Calendar Civil Rights The 25th annual Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights will kick off at noon in the Texas Union Eastwoods Room 2.102. Science and religion The Islamic Dialogue Association will host ﾒScience and Religionﾓ at 6:30 p.m. in University Teaching Center 4.102. ﾔFive Foot Twoﾕ Blind Boy Chocolate and The Milk Sheiks will play a free show with Shed Alfred and Travis County Bedlam at Lovejoys at 9 p.m. For more on the band check out Life&Arts Page 12 ﾔAmerican Idolﾕ A college viewing for the new season of ﾒAmerican Idol,ﾓ which held auditions in Austin in August, will start at 7 p.m. at Dogwood on West Sixth Street. Today in history In 1888 A group of 33 men in Washington D.C. form the National Geographic Society. The first issue of ﾒNational Geographicﾓ was published nine months late. Campus Watch Tree hugger 2300 block of San Jacinto Boulevard UT Police Officers responded to a report of a non-UT subject hugging and kissing trees, then making inappropriate comments to male students walking by. During the investigation, the subject denied making any comments, but stated she was hugging the trees. The subject went on to inform the officers that she was on her way to the law school to get a copy of the U.S. Constitution and left the area. Quote to note ﾒMost guys try once ﾔﾔ in their life to make [grappa] by them･selves. Usually it re･sults in a lost week･end because they get drunk off the fumes and never make it into anything. At least thatﾕs what hap･pened to my grand･father and father.ﾓ ﾑ Ana Grbec, A northern Italian for･eign exchange student LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 City opens green training facilities By Allison Kroll Daily Texan Staff High ceilings made of wood, steel and other recyclable ma･terials muffle the sound of fir･ing handguns, rifles and machine guns in a new shooting range de･signed to improve Austin Police Departmentﾕs performance and environmental friendliness. The 50-yard-long shoot･ing range, which debuts Mon･day, employs various methods of environmental conservation, including the prevention of wa･ter and soil contamination and the recycling of used ammuni･tion byproducts. The range is part of the Roy But･ler Training Building, the main fa･cility of an area Sgt. Robert Rich-man calls ﾒcampus.ﾓ APD, the Aus･tin Fire Department and Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services all use the facility. The project took about 18 months and $22 million to com･plete, including the shooting range, quarter-mile running track, burn house, main training building with classrooms and a driving simulator, obstacle course, parking facilities and everything APD, AFD and AT･CEMS use for training purposes. ﾒThe idea had been in process for probably four years, and we were planning on the envi･ronmentally friendly side of it from day one,ﾓ Richman said. GREEN continues on PAGE 2 Potential TEXAS Grant cuts may burden future freshmen By Huma Munir Daily Texan Staff More than 27,000 pending high school graduates may not be able to get the funding they need to re･ceive higher education in the next biennium because of a proposed cut to the TEXAS Grant budget. The budget proposals from the State House of Representa･tives and Senate could reduce the amount of funding under the grant by 41 percent from the last biennium. At UT, 4,800 students rely on the TEXAS Grant, including 1,200 freshmen. UT students re･ceived $30.9 million in TEX･AS Grant funding this year, said Thomas Melecki, director of Stu･dent Financial Services at UT. The program will remain open to students who are already re･ceiving the grant and who con･tinue to qualify receiving it, Me･lecki said. However, no new stu･dents would receive funding from the grant starting in fall 2011 if the budget passes, he said. The state currently allots $1 billion for financial aid, but un･der Senate and House propos･als the state could lose $381 or $431 million over the next two years, according to the Legisla･tive Budget Board. Several other state scholarship programs will also face cuts. Work Study will be reduced by 41 per･cent, and a scholarship program that provides money to students ranking in top-10 percent of their high school class will drop by 79 percent, according to the Austin American-Statesman. This would mean that, as with the TEXAS Grant, enter･ing freshmen would not be able to receive any of the top-10 per･cent scholarships. ﾒIt helps with little things like books, and you need books,ﾓ said Middle Eastern Studies senior Siree Allers, who also attended an academic conference with the help of grant money. ﾒI am about to graduate so it wonﾕt affect me much, but itﾕs definitely a concern for students in the future.ﾓ Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Al･pine, authored a bill that rec･ommends a TEXAS Grant pilot project to increase enrollment at public institutions with un･der-capacity enrollment. ﾒThe idea is to try and balance the student en･rollment,ﾓ Gallego said. GRANT continues on PAGE 2 Photos by Erika Rich | Daily Texan Staff Top, Randy Stachewiz, an APD senior patrol officer, sweeps the floor following a concealed carry class for officers at the new shooting range in the Roy Butler Training Building. Below, APD Sgt. Robert Richman points out structural elements of the new environmentally mindful shooting range, which opens Monday. Globetrotters to show off ﾔfour-point shotﾕ By William James Daily Texan Staff The legendary Harlem Globe･trotters will show off their new four-point shot in the ﾒ4 Times the Funﾓ showcase at the Frank Erwin Cen･ter on Friday. Harlem Globetrotter Aundre ﾒHot Shotﾓ Branch said it is always a pleasure playing in Austin, and he looks forward to UT fans cheering him on. Branch is in his eighth sea- The Globetrotters will make a stop at the Frank Erwin Center tomor･row as part of their 220-city world tour. son with the Globetrotters, and previously played at Baylor Uni･versity, where he is the seventh leading basketball scorer in the schoolﾕs history. ﾒIt was always competitive play･ing against UTﾕs basketball team, I have the best-worst memories from the Frank Erwin Center,ﾓ Branch said. Branch almost lost his finger while playing against UT one year and received numerous stitches Courtesy of the Harlem Globetrotters UT network faces dilemma about showing recruitsﾕ games By Matthew Stottlemyre Daily Texan Staff UTﾕs new network with ESPN could lose points with the NCAA if it airs high school athletics events, a Texas A&M University official said. A&M Athletic Director Bill Byrne said because of the networkﾕs di･rect affiliation with UT, airing high school athletic events may violate NCAA recruiting rules. ﾒI canﾕt speak for the NCAA, but I would imagine the governing body will look into the use of a collegiate television network airing games of prospective student-athletes,ﾓ Byrne said in a statement to several mem･bers of the media Tuesday. ﾒI un･derstand networks such as FSN and ESPN airing high school sports, but whether or not employees under contract with a university that may have additional contact would seem to be an issue.ﾓ Nick Voinis, a UT athletics spokesman, said the athletic de･partment is aware of the issue and will adhere to any NCAA and Big 12 rules and regulations. ﾒWe are aware of the issue, and weﾕve been looking at it for about a year,ﾓ Voinis said. ﾒESPN is in the business of programming, and they are looking at a variety of different programming content, so nothing is set in stone. Certainly we wouldnﾕt do anything that would be in viola･tion of NCAA rules.ﾓ NCAA officials could not be reached for comment Wednesday afternoon, but NCAA spokesman NETWORK continues on PAGE 2 INSIDE: For more on the new network and a mock program･ming schedule, check out Page 7 from his injury. ﾒBeing part of a team that carries such a great legacy with the world has been an honor, and has giv･en me the want, will and passion to do it even more,ﾓ Branch said. ﾒThe Globetrotters have broken down color and social barriers in bas･ketball since its inaugural year and have worked a lot with philanthrop･ic organizations such as C.H.E.E.R. For Character, an elementary school program that teaches students valu･ able character traits.ﾓ The Globetrotters will play more than 270 games in more than 220 cities and six Canadian provinc･es. Compared to the NBA, Branch said the tours are much more de･manding, and require players to be away from families 7-8 months out of the year. HARLEM continues on PAGE 2 WHO: The Harlem Globetrotters WHAT: Will face the Washington Generals WHEN: Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. WHERE: Frank Erwin Center TICKETS: Start at $15 and are on sale at harlemglobetrotters.com, the Frank Erwin Center box office or by phone (512) 477-6060. CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: Lauren Winchester (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com Managing Editor: Claire Cardona (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com News O･ce: (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com Web O･ce: (512) 471-7835 online@dailytexanonline.com Sports O･ce: (512) 232-2210 sports@dailytexanonline.com Life & Arts O･ce: (512) 232-2209 dailytexan@gmail.com Photo O･ce: (512) 471-8618 photo@dailytexanonline.com Retail Advertising: (512) 471-1865 joanw@mail.utexas.edu Classiﾞed Advertising: (512) 471-5244 classiﾞeds@dailytexanonline.com The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2010 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. TOMORROWﾕS WEATHER LowHigh 3165 Cheescake is not a pie. CORRECTION Because of an editing error, the page one news story about the voter identiﾞcation bill should have said the bill passed an initial vote in the state Senate. GREEN continues from PAGE 1 ﾒItﾕs part of the Austin initia･tive to make sure that every･thing built is more environ･mentally conscious.ﾓ Buckets underneath the shoot･ing range collect the used bul･lets, which are recycled in var･ious Austin-area facilities. Any airborne particles, such as lead dust, are filtered through a ma･chine and deposited in 55 gal･lon drums. Suction prevents any･thing from getting in or out of the drum, so when it fills up, it can be capped off and recycled. Lead dust can be melted back down into usable lead. ﾒItﾕs great that theyﾕre being more environmentally friendly in some places you wouldnﾕt think to look,ﾓ said Andrew Townsend, co-director of the UT Campus Environmental Center. ﾒYou can be environmentally friendly in any area of life, and this is one that I didnﾕt think of.ﾓ Townsend said as far as recycling is concerned, metals are some of the most recyclable materials. ﾒWe get basically the market rate for recycling the lead and brass,ﾓ Richman said. ﾒThose checks end up going back to the Voter ID bill passes Senate along party lines Lawmakers in the Texas Senate voted 19-11 in favor of voter ID on Wednesday along party lines. Amendments adopted include providing English and Span･ish versions of education mate･rials, allowing the use of pho･to IDs that have expired with･in the past 60 days, permitting the use of concealed carry per･mits as valid ID and requiring the state to pay for implementa- NETWORK continues from PAGE 1 Cameron Schuh said in an e-mail to the Texan that specific bylaws gov･ern schoolsﾕ recruiting efforts. Schuh included the text of the specific by･law addressing TV and radio ap･pearances of potential recruits. Voinis said although the athlet･ic department knows of the poten･tial conflict, they have not reached a decision on whether airing high school athletic events on the still unnamed network violates any NCAA regulations. In addition to bringing almost $300 million to the University over 20 years, which the administration will split between the athletic and academic departments, the net･work will provide exposure to the Universityﾕs smaller sports and ac･ademic endeavors. The College of Fine Arts has a particular opportunity to gain exposure by televising its mu･sic and performing arts events, tion of the voter ID bill. A proposed amendment by Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, to grant free birth certif･icates to voters who show proof of their impoverished status in order for them to obtain free voter IDs, failed to be adopted. ﾒIf we donﾕt adopt an amend･ment like this, my fear is we are simply instituting a poll tax in a different form,ﾓ Davis said. An amendment that would Fine Arts Dean Doug Demp･ster said. He added that the col･lege also plans to profile profes･sors doing research in the field and art exhibits in documentary style programs. Fine Arts administrative asso･ciate Joshua Denslow said ESPN will control the production pro･ton. That is one of the options be･ing discussed in the new Congress,ﾓ Melecki said. Still, Melecki said he strongly en･courages students to apply by March 31 for financial aid using the FAFSA HARLEM continues from PAGE 1 John Graham, Director of the Frank Erwin Center, said that the Globetrotters have played at the sta･dium every year since it opened 33 years ago. ﾒI first saw the Globetrotters 50 years ago and was absolutely mes･merized. I felt no different when I recently saw it with my 5-year-old granddaughter,ﾓ Graham said. Business graduate student Brian Pfitzinger said he first saw the Glo･betrotters when he was very young. ﾒIt would be fun to see again if I had a younger sibling to take,ﾓ have an impact on turnout ﾑ it will,ﾓ said Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston. ﾒItﾕs going to have an impact on how many people are GRANT continues from PAGE 1 able to vote.ﾓ ﾒBut there really is no impact if there ﾑMelissa Ayala is no TEXAS Grant program.ﾓ shooting range. A control room allows staff members to control the amount of energy used and prevent waste, Lead Firearms Instructor Mark Hoffman said. Safety for officers and visitors was also a priority when design･ing the range. The walls, com･posed of compostable wood and other materials, are eight inch･es thick so no bullet can escape, Hoffman said. One of the reasons for the im･proved shooting range is that APD Chief Art Acevedo would like all officers to begin shooting on a monthly basis. ﾒWe want to have a lot more cur･riculum pushed out there for fire･arms and advanced firearm tech･niques,ﾓ Richman said. ﾒWe will be able to facilitate that in a way that we werenﾕt able to in the past, by expanding the range how we did.ﾓ APDﾕs previous shooting range was about 25 years old and cost anywhere from $15,000 to $25,000 to clean and maintain the rubber-granulated backstop used to collect the bullets, which left rubber and lead residue to be thrown away and not recycled, Richman said. ﾒSometimes people forget that police officers are kind of seen in a light like we look at you when we need you, but they donﾕt see that we also share the same val･ues when it comes to conservation and things of that nature,ﾓ he said. so that their data can be evaluated for all the funds available. ﾒ[UT has] about $100 million in other grants and scholarships that we can offer to students, but by state law that is limited to needy Texas residents,ﾓ Melecki said. John H. McCall Jr., associate vice president of the University Devel･opment Office, said that the Annu･al Giving program is raising funds for various schools and depart･ments at UT to ﾒenhance the aca･demic experience for students.ﾓ ﾒThe funds raised are used for things like scholarships, enabling students to attend conferences and internships, taking advantage of study abroad programs, and en･hancing research opportunities,ﾓ McCall said. For nonresidents and interna･tional students, however, the funds are scarce, Melecki said. Pfitzinger said. Zach Reeves, an architectural en･gineering sophomore and occasion･al basketball player, said he enjoys the team because of their novelty. ﾒFrom an entertainment stand･point I like what they do, but from a technical standpoint they do not meet the standards of the NBA,ﾓ Reeves said. The ﾒ4 Times the Funﾓ World Tour plans to change the game of bas･ketball by introducing the 4-point shot, which has never been done in basketball before, Branch said. have asked the secretary of state to help determine the impact of voter ID laws affecting certain demographics was also rejected. ﾒThis [voter ID bill] is a major change. All of us would be naive to try and argue it is not going to taxpayers to be re-utilized for other things.ﾓ Solar panels line the roofs of the buildings, and a drainage sys･tem prevents groundwater from being contaminated by lead and other substances used in the cess for any shows on the net･work. He said although the net･work is scheduled to launch in September, the college hasnﾕt yet worked with ESPN directly. ﾒThey havenﾕt really told us ex･actly what weﾕre going to do,ﾓ Den-slow said. ﾒItﾕs all sort of like dreams at this point.ﾓ Melecki said some students may have to turn to other sources of aid. The Pell Grant is one of the most prominent grants students receive because they donﾕt have to repay it. But these funds are at risk. As Melecki said, there are serious dis･cussions taking place in Washing･ton to decide whether or not Pell Grant funding should be reduced. If that happens, funding for the grant could be reduced from $50 million to $36.5 million for the next year. ﾒThat is not final. No deci･sion has been made in Washing･ World&NatioN Thursday, January 27, 2011 | The Daily Texan | Austin Myers, Wire Editor | dailytexanonline.com Bipartisan coalition to prepare overhaul of education system By Dorie Turner The Associated Press A bipartisan group of U.S. sen･ators pledged Wednesday to work together to revamp the federal No Child Left Behind education law, a day after President Obama called on lawmakers in his State of the Union address to speed up over･haul of the Bush-era policy. Senate education commit･tee Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Io･wa, said he hopes to have a bill to Obama by the end of the summer. The law has been credited with raising reading and math scores, but it has also tagged more than a third of U.S. schools as failing and created a hodge･podge of sometimes weak state academic standards. Harkin and the Obama ad･ministration say the top priori･ty is to move away from punish･ing schools that donﾕt meet federal benchmarks and instead to focus on rewarding schools for prog･ress. In a conference call with re･porters, Republican and Dem･ocratic senators said they want to put partisan politics aside and fix problems with the 2002 law championed by President George W. Bush. ﾒWe need to get away from Washington announcing wheth･er schools are passing or fail･ing,ﾓ said Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Republican from Tennessee and former U.S. education sec･retary. ﾒI donﾕt want to make it sound like itﾕs going to be a piece of cake or too easy, but weﾕre off to a good start.ﾓ Other changes range from toss･ing out the term ﾒhighly qualified teacher,ﾓ which is based on certifi･cations and college degrees rather than efficiency in the classroom, to giving rural schools a reprieve from rules that are designed for urban systems. The changes also include making the law less com･plex and easier to understand and consolidating federal education programs in hopes of saving over･head costs, lawmakers said. They brushed off suggestions that the partisan atmosphere in Congress would slow the billﾕs progress, particularly because of infighting among both parties. ﾒWeﾕre always going to have in･traparty little squabbles,ﾓ Harkin said. ﾒI donﾕt believe weﾕll be dis･tracted by those.ﾓ SKI SPRING BREAK 201 ! 1 The White House released a blue･print for overhauling the law last March but it stalled amid election-year maneuvering. Now the Obama administration faces a Republican-led House that could stand as a bar･rier to changing the law. The senators said theyﾕve been working with House educa･tion committee Chairman John Kline, a Republican from Minne･sota known as a vocal opponent of federal involvement in edu･cation. Klineﾕs spokesman Brian Newell said the chairman is ﾒea･ger to begin an open process that invites members from both sides of the aisle and both the House and Senate to examine the fed･eral role in our classrooms and what reforms are needed to fix Ben Curtis |Associated Press whatﾕs broken.ﾓ Anti-government activists wheel a trash bin to form a barricade as they clash with Egyptian riot police in downtown Cairo on Wednesday. Obamaﾕs proposal calls for states to adopt standards that en･sure students are ready for college or a career rather than grade-lev- Egyptians protest autocratic regime el proficiency ﾑ the focus of the current law. Lawmakers also said they want By Hamza Hendawi Facebook, Twitter and cell phones cratic or economic concessions, and sands of security forces were out on to allow states to use subjects oth- The Associated Press ﾑ key to organizing protests ﾑ have no sign he would rein in his securi-the streets poised to move quickly er than reading and mathemat･ been disrupted. ty forces. against any unrest. Many were plain･ics as part of their measurements CAIRO ﾑ Thousands of Egyp- Secretary of State Hillary Clin-The defiant demonstrations con-clothes officers whose leather jackets for meeting federal goals, pleas･ tians vented their rage against Pres･ ton called on Egypt to adopt broad tinued late into the night. In Cairo, and casual sweat shirts allowed them ing many education groups that ident Hosni Mubarakﾕs autocratic reforms and not crack down on the dozens of riot police with helmets to blend in easily with protesters. argued No Child Left Behind en- government in a second day of pro･ anti-government crowds. She urged and shields charged more than 2,000 Many Egyptian protesters say they couraged teachers not to focus on tests Wednesday that defied a ban the Mubarak regime to ﾒtake this marchers on a downtown boulevard have been inspired by the uprising in history, art, science, social studies on public gatherings. Baton-wield･ opportunity to implement political, along the Nile. Smaller clashes broke Tunisia ﾑ even invoking the same and other important subjects. ing police responded with tear gas economic and social reforms that out across the capital. In one, pro-slogans heard in the African nation. Federal lawmakers on both and beatings in a crackdown that will answer the legitimate interests testers stoned police, who respond-German Foreign Minister Gui･sides have been meeting for showed zero tolerance for dissent. of the Egyptian people.ﾓ ed with a volley of tear gas from a do Westerwelle invoked Tunisia months in hopes of paving the Egyptﾕs largest anti-government Still, there was no indication that bridge over the Nile. Wednesday, saying the unrest in way for the billﾕs passage this year. protests in years echoed the upris- Mubarak, who has ruled with an The Interior Ministry warned Egypt ﾒunderlines the necessity of A first step may be dropping the ing in Tunisia, threatening to desta･ iron fist for nearly 30 years, intends Wednesday that police would not democratization, of respect for hu-No Child Left Behind name, bilize the leadership of the most im･ to relinquish power or make demo-tolerate any gatherings, and thou-man and civil rights.ﾓ which both parties agree is taint･ portant U.S. ally in the Arab world. ed by the problems ﾑ rather than The ability of the protesters to sus･the triumphs ﾑ of the law. tain the momentum for two days in ﾒWeﾕve got a lot of options on the face of such a heavy-handed po･how we get it done,ﾓ said Sen. lice response was a rare feat in this Mike Enzi of Wyoming, the rank- country. ing Republican on the Senate ed- One protester and a policeman ucation committee. ﾒWe just need were killed Wednesday, bringing the to make sure weﾕre getting it done two-day death toll to six. 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WWW.UBSKI.COM 1-800-SKI-WILD ･ 1-800-754-9453 4 OpiniOn Thursday, January 27, 2011 | The Daily Texan | Lauren Winchester, Editor in Chief | (512) 232 2212 | editor@dailytexanonline.com VIeWPOINT Cuts affect everyone Newly emboldened Republicans arrived in Austin this month with a mandate to balance the budget without raising taxes, and theyﾕre doing just that. The first proposed budget seeks to account for the stateﾕs estimated $27 billion deficit by drastically cutting state expenditures. Those cuts include about $100 million from funding for UT. College students, faculty and administrators will just have to wean themselves off their diet of government pork. Right? Unfortunately thatﾕs not the case, as the University has gone malnourished for decades. Compared to peer institutions, UT ranks in the bottom half for state appropriations per student. For example, UCLA receives $8,000 more per student in state appropriations than UT. These cuts will have an immediate and measurable impact on the Universityﾕs ability to educate students ﾑ that much is certain. But a shrinking budget will affect more than just Long･horns: Cutting funds for both public K-12 and higher educa･tion limits opportunities for every Texan family. Our newly re-elected governor, Rick Perry, campaigned on promises to foster economic opportunity. In his inaugural ad･dress, Perry said, ﾒIf Iﾕve said it once, Iﾕve said it a thousand times and will say it a thousand more: There is still a place where opportunity looms large in this country, and that place is called ﾔTexas.ﾕﾓ The only issue is that the aforementioned economic oppor･tunity isnﾕt exactly helping Texans, at least not native Texans. Perry and his supporters are correct in their claim that Texasﾕ business-friendly environment has spawned economic growth and has led many companies to relocate to Texas. In fact, 648,000 jobs have been added to the state economy in the past four years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Perryﾕs policies will continue to draw companies to Texas and create jobs ﾑ just not necessarily jobs for Texans. The migration of jobs to Texas has gone hand-in-hand with a migration of workers. In 2009, Texas posted a net gain of 143,423 new residents. It was the fourth year in a row that Texas was the leading destination for intranational immigra･tion. Last June, Forbes Magazine compiled a map tracking immigration trends between counties, and Travis County was one of the largest recipients of new residents. What is more, these neo-Texans are not your poor huddled masses. The average income per capita of the 192 people who moved from Alameda County, a suburb of San Francisco, to Travis County last year was $97,300. Then there are the 78 people who moved from Lake County, Ill., just north of Chicago, who brought an aver･age income of $168,400. Santa Clara County in Califor･nia, also known as ﾒSilicon Valley,ﾓ sent 458 of its citizens to Texas last year. The group had an average income of $66,300. Texas is seeing an influx of well-paying jobs accompanied by a similar flood of educated out-of-state workers. In Tra･vis County, unemployment actually rose slightly over the last year, although our rate of 6.9 percent is still far less than the national average. Companies like Texasﾕ business-friendly laws and tax code. However, they also like an educated workforce, something Texas will not be able to provide if state funding continues to decrease. Meanwhile, our governor and Legislature are content to gut this stateﾕs education system. After all, who needs an educated workforce when you can import educated Californians as eas･ily as you can import Californian jobs? Texans should ask their legislators what the use is of all these new jobs if Texans donﾕt have the means to obtain them. Funding education isnﾕt just an investment; itﾕs a necessity to secure a future for native Texans. ﾑDave Player for the editorial board legalese Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessari･ly those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. sUBMIT a FIrINg lINe E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline.com. Let･ ters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Tex･ an reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. Write for the Texan By you columnistsﾕ and reportersﾕ work is Daily Texan columnist often syndicated nationwide, and every issue of the Texan is a histori- Have something to say? Say cal document archived at the Cen･it in print ﾑ and to the entire ter for American History. campus. If interested, please come The Daily Texan Editorial to the Texan office at 25th and Board is currently accepting Whitis streets to complete an applications for columnists application form and sign up and cartoonists. Weﾕre looking for an interview time. If you for talented writers and artists have any additional questions, to provide as much diversity of please contact Lauren Win-opinion as possible. Anyone chester at (512) 232-2212 or and everyone is encouraged to editor@dailytexanonline.com. apply. Writing for the Texan is a great You can be a Daily Texan columnist way to get your voice heard. Our or cartoonist. gallery UT is a year-round carnival By Jonathan rienstra Daily Texan Guest Columnist Last week the new Student Activity Center opened in the East Mall, and all I can say is itﾕs about time. Those poor freshmen in Jester must be re･lieved to finally have somewhere a mere block down Speedway where they can get a nice, hot meal. Itﾕs a good thing that the SAC provides students with the option to eat Chick-fil-A, Zen and Taco Cabana on campus, because the clos･est franchises are 0.4, 0.6 and 1.6 miles away, respectively. And believe me, an awesome wave of relief washed over me when I realized that while walking across campus, I could purchase a Tazoｨ Black Shaken Iced Tea at the SAC Star-bucks by the time I finish the one I normally get at the Union. Never again will I feel sapped of energy half･way through my journey from the Union Star-bucks to the DKR Starbucks. Usually, I have to get a Tazoｨ Awakeｪ Brewed Tea there or else I collapse into a pile of non-caffeinated despair. Thatﾕs something I wouldnﾕt wish upon my worst enemy. Admittedly, I donﾕt walk around campus that much these days since most of my time is spent in the beautiful, cinderblock confines of the CMA, so I must have missed the massive influx of pre-teens into the student body. How else could you explain the choices in programming to celebrate the SACﾕs grand opening? The decision to have festivities to celebrate the openingof theSACwas trulyinspired. Theybegan last week and will continue through the middle of February, and they have all the things college stu･dents love to see their money spent on. Who cares about budget deficits? You and your best friend just got matching custom laser-engraved dog tags in front of the SAC between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.! But hold your horses, because on Feb. 8, due to the generosity of the University Unions (which receives millions annually in student fees), you can make your own lip balm. The money you would have spent on lip balm will go a long way toward buying another Cinna･mon Dolce Latte, and isnﾕt that the American Dream? Just make sure you get there early Feb. 3 because I bet the line for the caricature artists will stretch all the way around the corner and back to Jester. But hey, itﾕll be lunch time; you might be able to pick something up at Wendyﾕs if youﾕre lucky. Or Jester City Limits. Or Jesterﾕs cafeterias. I asked international relations junior Aaron Milner, who has been to the SAC a few times now, why he is so excited by all the festivities and beautiful architecture. ﾒItﾕs the student union 2.0,ﾓ he said. ﾒLike when Microsoft re-re･leases the new Windows with no new features.ﾓ You hear that? Weﾕre like Microsoft! I bet Bill Gates loves Taco Cabana. Milner also heaped praise on the SAC saying, ﾒThe center itself is very cool and had a lot of potential. Thereﾕs just poor space functionality; itﾕs a lot of empty space thrown together. Itﾕs just another place to study.ﾓ Milner was so enamored with the place that he has yet to wash off the airbrush tattoo he got last Thursday, and I can see why now. Person･ally, Iﾕm looking forward to my custom dog tag. Iﾕm going to have them etch the unique num･ber of the class for which Iﾕm waitlisted, even though I probably wonﾕt get into the class. Oh well. That will just give me more time to study at the new SAC and, of course, get a balloon pen･guin from the balloon artist that will be there on Valentineﾕs Day. The University of Texas: It isnﾕt a school, itﾕs a year-round carnival. Rienstra is a journalism junior Harry Ransom Center showcases plate with Picasso pooch painting By Victoria Pagan Daily Texan Staff The Harry Ransom Cen･ter will display a plate paint･ed by Pablo Picasso in an up･coming exhibition. The plate was donated to the Ransom Center by photojour･nalist David Douglas Dun･can in honor of Stanley Mar･cus, said Mary Alice Harper, a photography archivist at the Ransom Center. ﾒPicasso was a very generous man. He gave David Duncan one of the books he had been working in as a gift the first day Harry Ransom Center photo archivist Mary Alice Harper and photo curator David Coleman celebrate an upcoming showcase that will include a plate Pablo Picasso handpainted for photojournalist David Duncan featuring Duncanﾕs dog, Lump. The center has many of Duncanﾕs archives, including the plate he donated in November. Coleman holds a copy of Duncanﾕs new book, ﾒPicasso and Lump.ﾓ they met. Later in the friend･ship on the spur of the moment, he picked up one of his dinner plates and painted [Lump], Dun･canﾕs dog, for him,ﾓ said Harper. The exhibition, ﾒCulture Un･bound: Collecting in the Twen･ty-First Century,ﾓ runs from Feb. 1 to July 31, according to the Ransom Center website. ﾒThe ceramic that Picasso normally painted on was spe･cially made for him and painted on with a purpose. The beauty of this plate was that Picasso was instantly inspired to draw Lump and did so on the first thing he could find,ﾓ said Harper. Audrey White | Daily Texan Staff Audrey White | Daily Texan Staff A forum Wednesday gave faculty and staff an opportunity to learn more about UTﾕs Behavior Concerns Advice Line, a 3-year-old program of Student Emergency Services. Senior administrative associate Alex Pong, administrative assistant Doreen Ip-Pong and fire-safety specialist Francisco Gutierrez watched a video during the presentation that UT Police Department Chief Robert Dahlstrom said directly compliments the goals of the hotline. Volume of concerning behavior reports increases from last year By Victoria Pagan Daily Texan Staff A UT safety hotline in its third year provides faculty, staff and students with a con･fidential way to protect them･selves and those around them from potentially violent or de･structive individuals. Three faculty and staff as･sociations worked to put on an event for the UT communi･ty Wednesday that highlighted the Behavior Concerns Advice Line. The line allows faculty, staff and students to report an individualﾕs troublesome be･havior when police assistance may not be necessary, said Stu･dent Emergency Services coor･dinator Christa L用ez. L用ez said if a student no･tices concerning signs such as change in appearance, perfor･mance or social behavior, they should call the advice line, but if a student notices a ﾒflash･pointﾓ in which someone is in immediate danger, they should call the UT Police Department. ﾒAfter receiving a lot of help･ful information from [UTPD Chief Robert] Dahlstrom, we decided to try and get this in･formation out to all,ﾓ said Latonya Robinson, the presi･dent of the Black Faculty and Staff Association. Campus safety is an issue all members of the University can help with, and UTPD cannot be the only eyes on the safety of the community, Dahlstrom said. ﾒWe are very proud of our police officers, but the Behav･ior Concerns Advice Line keeps our campus as safe, if not safer than the campus police depart･ment,ﾓ Dahlstrom said. During the presentation, Dahlstrom highlighted two successful calls to the line, one in which a student was report･edly carrying a pistol in his backpack and another in which a student was threatening to blow up people on the UT tow･er and was believed to be capable of doing so. UTPD apprehended both students before they com･mitted any violent acts. Other times calls come in too late ﾑ a few weeks after those incidents, a call came in about a potential suicide, but the stu･dent took his own life before po･lice could arrive on the scene. In the three years since Stu･dent Emergency Services cre･ated the call line, the volume of calls has steadily increased, L用ez said. It received approx･imately 187 calls in the first two months of the fall 2010 se･mester, compared to 397 calls for the entire 2009-10 school year, L用ez said. Both L用ez and Dahlstrom said they hope this increase in calls continues as it allows for greater opportunities to solve issues before they become seri･ous problems. Some people that express concerns just wanted to be heard, Lopez said. ﾒWe live in a society where WHAT: The Behavior Concerns Advice Line at UT WHEN: 24 hours a day WHy: If advice is needed WEB: utexas.edu/student/dos/ bcal/ CAllEr CAN rEmAiN ANoNymous people have issues,ﾓ Dahl･strom said. ﾒThe earlier you help people come to terms with these issues, the less in･tervention it takes.ﾓ The presentation taught the importance of being aware of your surroundings, said jour･nalism and sociology junior Brittany Connors. ﾒThankfully Iﾕve never had a reason to make a call to the hotline, but after watching this presentation, I learned itﾕs better to be safe than sor･ry,ﾓ Connors said. oldworld inmodern Performers act out a Beijing opera, which Photos by combines music, singing, Suchada Sutasirisap mime, dance times and acrobatics. The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ﾒ ﾑ St. Augustine I cannot agree more, especially after travel-farmers. Go back in time and see the ing to China. One of the worldﾕs oldest civi-ancient palaces and temples in Bei- ON THE WEB: lizations with more than 4,000 years of his-jing. Cross the Nanjing Yangze river For additional tory and culture, China is one of the most bridge and experience a nation. photos see our fascinating places in the world. It was such an adventure. slideshow Sit in the high-speed metro train that drives Flipping through more pages of @dailytexan under the shadow of a Shanghai skyscraper, the book, I feel that there is another online.com ride on a bamboo boat through the lush land-land out there to explore on the other scapes of Guillinﾕs mountain and river. Breathe side of the world. It was a life-changing ex- in some fresh air and live the life of the Lishui perience that Iﾕll never forget. People sit by the Xuanwu Lake waiting for their next departure at the Nanjing Railway Station. The Chinese-style small boat takes tourists around the West Lake in Hangzhou at sunset. ﾒ www.utrecsports.org Thursday, January 27, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Will Anderson, Sports Editor | (512) 232-2210 | sports@dailytexanonline.com WINNING STARTS HERE With the formal announcement of a partnership with ESPN to create a TV network last week, subscribers to the new cable channel are sure to enjoy all of the Texas sports coverage that goes on year round. But some･times there just are not any UT teams in play ﾑ what then? The Daily Tex･anﾕs sports department, with all of its knowledge and expertise, forecasts what a slow news day might look like on the new network. THE LINEUP[] Channel condenses attitude of athletics into easy motto: Everything is bigger in Texas By Will Anderson Daily Texan Columnist The heretofore-unnamed Long･horn sports network announced last week was not a surprise. Jour･nalists and other commentators knew it was coming since the con･ference realignment shuffle that oc･curred over the summer. However, the deal with ESPN is a number of things, not the least of which is lucrative. It is unprecedent･ed, as no single school has ever pack･aged such a large amount of multi-sport content with a provider like ESPN. With the recent news that Time Warner might buy an own･ership stake in the channel, it could reach as many as 2 million basic ca･ble subscribers across the state. Itﾕs also a warning to the other Big 12 schools: Texas does not need you as much as you need Texas. With the means to secure this type of money, the UT Athletics Department might try negotiating its own package for all football games, independent of the conference, when the leagueﾕs agreements with ABC and the Fox Sports Network expire. The ESPN deal signals that the Texas brand is strong enough to do just that. But it is not, as Sports Illustrat･edﾕs Michael Rosenberg said, all about the money. The University stands to make up to $247.5 million over the 20･year contract, or just more than NETWORK continues on PAGE 8 WOMENﾕS BASKETBALL TEXAS 75, TEXAS TECH 67 Longhorns rack up boards, earn second conference win By Alexandra Carreno Daily Texan Staff The Longhorns ventured into hos･tile Red Raider territory Wednes･day night and handed Texas Tech its first home loss of the season, 75-67, thanks to a strong rebounding effort. ﾒItﾕs all we worked on,ﾓ said Texas head coach Gail Goestenkors. ﾒWe take great pride in our rebound･ing. Theyﾕre an excellent team. They havenﾕt lost at home, but I am proud of the way we withstood their runs.ﾓ Withstand the Longhorns did, as they outrebounded Tech 43-26. The Red Raiders are currently second in the Big 12 in rebounding margin. Dominating the backboards on Wednesday was crucial for Texas (13-7, 2-4 Big 12), a team that was outrebounded 52-31 in its win over Oklahoma State. There was no question that the two sides were equal opponents, as it became a game of runs and lead changes. The Longhorns opened the game strong with a 5-0 run, but a pair of steals for the Lady Raiders led to their own 9-0 run seven minutes in. For the second game in a row, Ashley Gayle dominated on defense for Texas, finishing with six blocks. The junior forward now has 250 blocks in her career at Texas, tying for second most all-time. Gayle is only 39 blocks short of tying the all-time record held by former Long･horn Ellen Bayer. ﾒThe emphasis tonight was on re･bounding,ﾓ said senior Kristen Nash. ﾒWe focused on boxing out our peo･ple and rebounding the ball, and I think that showed tonight.ﾓ BOARDS continues on PAGE 8 MENﾕS BASKETBALL NO. 7 TEXAS 61, OKLAHOMA STATE 46 Texas triumphs on somber anniversary By Dan Hurwitz Daily Texan Staff Check Stillwater off as another tough road environment in which Texas thrived. The seventh-ranked Longhorns (17-3, 5-0 Big 12) remained unde･feated in conference play after beat･ing Oklahoma State (14-6, 2-4) 61･46 in another emotional game. Oklahoma State honored the 10･year anniversary of the plane crash which killed 10 members of the Cowboysﾕ menﾕs basketball program in 2001. With tensions high at Gallagh･er-Iba Arena, the Longhorns held Oklahoma State to 32 percent shooting on Wednesday. Texasﾕ defense frustrated the Cowboys throughout the game. Led by Dogus Balbay, the Long･horns limited OSU to its lowest point total of the season. ﾒI told the team I thought he was the single biggest difference for us with what he did in terms of trying to disrupt things,ﾓ said head coach Rick Barnes. Balbay did not allow Oklaho･ma Stateﾕs second-leading scorer, Keiton Page, to score. On the oth･er end of the court, Balbay scored double-digit points for the second time this season with 10 ﾑ all in the first half. ﾒHe is a great example of some･one who may not be the best scor･er in the world, but he affects the game in a lot of ways,ﾓ said Oklaho･ma State head coach Travis Ford. Freshman Tristan Thompson made up for Balbayﾕs lack of scoring in the second half, where he earned all 14 of his points. The game went back and forth throughout the first 20 minutes. A Jordan Hamilton 3-pointer with only a second remaining gave the Longhorns a seven-point lead go･ing into the break. Fresh off the intermission, Ham･ilton converted on another three-point attempt on the first posses･sion of the second half to extend the lead to 10. The Longhorns never looked back, and Hamilton finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds. The Cowboys were led by for･ward Marshall Moses who had 14 TRIUMPH continues on PAGE 8 SIDELINE NCAA BASKETBALL Event: IM/ Breast Height: 6ﾕ 1ﾓ Class: Sophomore Hometown: Andover, Mass. DﾕInnocenzo won all four of his events against Auburn and Georgia over the weekend ﾑ the 200-yard individual medley, 400-yard individual medley and a pair of wins in the 200-yard breaststroke. The sophomore swimmer posted NCAA provisional-qualifying times in all four events. BIG 12 DIVER OF THE WEEK Height: 5ﾕ 6ﾓ Class: Junior Hometown: The Woodlands Livingston finished with a season-best 393.68 points to win the one-meter dive at Auburn last Friday and then won both the one-meter and three-meter events at Georgia on Saturday. BIG 12 MENﾕS BASKETBALL 8 SPORTS Thursday, January 27, 2011 BIG 12 BASKETBALL NETWORK continues from PAGE 7 Young players buy into Andersonﾕs defensive strategy $12.37 million annually (with the has 15 offices nationwide and this rest going to IMG College, which would be the first attached to a col- owns the schoolﾕs multimedia lege. Think about that: a constant rights) on top of its already sub-presence for the network on cam･stantial licensing agreements. pus, generating Longhorn-centric Thatﾕs a serious amount of cash. content for television and the web. I believe the real reason is even No other schoolﾕs multimedia foot-simpler. Welcome to the larger-print would even come close. than-life embodiment of the saying The venture may not even be ﾒEverything is bigger in Texas.ﾓ profitable for ESPN in the first The ESPN deal lends a tremen-couple of years, but if this network dous amount of status to even the gains momentum the potential ad-smallest NCAA sports on campus. vertising profits for the cable mag-The appearance of rowing regattas nate and IMG are enormous. The and collegiate tennis matches on existence of a UT-only channel re-basic cable in Texas ﾑ with an Au-inforces the popularity of the al-gust 2011 debut promised ﾑ rep-ready iconic Longhorn emblem, resents a huge jump in exposure and the growth of said network for UTﾕs non-revenue generating will only fuel that attractiveness in teams. No other school can boast a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy. such extensive coverage. All of this showboating breeds And for the bigger sports like contempt, of course. Texas A&M is football, which already has almost listening more and more to the si･all of its games on television, a ren calls of the Southeastern Con-channel dedicated to around-the-ference. Oklahoma, with its own clock programming adds icing to national following, could strive to an already sweet cake. establish a network now that the And then thereﾕs ESPN, the glitz-precedent is set. Universities like and-glamour 24/7 sports network Notre Dame and Michigan may that brought us such spectacles as seek to renegotiate their own tele･LeBronﾕs ﾒDecisionﾓ and the Tebow vision deals for more content. All Saga. There is no doubt that it is the while the smaller schools, es･the premier sports news and en-pecially in the Big 12, see a propor･tertainment channel in America, tionately smaller return on their both because of its coverage and multimedia and television rights. production values. Put that sort The money is important, per-of brand behind the moneymak-haps even critical. But the most ing machine that is Texas Athletics important thing about the Athlet･and you have a media partnership ic Department to take away from forged in tycoon heaven. this gross capitalization of brand ESPN is even rumored to be recognition is this: Theyﾕre Texas, considering a permanent studio at and they do what they want. Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial The rest of us are just observers Stadium. The company currently or soon-to-be subscribers. BOARDS continues from PAGE 7 Scoring runs continued to de-points. She made six of 13 field fine the first and second halves. goals to go along with eight re-Tech went on an 8-0 run to fin-bounds, two assists, two blocked ish out the first half of the game, shots and a steal. while the Longhorns went on a With less than a minute to play, 6-0 run in the middle of the sec-Fussell hit a tough three-pointer ond half. from the top of the key with the The Longhorns were steered yet shot clock running out. She im･again by freshman Chassidy Fus-mediately followed it up with a sell who led Texas scorers with 22 crucial defensive stop, driving an- By Austin Laymance During his time at Alabama-Bir-Daily Texan Staff mingham, Andersonﾕs pesky de･fenders propelled the Blazers to the Missouri head coach Mike Ander-NCAA tournament for three straight sonﾕs teams are known for playing the years. And he hasnﾕt dropped off since fastest 40 minutes in basketball. moving to Missouri, winning more His hard-nosed, in-your-face phi-games in his first four years than any losophy has followed Anderson coach in school history. wherever heﾕs gone ﾑ from Arkan-His Tigers are eager to return to Big sas down to Alabama and back up to 12 Championship form after winning Missouri. Andersonﾕs squads, stocked the conference and reaching the Elite with versatile and rangy athletes year Eight in 2009. No. 11 Missouri might after year, always seem to be moving just get the chance, thanks to key con-a step quicker than the opposition. tributions from a pair of rookies. Every coach knows what to ex-ﾒWeﾕve got more guys ready to play pect when preparing for an Ander-now than we had earlier in the year,ﾓ son-coached team: full-court pres-Anderson said. sure from start to finish. Freshman point guard Phil Pressey But this yearﾕs Tigers outfit has returned from a broken hand in time been equally effective on the offen-for the Tigersﾕ Big 12 opener and sive end. has breathed life to their backcourt. Missouri is sixth in the nation in Pressey, who played high school ball both points per game (85) and assists in Dallas, has shown flashes of great-per game (18). But the success of the ness this season, finding open team-offense isnﾕt stopping Anderson from mates for easy buckets ﾑ part of the continuing to instill a tough, defen-reason Missouri is second in the con･sive mindset. He says the Tigers are at ference in assists. their best when they are focused de-ﾒHe has a great gift for making fensively. other people look pretty good,ﾓ An･ ﾒOur defense has picked up, earli-derson said. er in the year we were just trying to But while the broken hand limit･outscore people,ﾓ Anderson said. ﾒIﾕve ed his play early on ﾑ he missed four been on these guys to play athletic. Itﾕs games ﾑ Pressey is finding a groove amazing sometimes how that can be in conference play. contagious.ﾓ ﾒNot many guys can do the things Anderson learned from the best heﾕs doing at this level after coming while assisting Nolan Richard-off of an injury,ﾓ Anderson said. son at Arkansas in the late ﾕ80s and But the neophyte hasnﾕt made all throughout the ﾕ90s. Anderson has the adjustments needed to be an elite taken Richardsonﾕs ﾒ40 minutes of college player, at least not yet. Heﾕll get hellﾓ philosophy and crafted his own an opportunity to showcase his talent with great success. against Texas freshman point guard other nail in the Raidersﾕ coffin. The squad that prepared all For a squad that before last Sun-week by working on rebounding day was winless in conference play, started the contest on the glass the back-to-back wins seemed to and ended it there in one of their boost Texasﾕ confidence. most dominant performances on ﾒI think weﾕve gained a lot of the boards all season. confidence [tonight],ﾓ Nash said. ﾒHopefully they understand ﾒWe arenﾕt looking too far for-how important rebounding real-ward, just at our next game, and ly is,ﾓ Goestenkors said. ﾒBecause thatﾕs our focus.ﾓ that was the difference.ﾓ L.G. Patterson |Associated Press Missouriﾕs Phil Pressey, left, drives against Kansas State on Jan. 17. Pressey is tied for first on the team with 3.2 assists per Big 12 game. Cory Joseph when the two ranked ﾒHe was the big dog at Central teams collide Saturday. Florida and he came in with great ac- While Pressey has brought depth colades but this is a new level here,ﾓ to the guard position, junior college Anderson said. ﾒEarly on he was try-transfer Ricardo Ratliffe has brought a ing to fit in, but that adjustment peri･physical presence to Missouriﾕs front-od is over for him.ﾓ court. The Tigersﾕ leading rebound-If Anderson can get his team to er, Ratliffe is second on the team with play his type of defense, it could be a 1.7 blocks per game. long weekend for Texas fans. TRIUMPH continues from PAGE 7 points and 11 rebounds. J.P. Olukemi in attendance. Former Oklahoma added 13 points for the ﾕPokes. State coach Eddie Sutton and players The win was the second consec-Desmond Mason and Doug Gottlieb utive for the Longhorns going into a spoke at halftime. Both teams wore T-difficult but somber arena. Texasﾕ win shirts commemorating the anniversa･over Kansas last Saturday came just ry of the plane crash. hours after the mother of KU forward ﾒI think itﾕs a beautiful thing that Thomas Robinson passed away. 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C L ASSIFIEDS about Muslim culture By Katrina Tollin Daily Texan Staff A former senior CIA offi･cial discussed the cultural dif･ferences between the Muslim world and the West at a book signing Wednesday. Graham Fuller, former CIA National Intelligence Council vice chairman and a political an･alyst on Muslim-Western rela･tions, spoke with students and members of the community at the UTC to discuss his newest book, ﾒA World Without Islam,ﾓ at an event hosted by the Islam･ic Dialogue Student Association and The Institute for Interfaith Dialog. The differences between the two cultures are not based on re･ligion at all, Fuller said, but on a broad spectrum of other differ･ences such as land rights, compe･tition for resources and politics. ﾒIf the problem is Islam, itﾕs in the Muslim world and the war will go on for a very long time because we have to change gious difference, Fuller said. Be･cause of this, it is necessary for the United States to change its policies dealing with the Muslim world, Fuller said. ﾒAmerican troop involvement is the biggest source of anguish and anger in the Muslim world,ﾓ Fuller said. ﾒI do not believe there is a military solution.ﾓ One student offered an opin･ion of his own. ﾒ[Muslims] suffer from label･ing, especially after September 11th,ﾓ said Mustafa Erten, a civil engineering graduate student. The event was a good attempt by the IDSA to clarify political issues, Erten said. ﾒIt is crucial for dialogue be･tween Muslims and other reli･gions. [The event] was very im･portant for discourse,ﾓ said IDSA vice president Ahmed Atik. ﾒWe are more similar than different.ﾓ In addition to his experience with the CIA council, Fuller has also worked as CIA station chief in Kabul and authored critical re･search which lead in part to the By Allison Harris Daily Texan Staff The University of Texas at Aus･tin is one of 18 colleges and uni･versities given an A grade for its core curriculum in a report by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. Meanwhile, Harvard Universi･ty, which is ranked as the top uni･versity in U.S. News and World Report, received a D grade. The ratings are based on whether the institution requires all undergraduates take seven specific subjects. Because UT re･quires six of those subjects, it re･ceived an A. Michael Pomeranz, spokesman for the council, said the basic re･quirements are a valid instrument to measure because all students should learn them. ﾒEstimates today are that a col･lege graduate will change jobs nine, 10, 11 times in the course of her career,ﾓ he said. ﾒObviously, you canﾕt count on specialization.ﾓ Pomeranz said he was not con･cerned with the fact that schools who normally rank highly on other measures received lower grades. Most rankings are based parent or guidance counselor evaluating a school or an em･ployer evaluating a graduate,ﾓ Pomeranz said. The state government man･dates a 42-hour core curricu･lum, said Undergraduate Studies Dean Paul Woodruff. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board sets guidelines for sub･ject areas, and the Undergradu･ate Studies Advisory Committee proposes courses to meet those requirements and changes in an･nual reviews. Faculty Council votes on those changes, and then the Coordinating Board must approve them before the Univer･sity can implement them. Pomeranz said college repre･sentatives have called the Facul･ty Council to discuss their curri･cula. He said he hopes the report encourages schools to broad･en their requirements and make sure they accomplish their goals. Woodruff said he thinks adding an economics course as a separate requirement, as the report recommends, is unnecessary. ﾒTexas high schools require a basic [economics] course, and that suffices for some students,ﾓ their culture and it has nothing Iran-Contra affair. He currently on reputation directly or indirect- to do with us here in the West,ﾓ holds positions as senior politi･ ly, Pomeranz said, but his system Fuller said. cal analyst for the RAND Corpo･ is entirely different. Tensions between the cul･ ration and as an adjunct faculty ﾒWe wanted to measure what tures would almost certainly ex- member at Simon Fraser Univer･ students will learn, which is ist even in the absence of a reli･ sity in Vancouver, Canada. what really matters to a student, Woodruff said. ﾒWe are looking of lower-division classes. She said consider degree plans. to support a solid general educa-the foreign language and compo-ﾒAt the end, when you grad･tion for good citizens and lifelong sition requirements were more uate, itﾕs more important that learners.ﾓ important than history or a lit-you actually learned something Psychology sophomore Miran-erature survey class. She said she than completed requirements,ﾓ da Edson said the rating system would factor the core curriculum Edson said. Studentsﾕ science abilities worry experts By Allison Harris if science proficiency would increase taking standardized tests to remem-Daily Texan Staff or decrease in coming years. Be-ber information they learned years cause the Department of Education ago. He said integrating disciplines Only one-fifth of high school se-changed the test since it was last ad-when discussing topics such as pho･niors in 2009 were at or above pro-ministered in 2005, the latest results tosynthesis could improve the range ficiency level in science, according donﾕt show how science proficiency of student knowledge, but this is not to the results of a nationwide test re-has changed in recent years. feasible under the current system. leased Tuesday. Harris said science proficien-In the report, 32 percent of Amer- Of the approximately 11,100 se-cy would improve if students en-ican fourth grade students were pro･niors tested in the National Assess-gaged in more science activities in ficient in science. Brand said it is dif･ment of Economic Progress in ear-and out of school and took more ficult for students who werenﾕt pro･ly 2009, 21 percent reached profi-science classes. ficient in earlier grades to become ciency level or above in science. This ﾒStudents who took several years proficient later. percentage was smaller than for any of science in high school tended to ﾒFacts and principles build,ﾓ other subject tested since 2005 ex-score better than students who took Brand said. ﾒStudents who get be･cept for U.S. history. Stephaan Har-fewer science classes,ﾓ he said. hind stay behind.ﾓ ris, spokesman for the National As-Jerry Brand, a UT molecular cell Biology senior Landon Cunning･sessment Governing Board, said the and developmental biology profes-ham said the regular biology and lack of proficiency among students sor, said high school teachers should chemistry classes he took in high could reduce their opportunities. remind students of what they should school did not prepare him for col･ ﾒMany members of the board have know when teaching concepts that lege-level science. a general concern about the lack of depend upon previous knowledge. ﾒIt was just a lot different the way science proficiency because itﾕs con-ﾒItﾕs impossible for anyone to go the material was taught and how nected to so many careers,ﾓ he said. abruptly from one step to the other much more was expected from you Harris said multiple factors may without disruption,ﾓ he said. ﾑ to read in-depth to the topic ver･have caused the lack of scientific Brand said the separation of sci-sus having an outline given to you,ﾓ knowledge and he could not predict entific discipline requires students Cunningham said. BUSINESS 930 Business Opportuni t ies Thursday, January 27, 2011 LIFE&ARTS 11 Sugar and Gold focuses on dance music SWAN continues from PAGE 12 minimalist, vintage and industri･ by Priscilla totiyapungprasert WEEKEND What:Swan Dive al-chic all at once. The entire venue Daily Texan Staff is white ﾑ the painted bricks that The latest EP, Bodyaches, from make up its inside walls, the drapes, Where: 615 Red River St. House of Songs Californiaﾕs electro-pop dance band curtains and the steel beams run-Sugar and Gold mixes fun sensibili･ $2 Shows, Inc. is a grassroots ning along the top of the ceiling. But Web:http://j.mp/DT-swandive ty with a funky vibe. organization with the goal of coupled with some well-placed in- Band members Philipp Alber･ incorporating art into the everyday candescent lights to give the room to Minnig and Nicolas Dobbratz lives of people through noteworthy a soft, creamy glow, Swan Dive feels is refreshing ﾑ devoid of the pomp collaborations. Tonight at United ﾑ who also plays with psychedelic less like a music venue and more like and elitism that is too often seen in pop band Of Montreal ﾑ became States Art Authority the organization an after-dinner speakeasy where you some music venues in the area. is hosting ﾒHouse of Songsﾓ featuring friends in middle school where they might take your significant other. Admittedly, drinks at Swan Dive musicians like Kait Berreckman and bonded through skateboarding, True to Swan Diveﾕs promise to are a little more expensive and a Andrew Anderson with pieces from banging pots and pans and listening provide ﾒeccentric entertainmentﾓ to little weaker than you would pay local artists like Affinty Art, Diana to Pussy Galore. Austin, local band The Flying Bala-for than at Shangri-La or The Side Ogaard and Leroy James; all for, of The Daily Texan had the oppor･laika Brothers played their unique Bar. Another downside, at least for course, only $2. tunity to talk with Minnig while the blend of Soviet-inspired acoustic UT students, may be the clientele; band was in Athens, Ga., for the be- folk music for the venueﾕs patrons. mostly 25-and-up adults who favor What:House of Songs ginning of their spring tour. The Love Leighs will play their the elegant and relaxed ambiance When: Thursday at 7 p.m. courtesy of 2:30 Publicity twangy take on jazz and blues to-of a traditional night club over the Where: United States Art Authority The Daily Texan: You guys re-Electropop band Sugar and Gold hope to get their audience dancing night at 10 p.m. In an area of down-rowdy atmosphere of Sixth Street, tickets: $2 cord and produce your own mu-Sunday night at Mohawak. town Austin known more for cater-the buttoned-down vibe of the Web:twodollarshowsaustin. sic, right? ing to popular indie and electron-Warehouse District or the ultra-hip wordpress.com Philipp Alberto Minnig: Yeah, can turn it selfish if youﾕre trying to ic acts, Swan Diveﾕs choice of artists scene on the East Side. What:Sugar and Gold w/ Yip the process is part of the art. When show off, but I think of it as a spiri- Deceiver and Neiliyo Beard Prom we first started out, we were more of tual exercise. a punk and garage rock band. I think The Austin Facial Hair Club is Where: Mohawk hosting its first-ever Beard Prom. If When:Sunday, doors open at as you learn to really play your in-DT: What is the craziest thing ABRIDGED continues from PAGE 12 you never went to your prom or did struments and record your music, thatﾕs ever happened on tour? 9 p.m. and want to relive the glory, then you form the sound you want. And PM: I donﾕt know about crazy, but Reduced Shakespeare Companyﾕs Sports (abridged)ﾓ is accessi･ come glammed in a gown, tuxedo the recording studio is one time we had the day shows make for an energetic night ble for sport lovers and haters Web:sugarandgold.com and, of course, your facial hair to revel just like another music off so we were driving up of theater, and the performers can alike; despite focusing on a spe- ON THE WEB: in the night. instrument. the West Coast to Mount often leave the stage as bruised and cific subject like sports, the com-Download Shasta to go to this kin- tickets:$7 sweaty as the athletes they parody. edy is broad, and sports skeptics What:Beard Prom DT: So what were Bodyaches EP da new age retreat. It was ﾒItﾕs a very physical show, and might even enjoy RSCﾕs mockery When: Friday at 9 p.m. your early shows like? login: sg at night and while we was in a science-fiction movie. you can imagine it gets really tough of all things athletic more than Where: American Legion Hall PM: Rough. We password: go3asy were going there, we saw on the body,ﾓ Rippy says. ﾒHopeful-the biggest sports fanatics. tickets:$20 single, $30 couples used to be really rau-some blood smeared on DT: What kind of movie would ly, the energy and sweat and blood ﾒWe like to say, if you like Web: austinfacialhairclub.com @antennafarmrecords. cous and smash stuff. com/bodyaches the road and then bam! Bodyaches be the soundtrack for? we put into it is reflected in the au-sports, youﾕll like this show. If Now we just try to en-We hit a deer that had al-PM: Itﾕd be a movie where the pro･ dienceﾕs experience.ﾓ you hate sports, youﾕll love this gage the audience and ready been hit by a car. tagonist has been stressed out all the Rippy said the collaborative, inti-show,ﾓ Rippy said. ﾒUsually we get them to dance with us. Our live Anyway, we reach our campsite and time and finds solace with a massage Try ouT mate nature of the Reduced Shake-come out to talk and interact performances are different from there are all these signs to be careful therapist whoﾕs like ﾒDirty Dancingﾓ speare Company pays off in their with the audience after a show, The Daily Texan our recordings. of the bears. Our car stunk horribly Patrick Swayze. Sam Elliot must play original scripts and inventive per-and surprisingly, itﾕs the wom- Jan. 18 - Feb. 3 and there was deer blood all over it, the benevolent uncle. By the way, formances. en that donﾕt like sports and have DT: Why do you think you but we were like fuck it, weﾕre still go-this all takes place in a Japanese bath ﾒItﾕs like no other company on been dragged along by their hus- We are currently hiring turned to dance music? ing to sleep here. Then I was looking house. They never leave it. Sam El- in all departments. earth,ﾓ Rippy said. ﾒItﾕs not like bands to see us that come up PM: I love dancing. I think danc-up at the sky and I saw these strange, liot lives in a shed next to the mas-working for the man, itﾕs more like and say ﾔThank you so much, Come sign up in the ing is on the most intelligent things a alternating lights blinking. One was sage parlor and pops his head in ev･working for a mom-and-pop shop.ﾓ I havenﾕt laughed that hard at basement of HSM. person can do. Itﾕs so honest and un-yellow and green and the other was ery once in a while to say ﾒamigosﾓ ﾒThe Complete World of something in a long time.ﾕﾓ selfishly motivated, whether youﾕre blue and red. I never figured out and ﾒI got your back.ﾓ There would dancing with someone or just mov-what they were, but that night always be a lot of steam and the entire mov･ing on your own. I mean, I guess you sticks with me because I felt like I ie would be rose-colored. on ThE wEb:Check out the rest of the interview @dailytexanonline.com SHEIKS continues from PAGE 12 downturn, Hawkins lost his job ing, or street performing for mon-ﾒWhen [Brady and Incirliog･and hopped on a freight train ey, together. Later, Aaron Gunn, lu] joined, the style got fuller,ﾓ said with his instruments: a saw, guitar violin player and vocalist, joined Costa. Brady, however, was unable and banjo. He ended up in New the squad. to make it to Austin. Orleans where he began street ﾒThe thing that made us stand-The name Blind Boy Choco･performing. out in Asheville is that the city is late & The Milk Sheiks echoes the ﾒYou can post up on the corner really saturated with bluegrass names of blues and folk groups of and make $50 to $100 a day, so I and hippie folk music, so when it the 1920s and 1930s, such as the always have my instruments with comes to busking, we did pretty band Mississippi Sheiks and blues me,ﾓ Hawkins said. well,ﾓ said Costa. singer Blind Blake. The bandﾕs Hawkins met Antone Costa The group began scoring gigs fashion style also reflects the time (guitar, kazoo, vocals) and Nicky and picked up washboard player period: jean overalls, suspenders, Marshall (mandolin, harmoni-Defne Incirlioglu and Alex Brady bowler hats and caps. ca, vocals) while spending time in on washtub bass, a one string in-ﾒWe really just try to play bet-Asheville, N.C., in the summer of strument that uses a wash tub as ter. Itﾕs just a matter of listening as 2009, and the three began busk-a resonator. closely as possible and being faith･ ful to the music,ﾓ said Gunn. MENTOR OF THE casting call LEGENDARY BRUCE LEE! & auditions ﾒKUNG FU ﾒGREAT REIGNS SUPREME!ﾓ ﾐ VARIETY FUN!ﾓ ﾐ TWITCH ﾒBREATHTAKING ･･, AND EXHILARATING.ﾓ ﾐ VARIETY ﾒAMAZING!ﾓ ﾐ MSN LEGEND OF THE GRANDMASTER www.ipman2movie-us.com STARTS FRIDAY 1/28STARTS NEXT FRIDAY 2/4 ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE LAKE CREEK VILLAGE 13729 Research Blvd. ･ (512) 219-8135 2700 West Anderson Lane ･ (512) 476-1320 FOR SHOWTIMES & TICKETS: WWW.DRAFTHOUSE.COM PRESENTED IN THE ORIGINAL INTERNATIONAL VERSION! THEATER PREVIEW ﾒTHE COMPLETE WORLD OF SPORTS ･ABRIDGED･ﾓ Comedy ensemble roasts sports world with impeccable wit By Katie Stroh Daily Texan Staff The realms of sports and theater might seem completely separate; itﾕs rare to find a venue that caters to sports fanatics and theater buffs alike. The Reduced Shakespeare Company has found a way to merge the two and is bringing the product of this diabol･ical marriage, ﾒThe Complete World of Sports (abridged),ﾓ to the Univer･sity of Texas. The Reduced Shakespeare Com･pany is known for taking lengthy, snooze-inducing subjects and packing them into a fast-paced, farcical two-hour show. The company was formed in 1981 in California, writing and performing their own Shakespearean parodies. In 1987, the company pre･miered the show that brought them initial acclaim: ﾒThe Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged),ﾓ which ran for a record-breaking nine years in Londonﾕs West End. Since then, the self-proclaimed ﾒbad boys of abridgementﾓ have pro･duced shortened stage comedies cov･ering Hollywood, American histo･ry and even the Bible. Now, the com･pany has turned to sports for their abridgement inspiration. The companyﾕs latest production, ﾒThe Complete World Of Sports (abridged)ﾓ steps back from scholar･ly topics like Shakespeare and West･ern civilizations to parody something perhaps more familiar to viewers: the wide world of sports. Like their other productions, ﾒSportsﾓ is a three-man show that exhibits their signature breakneck speed, improvisational sketch-come･dy style, intense physicality and audi･ence participation. ﾒSportsﾓ attempts to cover every sport ever played by man in under two hours, from games played by neanderthals with rocks to Little League baseball. The ESPN cul･ture isnﾕt safe from the RSCﾕs play･ful mockery either; sports commen･tatorsﾕ often-overblown rhetoric and WHAT: The Reduced Shakespeare Company presents ﾒThe Complete World of Sports (abridged)ﾓ WHERE: The University of Texas, B. Iden Payne Theatre WHEN: Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m. WEB: reducedshakespeare.com TICKETS: $28 over-the-top on-screen personalities are subjected to the Reduced Shake･speare treatment. Matt Rippy, a Houston native, is one of the actors in the Compa･ny. Rippy relocated to London and began working with the Reduced Shakespeare Company in 1996 after hearing about their slapstick theatri･cal abridgements on the West End. Rippy has been touring on and off with the company ever since, and now returns as a part of the three-man cast of ﾒThe Complete World of Sports (abridged).ﾓ The RSC has retained the same three-person for･mat since 1981, adding and retiring members throughout the years. Rip･py is the newest member of the trio that writes, directs and produces all their own material. Rippy said the trial-and-error pro･cess is vital in writing comedy. Itﾕs im･portant to get a show in front of an audience to see if people react posi･tively, and edit the script accordingly. ﾒIn developing the show, weﾕd con･stantly be showing it to audiences and then going back and trimming away things that didnﾕt get big laughs or adding things to try out,ﾓ Rippy said. ﾒEven our more established shows, like ﾔComplete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged),ﾕ are still just constantly evolving and changing.ﾓ Constant motion, use of props and the sparse three-man format of the ABRIDGED continues on PAGE 11 healthy grappa-tite THIRSTY THURSDAY By Gerald Rich Grappa ﾑ somewhat clear, harsh and purely Italian rocket fuel ﾑ has been treated as a kind of medici･nal cure-all by residents of the cold, mountainous northeastern region of Italy for centuries. While the Istituto Nazionale Grappa says the exact discovery date of the spirit is uncertain, it cites the first century B.C.E. as when people first began experimenting with this brandy-esque drink. By taking the leftover bits and pieces of grapes after youﾕve made wine (referred to as pomace) you can squeeze every last bit of juice out, add some sugar then referment and distill the mix. The result is anywhere between 70 to 120 proof (35 to 60 percent alco･hol by volume), and a high-end grap･pa can have all the same complexities of wine after its initial fiery burn. ﾒMost guys try once in their life to make it by themselves,ﾓ said Ana Grbec, a northern Italian for･eign exchange student who spent last year at UT. ﾒUsually it results in a lost weekend because they get drunk off the fumes and nev･er make it into anything. At least thatﾕs what happened to my grand･father and father.ﾓ Nevertheless, grappa is revered all over Italy, and the Istituto notes that it is now protected and defined by the European Union as a liquor that can only be made in Italy. Ask for a cafe correcto, Italian for ﾒcorrect coffee,ﾓ in any coffee shop across Italy and youﾕll get an espresso and grappa shot to steel yourself in the mornings, said Irene Eibenstein-Alvisi, a lecturer in the French and Italian department. ﾒWe also have grappa at the end of big meals,ﾓ she added. ﾒWe donﾕt see it as something for pleasure but more to help the digestion.ﾓ While drinking liquor for health may seem counterintuitive, Gr･bec noted that grappa is used for a wide range of folk remedies, such as warming you up, helping you go to bed and relieving a fever. Grappa has even been nicknamed ﾒthe dentistﾓ because of its numbing qualities. ﾒNo one is knocking down an･cient Chinese remedies just because theyﾕre old,ﾓ Grbec said. Nowadays itﾕs conceivable to see why drinking a small glass of al･cohol would be preferable to some than taking a smorgasbord of ex･pensive pills for every little ache and pain. Although there are no exten･sive studies that have been proven to check the validity of grappaﾕs health benefits, alcohol, when consumed in moderation, does give you a nice lit･tle buzz. At the very least when it comes Swan Dive hosts eclectic mix of musicians By Francisco Marin Daily Texan Staff Swan Dive, which has only been open for about a month, calls itself the ﾒillegitimate child of East Side Show Room and Barbarellaﾓ that aspires to ﾒbe a music emporium and provide Austin with top qual･ity eccentric entertainmentﾓ on its Facebook page. The idea: Marry the refined taste of the former with the ample dance space of the latter. Saturday night, Swan Dive was sparsely attended ﾑ perhaps it was the cold weather or the $5 cover ﾑ but the newest addition to the Red River district was no less elegant than it has been hyped to be. Nestled near the corner of Sev･enth and Red River streets, Swan Dive is unassuming from the out･side; blink while youﾕre walking past and you might miss it. The meager outside appearance of the lounge belies its stylish interior. With a Prohibition-era ﾒBoard-Shereen Ayub | Daily Texan Staff walk Empireﾓ feel, the place is Dull on the outside and chic in the inside, Swan Dive combines features from East Side Show Room and Barbarella to create a refined hangout hidden almost out of sight on Seventh and Red SWAN continues on PAGE 11 River streets. CONCERT PREVIEW BLIND BOY CHOCOLATE & THE MILK SHEIKS Band sticks to old-time tunes with washboard, kazoo in tow By Clayton Wickham Daily Texan Staff Early this week at the Continental Club, Dwight Hawkins of Blind Boy Chocolate & The Milk Sheiks draws a violin bow across the smooth side of his saw and wiggles the blade, producing a sweet, eerie vibra･to sound that floats up over fiddle, mandolin and guitar playing. The tapping of a washboard keeps time. Hawkins puts down his saw and be･gins singing, ﾒSt. James Infirmary Blues,ﾓ a celebrated American folk-song from the 1920s. The band finishes their Aus･tin tour this weekend with con･secutive shows this Thursday, Fri･day and Saturday. They have one 16-track EP, feature a combination of string band, blues and south･ern traditional music and are in･fluenced by bands like the Mem･phis Jug Band, Mississippi Sheiks WHAT: Blind Boy Chocolate & The Milk Sheiks WEB: For showtimes and locations go to facebook.com/ themilksheiks PRICE: Free and Charlie Poole. Hawkins, the bandﾕs frontman, took to the saw as an instrument when he was working as a carpen･ter in Portland, Ore. ﾒOne day my friend picked up a saw and said, ﾔYou know, you could make music with this,ﾕ and he started showing me some stuff.ﾓ Hawkins spent his time over the next few months lis･tening to classical music, trying to match the pitches and tone with his saw. Then, during the economic SHEIKS continues on PAGE 11 to oneﾕs health, drinking grappa or any strong alcohol is a part of a larger Western European tradition of drinking to help with digestion. Aperitifs are served before the meal to open up your appetite while diges･tifs help the meal go down. ﾒI think thereﾕs something to be said about all these beliefs,ﾓ said Mar･co Fiorilo, owner of Aviary home de･cor and wine bar, who tasted tipples around the world before settling in Austin. ﾒI do feel better after I drink some grappa after a full Italian meal. Maybe thatﾕs just because itﾕs a lon･ger Italian-style dinner, though. Iﾕm not sure.ﾓ