LIFE&ARTS PAGE 4 Unconventional embroidery artist turns to drawing OPINION PAGE 3 Editor discusses UTÕs possible move to the Pac-10 TODAY Local artist plays at Cactus Cafe Austin-based singer-songwriter David Garza performs a free show at the Cactus Cafe at 8:30 p.m. Starring team takes to the ice The Texas Stars play game three in the American Hockey League Finals. TUESDAY Looking forward to the MLB draft Several Longhorns find out what their future holds in day two of the MLB draft. WEDNESDAY Track team treks to nationals Cheer for UT as the NCAA Track and Field Championships begin in Eugene, Ore. THURSDAY Biker rally starts with a bang The 16th annual ROT Biker Rally ignites with the world-famous Wall of Death, tattoo expo and Blue …yster Cult. FRIDAY ÁViva Mexico! Go South Africa! The World Cup kicks off with Mexico versus South Africa. Record-setters zoom by Capitol The Guinness World Record¥holding ROT Motorcycle Parade zooms to the Capitol starting at 7:30 p.m. Quote to note Ô ÒTheyÕd assume Ô I was not only a woman, but an elderly woman. The craft definitely had a certain stigma. But now I have lots of men buying my patterns.Ó Ñ Jenny Hart owner of Sublime Stitching LIFE&ARTS PAGE 4 TRY OUT FOR THE TEXAN! Come pick up an application in the basement of HSM and sign up for tryouts. THROUGH JUNE 23 TOMORROWÕS WEATHER Low High 90 THE DAILY TEXAN Monday, June 7, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Journalism school names director By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff Glenn Frankel, a Pulitzer Prize¥winning foreign correspondent as well as a former writer and editor at The Washington Post, will be¥come the next director of the Uni¥versityÕs School of Journalism be¥ginning in August. FrankelÕs appointment, which marks the end of an occasionally contentious nationwide search, will be announced by University officials today. He is currently serving as the Lorry I. Lokey Visiting Professor in Journalism at Stanford UniversityÕs Department of Communication. At Stanford, Frankel teaches news re-of UTÕs College of Communication, porting and writing, magazine writ-in a press release announcing Fran¥ing and human rights journalism. kelÕs appointment. He also is helping the depart¥ment develop its multime¥dia journalism curricu¥lum and is the journal¥ism adviser on the board of The Stanford Daily. ÒGlennÕs credibili¥ty as a journalist, his en¥ergy and resolve and his thoughtful and humane man- Frankel will replace Tra¥cy Dahlby, the schoolÕs interim director, whose two-year term began in July 2008 after Lor¥raine Branham re¥signed to take over the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communica¥tions at Syracuse Universi¥ ner combine to make him the ide-ty. Dahlby will return as a faculty al person to lead the School of Jour-member in the fall semester. nalism at this point in the schoolÕs ÒThe School of Journalism at UT history,Ó said Roderick Hart, dean has several competitive advantag- End of year brings end of Pease Park disc golf City hopes to prevent further damage to park before restoration begins By Michelle Truong Daily Texan Staff In an effort to revitalize Shoal Creek, the cityÕs Parks and Recre¥ation Department made a move last week to eliminate the 19-hole disc golf course at Pease Park as part of an $8.8 million restoration project, aimed at reversing the ef¥fects of soil compaction, erosion and tree damage. The courseÕs closure will come in December, nearly a year earli¥er than previously planned. Offi¥cials said they intended to close the park in the fall of 2011, when restoration efforts will begin. ÒWe donÕt want the course to come out until it absolutely has to,Ó said Gordon Maxim-Kel¥ley, president of Waterloo Disc Golf Club, a prominent and ac¥tive group of disc golfers in the region composed of more than 350 members. The centrality and versatility of the Pease Park course is what makes it popular, Maxim-Kelley said. He said to close the Pease Park course will overstress other courses throughout the city. ÒItÕs amazing that top pros love that course and yet itÕs also loved by people who are brand¥new to the game,Ó Maxim-Kel¥ley said. ÒThey walk or ride their bike from campus and play very casually; Pease is a course thatÕs fun for everyone.Ó Department spokesman Victor Ovalle said the Pease Park course is being closed early to prevent further damage to the park before restoration begins. ÒThe director felt it was neces¥sary to give the creek a breath¥er from further damage,Ó Ovalle said. An early closing of the course would allow time for the gradu¥al lessening of soil compaction in the alleviation of erosion and curb further tree damage present in the PARK continues on page 2 es, beginning with the fact that jour¥nalism is still very important, very essential to the community in Tex¥as. Nobody asks if itÕs important; ev¥erybody understands it is,Ó Frankel said. ÒI canÕt think of a better place to practice journalism and to teach it [than UT].Ó Frankel joined The Washington Post in 1979 as the Richmond, Va., bureau chief. In 1983, he began a dis¥tinguished career as a foreign corre¥spondent for the Post in Zimbabwe. In 1986, he became the PostÕs Jerusa¥lem bureau chief and won the 1989 FRANKEL continues on page 2 Austinites celebrate gay pride Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff Jay Michael leads the CharlieÕs Austin party bus down Fourth Street during the Austin Pride Parade on Saturday. Floats and community orga¥nizations paraded through downtown to the Fourth Street block party, where thousands of participants lined the streets in support. Supporters march through downtown to support GLBT community Glenn Frankel Future School of Journalism director Cap Metro to propose outsourcing, further cuts By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff Capital Metro is seeking com¥munity input on a series of pro¥posals aimed to shore up the strug¥gling agencyÕs finances as it faces a $1.1 million deficit. The proposals, laid out at a community involvement meet¥ing Friday afternoon, include re¥ducing bus service, using subcon¥tractors for maintenance and driv¥ers, raising fares and charging UT and Austin Community College more for bus service provided to students. The proposals come af¥ter the Sunset Advisory Commis¥sion issued a report blasting the agencyÕs governance and financ¥es in April. While the Austin American-Statesman reported Cap Met¥ro hoped to generate as much as $1 million in additional revenue from reworked contracts between the agency and the University and ACC, Cap Metro refused to con¥firm that number at the meeting. ÒThere is no estimate. ItÕs nego¥tiable,Ó said John-Michael Cortez, Cap MetroÕs point man at the com¥munity meeting. The proposal to outsource work from Cap MetroÕs in-house con¥tractor, StarTran, didnÕt receive much attention during the meet¥ing, but it could become the most contentious proposal outlined by the agency. The commissionÕs re¥port stated that outsourcing work from StarTran to lower-cost con¥tractors, such as First Transit and Veolia Transport, could save the agency as much as $11 million in METRO continues on page 2 ÒItÕs good to show your pride, and itÕs good to see all of the community out here, coming to¥gether as one,Ó Austinite Amor Johnson said. ÒItÕs really fun. IÕve come every year.Ó Participants in the parade in¥clude AIDS Services of Austin, Equality Texas and employees from Wells Fargo. Each group that participated had a unique presentation to show off its organization to the city. ÒThe [Austin LoneStars Rug¥by Football Club] is a gay-friend¥ly rugby team participating this year to celebrate athleticism in gay men,Ó team captain Christo¥pher Mendez said. Students from the California Institute of the Arts traveled from Valencia, Calif., to participate in PRIDE continues on page 2 By Radhika Sakalkale Daily Texan Staff To show support for gay rights, Austin groups and members of the community paraded through downtown Saturday in the 2010 Pride Parade as part of Austin Pride weekend. The annual parade was estab¥lished in 2002 by the Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Com¥merce. Pride weekend also con¥sists of the Austin Pride Run, the Big Gay Garage Sale and a Fourth Street block party. ÒIÕm out here to support unity and community within my own kind. ItÕs good to come out here and be welcomed,Ó Dallas resi¥dent Marisol Bazaldoa said. A diverse group of individu¥als, both residents of and visitors to Austin, attended the parade to support the cause. Gun buyback an ÔoverwhelmingÕ success By Michael Sherfield Daily Texan Staff Lynn Crain took his place in the growing line with his shot¥gun in hand, ready to get rid of a weapon that had almost been stolen from him when a bur¥glar broke into his house. A few feet behind him, Dennis Glenn placed eight rifles and an arm¥ful of handguns into a Target shopping cart, ready to fund his neighborhood block party with the proceeds. All around them, people carried rifles, shotguns, pistols and even a couple of assault rifles, tucked away in brown paper bags or car¥rying cases, waiting for the chance to sell their weapons to the Austin Police Department. For the first time in Austin his¥tory, people could turn in all types of firearms to APD, no questions asked, and get paid for it. The of¥fer was too good to refuse. Dozens rose with the morning sun, arriving at the Austin Cor¥nerstone Church more than an hour and a half before the event was scheduled to start. ÒWeÕre completely surprised by the overwhelming turnout,Ó said APD Sgt. Ely Reyes, who cham- Chelsea Kindley | Daily Texan Staff Dennis Glenn waits in line with his rifles Saturday morning at the Austin Police DepartmentÕs ÒGuns 4 GroceriesÓ event. Glenn collected his neighborhoodÕs rifles to use the money for a block party. pioned the gun buyback program, entitled ÒGuns 4 Groceries.Ó ÒI got here at 7:30 [a.m.] and there were people waiting in the park¥ing lot.Ó By 9 a.m., when the program was supposed to begin, more than 100 people, many carrying multiple weapons to sell, formed a line that stretched out of the parking lot. Their motivations were as di¥verse as their guns. ÒIf theyÕre giving away money for broken guns, weÕre all for it,Ó said a man who identified him¥self only as Ernie and carried a .22 caliber rifle. ÒItÕs been in the fam¥ily for 30 or 40 years, but itÕs been in the closet. I have nowhere to shoot it.Ó GUNS continues on page 2 2 NEWS Monday, June 7, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN Volume 111, Number 3 25 cents CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: Lauren Winchester (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com Managing Editor: Ben Wermund (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com News O¥ce: (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com Sports O¥ce: (512) 232-2210 sports@dailytexanonline.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 information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2010 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. TODAYÕS WEATHER LowHigh 91 73 Was that my bad? KISSES! FRANKEL: Scholars, professionals bring variety to school From page 1 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting while stationed there. According to the Pulitzer Prize website, Frankel won for Òsensi¥tive and balanced reporting from Israel and the Middle East.Ó He is also the author of two books. In 1998, he became the editor of The Washington Post Mag¥azine. After a 33-year career in professional journalism, Fran¥kel joined the faculty at Stanford University in 2006. The other leading candi¥date for the position was Lin¥da Steiner, a professor and the director of research and doctor¥al studies at the University of MarylandÕs Philip Merrill Col¥lege of Journalism. Controversy arose when the third candidate for the director position, San Antonio Express-News editor Robert Rivard, dropped out of the running in April. He was quoted in that pa¥per as saying, ÒThe journalism faculty [at UT] is deeply divid¥ed on the leadership question, with the professionals and aca¥demics disagreeing on whether the next director should come from a newsroom or within aca¥demia. Until that question is re¥solved, it will be hard for any¥one to win the kind of affirma¥tion the new director will need to be successful.Ó But Hart said he disagreed with RivardÕs assertion that there is a functional divide within the School of Journalism faculty. ÒI donÕt see the divide that [Ri¥vard was] talking about,Ó Hart said. ÒI think [Frankel] will be sensitive to the needs of both [groups], and while he is a per¥son with a lot of practical experi¥ence, he has also operated at the academy at Stanford. He knows both sides of the street.Ó Frankel said that during his visit to the UT campus in Febru¥ary, he did not detect a deep di¥vide among the faculty over the issue. He said that instructors with varying backgrounds work¥ing together is one of the reasons he is excited to come to UT. ÒScholars bring us fresh ideas and a way of looking at our world that [professional journal¥ists] either donÕt have the time for or the perspective to bring, and [professionals] bring real¥world experience,Ó Frankel said. Gene Burd, an associate pro¥fessor of journalism at UT, said Frankel is the third former pro¥fessional journalist who has been chosen for the position. Burd said the choice of Frankel as the next director indicates the pro¥fessional-leaning direction that the School of Journalism may take when hiring in the future. Burd also said he did not know how Frankel would fit into the School of Journalism, given the differences between the Stanford and UT journalism schools. Frankel said his goals as di¥rector of the school include em¥phasizing teaching what jour¥nalism is; making a successful transition to the Belo Center for New Media in two years; and preparing students for the pro¥fessional world by equipping them with the evolving tools of technology. He said during his first year, one of his goals will be to listen very hard to what others have to say. ÒTechnology is both exciting and often changing so rapidly [that] people are going to have to be trained up in various tech¥nologies,Ó Frankel said. ÒThe old boundaries, if you will, are com¥ing down. That process is al¥ready taking place at the [UT School of Journalism] in terms of curriculum reform, and itÕs defi¥nitely a priority to get that curric¥ulum reform finished.Ó GUNS: Citizens sell unwanted weapons From page 1 Others had more creative plans for the money. Glenn, a neighbor¥hood association representative from San Marcos, rounded up the unwanted guns in his communi¥ty and drove up to Austin in the early morning. ÒWeÕre going to have a huge block party and crawfish boil,Ó he said as he leaned forward on the Target shopping cart that had eight long barrels protruding sky¥ward, a camouflage hunting hat shielding his eyes. Barely holding himself up on a walking stick, Jim, who declined to give a last name in keeping with the Òno questions askedÓ mantra of the program, had been waiting for this day for more than four decades. ThatÕs when he inherited a sawed-off shotgun from his fa¥ther-in-law when he died in 1965. Under the National Fire¥arms Act, private citizen pos¥session of a sawed-off shotgun is illegal. ÒThe old man sawed the bar¥rel off,Ó he said. ÒIÕve been try¥ing to find a way to get rid of it since then. I knew 45 years ago it was bad.Ó Such stories were the reason APD decided to host its first large¥scale gun buyback program, with help and funding from the Great¥er Austin Crime Commission. ÒThereÕs a lot of people that have weapons that donÕt know how to get rid of them or donÕt want the weapons back out on the street,Ó Reyes said. ÒThatÕs what this event is for Ñ for peo¥ple who donÕt have a need for the weapon and donÕt know how to get rid of it.Ó There were a lot more of those people than expected. The pro¥gram originally had $8,000 in funding from the commission, enough for 80 handguns or rifles. But by 11:30 a.m., 166 pistols, 96 rifles, 79 shotguns and two as¥sault rifles had been collected and $30,000 was spent before APD could no longer exchange guns for payment. The police contin¥ued to collect donated weapons until 3 p.m. The resounding success of the program means another should be coming within the next six months, authorities said. ÒItÕs a good deal,Ó Crain said. ÒIf they do it again, [my guns] will be in the next one.Ó PRIDE: Parade gathers national support From page 1 Dustin Larson, an alumnus of focusing more on the ambiance.Ó the University of Texas-Dallas, has The parade started on South First the parade with members of The attended the parade for the past Street, progressed to Congress Ave-Expedition School of Austin. The four years. nue and then moved on to Fourth Expedition School uses outdoor ÒThe parade seems smaller this Street, ending on Guadalupe Street. activities to provide a hands-on year because last year, there were ÒThis year it looks like there education to students. a lot more floats,Ó Larson said. is more support from banks and ÒWe came down here from Cal-ÒHowever, this year there seem to businesses,Ó said Hunter Jackson, ifornia to provide support,Ó said be a lot more people participating a UT broadcast journalism alum-Mariam Conner, a student at the and watching. So maybe they put nus. ÒI love that everyone is out institute and parade participant. less effort into the parade and are here for the same cause.Ó ON THE WEB: Check out more photos of the Austin Pride Parade @dailytexanonline.com METRO: Union president says proposal is Ôcutting cornersÕ From page 1 the first year. Jay Wyatt, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Lo¥cal 1091, which represents the bus drivers and mechanics at StarTran, slammed the proposal. ÒTheyÕre [proposing] taking good paying wages and send¥ing them to France,Ó he said, re¥ferring to the France-based Veo¥lia Transport. Wyatt said that wages and ben¥efits received by StarTran were in line with those received by bus drivers in Houston, Dallas and San Antonio. ÒTrue-cost comparisons show it doesnÕt cost less to outsource the work,Ó he said. He asserted that the short-term savings of¥fered by subcontractors largely came from cutting corners. Wyatt also said the commis¥sionÕs report didnÕt look hard enough at Cap MetroÕs spending on management. The transit union is current¥ly engaged in contract negotia¥tions with Veolia Transport for the companyÕs local drivers rep¥resented by the union. A feder¥al mediator has been called in to attempt to bridge the differenc¥es between Veolia Transport and the union. Wyatt said they still had more than half the contract to negotiate. The meeting grew heated at points, especially when dis¥cussion moved to a propos¥al to reduce MetroAccess ser¥vice, which provides transport for disabled individuals, to the minimum level allowed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and a proposal to increase fares from $1.20 to $2. ÒService in most places has al¥ready been reduced to ADA min¥imums,Ó said Diane Bomar, who is blind and came to the meeting on a MetroAccess van. She said that between fiscal year 2009 and 2010, MetroAccess fares had been raised by 300 percent. Calls to the University went unanswered as of press time. PARK: City seeks public input on courseÕs closure From page 1 creek area before reaching a point beyond repair, Ovalle said. He also said the department understands the popularity of disc golf and seeks to embrace what Austinites love about the outdoors, but must also serve as Òstewards of the parksÓ to main¥tain the ecosystem so that every¥one can enjoy it. ÒCertain uses lend themselves to some parks and not to others. You have to have the right ser¥vice for the right park,Ó he said. In response to the scheduled shutdown of the course, the city has proposed to construct a new course at the Roy G. Guerrero Colorado River Park in East Aus¥tin, which Ovalle said would be more suitable for an environmen¥tally friendly disc golf course. The proposal for the new course is has yet to be finalized. A public meeting to be held by the department June 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lamar Senior Activity Cen¥ter will further discuss the Pease Park disc golf course closure and serve as a forum for future course construction plans. ÒIÕm sad to hear that they are considering closing down the course. I believe itÕs one of the most beautiful spots in the city and that it truly represents the character of Austin culture,Ó said Benji Hill, social chair for Texas Disc Golf and Plan II senior. Alex Ahrens, Texas Disc Golf vice president and aerospace en¥gineering senior, echoed HillÕs thoughts. ÒThe closest [courses] oth¥er than Pease are an overgrown and uncared-for course on East 51st Street and two courses as far south as Slaughter Lane,Ó Ahrens said. ÒI think that the course at Pease is very important in intro¥ducing UT students and other lo¥cals to a great and free way to get outdoors, have fun and spend some time with friends.Ó Editor-in-Chief: Lauren Winchester Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Heath Cleveland Doug Luippold Monday, June 7, 2010 OPINION Dave Player Dan Treadway THE DAILY TEXAN VIEWPOINT A move to the Pac-10 Conference means more money, academic prestige for UT As major athletic conferences across the Ten, which distributes television revenue equal-operation, an academic association that pro-ly be state political issues. Were UT to leave country look poised for a potential shake-ly, gave each of its members $22 million last vides for collaboration amongst research uni-the Big 12, the move would need approval up, UT stands at a crossroads. Both the Big year. That means schools with lackluster athletic versities. Much of the skepticism surround-from the state Legislature. If UT left the con-Ten and Pac-10 conferences are seeking to in-programs such as Indiana and Northwestern re-ing the alleged Pac-10 invitations involves the ference, the remaining teams (should the con¥crease their numbers, and much of the expan-ceive twice as much television revenue as UT. In inclusion of Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and ference remain intact) stand to lose major rev¥sion deliberation has involved Big 12 teams, his report, Brown speculates that if UT were to Oklahoma, none of which are Tier One re-enue. Since that group includes Texas A&M including our own Longhorns. Speculation in join the Pac-10, which will be renegotiating their search institutions. While academics are cer-and Texas Tech, the Legislature could block the past week has linked Missouri and Ne-current contract in the next tainly not a driving factor such a move. While realignment may finan¥braska to a possible move to the Big Ten, and year, then the UniversityÕs in expansion talks, theyÕre cially benefit UT, if the move put a greater the Pac-10 is set to extend invitations to Tex-TV revenue would double. certainly worth looking at burden on A&M or Tech, then it would not be as, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Colorado, Okla-Greater television exposure when considering wheth-in the best interest of the state. This may ex¥homa State and Oklahoma, according to a re-has other ancillary benefits. er a school is a good Òcul-plain why A&M and Tech have been lumped port by Rivals.com columnist Chip Brown. Increased national popularity If another major turalÓ fit for a conference. in with UT, while neither seems particularly Conference expansion is primarily a finan-leads to greater licensing rev-Doubters need only imag-compatible with the Pac-10. conference offers cial move, with football holding the most enue. Additionally, some be-ine the potential dialogue While Texas Tech lacks a strong academic rep¥sway. With a few exceptions, football pro-lieve college sports have a di-significantly greater between intermingling fans utation, A&M is a Tier One university that can grams are the most profitable segment of uni-rect impact on admissions, cit-the first time Texas A&M hold its own with schools on the West Coast. annual revenue versity athletic departments. Conference tele-ing the ÒFlutie Effect,Ó named travels to Stanford or Cal-Thus, itÕs likely that A&M will accompany UT vision contracts have reaped huge dividends after famed Boston College as well as a more ifornia-Berkeley. on any move, like the little brother it is. in recent years; the Southeastern Conference quarterback Doug Flutie. In accommodating However, there are plen-University administration, students, alum¥recently pinned a three-year, $15 billion deal. 1984, Flutie led his team to a ty of obstacles to any con-ni and other interested parties should view academic culture, As conferences expand, they add new televi-dramatic, last-second victory ference realignment. Mov-the present situation from an objective and sion markets. However, additional schools over Miami, and over the next then it is in the ing conferences would pragmatic perspective, disregarding the pas¥also mean a smaller portion of the pot for each two years Boston College ex-mean longer trips for ath-sions college sports often provoke. best interest of the member, making conference expansion a very perienced a near-30-percent letes and fans. A move President William Powers Jr. should contin¥costly and calculated decision. increase in applications. Sim-University to make could also mean the loss ue to actively explore the possibility of join- The Big 12 is in a precarious position when ilarly, the year after the Uni-of traditional conference ing a new conference. If another major con¥ the switch. it comes to expansion talks. Schools that have a versity of Florida won nation-rivalries, although some ference offers significantly greater annual presence in large media markets like Dallas and al championships in football rivalries could be main-revenue as well as a more accommodating ac-Houston, such as UT, are ideal targets for con-and basketball in 2006, the tained in nonconference ademic culture, then it is in the best interest ferences trying to expand their media influence. school saw a 5,000-person in-games (the Red River Ri-of the University to make the switch. Subsequently, the Big 12 lags far behind other crease in applications. valry with Oklahoma was Meanwhile, the Big 12Õs days seem to be major conferences in television revenue. UT cur-There are also other nonfinancial impli-a nonconference game from 1900 to 1995). numbered. If that is the case, then as a Uni¥rently receives a larger percentage of that reve-cations of expansion. Consideration must be Besides, regardless of whatever Baylor stu-versity, we must say thank you for the past nue than any other Big 12 school, totaling $10.2 paid to the academic standing of conference dents may think, that matchup has never 14 years. million in 2007, the last year for which that in-members. All Big Ten institutions are mem-been a rivalry. Especially for all the trophies. formation was made public. By contrast, the Big bers of the Committee of Institutional Co-The greatest obstacle to any move will like-Ñ Dave Player for the editorial board GALLERY LEGALESE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. All Texan editorials are written by The Daily Tex¥ anÕs Editorial Board. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanon¥line.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. RECYCLE! Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt-orange news stand where you found it. TRYOUTS The Texan is conducting tryouts for entry-lev¥el positions in all departments. Jobs available in¥clude news reporter, photographer, columnist, entertainment or sports writer, features writer, copy editor, designer and cartoonist. Please come to the Texan office in the basement of the Hearst Student Media building to sign up. Send ques¥tions to editor@dailytexanonline.com. EDITORIAL TWITTER Follow The Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twit¥ter (@DTeditorial) and receive updates on our lat¥est editorials and columns. Demand a solution; demand less oil How will the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico affect Tex¥as? ItÕs a question IÕve been pon¥dering for a while now, and IÕm still not sure. Texas is unlikely to see much oil contamination on the shore, and coastal Tex¥as fishing and tourism indus¥tries could actually benefit as people look for alternatives to Louisiana and Florida, accord¥ing to The Brownsville Her¥ald. Longer-term restrictions on offshore drilling could af¥fect Texas and Texan compa¥nies, as could more stringent oversight. But I think the real question evokes an inspirational JFK quote, or a bad Soviet Rus¥sia joke (depending on your mood): How are Texans affect¥ing oil spills? More specifically, how are consumers affecting oil spills? One answer, of course, is that companies do not produce oil because itÕs a fun thing to do the weekend Ñ itÕs pro¥duced to meet a demand. Oil accounts for about 40 percent of U.S. primary energy de¥mand, and about two-thirds of this oil is imported. Companies donÕt go to the trouble to supply something unless thereÕs someone to buy it. In the case of oil, there are a lot of us demanding to buy it Ñ and howling when itÕs ex¥pensive, which is one reason taxing oil production or cre¥ating a tax-based emergency fund for cleanups is difficult. As we produce and use the oil thatÕs easy to access, getting it becomes more expensive, and prices rise with or without a tax as long as demand stays high. On a related note, oil pric¥es fell precipitously during the global recession. Demand went down, prices went down and the hardest-to-get oil stopped being profitably produced. There is a clear link between supply and demand here. But so far, the blame games fo¥cused almost entirely on the supply side. Fair, of course Ñ BP messed up, badly. The un¥comfortable truth of it, though, is that this kind of thing will happen again, whether here or abroad, as long as we keep de¥manding oil. The Deepwater Horizon ex¥plosion and ongoing oil spill have at least convincingly demonstrated that getting oil is hard. With this oil well in particular, the goal was to drill in more than a mile of ocean water, then about six miles into the rock below. ItÕs very cold at the ocean floor, enough so that natural gas is found in a frozen structure; itÕs very hot at the bottom of the well, deep in the crust, enough so that drill bits need to be designed not to melt. When things are difficult, itÕs often easier to make big mistakes. BP made an enor¥mous one in this case by not preparing for the possibility of a well blowout. I understand BP thought a blowout was un¥likely. Technology has gotten a lot better, thanks in part to past blowouts, like the one in 1969 off Santa BarbaraÕs coast that effectively shut down off¥shore drilling in California. That said, itÕs not like the pos¥sibility didnÕt occur to some¥one. ItÕs also pretty amazing Ñ not in a good way Ñ that when BP called on other oil companies operating in the Gulf for help, none of them seemed to have a plan for a blowout, either. So while the supply side clearly deserves blame for this disaster, my major complaint is that the government isnÕt using the countryÕs attention to the oil spill to gently point out that we are not blameless. WeÕre supposedly in the mid¥dle of an attempt to pass fed¥eral energy and climate legis¥lation. Previous environmental disasters have repeatedly dem¥onstrated that people are much more amenable to environmen¥tal regulation and protection when thereÕs a visible problem, and many of us who study cli¥mate change have lamented that its dangers probably wonÕt be viscerally obvious until itÕs too late to do anything about it. Oil consumption is one of our big¥gest energy and climate prob¥lems. We import a lot of oil at great financial and geopolitical expense, and controlling emis¥sions from millions of oil-burn¥ing vehicles is hard. Right now, people are paying horrified attention to one of the more tragic consequences of oil use. Why not take the opportu¥nity to call on all of us to help by demanding less? Grubert is an energy and Earth resources graduate student. Life&Arts Editor: Mary Lingwall E-mail: dailytexan@gmail.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 LIFE&ARTS Monday, June 7, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com THE DAILY TEXAN ÔNot your grandmaÕs embroideryÕ By Madeleine Crum Daily Texan Staff From roller-derby pat¥terns to a quirky kit called ÒTattoo Your Towels,Ó Jenny HartÕs embroidery designs cer¥tainly live up to her compa¥nyÕs slogan: ÒThis ainÕt your grandmaÕs embroidery!Ó Hart is the owner of Sublime Stitching, a company that aims to rework the art of embroidery, supplying patterns and how-to books that stray far from the typ¥ical domestic images that have previously defined the craft. She will give a talk about her most recent art exhibit, ÒStudy Hall Drawings,Ó at Domy Books on Wednesday. Hart began doing embroi¥dery work in 2000 while caring for her mother, who was recov¥ering from breast cancer, and her father, who had been ill for most of her life. ÒI spent a lot of time in hospi¥tals, which can be really stressful, so I asked my mom to teach me to embroider,Ó Hart said. ÒI had never tried it because I thought it would be really tedious Ñ I didnÕt know it could also be re¥ally relaxing.Ó HartÕs close connection with her family inspired her ear¥ly work, as her first piece was a portrait of her mother. ÒI had a Õ50s glamour shot¥esque picture of my mom with a glittery curtain behind her. She looked like a starlet,Ó she said. By the time she finished her first piece, Hart was hooked. She continued her portraiture theme, graduating from family members to rock stars and pin-ups, includ¥ing Dolly Parton posing in front of an elaborate curtain and a fi¥ery Iggy Pop singing into a mi¥crophone. Growing up reading her brotherÕs comic books in the technologically driven Ô80s, Hart tries to incorporate referenc¥es from the pop culture that she grew up with and her fine arts educational background into her work. ÒEmbroiderers take a lot of pride in their precision. ItÕs all about neatness and tradi¥tion, which is intimidating,Ó Hart said. ÒWhen I first start¥ed, I tried to find patterns to suit my interests, and they just didnÕt exist. I didnÕt want bunnies and teddy bears and dancing silverware.Ó Instead, Hart started making her own patterns for embroider¥ing flapper girls, sexy librarians, sushi and robots. HartÕs knack for the unconventional has con¥nected her with several freelance opportunities, including costum¥ing for The Flaming Lips and making patterns for The Decem¥berists. In addition, Hart has col¥laborated with numerous na¥tionally known artists, includ¥ing Daniel Johnston and Michael Sieben, for an artist series of embroidery patterns. ÒThe idea behind the artist se¥ries is that someone who likes Daniel Johnston could see the pattern and it could open them up to embroidery, or someone who likes embroidery could see the pattern and it could turn them on to Daniel Johnston,Ó Hart said. In addition to creating atypi¥cal beginnerÕs patterns and elab¥orate portraits on cloth, Hart has experimented embroidering with untraditional textures such as rope on metal and her own hair on deer skin. ÒIt took me two weeks to make a small piece with my own hair because it was so fragile. It was like embroidering with nothing,Ó Hart said. With her unrestricted stance on material use and pop icons as subjects, Hart has begun to re¥define the worldÕs perception of craft, as many of her pieces have been well-received in galler¥ies from New York City to Sete, France. ÒWhen I first showed my work at Yard Dog [Gallery], visitors would comment that they loved the embroidery Ômade by the lit¥tle old lady,ÕÓ Hart said. ÒTheyÕd assume I was not only a woman, but an elderly woman. The craft definitely had a certain stigma. ButnowIhavelotsofmenbuying my patterns.Ó Her most recent exhib¥it, ÒStudy Hall Drawings,Ó isnÕt embroidery, but a collec¥tion of drawings of students from her high school year¥book. The pastel-colored, hand¥drawn doodles surrounding these portraits are made to look WHAT: Artist talk and ÒStudy Hall DrawingsÓ clothing reception with Jenny Hart WHERE: Domy Books, 913 E. Cesar Chavez St. WHEN: Wednesday at 6 p.m.; exhibit ends Thursday like stitching. ÒI was anxious to do new por¥traits, but embroidery can take so long. I wasnÕt in the mood,Ó Hart said. ÒItÕs like drawing in slow motion.Ó The result is a collection of 15 pencil-drawn Õ80s-style teens, some sporting thick, feath¥ered hair while others smirk in their Iron Maiden tees. Both art¥ful and lighthearted, these piec¥es wouldnÕt be out of place in a high-end gallery or the margins or a blue-lined notebook. ÒOne of the portraits was my best friend in sixth grade. One girl, I have no recollection of, and one is actually a self-portrait,Ó Hart said. At her talk Wednesday, Hart will discuss the charac¥ters in these portraits, her expe¥riences with creating a small business and the new face of embroidery. PLAY REVIEW BECKYÕS NEW CAR Production uses humor to talk about infidelity By Katherine Kloc Daily Texan Staff In the playbill for ZACH TheatreÕs current production of ÒBeckyÕs New Car,Ó writer/director Steven Dietz wrote: ÒNo plays are easy to write, but in my experience the bar ... is so much higher for a comedy. ... To my mind, an ensemble comedy is the theaterÕs gold standard.Ó The extra effort required to write a comedy was well worth it, as ÒBeckyÕs New CarÓ entertains and engages the audience with its clever plot, playful dialogue and spirited performances. The story follows Becky Foster (Lau¥ren Lane), a married, middle-aged woman who works at a car dealership and seems perfectly content with her average life and family. But when Wal¥ter Flood (Lucien Douglas), a wealthy and endearingly awkward widow¥er, offers her the opportunity to expe¥rience a different life, she soon finds herself engaged in an affair based on a series of misunderstandings. Two years ago, Dietz was commis¥sioned to write ÒBeckyÕs New CarÓ by Seattleite Charles Staadecker for his wifeÕs 60th birthday. The play has since been performed across the country, but this is the first produc¥tion in Austin, where Dietz serves as a playwriting professor at UT. ZACH TheatreÕs intimate, circu¥lar stage allows Lane and the other actors to directly interact with the audience. In one scene, Becky tran¥sitions from her home to her office WHAT: ÒBeckyÕs New CarÓ WHERE: Whisenhunt Stage at ZACH Theatre, 1510 Toomey Rd. WHEN: Wednesday-Sunday through July 11 TICKETS: Start at $20; $15 for students one hour before shows by asking the stage lights to shift their focus to her desk. At times, LaneÕs direct acknowledgement of the audience detracts from the scene, often creating an abrupt shift in the pace of the plot. But, the overall ef¥fect of the playÕs self-aware inter¥play with the audience is refreshing and engaging. The unconventional self-awareness of the play is complemented by both its combination of relatable and zany characters as well as the storyÕs play¥ful plot. Becky and her family are re¥alistic and believable while the oth¥er characters, particularly Flood and BeckyÕs co-worker Steve, are more bumbling and kooky. Lane is a charis¥matic protagonist whom the audience supports throughout the play, wheth¥er sheÕs bringing audience members onstage or lying to her husband. The play is successful mainly be¥cause it approaches a stereotypically negative subject Ñ an affair Ñ in a lighthearted fashion while still being realistic. And although the play tar¥gets a middle-aged audience, it is an enjoyable ride for people of all ages. BOOK REVIEW MY NAME IS MEMORY Author explores old souls, appeals to young audiences By Kate Ergenbright ielÕs soul has survived for more soul in Lucy, a 15-year-old high BrasharesÕ tone throughout the Daily Texan Staff than a thousand years, continual-school student, and spends the novel is wildly romantic and of- In her newest novel, ÒMy Name ly being reincarnated into a new rest of the novel struggling to ten too melodramatic, reminis¥is Memory,Ó Ann Brashares asks body each time the old one dies. reunite himself with his one cent of a Nicholas Sparks novel readers to stretch their imagi-But what makes him remarkable true love. or a daytime soap opera. Much nations and accept the concept is that he has Òthe Memory,Ó and Brashares alternates between of the dialogue would likely res¥of past lives, reincarnation and can remember everything that has Daniel and Lucy as narrators, giv-onate well with teens. soulmates. Brashares is the au-happened to him and recognize ing readers a fuller perspective of The novelÕs plot does pick up in thor of the best-selling young-the souls of people he has already the story than a single narrator the last hundred pages, potential¥adult ÒSisterhood of the Trav-met in each of his many lives. could. The sections of the story ly leaving readers curious enough eling PantsÓ series, and ÒMy During DanielÕs third life, he told through LucyÕs point of view about the fate of Daniel and Lucy Name is Memory,Ó the first in a falls in love with Sophia, the bat-are far more enjoyable to read-to continue to follow the series. planned trilogy, is BrasharesÕ sec-tered wife of his dangerous, im-ers than the sections told from But Brashares would have been ond attempt at writing for audi-moral brother. Bound by tradi-DanielÕs perspective because he better off publishing this nov¥ences outside the young-adult tion and guilt, Daniel and Sophia tends to go off on tangents, tell-el under the young-adult cate¥demographic. are never able to act on their love ing stories about past lives that gory because, although the con¥ ÒMy Name is MemoryÓ chron-during their lifetimes, but Dan-have nothing to do with the cept is thoughtful and interest¥icles the many lives of Daniel iel never stops searching for So-novelÕs plot. ing, the tone and language of the Grey, a character that can best be phiaÕs soul. Although the idea of reincar-novel is much better suited for a described as an old soul. Dan-He eventually recognizes her nation is an intriguing concept, younger audience. Monday, June 7, 2010 COMICS Sports Editor: Dan Hurwitz E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 Monday, June 7, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com SPORTS THE DAILY TEXAN BASEBALL Jungmann delivers as Texas advances By Chris Tavarez Daily Texan Staff With a chance to win the Aus¥tin Regional and advance to the NCAA Super Regional for the second year in a row, Taylor Jungmann delivered as he led Texas to a 4-1 win over Rice on Sunday night. In 7.2 innings of work, Jung¥mann gave up just two hits, no runs and fanned seven Rice bat¥ters on just 84 pitches. ÒArguably we were up against the top starter... in the country, and thatÕs a pretty tough task,Ó Rice head coach Wayne Graham said. At one point, Jungmann re¥tired 12 batters in a row, in¥cluding NCAA Austin Region¥al Most Outstanding Player An¥thony Rendon twice, who en¥tered the game with a .395 bat¥ting average, but just went 1-for¥3 against the sophomore righty. ÒHe is the No. 1 pitcher in the nation, probably,Ó Ren¥don said.ÒIÕd put him the No. 1 pitcher in the nation, so 1-for¥3 is not bad if you look at it in a positive way. He does ev¥erything right. His pitch lo¥cation is spectacular; heÕs a phenomenal pitcher.Ó Despite the praise from Rice on his pitch selection and his performance on the mound, Jungmann didnÕt even feel like he had his best stuff Sunday night. ÒI had a really good feel for my ... breaking ball today, and it was probably the worst IÕve thrown my changeup all year, but I was able to overcome that with my breaking ball,Ó Jung¥mann said. While Jungmann wasnÕt able to get a ton of run support, the little he got came mostly from designated hitter Russell Moldenhauer. Moldenhauer had a game¥high three RBIs as he went 2-for¥ 4. Texas took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning when Tant Shepherd, who had a lead¥off double to right center, was driven home by Cameron Rupp on a single. Moldenahuer extended the lead in the top of the eighth when he sent the first pitch he saw over the right field fence for a two-run home run that would SIDELINE NBA Finals Celtics 103 Lakers 94 Stanley Cup Finals Philadelphia 7 Chicago 4 MLB American League Tampa Bay 9 Texas 5 Minnesota 4 Oakland 5 NY Yankees 4 Toronto 3 Cleveland 7 Chicago White Sox 8 National League Chicago Cubs 3 Houston 6 Florida 6 New York Mets 7 Colorado 3 Arizona 2 Cincinnati 5 F/10 Washington 4 SPORTS BRIEFLY A healthy Nadal takes home fifth French Open championship PARIS Ñ Scurrying along the baseline as only he can, sliding through the red clay that he rules, Rafael Nadal stretched to somehow dig the ball out of a corner and fling it back over the net Ñ once, twice, three times Ñ during a 14-stroke exchange that ended when Robin Soderling sailed a shot long. His body sound, his mind at ease, Nadal played his unique brand of relentless, perpetual-motion ten¥nis to handily beat the No. 5-seed¥ed Soderling of Sweden 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 Sunday. Nadal won his fifth French Open championship, his seventh Grand Slam title overall and earned a return to No. 1. ÒI lost last year because I was not well-prepared, and I had very low morale last year, as well,Ó said Na¥dal, who will supplant Roger Feder¥er atop the rankings Monday. ÒBut this time, IÕm back,Ó said Nadal, who covered his face with a red towel and sobbed at matchÕs end. ÒIÕm back Ñ and I win.Ó Rajon Rondo brings Celtics to victory; finals tied at 1-1 count LOS ANGELES Ñ Once more, Rajon Rondo swooped in to save the Celtics. This time, maybe he saved their season. Rondo had his fifth postseason triple-double with 19 points, 12 re¥bounds and 10 assists to lead the Celtics to a 103-94 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night that evened the NBA finals at one game apiece. With Ray Allen stalled and Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett having never gotten started, it was Rondo who carried the Celtics down the stretch, just as he has so often in his breakout postseason. Allen powered the Celtics with seven 3-pointers and 27 points in the first half but cooled off in the second. Boston was getting noth¥ing from its other big stars, as Pierce shot only 2 of 11 for 10 points and Garnett battled foul trouble and scored only six. But Rondo, whoÕs become the CelticsÕ most important player even though heÕs still not their biggest name, came through when offense wasnÕt coming from anywhere else. While not as spectacular as his 29-point, 18-rebound, 13-assist effort in Game 4 of the second-round se¥ries against Cleveland, the circum¥stances were similar. The Celtics had been blown out in the previous game and knew they needed to get their transition game going again. Rondo hadnÕt been as sharp re¥cently as he was in the second¥round stunner, battling a sore lower back after some hard falls in the Or¥lando series. But he played 42 min¥utes Sunday and appeared in good shape. Suddenly, so do the Celtics. Compiled from Associated Press reports TRY OUT FOR THE TEXAN! THROUGH JUNE 23 Rice finally got on the board in the bottom of the eighth, thanks to an RBI double from catcher Craig Michael. But with Michael on second and momentum start¥ing to swing RiceÕs way, Jordan Etier made a spectacular diving play at second base to end the inning. ÒI wanted to get a good jump, and I got a good jump and good things turned out for us,Ó Etier said. ÒI felt like we were still on top of things. After [Molden¥hauerÕs] home run I think we had a lot of momentum just to carry us through. After I made that play, the momentum even carried higher.Ó Texas advanced to SundayÕs game through the winnerÕs bracket after beating Rider 11-0 on Friday. The Longhorns then won a close game against Lou¥isiana-Lafayette 4-2 on Satur¥day, thanks to dominant pitch¥ing from both Cole Green and Chance Ruffin. put Texas up 4-0. ÒAll these games we played against Rice this year, it seems like the scouting report said hard in fastball,Ó Moldenhau¥er said. ÒIt seems like this year a lot of teams have been bust¥ing me inside, and Rice has been one of them. I went up there, relaxed cause I was over¥swinging on the fastballs that they threw me in my first two at bats. I was able to get the bar¥rel on it and produce.Ó BASEBALL Well-rounded play sends Rice home By Austin Ries Daily Texan Staff Russell Moldenhauer knew the scouting report for Rice when he walked up to the plate in the sixth inning. All season long, teams had thrown changeups away to the lefty, but Owl pitchers were do¥ing something different with their inside fastballs. He looked bad in his first two at-bats of the night against start¥er Boogie Anagnostou. ÒI was over swinging,Ó Mold¥enhauer said. ÒI just told my¥self, ÔLess is more.ÕÓ With Texas clinging to just a 1-0 lead and Brandon Loy standing on second, Molden¥hauer jumped on the first pitch he saw, smashing a double into the right-center gap. That was all the run support Texas needed in Sunday nightÕs 4-1 win, but Moldenhauer wasnÕt done. In the top of the eighth, Mold¥enhauer saw the inside fastball, tapped his front foot and un¥coiled on the pitch from reliever Tyler Duffey, landing it on the roof of the small, pale-colored brick house behind the right¥field wall. Too bad starter Taylor Jung¥mann didnÕt even see it. ÒI was in the back of the dug¥out getting a drink of water,Ó Jungmann said, laughing. It was a mammoth of a home run. A moon shot, but for Jung¥mann and the Horns, who will play TCU in the super regional next weekend, it wasnÕt neces¥sary. The game and the tourna¥ment were already over, thanks to Jungmann, who dominated Rice batters from the first pitch. The sophomore was throw¥ing both his fastball and his breaking pitch for strikes in any count, allowing only two hits and struck out seven. Even the NCAA Austin Regional Most Outstanding Player Anthony Rendon thought going 1-for-3 with a single wasnÕt bad. But it was more than just bril¥liant outings from Jungmann on Sunday, Cole Green on Satur¥day and Brandon Workman on Friday that led the Horns this weekend. ÒItÕs a whole team effort,Ó right fielder Kevin Keyes said. The Longhorns never trailed in the three games and led for all but six innings. It was pitching; it was defense; it was home runs. It was what they did all season. Above all, it was three wins. ÒWhat you are seeing is a composite of teamwork, unself¥ishness and just sticking to ba¥sic fundamentals,Ó Texas coach Augie Garrido said. But for Texas it was just an¥other step. Like Brandon Loy going 3-for-3 Friday night with an RBI in his first game back after missing the Big 12 Tournament. Or Kevin Lusson who has a .207 average from the right side of the plate, hitting an RBI sin¥gle and solo home run against RaginÕ Cajun lefty T.J. Geith. ÒWhoever wins the national championship will win games like this,Ó Garrido said after SaturdayÕs close 4-2 win against the RaginÕ Cajuns. ÒTheyÕll come from behind to win games late. ThatÕs what has to happen to be consistent.Ó MENÕS GOLF Promising season cut short with early exit Fifth-seeded Longhorns fail to make it past stroke play at nationals By Bri Thomas Daily Texan Staff A disappointing conclu¥sion to a successful season came at last weekÕs NCAA Championships in Chatta¥nooga, Tenn. Following the last round of stroke play, the Longhorns finished a luke¥warm 21st among the na¥tionÕs best. ÒYou have to play great golf, and we did not do that this week. We had our mo¥ments, but we never put it to¥gether as a team,Ó head coach John Fields said. Though this performance could be seen as a letdown, the standout play of several individuals points to a prom¥ising future for the young team. During day one, senior Lance Lopez and sophomore Dylan Frittelli led the charge as the Longhorns exited the round tied for 10th. On day two, Texas finished tied for 17th place at 10-over par with Florida State, Geor¥gia Tech and Augusta State leading the meet. Junior Bobby Hudson shot par his first seven holes be¥fore sinking an eagle on the 17th, a par-5 at 545 yards. ÒHudson obviously helped us hang in there,Ó Fields said after day two. ÒBut it was one of those days where it could have gone a little better, and it did not.Ó Freshman Cody Gribble fired a 3-under 69 on Thurs¥day, the final round of stroke play. He then went on to sink four birdies in SundayÔs fi¥nal round, putting him in an overall tie for third place. ÒOur future is bright,Ó Fields said after the tourna¥ment. ÒWe won the NCAA East Regional and had a good year. We only finished out¥side of the top five twice dur¥ing the season, and we won a couple of tournaments.Ó The Longhorns, who en¥tered the NCAA Champion¥ships as the fifth seed, failed to advance to the match-play competition that crowns the winner. Although the cham¥pionships ended poorly, the overall season was a triumph for a team that outpaced pre¥season expectations.