NEWS PAGE 2 Farmers refrain from gubernatorial endorsement SPORTS PAGE 6 Oklahoma looks forward to better luck this season TOMORROWÕS WEATHER Low High 96 THE DAILY TEXAN Thursday, July 29, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Calendar ÔCinder and SmokeÕ Iron & Wine plays a benefit concert at the Paramount Theatre with Calexico. Tickets start at $24.50 and doors open at 7 p.m. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Midwives Alliance of North America and the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians. The guts to live The City Theatre stages its production of Tennessee WilliamsÕÒCat on a Hot Tin Roof.Ó Tickets cost $12 for students and $15 for the general public. The show starts at 8 p.m. Campus watch Home insecurity Townes Hall, 727 E. Dean Keeton A wallet containing two debit cards, $50 in cash and personal identification was stolen from a secured second-floor room. During the investigation, the officer learned the victim had secured her property and had made sure the room was secured. Upon her return, she discovered the door was ajar and her property was stolen. Occurred Tuesday between 8:45 and 9:15 p.m. Today in history In1958 NASA is created when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act into law. Inside In Opinion: A defense of UTÕs admissions policy page 3 In Life&Arts: Thirsty Thursday gets creative with Guinness page 4 In Sports: Kheeston Randall steps up on TexasÕ defensive line page 6 Quote to note Ô Ô ÒItÕs obviously an honor. The other guys that are here have been able to prove themselves on the field for the past few years, and IÕm hoping to get to do that this year and just try and do the best job I can as the quarterback.Ó Ñ Garrett Gilbert Texas quarterback SPORTS PAGE 6 Girls just wanna have fun Peyton McGee | Daily Texan Staff Sabrina Mejorado plays with her nieces Naishaly and Abigail Ugarte behind the counter of her fatherÕs store, Mom and PopÕs General Store on East 12th Street, on Wednesday. While school is out for the summer, the girls spend their days there with family members. Legal history of using race in admission adds lawsuit By Collin Eaton & Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff A lawsuit over the role of race in UTÕs admissions process has brought renewed attention to the social friction generated from af¥firmative-action policies intended to level the playing field. Fisher v. Texas, a case in which two applicants to UT-Austin sued the school after the University de¥nied them admission, promises to be a noteworthy peg in the long history of affirmative action in em¥ployment and college admissions. The plaintiffs claim the Universi¥tyÕs use of race as a component of the application review violates their 14th Amendment rights. Fisher v. Texas is following a le¥gal path similar to the track that generated the 1996 landmark rul¥ing by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Hopwood v. Texas, which said that a personÕs race could not be considered in the CASE continues on page 2 City Council debates settlement in police killing Officials air disagreement NATHANIEL SANDERS CASE TIMELINE By Michelle Truong on damaging implications Illustration by Thu Vo | Daily Texan Staff of $750,000 compensation Aug. 4, 2009 and equal-protection CITY continues on page 2 violations. Garrett Gilbert warms to media-day spotlight By Will Anderson ference, held at The Westin Dallas Daily Texan Staff Fort Worth Airport on Wednesday IRVING Ñ Suddenly, Garrett as part of the annual Big 12 sum-Gilbert was thrust into the spot-mer media days. light to replace Colt McCoy, the ÒItÕs been a whirlwind, but winningest quarterback in Divi-itÕs been fun,Ó Gilbert said about sion I history. the four-hour media frenzy as he Gilbert looked calm, collect-bounced between radio announc¥ed and maybe a little excited, but ers, TV cameras, print journalists managed to answer any questions and ESPN anchors. ÒIÕm not ner¥about his ability. vous Ñ not too bad, anyway.Ó WeÕre not talking about last sea-Gilbert fielded questions about sonÕs national championship, ei-his summer, his leadership and ther. This was the sophomore quarterbackÕs first full press con-GILBERT continues on page 6 INSIDE: More coverage on the Big 12 media days on page 6 Mike Fuentes | Associated Press Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert talks with reporters at one of the Big 12 media days in Irving on Wednesday. Projected budget shortfall averted by tax-revenue rise By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff Because of an increase in sales¥tax revenue, Austin no longer faces a multimillion-dollar bud¥get shortfall, budget officials told the City Council on Wednesday. AustinÕs newfound fiscal sta¥bility will allow the city to hire an additional 88 police officers and emergency responders and avoid previously threatened lay¥offs or furlough days. The better numbers come three months af¥ter budget officials forecasted a potential $11 million to $28 mil¥lion deficit. ÒMy first take on this [budget] is that itÕs a good meat-and-pota¥toes budget,Ó Mayor Lee Leffin¥gwell said. ÒWe are preserving, and in many cases enhancing, key services.Ó The police cadet class, library hours and the Trail of Lights, all of which were in danger of being cut because of the previously predict¥ed budget shortfalls, were secured by the increases in revenue. City libraries will also see their book-buying budget boost¥ed by $500,000 with the new budget plan. While it amounts to a 26-per¥cent increase in funding, it leaves AustinÕs libraries in the Òlow¥er quartileÓ in terms of budgets when compared to their peers in other cities, city budget director Ed Van Eenoo said. Caleb Fox | Daily Texan Staff City manager Marc Ott whispers to Mayor Lee Leffingwell dur¥ing the City Council budget meeting Wednesday. Budget officials announced there was no budget deficit. ÒOur sales-tax revenue, weÕre proposing to increase by $10.7 million over where it was last year,Ó Van Eenoo said. ÒAt the time of the forecast, we were be¥ginning to see an improvement in our economic indicators, but we were still very conservative.Ó Van Eenoo explained the causes of the earlier gloomy bud¥get projections were built on the expectation that Austin would see a further 4-percent decline in its sales-tax revenues. ÒYou have to remember at the time of the forecast we were right on the heels of 16 months of nega¥tive sales-tax numbers,Ó he said. The budget calls for margin¥al increases in property-tax, elec¥tric and water bills Ñ amounting to an $8-a-month increase for the average consumer. Mayor Pro Tem Mike Martinez and Councilwoman Randi Shade expressed concerns that the city wasnÕt going far enough with a new initiative to improve down¥town park maintenance. Shade pointed out that the city had sig¥nificantly fewer parks employees per acre than other similar cities. City manager Marc Ott said he was pleased the city had man¥aged to balance its budget during pressing economic times. 2 NEWS Thursday, July 29, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN Volume 111, Number 41 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 By Collin Eaton FISHER V. TEXAS TIMELINE Illustration by Thu Vo | Daily Texan Staff 1961 U.S. President John F. Kennedy first refers to Òaffirmative actionÓ in Source: News publications, UT School of LawÕs Tarlton Law Library, ÒAffirmative Action Around the World: An Empirical Study,Ó by Thomas Sowell 1983 1992 Cheryl Hopwood sues the in admissions and sets goals for Texas commits to affirmative action UT School of Law after minority enrollment. being denied entrance. 1997 Black and Mexican- American enrollment at the UT School of Law drops 90 percent and 60 percent, respectively. The top 10 percent rule On Aug. 3, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments from both sides in Fisher v. Texas. 2009 The Obama administration files an amicus brief in favor of UT-Austin. A federal district judge rules that UTÕs admissions policy is constitutional in Fisher v. Texas. 2003 The U.S. Supreme Court overturns Hopwood v. Texas in Grutter v. Bollinger, ruling that universities may employ race considerations in admissions processes. Executive Order 10,925. becomes Texas law. 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TODAYÕS WEATHER LowHigh 75 95 When youÕre a man and you drive a truck, no one can tell you how to live your life. 1970-71 1978 1996 2008 President Richard Nixon implements Ògoals and The U.S. Supreme Court allows universities to consider race in The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision bans the 1998 UT denies admission to Abigail Fisher and Rachel timetablesÓ that would admissions processes to Òrem¥ use of race as an admissions Michalewicz, who file suit increase work for women edy past discrimination,Ó ac¥ standard in Hopwood v. Black and Mexican¥ against the University and minorities. cording to Regents of the Uni- Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court American enrollment because they believe the versity of California v. Bakke. declines to review decision. at the UT School of Law top 10 percent rule is begins steadily increasing unconstitutional. year after year. CASE: Appeal revives student diversity dispute From page 1 admissions process. The appel¥late courtÕs ruling in Hopwood was overturned by the Supreme Court in Grutter v. Bollinger, in which the Supreme Court ruled the University of Michigan Law School could consider race as one of many factors its admis¥sions policy. ÒI would like to see [the Fifth Court of AppealsÕ] statements for taking up [Fisher v. Texas],Ó Cole¥man said. ÒThis case is nowhere near the same [as Hopwood v. Texas]. [The top 10 percent rule] was the remedy to Hopwood. It was [Texas Attorney General] Dan Morales who made law through his opinion that was broader than the ruling on Hopwood.Ó An executive order issued by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 marked the first time that the term Òaffirmative actionÓ was used with regard to race re¥lations. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 had passed without creat¥ing racial quotas for employers, and Title VII of the act prohib¥ited employers from discrimi¥nating Ñ in the sense of making determinations Ñ on the basis of race, religion, sex or ethnici¥ty. But in the early 1970s, Pres¥ident Richard Nixon signed an executive order that implement¥ed goals and timetables for in¥creasing employment for wom¥en and minorities. The Supreme Court ruled in 1978 that universities could not establish quotas or ratios to pro¥mote diversity, but that race could be used as a factor in the admis¥sions process. At UT from 1983 to 1995, the rate of blacks and Mexican-Amer¥icans enrolled at the UT School of Law averaged at 6.3 percent and 11.5 percent, respectively. In 1992, Cheryl Hopwood, an applicant to UTÕs School of Law, and other plaintiffs sued after the Universi¥ty denied them acceptance, claim¥ing they would have been admit¥ted to the University had it not been for the admission policies they claimed placed undue em¥phasis on race in the admissions process. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Hop- CITY: Mayor speaks out against payment From page 1 expressed their opinions on July 19, fueling debate and discus¥sion. Austin Police Association officials rejected the proposal and encouraged council mem¥bers to do the same. ÒThe moment this ill-advised settlement is finalized, there will be a permanent impression that the city of Austin admits this shooting was unjustified and that Officer Quintana alone was responsible for the death of this young man,Ó said Wayne Vincent, president of the Austin Police Association. ÒA case can be made that this is noth¥ing short of hush money.Ó Mayor Lee Leffingwell said he has Òreal concernsÓ and is lean¥ing against the proposed set¥tlement, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Mayor Pro Tem Mike Mar¥tinez said he does not support the settlement. ÒAfter much thought, it is my belief we should reject the settle¥ment offer recommended by staff,Ó Martinez said in a statement. ÒSet¥tling a lawsuit for $750,000 will not take one small step in that direc¥tion [of community].Ó Martinez said the settlement will close off examination rath¥er than promote understand¥ing, and he believes the city should hire an outside lawyer to handle proceedings. ÒThe proposed settlement leaves too many questions unan¥swered,Ó he said. ÒI do not think it is prudent to debate the issue without addressing the larger is¥sues at hand that are much more vital to this community.Ó Shortly after the shooting, citi¥zens raised concerns about APDÕs dashboard camera system. APD has since proposed the purchase of new digital dashboard camer¥as, which Chief Art Acevedo said will serve as an investment in po¥lice accountability. The proposal for new cameras is scheduled to be on the City Council meeting agenda for Aug. 5. ÒThe fact that we had two out of the three cameras not turned on created the controversy,Ó Acevedo said. After the Travis County grand jury declined to indict Quintana because of insufficient evidence of criminal law violations, city man¥ager Marc Ott selected an out¥side firm to conduct an indepen¥dent investigation into the Sand¥ers case. The review reported bias in aspects of APDÕs investigation. An e-mail from former APD De¥tective Chris Dunn indicated bias in an internal affairs investigation when he suggested and bragged about his idea for investigators to use SandersÕ criminal histo¥ry as causation for his death. Ac¥cording to the Austin American-Statesman, the local chapter of the National Association for the Ad¥vancement of Colored People Ñ led by President Nelson Linder Ñ worked to call this issue to atten¥tion and has been working with the Austin Police Association to foster better relations between of¥ficers and minorities. wood and banned the use of race considerations in determining ad¥mission into UTÕs law school. The Supreme Court declined to review the case. Coleman said Mo¥ralesÕ opinion mandated that all universities and colleges in Texas follow the Hopwood decision. After a dramatic University¥wide drop in black and Mexican-American enrollment rates to 4.1 percent and 14.7 percent, the Tex¥as Legislature passed the top 10 percent rule, or Texas House Bill 588, in 1997. Patricia Ohlendorf, UTÕs vice president for legal affairs, said legislators supporting the top 10 percent rule when it was passed thought it was an effort to boost racial diversity, even though the law said nothing explicitly about race. From 1998 to 2008, black and Mexican-American enrollment rates increased from 3 percent to 6 percent and from 13 percent to 20 percent, respectively. The Hopwood decision was overturned in 2003 when the Su¥preme Court ruled in Grutter v. Bollinger that the diversity of stu¥dent bodies is a compelling state interest and that race consider¥ations may be taken into account in the admissions process. Last year, Federal District Judge Sam Sparks ruled against Abigail Fisher and Rachel Michalewicz, the two plaintiffs in Fisher v. Tex¥as. The U.S. Education Depart¥ment filed an amicus brief in sup¥port of the University. TX Farm Bureau waits to endorse in governor race By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff The Texas Farm BureauÕs po¥litical arm, AGFUND, declined to endorse either Gov. Rick Per¥ry or Bill White at its July meet¥ing on Wednesday. The Farm Bureau has never en¥dorsed a Democratic candidate for governor before. Gene Hall, a spokesman for the bureau, said AGFUND board members wanted to get more in¥put from the various bureau dis¥tricts before making their deci¥sion. AGFUND wonÕt meet again to discuss a potential endorse¥ment until Sept. 20. ÒThey donÕt feel any sense of urgency to make that decision now,Ó Hall said. Bob Stein, a Rice University po¥litical science professor, said the Trans-Texas Corridor has hurt Perry in rural communities, espe¥cially in East Texas. ÒIÕm sure there is a big fight in the Farm Bureau about endorsing him,Ó Stein said. Ò[PerryÕs] hop¥ing for a draw, for no endorse¥ment. ThatÕs how bad things have gotten for him.Ó As the summer wears on and the rhetoric heats up, Perry and White are attempting to position them¥selves for a final push in the fall. Both The Washington PostÕs ÒThe FixÓ and The Cook Politi¥cal Report, a Washington political newsletter that tracks congressional and gubernatorial races, said the Texas governorÕs race is a toss-up. ÒÔA toss-upÕ is a little generous,Ó Stein said, pointing out that Texas is a Republican state and 2010 seems like a Republican year. ÒThis is still Rick PerryÕs election to lose.Ó As the summer season winds down and the campaigns gear up for the fall, ubiquitious cam¥paign commercials have started to hit the air. The White campaign started running an ad focusing on WhiteÕs biography on San Antonio televi¥sion Tuesday. The Back to Basics Political Action Committee has also put an ad up, attacking Per¥ryÕs decision to mandate teenage girls receive the HPV vaccine. ÒTheyÕre starting early be¥cause Bill WhiteÕs name recogni¥tion is only about 60-70 percent,Ó Stein said. He said that outside of Houston, White is best known for the cityÕs effective response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Ike. The key to winning voters in the fall will be the messages and themes the campaigns use to frame the issues for voters. ÒThe White campaign has struck a theme on competence and fresh ideas,Ó Stein said. ÒThereÕs some reason to believe that when the voters find out that Perry has been in office for 10 years, thatÕs going to work against Perry.Ó One White campaign spokes¥woman said the framing for the fall would come down to wheth¥er voters buy the Democratic campaign mantra that Perry is in it for himself. Perry campaign spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said the cam¥paign is happy where it is. 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Both were rejected. The reason? TheyÕre white. At least, thatÕs what Abigail Fisher and Rachel Michale¥wicz are claiming in a lawsuit against UT that will be heard by the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 3. According to the plaintiffs, UTÕs admissions policy vi¥olates the 14th Amendment because it Òbenefits African-American and Hispanic students and consequently works to the detriment of white and Asian-American students.Ó If the ÒI-was-rejected-from-UT-because-IÕm-whiteÓ refrain sounds gratingly familiar, thatÕs because it is. In 1992, Cheryl Hopwood was rejected from UTÕs School of Law and filed suit, claiming the admissions policy favored minority applicants over white applicants, including herself and three other white plaintiffs. Hopwood ultimately won on appeal five years later when the Fifth Circuit Court ruled that UT could not use race as a factor in admissions. In 2003, HopwoodÕs case was overturned by the Supreme Court in Grutter v. Bollinger, a case involving affirmative ac¥tion admissions at the University of Michigan Law School. After Grutter, UT conducted a diversity study and deter¥mined that minority representation at the University was insufficient and proposed that race and ethnicity be consid¥ered as one of many factors in admissions. When UT claims that race is one of many factors consid¥ered in admission, itÕs almost an overstatement. Under cur¥rent admissions standards, race is only considered if an ap¥plicant is not ranked in the top 10 percent of his or her high school class or if the applicant is an out-of-state or interna¥tional student Ñ and thatÕs a pretty small pool. In 2008, stu¥dents ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school class filled 92 percent of the slots reserved for Texas residents in that yearÕs freshman class, meaning race was only consid¥ered as a factor for the remaining 841 slots. UT evaluates the students who didnÕt qualify for auto¥matic admission by using both an academic index and a personal achievement index. The academic index takes into account quantifiable factors such as the applicantÕs SAT or ACT score, class rank and the completion of UTÕs required high school curriculum, including whether the applicant ex¥ceeded the requirements. The personal achievement index evaluates a student based on two essays, leadership, extra¥curricular activities, work experience, service and Òspecial circumstances.Ó The Òspecial circumstancesÓ include a va¥riety of factors, such as the language spoken at home, fam¥ily responsibilities, whether the applicant is from a single¥parent home, the socioeconomic status of the school from which he or she graduated and, yes, race. Realistically, UTÕs consideration of race is more like a fac¥tor of a factor of a factor of a factor. For Fisher and Michalewicz to claim they were rejected because they were white is to bring victimhood to astound¥ing and precipitous heights. Race is not used as a single and absolute criterion; there is no point value assigned to spe¥cific races, and race is not used to fulfill a quota. Rather, the use of race is narrowly tailored and evaluated in the context of a studentÕs entire application. In other words, itÕs com¥pletely constitutional. Applicants are not rejected merely because they are white. They are rejected because they do not fit UTÕs ad¥mission criteria Ñ which includes race, among a multitude of other factors. Fisher et al. argue that UTÕs use of race is unconstitution¥al because Grutter stipulates that race only be considered in the admissions process as a Òlast resort,Ó and they claim the UniversityÕs current use of race does not meet that require¥ment because the top 10 percent law has successfully in¥creased diversity while being a facially race-neutral option. UT disagrees, noting in its brief that the top 10 percent rule has not in fact achieved the level of diversity to which the University aspires, and that actually, Grutter doesnÕt re¥quire the use of race as a Òlast resort.Ó WeÕre not sure how the plaintiffs are measuring ÒsuccessÓ and why they feel they are qualified to make that assertion. Promoting diversity is one of UTÕs core missions and, osten¥sibly, the University should be the one to measure its own success or lack thereof. Now, itÕs up to the court to decide how UT measures up to its goals of diversity and whether itÕs constitutional for the University to include race in its admissions process. We hope that like the district courts before it, the Fifth Circuit will conclude that UT is completely within its constitution¥al rights. Ñ Lauren Winchester for the editorial board GALLERY Hey robbers, stay away from my stuff By Jonathan Rienstra Daily Texan Columnist Do not rob me. Please. By the time you read this, robbing me wonÕt even be worth it, as I will have moved all of my stuff out of my apart¥ment. IÕm not paranoid that you (yes, you) are going to steal all my belong¥ings, IÕm just moving out. But after read¥ing the Texan article ÒWest Campus falls short on security,Ó I thought maybe I should be more paranoid, or at least a little more cautious. In the article, APD officer Kelly LaHood says that Òburglaries occur probably 300 times more in West Campus than the rest of Austin.Ó Now, I donÕt know if there are actually 300 additional burglaries in West Campus a year or if it is a multiplication issue, but either one is troubling. Good thing IÕm moving out this week and no longer in any danger. Oh, wait, LaHood also Òsaid the region can be particularly vulnerable this time of year, when many students are moving in and out of apartments.Ó Shit. OK, listen: I have nothing valuable in my room. Do not attempt to find where I live Ñ it will be a waste of time. Wipe the thought from your mind. To the others out there who do not wish me harm, heed LaHoodÕs words. I wonder now just how lucky I am that my room¥mates and I have never been robbed. After all, we leave our front door unlocked at all hours, even at night. We are also loud, so that when our room is quiet, a compe¥tent thief would know we are not around. Burglars should love my room. After all, as the article points out, the apartment complex I live in is constant¥ly creating security lapses that invite po¥tential robbers: unlocked front doors, ga¥rage gates left open for weeks at a time and gate codes with the technical sophis¥tication of a Tamagotchi, just to name a few. True story: As freshmen, my friends and I would party on the top of The Block at 25th, so each of us knew the buildingÕs code even though none of us lived there. If you really want to get in these buildings, you will find a way, and that goes for any apartment complex in West Campus. Another true story: Earlier this year, several of my friends had everything in their living room stolen while they slept. They went to bed with a TV, Xbox 360, DVDs, speakers, all of it. When they woke up, it was all gone, except for the Nintendo 64. Apparently, these thieves were smart Ñ steal everything but ÒMa¥rio Kart.Ó But my friends were also stu¥pid, as I and most citizens of West Cam¥pus are. They left their door unlocked and, in the dead of the night, thatÕs an open invitation to anyone strolling the halls looking for hot spots to hit. After the robbery, a mere two stories above my apartment, my roommates and I made a resolution to lock our doors. Of course, as most resolutions go, we re¥turned to our old ways after a few weeks, which is really stupid. After all, it is the miniscule task of turning the deadbolt 45 degrees to the left. What I think will happen, and this is a scary thought, is that I wonÕt take these threats seriously until I am a victim. IÕve had my car broken into twice, neither time in Austin, so I know the sickening feeling of walking up to see shattered glass and stolen belongings. So, I am diligent now about hiding my valuables (of which I have none, remember) and turning on my car alarm. My track record has been clean ever since. I should really take the same precautions with my apartment. If all these apartments are so easy to break into and theft is so prevalent in West Campus, the easiest thing to do is lock my door. The second is to sleep with a shotgun under my pillow, but I do that anyway. So, as most people are moving, remember that a locked door or a shotgun can make all the difference between get¥ting robbed and not being a victim. And donÕt rob me. I mean it. I have nothing worth your time, not even a Nintendo 64. Rienstra is a journalism junior. 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 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. 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. The little things add up for energy policy By Emily Grubert Daily Texan Columnist The University of Texas and the Texas A&M systems announced university-branded renew¥able-energy companies this week. Customers in areas of Texas served by competitive electricity¥markets will be able to purchase renewable elec¥tricity that also includes benefits for the schools. This is an innovative move that, for the time be¥ing, is difficult for most other schools to do. In most of Texas, people can choose their electric¥ity providers. Most Americans are served by public utilities that are not competitive, but have designated service areas where prices are set by long-rate cases. Notably, Austin does not have competitive markets. Like some other big cities, such as Los Angeles, we are served by a municipal utility Ñ an electric utility that is part of government operations and serves all of Austin. Entities larger than universities are also mov¥ing forward on energy and climate issues while federal action remains stalled. Ten states in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a organiza¥tion of Northeastern states aimed at reducing greenhouse gases, have had a utility-only cap¥and-trade system for greenhouse gases since January 2009. Carbon prices are low because of potential permit overallocation and the reces¥sion, but the market exists. The Western Climate Initiative similarly has made efforts to regionally limit greenhouse gas¥es, with seven Western states and three Cana¥dian provinces planning to launch a cap-and¥trade system in 2012. Six states and a Canadian province in the Mid¥west are signatories to the Midwestern Green¥house Gas Accord, a third American effort to es¥tablish a nonfederal cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases. Other states and provinces are observers to these major efforts, which may expand. Outside of cap-and-trade, many entities also have renewable portfolio standards, which re¥quire that a certain amount of energy be pro¥duced from renewable sources (and sometimes efficiency). These entities include states, cities and companies. Federal movement on climate and energy was (and perhaps still is) expected to include efforts to construct a cap-and-trade system for green¥house gases and renewable portfolio standards. State and other action in these directions in part reflects this expectation, as both carbon mar¥kets and renewable source requirements can have large impacts on energy-related invest¥ments. As subfederal action continues, Ameri¥can lawmakers will have to be careful not to de¥stroy the progress that has already been made while preventing existing structures from re¥ducing the clarity and functionality of a larg¥er system. Do we need federal action? ItÕs an interesting question. Like all mandates and programs, sub¥federal mandates are only as good as their en¥forcement, and not all interested entities have the capacity to enforce their energy and cli¥mate laws. Energy is a much-traded commod¥ity, which makes it difficult to run good policy in many fragmented pieces. Some of the regions of the country where more guidance might be needed to spur clean-energy development will not act on their own. Clean energy is not simply a way to protect the environment and human health. ItÕs also an in¥vestment in a potentially more sustainable path¥way, both economically and otherwise, as many clean-energy technologies are expensive to build but very cheap to run. Once a wind farm is built, it costs almost nothing to produce power. The United States needs more direction on clean-energy investments, both because climate change is a real and present danger and because clean energy is becoming a superior good. Fuel is cheap, external risks to the environment are usually lower than with conventional energy and resource scarcity and price fluctuations are not large problems. Subfederal entities are making their own way on cap-and-trade and renewable portfolio stan¥dards in many cases. While a uniting federal policy could be useful for some of the clean en¥ergy action, the most important action is sim¥ply supporting clean energy as a truly superior good, one that competes in its own right with¥out subsidy. Investment in research, develop¥ment, demonstration and deployment remains important for many clean technologies, includ¥ing software and organizational strategies. Fed¥eral action has so far been slow and disjointed for cap-and-trade and renewable portfolio stan¥dards. Federal investment in making clean ener¥gy cheap and attractive could be an easier sell, and a more valuable one. 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 Thursday, July 29, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com THE DAILY TEXAN Guinness drinkability Etsy pairs artisans with buyers goes beyond the pint By Kiersten Marian Daily Texan Staff The fast-growing online trading The perfect pint site, Etsy, gives Austinites the abil- Fad— Irish Pub and Restau- THIRSTY ity to explore the best the Internet has to offer while keeping busi¥ness within the city limits. Home to thousands of virtual vendors, Etsy is a combination of eBay-style shopping with the aes¥thetics of DIY crafts, handmade specialty products and one-of-a¥kind vintage. Etsy is an outlet for local arti¥sans to reach potential custom¥ers all over the world while al¥lowing savvy buyers to skip the middleman and purchase straight from the producer. The site offers the option to Òshop local,Ó giving Etsy users the opportunity Òto reduce their car¥bon footprint, support small busi¥nesses in their community or to benefit their local economy.Ó Much like boutique hunting, Etsy is based on stumbling upon great finds, so the Òshop localÓ option is still limited as buyers are only able browse the last 100 re¥cently updated shops. To sort through the clutter and find the virtual gems of Austin, I have searched Etsy to bring you three notable, local Etsy shops that have been praised by shoppers. Letterpress Delicacies Letterpress Delicacies is the Etsy business of Thomas and Heath¥er Hollifield. Since July 2008, the husband-and-wife duo have used Etsy to promote their handcrafted paper goods and are quickly ap¥proaching their 1,000th sale. Letterpress Delicacies offers a multitude of designs that com¥bine elegantly simple images with fresh typography. But, itÕs the HollifieldsÕ devotion to mak¥ing products by hand that dis¥tinguishes Letterpress Delicacies from similar vendors. Each of the HollifieldÕs prints is made using a 1,400-pound midcentury-era letterpress that is housed in their garage-turned-studio. ÒEvery card is painted by hand [and] run once through the press for each color and fold. This is a much slower method than tra¥ditional offset printing, but we think the results are quite unique and not achieved in any other way,Ó Thomas Hollifield said. This method is not only the Jeff Heimsath |Daily Texan Staff Megan Briggs and Ian Mailhot display various handcrafted plant products that the couple sells on Etsy, a site dedicated to selling handmade products with the option to shop locally or worldwide. source of their Etsy shop name but also the distinctive character¥istic of their meticulously crafted paper goods. One notably Austin-themed Letterpress Delicacies product is the ÒOmbre Balloons and Sky¥line Print.Ó Featuring a scene depicting hot-air balloons above the Austin cityscape, ÒOmbre ÔÔ clothes with classic silhouettes and timeless prints. A vintage 1980s sundress with a traditional floral design and an unusual cut Ñ with a high neckline and open back Ñ is just one of the unique pieces sold at ReCovered Vintage. ÒMost of all, I look for things that are unusual and things Most of all, I look for things that are unusual and things that are versatile that you can kind of just put with anything.ÓÑMisty Incontrera, Owner of ReCovered Vintage BalloonsÓ is a simple blue sky with white-silhouetted images. ReCovered Vintage Misty IncontreraÕs longtime love of vintage goods inspired her to open her own Etsy shop, ReCovered Vintage, in October. Incontrera specializes in top-of¥the-line vintage finds and hand¥crafted accessories, offering a co¥hesive line of pieces featuring that are versatile that you can kind of just put with any¥thing,Ó Incontrera said. ReCovered Vintage also has a solid selection of statement jewelry pieces, such as heavily adorned bracelets and earrings with colorful stones and mid¥century aesthetics. With each order, she adds her own personal touch by wrapping the package as if it were a present and including a handwritten note. summer concert series JULY 30 - 8PM 2906 Fruth St. 512.480.9562 Federal! State! Local! -9:30PM Marmalakes -10:15 PM Built By Snow -11 PM Plaid Pigeon Couple Megan Briggs and Ian Mailhot of Plaid Pigeon have been selling plants and related prod¥ucts on Etsy for only four months, but have already listed 207 sales. Unlike most Etsy vendors, Briggs and Mailhot focus on plants Ñ spe¥cifically succulents, a variety of plants that can retain water and thrive in severe Texas climates. Succulents are drought tolerant and good for the environment, which appealed to the couple, who prioritize sustainability and have a deep-rooted love of succu¥lent plants, such as mosses, aloe vera and many cacti. Self-sustainable terrariums and one-of-a-kind planters made from recycled toy animals are some of Plaid PigeonÕs specialty products. Their moss terrariums are ideal for Òbringing the beauty of the out¥doors inÓ because they stay fresh even with very little light or care. ÒWe really have gotten into selling terrariums that are filled with pillow moss. ItÕs very easy to take care of and itÕs great for any kind of office or dorm room or anywhere that doesnÕt get a lot of natural sun,Ó Briggs said. Plaid PigeonÕs animal planters are a modern twist on Chia Pets. Briggs and Mailhot plant their suc¥culents in hand-painted, animal¥ shaped gardening pots (some shaped like giraffes or even di¥ nosaurs) for less than $20. THURSDAY By Mary Lingwall ÒJames Joyce, redheads, sheep, that weird leg-flailing dancing, but mostly beer,Ó my friend Dan¥ielle said when I asked her to name things that come from Ire¥land. Exactly Ñ mostly beer. And Guinness is undeniably the most notable of beers exported from Ireland. Brewed at St. JamesÕs Gate since 1759 and touting a reputation that makes it one of the best-selling beers worldwide, Guinness is a Dublin craft that hasnÕt lost popularity in more than 300 years. In Austin, Guinness is not hard to find. But GuinnessÕs potentially rich flavor is wasted when poured at some subpar bar, and if youÕre trusting a less-than-seasoned bar¥tender, you might get a Black and Tan that has much to improve upon. Known for its thick, heady flavor, Guinness is a versatile beer with a mixing potential that enables it to pair well with anything from nitrogen to Baileys Irish Cream. Bloody Mary with Guinness As a lover of both Bloody Marys and Guinness, I was in awe of the idea that the two could be mixed. I saw this union for the first time at ZAX Restau¥rant and Bar (312 Barton Springs Rd.). ZAXÕs Bloody Marys are a subtle play on the tradition¥al mix of vodka, spicy season¥ing and extravagant garnishes, but the bartenders go even fur¥ther by topping their Bloody Marys with a bit of Guin¥ness. While not necessarily al¥tering the familiar flavor of a Bloody Mary, Guinness enhanc¥es the thickness of the drink. rant (214 W. Fourth St.) down¥town prides itself on pouring the perfect pint of Guinness. Only poured into an imperial pint and always with the customary nitro¥gen, FadoÕs perfect pint of Guin¥ness is bubble-free and has an ex¥quisitely creamy head. ÒItÕs damn near perfect,Ó Fad— bartender War Luedecke said. ÒEvery beer is best when you drink it in the town it is brewed in, but our Guinness is about as close as you can get if youÕre not in Dublin. ItÕs Duncan Hines fresh, if you will.Ó When served at the right tem¥perature and with the necessary patience Ñ it takes approximate¥ly two minutes to pour the perfect Guinness pint Ñ the beer is in¥credibly smooth and full of earthy, almost chocolatey, flavors. Bombed and snake-bitten Tasting like a chocolate milk shake, aside from the alcoholic af¥terglow, the Irish car bomb is one of GuinnessÕs classier offerings. Traditionally made with half a pint of Guinness and a shot of Baileys topped with Jameson Irish Whis¥key thrown in, the Irish car bomb is, unfortunately, one of the easiest drinks to chug. Recalling flavors from childhood, and a lingering feeling that can only be associated with adulthood, the car bomb is a dangerously wonderful fusion of flavors. Over at The Parlor (4301-B Guadalupe St.), the car bomb is a great starter for some of its other Guinness mixers, such as a Snake¥bite or a Black and Tan. The Par¥lorÕs Snakebite is half a glass of Guinness finished with a half¥glass of Ace Pear Cider. Some plac¥es make a Snakebite with any hard cider, but according to The ParlorÕs Jasmine Mayberry, AceÕs pear fla¥vor is Òthe best combination.Ó The Snakebite and Bloody Mary with Guinness are two of the available options at The Parlor to satisfy your craving for the beer. Ryan Smith Daily Texan Staff MOJITOS AND CUBAN MARTINIS ARE MADE WITH YOUR CHOICE OF THE FOLLOWING BACARDI RUMS; SILVER, APPLE, A„EJO, COCO, LIMÍN, RAZZ, WATERMELON AND 151, OR WITH CAPTAIN MORGAN. Regular MOJITO $5.25 The refreshing Cuban cocktail made with your choice of rum, muddled mint leaves, fresh lime juice and tapped with a splash of cola. Regular CUBAN MARTINI $8.25 A big shaker of the classic mojito, a strainer and a martini glass garnished with lime and mint leaves. 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Big pool & covered parking. 512¥565-0669 Sports Editor: Dan Hurwitz E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 Thursday, July 29, 2010 SPORTS www.dailytexanonline.com THE DAILY TEXAN BIG 12 MEDIA DAYS GILBERT: Young quarterback speaks with media From page 1 how much he learned from for¥mer Longhorn McCoy, now with the NFLÕs Cleveland Browns. He was the youngest player brought to Irving for the three-day press conference by any team. ÒItÕs obviously an honor,Ó Gil¥bert said. ÒThe other guys that are here have been able to prove themselves on the field for the past few years, and IÕm hoping to get to do that this year and just try and do the best job I can as the quarterback.Ó Gilbert now has two full games of experience in a Texas jersey. The LonghornsÕ new starting quar¥terback threw for 165 yards and three touchdowns in the springÕs Orange-White scrimmage on 10¥of-17 passing. That performance was slightly better than GilbertÕs 15-of-40, 186-yard game against Alabama in last seasonÕs national championship game. ÒWhen Colt got hurt and we turned to Garrett and I said, ÔGarrett, get your helmet,Õ his eyes were as big as silver dol¥lars,Ó Texas coach Mack Brown said. ÒHe looked at me like, ÔYou got to be kidding.ÕÓ Still, the green sophomore earned his stripes in that game against the Crimson Tide and threw the first two touchdowns of his collegiate career. ÒIt was definitely a positive ex¥perience for me, looking back, be¥ing able to go through something like that. And now, IÕve got that under my belt,Ó Gilbert said. Gilbert completed just one pass before the halftime whistle but came out in the last 30 min¥utes to score twice and nearly lead a comeback. ÒAfter the game, I walked up and said, ÔIÕm sorry if we put you in a real tough spot,ÕÓ Brown said. ÒHis answer was the proper answer. He said, ÔCoach, thatÕs not a problem. The problem was I turned the ball over, or we would have won the national championship.ÕÓ Gilbert took two weeks off from football before he was finally able to sit down and watch the tape of the 37-21 loss to Alabama. Now he steps into the same sit¥uation McCoy faced in 2006 Ñ in-heriting a team from an immense¥ly talented and well-liked quar¥terback fresh off an appearance in the national championship. But, Gilbert does have one distinct ad¥vantage over his predecessor. ÒUnlike Colt, who hadnÕt taken a snap when he stepped in that huddle, Garrett has,Ó Brown said. ÒAnd I do think his presence in the national championship game gave him instant credibility with Texas defensive tackle Kheeston Randall will be a key member of the teamÕs defensive line this year. Bruno Morlan Daily Texan file photo Senior defensive tackle will assume pivotal role as linchpin in trenches By Austin Ries Daily Texan Staff IRVING Ñ He, like the rest of his teammates, found one lying in his locker a week ago during summer workouts. Walking into the Texas lock¥er room, junior defensive tackle Kheeston Randall picked up a deep forest-green bracelet with a white Nike insignia and one word spelled out in all caps: ÒFORWARD.Ó At first glance the brace¥let seems meaningless Ñ just another piece of smooth rub¥ber around an athleteÕs wrist with a team-rallying message or creed Ñ but this one word defines TexasÕ defensive line and RandallÕs newfound lead¥ership role filling a long list of successful and dominant Tex¥as tackles. ÒIÕm stepping into a new role and new phase of life,Ó Randall said. ÒIÕm accepting it with open arms. ThatÕs why we come to UT, to carry on the tradition.Ó ItÕs a tradition Randall and the other defensive tackles are well aware of at Texas. They hear about it. They talk about it. Coaches preach it. TheyÕve watched players in front of them terrorize opposing offenses and quarterbacks. They even look at past LonghornsÕ pictures hang¥ing on the wall in their training facility every day. Shaun Rogers. Casey Hamp¥ton. Roy Miller. Lamarr Hous¥ton. All current NFL players, and all hanging on the wall as a re¥minder of the great role defen¥sive tackles assume when they come to the 40 Acres. A history of greatness and leadership. ÒThatÕs why we recruit players, even if theyÕre not on the field. When the opportunity comes, they are ready,Ó Randall said. After losing a defensive cor¥nerstone like Houston, the mes¥sage inscribed on RandallÕs wrist has as many meanings as re¥alignment questions thrown at Big 12 coaches this week. ÒItÕs open for interpretation,Ó Randall said. ÒFor me, itÕs ÔGo forward.Õ Whether itÕs an area you need to get past or a messed-up play, go forward.Ó ItÕs something Randall and the rest of the defensive line will have to do for Texas to make another run at a confer¥ence championship. And Texas coach Mack Brown is well aware of how important the position is for his team. ÒItÕs our true key on defense, and Kheeston Randall needs to step up and play like Roy Mill¥er and like Lamarr Houston from last year,Ó Brown said. Playing like Miller and Hous¥ton means two things: tackles and sacks. In his senior season, Miller had 49 tackles, 11 for a loss and 5.5 sacks for 53 negative yards. Last season, Houston played in 14 games with 60 tackles, 16 for a loss and six sacks for a loss of 40 yards. ItÕs a role RandallÕs team¥mates feel he is comfortable in and ready to fill. ÒEach year we have a new team, and new freshmen, sophomores and juniors ma¥ture and step up,Ó senior de¥fensive end Sam Acho said. ÒKheeston has done a great job of maturing and working hard. He realizes there is a lot of tradition at Texas and itÕs an opportunity to succeed.Ó The polite and soft-spoken Randall proved last year he could make an impact, rack¥ing up 23 total tackles, 12 solo in the 14 games he played in. His breakout game was when the Longhorn defense need¥ed him the most against Tex¥as A&M at Kyle Field where the 6-foot-5-inch, 295-pound junior had four tackles and two sacks. Randall also played with and learned from Houston last season. Heading into the first day of practice on Aug. 7, there is still a lot of uncertainty about who will be lining up with Ran¥dall because of the lack of ex¥perience, and itÕs something Brown talked about as key to the preseason. But despite the questions and uncertainty, Acho and Randall are ready to do whatever de¥fensive coordinator Will Mus¥champ asks of them. ÒYou canÕt really stress out about anything, so when it happens, it happens,Ó Randall said. ÒMy confidence is great because Muschamp believes in us. HeÕs a great coach, great leader, a great friend, and he knows whatÕs best for us.Ó Randall will get a chance to answer some of those questions on Sept. 4. Until then, Randall moves in sync with the word on his bracelet, ÒFORWARD.Ó ÒIÕm ready for whoever we play on Saturday,Ó he said. the older kids.Ó more pro-style offense. WeÕre still Offensive coordinator Greg going to be passing and shotgun-Davis worked specifically on get-ning,Ó Hix said. ÒGarrettÕs a great ting Gilbert more comfortable leader, heÕs a great player and he under center during spring drills, takes command of the huddle just part of the LonghornsÕ plan to like Colt does.Ó generate more downhill running. So, expect to see Gilbert put his But, as offensive lineman Kyle arm to good use this season as he Hix pointed out Wednesday, Tex-attempts to follow in the line of as will still rely heavily on its Texas quarterbacks Major Apple¥passing game. white, Chris Simms, Vince Young ÒWeÕre really not switching to a and McCoy. Sooners hope bad luck translates to experience By Dan Hurwitz Daily Texan Staff IRVING Ñ Some may call it bad luck that Sam Bradford suf¥fered a severe injury in the sea¥son opener and that tight end Jer¥maine Gresham got injured be¥fore seeing a snap. More injuries and bad luck over the course of the season led the Sooners to an 8-5 record in 2009 Ñ their worst since 1999. So, is the bad luck over for the Sooners? ÒI sure hope so,Ó Stoops said. ÒI didnÕt go to Vegas last year after the season. I know that.Ó Although Stoops lost players to the NFL draft, he is confident about replacing Bradford, Gerald McCoy and Trent Williams. ÒThe guys we have replacing them replaced them a year ago,Ó Stoops said. ÒSo, they gained a lot of experience a year ago.Ó Landry Jones will start after re¥placing Sam Bradford last year. Replacing Williams are tackles Eric Mensik and Donald Stephenson, and Jeremy Beal is expected to fill in for McCoy. No transition for Texas Colt McCoy is gone. Earl Thomas, Sergio Kindle and La¥marr Houston have moved on to the NFL as well. But Texas head coach Mack Brown has refused to call this a transition year. ÒWe are just changing our per¥sonality,Ó Brown said. ÒI donÕt like that word [ÒtransitionÓ] because it gives the kids and coaches an ex¥cuse not to be good.Ó Brown expects to compete for a national title again, citing his sense of deja vu. ÒThis year is like Õ08,Ó Brown said. ÒEveryone thought it was a re¥building year, that we may only win seven games, and the kids wound up playing for almost a conference and national championship.Ó Brown is confident that players will step up, especially with their level of playing experience. ÒWe have got receivers that have all played, but somebody has to step up and be the guy,Ó Brown said. As for running back, Brown is still searching for a worthy starter. ÒWe donÕt have the guy to step up and run the ball right now,Ó Brown said. ÒIs it going to be TreÕ Newton? Is it going to be Fozzy [Whitaker]?Ó Texas begins summer practices on Sunday, Aug. 8. KUÕs leadership switch The Todd Reesing era is over. After leading the Jayhawks to their first BCS bowl in 2008, he finished his career at Kansas with seven consecutive losses. Also out is former head coach Mike Mangino. Replacing him is Turner Gill, who expects the on¥field leadership to come from somewhere other than the quar¥terback because of a relative lack of experience at that position. ÒI think the leadership is proba¥bly going to be coming from a lit¥tle bit more other positions at this point in time,Ó Gill said. ÒProba¥bly more from the offensive line.Ó One of the offensive linemen taking a greater leadership role is senior Brad Thorson. ÒThatÕs what IÕm here to do,Ó Thorson said. ÒIÕm counting on the season going really well.Ó SIDELINE MLB National League Cincinnati 10 Milwaukee 2 Chi Cubs 1 Houston 8 Atlanta 3 Washington 1 Arizona 0 Philadelphia 7 American League Boston 7 LA Angels 3 Minnesota 6 Kansas City 4 Baltimore 0 Toronto 5 SPORTS BRIEFLY Texas scraps two-game series with Minnesota Gophers MinnesotaÕs goal to upgrade those nonconference football sched¥ules has taken a hit, with two games against Texas canceled because of a disagreement over video rights. The GophersÕ athletics department confirmed the cancellation Wednes¥day. The Longhorns were scheduled to play at TCF Bank Stadium in Min¥neapolis on Sept. 19, 2015. The Go¥phers were slated to visit Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin on Sept. 17, 2016. ÒItÕs extremely disappointing,Ó Minnesota athletics director Joel Ma¥turi said. ÒThe kind of agreement we could not come to is the same agreement every other school on our schedule agreed to. Every other school in the Big 12 agreed to this.Ó Texas officials didnÕt immediately return phone calls seeking comment. The schools have not met in the sport since 1936. Bengals head to training camp; Terrell Owens to join them later A flamboyant Cincinnati Bengals receiver has the whole team talking, and this time itÕs not Chad Ochocinco. HeÕs overshadowed by a player who has yet to arrive. Terrell Owens was headed to the area Wednesday while his teammates-to-be tucked pillows and sound systems under their arms, unpacking for the start of training camp at Georgetown Col¥lege. Owens wasnÕt expected to ar¥rive until a day later. The anticipation was already there. ÒThis just shows that we are building this team to go all the way this year,Ó offensive guard Bobbie Williams said. ÒThatÕs all you can ask an organization to do. So bring on T.O.! IÕm excited.Ó Adding the 36-year-old receiv¥er who has a history of clashing with quarterbacks came as a sur¥prise. The Bengals had a chance to sign him after a tryout in March, but gave Antonio Bryant a four¥year deal instead to line up oppo¥site Ochocinco. With Owens still available on the eve of training camp, the Ben¥gals made a move that will affect them in a lot of ways. One receiv¥er will lose a job; other receivers will get fewer passes thrown their way; and Ochocinco and Owens will be challenged to keep their egos in check. Feds subpoena Dallas company for records on Lance Armstrong Federal prosecutors investigat¥ing cheating in professional cy¥cling have subpoenaed docu¥ments from a 2004 case in which a Texas company tried to prove Lance Armstrong used perfor¥mance enhancing drugs. Jeffrey Tillotson, the attorney who handled the case for Dallas¥based SCA Promotions Inc., said Tuesday that his office will send the documents to federal prosecu¥tors in Los Angeles. The records include deposi¥tions from former Tour de France winner Greg LeMond, former Armstrong teammate Frankie An¥dreu and his wife, and testimo¥ny from Armstrong and his busi¥ness associates. The Wall Street Journal first reported the subpoe¥na Tuesday. Armstrong has not received any subpoenas or official requests from federal investigators, ac¥cording to his attorney, Bryan D. Daly, a criminal defense law¥yer and former federal prosecutor based in Los Angeles. ÒTruthfully, I donÕt have any idea how Lance Armstrong fits into this whole thing,Ó Daly said. Compiled from Associated Press reports