The Jesse H. Jones Com- munication Center’s (CMA) appearance is changing, with renovations that will make its interior resemble The Belo Center for New Media across the street. Renovations on the sixth and seventh floors have al- ready been completed, and construction is now in prog- ress on the north side of the fourth floor and south side of the sixth floor. Bob Rawski, regional program manager for the UT system, said when the College of Communica- tion’s new building, the Belo Center, was installed, it was understood that other com- munications buildings like Two hundred alumni from UT and Texas A&M joined at the Texas Capitol Tuesday to advocate for stra- tegic investments in higher education. Alumni from both uni- versities spent the day meet- ing in small groups with legislators and addressing specific issues in higher edu- cation, including those re- lated to funding, budget and research incentives. The day closed with a reception at the Sheraton Hotel downtown. Represen- tatives from both universi- ties and the state legislature attended the event along with the two hundred vol- unteers. UT President Wil- liam Powers Jr., state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo and the chancellors of both school systems were also in attendance. “We are the two great public flagship research uni- versities,” Powers said. “We have a lot in common. This is setting the stage for a lot of work that we’ll do at the legislature. It helps to have not just me talking about it, or the A&M leadership talking about it, but the broad support of our alumni across the state.” In an attempt to fo- cus on specific issues, volunteers were briefed on four key is- With the University’s up- coming medical school and the city’s rapid expansion in several major industries, Mayor Lee Leffingwell spoke of Austin as being in a “golden era” in his State of the City address. Leffingwell spoke Tues- day at a luncheon hosted by the Real Estate Council of Austin at the Four Seasons Hotel. He touched on issues such as population growth, transportation, UT’s medical school and adaptability. Leffingwell said Austin’s population, which grew by 20 percent over the last decade, has made the city the 13th largest in the nation. Still, he said the 5 percent unemploy- ment rate continues to stay 3 percentage points below the national rate. “I believe, wholeheartedly, the state of our city today is the strongest it has ever been in our 173-year history, and it’s getting stronger every day,” Leffingwell said. “The big question for us is obvious: How do we keep it that way as long as possible, and for as many of us as possible?” With this rapid popula- tion and job growth, the city intends to act soon on issues that plague Austinites, such as transportation. Urban rail transit, particularly in the central business district, is a long-discussed issue that Leffingwell said will soon become a reality. “I will work on this issue every single day while I am mayor and with the goal of having a public vote on ur- ban rail before I leave office,” Leffingwell said. “I know we’ve been talking about urban rail for what seems like a very long time, but now, it’s time to act.” State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, D-Austin, said Leffingwell’s long-term goals for Austin’s transportation infrastructure won’t have any immediate re- percussions in this legislative session, but transportation is The University of Texas at Austin ranked 16th among large schools for alumni par- ticipation in the Peace Corps in 2012, according to a report released Tuesday. Laurie Young, Global Ini- tiatives senior program co- ordinator, said this year’s ranking makes UT the No. 9 volunteer-producing univer- sity of all time. It is also the second year in a row in which UT was the only school in Texas that achieved placing in the top 20 volunteer-producing large colleges and universities. The Peace Corps is an inde- pendent government agency, founded by former President John F. Kennedy in 1961. Volunteers are recent college graduates who commit to a two year service mission in a developing country. UT was recognized in a statement by Mike McKay, southwest regional manager for the Peace Corps. “The University of Texas is a consistent top performer for Peace Corps, and our team is proud of the University, their leadership and students for remaining in the Top 20 for the past several years,” 1Wednesday, February 6, 2013@thedailytexanfacebook.com/dailytexanThe Daily TexanServing the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900dailytexanonline.com Two former RTF students return to Austin for film. LIFE&ARTSPAGE 10Antwuan Davis important asset among UT pledges. SPORTSPAGE 6CITYBy Hannah Jane DeCiutis83RD LEGISLATuREBecca Gamache | Daily Texan StaffJohn Sharp, Chancellor of the Texas A&M System, speaks to members of Texas Exes, UT administration, the A&M Association of Former Students and A&M administration during the Orange and Maroon Legislative Day Tuesday evening. Peace Corpsrecruitment of UT alumniremains highBy Barak BullockINSIDENEWSAPD releases its list of top 10 most sto- len cars in 2012 and advises students to be prepared. PAGE 5Businessman Hemi Thakar encourages future entrepreneurs in a lecture hosted by the McCombs School of Business. PAGE 5SPORTSWith two consecutive wins, women’s basket- ball takes on ISUPAGE 6LIFE&ARTSStudy shows having sex with an ex is common among young adults. PAGE 10Music Professor records her own version of Bach Goldberg Variation using both piano and harpsi- chord. PAGE 10Today in historyIn 1952England’s King George VI dies and is succeeded by Queen Elizabeth II. Poetry on the Plaza In commemoration of African American History Month, the Harry Ransom Center presents the Poetry on the Plaza event. Head over to the Harry Ransom Center (HRC), plaza, from 12-1 p.m. Lunar New YearFestival celebratedJoin the Asian American community at UT in celebrating the Year of the Snake. Live entertainment, free games, food and prizes from 6-9 p.m. in the Student Activity Center (SAC), ballroom 2.410. Stalin Film Series begins with “Stalin” The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies presents the Stalin Film Series, a collection of movies depicting the lives and struggles of Russians under the rule of Joseph Stalin. Head over to Mezes Hall (MEZ) B0.306 from 8-10 p.m. TODAYUT, A&M alumni gather at Capitol, give input on higher education billsElection board revises practicesCAMPuSShelby TauberDaily Texan StaffStudents of the Election Supervisory Board have made changes to better prevent campaign viola- tions. These changes include a centralized website snd all five legislative entities adopting the amended general code. CMA renovations progess, mirror Belo’s modern lookCrossing school linesLeffingwell praises Austin in State of the CityCAMPuS Charlie Pearce | Daily Texan Staff A student inspects construction on the sixth floor of Jesse H. Jones Communication Center Monday afternoon. By Miles HutsonBy Christine AyalauNIvERSITYCORPS continues on page 2TEXAS continues on page 2CMA continues on page 5CODE continues on page 2vIEwpOINTBy granting South Texas institutions access to the fund, a plan Gov. Rick Perry endorsed in his State of the State speech last week, the Texas Legislature has di- rected tightly-controlled resources to a region where they are most needed.PAGE 4AUSTIN continues on page 1By Alberto LongAs campus elections near, the Election Supervisory Board is hoping for a clean- er campaign season. The board, which runs and oversees elections for the Student Government, Graduate Student Assem- bly, Texas Student Media, the University Co-opera- tive Society and University Unions, has made changes to better prevent campaign violations. Elections will be held Feb. 27-28. Truc Nguyen, finance se- nior and board chairwom- an, said the board’s changes including a centralized web- site, all five legislative enti- ties adopting the amended general code and changes in the code will lead to clari- fying campaign policies as well as making for a more transparent process. “We look forward to a clean, calm and honest election season,” Nguyen said. “After last year, cam- pus-wide elections have been associated with scan- dals and lots of complicated red tape. With all the chang- es that we are trying to push for, I expect a fewer num- ber of complaints as well as more cooperation from ev- ery [sic] entities and candi- dates that are participating this year.” During last year’s elec- tions, the board disquali- fied two of the four candi- dates running for Student Government president. The elections for the presi- dential and vice presiden- tial executive alliance were delayed for two weeks after one of the disqualified alli- ances filed a lawsuit against the University. Ryan Lutz, aerospace engineering senior and board vice chairman, said last year’s elections gave the board a negative image. “We do not go out look- ing for infractions on the common code during elec- tion season but only hear complaints from other can- didates,” Lutz said. “This year, we want to be much more proactive before cam- paigning starts to really answer questions and work through issues so that there are less of them during the actual time that the candi- dates can be penalized for the problems.” Nguyen said the election code has been changed to say that Class D violations “may disqualify” candi- dates, rather than “shall dis- qualify” candidates. “In the past, the strict lan- guage of the code allowed no room for interpretation and that was why many dis- qualifications happened last year,” Nyugen said. Certain violations still warrant immediate dis- qualification, such as fail- ing to disclose accurate financial information or collecting student ID cards on voting days. Taylor Ragsdale, econom- ics and finance senior and Student Government admin- istrative director, said Stu- dent Government continued to amend its election code during its January meetings, and the general assembly ap- proved the changes. The revised code now states that the organiza- tion serves an educational purpose and detailed an increased campaign budget for executive alliances from $900 to $1,000, to adjust for inflation since the amount was set in 2008. The code also clearly defines the lim- its of candidate association. Last year, the board dis- qualified one of the Student Government executive al- liances for associating with a candidate running in the University Unions election. “This year we are explic- itly stating what association means, meaning that one candidate cannot campaign for another,” Ragsdale said. “They can still grab lunch together or get coffee. Being seen together doesn’t mean you’re associating.” ultimately one of the most im- portant issues regarding Aus- tin’s growth. “Austin is one of the fastest- growing cities in the country, and more and more we’re more interconnected with San Antonio in terms of our growth and economy,” Rodri- guez said. “It’s more important than ever that we do some- thing to ease the congestion on I-35.” Leffingwell said the addition of a medical school to an already prestigious uni- versity gives depth to Austin’s growth and will open the door for the city to become a leader in medical research and devel- opment. He said the school is projected to bring 15,000 new jobs and $2 billion in annual revenue to the city. “Obviously, the easier and simpler thing would have been not to do it — not to risk failure or rejection from peo- ple who believed that it was too much to ask,” Leffingwell said. “But ultimately, the vi- sion of what a medical school would mean to Austin’s future made that risk worth it.” Leffingwell urged Austinites to continue being creative and adaptable while the city’s pop- ulation expands further, and to not get too comfortable in the current upswing. “I think we should be ex- tremely careful about believ- ing too much of our own good press,” Leffingwell said. “If we want to protect what we’ve got, if we want to stay who we are, if we want to re- main the envy of other cities around the world and enjoy a truly special quality of life over the long term, then we must keep changing.” McKay said. The rankings were deter- mined by the number of un- dergraduate almuni in the program. Currently, there are 61 UT undergraduate alumni serving abroad in 36 host countries. In a first for the Peace Corps, two colleges tied for first place with 107 volunteers overseas each. UT’s rank has declined over the past five years. Jaelah Kuehmichel, a Peace Corps recruiter at UT, said she is not overly concerned about the decline. “Today’s announcement makes me feel good that we’re in the top 20,” Kuehmichel said. “I’m not concerned that we dropped four ranks [since last year] because member- ship is always fluctuating. I don’t believe that it means UT students are uncompetitive or uninterested.” Young also said she is not worried about the drop in participants. “UT is still great. 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Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com. Volume 113, Issue 98Shelby Tauber | Daily Texan StaffHumanities senior Sara Ness supports BFA junior Abigail Teague in an acro-yoga position at a Longhorn Circus meeting Tuesday night. FRAMES | FEAtuREd photo Shelby Tauber | Daily Texan StaffMayor Lee Leffingwell delivers the State of the City Address at the Four Seasons Hotel Tuesday afternoon. Leffingwell talked about issues such as population growth, transportation and UT’s medical school. TEXAScontinues from page 1AUSTINcontinues from page 1CORPScontinues from page 1CODEcontinues from page 1Because of a reporting error, a story on Monday’s issue of The Daily Texan misstated when the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees originally rejected Laura Wright’s application for editor-in-chief of The Daily Texan. The board originally rejected the application in Friday’s open session. CORRECTIONsues prior to meeting with legislators. Volunteers advocated for the restoration of for- mula funding, the sta- bilization of long-term funding and the approval of investments for two re- search centers. The agenda pushed for the support of an Engineering Education and Research Center at UT and an infectious disease research facility at A&M. The initiative called for an increase in research incen- tives by providing a one million dollar match from the state for every ten mil- lion dollars brought into the universities from external research funding. “What I like about this day is that it is an opportunity for Longhorns and Aggies to show our unity in terms of what is best for the fu- ture of Texas,” Zaffirini said. “That unity is important to improving higher educa- tion. Alumni can show the legislators who represent the two systems how important it is to address specific is- sues. 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Grayson SimmonsMonday .............Wednesday, 12 p.m. Tuesday.................Thursday, 12 p.m. Wednesday................Friday, 12 p.m. Thursday.................Monday, 12 p.m. Friday......................Tuesday, 12 p.m. Classified Word Ads 11 a.m. (Last Business Day Prior to Publication) W&N 3Kristine Reyna, Wire Editor World & Nation3Wednesday, February 6, 2013Eighteen charged in $200 million fraudU.S., China diplomats discuss North KoreaWASHINGTON — The Obama administration talked to China on Tuesday about North Korea facing “further consequences” under a recent U.N. Security Council resolu- tion if it conducts a nuclear test, the State Department said. New Secretary of State John Kerry discussed North Korea’s “continued provocative rheto- ric” in a phone call with China’s Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. It follows Kerry’s conversations this week with his counterparts from Japan and South Korea. State Department spokes- woman Victoria Nuland told a news briefing that the three conversations “were remark- ably similar” on the impor- tance of implementing the commitments of the January resolution if the North takes further action that violates its international obligations. Nuland said that all the countries are concerned that despite the strong measures in the resolution, “the provoca- tive rhetoric continues, which means that we’ve all got to stay unified in watching this and making absolutely clear to (Kim) Jong-un that if it takes further action, so will we.” Kim is North Korea’s leader. John Kerry will push for Middle East peaceWASHINGTON — Nearly all American presidents since the 1970s have tried to bro- ker peace deals in the Middle East. With John Kerry now at the State Department helm, President Barack Obama may try again. Obama tried to restart new direct Israel-Palestinian peace talks in September 2010, but negotiations stalled largely over the expansion of Jewish West Bank settlements. Kerry has indicated a keen interest in a new diplomatic push in the region, but a lot depends on how much leeway Obama gives him. Kerry spoke over the week- end by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Netanyahu has said he wants to advance peace talks with the Palestinians. On Tuesday, Kerry visited the department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, where he discussed recent developments in the region including the U.S. role in Libya. Kerry is expected to make Israel and other Mid- dle Eastern nations early travel destinations. President Barack Obama will go to Israel in the spring, the White House said Tues- day, marking his first visit to the staunch U.S. ally since becoming president. Education minister stripped of doctrateBERLIN — Germany’s edu- cation minister was stripped of her doctorate Tuesday after a committee of academics con- cluded that she plagiarized sub- stantial parts of her 1980 thesis, which dealt with the formation of conscience. Annette Schavan, 57, is the second minister in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet to lose a doctorate after being accused of plagiarism. Former Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg resigned from his post in 2011 after it emerged that he copied large parts of his doctoral thesis. Schavan, who denied the allegations, plans to ap- peal the decision by Dues- seldorf’s Heinrich Heine University, German news agency dpa reported. The head of the academic committee that voted 12 to two, with one abstention, to remove Schavan’s doctorate Tuesday said the decision followed a thorough review of her thesis. — Compiled from Associated Press reportsNEWS BRIEFLYNEWARK, N.J. — Eighteen people have been charged in what may be one of the nation’s largest credit card fraud rings, a sprawling international scam that duped credit rating agen- cies and used thousands of fake identities to steal at least $200 million, federal authorities said Tuesday. The elaborate scheme in- volved improving fake card- holders’ credit scores, allowing the scammers to borrow more money that they never repaid, investigators said. “The accused availed them- selves of a virtual cafeteria of sophisticated frauds and schemes, whose main menu items were greed and deceit,” said David Velazquez, assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s Newark field office. The U.S. attorney in Newark, Paul Fishman, de- scribed an intricate Jersey City-based con that began in 2007, operated in at least 28 states and wired money to Pakistan, India, the Unit- ed Arab Emirates, Canada, Romania, China and Japan. The group used at least 7,000 fake identities to ob- tain more than 25,000 credit cards, Fishman said. Inves- tigators documented $200 million in losses, but the fig- ure could rise, he said. “Through their greed and arrogance,” Fishman said, the people arrested harm credit card companies, consumers and “the rest of us who have to deal with increased interest rates and fees because of the money sucked out of the sys- tem by criminals.” Participants in the scam set up more than 1,800 mailing addresses, creating fake utility bills and other documents to provide credit card companies with what appeared to be le- gitimate addresses, investiga- tors said. Once they obtained the cards, they started making small charges and paying off the cards to raise their credit limits, authorities said. They then sent fake reports to credit rating agencies, making it appear that card- holders had paid off debts, setting the stage for sterling credit ratings and high credit limits, investigators said. Fishman said once the credit limits were raised, par- ticipants would take out loans or max out the credit cards and not repay the debts. The group also created at least 80 sham businesses that accepted credit card pay- ments. The group would run the fraudulently obtained credit cards through the ma- chines, keeping the money. Fourteen defendants ap- peared before a federal judge on Tuesday afternoon. Most own property in New Jersey or New York and said they were U.S. citizens. By Katie ZezimaAssociated Press Editor’s note: A version of this column ran in the Aus- tin American-Statesman on Friday, Jan. 18. UT’s Intellectual Entrepreneurship Consortium is a game-changing initiative that pairs undergraduates with both graduate students and real-world internship opportunities. Its aim is to guide students to self-dis- covery, ownership and accountability over their edu- cation and thereby maximize their college experiences and tuition dollars. With the cost of higher education rising and the pub- lic demanding greater efficiency, note that the institu- tional expenditure per student for UT’s IE initiative is less than $150.00 — an incredible bargain. How many other educational programs can boast that? “In the end, flexibility and a healthy dollop of opti- mism will be required of this new crop of college-de- gree holders, whose aspirations may outstrip oppor- tunities,” wrote Pamela Newkirk, a professor at New York University, in a recent issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. But are those aspirations really outstripping the opportunities? Is there a lack of opti- mism, or might it actually be that students are finding non-traditional avenues to create those opportunities for themselves? When UT’s Intellectual Entrepreneurship Consor- tium was formed, the program aimed to help students get an interdisciplinary education. Quickly thereafter, it evolved into a means of empowering students to make the most of their college experiences by exposing them to graduate work and other fields of work outside their area of study. The Consortium provides students a forum in which they can design personal learning experiences that would meld their passions to their academic work. One of the Consortium’s programs, the pre-graduate internship, pairs students with graduate student men- tors, alongside whom they can pursue internships or academic research. The program has exposed first-gen- eration students to graduate education and academic re- search opportunities many of them did not know existed previously. Approximately 50 to 60 percent of the Con- sortium’s 300-plus pre-graduate interns each year are minorities or students who are the first in their families to attend college. The Intellectual Entrepreneurship program helps first- generation students at UT maximize their college expe- riences and consider attending graduate school. Civil engineering undergraduate Sonia Trujillo explained, “As a first-generation student attending college, sometimes it is overwhelming to even consider this idea.” Some students find that they want to go to graduate school, but others realize that their passions may not require a graduate degree. Some, like social work un- dergraduate intern Aida Prazak, say, “By being paired up with mentors who have been through the process, we take advantage of their experience and efficiently mini- mize our learning curve which increases our intellectual profit margin. This ultimately maximizes our tuition dollars. If it were not for the IE program, I would still be pursuing graduate programs in public policy or law, when that really is not where my heart is. I was able to discover this in one semester as opposed to several years — the ultimate in efficiency.” “It’s about owning and being accountable for their education,” said Richard Cherwitz, founder of the In- tellectual Entrepreneurship Consortium and profes- sor in the departments of communication studies and rhetoric and writing. He emphasizes that education should be about discovering who you are. Pereyra is a member of the UT class of 2010 and is a communications associate for NerdScholar. When college students go to the grocery store, one of the biggest decisions they face is the choice between conventional and organic foods. Organic foods are thought to be health- ier and more environmentally friendly, but they also sport a heftier price tag. So the question remains: Are organic foods worth it? Around campus, few people believe that they are. The ma- jority of students shop at conventional grocery stores, stating that the exorbitant prices keep them from buying organic. But most say that they would buy organic if prices were lower. Why? Because they believe that organic products are health- ier than their conventionally-grown counterparts. After all, organic farms don’t use the harmful pesticides that regular farms do. Right? Well, not exactly. To obtain a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) certification, farmers must avoid “syn- thetic substances and ingredients,” but that still leaves most naturally occurring chemicals as unregulated and unidenti- fied for the consumer. Organic farming operations that pro- duce the foodstuffs in our local grocery store use pesticides, just with slightly different chemicals than synthetics. One chemical the USDA allows organic farms to use is called rotenone. Rotenone is a naturally occurring substance that has been used in the United States as an organic pesti- cide for years. It is isolated from certain Mexican vine plants, and like all pesticides, its usefulness lies in its toxicity. Simi- lar to its synthetic counterparts, it is incredibly toxic to in- sects and aquatic life but only mildly toxic to humans. Using rotenone, organic farms can grow food and still not have to worry about pesky bugs eating their crops. Although rotenone has no “natural” business killing insects on fruit or vegetable farms, it’s found its way into multitudes of USDA-certified organic foodstuffs. Many expect a natural pesticide to be better for you than the synthetic version, but this may not be the case. While it may not be as carcinogenic as some synthetic pesticides, re- cent studies conducted by Environmental Health Perspectives and the US National Institutes of Health are now showing a link between rotenone and the onset of Parkinson’s disease. However, it should be understood that the negative side ef- fects of pesticides are very hard to track. Clinical testing has been limited to animal subjects. As of yet there is no empirical evidence that organic foods are a more healthful option than the alternatives — the science just isn’t there. A study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition concluded that “evidence is lacking for nutri- tion-related health effects that result from the consumption of organically produced foodstuffs.” Health concerns aside, organic farming has many upsides. Buying organic is usually a good way to source locally-grown food, as smaller natural grocers tend to carry more locally- grown produce. Environmentally, while organic farms may yield 20 percent fewer crops than conventional farms, pesticide input can be greatly reduced. Margaret Wellik, a Plan II sopho- more and one of the coordinators for UT’s MicroFarm Project, says that the benefits include “the health of the land where [the food] is produced, and the health of the farmer.” Wellik, a staunch supporter of organic foods, buys most of her fruit and other staples from organic grocery stores. The higher prices don’t deter her. She contends that they are products of “the regulatory and legislative bodies which control food sub- sidies and dictate the cost of organic certification.” In the long term, Wellik believes that organic farming could change Amer- icans’ perception and appreciation of food. Beneath the surface, organic farming isn’t just about being inherently “healthier.” Through environmentally-conscious methods, organic farm- ing promotes a less wasteful mentality. It advocates for soil and water conservation while minimizing pollution. To some, these ambitions are more than worth the higher prices. I don’t aim to discourage the masses from buying organic. Rather, you should know what your money is buying when you fork over the extra cash. An appeal to health benefits might likely be spurious, but organic foods find their worth in ways that extend beyond their price tag. Simmons is an aerospace engineering junior from Austin. 4A OpinionEditor-in-Chief Susannah JacobOpinion4Wednesday, February 6, 2013Organics about more than better healthSouth Texas wins, Sen. Cruz losesGALLERYVIEWPOINTLEGALESE | Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article or cartoonist. They are not nec- essarily 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 should be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. The Texan does not run all submissions. 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 (@DTedito- rial) and receive updates on our latest editorials and columns. Seek an education beyond the classroomGrayson SimmonsDaily Texan ColumnistLaura PereyraGuest ColumnistOn Monday, Feb. 3, two bills filed in the Tex- as House and Senate detailed plans for the cre- ation of a Rio Grande Valley university by join- ing UT-Brownsville, UT-Pan American and the UT Regional Academic Health Center, all institutions in South Texas. As one, these three institutions would benefit, if the new proposals become law, from access to the Permanent Uni- versity Fund. One of the largest endowments in the nation, the Fund is, according to the Texas Constitution, only accessible to certain schools in the UT and Texas A&M Systems. Presently, that list of key-holders excludes UT-Browns- ville and UT-Pan American. By granting South Texas institutions access to the Fund, a plan Gov. Rick Perry endorsed in his State of the State speech last week, the Texas Legislature has directed tightly-con- trolled resources to a region where they are most needed. Some might argue that those resources, which, after all, are substantial and exist for the sole purpose of enriching the UT and A&M University Systems, should be spread around the state more generously. But don’t dismiss the momentous historical occa- sion the Legislative, System-wide and guber- natorial support the development represents for the Rio Grande region, which is expected to experience explosive population growth in the coming decades. South Texas will benefit, as all localities do, from the introduction of higher educations which brings jobs, medical care and greater opportunities. In many ways, the existence of UT-Austin is an important part of what makes Central Tex- as such a rich place to live. We can only hope the same for South Texas. “Our investment in the children of South Texas will be returned a thousand-fold,” Rick Perry said last week. We, uncharacteristically, applaud the governor. Historic moment for South TexasCruz takes no prisonersTexas voters got what they asked for when they elected Ted Cruz to the U.S. Senate: a de- bater and point-maker. But they did not get, so far, a winning debater and point-maker. Since he took office in January, Cruz has earned a place as the only current U.S. Senator to lose every vote he has cast. “Senator Cruz promised the voters of Texas he would take principled stands when it comes to fiscal responsibility and protecting Amer- ica’s sovereignty,” his spokesman, Sean Rush- ton, recently told The Washington Times. “He didn’t come to Washington to make friends; he came to help save the country. Senator Cruz is proud of his votes and will continue to stand up for America and the Constitution.” Cruz apparently subscribes to the notion that voting against every measure that crosses his Senate desk can be equated with coura- geous and principled leadership. The opposite is true; it would be courageous of Cruz to seek advancement of our country’s interests in the face severe ideological divisions. It is much easier for Cruz to loudly reject ideas than to have the courage to compromise. Cruz has opposed minor procedural changes in the Senate, the $50 billion Hurri- cane Sandy relief package and President Ba- rack Obama’s appointment and the resulting confirmation of Sen. John F. Kerry to the post of secretary of state. Right or wrong, Cruz has not gotten his way once. And whether you believe in Ron Paul’s brand of political stubbornness or President Obama’s compromising attitude — sometimes deemed over-solicitous by his supporters — Cruz’s initial senatorial appearance as a poster boy for conservative lost causes makes us long for his more practical predecessor, former U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. the CMA would have to be renovated. The renovations will cost $7 million dollars. “We’re taking exist- ing office space that hasn’t been upgraded since the building was constructed,” Rawski said. Rawski said while the renovations are taking place, UT will also take the oppor- tunity to do maintenance on the building’s air condition- ing system, which is expect- ed to fail due to age, and its wiring system. Rawski said the maintenance upgrades, which will cost $3.95 mil- lion, should pay themselves back quickly because of the increased efficiency of new- er air conditioning units. Construction crews have installed temporary units to continue heating and cool- ing while the new system is installed. Though the construction is intended to improve the building, students and staff on the floors under construc- tion said the noise and activ- ity can be disruptive. “There’s a lot of banging,” journalism graduate student Grace Sherry, a teaching as- sistant with a discussion sec- tion on the fourth floor, said. “I either have to yell, literally scream or wait for it to stop.” Lisa Bedore, a communi- cations professor affected by the construction, also said she found it disruptive. How- ever, she said the construc- tion crews seem to have re- duced their noise levels. “As annoying as it is, I think they’re doing a bet- ter job of taking us into ac- count,” Bedore said. Rawski said he and the project’s other managers at- tempt to schedule the noisi- est work for off-peak periods. “In this particular project we had too much work to do just over the break periods,” Rawski said. “[But] we’ve been doing a lot of the noisiest work nights and weekends.” Renovations on the CMA are scheduled to finish Aug. 20. AgeCompensationRequirementsTimelineMen and Surgically Sterile or Post Menopausal Women18 to 50Up to $1800Healthy & Non-Smoking BMI between 19 and 31Weigh between 110 and 220 lbsTue. 12 Feb. through Tue. 19 Feb. Men 18 to 65Up to $2600Healthy & Non-Smoking BMI between 18 and 29.9Weigh between 110 and 220 lbs. Wed. 20 Feb. through Mon. 25 Feb. Thu. 28 Feb. through Tue. 5 Mar. 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According to Amaro, the department works to prevent break- ins and thefts by educat- ing the community on ways to take precautions. One program offered by the APD encourages drivers to have their car windows engraved for free with a Vehicle Iden- tification Number to make it identifiable and to deter thieves. “If you go to a car deal- ership, you will pay $200 to $400 for this service. The Austin Police Depart- ment provides it free from a grant that [it] receives from Texas Auto Burglary and Theft Prevention,” Amaro said. If a thief were to steal an engraved car, they would have to break and replace each window to remove the Vehicle Identification Number, Amaro said. The Help End Auto Theft program is another initiative by the APD to reduce car theft. By enroll- ing in the program, drivers give law enforcement per- mission to stop their cars and verify ownership be- tween one and five in the morning, which is when most vehicles are stolen, Amaro said. Vehicles en- rolled in the program are identified by a car decal, Amaro said. The University uses education to help prevent auto theft Layne Brewster, University of Texas Police Department officer, said. “Basically, we have pro- grams that educate stu- dents,” Brewster said. “We have the campus watch that we put out. I believe that we have little bro- chures that officers in the past have gone around and just left out, especial- ly during the holidays,” At the University, car break-ins, which are more common than thefts, are usually seasonal, Brew- ster said. They tend to spike around Christ- mas and spring break according to Brewster. Between Dec. 1, 2012 and Feb. 5, 2013, the Uni- versity of Texas Police Department had five re- ports of car break-ins and thefts, Brewster said. Students and campus staff also take measures to prevent car theft. “I park in a parking garage,” Allison Cope, an administrative assistant for the Division of Hous- ing and Food Service, said. “I feel like it’s prob- ably safer there. If I park on the street, I try to park near buildings or high- traffic areas.” By Amanda VoellerLocal police predict increase in car theftsHemi Thaker, president and CEO of Anue Systems, a local software maker, focused on advising future entrepreneurs in a lecture Tuesday evening at the AT&T Executive Educa- tion and Conference Center. Every month, the Red Mc- Combs School of Business invites UT students and fac- ulty to attend lectures where business experts provide audiences with an interac- tive presentation of their journey. A reception fol- lows in which students are encouraged to participate in networking experiences. Laura Kilcrease, entrepre- neur-in-residence for the Red McCombs School of Busi- ness, invited Thaker to speak. She said she believed Thaker’s valuable lessons would be use- ful for students. “Hemi built four companies — two of which he learnt a lot of lessons and two of which he applied those lessons,” Kilcrease said. Thaker, who holds a mas- ter’s degree in electrical engi- neering and 13 patents, earned the Ernst & Young Entrepre- neur of the Year Award for Central Texas in 2011. Thaker started his last company, Anue Systems, with $20,000 and six years later, he sold the company for $154 mil- lion, according to Kilcrease. “Anue’s mission statement is to provide a complete solution to optimize and secure rapidly evolving, dynamic data center networks,” Thaker said. Thaker said he attributes his success to surround- ing himself with a good team. He said he vowed to personally interview every potential employee. “I would only hire people with character, chemistry and capability. If they lacked the character and chemistry, then I wouldn’t hire them,” Thaker said. Several UT students at- tended the event. Government freshman Bernardo Paredes said he was inspired by Thaker’s entrepreneurial spirit. “I want to start a nonprofit organization to prevent bul- lying in our schools,” Paredes said. “So I have the ideas, but Thaker gave me the good in- formation on how to kick-start the ideas to actuality.” After a 60-minute pre- sentation, Thaker closed with motivation for aspiring entrepreneurs. “Just start,” Thaker said. “Just do it. Don’t be afraid to fail.” By Lexie DubinskyLocal tech CEO inspires with success story TauberDaily Texan StaffHemi Thaker, president and CEO of Anue Systems, talks about how to run a successful buisness during the Entrepreneur in Residence Speaker Series at the AT&T Center Tuesday night. In addition to Anue Systmes, Thaker started four other companies and received the Ernst & Young Entreprenuer 2011 Award for Central Texas. CMAcontinues from page 1 Iowa St. @ TexasDate: WednesdayTime: 7 p.m. On air: LHNThe accolades pile up quickly for Texas’ 2013 de- fensive recruits. Of the six who are current- ly committed to Texas, three of them were U.S. Army All- American Bowl honorees. One of them made the state semifinals, was first runner-up and won a state title in three varsity seasons. Another accepted Texas’ grayshirt offer nearly a year ago, turned down full rides from other schools, then fi- nally earned a full scholarship from Texas in December. For everything they are, however, the 2013 defensive recruits may be remembered more for what they are not. They are not 6-foot-5, 304 pounds. They do not play de- fensive tackle. And they are not named A’Shawn Robinson. Fair or not, Robinson’s de- commitment is the story of the 2013 class, and it casts a pall over an otherwise small but promising set of defen- sive recruits. This isn’t to say that ath- lete Chevoski Collins, de- fensive end Jake Raulerson, outside linebackers Naashon Hughes and Deoundrei Da- vis, safety Erik Huhn and corner Antwuan Davis lack talent or potential. But with- out Robinson (who was the most highly-rated member of the class), the task of mak- ing people forget about last year’s worst defense in school history becomes that much more difficult. Ultimately, Robinson’s last decommitment turned what was previously considered to be a strong defensive crop into one which faces more questions than answers. Take for example the two members of the class who will learn new positions, Col- lins and Raulerson. Both of them exhibited superior ath- letic ability in high school, but will take on completely different roles in college. Collins, a former dual- threat quarterback, will play in the Longhorn secondary. Although there’s a precedent at Texas of converting high school quarterbacks to de- fensive backs (Adrian Col- bert, Quandre Diggs, Adrian Phillips and Josh Turner all saw time under center be- fore they were Longhorns), it’s never guaranteed that a player will thrive at a new position. The same goes for Raul- erson, who will likely move from offensive tackle to the other side of the ball. “They are trying me out wherever I fit, and they are going to start me out at de- fensive end and see how I do,” Raulerson said in an April in- terview with hornsports.com. Meanwhile, though Col- lins and Raulerson face up- hill transitions, they at least enter their first collegiate seasons without questions about their health. The same cannot be said for two of their classmates, Huhn and Deoundrei Davis, who both tore an ACL in their senior seasons. Neither injury was career-threat- ening, and rehabilitation is reportedly going smoothly for both of them. Nonethe- less, their recoveries will be important for the long-term trajectory of the class. The recruit most likely to see the field in his first year besides Deoundrei Davis is Antwuan Davis, who de- veloped into one of the best corner prospects in the coun- try this year. Antwuan Davis 6 SPTSwww.utrecsports.orgGET YOURSTEXERCISE PASSFITNESSSTARTS HEREwww.utrecsports.orgGET YOURSTEXERCISE PASSFITNESSSTARTS HEREwww.utrecsports.orgGET YOURSTEXERCISE PASSFITNESSSTARTS HEREChristian Corona, Sports Editor Sports6Wednesday, February 6, 2013SIDELINEFOOTBALLBy Michael MarksElisabeth Dillon | Daily Texan file photoAntwuan Davis, a defensive back from Bastrop High School, is among six defensive recruits currently committed to Texas and one of the most important assets of the 2013 class. When it comes to recruit- ing a batch of defenders for the 2013 season, Mack Brown has had his share of disappointments. First there was A’Shawn Robinson, a five-star line- man who recently decom- mitted from Texas, perhaps in favor of carting his defen- sive gifts to the home of the Crimson Tide. While the loss of Robinson was a significant blow for a Tex- as team in dire need of defen- sive strength, Robinson wasn’t too thrilled about the spread of his decommitment news. “Texas leaking that story made me kind of mad,” Rob- inson said, according to an interview with Max Olson of ESPN. “They kind of tried to ruin the moment for me.” Having a moment of his own Tuesday was Andrew Billings, whose collegiate choice was also grim news for the Longhorns. Prior to his decision, the nation’s No. 13 defensive tackle was grappling with the choice between Texas and Baylor. In the end, he picked the Bears. By Rachel ThompsonAfter ending a horrid los- ing streak, Texas has started a much more desirable one by putting together two wins in a row. The Longhorns now sport a solid 2-7 confer- ence record, which is good for ninth in the Big 12, and have set themselves up for a historic comeback if they can continue the winning streak until the end of the season. Even then, they probably won’t catch Baylor. Although Texas now has wins over the eighth and tenth place teams, it isn’t time to rejoice and sound the victory bells quite yet. Texas has wins over the other worst teams in the conference and is still winless against the top seven teams in the Big 12. The primary factor that won Texas its first confer- ence game was its domi- nance on the boards. Texas outrebounded Kansas State by 21 including a 16-10 edge on the offensive glass. This advantage gave Texas a 24 point edge in the paint over the Wildcats. Texas continued its domi- nance on the boards against TCU with a 37-25 rebound advantage. Texas also made twice as many free throws as the Horned Frogs. Despite its advantage on the glass in the past two games, Texas has not been able to score more second chance points than either Kansas State or TCU, while still leading the con- ference in turnovers by 60. The Longhorns average 21 turnovers per game, which is significantly higher than the ninth place team in the Big 12. While turnovers are still a major issue, Texas is at least starting to do something right. After going 37 days without a win, it’s not rea- sonable to start complaining about finally getting into the win column. Winning consecutive games for the first time since November is a good start toward making the season respectable again. But Texas will have its work cut out for it if it is going to make a push toward a .500 record. First, its schedule doesn’t get much easier as the second half of conference play begins. Texas will play both Kan- sas State and TCU again this season, and is done After having their fo- cus questioned, the Long- horns have responded with authority. The Longhorns (9-11, 2-7) are riding a two-game winning streak into their tough rematch with Iowa State (15-5, 6-4). Texas dropped its first game against the Cyclones, 73-65 on Jan. 2. In their last outing, the Longhorns won a close contest against TCU, 61-56, behind dominating perfor- mances by their front-court standouts. Imani McGee- Stafford posted a career- high 23 points and seven blocks, to go along with 13 rebounds. The performance earned McGee-Stafford Big 12 Freshman of the Week honors for the second straight week. McGee-Stafford has played consistently well in Big 12 action this season, averaging 11.4 points and a team-leading 9.0 rebounds per contest. In addition, her 21 blocks in the team’s nine conference games have showcased her ability to im- pact the game on both ends of the floor. Sophomore Nneka En- emkpali has been equally brilliant during Texas’ cur- rent winning streak. Af- ter posting 16 points and 13 rebounds in Texas’ win against TCU, Enemkpali leads the Big 12 with 10 By Wes MaulsbyDaily Texan ColumnistBy Matt WardenRobinson leaves shadowJake Raulerson Defensive endKent Perkins Offensive linemanHorns up for rematch with ISUTwo straight victories no reason to celebrateWOMEN’S BASKETBALLWINS continues on page 7ISU continues on page 7Elisabeth Dillon | Daily Texan file photoSophomore forward Nneka Enemkpali reaches for the ball in a loss against Oklahoma State in January. Despite challenges, defensive class stands strongRECRUIT continues on page 7DEFENSE continues on page 7NBALAKERSNETS BUCKSNUGGETS WARRIORSROCKETS “Soo there’s a special on our team on LHN tonight and I can’t even watch it... #fail” Sarah Palmer@spalmer16TOP TWEETLONGHORNS IN THE NBA DJ Augustin- 10 points- 2 assists P.J. Tucker- 9 points- 2 stealsBillings commits to Baylor over TexasWaco defensive tackle Andrew Billings, a four- star prospect, commit- ted to Baylor on Tuesday, turning down offers from around two dozen other schools, including Texas. Billings narrowed his list down to Baylor, Texas and TCU before choos- ing to play for the Bears this week. The 6-foot-1, 205-pounder was one of the Longhorns’ most highly touted remaining targets. Each of the four- star Class of 2013 pros- pects Baylor has nabbed — Billings and Fort Worth Southwest wide receiver Robbie Rhodes — both seriously consid- ered playing at Texas be- fore pledging to play for the Bears. Billings turning down Texas’s offer means that the Longhonrs will likely not sign a defensive line- man this year. Celina’s Jake Raulerson, also a four-star prospect, ac- cording to rivals.com, can play on both the of- fensive and defensive line but none of the 15 players who have verbally com- mitted to Texas are pri- marily defensive linemen. The Longhorns have had two defensive line- men commit to them, Lancaster defensive end Daeshon Hall and Ar- lington Heights defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson, both of whom later de- committed from the team. The last time the Long- horns signed a recruiting class with as few as 15 players was in 2005, when they also signed 15. – Christian CoronaSPORTS BRIEFLY playing the Sooners, who currently stand second in the conference. Unfortunately, Texas still has to play Baylor twice and the Bears have not lost a conference game yet. They have won 18 games in a row since losing to Stanford in mid November. Considering that Baylor has won every conference game by an av- erage of 24 points with only four coming by less than 20 points, the odds aren’t in Texas’ favor of winning against the team. 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Spieth, who was a key part of the 2012 national championship team, decid- ed to go pro on Dec. 14. Taking over for Spieth is freshman Brandon Stone, who is ranked third in the country by Golfweek and was named to the Ben Ho- gan Award watch list last week. Spieth was a Hogan Award finalist as a freshman. Senior Cody Gribble is ranked 50th in the rankings. The tournament is the Longhorns’ first in 2013. In their four tournaments in the fall, the Longhorns finished no lower than fourth and won the Carpet Capital Collegiate to start the year. Texas is currently ranked second as a team in the Golfweek rankings, behind California. The tournament field is filled with top teams, in- cluding No. 6 Washington, No. 7 UCLA and No. 8 Southern California. The Longhorns will also face Big 12 opponents Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and TCU in the tournament. MEN’s golf preview | Jacob Martella AMER ARI INVITATIONALDates: Wednesday - FridayTime: All dayLocation: Kona, HawaiiCody Gribble Seniordouble-doubles and is the only player in the conference averaging a double-double for the season, with 14.4 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. The Longhorns have seen their most success when they attack the glass and play solid defense in the post area. Texas leads the Big 12 in rebounding margin, out- rebounding its opponents by a margin of 10.9 rebounds per game. The margin is the seventh best in the country. Perimeter defense will be a big key against the Cyclones as their leading scorer Hallie Christoffer- son is averaging 14.8 points a game while shooting 46.2 percent from the three- point line. Texas’ back- court has shown improved quickness as of late, as it currently has four players with double-digit steals on the season. If the Longhorns can play in sync and shut down the 31.9 percent three-point shooting attack of the Cy- clones, they could very well earn their third straight Big 12 victory. showcased his ability in the AAA Bowl, where he blocked a field goal and broke up a pass in the end zone. “I think Antwuan Da- vis is a guy that can push for playing time at nickel back or safety,” rivals.com’s national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell said. Without Robinson, An- twuan Davis becomes the most heralded recruit of the class, a responsibility for which he seems ready. “I don’t know if I’ll start right away or anything, but I know that I’ll be ready to start if [the coaches] ask me to,” Antwuan Davis told The Daily Texan in September. Whether that opportuni- ty comes this year or later, it will be here soon. When it comes, the Tex- as class of 2013 will have a chance to remind the col- lege football world who it is. More importantly, the Longhorns will try to make it forget who they are not. Texas had good reason to lust after him: Without his commitment, Texas has no defensive tackle in its recruiting class for the first time in more than 10 years. That’s a gaping hole defen- sive coordinator Manny Diaz surely hopes to fill. With junior Brandon Moore gone to the NFL draft, and two more key de- fenders, Chris Whaley and Ashton Dorsey, set to leave next season, filling the de- fensive rotation is crucial. Despite the bubbling dis- appointment after Robin- son’s choice to go elsewhere and Billings’ Baylor deci- sion, the incoming offensive line is shaping up well. Of- fensive guard Rami Ham- mad’s commitment was the cherry on top of a shining string of players Texas has managed to rope together. There’s Darius James, whose quick feet and agility make him a welcome addition. There’s Jake Raulerson, Texas’ very first commit, a coveted center whose ex- citement for Texas has led him to try and recruit other top players to follow his burnt orange lead. “I’m just trying to get the best guys to come to Texas,” Raulerson said in an interview with Sports Il- lustrated. “I’m trying to be that guy, that leader.” Defensive-end wise, Tex- as still has Jackson Jeffcoat and Reggie Wilson, both of whom will graduate after this year. There’s Kent Perkins, an offensive tackle who ranks 76th on the list of ESPN’s top 150 recruits, and Des- mond Harrison, a junior college transfer who will strive to make his mark in his remaining two years of eligibility. Cornerback Antwuan Davis brings a resume of ac- complishments with him to Texas. The speedy Bastrop product is the top defen- sive back in the state and a talented sprinter. Chevoski Collins committed back in October and is set to debut as a defensive back. While Texas still has starting cor- nerback Carrington Byn- dom, a rising senior, as well as Quandre Diggs, Diggs may swap his spot to fill the need for a safety. Deoundrei Davis and Na- ashon Hughes are both com- mitted to fill the linebacker slots, though Davis is nursing a torn ACL. Hughes origi- nally committed as a grey shirt and was recently offered a full scholarship. They’ll join linebackers Jordan Hicks and Demarco Cobbs. Despite a few setbacks, Texas boasts a solid stack of commits and can look forward to what it’ll bring to the 40 Acres as the 2013 season edges closer. Shelby Tauber | Daily Texan file photoFreshman center Imani McGee-Stafford earned the Phillips 66 Big 12 Freshman of the Week honor after scoring 23 points and tallying 13 rebounds in her last game against TCU. WINS continues from page 6ISU continues from page 6DEFENSEcontinues from page 6RECRUITcontinues from page 6 8 L&ALife & Arts8Wednesday, February 6, 2013PIANO continues from page 10BONES continues from page 10FILM continues from page 10After the initial perfor- mance, friends and col- leagues encouraged Gilm- son to take her work to broader audiences. After touring the United States and Europe, Andy Murphy, chief recording engineer for the Butler School of Music, approached her to record and release her perfor- mance. Gilmson considers Murphy the “co-author” of her release. “I approached her after her performances and en- couraged her to do a re- cording,” Murphy said. “It definitely took some time, but she was very committed, so eventually we got it done. We worked on and off over a two-year period, mostly between semesters and in the summer.” To Gilmson’s surprise, she is currently the only performer to release a com- pilation of the piece played back-to-back on two differ- ent instruments. “I was surprised be- cause it seems like such an obvious idea,” she said. “There are many record- ings done by harpsichord- ists on harpsichord; there are many wonderful per- formances by pianists on piano — but no one has done it on both.” Gilmson said that the project was challenging and fulfilling to work on and hopes to highlight the dif- ferences between the two instruments, rather than make a case for one over the other. “I hope listeners will not listen to decide which in- strument is better. My hope is that they will enjoy the unique colors and expres- siveness that each instru- ment has to offer,” Gilmson said. “When I play the piano, I have warm, beautiful, flex- ible musical lines that I try to bring to the harpsichord. When I play harpsichord, I have this fantastic clarity that I would like to bring to the piano. It was a mutually enriching experience.” As far as having a pref- erence, Gilmson doesn’t play favorites. “I love whichever instru- ment I’m on at the moment,” she said with a smile. Gilmson’s performance of the J.S. Bach Goldberg Variations is available in both CD and DVD formats on her website, as well as au- dio and video clips of two of the variations. September 2012, psycholo- gist Tara C. Marshall of Brunel University in Eng- land found those who stay Facebook friends with an ex tend to stay emotionally hung up on the relationship. “In spite of the need for further research, the take- home message from the present study is that keep- ing tabs on an ex-partner through Facebook is as- sociated with poorer emo- tional recovery and personal growth following a breakup,” Marshall wrote in the journal “Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.” When it comes to se- ducing your exes, assum- ing one of you has a penis, remember that condoms are your friends: Previous research suggests condom use is high at the beginning of relationships and drops as time goes by as partners begin to feel they can trust each other. Researchers say individuals who have sex with exes are therefore less likely to use protection because of a sense of pre- viously established trust, which is alarming from a sexual health perspective. After all, the recent study in the Journal of Adolescent Research found 63 percent of those who had sex with an ex had sex with someone else and/or reported their part- ner had sex with someone else during the “breakup.” And as with everything in life, especially sex, you must learn to be effective at com- municating what you want. So instead of asking an ex to “watch a movie” at your place in the wee hours of the morning, be honest about your intentions. One can- not assume that a text that says, “let’s get Whataburger” means “I want to have sex with you,” so please give up the clever code words. We’re adults here. And no — I don’t want to go to breakfast with you. “Strings,” the duo’s first feature film, started as a 60-page draft about a mu- sician whose therapist manipulates patients into committing crimes. Inspired by the story and unfettered by how incom- plete the script was, Den- nis and Foster jumped into casting and were shooting by March 2008. “Strings” was shot in Austin, San An- tonio and New York City for an estimated $65,000. Behind the camera, they added more members to their production team and cast the film using Austin actors only. After three years of pro- duction, the film premiered at the Breckenridge Festival of Film and was screened at over a dozen other presti- gious film festivals such as the Hollywood Film Festi- val and the hometown fa- vorite Austin Film Festival. “We took home an award at nearly every festival and I think gave our actors and crew something to be really proud of,” Foster said. “Hav- ing a successful first film has given us a little clout and I think has really facilitated getting ‘Enduro’ started.” “Enduro,” the newest ef- fort from Dennis and Fos- ter, tells the story of a young man searching for his girl- friend who has disappeared into a new-age cult. He changes his appearance in order to infiltrate the cult, but the stress of the situa- tion triggers the return of his imaginary friend, whose violent behavior plagued his childhood. “For ‘Enduro,’ the goal is making people think and feel more. ‘Strings’ set a bar for us with an emo- tional storyline. I think ‘Enduro’ is going to be even more of a love story than ‘Strings’ was,” returning “Strings” producer Spencer Greenwood said. Dennis and Foster are currently producing what they are calling a “pitch trailer” for “Enduro.” They are shooting only the ele- ments of the story required to create a trailer. Dennis and Foster plan to use this trailer to pitch the concept and the story to poten- tial talent and investors in Los Angeles. To produce the “En- duro” pitch trailer, Dennis and Foster have reunited with much of the team from “Strings,” and though they’re now based in Los Angeles, they have returned to Austin to shoot. “When I think of making a movie in L.A., all I see are obstacles and rules. When I think of Austin, I think ‘I can do anything here and still go to Trudy’s for happy hour,’” Dennis said. Among the new addi- tions to the Foster/Den- nis camp is local actor, Johnny Walter. “I think with our recent success at festivals like Sundance and South By Southwest this year, Los Angeles and New York can’t not look at Texas as a key player in the film indus- try,” Walter said. “And I’m lucky enough to be working alongside two brilliant film- makers from Texas that are doing just that — making a name for themselves on both coasts — while shoot- ing at home.” Bottoms said. “It’s really hands-on and you are thrown into everything and you kind of learn as you go. It was the most fun I’ve ever had.” The show began as a top- 40 show and according to Alayna Messer, the show’s executive producer, Bobby and the team are looking forward to the transition to a country music show. “Country is a different beast, and it’s a bit intimidating, but we all grew up listening to country, so it seems like a natu- ral place to go,” Messer said. When business sophomore and long-time fan of the show, Pooja Raman heard the news, she said she was sad, but also very happy to see them going to bigger things. “I just see the show devel- oping, not only with country music but with the commu- nity as well,” Raman said. Both Bottoms and Raman said despite the show’s new location and affiliation with country music, they will con- tinue to listen to the show. Messer said even broad- casting from a country mu- sic channel the show would remain true to its roots. “We will still be able to reach the same audience, with the same topics, with the same peo- ple on the show that have got- ten us to where we are today,” Messer said. “We’re going to work harder than ever, and make sure we take ev- ery opportunity to make the show a national success.” NEW YORK — Coke Wisdom O’Neal looked at the soggy, stained and dis- colored photographs strewn about his Brooklyn studio by the salty floodwaters of Su- perstorm Sandy, sure there was nothing he could do to salvage them. But as he be- gan cleaning up, he became intrigued by the transforma- tion of a series of old family slides into cloud-like water- colors with human figures still discernible. Now those Kodachromes, reinvented by nature, are part of an exhibition in Manhattan of art inspired by Sandy, a phenomenon that is being included in a larger look at how artists respond creatively to disas- ters, such as the 2011 tor- nado in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and California’s devastating 2007 wildfires. “The storm destroyed tools, books, old artwork, drawings and unfinished work,” O’Neal said. “They now feel to me like objects that were holding me back from going forward.” The “After Effects” exhi- bition, featuring 36 storm- inspired works by 23 artists, opens Friday at the Cha- shama gallery in the Chelsea neighborhood. The show is curated by the New York Foundation for the Arts, which is assisting artists whose livelihoods suffered storm losses. Deborah Luken, of the Long Island community of Long Beach, is showing an oil painting that she started before the storm and “took on a life of its own.” Conceived originally as an image of a spiral galaxy, it evolved into a work de- picting the storm when she “realized that the patterns were very similar to that of a hurricane — the eye in the center and the spiral winds around it,” she said. Craig Nutt, director of programs for the Craft Emergency Relief Fund, a national nonprofit that helps artists in need, said he has long been intrigued by the art community’s response to disaster. “Artists and arts organi- zations have the skills and capacity to craft recovery projects that address the less tangible cultural and psy- chological recovery needs of a community,” Nutt wrote in an email, citing concerts, ex- hibitions and public art. After a tornado blew down thousands of homes in Tuscaloosa, resident and nonprofit program manager Jean Mills launched “Beauty Amid Destruction,” a public art project featuring ban- ners installed along the de- bris field. About 50 artists nationwide donated works, something Mills said helped some local artists “jump- start their energy.” For John Gordon Gauld, a Brooklyn artist whose still life depicting the remnants of his flooded studio is fea- tured in “After Effects,” mak- ing sense of the loss of mate- rials and works to the storm means embracing it. O’Neal is still rebuilding his studio but simultaneous- ly readying his psychedelic- like watercolors, which he compares to Andy Warhol’s abstract oxidation paint- ings, for a solo exhibition in March at Mixed Greens gal- lery in Chelsea. Storm inspires art exhibitionCourtesy of the Associated PressKodachrome photographs wrecked by the wrath of Hurricane Sandy are now a part of an exhibition of art inspired by the storm and other natural disasters in Manhattan. By Ula IlnytzkyAssociated PressCourtesy of Bobby BonesBobby Bones of the top-rated “Bobby Bones Show” will continue his radio career in Nashville after broadcasting in Austin for the last time Friday. — Mark Dennis, UT alumnusWhen I think of making a movie in L.A., all I see are obstacles and rules. 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Crop it out, or it’ll be the the shes for ya! t1 2 7 4 9 5 8 6 38 6 3 7 2 1 4 5 94 5 9 6 3 8 2 7 12 1 4 9 7 6 5 3 86 9 8 2 5 3 7 1 47 3 5 8 1 4 6 9 25 4 2 1 6 9 3 8 73 8 1 5 4 7 9 2 69 7 6 3 8 2 1 4 51 8 2 7 3 6 4 9 53 4 9 5 8 2 7 1 67 6 5 4 1 9 8 3 26 5 4 3 7 1 2 8 98 9 7 6 2 5 3 4 12 3 1 8 9 4 6 5 75 7 6 9 4 3 1 2 84 2 8 1 5 7 9 6 39 1 3 2 6 8 5 7 4 1 2 6 4 3 2 1 67 5 7 1 98 9 4 12 8 9 5 84 2 1 3 3 2 5 4 SUDOKUFORYOU In the halls of the Butler School of Music, muffled melodies barely escape the soundproofed practice rooms as students diligently rehearse on an array of in- struments. But it is not only students working on break- through performances; professor Sophia Gilmson has also been hard at work on a project of her own. The 20-year veteran of the mu- sic school recently released her own recordings of the Bach Goldberg Variations on both the piano and the two-manual harpsichord. A concept, which, quite to her surprise, is the first of its kind. “I love Bach’s music, and I credit my first piano instruc- tor for that,” Gilmson said. “A question I had was, ‘How would Bach himself would have played this; how would he have wanted this piece to sound?’ Because we’re used to playing it on a different instrument, the piano, than what it was written for. Some of the variations in the piece specifically call for a two- manual harpsichord.” The Russian-born pianist has a deep-rooted interest in music dating back to her childhood. Gilmson graduat- ed from the Lenigrad (now St. Petersburg) Conservatory, a renowned music school, and came to America in 1976. “I started taking piano lessons at the age of six,” Gilmson said. “My parents did not intend to make me a musician, they just wanted me to have lessons. I loved it – somehow from the begin- ning I just wanted to do it.” Her project began in 2001, playing the Bach Goldberg Variations back-to-back on the pi- ano and the two-manual harpsichord. Gilmson want- ed to present the piece as it is played in modern times, on the piano, and on the more antiquated two-manual harpsichord, the instrument on which Bach had specified that some of the movements be played. “In 2001 I performed in Jessen, a relatively small hall because the harpsichord doesn’t have a particularly mighty sound,” she said. “We didn’t know at the time what kind of response we would have, and wow, we had to turn away about twice as many people as we could seat in the hall. We had no idea of the response we would have, but obviously there was a great interest in the project.” 10 L&AKelsey McKinney, Life & Arts Editor Life & Arts10Wednesday, February 6, 2013Butler professor strikes chordMUSICSEXRADIOBy Alexandra HartSam Ortega | Daily Texan StaffAssociate Professor Sophia Gilmson recently released several recordings of the Bach Goldberg Variations playing both the piano and two-manual harpsichord. The Russian-born pianist graduated from Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Conservatory and has taught at UT for 20 years. Thinking about having sex with one of your exes? You’re not alone. A new study found the cycle of get- ting back together with an ex and having sex with exes are both common behaviors among young adults. A study in the Journal of Adolescent Research collect- ed responses from 792 young adults, ages 17 to 24-years- old from different schools. The researchers found more than one quarter of partici- pants reported having had sex with an ex, with similar percentages for both males and females. The researchers found 53 percent of those who choose to recommit to an ex-partner chose to have sex with that partner when they were in a relationship. Similarly, 87 percent of participants who reported having had sex with their ex also say they have broken up and gotten back together with this partner. Taken together, 48 percent of all participants experienced some form of relationship “churning,” which researchers defined as behavior of having sex with an ex or getting back together with them. Researchers highlighted how these relationship pat- terns can form into habits. Calling the pattern of break- ing up and getting back together “reconciliations,” the researchers wrote that “emerging adults who rec- oncile may be prone to a be- havior pattern that involves cycling through relationship formation and dissolution.” Think about that friend you have that calls you to vent to you about how awful his or her partner is and how this time it’s really the end — when you know they’ll be back to- gether in less than 24 hours. The study also points out these behaviors can be unhealthy mentally as re- lationship boundaries and intentions are often not well communicated. Spon- taneous sex with an ex can always be fun, but if you don’t let your ex know you have no intentions of get- ting back together, he will be mad when he sees you out the next day kissing John from the coffee shop. And do yourself a favor and delete your exes from your Facebook, even if you do plan to call them every now and then for the occa- sional afternoon delight. In FILMBen Foster and Mark Dennis were paired together for a short film assignment in 2005. This month, they returned to Austin to begin filming their second feature length film. As Dennis and Foster join the ranks of successful former UT students such as Robert Rodriguez and Wes Anderson, these rising filmmakers are worth keep- ing an eye on. “Our strengths and weak- nesses really evened us out to be an effective team,” Dennis said. “I realize that anything I do with Ben is al- ways the best thing I ever do, so this seems like the right path to be on.” Together, Foster and Den- nis produced a handful of shorts and began to build a team of other RTF class- mates. The pair made a few extra curricular short films in 2007, but the filmmaking duo had their eyes on mak- ing a full-length feature film. Following graduation, Den- nis and Foster did just that. “Mark emailed me three scripts on New Year’s Eve of 2008 and the most com- pelling and interesting of the three also happened to be the least complete,” Foster said. Top-rated, local radio sen- sation “The Bobby Bones Show” is broadcasting its last show in Austin this Friday before moving to Nashville to become the biggest coun- try music show in the U.S. The Austin-based show will broadcast on KHFI- KISS FM before moving to the KASE 101 country mu- sic station. Bobby and his co-hosts Lunchbox and Amy will broadcast their first show from Nashville on Feb. 25. “It is really bittersweet for me because it is some- thing that I started and built from scratch with a group of friends,” Bones said in a press conference Monday. On Monday, Bones an- nounced to the public for the first time that the show would be leaving Austin. Journalism and broadcast news senior Sydney Bottoms interned for the top-rated show last year. She began her internship after she realized the show was unlike anything she had listened to before. “I have never experienced an internship like that,” Illustration by Colin Zelinski | Daily Texan StaffStudy shows ex sex is commonBobby Bones Show leaves AustinUT alumni return for second movieBecca Gamache | Daily Texan StaffRTF students Mark Dennis and Ben Foster have begun the pre-production stage of their second feature length film, “Enduro.” Dennis and Foster are currently filming a pitch trailer to gain the attention of potential talent and investors. PIANO continues on page 8FILM continues on page 8BONES continues on page 8EXES continues on page 8UT’s Sophia Gilmson records own version of Goldberg VariationHUMPDAYBy Milla ImpolaBy Stefanie RobalinoBy Tatiana Marceleno