THE DAILY TEXAN Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 Tunesday serves up reviews ranging from R&B to Swedish electro-pop LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 THE DAILY TEXAN Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 Tunesday serves up reviews ranging from R&B to Swedish electro-pop LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 Pug Rescue of Austin hosts the Pugapalooza VIDEO ONLINE: http://bit.ly/dt_pug facebook.com/dailytexan Tuesday, March 27, 2012 >> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com @thedailytexan TODAY Calendar Blanton hosts Bach Cantata concert Enjoy a performance of “Gott ist unsre Zuversicht BWV 19” (God is Our Confidence) in the Blanton Museum’s Rapoport Atrium. Bach Cantata will perform at noon at the Blanton Museum of Art. Video Game Careers Panel The Sanger Learning & Career Center sponsors a panel featuring five local Austin game developers who work in programming, design, production, art and animation. The presentation starts at 5 p.m. in Jester A115. RSVP at lifelearning.utexas.edu. Terror Tuesday Alamo Drafthouse is showcasing Shakma tonight at 10 p.m. as part of their weekly Terror Tuesday film special. Shakma deserves to be highlighted for its ridiculous plot involving a baboon going haywire on a group of college students who decide to role play Dungeons & Dragons in a medical facility. Admission goes for only $1! Today in history In 1939 March Madness is born when the University of Oregon defeats Ohio State University 46-33 to win the first NCAA men’s basketball tournament ever. Quote to note ‘‘ It’s about being ready,”Kabongo said. “The NBA is going to be around. Being at Texas is the best thing for me. — Myck Kabongo Texas starting point guard SPORTS PAGE 8 WATCH TStv ON CHANNEL 15 9 p.m. Videogame Hour Live VGHL is going live for an entire hour with Call of Duty 4 on the PS3. Not only can you watch us play it, but you can join in the fun! Add us on PSN and join in our game to play with us on live television! Our user name is VGHourLive. And don’t forget to tweet us @VGHL. Judicial Court upholds Gardner disqualification By Jody Serrano Daily Texan Staff Six weeks ago, the Student Government presidential and vice presidential races each had five candidates. After weeks of deliberation over the disqualification of candidates Madison Gardner and Antonio Guevara, the SG Judicial Court gave the final word Monday, leaving only two candidates on the ballot. After more than six hours of deliberation and testimony from multiple parties, the SG Judicial Court sustained the Election Supervisory Board’s second disqualification of Gardner and Guevara Monday. Gardner said the court’s decision was tough to hear but said he did not plan to appeal to the Office of the Dean of Students or a Travis County court. The SG presidential elections will take place Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The candidates are urban studies senior John Lawler and mechanical engineering senior Thor Lund. Gardner said his and Guevara’s options for reinstatement on the ballot are limited at this point. He said he thinks the Board is biased against them because they disqualified Guevara and him twice. “If you look at it, this is very unprecedented,” Gardner said. “There’s never been a disqualification like this over a small thing. If it were any other year, we wouldn’t have gotten disqualified. If it was any other candidate, we wouldn’t have gotten disqualified.” Gardner said while he currently serves as external financial director for SG President Natalie Butler, he did not approve the Election Code because he does not vote on legislation. The SG General Assembly approved the Election Code on Jan. 17 with the association provision that ELECTION continues on PAGE 2 I SEE TREES OF GREEN Liberal Arts policy forces adviser aid By Reihaneh Hajibeigi Daily Texan Staff Policy changes in the College of Liberal Arts will force students to spend more time meeting with advisers before making any changes to their majors or minors. After March 30, students wishing to change degrees within the College of Liberal Arts will no longer have access to online major change forms and will be required to meet with advisers within the College to make those changes. This change is specific to liberal arts and ensures that students have the best information before they make the decision, said associate dean for student affairs Marc Musick. “The College of Liberal Arts advising leadership teams visited colleges around the United States to see how they worked with students and promoted graduation rates,” Musick said. “Based on those Shannon Kintner | Daily Texan Staff visits, the thought was that Patrick Connolly picks herbs and vegetables from his backyard garden to prepare with his dinner, Monday afternoon. Connolly has been working on the garden for about 10 years and suggests planting peppers and cherry tomatoes now in the spring before the temperature rises. MAJOR continues on PAGE 2 Pu Ying Huang | Daily Texan Staff Israeli movie director and social activist Yair Qedar conducts a Q&A. Israel advances LGBTQ rights Rez Week prepares students for Easter ent Christian student organizations involved. Each evening 500 to 700 students gather.” The evening worship draws the largest number of students, said Plan II senior Sonya Chung. So many students participate, in part, because the event includes all Christian groups, she said. “Things that are theological REZ continues on PAGE 2 Participants of Rez, or Resurrection, Week sing a worship song performed by members of One Chapel Monday evening. Shannon Kintner Daily Texan Staff By Hannah Jane DeCiutiis Daily Texan Staff LGBTQ members and supporters in the United States can look to Israel as an example of hope for the future of same-sex rights where laws and culture are more open and accepting of other gender identities, said government senior and Texans for Israel president Zachary Garber. Prominent Israeli LGBTQ activist and director Yair Qedar was invited to campus for a screening of his film “Gay Days,” a short documentary showcasing the emergence of the LGBTQ community in Tel Aviv, Israel, over the span of 30 years. The public screening, followed by a Q&A session with Qedar, was hosted by University Democrats and Texans for Israel along with Queer People of Color & Allies. Israel currently recognizes same-sex marriage and allows homosexuals to serve openly in the Israel Defense Forces, said Garber. “LGBTQ rights in Israel are among the most developed in the world, and LGBTQ rights groups from across the Middle East are based in Israel precisely because of its stellar minority GARBER continues on PAGE 2 Former secretary to speak at commencement By Sylvia Butanda Daily Texan Staff Robert Gates, the former secretary of defense and former Texas A&M University president, is Robert Gates scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the spring commence- former Secretary of Defense By Samuel Liebl Daily Texan Staff Students who identify Easter Sunday with deep spirituality more than dyed eggs and rabbits anticipate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ during the weeklong Christian festival Rez Week. Rez Week, short for “Resurrection Week,” runs around the clock with 24-hour prayer, daily food and drinks, as well as bands and speakers every night, said Justin Christopher of Campus Renewal Ministries, the group that organizes the event. Christopher said he expects large attendance and broad participation from many campus Christian groups. “We estimate that 2,000 students participate in some way during Rez Week,” he said. “We have over 200 student volunteers from 40 differ ment ceremony in front of about 8,000 graduates on May 19. Military science professor Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Kopser said Gates is qualified to speak to UT graduates because he was and will be remembered as one of the best appointees to serve as the secre tary of defense. Gates served as the nation’s 22nd secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011 under presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and has served under a total of eight presidents. “He showed true patriotism, because in a time of war when the Pentagon was in a terrible place with violence, death of Americans and everything going on in Afghanistan, [Gates] came in and set his vision in a positive GATES continues on PAGE 2 2 Tuesday, March 27, 2012 NEWS 2 Tuesday, March 27, 2012 NEWS The Daily Texan Volume 112, Number 141 CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: Viviana Aldous (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com Managing Editor: Audrey White (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com News Office: (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com Retail Advertising: (512) 471-1865 joanw@mail.utexas.edu Classified Advertising: (512) 471-5244 classifieds@dailytexanonline.com The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2012 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. FOR THE RECORD Correction: Because of a reporting error, the article “Attack affects Roundup safety” should have said the Roundup wristband policy is enforced by the IFC and the UPC, which are independent of the University. Correction: Because of a reporting error, the article “Judicial Court to decide Gardner/Guevara appeal” should have said the Election Supervisory Board issued Gardner/Guevara a 10 percent fine for not reporting campaign materials at fair market value on Feb. 20. TOMORROW’S WEATHER Low High 81 63 Do you know what it feels like? REZ continues from PAGE 1 differences [among different disqualified Gardner and all the positive things that have Christian sects] usually are not Guevara the first time. been going into our campaign,” preached upon,” Chung said. The Board first disqualified Lawler said. “We’re not con- The unity of different groups the pair on Feb. 22 for assocerned with what’s fair and unresonates with the Christian tenet ciating with a candidate from fair at the moment, we’re trying of a unified church, said radio teleanother race. Gardner subseto bring specific issues to light.” vision film sophomore Ivy Chiu. quently filed a lawsuit against Lund said a lot of students have “The Body of Christ is not UT for violating his First been confused as to what exact- something that is fragmented in Amendment rights to associly is going on in the SG presiany sense, but something that is ation, but dropped the lawsuit dential elections. Lund and run- joined by the fact that Jesus saves when UT suspended the assoning mate Wills Brown recently us and his blood covers our sins,” ciation provision for review on launched a campaign video entishe said. March 19 and reinstated him tled “Sh*t nobody says about SG The event also draws from a and Guevara. elections” in an attempt to show broad base of funding. Christo“ It’s unfortunate it really only students they sympathize with pher said Christian Renewal Min-takes five people to control the their frustration. istries raises about half the funds. board,” Gardner said. “It’s un-Lund said he feels the elections The rest, he said, comes from othfortunate students weren’t able have been fair to his campaign. er Christian groups and co-sponto decide. That’s the reality — “Fair is an interesting word sors, including the University’s we didn’t have a chance to get because a lot of things aren’t Events Co-Sponshorship Com-voted on. If our offenses are fair, but I don’t feel that we’ve mittee, the Division of Diversity so serious let students decide been wronged,” Lund said. and Community Engagement and that, not nine people.” “It’s not the situation that de- Student Government. The SG General Assembly fines you, but how you per“ This event has been going on must look into the Election ceive the situation.” for 18 years and ECE sponsors us Code with diligence so unjust Lawler has not had any almost every year,” Chung said. disqualifications do not happen complaints filed against him “That committee sponsors us be-in the future, Gardner said. during the elections. Lund cause we support diversity as a re-The candidates appealed has had one complaint filed ligious event.” their second disqualification against him by Gardner/Gue- Yousup Lee, a radio television last week, claiming the Board vara campaign manager Alex film and computer science sophviolated procedure when ad-Jones for copyright infringeomore, said Rez Week has gained ministering the disqualificament, but he did not acquire a reputation of promoting Christion, thereby violating their any fines. tian values, which gives the Uni-Fifth and Sixth Amendment Gardner said he was very versity another reason to support constitutional rights. The Fifth confident he and Guevara had the event. Amendment protects people a good chance of winning the “The reason that [the Universifrom being tried for the same elections and does not know ty] would support us is that they offence twice, while the Sixth if he will support a candidate see deeper into us,” he said. “They Amendment gives the affected for Wednesday’s and Thurs- see the Christian values that unparty a right to know charges day’s elections between Lawlderlie this, and I just hope we’re filed against him in order to er and Lund. He said he does doing a good job of showing that.” gather a counsel. not know if he will stay at UT Sarah Grace Westmoreland, a pe-Lawler said although the for another year to finish his troleum engineering sophomore elections have lasted longer Spanish degree or graduate and sorority member, said Rez than he originally thought, he with the McCombs School of Week could be a redemptive oppor-sees them as a test for him and Business in May. tunity for students that participated running mate Terrence Maas. If he does stay, he has not in a rowdy Roundup weekend. He said he and Maas have spent decided whether he will be in“ I mean it could be like a cleans-their time speaking at different volved in SG again. ing opportunity,” she said. “Jesus organizations while the Elec“ I’m not going to completely loved wine, so I don’t think there’s tion Supervisory Board and check out because I’m not pres- necessarily anything wrong with SG Judicial Court deliberated ident,” Gardner said. “A lot of drinking, but I think that getting Gardner’s disqualification. me thinks it’s still possible to drunk is bad because it inclines “[The prolonging of the elechave an impact and improve you to do more sinful things.” tions] has been a distracter to campus and be a leader.” MAJOR continues from PAGE 1 adopting this system would be a help to students.” The extra time with advisers should be a great benefit to students for multiple reasons, Musick said. “It helps ensure that they have the best information possible, and it also provides advisers the GARBER continues from PAGE 1 THE DAILY TEXAN The Daily Texan Mail Subscription Rates One Semester (Fall or Spring) $60.00 Two Semesters (Fall and Spring) 120.00 Summer Session 40.00 One Year (Fall, Spring and Summer) 150.00 To charge by VISA or MasterCard, call 471-5083. 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Feb. 27 Gardner petitions Travis County court Judge Tim Sulak for a temporary restraining order on the SG presidential elections, claiming the Board’s disqualification violated his First Amendment rights to association. March 19 UT reinstates Gardner/ Guevara and suspends Election Code provision stating no associations between candidates. Law school representative Austin Carlson files complaint against Gardner/Guevara campaign. March 26 SG Judicial Court upholds Election Supervisory Board’s disqualification of Gardner/Guevara and claims no procedural rules had been violated. cision, but this change helps enforce something our advisers originally wanted,” Spight said. Many students in Undergraduate Studies end up transferring into the College of Liberal Arts because of the large number of degrees offered, so even though this change is only with one school, it’s a good step, Spight said. Engineering junior Daniel Choi said this change would Before the change was implemented, undeclared students in the School of Undergraduate Studies simply had to go to the dean’s office of their desired major and fill out a form, but now students will be required to not only go to the college, but the actual department for that major and have their form signed off, Spight said. “Ideally all of our students met with advisers in various colleges before making their de ty here. With University Democrats as an ally of the community, it’s something we’re really focused on progressing.” Although Israel has made strides, the country is not homogenous, said an Israeli source who identifies as bisexual and asked to remain anonymous to protect his privacy. “Just like Texas isn’t like New York, Jerusalem isn’t like Tel Aviv. Like Hollywood isn’t necessarily a realistic portrayal, neither are our films,” the source wrote in an email. “I think most importantly, there is a very loud outcry in Israel at the moment against the amount of control a religious belief of one group should have on another’s freedom, not just in sexual orientation but in everything.” Feb. 20 Election Supervisory Board disqualifies Desai and running mate Whitney Langston for misrepresenting their campaign and committing fraud. Board issues 10 percent fine on Gardner campaign for not expensing campaign materials at market value. Feb. 22 Board disqualifies Gardner and running mate Antonio Guevara for associating their campaign with Carissa Kelley, a candidate for University Unions. Feb. 28 Sulak imposes temporary restraining order on SG presidential and vice presidential elections for at least two weeks. March 21 Board disqualifies Gardner and Guevara for a second time for falsifying their financial documents, failure to include the earlier 10 percent Board fine on their financials and repeated violations of the Election Code. March 28 Results of SG presidential race to be announced. hold students more accountable for their degree progress. As a student contemplating adding a liberal arts degree to his graduation plan, Choi said this change is something that will help him in the long run to be responsible during this process. “Decisions like this are really important, but sometimes we don’t take the time to put in the necessary effort and this makes us do just that,” Choi said. GATES continues from PAGE 1 manner,” Kopser said. University spokesman Gary Susswein said it is an honor for the University and for graduating seniors that Gates will be in attendance. “He has been a leader in national affairs and in higher education,” Susswein said. “What he brings with him to campus should provide a meaningful insight about education to our excellent students.” Gates served as interim dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University from 1999 to 2001 and president of the university from 2002 to 2006. Gates is currently chancellor of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Lee Bash, Director of Development at the University Development Office, said having Gates deliver a speech to students would be great considering his background. “Having Gates come to UT, as a higher education administrator and senior federal official, is good for the University and good for our graduates who will get to listen to him,” Bash said. Student Government President Natalie Butler, said she has heard Gates speak at other events and finds him incredibly impressive. “He’s a great commencement speaker,” Butler said. “We’ve had a really interesting year in higher education and Gates has been a leader in the public sector and higher education and I’m excited to hear him speak.” opportunity to meet with students to discuss larger academic and career goals,” Musick said. David Spight, assistant dean for advising in the School of Undergraduate Studies, said he believes this will help advisers make sure students are choosing the major that is best for them. “While this creates more work for the student, in the end it compels students to check out their desired major more,” Spight said. rights record,” Garber said. “The United States, on the other hand, has a pretty poor record when it comes to treating its LGBTQ communities, although it’s [slowly improving]. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was repealed last year, and it appears the push for gay marriage is starting to have an effect.” The film focused on several prominent figures who were central in promoting Israeli LGBTQ rights, ranging from military officers to popular musicians. The long struggle for these rights is something that should give current supporters hope, Garber said. “I hope that students will be encouraged by the efforts on behalf of the LGBTQ community in Israel,” Garber said. “There was a lot of inertia to overcome in Is rael as well, and nonetheless the country has made great strides in the last 30 years. Similarly there is a long road ahead here in the US, but those involved should not lose their motivation.” Students currently face several gender issues on UT campus. Gender- inclusive housing as well as domestic partner benefits for faculty and staff are among the most important of these issues, said government junior and University Democrats President Huey Fischer. “There are definitely things here at UT that we can make progress on and that we can push forward on,” Fischer said. “Seeing movements in other places, we can pick and choose and figure out what really works best for our communi World&NatioN3Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | The Daily Texan | Austin Myers, Wire Editor | dailytexanonline.com World&NatioN3Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | The Daily Texan | Austin Myers, Wire Editor | dailytexanonline.com NEWS BRIEFLY Israel denies human rights probe over UN partiality to Palestine JERUSALEM — Israel cut working relations with the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday and will bar a U.N. team from entering Israel or the West Bank for a planned investigation of Jewish settlements, the Foreign Ministry said. Israel accuses the council of having a pronounced anti-Israel bias because of what it says is its disproportionate focus on Israeli policy toward the Palestinians. Israeli leaders have been in an uproar over the council’s adoption of a resolution last week condemning Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem and its decision to send a fact- finding mission to investigate. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki said he was not surprised by the Israeli move. Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt facing dual opposition CAIRO — Egypt’s powerful Islamists on Monday faced a backlash on two fronts as they try to solidify their hold on the country’s politics, as liberal politicians quit a panel tasked with drafting a new constitution to protest its domination. More ominously, the ruling military issued a veiled threat of a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood if the group persisted in demands to form a new government. The warning pointed to a growing possibility of confrontation between the Brotherhood and the military, which emerged from Mubarak’s fall as Egypt’s two most powerful institutions. The Brotherhood appears to be growing in confidence over its position, holding nearly half the seats in parliament while still being backed by ultraconservative Islamic Salafis. — Compiled from Associated Press reports Manish Swarup | Associated Press A Tibetan man, Jampa Yeshi, screams as he runs engulfed in flames after self-immolating at a protest in New Delhi, India, ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to the country on Monday. Supreme Court opens case Man immolates self for Tibet on health care overhaul By Tim Sullivan The Associated Press NEW DELHI — A Tibetan exile lit himself on fire and ran shouting through a demonstration in the Indian capital Monday, just before a visit by China’s president and following dozens of self-immolations done in China in protest of its rule over Tibet. Indian police swept through the New Delhi protest a few hours later, detaining scores of Tibetans. The man apparently had doused himself with something highly flammable and was engulfed in flames when he ran past the podium where speakers were criticizing Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit. Fellow activists beat out the flames with Tibetan flags and poured water onto him. He was on fire perhaps less than two minutes, but some of his cloth ing had disintegrated and his skin was mottled with black, burned patches by the time he was driven to a hospital. About 30 such protests have occurred over the past year in ethnic Tibetan areas of China, and a Tibetan self-immolated last year in India, where many exiles reside. Beijing has blamed the Dalai Lama and called the actions a form of terrorism. Tibetans inside China and exiles say China’s crackdown on Tibetan regions is so oppressive, those who choose such a horrific form of protest feel they have no other way to express their beliefs.China says Tibet has always been part of its territory. Tibetans say the Himalayan region was virtually independent for centuriesMany of the protesters who have self-immolated in China are Buddhist monks or nuns, often in their teens or early 20s. Police in New Delhi were already bracing for protests, holding Tibetan protesters normally up to one day — often to stop further embarrassing Indian authorities during Chinese visits — though detainees legally can be held for up to one week. By Mark Sherman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — As demonstrations swirled outside, Supreme Court justices signaled on Monday they are ready to confront without delay the keep-or-kill questions at the heart of challenges to President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul. Virtually every American will be affected by the outcome, due this summer in the heat of the election campaign. On the first of three days of arguments — the longest in decades — none of the justices appeared to embrace the contention that it was too soon for a decision. Outside the packed courtroom, marching and singing demonstrators on both sides — including doctors in white coats, a Republican presidential candidate and even a brass quartet — voiced their eagerness for the court to either uphold or throw out the law. Tuesday’s arguments will focus on the heart of the case, the provision that aims to extend medical insurance to 30 million more Americans by requiring everyone to carry insurance or pay a penalty. A decision is expected by late June as Obama fights for re-election. All of his Republican challengers oppose the law and promise its repeal if the high court hasn’t struck it down. On Monday, the justices took on the question of whether an obscure tax law could derail the case. The 19th century law bars tax disputes from being heard in the courts before the taxes have been paid. Under the new health care law, Americans who don’t purchase health insurance would have to report that omission on their tax returns for 2014 and would pay a penalty along with federal income tax on returns due by April 2015. Among the issues facing the court is whether that penalty is a tax. The justices also will take up whether the rest of the law can remain in place if the insurance mandate falls and, separately, whether Congress lacked the power to expand the Medicaid program to cover 15 million low-income people who currently earn too much to qualify. 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But the proposed “solutions” are misleading. e proposal calls for working out an admit- tedly awed budget but addresses the problem with spend- ing cuts to programs that already endured austerity-inspired slashing this past legislative session — including ones to higher education. e plan aims to “revamp” higher education, simultaneously implying that the budget decit results from allegedly wasteful universities and then dismissing any argument that the higher education funding structure itself is a problem. Conspicuously, the proposal says that higher education funding should be shied toward “student-centered” funding, though it is hard to imagine how further limiting that budget could benet students. Presum- ably, the approach that insists on “streamlining” and “eciency,” by some convoluted logic, would assist students by forcing their universities to spend smarter. Unfortunately that has not been the case. While Texans for a Conservative Budget blithely proposes a simple 3-percent budget reduction, UT students will be facing a budget reduction of their own in the form of a 3-percent tuition hike. e coalition’s student-centered funding model was in- deed centered on students — but only in the sense that students ended up absorbing most of the cost. Going beyond direct eects on higher education’s budget, the proposition calls for an elimination of Gov. Rick Perry’s Texas Enterprise Fund, a program used to attract employers to the state. e elimination of the successful program, in part respon- sible for maintaining the state’s low unemployment rate, would be a mistake. Most recently, the Texas Enterprise Fund and its city-level equivalent came under re for providing subsidies to Apple, which was deciding whether to locate a new facility in Austin that will provide 3,600 high-wage jobs. anks to the incentives, UT students will be able to work at one of the coun- try’s most innovative high-tech companies. e development would continue an interesting trend: 2 percent of all Apple em- ployees are UT graduates, according to Business Insider. e coalition’s member groups — most notably, the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Americans for Prosperity — are an amalgamation of budget-cutting muscle that have proven their ability to strong-arm the state Legislature into getting controversial cuts passed. Last year, the alliance fought to re- strain the Legislature from using the state’s Rainy Day Fund, though Texas faced an unprecedented budget crisis. In all likeli- hood, the coalition’s members will be able to successfully lobby legislators on at least some of the plan’s provisions during the next session. And at the root of that lobbying, coalition member Julie Drenner told e Texas Tribune, is one basic choice for each state program: “Do [we] reform it, or do [we] eliminate it?” By outlining the budget discussion in such limited terms, the pro- posal sets universities up to fail by making them an enemy. But by fostering an educated workforce, higher education can be one of the state’s greatest advocates for economic development and, in tandem, scal responsibility — but only if it is allowed to do so. Texans for a Conservative Budget proposes scal re- sponsibility, but defunding higher education is exactly the kind of irresponsibility it vilies. THE FIRING LINE Keep Roundup coverage well-rounded I was excited to see Monday’s story “Attack affects Roundup safety.” UT already has a humor publication, but now apparently we have a Nancy Grace-style tabloid as well. To review, a person was involved in a violent altercation in West Campus. Nowhere in the story does it address whether the affected party was a UT student or whether the attack was related to Roundup events. Instead, we’re led to speculate on which of the three fraternities identified in the article may be involved. Because why go through all the trouble of finding and reporting the truth when we can all just play a guessing game instead? Readers might have been better informed if the article had included more reporting, such as comparisons to crime rates at other University-related weekend events or statistics on violent crimes in West Campus on non-Roundup weekends. 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Our leaders and policies must be determined by the will of the people, through the votes they cast on Election Day. If this process were to become corrupt, the very foundation upon which democracy is built would crumble. Unfortunately, our nation is approaching this very situation. Somehow, the most precious part of our democratic process is woefully unregulated, and while voter IDs may not fully solve the problem, they are undoubtedly a step in the right direction. Texas is one of several states that recently to try to correct lacking regulation and enact a voter ID law, but the U.S. Department of Justice blocked its preclearance earlier this month. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, who has pointed to the need to correct voter fraud as cause to support the law, led a lawsuit in response over spring break. Hopefully, Abbott can succeed and allow Texas to secure its voting polls. ose who believe voter fraud is not a problem are only kidding themselves. A 2012 Pew Research Center study revealed more than 24 million — or one in eight — voter registrations are no longer valid or contain various inaccuracies. Many of these belong to deceased individuals or individuals who remain actively registered in multiple states. ese unchecked inconsistencies and holes in the voting process allow for voter fraud. Unfortunately, progress toward authenticating the voting process has been met with harsh criticism from the le, which claims that requiring legitimate identication hurts poor and minority citizens. But behind this seemingly noble intention lurks a hidden agenda: Requiring a voter ID or other authentication would damage the Democratic Party’s voting base, particularly by eliminating the votes fraudulently cast by undocumented citizens. Opponents claim it is too dicult for legitimate voters without licenses to order state ID cards, but it would seem anyone who takes any signicant stake in the voting process wouldn’t mind taking a quick trip to their local Department of Motor Vehicles. Similarly, they claim voter fraud does not make up a signicant percentage of the votes, but it would seem that since fraud is an illegal and hidden activity, its permeation cannot be adequately measured just by looking at the convicted cases. Besides, if even a single illegitimate vote gets cast, an infraction of democracy has occurred and needs to be stopped. All of this isn’t to say that the right wing is perfect either. Many Republican voter ID proposals make it far too dicult for all citizens to comply. If voter IDs are to be required, it should be made extremely easy and convenient for all citizens to get access to state ID cards. In addition, these cards should be free so even the poorest families have no excuse to not obtain proper documentation. e DMV should be kept open late at least one night a week to allow for working families, and there should be mail and Internet options available as well for those who may not be able to make the drive. e most important step that must be made to make voter IDs fair and eective is informing voters. e more voters who are aware of the procedure, the smoother things will go on Election Day. e rst election following the change could even oer an on-site option for photo-ID generation for those who have come unprepared. Election integrity is important, but disenfranchising voters should not occur either. It is truly absurd that it has become easier and less secure to cast a vote determining our country’s future than to rent a movie or check out a library book. Tremendous pressure from the le has kept all attempts of legitimizing the process at bay, and insucient consideration coupled with stubborn resilience from the right has made compromise dicult. e Democrats want to maintain their entire voter base, including some who legally should not be there, and the Republicans want to eliminate voter fraud but at the expense of some with lower socioeconomic status. e voting process must be improved, but until the parties stop trying to promote their own agendas, the issue will never be settled. It should not be too dicult in the 21st century to cra an accommodating voter ID system that strikes a balance between convenience and legitimacy. McGarvey is a business honors freshman. NEWS Tuesday, March 27, 2012 5 NEWS Tuesday, March 27, 2012 5 U.S. News gives UT graduate schools top rankings By Sylvia Butanda Aerospace Daily Texan Staff engineering senior Michael Nicholson tests Four University departments out the payload were recognized in a recent report mechanism for revealing the top graduate schools his team’s hand- in the country. crafted remote In addition to the number three controlled plane rank the College of Education re- Monday after ceived, the College of Pharmacy, noon. Recently, the School of School of Engineering and School Engineering retained its rank- of Social Work were ranked with in the top 10 of their respective ing of number areas according to the U.S. News 8 in U.S. News & World Report 2013 graduate & World Report school rankings. 2013 graduate M. Lynn Crismon, Dean of the schools. College of Pharmacy, said the department of pharmacy education has been one of the premiere programs in the country for the past 25 years and is delighted that the number four ranking continues to place the College among the upper tier. “We work each and every day to achieve our vision of being the leading academic center for innovative interdisciplinary research and pharmacy education and revolutionizing patient care in Texas and the world,” Crismon said. Gregory Fenves, Dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering, said the ranking process is very competitive and is thrilled the School retained its number eight Pu Huang Daily Texan Staff spot among the nation’s engineer ing graduate schools. now and for years to come, as TOP TEN BEST GRADUATE SCHOOLS IN 2013 “We are working hard everyday well as the status of UT as a Tier I to be a top choice for graduate and research institute. Education Engineering Pharmacy Social Work undergraduate students in the na-“The research infrastructure, 1. Vanderbilt University 1.Massachusetts Institute 1.University of California-San 1. University of Michigan--Ann Arbor tion,” Fenves said. the best faculty in their respective Chemical engineering gradu-2. Harvard University of Technology Francisco 1. Washington University in St. Louis fields along with the quality of stuate student Timothy Bogart, pres-dent intake makes the school and 3. University of Texas-Austin 2. Stanford University 2.University of North Carolina-3. University of Chicago ident of the Graduate Chemical UT Austin a top-notch institute,” 4. Stanford University 3. University of California--Berkeley Chapel Hill 3. University of Washington Engineering Society, said the rank-Mishra said. 4. Georgia Institute of Technology ing is a tribute to the outstanding Although the School of Social 5.Teachers College, Columbia 3. University of Minnesota 5. Columbia University achievements of the School. 5. California Institute of Technology Work was ranked number seven in University 4. University of Texas-Austin 5.University of North Carolina“ It is a reflection of the high the country, Luis Zayas, School of 5.University of Illinois-Urbana 6. Johns Hopkins University 5. University of Kentucky Chapel Hill quality and professionalism of our Social Work Dean, said the depart- Champaign students and faculty that work hard ment aspires to be at the top. 6. University of California--Los Angeles 5. University of Wisconsin-Madison 7. University of California-Berkeley 7. Carnegie Mellon University to make UT one of the best univer-“While we are proud of being 8. University of Oregon 7. Ohio State University 7. University of Texas-Austin sities in the nation,” Bogart said. 8. University of Michigan--Ann Arbor among the top ten schools in the 9. Northwestern University 7. Purdue University 9. Case Western Reserve University Mechanical engineering grad-country, we continue to aspire to 8.University of Texas--Austin (Cockrell) uate student Columbia Mish-be number one,” Zayas said. “We 9. University of Pennsylvania 7. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 10. Boston College 10. Cornell University ra said the rank affirms the val-have a commitment to continue ue of graduate student’s degrees our pursuit of excellence.According to: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/university-of-texas-austin-228778/overall-rankings ” Capital Metro to implement new weekend rail services By Reihaneh Hajibeigi Daily Texan Staff A surge in requests by commuters has led Capital Metro to increase its availability of rail service to weekend riders. In partnership with the city of Austin, Capital Metro has expanded their running hours until midnight on Friday nights and is now providing service on Saturdays from 4 p.m. until midnight, said Erica McKewen, a spokeswoman for Capital Metro. Since the MetroRail Red Line began in March 2010, ridership has nearly tripled and currently averages 38,000 trips per month, so the demand for higher availability in the lines has always been present, McKewen said. The MetroRail Red Line, which has multiple stops in Leander, Kramer, and Downtown, comes with additional financial costs for additional drivers and fuel. Through the partnership with city of Austin, the city will pay up to $5.7 million over the course of 34 months to support this weekend service, McKewen said. “Both the city and Capital Metro are invested in keeping Austin a great place to live, work and play,” she said. “Public transporation, including MetroRail, is a key component in improving mobility throughout our area.” McKewen said this past weekend was the first weekend of the new service and they saw more than 2,600 riders on Friday and another 1,400 on Saturday, meeting Capital Metro’s expected increase in ridership. Capital Metro CEO Linda Watson said MetroRail already allows commuters to leave their cars at home, but the community has asked for more options. “Thanks to city support, we now have an opportunity to attract new riders into downtown on the weekends for entertainment,” Watson said. UT pastry chef and Austin resident Tania Khalid said this new change makes it easier to go downtown on the weekends and relieves the worry about driving in the chaos. Khalid said with irresponsible and drunk drivers out late at night on the weekends, taking the rail, which has a stop at Martin Luther King Boulevard, is a safer choice when wanting to go out. “Driving downtown can be hectic, and parking is even worse,” Khalid said. “It will be really convenient to have this bus leave the campus area and take us directly downtown and back.” Yassine Enterprises facing multiple charges By Sarah White Daily Texan Staff A court hearing on Tuesday will determine whether 10 defendants connected with Yassine Enterprises and charged with various counts of money laundering and illegal drug distributiond will be kept in federal custody before their trial. Yassine Enterprises operates nine venues (Treasure Island Pirate Bar, Pure Ultra Lounge, Kiss & Fly, Stack Burger Bar, Malaia World Lounge, Roial, Hyde, Fuel and Spill) and is being investigated by the FBI, the IRS, the Drug Enforcement Administration, The Texas Comptroller’s Office, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and the Austin Police Department. Among the detainees is 40 year-old company owner and president Hussein Ali Yassine. “A detention hearing is a pre-trial court proceeding whereby [U.S. Magistrate Judge Dennis Green] will decide whether a bond will be set for a defendant pending trial or whether the defendant will remain in custody pending trial,” Daryl Fields said, spokesman for the U.S Attorney’s Office. “The Government, by filing motions to de tain, is seeking the pretrial detention of the 10 defendants charged in this case.” He said evidence and testimony will be presented tomorrow to assist the judge in determining whether the defendants are dangerous or likely to attempt flight. “If the judge finds, based on the evidence presented, that the defendant poses a threat to the community or is a risk to flee jurisdiction prior to trial, the judge typically will remand the defendant to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial,” Fields said. “If not, then the Judge will typically set bond and conditions for release for the defendant.” Fields said the Government has filed separate motions to detain for all 10 defendants. Allie Murphy, public relations junior and officer of the UT student chapter of the United Nations Children’s Fund, said she and other UNICEF officers have had to find a new venue for a fundraising event scheduled to take place on Thursday at Treasure Island. “After we found out about the federal investigation everybody was freak ing out,” Murphy said. “Our president was frantic. We knew that we did not want in any way to be associated with [Yassine Enterprises]. We knew that we did not want any people attending our event to spend money there.” Murphy said in the past the UT chapter of UNICEF has held the fund- raiser at other bars owned by Yassine Enterprises, including Spill and Roial. Biology senior Tyler Myers said he has also been affected by the closing of these nightclubs. “I love Kiss & Fly,” Myers said. “I used to go there a lot. I did not really like Pure, but I know that Treasure Island had really cheap drinks sometimes.” However, Myers said the venues made him feel uncomfortable at times and he had heard alarming stories in the past of activities that happened at the nightclubs. “Treasure Island had a really sketchy feel to it,” Myers said. “I also used to know someone in a management position at Kiss & Fly and I heard some stories about managers letting minors drink and other things.” Better clinic. Better medicine. Better world. Everybody counts on having safe, effective medicine for anything from the common cold to heart disease. But making sure medications are safe is a complex and careful process. At PPD, we count on healthy volunteers to help evaluate medications being developed – maybe like you. You must meet certain requirements to qualify, including a free medical exam and screening tests. 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PAID FOR BY BOB ELY FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE SPORTS7 Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Sameer Bhuchar, Sports Editor | (512) 232-2210 | sports@dailytexanonline.com SPORTS7 Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Sameer Bhuchar, Sports Editor | (512) 232-2210 | sports@dailytexanonline.com THE COACHES ISSUE Mack Brown, Rick Barnes among highest-paid coaches MACK BROWN Position: Head football coach Salary: $5.2 million Record: 141-39 (.783) Achievements: Nine straight 10-win seasons, 3-1 in BCS games, 2 national title game ap- perances (beat USC 41-38 in Rose Bowl to win 2005 national championship) What have you done for me lately?: 13-12 in last two seasons (8-5 in 2011), signed No. 3 and No. 2 recruiting classes in 2011 and 2012, respectively in college and pro athletics By Sameer Bhuchar Daily Texan Staff If Rick Barnes’ salary determined how his team would perform, the Longhorns may have had a spot in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament, rather than a first round bow out to Cincinnati. Barnes is set to receive $2.2 million this year — the eighth highest in the country. Texas pays its coaches among the highest salaries in the nation, and for a good reason. The Longhorns spend $17.8 million of its annual athletic revenue on its coaches, a million more than the next-highest Tennessee Volunteers. The Longhorns rake in over $44 million in ticket sales every year, again more than any other school, and the coaches that give Texas national prominence are a part of that. However, critics have cited Texas’ sustaining athletic program as an anomaly for a school that hasn’t produced very much lately with its big name sports. Barnes’ basketball squads have failed to advance past the first weekend of the NCAA tournament for three of the last four seasons, though per UT coaching policy he received bonus for sim ply making the tournament. In com-paring for the Final Four. In fact, all of to the chagrin of a few state legislators. parison, John Calipari, the highest paid the current Final Four teams’ coaches Athletic director Deloss Dodds defend- college basketball coach, has navigated are among the top seven highest paid in ed the decision. his last four teams to two Final Fours, a the country. “Before Rick Barnes arrived at Tex- Sweet 16 and an Elite Eight. His Wild-In 2011, Texas’ Board of Regents ap-as, we weren’t a top national basketball cats are currently in New Orleans pre-proved a pay raise for Barnes, much program. We are now,” Dodds said at Football assistant coaches have higher salaries than Longhorns head coaches in other sports By Christian Corona Daily Texan Staff Texas hasn’t had a tight end catch more than 16 passes or rack up 200 receiving yards in any of the past four seasons. Meanwhile, the Longhorns men’s swimming and diving squad — under the tutelage of the legendary Eddie Reese — has won 33 consecutive conference championships, 10 NCAA titles and 26 top- three finishes, including a second place finish this year. AUGIE GARRIDO But it’s tight ends coach Bruce Chambers whose annual salary sits at $195,679 — more than the $175,100 earned by Reese, who has led the past two U.S. Olympic swimming teams to earn 12 gold medals apiece in the 2004 and 2008 Games, along with his achievements at Texas. All salaries are according to The Daily Texan’s UT Salary Database. “Tight ends have been inconsistent,” said Longhorns head football coach Mack Brown Position: Head baseball coach halfwaythroughlast Salary: $900,000 year’s regular sea- Record: 677-310-2 (.686) son. “That worries Achievements: Seven College World Series apperances, seven Big 12 titles, two national us because this is a championships (2002, 2005), NCAA Division tight end offense.” I all-time winningest head baseball coach What have you done for me lately?: two When it comes to trips to the CWS in last three seasons, coaches bringing in three straight conference regular season the big bucks, Brown titles, Longhorns have won seven of last eight games. dwarfs his counter parts on the 40 Acres Kim Mulkey, who has led Baylor to a 38-0 record this year, would be an ideal fit as the headcoach at Texas but would not likely accept the job. Charlie Niebergall Associated Press By Nick Cremona Daily Texan Staff Finding a new coach is never an easy task for an athletic department, but when the vacancy results from an abrupt resignation by one of the most successful women’s basketball coaches in the past fifteen years, the task gets tougher. than any college in andmorethan RICK BARNES and athletic programs across the country. Brown, who recently had his contract extended through 2020, earned nearly $5.2 million last year, more coach the country twice as much as any previous head coach at Texas. After a disappointing 5-7 campaign two years ago, a pair of outstanding recruiting classes seems to have the program back on track. Position: Head men’s basektball coach The next highest paid Salary: $2.2 million Record: 333-130 (.719) Texas head coach is Rick Achievements: 14 consecutive NCAA Barnes, who has led the Tournament appearances, Final Four appearance in 2003, 17 Longhorns se- Longhorns to the NCAA lected in NBA Draft during tenure Tournament in each of What have you done for me lately?: Tex- his 14 seasons in Austin. as has lost at least 10 games in three of the last four seasons and has won just Barnes is 333-130 (.719) two NCAA Tournament games since during his tenure as Tex-an Elite Eight trip in 2008. as’ head men’s basketball coach but has not led the Longhorns to the Sweet Sixteen since an Elite Eight appearance in 2008. He earns $2.2 million per year. Compare that to Longhorns’ baseball head coach Augie Garrido’s $900,000 salary. Garrido, the all-time winningest college baseball coach in NCAA Division I, has won seven regular season conference crowns since taking over at Texas in 1998 and four Big 12 tournament titles. In his 14 years in charge of the Longhorns baseball program, he has made seven College World Series appearances and won national championships in 2002 and 2005, winning national coach of the year awards in each of those years. In no way has Chambers been a failure as an assistant, producing players like Jermichael Finley, David Thomas and Bo Scaife in his 15 seasons working at Texas. But the fact that he WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Who will be Goestenkors’ successor? Longhorns head football coach Mack Brown made just under $5.2 million this past year and will get a $100,000 raise every year throughout the duration of his contract, which was extended through 2020 this January. Brown is 141-39 in 14 years at Texas and has won three BCS bowl games, two Big 12 titles, and a national championship in 2005 during that span. Lawrence Peart Daily Texan file photo the time. In January, head football coach Mack Brown had his contract extend ed through 2020. Brown currently COACHES continues on PAGE 8 makes more than one of the most renowned swimming coaches in the world is astounding. Either way, many of his fellow assistant football coaches make more than both Chambers and Reese. Former Longhorns quarterback and current co-offensive coordinator Major Applewhite earns a salary of $409,836 while the other man in charge of Texas’ offense — former Boise State CONNIE CLARK Position: Head sofball coach offensive coordinator Bryan Salary: $128,143 Harsin — makes $391,424. Record: 624-272-3 (.696) In their first season togeth-Achievements: Four College World Series apperances, five er, Harsin and Applewhite Big 12 tournament titles, has helped the Longhorns score coached seven All-Americans 28.1 points and rack up close What have you done for me lately?: Texas has lost in the Regionals to 400 yards per game. Mean- of the NCAA Tournament each while, defensive coordina-of the last two years, 26-2 so far this season. tor Manny Diaz, whose unit proved to be the strength of the squad in 2011, makes $394,205 per year. The only other assistant football coach to make at least $300,000, secondary coach Duane Akina ($336,756), may have the best resume. More than one-quarter of the Longhorns selected in the NFL Draft since 2002 have come from Akina’s groups of defensive backs, including four of their 12 first-rounders during that span. NCAA president Mark Emmert told ESPN’s Bob Ley in an “Oustide the Lines” interview that if you wanted to support sports like crew, gymnastics or women’s golf, you should buy football tickets. That is certainly the case at Texas, where football has been, is, and always will be king. MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING Horns’ Reese stands alone among coaches at Texas, across globe By Elijah Perez Daily Texan Columnist Few college coaches have produced bodies of work with one school as men’s swimming and diving head coach Eddie Reese has at Texas. Reese is coming off of yet another exceptional finish to the season, his 34th at UT. The Horns falling just short of a claiming an 11th national title en route to a second place finish at the NCAA Championships, Reese’s resume deserves a comparison to some of his head coach counterparts here at the 40 Acres. Texas Athletics has benefitted from some of the country’s most recognizable head coaches in recent memory. Mack Brown’s 14-year tenure has expanded upon a storied tradition of excellence established by Darrell Royal, posting what has become a curriculum vitae of a living legend. This includes a streak of nine straight 10-win seasons, two Big 12 conference titles, one national championship, and a veritable “Who’s Who” of All-Americans and major football award winners. Texas baseball head coach Augie Garrido’s 16 seasons on campus have seen some of the best years in school history. With seven trips in the past 12 years to the College World Series, two national titles (2002 and 2005), and seven conference titles, Garrido’s imprint on the 40 Acres is one that is befitting of the all-time winningest coach in NCAA Division I history. A full analysis of the legacies and successes of every Texas head coach would fill multi-volume set comparable to the likes of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, without any of the supernatural mumbo jumbo and many more hero stories. But the strongest of the heroes in the UT coaching saga has been here for a tenure surpassing all of his colleagues on campus. From his first season at UT in 1979, Reese has built his team into a juggernaut, taking what was a once program flailing aimlessly in the water, struggling to crack the top 20 in that first year of his reign, and catapulting it to the forefront of REESE continues on PAGE 8 SIDELINE NCAAW (2) TENNESSEE (1) BAYLOR (2) DUKE (1) STANDFORD NBA KINGS ROCKETS TWEET OF THE DAY Myck Kabongo @1MK2 “2012-13 will be a great yr 4 our team with everything we’ve been through! @ Sheldon_Mac1 @Jay_Bond2 @ SterlingGibbs13 @realjuice12 & Sherlock” LONGHORNS IN THE NBA Avery Bradley D.J. Augustin -11 points (5-10 FG) -4 rebounds -2 points (0-5 FG) -2 rebounds SPORTS BRIEFLY Texas legislator wants to save rivalry between Horns, Aggies Texas legislator Larson Lyles wrote a letter to University of Texas and Texas A&M administrators last week, urging them to revive the rivalry between their schools. For the first time since 1914, the Texas football team will not square off against Texas A&M this season. “My hope is that the leaders of both UT and Texas A&M can put their differences aside and make a sincere effort to add this game to the schedule in 2013,” Lyles wrote. “Folks throughout Texas have made it clear that they wish to maintain this historic Texas tradition.” Among those whom the letter was addressed to included University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp, UT president William Powers, Texas A&M president R. Bowen Loftin, Longhorns men’s athletic director DeLoss Dodds and Aggies athletic director Bill Byrnes. Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio are some of the neutral sites suggested for a potential contest between Texas and Texas A&M, which could take place as soon as 2013. — Christian Corona sion to end her tenure as head coach of the Longhorns was brought to her attention before Goestenkors went public last week. “Ironically the very first time [Goestenkors] talked to me was at a very critical point in our season where we just had an unbelievable game; I think it was against Oklahoma [Feb. 25],” she said. A quick glance at the job listing on the UT Direct website for the newly open position reveals some basic, yet interesting, requirements for anyone that feels they are a suitable candidate to fill the opening. Casual applicants need not apply, however. Obviously some sort of coaching experience at the D-I level is required, but there’s also an emphasis on player development and goals that include competing for both conference and national titles. In a perfect world, coaches like Baylor’s Kim Mulkey, Texas A&M’s Gary Blair and even Oklahoma’s Sherri Co- ale would all be sitting near a phone anxiously awaiting a call from Plonsky. But with two national titles and countless Final Four appearances between the trio, a move to Texas could be considered lateral, if not a downgrade. Not to mention that the earliest any of their contracts expire is in 2015. Also, Coale SEARCH continues on PAGE 8 “You always have a short list in your pocket no matter what happens,” said women’s athletic director Chris Plonsky. “Things can happen in sports that just don’t make sense and the timing is never good. People can be in accidents, you can lose people for bizarre reasons and you always have to be prepared.” Thankfully for Plonsky, former head coach Gail Goestenkors’ deci 8 Tuesday, March 27, 2012SPORTS 8 Tuesday, March 27, 2012SPORTS MEN’s BAsKETBALL Kabongo to return for another year By Austin Laymance Daily Texan Staff Myck Kabongo veered from the path set forth by his predecessors and will return for his sophomore season. The Longhorns’ starting point guard announced Monday that he would bypass the 2012 NBA Draft and stay in school. He’s the first UT starting point guard to shun the pros since 2009. “It’s not my time to go,” Kabongo announced on the Longhorn Network. “I want to be here next year. We see ourselves playing deep into March.” Two of Texas’ previous point guards left for the NBA after one season and were drafted in the first round: Avery Bradley in 2010 and Cory Joseph in 2011. Bradley, Joseph and Kabongo all came to UT from Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada. Forward Tristan Thompson also came from the same school and was the fourth overall pick in the 2011 draft after a strong freshman campaign. But Kabongo felt he was not prepared to make the jump to the league. He consulted with his family and NBA Hall of Famer David Robinson before deciding to remain in college. “It’saboutbeingready,”Kabongosaid. “The NBA is going to be around. Being at Texas is the best thing for me.” Kabongo also sought advice from Joseph, whohasbouncedbetweentheSan Antonio Spurs and Austin Toros of the NBA Developmental League as a rookie. Joseph was the 29th overall pick. “He’s not in the best situation,” Kabongo said. “He’s a guy that’s been playing his whole life and now all of a sudden he has to sit at the end of the bench. He’s proud of my decision. I told him last night what I was going to do.” Most scouting services projected Kabongo as a second round pick, though it’s not an exact science. He potentially left millions of dollars on the table had he been drafted at the end of the first round. Second round picks earn the league minimum (currently $490,180 per year). Kabongo was even late to his announcement at Longhorn Network’s studios inNorth Austin.It’s clear he’snot rushing things. “The one thing you want to do once Ultimate Mar Ultimate Marv vvel vs el vsel vs. .. C 5PM 5PM Lawrence Peart | Daily Texan Staff Texas point guard Myck Kabongo, who averaged 9.6 points and 5.2 assists per game as a freshman in 2011, is coming back for his sophomore season. you get to that next level, you want to stick,” Kabongo said of his NBA prospects. “A lot of guys get in there and they leave early and they don’t find themselves because they aren’t ready — it’s all potential. I don’t want to be one of those guys. I want to be someone who is ready to play and contribute.” The Toronto product averaged 9.6 points and 5.2 assists in 34 games. He struggled in postseason play though, and had two points, two assists and two turnovers in UT’s season-ending loss to Cincinnati in the NCAA Tournament. “I didn’t play to where I should have been playing this year,” Kabongo said. “I just couldn’t leave this way ... I think Capcom3 Street Fighter X en ter X T TTekk ekkekken PM FRIDAY MARCH 23 FR AT THE LOCAL 2610 GUADALUPE ST. 261 $10 TO ENTER ONE TOURNAMENT $10 TO ENT AMENT $12 TO ENTER BOTHH PAY ONLINE AT TEXASSTUDENTTV.COM videogamehourlive@texasstudenttv.com For more info Hurry in! Drinks provided by The Local while supplies last! $1 beer for the participants and gift cards! Prizes provided by The Local, PlayNTrade, and Shoutz. I’m going to be a lot better than I was this year.” Texas head coach Rick Barnes will have his entire freshman class return for the first time since 2009. “Our entire staff is happy about Myck,” Barnes said in a statement. “Myck grew a lot this year. The expectation is Myck will continue to make tremendous strides.” The deadline to declare for the NBA Draft is April 29. With Texas starting spring workouts Monday, Kabongo wanted to make his intentions clear. “I wanted to make sure my teammates know I’m all in,” he said. “I have no timetable.” 7PM COACHES continues from PAGE 7 makes a staggering $5.2 million a year with annual $100,000 raises, and he is the highest paid coach in the collegiate game. This is almost as much money as Super Bowl winning head coach, Tom Coughlin of the New York Giants, gets paid a year. Brown has enjoyed long-term success at Texas, guiding his teams to multiple conference championships and one national title. But he was 5-7 two years ago and 8-5 last season. Alabama’s Nick Saban is the sec- ond-highest paid college coach, but his Crimson Tide have won two national championships in the last three years. He is set to earn $4.8 million dollars this year. If it were all about performance then, Texas’ big name coaches wouldn’t be earning as much. However, in 2009, President William Powers Jr. clearly laid out his reason for extending Brown’s coaching contract, and wins have nothing to do with it. “When Mack came to UT, our program was in disarray,” Powers said in his blog Tower Talk. “Athletics could not be sustained by athletics’ revenue alone, so it had to receive a subsidy from the academic budget. In Mack’s 12 years, he has changed all of that, going from $21 million to $87.5 million in football revenue, more than a fourfold increase, and building by far the most successful program in the country. This allows athletics — men’s and women’s sports — to be totally self- funding and self-sufficient.” Powers said that the athletics program contributes more than $12 million of that revenue to the UT economy. The football program directly contributes nearly $24 million to the city and state economy with every home game, which further highlights Powers’ decision as a business one for not only the school, but the state. Texas’ other head coaches are among the highest earners in their respective fields. The men’s golf coach, John Fields, will make more than $130,00 dollars this year — among the top five in collegiate golf coach salaries — mentoring the top-ranked team in the country. But his program isn’t bringing in the ticket sales or revenue the way the basketball and football programs have. Longhorn coaches who lead teams that share a smaller portion of the Texas-sized spotlight are paid respective to their general successes and failures, as the “self-sustaining” program allows for scrutiny of their coaching and less on the economic power they wield. “In an era of budget cuts in higher education across the country, I am one of very few presidents who does not also have to bail out athletics with subsidies and loans,” Power said in that same 2009 post. Aside from performance versus productivity, Texas’ giant budget is also the subject of a debate concerning the over emphasis of collegiate athletics in general. But as long as the profit-driving sports, like football and basketball, continue to grow in popularity there Eddie Reese Position: Head men’s swimming and diving coach Salary: $175,100 Achievements: 33 straight conference championships, 10 NCAA team titles, 49 individual NCAA champions, 218 All- Americans, led U.S. Olympic team to 24 gold medals as head coach in 2004 and 2008 Games What have you done for me lately?: last national title in 2010; runner-up at NCAA Championships in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 Bruce Chambers Position: Recruiting coordinator/Tight ends coach Salary: $195,679 Achievements: coached Ricky Williams, Cedric Benson while RBs coach from 1998-2002, helped develop DavidThomas, Bo Scaife, Jermichael Finley asTEs last 10 years What have you done for me lately?: Tight ends have made only 76 catches for 672 yards and 12 touchdowns over last four seasons, with 33 of those catches, 376 of those yards and seven of those touchdowns coming last season Duane Akina Position: Assistant head coach/Defensive backs coach Salary: $336,576 Achievements: 12 of 45 Texas picked in NFL Draft since 2002 are defensive backs, including five of its 12 first-round selections, has coached two Thorpe Award winners (Michael Huff, 2005 and Aaron Ross, 2006),Texas’ pass defense ranked among top 10 in the nation six times during Akina’s tenure What have you done for me lately?: Longhorns boasted Big 12’s top pass defense in 2011 despite losing three cornerbacks to NFL Draft before the season, safety EarlThomas played in this year’s Pro Bowl, Ross won 2nd Super Bowl in February will be a need for athletic directors to weigh contract decision as business decisions rather than something as black and white as wins and losses. SEARCH continues from PAGE 7 receives a country club membership and 20 hours of private plane usage a year as part of her newly restricted contract — she’s not going anywhere. No one’s exactly sure what Plonsky’s short list looks like as of now, but she may not have to look any further than the current coaching staff. LaKale Malone has been with the Texas program since 2007 and has shown a knack for recruiting elite talent, signing five McDonald’s All- Americans in as many years. Malone may not have deep Texas ties that may be a huge boon to her recruiting prowess, but she comes from a basketball- rich background that could give her an edge over other candidates. A four-year letter winner at Indi-ers, a useful skill with 6-foot-7 prep ana from 1994-1999, Malone has also standout Imani Stafford set to join the held assistant coaching positions at Longhorns this offseason. Hughey Wagner, Bradley and Nebraska, where spent three years as an assistant at she helped the Cornhuskers reach the South Carolina State from 2004-2007 NCAA tournament in 2007 and make before accepting a job at South Caro- three appearances in the WNIT tour-lina, where he remained for just a year. nament. Malone gained further post-Hughey then landed at Central Florida season experience as a part of Goes-in 2009, where Golden Knights won tenkors staff and is regarded very high-five straight games in the C-USA tourly by her former staffers. nament to receive an automatic bid Need to have your wisdom teeth removed? Don’t lace up your skates. We have a research study. Right now, PPD is looking for qualified participants for a post-surgical pain relief research study of an investigational medication. Surgery for qualified study participants will be performed by a board certified oral surgeon. Receive up to $500 upon study completion and the surgery is performed at no cost. For information, call 462-0492 Text “PPD” to 48121 to receive study information in the NCAA tournament. He then served another one-year stint as an assistant at Rutgers, helping the Scarlet Knights reach the NCAA tournament in 2010. “Ron has a great combination of passion and coaching experience that make him a terrific fit for Texas women’s basketball,” Goestenkors said. “His enthusiasm allows him to be an excellent recruiter, and his passion comes through in everything that he says and does. He is also a tremendous post coach and he has worked with and developed several great post players.” Malone and Hughey have rather slim resumes compared to some of the top coaches in the game right now, but both possess qualities that make them more than suitable head coach candidates. Plonsky’s decision will come soon enough, but there is certainly talent readily available. Whoever is chosen as the next coach will have to turn things around quickly, as expectations are higher than ever on the 40 Acres. REESE continues from PAGE 7 collegiate swimming. Reese has guided the Longhorns to an absurd streak of 33 straight con ference titles, dating back to the days of the Southwest Conference and ex tending to this year’s most recent Big 12 title. Under Reese, Texas has won 10 national swimming titles. This mark moves Texas into third all-time, sit ting behind Michigan and Ohio State who each have 11. He’s the only swim ming head coach to win national titles in four separate decades, including a streak of three straight from 2001 2003. And when they haven’t won it all, they’ve been extremely close. Texas has finished in the top two eight times, with top three finishes in 26 out of his 34 years. Along the way, Reese has developed some of the biggest names in swim ming history. Ian Crocker, Brendan Hansen, Aaron Peirsol are just some of the greats who have ties to Coach Re ese. With this year’s NCAA figures fac tored in, Reese has produced 218 All- Americans and 49 individual titles. And Reese’s contributions tran scend domestic boundaries. As the three-time Team USA Olympic head coach, Reese has brought USA Swim ming to a dominant position in the world rankings. Reese has led 26 Olympians to earn a total of 29 gold medals. He’ll be back for more this summer in the 2012 London Games. Be sure to watch as the gold medals pile up yet again for Team USA. When compared to his fellow head coaches here at Texas, Reese’s contri butions are put into a compelling light. While it is certainly difficult to make such analysis across different sports, Reese’s results are difficult to argue with. Though swimming may not be the most recognizable sport on a cam pus dominated by football, basket ball and baseball, Reese has brought an unprecedented level of success to the Texas campus and is deserving of more praise than he is afforded. “LaKale is one of the rising young stars in the coaching profession,” Gostenkors said. “She understands the Big 12 Conference well, which is a huge asset to our program. She is very genuine and players and staff alike relate very well to her. LaKale has high energy, a great knowledge of the game, a tremendous work ethic and great passion — coaching traits which are essential for us in our quest to win championships.” Ron Hughey hasn’t been in Austin quite as long as Malone, but he deserves to be considered as a potential replacement to Goestenkors. Like Malone, Hughey is known best for his recruiting and development of post play CADRUNS ONLINEFORFREE! ADRUNS ONLINEFORFREE! 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The laugh-out-loud noise pop of her punkish trio and “You’re holding onto love that’s not er, she never delves into sorrow too The cover art for R&B/soul ominous and haunting. Gray’s song selection is great, but it advances with a 1950’s candy-coat-enough,” Goodman sweetly sings. deeply. The artist keeps the album as songstress Macy Gray’s latest raspy pleas of “talk to me” float also shows that Gray still has the ed disposition on Sees the Light. Her Single “Please be My Third Eye” nimble as heartbreak can get. album, Covered, says it all. Na-in a pool of melancholic trum-potential to make a cover-free solo project’s sophomore LP laments peaks as the most poppy and the SimilartoVivian Girls’ style,Good ked, but veiled in darkness and pets, echoing in a cave of loneli-comeback in the near future. a love lost in the most lighthearted of most accessible track on Sees the man sticks to shorter songs, and her hidden under wild hair, the ness. It’s a fitting song for Gray’s ways: sheer enough for summer with Light. The track shows a more hope-brevity lessens the weight that could singer-songwriter has a sul-return; after being away from a wistful lo-fi shimmer. ful approach to love and companion-arise from such a dreamy album. len look on her face, staring music for some time, it’s as if La Sera detaches herself from the ship in comparison to the despon-Sees the Light is a lovely album and off into an abyss that seems to the singer is searching for her- droning shoegaze in her first self-ti-dence of the rest of the album (“I can an easy listen. It does not, however, reflect the dark atmosphere of self through the songs that have tled album. The absence of layering feel your heartbeat when my mind present a fresh spin in the realm of the album. helped shape her career. in her vocals makes her sound less is clear/I can see your visions there’s fuzzy female indie-pop, and it can be It was a 32 year-old Gray that Covered isn’t complete dark- overlooked amidst more focused pre introduced herself to new lis-ness; take the marijuana-friend decessors like Dum Dum Girls or Best teners with her 1999 hit sin-ly “Smoke Two Joints” for exam- Katy Goodman, Coast. It’s been done before, but La Se gle, “I Try.” Somber, but un-ple. 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The bling block in Gray’s writing agers;” Kanye West’s love-is-a-Website: breezy compila process, with most commenting losing-game “Love Lockdown;” www.macygray.com tion is a lovely that both lyrically and vocally, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ love- listen, arriving the songstress did not comple-on-point “Maps.” The Daily Texan Going on now. We are currently hiringin the Life & Arts department. Come sign up in the basementof HSM. Questions? E-mail us at dailytexan@gmail.com Try ouT just in time for summer. ment the lush production that What has always worked accompanied her. in Gray’s favor is her unpre- Fortunately, this is not the case dictability. She does what she for Gray’s latest release, Cov-wants, and although the results La Sera ered, a covers album. The fact have varied in past releases, the that Gray can make such an im-move comes off as successful on Sees the Light this release. 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Album highlight “Falling Free” clears away the dance floor and puts away the autotune for soaring strings as Madonna sings, “When I let loose the need to know, I’m free to go.” Throughout her thirty-year career, Madonna has realized the power of pop music to reveal or evoke. She doesn’t forget that on MDNA, utilizing the dance floor as her confessional once more. but lack the originality to take on a full album, especially on an album with few changes from the debut. One wishes they would let go and let a screech in the vocals or a messy real life instrument enliven things. Only on “Black Tin Box,” do the heavy drums and whispered singing surprise listeners with their total weirdness. However, the ext remely polished production is balanced by surreal lyrics. On “Archipelago,” an apocalyptic world is described from above over a infectious chorus, which makes for a jarring combination. The group also describe a relat ionship gone sour under dreamy vocals and gentle melodies on “God Help This Divorce.” The ironic disjoint between the emotional heft of the lyrics and the cheery music recalls fellow Swedish band, The Cardigans of “Lovefool” fame, using pop music as a vehicle for warped tales. This self-awareness saves Happy to You from the fate of albums from producersturned- singer/band that fail to be anything more than a showcase for production tools rather than substance. They may make pop candy, but it’s both sweet and sour. MDNA continues from PAGE 12 NOCTOURNIQUET continues from PAGE 12 Progressive rock group The Mars Volta return with their first release since 2009’s Octahedron, Noctourniquet. Photo courtesy of Eliot Lee Hazel HAPPY continues from PAGE 12 Tuesday, March 27, 2012 COMICS 11 COMICS Tuesday, March 27, 2012 11 9 2 3 7 9 2 1 4 6 5 2 7 1 2 3 4 8 3 4 8 4 2 1 8 1 5 3 6 Yesterday’s solution SUD OKU FOR YOU 4 8 2 7 1 3 5 9 6 7 6 5 2 9 8 4 1 3 9 3 1 5 6 4 7 8 2 8 7 4 9 5 6 2 3 1 2 5 9 8 3 1 6 7 4 6 1 3 4 2 7 9 5 8 5 9 8 1 4 2 3 6 7 1 4 6 3 7 9 8 2 5 3 2 7 6 8 5 1 4 9 Computer/Cell Phone Problems? StarTechPC.com, Buy-Sell-Repair Virus removal- Notebook-Apple-iPad Repair 2 Locations- UT near Schlotzky’s 2001 B. Guadalupe 243-6556 North- 9513 Burnet Rd. 719-GAME There is no group that has taken up the progressive rock torch quite like The Mars Volta. In their 11-year career, the band has gone from progrock toddlers to masters of the genre, channeling the spirit of King Crimson, Santana, Jimi Hendrix and Bitches Brew-era Miles Davis, in their music. The Mars Volta continues their musical journey into the unknown with their latest release, Noctourniquet. When The Mars Volta first made their debut out of the ashes of defunct (now recently reunited) post-hardcore group At the Drive-In, questions arose as to what direction the band would take. Unlike At the Drive-In, who were infamous for their emo-laced guitar melodies and hard-edged riffs, The Mars Volta preferred a much different direction: Say goodbye to four minute punk anthems, and hello to 12-minute Led Zeppelin-esque voyages. Since 2009’s Octahedron, though, the band has compressed their sound to be more straightforward, while retaining their experimental qualities. The same can be said for its follow-up, Noctourniquet; the longest song, “In Absentia,” is only about seven minutes long — a departure from the ten-plus Swedish indie-pop trip band Miike Snow, known for their 2009 breakout hit “Animal,” stay close to their sugar-induced pop equation on their follow-up album, Happy to You. Composed of Andrew Wyatt, Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg, who also go under the moniker Bloodshy & Avant when churning out hits for Britney Spears and Kylie Minogue, Miike Snow are not afraid to frolic in the Swedish pop landscape. They are the anti- Lana Del Rey; their appeal lies in their unabashedly major- chord hooks and utter lack of mystique. With Miike Snow, it’s as if the pop factory itself has become the Barbie doll it’s creating. On “The Wave,” synthesized drums tip and tap under twinkling electronic beats over the echoing vocals, while on “Devil’s Work” piano chords charge as horns burst in and out, similar to their “How I Roll” on Spears’ Femme Fatale. It’s this fami liarity Miike Snow has to their other alter ego’s productions that works both for and against them. The songs are immaculately produced, every inch of the songs masterminded by Karlsson and Winnberg to be jammed out to in a major brand commercial, and they make for a cohesive album. After a while however, monotony sinks in. That repeating piano melody over synthesizers becoming grating by the time the seventh track “Pretender” comes around. Miike Snow has a bags of tricks that work well on singles Madonna’s age looms large over her latest album, MDNA. At 53, she has remained relevant (despite protests from her critics to the contrary) in the world of entertainment where celebrities are edged out before you can say “Miley.” However, on the album, her age does not matter in the wake of the ageist responses that surrounded her Super Bowl performance, which expressed bewilderment that she’s still dancing and singing pop music. No, her three decades in the pop music gives the album a sense of heft. She brings her psyche in all its perfections to MDNA, a pop album willing to try anything and get away with it — something that could only be accomplished by a woman who’s seen and just about done it all. With that, MDNA has a number of references to Madonna’s vault of past hits, like “Lucky Star” or the lightweight first single “Gimme All Your Luvin.” But musically, the album is tailor-made for the pop music of now. Benny Benassi, Martin Solveig and William Orbit, who produced her critically acclaimed Ray of Light over a decade ago, contributed to the album. Thumping bass and whirling Ibiza electrobeats pulsate on the second single “Girl Gone World” over a monosyllable-heavy chorus (Heey, -ey, -ey) while the synths swirl to a bouncy, soaring melody on “Turn Up on the Radio.” These songs, along with a handful of others, are produced for maximum radio impact, the kind of songs Madonna has successfully made since 1983’s “Holiday.” But they feel derivative, from the dubstep breakdowns to rap guest appearances, a grasp for an inch of space in a time when Katy Perry rules supreme. Only “Gang Bang” in its shrouding, dark beats and provocative lyrics about murder scintillates and surprises listeners. The Orbit-produced second half of MDNA is when the album finally transforms itself into something a bit more profound It’s hard to be fashion forward in college. Everyone wants to look their best, but buying a closet full of new clothes while attempting to pinch pennies is almost impossible. Rather than scouring through big name stores, consider thrift shopping. Thrifting is more than just shopping — it takes skill. In order to find the perfect outfit, you have to be willing to dig, but with time and dedication, you will have a closet full of clothes and money left to spend. Before thrifting, it is important to remember that you should have an open mind. Unlike shopping at department stores, you cannot go into a thrift store with a particular piece of clothing or brand that you expect to find. 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Many of the thrifters at Blue Hanger wear gloves to avoid coming into contact with the latter. Shoppers don’t necessarily look at entire articles of clothing, but the details. Vintage buttons from a worn sweater can be taken off and added to a piece of clothing you already have to give it a new look, or fabric from a large dress can be made into a skirt. So before racing to the shopping mall early in an attempt to get a parking spot that isn’t a mile from entrance, consider thrifting. You never know what you will leave with, and your wallet will thank you later. 12 LIFE&ARTS Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Katie Stroh, Life&Arts Editor | (512) 232-2209 | dailytexan@gmail.com Treasure Jorge Corona| Daily Texan Staff Anais Rose looks at the stock of jeans at Saver’s Thrift Store on South Lamar Monday evening. Thrift store shopping, or “thrifting,” is a viable alternative when shopping with a low budget in mind. By Jessica Lee Daily Texan Staff Goodwill Location: 5555 North Lamar Blvd. Hours: Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Savers Location: 5222 Burnet Rd. Hours: Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Buffalo Exchange Location: 2904 Guadalupe Street Hours: Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun 11 a.m.-8p.m. Blue Hanger Location: 6505 Burleson Road Hours: Mon-Sun 8 a.m.-8 p.m. CD REVIEWS ‘MDNA’ proves Madonna’s relevance Illustration by Jessica Duong | Daily Texan Staff Madonna MDNA Genre: Pop For fans of: David Guetta, Calvin Harris Website: http://www.madonna.com By Chris Nguyen Daily Texan Staff MDNA continues on PAGE 10 Miike Snow Happy To You Genre: Pop For fans of: Kylie Minogue, The Cardigans and Discovery Swedish band lacks variety, uses cheerful techno beats Photo courtesy of Downtown Records & Columbia Records Pop trio Miike Snow released their second album after three years. By Chris Nguyen Daily Texan Staff The Mars Volta Noctourniquet Genre: Progressive Rock For fans of: Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group, King Crimson Website: http://www.themarsvolta. com/news Mars Volta experiments with new album By Elijah Watson Daily Texan Staff HAPPY continues on PAGE 10 NOCTOURNIQUET continues on PAGE 10 LOCAL THRIFT STORES Thrifting for