1 Saturday, November 2ndJoin usfor the 22ndanniversaryof the AustinPowwow! 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Toney Burger Center3200 Jones Road City of Sunset Valley Friday, November 1, 2013@thedailytexanfacebook.com/dailytexanServing the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900dailytexanonline.com bit.ly/dtvidMULTIMEDIA ONLINELIFE&ARTS PAGE 10SPORTS PAGE 6STUDENT GOVERNMENTGraduate organizations oppose low fundingEach semester, thou- sands of dollars are awarded to graduate school orga- nizations and programs through Graduate Student Assembly appropriations. The assembly is a legislative student organization comprised of representatives from their respective colleges who create legislation, orga- nize workshops and programs and delegate appropriations to within the graduate school. During the 2013-14 fiscal year, $12,000, or 17.4 percent, of the assembly budget is set aside for these appropriations. This is in comparison to the $24,000, or 34.9 percent, reserved for the executive board stipends for the eight directors. Dave Player, a law student whose organization — Tex- as Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law — was denied appropriations by the assembly, cited specific con- cerns about the percent- age of the budget spent on director stipends and student entertainment in comparison to graduate student organization appropriations. In the interest BUDGET page 2The origin of SwoopesFOOTBALL Welcome to small-town Texas. Whitewright, population 1,607, is a 2.1 square mile town. There’s a main street, a few restaurants and its big- gest attraction is the Odeum Theater, which sits in the middle of downtown. “We’re just another small town in Texas,” Whitewright native Mason Thompson said. “Nothing really sets us apart. We have a Quick Chek and some restaurants but nothing big.” That is until Tyrone Swoopes emerged three years ago as the quarterback at Whitewright High School. His elec- tric blend of talent placed the school back on the map. The 6-foot-4-inch, 245-pound quarterback is current- ly a freshman at Texas, and the team’s backup quarter- back. Swoopes is one of the most buzzed about players to enter the 40 Acres in a decade. But the 18-year-old, who doesn’t even have a driver’s licence, is used to the attention. Born Alphonso Tyrone Swoopes Jr., the freshman is quiet and soft-spoken. But according to his high school coach Jack Wylie, Swoopes has a huge sense of humor and an even larger personality. “The first thing I tell people is that he’s a really good kid,” Wylie said. “Everyone can see what kind of athlete he is on the field, but he’s a really high character man. The type of kid you’d want your daughter to marry.” Every Sunday you’d see Swoopes at church, and every weekday in study hall encouraging his teammates. His parents divorced in 2001, and Swoopes and his two sib- lings were raised in a single-parent home by his mother, Elizabeth. She had high standards for the trio; Swoopes wasn’t even allowed to grow facial hair in high school. “Half the time, Tyrone would be taking out his phone cause he had gotten in trouble with Mom,” Wylie said. “She would take his phone away,” His father — also named Tyrone — is still very involved with his life. Mason Thomp- son, Swoopes’ high school teammate and friend, remembers Swoopes’ dad and un- cle attending nearly every game he played in since middle school. Swoopes is reserved around most people, except close family and friends, but his de- meanor flips when he approaches the field. “He would be joking around and not very serious before the game, but during the game he would become a whole new person,” Thompson said laughing. “I would always get scared if I dropped a pass. I knew he would yell at me, so I would try and avoid him [because] I’d know he’d be mad.” It’s easy to notice Swoopes’ on-field talent — he rushed for 560 yards and seven By Garrett Callahan@CallahanGarrettQBpage 7Swoopes in High School2793597 374768Passing attemptsPassing yardsPassing TDsRushing yardsCompletion % Rushing TDsAverage yards per carryTotal yards 7212.078365SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYRobots to transform future for humankindIn their research to de- velop robots that can safely and more seamlessly interact with humans, mechanical engineering researchers may have also created a movie star. Dreamer, a humanoid — or human-like — robot, will get up to 30 seconds of screen time in Michael Bay’s “Transformers: Age of Ex- ctinction” alongside actor Mark Wahlberg. Dr. Luis Sentis, mechanc- ial engineering assistant professor, established the Human Centered Robotics Lab, which created Dreamer. Right now, Sentis said, the most popular application of robotics is in factories. Their tasks are repetitive and usually away from people, he said. “Why are they away from people? Because [robots] are not safe,” Sentis said. According to Sentis, mak- ing robots safer is a difficult challenge. Robots tend to be heavy, so Sentis and other re- searchers at the Human Cen- tered Robotics Lab are trying to make light-weight robots. Sentis said the software and how the robots respond to touch — to make them more compliant or better able to be in the same space as humans — still needs more development. “The robots — they need to be able to obviously be practical for human needs,” Sentis said. By Alyssa Mahoney@TheAlyssaMWEST CAMPUSMore students opt for cheap co-op housingJenna VonHofeDaily Texan StaffPearl Street Co-op residents gather for din- ner Thursday evening. The Pearl Street Co- op is one of the residences that offers coopera- tive housing to students. With the rise of apart- ment prices in West Cam- pus, co-op housing has become a more popular op- tion for student living. Most co-ops charge sig- nificantly less in rent than the West Campus apart- ments that neighbor them. Newer complexes in West Campus have been increas- ing rates by six to seven percent each year for the past 10 years, according to Richie Gill, real estate bro- ker at LonghornLeasing. com. Living in a two bed- room/two bathroom apart- ment at 2400 Nueces starts at $1019 for the 2014-2015 academic year. In contrast, College Houses, a non- profit operator of co-op houses in West Campus, provides residents with meals and utilities — charging them only $742 for a single occupancy room and $570 for a double occupancy room. In West Campus, there are two non-profit or- ganizations and three independent co-ops that offer cooperative hous- ing to students. The two organizations are College Houses, which owns seven cooperatives, and Inter-co- operative Council Austin, which owns nine coop- eratives. College Houses’ largest building holds 120 students, while Council Austin houses hold approx- imately 15-31 students. Kim Penna, education and training coordina- tor at College Houses, said By Nicole Cobler@nicolecoblerCO-OP page 2ROBOTS page 2Texas’ next potential QB legend comes from humble beginningsEveryone can see what kind of athlete he is on the field, but he’s a really high- character man. The type of kid you’d want your daughter to marry. —Jack Wylie, Whitewright High School head football caochGraduate Student Assembly SpendingTotal budget: $68,839Stipends: $24,000Appropriations: $12,000Community building events: $19,533.76By Lizzie Jespersen@LizzieJespersen Permanent StaffEditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com. of disclosure, Player is also a member of the Texas Student Media board, which owns and oversees The Daily Texan. “My complaint was not with the appropriations process, but with the entire GSA budget,” Player said. “When I looked at their budget and found they were spending thousands of dollars on pizza and a carnival, I was blown away.” This year’s budget dedi- cates $8,000 to a Graduate Student Assembly carnival meant to serve as a commu- nity-building event for UT students and their families. The Student Services Bud- get Committee allocates the assembly’s budget each year. The committee is comprised of University staff and stu- dent representatives. The money allocated by the committee consists com- pletely of funds collected from student tuition. While the assembly bud- get officially sets aside $6,000 a semester for appropria- tions, financial director Re- becca Thomas explained if appropriations do exceed this amount, the funds are taken from other parts of the budget. This semester, the awarded appropriations ex- ceeded the budget’s specified amount by $2,000. “I believe [the assembly] places great importance on providing sufficient appropri- ations for graduate organiza- tions, but while also realizing that [the assembly] stands to provide many other functions as well,” Thomas said. Assembly President Co- lumbia Mishra said the purpose of the assembly is to protect graduate student interests and to enhance the graduate student experience. “These are significant proj- ects and need effort and en- thusiasm from the members,” Mishra said. “We are working diligently to increase graduate student involvement and par- ticipation so that we can maxi- mize our influence on campus.” Caroline Stratton, informa- tion studies graduate student, agreed that the purpose of a student legislative body such as the Graduate Student As- sembly should be to advocate for the general well-being of graduate students. Though, she disagreed that community- building events were the best way to preserve this well-being. “It seems that by budgeting more money for appropria- tion to student groups, [The assembly’s] money would be spent more effectively than it would by putting on uni- versity-wide events,” Stratton said. “I haven’t attended any of [assembly] community- building events, nor do I know of other students from my organization or school at- tending these events.” College Houses and the council have been 99 percent occupied for about the past five years. She said the number of applicants increased in 2008 after the recession. “We’ve definitely seen an increase in the number of people applying per year and the number of people on our waitlist has grown dramatically,” Penna said. The council’s facilities administrator, Billy Tho- gersen, said in addition to the financial benefits of living in cooperative hous- ing, members have a voice and can make decisions about the way the houses are run. “You are a member and you are an owner, so you have a much greater say in how the organization is run,” Thogersen said. Students who live in cooperative housing con- trol the way in which their co-op operates by partici- pating in several hours of labor through cooking, cleaning kitchens or main- taing the buildings. Houses are run democratically, so students have the ability to decide where they want money to be spent and can work together to set other house rules. Business honors sopho- more Ashley Deatherage said based on the general appearance of co-ops, she probably wouldn’t consider living in one of the houses. “College is obviously very expensive,” Deatherage said. “I understand that people have to find other living ac- commodations that work within their budget, so it makes sense that other people would want to live there.” Deatherage said having to contribute several hours of work per week might be dif- ficult as a student. “The downside is the time commitment, but the ben- eficial side is learning to be a cooperative citizen and working together,” Deather- age said. Radio-television-film ju- nior Mark Rubin lived in Tow- ers in the 2010-2011 academic year, but now lives in the council’s House of Commons because of the affordability and the opportunity to meet so many different people. “It can be a culture shock, but I think everyone should entertain the idea of coop- erative housing,” Rubin said. NATIONALThe media often por- trayed President George W. Bush as Vice President Dick Cheney’s figurehead, but their relationship was far more complex and conflict- riddled than the public real- ized, according to Peter Bak- er, New York Times White House correspondent. Baker promoted his re- cently released book, “Days of Fire,” which details the Bush-Cheney relationship during their eight years in the White House, at the in- augural event of the William P. Clements Jr. Center for History, Strategy and State- craft on Thursday. Following the talk, Baker signed books for event attendees. Baker said he wanted to write the book to reexam- ine the events of the Bush presidency, which he said were often glossed over immediately following the highlighting events of the Bush presidency. “Journalists who cover events in the moment get 10 percent of it. We get the essential truth, but we miss so much more,” Baker said. “Only in the venture of reexamining, re-re- porting, you start to fill in the picture.” Baker said Cheney only became an influential vice president because Bush confided in him and al- lowed him to be. “It was based in reality that Cheney was one of the most influen- tial vice presidents in of- fice, but he was never the guy wanting things,” Baker said. “He was like-minded with President Bush, who invested in [Cheney’s] trust, authority and access to give him opportunities to become an influential vice president.” Though Bush and Cheney saw eye-to-eye during the first term, Baker said, they began drifting apart after years into the Iraqi war. “Vice President Cheney was focused single-mind- edly on the danger the country was in after 9/11,” Baker said. “That became his North Star. [Bush] be- gins to try to build a sus- tainable policy that will last beyond his presidency. Cheney thought these were mistakes, that he was com- promising too much.” Tawheeda Wahabzada, first year global policy studies graduate student, said she remembers little about the Bush presiden- cy, but she would like to revisit the time period to gain insight into the poli- tics and dynamics of Bush and Cheney. “I’ve always perceived in the past — maybe because of the media — Cheney was the driving force and controlling everything,” Wahabzada said. “But hearing about the vast dif- ferences between Cheney and Bush and their dis- agreements on so many is- sues surprised me.” Jacqueline Chandler, program manager of the Clements Center, said Baker’s close ties with the White House make him an important source for infor- mation about past and cur- rent presidencies. “Anything you can learn about a past presidency is a hot topic,” Chandler said. By Leslie Zhang@ylesliezhangC0-0Pcontinues from page 1Kwan Suk Kim, mechani- cal engineering graduate stu- dent, also works with Sentis in the lab. Kim said control- ling the amount of force the Dreamer and other human- oid robots apply to tasks or objects is one of the main challenges in making robots safe to work with as a human. Prashant Rao, mechani- cal engineering graduate student, is a researcher at the Rehabilitation and Neu- romuscular Robotics Lab. One of the projects the lab is working on is a device called the Exoskeleton for Hand- wrist Rehabilation, which a person can use during physical therapy to recover motor function. Prashant said the lab is also collabo- rating with Sentis’ lab to use the exoskeleton to remotely control the Dreamer. “I may make the Dream- er’s arm do whatever my finger’s doing,” Prashant said. “I can switch the con- trol to say, now if I move my arm, the whole body of the Dreamer will move.” Lowering the costs of building the robot is an- other consideration made by the lab, which will be important in integrating the robots into new industries and areas of society. “In two years, we want to make our robot[s] safe and cheap,” Kim said. “Dreamer cost about $500,000. Our new target price is $10,000.” Sentis said the goal is to cut costs from a city or government organization perspective. For example, maintaining city infra- structure costs millions of dollars. Sentis said some future applications of the robots could include dis- tributing food, cleaning sidewalks and maintaining neighborhoods. Sentis said he hopes hu- manoid robots will eventu- ally interact more directly with humans — in cities, company buildings, univer- sity campuses and in homes, for instance. “In 20 years, it will be similar to “I, Robot” where everyone can have a hu- manoid robot to clean and do simple chores,” Kim said. Shweta Gulati / Daily Texan StaffKristi Andreas tries on a wig for Halloween at Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds on Thursday evening. FRAMES featured photo ROBOTScontinues from page 1BUDGETcontinues from page 1NEWS BRIEFLYJenna VonHofe / Daily Texan StaffPeter Baker, New York Times White House correspon- dent, promotes his recently released book “Days of Fire.” Texas granted stay on law, abortion rules take effectThe U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the state of Texas an emergency stay on a lawsuit regarding its recent abortion law, meaning Texas will be allowed to enforce the entire law. In September, Planned Par- enthood — along with other plaintiffs — brought a lawsuit against the state of Texas ar- guing that two provisions of House Bill 2, a regulatory abor- tion law, are unconstitutional. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel ruled in fa- vor of Planned Parenthood, declaring the requirement for abortion providers to obtain admitting privileges at a nearby hospital is unconstitutional. According to the appellate court’s opinion, the court is granting the state of Texas a stay because the state will likely argue successfully that Planned Parenthood failed to show that this law places an unnecessary burden on women. “While we acknowledge that Planned Parenthood has also made a strong showing that their interests would be harmed by staying the injunc- tion, given the State’s likely success on the merits, this is not enough, standing alone, to outweigh the other factors,” the court opinion said. —Amanda VoellerBook reveals strained presidencyTOMORROW’S WEATHERHighLow7447Spread your seed this way. W&N 3 4A OPINIONLEGALESE | Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE | E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. RECYCLE | Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt-orange newsstand where you found it. EDITORIAL TWITTER | Follow The Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twitter (@DTeditorial) and receive updates on our latest editorials and columns. 4LAURA WRIGHT, edIToR-IN-CHIeF / @TexaneditorialFriday, November 1, 2013EDITORIALQuotes to note: Water, Hall, voter ID, vocational trainingThe Texas gubernatorial election takes place on Nov. 4, 2014, exactly one year from this coming Tuesday. Potential candidates have already started campaigning, but the question remains: What will be the big issues in the race? Education and taxes seem to be on the list. The two may be tied together, with state edu- cation funding slashed and taxes suggested as a possible way to recuperate the money. Wendy Davis, the likely Democratic nom- inee, has said she wants more money for schools. And though Davis said in an inter- view that she believes the state has enough revenue to meet all of its needs — including education — Greg Abbott, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, has already accused her of favoring tax increases, a harsh criticism in a state in which passing a per- sonal income tax is unconstitutional. Abbott accused Davis of “threatening to raise taxes up to $35 billion” in a Facebook post in October. This accusation seems to be part of a trend of Abbott’s, drawing attention to the fate of taxes in Texas if a Democrat were to take the governor’s mansion. In a recent poll on his website entitled “Texas or Taxes,” Abbott once again high- lighted taxes with the claim, “The Lone Star State has already proven the keys to econom- ic success and more jobs are lower taxes, less regulation & limited government.” The poll then asks which of these policies — balanced budget, fewer regulations or lower taxes — Washington should adopt. But is there any truth to these sugges- tions of Davis favoring tax hikes? The Aus- tin American-Statesman’s PolitiFact said no. Abbott’s accusation that Davis threatens to increase taxes by $35 billion came from Da- vis’ statement on the importance of review- ing the $38 billion in tax exemptions that the state allows. The Statesman rightly points out that calling for a review of these exemptions is not the same as calling for “an across the board repeal.” Should these state tax exemptions be re- viewed and potentially repealed? Maybe not. $36 billion of the $38 billion in exemptions come from sales tax exemptions. Sales taxes are regressive taxes, meaning they dispro- portionately affect the poor. To understand why, think of what some of the current ex- emptions address: groceries, residential gas and electric utilities and prescription drugs. Spending on these goods doesn’t increase much as income increases, so removing these exceptions would only hurt the poor. That could in turn cause the poor to spend less, which could affect overall consumption in the state economy. It is also important to note that while Davis has been adamantly against raising sales or property taxes, decreasing sales tax exemptions really does the same thing as increasing sales taxes. In both cases an individual pays more money to the state. It seems Davis favors one over the other for public relations reasons, which represents an overall theme in her campaign. So far, Davis has stayed in relatively safe territory regarding her stance on almost all issues. She favors education spending, is opposed to raising sales taxes and proper- ty taxes and has noticeably left her filibus- ter on abortion out of recent discussions. That’s OK. In fact, it’s a common political move. But in the coming months, Davis has some hard questions to answer. What will she do with the $8.2 billion rainy day fund Texas has? Which tax exemptions will she look at if she becomes governor? If taxes increase, what is she going to use the extra revenue for? Even with all these unanswered ques- tions, one thing is clear: Education and taxes will be important issues in the up- coming election. Education needs more funding. But the typical answer of increas- ing taxes isn’t always correct. In Texas’ case, there seems to be a need to more efficiently allocate already sufficient re- sources, rather than to try and change gov- ernment revenue through taxes. And given the state’s conservative history, it might be a more popular stance for Davis to take as well. Malik is a Plan II and business honors sophomore from Austin. Last week’s high-profile hearings of Re- gent Wallace Hall have highlighted what some see as a vendetta against UT Presi- dent William Powers Jr. It has also brought out many of the president’s supporters, such as UT Student Government Presi- dent Horacio Villarreal and Andrew Clark, president of the Senate of College Coun- cils, who defended Powers for making the University competitive internationally. The criticism from right-leaning re- gents centers on issues such as the Law School’s loan of $500,000 to former dean Larry Sager, personal administrative grudges and long-standing disagreements between Powers and the regents over tu- ition increases. On Powers’ left, some student activists and professors resist not only tuition hikes, but also cuts to cultural studies programs. But beyond specific is- sues, the larger debate is: How should we see our University? As a business? A fac- tory? Or as a training ground teaching scholars to ask the tough questions? In an environment where UT depends increasingly on private funds instead of state support, the idea of the university as a place for intellectual entrepreneur- ship replaces the idea of the university as a place for apprenticeship for criti- cal thought. This shift dates back to the founding of mass public education and the case of Clark Kerr, who was president of the University of California in the 1960s and is considered the intellectual founder of the post-war U.S. public university. A conflict between students and Kerr arose out of student defiance of Kerr’s ban on student political activity, and widened into a direct challenge of the vision he had created of a university at the service of private industry and national interests. As investigative journalist Seth Rosenfeld points out in his book “Subversives,” the University of California Board of Regents saw Kerr’s subsequent negotiation with students as threatening traditional uni- versity culture. Students saw the ban as one more example that Kerr was an agent of the “machine” that used the language of business and progress to stifle larger sys- temic debates. Today, Powers is portrayed by some regents as an embattled presi- dent not interested enough in four-year graduation rates and evaluation-based salaries. Budget-cut protesters see a main- stream president without the political will or wherewithal to defend vulnerable humanities programs. UT’s and Berkeley’s conflicts and cir- cumstances differ. Nevertheless, Kerr’s language during a period of economic prosperity, is strikingly similar to that of Powers, whose University faces a tighten- ing budget despite Texas’ growth in the recession. Kerr, like Powers, was wedged between two factions — those in the uni- versity systems who wanted a more con- formist university, and student activists who wanted a “humane” university in- volved in political struggles. Powers, like Kerr, emphasizes a harmonious vision of diversity in which competing interests dialogue with him, the arbitrator and the manager. Kerr’s speeches from that era are not that different from Powers’ most recent addresses. Powers often speaks in his State of the University Addresses of the University as a “business” that tries to maximize output in its “core competen- cies” to get maximum “return on invest- ment.” Kerr spoke of the university “as a knowledge factory” in which the presi- dent was a “mediator” that facilitated the “production” of new research for private industry and national growth. On the other side of the conceptual de- bate stood student activist Mario Savio. Savio argued that if Kerr saw the uni- versity as a firm with “the regents as the Board of Directors” and Kerr as the “man- ager,” students are “the raw material” to “be bought by clients.” He disagreed with Kerr’s business metaphor, saying students were human beings, not fodder for busi- ness. For university activists protesting the Faustian bargain of more budget cuts or higher tuition in the midst of new con- struction, these words are prophetic. If we historically contextualize last week’s hearings, students will realize that ideological pressures, not economic cir- cumstances, motivate university officials to reshape how we think about the role of a university education and our own humanity. As actors in this play, students should take a cue from Savio and question whether wrestling with tough economic times necessarily implies that we must be- come merely “efficient” consumers shop- ping for a university product. Knoll is a first-year master’s student in Latin American studies from Dallas. By Amil MalikDaily Texan Columnist On education, avoid raising taxesBy Travis KnollDaily Texan Columnist @tknoll209KWhat should UT’s end goal be? The vice president comes to town“[The National Domestic Violence Ho- tline] drop[s] somewhere around 50,000 calls. We need more people; we need more resources to be able to service the demon- strable need that is there.” — Vice Presi- dent Joe Biden on the $1.6 million funding gap for the National Domestic Violence Hotline. The vice president, who authored the Violence Against Women Act in the ’90s, visited the hotline Wednesday. Smooth sailing for some at the polls“Just voted using my [concealed hand- gun license] as ID. No problem! #VoterID works. #tcot #txlege” — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples on Twitter, Oct. 25. Perry parrying for Hall“I think the idea that a regent or an ap- pointee at any place in government is be- ing stymied from asking questions about the operation of a particular agency is very, very bad public policy. I think it is sending a horrible message to the public.” — Gov. Rick Perry speaking to reporters in Austin on Wednesday on the investigation of Regent Wallace Hall. Where the leading gubernatorial candi- dates stand on Proposition 6“First and foremost, Greg Abbott be- lieves we must protect the Rainy Day Fund from being spent down by clearly defining and limiting its uses. As gover- nor, he would limit the legitimate uses of the Rainy Day Fund to cover unexpected budgetary shortfalls, debt retirement, emergencies due to disasters and one- time infrastructure payments.” — Matt Hirsch, spokesman for Abbott, explaining Abbott’s position on Proposition 6, the wa- ter funding amendment Texans will vote on next Tuesday. “I think voters in Texas understand the challenges that we face with our water needs here. I definitely will speak in my district about it and certainly encourage the consideration of its passage in my dis- trict.” — Wendy Davis, Democratic candi- date for governor, to the Fort Worth Star- Telegram on Proposition 6. The rain is falling in the wrong places“I don’t want folks to confuse the fact that it’s flooded down here in Austin, so we must be out of the woods. That is just not the case. We just missed out again. The watershed that feeds Lake Travis, less than an inch of rain fell out on the water- shed. As large a rain event this was, it’s done very little for the storage reservoir.” — Ryan Rowney, executive manager of wa- ter for the Lower Colorado River Author- ity, to the Austin American-Statesman on Wednesday night’s rain. Pauken wants more vocational training“We’ve got a shortage of skilled work- ers. [Did] you know, the average age of a plumber is 56; of a welder, 55; of a stone- mason or a craftsman, 69 years of age? We’ve got a graying workforce, a shortage of skilled workers … And meanwhile, we have an elitist educational system push- ing everybody to go to a four-year uni- versity. … Kids have different talents and interests, different abilities … and let’s recognize that.” — Tom Pauken, Repub- lican candidate for governor, on the need for greater vocational training in a web ad released Wednesday. COLUMNCOLUMNTAKE YOUR SHOTFriday Firing Lines for Nov. 1Every Friday, the Daily Texan editorial board will publish a selection of tweets and online com- ments, along with direct submissions from read- ers. Our intention is to continue the tradition of the Firing Line, a column first started in the Tex- an in 1909, in which readers share their opinions “concerning any matter of general interest they choose.” Just like in 1909, the Texan “will never express its approval or disapproval of opinions given under the [Firing Line] header.” In other words, take your shot. An environmental agency in name onlyI recently read your article, “The Texas Com- mission on Environmental Quality should protect the atmosphere, too,” and was angered to realize Texas was the only state to refuse to comply with federal regulation of greenhouse gases and that the commission dedicated to the environment really has no interest in the envi- ronment over economic benefits. The issue of politicians versus scientists seems to be a critical issue in this situation. Many times informed decisions are not made due to the fact that policy makers and scientists do not work together. The members of the Tex- as Commission on Environmental Quality bla- tantly dispute the serious issue of rising global climate due to anthropogenic factors, especial- ly green house gas emissions. If these members would take the time to work with scientists and understands the dangers and potential ways to improve them, they would seemingly save money they are worried about spending on lawsuits, and could use it to benefit our state and overall the globe. The fact that atmosphere is a public re- source that is so crucial to everyone’s health all around the world makes me believe new leaders should definitely be chosen. Although choosing new leaders will not magically solve our massive climate problem, it would be one step forward by getting someone on the com- mission who actually supports the effort for environmental change. Elise BentleyAustinResearch stands up to scrutinyIn this space, Travis Knoll [“Potter, other UT professors should peer-review abortion research before they politicize it”] has sug- gested that my testimony, both on the stand and in the declarations I submitted to the court in Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Surgical Health Service v. Abbot, No. 1:13-cv- 862-LY, was rushed and not subject to any sort of review, and that its scientific rigor was com- promised by haste and political objectives. It does not appear, however, that Mr. Knoll has read the declarations and their accompanying exhibits, or the transcript of my testimony, and he certainly made no independent attempt to evaluate their rigor and credibility. While the analysis performed by me and my colleagues on the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP), reflected in the initial decla- ration I submitted on Oct. 1, was prepared in a relatively short amount of time, we had the advantage of being able to draw on research that we have been conducting over the past two years. During this time, we have collected information from both providers and recipi- ents of abortion care throughout the state. We also had a team made up of three Ph.D.’s, one M.D. and five M.A. researchers working on the analysis. Moreover, the analysis we car- ried out was limited in scope so that it could be carefully completed during the time that we had available. The original declaration was, in fact, subject to a form of peer review within the legal system. The defendants submitted a declaration in their response filed on Oct. 15 that was prepared by Dr. Peter Uhlenberg, a professor of sociol- ogy at the University of North Carolina. In his declaration, Dr. Uhlenberg commented on and reviewed our declaration. We then had three days in which to prepare and file a rebuttal dec- laration addressing the concerns raised by Dr. Uhlenberg and other declarations filed as part of the defendants’ response. All of these docu- ments are publically available on the court’s web site. Our declaration, Dr. Uhlenberg’s dec- laration, and our rebuttal declaration have been posted on the TxPEP web site. The issues of ac- ademic peer review and the scientific credibil- ity of the investigators are addressed explicitly in the rebuttal declaration. In this document, we also provided a detailed elaboration of the methods used, and the assumptions made, in arriving at our estimates of the shortfall in pro- vider capacity. I encourage anyone concerned with the objectivity and integrity of our analysis to read the original declaration, the Uhlenberg critique and the rebuttal: http://www.utexas. edu/cola/orgs/txpep/research-briefs.php. Joseph Potter Professor of Sociology UT-Austin NEWS 5YOU BE THE JUDGEMaking the decision to attend law school is huge. You can feel confident and comfortable with the right choice. At South Texas College of Law/Houston you will find: x an exceptional facultyx an advocacy program rated No.1 in the nation by the Blakely Advocacy Institute x affordable tuition rates, as evidenced by a “Best Value” private law school ranking in The National Jurist magazine x the Randall O. Sorrells Legal Clinic, which houses more than 10 direct-service clinics, academic externships and a vibrant volunteer pro bono program x an award-winning legal research and writing facultyx a broad and flexible curriculumx a helpful and knowledgeable staff x more than 30 student organizations that provide a nurturing social environment and opportunities for community servicex a downtown location close to major law firms and corporations for enhanced job opportunitiesxxxxSouth texaS College of law/HoustonHouston’s Oldest Law School, 713.646.1810 • www.stcl.eduNEWSFriday, November 1, 20135 OtherDAILY TEXAN CRIME MAPThis map provides a quick glance at the nature and location of some of these reports. KeyTheft/BurglaryAssaultVehicular incidentEast Martin Luther King Jr. BoulevardDean Keaton Street38th Street30th Street29th Street24th StreetRio Grande Street22nd StreetGuadelupe StreetSpeedwaySpeedwayGuadalupe StreetDuval StreetRed River StreetNorth Lamar BoulevardSan Jacinto BoulevardI-351) DISORDERLY CON- DUCT: Oct. 29 at 6:28 p.m. A UT staff member reported a person committing a vul- gar act in public. UT police arrived on the scene and questioned the subject, who refused to respond. The offi- cers arrested the subject for disorderly conduct as well as criminal trespass. 2) DRIVING WHILE IN- TOXICATED: Oct. 25 at 11:46 p.m. A collision between a sedan and a smart car ended with a DWI arrest. The sedan driver told a UT police offi- cer the smart car was swerv- ing in and out of lanes at about 5 miles-per-hour be- fore crashing into the back of the sedan at a red light. The smart car driver was arrested and transported to central booking. 21 6 SPTSAs a transfer from the University of Houston, then sophomore midfielder Sha- ris Lachappelle earned Big 12 conference honors in her first game as a Longhorn and led the team at the end of the season with five goals. This year, she’s tied as the team’s leading scorer again, but that’s not what matters most. “The all-conference and newcomer thing: it’s nice to receive, but at the end of the season those are just extra things,” Lachappelle said. “It’s not my goal.” For Lachappelle, now a junior studying mathemat- ics, her ultimate goal is to be as productive as possible to help bring her team success. “It’s not my goal to get individual awards. I would much rather have a Big 12 ring or a national champion- ship ring,” Lachappelle said. “I don’t really care about my name in the paper more so than I like to see our team’s name in the paper.” Lachappelle has notched four goals on 20 shots on goal and three assists so far in 2013. Head coach Angela Kelly said her left-footed shot makes her a threat when it comes to scoring. “She’s a naturally left-foot- ed player and they’re worth their weight in gold in the game of soccer,” Kelly said. “She’s just got a ton of cre- ativity and willingness to put the ball in the back of the net Despite their 12-game winning streak, the Long- horn volleyball team knows there are still many tests moving forward. Top-ranked Texas will head to Oklahoma on Sat- urday in search of its 13th consecutive victory and 10th-straight in conference play. Although the team battled to dispatch Texas Christian University in four sets Wednesday night, head coach Jerritt Elliott sees a daunting road still to come. “There are good teams,” Elliott said. “We told the team tonight, our toughest three out of four opponents left on our schedule are our next three matches.” The offense struggled to put things together ear- ly on in each set against TCU, but overall the match produced a number of season bests. Junior outside hitter Haley Eckerman contin- ued to revamp play as she led the Longhorns with a season-high 24 kills in a match that saw Texas re- cord its third highest total kills with 59. Eckerman’s presence will be needed to compete at any stage of the season, and her mind- set is right where it needs to be. “I think it was me mak- ing sure I was just focus- ing on the right thing and whatever I needed to do to help my teammates out,” Eckerman said after her performance against TCU. “That is something Jerritt works on too … Making sure that we know our role, especially when it is time to kick in, and so I have been working a lot in prac- tice on trying to man- age my swings and not make as many errors in every game.” Texas is currently hitting at a .278 clip for the sea- son, while the defense is holding opponents to just a .187 average. Although the Longhorns have 6CHRIS HUMMER, SPORTS EDITOR / @texansportsFriday, November 1, 2013SOCCERSIDELINE“LOL only in Austin do you see a bum dressed up as a witch on Halloween #Getyapaper” Jeremy Hills@JHills5TOP TWEETLachappelle an integral team leaderJoe Capraro / Daily Texan StaffJunior midfielder Sharis Lachappelle is currently tied as Texas’ top goal scorer, but she cares more for team success than personal awards. By Brittany Lamas@brittany_lamasVOLLEYBALLSooners will be test for perfect LonghornsBy Matt Warden@TheMattWarden5Charlie Pearce / Daily Texan StaffJunior outside hitter Haley Eckerman and Texas volleyball are perfect through 10 conference games. WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Months of waking up before dawn and long practices are about to pay off for the men’s cross country team. Texas is entering the most important part of its year — championship season. The men will par- ticipate in the Big 12 Cross Country Championships, the first step to reaching the NCAA South Region- als and the NCAA National Championship. The Longhorns had early season success, finishing second at the Baylor Invitational and winning both the Ricardo Romo Classic and the Tex- as Invitational. But Texas struggled at the Wiscon- sin Invitational, finishing 18th out of 36 teams. By Nick Castillo@NCHammer74Horns ready for Big 12 titleEric Park / Daily Texan file photoMen’s cross country looks to use the Big 12 championship as a stepping stone to nationals. Despite her recent rec- ognition as Big 12 Runner of the Week and an aca- demic All-American hon- or, senior All-American Marielle Hall appreciates her awards as if they were her first. Hall, who recently add- ed a pair of national hon- ors to her resume follow- ing the Oct. 19 Wisconsin Adidas Invitational, still enjoys being recognized for her work. “My position is defi- nitely one of privilege, so I try not to take any of those things for grant- ed,” Hall said. “I’m really proud to be able to repre- sent the team, the school, my family and myself the best I can.” Looking at Hall’s results, it’s evident she’s represented her school well. Besides her awards this year, Hall has been well- decorated in her Texas career, winning the 2012 South Central Region Athlete of the Year award and making the Academ- ic All-Big 12 team twice before her placement in 2013. Led by Hall and Me- gan Siebert, the Long- horns are looking to turn heads at the Big 12 Cross Country Championships, a 6,000-meter race hosted by Baylor. Hall and her teammates have built to- ward this meet all sea- son, and they hope for a great performance. With her third place finish and By James Grandberry@FromJamesWLoveHall not taking talent for grantedMarielle Hall SeniorBIG 12 page 7HALL page 7MEN’S CROSS COUNTRYThe number of yards of his longest run8The number of snaps he took9Total rushing yards-2BY THE NUMBERS: TYRONE SWOOPES AGAINST TCUTennis to play in UTSA invitationalThe Longhorns wom- en’s tennis team begins the month of Novem- ber with this weekend‘s USTA College Invita- tional in Portland, Ore. The tournament provides high school amateurs the oppor- tunity to play against collegiate athletes. Players from Michigan, UCLA and other col- leges join Texas in the Beaver State. Senior Elizabeth Beg- ley and junior Lina Pa- degimaite will team-up in doubles today against prep stars Alexandra Letzt and Ena Shiba- hara, ranked No. 6 and No. 2 nationally in their respective junior and sophomore classes. Junior Annat Rabi- novich and sophomore Lana Groenvynck will face Jada Hart and Riley McQuaid, another pair of amateur players. All four Longhorns will also compete in the singles draw in the after- noon.The doubles draw begins at 9:00 A.M. PDT at the Tualatan Hills Ten- nis Center. The invita- tional will run through Nov. 3. —Chris CaraveoRowing competes in Head of the Hooch Following a rough fall season start, the Long- horn rowing team en- ters its final regatta until spring this weekend. The Head of the Hooch in Chattanooga, Tenn. is one of the worlds largest regattas held every year during the first weekend in November. Sophomore, Rachel Smith said that Texas has been improving since day one on com- bining the team’s talent. As for the races over the weekend, Smith said the team plans to use their strengths. “We want to be ag- gressive this weekend and show all the other teams who Texas is and what we can do,” Smith said. “We have the power and the talent, if we can put it all together we will be a force to reckon with at the Hooch this weekend as well as in the Spring season.” —Sam JacksonLACHAPPELLE page 7 SPORTS BRIEFLYThere are good teams. We told the team tonight, our toughest three out of four opponents left on our schedule are our next three matches. —Haley EckermanjuniorOU page 7 SPTS/CLASS 7Sign up for the Daily Digest and receive coupons DAILY! Scan this code > CLASSIFIEDSADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. In the event of errors made in advertisement, notice must be given by 10 am the fi rst day of publication, as the publishers are responsible for only ONE incorrect insertion. 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Yousaw itin theTexanRECYCLERECYCLERECYCLERECYCLEDailyTexanClassifieds.comand take responsibility for a team.” To Lachappelle, scoring is an experience that brings the team together, a fulfilling moment for her after all her hard work. “When your teammates are hugging you, there really isn’t any really greater feel- ing,” Lachappelle said. “It’s just a really rewarding feel- ing knowing that all your practice and preseason and everything that you work for is really paying off.” Math is an offbeat major for an athlete, but she enjoys problem solving on and off the field. “As a kid, I just always loved math problems, so it just made sense to ma- jor in math, and calculus is definitely my favorite math,” Lachappelle said. “I like tak- ing derivatives and integrals, I don’t know, that stuff is fun.” As a member of UTeach, a program in which she will graduate with a teach- ing degree, Lachappelle said she’s considered teaching math at any level, but ulti- mately sees herself back on a college campus as a pro- fessor at a smaller university than Texas. Kelly said she’s not sur- prised by Lachappelle’s goal of teaching and thinks her personality lends to a career like that. “Honestly, I think that Sharis has been given quali- ties that are trending much more toward people,” Kelly said. “She needs to be giv- ing back to the community, and I think if she was to be- come a professor, I think that would be wonderfully suited for her.” Texas only has one game remaining in regular sea- son play, and as the Long- horns move toward tour- nament play, Lachappelle’s personality and leadership ability will be key for the Longhorns to make a deep run. For her, each day is a teaching moment. touchdowns in a single game in high school. His effortless burst and rocket-like arm strength pop on film, and he was a highly recruited athlete since his sophomore year in high school. But the small- town star remains grounded. “He’s very humble,” Wy- lie said. “You’d think in a small town like White- wright, we only have 220 kids in our high school, and there’s only one Tyrone Swoopes, that he would be [arrogant], but you would never know he was who he was on a daily basis. He didn’t walk around cocky. You would never know he was Tyrone Swoopes.” People question why he played at Whitewright — a 2A school, only a small step above 7-on-7 football. But his mom graduated from Whitewright High School as valedictorian in 1990, and she wanted to raise her chil- dren there, grounding them in small-town values. Swoopes committed to Texas in February 2012, and his mother played a big role in sending him to Austin. “I know he didn’t want to go too far,” Thompson said. “All the other schools like Or- egon and stuff like that were out of the question cause he can’t come back when he wants to. And now his fam- ily can go to all of his games. He’s very family-oriented.” Swoopes also had a connection to Texas. His dad, who played quar- terback at Dallas Carter High School, was coached by Bruce Chambers, now the recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach for the Longhorns. Some compare Swoopes to Vince Young because of his versatility and long- legged strides, but those close to Swoopes dismiss the Young comparison. They believe he’ll surpass the Longhorn legend. “I believe he can be better than Vince Young,” Thomp- son said. “That’s just my ex- pectations for him. He’s very dedicated at what he does, so if he puts his mind to it, he will be.” Swoopes has moved on, but his hometown connec- tion remains strong. Odeum Theater is no longer the big- gest attraction in town. “Every small town idolizes their great players,” Wylie said. “I’ve been coaching for 26 years, and I’ve had a sev- eral kids go on to play pro- fessionally, but he’s one of the best of them. He’s truly a once in a lifetime kid.” personal-best time of 19:46 at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational. Her coaches expect a great individual performance. “We have been led by Hall, who is coming off a nice race in Wisconsin,” cross country coach Brad Herbster said. “Marielle has the tools to be amazing at this meet, her confidence is high, and she is a wonderful student ath- lete. Texas has never had an individual champion in the Big 12, and we are hoping that [Hall] can be the first of many.” Hall shares her coach’s sentiment. “I’m definitely expecting to do a lot better than I have done, time-wise and place- wise, so that’s something that I think my team’s expecting from me, and I’m expecting from myself,” Hall said. “So I’m excited to get in there, and see how much I’ve improved and compete.” Texas goes up against re- turning rivals Iowa State and Oklahoma State, who shared the top three team slots with Texas the past two years, with Iowa State finishing in first place both years. The Texas women finished in second and third place in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Hall wants her senior sea- son to end differently. She can’t control the outcome, but she’s confident in her team- mates’ abilities and hopes to hoist her first Big 12 Cham- pionship trophy by the end of the weekend. Head coach Brad Herbster blamed the struggles at Wisconsin to a lack of consistency. The team was not able to stay together in a pack, which caused the disappointing finish. But the team realizes it still has an opportunity to accomplish its goals. This season, Texas has changed its focus from individual success to team success. “When you start throw- ing more elements into the team there are sac- rifices made, meaning extra hours of training,” junior All-American Craig Lutz said. “[Are these sacrifices] worth winning a national title? Most would say yes. Most people want to feel that. Winning nationals would definitely be an even better experience.” Texas features seasoned runners such as Lutz, se- nior All-American Ryan Dohner, senior Austin Roth and junior Mark Pina- les. Texas will rely on Lutz and Dohner to help them advance further into the championship season. “We’re trying to be national champions,” Lutz said. “I feel like I’m at the national level to help us get points for the team.” Helping Texas advance to the round will be a big accomplishment for Lutz after struggling down the stretch with injuries last season. For the team’s six seniors, this will be their last opportunity to get to nationals and bring Tex- as its first cross country national championship. “This year is [our] last year here,” Roth said. “We have a really solid team this year. We want to get the most out of the last chance [we] have. For us, we put in all this work to win a championship.” Standing in Texas’ way are talented Big 12 foes from the Longhorns’ border rivals to the North. “Our men’s team will be in a good battle with Oklahoma State and Okla- homa, both teams cur- rently ranked ahead of us on the national poll,” Herbster said. Herbster expects Texas to rebound from their disappointing perfor- mance at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational. “We did not do a good job of packing it in at Wisconsin,” Herbster said. “That is the focus at Big 12 [schools]. Be where you need to be when you need to be there.” The Big 12 Champion- ship is in Waco on Nov. 2. BIG 12continues from page 6SPORTSFriday, November 1, 20137Jonathan Garza / Daily Texan StaffWOMEN’S BASKETBALL produced significantly more kills than its oppo- nents, its 180 total blocks to just 110.5 is the number that jumps out. With that in mind, the defense will need to be sharp against a Soon- ers team that has notched an average kill percent- age of .254 while averaging 13.3 kills per set. Oklahoma is also riding a four-game home win streak, which should give them momentum in this big conference tilt. This matchup could be the Longhorns’ tough- est conference test yet, as they look to their de- fense to lead the chase for an undefeated Big 12 record. OUcontinues from page 6Returning all five starters, Texas women’s basketball trumped Midwestern State 119-75 Thursday night, as six Longhorns finished in double-figures in the debut game. Senior guard Chassidy Fussell led the team with 24 points, three assists and six rebounds. Fussell, the team’s leading scorer the past three seasons, connected on four 3-point shots. Both teams exceeded 30 fouls, but 59.4 percent shooting put the Longhorns ahead of the Mustangs’ 32.1 percent. 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Returning for the fifth time this year is The Vi- king Invasion, an orga- nization of Viking-Age re-enactors. The group will set up a makeshift Vi- king village and perform several acts of ancient live-steel fighting. Though public perfor- mances of live-steel com- bat are performed using blunted weapons and some basic choreography, Viking group leader Dave Kilbourn said the re-enactments are as close to realistic as they can be. “Our weapons are histor- ically accurate,” Kilbourn said. “They’re weighted and balanced properly. You’ll see spears, axes, swords and shields. It’s important that our fight- ing system is an explor- atory martial arts system that we use to portray the Viking age.” The Texas chapter of Viking Invasion is part of a larger international collective of Viking re- enactors and craftsmen. The members special- ize in trades like leather- making, blacksmithing and woodworking. “We have people who make their living doing these crafts,” Kilbourn said. “Learning from people who have made this their trade is great, in addition to the martial aspect. Even in modern terms, it’s interesting how many skills are applicable to modern life.” The Celtic Dog Parade features trained minia- ture horses from the non- profit organization “Minis and Friends.” The group trains horses as a thera- peutic tool, primarily for special-needs children. According to Sally Iwan- ski, co-founder of Minis and Friends, the tiny equines have distinctly Scottish roots, allowing the volunteer-based group to return to the Austin Celtic Festival for the past eight years. “This partnership has been really beneficial for us and for [the festival],” Iwanski said. “They let us come for free, and we’ve received grants because of this festival.” The Austin Celtic Festival will take place Nov. 2 and 3, and is lo- cated at Fiesta Gardens on Ladybird Lake. One - and two-day tickets are available online. everything has to be mixed in one bowl. Your efficiency apartment will thank you. This recipe calls for cheap — but real — ingredients easily found in a local super- market. Plus, these ingredi- ents will last for quite some time, so it’s worth the initial purchase. The science behind baking cookies allows you to create a chewy and soft treat that will be the best thing you could ever serve your friends. 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Let this recipe guide you away from processed and artificial ingredients. Let it steer you toward warm and chewy chocolate-y good- ness. Let it fill your tiny apartment with love. Wiggin into a ruthless gen- eral, while Anderson tries to maintain whatever remains of the boy’s innocence. Both actors are given generous amounts of screen time with- out overshadowing their younger counterparts. In Battle School, Wiggin is tested both in the classroom and through a series of war games. Essentially, laser tag in zero gravity. These games pit teams of students against each other in battles of military formation and tactical skills. Director Gavin Hood shows a respectable amount of re- straint in these sequences, opting for longer static shots of the students as they slowly float across the field rather than quick movements or rap- id cuts to make the experience look more exciting. It works. The games are easy to follow and among the best parts of the movie. The challenge in making “Ender’s Game” into a movie is being able to convey a mature story through child charac- ters. While a lesser adaptation might have relied more on the adult actors to carry the movie, Hood take the risk of putting the film largely on Butterfield’s shoulders. The group of fellow cadets who eventually become Wiggins’ lieutenants are, with the exception of Hailee Stein- feld from “True Grit,” largely unknown child actors. They succeed in making the prem- ise work because they are able to express the adolescent ge- nius that landed them in Battle School without ever forget- ting to be children. Though the film does omit some of the darker moments from the novel, it doesn’t shy away from the psychological effects of forcing children to fight a war. Butterfield and the rest of the young cast deliver surprisingly nuanced performances, el- evating the film above generic science fiction. From the trailers, it may have been easy to dismiss “Ender’s Game” as a “Hunger Games” rip-off set in space. But by committing to the se- riousness of the story, while also allowing his child ac- tors to be children, Hood has managed to deliver an excit- ing action movie worthy of its source material. ENDERcontinues from page 10Years a Slave,” though, it’s that the passage of time isn’t es- pecially well communicated, and what should be a pow- erful reminder is more of a titular courtesy. Ejiofor hasn’t had a leading film role since 2008’s “Red- belt,” but he’s never been used quite as effectively as he is here. Even as Northup slowly sur- renders to slavery, notably in a scene where he joins his fellow slaves in singing, Ejiofor always retains his basic hope and opti- mism, which makes every mo- ment of submission enormous- ly powerful. It’s an outstanding, soulful performance, the kind that defines careers and wins Oscars, and Ejiofor plays beautifully off of the rest of the cast. The film also boasts an in- credible ensemble, with even the smallest of roles filled by actors like Michael K. Wil- liams or Dwight Henry. With only a few scenes each, Scoot McNairy is deceptively jovial, Paul Giamatti is shamelessly slimy and Paul Dano is patheti- cally reprehensible. Fassbender nearly steals the show as Epps, Northup’s master. Epps is full of self-loathing, expressing it through impulsive bursts of violence, and Fassbender is terrifying in the role, putting viewers on edge every time he’s on screen. Over and over again, Epps extinguishes every glim- mer of hope in Northup’s life, and Fassbender is fearlessly evil here. Equally effective are Sarah Paulson, subtly toxic as Epps’ wife, and newcomer Lupita Nyong’o as Patsey, a fellow slave whom Northup befriends. There aren’t many films this year that are going to evoke such powerful emotions as “12 Years a Slave,” and the film is nothing less than essential viewing. McQueen’s work is so powerful and measured, Ridley’s script so well written and Ejiofor and the rest of the cast so perfectly portray their roles that it’s impossible to deny their greatness. SLAVEcontinues from page 10Francois Duhamel / Associated PressThis image, released by Fox Searchlight, shows Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong’o and Chiwetel Ejiofor in a scene from “12 Years A Slave.” 12 YEARS A SLAVEDirector: Steve McQueenGenre: DramaRuntime: 134 minutesENDER’S GAMEDirector: Gavin HoodGenre: Action/Sci-FiRuntim: 114 minutesCOOKIES continues from page 10 RECYCLE .AFTER READING YOUR COPYAUSTIN CELTIC FESTIVALWhen: November 2nd and November 3rdWhere: Fiesta GardensCost: $15 for one day, $25 for two day pass, free age 13 and underWebsite: austincelticfestival.comHORSES continues from page 10LIFE&ARTSFriday, November 1, 20139 10 L&ASARAH-GRACE SWEENEY, LIFE&ARTS EDITOR / @DailyTexanArts10Friday, November 1, 2013The shores of Ladybird Lake will be overtaken by Irish river dancers, bag- pipes and an unusual num- ber of kilts this weekend as the Austin Celtic Fes- tival returns for its 17th annual event. Supported by the City of Austin Cultural Arts Division, the two-day fes- tival serves as a tribute to Celtic culture. The musical lineup this year features local Celtic bands and big names in the genre — like Paul Brady, The Paul McKenna Band from Scotland and the Horan Mcauley Trio, a traditional Irish band. Michelle Hedden of the Austin-based Irish trio The Tea Merchants said the Austin Celtic Fest for provides an authentic at- mosphere and has some of the best Irish bands in the world. “When we play all around town, it’s always a EVENT PREVIEWFestival to showcase Celtic lifeBy Lauren L’Amie@lamelamieHORSES page 9FOODIf you think you know what a cookie is, you’re probably wrong. Put down the thin, crispy wafers you call cook- ies. Curse the pre-pack- aged dough from the aisles of the local super- market. Forget about Tiff’s Treats and the piles of cash you spend on them. Instead, behold the recipe for the perfect chocolate chip cookie. If you care about yourself even a little bit, take this recipe and immediately bake some homemade cookies that are not only healthier, but taste sig- nificantly better than the hideous packs of re- frigerated dough most college students buy to “bake” themselves. Fear not the stand mix- er, it’s not needed for this recipe. And don’t worry about too many dishes, By Elisabeth DillonDaily Texan Columnist @ElisabethDillonCOOKIES page 9Lawrence Peart / Daily Texan StaffThe ingredients for the perfect chocolate chip cookies are cheap and easy to find. Yield: 24 cookiesPrep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 30 minutes at 325 degreesIngredients: -1 stick margarine-1/2 stick unsalted butter (1/4 cup) -1 cup dark brown sugar — packed- 1/2 cup granulated sugar-1 large egg-1 large egg yolk-1 tbs vanilla-1/2 tsp baking powder-1/2 tsp salt-1 1/2 cups bread flour-1 cup whole wheat flour-12 oz. bag dark chocolate chipsDirections: -Melt margarine and butter. -Add sugars. Mix until a smooth consistency. Add eggs and vanilla. -Combine remaining dry ingre- dients in a separate bowl. -Add 1/3 of the dry ingredients at a time, mixing until smooth. -If dough still appears runny, add 1/4 cup more bread flour. -Add chocolate chips. -Refrigerate for 15-20 minutes. -Using a two tablespoon cookie scoop, put dough on a prepared cookie sheet. Flatten each scoop. -Bake 9-11 minutes, until the edges are golden brown. -Let cookies cool on sheet two minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely. Recipe, science behind perfect cookieOrson Scott Card, author of “Ender’s Game,” was so adamant the movie version of his novel be done “right” that it took more than 30 years for the film to be made. His justification was sound enough; In the novel, the main characters are all children between the ages of four and 12, and Card feared a Hollywood studio would ruin his story by casting old- er actors. Card finally came around, even taking a co- producer credit on the film. Despite casting 15-year-old Asa Butterfield in the title role, “Ender’s Game” is a surprisingly faithful realiza- tion of the beloved novel. The film doesn’t start well. A series of historical videos that could double as a copy of the last minutes of “In- dependence Day” chronicle humanity’s victorious first war against the Formics, an ant-like alien race. Morti- fied by the possibilities of another clash, mankind spent the last 50 years searching for the brightest strategic minds to enroll in Battle School, a military space station that seeks to turn children into generals. Andrew “Ender” Wiggin (Butterfield) is introduced as the prospective savior of humanity—shown to pos- sess unparalleled tactical skill. After a brutal fight with a bully, where the otherwise reserved Wiggin reveals a violent streak, the prodigy is recruited to Battle School by Colonel Graff (Harrison Ford) and Major Ander- son (Viola Davis). Graff has no reservations about do- ing whatever it takes to turn MOVIE REVIEW | ‘ENDER’S GAME’By Colin Mclaughlin@Colin_Mc92Richard Foreman / Associated PressThis image, released by Summit Entertainment, shows Ben Kingsley, and Asa Butterfield in a scene from “Ender’s Game.” MOVIE REVIEW | ‘12 YEARS A SLAVE’All-star cast narrates emotional, true story Young adult book successfully adaptedENDER page 9By Alex Williams@alexwilliamsdt“12 Years a Slave” is not the sweeping historical epic the trailers are selling, and it cer- tainly isn’t the world-changing, Oscar-destined cinematic revolution the early reviewers declared it after its premiere at Telluride Film Festival. Instead, it’s a quiet masterpiece — an af- fecting narrative that’s equally riveting and horrifying. Based on the true story of Solomon Northup, “12 Years a Slave” chronicles the journey of the New York violin player, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor. When Northup is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South, he lands on the plan- tation of the reasonable and kind Ford (Benedict Cumber- batch). After Northup clashes with one of Ford’s hired hands, he’s sent to work for Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender), a horrifying, impulsively violent plantation owner who prom- ises to make Northup’s life an unpleasant affair. Director Steve McQueen never shies away from the ugly details of slavery, and the film has several starkly frightening moments, capturing the depth of slavery’s cruelty without reveling in it. Thankfully, Mc- Queen purposefully balances his most painful moments with the smallest of triumphs, keep- ing the film ever watchable and emotionally engaging. “12 Years a Slave” is penned by John Ridley, whose last script, “Red Tails,” was a disas- ter that handled similar materi- al very clumsily. His work here is among the best of the year, boasting a wealth of eloquent turns of phrase. His dialogue is appropriate to its period set- ting, yet never antiquated, and as the dark reality of Northup’s situation begins to sink in, Ridley nails every stroke of the character’s dueling assimila- tion and defiance. If there’s one criticism to aim against “12 SLAVE page 9Illustration by John Massingill / Daily Texan Staff