1The subject involved in an armed standoff with Austin Police Department on Sun- day night has been identified as Gene Phillip Vela, a gradu- ate public affairs student. Vela, a member on the Senate of College Coun- cils leadership team and a representative for the Graduate Public Affairs Council, was shot in the torso by police Sunday after pointing a handgun and laser at them through his apart- ment window. Members of the Senate of College Councils were instructed by the executive board not to comment. Vela was treated at the University Medical Center Brackenridge and released into police custody Monday, and was booked at 3:26 a.m. at the Travis County Jail on charges of aggravated assault on a police officer. The two policemen who fired at Vela, Leo Cardenas and Adrien Chopin, were put on administrative leave until the investigation con- cludes, which APD Assis- tant Chief Raul Munguia said is standard procedure. Cardenas has been on the force for three-and-a-half years, while Chopin has been on the force for two. Police were summoned to Vela’s apartment at 2900 Cole Street, close to St. Da- vid’s Medical Center, on Sun- day night after Vela called a friend, requested help and hung up abruptly, at which point the friend called 911. “[When the officers arrived], the subject started pointing the gun at the offi- cers, so the officers naturally tried to take cover,” Munguia said Sunday night. After an officer discharged a round, Vela retreated into his apartment, and police heard what they believed to be Vela loading and dis- charging more firearms, At a specially called meet- ing Monday, the UT System Board of Regents voted to address issues of attorney- client privilege that have arisen during the ongo- ing investigation of Regent Wallace Hall, including waiving the privilege in an unspecified, limited man- ner as recommended by outside counsel. The motion, filed by Re- gent Jeffery Hildebrand, recommended the board authorize Chairman Paul Foster to seek the opinion of the attorney general regard- ing the obligations and pres- ervations of attorney-client privilege during the ongoing impeachment proceedings. Gov. Rick Perry appointed Hildebrand to the board in February. The board passed the mo- tion with six supporting votes, while regents Hall, Brenda Pejovich and Alex Cranberg abstained. In the meeting, Hall said he de- clined to vote because of his involvement in the is- sues discussed in the mo- tion but said he otherwise would have voted against it. Pejovich and Cranberg did not provide reasons for their abstentions. Attorney-client privilege allows certain communica- tions between clients and their attorneys to be con- fidential and remain pri- vate, unless a court forces a disclosure. Questions about the lim- its of attorney-client privi- lege arose last month when Barry Burgdorf, former UT System vice chancellor and general counsel, said he could not disclose certain information in his testimony in front of the House Select Committee on Transpar- ency in State Agency Op- erations. The committee is currently investigating Hall for overstepping his duties as a regent and conducting a “witch hunt” against Presi- dent William Powers Jr. In his testimony, Burgdorf said “there is a clear intent to get rid of Bill Powers,” but declined to answer other questions on the basis of at- torney-client privilege. Burgdorf stepped down in March, several months after his review of a UT School of Law forgivable loan pro- gram, which concluded Powers was unaware of the program when it was ongo- ing. Burgdorf said Hall was displeased the review did not implicate Powers in the $500,000 forgivable loan granted to Larry Sager, for- mer dean of the law school“It’s my understanding that Regent Hall wanted [the report] to be more of a look at President Powers’ involve- ment,” Burgdorf said in his testimony. Tuesday, November 12, 2013@thedailytexanfacebook.com/dailytexanServing the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900dailytexanonline.com bit.ly/dtvidNEWS PAGE 3SPORTS PAGE 6LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10Shooting suspect identified as UT studentFINDING RHYTHMZachary Strain / Daily Texan StaffTexas Crew, UT’s coed rowing club team, swims down Town Lake on an early morning practice run. SYSTEMBy Madlin Mekelburg@madlinbmekCLUB SPORTSOver the next five years, UT will collaborate with two other Texas universities on offshore drilling research as a part of the new Ocean En- ergy Safety Institute. The institute, funded with $5 million from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, will be geared toward information sharing in the hopes of advancing research. The institute will also work to better enable individuals in the oil in- dustry to handle crisis situ- ations in drilling and use proactive practices to pre- vent future disasters. The University will work alongside Texas A&M Uni- versity and the University of Houston in the initiative. Tad Patzek, chair of the de- partment of petroleum and geosystems engineering in the Cockrell School of Engineer- ing, said he hopes the institute will provide a non-threatening environment for cooperation. “[The institute] will be a place to do cutting edge re- search,” Patzek said. “The in- stitute will not be a brick and mortar building — it will be a virtual institute run at the universities.” Engineering school plans transition to new building. PAGE 5Professors research cause behind Texas earthquakes. PAGE 5NEWSIn the fight for the future of UT, victor unclear. PAGE 4UT should add code to the core curriculum. PAGE 4OPINIONTexas must adjust to losses of Gray and Whaley. PAGE 6McCoy and Shipley may be key in Big 12 title run. PAGE 8SPORTSPerformance artist creates art for social justice. PAGE 12UT professor discusses his favorite book. PAGE 10LIFE&ARTSBe sure to check out a video on the East Side Compost Pedallers and what they do. dailytexanonline.comONLINEREASON TO PARTYPAGE 11SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYSam Ortega Daily Texan StaffTed Patzek, chairman of the department of petroleum and geosystems engineering said because of the large oil industry here, he believes Texas is the best place for the institute. 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Call today to find out more. www.ppdi.com • 512-462-0492 • Text “PPD” to 48121 to receive study informationMunguia said. When Vela returned to his apartment window, he pointed his handgun, which was equipped with a laser, directly at the officers’ chest, at which point Cardenas and Chopin fired. “Within a few minutes, the subject in the apartment said he was bleeding and that he needed help,” Munguia said. “At that point, he came to the front door with his hands up and pretty much gave up. The officers took him into custody and helped him into the ambulance.” Vela is one of two teaching assistants for Introduction to International Relations and Global Studies, taught by government lecturer Stepha- nie Holmsten. Government graduate student Cathy Wu, the other teaching assistant, said working with Vela has been an entirely positive ex- perience so far. “I didn’t know him before this semester at all, but at least in my experience, he is always very nice,” Wu said. “I saw him at most once a week, maybe twice, but we’ve shared our experiences teaching — he gave me some good suggestions about lead- ing discussion. We share our ideas.” Wu said she was entire- ly taken aback by news of Vela’s arrest. “Absolutely, of course, I am surprised,” Wu said. “I didn’t expect this — not at all, honestly.” At a specially called board meeting in October, Foster requested a new examination of the board’s responsibilities and treatment of transparen- cy as a result of the ongoing investigation against Hall. “In light of [the recent fo- cus on best practices for state governing boards], I believe today is the right time to be- gin a new discussion on the best ways this board should operate going forward,” Fos- ter said in the meeting. “I have spent [a] significant amount of time thinking about how we can fully dis- charge our responsibility in the most efficient and trans- parent way … I am sure each member of the board has done the same.” The House Select Com- mittee on Transparency will resume hearing testimony Tuesday and Wednesday, though Hall is not expected to testify. Patzek said getting the grant money for the institute was a significant achieve- ment for Texas. “Texas A&M, UT and the University of Houston had a joint proposal to have the institute,” Patzek said. “It was a national competition, and Texas won, [which] is a big deal.” Patzek said he believes Texas is the best place for the institute because the state has the largest oil industry. He said the Gulf of Mexico will be the most important place institute researchers focus their efforts, but said the re- searchers will also examine the Arctic Ocean. “We cannot afford having a spill in the Arctic. It has no means of cleaning itself up like the Gulf of Mexico can,” Patzek said. “The creation of the Ocean Energy Safety Institute is critical to preserving our wa- ter resources and meeting our nation’s energy demands.” The Texas A&M Engi- neering Experiment Station’s Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center will manage the institute. “The three partner uni- versities represent a unique combination of capabilities and resources needed to ad- dress the needs for the Insti- tute,” said M. 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Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com. Sam Ortega / Daily Texan StaffBen Dye, member of the UT Army ROTC, stands at attention during the Veterans Day Retreat Ceremony on Monday afternoon. FRAMES featured photo DRILLINGcontinues from page 1REGENTScontinues from page 1SUSPECTcontinues from page 1At Monday’s meeting, the UT System Board of Regents passed a motion allowing President William Powers Jr. to negotiate and execute an em- ployment agreement for Steve Patterson, UT’s newly appoint- ed men’s head athletic director. Patterson served as athletic director at Arizona State Uni- versity since 2012 and is a UT business and law alumnus. The new five-year contract established between Patter- son and UT states Patterson will receive an annual sal- ary of $1.4 million and up to $200,000 in performance bonuses per year. These bo- nuses are based on whether the athletics department can avoid any NCAA viola- tions and remain financially solvent, according to UT spokesman Gary Susswein. “Steve Patterson is the per- fect candidate to build upon UT’s successes,” said Regent Steve Hicks, who was on the athletic director advisory com- mittee, when Patterson’s hiring was announced by the Univer- sity Nov. 5. “His track record of achievements with finances, fa- cilities, personnel and business operations in high achieving athletics programs makes him a perfect fit for UT, and I’m es- pecially proud that he has UT and Texas roots.” Because Patterson’s salary as athletic director will ex- ceed $250,000, the appoint- ment was subject to approval by the board. —Anthony GreenNEWS BRIEFLYBoard gives approval for athletic director salary W&N 3APPROACH THE BENCHMaking the decision to attend law school is huge. Deciding which one to go to can be intimidating. 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 programx 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 opportunitiesDeadline for fall, 2014 admission is February 15, 2014xxxxSOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW/HOUSTONHouston’s Oldest Law School, 713.646.1810 .. www.stcl.edugood lead- our entire- of course, I said. “I not at has Com- will testimony Wednesday, expected and direc- Environ- does drilling, goal off- the than make environment,” NEWSTuesday, November 12, 20133SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYLITERATUREThough the existing field of black lesbian literature and analysis is limited, it recently became a little bit bigger with the release of a UT professor’s new publication on black les- bian culture. Matt Richardson, an asso- ciate professor in African and African diaspora studies and women’s and gender studies departments, celebrated the release of a piece 16 years in the making on Monday, when he participated in a discus- sion with faculty and students about the strenuous process he went through in research- ing and finding material on black lesbian culture. Richardson’s book, “The Queer Limit of Black Mem- ory: Black Lesbian Litera- ture and Irresolution,” looks at archives of work dealing with black lesbian culture, a topic for which Richardson said there is not a large col- lection of work to be refer- enced in academia. Initially, Richardson was discouraged from pursuing a disserta- tion on this subject because of the small resource pool, but he stuck with what he wanted to do and chose specific pieces to use in his own publication. While conducting his research, Richardson spent time in Scotland at the Glasgow Women’s Library, but he was still frustrated with what he found, he said. He then went and identified authors who wrote black lesbian literature and conducted his own in- terviews with them to get a better grasp of the knowledge at hand. “That my book would be important for those who come after me, that it would open up space and it would give things they could refer- ence and find useful and help- ful intellectually and creative- ly — that’s what I hope for,” Richardson said. “And that people who aren’t academics can get something from it that they can find books they’ve never heard of.” According to Patena Key, a women’s and gender stud- ies graduate student, students still struggle, like Richard- son did, to find published work to reference for their thesis papers. “There’s two books that fo- cus exclusively — at least from a theoretical standpoint — on black lesbian literature, and that’s important to me because that’s what my thesis is about,” Key said. “That work is really important to me, especially as a grad student, whereas in my undergrad I tried to write a thesis on a similar topic and it was extremely difficult to find important text from scholars.” A panel of faculty shared their thoughts about Rich- ardson’s piece at the release Monday, where Omi Osun Joni Jones, an associate pro- fessor of African and Afri- can diaspora studies, said she felt Richardson’s piece offered a unwavering look at violence perpetrated on black bodies. “When you have an op- portunity to read the book, prepare yourself for the end, where Matt offers a very ter- rifying litany the black bodies that have been killed, [and] mutilated because too often we are a people born into vio- lence,” she said. New evidence gathered from brain scans sup- ports the theory that peo- ple use specific memories from multiple regions of their brain when making decisions. Michael Mack, a post- doctoral researcher in psy- chology and one of the au- thors of the study, said two opposing models are used to examine how the brain categorizes information during the decision mak- ing process — the exemplar model and the prototype model. His research sup- ports the former. The exemplar model de- fines the process as one which integrates many spe- cific memories, while the prototype model defines the decision making process as one that pulls from a gen- eral source of memories, Mack said. Instead of basing decisions upon an abstract mixture of past experienc- es, exact events and objects provide context. Mack said participants undertook a controlled, simple categorization task so they could look at the re- gions of the brain that were activated during the deci- sion-making process. Par- ticipants were asked to dif- ferentiate between various models of cars as a learning experiment — cars in gen- eral share many similarities, so there are certain defin- ing characteristics that must be recalled. “When you ask someone to differentiate between a Honda Civic and a Volk- swagen Bug, only some fea- tures matter in making that decision,” Mack said. “We found evidence that people are utilizing specific memo- ries instead of pulling from a general source. You can use these specific memories in a lot of different kinds of decisions.” Psychology junior Isabel Glass said that the majority of research in the field per- tains to the prototype model, but she feels the exemplar model is more accurate. “In my personal experi- ence, I have certain memo- ries of my life that really stand out, that you can re- late to various situations,” Glass said. Chemistry senior Michael Ortiz said it is possible to have a rough understanding of brain processes through neural imaging techniques, but the brain is far too com- plex to be predictable. “We can obviously see what parts of the brain are active, and how they cor- relate to other parts of the brain when they’re active at the same time, but I think that how those things act out in the behavioral sense depends on the person,” Ortiz said. Mack said this study was based on brain scans that were collected after the learning process had already occurred, but tech- nological advances could al- low researchers to study the brain as it categorizes new information. “In this research proj- ect people were trained to make these judgments, and then their brains were scanned afterwards,” Mack said. “We only looked at the post-learning process, but we’re heading towards look- ing at the brain during the learning process.” Brain study links memory, decisionsAssociate professor publishes book on black lesbian cultureColin Zelinksi / Daily Texan StaffBy Niq Velez@knyqvelezBy Wynne Davis @wynneellenAt the Regents allowing Jr. to em- Steve appoint- director. athletic Uni- UT contract Patter- Patterson sal- up performance bo- whether department viola- financially UT Susswein. per- upon Regent the com- hiring Univer- record of finances, fa- business achieving him es- UT salary ex- appoint- approval GreenBoard for salaryJarrid DenmanDaily Texan StaffXavier Livermon addresses a crowd in support of UT Professor Matt Richards- aon’s new book “The Queer Limit of Black Memo- ry” on Monday afternoon. There’s two books that focus exclusively — at least from a theoretical standpoint — on black lesbian literature, and that’s important to me because that’s what my thesis is about. —Patena Key, Women’s and gender studies graduate student College students tend to define themselves by their majors, but they need to realize that what they study isn’t a binding contract spell- ing out what skills they can and cannot de- velop before graduation. For instance, despite the clear value of computer science as a field of study, coding and programming are often viewed as incom- prehensible skills that are reserved for tech wizards. But knowing code is an asset that can be applied to any field of study: As a jour- nalist, you may need to code an online media site. As a linguist, you may want to build a game to help children learn languages. The list goes on and on. So why doesn’t the University realize that it may serve students best by equipping them with coding and programming skills through the core curriculum? The UT computer science department does offer a program called Elements in Comput- ing, designed to give non-majors basic liter- acy and competency in the subject. Students can either take a few courses individually or work toward either a 12-hour certificate awarded by the department of computer sciences or an 18-hour certificate awarded by the University that are recognized on their of- ficial transcripts — the latter of which would be, notably, visible to employers and thus po- tentially helpful in a job search. Bill Young, a computer science professor who teaches Elements of Navigating Cyber- space, one of the courses that count toward the certificate, said that some students who received the certificates have gone on to jobs in computer science. “It seems to me that one key is making stu- dents aware that computing is so ubiquitous that it is needed and helpful for nearly every career path these days,” Young said. “Our Ele- ments program attempts to do that.” Collaborations between the department of computer science and other departments and schools also exist. In the School of Journalism, a class called Mobile News App Design was first intro- duced last semester to bring journalism and computer science students together and allow them to share knowledge about their respec- tive fields. The ultimate goal of that class is to develop a mobile news app that is good enough to be accepted to the Apple app store by the end of the semester. Next spring, the computer science, fine arts and radio-television-film department are also providing an interdisciplinary program through the Game Development Capstone: 3D Games. Chandrajit Bajaj, a professor of computer science at UT and director of the Center for Computational Visualization, said that in- terdisciplinary courses widely prevalent in graduate curriculum are starting to become increasingly available in undergraduate edu- cation, bringing together subjects such as computational mathematics, biology, chem- istry, engineering and architecture. “Computer science today is at the hub of the wheel, with spokes to all the other sci- ences and engineering and arts majors,” Bajaj said. Nevertheless, despite these attempts by the department of computer science to reach out and integrate non-majors, the efforts may not be widespread enough to give all students the basic computer science tool kit which is cur- rently only an “advantage” in the job market but may soon be a requirement. Not everyone has the space in his or her degree plan to participate in the Elements of Computing program, and the number of stu- dents who do enroll in this program is small. Compared to the vastly more popular Busi- ness Foundations Program, which gives out approximately 1,100 certificates a year, only 19 students received a certificate from the El- ements in Computing program last year. Ad- ditionally, acceptance into the journalism and RTF classes can be competitive. Given the low number of non-computer science majors that are actually learning these skills, UT should consider lobbying the Texas Higher Education Coordinating board to in- clude computer science in the state-mandat- ed core curriculum, or else include it in the University-mandated core curriculum. Bajaj, for one, said that he strongly sup- ports the addition of basic computer science to the core curriculum. Incorporating required core classes on coding and programming would be a re- lief for students, not an added stress. It’s shameful how many times I’ve told my- self to go to Code Academy, a free website that teaches various coding and program- ming “languages” such as HTML, CSS, Ja- vaScript, Ruby and Python, and yet never made the time. Amid a busy schedule, the personal mo- tivation isn’t there, despite the clear value of learning to code before entering the job market. Required coding classes would be- come a part of a student’s schedule, creating an immediate incentive with a big payback: being able to graduate. It’s true that under the current UT core curriculum, students may take a computer science class to count toward a science and technology requirement. However, making computer science classes compulsory is an idea worth consideration. UT’s 42-hour core curriculum is, admit- tedly, decided in large part by the notori- ously-slow moving Texas Higher Education Coordinating board and, consequently, is unlikely to change anytime soon. But hope- fully, the growing realization that technolog- ical skills provide huge benefits for students will inspire the inclusion of classes that teach basic coding skills into the core curriculum in the years to come. Manescu is a journalism and international relations junior from Ploiesti, Romania. 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 / @TexanEditorialTuesday, November 12, 2013EDITORIALCOLUMNHORNS UP: KAREN NYBERG BACK ON EARTHHORNS UP: “IN THE HEIGHTS” TO BE RECAST By Larisa ManescuDaily Texan Columnist @LarisaManescuComputer science courses should be part of coreIn battle for UT’s future, hard to find victorWhen, in the spring of 2011, the battle first began between UT President Williams Power Jr. and the so-called “rogue regents,” the players, and their motives, at least seemed identifiable: The regents, with the support of Gov. Rick Perry, wanted to encourage the implementation of the Seven Breakthrough Solutions for Higher Education, which were written by Jeff Sandefer, a member of the conservative think tank Texas Public Policy Foundation. Powers, and most of the UT administration, faculty and, arguably, students, weren’t as taken with the idea. Admittedly, the struggle was a little difficult to follow. But in the latest incarnation of the UT System regents v. UT-Austin battle — which will continue to play out this week in meetings of the Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations on Tuesday and Wednesday and possibly in the meeting of the Board of Regents this Thursday — keeping up with the blows being exchanged is damn near impossible. More disturbingly, the simple, central question, “What is each side fighting for?” seems impossible to answer. Below are just a few of the players in the current struggle. This map is intended, yes, to help those fans of Texas politics who have been watching the sparring matches from afar identify the key players. But it’s also intended to force us all to ask a simple question about this complicated mess: Haven’t the fighters lost sight of what they’re fighting for? Karen Nyberg, UT alumna and NASA astronaut on Expedition 37 landed back on Earth this past Sunday. The expedition marked the 37th one to the Interna- tional Space Station thus far. During her expedition, Nyberg tweeted photos of herself and of the planet from the shuttle, educating those of us back in Texas about life in space. We congratulate this former Long- horn not only for her accomplishment in space, but also for her innovative use of social media during her journey. After all, for many of us on Earth, traveling in space is a dif- ficult concept to grasp. Through tweeting photos of herself and of the earth from the shuttle, Nyberg has brought outer space to millions of people here on Earth. The University’s theatre and dance department re- versed its decision to cast guest actors (instead of stu- dents) for nine out of 12 of the lead roles in the de- partment’s production of the musical “In the Heights,” according to an article in the Texan Monday. Originally, the department had chosen to contract guest actors for the leads in order to reflect the ethnic background of the roles — a move that received warranted backlash from students. We commend department chair Grant Pope for reversing his original decision and instead recasting the musical with undergraduate students. A successful college theatre department must be committed to pro- viding the best possible experience for its students, and part of that experience includes giving students the opportunity to audition and perform. Transparency CommitteeSystemUT-AustinRep. Lyle LarsonRep. Trey Martinez FisherGov. Rick PerryWilliam Powers Jr. Wallace HallOn Oct. 30, Rep. Larson, R-San Antonio, a mem- ber of the eight-person transparency committee convened to decide if the actions of Regent Wal- lace Hall warrant his impeachment, sent a letter to Gov. Rick Perry calling for the resignation of Hall. In that letter, Larson called Hall’s resigna- tion “a simple solution to end this expensive and embarrassing process.” President Powers, whose office was the focus of the major- ity of Regent Hall’s record requests, has remained mostly silent as of late in regards to the recent scandal. His sup- porters, on the other hand, have come out in full force — both from student government and the UT administration. Where does the governor fit into all this? For one thing, he appointed Hall, and he has con- tinued to defend him throughout the process. In March of this year, Perry sent an email later uncovered by the Texas Tribune to four regents, Hall among them, telling them to stay strong in the face of “the charlatans and peacocks.” Wallace Hall has been ac- cused by multiple parties of staging a “witch hunt” against UT President William Powers Jr. because of Hall’s burden- some request for over 800,000 documents from UT-Austin. Hall, however, maintains that his requests are spurred by the need to investigate legitimate concerns about both the undue influence of legislators in UT’s admissions process and the influence of private foundations on the University. State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D- San Antonio, in a letter obtained by the Texas Tribune last week suggested that it might be necessary for some regents to turn over their personal computers, iPads and smartphones to the committee, writing, “This commit- tee has information that sheds doubt as to whether or not all regents are following the law by producing every document in their possession.” NEWS 5Have you always wanted to take BUSINESS COURSES but thought they were just for students IN the business school? This summer is your CHANCE! McCombs School of Business Summer Enhancement Program This summer, the McCombs School of Business will offer special opportunities for all students to enhance their business education and develop business skills. Students will have direct access to register for Business Foundations courses and traditional BBA coursework. Visit our website for more information: www.mccombs.utexas.edu/BBA/summer-courses Don't miss this great opportunity to participate in some of the best business education in the country! Here is what our departments will be offering this summer: Operations Management . OM 335 - Operations Management Management . MAN 320F - Foundations of Management . MAN 336 - Organizational Behavior . MAN 337 - Entrepreneurship . MAN 374 - General Management Strategy Management Info Systems . MIS 302F - Foundations of MIS . MIS 325 - Introduction to Data Management Marketing . MKT 320F - Foundations of Marketing . MKT 337 - Principles of Marketing Statistics . STA 371G - Statistics and Modeling Accounting . ACC 310F - Foundations of Accounting . ACC 311 - Financial Accounting . ACC 312 - Managerial Accounting Business Administration . BA 324 - Business Communications Finance . FIN 320F - Foundations of Finance . FIN 357 - Business Finance . FIN 367 - Investment Management . FIN 376 - International Finance . FIN 370 - Integrative Finance Legal Environment of Business . LEB 320F - Foundations of Legal Environment . LEB 323 - Business Law and Ethics . LEB 363 - Real Estate Law . LEB 370 - Oil and Gas Law A UT professor and a vis- iting scientist found a cor- relation between gas injec- tions into the ground and earthquakes in the city of Snyder, a small town in West Texas. Carbon dioxide in- jections are used to extract more oil from the ground and have been considered a possible solution to climate change because they prevent carbon dioxide from escap- ing into the atmosphere. Previously, no other study had found correlations be- tween carbon dioxide in- jection and earthquakes of magnitudes greater than three, according to geosci- ences associate professor Cliff Frohlich, who worked on the project. Carbon dioxide injection in the West Texas wells have been used since the 1970s to increase oil and gas produc- tion. Frohlich said he and Wei Gan, a visiting scientist from China, were motivat- ed to do the study because there had been earthquakes in the 1980s, followed by a 20-year absence before they started again in 2006. Frohlich said the results of his research may have implications for effectively dealing with climate change through exploring the con- sequences of the carbon capture process, which in- volves storing greenhouse gasses below the ground. “Since a lot of carbon di- oxide we’re putting into the atmosphere is localized, you could collect carbon diox- ide, and it’s been proposed to inject carbon dioxide into the earth,” Frohlich said. Frohlich said students should understand the con- sequences of carbon injection because of the state’s close ties to the oil and gas industry. “Oil and gas is one of the primary revenues for Texas, one of the primary sources that funds the University,” Frohlich said. “Everyone has interests in doing this in a responsible way.” Biochemistry junior Rafael Vidal said if further proof dem- onstrates carbon injections cause earthquakes, he would not be in favor of the practice. “I don’t think I would sup- port injections if they trig- gered earthquakes because there must be alternative ways to extract oil,“ Vidal said. Although Frohlich and Gan found a correlation in one location, they also found that similar wells nearby did not experience earthquakes, though they had similar levels of carbon dioxide injections. Gan said one possible ex- planation was a lack of fault lines near the similar wells. “For my personal think- ing, there were no earth- quakes because there were no pre-existing faults in the other oil fields,” Gan said. Their study analyzed data collected from 2009 to 2010 when the EarthScope USAr- ray program, a program funded by the National Sci- ence Foundation, stationed many temporary seismom- eters in Texas. “We had an opportu- nity to get more accurate locations and locate much smaller quakes than nor- mal,” Frohlich said. Electrical engineering students, faculty and staff will face a disruptive tran- sition period as their op- erations relocate from the Engineering-Science Build- ing, set to be demolished this summer, to the new Engineering Education and Research Center. John Ekerdt, associate dean at the Cockrell School of Engineering, said students and faculty have voiced con- cerns about the transition to the center, which is expected to be constructed by 2017. Ekerdt said his department is trying to make the transi- tion as smooth as possible. “We’re working with all the different groups to try to minimize the impact, but there will be compromises and there will be sacrifices that a number of groups will be making during the con- struction,” Ekerdt said. Even after the construc- tion and movement process is finished, some student are worried that they won’t have a community setting in which to study and meet with classmates, according to electrical engineering sophomore Tyler Walker. While there has been an effort to maintain a lot of the department’s activities in the general engineering area, some of the study space will be lost as a result of the move. “I’m worried about losing the [electrical engineering] community,” Walker said. “A lot of the times you build re- lationships with people you study with, and that comes from being in the same area. If you don’t have a support group of [other students] making it through this ma- jor will be very difficult — it’s not easy.” During the transition, faculty will be relocated to the UT Administration Building, located at 16th and Guadalupe streets as well as the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Building, located at the corner of 24th and Speed- way streets. As of now, fac- ulty do not know who will be in which building, but faculty with research groups are more likely to be in the administrative building so their location is centralized, Ekerdt said. Those involved with the project have begun meeting with the registrar to discuss where classes displaced by the transition will meet. “We’re arranging to have many classes in the engineering precinct,” Ekerdt said. Temporary offices will be located in the Academic Annex for professors and teaching assistants to have a place to meet with students, Ekerdt said. Although the Engi- neering-Science Building is set to be torn down in the summer, administra- tive offices have had to temporarily relocate there from the first floor of the Ernest Cockrell Jr. Hall so that those portions of the hall can be repurposed as lab space. Last week, the Engineering Student Life office was the last office to be relocated from the hall to the Engineering- Science Building. According to junior Mi- randa Pacheco there is ex- citement about the new building but some students will miss the Engineering- Science Building. “It’s really sad because we won’t have the third floor to study in and everyone will be in random places,” Pacheco said. “I just think it will separate us as [a de- partment] because we won’t see each other around a certain building. It’ll prob- ably be OK, it will just be an inconvenience.” NEWSTuesday, November 12, 20135UNIVERSITYSam Ortega / Daily Texan StaffCliff Frohlich, geosciences associate professor, and Wei Gan, visiting researcher and scholar, recently published a study detailing the correlation between carbon dioxide injections into the ground and earthquakes. Gas injection linked to earthquakesBy Leslie Zhang@ylesliezhangUNIVERSITYElectrical engineering’s transition to new building raises concernsBy Wynne Davis @wynneellenFabian FernandezDaily Texan StaffMechanical en- gineer students Scott Luettgen, Andy Dickson, Ryan Kersh and Aimon Allouache study together for an upcom- ing test in the Engineering-Sci- ence Building on Monday evening. Pope reforms Catholic church to modern societyBALTIMORE — The Vat- ican ambassador to the U.S., addressing American bish- ops at their first national meeting since Pope Francis was elected, said Monday they should not “follow a particular ideology” and should make Roman Cath- olics feel more welcome in church. Francis, in office for eight months, has captured attention for eschewing some of the pomp of the papacy, including his de- cision to live in the Vati- can hotel and his use of an economy car. “The Holy Father wants bishops in tune with their people,” Vigano said, not- ing that he visited the pope in June. “He made a spe- cial point of saying that he wants pastoral bish- ops, not bishops who pro- fess or follow a particular ideology.” Francis said Catho- lic leaders should give greater emphasis to com- passion and mercy, argu- ing the church’s focus on abortion, marriage and contraception has been too narrow and alienat- ing. This year’s meeting gave the first glimpse of how that message was resonating among American leaders. Dozens of Catholic char- ities and dioceses, along with evangelical colleges and others, are suing the Obama administration over a requirement that employers provide health insurance includes con- traceptive coverage. The bishops say the religious exemption to the rule vio- lates the religious freedom of nonprofit and for-prof- it employers. The issue is expected to reach the Supreme Court. Dolan said in a news conference his speech was not a shift away from that fight — but an ex- pansion of it. “It’s almost raised our consciousness to say we can’t stop here,” Dolan said. But Mathew Schmalz, re- ligious studies professor at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., said highlighting the fight with the Obama administration would be seen as out of step with Francis’ message, especially at a time when the Vatican is moving away from a European focus. Francis is the first pope from Latin America. “The bishops realize that they themselves are going to have to change their tone if they are to become more inclusive and complement the new tone coming from Pope Francis and the Vatican,” Schmalz said. “There is definitely something go- ing on here: The American hierarchy is going to have to change its style or be left behind.” The bishops had early in the meeting prayed for the thousands of victims of Friday’s typhoon in the Philippines and also dis- cussed the response to the disaster by Catholic Re- lief Services, the bishops’ international relief agency. But after a presentation on overall priorities of the U.S. bishops, Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza, a former president of the conference, rose to say it was “missing this essen- tial element” of a focus on the poor. “It would help our con- ference be on record as try- ing to achieve what Pope Francis has put before us,” said Fiorenza, who retired as archbishop of Galveston- Houston, Texas. —Associated Press 6 NEWSThe Longhorns’ overtime win against West Virginia on Saturday extended their win streak to six games and allowed them to join Baylor atop the Big 12 standings again. The night was far from per- fect for Texas. The Longhorns suffered a pair of critical losses in the victory. Senior defensive tackle Chris Whaley (knee) and sophomore running back Johnathan Gray (Achilles) each sustained surgery requiring in- juries in the game, which end- ed both of their seasons. Gray was enjoying a break- out season before the injury. In his first nine contests, Gray lead the team with a career-high 780 rushing yards on 159 carries and scored four touchdowns. Despite this prolific start to the season, Gray believes that junior running backs Malcolm Brown and Joe Bergeron are capable of filling his void. “Malcolm and Joe can han- dle the workload for sure,” Gray said. “Those guys are more ma- ture and older, so I have faith in them to get the job done and do what the coaches ask of them.” Brown is expected to receive the majority of Gray’s carries after compiling 379 rushing yards and seven touchdowns in his past four games. Bergeron should also see a considerable spike in touches as the new backup running back, espe- cially after receiving just 16 rushing attempts in the past six games. Replacing Whaley is no easy task. Whaley accumulated 25 tackles, two sacks and five tack- les for a loss in nine starts this season. Whaley also scored a pair of defensive touchdowns, one on an interception re- turn against Oklahoma and the other on a fumble return against Kansas. “When you have somebody like Chris Whaley — who’s such a big-time leader — go down, you need people to step up,” senior defensive end Jack- son Jeffcoat said. “We all have to raise our play without him.” Junior defensive tackle Desmond Jackson had an impressive performance Saturday after Whaley was injured. Jackson racked up eight tackles and two sacks in the victory, and is slated to be the starter this week in Whaley’s absence. Freshman Hassan Ridgeway will step in as the backup. While the injuries to both Gray and Whaley are sub- stantial, Texas is accustomed to losing key players on both sides of the ball. The Long- horns lost junior linebacker Jordan Hicks to an Achilles injury after the fourth game of the season, and junior quarter- back David Ash played in just one of Texas’ last seven games after suffering a concussion on Sept. 7 against BYU. Because of this, head coach Mack Brown believes the Longhorns can weather the injuries to Gray and Whaley as they have in the past. “This team has been very resilient,” Brown said. “It’s been next man up. It’s time to get someone else ready to play. As disappointed as you are and as much leader- ship as you lose, the guys just said, ‘It is what it is’ … They just understand that’s part of the deal.” The Longhorns remain confident in their ability to carry on without Gray and Whaley, and they expect that their depth will allow them to play well despite this new list of critical injuries. 6CHRIS HUMMER, SPORTS EDITOR / @texansportsTuesday, November 12, 2013Hobbled Horns must adjustFOOTBALLBy Peter Sblendorio@petersblendorioJoe Capraro / Daily Texan StaffSenior defensive tackle Chris Whaley was carted off the field after suffering a knee injury in the first quarter of Texas’ game against West Virginia on Saturday. Whaley recorded 25 tackles, two sacks, and two touchdowns in nine games this season. SIDELINENBATexas enters rankings, eyes home stretchIt has been more than two months since Texas has had a number placed in front of its name. The Longhorns were ranked at No. 15 be- fore they lost to Brigham Young University in early September, and they haven’t been ranked since. Now, after winning six con- secutive games, Texas has re- gained a spot in the national rankings at No. 24 in the BCS poll. When playing against ranked opponents, the Long- horns have a 1-1 record. This weekend’s game against No. 12 Oklahoma State will be the third ranked opponent Texas will face this season and the first top-25 match up for the Longhorns since the Alamo Bowl game last December. “I told [the players] before the game to win against West Virginia and to make the Oklahoma State game a special game of two ranked teams,” head coach Mack Brown said. Here are three things to note heading into this weekend: Veterans Appreciation Game Saturday’s game versus Oklahoma State at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Sta- dium will mark Texas’ annual recognition of Veterans Day, and Brown said the team’s captains would represent that. In addition to ceremo- nies leading up to the game, long snapper Nate Boyer, who is a veteran himself, will be presented with a ring for winning the 2012-2013 Big 12 Male Sportsperson of the Year award. Recruiting weekendMack Brown said on Mon- day that he believes this week- end will be the largest week- end Texas has had this year for recruits. With many high school teams out of the play- offs, several recruits will be able to attend this weekend’s game against the Cowboys. Texas’ six-game winning streak has made the Long- horns more appealing for highly favored players who lost interest after the team started out the season 1-2. “It’s got us back in the mix with some fun kids,” Brown said. “We’re out of the grave with a foot and an arm, pulling up, and we have a little air.” Toughest part of the schedule aheadWhile Texas has won its last six games, the toughest games are ahead. Texas will face Oklahoma State and Baylor, both ranked teams. Brown is just 38-30 against ranked opponents during his tenure at UT, versus a team history of 31-19 against its last 50 ranked opponents. In the past six games, ex- cept for the game against Oklahoma, the Longhorns have only beaten teams in the bottom pool of the Big 12. In order to finish out the season undefeated in conference play, Texas must continue its defensive improvement as the final three opponents Texas will face have combined for an average of 46.5 points per game this season. By Garrett Callahan@CallahanGarrettCharlie Pearce / Daily Texan file photoFormer Green Beret Nate Boyer runs with the American flag before Texas’ game against Oklahoma on Oct. 12. GRIZZLIESPACERS SPURS76ERS Longhorn swimmer comes out to teamJunior swimmer Matt Korman entered the 2013- 2014 season as the defend- ing Big 12 champion in the 200-yard backstroke. Korman, a Texas Christian University transfer, has had impressive showings at the conference cham- pionships, but they were overshadowed by a deep depression as he grappled with the fact that he was not like some of his fellow collegiate swimmers. The Houston native dis- cussed the cause of his de- pression in an emotional email addressed to his teammates last week. “It’s way past due,” Kor- man said. “When I was younger, I thought I was only curious or it was just a phase for me, but have come to terms that I’m actually gay.” The email described the internal turmoil Korman dealt with as he attempted to shield his teammates from his true identity. “I have had a hard time sleeping at night, eating, and have lost a lot of inter- est in swimming,” Korman said. “I simply couldn’t continue to hide this from you anymore because it was slowly killing me.” Korman expressed the love he has for his fellow swimmers and the regrets he has about his dishonesty. He concluded the email with an invitation to his teammates to ask any ques- tions they may have and a prayer that they understand that he is “still the same me.” Korman later spoke to SB Nation Outsports reporters about his teammates’ re- sponses to the email. “I’ve been totally blessed by this whole situation because it’s gone so well,” Korman said. “We have guys from the middle of no- where conservative Texas. But they’ve been like, ‘We’re totally fine, you’re still my friend and my teammate and good for you.’” —Ashton MooreSPORTS BRIEFLY SPTS 7SPORTSTuesday, November 12, 20137If a rower doesn’t pull the blade of his or her oar out from the water in sync with the other rowers in the boat, it can become submerged, and act as a brake. It’s called catching a crab, and it shatters the rhythm of a boat, potentially ruining a race. Texas Crew, UT’s co-ed rowing club team, has experi- enced a similar phenomenon in the course of the past season and year. First, the group was evicted from its boathouse of 20 years. With limited access to docks, the women’s squad was left to push its boats into the water under Interstate 35 — waist-deep in December. The team’s recruiting was also affected by the lack of a boathouse. The team ended tryouts with 40 novice rowers last fall. Struggling with a separated team work- ing out of different boathouses on Town Lake, only six remained at the end of this season. “I feel like last year was definitely a low point for Texas Crew,” varsity rower Trinidad Gaytan said. After starting the season with a new full-time coach, the team continued to face challenges this semester when some of its boats and training equipment were damaged beyond use during the recent flash floods in Austin. Despite the hardship the team has faced, varsity rower Karsten Alexander said he feels more optimistic, and the team has become addicted to the progress it’s made. “When you’re rowing, you can’t stop,” varsity rower Richard Bagans said. “You just keep going. No matter what hits you, you just keep rowing.” It’s this mentality that is the driving force of this sport. “It’s not that you caught a crab, it’s how fast you re- cover from catching the crab,” Bagans said. “And that’s what matters.” 1. Head coach Pete Roseberg calls out drills dur- ing a Saturday morning practice on Town Lake. 2. A men’s varsity boat practices on Town Lake. 3. Rowers unload oars from the team trailer in prep- aration for the Head of the Hooch in Tennessee. 4. Novice rower Nick Osella helps carry a boat out of the recovery dock after racing at the Head of the Hooch. 5. Blisters cover novice rower Ellyn Snider’s hands, a precursor to the callouses that typically develop over time in rowing. 6. Texas Crew sings “The Eyes of Texas” after its regatta in Tennessee. When you’re rowing, you can’t stop. You just keep going. No matter what hits you, you just keep rowing. —Richard Bagans, Varsity rower123456Words and photos by Zachary Strain 10 L&APRESENTED BYCarter Goss Broadcast Manager & Sponsorships P 512.475.6721 E cartergoss@austin.utexas.eduCONTACT USFOR MORE INFORMATIONvisit us at www.utexas.edu/tsmThe Daily Texan • TSTV • KVRX • Texas Travesty • Cactus Yearbook TEXASSTUDENTMEDIAFREE FOOD AND DRINK WITH A SPECIAL THANKS TO: TAILGATE SATURDAY ATMLK & BRAZOSFREE FOOD& FUN- EVERYONE’SINVITED! DON’T MISS OUR LAST 2 TAILGATES OF THE SEASON! & A SPECIAL THANKSGIVING TAILGATE FORTEXAS TECH ON 11/28OKLAHOMA STATE ON 11/16 10Tuesday, November 12, 2013LIFE&ARTS Q-AND-A | ’THE BLUEST EYE’Jerome Bump has been an English professor at UT since 1970. Bump dis- cussed his favorite novel, Toni Morrison’s debut “The Bluest Eye,” which deals with racism and incest in the Midwest. Because of the sensitive subjects ex- plored, there are frequent attempts to ban Morrison’s debut novel from schools and libraries. Daily Texan: What draws you to “The Bluest Eye”? What makes it your favorite book? Jerome Bump: Two cat- egories: how it’s written and what is in it. I think the dense, creative, poetic prose is a good example of how great minority lit- erature can be. Indeed, at times it reminds me of Shakespeare. And the other, what’s in it, or what it does, rather. It teaches compas- sion and sympathetic imag- ination, also almost as well as Shakespeare. DT: What stuck out about “The Bluest Eye” when you first read it? JB: The first page is this “Dick and Jane” story, which was just shocking. It’s an indictment of education — not higher education, pri- mary school. And then just the way it started, from the beginning. The quality of the writing is what got me. DT: How has your perception of the book changed over time? JB: Well, my first article on “The Bluest Eye” was about family systems, the family aspect. And then, judging by appearance is my second article, and I think that’s a more universal issue and, therefore, more pow- erful. And also, it directly relates to racism and multi- culturalism, so I’ve become more and more aware of that. But every time you re- read it, there’s always more. DT: What do you think it takes for a book like “The Bluest Eye” to last and keep its significance through the years? JB: Well, it’s the universal values that it embodies, and also it’s the very high qual- ity of the writing. And when those values involve the most basic of ethics — the sympathetic imagination and compassion — I don’t see how it will ever be out of date. DT: How would you de- fine “sympathetic imagina- tion” in “The Bluest Eye?” JB: Well, the best ex- ample is, it’s similar to Shakespeare, who can put you inside the mind of anybody. This writer can put you inside the mind of a child molester, and that even Shakespeare didn’t try. And it’s just amazing. You just can’t stand the guy, but you actually begin to understand him, and that’s a tremendous accomplish- ment. Then she puts you in the position of Pecola, the scapegoat. And as time goes on, she involves you more and more, and you realize that you have been doing this to others, scapegoat- ing them. It’s very much a reader involvement. The other factor I didn’t men- tion that really impresses me as much as Shakespeare is emotional literacy. She can really convey feelings so well, like that sofa they bought, and the impact it had, as a feeling. This, to me, is what literature can do that nothing else really can do: convey feelings. DT: So the greatest ben- efit of reading is the abil- ity to get into the minds of others? JB: Yes, and that means that we live a much broad- er and much richer life because we can momen- tarily become someone else, someone very differ- ent from ourselves. We can become someone born two thousand years ago in a to- tally different place. And we can do that in the space of two or three hours by read- ing a book. So it’s just a phe- nomenal accomplishment we just take for granted, we don’t even think about it. By Dylan Davidson@davidson_dylanBump reveals thoughts on favorite bookHelen FernandezDaily Texan StaffEnglish profes- sor Jerome Bump has been teaching at UT since 1970. His favorite book is Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye.” Bump said the reason this book has kept its significance over the years is because of its universal values including compassion and ethics. versions of the song on the soundtrack. Another draw to the al- bum is the several contri- butions from Justin Tim- berlake. Timberlake makes for a fine folk singer, es- pecially on “Five Hundred Miles,” a rousing collabo- ration with Carey Mulligan and Stark Sands. Timber- lake also joins Mumford on “The Auld Triangle,” an oft-covered Irish stan- dard. The concept of a Timberlake/Mumford col- laboration is interesting, but it is not as enjoyable as the album’s other tracks. “Girls”’ Adam Driver also makes a hilarious guest appearance alongside Issac and Timberlake on “Please Mr. Kennedy.” Fans of Timberlake, ’60s folk and Mumford & Sons will find a lot to like in this collection of repur- posed folk tracks. But as the soundtrack to “Inside Llewyn Davis” winds down with a previously unre- leased recording of Bob Dylan’s “Farewell,” it is ap- parent that nothing on the album comes close to cap- turing the spirit of those sounds as well as the ac- tual songs do. As a result, the Dylan track feels a bit out of place on an album that likely won’t reach the same popularity “O Broth- er, Where Art Thou?” did years ago. to date. There is the de- liriously fun “Come Walk With Me,” which is the clos- est M.I.A. comes to crafting a pure pop hit on this al- bum. Other solid cuts come with songs such as “Only 1 U” and the strange but exciting “Warriors.” Amid the 15 tracks on Matangi, there are a few filler songs. Two slower tracks featuring The Week- nd lack any sort of momen- tum and are indistinguish- able from each other. The title track sounds like an uninspired retread of bet- ter songs she has made be- fore, and at other moments, her songs turn laughable. “AtTENTion” finds her awkwardly trying to come up with ways to make sense out of a rhyme structure that involves the use of the word “tent” in every possible way. Then “Y.a.l.a” arrives as her response to the “YOLO” fad of 2012 and comes off as hopelessly outdated and cloying. Matangi is a good album, one that contains a few songs that could be stacked up alongside the best she has ever recorded. “Bad Girls” easily fits in with previous hits such as “Pa- per Planes” and “Boyz,” but the majority of the album is made up of forgettable tracks that will not stand with those of albums of the past. is outstanding. Davis drifts through apartments with hallways so small they can barely fit one person, and the ankle-deep snow re- mains an ever-present re- minder of what Davis faces if he continues to fail. Jean’s apartment in particular is a gorgeously rendered mi- crocosm of Greenwich life, filled with muted grays and blues that contrast violently with the brightly lit yellow warmth of the Upper East Side apartment of Davis’ wealthier patrons. In “Inside Llewyn Da- vis,” the Coen brothers have recreated the Green- wich folk scene so flaw- lessly it’s as if the audience is watching a documentary on Bob Dylan’s unsuccess- ful neighbor. The movie loses a little steam in the third act, but Isaac’s soul- baring performance grabs you from the opening bars of his first song and never lets go. M.I.A. continues from page 12SOUNDTRACKcontinues from page 12FILMcontinues from page 12 Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of columns that will ask UT professors about the books that matter to them. COMICS 11 Today’s solution will appear here next issueArrr answerrrrrr. t1 2 5 3 6 4 7 8 96 9 3 7 8 1 2 4 54 7 8 5 9 2 1 6 33 4 2 1 5 7 8 9 65 6 7 9 3 8 4 1 28 1 9 2 4 6 3 5 72 8 4 6 7 5 9 3 19 5 1 4 2 3 6 7 87 3 6 8 1 9 5 2 49 6 21 5 75 4 82 3 63 7 47 9 14 8 96 2 38 1 5 5 1 61 25 2 1 9 32 9 7 1 1 6 8 3 8 2 1 7 5 2 6 9 7 3 2 3 4SUDOKUFORYOUSUDOKUFORYOUCOMICSTuesday, November 12, 201311 12 L&A SARAH-GRACE SWEENEY, LIFE&ARTS EDITOR / @DailyTexanArts12Tuesday, November 12, 2013ALBUM REVIEW | ‘INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS’It’s difficult to discuss the soundtrack to “Inside Llewyn Davis” without hav- ing actually seen the film. So many important aspects of the songs, sequencing and content are often tied to their context in the film, and a viewer’s experience may be different than a lis- tener’s. The soundtrack for the Coen brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis,” comes out six weeks before the film, and the Coens seem con- fident that the soundtrack is strong enough to stand on its own. Their assump- tion is not incorrect, as their collaboration with songwriter T Bone Bur- nett is a gentle, folksy time portal to 1960s New York. The Coens previ- ously worked with Burnett on “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” which sold seven million copies and won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2001. Oscar Isaac stars as Llewyn Davis, a folk sing- er attempting to navigate the New York folk scene of the 1960s, and per- forms many of the songs on the album. Isaac does a good job, especially on the opener, a melancholy ren- dition of Dave Van Ronk’s “Hang Me, Oh Hang Me.” Isaac also collaborates with Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons on a cover of “Fare Thee Well,” one of two By David Sackllah@dsackllahPhoto courtesy of CBS FilmsThe “Inside Llewyn Davis” soundtrack features covers of folk songs by Marcus Mumford and Justin Timberlake. SOUNDTRACK page 10ALBUM REVIEW | ‘MATANGI’Matangi, the latest album from pop artist M.I.A., took a strange and prolonged journey before its release last week. The album’s first single, the powerful pop an- them “Bad Girls,” came out in the spring of last year. Interscope then delayed the album because, according to M.I.A., it was “too posi- tive.” After she threatened to leak it earlier this year, Interscope committed to a November date, and now Matangi is finally out. The end result is a mixed- bag. While better than 2010’s disappointing MAYA, the album is nowhere near as strong as M.I.A.’s first two records, Arular and Kala. For every high point on Matangi, there are at least two mediocre tracks that listlessly plod on. Among those high points, though, there are some soaring ones. The aforementioned “Bad Girls” still stands out as the best song, a catchy hit that per- fectly distills everything M.I.A. stands for into just under four minutes of hy- per-kinetic, Eastern-influ- enced dance music. There are other great moments, too, such as the frantic and skittish energy of “Bring The Noize,” which also fea- tures M.I.A.’s best rapping By David Sackllah@dsackllahM.I.A. Album: MatangiLabel: InterscopeSongs to Download: “Bad Girls,” “Bring the Noize” and “Come Walk With Me” Shelby Tauber / Daily Texan StaffPop icon M.I.A. threw paint on her audience at this weekend’s Fun Fun Fun Fest. Her latest album Matangi pales in comparison to the lively, energetic performance she gave Saturday. Coen brothers’ film score features pop, folk artistsM.I.A. album receives mixed review after delayed releaseM.I.A. page 10Come for the Coens, stay for the star-making performances. The Coen brothers’ latest film, “Inside Llewyn Davis,” is a look at what it means to be an artist when no one else cares. Its title character, played by Oscar Isaac, is a struggling singer in 1960s Greenwich Village, New York City. He drifts between couches and gigs, forging no real connections with anyone and sneaking away once he has gotten what he needed. The only things he possesses are a set of clothes too thin for the New York winter, a guitar and an ever-waning belief in his own talent. Isaac does an admirable job with the Coens’ screen- play, spitting out one-liners with the right mix of or- nery sulkiness and sarcasm needed to create an artist who is all ego. His character is self-absorbed to the point of delusion. Davis simply doesn’t get why he’s not a hit. It is during the film’s per- formances when Isaac truly shines. He and his co-stars, among them Justin Timber- lake and Carey Mulligan, do their own on-camera sing- ing and playing, and they do it well. The musical per- formances perfectly chan- nel the necessary tone and style of ’60s pre-Dylan folk. T Bone Burnett, who pro- duced the music for four of the Coens’ films including the musical masterpiece “O Brother, Where Art Thou?,” arranged the music for “In- side Llewyn Davis” with in- put from Isaac, and they’ve created musical numbers of intense passion and beauty. His haunting renditions of “Hang Me, Oh Hang Me” and “Fare Thee Well” fill in the character the audience has met offstage. Davis is a man who, for all his many faults, believes he has some- thing to offer the world with music, and Isaac proves that with his own voice. As with most Coen films, “Inside Llewyn Davis” has a brilliant and bizarre sup- porting cast of characters. John Goodman, a longtime mainstay in the directors’ ensemble, shines as a myste- rious drifter named Roland Turner, who despises folk music and has many of the films best one-liners. Mul- ligan is perfectly flinty and foulmouthed as Jean, the wife of one of Davis’ friends who also happens to be his lover. She peels back layer after layer in each succes- sive appearance. Mulligan and Goodman both walk the fine line between match- ing Isaac and blowing him off screen with finesse equal to their characters’ absurdi- ties. This delicate balance is only possible because of the screenplay. Isaac is always given just the right response to keep his co-stars on their toes, which results in one of the Coens’ most outright funny films since “O Broth- er, Where Art Thou?.” All of the Coens’ previous films have been completely inseparable from their set- tings, and this one is no dif- ferent. The film was shot on location in New York City, and the production design MOVIE REVIEW | ‘INISIDE LLEWYN DAVIS’ ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ gives insight to fame-chasing artist trying to make itBy Lee Henry@leehenry220Photo courtesy of CBS FilmsOscar Isaac plays Llewyn Davis, a young folk singer who attempts to navigate the 1961 folk scene of Greenwich Village. FILM page 10“INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS” SOUNDTRACKAlbum: Inside Llewyn DavisLabel: Nonesuch RecordsSongs to Download: “Five Hundred Miles,” “Fare Thee Well” and “Farewell (Studio Version)”