OPINION PAGE 4 Road show inspires stereotypical Texas vacations SPORTS PAGE 8 Cole Pittman remembered with golf tournament TOMORROWÕS WEATHER High 96 THE DAILY TEXAN Monday, July 12, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com TODAY Second session classes begin Classes begin for the second term of the summer session. TUESDAY ÔToo close for comfortÕ Jamie Cullum plays StubbÕs Bar¥B-Que at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $22. ÔI was born when she kissed meÕ Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame star in the 1950 classic ÒIn a Lonely Place.Ó Show starts at 9:20 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre and tickets are $9. WEDNESDAY If you like Ô80s new wave ... The Spazmatics take the stage with Josh and Jason at the Cedar Street Courtyard at 6 p.m. THURSDAY ÔGood. Better. Best. Bested.Õ ÒWhoÕs Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Ó shows at the Harry Ransom Center as part of the Making Movies Film Series. Show starts at 7 p.m. and tickets are free. FRIDAY ÔCuz here we go, and there we goÕ The Sour Notes play Hole in the Wall with the Great Nostalgic, Zorch and Row Zero. Show starts at 9 p.m. and tickets are $5. Quote to note Ô ÒPeople went crazy Ô when Brad Paisley was singing. It was packed, and everybody was just hopping around on boats, meeting new people. There was this one stripper Ñ she hopped on our tube. She was a mess.Ó Ñ Leslie Sylvester UT nursing student LIFE&ARTS PAGE 14 Powers to seek approval to rename Simkins Hall By Destinee Hodge Daily Texan Staff The Board of Regents will meet Thursday to consider President William Powers Jr.Õs recommen¥dation to rename Simkins Hall Dormitory. The University confirmed Fri¥day that Powers will advise that Simkins Hall be renamed af¥ter weeks of discussion, includ¥ing two public forums and sever¥al committee meetings. The 21-person committee tasked with making a recommen¥dation to Powers suggested that the residence hall be renamed ÒCreekside Dormitory,Ó agree¥ing that a generic name should be given to the dorm. ÒIt is certainly on the master plan to be replaced,Ó said Gregory Vincent, vice president of the Di¥vision of Diversity and Commu¥nity Engagement. ÒAnd, although there are no immediate plans, the sense is we want to be careful about honoring someone with a HALL continues on page 11 ON THE WEB: Comment on the story and suggest a name for Simkins Hall @dailytexanonline.com Flooding overtakes Texas cities McCombs places first in US News rankings By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff The McCombs School of Busi¥ness was ranked first among U.S. accounting MBA programs in 2010, according to a July 9 U.S. News & World Report study. UTÕs business school was first in accounting, third in informa¥tion systems, tied for seventh in part-time MBAs, ninth in entre¥preneurship and tied for 16th overall, out of 426 colleges across the country. McCombs also has the lowest in-state tuition among the top 20 schools at $26,450 per year. With the exception of the Uni¥versity of California, BerkeleyÕs and UCLAÕs business schools, tuitions for other every school in the studyÕs top 20 each have a yearly tuition of more than $40,000, according to the study. Eun Hae Ko, a business senior and president of the Business International Students Associa¥tion, said the ranking makes her proud to be a McCombs student and happy that her degree will be worth something when she graduates. Ò[The lower tuition price] is one of the biggest reasons I decided to attend McCombs as well,Ó Ko said. ÒItÕs definitely a big factor and good to know that youÕre not going to graduate with thousands of dollars in loans. ThatÕs always good to hear.Ó Kareem Aridi, an accounting senior and the vice president of RANKS continues on page 2 UT withholds cafe files in open records request By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff AUT graduate student shared documents related to the part¥nership between KUT Radio and the Texas Union to manage the Cactus Cafe Ñ as obtained from several open records re¥quests Ñ with The Daily Texan on Saturday. Hayley Gillespie, a graduate student and co-founder of Stu¥dent Friends of the Cactus Cafe, requested any e-mails or other documents circulated between University employees concern¥ing the Cactus Cafe or KUT Ra¥dio from Dec. 1 to when the re¥quest was filed May 14. The Uni¥versity announced the partner¥ship with KUT on May 19. Pending a ruling from the at¥torney generalÕs office, the UT administration is withholding some documents from the re¥quests, though the University has released several e-mails and oth¥er documents. Among the documents con¥tested and currently being with¥held by the University are drafts of the May 19 press release an¥nouncing the KUT partnership with the Texas Union and doc¥uments related to the planning of the May 19 press conference CAFE continues on page 11 TeslaÕs scientific legacy inspires art By Michelle Truong Daily Texan Staff Several hundred Austinites gathered at a converted ware¥house for The Tesla Project on Saturday, where science-inspired art glowed and glittered under the bright lights of the exhibit space. In the front studio of the warehouse, T-shirts designed by local artists were screen-printed for sale, and local bands enter¥tained in the backyard. The house party honoring Nikola Tesla took place on his 154th birthday. The inventor and engineer is remembered for his contributions to science, most notably in the field of electro¥magnetism. TESLA continues on page 11 runs through Rio Grande City. At 5 p.m. Saturday, county officials said it was 56 1/2 feet deep. It was just after 11 a.m. Satur¥day when a group of seven people stood around a cattle pen shout¥ing advice to Victor Salinas and Jorge Saenz, who were inside the FLOODING continues on page 6 By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff RIO GRANDE CITY Ñ As the floodwaters began to recede in Laredo, the deluge of water that sent the Rio Grande over its banks flowed south toward Fal¥con Dam. The volume of water was such that officials at the Internation¥al Boundary Water Commission, which manages the river and the dams that restrict its flow, ordered Falcon Dam to open its flood¥gates. The move was designed to protect the integrity of the mas¥sive structure. Opening the floodgates un¥leashed a torrent downstream of almost 1,200 cubic feet of water per second, Starr County spokes¥man Gene Falcon said. He said the release of the water swelled the Rio Grande Ñ a river already swollen by rains from Hurricane Alex and Tropical Depression Two Ñ to what he called a massive flood stage. Locals said the Rio Grande is usually less than 8 feet deep as it 2 NEWS Monday, July 12, 2010 6 RANKS: Student says school services, staff put McCombs at top From page 1 corporate relations for the Uni¥versity Accounting Association, said he believes the school de¥serves to be ranked first in ac¥counting and has been ranked first since 1994. ÒThatÕs one of the main rea¥sons I joined [the school] in the first place,Ó Aridi said. ÒI think it deserves to be continual¥ly ranked No. 1. IÕm definitely happy, especially about being in [the accounting program] now [while the school is] maintaining that honor.Ó Aridi said as long as heÕs pay¥ing lower tuition for a better edu¥cation, he canÕt complain. Nicholas Navarro, a manage¥ment information systems junior and president of UTÕs Manage¥ment of Information Systems As¥sociation, said the information systems staff at McCombs, the dif¥ferent services provided by the school and the studentsÕ sense of drive put the program on par with the best schools in the country. ÒWe really are the biggest bang for your buck Ñ the amount that we pay here is just excel¥lent for the quality of education that weÕre receiving,Ó Navarro said. ÒItÕs just impossible to beat. There are only a few other pub¥lic schools that enter the ranks among the top-ranked schools, most of which are private. ItÕs re¥ally something special to be able to be at a place like [UT] and have a school like McCombs that deliv¥ers such a top-notch education.Ó Luke Jones, a business gradu¥ate student and president of the Entrepreneur Society, said he be¥lieves the school will continue to rise in the rankings. ÒIÕm not shocked at all, to be honest. ItÕs one of the top pro¥grams in the nation,Ó Jones said. ÒEveryone from the students up to the faculty to the leadership of the school is committed to entrepre¥neurship in Texas. There are a lot of new initiatives being launched, like Texas Venture Labs, that are going to allow Texas to continue to rise in the rankings.Ó The study surveyed and ranked 426 Master of Business Administration degree pro¥grams. It also divided the rank¥ings into several different cate¥gories, including accounting, en¥trepreneurship, executive MBA, finance, information systems, in¥ternational, management, mar¥keting, nonprofit, part-time MBA, production-operations and supply chain and logistics. 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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 High Low 94 77 Communism! $60.00 120.00 40.00 150.00 Thursday.................Monday, 12 p.m. Friday......................Tuesday, 12 p.m. Classified Word Ads 10 a.m. (Last Business Day Prior to Publication) NEWS BRIEFLY School to fund merit-pay raises partly from faculty retirement The School of Information an¥nounced that faculty retirement will help pay for the schoolÕs por¥tion of the campuswide merit pay increases. Andrew Dillon, dean of the school, also said the budget move will come at the cost of not hiring a replacement faculty member. ÒThis is certainly not a pos¥itive situation and faculty are the one-time, 2-percent merit pay increases due in November. However, it is unclear how many are freezing the hiring process for tenure-track, non-tenure-track faculty and other positions. Kevin Hegarty, UTÕs chief financial offi¥cer, said the total amount of mon¥ey the colleges and departments will need to budget for the merit pay increases is $13 million. Douglas Dempster, dean of the College of Fine Arts, said the college has cut back on non-ten¥ure-track faculty hiring for next year and has cut spending on teaching assistants and assistant 3 a.m. after reports of shots be¥ing fired, APD officer Dennis Far¥ris said. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a Hispanic man dead and another wounded. Au¥thorities said the wounded man was taken to University Medi¥cal Center Brackenridge by para¥medics but was pronounced dead around 6:30 a.m. The motive behind the shoot¥ing is unclear, Farris said. APD will not release the names and ages of the victims until families are notified. Authorities said no arrests WORLD&NATION Monday, July 12, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN Oil-well cap replacement to serve as temporary fix as relief wells are drilled By Tom Breen The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS Ñ Under¥promising with hopes of overde¥livering, BP said Sunday that it is making progress on what could prove its most effective effort yet to contain the Gulf oil leak, but cautioned that the verdict could be several days away. A new cap being placed atop the gusher is intended to provide a tight seal and might eventual¥ly allow the oil giant to capture all crude leaking from the well for the first time since an April 20 oil-rig explosion set off the envi¥ronmental crisis. But several pri¥or failed attempts to stop the leak have made BP careful to keep ex¥pectations grounded. ÒWeÕre pleased with our prog¥ress,Ó said BP senior vice presi¥dent Kent Wells, who then added that the operation was still expect¥ed to last up to six more days. The leak has has been gushing largely unchecked since an old, leaky cap was removed from the wellhead Saturday to make way for the new one. Between 88 mil¥lion and 174 million gallons have already spilled into the Gulf, ac¥cording to federal estimates. Wary Gulf residents and offi¥cials reserved judgment about BPÕs latest effort and said the damage already done to the en¥vironment, fishing and tourism will haunt the region for a long time either way. ÒAt this point, there have been so many ups and downs, dis¥appointments, that everybody down here is like, ÔWeÕll believe it when we see it,ÕÓ said Keith Kennedy, a charter boat captain in Venice, La. The new, tighter cap is not in¥tended to be the permanent fix to the problem. Relief wells are being dug for the permanent fix, a Òbottom killÓ in which heavy drilling mud and cement are pumped in from below the broken well¥head. BP and government offi¥cials said the wells are expect¥ed to be completed sometime around mid-August. Crews are working to skim oil from the GulfÕs surface and re¥move it from the coast, but the job is enormous. People who de¥pend on the Gulf for their liveli¥hood are paying attention to the latest effort but wonder if the damage already done by the spill is too much. Trey Riviere, 42, who owns a fishing lodge in Myrtle Grove, La., said that even if BP is suc¥cessful, he fears the aftermath could last for years. He said crude was already in his waters in the marshes west of the Mis¥sissippi River. ÒHow are they going to get all that out of there?Ó he asked. Japan ruling party handed big defeat over tax proposals By Eric Talmadge The Associated Press TOKYO Ñ Japanese voters handed a stinging electoral de¥feat to the ruling party Sunday, exit polls showed, rejecting a pro¥posal to increase taxes and hand¥icapping a fledgling government struggling to keep the worldÕs second-largest economy from fi¥nancial meltdown. With public spending at more than double its GDP, Japan is try¥ing to manage its ballooning debt while also addressing high unem¥ployment and stagnant growth. Prime Minister Naoto Kan has warned the country could face a Greek-style meltdown if it does not get its finances in order Ñ possibly by raising the sales tax. But projected losses in elections for the upper house of parliament indicate voters have rejected his solution, and will make it difficult for his government to effectively revive the economy. The election wonÕt directly af¥fect the DemocratsÕ grip on pow¥er because they control the more powerful lower house of parlia¥ment. But it does raise the serious prospect of gridlock. ÒItÕs bad news for Kan and the party, and itÕs really bad news for the nation because it means there isnÕt going to be resolute action on all the festering problems facing the government,Ó said Jeff Kings¥ton, director of Asian studies at Temple University in Japan. ÒAnd thatÕs got global repercussions.Ó In acknowledging the defeat, Kan said he failed to fully explain his proposal to raise the sales tax. Still, he vowed to press on with economic reforms even if they are not easy to stomach. ÒI sincerely and humbly accept this result,Ó Kan said, adding, ÒI will continue to push for respon¥sible government.Ó ÒIt will be increasingly difficult for Kan to exercise leadership,Ó said Tsuneo Watanabe, an analyst with the private Tokyo Founda¥tion think tank. ÒI think it is inevi¥table that this will weaken him.Ó Editor-in-Chief: Lauren Winchester Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Heath Cleveland Doug Luippold OPINION Monday, July 12, 2010 Dave Player Dan Treadway THE DAILY TEXAN Advertising Texas in New York OVERVIEW Powers proposes to rename Simkins Hall On Friday, President William Powers Jr. an¥nounced that he had accepted the recommendation of the 21-member work group tasked with evaluat¥ing whether to rename Simkins Hall Dormitory. In a University press release, Powers said he would seek the renaming of the dormitory, citing commitment to diversity as one of the core values of UT. He also not¥ed that University policy permits renaming build¥ings in cases where the current name Òcompromises public trust and the UniversityÕs reputation.Ó The name change must now be brought before the Board of Regents for approval. While itÕs re¥lieving to finally see the administration taking concrete steps to remove SimkinsÕ name from the residence hall, it is important to remember the is¥sue is not yet resolved. The announcement is a welcome respite after weeks of spirited discourse, but the proposed new name for the dorm leaves something to be desired. Powers announced he would recommend the dorm be renamed ÒCreekside Dormitory.Ó While honor¥ing a Central Texas watershed is certainly better than honoring a former KKK leader, we wonder if there are not more worthy individuals or geograph¥ic landmarks to name the dorm after, especially considering the nature of the debate surrounding the name-changing. For instance, Heman Sweatt, the first African-American admitted to the University law school, played a significant role in breaking the color barrier in the famous Supreme Court case Sweatt v. Painter. Or consider Jacob Fontaine, one of the driving forces behind the founding of UT whose accomplishments have gone largely unrecognized. That said, the innocuous new name is not surpris¥ing. Seeing as it took the administration three months to decide not to honor someone who beat African-Americans and extolled the virtues of the Klan, delib¥erations on a new namesake would probably not con¥clude before the dorm succumbs to natural decay. The debate has certainly blemished the Universi¥tyÕs reputation. Negative publicity in national me¥dia outlets has focused not on the movement to re¥name Simkins Hall, but on the fact that the Univer¥sity has a dorm named after a former KKK member in the first place. UT has made great strides since the dark days of its segregationist past by embracing the virtues of diversity and inclusiveness, and hopeful¥ly this decision will serve as a step toward realizing those ideals. Dismiss tickets with a defensive cycling class Austin just got a little more bicycle-friendly. The Austin Cycling Association and the Austin Municipal Court have teamed up to create an alter¥native for cyclists who find themselves on the receiv¥ing end of a traffic citation. The cityÕs first defensive driving class for cyclists allows bikers to have their tickets dismissed in return for completing the course, much like the procedure used for automobile drivers and their traffic citations. Police issue the same type of tickets to bikers as they do motorists, and fines can soar to more than $200. Just like drivers, bikers can be ticketed for run¥ning stop signs or red lights or just going too fast Ñ Austin is home to Lance Armstrong, after all. Police have already issued 371 traffic citations to cyclists this year, according to the Austin Cycling Association. Here on campus, UTPD recently initiated a crack¥down on cyclists after multiple complaints about dangerous riders. WeÕre glad to see that cyclists are given the same ticket dismissal opportunities as motorists since they are also expected to follow the same rules. A defensive cycling class is also beneficial for bik¥ers who want to learn how to ride more safely Ñ and legally Ñ on Austin roads, which are not al¥ways hospitable to cyclists. A mutual respect for the law as well as a focus on safety is a necessity for the drivers and bikers alike who share our streets. The course, which is only $25, is offered six times a year, but offenders can only use the class once a year to dismiss a ticket. By Susannah Jacob Daily Texan Guest Columnist About one year ago, Gov. Rick Perry infamously insinuated that Texas shouldnÕt entirely rule out secession. ÒThereÕs a lot of different scenar¥ios,Ó Perry said. ÒWeÕve got a great union. ThereÕs absolutely no rea¥son to dissolve it. But if Washing¥ton continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that.Ó In hindsight, perhaps PerryÕs re¥marks were simply his attempt to help TexasÕ tourism industry by playing hard to get. But thatÕs not the approach his Economic Devel¥opment & Travel Office took two weeks ago when they sent a half dozen overly enthusiastic 20-some¥things to zoom around on Segways in New York CityÕs Union Square and the cityÕs tourist-packed South Street Seaport. They were sent to advertise ÒTexas on Tour,Ó an Òin¥teractive traveling road showÓ de¥signed to give people Òinspiration for their Texas vacation.Ó The nationwide tour began in glasses. Actually, the ride is 4-D; the Alamo, cowboys, beautiful In the ÒDiscover Texas Dome,Ó a May and will finish in October, kayakers are able to smell ever-od-women, horses, barbecue, guns dark teepee where viewers are sup¥making 10 stops along the way. iferous East Texas with the help and wrangling cows in your posedly exposed to all things Tex-The Economic Development & of high-tech air fresheners, which backyard, just like Long Island,Ó as, a tour guide chirps, ÒThings Travel Office, despite repeated re-release the Piney Woods scent in he said. might get kind of scary out quests, did not disclose how much overpower -St. GeorgeÕs here. There are wild animals at the tour will cost taxpayers. ing puffs while description every turn.Ó I visited the South Street Sea-thrill-seekers matches the ro-Inflated concerns about wild an¥port event on a Saturday morn-float through mantic Ñ if ex-imals aside, perhaps a more apt ing, keen to check out the free the virtual ver-aggerated Ñ representation of our state would attractions. Since the European sion of the re-notions of Tex-have been a demonstration to pro¥tourists who generally run thick gion. As a re-as that the tour spective tourists of how to shoot in that part of Manhattan were sult, there are a aims to pro-coyotes with pistols while jogging. It seems the main preoccupied watching Germa-number of New mote. At the Learning the cost of the free purpose of the tour ny beat Argentina in the World Yorkers walk-very least, his events and giveaways such as Cup, and because all the ÒTexas ing around un-is to make Texas descriptions CDs, glossy guidebooks, tote bags on TourÓ attractions are air-condi-der the impres-are not exact-and two free concerts may have so¥ appear inviting tioned (a most accurate represen-sion that East ly perceptions bered my amusement. Tour propo¥tation of one of TexasÕ true advan-Texas smells and enchanting to the tour aims nents and organizers might argue tages), I mostly encountered wilt-like Pine Sol. to quash. such goodies may not be that ex¥ lure in tourists. ing New Yorkers. T h e S t . It seems the cessive in light of possible returns. Barbara and Bill St. George were Georges, Long main purpose After all, the tourism industry is eager to try ÒThe Waterways of Tex-Island natives, of the tour is to a large source of income and jobs. as,Ó where participants sit in a kay-ha ve nev er make Texas ap-That said, when unemployment ak bolted to a wooden platform, been to Texas, pear inviting hovers around 8 percent and Uni¥don life jacketsand 3-D glassesand but after taking and enchant-versity budget cuts dominate our have their posteriors rumbled with in the exhib-ing to lure in headlines, such lavish and inac¥a machine called Òthe butt-kick-its, Bill St. George believes he has tourists. ÒTexas, itÕs a whole other curate promotions are a less-than¥er.Ó The rumbling occurs in con-a clear picture of what Texas is like country,Ó is the tourÕs tagline. commendable use of cash from junction with 3-D action Ñ a tour in his mind and said he is eager As a native Texan, the exhibits state coffers. of Texas waterways is projected to visit. were amusing, unconvincing and on a personal screen affixed to the ÒYou know, wide-open spaces, a little pathetic. Jacob is a history sophomore. THE FIRING LINE Student input matters in West Campus parking debate Heath ClevelandÕs Friday editorial, ÒKeep West Campus Parking Free,Ó is a fair representation of the parking situation in West Campus, but a few important points are missing or misstated. First, the University Area Partners (UAP) plan for meters and per¥mits in the West Campus area has not yet been decided. Second, we are waiting until we hear from students at a forum Student Government will organize this fall before we submit a final plan to the city. Third, student input matters. I want students to know they will have a chance to have their say with UAP as well as at the public hearings that will be part of the city approval process. Fourth, while I have been the main presenter of the planned park¥ing changes for students and adjacent neighborhoods, I am not the main driver and will not see any profit. The Inter-Cooperative Council, where I work, will not support the plan unless it includes adequate resident permit parking. Ñ Brian Donovan Inter-Cooperative Council, general administrator University Area Partners, board member Students should fight to keep parking free As a resident and home owner in West Campus since 1976, I could not agree more with Mr. ClevelandÕs editorial, particularly when he states, ÒWe canÕt trust UAP to represent our interests in this matter ...Ó I only hope there will be enough student ire to reverse this latest self-serving effort by the University Area Partners. Ñ Ronald M. Sawey West Campus resident GALLERY LEGALESE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. All Texan editorials are written by The Daily TexanÕs Editorial Board. SUBMIT A COLUMN Please e-mail your column to editor@dailytexanonline. com. Columns must be fewer than 600 words. Your article should be a strong argument about an issue in the news, not a reply to something that appeared in the Texan. The Texan reserves the right to edit all columns for brevity, clarity and liability. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline. 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. NEWS Monday, July 12, 2010 FLOODING: Residents criticize city response, lack of information From page 1 pen attempting to herd cattle into a cattle trailer. Salinas and Saenz spent the morning on a boat roping cattle trapped by floodwater. The mile¥wide strip of land the cows would normally graze on was engulfed by the expanding river. ÒMy family has been ranching for generations,Ó said Joel Salinas, a local rancher and VictorÕs cousin, as he stood above the pen looking at the encroaching river. When asked where the river nor¥mally ran, Salinas pointed into the distance at a line of trees approxi¥mately a mile away. When asked if he was referring to a nearer line of trees, he said he wasnÕt. ÒThatÕs where the field starts,Ó he said, and pointed again toward the horizon. ÒThere. Out there.Ó A few miles away from the Sali¥nasÕ fields sat a quiet neighbor¥hood just off Highway 83 on Los Velas Road. Brick homes, a few trailers and the local bar make up the neighbor¥hood where thereÕs usually more than a mile between the turnoff from the highway into the neighbor¥hood and the Rio Grande. On Satur¥day, there was less than 500 feet. Just down the street, the Rio Grande was lapping against the raised porch of a modest house, which had a partially submerged swing-set in its yard. By 1 p.m. Satur¥day afternoon, the water around the house was nearly thigh-deep. The house had become part of the river. ÒThis morning, none of the wa¥ter was here,Ó Vanessa Lucio said Saturday. ÒItÕs risen so quickly.Ó An elderly woman who didnÕt want to give her name said she hadnÕt seen flooding like this since Hurricane Buella hit in 1967. Many residents complained about what they described as a lack of information from the city. There were no evacuation notices issued by the city for the neighborhood even though the water was more than waist-high in several areas. Police and fire department SUVs both attempted to enter the flood¥ed neighborhood during the after¥noon but quickly turned around. There wouldnÕt be a significant re¥sponse from emergency services until after 6 p.m. As Saturday afternoon wore on, the water moved quickly, showing no signs of stopping its advance. Neighbors and friends worked tire¥lessly, helping one another pack up furniture, televisions and other pre¥cious belongings, loading them onto convoys of pickup trucks. Children ran around on some of the higher ground, playing to¥gether while their parents packed their lives away. Occasionally, they stopped to stare at the water and watched as their parents worked to clear out their homes before the Rio Grande ruined everything inside. By 5 p.m., the water was slosh¥ing against the blocks that boosted Jesus MarroquinÕs mobile home off the ground. He wouldnÕt respond to questions; he just stared and shook his head. As the water levels rose in Rio Grande City, to the north, residents of northwest Laredo started to re¥turn to their homes to inspect the damage done by the flood. ÒIt was a mess, a complete mess,Ó said Liliana Bazadoni, who lives in the Dellwood Park neighborhood. ÒWe thank God it wasnÕt worse.Ó Only a couple of inches of water made it into the BazadonisÕ home, sparing most of their possessions from serious damage. The evacua¥tion order had been given at 3 a.m. when the water was already in the street, Bazadoni said. Recovery efforts in the Dell¥wood Park area could be complicat¥ed since many residents said they didnÕt have flood insurance, be¥cause it wasnÕt offered or they could not afford it. One man said his re-tired mother was quoted a figure of $6,000 per year for coverage. Laredo Mayor Raul Salinas said he was pleased with the response from state and federal agencies. ÒThe help from state agencies has been phenomenal,Ó he said. Many residents of Dellwood Park, however, said they were angry with the city for providing confusing in¥formation and not issuing the evacu¥ation order soon enough to give resi¥dents time to pack their belongings. Priscilla Garcia said the water reached the ceiling inside the house she and her husband are renting. By the time they were told to evac¥uate, she said water was up to the curb and rising quickly. Because of short notice, they had to leave al¥most everything behind. ÒThere was lots of conflicting information. It wasnÕt well-orga¥nized,Ó Robert Carrillo said. The floodwaters stopped just short of his house. Monday, July 12, 2010 NEWS Residents survey damage left behind by flooding David Campos carries a mirror out of his home in northwest Laredo on Friday after flood waters from the Rio Grande began to recede, reveal¥ing significant damage to his house. Photos by Peyton McGee |Daily Texan Staff High school student Michelle Contreras surveys the flood damage with her boyfriend, Alan Hinojosa, from the steps of her apartment complex in northwest Laredo on Friday. AhouseinsouthernRioGrandeCitysitsinthigh-deepwaterflowing from the Rio Grande on Saturday afternoon. ONTHE WEB: It was a mess, a complete mess. 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For details about educational records and official communications with the University see         Sports Editor: Dan Hurwitz E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 www.dailytexanonline.com SPORTS Monday, July 12, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN MLB After trade, Lee debuts for Rangers in 6-1 loss Lee shows utility for Texas by pitching complete game despite giving up six runs By Jon Parrett Daily Texan Staff The Rangers increased their chances of making it back to the playoffs for the first time since 1999 by trading with Seattle for starting pitcher Cliff Lee on Fri¥day. The Rangers also got reliever Mark Lowe in the deal and $2.25 million from the Mariners to help pay for the $4.2 million left on LeeÕs contract. LeeÕs Rangers debut Saturday didnÕt go as well as expected, as he gave up six earned runs in a 6-1 loss to Baltimore. Lee gave up three home runs at Arling¥tonÕs Rangers Ballpark, notorious for being hitter-friendly. Still, Lee showed why he will be so valu¥able to the RangersÕ pitching staff by pitching the entire nine in¥nings. By being able to go late into games, everyone else will be able to rest. ÒCliff showed exactly what heÕs capable of doing,Ó Rangers third baseman Michael Young said. ÒHe had to be tired from all the travel and all thatÕs been going on for the last couple of days, but he showed exactly what heÕs capable of giving us.Ó The loss put LeeÕs record at 8-4, with a 2.64 ERA. Lee man¥aged to strike out two while LEE continues on page 9 FIFA WORLD CUP GOLF PittmanÕs memory lives on By Will Anderson Daily Texan Staff Former Longhorn receiver Tony Jeffery might have shot the lowest score Saturday, but everyone walked away from the Falconhead Golf Course with a smile after the second an¥nual Cole Pittman memorial tournament. The Tee It Up for Cole P. Golf Tournament went off swimmingly at the expansive and scenic public course off Ranch Road 620 near Lakeway. The proceeds went to the Cole Pitt¥man Field House Fund, which is being used to construct a field house at PittmanÕs former high school, Evangel Christian Academy in Shreve¥port, La. Among those with the biggest smiles were Dallas Cowboys receiver Roy Williams, who captured second, and third-place finisher Cory Redding, a defensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens. Both Williams and Redding played with Pittman at Texas. ÒWeÕre a Longhorn family, and to lose one, especially a good one like Cole, you gotta do something to show that heÕs still here, still in our hearts,Ó Williams said. The entire invitation list read like a Longhorn Football Hall of Fame: There was B.J. Johnson, the former standout wide receiver whose over¥the-shoulder catch vanquished the Red Raiders in 2003, speaking with Mack Brown. Down on the ninth hole stood Kwame Cavil, who caught the 56-yard bomb from Major Applewhite in TexasÕ memorable 34-3 shellacking of Okla¥homa in 1998. Also in attendance were Texas alumni Kasey Studdard, offensive lineman for the Houston Texans, and running back Selvin Young, who helped the Longhorns win the na¥tional championship in 2005. ÒWeÕre out here celebrating Cole,Ó Young told reporters. ÒThe Longhorn family has come together. There are guys from all different eras, but weÕve built a bond.Ó Pittman played defensive end and special teams at Texas but died tragically in a Febru¥ary 2001 car accident while driving back to Austin from his hometown of Shreveport. He was a young but sturdily built defender who was expected to contribute to the rebuilding Longhorn defense his junior season after GOLF continues on page 9 CYCLING Female cyclists focus on empowering other riders Spain makes history with first World Cup By Naishadh Bhonsle Daily Texan Staff Spain 1, Netherlands 0 (A.E.T) After more than 98 hours of World Cup fever, it took extra time to settle a tense final. Spain lifted the World Cup for the first time in history, marking the end of the monthlong soccer spec¥tacle. The game had many sub¥plots, with both teams known for very different styles of soc¥cer. Spain was labeled to be the more glamorous side and was known for controlling posses¥sion while waiting for the right pass to score a beautiful goal. It was the Dutch who invented this style of soccer in the 1970s, calling it ÒTotal Football.Ó Ironi¥cally, the Dutch played a much more aggressive brand of soc¥cer throughout the tournament and were far from the glamor¥ous side on a cold Sunday night in Johannesburg. The Netherlands piled up more than nine yellow cards throughout the night, forc¥ing the Dutch to play with 10 men for the final minutes of the game. The tackles were fly¥ing in heavy from the start with defensive midfielders Nigel De Jong and Mark Van Bommel both making strong tackles in the first half. There was a total of 14 yellow cards in the game, a record for a World Cup final. This just showed how much each team wanted the game Ñ emotions were flying as Spain dominated possession through the first 45 minutes. The Spaini¥ardsÕ best chance of the first half came when Sergio RamosÕ head¥er off XaviÕs cross was saved by the Dutch keeper. Both teams ended the half looking very ner¥vous about the occasion with the game still scoreless. In the second half, the Neth¥erlands came alive and nearly took an unexpected lead when Wesley Sneijder put Arjen Rob¥ben through on goal with a pin¥point pass. Robben ran at pace toward the goal, but his finish was low and the Spanish keep¥er, Iker Casillas, managed to get a foot to the ball. It was a glori¥ous opportunity for Robben, one of the stars of the tournament, to put his team up. Minutes later, Spain nearly went ahead when Jesœs Navas crossed a low, hard ball that fell to David Villa. His shot, though, was blocked by a last-ditch tack¥le from John Heitinga. Spain had another chance to break the goalless tension when defender Ramos had a free header go fly¥ing over the bar. Robben had an¥other chance for the Netherlands when he was put through on goal late, but Casillas stopped him once again. In extra time, the Netherlands had a player sent off when Heit¥inga, already on a yellow, was adjudged to have fouled AndrŽs Iniesta on his way to goal. The CUP continues on page 9 By Bri Thomas Daily Texan Staff Bicycle-friendly Austin boasts Zilker Park trails, special bike lanes and, of course, Lance Armstrong. What most donÕt know is that itÕs also home to the Austin LUNA Chix Cycling Team, a group of encouraging, active female cyclists. Composed of six women of all ages and professions, this club works to bring in par¥ticipants ranging from inex¥perienced cyclists to triath¥letes, such as team leader Sara Souerbry, who has been riding since 2001. ÒLUNA makes you feel com¥fortable and safe above all,Ó Souerbry said. ÒI had a baby, so wasnÕt able to ride for a year, but when I came back, there was just so much support Ñ even though I was huffing and puffing.Ó Centered around support, the team caters to all levels of expertise as it breaks into two groups during rides. ÒWe are women from all dif¥ferent walks of lives,Ó mem¥ber Karen Douthitt Dallman said. ÒEven though some of us are training for competitive races, no one tries to be a hot¥shot. We want our workouts to be enjoyable for everyone. We arenÕt trying to compete with Lance Armstrong.Ó Support coaches are there to assist newcomers while skilled cyclists are able to participate in longer, faster challenges, such as the Outlaw Trail 100, coming up in October. ÒUnless youÕre hard-core, there arenÕt really races for bik¥ers,Ó Souerbry said. ÒWhat we do is offer up a distance race at the end of our season for peo¥ple to just see how far they can get after all their hard work.Ó Though its tagline is ÒGet Out and Play,Ó LUNA is also known for partnering with organic en¥ergy-bar retailer Clif Bars and for fighting against breast can¥cer. By passing out the nutri¥tional bars at their events, the Austin LUNA Chix let women know that breast cancer can be prevented by being cautious of what goes into their bodies and by exercising. They also join up with their global affiliate, Team LUNA Chix, each fall to put on a fund¥raising film festival. The films in LUNAFEST are submitted by women, for women, and focus on topics women can relate to. ÒWeÕre not against men in our group,Ó Souerbry said. ÒThey just require a whole different level of support, while we like to keep things comfortable for even that lady who has gotten too comfortable on the couch. Our goal is to keep people coming back.Ó The team tries to meet every weekend, whether itÕs for a ride or for a clinic. ÒOur last clinic was on how to change a flat,Ó Souerbry said. ÒIf someone gets a flat while riding, we all stop and talk about how to fix it.Ó With most of the women working in the business world, one would think that adding more to their plates would be a challenge, but the groupÕs im¥pressive 99-percent retention rate shows that most of their participants want more. ÒObviously, traffic and work and life get in the way,Ó Souer¥bry said. ÒOur constant com¥radeship just shows our com¥mitment, though.Ó Erika Rich | Daily Texan Staff Sara Souerby is a cyclist with the the Austin LUNA Chix Cycling Team, which held one of its monthly rides Saturday to encourage cyclists of all experience levels to join. SIDELINE FIFA World Cup Netherlands 0 Spain 1 (A.E.T.) MLB American League Minnesota 6 Detroit 3 Boston 3 Toronto 2 Cleveland 5 Tampa Bay 6 Royals 5 Chi White Sox 15 Baltimore 4 Texas 1 LA Angels 2 Oakland 5 NY Yankees 8 Seattle 2 National League Chi Cubs 0 LA Dodgers 7 Atlanta 0 NY Mets 3 San Francisco 6 Washington 2 Cincinnati 0 Philadelphia 1 St. Louis 4 Houston 2 Florida 2 Arizona 0 SPORTS BRIEFLY ArmstrongÕs bid for eighth Tour ÔfinishedÕ after SundayÕs stage Close the book on the Lance Armstrong era at the Tour de France. He has. The record seven-time champion wrote off his chances of victory in his 13th and last Tour, signaling the beginning of the end of one of the most celebrated and controversial careers in cycling history. The 38-year-old TexanÕs hopes for yet another title were dashed Sunday after he got caught in three crashes Ñ one of which brought him down Ñ and struggled to keep up during two tough climbs in Stage 8, the raceÕs first foray into the Alps. He and his team said his hip got banged up, keeping him from pedaling hard. The stage was won by 25-year¥old Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, and Armstrong finished nearly 12 minutes back, in 61st place. World champion Cadel Evans of Australia took the yellow jersey by finishing 10 seconds behind Schleck, but well ahead of overnight leader Sylvain Chavanel of France. ÒMy Tour is finished,Ó said Arm¥strong, who fell to 39th overall. ÒWhen it rains it pours, I guess,Ó he said in a Twitter message. ÒTo¥day was not my day, needless to say. Quite banged but gonna hang in here and enjoy my last 2 weeks.Ó The race finishes July 25 in Paris. Bagwell hired to replace Berry as AstrosÕ new pitching coach Former Astros All-Star Jeff Bag¥well is taking over as HoustonÕs hit¥ting coach after the team fired Sean Berry on Sunday. Berry became Òa victim of cir¥cumstancesÓ as the offense sput¥tered this season, general manag¥er Ed Wade said. He believes the of¥fense can do more and hopes Bag¥well helps that happen. ÒWe know we can get better, but we also know there are players here that should be better and hopeful¥ly with a different voice in Jeff Bag¥well, theyÕll recognize the measure of accountability that they have in this whole process so we will get better,Ó Wade said. Bagwell had been thinking about what his next challenge would be when Wade approached him about the position. ÒThere comes a point in time where you realize you have to do something and that your life has to go on,Ó Bagwell said. ÒIÕm 42 years old and itÕs time for me to do something else. This is what I know. I know baseball. Hopefully weÕre going to find out in a couple of months that I know a little about hitting too.Ó In 15 seasons with the Astros, the former first baseman set club records with 449 home runs and 1,529 RBIs. Bagwell was the Nation¥al League rookie of the year in 1991 and the NLÕs MVP in 1994. Compiled from Associated Press reports Monday, July 12, 2010 SPORTS COMMENTARY J. Pat Carter | Associated Press From left, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James acknowledge the cheers of fans during their wel¥come party at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami on Friday. Sports spectacle not LeBronÕs fault Daily Texan By Chris Tavarez Columnist ESPN is really pissing me off. It goes far beyond the hour¥long love fest for a self-enti¥tled King that more than 7 per¥cent of American TV sets were tuned into. And donÕt even get me started on LeBron James call¥ing himself a ÒkingÓ Ñ his Twit¥ter account: @kingjames. ThereÕs no doubt the man is a hoss, but he hasnÕt won anything yet. But James and his former em¥ployer Dan GilbertÕs comments and that entire debacle are fod¥der for another column that has already been written and dis¥cussed ad nauseam, and if I keep typing about this, IÕll just hate myself more than everyone in¥volved in The Decision by the next paragraph. But before I go any further, let the record show that I do love me some ESPN, both in the morning when I wake up at noon and at night when I go to bed at 2, and even a lot of times in between. Heck, I hope to someday sit at that fancy desk and tell you, all five readers and sports enthusi¥asts, about the goings-on in the past 24 hours of sports. But right now, I just need to vent. Sure, the LeBron thing was ridiculous and out of control, but at least some good came out of it. And no, IÕm not talk¥ing about the $2.5 million check he cut to the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich; he could have done that regardless of wheth¥er he had a show. The big posi¥tive is that The Decision opened everyoneÕs eyes to the spectacle ESPN has become. Finally, people are realizing that The Worldwide Leader is kind of an evil empire. ItÕs gotten to the point where ESPN dictates what is sports news and what isnÕt. As soon as they start hyp¥ing something up, everyone hops on the bandwagon and goes for a ride to wherever Stuart Scott is leading us. But again, thatÕs not what really gets under my skin because if I could do it, I proba¥bly would, too. Just the fact that they are able to do that is a testa¥ment to how well the network is run and how much power it has and what it has grown into. What IÕm most upset about is the fact that it has strayed from its original purpose: providing sports news. Sure, ÒSportsCen¥terÓ still runs 24 hours a day on one network, but itÕs just not the same. When I wake up and turn it to channel 52, I want to know what I missed in the world of sports. Tell me about all 15 MLB games and who won, whoÕs in the hunt for the wild card before the All-Star break and how bad my Astros really are doing. But the thing is, I donÕt get that. I get a couple of game high¥lights, and then they toss to a desk to give me a breakdown of what actually happened in the game. I just saw what hap¥pened, I can form my own opin¥ions. I donÕt need Tim Kurkji¥an and John Kruk telling me what to think. I have a mind of my own. But apparently, ESPN thinks that ÒSportsNation,Ó while smart enough to run a show by the same title Ñ another ridicu¥lous joke Ñ isnÕt smart enough to think for itself when watching a highlight. If I want analysis, IÕll read a newspaper column. ThatÕs what theyÕre for. But donÕt force-feed it down my throat after every highlight reel. But such is the case with all 24¥hour news stations. You have to fill up the programming some¥how, and commercials only take up so much time before people flip to the next station. So, maybe thatÕs what IÕm real¥ly pissed off at: the 24-hour news cycle. So throw CNN, MSNBC and FOX News in the mix, too. ThatÕs what I really feel is at the root of all of this. As soon as net¥works started going to 24-hour news, when there wasnÕt any¥thing to report on, they had to bring in experts to tell us the meaning of what happened. ItÕs just another way to fill up those five minutes between commer¥cial breaks. I just want it to be like the good old days, though. Like when Keith Olbermann and Dan Pat¥rick used to just tell me what was going on and do it in a funny and quirky way that has now almost become a contest for all the an¥chors to try to be more over-the¥top than the ones before them. Thanks, Stuart Scott. Booyah! LEE: Cy Young winner has fans excited From page 8 walking none, bringing his strikeout-to-ball ratio to an impressive 91:6. The Rangers had to give up starting first baseman Jus¥tin Smoak and minor leaguers Blake Beavan, Josh Lueke and Matthew Lawson in the trade. Smoak was the 11th overall pick in the 2008 draft, and is hit¥ting .209 with eight home runs and 34 RBIs in 70 games, going into Saturday. Although giving up the switch-hitting first base¥man Smoak is a blow to the RangersÕ offense, they could not pass up the opportuni¥ty to add a former Cy Young Award winner to their pitch¥ing staff. With the addition of Lee to its rotation, Texas be¥comes the favorite to win the American League West and is currently first in its divi¥sion with a 4.5-game lead over the second-place Los Angeles Angels. GOLF: Former Texas players remember fallen Longhorn From page 8 deliberate knee on the point-af¥ ter attempt to keep the score at playing in all 12 games and 44, which was PittmanÕs num¥making three starts as a soph-ber while playing in Austin. omore. Unfortunately, that nev-ÒWhen we lost Cole, thatÕs er happened as Pittman was in-how I survived Ñ [it] was volved in a one-vehicle accident these boys calling me ev¥on his way back to school to be-ery night and telling me they gin spring practice. loved me,Ó said Marc Pitt- Texas memorably honored man, ColeÕs father. ÒAfter all Pittman when the team defeat-this time, theyÕre still remem¥ed North Carolina 44-14 in the bering Cole, which is a tes¥first game at the Darrell K Roy-tament of how special he is. al-Texas Memorial Stadium af-These players have continued ter his death. After scoring the to honor Cole and his memo¥final touchdown of the contest, ry, so itÕs an emotional, bitter¥quarterback Applewhite took a sweet memory for us.Ó Rangers pitcher Cliff Lee watches a pop fly dur¥ing SaturdayÕs 6-1 loss to Baltimore in Arlington. Cody Duty Associated Press CUP: Late strike by Iniesta ends tense final game From page 8 result was a second yellow for the Dutch defender. HeitingaÕs mistake would turn out to be fatal, as in the 116th min¥ute Cesc Fˆbregas saw Iniesta on¥side and free behind the Dutch de¥fense and played a ball for him to volley home from close range. The goal brought cheers to the streets of Madrid and Barcelona and became the game-winner, as tournament favorite Spain lived up to expectations and lifted the FIFA World Cup for the first time. Monday, July 12, 2010 NEWS TESLA: Party showcases electric car, music From page 1 Co-curators Cathy Savage and Cody Scrogum have worked with Pump Project, a nonprofit arts organization, since April to plan The Tesla Project, and they hope to see it expand. Savage said the idea for the project was inspired by a T-shirt. ÒI was looking through CodyÕs screen prints and saw a Tesla shirt,Ó she said. ÒWe start¥ed talking about how much we love Tesla, and the idea to have a birthday party for him just grew from there.Ó ÒWe had a bigger response than expected for our event,Ó said Scrogum, artist and founder of {Th}ink Tank and Twin Villain screen-printing companies. ÒWe wanted to raise awareness of Te¥sla, who was not only infatuated with electricity but also loved to help people.Ó Proceeds from The Tesla Proj¥ect benefit the local chapter of Easter Seals, a support group for people with obsessive-compul¥sive disorder, which Tesla him¥self exhibited. More than 40 art pieces were on display in the gallery at Pump Project Satellite, a location that houses art studios and multi¥purpose spaces for exhibits. Art¥work included prints, paintings, embroidery, poetry and structur¥al pieces, all reflecting Tesla and his contributions, especially his work in electromagnetism. Savage included four of her own works, which she said are evolving to incorporate more mathematical and scientific thinking after she learned about Ryan Smith | Daily Texan Staff Steve Guenerich looks at ÒMoved By A ForceÓ by local artist Mark Johnson during The Tesla Project party at Pump Project Satellite in East Austin. More than 20 local artists contributed pieces to the event Saturday afternoon. Tesla from her husband, who is an electrical engineer. ÒTesla is better recognized than expected,Ó Savage said about the response from art¥ists and engineers who are pas¥sionate about Tesla. ÒAustin is a good town for this event; it is very high-tech.Ó TeslaÕs life and contributions have also influenced ScrogumÕs art and business philosophy. ÒIÕm really big on politics and learned about how J.P. Morgan crippled TeslaÕs career,Ó Scrogum said. ÒOne of my goals with Twin Villain is to expand but not become a corporation. Being in a city like Austin has helped.Ó Twin Villain was onsite mak¥ing T-shirts with ScrogumÕs de¥sign, a print of his ÒTesla vs. EdisonÓ painting that hung in the gallery. A Tesla Roadster, a fully elec¥tric car, was also on display at the event. Car owner Joshua Baer said he prefers the smooth¥er engine and environmentally friendly qualities of the vehicle. Local band ArcAttack head¥lined the event. ArcAttack is known for its literally shock¥ing performances, using two custom-built Tesla coils to produce 1 million volts of electricity synchronized to the music of rhythmic instrumen¥tal melodies. The Tesla Project was more than a posthumous birthday par¥ty with several hundred guests. According to the projectÕs web¥site, it was Òa day of geeky good fun to celebrate the genius of Te¥sla,Ó a scientist whose discover¥ies and mystique have sparked many minds. AquaPalooza festival makes musical splash Thousands of Austinites gather to hear live music from boats on Lake Travis By Aaron West Daily Texan Staff Music and water collided over the weekend when more than 30,000 people in more than 4,000 boats poured into Lake Travis for the AquaPalooza 2010 Signature Event. The music festival, now in its fifth year, started at noon Friday with a Battle of the Bands com¥petition and continued Saturday with performances from musi¥cians Jerrod Niemann, Lee Brice, Joanna Smith, Matt Stillwell and event headliner Brad Paisley. ÒAquaPalooza is a series of events that run in July each sum¥mer,Ó said Rob Noyes, vice pres¥ident of marketing for Sea Ray, AquaPaloozaÕs sponsor. ÒThere are about 120 events running around the world. TheyÕre run by our dealers, and theyÕre all about getting people out on their boats with their friends and family for some fun on the water.Ó The AquaPalooza event in Aus¥tin was hosted by Sail & Ski Cen¥ter, a local Sea Ray dealer. The art¥ists performed on a stage at The Reserve at Lake Travis, a private community located at Calcasieu Point on the lake. The show, which was free to attend, was only acces¥sible by boat. ÒYour boat is your ticket,Ó Noy¥es said. A shallow area in front of the stage was available for people who wanted to lounge in the water. Be¥hind that was a Òboat gridÓ with room for about 2,000 boats, which started filling up at 7 a.m. Friday. Space was available for other boats to anchor outside the grid. Paisley Ñ a Grammy Award¥winning country music artist whose most recent album, Ameri¥can Saturday Night, was named the No. 1 album of any music genre by Time magazine in 2009 Ñ is cur¥rently on his ÒH2O World Tour.Ó ÒHe did an outstanding job,Ó Noyes said. ÒThis is really a per¥fect venue and match for Brad Paisley because of his H2O tour. You couldnÕt ask for a better water venue than AquaPalooza. He real¥ly got the crowd excited.Ó Concert attendees agreed. ÒIt was really fun. I think ev¥eryone really enjoyed it,Ó UT nursing student Leslie Sylvester said. ÒPeople went crazy when Brad Paisley was singing. It was packed, and everybody was just hopping around on boats, meet¥ing new people. There was this one stripper Ñ she hopped on our tube. She was a mess.Ó Despite the clutter of boats and strangers, there werenÕt any serious accidents or safety incidents, and Noyes said the event was a success. ÒIt went very well. It was a very good event and very well-attend¥ed,Ó Noyes said. ÒThere were no significant accidents, just a very good, solid, safe day on the lake. IÕd say that everyone had a great time. Our objective was to create a venue that creates a fun and safe day on the water. I think we did that.Ó COMICS Monday, July 12, 2010 5 9 5 6 2 7 4 7 4 6 8 5 2 2 9 YesterdayÕs solution 7 1 3 8 4 5 1 9 3 6 3 7 4 9 2 9 3 1 5 6 4 7 8 2 1 4 3 8 7 4 9 5 6 2 3 1 2 5 9 8 3 1 6 7 4 5 8 6 6 1 3 4 2 7 9 5 8 2 3 9 5 4 5 9 8 1 4 2 3 6 7 6 7 4 5 1 4 6 3 7 9 8 2 5 6 1 8 3 2 7 6 8 5 1 4 9 Monday, July 12, 2010 LIFE&ARTS BOOK REVIEW 97 ORCHARD Author examines immigrant history by looking at food Book chronicles struggle to keep cultural identity in familiesÕ move to US By Kate Ergenbright Daily Texan Staff In Ò97 Orchard: An Edi¥ble History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Ten¥ement,Ó author Jane Ziegelman examines the history of ear¥ly immigrants to America who were unable to find many of the ingredients they had grown accustomed to cooking with in their home countries. Lack¥ing the produce of their home¥lands, early immigrants had to adjust their recipes and create entirely new hybrid cuisines that combined the New World with the Old. In her book, Ziegelman fo¥cuses on five immigrant fam¥ilies that lived at 97 Orchard, a tenement building on Man¥hattanÕs Lower East Side, and their struggle to maintain their unique cultural identities while living in America. ZiegelmanÕs book follows the German, Irish, Reform Jewish, Orthodox Jewish and Italian fami¥lies that lived in the tenement, be¥ginning in the 1860s through the Great Depression. The authorÕs food writing has appeared in vari¥ous publications, and she is the co¥author of ÒFoie Gras: A Passion,Ó which chronicles the controver¥sial history of the French delicacy of duck or goose liver. Ziegelman is also the director of the up-and¥coming culinary program at New York CityÕs Tenement Museum, a museum dedicated to preserving the history of the 97 Orchard ten¥ement building. The book Ò97 OrchardÓ is well-researched, almost to a fault. There is no question that Ziegelman is a good writ¥er, and she does her best with the information she has, but the families profiled in the book did not leave many re¥cords and Ziegelman frequent¥ly has to rely on speculation to tell their stories. The book con¥tains so much information and so many excerpts from other works from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that the human aspects of immigrant life are watered down, and the book reads like a textbook. ZiegelmanÕs efforts to preserve immigrant history are laudable, but straddling the line between entertainment and information is often a difficult task, and un¥fortunately, Ò97 OrchardÓ fails to grab readersÕ attention. GREENBELT: Laid-back atmosphere provides Ôsomething for everybodyÕ From page 14 hiker and native Austinite Treg Russell said. Begin at the trailhead on the 2600 block of Barton Hills Drive, and you will find the popular Gus Fruh Pool down the road. You can even wear flip-flops on this short hike to the water. However, if you plan to go far¥ther, be advised to wear ten¥nis shoes because the trails are rocky with many tree roots on the path. You can follow the water Ñ or creek bed, depend¥ing on the weather Ñ as far as you please. Just know that you will have to come back the same way you came. Another scenic stop along the Greenbelt is Sculpture Falls, with lots of water and many places to relax on the flat rocks. If you begin at the Upper North trail¥head on Scottish Woods Trail and Camp Craft Road, the hike takes about 30 minutes. ItÕs a popular swimming hole along the Green¥belt, and on a sunny day you will find other people enjoying the ing really rowdy.Ó sun, water and being outdoors. For those looking for more of ÒItÕs a real laid-back atmo-an adventure or challenge than sphere,Ó Russell said. ÒYou got a a hike, Austin Rock Gym holds real mix of people there, but they group and private lessons at the all get along. ThereÕs no one be-Greenbelt for both beginners and more advanced rock climbers. Troy Wilson said itÕs a great place for a range of climbers, and that thereÕs something for everybody at the Greenbelt. ÒThe cool thing about climbing the Greenbelt is: 1) ItÕs right in the middle of the city, 2) itÕs free and 3) itÕs beautiful,Ó he said. ÒAustin is really fortunate to have a place like that for climbers, let alone hikers and bikers as well.Ó CULTURE: Eclectic showcase highlights diverse roots From page 14 others are showcased in boxes. Another veteran artist, Nailah I. I have been creating my own reflection of reality AkinyŽmi-Sankofa, took a 3-D ap¥proach with her art, although it since I was a child.Ó was not necessarily culturally rel-ÔÔ evant to the exhibit. Ñ KetuÕRah Glore, Exhibit artist One thing is certain: The art¥work showcased is of an eclec¥tic taste. The works ÒWrathÓ and ÒEnvyÓ by Glore were done in a similar style, with the faces con-level in comparison to her other lighthearted. It displays a wig of torted and the eyes, empty. These pieces. Another work, titled ÒSpir-dreadlocks attached to the Jamai¥two pieces are on a more abstract it Locks,Ó is more playful and can flag to represent her ties to the country. Glore describes her style to be Òan ethnic abstractÓ and uni¥versally accepted mixed media. ÒI have been creating my own reflection of reality since I was a child,Ó Glore says on her Facebook page. ÒI am gifted and blessed with the talent to express myself visually and artistically Ñ Surre¥al Abstract. My paintings are in¥spired by life and the experiences it has shown me. I have my own style, concept and interpretation of abstract art that I hope every¥one can relate to and enjoy.Ó Life&Arts Editor: Mary Lingwall E-mail: dailytexan@gmail.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 LIFE&ARTS Monday, July 12, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com THE DAILY TEXAN EXHIBIT PREVIEW FRESH BLACK PAINT 2010 Exhibit portrays shifting landscape of ethnic heritage African-American artists reflect on cultural identity, embrace mixed media By Neha Aziz Daily Texan Staff DiverseArts Culture WorksÕ New East Gallery is tucked away in the Saltillo Lofts on East Fifth Street. DiverseArts is a nonprof¥it organization that focuses on promoting multicultural art in Austin. The gallery relies on do¥nations from businesses and pa¥trons for its operations. What began as the DiverseArts Little Gallery Exhibition Series in 1993 was reborn as the New East Gallery in 2007, and this year marks the 10th anniversary of the series. This year, the New East Gallery is home to a unique ex¥hibit entitled ÒFresh Black Paint 2010: Tightrope Realities.Ó ÒOur focus is on develop¥ing, establishing, and providing WHAT: ÒFresh Black Paint 2010: Tightrope RealitiesÓ WHERE: DiverseArts Culture WorksÕ New East Gallery at Saltillo Lofts, 601 E. Fifth St., Ste. 106 WHEN: Tuesday-Friday through July 24 from 12-6 p.m. programming content in [Aus¥tinÕs East End Cultural Heri¥tage District],Ó said Harold Mc-Millan, founder and director of DiverseArts. ÒIt began, and con¥tinues, as a project to give wall space, due attention and expo¥sure to established and emerging African-American visual artists in Central Texas and Austin.Ó The exhibit features new¥comers as well as veteran art¥ists, such as KetuÕRah Glore. Her artwork takes many forms Ñ some are on canvas while CULTURE continues on page 13 Greenbelt shines for summer fun Hiking, biking trails run for miles; cool off in swimming holes for free By Addie Anderson Daily Texan Staff The oppressive summertime heat makes hiking a sweaty ad¥venture most years, and without water, the plant life of the Barton Creek GreenbeltÕs banks are not quite as scenic. This year, howev¥er, since plenty of rain has fallen, the hiking trails along the Green¥belt are about as fertile as can be, and with water levels high, a sweaty hike can easily turn into a cool dip at Barton Springs. The Greenbelt consists of 809 acres of natural landscape in South Austin that offer space for many different recreational ac¥tivities. Best known for its swim¥ming holes, itÕs also home to hik¥ing and biking trails that run over 7 miles through some of AustinÕs lushest landscapes. ÒItÕs kind of fun to go when thereÕs [no] water because the bottom is kind of white, grav¥elly and rocky. ItÕs kind of like a playground pit, with the cliffs around it in different spots,Ó lo- The Greenbelt is free and acces-ÒThe Greenbelt is awesome,Ó sible from many different points said Troy Wilson, owner of Aus¥along MoPac Boulevard, Loop tin Rock Gym, an indoor rock¥