UT ranks 47th among ÔHump DayÕ explores most stressful schools rape-culture ideology NEWS PAGE 5 LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 TOMORROWÕS WEATHER Low High 74 THE DAILY TEXAN Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Calendar Historia mexicana Historians discuss key turning points in Mexican history. Texas Union Sinclair Room, 3:30 p.m. Beat the Bears Softball takes on Baylor. McCombs Field, 6:30 p.m. Go Greek Late Night film series presents ÒHerculesÓ sing-along. The Texas Union Theatre, 7:00 p.m. ÔDormantÕ music Residence Hall Concert Series continues at the Jester West Gallery of Texas Cultures, 7:00 p.m. Sing green Earth Day benefit concert featuring Ben Kweller and the Old 97s. StubbÕs BBQ, 7:30 p.m. A starry night Science Under the Stars explores the importance of the lichens of Texas. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, 7:30 p.m. Sex talk, part II Theatre for Dialogue looks at partying, sex and consent in an free, interactive performance, Parlin 203, 8:00 p.m. Today in history Today in 1828, Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary. Inside In News: Student-athletes take on challenge of balancing work play page 6 In Opinion: ÔViewpointÕ argues in favor of increased Capitol security measures page 4 In Sports: Round Rock Express president works his charm on baseball fans page 7 In Life&Arts: iPhone applications offer college students useful tools for class page 12 Quote to note Ô Ô ÒTexas is good coun¥try, man. I know not to mess with it. And I keep the Alamo fresh in my memory all the time.Ó Ñ Julian Casablancas The StrokesÕ front man LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 Faculty member wins runoff Peyton McGee | Daily Texan Staff Karen Sage addresses supporters at her election watch party Tuesday, shortly after receiving a phone call from opponent Mindy Montford, who told Sage she was conceding the race. Sage was named Travis CountyÕs 299th District Court Democratic nominee. UTPD urges students to buy secure bicycle locks By Bobby Longoria Daily Texan Staff Stripped bicycle frames and de¥stroyed cable locks have become a common sight on campus because of studentsÕ faulty methods of se¥curing their bicycles from theft. UT Police Department officials are advising students to take cer¥tain precautions when leaving their bikes on campus and to in¥vest in secure locks. Self-locking cable locks are one of the most vulnerable security methods and have been the target of many thieves recently, UTPD officer Darrell Halstead said. ÒThese bicycle thieves carry with them tools that can defeat a cable lock in a matter of seconds,Ó Halstead said. ÒOnce people have purchased a bike, they realize they donÕt have enough for a good locking system, so they buy what they can afford, and the thieves understand this concept.Ó Halstead said bicycle theft numbers peak during the begin¥ning of the fall and spring semes¥ters, when there is an influx of stu¥dents who donÕt know how to se¥cure a bicycle properly. UTPD rec¥ommends a two-lock securing method that uses a U-shaped lock for the front tire secured around the frame and bike rack, and a self-locking cable lock around the rear tire, frame, bike rack and the U-lock. Forty-one bicycles Ñ with a to¥tal value of $12,680 Ñ have been stolen this semester. Of the 41 BIKE continues on page 6 By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff Adjunct law professor Kar¥en Sage won a runoff election Tuesday for the Democratic nomination for judge in Travis CountyÕs 299th District Court with more than 58 percent of the vote. Candidates Sage and Min¥dy Montford, a former UT ad¥junct law professor, entered a runoff election after nei¥ther candidate garnered more than 50 percent of the vote in the March 2 primary election. In the primary, Montford led Sage 15,884 to 13,032. Because no Republican is vying for the seat, the prima¥ry determined that Sage will become the next judge for the 299th District court. While only 2.32 percent of the Travis County popula¥tion voted early, 2,375 people voted for Montford and 3,214 voted for Sage after early vot¥ing was counted. SageÕs ear¥ly lead put her at 57.51 per¥cent of the vote to MontfordÕs 42.49 percent. Andy Brown, chair of the Clinton forum spurs youth to create positive change By Madeeha Khursheed Daily Texan Staff This weekend, several UT stu¥dents will attend the third annu¥al Clinton Global Initiative Uni¥versity conference, which seeks to help youth make a positive dif¥ference in the world. The conference will be held April 16-18 at the University of Miami and will bring together more than 1,000 college students and nearly 100 university presi¥dents, along with professors, ac¥tivists, business leaders, political figures and celebrities. The con¥ference will encourage action by todayÕs youth on global challeng¥es, such as accessibility to educa-Travis County Democrat¥ic Party, said he wished vot¥er turnout had been more im¥pressive during this yearÕs multiple elections. The Uni¥versity Democrats are impor¥tant in the effort to campaign for little-known candidates, Brown said. SAGE continues on page 2 tion, poverty alleviation, the en¥vironment, public health, and peace and human rights. Student attendees pledged to take specific actions to solve a problem when they applied to participate. UT for Rural Enhancement through Education and Design, a student group that facilitates health care in developing coun¥tries, is sending eight members as University representatives and hopes to gain ideas and resourc¥es for its cause. The members are divided into three groups, each supporting a different project: the Mali Signs Project; Aayush, the Indian education project; and Ripples of Change, the Palestin¥ian West Bank water project. The conference will provide attendees with training ses¥sions that may help them orga¥nize themselves, recognize their weaknesses and help build foun¥dations for future commitments, said Siree Allers, leader of the Ripples of Change project. Next year, the organization will bring water conservation resources and simple technologies to homes in the West Bank, which will require members to travel to Jordan. ÒI think the conference should provide us with a lot of resourc¥es and help us realize that this is YOUTH continues on page 2 SG supports exploring alternatives to cutting Vietnamese program By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff Student leaders are respond¥ing to last weekÕs announce¥ment that the University will cut the Vietnamese language program next fall because of budget constraints. The Student Government as- ParksÕ executive board appointees approved after one-week delay By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff After contentious debate and a heated discussion regard¥ing the possibility of anony¥mous ballots, the Student Gov¥ernment assembly approved all appointments for the SG execu¥tive board, the Student Services Eric Ou | Daily Texan Staff Graduate school representative John Woods discusses the current situation of Vietnamese language classes at UT with SG members. SG addresses external cuts, internal changes Rene Huynh | Daily Texan Staff sembly passed a unanimous res¥olution Tuesday night in sup¥port of exploring alternatives to cutting the program. Liberal arts representative Philip Wiseman authored the legislation in an effort to demand more student voice in budgetary decisions. ÒWeÕre trying to get the ad¥ministration to examine more options,Ó Wiseman said. ÒItÕs like with the Cactus stuff that FUND continues on page 2 Budget Committee and Faculty Council. The executive board mem¥bers include President Scott Parks and Vice President Mu¥neezeh Kabir; the executive di¥rector, former University-wide representative Jimmy Talari¥co; the spokeswoman, former Queer Student Alliance agency director Katie Wanamaker; the administrative director, former SG continues on page 2 Urmi Shanghvi, Sofia Ahmed, Siree Allers, Rahul Mitra, Jessica Ventura, David Roohy and Abigail Cheney (shown clockwise from bottom left) will attend the Clinton Global Initiative University conference in Miami. 2 NEWS Wednesday, April 14, 2010 6 Wire Editor: Melissa Jacobs www.dailytexanonline.com Wednesday, April 14, 2010 WORLD&NATION THE DAILY TEXAN Neb. legislation may impact laws on abortion in US By Nate Jenkins The Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. Ñ Republi¥can Gov. Dave Heineman signed two landmark abortion bills Tuesday, one barring abortions at and after 20 weeks of pregnan¥cy and the other requiring wom¥en to be screened before having abortions for mental health and other problems. Both sides of the abortion debate say the laws are firsts of their kind in the U.S. Set to take effect in October, the fetal-pain bill is based on the claim that fetuses can feel pain at 20 weeks. The current standard in abortion restrictions is viabili¥ty, or when a fetus is able to sur¥vive outside the womb Ñ gener¥ally at 22 to 24 weeks. The law could lead to changes in state laws across the country if upheld by the courts. Abortion opponents say a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding a federal ban on cer¥tain late-term abortions opens the door for such legislation be¥cause it suggests states have an interest in protecting fetuses. They also say new studies and testimony from doctors prove fetuses feel pain at 20 weeks. The American College of Ob¥stetricians and Gynecologists, however, says it knows of no le¥gitimate evidence that fetuses experience pain at that stage. The U.S. Supreme Court would have to overturn earlier abortion-related rulings to up¥hold the Nebraska law, includ¥ing a 1992 ruling that upheld the right of women to have abor¥tions before fetuses were viable. Political upset leaves Kyrgyz dead By Peter Leonard & Yuras Karmanau The Associated Press BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan Ñ Kyr¥gyzstanÕs interim leader, Roza Otunbayeva, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that her govern¥ment will guarantee the deposed presidentÕs safety if he steps down and leaves the country. The ousted ruler said he was willing to step down but he also wants security for his fam¥ily and close circle as a condition of his resignation Ñ a demand that could block a deal to transfer power and exacerbate the turmoil gripping the Central Asian nation. Otunbayeva said her govern¥ment is offering security guar¥antees for deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev if he steps down and leaves the country, but she wouldnÕt offer such protection to his family members, whom the opposition has accused of corrup¥tion and other abuses. Bakiyev fled the capital, Bishkek, on Wednesday after a rally against corruption, rising utility bills and deteriorating human rights ex¥ploded into police gunfire and cha¥os that left at least 83 people dead and sparked protesters to storm the government headquarters. Otunbayeva told the AP that her government expects to con¥tinue receiving about $47 million a year in U.S. financial assistance, adding that foreign aid is vital for shoring up democracy in the im¥poverished nation. The interim government has is¥sued threats that it will launch a special operation to seize Bakiyev Ñ a move that the ousted leader has repeatedly insisted would end in bloodshed. Bakiyev signaled his readi¥ness to resign hours after rallying with about 5,000 supporters in an apparent test of how much sup¥port he could muster to resist the opposition authorities. There have been doubts about how much real backing he has and whether he commanded enough loyalty in the security forces to mount seri¥ous resistance. Otunbayeva indicated that her governmentÕs patience with Baki¥yev is running out. ÒHis stay in Kyrgyzstan is pos¥ing a problem for the nationÕs fu¥ture,Ó she told the AP. ÒItÕs becom¥ing increasingly difficult to guar¥antee his security as people are de¥manding to bring him to justice.Ó Editor in Chief: Jillian Sheridan Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Jeremy Burchard David Muto Roberto Cervantes Dan Treadway OPINION Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Lauren Winchester THE FIRING LINE Security for Karl Rove visit too costly In these days of budget cuts and employee layoffs, I find it appalling that the University will undoubtedly have to expend a signifi¥cant amount of money on security when the College Republicans host war criminal and psychopathic liar Karl Rove at the Texas Union Ballroom on April 19 at 7 p.m. Not to mention how much it will cost at the meet-and-greet afterward in the Santa Rita Room at 8:30 p.m. to limit the number of citi¥zens who would like to meet and greet this infamous public figure. I can only imagine how many students and community activists will flock to UT to attempt to let Herr Rove know how they feel about his presence in our community and on our campus. It will not be easy (or cheap) to make sure that the hoi polloi stays far away and that Rove feels safe from attempts by local citi¥zens to arrest him for war crimes as has been attempted numerous times at numer¥ous locations. What if CodePinkÕs Police Force shows up dressed to the nines in their hot-pink uniforms with their pink fur handcuffs? What then? Will Karl Rove be hauled away to stand trial for his crimes? Should we be spending money and risking our UniversityÕs reputation by giving sanctu¥ary to someone responsible for lying about why our country needed to invade Iraq, tortur¥ing innocent civilians and ordering the mur¥ders of countless Iraqi citizens? Is this part of the UniversityÕs education mission? Is this what I pay thousands of dol¥lars a semester for? CouldnÕt we just ask the College Republicans to host their little torturer and liar party someplace else? Somewhere I donÕt have to pay the bills for making sure their guest is THE DAILY TEXAN GALLERY The tragedy of coal We need low-carbon sources of energy, whether or not you think climate change is a problem. I study climate through en¥ergy, and I study how differ¥ent energy choices impact wa¥ter and land resources during production and use. Nowhere in the energy system is the link between energy use and wa¥ter and land degradation clear¥er than with coal. And with the way we currently do things, community deterioration and human health and safety prob¥lems are strongly tied to this environmental degradation. Here, IÕm mostly going to talk about coal extraction and its impact on communities. In particular, coal mining is a dan¥gerous job. You may have seen the reports on last weekÕs mine explosion at Massey EnergyÕs Upper Big Branch coal mine in Montcoal, W.Va. With 29 killed, it was the United StatesÕ biggest mining accident since 1970. This past summer, I worked on community watershed man¥agement and land ownership in West Virginia coal country, not too far from Upper Big Branch. There, I met people who had not realized until their teens that streams arenÕt supposed to be or¥ange; I also realized streams can be orange. When you mine coal, you expose surfaces to weather¥ing processes that allow chemi¥cal reactions to take place, and so water can get, well, orange. And as we at UT understand, if the water matches your sweat¥shirt, you should probably steer clear of it. But back to the mine disas¥ter. A difficult pattern in envi¥ronmentalist movements is that it often takes a highly visible tragedy before deeply troubling problems in an industry are cor¥rected. In coalÕs case, choruses about regional dependence on coal mining and the challenge of keeping energy cheap have often drowned out the grow¥ing number of voices calling Enforcement of both safety and environmental regulations is pitiful ... And so, we subsidize coal with streams, mountains, lives and communities. their water contaminated, their land unsafe and their jobs and living situations dangerous. In Tennessee last year, 1.1 billion gallons of coal sludge broke out of a slurry dam and inundat¥ed many homes Ñ and that got some attention. Now, 29 people have died af¥ter an explosion almost a fifth of a mile underground, in a mine with 1,342 safety violation cita¥tions over the past five years, in¥cluding two the day before the explosion. Will this be enough to hold peopleÕs attention? IÕm not suggesting that 29 deaths are sufficient on their own to shut down an entire in¥dustry. While tragic, a freak ac¥cident of this magnitude would not provoke much notice. But this was not a freak accident. Mining jobs pay well. Why? TheyÕre dangerous. TheyÕre also transient. While the Unit¥ed States may have enough coal to last a while before reserves become scarce, individual com¥munities do not. Once the mine is depleted, the jobs go away Ñ so building a townÕs economy on mining jobs is a recipe for failure. Enforcement of both safety and environmental regulations is pitiful. My summer supervi¥sor sat in on a hearing in which one lawyer brought up a mineÕs many violations. The coal law¥yer successfully argued that vio¥lations are irrelevant, as the en¥tire mining industry would shut down if they actually counted for anything. The federal government would also be opening a can of worms by increasing enforcement: Much of the East depends on West Virginian coal, and with regulat¥ed electricity rates, keeping things cheap is a major concern. And so, we subsidize coal with streams, mountains, lives and communities. In many ways, we subsidize coal with West Virgin¥ia: Much of the most destructive mining occurs there. Its biggest city has a population smaller than UT, and the whole stateÕs popu¥lation is roughly that of the Aus¥tin-Round Rock-San Marcos met¥ropolitan area. IÕve been through Montcoal, where the 29 miners died, and it is not a big place; 29 adults is a lot. West Virginia also has an independent streak to com¥pete with TexasÕ. It is, after all, the only state that seceded from the Confederacy. This makes it hard for outsiders to participate, and the small population of insiders is wary of attacking the stateÕs major industry. Coal is dirty. Atmospheric sci¥entists will tell you that, joined by hydrologists, soil scientists and social scientists. Maybe we subsidize renewables with mon¥ey, but weÕre still subsidizing coal with people. Grubert is an energy and earth resources graduate student safe from the citizens he betrayed and played for fools. Just sayinÕ... ÑSusan Cook Government senior Singling out Vietnamese language program for elimination is unfair Quoted in an article about his decision to end the Vietnamese language program at UT, Dr. Joel Brereton, chair of the Asian studies department, stated, ÒI can only see the petitions [which are being brought before the University by the Vietnamese-American community] making a dif¥ference if they lead to additional funding.Ó In the face of serious budget issues, Dr. Brereton, who is a distinguished expert on India, has singled out Vietnamese as the only Asian language program to be totally eliminated at UT. Seven Indian languages (Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam) will continue to be taught at UT, along with Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Meanwhile, in a manner that is absolutely insulting, the Vietnamese-American students and parents of Texas are being told that the onus is on them to come up with additional funding if they wish to save the Vietnamese program. I wonder why the University would use state funds and student tuition to teach 10 Asian languages before Vietnamese, the third most-commonly spoken language in Texas, the language of the largest Asian-American group in Texas and the 13th most-commonly spoken language worldwide. Clearly, doing so is to treat an important Texas community unfairly. In ending the Vietnamese language program at UT, the Asian studies department is priori¥tizing certain abstract pursuits while heap¥ing insult on the educational interests of the largest Asian-American group in Texas. The department must find other ways to resolve the budget issue. ÑBryant Davis Mechanical engineering senior LEGALESE RECYCLE! SUBMIT A COLUMN Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor or the writer of Please remember to place this copy of The Daily Texan The editorial board welcomes guest columns. Columns must be between the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of in a recycling bin or back in the burnt orange stand where 200 and 700 words. Send columns to editor@dailytexanonline.com. The Texan Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. you found it. reserves the right to edit all columns for clarity and liability. Wednesday, April 14, 2010 NEWS Officials brainstorm ways to integrate Second Life Grantallowsuniversities Lab, is a virtual world that is built and simulate ocean sampling. to test education formats by its users, providing venues for entertainment, educational experi- As part of the presentation, UT officials compared how other in¥ inWebsiteÕsvirtuallands ences and commercial opportuni¥ties on virtual islandsthat are pur¥ stitutionsuseSecondLife.Intel, Cisco and IBM are a few of the By Radhika Sakalkale chased by various people and insti¥ corporationsthatuseSecondLife, Daily Texan Staff tutions, including the University. andIBMhasapproximately6,000 Roughly a year after UT Sys- Currently, more than 300 uni¥ employees using Second Life. tem schools were granted virtual versitiesuseSecondLife,anda ÒNASAhas four to five islands worlds in Second Life, Universi- UT System grant funds three is¥ where they have reproduced ty officials are trying to piece to¥ lands for each UT school. things,likeMoonWorld.Over75 gether how to best use the online While the University is still try¥ agencies in the government have program to serve studentsÕ aca¥ ing to introduce the virtual world createdtheScilandsArchipelago, demic pursuits. to students, some classes have al¥ islands geared towards science Faculty and staff in the Division ready begun using the program to and technology,Ó DIIA training of Instructional Innovation and expand the reach of classroom in¥ specialist Mario Guerra said. Assessment discussed Tuesday struction. The islands house vir- The extended capabilities of the benefits of integrating the 3-D tual representations of the Sis¥ thisprogramincludecostsavings, multi-user program into the Uni¥ tine Chapel, the UT Tower and fundraising, recruiting and the versityÕs curriculum. other monuments. Virtual activ¥ ability to bring distance-education ÒThe division has done a lot of ity on Second Life includes the students together. work with using virtual worlds in recreation of museums, libraries ÒThrough the affordances of class,Ó said Michael Barrett, tech¥ and corporations and an economy time, inhabitation testing, tech¥ nicalwriterandeditorforDIIA. based on Linden Dollars. nology and safety, Second Life al¥ ÒThere are a number of applica- Art and art history lecturer Ri¥ lows for ambitious projects that tions for collaboration and work¥ ley TriggsÕ design class used the wouldnÕt be possible in the real ing with or talking to people in dif¥ferentphysicallocationshundreds program to create life-sized envi¥ronments for marine science pro¥ world,whereinsuranceandrisk, financial and time constraints lim- Amanda Martin |Daily Texan Staff of thousands of miles away.Ó fessor Tracy VillarealÕs oceanogra¥ itthescopeofstudentprojects,Ó Training specialist Mario Guerra discusses the potential of Second Life as an educational venue. Second Life Second Life, created by Linden phy class to perform assignments Triggs said. is a virtual community in which users create avatars to interact with other people and places online. Blog ranks UT among most stressful colleges in nation By Julie Bissinger & Priscilla Pelli career services. ways, including 24-hour tele-affects studentsÕ stress levels. Uni-reasons he came to UT was because dowell,ÓGoresaid.ÒThereisnÕta Daily Texan Staff ÒOurresourcesareheavilyused phone counseling and guided im-versities with high-ranking engi-of the engineering program. trend in any direction at this point UT students may now have con-yearlong,Ó Bost said. ÒBut it is most ageryexercisesfordeepbreathing neering schools tend to have more As an engineering major, Peng or no change in recent years as far firmation that their late-night ice intense toward the middle of each and muscle relaxation. stressed-out students, according to said he thinks his workload is as students dropping out because creamindulgencesarewarranted. semester due to midterms.Ó ÒIn general, there is a lack of the study. heavier than that of his friends in of stress.Ó Astudy conducted by news blog She said despite competitive-skills on how to manage stress in UTÕs Cockrell School of Engi-other majors. Shesaidshethoughtthecriteria The Daily Beast ranked the Uni-ness at the University, she doesnÕt healthy ways and using substances neeringrankedamongthetop10 ÒIf you get behind in your class-for this ranking should be based on versity as one of the 50 most stress-thinkthestresslevelsareabnor-es, it gets really stressful,Ó Peng a holistic review rather than a re¥ful colleges in the nation. mally high. said. ÒYou need to keep up and go view of the difficulty of one school. The University ranked 47th With a higher-performing to class.Ó ÒIf theyÕre writing reports based on analyses and data collect-groupofstudentspresentatUT, However, according to some about the stressfulness of UT, it In general, there is a lack of skills on how to ed by the blog over two years. The students place more stress on professors, the ranking is a reflec-should be about the difficulty manage stress in healthy ways and using study looked at five criteria that themselves to perform well aca-tion of the blogÕs interpretation across the entire University,Ó Gore contribute to a stressful academ-demically,Bostsaid. ÔÔsubstances to help cope.Óand may not accurately represent said. ÒYou cannot make analogies ic environment: Cost and compet-Aiming for perfection is the the schools listed. about UT based on one major, one itiveness were each weighted at most common stressor Bost said Ñ Jane Bost, Associate director of counseling Tricia Gore, theassistant dean college or school. [It needs] to be 35percent,andacceptancerates, she hearsabout. In addition,she for student affairs at the engineer-across all spectrums.Ó crimeoncampusandarigorous said students who feel inadequate ing school, said she hasnÕtseen an Five of UTÕs 11 peer institutions graduate engineering program and are in unstable financial situ-increase in the number of students preceded the University in the were weighted at 10 percent. ations may be prone to feeling to help cope,Ó Bost said. ÒOur big-graduate and undergraduate en-leaving the school because of diffi-ranking, including the University The UT Counseling and Mental morestressed. gest workshop request is for stress gineering schools in the country, culty or stress. of California, Berkeley, at 23 and Health Center has seen an increase The mental health center pro-management.Ó according to the U.S. News and Ò[The engineering school] is the University of Michigan-Ann in stressed students utilizing its fa-vides students with resources to Certain majors, engineering World Report Web site. very difficult. Certainly, we have Arbor at 35. Stanford University cilities, said Jane Bost, associate di-help combat stress and to teach in particular, require a more dif-Electrical engineering junior Jef-students who donÕt do well and topped the list as the nationÕs most rector of counseling, learning and students how to cope in healthy ficult course load, which also frey Peng said one of the main have to leave because they donÕt stressful campus. "   !#  %#'"& #! #"#$"%   !!!"!!   $ #      NEWS Wednesday, April 14, 2010 BIKE: Various locks offer different levels of security From page 1 stolen bicycles, 30 were secured with a self-securing cable lock, five with a U-lock and six with a chain and padlock. However, any lock is vulnera¥ble in some way. Self-securing ca¥ble locks can be destroyed with pliers or wire cutters just the same as padlocks and Master Locks can. Although U-locks are one of the most secure methods for lock¥ing a bicycle, they can be pried open, Halstead said. UTPD rec¥ommends using U-locks with a flat key instead of a rounded or barrel key, for which skeleton keys can be easily created, and parking bikes in well-traveled areas that are visible to passers-by. Sam Cortez, bicycle coordina¥tor for Parking and Transporta¥tion services, said registering a bike is a deterrent to some thieves because the bicycle can be easily tracked back to the proper own¥er. Cortez said students should be sure to secure the frame of the bi¥cycle because all too often, a stu¥dent will only lock the front tire to the rack, which, if it is a quick-re¥lease wheel, will result in the en¥tire frame being stolen. ÒIf everybody used a lock and used it properly, there wouldnÕt be nearly as many thefts,Ó he said. ÒWith locks, you get what you pay for, and thatÕs the main ben¥efit of the U-lock.Ó Standard cable locks range in price from $25 to $30, and U-locks begin at $38, said James Hoiby, sales manager at Ozone Bike Dept. To prevent the theft of bikes with quick-release wheels, Hoi¥by recommends purchasing wheel locks, which have different nuts on the end that can only be opened by either a special wrench or a special key unique to each set. Heavy-duty chains with a short, reinforced U-lock are also avail¥able, which Hoiby said is one of the most secure methods for lock¥ing a bicycle. ÒBike theft is a crime of opportu¥nity,Ó Hoiby said. ÒBe mindful Ñ there is always somebody walk¥ing around looking for an insecure bike. You can have a lion chained to your bike, and if thieves want to get your bike, they will take it if they have enough time.Ó Athletes balance work, school Pick your own lock U-lock t1SPT.PTUTFDVSFMPDLJOHNFUIPE  NBEFPGSFJOGPSDFETUFFM t$POT,FZDBOCFMPTU TMJHIUMZIFBWZ Heavy-duty hexagonal chain with reinforced U-lock t1SP0OFPGUIFNPTUTFDVSF NFUIPET BTCPMUDVUUFSTDBOOPUGJU BSPVOEJUTIFYBHPOBMTIBQF t$PO7FSZIFBWZ Self-securing cable lock, cable locks and/or padlock with chain t1SP/POF BDDPSEJOHUP651% t$PO7FSZWVMOFSBCMFUPQMJFSTBOE XJSFDVUUFST Ñ Bobby Longoria By Madeeha Khursheed %BJMZ5FYBO4UBGG Aside from the 6 a.m. work¥outs and stadiums full of screaming fans, UT student-ath¥letes say they are just like other college students. A panel discussion Tuesday night, organized by Student Gov¥ernment and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, invited ath¥letes from various sports to talk about the privileges, responsi¥bilities and grievances that come with being a student-athlete. The athletes answered several ques¥tions raised by attendees. The event, which was joint¥ly held with National Student-Athlete Day, featured six panel¥ists: swimmers Ricky Berens, Trey Hoover and Kathleen Hersey; football player Sam Acho; track runner Andre Thomas; and vol¥leyball player Ashley Engle. For¥mer SG President Liam OÕRourke moderated the discussion. For student-athletes, time man¥agement and maintaining a bal¥ance between their academic, so¥cial and athletic lives become a daunting challenge when they are expected to devote the best of their abilities to sports while still remaining in good academic standing, said Engle, a corporate communications senior. ÒOur biggest concern is main¥ly winning, but grades are also a big part of it,Ó said Berens, a busi¥ness senior. ÒWe have to main¥tain certain grades to be eligible [to play].Ó Contrary to popular belief, ath¥letes are given no preferential treatment by professors, said Be¥rens, who had once been asked by a classmate for the test questions a week before the exam. ÒThe hardest thing is trying to balance your lifestyle,Ó said Acho, a business senior. ÒImagine your schedule, and just add 20 hours of working out, practice and train¥ing to it.Ó However, their busy sched¥ules do not change the fact that theyÕre normal college students who want to interact with oth¥er students, have fun and enjoy a fulfilling college experience, said Hersey, a public relations sophomore. ÒWe would love to be better bonded with the student body,Ó Berens said. ÒAnything the stu¥dent body does, we definitely want to be a part of it.Ó Despite their schedules, the ath¥letes said their involvement with UT sports has changed their col¥lege experience. ÒA disadvantage of being a part of sports in college is that our schedules become so de¥manding that any interaction we get [with other people], we grasp it,Ó Hersey said. ÒBut no matter which way I decide to go, I feel like IÕll have direction because of the opportunities offered to me at Texas.Ó Study says most academics lean left Organization looks at campaign donations to determine party bias By Collin Eaton %BJMZ5FYBO4UBGG University faculty and staff across the country donated more campaign money to Barack Obama than to John McCain in the 2008 presidential election, ac¥cording to a study released on April 12 by Campus Reform, an organization that supplies col¥lege conservative groups with re¥sources and advice. In a study that looked at 12 colleges, Campus Reform and other college groups found that faculty and administrators at col¥leges overwhelmingly support¥ed Democrats and liberal orga¥nizations in the election. Staff at all 12 universities studied gave a total of $1,094,324 to Democratic candidates in 2008 and $91,302 to Republican candidates. UT pro¥fessors and administrators gave $42,791 to Democratic candidates in the 2008 election cycle and $4,150 to GOP candidates, ac¥cording to the report. Campus Reform national di¥rector Bryan Bernys said that each time groups research polit¥ical contributions from academ¥ics, they always find more mon¥ey flowing to Democratic candi¥dates and organizations. ÒAll universities strive to pro¥mote a wide range of ideas, and I donÕt know how you can get a wide range of ideas on cam¥pus if most of your professors, teachers and administrators are [of] one political persuasion,Ó Bernys said. ÒThe main part of this project is to expose what many people think and often comment about, but say that thereÕs no way to prove it. Well, hereÕs a nuts-and-bolts way to say this is one metric to look at how professors give to political candidates or organizations. The numbers speak for themselves.Ó Journalism professor Bob Jens¥en, who describes himself as a leftist, said universities create space in society for free thinking. ÒTo me, this is a good thing,Ó Jensen said. ÒTo save the sys¥tem from becoming nothing but [capitalist and inequitable], you want places for critical think¥ing, and if you think critically about systems of power, I think itÕs not surprising that youÕre going find people who pursue that [leftist] critique.Ó According to data from OpenSecrets.org, a Web site run by the Center for Responsive Politics that tracks money in U.S. politics, then-Sen. Barack ObamaÕs top campaign contrib- ÔÔI donÕt know how you can get a wide range of ideas on campus if most of your professors, teachers and administrators are [of] one political persuasion.Ó Ñ Bryan Bernys Campus Reform national director utors were faculty, administra¥tors and staff at the University of California, who donated a to¥tal of $1,591,395. Faculty, admin¥istrators and staff at Harvard, Stanford and Columbia univer¥sities were also listed among the top-20 contributors, at num¥bers 3, 10 and 16, respectively. Obama was also the first can¥didate to decline public finance since the public campaign fund¥ing program was enacted, and his campaign relied on raising funds from individuals, accord¥ing to data from the Web site. The GOPÕs most charitable academic contributors in the study were Washington State, Texas A&M and Baylor uni¥versities. However, employees of Texas A&M, considered by some to be a more conservative campus, still gave more than three times more to Democrats than to the GOP. Dustin Matocha, chairman emiritus for the UT chapter of Young Conservatives of Texas and a government junior, was the studyÕs primary research¥er for the UT data points in the Campus Reform study. Matocha said he used OpenSecrets.org to find out who contributed to the Obama and McCain campaigns from the University. ÒThereÕs great evidence that ac¥ademic [staff] leans to the left, and this is one of the primary evidenc¥es of that,Ó he said. ÒThese univer¥sities are trying to promote diver¥sity. If theyÕre true to their beliefs, why not promote intellectual and political diversity as well?Ó There are no university-affiliat¥ed contributors listed among the John McCain campaignÕs top-20 contributors, which include fi¥nancial institutions such as Mer¥rill Lynch, Citigroup Inc. and Morgan Stanley. The top contrib¥utor, Merrill Lynch, gave $373,595 to McCainÕs campaign. Associate journalism profes¥sor Maggie Rodriguez said that while working as a reporter, she became liberal after seeing ineq¥uities and peopleÕs suffering. Ro¥driguez said that in many cas¥es, the same process of seeing in¥equality can lead members of ac¥ademia to become liberal. ÒPeople that are drawn to ex¥ploring different ideas and may¥be challenging the way the world is, [academia] lends itself to peo¥ple who, if they werenÕt liberal to begin with, they end up being fairly liberal,Ó she said. ÒSo, itÕs not surprising.Ó Sports Editor: Blake Hurtik E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 SPORTS www.dailytexanonline.com Wednesday, April 14, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN Round Rock Express is eager to start season with guidance from president By Austin Ries Daily Texan Staff If he meets you one time, he will never forget your name. Whether youÕre a fan at your first minor-league game, the owner of a local sandwich shop or one of the Round Rock Ex¥pressÕ most valuable donors, Jay Miller, the teamÕs president and chief operating officer, consid¥ers it a priority to make everyone feel important. Seriously, whatever your name is Ñ John, Matt, Cindy, Jackson, Bernard or Angela, maybe Ñ it doesnÕt matter. He spits names out quicker than sunflower seeds dur¥ing a tied ball game with two run¥ners on base and with more confi¥dence than Mariano Rivera jogging to the mound in the ninth inning. Second nature, without hesita¥tion, no problem. ÒJay is the best person IÕve ever met at remembering somebodyÕs name,Ó team owner and CEO Reid Ryan said. ÒHeÕs made me a bet¥ter person because IÕve gotten to understand the value of each and every person you meet, not only through your business life but also as a human being.Ó Need proof? Take one game last season when someone spilled beer all over two fans behind Round RockÕs dug¥out. Neither of the fans got hurt, and they didnÕt even get upset, but Miller still went leagues be¥yond a typical apology. He start¥ed with two free T-shirts, a pair of tickets and a free dinner, but it still wasnÕt enough. Miller topped it off by taking them both to the own¥erÕs suite to watch the rest of the MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Miller brings character, spirit to Express game in luxury. Luckily for Express fans, theyÕll have many chances to see Miller work his charm as Round Rock kicks off its home sea¥son Friday night at The Dell Di¥amond with a game against the New Orleans Zephyrs. The customer is always right MillerÕs philosophy centers around customer service and, more importantly, getting to know everyone he meets. ÒWe take care of people and treat them how we would want to be EXPRESS continues on page 8 BASEBALL TEXAS 6, TEXAS STATE 5 Horns come from behind, barely beat Bobcats An eighth inning rally propels Longhorns to ninth straight victory By Chris Tavarez Daily Texan Staff Texas played seven innings of ugly baseball, but it need¥ed just one sloppy frame from Texas State to pull off an im¥probable 6-5 win. Down 5-3 in the bottom of the eighth, Tant Shepherd stepped to the plate with the hope of starting a late-in¥ning comeback. With a full count, Shepherd hit an in¥side pitch up the middle for a leadoff single. ÒI didnÕt square the ball up at all, but I guess thatÕs how baseball works,Ó he said. ÒThe baseball gods gave me a hit.Ó It looked as if Shepherd would be TexasÕ sixth run¥ner left on base when Camer¥on Rupp popped out and Rus¥sell Moldenhauer struck out swinging, but Kevin Keyes was able to find a way to keep the rally alive with a full-count walk. ÒFor the hitters, itÕs about sustaining rallies, and thatÕs about a lot of little things RALLY continues on page 8 winning run, and the Longhorns won, 4-3. Montalbano got another chance on Tuesday night when Bobcat right fielder Laurn Ran¥dall couldnÕt squeeze a pop fly from Kevin Lusson. Three pitches later, TexasÕ anointed contact hitter and Bob¥cat killer drove a triple to the gap for another come-from-be¥hind win and clutch hit from a Longhorn bench player to extend No. 4 TexasÕ winning streak to nine games. ÒHe is the most dependable hit¥ter to make contact, so he struck out the first time,Ó Texas head coach Augie Garrido said with a smile. ÒSo, in a situation where maybe I wouldnÕt put him in be¥cause we were looking for a pow¥er hitter instead of a line drive hit¥ter, he becomes a power hitter.Ó In the batterÕs box dur¥ing that first game Montalba¥no won for the Horns back in March, he told himself to not strike out. This time, he was just thrilled to get a chance to win it in the eighth instead of the ninth. ÒI feel like we shouldnÕt lose a ball game all year with the team we have,Ó Montalbano said. ÒIÕve BENCH continues on page 8 SOFTBALL ThrasherÕs gusto carries Longhorns By Kate Guerra Daily Texan Staff The Longhorns (34-9, 7-1 Big 12) are making some noise. They earned the No. 14 spot in this weekÕs updated USA Today/ NFCA poll, up from No. 16, en¥suring that a dominating sweep of then-No. 7 Missouri last week¥end didnÕt go unnoticed. The Longhorns have beat several top¥10 teams this season but have yet to advance past that No. 14 spot. Though gaining recogni¥tion isnÕt a top priority for Tex¥as, senior Tallie Thrasher knows this is her last chance to receive some attention. A Southlake native, Thrasher broke UTÕs single-game record on Sunday for most home runs in a game with three, which were good for six RBIs. That perfor¥mance put her career total at 30 home runs Ñ the second-best in UT history, and only three short of former teammate Desiree Wil¥liamsÕ record. Thrasher is well aware of her reputation as a power hitter, and has broken through after a disap¥pointing 2009 slump. She batted .218 with no homers and just 10 RBIs a year after hitting .348 with eight homers and 27 RBIs. ÒI just feel like I need to go out every game and leave it out on the field,Ó Thrasher said. ÒLast year was really frustrating be¥cause I had no home runs, and thatÕs what IÕm known for. So, I think to come out here this year and feel like this is it Ñ this is my last hurrah Ñ IÕm going to play every game like itÕs my last and give everything I have.Ó That type of commitment is exactly what the coaches feel Thrasher brings to the teamÕs of¥fense and mental tenacity. ÒTallie just brings that ulti¥mate power all the time,Ó hitting coach Corrie Hill said. ÒIf youÕre a defense thatÕs trying to defend against her, or if youÕre a pitch¥er, you really donÕt want to miss when youÕre pitching to her.Ó Though not one of the most ver¥bal leaders on the team, Thrash¥er undoubtedly has a presence within the teamÕs chemistry. ÒTallie is a great person to be a designated player,Ó head coach Connie Clark said. ÒSheÕs all about giving her the bat when the game is on the line. She wants to help her teammates in whatever way she can. She typ¥ically is more of a ÔIÕm-going-to¥show-youÕ kind of athlete as op¥posed to being really verbal with her teammates as a leader. SheÕll go out and lead by example by having good at bats and working through it, and then sheÕs excited to get to home plate to get some pats on the back.Ó Thrasher not only shows her teammates how to play but also helps them through the challeng¥es and trials of the season. ÒI feel like I try to help the younger ones,Ó Thrasher said. ÒI try to be somewhat of a leader for them and tell them, ÔIÕve been here. IÕve done this. YouÕre going to experience it, so be ready for it.Õ I try to help them be ready for the things that theyÕre going to face in the future because we all go through the same things dur¥ing our long seasons.Ó As the Longhorns face Baylor (23-15, 3-4 Big 12) tonight, and as they move closer to the end of the season, the younger play¥ers will look to ThrasherÕs lead¥ership and experience to bring them to the next level. SIDELINE MLB American League LA Angels 5 NY Yankees 7 Kansas City 5 Detroit 6 Tampa Bay 8 Baltimore 6 F/10 Chicago White Sox 2 Toronto 4 Oakland 0 Seattle 3 National League Arizona 5 LA Dodgers 9 Cincinnati 10 Florida 8 F/11 NY Mets 3 Colorado 11 Pittsburgh 6 San Francisco 5 NBA Boston 93 Chicago 101 Utah 103 Golden State 94 Sacramento 100 LA Lakers 106 Denver 101 Phoenix 123 SPORTS BRIEFLY After nine seasons, the Stars will not re-sign goaltender Goaltender Marty TurcoÕs time with the Dallas Stars is over. General manager Joe Nieu¥wendyk said Tuesday that the Stars will not re-sign Turco, a three-time All-Star who just com¥pleted his ninth season with the team. ÒI just felt like it was time we went in a different direc¥tion,Ó said Nieuwendyk, a for¥mer teammate of TurcoÕs who be¥came GM last summer. ÒI think he clearly understands the situ¥ation.Ó Kari Lehtonen, acquired from Atlanta in February, will go into next season as the teamÕs top goaltender. The 34-year-old Turco just completed a $22.8 million, four¥year contract he signed in Janu¥ary 2006 that kept him from be¥coming a free agent at the end of that season. Turco holds the Stars franchise record with 509 games played as a goaltender, winning 262 games with a .911 save percentage and a 2.31 goals-against average. He had 40 shutouts. In 53 games this season, Tur¥co posted a 22-20-11 record. He had a .913 save percentage and 2.72 GAA. Rice hopes to further career by playing professional golf Jerry Rice used to wake up at 4 a.m. so he could get to the driv¥ing range and hit golf balls be¥fore he was due at work with the San Francisco 49ers for 8:30 a.m. meetings. HeÕd return to the range after football practice. ÒI got addicted to the game. I have so much passion for it,Ó Rice said. Now, the Hall of Fame wide receiver is taking a swing at pro¥fessional golf, and insists heÕs se¥rious. Rice will make his pro debut Thursday in a Nationwide Tour event after receiving a sponsorÕs exemption into the field. He also will serve as host of the 156-play¥er tournament. ÒThis is an opportunity of a lifetime here,Ó Rice said. ÒYou know IÕm a competitor. I donÕt want to go out there and have those players who are playing on the Nationwide Tour think this is a publicity stunt for attention. ItÕs not. I have the opportunity to go out and prove to everybody I can play golf.Ó He has a few thoughts on what heÕll need to do to make that happen Ñ hit the fairways, avoid three-putts. ÒI can hold my own,Ó he said, referring to his drives. ÒI have been up at night visualizing my strategy what IÕm going to do on every hole.Ó Ñ The Associated Press MontalbanoÕs clutch hit plagues Bobcats for second time this season By Austin Ries Daily Texan Staff He shouldnÕt have batted. Of course, it was the same sit¥uation a month ago against the same Texas State team in the same inning when Paul Montal¥bano stepped up with two outs trailing by one run. That night, the Bobcats failed to complete a double play, bringing Montalbano to the plate where he eventually drove in the tying and SPORTS Wednesday, April 14, 2010 MENÕS BASKETBALL BaylorÕs Udoh puts name into 2010 NBA Draft The Associated Press WACO Ñ Ekpe Udoh plans to bypass his senior season at Baylor and enter the NBA draft. The 6-foot-10 power for¥ward said he hasnÕt decid¥ed on an agent, but does plan to hire one and be available in the June draft. Early projections have Udoh being a possible a lottery pick. After the BearsÕ season end¥ed with a loss to eventual na¥tional champion Duke in the NCAA South Regional final, in one victory of the Final Four. Point guard Tweety Carter and 7-foot center Josh Lomers were both seniors. LaceDarius Dunn, who was BaylorÕs leading scorer as a ju¥nior this season, hasnÕt yet an¥nounced whether he will return for his senior season or go pro. Udoh, who turns 23 next month, played two seasons at Michigan before transferring to Baylor. In 67 games at Michigan, Udoh averaged 5.5 points and Udoh sat down 3.4 rebounds with coach Scott while scoring at Drew to discuss least 10 points We came to the the future. only nine times. ÒWe came to conclusion that I put He left a year af¥the conclusion ter coach Tom¥ ÔÔmyself in the best that I put my- my Amaker de¥ position possible to self in the best parted and then position possi-reach my dreams.Ó had to sit out the ble to reach my 2008-09 season, dreams,Ó Udoh Ñ Ekpe Udoh when the Wol¥said Tuesday. Baylor forward verines made ÒMy time here it to the NCAA was great. It was the best time of my life.Ó ÒWhen you have a relation¥ship with your head coach thatÕs as strong as coach Drew and I, he was all in. When he was all in, I was ready to go,Ó Udoh said. ÒIÕm all in. IÕm going to the NBA.Ó Udoh averaged 13.9 points and 9.8 rebounds a game this season, his first at Baylor. Udoh, whose self-proclaimed nick¥name is ÒNightmare,Ó set a Big 12 record with 133 blocked shots while helping the Bears reach an NCAA regional final. The season ended for Baylor (28-8) with a 78-71 loss to Duke. Udohhad18points,10rebounds, six assists and five blocks in that game. With UdohÕs departure, the Bears have three starters gone from the team that got with¥ tournament and Baylor advanced to the NIT fi¥nal at Madison Square Garden. Udoh, whose name is pro¥nounced EHPÕ-ay YOOÕ-doh, had 16 double-doubles for Bay¥lor. He scored in double figures 26 games. His nickname came from a practice at Baylor while he was redshirting, when one of his teammates said something about his dominating presence and Udoh responded, ÒIÕm a night¥mare.Ó The nickname stuck. Udoh, the son of Nigerian im¥migrants who grew up in Ed¥mond, Okla., wore No. 13 for the Bears Ñ his middle name is Friday. He quickly became a fan fa¥vorite at Baylor, where students started wearing horror film-in¥spired hockey masks during home games. EXPRESS: Miller is backbone of team From page 7 treated,Ó Miller said. ÒThe custom¥er is the most important, and we do whatever it takes to be genuine. You canÕt fake that because people pick up on it.Ó At The Dell Diamond, Miller does whatever he can to make fans feel like family. ItÕs what he be¥lieves in, and itÕs what he believes has built the Express into one of the most successful minor-league baseball teams in the nation. And the numbers donÕt lie. In the ExpressÕ inaugural 2000 season, Miller Ñ then vice presi¥dent and general manager Ñ and the front office staff helped break a 20-year-old AA attendance record by drawing in 660,110 fans and went on to break their own record for five consecutive seasons be¥fore becoming the Houston AstrosÕ AAA team. ItÕs no wonder that Round RockÕs ownership group, Ryan-Sanders Baseball, named Miller its chief operating officer and president in 2004. DonÕt forget the slew of oth¥er awards and national recogni¥tion MillerÕs received, like being named Executive of the Year by the Texas League in 2000 and by Sporting News in 2003. He was also awarded Baseball AmericaÕs Minor League Executive of the Year in 2005. Family man When you walk into MillerÕs of¥fice, itÕs easy to expect the walls to be covered with personal accom¥plishments, awards or newspaper clippings highlighting his career. Instead, you see a collage of what is most important in MillerÕs life Ñ his family. ÒHeÕs very family-oriented,Ó for¥mer Express spokesman Avery Holton said. ÒIf you get him talking about his kids, he wonÕt stop.Ó And next to all the photos of his wife and kids, Miller also has a pic¥ture taken with Nolan Ryan min¥utes before he took the mound at Arlington Stadium back in 1993, but itÕs not that big of a deal. To Miller, Ryan might as well be part of the family. ÒMy kids have grown up around Nolan their whole lives and nev¥er really realized how famous he was to everyone else,Ó Miller said. ÒThey saw him as a friend.Ó Miller has truly come full circle since that picture. Once a young ball player who idolized RyanÕs dominance on the mound, he is now RyanÕs partner and was both Nolan RyanÕs and CEO Reid Ry¥anÕs first choice for general manag¥er back in 1998. Miller first met Nolan Ryan while working as the ticket manager for the Texas Rangers in 1989. On the days Ryan pitched, he would call Miller with a laundry list of names for tickets, and over the years, the two became good friends. But Mill¥erÕs love and passion for baseball didnÕt start while working for the Rangers. You have to go back about 20 years to get to that. The Illinois native was a 5-year¥old at Wrigley Field when Chi¥cago Cubs Hall of Famer Ernie Banks tapped him on the head and told him to keep coming to the ballpark. ÒIÕm pretty boring in the fact that I have always wanted to be in base¥ball,Ó Miller said. Ò[Banks] helped mold [me] into loving baseball by his reaction to me, and we have a chance to do that every time thereÕs a game.Ó From player to front office Miller played baseball in high school and throughout all four years at Wheaton College in Illi¥nois, where he was All-State and All-Conference. When he wasnÕt signed to play at the profession¥al level, Miller earned his mas¥terÕs degree in sports administra¥tion and business, and after send¥ing out more than 130 cover let¥ters, Miller finally landed one in Eugene, Ore., making a cool $500 a month. Now going into his 29th sea¥son in professional baseball, Miller is one of the top executives in the nation with a contact list that in¥cludes Ryan and Houston Astros legends Craig Biggio and Jeff Bag¥well. HeÕs even part of a program called Vocation Vacations, which lets people test-drive the job of their dreams by following mentors like Miller around for two days to see what they do and how they are successful. The last time Miller checked with Brian Kurth, the pro¥ gramÕs founder, he was one of the most-requested people. ÒPeople come in because they think I have a lot of fun, and they leave knowing I have a lot of fun,Ó Miller said. ÒI love talking with young people, and IÕm a firm be¥ liever in giving back because I have been so fortunate.Ó Whether it is his time, advice or accommodations for fans, he wants everyone who steps into the ballpark or meets him in town to know he cares. ÒAt the end of the day, itÕs all about the fans,Ó Miller said. ÒYouÕve got to have passion for what you do, and the rest of it takes care of itself.Ó Meet the Express Edwin Maysonet Second base t Bats/throws: R/R t Lifetime Astros prospect May¥sonet was drafted in the 19th round of the 2003 draft. Mayso¥net made his MLB debut in 2008 and appeared in seven games with the Astros. In 2009 he got called up three different times and hit .290 with a home run. Gary Majewski Pitcher t Bats/throws: R/R t Houston native Majewski was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the second round of the 1998 draft before making a slew of moves to the Dodgers, Blue Jays, Expos, Nationals, Reds, Phil¥lies and finally Astros. Worth watching for his Rollie Fingers¥style mustache. Chris Shelton First base t Bats/throws: R/R t SheltonÕs professional debut was an inauspicious 0-2 outing dur¥ing a Roy Halladay complete¥game shutout. After a fast start in 2006 with the Tigers that saw him post nine home runs in the first 13 games, he was sent back down to the minor leagues, where he bounced around AAA teams and the big leagues with the Rangers and Mariners. Jason Castro Catcher t Bats/throws: L/R t First-round draft pick in 2008 of the Houston Astros (10th overall) out of Stanford. At Stanford, he was named the CardinalÕs MVP his junior year before he left school to go pro in 2008. In his three years at Stanford, Castrol had just 10 total errors, providing the Ex¥press with a sure thing behind home. Considered the AstrosÕ top prospect and is just 22. Andy Van Hekken Pitcher t Bats/throws: R/L t Seattle Mariners third-round draftee in 1998. In June of 1999 he was traded to Detroit, where he eventually made his first MLB appearance in 2002 with a complete-game shutout of the Cleveland Indians for his only win in just five appearances. Gustavo Chacin Pitcher t Bats/throws: L/L t Chacin signed with the Toron¥to Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 1998 and made his MLB debut on September 20, 2004 against the New York Yankees. He got the win, giving up four hits in seven innings of work. Rocks trendy Rec Specs. Michael Garciaparra Shortstop t Bats/throws: R/R t The younger brother of former¥player-turned-ESPN-analyst No¥mar Garciaparra. Michael was se¥lected by the Seattle Mariners No. 36 overall in the 2001 draft and spent last season with the Nashville Sound, where he bat¥ted .271 in 22 games. Wesley Wright Pitcher t Bats/throws: R/L t Wright was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 7th round of the 2003 draft before the Houston Astros drafted him in the 2007 rule-five draft. He made his MLB debut March 31, 2008, against the San Diego Pa¥dres. Has seen extended time with the major league club. BENCH: Non-starters step up for Horns From page 7 never been on a team like this before in my life.Ó TexasÕ 6-5 win Tuesday is the most recent addition to games won by players off the bench. Think back to the Big 12 open¥er against Nebraska, when the Longhorns were down to their final out with freshman Jordan Weymouth at the plate. He dou¥bles down the line, Kevin Keyes follows with a walk and Camer¥on Rupp wins it with a walk-off home run to right field. Or how about another exam¥ple from Weymouth last Friday against Kansas? He rips a one-out triple in the bottom of the 11th. Two batters later, Connor RoweÕs replace¥ment, Tim Maitland, who had zero hits in six at bats before that point, hit a deep fly ball to score Weymouth and win the game. ÒWeÕve had great performanc¥es from players off the bench because while they are on the bench, they are in the game and supporting each other,Ó Garri¥do said. ÒWhen they get their chance, they are ready to play. Each of those is proof of that kind of thinking.Ó Apart from off-the-bench he¥roics, the Horns have made it a point to take better at bats and sustain rallies, as in SundayÕs 10-4 against Kansas. If you ask Garrido, it came down to two pitches Ñ the full-count ball to Keyes that walked in a run and LussonÕs grand slam. ÒTwo pitches changed the game,Ó Garrido said. ÒThatÕs how subtle this game is.Ó RALLY: Bobcat error plays role in TexasÕ win From page 7 done one right after the other Ñ kind of like a big game of Ôfollow the leader,ÕÓ head coach Augie Garrido said. Except, for Texas to continue with its rally, it was more what Tex¥as State didnÕt do rather than what Kevin Lusson did at the plate. On a 2-2 count, Lusson popped a ball up into shallow right-cen¥ter. Three Bobcat outfielders con¥verged on the ball, but not one of them could come up with it. Right fielder Laurn Randall caught the ball initially, but he was unable to hold onto it because two of his fel¥low fielders ran into him. Texas StateÕs error brought home Shepherd, who had advanced to second base on a wild pitch earli¥er, and advanced Keyes to second. The error also set up Paul Montal¥bano Ñ who came in during the seventh to pinch hit for Connor Rowe Ñ for his second go-ahead hit against Texas State this season. ÒThat was a big error they made,Ó Montalbano said. ÒI thought they were going to catch the ball, and I thought we were go¥ing to have to win it in the ninth. But they ended up dropping it, and I got a chance to hit.Ó With a 2-0 count, two men on and two outs, Montalbano ripped a shot to left-center that Tex¥as StateÕs Bret Atwood misread and watched soar over his head for a two-RBI triple to put Texas ahead, 6-5. ÒI was just trying to find a pitch to hit,Ó Montalbano said. ÒI got my pitch and swung at it and hit it. I was just happy it fell.Ó TexasÕ come-from-behind win on Tuesday marked the fifth time in the past six games Texas has had to come from behind. The Bobcats started the sec¥ond inning with a hit batter and a single into right by Kyle Living¥stone. Jeff McVaneyÕs single scored Kyle Kubitza and set up Andrew Stumph for a three-run home run to put Texas State up 4-0. After that four-run inning, Garrido spoke to the team in the dugout. ÒI talked to them about the fact that we want to play the game without being aware of what the scoreboard is saying,Ó Gar¥rido said. ÒTake your own at bats. Be yourself. ItÕll be good enough. And in the end, if weÕre supposed to win the game, we will win the game, but letÕs not beat ourselves.Ó Little by little, Texas did just that. Throughout the next five innings, Texas stayed confident and slowly chipped away at Texas StateÕs lead before MontalbanoÕs heroics. Wednesday, April 14, 2010 NEWS Artist plays at UT to raise awareness of human rights Singer on national tour to promote mission of Amnesty International By Lena Price Daily Texan Staff Singer-songwriter Dave Tieff used to listen to Bono and Bruce Springsteen, two of his music idols, promote Amnesty Interna¥tional during their concerts and on the radio. More than 20 years later, TieffÕs songs are featured on the human rights organiza¥tionÕs music Web site Ñ along with U2Õs. Tieff, a musician based in Maryland, made a stop in front of the UT Tower on Tuesday as part of his cross-country tour from New York to Los Ange¥les to promote Amnesty Interna¥tional. Members of the UT chap¥ter handed out fliers stating the organizationÕs mission while he played both original and cover songs. ÒWhen I first started research¥ing Amnesty, I didnÕt realize how into it I would be,Ó Tieff said. ÒBut it turns out human rights is¥sues are something that IÕm real¥ly passionate about, particular¥ly womenÕs rights and the treat¥ment of Native Americans.Ó At each stop along the tour, Tieff and local chapter members film a short video promoting the Singer-songwriter Dave Tieff performs on the Main Mall to help create awareness of human rights issues on Tuesday. organization, which he plans to submit to ÒThe Ellen DeGeneres Show.Ó Tieff wrote and record¥ed a song to promote Amnesty InternationalÕs mission last year and sent it to the showÕs produc¥ers. He received some positive feedback from the producers, but when he didnÕt get on the show, he decided to do something big¥ger. ÒThatÕs what really sparked the idea for the tour,Ó Tieff said. ÒSo by the time we make it to L.A., hopefully weÕll have a slot on the show.Ó Laura Olivier, marketing se¥nior and Amnesty International UT chapter president, had never heard of Tieff before he sent her a message on Facebook asking to schedule a show on campus. But she said that any event to pro¥mote the organization is helpful. ÒThereÕs so many organiza¥tions to choose from at UT, so we only have between 10 and 15 reg¥ular members,Ó Olivier said. ÒBut hopefully this will interest a few more people in our group.Ó Olivier also invited oth¥er human rights organizations across campus to participate in the event. Tieff played at Amnesty Inter¥nationalÕs annual convention in New Orleans last week and said he has had a positive reception at every stop along the tour. Peyton McGee | Daily Texan Staff Initiative melds arts, education Eric Ou | Daily Texan Staff Meria Carstarphen, the Austin Independent School District superintendent, asks for questions from audience members at a lecture in the Co-op Fine Arts Student Center. Her speech was the first of the College of Fine ArtsÕ new arts-education talk series. her own teaching experiences, AISD superintendent her vision for fine arts and the kicks off speaker series, rewards of teaching. As an African-American grow¥ focuses on teaching arts ing up in Selma, Ala., in the 1980s, Carstarphen said the city still en- By Hannah Jones dures issues of racism and pov- Daily Texan Staff ÒThe arts opened a world of opportunities that I would have never had and allowed me to get through living in a compli¥cated community,Ó Carstarphen said. ÒI learned that I should take all of my blessings and ex- As part of an initiative from the College of Fine Arts to fur¥ther integrate fine arts into education, the first arts-ed- I learned that I should take all of my blessings and ucation talk series began Tuesday evening. experiences and share them with young people.Ó The new series is a step to¥ ÔÔ ward fulfilling Dean Doug-Ñ Meria Carstarphen, Superintendent las DempsterÕs commitment to training fine arts students who want to teach in public schools, said Hunter March, associate dean for arts education. It will erty rooted in the past. She said allow UT fine arts students to that through a stable household interact with prominent leaders that enforced education and ex¥in education, he added. Aus-ploring extracurricular activities tin Independent School District in fine arts, many opportunities superintendent Meria Carstar-opened up for her throughout phen was the first speaker of her secondary-and higher-edu¥the series, and she discussed cation careers. periences and share them with young people.Ó Carstarphen said she believes that through the fine arts, such as dance, art, theater and mu¥sic, students are more likely to stay in school and perform better in classes. ÒCarstarphen demonstrat¥ed today that she has a strong commitment and believes in the arts. She cited various studies that showed the important con¥tributions of music, visual arts, theater and dance,Ó March said. ÒI think the students were very receptive to her, and we hope this is the first of many of these sessions and that studentsÕ en¥thusiasm will spread so our at¥tendance increases while other speakers will come in.Ó Kenneth Hale, senior associ¥ate dean for academic affairs of the college, said it is the schoolÕs goal to let people know how im¥portant arts education is. ÒEach unit has its own arts¥education initiative, but this is the first time the college has ap¥pointed someone to oversee all of the arts,Ó Hale said. ÒWe want to inspire our students who are learning how to be teachers and allow them to benefit from our resources.Ó EDUCATIONAL 580 Musical Instruction SURVEY TAK-STUDENTPAY-INDEPEN-LOCATION! LEASING LOCATIONS LOCATION! NOW PRE-ALL CAMPUS ERS NEEDED: OUTS.COM DENT SALES-ELECTRIC MO-GUITAR ALL BILLS PAID-ALL Make $5-$25 per survey. 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The advertiser, and not the newspaper, is responsible for the truthful content of the ad. Advertising is also subject to credit approval. COMICS Wednesday, April 14, 2010 YesterdayÕs solution 7 9 4 5 6 2 5 3 1 9 1 2 7 8 3 6 9 4 9 5 6 7 2 8 4 1 5 9 1 3 7 3 4 8 6 1 5 7 2 9 9 5 1 8 2 7 4 3 6 2 7 6 9 3 4 1 5 8 6 8 2 4 5 9 3 7 1 7 1 4 3 6 8 2 9 5 5 9 3 2 7 1 6 8 4 4 3 9 1 8 2 5 6 7 8 2 5 7 4 6 9 1 3 1 6 7 5 9 3 8 4 2 Wednesday, April 14, 2010 LIFE&ARTS GAME: Economic troubles pose challenges to small companies From page 12 young, optimistic and didnÕt realize that spending too much time on an unimportant section of the game burned head-count costs that were unsustainable. As an industry, we have grown wiser, leaner and sharper. We have, and still are, changing our management methodolo¥gies and learning from our pre¥vious mistakes.Ó However, learning lessons and increasing profits havenÕt been enough to keep many game companies afloat in the current economy. Employees have become contractors, and many hopeful graduates re¥main unemployed. Amy Gold¥enburg, the Austin chapter co¥ordinator of the association, ex¥plained the root of these issues. ÒThe unfortunate loss of big studios like Midway [is] part of the problem,Ó Goldenburg said. ÒBecause of the overall econom¥ic climate, investors are hesitant in most industries. Since we al¥ready lack investor presence, this is especially hard-hitting for smaller companies to get starting funds.Ó The question, then, is how long will it be until there is a full recovery? ÒFull recovery depends on so many factors. It is hard to pinpoint an exact time frame. Right now, there are some peo¥ple who are giving it a go with their own companies. With¥in a year, about half will fail, and the other half will still be here,Ó Bullard said. ÒSome projects are getting ready to ship at the end of the year, which can frequently mean layoffs or contracts ending. IÕd say we wonÕt even know the answer to the question until after Christmas.Ó Yet the future is looking healthy with large studios re¥maining stable and new projects starting up. ÒThere are a lot of people pushing hard to bring more in¥dustry into the area, and we do have several new, large compa¥nies located in Austin,Ó Bullard said. ÒBioware, Blizzard and Sony all have studios here that seem perfectly stable and em¥ploy lots of people. I know of four new projects starting up at different studios, and those jobs are being filled.Ó The one thing Austin devel¥opers can depend on in this economy is that when Rockstar GameÕs ÒRed Dead Redemp¥tionÓ trailer plays before ÒIron Man 2Ó this summer, families are going to consider how much more value they can get from a video game than a movie. CONSENT: Alcohol indulgence perpetuates Ôrape cultureÕ From page 12 intellectually dishonest to say that any questioning of claims of ÔrapeÕ originating at parties on college campuses is always Ôblaming the victim.ÕÓ In my original article, I wrote that KnepperÕs diatribe against the realities of date rape was styled according to a popular ideology that Òsex is something men [think they] should be able to take.Ó Obviously, my friend saw things much differently. Ò[Knepper] seems to be ex¥pressing frustration with his perception, one that is shared by many, that some women are able to clear their consciences after a drunken encounter by accus¥ing a guy of rape when, in fact, some sort of drunken consent probably did occur,Ó he wrote. ÒBut after the accusation, the is¥sue comes down to a Ôhe-said¥she-saidÕ battle that the woman is most likely going to win ab¥sent some hard evidence to the contrary (i.e. a sext/iPhone vid¥eo/surveillance tape/etc.).Ó But here is where I must re¥spectfully disagree: The suppo¥sition that women are more like¥ly to win the Òhe-said-she-saidÓ courtroom battles over date rape cases is patently false. First of all, date rape is one of the least likely forms of sexu¥al assault ever to be reported to police. Sixty percent of rapes are never reported to police, accord¥ing to a 2005 study by the U.S. Department of Justice. The same study also notes that even if a rape is reported to police, there is still only a 50-percent chance that an arrest will be made. Secondly, even reported sex¥ual assaults and rapes are dif¥ficult to prosecute. This is es¥pecially true in the college con¥text, primarily because college and university legal branches are unenthusiastic, to say the least, about acknowledging the exis¥tence of forced sexual contact on their campuses. This phenome¥non has been well-covered else¥where, especially by Washington Post columnist Jaclyn Friedman in her March 14 article, ÒTo Com¥bat Rape on Campus, Schools Should Stop Keeping It Quiet.Ó Thirdly, and most important¥ly, the mediaÕs insatiable appe¥tite for false rape allegations has skewed the publicÕs (and my friendÕs) understanding of the prevalence of false allegations. This is not to say that false rape allegations donÕt happen, because they do. But arguing against the polemic that date rape is heinous and happening at a high rate Ñ with the conve¥nient theory that date rape is an excuse women use to effectively erase a regretted sexual experi¥ence Ñ is a gross misstep in the rape discourse. Ò[We] launch into these argu¥ments before we have any actu¥al idea whether a particular per¥son has raped another person,Ó wrote Amanda Hess, author of The Sexist blog, in a Sept. 17 post on the publicly sensational¥ized story of a Hofstra Univer¥sity freshman who recanted the rape allegations of five men, in¥cluding a fellow student. ÒIn most cases, we will nev¥er know,Ó Hess wrote. ÒWhat we do know, all the time, is that rape is a problem, and false rape accusations are a problem. The meaningless squabbles be¥tween the two camps tend to overlook the fact that people it is available, it is grossly taken concerned about rape and peo-advantage of Ñ and situations ple concerned about fake rape promoting excessive drinking accusations are both fighting almost invariably encourage or against the same at least precipi¥ thing: rape cul¥ tate sexual con¥ ture.Ó tac t b etw een Rape culture is partygoers. a huge topic and one that has been thoroughly dis- The mediaÕs insatiable appetite for false Not surpris¥ingly, statistics have continually sected by many better-equipped writers, but what remains alarm¥ rape allegations has skewed the publicÕs understanding of the proven that ac¥quaintance and date rapes on college campus¥ ing to me are the ways in which rape-culture ide¥ prevalence of false allegations. es are most like¥ly to occur when the perpetrator ology combines has been drink¥ with alcohol ing Ñ even more consumption. likely than when As my friend stated earlier, the victim has been drinking. young people drink excessively Approximately 74 percent of Ñ probably because it is illegal prosecuted perpetrators of col¥for them to consume it, so when lege rape were intoxicated at the STROKES: Front Rocker receives man discusses appendectomy return to roots From page 12 solo thing, and I kind of went back to my roots, doing every¥thing myself,Ó Casablancas said. ÒThe solo stuff, weirdly enough, is closer to the first Strokes re¥cord than the new Strokes re¥cord. I had the opportunity to do this, and I wanted to try differ¥ent things Ñ bigger sounds and polyrhythmic beats.Ó He said that although he keeps himself busy to keep his sanity while on tour Ñ reading a Òcool translationÓ of the Bible and [Her¥mann HesseÕs] ÒSiddhartha,Ó and listening to Òslow, funky, sexyÓ Turkish soul music Ñ heÕs excited to come to Austin tonight. ÒTexas is good country, man. I know not to mess with it,Ó he said with a laugh, referencing the popu¥lar ÒDonÕt Mess with TexasÓ motto. ÒAnd I keep the Alamo fresh in my memory all the time.Ó was assumed to be a severe case of the flu.Ó The statement says Michaels had emergency surgery ear¥ly Monday and is now Òdoing well and beginning the recov¥ery process.Ó Michaels was the front man for the Õ80s hair band Poison. Ñ The Associated Press time of the event while only 55 percent of victims were reported to be intoxicated, according to ÒCorrelates of Rape while Intox¥icated in a National Sample of College Women,Ó a 2004 study in the Journal of Studies on Al¥cohol and Drugs. Perhaps the meta-issue here is not the factuality or legali¥ty of date rape but rather the alarming prevalence of alcohol as a social mediator. When cou¥pled with an accepted ideolo¥gy that sex shouldnÕt be overt¥ly discussed, rape culture and the dregs of our countryÕs Puri¥tan history combine, and it can only be expected that we find ourselves in ideological warfare over the jargon of consent while the statistic remains that one in four women will experience a rape or an attempted rape in their lifetime. NEW YORK Ñ Bret Michaels is recovering from an emergency ap¥pendectomy at a Texas hospital. The 47-year-old rockerÕs Web site says Michaels was urged to go to the hospital as he was pre¥paring to take the stage in San Antonio on Sunday night. He had been having severe stomach pains all day Òand what Life&Arts Editor: Ben Wermund E-mail: dailytexan@gmail.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 LIFE&ARTS Wednesday, April 14, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com Success of entertainment studios gives rise to jobs, government investment EditorÕs note: This is the first in¥stallment in a five-part series that fo¥cuses on AustinÕs video game indus¥try: the history, the creators, the fans and the culture that surrounds it. By Allistair Pinsof Daily Texan Staff When James CameronÕs ÒAva¥tarÓ sales rose at the box office, its race against the $1.8 billion success of ÒTitanicÓ piqued pub¥lic interest. But, the focus really should have been on the $2 bil¥lion gross for ÒGuitar Hero 3.Ó The game industry is becom¥ing one of the largest industries worldwide with Austin at the forefront of its growth. ÒOne of the great things about Austin is that there are enough developers that if you lose a job at developer Ôx,Õ you can walk across the street to Ôy.Õ If weÕre not hiring, they are,Ó Warren Spector said at a SXSW Interactive discussion a few weeks ago. Spector is the re¥vered game designer current¥ly overseeing ÒEpic MickeyÓ at Junction Point Studios. Many game designers came to Austin in the early Õ90s seek¥ing a job at Origin Systems, the now-defunct developer of the popular ÒUltimaÓ and ÒWing CommanderÓ series. Like Spec¥tor, many ex-Origin employ¥ees stayed in Austin to establish their own studios, such as Ar¥kane Studios, Total Immersion Software and Junction Point Studios. Fast-forward a decade later: Austin is home to many branches of larger game studios like BioWare Austin, smaller in¥dependent studios like Twisted Pixel Games and iPhone game developers consisting of one to three people, such as Semi Se¥cret Software. Local government isnÕt a stranger to the industryÕs suc¥cess. It shouldnÕt come as a sur¥prise that Texas Ñ predominant¥ly Austin Ñ has the third-larg¥est concentration of video game companies in the U.S. The Tex¥as Film Commission has taken an active part in nurturing and expanding the industry in Aus¥tin with tax incentives and ex¥emptions for several game de¥velopers. Jim Butler, manager of the cityÕs creative industries development, is spending more and more time these days help¥ing create and retain jobs for lo¥cal game developers. ÒOne thing that the city is doing, in conjunction with the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, is actively recruit¥ing publishers to Austin with the goal being that publishers are more likely to have longer life spans than developers,Ó he said, citing Disney Interactive Studios and Electronic Arts as two recent additions. Although the city supports the game industry, developers and gaming enthusiasts contrib¥ute to local game business and culture in a more intimate way. The Austin chapter of the Inter¥national Game Developers Asso¥ciation has helped facilitate com¥munication and relationships be¥tween developers since the days of Origin Systems. Jennifer Bullard, affiliate li¥aison for the Austin chapter, looked back at those earlier days with a critical eye. ÒMany early game developers didnÕt know a thing about busi¥ness,Ó Bullard said. ÒThey were GAME continues on page 11 Strokes singer shows solo swagger By Francisco Marin Daily Texan Staff After a few seconds on ÒIs This It,Ó the first song on The StrokesÕ 2001 debut album of the same name, a swirl of bubbling synthe¥sizers devolves into Julian Casa¥blancas voicing his world-weary discontent: ÒCanÕt you see IÕm try¥ing? I donÕt even like it.Ó Some things, it seems, nev¥er change. The front manÕs pen¥chant for old-school rock ÔnÕ roll swagger and his incredibly tor¥tured voice drew listeners in nearly a decade ago. Now, with three full-length albums by The Strokes behind his back and his latest solo album, Phrazes for the Young, the 31-year-old isnÕt slow¥ing down any time soon. The swirling arpeggios on ÒIs This ItÓ may have been a precur¥sor to CasablancasÕ album, which is mostly a smattering of drum ma¥chines, up-tempo synthesizers and danceable riffs that contrast sharp¥ly with The StrokesÕ tightly-woven indie rock. Casablancas, who is playing to¥night at La Zona Rosa, has said that the band went on hiatus after the release of its last album in 2006 because of differences between the band members that could only be hashed out with time apart. Since then, guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. has released two critically ac¥claimed solo albums and drummer Fab Moretti joined forces with Bin¥ki Shapiro in the band Little Joy. But Casablancas insists that his solo al¥bum wasnÕt the result of his band¥matesÕ ventures. ÒIt wasnÕt a direct result. It wasnÕt like, ÔOh, youÕre going solo? I wanna go solo,ÕÓ Casablancas said in an interview with the Texan. ÒIt was more like we tried to share ev¥erything equally Ñ song writing and that sort of thing Ñ and when we couldnÕt anymore, they would work on their own stuff. It was like, at that point, I felt like I should be working on something as well.Ó A heavy touring schedule and three full-length albums in just five years took their toll on Cas¥ablancas and his bandmates. But since the band went on hiatus, things have been looking up. The Strokes recently announced that they are about to begin re¥cording songs for their much-an¥ticipated fourth full-length al¥bum and are headlining Lollapa¥looza this summer. ÒI really donÕt know, actual¥ly,Ó Casablancas said with genu¥ine concern, speaking from a res¥taurant in Houston. ÒI donÕt know whatÕll be different with The Strokes, really. I hope things will be different, but I canÕt say I have some sort of desire or hope.Ó Casablancas sounded not like the tragically cool front man of the worldÕs biggest indie band but rather like the guarded-yet-opti¥mistic man who has just married his longtime assistant tour manag¥er and recently became a father to a son named Cal. Though he said these major life changes have not altered his perspective on making WHAT: Julian Casablancas WHERE: La Zona Rosa WHEN: Tonight, 7 p.m. TICKETS/ON AIR: $20 ($4 service charge) lazonarosa.com music just yet, he asserted that he wanted to break away from The Strokes with his solo work and re¥turn to his roots. Ò[The solo project] wasnÕt an afterthought. I pulled back quite a bit, and people were doing the STROKES continues on page 11