@thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Tuesday, April 19, 2011 >> Breaking news, blogs and more: dailytexanonline.com Calendar Texas Baseball Longhorns play UT Pan America at the UFCU Disch-Falk Field at 6 p.m. Tickets range from $5¥$12. ÔDevotion and DoubtÕ Pakistani radio broadcaster Abul Hasan Naghmi hosts a talk discussing Urdu poetry at WCH 4.118 in the Meyerson Conference Room at 6 p.m. ÔAn Inconvenient TaxÕ This documentary which shows AmericaÕs Òfundamentally broken tax codeÓ will be shown at the Blanton Museum Theatre at 6:30 p.m. There will be a panel discussion following the film from some faculty in the accounting and law departments. ÔPlastic People of the UniverseÕ This Czech Film based on the performing group ÒThe Plastic PeopleÓ who were banned from the Czechoslovakian government will be shown in the GRG 102 at 7 p.m. Today in history In 1943 Dr. Albert Hofmann, a Swiss chemist, takes LSD for the first time after synthesizing it in 1938 to determine its effect. The day is also known as Bicycle Day. Campus watch Mommy? 400 block E. 20th Street A UT Police Officer heard a non-UT subject yelling for help. The subject was located half way up a tall pine tree yelling he was being chased by three pit bulls and a subject in a boat. During the investigation, the officer drove the subject home and released him into the care of his mother. Quote to note ÔÔ ÒWhile we have great respect for [mash-up artistÕs] art form, it is technically distinct from what [DJÕs] do. The only thing I spin is the platter in my hard drive.Ó Ñ Nick Carneiro Mash-up artist LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10 University investment in gold has huge payoffs By Matthew Stottlemyre Daily Texan Staff Gold and green may not be UTÕs colors, but the University may be seeing more of both. Beginning in September 2009, the Univer¥sity of Texas Investment Management Com¥pany spent $767 million over 19 months on gold bullion, which is now worth almost $1 billion, said Bruce Zimmerman, the non¥profit investment corporationÕs president. Gold reached an all-time high price of almost $1,490 an ounce this month. The $767 million came from the Perma¥nent University Fund endowment which UTIMCO manages on behalf of the Uni¥versity of Texas and Texas A&M systems. Zimmerman said the corporation manages a portfolio worth $25 billion. The endowment is made up of profits from leases on much of the 2.1 million acres of Texas land set aside to fund a public university. With almost 19 metric tons of gold, UTIM-CO would rank 55th in the world among Derek Stout | Daily Texan Staff Mike Warren, a 48-year-old program analyst, rummages through the burnt remains of his house that was destroyed in the South Austin fire yesterday in the Oak Hill neighborhood. Warren had lived in the house since 1995. Oak Hill fire prompts safety program The Austin Police Department is teaming up with the Austin Fire Department to send representa¥tives to the homeless camps to ex¥plain the open flame policy and dangers of campfires in the current FIRE continues on PAGE 2 countriesÕ gold reserves, behind Morocco, which has 22 metric tons. The U.S. has the largest reserves with 8,133 metric tons. The UT System receives two thirds of re¥turns on UTIMCOÕs investments of the en¥dowment and the A&M System receives one GOLD continues on PAGE 2 Colleges plan 2013 launch of video game design classes By Allistair Pinsof Daily Texan Staff Austin, known as one of the pri¥mary hubs of the video game indus¥try, may soon find the next gener¥ation of game artists, designers and programmers studying within the walls of UT this fall. Bruce Porter, chair of the com¥puter science department, sent an email to computer science students this week announcing a new game design curriculum at UT. The game development program is a collab¥orative effort between the College of Natural Sciences, the College of Fine Arts and the College of Com¥munication, each of which will be offering their own courses in game design. In spring 2013, UT will offer its first Game Development Capstone Project class, which will gather stu¥dents from each of the three schools in a team effort to create their own video games. Although colleges have offered game development class¥es in the past, Porter said the goal of the game development program is to offer those classes consistent¥ly and introduce new classes, all in an effort to prepare students for the Capstone Project class, which will be taught by guest lecturers from lo¥cal game developers. GAME continues on PAGE 2 By Amy Thornton Daily Texan Staff The South Austin fire that dam¥aged 100 acres of land and near¥ly destroyed 11 homes Sunday af¥ternoon sparked a citywide crack¥down on the burn ban in effect in Travis County. The fire started when Michael Weathers, a 60-year-old home¥less man, left hot coals unattend¥ed at his campsite near U.S. High¥way 290 and Convict Hill. Weath¥ers has been charged with arson, a state felony, and is in the Travis County Jail on $50,000 bail. ÒThe fire brings to light the real dangers of open fire, and the real¥ization that the homeless popula¥tion are not as connected to media and messages about fire as the rest of our citizens,Ó said APD Com¥mander Stephen Deaton. Statistics show growth in health care professions By Huma Munir Daily Texan Staff Students can look forward to an influx of job opportunities in health care professions and some informa¥tion technology and business fields, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. By 2018, more than a million jobs will be available to students graduat¥ing with degrees in biomedical engi¥neering, health care aid professions, information technology and ac¥counting analysts, according to bu¥reau statistics. Dr. Arthur Garson, senior vice president for health policy and health systems at UT Health Science Center at Houston, said he noticed two kinds of health care jobs on the list. Some jobs are highly profession¥al, such as medical researchers and doctors, while others require certifi¥cation and training, such as medical assistants and athletic trainers. He said all health care profession¥als are needed to meet the medical needs of an aging population, espe¥cially baby boomers. According to UT Health Fact JOBS continues on PAGE 2 Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff T. Boone Pickens, financier and chairman of BP Capital Management, spoke about his life and ambi¥tions to reduce AmericaÕs dependence on foreign oil at the Hogg Auditorium on Monday afternoon. Oil tycoon discusses alternative fuels By Lauren Giudice Daily Texan Staff Although Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens made his fortune in the oil industry, he pushed for the use of alternative energy sources at an on-campus lecture Monday. More than 1,000 students and community members attended the semesterÕs final event of the McCombs VIP Distinguished Speakers Series. The oil tycoon started Mesa Petroleum in 1956, which even¥tually grew into one of the largest independent production compa¥nies in the world. He currently works in the investment sector and founded BP Capital, an ener¥gy investment corporation. PICKENS continues on PAGE 2 NEWS BRIEFLY FIRE Grant for Jewish Studies Center continues from PAGE 1 to aid in campus events, library combustible conditions. CONTACT US The Schusterman Center for Jew¥ ÒItÕs an educational measure, not ish Studies announced that dona¥ enforcement or an attack on the Main Telephone: tions matched $6 million grant from homeless,Ó Deaton said. ÒWe are try¥ the Charles and Lynn Schusterman (512) 471-4591 ing to protect both homes and the Foundation to continue providing a multi-disciplinary Jewish Studies homeless who live in the thick, wood- Editor: ed areas.Ó ers Society, a UT student organiza-media and peopleÕs lives today. ItÕs Lauren Winchester curriculum for students. (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com Managing Editor: Claire Cardona (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com News Office: (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com Multimedia Office: (512) 471-7835 dailytexanmultimedia@gmail.com Sports Office: (512) 232-2210 sports@dailytexanonline.com Life & Arts Office: (512) 232-2209 dailytexan@gmail.com Photo Office: (512) 471-8618 photo@dailytexanonline.com Comics Office: (512) 232-4386 Retail Advertising: (512) 471-1865 joanw@mail.utexas.edu Classified Advertising: (512) 471-5244 classifieds@dailytexanonline.com The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2011 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. TOMORROWÕS WEATHER Low High 74 93 Austin has approximately 40 tran¥sient camps that use campfires for food preparation and as a heat source. Deaton said because temperatures are increasing, transients should not have to use fires to produce heat. ÒHomeless people are very aware of the dangers of starting a fire, but they canÕt anticipate how windy and humid it is going to be,Ó said David Gomez, program manager for AC-CESS and SafeHaven. ÒItÕs not like theyÕre lighting a fire to play around. They need to know and have a plan for how to deal with the issue of fire.Ó JOBS continues from PAGE 1 Book 2011, more than 4,000 stu-in the future. dents are currently enrolled at ÒIn the professional arena, gov-UT Health Science Center. Of ernment funding for research the 4,000 students, 1,025 are en-overall is at risk,Ó Garson said. rolled in the medical school, Biomedical engineering junior 886 study nursing and 586 study Nishant Mehta said he is research¥biomedical sciences. ing ways to develop methods to Garson said if funds are not combat tumors. He said if the re¥available for research and train-search funding is eliminated, it will ing, current and future students have a global impact on the scien¥will be deprived of the necessary tific and medical community. skills needed to meet the demands ÒThe research is global in a sense of growing health care occupations because most of the new discover- GAME continues from PAGE 1 ÒI expect that more students will go into the industry as we de¥velop this program,Ó Porter said. ÒAnd as more industry moves to Austin, those two will feed into each other.Ó The project has been developed during the past 18 months with help from the programÕs advisory board, which includes staff mem¥bers of local industry developers such as Zynga (ÒFarmvilleÓ) and Ricochet Labs (ÒQrankÓ), he said. The College of CommunicationÕs radio-television-film program has offered 3-D animation and digital media classes in the past, but asso¥ciate RTF professor Andrew Shea said he hopes to see a broader fo¥cus on game design this fall. ÒWe started over the last cou¥ple years to offer a series of class¥es in digital arts, and this seems the logical step to take, given the inter¥est in the industry and our student ment of the new program. ÒWe heard for a long time that UT wasnÕt having it,Ó said EGaDs president Andrew Pish. ÒEven [UT alumnus and influential game de¥signer] Richard Garriott pitched to Bill Powers, but he never did any¥thing. So itÕs kind of surprising and out of the blue, but at the same time itÕs great to have academic opportunities.Ó Pish said that the hardest thing of being a member of the group is finding the time between classes and homework to design games. The prospect of being able to combine his school work with his passion, game design, has him in¥terested in the new program, he said. ÒI think a lot of the spirit of this is about collaboration with natural sciences and fine arts,Ó Shea said. ÒItÕs about bringing together the different units on campus, which is ies come from academia,Ó Meh¥ta said. Business and accounting fields will also grow in the coming years, according to the list. More than 300 students graduate every year from the Master in Professional Ac¥counting program at UT, said ac¥counting Director James Franklin. The rigor of research and teach¥ing quality at UT makes it possible for students to get the right kind of training necessary to achieve suc¥cess after college, he said. ÒStudents have to have a solid understanding of accounting prin¥ciples and the ability to examine books and records to determine if something is accurate,Ó Frank¥lin said. Most accounting jobs will be geared toward investigating docu¥ments and compliance reports to see if they meet the requirements set by law, according to the bureau statistics. GOLD continues from PAGE 1 third. UT-Austin received almost $167 million during the 2010-11 fiscal year from the endowment, which has made up 7 to 9 percent of the UniversityÕs total budget over the past decade. Zimmerman said the gold in¥vestment is a protection against the rest of the corporationÕs invest¥ments in stocks and bonds. ÒWe are hedging against the de¥valuation of currencies such as the dollar, euro and yen because of the monetary and fiscal stimu¥lus that has taken place,Ó Zimmer¥man said. He said while monetary policies could impact inflation, the value of gold will vary independently. ÒHistorically, gold has behaved as, and been believed to be, an in¥dex against which currencies are measured,Ó Zimmerman said. Kyle Bass, a UTIMCO board of directors member and managing partner of Hayman Capital Man¥ ÒCentral banks are printing more money than they ever have, so whatÕs the value of money in terms of purchases of goods and services?Ó Bass said in an interview with Bloomberg, a financial in- Central banks are printing more money than they ever have, Ò so whatÕs the value of money in terms of purchases of goods and services? Ñ Kyle Bass, Managing partner of Hayman Capital Management The Charles and Lynn Schuster¥man Foundation donated $6 mil¥lion to create the center in 2006. Donations from University alum¥ni and the Beaumont-based Gale Foundation matched the initial $6 million last week, center officials announced. ÒThe grant means a lot to the Center for Jewish Studies, but it also means a lot to the Universi¥ty,Ó said the centerÕs director Rob¥ert Abzug. ÒWe do things that ben¥efit and interest those who are in¥terested in culture, literature and history.Ó When the center opened in fall 2007, it aimed to be a comprehen¥sive center for Jewish studies that explores religion, philosophy, lit¥erature and history. Since it be¥gan, it has put on programs, lec¥tures and concerts for the commu¥nity, in addition to showing films from the Austin Jewish Film Festi¥val and introducing courses on Is¥raeli history. The additional funds mean the center can bring more cultur¥al events to campus, aid in library acquisition and hire five or six new professors, Abzug said. The new professors could be linked to another department such as histo¥ry, English or the performing arts. Ñ Amy Thornton Senior finance lecturer Sandy Leeds said since only about 5 per¥cent of UTIMCOÕs investments are in gold, they would probably be happier if the gold investments donÕt do as well and rest of their portfolio remains strong. He said with high inflation around the world and increas¥ing domestic uncertainty illustrat¥ed by the recent struggle over cut¥ting a small portion of the federal budget, investing in gold separates the companyÕs portfolio from some volatility. ÒThe financial logic behind in¥vesting in gold is itÕs considered to be an asset not correlated with many of the other assets UTIM-CO holds, like stocks and bonds,Ó Leeds said. He also said the recent negative outlook Standard & PoorÕs gave the U.S. credit rating shows some of the economic uncertainty, which could drive interest in gold. He said the negative outlook body,Ó Shea said. a big part of the current entertain- The Electronic Game Develop-ment world. ItÕs a big part of social agement in Dallas, successfully Ò hedged against the subprime mort¥means the U.S. will likely drop I just want to go home and play Mortal tion that designs games collective-something that our Texas students gage collapse in 2008 and helped formation service. ÒI look at gold from its current Òtriple AÓ rating, are interested in.Ó Kombat. ly, was surprised by the announce¥ with the investment. which is the highest rating given as just another currency that they World&NatioN 3 Tuesday, April 19, 2011 | The Daily Texan | Austin Myers, Wire Editor | dailytexanonline.com Sixty deadly twisters hit, destroy homes in North Carolina area By Brock Vergakis & Mitch Weiss The Associated Press COLERAIN, N.C. Ñ They arenÕt used to tornadoes in North Caroli¥na, let alone 60 of them. When a deadly storm system that had already unleashed twisters across the South was about to arrive, residents were out doing yard work, making plans for the Easter holiday or gazing at the darkening skies. Over four hours, they learned that a hurricane is not the only force of nature that can strike their state. ÒThe sky looks funny,Ó Jean Bur¥kett recalled saying, as she looked out of her window around dinner time on Saturday night. Staring out her window, she saw a large tornado approaching her neigh¥borhood in hardest-hit Bertie Coun¥ty. It would largely leave her home untouched, but demolished nearby houses and killed 11 people, BurkettÕs longtime friend among them. At least 21 people died across the state, more than 130 were seriously injured and more than 800 homes were destroyed or damaged. At least 45 died across the South. The conditions that created the deadly weather systems may appear once or twice a year in the tornado¥prone Great Plains, but almost nev¥er in North Carolina. ÒSaturdayÕs event will go down in history in North Carolina,Ó said Matthew Parker, an associate profes¥sor of atmospheric science at North Carolina State University. The twister whipped through crowded neighborhoods, felling trees, smashing crypts in a down¥town cemetery and causing so much damage to Shaw University that the school canceled the remaining two weeks of its spring semester. Taliban attack Afghan defense office By Heidi Vogt & Rahim Faiez The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan Ñ A Tal¥iban militant opened fire in¥side the Afghan Defense Minis¥try on Monday, killing two Af¥ghan soldiers in the latest dar¥ing attack inside a government or military installation. The Taliban said one of their agents who was also an army offi¥cer planned the attack to coincide with a visit of the French defense minister. French officials said the minister, Gerard Longuet, was not in the ministry at the time. Despite the Taliban claim, Af¥ghan military officials said it was not immediately clear whether the assailant Ñ who was wearing a vest rigged with explosives Ñ was an enlisted soldier or an insurgent dis¥guised in a military uniform. The vest did not explode. The assaults over the past four days Ñ first inside a police head¥quarters, then a base shared with American troops and now the heart of the Afghan military es¥tablishment Ñ signal the start of the TalibanÕs spring offensive af¥ter a relative lull over the frigid Afghan winter. AfghanistanÕs war usually follows an annual cycle, with fighting in¥creasing in the spring and summer as insurgents pour over the moun¥tainous border from Pakistan. But the recent security breaches sug¥gests that the Taliban are getting better at striking at the core of the Afghan security forces. The ferocity of the TalibanÕs spring offensive will help deter¥mine whether the surge of more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops that President Barack Obama an¥nounced in December 2009 suc¥ceeded in arresting the insurgency. The string of attacks since Fri¥day shows that while the insur¥gents have suffered setbacks in their southern strongholds, they still have a slate of militants willing to take on deadly missions. 4 OpiniOn Tuesday, April 19, 2011 | The Daily Texan | Lauren Winchester, Editor in Chief | (512) 232 2212 | editor@dailytexanonline.com Viewpoint gallery Tuition antifreeze This week, students across campus will log on to the UT website to register for classes. Inevitably, some students, despite a slew of email reminders, will forget to pay for their classes and will sub¥sequently be dropped from them and forced to re-register. However, for some students, that drop may not be the result of absent-mindedness next year. Given the current state budget cuts, there is a high likelihood that the Board of Regents will seek to raise tuition for the 2012-13 academic year. Meanwhile, some members of the Legislature are trying to preemptively prevent such an increase. For example, HB 459, proposed by Rep. James White, R-Woodville, would freeze tuition at public institutions at current rates for the next two aca¥demic years. Rep. Harvey Hilderbran, R-Kerrville, proposed a similar bill, HB 261, that would freeze tuition for the next four years. Public institutions of higher education across the state are facing massive cuts from state fund¥ing; UT has already begun to experience some of the effects. Meanwhile, the cost of higher education con¥tinues to rise. UTÕs current cost of tuition and fees for the 2010-11 school year is $4,778.25 for Texas residents taking 12 or more hours, a 3.95-percent increase from last year. Without a tuition freeze, the average cost will increase to about $4,969.42 for the 2011-12 school year. While students would immediately benefit from the passage of this legislation in the face of ris¥ing tuition costs, the quality of higher education would be diminished in the long run. As a result, future students Ñ those currently in middle school or high school Ñ would suffer from an immediate tuition freeze as proposed by the two bills. ÒI know that this will place a lot pressure on universities to maintain their quality of education without depending on money from increased tu¥ition, but itÕs the same pressure that families and businesses across Texas are currently feeling,Ó Rep. Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs, author of HB 1515, which would freeze tuition for four years, said in a statement to The Daily Texan. A tuition freeze would certainly place tremen¥dous pressure on universities to maintain quality, a task that would be impossible with decreasing funding from the state and without additional revenue from increased tuition, which together compose about 40 percent of UTÕs budget. Uni¥versities would undoubtedly be forced to mini¥mize faculty and staff and reduce academic pro¥grams and areas, leading to increased class sizes, fewer course offerings and an overall decrease in quality of education. In fact, a four-year tuition freeze could cost the University $230 million in potential revenue, as¥suming UT would have raised tuition 3.95 percent each of the four years as it did for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 academic years, Mary Knight, associ¥ate vice president of UTÕs budget office, told the Texan in March. This is a significant number, par¥ticularly when the University is already projecting an $80- to $100-million cut to its budget for the 2012-13 biennium. Reducing the burdensome cost of higher edu¥cation for students is an important goal, but a tuition freeze would be catastrophic for higher education. Rather than propose a tuition freeze, legislators should opt to preserve funding for uni¥versities as much as possible to help students and the state in the long run. A slight increase in rev¥enue dispersed among TexasÕ 25 million citizens would present a minute burden compared to the burden of the rising costs of higher education on college students. Legislators interested in help¥ing students can still alleviate the strain by tak¥ing another look at the HouseÕs budget proposal, HB 1, which cuts funding for higher education by millions. Ñ Viviana Aldous for the editorial board Natural gas, air and water By emily grubert Daily Texan Columnist Texas and national lawmakers continue to address issues related to energy, water and air pollution, with particular attention to natu¥ral gas and hydraulic fracturing. However, energy bills are not the priority in either the Texas or the national legislature: Both are preoccupied by budgetary and other issues. Hydraulic fracturing for natural gas re¥mains a contentious issue because of poten¥tial impacts to air, land and water systems. Briefly, hydraulic fracturing is a technique whereby natural gas producers inject large volumes of water with some chemical ad¥ditives underground to access difficult-to¥reach natural gas. Most wells are hydraulical¥ly fractured, and the practice is decades old, but recent practice has involved much larger fluid volumes in more populated areas than has historically been true. Water and land systems can be contaminated when wells are poorly constructed or when fluids leak or are improperly disposed at the surface. During the past two weeks, a lot of attention has also been focused on natural gas (meth¥ane) emissions that occur when large volume hydraulic fracturing jobs are completed. A Cornell study by Robert Howarth, Renee Santoro and Anthony Ingraffea claims that shale gas might actually be more greenhouse gas intensive than coal because of methane leaks. (Shale gas accounts for about 15 per¥cent of the United StatesÕ natural gas supply right now, but this is expected to increase to about 45 percent by 2035.) Natural gas has lower carbon emissions than coal when it is burned, but methane (the main component of natural gas) is a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, so if enough natural gas leaks, the carbon advantage can disap¥pear. Somewhat controversially, the Cornell study assumes an unusually high value for methaneÕs greenhouse effect by considering a 20 year (rather than the conventional 100 year) atmospheric lifetime and using a mul¥tiplier from a recent study that challenges the international literature review. The in¥ternational assessment used by the United Nations suggests methane is 25 times as potent as carbon dioxide over 100 years (72 times over 20 years), while the Cornell study assumes methane is 105 times as po¥tent as carbon dioxide over 20 years. My calculations suggest that the Cornell study underestimates emissions from coal (coal mines emit methane too), and others have pointed out that some leakage rate assump¥tions are unreasonably high. However, the issue of leaking natural gas is real, should be looked at and should be mitigated where possible. TexasÕ Senate Bill 104 proposes tighter regulation of natural gas releases from wells, which would partially address this problem. On the natural gas and water front, U.S. Senators Waxman, Markey and De Gette re¥leased a report over the weekend on natural gas fracturing chemicals that calls for chemi¥cal disclosure. I wrote two weeks ago in sup¥port of TexasÕ fracture fluid disclosure bills, HB 3328 and SB 1049, which would require more public information about what fluids are being used for natural gas extraction and would aid in specific analysis of poten¥tial environmental harms. While I currently believe that using natural gas is environmen¥tally preferable to using coal for electricity in many applications, having more specific and complete information about chemicals used for hydraulic fracturing would help support that sentiment. The Waxman, Markey and De Gette report states that many of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing are unknown to the drilling companies, as chemical suppli¥ers retain proprietary information. Protect¥ing trade secrets is important: there is little incentive to innovate without some protec¥tion. However, total secrecy is inappropriate. Chemical manufacturers claim that disclo¥sure could remove their incentive to produce greener fracturing fluids, but there is little incentive to use green fluids when you donÕt know why you should stop using brown Ñ or shall we say, black box Ñ fluids. The senatorsÕ report shows that the most harmful chemicals assessed are used more in Texas than in any other state. The report gleefully and repeatedly mentions that some producers use instant coffee for hydrau¥lic fracturing Ñ but it also more seriously points out that Texas uses about 6 times as much 2-Butoxyethanol as the next largest user (Oklahoma), about 2.6 times as many carcinogenic chemicals as the next largest user (Colorado) and about 8 times as many chemicals regulated under the Safe Drink¥ing Water Act as the next largest user (New Mexico). Wyoming and Arkansas already have fracturing fluid disclosure laws. Texas lawmakers recognize the importance of Tex¥as laws and practices in this area, and a good Texas fluid disclosure law with appropriate proprietary protections could be important to natural gas development throughout the United States. Grubert is an environmental and water resources engineering graduate student. gallery sUBMit a Firing line Email your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline. com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all sub¥missions for brevity, clarity and liability. 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 news stand where you found it. legalese Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the ar¥ticle. They are not necessarily those of the UT ad¥ministration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Stu¥dent Media Board of Operating Trustees. Texas city leaders discuss mayoral strategy Mayor Lee Leffingwell hosted 11 mayors and four pro-tem may¥ors from large cities across Tex¥as including Dallas, San Anto¥nio, Ft. Worth and Corpus Chris¥ti at the Capitol on Monday, said Matt Curtis, a spokesman for the mayor. The mayors discussed issues fac¥ing Texas cities, such as a proposed ordinance that would limit the cit¥iesÕ ability to adjust taxes, which the mayors were strongly opposed to, Leffingwell said. ÒWe are resolved in the fact that weÕre mainly playing defense,Ó he said. ÒItÕs not that weÕre asking for something as a plus, we just donÕt want to get things taken away.Ó All of the cities represented share a goal of preserving local authori¥ty as much as possible by oppos¥ing things such as unfunded man¥dates and other proposals that de¥tract from a cityÕs ability to better itself, Leffingwell said. Ñ Allie Kolechta UT alumna educates about danger of HPV By Ahsika Sanders Daily Texan Staff Eighty percent of women will contract HPV at some point in their lives, Ashley Eldridge said one of her 11 doctors told her. ÒIf you are sexually active you are probably going to get it,Ó she said. Eldridge was a 25-year-old UT alumna when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer from human papillomavirus. She has endured rounds of chemotherapy and radi¥ation treatment, an experimental surgery to remove a ping-pong ball sized tumor and has lost her ability to naturally bear children. In spite of all of this, she has com¥mitted her time to service. In January, just after her hyster¥ectomy, she embarked on a journey to do 365 hours of volunteer service in the course of a year. Now in re¥mission, she is three months into her project and has volunteered as a tutor, at nursing homes and helped freed prisoners reacclimate to society. ÒWhen you hear that you have cancer you have a lot of time to sit back and reflect on what your life means to other people Ñ what you want to put out in the world,Ó she said. ÒI felt the need to get out there and do something for the greater good with the time that I have.Ó Eldridge said Tamika and Friends, a cervical cancer resource center, has been a great resource for her. The groupÕs founder Tamika Felder said when she was diagnosed with cervi¥cal cancer in 2001, people were not as familiar with the virus or its rela¥tion to cancer. ÒWhen I was diagnosed there wasnÕt anyone talking about it and there really wasnÕt support so I felt alone and I wanted other women with that diagnosis to never feel the way that I felt,Ó Felder said. Felder said she got together with friends and started the orga¥nization in 2005. With headquar¥ters in Washington, D.C., the cen¥ter is a volunteer nonprofit organi¥zation with volunteers around the country, including Austin. They of¥fer emotional and financial sup¥port, as well as preventive education and is one of few cervical cancer resource centers. Jill Grimes, an Austin fami¥ly physician and author of ÒSe¥ductive Delusions: How Every¥day People Catch STDs,Ó said there is a huge misconception that only the Òfringe of societyÓ gets sexually transmitted diseases. Grimes said she is a proponent of the Gardasil vaccine that is avail¥able for males and females and pro¥tects against both the virus and gen¥ital warts. She said she believes doc¥tors can do a better job dispelling the myth that there is danger associ¥ated with preventative vaccines. ÒI know more about this vaccine than any other vaccine I give,Ó she said. ÒWe have really good adverse events reporting systems and there really, truly have been no patterns associated with it.Ó Eldridge said if she had only one thing to tell people about HPV it would be that it is something that should be taken se¥riously and that can be prevented. ÒIt is very important for the university audience to know that there is a lot of misin¥formation out there, but this is some¥thing that you can get and it affects us in a very real way,Ó she said. Captain, key player of rugby team dies after recent injury By Yvonne Marquez Daily Texan Staff The UT WomenÕs Rugby Club captain died in Kansas City from complications of a head injury last week. Biology senior Stephanie Flores, 22, was playing with the Texas Rugby Union Under-23 team at a regional tournament on April 10 when she was tackled, hospitalized and taken to the intensive care unit, where she died on April 14. Texas Rugby Union year with English head coach Tra¥ and radio-television¥ci Schmidtke, who film degrees, Gon¥coached Flores for five zalez said. Gonzalez years, said she select¥ said Flores had many ed Flores as an all-star ambitions she wanted team member because to pursue after grad¥she had outstanding uation, from buying a abilities as one of the vineyard in Italy to be¥top 28 players in the coming a doctor. state. She said Flores ÒShe could do any¥ me about how we could im¥prove. She went above and be¥yond for her teammates. She was a great captain.Ó English senior Lyliana Gon¥zalez met Flores when she was a freshman outside of Gregory Gym. Gonzalez said Flores was re¥cruiting for the rugby team, no¥ticed Gonzalez hovering near the table and asked her to play for the team. Flores was completing her third degree at U T af¥ ter graduating last was a practical player and liked to analyze the game. ÒShe just had a great attitude and leadership on the field,Ó Schmidtke said. ÒShe made other players on the team comfortable.Ó Anna Kunkle, the UT WomenÕs Rugby Club head coach, said Flores was a fly half, which is a crucial role on the team that makes tac¥tical decisions for the game. Kun¥kel said she saw FloresÕ drive and commitment when Flores took refereeing classes and dedicat¥ed herself to being captain of the team. ÒShe just loved the game,Ó Kunkel said. ÒShe would email thing. She was just that type of person,Ó Gonzalez said. ÒIt was not if she was going to suc¥ceed, but when she was going to succeed.Ó Flores was encouraging and played big sister to everyone on the team, Gonzalez said. ÒI absolutely love rugby,Ó a testi¥monial from Flores said on the clubÕs website. ÒLooking back on my years on the team, I can honestly say that sucking it up and getting over the initial bashfulness of showing up to my very first practice was by far the best decision I have ever made while at UT, and I have not regretted it one second.Ó Better clinic. Better medicine. Better world. Everybody counts on having safe, effective medicine for anything from the common cold to heart disease. But making sure medications are safe is a complex and careful process. At PPD, we count on healthy volunteers to help evaluate medications being developed Ð maybe like you. You must meet certain requirements to qualify, including a free medical exam and screening tests. We have research studies available in many different lengths, and youÕll Þnd current studies listed here weekly. PPD has been conducting research studies in Austin for more than 25 years. Call today to Þnd out more. 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ThatÕs the LonghornsÕ record since last Monday, which includes a two-run victory over lowly Dal¥las Baptist and a 2-1 series split with Texas Tech, a 23-15 team thatÕs sixth in the Big 12 standings and 248th in the country in hits allowed per nine innings at 10.97. Against the Red Raiders, Texas got 14 hits Ñ over all three days. ThatÕs pretty troubling for Tex¥as against the worst pitching staff in the Big 12, which boasts a 5.99 ERA in conference play. One week is no reason to panic, but the past seven days serve as a pretty accurate snapshot of the sea¥son: sporadic hits, few home runs and a meager on-base percentage from the leadoff spot. At 27-9 and No. 7 in Base¥ball AmericaÕs most recent poll, itÕs tempting to argue that the offensive sluggishness is no real concern as long as the team keeps winning Ñ after all, the teamÕs collective ERA of 2.49 is 11th best in the nation and Texas is the best fielding team in the Big 12. But a look forward to the re¥maining schedule shows that the Longhorns wonÕt be able to rely on defense alone through the rest of the season. The first real challenge will prob- HITTING continues on PAGE 7 SOFTBALL UT ARLINGTON at No. 3 TEXAS Freshmen providing spark for successful Longhorns By Sara Beth Purdy Daily Texan Staff There are only 15 people on the Texas roster this season, mak¥ing it one of the smallest teams in the country. Of those 15, five are freshmen and four are sophomores, which makes it a very young team. De¥spite having few upperclassmen, the Longhorns have surged to a top-three national ranking and a 37-4 record. This success is in large part because of several key fresh¥men who have proven their value. ÒOnce they get underway we donÕt call them freshmen anymore Freshman outfielder Brejae Washington waits to bat during TexasÕ 4-3 win over Texas A&M on April 6. BASEBALL TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN at No. 7 TEXAS Horns take on Texas-Pan American Chris Kosho | Daily Texan file photo Austin Dicharry pitches for Texas last season. Dicharry will appear for the first time this year on Tuesday when he starts against UT-Pan Am. Pitcher to make season debut after year-long hiatus By Jon Parrett Daily Texan Staff Tuesday can be a slow day for Texas at Disch-Falk Field. The competition isnÕt as tough as the weekend seriesÕ and the crowds arenÕt as big, which can put the Longhorns in a fog. Players have because we expect them to con¥tribute right away,Ó said head coach Connie Clark. This group has several members who have won starting positions. Shortstop Taylor Thom and cen¥ter fielder Brejae Washington have FRESHMEN continues on PAGE 7 LONGHORNS IN THE NBA T he road to the NBA Finals got underway Saturday and with five former Longhorns in the postseason, thereÕs a good chance one of Rick BarnesÕ bunch will have some serious hardware come June. The 20-year-old has the best shot of any former Longhorn to kiss the Larry OÕBrien trophy as the Celtics try to erase last seasonÕs close call and march towards banner No. 18. BradleyÕs rookie season had its share of ups and downs, but growing pains were expected with The former college basketball AP Player of the Year little room for playing time on a Boston squad leads the Thunder into the postseason looking to avenge an early exit last year at the hands of the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers and appears poised to make a strong push for the Finals this time around. Durantula didnÕt waste any time making his presence felt in the playoffs, dropping a postseason career-high 41 points on the Denver Nuggets as Oklahoma City took the first game of its first- round series 107-103 Sunday, the franchiseÕs first win in a playoff opener since 1998 when the organization called Seattle home. Durant turned in an MVP-caliber season in 2010¥11 and took home the scoring title for the second year in a row after averaging 27.7 points per game. The fourth-year pro also averaged 6.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Combine those figures with his league-best scoring mark and Durant ranks fifth in the NBA with those totals. Behind Durant, the Thunder (55-27) won five more games than a season ago and secured the fourth seed in the West. Look for the former Texas great to cause defenders some major headaches this postseason as he tries to bring Oklahoma City to new heights. with Sioux Falls, averaging 14.5 points and 8.2 rebounds in 22 games. Barring injuries to almost all of the Miami big men, Pittman will enjoy the HeatÕs postseason ride from the pine. came on strong after the All-Star break, and the fifth-year pro looks ready to continue making a name for himself this postseason. The power forward put on a show Saturday in Dallas in his return to his hometown and scored 27 points while pulling in six rebounds. But it was not enough to stop the Mavericks as sixth-seeded Portland dropped Game 1 89-81. Aldridge had a career year for the Trail Blazers and led the team in scoring with 21.8 points per contest while putting up career highs in points, rebounds (8.8), free-throw shooting percentage and field-goal shooting percentage. The second overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft only missed one game for the Blazers, who were hit hard by the injury bug once again. Portland will be hard-pressed to outlast Dallas in a seven-game series, but donÕt be surprised if Aldridge becomes a household name before his time is up this season. laden with veterans and future Hall of Famers. But the point guard saw action in 31 games and head coach Doc Rivers pegged Bradley as a defensive stopper. In the regular season finale against New York, Bradley showcased the ability that made him the 19th-overall pick in last JuneÕs NBA Draft, scoring 20 points on 10-for-13 shooting and coming up with a pair of steals. But donÕt expect Bradley to see much time on the court for Boston this postseason. The rookie center may be the luckiest Longhorn in the league after being drafted my Miami and taking his talents to South Beach along with two¥time NBA MVP LeBron James to win the ÒKingÓ a ring in year one of the ÒHeatles.Ó Pittman rode the Heat bench in his rookie season while logging just 11 minutes in two games. He also saw time in the D-League Ivey is one of the ThunderÕs elder statesmen and head coach Scott Brooks will lean on the former LonghornÕs experience to get Oklahoma City out of the first round. Thedefensivespecialistplayedalimitedrolethis season, appearing in 25 games. But the Thunder is a young bunch and IveyÕs veteran presence in the locker room is the reason he has a roster spot as he continues to groom young guards such as Eric Maynor and Russell Westbrook. IveyÕs biggest playoff contribution will be his knowledge of opposing Denver point guard Raymond Felton as the two went at it during their time in the Southeast Division. admitted that theyÕve had trouble this season with their excitement level on Tuesdays, and coaches re¥alize it can be a problem. It wonÕt be a problem for Aus¥tin Dicharry. Dicharry will start tonight against Texas-Pan American, making his season debut and first appearance for No. 7 Texas since last April, when he suffered a bone bruise in his elbow. ÒItÕs been a long journey,Ó Di¥charry said. ÒIt means a whole bunch to me to get back up on the mound and get back out there and compete again.Ó DICHARRY continues on PAGE 7 Texas takes the field twice this week against non-conference op¥ponents. 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All ad copy must be approved by the newspaper which reserves the right to request changes, reject or properly classify an ad. The advertiser, and not the newspaper, is responsible for the truthful content of the ad. Advertising is also subject to credit approval. C L ASSIFIEDS HITTING continues from PAGE 6 ably be on April 29 when Oklahoma comes to town for a weekend series. The 17th-ranked Sooners started off the season on a tear and, despite some recent stumbles, they are still some of the best in the nation statis¥tically. Like Texas, Oklahoma pitch¥es well, with a 2.98 ERA and a certi¥fied ace in Michael Rocha. However, the Sooners have even more in common with a team that beat Texas twice near the end of March: Oklahoma State. Their pitching staffs might not be as deep as Texas, although that is arguable, but they are more stacked at the top. Oklahoma has a 6-2 Saturday starter in Burch Smith and three different third-game pitchers with records of .500 or better. The biggest difference between Texas and Oklahoma, and what should cause the most worry, is the SoonersÕ offensive prowess. While the Longhorns are 148th in scoring in Division I, OU is 11th with more than 7.9 runs per game. Then No. 6 Texas A&M looms at the end of May. The Aggies are the best pitching team in the con¥ference and still bat .291 as a team, compared to UTÕs .266 average. The easiest solution to the prob¥lem might be at the top of TexasÕ batting order, which head coach Augie Garrido likes to change from week to week. Brandon Loy is .186 in the last four games in the lead¥off spot and Mark Payton, who also bats first much of the time, has just one hit during the same time span. The most obvious replacement is Erich Weiss, who leads the team in on-base percentage and is the only Longhorn in the top 15 in the DICHARRY continues from PAGE 6 Dicharry hasnÕt pitched for Texas since he threw four score¥less innings against Texas A&M-Corpus Chisti on April 7, 2010. The bruise on his elbow only hurt for about a month, but it took the junior a while to build up his arm strength to playing level again. ÒI hurt it in early April and sat out for a month, but since then my armÕs been fine,Ó he said. Ranked teams in the Big 12 Rank Team Average SLG% ERA 6 Texas A&M .291 .407 2.08 7 Texas .266 .366 2.49 16 Oklahoma State .305 .466 2.40 17 Oklahoma .329 .490 2.98 move of left-hander Hoby Milner to the bullpen. Texas head coach Augie Garrido said heÕs satisfied with the new rotation. ÒI have more confidence in it than I do in any other combina¥tion,Ó Garrido said. Dicharry said he will most likely be on a pitch count tonight, so the Texas bullpen will have another chance to showcase its arms. ItÕs been a year since Dich¥arry was on the mound last, but he still knows what it takes to pitch a solid game. ÒYou canÕt be afraid of the hit¥ters and you canÕt give them too much,Ó Dicharry said. ÒEvery col¥lege team can hit, so I just got to go out there and challenge UT-Pan Am and put them on defense rather than on offense.Ó FRESHMEN continues from PAGE 6 each started most of the games this season while pitcher Ra¥chel Fox rotates with sophomore Blaire Luna for the starting job inside the circle. ÒTheyÕre put into the mix,Ó Clark said. ÒIf a freshman beats out a senior for a position then so be it. I think that keeps the work ethic going and keeps the competitive fire going.Ó Mandy Ogle has been learning from senior Amy Hooks and is pre¥paring to start behind the plate once Hooks graduates this semester. ÒThey do a great job,Ó Clark said. ÒThey are absolutely ready when called upon to play.Ó The various differences between high school and college ball do not seem to faze this group. ÒBeing in college is a little differ¥ent than it was in high school,Ó Fox said. ÒWe play five games in a day and you have to be more mental and the hitters are a lot better.Ó Fox came in as a two-time Ga¥torade player of the year to help Luna with pitching duties. SheÕs 16-1 with a 1.01 ERA, slightly low¥er than LunaÕs stats. She has thrown 13 complete games and fanned 94 batters so far this season. Thom and Washington have both led the offense on multiple occasions this season with a .336 and .374 batting average respec¥tively. Thom ranks second on the team in RBIs. After starting out a little sluggish behind the plate, Thom quickly stepped up and her nine home runs and 38 hits have helped the Longhorns win some key games. ÒTo just play is amazing,Ó Thom said. ÒBut to score runs and contrib¥ute to this team is really amazing.Ó Washington is the fastest play¥er recruited in the 15 years of Tex¥as Softball. She can turn singles and doubles into triples and in the game against Wisconsin, Washing¥ton became the first person to re¥cord two triples in a single game in UT history. She leads the Big 12 in triples and ranks second in stolen bases with 30. ÒIt always feels good to play jackrabbit,Ó said Washington. ÒMy role on the team is to run so it feels good to get the ball in play and be able to fill that role.Ó Big 12 in batting average. However, heÕs also the teamÕs best slugger and usually hits cleanup. Tant Shepherd is another guy with a reasonable on-base percentage and but heÕs also a power hitter and not really suited for the leadoff position. The answer might be junior Tim Maitland, a disciplined batter who can hit both righties and lefties well and has led off for Texas a few times. More impressively, he has a .350 on-base percentage, good enough for fifth on the team de¥spite just 30 at bats. Lucas Kephart is another good, experienced hit¥ter with a high on-base percentage with just 18 starts. Brandon Loy looks like the best bet for now or at least the most re¥liable. But with a dangerous por¥tion of the schedule ahead, Gar¥rido would be smart to try out a few more options, especially before Texas faces two of its biggest rivals in very important series. Dicharry said it took him lon¥ger to get his arm angle back on his pitches. HeÕs been work¥ing with Texas pitching coach Skip Johnson during practice and throwing to hitters in simu¥lated starts to get accustomed to a starting role again. He was 0-3 with a 3.62 ERA in seven appear¥ances last season, five of which were starts. ÒAs a starter, you donÕt want to go out there and start walking the yard,Ó Dicharry said. ÒSo my big¥gest concern for me is to go out there and start throwing strikes down in the strike zone and have command on my pitches.Ó Dicharry fills the void left by Sam Stafford, TexasÕ usual Tues¥day starter. Stafford started Sun¥day for Texas, complimenting the 8 LIFE&ARTS Tuesday, April 19, 2011 DJ continues from PAGE 10 Singles fail to live up the case. A-Trak, for example, spins tradi-frustrating reality of being a mash-up art-to collaborate on each album. Generally tional turntables, but his mixtapes are ist,Ó Carneiro said. ÒWhile we have great though, people like Khaled are given busi¥mash-up based. Despite the fact that respect for their art form, it is technically ness titles. Under the Khaled mode of log¥ to previous records he does not completely conform to the distinct from what we do. The only thing I ic, every CEO of a hip-hop label should definition of a DJ, he still takes on the spin is the platter in my hard drive.Ó be referred to as a DJ. This would be fit- DJ label. The most interesting question, though, By Christopher Nguyen ting, as they mix marketing strategies and Some artists donÕt even concern them-is where DJ Khaled fits into this giant Daily Texan Staff crank up profits. selves with the semantics of the term. mess of definitions and functions. At first Thanks to Khaled, and other peopleÕs ÒI donÕt really know what defines a DJ,Ó thought, it appears as though DJ Khaled similar desire to get in on a piece of the Judas said Chris Rose, a UT alumnus and mash-is a prolific producer with his name on a disc jockey action, the DJ phrase has ac- Lady Gaga up artist known as DJ Car Stereo (Wars). multitude of hip-hop records. In actuali¥quired more definitions than the English ÒI actually only added the word ÔDJÕ in ty, DJ Khaled produced only two of the 12 Lady GagaÕs bad romance just got a language accounts for. In certain instanc¥front of ÔCar Stereo (Wars)Õ to distinguish songs on his last record, and one of them bit more sinful. ÒJudas,Ó the second sin¥es such as the CEO-DJ scenario, this be¥myself from a band of the same name was the intro. gle off the soon-to-be-released Born This comes a problem. Outside of these types, from Australia.Ó Musically, he did nothing else on the re-Way takes the melody of ÒBad RomanceÓ though, it might not be such a huge deal. On the other side of things, electrical cord, with the exception of yelling ÒWe the and adds religious controversy as any engineering senior Nick Carneiro of local bestÓ and ÒDJ KhaledÓ over several tracks ÒI donÕt know if IÕm a real DJ,Ó Rose said. wannabe Madonna should. Instead of mash-up group Beat Logic, completely re-so you wouldnÕt forget he was there. In ÓI donÕt use records. I hate scratching. But screams of Òra, ra, ah, ah, ah,Ó Lady Gaga jects the DJ term. KhaledÕs defense, he is responsible for ar-I like playing music for people, so maybe cries ÒJudas, ah, ah, ah!Ó Instead of the ÒBeing frequently referred to as a DJ is a ranging an elite team of superstar artists thatÕs all it means.Ó Euro-tinged industrial beats, producer RedOne mixes in tribal drums and New Wave influences. Already inciting con¥ ÒJudasÓ is sinfully delicious as a pop sin¥troversy over GagaÕs worship of the dev¥ gle and hits harder than ÒBorn this Way,Ó THRONES continues from PAGE 10 il, the song uses Judas as an analogy for maybe we just went a little bit too gaga a deceitful lover and brings absolutely over Gaga. The single exposes the innate The pilot is largely expositional, spending sets, sumptuous costumes and spectacu-prince Tyrion Lannister and young Maisie no subversive value to the song. While stupidity of GagaÕs music. much of its time establishing the pletho-lar scenery. Filmed in North Ireland, Mo-Williams as the adventurous and head¥ra of kings, queens, lords, ladies, princ-rocco and Malta, the breathtaking land-strong Arya Stark both give early stand¥es and princesses and their various as-scapes deftly transport audiences into out performances. Supercollider sociations to one another. As a result of the embattled land of Westeros. Even the That isnÕt to say that ÒGame of ThronesÓ this, the series can initially feel some-credit sequence, a moving, three-dimen- Radiohead doesnÕt fulfill HBOÕs seemingly obligato¥what confusing. sional steampunk-style map of Westeros, ry Òsex and violenceÓ requirement. The erÓ on April 16 for Record Store Day. For Because of this need for introduction, itÕs gives the show a sense of gorgeously lay¥opening sequence, depicting an attack by its entire seven minutes, the song has difficult to assign any kind of broad judg-ered scope. a group of hyper-eerie ÒwildingÓ mon¥about as much movement as lava. Built ment upon the future course of ÒGame For a fantasy series full of desperate pow¥sters from the wilderness side of the Wall around glitchy electronics and synthe¥of ThronesÓ based solely on its premiere; er struggles and horrific monsters, ÒGame quickly establishes the showÕs ability to sized piano chords, ÒSupercolliderÓ de¥the show is deeply serialized, with exten-of ThronesÓ is fairly dialogue-heavy. The create an uncompromisingly brutal and scribes particles smashing into one an¥sive, overarching plot lines that promise show often relies on lengthy, impassioned bloody atmosphere. other. There is an eerie quality beneath to stretch throughout the duration of the monologues and heated back-and-forth ÒGame of ThronesÓ follows in a rich the song with Thom YorkeÕs echoing lyr¥ 10-episode season. To those unfamiliar rather than an overabundance of action ics. Though ÒSupercolliderÓ has a pulse tradition of feudal fantasy stories, and it with the novels, itÕs unsure where the story sequences to establish the sense of im¥greater than half of their latest album, is eventually going to go, which is incredi-pending doom that hangs over Westeros. certainly lives up to its influential fore-King of Limbs, that is not saying much. bly enthralling. Fortunately, that dialogue gives the fan-bears. Any fan of mythical lands or fast-Continuing the chill phase of their ca-Damn, what happened to the Kid A days In purely visual terms, ÒGame of tastic ensemble cast some meaty bits of paced political thrillers would be remiss to reer, Radiohead released ÒSupercollid-when the band had a bit more urgency? ThronesÓ is stunning to watch, boasting material to work with. In particular, Peter skip out on ÒGame of ThronesÓ Ñ ItÕs well incredible production values with lavish Dinklage as the diminutive-but-ingenious worth the effort it takes to follow. 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However, to distinguish her ver, pewter, turquoise and metallic orange. hours,Ó Shipley said. ÒThose shoes were re¥heavy, clanging Õ90s-tinged rock. Lead flats from the rest, she decided to put the Recently, rollable flip-flops were added ally nice to have.Ó singer Alex Turner does his best Eddie bows on the side of the shoe, rather than as the next new emergency accessory but With lofty dreams ahead, Nadeau said Vedder with his deep, foreboding vocals keys have moved on from being cute the standard front. currently are only available online. sheÕs always thinking of ways of expand¥while the guitar chord rollicks along to a British boys to rebellious teenagers try¥ÒPeople say to me, why donÕt you just Recognizing the necessity of Solettos is ing her business, from trying to get more Clash-inspired melody. The Arctic Mon-ing and successfully growing up. wear comfortable shoes, but women will a personal decision, but Nadeau said she stores and airports to carry the shoes to suffer pain for certain situations,Ó Nadeau has received high appraisement for her coming up with the whimsical idea of put¥said. ÒHigh heel shoes make legs look product from customers such as Yvette ting out Solettos-carrying vending ma- ON THE WEB: great, and IÕm sorry, but theyÕre a typical Shipley, owner of ibettink, LLC, who owns chines on Sixth Street. Listen to these singles staple and unfortunately theyÕre not go-two pairs of NadeauÕs shoes. ÒEveryone thinks this is a trend, but I @dailytexanonline.com ing away.Ó ÒAs someone who owns her own busi-donÕt want it to be a trend. I want it to be a Originally, Nadeau created the shoes ness, IÕm on my feet a lot,Ó Shipley said. staple,Ó Nadeau said. 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The phrase DJ has been used to the point of ambiguity, leaving the thoughtful music fan to ponder, ÒWhat exactly is a DJ?Ó Some artists have made playful jabs at the designation, exemplified by Girl TalkÕs popular contractionless T-shirt mantra, ÒI am not a DJ,Ó and up-and-comer Donald Glover making beats under the pseud¥onym mc DJ and playing off the triteness of the two-lettered hip-hop terms. Puns aside, the question persists: What delineates a DJ? Outside of the tradition¥al WebsterÕs definition, the term runs the gamut. The most common definitions of the term come from traditional turnta¥ble DJs such as Mix Master Mike, A-Trak, Shadow and others who operate within the synonymous category of turntablist. They generally do shows featuring a vari¥ety of mixing tricks off record turntables or some equivalent, spinning and mixing prerecorded samples and songs. Then there are the DJs that play syn¥thed-up rhythms backed by bass that will literally damage your hearing to a point no audiologist can repair. These include the likes of Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyke, Sander van Doorn and other guys whose names include lots of vowels and even more Vans. Even their cliche trance¥based hooks over simple beats garner them the title of DJ, because their work requires some base level of musical skill and technical mixing ability to conduct, no matter how silly their music sounds. The last of the most common associa¥tions with the DJ label is the ever-popular mixtape DJ who doesnÕt do anything on the production or original composition side of the music, instead opting to cre¥ate a carefully drawn out playlist of beat¥matched music. DJ Drama comes to mind here. The mixtape DJ relies on scores of lasers, air horns, explosions and a litany of other explosively annoying samples to amp the crowd up. While these all make relative sense, the DJ designation becomes increasingly harder to define on two particular fronts: the mash-up artist and the case of DJ Khaled. Mash-up artists pose a problem in that they do fall into some aspects of what DJs do, like cutting and mixing pre¥recorded music, but they donÕt always la¥bel themselves as such. The reverse is also DJ continues on PAGE 8 Despite complicated plot, HBO fantasy adaptation shows a promising future TV TUESDAY By Katie Stroh Amid a massive amount of media hype and fan anticipation, HBO premiered its ambitious serialized television adaptation of George R. R. MartinÕs sprawling fan¥tasy book series ÒA Song of Ice and FireÓ last Sunday night. ÒGame of ThronesÓ is an incredibly dense, layered story with innumerable characters and detailed histories. Those who havenÕt read the books may find themselves overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information the show drops within its first hour. Various royal fami¥lies and their respective kingdoms, their relationships, family histories and politi¥cal and personal motivations are certain¥ly complex. However, at its core, the show centers around the feudal, medieval land of Wes¥teros, which is divided into seven king¥doms and all ruled precariously together under the Iron Throne, a position fierce¥ly sought after by myriad opposing pow¥ers. In addition to the various dynastic forces vying for the Iron Throne, there is also a great Wall protecting Westeros from shadowy, unknown creatures from the barren north. In the first episode, titled ÒWinter Is Coming,Ó the Iron Throne is uneasily oc¥cupied by King Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy) and is being heavily sought after by his scheming Queen Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) and the rest of her clan. To keep his kingdom under control, King Robert recruits the help of his old war buddy Eddard ÒNedÓ Stark (Sean Bean), ruler of the northern Winterfell land and patriarch of the sprawling Stark family. The Iron Throne is also under siege by the Targaryen siblings, the exiled children of the previous king of Westeros. Schem¥ing Viserys Targaryen (Harry Lloyd) sells his sister Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) off to be the bride of a brutal leader of the no¥madic Dothraki people in hopes that the massive Dothraki army will help him re¥gain their fallen familyÕs throne. Even this summary of characters and events doesnÕt encompass the number of things going on in the showÕs first hour. THRONES continues on PAGE 8 AlumnaÕs shoe line offers comfy solution to heels By Lindsey Cherner able stilettos. After suffering though foot an idea to reality,Ó Nadeau said. Daily Texan Staff discomfort just to look professional, she Currently, Solettos are carried in 200 joked with her aunt, Cordie Jasinsky, about stores across the U.S., two of them in When sheÕs traveling or just wants a the idea of carrying around a shoe in her Austin. The University Co-op and Plain break for her feet, Jessica Nadeau slips on back pocket. Ivey Jane, a high-end retail store, have a pair of her Solettos Ñ a comfortable bal- Jasinsky introduced her to the retail been carrying Solettos for more than let flat designed for emergency situations. world when she took Nadeau to a trade-eight months. ÒWhen you think of Solettos, you will show in Las Vegas in 2009 so she could see consciously think of stilettos,Ó said Jessica what it would take to make her shoes a re- Nadeau, CEO of Solettos. ÒItÕs a shoe for ality. There she was introduced to man¥your sole.Ó ufacturers who could help her make her Nadeau, a 2008 UT graduate with a de-product: the emergency shoe for stiletto¥gree in corporate communication and a wearing women constantly on the go. The minor in business, never imagined coming shoes are functional because they can roll up with her own product. At NadeauÕs first up and fit in a purse or back pocket, Na¥job, she worked for Sidekick Solutions, a deau said. concierge service where she ran errands ÒI had never had an interest in fashion, for busy professionals in her uncomfort-or retail for that matter, but it went from SHOES continues on PAGE 8 WHAT: Solettos WHERE: UT Co-op and Plain Ivey Jane COST: $20 for rollable flats; $16.95 rollable flip-flops WEB: solettos.com