Daily TexanServing the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900Wednesday, April 11, 2012>> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com@thedailytexanfacebook.com/dailytexanLocal food trucks attract customers with innovative and unconventional pizzasTexas Book Festival authors share motives, inspiration behind workON THE WEBNEWS PAGE 5LIFE&ARTS PAGE 5bit.ly/dt_videoCalendarToday in historyStressfest 2012 Take a break from your stress at the CMHC’s Stressfest 2012, featuring free chair massages, live music, pet therapy dogs, fitness/wellness class demonstrations, tropical slushies, a relaxation deck, biofeedback, acupuncture and much more. The event will be from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on the FAC porch. Disco concert Classical Reinvention announces Disco Classical, a performance and evening of dance that combines eclectic East Side charm with popular dance music and dance- inspired classical music. The event will be from 8-11:45 p.m. at The Vortex on 2307 Manor Rd. In 1976 Apple releases its first personal computer. TODAY Zen Ren | Daily Texan Staff Students gather at stations to discuss initiatives for change at the White House Young American series Tuesday evening. The forum, hosted by the Annette Strauss institute for Civic Participation, gathers student around the nation to discuss solutions for social problems affecting today’s youth. APD’s recent drug seizures indicate rise in traffickingYoung leaders discuss civic engagementBy Sarah WhiteDaily Texan StaffBeloved Texas bluebonnets and other wildflowers may be threat- ened this season by an appropriately named pest: bastard cabbage. Bastard cabbage, an invasive weed that originated from the Med- iterranean region, has taken over many areas typically covered by na- tive wildflowers, said Dennis Mark- wardt, director of vegetation man- agement for the Texas Department of Transportation. While bastard cabbage has long been a problem in Texas, Mark- wardt said a combination of factors have made growth of the weed espe- cially prevalent this year. “There were perfect growing conditions for it this year,” he said. “With last year’s drought, we lost a tremendous amount of grass, and then we’ve had a wet and mild win- ter this year.” The weed grows in the same areas that wildflowers typically blossom, which may mean fewer wildflow- ers as the weeds continue to spread, Markwardt said. “It’s out there competing with our wildflowers,” he said. “And in most cases, it out-competes them.” Markwardt said action has been taken in the past to control the weed, usually in the fall as the seeds germinate. “In a lot of cases, we’ve gone in there and sprayed to control it,” he said. “But this year it was just too much and too widespread.” While preventative measures will be undertaken in the fall, Markwardt said his department has engaged in spot mowing to clear out some of the Shea Carley | Daily Texan Staff A patch of bastard cabbage surrounds a bluebonnet alongside Mopac near the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. By Rachel ThompsonDaily Texan StaffInvasive weed threatens native flowersWEEDS continues on PAGE 2Online poll reports increased support for domestic energyMaria Arrellaga | Daily Texan Staff Payroll Services programmer Jack Conower reads a book while passing by the South Mall lawn Tuesday afternoon. By Alexa UraDaily Texan StaffLAWN continues on PAGE 2By Sylvia ButandaDaily Texan StaffENERGY continues on PAGE 2Representatives from the White House connected with young community leaders Tues- day evening to learn about the social issues that are most con- cerning to today’s youth. Officials from President Ba- rack Obama’s administration selected UT to be part of the White House Young American Series. Almost 150 students and young members of the commu- nity attended the forum that was hosted by the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation. Attendees engaged in discus- sion on issues critical to young Americans in order to work to- gether to propose solutions. Select students and commu- nity members gave short TED Talks-style presentations during which they highlighted mod- els of civic engagement and ad- dressed challenges faced by so- ciety. TED Talks presenta- tions are short speeches that focus on important issues of public interest. “We need an open dialogue to reduce social language bar- riers between groups and in- dustries to solve community problems,” said architecture se- nior Chris Ferguson, one of the While the South Mall grass is al- ways greener this time of year thanks to an annual regrassing, students will not get to enjoy lounging on the lawn for a few weeks. The lawn in the Six Pack will re- main taped off from the public until a week before commencement, said Fa- cilities Services manager John Burns. Burns said the lawn will be closed again in order to repair the grass after commencement, but will be mostly open for the rest of the summer and the fall. The lawn has been taped off since last Thursday, when the lawn was re- grassed. Burns said the regrassing cost about $1,300, and the main goal now is to get the grass’s roots estab- lished before commencement, other- wise the grass may not recover. “If we can get it established be- fore we get too many people going on it and laying on it and playing DRUGS continues on PAGE 2SERIES continues on PAGE 2A national online poll has re- vealed the growing public back- ing for domestic energy, with many showing support for natural gas and renewable energy production, said Tanya Andrien, associate di- rector of the Energy Management and Innovation Center. The second UT Energy Poll, conducted and supervised by the center at the McCombs School of Business, disclosed the results of the survey that were composed from more than 2,300 online re- spondents. The poll, whose results were released Tuesday, asked ques- tions relating to what people of dif- ferent backgrounds and political af- filiations find to be the current en- ergy challenges and priorities fac- ing the nation. Wayne Hoyer, marketing admin- istration chair, said the UT Energy Poll’s long-term vision is to view data as a dependable source for public opinion on energy issues. “It will be utilized by public pol- icy makers, academicians, energy practitioners, major corporations and the public alike,” Hoyer said. “It is also hoped that the poll will stim- ulate academic research and debate across a variety of areas.” Gary Rasp, spokesman for the UT Energy Institute, said 90 per- cent of people confirmed that they are concerned with the price of gasoline increasing over the next six months, which could af- fect their vote during the 2012 presidential election. “Respondents generally favor candidates who support policies that would increase domestic en- ergy production with 61 percent saying they would be more likely to vote for a presidential candidate who promotes an expansion of nat- ural gas development,” Rasp said. The poll also showed that con- sumers have shown an increased support for renewable forms of en- ergy, Rasp said. “Fifty nine percent of people said By Bobby BlanchardDaily Texan StaffOperational secrets have en- abled the Austin Police Depart- ment to make massive narcotics seizures, including three over the past month that were among the largest in the department’s histo- ry, said Lt. Norris McKenzie. McKenzie said that 16.4 kilos of cocaine — worth approximate- ly $6 million— 565 lbs of mari- juana — $310,000 — and three kilos of heroin — $1.5 million — were confiscated by APD in three separate busts. McKenzie said he had never before witnessed a sei- zure this large during his career at APD. He said he thought the increasing size of busts probably indicates increased drug traffick- ing in Austin. “This bust was pretty unprece- dented,” McKenzie said. “It means that the dealers are branching out and selling more drugs.” McKenzie said the discovery of such large amounts of heroin and cocaine indicate that Austin has become a distribution hub for Mexican cartels. “It’s not like [the narcot- ics] are coming from anywhere else,” McKenzie said. “Any her- oin or cocaine we seize is com- ing straight from the Mexican border and it is the cartels that 7-9 a.m. Blues at Sunrise As one of KVRX’s most pop- ular and longest-running specialty programs, Blues at Sunrise is proud to be your most complete source for blues music on the FM dial in Austin. Lawn repairs restrict Six Pack loungingWATCH TStv ON CHANNEL 159 p.m. Movie JunkiesIt’s finally here! 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NOW OPENBooks of Value Bought and Sold6009 Burnet Road / 512-275-6430www.blueawningbooks.com2 Wednesday, April 11, 2012NEWSthey would be more likely to vote for a candidate who supports addi- tional financial incentives for com- panies engaged in renewable tech- nologies ... as well as a candidate who would require utilities to ob- tain a designated percentage of their electricity from renewable sources,” he said. Rasp said energy is an issue that affects students in every aspect of their lives. “Our hope is that by providing an ongoing measurement of consumer views on energy issues and gaug- ing satisfaction with various indi- viduals’ and groups’ work on ener- gy issues, we can help influence the public debate of these important is- sues in a positive manner,” he said. Daniel Noll, global policy stud- ies/energy and earth resources graduate student and member of the Energy Resources Group, said the UT Energy Poll is valuable to the student body in a number of ways. “It is a great resource of public opinion data that is both objec- tive and very comprehensive,” Noll said. “There is an abundance of data being collected that has yet to be analyzed, and so the opportuni- ties for students to use the data in novel ways that add value to their research is quite large.” forum’s student presenters. Ferguson discussed sus- tainability and how it can be achieved through a collective effort between architecture and various industries. Fergu- son highlighted various stu- dent organizations that are al- ready using their skills to help members of the Austin com- munity by creating sustain- ability campaigns, building in- novative solar problems and volunteering abroad. Matt Glazer, executive direc- tor of political activist organi- zation Progress Texas, present- ed his work with the organiza- tion that works to mobilize the 78 percent of Texans he said are not politically involved. Glazer, 30, said he is on the “other end of the spectrum” of civic engagement because of his age and hopes that college stu- dents will take on the challenge of gathering to share ideas. “You need to build your own army,” he said. “Take my ral- ly call so that next year you’ll be up here pushing the impor- tant idea of mobilizing people to mobilize others.” Other presentations includ- ed representatives from vari- ous local organizations includ- ing the mentorship program Advise TX, undocumented im- migrant activist group Univer- sity Leadership Initiative and the University chapter of Stu- dents of the World. Ronnie Cho, associate di- rector of the White House Of- fice of Public Engagement, is the president’s liaison to young Americans and creat- ed the series of forums on col- lege campuses. Cho said the se- ries was created to support the everyday work of Americans that can serve as catalysts for future change. “This is not about 2012 but instead about 2112 and what we are going to do to build the next American century,” Cho said. “We want to know how you are taking care of your own and what we can do to help you.” After presentations, attend- ees broke up into 25 small groups for open forum peri- ods where they discussed is- sues dealing with health care, arts and education, immigra- tion policy and poverty, among various other topics. The White House Young America series launched last month at Arizona State Univer- sity. The program at UT is the fourth of 17 forums that will be held at universities across the country. Regina Lawrence, journalism professor and fellow of the An- nette Strauss Institute, said UT was an ideal candidate for the forum because of its prominent role in higher education. She also said the University pro- vides a large and diverse audi- ence of college students with varying concerns and ideas. Lawrence said the institute believes in engaging young individuals to become in- volved beyond politics and in their communities. “This generation is known as a slacker generation that has lost all responsibility to others except to themselves,” she said. “But our students are proving to their elders how problems can be resolved in a civil and constructive manner instead of a divisive one.” control the entry and exit points on that border.” McKenzie said because cartels are involved in Austin drug traf- ficking, it is especially important to prosecute and sentence the dealers apprehended in all busts. “We are not under any illusions about what our job is,” McKenzie said. “We are in the drug prose- cution business. We try to disrupt the flow of the organization, get the leaders off the street and make sure they spend time in jail.” Greg Thrash, spokesman for the Drug Enforcement Administra- tion, said investigations conducted by the DEA directly indicate that the activity of Mexican drug cartels in Austin has been increasing over the past four to five years. Howev- er, Thrash said increased seizures could also indicate that law en- forcement officials are getting bet- ter at catching the drug dealers. “The DEA has seen a signifi- cant increase in drug seizures since 2010,” Thrash said. “In a large part, I believe that this can be attribut- ed to increased cooperation and information sharing between var- ious law enforcement agencies in the [Austin] area.” Thrash said that the DEA has collaborated extensively with the FBI, the IRS, APD and other lo- cal police departments to con- fiscate more drugs and catch more dealers. History senior Jose Nino, the president of Libertarian Long- horns, said he disagrees with the principle behind the seizures. Nino said he thinks APD’s regula- tion of drug distribution has con- tributed to the rise of cartel activity in Austin. “This whole drug bust just rep- resents another failure of the War on Drugs. When drugs are made illegal, they create massive black markets that are dominated by vi- olent cartels.” Nino said. “It’s essen- tially prohibition 2.0.” weeds, which can grow up to four feet tall. “It’s spread throughout the state; the worst has been from San An- tonio up to Waco,” he said. “It’s very unsightly.” Srimahitha Kaliki, secretary of Longhorn Gardeners and biomed- ical engineering graduate student, said the bastard cabbage weeds grow faster than wildflowers and take nutrients out of the soil, result- ing in the deaths of other plants. “These weeds are depleting the supply of nutrients and beating out the wildflowers,” she said. “If the native plants are dying, that’s obvi- ously not a good thing.” She said her club spends hours ripping the weeds out of the soil in order to deplete the garden of them and allow room for growth of oth- er plants, including beneficial wild- flowers, which improve the soil. Damon Waitt, director of the Native Plant Information Net- work at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, said a strong season for bluebonnet growth also supports the growth of the destructive weeds. “We had a good bluebonnet sea- son, so it also helped the bastard cabbage,” he said. “It was kind of a mixed blessing.” Herbicide treatments, a com- mon and relatively inexpensive way to clear out the weeds, can also clear out the wildflowers, he said. The bastard cabbage blooms slightly earlier than the wildflow- ers, which may make it possible to clear out the weeds without harm- ing the wildflowers, he said. “There may be a short window of opportunity, and the highway department will be trying to take advantage of that,” he said. Community response to the threatened wildflowers has been tremendous, reflecting an expected but genuine love of the state flow- er, Waitt said. “It’s been great,” he said. “People are raring to go and do something about it. I think it really hit home for people because of the connec- tion to the bluebonnets.” Many community members have contacted the highway de- partment offering to help, while others have shown interest in a bastard cabbage-pulling event, he said. “We’ve been encouraging peo- ple to pull it and get rid of it if they come across it,” he said. Despite its humorous name, Waitt said he feels the name en- compasses the annoyance and danger of the bastard cabbage. “I kind of think it’s a perfect name,” he said. “If it had a nice name, I don’t think people would be as worried about it.” Frisbee, it will recover more quickly after the heavy usage,” Burns said. Burns said commencement takes a heavy toll on the lawn. Since Facil- ities Services cannot water the lawn a week before commencement, Burns said the lawn is in a rough state when so many people turn up. “Its really hard on the grass to go through having thousands of peo- ple walking across it while its not in tip-top shape watering wise,” Burns said. “We have to get it es- tablished and get it as healthy as it can so it will be able to recover af- ter commencement and then be nice for summer and at least the fall semester.” Burns said different kinds of grasses have fared differently at the South Mall. For example, Burns said St. Augustine grass, which they used several years ago, did not re- cover well after commencement. This year Facilities Services is trying Discovery Bermuda, a type of grass that is new to the South Mall lawn. “We tried it in some other plac- es on the campus and it’s really been successful, and so we thought we would try it in this larger area,” Burns said. “It doesn’t grow as tall, so it saves maintenance time. It’s also a little bit shade tolerant and there is a lot of shade on the South Mall.” After commencement, Servic- es and Facilities will continue to work on the lawn in order to keep it healthy and try to prolong its life as long as possible, but Burns said the lawn is usually bare dirt by spring due to extreme use. Burns said this can lead to environmental prob- lems, as rainfall can cause dirt to wash down onto the sidewalk and into the storm drains. “Our goal is to get grass on there not just for beauty, but also to pro- tect our storm drains and storm wa- ter,” Burns said. “Our goal is to not have dirt washing down into the storm drains and the creeks.” Assistant dean of students Mary Beth Mercatoris said since the first day of school in the fall, there have been 80 events held on the South Mall lawn. She said the lawn cap- tures everything someone would want for an event. “It’s beautiful, it’s well kept up, it’s in the iconic location of cam- pus where you can see academ- ic buildings, statues and the Main Building,” Mercatoris said. “So I think it has a mix of what students would look for when they’re look- ing for a really great location.” Mercatoris said she thought the open space of the lawn was a big factor of what attracted students and gave it unlimited possibilities. “You just name it, and there are tons of things happening out there,” Mercatoris said. “It has the ability to be transformed to ac- commodate a lot of different kinds of events.” Government and history fresh- man Brittany Bradshaw said she enjoys going onto the South Mall because it is so open. And while she is frustrated that she can- not get on the grass, she said she understands why. “I think for it to be returfed and redone, it just makes it look nic- er,” Bradshaw said. “It completes the view.” The Daily TexanVolume 112, Number 152 Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591Editor: Viviana Aldous(512) 232-2212editor@dailytexanonline.comManaging Editor: Audrey White(512) 232-2217managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.comNews Office: (512) 232-2207news@dailytexanonline.comMultimedia Office: (512) 471-7835dailytexanmultimedia@gmail.comSports Office: (512) 232-2210sports@dailytexanonline.comLife & Arts Office: (512) 232-2209dailytexan@gmail.comPhoto Office: (512) 471-8618photo@dailytexanonline.comComics Office: (512) 232-4386dailytexancomics@gmail.comRetail Advertising: (512) 471-1865joanw@mail.utexas.eduClassified Advertising: (512) 471-5244classifieds@dailytexanonline.comCONTACT USTOMORROW’S WEATHERHighLow8466It’s Ricoh, you never know what it will do. 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The candidates will answer questions from students and discuss their vision for campus. Dr. Christopher MillerVice President for Student Affairs, Marquette UniversityTuesday, April 3rd, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Main 212Dr. Ajay NairSenior Associate Vice Provost for Student Affairs, University of PennsylvaniaThursday, April 12th, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Main 212Dr. Francisco Hernandez Vice Chancellor, University of Hawaii at ManoaThursday, April 19th, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Main 212Dr. Gage PaineVice President for Student Affairs, University of Texas at San AntonioTuesday, April 24th, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Main 212World&NatioN3Wednesday, April 11, 2012 | The Daily Texan | Austin Myers, Wire Editor | dailytexanonline.comSanford community still tense as trial nears for ZimmermanSANFORD, Fla. — Tensions are rising in Sanford as a special pros- ecutor nears a decision on whether to charge George Zimmerman with killing Trayvon Martin. Someone shot up an unoccupied police car Monday night as it sat out- side the neighborhood where Mar- tin was killed. And a demonstration by college students closed the town’s police station earlier in the day. Some residents Tuesday said they worry there will be violence if pros- ecutor Angela Corey accepts Zim- merman’s claim of self-defense and decides not to charge the neighbor- hood watch captain with a crime. Corey has not said when she will announce her decision, but many in town believe it will be soon. The case took a bizarre turn Tuesday as Zimmerman’s attor- neys stood outside the courthouse and announced they were drop- ping him as their client for ignoring their advice in contacting the pros- ecutor. But they said they still be- lieve his claim of self-defense. Miss Universe to change rules allowing transgender entrants NEW YORK — A rule change that would allow transgender wom- en to participate in the Miss Uni- verse beauty pageant next year is a step forward for equality, advocates said Tuesday after pageant officials announced the policy shift. Pageant officials said they are working on the language of the of- ficial rule policy change but expect- ed final word to come soon. The rules will have to be approved by Donald Trump, who runs the Miss Universe Organization, and NBC. The announcement of the policy change comes a week after the organi- zation decided to allow Jenna Talack- ova to compete for Canada’s spot in the Miss Universe pageant this year. Talackova, a Vancouver resident, underwent a sex change four years ago after being born a male. The advocacy group GLAAD called on the Miss Universe Organization to review her case, as well as open the competition to transgender wom- en, after she was disqualified from competing in the Miss Universe Canada contest next month. Savvy Chinese politician ousted after his wife accused of murderBEIJING — A flamboyant and telegenic politician who until re- cently seemed destined for the top ranks of China’s leadership was stripped of his most powerful posts on Tuesday and his wife named in the murder of a British business- man as Chinese leaders moved to stem a scandal that has exposed di- visive infighting. The announcement that Bo Xi- lai was being suspended from the Communist Party’s Politburo and Central Committee and that his wife was a suspect in a homicide in- vestigation put an end to a colorful political career. Media-savvy with a populist flair, Bo gained a nation- wide following for busting orga- nized crime and for reviving com- munist culture in Chongqing. His publicity-seeking ways an- gered some in the top leadership, however. In recent weeks, allega- tions of Bo’s and his family’s mis- deeds leaked into public view, threatening to complicate prepara- tions by the leadership for a deli- cate, once-a-decade transition to younger leaders at a congress later this year. Growing pot to pay off city debt didn’t quite pass in Catalonia RASQUERA, Spain — What about growing marijuana to pay off crushing municipal debt? One Spanish village put the idea to the vote Tuesday, and a majority of its citizens approved — but not the 75 percent needed. The result effectively ends the idea to lease a plot of land to an as- sociation of marijuana buffs in Bar- celona who wanted to pay Ras- quera $1.7 million over two years. About 40 jobs — growing, harvest- ing and packaging the pot — were envisioned. Under Spanish law, consump- tion in private of cannabis in small amounts is allowed. Growing it for sale, or advertising it or selling it are illegal. — Compiled from Associated Press reportsNEWS BRIEFLYSantorum slides out of raceConvicted priest remained part of the clergy for yearsObama hits the road to push ‘Buffet rule’PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — President Barack Obama said Tuesday the choice facing voters this November will be as stark as in the milestone 1964 contest be- tween Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater — one that ended up with one of the biggest Democrat- ic landslides in history. The president made his com- ments during a fundraising blitz in Florida, and right before his general election foe was essential- ly decided. Republican Rick San- torum dropped out of the pres- idential contest, making it clear that Obama would face off against Mitt Romney, the former Massa- chusetts governor. Obama used a daylong trip to Florida to call again for Congress to raise taxes on millionaires, a popu- list pitch on an issue that he hopes will help define the differences with nominee-to-be Romney. “This election will proba- bly have the biggest contrast that we’ve seen maybe since the John- son-Goldwater election, may- be before that,” Obama told do- nors at the first of three campaign events in this battleground state. The events were expected to raise at least $1.7 million. In his 1964 race against Gold- water, Johnson carried 44 of 50 states and won 61 percent of the popular vote, the largest share of any candidate since 1820. Running on a record that included the Great Society, John- son portrayed Goldwater as a dangerous extremist. He was aid- ed by Goldwater’s GOP conven- tion speech, in which the candi- date proclaimed, “Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.” Republicans said Obama’s tax pro- posal was aimed at dividing Amer- icans along class lines and gave him an excuse to raise more money for his re-election campaign. In a reception at a gated com- munity in Palm Beach Gardens, Obama said Democrats would en- sure the rich pay their fair share, while focusing on investments in education, science and research and caring for the most vulnerable. By contrast, he said, Republicans would dismantle education and clean energy programs so they can give still more tax breaks to the rich. Obama did not mention Romney by name, but the economic fairness message was the theme of his day and aimed squarely at the wealthy former Massachusetts governor. Obama later outlined his sup- port for the so-called Buffett rule at a speech at Florida Atlantic Univer- sity, arguing that wealthy investors should not pay taxes at a lower rate than middle-class wage earners. The push for the Buffett rule comes ahead of a Senate vote next week and as millions of Americans prepare to file their income tax returns. The plan has little chance of passing Con- gress, but Senate Democrats say the issue underscores the need for economic fairness. PHILADELPHIA — Jurors in a landmark church sex-abuse trial were presented with evidence Tues- day outlining the troubled clerical career of a priest who was convicted of child pornography charges yet re- mained in ministry for years despite similar and repeated complaints. Prosecutors introduced decades of correspondence from mental health facilities, therapists and church offi- cials regarding then-priest Edward DePaoli. The documents from the archdiocese’s secret archives outlined how DePaoli, after being convicted in federal court of child pornogra- phy charges in 1986, went through psychological treatment, rounds of therapy, and a half dozen church as- signments over two decades before he was defrocked in 2005. DePaoli is not a defendant in the trial, but prosecutors are using the testimony about him and others to build a case against Monsignor Wil- liam Lynn, who was the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s secretary of cler- gy from 1992 to 2004 and entrusted with investigating complaints against priests. Lynn is the first Roman Cath- olic official in the U.S. charged with endangering children for allegedly keeping pedophile priests in parish work around children to protect the church’s reputation. Also on trial is the Rev. James Bren- nan, charged with raping a 14-year- old boy in 1996. He and Lynn have both entered not guilty pleas. The paper trail presented by pros- ecutors Tuesday began with DePaoli’s 1986 conviction, when he was assis- tant pastor at Holy Martyrs parish in Oreland just outside Philadelphia. He was found to have magazines, films and videotapes of underage boys. He received a one-year suspension. Doctor reports in December 1986 warned that DePaoli “is likely to re- peat his past behavior and to become progressively worse ... he could go be- yond fantasy (regarding) his sexual fantasies towards children.” Instead, DePaoli was transferred out of the Philadelphia archdiocese to St. John Vianney Church in Colonia, N.J., for three years. In 1991, he returned to Philadelphia as associate pastor at Saint John the Baptist Church. A 55-year-old woman testified Tuesday that she was fondled by DePaoli when she was a 12-year-old parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Doylestown. She said her family had recently immigrated and did not report it out of fear that they would not be believed. She said they met with Lynn and Bevilacqua in 2002 after learning the priest was still around children. “My feeling was that they didn’t really care,” she said. “They were just going through the motions.” GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Bowing to the inevitable after an improb- ably resilient run for the White House, Rick Santorum quit the presidential race on Tuesday, clear- ing the way for Mitt Romney to claim the Republican nomination. “We made a decision over the weekend, that while this presiden- tial race for us is over, for me, and we will suspend our campaign today, we are not done fighting,” he said. Santorum, appearing with his family, told supporters that the battle to defeat President Barack Obama would go on but pointed- ly made no mention or endorse- ment of Romney, whom he had derided as an unworthy standard- bearer for the GOP. The former Pennsylvania sen- ator stressed that he’d taken his presidential bid farther than any- one expected, calling his campaign “as improbable as any race that you will ever see for president.” “Against all odds,” he said, “we won 11 states, millions of voters, millions of votes.” The delegate totals told the tale of Santorum’s demise. Romney has more than twice as many del- egates as Santorum and is on pace to reach the 1,144 delegates need- ed to clinch the nomination by early June. Still in the race, but not considered a factor: former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Rep. Ron Paul. Santorum had hoped to keep his campaign going through the Penn- sylvania primary on April 24, but decided to fold after his severely ill 3-year-old daughter, Bella, spent the weekend in the hospital. He said that while Romney was accumulating more delegates, “we were winning in a very different way. We were touching hearts” with a conservative message. In a statement, Romney called Santorum “an able and worthy competitor.” With Romney on his way to the nomination and a con- test against the president, Obama’s campaign manager, Jim Messi- na, sharply criticized Romney for waging a negative ad campaign against his opponents. “It’s no surprise that Mitt Rom- ney finally was able to grind down his opponents under an avalanche of negative ads. But neither he nor his special interest allies will be able to buy the presidency with their negative attacks,” Messina said. “The more the American people see of Mitt Romney, the less they like him and the less they trust him.” Santorum said the campaign had been “a love affair for me, go- ing from state to state. ... We were raising issues, frankly, that a lot of people did not want raised.” Gene J Puskar | Associated PressSurrounded by members of his family Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum announces he is suspending his candidacy effective today in Gettysburg, Pa. Carolyn Kaster | Associated PressPresident Obama speaks at Florida Atlantic University on Tuesday. Courtesy of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office | Associated PressFrom left to right: former priest Edward V. Avery, Monsignor William Lynn and Rev. James J. Brennan. Lynn is the first Roman Catholic church official in the U.S. ever charged with child endangerment. By Marc LevyThe Associated PressBy Joann LoviglioThe Associated PressBy Ken ThomasThe Associated Press 4Wednesday, April 11, 2012 | The Daily Texan | Viviana Aldous, Editor-in-Chief | (512) 232-2212 | editor@dailytexanonline.comOpiniOnlegaleseOpinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editori- al Board or the writer of the article. 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ReCYCleBy heba DafashyDaily Texan ColumnistBy stephen McgarveyDaily Texan ColumnistMisinformed and distorted observationsThe April 4 editorial titled “A Lack of Coordination” misrepresents the recent review of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board by the state Sunset Commission and makes some observations about the THECB’s work that are misinformed and distorted. For example, your article claims that the THECB was “skewered” in the Sunset review. As Sunset Commission staff readily acknowledge, their job is to identify weaknesses in state agencies, not to offer a balanced assess- ment of strengths and weaknesses. The Sunset Commission identified five issues or areas for improvement in its report. The THECB has challenged one finding. Four uncontested findings for a state agency with the range of responsibilities the THECB has hardly constitutes a skewering. Your representation of the Sunset Commission review of the THECB is highly selective and misleading. For example, you cite the claim that institutions of higher education expressed a “fear of retaliation” by the THECB but omitted the comment in the same sentence that no evidence of retaliation was provided. In the report, the commission questions the THECB’s “overarching focus” on our “Closing the Gaps” initiative: In your rendering of the report, the focus on “Closing the Gaps” becomes ”near-obsessive,” which is a bit like saying that Aung San Suu Kyi is near- obsessive about establishing democracy in Burma. The fact is that “Closing the Gaps” is nationally recognized as a model strategic plan for higher education. It is not too much to say that reaching the goals of “Closing the Gaps” is vital to the economic future of Texas and to its quality of life. Your editorial notes the THECB’s regrettable miscalculation of Texas Grant allocations last fall, which resulted in a $3.2-million shortfall for UT. But you leave out that the THECB discovered the error and restored the lost funds to UT. You then note several problems with the B-On-Time Loan program, presumably attributable to THECB mismanagement, when in fact they are mostly due to statutory provisions and federal tax and student loan policy. Your editorial was a shoddy piece of journalism, unworthy of a great student newspaper and a great university. Raymund ParedesCommissioner, Texas Higher Education Coordinating BoardLast week, UT mathematics professor James Vick was awarded the 2012 Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship, one of the most prestigious teaching awards on cam- pus. This award recognizes Vick’s ability to personally care for each student and engage him or her with the subject matter. University teaching awards distinguish and recognize the work of great profes- sors and also encourage other professors to strive for such excellence. Teaching awards are awarded based on two major categories: professional research achievements and teaching excellence. It would seem logical that a teaching award is chosen and se- lected by students, yet oftentimes this is not the case. The majority of University-wide awards are selected by a faculty committee or board. Many awards try to include student input but only through a selected student who sits on a faculty-led committee. This seems to reflect a lack of value that admin- istrators place on the student voice. The Friar Centennial Teaching Fellow- ship is the only University-wide accolade that is awarded exclusively by students. Similarly, departmental teaching awards are usually given based on student opinion. Of course, it is easier to collect the opinions of students from within a single department than to do so across the entire University. However, there has to be a way to achieve this same level of student involvement in University-wide awards. One way to do this might be to use course evaluations as criteria for an award’s selec- tion committee. The Regent’s Outstanding Teaching Award, a UT System-wide award, uses the past three-year period of course evaluations as a measure to judge the va- lidity of a professor’s nomination. This is a great way to see a student perspective. Carisa Nietsche, former president of Sen- ate of College Councils, sat on a University- wide award selection committee. According to Nietsche, “It is important that the selec- tions are based on more than just a profes- sor’s popularity and personality. It is im- portant to include pedagogy, research and teaching ability.” To prevent these awards from turning into a popularity contest, the faculty voice should still be present in order to help distinguish personality from merit. Research is a critical aspect of teaching awards, especially for a Tier One research institution. The average student is typi- cally unaware of the impact that the pro- fessor’s research is making in their field. Faculty have a different vantage point when determining the research achieve- ments of a nominated professor and can therefore play a crucial role in determining teaching prizes. Nevertheless, faculty should not neglect the opinions of students, and choosing one student to sit on the committee does not adequately gather those opinions. The pro- cess of choosing teaching awards should be more representative in this regard, possibly by including an equal number of students and faculty on awards committees. These students should represent a variety of dis- ciplines and have a strong connection to other students. Teaching awards encourage professors to turn their classrooms into engaging experi- ences for students. Allowing students more influence when awarding them will further motivate professors to focus on student ac- ademic development in addition to profes- sional research achievements. Dafashy is a Plan II senior. UT is an athletic powerhouse. Its teams are consistently ranked on the national level; as a result, the personnel coaching them is some of the best-paid in the country. But with budget cuts left and right and higher education receiving the brunt of the impact, one must wonder: Are these salaries truly justified? After all, Mack Brown, the highest paid coach in college sports, brings in almost $5.2 million annually before bonuses and incentives. The answer is complicated and varies from coach to coach, but in gen- eral, each coach earns his or her salary and greatly contributes to our University. Since it is by far the most talked about, let’s look first at foot- ball. The UT football program brings in nearly $100 million of revenue annually. Not only does this cover Brown’s and every other coach’s salary, but it also covers the entire football program, in- cluding player scholarships, other sports and even sends a chunk of the proceeds over to academics. The same professors chant- ing for a pay cut for Brown may want to think twice about ques- tioning his value — his football program may be contributing to their salary. In a similar way, men’s basketball head coach Rick Barnes makes $2.2 million, but his program brings in far more, at $15.6 million. These two men have successfully done something that not many other employees here at UT can say: That they actually made the University money. But beyond football and basketball, justifying salaries becomes a little shaky. Baseball head coach August Garrido nets $900,000, though his program only breaks about even. Still, when tax or tu- ition dollars are not spent financing baseball, it’s hard to complain. Women’s basketball is a different story. Newly appointed head women’s basketball coach Karen Aston will make about $600,000, according to The Washington Post. While this is only half the salary of her predecessor, Gail Goestenkors, it is still financially unjustifiable for a sport that loses about $2.6 million annually, ac- cording to Bloomberg. So should UT eliminate all sports and programs that are not generating a profit? Absolutely not. These sports offer a unique and diverse array of options for students that contribute to their college experiences. However, when sports are not turning a prof- it, their coaches should not be earning exorbitant salaries. They should only be paid enough to attract solid coaching talent. Brown and Barnes are in a category of excellence all to themselves, and their salaries are justified. Docking their salaries could result in their leaving, and with a lower salary to offer coaches, UT would have to settle for decreased coaching talent, decreased athletic vic- tories and, ultimately, decreased revenue. While it seems harsh to view salaries and employee value in such a cold, purely financial way, universities are in the middle of financially unstable times. When looking for places to cut, profit- able athletic programs should be the absolute last places to look. Instead, UT should focus any cuts on programs — sports and oth- erwise — that do not earn their keep. McGarvey is a business honors freshman. Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will deliver the commencement address at graduation this May. Of all Wash- ington D.C. political veterans whom UT officials might pick to set an example for the graduating class of 2012, Gates is a commendable choice. Gates, who retired from his govern- ment post last year, made history as the first U.S. secretary of defense to serve in both Republican and Democrat admin- istrations. His bipartisanship has stood out at a time when partisanship prevails in the nation’s capital. Since he graduated from William & Mary in 1965 with a bachelor’s degree in history, Gates has demonstrated an un- yielding commitment to serving others. These days, young people who are beginning their careers in a sluggish economy hear much about the need for personal ambition to develop their own careers — all the more reason one hopes Gates will impart his values of serving others to UT students. Gates’ career illustrates that personal success is not an expense of sacrificing for others but instead that succeeding in your work requires that you serve others. Gates chose to serve his country. President George W. Bush appointed Gates secretary of de- fense in 2006, and President Barack Obama then asked Gates to continue serving through the first three years of his admin- istration. Prior to taking the helm at the Department of Defense, Gates spent nearly 27 years working for the Central Intel- ligence Agency, where he became the only employee in the agency’s history to start as an entry-level employee and be- come its director. He spent nine years at the National Secu- rity Council, working under six presidents. Between 2002 and 2006, Gates served as president of Texas A&M Univer- sity. When Gates concluded his tenure as secretary of de- fense last summer, Obama gave Gates the Presidential Medal of Freedom. As far as commencement speakers go, Gates’ long list of ac- colades and accomplishments is not unusual. What is unusual is that Gates has preached and practiced his belief that serving others is a cause above choosing right or wrong. Robert Gates spent most of his life being effective on behalf of others. “I believe the life of Bob Gates is a lesson,” Obama said when Gates retired, “especially to young Americans — a lesson that public service is an honorable calling, that we can pass our country better and stronger to those who follow.” We can only hope for more people like Robert Gates to serve as one of this country’s leaders. Of course, all the better if they hail from UT. April 11, 20125 Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series about the legislative student organizations at UT and their transition to new leadership over the next few weeks. The quotes of the incoming leadership came from their applications for their positions. Student Government President Natalie Butler and Vice President Ash- ley Baker took office in a new building last spring and under a new set of rules. One year later, the Butler/Baker administration leaves behind their personal imprint on UT, SG and the University administration. In 2011, Butler/Baker pledged that if elected their administration would connect students and realize possibilities on campus by increasing student involvement and representation at UT. Although the pair’s yearlong term ended April 3, Butler said she and Baker will spend the rest of the semester helping the new president and vice president transition and will finish up work on their platform goals. “Every year’s priorities are different because those priorities are set by the student body,” Butler said. “I hope none of our big projects we’ve worked so hard on are abandoned.” Thor Lund, current SG president, said he and vice president Wills Brown have started meeting with administrators and will continue the work from Butler/Baker that lines up with their platform. Butler/Baker was the first administration to operate under recommen- dations from the 2010 SG Reform Task Force. This year, the vice presi- dent no longer presided as the chair of the assembly or the liaison between the executive and legislative branches. In addition, the task force called for many offices and agencies within SG to be consolidated. Butler said she felt she and Baker were the guinea pigs for this new structure and admitted they made mistakes at the beginning of their term because they didn’t know how the reform was going to impact them. This year, Butler/Baker focused on accomplishing increasing student budget representation, outreach and service, safety, health and wellness, transportation and social responsibility. Butler and Baker sat on many committees overseeing issues affecting students on campus, including the Tuition Policy Advisory Committee, where Butler supported the proposed 2.6 percent tuition increase over the next two years. Butler said getting a student on the University Budget Council was one of the biggest goals she and Baker accomplished this year. President William Powers Jr. appointed Butler to the council this past year and will recommend students for the position in the future. “We met with administrators that didn’t like the idea of having a student on the budget committee,” Butler said. “We are making sure students are a stakeholder in that conversation with the reagents.” SG operated on a $112,820 budget in 2011-2012. Of that, $21,245 went to SG agencies; $14,000 went to operating expenses including a copier, toner and phone lines; $10,400 was set aside for Butler and Baker’s tuition allotment and $26,790 for executive board stipends, which some members refused, among other costs. They also used $4,850 set aside from the 2010 budget for a new website. Baker said the administration worked hard to improve the experience for student organizations by creating tools like Find a Space, an online database meant to simply the room reservation process. SG also allocat- ed $37,000 to registered student organizations, developed a service event to provide aid after the Central Texas fires and implemented a service partnership with UT Elementary. John Lawler, former SG presidential candidate and outgoing liberal arts representative, said he was impressed at Butler/Baker’s work increas- ing parking spaces on campus, getting a student on the University Budget Council and making the SG budget more transparent. However, he said he was disappointed the administration did not address safety and lighting in West Campus more aggressively. Marc Musick, associate dean for the College of Liberal Arts, said he works and interacts with SG through the students they appoint to com- mittees on campus, such as the LGBTQ presidential task force. Musick said student representation is essential and affects decision making at UT, and he recently appointed Butler to a summer orientation task force. “There’s a sense that people who work with SG and Senate are just there to line up their resumes,” Musick said. “I can easily name names of people working hard. The students never see it, all they see are Daily Texan headlines.” Psychology sophomore Simone Reed said although she is not involved with SG she thinks SG is important because they appoint students to var- ious committees on campus. Reed said although she does use the Find a Space room database this semester, she is not familiar with Butler/Baker or the other work they have done. “The only reason I know you can even go to a meeting is because a girl who went to them told me there was a meeting,” Reed said. “The vast ma- jority of people know the general idea but don’t know what [SG] is about.” Dean of Students Soncia Reagins-Lilly oversees SG and said the But- ler/Baker team was the first executive team she met with on a weekly ba- sis. They were committed to transparency and reaching out, Reagins-Lil- ly said, and many people do not know the hours of work put in by the ex- ecutive branch analyzing, pondering and ensuring they are doing the right things for students. “Each team is different, distinct and unique,” she said. “It’s like a garden. They all grow.” Butler/Baker leave imprint, pass reinsPRESIDENTCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTORINTERNAL FINANCIAL DIRECTOREXTERNAL FINANCIAL DIRECTORADMINSTRATIVE DIRECTORLaureL PugLieseNiraLi shahNash hOrNeTaYLOr ragsDaLeJOrDaN meTOYer“I see Chief of Staff over- seeing the internal oper- ations of Student Govern- ment while ensuring that members of the executive branch have the support and knowledge they need to effectively program and advocate” CHIEF OF STAFFFormer Chief: Andrew TownsellJob Description: To supervise SG directors and agencies such as Hook the Vote and Freshman Leadership Organization, among othersAccomplishments: Worked with Leadership and Service Team to implement a service partnership at UT Elementary, worked with SG policy and agency directors to promote new membership and empower UT studentsFormer Director: Louis ArmendarizJob Description: To oversee internal and external SG programmingAccomplishments: Worked with Counseling and Mental Health Cen- ter to promote Tobacco Talks, and host suicide prevention workshops, worked with Executive Board to host “Welcome Week,” planned and host- ed “SG Mix at 6” events and Cactus Cafe social, worked with coordinators of Safety Education program to improve risk management and safety processes for student organizationsFormer Director: Sydney FazendeJob Description: To oversee communications executive staff members and outreach initiativesAccomplishments: Launched a newly branded Facebook and Twitter page for Student Government, hosted a social media driven “SG Win Week” to in- crease awareness on the new website and its resources, launched a new SG marketing campaign to promote SG to the UT community, created and dis- tributed promotional materials to increase awareness of SGFormer Director: Ilse QuijanoJob Description: To oversee appropriations and internal budgetAccomplishments: Worked with various entities on campus to streamline and simplify ways student organizations receive and apply for SG funding, helped lead a forum in the Greek community to dis- cuss issues facing that group of students, facilitated appropriation of $37,000 to student organizations across campusFormer Director: Madison GardnerJob Description: To oversee Student Government fundraisingAccomplishments: Hosted forum for leaders in Greek community to voice concerns, oversaw appropriation of SG Excellence Fund to student organizations, worked with University Co-op and Texas Exes to promote sale of the SG/Co-op Scholarship Boot, plans to give out approximately $30,000 to students from boot scholarship based on need and merit, worked to promote sale of UT class rings to raise money for SG, coordinated “Horns Give Bastrop” service event, coordinated student volunteers for the Central Texas fire relief“Specifically for the position of Internal Financial Director, I wish to really exercise fiscal responsibility in the appropriations of Student Government funds. With the economic crisis, each University department and funding entity has taken measures to create a better method of allocating financial resources, and that is something I would especially like to do.” “Through my passion to motivate and engage people, I would encourage and provide opportunities and designate time for all members of SG to interact. I will build momentum and hit the ground running with promotional materials, social media, newsletter and further development of the ‘Outreach Initiative.’” “I plan to meet with authors once legislation is passed to ensure completion of initiatives. For Student Government as a whole, my vision is to ensure that the organization is accurately representing students across the 40 Acres. I plan to accomplish this by executing initiatives that are relevant to students next year.” “My vision for the position of external finance director is to improve upon what has already begun this year. For instance, I want to increase our endowment funds. I can confidently say that I [will] bring in other endowment funds as well as grow the current ones.” ThOr LuNDFormer Vice President: Ashley BakerJob Description: To act as chair of the Student Services Budget Committee and create and sustain student projects; Accomplishments: Launched a new SG website, launched ‘Find a Space’ rooms database, worked to create new funding source for student organizations, sim- plified process for student organizations applying for SG funds, met with UTPD on student issues, worked with UT administrators to implement a tobacco-free campusFormer President: Natalie ButlerJob Description: To represent students to UT administration, Texas Legislature and UT Board of Regents, serve on campus-wide committees and sustain student projectsAccomplishments: Sat on University Budget Council, represented student needs on university-wide strategic committee, served as founding member of the Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education, developed safety and risk manage- ment programs for student organizations, served on Executive Committee of the Wellness Network, worked with UT administrators for tobacco-free campusWiLLs BrOWNVICE PRESIDENTBy Jody serannoDaily Texan StaffPhotos by shannon Kintner & Thomas allison | Daily Texan Staff The days of the Longhorns pitching staff carrying the team are over. Each of the first four players in the Texas lineup came into this week with batting averages above .300 and all four of those bat- ters saw their batting averages go up after the No. 23 Longhorns’ (18-12, 7-2) 9-2 win over Tex- as A&M-Corpus Christi (13-19, 6-9) at UFCU Disch-Falk Field Tuesday night. After their first 14 games, only six of which resulted in Texas victories, the Longhorns’ team batting average was a mere .214. In its 16 games since then, Texas has scored 7.6 runs per game after averaging only 3.3 runs per game after starting 6-8 while raising that batting aver- age to .282. “Everything’s clicking,” said Long- horns head coach Augie Garrido. Against the Islanders, the Long- horns had their way at the plate in the first four innings. De- spite stranding eight runners in those initial four frames, Texas held a commanding 6-1 lead go- ing into the fifth inning and had even racked up a dozen hits before It’s back on the road once again for the Longhorns. After a disap- pointing home stand against the Missouri Tigers, Texas travels up- state to Lubbock for a one game stand against Texas Tech. While it wasn’t the way the Long- horns wanted to end the weekend, the two losses to Missouri came as a learning experience and sparked a realization that they have areas to improve on. Texas’ offense has produced only four runs in the last two games of the series while giv- ing up 13. Texas Tech, on the other hand, comes into the series on a high. The Red Raiders just finished a three games series with then No. 5 Oklahoma. While losing the series 1-2, they held tough through all the games, proving their strengths. The 31-9 team, 4-4 in the Big 12 Conference, has won 14 of its last 16 games since March 7. Those She’s not one of the big names on the Longhorn roster and she doesn’t normally make headlines. She’s not one of the players who holds multiple school, conference and national records, and she is not often recognized for her tal- ents on the field. But without To- rie Schmidt covering left field and her left-handed stance at the plate, the Longhorns would be at a huge disadvantage. The junior outfielder may be overshadowed by some of her more well-known teammates such as All-American pitcher Blaire Luna, Texas career RBI record holder and leading batter Lexy Bennett, or U.S. national team member and power hitter Taylor Hoagland, but Schmidt can hold her own. She showed her importance to SportS7Wednesday, April 11, 2012 | The Daily Texan | Sameer Bhuchar, Sports Editor | (512) 232-2210 | sports@dailytexanonline.com7 utrecsports.orgSIGN UP NOWHEARTSAVER CLASSESTRAININGSTARTS HERESIDELINETEXAS TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTIHorns finally hitting their strideJunior Torie Schmidt fin- ished Texas’ series against Missouri with a 7-for-10 performance. Although the Horns lost the series, Schmidt performed well. Rebeca Rodriguez Daily Texan StaffToday the Longhorns will take on the St. Edward’s Hilltop- pers in a tune-up match before taking on longtime rival Texas A&M in the last edition of the Lone Star Showdown. The Hilltoppers are ranked No. 15 in the Division II rankings and just defeated No. 21 Incarnate Word in their last outing and are 11-5 on the season. No. 17 Texas will look to gain some confidence from this match heading into the final conference showdown against the Aggies this Saturday. The Longhorns are coming off a 1-2 start in conference play with only two matches left before the conference tournament at the end of April. After dropping their opener to No. 13 Oklahoma last month, the Longhorns rebounded with a win over the Oklahoma State Cow- boys. But a loss to No. 28-ranked Baylor last week has the team in a position where they will need to win against A&M and then No. 20 Texas Tech next weekend in order to finish with a winning conference record. After having 10 days between conference matches to rest some injuries, the Longhorns are ready to get their top players back on court. Early runs, rallies help Texas in win over CorpusRebeca Rodriguez | Daily Texan StaffIn his ninth start of the year, Taylor Stell went 2-for-3 with two runs, one walk, one double and one sacrifice bunt in Texas’ route of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The team had12 hits in the first four innings and took a 6-1 lead over the Islanders. Offense continues to improve as season progressesRebeca Rodriguez | Daily Texan StaffSophomore Mark Payton extended his streak to 30 consecutive games reaching base this season. He went 2-for-4 and scored twice. Maria Arrellaga | Daily Texan StaffIn Texas’ last match, sophomore David Holiner had his ninth con- secutive singles victory. The Horns lost the match 5-2. Austin teams face off at UTAfter Mizzou, team aims to reboundSchmidt’s aggression, consistency stand outWIN continues on PAgE 8TEXAS TECH continues on PAgE 8 SCHMIDT continues on PAgE 8OFFENSE continues on PAgE 8Men’s tennissoftbAllby lauren JetteDaily Texan StaffDate: Tonighttime: 5 p.m. St. Edward’s @ TexasBRAVESASTROS MARINERSRANgERS KINgSMAVERICKS MlbnbAby Garrett CallahanDaily Texan Staffby sara beth PurdyDaily Texan Staff“Abt to head to Player’s to order the largest strawberry shake known to man lol” Fozzy Whittaker@CaptnAmerica2tWeet of tHe DAYThe top of the Texas order shined as the Longhorns pushed across six runs in the first four in- nings, and the early output was enough to allow them to cruise to a 9-2 victory over Texas A&M- Corpus Christi Tuesday. “We had four good innings,” said head coach Augie Garrido. “We took the momentum from the Sat- urday’s game (a 14-3 victory) and came right in here with the same spirit and did the same kinds of things that we did in Lubbock.” The top four hitters in the Texas lineup: Mark Payton, Taylor Stell, Erich Weiss and Jonathan Walsh went a combined 9-for-16 at the dish and really gave the offense a boost. All four had key hits that started, sustained or capped off rallies in the beginning stages of the game. “We’re just working counts and finding ways to fight each at bat and battle, to have your best chance to get on base,” Payton said of the top of the order. Payton exemplified that idea of battling to get on base — which he has done all season, as he has reached base one way or another in all 30 games. He had his moments in the first and fourth innings as a table setter. In the first inning, he be- gan the game with a sharp sin- gle up the middle and he even- tually scored later that inning after a sacrifice bunt and a sin- gle plated him. He made his by Chris HummerDaily Texan Staffby Christian CoronaDaily Texan StaffsPoRts bRieflYKinsler, Rangers agree on deal, contract goes through 2017ARLINGTON — Ian Kinsler has agreed on a new $75 mil- lion, five-year contract with the Texas Rangers. Kinsler’s new deal would start next season and replace a $10 million op- tion the team had for 2013. The new deal would go through 2017, and in- cludes an option after that. Even though he hit only .255 last season, Kinsler had a career-high 32 homers with 77 RBIs, scored 121 runs and had a .355 on-base percent- age. He was 30 of 34 on stolen bases. — Associated PressExpress edged out by Omaha in franchise’s longest game What was billed to be a pitcher’s duel, Tuesday’s matchup with the Omaha Storm Chasers proved to be anything but. Staff ace Mark Hamburger got the nod for the 2-4 Express in the third game of the series, and Hamburg- er got roughed up to the tune of sev- en runs on six hits over three innings. The Express fell behind early be- fore clawing back to tie the score at four heading into the Storm Chaser third, but Hamburger could not right the ship, as he gave up another three runs, ending his night. In the fifth, the Express offense again exploded for a three run in- ning, led by an RBI double off the bat of Yangervis Solarte. Tommy Men- donca came up to bat with two outs and two runners in scoring position and delivered a single into right field to tie the game at seven, where the score would sit until extra innings. The game lasted until the 16th in- ning when Round Rock reliever Ben Snyder surrendered an RBI triple to Jared Dyson, ending the longest game in Round Rock’s franchise history. The two teams combined for 37 hits and used 13 pitchers over the course of five hours and 24 minutes. — Ryan Haddox may be found on the TSM web site: http://www.utexas.edu/tsm/board/ or they can be picked up at the following location: Offi ce of the DirectorTexas Student Media, HSM 3.304Deadline for applications and all supporting materials: Noon, Friday, April 13, 2012The position will be appointed by the TSM Board of Operating Trustees on: Friday, April 27, 2012 at 1pmCollege of Communication LBJ Room #5.1602600 Whitis AvenueQuestions? Please contact Interim TSM Director Jalah Goette at 471-3851Board of Operating Trustees is seeking applicants to fi ll the following TSM Board position: THE TEXAS STUDENT MEDIAAPPLICATION DEADLINECollege of Communication Qualifi cations: Be a registered student during the semester in which application is made.• Have competed at least one semester in residence in the long term at UT • Austin. 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Despite dropping the series 2-1 to Missouri, Schmidt found a way to succeed at the plate to give the Longhorns the best chance against the Tigers. “I went up there with an aggressive mindset,” Schmidt said of her high production at the plate. “Going up, taking hacks at the first strikes I saw.” The impressive stats against Mis- souri are hardly the first that she has turned in. Currently, Schmidt is tied with sophomore Karina Scott for second on the Longhorns with an in- dividual batting average of .403. The team’s average is .361. She current- ly holds a perfect 1.000 fielding per- centage after ending the 2011 season as one of the two regular starters to finish perfectly in the field. Aggression seems to be a constant in Schmidt’s style of play. Texas head coach Connie Clark has praised the way her team attacks the game, and Schmidt contributes to that force. “We have a high percentage of kids that have great speed and great intelligence on the bases and we like to take advantage of that,” Clark said. “We know we can run on most teams, and obviously we [have] had success with that. We were going to come out and attack right away.” In fact, Schmidt’s speed and abil- ity to jump-start a slow perform- ing offensive series is why coach Clark recruited her to Texas back in fall 2008. “Torie brings speed and a left- handed option to our offense,” Clark said after Schmidt signed her letter of intent. “She has the abili- ty to provide a spark with her short game, but she can also drive the ball very well.” Another unique characteristic that Schmidt brings to the team is the fact that she is a left handed bat- ter. Schmidt and sophomore Brejae Washington are the only returning members from the 2011 squad that can bat left handed, and the only two consistently in the Longhorn’s start- ing lineup. Several freshmen are list- ed as left-handers but they haven’t seen much action this season. When Schmidt arrived in the fall of 2009, she was one of the first left- handed batters in recent memory to come to Texas, making the Long- horns more versatile at the plate. However, her career at Texas didn’t blossom overnight. During her freshman year, Schmidt start- ed just 12 games scattered through- out the 2010 season, although she came off the bench to contribute in 31 additional games. She didn’t see any consistent action until 2011, her sophomore season. Since then, she has started in all but seven games and played in all but two. Now as a junior, Schmidt is a con- stant presence in the left field for the Longhorns and a formidable pres- ence in the batter’s box. “I’ve worked really hard for this and I’m proud of myself,” Schmidt said. “I know my family is proud of me. They get to come watch me at [the] California tournaments and tell people, ‘My daughter is the start- ing left-fielder at Texas.’” TEXAS TECH continues from PAGE 7two losses came from then No. 5 Oklahoma; before that, the last game they lost was to Texas. The Red Raiders traveled down to Austin in early March for a two- game series with the Longhorns. Texas took the series, winning both games, 8-0 and 2-1, respectively. Tech proved competitive in that se- ries, however, especially in the second game, where they only gave up two runs to almost capture the victory. Texas stands ready for the chal- lenge. While it leads the overall se- ries against the Red Raiders, 28-6, this weekend proved that the team can definitely be beat. The Long- horns are looking for another strong game from junior Torie Schmidt to get another conference win. The California native finished the series seven for 10 (.700) at the plate, de- spite the low overall offensive pro- duction from the team. While this isn’t the must-win game of the season for the Long- horns, a win can propel the team slightly higher in the rankings and in their conference, but will more so prove their strength. After a tough weekend like they had, the game af- ter shows what kind of team they are. The Red Raiders come into the series ready to show they can beat the big name teams and are looking to do just that. WIN continues from PAGE 7OFFENSE continues from PAGE 7SCHMIDTcontinues from PAGE 7Andreina Velazquez | Daily texan staffLexy Bennett has been vital on offense for the Longhorns this season. She is first in the nation in sacrifice flies (five) and tied for 15th in RBIs (1.17 per game). After the Longhorns’ tough weekend against Missouri, they will look to prove they deserve their No. 5 ranking against Texas Tech in Lubbock. Date: tonightTime: 6 p.m. texas @ texas techimpact in the fourth with a per- fectly placed one out bunt sin- gle right down the third base line. The textbook bunt allowed him to serve as the leadoff run- ner once again, and he was the catalyst for the three run burst Texas enjoyed in the frame. Stell, who saw playing time in left field to allow Walsh a night of rest as the designated hitter, performed well in his opportuni- ty. In the first four innings alone, Stell had two hits and a key sac bunt. His rope of a double down the left field line in the third in- ning was the beginning of a two run frame that put Texas up by three. Weiss and Walsh did exactly what the three and four-hole hit- ters are supposed to do — send the runners that are on base home. The pair combined for five RBIs in the victory, and both seemed to come up with a clutch hit with runners in scoring position when- ever it was needed. After the first four innings, the Longhorns bats fell into a lull, but the pitching was good enough to pick up the slack. Five Texas pitchers saw the mound and starter Dillon Pe- ters was solid in his three in- nings, allowing just one hit and no runs. John Curtiss and Park- er French each pitched two in- nings of long relief and com- bined to allow only one run and four hits — all off of Curtiss in the fourth. The staff ran into a bit of trou- ble in the eighth when Austin Dicharry came into the game, as he allowed four straight Island- er runners to reach base, cutting the game to a four run deficit. But Texas was quick to pull Di- charry in favor of Hoby Milner, who came in with the fire hose, and induced three quick outs to extinguish the A&M-Corpus Christi rally. “We got some quality pitching,” Garrido said. “Dillon Peters was good, Hoby was outstanding, Cur- tiss had a rough first inning but came out and had a good second inning and Parker French did the same thing.” After Milner worked the team out of the jam, the bats responded by pushing across three more runs in the bottom of the eighth to seal the game. A&M-Corpus Christi could re- tire a dozen Longhorns hitters. But Texas would finish the game with 12 hits as it was held hitless in the last five innings. After a leadoff single in the first inning, sophomore right fielder Mark Payton extend- ed his streak to 30 consecutive games reaching base this sea- son. Payton, Texas’ leadoff hit- ter, went 2-for-4 and scored twice, setting the tone for what would be an explosive offensive night for the Longhorns. “Those first couple of innings re- ally showed what we can do and how we really need to play the rest of the year,” Payton said. “It’s a turn- ing point in the season.” Freshman center fielder Taylor Stell, making just his ninth start of the year, made significant con- tributions from the No. 2 spot in the lineup. Stell singled, doubled, walked and laid down a sacrifice bunt in the first inning that allowed Texas to draw first blood. Stell has picked up multiple hits in three of his last four games, raising his bat- ting average from .250 to .360 over that stretch. Reigning Big 12 Player of the week, sophomore third base- man Erich Weiss, drove in that first run and stayed white-hot at the plate. After going 10-for- 17 in Lubbock this past week- end, the Brenham product went 3-for-4 with three RBIs. Weiss struggled a bit during the be- ginning of the season, but has bounced back beautifully as he boasts a team-leading .588 slug- ging percentage and .370 bat- ting average, 22 points higher than his .348 mark a year ago, which also led the Longhorns. “When I wasn’t doing too hot at the beginning of the year, I just told myself that I need to keep looking forward and it’ll find holes and it has,” Weiss said. “We’re all hitting very well right now.” Junior designated hitter Jona- than Walsh, batting from the clean- up spot, went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBIs, although he did strike out twice, including once with the bases loaded and no outs in the eighth in- ning. Walsh isn’t far behind Weiss, as he’s posted a .352 batting average so far this year. It’s hard to believe, after a perfor- mance like this one, that the Long- horns were so unproductive offen- sively in the beginning of this sea- son. 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Apply on-linewww.123Donate.comSeeks College-Educated Men18–39 to Participate in aSix-Month Donor ProgramsportsWednesday, April 11, 20129Gibbs announces he will transferA crowded Texas backcourt claimed its first victim Tuesday. Freshman point guard Sterling Gibbs announced plans to trans- fer at the end of the semester. “I’ve had a great year at Tex- as,” said Gibbs in a statement. “I’ve improved as a basketball player and as a person during my time here.” Gibbs played behind fellow freshman Myck Kabongo this season. Had Gibbs stuck around for his sophomore year, he would likely have been stuck behind Ka- bongo and incoming point guard Javan Felix, a four-star prospect from New Orleans. Its unclear where Gibbs will play this fall. He has not picked a new school. The New Jersey product played in 30 games, averaging 2.6 points and 0.7 assists in 7.5 minutes. He did not play in the Longhorns’ sea- son-ending loss to Cincinnati in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in March. Kabongo’s return coupled with Felix’s imminent arrival would like- ly have meant fewer minutes for Gibbs next season. Gibbs, though, hinted that the distance from his home in Scotch Plains, NJ., was also a factor in his choice to leave UT. “My decision is family-related and involves more than basketball,” he said. Gibbs scored in double figures once, posting 14 points against Nicholls State on December 13. He logged double figures in min- utes in 11 games. Gibbs did not play in four games. Ridley to sign with Texas todayCameron Ridley is ready to offi- cially join the Longhorns. The center from Fort Bend Bush will sign his National Let- ter of Intent on Wednesday, ac- cording to multiple reports cit- ing Ridley’s high school coach, Ronnie Courtney. Ridley has been verbally com- mitted to Texas for over a year. The 6-foot-10, 230-pound prospect will be UT’s sixth recruit to sign. He ver- bally committed to the Longhorns on Jan. 14, 2011. Ridley joins Prince Ibeh from Naaman Forest High School in Garland, Connor Lammert from Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio and Ioannis Pap- apetrou from Florida Air Acade- my in the Longhorns’ frontcourt next season. Texas was undersized on the blocks this season, but Ridley and Ibeh give UT the size it desperately needs. Ridley was a McDonald’s All- American this year and is a five- star recruit. By Austin LaymanceDaily Texan StaffGibbs to tranfer at end of school year, Ridley to sign with Hornsmen’s BAsketBALL noteBookcoLLege footBALLHearing for alleged drunk driver who hit Doniak set for ThursdayA court hearing will be held on Thursday for the man operating the vehicle that collided with and injured Kylie Doniak, UT student and soccer player. Nicholas Colunga allegedly ran a red light, colliding with Doniak and two other pedestrians at the intersection of Eighth Street and San Jacinto Boulevard on Feb. 3. Colunga was apprehended by wit- ness Sisto Perez, who pursued and tackled him after observing the accident. He was taken into po- lice custody that night and has re- mained in jail since then. According to court docu- ments, Colugna is scheduled to appear at 9 a.m. on Thurs- day in the 147th Criminal Dis- trict Court where Judge Clifford Brown will be presiding. He is under trial for four offenses in- cluding aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and failure to stop and render aid. Court clerk Jessica Garcia said Colunga will be represented by Robert Mueller on Thursday. Mueller could not be reached for comment. UT athletics spokesman Thomas Dick said he could not release infor- mation about Doniak’s recovery be- cause of privacy issues. According to Doniak’s Caring- Bridge Web page, she is current- ly undergoing rehab in a hospital in California. An update posted on Saturday by her sister, Alyssa Do- niak, reported that Kylie has had difficulty regaining her short-term memory and had a feeding tube re- moved last week. “Thank you for the prayers and support and as always,” wrote Alyssa Doniak. “We love you all so much! We couldn’t do this without all of your help and of course without our faith. God’s still got this!” — Sarah WhitesPoRts BRIefLYFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Bobby Petrino believed he could win a na- tional championship at Arkansas. He won’t get the chance. Athletic director Jeff Long fired Pe- trino on Tuesday night and laid out a stunning laundry list of misdeeds against the man he hired away from the Atlanta Falcons four years ago. He scathingly dressed down Pe- trino for hiring his mistress and in- tentionally misleading him about the secret relationship that was laid bare following their April 1 motor- cycle ride together that ended in an accident. He said Petrino missed multiple chances over the past 10 days to come clean about an affair that had crossed the line from infi- delity into workplace favoritism. “He made the decision, a con- scious decision, to mislead the public on Tuesday, and in doing so negatively and adversely affect- ed the reputation of the University of Arkansas and our football pro- gram,’’ Long said, choking up at one point as he discussed telling players that their coach was gone. ‘’In short, coach Petrino engaged in a pattern of misleading and ma- nipulative behavior designed to de- ceive me and members of the ath- letic staff, both before and after the motorcycle accident.’’ The 51-year-old Petrino, a mar- ried father of four, maintained an inappropriate relationship with 25-year-old Jessica Dorrell for a ‘’sig- nificant’’ amount of time and at one point gave her $20,000, Long said. ‘’All I have been able to think about is the number of people I’ve let down by making selfish deci- sions,’’ he said. ‘’I chose to engage in an improper relationship. I also made several poor decisions fol- lowing the end of that relationship and in the aftermath of the acci- dent. I accept full responsibility for what has happened.’’ Dorrell, a former Razorbacks volleyball player, worked for the Razorbacks Foundation before she was hired by Petrino on March 28, four days before their accident on a winding rural road. Long said she was one of three finalists out of 159 applicants and got the job af- ter a time frame he said was short- er than usual. Petrino never disclosed his con- flict of interest in hiring Dorrell or the payment and she had an un- fair advantage over the other can- didates, Long said. “Coach Petrino abused his au- thority when over the past few weeks he made a staff decision and person- al choices that benefited himself and jeopardized the integrity of the foot- ball program,’’ Long said. Petrino has built Arkansas into a Southeastern Conference and na- tional power over four seasons, in- cluding a 21-5 record the past two years. Long made it clear that Petri- no’s success on the field was over- shadowed by repeated deceptive acts and that no one was more im- portant than the program itself. Long met with Petrino on Tues- day morning to inform him there were grounds for termination and that the coach was ‘’concerned’’ about that. Long sent Petrino a let- ter Tuesday afternoon to formally notify him he had been fired. Petrino finishes his tenure at Ar- kansas with a 34-17 record in four seasons, leading the Razorbacks to a No. 5 final ranking last season and a Cotton Bowl win over Kan- sas State. With quarterback Tyler Wilson, running back Knile Da- vis and others coming back, there is talk of Arkansas challenging the two powerhouses in the SEC West, national champion Alabama and national runner-up LSU. And maybe the Hogs will. But they won’t do it with Petrino. The beginning of the end came on April 1, which Petrino at first described as a Sunday spent with his wife at an area lake. Instead, he and Dorrell went for an evening ride and skidded off the road in an accident left him with four broken ribs, a cracked verte- bra in his neck and numerous abra- sions on his face. The avid motor- cycle rider said the sun and wind caused him to lose control on the two-lane highway about 20 miles southeast of Fayetteville. What he failed to mention, both at a news conference two days later and to Long for two more days, was the presence of Dorrell other than a vague reference to ‘’a lady’’ who had flagged down a passing motorist. That changed when the state po- lice released the accident report. Pe- trino, tipped off by the state troop- er who usually provides security for him during the season, informed Long 20 minutes before the report was released, and he admitted to what he called a previous inappro- priate relationship with Dorrell. Long placed Petrino on paid leave that night. As the review continued, state police released audio of the 911 call reporting Petrino’s accident. It re- vealed Petrino didn’t want to call police following the crash, and a subsequent police report showed he asked if he was required to give the name of the passenger during the accident. Petrino was forthcoming about Dorrell’s name and presence with police, but only after misleading both Long and the public during his news conference. The school even released a statement from Pe- trino’s family the day after the acci- dent that said ‘’no other individu- als’’ were involved. That wasn’t true and the broken trust, along with questions about Dorrell’s hiring to be the school’s student-athlete development coor- dinator, proved to be too much for Petrino to overcome. “Our expectations of character and integrity in our employees can be no less than what we expect of our students,’’ Long said. ‘’No single individual is bigger than the team, the Razorback football program of the University of Arkansas.’’ “I love football. I love coaching. I of course hope I can find my way back to the profession I love. In the meantime, I will do everything I can to heal the wounds I have created.” Assistant head coach Taver John- son will continue to lead the program through spring practice, which ends with the school’s spring game on April 21. Long said he has asked the rest of the staff, including offensive coordina- tor and Petrino’s brother, Paul Petrino, to remain at least through then. By kurt VoigtThe Associated PressPetrino fired for unfairly hiring mistress, misleading universityLawrence Peart | Daily texan file photoFreshman Sterling Gibbs will be transferring from Texas at the end of the semester. He averaged just 2.6 points and 7.5 minutes per game. michael orrell | Associated pressBobby Petrino coached Arkansas for four seasons and led the team to an impressive 21-5 record the past two seasons in the SEC. · SPIRITS · FINER FOODS(512) 366-8260 ·specsonline.comCHEERS TO SAVINGSWW(5(5Beertopia. 10 Wednesday, April 11, 2012COMICS Yesterday’s solutionArrr matey. This scurrvy beast is today’s answerrrrrr. 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For The Clearing, we set out to make an album from a positive outlook. We are sensitive people who are easily upset by problems in the world at large — wars, op- pression and just anything you hear from the news media about how messed up the world is. This album is our intentional re- minder to ourselves, and to any- one who listens, to focus on the beauty and wonder around us, rather than letting the darkness overtake us. DT: What’s the songwriting process like at this point? Tacular: This time, I was helping more with the song- writing duties. We also pret- ty much edited out anything that sounded like we were bum- ming out or being whiny in any way. Posi-vibes all the way on this one. DT: Could you talk a little about the North Carolina cabin that you guys recorded in? Tacular: Well, we recorded demos for all the songs on this al- bum in a 150-year-old small house that was built by freed slaves during Reconstruction. It’s a very hodge- podge house with a lot of histo- ry. The house has sunken into the earth a lot, so all the floors and walls are very tilted. It’s pretty manky, but we can afford it, and it allows us to live right by our cabin project and our land. DT: There’s a fair amount of imagery that relates to the natural environment within your lyrics. What’s the correlation between nature and Bowerbirds? Tacular: Both of us are happi- est in wild places. I think that when we met each other, we realized we’d found a person with a similar dis- position and a person we got along with so well that we could go off and hole up together in a place away from other people and still be hap- py. Our love for the natural world and the land on which we depend for our lives is central to who we are as people. So that’s why natural ele- ments populate our lyrics to the ex- tent that they do. DT: Are there ever times where you listen back on an album where you hear a younger Phil and Beth? Tacular: Sure. I’d like to be friends with those people right now. That was us before life came down pretty hard on us. But I think that Beth would have liked to have been friends with the Beth I am now. I’d have a lot of good advice to give her. ARTSWednesday, April 11, 2012 11Melbourne, Australia’s The Twerps are all about pop — their jangling, soak-on-the-beach guitars reminiscent of ’60s surf rock. Ac- companied by luscious harmonies from frontman Marty Frawley and guitarist/vocalist Julia MacFarlane, the music rides on indie-pop jubi- lance and sends listeners into an eu- phoric dance frenzy. Their self-titled LP, released last year, attests to that. Its intricate guitar melodies are mes- merizing and memorable. Looking forward to their Aus- tin performance with band Real Estate, The Twerps’ Marty Fraw- ley spoke via email with The Daily Texan about Melbourne hot spots, recording their self-titled LP and future plans. The Daily Texan: How did the group come together? Marty Frawley: Rick [Milo- vanovic, bassist] and I met at a video store we worked at, and he showed me a great deal of good music and also turned me away from a lot of the crap I was listening to. We didn’t try and write a song together ’til about four years later. After we made our first little number, we asked Pat [O’Neill, drums] to play drums, and then Julia joined. It has been a fun ride. We all try and look out for each other and make sure everyone’s dig- ging it. DT: You guys are currently on your second U.S. tour. How has it been so far, and how was your South By Southwest experience? Any crazy memories or notewor- thy night tales? Frawley: This tour with Real Es- tate has been heaps easier and heaps more fun. It’s nice traveling with others and having people to show us the ropes. They are the best. We played SXSW last year and did most of the major cities, but we did do it on our own which was a little tough. It definitely made us stron- ger. SXSW [this year] was hectic. Lots of drinking, tacos and shows. I see why people go and do it, but for us it was a bit much. We ain’t that type of band — we like to keep it real chill. DT: How was it recording your self-titled album with Jack Far- ley, and was it difficult transition- ing from the lo-fi recordings you guys started off with to going into a studio? Frawley: I don’t think it was en- tirely necessary, but it was a good ex- perience. I think it’s always good to try new things and keep it fresh. [It was difficult] a bit, I guess. We didn’t really find it that difficult as Jack is one of our tight friends, and he knew what we wanted to do. So he just walked us through the stages and tried to highlight things we needed to do. Jack is the best. He knew what he should highlight in our sound and we are all really stoked with what we have achieved. DT: Your songs are super catchy; I definitely dig it. What are some influences that helped direct the sound you all were going for? Frawley: We all have a pretty eclectic taste in music, but after our last tour of the states, we came home with a really strong idea of want- ing to sound like us. We also aren’t brilliant musicians so we are slight- ly limited, but I’m glad you like our tunes. My dad always used to say “Keep it simple stupid,” but we like a large catalog of Australian and New Zealand bands, as well as a lot of oth- er guitar pop. We just want to sound like [indie rock band] The Go-Be- tweens, basically. DT: Considering you guys are from Melbourne, where should a tourist go to get the full expe- rience of what Melbourne is all about? Frawley: Come to my work — Julia and I work there and we will play you some cool tunes and serve you beers. It’s called Hell Kitchen. There is a really good music scene in Melbourne with heaps of cool pubs. I guess if you wanted to par- ty, you could go to Fitzroy. If you wanted to see the sea, you could go to St. Kilda, and if you felt like being heaps bored, you could go out to Glen Waverley. DT: Lastly, what can we expect from you guys next before the year ends? Any new recordings or just touring? Frawley: We are sorting that out on this tour, but we got a bunch of new songs so we’ll have to record them, and then sift through the ones we like and try and get a record out. We are keen to do something soon. We will also hopefully get to Europe and the U.K., and then back here, so hopefully you’ll be seeing a lot more of us. PIZZA continues from PAGE 12“I get the Kabuki Mix because everything is better with bacon,” Tamez said about the bacon and kimchi topped pizza. “Their piz- zas are just one of those weird cravings I sometimes get.” Via 313When brothers Zane and Bran- don Hunt moved to Austin from their hometown of Detroit, they were sampling pizza restaurants from Austin to Dallas to Hous- ton, including smaller cities in be- tween, in search of authentic piz- za from “The 313,” Detroit’s origi- nal area code. After months of re- fining dough recipes and cheese blends, the brothers opened Via 313’s trailer windows last year. Quintessential Detroit-style pizza is square so that when it is cut in four pieces, every slice is a corner piece. “In Detroit, people would rath- er order two four-corner pies than one large pizza,” Zane Hunt said. “We’ve had barbecue lovers tell us that our edges are similar to the burnt ends of a brisket, and being here in Texas, we’ll take that com- parison as high praise.” Hunt said that the biggest challenges he faced were fig- uring out how to get the most out of the 8-by-16-foot space of the trailer and how to cre- ate a menu he was proud of without overfilling the trailer with ingredients. “We always joke that if you can pull it off with the constraints of a trailer, you can pull it off any- where,” Hunt said. “But honest- ly, the limited space affects the menu the most.” With over 14 topping choic- es, from natural casing peppero- ni to staple pizza vegetable top- pings like bell peppers, olives and onions, Via 313 offers 12 varieties of pizza. Additionally, Hunt said that the trailer’s limited space chal- lenged the pizza makers to cho- reograph an efficient way to ma- neuver around the trailer while making their pizzas. Journalism senior Brittany Christa said she enjoys the ca- sual and laid-back ambiance of the trailer’s space as much as the pizzas. “The pizza itself will turn even the most die-hard thin and tra- ditional crust pizza connois- seur into a deep dish lover,” Christa said. Firefly PiesOwner of pizza trailer Firefly Pies Philip Caterbone grew up in an Italian family where food was more than a meal on the table; it was tradition. Caterbone’s passion for Italian food turned into a pas- sion for pizza, specifically Nea- politan-style pizza, after he had a brick oven built in his own back- yard years ago. The heart of Firefly Pies is the trailer’s brick oven, which orig- inally left Caterbone with ques- tions like how the trailer would support the weight of the oven and how he would install the oven into the trailer while keeping it in once piece. Surprisingly, Cater- bone said, the installation process went smoothly. With the trailer’s signature brick oven, Firefly Pies serves up Neapolitan-style pizza that is thinly sliced with a thick outer crust that hugs the center and is always wood fired. To keep the pizzas authentical- ly Italian, most of Firefly’s ingre- dients including taleggio cheese and Italian bacon, are imported from Italy. “I wanted to use the same Ital- ian products I was used to eating since childhood,” Caterbone said. “So I wanted to bring a little bit of that to Texas.” For customers willing to think outside of the pizza box, the Honey Pear pizza pairs unlikely toppings including fresh organic pears, hon- ey, basil and roasted garlic to create a refreshing mix of sweet and sa- vory flavors. The Eden pizza com- bines dried figs, tender prosciutto and crunchy pine nuts for a unique texture and sweet and salty flavor. Jennifer Franklin, a 23-year-old Austinite, said she enjoys the sur- prisingly sophisticated menu of the trailer. “This isn’t Roppolo’s, it’s brick- oven style pizza made with actu- al gourmet ingredients that comes to you from inside a trailer. It’s weird but cool,” Franklin said af- ter taking a bite of her pizza driz- zled with San Marzano red sauce and sprinkled with goat cheese and mushrooms. For pizza cravings both gourmet and unique, Osaka Soul, Via 313 and Firefly Pies top the Austin piz- za trailer list. up now and then). Do you see yourselves as conscious- ly defying recent trends in indie music? Whipple: Sometimes, yes. It’s tough not to notice that guitar rock bands aren’t really the hip- pest thing right now in terms of the continuing-coverage bl- ogosphere. But then again, it’s tough to really know just what the recent trends are, and there are certainly a lot of awesome guitar bands around. DT: Does the band have a favorite Modest Mouse album? Whipple: I have to be honest and say we probably don’t all qualify as actual Modest Mouse fans, but I think we’d all agree on The Moon & Antarctica. DT: I’ve read that you guys are big on guitar pedals, though it’s pretty easy to tell just from your music, and that Brian even makes his own for his company, smallsound/big- sound. What are some of your favorites at the moment? Whipple: My favorite ped- al right now is my Strymon delay pedal as well as Bri- an’s smallsound/bigsound “team awesome! fuzzmachine,” which is the best bass fuzz I’ve ever used. DT: Critics tend to focus on some of your more obvious in- fluences (e.g., ’90s indie rock, Sonic Youth). Do you ever get tired of being compared to the same bands, or do you not mind it? Whipple: Those compari- sons are always flattering. We don’t have a whole lot of con- trol over who people think we sound like, so it’s definitely nice to hear some more esoter- ic comparisons and then check those bands out and think, “What do you know? We do kind of sound like that.” CYMBALcontinues from PAGE 12 RECYCLE .your copy ofThe Daily TexanThe Twerps w/ Real EstateWhere: Mohawk’s outside stageWhen: Wednesday, April 11; Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Price: $13 advance, $15 day of show; all agesBowerbirdswith Chair LiftWhere: The ParishWhen: Wednesday, April 11; Doors open at 8 p.m. Price: $15; all agesPhoto courtesy of Angaline AtkinsUp-and-coming indie rock group The Twerps will be opening for Real Estate tonight. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, the group is currently on their first ever U.S. tour. Cymbals Eat Guitarswith Cursive, ConduitsWhere: MohawkWhen: Saturday, April 14; Doors open at 8 p.m. Price: $12-14; all agesThe Twerps on life down under, pop, showsBIRDScontinues from PAGE 12By Elijah WatsonDaily Texan StaffWe always joke that if you can pull it off with the constraints of a trailer, you can pull it off anywhere.” — Zane Hunt, Via 313 co-founder Only two albums into their career, Cymbals Eat Guitars have wasted no time in rais- ing eyebrows and expectations. The New York four-piece have set themselves apart from their peers by writing heartfelt indie rock without resorting to gim- micks or chasing after trends. Soon after adding bassist Matt Whipple and keyboardist Bri- an Hamilton in 2009, the band gained a reputation as a for- midable live act. In anticipa- tion of their show this Saturday at Mohawk, I got a chance to ask Matt some questions about Cymbals Eat Guitars and their newfound success. Daily Texan: Your debut al- bum, 2009’s Why There Are Mountains, as well as last year’s Lenses Alien, received tons of critical support from some big publications. Has the pressure to live up to those ex- pectations affected your song- writing process at all? Matt Whipple: I think we’re our own biggest critics when it comes to songwriting. I don’t think anything about that has really changed with attention from the music press. Short an- swer: No, not really. DT: About a year ago, you contributed a fantastic cov- er of a lesser-known Tobin Sprout song, “Gleemer,” to a Guided By Voices tribute al- bum, which is actually how I first heard of CEG. What led you to choose that song? Whipple: Gleemer had been a favorite of [CEG gui- tarist and lead vocalist Joseph D’Agostino’s] for quite a while. Plus we figured choosing a re- ally great Tobin Sprout song would kind of set us apart (and relieve some pressure) from having to pull off one of the more celebrated GBV hits. DT: Have you ever tried reaching out to some of the bands that influenced your sound that are also still active (e.g., Modest Mouse, Stephen Malkmus, Built To Spill)? Have any musicians you ad- mire reached out to you? Whipple: We’ve only real- ly had conversations like that when we happen to run into somebody in person, usually on tour. Some of the musicians we admire most are just friends we have toured with. My Words With Friends queue is all sorts of indie-famous. DT: Cymbals Eat Guitars are sometimes called anachronis- tic for playing straight-up in- die rock in the ’10s (the term endangered species comes Building a cabin helps re- build a relationship, at least in the case of couple Beth Tacular and Phil Moore of the band Bower- birds. After a rough patch of rest- less touring and personal turmoil, the North Carolina-based band reconvened to bring a third LP to fruition. With an unconventional back- ground of having met near a dump- ster behind a Whole Foods Mar- ket and recording an album in a small house built during the Re- construction era, the folk ensemble has flourished to finally find steady success. The Daily Texan exchanged emails with Beth Tacular to discuss how the Bowerbirds’ new album, The Clearing, helped overcome the gloom that seemed to persist and serves as a reminder of the beauty in the world. The Daily Texan: The Clearing has been generally well received. What do you think of taking this step further into becoming better recognized? Beth Tacular: It’s really great that more people are finding out about our music than they have in the past. We’ve been sort of flying un- der the radar for a while. Any new fans that we get allow us to tour more and to be able to bring these really talented musician friends with us on tour to help us create a fuller sound in a live environment. We are really grateful for that. DT: What elements from your past albums do you feel translate over to The Clearing? Tacular: Some of the song struc- tures are more complex on this al- bum, but the basic songwriting process remains the same. We’ve always been very emotionally con- nected to the music we write and perform. The themes of the al- bums have progressed in response to the changes in our life circum- stances and changing views on life. We wrote Upper Air in between tours over the three years we toured those first songs, and while we built our cabin in the woods of North Arts12Wednesday, April 11, 2012 | The Daily Texan | Katie Stroh, Life&Arts Editor | (512) 232-2209 | dailytexan@gmail.comAustin trailers fire up variations on pizzaFoods and flavors from all around the globe influence local top-notch trailersThomas Allison | Daily Texan StaffL to R: Via 312, located on East Sixth Street, claims the best Detroit style deep-dish pizza in Austin. Two blocks west, Firefly Pies makes a Neopolitan-style pizza in a brick oven built into the side of their food trailer. Osaka Soul, located near South First Street and Oltorf Street, offers a savory Japanese pancake dish sporting toppings such as kimchi, a Korean vegetable dish, smoked bacon and shrimp. Food trailers are looking to es- tablish their own niches to stand apart from the hundreds of food trucks, trailers and Airstreams in town. Whether it’s deep dish, thin crust or covered in traditional Ko- rean kimchi, here are three pizza trailers that serve up tastes from across the country, and even the world, through a trailer window in town. Osaka SoulOkonomiyaki is commonly re- ferred to as Japanese-style pizza, but is described as a savory pan- cake, said Osaka Soul trailer own- er Drew Bennett. While each geo- graphic region of Japan has its take on okonomiyaki, the city of Osaka puts its own spin on the traditional food by mixing the ingredients to- gether and grilling them. Bennett said that Okonomiyaki literally translates to “how you like it, grilled.” Bennett and his wife loved sam- pling unique foods as they trav- eled but had trouble satisfying the urges of their newly discovered worldly taste buds after returning home from their trips. After wish- ing there was place in town where they could grab some okonomiya- ki, they decided to open their own trailer in September 2011. “We feel like this is Japa- nese soul food, and we felt like there was a bit of Osaka in us,” Bennett said. Bennett said Osaka Soul’s most popular pizza is the Gojira Mix, where east meets west in pizza topped with shrimp, the Korean vegetable dish kimchi and smoked bacon. Austin-born 22 year old Tim Tamez, who currently lives in Chi- cago, said he tries to stop by Osa- ka Soul each time he comes back home since he discovered the stand last spring. By Anjli MehtaDaily Texan StaffPIZZA continues on PAge 11By Elizabeth HinojosDaily Texan StaffPhoto courtesy of D.L. AndersonEco-friendly musicians Beth Tacular and Phil Moore of Bowerbirds love spending free time in the great out- doors. The lyrics in their new album, The Clearing, convey plenty of imagery of the natural environment. Bowerbirds discusses third LP Cymbals Eat Guitars to play at MohawkMatt Whipple (far right) and his band Cymbals Eat Guitars will be playing at Mohawk Saturday along with Cursive and Conduits. Photo courtesy of Barsuk RecordsBy Daniel MuñozDaily Texan StaffCYMBAL continues on PAge 11BIRDS continues on PAge 11Where: South First Food Court; 603 West Live Oak at Live Oak and South FirstWeb: osakasoul.comRegional Influence: JapanesePrice: $5.50-7.50 per pizzaOwner’s Favorite: Shogun Mix, which mixes slightly sweet smoked bacon with seasonal mushroomsWhere: 1001 E. Sixth street, at east side drive inWeb: fireflypies.comRegional Influence: ItalianPrice: $2-13Owner’s Favorite: Classic combination of pepperoni and cheeseWhere: 1111 E. Sixth Street Austin, TX 78702Web: via313.comRegional Influence: DetroitPrice: $9-15 per pizzaOwner’s Favorite: The Detroiter with cheese and double pepperoni, both smoked and natural cas- ing-styleOsaka SoulFirefly PiesVia 313