@thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Thursday, October 27, 2011 >> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com National concerns arise over student debts ÔKnow Before You OweÕ bids to explain aid for education bills By Jennifer Berke much student loans will cost, what stu- Daily Texan Staff dentsÕ loan and work study options are and how much students will owe after gradu- Students may be able to better under¥ ation. The project is part of the Depart¥ stand the student loan and debt repayment ment of EducationÕs efforts to provide in¥ process because of a new initiative to ease formation that will help students make de¥ student loan debt processes. cisions about where to attend and pay for On Wednesday, the Obama administration school, and is a part of the CFPBÕs initia¥ discussed efforts to better educate students tive to bring transparency to the financial about Income-Based Repayment, a proposal aid market. for a loan consolidation initiative and efforts ÒCollege graduates are entering one of to improve financial literacy tools. the toughest job markets in recent mem- The Consumer Financial Protection Bu¥ ory, and we have a way to help them save reau and the Department of Education money by consolidating their debt and have teamed up to create Know Before You capping their loan payments,Ó U.S. Secre- Owe, an initiative that aims to help stu¥ tary of Education Arne Duncan said in a dents better understand the amount and statement. ÒAnd we can do it at no cost to type of aid they qualify for. Know Before the taxpayer.Ó You Owe has created a Òfinancial aid shop¥ping sheet,Ó a one-page form detailing how DEBT continues on PAGE 2 Barack Obama President Diminishing state funding, feeble economyincrease tuition, fees for public universities By John Farey ed, according to the report. Daily Texan Staff Fees rose by only 4.5 percent at private four-year colleges, from $27,265 in the Tuition and fees for four-year public uni¥2010-11 academic year to $28,500 in the versities have increased by a greater per¥2011-12 academic year, the report found. centage than those of private institutions Public institutions continue to get a sig¥for the fifth year running, according to a nificant portion of their revenues from the new report by the College Board. state while private institutions do not, said The ÒTrends in College Pricing 2011Ó re-Sandy Baum, an independent policy ana¥port blames a steady decline in state fund¥lyst for the College Board and co-author of ing as well as the weakened economy for the report. the 8.3 percent national increase in pub¥ÒStudents should be sure they understand lished yearly tuition fees. Fees at four-year all the financial aid that is available to them public institutions increased from an aver¥and the options for repaying their federal age of $7,613 in the 2010-11 academic year student loans,Ó Baum said. to an average of $8,244 in the 2011-12 aca-The price increase at four-year public demic year. The percentage change drops to 7 percent if Californian students are exclud-TUITION continues on PAGE 2 Calendar Leonard Pitts Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts, Jr will discuss President Barack Obama, the race and the media in UNB 3.304 beginning at 4 p.m. Pitts was originally hired as a music reviewer for the Miami Herald, and now his columns on race, politics and culture are syndicated nationally. Texas Torment In the mood to be spooked? The Student Events Center will host the Texas Torment Haunted House from 7 to 11 p.m. in the Texas Union Ballroom. The event is free with a UT ID. Fishbone The ska-punk fusion band will play a set inside EmoÕs at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $16. Today in history In 2004 The Boston Red Sox overcome the ÒCurse of the BambinoÓ and win their first World Series since 1918. Quote to note Ô Ô ÒOur team took to Nina [Frausing Ped¥ersen] right away. They were certain¥ly looking out for her and protecting her early on, but IÕll tell you what Ñ right now, itÕs almost like sheÕs a Texan with a Danish accent.Ó Ñ Chris Petrucelli WomenÕs head soccer coach SPORTS PAGE 6 TEXAN TOP 10 By Jillian Bliss EditorÕs Note: Introducing the Tex¥an Top 10, a new weekly series. To suggest a topic for next weekÕs list, leave a comment on our facebook page at facebook.com/dailytexan. Daily Texan staffers rounded up 10 of Central TexasÕs most interest¥ing, spooky and entertaining fall functions for members of the UT community looking to pack their Halloween weekend full of fun. Our countdown contains enough vari¥ety to put you in the holiday spir¥it while keeping you busy Thursday through Monday. 10. Scary Movie Night: Students heading to morning classes Friday may want to keep Thursday night relatively Òchill,Ó but that doesnÕt mean they canÕt cele¥brate. Gather friends and spend the evening on the couch with a scary movie. Whether reminiscing over the Disney ChannelÕs Halloween¥town, boggling oneÕs brain with at¥tempts to solve a Hitchcock plot, get¥ting grossed out by any of the seven Saw films or freaking out over Para¥normal Activity, a movie night guar¥antees a relaxing evening sure to put participants in spooky spirits. Graduate students transition to teaching assistant openings By Liz Farmer Daily Texan Staff As undergraduate students scramble to get spring classes on their schedules, graduate students apply to serve as teaching assistants for those same classes. Each college and school un¥dergoes a different process to hire teaching assistants, said Terry Kahn, associate dean for student servic¥es in the Graduate School. Teach¥ing assistants are responsible for a variety of issues within undergradu¥ate courses, including class grading, monitoring, leading lab or discus¥sion sessions, offering office hours and performing clerical tasks, ac¥cording to the UniversityÕs revised handbook of operating procedures. Kahn said the only University¥wide rule for hiring teaching assis¥tants is that they must maintain a 3.0 GPA or above and must be en¥rolled for at least nine hours at the University. He said there are about Ò100 doctoral programs on campus and youÕre likely to find 100 differ¥ent ways for how teaching assistants are chosen.Ó In addition, international grad¥uate students must pass an English language assessment. Chemistry graduate program coordinator Penny Kile said she matches teaching assistants up with the classes based on the TAsÕ exper¥tise, but said she is often short on teaching assistants within the grad¥uate program because chemistry is on many degree plans. She said she advertises the need for TAs to other departments. ÒAt that point, IÕll interview anyone with a bachelorÕs in chem¥istry or biochemistry,Ó Kile said. ÒSometimes there will be some¥one sitting in pharmacy with a chemistry degree.Ó Kile said after graduate stu¥dents complete her interview pro¥cess, she passes them on to be inter¥viewed by the professors they will be working with. Chemistry junior Lindsey An¥derson said TAs are impor¥tant to her understanding of her class curriculum. ÒA lot of times you just need a different perspective, so having someone else to go to really helps you get a better grasp on material,Ó Anderson said. She said she has had some is¥sues with her TAsÕ grading tech¥niques, however once she commu¥nicated with the TAs about their techniques, she better understood TA continues on PAGE 2 By Jennifer Berke Daily Texan Staff Austin residents dine out more often than most city residents, ac¥cording to ZagatÕs 2012 AmericaÕs Top Restaurants Guide. Austin ranked second on the survey, distributed by referral and rating organization Zagat, which followed how many times per week residents dined out. The top four spots were also taken by Texas cities, with Houston taking the No. 1 spot, while the DFW metroplex and San Antonio took Human devel¥opment sopho¥more Monica Sanchez and her brother Orlando enjoy a meal at Pita Pit Wednesday. AustinÕs wide variety of din¥ing choices has been cited as a main reason citizens eat out so frequently, making Austin the the No. 2 city in the U.S. where people eat out. Lawrence Peart Daily Texan Staff Lucas Eason, 5, sprints through the ÒCrazy MazeÓ at the Elgin Christmas Tree Farm on Wednesday afternoon. The farm, located about 40 min¥utes outside of Austin, is just one of many activities available dur¥ing Halloween weekend. Amanda Martin Daily Texan Staff ally since beginning in 1994. UT students, faculty and staff volunteers man the carnivalÕs game booths and HALLOWEEN continues on PAGE 2 9. Volunteering: A cornucopia of kiddie carnivals take place during the Halloween weekend as many families seek al¥ternatives for trick-or-treating. The annual free event, Longhorn Hal¥loween, which takes place at the Frank Erwin center, has welcomed approximately 3,000 families annu- Austin locals rank more likely to eat out third and fourth place. The sur¥vey asked 156,000 people who dined out an estimated 25 million times during the last year. Each Texas city is actually be¥low its usual dining average, ac¥cording to the survey. Houston is down from 4.2 to 4.0 times per week, DFW is down from 4.0 to 3.6 times per week and San Anto¥nio is down from 4.0 to 3.5 times per week. Still, the survey report¥ed Texas diners eat out more of¥ten than people in any other state in the U.S. Austin residents averaged eat¥ing 3.8 meals out each week, passing the national average of eating 3.1 meals out per week. On the whole, the number of meals Americans consume at restau¥rants per week is still down from 3.3 meals per week, the national average prior to the recession. ÒI usually eat out every day, so I try to spend about $25.00 a week on eating out,Ó said busi¥ness junior Alfredo Maderal. ÒBut that usually means giving up eating healthy.Ó DINE continues on PAGE 2 DEBT continues from PAGE 1 Know Before You Owe also offers a student debt repay¥ment assistant. The assistant is an online interactive tool stu¥dents can use to outline their options if they cannot make a full payment. It also pro¥vides information about in¥come-based repayment, de¥ferments and alternative pay¥ment programs. The Obama administration hopes to better educate stu¥dents about income-based re¥payment, according to a state¥ment from the White House. The ÒPay as You EarnÓ pro¥posal will allow approximate¥ly 1.6 million students to cap their payments at 10 percent of their disposable income begin¥ning next year, with their bal¥ances being forgiven after 20 years of payments, said Pres¥ident Barack Obama during a press conference. Current law allows student borrowers to cap their loan payments at 15 percent of their discretionary income, with all debt forgiven after 25 years. The ÒPay as You EarnÓ pro¥posal will further ease student loan debt. The Obama administration also plans to help students man¥age their debt by consolidat¥ing their student loans. Many Americans today have separate payments, making them more likely to default. With the con¥venience of a single payment, borrowers are less likely to de¥fault. According to the admin- HALLOWEEN continues from PAGE 1 perform music and dance displays on stage before an audience cos¥tume-clad kids. 8. House of Torment: Thrill-seekers have only five days left to experience what the Wall Street Journal called Ò20,000 square feet of terror.Ó House of Tor¥ment features two attractions, ÒThe Reckoning,Ó which allows visitors to experience the aftermath of the apocalypse and the wrath of soul reapers as they battle zombies, and ÒCursed,Ó a haunted island tour far less relaxing than typical tropical vacations.For more on the event, read our Life&Arts review on page 10. 7. A-ÒmazeÓ-ing Texas: Austin residents looking to get away for the weekend for fun less¥frightening than a haunted house can meander up to Marble Falls and explore a Texas-sized, Texas-shaped labyrinth, testing visitorÕs knowl¥edge on a list of state landmarks, which is given to guests on a game card prior to entry. The four-acre maze winds through a field locat¥ed on the grounds of Sweet Berry Farm, and all maze pathways con¥nect to each part of the state. 6. Harvest Moon Benefit: Friday nightÕs festivities feature the Texas CowboysÕ annual Har¥vest Moon Concert headlined by Texas country artists Jack Ingram and the Josh Abbott Band. The concert, held at Fiesta Gardens in downtown Austin, raises mon¥ey for the Arc of the Capital Area, a nonprofit organization aimed at aiding special needs children in the Austin area. Tickets to the Harvest Moon Concert cost $25 and are available online or at the istration, borrowers who con¥solidate will see a .5 percent re¥duction in the interest rate on some of their loans. Know Before You Owe proj¥ect creators are asking students across the nation to go to their website and comment on the draft financial aid form. CFPB and members of the Depart¥ment of Education will use the feedback to improve the sheet before its official release. ÒThe process definitely takes a while, so a one-sheet form would definitely make things easier,Ó said journalism sopho¥more Brittoni Smith. ÒBut I un¥derstand why it takes a while. ThereÕs a lot of necessary infor¥mation needed to determine who gets money.Ó doors, which open at 5:30 p.m. 5. Sixth Street Specials: Downtown AustinÕs bars and clubs are haunted by party-hoppers every Halloween weekend, said Laura Garcia, Austin Bottle Ser¥vice marketing and events director. Austin Bottle Service operates the bars Roial, Malaia World Lounge, Fuel Nightclub, Kiss and Fly, Qua, Pure and Spill in the Sixth Street district, which each host unique¥ly-themed Halloween parties all weekend. Clubs open an hour ear¥ly each night, offering costume con¥tests, specials on Bacardi Oakheart spiced rum and guest reservations. Monday night will also feature Kiss FMÕs Creepy Crawl bar crawl, end¥ing in the radio stationÕs official par¥ty at Pure Ultra Lounge. TUITION continues from PAGE 1 universities in Texas was only 4.3 percent this year, Baum said. Stu¥dents in Texas could expect to pay $8,078 per annum, slightly lower than the national average, according to the report. Vice president and chief financial officer Kevin Hegarty said UT is be¥ing forced to seek alternate sources of funding to make up for the shortfall in state funding. In 1977, state fund¥ing accounted for 85 percent of UTÕs funding. Hegarty said it currently only makes up 13 percent of the $2.3 billion total operating budget. ÒThatÕs a huge reduction over a long period of time,Ó Hegarty said. ÒIf you look at funding per student adjusted for inflation, itÕs actually lower than a decade ago. Obviously, itÕs a reflection of the difficult posi¥tion the state is in.Ó Continuing to build endowment donations and reduce the cost of doing business without diminishing quality was essential, Hegarty said. ÒUnfortunately in most states, in¥cluding Texas, weÕve had to ask par¥ents to pay more vis-a-vis tuition increases. ItÕs definitely part of the pressure,Ó Hegarty said. Finance senior Yashar Pirasteh said he relied on loans and scholar¥ships to pay his tuition bills. Tuition price hikes could only be justified by a measured improvement in educa¥tional services, he said. ÒIn my first semester, I was paying $4,400 and now itÕs close to $6,000. ThatÕs more than a 30 percent in¥crease in four years,Ó Pirasteh said. ÒI donÕt think the standard of my education is improving, but weÕre all paying more.Ó DINE continues from PAGE 1 TA continues from PAGE 1 why they took points off of her assignments. ÒItÕs all about getting to know the TA and what they value,Ó Anderson said. The English department takes about one in 20 teaching assistant applicants, said Eng¥lish graduate adviser Wayne Lesser. He said experiences like Teach for America, tutoring or high school teaching factor into the process. ÒWe want to know about suitability as a teacher,Ó Lesser said. He said TAs attend training that includes orientation before classes begin, weekly meetings with the professor and open communication with the assis¥tant director. Lesser said train¥ing includes how to lead discus¥sions, how to make quizzes and proper grading techniques. Ò[Their job includes] not only assigning a grade thatÕs consistent, but also explaining to students their strengths and weaknesses,Ó Lesser said. English graduate student The survey found Ameri¥can diners spend about $35.65 per meal, much higher than the amount of money students usu¥ally spend on eating out. ÒAs a student in Austin, eating $20 off Monday - Friday ziplaketravis.com Expires: 512.614.1996 10/31/2011 Thomas Spitzer-Hanks is a TA for an introductory American literature course of about 200 undergraduate students. He leads two discussion sections for the class that contain ap¥proximately 20 students each. ÒIt really gives you a chance to talk about things that you would never have a chance to talk about in that large group setting,Ó Spitzer-Hanks said. He said there is a balance he has had to find between his em¥ployment as a TA and his own graduate classes. ÒYou apply here not thinking ÔIÕm applying for a TA position,ÕÓ Spitzer-Hanks said. ÒYouÕre just sort of thrown into it.Ó He said the English depart¥ment offers support that is eas¥ily accessible to TAs. Spitzer-Hanks said working as a TA helps prepare him to teach after he finishes his doctorate. ÒIts hard to imagine some¥body who doesnÕt love to read,Ó Spitzer-Hanks said. ÒBut the TA process forces you to ap¥proach that.Ó CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: Viviana Aldous (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com Managing Editor: Lena Price (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com News Office: (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com Multimedia Office: (512) 471-7835 dailytexanmultimedia@gmail.com Sports Office: (512) 232-2210 sports@dailytexanonline.com Retail Advertising: (512) 471-1865 joanw@mail.utexas.edu Classified Advertising: (512) 471-5244 classifieds@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 2011 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. TOMORROWÕS WEATHER LowHigh 71 45 I am feeling so many different emotions right now... I wish I had an active blog. FOR THE RECORD Correction: Because of a reporting error, TuesdayÕs page 1 sports column about the Longhorn Network should have said about half of the networkÕs annual payments to the University will go toward academics for the first five years. LHN has already funded a faculty chair in Art History and will soon be funding additional chairs in a number of studies. Correction: Because of a reporting error, TuesdayÕs page 1 news story about coffee misstated Susan JaimeÕs name. out is also about convenience,Ó said sociology senior Falcon Johnson. ÒI will usually go some¥where along the drag, or wherev¥er is closest.Ó The survey mentioned sushi restaurant Uchi, Eddie VÕs Prime Seafood and the Driskill Grill at the downtown hotel as the top three restaurants in Austin. ÒWe strive to serve diners the best food and experience pos¥ sible,Ó said Kyra Coots, spokes¥woman for the Driskill Hotel. ÒAustin has a lot of highly ac¥claimed restaurants, and weÕre thrilled weÕve been able to main¥tain that status.Ó AustinÕs rating as the No. 2 city in the U.S. where people eat out is a testament to the both the va¥riety of restaurants and the vari¥ety of price points, Coots said. ÒAustinÕs unique dining choic¥es have really created that casu¥al dining atmosphere Ñ no mat¥ ter what day of the week it is or what price point youÕre aiming for, you can always find some¥where great to eat,Ó Coots said. World&NatioN 3 Thursday, October 27, 2011 | The Daily Texan | Elyana Barrera, Wire Editor | dailytexanonline.com Oakland police action rattles Occupy movement protesters Marcus Wohlsen & Terry Collins The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. Ñ The display of police force in Oakland, Calif., and At¥lanta has unnerved some anti-Wall Street protesters. While demonstrators in other cities have built a working relationship with police and city leaders, they wondered on Wednesday how long the good spir¥it would last and whether they could be next. Will they have to face riot gear-clad of¥ficers and tear gas that their counterparts in Oakland, Calif. faced on Tuesday? Or will they be handcuffed and hauled away in the middle of the night like protesters in Atlanta? ÒYes, weÕre afraid. Is this the night theyÕre going to sneak in?Ó said activist William Buster of Occupy Wall Street, where the movement began last month to protest what they see as corporate greed. ÒIs this the night they might use unrea¥sonable force?Ó he asked. The message, meanwhile, from officials in cities where other encampments have sprung up was simple: WeÕll keep work¥ing with you. Just respect your neighbors and keep the camps clean and safe. Business owners and residents have complained in recent weeks about as¥saults, drunken fights and sanitation problems. Officials are trying to balance their rights and uphold the law while honoring protestersÕ free speech rights. ÒI understand the frustration the pro¥testers feel ... about inequity in our coun¥try as well as Wall Street greed,Ó Balti¥more Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said. ÒI support their right to free speech but we also have rules and laws.Ó Some cities, such as Providence, R.I., are moving ahead with plans to evict ac¥tivists. But from Tampa, Fla., to Boston, police and city leaders say they will con¥tinue to try to work with protesters to ad¥dress problems in the camps. In Oakland, officials initially sup¥ported the protests, with Mayor Jean Quan saying that sometimes Òdemocracy is messy.Ó But tensions reached a boiling point after a sexual assault, a severe beating and a fire were reported and paramed¥ics were denied access to the camp, ac¥cording to city officials. They also cit¥ed concerns about rats, fire hazards and public urination. Demonstrators disputed the cityÕs claims, saying that volunteers collect gar¥bage and recycling every six hours, that water is boiled before being used to wash dishes and that rats have long infested the park. When riot gear-clad police moved in early Tuesday, they were pelted with rocks, bottles and utensils from people in the campÕs kitchen area. They emptied the camp near city hall of people, and barri¥caded the plaza. Protesters were taken away in plastic handcuffs, most of them arrested on sus¥picion of illegal lodging. Demonstrators returned later in the day to march and retake the plaza. They were met by police officers in riot gear. Sever¥al small skirmishes broke out and officers cleared the area by firing tear gas. The scene repeated itself sever¥al times just a few blocks away in front of the plaza. Tensions would build as protesters edged ever closer to the police line and reach a breaking point with a demon¥strator hurling a bottle or rock, prompt¥ing police to respond with another round of gas. The chemical haze hung in the air for hours, new blasts clouding the air before the previous fog could dissipate. The number of protesters diminished with each round of tear gas. Police es¥timated that there were roughly 1,000 demonstrators at the first clash following the march. About 100 were arrested. Among the demonstrators injured was Scott Olsen, a 24-year-old Marine veter¥an who served two tours in Iraq. Dottie Guy, of the Iraq Veterans Against the War, a veterans advocacy group, said Olsen was hit by a projectile while marching toward city hall and suf¥fered a fractured skull. A hospital spokes¥man said Olsen was in critical condition. It was not clear who threw the projectile. Demonstrators planned to try again on Wednesday night to march, and could clash again with police. In Atlanta, police in riot gear and SWAT teams arrested 53 people in Wood¥ruff Park, many of whom had camped out there for weeks as part of a wide¥spread movement that is protesting the wealth disparity between the rich and everyone else. Mayor Kasim Reed had been support¥ive of the protests, twice issuing an exec¥utive order allowing them to remain. Reed said on Wednesday that he had no choice to arrest them because he be¥lieved things were headed in a direction that was no longer peaceful. He cited a man seen walking the park with an AK¥47 assault rifle. ÒThere were some who wanted to con¥tinue along the peaceful lines, and some who thought that their path should be more radical,Ó Reed said. ÒAs may¥or, I couldnÕt wait for them to finish that debate.Ó Reed said authorities could not deter¥mine whether the rifle was loaded, and were unable to get additional information. An Associated Press report ¥er talked to the man with the gun earlier Tuesday. He wouldnÕt give his name Ñ identi¥fying himself only as ÒPorch,Ó an out¥of-work accountant who doesnÕt agree with the protestersÕ views Ñ but said that he was there, armed, because he wanted to protect the rights of people to protest. People who were arrested trickled out of jail as a crowd of several dozen sup¥porters chanted ÒfreedomÓ as they left. NEWS BRIEFLY Rumbling volcano prompts evacuation, red alert in Chile SANTIAGO, Chile Ñ ChileÕs government has issued a red alert and ordered the evacuation of res¥idents living within 25 miles of a rumbling volcano. Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinz¥peter says 97 people living near the Hudson volcano will be evacuated and he is not ruling out the possibil¥ity of an eruption. The Southern Andean Volcano Observatory says seismic activity re¥lated to the volcano increased start¥ing early Tuesday night. The Hudson volcano lies 995 miles south of ChileÕs capital, Santi¥ago. It last erupted in August 1991, causing millions in damages to local farms and killing an estimated 1.5 million sheep. Chile has about 3,000 volcanos, 500 of which are considered geolog¥ically active. Precautionary evacua¥tions are not uncommon. No treat: Pumpkin dump snarls Detroit-area traffic, roadways FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. Ñ Road workers found themselves plowing pulp after a truck dumped a load of pumpkins on a Detroit¥area freeway. Hundreds of pumpkins were scattered Wednesday across sever¥al lanes of traffic on eastbound In¥terstate 696. Pumpkins were pulver¥ized as drivers passed through and WWJ-AM reports snow plows had to be used to clear what remained of pumpkins from the roadway. Video from a traffic camera showed motorists slowly making their way through the mess. Mich¥igan State Police Sgt. James Kemp tells the Detroit Free Press that one motorist had a smashed windshield, but no injuries were reported. Ñ Compiled from Associated Press reports Tenn. dog missing for 3 months turns up in Mich. By Corey Williams The Associated Press DETROIT Ñ Jim Arrighi last saw Petey, his 4-year-old Jack Rus¥sell terrier, in the backyard of his home in Erin, Tenn. That was in July, and the 73-year-old retired electrician had nearly given up on seeing his pet again when he learned the dog turned up safe about 500 miles away in suburban Detroit. A Michigan Humane So¥ciety volunteer was expect¥ed to return Petey to Arrighi on Thursday morning. ÒThis is just a little town and everybody is buzzing about it,Ó said ArrighiÕs daughter, Tyanne Morrison. Most of ErinÕs roughly 7,000 residents know one another, and many of them would recog¥nize Petey, which is why Arrighi, Morrison and their friends sus¥pect he was pooch-napped by an out-of-towner. Morrison believes Petey left his yard Òand somebody picked him up.Ó ÒWe searched. We knew some¥one had gotten him,Ó she told The Associated Press by phone on Wednesday. ÒWe got on 4-wheel¥ers and went all over the area. There had been some more dogs over the last few months that were missing.Ó While struggling with the loss of his dog, Arrighi also lost his wife, Juanita, who suffered from pulmo¥nary disease and died Oct. 12. ÒSince my mother passed away, even I told him Ôwhy donÕt we go to the pound to give a home to a puppy that donÕt have a home,ÕÓ Morrison said. Last week, a homeowner in Rochester Hills, about 20 miles north of Detroit, saw Petey in his backyard and took him to a Hu¥mane Society animal care center. As it does with every recovered dog and cat, the Michigan Hu¥mane Society scanned Petey for an implanted microchip, which led the organization to its owner, spokesman Kevin Hatman said. Arrighi, who has been staying at MorrisonÕs home since his wife died, was thrilled to receive the call, she said. ÒHe thinks my mother, who is in heaven, sent the dog back to him,Ó Morrison said. She said their local veterinari¥an likely recommended Petey get a microchip. ÒIt was only about $70 total,Ó Morrison said. ÒNow, a lot of peo¥ple are inquiring about it.Ó In September, an implanted microchip helped an animal con¥trol agency in New York City lo¥cate the owners of Willow, a calico cat who turned up on a Manhat¥tan street after going missing five years ago in Colorado. The Michigan Humane Society recommends that all pet dogs and cats get microchips implanted, in addition to making sure they have collars and identification tags. ÒItÕs wonderful when we see mi¥crochip reunions, including those that seem like miracles,Ó said Mar¥celena Mace, shelter manager at the Rochester Hills Center for Animal Care. ÒIt really proves that no matter how far your pet may travel, a microchip can help him find his way home.Ó Microchips, which also are im¥planted in pet cats, are about the size of a grain of rice and typically injected near the animalÕs shoul¥der blade, said Adam Goldfarb, director of pet care issues with the Washington, D.C.-based Humane Society of the United States. The chips do not have their own power sources and only can usage, especially in animal shel¥be found and read with a scanner. ters,Ó Goldfarb said. ÒThere are ÒIn the last few years there has not nearly as many that should be been a real jump in microchip microchipped. Sometimes owners are not great in registering their animals with microchip com¥panies or updating their home information.Ó 4 OPINION Thursday, October 27, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Viviana Aldous, Editor-in-Chief | (512) 232-2212 | editor@dailytexanonline.com Bringing laptops back By Rui Shi Daily Texan Columnist The slogan for computer manufacturer ASUSÕs new Zenbook is, ÒDo you believe in love at first sight?Ó While this might seem like a bold statement, ASUSÕs new line of ultrabooks is pushing the limits of laptops. Ultrabooks are super thin, super lightweight and ultra-portable laptops. It is like the MacBook Air, except it runs Windows. This fact might send Apple loyalists crying foul, but imitation can be consid¥ered the highest form of flattery. The Macbook Air redefined por¥tability, and the release of ultrabooks creates a win-win situation for consumers. The idea for ultrabooks is that they will be under one inch thick and be priced less than $1,000. The ultrabooksÕ hard drives, which provide the storage for computers, feature a new technology known as solid¥state hard drives. While most hard drives have spinning disks, the SSD does not, which creates no heat and allows for much longer battery life. It also makes starting the computer and opening programs and applica¥tions much faster. The ultrabook makes its appearance at a time when people are talk¥ing about tablets. The appeal of tablets has always been their portability and price. The potential for tablets has always been high, but compared to a PC, there are far fewer things a tablet can do. The iOS, which is the operating system of iPhones, simply canÕt match up to the OSX, which OVERVIEW Using more than data Last week, the Austin American-Statesman ran a story ex¥amining the teaching performance evaluation process at UT. The article comes after months of debate surrounding faculty productivity and higher education reform. The StatesmanÕs story highlights the inherent problems in attempts to measure teaching in higher education. In July, for example, former UT System adviser Rick OÕDonnell published a report that categorized UT professors into groups such as ÒcoastersÓ and ÒsherpasÓ based on teaching workloads and the amount of research revenue generated. While teaching work¥loads and research dollars are easily quantified, they do not reflect the quality of a professor. Until now, the debate regarding faculty productivity has largely centered around separating teaching from research and using these quantitative metrics to evaluate a professor. However, we should also, and perhaps more importantly, fo¥cus on whether a professor is educating. How does a professor impact and educate his or her students? Measuring this would require much more than data. Ñ The Daily Texan Editorial Board is the operating system used in MacBook. The tablet has always been the in-between item for those who thinks smart phones are too small and laptops too big. The expectation has been that tablets would be¥come laptop replacements. But the advent of ultrabooks will most likely return tablets to their status as non-essentials. They will be pricier than tablets, but the price increase is justified given the fact that they run Windows and have much better hardware. What the ultrabook means for students is that they will no lon¥ger have to sacrifice performance for portability. An ultra-portable PC used to mean something that was designed mostly for using the Internet and other daily tasks, which is fine to get through the school day. The ultrabook changes all that. Students will now be able to carry with them a non-back-breaking, eye-catching, long-lasting piece of art. A student could pull out his or her ultrabook when the professor pulls up the first lecture slides and be ready to type notes before he has said more than a couple of sentences. Ultrabooks also wake up near instantly from sleep, so they will be ready at a momentÕs notice. The world of technology has always been defined by rising and fall¥ing trends. Some products have revolutionized the industry while oth¥ers have fizzled out without a second thought. In a world of unpredict¥ability, the ultrabook will once again redefine the computer. Shi is an electrical and computer engineering junior. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE Email 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. SUBMIT A GUEST COLUMN The editorial board welcomes guest column submissions. Col¥umns must be between 600 and 800 words. Send columns to ed¥itor@dailytexanonline.com. The Daily Texan reserves the right to edit all columns for clarity, brevity and liability. EDITORIAL TWITTER Follow The Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twitter (@ DTeditorial) and receive updates on our latest editorials and columns. 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 newsstand where you found it. Pathway to nowhere By Katherine Taylor Daily Texan Columnist What does a liberal arts degree prepare us for? The above question is one I hear all the time from my friends and family. But most times, content in the pursuit of my passions, I ignore the criticism. But I canÕt anymore. According to author Michael Ells¥berg in an op-ed in The New York Times, ÒAmerican ac¥ademia is good at producing writers, literary critics and historians.Ó He continues to make an argument describ¥ing how college is appropriate only for regulated fields, by which he means the ones with clear career paths such as engineers, doctors and lawyers. His argument relies on two premises: High school graduates are ready to enter the work force and skills including thinking innovatively and networking are best learned outside of higher education. Eighteen-year-olds are barely old enough to vote, are still poor drivers and are unable to consume alcohol or check into hotel rooms by themselves. Those limitations aside, most have yet to move out of their parentsÕ homes and may not have held a real job yet. As for networking, what network is greater than a college campus and its huge alumni base and avid sports fans? Innovative thinking re¥sults from exposure to new ideas and situations, both of which are present on university campuses. So I disagree with Ellsberg on both counts. I would also like to point out that it was my training in liberal arts that taught me how to explicate his argument, but that is, of course, an undesirable talent. His argument also fails because most of his support comes from using the Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Michael Dells of the world to support his point Ñ all of whom represent a uniquely talented and successful group that is incomparable to the rest of the population. Given that this is a university-sponsored paper, you probably already believe in some worth of a college educa¥tion. But apparently, our own university doesnÕt Ñ at least when it comes to the College of Liberal Arts. This mentality is perpetuated by the dismal showing of career opportunities at last weekÕs career fair. I was appalled at the jobs offered that my degree in liberal arts apparently prepares me for. There were several companies that would love for me to work as an unpaid intern. Do they eventu¥ally hire those interns? No, but the experience would be good. Multiple financial advisers were at the fair recruiting students with degrees in finance, a major not even offered in the college. Several companies recruited me for mana¥gerial positions in retail, but I would have qualified for all of them at this point in my life had I simply dropped out of high school at 16 and started working for them then. Should you find yourself desiring the ability to drive trucks and deliver salty snacks to vending machines across the country, guess what? The college thinks your degree prepares you to do that, too. How is the job market and ev¥eryone else supposed to take liberal arts degrees seriously if the university granting them to us tells us that after four years of schooling and at least 120 credit hours of educa¥tion, we are now qualified to drive trucks for a living? If UT believes as I do that the skills gained in a liberal arts education are worthy of jobs that are more difficult than that, it needs to act that way. Quit giving us fluffy speeches about the merits of Òthinking critically and ex¥panding our mindsÓ if you do not believe they will get us a real job. Most job opportunities ask for employees to think creatively, solve problems and write well, all of which are skills that are most emphasized in liberal arts. Also, since the college regularly admits and graduates more students than any other college, pull on the giant alumni network to find opportunities for us. The opportunities are there; the support from this institution isnÕt. If the University thinks we are qualified for great jobs, they need to show us where they are. If not, perhaps one day, all of us liberal arts students will be fortunate enough to visit vending machines on college campuses to deliver our salty treats. I imagine we will sigh, chomp on our tasty confectioneries and shake our heads at all the ignorant masses pursuing degrees with pathways to nowhere. Taylor is a Plan II and rhetoric and writing senior. THE FIRING LINE An insult to vigilantism Just to be clear, doesnÕt the application men¥tioned in Samian QuaziÕs column that ran in The Daily Texan on Wednesday simply make it easier to report illegal parking to law enforce¥ment officials and incentivize doing so? It doesnÕt let me call a tow truck, issue a fine, have the car impounded or take any other actions which would substantiate enforcement, right? ÒVigilante: One who takes or advocates the taking of law enforcement into oneÕs own hands.Ó Batman is a vigilante. Iron Man is a vigilante. But someone with nothing better to do than take pictures of illegally parked cars who just drank too much self-righteous juice that morning? HeÕs no Batman. Also, not to split hairs, but the Texan really must have phoned it in for orientation this semester if one of its columnists thinks that pho¥tographing, well, anything in public space is a Òserious infringement of civil liberties.Ó I bet some guys who have spent the past decade blindfolded in a 4Õx4Õ cell at Guantanamo Bay without seeing a lawyer would have a good laugh about the now-precarious state of civil liberties in Austin, which has always had a reputation for draconian politics. Good thing they probably arenÕt allowed to read newspapers at Gitmo. The National Security Agency guys reading this email are probably chuckling, too. Doug Luippold UT alumnus 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. Musicians renew classical genre ÒMusic For The BlantonÓ by UT written to reflect a piece in art in ÒAt the time the original music alumnus Donald Grantham who Blanton. The artwork was pro-was played, the idea was that you wrote the piece for the opening of jected on stage during the perfor-would be walking from room to the Blanton Museum of Art. The mance as the music for the desig-room in Blanton as the appropri¥18 movements of the song were nated piece played. ate music played,Ó Welcher said. Performances include snake-inspired premier, ÔMusic for the BlantonÕ By Kayla Jonsson Daily Texan Staff The Butler School of Music is at¥tempting to refresh classical music by creating new pieces instead of replaying centuries old works, said Zack Stanton, assistant director of New Music Ensemble. The New Music Ensemble com¥bined music, vocals, poetry and artwork Wednesday in a perfor¥mance that included works by UT students and alumni and was di¥rected by professor Dan Welcher. Eighteen instrumental musi¥cians and one singer performed with no more than 13 members on stage for one work at a time. New Music performs six concerts throughout the year, each time in¥troducing a new piece by current students or alumni. Rather than performing old pieces by classical musicians, students created each classical rendition exhibited on stage Wednesday. Musical performance gradu¥ate student William Braun, who played cello in the performance, said he enjoyed New Music be¥cause of the potential to see music history made. ÒPeople back in BeethovenÕs time didnÕt give him the respect that he gets now,Ó he said. ÒIt just makes you wonder whatÕs going to stick around for generations to come.Ó The performance included mu¥sic composed within the past 20¥25 years, said Stanton. ÒA lot of classical music was estab¥lished centuries ago so it was refresh¥ing to play something new,Ó Stanton said. ÒI conducted a new piece by a current student that had never been performed. No one had ever heard it except us. That really sets us apart from other performers.Ó Stanton said the small and in¥timate setting made the perfor¥mance more challenging because it made each piece feel like a solo. WednesdayÕs performance fea¥tured the world premiere of ÒBlack MambaÓ by UT student composer Andrew Davis. ÒI worked on my piece with professor Welcher,Ó Davis said. ÒI wanted something upbeat but se¥rious and he really helped me with that.Ó Davis said his music is partly in¥spired by the black mamba snake because it is one of the most dan¥gerous creatures in southwest Af¥rica, yet it is relatively docile and shies away from predators. The second piece performed was ÒThe Seven Ages,Ó a poem writ¥ten by Louise Gluck and read to music by UT alumnus John Har¥bison. The words of the six-part poem were sung by mezzo-sopra¥no Kathryn Findlan. ÒEveryone is meant to reflect during ÔThe Seven Ages,ÕÓ Braun said. ÒItÕs nice that we play music by composers who are still alive so we can play it exactly how they want.Ó The last work performed was By Shreya Banerjee Daily Texan Staff While South By Southwest is traditionally advertised as an en¥tertainment festival, organizers of the annual event also want to focus on the importance of fos¥tering educational reforms and advancements with SXSWedu. Ron Reed, director of SX-SWedu, said he decided to cre¥ate the conference in order to converge the creative arts and the art of teaching. The first SX-SWedu conference took place in 2011 prior to the entertainment event. The 2012 SXSWedu con¥ference will be held from March 6 to 8, featuring confirmed key¥note speaker and famed actor LeVar Burton, who is actively in¥volved in digital learning. Reed spoke to the Students SXSW organizers focus on education Association for Learning Tech¥nologies about how students can get involved in SXSWeduÕs 2012 conference. SALT was formed last spring as a way to develop communication among graduate students in instruc¥tional technology. ÒSince SXSWedu is in our backyard, we wanted to get in¥volved and make connections, so we got in contact with them to come speak,Ó said SALT co¥founder Janice Rios. Reed encouraged students in SALT to participate in the SXSWedu conference to raise awareness about the increas¥ing importance of technolo¥gy in education. Reed said he hopes to expand the 2012 con¥ference to include many facets of education, such as research and development. ÒEducation is experiencing the same shifts as other fields,Ó Reed said. ÒEducators have to practice creative art to a much tougher audience. I hope that SXSWedu will expand so that the commu¥nity will dominate the confer¥ence and drive the discussion.Ó Reed also offered the mem¥bers of SALT opportunities to in¥tern and volunteer with the SX-SWedu conference so that they could gain experience and have an opportunity to make connec¥tions with other members of the education field. ÒI am excited about what I heard today,Ó said third year in¥structional technology doctor¥ate student Anita Harvin. ÒItÕs a great platform to learn about ed¥ucation reform when you have outside entities who can take ed¥ucation to the next level.Ó APPLICATIONS are being accepted for the following studentposition with Texas Student Media Daily Texan Managing Editor, Spring 2012 Application forms and a list of qualiÞcations are available in the OfÞce of the Director, Texas Student Media, HSM, Room 3.304. The TSM Board of Operating Trustees will interview applicants and appoint a Managing Editor for Spring 2012 at 1:00 p.m. on November 18, 2011 College of Communications (CMA), LBJ Room #5.160 DEADLINE Noon, Tuesday, November 8, 2011 Please return completed applications and all supporting materials to the DirectorÕs OfÞce. Interested applicants are invited to stop by and visitwith the Director to discuss student positions. thursday, october 27, 2011 SportS 7 GLOBAL LONGHORNS continues from PAGE 6 continues from PAGE 6 roommates. ÒWe talk about everything on the field and leave every¥thing on the field,Ó Frausing Pedersen said. ÒBut we can be straight up with each other if we need anything. SheÕll tell me what to do and IÕll do it, and afterwards we can go talk about it if we want something done differently. But we have a really good relationship.Ó After Texas head coach Chris Petrucelli made the trek to Denmark to see Frausing Ped¥ersen play, he knew she had to come to Texas. Ultimately, in a choice between Stanford and Texas, she chose the Long¥horns and Petrucelli credits TexasÕ persistent recruiting in convincing her. ÒI was excited when I watched her play,Ó Petrucelli said. ÒI saw someone who was really good athletically, solid technically and a hard worker.Ó But Petrucelli acknowledg¥es that there are some dif¥ficulties in recruiting in¥ternational players, such as not being able to see them play often or differences in academic standards. ÒThere are culture issues and whether or not they want to go that far from home,Ó Petrucelli said. ÒI will say that Nina, ear¥ly in her freshman year, strug¥gled with some homesickness.Ó But her team was always there for her. ÒOur team took to Nina right away and they were cer¥tainly looking out for her and protecting her early on, but IÕll tell you what Ñ right now, itÕs almost like sheÕs a Texan with a Danish accent,Ó Petrucelli said. Now in her second year, things have become easier for Frausing Pedersen. She knows her teammates better and sheÕs more comfortable with the lan¥guage and with Austin. SheÔs more confident in her abil¥ity and has earned the trust of Petrucelli, who has put her in his starting 11 every match this season. The Dane, who began play¥ing soccer at age 4 because of her father, even scored her first goal as a Longhorn in a 2-1 victory over Iowa State. That, according to her, was her greatest accomplishment dur¥ing her time in Austin. Along with providing sta¥bility to the backline, Frausing Pedersen showed her versatil¥ity last Sunday against Seat¥tle University when Petrucel¥li asked the central defender to start at forward, something she had never done before. ÒWeÕre making it a little hard on her by moving her all around, but I thought she did well up front,Ó Petrucelli said. ÒBut she has the ability to play at a number of different spots and sheÕs good at all of them.Ó Despite the accolades, Fraus¥ing Pedersen remains ground¥ed. She understands that the expectations for this team, and for her personally, are high. She also feels that there is more to accomplish this season. ÒThis year we have such a good team, so I think we can win the Big 12,Ó Frausing Ped¥ersen said. ÒAnd hopefully we can go further than last year in the NCAA. But [the goal] is to win the Big 12.Ó For Frausing Pedersen, who admits that she still misses her friends and family back in Denmark, life has become a lit- Chris OÕMeara | Associated press Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is sacked by Jaguars linebacker Daryl Smith. Flacco should bounce back this week after a rough outing. FANTASY continues from PAGE 6 ary that allows the third most pass-ful, and with a bye week next week for ing yards a game in the NFL. Detroit, the Lions are likely to sit him rather than risk further injury. Sit: 2. Dez Bryant and Miles Austin, Dallas Cowboys Ñ are two of the best receivers in the NFL and some of 1. Jahvid Best, Detroit Lions Ñ the most productive for your lineup. DetroitÕs starting tailback went down But this week the Cowboys will take two weeks ago against the 49ers with the an elite trio of Eagles corners, who concussion-like symptoms and did will make it hard for the pair to put up not play last week against the Falcons. big numbers. Plus, they are going up This week the Lions take on the Bron-against a poor run defense, so expect cos in a good matchup for running Dallas to run the ball early and often. backs, but youÕd be smart to sit Best ItÕs hard to justify starting either Bry¥again this week. He is listed as doubt-ant or Austin this weekend. HOOPS continues from PAGE 6 rebounds per game last year, but af-Aside from the starting five, the ter working on all aspects of her team will rely on highly touted fresh¥game during the offseason, her men Cassie Peoples and Nneka En¥coach believes she will be even bet-emkpali as well as last yearÕs lead¥ter this year. ing bench scorer, sophomore ÒSheÕs improved her game,Ó Goes-Chelsea Bass. tenkors said. ÒSheÕs more fit than she Peoples, who was named Big 12 was last year. And she was in good Preseason Co-freshman of the year, shape last year, but she wanted to had yet to practice with the team as get quicker. SheÕs much quicker. She of last week because she was recover¥made a commitment to the defen-ing from an injury. Enemkpali, who sive end of the floor, which is what was ranked as the 32nd best recruit we needed. SheÕs also become a bet-in the nation by ESPN, brings an ter passer. So weÕre excited about athletic component to the team that her progression.Ó Goestenkors hasnÕt seen since leav¥of the turnover battle. But Tex¥as is also worried about how many explosive plays Ñ runs of at least 12 yards or passes of at least 16 yards Ñ it makes. Senior tailback Fozzy Whit¥taker said co-offensive coor¥dinator Bryan Harsin wants at least seven explosive plays from his offense each game. The Longhorns have reached that mark in each of its first six games, but the only two times they allowed more than seven explosive plays from the opposing team, they lost. ÒIt doesnÕt matter how we get them,Ó Whittaker said. ÒItÕs something that we always look at because we know that if we win the turnover battle and we win the explosive plays, you give yourself almost 100 per¥cent chance to win.Ó Vaccaro, Walters earn unique accolades Keenan Robinson is a Butkus Award semifinalist. Emman¥uel Acho is in the running for the Lott IMPACT Trophy and LoweÕs Senior CLASS Award. Whittaker has been named na¥tional kick returner of the week twice. But Kenny Vaccaro? HeÕs the biggest trash talker in the Longhorns secondary, ing Duke in 2007. ÒNneka Enempkali is the best athlete IÕve had since IÕve been in Texas,Ó Goestenkors said. ÒShe was also offered a volleyball scholar¥ship to play at Texas. That gives you an idea of her athleticism. SheÕs a quick jumper, runs the floor well. We feel sheÕll give us depth at that power forward position.Ó Despite finishing seventh in the conference last year, the team was ranked No. 3 in the Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll behind only in-state ri¥vals Baylor and Texas A&M. Come and enjoy a good Ôol time! Enjoy free stuff from our sponsors & watch the game on a big screen tv under the tent!! Presented by Double Coverage & according to Davis. But Vacca¥ro wasnÕt the only one to gar¥ner honors from a teammate. When asked who the teamÕs meanest offensive lineman was, senior tight end Blaine Irby did not hesitate. ÒMeanest guy is definitely my good friend Mason Wal¥ters,Ó Irby said. ÒHeÕs a big, mean guy. On the field, you donÕt want to look into his eyes or else heÕll attack you. HeÕs so passionate about the game and thatÕs what we need on the offensive line.Ó Wylie took workouts to new heights Texas is still looking for its first home victory in Big 12 play and should get it this week when the Longhorns play Kansas. In fact, TexasÕ last confer¥ence win at home came against the Jayhawks in 2009. UT went 0-4 against Big 12 opponents at Darrell K Royal-Texas Me¥morial Stadium last season. So, strength head coach Bennie Wylie had players run up and down the stairs of the upper deck on the west side of the sta¥dium so they would better ap¥preciate what their fans are pay¥ing for. Wylie even had Davis thinking he could see San An¥tonio and Shamu. ÒThey left their lunch up there,Ó said head coach Mack Brown. ÒBennie said they have a really good view from up here and you have to remember when you play at home, this guy paid a lot of money to sit up here and watch you play. So make sure he enjoys it.Ó Teammates are impressed with CochranÕs play Freshmen, particularly on of¥fense, have infiltrated nearly ev¥ery position this season. While David Ash made his first career start at quarter¥back against Oklahoma State, so did true freshman left tackle Josh Cochran. The first-year player from Hallsville, a small town near Dallas, has quickly impressed his fellow offensive linemen, including Walters and senior guard David Snow. ÒHeÕs playing really well for a freshman playing left tackle,Ó Walters said. ÒWeek in, week out, every team has a good pass rusher and I watch him and go, ÔHeÕs pretty good.Õ I think heÕs playing technically sound and thatÕs what has helped him the most.Ó Need to have your wisdom teeth removed? DonÕt go to the ring. We have a research study. 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Game 6 was rescheduled for Thursday night at 8:05 p.m. EDT. If Game 7 is necessary, it will be played Friday night. ÒBecause of the forecast, there was no reason to wait any lon¥ger,Ó said Joe Torre, MLBÕs ex¥ecutive vice president of baseball operations. Torre said he told manag¥ers Ron Washington of Texas and Tony La Russa of St. Louis on Tuesday that if the forecast didnÕt change, baseball would postpone it early. tent there was going to be rain during the game.Ó Looking at Commissioner Bud Selig, Torre asked, ÒDo you want to play in rain?Ó Colby Lewis had been set to start for Texas, with Jai¥me Garcia ready to go for the Cardinals. If anything, the extra day may lead to more intrigue over who might pitch for St. Louis should the Series go to a Game 7 for the first time since 2002. Washing¥ton already has said Matt Harri¥son would start if the Series goes that far. The forecast for Thursday was much better Ñ clear enough with a game-time temperature in the low 50s. Rain has hovered over the ma¥jors all year with more than 50 washouts, baseballÕs highest to¥tal since 1997. This was the first Series rain¥out since 2008 at Philadelphia. That year, Tampa Bay and the Phillies were tied in the sixth in¥ning when rain and snow turned the field into a quagmire, forcing a suspension. It rained the next tion, MLB adopted a rule a few months later mandating that any postseason game stopped in progress would be resumed at the point of suspension, rath¥er than being postponed and started over. Before that, the previous Se¥ries rainout came at Busch Sta¥dium, when Game 4 between Detroit and the Cardinals was pushed back by a day. A few hundred fans already were milling outside Busch Sta¥dium when the Rangers-Cardi¥nals game was called. The tarp was on the field at the time. Lat¥er, about a dozen St. Louis play¥ers came out to toss around balls in right field. Bad weather has lingered throughout the big leagues since opening day. Even before that actually, as the Milwaukee Brew¥ers and Reds worked out in snow flurries a day before their March 31 opener at Cincinnati. Wicked weather intruded ear¥lier in this postseason, too. So did the threat of storms. A game in the AL champion¥ship series between Detroit and The opener of the AL play¥off series between Detroit and New York was halted after one¥and-a-half innings by showers that lasted all night. The game at Yankee Stadium was suspend¥ed and picked up the next day at the point when it was stopped. The only other suspension in postseason history was that Rays-Phillies game in 2008. Baseball began the playoffs a week earlier this year than last season, intending to have the World Series conclude before November. MLB also hoped the adjustment could help avoid a chilly finish for the champion¥ship. It was in the 40s and raw last week for Game 1. It was in the 70s and clear at Busch Stadium on Tuesday. A perfect night to play, but it was a travel day for Texas and St. Lou¥is. Washington was aware of the shaky forecast. ÒIf itÕs possible we can play, of course we want to play. You donÕt want to sit down. WeÕre here to play baseball,Ó he said Tues¥day. ÒBut if the forecast says that itÕs going to be bad weather and LIVE Chat Quarterback play to determine result against Jayhawks EditorÕs note: Missed our double coverage live chat? Here are a few highlights, but make sure to join us next Wednesday at 4 p.m. at bit.ly/ dt_chat. Double Coverage Editor Sameer Bhuchar: Dear Double Coverage/Dai¥ly Texan readers! Welcome to our weekly live chat! ItÕs great to be back after the bye week. We are joined today by Kansas football beat writ¥er, Mike Vernon. Sameer Bhuchar: And as always, our Texas football beat writers Austin Laymance and Christian Corona. Sameer Bhuchar: Well, letÕs get this show on the road and start with some¥thing the Texas writers here can answer ... and something that everyone on the 40 Acres is always asking ... Comment From Guest: What do you think will be done about the quarterback situation this week? Football Writer Christian Corona: Case McCoy and David Ash are back to splitting first-team snaps in practice this week and Mack Brown said a decision would not be made until Thursday or Friday, but itÕs hard to see David Ash not starting again. Austin Laymance: I think itÕs going to be Ash to start, and maybe McCoy in some mop up duty late in the game if Tex¥as has a big lead. The Longhorns are in rebuilding mode and Ash needs reps. HeÕs the QB of the future and will get the majority of snaps the rest of the year. Sameer Bhuchar: Mike, from KansasÕ perspective, who do you think the JayhawksÕ less-than-stellar defense is equipped to handle? Mike Vernon: Neither guy to be honest. Kan¥sas is the perfect team to raise the confidence level of the young Texas quarterbacks. Comment From David: Can the Horns put up 70 points on the Jayhawks like Oklahoma State did? Sameer Bhuchar: Not 70 ... but look for them to get into that 40 range. Austin Laymance: I wouldnÕt count on it. Seventy points is more than the Longhorns have scored in their last two games combined. Mike Vernon: I would say even the 50-point range is possible. Sameer Bhuchar: True ... they do give up 50.1 points a game. Austin Laymance: Yes, KU is bad on defense, but Texas is not an explosive team on offense. IÕm not buying 50 points. Christian Corona: I think 40 is a better goal for the Longhorns offense, which is just now getting used to having a true freshman as its full-time starting quarterback. Until Texas proves it can be more effective in the red zone, I canÕt see the Longhorns scor¥ing more than 50 against anyone. Mike Vernon: No offense, but TexasÕ offense isnÕt an Oklahoma State or Okla¥homa. Christian Corona: True. Texas does not have a Heis¥man candidate behind center this year. Austin Laymance: Texas will run the ball, and that will mean long drives and lots of time off the clock. Comment From Boohoo: Mike, how worried do we Long¥horns have to be about Jordan Webb ... is he the real deal? Mike Vernon: Webb is a good quarterback, who typically makes smart deci¥sions and has improved greatly be¥tween his freshman and sophomore campaigns. Austin Laymance: HeÕs a good player, but Texas will be happy itÕs not Landry Jones or Brandon Weeden taking the snaps this week. Webb is not on par with those two, and the Longhorns should have a better day on defense. They should contain Webb. We provide the training and equipment. If you enjoy working with chil¥dren and are looking to work only a few hours per week, this is the job for you! Pay: $25 -$35 per 1 hr. class. Call 892¥1143 or website at www. madscienceaustin.com BARTENDING! $300/DAY POTENTIAL MOTHERÕS HELPER 2-3 days/week. 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ÒBut we can be straight up with each other if we need anything. SheÕll tell me what to do and IÕll do it, and afterwards we can go talk about it if we want something done differently. But we have a really good relationship.Ó After Texas head coach Chris Petrucelli made the trek to Denmark to see Frausing Ped¥ersen play, he knew she had to come to Texas. Ultimately, in a choice between Stanford and Texas, she chose the Long¥horns and Petrucelli credits TexasÕ persistent recruiting in convincing her. ÒI was excited when I watched her play,Ó Petrucelli said. ÒI saw someone who was really good athletically, solid technically and a hard worker.Ó But Petrucelli acknowledg¥es that there are some dif¥ficulties in recruiting in¥ternational players, such as not being able to see them play often or differences in academic standards. ÒThere are culture issues and whether or not they want to go that far from home,Ó Petrucelli said. ÒI will say that Nina, ear¥ly in her freshman year, strug¥gled with some homesickness.Ó But her team was always there for her. ÒOur team took to Nina right away and they were cer¥tainly looking out for her and protecting her early on, but IÕll tell you what Ñ right now, itÕs almost like sheÕs a Texan with a Danish accent,Ó Petrucelli said. Now in her second year, things have become easier for Frausing Pedersen. She knows her teammates better and sheÕs more comfortable with the lan¥guage and with Austin. SheÔs more confident in her abil¥ity and has earned the trust of Petrucelli, who has put her in his starting 11 every match this season. The Dane, who began play¥ing soccer at age 4 because of her father, even scored her first goal as a Longhorn in a 2-1 victory over Iowa State. That, according to her, was her greatest accomplishment dur¥ing her time in Austin. Along with providing sta¥bility to the backline, Frausing Pedersen showed her versatil¥ity last Sunday against Seat¥tle University when Petrucel¥li asked the central defender to start at forward, something she had never done before. ÒWeÕre making it a little hard on her by moving her all around, but I thought she did well up front,Ó Petrucelli said. ÒBut she has the ability to play at a number of different spots and sheÕs good at all of them.Ó Despite the accolades, Fraus¥ing Pedersen remains ground¥ed. She understands that the expectations for this team, and for her personally, are high. She also feels that there is more to accomplish this season. ÒThis year we have such a good team, so I think we can win the Big 12,Ó Frausing Ped¥ersen said. ÒAnd hopefully we can go further than last year in the NCAA. But [the goal] is to win the Big 12.Ó For Frausing Pedersen, who admits that she still misses her friends and family back in Denmark, life has become a lit- Chris OÕMeara | Associated press Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is sacked by Jaguars linebacker Daryl Smith. Flacco should bounce back this week after a rough outing. FANTASY continues from PAGE 6 ary that allows the third most pass-ful, and with a bye week next week for ing yards a game in the NFL. Detroit, the Lions are likely to sit him rather than risk further injury. Sit: 2. Dez Bryant and Miles Austin, Dallas Cowboys Ñ are two of the best receivers in the NFL and some of 1. Jahvid Best, Detroit Lions Ñ the most productive for your lineup. DetroitÕs starting tailback went down But this week the Cowboys will take two weeks ago against the 49ers with the an elite trio of Eagles corners, who concussion-like symptoms and did will make it hard for the pair to put up not play last week against the Falcons. big numbers. Plus, they are going up This week the Lions take on the Bron-against a poor run defense, so expect cos in a good matchup for running Dallas to run the ball early and often. backs, but youÕd be smart to sit Best ItÕs hard to justify starting either Bry¥again this week. He is listed as doubt-ant or Austin this weekend. HOOPS continues from PAGE 6 rebounds per game last year, but af-Aside from the starting five, the ter working on all aspects of her team will rely on highly touted fresh¥game during the offseason, her men Cassie Peoples and Nneka En¥coach believes she will be even bet-emkpali as well as last yearÕs lead¥ter this year. ing bench scorer, sophomore ÒSheÕs improved her game,Ó Goes-Chelsea Bass. tenkors said. ÒSheÕs more fit than she Peoples, who was named Big 12 was last year. And she was in good Preseason Co-freshman of the year, shape last year, but she wanted to had yet to practice with the team as get quicker. SheÕs much quicker. She of last week because she was recover¥made a commitment to the defen-ing from an injury. Enemkpali, who sive end of the floor, which is what was ranked as the 32nd best recruit we needed. SheÕs also become a bet-in the nation by ESPN, brings an ter passer. So weÕre excited about athletic component to the team that her progression.Ó Goestenkors hasnÕt seen since leav¥of the turnover battle. But Tex¥as is also worried about how many explosive plays Ñ runs of at least 12 yards or passes of at least 16 yards Ñ it makes. Senior tailback Fozzy Whit¥taker said co-offensive coor¥dinator Bryan Harsin wants at least seven explosive plays from his offense each game. The Longhorns have reached that mark in each of its first six games, but the only two times they allowed more than seven explosive plays from the opposing team, they lost. ÒIt doesnÕt matter how we get them,Ó Whittaker said. ÒItÕs something that we always look at because we know that if we win the turnover battle and we win the explosive plays, you give yourself almost 100 per¥cent chance to win.Ó Vaccaro, Walters earn unique accolades Keenan Robinson is a Butkus Award semifinalist. Emman¥uel Acho is in the running for the Lott IMPACT Trophy and LoweÕs Senior CLASS Award. Whittaker has been named na¥tional kick returner of the week twice. But Kenny Vaccaro? HeÕs the biggest trash talker in the Longhorns secondary, ing Duke in 2007. ÒNneka Enempkali is the best athlete IÕve had since IÕve been in Texas,Ó Goestenkors said. ÒShe was also offered a volleyball scholar¥ship to play at Texas. That gives you an idea of her athleticism. SheÕs a quick jumper, runs the floor well. We feel sheÕll give us depth at that power forward position.Ó Despite finishing seventh in the conference last year, the team was ranked No. 3 in the Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll behind only in-state ri¥vals Baylor and Texas A&M. Come and enjoy a good Ôol time! Enjoy free stuff from our sponsors & watch the game on a big screen tv under the tent!! Presented by Double Coverage & according to Davis. But Vacca¥ro wasnÕt the only one to gar¥ner honors from a teammate. When asked who the teamÕs meanest offensive lineman was, senior tight end Blaine Irby did not hesitate. ÒMeanest guy is definitely my good friend Mason Wal¥ters,Ó Irby said. ÒHeÕs a big, mean guy. On the field, you donÕt want to look into his eyes or else heÕll attack you. HeÕs so passionate about the game and thatÕs what we need on the offensive line.Ó Wylie took workouts to new heights Texas is still looking for its first home victory in Big 12 play and should get it this week when the Longhorns play Kansas. In fact, TexasÕ last confer¥ence win at home came against the Jayhawks in 2009. UT went 0-4 against Big 12 opponents at Darrell K Royal-Texas Me¥morial Stadium last season. So, strength head coach Bennie Wylie had players run up and down the stairs of the upper deck on the west side of the sta¥dium so they would better ap¥preciate what their fans are pay¥ing for. Wylie even had Davis thinking he could see San An¥tonio and Shamu. ÒThey left their lunch up there,Ó said head coach Mack Brown. ÒBennie said they have a really good view from up here and you have to remember when you play at home, this guy paid a lot of money to sit up here and watch you play. So make sure he enjoys it.Ó Teammates are impressed with CochranÕs play Freshmen, particularly on of¥fense, have infiltrated nearly ev¥ery position this season. While David Ash made his first career start at quarter¥back against Oklahoma State, so did true freshman left tackle Josh Cochran. The first-year player from Hallsville, a small town near Dallas, has quickly impressed his fellow offensive linemen, including Walters and senior guard David Snow. 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Though their flavors are unusual, International nonprofit they make sense. Cilantro and lime, organization of female culinary professionals Les Dames for example, often perform a tasty dÕEscoffier present the Third Annual Austin Food Fight, a tango in Tex-Mex, but what makes Lick intriguing is their ability to charity auction offering food, make these combinations into de¥ vacations and food and wine lectable ice cream that you can mix events for auction, with the and match to suit to your taste. profits going to local culinary Their Goat Cheese, Thyme and scholarships and farm-to-plate initiatives. Honey flavor featuring Round Rock honey, is a rich experience. Textur¥ally, the ice cream is smooth with a wHAT: Murder, Mayhem and Misadventure Walking Tour buttery flavor and mouthfeel. The wHeN: Saturday, Oct. 29 Tours combination of goat cheeseÕs tart¥ begin every 30 minutes from 10 ness with the herbal notes of thyme a.m. to 4 p.m. makes perfect sense from a culinary wHere: Oakwood Cemetery perspective, especially in baking, 1601 Navasota Street because thyme has a lightening ef- ADmissioN: Free fect on the cheeseÕs stronger flavor. weB:sachome.org LickÕs Too Hot Chocolate em¥ulates frozen Mexican hot choco- This Halloween a walking tour late, and blends the flavors of cay¥ of AustinÕs cemeteries will introduce participants to the enne, cinnamon and chipotle pep¥ lives and deaths of AustinÕs early citizens, with research pers as well as Delysia dark choco-Pu Ying Huang |Daily Texan Staff late particles. Above: UT alumnus and Lick owner Anthony Sobotik hand makes accumulated from historical The petite creameryÕs interi¥ his uniquely flavored ice cream using ingredients from local sources. newspapers and sexton records. or features an Americana col-right: Some of those wild flavors include Too Hot Chocolate, The tours will be presented by or scheme and a picture of a cow Roasted Beets and Fresh Mint topped with GrannyÕs Pumpkin Pie. Save AustinÕs Cemeteries. playfully licking its lips. Upon en¥tering the bright and welcoming ÒI am really inspired by all the lo¥ wHAT: Soundspace: Music and Dance wHAT:Lick Ice Creams shop, the eye is drawn instantly cal farmers, all the food artisans and wHeN: Sunday, Oct 30 at 2 p.m. wHere:2032 South Lamar to the white display case that fills all of the restaurants in Austin that wHere: Blanton Museum of Art most of the space, which is de-source locally. I think itÕs very im- Blvd. 200 E. MLK Jr. Boulevard tailed with eye-catching words and portant to support those practices ADmissioN: Included in Hours:Sunday-Thursday phrases like Òlaugh,Ó Òcherish,Ó Òof because I want to know where my museum admission; free to UT 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m., Friday¥ the earthÓ and Òhonest.Ó Though food is coming from,Ó Sobotik said. staff, faculty and students Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. seating is sparse, with only one When deciding to open the store, weB:blantonmsueum.org CosT:$3.10 for two scoops, bench along the wall and an as-Sobotik chose to go local in terms $3.99 for three, $4.89 for four sortment of child-sized stools, the of ingredients, from their milk and At the Blanton Museum of Art, ice cream is so amusing that it cream to their herbs and spices, be¥ the mobile concert Soundspace makes up for it. cause of his distaste for the dairy in-get in the state Ñ not to be exclu-suit the produce. because itÕs natural, it changes,Ó will be traveling to various spaces. Featuring a variety of UT alumnus Anthony Sobot-dustryÕs treatment of cattle. sive, but because I didnÕt want to ÒIn the first batch of Butter-Sobotik said. musical and dance genres, each performance will feature ik and his partner Chad Palmatier ÒI was like, if we canÕt do it with support that,Ó Sobotik said. nut Squash I made, to get the fla-LickÕs prices and locally-sourced man the counter and create the ice grass-fed or organic milk, IÕm not With local sourcing comes the vor profile I wanted, I used more ideals are comparable to AmyÕs Ice one dancer and one musician cream flavors based on their favor-going to do it. I didnÕt want to use opportunity for artisanship Ñ squash than I did this week. The Creams, but LickÕs flavors make specially attuned to the ite dishes and whatÕs in season. the same dairy mix that anyone can Sobotik must tailor the recipes to squash is from the same farm, but them a creamery worth visiting. acoustics of their space. Austin-based art-rock Weekend creeps up with Zombie Ball, notable haunted houses group Bright Light Social This weekend will be full of By eli watson Daily Texan Staff costumes and engage in a night full of entertainment. From sensu¥al burlesque collective Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, to aerialists, pyroma- Ossuaria Jewelry and Kitsch Trad¥ing Company. The undead also enjoy some friendly competition: The Zombie a souvenir fan for their participa¥tion. The winner will receive the ti¥tle of best Moser look-a-like, along with cash and other prizes. Hour will performing at this yearÕs Zombieball. tricks and treats and, as always, niacs and danc- Ball will reward Named Òone of AmericaÕs scariest there are a couple of events that ers in oversized one contestant Halloween attractionsÓ by The Trav¥ will help make your Halloween cocktail glasses, with the high¥ el Channel, the House of Torment interesting and entertaining. the Zombie Ball Zombie Ball will ly-desired Ste¥ offers two different attractions. Described as Òthe party to die for,Ó the Zombie Ball will wake the dead with an array of performances, including AustinÕs very own Bright Light Social Hour. Originally at the Sustainable Waves Studio, the Zombie Ball has since moved to Austin City Lim¥its Live at The Moody Theater and is now a one day event rather than two. The Zombie Ball will allow at¥tendees to put on their best undead will offer vari¥ous activities to its guests. Zombie Ball will kickoff with attendees strik¥ing their best ghoulish poses on the red carpet. Once inside, the festivities will continue with danc¥ing, drinks and costumes stylized by local designers Method Hair, phen Macmillan Moser Glam-A-Zombie Award. Moser, Austin ChronicleÕs go-to guy for eccentric clothing, will be one of the judg¥es for the competition. In order to be a part of the contest, Zombie Ball guests must check-in by 9:30 p.m. at the Moody, where they will receive kickoff with attendees striking their ghoulish poses One is ÒThe Reckoning,Ó where guests attempt to escape the dread¥ed commander Nemesis. The other is ÒCursed,Ó where guests must es¥cape the clutches of Captain Scoria and his evil island. Love and House of Torment founder and president Dan McCullough still continues to push the envelope. Besides House of Torment, he is building a 40,000 square-foot haunted house called 13th Floor in San Antonio. wHAT:House of Torment wHere:523 Highland Mall wHeN:Sat. Oct. 29 - Sun. Oct. 30 weB:thehoustoftorment.com TiCKeTs:$19.99 + tax (general admission)/$29.99 + tax (VIP) wHAT:Zombie Ball wHere:ACL Live at The Moody Theater wHeN:Sat, Oct. 29 weB:zombieball.com TiCKeTs:$25-$35 Photo courtesy of shannon soule movie review DazeD anD ConfuseD Criterion releases LinklaterÕs ÔDazed and ConfusedÕ in Blu-ray By robert starr several characters in this town as while the presentation is the most lease of a few years ago, itÕs been Daily Texan Staff they look for a party and ponder important aspect for preserving updated to Blu-ray quality vid¥the future of their lives. a cult favorite like ÒDazed,Ó fans eo and honestly, thereÕs not much Physical media may be dying, In short, itÕs a sort of ÒAmerican will likely get most excited about more that a fan could ask for. but itÕll be a tragedy for the col-GraffitiÓ for the 1970s, but writ-the extras. Included on the disc is Perhaps Blu-ray and other lector if it ever does. Sure, one er-director Linklater brings his an insightful commentary by Lin-physical media are going the way could go to Amazon and down¥own style to the movie. Much like klater, along with several deleted of the dodo, but this release is a load a digital copy of Richard Lin¥his break-out hit ÒSlacker,Ó he fills scenes that flesh out some of the reminder of why we donÕt need klaterÕs ÒDazed and Confused,Ó or his movie with characters who characters. ThereÕs also a 50-min-to rush to an all-digital future. stream it via Netflix, but true fans are either very thoughtful or very ute documentary on the mak-The only real downside to the re¥would probably rather have a hard strange, but at the same time, ing of the movie, a ton of inter-lease is that thereÕs nothing new copy, especially if itÕs the Criterion seem genuine. Unlike ÒSlackerÓ views Ñ some conducted in char-here that wasnÕt on the DVD re-Collection Blu-ray, which features however, ÒDazedÓ has enough acter Ñ and a collection of many lease from a few years ago. How¥a superb transfer of the movie as of a plot to keep things moving of the auditions that the cast gave ever, for fans of the movie who well as a slew of extras. Offered in along, though that may have been for the movie. Though thereÕs a lot want it looking and sounding a slick cardboard case with a book¥LinklaterÕs compromise to get here, none of it is worth skipping. great, upgrading to the Criteri¥let containing information about studio financing.And while this content is all dupli-on Blu-ray release of ÒDazedÓ is a the movie and essays by Chuck Criterion has always been excep-cated from the Criterion DVD re-no-brainer. Klosterman Ñ among others Ñ tional at producing special edition itÕs well worth seeking out. releases of movies, and ÒDazedÓ The Criterion CollectionÕs ÒDazed,Ó filmed in and around continues that trend. With a very Austin, takes place on the last day detailed presentation of the mov- Dazed and Confused of school in a small Texas town in ie, albeit one with slightly muted Richard Linklater 1976 and really evokes the peri-colors, this is the best that ÒDazedÓ od as well as its location. We see has looked since its original the- Genre: Comedy the new seniors carry out ini-atrical release, no question. The runtime: 102 minutes tiation rituals on the incoming sound has been remixed into a 5.1 For those who like: freshmen, which involve brutal DTS track, which aside from pro- Slacker, American Graffiti beatings for the boys and bizarre viding clear dialogue, also ensures psychological dominance for that the music used throughout Grade: B+ the girls. Meanwhile, we follow the movie sounds fantastic. And