Miss UT Asia unites Freshman golfer Asian-Americans wins big for Texas SPORTS PAgE 7 EXPOSURE PAgE 9 TOMORROWÕS WEATHER Low High 78 The Daily Texan Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com TODAY Calendar Hey, battaÕ battaÕ Baseball squares off against Texas State. UFCU Disch-Falk Field, 6:05 p.m. Take my picture Karen Zimmerly and John Mattson photography exhibition opens at the L. Nowlin Gallery and runs through May 22. Tango tizzy The University Argentine Tango Club is offering a free beginners class. Texas Union Showroom, 7:30 p.m. Rock the vote Vote today in the primary runoff. Visit the Travis County ClerkÕs Web site to find your polling location. Today in history Houston, weÕve got a problem! Today in 1970, an oxygen tank explodes on Apollo 13 en route to the moon. Inside In News: Anthropology assistant professor wins teaching award pg. 6 In Opinion: Daily Texan editor weighs in on eliminating Vietnamese language program pg. 4 In Sports: Longhorn baseball bounces back from slump stronger than ever pg. 7 In Life&Arts: ÒTallest Man on EarthÓ discusses his new sound, upcoming show pg. 12 Quote to note ÒAs soon as you try too much, you fail Ô in this game. ItÕs a Ô game for 12-year¥olds. No matter how old you are, you go out and play like youÕre 12 years old.Ó Ñ Augie Garrido Texas baseball coach SPORTS PAGE 7 Justice seat may go to UT alumna By Alex Geiser Daily Texan Staff A UT School of Law alum¥na has emerged as a possible re¥placement for Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens after he announced on Friday that he will retire this summer. Judge Diane Wood, who has served on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals since 1995, graduated from UTÕs School of Law in 1975 with high hon¥ors and went on to clerk for a judge on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and for Justice Har¥ry A. Blackmun on the Supreme Court. From there, she worked in the U.S. Department of State and then as an associate in a law firm, where she specialized in an¥titrust cases. This year, Wood re¥ceived the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the UT Law Alum¥ni Association. Wood is also a se-of Chicago faculty members, who nior lecturer of law at the Univer-believe her intellect will make her sity of Chicago. an attractive candidate. She was a con-Judith Miller, tender to replace who worked with Justice David Wood at a Wash-Souter when he ington law firm Her [judicial] skills retired in June. and as a Supreme Justice Sonia So-are greatly admired Court clerk in the tomayor eventu-ÔÔfrom the left and the Õ70s, said Wood ally filled his po-is capable of ad¥ right.Ó sition. If appoint-dressing a variety ed, Wood would of issues and will Ñ Martha be the first UT not cater to one Nussbaum School of Law party or the other graduate to hold University of Chicago if appointed. the position of a law professor ÒShe is cer-Supreme Court tainly some¥justice since one who under-Judge Tom Clark stands the impor¥resigned in 1967. tance of civil lib- The attention she has received erties, while one of her special¥lately has created excitement ties is antitrust laws,Ó Miller said. among both UT and University ÒDiane would certainly be her own thinker.Ó Martha Nussbaum, a law pro¥fessor at the University of Chica¥go who has worked with Wood, said WoodÕs intelligence and in¥formed reasoning makes her ap¥pealing to a political diverse pop¥ulation. ÒHer [judicial] skills are great¥ly admired from the left and the right,Ó Nussbaum said. ÒThe quality of her legal argumenta¥tion is so high. It is possible to bridge these ideological gaps by good legal reasoning.Ó Nussbaum cited WoodÕs in¥volvement in Bloch v. Frischholz as an example of her reason¥ing. In the 2008 case, the Blochs, a Jewish family, sued its condo¥minium association after mem¥bers of the association repeatedly JUSTICE continues on page 2 Courtesy of the Associated Press Diane Wood, a graduate of the UT School of Law, is a contender for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Cultural pageant crowns Miss UT Asia Event activities celebrate Asian-American women, showcase various talents By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff The voices of diverse Asian-American women filled the Texas Union Ballroom during the fourth annual Miss UT Asia Cultural Pag¥eant on Monday night. The ballroom was awash with the bright colors of the evening dresses the nine contestants wore as they showcased their talent, cre¥ ativity and cultures in different por¥ tions of the pageant. The event, orga¥ nized by the Asian Amer¥ ican Cul¥ ture Commit¥ tee, part of the Stu¥dent Events Center, showcased the diversity and strength of Asian-American women, co-chair Millie Chen said. ÒMost people have a mindset already about Asian-American women, and sometimes itÕs not Sara Young | Daily Texan Staff Shara Kim Ma, winner of Miss UT Asia 2010, peaks onstage during the pageant. The Miss UT Asia pageant celebrates the strength ASIA continues on page 2 and diversity of Asian women and serves to unite members of the Asian community at UT. Mayor of Juarez visits UT, addresses violence in city By Katherine Noble borders and the drug war. Daily Texan Staff Ferriz said many of the mur- The mayor of Ciudad Juarez, ders in Juarez over the past two Mexico, spoke Monday about the and a half years can be attributed governmentÕs plans to control the to the economic infrastructure of cityÕs drug wars, which led to the the city. During the past 40 years, murders of about 2,660 people in Juarez factories have offered Juarez in 2009. Jose Reyes Ferriz, the cityÕs mayor, spoke to a full house in the Texas Union, and police were forced to turn away about 50 people after the Santa Rita Room reached capacity. A reporting team from the BBC named Juarez as one of the most dangerous cities in the world in November. FerrizÕs talk was followed by questions from a panel that in¥cluded assistant anthropology professor Cecilia Balli and Ricar¥do Ainslie, a professor in the De¥partment of Educational Psychol¥ogy. NPR correspondent John Burnett also joined the panel. Bur¥steady pay and housing for work¥ers, causing an influx of 100,000 people to Juarez from surround¥ing states each year. This led to a lack of social structure common MAYOR continues on page 2 nett and Balli have done exten-Jose Reyes Ferriz, the mayor of Juarez, speaks to students, citizens sive reporting on the U.S.-Mexico and the media about government plans to curb the war on drugs. Low attendance forces delay of cafe resolution By Shabab Siddiqui Daily Texan Staff The Faculty Council was forced to adjourn without touch¥ing on most of its agenda items, including a resolution about the Cactus Cafe, after failing to meet quorum during its month¥ly meeting Monday. The resolution, written by the councilÕs eight-person executive committee, requests that students, faculty, staff, administration and Òvarious groups who have an interest in [the cafeÕs] missionÓ should be included in any discus¥sions concerning its functions. Janet Staiger, a radio-television¥film professor and chairwoman of the council, said that while she was aware of conversations Uni¥versity administrators were hav¥ing with some interested groups, she does not feel they incorporat¥ed everyone who has a stake in the 31-year-old cafeÕs fate. ÒFaculty and staff are part of the University community, as well,Ó Staiger said. ÒWe hope that all of the parties who have an interest in the Cactus Cafe can be part of these conversations.Ó The council serves as the offi¥cial voice for UT faculty and ap¥proves changes to curricula. Facing a recurring 2-percent, University-wide budget cut, the Texas Union Board of Directors recommended on Jan. 29 to re¥purpose the on-campus music venue and phase out the infor¥mal classes program by August. E-mails obtained through pub¥lic records revealed that admin¥istrators at the Texas Union had made the decision to close the cafe as early as December. All recommendations made by the board must go through Pres¥ident William Powers Jr. for final approval. Staiger said the execu¥tive committee decided to draft the legislation after they received news that the Union Board had not been fully informed about the situation when it made its VOTE continues on page 6 Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff 2 News Tuesday, April 13, 2010 6 The Daily Texan Volume 110, Number 185 25 cents CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: Jillian Sheridan (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com Managing Editor: Ana McKenzie (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 infor¥mation fairly, accurately and complete¥ly. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2009 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 78 62 Claire and Lena have cooties!! mayor: Panelists grill speaker over human-rights abuse From page 1 in Mexican culture, he said. With working parents and no extend¥ed family present, kids wound up in the streets after school, learning from older gang members. ÒDuring the 1980s, we lost may¥be two generations of kids on those streets, and now they are grown up, leading the violence in Juarez,Ó Ferriz said. The larger issue in Juarez, he added, is that over the past 20 years, the Juarez police force has been dealing with internal corrup¥tion. Rafael Aguilar, former chief of the federal investigators in Juar¥ez, created the the cityÕs organized drug cartel in the late 1980s. Since then, countless police officers have participated in murder and drug¥smuggling in Juarez, he said. Behind the scenes, killings be¥tween drug cartels eventually led to the drug war of 2008. Ò1,600 people died, and al¥though only 30 were classified as innocent civilians, the war was bloody,Ó he said. ÒOne day, [men driving] Suburbans were fighting in the public streets with 50-cali¥ber assault weapons used to shoot down airplanes.Ó The Mexican state and feder¥al military sent troops to aid local government in 2009. Ferriz fired half of the local police department for suspected foul play. To replace the officers, local governments hired 2,400 new police officers. With such high patrolling, U.S. cocaine importation from Mexico has lowered from 90 percent to 60 percent in the last two years. All three panelists asked about social reform. Ferriz said a $300 mil¥lion program has started in west¥ern Juarez, establishing 100 daycare centers for children ages 4 through 12 and three new high schools that will offer free extended care. Ferriz said 37,000 temporary jobs are ex¥pected to be created in response to the struggling economy. Despite FerrizÕs optimism for change, most audience members offered harsh sentiments about his talk. A group of Latino stu¥dents held protest signs through¥out the presentation. ÒHe made it strictly political, but these are real people losing their families,Ó advertising senior Ar¥mando Martinez said. ÒHe didnÕt answer our questions directly. He jumped around questions about plans for progress with stories.Ó The panelists stated concerns that the military police had been involved in human-rights abuse when searching people and homes for drugs. Balli asked if these hu¥man-rights complaints had been investigated, but Ferriz said he did not think that most of the complaints were valid. Ferriz said they received 900 complaints about abuse cases dur¥ing 2009, the year the federal army occupied Juarez. He said it was clear that the complaints were not about military officers patrol¥ling the streets. Instead, they came from army officers breaking up asia: Pageant aims to fight stereotypes organized crime. ÒAre there abuses? I donÕt know,Ó Ferriz said. ÒBut you cannot ap¥proach hard-core criminals nice¥ly and expect them to comply. I do not think that there is a way to han¥dle these criminals very politely.Ó Many students did not agree with FerrizÕs assertion that these complaints were invalid and seemed upset at such a conclusion. ÒWhenever you have an army force in a city, there will be hu¥man-rights violations,Ó economics senior Rodrigo Aramburu said. ÒThey donÕt need the federal army to control the city. They need so¥cial reform from within.Ó Ferriz concluded that Juarez to¥day is much different than it was two-and-a-half years ago. He rec¥ognized that the city has a long way to go, but he said they are on the right track toward doing away with violence and unemployment problems. ÒFerriz has the toughest job in Mexico, and I donÕt think that anyone would want to be in his shoes,Ó Balli said. Justice: Previous ruling in case cited as example of reasoning From page 1 right,Ó Chen said. ÒAll the con¥testants here are representing strong backgrounds.Ó Between them, the women represented China, Korea, Viet¥nam, India and Iran. They show¥cased a range of talents includ¥ing singing, dancing, Taekwon¥do and slam poetry. During one portion of the show, each contestant had to design a shirt that represented Asian-American women, and they spoke of the strength and vibrance of their cultures and womanhood, as ways to debunk myths that Asian-American women are all quiet and docile. ÒEvery Asian woman in my life is loud, and she will tell you what she thinks,Ó said Shara Kim Ma Every Asian woman in my life is loud, and ÔÔ she will tell you what she thinks.Ó Ñ Shara Kim Ma Miss UT Asia 2010 said during the competition. Ma, former Student Government vice president and a member of the Vietnamese Students Association, was named Miss UT Asia 2010. Three Asian-American women, an undergraduate stu¥dent, a graduate student and an associate professor, served as the judges and considered elements such as poise, inter¥action with the audience and creativity. In addition to the competi¥tive spirit, the event unites peo¥ple from different Asian-Ameri¥can backgrounds for an evening of cultural celebration and edu¥cation, co-founder Qi Fu said. ÒWe have Asian Awareness Week, but there are still some Asian-Americans out there who arenÕt aware of that event,Ó Fu said. ÒThis is another way we can come together. There are dif¥ferent organizations that embody different parts of Asia, but the Asian American Culture Center embodies all Asian cultures.Ó Michael Nguyen, a biochem¥istry senior and the president of the Vietnamese Students Asso¥ciation, said he thought the pag¥eant was an opportunity to bring diverse people together. ÒItÕs very important to have a few events each semester to bring us all together because weÕre unit¥ed as Asians, not just Chinese or Vietnamese or Indian,Ó Nguyen said. NEWS BRIEFLY City grants Cathedral of Junk requested repair extension After asking for an extension in bringing his structure up to code, Cathedral of Junk owner Vince Hannemann was greeted with a surprise Friday from the city of Austin Planning and Development Need to have yourwisdom teeth removed? DonÕt hope for hocus-pocus. We have a better option. Right now, PPD is looking for men and women for a post-surgical pain relief research study. The surgery is performed by a board-certified oral surgeon, and managed through Austin Oral Surgery Associates by James R. Fricke, Jr. DDS, MSD. Financial compensation is provided upon study completion and the surgery is performed at no cost. For information, call 462-0492 Review Department. The structure has been temporar¥ily labeled an entertainment ven¥ue in a strictly residential zone, Hannemann said. His supporters will continue to contest the label throughout the week, but if the la¥bel stays it could mean, at the very worst, that the Cathedral would be shut down. ÒThe question of what is it, and what its use is, is coming to light,Ó From page 1 removed a small religious symbol required by rabbinical law from the tenantsÕ doorpost. The Blochs claimed the ac¥tions of the association violated the Fair Housing Act, which pro¥hibits housing discrimination on the basis of religion. The majori¥ty of the Seventh Circuit panel of judges found that the removal of the symbol was not discrimina¥tory, but Wood dissented on the grounds that there was sufficient evidence of intentional religious discrimination, and the case went to trial. In her dissenting opinion, Wood said the associationÕs actions were intentional acts of religious discrim¥ination. She cited earlier court deci¥sions to strengthen the BlochsÕ case. ÒTheir theory under the [Fair Housing Act] is a sound one, and their evidence would support a finding of intentional discrimina¥tion by the finder of fact,Ó Wood wrote in her dissenting opinion. ÒI would therefore reverse and re¥mand for further proceedings.Ó The Seventh Circuit reheard the case and voted unanimously to reverse the decision of the pan¥el majority, supporting WoodÕs opinion. Lawrence Sager, dean of UTÕs School of Law, said WoodÕs polit¥ical leanings are similar to those held by Stevens and that she would make a fitting successor. ÒJustice Stevens is as remark¥able a justice of the Supreme Court as any in modern history and possibly anybody in histo¥ry,Ó Sager said. ÒWood is an ex¥ceptional nominee and holds the potential to be that good. I am more pleased as a citizen than as a dean.Ó No date has been set regarding when President Barack Obama will make his appointment to fill the spot. said Elizabeth Lay, director of the Save the Junk Campaign. ÒWeÕre heading into an identity crisis, which leaves the cathedral open to a certain amount of danger if itÕs identified as a commercial entity.Ó Lay also said that the campaign will be switching their tactics from asking for volunteers to help with reorganizing HannemannÕs creation to meet the cityÕs requirements, to asking supporters to write let¥ters to the mayor expressing their thoughts on the function and pur¥pose of the structure. April 16 thru 18 at Auditorium Shores Headliners include Easy Star All Stars, Mightly Diamonds and the Sierre Leone Refugee All Stars exotic foods + arts & crafts advanced tickets at Planet K www.austinreggaefest.com or call 512-684-2533 Do you like pain?...We donÕt. Steve Parker, DDS Chris Kimball, DDS Health Centered Cosmetic Dentistry 314 E. Highland Mall Blvd. (512) 452 - 9547 ¥ Free x-rays with your complete exam through April ¥ Comforting atmosphere w/view ¥ Emergencies seen same day ¥ Convenient to Campus ¥ Wisdom teeth removal ¥ XM Radio/CDs/DVDs/ Headphones ¥ Saturday by appointment In the past month, Hannemann was asked to restructure the Cathe¥dral to meet city standards after a visitor filed a complaint with the city about the nearly 22-year-old structure being unsafe. HannemannÕs creation, a col¥lection of various odds and ends formed into a three-story junkyard haven, sits in his backyard and is free for anyone to come and vis¥it. From time to time, the cathe¥dral also hosts plays, weddings and birthdays for free. Ñ Gerald Rich Wire Editor: Kelsey Crow www.dailytexanonline.com Tuesday, April 13, 2010 World&NatioN The Daily Texan Country pledges to give up weapons-grade fuel during ObamaÕs summit By Robert Burns The Associated Press WASHINGTON Ñ Presi¥dent Barack Obama optimis¥tically opened a 47-nation nuclear summit Monday, sup¥ported by UkraineÕs an¥nouncement that it will give up its weapons-grade uranium. Ukraine agreed to get rid of its weapons-grade fuel by 2012, ac¥cording to the White House. The countryÕs decision dovetailed with ObamaÕs goal of securing all vulnerable nuclear materials worldwide within four years Ñ an objective that the White House hopes will be endorsed by all summit countries at a closing ses¥sion Tuesday, even if the means to accomplish it are unclear. In a brief exchange with re¥porters, Obama said of the sum¥mit: ÒItÕs impressive. I think itÕs an indication of how deeply con¥cerned everybody should be with the possibilities of nuclear traffic, and I think at the end of this weÕre going to see some very specific, concrete actions that each nation is taking that will make the world a little bit safer.Ó The talks are central to ObamaÕs agenda for ridding the world of nuclear weapons, a pro¥cess that he says should include gradual disarmament by the nu¥clear powers, steps to head off a nuclear arms race and more ac¥tion to lock down tons of pluto¥nium and uranium that are key to building atomic weapons. Not all countries share ObamaÕs view that the nuclear¥materials problem is a priority. Some think the bigger emphasis should be on disarmament, par¥ticularly by the United States and Russia, which despite recent re¥ductions still possess 90 percent of the worldÕs nuclear arms. At a parallel unofficial confer¥ence, participants said too many leaders donÕt share ObamaÕs urg¥eny about nuclear ingredients. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said ObamaÕs conference offers a way to reinforce existing controls on nuclear materials. ÒItÕs an area that people talk about a lot, but frankly there hasnÕt been the concerted in¥ternational attention in these two areas that there might have been,Ó Gates said at the Penta¥gon. ÒI think that it creates some real opportunities.Ó Pulitzers accredit Ônew media,Õ local papers in awards By Deepti Hajela The Associated Press NEW YORK Ñ The Bristol Her¥ald Courier, a small paper in the coalfields of Appalachia, beat out journalismÕs powerhouses to win the Pulitzer Prize for public ser¥vice Monday for uncovering a scandal in which Virginia land¥owners were deprived of millions in natural gas royalties. The seven-reporter daily was honored for what many regard as an endangered form of jour¥nalism in this age of newspaper cutbacks Ñ aggressive reporting on local issues. The New York Times won three Pulitzers, including one for col¥laboration with the fledgling non¥profit news service ProPublica on a story on the life-and-death deci¥sions made by New Orleans doc¥tors during Hurricane Katrina. The ProPublica prize Ñ and an editorial cartooning award for the self-syndicated Mark Fiore, whose work appears on the San Francis¥co Chronicle Web site SFGate.com Ñ represented a victory for new media in a competition long dom¥inated by ink-on-newsprint. The Pulitzers opened their doors wider in recent years to in¥clude online-only material. The changes reflect the seismic shifts going on in the industry over the past decade, with readers getting their news online at all hours, in a never-ending news cycle. Pulitzer administrator Sig Gissler said there were about 100 online entries from 50 sites this year, up from 65 entries last year. ÒYou could see theyÕre real¥ly doing serious journalism,Ó he said. ÒI think over time theyÕre going to get stronger.Ó Mark Hoffman | Milwaukee Journal Sentinal Milwaukee Journal Sentinal staff members celebrate the Pulitzer Prize that Raquel Rutledge, center, was awarded for local reporting. Editor in Chief: Jillian Sheridan Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Jeremy Burchard David Muto Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Roberto Cervantes Dan Treadway OpiniOn Lauren Winchester VIEWPOINT Vietnamese program cut The Daily Texan GALLERY Students should help choose budget cuts Forget the scalpel. The UT Department of Asian Studies has taken an ax to the Vietnamese language pro¥gram, canceling it entirely. The cut will save UT $50,000 a year and was made in response to a 30-percent de¥partmental budget cut, according to The Dai¥ly Texan. The department will weather oth¥er cuts, such as eliminated lecture positions, teaching assistants and cultural courses, but Vietnamese was the only language that was completely canceled. The Vietnamese program is small, with only one instructor and a few classes each semester, but it was pioneered by students who thought Vietnamese deserved repre¥sentation at UT. Behind English and Span¥ish, Vietnamese is the third most-spoken language in Texas, according to Vietnamese lecturer Hoang Ngo. Starting in 2004, students spent two years working with faculty and the Universi¥ty to create the program, which launched in 2006. That means the program is being scrapped only four years after it was creat¥ed, which hardly gives it a fair shot to grow and thrive. Many second-generation Vietnamese stu¥dents value the program because it allows them to remain connected to their native language, said Nickie Tran, a history senior and Vietnamese language student. We un¥derstand that budget cuts are always diffi¥cult and never popular, but it is especially disappointing to see the department elimi¥nate a program that fulfills both an educa¥tional and cultural need. In a swift and organized response to the cuts, students led by Tran have circulated a petition and enlisted the help of the Liberal Arts Council to draft a resolution in favor of saving the program. The students are reach¥ing out to community members and the Vietnamese Student Association at UT, ask¥ing them to draft letters to Liberal Arts Dean Randy Diehl. On the financial side, the students are looking into creating an endowment to fund the program, a mature move that not only recognizes the problem but also seeks to remedy it. Joel Brereton, chair of the Asian Studies department, has appropriately noted that the petition will likely only be effective if it results in additional funding. ItÕs an unfortunate reality, but a reality nonetheless. Publicity and outreach are vital to saving the Vietnamese language program, but as weÕve seen with the Cactus Cafe, cul¥tural relevance and student and commu¥nity activism arenÕt enough to rescue any¥thing from the chopping block. While pay¥ing lip service to the significance of impor¥tant programs and institutions, administra¥tors always keep both eyes fixed on the bot¥tom line. We commend the studentsÕ efforts to save the Vietnamese program, but we urge them to work especially hard to create an endow¥ment and develop ideas for an alternative budget plan. Maybe then, the swing of the ax will be a little less heavy. Ñ Lauren Winchester for the editorial board In tough times, UT should share By Joshua Avelar Daily Texan Columnist IÕm an only child, and from what I hear, you people who have siblings actually had to share your stuff growing up. This doesnÕt seem like a crazy idea to me Ñ parents are fiscally respon¥sible if they make their children share their be¥longings with one another. For some reason, the UT System doesnÕt get this concept. On Thursday, the System an¥nounced the decentralization of distance learn¥ing programs. The UT TeleCampus, created in 1998, provides online courses to students at the 15 UT System institutions. Though more people than ever are enrolling in college, not all of them necessarily fit the Òtraditional stu¥dentÓ mold. Thus, online courses are in high demand, ensuring that more people actually finish college. TeleCampus was considered a pioneering effort and offered more opportunities for stu¥dents at different UT System schools to take courses that may not have been offered at their specific university online. In a time when stories of budget cuts have saturated college newspapers all over the na¥tion, distance learning seems viable for strug¥gling universities, especially UT System schools having to deal with minimal state funding. System spokesman Matt Flores told The Daily Texan that because so many UT System schools have developed their own distance learning programs, TeleCampus is no longer needed. In other words, the TeleCampus has run its course, and now itÕs up to the individ¥ual UT System universities to take control of their distance learning programs. The UT System has painted the TeleCampus as a success that led to individual campuses having the know-how to be responsible Ñ in¥cluding financially Ñ for their own programs. But why was that ever the goal? Is it any bet¥ter to have schools that are not of tier-one sta¥tus take the burden of running these programs on their own dollar? If the education business were booming and there were unlimited room for expansion, this move by the System to decentralize the Tele-Campus would have made sense. Now, the thought of making these campuses run their own programs seems cruel. Say there is a course offered by UT-Arling¥tonÕs distance learning program that is not of¥fered by UT-Pan AmericanÕs program. If the TeleCampus were to expand rather than be re¥duced, this wouldnÕt be a problem. It is dif¥ficult to ensure that all UT System campuses will eventually develop somewhat equivalent distance learning programs. The best way to ensure that all students throughout the system get the same opportunities to finish their de¥grees is to work toward absolute centralization of all the satellite campusesÕ distance learn¥ing programs. UTÕs tier-one status means there are certain curriculum needs that would make it difficult to open up to other campuses. But considering that enrollment in the TeleCam¥pus has increased more than twentyfold since its inception, thereÕs no reason why the other UT campuses cannot just learn to share. Avelar is a government senior. GALLERY By Chelsea Adler Daily Texan Guest Columnist As students of this University, we ought to always ask Òwhy?Ó We are each here because we seek understanding and care deeply for the UniversityÕs con¥tinued success and sustained improvement. For this reason, whenever a de¥cision that could affect our Uni¥versity and its students is made, we should always ask Òwhy?Ó until we understand. We should ask this question of our admin¥istrators, our professors and our student leaders. On Thursday, the Senate of College Councils will introduce legislation reiterating its desire for formalized student input in budget decisions happening at the college and departmen¥tal levels, partly in response to the cut of the Vietnamese for¥eign language program. The de¥cision to cut the Vietnamese pro¥gram has proven controversial, and we would like to explain why the Senate is responding the way it is. We, as members of the Sen¥ate of College Councils, could respond by expressing our sup¥port for the program, but as cuts are made across campus, it would be impossible for us to educate ourselves adequately regarding the multitude of con¥siderations made by every de¥partment across campus. For this reason, we are instead call¥ing on administrators to incor¥porate sustained and formal¥ized student involvement in de¥cisions that minimize the aca¥demic opportunities available for students. This will allow students knowledgeable in specific mat¥ters to offer their insight and opinion regarding the deci¥sions that will impact the qual¥ity of their education at this University. Additionally, the legislation will call for administrators to explain why a program is cut whenever such a cut is decid¥ed upon. The reasons for cutting a valuable program are sure to be complex and varied, but stu¥dents should never be left ask¥ing Òwhy?Ó Budget cuts will continue to occur, and tough decisions will continue to be made. Students should know what went into making these tough decisions. It is unlikely that every stu¥dent could agree on every course of action the Universi¥ty takes, but as students invest¥ed in the success of this institu¥tion, we deserve to know all of the facts that go into making the painful decision to cut academic programs that impact the quali¥ty of our education. If passed, this legislation will specifically advocate that any cut in academic offerings be ac¥companied by an explanation to the student body. We understand that tough de¥cisions are being made at ev¥ery level of this campus. How¥ever, the decision-making pro¥cess must be made more trans¥parent. It must involve students, and it must offer students every opportunity to educate them¥selves in the complexity of the decisions at hand. This Senate resolution seeks to make it easier for students to find answers to the ÒwhyÓ ques¥tions surrounding budget deci¥sions. Just as importantly, it aims to give students a spot at the de¥cision-making table, allowing them the opportunity to help find answers to these questions rather than just asking them. Throughout these tough eco¥nomic times, the Senate of Col¥lege Councils remains commit¥ted to representing students in all areas of academics and en¥suring that no student voice is left unheard. Additionally, the Senate wel¥comes all students who are in¥terested in helping find answers to these questions to the presen¥tation of this legislation at the Senate General Assembly meet¥ing on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Glenn Maloney Room on the ground floor of the Student Ser¥vices Building. Adler is president of the Senate of College Councils. THE FIRING LINE consider the implications and history of affirmative action in higher ed In her Friday column, Anna Russo argued for continuing the UniversityÕs race-based affirmative action policies because she con¥ tends that Òblacks and Hispanics are dispro¥ portionately disadvantaged in our nation today.Ó Yet the U.S. Supreme Court has never defended affirmative action policies on the basis of redressing historical racial grievances. Instead, both Justice Lewis PowellÕs major¥ ity opinion in the 1978 Bakke decision and Justice Sandra Day OÕConnorÕs majority opinion in the 2003 Grutter decision defend¥ ed the Ònarrowly tailored use of raceÓ in uni¥ versity admissions policies on the grounds that a diverse student body is a compelling state interest. In fact, in his opinion, Powell specifi¥ cally addressed and rejected the use of race¥ conscious admissions policies on the basis of righting historical wrongs. Employing race-based policies to redress historical racial grievances and to ameliorate black and Hispanic ÒunderrepresentationÓ in higher education makes affirmative action a retrospective program, with minority stu¥dents and faculty the intended beneficiaries. On the other hand, employing race-based policies to obtain a Òracially and ethnically diverseÓ student body and faculty makes affirmative action a prospective program, with majority white students and faculty the intended beneficiaries. OÕConnorÕs opinion argues that majority students in higher education today need to be exposed to a critical mass of minority stu¥dents to Òenhance classroom discussion and the educational experience both inside and outside the classroom ÉÓ to better prepare these majority students for their future posi¥tions as leaders in business, government and academia. If achieving a critical mass of minority students means that colleges and universities need to admit minority students with lower standardized test scores and GPAs than rejected white applicants, then the benefits of educational diversity outweigh these costs, OÕConnor implies. Proponents of race-based affirmative action like Russo should at least acknowl¥edge the full ramifications of the policy they support. Ñ Clark Patterson UT alumnus LEGALESE FIRING LINES SUBMIT A cOLUMN REcYcLE! Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are not necessar¥ E-mail Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline.com. Let- Columns must be between 200 and 700 words. Send Please recycle this copy of The Daily Tex¥ ily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or ters must be fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the columns to editor@dailytexanonline.com. The Texan reserves an. Place the paper in one of the recycling the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. the right to edit all columns for clarity and liability. bins on campus or back in a news stand. Tuesday, April 13, 2010 News Sorority raises cancer awareness Kappa Phi Gamma hosts carnival as official kick off for CARE Week By Audria Choudhury Daily Texan Staff Jousting, dunking booths and hula hoops kicked off a week of events geared toward raising money and awareness for cancer research. The mini-carnival promoted Kappa Phi GammaÕs 12th annu¥al CARE, or Cancer Awareness: A Real Effort, Week. Various Greek organizations gathered in the West Mall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to pass out lavender ribbons and collect funds. Attendees could get free food, T-shirts and access to play the games available for a donation of any amount. The fundraiser began after founding sorority members real¥ized that they all had a connection to cancer, whether direct or indi¥rect, said Samaira Munir, a chem¥ical engineering senior and the so¥rorityÕs service chair. Khushbu Joshi, business finance sophomore and Kappa Phi Gam¥ma treasurer, said the purpose of the event is to inform people of cancerÕs far-reaching effects. ÒItÕs most important to raise awareness that [cancer] doesnÕt just affect a single population, and weÕre reminding people of that,Ó Joshi said. 4000 was chosen in order to sup¥port the local community. Ò[Texas 4000] is not only local, but itÕs all UT riders and a prom¥inent organization on campus,Ó Paul said. The 55 participants must go We have the same goal and have fun while [accomplishing it]Ó ÔÔ Ñ Niraj Arjan Member of Beta Kappa Gamma This year, all proceeds will go to Texas 4000, the UT-based bicycle¥riding charity that also supports cancer research. Members will ride 4,500 miles from Austin to Anchor¥age, Ala., from June 4 to Aug. 13. Michelle Paul, sorority president and economics and allied health professions senior, said the Texas through rigorous training to pre¥pare for the long journey, includ¥ing weekly riding and walking ses¥sions, said Brittany Kinard, psy¥chology senior and Texas 4000 rid¥er. Kinard said that although the ride will be difficult, she is excited to take part in the effort to help a cause that affects so many people. The highlight of the week is the Mr. CARE week pageant, where male representatives of Greek or¥ganizations and Texas 4000 com¥pete for the title and prizes. Contes¥tants must create and present their own superhero, showcase their tal¥ents and answer questions about cancer. Other events include restaurant fundraisers and a candlelight vig¥il to commemorate cancer victims and survivors. The vigil will feature a speaker from Texas 4000, and oth¥er attendees will also be welcome to share their cancer experiences. Niraj Arjan, business finance and political communications ju¥nior and member of Beta Kap¥pa Gamma fraternity, said that be¥sides bringing cancer awareness to UT, the charity event is a good way to strengthen the campusÕ Greek community. ÒThere are rival frats but [rival¥ries] donÕt matter,Ó Arjan said. ÒWe have the same goal and have fun while [accomplishing it].Ó White House veteran discusses North Korea By Gabrielle Cloudy Daily Texan Staff On Monday, a former direc¥tor for Asian Affairs at the White House provided insight into U.S. relations with North Korea that he gained during his time un¥der President George W. BushÕs administration. Victor Cha, a former member of the National Security Council, outlined the problems of North KoreaÕs nuclear programs and the incentives from the United States for removal of such pro¥grams. The talk, titled ÒWhat Does North Korea Want?Ó was sponsored by the Department of Government and the Center for East Asian Studies. ÒAfter 16 years of negotiation, [the United States was] success¥ful in establishing a freeze on nu¥clear programs,Ó Cha said. ÒThe end of the Bush administration ended in a disablement of some of the programs.Ó Cha said he believes the re¥gime, led by Kim Jong Il, will not last much longer and that he is not too worried about a possible nuclear threat. ÒSome people say, ÔDo they want security?ÕÓ he said. ÒThey are one of the most isolated re¥gimes in the world today. [North Korea] feels [nuclear programs are] the only thing that will pro¥tect them from outside attack.Ó Cha acknowledged those who question U.S. negotiations with North Korea despite the foreign countryÕs reluctance to give up its nuclear weapons. ÒIf you donÕt negotiate, you can get a runaway nuclear plan,Ó he said. ÒNegotiations are effec¥tive in deterring [nuclear] tests, which impedes development of programs.Ó Negotiations with North Ko¥rea are more effective than at¥tacking or isolating the country, he added. But Cha also said he is con¥cerned about nuclear prolifera¥tion because North Korea is not giving up weapons and China is not doing anything to intervene. Ò[The U.S.] is good at defense. WeÕre good at deterrents and re¥wards,Ó he said. ÒBut we cannot deter proliferation.Ó Cha, who is visiting a friend in the graduate school, was cho¥sen to speak because of his insid¥er perspective, extensive back¥ground and academic success¥es, including his Fulbright Schol¥arship and MacArthur Founda¥tion Fellowships, according to the Center for East Asian Stud¥ies Web site. ÒHeÕs both an insider partic¥ipant in negotiations and has done a very good historical and political analysis of the situa¥tion,Ó said Robert Oppenheim, a Department of Asian Stud¥ies and College of Liberal Arts professor. Cha said he hopes students left his talk with a better un¥derstanding and appreciation of relations between the two countries. ÒThis is one of the hardest for¥eign policy problems in the U.S.,Ó he said. ÒI want [students] to see that problem-solving in the pol¥icy world is no different than problem-solving in academia.Ó Asian-American students discuss political involvement of students who attended werenÕt business majors,Ó Doan said. ÒAsian-Americans arenÕt very local, and that does not stand for our age group. It was good to see the variety of students come in to talk with ex¥perts from the community.Ó UT alumnus Larry Huang, CEO of a small business, said the discus¥sion was important to get the ball rolling as soon as possible for stu¥dents to understand the importance of both politics and being Asian-American. ÒA lot of the time, we are apathet¥ic about politics, and we donÕt know what weÕre missing,Ó Huang said. Discussion leaders facilitated ques¥tions and ideas to get students think¥ing about different subjects, such as Asian-American barriers in the po¥litical spectrum and how to gain a stronger voice in the community. Accounting sophomore Jeanna Yu, coordinator and community af¥fairs director of the business associ¥ation, said she was interested in the guestsÕ opinions because it allowed her to gather different perspectives. ÒAsians and other minorities havenÕt been in decision-making po¥sitions,Ó Yu said. ÒWe have to know the consequences of being invisible and not being represented.Ó Yu said much of the lack of Asian political participation has to do with Asian-American culture and the community. Despite the lack of participation, about 44 percent of Asian-Amer¥icans have a bachelorÕs degree or higher, compared to 24 percent of the entire U.S. population, accord¥ing to statistics based on the 2000 Census Bureau gathered by Amere¥diaÕs, an integrated multicultural marketing Web site. ÒUsually, first-generation Asian-Americans are more concerned with learning English, maintaining a sta¥ble job and providing for their fami¥lies,Ó Yu said. ÒWe havenÕt had [po¥litical] exposure growing up, but we canÕt just follow in our parentÕs footsteps.Ó Huang said a lot of the students in his discussion group were in¥terested in the ÒwhyÓ and ÒhowÓ aspects of political involvement more than political partisanship in particular. ÒIt was not about political strate¥gies and who to vote for,Ó he said. ÒThere was a wide spectrum of peo¥ple there, in addition to an interest in wide political involvement.Ó By Hannah Jones Daily Texan Staff Many Asian-American students took the opportunity to share their thoughts and concerns about their cultural identity with local Asian-American community leaders Monday. The Asian Business Students Association and Center for Asian American Studies facilitated a dis¥cussion covering Asian involvement in politics, as well as identity issues that Asian-Americans may face. Government sophomore Thu Doan, who helped coordinate the event, said it was important to ex¥pose members of the business asso¥ciation and other students to some¥thing out of their comfort zone, such as politics. ÒIt was interesting to see that a lot LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY IS EASY. Just go to www.studenthousing.org. YouÕll Þnd clean, modern, safe, convenient housing. For summer or beyond, itÕs the Þnest off-campus housing in NYC. WWW.STUDENTHOUSING.ORG 800. 297.4694 News Tuesday, April 13, 2010 vote: Union Board prepares Friar Society names best professor to decide fate of Cactus Cafe UTundergraduate instructorreceives award for excellence Julie Bissinger Daily Texan Staff Led by a trumpet playerÕs ren¥ditionofÒTexasFight,Óabout30 UT students and staff burst into a stunned anthropology class to award an associate professor with the Friar Centennial Teaching Fel¥lowship on Monday. The award is presented to UTÕs bestundergraduateprofessorand includes a $25,000 check. It is the most prestigious award an under¥graduate professor at the Univer¥sitycanreceive. ÒThank you for letting me join the club,Ó said anthropology asso¥ciateprofessorChrisKirk.ÒIam truly humbled by this.Ó Kirk, who was promoted to as¥sociate professor last year, said he knew he was nominated for the award but did not think he would win. ÒIÕve only been teaching here for seven years,Ó Kirk said. ÒI thought one of those professors who have been here for over 30 years would have won it. It is important to metoknowhow well Idowith myteaching,Ó He said he plans to use the moneytosupporthisfamilyand possibly have a second child. ÒThe money will help us pro¥create,ÓKirksaid. Anthropology sophomore Ma¥diha Haque nominated Kirk for the award. ÒHe taught my ÔIntroduction toAnthropologyÕclasslastyear,Ó Haque said. ÓHe was always will¥ingtositdownwithhisstudents andtalk.Ó Catalina Padilla |Daily Texan Staff Associate professor Chris Kirk is surprised during his anthropology class as he receives the award for UTÕs bestundergraduateprofessorgivenbytheFriarSociety. Haque also said her friends, ductory anthropology course, Kirk oldest and most prestigious honor who initially had no interest in also teaches a graduate-level ecol-society,withamatchinggiftfrom anthropology, leftthe class liking ogy class. He received his under-the Board of Regents. Founded in the subject. graduate degree from UT in 1995. 1911, the society honors students Kirkacceptedthe$25,000check ÒIt is a small token of apprecia-and teachers who have made sig¥to applause and cheers from his tion for what he does for the stu-nificantcontributions toUT, ac¥students in the Jester auditorium. dents of UT,Ó Khan said. cording to the societyÕs Web site. Zuhair Khan, co-chair of the se-Noble Kuriakose, also a co-chair Past award winners also helped lection committee, said once recip-of the selection committee, said de-present Kirk the award. ients accept the award, they tradi-ciding on a winner for this yearÕs English professor Larry Carver tionallydismissclassearly. award was like splitting hairs. received the award for the 2001- Kirk asked his students to put ÒOver 100 professors were nom-2002academicyear. their horns up if they wanted to inatedthisyear,ÓsaidKuriakose, ÒThe award was an affirmation leave. After a Longhorn Band a sociology and religious studies ofwhatIbelievein,ÓCarversaid. member played ÒThe Eyes of Tex-senior. ÒIt was difficult to pick just ÒI accepted the award for the com¥asÓ on his trumpet, KirkÕs stu-one winner.Ó munity, not just for myself.Ó dentsfiledoutoftheroom. The Friar Centennial Teach-Kirk and new Friar Society Khan said the award represents ing Fellowship was established members will be honored at the only a little of what Kirk has to of-in 1987, after the award was en-societyÕs semiannual cocktail fer. In addition to teaching an intro-dowed by the Friar Society, UTÕs event Saturday. SUPER COMING SOON The SUPER TUESDAY COUPON section Point South& Point South& on the TSM iPhone App ItÕs FREE Bridge Hollow No need to clip anymore coupons! Just show the coupon from the iPhone to redeem the offer. APARTMENT S APARTMENTS And, share them with your friends! 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ÒThatÕs when we felt we needed to make a statement.Ó Like most other governing bodies, the council requires a majority of its voting members to be present in order to meet quorum. The council is com¥posed of 69 voting faculty mem¥bersandsevenvotingstudents. At MondayÕs meeting, only 29 of the39neededtomeetquorum werepresent. The council also features 35 non¥voting members composed of deans and administrators, who are notcountedtowardthequorum. Under RobertÕs Rules of Or¥der, the chairman or chairwom¥an is charged with determining if a quorum has been reached. In most cases, quorum is presumed unless it is overturnedby an of¥ficialcount. Stephen Monti, the outgoing executive vice provost, request¥ed a count be made. Monti, how¥ever, is neither a voting nor non¥voting member of the Faculty Council, a fact that was recog¥nizedbythe councilÕs executive committee after the meeting had alreadyadjourned. Staiger said a count to deter¥mine quorum is rarely made. Monti could not be reached for comment. The Union Board plans to deter¥mine the cafeÕs fate during its April 30 meeting. The council, which doesnotmeetagainuntilMay10, will have to introduce the resolu¥tion after the decision. Staiger said she had not anticipated the council notmeetingquorum. ÒI will ask the Faculty Council ExecutiveCommitteetowritea letter,Ó she said. ÒIn the end, the decision is up to the president.Ó Stephanie Meza |Daily Texan Staff Martha Hilley, Butler School of Music professor, and David Hillis, integrative biology professor, talk before MondayÕs Faculty Council meeting, which did not cover anticipated topics. 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After the game, head coach Augie Garrido, who is normal¥ly as philosophical and funny as head coaches get, briskly said his team didnÕt compete. The team seems to have taken that comment personally. Since that Tuesday night, Texas has won eight straight games, in¥cluding back-to-back sweeps over conference rivals Oklahoma and Kansas, as they surged to the top of the Big 12 standings. Now, a Texas team that was reeling under the weight of an inconsistent offense is sudden¥ly playing like the best team in the country Ñ and that should come as no surprise. Mental toughness has been the only thing more consistent than bunts and great pitching perfor¥mances in the past couple of years at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. It was on display plenty last year, after rebounding from a sweep by Kansas to come back and take the Big 12 title. It was on display when the Horns bat¥tled to a 25-inning win and rallied with an eight-run ninth inning to win their NCAA regional round. And of course, it was on dis¥play in Omaha, Neb., at the Col¥lege World Series, where the Long¥horns won with walk-offs twice Ñ one walk, one home run Ñ bat¥tled back from a six-run deficit and played their best game of the year with their season on the line in STREAK continues on page 8 BASEBALL Horns attempt to sweep series against Bobcats By Austin Ries Daily Texan Staff The last time they played Texas State, a little more than a month ago, it was a typical Tuesday game for the Longhorns. TexasÕ bats had gone cold against Bobcat starter Carson Smith, scor¥ing only one run on five hits in seven innings. Then, something happened. Texas got base runners, found some luck and came through in the clutch to win 4-3. Down by two runs, it looked like the game was over for the Horns, who have struggled with midweek games up until last weekÕs two wins against A&M Corpus Christi. Then Brandon Loy and Camer¥on Rupp reached on consecutive singles. With one out, Kevin Keyes walked and Kyle Lusson ground¥ed to short to score Rupp, but the Freshman Kevin Lusson begins running to first base after hit¥ting a fly ball in the LonghornsÕ win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi on April 6. Bobby Longoria Daily Texan Staff SportS The Daily Texan MENÕS GOLF Freshman playing above par By Andy Lutz Daily Texan Staff In his first two semesters at Texas, freshman Cody Grib¥ble has learned a lot about the game of golf and how to han¥dle himself professionally at events. Remarkably, it seems the only thing he hasnÕt learned is how to be nervous. Gribble boasts five top-five finishes in only nine events this season and claims the second-best average round score (72.32) over the course of the season, behind only sophomore Dylan FrittelliÕs 71.6 18-hole average. Without missing a beat, Gribble has made a quick transition from one level of golf to the next. TODAY: Texas State (20-10) at No. 4 Texas (26-7) WHERE: UFCU Disch-Falk Field WHEN: 6:05 p.m. ON AIR: 1300 AM Bobcats couldnÕt turn the double play to end the inning. Luck. And in a later inning, after Lus¥son walked to reload the bases, Paul Montalbano ripped a single into shallow center to score pinch runner Jonathan Walsh and Lusson, putting Texas up by one run. Clutch-hitting. Deep breath. Win. ÒWe found a way to grind it out,Ó Texas head coach Augie Garrido said after the win. ÒYouÕre not going TEXAS STATE continues on page 8 He has started this year right where he left off at Highland Park High School as a two¥time Texas state champion. ÒI am very confident in my ability, and I always have high expectations for myself, no matter what level I am playing at,Ó Gribble said. ÒPlaying a lot over the summer as an amateur here in Austin and back home in Dallas helped me stay in the right mindset to play.Ó A steady emphasis on his short game Ñ practicing ev¥erything from wedges to put¥ting Ñ and tempo, a consistent timing pattern between woods and irons, has enabled Gribble to rise above the field on most occasions this season. INTERNATIONAL SOCCER United stay in second after draw Scott Heppell | Associated Press Manchester UnitedÕs Dimitar Berbatov, center, vies for the ball with Blackburn RoversÕ Ryan Despite his immediate achievements and stern de¥meanor, Gribble will still ac¥knowledge a couple of his weaknesses. After long tour¥naments that bring high ex¥pectations, in addition to long days walking the courses, he often finds himself mentally fatigued. He has been known to perform best at times when the competition and course are the toughest and then proceed onto an easier tournament field and course with less mo¥tivation Ñ and a less impres¥sive scorecard afterward. Case in point: Over spring break, the Horns participated in two consecutive tournaments in Las Vegas and Tucson, Ariz., respectively. Vegas was sup¥posed to be the bigger challenge with the stiffer competition, and Gribble performed master¥fully there. Just as a profession¥al sports team may suffer a let¥down in enthusiastic play after a big win, Gribble too found it hard to so quickly refocus onto an easier, less-pressured field in Tucson, and the results reflected that. Consequently, consistency and focus from round to round and tournament to tournament are qualities the star freshman seeks to attain. Gribble will be the first one to talk about just how driv¥en he is to have a successful FRESHMAN continues on page 8 Nelsen, left, and Phil Jones, top, during a scoreless tie Sunday. By Manesh Upadhyaya Daily Texan Staff Manchester UnitedÕs draw against the Blackburn Rovers last weekend put a huge dent in the Red DevilsÕ hopes of a record fourth-straight Premier League title. With only four games re¥maining in the season, United trails leader Chelsea by one point after last weekÕs round of matches. But the Blues have a game in hand on the cham¥pions after beating Aston Vil¥la 3-0 in SaturdayÕs FA Cup semifinal at Wembley. ÒItÕs a blow, thereÕs no ques¥tion about it. It makes it real¥ly difficult to win the league now,Ó Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson told BBC Sport. Wayne RooneyÕs absence due to injury immediately put United at a disadvantage. Be¥fore its tie with Rovers, Man¥chester United lost a pivot¥al game to rival Chelsea and was eliminated in the Cham¥pions League quarterfinals at the hands of Bayern Munich. FergusonÕs men have not been able to compensate for the loss of Rooney. Winger Antonio Valencia and strik¥er Dimitar Berbatov missed opportunities near the end of the first and second halves, re¥spectively, to the annoyance of the manager. Ò[Valencia] should have scored,Ó Ferguson said. ÒIt was a golden chance and at a good time, five minutes be¥fore halftime.Ò The Premier League tro¥phyÕs current path to London could still change in the last weeks of the season. United play cross-town rivals Man¥chester City and Tottenham Hotspur, but the Blues have an equally difficult, if not harder, schedule with away¥games against Tottenham and Liverpool. South of the English Chan¥nel, an alteration in anoth¥er title race took place. Real Madrid hosted Barcelona in La LigaÕs ÒEl Classico.Ó The game ended 2-0 in favor of the visitors. The 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year, Lionel Messi, was at it again, scoring his 27th league goal for the Blaugrana. The Argentinian has 40 goals in all competitions. Fellow striker Pedro Rodriguez add¥ed another to settle the game. Ahead of the match, Ma¥drid was leading the league only on goal difference. Bar¥celona needed a win to go on top and build on its hunt for domestic and European glory. There was much compari¥son of MadridÕs forward Cris¥tiano Ronaldo and Messi. But the Barca star told Fox Soc¥cer Channel the game was not about showcasing the two World Players of the Year. ÒBarca is superior to Real Madrid. ThatÕs whatÕs impor¥tant,Ó Messi said. ÒThese are three important points since weÕre leaders again.Ó Tuesday, April 13, 2010 SIDELINE MLB Kansas City 10 Detroit 5 Milwaukee Chicago Cubs 9 Texas 4 Cleveland 2 Washington 4 Philadelphia 7 Boston 2 Minnesota 5 Houston 0 St. Louis 5 Oakland 4 Seattle 0 Tampa Bay 5 Baltimore 1 Atlanta 2 San Diego 17 Cincinnati Florida Chicago White Sox Toronto NBA Orlando 118 Indiana 98 Miami 107 Philadelphia 105 Toronto 111 Detroit 97 Charlotte 105 New Jersey 95 Washington 103 New York 114 Atlanta Milwaukee Minnesota San Antonio Oklahoma City Portland Houston Sacremento Dallas LA Clippers SPORTS BRIEFLY Sexual assault charges dropped against SteelersÕ Roethlisberger Milledgeville, GA - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roeth¥lisberger, who wonÕt face criminal charges after a 20-year-old college student accused him of sexually as¥saulting her inside a nightclubÕs bathroom, said Monday he knows heÕll have to work to regain the trust of teammates and fans. Ocmulgee Circuit District Attor¥ney Fred Bright said Monday that after exhaustive interviews and inconclusive medical exams, the studentÕs accusations could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Bright also revealed the young accuser no longer wanted him to prosecute. Bright said he continued to in¥vestigate the case, but ultimate¥ly decided against moving forward partly because he was never able to find out what happened behind the bathroom door at the Capital City club. PujolsÕ third-inning home run paces Cards past winless Astros St. Louis, MO - Albert Pujols got to bed about 3 a.m. after the St. Lou¥is CardinalsÕ six-game opening trip, and reported to Busch Stadium about seven hours later. Fatigue? Trumped by the adrenaline of play¥ing the home opener. Pujols homered and drove in four runs his first two at-bats against longtime nemesis Wandy Rodriguez and Adam Wainwright worked eight scoreless innings Monday in a 5-0 victory over Houston, dropping the Astros to 0-7. Cardinals players were pumped after the traditional pomp of a mo¥torcade circuit of the warning track, the chance to shake hands with 89-year-old Hall of Famer Stan Mu¥sial and a crowd of 46,918 Ñ larg¥est for a regular-season game at the 5-year-old ballpark. ÒYou know, our opening days are pretty special,Ó Pujols said. ÒI wish we could get more time to stretch and get loose before the game, but obviously itÕs always exciting and weÕre looking forward to it. ÒDonÕt look at how late we got in, but concentrate on trying to get a win,Ó he said. Compiled from Associated Press reports SportS Tuesday, April 13, 2010 freshman: Gribble becoming a leader From page 7 and we know what weÕre capa-reach our ultimate goal.Ó ble of,Ó Fields said. As for what it would mean for golf career. With only two tournaments his guys to win it all, Fields was ÒItÕs all a learning experience,Ó left in the season before the Big unable to quantify exactly what it Gribble said. ÒI know that if I 12 and NCAA Regional and Na-would do, not just for UT but also want to get back up on that med-tional Championships, Fields for the state of Texas. alist podium for the next event, I knows exactly what it will take ÒIt would mean everything,Ó just have to take it hole-by-hole to get the players focused to he said. ÒWeÕre the flagship Uni¥and keep a clear mind.Ó make a championship run. versity of the state, and there is a This season, Gribble has led the ÒEach guy on the team is so huge golf fan base out there thatÕs No. 5 Longhorns in keeping that different, and we have to talk to constantly looking to see how sharp focus necessary for success each player individually in order weÕre doing. TheyÕve gone a long on the links. Even as a freshman, to enhance their abilities and get time without experiencing a na¥he has emerged as a leader for a them to come together as a team,Ò tional champion golf team, since team who has so far exceeded ev-Fields said. ÒWeÕre all competi-1972, and weÕre hoping to bring erybodyÕs expectations Ñ except tive and have the talent to win the that glory back this year.Ó those of Texas head coach John national championship, but we A goal thatÕs 38 years in the Fields and his players. have to get that sense of latitude making? Consider it a challenge ÒWe have tremendous ability, on a continual basis if we want to for Gribble and the Longhorns. texas state: Garrido not ready to claim Big 12 title From page 7 in every direction.Ó For the past three weeks, Still, Texas seems to be hit-sophomore Sam Stafford has to walk out and play your A-ting its stride this season, with fallen into the role of the Tues¥game all the time. They fought its pitching staff getting stronger day starter, which he will con¥against adversity the whole every game and performance at tinue today. Stafford has a 1.59 game and were finally able to the plate continually improving. ERA in 11.1 innings pitched, get the victory.Ó And with a week of games giving up only 3 runs, 2 Since losing to Oral Rob-against opponents no more earned with 14 strikeouts and erts two weeks ago, Texas has than 90 miles away, the game six walks. played its A-game during its doesnÕt change. The Bobcats are coming off recent eight-game win streak, Ò[ItÕs] just a shorter road trip,Ó a weekend series sweep over book-ended with a series sweep Garrido said. ÒThe game is the Central Arkansas. In order for of Oklahoma in Norman and same, and what matters is be-the Horns to stay out of their Kansas at home. tween the lines. If you start fo-past midweek funks, they have And with the LonghornsÕ 10-2 cusing on things around you, to play their baseball Ñ pitch¥conference record and apparent you are totally distracted and ing and defense Ñ as if they control of the Big 12, some, like canÕt focus on the game.Ó were in Little League. Kansas coach Ritch Price, have Ò[Texas State] is one of the ÒAs soon as you try too much, already given the conference ti-good teams in the state,Ó Keyes you fail in this game,Ó Garrido tle to Texas. said. ÒWe have a lot of respect said. ÒItÕs a game for 12-year- Garrido thinks differently. for them, and they play us hard olds. No matter how old you ÒAbsolutely not,Ó Garrido every time. We just have to have are, you go out and play like said. ÒIÕve seen these things go fun and stay focused.Ó youÕre 12 years old.Ó Sam Stafford prepares to deliver a pitch in a 5-1 win against Rice on March 23. 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Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff Akbar leaves the dressing room before the Mystery Presentation portion as escorts prepare to take each contestant on stage. Contestants vie for title of Miss UT Asia 2010 Sara Young | Daily Texan Staff Shara Kim Ma, winner of this yearÕs Miss UT Asia title, waits backstage before the Òcultural attireÓ segment. Sara Young | Daily Texan Staff Contestant Grace Lee watches a video during the last part of the pageant. Lee celebrated her Korean heritage with a traditional dress known as ÒhanbohkÓ and presented slam poetry that addressed Korean and American culture. Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff Contestants scramble to solve the surprise question ÒWhat does being an Asian-American woman mean to you?Ó during a 10 minute period prior to the Mystery Presentation portion of the show. ComiCs Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Life&Arts Environmentalist film becomes cult comedy favorite Kamikaze birds, bad acting make farce of intended cautionary tale in ÔBirdemicÕ By Gerald Rich Daily Texan Staff LetÕs set the record straight Ñ there is nothing good about ÒBirdemic: Shock and Terror.Ó Yet the awkward acting Ñ with long pauses, choppy sound-mixing and killer birds that look like theyÕre from Sega Genesis Ñ all rolled into one gen¥uinely attempted feature film, make it an unbeliev¥ably hilarious cult film. The film premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Fes¥tival and showed at the Alamo Drafthouse on Sun¥day. The film was recently named a cult hit by BBC World News, ABC News and The New York Times. Lars Nilsen, the DrafthouseÕs resident film guru and ÒWeird WednesdayÓ host, told Sunday nightÕs audience that he first saw the film at its Sundance premiere in a bar with an audience of four people. Nilsen said director James Nguyen later got into a physical altercation with the bartender over the bill, attempting to use the prop eagle he kept on his shoulder as a weapon. Since then, Nguyen has politely shown up at nu¥merous sold-out midnight showings across Ameri¥ca to gauge the audienceÕs reactions and explain to them his environmental message. The $10,000 Òromantic thrillerÓ starts out with interminable shots of a California road filmed through a shaky, tilted camera while the opening song repeats over and over. Things only get worse from there. The filmÕs protagonist, Rod, constantly sounds like heÕs done one too many infomercials. After watching an old classmate leave a restaurant, Rod, an ace sales representative for a computer company, quickly walks after her and scores her number by awkwardly offering to exchange business cards. As his relationship with Nathalie, a new VictoriaÕs Secret model who does her photo shoots at a one¥hour photo store, grows, so do the arbitrarily placed news reports on the effects of global warming. Throughout the movie, Rod and Nathalie fight for their lives against poorly animated eagles and vultures, meeting a scientist and environmental¥ist who are apparently just hanging out during the birdocalypse. ItÕs through these new characters and their peda¥gogical monologues that NguyenÕs message of better environmental treatment becomes painfully appar¥ent. The scientist even vocalizes the cliche of fearing the humans for their destructive power more than he fears the killer birds. From page 12 to be listened to with careful attention and on a loop. The Daily Texan caught up with the Tallest Man on Earth, aka Matsson, to talk about the album and his show with Dead Oceans labelmate Nurses show on May 2 at Stubbs. Daily Texan: Where did your inspi¥ration for The Wild Hunt come from, and what was it like writing that re¥cord? How was it different from Shal¥low Graves? Kristian Matsson: With Shallow Graves, I just put out a record and did it really fast, but I wrote those songs over a two-year period. Then, I went out and played a lot of shows and got better at playing the guitar and better at singing. The songs from The Wild Hunt were written mostly in 2009 on the road, some of them back home, and a lot of stuff happened in 2009 both in this music career thingy IÕm doing and you draws the obligatory Dylan refer¥in my personal life, so it kind of sums ence. How do you feel about that com¥up 2009 for me. parison? What are your other musical DT: What was it inspirations? like touring with Bon KM: ItÕs not a secret Iver in 2008 and 2009 that I love Bob Dylan, when they suddenly and I listened to him shot to the top of the a lot when I was 15. indie food chain? ÔÔI love to listen to If I hadnÕt done that, I KM: I was lucky to music, and it makes might not have played be with Justin on that this kind of music. me feel so good.Ó tour. Getting to know Still, itÕs not that in¥those guys, I under-spiring to read all the Ñ Kristian Matsson stood that you could time, but I donÕt mind The Tallest Man on Earth do this, you could do it. When I grew up, I this in the states and played in garage rock stay being a great guy bands. IÕm listening a and have a lot of fun lot to Megaphone. I with it. ItÕs a lot of hard work, but it am listening to Bosque Brown, who I was really inspiring to be able to stand think is from Texas. Weird things start on the side of the stage and see that. to happen when you listen to a lot of There were also a lot of people at those music and start to make your own mu¥shows, so I got them for free, kind of, sic. With the song ÒThe Wild Hunt,Ó and got to play off of that. I figured out where I stole the chorus DT: It seems like every article about from Ñ it was from that disco song, Kristian MatssonÕs lat¥est album is a testament to music, love, life and humanity. Courtesy of The Tallest Man on Earth. ÒBy Your SideÓ by Sade. DT: What should people expect from your live show at StubbÕs on May 2? KM: It probably wonÕt be that dif¥ferent if theyÕve seen me before. There wonÕt be any dancers. ItÕll just be me with my guitar. But I sing better, and I treat the songs better now. They will hear new songs from the album and new songs that arenÕt on the album. It will be fun, and a lot of different songs will get played on this tour. DT: What inspires you to make mu¥sic? KM: It makes the world interest¥ing. It makes me a better person, and it makes me look at things in differ¥ent ways. I love to listen to music, and it makes me feel so good. It can turn around a shitty day to hear a great song because youÕre thinking about how to be, and you figure out how to make the day great just from hearing it. IÕm going to try to one day write a song that can do that to someone else. Life&Arts Editor: Ben Wermund E-mail: dailytexan@gmail.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 Life&Arts Tuesday, April 13, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com The Daily Texan Album worth replaying for heart, depth By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff During spring break, my friend Lewis slipped me a link to The Wild Hunt, the newest effort by Swedish folk artist Kristian Matsson, who plays music under the pseudonym ÒThe Tallest Man On Earth.Ó I thor¥oughly enjoyed the first Tallest Man LP, Shallow Graves, so I took a listen. I wasnÕt prepared for the impact of this sometimes ethereal, some¥times edgy, always honest album. Each song serves as a direct testa¥ment to music, love, life and hu¥manity, straight from MatssonÕs heart. The melodies are listenable but not expected or cliche, and the lyr¥ics have deep meaning without dipping into pretension. The songs are introspective and personal, but they speak directly to a public con¥sciousness with simple messages of community, kindness and love. MatssonÕs vocals showcase a rough earnestness with a hint of a Scandinavian accent, and the mu¥sic is simple and heart-achingly beautiful, relying almost exclusive¥ly on an expertly played acoustic guitar. Songs like ÒBurden of Tomor¥rowÓ and the lead single, ÒKing of Spain,Ó are upbeat and sassy, of¥fering self-critical but still hopeful commentary over punchy chord progressions. In the latter part of the album, ÒLove Is All,Ó ÒThou¥sand WaysÓ and ÒA LionÕs HeartÓ show off MatssonÕs superb string¥handling and a voice that never ceases to convey the emotions he feels. Between spring break and today, the official album release date, the entire 10-track album has worked its way into my top 25 most played on iTunes Ñ that means at least 50 plays each. It is an album that begs CD continues on page 11 With the ETS My Credentials Vault SM service powered by Interfolio The letter of recommendation is a top priority for graduate and professional school applicants. Now thereÕs an easier way for letter writers and applicants to simplify the entire process. ETS and Interfolio have created the My Credentials Vault SM service so that letter writers and applicants can quickly and securely manage letters of recommendation. An easy-to-use, web-based tool, the My Credentials Vault service helps streamline the entire process from initial request through delivery. The My Credentials Vault service is FREE for letter writers. Stand offers more than the typical taco school bus with blue lettering parked just south of Airport Boulevard on North Lamar. 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All of the items, which are pictured on a full-color plastic menu, are suffused with color Ñ even the plate of fried plan¥tains served with melted choc¥olate, butter and thinly sliced queso blanco. The prices range from $2 for tacos to $8 for pric¥ier options like the carne mol¥ida con tajadas. The dish is a juicy blend of ground beef and potatoes with cheese, tomatoes and onions, served on a bed of fried plantains. Seating options are limited Ñ the view of the Yellow Rose and a string of nearby motels prob¥ably isnÕt thrilling Ñ but with hours from noon until 10 p.m., Antojitos is a convenient alter¥native to standard fast-food op¥tions. And, considering many taco stands are all about greasy food Ñ after all, sometimes thatÕs exactly what you need Ñ AntojitosÕ vegetable mainstays are a great change of pace. The original Antojitos Hondu¥renos is based in Houston, but to my knowledge, this is the only Honduran taco stand in Austin, and itÕs well worth the trip. If youÕre looking to add a little fla¥vor to your food-stand regimen, itÕs just the place. ÔHappy TownÕ attempts horror TV come across more as symptoms works in the showÕs favor. Above of a show trying to find its prop-all else, what makes for good horror is isolation and claustro¥phobia. Characters battling el¥ements, supernatural or other¥wise, in a setting that doesnÕt al¥low them a wide range of free ÒHappy TownÓ isnÕt movement is the hallmark of ter¥ an A plus show at ror. And, whatÕs more claustro¥the moment, but itÕs phobic than a small town? ÒHappy TownÓ isnÕt an A¥ trying to be. plus show at the moment, but itÕs trying to be. And given tele¥visionÕs lack of quality horror at the moment, IÕm willing to give er footing than as outright ele-it a shot. ments of poor television. ÒHappy TownÓ premieres One thingÕs for sure, though: Wednesday, April 28 at 9 p.m. on The setting of ÒHappy TownÓ ABC. TV TUESDAY By Robert Rich The TV world has never really had a memorable horror series. Traditionally, the genre has been better suited for one-off minise¥ries than multiple-season affairs, making Stephen King the king (no pun intended) of TV scares. ÒThe Twilight ZoneÓ currently stands as the best the medium has seen. Enter ÒHappy Town.Ó ABC is giving horror another shot with a series that closely resem¥bles the dearly departed ÒTwin Peaks.Ó ÒHappy TownÓ is set in the small community of Haplin, Minn., where everything seems peachy-keen for its residents. But Haplin, like any small town, has some dark secrets. A num¥ber of residents have gone miss¥ing, a fact attributed to an en¥tity known as the Magic Man, which the local authorities seem more content to cover up than to investigate. The first 15 minutes of the ÒHappy TownÓ pilot made their way to Hulu last week, and while I never found myself enraptured by what I was seeing, I didnÕt turn it off, either. 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