Author Chuck Palanhiuk LonghornsÕ former rival discusses his latest book plays ball in Austin SPORTS PAGE 7 LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 TOMORROWÕS WEATHER High 83 THE DAILY TEXAN Friday, May 7, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com FRIDAY Austin goes global Forty teams from around the world will compete in the Global Moot Corp Competition. McCombs School of Business, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. In memoriam UT Remembers honors members of the University community who have died in the previous year. Main Building, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fiesta The Center for Mexican American Studies hosts an event celebrating the 40th anniversary of the center and the life and work of Dr. AmŽrico Paredes. Texas Union Santa Rita Room, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. SATURDAY Flower power The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center hosts a garden tour of five Austin homeownersÕ gardens, as well as the centerÕs. Visit wildflower.org/gardentour for more information. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Donate your cans Put nonperishable food items in a bag next to your mailbox for letter carriers to donate to the Capital Area Food Bank. A good read NewsHourÕs Jim Lehrer discusses his latest book at The Texas Observer Writers Festival. Scholz Garten, Noon to 6 p.m. SUNDAY Hey batter, batter Softball takes the plate against Georgia. McCombs Field, Noon. No strings attached The Mir— Quartet performs with celloist Lynn Harrell. Bates Recital Hall, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tell your mother Remember to tell your mother you love her! Inside In News: Officials review faculty, student ideas for improvement page 5 In Opinion: A Daily Texan columnist waxes nostalgic on her time at UT page 4 In Sports: WomenÕs golf gets off to a good start in latest tournament page 7 In Life&Arts: Old School Barbecue takes Texas classic back to basics page 12 Quote to note Ô ÒListen to me. All IÕm Ô saying is blah, blah, blah, Brad Pitt, blah, blah, blah, Brad Pitt.Ó Ñ Sam Rockwell Actor LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 Students fight ACTLab closure City honors local country legend Peyton McGee | Daily Texan Staff A small model of the larger-than-life statue of Willie Nelson that will be placed at the entrance of the new Austin City Limits studio in 2011 was unveiled at the Austin City Limits studio on Thursday. Austin icon Willie Nelson will in early 2011 at the entrance to the Austin musician Ray Benson said building public sculptures. be honored with a larger-than¥ stairway of the new Austin City before unveiling a small model of Ò[Nelson] is kind of the em¥ life statue and an honorary street Limits studio. the statue. bodiment of everything meaning¥ name on 2nd Street, stretching ÒI have a feeling that not only Capital Area Statues, Inc., or ful and creative and oddball about from Trinity to San Antonio streets. will pictures be taken around the CAST, commissioned the Nelson Austin,Ó CAST board member Ste- The statue, created by sculp¥ statue, but a bit of smoke will be statue. CAST is a nonprofit group phen Harrigan said. tor Clete Shields, will be installed blown, and weÕre all for that,Ó that honors TexasÕ history by Ñ Collin Eaton Jeff Heimsath | Daily Texan Staff University Vegetarians and Students Against Cruelty to Animals pro¥test the University Co-opÕs sale of leather Thursday. Groups protest Co-opÕs selling of leather goods By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff Animal rights and vegetarian student groups gathered out¥side the University Co-op on Thursday to protest the sale of leather products, chanting, ÒUT Co-op is the worst, always put¥ting profits first.Ó About 15 students spent an hour behind a banner, waving picket signs and urging other stu¥dents to boycott leather products sold at the Co-op. Kelsi Urrutia, director of Stu¥dents Against Cruelty to Ani¥mals and a womenÕs and gender studies senior, said her organiza¥tion and University Vegetarians wanted to demonstrate in a large, visible area on Guadalupe Street, to raise awareness about animal rights among students. ÒGetting rid of leather is a pret¥ty big goal, and itÕs not like itÕs going to happen any time soon,Ó Urrutia said. ÒI think itÕs equal¥ly important to get students in¥volved and aware of the issues. We wanted to [protest] in front of the Co-op so we could reach a lot of students.Ó In mid-April, University Veg¥etarians and Students Against Cruelty to Animals sent a let¥ter to Co-op president George Mitchell and set up an April 26 meeting with the Co-op Board of Directors to propose working with them over the course of a year to remove leather products and replace them with leather LEATHER continues on page 5 This semester, Stone negotiated her re¥tirement package because she said she is no longer able to work in an environment she calls ÒunwelcomingÓ to the work and pro¥grams she develops. She received professor emerita as part of the package, so her tie to the University remains active. But after she was met with over¥whelming support from her students, however, Stone decided to offer to keep By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff Radio-television-film students in the ACTLab program are fighting to save the avant-garde media studies and production courses and its professor, Sandy Stone. Stone first founded the ACTLab in 1993, and she said the program has always met resistance and, at times, hostility from within the RTF department. Disagreement within the department stems from ide¥ological differences about teaching style and classwork, Stone said. ÒItÕs a renaissance of the 21st centu¥ry,Ó said radio-television-film senior Ja¥son Torres. ÒOur courses are undergrad¥uate and graduate, cross-listed and un¥restricted. Anyone can take it. A fresh¥man can take it, a Ph.D. can take it, and theyÕre all in the same class. They all learn from each other.Ó Classes in the ACTLab program have ti¥tles like ÒDeath,Ó ÒBlackboxÓ and ÒFree¥style Hacking.Ó About 60-80 students are usually enrolled in the courses, and work includes web design, stage, film and mu¥sic production, and any projects the stu¥dents are interested in, said Joey Lopez, a radio-television-film graduate student and ACTLab teaching assistant. Students are encouraged to explore the boundaries of digital and social media and work in a highly collaborative environment, meeting in Studio 4B of the Jesse H. Jones Communication Center with extensive op¥portunities for laboratory-style work. LAB continues on page 2 Experts warn against abuse of stimulants as finals near By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert Daily Texan Staff In the final stretch before the dog days of summer officially be¥gin, students will prepare for fi¥nals week using various stimu¥lants Ñ energy drinks, coffee, and, if they have the right connections, amphetamines such as Adderall and Ritalin, which are illegal with¥out a prescription. For some, sleep becomes a commodity rather than a necessity. ÒIÕm a big procrastinator, so the day before my stuff is due, I donÕt have enough time to sleep. In order to stay awake, I need stimulants to be effective,Ó said Jason Jea, a Plan II and history sophomore. Michael Hummer, a doctor at the Austin Neurological Clinic, prescribes Adderall to patients di¥agnosed with attention-deficit dis¥order, or ADD. Adderall increas¥es the brainÕs level of dopamine, which gives consumers better concentration, he said. ÒStudents are getting access to it because people with prescrip¥tions are sharing it,Ó Hummer said. ÒThere are probably patients of mine who share it, and these days, anyone can go online and find the street value.Ó The effects of Adderall, which SLEEP continues on page 2 UT writer tops literature competition By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff A UT graduate student won $50,000 for first place in one of the worldÕs largest student lit¥erature competitions for a short story describing a pregnant womanÕs descent into a no¥madic lifestyle. Creative writing graduate student Nora Boxer was the winner of the fifth annual Keene Prize for Literature for her short story ÒItÕs the song of the no¥mads, baby; or, Pioneer.Ó Boxer earned her bachelorÕs degree in English and American literature at Brown University. English department chair Eliz¥abeth Cullingford said judges for the competition looked at 61 en¥tries in literary genres including plays, poetry, fiction and non-fic¥tion prose. ÒAccording to Mr. Keene, the prize goes to the person who has best expressed the most vi¥tal microcosm of American life,Ó LIT continues on page 2 Retirement stirs career reflections framed posters and pack up his books. Staley, 74, announced in late April he would retire after 22 years at the center Ñ a place that has drawn UT students and scholars from all over the world, including Nobel Laureates. RANSOM continues on page 2 After more than 20 years of working with the Harry Ransom Center, director Tom Staley will retire Aug. 31, 2011. Bobby Longoria Daily Texan Staff By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert Daily Texan Staff Walking into the spacious and cozy office of Tom Staley, direc¥tor of the Harry Ransom Cen¥ter, feels like walking into some¥oneÕs personal history museum. The walls are covered with photographs and illustrations of renowned artists and writers. A coffee table in the center has no room for coffee because of the cluttered array of books piled on top Ñ some written by authors Staley has met, others by Staley himself. Before August 31, 2011, he will have to take down his Jeff Heimsath | Daily Texan Staff Students often resort to energy drinks, Òstudy drugsÓ and power naps to keep focused during the last few weeks of school. Experts, however, are not sure that these methods are healthy or effective ways to stay alert. SLEEP: Experts advise napping over stimulants THE DAILY TEXAN Volume 110, Number 203 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 O¥ce: (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com Web O¥ce: (512) 471-8616 online@dailytexanonline.com Sports O¥ce: (512) 232-2210 sports@dailytexanonline.com Life & Arts O¥ce: (512) 232-2209 dailytexan@gmail.com Photo O¥ce: (512) 471-8618 photo@dailytexanonline.com Retail Advertising: (512) 471-1865 joanw@mail.utexas.edu ClassiÞed Advertising: (512) 471-5244 classiÞeds@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 2010 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. TODAYÕS WEATHER LowHigh 95 68 Did you order a cheese pizza? From page 1 typically kick in about an hour after consumption, last three to four hours on average, Hum¥mer said. The effects of Ad¥derall XR, an extended release version, can last seven to eight hours, he added. Side effects include difficul¥ty falling asleep, higher pulse rate and rebound depression fol¥lowing a withdrawal from pro¥longed usage, Hummer said. Hummer said that while some studies have shown that stu¥dents under the influence of brain-stimulating drugs perform better on tests than those without the influence, he has mixed feel¥ings about the drug. ÒStudy drugs were never a question when I was in college,Ó Hummer said. ÒPeople have been going to college for hundreds of years without it, so maybe the real question here is, ÔWhatÕs dif¥ferent now that people need a temporary boost?ÕÓ Students hesitant to take the illegal route tend to reach for the more easily accessible stimu¥lant Ñ caffeine, usually found in the variety of energy drinks, so¥das and five-hour energy shots that span refrigerators at conve¥nience stores. Amanda Buller, the Universi¥ty Health Services dietician, said that while caffeine will keep its consumers awake, its effective¥ness as a study aid is debatable. ÒSome people can concentrate fine, but others get jittery and canÕt focus at all,Ó Buller said. To stay energized past a caf¥feine crash, some people con¥sume more caffeine. Since people build up a tolerance to caffeine after excessive consumption, they gradually have to increase their caffeine intake over time for it to stay effective, she said. Studies show that one way people absorb information better is by taking a 10-minute break af¥ter every 50 minutes of work to take walk, catnap or go online, Buller said. Power naps Ñ if done correctly Ñ can also give people a boost of energy, said David Duhon of the Sleep Disorders Center of Cen¥tral Texas. ÒPeople think that the deep¥er the sleep, the more rested youÕll feel afterward,Ó Duhon said. ÒHow rested you feel af¥ter a nap depends on if youÕve been getting enough sleep in the first place.Ó Power naps should last less than an hour to be most ef¥fective, Duhon said. At the hour mark, people are at risk of reaching Stage 3, or Òslow¥waveÓ sleep, which makes waking up more difficult. Once abruptly woken from slow¥wave sleep, people experience Òsleep drunkeness,Ó whose symptoms include grogginess and headaches, Duhon said. ÒI donÕt do power naps be¥cause I donÕt know how to do those,Ó Jea said. ÒI usually just try to stay up the entire night, and if I fall asleep while study¥ing, I fall asleep for the rest of the night.Ó LIT: Winner plans to use money for nonprofit center From page 1 she meets an older man, a hip-work [that asks] what is this 21st py named Crow, who introduces century female pioneer? I think Cullingford said. Ò[WeÕre] looking her to nomadic life Òoff the grid,Ó thatÕs a voice we donÕt hear from.Ó for incredibly high literary quali-Boxer said. She said she is interested in cre¥ty, originality and a command of Boxer, who lived in Taos for ating an urban-acts nonprofit cen- LAB: Backers say program fosters creativity in film From page 1 teaching a few courses for free. Students have reached out to the community, and on Tuesday, they began a campaign to display light projections of the words ÒSave The ACTLab!!Ó on different Uni¥versity structures. They also cre¥ated a website, savetheactlab.com, which highlights the programÕs value so people will be aware of it, Lopez said. ÒItÕs ignorance through ob¥scurity,Ó he said. Ò[Administra¥tors] wonÕt come, they donÕt look, theyÕve never seen. WeÕre being ig¥nored, but in such a polite way.Ó RTF interim chair Tom Schatz said Stone has not approached him about trying to continue teaching the courses for free in the fall, and she confirmed this but said she has talked with oth¥er faculty, staff members and ad¥ministrators about it. The depart¥ment cannot reasonably continue StoneÕs courses if she is not there to teach them because they are Òidiosyncratic,Ó Schatz said, so the department canceled them in the course schedule on the first day of registration, after her re¥tirement was negotiated. However, the radio-television¥film department will maintain a commitment to diverse and pro¥gressive media, even if the ACT-Lab ceases to exist in its current form, he insisted. ÒThey want to save the ACT-Lab. If the ACTLab is San¥dy Stone, Sandy Stone has re¥signed,Ó Schatz said. ÒBut if the ACTLab is Studio 4B and the de¥partmentÕs commitment to new and digital media, [then] thatÕs alive and well. There is nothing to save. We will go forward.Ó Torres said the program cre¥ates a haven for students who do not have another outlet. ÒI started UT in 2003 as an 18-year-old, freshly graduated kid from Pflugerville,Ó he said. ÒI didnÕt find a place that had what I wanted to do or a place where I fit in. I started in the ACTLab and understood that fantasy college ex¥perience that everyone talks about, where you see your friends and stay up late working on projects to¥gether because you want to.Ó The program also provides real-life job skills in a range of ca¥reers including design, new me¥dia and the arts, Lopez said. ÒThese kinds of students do really good, interesting work that is accepted in the real world,Ó Stone said. ÒThatÕs part of the University mission. ItÕs what students do when they get out of here.Ó Stone and students said they are still working to find a way for the program to continue in the fall semester, and it may continue as a student organiza¥tion without classes. RANSOM: Director aspires to write book on work experiences From page 1 root for them anymore.Ó Staley, a James Joyce schol¥ ÒThe presence of a great hu-ar, became interested in study¥manities research center is the ing literature as a career during mark of a great university,Ó his sophomore year of college Wire Editor: Megan Gottlieb Friday, May 7, 2010 WORLD&NATION www.dailytexanonline.com THE DAILY TEXAN Leader brings peaceful power switch to Nigeria By Jon Gambrell on a sash bearing the green, yel- The Associated Press low and white colors of Nigeria, LAGOS, Nigeria Ñ Oil-rich Ni-signifying he had formally tak¥geriaÕs acting leader, Goodluck en over from YarÕAdua. Jonathan Jonathan, was sworn in Thursday will serve as president through as president of AfricaÕs most pop-next yearÕs vote. ulous nation, as officials buried Soldiers and police officers ac¥the flag-draped corpse of his Mus-companied YarÕAduaÕs corpse lim predecessor before sundown. on a flight Thursday to his home The power shift to Jonathan, state of Katsina in the countryÕs a Christian, peacefully ended a Muslim north. There, mourners profound leadership crisis trig-carried his body on their shoul¥gered last November when elect-ders into a local soccer stadium ed President Umaru YarÕAdua, for a final prayer service. who died Wednesday at the age In a brief national address, Jon¥of 58, left the country for medical athan promised his administration treatment without transferring would focus on good governance authority to his deputy. during its short tenure, focusing es- Jonathan had already assumed pecially on electoral reform and the presidential powers Feb. 9 after fight against corruption. a National Assembly vote was Analysts said NigeriaÕs future will called to resolve the leadership depend largely on what happens in vacuum left when YarÕAdua the coming weeks and months. was hospitalized for an inflamed ÒIt now revolves around what heart. the informal power-sharing be- Nigeria has been plagued by tween the north and the south, the military coups for much of its 50 Christians and the Muslims, is ac¥years of independence, and Jona-tually going to work out,Ó said than will have to keep a lid on the John Campbell, a former U.S. am¥volatile nationÕs sectarian divisions bassador to Nigeria who now is a as it edges toward a tense presiden-fellow at the Council on Foreign tial election next year. Relations. ÒOne chapter is finished, Early Thursday, Jonathan put another chapter is starting.Ó Fumes delay oil containment tool By Harry Weber & Tamara Lush the Gulf and funnel it up to a tank-vessels took air-quality readings. avoid complications. The Associated Press er. It could take several hours to It was unclear when they would ÒWe do not believe it could GULF OF MEXICO Ñ Work-lower it into place by crane, after be able to proceed though crew make things worse,Ó he said. ers gathered to begin lower-which a steel pipe will be installed members were hopeful it would Other risks include ice clogs ing a giant concrete-and-steel between the top of the box and the still be on Thursday night. in the pipes Ñ a problem that box over the blown-out oil well tanker. The whole structure could The technology has been used crews will try to prevent by con¥at the bottom of the sea Thurs-be operating by Sunday. a few times in shallow waters, but tinuously pumping in warm wa¥day in a risky and untested bid But the lowering of the box was never at such extreme depths. ter and methanol Ñ and the dan¥to capture most of the gushing delayed late Thursday because of The box must be accurate-ger of explosion when separating crude and avert a wider envi-dangerous fumes rising from the ly positioned over the well, or it the mix of oil, gas and water that ronmental disaster. oily water in the windless night, the could damage the leaking pipe is brought to the surface.. ÒWe havenÕt done this before. captain of the supply boat hauling and make the problem worse. During a visit to Biloxi, Miss., ItÕs very complex and we canÕt the box told The Associated Press. BP spokesman Doug Suttles Homeland Security Secretary Ja¥guarantee it,Ó BP spokesman Da-A spark caused by the scrape of said he is not concerned about net Napolitano said of the con¥vid Nicholas warned. metal on metal could cause a fire, that happening. Underwater ro-tainment vessel: ÒI hope it works. The 100-ton containment vessel Capt. Demi Shaffer said. bots have been clearing piec-But we are still proceeding as if it is designed to collect as much as Deckhands wore respirators es of pipe and other debris near wonÕt. If it does, of course, that will 85 percent of the oil spewing into while workers on surrounding where the box will be placed to be a major positive development.Ó Wall Street ails as Dow Jones stomachs 1000-point plunge By Tim Paradis trader who mistyped an order intensified the losses. The selling The Associated Press to sell a large block of stock. The only led to more selling as prices NEW YORK Ñ A computer-drop in that stockÕs price was plummeted and traders tried to ized selloff possibly caused by a enough to trigger ÒsellÓ orders limit their losses. simple typographical error trig-across the market. ÒI think the machines just gered one of the most turbu-The SEC issued a statement took over. ThereÕs not a lot of lent days in Wall Street histo-human interaction,Ó said Char¥ry Thursday and sent the Dow lie Smith, chief investment of-Jones industrials to a loss of al-ficer at Fort Pitt Capital Group. most 1,000 points, nearly a tenth ÒWeÕve known that automated of their value, in less than half Today ... caused me trading can run away from you, an hour. It was the biggest drop and I think thatÕs what we saw to fall out of my ever during a trading day. happen today.Ó ÔÔchair at one point. The Dow recovered two-thirds Even if there were technical is¥of the loss before the closing It felt like we lost sues, concerns about the world bell, but that was still the biggest economy are running high. control.Ó point loss since February of last The stock market has had pe¥year. The lightning-fast plummet Ñ Jack Ablin riodic bouts of anxiety about the temporarily knocked normally European economies during the Chief investment stable stocks to a tiny fraction of past few months. They have in¥ o¥cer their former value and sent chills tensified over the past week even down investorsÕ spines. as Greece appeared to be moving ÒToday ... caused me to fall out closer to getting a bailout package of my chair at one point. It felt saying regulators are reviewing from some of its neighbors. like we lost control,Ó said Jack what happened and Òworking ÒEurope is a major trading Ablin, chief investment officer at with the exchanges to take appro-partner of ours, and this threat-Harris Private Bank in Chicago. priate steps to protect investors.Ó ens the entire global growth sto- There were reports that the Whatever started the selloff, ry,Ó said Peter Boockvar, equity sudden drop was caused by a automated computer trading strategist at Miller Tabak. 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 Friday, May 7, 2010 Lauren Winchester THE FIRING LINE The value of holistic education In Dave PlayerÕs Thursday column, ÒHolistic education? More like Whole Foods education,Ó he complains that the Plan II Honors program isnÕt prepar¥ing him to become a wage earner. That angle is uncompelling. He is a student at the University of Texas, not the Trade School of Texas, right? I am left with the impression that Player is sloughing off his personal responsibility to prepare himself to earn a living onto the course selection offered by his chosen major. I worry that Player is missing the point of Plan II, and perhaps of college entirely. Above all, one should use col¥lege to learn how to think critically and to communicate well. I have an under¥graduate degree in Plan II and econom¥ics (Ô89) and returned a few years later for a graduate degree in accounting (Ô94). Yet I have never worked as an accountant or an economist (or a Plan II-ist). Nonetheless, IÕve had two decades of a personally fulfilling and financially rewarding business career working for some prestigious consulting firms along the way. Now IÕm an information tech¥nology director for an oil and gas super major, despite having had only one IT class in my entire educational career (thank you, Dr. Summers). Plan II has been absolutely fundamental to my pro¥fessional success. How is that? Player derides the selec¥tion of non-overlapping courses offered by Plan II. However, it is precisely those courses which have made my career possible. Dr. Betty Sue FlowersÕ course on Myths, Symbols and Dreams, a year studying ontology and ethics with Dr. Paul Woodruff, even a humanities course on the Experience of Blindness all stretched my analytical mind. A Plan II cellular and molecular biolo¥gy course taught me not just about pho¥tosynthesis but about the nature of sci¥entific thought itself. Yet none of these courses taught me a single fact about business consulting or information technology. Instead, I developed clarity of thought, analysis and communication, which is what makes me more effective than many of my peers with trade¥focused degrees. The part of my job that depends on trade knowledge is rote and can be acquired by many. IT strategy is a piece of cake compared to those Plan II courses and the critical thinking chal¥lenges they presented. I suppose I should be more sympa¥thetic to Player, because I recall wishing that I had the same well-greased track sliding straight to employment in engi¥neering or some other named field that many of my friends had. I had to pound the pavement pretty hard to find my first job in 1989, work¥ing as an analyst for an electric utility. But I would be more sympathetic if I sensed he were warming up his shoe leather instead of complaining in the paper. A Plan II education will pay divi¥dends throughout oneÕs professional life Ñ especially if you appreciate it for what it is. Ñ Burke Willis Alumnus THE DAILY TEXAN GALLERY Farewell to UT: Advice from a graduating senior As I look back on my time here at UT, I canÕt help but smile, remembering the good times, the bad times and the times when youÕre just not sure how youÕre supposed to feel. Each year brought a new lesson, a new experience and a new perspective on life. At the end of each year, I always looked back and thought, ÒI wish I would have known that before.Ó So as a parting gift, I have noted tidbits of ad¥vice that I wish someone would have told me when I first walked into my Blanton dorm room on that hot day in August four years ago. Advice for freshman year is simple: DonÕt drink the red punch. You will regret it. If you drink the red punch, you are bound to become known as the person who passed out in the front yard or the person who threw up all over so-and-so. Considering the fast times we live in, these shenanigans will be document¥ed and distributed for the whole of UT to view via social networking. It will be embarrassing. So please, just donÕt drink the red punch. Sophomore year, you will probably start to think you have figured things out. YouÕve got a year under your belt. Things are no longer as fresh. You real¥ize that college isnÕt as scary and hard as you anticipated. But trust me, you havenÕt figured anything out. Sophomore year is only the beginning. If you are one of the lucky ones to experience a full-blown existential crisis in college, this will probably be the time for it to happen. Surviving an existential crisis is quite easy. Just let it happen. DonÕt fight your questioning of everything you have known and thought you want¥ed to do. Ponder life. Ponder God. Ponder your purpose in the world. Ponder whatever. DonÕt fret when you end up with low grades in the areas in which you thought you wanted to pursue a major. In hindsight, this will be a good thing Ñ a revelation, if you will. And donÕt worry. After all the tears and the long nights of cigarettes, beer and Nietzsche, you will come out a happier individu¥al with a better sense of direction in life and optimism for junior year. Junior year is kind of boring. It should be the year of career services. Yes, the career services office is not just there for show. In your junior year, you should be starting to weigh your options for post¥college, and career services has more resources than one can imagine to help. Career services is also a good resource for finding an internship for the sum¥mer after junior year. I wish I would have utilized this resource earlier. Senior year is like that line from Dick¥ensÕ ÒA Tale of Two Cities,Ó ÒIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times ...Ó Senior year is great because you are in your last year of college, but senior year is also depressing because you are in your last year of college. There are two things to know, though, that will make your senior year more of the former. First, seek out the best hap¥py hours in town and have one to hit up every night of the week. Senior year is not for academics. It is for maximiz¥ing your time with your friends and enjoying the last days of your youth. Happy hour facilitates these two things nicely. The second is probably the best kept secret at UT. If you only need nine hours to graduate your last semester, you only have to take nine hours. You will still be considered a full-time stu¥dent. If you have this option, do it. Se¥nioritis will kick in hard around March, and you will be counting your lucky stars that you only have three classes to worry about instead of four. For those of you who still have more time here at UT, savor every moment. Bask in the sunlight of the South Mall every time you get the chance. Have an extra waffle at Kinsolving or J2. And take frequent walks around campus for no apparent reason. For those of you graduating, congrat¥ulations are in order. You have survived the academic rigors of a top-tier institu¥tion, while most likely succumbing to the temptation of the red Solo cup. This is truly an accomplishment. I wish you the best in your future endeavors. For my last tidbit, I leave you with this to ponder (especially you sopho¥mores); Remember the past, but donÕt dwell on it. Live in the present, but donÕt linger in it. And, look forward to the future, but donÕt yearn for it. Russo is a womenÕs and gender studies senior. GALLERY SUBMIT A FIRING LINE LEGALESE E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline.com. Let-Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are not necessar¥ters must be fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to ily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or edit for brevity, clarity and liability. the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. Friday, May 7, 2010 NEWS Honoring Old Glory LEATHER: Proposal to remove items ROTC Army cadets fold an from store rejected at board meeting American flag during what is From page 1 said this was the first time in his known as the Òretreat cer¥ 17 years that students have pro¥ emony,Ó a ritual alternatives. tested the storeÕs leather prod¥ lowering of the flag that occurs At the meeting, the proposal ucts, which are approved and li¥ was rejected, said Garrett Mize, censed by the University. each day before government senior and Universi-Kielty said the University Co¥ sunset. ty Vegetarians co-founder. op donated its $67,000 in profits ÒUnfortunately, we met some from leather boot sales to Student resistance, and we werenÕt mak-Government for student scholar¥ing a lot of progress with the ships and has done so for the past board and with the University,Ó few years. Mize said. ÒSo thatÕs why we feel ÒWe spoke to [the student like weÕve been forced into ac-groups], and no one wants to see tion. The reason we are protest-animal cruelty, but we just sell ing the sale of leather at the Co-University licensed leather prod¥op is because the production of ucts, and if we stop selling them, leather is very bad for the envi-someone will open up shop next ronment, for workers in leather door and start selling them,Ó factories and itÕs also very cruel he said. ÒItÕd be a zero gain for to animals.Ó them. Animal cruelty is a legiti- The group of students chanted, mate issue. As for [the Co-op], ÒCats, dogs and cows, too Ñ they we are making the assumption all feel pain, just like you.Ó that the University does their James Kielty, CFO and execu-due diligence on these manufac¥tive vice president of the Co-op, turers of leather goods.Ó Amanda Martin Daily Texan Staff ÒThis year, itÕs our second grad-NEWS BRIEFLY uating class,Ó Mosher said. ÒThe class has 112 students, and all but one have plans to attend college University puts ÔIdeasÕ into actionHigh school geology program in the fall. ItÕs a pretty remarkable funded by Shell donation success.Ó Officials plan to continue assistant to the President Wil-McDonald Observatory. The of-Dream Act, telecommuting and Ñ Aziza Musa Shell Oil Company donated liam Powers Jr., said he and his fice Ñ currently in its pilot run Ñ the creation of a staff ombuds¥ more than $310,000 in departmental Tower temporarily ends tours as program, implement team are in the process of re-would allow different departments man program. Many of the re¥ grants to the University. summer repairs get underway ferring ideas to the respective that require purchasing, account-sponses, which will be sent out The grants, for the 2009-2010 suggestions over time departments and operat-ing and payroll services to do so in the coming weeks, do not cre¥ school year, will support students The UniversityÕs Tower Tours, and faculty in the McCombs School which offer tours of the observation By Shabab Siddiqui ing units to which they apply. from one centralized office instead ate new programs but instead of Business, the Cockrell School of deck of the 307-foot tower, will shut Daily Texan Staff Anyone who has posted an of boasting their own services. clarify existing ones. Engineering and the Jackson School down during the summer of 2010 so Over the last six months, fac-idea will hear back from the ÒWe are honing our services The website is split into a fac¥of Geosciences. While the donations that maintenance can be done. ulty members, staff, students operating unit by fall, Leaven-and using ITS and our test cli-ulty and staff section and a stu¥will go toward a number of pro-The tours usually run through¥ and alumni have submitted worth said. ent to make sure we are poised dents and alumni section. The grams within these departments, out the year and allow patrons to more than 500 ideas to improve ÒWeÕll definitely prioritize to provide stellar service at a faculty and staff section has the majority of the funds Ñ nearly see the view of campus and Austin the University. Over the next those ideas that have gained the price savings before we extend more than 4,500 members and 40 percent Ñ will benefit the Geo-from the top of the Tower. They are four months, those ideas will be most popularity,Ó he said. ÒBut out to the broader campus and 2,700 comments, while the stu-FORCE Texas summer program, taken on an approximately hour¥ evaluated and addressed. weÕre not going to throw any offer our services,Ó vice presi-dents and alumni section has said Mark Blount, UTÕs director of long tour of the inside of the Tower, The Ideas of Texas website, ideas out.Ó dent and chief financial officer about 3,900 members and more corporate relations. with 35 minutes allotted for the pa¥ which launched in November Departments and operating Kevin Hegarty said. ÒThus far, than 1,400 comments. Leaven- The GeoFORCE program, which trons to examine the view from the for faculty and staff members units will either pursue the idea it looks very promising, and I worth said the University plans began in 2005, gives middle and observation deck. and in February for students or, if they choose not to, notify am convinced that by this time to continue using the website high school students from South Because of maintenance that and alumni, is an interactive the poster of why it will not be next year, we will have many next year. Texas and inner-city Houston school needs to be done on an air-han¥ platform that allows users to implemented. more clients Ñ including sever-ÒPart of this is still unknown districts the opportunity to trav-dling unit, the tours will stop run¥ post, vote for and discuss ideas. Some ideas posted last semes-al colleges Ñ that have already territory,Ó Leavenworth said. el nationwide each summer to see ning mid-summer. The maintenance Using the concept of Òcrowd-ter by staff members are already expressed an interest in explor-ÒBut [when the website was geological formations and to learn project is set to begin in July, Texas sourcing,Ó the top ideas are de-in the process of being imple-ing the idea once we are ready first implemented] we felt if more about careers in the industry. Union director David Puntch said. termined by a formula that ac-mented. University administra-to take it on.Ó we could get a handful of good For most of these students, no The maintenance will continue one in their family has ever at-throughout the fall semester, and counts for the number of views tors are toying with a self-support-Leavenworth and his team ideas and [a] handful of partic¥tended college, said Sharon Mosh-tours will resume in the spring and votes as well as the amount ing Central Business Office, which have also compiled respons-ipation, it would be a success. er, dean of the Jackson School of of 2011. of feedback the ideas receive. was an idea posted by Dorothy es for several recent ideas, in-This is way beyond what we Geosciences. Geoff Leavenworth, special Frasch, assistant director of the cluding staff vacation time, the thought weÕd achieve.Ó Ñ Shamoyita Dasgupta Sports Editor: Blake Hurtik E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 SPORTS www.dailytexanonline.com Friday, May 7, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN BASKETBALL Baylor star scores big for Toros Courtesy of John Sommer Curtis Jerrells dribbles around defenders in a game this season for the Austin Toros. Jerrells played at Baylor University, where he helped defeat the Longhorns in the first round of the 2009 Big 12 Tournament. WOMENÕS GOLF Familiarity lands team in fifth after first round By Shabab Siddiqui Daily Texan Staff Maybe itÕs the familiarity that comes with playing on the Stan¥ford Golf Course three times in the same year. Maybe itÕs the re¥inforced security of having head coach Martha Richards back on the green. Or maybe itÕs the fear of upcoming finals that have their minds occupied. Whatever the reason, the fresh¥men just donÕt seem to have much room for nerves. The Longhorns stand in fifth place at the end of the first round of the NCAA West Regional Championships in Palo Alto, Ca¥lif., on Thursday. The team shot a combined 9-over-par 293. Freshman Haley Stephens fired a 1-under-par 70 and finished tied for third, while freshman Madi¥son Pressel carded an even round to finish tied for sixth. Stephens, whose teammates have commented that her work ethic dictates a need to Òdrag her off the courseÓ at the end of prac¥tice, has had a rough spring sea¥son. Since February, the South Carolina-native finished no better than 30th until putting together a 20th-place performance at the Big 12 Championships. Playing at the Stanford course has brought good fortune for the duo in the past. Pressel fired her lowest round of the year with a 6-under-par 65, while Stephens carded a 1-under-par 70 during the first round of the Stanford In¥tercollegiate Tournament in Octo¥ber. ÒThe course looks different now than it did [in October],Ó Richards said. ÒBut I think with the young group, itÕs good to be in a place where they have good pictures in their head. It definitely feels less foreign.Ó Richards spent her collegiate GOLF continues on page 8 ago was canceled because of bad weather in Norman. ÒWeÕve had our eye on [the ti¥tle] since day one,Ó senior short¥stop Loryn Johnson said. ÒWe have a lot of work to do still, but weÕre excited, and weÕre go¥ing to enjoy it. We didnÕt want it By Chris Tavarez Daily Texan Staff Of all the numbers associated with TexasÕ current 21-game win streak, the only one that matters this weekend is one. All Texas needs to wrap up the regular-season conference title is one win paired with one Kansas State loss. Considering the Horns are at Kansas State for their sec¥ond-to-last conference series of the season, Texas can put that crystal bowl in its trophy case and move on to thinking about whatÕs really important Ñ the post season. ÒThereÕsotherthingstoconsider, though. WeÕre sitting in the pseu-do-RPI ... weÕre at least four in one of them,Ó Texas head coach Augie Garrido said. ÒYou donÕt want to take any chances of slipping out of that top eight. From that point of view, itÕs very important.Ó The RPI, which stands for rel¥ative power index, is one of the main factors that determines whether or not a team will get one of the coveted eight nation- SOFTBALL TEXAS 6, BAYLOR 0 Texas clinches Big 12 regular season title By Kate Guerra Daily Texan Staff The Texas Longhorns soft¥ball team has never been in dan¥ger of being overly confident. TheyÕve never overlooked teams ranked below them or backed down from an intimidating chal¥lenge. But they certainly set high goals for themselves. After a 6-0 shutout over Baylor on Thurs¥day night, the Longhorns have finally accomplished what they havenÕt been able to do since 2006: clinch the Big 12 regular season title. ÒIt feels great,Ó head coach Connie Clark said. ÒIÕm proud of the team and excited for all of them, especially the seniors, be¥cause theyÕve talked about it for a long time. ItÕs just been a great group. WeÕre only 15 deep this year, and we talk about how it takes everybody.Ó After playing against the Horns, Curtis Jerrells leads Toros to playoffs, SpursÕ postseason run By Will Anderson Daily Texan Staff Dear Austin basketball fans: You are forgiven for feeling con¥flicted about Curtis Jerrells. At the 2009 Big 12 tourna¥ment, Jerrells, then BaylorÕs start¥ing point guard, scored 13 points to help knock the fifth-seeded Longhorns out of the semifinal game. Since that fateful March matchup, Texas has gone winless against Baylor in three contests while the Bears have been on the upswing, making it all the way to the Elite Eight in this yearÕs NCAA tournament. But this season, as the rookie sensation of Aus¥tinÕs own minor league basket-became one of the ball team, Jerrells most successful ath¥helped the Toros letes in the schoolÕs reach the second HeÕs a team player history. But despite round of the play-individual talent, first and foremost.Ó offs. The Toros, ÔÔ heÕs perhaps best who play in the remembered for a Ñ Marvin Hall NBAÕs Devel-different attribute. Del Valle opment League, ÒComing in as fell in the confer-basketball coach a freshman, you ence finals to Rio could tell he was Grande Valley. But a lot more mature without Jerrells, it isnÕt likely they would have made it that far. He averaged a team¥high 27 points per outing in the postseason (good for second best in the entire D-League) and was tied for first on the squad with 6.2 assists a night. Now, Jerrells is playing for the San Antonio Spurs, who re¥cently called him up for their playoff run. He hasnÕt made an appearance yet, but he averag¥es two assists per game in the big leagues and even scored nine points in a win over Miami back in October during a previ¥ous stint with San Antonio. Combining a penchant for clutch shots and an eye for mov¥ing the ball, Jerrells propelled the Toros into the playoffs this past season. He was fourth on BASEBALL No. 2 TEXAS at KANSAS STATE Horns need one more win for title Chris Kosho | Daily Texan Staff Texas first baseman Tant Shepherd leads off second base against New Mexico at Disch-Falk Field on February 19. al seeds. With a top-eight seed ing super regional Ñ would be a for the NCAA tournament, Texas big advantage for us,Ó designated would be guaranteed to host a re-hitter Russell Moldenhauer said. gional and, if it wins the regional, ÒWe just gotta keep playing base¥a super regional. ball and keep attacking it.Ó ÒStaying in the top eight and But the way Texas has been hosting a regional Ñ and hopeful-playing now, maintaining or im¥ly winning that regional and host-proving its No. 5 ranking in the the team in scoring and first in steals and assists. His presence helped boost the TorosÕ offense to record levels and brought in quite a few fans for AustinÕs fledgling minor-league team Ñ the most common call heard in the convention during home games was ÒCJ! CJ! CJ!Ó ÒThatÕs just my family,Ó Jerrells joked. ÒThey all live around here, so they all come to my games.Ó ItÕs an interesting predicament for a guy who grew up play¥ing basketball at Del Valle High School, just outside of town on Highway 71. Jerrells played for the Cardi¥nalsÕ varsity team all four years and than other kids his age,Ó said Marvin Hall, the boysÕ coach at Del Valle and one of JerrellsÕ first mentors. ÒHeÕs a team player first and foremost. With him, itÕs hard to notice any cockiness.Ó Hall likes to tell a story from the spring of JerrellsÕ sophomore year at Del Valle. Jerrells, as a returning varsity player, captained one side during an intrasquad best-of-sev¥en series. Del Valle had three oth¥er returning starters, but instead, Jerrells chose four junior varsity players for his team. Hall said he was surprised by the choice but not the eventual outcome Ñ Jer¥rells and his JV teammates swept the varsity players in four games. ÒI knew Curtis was special,Ó BBALL continues on page 8 WHAT: No. 2 Texas (39-7) at Kansas State WHERE: Tointon Family Stadium, (Manhattan, Kansas) WHEN: Friday 6:30 p.m., Saturday 2:30 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. ON AIR: Friday and Sunday 1300 am, Saturday FCS Central NCAAÕs RPI rankings shouldnÕt be a problem. ÒI donÕt know, what is it Ñ 21 now or whatever? We can still im¥prove and do a lot better,Ó Mold¥enhauer said about TexasÕ win streak. ÒI donÕt believe weÕve peaked yet. WeÕve still got a lot to go. WeÕve got all the tools and stuff, just need to put it together a little better.Ó The one thing that canÕt get much better is TexasÕ pitching. As a staff, the Texas pitching staff is working with a miniscule 2.13 ERA, and after TuesdayÕs 6-0 BASEBALL continues on page 8 SIDELINE NBA Playoffs Atlanta 98 Orlando 112 (Orlando leads series 2-0) NHL Playoffs Pittsburgh 2 Montreal 3 (Series tied 2-2) San Jose 1 Detroit 7 (San Jose leads series 3-1) MLB American League Tampa Bay 6 Seattle 0 Los Angeles Angels 6 Boston 11 Kansas City 12 Texas 13 Toronto 2 Chicago White Sox 0 Baltimore 2 Minnesota 0 National League Milwaukee 0 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 St. Louis 2 Philadelphia 7 Atlanta 2 Washington 3 Chicago Cubs 1 Pittsburgh 11 San Francisco 6 Florida 3 Arizona 6 Houston 3 SPORTS BRIEFLY Astros lose to Diamondbacks for ninth loss in 10 games Dan Haren struck out nine in his first complete game this season and Tony Abreu had a career-high four hits, leading the Arizona Diamond¥backs to a 6-3 victory over the strug¥gling Houston Astros on Thursday night. Kelly Johnson led off the game with his 10th home run of the year, giving him the National League lead. Haren (4-1) allowed seven hits and walked one for his 10th career complete game and first since July 10 against Florida. The Astros lost for the ninth time in 10 games and dropped to an NL¥worst 9-19. Astros starter Wandy Rodriguez (1-4) had his worst outing of the season, yielding nine hits and five runs in 3 2-3 innings. He walked one and struck out four. Jeff Keppinger doubled in the Houston fourth before scoring on a single by Carlos Lee to make it 5-1. A single by Geoff Blum later in the inning scored Lee and got Houston within 5-2. Haren gave up a double to Mi¥chael Bourn to start the first inning before retiring the next nine batters Ñ striking out seven of them. He didnÕt allow another hit until Kep¥pingerÕs double in the fourth. The right-hander gave up two singles in that inning, but didnÕt yield another hit until a bunt by Humberto Quintero with nobody out in the eighth. Quintero later scored to make it 6-3. Rangers outlast Royals with back-to-back home runs Josh Hamilton and Vladimir Guerrero hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning and the Tex¥as Rangers pulled out a 13-12 victo¥ry over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night after blowing an early eight-run lead. The Royals had finally taken their first lead of the game in the top of the eighth and brought in clos¥er Joakim Soria (0-1) with two outs in the bottom of the inning. Hamli¥ton homered and Guerrero followed with his second go-ahead hom¥er of the game, a shot that landed in the Rangers bullpen in right-cen¥ter field. Frank Francisco (4-3) gave up a run in one inning before Neftali Fe¥liz struck out two of the three bat¥ters he faced for his seventh save in eight chances. Compiled from Associated Press reports hard-fought 1-0 defeats from Oklahoma State and Texas A&M. The Longhorns needed to win the game against Bay¥lor to clinch the title for them¥selves to avoid sharing it with rival Oklahoma. The matchup between the Sooners and the Longhorns almost three weeks Bobby Longoria | Daily Texan Staff Texas went 14-2 in Big 12 Texas shortstop Lexy Bennett stands on second base on March 28 play, with both losses being against Nebraska at McCombs Field. to come down to the rain-out in Norman. It was in our hands to¥night, and we took care of it.Ó The Longhorns did indeed take care of business against the Bears on Thursday. The game SOFTBALL continues on page 8 BBALL: Jerrells helped turn Baylor program around From page 7 Hall said. ÒBut when I saw him take those young kids and raise them up, the way he led them, thatÕs when I knew for sure just how special he was.Ó Undersized and marked as having an unorthodox shot, Jer¥rells flew under the radar, espe¥cially when compared to oth¥er in-state recruits his age such as A.J. Abrams. Baylor took a chance on him and ended up netting one of its most success¥ful players in program history. ÒHe has all of the intangi¥bles,Ó said Mark Morefield, an assistant coach at Baylor and the one responsible for recruiting Jerrells. ÒWhen he came here, he had a ton of talent, and he went on to show everyone that.Ó Jerrells helped turn around a team in Waco struck with vacat¥ed scholarships due to NCAA rules violations. He stuck with the program though its troubles and was rewarded with a suc¥cessful tenure (he led the Bears in scoring all four years) and an NCAA tournament appearance in 2008. ÒCurtis means a lot to the Baylor program and the foun¥dation we are trying to establish here,Ó Morefield said. ÒFor him to choose Baylor meant a lot to the program and gave a lot of credibility to our mission.Ó Once again, Jerrells had im¥mense individual success. He ran the point for the Bears as they posted back-to-back 20¥win seasons for the first time in school history in 2007-08 and 2008-09. Jerrells averaged 16.3 points and 4.9 assists per game his senior season, and he be¥came just the second player in Baylor history to make the All-Big 12 first team. But, like at Del Valle, he was remembered for his contribu¥tions to the team. With JerrellsÕ help, Baylor broke into the Asso¥ciated Press poll in both the 2008 and 2009 seasons Ñ quite a feat, considering the BearsÕ prior 40¥year absence. The team reached as high as No. 19 in the rankings in 2009 and made it to the finals of the National Invitation Tour¥nament that year. HeÕs performing very much the same role with the Toros. Jerrells scored a game-high 30 points in the first leg of their playoff series against Rio Grande Valley on April 17. Only two of those points came in the fourth quarter, but they were arguably the most crucial of the game and showed why he is so important to the team. Jerrells stepped to the foul line with six seconds left and tied the score at 120-120. He proceeded to ice the contest with a pair of coolly administered free throws. ÒI take a lot of pride in my contributions to the team,Ó Jer¥rells said. ÒYou see a teammate playing well, and it just makes you want to pick up where they leave off.Ó Austin seems like a good fit for Jerrells, but the rookie obviously has another city on his mind. ÒIÕd love to be in San Anto¥nio, but being here works for me,Ó Jerrells said after a playoff win over Rio Grande Valley last month, before being recalled. ÒI just want to play and see where that takes me.Ó Jerrells is indeed right where he wants to be these days, with another shot at cracking an NBA teamÕs permanent ros¥ter. If not, heÕll likely be back in Austin next season, and the Toros will likely be playoff con¥tenders once again. So, rest as¥sured, capitol city basket¥ball fans, Jerrells might have burned you in the past, but heÕs on your side now. But if youÕre a Baylor fan, donÕt worry: Jerrells definitely remembers the last time he met the Longhorns. ÒWe smacked them in the Big 12 tournament,Ó he laughed. ÒThat was the last time we played them, and we beat them down.Ó SOFTBALL: Luna pitches, strikes out 12 for win From page 7 remained scoreless until the fourth inning, when third baseman Na¥dia Taylor hit an RBI groundout to score sophomore Lexy Bennett, who had reached on a one-out double. Johnson followed with an RBI single to score junior catcher Amy Hooks. Bennett and Hooks also add¥ed an RBI each in the next inning to push the Texas lead to four. The Bears threatened the Horns in the fifth inning when they ad¥vanced a runner to third, but pitcher Blaire Luna used one of her twelve strikeouts to end the inning. A solo shot from junior Shelby Savony in the sixth inning and another Bennett RBI com¥pleted the run production on the night. Freshman right fielder Tay¥lor Hoagland went one-for-three with two runs for the Longhorns. Luna moved her record as a Longhorn to 28-6 with the win and didnÕt allow a hit until the sixth inning. She finished the night with only two hits allowed in her complete game performance. ÒI just came in and did what I needed to do,Ó Luna said. ÒIf youÕre recruited to Texas, youÕre expected to win. I just feel like I came in and did what I was sup¥posed to.Ó Clark is proud of her teamÕs as¥sertive approach to the season and how they havenÕt let small bumps in the road interfere with their goal of winning the Big 12. ÒThis group has had a pretty business-like approach all year,Ó Clark said. ÒThe talk at practice this week was just about us taking care of business. We wanted [the title] outright.Ó The list of goals for the Long¥horns does not end at clinching the regular season title, though. The Longhorns hope to bring their best in the last home stand of the season on Sunday and Mon¥day against No. 10 Georgia. GOLF: Horns need a top eight finish to advance From page 7 golf career representing the Car¥dinal and said she knows the course better than any other in the country. The team is also benefiting from having Richards back in the mix after she missed the Big 12 Championships to attend to an illness in the family. Richards said while itÕs great to be back, she is proud of how the girls han¥dled the adversity. ÒThey need to feel like they can execute shots whether youÕre standing there or not,Ó Richards said. ÒThatÕs what they did, and I was proud of them.Ó Because of the larger-than-usu¥al field of 24 teams in the region¥al tournament, half of the teams WHAT: NCAA West Regional Championships Rounds 2-4 WHERE: Stanford Golf Course, (Stanford, Calif.) WHEN: All day play in the morning, while the second half play in the afternoon. The Longhorns start todayÕs round at 2 p.m. local time. The team is fighting for a berth in the NCAA WomenÕs Golf Championships, which will take place at the end of the month, as the top eight teams in the re¥gional tournament will advance. Since Richards took the helm of the program in 2007, the Horns have advanced to the champion¥ships both years. BASEBALL: Shepherd enters road series with a 15-game hit streak and 13 RBI. From page 7 But even with a 15-game hit win over Prairie View A&M, they streak, a 21-game win streak and racked up their eighth shutout of the potential to have home field the season. advantage through the first two While TexasÕ bats have certainly rounds of the NCAA tournament, cooled off since its 38-4 three-game Texas is still just looking at the beatdown of Oklahoma State two game right in front of it. weekends ago, first baseman Tant ÒWe just got to take it one at a Shepherd has been heating up. time,Ó Moldenhauer said. ÒNot get Shepherd enters tonightÕs game rid-too pleased with how things have ing a 15-game hit streak that stretch-been going this past month, and es all the way back to TexasÕ 10-4 keep going out there and playing win over Kansas, when he went 2-4 the game of baseball and not play¥with a double and a home run. ing your opponent. Just enjoy the During his career-long streak, game. Play the game and just have Shepherd has posted a .483 average fun with it.Ó Friday, May 7, 2010 NEWS Center attempts to boost community involvement 5604 Manor offers room for public, gains support from local organizations By Bobby Longoria Daily Texan Staff As person-to-person contact becomes rarer with the ubiq¥uity of social media and Inter¥net networking, a community center emphasizing the re-es¥tablishment of personal contact and community organizations, opened Thursday evening. The creation of 5604 Manor was a joint effort between the Workers Defense Project, Third Coast Activist Resource Center and Third Coast Workers for Co¥operation, who all sought a loca¥tion that could foster communi¥ty relations and political advoca¥cy collaborations. Several offices for nonprofit groups, a room for community culture and educa¥tional events, as well as an out¥door garden and social area, will be housed at the center. ÒIn a world where so many people live online, we forget that real political activity hap¥pens in person, in contact Ñ in human spaces,Ó said UT jour¥nalism professor Robert Jens¥en, who is on the board of direc¥tors of the Third Coast Activist Resource Center. ÒItÕs incredibly important these days for people to come together. The best po¥litical movements are those that incorporate all the aspects of our lives. Social and recreational with political organizing, food and outdoor activities Ñ all of these things are crucial.Ó The building was purchased by the three nonprofit groups in Oc¥tober, and since then, it has been renovated with the help of Work¥ers Defense Project members. Jensen said improvements in the future include a new sign for the center, an outdoor portable room Bobby Longoria | Daily Texan Staff Xue-li Rojas-Tang listens to speakers Robert Jensen and Christina Tzintzœn discuss the 5604 Manor community center and the positive effects it will have for the Austin community. unit, a PA and several resources to develop the backyard commu¥nity gardens. As of now, the center has of¥fices for the three groups as well as for a fourth group, Aus¥tin Voices. Austin Voices pro¥vides support for low-income families and their children who may be at risk of not progress¥ing through school as a result of housing or family issues. ÒWe are excited to be here be¥cause we think there are some good opportunities for collabo¥ration with the other groups that are located here,Ó said Amy Av¥erett, founder and executive di¥rector of Austin Voices. ÒWe sus¥pect we work with a lot of the same families, and we might be able to tackle education issues they might be having.Ó The center will provide space for community gatherings and meetings for Austin Voic¥es, as well as the Workers De¥fense Project, which up un¥til this point has been confined to small meeting spaces that hardly fit all the of the groupÕs members, said project director Cristina Tzintzœn. The project will offer English as a Second Language classes, child care and youth programs and workersÕ rights classes held at the center, Tzintzœn said. ÒThis community center is necessary because it brings to¥gether the broad progressive community,Ó she said. ÒWe con¥sider Latino immigrants part of the progressive community, and for the first time, this is a space that makes it for everyone.Ó The center provides an op¥portunity for community mem¥bers to work together and pro¥duce quality work, said activist and radio personality Jim High¥tower. 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The funding came from the proceeds of sell¥ing mini-replica bronze statues of Bevo outside of the Frank Er¥win Center. Members of the Spurs com¥piled a list of nominations. Of¥ficers, fellowship chairmen and other University representatives voted for Germanic studies professor Kirsten Belgum, gov¥ernment professor Robert Mos¥er, American studies professor Elizabeth Engelhardt and Eng¥lish and womenÕs studies pro¥fessor Lisa Moore to receive the award. The president, vice president and treasurer of the Silver Spurs hand-delivered the certificates to each professor in the middle of class and to Moore during her office hours. Engelhardt said she was sur¥prised and caught off guard when the officers announced to her class that the organization had nominated her. ÒIt was great to be able to share that experience with my stu¥dents,Ó Engelhardt said. ÒAny¥thing that brings the staff, fac¥ulty and students together as a community is good for the Uni¥versity of Texas. This is a bigger honor than something only de¥cided on by my peers.Ó Jon Saperstein, president of the Silver Spurs and a history senior, said that some professors do not receive enough recognition. He also said the organization will change the requirements for the award next year to include non¥tenured professors and pro¥fessors on the tenure track, as well as rely more heavily on stu¥dent input. ÒThese professors put in the same effort and have the same amount of passion as more pro¥lific professors,Ó said Tyler Gold¥berg, Silver Spurs treasurer and a finance junior. ÒSome profes¥sors might be more willing to leave the University if they do not feel wanted.Ó Lisa Moore said she was es¥pecially excited to receive an award from the Silver Spurs be¥cause of her love of caring for horses and animals. ÒI say kudos to the Silver Spurs for giving their award to a womenÕs studies professor. Since they are an all-male organiza¥tion, I think that is a very nice gesture,Ó Moore said. 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They canÕt make more time.Ó No, the stand isnÕt fancy Ñ a single plastic picnic table usually sits outside the bus at its East Mar¥tin Luther King location. But Par¥rott says the commitment to qual¥ity and involvement with the UT community sets it apart. They found the bus (known as ÒBig MamaÓ) in Kentucky, the state from which Cook hails, and had it outfitted with the grill by a welder from San Marcos. But finding the right location was a bit harder. They spent some time in North Austin, which Òlooks like a thousand other places,Ó Parrott TOUR: Song lyrics come from real struggles From page 12 inclusion on the soundtrack to ÒAmerican Wedding.Ó The bandÕs big break came with 2004Õs platinum-selling ÒFoiled,Ó an album that spawned ÒHate MeÓ and ÒInto the Ocean,Ó the bandÕs biggest singles to date. Last year, they released Approach¥ing Normal. Although Fursten¥feld said the bandÕs sets for the Pick Up The Phone Tour will fea¥ture songs he wrote at some of the lowest points of his life, those same songs have begun to take on new meanings over time. ÒItÕs not all dark and gloomy,Ó he said. ÒA lot of the songs are about weeding out the nega¥tive people in your life and sur¥rounding yourself with good people and standing up for what you believe in. Speak out when you want to speak out.Ó Along with the duties of the tour, Furstenfeld and the band have also taken on a large of charge, and most of the prints are for sale. Daily Texan photographers will offer a glimpse of individuali¥ty in the Daily Texan photo show, House of Images Ñ featuring im¥ages from photographersÕ person¥al collections Ñ Sunday night. ÒItÕs kind of liberating to have your personal work in a show,Ó Daily Texan photo editor Sara Young said. ÒYou get to express some kind of idea to the audience or show your style a little more.Ó The show offers the photogra¥phers a chance to escape the con¥fines of news and explore the realm of art and offers the commu¥nity an opportunity to experience new and personal takes on life. ÒItÕs interesting to see different peoplesÕ perspectives Ñ thatÕs the point of viewing photography,Ó Young said. ÒItÕs about learning something either about a subject or about yourself because youÕre forced to think about the photo.Ó Young said viewing images in a gallery promises a more personal experience. Food and drinks will be avail¥able at the show, which runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at 5325 Sendero Hills Parkway. Most of the piec¥es are available for purchase. For more information, visit dtphoto¥show.com. Ð Ben Wermund said. The South Austin area was Òa little too tourist-y.Ó They then set up briefly off of Montopolis Drive before settling into their cur¥rent East Austin location. ÒI wanted something a little more funky,Ó Parrott said. Cook said Old School was immediately embraced by the neighborhood. ÒYou do something on this side, everybody takes you in,Ó he said. The school bus barbecue is only the firstproject Parrotthasplanned for Austin, while he figures out what type of business is likely to do best. Eventually, he envisions a brick-and-mortar location con¥nected to the bus. He has five dif¥ferent concepts in the works and said that each one might have its own mobile bus with a permanent location to operate from. So far, the bus has relied most¥ly on word of mouth and limited lobbying role, going so far as to speak on Capitol Hill for funding for suicide prevention efforts. But FurstenfeldÕs struggles and subse¥quent recovery led him to heal in the best way he knows how: writ¥ing. HeÕs already written a new album thatÕs waiting to be record¥ed once the tour finishes. ÒItÕs a pretty schizophren¥ic album,Ó he said. ÒIt takes you through my travels of go¥ing through the hospital again and everything thatÕs going on in my head. ItÕs not about record sales or anything like that. ItÕs about being as honest as I can as a father and a husband and a person who wants to be a good role model. When you pull up a Wikipedia page and it says, you know, ÔJustin Furstenfeld Ð de¥pression,Õ I want to be known as a person who tries to help peo¥ple, and thatÕs what this next al¥bum is about.Ó Ask anyone whoÕs seen a Blue October concert, and theyÕll tell publicity to advertise its product. Until its website is operational, Old School relies on its Facebook page to keep fans updated on its movement. The bus usually sits at its East Side location at 2907 E. Martin Luther King Blvd. from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. But the school bus reg¥ularly picks up and heads to spe¥cial events like the UT Polo Com¥petition and serves staff and play¥ers at UT baseball events and the occasional house party. Cook was the general manager of four DominoÕs Pizza franchis¥es in Kentucky but had no previ¥ous experience working as a chef in restaurants before catching on with ParrottÕs project. He said he has been around food his whole life but has found mastering ParrottÕs menu challenging. ÒItÕs a lot of repetition,Ó he said. you itÕs a passionate experience. No matter how many times Furstenfeld has sung a partic¥ular song, it becomes new with each and every play. ItÕs as if the situation that sparked the tuneÕs construction has happened anew, and Furstenfeld takes the listener with him in the process of dealing with it. ÒIÕm not writing songs about breaking up with a girlfriend or a lot of the other stuff youÕll hear,Ó Furstenfeld said. ÒI write about things like depression, which obviously IÕm still going through if I black out in an air¥port when IÕm 34 and have a child. I think ÔCalling YouÕ is one of the least depressing songs IÕve written, and I donÕt think it will touch people as much as ÔHate MeÕ did. That was right out of my heart, and I think people connected with it more because of that. As long as I keep being a human being and not a rock star, people will want to hear what I ÒEverythingÕs got to be perfect. It took me about three months, and IÕm still not totally there yet.Ó In the meantime, Parrott says he is enjoying the project more than anything he has worked on in the past 20 years. ÒA lot of it was for my son and for Trey, to show them how to build a restaurant and not lose your heart doing it,Ó he said. ÒWe just get to see our friends, is the way we look at it.Ó Several residents near the East Side location are such frequent patrons that Parrott knows what theyÕll order as soon as they cross the bridge. Others stop by just to talk about their days, girl prob¥lems or the parties they went to that weekend. ÒI got into this because I loved people and I loved food,Ó he said. ÒYou canÕt get any closer to your guests than this.Ó have to say. And if they donÕt want to hear it, thatÕs fine, too. But itÕs what I know how to do, and IÕm going to keep doing it forever.Ó The ÒIÕm not a rock starÓ thread comes up a lot with Furstenfeld, and itÕs refresh¥ing to see. He loves Blue Octo¥ber and is quick to talk about the band, but heÕs even quick¥er to talk about the overall goals of the Pick Up The Phone Tour, and for anyone who suffers or has suffered with depression, even if itÕs one negative thought, he has a simple message. ÒIt gets better. I promise it gets better,Ó he said. ÒGo be with someone who loves you. At that moment, whether itÕs 3 a.m. or not, just be with that person who loves you, because when itÕs three in the morning and itÕs just you, you donÕt know shit, and you canÕt think about any¥thing. But, I promise, I swear, it gets better.Ó CHUCK: Author has Ôlittle influenceÕ on movies adapted from his novels From page 12 was accused of making up portions of her life story in her memoirs. ÒIn our time, we think of James Frey, who changed his story to make it more interesting, but throughout history, people have done that,Ó Palahniuk said. ÒItÕs something that we condemn be¥cause it is something that we our¥selves do. We hate to acknowledge that we do it, so when we catch a public person doing it, we have to really condemn them.Ó The core of PalahniukÕs reputa¥tion relies on the consistent explo¥ration of extreme and often taboo themes in his novels. Palahniuk does have a threshold for subjects he refuses to breach. ÒSex with children is something that is so ludicrous and distasteful that I wouldnÕt go there,Ó Palahni¥uk said. Although he does admit to broaching this subject in ÒHaunt¥ed,Ó a collection of short stories, the sexual acts depicted were Òinitiated by the child.Ó Film versions of PalahniukÕs novels ÒFight ClubÓ and ÒChokeÓ have already been adapted for the big screen, and according to Palahniuk, eight of his other nov¥els are currently in various forms of production. ÒPygmyÓ is the only one that has yet to be optioned for film adaptation. Palahniuk said he has very little influence on the films. ÒI have a lot of meetings and a lot of talks with the screenwriters and actors, but in a way, my job is to enable their vision,Ó Palahi¥uk said. ÒI really would like to see what theyÕre going to do with the material. I donÕt want to steer them too much, and they donÕt want to be steered.Ó In order to prepare for his next novel, ÒDamned,Ó due to be re¥leased in 2011, Palahniuk is current¥ly reading all of the classic young adult novels of Judy Blume. ÒYep, ask me anything about menstruation or my hymen,Ó Palah¥niuk jokes. ÒThe book is structural¥ly based on ÔAre You There God? ItÕs me Margaret.Õ ItÕs just such a classic, and it seemed to be the per¥fect form. The book itself uses a very 19th-century, Charles-Dickens form. So, in a way, Judy Blume is borrowing from Charles Dickens, and IÕm borrowing the same tech¥niques from Judy Blume.Ó Chuck PalahniukÕs recently published ÒTell-All,Ó a satirical novel set in the Golden Age of Hollywood, mocks current societyÕs obsession with celebrities. Courtesy of Chuck Palahniuk Life&Arts Editor: Ben Wermund E-mail: dailytexan@gmail.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 LIFE&ARTS Friday, May 7, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com THE DAILY TEXAN Bobby Longoria | Daily Texan Staff Old School Barbecue prides itself on being an authentic barbecue outlet for the East Austin community, serving slow-cooked brisket and pure beef burgers. Austin residents Kyra McCarthy, Shawn Tyson and their dog Lilly visit the bus at its location off of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. City chef goes from riches to rags By Andrew Kreighbaum Daily Texan Staff Dan Parrott had reached about every goal he could have in the restaurant business. The Euro¥pean-trained chef was bring¥ing in big paychecks working in some of the finest restaurants in Los Angeles. His latest project in California was Wurstkuche, a gourmet sau¥sage grill in downtown Los Ange¥les. Before that, he worked at the Cadillac Bar, a Tex-Mex restau¥rant in Manhattan. HeÕs been the general manager and director of purchasing at T.G.I. FridayÕs and the food and beverage director of Hard Rock Cafe. His resume in¥cludes work at 56 restaurants. But Parrott felt that he had lost touch with why he got into the restaurant business in the first place Ñ making great food and interacting with customers. So, almost a year ago, he moved to Austin to set up a new business that would allow him to do just that. He settled on the idea of a mobile kitchen to test the waters of the Austin restaurant scene be¥fore establishing a more perma¥nent presence. Nine months later, Old School BBQ & Grill was born. The con¥verted yellow school bus that houses the kitchen and cooker for the mobile restaurant is now a common site in East Austin and at many UT-related events. The business is run by Parrott; his son, Danny; and Trey Cook, whose brother was a roommate of DanÕs in California. Together, they have 55 years of restaurant experience. The move back to Texas was nat¥ural for Parrott, a Dallas native. ÒI needed it. I felt like my soul was getting to the point where IÕm stuck in there,Ó he said. ÒI Palahniuk dishes about inspiration for Ôtell-allÕ novel was making mad money doing what I was doing, and just not feeling food.Ó The city already has more than 600 registered mobile food ven¥dors. But Parrott wasnÕt con¥vinced the barbecue he had tried in Austin was that great. And, he brags, theyÕve got the best burg¥er in town Ñ a big, tender patty topped with melted cheese, cara¥melized onions and tomatoes. The Old School moniker comes from a commitment to quality that Parrott says was a fixture of CHEF continues on page 11 By Kate Ergenbright Daily Texan Staff What is there to say about Chuck Palahniuk that hasnÕt al¥ready been said? To fans, heÕs a literary genius with a consider¥able cult following and an innate ability to tap into the dark side of human nature. To critics, heÕs a literary shock jock writing about taboo subjects simply to incite extreme reactions from readers. Although Palahniuk has writ¥ten 10 books since publishing his first novel, ÒFight Club,Ó in 1996, he doesnÕt consider himself a workaholic. ÒI just love to write. ItÕs funny how we donÕt have a term for a playaholic, because that would be more applicable to me,Ó Palahniuk said. His latest novel, ÒTell-All,Ó is written in a format similar to the gossip columns of the 1940s with celebrity names highlighted in boldface type. ÒTell-AllÓ is the story of Hazie Coogan, the faith¥ful, paid companion of the mag¥nificent but fading film star Kath¥erine Kenton. Set in the Gold¥en Age of Hollywood, ÒTell-AllÓ satirizes modern cultureÕs obses¥sion with celebrities and their torrid affairs. Palahniuk was inspired to write ÒTell-AllÓ while promoting the film adaptation of his novel ÒChoke,Ó which was released in 2008 and starred Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Huston. ÒSam Rockwell and I were just talking at lunch one day, and he was telling me about shooting the Jesse James movie with Brad Pitt, and he suddenly stopped himself and said, ÔListen to me. All IÕm saying is blah, blah, blah, Brad Pitt blah, blah, blah, Brad Pitt.Õ ItÕs like he had some name¥dropping form of TouretteÕs syn¥drome. It was really funny to hear a celebrity become very self-conscious about name-drop¥ping,Ó Palahniuk said. Palahniuk found inspiration for the unusual relationship be¥tween the glamorous Katherine Kenton and her faithful servant Hazie Coogan while attending the Sundance Film Festival. ÒThere were all these beau¥tifully groomed female movie stars, and no one was carrying a purse,Ó Palahniuk said. ÒThey were just these beautiful de¥tached things wandering in the landscape being photographed. But always about 10 or 12 steps behind them would be a very sort of mousy and slightly over¥weight girl, like a female pack mule, carrying the burden of all the things that make a beautiful woman beautiful.Ó To write ÒTell-All,Ó Palahniuk researched 1930s and Ô40s gossip columns to use Òas a structural blueprintÓ for the novelÕs unique format. Palahniuk also read countless biographies of female movie stars to create the charac¥ter of Katherine Kenton. Palahniuk set ÒTell-AllÓ in HollywoodÕs Golden Age par¥tially so he could use the names of deceased celebrities and avoid the possibility of being sued for libel or slander. For example, playwright Lillian Hellman, au¥thor of ÒThe ChildrenÕs HourÓ and ÒToys in the Attic,Ó makes an appearance in ÒTell-All.Ó ÒShe was just incredible,Ó Palahniuk said of Hellman. In ad¥dition to writing plays, Hellman CHUCK continues on page 11 Courtesy of Blue October Blue OctoberÕs current tour is aimed at suicide prevention and bringing awareness to mental illness and depression. Lead singer shares mental recovery By Robert Rich Daily Texan Staff Last year, Blue October was preparing for a lengthy nation¥wide tour aimed at suicide pre¥vention and bringing awareness to mental illness and depression. And then, in the cruelest of iro¥nies, vocalist Justin Furstenfeld, who has battled with mental health issues for much of his life, passed out in an airport in Min¥neapolis and landed in a mental hospital. The incident happened in October. ÒI thought I was at a strong place, and then all of the person¥al stuff I was going through hit me, and I just came to a halt,Ó Furstenfeld said. ÒEveryone with depression knows you nev¥er know whatÕs going to happen. I learned more about the bipolar illness IÕve been struggling with, and I found ways to deal with it. IÕve got a 3-year-old daughter at home, and I knew it was time to just close it down and focus on whatÕs going on.Ó One thing he knew for sure, however, was that when he got back on his feet, the tour would be reinstated and take its mes¥sage of hope and support for sufferers of mental diseases to as many people as possible. Spon¥sored by 1-800-SUICIDE, To Write Love on Her Arms and PostSecret, each concert on the Pick Up The Phone Tour, as it has been named, will feature booths set up to allow guests to talk with counselors about the devastating, and often uncertain, disease. ÒThe thing about depres¥sion is that it strips away all of your will to even talk about the things that are going on,Ó Furst¥enfeld said. ÒWeÕre trying to let people call in or talk to someone and get some help before it gets to that point where they donÕt know what to do.Ó Although Blue October often fits snugly in the Òlove them or hate themÓ category, Furstenfeld is one of the most intense and passionate front men in rock, mainly because of his lyrics. He is not shy when it comes to writ¥ing about the problems heÕs suf¥fered with, and the sheer raw¥ness and emotional honesty of his songs have played a large part in garnering the band their enormous fan base. But Furst¥enfeld is quick to point out this doesnÕt make him a rock star. He doesnÕt want to be a rock star; he wants to connect with every one of his listeners, fan of the band or not, on a deeper level. ÒYou know, I wake up WHAT: Pick Up The Phone Tour featuring Blue October WHERE: StubbÕs Outdoor WHEN: Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. TICKETS: $35 every morning just like every¥body else, and I have all these medicines I have to take, and I hear things that arenÕt there,Ó Furstenfeld said. ÒBut weÕre gon¥na stick together through all of it, and I want to speak out about it and just say that if youÕre feel¥ing these negative things or go¥ing through these struggles, talk about them. I may come across preachy, but itÕs for a damn good cause, and I want people to know that.Ó Formed in Houston in 1995, Blue October quickly found pop¥ularity with the college crowd and toured the Southwest for the majority of their early career. Af¥ter an up-and-down jaunt with Universal Records, the band was dropped and quickly re¥signed based on the success of ÒCalling You,Ó a song that found mainstream acceptance after its TOUR continues on page 11