Google Fiber will bring Austin residents and UT stu- dents access to some of the world’s fastest internet speeds in 2014, challenging Austi- nites to find ways to use the service at its full potential. Google Fiber is a proj- ect that provides fiber-optic broadband internet and TV service to customers at a rate of up to 1 gigabit per second. This is 100 times faster than most connec- tions today, according to the Google Fiber website. City of Austin and Google officials announced to mem- bers of press and invited guests that Austin would be the second city to receive Google Fiber on Tuesday at Brazos Hall. Distinguished speakers at the event includ- ed Gov. Rick Perry, Mayor Lee Leffingwell and Council Member Laura Morrison. Starting in mid-2014, the service will be provided in select communities called “fi- berhoods” depending on the level of interest in those areas. Kevin Lo, general manager of Google Fiber, said pricing has not been determined for Aus- tin yet, but residents can look to the current Kansas City price model for an idea of what to expect. Kansas City, Kan. was the first city to be chosen to receive the service, edging out Austin in the 2011 application process. Kansas City residents can currently choose from three plans, which range from free internet with only an installation fee all the way to gigabit internet and 1 © 2013 Ernst & Young LLP. All Rights Reserved. Real individuality. Unreal togetherness. To learn more about internships at Ernst & Young, visit ey.com/internships. See More | OpportunitiesWednesday, April 10, 2013@thedailytexanfacebook.com/dailytexanThe Daily TexanServing the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900dailytexanonline.com LAPD Captain considers UTPD Chief position. NEWSPAGE 5Texas offense aids in easy win over Texas State. SPORTSPAGE 6INSIDENEWSLone Star College stabbing leaves 14 wounded. 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SEE COMICS PAGE 9ONLINEVoices Against Violence recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month. bit.ly/dtvidUNIVERSITYUT will not raise graduate tuition in fall Because of inaction on the part of the UT System Board of Regents to address a proposed increase in graduate school tuition, the University Budget Council has decided not to in- crease graduate tuition for the fall 2013 semester. “We had no other choice,” said Michael Morton, president of the Senate of Col- lege Councils and the student representative on the budget council. “We can’t raise tuition without [the board’s] autho- rization, and if they’re going to take up that issue well af- ter we need to publish tuition rates for graduate students, this is really the best option.” Regents typically set tuition for all of the System’s schools for two-year periods on even-numbered years. In May 2012, the board froze undergraduate tuition for Texas residents for two years, but did not take similar ac- tions for graduate tuition. The board passed a 3.6 percent increase on graduate tuition for the 2012-2013 school year but reached no decision on a similar 3.6 percent increase proposed by the Tuition Policy Advisory Committee for the 2013-2014 school year. Mary Knight, associate vice president of the budget office and UT budget director, said it is not typical for the Uni- versity to be unclear about tuition rates in April. “It is an unusual situation,” Knight said. “Normally, we would have a tuition increase decision within a January or By Jordan RudnerWilliam Powers, Jr. UT PresidentTUITION continues on page 2Google Fiber Fiber-optic broadband service to arrive in Austin in 2014By Hannah Jane DeciutiisCITYGOOGLE continues on page 2SYSTEMProposed bill to address information disclosureBy Joshua FechterUnder legislation filed Monday in the Texas Senate, the UT System Board of Re- gents would have to disclose information to legislators despite objections by regents that disclosure may hinder their investigative powers. The bill, filed by state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, and co-authored by 16 sena- tors, would require state agencies or governmen- tal bodies to give lawmak- ers requested information even if agencies say disclos- ing the information would handicap their ability to conduct investigations. The bill comes after a re- quest Friday to the Texas Attorney General’s office by Board of Regents Chairman Gene Powell to withhold potentially confidential and attorney-client privileged in- formation requested by mem- bers of the Texas Legislature. Powell cited concerns that releasing requested informa- tion would hinder an ongoing investigation into the UT Law School Foundation. “I cannot understand them, I cannot explain their actions … clearly, clearly, they have something to hide,” Zaffirini told The Daily Texan on Tues- day. “They maintain that they don’t have to give [legislators] confidential information. BILL continues on page 2CAMPUSPhoto courtesy of Francoise De BackerNormandy Scholar Jenny Tamlyn gives a hook’em while flying in the nose of a B-17 bomber. The Collings Foundation sponsored four students to fly over campus on March 30. Scholars fly in WWII aircraftWorld War II bombers aren’t only in museums — a Normandy Scholar alumnus sponsored four students to fly over campus in a B-17 on March 30. “I’ve flown on one before with a different organization, and it had a big impact on me, and I was hoping it would have an impact on them,” Matthew Hammons said. Students on the half-hour flight, sponsored by The Collings Foundation, which restores historic aircraft and allows people around the country to fly in them, were part of the Normandy Scholar Program. “I guess it’s one thing to read about the fact that there were bomber planes and B- 17s in World War II and an- other thing to actually go in one and see machine guns out every window, stacks of ammunition and everything painted army green,” Spanish and history sophomore Jenny Tamlyn said. Tamlyn, who was on the flight, said the plane was used in 1946 for testing nuclear bombs. “We were able to see where all the soldiers would have been situated,” Tamlyn said. “There was this little bubble almost underneath the plane By Amanda VoellerB-17s continues on page 2Pu Ying Huang | Daily Texan StaffTOP: Distinguished speakers officially announced Google Fiber’s arrival in Austin at Brazos Hall on Tuesday afternoon. BOTTOM: Google staffers Paul Gonzalez and Whitney Diehl sign up people for Google Fiber updates. COMING FRIDAY An in-depth look at University Lands Lease Sale 2News2Wednesday, April 10, 2013Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591Editor: Susannah Jacob(512) 232-2212editor@dailytexanonline.comManaging Editor: Trey Scott(512) 232-2217managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.comNews Office: (512) 232-2207news@dailytexanonline.comMultimedia Office: (512) 471-7835dailytexanmultimedia@ gmail.comSports Office: (512) 232-2210sports@dailytexanonline.comLife & Arts Office: (512) 232-2209dtlifeandarts@gmail.comRetail Advertising: (512) 471-1865joanw@mail.utexas.eduClassified Advertising: (512) 471-5244classifieds@ dailytexanonline.comCONTACT USTOMORROW’S WEATHERHighLow7248There’s a piece of Ricoh in the safety bush. COPYRIGHTCopyright 2013 Texas Student Media. 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FRAMES | FEAtuREd photo February time frame.” Knight said one reason the committee decided to hold tuition rather than wait- ing for Regent action was a matter of legality. “Graduate students are going to be registering soon, and we wanted students to know what their tuition was going to be in the fall,” Knight said. “There are also legal re- quirements about notifying students of tuition rate when they register, and not increas- ing tuition after that period.” Registration for continuing students, including graduate students, begins April 15. Another budgeting deci- sion for the 2013-2014 school year will be to provide gradu- ate benefits in the form of nontaxable tuition reduc- tions, according to Knight. Previously, benefits were reimbursed through payroll and were subject to tax. Michael Redding, outgo- ing president of the Gradu- ate Student Assembly, said although he was pleased the tuition question has been resolved for the coming se- mester, he does not feel the solution addresses a larger problem: inaction from the Board of Regents. “The way I look at it, all the other drama regarding our Regents aside, there are three or four really critical things a regent does,” Redding said. “One of those things is set tuition. They’ve completely dropped the ball on one of their core responsibilities, and that is a huge problem.” Beyond a question of numbers, Redding said he feels the delayed tu- ition decision reflects the attitude of the regents toward graduate students. “There has been a distinct lack of concern from this group of regents for gradu- ate students,” Redding said. “Most graduate students are not Texas residents, and nei- ther are out-of-state students, obviously, so we don’t rep- resent their constituents, if you’re looking at it politically.” UT President William Powers Jr. and representatives from the UT System did not respond to requests for com- ment. In an interview last week, System spokeswoman Jenny LaCoste-Caputo said she was not sure when the board would discuss tuition rates but believed there had been discussion about putting the issue on the agenda for the May 8 regents meeting. TUITIONcontinues from page 1TV for $120 per month. Google Fiber’s HDTV chan- nel options will include the Longhorn Network. William Green, director of Networking and Telecom- munications for UT’s Infor- mation Technology Services, said the University will take full advantage of Google Fiber, though the details are currently unknown. “The University plans to take advantage of this won- derful opportunity to con- nect with the community at the highest speeds offered,” Green said. “Students, faculty and staff already have high- speed capabilities when they are on campus — the new use cases when they have those same capabilities through Google Fiber off campus will be interesting. “ Milo Medin, vice president of access service for Google, said residents living in high- density spaces such as apart- ment complexes will need permission from apartment owners to install the service. “We have programs with multiple-dwelling unit own- ers,” Medin said. “Because of the way U.S. regulation works, we can’t just install in an apart- ment building without the apartment building owner’s permission. So we have a pro- gram where apartment build- ing owners can sign up, have us come in and wire Fiber for all their units, and then be able to deliver services there.” Tech bloggers, such as Farhad Manjoo from Slate Magazine, have questioned whether the utility of Google Fiber has truly been realized beyond the scope of faster up- loads and downloads, calling the service “totally awesome, and totally unnecessary.” “During my time in Kan- sas City, I spoke to several local businesspeople, aspir- ing startup founders and a few city boosters,” Manjoo wrote on March 12. “They were all thrilled that Google had come to town, and the few who’d gotten access to the Google pipe said they really loved it. But I couldn’t find a single person who’d found a way to use Google Fiber to anywhere near its potential — or even a half or quarter of what it can do.“ Morrison said the campaign “Big Gig Austin” has become an online collaboration of Aus- tin residents coming up with innovative ideas for how the service can stretch the limits of technology, and was launched during Austin’s original appli- cation to receive Google Fiber. “We envisioned medical patients consulting with phy- sicians in real time, sharing data and video conferencing to enhance the quality of care to Austin residents,” Morrison said at the event. “We envi- sioned a place where working from home was more viable thanks to reliable video con- nections and virtual net- works, freeing us from our daily commutes and reducing our carbon footprint.” Morrison also highlighted ideas unique to Austin, such as hosting online film and live music festivals. Tracy King, vice president of public affairs for AT&T, said AT&T is encouraged by the ability for service provid- ers to compete in bringing the best service to consumers. On Tuesday, the same day as the Google Fiber announcement, AT&T published a press re- lease announcing its intent to create a 1-gigabit fiber net- work in Austin. “Competition is fantastic for the consumer,” King said. “Robust competition between us and Google is a great thing. The customer ultimately gets to decide who is go- ing to serve them better. We look forward to competing with Google.” Student stabs peers on Lone Star campusNEWS BRIEFLYCYPRESS, Texas — A stu- dent went on a building-to- building stabbing attack at a Texas community college Tuesday, wounding at least 14 people before being sub- dued and arrested, authori- ties and witnesses said. The attack at about 11:20 a.m. on the Lone Star College System’s campus in Cypress sent at least 12 people to hos- pitals, while several others re- fused treatment at the scene. Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia said it was not immediately clear what type of weapon was used, but there were indications when calls came in to the department that “students or faculty were actively responding to work to subdue this individual.” The attack came three months after a different Lone Star campus was the site of a shooting in which three people were hurt. FIBERcontinues from page 1They do. They are wrong.” Zaffirini said regents seem to be thwarting the Texas Pub- lic Information Act, which gives the public the right to ac- cess government documents with certain exceptions. She said her bill seeks to clarify the existing law. “It’s so ironic that the very regents demanding trans- parency and accountability of UT-Austin personnel are themselves refusing to be ac- countable,” Zaffirini said. Under the act, government agencies have 10 days to seek opinions from the Texas At- torney General’s office re- garding the release of poten- tially sensitive information. The bill does not specify in- volvement of the Texas Attor- ney General’s office in review- ing documents that agencies do not see fit to disclose as the act does. Zaffirini’s bill would clarify state law to require disclosure of information to lawmak- ers regardless of potential sensitivity for legislative and investigative purposes. Tra- ditionally, legislators have the ability to request informa- tion from government agen- cies that may not otherwise be available to the public, but must sign confidentiality agreements to view certain sensitive documents. The board will meet Thurs- day to consider releasing the information. They will also discuss how they will con- duct the $500,000 investiga- tion into the UT Law School Foundation that regents ap- proved by a vote of 4-3 at their March 20 meeting. That decision drew heat from lawmakers, resulting in a series of amendments to the Senate’s budget bill aimed at limiting the regents’ ability to spend funds on investigations that passed Thursday. Further legislative action regarding the regents may oc- cur this week. The Senate may take up a bill filed by state Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, Senate Higher Education Committee chairman, that would limit regents’ power over individual institutions. It would also prevent regents who have not been confirmed by the Senate from voting. where a soldier would be scrunched up with his knees bent shooting down at the enemy.” Members of the Nor- mandy Scholar Program have traveled to Europe each May since 1990 to visit historic sites associated with World War II, accord- ing to Normandy Scholar Program associate director Francoise De Backer. “I think it’ll be really sat- isfactory, and I guess I’ll feel a feeling of accomplishment and closure after experienc- ing all these things we’ve been talking about the entire semester,” Tamlyn said. Between May 11 and June 2, they will visit London, Paris, Normandy, Berlin and, for the first time, Kra- kow, which is near Aus- chwitz concentration camp, De Backer said. “This year visiting Auschwitz is going to be an amazing moment,” De Backer said. Frank Denius founded the semester-long Norman- dy Scholar Program in order to give students the oppor- tunity to study World War II from a different perspective, according to De Backer. Students in the program take courses to study the war from the Russian, German, American and French per- spectives, De Backer said. “I’m a Normandy Scholar myself, and it really helped me sort of define what type of life I wanted to lead and what type of person I want- ed to be,” Hammons said. BILLcontinues from page 1B-17scontinues from page 1 — Jenny Tamlyn, history and Spanish sophomore...I guess I’ll feel a feeling of accomplishment and closure after experiencing all these things we’ve been talking about the entire semester. —Associated PressTexan AdDeadlinesThe Daily Texan Mail Subscription RatesOne Semester (Fall or Spring) $60.00Two Semesters (Fall and Spring) 120.00Summer Session 40.00One Year (Fall, Spring and Summer) 150.00To charge by VISA or MasterCard, call 471-5083. 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GREAT LOCATION—WALK TO CLASS + SHARED & PRIVATE ACCOMMODATIONS + DINING HALL WITH MEAL PLAN OPTIONS + INDOOR POOLoff-campus residence hallBEST VALUEAustin’sKristine Reyna, Wire Editor World & Nation3Wednesday, April 10, 2013Vote for gun policy set for ThursdayWASHINGTON — The Senate’s top Democrat is set- ting Congress’ first showdown vote for Thursday on President Barack Obama’s gun control drive as a small but mount- ing number of Republicans appear willing to buck a con- servative effort to prevent debate from even beginning. Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada announced his decision Tuesday as the White House, congressional Democrats and relatives of the victims of December’s mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., amped up pressure on GOP lawmakers to allow debate and votes on gun control proposals. “We have a responsibil- ity to safeguard these little kids,” Reid said on the Senate floor. “And unless we do something more than what’s the law today, we have failed.” Exxon found liable in contamination lawsuitCONCORD, N.H. — Exxon Mobil Corp. was found liable Tuesday in a long-running lawsuit over groundwater contamina- tion caused by the gasoline additive MTBE, and the jury ordered the oil giant to pay $236 million to New Hampshire to clean it up. The jurors reached their ver- dicts in less than 90 minutes, af- ter sitting through nearly three months of testimony. Juror Dawn Booker of Pembroke told The Associated Press that all 12 felt “very, very confident about our decision.” —Compiled from Associated Press reportsNEWS BRIEFLYWASHINGTON — A ten- tative deal has been reached between agriculture work- ers and growers, a key sena- tor said Tuesday, smoothing the way for a landmark im- migration bill to be released within a week. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D- Calif., who’s taken the lead on negotiating a resolution to the agriculture issue, didn’t pro- vide details, and said grow- ers had yet to sign off on the agreement. The farm workers union has been at odds with the agriculture industry over worker wages and how many visas should be offered in a new program to bring agriculture workers to the U.S. The development comes as a bipartisan group of senators hurries to finish legislation aimed at securing the border and putting 11 million immi- grants here illegally on a path to citizenship, while also allowing tens of thousands of high- and low-skilled foreign workers into the U.S. on new visa pro- grams. There’s also still some debate over plans to boost visas for high-tech workers. The group of both Repub- lican and Democratic sena- tors has been hoping to re- lease the immigration bill this week, possibly as early as Thursday. Senators in the immigration group met Tuesday with Sen- ate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who agreed to hold a hearing April 17 on the legislation, Senate aides said, speaking on condition of an- onymity because the delibera- tions were confidential. Peter Morrison | Associated PressAnti-Margaret Thatcher graffiti adorns a wall on the Falls Road in west Belfast, Northern Ireland on Tuesday. The former prime minister died Monday at age 87 after suffering a stroke while staying at the Ritz hotel in central London. Later Monday, “street parties” were held in Londonderry and west Belfast as well as other parts of Britain. Thatcher draws scorn in deathLONDON — While some Britons mourned the passing of Margaret Thatcher, others raised glasses of champagne in impromptu street parties. And “The Wizard of Oz” song “Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead” is surging up the UK singles charts. A Guardian newspaper cartoon depicted Thatcher descending into hell, the Socialist Worker front page said “Rejoice,” and a movie marquee was rearranged to read: “Margaret Thatchers Dead LOL.” Many societies soften their take on divisive lead- ers as they age — notably the United States, where even unpopular presidents are warmly eulogized in death — but emotions in Britain are as raw as they were when the Iron Lady was in power. Yes, Thatcher was an un- usually divisive figure blamed by many for crippling Brit- ain’s labor unions and sabo- taging workers’ rights, but the willingness of small groups of Britons to publicly mock a longtime national leader hours after her death re- flects a British contempt for power and its practitioners that many believe stands in contrast to attitudes in the United States. There were no similar scenes of jubilation after the 1994 death of Richard Nix- on, a polarizing figure who is the only U.S. president to resign from office, said Robert McGeehan, an associ- ate fellow at the Institute for the Study of Americas. “This really shows the dis- similarity between the two countries,” said McGeehan, a dual national who worked with Thatcher in academia. “One does not recall, with the passing of controversial fig- ures in the U.S., anything re- motely resembling the really crude approach we’ve seen over here,” he said. “There is a class ingredient here that we simply don’t have in Amer- ica. They like to perpetuate this; the bitterness goes from father to son.” In contrast, he said, Nixon — dis- graced by the Water- gate scandal and facing impeachment — even- tually rehabilitated his public image and was treated as a respected elder statesman by the time of his death. While some Britons are comfortable condemning a prime minister they detested, they would not act that way after the death of the queen or a senior royal, said Robert Worcester, an American who founded MORI, one of Brit- ain’s leading polling firms. “Any member of the royal family will be re- vered, but few prime min- isters are,” he said, point- ing out that thousands of people stood on line for hours in the middle of the night for a chance to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, when she died in 2002 at age 101. By Gregory KatzAssociated PressImmigration bill reached, to be releasedBy Erica WernerAssociated Press Every time I walk to class along the East Mall area from the western part of campus, I cannot help but notice the way the buildings change from the orange tile roofs and tan brick facades of campus’ west side to the modern steel and glass-paneled buildings that populate campus’ eastern half. The sense of familiar- ity I feel around UT’s historic buildings immediately replaces the insecurity of being in an area that is unknown to me. Don’t get me wrong, change is inevitable, and in the context of the East Mall, these new buildings are nec- essary to provide students with more space to study and socialize. However, the new buildings significantly alter campus’ architectural identity and fail to unify the eastern half of campus with its more active and iconic western end. A unifying architectural style is important for a university because it contributes greatly to the overall aesthetics of its campus landscape and because it phys- ically conveys the social and cultural unity of the cam- pus community. To this end, the people making design decisions regarding campus’ future appearance should seek to strike a balance between the modern aesthetic of East Campus and the more traditional buildings in West Campus. According to architecture professor Lawrence Speck, the construction of some of the new buildings along the East Mall, such as the Student Activity Center, has been planned since the mid-1990s. The addition of the SAC and other buildings has changed the distribution of students around the campus area — previously most student activity was centered around the Main Mall. This indirectly encourages students to experience dif- ferent parts of our campus. However, the newer buildings look out of place on the East Mall. For example, the Bernard and Audre Rapoport (BRB) building, located on the south side of the East Mall, awkwardly contrasts with the SAC; their close proximity makes it feel like the SAC engulfs the BRB. The presence of the Liberal Arts Building and the Gates Computer Science Complex, with their modern architectural styles, unbalances the area. Yet the transformation of East Campus is only just beginning, according to Speck. The construction of a medical school building in the east side of the campus, along with a few other major projects that have yet to be approved, will pull students further east. These proj- ects, Speck says, are important, since they will house facilities that are necessary for student and faculty re- search. These new facilities will help to strengthen UT’s status as one of the top ranking universities in research in the United States. However, a question still remains: Will these projects create a more unified architectural landscape on cam- pus? East Campus will never be able to compete with West Campus’ signature architectural style. Nonethe- less, individuals and authorities who are responsible for UT’s campus planning should put more emphasis on preserving the University’s identity in every new cam- pus building, so that the spirit of our alma mater will be visibly present no matter where you are on campus. Syairah is an economics sophomore from Rawang, Malaysia. 4A OpinionEditor-in-Chief Susannah JacobOpinion4Wednesday, April 10, 2013Our right to open recordsLEGALESE | Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article or cartoon- ist. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. 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. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE | E-mail your Firing Lines to firing- line@dailytexanonline.com. Letters should be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clar- ity and liability. The Texan does not run all submissions. EDITORIAL TWITTER | Follow The Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twitter (@DTeditorial) and receive updates on our latest editorials and columns. GALLERYVIEWPOINTEast Campus and West Campus: An odd coupleJames Madison, a founding father and our fourth presi- dent, once wrote, “Knowledge will forever govern igno- rance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” This quote, the opening statement from Texas At- torney General Greg Abbott’s introductory letter in the 2012 Public Information Handbook, speaks to the ratio- nale behind the Texas Public Information Act. Formerly known as the Open Records Act, the law entitles each per- son to access information about the affairs of government and the official acts of public officials and employees, ex- cept in cases expressly provided by law. Under the law, public institutions, including the Uni- versity of Texas System, are required to respond to open records requests for public information. When a person submits a written request to a governmental body, the public information act then requires that the body respond “promptly;” and the UT System further guarantees “cus- tomer-friendly service” in its handling of such requests. All of this is consistent with the law’s mission to enforce “the principle that government is the servant and not the master of the people.” But recent actions involving mem- bers of the UT System Board of Regents and legislators at the Capitol reveal that open records requests can eas- ily be wielded as a weapon. In recent months a battle has consumed the regents and Texas legislators; open records requests have been filed at a dizzying pace. Regent Wallace L. Hall Jr., who led efforts seeking an additional, external review of the UT Law School’s forgivable loan program, drew attention when he requested thousands of docu- ments from UT-Austin to conduct his own private inves- tigation. Last week The Texas Tribune revealed that Hall had failed to disclose at least six federal and state lawsuits on his application to become a regent, as is required. On March 28, state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, made an open records request as a private citizen that the UT System provide her with documents pertaining to UT President William Powers Jr. and various regents. In response, Board of Regents Chairman Gene Pow- ell requested permission from Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott to withhold the information. Although the Public Information Act requires that responses be made promptly, Powell’s request could postpone his having to forfeit documents by up to 45 days, if Abbott denies his request. Zaffirini, in turn, cried foul, saying, “While the specific regents and personnel involved in this response process have employed countless delay tactics to date, this one is not only the most innovative, but also the most outrageous.” On Monday, Zaffirini filed a bill that would clarify the open records process and require the disclo- sure of documents that could “intrude and unduly inter- fere upon the power of a governing board of any agency within the executive branch established by the Texas Constitution to conduct its activities and fulfill its legal mandates and responsibilities.” The Texas Public Information Act, considered a mod- el for open records laws across the nation, is a point of pride for our state and for democracy as a whole. In a guest column in The Texas Tribune, Regent Alex Cran- berg writes that he is “in favor of disclosure to the extent required by law and, beyond that, to the extent reason- ably possible.” Open records requests are paramount in a democratic system that prides itself on transparency, and the need for their availability eclipses their value as weapons in comparatively short term political fights of the moment. An attempt like Powell’s to circumvent the legal procedure creates an appearance of being above the law. That appearance, false or not, threatens the reputation of the entire UT System. On Monday, April 8 at the Texas Hillel Jewish community cen- ter, the Latino-Jewish Student Coalition held their second annual Latino-Jewish Seder — a Passover Seder is when Jews tell each other the story of Jewish bondage and deliverence from Egypt. The Latino-Jewish Student Coalition used the occasion as an oppor- tunity to talk about the current immigration debate. Monday was also Holocaust Memorial Day, where Jewish communities across the world remembered the most documented genocide in history. The organizer of the event, Tracy Frydberg, said that the event was an attempt to “draw a comparison” between the Seder and modern day oppression of our neighbors. She says that just as there are examples of non-Jews who hid Jews during the Holocaust, the Jewish community must be present and ready to stand with others facing dehumanizing circumstances. “We are taught to be a ‘light unto the nations’ and we should emphasize freedom, equality and opportunity,” Frydberg said. The event did just that, presenting the testimonies struggled and dehumanization: from childhood memories of hiding for fear of immigration officials, to separating of families, to impending de- portation — despite a university degree and job offers — following a failed asylum request. The Latino-Jewish Seder accomplished its goals, but on a night when people around the world are reflecting on the Holocaust, those invoking comparisons to the Holocaust must tread carefully. While the Holocaust is the standard for how societies remember and relate to atrocities, some writers, such as Michael Freund of the Jerusalem Post, think that the Holocaust should be off-limits as it is unique in human history. Alejandra Spector, an activist for Mexicanos en Exilio, a group that advocates on behalf of victims of the drug war, talked about her mixed Jewish-Mexican heritage and how she thought her ed- ucation gave her a responsibility to speak out. She said that she grew up with stories of how the Jewish community was ignored and turned away from the United States during the Holocaust, and she now sees a similar situation as undocumented workers are treated like criminals. Bringing awareness to the violence, she said, causes a reaction that “this cannot be happening.” I talked to her after the meet- ing, and although she believes that her comparison of the cur- rent situation to the Holocaust might have been too strong, she contended, “In our family … we believe our Jewish past will save our Mexican future.” When asked about the trickiness of comparisons, she says that it is not about comparisons, but about realizing that “a human trag- edy is a human tragedy, in Auschwitz or Guadalupe.” Regarding awareness of the violence, she says progress is be- ing made. Although she is skeptical about its implementation, she points to the passage of the General Victims Law in Mexico. The law allows monetary reparations to drug war victims and puts the “search for disappeared persons” as a priority of the state. But the question still remains: Is it a desecration to compare general vio- lence to the Holocaust? What is the line between constructing a common identity and hijacking and diminishing the Holocaust? The Executive Director of the Hillel and campus Rabbi David Komerofsky attended the event. He says that we need a balanced approach when we discuss the Holocaust. “The Holocaust is in- comparable in planning and magnitude, there were 6 million Jews systematically exterminated. However, there were also as many non-Jews that for various reasons also perished … recognizing this [the diversity of victims], far from diminishing the Holocaust, me- morializes the victims.” When asked about the relationship to the Seder, Komerofsky responded, “I feel a responsibility as a Jewish person to use my freedom to free other people.” As for the dark connections between Jewish persecution, Passover and the current immigration debate, Komerofsky hopes that common experience will liven the debate, not diminish it: “If the Exodus becomes a part of our memory, it becomes enshrined … we tell stories. Stories that are always happy do not have any meaning.” Historically persecuted groups should not fear to use their stories to identify with those oppressed today. The word “genocide,” how- ever, is used carelessly, and a horror on the level of the Holocaust cannot be easily invoked. But one phrase that Rabbi Komerofsky used today is especially apt to solve the dilemma of respect ver- sus solidarity: “We often say ‘never again.’ We want ‘never again’ to mean not just ‘never again’ for Jews, but ‘never again’ for everyone.” Knoll is a Latin American Studies senior from Dallas. ‘Never again’ for everyoneTravis KnollDaily Texan ColumnistSyairah RidzuanDaily Texan ColumnistEast Campus will never be able to compete with West Campus’ architectural style. A widening divide in the political parties is changing how journalists report on government affairs, accord- ing to Dan Balz, chief po- litical correspondent at the Washington Post. In a lecture titled “Red and Blue America: Politics and Journalism in a Divided Country,” Balz gave insight to the reasons for America’s growing partisanship in- cluding the decline in in- dependent voters, shift in republican viewpoints and geographic polarization. Fol- lowing his lecture Balz was presented the William Ran- dolph Hearst Fellows Award by Glenn Frankel, director of the UT School of Journalism. “Balz actually likes what he covers, and actually likes the people he reports on,” Frankel said. “When people ask me what I miss about working at the Post, it’s the colleagues, and the first that comes to mind is Dan Balz.” During the talk, Balz said that although some division in political parties is normal and necessary, the current degree of division hurts gov- ernment proceedings. “As I traveled around the last three years covering the 2012 campaign I was struck more than ever by the pas- sions of people either on the left or the right,” Balz said. “The degree to which they feared their candi- date losing and the conse- quences the loss would bring was shocking.” Balz said the party gap directly affects political jour- nalists whose audiences, now more than ever, see news through a personal partisan lens. “We can see and feel the impact of this polarization daily,” Balz said. “The cable- culture, the fragmentation of media, the growth of parti- san media, the rise of social media — particularly Twitter — have all changed the way coverage of government and politics is done. It is a much more difficult environment that we operate in today.” Balz said what we now have are parallel information sources that reinforce biases rather than challenge them. “Fueled by the partisan- ship, it is now possible for people who hold one par- ticular point of view to find and get information that only conforms to that view of the world, and accord- ingly there is much great- er distrust of the media,” Balz said. Journalism sophomore Hector Perez said he was glad to see attention brought to the lack of neutral news sources today and how it makes it more difficult to find information that de- picts our government in its real state. “Fox News, Bill O’Reilly, Rachel Maddow — that breed of journalism is spreading and with it misin- formation,” Perez said. “The journalism that is to an ex- tent neutral, to an extent ob- jective, has taken a back seat and it is hurting our govern- ment and how democratic it can be.” NEWS 5Current Research Opportunitieswww.ppdi.com • 462-0492 • Text “PPD” to 48121 to receive study information Age Compensation Requirements Timeline Better clinic. Better medicine. Better world. Everybody counts on having safe, effective medicine for anything from the common cold to heart disease. But making sure medications are safe is a complex and careful process. At PPD, we count on healthy volunteers to help evaluate medications being developed – maybe like you. 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The selected candidate will re- place current UTPD Chief Robert Dahlstrom, who is retiring next month. The search committee for UTPD Chief of Police held a public forum Tuesday af- ternoon in which students, faculty and staff were invited to learn more about Zak and her previous experience in law enforcement. According to Bob Harkins, the associate vice president for Campus Safety and Secu- rity, the search committee of 23 includes two undergradu- ate and two graduate students, along with other officials, who will ultimately decide on the winning candidate. “The intent is to get as much exposure for each candidate and for the search committee to be as wide as we can make it,” Harkins said. “The search committee de- cides based on professional competency, leadership and a personality that fits with us.” Zak recalled a past ex- perience when she was phoned at 4 a.m. about the murder of two USC students near campus. “You look at crime across the U.S. and across univer- sity campuses and it’s all the same,” Zak said. “You see crime targeted at students be- cause of what they have, from iPhones and iPads to other expensive technology.“ Zak also talked about her love for the youth, strategies to improve retention within UTPD staff and her overall perception of leadership. “A team is only as strong as its weakest link,” Zak said. “When you look at a team you always want to identify its strengths and its weak- nesses. Retention is a big is- sue here and I want to work with them and find out why [officers] want to leave and what makes [officers] want to stay.” Assistant Dean of Students Mary Beth Mercatoris said it is important to pick someone who understands that the safety of the UT community needs to be a team approach. “We need someone who both understands how to lead us but also someone who is willing to follow and under- stand how those roles can change under different cir- cumstances,“ Mercatoris said. By Alexandra Dubinsky — Bob Harkins, Associate vice president for Campus Safety and SecurityThe search committee decides based on professional com- petency, leadership and a personality that fits with us. Journalist critiques partisanshipJonathan GarzaDaily Texan StaffDan Balz, chief political cor- respondent at the Washington Post, discusses the major changes occurring in U.S. politics and journalism with the Texas Tribune on Tuesday morning. By Amanda O’Donnell For a team that had lost four of its last five games, had yet to win a series in conference play this season and was in danger of miss- ing the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, this was exactly what the doctor ordered. After pushing only four runs across in three games against Oklahoma last week, two of them losses, Texas had that many runs by the end of the second inning of a 12-5 win over Texas State at Disch-Falk Field on Tuesday night. The Longhorns scored four more times and batted around in the fourth inning. Mark Payton had an RBI single in that frame, one of his four hits on the night as the junior right fielder went 4-for-4 with three runs and two RBIs. Payton, the Longhorns’ cleanup hitter, saw his batting average drop 30 points over the last five games but got back up over the .400 mark Tuesday. He’s currently batting a team-best .411 while center fielder Weston Hall and shortstop C.J Hi- nojosa each contributed three hits. “It felt good to get out here and get that ugly feel- ing out of our stomach,” Payton said. Texas State doesn’t stack up well to many of the squads Texas will face in Big 12 play in the rest of the season. The Bobcats fell to 12-20 on the year and have only won twice on the road in 2013. But when you’re slumping as badly as the Longhorns were, you’ll take what you can get. “The reward that comes from winning is create an environment that makes it easier for teaching,” Head Coach Augie Garrido said. “You have to rebuild your confidence in this game be- cause it’s a game of failure. The Texas offense put up big numbers Tuesday night as the Longhorns cruised to an easy 12-5 victory over Texas State. It turned out to be their best offensive outing so far this season as the Longhorns (18-13, 3-6) earned a season-high 12 runs off of a season-high 16 hits. “Huge, it’s a step forward, it’s a step in confidence building,” Texas Head Coach Augie Garrido said. “It re- veals the capabilities of the players and the talents of the players.” Junior Ty Marlow, in his second start as a Longhorn, hit a solo homerun out of left field in the bottom of the second inning, his first col- legiate hit. Marlow finished the night 2-for-5 with an RBI single in the third to go with his home run. “It felt good, it felt good off the bat,” Marlow said. “We’ve been working all year and it finally came through. We had a cou- ple of tough hits against Oklahoma and Oklaho- ma State and they finally fell tonight.” Last weekend, the 3-4- 5 hitters, the strength of the Texas line-up, fell flat against Oklahoma. Tonight both junior Mark Payton and freshman C.J Hino- josa bounced back at the plate. Payton finished the night a perfect 4-for-4 at Bounce it off the chest, pass it on, use an arm instead of a hand, keep it going. Those are Mandy Ogle’s tips for hacky sack, the latest pastime in No. 6 Texas’ pre- game routine. Pair that with cheers — Ogle’s favorite is “Ain’t no party like a Texas party” — and the squad drives the energy that fu- els its 35-4 season, currently on a 12-game winning streak. “We have the drive, the skill and the talent,” Ogle said. “We want [to win the National Championship] and if you want it, you can make it happen. People forget you need to make it fun and worthwhile to be out here.” But amidst cheers, hacky-sack rivalries and the jokes, Ogle remains focused and successful behind the plate. Her perfect fielding percentage speaks for itself, and the confidence she gives pitchers helps the team even further. “Anytime you can have a veteran behind the plate who can help the pitching staff out, it allows our pitchers to focus on pounding the mitt,” head Coach Connie Clark said. “[Ogle] helps us tremendously and does a great job keeping pitchers emotionally where they need to be.” Behind the plate, Ogle has a lot to remem- ber. She analyzes the angle of the ball, notic- ing up-close differences for a drop ball, how the ball moves and at which angle. Game- deciding collisions are her favorite opportu- nities, but it’s her eye contact and nonverbal understandings that help in games most. “I constantly talk to my family and other teammates to see what I need to improve on but in the moment, you just go for it and can’t think about anything,” Ogle said. “When you do think about it, it messes you up.” As Ogle’s catching eye stays sharp, she also boasts a .500 (eight- for-16) during her last six games, includ- ing a game-winning bases-loaded walk to break a third inning 0-0 against Western Ken- tucky on Sunday. Her 31 RBIs this season near- ly total those of her first two seasons (33) and eight doubles off 32 hits this season keep the offense strong. “I’m grateful that I’m actually having the results show in the statistics,” Ogle said. “Being behind the plate is very normal for me and I feel very comfortable so I just try to get a hit and help the team.” Ogle is always learn- ing from her teammates. “[Taylor Hoagland] took me in as a fresh- man and we became really close,” Ogle said. “She’s a role model and wants everyone to have passion for the game be- cause that’s why we’re all out here. Being a leadoff, she picks up on something and tells us what the pitcher’s throwing so we can look for it.” Ogle echoes this mentorship in help- ing the new freshmen. Excited about 6 SPTSwww.utrecsports.orgMAY BREAK COSTA RICA OR BIG BEND! EXPLORINGSTARTS HEREChristian Corona, Sports Editor Sports6Wednesday, April 10, 2013SIDELINESOFTBALLOgle oozes focus, talent By Jori EpsteinJunior catcher Mandy Ogle | Sam Ortega | Daily Texan file photoBASEBALL | TEXAS 12, TEXAS STATE 5Texas stifles Texas State, shows capability Jonathan Garza | Daily Texan StaffJunior infielder/pitcher Ty Marlow launched his first collegiate hit, a solo homerun, during the sec- ond inning and followed it with an RBI single in the third. By Sara Beth PurdySlumping Longhorns launch impressive winBy Christian CoronaSports EditorOffense reigns in Tuesday victory OGLE continues on page 7STIFLE continues on page 7WIN continues on page 7Florida linebacker commits to TexasThe Longhorns con- tinued to expand their recruiting footprint, this time reaching all the way into the Sunshine State. Tampa, Fla. linebacker Andrew Beck committed to Texas on Tuesday. Beck, who led nation- al football powerhouse Plant High School in tackles last season, be- came the third linebacker commit of the 2014 class and the sixth defensive recruit in the last 11 days to commit to Texas. He held scholarship offers from Stanford, Florida State, Miami, Oklahoma, Georgia Tech, Rutgers and Boston Col- lege, among others. —Darren MitchellMcGee-Stafford gets another honorDespite a disappoint- ing season, freshman Imani McGee-Stafford’s efforts did not go unno- ticed. She received the 2013 Big 12 Freshman of the Year award and six Big 12 Freshman of the Week honors and Full Court is the latest to recognize her achievements. The website named Mc- Gee-Stafford to its Fresh- man All-American First Team, as chosen by editors, writers and analysts for the website. Other honor- ees include Connecticut’s Breanna Stewart, North Carolina’s Xylina McDan- iel, Notre Dame’s Jewell Loyd and Tennessee’s Bashaara Graves. —Rachel Thompsongame Breakdownby the numbersstock upstock downwhat’s nextInnings 1-3: Texas scored two runs in each of the first two innings and added a run in the third for a 5-2 lead. The big blow came off the bat of Ty Marlow, who recorded his first career hit with a second-inning home run in just his second field start of the season. Josh Urban allowed two runs in 2.2 innings in his first career start. Innings 4-6: Jeremy Montalbano highlighted a four- run fourth inning with a bases-loaded single to score a pair of runs. Mark Payton and C.J Hinojosa also had RBI singles in the inning, and Hinojosa added another RBI base knock in the fifth inning. Texas State scored its third run of the game with a fifth-inning RBI double by Garrett Mattlage. Innings 7-9: Chad Hollingsworth pitched the final three innings for Texas, allowing two runs on three hits while striking out one. Jacob Felts picked up a pinch hit RBI single in the eighth inning, and Marlow recorded his third RBI of the game with a run-scoring fielder’s choice. —Peter Sblendorio5: Number of consecu- tive innings Texas scored in to start the game. 27: Hits recorded by the Longhorns in two games against Texas State this season. 4: Number of Texas batters to score at least two runs. Texas travels to Law- rence, Kan. to take on the Jayhawks in a three-game series this weekend. The Longhorns are 3-6 against Big 12 opponents this sea- son and will look to pick up their first conference series win of the year. The Texas offense: After managing just four runs in three games over the week- end, the Texas lineup ex- ploded for 12 runs on 16 hits Tuesday. Payton and Weston Hall had four and three hits, respectively, in the game, and four Longhorns drove in at least two runs. 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Apply on-linewww.123Donate.comSeeks College-Educated Men18–39 to Participate in aSix-Month Donor Programwatch weekly for thesuper tuesday couponstheir talent and the team chemistry, Ogle looks out for pitcher Holly Kern. “I just try to get laughs out of her,” Ogle said. “I try to get her to stay calm, take deep breaths and realize that she’s been doing this her whole life.” Sharing tips in the dia- mond is nothing new for Ogle. She’s been learning from a family of athletes for years. Brother Tyler Ogle was a three-year starter for the Oklahoma baseball team, and was drafted in 2011 to the minor leagues. He now catches for the Great Lakes Loons. “Everything my brother learns new, he tells me,” Ogle said. “He says, ‘Oh if I knew this in college, that would’ve helped me,’ so he shares it with me and it’s bettering me.” And Clark thinks it is. “Mandy is tremendous,” Clark said. “As a junior, she has worked into this role in the last couple of years, and I am really proud of her. Oftentimes, catchers don’t get enough credit, but she is tremendous. She is one of the best.” sportsWednesday, April 10, 20137the plate with three singles and a double, including two RBIs. Erich Weiss, who has been struggling lately, finished 0-for-4 against the Bobcats, but scored two runs thanks to a walk and an error. Hinojosa, who went 3-for- 4, posted three RBIs, a col- legiate career-high for the shortstop. Every starter saw a base this evening with all but two Longhorns register- ing a hit against the strug- gling Bobcat defense. De- spite stranding 11 runners Tuesday, the Longhorns capitalized in on-base situ- ations, something that has been haunting them so far this season. Junior Josh Urban started on the mound for the Long- horns, but was replaced in the third by freshman Tra- vis Duke after giving up two runs off of three hits. Duke, who picked up the win against the Bobcats to move to 2-0 on the season, surrendered only one run off one hit. Freshman Chad Hol- lingsworth, who normally gets the start on Tuesdays for the Longhorns, came in as relief during the sev- enth and closed for the Longhorns. Hollingsworth finished with two runs off of three hits. The Long- horn pitching staff com- bined for five hit batters, a season-high. The Longhorns hit the road this weekend for a three-game series against Kansas starting at 6 p.m. Friday night. After drop- ping its last series to Okla- homa, Texas will be look- ing to break its Big 12 losing record and pick up its first conference win this weekend. The offensive players did that tonight.” Texas has lost games in bunches this year. Af- ter scoring just three runs while getting swept in a three-game series by Stan- ford, the Longhorns lost four in a row. They have lost four of five games on two separate occasions in the last month. So, even if the Longhorns set season-highs in runs (12) and hits (16) against a team like the Bobcats, there’s reason to believe they can stay hot and win their first Big 12 series of the year this weekend against Kansas. “We played with the in- tensity of a 12 year old,” Payton said. “That’s why we play this game. The thing in the left field score- board says you have to play this game like a 12 year old.” If that’s what it takes to light up that scoreboard the way they did Tuesday night, the Longhorns better play like 12 year olds for the rest of the season. STIFLE continues from page 6Guillermo Hernandez Martinez | Daily Texan StaffJunior right fielder Mark Payton was a dominant force for the Longhorns on Tuesday, adding three singles and a double. Payton pushed his batting average up to .411 after it had dropped 30 points over the previous five games. —Head Coach Augie GarridoHuge, it’s a step forward, it’s a step in confidence building. It reveals the capabilities of the players and the talents of the players. WINcontinues from page 6OGLE continues from page 6 8 L&ALife & Arts8Wednesday, April 10, 2013PLAY continues from page 10ASK continues from page 10JUAREZ continues from page 10GIRL continues from page 10mean? Are people going to understand it? Do we have to change it?’” Sealy said. “That was time consuming, but worth it. I don’t think it’s hindered us at all.” The Liberal Arts Honors Program’s Foot in the Door theater troupe will host a free outdoor preview of “Pericles” on the South Mall on Friday afternoon and an indoor per- formance on Saturday. Foot in the Door Theatre, which is completely student-run, performs two-to-three plays each semester and some- times in the summer. Sealy, an ancient history and classical civilization and Plan I Honors freshman from England, said that from the start, she had a vision in her head of producing a play to be performed outside. “In ancient Greece, they would stage all of their plays outside and start when the sun comes up,” Sealy said. “Being outside kind of gives the stage a different feel in- stead of just having random props trying to set the scene. You can understand what’s going on and you don’t need all the fancy curtains or set pieces that other plays might have. It feels much more about the stories and actors and interacting.” When Foot in the Door first approached Sealy with the idea of directing a play, she accepted with the condi- tion that her friend Kenneth Williams could co-direct, but she said she didn’t know what she was getting into. Sealy said it can be diffi- cult to give the actors direc- tion at times because she is a freshman, but she believes that Foot in the Door has an advantage by doing a lesser- known Shakespeare play. “If we were putting on ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ everyone would know what’s coming, and they’d be like, ‘Oh, it’s not like that one time I saw these other people doing it,’” Sealy said. “So I think we have the benefit of not be- ing compared to other per- formances that other people have seen.” Virgil Shelby, an engineer- ing senior who has the lead role of Pericles in the play, said that in the beginning, it was clear that the theater troupe had no idea what it was doing. “It was interesting to see these guys fresh out of high school just take the entire or- ganization and just run with it,” Shelby said. “It seems inexperienced, but it seems very fresh and youthful. The thing about Foot in the Door is that it’s associated with the Liberal Arts Honors [Pro- gram], so everyone is very driven with the liberal arts and the humanities and that does come out in everyone’s personalities. They’re very artistic people.” Because “Pericles” is not as verbose as Shakespeare’s other plays and has funny undertones and quirky char- acters, Shelby said a lot of people could use the show as a stepping-stone to get inter- ested in Shakespeare. Linda Mayhew, advising coordinator for the Liberal Arts Honors and Humanities programs, said that because of the editing of the direc- tors, the play is accessible, so someone unfamiliar with the work can follow along easily and catch all of the jokes. “‘Pericles’ is fantastic — it’s funny, quick-paced and filled with Shakespearean angst of lovers lost and reunited,” Mayhew said. Shelby said he likes his role because Pericles is a “to- tal imbecile” and an “abso- lute dork” who has no idea what he’s doing, apart from being melodramatic. “The way my direc- tors wanted me to take the character is if I’m being too unrealistic, I’m not being unrealistic enough,” Shelby said. “It’s very over-the-top, so I guess that’s why I like it. I get to experience these very heightened emotions, whereas deep down I’m trying to play the character in a realistic manner, but you can’t at all. You have to take everything 100 miles an hour.” For better understand- ing, Shelby recommends that viewers concentrate on the actors’ actions rath- er than their words be- cause some characters will be developed more with their attitudes than with their dialogue. “The words are the skel- eton but the imagery is how we make it real,” Shelby said. “It’s how we build this world — with imagery.” At the very least, Shelby believes the play is a good excuse to take someone on a date, but he hopes that viewers will leave the per- formance “amused but confused.” To those who don’t understand Shake- speare’s language, Shelby has a confession. “Don’t worry,” he joked. “We don’t either.” Dear Addicted to Bubbles, I’m actually more worried you may blow up from all the carbon dioxide. You’ve got to put a stop to this be- fore you explode and leave a big mess for someone to clean up, which would be the height of rudeness. Here’s what you need to do: Dilute every glass of the bubbly beverage until you can cut it out completely. Start with two parts spar- kling water to one part reg- ular water. Then, once you get used to the weakened taste, water it down some more. Once you reach a point where it’s mostly water, throw caution to the wind and leave out the fizz completely. Chances are, you’ll hardly notice a difference. But if you do, it’s OK to fall back to the previous step. Take your time. There’s no reason to rush the process as long as you keep your end goal in sight and don’t stop until it’s achieved. at Antone’s. However, due to the arthritis in her fin- gers, Brown was unable to play guitar, and considered other options. “As a joke I said that prob- ably drums would be the only thing I would be able to do,” Brown said. “Their reaction was, ‘So why don’t you?’ And my answer was, ‘Why not?’” With the encouragement of Rowden, Brown began taking lessons at the age of 78. After just a few months of lessons, she joined one of the full band classes and started making music with five other women. Want- ing to challenge herself even more, Brown joined the Swing Band class, further improving her drumming abilities. “I have no ambition to be a professional drummer, but it has given me a big lift that I could even do it at all,” Brown said. While some women join the program to learn how to play instruments for fun, others have more professional goals in mind. The majority of students use their Girl Guitar edu- cation to write their own music, record in studios, tour, join bands and gig around town. Such stu- dents include Susan Stock- ton, a regular at many of Rowden’s classes. Stockton credits Rowden for helping her find her ar- tistic voice and encouraging her to get her music career started. Stockton also recog- nizes the incredible commu- nity facilitated throughout the program, as the women involved become friends and start collaborating on music together. “I’m now writing my own songs and singing with my own band,” Stockton said. “During [South By South- west] I got to help put on a metal festival. Mandy helped me learn how to be fearless and put my whole body into the music.” Not only has Rowden built a place where women can learn to play an instrument, she has built a community as well. “Besides music, tons of new friendships are being made,” Rowden said. “It’s good to see all these connec- tions happening and getting to know I was a tiny part of it.” Richard Drew | Associated PressA Super Mario character, left, uses a woman’s mobile phone camera to photograph her with a pair of Elmo characters in New York’s Times Square on Tuesday. Street performers harass passersbyNEW YORK — Cookie Monster stands accused of shoving a 2-year-old. Super Mario was charged with groping a woman. And Elmo was booked for berating tourists with anti- Semitic slurs. Times Square is crawl- ing with entrepreneurs who dress up as pop-cul- ture characters and try to make a few bucks posing for photos with visitors to the big city. But some of these characters are un- like anything you’ve seen on “Sesame Street” or at Disney World. They smoke, they use foul language and they can be aggressive. At least three of them have been arrested in the past seven months. “He was using words that were really bad,” said Par- mita Kurada of Stamford, Conn., who told police she got into a dispute this week with a man in a Cookie Monster costume who de- manded $2 for posing with her 2-year-old son, Samay. Kurada said that when she told the Cookie Monster that her husband needed to get cash, the shaggy blue creature pushed the boy and began calling her and the child obscene names. “It was very scary for us, and I was crying. I didn’t want to provoke him, so I said, ‘We’ll give you the money, but stop yelling!’” Kurada said. Osvaldo Quiroz-Lopez, 33, was charged with assault, child endangerment and ag- gressive begging. His lawyer did not immediately return a call for comment. Asked by a WNBC-TV reporter why he no lon- ger likes the character he sees on “Sesame Street,” little Samay said, “Be- cause Cookie Monster give me boo-boo.” In the wake of the latest arrest, the bustling “Cross- roads of the World” was filled Tuesday with perform- ers, including multiple ver- sions of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Hello Kitty, a Trans- former robot, Lady Liberty, Super Mario and Elmo. Many of them are immi- grants trying to eke out a living in what appear to be knockoff costumes. As street perform- ers protected by the First Amendment, they are free to roam Times Square and work for tips that aver- age between $2 and $5 a photo as long as they don’t block traffic, sell merchan- dise or demand payment, police say. That’s a ticket- able offense that can cost about $60. “I don’t think they should charge, but if they’re un- employed or homeless, and this is the only way they can make money, it’s OK,” said Lauren Larcara of Oak- land, N.J., who posed with a torch-carrying Statue of Liberty. Laura Vanegas, a 45-year-old native of Ec- uador, changes into her Liberty robes and applies copper-green face paint behind the Times Square military recruiting sta- tion. She said she picks up $30 to $50 in her eight- hour shift. Steve Crass, dressed as a robot in fluorescent red and white plastic panels, said he has made as much as $280 during his six-hour stint in front of Toys“R” Us. “Some of the characters are a little too aggressive,” Crass said. Police spokesman Paul Browne said in an email that the department has had “oc- casional issues with the ‘faux paws’ in Times Square, but they’re nominal.” The case against the Super Mario charged with groping is still pending. The Elmo ac- cused of an anti-Semitic rant pleaded guilty in September to disorderly conduct and was sentenced to two days of community service. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn called the Cookie Monster case “just horrible” and said lawmak- ers have been looking into how to regulate the charac- ters. But she noted the issue is, well, fuzzy. “It’s very challenging le- gally because dressing up in a costume and walking around Times Square is, we believe, a First Amendment- protected activity,” said Quinn, a candidate to be New York City’s next mayor. Similar cases of misbe- havior by costumed per- formers have been reported in Hollywood. Disney did not respond to a request for comment, while the Sesame Work- shop, the organization be- hind “Sesame Street,” said it has not authorized such uses of any of its characters in any city and is looking into what actions it can take. Anthony Elia, a New York lawyer in the intel- lectual property field, said the entertainment groups probably have a case for trademark infringement, but “the challenge prob- ably would be getting a bunch of self-employed entrepreneurial individuals to stop.” It’s not the easiest way to make a living. On a day when temperatures pushed 80 degrees, they sweated in their outfits, coming out from under their oversized costume heads only to grab a hot dog or a smoke. When one posed for a photo, two or three others dashed over and joined in. “Want to take a picture?” a furry red Elmo asked a tour- ist. Moments later, he de- clined to speak to a reporter, saying through his costume, “I no speak English.” A Minnie Mouse offered a toddler in a stroller her hand and positioned her- self at the handlebar. A Su- per Mario rushed over to join her. “She said, ‘Can you give us money?’” the child’s mother, Melanie Somo- gyi of Hamilton, Ontario, said. “And they grabbed the stroller!” By Verena DobnikAssociated Presspolice fought police. Luck- ily for the reader, Ainslie deftly parses the violence and cuts it with emotion- ally compelling accounts of individuals living in Juarez that keep the book compelling even as it ex- plains details of Mexico’s public policy. The book focuses on four people who experienced the drug war first-hand: Juarez’s municipal presi- dent from 2007-2010, Jose Reyes Ferriz, the mistress of a mid-level cartel man- ager, Elena (a pseudonym), the human rights activ- ist Gustavo de la Rosa and the local photo journalist Raymundo Ruiz. The book splits itself into 29 short chapters, each around four to 10 pages long, which fo- cus on a specific character’s life. In this way, the book manages to make confus- ing situations surrounding the drug war easy to com- prehend, while grounding them in artfully memo- rable vignettes about life in Juarez. It is hard to forget, for example, about how Ele- na’s drug-running lover Hernan picked up beauti- ful young women in bars and convinced them to serve as drug mules, which required them to strap “one kilo [of cocaine] on each of the inner thighs, one on the small of the back, two around the stomach and one in the crotch area.” Consequent- ly, it is also hard to forget the subtle way in which drug runners get around border crossings. Even more memorable is the account of Guillermo Prieto, the Juarez police chief, breaking down and crying “Why him? Why him?” after his second- in-command was gunned down after a game of dominos. Ainslie expertly ties this emotional event back to the practical as- sessment that “cartels were continuing to decimate [the Juarez] police force … systemically eliminating its leadership.” Ultimately, the surreal violence in the book, rather than deterring UT students from picking it up, should prompt them to do so. If nothing else, students should take the time to read Ainslie’s book out of a sense of com- mon concern for a city expe- riencing mass violence only 600 miles away from where they live and work. LIBERAL ARTS HONORS’ FOOT IN THE DOOR THEATRE TROUPEWhat: Shakespeare’s “Pericles, Prince of Tyre” When: Friday, 5 p.m. Where: Outside courtyard between Calhoun and Parlin — Parmita Kurada, motherIt was very scary for us, and I was crying. I didn’t want to provoke him, so I said, ‘We’ll give you the money, but stop yelling!’ COMICS 9 WINES · SPIRITS · FINER FOODS(512) 366-8260 · specsonline.comCHEERS TO SAVINGS!® DECISIONS, DECISIONS, Delicious. 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Crop it out, or it’ll be the the shes for ya! t5 7 8 2 9 3 6 1 43 1 4 6 7 8 2 9 56 9 2 1 5 4 3 7 81 4 3 5 6 7 8 2 92 6 7 9 8 1 4 5 38 5 9 3 4 2 7 6 17 3 1 4 2 5 9 8 69 2 5 8 3 6 1 4 74 8 6 7 1 9 5 3 23 9 5 7 6 8 1 2 42 6 4 1 5 3 7 9 81 8 7 2 9 4 5 6 38 7 3 6 1 5 9 4 26 1 2 4 7 9 8 3 54 5 9 3 8 2 6 1 75 3 8 9 2 1 4 7 67 4 1 8 3 6 2 5 99 2 6 5 4 7 3 8 1 9 6 1 2 4 6 9 8 8 2 3 3 1 5 9 9 3 8 6 5 1 7 7 4 5 9 2 6 4 8 SUDOKUFORYOUSUDOKUFORYOU “The Fight to Save Juarez” is not a book to read before bed. In the first 100 pages alone, educational psychology professor Ricar- do C. Ainslie’s non-fiction account of the drug war in the Mexican city of Juarez includes funerals disrupted by helicopters raining down gunfire, “narco-messages” left on public monuments in the dead of night that list police officers to be killed and “houses of death” with backyards filled to the point of bursting with mutilated corpses. Each of these incidents sounds uncannily like a plot point in a violent American blockbuster, but as Ainslie’s book forces the reader to recognize, America doesn’t need to look to the silver screen to witness such acts of violence. They all oc- curred in the Mexican city of Juarez, which sits just across the United States bor- der from El Paso, Texas and a mere 600 miles from the UT campus. The city has suf- fered through a multi-facet- ed drug war that exploded around 2008 and, as the book notes in its epilogue, continues to this day. Though the worst years of that war took place right next door and were due in part to the American de- mand for drugs, it “received scant attention” in the U.S. media. The United States’ lack of news coverage on the violence was surely caused in part by the sheer complexity of the situation since cartels fought cartels, cartels fought police and Upon moving back to Austin from New York City six years ago, local singer- songwriter Mandy Rowden found herself broke and un- able to pay her cell phone bill. She thought teaching music might put her back on her feet, so she started offering weekly guitar les- sons to women. Little did she know that her small six-week class would turn into a full-time program that offers everything from bass lessons and songwrit- ing mentorship, to full band classes and almost every- thing in between. “I never masterminded this huge music school ever hap- pening,” Rowden said. “Turns out it was the best accidental decision I ever made.” Girl Guitar, Austin’s all- women music school, has certainly grown over the years, with the student pop- ulation rising consistently since the school’s founda- tion and new classes being created every few months. Rowden credits her enthu- siasm for playing guitar and performing as the main motivation for the school’s continued success. “Let’s be honest, I get to play guitar for a job with fun, beautiful, inspiring people,” Rowden said. “In my opinion, I have the greatest job ever.” Since Girl Guitar opened, Rowden has de- cided to keep the classes all-women purely for the reason that women kept telling her that they want to learn from a woman be- cause it fosters a more com- fortable environment. The program caters to a diverse group of female students from all backgrounds, with ages ranging from 21 years old to Girl Guitar’s old- est student, 79-year-old Ruth Brown. Brown was inspired to join Girl Guitar after see- ing her daughter, Suzanne Brown VanRandwyk, per- form at one of the pro- gram’s monthly showcases Much like the play it por- trays, the Liberal Arts Hon- ors Program’s production of Shakespeare’s “Pericles, Prince of Tyre” appears to be a shipwreck at first glance. The free performance may be the victim of the unpredict- able Texas weather, an unfa- miliar story for audiences and the two freshman co-directors who weren’t initially familiar with the play. The performance is a comedic twist on an oth- erwise tragic Shakespearean play that chronicles the life of Pericles, an overdramatic prince who searches for love and encounters shipwrecks along the way. Although it isn’t Shake- speare’s best-known play, di- rector Imogen Sealy doesn’t believe that students’ lack of familiarity negatively af- fected the play’s viewership. “Maybe just having ab- solutely no experience and coming in and having to sit there for weeks and being like, ‘What does this word Editor’s note: This is an advice column written by in-house know-it-all Ri- ley Brands. All answers are based on personal experi- ence. Brands is not a licensed professional. Questions for Brands can be sent to dtadvice@gmail.com. Dearest Riley, I live with three other girls and we are all very close. One of my roommates has a new boyfriend, whom, suffice to say, none of us like. The worst part is, she doesn’t even seem that happy with him, despite claiming to be. We would all be able to ignore our personal distaste for him if we felt that she was truly happy. To com- plicate the issue, this new boyfriend is also our neigh- bor, so we cannot push her to end their relationship without awkward repercussions. What should we do? Sincerely, Cringing Roommate Dear Cringing Roommate, I think a little tough love may be in order. Have a talk with her to feel out whether she’s truly happy with him. If she’s not, tell her she has two choices: end it or move out. You can even start the search for her by compiling a list of potentials based on what she’s paying now. However, if you don’t want to be quite so dramat- ic, tell her you’re concerned and only want to see her happy. Describe the changes you’ve seen in her since she started dating the Boyfriend of Bile. Hopefully, this will open her eyes not only to her own unhappiness but also to the toll it’s taking on you. If she doesn’t come around, tell her you don’t want her boyfriend coming around anymore. While it is her place, it’s yours, too, so you have just as much right to a calm, peaceful liv- ing environment. While she may not listen to your pleas to end the relationship, she should at the very least re- spect that right. Dearest Riley, Thank you for taking the time to advise me. Over the past year, I have developed an unhealthy addiction to sparkling water. I consume, on average, three to four cans of La Croix bubbly water EV- ERY DAY! I’m worried about the potential health risks of my habit; some friends have warned me that too much carbon dioxide can be bad for your teeth. Additionally, I am beginning law school in the fall and am worried that the stress will only enhance my addiction. Help! I’m drowning in sparkles! What do I do?! In hopes you can help, Addicted to Bubbles10 L&AKelsey McKinney, Life & Arts Editor Life & Arts10Wednesday, April 10, 2013Music school inspires women to playMUSICADVICE COLUMNTHEATERBOOK REVIEW | ‘THE FIGHT TO SAVE JUAREZ’By Juhie ModiMikhaela Locklear | Daily Texan StaffDrummer Ruth Brown plays with her swing band Tuesday evening at the Music Lab. Brown started learning to play drums at the age of 78 after her daughter picked up playing the guitar with Mandy Rowden at her Girl Guitar classes. Girl Guitar school trains wide array offemale musiciansASK RILEYWith Riley BrandsOn tough love, carbonation PLAY continues on page 8ASK continues on page 8JUAREZ continues on page 8GIRL continues on page 8Austin McKinney | Daily Texan StaffCivil engineering senior Virgil Shelby rehearses his role as Pericles before the Liberal Arts Honors theater troupe, Foot in the Door, performs Shakespeare’s “Pericles, Prince of Tyre” on Friday evening at the Art Building and Museum. Theater troupe puts on ‘Pericles’By Stephanie RobalinoBy Laura WrightBook examines details of drug war in JuarezTHE FIGHT TO SAVE JUAREZ: LIFE IN THE HEART OF MEXICO’S DRUG WARAuthor: Ricardo C. AinsliePrice: $25 (Hardback) Publisher: UT Press GIRL GUITARWhere: Music Lab, 1306 W. Oltorf St. Website: girlguitaraustin.com