NEWS PAGE 2 Bill White alleges shady dealings in land exchange SPORTS PAGE 6 Sam Acho leads both on and off the field TOMORROWÕS WEATHER Low High 100 THE DAILY TEXAN Monday, August 2, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com TODAY ÔLike the way I doÕ Melissa Etheridge takes the stage with her newest album, Fearless Love, at Bass Concert Hall at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $35. TUESDAY ÔFerris! Get off the float!Õ Play hooky at the Paramount Theatre with a screening of ÒFerris BuellerÕs Day OffÓ at 1 p.m. Tickets cost $9 at the box office. WEDNESDAY ÔChaos is a friend of mineÕ Bob Dylan and His Band play at The Backyard at Bee Cave at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $45; doors open at 7 p.m. THURSDAY ÔIÕm a genie in a bottleÕ The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema at the Ritz hosts the Pop Princess Sing-Along at 9:45 p.m. Tickets cost $12. ON THE WEB ÔDaily HeadlinesÕ TSTV highlights Daily Texan headlines, including conversations with Texan reporters, in this installment of the ÒDaily HeadlinesÓ webcast. East Austin Business owners and residents are working to ensure that city funds for East Austin development will be used in the communityÕs best interests. @dailytexanonline.com Quote to note Ô Ô ÒItÕs definitely a paradigm shift. There is nothing that can really compare in the States Ñ there is so much poverty [in Nigeria]. There is no electricity, no running water. It definitely puts things into perspective.Ó Ñ Sam Acho UT football defensive end SPORTS PAGE 6 Harriet Murphy, the first African- American Former Austin judge woman appointed to a regular judge¥ship in Texas, testified before talks Texas admissions the Texas House Higher Education Committee in 2009 support¥ing reform of the top 10 per¥cent rule. Erika Rich Daily Texan Staff Co-op businesses receive guidance from organization By Destinee Hodge Daily Texan Staff Third Coast Workers for Cooperation, AustinÕs first cooperative development organization, held a graduation ceremony Saturday evening for the first group of participants in its business course. In October, Carlos Perez de Alejo and Andi Shively helped create the organizationÕs Cooper¥ative Business Institute, which prepares individ¥uals Òto establish and manage their own worker¥owned, cooperative business,Ó according to the organizationÕs website . ÒWe help to create businesses that are owned and controlled by the people who work there,Ó Perez de Alejo said at the event, which was held at the centerÕs renovated building on Manor Road. The graduation ceremony was held for a group CO-OP continues on page 2 ÒThe majority of high achievers in the black community attend Spelman College, Morehouse College, Hampton Institute, Tuskegee, Howard or other historically black colleges and universi¥ties whose tuition may be double that of UT,Ó she wrote. ÒOther promising minority students are re¥cruited by some of the best private universities in the country, including Rice and Baylor in Texas. ... Houston leads the nation in the number of applica¥tions to Spelman College.Ó Murphy said she supports the UniversityÕs side in the upcoming Fisher v. Texas case in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, a case in which two white applicants to UT filed a lawsuit against UT after they were denied admission, claiming that the top 10 percent ruleÕs use of race as a compo¥nent of the application review violates their 14th AlumnaÕs testimony influenced decision to cap entrance under top 10 percent rule By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff Former Austin municipal Judge Harriet Mur¥phy may have retired to a quiet, green cul-de-sac far from downtown, but last year, legislators told her she had a powerful role in their decision to cap UTÕs top 10 percent rule at 75 percent of the incom¥ing freshman class beginning in 2011. Murphy, a 1969 UT alumna, penned an argu¥ment in the June 30, 2009 edition of the Austin American-Statesman in favor of reforming the top 10 percent rule. At a Texas House Higher Educa¥tion Committee meeting in 2009, she distributed her op-ed piece to the legislators and later testified at the meeting. University climbs to new heights Mary Kang | Daily Texan Staff Reserve soldiers of the 980th Engineer Battalion race to complete the Marine Corps obstacle course at the J.J. Pickle Research Center on Friday morning. The courseÕs completion is a requirement for both Marines and ROTC officers to help strengthen the upper and lower body. UTÕs Marine Corps obstacle course opens, eliminates need to travel By Aaron West inates the time and money that that rubs a Longhorn. ItÕs a win-and lower-body strength, agili-Daily Texan Staff the ROTC has to spend trav-win for everybody. We save ty and endurance,Ó Kiernan said. The opening of the Marine eling to Texas A&M Uni- all [those] travel costs; itÕs ÒItÕs a good way to build camara-Corps obstacle course, located versity to use the facil-right here in our back-derie within the unit, and it can ON THE WEB: at the J.J. Pickle Research Center, ity there. yard. This is going to be pretty hard Ñ it all depends on was celebrated with a ribbon-cut-ÒThis is a require-View more photos of save UT money.Ó your personal stamina. The rope ting ceremony Friday. ment for all Ma-the obstacle course in After the ribbon climb is always the hardest part. The 340-foot course will be rines,Ó said Cmdr. an audio slideshow was cut, about 60 on-ItÕs a 20-foot rope, and you should open to the public and will be Vernon Neuen -@dailytexan lookers watched as be able to climb all the way to the used for ROTC training. Com-schwander, who cut online.com Gunnery Sgt. Michael top. Most people are intimidated pletion of the course is manda-the ribbon. ÒBefore, they Kiernan led a demon-at first. ItÕs good for building your tory for both Marines and ROTC had to go to College Sta-stration of the course. officers, and the UT course elim-tion, and you know how much ÒThe course requires upper-OBSTACLE continues on page 2 MURPHY continues on page 2 Tea Party hosts rally for limited government By David Colby Daily Texan Staff Conservatives from across the state gathered on the steps of the Capitol on Saturday morning to rally in support of traditional val¥ues and limited government. The rally, which drew sever¥al hundred supporters, was or¥ganized by the San Antonio Tea Party to bring together like-mind¥ed individuals. Event organizers originally promoted the rally as a gathering in support of ArizonaÕs controversial immigration bill. However, the focus Saturday was primarily on traditional conserva¥tive issues: limited government, lower taxes and Christianity. ÒThis is an event to call for a return to the principles and val¥ues upon which this nation was founded as exhibited in the Decla¥ration of Independence, the Con¥stitution and the papers of those who wrote these historic doc¥uments,Ó said event organizer Jeanne Melendez of the San Anto¥nio Tea Party in an e-mail. Part political event and part so¥cial gathering, the rally featured a musical act and a George Wash¥ington impersonator, along with speakers from across the state. The crowd, composed of a mix of veteran political activists and first¥timers, was energized by speech¥es that attacked both Republicans and Democrats for mishandling the economy, health care and im¥migration. The majority of the criticism leveled by the speakers was aimed at liberals and the Obama administration. Attacks on Pres¥ident Barack Obama were a RALLY continues on page 2 Mourners remember Briscoe at memorial More than 200 people gathered in the Senate Chamber at the Tex¥as Capitol on Sunday for a memori¥al service to remember the life of for¥mer Gov. Dolph Briscoe. The service, which was attended by prominent Texas politicians such as Gov. Rick Perry and former Gov. Mark White, lasted for more than an hour. Briscoe passed away June 27 in his hometown of Uvalde. ÒWeÕll never have another Dolph Briscoe,Ó said Jess Hay, a former member of the UT Board of Re¥gents. ÒI admire him as much as any man IÕve ever known.Ó Other speakers included Don Carleton, the director of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American Histo¥ry at the University. ÒThere has never been a fin¥er man in that office,Ó former Gov. Mark White said. ÒHe wanted to Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff improve the lives of young people in particular.Ó Janey Briscoe Marmion, left, daughter of former Gov. Dolph Briscoe, attends her fatherÕs Ñ Nolan Hicks memorial service with relatives Sunday to honor his recent death. News Monday, August 2, 2010 The Daily Texan Volume 111, Number 43 25 cents CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: Lauren Winchester (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com Managing Editor: Ben Wermund (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 dailytexan@gmail.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 76102 So IÕm dating this girl, but she doesnÕt know it yet... White links land deal to grants Former mayor alleges connection between company, Horseshoe Bay By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff Bill White attacked Gov. Rick PerryÕs handling of the Tex¥as Enterprise Fund at an Aus¥tin press conference Friday, ac¥cusing the governor of not fol¥lowing procedure for awarding grant monies. White focused his attacks on PerryÕs 2006 announcement that the Enterprise Fund, which grants incentives to companies relocating to Texas, had award¥ed $2.5 million to Sino Swearin¥gen Aircraft Corporation, a com¥pany partially owned by Doug Jaffe and Alan Moffatt. Both Jaffe and Moffatt have come under scrutiny for their involvement in a 2007 land deal that netted Per¥ry $800,000 before taxes. When White was asked if his campaign was insinuating there was a quid pro quo be¥tween Perry, Jaffe and Moffatt Ñ where in exchange for Per¥ry awarding Sino Swearingen $2.5 million in grants, Jaffe ar¥ranged for Moffatt, his busi¥ness partner, to buy PerryÕs land in Horseshoe Bay for al¥most $500,000 more than coun¥ty land appraisals said it was worth Ñ White said that it cer¥tainly seemed like it. ÒPerry said that if this land deal were done by anyone who wasnÕt the governor, it wouldnÕt have raised an eyebrow,Ó White said. ÒHe is a sitting governor and the governorÕs office did direct these loans.Ó When pressed if his cam¥paign had evidence beyond the appearance of a conflict of interest to back up the charge, White said it didnÕt. ÒIf youÕre saying, do we have tape recordings, no,Ó White said. ÒThis isnÕt the first time Texas has seen this. Remem¥ber the Sharpstown scandal? If someone buys something for less than market value in a pri¥vate transaction and sells it for more than market value in a pri¥vate transaction, and the origi¥nal seller and the final purchas¥er are both business partners and in the meantime they are asking for a subsidy from the state, that creates a very strong appearance of impropriety.Ó Perry campaign spokeswom¥an Catherine Frazier called WhiteÕs statements misleading, pointing out that Sino Swearin¥gen never received the funds. White said that the an¥nouncement of receiving a gov¥ernment subsidy would make it easier for a company to ac¥cess capital. ÒIt gave them the benefit to have an option on $2.5 mil¥lion,Ó White said. ÒIf anyone of¥fers you an option to get fund¥ed, thatÕs a good deal. ItÕs also a benefit for companies if theyÕre shopping their corporate relo¥cation to other states.Ó White said his campaign re¥quested documents to explain why the monies had not been transferred, and the governorÕs office said it had no documen¥tation on the matter. ÒThat in and of itself raises questions as to how many times has the governor flown around the state making announce¥ments that there was going to be a grant and all of these jobs that are created,Ó White said. ÒThere were no jobs created and no grant.Ó co-op: Group supports alternative business model From page 1 of women from the collective Ma¥mas of Color Rising who will go on to establish Yo Mamas Cater¥ing Cooperative. After a 16-week program packed with informa¥tion about how to run a success¥ful business with democratic deci¥sion-making, the women, known for their empanadas, were given certificates of completion and ap¥plauded by members of the Aus¥tin community. ÒI hope itÕs a way to provide for my family and to also be what I think business should be in a community Ñ support Ñ and also make good food,Ó program graduate Kellee Coleman said. When their initial business idea, a cafe co-op, became less feasible after the economic downturn a few years ago, Per¥ez de Alejo and his friends real¥ized there were no local consul¥tants to help them create a suc¥cessful business following a co¥operative, worker-based model, Perez de Alejo said. ÒWhere you see concentra¥tions [of co-ops], youÕll almost invariably find a development or support organization,Ó he said. As a result, they decided to form an organization that would help people start businesses in an unconventional way. Even though the cafe nev¥er came to fruition, Third Coast Workers for Cooperation has been well-received by the Aus¥tin community, with more than 100 people attending its opening event, Perez de Alejo said. UT journalism professor Rob¥ert Jensen, a member of the or¥ganizationÕs community advi¥sory board, said that a coopera¥tive business model gives those who are typically overrun by capitalist business methods an opportunity to earn the fruits of their labor. ÒI think that itÕs an important project because I think capital¥ism is based on hierarchy and in¥equality,Ó Jensen said. ÒI believe in a non-hierarchical workplace based on the goal of equality, and capitalism is neither of those.Ó Perez de Alejo said that despite the apprehension some have to¥ward the cooperative business model, he thinks that the diffi¥cult financial landscape of recent times has prompted interest in a new approach to business. ÒItÕs in times of crisis when people are more open to new ideas,Ó he said. 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ÒBut but those issues were resolved then the corps issued the re¥when the U.S. Army Corps of En-quest to volunteer reservists. It gineers volunteered its time and was a great opportunity to save resources to build the course. some money.Ó op model is not new with busi¥nesses such as the Black Star Co¥op Pub and Brewery as well as the Wheatsville Food Co-op, but that there hasnÕt been an orga¥nization that helps people who want to start co-ops. Despite all the success that both the program and the ca¥tering business have seen in recent months, participants remain levelheaded about both the benefits and difficul¥ties of pursuing this type of business model. ÒItÕs challenging because it in¥volves democratic decision-mak¥ing, [so] you grow as a person,Ó said Jeanette Monsalve, a cook for the catering company. ÒYou have to speak up, and when you donÕt agree with something, you have to challenge it in a mean¥ingful way.Ó Rally: Speakers laud American exceptionalism From page 1 favorite among the crowd as well, with many signs mentioning the president by name. ÒBarack ObamaÕs aim is to de¥stroy the America that we know and love. His aim is to provoke such a huge crisis that he can mold this country into one reflecting his own leftist ideology,Ó conserva¥tive author L. Scott Smith said. ÒBarack Hussein Obama does not care one bit about you and me or what the American people want.Ó Throughout the day, the crowd was energetic and responsive to the speakers, roaring in approval during each speech. American ex¥ceptionalism was a popular theme with the crowd and several speak¥ers, who lauded Americans for be¥ing charitable and for spreading freedom throughout the world. ÒAmericans lead the way and have always led the way towards freedom. Our revolution inspired the world; dynasties and empires crumbled around the world. For the first time, the entire world saw freedom exists,Ó said James Ives, member of the Fort Bend Coun¥ty Tea Party. ÒNow with the Tea Party movement, it is happening again. There is a Tea Party move¥ment in England, in Germany, in Italy, in the Netherlands. In a short year and a half, the American peo¥ple have once again set the stan¥dard for the world.Ó The rally included warnings about the dangers of Òcomprehen¥sive immigration reform,Ó and Ja¥net Thomas, an Immigration Re¥form Coalition of Texas board member, chastised the federal gov¥ernment for lax border control. ÒThe greatest mass murder in my lifetime was committed not by Hispanics, but by 19 Middle East¥ern Muslims, 18 of whom came into this country illegally,Ó Thom¥as said. ThomasÕ reference to the Sept. 11 attacks incorrectly asserts that the hijackers entered the country illegally. According to the 9-11 Commission Report, all 19 hi¥jackers entered the U.S. through legal means. Thomas, who delivered an im¥passioned speech that critiqued politicians on both sides for sup¥porting amnesty, also characterized the economic conflict created by il¥legal immigration in stark terms. ÒI have a friend in the tile busi¥ness, and he told me he hasnÕt had an increase in what he can charge since 1996. He canÕt compete with the illegals,Ó he said. ÒWe used to see Americans with landscaping companies and sheet-rock compa¥nies. No more. [Illegal immigrants] come in at night and do it like a bunch of damn cockroaches.Ó muRphy: UTÕs reputation may deter top applicants From page 1 Amendment rights. In Fall 2009, 4.5 percent of admitted students were African-American, 16.2 percent were Hispanic, 15.5 per¥cent were Asian-American and 53.5 percent were Caucasian, ac¥cording to the Office of Informa¥tion Management and AnalysisÕ 2009-2010 Statistical Handbook. ÒI believe that the 10-per¥cent law is a good law,Ó Mur¥phy said. ÒBut, I also believe that UT should cap their top 10 percent admissions because itÕs gotten to the place where it left no room for getting students to go who may not be in the top 10 percent. So many of the high achievers in the African-Amer¥ican community are going to historically black colleges and Ivy League schools. TheyÕre not flooding the public universities in Texas.Ó Raised outside the city lim¥its of Atlanta, Murphy said she couldnÕt go to the high school in her county because it was a white-only school. Instead, she went to Booker T. Washington High School in downtown At¥lanta, where she met and grew to know Martin Luther King Jr. Murphy said she and her friends called the future rev¥erend ÒM.L.Ó and that sever¥al years later, King had asked Murphy if she would join the Southern Christian Lead¥ership Conference, but she thought it would be best to pursue her law degree. Later, she attended Spelman College, a historically black lib¥eral arts college for women. Af¥ter graduation, she worked for a couple of years, but she eventu¥ally attended the UT School of Law in 1966. ÒIÕve always been involved in what I call Ôthe struggle,ÕÓ Mur¥phy said. ÒSo when I came to the University of Texas law school in 1966, there was one black [man] there. I was just shocked that no other blacks were around.Ó In 1973, Murphy became the first African-American woman to be appointed to any judge¥ship in the state of Texas, and three years later she was the only African-American woman to serve as a presidential elector in Texas. The walls of MurphyÕs living room are lined with tro¥phies and awards, which hang alongside pictures of the former judge with Willie Nelson, Jim¥my Carter and Bill Clinton. Last year, she testified be¥fore both the Texas Senate and House committees on higher education. Later, she was told by Òseveral legislatorsÓ that her testimony had a great impact on the House committee. ÒI think it was because here I was, a black graduate having so much faith in the University of Texas,Ó she said. In her testimony, she said she emphasized the fact that it could be the reputation of the University that keeps very qual¥ified African-American students from entering. She also said she told legislators that her own niece didnÕt want to go to UT Medical Branch in Galveston as her father did. Rather, her niece said she wanted to go to a his¥torically black medical school. Editor-in-Chief: Lauren Winchester Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Heath Cleveland Doug Luippold OpiniOn Monday, August 2, 2010 Dave Player Dan Treadway The Daily Texan HORNs UP, HORNs DOWN Moving day in West Campus incites chaos If you tried to travel through West Campus this weekend, you likely found your path blocked at several points. As annual leas¥es expire, students accompanied by parents or moving companies spill their belongings out into streets clogged with moving vans and pickup trucks. As more new apartment buildings have been built, the student population in West Campus has drastically outpaced the neigh¥borhoodÕs aging infrastructure. As a result, the streets are thrown into chaos once a year as new residents, unfamiliar with West CampusÕ many one-way streets, come to the realization that you canÕt parallel park a U-Haul between two Cars2Go. Apartment complexes do little to help the matter. Moving day is one of residentsÕ many encounters with the inept management typical of the housing companies whose cookie-cutter units dot West Campus. If such companies wanted to alleviate the conges¥tion, perhaps leases could be stratified rather than set to expire in bulk. WhatÕs worse is that the move takes place during the sum¥mer session while students are still enrolled in classes. Student residents also share the blame for the mess. As res¥idents rush to move out, unwanted items accumulate on side¥walks and in alleys rather than finding their way to a dumpster. The street corner is not the appropriate place to leave your dis¥carded furniture. A criticism often leveled at West Campus residents is that theyÕre bad neighbors, and this weekend does little to disprove that stereotype. As a transient population, students may not feel the type of investment in their community conducive to social re¥sponsibility. Yet, that does not excuse their wanton disrespect for the West Campus community. A little relief With the fall semester less than a month away, students are bracing themselves for the yearly evisceration of their summer job money that comes with buying textbooks for classes. How¥ever, two new initiatives may provide students with a little fi¥nancial relief. Last month, new higher-education government regulations regarding textbook sales went into effect, so as students start to purchase books for the first time under these regulations, it will be interesting to see the actual impact they have. Part of the same law allowing for direct lending, the regulations re¥quire publishers to detail prices to professors so professors can¥not plead ignorance about the cost of textbooks. The regulations also prohibit publishers from only selling materials in bundle packages, such as a textbook, a CD-ROM and a generic supple¥ment. Now, publishers must make each item available for pur¥chase separately. A little closer to home, the University Co-op will begin a stu¥dent-led textbook rental program this fall. One of the key issues in the Parks-Kabir administration, students can now rent books at rates reduced to a quarter of the purchasing cost and, bar¥ring damages beyond repair, return it at the end of the semes¥ter. Students can also make minor marks and highlight without being penalized. From elections to privacy and campus resources, students are often accused of apathy and not utilizing opportunities avail¥able to them. However, when it comes to affordable textbooks, we have little doubt students will embrace it with the zest and clamor of a herd of oxen. Denying Pell Grant funds On Tuesday the House of Representatives approved a bill that would allow an additional $37 billion to be spent on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The initial bill provided funding for several domestic issues, including a much-needed $5 billion provision for Pell Grants. These domestic initiatives were ulti¥mately stripped from the bill by Senate Republicans, along with 11 Democrats, before the bill was passed down to the House. In addition to stripping Pell Grant funding, a $10 billion fund to avoid teacher layoffs was also removed from the bill. While cutting spending in a time of recession is advisable, itÕs upsetting that Congress has made its priorities clear by fail¥ing to approve much-needed domestic assistance while pouring more taxpayer money into a seemingly unwinnable war. Rep. Howard ÒBuckÓ McKeon, a Republican who strongly backed war spending, said of the bill, ÒI am confident Gen. Petraeus and the troops will succeed in Afghanistan if given the time, space and resources they need.Ó We would hope that McKeon as well as the rest of Congress would show the same sort of confidence in the American edu¥cation system by providing it the resources it desperately needs. As President Barack Obama said when he presented the Pell Grant initiative in February, ÒWe have to educate our way to a better economy.Ó Get ye to a library By Paige Hale Daily Texan Columnist It is a very common scene. You get down to the wire on a re¥search paper about Shakespearean tragedy or canÕt remember the name of that Taylor Swift song you heard on the radio, so you sit down in front of your laptop or tilt your iPhone and type the mag¥ic word that is as useful as it is unusual: Google. Instantly, before you can say ÒDewey Decimal System,Ó Google gives you a seemingly infinite number of websites about ÒRomeo and Juliet.Ó To our parents, and possibly older siblings, research consisted of spending hours in a library sifting through stacks of books, scrib¥bling notes and making copies. To the college student of 2010, research consists of arbitrarily and haphazardly throwing keywords at a search engine until some¥thing sticks. While the older generation constantly acknowledges the tech savvy of our generation, and we do nothing to discourage the per¥ception, recent research shows we might be getting a little more credit than we deserve. A study conducted at Northwestern University suggests Amer¥ican students rely heavily on Google and other search engines for information, and give little scrutiny to the validity of the search en¥gineÕs findings. In the study, students were given random topics to research on different search engines such as Google, SparkNotes, Map-Quest and Wikipedia. Participants were then asked to talk about the websites they found in accordance to their topics. Many could not explain why they chose certain sites, how they got there or even explain much about the topics they were supposed to have re¥searched. Essentially, students were simply typing their keywords, then clicking on the first sites that appeared to be legitimate. Another frightening realization was that many could not dis¥tinguish between a credible and a noncredible source. Students were simply quoting whatever sources they found without dig¥ging any deeper. So, have we become too comfortable in the Google age? The phrases ÒJust Google itÓ or ÒWiki thatÓ have become powerful in our technological time. We Google just about anything, then reiter¥ate the newly discovered facts without thinking twice. Google is not the culprit of our lazy fascination; rather, it is our inability to correctly identify the validity of what we find that is to blame. Most students gauge validity of the facts they find by the order in which Google presents the results. In a time when computer and technology classes are being im¥plemented in elementary, middle and high school, lessons on what makes a website adequate for any type of academic report- GALLERY 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. All Texan editorials are written by The Daily TexanÕs Editorial Board. sUBMIT A COLUMN Please e-mail your column to editor@dailytexanonline.com. Columns must be fewer than 600 words.Your article should be a strong argument about an issue in the news, not a reply to something that appeared in the Texan. The Texan reserves the right to edit all columns for brevity, clarity and liability. ing would be valuable. This problem will affect students not only in their educational background, but also when they find their role in the workplace, since many will struggle to conduct ade¥quate research. Google has created a world of good for our Internet-obsessed so¥ciety, but has also given our generation an easy way out. Hale is an undeclared senior. The Jesus phone and the church of Apple By Greg Spurgeon sus phoneÕ was used by some bloggers to praise the form of upgrading earthly possessions. ful in building a lifestyle. Products from the Mac-Daily Texan Columnist its infallibility and by others to critique it as an LetÕs get secular for a moment. book Pro to the iPhone to the iPod and iTunes are example of flawed fanatic fervor.Ó Michael Santo, tech buzz examiner for the designed to work seamlessly together, and they Apple Inc. has transcended the business world The article sheds light on multiple biblical ref-Houston Examiner, prefers to characterize are designed to be an extension of the self. In oth¥and taken its rightful place in the heavens. erences the media made when the iPhone first the behavior as Òfanboyism.Ó Santo cites how er words, Apple products have become part of In an article published this month titled ÒHow came out, such as how Microsoft and Google Google Android users are also vehement in the oneÕs self-image the same way a personÕs favor¥the iPhone Became Divine: New Media, Reli-were touted as AppleÕs evil archenemies and defense of their possessions, but lack any such ite music artist or author has. Forget biblical bat¥gion and the Intertextual Circulation of Mean-how Apple CEO Steve Jobs is perceived as a mes-religious devotion. tles of good and evil; Microsoft and Google are ing,Ó two Texas A&M professors reveal an inter-sianic leader who was fired but rose again to res-I am not a fanboy or Apple-ostle who reads just alternative identities. esting connection between religion and the world urrect the company. from the Book of Jobs. I just think the technol-The researchers produced a truly intriguing de¥of technology. According to the two academics, Apparently, people take these religious im-ogy works really well, and my appreciation for construction of the iPhone and Apple culture, but Òreligious metaphors and myth can be appropri-plications to heart, not realizing that their af-Apple products is visibly shared by many col-I fail to see how brand loyalty applies exclusive¥ated into popular discourse and shape the recep-filiation with a technology giant will forever lege students. On campus, there is clear division ly to our generation. While the general claim that tion of a technology.Ó Their example: When the trap them in a life of serfdom under the Lord of technology as a brisk walk across the Six Pack media language affects how we receive a product iPhone was released in 2007, many tech blog-our Apple. The article goes on to assert that is enough to make any PC owner feel alone, but I is credible, spiritual connections seem to be a little gers and print journalists invoked religious lan-such use of religious terminology can have un-doubt there are many religious motives. far-fetched. While I canÕt speak for those in Aggie¥guage and coined the term ÒJesus phoneÓ for the intended consequences when introduced into According to Julio Ojeda-Zapata of the St. Paul land, I doubt the Church of Apple really exists. purpose of Òmeaning-making.Ó Co-author Heidi popular discourse: a new life, with a cultlike Pioneer Press, students seem to be drawn to Ap-Campbell asserts that Òcalling the iPhone the ÔJe-appearance, where annual rituals take place in ple products because they are advertised as help-Spurgeon is a government sophomore. Life&Arts Editor: Mary Lingwall E-mail: dailytexan@gmail.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 Life&Arts Monday, August 2, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com The Daily Texan Activist chronicles abuses in Texas detention facility By Kate Ergenbright Daily Texan Staff The Rev. Tony Hefner spent six years working as a security guard for Burns International Security Services, a private company con¥tracted to provide security at the Port Isabel Service Processing Cen¥ter in Los Fresnos in the late 1980s. The processing center serves as a detention facility for men, wom¥en and children from around the world who are apprehended try¥ing to enter the United States ille¥gally and are waiting for their im¥migration status to be decided. Passionate about human justice, Hefner has turned his experience into a memoir. While employed at the center, Hefner witnessed some of his fel¥low employees abusing the de¥tainees, including using the threat of deportation to force women to perform sexual acts. Hefner documented these abus¥es as he saw them happening and has spent the past 20 years alert¥ing government officials about what he witnessed and demand¥ing an investigation. ÒTheyÕre just mistreated some¥thing terrible,Ó Hefner said. ÒIn the time I worked at the deten¥tion center I never saw a detainee raise their hands toward an officer. They always held their hands up trying to surrender.Ó In his memoir ÒBetween the Fences: Before Guant‡namo, There was the Port Isabel Service Processing Center,Ó Hefner impli¥cates his former co-workers and describes the abuse he witnessed at the detention center. Hefner originally took a job as a security guard at Port Isabel, one of the highest-paying jobs in the South Texas region, to fund his ministry, the Bearing Precious Seed Ranch. Hefner and his wife started their ministry to serve Hispanic children in the border region and teach them to stay off drugs and off the streets. Hefner says many of his fellow employees considered the detain¥ees Òsecond-class.Ó He speculates that the Immigration and Cus¥toms Enforcement officers would take out their frustrations on the detainees, allowing their personal lives to encroach on their profes¥sional behavior. For Hefner, the transition from a security guard to human rights ac¥tivist was a no-brainer. ÒWhen it comes to seeing abuse take place, I did exactly what ev¥ery red-blooded American would have done,Ó he said. Hefner says that to his knowl¥edge there has not been an im¥provement in the conditions at the detention center and that in 2006 there were 108 detain¥ees who died inside the facility for unknown reasons. Beginning January of this year, detainees or¥ganized a hunger strike, protest¥ing conditions at the center and the frequency of transfers. The abuses at Abu Ghraib pris¥on in Iraq received national me¥dia attention and launched a gov¥ernment investigation. Hefner says he witnessed similar abuses at Port Isabel, but that the deten¥tion center is receiving less atten¥tion because of the detaineeÕs im¥migration status. ÒBecause these are undocu¥mented aliens, people just donÕt care,Ó Hefner said. ÒEven though our government is against human rights abuse, they still do not en¥force it in these compounds at these detention facilities.Ó In HefnerÕs view, government officials need to Òopen their eyes and stop pointing their fingers at other countries about human rights abuse and start looking in there own backyard.Ó After everything heÕs been through, Hefner still supports strong border security and says he stands behind ArizonaÕs recent immigration reform. ÒIf I break the law, I go to jail. You cannot allow people to come over here and break our laws and reward them by giving them citi¥zenship,Ó Hefner said. ÒWe got to put a stop to it. America is an ex¥ample, not a refuge. Other coun¥tries should be able to stand up for their rights; thatÕs what our forefathers did.Ó Better clinic. Better medicine. Better world. Everybody counts on having safe, effective medicine for anything from the common cold to heart disease. But making sure medications are safe is a complex and careful process. At PPD, we count on healthy volunteers to help evaluate medications being developed Ð maybe like you. You must meet certain requirements to qualify, including a free medical exam and screening tests. We have research studies available in many different lengths, and youÕll Þnd current studies listed here weekly. PPD has been conducting research studies in Austin for more than 20 years. Call today to Þnd out more. By Katherine Kloc Daily Texan Staff Janet Gilmore, a local teacher of Buddhism, speaks calmly and deliberately with a slight South¥ern drawl, sometimes pausing before her statements to deter¥mine exactly what she wants to say and how to say it. She rare¥ly breaks eye contact, and when she does, itÕs usually because sheÕs processing the conversa¥tion and giving weight to her companionÕs thoughts. Gilmore is a blonde, middle¥aged woman whose 9-to-5 job in the Texas Department of Infor¥mation Resources has little to do with Buddhism and a lot to do with technology and state affairs. Though she spends the greater part of her day working, she de¥votes much of her free time to practicing Buddhism, meditat¥ing two times a day and reading Buddhist texts with her husband. ÒWe read books all the time, and all we read is Buddhist books,Ó Gilmore said. ÒItÕs a little bit of an obsession, but itÕs what weÕre most interested in. ItÕs the passion of our lives. Being able to have those conversations with each other fleshes out the mean¥ing of the teaching for both of us. WeÕre not always completely in agreement on everything, which is good because we can learn from each other.Ó GilmoreÕs passion for Bud¥dhism started in 1997, when she went with her husband to New YorkÕs Omega Institute for Ho¥listic Studies, which offers class¥es aimed at encouraging per¥sonal wellness and growth. She stumbled upon a class called Dream Yoga taught by a Tibet¥an Buddhist lama. The lama in¥troduced Gilmore to Buddhism and helped guide her in re-ex¥amining her life. ÒBy the end of the first day, I was sure that I was a Buddhist,Ó Gilmore said. ÒI could tell every¥thing [the lama] said was in line with what made sense to me. One of the teachings that he gave that was so astounding to me was on motivation. What is our motiva¥tion in all of our actions? ThatÕs an incredible thing to notice about ourselves. And for some rea¥son, in the course of 45 years of life, I had not really ever stopped to think about why I was doing what I was doing.Ó Once she returned to Austin, Gilmore began practicing Bud¥dhism on her own. Through dai¥ly meditation, Gilmore says that she gradually learned to reflect on her life from a more forgiving and accepting perspective. ÒAmericans, as a culture, are really hard on themselves. WeÕre not very compassionate with our¥selves,Ó Gilmore said. ÒWhen the Dalai Lama came to America he didnÕt understand that. It was so foreign to their culture, the idea of self-judgment. One of the things I saw changing as I was doing a daily practice was com¥ing to believe that I could let go of the guilt and the fears and the self-recrimination.Ó For Gilmore, who was ordained as a Buddhist teacher two years ago after 13 years of practice, Buddhism is more of a study of the mind than a religion. She said that the Buddha encouraged peo¥ple to meditate and to find their own truths, but stressed that peo¥ple shouldnÕt necessarily ascribe to his methods or guidelines. Although Buddhism has much in common with several religious traditions, the concept of Òno self,Ó Gilmore says, is unique to Buddhism. ÒThere isnÕt really anything I can call Ômyself,ÕÓ Gilmore said. ÒIÕm constantly changing in a physical way, in an emotional way, and things are rubbing off on me Ñ like what you say, and how you are actually [becoming] part of me. I used to have this idea that I stop at my skin, but thatÕs not really true. We bring in our breath, so weÕre interacting with our environment at all times.Ó WHAT: Janet GilmoreÕs Buddhist reading circle and group meditation WHERE: 6017 Abilene Trail WHEN: Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m Current Research Opportunities Age Compensation Requirements Timeline Men and Postmenopausal or Surgically Sterile Women 18 to 55 Up to $3500 Healthy & Non-Smoking BMI between 18 and 30 Wed. 4 Aug. through Sun. 8 Aug. Outpatient Visits 9-11 Aug. Outpatient Visits weekly through 8 Sep. Fri. 10 Sep. through Tue. 14 Sep. Outpatient Visits 15-16 Sep. & 13 Oct. Sites at over 70 elementary schools. Apply online at www. eackids.org or visit Extend¥A-Care for Kids, 55 N. IH 35 Work hours 2:15Ð5:45/6:30 pm MÐF with starting pay $9.00Ð$9.80/hr. Children are our future Be a positive role model working with elementary-age kids in the afternoons. 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Experience is required to apply for the job, care giver within should apply through email kerilyn25@hot¥mail.com Monday, August 2, 2010 SportS The Daily Texan PRESEASON FOOTBALL Sam Acho making a difference off field By Dan Hurwitz Daily Texan Staff Instead of taking time off to re¥lax this summer, Sam Acho was hard at work. Not working on re¥covering loose balls or tackling op¥ponents, but rather tackling the multiple diseases that continue to plague Nigeria and helping with the recovery of those suffering on the other side of the globe. Alongside four Longhorn teammates Ñ including broth¥er Emmanuel and punter John Gold Ñ Acho made his fifth visit to his parentsÕ homeland with the goal of curing illness¥es by handing out medicine on a medical mission trip. ÒWe were just going to help out those in need,Ó Acho said. The group of Longhorn football players joined dozens of doctors, nurses and surgeons to contribute to the work started by AchoÕs fa¥ther, Dr. Sonny Acho, who created Living Hope Ministries. The weeklong trip, whose par¥ticipants repaired more than 80 cataracts and 50 hernias, al¥lowed Sam Acho to once again give back to the place of his familyÕs heritage. Each time Acho returns, he is reminded that he should not take anything he has for granted. ÒItÕs definitely a paradigm shift,Ó Acho said. ÒThere is noth¥ing that can really compare in the States Ñ there is so much pover-ÒSam is the most unbe-seen reading. think because he is with us,Ó the Longhorns are thin on experi¥ty [in Nigeria]. There is no electric-lievable kid I have ever been ÒHe is smarter than our coaches, Brown said. ÒHe stands up and enced players. ity, no running water. It definitely around,Ó Brown said of the so we donÕt want to get in any dis-tells everybody, ÔCoach, this is ÒI do both,Ó Acho said. ÒWhat¥puts things into perspective.Ó Academic All-American. cussions with him about anything what I believe and I feel the team ever [defensive coordinator Will] While typical medicines such as One of the rare players who will but football because he knows a feels the same way.Ó Muschamp has planned, IÕm ready Tylenol are common in America, have played all four years, Acho is lot more than we do Ñ and we are On the field, Acho may have to to do and IÕm excited for it.Ó small African villages lack these known for his intelligence in addi-not going to put ourselves in that pick up a new position in defen-Wherever he ends up playing, drugs and suffer as a result. Mem-tion to his ability to sack the quar-position,Ó Brown said. sive tackle following the departure Acho has picked up the role of de¥bers on the mission trip brought terback and pick up loose balls, Acho is also respected for his of Lamarr Houston to the NFL. As fensive leader and sees no short¥two suitcases but only returned doing what not many are capable leadership and ability to please training camp approaches with age of defensive linemen as the with one, each leaving behind a of: transferring into the Business the coaching staff. Whenever an players reporting on Saturday younger players progress. suitcase filled with medicine. Honors Program at UT. issue comes up in the meeting and the first practice beginning on ÒEach year we have a new AchoÕs involvement with Brown and his staff have room, Brown, expecting his se-Sunday, Acho is unaware if he will team,Ó Acho said. ÒWe got a lot of Living Hope Ministries has had to learn the hard way to nior leader to agree, turns to Acho remain at defensive end Ñ where great guys stepping up this year, continued to impress head avoid intellectual conversations to share his opinion. he has spent his first three seasons and itÕs going to be really exciting coach Mack Brown. with Acho, who can regularly be ÒI know what he is going to Ñ or move to the middle, where to see these guys play.Ó Horns look to replace Kindle, Houston EditorÕs note: This is the seventh in a After losing the anchors of the front line country; senior Eddie Jones and sopho-suffered an extra blow. series previewing the prominent position to graduation and the draft, the burden more Alex Okafor, who both played in Head coach Mack Brown said during battles that will take place during TexasÕ of having to replace Houston and Sergio all 14 games; or sophomore Tevin Mims, the Big 12 media days that defensive tack¥ training camp. Kindle is falling to a motley crew of veter-who appeared in four games last year le is where his biggest concern is, not so ans, true freshmen and guys who havenÕt as a true freshman. much because of lack of depth Ñ there are By Chris Tavarez seen a lot of playing time. But as deep as Texas is at defensive eight new recruits and redshirt freshmen Daily Texan Staff Most of the responsibility will be fall-end, the opposite is true for the lineÕs in-at the position Ñ but because of a lack of For as good as the secondary was last ing on Big 12 preseason first-teamers Sam terior, which only has one player Ñ Ran-legitimate experience. year, recording an NCAA-high 25 inter-Acho and Kheeston Randall. dall Ñ with legitimate playing experi-For Texas not to have a defensive drop¥ ceptions, it would always redirect the cred-Acho had an NCAA-high four fumble ence. The only other defensive tackle who off this season, Randall will have to play it given to it to the men in the trenches. recoveries last year while posting 63 tack-has recorded any playing time is Cal-at the level expected of him as a veteran, Over the years, Texas has been an NFL les, 14 for losses and 10 sacks in his first vin Howell, who played in three games and some of those new recruits will have goldmine for defensive linemen, sending year as a starter. HeÕll be bookending the last season before suffering a season-end-to step up in a big way. the likes of Lamarr Houston, Roy Miller, defensive front with either blue-chip re-ing injury and being redshirted for the Fortunately for the Longhorns, though, Shaun Rogers and Casey Hampton on to cruit Jackson Jeffcoat, who was named rest of the year. And with Derek John-Randall had a standout spring season that careers in the pros. the best defensive end prospect in the son transferring in July, the Longhorns had the coaches raving about him. Defensive tackle Kheeston Randall goes Junior 2009 stats Kheeston randall #91 defensive tackle after Nebraska quarterback Texas coaches expect Randall to play Zac Lee in the at the level Lamarr Houston did last year. One INT, 53 tackles, 2010 Big 12 During spring practices, the coaches 6Õ5Ó two TFL, 15 PBU Championship. were praising him as the perfect player to continue the success Roy Miller and Houston had over the past four seasons. Randall is one of five Longhorns named Appeared in all 14 295 lbs to the All-Big 12 preseason first team. games, started 10 May-Ying Lam Daily Texan file photo Defensive end Eddie Jones Senior attempts to 2009 stats eddie jones #32 catch a Baylor defensive end Jones got valuable playing experience running back in the LonghornsÕ last season at defensive end. His biggest 23 tackles, five 47-14 win on play of the year came toward the end sacks, seven TFL, Nov.14. of the Baylor game when he returned 6Õ3Ó his only interception of the season for a one INT touchdown. He will be part of a group of defensive ends likely playing opposite Sam Acho. Appeared in all 14 260 lbs games Curt Youngblood Daily Texan file photo Freshman HS stats (Soph., Jr., Sr. seasons) jacKson jeffcoat #44 defensive end Jeffcoat is possibly one of the biggest recruits head coach Mack 259 tackles, 25.5 sacks, 6Õ5Ó two INT Texas. Jeffcoat is expected to make an immediate impact on defense, especially given the teamÕs lack of Brown has landed in his 13 years at Parade All-American, first team All¥238 lbs USA (USA Today) overall depth on the front line. Sports Editor: Dan Hurwitz E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 www.dailytexanonline.com SIDELINE MLB American League Cleveland 5 Toronto 4 Detroit 3 Boston 4 NY Yankees 0 Tampa Bay 3 Oakland 1 Chi White Sox 4 Baltimore 4 Kansas City 5 Seattle 0 Minnesota 4 Texas 1 LA Angels 4 National League Florida 4 San Diego 5 Arizona 14 NY Mets 1 Philadelphia 6 Washington 4 Milwaukee 2 Houston 5 Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 9 Chi Cubs 7 Colorado 8 VOTE NOW SUMMER MOVIE MADNESS Cast your vote for the best kidsÕ sports movie! @dailytexanonline.com SPORTS BRIEFLY Pinch-hit grand slam propels Astros in sweep of Brewers HOUSTON Ñ Pinch-hitter Ja¥son Michaels connected for a grand slam in the seventh inning and the Houston Astros beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Sunday to complete the three-game sweep. The Astros trailed 2-0 before Mi¥chaelsÕ drive to the first row of the Crawford Boxes in left field. It was his seventh homer of the season. Houston has won five straight games while Milwaukee has dropped its last five. Brewers starter Randy Wolf was cruising before he was hit on his left wrist by Hunter PenceÕs single with none out in the seventh, forcing the left-hander out of the game. He was replaced by Kameron Loe (1-2), who walked Carlos Lee and Chris John¥son to load the bases before Zach Braddock took over. That set up MichaelsÕ second ca¥reer pinch-hit grand slam. Wesley Wright (1-1) pitched sev¥en innings for Houston, yielding two runs and four hits. AngelsÕ Weaver outduels Lee, beats Rangers in series finale ANAHEIM, Calif. Ñ Jered Weav¥er outpitched Cliff Lee with seven sharp innings in a matchup of the ALÕs strikeout and ERA leaders, and the Los Angeles Angels took the rubber game of the series with a 4-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. The RangersÕ lead in the AL West was shaved to eight games by the three-time defending divi¥sion champs, who avoided falling at least 10 games out of first place for the first time since the end of the 2003 season. Weaver (10-7) allowed an un¥earned run and four hits and struck out seven to increase his league¥best total to 162. The right-hander, making his fourth start against the Rangers this season, was coming off a pair of hard-luck losses Ñ one of which came at Texas when Lee beat him 3-2. AL batting leader Josh Hamilton, who wasnÕt in the RangersÕ start¥ing lineup for the second straight game because of patella tendinitis in his right knee, drew a walk while pinch-hitting for Julio Borbon in the seventh with one on and one out. Jorge Cantu ran for him and was erased on a fielderÕs choice ground¥er by Elvis Cantu, who stole second. But Michael Young flied out with the potential tying runs in scoring position. Compiled from Associated Press reports