is a beloved school even without its athletics. ÒThis kind of situation arises when the leaders of the Univer¥sity donÕt establish proper prior¥ities,Ó he said. Spencer Selvidge, a co-president for the UT National Press Photog¥raphers Association, said the theme ÒhinterlandÓ came about after the photographs were compiled. ÒWe decided that hinterland, which is the land behind the city, the unknown place Ñ thereÕs a couple of different definitions of it Ñ would be a good theme,Ó Selvidge said. ÒWe thought it worked for the breadth of imag¥es that we had.Ó Selvidge said the photographs chosen were some that would not necessarily end up being in the newspaper. ÒItÕs the peripheral stuff thatÕs pretty but doesnÕt end up run¥ning,Ó Selvidge said. Photojournalism senior Court¥ney Slade submitted a photograph of gypsies dancing in Prague, Czech Republic. She chose this photograph because it reminds her of her first trip to Europe. ÒOur pictures were chosen based on the idea of what would sell or what people would want to hang on their walls,Ó Slade said. The event was a silent auc¥tion that raised funds for the UT NPPA. essarily photojournalistic at all.Ó Pump Project Satellite Studios sponsored the exhibition, and Harry Ransom Center Curator Roy Flukinger juried and selected the pictures. Journalism graduate student Heather Lakemacher, a senior program officer for ACTA, said most people would agree that the primary mission of a university should be teaching, so itÕs good to question where the University is putting its resources. Lakemacher said in some cases there may be legitimate reasons to see a much larger increase in a nonacademic area Ñ for exam¥ple, new technology being imple¥mented across the system. ÒBut what we always encour¥age people to think about is, what does it appear that the uni¥versity is doing as a trend?Ó she said. ÒDo they tend to be putting their money toward instruction¥al spending? Do they tend to dis¥tribute it equally as they grow?Ó The report suggests that while UT has the largest administrative budgetin the Big 12, the Universi¥ty has kept the growth of admin¥istrative costs lower than many of the other Big 12 institutions. Knight said keeping adminis¥trative costs low to maintain high spending for academic purposes is UTÕs goal. He also said 98 per¥cent of the latest budget reduc¥tion at UT came from the Univer¥sityÕs administrative budget. UT has the largest budget for administration among the Big 12 schools at $89 million in fis¥cal year 2008, but as a percentage of its $660 million instruction¥al budget, administrative costs were 13.5 percent of academic costs. Six Big 12 schools kept ad¥ministrative costs lower as a per¥centage of academic costs in the same year. retire: Former staffer currently writing book on ÔBen-HurÕ novel From page 1 Unbelief in American culture. He is currently writing a book on Lew WallaceÕs 1880 novel ÒBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.Ó The nov¥el sold better than any American work of fiction until ÒGone With the WindÓ was published in 1936. From Broadway ads to movie posters, MillerÕs office is decorat¥ed with Ben-Hur merchandise. ÒMy biggest goal is to com¥municate to these students who donÕt know that itÕs exciting to think and to live the life of the mind,Ó Miller said. Government senior Nick Nor¥ris, a student in the Jesus in America course, said Miller is an interesting professor largely be¥cause he often injects humor in his lectures. ÒIÕm not religious, but IÕm fas¥cinated with Jesus and what he means to this country,Ó he said. Barbara Myers, a former assis¥tant dean in the College of Liber¥al Arts, attended the ceremony. She said MillerÕs engaging teach¥ing style and commitment to his studentsÕ performance make him an effective teacher. ÒItÕs sort of a sad day because it he is one of the beloved teach¥ers at the University,Ó she said. Wire Editor: Elyana Barrera World&NatioN www.dailytexanonline.com Monday, December 6, 2010 The Daily Texan Students bemoan fires in northern Israel Disaster began Thursday, effected mass evacuations; 41 lives lost in catastrophe By Lauren Giudice Daily Texan Staff Although a massive fire rav¥aged northern Israel, taking 41 lives, students can feel its im¥pact in Austin. The fire, which prompt¥ed mass evacuations, started Thursday morning in the Car¥mel Mountains in the countryÕs northern region. Most of the 41 dead are police guards travel¥ing on a bus to help evacuate a nearby prison that the fire was approaching. In the spring, government senior Zach Garber will study abroad at the University of Hai¥fa, from which police evacuated students last week and used as a command center. The univer¥sity has not suffered any dam¥age as a result of the fire, which began on Dec. 1, the first night of Hannukah. ÒHanukkah is supposed to be a joyous holiday,Ó Garber said. ÒUnfortunately, the holiday has turned far more contemplative this year, as we grapple with the death and destruction wrought by the fires in northern Israel.Ó He said that it is a common Jewish practice to recite the entire Book of Psalms during times of crisis. ÒI think that while over 50 percent of the Mount Carmel forest has burned, the resiliency of the Jewish people through¥out our history has shown that we will use this opportunity to rebuild and grow stronger as a community,Ó Garber said. Noah Meicler, a junior at St. Edwards University, is rais¥ing money to aid the clean-up and humanitarian efforts. He has been encouraging people to text ÒJNFÓ to the number 20222. Proceeds will benefit the Jewish National Fund, an Israeli chari¥ty that focuses on infrastructure development. For Meicler, the fireÕs proxim¥ity to Hannukah is ironic. ÒHannukah is supposed to be this resilient holiday of how the Jews lasted and revolted,Ó said Meicler. ÒIt is devastating that so many people have died and the Carmel Forest was hand planted by my grandfather and a bunch of other people.Ó For the past year, psycholo¥gy freshman Caroline Mendel¥sohn lived in the youth village Yemin Orde, which the fire par¥tially destroyed. ÒThis village was my home for five months, so I am per¥sonally distraught over the de¥struction, but my feelings can¥not compare to those who live in the village for years,Ó Men¥delsohn said. ÒAll of the chil¥dren had to be completely evac¥uated and relocated and no one had any idea what they would be coming back to, or if they would be coming back to any¥thing at all.Ó Mendelsohn said many of her friends have evacuated or opened their homes to those the fire displaced. ÒIt is not an easy time for anyone in Israel,Ó Mendelsohn said. ÒEveryone is like family, and so for one part of the fam¥ily to have been destroyed by the fire, everyone else feels the pain as well.Ó UT alumna Dalia Galpern just returned to the United States from living in Israel for four years. Her first visit was with UTÕs study abroad department. ÒA friend of mine got mar¥ried 15 minutes away from Hai¥fa and the wedding hall where she got married, which is in the middle of the forest, burned down,Ó Galpern said. ÒYou just want to help any way you can and itÕs hard to be away when all of your friends are there and you feel like you canÕt re¥ally help.Ó NEWS BRIEFLY Federal trial challenges legality of California gay marriage ban SAN FRANCISCO Ñ The defend¥ers of CaliforniaÕs gay marriage ban took a pummeling during the first federal trial to explore the civil rights implications of outlawing same-sex marriages. They summoned only two witnesses, one of whom left the stand looking thrashed. Even the lead attorney was left groping for words when pressed to explain how allowing gays and lesbians to wed would undermine traditional unions. ÒSomething that has been lost sight of is who has the burden of proof in this case,Ó Andrew Pugno, a lawyer for Proposition 8Õs sponsors, said at the 13-day-long trialÕs close. ÒThe bur¥den is not on the defendants and the people who voted for Prop 8.Ó Despite the lopsided trial record, most legal experts agree the defense teamÕs reasoning is not far-fetched. They say the three-judge panel could discount the exhaustive trial evi¥dence that Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker laid out in his Au¥gust decision. Body of Russian skydiver, tourist identified by coronerÕs office PERRIS, Calif. Ñ Investigators have confirmed that a body found by a Southern California farmer is a Russian skydiver who was last seen jumping from a plane more than two months ago. Riverside County coronerÕs of¥ficials, in a Saturday news release, identified the man as 50-year-old Vladimir Frolov, a tourist who took a solo jump from a plane on Sept. 25 in Perris. A farmer plowing his field found the body Tuesday, along with para¥chutes that had not deployed. Authorities found his rental car and passport in the airport parking lot five days later, after a friend in St. Petersburg called the skydiving company. Searchers using ATVs, a helicop¥ter, horses and dogs had looked for Frolov with no luck. Compiled from Associated Press reports Editor-in-Chief: Lauren Winchester Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Viviana Aldous Susannah Jacob Monday, December 6, 2010 OPINION Doug Luippold Dave Player LEGALESE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. THE DAILY TEXAN GALLERY Business as usual By Tom Palaima Daily Texan Guest Columnist The Dec. 3 Texan article announcing that University of Texas Board of Regents (and President William Powers, Jr.) approved the renewal of athletics directorsÕ contracts and salary increase negotiation is business as usual in highly unusual times. Santa Claus is coming to town but only stuffing a few stockings. As the University experiences large bud¥get cuts, staff and lecturer layoffs, programs being axed (the conspicuous elimination programs in ethnic studies, which inspired a student demonstration), language require¥ments downsized, class sizes on the rise and no real pay raises across the University, we have seen in the last year the head coach, who led star-quality players to a 5-7 record, receive a 66 percent pay raise of $2 million in hard cash Ñ over faculty protest Ñ to a to¥tal of $5.1 million. And now we see the menÕs and womenÕs athletic directors about to be fed more money too. This is supposed to be an educational in¥stitution. Why not base raises and bonuses on educational achievement instead of how big a stadium the regents have authorized to be built? Why not limit distinguished service awards to someone like English professor Evan Carton, for 10 years the head of UTÕs Humanities Institute, who, with peanuts in funding, put up a big tent full of communi¥ty-oriented and on-campus programs such as the Free Minds program for poverty-lev¥el adults, which now has a meeting group of successful graduates. We should note that UTÕs low, six-year mi¥nority graduation rates in the biggest-money sport (football) has put us year-in, year-out at the bottom of the Top 25. This is disgraceful if you have a mind and heart capable of feel¥ing shame. The only reason we wonÕt be ac¥ademically at the bottom of the football Top 25 this year is that we are not in the Top 25! The idea that the athletics program has giv¥en $6 million over all these years to the Òcore academic missionÓ is deceptive. As profes¥sor David Hillis, a biologist, a MacArthur fellow and a member of the National Acad¥emy of Sciences, has repeatedly pointed out, athletics has been ceded more than $10 mil¥lion per year in trademark and royalty rev¥enues, from which it gives back $1 million or 10 percent, whichever is higher. Some of these revenue returns have been used to re¥model a reception room in the Tower Build¥ing with gold leaf paint and a huge made¥in-China carpet. What a strange definition of the academic core! But let us reason as any Homo sapiens of sound mind would. If I give you $10 a year, letÕs say for six years, and you give me back over those six years a total of $6, how should I view this? That I have given you $54? Or that you have given me $6? Athletics is also in the process of taking away a large portion of the revenues that the University Co-op has made in years past from the sale of sports parapherna¥lia. That is why when you walk through the Co-opÕs ground floor, you think you are in a sports souvenir and tourist doo¥dad shop, not a bookstore for a bottom of the Top-50 educational institution. But these revenues are also why the Co¥op has been able to sponsor true scholarly and educational endeavors through book awards, undergraduate research awards and dissertation prizes. That will soon be gone, as the greed of the athletics depart¥ment knows no limits and the regents and University officers who aid and abet that greed hold to their skewed priorities. So when you read that this new sports television network will bring in $15 mil¥lion per year to UT, donÕt take it at face value unless you think that the profes¥sionally commercialized athletics opera¥tion that is called Longhorns Inc. is the University. But come to think of it, if you think that way, you are probably right. Ho, ho, ho! Palaima is a classics professor, a MacArthur fellow and a UT representative on the national Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics. LONGHORN OF THE YEAR EditorÕs note: The following are excerpts of suggestions we have received for Longhorn of the Year. Read the full endorsements online at dailytexanonline.com. Tom Palaima Chelsea Adler Marsha Miller It seems almost ridiculous when one tries I would like to nominate Chelsea Adler as Marsha Miller is UTÕs official photographer to tell of all Palaima has done and is doing for Longhorn of the Year because of her tireless and has served the University in this capacity both the University and the wider community. efforts to involve students in college budget-for the past 15 years. MarshaÕs huge contribu-He has served on the executive committee of ary decisions and her continuous commitment tion to the student experience is that she has the Faculty Council, where he has tirelessly to servant leadership. Since being elected to been documenting it for years. From her first fought against the layoffs of lecturers and the office of president of the Senate of College days as a photographer at The Daily Texan all professors. He is involved in the Free Minds Councils in April, Chelsea has worked to ensure the way through now, the images of genera-Project, an outreach teaching project for socio-that students have a voice in budget decisions in tions of student activity (such as last FridayÕs economically disadvantaged adults. Whenever their respective colleges and schools by helping ÒFoam Sword FightÓ at the West Mall cross¥someone in the community asks him to speak to create College Tuition and Budget Advisory walk) have made their way through her lenses about war and violence or his other areas of Councils in each college and school. These and into yearsÕ worth of newspapers, year¥concern, Palaima goes and passionately talks Councils Ñ as of last week one is currently in books, publications, books and Web features. about these very important subjects. Lastly, place in the College of Liberal Arts Ñ will give Indeed, without Marsha and her keen eye for Palaima has even pointed out the questionable students a seat at the table when administrators capturing the heartbeat of campus in her pho¥use of funding by the Board of Regents and are making budgetary decisions and allow stu-tos, we would be missing out on a significant President William Powers Jr. dents to voice their concerns and opinions. portion of UT student history. Ñ Will Bibee Ñ Faith Sandberg Ñ Matt Portillo Middle Eastern Studies graduate student Senate Representative, Social Work Council Rhetoric and writing and music senior ÔTis the season for excess By Kate Clabby Daily Texan Columnist It starts with Thanksgiving. Eating until you are comfortably full is not an option on Thanksgiving Ñ if you donÕt eat yourself into a coma, youÕre a spoil¥sport. Then, for college students, comes the last week of school and finals. Our workload gives us the excuse to down buckets of coffee and energy drinks, and since we stay up all night studying, we have to eat fast food Ñ itÕs all thatÕs open at 3 a.m.! And when that last test is finally over and itÕs time to relax, the holiday parties begin. Every night is a celebration, so we go out and eat cake, cookies, brownies and chocolate mints, and wash them down with champagne. ItÕs everywhere, itÕs delicious and itÕs a celebration, so we always eat at least one too many treats to feel good going to bed. On New YearÕs Eve, this season of excess goes out with a bang. Grown-ups have permission to drink like college students, so most of us take things a few steps further. ItÕs a holiday, and itÕs fun. And the next morning, itÕs over. We feel hungov¥er, sick to our stomachs and guilty. So, we make reso¥lutions. The nation goes on a collective diet. We give up sugar, fat and carbs and promise to stay under 1,500 calories a day. We go to the gym. And oh yeah, we promise to quit smoking and stop procrastinat¥ing on our homework. This year will be different. ItÕs a nationally sanctioned binge-and-purge ritu¥al, and itÕs a symptom of what food journalist Mi¥chael Pollan calls Òour national eating disorder.Ó I love brownies and I donÕt have a problem with the idea of Òholiday food.Ó But I do have a problem with a way of eating that turns food into the enemy and inspires self-loathing. What if we could eat a dough¥nut on Hanukkah or a gingerbread cookie on Christ¥mas, stop before we made ourselves sick and then, come Jan. 1, continue to eat food we enjoy, including the occasional dessert? WouldnÕt that be a more sane way to celebrate? DonÕt worry. This is not an article on how to sur¥vive the holiday season without gaining weight. You know the ones; theyÕre usually in those magazines with slim, bikini-clad women or the airbrushed, shirtless men on the cover. They tell you to Òset ground rulesÓ or Òuse a small plateÓ or simply Òlim¥it sweets.Ó Unfortunately, this advice often feeds into the unhealthy relationship that most of us have with food. We feel guiltier, we restrict ourselves more when weÕre not celebrating, and then the temptation to go too far is that much stronger. So IÕm only going to offer one piece of advice: Enjoy your food. Think about how good itÕs going to taste be¥fore you put it into your mouth. Then chew, taste and savor every bite. Whether itÕs braised broccoli or pep¥permint fudge, if itÕs going into your body, it better sat¥isfy your taste buds first. If youÕre eating something and you canÕt enjoy it be¥cause itÕs Òdiet foodÓ and it tastes like cardboard then stop. If itÕs winter break, especially if youÕre at your par¥entsÕ house, thereÕs no reason why you canÕt fix your¥self something to eat thatÕs tasty and healthy. And if you have to add a little butter or a little honey to make it tru¥ly delicious, go for it! If everyday meals satisfy you, tru¥ly decadent treats wonÕt seem like such a novelty. You might have an easier time sticking with just one. If youÕre eating something and you canÕt enjoy it because you feel too guilty about eating it, you have two choices: either stop eating, or make the decision to go ahead and eat without guilt. In my experience, the worst over-eating comes from mindless eating. I eat too many cookies not because theyÕre especially good cookies, but because IÕm standing next to the cookie platter. I might have enjoyed the first cookie but definitely not the fourth. As it turns out, demanding enjoyment out of your food is not such a novel idea. In fact, itÕs a practice embraced by most of the world. Take the French: Yes, they eat cheese and croissants and chocolate and cream puffs. But they always eat together. They eat almost painfully slowly. They donÕt go back for sec¥onds. And they enjoy every last bite. The French have a culture that supports a healthy way of thinking about food. We donÕt. Simply pledg¥ing to enjoy your food isnÕt going to change that, but itÕs a start, and it might influence others positively, too. And if, come Jan. 1, you make your resolutions with a little bit less guilt, I think thatÕs a good thing. Clabby is an English senior. Monday, December 6, 2010 News Discussion will highlight education By Allie Kolechta Daily Texan Staff Advocates will have to fight to keep issues such as pover¥ty, health care and education funding on the forefront of Tex¥as lawmakersÕ minds during the 82nd legislative session, said representatives from nonprofit and state political offices. When the 82nd Legislature con¥venes on Jan. 11, redrawing the Texas political map will likely con¥sume most of the oxygen in the next session, said Sherri Green¥berg, a former state representative. ÒTypically, legislatures donÕt like to talk about redistrict¥ing more often than every 10 years because itÕs not fun,Ó said Greenberg, current interim di¥rector of the Center for Poli¥tics and Governance in the LBJ School. ÒYou donÕt make friends in that discussion, but it has to be done.Ó More than four million Texans Ñ 17 percent of the stateÕs pop¥ulation Ñ fall below the feder¥al poverty line, which stood at $22,000 per year for a family of four last year. ÒItÕs obviously not a lot of money to work with,Ó said Eva DeLuna Castro, a senior budget analyst at the Center for Pub¥lic Policy Priorities, a progres¥sive nonprofit group that helps low- and middle-income Tex¥ans. ÒEven at that low-income level, most Americans, when theyÕre polled, think the pover¥ty line should be much higher than that.Ó The Texas Education Agen¥cy deems more than half of Tex¥an children Ñ 59 percent Ñ as Òeconomically disadvantaged,Ó defined as children who qualify for free or reduced-price feder¥al lunch. Those children should not expect to see their schools and education programs get much relief given the projected $25 billion state budget deficit. ÒHere you can see why the state does things like expand classroom sizes or get rid of mu¥sic or art features,Ó DeLuna Cas¥tro said. ÒSome families may see public schools worsening and decide to take their children else¥where, but for most kids in Tex¥as, the tuition for a private school is not an option economically.Ó But the low nutritional value in those meals may expose them to a higher risk of childhood obesity, said Jamie Dudensing, a senior policy advisor to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. Being obese as a child almost guarantees obesi¥ty as an adult, she said. ÒThe chances are an alarming amount,Ó she said. ÒWe have [a] big challenge ahead of us in Texas. Our numbers are not looking good, and as [the Texas Deparment of Health and Hu¥man Services] absorb more of our budget that means thereÕs less for education, less for parks and recreation, less for everything else.Ó New legislators convene for orientation By Amy Thornton Daily Texan Staff A different class of students filled the AT&T Conference Center last week. Twenty-two newly-elected members of the Texas House and Senate attended an orientation led by re¥turning legislators to learn about their duties when the 82nd legislative session begins in January. The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Af¥fairs established the biennial re-session Legislative Conference in 1970. The orientation provides new¥ly elected legislators with a forum to discuss sig¥nificant problems facing the state government. The Texas Speaker of the House and lieutenant gover¥nor also sponsored the orientation. ÒThis orientation exposes new members to is¥sues that they often have no background in and keeps them from flying blind,Ó said LBJ School Dean Robert Hutchings. ÒWe provide facts and analytic work in a nonpartisan way to help them be better legislators and make wise, informed decisions.Ó The four day event started at the Capitol and con¥cluded at UT on Friday, with sessions focusing on issues likely to be major topics during the session. ÒIn addition to getting a glimpse into the hot is¥sues they will be facing this session, this week is a good opportunity for all the new members to get together as a group and incoming class,Ó said Gwen Grigsby, associate vice president for gov¥ernmental relations at the LBJ School. The legislators also discussed how to maintain a quality public education system while facing an estimated $25 billion budget deficit, as well as how transportation reform will fit into the legisla¥tive agenda. ÒAt a time when the state budget is under such stress and there are pressures for funding the University, it is important for legislators to know the value we have,Ó Hutchings said. ÒNot just in the form of educating students, but in doing re¥search that is directly related to the big issues af¥fecting Texas.Ó Jamaal Felix | Daily Texan Staff Rep. Lois Kolkhorst, chair of the House Committee on Public Health, discusses the challenges associ¥ated with public health in schools Friday. State Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, participat¥ed in panels on education reform and health care throughout the week. She said the orientation is significant and important as a kind of ÒTexas Leg¥islature 101.Ó ÒThe week gives insight into how members act and behave across partisan lines,Ó Zaffirini said. ÒIt introduces new members to the economic is¥sues at hand.Ó Age Compensation Requirements Timeline Thu. 9 Dec. through Mon. 13 Dec. Healthy & Men Up to Thu. 6 Jan. through Mon. 10 Jan. Non-Smoking 18 to 55 $4000 Thu. 20 Jan. through Mon. 24 Jan. BMI between 18 and 32 Outpatient visit: 5 Feb. Postmenopausal or Healthy & Surgically Sterile Call For Fri. 10 Dec. through Mon. 13 Dec. Non-Smoking Women Compensation Fri. 17 Dec. through Mon. 20 Dec. BMI between 18 and 32 18 to 65 Jamaal Felix | Daily Texan Staff Graduate student Vikram Garg and chemistry senior Mashal Awais protest the deaths from the Bhopal disaster in India due to the lack of concern from government officials at a Òdie-inÓ at the West Mall on Friday. Students recognize disaster, emphasize accountability By Shivam Purohit Daily Texan Staff Almost three decades after one of the worldÕs worst industrial disasters, UT students gathered Friday to remember the victims and add more pressure for Dow Chemical to take responsibility for the incident. In 1984, a Union Carbide In¥dia Limited Ñ now Dow Chem¥ical Ñ pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, leaked 27 tons of lethal gas¥es into the atmosphere, said aero¥space engineering graduate stu¥dent Parvathy Prem. The leak killed approximately 8,000 peo¥ple in the first week, and about 150,000 people still suffer from exposure-related illnesses in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The 1984 spill is comparable to this summerÕs Deepwater Hori¥zon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexi¥co, Prem said. While the rigÕs op¥erator, BP, faced billions of dol¥lars in fines and lawsuits within months of the spill, Dow Chemi¥cal has not seen enough legal ac¥tion against it, she said. Prem was one of 12 mem¥bers from the Austin branch of the Association for IndiaÕs De¥velopment, a nonprofit that sup¥ports grassroots groups in India that staged a mass Òdie-inÓ on the West Mall to bring awareness to the issue. Protesters laid cov¥ered in white shrouds while oth¥ers spoke about the importance of the tragedy, collecting signa¥tures in support of an Austin City Council resolution denouncing Dow ChemicalÕs actions. ÒThe fact that corporate neg¥ligence led to the death of thou¥sands of people is truth that is very important to express,Ó she said. The group collected 54 signa¥tures in support of the cause, said Vikram Garg, a computational and applied mathematics gradu¥ate student. ÒSome people I talked to were aware that the disaster happened, but didnÕt know that the trage¥dy continues to this day,Ó he said. ÒThe conversations we had with them reinforced the impression that when people realize what happened and is still happening in Bhopal, they do really care.Ó Garg also said the U.S. gov¥ernment should extradite War¥ren Anderson, a former CEO of Union Carbide who returned to the U.S., and make sure Ameri¥can companies uphold interna¥tional environmental standards. The Indian government should help the victims secure the com¥pensation they deserve and en¥sure Dow Chemical cleans up the contaminated sites, he said. Chemical engineering grad¥uate student Avni Jain said she volunteered at the event because she felt that students can actually make a difference on this issue. ÒI believe we need to stand with them and make sure that what happened 26 years ago is not forgotten,Ó she said. Sports Editor: Dan Hurwitz E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 SPORTS www.dailytexanonline.com Monday, December 6, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN Horns overpower Roadrunners, Bruins ElliottÕs club advances to fifth-straight Sweet Sixteen after two convincing wins By Shabab Siddiqui Daily Texan Staff ItÕs not always pretty, but the Longhorns keep rolling. Ninth-seeded Texas swept UTSA in the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Champion¥ships 25-11, 25-18, 25-15 on Friday before holding off a feisty UCLA squad 25-23, 20-25, 25-18, 26-24 on Saturday at Gregory Gym. The latter win was the 17th in a row for the Longhorns, and pro¥pelled them into the Sweet Sixteen for the fifth-straight year. Texas will get a rematch against eighth¥seeded Illinois on Friday at Greg¥ory Gym, hoping to avenge a 3-0 home drubbing in early Septem¥ber. If the Longhorns advance, they will play the winner between Purdue and top-ranked Florida on Saturday. Texas came out strong against its sister school from down In¥terstate Highway 35 in its tour¥nament opener. The LonghornsÕ speed and strength overwhelmed the Road Runners in the first set, who were winners of the South¥land Conference Tournament. Ju¥nior middle blocker Rachael Ad¥ams paced the Longhorns with 12 kills on .588 hitting and six blocks assisted. ÒI think coming out strong, get¥ting those jitters out, starting the NCAA tournament off right is re¥ally good for us,Ó said senior out¥side hitter Juliann Faucette, who finished the night with 11 kills and five digs. ÒWeÕve had a long week of practice having to wait for this moment.Ó The match was a homecom¥ing of sorts for UTSA head coach Laura Neugebauer-Groff, who is coaching in her first NCAA Tournament. The former Long¥horn outside hitter came to the 40 Acres in 1982, the year the team joined the NCAA. She teamed up with her older sister, Sharon, to produce a formidable Long¥horn frontline that finished in the top 10 in three of her four Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff Texas junior outside hitter Amber Roberson and senior middle blocker Jennifer Doris stuff the kill attempt of UCLA junior setter Lauren Van Orden. Bruins head coach Mike Sealy attributed the LonghornsÕ 3-1 NCAA Second Round win to the outstanding blocking game of the Texas front line, which has been stout all year for head coach Jerritt Elliott. years. Neugebauer-Groff served were here too, which was very as the team captain in 1985, and special for me. The atmosphere still holds records in career kills here is great. ItÕs such a wonder¥(ninth), solo blocks (fifth) and ful place to play. I was so excited ÔÔ I just felt like we got flat and I felt like [Allison] could give us a spark.Ó Ñ Jerritt Elliott, Head coach service aces (eighth). ÒIt was just surreal. I walked around and still recognized some people that were here when I played,Ó Neugebauer-Groff said. ÒSome of my former teammates for my team just to come here to play and experience that.Ó TexasÕ matchup against UCLA proved to be far more arduous. The Bruins, who, despite being ranked ninth by the American WOMENÕS SWIMMING & DIVING Sogar leads charge for UT in Texas Hall of Fame meet By Sara Beth Purdy Daily Texan Staff This weekend was highlight¥ed by several broken records. Sophomore Laura Sogar once again dominated the pool by set¥ting several school records, most notably in the 200 breaststroke which marked the third time this season that she has low¥ered her time. Although these re¥cords were the ones that excited the crowd, the personal records that were broken this weekend throughout the team was what impressed the coaches. ÒItÕs always nice to rewrite re¥cord books, especially at a place like Texas where there is so much history,Ó said head coach Kim Brackin. ÒWe feel really good about those. There [were] a lot of girls that broke their own indi¥vidual personal records, [which] to me is almost as exciting as get¥ting the school ones.Ó All of these records contrib¥uted to a convincing win where the Longhorns surpassed their competition well before the fi¥nal race. They ended with 1,062 points, which was well above ArizonaÕs 819-point, second¥place finish. ÒOverall I think it was def¥initely a successful weekend, Maren and the rest of the team did amazing Ñ across the board there were great swims,Ó Sog¥ar said, ÒI canÕt think of a sin¥gle event where we didnÕt have a person light it up.Ó The diving team also contrib¥uted many points to the Long¥hornsÕ victory. Sophomore Maren Taylor claimed first in the 1-and 3-meter springboard and redshirt sophomore Shelby Cullinan had an impressive third place finish in the 3-meter springboards. ÒThe women had a very good meet this weekend,Ó said diving head coach Matt Scoggin, ÒThey all know they have some things, individual dives that they need to learn or improve on, but they know they are moving in the right direction.Ó Texas now heads to winter training in order to get a head start on the upcoming compe¥titions next spring. In Colora¥do, they hope to get back to an intensive training schedule while working on skills includ¥ing starts and turns. Overall, the women look to be in good shape for the many competitions ahead on their schedule. ÒI think we are a little bet¥ter than I expected right now, which is exciting,Ó Brackin said, ÒI feel very confident about the position we are in and I feel like we can springboard off this meet with the work we have be¥hind us and the momentum that the meet created.Ó Corey Leamon | Daily Texan Staff Texas junior swimmer Leah Gingrich swims in lane five in the 200-meter butterfly event. Gingrich finished in second place in the event with a time of 1:56.95, helping UT to a team win over Arizona and Wisconsin. Volleyball Coaches Association, were unseeded in the tourna¥ment. The Longhorns clawed out the first set before losing set two and falling behind 5-0 to start the third set. Head coach Jerritt Elliott in¥serted freshman setter Han¥nah Allison in the match, which quickly sparked a Longhorn turnaround. With the excep¥tion of a few serves the night before against UTSA, Allison had not played in a match since getting injured in mid-October. AllisonÕs height allowed Tex¥as to matchup better against the smaller UCLA, as the Long¥horns strung together two six¥point runs in the third set, be¥fore holding off the Bruins in a tight fourth set that featured five lead changes and 11 ties. Elliott said putting in Allison was gutsy but paid off. ÒI just felt like we got flat and I felt like she could give us a spark,Ó Elliott said. ÒWe were struggling early [and] we finally got some match-ups that we wanted. We had con¥fidence in her, and she did a fantastic job.Ó Faucette, who led the team with 17 kills in the match, said advancing in the tournament is less of a relief and more of an excitement. ÒYou want to play together more, and personally as a se¥nior, I donÕt want it to end un¥less it has to,Ó Faucette said. VOLLEYBALL continues on page 7 MENÕS SWIMMING & DIVING Corey Leamon | Daily Texan Staff Texas diver Drew Livingston flips through the air in the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, as UT won the Hall of Fame Invitational. Longhorns outmatch Arizona for first place By Lauren Giudice Daily Texan Staff Junior Jackson Wilcox led the Longhorns to victory this week¥end at the Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame Invitational with the nationÕs fastest time in the 500-yard freestyle and a win in the 1,650 freestyle. Texas was victorious with 1,148 points, followed by Arizo¥na with 1,003 points and Wiscon¥sin with 446. The team had a strong second place finish in the 200-yard free¥style relay with Jimmy Feigen, Donald Sutton, Dax Hill and Charlie Moore. Junior Drew Livingston led the Texas divers by taking second in the 1-meter diving event with 391.50 points in the finals and second in the 3-meter. Cole Cragin, Scott Spann, Neil Caskey and Feigen began the second day of competition with a victory in the 200 medley re¥lay and senior Bryan Collins and sophomore Austin Surhoff came in second and third in the 400 IM Finals. Texas alumnus and Beijing olympian Ricky Berens made an appearance and won the 200-free¥style while Hill finished in third. Freshmen Woody Joye, Patrick Murphy, Matt Belecanech and Bobby Button had an impressive second-place finish in the 800 freestyle relay. Head coach Eddie Reese was very pleased with the meet and felt that the team learned a lot. ÒItÕs the kind of meet that you get better every session, but youÕve got to pay attention to what youÕre doing, youÕve got to pay attention to what every¥body else is doing,Ó Reese said. ÒThis has definitely been the best group effort of the year and one of the best group efforts IÕve seen out of any of our teams.Ó Although the team was strong all weekend, Reese there is still work to be done. ÒWeÕve got a lot of little things we need to improve on,Ó Re¥ese said. ÒWeÕve got to work on turns, weÕve got to get better at starts, butterfly kick underwater Ñ just a bunch of little things that this time of year you have to fix. A lot of those get better just be¥cause you get rested.Ó Reese is pleased with where the team is at this point in the season. ÒWhat makes a team, espe¥cially in an individual sport, is youÕve got to pay attention to each other and youÕve got to take care of each other and thatÕs what we did really well this weekend,Ó Reese said. ÒWhen guys were disappointed in what they did, the team took care of them.Ó SIDELINE MENÕS BASKETBALL Texas USC 56 73 WOMENÕS BASKETBALL Texas Michigan State 57 71 WHAT TO WATCH VS. NFL Monday Night Football New York Jets at New England Patriots Date: Tonight Time: 7:30 p.m. On air: ESPN LONGHORNS IN THE NFL Quan Cosby, KR/PR 3 Returns, 44 yards Shaun Rogers, DT 3 Tackles, 1 Sack Cedric Benson, RB 63 Total Yards, 2 TDs Jamaal Charles, RB 21 Carries, 116 Yards, 2 Catches, 20 Yards BCS Standings Monday, December 6, 2010 SportS offense: Rumors, speculation persist over positionÕs fate From page 1 molded Vince Young and Colt McCoy into some of college footballÕs all-time greats, re¥wrote the record books while helping Texas to a national championship in 2005 (the of¥fense averaged 50.2 points per game that year) and coached in a second title game in Õ09, he is considered the bad guy when Texas isnÕt playing well. From 2000-04, Texas lost five straight to Oklahoma and av¥eraged less than 11 points per game in those contests. Much of the blame was put on DavisÕ shoulders. A firing was also re¥ported in 2003, but nothing ever came of it. This season Davis was criti¥cized for trying something new. With first-year starter Garrett Gilbert, who is not considered a dual-threat quarterback like Young or McCoy, Davis deviat¥ed from the successful spread of¥fense and tried out pro-style with a balanced offensive attack. That design didnÕt quite fit the talent. Texas never was very bal¥anced and finished the year as the 59th-ranked offense in the league. The group failed to score touchdowns and now Texas is home for the holidays instead of preparing for the post-season. ItÕs the first time the program has not made a bowl since 1997. Texas expected a smooth tran¥sition from McCoy to Gilbert, but that did not happen as Gil¥bert threw 17 interceptions (two shy of the school record) and just nine touchdown passes. VolleyBall: Rematches against Illinois, UF loom From page 6 ÒWe have a lot of hard teams ahead of us to get to where we want to be, but thatÕs what makes it so much sweeter every time we advance.Ó Adams said the convergence of final exams and the NCAA The Monday before the Texas A&M game, Davis wasnÕt wor¥ried about the state of his job. ÒIÕve never felt like I was coaching for my job,Ó Davis said. ÒI got into this because I love the game and I canÕt imagine doing anything else. When the alarm went off at this this morn¥ing, I jumped up excited to come to work.Ó But changes must be made. A 5-7 record is atrocious and some¥thing the Texas football program cannot swallow. If Davis were fired, it would cause a domino effect in the of¥fensive staff. ItÕs unlikely Brown would hire a new offensive co¥ordinator and keep the rest of his old staff, so if Davis goes, what does that mean for run¥ning backs coach Major Apple¥white and tight ends coach Bruce Chambers? Chambers is one of the programÕs best recruiters. If Brown wants to keep the offensive duties inside the Tex¥as family, maybe Applewhite will be promoted to coordinator. Who knows. ThereÕs also talk that defensive tackles coach/ special teams coordinator Mike Tolleson and offensive line coach Mac McWhorter are going to re¥tire and that receivers coach Bob¥by Kennedy is searching for a job out west. There are a lot of variables in this equation, which is why Brown is taking his time re¥evaluating. DonÕt count on any¥thing official being released un¥til later this week Ñ maybe af¥ter the teamÕs annual banquet on Friday night. Regionals just means the team will have to balance things like they always have. ÒOur staff is really great at preparing us and getting us or¥ganized,Ó Adams said. ÒWeÕve been through this before, we know how to handle it and weÕre going to be really focused.Ó WomenÕs BasketBall Turnovers haunt Horns against MSU By Sameer Bhuchar Daily Texan Staff The No. 17 Longhorns had a chance to prove their worth on the road against No. 25 Mich¥igan State on Sunday, but fell short 71-57 to the Spartans in the Big 12/Big Ten Challenge. Texas opened the game with the lead by way of Kathleen NashÕs two free throws. Texas maintained their lead midway through the first half, but it was all Spartans after that. Michigan StateÕs Lykendra Johnson and Kalisha Keane had 20 points a piece to lead their teamÕs charge. TexasÕ Nash led all Longhorn scorers with 17 points of her own in conjunction with her seven rebounds. Post Ashley Gayle added 10 points and five rebounds while Ashleigh Fontenette contributed 13 points and two steals. Though she is normally a surefire scorer, freshman Chassi¥dy Fussell didnÕt manage a sin¥gle point and turned the ball over a team high five times in her 22 minutes of play. It wasnÕt just Fussell who had a tough time. The Longhorns as a whole were out of sync for much of the game, turning the ball over 27 times. Coach Gail Goestenkors has conceded in the past that her teamÕs turn¥over woes are a problem that have plagued Texas for much of the season, and Michigan State was able to capitalize. As a team, Texas shot an un¥characteristically low 38 percent from the field and finished well below their season average of 91.2 points per game. They were the Big 12Õs top scoring team coming into yesterdayÕs match. Goestenkors said her team was simply not focused enough for this game. ÒIt was a bad week of prac¥tice for us,Ó Goestenkors said. ÒAll but the last day we had at least two people out of practice. 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Ev¥eryone has to go through finals and deal with it but you have to refocus and play ball.Ó The last time these two teams met the score was lopsided in the other direction. Texas beat the Spartans 81-60 in March of 2004 in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The over¥all series record between these teams is now 2-2. The Big 12/Big Ten Challenge Recycle your copy of the Texan! ¥ ¥ COMICS Monday, December 6, 2010 YesterdayÕs solution Sud oKu foR yOu Monday, December 6, 2010 Life&Arts Deakin: Album Dogs: Group finds knit: Internet opens doors release date still undetermined homes for animals, with blogs, how-to videos From page 10 From page 10 fashioned a crocheted version of Knitters enjoy convenience, relax¥ point where IÕm focusing on get¥ prevents euthanasia Conan OÕBrienÕs trademark or-ation and creativity that are dif¥ ting my record done and fitting ÒThere have been times when the ange blimp. ficult to find in other crafts. Stu¥ in how the rest of that stuff is go¥ patternÕs wrong and IÕm going Hoffman sent the blimp off to dents in particular benefit from From page 10 opened shelter. ing to fit in there. ThatÕs my view crazy trying to figure out if itÕs Team CocoÕs headquarters with the stress relief knitting provides. ÒIt basically buys [the dogs] of it since I started that project last just me or not,Ó Martinez said. ÒI ÒI think itÕs going to be a letter of support for the recent-ÒI learned while I was in grad time,Ó Jones-Duffy said. ÒOnce December and, in the process of can get online and thereÕs usual¥ great for students,Ó said Cori¥ ly jilted late-night host, not ex-school,Ó said knitter Christina we take them, theyÕre no longer trying to finish up my music, I ly a corrected version or tips that na Trevino, sophomore pecting much response. It was a Adcock-Azbill. ÒItÕs so therapeu¥ candidates for euthanasia. WeÕll wasnÕt sure how the final product might help fix it. Also, if I donÕt social chair and event coordina¥ complete surprise when Hoffman tic, and it helped keep me calm keep them until they die of nat¥ was going to be. understand how to do a certain tor. You can come after youÕve opened Twitter one day to find and relaxed during all the crazi¥ ural causes.Ó stitch I can YouTube it Ñ itÕs ex¥ been studying all day, de-stress ness of grad school. It was some- With sites at local pet shops as DT: I think a lot of the intrigue tremely useful.Ó and pet a dog.Ó thing I could do to keep busy be¥ well as one on South Congress behind the Kickstarter project was Crochet teacher and UT alumna The fledgling organization also tween classes.Ó Avenue, both groups work to the full package you were offer- Allison Hoffman runs the popular seeks to bring awareness to their Student knitters also appreciate find homes for the animals and ing in return for pledges of $200 crochet blog Crafty Is Cool. Hoff¥ cause as a self-declared student- With knitting, you the social nature of knitting. Aus¥ promote the use of foster care, all or more. I know there was a CD of man specializes in amigurumi, the tin hosts countless formal and in¥ centered branch of Austin Pets with the main goal of reducing original music made from sounds Alive, a group dedicated to mak- Japanese art of crocheting three-can wear it, use it, formal knitting groups for people cases in which animals are euth¥ recorded on the trip and a signed dimensional plush figures. Hoff-ÔÔ ing Austin a no-kill city for pets. give it as a gift.Óof all backgrounds. Knitters get anized in the city down to under book of photos and writing you Aiming to be one of the most man first heard about amiguru-together to eat, drink, chat and 10 percent annually. The number collected while in Africa. How mi online, when she had decided Ñ Stacy Klaus exchange tips. hands-on animal-related collec¥ has been cut in half over the last well did people respond to that? knitting wasnÕt for her and decid-ÒItÕs really nice to get togeth¥ tives at the University, Students Owner of The two years leaving the current rate Deakin: Yeah, it got a good re¥ ed to try what the site described er with friends and socialize and Hooked on Austin Pets Alive at 30 percent. sponse. ItÕs been nearly a year Knitting Nest as Òthe hot new craft,Ó using inter-make something awesome all at provides a pool of volunteers Outside of Austin Pets Alive¥ now, you know, so basically peo¥ net tutorials as her guide. the same time,Ó said Martinez. for the group it was inspired by, related efforts, Students Hooked ple that December fully fund¥ ÒThe internet has definitely im-Ultimately, the ability to create a while allowing students to vol-on Austin Pets Alive walks dogs, ed the project and since then IÕve pacted knit and crochet,Ó Hoffman that Conan had Tweeted a picture unique, handmade product is what unteer together with friends and feeds kittens and is the source of been anticipating the release of said. ÒIt makes it a much more ac-of himself holding the miniature drives most knitters and crocheters. peers. many of the more directly an¥ those things. cessible craft for beginners. I have crocheted blimp, and thanking ÒWhen you knit, you actually ÒI like working with animals imal-related events that occur lots of blogs and YouTube videos I Hoffman for her contribution. have something physical when and I miss my own, so it was on campus, including a tailgate DT: IÕve been really excited to recommend to people who tell me ÒI actually started crying, youÕre finished,Ó said Klaus. ÒItÕs a great opportunity to fill that that occurred earlier this year hear your solo music lately Ñ I they want to learn crochet.Ó which is kind of embarrassing,Ó not like scrapbooking, where you void,Ó Trevino said. that featured dogs looking for feel like it still has that Animal Not only has the internet al-Hoffman said. ÒI really couldnÕt make it, close it up and put it on Many of the groupÕs activi-new homes. Collective ÒessenceÓ but it still lowed Hoffman to discover arig-believe it.Ó a shelf to sit there. With knitting, ties involve helping Austin Pets Information on the organiza¥ sounds entirely your own. When urumi, blog about her craft and ItÕs not just internet ease that you can wear it, use it, give it as Alive in their daily trips to Town tion and opportunities to join can we look forward to your solo sell her creations, it also brought has attracted the millennial gen-a gift. You have something useful Lake Animal Center as they and donate will be available at album being released? her significant attention when she eration to knitting and crocheting. to show for your hard work.Ó pull as many animals as possi-the Pause for Paws event, but Deakin: IÕm not too sure, actu¥ ble off of the euthanasia list and the chance to ease the mind with ally [laughs]. IÕm going to try and transfers them to their own res-some playful pups will come record this December and hope¥ cue group at their own recently-completely free of charge. fully release it by the spring. Ballet: Performance includes all ages intendent. those children in the nutcracker From page 10 Ballet Austin also casts a lot solidified for her that she wanted EXAMS STRESSING YOU OUT?? Ginger, who represents a large of children for their production, to have a career in performing. gingerbread house that young which is exciting not only for them ÒI remember getting ready for [the dancers can run out of. Bal-but for the older dancers as well. role of] Clara, and my mom had to let Austin likes to use the Moth-ÒIt makes it exciting to have so do my hair. She would curl it every er Ginger role as a way to honor many little ones,Ó said Beth Ter-day before the show and I would eat community members, by inviting willeger, a Ballet Austin company a big bowl of pasta and I remember VOLUME 5 different leaders from the Aus-member who is dancing the roles realizing that this was what I want¥tin area to play the role for each of Party Guest, Snowflake, Arabi-ed to do,Ó Terwilleger said. ÒI want- INVITES YOU TO BENDERÕS STUDY BREAK ON production. This season the list of an, Dresden Doll and French this ed to become a character on stage. I Mother GingerÕs includes George year. ÒYou see them all look at wanted that to be a part of my life, I THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9 FROM 12:00PM Ð 2:00PM E. Martin, the president of St. Ed-[the older dancers] and smile and wanted to go out and perform, not wardÕs University, Rhoda Mae they are so excited to be there. It just dance. It wasnÕt just the physi- AT THE SPIDER HOUSE CAFƒ 2908 FRUTH ST. (CAMPUS ADJACENT) Kerr, the Austin fire chief and Me-keeps it fresh for us.Ó cality of dance itself but the emotion ria Carstarphen, the AISD super-For Terwilleger, being one of of performing.Ó COME OUT AND ENJOY FREE FOOD* DR. ZOIDBERG-ERS (HAMBURGERS)! PANUCCIÕS PIZZA (CHEESE PIZZA)! ASSORTED BEVERAGES PLUS - FREE CHAIR MASSAGES! PLEASE BRING YOUR STUDENT ID TO RECEIVE THE FREE MASSAGES AND FREE FOOD. *WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. FOOD PROVIDED FOR 200 STUDENTS, FIRST COME FIRST SERVED. FUTURAMA VOLUME 5 AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAYª & DVD DECEMBER 21 Life&Arts Editor: Amber Genuske E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 Life&Arts Monday, December 6, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com The Daily Texan Knitting nabs newcomers Catlina Padilla | Daily Texan Staff Susan Cluck, Christina Adcock-Azdville and Fran Gephart chat over hot apple cider while knitting Thursday evening at The Knitting Nest, located on South Congress Avenue. ÔStitch Ôn BitchÕ author talks about hobbyÕs growing popularity in Austin By Katie Stroh table, practical craft, but the recent surge knitting needles? people to learn the craft of knitting more Daily Texan Staff in younger knitters, especially in Austin, is Stacy Klaus, owner of The Knitting Nest, a easily and to form knitting communities K nitting and its sister craft, cro-particularly notable. popular store and gathering place for Austin with others from all around the world.Ó cheting, long perceived as the According to Debbie Stoller, author of knitters, believes that the internet has made Although psychology senior Citlali Mar¥hobbies of grandmothers and the immensely popular ÒStitch Ôn BitchÓ knitting more accessible than ever. tinez learned to knit from a book, she finds maiden aunts, have now also knitting handbooks, the percentage of ÒKnitting has changed so much in the the internet endlessly helpful when work¥found their niche in a younger, women under 45 who knit or crochet has past 10 years, and the internet has every-ing on difficult projects. hipper generation. Both women and men doubled since 1996. So what factors have thing to do with that,Ó Klaus said. ÒSites of all ages have taken up this versatile, por-prompted our generation to pick up the like Ravelry.com, especially, have allowed KNIT continues on page 9 Deakin divulges plans of Africa performance MUSIC MONDAY By Francisco Marin Around this time two years ago, a lot of people were wonder¥ing if Deakin was kicking himself in the pants. After all, he had just left the experimental indie band Animal Collective shortly before the re¥cording process for Merriweath¥er Post Pavilion, the 2009 album that catapulted the group to the mainstream ON THE WEB: with its in- Read the full fectious pop interview hits. Animal Collective @dailytexan was also go¥ online.com ing on tour without Deakin, whose real name is Joshua Dibb, and the band was selling out larger and larger ven¥ues even without his help. And then drama called. Deakin set up a Kickstarter account. Kick¥starter is a website that allows peo¥ple to propose projects that fans can fund. When the stated mone¥tary goal is reached, then the proj¥ect can come to fruition. Deakin originally started his project in hopes of attending a music festival in Mali, Africa Ñ and he wanted $25,000 for it. The Internet lashed out at him, citing better causes the money could be used for. Deakin took those thoughts into consideration and redirect¥ed his goal: to use much of that money to fund anti-slavery orga¥nization TEMEDT and to use the money to document his time in Africa. In return, financial back¥ers would receive CDs and hand¥made books chock-full of images, original music and stories about what he sees there and what needs to be changed. Since then, Deakin has qui¥etly returned to the fray, debut¥ing new songs at live shows and taking part in the creation of ÒODDSAC,Ó Animal Collec¥tiveÕs experimental full-length film and soundtrack. The Daily Texan briefly spoke with Deakin last month at Fun Fun Fun Fest about the Kickstart¥er project, his upcoming debut al¥bum and classic sandwiches. The Daily Texan: So IÕm very curious about how your Kickstart- Deakin, whose real name is Joshua Dibb, plays with experimental indie band Animal Collective and is set to release his own solo album. Deakin briefly left the band to focus on his own work shortly before the release of Animal CollectiveÕs LP Merriweather Post Pavilion. Courtesy of Deakin er project turned out Ñ I know around this time last year you were intent on going to Africa. Deakin: Well IÕm still in the process of finishing everything up Ñ I already went to Mali, and it was great. DT: I read you met with the an¥ti-slavery organization founder of TEMEDT, if IÕm not mistaken? Deakin: ThatÕs right. The trip was great, but I also reached this DEAKIN continues on page 9 Organization Ôlets the dogs outÕ for pre-exam playtime By Danielle Wallace Daily Texan Staff The pressure is on. As finals edge their way into the forefront of studentsÕ minds, few things become as clear as a desire for some comfort before the torrents of tests manage to push free time down to a minimum. For Students Hooked on Austin Pets Alive founder and president Janet Jones-Duffy, one of those missing sources of relief was the presence of pets. ÒI grew up [spending] my entire life with animals, so coming to college was the first experience for me not living with animals,Ó said Jones-Duffy, government senior. ÒIt was different, and of course I wanted to spend more time with them.Ó Inspired by this concept as well as a well¥loved event at Vanderbilt University, the or¥ganization will offer anxious students some relief today from pre-exam worries for the first time this year: manÕs best friend. Study Pause for Paws, an event cen¥tered on bringing students in contact with dogs, will offer snacks, performances, holi¥day spirit and, above all, a chance to reunite with the pets during one of the final days of dead week. Duffy said in the wake of recent studies this chance to have some playtime with the pups has scientific benefits for hu¥mans; it has been shown that stroking an an¥imal such as a dog or cat reduces stress lev¥els in humans. Eight dogs, many being rescued animals owned by members of the organization them¥selves, along with any number of guests will gather in JesterÕs Spanish Oaks Terrace for WHAT: Study Pause for Paws WHERE: Jester Spanish Oaks Terrace WHEN: Today, 2-4 p.m. an afternoon of furry fun designed to ease the mind. The event will start with a performance by UT-Austin vocal group Hum A Capella, and will be followed by free refreshments and playtime with the dogs. Students are welcomed to bring their own pets along and will even be able to get their dogÕs photo snapped with Santa Paws himself. DOGS continues on page 9 ÔThe NutcrackerÕ brings dolls to life in return to stage By Sarah Pressley Daily Texan Staff ItÕs that time again Ñ when dolls come to life, rats battle on stage and sugar plum fairies tip¥toe delicately through dreams. ItÕs time for ÒThe Nutcracker.Ó Ballet AustinÕs rendition of the classic ballet began last week¥end and will continue running through Dec. 23. The ballet tells the story of a young girl named Clara, who re¥ceives a nutcracker doll for Christ¥mas. When everyone goes to sleep, Clara discovers that the nutcracker has come to life. After she saves the nutcracker from defeat by the Rat King, the nutcracker takes Clara on a journey through the land of the sweets, where she discovers a world of beauty, ballet and candy. For Ballet Austin, the Nutcrack- WHAT: The Nutcracker WHERE: Ballet Austin WHEN: Through Dec. 23 WEB: balletaustin.org er is the largest production of the year and involves dancers of all ages and backgrounds. ÒIt involves hundreds of chil¥dren from the academy and our professional company as well as our second company,Ó said Mi¥chelle Martin, associate artistic di¥rector for Ballet Austin. ÒThere are a lot of different roles to be filled.Ó One of those roles is Mother BALLET continues on page 9