Restoring state funding cuts to UT may best be done through funding research projects at the University, President William Powers Jr. told Texas lawmakers Friday. Powers told a sub- committee of the House Appropriations Committee that increasing funds to the Texas Competitive Knowl- edge Fund, a state fund that supports university research projects, would benefit the University more than in- creasing state general rev- enue funds allocated to UT. Powers said it is more dif- ficult to fund research because it does not always produce an immediate payoff, but re- search is important for the de- velopment of Texas’ economy. “The research part is ter- ribly important for the long- range health of the state,” Powers said. Established in 2007, the Texas Competitive Knowl- edge Fund provides state sup- port for university research projects at UT, UT-Dallas, Texas Tech University, Texas A&M University and the University of Houston. Universities must spend $50 million toward research over a three-year period to become eligible for the fund, and they receive $1 from the state for every $10 they raise independently. The Legislature, which meets every two years, al- locates its funds in two-year periods, or bienniums. In the 2010-11 biennium, the fund had a pot of $126.2 mil- lion, which was reduced to $93.5 million the following Runners congregated Sunday morning to sweat, struggle and raise money for cancer research after a 26.2 mile adventure through the streets of Austin. For 21 years, the annual Livestrong Austin Mara- thon and Half Marathon race has combined running and charity to raise funds for cancer research. According to the founda- tion, fundraising efforts re- sulted in a total of $266,406. Sponsored by 26 Miles for 26 Charities, more than 1,000 volunteers from various or- ganizations managed aid sta- tions throughout the course. About 26,000 runners participated in the event, according to foundation of- ficials. About 10,000 ran the half marathon, about 3,700 ran the full marathon and about 12,000 ran a 5K. The full marathon started at Congress Avenue and 16th Street, and the 26.2— mile course runs past Lady Bird Johnson Lake, the Al- landale and Hyde Park neighborhoods, Congress Avenue, the University’s campus and the State Capitol complex. It ends at Congress Avenue and 10th street. Omar Martinez won this year’s race after finishing with a time of 2:35:09. This year’s female marathon winner was Mariko Neveu with a time of 2:55:04. The half marathon male winner was Lee Troop with a time of 1:06:46. Melis- sa Johnson-White completed the half marathon with a time of 1:15:25. Anjelica Barrientos, pres- ident of the Running Club at UT, said she estimated around 10 members were running the full marathon and around fifteen ran the half marathon. Management senior Thomas Kehoe said he felt motivated after volunteering for five hours. Kehoe helped redistribute participants’ be- longings at the end of the race. Looming cuts to the fed- eral budget, also known as sequestration, could endan- ger research funding at UT and other universities across the nation. Sequestration would cut federal spending by 8 to 10 percent across the board, which could take out $60 bil- lion federal research over the next four years. The cuts were originally meant to take place last January as a part of the collective tax in- creases and spending cuts that made up the “fiscal cliff,” but were delayed until March 1. According to UT professor Alan Lambowitz, director of the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Congress’ failure to prevent the seques- ter could be a substantial blow the available funds of federal agencies which awarded more than $154 million to UT researchers in 2011. “An immediate effect is that many National Institutes of Health and National Sci- ence Foundation research grants that have already been reviewed and received high priority scores will no longer be funded,” Lambowitz said. Additionally, Lambowitz More than 100 volunteers — including superheroes such as Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman — raised about $36,000 Satur- day at Gregory Gymnasium for the annual Texas THON. In its 11th year, the Texas THON is a philanthropic event produced by UT stu- dents where volunteers raise money by pledging to stand — without sitting — for 12 con- secutive hours for children in need. All proceeds go toward the Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Austin. The organization conducts fund-raising throughout the year, which culminates in a day filled with live entertain- ment, free food, games and dancing. Texas THON is one of many similar events held at universities across the nation 1Monday, February 18, 2013@thedailytexanfacebook.com/dailytexanThe Daily TexanServing the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900dailytexanonline.com Indoor skydiving business takes flight in Austin. LIFE&ARTSPAGE 10Texas’ road woes continue as KU blows out Horns. SPORTSPAGE 6INSIDENEWSThe Blanton Musem of Art celebrates its 50th year of providing UT and Austin with art. PAGE 5Seismos, student startup hopes to improve efficiency of enhanced oil recovery. PAGE 5SPORTSDillon Peters tosses seven solid innings as Texas takes the rubber match against Sacramento State, 6-3. PAGE 6Chassidy Fussell scores a game-high 27 points while her team was unable to pull past Texas Tech. PAGE 6Taylor Thom hits two grand slams in Satur- day’s win over Houston, making her only the fourth player in NCAA history to accomplish that feat. PAGE 7LIFE&ARTSDisabled music professor Gerhardt Zimmermann conducts music while inspiring students. PAGE 10STATEBoosting research to restore fundingBy Joshua FechterFUNDS continues on page 2Between gun control de- bates and President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address, 3-D printing has become a topic of interest in mainstream conversation, but UT students may find the concept hits closer to campus than they think. When mechanical engi- neering professor Joe Bea- man was asked how much time he spends in UT’s Lab- oratory for Freeform Fabri- cation, he laughed. “Not as much as I used to,” Beaman said. In 1985, Beaman began co- developing the concept of sol- id freeform fabrication, which is what many people are com- ing to know as 3-D printing. After its inception, the manu- facturing technique received decreasing amounts of media attention until Defense Dis- tributed, a group founded by UT law student Cody Wilson, began publicizing their plans to create mainstream soft- ware designs for printable gun Dan Resler | Daily Texan StaffMechanical Engineering Professor Joe Beaman holds up one of the products of his 3-D printer on Thursday afternoon. Beaman has co-developed the 3-D printer since 1985.3-D printing debateConcern surrounding laser sintering increases with gun control disputesBy Hannah Jane DeCiutiisSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYLASER continues on page 2THON continues on page 2RACE continues on page 2CUTS continues on page 2NATIONALDecreased funding to affect many universitiesBy Barak BullockCAMPUSCITYAustin McKinney | Daily Texan StaffDell Miracle Kid Marley removes the hospital bracelets worn by Texas THON volunteers during the closing ceremony Saturday. 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The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com. Volume 113, Issue 106biennium. The House’s cur- rent budget proposal increas- es the fund to $100.2 million for the upcoming biennium. Of the total fund, UT received $55.1 million in 2010-11 and $36.8 million in 2012-13. The House’s proposal would allocate $38.3 million for the 2014- 15 biennium. Powers addressed how the University is dealing with the decline of state general revenue funds. The House’s initial proposal would allocate $478.8 mil- lion to the University over the next two years. The proposal is $14 million less than the amount the Uni- versity received during 2012 and 2013 and $93 million less than what the Univer- sity received during 2010 and 2011. Powers said UT respond- ed to past funding decreases from the state by cutting $46 million annually from the University’s core budget. “We found some areas that really were worth cut- ting, but we cut into some bone, too,” Powers said. “But, we did it in a very thoughtful way.” The state bases the Uni- versity’s funding on the to- tal number of credit hours students enroll in, which is called formula funding. Powers said formula fund- ing cannot make up for past budget cuts because enrollment is not grow- ing enough to produce a significant increase. In fall 2012, the Uni- versity enrolled 52,186 students, a slight increase from the 51,112 enrolled in fall 2011 and 51,195 en- rolled in fall 2010. Powers said UT is the last in its peer group, which in- cludes University of Califor- nia-Berkeley and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, in terms of state sup- port. He said increasing research funding at UT would help the University to stay competitive with its peer group. “It’s going to take some funding, we are very ef- ficient, but it’s going to take some funding to let us compete for those great scientists, great teachers and great graduate stu- dents so we are bringing the talent here to Texas,” Powers said. components in 2012. Congress has since taken up the idea of banning the process on vary- ing levels, from simply printing gun components to commer- cially printing products at all. Since its development, the process has gained popularity in a wide variety of industries including aerospace, con- sumer goods and biomedical engineering, all the while re- ducing costs and manpower for creating product parts. Beaman worked on develop- ing selective laser sintering three decades ago with his student at the time, mechanical engineer- ing alumnus Carl Deckard, to whom the patent for selective sintering is accredited. Laser sintering is based on two concepts: the ability of a laser to carry information and the ability to arrange 3-D pix- els in any form. The 3-D pix- els are called voxels, which is short for volume pixels. “What a laser does is it has energy, which everyone thinks about, but it actually has in- formation because you can point it, and so that’s really what made this technology possible,” Beaman said. “What we wanted to have is a process where you can literally just spit down voxels, or little material elements, and build it up.” The material for models created by selective sintering is initially in powder form, which is layered from bottom to top and fused together by the laser. Beaman said approx- imately 80 percent of com- mercial parts created by this method are made of nylon. It took two years to make the technique functional, he said. “[Carl] had a Commodore 64 [computer], and we had found an XY table to spread this powder out, and we had found a laser that someone was using for some other purpose, so we just tried it and sort of were able to make a box in a box,” Bea- man said. “Now how else would you make a box that’s inside a box? It didn’t look very box-like, but it was close enough.” While the technology has taken off commercially, the idea that the public could start printing weapon components has little merit, Beaman said, because of the high costs and more intricate processes it takes to manufacture usable parts. He said the differences between 3-D printing and true additive manufacturing lie in both the accuracy and strength of the materials and the design. “Think of [3-D printing] as low-accuracy and low-strength,” Beaman said. “It’s not going to make parts. Additive manufac- turing is having all the strong parts and all the accurate parts. This is the hard part, and this is when it gets expensive. And that’s what you would have to do to make any kind of weapon, for example, which we’re not really interested in doing anyway.” While debates about gun control and the question of protecting intellectual prop- erty continue to circulate around the idea of freeform fabrication, Beaman said it is no different from when other technologies have been intro- duced into the mainstream. “It’s an interesting conversa- tion and an extremely impor- tant policy question,” Beaman said. “I’m not saying there are no problems, because there are definitely problems. But it can bring up a lot of opportunities too. A lot of people really did not like the light bulb.” said the funding of existing research projects would also be cut. Now, groups such as the Association of American Uni- versities, the Association of Public and Land-grant Uni- versities and the Science Co- alition are urging Congress to stop the sequester. The groups argue that cuts to research would set the nation back in innovation and advancement. The three organizations have collaborated to create ScienceWorksForU.S., an outreach project focused on demonstrating “the tre- mendous impact that feder- ally funded university-based scientific research has on the nation and on the lives of all Americans,” according to the joint organizations. In addition to halting promising research, re- searchers also argue the sequester would harm the nation by arresting the op- portunities for students to engage in research. “These cuts are not just a retreat from our nation’s cutting-edge research pro- grams — they would directly impact opportunities for undergraduate and gradu- ate students to prepare for careers as the high tech in- novators our nation needs to prosper,” said Laurie Leshin, a former NASA scientist and dean of the School of Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic In- stitute, in a statement. “Such a cut would have a very negative impact on UT’s research activities” Juan San- chez, UT’s vice president for research, said. “There will be less opportunities for both graduate and undergradu- ate students to participate in funded research projects. With regard to science and technology, it is obvious that U.S. competitiveness will suf- fer at a time when other na- tions, especially in the Pacific, are aggressively increasing their R&D investments.” In addition to slowing down research, opportunities for university students would also be adversely affected, according to William Shute, vice chancellor for federal re- lations at the UT System. “Unfortunately it will im- pact UT through the Pell Grant program, work-study and some financial aid ... The programs would not be available to a significant number of students,” he said. to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. In her Batman costume, ex- ecutive chairwoman for Texas THON Caitlyn Leal said she felt the event was a success for the Dell Miracle Kids. “The energy was so high,” Leal said. “Our exec team had a lot of obstacles this year so the amount we raised in the mat- ter of weeks is amazing. It was such a success. I couldn’t have asked for anything better.” The theme of this year’s event was “Super Heroes Stand 2013,” where volunteers and Miracle Kids dressed up as their favorite superhero. “Every year we do a new theme,” Stephanie Morgan, Plan II senior and catering and sponsorship chairwoman, said “and this year we really wanted it to relate to what Texas Thon actually is doing. We wanted to be superheroes for the kids at Dell Children’s Medical Center because they’re an in- spiration to us so we want to be an inspiration to them.” Texas THON invites Mir- acle Children to speak about their experiences at the event. Math junior Lisa Huynh said hearing those stories serves as an inspiration to her to “stand” for them. “Personally it is really touching to hear all of the families come speak,” Huynh said. “I used to have a little brother that had to go to the Children’s Hospital so it’s near and dear to my heart. One of the great things about Dell is they don’t turn away kids so that’s what makes it rewarding for us to do this.” Marley, a Miracle Kid, was one of the children that spoke at Saturday’s event. At the age of five, Marley was hit by a vehicle that affected her ability to walk. During the aftermath and her recovery, she stayed at Dell Children’s Medical Center. “It’s a very scary place to be when you’re a young child,” she said. “It’s frighten- ing so you guys, what you’re doing, you’re raising money obviously, and you’re helping make everything safer and it feels safer. You make it so much easier for kids like me.” Marley and all of those who participated in the Texas THON wore hospital brace- lets with the name of different Miracle Kids on each bracelet. At the end of closing ceremony, the volunteers gathered in a circle to have their bracelets cut off their wrists to symbolize when a Miracle Child can leave the hospital. Marley walked, on her own, around the circle to cut over a hundred bracelets off the wrists of UT students and other volunteers. “That was the first time in my life I’ve ever cried of hap- piness,” she said. “That shows how awesome you guys are. Thank you so much.” “It makes you want to run seeing how much joy run- ning gives to all 20,000 par- ticipants,” said Kehoe, who is hoping to participate in next year’s event. “You talk to people who just ran their first or their 20th. Either way, they seemed hooked.” Communication studies senior Lucia Mueller, for- mer member of the NCAA Women’s Rowing team, said she wanted to run the full marathon because she was itching for another challenge in her athletic life. Mueller finished her first marathon with a time of 4:15:26. “The fact is that I wanted a taste of the anguish, sweat and struggle of the full 26.2,” Mueller said. “Isn’t that sick? There’s something in com- petitive blood that is truly disturbing. 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Nohemy Herrera, Isabella Palacios, Justin Perez, Lindsay Rojas, Lydia ThronMonday .............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) Seven foreigners kidnapped in NigeriaBAUCHI, Nigeria — Gunmen attacked a camp for a construction company in rural northern Nigeria, killing a guard and kidnap- ping seven foreign workers in the biggest kidnapping yet in a region under attack by Islamic extremists. The attack Saturday night happened in Jama’are. There, the gunmen first attacked a local prison, burning two police trucks. The gunmen then targeted a workers’ camp for Lebanese construction company Setra- co. The gunmen shot dead a guard at the camp before kid- napping the foreign workers. One British citizen, one Greek, one Italian, three Leb- anese and one Filipino were kidnapped. BENGHAZI, Libya — Libya’s leader called on Sun- day for unity in the North African nation as it celebrates the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled longtime dictator Moam- mar Gadhafi but plunged the country into lawlessness and economic woes. Addressing thousands of flag-waving Libyans in Benghazi, the eastern Libyan city that was the birthplace of the anti-Gad- hafi uprising, Mohammed el-Megarif urged his coun- trymen to “join ranks and resolve our differences to build our nation.” He also promised to fight poverty and “marginaliza- tion,” and to give Libyans extra cash to mark the oc- casion. He did not say how much money he meant, or how it would be distributed. Libya has been roiled by instability and vio- lence since the ouster of the Gadhafi regime in late 2011. Benghazi has been among the worst-hit parts of the country, falling prey to armed militiamen and Muslim militants. El-Megarif alluded to the rise of radical Islam in the en- ergy-rich nation, vowing that he would not allow Libya to become “an incubator of ter- rorism and violence.” In what appeared to be an attempt to assuage the militants, the Libyan leader promised that the nation’s next constitution would explicitly declare Islam as the country’s religion and that Islamic law, or Shariah, would be the main source of legislation. He also vowed to push for laws that would “isolate” remnants of the old Gad- hafi regime, another bid to appease militants who claim that members of the ousted regime remained in charge of many govern- ment departments as well as the security forces. Sunday’s celebration was held amid tight security precautions. Army vehicles blocked roads leading to the site and snipers de- ployed on nearby rooftops. In Tripoli, tens of thou- sands thronged the main square in celebration. Se- curity was deployed but the mood was relaxed, as people used fireworks, sent balloons in the sky and sprayed each other with perfume and in- cense. Overhead, jets circled in formation. Salma Bashir, a house- wife in her forties, brought her two daughters to the square to celebrate. “I never thought I would see this many people out celebrat- ing. Not even in Gadhafi’s days could they organize such a huge celebration,” she said, as loudspeak- ers blasted patriotic songs. “This is an expression of our sense of ease. Security has exceeded our expectations.” W&N 3 It’s red carpet time! The 2013 CONTACT USCarter Goss Broadcast Manager & Sponsorships P 512.475.6721 E cartergoss@mail.utexas.eduFOR MORE INFORMATIONvisit us at WWW.UTEXAS.EDU/TSMThe Daily Texan • TSTV • KVRX • Texas Travesty • Cactus YearbookCome sign up for giveaways and see all the housing options availablearound Campus and in austin! & free food! PenthouseTexan TEXASSTUDENTMEDIA FebruaryGregoryGym Plaza20th 201311-3pm Daily TexanHousing FairKristine Reyna, Wire Editor World & Nation3Monday, February 18, 2013NEWS BRIEFLYLibya celebrates uprising, unityBy Maggie MichaelAssociated PressMohammad Hannon | Associated PressA Libyan military helicopter maneuvers over Tahrir Square as Libyan security forces wave and flash the victory sign during the celebration of the second anniversary of the Libyan revolution in Benghazi, Libya on Sunday. Libya’s interim President Mohammed el-Megarif called for unity in the North African nation on Sunday. By Philip ElliottAssociated PressWASHINGTON — Re- publicans and Democrats alike on Sunday predicted President Barack Obama would fail if he pushed for- ward with his own effort to overhaul the nation’s immi- gration system and urged the administration to hold off while lawmakers work on a bipartisan measure. Republican Sen. John Mc- Cain predicted the adminis- tration’s efforts would come up short if the White House went forward with a proposal to put the estimated 11 mil- lion illegal immigrants in the U.S. on a long pathway to citizenship. Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer, who met with Obama on Wednesday at the White House to dis- cuss progress, urged his allies in the administration to give a bipartisan group of eight lawmakers the time to ham- mer out a deal on their own. Obama’s newly appointed top aide, chief of staff Denis McDonough, said the White House would only send its plan to Congress if the law- makers stumble in their ef- forts and cast its efforts as a backup plan. The administration’s pro- posal would create a visa for those in the country il- legally and allow them to become legal permanent residents within eight years. The proposal also requires businesses to know the im- migration status of their workers and adds more funding for border security. Russia quickly repairs damage from meteorMOSCOW — More than half of the acres of windows smashed in the city by an ex- ploding meteor’s shock wave have been replaced. Friday’s explosion, esti- mated to be equivalent to several atomic bombs, shat- tered glass in more than 4,000 buildings in Chely- abinsk and the surrounding region, leaving residents vul- nerable in temperatures well below freezing. About 1,200 people were injured, mostly by broken glass, with 40 still hospitalized Sunday. The Chelyabinsk city ad- ministration said in a Sun- day statement that nearly 60 percent of the city’s broken windows had been replaced. — Compiled from Associated Press reports White House has backup drafted for immigration “No qualified student should be prevented from attending the University for financial reasons,” declared UT’s Commission of 125, a group of prominent citizens who convened nearly a decade ago to determine how the University can best serve the state. UT-Austin administrators take this statement seriously. The University is working hard to hold down student costs. If you are an in-state undergraduate, your tuition increased at less than half the national average last year. Using the Univer- sity’s flat-rate tuition plan, you are allowed to take 15 or more credit hours for the price of 12. Additionally, the University spends $100 million a year on merit-based scholarships and need-based grants, and David Laude, senior vice provost for enrollment and graduation management, recently announced $5 million in new pilot programs to encourage and support four-year graduation by forgiving student loans, expanding scholarships and creating more on-campus work opportunities. Nevertheless, the cost of attending the University keeps ris- ing. Why? Most UT students come from elsewhere in Texas. They must leave their homes to live in Austin, which is the state’s most expensive city to rent in. And while tuition may be frozen for two years, research indicates that student living costs will average about $15,600 next academic year — up 24 percent from just five years ago — which means students pay more while government financial aid programs deliver less. Data in the Office of Student Financial Services show that, in the last two years, federal and state cutbacks in five key fi- nancial aid programs have cost UT students almost $20 mil- lion a year. The Legislature cut the state’s TEXAS Grants, upon which the neediest students depend, by $7 million. Lawmak- ers also cut funding for Texas B-On-Time Loans even though 59 percent of these loans made to previous UT students have been forgiven because the students graduated in four years with GPAs of 3.0 or better. Additionally, Congress eliminated the federal summer Pell Grants that some students used to speed time to their degrees by taking year-round classes. It also eliminated two other programs through which almost 4,400 students supplemented their Pell Grants. Moreover, UT’s Federal Work-Study allocations have declined 25 percent in the last five years, eliminating more than 400 undergraduate jobs, most of which were on-campus. The University’s Texas College Work-Study allotment has also decreased, and federal financial aid soon may be subject to more reductions. Federal Work-Study could be downsized further if Wash- ington implements spending cuts on March 1 to avoid the fis- cal cliff. Pell Grants, on which more than 11,000 UT students rely, also face an uncertain future because next year’s federal budget is still not set. Under a law already on the books, the 3.4 percent interest rate on federal loans which more than 14,000 UT students receive will rise to 6.8 percent next year. Next biennium’s preliminary state budget includes flat funding for Texas College Work-Study, Top 10 Percent Scholarships, and TEXAS Grants as the Legislature struggles with demands on a state treasury stretched thin. Still, the University and some state and national leaders hope to see increases in financial aid. UT President William Powers Jr. recently spoke of the need for more TEXAS Grants in his testimony to state lawmakers about the state budget. Legislative appropriations committees are looking into in- creased funding that could provide $5,000 TEXAS Grants to as many as 90 percent of the new students who are eligible for them, up from the current level of 30 percent. The Texas Senate’s Higher Education Committee favors consistent B-on- Time funding and expanding Texas College Work-Study. The state’s Higher Education Coordinating Board would amend state law so public universities may keep the tuition they must now send the state to help fund B-On-Time — ensuring that more than $6.5 million a year for B-on-Time stays at UT. At the federal level, there is a growing consensus about the importance of keeping higher education affordable, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently funded studies that recommend increasing Pell Grants and reducing student loan interest rates. Financial aid decisions by federal and state policymakers affect your UT experience. If you are one of the University’s 25,000 undergraduate financial aid recipients, they affect the affordability of your UT education. If you do not rely on fi- nancial aid, they affect the students with whom you live and attend class. As a student, you are uniquely positioned to study pending decisions on financial aid and make your preferences known. You have a living, breathing understanding of these matters. Research skills you honed in courses and on term papers can help you inform yourself about the issues. You attend classes a few blocks north of the state capitol, so you can observe funding and policy decisions in person. You have access to student-oriented media, including The Daily Texan, so you can monitor what public officials say and do. Whether you agree that qualified students shouldn’t be pre- vented from attending UT for financial reasons or whether you support or oppose additional financial aid, pay attention and participate. Your present, and your future, are at stake. Melecki is the director of Student Financial Services. The Texas Legislature is an idio- syncratic establishment from which impractical bills often arise. Consider House Bill 22. HB 22 proposes “the establishment of a public service requirement for undergraduate students, known as Service to Texas, at public institutions of higher education.” Any student enrolled in an under- graduate program that requires at least 60 hours would have to do 20 hours of community service to graduate. This service would have to be approved by an office in the University that coor- dinates and monitors the service pro- gram and provides students with a list of approved organizations in which they may serve. While the bill sounds good in the- ory, it’s unrealistic considering the state’s education finances. Requiring an office to coordinate community service hours for 50,000 or more stu- dents at UT alone would put a huge economic burden on the University. But, instead of discussing the imprac- ticality of the suggestion, I’d like to focus on the principle of mandating community service. Does mandatory community ser- vice benefit the community, or does it take away from the point of volun- teerism? Isn’t the purpose of volun- teering to take part in something free- ly? And, more broadly, what exactly is community service? As for benefitting the commu- nity, there results are inconclusive as to whether mandatory service programs increase the likelihood of graduates continuing service in- volvement on their own. According to a study in the American Education Research Journal, both mandatory and voluntary community service in high school were strong predictors of adult volunteering. But other studies indicate that the results are incon- clusive, especially at a college level. An article in the January 2000 issue of School Administrator, a monthly magazine published by American Association of School Administra- tors, concludes that mandatory com- munity service programs can go both ways; such programs’ success de- pends on the quality with which they are implemented. There are plenty of organizations on UT campus that distinguish themselves through their members’ community involvement. Activities such organizations sponsor include hands-on volunteering in homeless shelters, food pantries, women’s shel- ters, retirement homes and children’s museums. Other volunteer efforts by campus organizations involve less personal investment on members’ parts — for example, when campus organizations run blood drives, stu- dent involvement is generally lim- ited to soliciting blood donations. Is it fair to ask, as HB 22 would, school administrators to decide if such contributions to service projects all weigh equally? Perhaps what we already have at UT is the best solution. Students who want to engage in community service can do so, without having to worry whether their actions will be ap- proved by the Legislature or any bu- reaucracy it would establish with HB 22. And, since I may not see standing outside a blood donation truck as the best use of my time, I can do instead what I am passionate about — tutor- ing at-risk kids, running clothing do- nation drives, helping the homeless — without having someone else judge whether what I am doing benefits constitutes “public service.” The value of volunteering arises from its intention. If you intend to work to make a difference and help someone, then most things can be considered “service.” But if you make volunteering obligatory, something students are forced to do, its impact — both personal and otherwise — could be diminished. And though school boards and authorities can man- date an action, no one can mandate an intention. Malik is a Plan II and business hon- ors program freshman from Austin. 4A OpinionEditor-in-Chief Susannah JacobOpinion4Monday, February 18, 2013Don’t mandate volunteeringLEGALESE | 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 necessarily those of the UT ad- ministration, 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 li- ability. 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 (@DTeditorial) and receive updates on our latest editorials and columns. What to Watch February 18 - 22At the beginning of every week, we provide a list of opinion-worthy events to expect during the coming week. GALLERYAmil MalikDaily Texan ColumnistDoes mandatory community service benefit the community, or does it take away from the point of volunteerism? The future of financial aid at UT is in your handsTom MeleckiGuest Columnist“Good Hair,” a docu-comedy featuring comedian Chris Rock that explores soci- etal notions of beauty as they apply to African-American women’s hair, will be screened Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Calhoun Hall auditorium (CAL 100). The film investigates how the beauty industry influences women’s understanding of “good hair” and how this understanding affects the African-American commu- nity at large. The film will be preceded by a brief introduction from Jackie Smith, an American Studies Ph.D. student. The Environmental Science Institute presents Robert Bullard, known as “the fa- ther of the environmental justice movement,” who will discuss the disparate ef- fects that climate change and other environmental health threats have on histori- cally disadvantaged communities. The lecture will take place Friday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. in the SAC auditorium. The Gender and Sexuality Center will host an informal talk Thursday, Feb. 21 to dis- cuss the intersection of LGBTQ identities with religion and spirituality. Snacks will be provided. The GSC is located in the Student Activities Center, room SAC 2.112. TYPE OF AID2010-20112012-2013Federal Academic Competitiveness GrantsFederal SMART GrantsFederal Summer Pell GrantsState B-On-Time LoansState TEXAS GrantsRecipients3,2291,1312,9678815,126Amount$2,375,333$2,934,547$4,095,016$5,396,065$32,757,267Recipients0003855,269Amount$0$0$0$2,675,135$25,295,000KEY FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL AID REDUCTIONS AT UT AUSTIN Seismos, a student-led startup company, aims to boost the efficiency of en- hanced oil recovery by combining the power of carbon dioxide and sound waves to release oil trapped underground. The company was started by electrical en- gineering senior Omar Hernandez and Panos Ad- amopoulos, Stevan Slusher and Devin Bedwell, gradu- ate students enrolled in the Master of Science in Technology Commercial- ization Program at UT. The program focuses on iden- tifying of new technolo- gies and assessing their market potential. “Seismos began as part of the program we’re in,” Bedwell, the team leader, said. “The first semester one of our assignments was to find four different technolo- gies, then do market assess- ments on them. This is one of the ones we found.” Seismos recently won first prize at the Texas Venture Labs Investment Competi- tion, taking home $135,000 toward the its development. The company also re- ceived backing from the Austin Technology Incuba- tor, a branch of the Univer- sity’s IC2 Institute, which promotes economic devel- opment in Central Texas through entrepreneurial wealth and job creation, and a teaching laboratory in ap- plied entrepreneurship for University students. “The ATI is your on- campus resource for start- ing a [technology-based] company,” said Kyle Cox, director of IT/Wireless and Development Portfo- lios for the incubator. “We go through a rigorous due diligence progress in work- ing with a potential startup. We assess their viability and opportunity in the market and try to work to see if we can help add value to the company. ” Cox said Seismos was a perfect fit for the incuba- tor, citing the company’s potential for profit and innovation within a $4 trillion industry. “What their technol- ogy can impact as far as enhanced oil recovery is tremendous,” Cox said, “Seismos has a massive op- portunity. They have a few things left to figure out and we hope to be able to pro- vide them the resources to do so, whether it be ac- cess to our mentors and advisers, venture capital- ists that will help them get going, or access to potential customers.” Adamopolous said the team plans to continue developing the company after graduation. “The future looks bright as long as you can deliver what you promise,” Adamopolous said. “We can’t say that we’re finished. We have a long way to go, but we’re on the right track.” The Seismos team is cur- rently preparing to compete in the business plan com- petition circuit, with initial stops at Rice, University of California-Berkeley and Tulane University. “We’re going to those competitions to meet more investors and get more feedback on the business plan,” Bedwell said, “Hope- fully we’ll win some feed money to continue the project. We’re in the early stages right now, but I think [Seismos] is something that would work, so we’re working to develop it after we graduate.” National Association of Student Financial Aid Ad- ministrators (NASFAA) of- fered several policy consid- erations in a report released Wednesday that received mixed reviews from the UT community. The report does not make recommendations, but rath- er puts forward broad policy considerations to generate discussion on key policy is- sues facing students. One policy in the report considered federal govern- ment use of a “Student Loan Eligibility Index,” which would introduce minimal financial requirements that students must meet before receiving federal loans. Director of the Office of Student Financial Aid Tom Melecki said the policy has the potential to benefit and harm the students depend- ing on how it is applied and designed. “We might actually close the door to college oppor- tunity to some students who could still benefit because of the way they scored on their SAT/ACT test or GPA made them fall into some category where we’re making as- sumptions about them that we shouldn’t make because we don’t really know them that well,” Melecki said. “It could also protect students from taking out loans they should not take on. It de- pends on how it gets applied and designed.” If students did not qualify under the “Student Loan Eligibility Index,” they would still be able to receive Pell Grants and other institutional aid, according to the report. Studio art junior Sian Paulin said she thinks the proposed system would be unfair even with the possibility of Pell Grant eligibility. “Pell grants don’t cover everything,” Paulin said. “Even if they do get Pell grants but they still have more expenses to cover and have no other money to pay for it, you need loan mon- ey. If your GPA isn’t high enough then they have to pay out of their own pocket or take out a loan from a private bank with higher interest rates.” Another policy consid- eration suggested student loan repayments through Income-Based Repayment plans for all borrowers. Me- lecki said the plan would tie the amount paid to the bor- rower’s income, where the amount due in a year would depend on income earned that year. “The Income-Based Re- payment makes a lot of sense to me [especially for] those early years when you’re getting out of school,” said Melecki. “When you can’t afford to pay a lot, it’ll suppress your payments. In addition you could opt out of the income based repay- ment if you wanted to pay off the loan quicker or en- dured a financial hardship.” Journalism junior Re- becca Salazar said evaluat- ing the repayment plan is a tough issue. “I feel like on paper it sounds fair because if you make more you can pay more,” she said, “but then I don’t want to punish the people that make more to pay more.” The report also con- sidered an option for students to be told in ad- vance whether they are Pell eligible and guarantee an award amount as early as students’ freshman year in high school. Other policies in the report included Pell Grant incentives based on credit hours for those who already qualified for the grant and the idea to allow financial aid offices to limit the amount some students may borrow. “I think everything in here is worth exploring and thinking about,” said Melecki. “That does not mean that I think we should adopt everything in here. They make some really good points.” The Blanton Museum of Art raised funds and glasses on Saturday to commemo- rate its 50-year anniversary. The Blanton celebrated its biannual gala as the official University art museum. The evening’s festive events con- cluded with the first ever gala after-party dubbed “Gold a Go- Go” held inside the museum. Ticket holders were treat- ed to a live performance by The Bluebonnets, which fea- tured special appearances by Charlie Sexton and Kathy Valentine, a former member of Go Go’s. More than 570 guests were in attendance from Texas and around the country, said Samantha Youngblood, manager of public relations and market- ing for the Blanton. “We have a gala every two years, but this is our first ever gala after-party,” Youngblood said. “The gala is a large fundraising event for us be- cause we are a nonprofit.” The Blanton also opened its new exhibit, Through the Eyes of Texas: Masterworks from Alumni Collections, for advanced viewing. The exhibi- tion features nearly 200 works, works from the private collec- tions of UT alumni across the United States, which include works by Claude Monet and Pablo Picasso. “It’s everything from Ma- yan artifacts to your super contemporary works like Kehinde Wiley,” Young- blood said. “It’s a very large undertaking and I think it illustrates the Blanton’s con- nection to the University.” Martha Bradshaw, man- ager of visitor and volunteer services at the Blanton, said the evening was a success for the museum, a testament to its last 50 years and an exciting look toward its future. “Its a commemoration of the past and the launch of the next 50 years,” Brad- shaw said. “It’s been a great moment, a definite success. Many of our guests tonight have never been here.” Mechanical engineering sophomore Christopher Tran volunteered to work at the event to support the mu- seum as part of the Blanton Student Guild. “Even if you’re not really in- terested in art, it’s a great place to come relax in between class- es or after a test,” Tran said. Events commemorating the museum’s 50th anniver- sary are ongoing. This week is UT preview week at the mu- seum. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to view the Masterworks collection before it opens to the public Sunday. On Apr. 27, festivi- ties will come to a head with a 12-hour birthday party and arts festival called Blanton Fifty Fest. It will be free and open to the public. NEWS 5FREAKY FASTDELIVERY!©2011 JIMMY JOHN’S FRANCHISE, LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. SUBS SO FAST YOU’LLFREAK! NewsMonday, February 18, 20135STATECAMPUSBy Jeremy ThomasNASFAA addresses financial aid policy Blanton 50th party is a ‘Go-Go’Shweta Gulati | Daily Texan StaffThe Bluebonnets perform at the Blanton Museum of Art’s 50th anniversary party. Guests toasted to the Blanton’s Big 50 gala during “Gold a Go-Go,” an after-party with art, live music and dance. By Alberto LongStudent startup hopes to improve oil recoveryCAMPUSBy Alberto LongTHON outONLINEstoriesvideosphoto galleriesdailytexanonline.com Texas fell once again in conference play as it gave up a 69-62 loss to in-state rival Texas Tech in Lub- bock over the weekend. The Longhorns have now fallen 12 games behind Baylor who sits atop the Big 12 standings. Led by Chassidy Fus- sell, the Longhorns were in striking distance of the Red Raiders (19-7, 9-5 Big 12) the whole game but failed to produce a comeback at the end. This loss, which brings the Longhorns to 9-15 on the season and 2-11 in the Big 12, continues the struggles the team has had in Karen Aston’s first season as head coach and increases their losing streak to four. Texas got out to a quick start against Tech as Imani McGee- Stafford and Nneka Enemkpali gave their team a 6-0 lead. Ex- cept for a quick segment, the Longhorns maintained that lead until more than midway through the first half when the Red Raiders went ahead with 7:01 to go. Texas was held without points for almost seven minutes during that half. When the second half started the Longhorns were down 36-27. They held their opponent to just one point in the first seven minutes and took the lead with 13:12 to go in the game. That lead only lasted 18 seconds, however, as a three-pointer from Casey Morris returned the lead to her team, where it remained for the rest of the game. LAWRENCE, Kan. — Texas will have to wait an- other year to steal a win at Allen Fieldhouse after get- ting pummeled 73-47 by Kansas on Saturday night. The Longhorns made only two of their 21 three- point attempts and com- mitted 16 turnovers in a game that could have end- ed up a lot worse for Texas. The loss drops the Long- horns to six games behind the Jayhawks (21-4, 9-3) in the Big 12 standings and to an overall record of 11-14 on the year. The Longhorns have lost all six of their Big 12 road games. “Guys get away men- tally from what we want to get done,” head coach Rick Barnes said. “That’s the thing that bothers me. Kansas is as good as anyone when they make shots.” Texas’ 21.8-percent mark shooting the ball marks the worst shooting percentage in the Barnes era. “You can’t coach making shots,” Barnes said. “All the things we talked about that we wanted to do, we didn’t do.” Myck Kabongo scored a team-high 13 points with nine of those points com- ing from the free-throw line. Connor Lammert had seven points in the first half but scored just two more points before fouling out with under four minutes left in the game. After showing some signs of improvement in recent games, freshmen Demarcus Holland and Ioannis Papape- trou combined for just eight points. Fellow freshman Cameron Ridley missed on all five of his free throw at- tempts and, like Javan Felix, failed to score a single point. The Jayhawks’ starters combined for 61 points, led by Jeff Withey and Travis Releford with 15 points each. Withey round- ed out a double-double with 11 rebounds and two blocks, the second of which moved him in to sole pos- session of the Big 12 all- time block record with 265 career rejections. The record was previously held by Texas’ Chris Mihm. “We had an empha- sis on trying to get inside more but the outside shots kept coming open and we couldn’t make them,” Lammert said. For much of the game the Jayhawks’ defensive pres- sure forced the Longhorns into hurried shots inside the lane, turnovers and eventually two shot-clock violations. Kabongo and Felix had several passes into the post tipped, leading to fast break opportunities for the Jayhawks. “We did a good job making them uncomfortable shoot- ing the ball in the second half,” Releford said. Withey had a lot to do with Texas’ alarmingly low field goal percentage, but senior guard Elijah Johnson thinks the Jayhawks can get even more from the seven-footer. “Frustration sets in for other teams when they have to take a detour 6 SPTSSIGN UP NOW2013 LONGHORN RUNwww.utlonghornrun.comENDURANCESTARTS HEREChristian Corona, Sports Editor Sports6Monday, February 18, 2013SIDELINENHLNBA ALL-STAR GAMESPORTS BRIEFLYMEN’S BASKETBALLLaugher in LawrenceBy Nick CremonaLawrence Peart | Daily Texan Staff Head basketball coach Rick Barnes chats with Kansas head coach Bill Self after their two teams matched up Saturday night. Kansas delivered the Longhorns another road loss as Texas continues to struggle in away games, losing all seven of them this season. Longhorns dominated as road skid continuesBy the numbersGAME BREAKDOWNWhat’s NextBASEBALLHorns outlast Hornets in debutEverything that plagued the Longhorns in Saturday’s loss seemed to go right for them on Sunday. Texas used a combination of timely hitting and strong starting pitching to defeat the Sacramento State Hornets by the score of 6-3 to clinch the rubber game of its season opening series. Starting pitcher Dillon Pe- ters overcame a shaky first inning and pitched seven ef- ficient innings, allowing just five hits and two runs. After hitting and walking the Hor- nets’ first two batters to lead off the game, the left-hander was able to make adjustments and effectively pitch to contact throughout the afternoon. “You don’t really focus on mechanics out there,” Peters said. “I just came in the dug- out and worked on working it down and staying on target.” The Texas lineup had a First Half: Connor Lammert scored seven of Texas’ first eight points, all within the first four and a half minutes of the game. Lammert’s layup cut Kansas’ lead to 11-8 at the 15:55 mark but the Jayhawks immediately went on a 17-3 run and had the game sown up by halftime. Texas, who shot just 20 percent from the floor and 36.4 per- cent from the free throw line, scored 15 points, the few- est in school history in a first half during Big 12 play. Second Half: A 13-point halftime deficit was quickly extended to a 22-point deficit as Kansas led, 41-19, after a layup by Travis Releford with 14:34 to go. Jeff Withey blocked a Jonathan Holmes shot to break former Longhorn Chris Mihm’s Big 12 record for most career blocks. Ben McLemore’s 360-degree dunk in the waning moments of the game put an emphatic exclamation on what may have been the Longhorns’ worst game all season long. 21.8: The Longhorns’ field goal percentage, making for their worst-ever shooting percentage in Big 12 play. The previous low was set when Texas shot 30 percent from the floor in a 83-60 loss to Colorado on March 1, 2007. 265: Career blocks for Withey, who stuffed Holmes early in the second half to break the record for most career blocks by a Big 12 player, which was previously held by former Longhorn Chris Mihm. 3: Number of assists Texas had. That is the fewest by the Longhorns in Big 12 play and one more than the fewest they have had in a game of any kind. Texas had two assists in a 2005 NCAA Tournament loss to Nevada and recorded just four assists in a loss to Nebraska in 2001. 26: Margin of defeat for the Longhorns in Saturday’s loss to Kansas. The 26-point defeat tied last month’s loss to Kansas State for the program’s most lopsided road loss in Big 12 play and was the worst loss by Texas since a 97-66 loss to No. 1 Duke in 2005 — the last time the Long- horns wore all-black uniforms. 7: Consecutive road losses in Big 12 play, a school record. The Longhorns lost to Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse last year as well, 73-63, on March 3. That was the first of seven straight road defeats in conference play, which broke the previous school record of six. Texas gets a good shot at picking up its first road victory of the season when it travels to Fort Worth to face TCU on Tuesday, who the Longhorns trounced, 60-43, earlier this season to pick up their first Big 12 win of the year and break a season-long five- game losing streak. —Christian CoronaTEXAS KANSASVS. Texas’ conference play plagued by another lossWOMEN’S BASKETBALLBy Garrett CallahanTECH continues on page 7Chelsea PurgahnDaily Texan StaffOutfielder Mark Payton takes his turn at bat during the Longhorns’ victory Sunday against Sacrament State. Texas won two out of three games against the Hornets, clinching the series with a 6-3 win Sunday. KANSAS continues on page 7DEBUT continues on page 7By Peter SblendorioTwo Texas stars acknowledgedTonight, two former Longhorns will be induct- ed into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Former soft- ball pitcher Cat Osterman and former Texas running back and Heisman trophy winner Ricky Williams were both selected to join the prestigious athletes. Osterman was a three- time National Player of the Year and four-time All-American during her four season at Texas. She led her team to three Women’s College World Series trips and even won a gold medal in the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Williams was UT’s star running back from 1995- 1998. He finished his col- lege career 21 NCAA re- cords including, rushing yards, all-purpose yards, rushing TDs, and total TDs. He was selected as the Heisman winner af- ter his senior season in 1998. After college, Wil- liams played 11 years in the NFL. 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A freshman on the other end of the talent spectrum from McLemore, walk-on Tyler Self, scored a basket with just under a minute to play which caused Al- len Fieldhouse to roar even louder. Tyler, son of head coach Bill Self, was fouled on the play but would go on to miss the ensuing free throw attempt. “That was a hard shot, but if he wouldn’t have gotten fouled it prob- ably wouldn’t have had any chance to go in,” Self said. “I will probably hear at home how he needs to probably start getting more playing time.” Texas will get another shot at its first road conference win when it takes on TCU in Fort Worth on Tuesday. sportsMonday, February 18, 20137KANSAS continues from page 6SOFTBALL | EVAN BERKOWITZNo. 6 Texas improved to 11-0 for the third time in program history this weekend with five wins at the Hilton Houston Plaza Invitational. Led by junior Taylor Thom’s hot bat, the Longhorns powered by DePaul, Illinois twice and Houston once. Thom hit two grand slams Saturday against Houston (7-3) and followed that up with a two-homer perfor- mance Sunday against De- Paul (4-6) to highlight the potent Texas offense this weekend. Thom became only the fourth player in NCAA history to hit two grand slams in a game. “I had been struggling lately so I was just trying to get good swings on the ball and pick good pitches,” Thom said. “Tonight I was seeing it well, and the ball just went.” But Thom wasn’t the only Longhorn crushing the ball this weekend as the Long- horns hit .357 and slugged .612. Karina Scott, Taylor Hoagland, Kim Bruins and Holly Kern all went deep this weekend. “We got to swing the bat a lot,” head coach Connie Clark said. “It’s something about getting the rep- etitions. We got some hit- ters that have really been working through some things in the last week, and we saw some vast im- provements in some of the things they were keying on. And that’s exciting. It’s good to see the hard work paying off.” The Longhorns collect- ed four shutouts and four run-rule wins this week- end as they outscored opponents 52-5. The Longhorns have now out- scored their opponents 90-7 this year, as they continue to run through the competition. Kern, Blaire Luna and Bruins all threw shutouts. On Friday, the Long- horns beat DePaul, 13-0, and Illinois, 3-0. The first game of the weekend saw Texas steal eight bases, ty- ing a team-record. On Saturday, the Long- horns began the day with a thrilling 12-2 victory over Illinois (4-5). After trailing 2-0 after five in- nings, the Longhorns put up a 12 spot — the school record for runs in a single inning — en route to yet another shutout. The next game against Houston went a lot smoother in a 15-0 victory. Sunday’s 9-0 win over DePaul capped off the festivities. The Longhorns are now tied with the 2010 squad for the second-best record to start the season. The 2003 team won 16 straight to begin its year. The Longhorns return home Wednesday looking to improve to 12-0 when they take on Houston Baptist at Red and Char- line McCombs field at 4:30 p.m. TECH continues from page 6STOCK UPMark Payton: The right field- er did not let the offseason slow him down. Payton hit .583 on the weekend with three runs off seven hits and five RBI. He started off with an impres- sive 4-for-5 performance with two runs and three RBI in the Longhorns’ season opener Friday night. Payton slowed down a bit on Saturday in the Longhorns’ loss but came out with an RBI in the effort. On Sunday, Payton had two hits, one run and another RBI. STOCK DOWNCorey Knebel: The Longhorns’ closer had a solid 2012 season but failed to impress against Sacramento State. Knebel came in as relief for Toller Boardman in game one but couldn’t clean up as he came out after giving up one run and one hit to just two batters. In game three, Kne- bel came in as relief again and gave up two hits with one run across two innings, including a solo homer in the ninth. Game 1: Starting pitcher Parker French dominated through seven innings of work. French only gave up three hits and no runs on the night. The Texas bullpen, however, couldn’t get it together in the eighth and gave up five runs in the inning. The Texas offense stayed solid posting a 6-0 lead before the eighth, finishing with 14 hits and six runs. Freshman C.J Hinojosa had three hits of his own and one RBI. The Longhorns won 6-5. Game 2: Starter Nathan Thornhill struggled on the mound throwing for 3.2 innings with six hits and four runs. The Hornets put up a 4-1 lead that the Longhorn offense was not able to overcome. The Longhorns fell 3-5 with nine hits. Game 3: A solid performance across the field. Dillon Peters threw seven innings with only two runs and five hits, though he gave up the first home run of the year, a solo shot over left field. The Texas offense was solid and steady throughout the game. Payton and Hino- josa each had strong at-bats and the Longhorns com- bined for 11 hits in the 6-3 win. GAME BREAKDOWNWhat’s NextThe Longhorns will face the University of Texas at Arlington for a mid-week game Tuesday at 6 p.m. at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The Mavericks swept Louisi- ana Tech at home this past weekend. —Sara Beth PurdyFussell led her team with a game-high 27 points but was unable to claim the victory even with McGee-Stafford recording her tenth double- double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds. The Longhorns noted 24 turnovers, nine of which were steals, which turned into 26 points for the Red Raiders. This was costly for Texas as it shot 51.1 percent from the floor but had to spend most of its time on defense. Payton, Horns take first seriesmuch improved day in the series finale, recording 11 hits and knocking Hornets starter Zach Morgan out of the game after just three innings. The Longhorns scored at least once in each of the first four innings Sunday, and head coach Augie Garrido be- lieved that this was important in allowing Peters to settle in to the game. “Any time a pitcher sits on the bench and watches the of- fense score runs, he feels a lot more confident and he doesn’t feel like if he gives up one run then he’s going to lose the game,” Garrido said. “When they go out there thinking they can’t give up a run is when they overpitch, walk guys and get out of rhythm.” Right fielder Mark Payton continued his hot hitting with a pair of hits, including an RBI single in the first inning to give Texas its first run. The ju- nior, who had seven hits in 12 at bats over the weekend, also added a triple to leadoff the third inning and scored on an RBI groundout by third base- man Madison Carter. The Longhorns scored two runs in the second in- ning on a pair of bunts by Weston Hall and Taylor Stell with runners on third base. Stell went 2-3 on the day with a stolen base and would add another RBI on a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning. Texas closer Corey Kne- bel picked up his first save of the season after pitching the eighth and ninth innings for the Longhorns. The right-hander, who failed to record an out in Friday’s game, allowed one run on a solo home run and struck out two batters. The Longhorns took the first game of the series 6-5 behind seven shutout in- nings from Parker French. Sacramento State won Sat- urday’s contest 5-3, as Texas struggled to find offensive consistency and saw starting pitcher Nathan Thornhill last just 3.2 innings. Texas’ next game comes Tuesday when they host UT Arlington at UFCU Disch- Falk Field at 6 p.m. The Mav- ericks swept Louisiana Tech in their season opening series over the weekend. DEBUTcontinues from page 6BASEBALL 8 L&Asports8Monday, February 18, 2013LOST IN THE PHOGYou cannot escape the noise inside Allen Fieldhouse, named in honor of former Kansas head coach Dr. Forrest C. “Phog” Allen. It is deafening. Everywhere you turn someone is screaming. When players are introduced the rafters shake and the walls shudder under the weight of endless sound. Every basket is cheered like it’s the game winner; every steal like it’s the game clincher; every block like it’s the record breaker—every dunk like it was a 10 out of 10. And it doesn’t help that Kansas can play basketball, too. 1. Kansas fans, some adorned with masks of U.S. Presidents, scream at Texas players during pre-game warm-ups. 4. Head coach Rick Barnes looks to the stands after calling a timeout. Barring a miraculous NCAA Tournament run, the Longhorns will miss the NCAA Tournament for the first time under Barnes. 2. Forward Connor Lammert lofts a shot over Kansas center Jeff Withey in the first half. With two blocks in the game, Withey broke the Big 12 record for career blocks, with 265.5. Point guard Myck Kabongo had a team-high 13 points (on 10 shots) in his second game back from suspension. Texas shot 21.8 percent, the worst percentage in school history for a Big 12 game. 3. Point guard Javan Felix looks for an opening under the basket. Felix played nine minutes with- out attempting a field goal and ended the game with one steal. 6. The sports page for The University Daily Kansan ran the headline “Kabongo is back” for its Friday issue. While the opposing team’s players are being introduced, fans pretend to read the paper and afterward tear it into shreds to throw into the air. 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Crop it out, or it’ll be the the shes for ya! t4 1 5 2 6 8 9 7 36 9 7 3 4 5 8 1 28 2 3 1 7 9 6 5 45 6 2 8 3 1 7 4 97 3 4 6 9 2 1 8 59 8 1 7 5 4 3 2 63 5 8 4 1 6 2 9 71 4 6 9 2 7 5 3 82 7 9 5 8 3 4 6 14 3 7 5 8 6 9 2 18 5 2 7 1 9 4 6 39 1 6 3 4 2 8 7 55 6 9 4 7 8 3 1 23 7 4 2 9 1 5 8 62 8 1 6 5 3 7 4 91 4 5 9 2 7 6 3 87 2 3 8 6 5 1 9 46 9 8 1 3 4 2 5 7 1 8 7 3 3 4 8 2 1 45 2 8 4 3 8 8 4 3 63 6 9 6 2 7 2 7 5 6 SUDOKUFORYOUSUDOKUFORYOU There is nothing like a horde of fit, motivated mara- thon runners washing over the city to make a person feel inadequate. Every year, thousands of marathon runners crowd the closed streets of Austin to trot around in shorts that display their muscular legs. They drive around in their vehicles with their 26.2 bumper stick- ers. They leave their granola crumbs all over the sidewalks, and worst of all, they manage to make all of us commoners, who are not capable of run- ning for four plus hours, feel completely inferior. It is like the marathon is strategically timed to occur right after I’ve all but forgotten my New Year’s Resolution to finally get into shape this year. Just as soon as I’ve rational- ized my decision to go ahead and order the pizza or bake the batch of cookies, in comes the army of marathoners to slap my rationale in the face. What is even the point behind running 26.2 miles anyway? Where is the big thrill behind running for hours on end? Who do we have to blame for this monstrosity? Apparently, the ancient Greeks came up with this one. The story goes that a courier named Phidippides ran from Marathon to Athens to an- nounce the Greek victory over Persia in the Battle of Mara- thon. The distance between the two cities was 26 miles, and thus was born one of the old- est and most insane forms of athletic competition. Don’t get me wrong — the marathon runners deserve a lot of respect; the marathon is a grueling process. Most pre-race training programs begin months in advance, and a few of those hopeful trainees suffer in- juries during the training process and don’t even get to compete in the race. There are also those who do manage to complete the intense training process and head out to the course on race day in their new running spandex only to hit the infamous runner’s wall midway through the race. Of course there are plenty of people who do actually complete the training and fin- ish the race. To these people, I ask a simple question: Why? Why the months of early Saturday morning runs? Why the evenings spent with your legs in a tub of ice water? Why the hundreds of dol- lars spent on running shoes and horribly unflattering running clothes? Is all of this really for an oval-shaped sticker you can put on the back of your car, to make the rest of us feel inadequate in your mighty presence? Speaking as someone who has no intention of ever run- ning a marathon, I do not un- derstand the logic behind this madness. I understand that it’s all for a good cause, but can’t I just raise $500 to sit around and watch Netflix all day? When there’s a bumper sticker for 26.2 hours of Net- flix watched, I’ll be the first to stick it on the back of my car. For decades, jumping out of flying aircrafts and diving toward earth has been a neces- sity for the military and, more recently, an adrenaline sport for civilians. But for those who have a fear of heights, plum- meting toward the ground at terminal velocity is out of the question. That’s where the newly opened iFly Austin comes into play. An experiment originally intended for hardcore skydiv- ing enthusiasts, iFly Austin al- lows participants, regardless of age or experience level, the op- portunity to experience a sim- ulated free-fall sensation. They tout that anyone is welcome to “fly,” from ages 3 to 103.” What started as a method to train experienced skydiv- ers eventually became a tour- ist and family attraction Stuart Wallock, chief marketing offi- cer and UT alumnus, said. “The dream came from a bunch of skydivers,” Wallock said. “Every time you pack a parachute and go up in the plane, you only have about 45 seconds of free fall to do all the formations and movements before you have to pull your parachute. The idea was that we need to build a tunnel that blows the same speed ... That was the dream.” The Austin-based company opened its first location in Or- lando in 1997 and has grown to include 19 locations across America and abroad. The newly opened iFly Austin is the company’s most recent ad- dition, opening its doors just over a month ago. “It’s been packed ever since,” Wallock said. “We figured it was finally time to build a lo- cation here. Austin is home for us.” Throughout the duration of a beginner flight, about one minute depending on the package purchased, an experi- enced instructor remains with students in the tunnel. These instructors give signals to stu- dents to help them maneuver their bodies correctly to fly in the tunnel. “How you fly all depends on your body type, no two people are going to fly exactly the same,” instructor Javier Ser- rano said. “We observe how you move in the wind, and help you make adjustments to your body position to help you fly comfortably.” For instructors it’s a fine science, observing flyers and helping them create lift. In a wind tunnel with average speeds of 115 miles per hour for beginners, students may not be focused on maintain- ing the posture taught in the preceding class. Even slight adjustments in the hands and feet alter the movement of the flyer, sending them up or down in the tunnel, or veer- ing off toward the glass. But that’s what the instructors are there for: maintaining a sense of safety and stability, pulling wayward flyers back into a comfortable range. It’s physically tiring, too: holding the body a certain way in wind speeds of more than a hundred miles an hour forces the muscles to work against the force of the wind, providing a small workout in the process. Still, iFly says that regardless of age or ability, just about anyone can have a good time. “Our first priority is safety, but definitely a very close sec- ond is having fun,” Wallock said. “The best part is being able to see people have a good time. Especially those who think they can’t do it, like older flyers or people with disabilities, see- ing them in there having a great time, that’s what makes this really awesome.” If professor Gerhardt Zim- mermann had a choice, he would play second base for the Cincinnati Reds. Polio knocked the wind out of that. But then again, until his first rehearsal after making second trumpet for Bowling Green State University as a fresh- man, he had never heard a full live orchestra. “When I heard the strings, a light bulb went off,” Zimmer- mann said. “That changed my life, to hear all of the additional orchestral colors was just not the same. It was like going from a 24 crayon box to a 64 crayon box. All those other colors. That’s when I decided I wanted to be a conductor: an orchestral conductor.” Because he contracted polio when he was seven years old, Zimmermann wears two leg braces, but he doesn’t let that get in the way of his work. Like most conductors, he sits during rehearsals and stands during concerts, but Zim- mermann said the most diffi- cult part of being a conductor with a disability is getting over the prejudice. “The problem is that people will look at a person with dis- abilities and they decide what they can do or not,” Zimmer- mann said. “Nobody decides that for me. I decide that.” Roger Myers, professor of viola and chairman of strings division at UT, said that Zim- mermann has a tested knowl- edge from a career of conduct- ing symphony orchestras. “He teaches through his conducting itself so as you watch it, you’re also watch- ing someone who conveys his authority through the end of his baton,” Myers said. “It’s completely demonstra- tive without using words. When he uses words, he has a sense of immense knowl- edge behind what he says and he can tell students what he wants quickly and he doesn’t need to talk to get his point across.” Meredith Riley, who com- pleted her bachelor’s degree at UT and is now pursu- ing an artist degree in violin performance, referenced a speech that famous violinist David Kim once gave about how even the best performer needs to be a good person to be successful. “I think that speaks volumes about a lot of musicians, but for ‘Z’ especially because I’m sure that there were good can- didates that came up for the job, and despite polio, despite whatever, despite age, the [re- ality was] that ‘Z’ got the job,” Riley said. In her five years studying under Zimmermann, Riley said that she has never thought of him as disabled. “And that’s probably be- cause he’s such a good con- ductor,” Riley said. “I know ‘Z’ used to want to be a baseball player when he was a kid, so I guess, in a weird way, him get- ting polio as a kid was a really great thing for the music world rather than him becoming a baseball player. You want to be an all-star but instead you’re a rock star.” Zimmermann is one of the main reasons that Riley returned after receiving her undergraduate degree. “If he’s really into some- thing, and it’s an exciting thing, he’ll even start to do a little dance on the podium,” she said. “‘Z’ will usually say, ‘If you can see the whites of my eyes when I look at you, that means play out.’ I don’t think I’ll ever have a conduc- tor like him again, that you can just joke with, that can just joke about himself, and make mistakes and not feel bad about it.” Riley recalled one time during a concert when Zimmermann’s arm got stuck in the air while he was conducting. “He just turned around [and] said, ‘I just recently got shots in my arm.’ In this situ- ation, there are 4000 things you can do,” Riley said. “The thing that was amazing to me was that he let everybody know what was going on, mid- concert, which was something I had never experienced be- fore. I was amazed with his knowledge of how to commu- nicate with a crowd.” Zimmermann said that classical musicians need to break down the wall between themselves and their audienc- es because walking onstage, smiling and simply playing doesn’t work anymore. “You need to sell the human- ity of the art itself,” he said. “The more conductors and artists that can do that, the better off classical music is going to be.” Zimmermann said there’s no greater thing in the world to a musician than a concert that seems to exceed expectations. “The music says so much more to me and for me, so much more than words could ever say,” he said. “[Music] takes me far away from any sense of having a disability whatsoever. You can experi- ence so many different emo- tions just by listening to music. And to be conducting it in front of an orchestra and all of that sound is coming to you. It’s unbelievable. I don’t need anything, really, but this.” 10 L&AKelsey McKinney, Life & Arts Editor Life & Arts10Monday, February 18, 2013Professor orchestrates inspirationBy Juhie ModiMarshall Nolen | Daily Texan Staff Professor Gerhardt Zimmermann, conductor for the University of Texas student orchestra, continually fights through the physical limitations of contracting polio at age seven. CITYBy Alexandra HartBUSINESSiFly offers skydiving for all agesiFLY AUSTINWhen: Sunday to Thursday, 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. Friday to Saturday, 9 a.m. – 11 p.m. Where: 13265 North US 183, Suite AHow Much: First time fliers, packages anywhere from $59.95 – $249.95Illustration by Darien Chen | Daily Texan Staff Marathoners make mind raceCAMPUSBy Hannah SmothersDaily Texan Columnist Shweta GulatiDaily Texan StaffAntonia Murphy tries out indoor skydiving in the newly opened Austin based company iFly Austin. The com- pany attracts people from all age groups and participants are guided by an experienced instructor.