DOUBLE Õs game? not, hereÕs our preseason analysis facebook.com/dailytexan Friday, September 2, 2011 @thedailytexan >> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com FRIDAY ÔWeÕre here...Õ The Queer Students Alliance is hosting its annual Queer Welcome Carnival on Friday from 5-9 p.m. on the second floor of the RecSports Center Gym. ÔNo ColorÕ Indie rock band The Dodos are playing AntoneÕs on Friday with supporting act Luyas. Doors open at 8 p.m. and tickets are $13-15. SATURDAY Hook Ôem Longhorns play the Rice Owls at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the first game of the football season. Help Wanted A group of volunteers will spread mulch over trees that are struggling through the drought in Eastside park. The event starts at 8 a.m. and runs through noon. SUNDAY ÔTime doesnÕt existÕ Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar is screening ÔSlacker 2011,Õ a tribute to the 1991 Richard Linklater classic ÔSlacker,Õ on Sunday at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. Brew B Que Check out a Labor Day weekend celebration featuring more than 5,000 pounds of barbecue, live music and beer olympics. The festival starts at 11 a.m. in Buda City Park. Quote to note Ô ÒI was never good Ôat these things everybody else can do. But I was good at eating.Ó Ñ Todd Rungy Competitive eater LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10 Lawrence Peart | Daily Texan Staff Jose Manuel, city of Austin construction worker, covers newly laid water pipelines on Seton Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. The pipelines are set to supply clean drinking water to the surrounding areas, one of the many construction projects currently taking place in West Campus. CONFOUNDING CONSTRUCTION Students bobbed and weaved their way through a maze of traffic this week as con¥struction in West Campus continued. Work is being done on Rio Grande Street, from its intersection with Martin Luther King Boulevard to its intersection with 24th Street. In addition to improvements to the sidewalks and infrastructure along the road, the road surface is being pulled up to reveal the barren ground underneath before con¥tractors rebuild it from the ground up, ac¥cording to Austin Public Works Department project manager Jessica Salinas. She said she hopes the $4.4 million project will be com¥plete in December 2011 or January 2012. Phase two of the project, reconstruction of Rio Grande from 24th through 29th streets, will begin soon thereafter. Completing the project before the fall se¥mester started would have made more sense, said deaf education senior Jordan Castilla. ÒIt causes a bit of a traffic jam,Ó Castilla said. ÒI know they worked on it during the sum¥mer, but I think it would be best if they kept to building during breaks for West Campus.Ó Once complete, Rio Grande will include a Professor discusses how climate change affects Texas drought By Lydia Herrera Daily Texan Staff With temperatures consistently hitting triple digits, Austin residents are dealing with record-breaking heat on a daily basis. The Daily Tex¥an spoke with Rong Fu, a professor in the Jackson School of Geoscienc¥es, about climate change and its ef¥fect on UT. The Daily Texan: What is cli¥mate change and what patterns are currently taking place? Rong Fu: Climate [refers to] patterns that usually average sev¥eral decades and maybe even cen¥turies. ItÕs supposed to be the cli¥mate we kind of expect. For lo¥cal climate, we have seen overall warmer increases of temperatures in summer as well as in winter. We have seen rainfall patterns change, and in Te x as , [obser¥vations] suggest in the recent decade we tend¥ed to have more ex¥treme Rong Fu [condi-Climate professor tions] ei¥ther in terms of lots of rain or no rain. DT: Is there an estimate of how long the drought we are experienc¥ing may last? Fu: We know what climate con¥dition might end the drought. A CLIMATE continues on PAGE 2 By Megan Strickland Daily Texan Staff new two-way bike lane and should be able to serve the community for at least five years with¥out major maintenance construction, barring any new water line installations, Salinas said. ÒThis is a full-depth reconstruction,Ó Sali¥nas said. ÒThat includes everything in the right of way Ñ water lines, wastewater, storm drains, sidewalks, streetlights, trees and benches.Ó She said since the project began in October 2010, the Public Works Department has worked TRAFFIC continues on PAGE 2 Fundraisingcampaign fallsbehind on donation goal Alumni contributions in demand, projects under construction endangered By Liz Farmer Daily Texan Staff With less than three years remain¥ing, UTÕs fundraising effort is behind in meeting its $3 billion goal. UTÕs Campaign for Texas began Sept. 1, 2006, with an Aug. 31, 2014, deadline and is behind schedule by $221,905,313. David Onion, senior associate vice president of Univer¥sity development, said donors donÕt make contributions consistently enough to replace state funding. ÒDonors do not find it motivating if their gift is going to pay the light bill,Ó Onion said. Donors specify how they would prefer their money to fit into each of the collegesÕ priorities which can include scholarships, faculty incen¥tives, buildings and research. Onion said the development of¥fice is focused on communication with the 450,000 living UT alumni. ÒDonors will continue giving but to less organizations,Ó Onion said. ÒSo the organizations who stay in better contact will have much bet¥ter success.Ó Since the beginning of the cam¥paign five years ago, 111,278 alumni have made donations, according to a development document. Four new campus buildings are either under construction or have been approved, all of which rely on donations to help cover costs. The College of Communication started FUNDS continues on PAGE 2 Carey King, research associate at the Jackson School of Geosciences, gives opening remarks for the UT Energy Symposium Kick Off on Thursday evening. Kat Loter Daily Texan Staff Symposium educates on energy issues By Megan Strickland Daily Texan Staff Students will have a new way to engage with energy experts af¥ter the UT Energy Symposium kicked off with a talk Thursday on the ways energy consumption has changed society. The symposium, a new guest speaker series on energy issues hosted by the UT Energy Insti¥tute, featured Carey King, a re¥search associate at the Jackson School of Geosciences and re¥search fellow at the Center for In¥ternational Energy and Environ¥mental Policy, as its first guest lecturer. King discussed energyÕs effects on the economy, society, environment and public policy. ÒAs time goes on, energy uses change,Ó King said. ÒBefore the era of fossil fuels, basically, you spent all of your time farming. Then, in¥stead of horses and buggies, we had tractors and combines. Ener¥gy consumption for food produc¥tion dropped to three hours a day. So what do we do then? Well, you might spend that time and energy ENERGY continues on PAGE 2 Longhorn Network still unavailable for most, fans unable to watch first game By Trey Scott Daily Texan Columnist If a $300 million network launches in the middle of campus with nobody able to watch it, does it make a sound? ThatÕs a rhetorical question. Sorry to bludgeon a dead horse, but the commencement of the Long¥horn Network came and went, and only those with small (really small) cable providers such as Verizon FiOs, Consolidated Communications, En-Touch Systems and Bay-City Televi¥sion got to see it. Even worse, thereÕs a football game, um, tomorrow. Not just any old season-opener, either. This marks the first chance for fans to see a Texas team that hasnÕt under¥gone this many changes since 1998. Those who bleed orange deserve the right to see how Garrett Gilbert does in his second life as starter, to see what wonder boy coordina¥tors Bryan Harsin and Manny Diaz cook up, to get a glimpse of Mal¥colm Brown and Joe Bergeron. Openers are always exciting at kickoff, but that excitement usually wears off by halftime. Then the game becomes a snooze fest. Not this season. The Longhorns and Owls could play for 10 hours and it still might not satiate the de¥sire for football around here. If ESPN doesnÕt get things worked out with the major cable providers Ñ those in Central Texas have their eyes on Time Warner Cable Ñ thereÕll be 100,000 people who get to watch the game, and not much more. Bet you $300 million that a lot more than 100,000 fans want to get some eyes on this game. Anxiousness over the network started simmering over the summer. Questions like ÒWhoÕs providing it?Ó and ÒHow much will it cost?Ó were asked, repeatedly. Few thought the network would be this unavailable by the Aug. 26 launch. The question now is much more angrier and has a smattering of curse words. Even head coach Mack Brown seems a bit frustrated. ÒIÕve taped a lot of footage thatÕs not being shown,Ó he said. Early reviews from those who do have access to the network say itÕs great. All-access is awesome. The production quality is fantastic. An¥chors and reporters are talented. ÒThe production is incredible,Ó said Athletics director Chris Plonsky. ÒItÕs like ESPN with an orange tinge.Ó Believe it when I see it. CONTACT US TRAFFIC continues from PAGE 1 extensively to manage increased traf¥fic flow for special university events, such as move-in days. 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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. CORRECTION CLIMATE continues from PAGE 1 hurricane in this area could gener¥ate a large amount of rainfall and [would] likely end the drought. But the reason we donÕt know a time, we do not know whether weÕre go¥ing to get a hurricane this year. DT: How does climate change impact UT students? Is there any health, social, economic risks? Fu: Three-digit temperatures usually have a higher impact on the elderly, and UT students are young. You can still suffer heat exhaustion. If students do not pay special attention to such high temperatures, they could suf¥fer from heat exhaustion. Also, public health studies suggest that under extreme temperatures if you have respiration problems, for these wild animals. When created that deal directly with streams are dried out, the ma-effects of climate change? rine life in the stream will be Fu: It is very important. Right impacted. On plants, when tem-now, we donÕt have a single silver perature is beyond 100 degrees bullet to combat climate change, and many shade-tolerant plants and itÕs really relying on individ- Right now, we donÕt have a single silver bullet to combat climate change, and itÕs really relying on individuals and corporations Òtrying to reduce our carbon footprint as much as we can. Ò Ñ Rong Fu, Climate professor with the University to accommo¥date for special events and hous¥ing,Ó Salinas said. ÒOn Saturday, for the football game traffic, con¥tractors will stop construction.Ó The construction noise and de¥toured driving routes cause the most disturbances, said Lindsay Judy, speech and language pathology se¥nior and West Campus resident. ÒI can hear it, and sometimes I have to take 15 extra turns to get around the detours,Ó Judy said. ÒOnly when IÕm driving does it usually affect me.Ó Biochemistry alumna Christine Su, who still lives in West Campus, said she thinks delays will pay off once construction is complete. ÒBecause of the detours, I have to take other routes, but IÕm pret¥ty patient about it,Ó Su said. ÒFor all the disadvantages, it will be worth it. IÕm just waiting for it to be done. Already this side of the street is a lot better.Ó FUNDS continues from PAGE 1 construction on the Belo Center for New Media on March 25, 2010. The Department of Computer Sci¥ence will be housed in a building named for donors Bill and Melin¥da Gates, which began construc¥tion Oct. 29, 2010. One goal within the larger fund¥raising campaign is to raise $100 million in gifts for an Engineer¥ing Education and Research Cen¥ter, which was approved by the UT System Board of Regents last week, Gregory Fenves, Cockrell School of Engineering dean, said in an inter¥view last week. He said the facility, which will be west of Waller Creek between 24th and Dean Keeton streets, will offer students a space to conduct technology research. John Halton, associate dean for for development for the College of Liberal Arts. She said the building is expected to be finished in Octo¥ber 2012, which is earlier than ex¥pected, and will most likely cost $10 million less than planned. Liberal Arts assistant dean Jo¥seph TenBarge said using Univer¥sity staff members lowered con¥sulting costs. He said the buildingÕs design makes construction costs cheaper because it is laid out like a commercial building, but it will in¥corporate design elements of insti¥tutional buildings. ÒWe built a big square box, but we surrounded the building with faculty offices,Ó TenBarge said. ÒLight will come in through trans¥lucent glass into the middle.Ó TenBarge said using the same school relations in the engineering contractor and architect who school, said the facility will help worked on the new Student Activity produce extra revenue through the Center helped ease the process. The youÕre more vulnerable health- Because of an editing error, wise. Besides health, you proba¥ ThursdayÕs page 7 story about Texas bly pay more on your electricity A&M leaving the Big 12 Conference commercialization of technology. building will be made of more glass carried an incorrect byline. The story this year than normal. are very vulnerable to high tem-uals and corporations trying to was written by Adrain OÕHanlon III of ÒItÕs a building thatÕs designed to than the SAC and will be ornament¥peratures so they would be ei-reduce our carbon footprint as attract faculty to do interdisciplin-ed with terracotta tiles like some of The Battalion. DT: What risks does climate change pose for local plants and ther weakened or dying. much as we can. We need all ary research,Ó Halton said. the older buildings on campus. The Liberal Arts building, which ÒThis building pushes the options on the plate. We need animals and the ecosystem? DT: What sort of steps should entire communities to work to¥is currently under construction, edge quite a bit,Ó TenBarge said. has $19,028,889 in donations, said ÒI think itÕs going to be a really TOMORROWÕS WEATHER Fu: Extreme temperature is Austin residents take to reduce gether to reduce the emissions hard on animals and usually ex¥ these risks? of greenhouse gases. Kathleen Aronson, assistant dean striking building.Ó treme temperatures are associ- Fu: We could become more en- Low High ated with drought. Texas Park ergy efficient, reduce our carbon DT: Anything else youÕd like and wildlife agents already re¥ 102 77 footprint and also be smart about to add? the urban planning Ñ reduce pub-Fu: The only hope we have to lic pavement, change the roofing. combat climate is our grassroots ENERGY continues from PAGE 1 port that they see the increase in mortality for wildlife an¥ imals, especially the young, Thug life. Leave it. and they see low births rates There are many things that we can Ñ everybody trying to do their in school listening to a lecture.Ó and increase undergraduatesÕ par¥ do to reduce human forces. part. No single organization or King said energy is more than ticipation after receiving feedback government could address these just a field devoted to scientists because fuel, whether in the form of a sandwich providing nutri¥tion or gasoline powering a car, is consumed by all human beings. The symposium will present in¥formation not generally available to undergraduates at a level they can understand, King said. Students registered for the sym¥posium will receive a one-hour credit for taking part in the lec¥tures if they have received clear¥ance from their academic depart¥ments, but public affairs graduate student Kristen Lee said she had other reasons to register. ÒIÕm really interested in natu¥ral resources and environmental policy, and energy is a big part of that,Ó Lee said. After KingÕs lecture, Lee said she is more excited about upcom¥ing speakers. ÒI really enjoyed it,Ó Lee said. ÒI thought he was really eloquent. IÕm really looking forward to the vari¥ety of speakers.Ó Spokesman Gary Rasp said the Energy Institute decided to cre¥ate the 15-week lecture series in an effort to offer the student body greater access to energy experts that indicated a niche for the se¥ries existed. ÒWe had learned from interacting with students and faculty that there was a real hunger on campus for an energy-related speakerÕs program,Ó Rasp said. ÒOnce we gauged that ap¥petite, we thought it would be very beneficial to our student body.Ó The Institute selected Varun Rai, an associate professor in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, to direct the symposium. Rai teach¥es a course on the political econo¥my of global energy and advanced policy economics. He said he orig¥inally envisioned the symposium as an interconnected network of stu¥dents and professors holding a dia¥logue with top energy experts. Rai said that while many undergradu¥ates showed interest, there was little interaction between experts in dif¥ferent disciplines that addressed the broad scope of energy related indus¥tries, technologies and policy. ÒThe biggest challenge is to al¥low undergraduates to hear from the best of the best to explore work and research,Ó Rai said. ÒWe wanted to bring everyone together, so students would hear from the best.Ó You have won a free motorboat Please stop calling 1500 BLOCK SAN ANTONIO BERNARD RAPOPORT BUILDING, Assist Outside Agency: A non-UT sub-#5 East Mall ject flagged down a UT Police Offi-Harassment: A UT staff member cer. The subject informed the officer reported receiving harassing and an¥that he had an outstanding warrant and noying telephone calls from a non¥wanted to turn himself in. The officer UT subject. During the investiga¥verified the subjects information and tion, the officer contacted the sus¥confirmed the subject had an outstand-pect, but before the officer could ing Outside Agency arrest warrant for begin his investigation the suspect Lying on a Public Sidewalk. The sub-hung up the telephone. ject was taken into custody and was transported to Central Booking. Compiled by UTPD Officer Darrell Halstead NEWS BRIEFLY To solve OhioÕs budget shortfall, prison sold to private company COLUMBUS, Ohio Ñ A lockup along the shores of Lake Erie has be¥come the first state prison in the na¥tion to be sold to a private company. Lake Erie Correctional Institu¥tion in northeastern OhioÕs Ashta¥bula County is the only one of five state prisons up for sale that will be sold, state officials said Thursday. Corrections Corpora¥tion of America will buy it for $72.7 million, more than the $50 million needed from the privati¥zation effort to balance the stateÕs prison budget. CCA, the nationÕs largest prison operator, takes control of the Lake Erie facility in Conneaut on Dec. 31, pending the outcome of a law¥suit challenging the constitution¥ality of the move. Offering the prisons for sale was an idea spearheaded by Republi¥can Gov. John Kasich as he grap¥pled with an $8 billion budget hole earlier this year. He wasnÕt the only governor to propose it: Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana introduced a similar plan that was shot down by state lawmakers in June. Tropical storm to hit Gulf Coast; Louisiana, Texas in harmÕs way MIAMI Ñ Forecasters have is¥sued tropical storm warnings for the U.S. Gulf coast from Mississippi to Texas as a depression has organized in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center said Thursday night that the system will dump 10 to 15 inches of rain over southern areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Some areas could receive up to 20 inches of rain. LouisianaÕs governor has de¥clared a state of emergency. Compiled from Associated Press reports By Karen Matthews The Associated Press Ten years after the 9/11 attacks destroyed the World Trade Cen¥ter, an 80-story glass and steel tower is rising like a phoenix from the ashes of ground zero. The site called a Òhole in the groundÓ for years has cranes in the air, trains running underground and hundreds of trees planted around giant, man-made waterfalls to remember the dead of Sept. 11. And the surrounding neighbor¥hood Ñ no longer just a financial district Ñ is bursting with young families, new schools, a Whole Foods and a Barnes & Noble. ÒIÕm kind of proud because I was here two weeks after 9/11 and this was a dust pit,Ó said Lar¥ry Brancato, 59, of Wallingford, Conn., walking by ground zero. ÒIt just shows that Americans have always had a can-do attitude.Ó After years of inertia, and pro¥longed disputes between govern¥ment agencies, insurer and a de¥veloper who had just taken out a 99-year lease on the towers when they were toppled, the develop¥ment of the trade center is sub¥stantial, and the tallest tower can now be seen for miles. ÒPeople can begin to see that this is no longer a hole in the mid¥dle of New York, but a real place is emerging,Ó said architect Dan¥iel Libeskind, whose master plan serves as a blueprint for the site. A memorial featuring waterfalls cascading into the footprints of the twin towers will open to the pub¥lic on Sept. 12, a day after families see their loved onesÕ names around the pools for the first time. The skyscraper formerly known as the Freedom Tower is growing by a story a week and now stands 1,000 feet above the skyline as the tallest building in lower Manhattan. Larry Silverstein, the develop¥er who signed a lease on the twin towers on July 24, 2001, pushed to rebuild the 10 million square feet of office space he had lost. Civic groups pushed for a more neigh¥borhood-friendly design than two monoliths on a concrete plaza. Libeskind, who won a compe¥tition to become the siteÕs master planner, focused on the Freedom Tower, with an asymmetrical spire soared to the symbolic height of 1,776 feet and echoed the Stat¥ue of Liberty across the harbor. Tensions were inevitable between LibeskindÕs artistic vision and Sil¥versteinÕs desire for buildings that would draw tenants. 1 World Trade hardly resembles LibeskindÕs early drawings, but he called it Òan impressive building.Ó Designed by David Childs, its tapering form is symmetri¥cal but retains the spire and the 1,776 feet. Confusion at CaliforniaÕs doppelganger the polls When the Legislature passed the contentious voter ID bill last spring, Texas joined six other states that require voters to present photo identifi¥cation at the polls. The law, which awaits approval from the U.S. Department of Justice, still faces a number of uncertainties and will undoubtedly de¥crease voter turnout across the state. Before the changes to the law, Texas voters only had to present their voter registration certificate or a document showing their name. Beginning Jan. 1, voters will be required to present a photo ID deemed acceptable by the law, such as a driv¥erÕs license. In the meantime, the law required the Secretary of StateÕs office and each county registrar to begin educating voters Thursday of the new re¥quirement. How the law will affect students, among other voters, is unclear, even to employees of the Secre¥tary of StateÕs Elections Division and to the Travis County Clerk Elections Division. The law is am¥biguous and leaves a number of questions unan¥swered. Many studentsÕ driverÕs licenses reflect their hometown addresses. Would a student reg¥istered to vote in Austin be able to use his or her driverÕs license as a valid ID if it lists an address in Houston? For an out-of-state student registered to vote in Austin, would showing his or her Louisi¥ana or New Mexico driverÕs license be acceptable? Though the answer to these questions is likely yes, no official in the state or local elections divisions could confirm it. With the photo requirement set to take effect in only four months, the uncertainty is troubling, par¥ticularly when considering the Òvoter identification educationÓ period has supposedly begun. Without a set and well-publicized standard, counties and election poll workers may resort to arbitrary ap¥plication of the new law. This confusion could lead to varied regulations and thus result in an unfair, non-uniform election. Nevertheless, proponents of the new law argue that it will allow for more honest elections and thus increase voter turnout. ÒWe will increase turnout for all voters because it protects our integrity of the election,Ó Rep. Patricia Harless, R-Spring, author of the House version of the bill, said last spring, according to the Austin American-Statesman. ÒIt makes you know that your vote counts.Ó However, there is little evidence of voter fraud in the state, as Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, said in March: ÒWe have studied this for almost eight years and have not been able to find any widespread vot¥er impersonation in Texas.Ó Moreover, anyone without a valid form of photo ID must obtain an election ID from the Depart¥ment of Public Safety to vote. Though the cards are free (and could thus cost the state up to $14 million, Anchia said, according to KXAN news), the inconvenience of obtaining the card will likely keep voters from the polls. Surely the new require¥ment will not persuade those who do not vote to go vote, and those who do vote but do not have a valid photo ID may not want to go to the trouble of obtaining one. Increasing voting requirements and complicat¥ing the voting process will inevitably decrease the already-dismal voter turnout. In the 2010 guber¥natorial election, for example, only 38 percent of registered voters in Texas showed up to the polls, according to the Texas Secretary of StateÕs office. Steps must be taken by state and local officials to inform voters of the new regulations and examine their potential effects on national, state and local elections. With the presidential primary election only six months away, registered voters need to know whether they must fulfill additional require¥ments before they can vote. Ñ Viviana Aldous for the editorial board. By Samian Quazi Daily Texan Columnist Since the start of the Great Re¥cession, conservative pundits in the mainstream media have compared our stateÕs economy favorably to Cali¥forniaÕs. Next month, a consortium of Austin tech companies will be trav¥eling to the Golden State to recruit skilled workers. The mirage of TexansÕ prosperity glosses over AustinÕs brutal unemployment rate and hurts UT stu¥dentsÕ career prospects. Much has already been written on Texan vs. Californian economics, but the argument usually goes like this: Profligate and fiscally irresponsible state Democrats in California drove out jobs through a combination of crushing taxation and relentless busi¥ness regulations. Meanwhile, the busi¥ness-friendly Republican state govern¥ment lured more jobs to Texas than all others combined through no state in¥come tax, broadly generous corporate tax incentives, tort reform and an un¥restrained zeal in slashing regulations. Predictably, Gov. Rick Perry didnÕt hesitate to sing to the choirÕs tune. ÒThis isnÕt rocket science,Ó Perry boldly declared in July, according to The As¥sociated Press. ÒYou keep the taxes relatively low, you have a regulatory climate that is fair.Ó Never mind that Nevada, which fol¥lowed PerryÕs prescription to the T on taxation, ended up with the highest unemployment rate in the nation. Nor the fact it was airtight home mortgage regulations that largely insulated the Texas housing market from the sub¥prime mortgage crisis that triggered the Recession in the first place. Surely, one could nonetheless infer Texans gladly accepted their position at the center of the jobs magnet. Yet all the Pollyannaish analyses of the Texas economy fail to address one simple question: Are Texans them¥selves filling all these new jobs? No doubt, Texas swelled with newcomers throughout the recession, and accord¥ing to the Census Bureau, one-fourth of these came from California. But if these new migrants simply moved in to fill positions as internal hires in companies that relocated to Texas, unemployed native Texas resi¥dents can hardly benefit. And perhaps if a California small business were to set up shop in Austin, its business pro¥prietors could find it cheaper still to bring established California employees with them than take their chances with us Austinites. Austin companies themselves have shown a predilection for hiring out¥of-staters over city residents. On Sept. 13 and 14, more than 30 Austin ex¥ecutives of high-tech companies will traverse California to recruit software engineers and product marketers. Un¥der the banner of the Austin Technol¥ogy Council, these CEOs will woo and coax prospective California employees to relocate and work in our city. Indignant Austinites must surely wonder why these companies arenÕt hiring native residents instead. Ac¥cording to an article Wednesday in the Austin American-Statesman, the executives have said ÒAustinÕs pool of technical workers is becoming tapped out.Ó Tapped out? Either every UT gradu¥ate in our computer science, business marketing and computer engineering programs has been awash with job of¥fers or these companiesÕ execs might be on to something. California hosts some of the most elite and prestigious high-tech ori¥ented programs in this country, and it should be proud to do so. Alumni from Stanford, Caltech and Berkeley are assets to any company willing to hire them. But UT grads are no less talented Ñ according to US News and World Report, UTÕs computer engi¥neering program is ranked seventh nationally, beating out Caltech. Our computer science program is ranked eighth, again beating Caltech. Given the size and competitive na¥ture of these UT programs, I find it highly suspect that all these companies wouldnÕt focus on UT graduates. My theory is these companies understood that experienced California engineers, spooked by record unemployment afflicting their family members and neighbors (and possibly themselves), would take even lower salary offers than native Austinites would consider. In an era of competitive advantages and Òrace to the bottomÓ economics, any company desiring to poach out-of¥staters to work in Austin is rationally justified. But it doesnÕt mean Califor¥nia or Texas workers are necessarily more qualified than one another. And it seems the nature of new Aus¥tin jobs often gets lost between the headlines. For instance, Perry had a field day in July when he announced video-game developer Electronic Arts would create 300 new jobs in Austin. What sounds less glamorous is that more than half of EAÕs new jobs will be contract work with no guarantee of permanent positions afterward. California is a pioneer in economic renewal, and I have no doubt this mar¥velous state will soon rebound stronger than ever. It shares diversity, a common history, generously kind people and indefatigable optimism with Texas. But it isnÕt our doppelganger. Texans in general, including Austinites, bear a heavy burden of unemployment. We may have job growth on paper, but new jobs mean little if anything if Aus¥tinites canÕt fill them. Quazi is a nursing graduate student. Write for The Daily Texan Your words can be here. By You Daily Texan Columnist Have something to say? Say it in print Ñ and to the entire campus. The Daily Texan Editorial Board is currently accepting ap¥plications for columnists and car¥toonists. WeÕre looking for talent¥ed writers and artists to provide as much diversity of opinion as possible. Anyone and everyone is encouraged to apply. Writing for the Texan is a great way to get your voice heard. 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UHS will still offer free services despite state funding cuts By Nick Hadjigeorge Daily Texan Staff The resources of three Austin¥area family planning clinics will soon be stretched thin as a result of reductions in state and feder¥al funding. Under the new state budget which took effect Thursday, El Buen Samaritano, the PeopleÕs Community Clinic and Planned Parenthood will receive $1.4 mil¥lion less in government subsidies than in the past, clinic officials said at a press conference Thurs¥day. In addition to general health services for uninsured Austin res¥idents, these clinics also provide primary prevention services for womenÕs health and encourage screenings for breast, cervical and testicular cancers, as well as ane¥mia, hypertension, diabetes and sexually transmitted diseases. In response to these budget She said that in the short term, the clinic will tap into its re¥serves to make up for the cuts and also work toward acquiring new sources of funding. Howev¥er, some patients will no longer be offered services at zero cost and will be asked to contribute what they can. ÒThe solution is not less care but to encourage the community to step in to support the health needs of the uninsured,Ó Rogoff said. The cuts will close the access these clinics had to reduced pric¥es for contraceptive devices and drugs, Rogoff said. Celia Neavel, the director of ado¥lescent health for the PeopleÕs Com¥munity Clinic, said the clinicÕs ser¥vices have been effective in reduc¥ing the teen pregnancy problems in Texas, but she fears the budget cuts might slow down progress. Texas is ranked first in the na¥tion for teens who have had a NEWS BRIEFLY UT employs efficiently, needs to work on graduation rates UT ranks second among public research universities for the num¥efficiency, specifically in terms of four-year graduation rates. A task force Powers assembled in July will review the results of the study to create new ways to save money. Un¥ ÒWe must identify and remove the obstacles to timely graduation at UT Austin,Ó Powers wrote. Task force goals include increas¥ing graduation rates and decreasing Ò The solution is not less care but to graduation rate of 51 percent. The studyÕs author, sociology encourage the community to step professor and associate dean Marc Musick, said he hopes students be in to support the health needs of inspired to help make improve¥ the uninsured. ber of faculty it employs for every der a framework authored by UT the time students take to graduate. ments in University efficiency. public dollar it receives, according System Chancellor Francisco Cigar-In terms of six-year graduation ÒThey should recognize that they Ò Ñ Regina Rogoff, Chief executive officer to a study conducted within the roa, each UT System institution is rates the University ranks 13th out have a responsibility to Texas stu¥ of PeopleÕs Community Clinic University and released Thursday. looking to make similar money-sav-of the 120 national public research dents, that as many as possible de-President William Powers Jr. ing adjustments. At UT Austin state universities, according to the study. serve to have access to this educa¥wrote in an email that the Univer-funds were reduced by $92 million The six-year graduation rate is 81 tion,Ó Musick said. cuts, University Health Servic-second child, according to a 2009 es consumer education and out-study by the nonprofit research reach coordinator Sherry Bell said group Child Trends. Neavel said itÕs important to remind students her clinicsÕ teen patients have that the University offers its own a 9-percent chance of a repeat range of womenÕs health services. pregnancy, while the national av¥ÒIf resources in the communi-erage is 21 percent. She said the sity is looking for ways to further in the last legislative session. percent, compared to the four-year Ñ Liz Farmer Students bid on donated, abandoned bikes at annual auction By Nick Hadjigeorge Daily Texan Staff Hundreds of bicycles on auction will get peopleÕs wheels spinning to¥ward less congestion and pollution on the roads. The UniversityÕs Parking and Transportation Services held its an¥nual bike auction at the Trinity Ga¥rage on Thursday, offering students an event on campus where they can bid on abandoned and donated bikes collected since last yearÕs auction. The Parking and Transportation Services biking coordinator, Samu¥el Cortez, said the annual bike auc¥tion helps fund bike-related projects at UT. ÒThe auction is trying to get these bikes back into circulation so we can get more people on bikes,Ó Cortez said. According to Cortez, each year there are usually between 150 and 200 abandoned or donated bikes that are showcased at the auction and start with a $3 bid. Cortez said the final bid for a bike averages $60, and the highest price a bike has been sold for was $350. For students that donÕt want to spend hundreds of dollars on a new bike, the auction offers a yearly event where students can browse and pur¥chase used bikes to make their com¥mute less costly. ÒIt gives students whose money is stretched [the chance] to have a ve¥hicle to commute around campus,Ó said freshman business major Ma¥ria Lewis. Government graduate student Joe Tafoya said the bike auction helps the growing biking commu¥nity on campus. ÒI really wanted a good bike for a cheap price,Ó Tafoya said. ÒPark¥ing permits for cars are expen¥sive, and using the bus is kind of hard sometimes.Ó However, the auction does not al¥ways offer the right kind of bikes for every prospective buyer, said gov¥ernment senior Tarek Benchouia. ÒI was hoping to find higher quality bikes that were more con¥venient,Ó Benchouia said. ÒMost of the bikes here are not conve¥nient because they would require a lot of maintenance.Ó According to the UT Parking and Transportation Services website, the auction is a great place to find a Òfix¥er-upperÓ type of bike that would serve as a starting point for install¥ing brand new components. The proceeds from auctioned bikes will go towards funding the UT Biking Department, which pro¥vides facilities and services for the biking community and promotes bicycle education and safety issues. ty are affected, itÕs even more im¥portant for students to be aware of the services offered through UHS,Ó Bell said. ÒTo find out whatÕs available here at UHS, stu¥dents can go to www.healthy¥horns.utexas.edu and click ÔWom¥enÕs Health.ÕÓ Regina Rogoff, chief executive officer of the PeopleÕs Commu¥nity Clinic, said these cuts donÕt necessarily mean the quality or range of services offered at her clinic will be affected. ÒIn spite of the draconian bud¥get cuts, we will be working at no cost [to our servicesÕ quality] to continue providing services to low-income women,Ó Rogoff said. cuts will have a negative effect on keeping these rates low, which in turn also affects college drop¥out rates. ÒWe encourage teens to use our services in order to prevent a sec¥ond pregnancy,Ó Neavel said. ÒBe¥coming pregnant a second time often doesnÕt allow them to con¥tinue their education.Ó Public relations senior Lori¥anne Kendall said the cuts are a counterintuitive measure. ÒIt doesnÕt make any sense,Ó Kendall said. ÒBy cutting that funding, youÕre basically reduc¥ing knowledge about safe sex and unwanted pregnancies, and it exacerbates the issue.Ó GilbertÕs play critical to LonghornsÕ success By Christian Corona Daily Texan Staff Garrett Gilbert wasnÕt the most im¥pressive quarterback in this yearÕs spring game. Gilbert wasnÕt at the top of the depth chart after TexasÕ first scrimmage. But after a great sec¥ond scrimmage and having a solid fall camp, he finally earned the starting quarterback job. Quarterback play is so crucial in college football nowadays Ñ it decides the outcome of most games. A strong offensive line, a veteran group of line¥backers and a freakishly athletic defen¥sive line can only take you so far. ThatÕs why Gilbert, arguably the LonghornsÕ most polarizing player, is also their most important player. ÒAt the quarterback position, you get way too much credit, and you get way too much blame,Ó said Bryan Harsin, co-offensive coordinator and quarter¥backs coach. Coming into the offseason, head coach Mack Brown claimed every spot was open, including the one at quar¥terback. In the end, the decision of who would fill that spot was mostly HarsinÕs, and the reasoning for pick¥ing Gilbert was mostly rooted in his experience, which makes it seem as if the former Gatorade Player of the Year won the job by default. Either way, the 12 starts Gilbert made last year and the playing time he got against Ala¥bama in the national title game two seasons ago will serve him well. GILBERT continues on PAGE 7 VOLLEYBALL Thomas Allison | Daily Texan Staff Freshman outside hitter Khat Bell, pictured above in orange, has quickly become one of the teamÕs vocal leaders on the court. Young team matures quickly, prepares for first road trip to MN THE STAT GUY Star rating doesnÕt predict potential By Hank South Daily Texan Staff Every football fan loves them Ñ the shiny lit¥tle stars next to their highly touted recruit. ItÕs a point of pride for fans to boast about how good their running back or receiver is going to be, based upon their respective rankings in recruit¥ing databases. While many highly praised high school ath¥letes continue their domination into college, a lot of overlooked players have been stealing the spot¥light the past few years. LaMichael James, Ore¥gonÕs Heisman-hopeful running back, has amassed 3,277 yards rushing, averaging 6.3 yards per car¥ry during his first two years in Eugene. His rank¥ing coming out of high school? Four stars and the 12th-best running back in his class. While thatÕs not terrible, itÕs not like he was the most coveted guy in the country. Same for Jamaal Charles, TexasÕ best recent running back, who was a four-star recruit coming out of Port Arthur. Charles finished his Longhorn career early aver¥aging 6.3 yards a carry. Now, heÕs being selected STARS continues on PAGE 7 Johnson, no. 31, a four¥star recruit in 2007, enters the season with 30 career touchdowns and is the LonghornsÕ starting full¥back. Derek Stout Daily Texan Staff LIVE CHAT RiceÕs Sam McGuffie, depth chart surprises Fourth-ranked Texas ready to take on Golden Gophers as freshmen keep shining By Chris Hummer Daily Texan Staff The Longhorns are feeling pret¥ty good about themselves going into their first road trip of the season to Minnesota. They are the fourth¥ranked team in the country, carry a perfect record in NCAA thus far and are starting to come together as a team. ÒWeÕre making big strides. Obvi¥ously, itÕs a work in progress, and we have a long way to go. Normally, the first weekend is tough,Ó said head coach Jerritt Elliott. ÒIn the first matches, there is a lot of anxiety for all the teams that play, and we are just trying to find the comfort zone and rhythm that we have.Ó Many of the obstacles that this team is working through concern a new group of players being infused into the line-up while seeing signif¥icant playing time. With two fresh¥men, Khat Bell and Haley Ecker¥man, starting, there is a bit of an ad¥justment period with team chemis¥try to find the perfect mix. ÒWe have so much youth,Ó El¥liott said. ÒLast night, we were com¥menting on how Haley Camer¥on had never started a match and all three freshmen played. We have a very young group out there that doesnÕt have a lot of experience, so weÕre just trying to get them accli¥mated to playing at that level.Ó The freshmen are catching on quickly though, getting over early¥season nerves to perform well and become key cogs in the LonghornsÕ system. ÒI think every day it gets better,Ó Eckerman said. ÒWe still have a lot to work to do, but I think day by day, game by game, we kind of get more comfortable with relaxing and not having the nerves.Ó ÒFor me, the first couple games were kind of nervous, and after cer¥tain plays, I would be nervous. After the third or fourth game, I was able to relax and just focus.Ó The freshmen and the seniors alike will experience their first road test of the season, heading up to Minnesota to face the No. 11 Go¥phers. This will be the toughest test yet on the season for Texas, as this is the first ranked opponent it will play. Add to that the hostile envi¥ronment the Longhorns will face, and they could have a difficult early match on their hands. ÒIt will be a hostile environment for the team,Ó Adams said. ÒItÕs a great test so we can continue to grow and build.Ó SIDELINE NCAA FOOTBALL MLB TWEET OF THE DAY WHAT TO WATCH SPORTS BRIEFLY Track season begins in Houston, Horns look to build on last year Texas takes the field for the first time this season in Houston for the Johnny Morriss UH Invitational. The Longhorns are coming off a fourth¥place finish in the Big 12, but they were able to earn an eighth-place finish in the NCAA championships, third among the Big 12 teams in the competition. Texas swept the high jump at the Big 12 Championship with fresh¥man Shanay Briscoe taking the top spot. The Longhorns also got top¥five performances in the triple jump and the discus to round out their field events. TexasÕ sprinters had two top-five finishes in the 400 meters, along with three top-10 finishes in the 200, two in the 400 meter hurdles and the No. 6 finish in the 100 meters. ÑWes Maulsby By Daily Texan Staff As a primer for tomorrowÕs game against Rice, our beat writers Austin Laymance and Christian Corona as well as Double Coverage editor Sameer Bhuchar participated in a live chat Wednesday to discuss the depth chart and the Week 1 match against the Owls. Here are some highlights: Were you surprised by any of the choices on the depth chart? Corona: I thought for sure D.J. Grant or Blaine Irby would be the starting tight end, but see¥ing Dominique Jones at the No. 1 tight end spot was surprising to me. Laymance: I was surprised to see Dominic Espinosa as the starting center. He replaced David Snow, who moved to guard. Gilbert gets the call, ex¥perience was a major factor in the coachesÕ decision. Transla¥tion: not surprised. Corona: Not surprised at all by Gilbert being named the starter, but itÕll be inter¥esting to see if heÕll still be the guy taking the snaps at the end of the year. He needs to step up. Will Case McCoy see any playing time in week one, in mop up time or if Gilbert struggles? Laymance: Yes. Look for him CHAT continues on PAGE 7 ADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. In the event of errors made in advertisement, notice must be given by 10 am the Þrst day of publication, as the publishers are responsible for only ONE incorrect THE DAILY TEXAN insertion. In consideration of The Daily TexanÕs acceptance of advertising copy for publication, the agency and the advertiser will indemnify and save harmless, Texas Student Media and its ofÞcers, employees and agents against all loss, liability, damage and expense of whatsoever nature arising out of the copying, print¥ing or publishing of its advertisement including without limitation reasonable attorneyÕs fees resulting from claims of suits for libel, violation of right of privacy, plagiarism and copyright and trademark infringement. 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 to get in the game against Rice if Gilbert struggles or if the Long¥horns run away with it. Corona: Well, he should see more playing time than he did last year (only one pass attempt). The coaches need to make sure Case McCoy gets his fair share of snaps so they know what they can expect if Gilbert doesnÕt play well. Bhuchar: Do you guys think he should see some time earlier in the game? Like say, the start of the 4th or even to end the third? Assuming Texas is running away with [the game] by then. Laymance: Offensive coordi¥nator Bryan Harsin was adamant this week that McCoy needs to be ready to play. He said the back¥ups need to do more preparation than the starter. He could see time in second half, but donÕt ex¥ y, y, pect to see him before then bar¥ring injury. What are your thoughts on how well Gilbert will be ready for the game versus Rice (both physi¥cally and mentally)? This year, he has two QBs in McCoy and Ash breathing hard on his tail, so he canÕt afford to play the way he did last year. Laymance: Physically, heÕs fine. Mentally, he says heÕs worked on be¥coming a vocal leader in the huddle and on the field. Corona: If the quarterback competition was as tight as the coaches said it was, GilbertÕs leash should be a short one. But I think heÕs more ready than any of the other QBs considering how much more experience he has. Remem¥ber Ñ Colt McCoy made tremen¥dous strides between his sopho¥more and junior years. Who are some freshmen stand¥outs not named Brown or Diggs? Laymance: Desmond Jack¥son makes it on the two-deep as Kheeston RandallÕs backup at D¥tackle. HeÕs been a nice surprise. Coaches say heÕs very tough to block. Corona: Jaxon Shipley. Offen¥sive coordinator Major Apple¥white has said he canÕt tell the dif¥ference between him and his old¥er brother Jordan on tape. HeÕll be a starting receiver and first-team punt returner. Not bad for a true freshman. Laymance: Joe Bergeron has burst on the scene at tailback, go¥ing to break out from under fellow frosh RB Malcolm BrownÕs shadow. GILBERT continues from PAGE 6 ÒGilbert, because heÕs got more experience, came out ahead as of today in that battle,Ó Brown said on Monday. ÒHeÕs been through a full season. ThatÕs an advantage.Ó The key phrase there may be Òas of today,Ó because if the four-way battle for the starting quarterback job was so close, the leash on Gil¥bert should be a short one. After this weekÕs contest against Rice, there arenÕt many cupcakes on the Long¥hornsÕ schedule. If Gilbert doesnÕt improve on the way he performed last season and produce results right away, backup sophomore Case Mc-Coy should Ñ but may not Ñ get a chance at being the starter. Ò[Gilbert]Õs the starting quar¥terback at Texas, and if he moves the ball and scores, heÕll keep it,Ó Brown said. ÒHe wouldnÕt be our starting quarterback unless we had great faith in Garrett.Ó Then again, the fact that the Texas coaching staff didnÕt official¥ly make Gilbert the starting quar¥terback until the week of the sea¥son opener could wake Gilbert up and possibly motivate him. It begs the question: If Gilbert can come out on top in such a tightly contest¥ed quarterback competition, can he help Texas come out on top in more than five games this season? His commitment to becoming a more commanding presence in the Bhuchar: LetÕs shift our focus to this Rice team fellas ... Sam McGuffie, or the Òhuman hur¥dler,Ó is a speedy running back ... you see Texas having any prob- STARS continues from PAGE 6 huddle may help answer that. ÒBeing a leader, sometimes you have to get out of your comfort zone,Ó Gilbert said. ÒI think IÕve grown comfortable being vocal. If something needs to be said, IÕve got to force myself to say it.Ó Teammates have taken notice of GilbertÕs effort to become a better leader. Senior running back Fozzy Whittaker mentioned that he has Òbecome more vocal and author¥itative,Ó an encouraging sign for someone who didnÕt display those characteristics much last year. ÒI think the thing I was most impressed about with Garrett was how he carried himself throughout camp and how people respond¥ed to him,Ó said senior safety Blake Gideon. ÒGarrett does have a lit¥tle more experience than the other guys, and he knows how to get that response out of his teammates.Ó ItÕs comforting that Texas would open the quarterback spot up to a competition yet concerning that it took coaches so long to name Gil¥bert the winner of that competi¥tion, considering how much more experience he has than the oth¥er three quarterbacks. The Lake Travis product must now prove that the coaches made the right choice because the Longhorns will only go as far as Gilbert will take them. already been said to have knocked Kenny Vaccaro on his back in practice and is currently on the two-deep depth chart for the Rice game tomorrow. ÒHeÕs difficult now to bring down,Ó said co-offensive coor¥dinator Bryan Harsin. 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This isnÕt a C-USA defense. as the No. 1 pick in many fantasy football leagues. This seasonÕs recruiting class of¥fers us a similar situation. While many fans are anticipating the debut of the five-star, 9.9 yards-a¥carry running back Malcolm Brown (and they very well should be), an¥other freshman running back is rap¥idly gaining momentum. Joe Bergeron, a three-star run¥ning back out of Mesquite, could be this classÕ diamond in the rough. He averaged 6.5 yards a carry in high school, runs a 4.4 second forty-yard dash and he weighs 215 pounds. Somehow, he was overlooked. Bergeron has STORE HOSTESS EM-ERALDS boutique has a P/T Hostess opportunity. 15-20 hrs/week. Email us 200 words about you and your interest. Local indie band to perform at EmoÕs ByJulie Rene Tran Daily Texan Staff EditorÕs note: Basement Tapes is a mul¥timedia music blog series in which each week the Texan brings in independent artists to perform and interview. Check out Culture Spotlight every Friday for new content. It wouldnÕt be a surprise if the at¥mospheric melodies of local indie band Pompeii and the gentle tenor of its lead singer Dean Stafford played as the soundtrack to an indie romcom. The fusion of the bandÕs heartfelt, pensive lyrics and soft-rock sound is made for love-confessing kissing scenes. However, this is not to say it is a sentimental band. Soon after its debut in 2004, Pom¥peii gained international attention for its detailed compositions. From every songÕs title to each guitar peak, Pom¥peii humbly prides itself on its metic¥ulousness. And since the European tour of its sophomore album, Noth¥ing Happens For A Reason, released in 2008, the band has started the record¥ing process of its next album, not hur¥rying to precisely lay out each beat. The band will perform on the out¥side stage of EmoÕs for Wild Frontier Fest on Saturday, and fans have an op¥portunity to win a spot on the bandÕs guest list by following its Twitter ac¥count and answering a trivia question on Tuesday. The Daily Texan interviewed sing¥er-guitarist Stafford, guitarist Erik Johnson, bassist Colin Butler and drummer Rob Davidson during Basement Tapes about taking it slow in recording their third album, their recording process and breaking out of their comfort zone. The Daily Texan: ItÕs been about two years since your last album, and that was supposed to come out this spring, correct? Dean Stafford: No, we thought maybe it would be done by then, but everything has to happen organically ... since our last record, weÕve had 30¥plus ideas that weÕve just been jam¥ming over the course. Now we have the gist of most of those ideas that we like, and weÕre going to keep con¥tinuing to shape those, so weÕre still a ways away. DT: What are some of those ideas? Erik Johnson: Like Dean said, we just notice that [the songs] werenÕt turning out the way that we wanted them to so we keep reinventing them over and over. I guess the idea is try- WHAT: Pompeii WHERE: EmoÕs Outside Stage WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 10, 5:45 p.m WEB: pompeii.bandcamp.com TICKETS: $20 ing to get away from what weÕve done before on the previous albums. Stafford: WeÕre trying to be less mature on this album. [laughs] Rob Davidson: ItÕs also an issue of sinking into a comfort zone of a for¥mula for songwriting, and weÕre try¥ing to flip that. Colin Butler: WeÕve all played to¥gether for so long that we have a com¥fort zone established, so we are trying to break out of that. Also, in the past, we had deadlines that we had to meet and this time around, we donÕt have that, so weÕre kind of free to take our time and to make things exactly how we want it. DT: I noticed that you guys are Mary Kang | Daily Texan Staff Pompeii is an Austin-based band, best known for its detailed ambient rock sound. very meticulous and detail-oriented, so do you have any set expectations for this next album? Stafford: My expectations, I think all of our expectations are ... we real¥ly want to make songs that arenÕt just good but that surprise ourselves and push ourselves further to make re¥ally great songs. In terms of making the songs big, all that kind of stuff, I think it is less like that for me person¥ally now. WeÕve been a band since like 2004. It had just come to a full circle for me where I donÕt really care about the periphery or the expectations in terms of making ourselves looking like badasses. ItÕs more about us want¥ing to make great songs, and that can be really frustrating for us because we can be really meticulous at times, and it can get really annoying some¥times. [laughs] LATER TODAY: But we want Watch the set this to be Pompeii performed the greatest in the KVRX studios thing weÕve on our website. ever done. bit.ly/ dt_video Johnson: A lot of times, we just get together and start jamming. We each come up with our own ideas for the songs, and then, af- EATER continues from PAGE 10 premiere of PBSÕ ÒFrontlineÓ se¥ time he spends with his family. ÒWe were getting ready for a test, where renowned competitive ries, had just completed a doc¥ ÒFor me, the challenge was to taco contest, and we ended up food-eaters such as Joey Chestnut umentary about capital punish¥ always be prepared,Ó Riehl said. at the Liberty Bar doing shots and Takeru Kobayashi have made ment and was looking for a light¥ ÒAlways be rolling the camera, al¥ of tequila,Ó Riehl said. ÒThis to¥ names for themselves. Competing hearted project. He had heard ways be ready to shoot. Because tal stranger came up and was at that level will require discipline, about Rungy from a friend in who knows when the next crazy like ÔHey, are you a food eater?Õ Rungy said, which means he has to Michigan, so he approached him thing is going to happen? ItÕs cra¥ and [Rungy] said ÔYeah,Õ and the stay dedicated to his training. about making a documentary zy. I have 250 hours of magic Ñ guy was like ÔWell, will you eat Back at the photo shoot at series that focused not only on thatÕs the only way I can describe these Brussels sprouts?Õ He had Shangri-La, Rungy looks down at RungyÕs competitive food-eating it. WeÕre pretty excited. I think its brought this giant thing of Brus¥ the basket of tongue buns. career but also the day-to-day of going to be a big thing.Ó sels sprouts and put him on the ÒIÕm kind of full, anybody want a competitive food-eater. Austin events such as South by spot. Back then, anytime anyone this?Ó Rungy asks, pushing the Riehl and Eppley began follow- Southwest, where Rungy compet¥ did that he was like ÔYeah!ÕÓ basket of tongue buns away. HeÕs ing Rungy around with cameras, ed in food challenges and passed These days, Rungy is more se¥ eaten six of them, not a lot com¥ helping him promote his name out Hungry Todd Rungy base¥ lective when it comes to challeng¥ pared to what heÕs been known to and documenting various food¥ ball cards, provided opportunities es. HeÕs still aiming to have his put away, but then again, he has eating competitions and more to create hype, and soon, people own TV show, or maybe compete to watch what he eats when heÕs personal moments of RundyÕs life, who Rungy had never met before in NathanÕs Famous Fourth of July training. ÒYou canÕt just eat any¥ such as dates with women and were recognizing him. International Hotdog Eating Con¥ thing you want,Ó he said. ORGY continues from PAGE 10 with SudeikisÕ laid-back sarcasm. Also good are Martin StarrÕs indeci¥sive musician, Lake BellÕs irritating psychiatrist, and Lindsay SloaneÕs perpetually insecure Laura. Will Forte and Lucy Punch, the married couple thatÕs somewhat outgrown their group of friends, are under¥used to a fault but their brief mo¥ments on screen are hilarious. Perhaps the most surprising thing about ÒA Good Old Fash¥ioned OrgyÓ is its ending. It would have been easy for the film to cop out and let its characters decide they value their friendship too much to go through the filmÕs tit¥ular event. Thankfully, this is not the case, and the orgy scene alter¥nates between hilarious and emo¥tional, playing both sides of the court equally well. Even better is its wrap-up, which is (mostly) free of cliches one might expect from this type of movie. ÒA Good Old Fashioned OrgyÓ doesnÕt try to be anything it isnÕt, and itÕs all the better for it. ItÕs not a film that tries too hard to be funny, letting the laughs come naturally from its very gifted cast and it doesnÕt go for any emotion¥al moments it hasnÕt earned. ItÕs certainly not the funniest movie in theaters right now, but for au¥diences looking for a decent way to blow a few hours, you could certainly do worse. SUDOKUFORYOU 4 9 6 9 8 2 6 7 3 4 9 2 4 8 1 7 2 6 4 8 7 5 1 8 4 9 3 1 3 2 YesterdayÕs solution OKU YOU 2 1 6 3 4 8 9 5 7 5 4 8 7 9 6 2 1 3 3 7 9 5 2 1 6 4 8 7 9 5 2 6 4 8 3 1 6 8 1 9 3 7 5 2 4 4 2 3 8 1 5 7 9 6 1 6 2 4 8 9 3 7 5 9 5 4 6 7 3 1 8 2 8 3 7 1 5 2 4 6 9 By Aaron West the fourth-most followed competi- Daily Texan Staff tive food eater in the U.S. on Twit¥ ter. His trademark getup Ñ a T¥ ÒKeep eating for America!Ó com-shirt with an American flag on it, petitive food eater Hungry Todd American-themed blue shorts and Rungy says defiantly, over a bas-a worn red, white and blue head¥ket of mostly-eaten tongue buns band Ñ have seen their share of from the East Side King food trail-food-flying action. er. HeÕs sitting next to Joshua Rie-Rungy estimates that he has hl and Dan Eppley, the film crew competed in about 75 food-eating that has been busy filming and ed-competitions in his lifetime, from iting a documentary series about Òlittle competitions we put together RungyÕs stomach-busting exploits. against fat kidsÓ in his high school The food-eater and his cohorts cafeteria in Tyler, Texas, to more are at Shangri-la on East Sixth recent, publicized contests such Street, where theyÕve been shoot-as Chick-fil-AÕs Austin City Nug¥ing photos to promote RungyÕs up-gets, Home Slice PizzaÕs pizza eat¥coming competition Ñ a charity ing competition, and Austin food seconds. It was a natural thing for and challenged Rungy to a sand-ing this time Ñ skills that he still However, without the prop¥team-relay eating competition on blogger MisoHungryÕs Cupcake me to overeat.Ó wich-eating competition at a local uses when he prepares for a food-er coaching or motivation, there October 23. Smackdown. He said that he has Rungy started challenging his shop to see if he still had the mag-eating contest. wouldnÕt have been a clear path ÒIÕm trying to take myself a lit-won about 75 percent of the com-stomach in high school when he ic. Rungy ended up winning, and ÒI like to get excited,Ó Rungy to his eventual goal of having his tle more seriously,Ó said Rungy, 30. petitions he has been in, includ-would go to CiCiÕs Pizza to see it was that victory that encouraged said in regards to his pre-compe-own TV show or even becoming a ÒThe next competition I do, IÕm ing winning first place in the Do-how many slices he could eat. Piz-him to continue on the path of the tition exercises. ÒI kind of jump recognized competitive food-eater going to do some serious training. bie Donut Challenge, TootieÕs Ap-za-slamming sessions at CiCiÕs led competitive food-eater. around sometimes, and I stretch in Austin, let alone being number Probably more serious than IÕve ple Pie Eating Contest and the Dog to battles against food at other buf-Rungy moved to Austin in my body a little bit. ThereÕs some one in America. ever done. And I have every inten-Almighty Hot Dog eating contest. fets, but Rungy said that he didnÕt 2008, adopted the ÔHungryÕ la-mental preparation. If people are ThatÕs when Riehl and Ep¥tion of winning. And not just beat-ÒItÕs just in my nature,Ó Rungy recognize his future in competitive bel and began competing in occa-around, I like to get them excit-pley come into the picture. Rie¥ing a guy but also setting a record.Ó said. ÒI was never good at these food eating until he went to live in sional food challenges while work-ed about America. ThereÕs a little hl, a radio-television-film senior Rungy is one of AustinÕs most things everybody else can do. But Detroit in 2006. ing as a delivery driver. He devel-song I sing: ÔHeÕs American, HeÕs from Detroit who had worked recognized competitive food eaters I was good at eating. My mom His uncle, who also lived in De-oped his stomach-stretching tech-Todd Rungy, fighting for America, as a producer on the season and undoubtedly the most patri-would never have to say ÔClear troit at the time, knew of his neph-niques, practiced speed-eating and fighting to eat!Õ Mentally, I just try otic. The bearded food warrior is your plateÕ because I always had ewÕs propensity for eating a lot honed his competitive psyche dur-to get in the zone.Ó EATER continues on PAGE 10 MOVIE REVIEW A GOOD OLD FASHIONED ORGY ÔOrgyÕ provides satisfying laughs By Alex Williams Daily Texan Staff Walking into ÒA Good Old Fashioned Orgy,Ó itÕs perfectly logical to have low expectations. After all, itÕs a low-key sex comedy packed with supporting players from other films, and itÕs being dumped into the toxic pool of Labor Day week¥end, arguably the worst weekend of the year for movies. (After all, neither of this weekendÕs two major releases Ñ ÒShark Night 3DÓ and ÒApollo 18Ó Ñ were screened for critics, and the latter film has been bouncing around the calendar for what feels like years.) Surprisingly, ÒOrgyÓ capitalizes on the lowered expec¥tations, going for a small-scale, refresh¥ingly restrained comedy. A group of thirty-something high school buddies led by Eric (Jason Sudei¥kis) survives from Monday to Friday by looking forward to weekly retreats to Er¥icÕs summer home, where they engage in all sorts of debauchery. When EricÕs father decides to sell the house, Eric tries to con¥vince his realtor (Leslie Bibb) to delay the sale until Labor Day weekend while the group brainstorms its traditional end-of¥summer blowout. As one might expect from the title, Eric suggests an orgy. A good chunk of the film is spent with the characters slowly convincing them¥selves that a group sex session is the best way to go out in style. The film is at its best in these moments, just letting the charac¥ters talk about themselves and bounce off each other. ÒOrgyÓ is a true ensemble piece, packed with comedic actors whoÕve always been just left of the spotlight, and it gives each of them a moment to shine. Each character has a distinct personality and quirks, and while theyÕre revealed through awkward, self-indulgent exposition a few times too many, itÕs still refreshing to see such attention paid to character detail in a genre that often pointedly lacks it. It helps that the film is often hilarious. Jason Sudeikis is the closest thing ÒOrgyÓ has to a star, and he handles it well, bring¥ing a likable, witty energy to his role. His characterÕs friendship with Tyler LabineÕs McCrudden is a bottomless well of laughs the film isnÕt afraid to keep coming back to, especially in its climactic sequence, and LabineÕs filthy, outrageous style goes well ORGY continues on PAGE 8 A Good Old Fashioned Orgy Alex Gregory & Peter Huyck Genre: Comedy Runtime: 95 minutes For those who like: ÒZack and Miri Make a Porno,Ó ÒSuperbadÓ Grade: B