GOOOOOOOOOOOAL Sophomore Lexi Harris kicks womenÕs soccer team to the top SPORTS PAGE 9 @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Wednesday, August 31, 2011 >> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com Calendar Party on the Plaza Come learn about the many activities on campus at this welcome back to school festival. The event begins at 10 a.m. in the Gregory Gym Plaza. Slacker 2011 To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Richard LinklaterÕs classic, 24 Austin filmakers remade scenes from Slacker. The film will premier at 7 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre. Weird Wednesdays The audience selects what obscure film to watch from the theater vaults at this weekly Alamo Drafthouse event. Show starts at 10:30 and tickets are $1. Feminist Action Project The activist organization will hold its first planning meeting of the semester at 7 p.m. in SAC 2.112. The group, sponsored by the Gender and Sexuality Center, hosts a student run conference every year. Today in history In 1955 General Motors exhibits a 15¥inch model of the first solar¥powered car at a convention in Chicago. Campus watch 20 Questions San Jacinto Residence Hall 309 East 21st Street Theft: A UT staff member witnessed a UT student enter into the Cypress Cafe and walk around picking up items to purchase. Somewhere between the aisle and the cash register, the student placed a bag of candy into his front pocket and walked to the cashier. The student paid for the other lunch items, but neglected to remove the candy and walked out of the cafe. Quote to note Ô We wanted to do Ô what we do in our garage: drink beer and play ping-pong. Ñ Richard Panter PongRock co-founder LIFE&ARTS PAGE 16 Friends honor UT sophomore at memorial By Jillian Bliss Daily Texan Staff University Catholic Center direc¥tor Edward Nowak read prayers and scriptures in an otherwise silent cha¥pel where loved ones of business soph¥omore Richard Holland gathered to re¥member him. Holland, 19, accidentally fell from the fifth floor balcony of his apart¥ment at the Block on Pearl Street Monday night, according to the Aus¥tin Police Department. He was trans¥ported to University Medical Center Brackenridge and later pronounced dead. APD could not comment on if there was alcohol involved. Holland was a graduate of Plano West Senior High School. More than 100 friends and acquittances left notes on his Facebook page, many of them ex¥pressing what a happy, upbeat person Holland was. Approximately 40 of his friends attended the prayer service hon¥oring him at the UCC Tuesday. Nowak blessed the people who at¥tended the service, many of whom shared hugs and tears among the can¥dlelight. ÒAll of the campus ministries, whatev¥er peopleÕs background, have ministers always available for counseling,Ó Nowak said after the service. ÒItÕs good that we MEMORIAL continues on PAGE 2 Richard Holland Lauren Gerson | Daily Texan Staff Hazardous Materials specialist John Oldag and technician April Idlett move salvage drums away from Waller Creek after an emergency drill Tuesday morning. The drill was conducted by several UT departments and outside agencies to insure a successful response to a chemical spill. Public services collaborate for drill Officials discuss Longhorn NetworkÕs limited audience By Sarah White Daily Texan Staff Although many Central Texas UT fans still cannot watch the recently launched Longhorn Network, chan¥nel officials said Tuesday greater ac¥cess should be available soon. Athletics director Chris Plonsky joined Dave Brown, Vice President of Programming for the Longhorn Network, and Stephanie Druley, Vice President of Production for the Longhorn Network, to discuss the distribution, programming and cov¥erage of the network onstage at the Cactus Cafe. The network is a col¥laboration between ESPN and UT. The network first aired last Friday to a limited audience, but according to Brown, deals with the major cable companies are still being negotiated and most fans still do not have access to the content. Druley said the lack of widespread access will be worked out to address the concern that the network is still unavailable to many fans. When asked what made the Long¥horn Network a good investment for ESPN, Brown said that it was due in part to the Ògreat economic powerÒ of TexasÕ large fanbase. He said that this was a groundbreaking and unique project. Brown said the strength of the Longhorn brand is part of the reason that this will be a successful project for ESPN. Representatives at the public fo¥rum discussed the availability of a suitable amount of content for NETWORK continues on PAGE 5 Battalion Chief Palmer Buck nar¥rated the progress of two safety workers as they carefully moved fake chemical barrels from the riv¥er bed. ÒThe main goal was that we want to minimize the time spent here and maximize the shielding to protect as many lives as possible,Ó Buck said. The exercise was also intended as a demonstration for the public, said UTPD Lt. James Gabriel. ÒThis creek runs into Lady Bird Lake, and we work with the city, county and state level forces to en¥sure that a contamination like that couldnÕt happen.Ó The AHMP has conducted pre¥vious preparedness exercises at nu- DRILL continues on PAGE 5 Homeless seek cool refuge in campus areas open to public By Jillian Bliss Daily Texan Staff Extreme heat conditions have forced AustinÕs homeless population to seek refuge in air-conditioned settings across the city, including ar¥eas on and around campus. While UT students and facul¥ty can avoid high temperatures in their air-conditioned offices and classrooms, homeless people do not have the same resources to keep themselves cool during this record heat wave. Mitchell Gibbs, director of de¥velopment and communications at Front Steps, a local nonprofit pro¥viding resources to the homeless, said finding shade and water sourc¥es is a high priority for those without a place to live. He said in addition to homeless shelters, public buildings such as hospitals and libraries are frequented by the homeless because they often provide both. Perry-Caste–eda Library spokes¥man Travis Willmann said the li¥brary is open to nonstudents, as well as UT students. Willmann said he has noticed an increase in library visitors this summer and feels it could be related to the heat. ÒWeÕre open to the public, so we get people from the local Aus¥tin community who may come in off the streets and use our place to relax,Ó Willmann said. ÒAny¥body can walk into any building HEAT continues on PAGE 2 Rebecca Rodriguez | Daily Texan Staff By Andrew Messamore Daily Texan Staff Police tape, fire trucks and peo¥ple in hazmat suits lined San Jacin¥to Boulevard on Tuesday morning. The University partnered with the Alliance of Hazardous Mate¥rials Professionals to test how re¥sponders would react to a chemical spill into Waller Creek on campus. Members of UT Police Depart¥ment, Austin Fire Department, University Operations and city and state representatives made up the approximately 25-member team that drilled for a chemical danger. Under a tent, members of the media and the AHMP were briefed on the progress of the exercise us¥ing a play-by-play style of presen¥tation as the drill progressed. AFD KUTÕs reporter Ben Philpott, far left, interviews ESPNÕs Dave Brown and Stephanie Druley, along with UT Athletics Director Chris Plonski on Tuesday night. 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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. CLARIFICATION Because of an editing error, MondayÕs page 8 ÒBy the NumbersÓ feature should have said Gilbert made 506 more career pass attempts than any of the other three quarterbacks being considered for the starting position. TOMORROWÕS WEATHER LowHigh 78101 Hrrrrrgrrrrrrrr Do you need an AdamÕs apple for that? MEMORIAL continues from PAGE 1 could provide a place where people could gather together and comfort one another.Ó Sam Tillery, a sophomore at the Colorado School of Mines, said he caught the first flight from Denver to Austin when he learned of his friendÕs death. ÒIÕve known Richard since kin¥dergarten,Ó Tillery said. ÒWe played on every sports team togeth¥er growing up and lived along the same block. I donÕt think there was a day we didnÕt see each other [un¥til college].Ó Tillery said he and Holland were members of a close-knit group that included finance junior Ali Mavra¥kis, who also attended the service. Tillery said while his real family is overseas and communication with them is difficult, he takes comfort in his friendship with Mavrakis and others who were close to Holland. ÒTowards the end of the service people started to remember fond memories,Ó Mavrakis said. ÒPeople that were sobbing, they were laugh¥ing. ItÕs helped to be able to come together, and heÕs going to be re¥membered well.Ó HEAT continues from PAGE 1 on campus, and I think occa¥sionally you have incidents, but thereÕs nothing of note on a reg¥ular basis.Ó Kinesiology senior Kassandra Knapp said she visits the PCL ap¥proximately once a week and has noticed others at the library who she believed were not students and might be homeless. She said she identified them by tattered clothes and a general Òout-of¥placeÓ appearance. Knapp said she never felt fright¥ened by homeless visitors in the library, but feels the issue could possibly become a breach in secu¥rity someday. PCL spokesman Travis Will¥mann said library administration is not aware of any serious inci¥dents occurring because of non¥student visitors. John Elford, senior pastor at University United Methodist Church, said the churchÕs Open Door Ministry aims to provide support to the homeless com¥munity living around campus. Elford said the church former¥ly allowed a small group to sleep in their parking lot, but no lon¥ger allows people to rest over¥night on their property because the group became larger and po¥tentially destructive. ÒI know thereÕs several volun¥teers who know these folks real¥ly well,Ó Elford said. ÒWhen it gets hot, everybodyÕs a little touchy. IÕve noticed people have more personal issues in this weather.Ó Elford said there may be an increase in attendance at Open Doors worship services because they are held indoors and provide escape from the heat. The minis¥try currently provides transpor¥tation, clothing and meals to dis¥placed workers and the homeless population, he said. Although University Unit¥ed Methodist no longer pro¥vides overnight accommoda¥tions, Gibbs said the Austin Re¥source Center for the Home¥less managed by Front Steps pro¥vides day and overnight sleeping arrangements. Gibbs said while surviving the heat is a concern for those who live mostly outside, finding meals is not difficult be¥cause of the many ministries like Open Doors that reach out to the homeless. He said the facility has also provided approximately 800 bottles of water per day to people in need, and staff members are trained to identify heat-related medical concerns and make nec¥essary hospital arrangements. ÒIn years past we havenÕt had the same ongoing temperatures, but we saw more folks coming in suffering from heat-related illness,Ó Gibbs said. ÒThis year weÕve only had a couple folks that look like they need medi¥cal attention, and IÕm sure thatÕs because weÕve been able to pro¥vide water.Ó Board of Regents appropriates money to build medical school By Liz Farmer Daily Texan Staff UT System Board of Regents al¥located a part of a $30 million fund last week to build a medical school in the Lower Rio Grande Val¥ley area to provide education and training for medical students. The process will enhance the medical education capabilities of the Regional Academic Health Center in Harlingen, a city in the valley. The center is associated with the UT Health Science Cen¥ter San Antonio, but does not have the resources to educate medi¥cal students all four years. Fran¥cisco Gonz‡lez-Scarano, dean of the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center San An¥tonio, said the students currently studying at the RAHC volunteer to study in that area. ÒThey want to be taking care of the people in the valley,Ó Gonz‡lez¥ ÒYou know when youÕre sit¥ting in a classroom, and you have the right answer and youÕre wav¥ing your hand?Ó Garc’a said. ÒItÕs like we can do this. We just need the resources and we finally got picked.Ó Garc’a said compared to Austin, Brownsville has half as many nurs¥es and doctors per people. ÒAnytime you improve high¥er education opportunities, you impact in a significant way the quality of life in a community,Ó Garc’a said. UT-Brownsville, UT-Pan Amer¥ican and the medical school will work together in joint endeavors to provide people with medical services in the valley. Garc’a said these plans are in line with Chan¥cellor Francisco CigarroaÕs frame¥work to increase financial and ed¥ucational productivity at UT Sys¥tem institutions. ÒHe wants to be able to leverage Scarano said. all three institutions toward one The Lower Rio Grande Val-goal,Ó Garc’a said. ley residents donÕt have adequate CigarroaÕs framework left open medical services available in the future possibility of a UT medi¥area, and the addition of a medical cal school in Austin and in gener¥school would bring more medical al called for a focus on the health professionals and attention to the of Texans. Senator Kirk Watson, D¥needs of the people, said Gonz‡lez-Austin, said in a press release that Scarano. he will come up with a plan with- There are currently about 40 in the next month to further med¥students studying at the RAHC, he ical education, health care and bio¥said, and with the development of science for UT. the medical school, 220 students ÒAn advanced medical educa¥will be able to rotate per year. As tion and research initiative, grow¥plans for the medical school are ing alongside and in partnership underway, the RAHC will establish with University of Texas System partnerships with local hospitals to institutions, represents almost lim¥retain graduates and help improve itless opportunity for Central Tex¥medical attention for residents of ansÕ economy, health and quality of the area. life,Ó Watson wrote. ÒWe need to ensure that there UT-Austin President William are enough post-medical school Powers Jr. said in a statement the spots,Ó he said. University has been working to in¥ UT-Brownsville President Ju-crease medical education in Aus¥liet Garc’a said part of the $30 tin for more than five years. This million fund will also go toward includes the creation of the Dell moving the institution to a four-Pediatric Research Institute, a new year college from a community department in Biomedical Engi¥college. The fund will allow UT-neering and increased residencies Brownsville to make improve-through Seton Hospitals. ments to the School of Public ÒWe need to be careful about get-Health Ñ furthering the efforts to ting solid funding in place to con¥provide adequate medical servic-tinue these steps, but they are the es to the people in the Lower Rio necessary ones to establish a medi-Grande Valley. cal school here,Ó Powers said. 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Texan Ad Deadlines Monday .............Wednesday, 12 p.m.Tuesday.................Thursday, 12 p.m.Wednesday................Friday, 12 p.m. Thursday.................Monday, 12 p.m.Friday......................Tuesday, 12 p.m.Classified Word Ads 11 a.m. (Last Business Day Prior to Publication) WORLD&NATION 3 Wednesday, August 31, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Austin Myers, Wire Editor | dailytexanonline.com Sergey Ponomarev | Associated Press Francois Mori | Associated Press Giulio Petrocco | Associated Press A portrait of Moammar Gadhafi is removed from the Radisson hotel in A rebel fighter climbs atop a statue inside GadhafiÕs compound Bab al-A Libyan hangs a banner in Martyr Square to remind rebel fighters not Tripoli, Libya on Aug. 23, 2011. Aziziya in Tripoli, where intense fighting has occurred, on Aug. 24. to shoot in the air while celebrating in Tripoli, Libya on Monday. Rebels dispose dictator Gadhafi, Libya begins its transition TRIPOLI, Libya Ñ When the Inmates freed from the regimeÕs no-elsÕ interior minister. vilians against attackers, and some say GADHAFI SUSPECTED NEAR SIRTE POCKETS OF RESISTANCE end came for Moammar GadhafiÕs torious prisons told of decades of in-Rebel leaders insisted they are slow-they believe there could eventually be Libyan rebels say theyÕre closing in TARHOUNA Ñ Moammar Gad¥ regime in Libya, it was stunning-side tiny cells, cut off from the world. ly restoring order in the war-scarred attacks on the rebels. on Moammar Gadhafi and issued an hafiÕs green flags still fly proudly above ly sudden. One minute the reb-The squalor they endured contrasted capital of Tripoli after a week of fight-Because while Gadhafi was detest¥ ultimatum Tuesday to regime loyalists the main street in this bastion of sup¥ els were in the mountains, the next with the luxury in which GadhafiÕs chil-ing, including deploying police and ed by many Libyans as a dictator who in the fugitive dictatorÕs hometown of port for his crumbling regime. Many they were sweeping through the dren lived, as evidenced by the expen-collecting garbage. Reporters touring enriched his family but left much of Sirte, his main remaining bastion: sur-here still openly pledge allegiance to coastal city of Zawiya to the gates of sive cars, indoor pools and gaudy decor Tripoli still saw chaotic scenes, includ-the country in poverty, he also earned render this weekend or face an attack. the longtime Libyan leader. the capital. at the homes rebels trashed and looted. ing desperate motorists stealing fuel support by nurturing particular tribes ÒWe have a good idea where he is,Ó a ÒWe felt safe with Gadhafi, but not GadhafiÕs dread fortress of Bab al-LibyaÕs rebels got a boost Tuesday from a gas station. and regions, offering generous gov¥ top rebel leader said. now, not with the rats,Ó Hassan Sul- Aziziya then came under siege by reb-with the unfreezing of about $1.6 billion Rebel fighters were converging on ernment benefits and jobs to those he The rebels, tightening their grip tan, 35, an unemployed laborer, said els, to fall in a matter of hours. in Libyan currency held in Britain. An-the heavily militarized town of Sirte. saw as key supporters. on Libya after a military blitz, also of the rebels. Over the next few days, the secrets alysts estimate that as much as $110 The rebels gave pro-Gadhafi forces At the mobile phone shop, three men demanded that Algeria return Gad-TarhounaÕs loyalty is a stark sign of of the 42-year-old regime spilled into billion is frozen worldwide. there a deadline of Saturday Ñ the day showed off Gadhafi portraits stored on hafiÕs wife and three of his children the problems the rebels face as they try the open. The National Transitional Council, after the end of the Muslim holiday Ñ their phones. But despite such loyalty, and who fled there Monday. Grant-to bring stability to a country ruled by Whispered stories about bunkers which controls most of the country, to complete negotiations and surren-the easy access to weapons, no residents ing asylum to his family, including Gadhafi for more than four decades. under Bab al-Aziziya proved true, says it urgently needs at least $5 billion der. After that, the rebels will Òact de-said they would join an insurgency. daughter Aisha who gave birth in Residents here say many of their neigh¥ with miles of tunnels navigable by in frozen assets to pay state salaries for cisively and militarily,Ó said Mustafa ÒI donÕt like trouble,Ó said Amjad Ra- Algeria on Tuesday, was an Òenemy bors have hidden weapons, leftovers electric golf carts leading to villas and the police and army to restore order Abdul-Jalil, the head of the rebelsÕ Na-madan, a 29-year-old social worker. act,Ó said Ahmed al-Darrad, the reb-from government programs to arm ci¥ hideouts across the city. and confiscate arms. tional Transitional Council. Ñ Complied from AP reports Three officials attached to ATFÕs botched gun-trafficking operation are replaced By Pete Yost The Associated Press WASHINGTON Ñ The Justice Department replaced three officials Tuesday who played critical roles in a flawed law enforcement operation aimed at major gun-trafficking net¥works on the Southwest border. The department announced that the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Ex¥plosives and the U.S. attorney in Ar¥izona had resigned and an adminis¥tration official said a prosecutor who worked on the operation was reas¥signed to civil cases. The operation, known as Fast and Furious, was designed to track small¥time gun buyers at several Phoenix-ar¥ea gun shops up the chain to make cas¥es against major weapons traffickers. It was a response to longstanding criti¥cism of ATF for concentrating on small¥time gun violations and failing to attack the kingpins of weapons trafficking. A congressional investigation of the program has turned up evidence that ATF lost track of many of the more than 2,000 guns linked to the opera¥tion. The Justice Department inspec¥tor general also is looking into the op¥eration at the request of Attorney Gen¥eral Eric Holder. The operation has resulted in charg¥es against 20 people and more may be charged. Kenneth Melson will be replaced as ATFÕs acting chief by B. Todd Jones, the U.S. attorney in Minnesota. With Republicans in Congress and the department bickering over the in¥vestigation, Melson finally testified recently to Hill investigators in pri¥vate. He said his department superi¥ors Òwere doing more damage control than anythingÓ and trying to keep the controversy away from top officials. The moves are the latest and most significant effort by the Justice Depart¥ment to address the controversy. In earlier personnel changes, three ATF agents were laterally transferred start¥ing in May from operational positions to administrative roles. ATF intelligence analyst Lorren Leadmon testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform committee last month that of more than 2,000 weapons linked to Fast and Furious, some 1,400 have not been re¥covered. Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of Cal¥ifornia, chair of the House panel, said in a statement that Òthe reckless disre¥gard for safety that took place in Oper¥ation Fast and Furious certainly mer¥its changes.Ó The strategy behind Fast and Fu¥rious carried the risk that its tracking dimension would be inadequate and one instance ATF agents did not in-than half a dozen law enforcement of¥some guns would wind up in the hands tercept high-powered weapons when ficials who testified in the congressio¥of criminals in Mexico or the U.S. and they could and should have. nal probe warned that penalties for il¥be used at crime scenes Ñ which did But congressional hearings also legal straw purchases are completely happen to some of the guns. brought complaints from ATF agents inadequate Ñ with the result that U.S. In testimony to congressional in-about the difficulty of arresting straw AttorneysÕ offices often decline to pros¥vestigators, Melson said that in at least purchasers at the time of sale. More ecute illegal straw purchasing cases. 4 OPINION Wednesday, August 31, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Viviana Aldous, Editor-in-Chief | (512) 232-2212 | editor@dailytexanonline.com VIEWPOINT The university assembly line In recent months and in the context of decreased financial sup¥port from the state Legislature, UT has come under increasing pressure to optimize its operations. Special attention has been paid Ñ by Gov. Rick Perry, Rick OÕDonnell and others Ñ to the perceived inefficiency of various parts of UTÕs teaching and re¥search missions. One aspect of this that has received a fair amount of attention from commentators and University administrators has been UTÕs four-year graduation rate, which currently stands at 52.1 percent. This compares favorably with the statewide average, which is 49.3 percent, according to The Texas Tribune. President William Powers Jr. has repeatedly called on colleges and departments to address UTÕs low completion rate. Students taking longer than four years to graduate cost the University money, so the argument goes, and we should therefore encourage more students finish their programs in a timely manner. In his Framework for Advancing Excellence in Higher Education an¥nounced last Thursday, UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigar¥roa recommended that universities in the system Òimplement tuition policies to incentivize students to graduate in four yearsÓ beginning next fall. Positive incentives are a good way to address this issue, but in implementing them, administrators should be careful not to cre¥ate a prohibitively costly alternative to students who would not graduate on time. Any incentives should recognize and account for the various factors that can cause a student to take longer than four years to graduate. If a student is double-majoring or pursuing two de¥grees, he or she will need to take more classes. Interdisciplinary education is becoming increasingly important in an age where, according to Duke University professor Cathy Davidson, almost 65 percent of students entering grade school will be employed in jobs that have not yet been invented. But individual undergradu¥ate programs have been slow to recognize the value of learning from multiple traditions. Additionally, if a student works, he or she may need to take fewer hours per semester. As tuition prices continue to rise, more students may need to pay their own way. And if a student entered the University with a large number of AP credits, he or she will no doubt be able to finish faster than a student coming from a high school that, for example, did not offer calculus. These types of students should not be effectively punished for taking longer than others. University-wide averages at a school as large as UT do not take these individual factors into account. But education is an individual experience. Much of the criticism of various attempts to measure the ef¥ficiency of professors at UT and Texas A&M focused on the inherently qualitative nature of education. It is not something which can be easily reduced to data to code into spreadsheets and pie charts. Four-year graduation rates can be easily quantified. They re¥late to data that can be easily measured Ñ for example, the aver¥age credit hours per semester or the number of times a student changes his or her major Ñ and are therefore a tempting target for efficiency analysis. In citing these figures, which admittedly deserve serious atten¥tion, University administrators must be careful not to buy into the narrative created by the very politicians and commentators they seek to placate Ñ namely, that the standard by which universities should be measured is the number of degrees they confer and the amount of money it takes to do so. Unduly emphasizing graduation rates buys into the pervasive metaphor in modern higher education policy that constantly compares universities to businesses. The model is as follows: If X number of students enroll in the engineering school in 2012, then in 2016, UT will churn out Y number of engineers Ñ or at least, Y number of people with a diploma and ÒeducatedÓ stamped on their foreheads Ñ who will then contribute Z dollars to the state economy, therefore justifying the investment that taxpayers make in public higher education. This predictable, mechanical style of operation would certainly please a factoryÕs shareholders. But students are not widgets, and universities of the first class are not factories. Ñ Matt Daley for the editorial board. GALLERY Write for The Daily Texan By You on this page have great potential to affect Daily Texan Columnist University policy. ItÕs no rare occurence for Texan staff Have something to say? 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SUBMIT A FIRING LINE Email your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brev¥ity, clarity and liability. SUBMIT A GUEST COLUMN The editorial board welcomes guest column submissions. Columns must be between 600 and 800 words. Send columns to editor@dailytexanonline.com. The Daily Texan reserves the right to edit all columns for clarity, brevity and liability. Wednesday, August 31, 2011 NEWS 5 Federal judge rules Texas sonogram law violates free speech AUSTIN Ñ A federal judge on Tuesday blocked key provisions of TexasÕ new law requiring a doctor to perform a sonogram before an abortion, ruling the measure vio¥lates the free speech rights of both doctors and patients. U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks upheld the requirement that sono¥grams be performed, but struck down the provisions requiring doc¥tors to describe the images to their patients and requiring women to hear the descriptions. The law made exceptions for women who were willing to sign statements saying they were preg¥nant as a result of rape or incest or that their fetus had an irrevers¥ible abnormality. Sparks questioned whether the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature was trying to Òpermanently brandÓ women who are victims of sexual assault. The law Ñ one of dozens of an¥ti-abortion measures that advanced through state capitals across the United States this year Ñ takes ef¥fect Thursday. The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights had sued to block it. Supporters argued the law en¥sures women fully understand what an abortion entails and said some women have regretted having abor¥tions. They said the law would lead to fewer abortions in Texas. About 81,000 abortions are performed ev¥ery year in Texas. Opponents argued that requiring doctors to describe a fetusÕ features would force them to say things against their will and would violate medical ethics requiring doctors to respect a patientÕs autonomy and act in the patientÕs best interest. The Texas Medical Association opposed the law because it dictat- By Megan Strickland ed when a doctor must perform a The Associated Press procedure and how the doctor must deal with a patient. While a pre¥abortion ultrasound is routine, it is not considered medically necessary. Sparks wrote that forcing doctors to discuss the results with a patient who may not want to listen Òcom¥pels physicians to advance an ideo¥logical agenda with which they may not agree, regardless of any medical necessity and irrespective of whether the pregnant women wish to listen.Ó Sparks was particularly troubled by the requirement that victims of sexual assault or incest sign state¥ments attesting to that fact to get around the provision. That would require women to disclose Òex¥tremely personal, medically irrel¥evant factsÓ that will be Òmemori¥alized in records that are, at best, semi-private,Ó Sparks wrote. Ò[It] is difficult to avoid the trou¥bling conclusion the Texas Legis¥lature either wants to permanent¥ly brand women who choose to get abortions, or views these certifica¥tions as potential evidence to be used against physicians and wom¥en,Ó Sparks wrote. Sparks also struck down several enforcement penalties for doctors who faced losing their medical li¥cense and possible criminal misde¥meanor prosecution if they did not comply. The ruling is a Òhuge victory for women in Texas and a clear signal to the state Legislature that it went too far when it passed this law,Ó said Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproduc¥tive Rights. The group said it had already re¥ceived notice the state plans to ap¥peal. Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republi¥can running for president, was crit¥ical of TuesdayÕs ruling. Ryan Edwards |Daily Texan Staff Biomedical engineering Ph.D. candidate Vanessa Aguilar receives instruction from UTPD officer Darrell Halstead about how to properly perform CPR Tuesday night. The free class was hosted by the University of Texas Future First Responders to properly train students for emergencies. UTPD, student group offer CPR classes By Megan Strickland knowledge to have,Ó said Future First and how to perform CPR. In addi-patient. A couple of years ago, some- Daily Texan Staff Responders President John Hor-tion to chest compressions, which one did save a life in Gregory Gym ton. ÒYou never know when you will are what bystanders usually perform by performing CPR and using AED A student group is holding free need it.Ó on patients, students received train-just in time, Halstead said. CPR classes instructed by UT Po-The Austin-Travis County Emer-ing in CPR and learned how to use Rebecca Moore, graduate glob¥lice Department officers to train stu-gency Medical Services system re-an automated external defibrillator, al policy studies student, decided to dents for emergency response to car-sponds to an average of 600 cardiac a device used to electronically restart take the class as a refresher for her diac arrest. arrest cases per year, according to a the heart. Only one of the seven stu-job. The University of Texas Future June press release from the organi-dents had noticed the defibrillators ÒI babysit but I hadnÕt taken a CPR First Responders hosted their first zation. Only 34 percent of bystand-around campus although there are class since middle school,Ó Moore free CPR class Tuesday in an effort ers performed CPR on the victims many, according to Halstead. said. to increase the survival rate of pa-in 2010, which is on par with the na-ÒWhen you start walking into The overwhelming response to tients suffering from cardiac arrest. tional rate of 33.3 percent. these buildings donÕt just put your the class has caused the Future First According to the American Heart ÒIt may take a while for EMS to blinders on. Pay attention and no-Responders to increase CPR training Association, every 90 seconds, a per-get there and you will be the only tice where those AEDs are,Ó Halstead in the coming months, after official¥sonÕs heart will stop somewhere in one there to help,Ó UTPD officer said. ÒCommit these sites to memo-ly becoming sponsored by UTPD the U.S. Without proper response, Darrell Halstead said. ry. You never know when you need this week. Training classes are full there could be severe damage to the During the CPR class Tuesday, an AED.Ó for September and October, but the brain of the patient and death can three UT police officers spent two During HalsteadÕs 24 years in the organization might schedule more occur, according to the association. hours instructing students on how force, he has had to perform CPR spots for students in the coming ÒCPR is a critical life saving to identify the signs of cardiac arrest once, but was unable to revive the weeks, Horton said.     #         "      "         ##      4.,&(4'3,0-  !             3,8( &+1.%34+,2)13 23,0*$ )(/%.(/%.(456'(057,00(3       3,8(, %'                       FREE FOOD AND PRIZES!            Wildfires burn up Texas, Oklahoma homes By Sean Murhpy The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY Ñ Wildfires fueled by extremely dry conditions and strong winds destroyed dozens of homes in Oklahoma City and North Texas on Tuesday and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate. Officials did not yet know what started the blazes, but a summer heat wave and drought in Oklahoma and Texas have left the ground parched and vegetation dry. ÒWeÕre in severe drought conditions, so just the tiniest little spark can start a wildfire,Ó Texas Forest Service spokes¥woman April Saginor said. In Oklahoma City, bursts of flame rose amid thick black smoke as oil¥packed cedar trees ignited, giving gawk¥ers a stunning view even from blocks away. Utility poles lit up like match- DRILL continues from PAGE 1 clear reactors and other sites, and has been on campus before when it tested the ability of the Univer¥sity to respond to a theoretical ra¥dioactive leak in January 2011. Gabriel said these tests are one of many that the University con¥ducts. ÒThe University has drills like this somewhere between every six months to a year. We train to¥gether with environmental health services, the fire department Ñ we even notify the EPA and then sometimes they become fully en¥gaging,Ó Gabriel said. ÒThe UT po¥lice had eight officers here alone.Ó AHMP selected UT as the lo¥cation for the drill at its last na¥tional conference because of some AHMP membersÕ involvement with UT, said Peter Schneider, safety officer for AHMP at the drill. University Operations spokes¥woman Cindy Posey demonstrat¥ed how her department would use social networks like Facebook and Twitter to keep the public updated in the event of a chemical danger, as well as where they would set up the media crews and what mes¥sages would be sent out. ÒIn order to prepare for some¥thing like this you just have to go through the motions,Ó Posey said. ÒItÕs unlike a tabletop exercise where we just sit in a conference room and act like we are dealing with virtual people. Here weÕre ac¥tually in the field and it gets us re¥ally ready for any possible event.Ó NETWORK continues from PAGE 1 the network. Plonksy said find¥ing quality events would not be a problem for the network. ÒThere are a whole lot of oth¥er events left over once the con¥ference takes its selection [of events],Ó Plonsky said. She said that usually these lower¥profile events are aired online, but with the Longhorn Network fans will be able to watch them on TV. ÒThe production is incredible,Ó Plonsky said. ÒItÕs like ESPN with an orange tinge.Ó In addition to game coverage, Druley spoke of original content which will air on the network, in¥cluding an all-access show with the football team and coverage of Long¥horn football practices. Druley said that as an ESPN project quality is a priority for the network. ÒThe bar is set higher for us in terms of what we must achieve because of those four letters,Ó she stated. KXAN sports director Roger Wallace discussed the effects of the Longhorn Network on local news stations such as his own. He believed the Longhorn Network would not have an adverse effect on local sports coverage. Wallace said that KXAN will maintain the same pre-game and post-game coverage for UT football and will continue to report on other events such as womenÕs basketball. ÒI donÕt think it really will [af¥fect sports coverage at KXAN]. Our access will be essentially the same and, if anything, [the Long¥horn Network] could enhance it,Ó Wallace said. ÒWe could even re¥ceive access through the Long¥horn Network to some events that we normally couldnÕt get to.Ó sticks, and power was out to more than 7,000 homes and businesses. The fire destroyed 10 to 12 homes and consumed 1,500 acres in a sparse¥ly populated and heavily wooded sec¥tion of the city, fire department spokes¥man Mark Woodard said. Several hun¥dred homes were evacuated, according to Red Cross spokesman Rust Surette. Meanwhile, a fast-moving wildfire in North Texas destroyed at least 20 homes and prompted authorities to evacuate at least 125 other homes in a lakeside community, state Forest Ser¥vice officials said. Agency spokesman John Nich¥ols said the fire, which started earlier in the day, had spread to about 7,500 acres in Palo Pinto County by Tues¥day night. Part of a state highway was shut down in the area because of tall flames and huge plumes of smoke, of¥ficials said. Temperatures in the area got up to 106 degrees on Tuesday afternoon with winds gusting up to 28 mph, said Na¥tional Weather Service meteorologist Jason Dunn. He said by nightfall, gusts were at about 20 mph and the tempera¥ture was around 99. The Oklahoma City fire was largely under control by Tuesday night, but a flare-up at the head of the blaze was in a wooded area that firefighters were hav¥ing trouble reaching, Woodard said. ÒLuckily the sun is going down and everything will calm down,Ó Emergen¥cy Medical Services Authority spokes¥woman Lara OÕLeary said Tuesday eve¥ning. ÒItÕs been a long day.Ó OÕLeary said four people, including two firefighters, were treated for minor injuries. Three were transported to hos¥pitals where all were in good condition, she said. No major injuries were report¥ed in Texas. Air tankers and helicopters were brought in to help fight the blazes. The fire in Oklahoma CityÕs rural northeast corner paralleled Interstate 35, with smoke rolling northward as strong winds stoked the fire. From time to time flames could be seen amid the roiling black cloud. The blaze moved about four miles from where it started about 1 p.m., Bryant said. ÒThis is a heavily wooded area,Ó Bryant said. ÒThere are cedar trees out here. Ce¥dar trees burn very hot. TheyÕre very heav¥ily laden with oil. A lot of times when the cedar trees do go up, they burn very hot.Ó A separate grass fire was reported near Bethel Acres, just east of the Okla¥homa City area, said Jennifer Dawson at the Pottawatomie County Emergency Management. THE DAILY TEXAN We are currently hiringin all departments. Come sign up in thebasement of HSM. Questions? E-mail us at managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com SPORTS 9 Wednesday, August 31, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Trey Scott, Sports Editor | (512) 232 2210 | sports@dailytexanonline.com RandallÕs run stopping ability key to defense EditorÕs Note: The Daily Texan will introduce one more important Long¥horn each issue. Here is No. 3 of Tex-Kheeston Randall anÕs 10 Most Important Longhorns. Defensive Tackle By Christian Corona Daily Texan Staff Last year, Texas was 0-5 when its opponent ran for more yards than it did. This offseason, defensive co¥ordinator Manny Diaz stressed how important stopping the run will be. That starts with Kheeston Randall. Randall may be the LonghornsÕ most dominant defender this sea¥son. The senior defensive tackle reg¥istered 39 tackles in 2010, 13 of them for loss, which is the most by any re¥turner this year. The terrific junior season was good enough to make the 6-foot-5, 305-pounder a consen¥sus first-team preseason all-confer¥ence choice. Despite RandallÕs stellar season, Texas allowed 138.6 rushing yards per game, more than they Longhorns chosen so far: had given up in seven years. ÒWe donÕt want anyone to be 4. Alex Okafor able to run the ball on us like 5. Mike Davis what happened last year,Ó Randall 6. David Snow said. ÒThatÕs something we need 7. Keenan Robinson to constantly improve. WeÕre 8. Jackson Jeffcoat going to be working on it 9. Justin Tucker this week, next week, and 10. Emmanuel Acho all through the season.Ó Until the release of the depth chart Monday morn¥ing, there was some uncertainty RANDALL continues on PAGE 10 VOLLEYBALL Seniors provide leadership on, off court for young Texas squad By Lauren Giudice So far this season, Adams Daily Texan Staff h a s n o t di s app oint e d h e r A lot of attention this sea¥s on ha s b e e n fo c u s e d on the youth in the LonghornÕs squad. After four games, the team has proven it is ready to teammates. In SundayÕs game against Israel, she had 11 kills on 14 error-free swings and hit .786. On SaturdayÕs game against Ole Miss, she had a career-best three ser¥ compete. But a team is not a vice aces. A senior with vast team without leaders Ñ and the seniors on the squad are prepared to do that. Rachael Adams, Sydney Yogi, Michelle Kocher and Amber Roberson experience, sheÕs leading by example. ÒAs a senior, I have to step up and lead the team,Ó Ad¥ams s aid . ÒIÕve h ad s ome have been to three final fours in their three years in burnt orange. But now they plan to take Texas even farther. Ò We hav e a v e r y y oun g great leaders who have came before me and theyÕve done some great things and IÕm tr ying to do that just like them.Ó team and what they need now is an example and thatÕs ex¥actly what IÕm trying to do,Ó Adams said former Long¥horn Juliann Faucette, who she was teamed with at the Adams said. ÒEach day come in and take no days off and hopefully they can follow in my footsteps and work just 2010 USA Volleyball Open National Championship, is an inspiration to her. Thomas Allison | Daily Texan Staff as hard.Ó LEADERSHIP continues on PAGE 10 Senior libero Sydney Yogi will look to lead the Longhorns to another final four in 2011. SOCCER FOOTBALL O-line is out Harris uses soccer as gateway to reach her goals By Sara Beth Purdy to prove their Daily Texan Staff From the stands, Lexi Harris toughness for looks just like every other play¥er on the LonghornÕs bench. SheÕs quick, makes good decisions on 2011 season the field and loves to win. But this sophomore midfielder from Pla- By Austin Laymance no will surprise you. Daily Texan Staff Up close and personal, Harris likes a challenge and lives for the The Longhorns offensive line physical and mental toughness is out to prove one thing this that soccer brings to the table. season Ñ their toughness. ÒThe sport requires so much Many considered the O-line to from you physically and mental¥ be soft after a poor showing in ly,Ó Harris said. ÒNo matter how 2010, the result of a nonexistent good you become, the sport never running game and an increase in ceases to push you to your limits.Ó sacks allowed. In high school, Harris racked But with new offensive line up a long list of accolades. From coach Stacy Searels, who joined the Texas stage, Harris helped to the Texas staff this offseason af¥lead Plano West High School to a ter spending his last four years 5A State Championship in 2007. at Georgia, the Longhorns have Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff In 2008, she was an Under-17 taken on a new mentality up WomenÕs World Cup Finalist be-Sophomore Lexi Harris has had a huge impact on the Longhorns this season, starting in every game front. fore going on to become a mem-thus far, while contributing to two goals this year. ÒItÕs all about smashing you in ber of the United States Under-20 the mouth and moving quick¥WomenÕs National Team. to college. As a freshman, Har-Her motivation to work hard or anything like that. I am able to ly to get there,Ó said senior left Texas head coach Chris Petru-ris started in 18 of 21 games for and to win is what sets her apart. dream now. Soccer is my gateway guard David Snow. celli recruited Harris heavily in the Longhorns and was named Harris is the first of her family to to going where I want to go.Ó Searels is an imposing figure high school. Top Drawer Soccer to the Big 12 All-Newcomer go to college and credits soccer Harris wants to finish college as on the practice field, standing labeled her as the No. 1 recruit in Team. So far this season, Har-with providing her the opportuni-an exercise science major before 6-feet-6-inches and weighing Texas and No. 2 recruit national-ris has started all four games at ties she has at Texas. going to grad school to become a ly in 2010. midfielder and has accounted for ÒIt just opens up everything for physical therapist. After that? Not She didnÕt stop once she got two Texas scores. me,Ó Harris said. ÒI never had goals even she knows. O-LINE continues on PAGE 10 SIDELINE MLB BY THE NUMBERS 100 The amount of money in millions that Eagles quarterback Michael Vick signed for over six years, making him the third¥highest paid player in the NFL. 21 The amount of money in millions that running back Frank Gore just signed for with the San Francisco 49ers over 3 years. 0 The amount of preseason games running back Chris Johnson has played so far during his contract dispute, causing fantasy owners panic everywhere. SPORTS BRIEFLY Ex-Horn Cedric Benson begins jail sentence Tuesday in Austin Former Longhorn and Cincinnatti Bengal running back Cedric Benson pleaded no contest to a July 2011 assault charge and began his jail sentence Tuesday night, according to BensonÕs lawyer Sam Bassett. ÒCedric is happy the July 2011 case is being dismissed,Ó Bassett said in a statement. ÒThough originally scheduled to serve the jail sentence in October, Cedric decided he needs to complete the jail sentence before the season. This is best for everyone involved.Ó Benson is serving his jail time at the Travis County Jail. Ñ Trey Scott Join us at 4 p.m. today for a live chat previewing the start of football season. bit.ly/doublecoverage 10 SPORTS RANDALL continues from PAGE 9 surrounding who would line up a lot of fun.Ó beside Randall as the second start-What isnÕt a lot of fun, howev¥ing defensive tackle. Sophomore er, is going 5-7. The defense took Calvin Howell won the starting a step back last season, allowing job, but others like Ashton Dors-a whopping 28.1 points per game ey and former running back Chris over its last nine contests. The Whaley, both sophomores, should Longhorns started the season 3-0 see the field as well. DonÕt count with victories over Rice, Wyoming out Desmond Jackson, who Ran-and Texas Tech but there were red dall called Òone of the best fresh-flags from the beginning, even man defensive tackles IÕve seen.Ó in the season opener against the ÒIÕm proud to finally see Cal-Owls, who Texas plays in its first vin playing,Ó Randall said. ÒHe game again this year. stepped his game up. He did ev-ÒI wouldnÕt say we didnÕt put erything [defensive tackle] coach forth a great effort, we just didnÕt [Bo] Davis has asked him to do, win the way we were expected to,Ó along with the other guys. ItÕs al-Randall said. ÒWe had too many lowed us to have some depth.Ó mental mistakes, too many busts, Whoever is playing, they will and like coach [Mack] Brown said, have a considerable amount of it started in those three scrim¥freedom thanks to Diaz. Starting mages we had. But this year, those defensive ends Jackson Jeffcoat scrimmages we had were totally and Alex Okafor have claimed different. We had great effort. ItÕs they can switch sides at their lei-just a totally different team.Ó sure. Diaz has talked about how Texas has an excellent history he will send safeties to rush the of line-clogging defensive tack¥passer and drop defensive line-les such as Shaun Rogers, Casey men into coverage. Hampton, Frank Okam and La¥ ÒItÕs controlled insanity,Ó Ran-marr Houston. If Randall plays dall said. ÒThis defense with the way he did last season, his coach Diaz gives us so much name could soon be mentioned freedom, whether we shoot an among those greats. Maybe he A-gap or shoot a B-gap or cross could help Texas win a few games over and play defensive end. ItÕs while heÕs at it as well. LEADERSHIP continues from PAGE 9 Junior ShaÕDare McNeal spoke of speed of the game and the intensity AdamsÕ importance. of practices.Ó ÒRachael is a very competitive And thatÕs where the seniors player,Ó McNeal said. ÒThe things that come in. she does, IÕve never seen any middle ÒI think us four seniors have a do before. I feel like everybody con-lot more weight on our shoulders I tributes something to the team and think just because we have that ex¥with her athleticism, it makes us a lit-perience,Ó Yogi said. ÒWe have a lot tle more steady in the middle.Ó of younger girls who are going to get Yogi, a libero, said the experi-significant playing time.Ó ence she and her fellow seniors have Head coach Jerritt Elliott has been helps them with the underclassmen. impressed with the leadership dis-In addition, the seniors understand played by the upperclassmen. He be¥and remember what it was like be-lieves the trait is vital to the Long¥ing new at Texas and to the volley-horns making another deep postsea¥ ball program. son run. Wednesday, August 31, 2011 Tamir Kalifa |Daily Texan file photo Texas hopes its offensive line will be better than last year, when it struggled to open up holes in the running game and give quarterback Garrett Gilbert protection. New line coach Stacy Searels is trying to establish a more physical mentality. O-LINE continues from PAGE 9 over 280 pounds, and brings for game situations,Ó Snow ity is to come right at the de-ÒItÕs always hard to fit your a tougher, meaner and nastier said. ÒHeÕs going to push you fense, a change that Searels line coach in with all the oth¥edge to his new squad. throughout the whole practice. instituted on the first day of er guys,Ó Brown said. ÒStacyÕs Senior left tackle Tray Allen ÒHe has a camp. come in and been great. Stacy said the linemen talked about lot of energy, ÒHe estab -and [first-year defensive tack¥being a punishing group af-heÕs very ex-lished it the first les coach] Bo Davis are best ter the Longhorns loss to Tex-uberant. HeÕs day,Ó Snow said. friends, so the offensive and de¥as A&M on Thanksgiving, and going to get ÒWhen a new fensive lines have worked.Ó He has a lot of theyÕve been striving for that after you.Ó coach comes So far, Searels has put his persona ever since. Gone are energy, heÕs very in they have to stamp on the offensive line and ÒBeing a tougher offensive the days of change the cul-settled on a starting five. Now line is what weÕve been work-zone blocking exuberant. HeÕs going ture.Ó itÕs up to him to identify the Ò ing on and hopefully we show schemes and S e a r e ls is backups. everybody on [Saturday],Ó lateral run-to get after you.one of six new ÒStacy feels pretty good about Allen said. ning plays. L on g h or n s the first five,Ó Brown said. ÒNow The Longhorns admit they Searels has coaches this heÕs got to find seven, then heÕs were complacent a year ago, af-Texas block-Ñ David Snow, guard year. Despite got to find eight, then heÕs got to ter coming off back-to-back ing downhill all the new fac-find 10 and weÕre not there yet.Ó trips to BCS bowl games. With this year, a re¥es on the staff, Whoever the top 10 linemen Ò Searels in the fold, though, turn to the head coach will be, one thing is certain: M a c k B r o w n Searels wonÕt tolerate softness. ÒIt is a completely different game ÒAt the end of the day our leader¥thatÕs unlikely to be the case philosophy than high school or club,Ó Yogi said. ship is going to have to get there [to in 2011. that preceded says heÕs been Come Saturday, heÕll find out ÒThey come in and the first couple the National Championship] and we ÒHeÕs going to make practice the spread offense. pleased with the way the group just who has the toughness todays of practice you can tell they are going to have to execute when itÕs as hard as he can [to prepare]Now, the LonghornsÕ mental-has meshed. restore Texas to prominence. are kind of shell-shocked as to the crunch time,Ó he said. Come and enjoy a good Ôol time! TRY OUT Enjoy free stuff from our sponsors & watch FOR the game on a big screen tv under the tent!! THE DAILY TEXAN AUG. 24 ¥ SEPT. 7 We are currently hiring in all departments. Come sign up in the basement of HSM. Questions? E-mail us at managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com GAIN REAL WORD EXPERIENCE SPICE UP YOUR FUN!LIFE EXCITING Presented by Double Coverage & September 3October 29 Rice Kansas INTERNSHIP CREDIT September 10November 5 BYU Texas Tech October 15 November 19 Oklahoma Kansas StateState GIFT CARDS PARTIES Carter Goss FOR MORE INFORMATION Broadcast Manager & Sponsorships P 512.475.6721  "# E cartergoss@mail.utexas.edu CONTACT US Contact: marketing@texasstudentmedia.com " !# # # ! visit us at WWW.UTEXAS.EDU/TSM Sensabaugh back in ÔBig DÕ in big way By Jaime Aron The Associated Press IRVINGÑ Seeing Gerald Sensa¥baugh get turned around while al¥lowing a long touchdown pass on the opening drive of the last pre¥season game reminded the Dal¥las Cowboys of why they shopped around for an upgrade at safety this offseason. Seeing him leap over the center and leap again to block a field goal, then seeing him grab a deflect¥ed pass for an interception later in the same game reminded the Cow¥boys of why they ended up bring¥ing him back. SensabaughÕs return was sort of a consolation prize, both for him and for Dallas. The Cowboys sorely needed to improve the back end of their de¥fense, but team owner Jerry Jones didnÕt want to spend as much as the top safeties available were getting. He tried helping the secondary by pursuing cornerback Nnamdi Aso¥mugha, then eventually worked his way to safety Abram Elam. Still needing a second safety, Jones turned to Sensabaugh. Sensabaugh was available be¥cause he couldnÕt get any of those whopper deals that were going around. He accepted a one-year contract in hopes of getting a lon¥ger, more-lucrative deal from Dal¥las or trying again as a free agent next summer. HeÕs off to a good start. Facing San Diego in the second preseason game, Sensabaugh got tough and wedged his helmet into the belly of running back Mike Tol¥bert to force a fumble, then made an athletic move to intercept a pass. It was erased because the back of his heel landed out of bounds, but Cowboys coaches considered it good enough to call it a game for the first team after that play. On Saturday night, in Minne¥sota, Sensabaugh was involved in three big plays Ñ one bad, two good. ÒI guess I was plus-one for the day,Ó he said, smiling. ÒI had to do something to make up for the big touchdown.Ó Sensabaugh hopes to be more of a ball-hawker this season. Coach Rob RyanÕs defense is all about forcing pressure up front, which could make for more way¥ward passes. Sensabaugh had a ca¥reer-high five interceptions last year, with four coming over the last six games. Sensabaugh played strong safety last year, which meant he covered tight ends. RyanÕs scheme basical¥ly has two free safeties, so it will be up to Sensabaugh and Elam to fig¥ure out the coverages. It helps that Elam played for Ryan in Cleveland the last two years, so heÕs more fa¥miliar with the role. ÒIÕm learning his play style and heÕs learning mine,Ó Sensabaugh said. ÒYou get to help out on whoev¥er you want, kind of. You just read the quarterback. If heÕs looking one way, I have the freedom to just go that way, as opposed to strong safe¥ty, where if youÕre man up on a guy you have to stay on your man un¥til the play is over. It frees you up to make more plays, I guess. IÕm get¥ting used to it. ItÕs fun.Ó deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, making him the third highest player in the NFL. This is just two years after he was released from jail. Michael Perez Associated Press Cowboys coach Jason Garrett stresses winning the turnover bat¥tle as much as any statistic, and DallasÕ defense didnÕt have a single takeaway the first two games. (San Diego recovered TolbertÕs fumble.) So SensabaughÕs pickoff against the Vikings was a bit of a break¥through for RyanÕs group, and the blocked field goal turned out even better because Alan Ball returned it for a touchdown. Which was more fun? Sensabaugh leaned toward the blocked kick because of the mo¥mentum swing Ñ from the oppo¥nent possibly scoring points to his team getting a touchdown. ÒI started my career on spe¥cial teams, and I always feel itÕs real important to make a big play,Ó he said. ÒSo I always try to stress going really hard on special teams whenever I get an opportunity.Ó SensabaughÕs career began in Jacksonville, where his spe¥cial teams coordinator was Joe DeCamillis. (or Joe D, as heÕs known) is now DallasÕ special teams coordinator. DeCamillis has used Sensa¥baugh as a bunny-hopping kick blocker before and decided to break out that play again after see¥ing on tape that the VikingsÕ front line tended to drop low to fight off blockers. With Jay Ratliff and Igor Olshan¥sky making sure those Minneso¥ta linemen stayed down, Sensa¥baugh made his move. He jumped over the pile of bodies, then quick¥ly jumped up and out to get his hands on the kick. Michael Vick has just signed Vick gets paid like the best, but has he earned it? a 6 year, 100 -million dollar By Chris Hummer Daily Texan Columnist Quick Ñ name the three best quarterbacks in the NFL. Most people come up with Peyton Manning and Tom Brady right off the bat. The third quarter¥back chosen might be Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers or Philip Rivers. All of these players are deserv¥ing of consideration for the spot, but none of those signal call¥ers are the third-highest paid at the position. That distinction be¥longs to the EaglesÕ Michael Vick, who signed a six-year, $100 mil¥lion contract on Tuesday. This is the same player who, just over two years ago, was serving jail time. He was out of work and bankrupt. Now heÕs the first player ever in league history to sign two deals worth $100 million. ÒThe thing for me was believ¥ing in the people who were there for me in my time of need,Ó Vick said at his press conference. ÒYou never know whatÕs going to hap¥pen.Ó VickÕs story is a great one, and completely exemplifies the beau¥ty of the American justice sys¥tem and the way it gives people the opportunity to redeem them¥selves. But has Vick really earned that sum of money in just two years back in the NFL? The short an¥swer to that question is no, not yet. In his first year back, he rare¥ly saw the field, just coming in briefly to run the wildcat pack¥age behind Donovan McNabb. In his second year Ñ a sea¥son that began on the bench be¥hind Kevin Kolb Ñ he put up some gaudy numbers, throwing 21 touchdowns and running for nine more in 11 starts. He fin¥ished second in the Most Valu¥able Player voting to Brady. The key number there is 11 Ñ as in only 11 starts out of 32 chances since he has been back. ThatÕs not enough of a sample size to support a $100 million contract. Vick is also injury prone, and has only been healthy for a full 16-game schedule just once in his eight-year career. But perhaps most important¥ly, Vick has not proven himself as a winner in the big games yet with a 2-3 all time playoff record. Manning, Brady, Brees and Rod¥gers have each won at least one championship. So while VickÕs story is a great one, a redemption story for the ages, the Eagles may have jumped the gun a little on the contract, paying an injury-prone 31-year¥old like an all-time great. A&M denies report of withdrawal letter By Kristie Rieken process if they decide to leave. down to 10 teams after Nebraska The Associated Press The leagueÕs board of directors (Big Ten) and Colorado (Pac-12) addressed the possible departure left the league in July 2010. Loftin COLLEGE STATION Ñ Texas of the Aggies last weekend. has said the Aggies would consider A&M said Tuesday it has not sent ÒI certainly appreciate the dis-how their departure would impact a letter of withdrawal to the Big 12 cussion among the Big 12 presi-the future of the Big 12 before any Conference. dents/chancellors and the expres-decision is made. The brief statement by school sion of their desire for Texas A&M The Big 12 would need to find a spokesman Jason Cook comes a to remain in the conference,Ó Loft-team to replace the Aggies if they day after The New York Times in said in a statement Monday af-exit the conference and there has said in a story posted on its web¥ ternoon before The New York been a lot of speculation about site Monday night that universi- Times report. ÒWe all agree that possible schools. So far, the only ty President R. Bowen Loftin sent Texas A&M is an extremely valu-school to publicly express interest a letter to Missouri Chancellor able institution; thus, it is incum-in moving to the Big 12 is SMU. and Big 12 board chairman Brady Athletic direc- Deaton to in¥ tor Steve Orsini form the league said heÕs had in¥ it was leaving. formal talks with The report cit-I certainly appreciate the discussion Big 12 officials ed two uniden¥ among the Big 12 presidents for some time to tified college inform them of officials with the schoolÕs im¥ direct knowl¥ Ò Ò Ñ R. Bowen Loftin, Texas A&M university president [and] chancellors provements and edge of the decision. Cook declined growth. In the letter Loftin sent to to comment fur¥ ther on the newspaper report. the Big 12 last bent upon me, as the president of week, he said if the Aggies leave, The university said Monday it the university, to ensure that we are had received a letter from Big 12 in a position to enhance our na¥they would want to do it in a man¥ ner that complies with league by-Commissioner Dan Beebe out-tional visibility and future financial laws. He also has said financial lining the withdrawal procedure should the Aggies decide to leave the league. Cook said on Monday that the letter Òoutlines the withdrawal pro¥cedures according to the financial provisions of the Big 12 bylaws and mutual waivers of legal claims.Ó He wouldnÕt provide any other details of the letter or comment on what A&MÕs next step might be. The Aggies are interested in join¥ing the Southeastern Conference. Loftin sent a letter to the Big 12 last week formally telling Beebe they are exploring their options and asked for the conference to outline the opportunity.Ó Loftin added this is a Òcomplex and long-term decision,Ó but Òit is not our intent to prolong our con¥ference exploration for an extend¥ed period of time.Ó The SEC said earlier this month it was happy with its current 12-school membership but left the door open to expansion. Loft¥in then received authority from the board of regents to take any action he deems necessary in terms of re¥alignment. There is concern that a depar¥ture by the Aggies could jeopardize the future of the Big 12, which is concerns will factor into any de¥cision to leave. The school likely would face an exit fee. The Big 12, including Texas A&M, agreed to a 13-year televi¥sion deal with Fox Sports in April worth more than $1 billion. There is a chance the contract could be voided if the Aggies leave the con¥ference, which could lead to legal issues for Texas A&M and its new league. The Big 12 declined to comment on MondayÕs letter outlining the procedures the Aggies would need to follow if they decide to leave the league. BOOK REVIEW COCKTAIL HOUR UNDER THE TREE Daughter revisits motherÕs African youth in intimate memoir By Clayton Wickham the mother of a white family during Nicola Fuller has something of scanned the red-dust plains of Rho- Cocktail Hour Under the Tree Daily Texan Staff white-ruled RhodesiaÕs bloody civ-an ego and, as Fuller says, Òshe has desia from the passenger side, hold¥il war and the peace she finally finds, always wanted to live a fabulous-ing an Uzi. of Forgetfulness Being the subject of not one, but farming in her old age beneath the ly romantic life for which she need-Near the end of the book, Fuller Alexandra Fuller two of what she calls her daughterÕs ÒTree of Forgetfulness.Ó ed a reasonably pliable witness as tries to come to terms with her moth¥Òawful books,Ó ranks among the least Genre: Memoir As she recounts her motherÕs sto-scribe.Ó Nicola finds this scribe in her erÕs complicity in the horrors of ra¥extraordinary of the grievances Ni¥ries of her wild Kenyan upbring-daughter, but the remarkable hon-cial discrimination and war. ÒFew For those who like: cola Fuller can claim after her long ing (her best friend growing up was esty with which Fuller tells the story of us pay so dearly for our prejudic¥ ÒDonÕt LetÕs Go to the Dogs TonightÓ and bloody love affair with African an ape named Stephen), Fuller also may be more than her mother ever es, our passions, our mistakes,Ó she by Alexandra Fuller soil. In Alexandra FullerÕs new mem¥ points to the story her mother nev-bargained for. writes Ñ and it is true. Three of Full¥oir, ÒCocktail Hour Under the Tree er tells; one of imperialism and op-On some level, FullerÕs book is erÕs siblings die during infancy as the Grade: A¥ of Forgetfulness,Ó she revisits the set¥pression. She writes that her moth-about her mother Ñ her youth, her family struggles to survive in Rhode¥ting of her first book, ÒDonÕt LetÕs Go er speaks of her youth Òas if she were flaws, her plunge into depression and siaÕs inhospitable environment. In one to the Dogs Tonight,Ó this time to re¥a third-person participant in a mov-her ultimate redemption Ñ but on of the bookÕs most moving passages, until all of us own and honor one an-terÕs funny, tragic, compassionate and count the adventurous and haunt¥ie starring herself, a perfect horse and another, it is a testament to the un-Fuller describes how the violent civ-otherÕs dead, until we have admitted honest narrative as a flawed but sym¥ingly tragic life of her wild, resilient flawless equatorial light. The violence relenting horror of war. ÒWar is Af-il war left her baby brotherÕs gravesite to our murders and forgiven one an-pathetic character. Though she curses mother Ñ the self-proclaimed ÒNico¥and the injustices that came with co-ricaÕs perpetually ripe fruit,Ó Fuller unmarked along with countless oth-other and ourselves for what we have the thought of another ÒAwful Book,Ó la Fuller of Central Africa.Ó lonialism seem Ñ in my motherÕs ver-writes, remembering the violence of ers. ÒHumans have an unerring ca-done, there can be no truce, no digni-through this memoir Alexandra Full-Fuller paints in vivid prose her sion of events Ñ to have happened in her childhood. She recalls how her pacity to ignore one anotherÕs sacred ty, no peace.Ó er becomes what her mother always motherÕs idyllic childhood in im¥some other unwatched movie, to father always drove the family jeep traditions and to defile one anotherÕs In the end, ÒNicola Fuller of Cen-wanted: a biographer worthy of her perialist Kenya, her difficulties as some other unwatched people.Ó with a rifle on his knee, as her mother hallowed ground,Ó she writes; ÒSurely tral AfricaÓ emerges from her daugh-extraordinary life. ADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. In the event of errors made in advertisement, notice must be given by 10 am the Þrst day of publication, as the publishers are responsible for only ONE incorrect THE DAILY TEXAN insertion. 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Panter said their first clue that this wasnÕt the same game that they played in their garage Ñ Òthey kept asking us if we called it ping-pong or table tennisÓ Ñ planted the seed for the direction they wanted their own league to take. ÒIt just wasnÕt fun,Ó Panter, 27, said. ÒIt was so serious and these guys were so awesome and we just want¥ed to have fun. We wanted to do what we do in our garage: drink beer and play ping-pong. ThereÕs a huge differ¥ence.Ó Later that night they were com¥miserating about their loss with a few friends when Maxey said that drunken inspiration struck. ON THE WEB: check out a video this thursday afternoon at bit.ly/dt_video ÒI was like ÔYou know what guys? I want to start a ping-pong league and I want it to be for regular ping¥pong players, not those other guys.ÕÓ A brainstorming session led to the name PongRock, combining Maxey and PanterÕs appreciation for table tennis and live music, which is often playing when the PongRock league meets. Then Maxey created a website and they started telling their friends and advertising on Facebook. Panter and Maxey, who both graduated from Texas State with bachelorsÕ degrees in advertising, realized that there was some inter¥est in the project when people who they didnÕt know began to register. That was when they decided they needed to figure out how to run a ping-pong tournament: a process that involved finding a venue, buy¥ing tables, choosing a ranking sys¥tem and designing shirts. ÒThere were lots of things we figured out about it as time went by,Ó Maxey said. ÒThe first sea¥son we decided to do round-robin tournaments and we had a bunch of people sign up. But the prob¥lem with that was people didnÕt al¥ways show up and then youÕre kind of screwed. You can count on peo¥ple not showing up. ItÕs a social league.Ó The PongRock founders even¥tually settled on a tournament sys¥tem that compliments the laid¥back nature of the league. When players arrive to play, they fill out a card that lists a table number and a time. Then the competitors go to their tables at their respective times and play ping-pong Ð best two out of three games to 11. The winners turn their cards in and move on to the next round. Maxey said the dedication to PongRock has paid off. More than 60 people have registered to play this season and he said that judg¥ing from the season-opening party they hosted last week, a majority of the players are newcomers that were referred by their friends. The growth isnÕt exactly what Panter and Maxey were expecting when they were planning the league, but theyÕre fine with the excitement. ÒI think itÕs funny that IÕm a partner in a consulting firm and we sell websites and you know, make a little bit of money on those things,Ó Maxey said. ÒBut the thing that everybodyÕs really excited about started one night when I was a drunk and was like ÔIÕm go¥ing to make a ping-pong league!ÕÓ PREP continues from PAGE 16 ing ... literally. Most of their main customers were in their 60s or 70s,Ó he said in a 2010 interview with New York Magazine. ÒThe young customers we have now are, like, really hip kids,Ó McNairy said in a 2007 New York Times article. American Apparel has further demonstrated this trend, Òdiving into more sophisticated garments such as blazers, pleated pants, shirts and more formal lace tops,Ó according to BusinessWeek, as opposed to their more stereo¥typical hipster clothing offerings. Dov Charney, CEO of Ameri¥can Apparel, expounded on the movement from hipster to prep¥ster in an August 2010 inter¥view with a blog on Village Voice. ÒThe stereotype of a hipster is not something people aspire to any¥more. Nobody wants to be a hip¥ster.Ó If you are at all skeptical of CharneyÕs observation, look no further than American Appar¥elÕs share price, which is hover¥ing at under a dollar after having been removed from the New York Stock Exchange. The stock un¥derwent a 66 percent loss in share prices over the previous year. CharneyÕs keen analysis of his companyÕs own shortcomings are about the only legitimate piece of insight he offers, as he claims lat¥er in the interview that neon has the potential to become preppy and the idea of American Appar¥el being predominantly hipsters as more of a perception than a fact. Charney will probably have a hard time navigating his way into a market that hasnÕt changed in the past half-decade if he thinks neon will fly. As far as perceptions go, hipsters being American Ap¥parelÕs base consumers is indeed a perception. A perception of fact. People generally do not wear yel¥low unitards with high-waisted pants and horn-rimmed glasses with non-prescription lens. McNairy is no better. In an in¥terview with New York Magazine, he talked about his ascent from being a huge shopper to some¥one who just shops at the Sal¥vation Army, where he appar¥ently has built up a collection of over 300 Brooks Brothers button¥down shirts. According to the in¥terview, he also never leaves the house without his Parker Jotter pens, because heaven knows Pilot V7s arenÕt obscure enough. Since his departure from J. Press, McNairy has created his own per¥sonal line of clothes of exceeding¥ly hipster design. Not because it is that cool, but because it is that bad. He even went so far as to release a T-shirt and handkerchief embla¥zoned with the phrase ÒForget Ivy.Ó For the extremely bitter, and more bold, he has one that says, ÒFuck Ivy.Ó Take that, MarthaÕs Vineyard! The only people that have ac¥tually appreciated the clothing are the preppy Ivy Leaguers them¥selves. The popular prep-wear blog Ivy-Style.com featured the ÒForget IvyÓ handkerchief with the cap¥tion, ÒFor the last couple of years, one of the recurring refrains on the trad forums and blogs has been an impatient wish for the Preppy/Ivy/ Trad/Americana (PITA) trend to go away so that stubborn fuddy¥duddies can go back to being be¥hind the times. Rejoice, gentlemen, for that day is here: Mark McNairy, arguably the leading guru of ÔTake IvyÕ fashion hipness, has decreed the Ivy trend officially over on this $12 handkerchief.Ó PrepstersÕ hostility canÕt be blamed. The entire mentality of hipsterdom is based on an illogi¥cal conundrum: being cool by lik¥ing uncool things. Under norma¥tive hipster principles, the more really bad things you like, the higher your status. By this logic, hipsters liking prep-wear means that prep-wear is really lame. 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They trash-talk each other jokingly as they hit the ball back and forth, and Maxey holds a Lone Star in one hand. ÒItÕs hard to play in the dark,Ó Maxey says when he hits the ball off the table. Panter asks a friend to grab him a Dos Equis from the bar. ÒIÕd be saying that too if I was los¥ing by two points,Ó he answers. The laid-back vibe is part of what separates what Maxey and Paint¥er call the game theyÕre playing Ñ ping-pong Ñ from table tennis, the official name for the sport. The two men are the co-founders and oper¥ators of PongRock, a local table ten¥nis league thatÕs all about competi¥tive fun and drinking beer. ÒItÕs like youÕre playing against your friend in your garage,Ó Max¥ey, 28, said. ÒWe try to keep the vibe relaxed.Ó PongRock, which begins its fifth season today (each season lasts eight weeks), meets on Wednesday eve¥nings at The Belmont. Competitors can choose a nickname, which have ranged from the simple (ÒDÓ) to the witty (ÒTommy Tong the Pong KongÓ and ÒSgt. PaddlesÓ) to the more intimidating (ÒThe ButcherÓ). Registration fees go toward keeping the equipment maintained, print¥ing T-shirts and buying prizes for the competitors. The grand champi¥on receives a ping-pong table at the WHAT: PongRock Social Ping Pong League WHERE: Belmont Hall WHEN: Wednesdays at 7 p.m. HOW MUCH: $50 registration WEB: pongrock.com end of the season. ÒIÕve been playing since the begin- PONG continues on PAGE 15 Hipster fashion left in 2007, prep clothes make comeback By Ali Breland Daily Texan Staff Nantucket Reds, Sperry Top-Sid¥ers, Brooks Brothers shirts and knit v-neck tennis sweaters delicately draped over the shoulders have been the traditional garb of the Northeast¥ern elite who spend their weekends dividing time between regattas and country clubs. More recently howev¥er, Òprep fashionÓ has started to per¥meate into sartorial spheres outside of the yacht club, faring on a more prominent level than in years past. Books such as Shosuke IshizuÕs 1965 fashion book, ÒTake Ivy,Ó and ÒThe Official Preppy HandbookÓ are gaining popularity with their recent¥ly released sequels and reissues. For¥mer prep mainstay Abercrombie & Fitch is returning to its roots with the release of a new collection, Ele¥ments of Ivy. The collection features a varsity cardigan, sweaters and not one, but two different khaki chinos, just in case you want to mix it up. Most notably, hipsters have taken notice and have co-opted the trend in a paradoxical manner Ñ just as most suburbanites cannot under¥stand the emotional terror of brutal gang violence, most hipsters know nothing of boat races on the lake and tennis matches at the club. Retail¥ers like Abercrombie, Hollister and American Eagle Outfitters are actu¥ally considered Òpoor peopleÓ brands by the Ivy League style crowd. The term hipster itself also car¥ries several meanings. The hip¥sters referred to here arenÕt peo¥ple with a slight interest in fash¥ion and music that extends be¥yond the realm of radio, but the self-proclaimed cultured elite, who make obscenely large differ¥entiations from normative social and fashion codes. Trying to be hip is fine. Trying to be the epito¥me of hip is obnoxious. Mark McNairy, former cre¥ative director of prep-wear main¥stay J. Press and perhaps the hu¥man manifestation of the mesh between hipsterdom and preppy, noted the clientele shift within Ivy League-inspired fashion. ÒWhen I started [at J. Press], basically their customers were dy- PREP continues on PAGE 15 Photo illustration by Mary Kang The style of the northeastÕs elite is becoming the Òhipper-than-thouÓ cultureÕs sartorial preference.