THE DAILY TEXAN Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 Chillwave sounds, collaborations and indie rock — Tunesday’s got it all covered LIFE&ARTS PAGE 13 THE DAILY TEXAN Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 Chillwave sounds, collaborations and indie rock — Tunesday’s got it all covered LIFE&ARTS PAGE 13 Pair of All-Americans set sights on fulfilling dream of advancing to Olympics SPORTS PAGE 8 @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Tuesday, February 14, 2012 >> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com TODAY Calendar Dance with me Spiderhouse presents Je Voux Te Amour! Valentine’s Day Party featuring The Boom Bang, Turf War and Shivery Shakes. The show is free and starts at 9 p.m. LOVE BITES Sing-Along For all you owners of a lonely heart out there, come together at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz tonight at 10:30 p.m. and sing along with all your favorite power ballads. The show will also play at the Drafthouse Village at 9:45 p.m., or the Lake Creek location at 7:30 p.m. WATCH TStv ON CHANNEL 15 9 p.m. Videogame Hour Live It’s our Valentine’s Day episode as our resident couple, Duc and UyenAnh, host. Things don’t go according to plan as UyenAnh and Duc argue throughout the evening. This episode features trailers for Skullgirls, Gotham City Imposters, and Sleeping Dogs. We have a classic review of Punch- Out for the NES and a new review of Kirby’s Return to Dreamland for the Wii. For live, we’ll be playing Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. KVRX Hosting Annual Pledge Drive You can donate by calling in during their programming every night or at kvrx.org until Feb. 20. They will host a concert featuring local bands at the Spider- house Ballroom on Fruth Street at 8 p.m. Friday. The $5 cover charge supports the pledge drive. Note aims to deter high schoolers from Roundup By Rachel Thompson Daily Texan Staff Despite University and high school officials discouraging prospective UT students from attending Roundup weekend activities, students in Greek organizations don’t expect less high- schooler turnout. The Office of the Dean of Students and the Greek councils drafted a letter to sorority and fraternity community stakeholders to remind them that high school students are discouraged from attending the event on March 24 27. This is not the first year the letter has been sent, according to a spokesperson from the dean’s office. The letter said the event is only for college students and not for high school students and a college ID is required for all Roundup attendees. In previous years, however, high school students have found ways around the system and still participated in Roundup, the letter said. According to the letter, Roundup originally served as a homecoming weekend for alumni and students with a flurry of celebratory activities including parades and pageants. Since 1990, the event is no longer recognized as an official University event, the letter said, due to “several racially inflammatory incidents” associated with it. The Interfraternity Council also sent out a similar letter last year stating that high school students would not be allowed to attend Roundup events and the weekend was intended for college students only. In a statement regarding the letter, spokeswoman Marcia Gibbs said the Office of the Dean of Students is working closely with council and members of the Greek community to ensure the safety of all who attend Roundup. Parts of the letter will be shared with high school counselors who are regularly informed about the University’s admissions activities, according to the statement. Linda Foster, principal at Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio, said she does not think Roundup is an appropriate event for high school students. ROUND UP continues on PAGE 2 Photo courtesy of Caleb Bryant Miller Roundup attendees take a break from festivities during last year’s annual gathering. The University hopes to discourage high school stu- dents from attending Roundup activities. Pu Ying Huang | Daily Texan Staff Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and a columnist for The New York Times Nicholas Kristof spoke on the issue of human trafficking at a forum held at Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium Monday night. A crowd of a 850 people showed up to hear Kristof share his stories about girls forced and sold into sexual slavery internationally and domestically. Journalist speaks on human trafficking By Hannah Jane DeCiutiis Daily Texan Staff The United States faces a human trafficking crisis just as countries overseas do, said journalist Nicholas Kristof in a lecture Monday. Kristof, a New York Times columnist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, visited campus Monday evening to give a talk about the realities of human trafficking around the world and his work fighting it. “Ultimately, it felt to me that [human trafficking] really was a version of slavery,” Kristof said. “People to tend to think that that’s a hyperbole or an exaggeration. Student aids orphanage with help of candy shop By Reihaneh Hajibeigi while in Tanzania. Whenever a cus- Daily Texan Staff tomer mentions Stein’s organization, 20 percent of their purchases go to- A local candy shop and a UT stu ward the fundraiser. dent are working together to raise Stein said she also initiated a T- funds to build an orphanage nearly shirt campaign to serve as anoth 9,000 miles from Austin in the Unit er source of funding for this proj ed Republic of Tanzania. ect. Each shirt costs $13, which is Through a self-organized profit enough to provide three meals for sharing fundraiser with the Campus the children at the orphanage. Candy Yogurt Bar & Snacketeria, so- All profits earned through the cial work junior Mandy Stein hopes to gain support to build a new home for 78 orphans she met last summer CANDY continues on PAGE 2 It’s not.” Kristof was invited as the 2012 speaker for the annual Liz Carpenter Lectureship, which began in 1984 and invites prominent figures from around the globe to speak to both students and the general public. The Plan II Honors Program sponsored this year’s lecture at the Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium, which nearly 850 people attended. Kristof has been a columnist for the New York Times since 2001 after more than 15 years reporting for the paper. He has traveled extensively, covering a range of human KRISTOF continues on PAGE 7 Proposed plan aids federal funds, reduces student debt By Sarah White Daily Texan Staff President Barack Obama’s 2013 fiscal budget, which he proposed Monday, will increase funding for several federal financial aid programs in an attempt to make higher education more affordable and reduce student debt. Tom Melecki, director of Student Financial Services, said Obama’s new budget was very consistent with his administration’s previous policy. “President Obama has always tried to grow the Pell grant program, which is directed at the neediest students, and keep student loans affordable,” Melecki said. “One thing that is fairly new is that he wants to give the federal Perkins loan program eight times the funding it has now. This is important for UT students because they take out about $8 million in loans from that program every year.” Melecki said UT students also take out around $100 million in federal direct subsidized loans every year and Obama’s new budget would postpone an interest rate increase for those loans. Congress passed a law about five years ago to institute temporary reductions in the interest rate on Federal OBAMA continues on PAGE 2 Social work junior Mandy Stein and Campus Candy Yogurt Bar have joined forces to raise money for the Tunleeni orphanage in Tanzania. Stein initiated the fundraiser in the hopes of providing enough resources for the organization to build a new home for the orphans. Ty Hardin Daily Texan Staff Direct Subsidized Loans every year, but these decreases are set to expire July 1, Melecki said. “The interest rate on federally subsidized student loans is currently 3.4 percent and it is set to increase to 6.8 percent after the beginning of July,” Melecki said. “As I understand it, the president pushed this doubling off for one year.” Melecki said he is particularly pleased by Obama’s goal to double the number of work study jobs on university campuses, but he knows that many government officials disagree with Obama’s plan. “These kinds of programs tend to cause a lot of tension in Washington because their net effect is greater cost for the government,” Melecki said. Kaitlynn Dooley, applied learning and development junior, said she approves of Obama’s new education budget. “I think President Obama’s new policy can only have positive results,” Dooley said. “As of recently, UT students have become more and more frustrated with the tuition increase, and this new policy might curb that frustration.” History senior Jose Nino, the president of Libertarian Longhorns, said he does not think that the Obama administration’s approach will be effective. “This policy prescription only hacks at the branches while forgetting to strike at the root and will ultimately result in higher tuition for UT students,” Nino said. “It is essentially adding an infected Band-Aid to a critical wound. A more bottom-up approach is needed.” Nino said student loans guaranteed by federal law tend to illegitimately inflate the amount of credit available, which in the end hurts the students. “What there need to be are organic, spontaneous orders in education to ensure that education is available to anyone and at the right price,” Nino said. “UT is affordable for the most part, but it could be much cheaper if it was operating under a legitimate free market system.” Campus Candy Yogurt Bar and Stein’s T-shirt campaign will go to fund the Tuleeni Orphanage in Tanzania. According to Stein’s financial records, all of the money raised in the past has already been utilized to begin the construction of the new facility. Before her most recent trip over winter break, she helped raise $2,500 for the purchase and remodeling of a new moving truck, she said. Stein said simply having the moving truck ready for use will make their work easier this summer. “Since I was young, I always wanted to change the world,” Stein said. “For the longest time, my heart has been attached to Africa.” Campus Candy Yogurt Bar general manager Sierra Murray said the company is eager to support Stein’s fundraiser. “We usually have organizations approach us to take part in profit sharing,” Murray said. “But I was blown away to have an individual approach me about this cause.” Partnering with Hugs for T.UG., a charitable foundation created for the construction of buildings and schools in Tanzania and Uganda, Stein hopes her efforts, as well as those of her partners, will be able to give basic necessities to those living in poor conditions. Stein said her goal is not to promote any religious values to the children, but to provide general humanitarian relief. “The way they live their lives is fine,” Stein said. “We just want to go in and try to make things easier on the families.” For example, Stein said providing washing machines is not meant to force change upon their daily routines, but rather allows them to spend less time worrying about chores and more time together as a family. Stein said she believes it is amazing to provide financial support for the orphans and is looking forward to moving to Tanzania and spending her time working for the children. “Because their parents are constantly working, I will be there to provide another source of love for those kids,” Stein said. “These kids are amazing kids, but they were unfortunately born into a life that deprives them of certain opportunities that we take for granted here.” “I don’t think it’s a good idea,” Foster said. “We do have some kids who think it’s a great opportunity for them, but it’s definitely not something we encourage.” Despite concerns from the University regarding high school students attending, nursing freshman Morgan Thompson said she had a positive Roundup experience as a high school senior that increased her excitement about life at UT. “A lot of people from neighboring high schools went,” she said. “I got to know a lot of my best friends from it — I got to see the social aspect of UT and I think it definitely prepared me for rush.” Mechanical engineering junior Ryan Sisak participated in Roundup last year and said he sees why UT wants to prevent the attendance of high school students. “It’s probably not appropriate for high school kids,” he said. “It’s a good experience but I could understand why they wouldn’t want high schoolers to go because of all the alcohol and things like that.” Meg Milosevich, finance junior and Panhellenic member, said she doesn’t think the letter will have the desired effects. “I think it’s such a big recruitment time for sororities and fraternities that there’s no way to stop people from coming,” she said. “I understand the liability issues, but a letter from UT won’t stop students from attending.” Need to have your wisdom teeth removed? 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The law takes effect June 7, but opponents on multiple fronts are already preparing to fight. Guatemala considers legalizing drugs in face of organized crime GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s president said Monday that the U.S. inability to deal with its drug consumption problem is leaving Central America with no option but to consider legalizing drugs. President Otto Perez Molina said he wants a consensus before going forward with the idea for the region, which has become a major transit points for U.S.-bound drugs from South America and has been overrun by organized crime and Mexican drug cartels. “We’re bringing the issue up for debate. Today’s meeting is intended to strengthen our methods of fighting organized crime. But if drug consumption isn’t reduced, the problem will continue,” Perez Molina said after a security meeting with El Salvador President Mauricio Funes. Funes said he too is willing to consider legalization. Washington strongly opposes the idea. Compiled from Associated Press reports Susan Walsh | Associated Press President Barack Obama speaks about the “Community College to Career Fund” and his 2013 budget on Monday at Northern Virginia Community College Obama unveils new budget By Martin Crustinger The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is sending Congress a new budget that seeks to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade through cuts in government spending and higher taxes on the wealthy. At the same time, he wants to boost spending in key areas such as transportation and education. The spending blueprint is certain to spark an election-year battle with Republicans, who are vowing to oppose Obama’s tax hikes. They contend the president is not doing enough to attack a dangerous deficit problem. In a fact sheet previewing the budget, the administration sought to cast the debate as a battle to protect the middle class following decades of eroding security and a deep recession. “We must transform our budget from one focused on speculating, spending and borrowing to one constructed on the solid foundation of educating, innovating and building,” the administration said. Obama was scheduled to speak Monday morning to students at Northern Virginia Community College to highlight the budget’s education initiatives. While administration officials defended the plan as a balanced approach, Republicans attacked the effort for failing to do more to restrain the deficit, which Obama had promised in 2009 to cut in half by the end of his first term. “We’re taking responsibility for dealing with the drivers of our debt,” Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House budget Committee, said Sunday. “Medicare is going bankrupt.” Obama’s spending plan for the budget year that begins Oct. 1 projects a deficit for this year of $1.33 trillion. That would mean four straight years of trillion-dollar-plus deficits. Obama, as he has in the past, also proposed eliminating tax deductions the wealthy receive and would also put in place a rule named for billionaire Warren Buffett that would seek to make sure that households making more than $1 million annually pay at least 30 percent of their income in taxes. Obama would also impose a new $61 billion tax over 10 years on big banks aimed at recovering the costs of the financial bailout and providing money to help homeowners facing foreclosure on their homes. It would raise $41 billion over 10 years by eliminating tax breaks for oil, gas and coal companies and claims significant savings from ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Embassy bombings point fingers at Iran By Josef Federman and Ravi Nessman The Associated Press NEW DELHI — Israel blamed Iran on Monday for bomb attacks on its diplomats’ cars in India and Georgia, heightening concerns that the Jewish state was moving closer to striking its archenemy. Iran denied responsibility for the attacks that appeared to mirror the recent killings of Iranian nuclear scientists that Tehran blamed on Israel. The blast in New Delhi set a car ablaze and injured four people, including an Israeli Embassy driver and a diplomat’s wife; the device in Georgia was discovered and safely defused. “Iran is behind these attacks and it is the largest terror exporter in the world,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told lawmakers from his Likud Party. The violence added further tension to one of the globe’s most contentious standoffs. Iran has been accused of developing a nuclear weapons program that Israel says threatens the existence of the Jewish state. Tehran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only. Comments by Israeli officials in recent weeks have raised fears Israel might be preparing to strike Iranian nuclear facilities. While Israel says it hopes that international sanctions can curb Iran’s nuclear program, leaders pointedly note that “all options are on the table” and have warned that as Iran moves closer to weapons capability, time is running out for action. Fear ing an Israeli attack could set off a conflict across the region and send oil prices skyrocketing, U.S. and other Western countries have been pressing Israel to give sanctions more time. Israeli military analyst Reuven Pedatzur said Monday’s action was unlikely to have any bearing on whether Israel attacks Iran, calling it an “isolated incident” with rather low impact. The attackers in India and Georgia appeared to have used “sticky bombs” attached to cars by magnets, similar to weapons used against Iran’s nuclear officials. Netanyahu said Israel had thwarted attacks in recent months in Azerbaijan and Thailand and unspecified other countries. “In all those cases, the elements behind these attacks were Iran and its protege, Hezbollah,” Netanyahu said, referring to Iran’s Lebanese proxy. He vowed to “act with a strong hand against international terror.” Israeli media reported that the government blamed Iran based on prior intelligence and that security officials feared this could be the start of a wave of attacks against Israeli targets overseas. Iranian officials rejected Netanyahu’s accusation. “This accusation is within the Zionist regime’s psychological war against Iran,” the official IRNA news agency quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast as saying. “The Zionist regime, due to repeated crimes against humanity, is the main party accused of terrorist activities,” he said. 4Tuesday, February 14, 2012 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Viviana Aldous, Editor-in-Chief | (512) 232-2212 | editor@dailytexanonline.com OPINION OVERVIEW The war of the maps As the Republican presidential primary somehow continues to smolder, the continuing redistricting battle between the state of Texas and various Texas minority advocacy groups is making Texas voters less and less relevant to the result. Despite a court-mandated negotiation over the weekend, the two groups still cannot reconcile their dierences, leaving the April 3 primary date looking increas- ingly unlikely, according to e Dallas Morning News. e war of the maps has raged since the moment they were passed by the Legislature last spring. At this point, both sides have won vari- ous skirmishes: Minority groups won an early victory when a three- member panel of federal judges in San Antonio drew a set of interim maps that redressed their grievances, but the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously vindicated the attorney general’s position that those in- terim maps went too far and ordered that the panel try again. Of course, collateral damage is oen worse than ocial casualties. e ght has cost Texas taxpayers at least $1.4 million so far in a year that has seen dramatic cuts to public education and health care services in Texas, according to e Dallas Morning News. Splitting the primary, a move that would secure the April 3 date for casting presidential ballots but delay all other primaries, could cost the state up to $15 million. e revised maps were drawn with an eye to shoring up incumbent seats, but according to a number of Hispanic and African-American advocacy groups in Texas, they also had the eect of diluting minor- ity voting power. Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 makes this illegal and requires that states that have a history of discrimi- natory voting laws clear any changes to voting procedures with the federal government. e original maps are the subject of an ongoing lawsuit in Washington, D.C., pursuant to this provision, but a deci- sion on their legality is not expected for at least a month. A compromise proposed by the attorney general last week satis- ed some groups but le others with the desire to keep ghting. In the meantime, Texans are missing out on playing a prominent role on the national stage. Irrespective of which side ends up winning, the continued confusion and spending should serve as a clear sign that legislators should make cleaning up the redistricting process — perhaps by creating a separate committee to handle it — a priority during their next session. Attend the Student Government debate The Daily Texan editor will moderate the Student Govern- ment executive alliance candidate debate at 7 p.m. Monday in the Student Activity Center auditorium. If you have questions you’d like us to ask the candidates, send your questions via email to editor@dailytexanonline.comor Twitter @DTeditorial, hashtag SGdebate by 3 p.m. Monday. The benets of the camping ban By Stephen McGarvey Daily Texan Columnist UT’s Faculty Council met recently to discuss a new policy that prohibits camping on University property. While some would argue that not being able to camp on a university’s grounds is simple common sense, many have criticized UT for the decision, believing that it impedes protesting. is argument is unfounded, however, and the policy will do far more to help the campus than hurt it. It is true that UT has a long and proud tradition of protest, and this is a tradition that needs to be encouraged. roughout history, Longhorns have protested everything from segregation to tuition increases to departmental injustices without camping. ere is much to be said on the value of students’ opinions being heard, but in the past, students did not need to be perched in tents to prove their points. Such a move would have little eect anyway because no one is around to hear protesters complain at night. Comparisons have been made to the Occupy Wall Street movement — and given the timing, this is understandable — but this is a comparison of apples and oranges. If anything, the Occupy movement lost credibility because of its protesters’ camping at Zuccotti Park. What was once a noble movement with an admirable cause quickly devolved into a disorganized mob. When a place is advertised as a place to camp out with food and water, it can only be expected that this would become a magnet for the homeless. Unfortunately, it is possible to expect the same thing to happen at UT. Imagine for a moment if UT were not allowed to oust people from camping on its grounds. e homeless population near campus could migrate to the school lawns and little could be done to stop it. e beautiful Main Mall and view of the Tower would be obscured by tents and litter. e protesters would be a nuisance to students on the way to class. e campus would become more dangerous at night, and every game of late-night Frisbee would be obstructed by those camping there. at is not what this University needs. While students have a right to protest, UT has a right to protect its property as well. Ideally, protesters would nd a way to selectively allow themselves to camp while disallowing the homeless to live in the same locales. However, such a policy would be both discriminatory and impossible to enforce. A maximum time limit of days to camp could be set, but then the protesters could again cry foul, arguing that such measures were designed solely to stop their protests. Protest is good, and protest should not be discouraged or made more difcult. Students’ history of protesting injustices will assuredly continue regardless of whether people are allowed to camp overnight. Students may still rally, and with a small bit of organization, they could even arrange shis so they can protest 24 hours a day, seven days a week. But please, for the sake of the campus, the students and the integrity of the protests themselves, let’s leave the tents and camping out of it. McGarvey is a business honors freshman. COUNTDOWN TO THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT CANDIDATE DEBATE 6 days COUNTDOWN TO THE FIRST DAY OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS 15 days Illustration by Stephanie Eisner | Daily Texan Staff Aligning health issues with political grievances By Kayla Oliver Daily Texan Columnist Amid a Republican-led federal investigation into Planned Parenthood, earlier this month Susan G. Komen for the Cure — the nation’s largest private breast cancer research group — pulled its funding from Planned Parenthood according to a new company policy that prohibits the foundation from donating to groups under investigation. e ensuing media restorm prompted the reinstatement of funding a few days later and the resignation of Karen Handel, Komen’s senior vice president for public policy and the obstinately conservative former Georgia gubernatorial candidate. e top executives in the two organizations represent and promote polarized political views. CBS reports that, according to Handel, the conservative-led Komen has debated its stance on Planned Parenthood for two years . Komen ocials were uneasy aer some Roman Catholic groups urged their members to stop donating to Komen due to its support of Planned Parenthood, Handel told CBS. Clearly, breast cancer screenings are not the issue here. It seems that no matter how many devastating illnesses and cancer-related deaths that Planned Parenthood prevents, religiously motivated conservatives will vilify the group as long as it continues to perform even a single abortion. It also appears that Komen, though highly commendable and crucial in the ght against breast cancer, will continue to pander to such forces. e ideological battle rages on, as pundits and activists paint both groups as wild caricatures with little or no regard to the truth. Certainly, Planned Parenthood doesn’t skirt the abortion issue. In fact, its annual report to donors boasts that the nonprot women’s and reproductive health organization prevents more than half a million unwanted pregnancies each year. About half of its total patients are women ages 18 to 25. You do the math. Uncomfortable though it may be to admit, the statistics demonstrate that Planned Parenthood has performed plenty of abortions for college students over the years. Seemingly stupeed by the A-word, many across the political spectrum forget that Planned Parenthood provides comprehensive women’s and reproductive health services. Long a champion of women’s rights and responsible sexual education, the organization is hardly the relentless engine of murder that some pro-life activists claim that it is. Despite Planned Parenthood’s reputation as the single largest provider of legal abortions in America, abortions account for only 3 percent of the services that it provides. e vast majority of patients come for STD testing and prevention and contraception, with about 15 percent of its services going to cancer screening and prevention. However, Planned Parenthood and its supporters should remember that Komen has no obligation to donate to any specic group. If the abortion stigma surrounding Planned Parenthood is too strong for Komen to stomach, it reserves the right to place its funding elsewhere. Conversely, Komen’s supporters should not vilify Planned Parenthood for a single one of the services it provides. If Komen’s true mission is to prevent and cure breast cancer, perhaps Planned Parenthood, which performs almost 1 million breast cancer screenings every year, is a good candidate for donations. Certainly, the top Komen executives lean toward the right, and Planned Parenthood leaders sway leward, but both organizations and their supporters should make stronger eorts to separate political agendas from women’s health. To equate the two concerns undermines the gravity and urgency of real health issues, such as breast cancer, by aligning them with mundane political grievances. Oliver is an English and sociology freshman. LEGALESE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. 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 submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. news Tuesday, February 14, 2012 5 news Tuesday, February 14, 2012 5 Website, campus group to help raise awareness for nonprofits in schools. Shila Farahani Daily Texan staff Signatures collected for sex ed petition By Sylvia Butanda Daily Texan Staff Austin is showing some love for nonprofit organizations this week as part of the first Love Austin Week created by Snoball.com, starting Monday with dog treat sales for the Austin Pets Alive! organization. Snoball.com is an Austin-based, nationwide company with an on- line platform to help more than 1.7 million nonprofit organizations and charities. Love Austin Week was created with the work of nonprofits and charities in mind by Snoball.com and will feature an organization each day this week. The website has organized events for each featured nonprofit organization all week. The website’s goal is to make donating easy through social networking sites such as Twitter and Face- book, where people can join in and “snowball” into a larger effort to help those organizations, said Don Vanderslice, community director for Snoball.com. “The idea is giving socially to a charity so the charity is able to focus its energy on the work they feel compelled to do or the causes they feel passionate about, instead of using their time to raise money,” Vanderslice said. Monday’s Austin Pets Alive! donation events included selling doggie biscuits at several coffee shops and restaurants around the city. All proceeds went directly to the animal group, Vanderslice said. Three locations in the city will continue to sell doggie biscuits throughout Love Austin Week — Austin Java, Uncle Billy’s and Ski Shores Café. In the morning, multiple adoption centers were set up in downtown’s Second Street district in order to promote APA! and its mission. Love Austin Week will continue promoting organizations today with the Trail Foundation that beautifies the running trail around Lady Bird Lake for Austinites. The event will be a social run on the Lady Bird Lake Vanderslice said. “We just want to raise awareness for the Trail Foundation and the work they do,” he said. “There will also be health and wellness nonprofits present that will be getting the word out about what they do.” Vanderslice said the whole purpose of Love Austin Week is to focus on promoting Austin-based nonprofit organizations. “We believe in the work of nonprofits and charities and the work they do is important and focused on changing their corners of the world,” Vanderslice said. “This is a real practical way for us to help highlight the work of particular non profits in our city and also to actually help them out in some of their causes.” Austin Pets Alive! spokeswoman Melissa Miller said the organization is thrilled to be a part of Love Austin Week because it helps increase the volunteer basis of many nonprofits in Austin that are doing great work. “As a private, nonprofit organization, we rely on the assistance of caring and hardworking volunteers in all of our programs,” Miller said. “Volunteers who work directly with animals can increase an animal’s chances of adoption by providing additional human contact and volunteers also help us inform the community of the aims and objects of Austin Pets Alive!.” The Longhorn Pets Alive! group WHAT: The world’s shortest Long Distance Run: A Benefit for the Trail Foundation WHERE: City Hall Plaza WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 14 12-1p.m. WHAT: education and Hope: A Benfit for Overton elementary school WHERE: At Overton elementary WHEN: wednesday, Feb. 15. 9 a.m. 2 p.m. WHAT: AIDs services of Austin: Benefitting AIDs services of Austin WHERE: AIDs services of Austin WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 16 WHAT: Love Austin nonprofit Happy Hour WHERE: Center61 WHEN: Friday, Feb. 17 5 p.m. -7 p.m. holds events and fund raisers on campus for the city-wide organization, said Longhorn Pets Alive! president Corina Trevino. “When I helped found the organization we believed UT was an untapped resource of volunteers for such an amazing place like Austin Pets Alive!,” Trevino said. By Samuel Liebl Daily Texan Staff Free condoms fashioned to resemble roses greeted UT students walking down the Drag Monday. The student chapter of the Texas Freedom Network stood in the rain to equip students for safe sex on Valentine’s Day and to register support for comprehensive sex education, which includes information about safe-sex methods and abstinence. TFN collected signatures for a petition addressed to state lawmakers that advocates comprehensive sex education. Bills that would implement comprehensive sex education have been introduced into the Texas Legislature, but have failed to pass, said Carisa Lopez, a TFN member and government junior. Lopez said comprehensive sex education would improve the financial and sexual health of Texas. “Texas spends more than a billion dollars every year in welfare to support mothers and their children,” she said. “Comprehensive sex-ed would not teach kids to have sex. It would just teach them how to be more safe from STIs, HIV and unintended pregnancy if they do choose to have sex.” The current abstinence-only education policy has failed, said Katherine Eyberg, a TFN member and Spanish senior. “STI and pregnancy rates show that the current sex education in high schools is not working,” she said. The current policy also misinforms high school students about the risks of contraception, Eyberg said. “There’s false information out about condom ineffectiveness,” she said. “Students are told that condoms fail 15 percent of the time, but when used correctly and consistently condoms only fail 2 percent of the time.” Eyberg said she feels betrayed by the abstinence-only education she received at her high school. “I graduated from a public school where sex education consisted of an abstinence speaker that came in one day and told us that if we had sex we would die and we were encouraged to sign purity pledges,” Eyberg said. “When I came to UT, I found that there was a better way of teaching sexual health concepts that’s more inclusive, more informative. I felt robbed because of the discrepancy between what I learned in high school and what I learned in college.” Gulielma Fager, health education coordinator for University Health Services, said UHS shares TFN’s goal of providing information and condoms. “University Health Services works to empower all stu- The Texas Freedom Network (TFN) handed out condoms in the shape of roses Monday afternoon on Guadalupe Street to promote safe sex education. TFN hopes to pressure lawmakers to support bills in favor of introducing comprehensive sex education dents to make the sexual choices that are right for them, including the choice not to have sex,” Fager said. “For those students who do choose to have sex, we help them reduce the risk of unintended pregnancy and STIs by offering free condoms both at UHS and through our campus distribution and offering classes and workshops about contraception and safer sex.” Fager said making condoms readily available is especially important for students’ sexual health. “Not having a condom when they want one is the main reason college students don’t use condoms consistently,” she said. “If you choose to have sex, the best way to decrease the risk of unplanned pregnancy and STIs is to use a condom.” Providing contraception at universities has become a major national issue recently as religious institutions have protested President Barack Obama’s requirement that employers provide insurance coverage for contraceptives, but Eyberg said sex education reform should not create a political divide. “Human sexuality is a universal behavior,” Eyberg said. “Whether you’re a Republican or Democrat, you need to figure out what sex is, whether you’re going to have it and how you’re going to protect yourself.” Shannon Kintner | Daily Texan staff Lindsay Henderson, an adoption counselor at Austin Pets Alive!, takes a dog out of its cage Monday morning. 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After the enactment of a new city policy, protest- ers must abide by a curfew, forcing occupy Austin to form a new strategy. Shannon Kintner Daily Texan staff Occupy protesters evicted, curfew imposed By Kayla Jonsson Daily Texan Staff Occupy Austin and City Hall are reassessing tactics and regrouping after the eviction of the protest Feb. 3. A new city policy enacting a curfew at City Hall between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. and banning tents and sleeping bags from the grounds has forced Occupy Austin to change its strategy, protester Dave Cortez said. The movement now meets in front of City Hall every day from 6-10 p.m. in what Cortez said is a more spirited meeting. “After the Feb. 3 eviction there was an outpour of phone calls and emails from people wanting to know what they could do to help,” Cortez said. “There have been about 100 people at the last few meetings and that is more than we were getting before.” Cortez said protesters took pictures of the police forcing them off City Hall grounds on Feb. 3, put them on the Occupy Austin website and made them into posters to spark more attention from those who might not know about the eviction. “We were met that night by two Capital Metro buses full of police wearing helmets and holding shields, batons and guns,” Cortez said. “We blew those pictures up so everyone could see. People don’t like to see the police like that.” Occupy protesters have grievances with City Hall because of their disregard for public policy, Cortez said. “City Hall is not a park so there cannot be a curfew,” he said. “We were run off the premises without a vote by City Council or the people or anything.” Jason Alexander, executive assistant director for the deputy attorney general, said City Hall has cleaned up during the week that protesters have not been there 24 hours a day. He said there was an influx of protesters in the most recent days after the eviction but each day there seem to be fewer and fewer. “I can definitely say we have not had any problems since they have left,” Alexander said. “From a business perspective things are going as usual.” Alexander said City Hall is assessing the permanent damage left by the four month encampment to determine what needs repair and how much it will cost. “We don’t know all of the official damage yet but I’m pretty sure the flower beds and vegetation have been trampled, the bathrooms have been vandalized and there are stains on the steps which may require re-stoning,” Alexander said. Austin Police Department assistant chief Raul Munguia said there are no longer any APD officers related to Occupy Austin at City Hall, which will in turn save Austin taxpayer money. “City Hall security and staff enforce the rules,” Munguia said. “If someone does not follow the rules, city staff can and will ask the violator to comply. If there is a refusal to follow the rules, city staff can issue a criminal trespass warning. Once the warning has been issued, the violator can be Midwest militia group accused of conspiracy to kill an officer By Ed White The Associated Press DETROIT — Displaying guns, vests and other military gear, a prosecutor told jurors Monday that members of a Midwest militia were willing “to go to war” in an extraordinary plot to kill a police officer as a springboard to a broader rebellion against the U.S. government. Some of the evidence was placed directly in front of the jury box as trial opened for seven members of a group called Hutaree, who are charged with conspiring to commit sedition as well as weapons crimes. Still, defense attorneys dismissed any talk by the defendants as little more than fantasy and equated the group more to a “social club” than a militia. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Graveline said the anti-government Hutaree was looking for some type of conflict to trigger an attack — maybe a traffic stop, a search warrant or a dispute between authorities and another militia. “They wanted to start an armed confrontation. ...The war to them meant patriots rising up against the government,” said Graveline, who held up automatic weapons and other items seized after nine people were arrested in southern Michigan, Indiana and Ohio in March 2010. The defendants are accused of conspiring to someday ambush and kill a police officer, then attack the funeral procession with explosives and trigger a broader revolt against the U.S. government. Graveline showed the jury a video clip of leader David Stone declaring, “Welcome to the revolution.” The government placed an undercover agent inside the Hutaree and also had a paid informant. More than 100 hours of audio and video ic plan to do any harm to anyone in authority. Todd Shanker, attorney for David Stone Jr., acknowledged there are “offensive statements” on the recordings but said the words were “almost fantasy” made among people who were comfortable with each other. “These are extreme charges. ... They are going to fail, and they are going to fail miserably,” Shanker said. William Swor, attorney for David Stone, said his client was a firm believer in the Bible’s Book of Revelation and the coming of an “anti-Christ.” “The anti-Christ as David Stone understands it will come from overseas, and the troops of the anti- Christ will take over America. That is the resistance that David Stone was preparing for,” Swor said. He told jurors the government was displaying weapons in court to “make you afraid.” Swor said members lived hand-to-mouth and couldn’t even afford transportation to a regional militia meeting in Kentucky, a trip that wasn’t completed because of bad winter weather. He said it was the undercover agent who supplied the van, gas and a secret camera that captured Stone on video. “There is a lot of talk and no action whatsoever. ... You will have to decide whether this is a real conspiracy or David Stone exercising his God-given right to blow off steam and open his mouth,” Swor said. Of the original nine defendants, Joshua Clough of Blissfield, Mich., is the only one to make a deal with prosecutors. He pleaded guilty in December to illegal use of a firearm, faces a mandatory five-year prison sentence and could be called as a witness to testify for the government. Besides the Stones, the other defendants are Tina Mae Stone and Cactus Yearbook is soliciting nominations for its Outstanding Student and Cactus Goodfellow Awards. For your convenience, we have placed the nomination forms online at: www.cactusyearbook.com. 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KRISTOF continues from PAGE 1 rights topics. he purchased two young Cambodi-order to help the public understand this over the years since I first went Plan II invited him to speak at the an women in order to remove them that the domestic market for human to Cambodia, I have seen that raisevent because of his relevant work in from a brothel he visited in the bor-trafficking is just as prevalent as the ing awareness on this issue makes an exposing human trafficking and hu-der town of Poipet, he said. market overseas. Pimps often use enormous amount of difference.” man rights issues as a whole, said “In a sense I was exploiting those online trading sites such as backpage. Matt Valentine, program co- Phillip Dubov, alumni relations and girls for their stories, and so many com to advertise their women and ordinator for the Joynes Reading development specialist for the Plan II other visitors were exploiting them,” girls, he said. Room, said Kristof’s coverage of hu- Honors Program. Kristof said. “I knew I was telling “It was surprising how much man trafficking has brought signifi “The Liz Carpenter Lectureship their stories, and I didn’t want just [Kristof] talked about the domes-cant publicity to the issue of human is a very high-profile lecture series,” to walk off and benefit myself with tic side of [human trafficking],” said rights both overseas and in the Unit- Dubov said. “Liz Carpenter was the these columns and leave them to die Emily Ling, Lyndon B. Johnson ed States, and his work is valuable in secretary to Lady Bird Johnson, and of AIDS.” School of Public Affairs alumna. “His educating those who would not or- she was a dynamic and interest-Kristof said sex trafficking in the mention of the fact that it was mostly dinarily be exposed to information ing person. We’ve had a lot of inter-U.S. is also prevalent and laws are be-American girls here and not foreign about the issue. esting people over the years and we coming more effective at reducing girls was really educational for me.” “It’s a difficult topic for people wanted to bring in someone who it. Police are beginning to target cli-Despite the amount of injustice to read about, but people do read is very high-profile and current in ents and pimps instead of prostitutes, Kristof has witnessed firsthand, he about it in Kristof ’s column because the news.” a changing dynamic that is making remains hopeful about the future and he approaches it with a sort of real- Kristof spoke about his experienc-positive advances in fighting human said he encourages education and ism, and also with optimism,” Vales in east Asian brothels, particularly trafficking, he said. raising awareness about the issue. entine said. “I think he does en- in Cambodia, and the types of injus-Kristof said he feels a responsibil-“I think that there’s a tendency vision an end to human trafficktice currently taking place overseas. ity to raise awareness about traffick-to think that this is sad and hope-ing. It’s a very responsible form of He gained distinction in 2004 when ing in the U.S., as well as abroad, in less,” Kristof said. “In reporting about advocacy journalism.” Q&A with Nicholas Kristof Editor’s Note: The Daily Texan sat down with Nicholas Kristof before his talk on human trafficking Monday night for a Q-and-A. The Daily Texan: On social me-better job ourselves [in the U.S.]. dia such as Facebook and Twitter, you’re actively engaging with your DT: What do you see in the fureaders. How does that change the ture of human trafficking injustice, way you practice journalism? both domestically and abroad? Nicholas Kristof: I’m not sure it Kristoff: I think there is a certain makes the reporting part of what I amount of progress on both fronts. do that different. But in journalism, Other countries are being named I’d say it’s really more of a way to get and shamed into trying to do their young people in particular to pay job, and I think domestically pros- attention to issues that I care about. ecutors are trying to go after the pimps and johns more and that re- DT: How do you report inter-ally changes the dynamic. national and domestic issues differently, and how do you decide DT: How do you make sure what’s important to people here in your reporting is accurate when the United States? you’re interviewing people about Kristof: I do care a lot about in-events that occurred while you ternational and human rights issues, weren’t in their country? but I also know that if every column Kristoff: You want to be real- I wrote was about those issues, then ly sure that you’re getting the true my poor readers would just tune backstory, and people do really have out. So it does require some balance a tendency to exaggerate. Good between issues that are off the agen-people exaggerate as well as bad da but are important and issues that people, and so as much as possible are already on the agenda. verify with other people and just get a sense that it’s really credible. DT: You’ve done a significant amount of research on human DT: As student journalists, trafficking and human rights in what can we do that profession- general. How did that get started? als can’t? Kristof: It started, really, with me Kristof: It’s the way you can make reporting in Cambodia. It just kind a difference. There’s a difficult trade- of blew me away what I saw, and off in that you want to make a difthen as I reported on trafficking in-ference overall, but a lot of what you ternationally, it became clear to me end up doing is just slogging and that we didn’t really have the mor-reporting things that don’t particual authority to tell other countries larly affect social justice or anything to clean up their act unless we did a like that, but it’s news. FEBRUARY 22ND 2012 GREGORY GYM PLAZA TIME TO BET ON SOME AWESOME HOUSING at the... Come and enjoy free food, sign up for giveaways and see allthe housing options available around campus and in Austin! CONTACT US Carter Goss Broadcast Manager & Sponsorships P 512.475.6721 E cartergoss@mail.utexas.edu FOR MORE INFORMATION visit us at WWW.UTEXAS.EDU/TSM ................................................................................................................................ TEXASSTUDENTMEDIAHOUSING FAIRDAILY TEXAN2012 SIMPLE BILLS SPORTSTuesday, February 14, 2012 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Sameer Bhuchar, Sports Editor | (512) 232-2210 | sports@dailytexanonline.com SPORTSTuesday, February 14, 2012 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Sameer Bhuchar, Sports Editor | (512) 232-2210 | sports@dailytexanonline.com ENTER NOWDODGEBALL TOURNEY COMPETING STARTS HERE 8www.utrecsports.org ENTER NOWDODGEBALL TOURNEY COMPETING STARTS HERE www.utrecsports.org Pair of Longhorns pursuing Olympic dreams By Rachel Thompson Daily Texan Staff Olympic dreams have long been in the making for swimming stars Karlee Bispo and Laura Sogar, but they aren’t letting the looming trials cramp their style in the pool during collegiate competition. Bispo, a senior, and Sogar, a junior, are two of the women’s top contenders for spots on the Olympic team, among a group of other teammates who qualified for trials. “Every young swimmer wants to go to the Olympics and I’ve always sort of had that dream,” Sogar said. Bispo said she feels the trials will take place at an appropriate time in her career. “It’s always been a dream,” she said of making the Olympic team. “I feel like I was kind of lucky having my first Olympic trials before I came to college and the next trials after four years of training in college, so I’m really excited to see the progress I’ve made and just really excited to be up there and contend for a spot.” Bispo is an 11-time All-American and 15-time Big 12 champion. The northern California native was also the 2011 Big 12 Conference’s Women’s Swimmer of the Year with top times in the 100 and 200 freestyles as well as the 400 and 800 free relays and the 400 medley relay. While she played a multitude of sports as a child, Bispo said she was naturally drawn to swimming. “I would swim laps on my own WOMEN’S GOLF Andrea Jiminez | Daily Texan Staff Senior Nicole Vandermade, lining up a putt, leads Texas at 2-over-par (146) through two days at the UCF Challenge, seven strokes behind the lead. Horns hoping to bounce back in tourney’s last day By Blake McAdow Daily Texan Staff Despite unusually wintry conditions in Sorrento, Fla., Texas finds itself in the middle of the pack after the second of three rounds of the UCF Challenge. In Texas’ first tournament in over three months, it didn’t take long to shake the rust off for senior Nicole Vandermade and the rest of the Longhorns. Texas ended the first round shooting four-over-par (292) in a tie for sixth place out of the 18 teams who played Sunday. Coming off her first collegiate win in November, Vandermade was one of only 12 players on Sunday to shoot under par, posting a one-under-par (71), showing she FOOTBALL Normally prolific, first Junior Day nets no commitments despite many offers By Lauren Giudice Daily Texan Columnist Mack Brown and his staff are known for nabbing commitments early in the recruiting process. Sunday was Texas’ first junior day of 2013. The day ended with no commitments. Although scholarships were Elisabeth Dillon | Daily Texan Staff Senior Karlee Bispo, an 11-time All-American and 15-time Big 12 champion, is setting her sights on this summer’s Olympic Games in London. Bispo, who competed in five events in the 2008 Olypmic trials, also holds six school records and was named 2011 Big 12 Women’s Swimmer of the Year. when I was eight and begged my dad to let me join the team,” she said. “Now all my sisters swim, so it’s kind of become a family sport.” At UT, the competitive spirit amongst teammates is one thing Bispo says propels her forward as a swimmer. “The benefit of being on a col- can play with the best of them in any conditions. “For someone like Nicole, who is a very long hitter, it requires some patience and management,” said Texas head coach Martha Richards. “She’s gonna have to be patient and understand that she has an advantage, even though she’s not hitting driver off the tee every hole.” Currently ranked 15th nationally, the Longhorns hold the second- highest ranking in the field, only behind No. 3 Auburn. However, the Longhorns didn’t fare as well on Monday, shooting 14-over-par (306). After starting the day only four shots back of Baylor, the tournament’s leader after TOURNEY continues on PAGE 9 offered to 10 of the 12 prospects, none accepted — yet. Jake Raulerson remains Texas’ only commitment. The 6-foot5, 250-pound tackle also reported offers from Alabama, Auburn and Oklahoma. Should Texas be concerned? The Longhorns have had four consecutive top five finishes in the ESPNU class rankings — with getting commitments early in the process being a big part BASKETBALL Texas looks to extend win streak to four By Austin Laymance Daily Texan Staff The hallmark of a Rick Barnes team has always been a stifling defense. Now, two-thirds of the way through Big 12 play, the Longhorns are finally becoming a defensive menace. Texas has won three straight games on the strength of its swarming D. UT (16-9, 6-6) is allowing an average of 63 points during the streak, and the Longhorns visit Oklahoma tonight looking to pester another opponent. “The Texas defense looks very active, very aggressive with good size inside, terrific athletic ability on the perimeter and it all works well together,” said Sooners head coach Lon Kruger. “You have to be aggressive in attacking it, but that’s easier said than done. They are very good.” The Sooners, in contrast, rank last in the league in team defense (72.8 points per game). But that doesn’t mean the Longhorns are taking them lightly. “They have been like us; close on so many occasions,” Barnes said. “This time of year, every game is a huge game. You have to be ready to play; I don’t care who you’re playing. If you’re not [ready], you’re going to get beat.” The Longhorns are 6-1 in conference play when they hold their opponent under 69 points, and 0-5 when allowing more than that. Texas, though, has struggled to defend away from home. In of its success. With Jake Raulerson’s commitment, one would expect that other players would follow suit. Not this Sunday. Two years ago, 13 members of the Longhorns’ 2011 class committed within 48 hours of the first junior day. It is hard to pinpoint what the issue is. Texas’ struggles over the past two seasons are an obvious potential reason for the lack of immediate response. In addition, the coaching staff has gone through a lot of changes since the 5-7 2010 season. Changes in staff could mean a change in philosophy when it comes to recruiting. These changes could take time and it is only February. The class of 2012 is already different than what Texas fans would expect with two junior college transfers and an out of state quarter- Lawrence Peart | Daily Texan Staff Myck Kabongo, who played 23 minutes Saturday, prepares for a pass against Texas Tech. Kabongo has struggled with foul trouble recently. four road defeats, the Longhorns its first Big 12 road win. Barnes is have given up over 80 points finally getting all of his six rook- per game. ies up to speed on the defensive Still, Texas broke through last Monday against Texas A&M for KABONGO continues on PAGE 9 it will hit me a little harder, but right now, I’m just trying to enjoy every moment.” Bispo said while qualifying for the Olympic team won’t be an easy task, she has a clear plan of what she needs to do to nab a spot. SWIMMERS continues on PAGE 9 back, Connor Brewer. The lack of commitments could have something to do with other schools in the area revamping their recruiting. With Texas A&M heading to the SEC, the staff has been busy getting commitments. Houston head coach Kevin Sumlin recently got a commitment from defensive tackle Kerrick RECRUITING continues on PAGE 10 SIDELINE NCAAB (4) KANSAS KANSAS STATE (2) SYRACUSE (19) LOUISVILLE IOWA STATE (10) Baylor NBA CLIPPERS MAVERICKS TWEET OF THE WEEK “I feel like I spend more time in the cold than in my apartment #chowsocold #texasweather” Parker French @PFrench24 SPORTS BRIEFLY Knebel, Weiss among four Horns named preseason All-Americans After proving to be one of the nation’s finest freshmen in college baseball, Corey Knebel is being recognized for his potential to become one of the nation’s best players, regardless of class. Knebel, the Longhorns’ sophomore closer who tied Huston Street’s school record with 19 saves in 2011, was named a first- team preseason All-American by College Baseball Insider. Despite being lost for the season because of a shoulder injury that requires surgery, senior pitcher Sam Stafford was listed on CBI’s second team while sophomore third baseman Erich Weiss and junior pitcher Hoby Milner earned honorable mention accolades. Weiss led the Longhorns with a .348 batting average and 45 RBI last season while Milner posted a 7-4 record and 2.45 ERA a year ago. Knebel and Weiss were included on the preseason All-American teams compiled by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association with Knebel making the first team and Weiss listed on the third team. The NCBWA also has Knebel down as one of 45 candidates for the Stopper of the Year award. — Christian Corona lege team is that you have other people just as fast as you or faster than you, so just having the dynamic of all those different speeds helps our team a lot in training,” she said. “One of my favorite things is to be able to train with people I know are going to push me every day.” With the last regular meet before the Big 12 Championships behind her, Bispo will soon grapple with the fact that her time as a Texas swimmer is drawing to a close. “I don’t think it’s fully hit me that it’s my last meet,” she said. “I’m sure after everything is over, SPORTS Tuesday, February 14, 2012 9 SPORTS Tuesday, February 14, 2012 9 Elisabeth Dillon | Daily Texan Staff Three-time All-American Laura Sogar, the 2010 Big 12 Women’s Swimming and Diving Newcomer of the Year, will take another crack at making the Olympic cut after reaching the semifinal heat of the 100-meter backstroke and the finals in the 200-meter backstroke in the 2008 Olympic trials. SWIMMERS continues from PAGE 8 KABONGO continues from PAGE 8 end — an area where many freshmen struggle. “We’ve tried to put our most consistent defensive team on the floor to start the game,” Barnes said. “We’ve got a couple freshmen that are way ahead of the curve in Myck [Kabongo] and Julien [Lewis].” Lewis’ quick grasp of his defensive assignments is one reason the shooting guard has started 18 games. The freshman is third on the team with 26 steals, but is dealing with hamstring discomfort for over a week. “He wasn’t totally there [Saturday] but he went at it,” Barnes said. “If he can walk, he’s going to play.” If the hamstring limits Lewis tonight, look for Sheldon McClellan to see more time. McClel- Kabongo. The point guard has been prone to pick up early fouls that land him on the bench in the first half. Against Kansas State on Saturday, the freshman committed his second foul more than 90 feet away from the basket. “My job is to get us in the offense, and picking up silly fouls in the backcourt like that doesn’t help our team,” said Kabongo, who leads Texas with 127 assists. “I have to be a lot smarter with my fouls.” When Kabongo is not on the floor, the offensive becomes stagnant. He’ll have to avoid cheap fouls if the Longhorns want to keep their win streak alive. “We really need him in the game to get us going,” said leading scorer J’Covan Brown. lan has scored in double- digits in each of the last three games, and Barnes has praised his improvement on defense. While injuries have hampered Lewis at times, foul trouble is plaguing Date: Tuesday Time: 7 p.m. Place: Legacy Court (Norman, Oklahoma) On Air: Big 12 Network TOURNEY continues from PAGE 8 “I know that it’s really competitive,” she said. “The 200 free is probably my best shot, which is one of the most competitive races. I know I have to drop a couple of seconds to make the team, but that’s something I’m ready to do.” Similarly, teammate Sogar has an Olympic mentality and a clear vision of the challenge ahead. “It’s going to be really hard,” she said. “Breaststroke in America is really deep and there are only two spots. It’s going to be really hard, but I’m going to do everything I can to set myself up, so that I know when I leave trials I did everything in my power to give myself a shot at it.” Like Bispo, Sogar has an impressive resume of accomplishments in the water. A three-time All-American and five-time Big 12 Champion, Sogar also holds school records in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes. She was named Big 12 Conference Women’s Swimming and Diving Newcomer of the Year in 2010. Sogar said the Olympic trials have slightly altered the mentality of the team, bringing a focus on long-term goals. “There’s a different edge to everyone this year because it’s four years worth of dreams and hard work,” she said. “It’s a little bit more pressure because you really need to nail it this year. There’s no room for error.” Sogar said her teammates inspire her in and out of the water. “It’s a really cohesive group. There’s talent across classes, so it’s fun to have everyone working hard and pushing each other,” she said. “Freshmen are challenging the seniors, so we’re really excited to see the team come together.” For all her victories in individual races, Sogar said the closeness of the team is what she cherishes most about her swimming experience at UT. “The day-to-day is what I enjoy the most with these girls,” she said. “The girls on this team are my best friends. It really makes training enjoyable when you’re doing it with people close to you.” Head coach Kim Brackin said both girls embody similar work ethics and serve as leaders for their peers. “They both have that focus, that really driven sense of purpose when they’re here,” Brackin said. “I think they both have really high goals for themselves this year through NCAAs and at trials.” Brackin said the challenge ahead is a matter of mentality as the girls compete for spots on the Olympic team. “They do the little things right — both are doing all the right things physically,” she said. “The challenge for them will be mentally not beating themselves up, enjoying the ups and not taking the downs so seriously.” Both will strive to finish off their collegiate seasons with more wins, records and shaved-off times before extending their skills at Olympic trials this summer. day one, Texas struggled to make shots on the back nine, ending the day in 11th place, 29 shots back of Auburn, who is currently on top of the leaderboard. Individually, Texas is still in the hunt, with Vandermade only seven shots back of the leader while junior Madison Pressel is 10 shots off the pace. Ironically, Texas played much better on Sunday when temperatures were in the 30s and 40s and winds whirled the ball all over the course. “You just try to remind them that when it’s cooler out, the ball doesn’t go as far,” Richards said. “You have to remind them of the weather conditions so they don’t get frustrated and they just focus on the task at hand.” All five players scored better in the first round than the second round, but should have a fighting chance Tuesday for the final round. When asked what her ideal golf conditions would be, coach Richards simply said, “75 [degrees] and sunny.” Tuesday’s forecast calls for a high of 78 and sunny skies. Better clinic. Better medicine. Better world. Everybody counts on having safe, effective medicine for anything from the common cold to heart disease. 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It’ll help me in the long run because it won’t let me rely so much on my athletic ability.” He was going up for a windmill dunk in the layup line on Nov. 24, 2009 for the third-ranked Longhorns when he felt a pop in his right leg. “Honestly I don’t even know how I came down,” said Ward, who had started the first three games for Texas. “It was just a freak accident.” The injury required surgery and forced him to watch as the Longhorns rose to their first No. 1 ranking less than two months later. The Big 12 granted him a medical hardship waiver and the Montgomery native decided to transfer closer to home to be near his ailing mother Sharon — who he said has had two heart surgeries but is now doing well — after Auburn hired former UTEP coach Tony Barbee. Ward sat out last season and has two years of eligibility remaining. “He’s a fantastic player,” said Barbee, who recruited him out of high school. “His game has always been based around his ability to beat people. He was always athletic enough that he could finish when he beat people.” Ward struggled to convert drives in Tuesday night’s loss to Alabama, scoring just three points. It ended a three-game run when he made 27 of 32 free throws and averaged 17.7 points, nearly double his season average (9.3). Ward capped that hot streak by scoring a career-high 24 points and dishing out five assists in 29 minutes at Mississippi State. “It’s definitely strange that it’s brought some life to me,” Ward said. “Those couple of days have helped me rejuvenate my body.” Ward, who leads the Tigers (13-11) in assists, splits time at point guard with Josh Wallace and has come off the bench the last six games. He said his leg doesn’t hurt these days, but the pain flared up at times early in the season. He has spent two or three hours daily in the training room getting treatment, a big improvement from lengthy sessions that started at 6 a.m. during a medical redshirt year last season. 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Look at how Texas acquired Torshiro Davis. He had a verbal pledge with LSU for about a year until signing day when he decided to go to Texas. The recruiting process is fickle. But Texas’ lack of commitments will raise concerns about how strong the class of 2013 will be. Early signing has worked for Brown for many years and this change of pace could raise concerns. But, it is only February. It is not time to panic. Yet. RECRUITING continues from PAGE 8 Photo Courtesy of Buzz Cory Whitewright QB Tyrone Swoopes, one of 12 to attend Texas’ first Junior Day Sunday, racked up 3,661 total yards and 44 touchdowns last season. 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Making a Love Button What: Button making WHERE: Fine Arts Library and Life Sciences Library WHEN: 1-2p.m. (Life Sciences Library) 3 p.m. -4 p.m. (Fine Arts Li WEB: utexas.edu/know/events/ If you are extremely crammed for time, just plain broke and none of these ideas sound ap plicable, don’t fret quite yet. The Fine Arts Library and Life Sciences Library will be having button-making in their lobbies from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. today. It is a perfect pit stop between class. However, no guarantees that your significant other will at all be amused with a button that reads, “I Hearts Books and You.” WAR continues from PAGE 14 Hardy have a lived-in, quick-witted rapport that proves a solid foundation to build a film on. Unfortunately, as things become increasingly sour between the two, the film begins to rely on their chemistry with Witherspoon. While she plays well with others and none of her scenes are painful, Witherspoon’s character is too inconsistent to invest in, fluctuating between a romantically conflicted sympathetic figure and an emotionally manipulative witch a bit too frequently. McG also performs fairly admirably. He keeps the film moving at a fast clip and stages plenty of stylish action scenes. He also packs the soundtrack with classic rock and even slips in a fun “Goodfellas” homage. Even MEME continues from PAGE 14 day, when he realized it would not be possible to police inappropriate memes by himself. He said people have already sent him links to memes that were offensive and he took them down. Monroy was also surprised that several companies have offered sponsorships in exchange for advertisements on the page. Companies that Monroy would not identify have offered money in exchange for links or memes related to their company, but Monroy does not think he will accept any of if McG occasionally stumbles with a spastic, conspicuous editing style, his earnestness and enthusiasm for the project shine through. Many of the problems in “This Means War” can be traced back to its screenplay, which, with a few more drafts and some plot twists, could have built on its intriguing premise to make a much better film. Unfortunately, writers Timothy Dowling and Simon Kinberg created a film in which almost every plot beat for the rest of the film is predictable from the first 20 minutes. Is it possible that the baddie (Til Schweiger), Tuck and FDR fight in the opening sequence and will return for revenge? Once Tuck and FDR make rules concerning their relationship with Lauren, is there any chance they’ll break them all immediately? Even though it’s clear where the film is going, the ending has a much more significant problem. As the ro the sponsorships. “I don’t feel like I need sponsorships and I wasn’t really looking to get money out of the page. It was just for enjoying it,” Monroy said. Monroy said he owed the page’s popularity to the users who posted memes. “The page is really made out of the people that are in it,” he said. “I just created the page and that’s all. It just happened to grow.” However, Monroy said he does feel some satisfaction in creating the page. “To feel like you’ve made something that everyone is enjoying and having fun with is really good,” mantic conflict reaches a climax, “This Means War” becomes shockingly mean-spirited and cruel to its characters and then casts all the potential conflict stemming from the terrible things they’re doing to each other aside, having them reconcile all too easily. It’s disrespectful to the characters, to the film’s commitment to its premise and to the audience. And it leaves the film on a nasty, bitter note. “This Means War” is by no means a terrible film and a pretty ideal release for Valentine’s Day. It’ll make boatloads of money from the romantically inclined but will quickly fade from all of their collective memories before winding up a forgotten film in the $5 DVD bin at Wal-Mart. While that’s the destiny for many lackluster films, it’s a shame that this one has to join the ranks because with that cast, that concept and that director, it really could have been something special. Monroy said. Since UTexas Memes was created, other universities have also had their own memes page spin- offs, including Baylor Memes, OU Memes, Texas Tech Memes and Northwestern Memes. “It’s good they have that,” Monroy said. “If it grows, that’s pretty cool. 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Islands’ record evokes post-breakup emotion Project’s soundtrack shows broad mix of collaborations By Elijah Watson that have become a staple of seeped into the raw, aggres- Daily Texan Staff dubstep music blend seamless-sive sound that is a large comly with Manzarek’s church-or-ponent to the music he makes When documentary film-gan melodies and Krieger’s psy-now, seems to effortlessly unite maker Amir Bar-Lev first an-chedelic guitar. “Let’s kick ass,” rock with dubstep, allowing monounced his latest endeavor, says Manzarek confidently be-ments for both his spastic mon“ Re:Generation,” in October of fore the chorus makes an explo-ster sounds and The Doors’ last year, questions arose as to sive transition into the trade-laid-back psychedelic feel to how well the acclaimed direc-mark “drop” section found in shine. Same with Mark Ron- tor would be able to bring two most dubstep songs. son; “A La Modeliste,” the pro- separate genres together in or-“Wayfaring Stranger,” the ducer’s collaboration with Mos der to create something that collaboration between Pret-Def, Erykah Badu and Trom was both cohesive and enjoy-ty Lights, Leann Rimes and Dr. bone Shorty showcases Ronson’s able. Although the movie will Ralph Stanley, is one of the more eclectic musical background as not be released in the country compelling songs on the sound-he brings together dixieland jazz until Feb. 16 (those hoping to track. The gritty electronic fuzz with soul and funk. watch it in Austin will have to gives the song an eerie, somber “Re:Generation” does its job wait until South By Southwest), atmosphere, while the rever-and then some. It not only puts the documentary’s sound-berated, surf-rock guitar and the artist’s talents on display, track offers a glimpse into the finger-picked acoustic guitar but shows the potential be- work and creativity depicted in paint vibrant pictures of a 19th tween bringing together genres the film. century cowboy showdown. “I of music in a way that has nev “Re:Generation” features 10 am a poor wayfaring strang-er been done before. Hopeful- songs: Five original arrange-er / while journeying through ly, this will serve as a catalyst ments by the artists involved this world of woe,” sings Leann for future collaborations. Even and five remixes of those ar-Rimes in the distance, the if not, considering the soundrangements. The former is the strange combination of tum-track achieves its goal of high- most important part, show-bleweed country blending eas-lighting the beauty of intermincasing electronic sounds and ily with buzzy discordance and gling genres, “Re:Generation” ideas intermingling with jazz, mechanical percussion. is an enjoyable and an rap, classical, country and rock. The title song most embodies interesting listen. Each song reveals the artist’s what this whole musical project desire to challenge themselves is about. Acclaimed DJ Premier in a genre they are unfamiliar and rapper Nas tackle unchart with. Since each DJ/produc-ed territory by working with the CD REVIEW er tackles a different genre, the Berklee Symphony Orchestra to soundtrack remains captivating create an arrangement that puts until the very end, taking lis-the legendary MC’s lyrical exteners on an electronic-dabbled pertise to a challenge. “Composadventure in well under half an er, DJ Premier. Maestro, Sir Nas,” hour. The arrangements are a says the rapper courageousnear- perfect balance between ly, backed by staccato strings electronic samples and sounds and punchy percussion that will and acoustic instrumentation, bring to mind the production of with neither one overpowering Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA. Re:Generation the other unless a certain part Each collaborator and their of the song calls for it. respective genre is fitting; it’s not Genre: Electronic “Breakn’ a Sweat,” the collab-too unfamiliar that the arrange- oration between Skrillex and ments could be disastrous, but For fans of: Pretty Lights, remaining Doors members, it is challenging enough to put Mark Ronson Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek the artist’s creativity to the test. Website: regenerationmu and John Densmore, lights the For example, Skrillex, whose album’s fire. The seizure-in-past contributions to post-hard-sicproject.com/ ducing, dying-elephant sounds core act From First to Last have RINGO DEATHSTARR CACTUS PEACH WESTERN GHOST HOUSE SHIVERY SHAKES THESE ARE WORDS 29TH ST. BALLROOM AT SPIDER HOUSE (2908 FRUTH) ONLY $5 AT THE DOOR! KVRX PLEDGE DRIVE BENEFIT FRI FEB 17 DOORS AT 8 TEXASSTUDENTMEDIA2012 PLEDGE DRIVE: FEB. 6-20 SCAN AND DONATE NOW! By Elijah Watson Daily Texan Staff Indie rock group Islands has risen to prominence since it released its debut, Return to the Sea, in 2006. The group’s soft, melancholic sound compliments its name: wavy, reverberated guitars rock back and forth, swallowing a shore of softly-hit drums and crescendoing vocal harmonies. For Islands’ latest album, A Sleep & A Forgetting, leading man Nicholas Thorburn lays his love life on the line, resulting in one of the group’s most personal albums to date. Although Thorburn’s rise to indie success has been achieved through both Islands and indie rock supergroup Mister Heavenly, which features actor Michael Cera (the guy plays an instrument after all), it seems that not even the frontman’s accomplishments can save him from himself. “This record deals with loss, with memory and forgetting and with dreaming,” explains Thorburn on ANTI-, the label that represents the group. As soon as album opener “In A Dream It Seemed Real,” a depressing introduction to Thorburn’s misery, begins, the listener realizes early on that the group’s sob story is not the perfect accompaniment to a romantic Valentine’s Day — that is, unless you’re celebrating a relationship gone unquestionably awry. “Open up your door for me,” croons Thorburn desperately, his somber pleas guided by mournful piano and ascending harmonies. “In a dream it seemed real,” sings Thorburn; the song ends abrupt- CD REVIEW A Sleep and A Forgetting Islands Genre: Indie rock For fans of: Mister Heavenly, The Shins Website: islandsareforever.com/ news/ ly as if to represent the frontman waking up from a beautiful dream turned nightmare. “Can’t Feel My Face” is an ode to 1950s doo-wop heartbreak. Church organs ring vibrantly in the background as Thorburn tries to disguise his lament with a roaring vocal delivery. The album closes with “Same Thing,” a beautifully dark narrative that epitomizes Thorburn’s pessimistic revelation. “I loved a girl and I will never love again / there is no one in this world I could never love again,” sings Thorburn, his hopelessness contagious to the listener. It wouldn’t be a surprise if Thorburn just broke down crying at the end of the song, drowning the atmospheric piano and electronic percussion that looms in the background. These songs, like most of the others on the album, serve as the building blocks to Thorburn’s recovery. It’s not really about the music; Thorburn’s confessional delivery is at the forefront of the album and nothing is withheld. Thor- burn courageously goes for the sadness-is-bliss approach, leaving his future in question as he lies silently in a corner reminiscing on what could have been. This is why A Sleep & A Forgetting resonates: It doesn’t opt for the easy way out, looking towards brighter and better days. It’s more realistic, forcing listeners to endure the nostalgic pains of failed love and the sluggish, lethargic, I-hate-theworld- and-the-world-hatesme demeanor that comes with it. The album can be redundant, though: Laying all of the contents of his failed relationship on the line, the subject matter doesn’t change much and the music that accompanies it mostly stays soft and stagnant, never outshining the lonely star it’s backing. A Sleep & A Forgetting is here for a simple reason: to lend a helping hand to those lost in love’s unyielding bind. It’s sad — very sad — but reminds us that sometimes you have to hide in the dark for a little bit before rediscovering the light. Local psychedelic artist’s bold, lyrically-focused EP releases By Ali Breland Daily Texan Staff If music were represented by places, then Neil Petty, a.k.a. Neiliyo’s, latest EP would be the Montauk Yacht Club meets ’80s South Beach. On Aquinnah, Austin’s self- proclaimed electro-funktionaire hits moments of a sort of musical Northeast-prep class with classic and precise instrumentals. These moments are thoroughly beaten down with neon-streaked, ’80s crudeness with a classic nostalgia all its own. The general motif of the record revolves around time spent in Martha’s Vineyard and New York. Though not explicitly stated, it can probably be inferred that the EP is based around the events in Petty’s actual life with his fiance, notable Austin photographer Annie Ray. Overall, it makes for a fairly compelling narrative and gives Neiliyo a tighter lyrical focus than his previous releases People Skills and Runnin’ #Errndz, which runs the gamut of topics from how much Neiliyo “love[s] making music,” to “chillin’ at the beach with the sand dollars.” Aquinnah’s standout is probably the song “Aquinnah” itself. It has a more washed-out, chillwave sound than anything else on the album. Yet, he doesn’t simply follow the current chillwave hype either; Neiliyo’s version sounds less refined and slightly cheesier. As a result, he ends up capturing the essence of the ‘80s far better than Com Truise and Toro Y Moi. Whether or not you like this is at your discretion, however, it’s certainly more authentic. The juxtaposition of bold genres put Neiliyo’s efforts in a realm of near comedic absurdity that still manages to be extremely endearing. At some point in the four tracks that make up the EP, it becomes evident that Neiliyo is one audacious guy. Anyone that’s ever seen him live knows this. No matter how small the number of people in the crowd, Neiliyo still delivers a full performance, complete with rolling around on the ground and sporadic, but on-beat jumping around and off the stage. Anyone who saw the show where he played in a bathtub knows this. It takes some serious brashness to hold electric equipment in a tub of water and even more to vigorously dance around in said tub. One of the best aspects of Aquinnah is that it’s just made by some guy who really wants to have fun. Neil Petty carries a life outside of Neiliyo, but still manages to just let loose and do something interesting and goofy. CD REVIEW Neiliyo Aquinnah Genre: Electro-Funk Pop Runtime: 11 minutes For fans of: DJ Car Ste reo (Wars), Chromeo, Neon Indian Life&Arts14 Tuesday, February 14, 2012 | The Daily Texan | Katie Stroh, Life&Arts Editor | (512) 232-2209 | dailytexan@gmail.com Life&Arts14 Tuesday, February 14, 2012 | The Daily Texan | Katie Stroh, Life&Arts Editor | (512) 232-2209 | dailytexan@gmail.com Jeff Chiu | Associated Press African penguin Howard carries a valentine heart written by a visitor to the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Monday. Last-minute Valentine’s Day date ideas By Chris Nguyen Daily Texan Staff For those that are single, Valentine’s Day will be a day of bitter resentment and devouring boxes of chocolate, but couples that do not share such sentiment do exist. Yet, with hell weeks imminent for many a student, some couples may have had difficulty planning anything for Valentine’s Day. For those, here are a few last-minute plans in Austin to celebrate the romantic day beyond a hastily signed card bought at CVS. Art Lessons What: Painting Lessons WHERE: Painting with a Twist 8820 Burnet Rd., Suite 507 WHEN: 7 p.m. WEB: paintingwithatwist.com/ northaustin For the art-inclined, Painting with a Twist will be offering casual painting lessons tonight starting at 7 p.m. for $35. Each lesson features a set painting and this class will be painting a tree against a maroon background. Guests can bring their own wine and snacks and share a dinner while painting. In addition, group seating can be arranged for the double daters. Dinner What: Dinner Detective Austin WHERE: Marriott Hotel at Austin 300 E. Fourth St. WHEN: 7:15 p.m. WEB: thedinnerdetective.com/sites/ austin/ Of course, any of the many, many restaurants in Austin would be a good choice, but why not go for something a bit different for Valentine’s Day? The Marriott Hotel will be having a murder mystery dinner. Dinner patrons will have to solve what they call a “hilarious” murder prize. A special package allows you to choose your date to be a prime suspect, because nothing says true love than suspicion of murder. The base package at $59 includes a four-course dinner, a potential prize to be “Top Sleuth” and entertainment after the show. Mugs, T-shirts, wine and Champagne can also be added to your package at additional cost. Drive-In Movie What: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” showing WHERE: Blue Starlite 2326 E. Cesar Chavez WHEN: 9 p.m. WEB: bluestarlitedrivein.vbotickets. com/events Austin’s drive-in theater, Blue Star- lite, will be having a special Valentine’s Day showing of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” at 9 p.m. Whether it is a nostalgic rush of high school days or simply being able to sing “Moon River” without any popcorn thrown at you, enjoying the film in the privacy of your own car with your significant other is a nice way to end the day. Blue Starlite is also offering a special Valentine’s Day package for $50, which includes gourmet pop corn, candy sweethearts, roses and soda pop. Concert What: Bob Schneider and The Moonlight Orchestra WHERE: Moody Theater 310 W. Willie Nelson Blvd. WHEN: 8:30 p.m. WEB: acl-live.com/calendar/ 2012/2/valentines-day-with-bobschneider Celebrating its first anniversary, Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater will be having a special Valentine’s Day concert featuring Bob Schneider and The Moonlight Orchestra at 8:30 p.m. An Austin local, Schneider tailored this concert for maximum romance and will be playing classic romantic staples, using his traditionally acoustic sound and bringing in horns, strings and upright bass. Special guests Kat Edmonson, Danny Malone and Lex Land will also be on VALENTINE’S DAY continues on pAgE 11 Memes page creator explains popularity By Bobby Blanchard Daily Texan Staff UTexas Memes Facebook page creator Daniel Monroy said he was stunned to get an email from a high school student stating: “Thanks for creating the page, I’m going to UT instead of Rice because of it.” While Monroy, a computer science freshman, said he is not sure if the message is true, he is still surprised by the impact the UTexas Memes page has had. “That’s a tough decision to make based on memes,” Monroy said. “I don’t really know if I would base my college career decision based on a memes page.” The Facebook UTexas Memes page, which hit over 4,000 “likes” less than 24 hours after its creation, is still rising in popularity. The page rose to over 14,000 likes as of Monday night. UTexas Memes is a Facebook page devoted to user-generated “memes” that are related to the University. Memes are types of viral, usually somewhat comedic ideas that pass between Internet users. The most common and popular type of meme are macros; usually generic photos accompanied with lines of text at the top and bottom of the photo, which together make a comedic comment about life or culture. Monroy, who previously had not given his name in interviews, decided to go public Monday. “Basically, I just wanted to see what my friends’ reactions were,” Monroy said. “It wasn’t because I wanted everyone to know.” Monroy started the page the morning of Feb. 5. Before midnight, less than 24 hours later, the page had hit over 3,000 likes. Monroy said he did not expect the sharp rise in popularity. “I thought it was going to reach 1,000 by Friday,” Monroy said. “It started growing really fast. I didn’t even know what to do at first.” On Feb. 6, the page had 4,449 likes at eight in the morning and gained several hundred likes every hour. “I’m still overwhelmed over how fast it has grown,” Monroy said. “I just really think that it’s good people are enjoying the page and that was basically my goal at first.” During this initial time of creation and growth, math sophomore Dee- pa Pokala said people sharing memes from the page took over her Facebook news feed. “First I was annoyed, but then I warmed up to the idea,” Pokala said. Nutrition senior Pooja Mehta said she found the page enjoyable from the start. “They’re really hilarious,” Mehta said. “They are a nice study break, but of course some people don’t know how to make them.” Like the email from the high school student who picked UT over Rice, Monroy said the page has surprised him again and again. He created an email address for the page after the first MEME continues on pAgE 11 Zahary Strain | Daily Texan Staff Daniel Monroy, a computer science freshman, is the creator of a face- book group UTexas Memes that garnered over 4,000 ‘likes’ less than a day after he first made the group. Monroy decided to keep his role in the group secret until yesterday. Brown sings despite assault convic- By Chris Nguyen Daily Texan Staff Amid the glory of Adele’s wins, the return of her astounding voice from surgery and the solemn rememberance of Whitney Houston’s recent death during Sunday night’s Grammys, there was something a bit disturbing about the show. It wasn’t Nicki Minaj’s ridiculous performance — though, if there was a jump-the-shark moment, Nicki’s performance was it — nor the fact that Skrillex has inexplicably become accepted by the mainstream with three Grammy wins. No, it was Chris Brown’s performance. Everything was, as per usual, spot on in terms of his performance. He showed panache in his dance moves. He almost kept the impression of impassioned singing while lip-synching songs off his latest album, F.A.M.E. What was so off-putting about the performance was what it signaled about the Grammys and the music industry in general: an orga nization so willing to welcome back Brown, almost three years to the day after he violently beat his then-girlfriend Rihanna. A performer should not so gloriously be given the stage after such high-profile abuse, let alone one with a felony count. It’s fine to recognize Brown by bestowing award nominations (it would not be the first or the last time the Grammys rewarded subpar music), but giving him five minutes of unadulterated performance time shows an acceptance of Brown, of his conscious actions and choices. And the Grammys don’t arbitrarily choose performances. Everything on the show is calculated for maximum impact (see the cluster that was The Beach Boys, Foster the People and Maroon 5 performing together), and to put Brown on stage in the vicinity of Rihanna and during a time that is so strongly associated with the incident could be construed as insidious, if not simply tone deaf. And simply tone deaf and ignorant is maybe what the producers of the show are as evidenced by some of they comments they’ve made. The executive producer of the Grammys said in an ABC Radio the morning of Sunday’s show said, “If you’ll note, he [Brown] has not been on the Grammys for the past few years and it may have taken us a while to kind of get over the fact that we were the victim of what happened.” If nothing else, the performance and the Grammys’ support of it is especially jarring when you consider just how lackluster Brown’s music is. From the beginning, he released mediocre pop-R&B. And all he has to do is continue to do so and somehow he gains back the support of fans all over as evidenced by the swoons of many female fans on Twitter? But maybe that’s just the way things work in pop music now: accepting and even praising the lowest common denominator, with no questions asked of one’s character or talent. Brown’s performance at the Grammys and the awards show circuit in general is but a symptom of the genre’s slow decline. Chris Brown performs during the 54th annual Grammy Awards Sunday, in Los Angeles. Matt Say;es Associated Press By Alex Williams Daily Texan Staff There’s lots of potential for “This Means War” to be a great time at the theaters. Director McG knows his way around a fluffy, paper-thin storyline, having cut his teeth on the short-lived “Charlie’s Angels” franchise, and Chris Pine and Tom Hardy are both interesting, likeable rising stars. Add in the film’s intriguing spy vs. spy premise and “This Means War” could have been the rare enjoyable Valentine’s Day movie, one that guys can take their dates to and come out with all brain cells intact. Unfortunately, all of those ingredients come out to make a half- baked, badly written film that’s about as memorable as the soda you’ll drink while watching it. We’re introduced to agents Tuck (Tom Hardy) and FDR (Chris Pine) in a slick opening sequence in which Photo Courtesy 20th Century Fox Chris Pines and Tom Hardy star in McG-directed “This Means War,” a romantic action film in which the two fight for the affections for a character played by Reese Witherspoon. Spy film falls short of potential the two charm women, wear suits and fight bad guys. All appears to be well with their rock-solid friendship. Then they both fall for Lauren (Reese Witherspoon) and, after deciding to let her choose between them and setting a few ground rules for their competition, immediately begin under- Movie RevieW mining each other in their quest for romantic supremacy. For most of its runtime, “This Means War” is an easygoing, entertaining distraction. Its central friendship doesn’t feel forced; Pine and WAR continues on pAgE 11 This Means War McG Genre: Action-Comedy Runtime: 98 minutes