Longhorns host Bobcats, winner of Arizona/MSU with title shot on the line SPORTS PAGE 8 facebook.com/dailytexan Friday, December 2, 2011 @thedailytexan >> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com Calendar Last class day No class next Monday or Tuesday and the final examination period will begin on Wednesday, Dec. 7. Foam sword Friday Come celebrate the last day of classes and have an epic foam sword battle with the School of Architecture. The battle will commence at noon at the Co¥op crosswalk, and foam swords will be provided. Ugly sweater party Don your ugliest sweater for a night of festivities, raffle prizes and good cheer to celebrate the end of the year. Meet at the Lo¥cal Pub and Patio at 8 p.m. and wear your best (worst) sweater! Queen sing¥along Come join the Action Pack at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz to¥night and pay tribute to Freddie Mercury and the rest of Queen in an epic sing-along. Festivities start at 10:30 p.m., and comple¥mentary mustaches are available. Today in history In 2001 The energy corporation Enron filed for bankruptcy after it was exposed that senior executives had committed large scale accounting fraud. canÕt go wrong. As long as you make a choice and stay committed to it you will always be right. Ñ Colin Bates Gigglepants captain LIFE&ARTS PAGE 13 A&M coach fired after spotty year for Aggies By Christian Corona Mike Sherman was fired the season ranked in the top 10 preceded this yearÕs flop. Aggies blew double-digit leads in Daily Texan Columnist Thursday, a week after the Aggies of this yearÕs pre-season polls. Not only did Texas A&M lose five of their six defeats, including wrapped up their regular season Sherman posted a 25-25 record half of their regular season games a 17-point advantage that was with a 27-25 loss to the Long-in four years as the AggiesÕ head this year but they did so in excru-erased by Oklahoma State in the Texas A&M will make the horns. Texas A&M awaits a bowl football coach, the first two of ciating fashion, as blowing sec-first meeting of top-10 teams at transition to the SEC with a new invitation at 6-6, a disappointing which resulted in losing records ond-half leads became a trade¥ head football coach. mark for a team that came into before a nine-win season that mark of ShermanÕs squad. The SHERMAN continues on PAGE 2 Face AIDS promotes HIV testing By Megan Strickland Daily Texan Staff Only 23 percent of sexually active students at UT use condoms reg¥ularly, said Guli Fager, health edu¥cation coordinator for University Health Services at the fifth annual World AIDS day conference at UT. The conference, hosted by the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Cen¥ter for Human Rights and Justice, the English department and student advocacy group Face AIDS, explored the current state of AIDS treatment and the policies that allow the dis¥ease to continue to spread. Fager said she was concerned to find that of students who choose to have sex, only some regularly use condoms. She said condoms are the only way to protect from HIV with¥out having both partners tested for the disease. Fager said her data came from 800 student respondents to a National College Health Assessment survey of UT students in 2010. She said outside research indicates stu¥dents may believe testing both part¥ners for sexually transmitted infec¥tions or using condoms is not nec¥essary because they trust their part¥ner. The UT chapter of Face AIDS, a student group dedicated to combat¥ing AIDS, spent Thursday hosting free HIV testing for students and co¥ordinating a fair of AIDS awareness booths on the West Mall, president and nursing junior Reba Carethers said. Face AIDS helps those affected by AIDS in Austin, including under¥represented groups often not taken Elisabeth Dillon | Daily Texan Staff Junior public health major Megan Dietz signs a banner Thursday morning in the West Mall as part of an organization fair for World AIDS Day. Student groups participated in the fair to bring awareness to and fundraise for topics related to HIV/AIDS. care of by conventional programs, Rwanda. She said Face AIDS held a such as incarcerated people affected Child Back to School campaign this by the disease, Carethers said. year to help children in Rwanda who Carethers said the group also rais-have AIDS return to school. es funds to combat HIV/AIDS in ÒWe raised $2,000 and were able Shelley Herbert examines one of the books in the exhibi¥tion ÒBanned, Burned, Seized, and CensoredÓ held at the Harry Ransom Center. Rebeca Rodriguez Daily Texan Staff burnings. ÒIt was a sort of celebratory burn¥ing of books,Ó Sigler said. ÒCensor¥ship was in the newspapers, in the magazines and in the public eye.Ó The danger of book burning be¥came realized after the war began, Sigler said. A 1942 poster display¥ing the words, ÒBooks are weapons in the war of ideas,Ó caused some Americans to perceive book burning as a brainwashing tactic of tyranny BANNED continues on PAGE 2 to send 20 kids back to school,Ó Care-and even thrive.Ó thers said. ÒWe found that when we Face AIDS holds fundraisers place them back in school it helps a throughout the year, such as the a lot more with their disease. They are able to cope better with the disease AIDS continues on PAGE 2 Students gain experience by pitching companies By Jody Serrano Daily Texan Staff Two weeks ago while stay¥ing up late cramming for a test, finance senior Ian Beck¥com wished he could talk to somebody about the ques¥tions he had before he took the exam the next day. Beckcom said he wondered what it would be like to chat with professors and fellow students while he studied and why there was not already a technology to meet this need. His answer reminded him of why he and three other class¥mates decided to form Home¥room, a software company that runs an online learning management information sys¥tem similar to Blackboard. Beckcom and his team were one of the 20 teams that pre¥sented a 5-minute company investor ÒpitchÓ to a crowd of more than 200 students, pro¥fessors and local entrepre¥neurs at the 1 Semester Start¥up ÒDemo DayÓ showcase Thursday night. 1 Semester Startup is an interdisciplin¥ary course that began this se¥mester and allows undergrad¥uates with startup companies to gain first-hand experience in running and developing successful businesses. Engineering professor Bob Metcalfe, finance professor John Butler and computer sci¥ence specialist Joshua Baer lead the class. Baer said the class consists of 75 enrolled students from across all ma¥jors and 25 mentors from the Austin entrepreneur commu¥nity. ÒThe biggest value comes from bringing experienced mentors to spend time with the students,Ó Baer said. ÒSome of this you canÕt get from text¥books.Ó In order to be a mentor, entrepreneurs need to have started one or more start¥up companies. Students meet with mentors once a week to convey updates, challenges and progress. PITCH continues on PAGE 2 By Omar Gamboa Daily Texan Staff Harry Ransom Center cura¥tor Danielle Sigler said when devel¥oping her own curatorÕs tour of the ÒBanned, Burned, Seized, and Cen¥soredÓ exhibition that took place Thursday night, she did not want her guided discussion to be as boring as a laundry list. Jennifer Tisdale, director of Pub¥lic Affairs for the center, said a cu¥ratorÕs tour allows visitors to learn more about the displays than if they visited on their own, as curators like Sigler created the exhibits. The exhibition, which opened Sept. 6 and ends Jan. 22, 2012, fea¥tures excerpts and symbols of liter¥ary works banned in the decades be¥fore World War II. Also on display are documents and photographs demonstrating the censorship or¥ganizations of the time, such as the New York Society for the Suppres¥sion of Vice, led by John S. Sumner, who organized controversial book 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 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. FOR THE RECORD Correction: Because of a reporting error, the caption of ThursdayÕs page 1 news story about the TPAC forum misidentiÞed Adrian Orozco. Because of an editing error, the online headline in WednesdayÕs story about the liberal arts CTBAC should not have said the committee agreed to a 2.6 percent tuition increase. TOMORROWÕS WEATHER High Low 69 58 Wrap it up. Baer said along with the mentorship program, the pro¥fessors wanted students to take care of their health and fo¥cus on their planning, writing, speaking and selling skills. He said engineering and computer science students are not usual¥ly taught the latter three skills. Metcalfe has numerous start¥ups under his belt, including the multi-billion dollar net¥working company 3Com Corp. With 3Com Metcalfe devel¥oped the UNIX, TCIP and Eth¥ernet, three monumental tech¥nologies that revolutionized the Internet. ÒThe idea is giving students permission to create their own startup,Ó Metcalfe said. ÒWeÕd like to introduce them to a lot of experienced entrepre-neurs and show that these peo¥ple arenÕt gods, show how or¥dinary people can do it.Ó Rus¥sell Hinds, a managing part¥ner at RSH Ventures, mentors Beckom and the group behind the Homeroom startup. Hinds said he loves working with the group because thereÕs a lot of passion but not a lot of busi¥ness sense of what might be important to an investor. ÒWith students, a little bit of advice goes a long way,Ó Hinds said. ÒItÕs amazing what you can accomplish in this spe¥cial environment. ItÕs a spiri¥tual getaway for an entrepre¥neur, doing more than what they expected in a short peri¥od of time.Ó Computer science senior Andrew Miller, also a part of used by the Nazi Party. ÒThe Nazi Party book burnings did give some people pause,Ó Si¥gler said. ÒA radio broadcast would have listeners imagine Nazis go¥ing into American classrooms and telling students that Abraham Lin¥coln never existed.Ó Sigler said support for censor¥ship existed even after the anti-Nazi propaganda campaign, and those supporting it believed they were upholding American princi¥ples. ÒÔThe Grapes of WrathÕ was banned in Kern County, California where it took place, and afterwards John Steinbeck tried to get out of the country as fast as he could,Ó Si¥gler said. ÒOnce this happened, it became threatening and scary for him Ñ he feared for his life.Ó Clash over salary leads to former UT deanÕs firing By Allie Kolechta Daily Texan Staff A former UT dean was fired from his position of president at the University of Oregon after ex¥pressing clashing viewpoints with the stateÕs Board of Higher Educa¥tion. Richard Lariviere was fired Tuesday after members of Ore¥gonÕs State Board of Higher Educa¥tion unanimously voted him out of his position. The board decided to remove Lariviere after he gave pay raises to more than 1,300 univer¥sity employees even after an order from Gov. John Kitzhaber to lim¥it salary increases. According to the Associated Press, he lobbied against the boardÕs goal to make the University separate from the rest of the University of Oregon System and worked against the opinions of board members by doing so. Leriviere resigned as dean of UTÕs College of Liberal Arts in 2006 to become provost and ex¥ecutive vice chancellor at the Uni-Homeroom, said the team is versity of Kansas. He became pres¥working to develop a beta ver¥sion of Homeroom and has ident of the University of Oregon in 2009. ÒI have never understood the ar¥gument that a strong University of Oregon was bad for the university system,Ó Leriviere told the Associ¥ated Press. During his time at UT, Lariviere worked to create a positive atmo¥sphere and improve problems as¥sociated with issues like diversity and academic excellence, said lib¥eral arts graduate coordinator Joel Suarez. ÒI had a very positive experi¥ence working with Richard,Ó Suar¥ez said. ÒHe was a very strong lead¥er because he had a very strong vi¥sion about how a college or a uni¥versity should be running.Ó During his time as dean, Lariv¥iere would hold weekly team meet¥ings to discuss issues and ideas on how to solve them, Suarez said. ÒHe did a lot for the college,Ó he said. ÒIt was clear that he would get input from us, but he would make the decision he thought was best for the college.Ó professors and students that have agreed to try the program out once it is finished. SHERMAN continues from PAGE 1 ÒThe fact is that this class is a set up, itÕs low risk, Ó Mill¥er said. ÒIf we fail weÕre not $50,000 in debt.Ó Miller said if the company does not work out, there would always be next semester for more opportunities. Rudy Garza, an investor at G-57 Capital, said he saw three student pitches he would fol¥low up on and potentially in¥vest in. ÒAs far as students start¥ups go, itÕs interdisciplin¥ary and thatÕs monumental,Ó Garza said. Kyle Field since 1975. Texas A&M had a 35-17 halftime lead over Arkansas, a national title contender un¥til falling to LSU last week¥end, 42-38. Two overtime loss¥es, including a quadruple¥overtime, heartbreaking 53¥50 loss to Kansas State, didnÕt help ShermanÕs case. But the nail in the coffin was likely the two-point defeat Texas handed his Texas A&M team this Thanksgiving. In the final meeting against the Long¥horns before the Aggies leave the Big 12, Texas A&M scored the gameÕs first 13 points be¥fore being outscored 17-0 in BANNED continues from PAGE 1 the third quarter and watch¥ could use a defensive-minded SEC man like Alabama defen¥sive coordinator Kirby Smart, whose name was been associ¥ated with several head coach¥ing opponents, including the one at Mississippi. Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen could get a call from College Station, but thereÕs a good chance he leaves Starkville for Penn State. And donÕt count out Louisville head coach Charlie Strong, who was a Texas A&M graduate assis¥tant in 1985. Sherman should land on his feet as he is still respected as an impressive offensive mind. HeÕs even rumored to be in the running to become the Jack¥sonville JaguarsÕ head coach. The Aggies owe Sherman $5.8 million as their athletic de¥partment continues to rack up costs with the exit fee to join the SEC set at $28 million, al¥though itÕs believed to be ne¥gotiable. But the millions that Texas A&M is willing to pay to part ways with Sherman goes to show how much pressure the fans put on it to replace him and how badly the Aggies felt that they needed a new head football coach. UT alumnus Deborah Garza said she found it interesting that anyone would burn books, let alone remove them from the mar¥ket. Garza said it must have been a political statement. ÒItÕs surprising that people con¥sidering themselves to be literate would [prevent] others from en¥joying any books,Ó she said. Psychology senior Sarah Sol¥omon said she worked in the ar¥chives of the Ransom Center and got to see the plethora of works and collectorsÕ items held by the Center. ÒI think itÕs really kind of amaz¥ing Justin Tucker hit a 40-yard game-winning field goal as time expired. With that gut¥wrenching loss taking place in College Station, Sherman was unable to survive that game, his last as the AggiesÕ head coach. The frontrunner to replace Sherman is former Texas A&M offensive coordinator Kev¥in Sumlin, who has led Hous¥ton to a 12-0 record and likely a BCS berth should the Cou¥gars beat Southern Mississip¥pi in the Conference USA title game Saturday. But the Aggies ing that our university has so many resources,Ó Solomon said. ÒThereÕs still a lot from here that youÕre not AIDS continues from PAGE 1 seeing yet. ItÕs comparable to the other large archives of the world.Ó condom fashion show where con¥tenders dress up in creations made entirely out of condoms and their wrappers, Carethers said. She said the group also sells beaded red¥ribbon pins handcrafted in Rwan¥da for $4. ÒThe cost of one pin can stop a mother-to-child transmission,Ó Carethers said. ÒIt also pays for three months of anti-viral treat¥ment for the child. In sub-Saharan Africa, life-saving retroviral medi¥cine for one person costs 40 cents per day. ThatÕs nothing compared to the cost in the U.S.Ó Sociology professor Matthew Flynn said the cost of comparable anti-viral treatment in the U.S. for wisdom teeth removed? DonÕt go to the ring. We have a research study. Right now, PPD is looking for qualiÞed participants for a post-surgical pain relief research study of an investigational medication. Surgery for qualiÞed study participants will be performed by a board certiÞed oral surgeon. Receive up to $500 upon study completion and the surgery is performed at no cost. For information, call 462-0492 Text ÒPPDÓ to 48121 to receive study information one year ranges from $10,000 to $15,000. ÒThatÕs due to a variety of con¥tributing factors, but patent laws play a big part,Ó Flynn said. Neville Hoad, English profes¥sor and member of the advisory committee to the Rapport Center said the mix of Face AIDSÕ good work and the tolls AIDS has tak¥en on its victims were the rea¥sons for mixed reactions to World AIDS day. ÒOn one hand itÕs a remem¥brance for those who have fall¥en to the illness,Ó Hoad said. ÒOn the other hand itÕs a celebration of the steps weÕve taken to prevent its spread.Ó WORLD&NATION 3 Friday, December 2, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Austin Myers, Wire Editor | dailytexanonline.com NEWS BRIEFLY Cain campaign on last legs Islamist parties win plurality at behest of liberals in Egypt after allegations of affairs CAIRO Ñ Islamists appear to have taken a strong majority of seats in the first round of EgyptÕs By Shannon McCaffrey affair claim. first parliamentary vote since Hos- The Associated Press Over the past month, Cain has ni MubarakÕs ouster, a trend that watched his standing in polls sink. if confirmed would give religious ATLANTA Ñ Herman Cain He acknowledged his fundraising parties a popular mandate in the is still campaigning for president. took a hit after White came for¥struggle to win control from the But by most measures, his White ward, and political experts predict ruling military and ultimately re- House bid is all but over. that his ability to take in campaign shape a key U.S. ally. His standing in polls is crater-cash will evaporate now that he is Final results, expected Friday, ing. Supporters are wavering if not re-evaluating whether to remain will be the clearest indication in fleeing. Fundraising is suffering. in the race. If he decides to contin¥decades of EgyptiansÕ true politi- And, these days, the former piz-ue running, Cain would face an¥cal views and give the long-banned za company executive is less a se-other big hurdle: the loss of grass-Muslim Brotherhood a major role rious candidate than the butt of roots support, which has provided in the countryÕs first freely elect¥ late-night comedy jokes after a the core of his base for his anti-es¥ed parliament. An Islamist major¥ string of accusations of sexually tablishment campaign. ity could also herald a greater role inappropriate behavior and, now, Atlanta Tea Party Patriots co¥for conservative Islam in Egyptian an allegation of a 13-year-long founder Debbie Dooley typi¥social life and shifts in foreign pol¥ extramarital affair. fies the falloff of support. She had icy, especially toward Israel and ÒHis chance at winning the pres-been vigorously defending Cain as the Palestinians. idency are effectively zero,Ó said the sexual harassment allegations Judges overseeing the Egyptian Dave Welch, a Republican strate-trickled out. But WhiteÕs accusa¥vote count said Thursday that near¥ gist who worked on both of John tion proved too much. complete results show the Muslim McCainÕs presidential bids. ÒI donÕt know what to be-Brotherhood, the countryÕs largest And Republican strategist Kel-lieve,Ó Dooley said. ÒI just think he and best organized political group, lyanne Conway said: ÒItÕs the daily needs to get out now and focus on could take as many as 45 percent of dose of the wince-and-cringe fac-his family.Ó the contested seats. tor that leaves people wondering Charlie Gruchow, one of CainÕs In addition to the Muslim Broth¥ what could be coming next,Ó earliest and most devout sup¥erhood wins, parties backed by ul- By Donna Cassata It reflects the politically charged hold an individual suspected of ter- As it has since Ginger White porters in Iowa, has said he has traconservative Salafist Muslims stepped forward Monday, the al-moved his support to former looked poised to take 20 percent, The Associated Press dispute over whether to treat sus-rorism indefinitely, without a trial. legation of an affair overshadowed House Speaker Newt Gingrich, giving Islamist parties a striking ma¥ pected terrorists as prisoners of war That provision had no exception for WASHINGTON Ñ Ignoring a or criminals. The administration in-a U.S. citizen. CainÕs campaign for another day because he doesnÕt think Cain can jority in the first round of voting. Thursday, when he told the New survive politically. cratic-controlled Senate moved me-ment and intelligence agents need ment, one that would prohibit the presidential veto threat, the Demo-sists that the military, law enforce-Feinstein offered another amend- Hampshire Union Leader that ÒI still donÕt believe all the allega¥the expense of a coalition of liber- The Islamist victories came at thodically Thursday to complete flexibility in prosecuting the war indefinite detention of a U.S. citizen his wife, Gloria, did not know he tions,Ó he said. ÒBut itÕs really dam¥al parties called the Egyptian block, was providing the 46-year-old At-aged him.Ó deny suspected terrorists, even U.S. killing al-QaidaÕs Osama bin Laden the last time the government held a massive defense bill that would on terror after theyÕve succeeded in without charges or trial. She has said lanta-area businesswoman with Even CainÕs supporters ac¥the youth activists who launched the group most closely linked to money for Òmonth-to-month bills knowledge his odds have grown the anti-Mubarak uprising Ñ and citizens seized within the nationÕs and Anwar al-Awlaki. U.S. citizens indefinitely was when borders, the right to trial and sub-In its veto threat, the White House Japanese-Americans were interned and expenses.Ó even steeper with a cloud planted which is expected to win only about ject them to indefinite detention. said it cannot accept any legislation in camps during World War II. And, Cain said, his wife also over his campaign and just weeks 20 percent of seats. didnÕt know of what he called a before voting gets under way Intelligence Committee Chairman presidentÕs authorities to collect in-constitutional, violating the Fourth The Senate rejected an effort by that Òchallenges or constrains the Kirk has called the provision un¥friendship with White until she in Iowa. Dianne Feinstein to limit a mili-telligence, incapacitate dangerous Amendment and the right of individ¥said publicly that she had a casual ÒIÕm still backing him, but I def- Maastricht Treaty reconsidered tary custody requirement for sus-terrorists and protect the nation.Ó uals to be secure in their homes from 13-year affair with Cain that ended initely think itÕs a bigger and bigger by troubled France, Germany pects to those captured outside the Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and unreasonable searches and seizures. about eight months ago. mountain to climb,Ó Florida state United States. The vote was 55-45. FBI Director Robert Mueller have Countered Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R- It is the latest chapter in a saga Rep. Carlos Trujillo said Tuesday, ny plan to push for fundamen- PARIS Ñ France and Germa¥ that has played out in recent weeks the day after White emerged. ÒItÕs tal changes to the European trea- Feinstein, D-Calif., said her goal opposed the provisions. N.H.: ÒWe need the authority to was to ensure Òthe military wonÕt Republicans counter that their ef-hold those individuals in military as his campaign has been rocked going to be difficult to make up ty governing the euro in order to be roaming our streets looking for forts are necessary to respond to an custody so we arenÕt reading them first with allegations of sexu-that ground in so short an amount save the currency, President Nico¥ al harassment and, now, WhiteÕs of time.Ó las Sarkozy said Thursday. suspected terrorists.Ó evolving, post-Sept. 11 threat, and Miranda rights.Ó The issue divided Democrats that Obama has failed to produce with nine senators, many facing re-a consistent policy on handling Sarkozy said in a speech in the election next year, breaking with terror suspects. southern port city of Toulon that the leadership and administration The bill would require mili¥ during their meeting in Paris on to vote against the amendment. Re-tary custody of a suspect deemed Monday he and German Chancellor publicans held firm, with only three to be a member of al-Qaida or Angela Merkel will unveil proposals holdouts backing FeinsteinÕs effort. its affiliates and involved in plot¥ to try to lift Europe out of its debt In an escalating fight with the ting or committing attacks on crisis and ÒguaranteeÓ its future. White House, the bill would ramp the United States. American cit¥ ÒFrance will push with Germany up the role of the military in han-izens would be exempt. The bill for a new European treaty refound¥dling terror suspects. The billÕs lan-does allow the executive branch ing and rethinking the organization guage challenges citizensÕ rights to waive the authority based on of Europe.The Maastricht Treaty under the Constitution, tests the national security and hold a sus¥ has revealed itself to be imperfect,Ó boundaries of executive and legis-pect in civilian custody. Sarkozy said, referring to the pact lative branch authority and sets up The legislation also would that led to the creation of the euro a showdown with the Democratic give the government the au¥ currency in 1999. Changes in the treaty would have commander in chief. thority to have the military to be approved by all 27 EU mem¥bers, 10 of whom donÕt use the euro currency. Sarkozy said the process of re¥forming the treaty Òwill be long and difficultÓ but is necessary to protect EuropeÕs place in the world. Israel doesnÕt want to but would strike first against nuclear Iran JERUSALEM Ñ Israel does not want to take military action against Iran over its nuclear pro¥gram, but at some point may have no other option, IsraelÕs de¥fense minister said Thursday. At this point, Israel does not intend to launch a strike against Iranian nuclear facilities but it re¥tains the option as a Òlast resort,Ó Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Israel Radio. ÒWe donÕt need unnecessary wars. But we definitely might be put to the test,Ó he said. ÒThe non-diplomatic point is a last resort. The fact that all options are on the table is agreed upon by everybody.Ó Israel, like the West, suspects Iran is developing a nuclear bomb, despite TehranÕs insistence that its nuclear program is de¥signed to produce energy. Israel says a nuclear-armed Iran would threaten the Jew¥ish stateÕs survival, citing Ira¥nian President Mahmoud Ah¥madinejadÕs repeated references to IsraelÕs destruction, IranÕs ar¥senal of ballistic missiles and its support for militant groups that fight Israel. The U.S. Ñ as well as some se¥curity experts in Israel Ñ have loudly opposed the prospect of an Israeli military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, because of its potential for touching off retaliation against Israel and a broader, regional conflagration. Ñ Compiled from Associated Press reports 4 OPINION Friday, December 2, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Viviana Aldous, Editor-in-Chief | (512) 232-2212 | editor@dailytexanonline.com QUOTES TO NOTE From the debate surrounding the Tuition Policy Advisory Com¥mitteeÕs proposed tuition increases to Gov. Rick PerryÕs latest presidential campaign ad, the following quotes are among the best from the last few days. ÒYou know, weÕve all lost our train of thought before, but not many have done it on national TV. Now if you want a slickdebater, IÕm obviously not your guy.Ó Ñ Gov. Rick Perry in his ad that aired Thursday during PerryÕs interview with Jay Leno. Many criticized Perry after, in the Nov. 9 GOP debate, he could not name the third agency of government he would eliminate if elected president of the United States. ÒWe will not stand for these tuition in¥creases, nor will we sit as passive cogs in an interest-driven loan-vending machine.... It is our Board of Regents and state leg¥islators who have systematically legalized unregulated tuition hikes as well as the en¥croaching privitization of our entire uni¥versity system.Ó Ñ Occupy UT members protesting at the Tuition Policy Advi¥sory CommitteeÕs open forum Wednesday. TPAC recommend¥ed in a memo to President William Powers Jr. on Monday that tuition be increased by 2.6 percent for resident undergradu¥ates and by 3.6 percent for nonresident undergraduates and all graduate students. ÒThere is a fundamental conflict between the welfare of the institution and the wel¥fare of the board. IÕd rather be fired ... try¥ing to seize an act to make the universitybetter than watch it on the glide path tomediocrity.Ó Ñ Richard Lariviere, president of the University of Oregon and former UT dean, after getting ousted by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education on Monday, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Lariviere, who was the dean of the College of Liberal Arts from 1999 until 2006 before leaving to become provost of the University of Kansas, became unpopular with the board after increasing faculty and staff salaries and proposing the flagship university break off from the system, among other things, over his tenure. The board made the decision despite wide faculty and student support for Lariviere. ÒThere have been a number of well-pub¥licized incidents involving Dr. Lariviere that have eroded trust and confidence with the Board of Higher Education. He disregarded Board direction on more than one occasion.Ó Ñ Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, in a statement, on the firing of Lariviere. By Katherine Taylor Daily Texan Columnist Every Thanksgiving for as long as I can re¥member, IÕve watched the Texas-Texas A&M game while I let my casserole-filled stom¥ach digest my dinner. This event is preceded by watching the Dallas Cowboys play. Even when I did not have any history or affiliation with either school, watching both games was as much a part of Thanksgiving in my mind as seeing my family. IÕm sad to see the tradition of the Texas-Texas A&M rivalry come to a close. Even though Texas will go down in history as the ultimate victor in the 118-year-long contest based on the overall record and score of the last game, students across the state ultimately lose with the end of this rivalry. Sure, we love hating on Aggies Ñ theyÕre an easy butt of any joke. IÕm sure both sides will miss the traditions, such as the Hex Rally and the bonfire, associated with preparation for the game. Plus, our fight song makes a whole lot less sense now that we wonÕt play them. Losing more than a game But the rivalry between our two schools is a lot more than mere sport. The showdown linking our universities represents a histori¥cal tradition that is embedded within the Texan culture. Go to any Walmart or major store outside of the near vicinity of Austin or College Station and you will see T-shirts from each school side by side. Talk to any stu¥dent attending a public elementary or middle school in Texas and listen as they exclaim which color they bleed. Students may be raised biased toward one university over the other, but unlike in many other states, students have the luxury of choosing between two world-class public universities that are both academic and ath¥letic powerhouses. One might argue that itÕs just a football game and just because the gameÕs ending, the relationship wonÕt change. But whenever we talk about peer institutions, my first thought always goes to the school 100 miles down the road. Sure, A&M is not a part of our of¥ficial peer-institution group, but IÕm much more interested in what goes on at there than what the schools way out in California, such as UCLA and Berkeley, are up to. Aggies just seem to understand us better. For instance, prior to orientation, incom¥ing freshmen at Texas A&M attend Fish Camp while their Texas counterparts go to Camp Texas. This is only one of a number of complementary traditions. So much of who we are as UT students derives from acknowl¥edging how we are not like those Aggies: We donÕt say ÒGig ÔEm,Ó weÕre not obsessed with the Corps, we didnÕt originate as a rural school for farmersÕ kids. Since the universities are not consid¥ered peer institutions, football is the tether that maintains the competition between the schools, and it gives it a special showcase to play out. When we end the athletic contests between the two schools, we undermine the history, culture and rivalry between them. We lose more than a game; we lose a source of competition that breeds accountability, pride and identity. Taylor is a Plan II and rhetoric and writing senior. 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. 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. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE Email your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline.com. Let¥ters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Tex¥an reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. 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. THE FIRING LINE Time to start over The UT System has invested $10 million in MyEdu, a commercial business providing students information Ñ and maybe advice Ñ about the choices they make in working toward an academic degree. The information MyEdu relies on, as its senior vice president told The Daily Texan, comes from public sources and from Òkey university contacts.Ó So why is anyone questioning a program that seeks to help students complete a satisfactory college career? HereÕs why: MyEdu is a profit-making enterprise and owes its first duty to stockholders not to students. Many kinds of profit¥ making enterprises seek students as customers. ThereÕs nothing wrong with that. But a problem comes when a public university takes a position as a stock¥ holder in an enterprise engaging in activities where the university has a first duty to students. It is no answer to this problem to say that MyEdu wants to help students just as much as does the university. It does not. If MyEdu says it can help students find an ÒeasyÓ course and the University would like to explain why a hard course might be more worthwhile in the long run, there is conflict. MyEduÕs first duty is to its stockholders, and if MyEdu gains a bigger database of students to sell to advertisers by listing easy courses, it has a duty under corporate law to do just that. Second, the University should not play favorites among competing businesses. If the University were not providing anything to MyEdu, the only issue would be whether the University should be offering the service itself rather than opening its students to the commercial market place. But if UT decided to defer to the market, companies should compete on equal terms. No favorites. No one company get¥ ting access to Òkey contacts.Ó No $10 million of UT funds invested in a company headed by the son of a former UT System chancellor, who may himself have a financial stake in the enterprise. Francis D. Fisher Senior Research Fellow, LBJ School Take preventative measures against HIV As World AIDS Day 2011 approaches, I canÕt help but wonder what Texas is doing to decrease alarmingly high rates of HIV/AIDS in youth. Texas has the third highest rate of new cases of HIV/AIDS diagnosed in teenagers, yet our policy-makers arenÕt doing much to fix the situation. Education is the most effec¥ tive tool in preventing the spread of HIV, and only through comprehensive sex education will we begin to see a decrease in rates of infection in young people. The vast majority of Texas school districts teach failed abstinence-only pro¥ grams. We need a new path. Most teens do not even remain abstinent until high school graduation. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seven out of 10 Texas teens have sex by the age of 19. By denying students medically accurate information, we put them at risk of contracting HIV. Sign the petition to support comprehensive sex education in public schools at http://tfn.org/sexed. This World AIDS Day more than 250 Longhorns have come together to educate, raise awareness and mobilize UT about HIV. The World AIDS Day Coalition is made up of 12 student organizations, led by the Texas Freedom Network Student Chapter. Together we can make a difference to prevent HIV at UT and around the world. Mackenzie Massey President, Texas Freedom Network UT chapter Mary Dixon listens to students from Akin High School present a community issue at the Speak Up! Speak Out! Civics Fair on Thursday evening at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. The event was organized by Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation. Batli Joselevitz Daily Texan Staff By Megan Strickland Daily Texan Staff Future Longhorn Joe Ramos said the community service skills he learned through a state-wide competition at UT will be tools he brings onto campus as a freshman at the McCombs School of Busi¥ness next year. The Stony Point High School senior was one of 150 students from 11 high schools and mid¥dle schools from across the state that participated in the 10th an¥nual Speak Up! Speak Out! com¥petition, hosted by the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Partic¥ipation at UT on Thursday. She said Speak Up! Speak Out! is a civics fair where teams of stu¥dents identify an issue they have researched within their commu¥nities and present a solution to judges at the fall event. Ramos presented his teamÕs plan for reducing the number of teens engaging in at-risk ac¥tivities such as substance abuse and violence by increasing extracurricular engagement. ÒWe identified that extracur¥ricular activity decreases the risk of engaging in destructive behav¥iors,Ó Ramos said. He said his team formulated an incentive program that would reward extracurricular organi¥zations that increased outreach to students in the summer and winter breaks. ÒAbove all weÕre trying to cre¥ate opportunities for students that might not otherwise be able to participate,Ó he said. Ramos said he believes the ex¥perience will benefit him as he en¥ters the McCombs School of Busi¥ness next year. ÒI think it will definitely help in McCombs because McCombs, and the entire Austin communi¥ty, has such a strong value of com¥munity engagement,Ó Ramos said. The teams make three rotations during the competition, spokes¥woman for the Annette Strauss In¥stitute Erin Geisler said. The first rotation consists of two speech¥es, one informative and one per¥suasive. Judges then question stu¥dents about the speeches, Geisler said. In the next round students present a tri-fold display in a style similar to a science fair presen¥tation. In the final round judg¥es evaluate students during a ses¥sion where they are asked to per¥sonally reflect on their findings, she said. The top three teams win a $300, $200 and $100 cash prize to put towards their community issue, Geisler said. Deborah Wise, program coor¥dinator for the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation, said the entire goal of Speak Up! Speak Out! is to give students the capability to change their com¥munities in the future. ÒOur hope really is that stu¥dents learn skills they can use for the rest of their lives,Ó Wise said. ÒThe goal of this is to equip them with the basic skills to make a dif¥ference in community.Ó Pflugerville High School coun¥selor Sarah Mullin said she be¥lieves the program is an innova¥tive way to get students involved. ÒI think itÕs really helpful to have students step out from themselves and think about the communi¥ty as a whole, and how they can make a positive impact,Ó Mullin said. ÒI like seeing students getting involved and thinking of solutions to community issues and not just talking about the problems.Ó Husband kills wife, children after breakup By Ramit Plushnick-Masti The Associated Press BAY CITY, Texas Ñ Laura Gonza¥lez was happy to be back at work after three weeks away that included a stay at a battered womenÕs shelter. She saw it as the beginning of a new life. One without her husband and the father of her four children, she told co-work¥ers. She wasnÕt going back to him this time, she said, and left for home. Less than an hour later, her 24-year¥old husband, Jose Avila, launched a brutal final assault. First he shot his wife three times. Then, he began shooting the children. AvilaÕs final act was to kill himself. Two of the children died at a hos¥pital Thursday, a day after their two siblings were killed in the shooting that rattled the small southeast Tex¥as town of Bay City. Their mother is hospitalized in critical condition. As details trickled out, a picture emerged Thursday of a family long struggling with violence, including an assault reported by Gonzalez just before Thanksgiving. After that, she went to a battered womenÕs shelter. ÒI asked her how she was doing be¥cause I knew she was at the crisis cen¥ter. She said she was trying to make something of her freedom and a bet¥ter life for herself and her children,Ó said Alejandro Gonzalez, a fellow waiter at La Casona, the Mexican res¥taurant where Gonzalez worked. ÒShe wanted to make a better life for his kids because they see all the violence,Ó he added, recounting the conversation he had with Gonzalez hours before Avila turned on her. Although Gonzalez left the trailer home she shared with her husband after reporting the assault, Bay City Lt. Andrew Lewis said she refused to press charges. He didnÕt know how long she stayed at the shelter. ÒWe heard ... that he was walking around waving a gun,Ó Lewis said, describing the violent scene that un¥folded on a lawn now decorated with a makeshift memorial of teddy bears, candles and prayer books.  WeÕre giving away $500 every day in December to one lucky winner each day! no purchase neccessary - see website for details WeÕll pay you top-dollar for your books. Plus, you just might win some money. Man allegedly drives $1.2m sports car into lake for insurance money HOUSTON Ñ The insurer of a $1.2 million sports car that plunged into a Galveston Bay lagoon two years ago says the owner deliberate¥ly drove into the marsh to collect on a $2.2 million insurance policy. No trial date has been set in the federal lawsuit that Philadelphia In¥demnity Insurance Co. filed against Lufkin auto dealer Andy House, the Houston Chronicle reported. The lawsuit accuses House of in¥tentionally driving his Bugatti Vey¥ron EB into 3 feet of salt water in La Marque, 36 miles southeast of Houston. House, who sells exotic cars, de¥nies the allegations. He has coun¥tersued the insurer, saying the com¥pany failed to pay as promised. His attorney was not available for com¥ment, the newspaper said. The Chronicle reported that the lawsuit also alleges House ran the car engine for 15 minutes after the November 2009 splashdown, fur¥thering damaging the engine. House told police that car, with its 1,000-horsepower engine capa¥ble of reaching 253 mph, ended up in the lagoon when he swerved to avoid a seagull. He also said he de¥layed turning the engine off because of an attack of mosquitoes, accord¥ing to the lawsuit, filed in June 2010 in federal court in Galveston. However, a video of the inci¥dent taken by a passing motor¥ist and posted on YouTube showed no seagull and no attempt to brake as the Italian sports car swerved into the water, the insurance company claims. Furthermore, a confidential in¥formant told company investigators that House had offered to pay the informant to steal and burn the car so House could collect on his pol¥icy, according to the lawsuit. The informant told investigators that House business associate Lloyd Gillespie, who is also a defendant in the lawsuit, loaned the money to buy the car and is listed on the poli¥cy as payee, the lawsuit said. Gillespie has denied the allegations in court filings. His attorney declined to comment to the newspaper. Ñ The Associated Press In this Nov. 11, 2009 file photo, Gilbert Harrison attaches a tow¥ing cable to a Bugatti Veyron that was driven into the water near Omega Bay in La Marque, Texas. In a federal law¥suit, the insurer of the $1.2 mil¥lion sports car says the owner deliberately drove into the marsh to collect on a $2.2 million insurance policy. Chris Paschenko Associated Press Endangered lizard decision put on hold By Susan Montoya Bryan The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Ñ A decision on whether a lizard found only in parts of New Mex¥ico and Texas should be added to the endangered species list has been put off another six months, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday. Federal wildlife officials were set to deliver their decision on the dunes sagebrush lizard lat¥er this month, but the agen¥cy said it wants to solicit addi¥tional scientific information and public comment before making any final decisions regarding the lizard proposal. The move comes after congres¥sional representatives from sev¥eral states, including New Mex¥ico and Texas, sent letters to the agency and Interior Secretary initially proposed listing the dunes sagebrush lizard as an endangered species last December, saying hab¥itat loss and fragmentation have pushed it toward extinction. The lizard is native to a small area of southeastern New Mexico and West Texas. The reptile is so specialized that itÕs only found in sand dune complexes that include shinnery oak. Environmentalists accused Fish and Wildlife of caving to political pressure and oil and natural gas interests. The primary threat to the lizard and others have complained that a listing would result in oil and gas development being limited on thousands of acres in the Permian Basin, costing jobs, tax revenues and royalties. Pearce was among 18 House members who sent a letter to Salazar in late November, saying new scientific evidence collect¥ed since the initial listing propos¥al supports the view that the lizard isnÕt endangered. ÒItÕs essential that the job cre¥ators who will be directly im¥pacted have the opportunity to have their concerns heard before this potentially devastating listing goes forward,Ó Cornyn said in a statement Thursday. Ben Shepperd, president of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, spent Wednes¥day in Washington trying to lob¥by legislators against the list¥ TeenagerÕs body discovered after 40 years gone HOUSTON Ñ A Houston teenager who left for work four decades ago and was never heard from again was among at least 28 young men and boys who were kidnapped, tortured and killed by a serial killer in the early 1970s. Harris County forensic an¥thropologist Sharon Derrick said Wednesday that DNA and cir¥cumstantial evidence enabled in¥vestigators to identify Roy Eu¥gene Bunton as one of Dean CorllÕs many victims, the Houston Chronicle reported. Bunton was last seen leav¥ing for work at a Houston shoe store, and the medical examin¥erÕs office said that was in 1971 or 1972, when he would have been 17 or 18. Like many of CorllÕs victims, investigators be¥lieve Bunton may have accept¥ed a ride from Corll or one of CorllÕs two teenage accomplices. CorllÕs known victims were found in three mass graves. Four bodies were buried in St. Augus¥tine near Lake Sam Rayburn in East Texas; seven were buried on the beach at High Island in South¥east Texas; and 17 were buried in a Houston boathouse of CorllÕs. Authorities say Corll forced some of his victims to write false run¥away letters to their families. CorllÕs killing spree ended when he was slain by one of his two ac¥complices, Elmer Wayne Henley Jr., in August 1973. Henley and another accom¥plice, David Brooks, were con¥victed in the teen murders and re¥main in prison. BuntonÕs body had been one of two still unidentified victims of the serial killer. A Houston woman contacted Derrick in 2009 to say Corll might have killed her missing brother. Derrick reviewed her files, but found no unsolved cases that could have matched Bunton, an unusually long-legged teen with blonde hair and a wide smile who was 6 feet tall. But in 2010, Derrick discovered an error had been made back in 1973: A body buried in a family plot thought to be that of Michael Baulch, another Corll victim, was not Baulch after all. The body was recently ex¥humed and examined by Derrick and her team. ÒAs I kept working, I kept see¥ing things that reminded me of Roy Bunton. He would have gone missing at the same time and he was either 18 or 19,Ó Derrick said. Ñ The Associated Press         Located at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center Saturday, December 3rd¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ CONGRATULATIONS, DECEMBER 2011 GRADUATES! ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥TexasExes.org¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ BEv0 Ken Salazar. Environmentalists accused Fish and Wildlife of caving to politi¥cal pressure and oil and natural gas interests. ÒThereÕs not any scientific dis¥agreement about the status of the lizard. An independent scientific peer review showed a clear need to list the lizard, so this is just poli¥tics in an election year,Ó said Taylor McKinnon, the public lands cam¥paigns director for the Center for Biological Diversity. The Fish and Wildlife Service is oil and gas development near the dune complexes and oak removal stemming from the need for more forage for grazing, according to federal biologists. Environmentalists contend liz¥ard habitat makes up only a frac¥tion of the areas being used by en¥ergy developers. However, the de¥velopers, some lawmakers and state officials in Texas are con¥cerned that a listing decision would have severe implications for the regionÕs economy. U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., ing. He said Thursday he was pleased the agency is giving peo¥ple more time to weigh in on the proposal. The agencyÕs decision also drew praise from Texas Comptroller Susan Combs, Railroad Commis¥sioner Barry Smitherman and the Texas Association of Business. Texas officials noted that the liz¥ardÕs range coincides with parts of the Permian Basin, which produc¥es more than 1 million barrels of oil a day, or more than two-thirds of TexasÕ total production. 8 SPORTS Friday, December 2, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Trey Scott, Sports Editor | (512) 232 2210 | sports@dailytexanonline.com Horns hungry for Final Four berth By Chris Hummer Daily Texan Staff Appearing in three final fours in three years Ñ along with a number of All-Ameri¥can award-winners Ñ has made Texas volleyball one of the best and most respected programs in the country. But despite of all of the records and accomplishments the Long¥horns have reached under head coach Jerritt Elliott, there is still one last step for the team to take to become a truly elite volleyball power: Texas needs to win a na¥tional championship. The last three seasons the Longhorns (22-5) have come ag¥onizingly close to reaching that goal, losing in the final four each of those tournaments. In 2009, Texas lost a two-set lead to Penn State in the finals, falling just two points short of finally winning a national title. The defeats in those final four matchups still sting, especially for the members of this yearÕs senior class. The team will look to use that disappointment to their ad¥vantage this time around, start¥ing today in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Tex¥as State. Texas is trying to fun¥nel the memories and lessons learned from previous losses to fuel the fire. ÒWe are definitely hungry,Ó said senior Rachael Adams. ÒThatÕs exactly what our senior class brings. That experience and that drive and determination that a lot of teams donÕt have, we are definitely ready.Ó This yearÕs squad has worked through a lot to get to this point. At the beginning of the sea¥son, there was an influx of youth on the roster, leading to an ad¥justment period while the team fought through chemistry issues. But the Longhorns never be¥lieved it would hamper them for long, and it only took a few games for the team to really come together and form the right blend. Despite losing the services of freshman outside hitter Khat Bell to a knee injury, the Long¥horns have bounced back. The mid-season return of utility play¥er ShaÕDare McNeal helped the lineup really hit its stride Ñ Tex¥as has reeled off 14 straight wins. ÒWe always have our rough patches at the beginning of the season, especially with a lot of new players coming in,Ó said sophomore Hannah Allison. HUNGRY continues on PAGE 9 MENÕS BASKETBALL TEXAS at UCLA After redshirt¥ing last season to improve his offensive skills, Clint Chapman has returned to the lineup for Texas. So far he and fellow senior Alexis Wangmene have been play¥ing better than some may have expected. Elisabeth Dillon Daily Texan Staff By Trey Scott Daily Texan Staff After playing overmatched opponents in their last two games, the Longhorns head to California this weekend to take on college basketball powerhouse UCLA. Although, itÕs not what it used to be. The Bruins Ñ who are eighth all-time with 1,709 wins Ñ havenÕt been their usu¥al selves in recent years, failing to reach the NCAA Tournament in 2010 and getting out to a slow start this year with a 2-4 re¥cord. They began their season with back¥to-back losses to Loyola Marymount and Middle Tennessee and then, after a win, got pounced by both Kansas and Michigan. The game Saturday will be a far cry from 2007Õs thriller, in which the Longhorns knocked off UCLA at Pauley Pavilion, 63¥ 61. Texas was ranked No. 8 at the time, UCLA No. 1. Both schools come into this game unranked. And, because of renova¥tions to Pauley, the game will be played at Los Angeles Sports Arena Ñ which might lessen UCLAÕs home advantage. The Bruins have talent Ñ Travis and Da¥vid Wear are twin transfers from North Car¥olina and Reeves Nelson averaged 14 points Chapman, Wangmene provide leadership for UT a game last season Ñ but donÕt have any¥body who can individually match JÕCovan Brown, assuming the junior guard is on his best game. Brown began the season by post¥ing point totals of 28 and 35 in his first two matches, but has cooled off since, scoring just six points in a win over North Texas. ÒI donÕt really think heÕs not shooting as well. I think heÕs just picking his spots,Ó said freshman Jonathan Holmes. ÒItÕs a long sea¥son, and I think he understands that.Ó BrownÕs teammates said he was in good spirits after the game, which is a good sign for Texas (4-2). Assuming Brown canÕt find his shot for the third straight game, expect more and more touches for emerging post threats Holmes, Clint Chapman and Alex¥is Wangmene. Holmes is a skilled freshman who possesses an outside touch, Wangmene is a nice banger inside and Chapman is a fi¥nesse player who makes up for his defensive deficiencies with a nice shooting touch. Two games ago, Wangmene hit a career high with 13 points. ÒI try to score when I get the chance to do so,Ó Wangmene said. ÒThatÕs one of the things I worked on all summer long. I had to make sure I am able to finish around the rim and make some free throws. I just want¥ed to add something to the team.Ó Added Chapman: ÒOffensively, we have guys that can score.Ó The weekend will be of particular impor¥tance for Chapman and Wangmene, the lone seniors on the team. Both are set to gradu¥ate this weekend but, due to the game, wonÕt be able to participate in their ceremonies. Wangmene walked last spring and Chap¥man plans to walk this coming May. WOMENÕS BASKETBALL Longhorns prep for another test, Lady Volunteers seek win at home By Stefan Scrafield Daily Texan Staff The Longhorns are heating up and their timing couldnÕt be any better. Texas has now won five consecutive games, including a come-from-behind victory over California this past weekend to clinch the Waikiki Rainbow Wahine Showdown Championship in Honolulu. The team is expecting more of the same heading into SundayÕs match up against the No. 8 Tennessee Lady Volunteers (3¥2) in Knoxville. ÒTexas Fight, thatÕs the tradition around here,Ó said senior post Ashley Gayle. ÒYou keep fighting. No matter what the score, we keep fighting back. ThatÕs what Texas basketball is all about.Ó Since dropping their home opener 72¥59 against No. 5 Stanford (5-1), the team has adopted the slogan Òtogether or not at all,Ó and have displayed a will to win that is rare from such a young group. ÒWe have heart that just doesnÕt give up,Ó Gayle said. ÒItÕs so easy to get down when you miss a shot or when you mess up a play but weÕve all been very positive. Play after play weÕre talking to each oth¥er, staying in the game and not being so concerned with our own mistakes. ThatÕs whatÕs so good about this team.Ó Head coach Gail Goestenkors likes what she is seeing from the team, and thought this past weekendÕs victory over the Golden Bears was a great example of her teamÕs resilience. ÒIt was a perfect game because we had to fight back so many times,Ó Goesten¥kors said. ÒWe kept fighting, we stayed together as a team and thatÕs what great teams do. This was so important for us to see how are we going to respond in the tough times. ItÕs easy to respond when ev¥erybodyÕs hitting their threes, high-fiving TEST continues on PAGE 9 SIDELINE NFL NCAAF NCAAB TWEET OF THE WEEK SPORTS BRIEFLY New collective bargaining deal effective through 2016 season IRVING, Texas Ñ Major League Baseball players have ratified a five¥year collective bargaining agree¥ment that runs through the 2016 season and ensures 21 consecutive years of labor peace. The deal starts blood testing for human growth hormone and insti¥tutes restraints on signing bonus¥es for amateur draft picks and in¥ternational players coming to the big leagues. Owners may hold a telephone conference call to approve it rather than wait for their next meeting, in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Jan. 11-12. BaltimoreÕs Jeremy Guthrie said Òthe changes in our labor contracts contain improvements for all class¥es of players.Ó Rangers cut ties with Teagarden, send former Horn to Baltimore ARLINGTON, Texas Ñ The Tex¥as Rangers have traded catcher Tay¥lor Teagarden to the Baltimore Ori¥oles for minor league right-hand¥er Randy Henry and a player to be named. Teagarden hit .235 in 14 games for Texas last season. He has played 118 games for the Rangers over the last four years and has thrown out nearly 31 percent of runners who have tried to steal. The Orioles also designated lefty Pedro Viola for assignment. ÑCompiled from Associated Press reports Friday, December 2, 2011 SPORTS 9 Point guard lineage continues to expand, Kabongo next in line By Chijioke Okorie Daily Texan Staff Freshman Myck Kabongo ap¥pears to be next in a long line of point guards Texas has produced in the Rick Barnes era. The timeline begins with T.J. Ford, who played two years Ñ the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons. Ford made an immediate impact in his rookie year, becoming the first freshman in NCAA history to ever lead the nation in assists, with 8.2 per game, and earning Big 12 Fresh¥man of the Year honors by consen¥sus. The following season, Ford led the Longhorns to their first Final Four appearance since 1947, was named the Naismith College Play¥er of the Year and received the John Wooden Award. Ford decided to forgo his ju¥nior year and enter the NBA Draft, but the era of star Longhorn point guards had just begun. In 2006, freshman D.J. Augustin started 35 games with an average of 14.4 points and 6.7 assists per game, earning him All-Big 12 Second Team and Big 12 All-Rookie hon¥ors. The following year (2007-2008), after losing Kevin Durant, Augus¥tin had a large hand in what was one of the most successful seasons in the programÕs history Ñ a 31-7 regular season record and an Elite Eight appearance. Augustin would also go on to win the Bob Cousy Award, which honors the best menÕs college point guard in the country. Then, like Ford, he declared for the draft after his sophomore season. Avery Bradley and Cory Joseph were the next highly-recruited point guards that Texas wooed. Brad¥ley (2009-2010) started 34 games for the Longhorns, averaging 11.6 points per game, and Joseph (2010¥2011) started 36 games, averaging 10.3 points per game. Both left af¥ter their freshman seasons: Bradley was selected by the Celtics with the No. 19 pick in the 2010 NBA Draft and Joseph was chosen at No. 29 by the Spurs. While both were very productive in each of the seasons Elisabeth Dillon |Daily Texan Staff Freshman point guard Myck Kabongo (12) lifts a shot over a defender in a recent game. Kabongo is the latest in a long line of successful point guards to attend Texas under head coach Rick Barnes. Through six games Kabongo has averaged 9.7 points and 5.5 assists per game. they played for Texas, it has been that they should have stayed for an-cerebralism to Ford. Thus far, the ter all, a five-star recruit Ñ it seems believed that they left before they other year or more. freshman averages 9.7 points and that this yearÕs team and the Long¥could develop their game enough Many have compared both Ka-5.5 assists per game. If he can deliv-hornsÕ point guard lineage will be in for the pros, leaving many to say bongoÕs approach, quickness and er on the expectations Ñ he was, af-good hands. TEST continues from PAGE 8 and all that fun stuff, but today we had against Virginia to open the Showdown ÒSheÕs a great player,Ó Goestenkors to fight. Today we were champions.Ó and was named tournament MVP. She said. ÒWe knew it was just a matter of Sophomore Chassidy Fussell, last was also named Big 12 Player of the time before she started hitting her shots. yearÕs team leader in scoring, also ap-Week for her first time on Monday af-SheÕs also very confident, so sheÕs not pears to be hitting her stride just in time ter averaging 20 points, 3.7 rebounds somebody whoÕs easily shaken. Now that for Sunday afternoonÕs important game. and shooting 50 percent from the field sheÕs hitting her shots we feel like sheÕs Fussell scored a career high 30 points for the week. going to be real confident.Ó AlabamaÕs streak over after Georgetown field goal By John Zenor Tony Mitchell scored 16 of his 20 a defense that came in holding oppo- The Associated Press points in the second half for Alabama nents to 22 percent shooting from be¥ Elisabeth Dillon |Daily Texan Staff TUSCALOOSA, Ala. Ñ Hollis Thompson hit a long 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left to lift Georgetown to a 57¥55 win over No. 12 Alabama on Thurs¥day night, ending the Crimson TideÕs 24-game home winning streak. Jason Clark, who had 22 points, drib¥bled up the court and practically handed off to Thompson in front of the HoyasÕ bench. Thompson drilled it to give Georgetown (6-1) its second win in three games over a team ranked in the Top 12. Alabama (7-1) had taken its second lead of the second half on Trevor RelefordÕs two free throws with 13 seconds remain¥ing. After a quick timeout by Georgetown, Clark and Thompson silenced a crowd thinking it was going to escape with the nearly 2-year-old streak alive. The Tide rallied from a nine-point deficit over the final 3 minutes. Thomp¥son hit the final two baskets for George¥town, which also beat then-No. 8 Mem¥phis in overtime last week. Henry Sims scored 13 points and Thompson added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Hoyas, who came in averaging 82 points but matched Ala¥bamaÕs stingy defense stop for stop. and finished off a couple of alley-oops from Trevor Releford. JaMychal Green also seldom got the ball inside against GeorgetownÕs zone and scored six of his 13 points over the final 5 minutes. Releford had nine points and six assists. AlabamaÕs leading scorers Mitchell and Green combined for eight straight points after Georgetown took a 54-45 lead on a basket by Thompson with 2:57 left. GeorgetownÕs Clark came up big again against stiff competion. He scored 26 and hit the go-ahead basket in over¥time to beat Memphis. Clark made 4 of 7 3-pointers against Georgetown exposed AlabamaÕs biggest weakness. The Tide missed its first 11 3-point attempts after making just one from beyond the arc against VCU on Sunday night. yond the arc. Georgetown exposed AlabamaÕs big¥gest weakness. The Tide missed its first 11 3-point attempts after making justone from beyond the arc against VCUon Sunday night. Freshman Trevor Lacey hit two in arow to end the drought, but Alabama still wound up 3 of 16. Georgetown fought off rally attempts time and again. The Hoyas went up by eight points early in the second half, the TideÕs largest deficit of the season at the time. Alabama closed within two points six times in the next few minutes and even took the lead briefly, but the Hoyas answered every time. Sims scored seven straight points af¥ter Alabama grabbed a one-point lead,Clark drilled a 3-pointer and Thomp¥son got added a basket for that nine¥point cushion. The Hoyas mostly kept the ball out of GreenÕs hands in the first half, taking a 23-16 lead and giving the Tide fits with their zone. It was the biggest deficit Ala¥bama had faced all season. Alabama missed all nine 3s in its low¥est scoring opening half since scoring 16 at Oklahoma State last Dec. 18. Senior center Ashley Gayle (22) puts up a shot in the lane against Alcorn State this season. HUNGRY continues from PAGE 8 Gayle recently became the schoolÕs all-time leader in blocks and is a presence down low. RECYCLE ¥ YOUR COPY OF THE DAILY TEXAN ÒI think that even though we were struggling, we had that confidence that this is where we are now and this is where we want to be by the end of the season.Ó Texas is the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tourney this year af¥ ter winning its fifth Big 12 Cham¥ pionship and is ready to embrace the expectations. ÒYou would think weÕd feel pres¥ sure,Ó Adams said. ÒBut we found out [the seeding], swept it behind us and moved on. We just continue to get better. A lot of teams would feel the pressure, but none here.Ó The pressure will be on the other schools when they step into Grego¥ ry Gym this weekend to partake in the regional round, as they not only have to deal with one of the best squads in the nation, but also per¥ haps the loudest crowd. The first opponent for Texas in the NCAA Tournament is Texas State, the Southland Conference champion. The Bobcats will look to come in and knock off their in-state rivals, so Tex¥ as is certainly not taking them lightly. ÒWeÕre very ready,Ó Adams said. ÒTexas State is in front of us and when the first ball is served weÕre going to be ready to go.Ó King of PopÕs status will remain despite posthumous trial By Linda Deutsch manent installation at the Mandalay The Associated Press Bay Hotel, and fans are expected to flock there for a ÒFan FestÓ exhibit of LOS ANGELES Ñ The private Jackson memorabilia. world of Michael Jackson, fierce-After the trial, a judge made it ly shielded by the superstar in life, clear that the defense effort to cast was exposed in the trial of Dr. Con-Jackson as the villain in the case had rad Murray. But rather than suffer-been a miserable failure. Murray was ing harm from revelations of drug convicted of involuntary manslaugh¥use, experts say JacksonÕs legacy and ter, called a reckless opportunist and posthumous earning power will sur-sentenced to the maximum four vive any damage done and could ac-years in prison. tually grow after he was portrayed as Judge Michael Pastor also blast¥a victim of a money-hungry doctor. ed Murray for experimenting on the Jackson died before he could pop star with the operating-room an¥launch a series of highly anticipat-esthetic propofol to help him battle ed comeback concerts in London as debilitating insomnia, even though he tried to regain the towering sta-the drug was never meant to be used tus he enjoyed when he released the in a private home. ÒThrillerÓ album in 1983. Some experts say the revelations But his death did breathe new life made the King of Pop look more like into record sales and boosted oth-a regular person coping with a diffi¥er projects to generate hundreds of cult challenge. millions of dollars for his estate, even ÒIn the final analysis, not a lot of as his already tarnished personal life damage was done,Ó Jackson biog-sponsible for his own death while term. The image of Jackson as a car-ÒI donÕt think any tawdry revela¥took another hit by revelations about rapher J. Randy Taraborelli said. ÒI resurrecting past accusations of child ÒIt certainly didnÕt help to have ing father had never been illustrat-tions that may have come out of the his drug use. think the trial humanized Michael molestation and bizarre behavior by all this testimony about drug use,Ó ed quite so vividly. A probation offi-trial will have any impact on his last- Jackson zoomed to the top of the Jackson. It presented him as a human the King of Pop. Mesereau said. ÒBut as time passes, cer who interviewed JacksonÕs moth-ing legacy,Ó said Martin Cribbs, who Forbes Magazine list of highest earn-being with problems.Ó But the judge limited testimo-people will focus more on his music er, Katherine, said she told him: is based in New York. ÒWe as a so¥ing dead celebrities and his executors As evidence unfolded, ÒIt definite-ny and evidence to JacksonÕs final and the negatives will fade.Ó ÒMichael Jackson was his childrenÕs ciety tend to give everyone a second are moving quickly on more projects ly made our hearts go out to Michael months and specifically ruled out While Murray was ultimately world, and their world collapsed chance. MichaelÕs legacy will be like designed to burnish the performerÕs Jackson. He was a person suffering a any mention of the 2005 molesta-shown to be negligent, the portrait when he left.Ó Elvis and the Beatles. It will be his image and expand the inheritance of great deal and not getting the help he tion trial. of his patient that emerged during A leading expert on the licensing music, his genius. and his charitable his three children. needed,Ó the author said. Thomas Mesereau Jr., the attor-the trial was one of an aging super-and branding of dead celebrities be-works Ò A Cirque du Soleil extravagan-Taraborelli said the entertain-ney who won JacksonÕs acquittal in star desperate to cement his place in lieves the trial engendered so much Cribbs has represented the estates za, ÒMichael Jackson: The Immor-erÕs family, fans and estate executors that case, believes the Murray trial entertainment history while provid-sympathy for Jackson that in the of such deceased luminaries as Ma¥tal World TourÓ opens in Las Vegas were concerned before the trial that did damage JacksonÕs reputation but ing a stable home life for adored chil-long run it will eclipse negative fall-hatma Gandhi, Albert Einstein, Steve this weekend, a precursor to a per-testimony would paint Jackson as re-said the impact would likely be short dren, Paris, Prince and Blanket. out from his past. McQueen and Mae West. FANS continues from PAGE 13 Jordan OÕNeil, acting and RTF junior. ÒYou just let go of your inhibitions.Ó During warm ups and improv skits, they rely on their prin¥ciple of ÒYes, and.Ó This is the idea that once a group member has offered an idea or price of information within the scene, another player should accept it and add on to it. This is espe¥cially helpful for new members learning how to continue some¥one elseÕs ideas. Additionally, the troupe uses choice and commitment in practice and performance to create a decisive plot, while also recognizing the need to ensure the scene progresses. ÒWith any choice you make in improv you canÕt go wrong,Ó said Colin Bates, captain and biolo¥gy senior. ÒAs long as you make a choice and stay committed to it you will always be right.Ó Their ability to remain com¥mitted to characters and the scenes theyÕre in comes from the teamwork Gigglepants in¥stills. From the beginning, it has never been about the hu¥mor of one member, but instead about a compilation of all of their talents. ÒYou donÕt have pressure to be good yourself because youÕre there to help your fellow impro¥visers out and make them look good,Ó Bates said. ÒYou just have to worry about everyone else.Ó The troupe agreed that any¥thing can be said or done to make a scene original while also having an unpredictable nature to it. By remaining true to their ÒYes, andÓ principle and also staying committed, scenes often evolve into something entirely different than they ever expect. ÒIn improv we strive to con¥stantly fail,Ó Bates said. ÒIt sounds weird, but in our ev¥eryday life of tests and work we are always striving not to fail, so much that mistakes are seen as horrible errors we instant¥ly cover up and correct. In im¥prov, the great thing is thereÕs no such thing as failure.Ó The key to improv is listen¥ing, since the troupe is discov¥ering the scene at the same time as the audience, they donÕt know whatÕs going to be said either. ItÕs important that they listen to each other and the ideas will come to them. Other than that, the troupe relies on good scene work techniques and knowing how to play the games. ÒYou have to stop worry¥ing about what youÕre going to say,Ó OÕConor said. ÒItÕs just like life, you make it a lot harder if youÕre constantly thinking.Ó However for the troupe, be¥ing funny is actually a sec¥ondary goal to having a good time while also creating an entertaining environment. They always strive to stay in character and produce an un¥forgettable show. ÒItÕs addictive Ñ it makes you want to be in it,Ó OÕConor said. ÒThat show you saw, no one else will ever see it again.Ó GIGGLE continues from PAGE 13 beloved show from cancellation came in 1968, when the origi¥nal ÒStar TrekÓ series was per¥forming dismally in the ratings by the end of its second sea¥son. A massive Trekkie letter¥writing campaign convinced the network to bring the show back for one more season of intergalactic adventures. More recently, the ever-grow¥ing popularity and protract¥ed demands for a movie spin¥off of short-lived but ingenious comedy cult ÒArrested Devel¥opmentÓ have now prompted a reunion nearly six years after its 2006 cancellation. The original producers of the show are slat¥ed to produce a season of new episodes, which will be distrib¥uted exclusively on Netflix in 2013 in a completely unprece¥dented Internet revival. Unfortunately, the ÒSave CommunityÓ campaign so far fails to resemble anything like the kinds of Herculean efforts behind ÒStar TrekÓ or ÒArrest¥ed Development.Ó At this point, fansÕ indignation remains devot¥ed to getting the show to trend on Twitter and getting people to sign various petitions, neither of which are likely to do much on their own. If ÒCommuni¥tyÓ fans want to get Òsix sea¥sons and a movie,Ó like fans have been tweeting for, theyÕll have to commit to concrete action Ñ the most effective of which is watching the show live as it airs and convincing others to do the same. SUDOKUFORYOU SUD OKU YOU Ò Photo Courtesy of NBC tyÓ remains one of the lowest- After NBC did not include ÒCommunityÓ on its midseason schedule, rested DevelopmentÓ combing each for inside-joke fans on Twitter and Facebook have begun campaigning to save the episodes distributed rated shows on network TV, lately averaging only about 3.5 Easter eggs and obscure pop culture references they missed show from potential cancellation. by Netflix. million viewers an episode, ac- All of this panic is despite the first time around. the outrage of its tiny-but-vehe-works are only interested in at¥ cording to TVbytheNumbers. the fact that ÒCommunityÓ is This intense complexity makes Result: Despite fan ef¥ ment fanbase when faced with tracting as many viewers possi- Show: After the mid-season sched¥ ule release, a ÒSave Commu¥ not officially cancelled at this ÒCommunityÓ intimidating for point, and is still slated to pro-new viewers to jump into, how¥forts, including cre¥the specter of cancellation. Low-ble, and if a show isnÕt measur¥ ÒJerichoÓ ating billboards and nityÓ campaign quickly up on duce all 22 episodes originally ever, and its ratings suffer for it rated but much-adored shows ing up, theyÕre inevitably axed to sending 20 tons of like ÒFirefly,Ó ÒTwin Peaks,Ó ÒRo-make room for new possible rat- Year: 2007 Twitter and various media out¥ lets, calling for Òsix seasons and ordered for the season. ÒCom-accordingly. The very thing that peanuts to CBS, theswellÓ and ÒVeronica MarsÓ have ings-drawing programming. a movieÓ in reference to one of munityÓ and its fanbase exem-makes ÒCommunityÓ such an all inspired their fans to loudly However, intense fan reaction network cancelled the protest their cancellation. occasionally can actually keep post-apocalyptic ÒJer- Most of the time, Òsave our a show on the air. The first fan ichoÓ after giving it showÓ campaigns like these are campaign to successfully keep a a limited seven-epi¥ fruitless. No matter how dedi¥ sode second season to plifies pop culture cult devo-exceptional half-hour of come¥ the showÕs more meta lines of dialogue, in addition to setting tion: an extremely narrow but dy may well be what helps bring fervent audience committed about its demise. up things like Facebook pag¥ to a quirky, fast-talking show Of course, ÒCommunityÓ is es and online petitions urging thatÕs just as nerdy and enthu-hardly the first show to inspire cated a showÕs fans may be, net-FANS continues on PAGE 10 appease fans. 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 C L ASSIFIEDS insertion. 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They only changed the direction of the scene when specific songs were played, cueing them to ei¥ther give a monologue, die or find an excuse to touch. Ò[Improv] lets you release any boundaries you have dur¥ing the day,Ó said Reid OÕConor, vice captain and radio-televi¥sion-film sophomore. ÒI donÕt get to act the same way dur¥ing class Ñ itÕs a good way to loosen up.Ó Gigglepants is UTÕs only short-form improv comedy troupe. The organization has been on campus for eight years, performing every other Friday night in hopes of providing Ògood, clean, fun.Ó The show is set up in a com¥petitive format, with two teams of four and a referee. The two teams compete throughout the night, but in the end, the points are irrelevant. The focus is on performing and entertain¥ing the audience. The refer¥ee makes an effort to help with this by explaining who every¥one is and playing goofy games, all before the show starts. ÒWatching people make ÔCommunityÕ has strong community By Katie Stoh Daily Texan Columnist From online fan reaction to the news that meta-sitcom ÒCommunityÓ was conspicu¥ously absent from NBCÕs re¥cently-released midseason schedule, an uninformed ob¥server might make the mis¥take of believing itÕs one of the most wildly popular comedies on TV. On the contrary, ÒCommuni¥things up, if itÕs done well, it comes even more fun.Ó looks rehearsed,Ó OÕConor said. To prepare for each show, the ÒEven when it comes apart at troupe holds practices twice a the seams I think the show be-week. At the beginning of each NBC to keep TVÕs most under¥rated on the air. [We want] Six seasons and a movie! Ñ ÒSave CommunityÓ Campaign Ò siastic as its viewers. Although ÒCommunityÓ fans are justified in their disap¥pointment Ñ the show is one of the most cleverly crafted, delightfully playful and emo¥tionally resonant sitcoms in re¥cent memory Ñ they certainly shouldnÕt be surprised. ÒCom¥munityÓ is full of insular, self¥referential, convoluted jokes that reward the kind of loy¥al viewers who watch and re¥watch each episode carefully, practice they warm up to help train them to think quick¥ly, while also learning to avoid getting caught up in thought. ÒWhen we warm up we bring up our energy,Ó said GIGGLE continues on PAGE 10 A timeline of Ôsave our showÕ fan campaigns The Trekkie letter- Show: writing campaign to ÒStar TrekÓ NBC resulted in a third season of the Year: 1968 sci-fi classic, although the showÕs budget was drastically cut and the show was cancelled by the end of the season. In protest of ABC pulling David LynchÕs Show: ÒTwin PeaksÓ series ÒTwin PeaksÓ from the air, fans Year: 1991 wrote letters, staged a rally and even sent stale donuts to ABC execs in protest. ABC never funded a third season, but agreed to air the final episodes of season two. Show: Although fans sent thousand of postcards ÒFireflyÓ to Fox executives and Year: 2002 even raised money to buy an ad in Vari¥ety, they couldnÕt save Joss WhedonÕs scrappy space Western. ÒFire¥flyÓ was cancelled af¥ter only a few months on the air, but the fea¥ture-length film ÒSe¥renityÓ helped assuage hurting fans. Show: By sending banana crates and letters to Fox network execs, ÒArrested Develop¥ the ÒSave Our BluthsÓ campaign successful¥ly help the show re¥ mentÓ Year: 2005 turn for a truncated third and final season. Now, almost six years later, the showÕs con¥tinued cult following and belated popular¥ity has sparked a deal to release all new ÒAr- GOOGLE APP TUTOR NEEDED Two-hour Tutor session for Google Docs, LIVE-IN AU PAIR / TUTOR Gmail, Calendar before 12/5. $50. Downtown/UT area. 512-947-8790 Need female adult to join our family, drive teenage girls to school and after¥ x ID 3121551 school activities, help with homework, light recycle recycle recycle recycle housework. 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ÒThe Flame AlphabetÓ By Ben Marcus Available Jan. 17 Acclaimed Indian author Anita Desai will be releas¥ing ÒThe Artist of Disappearance,Ó a collection of three short novellas, all dealing with aspects of Indian cul¥ture, the paradoxically freeing and limiting nature of art and characters who find it impossible to escape their situations, hopelessly clinging to their pasts. ÒStay Awake: StoriesÓ By Dan Chaon Available Feb. 7 Dan Chaon, who was a finalist for the National Book Award for his short story collection ÒAmong the Miss¥ingÓ in 2002, returns to the form that brought him ac¥claim with ÒStay Awake.ÓThe stories in ÒStay AwakeÓ promise to provoke suspense and disturbance. They feature characters are sure to make an impression: a widower dogged by inexplicable messages posted on nearly everything he sees (on trees, in magazines and on dollar bills), a college dropout haunted by a malev¥olent presence living in his late parentsÕ house and a fa¥ther dealing with his sonÕs horrifying night terrors. Ñ Katie Stroh has shown he knows how to film and stage Josh Holloway and future ÒAvengersÓ star Jeremy Renner. ÒYoung AdultÓ Directed by Jason Reitman In theaters Dec. 16 The last time ÒUp in the AirÓ director Jason Reitman teamed up with screenwriter Diablo Cody, ÒJunoÓ in¥jected several new phrases into the pop culture lex¥icon and cleaned up at the 2008 Oscars. The buzz surrounding ÒYoung AdultÓ Ñ which has been screening across the U.S. Ñ is growing every day. Charlize Theron stars as a young adult novelist re¥turning home to steal high school flame Patrick Wil¥son away from his wife and newborn son, but much of the buzz is surrounding stand-up comedian Pat¥ton OswaltÕs performance as an old friend of TheronÕs character from high school. ÒThis Means WarÓ Directed by McG In theaters Feb. 17 Casting Chris Pine (ÒStar TrekÓ) and the always impressive Tom Hardy (ÒInceptionÓ) as spies competing for the same girl (Reese Witherspoon) is a creative enough concept to make ÒThis Means WarÓ worth checking out. While director McGÕs track record could be considered spotty to say the least, his peripheral involvement in the long-running NBC spy comedyÒChuckÓand smart casting earn him a bit of good faith. HopefullyÒThis Means WarÓ can balance its spy and romantic comedy angles as well as its funny, propulsive trailer does. Ñ Alex Williams perweapon who goes rogue after her or¥ganization betrays her. TV ÒLuckÓ Premieres Jan. 29 on HBO From ÒDeadwoodÓ creator David Milch and director Mi¥chael Mann, this drama set in the high-stakes gambling world of competitive horse racing looks to be just as moody, gritty and slicing as its creatorsÕ filmography. Dustin Hoffman stars as conniving mobster Ches¥terÒAceÓBernstein, who returns to the racetracks and derby players after a four-year stint in prison. Nick Nolte plays a horse trainer caught up in his schem¥ing. Knowing Milch, this wonÕt be about horse racing, but the price we pay for passion in a culture that encour¥ages obsession. ÒSmashÓ Premieres Feb. 6 on NBC Set during the casting of a Broadway musical about the life and loss of Marilyn Monroe, ÒAmerican IdolÓ finalist Kath¥arine McPhee stars as the ambitious, breakout Iowa chanteuse favored for the role over a veteran actress. Talked up asÒGleeÓfor grown-ups, this pedigreed musical drama features Debra Messing and Anjelica Huston and looks to be the kind of serious, intriguing drama long missing from NBCÕs schedule. ItÕs a high¥concept, stylized work championed by new network president Robert Greenblatt, who developed Show¥timeÕs trademark original series ÒWeedsÓ and ÒDexter.Ó ÒMad MenÓ Returns in March on AMC After being held up by financial and contract negotiations with series auteur Matt Weiner, the Ô60s drama finally re¥turned to production in August, readying for a March premiere of its anticipated fifth season. We last saw suave ad man Don Draper (Jon Hamm) struggling with the thought of facing his mortality in the wake of his divorce Ñ and in a whirlwind season finale, be¥comes engaged to his coquettish secretary. After a fall season of mediocre knock-offs (ÒThe Playboy ClubÓ), seeing this chicly designed drama about Fitzgeraldian re¥invention back on the air will be warmly received. Ñ Aleksander Chan Strange Weekend Porcelain Raft Available Jan. 24 After the Gone Blind EP and roughly 20 singles released as Porcelain Raft, Mau¥ro Remiddi will debut his 10-track LP. Recently signed under Secretly Canadian, the same label as Nite Jew¥el, Jens Lekman and Yeasayer, the one-man-band has so far leaked a track on his Facebook page, ÒPut Me to Sleep.ÓThe song provides listeners a quick glimpse of what they can expect from his full-length debut: a soothing melody and echoing waves of synthesizer diffusion. However, the lyrics are punctuated with iro¥ny because Remiddi, as the title indicates, asking the listener to put him to sleep. It will be interesting to see whether the album, recorded in a basement in Brook¥lyn, will display cohesion, since Mauro is a fan of releas¥ing disassociated segments of music. Ñ Elizabeth Hinojos Naked Purple Ladies The Internet Available Dec. 20 Of all the breakout act releases of 2012, The Inter¥netÕs Naked Purple Ladies has the chance to have the most substantial impact on music. The group is on the forefront of new, more accessible move¥ment in R&B with the likes of fellow Odd Future member Frank Ocean and The Weeknd. The Inter¥net is comprised of slightly lesser known Odd Fu¥ture Wolf Gang Kill Them All members Syd The Kid and Matt Martian. The group has already released two peculiar tracks, ÒLove SongÓand ÒCocaine.ÓThe duo has released a video for the latter which re¥sembles more of a low level acid trip than a coke tweak. The tracks simultaneously show promise and reason for concern as SydÕs strange but calm¥ing voice almost hits a dissonant tri-tone against MartianÕs compelling, warped jazz beats. Ñ Ali Breland Music The Dreamer/The Believer Common Available Dec. 20 Although Kanye WestÕs gorgeous My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy may still cast a long shad¥ow over music and DrakeÕs Take Care may take all the accolades this year with his own introspec¥tive lyrics and meticulous production, Common trailblazed the original path as the thinking manÕs rapper. He combined the politi¥cal with the personal, the warmth with the hard reality. After his turgid attempt to full mainstream pop on his last album, his newest album reunites him with No I.D., who produced CommonÕs earlier works and contributed to WestÕs last album. With the catchy second single ÒBlue Sky,Ó Common has a bit more positivity about the world around him. Ñ Chris Nguyen Mac & Devin Go to High School Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa Released Dec. 13 Hip-hop veteran Snoop Dogg and rising rap superstar Wiz Khalifa will be releasing a collaborative soundtrack to their upcoming film ÒMac & Devin Go to High School.ÓThe album, which features the Bruno Mars-assisted single, ÒYoung, Wild & Free,Ówill also in¥clude guest appearances from Jet Life rapper Curren$y and Taylor Gang RecordsÕvery own Juicy J. Similar to Method Man and RedmanÕs collaborative soundtrack for their 2001 film ÒHow High,ÓSnoop Dogg and Wiz KhalifaÕs soundtrack will feature poppy, up¥beat sounds, high school-based narratives and an array of marijuana references from two of hip-hopÕs weed connoisseurs. Ñ Eli Watson Our Version of Events Emeli SandŽ Available Feb. 6 Scottish R&B songwriter Emeli SandŽÕs debut album will shine a light on the dark side of pop. SandŽ has written songs for Leona Lewis and Susan Boyle, and opened for Chris Martin, but this album marks her crossover as a recording artist. Her first single, ÒDaddy,Óalready unveils two things she will be known for Ñ outstanding vocals and a talent for singing subject matter taint¥ed with heartbreak. SandŽ extraordinarily marries cold lyrics with a voice that radiates warmth. Our Version of Events is sure to be the hauntingly relatable breakup playlist that will steal playtime even on a happy day. Ñ Anjli Mehta ÒMission: Impossible Ñ Ghost ProtocolÓ Directed by Brad Bird In theaters Dec. 16 The punctuation-laden fourth in¥stallment of the ÒMission: Impossi¥bleÓ franchise will be opening in IMAX screens five days before it hits regu¥lar theaters and many locations will boast a sneak preview of the open¥ing scene to ÒThe Dark Knight Rises.Ó If thatÕs not enough to get you into the theater, ÒThe IncrediblesÓ director Brad Bird Movies ÒThe Devil InsideÓ Directed by William Brent Bell In theaters Jan. 6 Usually, early January genre releases fall just below the bottom of the barrel in terms of quality, and ÒThe Dev¥il InsideÓ director William Brent Bell doesnÕt exactly in¥spire confidence Ñ his last film was 2006Õs borderline¥unwatchable ÒStay AliveÓ. Even so, ÒThe Devil InsideÓ ap¥pears to be taking a mildly different angle on the de¥monic possession subgenre thatÕs seen a resurgence in recent years thanks to the ÒParanormal ActivityÓ films, and its trailer has enough creepy imagery Ñ a woman carving crosses on the inside of her lips! Ñ to make the