1Though University Health Services distributes more than 47,000 free condoms every year, some students think that access to contraceptives on campus is insufficient. Junho Ahn, the College of Natural Sciences’ Student Government representative, has spoken publicly about his planned resolution calling Monday, November 25, 2013@thedailytexanfacebook.com/dailytexanServing the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900dailytexanonline.com bit.ly/dtvidSPORTS PAGE 6COMICS PAGE 7NEWS PAGE 3POLICEGrad student’s bond increased to $1 millionOnline classes manage to bring students together. PAGE 3Developer increases its presence in West Campus. PAGE 3NEWSHow Regents vs. UT turned to Hall vs. Everyone. PAGE 4What’s Perry really saying about immigration? PAGE 4OPINIONWomen’s basketball falls short of Stanford upset. PAGE 6Volleyball wins Big 12 championship outright. PAGE 6SPORTSCheck out our playlist of the week online. PAGE 8The last Oscar Bait looks at late contenders. PAGE 8LIFE&ARTSCheck out a video of Student Veterans Services Center on campus. dailytexanonline.comONLINEREASON TO PARTYPAGE 7CAMPUSCAMPUSStudent opinions differ on free condomsCaleb KuntzDaily Texan StaffA UT student takes a couple of condoms from the University Health Services Center on Friday afternoon. CAMPUSThe bond for Gene Vela, a public affairs graduate student, has been increased to $1 million after the pros- ecution claimed Vela was a threat to the public at a court hearing Friday. Vela has been charged with aggravated assault against a public servant after he was involved in a stand- off with the police Nov. 10, according to UTPD. The bond was originally set at $100,000 last week. Vela was represented by Adam Reposa and Edmund Davis. Reposa said he be- lieved, without proper treat- ment to Vela’s post traumatic stress disorder, Vela was go- ing to deteriorate in jail. Vela is a Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq in 2002. “[He needs to] take the veteran treatment oppor- tunities that are available to him,” Reposa said. “He was only recently, prob- ably within the last 69 days, properly assessed/given a [post traumatic stress dis- order] diagnosis.” Steve Brand, prosecuting attorney for the Travis Coun- ty District Attorney’s Office, said Vela should not be re- leased from custody for vet- eran treatment because he is a danger to the community. The judge agreed pro- tection of the community was the most important concern and decided Vela’s bond would not be lowered. Brand asked for Vela’s bond to be increased to the cur- rent $1 million dollars. “Police are frightened by this guy, concerned by him, they feel that he poses an ongoing danger to the Travis county community,” Brand said. Vela was booked in the Travis County Jail on Nov. 11, the day after being shot in the torso by police. UTPD said Vela was shot after aiming a handgun equipped with a la- ser at two policemen through his apartment window in North Campus. Police were originally summoned to his apartment following a 911 call from a friend of Vela. Helen Fernandez / Daily Texan StaffGene Vela was booked at the Travis County Jail on Nov. 11 after aiming a gun at two policemen through his apartment window. By Reanna Zuniga@ReannSiouxWE WERESOLDIERSStudent veterans face personal challenges adjusting to campusFor a small population of UT students, campus life comes with several realiza- tions — being the oldest stu- dent in class, or that, unlike their peers, they are balancing a family life and their studies. Student veterans share simi- lar backgrounds, having com- pleted their military service and returning to civilian life. But the reintegration process has proven to be an individ- ual experience during which veterans adapt to student life outside of strict schedules and uniforms, facing a range of stereotypes and confronting personal challenges. “It’s an intersection of be- ing [nontraditional] students, being older and being transfer students,” Jeff Moe, UT’s veter- ans affairs outreach coordina- tor and mental health coun- selor, said. “They have the same issues as other transfer students adjusting to this campus, but many also have families and are trying to balance family life with being a full-time stu- dent and, sometimes, trying to maintain a job as well.” UT’s student veterans are typically older than the average student. Only 11 per- cent are between the ages of 21 and 24, while more than half are between 25 and 30 years old, according to Stu- dent Veterans Services. For Adam Wagner, a health promotion sophomore and student veteran, interactions with other students are lim- ited because of the few things they have in common. “Adapting to student life is still difficult because of the disconnect,” Wagner said. “There is a decade of age be- tween me and other students. I’m 32. I am older, and I have a family, and I’m sure they don’t want to hear about my six-year-old’s soccer game.” The little time Wagner spends on campus outside of class is consumed by work- ing in the Student Veteran Services office. “I look at [school] differ- ently, I don’t live on campus or around here, so, to me, it’s a job,” Wagner said. Aside from the age difference, most student veterans also have previous Traditions of protesting mark West Mall historyZachary Strain / Daily Texan StaffUT students and student veterans (from left) Bernard Hayman, John Marchi, Adam Wagner, Gabrielle Evans and Robert Reed. Student veterans face similar challenges adjusting to campus as transfer students, as many of them tend to be older than most other UT students in their classes. VETERANS page 5What started out as a single, dirt path students would walk across on their way to class has transformed into the pulse of the University for students to table and to protest. The West Mall, located west of the UT Tower, is known for it’s tree lined walkways that stretch to the Texas Union, where many student organizations rent tables to distribute flyers and information. The space has become an area for students to express varied and even contro- versial opinions. 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Wagner said every “Healthy Horns Play Safe Condom” comes with a package of lubricant and an informa- tional sheet on how to use condoms and make healthy sexual choices. “We offer three free con- doms a day, so, if students come in on a Friday, that means they would have con- doms for the weekend as well,” Wagner said. “We do that so it won’t be a barrier that we’re not open 24 hours a day. Generally, our morn- ings are slower for our con- dom bowl.” According to health ser- vices spokeswoman Sherry Bell, condoms were first made available to students in the mid to late ‘80s, fol- lowing the outbreak of HIV/AIDS. Wagner said health ser- vices places two large con- dom orders to a vendor every year, once before the fall semester and once be- fore the spring. According to Wagner, the condoms are not purchased using state or federal funds or tuition fees. Wagner said health ser- vices takes student feedback into consideration when se- lecting the appropriate brand to distribute. Currently, health services distributes Crown brand condoms. “There are three main things that dictate [which brand] we select,” Wagner said. “Cost is certainly one of them — availability is another. Because we order in such a huge quantity, we have to go to a distributor or vendor who can accom- modate the big orders. Also, importantly, we go on stu- dent feedback.” Management senior Je- sus Cortes is among stu- dents who do not approve of the University’s distrub- tion of condoms. Cortes said he believes by handing out condoms, the Universi- ty actively promotes sexual promiscuity and what he considers to be other nega- tive behavior within the student body. “As a Catholic, I am against condom distribu- tion,” Cortes said. “The Catholic teaching says that one’s sexuality should be living a chaste life until marrying, that way the pur- pose of sex would be within the realm of marriage. Un- fortunately, when condom distribution happens, it’s sort of promoting an ac- tive sexual lifestyle that isn’t necessarily within a rela- tionship that’s a marriage.” Wagner said there are varying viewpoints when it comes to sex, but health services tries to provide stu- dents with the opportunity to make healthy decisions. “We value everyone’s opin- ion on the subject and, when you’re talking about sex, there are lots of opinions,” Wagner said. “We’re aware that some people choose not to have sex or that some people might not be fully supportive [of con- dom distribution], but, for us, we think it is an important health promotion tool.” Alexander Limas, healthy sexuality program assistant, said when he was a peer educator students typically were not too embarassed to accept offered condoms. “We do get giggles and sometimes a stern ‘no,’ but, for the most part, a lot of stu- dents feel comfortable just reaching in our baskets to grab a condom,” Limas said. 2NEWSMonday, November 25, 2013Bicyclist hits vehicle, recovering in hospitalA female student on a bicycle crashed into the back of a stopped vehicle on 24th Street in front of Welch Hall on Friday morning. A witness called Emergency Medical Ser- vices, which transferred the student to Bracken- ridge Hospital for mul- tiple non-life threaten- ing injuries, according to University Operations spokeswoman Cindy Posey. “She shattered the rear windshield, which must have taken a considerable amount of force,” said bi- ology sophomore Fran- cie Herriage-Wilson, who witnessed the acci- dent on her way to class. “The girl was half inside the car, half out and not moving.” Herriage-Wilson said she rushed to help the student, who she said was conscious, missing sev- eral teeth and bleeding from her nose. She said the student was not wear- ing a helmet. “After I called 911, they transferred me, and I sort of had to wait through a voicemail system, which was seri- ously unnerving, as the poor girl was bleeding all over the car with her teeth laying on the backseat,” Herriage- Wilson said. Posey confirmed the student suffered facial injuries. Herriage-Wil- son said the driver, also a student, immediately got out of the car in shock. “The driver was really panicked,” Herriage-Wil- son said. —Julia BrouilletteNEWS BRIEFLYMain Telephone(512) 471-4591EditorLaura Wright(512) 232-2212editor@dailytexanonline.comManaging EditorShabab Siddiqui(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 USVolume 114, Issue 73COPYRIGHTCopyright 2013 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com. Ethan Oblak / Daily Texan StaffJuanito Cazorla, Tania Pena and Gabe Lopez-Mobilla of Kunitan play Andean music at the Women & Fair Trade Festival on Saturday. FRAMES featured photo around campus with “illegal immigrant” labels to the orga- nization’s table in the West Mall. Subsequent rallies protesting the event were also held in the West Mall. But before the ‘60s, the area was not known as a space for student protests, according to historian Jim Nicar. Nicar said in the ’30s the University, which had about 11,000 students, had horse- drawn trolleys to transport students to class and drop them off in front of Guadal- upe. This path from Guadal- upe up to the west wing of the Main Building became known as the “West Walk.” Nicar runs a blog called “The UT His- tory Corner” including history about the University. “Stores started popping up around the trolley stop which became an active part of campus,” Nicar said. “In fact, it’s almost like a second main entrance to campus.” In 1933, a French architect named Paul Kret designed the campus master plan of the Uni- versity. Kret — the architect of the Tower, the Union and Gold- smith Hall — and designed the layout of the West Mall. Nicar said Kret designed the two square towers of Gold- smith Hall and the Union to frame the west entrance. In the ‘50s and ‘60s the West Mall became an important place for student elections, football rallies and a center of social life on campus, Nicar said. Protests did not start un- til the ‘60s with the Vietnam War. In 1970, planters were put in the middle of the sidewalks by former UT System Regent Frank Erwin to discourage large gatherings of students. While some universities may have designated locations for free speech, UT allows free speech across campus, said Mary Beth Mercatoris, assis- tant dean of students. The rally space in front of the steps facing the West Mall is also equipped with plugs where amplified sound may be used from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Many students con- sider the rally space the Uni- versity’s “free speech” zone. “The entire campus is a free speech zone, but what people get confused about is amplified sound.” Mercatoris said. “In their minds they re- place amplified sound zone with a free speech zone.” Mercatoris said UT has 1,148 student organizations this year, who all have the right to use the West Mall. Economics senior Joc- elyn Matyas tables for Col- leges Against Cancer in the West Mall. “[West Mall] is a high traf- fic area where people expect student organizations to ad- vertise and engage with the community,” Matyas said. PROTESTScontinues from page 1TOMORROW’S WEATHERHighLow4932Racquetball. We offer three free condoms a day, so if students come in on a Friday, that means they would have condoms for the weekend as well. We do that so it won’t be a barrier that we’re not open 24 hours a day—Jessica Wagner, University Health services’ health promotion managerCONDOMS continues from page 1 W&N 3 RECYCLE . AFTER READING YOUR COPY Major real estate devel- oper Austin Campus Com- munities has dominated management of several West Campus apartment complexes and will be likely expanding in the future, re- altors say. With the establishment of The Callaway House this summer in West Campus, Austin Campus Communi- ties, which manages and owns the new property, pursued and gained ownership over The Castilian, 26 West, The Block, The Penthouse at Cal- laway and The Texan, as well as Vintage West Campus. Joe Yager, real estate agent for Uptown Realty LLC and founder of Active Property Management & MR+D, said that the expansion of Amer- ican Campus Communities should be something for potential buyers to look out for in West Campus. “I think their overall play is to acquire more assets,” Yager said. “Although, I am not sure of any specific properties they are cur- rently targeting in the West Campus market.” According to Yager, there is a significant aspect of danger in the prospect of American Campus Com- munities acquiring so many properties in such a con- densed area of real estate. “I think they want to dominate the market, if you will,” Yager said. “This would allow them to control the prices of real estate.” Bill Bayless, CEO of American Campus Com- munities, said in the fall 2013 leasing update that de- spite adding so many prop- erties and taking ownership of two additional portfolios, the company still has room for improvement in the up- coming 2014-15 year. “We are generally pleased with the overall 2013 leas- ing progress on the heels of integrating $2.2 billion in assets into our portfolio,” Bayless said. “Our leasing results put us near the mid- point of our FFOM guid- ance range of $2.20 to $2.26 per share and offer opportu- nity for improvement in the 2014–2015 academic year.” Gina Cowart, vice presi- dent of marketing and in- vestor relations at American Campus Communities, said that as of right now, expansion is not the company’s focus. “We have no immediate plans to expand our foot- print in West Campus, but we are focused on deliver- ing the best living experi- ence to our current resi- dents,” Cowart said. “We are so thrilled to have a pres- ence in our hometown and be actively engaged in the community.” Although American Campus Communities may decide to hold off on ex- pansion because of their current large number of as- sets, the significant portion of apartment complexes under their ownership in West Campus already gives the company some control over prices in the neighbor- hood, said Richie Gill, real estate broker and principal of Longhorn Central Realty. “The properties owned by American Campus Communities are Class A properties, which means that they get leased very easily giving the company current pricing control,” Gill said. “West Campus has a high barrier to breach with new properties, so ACC’s ownership cuts out the little guys.” healthy assistant, peer typically embarassed to and but, stu- just to said. Psychology professors Samuel Gosling and James Pennebaker have found that students perform better in an online classroom with daily “benchmark” quiz- zes rather than a traditional classroom with monumen- tal midterms. UT has transitioned some courses to an online platform, developed by the two professors, named Tex- as Online World of Educa- tional Research, in which students can participate online through broadcast- ed lectures that are format- ted much like a television show. This is their third semester teaching with the new method. “We started daily test- ing people, and we thought maybe it improves perfor- mance, and we found that it does improve performance in students, especially in students with low socio- economic backgrounds,” Gosling said. “The idea is that if they bring their lap- tops in, we can give them personalized feedback based on their responses … to integrate many of those things that work well in an intimate class and try to scale those up for the big classes.” After using the new program, the professors compared the students’ per- formances to years past and saw a few major differences, Pennebaker said. “First, students did bet- ter on the tests than in pre- vious years when we used a conventional teaching ap- proach,” Pennebaker said. “Second, our students made high grades in their other courses both that same se- mester and the semester afterwards. Third, our new method reduced the tra- ditional achievement gap between those from upper middle and lower middle class students.” Portuguese sophomore Helena Delimaverde said she adapted quickly to the uncon- ventional course structure. “I feel like this class re- ally gives the chance for students get involved in class,” Delimaverde said. ”We have chats during class with other students, so you are able to discuss problems with other students.” Students have a bench- mark in each class that cov- ers the previous class. These assessments make up 88 per- cent of the total grade. Currently, Pennebaker’s and Gosling’s psychol- ogy class and a govern- ment class are the only two courses using this online platform, but Gosling said the University has been supportive of the idea and helping to implement it. “It’s not exaggeration to say that thanks to the Univer- sity’s support of what we’ve done that The University of Texas is at the very forefront of this,” Gosling said. NEWSMonday, November 25, 20133UNIVERSITYWEST CAMPUSDaily quizzes improve gradesBy Wynne Davis@wynneellynBy Christina Breitbeil@christinabreitPhoto Courtesy of Marsha Miller Psychology professors James Pennebaker (left) and Samuel Gosling deliver a video lecture for an online psychology course. Firm dominates student housingWe a they condoms 24 Wagner, services’ managerNEWS BRIEFLYZBT paints over mural with similar depictionsA mural painted by members of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, commonly known as ZBT, was painted over last week with other provocative images. The new depictions were displayed at the fraternity’s annual “Pat O’Brien’s” party hosted Saturday. The images included a woman clothed in a bra and jeans bending over with an armed gunman firing a missile toward the woman to the words “REP ANAL.” Other depictions involved an illuminated “Kazi Os- bourne” sign advertising a bar serving kamikaze shots and a graffitied wall with the words “Chi- nese Whore House” next to a door leading to an unknown room. The office of the dean of students is currently inves- tigating ZBT members for the production of the origi- nal murals. The office was not available for comment. The murals are a part of the many decorations on wooden platforms placed in the ZBT yard, which were designed and created by newly inducted members of ZBT. Fraternity officials de- clined to comment. The ZBT members re- sponsible for the mural’s pre- vious depictions are current- ly going through hearings conducted by the chapter ju- dicial board, with a sentence to be delivered soon. The former depictions included sexually graphic images involving children’s television characters and U.S. Army veterans. —Anthony GreenI think their overall play is to acquire more assets. Al- though, I am not sure of any specific proper- ties they are currently targeting in the West Campus market—Joe Yager, Real estate agent for Uptown Realty LLC and founder of Active Property Management & MR+D 4A OPINIONLEGALESE | Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE | E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. RECYCLE | Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt-orange newsstand where you found it. EDITORIAL TWITTER | Follow The Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twitter (@DTeditorial) and receive updates on our latest editorials and columns. 4LAURA WRIGHT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF / @TexanEditorialMonday, November 25, 2013EDITORIALHORNS UP: PROGRAM ENCOURAGES LOCAL GIRLS TO STUDY STEMHall should take responsibility for keeping struggle aliveImmigration reform should be more than an economic effortCOLUMNFormer President George W. Bush is selling his artwork on a limited-edition Christmas ornament, which, accord- ing to a shop assistant quoted by ABC News, is “flying off the shelves” at the Bush Center’s Museum Store. The $29.98 ornament features a painting of a red cardinal that Bush originally made for his friend Warren Tichenor, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Almost 10,000 boxes of the ornament have already sold, and we understand why. After all, how often does one get a chance to judge, let alone buy, the artistic creation of a former president? In a speech given in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Nov. 20, Gover- nor Rick Perry claimed that “immigration reform is going to be very passe,” thanks to Mexican President Pena Nieto’s work to better that country’s economy, according to an ar- ticle on CNN.com. The governor said that he believed Nieto’s commitment to overhaul his country’s energy laws will help create jobs in Mexico, saying that “there might be a lot of folks who maybe are U.S. citizens going to Mexico looking for jobs in the energy industry” someday soon. At the same time, Perry mocked the Democratic effort to pass an immigration reform bill without increasing security on the Texas-Mexico border first. What exactly is Perry trying to say? If the Mexican economy improves to the point that immigration reform will become “passe,” as Perry claims, border security should no longer be an issue. If border security is no longer an issue, why on earth should an immigration reform bill focus on enhancing border security? HORNS UP: BUSH PAINTINGS ARE ‘FLYING OFF THE SHELVES’HORNS DOWN: IS BORDER SECURITY A PROBLEM, OR ISN’T IT? The Austin school district and Girlstart — a local organi- zation focused on increasing girls’ interest and engagement in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields — have announced a new program to promote computer science education for girls, according to a Sunday article in the Austin American-Statesman. The program has been made possible by a $100,000 Google grant. Gender equality in STEM subjects has recently been a much-publicized challenge. According to a 2012 report from the U.S. Department of Education, women represent a mere 24 percent of the STEM workforce, though they have more than 33 percent more average earning potential in these high-growth fields. In the face of such challenges, we find partnerships such as the one between AISD and Girlstart to be encouraging and hope such efforts will help bring about tangible change. By Travis KnollDaily Texan Columnist @tknoll209kLast week, University student group Young Conservatives of Texas proposed a controversial “immigration sting” activity, launching the Dream Act, which would pro- vide a pathway to citizenship for undocu- mented immigrants brought to the U.S. as kids, into the national debate. The activity, which was later canceled, asked students to “track down” group members wearing T- shirts saying “illegal immigrant” and catch them in exchange for gift cards. Because of the publicity over the game, I joined a march led by the University Leadership Initiative, a student organization pushing the Dream Act. We delivered a petition supporting House Resolution 15 to the office of U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin. The legislation at- tempts, among other things, to balance border security needs with the concerns of those who were brought as kids to the United States by un- documented parents. “DREAMers,” as they are known, still lack vital paperwork, leaving them one step away from deportation. Williams, who represents Austin’s 25th district, was away from the office that day, but if he is serious about supporting families, he should support this bill or the bipartisan Senate bill approved earlier this year. The political lines on immigration reform are clearly drawn. Liberals argue that con- servatives need to get with the times and ap- prove the Dream Act or some type of com- prehensive immigration reform to court the growing Latino population. Conservative politicians who oppose reform believe it will only encourage im- migrants to flood the border before reform is passed so that they can reap the benefits of a more lenient system. According to a Washington Post article published in July, border crossings have increased. UT sociol- ogy professor Nestor Rodriguez attributes the increase to instability in the countries of origin, not impending immigration reform. Both side’s arguments miss a larger issue: The debate over HR 15 should not be about justice for lawbreakers but rather about stabil- ity for families and basic human dignity for all. As Hirokazu Yoshikawa, the academic dean at the Harvard Graduate School of Educa- tion, and Carola Suarez-Orozco, co-director of immigration studies at New York Univer- sity, pointed out in 2012, the deportation of 400,000 immigrants annually causes economic hardships through lost parental income and psychological harm to the children of those deported. How much more unjust is deport- ing a student who was brought here by his or her parents? For conservatives, who lecture the public on the sanctity of life, traditional family and marriage, not to support the reform bill is not just politically tone-deaf but also an affront to every American’s conscience. A common objection to immigration re- form is that it is not meritocratic and under- mines the rule of law. This is a fair point, but consider that one pathway to citizenship is to invest heavily in the American economy. That pathway is called the EB-5 program, and, under it, foreigners who invest $1 mil- lion in a U.S. commercial enterprise — or $500,000 in high-risk and rural areas — may gain U.S. citizenship. Theoretically, the venture has to create 10 jobs, but in reality, follow-ups are rarely conducted to see if that goal is achieved. Basically, the investor just has to put up the money. It would seem, then, that U.S. citizenship is not just a matter of sanctimonious birthright or meritocracy but, rather, is up for sale. We should encourage foreign investment. But if a Russian businessman or British lawyer can buy their way into the U.S. by purchasing multi-million-dollar real-estate or ski resorts in Vermont, shouldn’t hard-working students or migrant workers also have the opportunity to pursue the American Dream? Comprehensive immigration reform may give what some see as a free pass to those who don’t deserve it, but if conservatives are serious about keeping families together, HR- 15 seems like a no-brainer to me. Furthermore, Catholics, like Paul Ryan and House Speaker John Boehner, should recog- nize the unjust reality facing undocumented immigrants, be they a deported child or par- ent in the U.S., an undocumented worker who dies crossing the southwestern deserts, or — as Pope Francis has highlighted half a world away — boatloads of immigrants who die crossing the Mediterranean to get to Italy. We all have a stake in human dignity. Immigration is a complex and serious is- sue. If conservatives are sincere about edu- cating the public about the cons of immi- gration reform, they should roundly reject YTC’s 21st-century version of Cowboys and Indians and hold a real discussion. Write your congressmen, Republican Roger Williams of the 25th district, Republican La- mar Smith in the 21st district — which in- cludes West Campus — and Democrat Lloyd Doggett of the 35th district, and propose some constructive solutions to this pressing issue. Knoll is a first-year master’s student in Lat- in American studies from Dallas. If a Russian businessman or British lawyer can buy their way into the U.S. by purchasing multi-million- dollar real-estate or ski resorts in Vermont, shouldn’t hard-working students or migrant workers also have the opportunity to pursue the American Dream? David Woo / Associated PressA Christmas ornament featuring original artwork by George W. BushOn Tuesday of last week, Student Govern- ment passed a joint resolution with the Senate of College Councils approving a vote of “no confidence” against Regent Wallace Hall, who is currently under investigation by the House Transparency Committee for abusing his pow- ers as a regent. The resolution proclaimed to pass no judgement on Hall’s guilt in “whatever actions and crimes are alleged against him.” Ultimately, it is little more than a student gov- ernment assembly-approved proclamation that students, too, are fed up with Hall’s behavior. But the resolution is yet another indicator that the long-simmering tensions between the Board of Regents and UT are now being kept on the burner by the actions of a single man: Hall himself. If that’s the case, we’d just as soon that Hall resign and take the drama with him, though given his past behavior, we’d expect nothing less than his stubbornly standing his ground to the detriment of the entire UT System. Initially, the conflict over Hall’s massive open records requests was viewed as an ex- tension of the board and System’s alleged at- tempt to oust President William Powers Jr. In response, the legislature, particularly Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, called for articles of impeachment to be brought against Hall. But as the initial exploratory investigation of the Committee has progressed, the idea of a board and System united in conflict with UT- Austin and Powers appears to be cracking. Last month, the committee heard from Barry Burgdorf, previously a UT System vice chancellor and general counsel. Burgdorf tes- tified to conflict between the board and the System, particularly where Chairman Pow- ell’s hands-off style of leadership, which gave Hall free range to pursue individual investi- gation, was concerned. Burgdorf also spoke of Hall’s treatment of System staff, which he characterized as “like hired help.” More recently, the committee also heard from current UT System general counsel Dan Sharphorn, who said that he was “sympathet- ic” to the enormous workload Hall’s requests had caused among UT-Austin employees and that he thought that some of Hall’s requests were unreasonable. The Board of Regents itself seems to be shifting toward a similar stance. Testimony from Francie Frederick, legal counsel to the board, seemed to mirror that of Sharphorn, purporting that a regent needed a “legitimate educational purpose” to request FERPA-pro- tected documents, as Hall has done. Freder- ick said she thought Hall, while a “principled man” who was “good at heart,” did not have such a legitimate educational purpose. She added that “distractions over the last several years are beginning to detract from the best interests of the UT System.” The Daily Texan’s interview with Student Re- gent Nash Horne — while otherwise filled with so much dodging and weaving that Horne is rumored to be considering a bid for UT’s next star kick returner — seems to confirm this sen- timent. In an otherwise vacuous set of answers, Horne called the impeachment hearings a “great thing,” and stated that document requests have taken valuable resources and focus away from other campuses in the UT System. In large part, the conflict at the board level now seems to center on Hall and his appar- ently dwindling faction on the board, headed by, or perhaps composed exclusively of, Re- gents Alex Cranburg and Brenda Pejovich, who abstained from a recent vote to waive attorney-client privilege claims, a move itself designed to communicate to the committee that the rest of the board, as well as the Sys- tem, was willing to cooperate. Some credit for this shift is probably due to a changing of the guard at the head of the board, as the newly-elected Chairman Paul Foster ap- pears to have about-faced on his tie-breaking vote to restart the Law School Foundation investigation that kicked off this most recent mess. Foster has also outlined a plan to revamp the board’s way of conducting investigations, pointedly noting a need to look into “whether the information sought [in an investigation] is necessary and likely to be beneficial to the dis- charge of a board member’s duties.” Of course, this picture of Hall as the last man standing might change if his December testimony brings with it the often-rumored, but somewhat less frequently-presented, “smoking gun” against Powers, UT-Austin, the legislature, and whatever Hall feels like “inves- tigating” that day. And the displeasure voiced by members of the Committee at the System’s request to require subpoenas for witnesses suggests that both the System and the board may have a difficult road ahead of them con- vincing the committee that they don’t want to be lumped into the same basket as Hall. But all things considered, we’re glad to see that Hall’s now got his own basket, in the minds of not just the regents, but UT students as well. Of course, we know he won’t resign — putting a stop to this argument before it manages to monopolize the higher education conversation for three whole years would be all too kind — but it’s nice to see that he may not take the whole relationship between UT-Aus- tin and its Board of Regents down with him. Distractions over the last several years are beginning to detract from the best interests of the UT System. —Francie Frederick, Legal Counsel to Board of Regents CLASS 5CLASSIFIEDSADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. In the event of errors made in advertisement, notice must be given by 10 am the fi rst day of publication, as the publishers are responsible for only ONE incorrect insertion. 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Scan this code > NEWSMonday, November 25 20135college experience — 99 per- cent of UT’s student veterans are transfer students, and 98 percent transfer from Austin Community College. On av- erage, student veterans have attended more than two col- leges or universities before continuing their undergrad- uate degrees at UT and usu- ally arrive on campus having completed nearly half their required degree hours. Moe said a majority of the is- sues student veterans face while reintegrating into their com- munities are not uncommon issues on a college campus. “I see a lot of depression and anxiety, but that’s not a whole lot different from other stu- dents in general,” Moe said. Student Veterans Services director Ben Armstrong said some student veterans struggle with lack of struc- ture outside of the military and often take some aspect of military life with them af- ter they leave service. “They lived a very dogmat- ic, structured culture, based on heavy enforcement of rules and very parsed out ser- vices,” Armstrong said. “We joke that all of us in the mili- tary wear clothes very close to drab green because that’s what our uniform was, and we’re comfortable in that.” Wagner said the transi- tion from a military routine left him with extra time on his hands, but the laid-back campus atmosphere can, at times, be frustrating. “You don’t really know what to do,” Wagner said. “You’re so used to having a task that needs to be done by 6 a.m. Now, you’re here, and there is a lot of sitting around, which is unheard of there.” Reintegration comes with additional challenges for dis- abled student veterans whose transition to college life in- cludes physical recovery. “I’m disabled so I pretty much do what I can then go home and take pain pills,” an- thropology junior John Marchi said. “When my school day is over, I’m done. I’m wiped out.” The reintegration process is different for some female veterans who make up less than one-fifth of UT’s stu- dent veteran population, though women make up al- most one-third of student veterans nationally. Nursing sophomore Ga- brielle Evans said her rein- tegration experience was molded by the residual effects of gender discrimination and sexual harassment she faced while in the military. “I went through a lot of sexu- al harassment in the military, so I have a really hard time deal- ing with what happened when I was in the military,” Evans said. “Most of the men will have an easier time adjusting than any woman … because I have a hypersensitivity [to] it, I expect that out of guys and the student population in general.” Student veterans often en- counter a variety of stereo- types, ranging from their po- litical beliefs to mental health. “You hear ‘sir’ a lot, and it’s out of respect,” Wagner said. “But a lot of times, sitting around in classes, I’m start- ing to get the impression that they think we’re all either crazy, pissed off, disabled and we’re here on benefits.” Wagner said veterans are of- ten portrayed as broken people who struggle in civilian life. “I’m a veteran, I’m a strong individual, don’t portray me as weak and being taken advantage of,” Wagner said. “We’re supposed to be la- beled as strong individuals to begin with, that’s why we represent the nation in the armed forces. It creates a bad public opinion of a veteran.” There are some factors to help ease with reintegration. Texas is one of 20 states that provide in-state tuition eligi- bility to veterans, their spous- es and their dependents, regardless of previous resi- dency, making their educa- tion more affordable. UT also created the Student Veterans Services office in 2011 to as- sist students with transitional paper work, combat stress and social isolation, which veterans commonly deal with. But UT’s student veteran population of about 600 students only makes up a little more than 1 percent of the student population while veterans make up 4 percent of undergraduates and graduates nationwide, according to the U.S. De- partment of Education. Armstrong said the Stu- dent Veterans Services office serves as a “safe place” on campus where student veter- ans can meet “like-minded” individuals, creating a space on campus similar to those for other minority groups. “We all have similar ex- perience of some sort — if nothing else, every vet had the experience of basic [training], so it’s something to talk about,” Marchi said. Some veterans say their mili- tary experience helps them find areas of interest on campus. For Marchi, learning about foreign cultures in the military lead to his anthropology degree. “I’m kind of a people watcher,” Marchi said. “Part of that is probably due to the military, you’re kind of taught to pay attention to things, but I’ve taken it somewhere else. I notice little things that other people don’t. When I watch people it’s amusing.” Though his hostile days of military action are behind him, Marchi said his military service has since changed his perspective, including his view of campus life. “I get bored really eas- ily now,” Marchi said. “Every- thing kind of moves slower. If you could imagine colors be- ing washed out and life being that way: [It’s] kind of like that now. I’m constantly looking for something to liven it up.” Zachary Strain / Daily Texan StaffUT students and student veterans (from left) Gabrielle Evans and John Marchi. Because of their backgrounds, some student veterans struggle with the lack of structure life at the University entails. 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The double-double wasn’t anything new — she had recorded the stat 14 other times in her career. But this was only halftime, and the Longhorns were leading No. 6 Stanford. But the Longhorns gave up the 37-30 halftime lead, falling to No. 6 Stanford 63-54 at home. The loss marked Texas’ sixth straight loss to the Cardinal, the first of head coach Karen As- ton’s time at Texas. Aston said Texas showed a competitive spirit in the first half that the second half didn’t share. “You’d look at our energy level and efficiency on offense, and it was completely differ- ent,” Aston said. “Simple things like how hard we were cutting to the basketball and our ef- ficiency in the paint [were] diminished in the second half.” Texas started the game with competitive play, juggling eight lead changes and five ties in the first half. The Longhorn defense denied all inside shoot- ing, as the team outscored the Cardinal 10-0 in the paint and snatched a dominant 28 first- half rebounds to Stanford’s 17. While senior guard Chas- sidy Fussell led Texas in scor- ing with 11 first-half points, McGee-Stafford formed a de- fensive core. Blocking senior forward Chiney Ogwumike’s first shot, McGee-Stafford shut out the preseason unanimous All-American through the half with the exception of a single 3-point shot. “[McGee-Stafford] is ath- letic, she’s quick, she changes people’s shots,” Ogwumike said. “It’s tough but most teams nowadays have a big girl so it poses a good challenge for us as players to expand our game.” Ogwumike adjusted to the challenge in the second half, transforming four points and 2-for-11 first-half shooting to 14 points in 6-for-13 from the field. The Longhorns did not respond in stride, missing 24 of 29 shots in the half. “It was sloppy, and our at- tention to detail went by the way side,” Aston said. “There were no turnovers in the first half, and, all of a sudden, we got lackadaisical and soft in the second half which led to easy buckets for them.” Aston remains hope- ful, describing the game as a measuring stick. “If that’s where we’re at against the number six team in the country, then we’ve made some progress,” she said. “And we will definitely continue to make more.” The Longhorns travel to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, for the Paradise Jam Tournament this weekend. In front of a full and loud home crowd, the top-ranked Longhorns claimed the Big 12 cham- pionship outright Saturday afternoon with a sweep of Kansas State (25-20, 25-19, 25-15). It is Texas’ third straight Big 12 title, and its sixth in the last seven years. “I was looking for the trophy while coach was talking to the crowd,” ju- nior middle blocker Khat Bell joked. Texas remains perfect in conference play with two games left next week to close out its schedule. “We can win out and do something this program has never done before in the Big 12,” head coach Jerritt Elliott said about being the only program other than Nebraska to win every Big 12 game. “But winning the Big 12 outright is a special accomplish- ment and we don’t take it for granted.” Bell paced the Long- horns with 13 kills on .667 hitting while junior out- side hitter Haley Ecker- man added 10 of her own. As a team, the Longhorns hit .379 while holding the Wildcats to .180. The Longhorns took control from the get-go. Five different Longhorns accounted for the first sev- en points as they opened up a 7-2 lead. The Long- horns kept that comfort- able cushion until a late 5-0 run for the Wildcats (17-10, 5-9) cut the lead to 24-20. But a service er- ror by the Wildcats ended the game. The second game was back and forth the whole way until a 6-0 Texas run took the lead to 24-19. In the third, Texas opened up a 3-0 lead and never looked back, winning by 10 points. The Longhorns have now won 17 straight games and 11 straight sets. “We are playing some of our best volleyball of the season,” Elliott said. “Our offense is getting better and we are beginning to man- age our game better, too.” After playing each of its first four games at the Frank Erwin Center, the Long- horns head to Kansas City, Mo., Monday for their CBE semifinal matchup against the BYU Cougars. Despite its youth and inexperience, Texas has started the season with an impressive four game win streak, but have yet to face the challenge of playing on the road. “Just knowing that we’re going up to Kansas City to play BYU, this is a big opportunity for us to put Texas Basketball back on the map,” freshman point guard Isaiah Taylor said. “We want to get back to where we once were, so it’s a big opportunity [for] the team, the coaching staff and the program in general.” Perhaps the bigger chal- lenge for the young Long- horns will be playing on consecutive days, with a tournament championship on the line. Depending on the result of tonight’s game against the Cougars, Texas will take on De- Paul or Wichita State in either the championship game or third place contest Tuesday night. “The key will be playing in back-to-back games and playing a different style,” head coach Rick Barnes said. “So it will be impor- tant to adapt quickly from one game to the next. That’s what the early season is about. You try to get ex- posed to as many different styles as you can.” Thought by many to be a team in the midst of the rebuilding process, the Longhorns have looked like a Big 12 contender in each of their first four games. With so many unproven freshmen on the roster, it appeared as though Texas was going to need to rely heavily on it’s leading re- turning scorer from last year’s team, but that has not been the case. “When we started the season, I would have thought we’d have to rely on Javan Felix for a little bit more scoring,” Barnes said. “But we don’t have to rely on any one player to score. We’d like to have five or six guys in double figures.” Texas has done just that so far this year, with at least three players scoring in double figures in each of its games, including five guys with 10 or more against Ste- phen F. Austin. The Long- horns have also had three different leading scorers in their four contests this year, none of which have been Felix. “I’ve been most surprised by our versatility on of- fense,” said junior forward Jonathan Holmes, who leads the team with 15 points per game. “I didn’t know how many guys would actually have the ability to score, but it’s good to see it from a lot of them.” TEXAS STANFORDVS. Stanford foils upset attemptJoe Capraro / Daily Texan StaffSenior Mikaela Ruef and the Stanford Cardinal used a strong second half to avoid an upset at the hands of the Longhorns in Aus- tin on Saturday. Despite a seven-point halftime lead, the Longhorns failed to keep the energy and effort up in the second half. By Evan Berkowitz@Evan_BerkowitzMEN’S BASKETBALLVOLLEYBALLJonathan Garza / Daily Texan StaffSenior outside hitter Bailey Webster helped lead a potent Longhorn attack in a sweep against Kansas State on Saturday. The Longhorns’ offense outhit the Wildcats .379-.180. 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Right now, PPD is looking for qualifi ed participants for a post-surgical pain relief research study of an investigational medication. Surgery for qualifi ed study participants will be performed by a board certifi ed oral surgeon. Receive up to $1,000 upon study completion and the surgery is performed at no cost. For information, call 512-462-0492Text “PPD” to 48121 to receive study informationNEW YORK — Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is awash in animal-related protests over its floats, with controversies involving the unlikely pairing of rocker Joan Jett and Shamu the killer whale. Activists plan to line the route of this week’s parade to protest a SeaWorld float over accusations in a new documentary that the theme parks treats whales badly. And ranchers succeeded in getting Jett pulled off the South Dakota tourism float after they questioned why the vegetarian and animal-rights ally was representing their beef-loving state. The float flaps threaten to shake Macy’s traditional position of staying out of politics and soaring silently above the fray, like the mas- sive balloons of Snoopy, Kermit the Frog and SpongeBob SquarePants. “The parade has never taken on, promoted or oth- erwise engaged in social commentary, political de- bate or other forms of ad- vocacy,” Cincinnati-based Macy’s Inc. said in a state- ment this week. It was in that spirit that pa- rade executive producer Amy Kule said Tuesday that the SeaWorld float is staying. “There is no controversy,” she said. “Our goal is to entertain, and that is their goal as well.” The SeaWorld float, which depicts rolling waves, tropical fish, penguins and Shamu, comes months after the release of the documen- tary “Blackfish,” which con- tends that SeaWorld’s poor treatment of its killer whales contributed to the aggres- sion of a whale involved in a trainer’s death. SeaWorld says the accu- sations have “absolutely no basis” and that “the men and women who care for these animals at SeaWorld are dedi- cated in every respect to their health and well-being.” Activists, including mem- bers of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Ani- mals, say they plan to stage a protest somewhere along the route during next week’s parade. And the group says it has sent Macy’s more than 80,000 emails from animal lovers demanding that the store drop the float. Among those joining were actor Alec Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria, who wrote last week that Sea- World was a “cruel pris- on for whales” and that the parks “should not be celebrated with a giant Shamu float parading down 34th Street.” Kenneth Sherrill, pro- fessor emeritus of political science at Manhattan’s Hunter College and a long- time parade watcher, says the SeaWorld controversy puts Macy’s in a tough spot. “It’s damned if they do, damned if they don’t,” Sher- rill said. “Macy’s is making a statement. If there’s a po- litical conflict, saying ‘I’m not getting involved’ means you’re supporting the status quo.” PETA also is connected to the float controversy involving Jett, an animal- rights vegetarian who works with the organization. She was scheduled to sing atop South Dakota’s tourism float until an outcry from the South Dakota Cattlemen’s As- sociation, which said it made no sense to feature an artist who is critical of the state’s top economic sector. Macy’s found a solution: The “I Love Rock ’n’ Roll” singer and her Blackhearts band are being moved to a different float as yet to be announced. A parade spokesman said it made the move so attention isn’t diverted from the “en- tertainment mission” of the event, which also fea- tures Carrie Underwood, Jimmy Fallon, the Radio City Rockettes and the cast members of the reality show “Duck Dynasty.” —Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Andy Warhol’s artwork has al- ways grabbed attention and sparked discussion, but one of his portraits of Farrah Fawcett is about to receive scrutiny of a different kind in a Los Angeles courtroom. The case centers on a rela- tively simple question: Does one of Warhol’s depictions of Fawcett belong to her long- time lover, Ryan O’Neal, or should it join its twin at her alma mater, the University of Texas at Austin? To decide the case, jurors will hear testimony and see evidence focused on Warhol and O’Neal’s friendship, his relationship with Fawcett and the actress’ final wishes. The panel will likely get insight into Warhol’s creation of the Fawcett image, which was based on a Polaroid photo the artist took of the “Char- lie’s Angels” star in 1980. The image, one of the main attractions in a 2011 exhibit on portraiture at UT’s Blan- ton Museum of Art, fea- tures an unsmiling Fawcett looking out from the canvas. Warhol painted her lips red and her eyes green in an oth- erwise uncolored image. Jury selection in the trial is expected to begin this week, with O’Neal and possibly Fawcett’s “Charlie’s Angels” co-star Jaclyn Smith tak- ing the witness stand. The case resumes on Wednes- day, when lawyers will argue what evidence will be admit- ted during the trial, which is expected to take two weeks. Fawcett decreed in her will that all her artwork go to the school, yet O’Neal insists that Warhol gave him a copy of the portrait as a gift and it belongs to him. UT’s lawyers contend O’Neal improperly removed the portrait from Fawcett’s condominium after her 2009 death. The Oscar-nominated actor had the artwork moved there to prevent it from be- ing damaged by the salty air at his beachside home and had the right to retrieve it, his lawyers argue. O’Neal has countersued the University, seeking the return of a cloth napkin that Warhol drew hearts on and gave as a gift to Fawcett and the actor. “It is a precious memento of his life with Ms. Faw- cett, the love of his life, with whom he was romantically involved for 30 years up un- til the time of her death,” O’Neal’s lawyers wrote in a trial brief. “Because O’Neal’s Warhol portrait is an heir- loom, he never intends to, nor will sell it.” The University says the case is about honoring Faw- cett’s final wishes. “We simply want to honor and respect the charitable intent and wishes of Farrah Fawcett,” UT’s Vice Chan- cellor for External Relations Randa S. Safady wrote in a statement. “It is indisputable that in Ms. Fawcett’s living trust, she named the Uni- versity of Texas at Austin as the sole beneficiary of all of her works of art, including artwork she created and all objects of art that she owned, for charitable purposes.” —Associated PressSARAH-GRACE SWEENEY, LIFE&ARTS EDITOR / @DailyTexanArts8Monday, November 25, 2013FILMStiller has chance for OscarBy Colin McLaughlin & Lee HenryPhoto courtesy of 20th Century FoxBen Stiller’s film, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” is one of several late contenders for the awards season in 2014. Andrew Edmonson / Daily Texan file photoA portrait of actress and UT alumna Farrah Fawcett by Andy Warhol is displayed in a 2011 exhibit at the Blanton Museum of Art. UT is currently embroiled in a lawsuit with Ryan O’Neal over the artwork. UT’s case involving Warhol’s painting of Farrah Fawcett to select jury soonSeaWorld controversy deepens with float to appear in paradeMel Evans / Associated PressModels of new balloons, SpongeBob SquarePants and Snoopy with Woodstock, the bird atop, are displayed during a preview of new Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade floats. Colin McLaughlin: We’d like to spend the last install- ment of Oscar Bait talking about the state of the awards race and then move into high- lighting some of the awards categories we’ve largely ig- nored up to this point. As far as the top two awards, Best Picture and Best Director, they haven’t changed since October. “12 Years a Slave” and “Grav- ity” are the top contenders for Best Picture, and their helmers, Steve McQueen and Alfonso Cuaron, are really the only ones being talked about for Best Director. Lee Henry: Absolutely. Other well-received directors like Alexander Payne, Paul Greengrass and the Coen brothers, are basically jock- eying for spots in the catego- ry. There are some potential, late-breaking surprises such as recent Academy darling David O. Russell’s “American Hustle” and Martin Scors- ese’s “Wolf of Wall Street,” but no one has seen either of them, and I doubt either will be able to take down McQueen or Cuaron. CM: The Hollywood Re- porter has already filmed its yearly Director’s Roundtable, which featured McQueen, Greengrass, Russell, Cuaron, Ben Stiller and Lee Daniels. Stiller’s film, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” is screening well so far, so he may have dark horse status. Right now, I’m guessing that Daniels won’t be nominated given that “The Butler” is by now so distant compared to the other contending films. LH: In just a month’s time, we’ll have seen most of the winners for the major film critics’ societies, as well as the nominees for the Golden Globes and Screen Actor’s Guild Awards. Russell’s last two films have forged intense emotional connections with their audiences and led “The Fighter” and “Silver Linings Playbook” to awards success, and “American Hustle” will be the most recent film in a lot of voters’ minds as they nominate. I don’t like to pre- dict films I haven’t seen for nominations, but I won’t be surprised if it happens. CM: “Captain Phillips” is receiving strong support for director, actor and likely Best Picture nomination. To me, it looks like one of the films that will garner a lot of nomina- tions — mostly technical — but few wins — sound editing and mixing is the best bet for a “Captain Phillips” win, though “Gravity” very well could make a technical sweep. “12 Years” will take the adapted screen- play award. Nothing else could possibly stand in that category — “Philomena,” “Captain Phil- lips,” maybe even “Before Mid- night” — against John Ridley’s take on Solomon Northup’s memoir. You’ve seen “Inside Llewyn Davis” and “Blue Jas- mine,” both by directors that are known for their writing ability. Thoughts on the origi- nal screenplay category? LH: As far as Best Screenplay, it is almost cer- tain “12 Years a Slave” will take Best Adapted Screen- play. Best Original Screen- play is more up in the air. CM: The potential award winning movies still to come out this year include “Sav- ing Mr. Banks,” “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Au- gust, Osage County,” “Inside Llewyn Davis,” “Labor Day” and “Her.” LH: After winter break, we’ll discuss the inevi- table craziness of awards in December and Janu- ary and see how our per- sonal predictions stack up against reality.