facebook.com/dailytexan Wednesday, November 9, 2011 @thedailytexan >> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com Calendar Chocolate fountain at J2 Enjoy the special treat of a chocolate fountain with a various assortment of fruits and desserts for dipping. You can find it at JesterÕs second floor, buffet-style dining hall during the lunch hours from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. As the world falls down The Alamo Drafthouse and Ac¥tion Pack is hosting a Labyrinth sing-a-long tonight at both the Village and Lake Creek loca¥tions. The show starts at 7 p.m. and tickets go for $12. ÔFloat OnÕ See Modest Mouse live at StubbÕs BBQ and Waller Creek Amphitheatre at 7:00 p.m. Tickets range from $75-$220. Only a test Anyone watching television or listening to the radio tomorrow at 1 p.m. will hear a test of the national Emergency Alert System. DonÕt be alarmed. Regular programming will resume after the test. Today in history In 1989 The Berlin Wall falls as communist-controlled East Germany opens checkpoints in the barrier that had divided Germany and Berlin since 1961, allowing its citizens to travel to West Germany. This led to the reunification of East and West Germany and the end of the Cold War. Inside In News: The American publicÕs stance on nuclear weapons page 5 In Opinion: Quotes from the MyEdu controversy page 4 In Sports: Stat Guy weighs in on past running backs page 6 Quote to note Ô ÒFashion is harsh, Ô and there are a lot more people used to criticizing,Ó Liu said. ÒItÕs something thatÕs subjective and not objective. There is no definitive answer for who is stylish.Ó Ñ Diya Liu Fashion blogger LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10 Study abroad trends see race, gender disparities By Nick Hadjigeorge Daily Texan Staff Despite abundant resourc¥es and opportunities provid¥ed for students to gain valuable cultural and educational expe¥riences from studying abroad, many demographics remain underrepresented at the Uni¥versity, said Gretchen Cook-Anderson, director of diversity recruitment and advising of the Institute for the International Education of Students Abroad. Cook-Anderson said under¥represented students include members of racial and ethnic minorities, economically needy students, first-generation col¥lege students, GLBT students, students with learning or phys¥ical disabilities, males and natural science majors. She said affluent Caucasian fe¥males typically are the most highly represented. Cook-Anderson and Andrew Gordon, president of education organization Diversity Abroad, said in a study abroad presen¥tation on Tuesday that the mis¥sion of their organizations is to promote study abroad op¥portunities for students who have traditionally been un¥derrepresented in the study abroad demographics. ÒI was one of these [un¥derrepresented] students,Ó Cook-Anderson said. ÒStudy¥ing abroad at my universi¥ty was a very unusual under¥taking, and now I am working to help students learn about their opportunities.Ó Gordon said the four barri¥ers getting in the way of stu¥dents going abroad are fear, family, finances and faculty. He ABROAD continues on PAGE 2 Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff James Spence (left) supports fellow architecture student Miguel Ortiz during a memorial ceremony for 22-year-old Adam Conrad Grote, their friend and classmate who was killed early Sunday morning in a hit-and-run, in the courtyard of the School of Architecture on Tuesday night. GroteÕs family mourned at his home in Missouri while friends, students and faculty grieved, remembered and laughed in the courtyard of the School of Architecture on Tuesday night. Friends recall life of architecture senior killed in hit-and-run By Megan Strickland Daily Texan Staff Architecture senior Adam Conrad Grote, 22, died ear¥ly Sunday morning after being struck by a motorist who fled the scene while Grote was on foot on Interstate Highway 35 near Riverside Drive. Grote, who was set to graduate in the spring, had spent the eve¥ning of his death sharing drinks with friends in celebration of Sat¥urdayÕs football win, according to friend and architecture senior Ross Wagner. Memories of AdamÕs frequent pranks, passion for camping trips and affinity for game shows were shared Tuesday night at a memorial service at Goldsmith Hall where about 40 students, faculty and friends gathered to remember Adam. Wagner said Grote loved mu¥sic, was always helpful inside and outside of the classroom and was intelligent. ÒHe was the kid that you en¥vied because he could study for 15 minutes and get the same grade as you, even if you stud¥ied for three days straight,Ó Wagner said. Grote was designated as a com¥mended National Merit Schol¥ar finalist before his graduation from LeeÕs Summit High School in LeeÕs Summit, Mo., in 2007, ac¥cording to school records. GroteÕs out-of-state origins did not deter his Longhorn spir¥it, said architecture senior and friend Meredith Quigley. ÒThough he was out-of-state, he bled orange more than I do as a native Texan,Ó Quigley City officials plan further reduction of trash accumulation By Jillian Bliss Waste Plan are striving to reduce trash Daily Texan Staff accumulation by 90 percent during the next 29 years. City officials estab- Austin city officials planned to lished a goal of 20 percent reduction send 20 percent less waste to landfills of waste sent to landfills by 2012, but by 2012 but have already surpassed as of 2011, the city has already super¥this goal ahead of schedule. seded its goal by 18 percent. The master plan calls for an overall ÒThe way you can do it is to start reduction of waste sent to landfills by moving from more of a consump¥2040 and was developed in response tion mindset in sending materi¥to the United Nations Environmental als to the landfill to recycling ma¥AccordÕs urban waste reduction plan terials and turning them into re¥in 2005. Through recycling and re¥using materials otherwise discarded, officials involved in the Austin Zero WASTE continues on PAGE 2 said. ÒHe was a Longhorn fan through and through. He stayed at every football game, no matter the outcome.Ó Quigley said Conrad was in¥volved in the Undergraduate Ar¥chitecture Student Council and the planning of the Beaux Arts Ball, Longhorn Halloween, Par¥entÕs Weekend activities and other service projects. She said she be¥lieves Conrad would have stayed in Texas after graduation. ÒHe had hoped to stay and work in Texas,Ó Quigley said. ÒThis was his new home. I am almost cer¥tain he would have liked to have gotten his architecture license in Texas. His future as a design¥er was bright and the impact he would have made upon our land¥scape and community would have been meaningful and lasting.Ó Quigley said greater than the Garza High seniors get feel for life as UT students By Allie Kolechta Daily Texan Staff A group of University students has taken the initiative to show underpriv¥ileged, underrepresented and unique high school students what they have the ability to do. From Monday through today, the senior class of Garza Independence High School has been shadowing UT students from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. GIHS is an alternative, self-paced high school for students who were not able to finish or fit into a traditional high school setting and is part of Austin In¥loss of GroteÕs talent and potential is the loss of someone who Òwas well-loved and a source of much prideÓ to his friends and family. ÒMost importantly, as a friend, he is irreplaceable,Ó Quigley said. ÒThough he worked hard and ex¥celled in his studies, he never took for granted the importance of fun and friends. Oh, and he loved a good prank.Ó A funeral service will be held Thursday at St. PeterÕs United Church of Christ in Kansas City, Mo., at 11 a.m. Graveside servic¥es will immediately follow at the LeeÕs Summit Historical Ceme¥tery in LeeÕs Summit, Mo. Grote is survived by his par¥ents, Beth and Daniel Grote; and his brother, Jeffrey Grote, of LeeÕs Summit, Mo.; and grandparents ACCIDENT continues on PAGE 2 Organization to house 100 homeless in need of care By Lydia Herrera Daily Texan Staff Tuesday marked day two of vol¥unteers fanning out across the community to survey and iden¥tify the cityÕs most medically vul¥nerable homeless as part of Austin Registry Week. AustinÕs 100 Homes Campaign, led by the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition, is sponsor¥ing Registry Week, Nov. 7-9, in or¥der to create a database identifying the most vulnerable homeless peo¥ple in Austin, said Cal Streeter, who sits on ECHOÕs board of directors. The information collected will be used for the 100 Homes CampaignÕs commitment to providing perma¥nent housing for 100 homeless peo¥ple by July 2013, Streeter said. He said the campaign is part of a larger national effort, the 100,000 Homes Campaign, which recruits communities across the United States to join efforts in creating per¥manent homes for 100,000 people over the next four years. ÒI think about homelessness as a community problem that sits at the vortex of where a number of com¥munity problems converge [such as] affordable housing, unemploy¥ment, access to affordable health care, family violence, mental health problems and substance abuse and addictions,Ó Streeter said. Streeter, a social work profes¥sor, said he encourages students to be aware of volunteer opportunities and to help out whenever they can. He said the students in his Strate¥gic Partnerships Through Collabor¥ative Leadership graduate class took on the campaign as a class project and participated in the surveys tak¥ing place this week. Volunteers for Registry Week were required to undergo training in order to learn how to respect¥fully approach the homeless and their homes. Although unconventional, the campsites where they live are still their homes, and volunteers were taught to treat them as such, said social work graduate student Kayleen Hooley. ÒWhat struck me was one of the gentlemen I was interviewing has been chronically homeless for two to three years, but before that had an apartment, a job, and an¥other was even a college graduate,Ó said graduate social work student Meghann Flynn. She said interviewing the home¥less is a more valuable task than a head count because people are able to understand the unique situations HOME continues on PAGE 5 Tamir Kalifa| Daily Texan Staff Garza Independent High School senior Emelia McKay accompanies UT junior Stephanie McCoy as part of the Garza Initiative. dependent School District. a tour of the high school and found- Damilola Olatayo was an officer for ed the UT Garza Initiative before be¥the Gates Scholarship fund and decid-coming its executive director. ed to develop a plan to adopt Austin ÒAfter talking to the teachers and High SchoolÕs and create more Gates the students, I realized this is really Scholars. However, Olatayo wanted to do more for Garza after being given MENTOR continues on PAGE 2 MENTOR continues from PAGE 1 like a family,Ó she said. ÒThis is really GIHS and UT alumna. GIHS is tai¥a second-chance school. The teach-lored to students who are in danger ers just truly and utterly care about the of dropping out, and students must students. They love the kids and they have 10 high school credits to get into love what they do.Ó GIHS, she said. Members of the initiative hope to ÒThese are kids who want an op¥provide scholarships, tutoring and portunity to go to college,Ó she said. guidanceto students at GIHS, Olatayo ÒLife may have dealt them a different said. They decided to create Shadow hand, the comprehensive school just Week after hearing that some students doesnÕt work for them.Ó had never been to a college campus, More than 80 percent of Garza stu¥and some were born in Austin but dents are federally at economic risk, had never been to UT, she said. and the school was just awarded the ÒI said, this canÕt be the case,Ó she GoldPerformanceAcknowledgement said. ÒSome of the kids who never from the Texas Education Agency for even thought about education, some having more kids ready for college, of their parents have been calling say-Webb said. ing, I donÕt know what you guys did at ÒWe are so excited and just thrilled UT, but my son and daughter wants to that these young people are taking an go to college. When I heard that, they interest and giving back before they told the principal it makes me feel as even get out of college,Ó she said. ÒI though weÕre making a difference as think they know theyÕre doing some¥opposed to just visiting the school ev-thing wonderful, but I do not believe ery now and then.Ó that they yet understand the impact About 57 students are visiting UT itÕs having on kids whoÕve been told Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff per day, and all are paired up with a before, ÔTheyÕre not gonna make it,Õ Stephanie McCoy, UT junior and Garza Initiative mentor, leads Garza Independent High School senior UT student mentor, Olatayo said. and to have this experience that says Emelia McCay through Jester Center after having a typical campus meal at the J2 Dining Room with Four teachers come along from GIHS, ÔNot only can you make it, this is what McCayÕs fellow students and UT mentors. she said. itÕs going to look like when you do, While the schoolÕs graduation rate is thrilling.Ó is more than 90 percent, many grad-GIHS creates a good environment creates a positive atmosphere and a lies, he said. obviously. It was a second year class, uates have children at home or live for kids who feel like they canÕt excel self-paced setting for students who ÒToday, I went to an organic chem-but it was a great learning experi¥on their own and have to hold down in a traditional high school setting, could be working nights, working two istry class, and it was really cool,Ó he ence just to be able to see exactly how a job, said Linda Webb, principal of said GIHS senior Matthew Krausse. It jobs or trying to support their fami-said. ÒI didnÕt understand a lot of it UT works.Ó Soldier behind bomb plot faces additional charges ACCIDENT continues from PAGE 1 The Associated Press the United States, two counts of entered a plea on those charges. Qaida magazine. possession of a firearm in fur-Prosecutors said they After his arrest, he told au- Betty and Alfred Conrad and WACO Ñ An AWOL soldier therance of a federal crime of vi-plan to try him first on the thorities he planned to make Elizabeth and Eugene Poelker of planned to detonate bombs in a olence, and two counts of pos-six new charges, which car-two bombs and detonate them St. Louis, Mo. restaurant filled with Fort Hood session of a destructive device ry lengthier prison terms and in a restaurant where Fort A dozen or so students plan troops and then shoot those who in furtherance of a federal crime are part of what is called a Hood soldiers eat, according to travel to Missouri to pay their survived, federal authorities said of violence. superseding indictment. to documents filed in the case. last respects to Grote, said friend in a new six-count indictment Abdo was indicted in August Abdo, who remains in federal Abdo, 21, was approved as and architecture senior Melynn returned against him Tuesday. on three federal charges related custody in Waco, was arrested in a conscientious objector this Mayfield. She said GroteÕs ab- Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo was in- to the bomb plot near the Tex-July at a Killeen motel near Fort year after citing his Muslim be¥sence would be felt by all who dicted on one count of trying to as Army post this summer. The Hood. Investigators say they liefs, but that status was put on knew him. use a weapon of mass destruc-maximum penalty for each of found a handgun, an article ti-hold after he was charged with ÒHe was one of those peo¥tion, which carries a maximum those charges Ñ possession of tled ÒMake a bomb in the kitch-possessing child pornography. ple that flew under the radar for sentence of life in prison. The an unregistered destructive de-en of your MomÓ and the ingre-He went absent without leave some, but for those of us that other charges returned by the vice, possession of a firearm and dients for an explosive device, from Fort Campbell, Ky., in were close with him, he was a federal grand jury in Waco on possession of ammunition by including gunpowder, shrapnel early July. cherished and unforgettable Tuesday were attempted mur-a fugitive from justice Ñ is 10 and pressure cookers. An article Authorities have said there is friend, and we will all profound¥der of officers or employees of years in prison. He had not yet with that title appears in an al-a gag order in the Texas case. ly miss him,Ó Mayfield said. WASTE continues from PAGE 1 sources,Ó said Jennifer Herber, Aus-very green-minded,Ó Herber said. of all paper used on campus much glass.Ó about 10 percent. tin Resource Recovery spokes-ÒWe have a very aggressive plan that would otherwise end up in Austin Resource Recovery direc-ÒIf youÕre not reusing [a bag] it woman. ÒItÕs about recycling, com-to get to zero waste, and people a landfill. tor Bob Gedert said the recent deci-generally has a 14-minute lifespan,Ó posting and finding other uses for support that.Ó ÒWe primarily recycle paper and sion to phase out plastic retail shop-Gedert said. ÒThe zero waste plan these things.Ó Many Austin residents have turned generate more paper than the city ping bags will allow the city to con-counters that lifestyle. Zero waste Herber said the master plan in-to compost systems, Herber said, in residential program does,Ó Walker tinue to reach its 2040 goal. Gedert demands a longevity lifestyle cludes encouraging area residents to addition to recycling. said. ÒWe are constantly improving said despite hearing from residents from products where they have donate unwanted yet usable house-Director of sustainability Jim how we gather cans and plastics and who reuse the bags, the actual num-a second life and more reuse or hold items to thrift stores or charities Walker said the UT recycling pro-glass, but we just donÕt generate that ber of bags reused and recycled is recycling opportunities.Ó that may be able to find a place for gram has Òmade leaps and boundsÓ them. Herber said the Òreuse planÓ during recent years, as the depart¥keeps materials with virtually noth-ment placed numerous on-campus ing wrong with them from taking up sorting and recycling bins during the space in landfills. past year. ABROAD continues from PAGE 1 ÒI think our city has always been Walker said UT recycles half said many students are fearful cause they tend to prefer that sented,Ó McCullers said. 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 O¥ce: (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com Multimedia O¥ce: (512) 471-7835 dailytexanmultimedia@gmail.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 Comics O¥ce: (512) 232-4386 dailytexancomics@gmail.com Retail Advertising: (512) 471-1865 joanw@mail.utexas.edu ClassiÞed Advertising: (512) 471-5244 classiÞeds@dailytexanonline.com The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. COPYRIGHT Copyright 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 44 62 Remember when I fell o¥¥ my chair? That was kinda funny. England and originally thought of language barriers and cul-students research and work Heather Barclay Hamir, di-it would be hard to do so. tural differences and also face at the university where they rector of the Study Abroad Of-ÒAt first it seems challenging, pressure from parents to stay also work. fice, said UT sends around but talking to the study abroad close to home. Gordon said ÒItÕs important to be honest 2,300 students on study abroad advisers makes it a lot easier,Ó the financial barriers are not with yourself and talk about the programs each year. She said the Escarcega said. ÒThere are also difficult to overcome if stu-fears you have,Ó Gordon said. national average for racial and so many scholarship opportu¥dents learn about and seek the ÒThese concerns might prevent ethnic minorities participating nities out there.Ó millions of dollars offered in you from going abroad, and itÕs in study abroad programs is Curtiss Stevens, general ad¥scholarships and financial aid. helpful to talk to someone who around 15 to 20 percent, while viser for the UT SAO, said the Gordon said faculty members has actually gone abroad.Ó UT has almost 40 percent rep-purpose of the diversity out¥may potentially discourage stu-Margaret McCullers, pro-resentation. She said the Uni-reach program is to make stu¥dents from studying abroad be-gram coordinator of the UT versity has nearly $1 mil-dents more connected to the Study Abroad Office, said lion available in study abroad opportunities that are avail- the University has an ini-scholarship opportunities. able because of the benefits for tiative to expand study ÒWe want the makeup of stu-students and the University as abroad access. dents who study abroad to mir-a whole. ÒWe are looking at who stud-ror the demographics of the ÒGoing abroad strength¥ies abroad and identifying campus as a whole,Ó Barclay ens you academically,Ó Stevens groups that are underrepre-Hamir said. said. ÒThe numbers show it in- Nursing sophomore Jose Es-creases retention rates, which carcega said he is interested in is something the University is studying abroad in Spain or working on.Ó WORLD&NATION 3 Wednesday, November 9, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Ashley Morgan, Wire Editor | dailytexanonline.com Gender segregation increases in Israel By Amy Teibel The Associated Press Posters depicting women have become rare in the streets of IsraelÕs capital. In some areas women have been shunted onto separate side¥walks, and buses and health clinics have been gender-segregated. The military has considered reassign¥ing some female combat soldiers be¥cause religious men donÕt want to serve with them. This is the new reality in parts of 21st-century Israel, where ultra-Or¥thodox rabbis are trying to contain the encroachment of secular values on their cloistered society through a fierce backlash against the mixing of the sexes in public. On the surface, IsraelÕs gender equality seems strong, with the late Golda Meir as a former prime min¥ister, Tzipi Livni as the current op¥position leader and its women sol¥diers famed around the world. Reality is not so shiny. The World Economic Forum recently released an unfavorable image of womenÕs earning power in Israel, and in 2009, the last year for which data are avail¥able, Israeli women earned two¥thirds what men did. The newly enforced separa¥tion is felt most strongly in Jerusa¥lem, where ultra-Orthodox Jews are growing in numbers and strength. The phenomenon is starting to be seen elsewhere, though in the Tel Aviv region, IsraelÕs largest metrop¥olis, secular Jews are the vast ma¥jority, and life there resembles most Western cities. Still, secular Jews there and else¥where in Israel worry that their life¥styles could be targeted, too, because the ultra-Orthodox population, while still relatively small, is growing significantly. Their high birthrate of about seven children per family is forecast to send their proportion of the population, now estimated at 9 percent, to 15 percent by 2025. ÒThe stronger the ultra-Orthodox and religious community grows, the greater its attempt to impose its norms,Ó said Hannah Kehat, the founder of the religious womenÕs fo¥rum Kolech. Their norms, she said, are Òsegregation of women and dis¥crimination against them.Ó Ultra-Orthodox Jews around the world have long frowned upon the mixing of the sexes in their commu¥nities, but the attempt to apply this prohibition in public spaces is rela¥tively new in Israel. IsraelÕs ultra-Orthodox began testing gender segregation years ago when ultra-Orthodox men start¥ed ordering women on certain bus lines to sit at the back of buses travel¥ing through their neighborhoods. The practice, also adopted in some ultra-Orthodox communities in the United States, was success¥fully challenged in IsraelÕs Supreme Court, and Kehat says women have been filing far fewer complaints about their treatment on buses. The vast majority of Israeli bus lines have never been segregated. But buses werenÕt the last stop on the gender-segregation ride. Some supermarkets in ultra-Or¥thodox communities, once con¥tent to urge women patrons to dress modestly with long-sleeved blouses and long skirts, have now assigned separate hours for men and wom¥en Ñ another practice seen in ul¥tra-Orthodox communities in the U.S. Some health clinics have sepa¥rate entrances and waiting rooms for men and women. Meni Shwartz-Gera, an ultra-Or¥thodox journalist, says strict obser¥vance of modesty is a pillar of ul¥tra-Orthodox Judaism and is being ÒwickedlyÓ misrepresented as de¥meaning to women. People who dis¥like it can choose different options like supermarkets without special hours for men and women, he said. ÒThe purpose is not to denigrate women,Ó he said. IsraelÕs Supreme Court disagrees. Last month, the court ordered the By Trenton Daniel The Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Ñ A human rights group said Tuesday it has filed claims with the United Nations seeking damages on behalf of more than 5,000 Haitian cholera victims and their families. The claims filed by the Boston¥based Institute for Justice and De¥mocracy in Haiti argue that the U.N. and its peacekeeping force are lia¥ble for hundreds of millions of dol¥lars for failing to adequately screen peacekeeping soldiers. They cite a range of studies that indicate the infected soldiers caused the outbreak when untreated waste from a U.N. base was dumped into a tributary of HaitiÕs most important river. ÒThe sickness, death and ongo¥ing harm from cholera suffered by HaitiÕs citizens are a product of the U.N.Õs multiple failures,Ó the com¥plaint reads. ÒThese failures consti¥tute negligence, gross negligence, recklessness and deliberate indiffer¥ence for the lives of Haitians.Ó Cholera has sickened near¥ly 500,000 people and killed more than 6,500 others since it surfaced in Haiti in October 2010, according to the Haitian Health Ministry. Evi¥dence suggests that the disease was dismantling of barriers erected in Je¥rusalemÕs ultra-Orthodox Mea Shea¥rim neighborhood meant to keep women and men from walking on the same sidewalk during a religious ceremony that drew tens of thou¥sands to the enclaveÕs narrow streets. Gender segregation Òbegan with buses, continued with supermar¥kets and reached the streets,Ó Chief Justice Dorit Beinisch was quoted as saying during the court hearing. ÒItÕs not going away, just the opposite.Ó The Jerusalem city councilwom¥an who brought the case before the court, herself a religious Jew, was fired by secular Mayor Nir Barkat. Barkat, who rose to power vow¥ing to scale back the growing influ¥ence of an ultra-Orthodox popula¥tion that accounts for one-third of the cityÕs 750,000 people, said he dis¥missed Rachel Azaria because she sued the city, not because she faced off against the ultra-Orthodox. For years, advertisers have been covering up female models on bill¥boards in Jerusalem and other com¥munities with large ultra-Orthodox populations. Ultra-Orthodox have defaced such ads and vendors faced ultra-Orthodox boycotts of compa¥nies whose mores they deplore. Recently, the voluntary censor¥ship has gone beyond the scantily clad: Women are either totally ab¥sent from billboards, or, as with one clothing companyÕs ads, only hinted at by a photo of a back, an arm and a purse. Over the summer, Jerusalem in¥augurated a long-awaited light rail with a major outdoor advertising campaign. The rail line is touted as a marvel of 21st-century technol¥ogy, but there are no womenÕs fac¥es on any of the billboards affixed to its sides. Advertisers acknowledge ultra-Orthodox pressure. A private radio station went so far as to ban broadcast of songs by female vocalists and interviews with women. Ohad Gibli, deputy director of marketing for the Canaan adver¥tising agency, confirmed Monday that his company advised a trans¥plant organization to drop pic¥tures of women in their campaigns in Jerusalem and the ultra-Ortho¥dox town of Bnei Brak for fear of a violent backlash. ÒWe have learned that an ad cam¥paign in Jerusalem and Bnei Brak that includes pictures of women will remain up for hours at best, and in other cases, will lead to the vandal¥ization and torching of buses,Ó he told Army Radio. Barkat told reporters recent¥ly that ÒItÕs illegal to forbidÓ adver¥tising women. But Òin Jerusalem, youÕve got to use common sense if you want to advertise something. ItÕs a special city, itÕs a holy city with sen¥sitivities for Muslims, for Christians, for ultra-Orthodox.Ó Haitian group seeks UN aid after cholera outbreak inadvertently brought to Haiti by a U.N. battalion from Nepal, where cholera is endemic. A local contrac¥tor failed to properly sanitize the waste of a U.N. base, and the bacte¥ria leaked into a tributary of one of HaitiÕs biggest rivers, according to a study by a U.N.-appointed panel. The disease spread through¥out Haiti because of poor sanita¥tion, and the country now has the highest cholera infection rate in the world. There had been no documented cases of the disease prior to its arriv¥al, and medical workers say the dis¥ease is likely to become endemic. Cholera is caused by a bacte¥ria found in contaminated water or food, and can kill people with¥in hours through dehydration. It is easily treatable if caught in time. The Institute filed the petition on Thursday with the Office of the Secretary General in New York and with the claims unit for the mission in Port-au-Prince, said Brian Con¥cannon, an attorney who is director of the Institute. Concannon said he hoped the U.N. mission would set up a tri¥ bunal to evaluate the claims. He WeÕre obviously hoping that the U.N. also said he hoped the U.N. force would create a lifesaving pro¥Ò will step up and do the right thing gram that would provide sanita¥tion, potable water and medical Ò Ñ Brain Concannon, Director of Institue for Justice and Democracy A girl receives treatment for cholera symptoms at a Doctors Without Borders cholera clinic in Port¥au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 19. Dr. Paul Farmer said that cholera has sick¥ened more than 450,000 people in a nation of 10 million. Ramon Espinosa Associated Press the U.N. will step up and do the right thing,Ó he said by telephone. If that doesnÕt happen, the group plans to file the claims in a Haitian court, he said. The petitioners include families who saw breadwinners die from cholera, and the institute said some families spent their life savings and went into debt to pay for funerals. The Institute is also seeking a minimum of $100,000 for each be¥reaved family and $50,000 for each cholera survivor. U.N. spokeswoman Sylvie Van Den Wildenberg said she was aware that a group was planning to file the complaint but couldnÕt confirm that a claim presented to her was the same one officially received by the United Nations. ÒIn any case, the petition, when Italy premier resigns after being pressured by investors, reforms By Victor L. Simpson The Associated Press Silvio Berlusconi survived sex scan¥dals and corruption trials. Tawdry ac¥counts of sexy Òbunga bungaÓ par¥ties turned him into an international laughing stock. Prosecutors pursued him over a mind-boggling array of suspected improprieties. Every time he seemed finished, the perma-tanned premier managed to miraculously bounce back. But he just couldnÕt beat the markets. Berlusconi announced Tuesday he would resign after parliament passes economic reforms demand¥ed by the European Union. He act¥ed in the face of a relentless investor attack on ItalyÕs government bonds and crumbling support in parlia¥ment, almost certainly ending a po¥litical career in which he achieved the feat of becoming his nationÕs longest-serving premier. The media baron dominated Ital¥ian politics for nearly two decades. He served as premier three times over the past 17 years Ñ a charismatic if polar¥izing figure who sold Italians a dream of prosperity with his own personal story of transformation from cruise¥ship crooner to ItalyÕs richest man. He also owns AC Milan, one of ItalyÕs fa¥mous soccer clubs. But in his last years in power, he be¥came almost a grotesque caricature of the charming billionaire who cast a spell over his nation. The hair transplants and plastic surgery became all too obvious. His reputation as a seducer gave way to allegations of trysts with prostitutes and underage girls. He embarrassed Italy with jaw-dropping gaffes at international summits. Accusations grew that he was in politics not for ItalyÕs sake but for his own Ñ to boost his business inter¥ests and change laws to shield himself from prosecution. As pressure for his resignation grew, he remained defiant, labeling opponents ÒcommunistsÓ to be kept at bay and prosecutors as ÒterroristsÓ defying the will of the people who elected him. Even as his allies were defecting, he anointed himself ItalyÕs savior at the close of the Group of 20 summit in Cannes, France, last week. ÒI feel a duty to continue these things,Ó he said. ÒThis is a great duty and sacrifice for me. Here, at the Cannes summit, I looked around, and I donÕt see anyone in Italy who is up to representing our country. I asked myself, who could represent Italy if I werenÕt there?Ó But he had only so many political lives. The magnetic smile, the confi¥dent wisecracking, the perennial opti¥mism were no longer reassuring. When Italy became the new focus of the eurozone debt crisis, the finan¥cial markets delivered their verdict: Berlusconi himself was the problem. He lacked the political clout to quick¥ly pass the needed measures to boost growth and cut debt. To use a meta¥phor from his beloved sport of soccer, it was game over. But ousting Berlusconi wasnÕt easy. ÒHeÕs not the retiring type. ItÕs very much a personal trait. He re¥ally thinks heÕs the best in the world,Ó said James Walston, a pro¥fessor of political science at RomeÕs American University. The ultimate fear that clinched po¥litical change was that Italy would not be able to pay for its enormous $2.6 trillion debt. That is too expensive for Europe to handle and could trig¥ger a default that would break up the 17-nation eurozone and drag down the global economy. Berlusconi had used television and his own wealth to build a political ca¥reer. He boasted of his riches and kept a lavish lifestyle that included partying with young women. ÒIÕm no saint,Ó he said defiantly after his wife of almost 20 years announced she was seeking a divorce in 2009. But the scandals picked up steam. First a self-described call girl said she went to bed with Berlusconi on the night that Barack Obama was elected U.S. president. Then came embarrassing crim-Ruby Rubacuori (ÒRudy the Heart-StealerÓ) and used his office to cover it up. The trial is in progress. While he repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, the 75-year-old Ber¥lusconi was becoming increasingly reclusive in public as he sought to de¥fend himself in three trials and several other criminal investigations. The trials Ñ the sex case, tax fraud and corruption Ñ will con¥tinue, but once out of office, he will lose the ability to delay hearings as he has been doing, citing conflicts with official business. Berlusconi had the power to in¥spire both fierce loyalty and equal¥ly fierce opposition. To his admirers, the conservative leader was a capable statesman who sought to make Italy rich and powerful. To his critics, he was a populist whose immense me¥dia and political power made him a threat to democracy. That was perhaps never more ap¥parent than when Berlusconi was at¥tacked by an unstable man during a political rally in Milan in 2009. The attacker threw a souvenir stat¥uette of MilanÕs cathedral at the pre¥mierÕs face, leaving him with a frac¥tured nose, two broken teeth and lip cuts. Images of BerlusconiÕs bloody, shocked face drew sympathy and sol¥idarity even among critics, but his at¥tacker also generated a storm of praise on Facebook and YouTube. Berlusconi often boasted of his success with women. He enter¥tained friends and world leaders alike at his villas on the Emerald Coast of Sardinia. Berlusconi reveled in straying from political etiquette. He once famously sported a ban¥dana when receiving British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Sardinia. (The reason, it turned out later, was to con¥ceal a recent hair transplant.) He posed for an international sum¥mitÕs family photo making an Italian gesture Ñ which can be offensive or superstitious depending on the cir¥cumstances Ñ in which the index and pinkie fingers are pointed like horns. And he caused an internation¥al outcry in 2003 when he compared a German EU parliament lawmaker to a Nazi camp guard. Berlusconi became rich af¥ter breaking the state monopoly on television in the late 1970s. Twen¥ty-five years later, his Mediaset net¥work was a cash cow thanks to game shows, scantily clad girls and import¥ed U.S. sitcoms in deals that were the source of some of his criminal pros¥ecutions. Together with the state net¥work that he effectively controlled as premier, he held 90 percent of ItalyÕs TV market. When the ÒClean HandsÓ cor¥ruption scandals broke in the 1990s, wiping out the entire political estab¥lishment, he founded his own par¥ty in 1994 and named it after a soc¥cer cheer: Forza Italia. He was elected premier three months later by Italians seeking a break from the past. That government was short-lived after his Northern League ally pulled out later that year. But he was re-elect¥ed two more times: in 2001, when his government served out an entire 5-year term, and again in 2008. Summing up his appeal, he said: ÒMost Italians in their hearts would like to be like me and see themselves in me and in how I behave.Ó But that appeal, according to all opinion polls, began to wane when the economy failed to grow, unemployment began creeping up and job prospects for young people disappeared. At the same time, he was devot¥ing much of his political capital to protect his own interests. Even as the debt crisis worsened, he pushed legislation to limit publication of wiretaps before trial, citing him¥self as a victim, and tried to include a measure in an austerity package that would have allowed his fami¥ly investment company to dodge a heavy fine. BerlusconiÕs departure leaves major questions about the future of his par¥ty. It has been weakened by prominent defections and he himself had repeat¥edly said he would not seek re-election. His hand-picked successor, his former treatment. He also said he wants it is received, should be transferred inal charges that he had sex with an justice minister Angelino Alfano, lacks a public apology. to the legal office and headquarters,Ó ÒWeÕre obviously hoping that Van Den Wildenberg said. underage Moroccan girl nicknamed BerlusconiÕs dynamism. 4 OPINION Wednesday, November 9, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Viviana Aldous, Editor-in-Chief | (512) 232-2212 | editor@dailytexanonline.com QUOTES TO NOTE From the controversy surrounding the UT SystemÕs investment in MyEdu to registration woes, the following quotes are among the best from the last few days. ÒWe donÕt have enough faculty Ñ thatÕs the bot¥tom line.Ó Ñ Hillary Hart, senior lecturer in the department of civil engineering, on one of the main reasons why students struggle to register for classes they need, according to The Daily Texan. ÒInformation, especially in the technical fields, becomes obsolete, but inspiration lasts a life¥time.Ó Ñ Brent Iverson, professor and chairman of the Department of Chemis¥try, according to an op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman. Iverson, a recipient of the 2011 RegentsÕ Outstanding Teaching Awards and one of the most highly-rated professors on campus, calls to question the pressures to separate teaching and researching at universities. Ò[The UT SystemÕs deal with MyEdu] is one of the best examples IÕve ever seen of successful rent-seeking in the public sector (although lay¥people might use a less felicitous term than rent¥seeking). This blog needs a contest for the most outrageous example of this behavior, and this is my entry into that contest.Ó Ñ Economics professor Daniel Hamermesh in an entry to the popular Freakonomics blog, of which he is a frequent contributor. Rent seeking is when private companies seek a chunk of the economic pie without adding any value by manipulating political outcomes. Hamermesh cites the con¥nection between MyEduÕs senior vice president John Cunningham and his father William Cunningham, former UT president and UT System chancel¥lor and current business professor, as well as MyEdu CEO Michael CrosnoÕs ties to Gov. Rick Perry, as justification for labeling the ordeal as rent seek¥ing. ÒWe are not a company ÔloadedÕ with ÔPerrybackersÕ nor have I ever served on a Perry fi¥nance committee, as has been alleged. My pas¥sion is education and I have no involvement with politics of any kind. In fact, our company is loaded with people for whom education is apassion, and it is unfair to all of us who spend endless hours working to help students to mis¥represent who we are as part of some larger political agenda.Ó Ñ MyEdu CEO Michael Crosno in an op-ed to the Austin American-Statesman. Crosno comes to the defense of his company, which is the recipient of a much-maligned $10 million investment from the UT Sys¥tem. Crosno said the first meetings between the company and the system was Òprompted by studentsÓ and assured that students control Òhow they share the information.Ó Inflate grades in STEM programs By Samian Quazi Unlike graduates of the humanities and their staff. In other words, competent busi- Daily Texan Columnist social scientists, for instance, STEM majors ness management can assist struggling can rely on market forces in their favor. STEM employees and will naturally pro- As our nation remains mired in a chron-As the U.S. unemployment rate remains mote the brightest among their labor pool ic shortage of qualified science, technol-stuck above 9 percent, tens of thousands for the most critical projects. The market ogy, engineering and math (STEM) gradu-of critical positions in STEM-related areas itself in STEM fields will reorganize em¥ates, the United States will inevitably fall remain unfilled because of a skills short-ployees by their skill levels. If a given en¥behind rising powers such as India and age. Hiring managers are generally loath gineer never uses partial derivatives or China in these fields. Increased funding to fill these positions with applicants that arcane equations in his or her career, they for middle school science fairs to foster lack even some of the requisite technical presumably would have found research adolescent interest in science wonÕt address skills, leaving the slots open for months or and design courses to be far more worth¥the skills shortage. Neither will focusing even years. while in their undergraduate careers. on the gender gap. University programs And the chasm between the masses seek-The theoretical basis for most STEM ma¥in STEM fields will have to be fundamen-ing work and the number of STEM jobs jors is vast Ñ and justifiably so. But young tally restructured, as their grading policies will only continue to widen. According to adults are rational decision-makers and have only led to rampant attrition among U.S. News and World Report, ÒOccupa-understand that their GPA can either be 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 ad¥ministration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Op¥erating Trustees. 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 sub¥missions for brevity, clarity and liability. EDITORIAL TWITTER Follow The Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twitter (@DTeditorial) and receive up¥dates 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. these majors. On Nov. 4, The New York Times re¥ported that roughly 40 percent of science and engineering majors either switch out to another major or fail to complete any degree, and the figure rises to 60 per¥cent when pre-medical students are fac¥tored in. The Times also reports that it is Òtwice the combined attrition rate of all other majors.Ó As STEM fields are some of the most rig¥orous in any university, a high attrition rate is expected. Yet institutional factors, such as depressed grades, needlessly exacerbate the number of students who call it quits. Lower average GPAs in STEM fields can often shut out studentsÕ hopes for future professional or graduate education. And when even many employers detail mini¥mum GPAs on online job postings, stu¥dents have a strong incentive to jump ship to an easier major to rack up more As. tions in these fields are expected to grow by 17 percent by 2018, nearly double the rate of growth in non-STEM occupations.Ó ItÕs unlikely and unrealistic that many STEM employers would voluntarily incur revenue losses for on-the-job training pro¥grams to adequately train an English or art history graduate into a technical position. Nor will STEM programs lighten their rig¥orous workloads on students. Although itÕs politically incorrect and unpopular among faculty, STEM programs need to ease up on grading if they want to retain students. Detractors will stubbornly insist inflat¥ing grades will produce legions of medio¥cre B.S.-degree-carrying graduates unpre¥pared for gainful employment in the jobs they seek. They will ask questions like, ÒWould you want to drive over a bridge designed and engineered by a C student?Ó But the employers themselves must ul¥timately be responsible for the quality of a gateway or a padlock to future employ¥ment. When students invest so much time studying for a program they eventually feel is trying to weed them out, many will transfer to an easier major solely to prop up their flagging GPA. ItÕs not that these students are lazy or unmotivated; they see diminished returns for increased efforts and are demoralized. By not adjusting their grading policies, STEM programs ultimately hurt them¥selves as well the future of the American economy. The tragedy is that thousands of otherwise-qualified and talented students will continue to bail out of these programs because the GPA remains the bottom line for many jobs after graduation. It is time for a public discussion on whether STEM programs have been too frugal in doling out good grades for Herculean workloads. Quazi is a nursing graduate student. THE FIRING LINE Discrimination column treads too much on political grounds I was severely displeased after reading the column about discrimination in Texas, ÒDiscrimination and TexasÕ brand and prattle,Ó that ran on Nov. 7. I completely agree with columnist Zoya Waliany with the idea that rac¥ism and discrimination need to end here in Texas and that KellerÕs video is a disgrace. But when it comes to her political statements in the article, I believe she has gone too far. UT may be a liberal institution not in favor of Republican candidates, but to use Herman CainÕs idea of Òloyalty testingÓ as a way to prove that racism is rampant here in Texas is preposterous. Cain may be stuck in his own ways of mistrust toward the Arab and Muslim peo¥ple, but he is one person and does not represent a large portion of American society. Her premise that one person is equivalent to millions of Americans and their ideas is blowing a stance way out of proportion. Also, Waliany tries to prove that ÒTexas has proven itself to be the prejudiced simpleton of the South.Ó Once again she uses a political stance to prove her point. Her quote, ÒFrom the legacy of questionable politicians cum president [and potential president]...Ó is a blatant jab at conservative politics and one that has no factor into proving her point. Waliany has completely lost sight of her original pretense of racism and discrimination toward Arab and Muslim people and shifted into a political battle. To add to the jabs at conservatives in her article, Waliany combines con¥servatism and racism in the same paragraph, which can be seen as coupling conservative ideas with racism. This tactic is not only incredibly dense but also truly offensive to the conservative audience. Waliany stereotypes conservative ideas in her column and fails to prove her point. In the end, even in an editorial piece, this is hypocritical and offensive. John Bregger Geography senior Benjamin Valentino, associate professor of government at Dartmouth, discusses the effectiveness, moral issues associated with, and con¥sequences of using nuclear weapons. Valentino showed the effects of the publicÕs opinion on the use of nuclear weapons. Kiersten Holms Daily Texan Staff Study says Americans approve use of nuclear weapons By Megan Strickland ing a rural weapons lab controlled fectiveness of both options were kept ing 18 groups of 150 people were se-In the survey, 4.07 percent of re-shocking to the public. Daily Texan Staff by a terrorist organization before equal, he said. lected from six million individuals spondents said they were disgusted ÒI guess because of my personal the event occurred. The researchers ÒWhen people read this retrospec-in an Internet survey providerÕs da-by the usage of nuclear weapons at beliefs Ñ IÕm very anti-nuclear weap- The American public is not like-kept all the scenarios the same while tive story, they approved of it just as tabase to provide an accurate rep-Hiroshima and Nagaski, while 39.93 on Ñ it was surprising for me, but ly to oppose public officialsÕ judge-only varying key factors such as ca-much as when we used conventional resentation of the U.S. population, percent said they would be disgust-I guess you can rationalize it,Ó said ment in utilizing nuclear weap-sualty rate and military effectiveness, weapons,Ó Valentino said. Valentino said. ed if they found out their neighbors Akram. ÒIn the case of finding that ons according to research conduct-Valentino said. Public affairs graduate student In addition to the two scenarios, were eating dogs. your neighbor is eating a dog, itÕs im¥ed by professors at Dartmouth and ÒWhen nuclear weapons and Carmen Gaddis said she was sur-the researchers also measured the Public affairs graduate student Iz-mediately in front of your eyes. It af-Stanford universities. conventional weapons are equal, prised by these results. disgust of the American people in zah Akram said she was surprised fects your daily life in a greater way Benjamin Valentino, an associ-only about 20 percent are in fa-ÒI thought this particular speech three varying situations to see if nu-by this but could see why the usage than your government nuking some ate government professor at Dart-vor of using nuclear weapons,Ó was really fascinating and horrify-clear weapons usage was taboo. of nuclear weapons would be less sort of foreign enemy.Ó mouth, spoke Thursday about re-Valentino said. ing at the same time,Ó Gaddis search on public opinion of nuclear ÒWhen nuclear weapons were said. ÒI was particularly struck by weapons conducted in collaboration deemed twice as effective as con-how weak the taboo motivating with Daryl Press and Scott Sagan at ventional weapons, a full 77 percent deterrent was.Ó the fall speaker series hosted by the supported [utilizing the nuclear op-Rather than the moral or ethi-Robert S. Strauss Center for Interna-tion],Ó Valentino said. In this scenar-cal implications, as Valentino ex¥tional Security and Law. io Òa majority of individuals approved pected, opinions toward shying ÒIf we find ourselves in some sit-of using nuclear weapons even when away from nuclear weapons were uation where people think nuclear it killed 25,000 people compared to driven by the desire to not en¥weapons are deemed more effective 500 people [with the non-nuclear op-courage use of nuclear weapons in the future, itÕs unlikely that pub-tion],Ó Valentino said. against the United States. lic opinion will hold our leaders back In the second scenario, people were ÒWhen people are asked to from using them,Ó Valentino said. asked to read an article where an ex-pick, the vast majority of peo- The research was conducted ecutive decision was made to utilize ple who say that they donÕt want through surveys which gave people nuclear weapons to destroy a terror-to use nuclear weapons say itÕs two scenarios to decipher, Valentino ist weapons cache in Syria without because they donÕt want to set a said. In one scenario people were giv-knowing the comparable cost-ben-precedent,Ó Valentino said. en a news article detailing the advan-efits of a non-nuclear option, Valen-Those surveyed via Internet tages and disadvantages of destroy-tino said. The casualty levels and ef-in seven experiments contain- HOME continues from PAGE 1 of why theyÕre homeless and what live a good life.Ó lose touch with what works best can be done to prevent an in-The homeless population is for them,Ó Flynn said. crease in the number of homeless not one most are eager to work Streeter said he hopes a suc¥people in the future. with, Flynn said. She said sharing cessful 100 Homes Campaign ÒI think that everyone deserves her experiences with her peers is in Austin will help create viable some help when theyÕre down, whatÕs valuable because they can long-term solutions to issues that and to be living on the streets and learn a lot about how to work on raise concern in the community. not have a home to call your own the streets and talk with the home-ÒWhat kind of society do we isnÕt right,Ó said Flynn. ÒI treat less in order to see what life is like want to live in?Ó Streeter asked. these people as though they could from a different perspective. ÒDo we want to live in a society be my father or brother. WeÕre all ÒWhen you lose touch with the where itÕs OK for people to live just here to be happy, to love and people that youÕre serving, you and die on the streets?Ó ÐÐ  TEAMWORK STARTS HERE 6 SPORTS www.utrecsports.org Wednesday, November 9, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Trey Scott, Sports Editor | (512) 232 2210 | sports@dailytexanonline.com VOLLEYBALL TEXAS SERVES UP ACES Texas sophomore Sarah Palmer performs a jump serve. A jump serve is risky, but itÕs extremely effective if done correctly. By Chris Hummer Daily Texan Staff Bounce, bounce, bounce. Ball steady, arm back, solid contact, over the net, then Ñ hopefully Ñ an ace. This is the sequence of events that goes through the mind of every serv¥er in volleyball while they go through their routine right before and through the serve. Well, this isnÕt completely true; ev¥ery server has a unique routine that allows her to feel completely com¥fortable before she attempts to put the ball over the net. ÒWhatever is comfortable with you is what you will go with. There is nothing specific that anyone has to do with their routine,Ó said senior Amber Roberson. For Roberson, the routine is rath¥er simple. She just bounces the ball on the court until she is comfortable enough to let it go. STAT GUY BergeronÕs day stacks up with greats By Hank South Daily Texan Columnist Texas running back Joe BergeronÕs 191-yard, three¥touchdown performance cer¥tainly solidified his place in the LonghornsÕ offensive rotation, as evidenced by him being named a co-starter at tailback alongside Fozzy Whittaker for the Mis¥souri game this Saturday. ItÕs not often that backup run¥ ÒI bounce the ball a lot. I bounce and count in my head, but the repe¥tition of your routine is important,Ó she said. However, the serve is not such a simple animal that it can just be de¥fined in routines or in the amount of times you bounce the ball. It has a huge impact on the game. ÒIt is the first attack that we can put on to the other team, serving a good ball or placing it on a certain player that is not a good passer can throw the other team out of system and work in our advantage when we play defense,Ó said sophomore Sarah Palmer. ÒBecause it is easier for us to work around a bad pass.Ó The service game sets the tone for every possession on the court. A good serve to the correct spot puts even the best of defense on its heels, while a bad serve to the wrong loca¥tion makes it much easier for your opponent to return and gain con¥trol of the point because your de¥fense will be in the wrong location on the court to deal with the opponentÕs ball movement. ÒThe game is basically a serve and pass game. You have to start with a pass/serve,Ó Roberson said. ÒUsually, Coach will call us a zone because for setters, itÕs harder to set the ball over their shoulders, so as long as we serve the ball to the number he calls it helps a lot.Ó For the Texas players, there are many different techniques to get the ball to said point, in the different forms of the serve. There is the float serve, where the ball is hit with no spin to make the path of the serve un¥predictable. Then there is the topspin serve, where the ball is tossed high and hit near the wrist to create a high speed serve with spin. Perhaps most famously is the jump SERVE continues on PAGE 7 Trent Lesikar | Daily Texan File Photo Junior ShaÕDare McNeal follows through on her float serve in which she hits the ball with little to no spin to make the flight path of the serve unpredict¥able. Many Texas players use this form of the serve to effectively place the ball over the net. Trent Lesikar Daily Texan File Photo New York Jets running back La-Dainian Tomlinson split time with Basil Mitchell in the Õ97 and Õ98 seasons posting respect¥able numbers. When Tomlinson got his chance to start a game in 1999, he rushed for a single¥game NCAA record 406 yards versus UTEP. Tomlinson carried the ball 43 times and registered six touchdowns in his record¥breaking performance. In 2001, Auburn running back Carnell ÒCadillacÓ Wil- BERGERON continues on PAGE 7 FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Freshmen Brown, Shipley feeling better after injuries used with a quarterback-turned-re¥ceiver as recent as last season. ÒJohn Chiles would have been per¥fect for it,Ó said Brown. ÒFozzyÕs really good at it. He canÕt throw, which has been rather evident. But youÕve got a 10.2, 10.3 100-meter sprinter going across his face and those linebackers get so distracted by the speed of Mar¥quise [Goodwin] and D.J. [Monroe] that they get softer.Ó Veteran tailbacks helping Brown, Bergeron along Malcolm Brown and Joe Bergeron have made running for 100 yards look easy, combining for 446 rush¥ing yards the last two games and thatÕs with Brown sidelined with turf toe last week. But they might owe some of their success to Fozzy Whittaker, who has been instruct¥ing them in practice and leading them to congratulate offensive line¥men after they score, according to head coach Mack Brown. ÒI feel that those two will con¥tinue to play off each other in the years to come,Ó Whittaker said. ÒWhen Malcolm was on top, I was making sure he stayed grounded and making sure Joe stayed hungry. Now that JoeÕs on top, IÕm making sure he still stays humble, and Mal¥colm continues to stay hungry.Ó BIG 12 continues on PAGE 7 SIDELINE BY THE NUMBERS 3 The number of tackles Albert Haynesworth had with the Patriots in six games this season before being cut on Tuesday. So much for turning his career around in New England, huh? 67 The age at which boxing legend Joe Frazier passed away at on Monday. Frazier was best know for his epic title fights with Muhammad Ali in the Õ70s. 3 Number of days the Longhorn Network will be offering free content on its web¥site this weekend. ItÕs looking like not being carried by Time Warner is starting to hurt. Sports Briefly NBA players reject most recent offer: ignore SternÕs warning The NBA players rejected yet another proposal from the owners on Tuesday. The offers were said to between 49 and 51 percent. This is despite David SternÕs recent ulti¥matum that if the most recent of¥fer wasnÕt accepted by Wednesday, the deals would only get worse from there for the players. ÒThe current offer on the table from the NBA is one that we can¥not accept,Ó said playersÕ associa¥tion president Derek Fisher. Instead of accepting the deal the players are now asking for anoth¥er meeting with the owners before WednesdayÕs deadline. It is expect¥ed that if a 50-50 split of basketball income comes up in negotiations, it will be accepted this time. Ñ Chris Hummer Join us today at 5 p.m. for a live chat previewing SaturdayÕs game against Missouri bit.ly/dt_chat ning backs get to showcase their talent Ñ even when they do, the game is usually already decided. But with Malcolm Brown side¥lined for the Texas Tech game with turf toe, Bergeron got an opportunity, put the Texas of¥fense on his back and turned in a game for the ages. How does that performance stack up against past second-string run¥ning backs in college football? LetÕs take a look at Ñ what else? Ñ the stats. Former TCU and current By Christian Corona Daily Texan Staff Texas was without its lead¥ing rusher and its receiver, Mal¥colm Brown and Jaxon Shipley, last weekend but still managed to blow out Texas Tech and amass a season-high 595 yards, 439 on the ground. Brown is suffering from turf toe, and when heÕs not practic¥ing, he will wear a protective boot on his foot. Shipley, whose knee was injured in the LonghornsÕ 43-0 over Kansas two weeks ago, did not dress this past week but is rehabbing and improving. ÒSome people will probably panic when they see [Brown] in a boot, but thatÕs just normal,Ó said head coach Mack Brown. Ò[Ship¥ley] was much better yesterday ... I talked to Jaxon last night, and he said, ÔIÕm feeling so much better.Õ So hopefully he will.Ó Wild formation could have been used years ago in Horns offense When the Wildcat formation was made popular by the Miami Dol¥phins with Ronnie Brown and for¥mer Longhorns legend Ricky Wil¥liams, it seemed unstoppable. Now, one would be hard-pressed to find a team implementing the look, espe¥cially with teams throwing more and more. But Bryan Harsin has made it work this season, although Mack Brown believed it could have been Elisabeth Dillon | Daily Texan Staff Texas true freshman Joe BergeronÕs 191-yard, three-touchdown performance on Saturday, was one of the best games by a Texas backup or for that matter any backup in NCAA history. COLLEGE FOOTBALL PaternoÕs job could be in jeopardy Ò Kansas to score more. But weÕre go-in the tank. IÕd be in an institution kansas. McFadden finished his has a great opportunity to solid¥quished the starting role at Ar-Brown still hobbling, Bergeron ing to have to score in the 40s to somewhere.Ó career with 4,590 yards, second-ify himself as the go-to-guy the most in SEC conference history rest of the season. ADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. In the event of errors made in advertisement, notice must be given by 10 am the Þrst day of publication, as the publishers are responsible for only ONE incorrect THE DAILY TEXAN insertion. 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Armas The Associated Press Support for keeping Joe Paterno in his job coach¥ing Penn State football is eroding among the board of trustees, threatening to end the 84-year-old coachÕs career amid a child sex abuse scandal involv¥ing a former assistant and one-time heir apparent. A person familiar with the trusteesÕ discussions and who used the term ÒerodingÓ said it was un¥clear what the consequences for Paterno will be and that a decision could be rendered before the board meets on Friday. Penn State President Graham Spanier also has lost support among the Board of Trustees, the per¥son said but, again, how much was unclear. PaternoÕs son, Scott, said his father hasnÕt spo¥ken with Penn State officials or trustees about step¥ping down. Addressing reporters outside his fa¥therÕs house, he said Joe Paterno plans to not only coach in SaturdayÕs game against Nebraska but for the long haul. ÒNo one has asked Joe to resign,Ó Scott Paterno told The Associated Press in a text message. Penn State administrators canceled PaternoÕs weekly news conference during which he was ex¥pected to field questions about the sex abuse scan¥dal involving former defensive coordinator Jer¥ry Sandusky. The former defensive coordinator of PaternoÕs two national championship teams in the 1980s was arrested Saturday on charges of sexual¥ly abusing eight boys over 15 years. His lawyer said Sandusky is innocent. Scott Paterno said the decision to cancel was made by SpanierÕs office and that his fa¥ther was disappointed. ÒI know you guys have a lot of questions. I was hoping I could answer them today. WeÕll try to do it as soon as we can,Ó Joe Paterno said to a group of reporters as he got into his car. About a dozen stu¥dents stood nearby, chanting, ÒWe love you, Joe.Ó A second person familiar with the boardÕs dis¥cussions, said it was focused on the horrific aspects of the charges against Sandusky; two Penn State of¥ficials have also been charged in the scandal, ac¥cused of failing to notify authorities when told Sandusky had assaulted a boy in a shower used by the football team. Trustee David Joyner said he was unaware if any decision had been made on PaternoÕs future. SERVE continues from PAGE 6 serve, where the player tosses the ball all, serving is all the same. You al¥high and makes a timed run and jump ways have to have the right contact at it, creating a high velocity serve with and place it on the right spot on a lot of spin. This is the most devastat-the court.Ó ing serve when performed correctly No matter which way the players but also a high-risk option. chose to get the ball over the net, Palmer is one player on the Tex-there are two keys that constitute a as roster that employs a jump serve good serve. in her repertoire. It is the most ag-ÒThe number one most impor¥gressive form of the service game, tant factor to a serve is velocity and and when done well, it creates lots being able to hit the spots you want The number one most important factor to a serve is velocity and being Ò able to hit the spots you want to. Ñ Jerritt Elliott Head coach BERGERON continues from PAGE 6 liams entered the season as the (Herschel Walker, 5,259 yards). No. 3 option on the depth chart. Also in 2005, Texas running Similar to Bergeron, Williams back Jamaal Charles got his first got a chance to start the eighth career start in the Longhorns game of the season against Ar-third game versus Rice. Charles kansas. Williams carried the ball rushed for 189 yards and three 19 times for 177 yards and one touchdowns in TexasÕ 51-10 vic¥touchdown. Cadillac went on to tory. Charles ended his career becoming one of the most pro-as the fourth-leading rusher in lific running backs in Auburn school history with 3,328 yards. history, rushing for 3,831 yards And recently, in 2009, Vir¥and 45 touchdowns. ginia TechÕs Ryan Williams took In 2005, Arkansas running over for an injured Darren Evans back Darren McFadden entered and posted sensational numbers: his freshman season third on the 1,655 yards and 21 touchdowns. roster behind senior DeÕArrius BergeronÕs performance Howard and sophomore Peyton against the Red Raiders on Sat-Hillis. After McFadden carried urday is similar to many great the ball 31 times for 190 yards college running backs first per-probably win in the end.Ó Which conference harder to coach in? Big 12 or SEC? Blackout at BrownÕs house TexasÕ last three defensive coor¥dinators Ñ Gene Chizik, Will Mus-When Mack Brown got home Sat¥champ and Manny Diaz Ñ have all urday after his team trounced Texas come from the SEC, where defens-Tech, one would think heÕd be happy. es dominate, like in LSUÕs 9-6 vic-Instead, the longtime Longhorns head tory over Alabama on Saturday. On coach was frustrated not because he the other hand, the Big 12 show-was disappointed in his teamÕs perfor¥cases offensive juggernauts, such as mance but because he couldnÕt get his Oklahoma State and Kansas State, television to turn on. who combined for 97 points in ÒThank God we won because my their shoot-out last week. TVs werenÕt working,Ó said Brown. ÒItÕs much easier to be a defensive ÒThereÕs one little TV in a guest bed¥coordinator in [the SEC],Ó Brown room, so Sally [BrownÕs wife] and I said. ÒYou can get beat in the 50s were in there flipping back and forth in the [Big 12] every week. 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Flexible hours, work from home. www.2dreambigger. com SUDOKUFORYOU YesterdayÕs solution OKU 8 7 1 4 6 2 7 8 3 3 4 8 5 2 4 3 9 1 5 9 6 2 6 8 6 7 7 8 5 6 2 8 3 5 7 4 1 6 9 6 4 7 9 8 1 3 2 5 5 1 9 2 6 3 8 4 7 8 2 5 7 3 9 4 1 6 9 6 4 1 2 5 7 3 8 7 3 1 8 4 6 5 9 2 3 9 6 4 5 8 2 7 1 1 5 2 3 9 7 6 8 4 4 7 8 6 1 2 9 5 3 10 LIFE&ARTS Wednesday, November 9, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Aleksander Chan, Life&Arts Editor | (512) 232 2209 | dailytexan@gmail.com Engineering student takes on runway Liu to compete in fashion show for internship with Marie Claire magazine By Jessica Lee Daily Texan Staff Diya Liu is not afraid to mix a striped shirt with polka dot¥ted shorts. The UT biochemis¥try and chemical engineering se¥nior has a daring fashion sense that she documents on her blog, In Her Stilettos. Now she will be showing off her sense of style by hosting a fashion show at the Mohawk next week. Liu is competing against four other college students across the nation in the Marie Claire Front Row College Challenge to win a summer internship at Marie Claire magazine. After learning she had been selected to compete in the com¥petition, Liu was flown to New York by Marie Claire in August to style and produce the upcom¥ing show. She worked on ev¥erything from model casting to menu selection. ÒThe New York experience was surreal,Ó Liu said. ÒIt was ba¥sically well over a couple of in¥ternships worth of experience compressed into two days. I got to meet so many people that are usually inaccessible.Ó Models will be strutting down the runway wearing looks from LOFT as well as sporting Rim¥mel makeup. A few of LiuÕs fel¥low members of University Fash¥ion Group will also be helping out with the show. Liu has taught herself the ins and outs of the blogosphere. Upon creating In Her Stilettos, Liu came to the realization that a blog is much more than snap¥ping a few fashion photos and posting them online. ÒTo be a good fashion blogger, you have to be not just stylish, but you have to be a good pho¥tographer, a good website de¥signer, a good PR person, a good writer,Ó Liu said. ÒItÕs not as glam¥orous as everyone thinks it is.Ó Though she lacks a formal ed¥ucation in fashion that her com¥petitors Ñ representing the Uni¥versity of Alabama, the Univer¥sity of Delaware and Penn State Ñ can boast, Liu believes it is the self-taught knowledge of the business side of fashion that won her this opportunity. But Liu does not plan to make the fashion world the home of her work stilettos anytime soon. After graduation, she plans to at¥tend law school with the hopes of working in intellectual prop¥erty law, which deals with copy¥rights, patents and other cre¥ations of the mind. Liu is no stranger to copyright infringement. All the photos she uses on her blog are legally her own, but she regularly finds oth¥er Web users using the pictures without proper attribution. She advises those seeking to start a blog of their own to do it in the hopes of getting famous. ÒYou have to be passionate about it,Ó Liu said. ÒAt the end of the day, the amount of work I put into the website and how much I get paid for it Ñ itÕs probably minimum wage.Ó And she also has to face crit¥icism from some of her readers. It is easy to be anonymous on the Internet, and Liu has devel¥oped a thick skin when it comes to reading mean comments. ÒFashion is harsh, and there and the vintage stores on South are a lot more people used to Congress Avenue. criticizing,Ó Liu said. ÒItÕs some-Journalism junior Olivia Wat¥thing thatÕs subjective and not son is an avid fashion blog read¥objective. There is no definitive er and commends Liu on her answer for who is stylish.Ó success with In Her Stilettos. ÒI Liu describes her fashion as think she has a really interesting vintage-inspired and extreme-style, and I hope she wins so ev¥ly girly. She likes to experiment eryone can see how stylish our with both color and texture. Liu school is.Ó finds herself shopping at lo-Liu hopes to do just that. She cal haunts such as Dog & Pony reiterates how thankful she is that the UT faculty has been so understanding with her ab¥sences from classes in prepara¥tion for the show and urges stu¥dents to come out and celebrate with her. ÒThe Marie Claire fashion ed¥itor will be there, and the whole event is being done by a pro¥fessional production company based out of L.A.,Ó Liu said. ÒIt should be a great experience.Ó WHAT: Marie Claire Front Row Challenge WHERE: Mohawk WHEN: November 17, 7 p.m. TICKETS: Limited Seats - RSVP to FrontRowChallengeUT@hearst. com Tips to conduct successful job search By Julie Rene Tran Daily Texan Columnist Professionals in crisp suits with BlackBerrys to their ears hurried along Wall Street, fueling that dis¥tinguished adrenaline of go-go-go, cutthroat competition and inge¥nuity. Blocks away, in a cramped lot across the World Trade Cen¥ter memorial, a group of NYU stu¥dents camp out for Occupy Wall Street, telling tourists they are pro¥testing in hopes of entering a bet¥ter workforce when they gradu¥ate. Somewhere between the an¥gry college students and the work¥ing professionals is me Ñ a journal¥ism senior who, until last Tuesday, had no clear idea what was in store post-graduation. According to Bankrupting America, a project by the nonpar¥tisan nonprofit organization Public Notice, 1.7 million college students graduated in May to approximate¥ly 50,000 job openings. And with unemployment rising more than 9 percent, this year is evidently not the best time for job hunting. My recent job search in New York held all of the fluttering emo¥tions bubbling in our nation: con¥fusion, distress, hope and persever¥ance. ItÕs easy to nag and complain and wait for someone to do some¥thing about the problem, but the best way out of any mess is to find the loopholes and take initiative. Back in September, after no prog¥ress in my job search, on a whim I decided to book a trip to New York. My plan was to meet with anyone who would talk to me. I wasnÕt go¥ing in thinking I was going to leave with a job. I just wanted to get my name out there. For five days in October, I met with recruiters, people in the busi¥ness and old friends and UT alum¥ni, showing my portfolio, asking questions about working in the city and leaving my business card be¥hind to narrow that gap of living in New York from dream to reality. While thankfully, I did land an amazing opportunity with a music media company, the agony of the experience still traumatizes me. To help ease the experience for those in similar shoes, below are some considerations to keep in mind while looking for your own job out¥side of the Lone Star state. Take initiative Consider booking a trip to a city you desire to work in and spending a few days to meet with recruiters for informational interviews, alum¥ni and anyone in the business that could give insight to the field. The trip would also allow you to famil¥iarize with the city and better de¥cide whether you could even stand to live in it. From airfare and boarding to subways and coffee dates, the trip will be costly. Try to reduce the cost by staying with a friend who lives in the city or couchsurfing, buying groceries instead of eating out and walking shorter blocks. Spending money without any guarantee of a job is a gamble, but in putting your name and work out there, youÕll gain more than you lose. In the weeks leading up to the visit, continue applying for jobs in that city, but include also in your cover letters the dates youÕll be vis¥iting. This can compel employers to reply back faster and it shows you are serious about their company and relocating. For any company or organiza¥tions that spark your interest, reach out to human resource or anyone who works there and ask for an in¥formational interview. UT has one of the largest alumni networks Ñ use that to your advan¥tage. Using the Texas Exes database or Facebook group, arrange coffee meet-ups with a few alumni to ask about their own job search, reloca¥tion and career. It doesnÕt hurt to ask them to pass along your busi¥ness card or resume either. Be willing to leave home Obviously, finding a job local¥ly or in state is more cost-effective and easier to manage. An inter¥view is only a drive away. The Tex¥as connection makes small talks easier. And chances are, you know someone who knows someone that works for that company, but Texas isnÕt always as big as it seems. But while jobs are fruitful here, the cost of living in Texas is desirable and home is only a highway away, Tex¥as does not offer as many oppor¥tunities or competitive edge for all careers, such as in media and the arts. Sometimes you need to leave in order to really appreciate what you had. Be willing to work for free In general, with jobs limited, graduates will have to settle. This includes earning a lot less than ex¥pected, working unfavorable hours, taking an position youÕre overqual¥ified for or temporary position, working outside of interest area, and/or receiving no health benefits. According to a study on recent college graduates and their struggle in the troubled economy from the John J. Heldrich Center for Work¥force Development at Rutgers Uni¥versity, 46 percent of those first jobs are stepping-stones into a career. This includes taking on paid or un¥paid internships, freelance, volun¥teer and overqualified positions. While itÕs nice to get paid for doing what you love, simply get¥ting to do what you are most pas¥sionate about may just have to suf¥fice for the time being. This could mean working a non-college de¥gree-required position to pay the bills. For instance, a good friend and former Texan colleague of mine busts her grind working dou¥ble shifts at a restaurant so she can pay for a small bedroom in Brook¥lyn while she interns at an oral history project. In the same case as my friend, I will be working an additional non¥media related job to pay for the high cost of living in New York while I pursue my dreams. ItÕs not going to be easy and there will be days where IÕll want to run back to Texas, but I know itÕll be worth it. Detroit band uses music to tackle serious, silly issues By Ali Breland Daily Texan Staff Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. is fair¥ly unique in that it has managed to create a dreamy pop, alternative sound, vaguely reminiscent of some¥thing thatÕs very west coast, despite itÕs Detroit origin. It is perhaps because of its experi¥ence with AmericaÕs ailing economy that it named its most recent album ItÕs a Corporate World. Although the band claims not to be taking a par¥ticular advocacy with the title, it does harbor opinions on the current state of the economy and corporatism. ÒI donÕt know if itÕs our job to make political commentary,Ó said Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. drummer Joshua Ep¥stein. ÒSometimes, itÕs really nice to be in the middle of nowhere and see that you can get coffee and Internet at Star¥bucks, and sometimes, itÕs really shitty because you know that the American dream is harder to attain than it used to be. Like when youÕre in Iceland and you see a KFC, itÕs both comforting and shitty at the same time.Ó The whole corporate world motif gets funny though: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. keyboardist, guitarist and vocalist Daniel Zott, is in the freecreditreport. com band from commercials. Jokes aside, they are no slouches when it comes to talking politics. They are particularly interested in the work of Slovenian Marxist philosopherSlavoj ¥¥i¥¥ek. ÒWe donÕt know if capitalism is a bad thing,Ó Zott said. ÒWe just want to start the conversation.Ó The duality of their sentiment to¥wards capitalism reflects the overall duality Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. possess. They carry a sort of goofy, childlike front, combined with a sort of serious poise and demeanor. Ò[Lamberts, the venue weÕre play¥ing at], is supposed to have great mac¥aroni and cheese,Ó Zott said. While the duo that make up Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. are fairly interest¥ing, their music has certain compel¥ling qualities as well. They sound like something that has been in indie-rock before, but itÕs hard to put a finger on where exactly. It might lie in sample¥driven instrumentals with folk gui¥tars, placed atop fluid and noticeably reverbed vocals. Their conjoining of sounds can be likened to that of Fos¥ter The People if they sampled Flying Lotus beats instead of having a drum¥mer. The heavy backbeat isnÕt com¥monplace, either. With that, theyÕve managed to achieve uniqueness with¥in a sort of familiarity. Their ambitions are even more unique. ÒWeÕd like to play at some high schoolÕs prom and then DJ after¥wards,Ó said Zott, with Epstein behind him, nodding in concurrence. ÒWe just really like DJing.Ó Even if Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. doesnÕt blow up, they still have a place in music thanks to ÒCorporate AmericaÓ and those Free Credit Re¥port commercials. The commercials serve as a revenue stream in the ab¥sence of mainstream notoriety. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. is acutely aware of this fact. ÒEverything is being sold now, and everything is for sale.Ó TONIGHT: Check out Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. @ Stubbs 10 p.m.