The Senate of College Councils showed unanimous support Thursday for legisla- tion to limit the powers of university system boards of regents across the state and elected a new president after the previous president-elect resigned earlier this month. A bill filed in the Texas Senate would amend state laws to allocate all duties and responsibilities not specifically granted to uni- versity systems or govern- ing boards to the individual institutions of that system. The resolution passed minutes after Student Re- gent Ashley Purgason spoke to the Student Sen- ate regarding the regents’ relationship to UT, among other topics. The vote also came one day after the UT System Board of Regents voted 4-3 to conduct a new external review of the UT Law School Foundation’s relationship with UT as part of an on- going investigation of the foundation. In 2011, Powers instructed Larry Sager, then The kaleidoscopic blur of neon-colored apparel and partying that is Roundup will commence this weekend. Officials overseeing the Greek-oriented event are bracing for the weekend’s festivities, implementing safety initiatives that will facilitate responsible deci- sion-making and keep high school students away from alcohol. Following several safety initiatives carried out for Roundup 2012, the In- terfraternity and University Panhellenic councils distrib- uted 20,000 identification wristbands over the course of three days. Edwin Qian, a manage- ment information systems junior and member of the IFC, said the wristbands are distributed to prevent high school students from par- ticipating and Roundup is not a recruiting event for Greek organizations. “If you have a UT ID, we scan it to verify your identi- ty,” Qian said. “The scanners we use are hooked up to the UT student database to make sure people don’t get more than one wristband.” Qian said students from all universities can attend Roundup as long as they present valid ID. Donald James McNamara, a finance junior and presi- dent of the IFC, said Round- up is not hosted by the IFC or UPC. Rather, all Roundup events are planned by indi- vidual Greek organizations. The IFC, UPC and Office of the Dean of Students partner to curb high school student attendance and assure the safety of participants. “Each individual fraternity is responsible for managing all as- pects of their Roundup events, including attendance policy, event safety and risk manage- ment,” McNamara said. McNamara said the IFC has not made arrangements with law enforcement, but has hired third-party compa- nies to deal with security and first response. “We have not been in con- tact with the Austin Police Department, and Roundup is out of UTPD’s jurisdiction,” McNamara said, “but we do have our own EMS and am- bulance on call for the week- end, just in case anything goes wrong.” A $25 million donation is going to give business gradu- ate students another place to study and everyone else a new place to park. Dallas businessman and UT alumnus Robert B. Rowl- ing and his family donated $25 million to construct a graduate school building for the McCombs School of Business, UT President Wil- liam Powers Jr. announced Thursday. The University is naming the building Rowl- ing Hall and will build it at the corner of Martin Lu- ther King Jr. Boulevard and Guadalupe Street. “Texas is the best place in the country to do business, and we hope this gift will encourage the best and the brightest to come to Austin to get their MBAs and be part of the phenomenon that is Texas,” Rowling said in a statement. Set to open in 2017, the 458,000-square-foot building will cost about $155 million to construct, of which $58.25 million will come from pri- vate gifts including Rowlings’ $25 million, which kicks off the fundraising campaign. Along with housing the business school’s graduate programs, the new building will also expand the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center’s ability to hosts conferences. Business school Dean Thomas Gilligan said Rowl- ing Hall will help students by providing more space that is innovative and up-to-date. “With respects to our peer groups, they all have build- ings that are much newer than ours,” Gilligan said. “So it helps us compete for students.” Gilligan said the current facilities UT has are nice, but they were built several decades ago. He said the spaces a university has to offer does play into appli- cants’ decision to choose one program over another. “Graduate students spend a lot of time in these build- ings,” Gilligan said. “They just don’t go to class and then go home.” The new building will also supply more parking at UT. Rowling Hall will come with a parking garage, expected to add 525 parking spaces. UT’s Parking and Transportation Services is paying the $15.5 million construction cost for the parking garage. 1Friday, March 22, 2013@thedailytexanfacebook.com/dailytexanThe Daily TexanServing the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900dailytexanonline.com INSIDENEWSFaculty will vote Monday to determine whether students will receive a fall break at Hogg Memorial Audito- rium. PAGE 2Author T.C. Boyle does a reading from “The Lie” in event hosted by the Michener Center for Writers. PAGE 5SPORTSErwin Center to play host to NCAA Tourna- ment games despite the Longhorns being left out of the Big Dance. PAGE 8Powerhouse pitching duo highlights Texas softball’s weekend series with Baylor. PAGE 8Despite solid pitch- ing performances this season, the Texas baseball team is still struggling to push across runs. PAGE 8LIFE&ARTSPrimal Beats brings differing musical backgrounds together, creating semi-cohesive tunes. PAGE 12What is today’s reason to party? SEE COMICS PAGE 10UT Senate supports legislation to limit system regents’ powersUNIVERSITYWEST CAMPUSStrict safety effortscontinue for RoundupBy Joshua FechterPearce Murphy | Daily Texan StaffStudent Regent Ashley Purgason expresses her dedication to the students and the University as a whole during a Student Senate meeting Thursday evening. By Alberto LongUNIVERSITYUT alumnus donates to graduate business buildingBy Bobby BlanchardSAFETY continues on page 2GRAD continues on page 2SENATE continues on page 2More than 80 years ago, Anna Hiss, UT’s director of physical training, toured gymnasiums across the country to come up with the perfect plan for a women’s gym. Today, as the University explores repurposing the gym, individuals across campus are still advocating to lessen inequity between men and women. OPINION | We Asked: Gender equality on campus? | p. 4NEWS | A look at gender equity among UT faculty | p. 5SPORTS | Women’s sports deserve more attention | p. 6LIFE&ARTS | Orange Jackets’ Week of Women | p. 6Illustration by Colin Zelinski | Daily Texan Staff While working in the stu- dio, architecture students may also brainstorm about how to better their school and their community. Students in a new organi- zation called Student Voice aim to promote urban im- provements on campus and in Austin. “We want this to be a last- ing mission — all of us are studying abroad next year, so we really need people of different majors and years to keep it going,” architecture junior Barron Peper said. Architecture senior Pat- rick McGovern said he and a couple of other students were talking about architecture professor Sinclair Black’s idea of renovating the Drag and realized West Campus was not as community-based and cultural as it could be. Peper said students study- ing architecture learn a lot about city projects, but Stu- dent Voice is an outlet for them to actually apply what they learn. The group is organizing an event to raise awareness of its first project to renovate the Drag. Peper said mem- bers of Student Voice will mark with chalk or balloons where they envision trees and other improvements and compile a video of inter- views of people’s visions of the Drag on March 29. “It’s basically a very visual, interactive movement to get people to know about this,” Peper said. The group discussed how it would answer questions about the project and point- ed out that homelessness is a common question that occurs in discussions about the Drag. Peper said home- lessness and improving the Drag are two separate issues. There are also classes in the urban studies program with projects to improve Austin, said architecture and market- ing senior Catalina Padilla. 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All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. The column titled “Joint degrees add options,” which ran March 21, incorrectly said students in the College of Natural Sciences are not allowed to have minors. CNS students, with the exception of students earling either a BA in Astronomy or a BA in Physics, are not allowed to minor in CNS subjects. 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 125News2Friday, March 22, 2013Jonathan Garza | Daily Texan StaffUnicyclists A.J. Greig and Dane Daweson ride around the UT Tower’s plaza. FRAMES | FEAtuREd photo Students call for Drag renovationsFall break vote venue relocates to HoggNEWS BRIEFLYCITYJeri Baker, assistant director of Parking and Transportation Services, said this is how parking garages at UT are nor- mally paid for. Baker said the planning process is still early and many details are not available, but she said she is excited about the project. “Any spaces that we can add to our inventory will definitely assist those that desire to come to campus,” Baker said. UT acquired some of the land for the project from Players restaurant in April 2012 in a transac- tion through the McCombs School of Business Founda- tion. The foundation pur- chased the land for $3 mil- lion cash and a lease valued at $1 million and sold it to the University for about $2.5 million. By law, the University cannot purchase property above the appraised value. In addition to the $58.2 million from private dona- tions, the building will be funded by tuition-backed bonds from the UT System, Parking and Transportation Services and the AT&T Ex- ecutive Education and Con- ference Center, Gilligan said. Andrianna Frinzi, a communication studies ju- nior and spokeswoman for the UPC, said individual or- ganizations must meet IFC and UPC safety standards. “There is hired security that will handle the front door at events,” McNa- mara said. “They will be asking students to pres- ent the IFC wristband. If there’s alcohol present at the event, then there will be someone issuing age- verified wristbands.” However, not all orga- nizations participating in Roundup will be throw- ing parties. Ryan Lohm- ann, a civil engineering senior and member of the faith-based Beta Up- silon Chi, said his frater- nity will distribute water bottles to Roundup par- ticipants on the corner of 25th and Pearl streets. Taylor Villarreal, a jour- nalism sophomore who will attend her first Round- up this year, said she is not worried about safety. “I know that Roundup has a reputation for being fun and very neon... and crazy, very crazy,” Villar- real said. “A lot of events are during the day, so I’m not concerned. It’s in West Campus, and I live pretty close. I have a lot of friends here, so a lot of people that are out I already know.” dean of the School of Law, to resign as dean after Sager received a forgivable loan of $500,000 from the founda- tion. Sager still holds a faculty position in the Law School. An internal audit of the foun- dation conducted by System General Counsel Barry Burg- dorf, who resigned earlier this month, found that the loan was conducted in an inappro- priate manner. Michael Morton, Senate of College Councils outgoing president, said the investiga- tion into the foundation was valid but the ongoing con- flict between the regents and Powers is “petty.” “At some point, we need to all realize this is not the best interest of students if we’re just spending money trying to dig up information so we can settle a political grudge or what have you,” Morton said. The Senate will send the resolution to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, House Speaker Joe Straus and higher educa- tion leaders in both houses of the Texas Legislature. Purgason, who was not present at Wednesday’s re- gents’ meeting and is not a voting member, told the Sen- ate that she stands by her fel- low regents’ decision to con- duct the additional audit. “I want to be very, very clear that everyone on the board, and I do mean ev- erybody, loves this campus dearly,” Purgason said. “Tru- ly, we have your best interests at heart. I realize that some- times it seems that there are tensions or you’re not being put first, but I promise you that every action that’s taken is done out of the love for this University.” Also during the meeting, the Senate elected Andrew Clark, international relations and global studies and his- tory senior, as the new presi- dent in a special election. Clark replaced Ryan Hirsch as president-elect after Hirsch resigned earlier this month. Clark said he would priori- tize staffing the five members of the Senate’s executive board and 16 committee chairs be- fore he and his fellow officers take office April 18. “There’s a lot of lost time to make up for,” Clark said. The general faculty meet- ing to vote on a fall break proposal on Monday will now be held in the Hogg Memorial Auditorium in- stead of the Student Activity Center auditorium. At least 366 voting fac- ulty members must be pres- ent Monday to vote on the fall break proposal, which would give students and faculty two days off near the end of October beginning next fall. The special meeting was set after 59 faculty members petitioned in opposition to the proposal, forcing a full faculty vote after the Faculty Council initially voted in fa- vor of it in January. Only 25 petitions were needed to call the meeting. Many professors ex- pressed concerns about los- ing class time for required labs in natural science class- es, which might require class restructuring or less lab time. The current proposal would also push the start of classes two days earlier, to Aug. 25. —Christine AyalaJonathan Garza | Daily Texan StaffArchitecture junior Barron Peper informs the rest of the Student Voice members about their plans to renovate the Drag on Thursday afternoon. By Amanda VoellerSAFETYcontinues from page 1GRADcontinues from page 1SENATEcontinues from page 1check outONLINEstoriesvideosphoto galleriesdailytexanonline.com JERUSALEM — Insist- ing “peace is possible,” President Barack Obama on Thursday prodded both Israelis and Palestinians to return to long-stalled ne- gotiations with few, if any, pre-conditions, softening his earlier demands that Israel stop building settlements in disputed territory. The president made his appeal just hours after rockets fired from Hamas- controlled Gaza landed in a southern Israeli border town, a fresh reminder of the severe security risks and tensions that have stymied peace efforts for decades. Obama, on his second day in the Middle East, shuttled between Jerusalem and Ramallah, reaching out to the public as well as po- litical leaders. He offered no new policies or plans for reopening peace talks but urged both sides to “think anew” about the intractable conflict and break out of the “formulas and habits that have blocked progress for so long.” The deep disputes divid- ing the Israelis and Palestin- ians have remained much the same over the years, and include deciding the status of Jerusalem, defining bor- ders and resolving refugee issues. Palestinians have been particularly incensed over Israeli settlements in disputed territories, and the Israelis’ continued con- struction has also drawn the condemnation of the United States and other nations. In a notable shift, Obama did not repeat his adminis- tration’s previous demands that Israel halt construction. Instead he urged the Pales- tinians to stop using the dis- agreement as an “excuse” to avoid talks. Obama was awarded Is- rael’s Medal of Distinction Thursday night during a lavish dinner. He is the first sitting U.S. president to receive Israel’s highest civilian honor. W&N 3 Eating Healthy + Having Fun = Healthy Survivorship CARE BEYOND CANCER SUMMIT II: For Young Adult Cancer Survivors When April 6, 2013 11:30 am - 5:00 pmWHERE Casa De Luz 1701 Toomey Road Austin, TX 78704 Registration http://seton.net/aya Contact Christopher Hamilton cmhamilton@seton.org 512-324-1000 ext. 18211Free Vegetarian Lunch Cancer Survivor and Advocacy Groups Healthy Cooking DemosTips on Being More Active Video Story Booth Drawings & Prizespresented bySara Reinsch, Wire Editor World & Nation3Friday, March 22, 2013NEWS BRIEFLYPablo Martinez Monsivais | Associated PressPresident Barack Obama and Israeli President Shimon Peres toast after Obama received the Israeli Medal of Distinction from Peres Thursday during a State Dinner at the president’s residence in Jerusalem. Obama talks peace abroadUniverse 13.8 billion years oldAP Photo/ESA, Planck Collaboration via NASA This image released Thursday by the European Space Agency and Planck Collaboration shows the afterglow of the Big Bang as detected by the ESA’s Planck space probe. Charles Rex Arbogas | Associated PressA lone student walks outside Lafayette Elementary School in Chicago on Thursday with a poster asking that the school not be closed. PARIS — A new ex- amination of what is es- sentially the universe’s birth certificate allows astronomers to tweak the age, girth and speed of the cosmos, more secure in their knowledge of how it evolved, what it’s made of and its ultimate fate. Sure, the universe sud- denly seems to be show- ing its age, now calculated at 13.8 billion years — 80 million years older than scientists had thought. It’s got about 3 percent more girth — technically it’s more matter than mysteri- ous dark energy — and it is expanding about 3 percent more slowly. But with all that comes the wisdom for human- ity. Scientists seem to have gotten a good handle on the Big Bang and what hap- pened just afterward, and may actually understand a bit more about the cosmic question of how we are where we are. All from a baby picture of fossilized light and sound. The snapshot from a European satellite had sci- entists from Paris to Wash- ington celebrating a cos- mic victory of knowledge Thursday — basic precepts that go back all the way to Einstein and relativity. The Planck space tele- scope mapped back- ground radiation from the early universe — now cal- culated at about 13.8 bil- lion years old. The results bolstered a key theory called “infla- tion,” which says the uni- verse burst from subatomic size to its vast expanse in a fraction of a second just after the Big Bang that cre- ated the cosmos. Planck shows that infla- tion is proving to be the best explanation for what happened just after the Big Bang, but that doesn’t mean it is the right the- ory or that it even comes close to resolving all the outstanding problems in the theory, said George Efstathiou, director of the Kavli Institute for Cosmol- ogy at the University of Cambridge. Efstathiou an- nounced the Planck find- ings in Paris. The map of the universe’s evolution — in sound echoes and fossilized light going back billions of years — reinforces some predic- tions made decades ago solely on the basis of math- ematical concepts. Physicist Sean Carroll of the California Institute of Technology called it “a big pat on the back for our un- derstanding of the universe.” The $900 million Planck space telescope, launched in 2009, is named for the German physicist Max Planck, the originator of quantum physics. It has spent 15 1/2 months map- ping the sky, examining so-called light fossils and sound echoes from the Big Bang by looking at back- ground radiation. Chicago to close schools to address large deficitCHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools officials said Thursday they plan to close 54 schools in an effort to address a $1 billion bud- get shortfall and improve a struggling educational sys- tem — a plan that drew the ire of parents and teachers. District CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel say the closures are necessary because too many CPS build- ings are half-empty. The na- tion’s third-largest district, CPS has about 403,000 stu- dents but has seats for more than 500,000, officials say. But opponents say the clo- sures will disproportionately affect minority children and endanger students who may have to cross gang boundar- ies to attend school. The plan will affect about 30,000 students, CPS offi- cials said. They say money being spent to keep under- utilized schools open could be better used to educate students elsewhere. CPS, the nation’s third-largest school district, now has 681 schools. Chicago is among several major U.S. cities, includ- ing Philadelphia, Washing- ton and Detroit to use mass school closures to reduce costs and offset declining en- rollment. Detroit has closed more than 130 schools since 2005, including more than 40 in 2010 alone. Because some schools have more than one build- ing, a total of 61 structures will be closed. In addition to the 54 school closures, students at 11 other schools will be “co-located” with ex- isting schools. Six schools have been targeted for aca- demic interventions known as “turnaround.” CPS says the plan will save the district $560 million over 10 years in capital costs and an additional $43 million per year in operating costs. By Julie PaceAssociated PressBy Jason Keyser & Sara BurnettAssociated PressBy Lori Hinnant & Seth BorensteinAssociated PressBatman story runs on Vatican websiteVATICAN CITY — One of the Vatican’s main Twit- ter accounts and the web- site of its communications office were running stories about Batman on Thursday with the headline “Holy Switcheroo! Batman has grown bitter, more venge- ful with the years” — rais- ing concerns they might have been hacked. But two Vatican offi- cials said the site hadn’t been hacked, and that the reason for the unusual posting was an “internal system failure.” Monsignor Paul Tighe, the No. 2 in the Vatican’s social communications office, said the office’s website, runs stories about communications issues, and once a story is posted, it generates an automatic tweet. Civil unions signed into law in ColoradoDENVER — Civil unions for gay couples got the governor’s sig- nature in Colorado on Thursday, punctuating a dramatic turnaround in a state where voters banned same-sex mar- riage in 2006 and re- stricted protections for gays two decades ago. Cheers erupted as Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the bill during a ceremony at the History Colorado Center near the state Capitol. Dozens of gay couples and others looked on, with many chanting “Equal! Equal!” Colorado will join eight states that have civil unions or similar laws. Nine states and the Dis- trict of Columbia allow gay marriage. The law takes effect May 1. Libya to ask Egypt for regime membersCAIRO — An Egyptian security official says a Lib- yan intelligence delega- tion has arrived in Egypt to negotiate the handover of wanted members of the former dictator Moam- mar Gadhafi’s regime. The official says the delegation that arrived Thursday brought a new list of 88 names. The visit comes two days after a former top aide to Gadhafi, Ahmed Qaddaf al-Dam, was ar- rested by Egyptian au- thorities in his home for his involvement in the Gadhafi regime. Last year, Libya asked Egypt to hand over nearly 40 former members of the Gadhafi regime. Mom pulls daughter into dollar store fightUPPER DARBY, Pa. — Police say a Philadelphia- area woman returned to a dollar store where she’d been banned and pepper- sprayed employees who tried to escort her out be- fore giving the can to her 7-year-old daughter and asking her to continue the fight. Upper Darby police say 27-year-old Delaina Gar- ling went to the Family Dol- lar Store on Monday, a place she’d been banned from for alleged theft. When em- ployees tried to escort her out, police say she doused them with pepper spray. Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood says after employees tackled Garling, she handed the can to her daughter and said: “You know what to do, baby. Spray it!” Chit- wood says the girl never used the spray. — Compiled from Associated Press reports How many times have you had a soda, eaten a packet of chips or grabbed a donut and thought, “It’s just this once,” or, “It’s not going to kill me,” or, “There’s no other option, really”? According to Jester City Limits and Jester City Mar- ket sales reports, all four of those items were among the top 20 best-selling items in Jester in October 2012. In that month alone, customers bought a total of 10,703 cookies, 13,310 Krispy Kreme donuts, 9,082 packets of chips (not including French fries) and 3,451 sodas just at Jester. Add in 10,734 burgers, 7,791 orders of fries and 8,357 ham sausages and you have a total of 48,012 unhealthy foods in one month — almost enough to feed every single stu- dent at UT. That’s a lot of junk food, particularly for a campus that’s often cited as one of the healthiest in the country. In fact, according to a 2012 report by health and fitness news site Greatist, UT is the nation’s seventh healthiest university. So, why don’t the sales report data support this rank- ing? And how can we discourage students from buying so much junk food? Perhaps acknowledging how quickly these calories add up is a good place to start. Regardless of the availability of health items sold at places like JCL and Kin’s Market, it’s ultimately up to students to make re- sponsible choices when grabbing a bite to eat on campus. Krispy Kreme donuts are one of the most popular unhealthy foods sold at campus eateries. Each Krispy Kreme plain sugar donut has 190 calories, over 50 of which are calories from fat. That’s 11 grams of fat per donut — five grams of which come from saturated fat. And the 13,310 JCL and JCM donuts purchased in October 2012 pack a grand total of 146,410 grams of fat. That’s over 322 pounds of fat. Since fat is less dense than water and there are eight pounds of water to a gal- lon, that’s 40.25 gallons of fat, the equivalent of 40 milk jugs of liquid fat. Think of that next time you’re about to buy a seemingly innocuous fried donut. Speaking of liquid calories, students would do well to remember that sugary drinks are the greatest source of calories in the American diet, as they pro- vide more than 7 percent of daily calories on aver- age according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest. In fact, a recent study by Harvard University researchers links sugary drinks to 180,000 deaths a year worldwide. The worst part about these food items is that they lack nutritional value. Food is fuel. The least we all deserve from our food is that it fills us up — and that’s something that donuts, chips, sodas and other popu- lar junk foods don’t do. So next time you reach for that donut in JCL or that bag of chips at Kin’s Market, stop and think — and then reach for a shiny red apple instead. Malik is a Plan II and business honors program freshman from Austin. Over the past several weeks, five UT students have made it their mission to increase awareness on campus about the national debt. Through tabling, flyering and inces- sant social networking, the group has been competing in Up to Us, a competition organized by The Peter G. Peterson Foundation, the Clinton Global Initiative University and Net Impact, a nonprofit organization promoting activism among business students and professionals. The competition pits teams of students from 12 universities against each other and aims to “en- gage students across the country in addressing our federal govern- ment’s long term debt,” according to the initiative’s website. But while you don’t need to be an economist to understand that the growth of our national debt is unsustainable, this campaign fails to bring us any closer to an actual solution to the national debt crisis. More often than not, awareness campaigns just don’t solve prob- lems. Don’t get me wrong — an awareness campaign can be very effective for issues that don’t get the attention they deserve. But for larger, better-known issues such as breast cancer, awareness has turned into an empty marketing juggernaut that contributes little to an actual solution. Our federal government’s fiscal situation is a huge issue that certainly isn’t un- derappreciated; just look at how much attention the media has fo- cused on the sequester recently. In fact, the national debt isn’t even something that lends itself to a simplistic and easily communicated understanding. Debt is necessary to maintain a functioning economy. It simply isn’t the same as avoidable credit card debt, as Up to Us advo- cates are suggesting. I spoke with UT’s Up to Us team leader Hamid Poorsafar, and he ex- plained that for him, the goal is to start a productive dialogue about the issue and change the direction of the fiscal debt problem. “Young people will be among those most affected by potential effects of the long-term federal debt,” he told me, “and yet they are the least involved in the discussion.” Poorsafar and his teammates are working to raise students’ awareness of the issue, “so that the next generation of leaders begins to engage on the issue and have a voice in the matter.” But as I see it, there are only two real ways to ease the national debt: Congress can cut government spending (which will upset liber- als) or raise revenues (which will upset conservatives). Congress needs to act, and there’s nothing that awareness can do to make that happen, especially since the main- stream media already covers the is- sue so heavily. Poorsafar agrees that this is the solution. As he explains, “a com- bination of spending cuts and in- creases in tax revenue is the only [way] to deal with our year-to-year fiscal deficit.” That is precisely my point. The only way that we will see those spending cuts and rev- enue increases is if Congress acts, and awareness just can’t do any- thing to make that happen. The national debt is a serious issue, and unfortunately, awareness just isn’t the answer. Nikolaides is a Spanish and govern- ment senior from Cincinnati, Ohio. 4A OpinionEditor-in-Chief Susannah JacobOpinion4Friday, March 22, 2013GALLERYSimplifying Up to UsLEGALESE | 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. We Asked: Gender equality? THE QUESTION: DO YOU THINK WOMEN ARE EQUAL TO MEN ON THIS CAMPUS? Eat, drink, but listen upAmil MalikDaily Texan Columnist Eric NikolaidesDaily Texan Columnist I am a feminist, so naturally I always think that women are equal. But whether or not women are treated equally and viewed as being equal is a completely different story. I think that as in most other arenas and other parts of society, women on this campus are suffering from this notion that the women’s movement is over, feminism is something that is behind us, we should be equal now. It’s a birthright for people born in the ‘90s, like college students were. Women know that they are entitled to equality, but that assumes that we receive equality and equal treatment, and I don’t think that we do. Look at pay inequity, for example. — Jenny KutnerPlan II and women’s and gender studies senior from HoustonI think that the UT campus does a really good job regarding gender equality. As far as I can tell, it seems like there is total equality, both among the student body, and then the faculty — just every- body around campus. I think UT does a really good job. — Zach FineComputer science sophomore from Seattle, Wash. I don’t feel that anyone is going to come at me and tell me that I am less than a man, at least not seri- ously. I don’t feel that the University is going to get behind that opinion. But I feel like the culture of the University definitely makes me feel that way. I see it in my classes. I see the way that male students are called on more than female students. I see the way that women are kind of pushed in certain directions, and bad behavior is sanctioned and the way rape culture happens. I feel like all of these things combined make me feel that I’m just less valuable as a female student. I don’t feel that my education is considered as valuable. — Ginger YachinichSocial work and women’s and gender studies junior from San AntonioI think we definitely have come a long way. I definitely think there are still things that need to be done, but I think it’s good that they’re spreading awareness about how women’s roles have changed in society and what we’re doing now to improve. — Danielle FensonInternational relations sophomore from HoustonWell I don’t know if they’re necessarily equal, but they’re coming back in a definite way. In the 1970s, at least, here on campus it was much more disparate than it is now. And currently, not only do women outnumber men here, but by far, at least in my observation, some of the smartest people — if not all of the smartest people — I know on cam- pus are women. — Alan McQuinnPublic relations senior from Arlington, Va. As far as the issue of women’s pay, I wouldn’t be surprised if overall they were paid less, or in cer- tain positions. I don’t think it can be too obvious for it to be successful in the effect of doing that, because then obviously we would all know about it and hear about it and there would be an uproar. I’m sure what happens is that smaller amounts of it [pay inequality] happen, which is unequal. Now, I do think more women overall may be — I don’t know about this campus, but I think they are getting more degrees and have more influence, as far as numbers go, so that could balance that out. As far as respect and everything else goes, I think women are treated somewhat equally on campus, but again that’s hard to tell. You’d have to really dig in. So if I had to sum up, I would say yes, overall it’s equal, but you can look at certain individual cases where it certainly isn’t. — Kevin HipplerEnglish senior from CenterThe only way we will see spending cuts and reve- nue increases is if Con- gress acts, and aware- ness can’t do anything to make that happen. ‘‘ Author T. Coraghessan Boyle is no stranger to read- ing stories aloud, and Thurs- day night he shared some stories of his own at the Ap- plied Computational Engi- neering and Sciences Build- ing. Boyle, who is an English professor at the University of Southern California, has written 23 books of fiction, one of which won an award for best novel in 1988. At the talk, Boyle read from one of his short sto- ries titled “The Lie” and an- swered questions from the audience afterward. “My love of reading sto- ries aloud comes from two sources. One of them is my mother,” Boyle said. Boyle also credits a grade-school teacher for inspiring his love of reading. Boyle first discussed his most recent novel, “San Miguel,” which is named for a small barren island located off the coast of Southern California. Boyle said he gained inspiration for “San Miguel” in part from the island’s proxim- ity to his home near Santa Barbara, Calif. “The subjects I choose of- ten have to do with the en- vironment and how we ap- proach it,” Boyle said. The novel is told entirely from the viewpoint of wom- en, and Boyle said he want- ed to write a straightforward and realistic novel without sarcasm or irony. After reading “The Lie,” Boyle shared his experienc- es researching past stories. “You just need to know. Some stories you need to know more than others, but you just need to know,” Boyle said. “Every story finds its own voice in its own way.” The talk was hosted by the Michener Center for Writers, a three-year mas- ter’s writing program at UT-Austin. Radio-television-film se- nior Malina Panovich said she attended because she is a fan of Boyle. “He’s such an entertaining presenter,” Panovich said. “Every answer had a little quip with it.” She said it was exciting to see Boyle in person af- ter reading his novels and stories and said the event provided an opportuni- ty to introduce others to Boyle’s work. “Meeting the actual per- son inspires something that reading about them can’t,” Panovich said. Kristen Henderson, a psy- chology student at Austin Community College, said it was surreal to see Boyle in person, but relieving to see that he has experiences just like other people. Hen- derson said it is important for students to attend talks by speakers like Boyle be- cause they can learn from their advice. “I think it’s nice for schools to put things like this together, because it leaves these people open to students,” Hendersen said. NEWS 5a real world job to jump-start a real world careerThe largest college media agency in the nation, Texas Student Media, is looking for a few goal-drivencollege students to work in our Advertising department! 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Coraghessan Boyle signs one of his books for a fan Thursday afternoon after finishing his talk on one of his short stories titled “The Lie.” By Mark CarrionAn increasing number of struggling families who face unemployment or low wages depend on food supplies from local food banks, resulting in challenges for these food banks to supply a sufficient quantity of nutritional foods to food pantries across the country. The increased de- mand is pushing suppliers to focus on both what they are feeding people and how many people they are feeding. John Turner, senior director of marketing and branding for the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas, said both the cost of living in Austin and static in- comes have had a noticeable effect on the quantity of food being distributed in the past few years. “We have been working at an operational capacity at this facility,” Turner said. “In the last four years or so, we’re serving about 50 percent more people than before, and over the last three years, on aver- age, we’ve distributed about 2 million pounds of food every single month just out of this food bank. Basically the en- tire contents of our warehouse has been replaced every single month for three years.” Turner said the facility is taking measures to ensure nu- tritious foods are prioritized over those with high sodium and sugar contents. He said they have a team of registered nutritionists on staff and a comprehensive program called the Choosing Healthy Op- tions Program to promote the acquisition, distribution and consumption of healthier food. Terri Romine-Ortega, U.S. Department of Agricul- ture spokeswoman, said the focus of food distribution, especially among food banks, is shifting from giv- ing anybody what they can to providing nutritious and quality foods for low- income families. “A food bank in Northern California received a massive amount of Coke and it sudden- ly hit them that they were dis- tributing very unhealthy food to people who need to have nutritious food coming in,” Ro- mine-Ortega said. “These food banks now have to think about the decisions they are making and whether or not they re- strict the donations they get to only nutritious quality foods or if they just feed people because they are hungry.” Marsha Bukofzer, spokes- woman for the Community Food Bank of Eastern Okla- homa, said the food bank does not turn anything away, so it often ends up with less nu- tritious foods — sometimes from large donors including Pepsi. If the food bank receives candies or sodas of any type, instead of turning them away, it sorts them and distributes them to food pantries, Bu- kofzer said. “A lot of food is donated and a lot of it can be from different companies that for one rea- son or another are not able to use the food,” Romine-Ortega said. “A truck that spills over on the highway can’t use any of that food even though 90 per- cent of it is OK. We may get a lot of sodas and Gatorades, but our agencies are able to use that in a lot of different ways.” Bukofzer said the Eastern Oklahoma food bank has a pur- chased-food program in which 25 percent of its purchased- food budget goes to produce. The food bank relies heavily on donations, but it is making the effort to have a healthier mix of foods, Bukofzer said. By Matthew HartFood banks shift focus to higher quality foods Additions to the Violence Against Women Act will bet- ter protect students on cam- pus, University officials said. The latest version of the act, passed by Congress in February, will require col- leges and universities to strengthen policies regard- ing sexual assault and now address more instances of hate crimes. Jennifer Hammat, insti- tutional Title IX coordina- tor and assistant vice presi- dent for student affairs, said the 70 required changes will increase the protec- tion of students on campus and will likely help report crimes that may not have previously been reported. “The transgender com- munity will now be protected and that makes the campus a safer place for people in that situation,” Hammat said. “Stalking will also be a report- able crime, although that can be difficult to determine.” The campus changes would add categories in- cluding national origin and gender identity to hate crimes, which will now in- clude domestic violence, dating violence and stalk- ing incidents reported to campus security or local law enforcement. These amend- ments will be implemented in the University’s 2015 An- nual Security Report. Ayesha Akbar, journalism, humanities and liberal arts honors senior, said the leg- islation is especially valuable in a university setting. Akbar is president of UT’s Amnesty International chapter, which promotes awareness of hu- man rights abuses, including sexual violence. “It’s incredibly important for college campuses to ad- dress sexual violence in order to provide a safe and inclusive environment for all students,” Akbar said. “Sexual violence is, unfor- tunately, very prevalent on college campuses and we must target it by preventing assault and ensuring that victims of assault receive support and have access to necessary resources from campus officials.” Jane Bost, Counseling and Mental Health Center associate director, said the act has a significant impact on campus because it origi- nally helped fund Voices Against Violence, a program housed in the center. The program is now fully fund- ed by the University, which shows UT’s commitment to preventing and addressing violence crimes, Bost said. Voices Against Violence aims to prevent sexual vio- lence, which they define as any kind of sexual contact against a person’s will and without consent, including sexual as- sault, rape and sexual abuse. Bost said the center uses an empowerment model to help victims of sexual as- sault, allowing them to make the choice whether to re- port the incident to various campus authorities. Those authorities that help in pur- suing criminal or civil cases and medical advice include the dean of students and Student Judicial Services. “We will continue to of- fer all these options and work with them, whether they want to report it or not,” Bost said. Bost said the Mental Health Center would not have to change any policies or submit any extra infor- mation for the campus an- nual report of such crimes. The center is not required to report any confidential information in its voluntary annual security report. From queer approach- es to family studies, to feminism in the Mormon church, to sexual agency in Rihanna’s new album, the 20th Annual Gradu- ate Student Conference for Emerging Scholarship in Women’s & Gender Studies explored a variety of topics and disciplines. Graduate and under- graduate students, repre- senting disciplines from sociology, women’s and gender studies and the sci- ences, shared their research with colleagues and schol- ars during the conference Thursday and Friday at the Student Activity Center. Titled “The Feeling Body — Feeling The Body,” this year’s conference highlight- ed a new development in women’s & gender studies called affect theory. The conference was divided by concurrent sessions that grouped researchers by themes within the context of af- fect theory. Themes of the conference included “Am- biguous Freedoms and Agency: Racialized Perfor- mance and Sexuality,” “The Academy and The Body” and “Sexual Violence and Marginality,” among other topics. Michael Pascual, a women’s and gender stud- ies graduate student and event co-organizer, said af- fect theory is an intellectual movement within women’s and gender studies that focuses on feelings as a source of knowledge. “It’s a recent develop- ment that focuses on the body and using the body as an analytic tool might redi- rect or reorient questions that feminist and queer scholars have been ask- ing,” Pascual said. “It’s an attempt to complicate how we’ve been thinking about power, politics, identity, gender [and] sexuality.” The role of the body in creating knowledge is also a crucial part of affect theory, said Victoria Dominguez, a women’s and gender stud- ies graduate student also co-organizing the event. “In the tradition of aca- demia there has always been a historic dualism between the mind and the body,” Dominguez said. “This conference is assert- ing the role of the body.” Ann Cvetkovich, a professor of English and women’s and gender stud- ies, gave the keynote ad- dress of the conference. Cvetkovich, who is a proponent of affect the- ory, said feelings can be a valuable and important source of knowledge about the world. “[Cvetkovitch] has been crucial in the turn to affect,” Pascual said. This year also marks a new high in popularity for the annual gathering, Dominguez said. “It’s sometimes been a one-day conference, but because of its popularity it has expanded to a two-day conference,” Dominguez said. “In the past it was pretty customary to have 20 presentations, but now we have 55.” Sociology graduate stu- dent Brandon Robinson said the women’s and gen- der studies conference serves as a jumping-off point for researchers to publish and present their research elsewhere. “A lot of research here goes on to be presented at larger conferences,” Robinson said. “I know a lot papers here go on to be published.” 6 NEWSgender equality6Friday, March 22, 20137Friday, continues to fight gender inequalityAnna Five years after a thorough, University-backed report, a statistically significant pay gap between male and female full professors has shrunk, but the gap has not disappeared en- tirely. Female professors who disclose pregnancies to depart- ment chairs are given the choice to opt into, rather than out of, teaching classes during the semester when they are pregnant. Today, there are 16 lactation rooms on campus that did not exist five years ago. But according to Gretchen Ritter, vice provost for under- graduate education and faculty governance and government professor, there is still much that needs to be done to increase gender equity. “We need to remain committed to this work,” Ritter said. “Representation issues at the full professor level and at the se- nior leadership level are still important issues — there’s a lot of work that remains to be done.” In 2008, Ritter and J. Strother Moore, an electrical and com- puter engineering, computer science and math professor, co- wrote the final report of a Gender Equity Task Force commis- sioned by the then-newly hired provost, Steven Leslie. Leslie asked the 22-member task force to focus on all that “remains to be done in order to make UT-Austin an inviting and pro- ductive place for women faculty members in all areas.” The report identified nine categories of gender equity is- sues on campus, ranging from a promotion and attrition gap for advancing female faculty to a lack of awareness of family- friendly policies already available on campus. But today, the progress the University has made proves difficult to gauge. The University accomplished certain objectives, includ- ing creating a dual-career assistance office, while other goals, including reducing the wage gap, have faced road- blocks because of financial shortfalls stemming from an economic downturn. Hillary Hart, a civil, architectural and environmental engi- neering lecturer, served on the 2008 task force and has held a position on the Faculty Women’s Organization steering com- mittee for 20 years. Hart cited the report’s findings on the campus climate as an important part of understanding what it is like to be a female faculty member at the University but said no updated information has been gathered. “When I looked at the original report, that was the sad- dest part to read,” Hart said. “The women faculty, especially the full professors, not feeling that they were valued by their peers, not feeling that they were seen as doing good work, or worthwhile work. The women didn’t feel like they were making a difference.” The report also found that on average, male full professors’ salaries were $9,028 higher than their female counterparts. University administrators attempted to address this through a series of targeted salary increases in the 2009-2010 school year, but state budget cuts slowed momentum. “The salary differential has not been eliminated, but it’s been addressed,” Hart said. “The administration made big strides in 2009-2010, but then all hell broke loose with the budget cuts. So they’re still sort of working on that.” Ritter emphasized her belief that gender equity is directly tied to the competitiveness of the University. “In academia you’re in the talent business first and fore- most and you want to find the most talented teachers and researchers you can,” Ritter said. “To do that, you first need the broadest possible pool of talent — and if you’re some- how limiting your access to half the pool, you put yourself at a disadvantage.” On the whole, Ritter said she would give the University’s efforts toward gender equity over the past five years a B grade. “I think we probably deserve a B,” Ritter said. “By the way, I’m a tough grader, so a B’s not bad. I think it’s unfortunate that the timing turned out to be such that we’ve had so many things we’ve had to be focused on and address, but I am en- couraged and hopeful about some of the plans I have heard.” Revised hate crime law safeguards more studentsWeek and gender studies expands scholarly conferenceBy Jordan RudnerBy Barak BullockBy Christine AyalaBy LOOK AT GENDER EQUITYFACULTY BREAKDOWN2007-20082012-2013Female full professors19%21.9% Female tenured faculty25%27.6% Female tenure-track faculty39%42% $9,028$12,229How much more on average males at the full professor level received than females in 2007How much more the average starting salary of males hired as full professors from 1997 to 2007 was than the average starting salary of females during the same time periodSource: 2008 final report from the Gender Equity Task ForceJonathan Sexual violence is, unfortunately, very prevalent on college campuses and we must target it by preventing assault and ensuring that victims of assault receive support and have access to necessary resources from campus officials. — Ayesha Akbar, journalism and humanities seniorYamel Thompson Daily Texan StaffMichelle Mott discuses pain, pleasure and racialized rep- resentation in Rihanna’s video S&M at “The Feeling Body— Feeling the Body” confer- ence Thursday afternoon. PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW IF A SEXUAL OFFENSE OCCURS• Call 911 or contact University Police at 471-4441• Contact the Counseling and Mental Heath Center’s 24 Hour Telephone Counseling at 471-2255• Contact SafePlace at 267-SAFESee 8 SPTSChristian Corona, Sports Editor Sports8Friday, March 22, 2013SIDELINEMadness heads to AustinThe Longhorns are pitching too well for them to be 12-8, winlesson the road. Texas travels to Minnesota for a three-game series this weekend hoping to score more than the four runs it put up in last weekend’s series against Texas Tech and the three runs in its only other road weekend series of the year, when the Longhorns were swept by Stan- ford in Palo Alto for the second straight year. Hoping to raise its dismal .256 team batting average, which is lower than the .263 mark that left longtime Texas assistant Tommy Harmon without a job. Former Long- horns second baseman and current hitting coach Tommy Nicholson, who is more than half Harmon’s age, hasn’t helped Texas make any strides at the plate yet. With the Longhorns’ pitch- ing staff performing at the Col- lege World Series level, their bats have to come alive for them to have a chance at going to Omaha. Parker French, who will skip this week’s start, threw six shut- out innings before leaving last Friday’s game against the Red Raiders with forearm tightness. Ty Marlow’s first pitch was tak- en deep by Jarrard Poteete in the seventh and French’s efforts were wasted. In the Longhorns’ only win over Texas Tech last week, Dil- lon Peters allowed just one run on five hits in 8.3 innings but left with the game tied at 1. Co- rey Knebel struck out the only two batters he faced and picked up the win after Jacob Felts’ walk-off double in the bottom The Longhorns will travel to Minnesota this weekend for a three-game series against the Golden Gophers with Game One slated to begin at 6:35 p.m. Friday. Texas will take advan- tage of the Gophers’ indoor stadium as the temperatures are expected to dip well below freezing over the weekend. “Frankly, we wouldn’t be going if we didn’t,” Texas head coach Augie Garrido said of the ability to play in an indoor stadium. “It gets mighty frosty.” The Longhorns (12-8, 1-2) are looking to get their first road wins of the season this weekend. At the beginning of the month, Texas dropped its only road series to Stanford, 0-3 and dropped a midweek contest against Houston on the road Tuesday. Texas is current- ly 0-4 on the road. “We mainly need to play our game and make sure we hustle hard in everything we do,” ju- nior Erich Weiss said. “We are a very fast team and if we use that speed to help us this weekend, it will be a good series for us.” Although the Longhorns have a long history with the Golden Gophers (13-9), this will be the first time the Long- horns have traveled north to play them. Texas currently leads the series, 65-21, all games played in Austin. The By Christian CoronaSports Editor The No. 9 Longhorns (27-4) will take on the No. 18 Baylor Lady Bears (26-5) in the first confer- ence games of the season in a home-away series on Saturday and Sunday. The Saturday game will be in Waco at 2 p.m., while the Sunday game will be played at McCombs Field at 12:30 p.m. Coming into confer- ence play, Texas owns the second-best winning percentage, with Baylor third. But the Longhorns aren’t used to true road games, as this will be just their second of the year, compared to their 16 home games. Baylor, led by ace Whitney Canion, has had its share of quality wins, highlighted by its win over No. 2 Arizona State, 6-2, in Tempe. That is the same team the Longhorns fell to a few games ago. Canion is 13-3 with a 1.17 ERA and is sure to face the Longhorns in one if not both games, making a great matchup against Texas ace-in- the-making Blaire Luna. The Baylor pitching staff is second in the nation in team ERA, with rival Oklahoma just in front. To win, the Longhorns will need to manufacture runs against this Baylor team with small ball and clutch hitting. The Lady Bears have only allowed more than three runs in three games this year, compared to Texas’ seven. As for Baylor’s offense, they score with singles — and lots of them. Unlike the Texas lineup, which is fairly strong throughout and has a good amount of power, Baylor’s lineup is top-heavy with no player claiming more than four home runs. If damage is going to be done, it will come from the top of the lineup. Three of the first four batters have a batting av- erage higher than .400, and no one else in the lineup has an average above .300. But those three at the top can cause damage, especially Sarah Smith and her .443 average. Offensively, Texas has been firing on all cylin- ders recently with a good mix of the power ball and small ball. Seven of the nine starters sport an average over .300, including senior Taylor Hoagland, who leads the team with a .481 bat- ting average and a .935 slugging percentage. Texas seeking first road victoryBASEBALLNCAA TOURNAMENTBy Sara Beth PurdySOFTBALLBaylor series features pair of top-notch acesBy Evan BerkowitzNCAA continues on page 9RUNS continues on page 9MINN continues on page 9Charlie Pearce | Daily Texan file photoDillion Peters will fill in as the No. 1 starter in Texas’ weekend series against Minnesota while Parker French nurses tendinitis in his right arm. Peters is 1-1 with a 1.97 ERA this season. Reed close to signing with Houston TexansFree-agent safety Ed Reed is on the verge of becoming a Houston Texan, according to multiple reports. CBSSports.com reported Wednesday night that a deal was in place, and the NFL Net- work quoted Reed as saying he was headed to Houston “un- less something changes.” Nei- ther Reed nor his agent, David Dunn, immediately returned phone messages left by The Associated Press. The Texans wouldn’t con- firm the reports, but it looks as if their bold, public courtship of Reed paid off. Last Thursday, Reed flew to Houston aboard owner Bob McNair’s private jet and Reed spent two days meeting with coaches and management. Reed and his representatives left town without a deal and the Super Bowl champion Bal- timore Ravens were reportedly making a pitch to retain him. But the Texans apparently won out, reviving an other- wise disappointing free-agen- cy period. Houston has lost safety Glover Quin to Detroit and tight end James Casey and linebacker Connor Bar- win to Philadelphia since free agency began. Reed has played all 11 of his NFL seasons in Baltimore, where he’s the franchise leader in interceptions with 61. His 1,541 return yards with those pickoffs is an NFL career re- cord. He was the NFL defen- sive player of the year in 2004 and an eight-time All-Pro.- Associated Press— Associated Press Texas vs. BaylorSaturday, 2 p.m. WacoSunday, 12:30 p.m. AustinEmily Ng | Daily Texan file photo Blaire Luna has dominated for the Longhorns this season, currently holding a 13-1 record and a 1.31 ERA in 13 starts. NCAA TOURNAMENT(3) MARQUETTE(14) DAVIDSON (1) GONZAGA(16) SOUTHERN By Nick CremonaExcellent pitching efforts wasted as Horns still struggling to score“who needs Roundup when you got snow fadayzz!! #Horns- takeonMinnesota” Parker French@PFrench24TOP TWEETLONGHORNS IN THE NBA LaMarcus Aldridge-28 points-8 rebounds(5) VCU(12) AKRON Austin will host the second and third rounds of the NCAA men’s basket- ball tournament this week- end. Here is a breakdown of the four games being played Friday. Game 1 - (2) Miami vs. (15) Pacific, 1:10 p.m. TV: TNTMiami finished its season as the No. 5 team in the na- tion after winning the ACC regular season and con- ference tournament titles. Sophomore point guard Shane Larkin is leading the Hurricanes in scoring at 14.6 points per game and is coming off three consecutive 20-point games. The Hur- ricanes (27-6, 15-3) average just under 11 turnovers per game and, under the guid- ance of Larkin, have posi- tioned themselves among the nation’s most efficient teams. Pacific (22-12, 13-5), on the other hand, has won seven straight games dating back to Feb. 28 and repre- sents the much smaller Big West Conference. The Tigers have only one player who averages double-digit points per game, but as a team they distribute the ball very well and consistently find space to knock down open shots. Senior guard Colin Beatty is shooting 48.1 percent from three-point range for Pacific. The Tigers don’t re- bound the ball exception- ally well and will likely be overmatched by an expe- rienced Miami team that has its sights set on a long tournament run. Game 2 - (7) Illinois vs. (10) Colorado, 3:40 p.m. TV: TNTIllinois lost four of its last six games, but all of those losses came to teams ranked in the Top 15. The Illini (22-12, 8-10) have knocked off several tour- nament teams this year, including No. 1 Indiana, Gonzaga and Ohio State. The Buffaloes (21-11, 10- 8) also lost three of their last six games and are led in scoring and rebounding by Andre Roberson, a 6-foot- 7 junior forward from San Antonio. Roberson aver- ages 10.9 points and 11.3 rebounds per game and has had two games this season in which he grabbed 20 re- bounds. Illinois is ranked 218th in the nation in re- bounds per game at 33.5. 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Begley/Ellis put the Longhorns up in doubles with a convincing 8-1 win after Ellis followed a Cyclone error at the net with a strong return on the next serve. No. 19 Breaunna Addison/Noel Scott clinched the doubles point for Texas with an 8-3 win. A win at No. 3 doubles completed the doubles sweep. In singles, Padegimaite gave Texas a 2-0 lead with straight 6-1 set wins. The top of the Long- horns order had early struggles against the Cy- clones. At No. 3 singles, Scott fell down 2-4 in the first but rallied to win four straight games to claim the set. Addison and Iowa State’s Ksenia Pronina each held their serves in the first until Ad- dison broke Pronina to win 6-4. She put Texas in control of the match 3-0 with a 6-0 second set win. At No. 6 singles, fresh- man Groenvynck beat Caroline Andersen in straight sets (6-1, 6-1) and clinched the match. Texas won 7-0, its third straight Big 12 win (3-0 on the season). The Longhorns re- turn to the courts Friday against No. 11 Miami at 2 p.m. Women’s Tennis RECAp| Chris caraveoBreaunna Adison FreshmansportsFriday, March 22, 20139NCAA continues from page 8of the ninth. Nathan Thornhill surren- dered three runs on five hits in six innings, striking out seven without issuing a walk Sunday but took the loss as the two runs Texas scored in the second inning would be the only runs it scored the whole game. “The series was very disap- pointing,” head coach Augie Garrido said after Sunday’s loss. “This season will be de- termined by and our team is going to evolve as a result of the adversity that we face. It is how the teams evolve that matters. … This game is all about who you become from the middle part of the season to the end.” Texas got three quality starts last weekend and yet not a single starting pitcher picked up a win. The Longhorns held Texas Tech to a .159 batting av- erage in those three games but posted a meager .223 average themselves. That’s a disturbing trend for a team with College World Series aspirations. When Texas went to Oma- ha two seasons ago, its 2.35 team ERA was the second best in the nation and the 6.38 hits per nine innings it allowed were the fewest in the country. The Longhorns (2.60 team ERA, 7.43 hits per nine innings) aren’t far behind this year but won’t come close to reaching the College World Series if they can’t turn things around at the plate. last time the two teams met was in 1990 when the Long- horns defeated Minnesota in a three-game series, 2-1. Normally, ace Parker French would be starting on the mound for the Longhorns Saturday night. However, last weekend in the Longhorn’s Friday night loss to Texas Tech, French exited the game early with tightness in his right arm. “It was close to the area where he hurt his arm last year,” Garrido said. “We didn’t know for sure what we were dealing with so we took him out right away.” On Wednesday, Garrido confirmed that X-rays taken of French’s arm showed no damage and that the sopho- more had a mild case of tendi- nitis which was being treated. Although he could pitch this weekend, the Texas coaching staff decided it would be bet- ter for him to rest so that he could heal properly. Sophomore Dillon Peters, who is 1-1 on the season with a 1.97 ERA, will pitch in his place Friday night. Junior Nathan Thornhill will take over the Saturday after- noon duties for Game Two. It has not been determined who will pitch for Sunday afternoon’s game. Juniors Mark Payton and Erich Weiss lead the Long- horns’ offense into the week- end. Both are currently riding a nine-game hitting streak and account for the two high- est batting averages on the team. Payton is hitting .406 on the season with 28 hits and 15 RBIs while Weiss is hitting .329 with 24 hits and 12 RBIs. MINN continues from page 8RUNS continues from page 8Miami @ TexasDate: FridayTime: 2 p.m. On air: LHNWOMEN’S Swimming & DIVING recap| Brittany lamasTexas finished the first round of NCAA competi- tion in ninth place with 65 points, behind first- place Georgia, which has 163 points. Five races held their fi- nals but only the two relays had Texas swimmers. Texas, featuring juniors Ellen Lobb and Sarah Denninghoff and seniors Kelsey Amundsen and Bethany Adams, came in seventh in the 200-yard freestyle relay. In the 400-yard medley relay, Texas came in seventh, with Tennessee taking the top spot. After, Lobb came in 12th overall in the consolation final of the 50-yard freestyle. “She did nothing less than [give her all] tonight,” coach Carol Capitani said. “We’ve counted on her ev- erywhere, individually and on relays.” Redshirt junior Maren Taylor who came in fifth in the 1-meter diving event at the Zone “D” qualify- ing event last week, placed seventh in the same event Thursday. Senior Shelby Cullinan placed 30th. Both Taylor and Cullinan will compete in the 3-meter diving event, which Taylor won and Cullinan took the second spot in the Zone “D” event. Friday’s events will include two more relays, the 200-yard medley re- lay and 800-yard free- style relay. Denninghoff and junior Lily Mold- enhauer will have the chance to swim in the 100-yard backstroke. team, the Buffaloes could be on their way to playing the winner of the Miami/ Pacific game in the third- round matchup on Sunday. Game 3 - (3) Florida vs. (14) Northwestern State, 6:27 p.m. TV: truTV Northwestern State leads the country in scoring, av- eraging 81 points per game, but the Demons (23-8, 15-3) have not fared well against bigger schools so far this season. Junior for- ward DeQuan Hicks has made 58.6 percent of his shots for the Demons and leads the team with 14.1 points per game. The De- mons have scored 100 or more points five times this year and will be up against one of the nation’s toughest defensive teams in Florida. Opponents are making just 37.7 percent of their field goals against the Gators (26-7, 14-4). The Gators have made the NCAA Tournament in each of the past four seasons, in- cluding this one, and last year were knocked out in the Elite Eight by Louis- ville. Senior guard Kenny Boynton has played more than 1,000 minutes for the Gators this year and is the glue that keeps this team together. The Gators were upset by Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament fi- nals and will be eager to prove they’re a serious title contender. Game 4 - (6) UCLA vs. (11) Minnesota, 8:57 p.m. TV: truTVUCLA was ousted by Or- egon in the Pac-12 tourna- ment championship game last week, but have been playing well behind the re- surgent play of freshman Shabazz Muhammad, who is averaging 17.8 points per game. The Bruins (25-9, 13- 5) have been forcing their opponents into turnovers and are moving the ball with ease on offense. Senior point guard Larry Drew II has av- eraged 7.4 assists per game this year. Minnesota (20-12, 8-10) lost seven of its last 10 games, although two wins came against ranked oppo- nents. The Gophers are led by a pair of Hollinses, that is Austin Hollins and An- dre Hollins, who share the same last name but are not related. Andre Hollins is the Gophers’ leading scor- er at 13.9 points per game and dropped 41 points in a game against No. 19 Mem- phis earlier this season. UCLA is the more skilled of the two teams, but if Min- nesota can keep the game close, it stands a chance of pulling off an upset in the Friday nightcap. 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Hearing dogs are trained to alert their owners by touch and lead them to everyday sounds, includ- ing a knock on the door, a smoke alarm or a telephone ringing. Service dogs as- sist individuals with physi- cal disabilities by opening doors, fetching wheelchairs, retrieving dropped items, operating light switches, moving paralyzed limbs and getting help. “Our very first goal is to cre- ate a trusting relationship with our dogs,” said Al Kordowski, Texas Hearing and Service Dogs director of training. Kordowski said the cre- ation of the bond helps to de- velop each future service dog into a loyal and loving friend for its human counterpart and ensures compatibility between both the canine and the human. Spanish sophomore Alex- andra Mendez is taking her dog, Mac, to the Mighty Tex- as Dog Walk to support Texas Hearing and Service Dogs. “I figured it would be a great way to get out with Mac and show my apprecia- tion for the service dogs of our community,” Mendez said, “I really don’t think service dogs get the credit they deserve for all their hard work and loyalty.” Texas Hearing and Ser- vice Dogs invests $17,500 in training each dog team. Each Mighty Texas Dog Walk participant is asked to give a $30 donation to join the activities and help fund this training program. Texas Hearing and Service Dogs plans to increase the speed of training and pre- pare more service and hear- ing dogs than ever before in the coming year. So far it has trained more than 700 dogs in its 25-year history. “We’ve been developing our bonding and relationship periods,” Kordowski said. “Our training staff has learned so much, and we’re really excited for them to share that information with the dogs.” Throughout the last few months, Kordowski has visited many animal shel- ters in Texas. He has looked at 3,670 dogs, pulled 68 for further evaluation and ad- opted 12 into the 2013 Texas Hearing and Service Dogs training program. It is unclear if this cause will garner the ambitious success it is hoping for, but man’s best friend is poised to increase awareness of the need for service dogs. The current record for the largest dog walk is 22,742 dogs. If the Mighty Texas Dog Walk can attract a number that large, well, the Austin fire hydrants are in for a difficult day. L&A 11 2021 GuadalupeAustin, TX 78705Visit Dobie during your orientation for a personal tour.... and see why we were voted the #1 UT-Most Off Campus Dorm! 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By the time you’re past the first few letters of the alphabet, “The ABCs of Death” starts to drag, and the film really works best watched either in a packed theater, with an enthusiastic, and preferably drunk, crowd cheering on each demise. Things pick up momen- tum as “The ABCs of Death” starts to work its way to Z, and Adam Wingard, director of “You’re Next,” gives the film its best segment, the hilari- ously meta “Q is for Quack.” The film barrels through the alphabet from there, nailing the mix of socially purposeful bloodshed with dark humor and creative concepts. “T is for Toilet” won a contest to be included in the film, and the short’s clayma- tion presentation makes for some of the film’s silliest gore and sharpest jokes. From there, up-and-coming hor- ror directors Ben Wheatley and Jason Eisener contribute darkly humorous, recogniz- ably specific shorts, and even the sci-fi mash-up “V is for Vagitus” packs some great ideas in with its massive body count. “The ABCs of Death” is far from a great film, but it never fails to entertain, even as it be- comes a slog to get through. The 123-minute runtime is nearly insurmountable for a horror film but necessary to this film’s concept, making “The ABCs of Death” a film worth seeking out as some- thing to be experienced, not enjoyed. Despite its inconsis- tency, “The ABCs of Death” is an ambitious, worthwhile sugar rush of a film whose entertainment value hinges entirely on the viewer’s abil- ity to hold off the inevitable crash back to Earth. ‘Stoker’ sells itself with styleKorean director Chan- wook Park has built an over- seas following by delivering violent, sensual revenge films with impressive style. Park doesn’t step too far outside of his comfort zone in his Eng- lish-language debut, “Stoker,” but his atmospheric riff on Alfred Hitchcock’s “Shadow of a Doubt” is a riveting, visu- ally stunning coming-of-age story sure to please fans and curious newcomers alike. India Stoker (Mia Wa- sikowska) is a precocious young woman thrown into a funk after her father’s (Der- mot Mulroney’s) death on her 18th birthday. As the gulf be- tween the grieving India and her unruffled mother (Nicole Kidman) grows, the arrival of the mysterious Uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode) only com- plicates things further. “Stoker”’s plot never gets too complex, and the nar- rative simplicity may be the film’s sole drawback. There aren’t many surprises hid- ing under “Stoker”’s surface, and the mysteries that bub- ble up during the story are barely treated as such, but the stripped-down narrative un- furls mostly in service of Park’s singular directorial vision. From the very first scene, “Stoker” etches itself as a bold declaration of style, and every moment in the film unfolds with atmospheric, precise im- agery. Even the most innocu- ous of conversations is ren- dered taut and immediate by Park’s direction, playing out like a visual chess game and making the placement of the camera as exciting as the next line of dialogue. Park spends much of the film in direct dia- logue with Hitchcock, and it’s impossible to ignore the film’s narrative ties to Hitchcock’s “Shadow of a Doubt.” Even more impressive is a pivotal scene halfway through the film that sends it barreling in a new direction while staging the most disturbing shower scene since “Psycho.” Park’s exceptional direc- tion goes beyond imagery to every technical level of “Stoker.” Even the transitions between scenes are bristling pieces of the visual puzzle, and the film’s sharply timed editing is arresting, not to mention crucial to Park’s slowly escalating tension. “Stoker”’s sound design is equally important, and each crackle and pop builds tension and disorientation effectively, putting us squarely in India’s perspective. The entire film is built around India’s slow com- ing to terms with the dark truths of her bloodline, and Wasikowska gives a restrained, note-perfect performance, funneling teen angst into something much more sinister. The rest of the cast gets to chew the scenery, and Goode is the perfect blend of charm- ing and frightening as master manipulator Uncle Charlie. Once “Stoker” puts all its cards on the table, Goode’s transformation into fully unhinged pushes his unset- tling charisma into plainly menacing. Kidman is equally vampy, veering between ice queen and seductress, and the moment when her char- acter’s bitterness bubbles over into furious anger is a pain- fully toxic moment. “Stoker” is an unusual film, more concerned with style than narrative, but grippingly told nonetheless. The film is exhilaratingly directed, every shot is gorgeously composed and each performance deli- cately measured. The blend of misguided sexual tension and beautifully rendered blood- shed makes “Stoker” an inter- esting oddity and a promising American debut for Park. STOKERDirector: Chan-wook ParkGenre: ThrillerRuntime: 99 minutescutthroat music industry. “I think the most eye-open- ing thing to her has been the business,” Thuman said. “It’s been good for us because she used to do a lot of piano com- petitions, so she’s pretty tough. I think she’s been really strong.” For now, the group is an unsigned, independent act. They plan on releasing a five-song EP, which was re- corded all analog, at their performance for this Sun- day’s “Local Live.” “The music industry has been so different that I’m not sure a label is the way to go,” Thuman said. Not only does Primal Static lack a label, but like many other bands, it also lacks a specific genre. While Thuman describes the sound as street music, the songs range from something that resembles the style of ‘90s post-grunge band Live to the bluesy rock tones that can be found in Japanese- American singer-songwriter Olivia Lufkin’s “A Little Pain.” The band’s self-described eclectic sound could very well be a result of the strange collaboration that is Primal Static. Despite their extreme- ly different backgrounds, Yang and Thuman become more cohesive with every re- hearsal and performance. “I like Bach and things like that, but I’m a rocker, no doubt,” Thuman said. “Us learning from each other has been mutually complemen- tary. It grew over time as we grew tighter as a group.” Thuman said the band’s onstage performance relies heavily on the energy of the audience. The two feed off each other and the reaction the audi- ence has to their music. “If the audience is really into what you’re doing, you can go anywhere,” Yang said. According to Thuman, the band has self-funded most of its projects and recording thus far. He said for now, money is not what matters most. “Through the years we’ve been doing this, I’ve realized the thing that matters most is the people,” Yang said. “It’s about the music and the people that this music means something to.” PRIMAL STATICWhere: HSMWhen: Sunday, line forms at 9 p.m., show starts at 10 p.m. How much: FreeTHE MIGHTY TEXAS DOG WALKWhen: Saturday, March 23, events open at 9 a.m., Dog Walk starts at 10 a.m. Where: Auditorium ShoresCost: $35 at-the-door, $30 with online registrationPRIMALcontinues from page 12ABCscontinues from page 12DOGScontinues from page 12harrowing gameplay experi- ence for its players from the onset. Although the story later disintegrates into a cliche back- drop, “Far Cry 3”’s impressive sandbox features compensate for this deficiency. Often, a sandbox environment will fall flat if it doesn’t offer a variety of engaging activities. “Far Cry 3”’s Rook Island is a mas- sive locale that begs players to explore it. Filled with animals to hunt, treasure to seek and enemies to kill, simply travel- ing around the island can be- come an experience in and of itself. Main missions are the bare minimum requirement. Players who take the time to fully investigate the tropical landscapes will benefit from an amazingly dynamic gameplay experience that can include ev- erything from swimming with sharks to hang gliding. 3. Black MesaWhat do you get when you combine one of the greatest PC games of all time with mil- lions of adoring fans? Well, you get the “Black Mesa” mod for “Half-Life,” which made a sur- prise debut in September of last year. Using the Source engine from the “Half-Life 2” series, “Black Mesa” is a fan-made reproduction of the original game that features all of the familiar levels, characters and action-packed sequences. Even though the difficulty has been significantly ramped up and some of the crouch- jump puzzles will bring back a nostalgic level of frustration, “Black Mesa” is completely worth the free download on the Steam marketplace. 2. FIFA Soccer 13Producing a sports game on an annual basis is a rather diffi- cult task to manage. Fans often demand noticeable improve- ments in graphics and realism with minimal changes to actual gameplay. Despite having to strike such a delicate balance between these two character- istics, EA succeeded in making “FIFA Soccer 13,” the most real- istic video-game simulation of soccer to date. Although “FIFA 13” is by no means revolution- ary with respect to earlier ver- sions, there are still a couple of critical redesigns worth noting. Through the use of Match Day, a new mode in the game that can be switched on or off, vir- tual soccer teams and players will emulate their real-world counterparts. For example, if Manchester United happens to experience a losing streak in the English Premier League, player skills and team cohesion will drop off in “FIFA 13.” The physics engine that was pioneered by “FIFA 12” has also been tweaked and refined further. The player Impact En- gine now features a level of un- predictability when it comes to first touches. Depending on the speed of a player, the spin on the ball and the weather conditions, a first touch can either be a feat or a flop. 1. DishonoredPerks and powers are key in the nine sandbox missions that comprise the game “Dis- honored.” While getting to ob- jectives and completing levels is not especially difficult, what makes “Dishonored” the most memorable game of the school year is its skill- ful combination of stealth and open combat. Set in a strange distortion of Victorian Eng- land, “Dishonored” has play- ers collect “bone charms” to enhance their abilities. Peer- ing through keyholes and jumping to high ledges is only possible after purchasing spe- cific upgrades, allowing for a great deal of creativity on the part of the player. Sword fighting, one of the mainstays in combat, requires players to time their lunges and par- ries with extreme accuracy. Reminiscent of games like “Bioshock” and “Half-Life,” “Dishonored” breaks away from genre stereotypes with an exciting assortment of combat opportunities. By Alex WilliamsGAMEScontinues from page 12Photo courtesy of Magnet ReleasingIndia Stoker (Mia Wasikowska) deals with the arrival of her unsettling Uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode) in “Stoker.” The story behind Primal Static is just like the story be- hind the film “Step Up,” minus Channing Tatum and all of the overdramatic dance scenes. The band’s two members, Hou- fei Yang and Greg “2Man” Thu- man, come from completely opposite musical backgrounds and somehow came together to form a band capable of creating semi-cohesive tunes. Yang, originally from Chi- na, began playing the piano at age four. She moved to the U.S. to attend UT on a piano scholarship before moving to Baltimore to attend the Peabody Conservatory for graduate school. “I was brought up to be a professional pianist so I was used to practicing four or five hours a day,” Yang said. On the other hand, Thuman was born and raised in An- napolis, Md., where he spent most of his time writing songs and teaching himself to play the guitar. “I typically wanted to shy away from school as much as possible,” Thuman said. “I’m a totally different per- son from Houfei.” Thuman and Yang met while Yang was living in Bal- timore. Thuman posted fliers advertising auditions for a band he wanted to start, and Yang responded to the call. “I called to see what was up and he didn’t answer the phone, so I left a voicemail,” Yang said. “It wasn’t anybody talking, it was just a guitar solo. It was so stunning I couldn’t even talk. I didn’t expect that. I was calling someone I didn’t know.” Thuman was impressed not only by Yang’s esteemed piano playing, but also by her willingness to try new things. “She was totally conserva- tory trained. I had to help her out of that straitjacket,” Thu- man said. “But she wants to see places and broaden her boundaries. She has that sort of discipline that someone has with the piano and also a sense of adventure.” Before joining Primal Stat- ic, all of Yang’s performances involved playing rehearsed, classical pieces behind a piano. This is her first diver- sion from that atmosphere. “I never ever really felt what it’s like to bring your original music in front of a live audience,” Yang said. “It’s a kind of edgy excitement to earn that applause.” Thuman said Yang’s com- petitive background has helped tremendously when it comes to dealing with the Horror anthologies are notoriously spotty, and “The ABCs of Death,” a brain- child of Alamo Drafthouse CEO Tim League and pro- ducer Ant Timpson, proves that it’s impossible to round up 26 voices in a genre as subjective as horror and not have a few segments stand out and a few fall short. Even though the film is of- ten wildly entertaining, es- pecially as it enters the home stretch, it is often exhausting to take in and makes for an inconsistent but one-of-a- kind experience. The concept is simple. 26 directors each handle a dif- ferent letter of the alphabet and a corresponding horrible demise. From the bluntly funny “A is for Apocalypse” to the utterly ridiculous “Z is for Zetsumetsu”, the Japa- nese word for extinction, “The ABCs of Death” swings from subtle to over-the-top, grossly silly to genuinely dis- turbing, and fiendishly clever to thuddingly obvious. “The ABCs of Death” un- folds in alphabetical order and the film’s first half is troublingly spotty. Some seg- ments, like a samurai-centric goof or the visually striking “O is for Orgasm” are total nonsense strung together by the thinnest of concepts. Others are simply bizarre, like “F is for Fart,” which is so preposterously juvenile and undeniably funny that it must take place inside a sixth grader’s mind. Acclaimed horror director Ti West chimes in with another short that’s easily the worst of the film — a cheap-looking joke in search of a punch line. 12 L&AKelsey McKinney, Life & Arts Editor Life & Arts12Friday, March 22, 2013LOCAL LIVE | PRIMAL STATICChelsea Purgahn| Daily Texan StaffHoufei Yang and Greg Thuman are the members of Primal Static, a duo that fuses electric, rock and blues. Their diverse backgrounds - Yang, a classically trained pianist and Thuman, a self-taught guitarist - produce an eclectic sound that can be heard at Local Live on Sunday. By Hannah SmothersOld traditions meet new beatsDog walk aids service dog trainingPhoto courtesy of Texas Hearing and Service DogsDuring the 15th annual Mighty Texas Dog Walk on Saturday, dogs and their owners will walk one mile around Lady Bird Lake to benefit Texas Hearing and Service Dogs and per- haps break the Guinness World Record for largest dog walk. CITYMOVIE REVIEW | ‘ABCs OF DEATH’THE ABCs OF DEATHDirector: 26 various directorsGenre: HorrorRuntime: 123 minutes‘ABCs of Death’ amuses despite inconsistent toneCat people of Austin be- ware. Thousands of canines will take the city by storm this weekend. The 15th annual Mighty Texas Dog Walk is this Saturday. A ca- nine herd thousands strong and their human counter- parts will march one mile around Lady Bird Lake to benefit Texas Hearing and Service Dogs and perhaps break the Guinness World Record for largest group dog walk. After the chaotic stroll of constant barking and many used doggy waste bags, the attendees will be able to join multiple events at Au- ditorium Shores that aim to break dog-themed world records. These attempts include: most dogs doing doggie yoga, most dogs wear- ing the same bandana, most dogs eating the same treat, biggest fur ball and most dogs wagging their tails. The event will also have activities for the dogs and owners between re- cord attempts. “Well, good luck to them,” undeclared fresh- man Paul Dragna said. “Placing hundreds of dogs in one confined area and expecting them to cooper- ate in these record attempts seems pretty ambitious.” Texas Hearing and Service Dogs is a nonprofit orga- nization that trains service dogs to assist people with disabilities. This year marks the organization’s 25th anni- versary. Texas Hearing and GAMESPhoto courtesy of pcgamer.comPlaying as assassin Corvo Attano, gamers will use swords and special abilities to fend off multiple foes at a time. Innovation drives popular gamesAlthough the current gen- eration of consoles has posed a rather inhibiting technologi- cal limit on game developers, a number of innovative video games have taken this chal- lenge in stride. Here are The Daily Texan’s top 5 best designed games of the school year thus far. 5. Halo 4 Despite the saddening de- parture of Bungie, the original developer of the Halo universe, “Halo 4” takes a strikingly am- bitious new approach to the series. Under the direction of Frank O’Connor, development studio 343 Industries uprooted everything from the art design to the music. The risk involved with this move paid off in record sales. As far as the story goes, the Forerunners now play a much larger role in the gameplay, since Master Chief is forced to battle Promethean enemies using Forerunner technology. When picked up, weapons like the Bi- nary Rifle and Scattershot will assemble around Master Chief’s arm before they can be used. Once armed, however, a Fore- runner weapon will disintegrate Prometheans and dominate the multiplayer arenas as well. This updated arsenal of weapons is exactly what brings “Halo 4” its acclaim and excitement. 4. Far Cry 3Considering that the game opens with the insane, human- trafficker Vaas laughing in your face, it’s easy admit that “Far Cry 3” creates a rather By Stuart RaileyBy Willa YoungBy Alex WilliamsDOGS continues on page 11GAMES continues on page 11ABCs continues on page 11 PRIMAL continues on page 11