@thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Wednesday, August 24, 2011 >> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com Calendar Outside In he Alamo Drafthouse Ritz will be screening never-before¥seen shorts by the Safdie Brothers with the duo live in the theater. Tickets are $10 and the screening starts at 7 p.m. Big Yell Learn why Longhorns sing ÒThe Eyes of TexasÓ and other university traditions, songs and long-forgotten cheers at the SAC Ballroom from 5-7 p.m. Welcome Night KoinoniaÕs New Student Welcome Night is an evening of music, videos, laughter, engaging talk and delicious Korean barbecue in Jester Auditorium from 6:30-9 p.m. Dancing Shoes Longhorn Salsa will be hosting free salsa lessons. No experience or partner necessary. The lessons will be held in the Texas Union Quadrangle Room from 7-9 p.m. Today in history In 79 The formerly dormant Mount Vesuvius erupts in Italy, completely destroying the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum and killing thousands. Campus watch HeÕs Alive 214 East 21st Street Public Intoxication: A UT student discovered another UT student passed out next to the exterior doors of the residence hall. The student was very intoxicated and needed assistance into the building and into his room. The police officers located the subject laying on a bed covered in vomit, unresponsive. Officers detected a very strong odor of alcohol on the studentÕs breath in addition the aroma of vomit. After some gentle rubbing on the studentÕs sternum, he became responsive. Quote to note Ô ÒI try to do my own Ô thing. I try to make eye candy. When you look at it, youÕre going to feel good.Ó Ñ Gary Martin Austin-based sign painter LIFE&ARTS PAGE 8B Vice provost discusses DeansÕ budget proposals By Huma Munir Daily Texan Staff Deans from all colleges and schools meet with members of the Office of the Execu¥tive Vice President and Provost every year to discuss a five-year budget plan. In light of a $92 million cut to higher education from state appropriations for the next two years, deans and department chairs have been laying employees off and cutting back on administrative and some student ser¥vices for the past year and a half. These cuts have impacted every department, col¥lege and school at UT. The Daily Texan sat down with Daniel Slesnick, a vice provost a five-year budget, and then we give them for resource management, to discuss the a basic parameter. [This year] we told them future budget plans and current implications of the budget cut. The Daily Texan: What is the process called and how many deans have you met with? Slesnick: About 5 deans. Each of the units [at UT] have to pre¥pare a [Deans/Provost Academ- Dan Slesnick ic Core] document. ItÕs an annual Vice Provost process, which starts at the end of the fiscal year. ItÕs a preparation for the initial 5 percent cut, $15 million, came from next fiscal year. We tell the deans we want the vice president side. The second round they are not getting any mon¥ey from the provost office. Any new initiatives are going to have to be self-financed. DT: How were the meetings different this time? Slesnick: Any ramifications of a [$92 million state cut] is go¥ing to be for this 2011-12 year. There were two sets of cuts. The Pool photo: Freshmen Kiera Dieter, left, and Victoria Lee, right, relax in the Gregory Gym pool Tuesday afternoon while sophomores David Levine, right, and Josh Morgan swim to beat the record-breaking heat. BEAT THE HEAT By Liz Farmer Daily Texan Staff T oday will be the 70th day this year with a temperature in the triple dig¥its in Austin, breaking the record of 69 set in 1925, according to the National Weather Service website. These sustained high temperatures have Downtown parking meter hours set to expand into nights, weekends City council aims to solve overcrowding on streets by diminishing free spots By Jillian Bliss Daily Texan Staff Extended parking meter hours for the downtown area will go into effect next month. Based on last weekÕs city coun¥cil vote, the city will enforce metered street parking from 1st to 10th streets between IH-35 and Lamar Boulevard between the hours of 6 p.m. and mid¥night on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The new hours begin Sept. 6, but police will issue warnings instead of tickets until October, said Matt Curtis, spokesman for Mayor Lee Leffingwell. Council members and city officials passed the ordinance last week but began discussing a change in enforcement hours in March because of concerns with crowding along down¥town streets. After survey¥ing approximately 8,500 citi¥zens and receiving a response indicating that 75 percent of drivers preferred free parking, council members reconsidered enforcing metered weekend parking and used informa¥tion from the survey to refine their policy. ÒWhat we passed at the council meeting on Thursday come along with a severe drought in the Austin area and much of Texas. Geological sciences professor Jay Banner said La Ni–a, the phenomenon which cools the tropical Pacific Ocean, causes the warm and dry conditions in Central Texas, which have been more extreme during the drought. From 1950 to 1957, Texas experienced con¥tinuous drought. reflected much of the feed¥back we received,Ó said coun¥cil member Mike Martinez. ÒI intend to continue to listen to that feedback and will remain open to the possibility of ad¥justing the ordinance in the fu¥ture to find the right balance to manage a public resource and ensure that downtown contin¥ues to thrive.Ó Council members directed the cityÕs Transportation De¥partment to continue develop¥ing further solutions to over¥crowded parking spaces, in¥cluding the possibility of Cap¥ital Metro transit in the down¥town area at night. METERS continues on PAGE 5A Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff ÒHistorically, for the past hundred years, thatÕs been the biggest drought by far,Ó Ban¥ner said. He said the current drought has been going on for about a year and that weath¥er models cannot easily predict how long it will last. HEAT continues on PAGE 2A Ryan Edwards | Daily Texan Staff Lawrence Martinez walks past a parking meter, which may be no longer be free on weekends, next to Hickory Street Bar & Grill Tuesday afternoon. cut $17 million from schools and colleges and the remaining $13 million came from the administration. DT: Where did you see most reduc¥tions happening? Slesnick: Well, it was very different de¥pending on the financial circumstances of the deans. In some cases, it would be they have reserves they would allocate. One of the key parameters for this was that they had to maintain their current teaching loads prior to the budget cut. You had to offer the BUDGET continues on PAGE 2A UT network set to launch despite lack of industry deals By Victoria Pagan Daily Texan Staff Less than three days before the Longhorn Network is set to launch live from the South Mall, the sta¥tion does not have a contract with a cable or satellite provider. Network Vice President of Pro¥duction Stephanie Druley said the network, a collaboration between the University of Texas and ESPN, is not concerned about the fact that it has yet to be picked up. ÒI think youÕll see deals get done sooner rather than later,Ó Druley said. ÒEveryone will tell you this is how the business works. Negotia¥tions in any industry go up to the last minute with companies trying to get the best deal.Ó Druley said she is excited to get the network rolling because she is ready to start seeing the results of planning and rehearsing. ESPN Col¥lege GameDay and the volleyball game against Pepperdine Universi¥ty will be the first two programs the network will air. ÒIÕve told a lot of people that I look forward to a year from now so that we can make the mistakes that are bound to happen and then learn and be better because of them,Ó Druley said. ÒWith television, thereÕs always evolving that happens, and you are always striving to be better.Ó Longhorn Network Production Coordinator Brittany Horine said TV continues on PAGE 2A Lowest cost textbooks sales and rentals on campus AUSTIN TXbooks FREE UT SHIRT The StudentsÕ Bookstore WITH $150 2116 Guadalupe St. PURCHASE! 512-499-1559 www.austintxbooks.com Locally owned since 2005 WORLD&NATION 3A Wednesday, August 24, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Austin Myers, Wire Editor | dailytexanonline.com Rebels storm compound, seek Gadhafi By Ben Hubbard & Karin Laub The Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya Ñ Hundreds of Libyan rebels stormed Moam¥mar GadhafiÕs compound Tuesday, charging wildly through the sym¥bolic heart of the crumbling re¥gime as they killed loyalist troops, looted armories and knocked the head off a statue of the besieged dictator. But they found no sign of the man himself. The storming of Bab al-Aziziya, long the nexus of GadhafiÕs power, marked the effective collapse of his 42-year-old regime. But with Gad¥hafi and his powerful sons still un¥accounted for Ñ and gunbattles flaring across the nervous city Ñ the fighters cannot declare victory. The rebel force entered the com¥pound after fighting for five hours with Gadhafi loyalists, using mortars, heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft guns. They killed some of those who Sergey Ponomarev |Associated Press defended the compound and hauled Rebel fighters trample on a head of a statue of Moammar Gadhafi inside the main compound in Bab al¥off thousands of rifles, crates of weap-Aziziya in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. ons and trucks with guns mounted in a frenzy of looting. lashnikov over the other, said the bration and tension. The air was speeches from the balcony of that ÒWeÕre looking for Gadhafi now. rebels believe Gadhafi is inside thick with smoke from the battles, house, railing against the West. We have to find him now,Ó said So-the compound but hiding under-and the boom of mortars and the It was there that he appeared on haib Nefati, a rebel sitting against a ground. crackle of gunfire was constant. television six months ago, at the wall with a Kalashnikov rifle. ÒWasnÕt he the one who called Rebels chanted ÒAllahu akbarÓ or beginning of the uprising, mock¥ Abdel-Aziz Shafiya, a 19-year-us rats? Now he is the rat under-ÒGod is greatÓ and on loudspeak-ing his opponents and saying his old rebel dressed in camouflage ground,Ó he said. ers they cried: ÒAl-Hamdullilah,Ó supporters would Òpurify Libya with a rocket-propelled grenade The atmosphere in the com-or ÒThank God.Ó inch by inch, house by house, al¥slung over one shoulder and a Ka-pound was a mix of joyful cele-Gadhafi delivered many fiery ley by alley.Ó Keys Knobs Kitchen Gadgets Kraft Paper Klean Kanteen a real world job to jump-start a real world career The largest college media agency in the nation, Texas Student Media, is looking for a few goal-driven college students to work as media sales consultants! we o¥¥ er: ) Fun environment ) Competitive Commission payouts ) Bonus opportunities ) Flexible schedule ) Full training ) Located on campus Do you have what it takes? Apply today! NEWS BRIEFLY Greek police break apart ring of dougnut selling criminals THESSALONIKI, Greece Ñ It took an undercover operation, but Greek police have blown a hole in a ring of alleged crooks who had cornered the doughnut market in a beach resort. It started with complaints that two Bulgarian men and a former Greek wrestling champion were using violence to choke off the trade by other doughnut vendors on Paliouri beach in the Halkidiki peninsula near Thessaloniki. So an undercover officer posed as a doughnut seller, police said Tuesday, and he was attacked, leading to the arrest of the three aggressive doughnut sellers. As a result, they have been charged with blackmail and fraud. They also were charged with food safety violations after police found they had stashed their product in an abandoned hotel that was open to the elements and used by bath¥ers as a toilet. U.S. eastern seaboard sustains mild yet surprising earthquake MINERAL, Va. Ñ The most powerful earthquake to strike the East Coast in 67 years shook buildings and rattled nerves from Georgia to Maine on Tuesday. Frightened office workers spilled into the streets in New York, and parts of the White House, Capitol and Pentagon were evacuated. There were no reports of deaths or serious injuries. The National Cathedral said its central tower and three of its four corner spires were damaged, but the White House said advisers had told President Barack Obama there were no reports of major damage to the nationÕs infrastruc¥ture, including airports and nu¥clear facilities. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake registered magnitude 5.8 and was centered 90 miles southwest of Washington. It was mild by West Coast standards, but the East Coast is not used to quakes of any size, and this one briefly raised fears of a terror at¥tack less than three weeks before the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11. Two nuclear reactors at the North Anna Power Station, in the same county as the epicen¥ter, were automatically taken off line by safety systems, said Roger Hannah, a spokesman for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Shaking was felt as far south as Charleston, S.C., as far north as Maine and as far west as Cin¥cinnati and Atlanta. It was also felt on MarthaÕs Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts, where Obama is taking summer vaca¥tion and was starting a round of golf when the quake struck at 1:51 p.m. EDT. Ñ Compiled from wire reports CENTRAL 718 W. 29TH ST. AUSTIN, TX 78705 (512) 474-6679 7 DAYS A WEEK BREEDANDCO.COM                                                                                            !#$ & !#   &%'(! "#       $ $  Email your resume to:   advertise@texasstudentmedia.com    and call512.471.1865for more information           ¥       4 OPINION Wednesday, August 24, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Viviana Aldous, Editor-in-Chief | (512) 232-2212 | editor@dailytexanonline.com Meet your editors By Viviana Aldous Editor-in-Chief For the better part of the last three years, I reported for work in The Daily Texan basement more days than not. As a news reporter, I at¥tended student and state legislative meetings and gained insight into the workings of the University. As an editor, I examined the newspaper from the perspective of a reader and not just a writer. As a result of my experience at the Texan, I understand the issues facing students, faculty and staff. The opinion page is where youÕll read about topics ranging from budget cuts to Rick PerryÕs campaign for presidency. We want to have your input on the issues that impact you most. Submit a guest column or a firing line. With your help, the opinion page will reflect the issues our readership cares about and will remain a place for discussion and dialogue for members of the campus community. Aldous is a Plan II and philosophy senior. By Shabab Siddiqui Associate Editor I joined the Texan my freshman year because I was a nerd who liked to write. I guess IÕm still here because neither the ÒnerdÓ nor the Òlike to writeÓ has worn off yet. IÕve spent the last couple of years working at The Daily Texan in various capacities and getting involved with student legislative bodies. I have covered the faculty and the administration while also working with faculty members and administrators. I was careful never to cross the conflict-of-interest line. Yet no mat¥ter what side I stood on, I always had a vested interest in the conflict. The first speckles of controversy emerge when a culture of layer¥ing makes things too complex for most people to understand. It is the boiling point where individuals can maim and mangle thoughts into polarizing arguments. I think that is our charge at The Daily Texan: to turn debates back into discussions, to toss out thoughts and ideas and have all of you place it on a scale from ingenious to idiotic. To do that, maybe we need to be poring over budgets and sitting in meetings. Or maybe we need to be illustrating issues by referencing basketball, Taylor Swift and Harry Potter. We all have a tendency to believe that our time is the most important or most challenging or most monumental in the history of humanity. I donÕt know if thatÕs true as much as we need to pretend itÕs true to ensure we bring it on a day-to-day, column-to-column basis. But what do I know? IÕm just a nerd who likes to write. Siddiqui is a finance and government junior. By Matt Daley Associate Editor IÕm still somewhat new here. This past summer, I wrote a weekly opinion column for The Daily Texan, but thatÕs about as far back as my experience goes. Though, as a senior biology student and former Student Government representative, IÕm not quite new to UT. ItÕs really an interesting time to be here. Over the past year, UT has found itself at the center of a lively discussion about the role of public universities in our rapidly changing state. The UniversityÕs budget has been cut and its class sizes increased. Ensuring that student opinion helps to shape the direction in which the University moves going forward is something I have been and remain passionate about. And I donÕt mean for ÒinterestingÓ to be a stand-in for Ògloomy.Ó Longhorn football returns in less than two weeks. UT remains one of the best universi¥ties in the nation and Texas remains one of the best places in the country to be a new college graduate. As an associate editor, I hope to bring attention to issues, good and bad, that affect our campus. And as someone who has contributed guest columns and firing lines to this paper in the past on topics ranging from ethically question¥able Student Government elections to the theoretical soundness of evolution versus the intellectual emptiness of creationism, I hope to encourage others in the campus community to think and write about these important issues, too. Daley is a biology and government 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 ad¥ministration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Oper¥ating Trustees. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submis¥sions for brevity, clarity and liability. EDITORIAL TWITTER Follow The Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twitter (@DTeditorial) and receive up¥dates on our latest editorials and columns. RECYCLE Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt-orange newsstand where you found it. GALLERY Government affects students By Lloyd Doggett Daily Texan Guest Columnist My fellow Texas Longhorns, Every fall, my thoughts always turn to the Forty Acres and the thousands of students who will start filling up the class¥rooms and gathering around the West Mall. The University has been an important part of my life almost since birth. I grew up in the shadow of the Tower and earned my first real paycheck as a summer dishwasher and errand runner for the botany department. Later, as an undergraduate in the McCombs School of Business and then as a student in the School of Law, I met some of the finest people anywhere, including my wife Libby. I developed my interest in public policy at the University, where I served as Student Govern¥ment president. I will never forget my wonderful years at UT, and I hope your experience will be equally fulfilling. You are lucky to be attending one of the best universities in the world and living in one of the finest cities. I want you to know that in Washington, I am working to ensure we continue to invest in higher education, and I will continue to speak out against any budget, federal or otherwise, that balances itself on the backs of our students. Investing in higher education is investing in our com¥petitiveness. Cutting the amount of students who would be eligible for student financial aid almost in half, closing com¥munity colleges, eliminating the funds that Texas devotes to training Teach for America recruits and cutting state sup¥port for university research that makes the next generation of American discoveries possible is not only shortsighted, it is dangerous to our economic well-being. We are in com¥petition with the Germans, the Chinese and the rest of the world. How can we compete and have a qualified workforce with the use of decade-old science textbooks, elimination of AP courses, closure of neighborhood schools and layoffs of hundreds of school personnel? With increased global com¥petition, we should be strengthening our commitment Ñ from pre-K to post-grad Ñ to ensuring we have the worldÕs most able workforce. As college costs rise, access to student aid becomes even more critical to a studentÕs ability to pursue higher educa¥tion. Though much work remains to be done to increase accessibility and affordability of higher education in our community, we have made strides in the right direction over the last two years. With my support, Congress simplified our nationÕs student loan system and made one of the larg¥est investments in college aid in our history. Especially with the economy still fragile, we cannot afford to decrease our investment in education. In the State of the Union, the President called on Con¥gress to make permanent the ÒMore EducationÓ tax cut, also known as the American Opportunity Tax Credit, that I au¥thored to help those seeking higher education. Again this year with this tax cut, most UT students or their families are eligible for a credit of up to $2,500 for what they have spent on tuition and instructional materials. I appreciated the PresidentÕs call out regarding my work on this during his speech at Gregory Gym last August. Hopefully, Republicans will work with us to make this tax cut permanent. It is true that what starts here changes the world, and maintaining a strong investment in education ensures that our students can receive all the education for which they are willing to work. Please know that I am here to work constructively on mat¥ters of importance to the UT community. From tax relief for teaching assistants to improving student financial assistance, I serve as an advocate for the concerns of students, faculty and staff. Both my district office in Austin and my congres¥sional office in Washington provide year-round internship opportunities for students who have an interest in govern¥ment and want to learn about the inner workings of a con¥gressional office. Internships should be coordinated through the office in which you wish to work. It is a great source of pride that many of my permanent staff are UT graduates. Regardless of your career plans, government affects you. I hope that as a student, you will choose to get involved with government and public service in your community. There are a wide range of community service opportunities and philosophically diverse political organizations, both on campus and in the community, with which you can get in¥volved. I hope you will also take a moment to visit my website at doggett.house.gov, like me on Facebook by visiting facebook. com/LloydDoggett or follow me on Twitter: @RepLloyd-Doggett. My Austin office can be reached at (512) 916-5921 and my Washington office phone number is (202) 225-4865. My staff in both cities are ready to assist you. Have a safe, productive and memorable year here at the University of Texas! Hook Õem, Horns! Doggett, a UT alumnus, is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Longhorns rank first in merchandise sales Council aspirations aim to protect jobs, raise success rates By Victoria Pagan Daily Texan Staff The Faculty Council will fo¥cus on protecting the financial rights and earned benefits of facul¥ty members from budget cuts and attacks on higher education dur¥ing the upcoming year, said council chairman Alan Friedman. Last week, Friedman distribut¥ed a letter to his colleagues listing the efforts the Faculty Council and its Executive Committee made last school year to protect fac¥ulty rights and highlighting the councilÕs plans for 2011-12. The coun¥cil will have its first meeting this Friday. He said they will be concerned with ensuring the campus re¥ ceives high¥ Ò tenured fac¥ulty members are not only re¥viewed annu- We want to make [our ally for possi¥ble merit in¥ campus] as effective creases but are and efficient and also reviewed more compre¥outstanding as it can be. hensively ev¥ery six years to ensure quality Ñ Alan Friedman, Faculty Council chairman performance,Ó Friedman said. rates in large lower division classes. ÒThe program has to do with increasing productivity and effi¥ciency through the use of technol¥ogy,Ó Friedman said. ÒWe plan to be supportive of the program to the extent that technology is used to enhance learning and not used as a substitute for a faculty mem¥ber.Ó Friedman said the council is also working on revisions to the post¥tenure review process that were suggested by the Board of Regents. ÒCampus Ò quality repre¥ sentation and ÒPeople now want to make A little more than $10.6 million agent, said CLC spokeswoman Tri-CLC also represents other insti¥ from the sale of licensed collegiate was generated for Texas by col-cia Hornsby. tutions across the state and coun¥ products for the sixth consecutive lege merchandise during the same ÒItÕs just anything with Texas lo-try, including Texas A&M, which working to the process bring the campus back to what even more intrusive, while I be¥ fiscal year, according to a report re-time period, according to the Austin gos, names, any product you see ranked 19th on the list, and Texas leased last week by the Collegiate American-Statesman. out there Ñ from license plates to T-Tech, which was 25th. Licensing Company. CLC represents UT as a licensing shirts,Ó she said. Ñ Huma Munir higher education is all about. lieve there are already many safe¥ ÒWe want to make [our campus] guards to prevent incompetence.Ó as effective and efficient and out-Council member and radio-tele¥standing as it can be, and we are vision-film professor Janet Staiger working with the administration is leading the third of the current to do that,Ó Friedman said. ÒA good council efforts. Staiger said the effort METERS continues from PAGE 1A part of it is cooperating with all sorts aims to revise the appeals process of projects within college and school for cases when a faculty member or committees and making them more group of faculty members needs to The city will use addition-added to the affected meters in-but if you can show proof you on the ordinanceÕs effectiveness. effective and transparent.Ó be terminated because of financial al revenue from extended meter tended to allow inebriated would-took responsible means home by ÒIn an effort to help the park-Friedman said the council cur-problems or if the University de¥ hours to pay for the enforcement be drivers to buy time at their taxi or bus, any ticket will be dis-ing problem, our Transportation rently has three major projects cides to eliminate a program. and operating costs of the ordi-parking space into the next day. missed.Ó Department worked with several that focus on protecting the facul-ÒFaculty can appeal on wheth¥nance and for transit improve-ÒIf you are able to plan ahead, Transportation Department downtown stakeholders to come ty membersÕ job security. He said er or not they were terminated un¥ments downtown, said Aus-you can purchase time into the members charged with drafting up with this plan,Ó Curtis said. the council is working to examine duly,Ó Staiger said. ÒIt is also a safe¥tin Transportation Department next day,Ó Fillion said. ÒWe un-and putting these ideas into effect ÒAustin is a big city. We grow the ProvostÕs Course Transforma-guard and a way to clear the policy spokeswoman Leah Fillion. derstand there are some occa-will report back to the city council very quickly, and our parking tion Program, which begins this se¥ of what will happen if we ever have Fillion said a button will be sions that you canÕt plan ahead, in March 2012 to provide details problems grow just as quickly.Ó mester and aims to increase success to terminate someone.Ó " 30% OFF  !                 $'   &  %& ##&#  & $ Wednesday, August 24, 2011 PRETTYINPINK Ryan Edwards |Daily Texan Staff Quynh Tien, 5, and Tristian Doa, 4, play with pink trash bags at the old location of Hair Cuts on Guadalupe, Tuesday afternoon. The new owners are in the the process of renovating the salon for its reopening as iClips. Board of Regents awards unique, outstanding educators By Liz Farmer award program not only fur-tanttoknowthepasttoaffect ing moment, the biggest hon- Daily Texan Staff thers that goal but helps pro-thefuture. or, was reading the letters mote a culture of excellence ÒIf nothing else, history from those students,Ó Can¥ The University of Tex-that produces better teach-teaches us how rarely success ning said. asSystemwilldistribute$1.8 ing, better learning and ul-is a matter of sheer luck and Theater and government million in awards for excel-timately, better prepared talent but almost always of alumna Sarah White took lence in teaching to 72 edu-graduates to enter our work hard work and experimenta-CanningÕs theater history cators, including 33 UT facul-force,ÓCigarroawrote. tion,Ó Canning wrote. class as a senior. White said tymembers,todayduringan Th e a t er Canningis on-campusceremony. pr of e s s or unique in Each award presented by the C h a r l o t t e herability UT System Board of Regents is Canning is to convey Charlotte Canning between$15,000and$30,000 one of the Historyteachesushowrarelysuccess the topics Theater professor and is based on a three-year educators in which is a matter of sheer luck and talent, evaluation by Òcampus and ex-who will be she is an the students understand the ternaljudges,Óaccordingtoa awarded. but almost always of hard work. expert. social context in which they UTSystempressrelease. ÒIcanÕt ÒSheÕs werewritten. Ñ Charlotte Canning, theater professor Ò The Board of Regents hopes ÒInstead of sitting and talk¥think of incredibly NEWS 7A UT preparedness ranks high against national average By Allie Kolechta Daily Texan Staff Despitenationwide college preparedness de¥clining, the average standardized test scores for in¥comingfreshmenatUThaveincreasedslightlyin the past several years, and UT students are as pre¥pared as ever, said an administrator in the Office of Admissions. According to an ACT report released last week, 75 percent of incoming freshmen at U.S. colleges and universities will need to take remedial class¥es because of inadequate preparation by their high schools. However, UT students are more prepared, with only 4 percent failing out after their freshman year, said Augustine Garza, deputy director of the Office of Admissions. ÒI think our bar, the bar we have set and the state legislature has set as far as who weÕre admitting, is high,Ó he said. ÒWeÕre bringing to campus a very wellprepared student.TheyÕregoodwriters, good performers in high school and good leaders.Ó Until the Texas legislature changed the top 10 percent rule in 2009, it required public univer¥sitiestoadmitallapplicantswhograduatedin the top 10 percent of their high-school class. The change allows universities to cut off the number of top 10 percent applicants that they admit, Gar¥za said. He said UT is aiming to cut down the number of automatic admissions to 75 percent of incoming freshmen. Incoming freshmen this year were the first to feel the effects of that bill, and only those in the top 8 percent were guaranteed admission, while the top 9 percent will be admitted in fall 2013, Garza said. The Office ofAdmissionsconsidersacademic andpersonalfactorsequallywhenchoosingwhich students to admit to the University, Garza said. He said academic factors include ACT and SAT scores, GPA, curriculum and personal factors including es¥says, extracurriculars, honors and awards. ÒA lot of people would like us to saythat one thing is more important than everything else,Ó he said. ÒIf you got in and you werenÕt in the top 10 [percent], it was because we looked at everything else in your file and thought this is someone we want, and said yes.Ó According to data published by the UT Office of Admissions, incoming freshmen in fall 2010, on av¥erage, ranked in the 92nd percentile of their class and had an ACT score of 27. Their average SAT score was 1830, compared to the national average of 1509, and 75.6 percent were in the top 10 percent of their graduating class. This data will be available for the incoming class of 2015 approximately 12 days after the fall 2011 semester begins, Garza said. Biology sophomore Sara Adkinson said going to ahighschoolthatemphasizesGiftedandTalented Ò to expand the award to the UT smart,Ó ing about the play, we got upanygreater programs and Advanced Placement classes helped her prepare for her time at UT. healthinstitutionsbecauseof honorthan White and practiced that theater,Ó the awardÕs success, UT System mystudents said. Whitesaid. ÒI was offered many chances to go above and be¥ yond the classroom through the availability of chal¥ lenging courses and well-trained and highly educat- Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa saying this ÒThereÕsa She said the unique way wrote in the release. class was of value to them Canning said she appreciates handful of professors who are Canning taught changed how ÒItis ourSystemÕs respon¥ or that I have helped them,Ó her studentsshowing that her brilliant and relatable.Ó she thinks about plays. sibility to provide an excep-Canningsaid. classes were of value to them. She said Canning is an en-ÒHad I known she was teach¥ tional education to our stu-Of her teaching philoso-ÒIt is such an incredible gaging teacher,who notonly ing this class, I would have tak¥ dents, and we believe this phy, Canning said it is impor-honor, but the really amaz-taught the plays but helped en it sooner,Ó White said. ed teachers,Ó she said. ÒI was also given the opportu¥ nity to excel outside of the classroom through a va¥ riety of organizations.Ó ¥ BusinesshonorsprogramsophomoreMichelle Patterson said her high school prepared her for UT academically, but it did not prepare her for the TRYOUT RECYCLE stresses of college life, especially time management. ÒI was used to a much more structured schedule FOR THE DAILY TEXAN AUG. 22¥SEPT. 7 in high school, and I think the freedom in college YOURCOPYOF We are currently hiring in all departments. can be an easy distraction,Ó she said. 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He was taken to the Huntsville prison two weeks ago after a San Angelo jury decided he should spend life in prison for sexual assault. His victim was among 24 underage wives who prosecutors said Jeffs collected. He also received the maximum 20-year punishment on a separate child sex conviction. The punishment was the harsh¥est possible. The head of the Funda¥mentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints isnÕt eligible for pa¥role until he is at least 100 years old. Prison agency spokesman Jason Clark said Jeffs will be in protective custody, which is among the most restrictive forms of imprisonment in Texas. HeÕll be alone in his cell daily, not be involved in any work programs and be out of the cell only for recreation alone and to shower. Jeffs, now Texas inmate No. 01726705, is among only 85 inmates in the 156,000-prisoner Texas cor¥rections system to be assigned pro¥tective custody, Òthe ultimate protec¥tion to offenders,Ó Clark said. Pro¥tective custody inmates are normal¥ly isolated because of serious, direct or proven threats to their safety. On weekends, Jeffs will be al¥lowed to see visitors from a list of 10 people. ÒHe will have contact visits but not with anyone under the age of 17,Ó Clark said. The age limit is a provision of his status as a convicted sex offender. HeÕll also be allowed to make phone calls to those on his visi¥torsÕ list who have registered with the Texas prison phone system provider. His calls, however, are limited to 15 minutes and he canÕt exceed 240 minutes a month. The calls are recorded. Clark said JeffsÕ protective cus¥tody status will be reviewed ev¥ery six months by a classification committee. Former church members have said Jeffs likely would continue to lead his Utah-based church from in¥side the Powledge Unit and that his followers likely still revere him as a prophet despite the considerable ev¥idence presented at his trial showing that he apparently had sex with girls as young as 12. During his trial, prosecutors used DNA evidence to show Jeffs fa¥thered a child with the 15-year-old and played an audio recording of what they said was him sexually as¥saulting the 12-year-old. The basic principles of JeffsÕ FLDS are rooted in polygamy, a legacy of early Mormon church teachings that held plural marriage brought exaltation in heaven. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the mainstream Mormon church, aban¥doned the practice in 1890 as a con¥dition of UtahÕs statehood and ex¥communicates members who en¥gage in the practice. Prospective changes to Texas Constitution could grant Perry more power, affect taxes By Chris Tomlinson The Associated Press Voters will be asked to ap¥prove or reject 10 proposed changes to the Texas Constitu¥tion on Nov. 8, including one that would exempt the surviv¥ing spouses of or totally dis¥abled veterans from paying property taxes after the veter¥an dies, the Gov. Rick Perry an¥nounced Tuesday. Lawmakers voted to put 10 propositions on the ballot dur¥ing the legislative session that ended in May. Texas voters must now decide which of the propositions will become con¥stitutional amendments. One proposal would allow the governor to grant pardons to people who successfully complete alternative criminal sentences within their commu¥nities, effectively giving them a second chance at life without a felony conviction on their re¥cord. Voters will also decide whether the General Land Of¥fice can change how it calcu¥lates the value of the public school fund and allow the of¥fice to take additional revenue from and make more money available to schools. Another amendment would change how property taxes are calculated on land set aside for water conservation. Four propositions deal with issuing bonds for the Water Develop¥ment Board, student loans, re¥development projects and con¥servation districts in El Paso County. Other propositions would change the length of unexpired terms for local officials run¥ning for another office. One would allow cities and counties to work together in new ways. The Texas Constitution strictly defines what the state can and cannot do without vot¥er approval, requiring frequent votes on even minor changes in how the state does business. As a result, Texas has one of the longest and most frequent¥ly amended constitutions in the world. Below is the text of the propo¥sitions, and their numbers: PROPOSITION 1 The constitutional amend¥ment authorizing the legisla¥ture to provide for an exemp¥tion from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market val¥ue of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled vet¥eran. PROPOSITION 2 The constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water De¥velopment Board in an amount not to exceed $6 billion at any time outstanding. PROPOSITION 3 The constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds of the State of Texas to finance educa¥tional loans to students. PROPOSITION 4 The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit a county to issue bonds or notes to finance the devel¥opment or redevelopment of an unproductive, underdeveloped, or blighted area and to pledge for repayment of the bonds or notes increases in ad valor¥em taxes imposed by the coun¥ty on property in the area. The amendment does not provide authority for increasing ad va¥lorem tax rates. PROPOSITION 5 The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to allow cities or counties to enter into interlocal contracts with other cities or counties without the imposition of a tax or the provision of a sinking fund. PROPOSITION 6 The constitutional amendment clarifying references to the per¥manent school fund, allowing the General Land Office to dis¥tribute revenue from perma¥nent school fund land or oth¥er properties to the available school fund to provide addi¥tional funding for public ed¥ucation, and providing for an increase in the market value of the permanent school fund for the purpose of allowing in¥creased distributions from the available school fund. PROPOSITION 7 The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit conservation and rec¥lamation districts in El Paso County to issue bonds support¥ed by ad valorem taxes to fund the development and mainte¥nance of parks and recreation¥al facilities. PROPOSITION 8 The constitutional amend¥ment providing for the apprais¥al for ad valorem tax purposes of open-space land devoted to water stewardship purposes on the basis of its productive ca¥pacity. PROPOSITION 9 The constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to grant a pardon to a person who successfully completes a term of deferred adjudication com¥munity supervision. PROPOSITION 10 The constitutional amendment to change the length of the un¥expired term that causes the automatic resignation of cer¥tain elected county or district officeholders if they become candidates for another office. Wednesday, August 24, 2011 NEWS 9A Neighborhood residents watch Court records highlight Dallas police andemergency personnel investigate Monday afternoon. defendantÕs violent past By Danny Robbins agencyspokeswomanMarissaGon- Dallas police The Associated Press zalessaidTuesday.Shedeclinedto havearresteda mansuspected saywhomadethereferralbutsaidDALLAS Ñ A Dallas man ac¥ of drowning his the three children and their moth¥cused ofkidnappingand drowning two young sons er, Kametra Sampson, were living to¥his two young sons had a history of afterabducting gether in a shelter at the time. violence,andchildprotectiveser¥ them and their vices officials had been tracking the Caseworkers had been check¥ mother while family for months, according to re-ing on the family ever since. They they were cords and interviews with case offi-movedoutoftheshelterattheend walking to cials Tuesday. ofJuly,andduringcaseworkersÕlast school. NaimMuhammad,32,ischarged visittheirhomeAug.10,thechildren with capital murder and is being held Òappeared to be fine,Ó Gonzales said. on $2 million bond. Police said he CPS doesnÕt believe Muhammad kidnapped 3-year-old Elijah, 5-year-lived with them at any point since old Naim and their mother by threat-the agency got involved, Gonzales ening her with a brick as they walked said. She said she couldnÕt disclose toschoolMonday. detailsabouttheshelter. Muhammadconfessedtothekill-ÒBy all accounts, the mother had ings later that day, telling homicide been cooperative with CPS and indi¥detectives during a videotaped inter-cated she planned to be as protective viewthathedrownedtheboysina as she could of these children,Ó she Mona Reeder remotecreek,accordingtoanarrest said, adding that the agency is inves- Associated Press warrant affidavit obtained Tuesday tigating to see what events led up to by The Dallas Morning News. MondayÕsviolence. ing bodily injury for allegedly strik-to his mother after finding him at a report dated last Nov. 28, a counselor said his client had issues, but nothing Muhammadalsotriedbutfailedto The incident followed at least two ing Sampson in the face with his fist busstopwithMuhammad. wrotethatMuhammadÒhasidenti-that would make him seem particu¥takehisyoungestchild,a1-year-old, other criminal cases involving al-and then attempting to flee with one In 2009, Muhammad received five fied thinking errors and appears to be larlydangerous. fromanotherlocationearlierMonday. leged acts of family violence by Mu-of his sons in February. yearsÕ probation after pleading guilty ready to make the behavioral chang-ÒYou could tell he had some drug The children had been under hammad in the last two years, ac-Muhammad threatened to beat to hitting his sister in the head with es needed to become a pro-social and issues, some family issues, and obvi¥watch by Texas Child Protective Ser-cording to court records. Sampson unless she allowed him to a hammer. Theprobation was ulti-productive member of society.Ó ously CPS was involved,Ó Linder said. vices since January, after the agency In a pending matter, Muhammad take the boy to school, according to a mately modified to require that Mu-MuhammadÕs court-appointed at¥receivedareferraloffamilyviolence, hasbeenchargedwithassaultcaus-police report. Police returned the boy hammad receive drug treatment. In a torney in that case, Phillip Linder, KIDNAPPINGcontinues on PAGE11A Austin lawyer arrested on racketeering charges Recording delays police brutality trial By Juan A. Lozano mony from potential jurors about whether their The Associated Presstiago ÒJimÓ Solis who worked Òof coun-inBrownsville,HarlingenandMcAl-By Christopher Sherman ment is former state legislator Jose San-the corporate owner of the newspapers The Associated Press opinions have been influenced by the pretrial selÓ in Brownsville for RosenthalÕs firm. len Ñ and witness tampering involving publicity. McALLEN, Texas Ñ An Austin at-Ernesto Gamez Jr., RosenthalÕs attor-the settlement of a federal lawsuit with HOUSTON Ñ A judge on Tuesday denied ÒThe publicity about this case is pervasive, torney was arrested Monday on feder-ney,placedtheblameonSolis,making Union Pacific railroad. a request to move the upcoming trials of four itÕswidespread,itÕscontinuinganditÕsderog¥al racketeering charges alleging bribery him out to be a rogue lawyer and ÒRam-In June, Alicia Sanchez filed a law¥ fired Houston police officers charged in the al-atory, incriminating to the defendants in this of an already-convicted judge as well as boÓfigurebentonpullingRosenthal suitagainstSolisandRosenthal,who leged beating of a teenage burglary suspect that case,Ó Dick DeGuerin, the attorney for Andrew witnesses in state and federal cases. downwithhim.Solispleadedguiltyin helped her win a $14 million settlement was caught on videotape. Blomberg, one of the four indicted officers, said Marc RosenthalÕs indictment is only April to aidingand abettingLimasÕ ex-after her husband died in a 2008 crash Attorneys for the ex-officers argued during a during closing arguments in the hearing earlier the latest of several tied to former state tortionscheme. of a medical services helicopter. The 1¥¥¥ day hearing that their clients could not get Tuesday. district Judge Abel C. Limas, who plead-Rosenthal, 49, turned himself over to lawsuit filed by Sanchez and her two a fair trial because of intense pretrial publicity Prosecutor Clint Greenwood argued that oth¥ed guilty to racketeering in March. federal authorities Monday in Browns-children in Travis County seeks nearly in the case, including the release by a communi-erhigh-profilecasesinHarrisCountywithin Chargesintheindictmentunsealed ville and was later released on $100,000 $5.3 million. ty activist to the media earlier this year of a sur-the last decade that have received more pretrial Monday allege that Rosenthal conspired bond, Gamez said. He entered a plea of RosenthalÕsfirmdeclaredhisinno¥ veillance video that appears to show the officers publicity than this one, including the case of An¥to file personal injury cases in state and not guilty. cence in a statement released Monday. kicking and stomping the burglary suspect dur-drea Yates, the suburban Houston mother who federalcourtbasedonfalsetestimony; The 13-count indictment charges ÒThe admissions of wrongdoing ing a 2010 arrest. drowned her five children in a bathtub in 2001. bribedwitnessesandformerstatedis-that Rosenthal paid Limas for favorable from the judge and others are disheart- But state District Judge Ruben Guerrero ruled That shows that fair and impartial juries canbe trict Judge Abel C. Limas; and directed rulings on his cases. It includes sever-ening,Ó the statement from Rosenthal & that a fair and impartial jury can be chosen from chosen,hesaid. others to pay funeral directors and pub-al counts of mail fraud on cases Ñ one Watson said. ÒBut we were not aware of amongthemorethanfourmillionresidentsin ÒIf the defense has its way, they are telling the lic employees for referrals to his firm. involving the crash of a medical ser-their improper activities. We expect to Harris County, home to Houston. Healso said AtthecenterofRosenthalÕsindict-vices helicopter and another involving see Marc vindicated.Ó defense attorneys had not presented any testi-TRIALcontinues on PAGE11A 4     7 5                                 5  3  '!, %"'( !&%'&'!$- #"#"()*$)+!$$' #"#"()*$)+!$$'         6 4                 4 035 6      '!,! '!,!                 5        FREE FOOD PRIZES! 34   77     ("!(.'!$81  AND 5          3  5   4     54 KIDNAPPING continues from PAGE 9A     The information below is considered directory information. Under federal law, directory information can be made available to the public. You may restrict access to this information by visiting http://registrar.utexas.edu/restrictmyinfo. 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For details about educational records and official communications with the University see                       )JHI2VBMJUZ$BSFt$POWFOJFOUt4UVEFOU'PDVTFE t"MMSFHJTUFSFE65TUVEFOUTDBOVTF6)4TFSWJDFT :PVEPOUIBWFUPTJHOVQ t8FGJMFDMBJNTXJUINPTUJOTVSBODFQMBOT CVU ZPVEPOUOFFEJOTVSBODFUPVTFVT Medical services just like your familydoctorÕs plus 8PNFOTIFBMUI 4QPSUTNFEJDJOF 6SHFOUDBSF 1IBSNBDZ *NNVOJ[BUJPOTBOE BMMFSHZTIPUT -BCUFTUTBOEYSBZT 1SPHSBNTBOETFSWJDFT UPIFMQZPVHFUBOETUBZ  6)4JTMPDBUFEJOUIF4UVEFOU4FSWJDFT #VJMEJOH 44# 8%FBO,FFUPO Gone to Texas welcomes freshmen, grad students By Allie Kolechta Daily Texan Staff The tower glowed orange and the Longhorn Band, Student Government representatives, the Innervisions Gospel Choir and other student groups convened on the main mall to welcome the class of 2015 to campus on Tues¥day night. After a performance of the ÒEyes of TexasÓ from the Innerv¥isions Gospel Choir, student gov¥ernment president Natalie But¥ler and vice president Ashley Baker opened the event with a speech about what it means to be a Longhorn. Butler said being a student at UT means living up to the vision that the state legis¥lature had when they created the University. ÒOur student body is diverse, dynamic and above all, world changing,Ó she said. ÒWe were Thomas Allison | Daily Texan Staff brought here to be the best, and ABOVE, Feature Twirler for the Longhorn Band Alexa Bourdage helps welcome new students during the now, we have to think beyond finale of this yearÕs Gone To Texas Tuesday night. BELOW, Students display the ÒHook ÔEmÓ Horns Tuesday ourselves. IÕve realized what I night during this yearÕs annual Gone to Texas event. want to do, and I challenge all of you to do the same.Ó Clagett said she was speaking Since 1997, Gone to Texas has to a graduate student about her welcomed anyone who is new to experience at UT on the day of the University each year, includ-Gone to Texas and the student ing freshmen, transfer students, pinpointed one of the biggest graduate students and law stu-messages that the event should dents, said Susan Clagett, an as-send. sociate vice president in the Of-ÒShe was talking about how fice of Relationship Management special it is to come here,Ó she and University Events. Clagett said. ÒThereÕs a pride about UT helped plan the event. Austin that really is tangible here. ÒThe program seeks not only Part of what the evening is about to welcome but to help new stu-is the sense of pride and how spe¥dents get acclimated and become cial it is to start here and change as comfortable here as quickly as the world. The brand is real, and possible so that they can do as we want new students to know well as possible,Ó she said. ÒThe whatÕs behind it.Ó event gives them the chance to Incoming undergraduate stud-dergraduate Studies program. He ÒIÕm excited because UT get closer to their local commu-ies freshman Jonathan Ibrahim said he is getting ready for a great means a great college experi¥nity where theyÕll be doing aca-went to Gone to Texas after get-year by learning more about his ence,Ó he said. ÒThis school has demic work.Ó ting dinner at the Gone to Un-school through Gone to Texas. the whole package.Ó ÒUnfortunately, sometimes they donÕt stand out.Ó MondayÕs incident began when Muhammad forced his sons and Sampson into his vehicle. Samp¥son jumped out of the vehicle af¥ter it stopped at an intersection when she saw a Dallas County deputy constable drive up. The deputy constable called police but didnÕt chase the sus¥pect, according to the report. Hours later, after police failed to catch up with Muhammad, authorities received a 911 call from a woman who said her son had drowned her grand¥children and that she had the unresponsive children in her car awaiting paramedics. TRIAL continues from PAGE 9A residents of Harris County, ÔYou are not to be trusted,ÕÓ he said. The four ex-officers are set to be tried separately on various charg¥es. Blomberg will be the first to be tried on April 16. The video appears to show the of¥ficers kicking, punching and stomp¥ing on the then 15-year-old Chad Holley during his arrest in March 2010 at a self-storage business in southwest Houston. In the video, Holley is on the ground and sur¥rounded by at least five officers. He appears to be kicked in the head, ab¥domen and legs by officers, even af¥ter he has been placed in handcuffs. Police said the teen was arrest¥ed following a brief chase after he and three others had allegedly burglarized a home. The teenag¥erÕs mother has said her sonÕs nose was fractured, and he had multi¥ple bruises and limped after the al¥leged beating. The deputy constableÕs super¥visor said Tuesday that appropri¥ate action was taken. Constables are armed law officers, but their main duty is to serve court doc¥uments in civil cases. ÒI think the officer did pret¥ty much what she was trained to do there,Ó said Derick Ev¥ans, constable for Dallas Coun¥ty Precinct 1. ÒYou have people who are going to run up to you sometimes and say all kind of things, and this lady (was) say¥ing her kids were kidnapped by her husband. ÒThe officer probably wouldnÕt know if thatÕs a family dispute, just a husband and wife having an argument, or what it could be.Ó The four officers were fired and later indicted. Holley was convicted in October in juvenile court of bur¥glary and put on probation. Blomberg, 28, along with for¥mer officers Phillip Bryan, 45; Raad Hassan, 41; and Drew Ryser, 30, each were charged with official op¥pression. Hassan and Bryan also were charged with violation of the civil rights of a prisoner. If convict¥ed, each officer faces up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine. After TuesdayÕs hearing, about 11 protestors stood outside the courthouse and held up various signs, including one saying, ÒStop Police Terrorism Houston We Have a Problem.Ó ÒIt is a small step toward jus¥tice,Ó Krystal Muhammad, one of the protesters with the New Black Panther Party, said about the judgeÕs decision to keep the trials in Houston. SPORTS 1B Wednesday, August 24, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Trey Scott, Sports Editor | (512) 232 2210 | sports@dailytexanonline.com Robinson looks to build on great junior season EditorÕs Note: The Daily Texan will introduce one important longhorn football player each is¥sue. Here is No. 7 of the TexanÕs 10 Most Impor¥tant Longhorns. Keenan Robinson sure knows how to make a good first impression. By Christian Corona Daily Texan Staff In last yearÕs season opener against Rice, the linebacker picked off Owls quarterback Tay¥lor McHargue on RiceÕs second drive of the game. Two possessions later, Robinson scooped up an Owls fumble and turned it into a Texas touchdown. RobinsonÕs showing against Rice, which also included six tackles, was indicative of how he would perform for the rest of the season, but not of how his team would play. The Plano product went on to register a team-high 113 tackles and earn second-team All-Big 12 honors. Meanwhile, the Longhorns dropped seven of their last nine games on their way to their first losing season since 1997. Now, Robinson, the hero of TexasÕ season opener a year ago, is a senior as the Longhorns try to bounce back from a 5-7 campaign in 2010. Robinson finds himself in a position to provide some senior leadership to the teamÕs underclass¥men, many of which will see playing time, even amongst the linebackers. Jordan Hicks, the No. 1 outside linebacker coming out of the high school class of 2010, has snagged the third starting line¥backer spot while Demarco Cobbs is firmly en¥trenched in the linebacker rotation as well. Both Hicks and Cobbs are sophomores but have a re¥markable role model in Robinson to look up to. ÒKeenan Robinson has done a great job,Ó said Jeff Madden, the assistant athletic director for strength and conditioning. ÒAll those seniors have really stepped up. WeÕve got some great kids, and everybodyÕs embarrassed over what we did last year, so weÕre looking forward to winning some football games again.Ó The teamÕs underclassmen would do well to take after Robinson, who refused to rest on the laurels produced from his spectacular junior season. At the end of that junior year, Robinson benched 405 pounds. Now, with the help Madden and newcomer head strength and conditioning coach Ben¥nie Wylie, he maxes out at 450 pounds, which begs the question: Could Robin¥son actually improve on the 113 stops he made last season? ÒHeÕs a stud,Ó Wylie said. ÒIt was amaz¥ing to watch the transformation for him be¥cause he was always a stud, of course, but just to watch how much work he put in and to watch [him bench] 450 [pounds] ... ThatÕs why I do the job.Ó RobinsonÕs work ethic, however, may be matched by his versatility. New defensive co¥ordinator Manny Diaz has said that he can play both middle and outside linebacker, along with fellow senior linebacker Em¥manuel Acho, Hicks and Cobbs. In fact, DiazÕ maneuvering of his linebackers, es¥pecially Robinson, has left the Longhorns offense confused at times. ÒThe defense is all over the place,Ó said head coach Mack Brown. ÒMan¥ny [Diaz] brought them all the oth¥er day and dropped Keenan Robinson in center field. It is stuff I have nev¥er seen before. It is very difficult ROBINSON continues on PAGE 5B Jeff Heimsath | Daily Texan file photo Texas head coach Mack Brown has kept things pretty hush-hush this offseason after a disappointing 5-7 record in 2010. Media finding it tough to get answers from Horns By Trey Scott Daily Texan Columnist My mom wants to know if her man Mack can get Texas back to a bowl. The guy at the textbooks stand wants to know if itÕs going to be Garrett Gilbert or Case McCoy. The man installing my cable has never heard of David Ash. My Baylor-attending sister just wants to know if the Longhorns will ever beat the Bears again. So many questions, so few answers. I feel like we say it every year, but I donÕt know if IÕve ever been so excited for the start of football season. At the same time, (and I know IÕve never said this before) there has never been so much uncer¥tainty surrounding this proud program: WhoÕs the quarterback? WhatÕs the running back rotation going to look like? WhoÕs on the of¥fensive line? WhoÕs on the defensive line? WhoÕs starting at cornerback? WhoÕs returning kicks? Everybody wants answers. So, IÕm searching for some truth. A day-trip to Dallas in late July for Big 12 Media Days got me a few answers: Fozzy Whittaker admitted QUESTIONS continues on PAGE 5B 7Longhorns chosen so far: Keenan Robinson Linebacker 8. Jackson Jeffcoat 9. Justin Tucker 10. Emmanuel Acho Jaxon Shipley reminds coaches of his record-setting brother By Austin Laymance Daily Texan Staff Jaxon Shipley has some big shoes to fill. The freshman wide receiver has been the talk of fall camp thanks to a striking resemblance to one of the best wide outs in Longhorn history, Jordan Shipley, JaxonÕs older brother. Co-offensive coordinator Major Applewhite watched the elder Ship¥ley reinvent the receiver position at Texas by using sharp route running, precise timing and sure hands to dismantle opposing defenses. Now, with a young, unproven receiving corps, Applewhite hopes Jaxon can turn the similarities with his older brother into results. ÒItÕs eerie watching tape,Ó Apple¥white said. ÒItÕs scary; itÕs almost the same guy. The way they come out of their breaks, the way they catch the ball, the way they tuck it and get up field Ñ itÕs very, very similar. ItÕs a good thing.Ó ThatÕs high praise, considering Jordan Shipley has the most career receptions (248) in Texas history, the most touchdowns in a season (13 in 2009) and the most receiving yards in a season (1,485 in 2009). But while Jaxon may be burdened with the large shadow of his older Derek Stout | Daily Texan file photo Junior quarterback Garrett Gilbert received a lot of criticism last year Ñ while he did throw 17 picks his sea¥son really was not as bad as the critics would lead to believe. THE STAT GUY Was Gilbert really that bad in 2010? Stats say he wasnÕt Editors note: ÒThe Stat GuyÓ is a new, regular blog this semes¥ter on the Daily TexanÕs website at bit.ly/dtscore. By Hank South Daily Texan Staff A lot of the blame for the lack¥luster 2010 season was put upon first-year starter Garrett Gilbert. Following the National Cham¥pionship in 2010, fans drooled at the prospect of having Gilbert anchor the program for the next three years, and expectations for the former Lake Travis gunsling¥er were sky-high. Texas fans ex¥pected 350-yard, four-touchdown passing performances weekly. Well, Gilbert had his ups and downs throughout the season, in¥cluding calls for Case McCoy to replace him. However, looking back on sta¥tistics, Gilbert really wasnÕt that bad. Averaging about a 60-per¥cent completion rating, with a Jordan Shipley-less receiving corps is respectable. And when your offensive line doesnÕt block for you, being sacked 18 times is understandable. Gilbert did throw 17 intercep¥tions, compared to only 10 touch¥downs, almost the same ratio of his National Championship per¥formance (two touchdowns, GILBERT continues on PAGE 5B SIDELINE SPORTS BRIEFLY Senior fullback Berryhill receives football scholarship for 2011 Senior fullback Jamison Berryhill was awarded a scholarship for foot¥ball on Monday. ÒWe have great walk-ons on our team, and the guys make a differ¥ence for us every year,Ó said head coach Mack Brown. ÒThis year we just had one scholarship available to give. There are probably five guys that were deserving, and thatÕs the tough thing. But one thing Jami¥son has done is he has never com¥plained about anything since heÕs been on this football team, and heÕs been a guy thatÕs played. HeÕs played in games at fullback. HeÕs played on a lot of special teams.Ó Berryhill is a fourth year player, and two year letter winner appear¥ing in 21 games at fullback and on special teams in his time here. He is a native of Odessa Texas, and is a five-time member of UTÕs Athletics DirectorÕs Honor Roll and a two-time second-team Academic All-Big 12 performer. ÒI had a feeling that it might hap¥pen,Ó said Berryhill. ÒThis is my fourth year, so a lot of time this hap¥pens for fifth-year guys, but I knew I [had] put in the work. IÕve been blessed. IÕve lettered the past two years, so I knew that I had placed myself in a position to get [the scholarship], and receiving that to¥night was such a blessing.Ó Ñ Associated Press BY THE NUMBERS 3 The number of final fours the volleyball team has been to in a row, coming into the 2011 season. 10 Garrett GilbertÕs ranking all time in Texas history in throwing yards. 0 The amount of starting experience held by the four contending cornerbacks Ñ sophomores Carrington Byndom, Adrian Phillips, Adrian White and freshman Quade Diggs. Join us at 4 p.m. today for a live chat previewing the start of football season. bit.ly/doublecoverage brother, he certainly doesnÕt show it. The coaching staff raves about the freshmanÕs preparation and the way heÕs energized the passing game and the offense with his presence on the field. ÒHeÕs great to be around,Ó said co¥offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin. ÒHe provides an energy, not just for that particular group, but for our en- Freshman wideout Jaxon Shipley will attempt to have the same impact on the passing game that his brother did in his time at Texas. Courtesy of UT Athletics tire offense out there with his prac¥tice habits. For a young guy, the way he practices and the way he pre¥pares has been impressive.Ó Shipley, though, began his prepa¥ration for the season long before fall camp started. He spent part of the summer in SHIPLEY continues on PAGE 5B VOLLEYBALL By Chris Hummer Daily Texan Staff After three-straight Final Four appearances, most programs would be satisfied with their performance. But not this yearÕs Longhorns Ñ who are tired of finishing in the top four and want to finally break through to win a title. ÒOur players are kind of get¥ting tired of the Final Four, and if that sounds bad, itÕs that they want to get to the top,Ó said Texas head coach Jerritt Elliott. Not to say what they have done the past three years hasnÕt been ex¥tremely impressive, especially last yearÕs performance. The injury-rid¥dled team clawed and fought its way to a Final Four appearance, de¥ spite five of the 13 girls being hurt at the end of the season. ÒWeÕre a team of fighters, and that is kind of the ÔTexas ToughnessÕ that weÕve been trained to have,Ó said se¥nior Sydney Yogi. ÒI think the fact that we can still make it to the Fi¥nal Four with all those injuries and with a lot of key players out shows that we can really do anything.Ó This yearÕs team mixes that ÒTex¥as ToughnessÓ it displayed the year before, with a very talented group of players. Not only are they ex-around nine players, and now we tremely gifted, they are also very have 13 competitive girls, and long and tall, with the shortest play-all the positions are up to play. er besides the libero being 5 foot 10 ThereÕs a lot of competition in inches, which gives the Longhorns the gym.Ó a huge advantage near the net. Yet, despite the raw talent that Everyone has that calm confidence like we want to do so well, and we know we can do well. WeÕre just trying to work together as a team to Òshow how good we can actually be. Ò Ñ Bailey Webster, sophomore issues, along with general chemis¥try problems to solve early on. ÒWe have a team that poten¥tially has the talent, but we have to find out what their character and team personality is like, and we wonÕt know that until we start playing some matches,Ó Elliot said. ÒUltimately, we have some really good pieces. If they learn how to work together and improve on a daily basis, thatÕs going to be the key for us.Ó But Texas isnÕt really worried about chemistry issues. Every¥one gets along really well off the court, and they feel their team identity will come quickly once the sets start rolling. A group of seniors has already been to three Final Fours in their three years on the 40 Acres. The seniors will look to lead their teammates back to the Final Four again, and this time, they hope to finish it and go to the promise. They start that journey this Fri¥day against Pepperdine. ÒEveryone has that calm confi¥dence like we want to do so well, and we know we can do well,Ó said sophomore Bailey Webster. ÒWeÕre just trying to work togeth¥er as a team to show how good we can actually be.Ó TexasÕ top-ranked freshman class ready to make early impact By Lauren Giudice Daily Texan Staff Three straight Final Four appear¥ances is something that head coach Jerritt Elliott can be proud of. But this year is a completely new ball game for the team that is going to rely greatly on its young players, specifically its four freshmen. The team boasts three of the top 15 recruits in the nation with No. 2 Khat Bell, No. 5 Haley Eckerman and No. 13 Madelyn Hutson. ÒWeÕve got, arguably, the best freshman class weÕve ever had here,Ó Elliott said. The team has great chemistry and is learning a lot about how to play to¥gether. But Elliott still hasnÕt seen the team play in an actual game, and he is interested to see their progress this weekend. ÒThat combination of our veter¥ans getting better, getting some of the people back from injuries and a great freshman class, the mix is allow¥ing us to be potentially a good team,Ó he said. In addition to the three freshmen, Ashley Bannister, who redshirted last year because of an injury, was named one of the top outside hitters in the country going into last season. Although players such as Juliann Faucette will be missed, Elliott said there is great potential for these new players to step up and fill the shoes of previous dynamic players. ÒI think you are going to see some new faces that are going to emerge as potential stars,Ó Elliott said. ÒThatÕs what you hope for in a program Ñ you kind of get to a point where you hopefully are able to recycle some new players in there.Ó Each season, college teams change both playing-wise and per¥sonality-wise. The freshmen, who have been self-described as fun and boisterous, hope to utilize that en¥ergy and get the team excited for the season. ÒOur freshmen are coming here with a bit of a personality and add a great dynamic,Ó Elliot said. ÒThey are a little louder than our upper¥classmen, so itÕs a fun blend and the upperclassmen and feeding off that as well.Ó In addition, the team has bond¥ed greatly while working out over the summer at 6 a.m., and they are building trust and confidence in each other. Both Elliott and freshman outside hitter Hutson said that there is a lot of talent on the team, but piecing the players together is necessary for the team to continue to be successful. Although Hutson isnÕt exactly sure what it will take to push the team to the next level, she is confident that with time, they will get there. ÒObviously, there are already big shoes to fill,Ó Hutson said. ÒBut we are just trying to keep our eyes on the prize and stay together as a team, working individually and as a group.Ó Senior middle blocker Rachael Adams, who was named Big 12 preseason player of the year, plans to lead her young teammates as they embark on their first season in burnt orange. ÒWe have a very young team, and what they need now is an example Ñ and thatÕs exactly what IÕm try¥ing to do,Ó Adams said. ÒEach day, come in and take no days off, and hopefully, they can follow in my footsteps and work just as hard.Ó FOR And having a team full of healthy players at the start of the season is already paying dividends. The practices are full of energy, and each player is pushing one another to get better. ÒLast year, we had a lot of injuries and it was hard to practice,Ó said se¥nior Rachael Adams. ÒWe only had this team has, the players will have to come together as a unit to form their own identity. This group is a pretty new one, with three freshmen expected to see signifi¥cant playing time along with the five players coming into the rota¥tion that were injured last year. So there are some technical rotation 1712 lavaca street austin tx 78701 WEB EXCLUSIVE (only two blocks south of MLK) STORIES 512.520.8630 VIDEOS www.lavacateppan.com PHOTO GALLERIES & MORE @dailytexanonline.com                              $"       "                     !$#"   Now Open   1011 W 5th @ Lamar, (512) 472-9355  Servicio en Espanol  Phone, Advanced TV and Internet from AT&T Sold Here  5407 N IH-35, Ste. 100, (512) 458-2121 "     &*  $                       *  "++            *                "                     '          '           )        *     *      !!"++%  (  *    "++&  "   "++  "++    #"++%  (  "  #              BASEBALL After failing to sign with Yanks, Stafford back for final year Pitcher returns to Forty Acres despite being drafted 88th overall in 2011 MLB Draft By Trey Scott Daily Texan Staff If what Sam Stafford had to say the day the New York Yan¥kees made him the 88th play¥er selected in the First-Year Play¥er Draft was any indication, there was no way the junior left-hander was coming back to Austin for one final season. ÒWho wouldnÕt want to be draft¥ed by the Yankees?Ó Stafford said on June 7. ÒTo go from the Universi¥ty of Texas to New York is awesome. I couldnÕt imagine myself going to a better ballclub.Ó Alas, the August 15 deadline to sign draft picks came and passed, and Stafford was no Yankee, as the two sides had come to an impasse in their negotiations: New York, wor¥ried about possible arm damage, didnÕt come through with an offer Stafford would have liked. So now the 21-year-old from Spring, Texas, looks like the best unofficial member of Tex¥as 2011 baseball recruiting class. Last season, he finished sec¥ond on the team among start¥ing pitchers with a 1.77 ERA, and picked up six wins. Bounced around at times by the Tex¥as coaches, Stafford saw work as a weekend starter, as a week¥day starter against sub-par oppo¥nents, and even came out of the bullpen once. But heÕs at his best in big games. In three postseason games (exclud¥ing the Big 12 Tournament), he gave up just four earned runs in four ap¥pearances and started TexasÕ Re¥gional- and Super Regional-clinch¥ing games. HeÕll enter 2012 as the staff ace, one with tremendous confidence and pitching ability and the psyche that goes with carrying a pitch¥ing rotation. And if Stafford can carry the way he finished last sea¥son into next spring, he could pitch himself into first-round territory. Sam Stafford is back for his senior year at Texas after he failed to come to terms on a contract with the New York Yankees. Ryan Edwards Daily Texan Staff Cowboys hope to rebound from disappointing 6-10 campaign By Jaime Aron The Associated Press IRVING, Texas Ñ The Super Bowl isnÕt coming to Cowboys Stadium, and nobody is talking about the main tenant playing in February. ItÕs hard to tell what to expect from the Dallas Cowboys this season. Surely they canÕt be as bad as their 1-7 start last season. And they probably wonÕt be as good as the division champs who went 11-5 the year before. HereÕs the really confusing part: The roster hasnÕt changed much. Some veterans have left, but there havenÕt been any of the splashy arrivals youÕd expect from team owner Jerry Jones. The most nota¥ble changes are the guys in charge, coach Jason Garrett and new de¥fensive coordinator Rob Ryan. Garrett became interim coach in the middle of last season and im¥mediately shook up things. Prac¥tices went faster and were more physical. Digital clocks were in¥stalled throughout team headquar¥ters to eliminate excuses for being late. The team went 5-3 the rest of the way, despite backup Jon Kitna and third-stringer Stephen McGee taking all the snaps. Jones liked what he saw enough to keep Garrett, and the Princeton changes and you have to redevel¥op that chemistry and all that goes with putting a team together. If we had won the Super Bowl last year weÕd be preaching the same thing. ÒWe were 6-10, and IÕd be lying to you if I said that doesnÕt kind of sit in everybodyÕs craw as extra motivation. WeÕre focused on to¥day, weÕre putting last year behind and long silvery hair. Or listen to what he said about the Eagles after they became the popular pick to win it all this season: ÒI donÕt know if we win the all-hype team. That might have gone to someone else, but weÕre going to kick their (rear) when we play them.Ó Pass-rush specialist DeMar¥cus Ware wasnÕt sure if Ryan was a grad was smart enough to make us, and hopefully weÕll stack some coach Òor a Harley-Davidson mo¥sure everything would be done good days together and give our-torcycle rider.Ó But like the rest of his way. selves a chance to be a good foot-the defensive players, heÕs quickly His culture change has contin-ball team.Ó fallen in love with RyanÕs style and ued in ways big and small, from Pretty vanilla stuff, right? ThatÕs his playbook, which is full of un¥grumpy veterans whoÕve been where Ryan comes in. predictable ways of getting to the dumped to the ÒCarpe DiemÓ The son of bombastic Buddy quarterback. ThatÕs a huge selling sign players now see on their way (architect of the 46 defense run by point to the players because pre¥to and from the practice field. the 1985 Chicago Bears and the dictability is often cited as the rea-That certainly wasnÕt left by coach guy who once took a swing at a fel-son Dallas went from giving up the Wade Phillips. low coordinator during a game) second-fewest points in the NFL in ÒWe always talked about the im-and twin of audacious Rex (the 2009 to allowing the most points portance of being great each and coach whoÕs guided the Jets to the in franchise history in 2010. every day,Ó Garrett said. ÒWe talk AFC title game in each of his first ÒIÕve had a lot of coaches that about the importance of letting last two seasons and also made head-are fun and personable, real char¥yearÕs team go, and that itÕs a new lines for his outsized personality), acters, but they werenÕt very good team. You can have the exact same Rob could be described as the an-football coaches,Ó veteran inside collection of coaches and play-ti-Garrett. linebacker Keith Brooking said. ers and the team from year to year Just look at his protruding belly ÒHeÕs a heck of a football coach, too. That makes it even more ex¥citing to play for him.Ó Ryan won two Super Bowls as linebackers coach in New Eng¥land, and heÕs been defensive co¥ordinator in Oakland and Cleve¥land. Ware is a great talent to build around, having led the NFL in sacks two of the last three seasons, and Jay Ratliff gives him anoth¥er dynamic player up front. The problem is in the secondary, which was woeful last season, especial¥ly at safety. Abram Elam followed Ryan from the Browns to the Cow¥boys, and his knowledge of the sys¥tem should help. Most predictions have the Cow¥boys finishing around 8-8. As far as transition years go, that might not be so bad. ÒThere are times when you have your highs and you have your lows; I think weÕve had that,Ó Ware said. ÒSo, right now, weÕre right in the middle, and weÕre climbing.Ó QUESTIONS continues from PAGE 1B a lack of leadership last year, Keenan Robinson and Emmanuel Acho as¥sured us that the linebacking corps is in good hands and head coach Mack Brown was adamant that this is a real quarterback battle. Media availability has unveiled a few more secrets: Malcolm Williams wonÕt be playing this season, Chet Moss will be a fullback, Joe Bergeron is a nice surprise at running back and Ash has impressed the veterans. Defensive coordinator Manny Diaz thinks the offense is so com¥plex that itÕs got Òtight ends coming out of helicopters and secret holes in the ground.Ó My ears perked up when I heard Òtight end.Ó I havenÕt seen one of those since 2007. Co-offensive coordinators Bryan Harsin and Major Applewhite are ex¥cited about a young group of receiv¥ers Ñ Mike Davis, Darius White and Jaxon Shipley are your stars, but donÕt sleep on John Harris Ñ and the com¥petition that new offensive line coach Stacy Searels is fostering. ÒHeÕs moving the guys around, and heÕs done a really good job of it,Ó Harsin said. ÒHeÕs putting them in different positions and scenarios Ñ weÕre mixing and matching to see how guys compete.Ó CanÕt forget to mention junior de¥fensive end Alex Okafor, the star of the offseason. ÒIÕm not sure if he knows how good he can be,Ó Diaz said. All nice nuggets, but nothing earth shattering. All practices are closed to fans and media alike. Unlike past years, the Longhorns have not opened the gates to the fans for a select practice or two. If youÕre not the Longhorn Network, youÕre not getting in. There was once a time when things werenÕt so secret around here Ñ last year, 5,000 people sat in 100-degree heat just to watch the players walk through some drills. None of that now. Last sea¥sonÕs 5-7 aberration means an air¥tight Moncrief-Neuhaus. I hear they even own the skies above the prac¥tice fields and that undocumented planes and helicopters are shot down without warning. ÒWe have too much work to do,Ó says Brown. ÒWe got to go back to work like we did in the spring, and we donÕt need any distractions.Ó ThatÕs a shame, because a look at some of TexasÕ freshest talent could send preseason enthusiasm through the roof. Instead, youÕll have to bide your time until Sept. 3 for a glimpse at Shipley or Mal¥colm Brown. Just about every team has at least one practice available to fans. Okla¥homa and Alabama have Fan Days, and Texas A&M allows any former or current Aggie, plus the media, to take in an Aggie practice. Probably not too hard to get a good gauge at the depth chart there. Here, weÕve got another week of waiting around just to see the two-deep, which Mack Brown says is still a work-in-progress. ÒItÕd be stupid for us to give you four positions that are settled when the rest of them arenÕt,Ó he said. I was getting fed up with all this secrecy until, like a godsend, I re¥cently found refreshing honesty flowing from the mouth of senior safety Blake Gideon: ÒWeÕve got enough to worry about than making sure you guys have all the info you need.Ó Truth hurts. Former Oregon running back Seastrunk transfers to Baylor The Associated Press WACO, Texas Ñ Former Ore¥gon running back Lache Seastrunk is transferring to Baylor. Baylor announced Tuesday that Seastrunk signed a financial aid contract, will enroll in the univer¥sity and will join the football team. Classes begin Monday. It was unclear when the 5-foot-9, 190-pound Seastrunk Ñ who red¥shirted as a freshman last season Ñ would be eligible to play for the Bears, whose season opener is Sept. 2 at home against No. 14 TCU. Seastrunk, was a high school standout in Temple, Texas, which is about 35 miles south of the Baylor campus in Waco. The third-ranked Ducks granted his uncondition¥al release last weekend and Oregon coach Chip Kelly said Saturday that Seastrunk missed his grandmother back home. ÒI think Lache is back where he needs to be,Ó Baylor coach Art Briles said in a statement. ÒOn Texas soil at Baylor University where he will have the opportuni¥ty to get a quality education and play football at the highest level. WeÕre looking forward to him be¥ing a great teammate.Ó Seastrunk was one of the nationÕs top recruits after becoming Tem¥pleÕs career leader in rushing yards (4,217) and touchdowns (52) in 32 games. He had three consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons at Tem¥ple, where he was a teammate of Baylor receiver Tevin Reese. He arrives back in Texas amid some controversy. The NCAA isinvestigating servic¥es provided to Oregon by so-called street agent Willie Lyles of Com¥plete Scouting Services in Hous¥ton. At issue is whether Lyles helped steer Seastrunk to the Ducks. The possibility of recruiting violations first surfaced in Feb¥ruary, when Yahoo Sports and ESPN.com reported that Oregon had paid $28,000 to two recruit¥ing services, which are common¥ly used and typically provide bio¥graphical information and video about high school and junior col¥lege players. The amount the school paid to Lyles raised eyebrows, given his apparent mentoring relationship with Seastrunk. Oregon issued a $25,000 check to LylesÕ agency in March 2010, shortly after Sea¥strunk signed a letter of intent to play for the Ducks. It would be an NCAA viola¥tion if Oregon paid Lyles to use his influence to steer a recruit to Oregon. GILBERTcontinues from PAGE 1B four interceptions). Take away a few outliers (his five-interception performance at Kansas State, his three against Tech and his late pick against Texas A&M when he was trying to make something happen) and his stat line looks OK. Fans were upset by GilbertÕs in¥ability to get lift on his throws, many of which were tipped at the line. But with a new-look Bryan Harsin of¥fense that emphasizes quick de¥cisions, that problem can be easi¥ly corrected. Plus, Harsin says Gil¥bertÕs mechanics and footwork are greatly improved. In 2010, Gilbert was placed in a system that decided running was going to be a crucial aspect of the offense Ñ a far cry from the pass¥happy days of Colt McCoy. So, the stateÕs all-time passing leader in high school (12,534 yards) was called upon to hand the ball off in a more pro-style offense, an arena Gilbert was obviously uncomfortable with, and rightfully so. He had been play¥ing in a spread-style offense for his entire life and wasnÕt used to hav¥ing to take a snap under center and then make his decision while tak¥ing a three-step drop. When it be¥came apparent that there would be no power running game, the coaches (specifically, former offen¥sive coordinator Greg Davis) decid¥ed to throw the ball more but elect¥ed to use the old formations, mean¥ing that Gilbert would still be un¥der center to begin a large chunk of the plays. With no running game re¥lief, Gilbert threw 441 passes. When you put the ball in the air that much, bad things are going to happen. 2011 should be different for Texas. If Gilbert wins the quar¥terback competition in camp, look for an entirely new player come Sept. 3. An improved re¥ceiving corps that features Mike Davis, Darius White, John Har¥ris and Jaxon Shipley, and a run¥ning game that will keep the de¥fenses honest will help bolster the passing game. Under a new, Boise State-style offense, Gilbert could flourish. Texas fans shouldnÕt give up on him just yet. SHIPLEYcontinues from PAGE 1B Brownwood with junior safety Kenny Vaccaro, training and com¥peting in one-on-one drills. Vacca¥ro, who projects to be a starter this year, admitted that Shipley got the best of him and fully expects the newcomer to make an immediate impact in 2011. ÒHeÕs a polished receiver,Ó Vaccaro said. ÒHe works hard and heÕs ready. HeÕs a good receiver. I think he will be a big time playmaker on this team this year.Ó Texas needs as many playmakers as it can find on offense and will look toward Shipley as one option to solid¥ify the passing game. The LonghornsÕ receivers are a relatively inexperi¥enced bunch, only three wide outs have game experience and DeSean Hales is the only receiver with two seasons under his belt. The losses of Malcolm Williams and Marquise Goodwin to other commitments this season, coupled with the graduation of James Kirken¥doll and John Chiles have left the re¥ceiving corps with a lot to prove. In addition to Shipley, redshirt freshman John Harris and freshman Miles Onyegbule, along with sopho¥mores Mike Davis and Darius White, all have a chance to usher in a new era of Longhorn receivers. ÒThereÕs a physical edge to those guys,Ó Applewhite said. ÒItÕs a big¥ger group of guys. TheyÕre a physical group, and you can sense from them just a competitive pride. TheyÕve got a little chip on their shoulder.Ó With so many new faces at once, and with starting jobs open across the board, the receivers have been forced to forge a healthy chemistry while battling for playing time. The group may not have an identity yet, but that hasnÕt stopped them from competing. ÒIt takes time,Ó Harris said. ÒWeÕre getting there. WeÕre just a young, prideful group and we all want to be on the field.Ó ROBINSON continues from PAGE 1B for our quarterbacks and the eval¥uation of our quarterbacks because of all the disguise and movement on defense.Ó Despite RobinsonÕs tremendous efforts, Texas had a disappointing season in 2010. Like last year, the Longhorns begin their season with a contest against Rice. Once again, Robinson figures to be one of the defenseÕs primary playmakers. But if he and the rest of his teammates have their way, the similarities be¥tween last year and this one will stop there. ÒThis is a chance for me and my teammates to work toward im¥provement,Ó Robinson said. ÒNot [only] improvement on last sea¥son, but improvement as a team, improving on the Texas tradition. We are going to be ready to get out and play Rice and ready to win our first game.Ó FOR WEB EXCLUSIVE STORIES VIDEOS PHOTO GALLERIES & MORE @dailytexanonline.com COMIC REVIEW FORMING VOL. 1 Novel combines wit with mythology, sci-fi By Ao Meng Daily Texan Staff The humorous dialogue in Jes¥se MoynihanÕs ÒFormingÓ is proba¥bly the easiest aspect of the comic to latch onto. ItÕs hypermodern, vul¥gar and snappy. Upon initial description, the webcomic sounds painfully absurd or at least willfully distracting. The story is a Campbellian retelling of ancient myths, flavored with Ò2001: A Space OdysseyÓ alien science fiction-isms and philosophical ideas taken from a kitchen-sink grab bag of spiritual traditions. An example of this in motion: Arges, an enlightened cyclops, is unmoved when a talking, rotting, decapitat¥ed dog head informs Arges of his fatherÕs ill intentions to¥ward him. The cyclops explains that he cannot be con¥cerned with his own safety, as his ego has no bearing on true reality and is a false concept to begin with. Anybody who believes differently is a wayward spirit with a delud¥ed sense of self, according to the cyclops. The lifeless dog head, who is actually Lucifer, the Ad¥versary, that created the material universe as collateral damage in a billion-year struggle against the Archangel Michael, advises Arges Òto get RealÓ for a second and to Òstop being such a penis.Ó ItÕs easy to get lost in this jumble of capitalized improp¥er nouns and Gnostic lecturing. The cartoonist can leap through Greek mythology, Buddhist beliefs and biblical cosmology. The whole comic is like that, telling the sto¥ry of Mithras (originally hailing from Persian mythology), an alien prince from a planet so technologically advanced that its spaceships are invisible, voice-activated and come pre-loaded with cellphone games. In 10,000 B.C., Mith¥ras crash-lands into the ocean near Atlantis, where he fa¥thers the central cast of characters, who resemble a fouler¥mouthed version of the Greek Pantheon. If this sounds like youÕd need a degree in comparative literature just to parse the plot, itÕs a lot more accessible than youÕd think. Again, the characters speak in hilari¥ous modern American English Ñ more ÒItÕs Always Sun¥ny in Philadelphia,Ò less ÒGame of Thrones.Ó The bold¥faced irreverence of the humor makes the action of the comic seem even more relevant and grounds the com¥ic as Moynihan explores more heady and esoteric ideas. ItÕs a near alchemical feat, humanizing and characterizing the old myths in a way that brings out the old storiesÕ in¥herent and dormant silliness. Somehow, Moynihan makes it work Ñ it could be the pacing, which reflects the comicÕs web-serialized roots, or it could be his lettering, which is rich and expressive. ItÕs probably MoynihanÕs infectious sense of rhythm. The pages are mostly laid out into a classical nine-panel grid. ItÕs almost formalist in its focus, with the action of the page constructed around the center panel. Well, formalist in the sense of printed comics: ÒForm¥ing,Ó about a third of the way finished, is undergoing se¥rialization as a webcomic on MoynihanÕs website. It cer¥tainly looks different from most webcomics (most popu¥lar webcomics adhere to a newspaper-style three or four panel layout). ÒFormingÓ also feels a bit more organically crafted as itÕs not digitally colored Ñ Moynihan opts for a watercolor wash. The color sometimes cheekily leaks outside the panel borders, as if the rectangles couldnÕt hold in all the life in MoynihanÕs artwork. ItÕs all reproduced beautifully in London-based No¥brow PressÕs Vol. 1, which collects the first 100-odd pag¥es of the comic. ItÕs an impressive and artfully executed book, as are most Nobrow publications. It certainly helps differentiate the book on the shelves Ñ when was the last time you saw an American comic book printed in Bel¥gium? It even smells different. Forming Vol. 1 By Jessie Moynihan 112 full-color pages www.jessemoynihan.com Cartoonist elaborates on ÒFormingÓ By Ao Meng JM: I think IÕve always been interested in high con-Daily Texan Staff cept/low concept or highbrow/lowbrow or whatever you want to call it and the mixing of the two. I think the guy When heÕs not working as a story man and character who does that the best is Jodorowsky. Do you know Ale¥designer for the Cartoon Network television show ÒAd-jandro Jodorowsky? venture Time,Ó Los Angeles-based cartoonist and anima¥tor Jesse Moynihan draws the webcomic ÒFormingÓ in DT: Yeah, I actually just read his comic with Mobi¥his spare time. us, ÒThe Incal.Ó JM: His movies, like ÒHoly Mountain,Ó has got this re- The Daily Texan: ÒFormingÓ looks quite different ally deep, uh, shit in it, [laughter] but itÕs also got these than most webcomics on the internet. I mean, on a scenes that are so rude and funny. Mixed in with really very material level. What do you use to actually draw serious philosophical and spiritual ideas. To me, if I like ÒForming?Ó both things, why would I exclude two aspects? I Jesse Moynihan: I use acrylic wash to color really like lowbrow humor, and I really like, it. ItÕs like this wash/acrylic hybrid; it doesnÕt well, deep shit! reactivate. You can treat it like watercolor, but you can go back and build up layers DT: I like that it doesnÕt feel like mere of opaque color if you want to. And also cheap juxtaposition. The silliness of the it comes in pretty bright hues, so you can original myths is brought closer up to really get it to pop, you know? I like it. And the surface. They highlight each other. Abstract shapes and ideas from Jesse MoynihanÕs sketchbook. Courtesy of Jesse Moynihan then I ink over it with a brush pen. I do the pencils, then I color it and ink it all on one page. There have been episodes where IÕve done some Photo¥shop coloring where I think it works. For when I want to go for something more artificial and soulless. ThereÕs a sequence [later in ÒFormingÓ] where a character has as¥cended to a higher plane and is talking to this god-thing thatÕs all geometric shapes. I thought it would be cool to do that with Photoshop. DT: The webcomic format is interesting Ñ before starting ÒForming,Ó you had just completed ÒFollow Me,Ó a long one-and-done graphic novel, right? How does that compare with working in this super serial¥ized, one-page-per-update manner? JM: It messes with my head a little bit. IÕm working week to week, so that changes the dynamic of the story¥telling. I donÕt pace it at a leisurely pace, although I donÕt think about that sometimes. I know when I have to let it breathe, when to let it soak in. You canÕt just constant¥ly move on to the next thing. But because people are fol¥lowing it week to week, you feel this impulse to have it be more exciting or for each strip to have a punch line. If you read the book, you can see in some places how the format affected it. A lot of it has these one-page gags. Do you know what I mean? DT: Yeah. The dialogue is really snappy, too. I think thatÕs another one of those webcomic things. JM: ItÕs an impulse when youÕre doing these webcom¥ics to do them as episodes. To make it snappy or exciting every episode. Sometimes I try and fight against it, when I have to have low-key moments for the sake of the story. Some low-key episodes where nothing happens. DT: So back to ÒFormingÓ proper. Where did the initial idea for the strip come from? With the Fletch¥er Hanks meets Johnny Ryan Prison Pit dialogue? And with all this stuff about mythology, how did the dots get connected? JM: I think cheap humor coming from a character reveals a lot of frailty. It reveals the hu¥manity of the characters. I didnÕt want to do something that was completely iconic. You know what I mean? A lot of the time, with fantasy or science fiction stories, the characters, the dialogue Ñ thereÕs this weird science fic¥tion style, a way of talking, that isnÕt natural. For me, it puts a wall between me and the characters. They stop being real to me as human beings and become sort of tropes. Something I can only relate to if I suspend my disbelief. Like watching ÒStargate: AtlantisÓ or ÒStar Trek: the Next Generation.Ó [laughter] You have to go into this mode where youÕre forced to accept how these charac¥ters are interacting with each other. ItÕs like watching stiff plays about an idea of people but not actual people. DT: ItÕs not a humanistic portrayal? JM: ThereÕs definitely something missing Ñ something dirty and raw thatÕs part of people. I feel like it needs to be there if IÕm going to write a story about it. I try to avoid that [Jack] Kirby-esque type of dialogue. You know, with all those exclamation marks. I mean, in 10,000 B.C. ob¥viously nobody talked the way IÕm writing the dialogue, but for me, itÕs a way to enjoy the interactions while writ¥ing it. I want to make myself laugh. I want to be engaged in it, in a way thatÕs dutifully represented the way I think people actually communicated back then. DT: But thatÕs just part of the magic right? ThatÕs ba¥sic storytelling. JM: Yeah, you just want to tell a good story, so you want good dialogue. People can sometimes cross that thresh¥old. They can figure out if they want to stick around for the ride or not. At least itÕs better than the dialogue in ÒLegend of the Seeker,Ó you know what I mean? In addition to Forming, Jesse Moynihan will have work featured in the upcoming ÒMeathouse 12Ó and ÒMome 22Ó anthologies. MoynihanÕs website and blog is jessemoynihan.com ArtistÕs designs special among computerized, flashy varieties By Aaron West Daily Texan Staff You might not have ever met Gary Martin, but if youÕve ever taken a drive through Aus¥tin, chances are youÕve seen his handiwork. Martin is an Austin-based sign painter who designs and paints signs for businesses local and na¥tionwide. Austin originals such as P. TerryÕs, Magnolia Cafe, Fred¥dieÕs and ThreadgillÕs, to name a few, all make use of MartinÕs sig¥nature style. His work, which en¥compasses interior and exteri¥or signage, both neon and paint¥ed, usually brings to mind an old¥er, friendlier time Ñ Òfolk-arty,Ó Martin offered Ñ with its com¥fortable color schemes and recog¥nizable lettering. ÒI try to stay fresh, and I try not to go with the flow of whatÕs cur¥rently popular,Ó said Martin, 63. ÒBecause whatever you see thatÕs popular these days will be out of style in six months. I try to do my own thing. I try to make eye can¥dy. When you look at it, youÕre go¥ing to feel good. ThatÕs my main thing Ñ good layout and a good color scheme. Something that makes you happy and not dis¥turbed by seeing it.Ó to be out there just to tell you painting signs for 35 years. He or and lettering give the sign his dle Ages, when things were real-town,Ó Martin said. ÒThere are He works from his shop in Cen-whatÕs there, it doesnÕt give you doesnÕt use a computer and tries unique touch. ly well made.Ó definitely sign painters here that tral Austin, a yellow building la-any sort of feeling or anything. ItÕs to stick to using hand-drawn de-ÒI donÕt know that I would have Those 19th century ideals are give it character. IÕd say that I have beled ÒMARTIN SIGNSÓ in unas-not artwork.Ó signs. When he needs to get a a description of his style,Ó said Ed-seeing a reemergence in America, some small part in making the city suming, straightforward lettering. He said sign designers today are project done quickly, heÕll resort die Wilson, who owns ThreadgillÕs Martin said. New movements that look better. Most towns donÕt have ItÕs stuffed with an eclectic collec-more likely to use a computer, a to using a vinyl-cutting machine and is a repeat MartinÕs Signs cus-reject generic, vinyl signage and these creative sign sort of people tion of paints, brushes and books shift that has been a double-edged thatÕs more than 25 years old. tomer. ÒI just think of it as ÔGary want to revive original sign crafts-in them, so Austin is a very spe¥ Ñ some of it organized onto sword as far as custom aesthetics ÒWhen these guys who own Martin.Õ ItÕs a combination of manship are growing Ñ Òpeople cial place for that.Ó shelves, some of it strewn loosely go. Martin believes that the com-these big fancy shops come in quality style and a retro sense that are sick of boring, still things,Ó However, Austin-based sign on tables. The materials all play a puterization of the craft has led to and they see my vinyl-cutting ma-he didnÕt have to go back to Ñ he Martin said. ÒThe plastic.Ó painters need to keep the some¥part in creating the kinds of cus-the widespread ÒsterileÓ signage, chine, they donÕt even know what brought it forward with him. I can The movements havenÕt ne-times-brutal summers in mind, tom signs that seem to have large-but he recognizes that Òin the it is,Ó Martin said. ÒBecause itÕs so spot his work from a mile away.Ó glected Austin, where, thanks to which Martin said shouldnÕt be ly faded from 2011Õs urban land-hands of a sign painter and a great old, they just laugh at it.Ó Martin said that his style is in-Martin and other local sign paint-underestimated. scape, replaced by the generic, vi-artist, a computer can be a great The way one of MartinÕs signs fluenced by the art of the first ers like him, custom-painted signs ÒIn the Texas sun, a sign really nyl signage of sprawling chain thing.Ó Martin said that there are will look when itÕs finished de-half of the 20th century and Pre-arenÕt as uncommon as they are in only lasts like five years,Ó Martin stores Ñ not necessarily a good only several hundred commercial pends on a variety of factors Ñ Raphaelite artists such as William other places. As such, Martin said said. ÒThatÕs why I like to do inte¥thing, Martin said. sign painters like him in the U.S. the distance the sign will be seen Morris and Edward Burne-Jones, people interested in sign painting rior signs Ñ theyÕre going to last a ÒItÕs just a sterile, unsophisti-and only three or four in Austin. from and the type of business the who eschewed the ÒcheapnessÓ of are moving here to take advantage long time. If you create something cated, boring look,Ó Martin said. Regardless, Martin, who grew sign is for, for example Ñ but the Industrial Revolution and em-of the atmosphere. and itÕs gone in a couple of years, ÒThereÕs just no heart. ItÕs meant up in San Antonio, has been MartinÕs decisions regarding col-braced Òthe romance of the Mid-ÒAustin is not your typical itÕs not a good feeling.Ó ADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. 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Technical aspects aside though, the album exudes an aura of cool Dior may take U.S.-born creative director By Jenny Barchfield The Associated Press VIENNA Ñ The fashion world is abuzz over the possibility that U.S.-born designer Marc Jacobs might take over as creative direc¥tor of Dior. The label, widely considered the jewel in the crown of French fashion, has been floundering for nearly six months, since its long¥time creative director John Gal¥liano was summarily sacked over allegations he made anti-Semitic remarks. Jacobs is among the top tier of designers worldwide, adored by critics and consumers for his sig¥nature label and for his work for Louis Vuitton. Fashion trade publication WomenÕs Wear Daily on Mon¥day cited anonymous sources as saying that Jacobs has been ap¥proached by LVMH management about a move to Dior and that the two parties were in talks about a possible deal. The report said another critical and commercial darling, Phoebe Philo Ñ designer at LVMH label Celine Ñ could be tapped to re¥place Jacobs at Vuitton, if the deal goes through. Officials at Dior and Vuitton said they could not confirm the negotiations. Dana Thomas, a veteran fash¥ion journalist and author of the industry expose ÒDeluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster,Ó said she found a possible Jacobs move plausible. ÒThis is about the safest move LVMH can do,Ó Thomas said in an email to The Associated Press. ÒEveryone loves Marc. HeÕs boundlessly creative. He knows how to assemble and managed an excellent team. And he is reso¥lutely modern.Ó Jacobs is also seen as a solid choice in an industry where the mental and emotional stability of designers has emerged as a con¥cern following the 2010 suicide of British star Alexander McQueen and the Galliano case. Galliano, in a Paris court ap¥pearance in June, blamed indus¥try pressures and alcohol and prescription drug addictions for his outbursts, including one in which he is seen on video prais¥ing Adolf Hitler. Jacobs has done a stint in rehab for addictions of his own but is widely regarded as having over¥come his substance problems. ÒHaving worked with Marc for so long [at Vuitton,] LVMH knows what they are getting at Dior. No surprises, no drama,Ó said Thomas. Jacobs, a tattoo-covered New Yorker known for his penchant for wearing kilts and Dr. Martens boots, is one of several designers spotlighted by the rumor mill as possible candidates for the cov¥eted Dior job. ing, leather jacket-wearing James Dean sense of the word. The main exception from this is the rather aptly titled, ÒThe Joker.Ó But even in its juvenility, the track gives off a foreboding darkness that ac¥cents the overall mature tone al¥lowing it to not fall out of place on the record. The track ÒAlice In Wonder¥landÓ also makes a slight devia¥tion from the albumÕs classic mov¥ie star swagger. The song plays off both the recordÕs cool vibes and the whimsical, airy vocal sam¥ples from the animated ÒAlice In WonderlandÓ film. Rockwell makes particularly in¥teresting use of vocal samples all throughout the record. This is a rather intelligent move on Rock¥wellÕs part, as it allows for the tell¥ing of an abstract narrative with¥in the realm of beat heavy hip¥hop, as well as giving more casual listeners something to latch onto and prevent them from becoming bored, a problem that often be¥sets instrumental music. On The Rockness Monster, a certain J Dilla likeness is appar¥ent. Rockwell unabashedly cites Dilla as a major influence with¥in his music and the similari¥ties arenÕt a bad thing at all, giv¥en J DillaÕs status as one of hip¥hopÕs greatest producers. The re¥cord also bears some similarity to the work of Õ80s hip-hop pro¥ducer Steinski, with less mash-up and more vocal sampling. The Rockness Monster is cer¥tainly the album a burgeoning artist like Rockwell needs at this stage in his career. After work¥ing his way up through AustinÕs hip-hop scene over the last sev¥eral years, Monster serves as a statement of his desires to be on a stage beyond this city. Even in the albumÕs greatness, a general flaw exists in its lack of originality Ñ Rockwell still doesnÕt fully break the paradigms of his predecessors and influences to create something truly unique. By the same token, this feat takes absolute genius to achieve; Kanye West was only able to do this af¥ter 14 years. It is only within this regard that Rockwell lacks, and understandably as well. HeÕs rel¥atively young and has many years to truly prove himself within hip¥hop, even if The Rockness Mon¥ster proves his legitimacy within Austin. DJ Rockwell 9000 The Rockness Monster Genre: Hip-hop For those who like: J Dilla, Flying Lotus, MF Doom Grade: A¥in the most Ray Ban-sport¥Ñ BUTLER COMMUNITY SCHOOL 512.476.9051 ~ www.balletaustin.org Located at 501 West 3rd Street           GhostlandObservatory SaturdayNovember192011 AustinCityLimitsLive atTheMoodyTheater ONSALEFRIDAYAUGUST26AT10AM www.acl-live.com TEXASSTUDENT             +0)/8&4-&:$0-&."/t&-"*/&(3&&3t%*.-0$"503 4)&--4t#-"$,(6.t'03)0634"/%0634t53"/4.0(3"1): "6(645t5)45#"--300.t%0034"51.tt"--"(&4 MEDIA 91.7 FM // KVRX.ORG $0.&&"3-: '03-0/&45"3 41&$*"- 12B LIFE&ARTS Wednesday, August 24, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Aleksander Chen, Life&Arts Editor | (512) 232 2209 | dailytexan@gmail.com dorm By Aleksander Chen t he freshman 15, the somewhat arbitrarily measured amount of weight often gained by first-year college students, is the result of erratic scheduling of your meals, sleep and exercise. And although UTÕs recre¥ational sports facilities are numerous and free, find¥ing time to break away from your late night studying session to fit in a good workout can prove challenging. William Prescott, a certified personal trainer who previously worked with the Round Rock Express and who trains amateur and professional athletes, helped develop a workout routine that can be done at any time, anywhere Ñ including cramped dorm rooms. These exercises, or general strength exercises, all utilize your body weight to work multiple muscles and joints at the same time Ñ all they require is a flat surface to perform them. Because they use your body as weight, they can be used to see results for novices and longtime athletes alike. In fact, Prescott has seen these routines used by UT track and field coaches. Prescott said it would be good to start with three sets of five rep¥etitions of each move two or three times a week. Increase the num¥ber of sets and repetitions as you become stronger, and after about a month, change your routine. The Internet is rife with options. fitness Laying on your back, raise your legs and bend your knees to form a 90-degree angle. With your hands holding your head and your fingers just behind your ears, lift your head until your shoulders are off the floor. In as fast a motion as possible, lift and turn your right elbow to touch the inside of your left knee. Alternate between shoulders and elbows until complete. Assume a prone position with your feet together and your body weight resting on your forearms. With your body raised, lift one leg until the bottom of your foot is parallel with the ceiling. Alternate between legs until complete. Assume a prone position with your feet together, arms shoulder-width apart and your palms face down. Using your arms, raise your body until your arms are fully extended, making sure to keep your body in a straight line. Breathing in, lower your torso to the ground until your elbows form a 90-degree angle. Then push against the floor to the raised position, breathing out as you push.