@thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan >> Breaking news, blogs and more: dailytexanonline.com Friday, April 22, 2011 FRIDAY ÔThe Whole ShootinÕ MatchÕ Austin Film Studios Screening Room is screening the Texas Independent Film Network film ÒThe Whole ShootinÕ MatchÓ at 7:30 p.m. ÒBlack Horse and the Cherry TreeÓ KT Tunstall and Robert Francis will be playing at La Zona Rosa at 8 p.m. SATURDAY Jashan Carnival This all day event showcases the culture of India with music, food and dancing at the Main Mall. Cine las Americas Alamo Drafthouse South is screening Cine las Americas for the International Film Festival at 4 p.m. Middle Eastern Ensemble The Butler School of Music hosts a concert of medieval songs and dances with Middle Eastern mystical music features in the Bates Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. James Taylor The Bass Concert Hall is hosting James Taylor at 8 p.m. SUNDAY UT Jazz The UT Faculty Ensemble presents UT Jazz, directed by Jeff Hellmer, at the Blanton Museum at 2 p.m. Hidden Language of Artists The Blanton Museum of Art hosts a tour to explore the symbols and allegory in European Art at 1 p.m. ÔYou have to be different!Õ Alamo Drafthouse Village is screening Monty PythonÕs ÒLife of BrianÓ at 7 p.m. Quote to note Ô Ô 82ND LEGISLATURE Bill approved in committee Cremede la Couture By William James & Julie Rene Tran Famed news journalists reveal Watergate details By Matthew Stottlemyre set of notes was donated, Ran- Daily Texan Staff som Center archivist Steve Mielke said. Almost 40 years after former He said the Ransom Center President Richard Nixon re-paid $5 million, which was cov¥signed, Bob Woodward and Carl ered by private donations, in Bernstein, the duo of metro re-2003 for the bulk of Woodward porters who broke the Watergate and BernsteinÕs notes, with the scandal, still have news to break. agreement that they would hand In the LBJ Library, in front of a yel¥lowed copy of a 1974 Wash¥ ington Post Basically, Nixon said [to with a banner Alexander Haig, his chief head scream¥ing NixonÕs of staff] if there were a resignation, Ò Woodward pistol in his desk, he would discussed have taken his own life. the duoÕs lat¥ est set of re-Ñ Bob Woodward, Washington Posteditor over notes from liv¥ing confiden¥tial sources as they died. From the $5 million, the University got $500,000 back to establish an endowment to fund events and class¥es related to the notes. I n an industry where de¥signs are predominate¥ly geared towards women, two senior designers broke the mold with outstanding menswear collections at the 2011 textiles and apparel senior fash¥ion show, ÒInnovation,Ó on Thurs¥day night at the Frank Erwin Cen¥ter. Despite having no formal training in menswear from Col¥lege of Natural Sciences, designers Colton Gerard and Christopher Pham swept the awards with their well-made and sophisticatedly styled collections. A packed Erwin Center watched and applauded as 23 textiles and apparel senior fashion design¥ers debuted more than 100 looks. Following the runway show, su¥perlative awards were distributed to deserving students by panelists which included fashion designers, writers, boutique owners and ex¥perts alike. The Best Collection award went to Gerard. The collection, titled ÒHeritage,Ó was well received by the audience, especially by Ste¥phen MacMillian Moser, fashion icon and Austin Chronicle colum¥nist, who gave Gerard a standing ovation. His looks featured rugged, COUTURE continues on PAGE 5 after reducing proposed cuts By Melissa Ayala Daily Texan Staff Senators passed a 2012-2013 budget totaling $176.5 billion out of committee on Thursday, which allocates $6 billion more for edu¥cation than a House version passed last month. The bill passed with an 11-4 vote in the Senate Finance Committee, with one Republican and three Dem¥ocrats voting against it Ñ including higher education committee chair¥woman Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Lare¥do. There are 10 Republicans and five Democrats in the finance commit¥tee. The full Senate is scheduled to hear the budget bill, which spends 5.9 percent less than the current budget, on Tuesday. Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, said the bill taps into $3.1 billion from the Rainy Day Fund, an emergen¥cy fund lawmakers can use during financial crises. Although Vice Chairman Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, said the bill restores $400 million to high¥er education and $194 million to TEXAS grants, he said ÒdifficultÓ cuts still loom for state universities. ÒThe cuts are draconian, and they will impact peopleÕs lives se¥verely,Ó Zaffirini said. ÒIf I thought this was the best we could do given our dire situation, I would vote for it. We did not have to cut as much BUDGET continues on PAGE 2 Thomas Allison | Daily Texan Staff Members of Students Against Sweatshops march on the West Mall on Thursday. President William Powers Jr. will meet with the group this month to discuss improving oversight of factories that produce UT apparel. Student advocacy groups lobby porting notes, ÒI try not to be which they re-Woodward and Bernstein took the notes Ò anybodyÕs friend, leased to the Harry Ran ¥ but I also try not during their for ethical apparel production som Center on Tuesday. coverage for ÒBasically, Nixon said [to Al-The Washington Post of the Nix¥ to be anybodyÕs enemy. And I think exander Haig, his chief of staff] on administrationÕs systematic if you donÕt try to personalize these things, you wonÕt have a job to do.Ó Ñ Peter Baker New York Times White House correspondent NEWS PAGE 2 if there were a pistol in his desk, and successful attempt to under¥he would have taken his own mine the Democratic nominee life,Ó Woodward said Thursday. for president in 1974. Haig was one of the 17 con-During the discussion, which fidential sources Ñ includ-about 700 people attended, Bern¥ing a Nixon speech writer, oth-stein said the same basic journal¥er White House officials and ism skills and hard work he and multiple U.S. congressmen Ñ who have died since the last NOTES continues on PAGE 2 INSIDE: New York Times on the White House on page 2 By William James Daily Texan Staff After two years of campaigning, representatives from two student advocacy groups will meet with President William Powers Jr. lat¥er this month to address concerns about UTÕs apparel production Ñ the largest in the country. Students Against Sweatshops and OxFam UT hosted a rally Thurs¥day with about 30 students to pro¥test the UniversityÕs use of the Fair Labor Association to monitor its apparel production. The student groups accused the association of poor oversight and corruption because it has appar¥el manufacturers on its board and has failed to effectively monitor in the past. The two groups have worked with other student organizations to urge the University to affiliate with the Worker Rights Consor¥tium, another watchdog group. ÒWe have a lot of support from the Student Government, Univer¥sity Democrats and other Univer¥sity leaders to fight against unfair RALLY continues on PAGE 2 CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: Lauren Winchester (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com Managing Editor: Claire Cardona (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com News Office: (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com Sports Office: (512) 232-2210 sports@dailytexanonline.com Life & Arts Office: (512) 232-2209 dailytexan@gmail.com Retail Advertising: (512) 471-1865 joanw@mail.utexas.edu Classified Advertising: (512) 471-5244 classifieds@dailytexanonline.com The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. CORRECTION Because of an editing error in ThursdayÕs page 1 story on Rick OÕDonnellÕs replacement, sandra woodley was misidentified in the second paragraph as Kelly on second and third reference. Because of an editing error, the headline for ThursdayÕs page 1 story on the HouseÕs passing of a bill banning salvia incorrectly stated a law banning salvia and synthesized marijuana takes effect today. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2011 Texas student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. TOMORROWÕS WEATHER LowHigh 7291 Think like a designer By Jake Hong Daily Texan Staff The relationship between the president and press is changing along with todayÕs media world, said White House correspondent Peter Baker on Thursday. The former Washington Post and current New York Times reporter shared his memo¥ries of the Oval Offices of for¥mer presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush and President Barack Obama. William In¥boden, a Robert S. Strauss Cen¥ter distinguished scholar, mod¥erated the event, which about 55 people attended. ÒI try not to be anybodyÕs friend, but I also try not to be any¥bodyÕs enemy,Ó Baker said. ÒAnd I think if you donÕt try to personal¥ize these things, you wonÕt have a job to do.Ó During his 19-year tenure as a correspondent, Baker said he saw ClintonÕs off-camera uncertain¥ty and BushÕs intellect. But today, the media has a very limited re¥lationship with the president, and few journalists truly get to know the most powerful man in the world, he said. Baker said he tries to remain objective about each president and his policies while reporting. ÒItÕs not for me to judge good and bad, which is kind of hard. As a reporter, itÕs my job to re¥port,Ó Baker said, ÒThere are things about BushÕs foreign poli¥cy that people donÕt know about, that I think most people who study it would say are successes.Ó BakerÕs commitment to the facts extended to his anec¥dote-filled lecture, said Strauss Center Program Coordinator Liz Roberts. ÒHe gave his honest impres¥sions, but they were favorable,Ó Roberts said. ÒBut I thought he was very impartial.Ó BakerÕs job is changing with the growth of digital media. Out¥lets, such as podcasts and blogs, are reshaping the definition of NOTES continues from PAGE 1 Woodward used could break a Thursday also marked the similar story today, but the dom-35th anniversary of the release inant cultural perception of the of the movie by the same name news media has shifted. as Woodward and BernsteinÕs ÒGood reporters in any medi-book, ÒAll the PresidentÕs Men.Ó um could do any of these stories Actor Robert Redford direct¥today,Ó he said. ÒWhatÕs different ed the movie and co-starred as is how it would be received to-Woodward. During the pan¥day compared to then.Ó el discussion, Redford said the the deadline. Wikileaks, an an¥ti-secrecy website that leaks clas¥sified government documents, evokes questions of privacy and accountability and challenges the relationships between the press and its sources, Baker said. ÒOur job was to go to work. We would cover a story. Around five oÕclock, we sit down and write it. You would turn it in, go home and have a beer,Ó Baker said, ÒToday, we get the beer much earlier.Ó The price of producing quali¥ty news is increasing, while reve¥nue is plummeting because of the demand for free online content, Baker said. Public affairs gradu¥ate student Jonathan Deyo said that change could drive younger consumers to abandon tradition¥al media. ÒAt least for now, youÕve got a reader willing to pay for quality information, but I think the up¥coming generations might not be as willing because weÕve grown up on not having to buy a news¥paper subscription,Ó Deyo said. character differences between Woodward and Bernstein stood out to him. ÒOne was a Jew, and one was a WASP. One was liberal, and the other was a Republican. One was a good writer, and one was pret¥ty bad,Ó Redford said. ÒAnd these two have to work together.Ó BUDGET continues from PAGE 1 as we did.Ó Zaffirini said education needs an additional $4 billion to be able to function. ÒThe choice is from awful to horrific, and we can do better,Ó Zaffirini said. ÒI couldnÕt possibly vote for something like that.Ó The state currently funds about $330 million of UTÕs $2.2 billion annual operating budget. The bill would cut $51 million from UTÕs budget Ñ $12 million less than the HouseÕs version. Invest in Texas spokesman Mi¥chael Morton said the student lob¥bying group will continue its cam¥paign to prevent disproportional cuts to UT. ÒWe are disappointed that the bill did pass with so many cuts to higher education, but we will continue to contact our senators,Ó Morton said. Morton said Invest in Texas members hand-delivered 1,500 postcards to lawmakers as part of lobbying efforts to maintain ade¥quate funding and current levels of financial aid. Hinojosa said as opposed to the House bill, the Senate bill helps public education in general as well as university students. ÒWe pushed more financial aid ideas, and we restored close to $100 million for community col¥leges and $306 million for finan¥cial aid,Ó Hinojosa said. Hinojosa was one of two Demo¥crats who voted for the bill, but he said he does not think the budget currently has the 21 votes needed to be debated on the Senate floor. He said the bill does less harm than the House version with $12 billion additional funding, which will come from property sales, ac¥celerated tax collections, changes in unclaimed property programs and other measures. ÒWe tried to ease the gap and at least fund the state budget as close as possible to the same funding level as we did last biennium,Ó he said. ÒItÕs not a good bill, but itÕs not as bad as the House bill.Ó Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano, said members from both the Sen¥ate and House will have to work together to bridge the difference between both budget versions. ÒThere are people all over this Capitol that are chomping at the bit to make sure that the House and Senate are in disagreement,Ó Shapiro said. ÒI think what they need to realize is that theyÕve got their job to do, weÕve got our job to do, and they may not match ex¥actly, but at the end of the day, we have to work together on this.Ó RALLY continues from PAGE 1 trade on campus,Ó said Cait Mc-Cann, a Latin American studies senior and co-president of Ox¥fam UT. Nathan Van Oort, a Students Against Sweatshops member, said that in 2009, the UniversityÕs cur¥rent appeal partner reported that 1,200 workers in Honduras were laid off because of an economic recession. The consortium, how¥ever, found out the workers were actually fired because they were protesting for their rights. ÒThe [rally] was to show UTÕs administration that there is a lot of student support for this cam¥paign,Ó said Van Oort, a geosci¥ences junior. PowersÕ office declined to com¥ment on the march itself but said they look forward to meeting with the students on April 29. Anne Lewis, a documentary filmmaker, said students could stand up against unfair labor and stop sweatshops by changing UTÕs apparel production methods. ÒI worked as a garment worker while I was in college, and it was unpleasant,Ó she said. ÒHowever, it was nowhere near the condi¥tions people who work in sweat¥shops endure.Ó Nevada Republican resigns post during ethics investigation By Cristina Silva The Associated Press LAS VEGAS Ñ Embattled Re- ue to subject my family, my constit¥uents, or the Senate to any further rounds of investigation, depositions, drawn out proceedings, or especially public hearings,Ó Ensign said. Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, who chairs the Senate Ethics Com¥mittee, and GOP Sen. Johnny Isak¥son, the committeeÕs vice chairman, said that Ensign Òmade the appropri¥ate decisionÓ in stepping down. ÒThe Senate Ethics Committee has worked diligently for 22 months on this matter and will complete its work in a timely fashion,Ó the senators said. Ensign could also be vulnerable to questions about his role in the af¥fairÕs aftermath. The husband of his former lover, who was also a former aide to Ensign, has been indicted for illegally lobbying the senatorÕs staff. The Justice Department and the Federal Election Commission in¥vestigated and then dropped cas¥es against Ensign with little explana¥tion. The ethics committee, however, named a special counsel in February to look into the matter. In his resignation notice Thurs¥day, Ensign said that appointment shook him because he had hoped the investigation would end with the Justice Department. Ensign announced in June 2009 that he had an extramarital affair with Cynthia Hampton, a former member of his campaign staff, and that he had helped her husband, Doug Hampton, a member of his Senate staff, obtain lobbying work with two Nevada companies. Federal law prohibits a former se¥nior Senate aide from lobbying the Senate for one year after terminating employment. Ensign announced in March he would not pursue re-election in 2012 to protect his family from cam¥paign attacks involving his role in Doug HamptonÕs lobbying career. He added that the Senate investigation hadnÕt influenced his decision. ÒIf I was concerned about that I would have resigned, because that would make the most sense be¥cause then it goes away,Ó he said last month. World&NatioN 3 Friday, April 22, 2011 | The Daily Texan | Ashley Morgan, Wire Editor | dailytexanonline.com By Ben Hubbard The Associated Press ABOARD THE IONIAN SPIRIT Ñ The scene was testimony to the wrenching changes war brings. It turned Dr. Ali Salhi, a Libyan den¥tist, into a battlefield medic. In a shipÕs corridor transformed into an intensive care unit, the pa¥tient he hovered over was his little brother, a law¥yer who became a fighter to defend their home city Misrata from Moammar GadhafiÕs forces. Near a stack of life vests, Khaled Salhi lay unconscious, a hunk of shrapnel lodged in his brain. Ali silently watched the tubes running into his brotherÕs mouth and nose and listened to the beep of the heart monitor. Khaled hasnÕt woken up since he was hit. But the 33-year-old Ali doesnÕt regret that his brother, six years younger than him, fought. ÒIf we all prevented our brothers from fight¥ing, there would be no resistance to Gadhafi,Ó he said. ÒMy brother might die and others as well, but we have to defend our city.Ó On Thursday, the Ionian Spirit, a Greek pas¥senger ferry, carried more than 1,000 people flee¥ing Misrata. Aboard the vessel, which docked in Benghazi late Thursday, were the bodies of an Oscar-nominated documentary maker from Britain and an American photographer who were killed covering clashes Wednesday. Areas below deck were turned into impromp¥tu clinics for the wounded. The shipÕs bar was settled by Libyan families. The two-month-old anti-Gadhafi rebellion has upturned lives across Libya, but perhaps no¥where more completely than in Misrata, LibyaÕs third largest city. For nearly two months, Gad¥hafi forces have surrounded the city from three sides, pounding it with shelling and rocket fire. Thousands have fled the city to the de facto rebel capital Benghazi. The Ionian SpiritÕs jour¥ney was organized by the International Organi¥zation of Migration. The shipÕs passengers include dozens of in¥jured and shell-shocked Libyans, hundreds of migrant workers from Africa, as well as smaller groups from Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines. Obama creates task force to investigate oil markets By Julie Pace The Associated Press RENO, Nev. Ñ President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Jus¥tice Department will try to Òroot outÓ cases of fraud or manipulation in oil markets. ÒWe are going to make sure that no one is taking advantage of the American people for their own short-term gain,Ó Obama said at a town-hall style meeting at a renew¥able energy plant in Reno. The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.84 on Thursday, about 30 cents higher than a month ago and almost a dol¥lar higher than a year ago. Obama, decrying such levels as yet another hardship Òat a time when things were already pretty tough,Ó said Attorney General Eric Hold¥er was forming the Financial Fraud Enforcement Working Group. The task force will focus partly on Òthe role of traders and specula¥torsÓ in the oil-price surge, Obama said. The group will include several Cabinet department officials, feder¥al regulators and the National Asso¥ciation of Attorneys General. In Washington, Holder said he would press ahead with the investi¥gation, even though he did not cite any current evidence of intentional manipulation of prices or fraud. ÒBased upon our work and re¥search to date, it is evident that there are regional differences in gas¥oline prices, as well as differences in the statutory and other legal tools at the governmentÕs disposal,Ó Hold¥er said in a memo. ÒIt is also clear that there are lawful reasons for in¥creases in gas prices, given supply and demand.Ó ÒNonetheless, where consumers are harmed by unlawful conduct that has the effect of increasing gas prices, state and federal authorities will take swift action,Ó Holder said. He promised to Òbe vigilant in monitoring the oil and gas markets for any wrongdoing so that con¥sumers can be confident they are not paying higher prices as a result of illegal activity.Ó 4 OpiniOn Friday, April 22, 2011 | The Daily Texan | Lauren Winchester, Editor in Chief | (512) 232 2212 | editor@dailytexanonline.com QUoTes To NoTe ÒIn our view, the student who wrote the letter misunderstood our quality level ... ItÕs unfortu¥nate that anybody may take acursory look and make assump¥tions about what we are.Ó Ñ Arizona State University spokesman Virgil Renzulli, regarding a public letter from UT Student Government President Natalie Butler that claimed ASUÕs commitment to online education is not ap¥propriate for UT, according to The Daily Texan. ÒItÕs not an addictive substance in itself, but people get addicted to the sensation they get fromÔtraveling to different dimensionsÕand all of that. People really donÕtknow what the long-term con¥sequences of losing touch withreality will be.Ó Ñ Rep. Charles Anderson, R-Waco, author of a recently passed bill to ban the sale of salvia, a hal¥lucinogenic drug, as reported by The Daily Texan. ÒItÕll give us a little break. Where people donÕt seem so rushed,so threatened. You can take a breath. I just want you all toknow thatÕs all it is Ñ a breath. This is not going to last and itÕsnot the end of the fire.Ó Ñ Incident Management Team commander Tony Wilder at a debriefing in Mineral Wells, Texas, according to The Dallas Morning News. The area saw a brief drizzle on Wednesday that helped slow the spreading wildfires. ÒI urge Texans of all faiths and traditions to offer prayers on thatday for the healing of our land,the rebuilding of our communitiesand the restoration of our normal and robust way of life.Ó Ñ Gov. Rick Perry declaring a state-wide week¥end of prayer for rainfall in light of the wildfires ravaging many parts of the state, according to the Texas Tribune. ÒWe really need some rainfall. We expect rain in the next few days,but we donÕt know if itÕll get on the fires or not.Ó Ñ National Weather Service meteorologist Dan Byrd, as reported by The Associated Press. ÒThis is going to make it more difficult for deserving students to go to college ... Funding for grantsand higher education should be held in a higher priority than ithas been so far.Ó Ñ Butler, on a proposed change to the TEXAS Grant financial aid program, according to The Dai¥ly Texan. The change would enhance the academic merit requirements for students who qualify for need-based assistance. ÒIÕm really honored and delighted to work together with students,faculty and staff for a worthycause ... IÕm glad I could help outin some way.Ó Ñ UT math professor James Vick, on Pancakes for ParkinsonÕs, a fundraiser held Wednesday that raised $32,000 for the Michael J. Fox Foundation, a parkinsons disease charity, according to The Daily Texan. galleRY THe FIRINg lINe Ignoring racism is detrimental After reviewing the campusÕ overwhelming response to the articles written weeks ago in The Daily Texan to capture the true essence of our campus climate by reporting on incidents that occurred during Roundup, I must admit that I was less than shocked by the nature of the con¥versation that developed online. Of the 209 com¥ments that were submitted to one of the articles, 15 of those were censored for their inappropri¥ateness. The nature of the comments ranged from eloquent disrespect among campus mem¥bers, lack of sensitivity for othersÕ perspectives and ignorance towards the concept of racism. It is repulsive to witness behavior of this sort being displayed throughout a campus that prides itself on the core values of learning, dis¥covery, individual opportunity and responsibil¥ity. We, as members of this campus Ñ students, faculty and staff Ñ must hold ourselves and each other to a higher caliber of moral standards. While many members of this campus may feel like the University of Texas and the United States have progressed to post-racial society, if we continue to downplay the existence of rac¥ism at UT, we will continue to experience the detrimental effects that it has proven to have on our campus climate. Previous incidents like the one that occurred during Roundup have been difficult to label precisely as racist, but an event that occurred this past Sunday evening in the Malcolm X Lounge (an open space most com¥monly used by African-American students) has no room for mislabeling. On Sunday, April 17, an individual walked into the X-Lounge in black-face and sat on the couch in the midst of several African-American stu¥dents while one friend recorded and a group of students stood outside the X-Lounge and watched this occur. Given the history that this campus has of students hosting black¥face parties and the traditional minstrel shows that have been a part of campus¥wide events such as Roundup and the fall football games, the recent controversy with the Simkins Dormitory, etc., these types of incidents should not be taken lightly by any student or member of the administration. I charge all members of the Forty Acres to be that catalyst of positive change on this campus, discouraging the intolerance and insensitivity that takes place both deliberately and covertly. For those interested in continu¥ing the conversation about the racial climate on campus, feel free to attend the upcoming town hall meeting that I have committed myself to promoting through my position as a newly elected University-wide representa¥tive of Student Government. Ñ Kristin Thompson Member of the Roundup Coalition Civil engineering junior Keep Sarah Weddington From a business perspective, IÕve been sympathetic to the difficult financial deci¥sions the University has had to make. I have not marched, written letters, com¥plained or whined about the changes. However, I need to speak up now. Who is doing the thinking, or who is refusing to engage their brains and think, about some of these budget decisions being made? It has come to my attention that professor Sarah Weddington is being let go. If youÕve never heard of Weddington, IÕm sure youÕve heard of the case that she argued and won before the Supreme Court, Roe v. Wade. Really? Really? WeÕre really letting a professor go due to budget cuts who made such an impact on U.S. history? No, I do not know the inside story of why she is being let go. Is it her posi¥tion on abortion? Did she not publish enough? Did she not follow a tenure track? Were her writings not in presti¥gious peer reviewed journals? I really donÕt care. I donÕt care if she never accom¥plished a legal success after Roe v. Wade, which is not the case. Roe v. Wade was big enough for a lifetime. I have been a student in WeddingtonÕs class. Listening to a tape from the Ô70s of Roe v. Wade being argued before the Supreme Court and then being able to ask questions to the same attorney I had just listened to was amazing. I was in the presence of, and interacting with, history. It was all possible because IÕm a student at the University of Texas at Austin. If Rosa Parks were to be a lecturer at UT, would we let her go as well, due to budget cuts? All she did was refuse to give her seat up on a bus. Have any of you readers taken a class here at UT and wondered how in the world the professor ever got funded for their asinine research? Yet, they are kept on despite budget cuts. The ÒrulesÓ of academia and ÒbudgetÓ seem to be obscuring the vision of true learn¥ing. Living history is far, far better than any book, article or journal. By the way, Sarah Weddington is well liked by her students and is always glad to help any deserving student with referrals to her vast network of contacts or with letters of reference to law schools. She goes far beyond teaching a class. I hope UT wakes up and keeps Sarah Weddington. It makes me sad to say I attend UT, where such smart people study but such stupid deci¥sions are being made. Ñ Sandy R. Poffinbarger WomenÕs and gender studies graduate student Online learning vs. E-learning In an April 20th viewpoint, ÒKeep Classes Offline,Ó the Texan editorial board asserts that Òonline learningÓ is not an answer to UTÕs financial plight. But the analysis shows confusion about what is meant by that phrase. One meaning of Òonline learningÓ (or Òdis¥tance learningÓ) means no more than deliv¥ering a lecture over the Web instead of in a classroom, perhaps with questions and answers handled by email. ÒOnline learningÓ is what the University of Phoenix sells. ÒE-learning,Ó on the other hand, is based on a computer program that simulates the presentation of an idea or a skill, permits the learner to experiment in one of many ways found most comfortable, then provides indi¥vidualized feed-back that recognizes and explains the strengths and weaknesses of each individual student. The professorÕs input lies in the design of the program, not in teaching a course. A few good ÒE-learningÓ modules could teach a subject across the country. Airplane pilots today are trained by e-learn¥ing computer-based programs. Errors are explicated, and opportunities for choices are presented until the learner no longer ÒcrashesÓ the plane. Might some college subjects be learned in the same manner? Carnegie-Mellon thinks so and has built an e-learning program for mastering elementary statistics and has found it as good or better than the standard lectures and section discussions. To develop a good E-learning module is expensive. But for subjects taught widely across the country, such as elementary sta¥tistics, we could afford millions of dollars in development costs to achieve successful pro¥fessor-less learning modules. As we note the enthusiasm with which our kids play games based on video and computers, do we think that we might attract them to the challenge of learning statistics? Maybe. UT has a program to help departments redesign courses, including using computer¥based learning in novel ways. One of the efforts underway, in fact, will be designed to teach statistics, for which $300,000 has been allocated. What The Daily Texan should be watching is whether the resulting program will save students the cost of Òonline learn¥ingÓ or whether UT will join the effort in E-learning and achieve comparable out¥comes in learning with savings in costs to students. Ñ Francis D. Fisher Senior Research Fellow, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs ReCYCle Please recycle this copy of The Daily Tex¥an. Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt-orange news¥stand where you found it. legalese Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not nec¥essarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. sUBMIT a FIRINg lINe Email your Firing Lines to firingline@daily¥texanonline.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. Cutting into the bone By Holly Heinrich Daily Texan Columnist The legacies of our high school educations can follow us to college, determining how easily we transition and how well we perform. In Texas, as in much of the United States, the quality of a public school education differs between cities, towns and zip codes, but the budget recently passed by the Texas House of Representatives, which would cut $8 bil¥lion in public education funding, will hurt all Texas school districts. It will harm the next generation of students who dream of coming to college, and in a state where only 27 per¥cent of adults hold a college degree, higher education is already an elusive dream for many Texans. Freshman linguistics student Sarah Sand¥ers, who attended a Title 1 high school in Beaumont Independent School District, knows firsthand how a lack of funding can leave students unprepared for college. Sanders said the good teachers at her school were not recognized and the under-performing teach¥ers were never asked to Òstep up their game.Ó In districts such as Eanes ISD, where the community offers extra financial help through extensive fundraising, the situation can be better. ÒWestlake taught me how to study, take notes and reach out for help if I didnÕt under¥stand the material,Ó said Michelle Suh, a Har¥vard freshman who attended Westlake High School in Austin. ÒOur teachers believed we could do anything, and then they taught us how to make that a reality.Ó But even high-performing school districts, like districts across the state, are faced with the reality that with the reduction in state aid, eliminating staff and teacher positions is an almost certainty in the coming year. Freshman history student Moses Lira is concerned that, because of budget cuts, the programs which helped him get to college will not exist after this year. ÒIn the last decade, my school has seen an increase in students attending college,Ó said Lira, a graduate of McCollum High School on San AntonioÕs economically disadvantaged South Side. ÒThis has been due to an increase in government funding [for college and career preparatory programs]. If the funding had not been there, I would not have known I could attend UT-Austin with the little money my mother made.Ó People across the state Ñ students, parents, teachers and recent graduates Ñ are experi¥encing life changes as the result of expected cuts to public education. There is less and less room in the system they pinned their futures to, and they are being pushed out. Candidates running for office often say that when they get to Austin, theyÕll trim the fat from state spending. But the fat in Texas public educa¥tion was trimmed years ago. This yearÕs Legis¥lature is cutting into the bone. Heinrich is a government freshman. Technicians and make-up artists watched models walk the runway on a TV monitor backstage. Wearing a voluminous cape lined with mus¥tard silk by designer Elise Romero, the model unbut¥toned the coat to reveal a two piece ensemble at the end of the runway. Before the show, the models get their make¥up put on by Barton Creek SephoraÕs make-up artists backstage. detailed jackets which incorporated many nat¥ural elements including rabbit fur, distressed leather and toggles made from deer antlers. Honorable mention for Best Collection was awarded to Pham. Though his all-American adaptation of aristocratic blue bloods was not as original, PhamÕs sophistication and taste shone through the garments. The pieces also resonate with the personality of Ralph Lauren, for whom Pham interned last summer, Among other sponsors, the Universi¥ty Co-op sponsored the event and is sell¥ing three designersÕ garments in their store. Pham, Elise Romero and Megan Mehl won the Most Marketable and Creative award, and their dresses will be sold in the Co-op starting today. Awards were also present¥ed to Sophia Al-Banna, Angela Saenz, Kal¥gari Ferris and Heidi Mashaka for being the most creative. Other standouts of the evening included an impeccably constructed line of mono¥chromatic silks and androgynous lines from Jessica Bird and three adaptations of deli¥ cate white pieces by Al-Banna. By far one of the best garments that walked the runway was BirdÕs leather creme jacket, which surpass- Inspired by 1950s Hawaiian resort wear, designer Heidi MashakaÕs vibrant ÒHoneymoon CollectionÓ had a burst of color and prints. To complete the looks, models walked the runway with oversized black sunglass¥es and straw accessories. Designer Jessica Bird burst into excitement after her name was announced for the Best Evening Gown award. Bird also tied with designer Elise Romero for Most Marketable. COUTURE continues from PAGE 1 es the workmanship of a fashion student. Her line looked and felt expensive; it was as if her garments were pulled off Bergdorf Goodman. The delicate piping down the shoulders and arms contrasted against the masculinity of the jacketÕs structure, prov¥ ing BirdÕs wide range in aesthetic and con¥ struction. While Bird lured the crowd in with her dynamic mixed construction of fitted and flowy, the movement in Al-Ban¥ naÕs pieces had pizazz. BirdÕs collection won Most Marketable, and Al-Banna took Hon¥ orable Mention for Best Bridal Wear. Each designer also showcased formal and bridal attire, and Bird was awarded Best Evening Gown for her modern champagne¥ colored silk gown which featured golden piping that wrapped around the hips and extended to the floor. One of the panelists and owner of Black¥ mail Boutique, Gail Chovan, said that she was impressed with how far the show had come since she originally started judging it 10 years ago. ÒIt is great to see guys that are design¥ ing for guys that use fashion-forward think¥ ing and have strong technical skills,Ó Cho¥ van said. photos by Allen otto 6 SPORTS Friday, April 22, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Will Anderson, Sports Editor | (512) 232-2210 | sports@dailytexanonline.com SIDELINE Texas bracing Longhorns ready for shootout for life without NBA PLAYOFFS Hamilton Aside from the name, the Big 12 Thompson or By Will Anderson Daily Texan Staff The deadline for entering the NBA draft is Sunday, which means Longhorns Tristan Thompson and Jordan Hamilton have some deci¥sions to make. The Austin American-States¥man reported Thursday that sourc¥es close to Thompson indicated he would declare for the draft with an agent, but there has been no official word from either Thompson or the school as of press time. Thompson, a 6-foot-8-inch forward, is ranked as high as the mid-first round in some draft projections. Hamilton, the teamÕs leading scor¥er from last season, is also listed as a possible first-rounder. The sopho¥more averaged 18.6 points per game in his first season as TexasÕ primary playmaker. Freshman Cory Joseph has also not indicated whether he will return next year or enter the draft. If Thompson and Hamilton were to leave, a depleted returning ros¥ter and untested recruiting class would have to fill their spots. With¥out Thompson, Texas brings back just one post player who averaged more than five minutes a game Ñ junior and defensive specialist Alex¥ is Wangmene, who was good for 2.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per night in 2010-11. The incoming freshman class would bring some relief at that po¥ sition. Four-star recruit Jonathan Holmes from San Antonio is a 6-foot-8-inch forward who excelled in the low post in high school, and Kevin Thomas is another soon¥ to-be Longhorn big man. Without Thompson, both would be counted on by head coach Rick Barnes for early minutes. If Hamilton also NHL PLAYOFFS Junior Nicole Vandermade takes it as her duty to relax the her team on road trips by burning her favorite songs onto CDs. The Longhorns are in Columbia this weekend for the Big 12 Championship. GOLF continues on PAGE 7 DRAFT continues on PAGE 7 ball in TexasÕ 9-0 win over Kansas. Etier was 3-for-5 with 2 RBI. Jungmann dominates as Horns defeat Jayhawks Clark trying to find BennettÕs replacement By Chris Hummer one of 25 finalists for the national But after Bennett was struck by a Daily Texan Staff player of the year award and is hit-pitch on her right arm last weekend ting a team-leading .455. versus Iowa State, Texas has had to Cruising at 39-4, Texas hit an ÒShe is about as hot as anyone in turn to other sources of offense. unexpected road bump this week the country and has been the last With her arm in a cast, Bennett is when it was forced to find a re-three weeks,Ó said Texas head coach out for an undisclosed amount of placement for star first baseman Connie Clark after the Texas A&M time, and the Longhorns are won-Lexy Bennett. game on April 6. ÒShe just has ice dering who will step up to fill her Bennett has been a key piece of water in her veins right now. SheÕs the Texas lineup all year Ñ she is amazing.Ó BENNETT continues on PAGE 7 Shelby Savony is one of the front¥runners to fill in for injured first baseman Lexy Bennett. On the year, Savony has hit three home runs. ? Answer: Persistent foul play! JOKE OF THE WEEK Why did the chicken get sent to the dugout? By Trey Scott Daily Texan Staff When Taylor Jungmann is at his best, he doesnÕt need much offen¥ sive support Ñ just one, two, maybe three runs. Ò finest outing of the season, maybe the best of his career. In 106 pitch¥es, Jungmann struck out nine bat¥ters and only surrendered one hit, even more impressive giving the harsh condi¥ tions Ñ tem- SPORTS BRIEFLY peratures in the mid-50s with winds blowing 20 mph. The Long¥ hornsÕ bats pro- I had a good feel vided much Highly-touted Johnathan Gray gives Texas verbal commitment The Longhorns have picked up a commitment from Aledo High School running back Johnathan Gray, a five¥star running back according the recruit¥ing service Rivals. The 5-foot-11-inch, 190-pound blue chipper announced his intent in a news release a few minutes after the clock struck midnight on April 22, his 18th birthday. His commitment, which is more than that Thursday night, cranking out 13 hits in a 9-0 Texas blow¥out over Kan¥sas (19-19, 8-8), which gives Jungmann his for the ball. The breaking ball was good for me, too. Ñ Taylor Jungmann, Pitcher ÒI mostly relied on my two-seam fast¥ball to the in¥side corner a lot today,Ó he said. ÒI had a good feel for the ball. The breaking ball Ò ninth win of the season. ÒThe game was good for nonbinding, gives Texas 16 players in its me, too.Ó 2012 recruiting class. With his was dominated In his high school career, Gray has rushed for 6,990 yards and 124 career strikeout of Jayhawk KaÕiana El¥ by the pitching of Jungmann,Ó said dredge in the seventh inning, Jung¥head coach Augie Garrido. ÒHe re¥ turned to the dominance we saw touchdowns, just 17 away from the all¥ mann became just the eighth Texas time state record, which is held by cur¥ rent Longhorn Traylon Shead. pitcher ever to strike out 300 bat¥ early in the season. He controlled ters in his career. the game. And we even had a cou- Gray chose Texas over Texas A&M ple of rallies on offense.Ó and TCU. Trent Lesikar It was indeed the junior pitcherÕs KANSAS continues on PAGE 7 Ñ Trey Scott Daily Texan Staff BENNETT continues from PAGE 6 spot in the batting order. Clark and the team are hoping it will be a collective effort. Two players in particular will be expected to fill the hole that Ben¥nett left at first base. Senior Shelby Savony and sophomore Kim Bru¥ins will split the time at first, at least until one of them really takes con¥trol of the position, and Clark gives them a full-time starting role. ÒTheyÕre doing a good job,Ó Clark said. ÒWe pretty much told them yesterday, coming out and sat them down, and said, ÔYou know what, itÕs there for the taking, and you two are going to compete for it.ÕÓ Savony is a senior with plenty of experience under her belt. She has made solid contributions to the team in her four years here, most¥ly in the role of a pinch hitter, so she knows how to perform under pres¥sure. She also brings plenty of power to the lineup, hitting 11 home runs in limited action her junior season. Most importantly, she adds a layer of leadership on the field as one of three captains on the team. Bruins brings a different flair to the position. She doesnÕt have a lot of ex¥perience at the collegiate level play¥ing first base, being a pitcher first and foremost for the team. But with fresh¥man Rachel Fox solidly cemented be¥hind Blaire Luna as the No. 2 pitcher, Bruins will get the opportunity to try her hand in the field. Bruins hasnÕt hit much in her time here but averaged .419 at the plate as a senior at Red¥lands High School. The decision as to who will start hasnÕt been made yet and will most likely remain an open competition after the weekend. ÒWeÕll try to go set into the week¥end for sure and see how that per¥son performs,Ó Clark said. ÒThey both bring good things to the table, no. 5 texas at texas tech Date: Fri., Sat. time: 6 p.m., 11 a.m. Place: Rocky Johnson Field (Lubbock, Texas) so itÕs a challenge for the coaches but a good challenge to have. WeÕll look at the Tech notes to see how they match up in regards to their short game and speed game and go from there.Ó trent Lesikar | Daily Texan Staff Converted pitcher Kim Bruins doesnÕt have much power Ñ with a .382 slugging percentage and no homers Ñ but is learning how to play first. McCoy leading BrownsÕ workouts in Austin By tom Withers The Associated Press Cleveland quarterback Colt McCoy has organized workouts in Texas for a few of his team¥mates during the NFL lockout. Several of the wide receiv¥ers are joining him in Austin to throw the ball around. By this time next week, he may have new targets. With the No. 6 overall pick in next weekÕs draft, the Browns may have the chance to add a top¥flight wide receiver like Geor¥giaÕs A.J. Green or AlabamaÕs Ju¥lio Jones, considered the top two prospects at that position. Since trading Braylon Edwards to the New York Jets in 2009, the Browns have lacked a home-run¥hitting wide receiver. Mohamed Massaquoi and Brian Robiskie are suitable, and both made sig¥nificant strides in their second seasons as pros. However, the Browns need more to develop McCoy, who will be running a new West Coast offense installed by first¥year coach Pat Shurmur. Green or Jones would fill a gaping hole. General Manager Tom Heck¥ert was pleased to hear that Mc-Coy was rounding up a few of his teammates for some informal practices while the leagueÕs labor dispute drags on. Massaquoi posted a message on his Twitter page saying that he was headed to Austin for Òfor some pitch & catchÓ with McCoy, Josh Cribbs, Carlton Mitchell, Jordan Norwood and Òthe rest of my Browns brothers!Ó ÒI think itÕs great,Ó said Heckert. GOLF continues from PAGE 6 championship is like any oth¥er tournament. As usual, the team left Austin on Wednesday, practiced at Old Hawthorne on Thursday and competes today through Sunday. Vandermade has played this tournament be¥fore, so besides being the DJ for the team, she is also a mentor. ÒItÕs same format as any oth¥er tournament,Ó she said. ÒSo you donÕt need to think of it any dif¥ferently. ItÕs going to be, obvious¥ly, a bigger stage, but just treat it as any other tournament, and go out there and play your game.Ó One minor difference from previous tournaments is the size of the field. The Longhorns will play against all 12 conference teams, a small number since the Longhorns are used to com¥peting against 15 to 18 teams per event. ÒThis is actually easy on one hand because you play fast¥er,Ó said head coach Martha Richards. ÒRounds go faster and smoother.Ó The Longhorns go into the tournament ranked No. 2 in the Big 12, meaning they will tee off with top-seeded Iowa State and No. 3 seed Oklahoma on Fri¥day. After that, the lowest-shoot¥ing three teams will play togeth¥er each day while the remaining nine squads will be grouped into threesomes based on their previ¥ous round scores. ÒI think if we go in there and we press and we try to win the Big 12, that typically doesnÕt go well, and it doesnÕt go well with this group,Ó Richards said. ÒWhen you go out and play golf, you canÕt be thinking about win¥ning. For us, thinking about win¥ning the Big 12 is every day we are practicing.Ó As usual, the Longhorns slipped an unlabeled burnt CD into the stereo in the rental van as they rolled out of the airport on Wednesday toward their ho¥tel. As VandermadeÕs playlist came over the speakers, the rest of the Longhorns began to focus on the tournament ahead, and they hope to be singing a winning tune when they return to Austin at the end of the weekend. KANSAS continues from PAGE 6 ÒI didnÕt realize I did it. I try not to worry about stats,Ó Jungmann said. ÒWe got the win today, so I feel good. IÕm sure looking back on it someday, it will be nice.Ó Juniors Brandon Loy and Jordan Etier paced the offense, combining to go 7-for-10 with four RBI. ÒBrandon Loy continues to be, of¥fensively and defensively, one of the most brilliant players in this con¥ference,Ó Garrido said. ÒHe really seems to be comfortable, and heÕs hitting hard line drives.Ó The No.7 Longhorns (29-4, 12¥4) will play game two of the se¥ries tonight and game three tomor¥row, which will enable them to have Easter Sunday off. Cole Green (2¥3, 3.27 ERA) takes the mound to¥day. The senior pitched has strung together a number of quality starts, with four combined earned runs and 21 strikeouts in his last three games.Sam Stafford will start the se¥ries finale on Saturday. The junior left-hander is 5-0 and sports a 1.39 ERA inning ratio. Should the Longhorns win the two games, it will give them their third conference series sweep. DRAFT continues from PAGE 6 declares, Texas will lose 31.7 of its average point total from last season. Myck Kabongo Ñ the latest in a line of Findlay Prep graduates that in¥clude Thompson, Joseph and Avery Bradley Ñ is ranked the No. 2 point guard in his class and could fill a hole in the backcourt. Texas also welcomes four-star prospects Julien Lewis and Sheldon McClellan, a pair of perimeter shooters with good ac¥curacy from beyond the arc. ThereÕs no clear replacement for either Thompson or Hamilton in either the returners or newcomers, meaning Barnes will have some de¥cisions of his own to make if his star playmakers depart. ADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. In the event of errors made in advertisement, notice must be given by 10 am the Þrst day of publication, as the publishers are responsible for only ONE incorrect THE DAILY TEXAN insertion. 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ÒWeÕre not going to have the larg¥est Puerto Rican community in Austin, but the fact that we are in the center is very significant,Ó said Dr. Ana Maria Maynard, WilliamÕs mother and founder of the center. Located within the heart of Tex¥as, Austin makes it easy for those in surrounding cities to drive to events and classes, she added. If a corridor is drawn from Dal¥las to Houston, containing Killeen, Austin and San Antonio, those cities are home to 81 percent of the Puer¥to Ricans in Texas, Maynard said. Since the economy has fallen drastically in the last five years in Puerto Rico, more and more people are leaving the island to find jobs in the states, Maynard said, with most Gamers to host video game tournament C NNECTED By Allistair Pinsof With $1,500 on the line, 128 competitive gamers from across Texas will gather on UT campus Saturday for the largest collegiate ÒStarCraft IIÓ tournament yet. Last fall, UT organization Tex¥as e-Sports Association hosted its first tournament of popular PC strategy game ÒStarCraft II.Ó The event brought together 64 play¥ers who won $700 in prizes. This yearÕs tournament, TeSPA Tex¥as Open, offers more than dou¥ble the amount of prize money, a new venue for spectators and an improved multiple camera vid¥eo feed of the event that will be broadcast to the spectator room in Robert Lee Moore Hall and online via justin.tv. The biggest difference, though, is that the UT organization, which only started last fall, will be receiv¥ing sponsorship from Intel, Micro¥soft, NVIDIA and Texas Parents. ÒThis little organization of ours is starting to get some state¥wide attention,Ó said Tyler Rosen, CLEAN continues from PAGE 10 barge on Lake Travis. In March of last year, he held his first party for a cli¥ent, and, two months later, Hill quit his job and moved back to Austin to focus on the endeavor full time. Although an impulsive move Ñ leaving the comfortable pastures of a nine-to-five job for the unknown world of entrepreneurship, Hill cites the book, ÒThe 4-Hour Work¥weekÓ by Timothy Ferriss, which details how to become an entrepre¥aerospace senior and the eventÕs coordinator. The tournamentÕs preliminar¥ies were played exclusively online April 16, but this coming weekend, the players in the top of the tour¥namentÕs bracket will go head to head. The tournament, which will last from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., will be played in front of a live audience and broadcast online through the live streaming website. Rosen, along with his identical twin brother Adam, formed the group after discovering a new love for ÒStarcraft IIÓ last summer. ÒEverybody plays games or knows somebody who plays games on campus,Ó said Adam Rosen, an aerospace senior. ÒUntil TeSPA, there really wasnÕt place on cam¥pus to play games together, im¥prove and even compete.Ó Twenty-five people showed up to the organizationÕs first meeting, but the group quickly grew in size over the months. Currently, the group is a collective of more than 200 UT students who share a pas¥sion for competitive gaming, with a focus on acclaimed strategy title ÒStarcraft II.Ó neur, as helping him go full-force into his business. When the barge business was on hiatus last winter, Hill and his room¥mate Phil Doubek, who also finan¥cially supported the party barge, de¥cided to expand the business and started Aftermath. In a matter of weeks, they had a website, advertise¥ment and cleaning supplies ready to go. Although there was initial inter¥est, including the cleaning at the lo¥spectators will watch the match¥es from a large projection screen in RLMÕs auditorium. In addition MOVIE continues from PAGE 10 the island: warm weather, low cost of living and a large Hispanic com¥munity. A family-oriented culture, she said, Puerto Ricans like to stay close together. ÒWhat happens with the Puerto Rican community is that once you start having friends and relatives coming, they follow because we like to be together,Ó Maynard said. ÒWeÕd rather go somewhere where we know people then to go somewhere and be alone.Ó When Maynard came to Austin 20 years ago to work for IBM, there was nothing in Austin for Puerto Ricans, she said. The closest thing to home that she could get, she said, was the Mexican community and the fellow dance members of Ballet Folklorico de Mexico. ÒIt was a wonderful experience to be embraced by a community that was not mine,Ó she said. However, when Maynard had her son William, she realized it was not enough. ÒI started to think about my heritage and how I grew up and all things that were meaningful to me that made me the person that I am today,Ó Maynard said. ÒI realized by living here in Austin, my son would not have any of that.Ó She said she remembers watching cultural performances at an inter¥national fair at Concordia Univer¥sity 14 years ago with her newborn. China, Mexico and Scotland all had dancers representing their country and culture, but there were no Puer¥to Rican dancers. ÒIÕm looking at my son and feel¥ing so bad that I had all this knowl¥edge about my culture, but I wasnÕt doing anything that would help him learn and appreciate it,Ó she said. loses focus about an hour into the film, almost as if he realized no one will pay to watch a 65-minute doc¥umentary, so he worked in a quick trip to an advertisement-free city in Brazil and a few other, equally for¥gettable interludes. While Spurlock remains as informative as ever in these segments, and while theyÕre tangentially related to the filmÕs themes, they still feel unfocused and reek of filler, especially a long scene POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold Morgan Spurlock Genre: Documentary Runtime: 90 minutes For those who like: Super Size Me Grade: B+ in which he views possible poster designs for the film. However, the film picks back up for a rousing fi¥nal montage, set to the theme song OK Go composed for the film. Even though it could stand to be quite a bit shorter, Spurlock took a huge step up with ÒThe Greatest Movie Ever Sold,Ó a compulsively watchable matter-of-fact documen¥tary that never loses its sense of hu¥mor and is all the better for it. Delicioso WHAT: El Rincon Criollo Food Trailer WHERE: 8100 North I-35 WHEN: Thursday 6:30 p.m. -9:30 p.m. Friday 7:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m. Saturday 12:30 p.m. -11:00 p.m. Sunday 12:30 p.m. -5:30 p.m. RECommENdATioNs: Red rice with beans, empanadas, and mofongo con camarones Ven Conmigo WHAT: Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center WHERE: 701 Tillery Street #13 WEB: prfdance.org That was the moment she said she promised she would do something. She spent the next nine months engineering a plan and held her first traditional Puerto Rican dance class that fall. Fourteen years later, the program has grown from a small classroom of six students, half of which were MaynardÕs friends, to a center fren¥zied by chil- ON THE WEB: drenÕs laugh- Watch a video of ter and foot¥ traditional Taino steps. And song and dance MaynardÕs @dailytexan mission has online.com extended from just teaching song and dance to upholding the connec¥tion to Puerto Rico, starting with the youth. 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Last year, spectators and players were both hosted in the same room in the Academic Annex, next to Rob¥ert Lee Moore Hall. This year, migrating to Texas. According to the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Admin¥istration, Texas has the fastest grow¥ing Puerto Rican population. ÒEvery time I turn around, IÕm meeting new people,Ó Maynard said. ÒSo itÕs hard to know how many people we have here, because if we look at the numbers from 2000, itÕs not going to reflect at all.Ó According to the 2000 U.S Cen¥sus Bureau, there are 69,504 Puer¥to Ricans in Texas, which is 0.3 per¥cent of TexasÕ total population. The Census Bureau has not yet pub¥lished Puerto Rican demographics for 2010. Maynard said what attracts the people to Texas is its similarities to to more space, the event will also offer food, raffles for computer hardware, trivia games and sta¥tions where console games can be played. The spectator experience will also see new changes with mul¥tiple cameras, live commentary about the matches and interviews with players between games. cal bandÕs house, Aftermath strug¥gled to maintain consistent business during its first few weeks. Howev¥er, they have since cleaned 30 places since January. However, if thereÕs one thing he cannot be motivated to do, itÕs to clean up his own house. ÒNow that IÕm providing this ser¥vice, itÕs just not the same,Ó Hill said. IÕm not getting paid to clean up my house Ñ so I donÕt.Ó Once a sponsor is on board in the film, Spurlock always manages to find a place for them in the mov¥ie, whether itÕs the bottle of POM Wonderful he sips on throughout interviews or the JetBlue terminal where he meets with a particularly anti-product placement subject. Many of his meetings with ad¥vertising executives are equal¥ly hilarious, especially an extend¥ed pitch session in which Spurlock tries to sell POM Wonderful ex¥ecs on a commercial focusing on the increased sexual vitality pome¥granate juice lends its drinkers. Even better is an interview with Hollywood filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino and Peter Berg (ÒFriday Night LightsÓ), whoÕve had to deal with product place¥ment, which includes perhaps the best quote of the film from ÒRush HourÓ director Brett Ratner: ÒAr¥tistic integrity? Whatever.Ó Unfortunately, Spurlock kind of 1/1 study/den, across from hike/bike trail, bus, pool, 948 sq.ft; asking $214,900. 512-466-3489 recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle 10 LIFE&ARTS Friday, April 22, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Amber Genuske, Life&Arts Editor | (512) 232 2209 | dailytexan@gmail.com Lawrence Peart | Daily Texan Staff Alejandro Reyna, 12, and instructor Jessica Montoya practice a traditional dance at the Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance Center. It is the only com¥ eled by the chief of his motherÕs na¥tive Puerto Rican tribe, the Taino, the instrument is just one way 14-year¥old William Maynard maintains a bond with his native land which he has only visited once. In the hub of an East Austin neigh¥borhood on Tillery Street, the Puer¥to Rican Folkloric Dance Center is the only community center for Puer¥to Ricans in the Southwest. The non¥profit center offers 12 classes per week on traditional dances and mu¥sic, including lessons for the large bomba drum and the small cuatro guitar, two of the islandÕs national in¥struments. HERITAGE continues on PAGE 9