e D a ily T exan DOUBLE COVFRAGE It's buffalo season LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 The m eat of the matter: A ustin's best barbecue * / H Low Friday, O ctober 9,2009 Serving the University of Texas at Austin com m unity since 1900 ww i.com Austin copes with growing pains lo f Fu ices UT conserves resources By Hudson Lockett Daily Texan Staff The UT Office of Technology Commercialization — responsible for developing and commercializing intel­ lectual property on campus — will be combined with corporate relations and restructured to handle con­ tractual relations with industries and develop broad­ er relations through corporate development, said Vice President for Research Juan Sanchez Thursday. A task force, charged w ith finding a new director for the technology, made its recommendations to UT President William Powers earlier this month. The moves come after years of declining federal research dollars for universities, making it im pera­ tive that UT find commercial sources of revenue for its research and technology. Robert Williams, a pharm acy professor w ith ex­ tensive experience w orking w ith the technology commercialization, served on the task force that rec­ om m ended candidates for the new director. Wil­ liams said he expected the president's office to take action soon. According to a September report by the N ation­ al Science Foundation, over the last four years fed­ eral funding has dropped 4 percent, now account­ ing for 60 percent of academic research and devel­ opment funding at $31.2 billion. Non-federal sourc­ es increased their share of total funding last year by nearly nine percent. They tota! $20.7 bill ion. The goal of the technology is to find and shepherd intellectual property through the legal proceedings that patent and license the technology, making it safe to pitch to industry sources. Some researchers and deans familiar w ith the office said that a substantial amount of potentially valuable intellectual property on campus remains untapped. Gregory Fenves, dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering, said that some technology developed at the engineering school has "tremendous commer­ cial potential," but UT does not do as good a job as peer universities at marketing that research. TECH continues on page 2 Kenneth Koym, president of the Imperial Valley N eighborhood Association and op p onent of the proposed zoning restrictions, stands in front of the SH 131 Toll Road in far East Austin. City Council is considering a proposition to annex a portion of land between the SH 131 Corridor and FM 1973. Jo rd y W a g o n e r D a ily Texan S ta ff Nearby subdivisions figh t what they say are unfair zoning restrictions By Rachel Platis Daily Texan Staff As A ustin continues to grow, some homeowners are examining the implications of expansion. In early 2010, City Council will vote on w hether or not to impose zoning restrictions on 2,300 acres of land in the city's extraterriton­ al jurisdiction off of the State High­ way 130 Corridor. The limited an­ nexation w ould control land use for the propo sed developm ents in the W hisper Valley and Indian Hills subdivisions. Kenneth Koym, president of the Imperial Valley Neighborhood Asso­ ciation, is working to fight what he believes are unfair zoning practices. The proposed development site of SH 130 is within five miles of the city's limits surrounding Walter E. Long Lake near Manor, Texas. The Imperial Valley neighborhood lies b etw een the affected area and the A ustm -B ergstrom In tern atio n al A irport, but there are no current plans for zoning or annexation. "A s a general contractor, the com pany just w ants to m ake a big chunk of money," Koym said. "W hat makes this issue important to m e is that it is opening up the door for more and bigger develop­ ment." Taurus of Texas Holdings, LP, a Boston-based development firm, is proposing that 169 acres be desig­ nated for residential use, 23 acres for multi-family use, 232 for com­ mercial use and 940 for mixed use. Indian Hills and W hisper Val­ ley will include 2,848 single-family homes, 2,700 multi-family homes, 2300 tow n hom es, about 1 m il­ lion square feet of retail, about 1 million square feet of office space and spaces for schools. The schools w ould be part of M anor Indepen­ dent School District. Altogether, the projects are about the size of Circle C Ranch, a sub­ urb located in southwest Austin. "W hy are people that interest­ ed in p ro p ertie s up and dow n the toll road? It's because they've been told there's a steal to be had," Koym said. In May of 2008, City Council au­ thorized the negotiation of the de­ velopment agreement for Whisper Valley and Indian Hills. "The owners of the project have w orked w ith the city to develop an agreem ent that was approved by the City Council," said Virgin­ ia Collier, principal planner for the P lanning and D evelopm ent Re­ view Board. "P art of this agree­ ment addressed how the area will be brought into the city in the fu­ ture." Full-purpose annexation is when an area comes into the city limits of G ROW TH continues on page 9 Student group first to come out against Prop. 4 Young Conservatives o f Texas oppose creation o f research university fu n d By Lena Price Daily Texan Staff The Young C onservatives of Texas, a statewide student orga­ nization, became the first group to declare opposition to Proposi­ tion 4 this week. If p assed , the p ro p o sitio n w ill create a new national re­ search university fund for Tex­ as schools. Seven em erging re­ search universities, including four schools within the UT sys­ tem, would eventually have ac­ cess to the fund if they meet five of seven criteria. The universi­ ties would have to award a min­ im um of 200 doctoral degrees a year and have an endowment of at least $400 million to access the money and fund research proj­ ects. In its statement, the group said such a strong emphasis on fund­ ing research would shift the pri­ ority away from educating stu­ dents at those schools. "The premise of our entire ar­ gument is that we do not support university-based research," said Tony M cDonald, the YCT vice By Viviana Aldous Daily Texan Staff Each inspection of UT labs in the last two years has, on average, turned up at least one deficiency in safety procedures. F ive sta ffe rs from the U n i­ versity's Office of E nvironm en­ tal H ealth and Safety have p er­ form ed more than 1,200 inspec­ tions this year w ith a checklist containing m ore than 30 points. Any point not met results in a de­ ficiency, said Dennis Nolan, the office's associate director. N early 4,000 inspections con­ ducted from 2007 th ro u g h last m onth resulted in an average of 1.2 deficiencies per inspection, ac­ cording to statistics from Environ­ mental Health and Safety. The office is responsible for con­ ducting lab safety inspections at least once a year in each UT lab, though some labs w ith "high ac­ tivity or special hazards" are in- Laboratory safety comes up short in inspections YCT continues on page 2 SAFETY continues on page 2 Kim Kuykendall, a nutrition junior, works in the chem istry lab in Welch for Chem istry 204. Jordy W agoner I D a ily T e xan Staff Coalition campaigns against abusive tomato farmers UT graduate student asks Union food supplier to work with labor group By Hannah Jones Daily Texan Staff T hroughout the state of Flori­ da, and across the United States, the Coalition of Immokalee Work­ ers is campaigning to end condi­ tions for farm laborers that it says meet legal standards for modern- day slavery. Based in Immokalee, Fla., the coalition is w orking to encour­ age m ajor food service provid­ ers to not purchase tomatoes from growers who have been convicted of labor abuse. O n Thursday, education grad­ uate student Kandace Vallejo and other members of Fair Food Aus­ tin delivered a letter to Henry Jack­ son, Aramark's business represen­ tative at the Texas Union, outhn ing their expectations for the com­ pany. Aramark is the food service provider of the Texas Union. The letter asked Aramark to fol­ low the recent example set by the Com pass G roup N orth America in w orking w ith the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to eliminate hum an rights violations in its to­ mato supply chain. P artners of the coalition, in­ cluding the S tudent/F arm w ork­ er Alliance and Fair Food Austin, are calling on major buyers of to­ matoes to establish a code of con­ duct in their supply chains, pay a premium of one penny more per pound for their tomatoes and en­ sure th at this penny is passed down directly to farm workers. The coalition is urging students across the country to get involved by letting their campus food ser­ vice providers know about a sim­ ilar agreem ent m ade w ith Com ­ pass G roup and dem anding that Sodexo and A ramark require the same standards of their Rorida to­ mato suppliers, according to ma­ terial on its Web site. Vallejo, a m em ber of the Steer­ ing C om m ittee in the S tu d e n t/ F arm w orker A lliance, w rote a guest colum n Tuesday for The Daily Texan. Vallejo said in the colum n that A ram ark should es tablish an agreement w ith the co­ alition to d em and higher stan­ dards of its tomato suppliers and end their role in Rorida's "harvest of shame." D u rin g the m e e tin g in the Union, Vallejo asked Jackson to pass the letter to his supervisor TOM ATO continues on page 2 Kandace Vallejo of Fair Food Austin requests to m eet with Henry Jackson concerning labor abuses in the tom ato supply chain. M addie Crum | D aily Texan Staff T h e l i g h t b r i g h t e n s 2 T u t D a i l y T e w x «cAjp** 'K NkmcerSS 25 :ert3 CONTACT US Ma*rs "e^poone Ed^or Maoag ~ g E cto r vh^ce .Vet C^ce. Sports Office 5 p o t s s o j v o r rec & arts CH^ce. 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A statement was released from Aramark's Corporate C om m uni­ cations stating that they have al­ ready met with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and sent a let­ ter to their suppliers asking them to investigate the minimum w age and em ploym ent practices w ith the Immokalee tom ato workers, and that Aramark does not con ­ tract with the growers or the farm workers in the purchasing o í to­ matoes, "If w e w ere a n y b o d y e ls e , w e w o u ld n ot h a v e b een p u t off this long. Until today, w e'v e b een sid e lin ed and ig n o red . Vallejo said. "Aramark has con­ tinued to put their head m the sand and pretend like nothing is happening." Marc Rodrigues, an organizer o f the Student/Farm W orker al­ liance located in Im mokalee, ac­ cused Aramark of purchasing to­ m atoes from Florida ' Due to the geographic location of Austin, som e could be com ing from California or M exico, but it is very likely they're com ing from Florida," Rodrigues said. Even if they're not, Aramark still has a role to play in this " Jackson said that he has not unpacked any boxes of tom atoes from Florida in the U nion in the past two years. I've never seen tomatix^ from Im m okalee, Florida," Jackson said. "They're from California or Mexico." Fair Food Austin plans to make presentations regarding the is­ sue on campus in the upcom ing weeks. "The next steps are to continue to do outreach and education at LT and in the Austin area Valle­ jo said. "I believe w e should right­ ly have a say in matters like thre when there’s human rights issues going on." ’¡ - Sa ss -rC'ese-":at .e C r»dy .acxa* and store —3-39^ M.amna M 3- se;ect merchancfisefor Lights ra-*ast*c ocated or 5 a met arvd St .-oseo* Bo»-*e. ard as bu oe* mace division sa es Janeen Sage' ocxs over on Thursday atiemoo**. a»-> x*«>g Da YCT: Hole Grail of research is an illusion For* page * . r.e 'YU*. c a 2QQ0 stu d \ cor. ducted bv fee Texas Public Tear. Fenjndabori w iu d tfo u n d 2~at rc ¿are Texas universities ha -- srser.t ahc 21 f - bubor. 2 0 re­ search. a rc generate S' ' rrfibon 3 vear at r c2 rre M:T*. r ale >2 .2 ire it.a rr." 2 : research should re ccsYc_~ec outside o: univer­ sities setting br many of our classes are e r vou n g m expenenced pro­ fessors M cDonald said .And we ate seeing th.ar these crea: ca ■< “ 2 classes .r e stare ■'o u c ’re better on using the money to . — a..— — e_. .s The orearuzaixm recommends Sá^y^TShlTTS- We n? trying to shift pubiic opinion and get people to realize that this holy grail of research is an i l l u s i o n . " Tony M c D o n a l d _ s: Ae re tr *.r~ c :2 s r .r p u rre or error, arc 2 -.* recele te realice that fires holy cra.il 0 : research, is an 5 us: or. N tcD onuc said .1 us: reaOv w o u lc r * oe all mat •:u .:e r r s be the rop rr.ontv oí __re- \ ersir. instructors and they car.: be when professors are focused or writing scholar*.*. arbdes 1 car.: deny the fact that m s « m —. —r_ * — re. . » Freí. oc .aid rem inded thar the sr_der.rs are soil the customers .ex a s ras tr.ree tier-o re re­ search universities — I T Texas A&M University and Rice Cali­ fornia has rcne such. uruv ersfbes C n ten a for becom ing a nation­ al research university include 2 : American L - 2 % ersiaes place- men: in r.iT .m i. ren.xm ee- ánu ire am our: 2 : redera! research dollars ir e school is awarded each, year James Huffir.es chairman o f m e UT system has 'beer, travel­ ing the stare or. behalf of Texans for Tier O ne a croup established to get Proto»:r.an 4 passed. The 7rop ositk m ras also been en ­ dorsed r • the Houston Chronicle anc The Da&as M orrmg N ews. The Area 5 Democrats, an or­ ganization based near Houston, endorsed the proposition and Te xans tor 7:-.: One Tim berrano, m.errlner an 2 forme: chair of che Area ? Democrats said he hopes the Id n »ersir. H ouston w ill eventually qualify to becom e a tier-one *1" ' :* VCT s' argument is nt «l&Of 'tÜLrn ’ ft but 1 dor.: agree with :: he r: an o said ' ’• e wou! d love to see r* c re ner-one universities It would make tire T e a - econo­ my stronger ' JK [ i V 1 2 TECH: Office aims to push for security of intellectual property rights ■ J I E E J T ' W T ■?? « ¿age * lisa - k i i wr Zrwm ■ íévwsrm» armaamm Is»*? £ h ! t r t n / y i o jA.?NruAJRY 3 - 8 2 0 1 0 ■ H r WWW JRSKi.COM t-MB-SiQ-w .1 • '-3rC-“S*. ;-E2 r-w- T h e D a i l y T e x a n i - . borne 2 : ; _r n e t: uruv essices i ; a better 'or of identifying oc*m- m e m i opportunities foe research tr rs c o o e s out 22 the .abs 2"a: 122- and students are doing he said. T thmk w e have a tretnen- 2 . us am ount of research that - 2 0 * 2 :r here - *•• -. , - . _.r "i je e ric e * a- rr 22b. as possible Fer . es >a.a vounr facultv mom 'u» iw r ip t» wm *r~Str. ^ Se Dafly tea r ane "e»^s ShjoaM Mec« n Staff 1 hjrrmZm~ r'mnmm I«wc herrwx.. Kjsser r¿js Scz» -Dngam Bm «m&e r 5*a*s -3*** *?«• ] *cwmm NtWXTMJ" j jamam, *aer been very sup­ portive Zhang said They dear­ ly know the value of technology s impact on society Zhang said the office w ou ld benefit greatly bv w orking with individual departments to spon­ sor research from the industry Zhang said technologies dev el­ oped for one senior design proi- ect brought home the opportuni­ ty to leverage student invention instead o f letting ail the benefits go to the companies collaborating with the department. 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'2fcri3#, "I ; - "jescs. -I ; - SAFETY: Student review aims to curb accidents in laboratories more often Nolan sa.c ,'mveisity s 1JÜ72 .cos on > V k b s w e e erred ror not concact- 2" 2 safety der.ciencre- betw een August 2 IB and July 2tX9 H u k defioencKS ooukr range all over rs¿ p -ace [ r ierro of se- ver.r. \ m N ob n saca In nrxnpart- sor. riere s rex a w h ok kx of data out tim e to compare to "*ve mm* .* s c rverr. caod r.icmmet Comm.or. sarety de n o e n o e s _7ic.--.de me emergency e-.ewasr not rested withm ock mor.m s v preper febeas cm cheg tira! -vaste c o n ta in e rs an d ch em icals n c : ororerlv secnecared or stored acocrdmg to orfice cam Two chemical spfils cvccxred m campus .m s Sept 14 .ea • ing one sn-Crn.t researcher mimed N o.ar sa.d ar improper label is one of the more sagnfficartt ce- fkiencies but mat neither of me tw o spills tw o w eeks ago w ere causeo by comm on deficiencies. Tr.ere has been som e r.-pe of s r _ apptpxnnately ever» th e e or tour mor.fins Nolar. said If w e identify that there is a treno as.>c- natec w~.fi- a rror.em w e 11 ocm.e out with some guidance Om.ce director Peter Rcrmescer >a.c ,ab surer, protocol in d u ces lar _nsp>ectims a ira:rung pro­ gram. reecared ror those ••• c-rxm c in a lar and a lab speeme mamar.2 pre-gram, cor.e in the lab bv fine .eac researchier Tr.ere s a w hole bunch. 2 : re­ sources made a% afiable to people m me labs to make sure mev re op- etx:nr 2 sar'rly ?<.•: tv- arrn.c w e pnw~xie totoanatacr. or. w rot kmd of safen glasses to wear and row to k x x up sarer. [mfor- mationj rot a particular chemical . r >a-d P h y s ic s g r a d u a te s t u d e n t Thomas la n es w as 7 resent dur­ ing one o: th e cr.em icai sp ills and sa.c mere were pretr. di­ rect >:¿7 -' that something like thus could happen ’ [Th? University has] a culture of .ax procedures with hazardous chem icals he said The safe­ ty protocols that w e are using are not really acceptable They would not 3y in private industries." jar.as saia mat each worker in the lab — no. e graduate students and tour undergraduates — s^xret las: -.re* re*:ew m g a com plete n a n m l'ir . of lab safety to fulfill safer, remarements Trsc nor -, nam e to correct defi ci eneres > arses depending on the seventy o f the >a:e:\ deficiency Inspectors began dam ifving the most serious deficiencies a> cnti- tx k ueriCjtí’icies ,a>t I: s a new type of wav to in­ spect for us N olan said All of our inspection item s could po ter.tialv be a critical deficiencv w rere could oe potentialiv hte- fitoreaterm 2 Ln the past w e would 2 1 . e them, about a month to cor­ rect .: but now me*. ha\ e 4> to 72 hours » correct it if it s critical Schneider said one exam ple of a critical deficiency could b fra\xxi electrical cord 1 w as in .1 lab a couple w e ago and there w as an electri coni that w a> trav t\i he said that c.we instead of w ritmg u report and gn mg them 30 dav ■ fix it becaust* it was immediat dangerous w e told them it n e tv* lx' tixtxi immeviiateh When inspectors cite detici cie> the office requests the cowxvt them Nolan said It tl h a \e not corrected it by the 2 on tune frame the problem is ported tv' the dean ot the resp ti\ e college Svdvneidei s,ud with thous.11 ot labs an incident is proba inev ¡table Schneider said Iht' quvNtum is w Ix'tlx'r thei 1 serious worked at a numlvr v>i other 1 versitk's and I think the piogr at I 1 \ustin is \eiv -.ttoipc vvl it comes tv> chemical X dditional reportin g Andrew Kn ighl'aum Tut. D a i i a T k \ \ \ 3 Friday, October 9, 2009 Relatives question why Tenn. officials took kids Wire Editor: Micaela Neum ann www.dailytexanonline.com By Travis Loller The Associated Press N A SH V IL L E , T enn. — A m o th er w hose baby w as k id ­ napped said she was devastated when child welfare officials took him into state custody shortly after he w as recovered; she d e­ scribed the p ain of th at se p a ­ ration as w orse than the knife w ounds that the kidn ap p er in­ flicted on her. M aria G u rro la , still re c o v ­ e rin g from stab w o u n d s an d a co llap sed lung, sta rte d cry ­ in g a n d s h a k in g w h e n sh e learned w eek-old Yahir A n th o ­ ny C a rrillo and his th ree sib ­ lin g s w o u ld be p u t in to fo s­ ter hom es, said N orm a R o d ri­ guez, the cousin of Jose C a rril­ lo, the b ab y 's father. "She said them taking the kids away was a worse stab in her heart than the stab from the lady who took the baby," Rodriguez said. The children, ages 3, 9 and 11, were split up and put with strang­ ers in two separate foster homes Saturday after investigators told the state Department of Children's Services the couple was under in­ vestigation because of allegations that they had tried to sell the baby, G urrola's court-appointed attor­ ney Dennis Nordhoff said. O n T u esd ay , M e tro N a s h ­ ville Police announced the p ar­ ents had been cleared of w rong­ doing and the children w ere re­ united w ith them. DCS spokesm an Rob Johnson said he could not comment on the case but said the department some­ times has to make tough decisions with only partial information. "O ur responsibility is to look after the safety and well being of the children who come to our at­ tention," he said. Rodriguez said the children's separation from Gurrola and Car­ rillo was devastating for all of them. The couple's 3-year-old d a u g h ­ ter, who witnessed the Sept. 29 at­ tack on her mother, had never been apart from Gurrola before she was placed with foster parents. Meleanie Hain wears her weapon, a loaded Glock 26, in a holster to her 5-year-old daughter's soccer game, in this Sept., 23, 2008 file photo taken at O ptim ist Park in Lebanon, Pa. Police say Hain, w ho gained national attention when she openly carried a loaded gu n t o ’ her 5-year-old daughter's gam e, has been shot dead along with her hus­ band in what appears to be a murder-suicide. Jim Zengerie Associated Press Gun-toting Pa soccer mom, husband found shot dead By Mark Scolforo The Associated Press LEBANON, Pa. — A suburban m other who became a voice of the gun-rights movement when she openly carried a loaded pis­ tol to her daughter's soccer game was fatally shot Wednesday along with her parole-officer husband in an apparent murder-suicide at their home in Pennsylv ania Dutch country, authorities said. Police released few details about the deaths of Meleanie, Hain, 31, and Scott Hain, 33, but said more information would be released Fri­ day after their autopsies. "I'm dev astated . I lost my daughter. I lost my best friend. The children lost their parents," Jen­ ny Stanley, Meleanie Ha in's moth­ er, told WGAL-TV. Stanley add­ ed that the three children, ages 2,6 and 10, are "hanging in there." H ain m ade headlines in 2008 w hen she a tte n d e d a soccer game of her daughter's, then 5, at a park with a Glock holstered on her hip in plain view, which upset other parents. The sheriff revoked her license to carry and conceal a gun nine days later, citing a state law that prohibits certain g u n perm its from being given to people whose character and reputation make them a danger to public safety. A county judge overturned th at decision b u t questioned her judgm ent and said she had "scared the devil" out of people. Lebanon C ounty District At­ torney Dave Arnold, who was at the scene W ednesday night, de­ clined to comment on the facts of the case. The H ain s' fed eral law suit against Sheriff M ichael DeLeo and the county, alleging that he violated her constitutional rights and prosecuted her maliciously, was pending in federal court at the time of her death. Her attor­ ney, Matthew Weisberg, said he hopes to continue the litigation. Weisberg said Meleanie told him about six m onths ago she and Scott had separated, and three months ago she wanted to pursue a protective order against him. She wanted to have Scott's name re­ moved from the lawsuit, but that never happened, Weisberg said. "Whether they'd reconciled in the last couple of months, I don't know," Weisberg said. Maria Gurrola gives baby Yair a kiss as her other children, Orlando, Estrella and Cristian, hang on the couch in Nashville, Tenn. Gurrola was reunited Tuesday with her new born son after losing him twice, first to a kidnapper and then to state custody after som eone claim ed a fam ily m em ber had tried to sell him. John P a rtitilo ! Associated Press The child got sick on Wednes­ day and had to be taken to the h o sp ital, R o d rig u e z said, and relatives blam e her illness on the stress of b ein g rem oved from her family. N ordhoff questioned the need to put the already-suffering fam­ ily through the traum a of sepa­ ration. He said DCS is supposed to try to keep fam ilies together, an d there w ere p le n ty of rela­ tives w illing to take in the chil­ dren, b u t DCS w ould not allow it because they w ere illegal im ­ m igrants, even th ough som e of them had been in the country for m any years w ithout ever getting in any trouble. G urrola is origi­ nally from D urango, Mexico. If they d id h av e to be ta k ­ en from th e ir p are n ts, stay in g w ith relatives w ould have been m uch less traum atic for the chil­ dren, he said. Jo h n so n , s p e a k in g g e n e ra l­ ly, said, "DCS alw ays looks for relativ es w ho alre ad y know a child as an altern ativ e to state custody, b u t DCS m ust be able to perform back g ro u n d checks and DCS m ust be able to verify people's relationships to a fam ­ ily in question." T he fam ily is h a p p y to be back to g e th er now , R odriguez said, but that joy has been tem ­ pered by an ongoing baby traf­ ficking investigation into fam i­ ly m em bers. R o d rig u e z sa id h e r sis te r, Je sse n ia S igala, h a s e n d u r e d h a r s h q u e s tio n in g from law enforcem ent. "T hey w ere saying, 'I khow you did this. I know you d id that. Tell me w here the m oney is,'" Rodriguez said. "It's m ak­ ing my side of the family a little more devastated." Berlusconi to defend himself on TV By Alessandra Rizzo & Ariel David The Associated Press ROME — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday he will go on TV and app ear in co u rt­ room s to prove that corruption and tax fraud charges in two trials against him are false. The proceedings in Milan are to resume after a top Italian court o verturned a law granting Ber­ lusconi imm unity from prosecu­ tion while in office. However, the main trial will have to start anew, law yers said, m aking it unlike­ ly that a verdict might be reached before the statute of lim itations kicks in. Still, Wednesday's ruling by the Constitutional C ourt dealt a sig­ nificant blow to the Italian lead­ er, prom pting a furious reaction by Berlusconi, who said the deci­ sion by a widely respected court was politically motivated. The premier is already engulfed in a headline-grabbing sex scandal over his purported dalliances with young women. Last weekend tens of thousands took to the streets of Rome against his alleged attempts to curb freedom of the press. Then a court in Milan ordered his hold­ ing company, Fininvest, to pay a devastating $1 billion to a rival for a case dating from the 1990s. B erlusconi so u n d e d d e fia n t over the tw o trials set to resum e in Milan. "These two trials are laughable, they are a farce, which I will illus­ trate to Italians also by going on TV," he said. "I will defend m y­ self in the courtrooms and ridicule my accusers, showing all Italians ... the stuff I am made of." Berlusconi has already ruled out stepping down, and his con­ servative allies, w ho have a com- fortable m ajority in parliam ent, have rallied to his support. "We'll continue to govern w ith­ out this law," the ever-combative prem ier said on state radio. He added that he felt "absolutely nec­ essary and indispensable to the democracy, freedom and well-be­ ing of this country." Berlusconi, 73, is still w id e ­ ly popular in Italy, despite accu­ sations from his wife that he has had inappropriate relationships with far younger women and alle­ gations from a self-described call girl that he spent a night with her. The scandal erupted in the spring after his wife announced she was divorcing him. Berlusconi says he is "no saint" but has denied ever paying any­ one for sex or having any improp­ er relationships. The im m unity law spared the co u n try 's four top office hold- ers — the premier, president and two parliam ent speakers — from prosecution while in office. It had b een p u sh e d th ro u g h by Ber­ lusconi's coalition in 2008 w hen the prem ier faced separate trials in M ilan for corruption and tax fraud tied to his Mediaset broad­ casting empire. The proceedings against Ber­ lusconi, w ho denies all charges, were suspended as a result of the law, draw ing accusations that it w as tailor-rrfade for the premier. Berlusconi has a history of legal troubles stem m ing from his p ri­ vate interests and he has been eith er acq u itted or cleared b e­ cause the sta tu te of lim itations had expired. But the Constitutional C ourt's ruling said the imm unity legisla­ tion violated the principle that all are equal before the law, paving the way for the .trials to resume. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, foreground, gestures as he speaks to reporters on his way out of the Palazzo Grazioli residence in Rome, Wednesday. A top Italian court overturned a law granting Premier Silvio Berlusconi im m unity from prosecution, allow ing prosecutors to resume a corruption trial that could increase pressure on him to resign. San d ro Pace i Associated Press 4 Fndav October 9 2009 V IEW P O IN T ' ’PINION THF P U L I T iW N GALLERY G tT M O HIGH SCHOOL Editor in C h ie f:J Phone: 51/ 232-22 2 E - n M * ed-tof@da /'exa7on necom B jrcharc Associate Editors: David M jto Dan Treadway Laiver AAnchester 'S O W f f , 0U T w t CAN'T LcT y o u G O YOU v t SPENT H O U R ^ WITH OTHER TROUBLE HAKEPS YOUVE 3€£N CORRUPTED. A political attack on valuable research On W ednesday Sen Tom C obum R-Okla proposed an am endm ent that w ould r ttv e n f the N ational Science Foundation from funding political science research Política; >c:ence isn t real science — at least according to C obum . O n his Web site the senator savs the round a non should focus on im portant scienhftc endeavors that can expand our know ledge oí true science and yield breakthroughs and discov­ er. es that can im prove the hum an condition A pparently this condition precludes political scientists from conducting research. C oburn w o u ld prefer that the money w ent to biology chem istry geology and physics — the w orthy sciences C o b u m sneers at a grant given to the U niversity of M ichigan to stu d ) A m erican elections >.v« ing that anyone interested in elections car. iust w atch CNN FCA N ew s and MSNBC or read political commentary in the print m edia and on the Internet. It is disturbing that C obum conflates academ ic research with the opinions of pundits w hich are often term ed to fit into a tw o-m inute television segment or 300-word col­ um ns Professors dedicate vears to investigating pj'oblems and theories, allow ing them to develop m -depth analyses that p u n d its could never provide In the same breath that Cobum praises the media as a source for inform ation, he mocks a foundation grant given to The N ew sH our w ith lim Lehrer that allow ed the show' to provide live, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the 2008 Democratic and GOP national conventions N ew sH our' is one o f the few political show s that provides m ore than cursory coverage of issues and relies on discussion rath er than sound bites If A m ericans should turn to television for election inform ation, as C obum says, a grant funding N ew sH our w ould be an especially appropriate use of funds. Coburr, s logical inconsistencies do not stop there juxtaposing a list of significant breakthroughs in natural science w ith a list of p o ­ litical science gpants. C obum tries to present political science research as frivolous and inherently inferior to natural science research. But the n atu ral sciences do not have a m onopoly on innovation and discover) Political science research also yields the reai-w orld benefits C obum so urgently calls for. P erhaps those benefits do not come in the form of a chip or a pill, but they are w orthw hile nonetheless. Patrick Brandt a political science researcher at the U niversity of Texas at Dallas received a grant to develop technology to p redict the outbreak of v iolence in the Levant South Asia and East Asia. The technology7 w ill be available to non-govern­ m ental organizations, inter-govem m ental organizations an d other interested p a r ­ ties Jennifer M erolla a t C larem ont G rad u ate U niversity received a grant to stu d y how terrorist threats affect su p p o rt for dem ocracy. Mark Crescervzi at the U niver­ sity of N o rth C arolina at Chapel Hill is u sin g a fo undation grant to exam ine vio­ lence against civilians m civil wars Researchers studying violence terrorism and ci­ vilian b ru talm are no less w orth) of grants than their counterparts studying biofu­ els or robotics. C obum also says political science research siphons money from natural science re­ search, But as the C hronicle of H igher Education points out the budget to fund p o ­ litical science research makes up a tiny proportion of the fo u n d atio n ’s overall b u d ­ get In 2 K?5. the foundation spent 39.4 m illion to rand political science research hut its total research expenditure was S3.7 billion. Furtherm ore funding natural science research is far m ore expensive than funding political science rest arch. W hile 5“ m il­ iten w ould go a long w ay in the political sciences it w ould barely m ake a dent in funding n atural science research. The contention that fund in g political science re­ search is so m eh o w financially im peding natural science research is m st false. The fou ndation says that ' the continuous acquisition of new know ledge is the single m ost im portant factor tor intellectual and economic progress Someone should tel. C ob u m that know ledge isn t confined to the realm, of the natural sciences. — Lauren Winchester for the editorial board THE FIRING LINE )es we want a stellar world-class reputation. But we earn those things, not buv them. Earning our reputation Douglas Luippold s ' Toe \ alue of elite pit -les­ sors" Tr.ursda. - Taily Texan shows he is con­ siderate ana aware of me hard work and impor­ tance or faculty and staff but perhaps misunder­ stands me purpose arid mission or an institution af higher iearrar.c He claims that focusing our him ted resources during these difficult eeonotruc times or. those elite faculty who are already well off is the best thing for me University because the value oi me UT brand imprc ves and ‘ the more marketable its graduates; become. The function of mas institution is not to chum is to educate We are not in out vndcets the bussneas or industrial aesier. branding or p roc uct merchandising Yes we do all of those thm cs and we ev ert teach all of those things ru t it is not our nussaon. Our loft) goal here is to ensure that sraaer.ts ¡-.¿m ana become pro­ ductive w eD-adiusted members at societv Wfe acuates:: find positions certain. \ war,: o : imp man re anc influence m the worlc but w e war.: tnesr. to bt quaiifiec for those positions rust Creating only an appealing image for them and sending them into the world does no one any good LmppaAd aom.ov tecges how rare it is for a actually have rontact with these "rock student stars" of academia. yet finds no issue with the ract iha: mas means these people are an effective dram or our resources anc. therefore contrary to otzr verv mossier Lmppdd s coiumr. encaps-.otes the very probkm w ilt focusing u. cf our resources and i ret tier, an an e_te few VUe lose sight of our mossier. Rather than ensuring the health of our cocnmurafy so that we car. best serve that mis­ sion. :t becomes about seu-aggran.dizement and dysfunctional narcissism about creating a career mill for a tiny populaban of our ccenmisiity fes we want our stuuer.te tc be marketable. — En:il Kresl Office of the E xecu te* Vice President and Provost Learning English is officially important Trie problem with Ashley Shew s Officially prvudiced column m Thursday s paper is that she presents a logical argument and then com- pietel) ignores it If I were to move to a foreign countrv with a ¿onagri language, I would \m m that language to assure.ate But mere in the L 'i,, we now take it as an offense that the language of the historically dominant mavor.r. of this countr, is Eng.ish and we take ever, measure possible to avoid forc- ing people to speak said language r\ offering everymmc m press 5 lor Sparcsh It makes sense to speak a specific .artguage for our country Among other dungs, it helps children keep up in school it makes offering vari­ ous pubic services (especially emergency servia» mare efficient anc it maxe? it easier far peep* to ne acbve in thesr communitv Mv great grandparents were immigrants from Germany and viewed jeammg Enghsh as a pnor- :rv wrier, thev arrived 3u: our svsfeem is chang­ ing in me past our sooen me not cater to people who viewed it as a privilege to be here Today we change our systems fe r * díase who feel enhtind to ’be here without altering anything about tnem- setves If nmutxar.ts want to be a voice m tros country, thev must speak m a language that the mapr.rv of oeopit can understand- If learning a foreign lan­ guage is so great that we make it mandatory m our pubhc sdvoofe and universities it «home be equally as important roe immigrants to ieam the language oí the nation m which they are now residing — Srencer Wall English and sock&gy senior SUBMIT A FIRING LINE RECYCLE! E-mail your ruing Lines tc ftrmgbv^éaihftex- anonhne axn The Texan reserves the right to edit for brevity dantv and habsbtv Please recede this copy of The Dailv Texan by piacr.g it in a ieevcing bin or back in the burnt- orange stand where you found it L E GA L E SE SUBMIT A COLUMN Opinions expressed in Tie Daily Texan are those o: the editor, the editorial board or the writer of the article Thev are not necessari- h those of the UT administrasen the Board of Regents or the Texas hrudent Media Board c; Operating Trustees A . Texan editonais are written bv die editonaJ ooard. which is listed in the top right comer c: this page Have s: meting to s a \? Say it in pnn.t and to the entire campus community The Daih Texan Emt; fia Board welcomes submissions tor guest columns Columns rr ust be between 300 and TOO words Said columns to editor# dailytexancnhne com The Texan reserves ihe right to edit all col­ umns for brevity clarity and liabibr. if chosen for publication * o - to i SPOTLIGHT ON COLLEGE COUNCILS Students should create classes By Lauren Ratliff Daily "exan Guest Columnist The Senate of College Councils recently passed legislation in sup­ p o rt of D em ocratic E ducation at Texas, or DemTex The proposal comes u p next be:ore faculty advi­ sor.- council.'. Thest courses w ould be runda- m entalh different from am o th ­ er course offered at UT: Students would have tine opportunity to cre­ ate their own classes The model was developed at the University of California Berkeley in 1965 and is in use to this day w ith th o u sa n d s of stu d e n ts e n ­ rolling each semester in about 130 courses ranging from A ffordable H ousing Issues to H arry Potter. Manv of UT’s peer institutions — including Tufts University UCLA UC Davis and O berlin College — have similar programs. These courses w ould enrich the undergraduate experience at UT by providing students with the oppor­ tunity to conduct research, present findings in a peer environment and receive critical feedback in a low- pressure environment The research and discussion form at encourag­ es students to take an active role in their ow n education and prepares them for the real world where in- di\iduals work with their peers to­ w ard a com mon understanding of a topic. Creating a course is fairlv simple A stu d e n t (aka 'stu d e n t facilita­ tor ) dev elops an idea for a course. gets the support of a faculty- advis­ er drafts a svllabus and submits the syllabus alone w ith an application to a committee. The committee re­ views applications and chooses the courses that w ould best add to the I T course orfenng. It is im portant to understand that students w ould not be engaging in an anarchic environm ent. C ours­ es w ould be sponsored by facul­ ty m em bers w ho w ould be re­ sponsible for the academ ic m er­ it of the course and have final au­ thority over grades. The student fa­ cilitator w ould meet regularly with the faculty sponsor to ensure that the course is progressing in an ap­ propriate manner and the sponsor w ould offer suggestions to aid the path of discover) and discussion. The relationship between the fac­ ulty sponsor and student facilitator would resemble that of an indepen- dent-study course The course itself would be rooted m discussion and each discussion w ould be based on research per­ formed by the students in the class. Students would read about a topic, formulate questions, pose problems and hash them out with other stu­ dents in the next class meeting. In establishing a low-pressure en­ vironment for exploration, courses w ould be offered exclusively on a one-credit-hour pass fail basis for students to fulfill an elective credit. The courses have the potential to fill major gaps in I T curriculum. Not oruv will students have the op­ portunity to investigate such rele­ vant topics as "Paris Hilton, Pink Flam ingos and the P aparazzi in ZO^-Century American Celebrity C ulture," but participants w ould also have the opportunity to ac­ com m odate them selves w ith re­ search methodology and the use of academic resources. Participation could come in many forms and w ould be open to any UT student. Serving on the coordi­ nating board — which is responsi­ ble for spreading information about DemTex, mediating issues between course participants and University adm inistration and finding a suit­ able solution for adm inistrative is­ sues — could Be a rewarding expe­ rience for anyone interested in edu­ cation administration. The Student-Faculty A dvisory Board, which w ould be responsi­ ble for the quality7 and integrity of DemTex courses through course selection and course evaluation, could be a good place for both stu­ d ents and faculty to becom e in ­ volved. W ith the su p p o rt of stu d e n ts a n d faculty, DemTex co u ld b e ­ com e a reality at UT. W ith these exciting new courses, s tu d e n ts w o u ld becom e m ore c o n fid e n t in th eir research skills, an d the curriculum at UT w ould become e v e n m ore e n ric h in g fo r u n ­ d e rg ra d u a te s. C ontact DemTex th ro u g h utd em tex @ g m ail.co m for m ore inform ation. Radifl is a govcvnent senior and president of the Senate of College Councils. The value of the printed word By Dave Player Daily Texan Colum nist T he m a c h in e s are c o m in g ’ Q u ick , call S arah C onnor, K eanu R eeves — w h o ev er it takes! The end is nigh' Well, m aybe not nigh, but w*e seem to be inching in that direction M ankind stands a: the precipice or a m echanized digital dilution of culture. And it s ail Amazon s fault. In late 2007 A m azon in tro d u c ed the K indle, a sm all electronic device that allow s users to d o w n ­ load and read books on a 6-ty-4-mch screen Readers can to store tour g:gab\~tes of content approximately 3,300 e-bookss w ith more than 30C 000 titles available for dow nload. It is essentially the content of a library with the convenience of a magazine Such an incredible device seem s poised to o\ er- take the social m edium that has endured tor centu­ ries since Gutenberg, the printed book T ie efficiency of the Kindle threatens to do to the publishing indus­ try w hat the iPod and m p3 plavers did to CD sales Bv going digital Amazon drastically reduces its o p ­ erating costs by completely elim inating die need for publishing and distribution T he p rin t m edia in d u stry has alread y sta rte d dow n the path to extinction N ew spapers and maga- zine' hav e -m iggied to cope *■» th the paradigm shift brought on by the Internet. A lternative m edia have slowly encroached on new spapers traditional read­ ership Web sites and blogs offer a w ider vanetv of inform ation, real-tim e u p d ates and greater o p p o r­ tunities tor user feedback and interaction Even The D aih Texan has felt the sting Last May. Texas Stu­ dent Media sold our beloved printing press. The extinction of die printed w ord may sim ph be ahother >tep m the natural e\ oluticr. of media After all video killed the radio star But it seerr.' more and more as though the Internet is the ultim ate evas species, slipping into all facets of life. But don t expect p rint media to go dow n withi a fight A strong nostalgia surrounds books. Picti a bookshelf full of classic works, the closest form the physical em bodim ent of know ledge, each n resenting a subject mastered. It's as if you can m sure your intellect in shelf space. N ow i t ’s mej bytes. Can a flash disk reallv hold the sam e cult al power? There is another issue at hand that prom ises have a m uch deeper cultural impact. In pre-Int net society, the transform ation of an a u th o r's idee a published w ork w as a draw n-out process wit m ultitude of inputs and influences. After completi a work the author sends it to a publisher w ho pa es their ow n judgm ent on its merits. If approvi it is sent on to editors who rew ork the piece, at mg their ow n voice and touch. From there it is f ther sculpted, illustrated, finalized sent to print: plants handled by shipping clerks, stock bovs a cashiers before arriving in the hands of the reac Oh, the humanity But in today s w orld of w ireless netw orks, clo com puting and stream ing dow nloads, it's all j server space M odern bloggers simply h it uplc and let loose whatev er birds were tw e e tin g in th * ' --lay O ne could argue that th* direct i.ition betw een au th o r and reader is an im pro mcnt on the h teran process and produces a “p u r product Even if that were true, that direct con n tion lacks the refinem ent of the trad ition al proct the idea that more perspectives and m ore cu m i nve know ledge creates a smarter piece of w ork Whereas once there were songs, soon it'll all j be noise. p s a plan i!junior Friday, October 9, 2009 Students support increased grants by ‘Raising Pell!’ By Nehal Patel Daily Texan Staff College student organizations across the nation led a campaign this week to convince their sena­ tors to support a bill that propos­ es larger Pell grants. R a isin g P ell! W eek o f A c­ tion, an initiative hosted by the United States Student A ssocia­ tion, Cam pus Progress and the U .S. P u b lic In terest R esearch G ro u p , aim s to am p lify s tu ­ dent support of the bill, esp e­ cially through use of social me­ dia netw orks such as Facebook and Twitter. Students can send tweets to their senators through the association's Web site. "W ith over 1,000 calls made to senators' offices, the student voice is certainly having an influ­ ence on law m akers," said USSA P re sid en t G re g o ry C en d an a. "S en ato r [John] K erry's office said they got so many calls that students should stop calling be­ cause he got the message." The legislation, proposed by U.S. Rep. George Miller, D-Ca- lif., chairman of the House Com­ m ittee on Education & Labor, passed in the H ouse of Repre­ sentatives on Sept. 17. The Senate version of the bill is being drafted in the Committee on Health, Ed­ ucation, Labor & Pensions, said USSA Legislative Director Ange­ la Peoples. The bill proposes an in v est­ ment of $40 billion to increase the m axim um annual Pell Grant sch o larsh ip to $5,550 in 2010 and $6,900 by 2019, according to the C om m ittee on Education and L ab or's Web site. The bill w ill also stren g th en the c a m ­ p u s-b ased P erkin s Loan p ro ­ g ram that p ro v id e s lo w -co st federal loans to students. All new federal loans w ould be converted to the Direct Loan program as of July 2010, instead o f relying on lenders subsidized by taxpayers. Under the bill, in­ terests rates on subsidized fed ­ eral loans would be kept low by m aking them variable starting in 2012. W ithout the bill, inter­ est rates are set to jum p from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent in 2012, acco rd in g to the c o m m itte e 's Web site. Student support for the "R ais­ ing Pell!" campaign spans 12 to 15 states, Peoples said. "[Students] are excited about the monumental piece of educa­ tion reform and are committed to organizing until the Senate pass­ es a student aid reform bill that has sim ilar com ponents of the House version," Cendana said. Although there is no definite tim e fram e for the com pletion of the bill, it is expected to be in­ troduced in the next couple of weeks, said Pedro de la Torre, ad­ vocacy senior associate of C am ­ pus Progress. "Congress has a lot on its plate right now because of the health care d eb ate," de la Torre said. "H opefully by November, w e'll see som e m ajor m ov em ent on the Pell grant bill, though. The m ain challenge is m aking sure th at [the bill] d o e s n 't ch an g e w ith am en d m en ts that m igh t be harmful to students." McCombs irship Forum James J. Mulva, chairman and CEO of ConocoPhillips, answers a question from the audience during a question-and-answer session Thursday evening as a part of the McCombs leadership forum. Kari Rosenfeld { Daily Texan Staff Oil executive stresses importance of ethics By Nehal Patel Daily Texan Staff For Jam es M ulva, chairm an and C E O o f C o n o c o P h illip s, passion is everything. "M y work is so im portant to m e that it b eco m es in to x ica t­ ing," he said. As a speaker for the M cCom bs School of Business Leadership Forum , M ulva p articip ated in a question-and-answ er session w ith fo rm er M cC o m b s d ean George Gau Thursday evening. Mulva spoke about ethics in the bu sin ess field and his e x p e ri­ ences in the oil industry. " I f you d o n 't hav e a good rep u tation and integrity, you don't have a lot to offer to peo­ ple," he said. M u lv a h as w o rk ed in the oil in d u stry for 36 years. A f­ ter graduating from UT in 1968 and earning a m aster's degree in b u sin ess ad m in istratio n fi­ nance in 1969, Mulva joined the Navy. H e b eg an w o rk in g for P h illip s P etro leu m C om p an y in 1973 and served as chairman and C EO from 1999 to 2002. W hen the com pany m erged with Conoco, he served as pres- ident from 2002 to 2004. "I un d erestim ated the c h a l­ len g e of p u ttin g tw o c o m p a ­ nies together, but I learned not to stop ev ery day to re-invent the w h e e l," M ulva said . "Y ou h a v e to s tic k to a p la n an d m ak e su re e v e ry th in g fits it. T here's a thrill in grow ing and d eveloping a com pany." M ulva also said that the key to bein g su ccessfu l is h av in g a team of key people, not ju st with intelligence and money. " In o n e o f m y c la s se s , w e learn e d ab o u t th e law o f in ­ n er circle from 'T he 21 Irrefut­ able Laws of Leadership' and it w as exactly w hat [M ulva] d e ­ s c rib e d ," said fin a n c e ju n io r R u ch i B h am b h an i. " I agreed with his m ain point about being passionate for your w ork." B usiness sen io r Ilya K eper- m an appreciated the practicali­ ty of M ulva's advice. "It's easy to learn about e th ­ ic s in c la s s , b u t w h o re a lly know s how to apply it?" K ep- erm an said. "Listening to [M ul­ va's] experiences helped us see how ethics w orks in the b u si­ ness field." NEWS BRIEFLY Foundations team up to urge Americans to pursue degrees Funding for an ettort to create a national voluntary accountabili­ ty system for community colleges was granted Tuesday to help in­ crease the number of adults in the U.S. with degrees or certificates. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foun­ dation and the Lumina Founda­ tion for Education are funding the pmject with $1 million in grants and are choosing eight commu­ nity college sites around the na­ tion to pilot the new system. By 2011, the project is planned to be expanded to 20 pilot communi­ ty colleges. The Lumina Foundation is ded­ icated to increasing access to post­ secondary education in the U.S. President Obama also has an American Graduation Initiative and hopes for the U.S. to have the highest global percentage of popu­ lations who earn a college degree. Obama also wants to increase the number of community college graduates by 5 million by 2020. — Hannah Jones Leena Bartra leads the discussion at an Asian-American culture luncheon while Kamela Syed and Natasha Paheja look on. I Students discuss Asian identity Maddie Crum | Daily Texan Staff By Shabab Siddiqui Daily Texan Staff A sian s are all c a re e r-d riv e n , good at m ath, quiet and will end up as either engineers or doctors. Right? Stereotyping was among the is­ sues discussed during the Center for Asian A m erican Studies' new monthly lunch series Thursday af­ ternoon. The first session was titled, "H ow do you define yourself?" Led by U T p sych o log ist L ee ­ na Batra, the student dialogue fo­ cused on issues Asian and A sian- A m erican students face on a d ai­ ly basis. "W e w anted to open up a d is­ c u ssio n w ith A sian and A sia n - A m erican stud ents and get them talking about daily life," said the c e n t e r 's p ro g ra m c o o r d in a to r K e n y atta D aw so n . "T o be a b le to d iscu ss th ese kin d s of issu es a llo w s fo r th e d e v e lo p m e n t of these u n d ergrad uates." Som e of the topics discussed in­ clu d ed gen der roles d efined by culture, educational choices and dating and m arriage issues. Batra said the challenge for m any stu ­ dents is picking and choosing be­ tween different cultures. "T h e re 's ju st a lot of e x p e cta­ tion s of cu ltu re and id entity to ­ d a y ," Batra said to the gro u p . "A n d the m edia has a lot of e x ­ p e c ta tio n s it c o n v e y s th ro u g h television and m ovies. It's about finding out w hat are som e of the identities you cherish." T he focus of the d ialogue was the "m od el m inority m y th ," the notion that Asians are a model mi­ nority group that other minorities should emulate. is especially pertinent to those in academ ia. It's about dealing with the p o s itiv e s and n e g a tiv e s o f that situation." A ccording to a study con du ct­ ed in 2 0 0 6 , A s ia n -A m e r ic a n s make up 14 percent of the student body at UT and 17 percent when international students are includ- ed. Dawson said the broadness of the word "A sian " leads to identi­ ty issues for m any students. "I think the diasporic nature of A sian-A m ericans creates a unique situation," she said. "You have In­ dian-A m erican students who ask, 'Am I A sian?' And you have stu ­ dents that are half-A sian and half­ som ething else. W e're just trying to get these students to find more out about them selves." "P eop le au tom atically assum e th a t A sia n s are s m a r t," D a w ­ son said. "[T h e stereotype] is the m ain one that stud ents face, and T he event w as lim ited to s tu ­ d en ts only. D aw son said in the p ast the p re se n ce o f too m an y ad u lts turned the p rogram into an educational affair rather than a dialogue. M ai K oython g, a T hai-A m eri- can, sophom ore business and ad­ v ertising m ajor, said the d iscu s­ sio n -o rie n te d fo rm at cre ated a better atm osphere. " I t 's m u ch m o re r e l a x e d ," K o y th o n g sa id . " I fe lt I cou ld say w hat I w anted to say and not feel ju d g ed ." N a ta s h a R a h e ja , an A s ia n s tu d ie s g ra d u a te stu d en t, said sh e cam e b e ca u se the to p ic re ­ lates to her th esis, w hich focu s­ es o n c o m m u n ity b u ild in g in diaspora com m unities. " I t ta k e s m e o u ts id e o f the b o o k s," Raheja said. "I w as able to see and hear if the issue is ac­ tu ally a p ro b lem for e v ery o n e and how it relates to everyone." The series' next dialogue, titled "Dating and Romance: Got Health?" will be held Nov. 5 in GRG 220. A r t s & c r a f t s 5 lO O PAPFR q u i i r b i .< x : k > Heather Fojtasek, left, and Nancy Grace Howard, right, look for materials on how to make a baby quilt Thursday afternoon at The Quilt Store, located on West Anderson Lane. 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To learn more, visit law .quinnipiac.edu, email lad m @ qu in n tp iac.ed u or call 1-800-462-1944 Q u i n n i p i a c U n i v e r s i t y s c h o o l o f l a w L A W .Q U I N N I P I A C .E D U | H A M D E N , C O N N E C T I C U T Screening for mental illnesses prevents jail time New ' Friday, October 9,2009 By Jordan Kaeger Da v ~exar Staff The significant drop in iuve- niles committed to Texas ’iouth Commission facilities since 2000 car. be attributed to increased -creerinc for mental health is­ sues before they enter the crim­ inal justice system , -aid mem­ bers of a panel on youth justice issues Thursday The Texas Public Policy Foun­ dation. a conservative think tank hosted the panel to discuss wav s ha keep mvenile offenders m Tex­ as from becoming adult criminals Tre panel included state Rep Jer­ ry Madden R-Plane who is vice chairman of the House Commit­ tee on Corrections in 2 0. the commission com­ mitted 2 new offenders In 2008. the number of com m it­ ments dropped to 1.582 accord­ ing to the commission s Web site. It means we re doing so m e thing right Madden, said. During the 81st legislative ses­ sion lawmakers cut more then SI 00 m illion from state youth lockup budgets and reallocated $48 million to juvenile probation departments according to the foundation's Web site. Texas juvenile crim inal jus­ tice officials were authorized to screen incoming youth tor men­ ta. disc rders in 2 101. To reduce the s z e ot the com m ission s p op u latio n , law m akers have stressed evaluarme the offend­ er s mental health ret. re com ­ m itting them M adden said These offenders can then be di- verted into the m ental health svstem. instead of the criminal lustice s', stem Madden said. Panelists at the forum agreed that mental health issues are a growing problem within the juve- nile criminal justice system, Har- rts County a.read;, employs one psychiatrist to evaluate youth of­ fenders. Harvev Hetzel die coun­ tv - chief juvenile probation offi­ cer said they will use their por­ tion of the $48 million in runds to bare at least one more. Fifteen to 20 percent of juve­ niles in the Ham s County system are diagnosed with senous men­ tal issues, he said. Juvenile offense officials at the panel said thev are seeing rising numbers of mental health issues in voung offenders but H etzel said the rising numbers could be State Rep. Jerry M adden R- Piano spoke as a part of a panel on youth justice issues for the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Marc Levin is the director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation Center for Effective Justice. Levin helped facilitate the panel Thursday. attributed to the criminal ustice svstem getting better at identify­ ing problems Vicki Spriggs, the executive di­ rector of the Texas Juvenile Pro­ bation Commission said it is not uncommon for young offenders to be prescribed several different m edications for mental and be­ havioral disorders These youth offenders come from low socio­ economic backgrounds and can­ not afford to consistently see the same doctor she said. Michele Deitch, a professor in the LBJ School of Public Affairs, advocates for 'mailer, more lo­ cal residential -ettmgs for juve­ niles instead of state ir >tituüons In a local setting, children can relv on teachers, mentors, fami­ lies and local employers for jobs she said. These community facilities benefit public safety by point­ ing youth in the right direction, Deitch said Some 14-to-17-year-olds are tried as adults, which means they mav end up in prisons and jails with adults. Deitch said the num­ ber of ^eens in state jails should be lim ited to onlv those wrho have com m itted the most hei­ nous offenses. Thev don't become an adult just because we label them as an adult," she said. Madden said that the reforms have already saved money, but legislators need to see significant results from the policy chang­ es before the next legislative ses­ sion, when they will be facing a budget shortfall. K ari R o s e n fe ld | D a ily Te xan Staff Businesses find success using social networks for publicity By Shabab Siddiqui Dariy Texan Staff A mere ft ur year? ago only the coolest kids had Facebook accounts Then came the less coo. Kids m ddie-school kids, uncool kids and finally, their parents Now corporations can be adoe d :c that list The 2009 Tribal iza tion of Business Survey re.eased ear­ lier this week, revealed that 94 percent of surv eyed companies plan to either maintain or in­ crease their investment in social media and crime communities. Three organiza tic ns Deloitte, Beeline Lars and the S cietv for N ew Communications Re­ search worked together to cre­ ate the report The study concludes that to realize the full benefit of social media business leaders must integrate tools like Facebook and Twitter into their tradition­ al pubhan methods instead of rus: using their as add-ons. Stev e C - »k owner of the Tex­ as-based accounting firm Cook and Associates, said his business decided to reallocate their ad­ vertising resources from tradi­ tional media to these new medi­ ums. Along with a Web site, the firm also maintains a blog and a I,', itter account. I noticed over the last few years that whatever 1 do, [my staff] doesn't do," Cook said. "Trey d on't read n e w sp a ­ pers, and they don't read mag­ azines. Everything they do is or. their computer. Today, you see kids whose hands are mar­ ried to their [cell phones], and I was thinking, if I want to talk to these kids I was going to need to speak their language. Cook said he w as one of the first among his accounting peers to try out the social networking route of advertising, and that it has already started showing positive returns. "We realized it was going to be a long gestation period. but we ve already had some suc­ cess," he said. "We'll have cus­ tomers that ra il and tell us that they heard about us through our blogs or our Twitter or our Web site." While Cook's firm is a large, m ulti-city company, sm aller businesses are finding social me­ dia outlets useful as well. James Daniels is a professional writer who helps companies create ad­ vertisements. He maintains a Fa­ cebook Twitter and blog. "It's just a way of trying to get the wrord out," Daniels said. "None of it costs me anything, and I can put those [outlets] cm my business card. Plus, having a blog allows me to show off mv handiwork on a regular basis Bob Birlingmair, ow ner of Step Up Aviation, a private flight school, said a number of his cus­ tomers are UT students and he uses Facebook to keep in touch with them. Social networking is becom­ ing bigger and wrord or mouth is the best form of advertising, he said. " We're kind of formal­ izing word of mouth." W hile co m p a n ie s' u se of social media and online com m unities is prim arily targeted toward adults, stu­ dents are also benefitting from the mov e It's the new way to com­ municate," said Greta Fen- ley, a career advisor at the McCombs School of Busi­ ness. Some companies are using it to broaden their presence For students, it's helpful because it allow s easy access Some students are lining up interviews in the parking lot. It's a totally different generation." But she said it w as im ­ portant for students remain very careful It coul^ also be- a trap for students not protecting them selves," Fenley said. 'Students need to be pre­ senting themselves well at all times." - / - ' -- - y o r k t o w n t x . c o m • 361-564-2661 ¡ Andy Jones, president of Texas College Democrats and vice president of University Democrats, speaks at a press confer­ ence held by the University Democrats and the Texas Sierra Club. Jordy Wagoner Daily Texan Staff Student groups back coal reduction By Nihas Wagal Daily Texan Staff Students from across the city met at the steps of City Hall to show their support for clean, re­ newable energy in Austin. Groups such as the Universi­ ty Democrats St. Edward's Cam­ pus Dem ocrats and the Sierra Club discussed the benefits to students and the community’ of divesting from the Fayette Coal Plant. A coalition of partners in­ cluding the Sierra Club, Public Citizen Environment Texas and PowerSmack have all subm it­ ted proposals for divesting from the plant. "We have an ex c itin g an ­ nouncem ent today," said Brit­ tany Dawm McAllister, student outreach director for the Sier­ ra Club. W e have the backing of the entire University of Tex- a' student bodv, as our Student Government this past Tuesuay evening paféSéd legislation sup­ porting Austin Energy's dr, est- ment from the Fayette Coal Pow­ er Project and their m oving to­ ward greener, cleaner energy7," The Fayette Coal Power Plant is a three-unit plant located sev­ en miles east of La Grange. Aus­ tin Energy ow ns 30 percent of units 1 and 2. According to a re­ port by the Sierra Club, A us­ tin Energv's portion of the plant p um ps out about 4.5 m illion tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases every year. "We continuously work with com m unity groups w ith pro- d em ocratic agen d as, and w e h a v e b ack ed ev e ry co u n cil member in the past, so w7e feel they will do right by us and the city of Austin,” said Andy Jones, vice p resid en t of U n iversity Democrats. A fter the press conference, students d ivid ed up to lobby, the mayor's office and city coun- dlmembers' offices. The students came well pre­ pared and presented their per­ spectives. There's a good chance their options will be discussed," said Lewis Leff, a city council pol­ icy aide The mayor has recent- 1\ put together a generation task force and they, along with other commissions recommendations, will be taken into account at the next council hearing." Non-attainment areas are areas that have failed to meet federal standards for ambient air quali­ ty according to the Texas Com­ mission on Environmental Qual­ ity's Web site. Texas meets feder­ al air quality standards, wfith the exceptions of El Paso, Houston, Galveston, Brazoria, Dallas-Fort Worth and Beaumont-Port Ar­ thur. Austin is classified as one of three Early Action Compact Areas, regions that have submit­ ted a plan to develop strategies to reduce emissions to meet air quality standards. 'Though w e ’re dangerously close, we can avoid hitting non­ attainment statutes sim ply by pushing more aggressive stan­ dards that outlined in A ustin Energy's Generation Plan," said McAllister. "Austin Energy it­ self predicted that w ind power will be cheaper than coal pow ­ er within the next 10 years, and m oving to renewable sources of energy will decrease the burden our ratepayers feel." Initiatives on the environmen­ talist groups agendas include Austin Energy increasing its en­ ergy efficiency goal from 800 m egawatts to 1,000 megawatts, increasing on-site solar and oth­ er renewable power in its portfo­ lio and phasing out the Fayette Coal Power Project by 2020. We ask these things of the same individuals w e elected to lead our city into a brighter fu­ ture. We aren't asking too much, we re sim ply asking them to follow through on the prom is­ es on which we elected them," Iones said. I V Sports Editor: Austin Talbert E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 www.dailytexanonline.com T h e D a il y T ex a n Sooners look to end Texas dominance Ashley Engle and Jennifer Doris will try to add another w in to the Longhorns' 33-2 all-time record against Oklahom a in a m atch which is expected to draw a big crowd to Gregory G ym on Saturday afternoon. Volleyball takes center stage in match one week before Red River Rivalry in Dallas By Jordan Godw in Daily Texan Staff It's a m atchup that's been anticipated for m onths, and thousand s of students are expected to flock to the site Saturday to w itness the heated riv alry betw een Texas and Oklahom a. D o n 't p an ic, fre sh m e n , you d id n 't book the wrong frat train to Dallas. We're talking volleyball here. Yes, the se co n d -ra n k e d Texas fo o t­ ball team w ill take on a sligh tly w eak­ er O klahom a team than expected next Saturday, but this w eekend, the second- ran ked v o lleyball team will tak e on a slightly better Oklahom a team than ex­ pected . A lthough unranked, the Soo n ­ ers have a respectable record of 11-4 and a conference record of 4-2 after falling in five sets to Big 12 N orth bullies Kansas and N ebraska. H is to ric a lly , T exas v o lle y b a ll has d o m in a te d th e S o o n e rs, w ith a 33-2 a ll-tim e record again st them . But one o f those losses cam e last season w hen th e n -th ird -ra n k e d T exas h o s te d u n ­ ranked O klah o m a. Head coach Jerritt E lliott has only rem inded this seaso n 's team of that loss once. on S a tu rd a y ," said e co n o m ics ju n io r A nthony N gu yen. "T h e re 's a football gam e." "W e know w hat they did to us last year and how d isap p o in tin g it w a s," said ju n io r o utsid e hitter Juliann Fau- cette. "W e definitely d on't w ant that to happen again." The stakes will undoubtedly be high for this w e e k e n d 's red em ption gam e, and Gregory Gym nasium is expecting a packed house. "B u t I can't go to the volleyball gam e Luckily for students and those in their usual Saturday burnt orange, the folks with Texas Athletics realized there were two games scheduled for Oct. 10. No big deal - start one at noon and one at night. "W e w ant everyone to com e out ear­ ly," E llio tt said . "T h e re are only 270 seats on the floor, and the rem ain d er VOLLEYBALL continues on page 8 WOMEN'S SW IM M IN G »CCEI Horns ready to make a splash as season begins By Tara Dreyer Daily Texan Staff T he w o m en 's sw im m ing and diving team starts the 2009 season w ith the ann u al O ran g e -W h ite intrasquad m eet at the Lee and Joe Jam ail Texas Sw im m ing C en­ ter. The team will divide into two evenly matched teams, an Orange team and a W hite team, and com ­ pete against each other. Texas returns 18 letterw inners this year, including 10 All-Am eri­ cans, from the 2009 squad that fin­ ished fifth at the N CAA Cham pi­ onships last year. Those returning include sop h­ omore Kathleen Hersey, who was the 2009 Big 12 S w im m er and Newcomer of the Year; sophomore K arlee Bispo, who had two top- five individual finishes last year at the N CA A C ham pionships; and sophomore Katie Riefenstahl, who earned All-America honors in the 200 backstroke. Also, sophom ore diver Shelby Cullinan returns af­ ter obtaining All-America finishes in the 3-meter and platform diving events. Today's m eet will be made up of several sw im m ing and diving events. "W e will sw im som e 'o ff' d is­ tances to keep it light," said fourth- year head c o a ch K im B rack in. "I'm expecting to see a sense of team -building and true com peti­ tiveness. There will be som e good, competitive races." T h ese m eets are d esign ed to give the newcomers a feel for what com petition at the collegiate lev­ el is like and to help prepare the team for the upcom ing season. "T h e focus is not so m uch on next week but what we can do in this m om ent," Brackin said. "I'm lo ok in g for really good racin g skills." The Longhorns' next meet is Thurs­ day, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. at Missouri. Unbeaten streak at stake for Longhorns this week Underclassmen keep contributing to Horns success in Big 12 play By Sameer Bhuchar Daily Texan Staff A fter last w eekend's success, con sisting of a tie against M is­ so u ri and a win o v er K ansas, th e Texas so ccer team (5-5-2; 2-0-2 Big 12) hopes to channel th e ir m om en tu m in to stro n g p erfo rm an ces ag ain st L o yo la- C h icag o and O k lah o m a S tate this w eekend. "W e are at a point now where w e have to w in ev ery g am e," said head coach C h risto p h e r Petrucelli after last w eek's win ag ain st K ansas. "E v e ry gam e right now is a big gam e for us, so w e are going to play like it were any conference game. We're go­ ing to play hard." T he Longhorns w ill have to p lay hard to clim b to the top in the tough Big 12 conference. Texas sits firm ly in third place in the conference with 8 points. But first place C olorad o (7-6-0; 4-1-0 Big 12) has 12 points and Texas Tech (8-4-1; 3-0-1 Big 12) has 10 points. The Longhorns will try to con­ tin u e their hom e field d o m i­ nance Friday with what is being called the "M yers A dvantage." W h en p la y in g a t h o m e at M ike A. Myers Track and Soccer Stadium , Texas has achieved a record of 60-9-8 (.831) since 2002 and possesses a record of 79-19-9 (.780) since the stadium opened in 1999. "W e are alw ays a little m ore com fortable at hom e. We have a great setup, and w e've got all these supportive fa n s ," P etru ­ celli said. "T h e w eather is gen- Freshman Alexa Gaul has saved the Longhorns from falling behind in the Big 12 standings. Gaul w as nam ed Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for her performance a gain st M issouri and Kansas. Peter Franklin | Daily Texan file photo erally perfect and the view of downtown really adds to it. It's just a nice place to play, and our team has b eco m e com fo rtab le with it." Petrucelli also has the coach­ ing ad vantage against Loyola- C h icago as he is 3-0-0 against them. A fter F r id a y 's h o m e gam e a g a in st L o y o la -C h ic a g o , the Longhorns will travel to Stillwa­ ter to take on Oklahom a State (7- 6-0; 1-LO Big 12). O n paper, this game looks like it has the makings of an easy Tex­ as victory. The Cowgirls are sec- ond-to-last place in the confer­ ence with only 3 points. Coach P etrucelli, how ever, d isagrees with that assumption. "If you look deeper into the league, you can see that aw ay- w in s are h ard to c o m e b y ," Petrucelli w arned. "There have only been two a way-wins in the entire conference this year, so al­ most no one has been able to win on the road." A crucial com ponent o f Tex­ a s ' su rg in g o ffe n se has b een the play of the underclassm en. Thirteen of Texas' 15 goals have com e from the underclassm en, and eight of the 11 starting jobs are ta k e n by s o p h o m o re s or freshmen. "It was bound to happen be­ cause we have so many," Petru­ celli said. "They m ake up such a large part of our squad. They are getting better and more com ­ fortable. They've really adapted more to the speed of the gam e," O ne of those you ng stars is fre sh m a n g o a lie A lexa G au l who picked up her first confer­ ence award as a Longhorn when she w as nam ed the Big 12 D e­ fensive Player of the Week. Gaul made a career-high seven saves against Kansas. Friday's gam e will be played at 7 p.m. at M ike A. Myers Track and Socctr Stadium, and Sunday's away gam e at 1 p.m. can be follow ed live online via GameTracker on texass- pimts.com. Sophom ore Shelby Cullinan, one of tw o returning Longhorn divers, warm s up for the team's op en ing meet today in the Orange-W hite intrasquad competition. Paul Ch ouy Daily Texan file photo Friday, October 9, 2009 Weekend Previews SOCCER W EEKEN D: Texas vs Loyola- Chicago and Oklahoma State WHERE: Mike A. Myers Stadium and away W HEN: Friday, 7 p.m. and Sunday, 1 p.m. VOLLEYBALL SATURDAY: No. 2 Texas vs. Oklahoma WHERE: Gregory Gym W HEN: 12 p.m. W OMEN'S SW IM M IN G FRIDAY: Orange-White meet W HERE: Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center WHEN: 3 p.m. Romo tries to improve as leader of Cowboys By Schuyler Dixon The Associated Press IR V IN G — T o n y R o m o le a rn e d fro m T roy A ik m an that it's not alw ays "lollipops and chocolates and fun tim es" for the quarterback of the Dal­ las Cowboys. T h ese d ays, R o m o 's c h a ts w ith fo rm er Q B s am ou nt to th e ra p y w h ile h e e n d u re s talk th at h e 's g o n e from an u n d iscip lin ed tu rn o v er m a ­ ch in e to a con serv ativ e han - d o ff fie n d w h o m is se s r e ­ ceiv ers w hen he does throw. O r talk that he d id n 't know it w as fo u rth d o w n b e fo re the final end zone incom p le­ tion in S u n d ay 's 17-10 loss at Denver. O r th ree-tim e S uper Bow l w in n er Tom B rad y seco n d - guessing his frequent passes in the direction of Pro Bowl Den­ ver cornerback Cham p Bailey last weekend. O n T h u rsd ay , R om o said those ch ats help becau se the q u a rte rb a ck s te ll him th e ir tim e w a s no b e d o f ro s e s , either. "T h ere's a lot of hard w ork and e ffo rt and a lo t of p e o ­ ple beating you dow n," Rom o said Thursday, surrounded by cam eras and recorders at his locker. "Y o u h av e to hav e a stronger belief in yourself than the disbelief of others." H e a d in g to w in le ss K a n ­ sas City on Sunday, the C o w ­ boys are 2-2 when their legion of critics figured they w ould have to be 3-1 or 4-0 to have a chance to end a 13-year stretch w ithout a playoff victory, the longest in franchise history. Romo was at the focal point of both losses, his three inter­ ceptions leading to three touch­ downs for New York in the G i­ ants' 33-31 win and his fum ­ ble ju m p-starting the Broncos w hen they trailed 10-0 in the second quarter. "Last week doesn't indicate w hat kind o f fo o tb a ll team this is," Romo said. "It doesn't make us waver in our belief of w hat w e can accom plish this season. We feel very stro n g ­ ly going forward. Now w e've got to go out and do it." D allas w on its o p e n e r at Tam pa Bay than ks to s e v e r­ al long passes from Romo, but a 21-7 victory against C aro li­ na featured just one offensive to u ch d o w n and a lot m o re success running the ball than throw ing it. Suddenly ev ery ­ one w anted to know w hether the Cow boys were transform ­ ing Rom o into the leader of a grind-it-out offense. N ow e v e r y o n e w a n ts to know where Rom o is mentally after another pedestrian pass­ ing day in Denver that includ­ ed several bad throws to open receivers. " T o n y 's f i n e ," C o w b o y s c o a c h W ad e P h illip s s a id . "H e's going to do well because he w ork s so hard at w hat he does. H e's a talented guy that cares. I think h e 'll do b etter and better." At the very least, P hillips, the C ow boys and their qu ar­ terback insist Rom o can count ROMO continues on page 8 Fantastic Freshmen Friday, October 9,2009 Freshman Kim Bruins pitched the first three inn ings in the Longhorns' 12-0 w in again st Navarro College in their hom e opener of the fall sea- So far so good for the Brittany Barnhill-less Longhoms who beat Navarro College 12-0 Thursday night in their home opener of the fall exhibition season. catcher Amy Hooks. Freshmen pitchers Kim Bruins and Blaire Luna first saw action in front of at Red & Charline McCombs Field. The Longhoms continue their fall season with a doubleheader on Oct. 23 their home crowd and combined for a three-hit shutout for the Longhoms, who only scored in two innings. A five-run fourth began the scoring when Raygan Feight hit a two-run single, which was followed three batters later by a Loryn Johnson three-run homer. Texas put up seven runs in the sixth, including a two-run homer by H ead coach Connie Clark also returns to her alma m ater today where she will be inducted into the Cal State Fullerton Hall of Fame. Clark had a 53-7 career record w ith a 0.37 era as a Titan pitcher. Clark joins Tex­ as baseball head coach Augie G arrido in the Cal State Fullerton Hall of Fame. — Dan Hurwitz VOLLEYBALL: Horns w elcom e Sooners 8 M L B Colorado steals one from Phillies to tie series 1 -1 By Rob M aaddi The Associated Press P H IL A D E L P H IA — C o le H am els is n 't g o in g to b re e z e throu g h this p ostseason. Yorvit Torrealba h it a tw o -ru n hom er, A aro n C ook p itch ed effective­ ly into the sixth innin g a n d the C o lo ra d o Rockies b eat H am els and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 T hursday to even their NL play­ off series at a gam e apiece. H u sto n Street p itch ed o u t of tro u b le in th e n in th to secu re the w in for Colorado. H e retired Shane Victorino on a soft liner to second to leave the potential ty­ ing ru n — G am e 1 w in n er Cliff Lee — at second base. H am els, th e W orld Series and N LC S M V P la s t y ear, lo o k e d n o th in g like th e g u y w h o w as so d o m in a n t d u rin g P h ila d e l­ p h ia 's c h a m p io n sh ip ru n last O c to b e r. T h e le f t- h a n d e r a l­ low ed four ru n s an d seven hits in five innings. H e d id n 't stick aro u n d after d eparting, rush in g off to be w ith h is w ife, H eid i, w ho w as in labor w ith the co u ­ ple's first child. The best-of-five series shifts to D enver for G am e 3 on S atur­ day. Jason H am m el (10-8) w ill start for the w ild -card Rockies ag ain st a y et-to -b e-an n o u n ced pitcher. T he P hillies co u ld use Joe Blanton, J.A. H app or Pedro M artinez. Blanton pitched one inning in relief, allowing a run. H app faced one b atter and got knocked out of the gam e w hen Seth Smith hit a hard liner off the low er part of his left leg. X-rays on H ap p 's leg w ere negative. M aking his th ird s ta rt since a sh o u ld er strain sidelined him for m ost of Septem ber, C ook al­ low ed three runs an d seven hits in five-plus innings. The rig h t- h a n d e d sin k e rb a lle r got 12 of h is 15 o u ts o n g r o u n d e r s o r strikeouts. A fter Lee tu r n e d in a m a s ­ terful p erform ance in his p la y ­ off d eb u t W ednesday, the P h il­ lies w ere counting on H am els to give them a com m anding 2-0 se­ ries lead. But H am els h asn 't been the sam e pitcher since going 4-0 w ith a 1.80 ERA in five po stsea­ son starts last year. 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Lee, w ho be­ cam e the first Phillies pitcher to steal a base in the postseason in G am e 1, ran for the slow -footed Stairs. A fter M iguel C airo flied to rig h t, Jim m y R ollins singled to right. But Street got Victorino to end it. Trailing 4-0, the Phillies finally got going in the sixth. Victorino led off w ith an infield single and ad v an ced to second o n second basem an C lin t B arm es' th ro w ­ ing error. C hase U tley follow ed w ith a sin g le a n d R yan H o w ­ ard lined an RBI double into the right-field com er, chasing Cook. Jose C o n tre ra s cam e in a n d struck out W erth. But Ibanez fol­ lo w ed w ith a tw o -m n single to cut it to 4-3. A fter H ap p w as forced o u t in the seventh, Scott Eyre cam e in w ith th e b ases lo a d e d a n d n o ­ b o d y out. H e stru ck o u t C arlos G o n zalez b efo re D ex ter F o w l­ e r 's sac rific e fly m a d e it 5-3. Eyre retired Todd H elton to end the inning. T he R ockies to o k a 3-0 lead in th e fo u r th w h e n T o rrealb a co n n ected off H am els. T orreal­ ba h a d ju st tw o h o m e rs in 213 re g u la r-s e a so n a t-b a ts, b u t he rip p ed a h an g in g curve into the seats in left. From page 7 are in th e m e z z a n in e . So g e t to th e g y m e a rly a n d c laim y o u r sp o t." T hose sp o ts w ere h ig h ly cov­ e te d at th e p re v io u s h o m e r i­ v a lry m a tc h w ith T exas A & M . T he 270 s tu d e n t se a ts filled u p faster th a n th e W en d y 's at Jest­ er a t 12:51 p.m ., a n d m ore th a n 900 s tu d e n ts ro a re d fro m th e m ezzanine. E lliott is h o p in g for an ev en b ig g er a n d w ild e r arm y of s tu ­ d e n t fans to s u p p o rt th e u n d e ­ feated L onghom s on Saturday. "B rin g s ig n s o r d re s s u p in a c o stu m e, an d h e lp m ak e th is a really fu n s p o rtin g e v e n t for y o u a n d e v e ry o n e in v o lv e d ," Elliott said. You h e a rd h im — go a h e a d a n d d ig o u t la s t y e a r 's H a l­ lo w een c o stu m e. S tu d ie s sh o w th a t ap p ro x im ately one in th ree r a d i o - te le v is io n - f il m m a jo rs dressed u p as th e Joker in 2008. O n e in fo u r fem ales at UT w ore s k im p y v e rs io n s o f e v e ry d a y un iform s. T hese p ro b ab ly w o n 't w o rk o n S a tu rd a y , b u t y o u 'll find som ething. "We encourage you to be loud a n d really m ak e G reg o ry a fun Rachael A dam s and Sydney Yogi celebrate a Texas victory by sin gin g "The Eyes of Texas" in front of a packed G regory Gym. The Longhorns look to remain undefeated a gain st O klah om a on Saturday. Sara Yo u n g | Daily Texan file photo a tm o sp h ere for e v ery o n e in th e m o rn in g , h e a d over to G regory, g y m /' Elliott said. et. 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But Sooners spokesman Kenny Moss- man said Thursday that Stoops had put off the decision until Friday. Bradford has missed the past three games for No. 19'Oklahoma (2-2) with a sprained AC joint in his right, throwing shoulder. Redshirt freshman Landry Jones has started in place of Brad­ ford, winning back-to-back shut­ outs against Idaho State and Tul­ sa before a 21-20 loss at Miami last week. Bradford has said he hoped to play this week to prepare for next week's game against No. 2 Texas. — The Associated Press R0M0: Chiefs awaiting struggling quarterback From page 7 to four. V ideo from a local TV station caug ht Romo holding u p th ree fin gers an d talk in g to of­ ficials after Romo threw incom ­ plete on th ird and fo u rth d o w n from th e D en v er 2 in the final seconds. Talk ra d io lit u p w ith sp e c u ­ lation that Romo d id n 't know it w as fo u rth dow n, a n d the chat­ te r w a s lo u d e n o u g h fo r th e te a m to is su e a sta te m e n t e x ­ plainin g th at R om o saw a d o w n m ark er w ith a "3 " a n d th o u g h t the referees m ig h t h av e m ad e a m istake. Phillips and R om o told basically the sam e story the next tw o days. " T h a t's k in d of rid ic u lo u s ," P h illip s said . "S o m e b o d y saw him ta lk in g to [officials] a n d just w en t off on som e lu d icro u s s t a te m e n t t h a t T o n y d i d n 't k n o w w h a t w a s g o in g o n o r so m e th in g . 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Oc­ cupational group averages ranged from $10.98 per hour for service workers to $33.77 for employees [in management, business and fi- tancial occupations. Regional Commissioner Stan­ ley W. Suchman noted that wage [data was reported for workers in a wide range of occupational ;roups, including computer and lathematical science, business md financial operations and of­ fice and administrative support. 'Larger companies have a bet­ ter chance of being selected and included in the survey, but ev erv employer in the city has the po­ tential to be chosen. After a com- >any is picked, we look at the pay records of different selected em­ ployers," said Cheryl Abbot, re­ gional economist for the U.S. Bu­ reau of Labor Statistics. The National Com pensation iurvey data covered state and lo­ cal governments and 274 estab­ lishments in Austin with one or T\ore workers in private indus­ try. Agricultural establishments, private households, the self-em­ ployed and the federal govern­ m ent were excluded from the survey. This sample of establishments represented a total of 733,300 w orkers in Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and W illiamson counties. Com pared to other cities in Texas, wages in Austin rank fair­ ly well, Abbot said. The highest wages in Texas are in Houston, which average $22.88 per hour, and the lowest average wages were in Amarillo at $16.74 per hour. "In Texas, as the size of the city increases, the wage amount is also going to increase," said Abbot. These standards reflect the cost of living for each city. Wages tend to be higher in larger cities with higher costs of living. "Austin has a high percentage of people with specialized train­ ing and degrees, making it more skewed towards jobs with degree requirements. Service industries are very low, and more needs to be done for people with no ed­ ucation past high school/' said Jack Kir finan, political action co­ ordinator for the American Fed­ eration of State, County and Mu­ nicipal Employees, the union that represents city and county em­ ployees. "We need to look hard­ er at federal programs to re-train these people who don't have col­ lege degrees — that way our base wages comprising service areas will increase." California native Vince Sayer plays the accordion for passers-by at a bus stop at 11th Street and Congress Avenue. He taught himself to play the instrument seven years ago. Jordy W a gon er | Daily Texan Staff GROWTH: Infrastructure comes with taxes From page T Austin, residents pay taxes to the city and are provided with pub­ lic services such as public safe­ ty and road services, Collier said. This annexation may be achieved in the developments in 13 to 45 years. "Full annexation of the whole area could be considered in the future, but wouldn't happen for many years," Collier said. "Indi­ an Valley is a quiet area and some residents may be wary of devel­ opm ent near the area, but we don't have plans to annex Indian Valley anytime soon." The city of Austin does not have utility or wastewater lines extend­ ing to the area/but since the city considers it a desired growth cor­ ridor, bonds will be issued to ex­ tend water lines, said Jerry Rust- hoven, manager of career and planning at the planning and de­ velopment review department. "People who move there will have an assessment paid on their property to pay off water," Rust- hoven said. "The area will not be annexed until the bonds are paid off." "From a municipal planning prospective, cities will always an­ nex property as developers come in and annex properties as devel­ opers do," Rusthoven said. "This is what cities are all about." • Still, some resi­ dents are wary of the plan. "They w o n 't be paying taxes, but they will be receiving water," Koym said. "We call that a land grab." WJiat makes this issue im portan t to m e is that it is open ing up the door fo r more and bigger d ev elo p m en t." — Kenneth Koym Imperial Valley N e ig h b o rh o o d Association Rusthoven also said that it is bet­ ter for growth in Austin to expand east rather than west. "This is an area of tow n w here we w ant to see development and gro w th as o p ­ posed to the west of town over the aquifer," R ust­ hoven said. On Sept. 17, the Im perial Valley Neighbor­ hood Association and representa- tives from the development com T h o u g h th e N e ig h b o rh o o d Association is also concerned about being incorporat- ___________ ed into the city and having to pay taxes, Rusthoven said annexa­ tion is always a possibility for resi- dents living on city outskirts. pany met to discuss zoning and annexation. Steven Metcalfe rep­ resents Taurus of Texas and is a partner at Drenner & Golden Stu­ art Wolff. "The meeting went okay, and there were concerns voiced about growth," Metcalfe said. "But we also had many people come up to us and say, please, bring infra­ structure, jobs and vitality." Metcalfe said that, though growth will come to the region, Imperial Valley Neighborhood Association members should not be too concerned about traffic coming into their neighborhoods. "SH 130 exists, and it's the pre­ ferred route for the city of Aus­ tin," Metcalfe said. "The neigh­ borhood association is worried about traffic, but SH 130 is there and our traffic studies show that the development would put very little traffic in their neighborhood, but on the toll road." laria Lopez cleans the kitchen of Korean grocery store Han Yang larket while Hannah Chong washes vegetable Thursday afternoon. 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They say different things to one another in the beginning than they do at the end, but you never know why. As the perfunctory clim ax rolls on­ screen, you can 't help w onder­ ing if the characters played by Favreau, Davis, Love and Hawk even have an arc they could iden­ tify. To be fair, a few jokes hit the sweet spot, but they com e from the supporting cast. Ken Jeong gets laughs on every beat in his turn as Jason and Cynthia's ther­ apist, and Colin Baiocchi is hilar­ ious and absurdly cute as Dave and Ronnie's youngest child. But the fact that the funniest charac­ ters in a comedy are on-screen for less than five total minutes is un­ fortunate. "C o u p le s R e tre a t" b ro u g h t out all the big guns and came up short. Next time the studios bring together such a talented cast, they should also bring a script. By R obert D oty Daily Texan Staff "Couples Retreat" packs an all- star cast onto an island, hoping and praying that sparks will fly and jokes will kill. Unfortunately for anyone look­ ing forward to this film, the flaccid characters and vapid plot drench the film and extinguish the sparks before they have a chance to take hold. The film does better with humor but never realizes the po­ tential of the excellent cast. • "C o u p le s R e tre a t" fo llo w s fqur couples — Dave and Ron­ nie (Vince Vaughn and Malin Ak- erman), Jason and Cynthia (Jason Bateman and Kristen Bell), Joey and Lucy (Jon Favreau and Kris­ tin Davis) and Shane and Trudy (Faizon Love and Kali Hawk) — as they travel to an idyllic island resort that specializes in renewing marital bonds. Jason and Cynthia, hoping to save their dying marriage, are in­ terested in the 'renew ing' aspect of the resort but can only con ­ vince the others to go by telling them they w on't have to partici­ pate. Upon arrival, however, the other couples discover that they must participate in the dreaded 'couples skill-building' activities, w'hich ran ge from one-on-one therapy sessions to early morning yoga, in order to stay. Let the hi­ larity begin. Woo! H ere the film m orphs into a sketch com ed y show starrin g middle-aged couples on a beau­ tiful island. Almost nothing hap­ r.rfT John Rich, o n e - h a lf o f th e c o u n try m u sic d u o Big & Rich, w ill p e rfo rm th e n a tio n a l a n th e m S a tu rd a y at UT's fo o tb a ll g a m e a g a in s t C o lo ra d o . Courtesy of Frank W. Ockenfels Country artist preps for UT debut By Em ily M acra n d e r Daily Texan Staff Country music artist John Rich, o n e-h alf of the m u ltip latin u m group Big & Rich, will perform the national anthem at this w'eekend's UT football game. Rich took a few minutes aw ay from his Country M usic A sso ciation board m eet­ ing to speak with The Daily Texan about football, his solo album and what it means to be a Texan. The Daily Texan: You're singing the national anthem at the UT ver­ sus Colorado game. How did that come about? John Rich: It's pretty cool. I've sung the national anthem at ev ­ erything from the Daytona 500 to events in Washington, D.C. — a lot of high-profile stuff, but I've nev­ er sung at a U niversity of Texas Longhorns gam e. N ot only have I never sung at a UT gam e, I've never been to a Longhorns gam e in Austin. The w ay it cam e about was, I was having a little dialogue with coach M ack Brown, and he said, "Would you ever consider doing the national anthem at a gam e?" I said, "A bsolu tely." He suggest­ ed UT versus Colorado, and I said, "That sounds perfect." We locked it down. I'm very excited to come in this weekend and sing our coun­ try's anthem. ball player? DT: You live in N ashville now. How did you become a Longhorn fan? JR : I grew up in Amarillo, and up there, there are a lot of Red Raid­ er fans. And I support the Raiders, but at heart I'm a Longhorn fan. If I'd been responsible and I'd gone to college, I w ould have gone to UT. Now I'm married to an Aggie. DT: Oh, no. JR: No, I'm kidding. That makes for interesting back-and-forth com ­ m ents w hile w atching football. I love the coaching at UT. I think coach M ack Brow n is one of the greatest coaches of all tim e and will go down in history. I'm a card- carrying, flag-waving m em ber of the Longhorn Nation. DT: Can you tell me about your role with ESPN and how that has shaped your career? JR : Big & Rich wrote the song that has been the theme song for College G am eD ay for five years, "Coming to Your City." Mack came up to me earlier this season, and he said "M an, every time I hear that song, I know it's time to play some football." For me, having a song that I wrote becom e synonymous with college football, that's a pret­ ty awesome thing. DT: Do you have a favorite foot­ JR : I'm looking forward to meet­ ing our kickass quarterback, Colt McCoy. O f course, I've been watch­ ing him play since he was a fresh­ man, and he's grown to be better and better. Man, I'd really just like to high-five with the whole team. They're doing such a good job. DT: W hat's your best mem ory as a Longhorn fan? JR : Back at the national cham ­ p ionship gam e, ESPN flew Big & Rich out to California to watch the game. I sat there in the m id­ dle of the crowd and watched the whole thing just as a fan. Steve Mc­ Nair was sitting right next to me. He was talking about Vince. It was a really great experience. I think I drank enough beer to float a bass boat. DT: This year, Big & Rich took a break, and you came out with you ow n solo album, Son o f a Preacher Man. How Ls the solo album differ­ ent from typical Big & Rich stuff? JR : Big & Rich is two guys put together [who] cou ld n't be more different. When you put what Big Kenny does and I do and you put it together, you get something that neither of us would produce alone. On my own, I have opinions and want to talk about the way I «Vas raised. The songs on my new al­ bum would have never been on a Big & Rich album. DT: How does your upbringing shape your writing? JR : I grew up in a double-w ide trailer in Amarillo. We were poor to lower-middle class. That's how of a lot of Americans live. To grow up and see others take your tax dol­ lars, I don't care if you're a Demo­ crat, Republican or independent, nobody is happy to see that. No­ body is clapping their hands say­ ing, "I'm so glad that CEO got a $9 m illion bonus check." I sat down after watching the news and wrote "Shuttin' Detroit Down," and coast to coast it's become an anthem for people. I always tell people, "I grew up in Texas, but I live in N ashville." I love the independent spiri t that Tex­ ans have, the pride and the music. You have everyone from Don Hen­ ley to Stevie Ray Vaughan. It's fla­ vor. Growing up in the Panhandle, there a lot of hardworking, proud people who live up there. I feel like those are the traditions that gave me identity, and that's why I'll al­ ways be a Longhorns fan. D T : H ow can fan s k eep in touch? J R : I'll be Tw eeting from the gam e Saturday. Follow me: @john- rich. "C o u p le s R etre at" n e v e r takes a d v a n t a g e o f th e s ta r-s tu d d e d cast. C o u rte s y o f U n iv e rsa l Pictures QUARTET: M usicians seek success with spontaneity, emotive impact From page 12 encounter the Voyager probes. The Takacs Q uartet is partic­ ularly renowned for its interpre­ tation of the B eeth ov en q u ar­ tets. A concert review printed in the Guardian proclaimed, "If late Beethoven is the H oly G rail of quartet-playing, then the Takacs Quartet has found it." So what is the Takacs Quartet's secret to success? "Although we rehearse a lot, we like to feel the freedom onstage if the music takes us in a different direction from what we have dis­ cussed. It is important that an au­ dience feels spontaneity in the act of perform ing," Dusinberre said. "Stu d en ts who attend our con ­ certs often com m ent on the im ­ m ediacy of the experience, the fun dialogues between each play­ er and the sense of a team work­ ing to create som ething greater than the individual parts. Under these circu m stances, hopefully classical music takes the audience to a place they may not have been before and in that way is emotion­ ally fulfilling." In addition to spontaneity, the quartet also focuses on communi­ cating to the audience on an emo­ tional level. "I think the priority is the emo­ tional im p act for u s," W alther said. "W e try to look for the wit and charm and characters. We're alw ays telling a story, and we want to tell the story of each in­ dividual piece. We're more inter­ ested in playing each piece dif­ ferently than sou nd ing like the Takacs Q uartet." The Takacs.Quartet perform s to­ night at the McCullough Theatre, ad­ jacent to Bass Concert Hall. The per­ form ance will be folloioed by a ques- tion -an d-an sw er session with the quartet. Student tickets are $10. For tickets, call (512) 471-1444. ★ ★ ★ David Fear, TIME OUT NEW YORK ★ CRITIC S PICK MESMERIZING!' riL M THREAT RIVETING! A CO M PELLIN G CAUTIONARY TALE." THE NEW YORK TIMES w e LIVE IN PUBLIC A FILM BY O NOITIM 0NER f A L A M O ’.oji&ac 1120 S. Lamar Blvd. (512)476-1320 DRAFTH0USE CINEMA SOUTH LAMAR w w w . d r a t t h o u s e . c o m Fri: 11 :05 am. ? 25 • Sat: 11 05 m «.6 00 • Sun: 11 :05 »m, 7:25 • Mon-Thurs 7:25 (Extra 11 :05 » « *show Tue) 'BaDy 0»»stun. www W E L I V E I N P U B L I C T H E M O V I E com GANAS: Owners keep business local, family-run From page 12 " T h e fa s h io n w o rld h a s a higher failure rate than any oth­ er business. There's a 90 percent fail rate, so the odds are against u s ," L ucio said . " I ju st d id n 't w ant to wake up 20 years from now thinking, 'We had that great id ea and n ev er did a n y th in g about it.'" T he bu siness is m ostly fam ­ ily-run. L u cio's cou sin, Danny, w orks as a m odel and sp o k es­ m an for the line. Danny said the fact that the line is being started in Brow nsville, as opposed to a national fashion hub like N ew York, is not discouraging. " It 's aw esom e becau se, G od willing, when things do take off, they're going to say, 'W here did you com e from ?' We cam e from h o m e," Danny said. "O u r first m eetin g w as in E d d ie's living room . It d id n 't m atter if w e're in an office or my cousin's kitch­ en talking about it over dinner. Brownsville is the hom e. If any­ thing, it m akes it m ore real, it m akes it m ore legit, becau se it d id n't take place in H ollyw ood or New York where all the trends are and where every day there's som ething new." D anny said the line w ill re­ m ain true to the unique culture of the Valley. "A s the generations keep go­ ing, we lose a little bit ot our cul­ ture and our heritage," he said. "D ow n here in the Valley, when we travel into Mexico, w e're not L atin o enou g h, and w hen we travel north, we're not American enough. We have our ow n cu l­ ture dow n here, and it's fun to exploit it and literally wear it on your sleeve." Brian M a ys plays ch e ss with a frie n d inside Sam 's Bar-B-Que Th u rsday n ig h t. P e y t o n McGee Paily Texan Staff BARBECUE: Low prices trump rustic locale From page 12 Sam's Bar-B-Que 2000 E. 12th St., Call (512)478- 0378 for hours U pon en te rin g S a m 's Bar-B- Q ue, the first th in g s you n o ­ tice are the signed photographs of fam ous singers, athletes and UT alu m n i, all o f w hom have d ro p p e d in fo r s o m e S a m 's smoky goodness. In confirm ation of this display of star-stu d d ed end o rsem ents, the m eat here is sure to sa tis­ fy — and at a reasonable price. For about $7, you can get a meat sandwich and tw o sides. Inside the sm all b o o th s w hich o c c u ­ py the com fortably cozy house, you sit and wait for your select­ ed meat to be served on butcher paper. Stick with the ribs here since they h av e som e of the sm o k i­ est flavor you 'll find anyw here. G naw ing around a sm oky bone is a joy not to be overlooked in life. Lean brisket, though a bit dry, is offered here, so for those non­ purists w ho enjoy healthier bar­ becue options, this is your place. As a com p lem en t to the m eat, the to m a to -b a s e d sa u c e is a nice change from the traditional smoky sauce. It has a nice tangi- ness without being too sweet. F o r m ore a d v e n tu ro u s e a t­ e rs, S a m 's also serv es m u tton, or sheep meat. With a very gam - ey flavor, m utton d efinitely re­ q u ire s an a c q u ir e d 'ta s te . But for those who do enjoy it, m u t­ ton can be quite a treat; tender, h earty and fla v o rfu l, it's d e f­ in itely the d ark h o rse on this lim ited menu. Located on the less fortunate 12th Street, Sam 's offer's m ore of a rustic atm osphere than most. However, the barbecue joint's late h o u rs (o p en som e n ig h ts until 1 a.m .) m ake this spot in- d ispensible for satisfying those m idnight m unchies. ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFLY Accidental m um m y'exhibit makes first stop in Detroit Thirty-six mummies on loan from a Mexican museum are mak­ ing their U.S. debut at a $2 million exhibition in Detroit. 1 he " Accidental Mummies of Guanajuato" goes on public dis­ play this weekend at the Detroit Science Center. The museum is the first of seven planned U.S. stops for the mummies. The Science Center is in talks to finalize the touring exhibit's stops. The bodies had been accidental­ ly mummified in the Mexican min­ ing town of Guanajuato more than a century ago. Local lore contends the bodies were preserv ed because the city's water is rich with minerals and sul­ fur. But Ronald Beckett, former co­ host of "The Mummy Road Show" on the National Geographic Chan­ nel, says researchers believe hot weather dried out the bodies. Compiled from Associated Press reports A rts T hk Daii.v T > \\\ Life&Arts Editor: Leigh Patterson E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonlme.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 w w w .dailytexanonline.com More meat, none of the frills Friday, O ctober 9, 2009 String quartet aims for perfection with Beethoven pieces By Elana Estrin Daily Texan Staff C lassical m u sician s have lik ­ ened the string quartet to a bottle of wine, a marriage and an octopus, to name a few. The world-renowned Takacs Quartet (pronounced tahk- O SH ') thinks of itself as a toreador in a heated bullfight. "T h e bull is the sou nd w e're all m aking, the wild thing w e're all trying to control. It's alive and breathing," said violist Geraldine Walther. Like any good toreador, she adds, "It's a lot of fun." The Takacs Quartet will take the bull by the horns tonight in a Tex­ as Performing Arts-hosted perfor­ m ance of three Beethoyen string quartets, the repertoire that earned them a Grammy for Best Chamber Music Recording in 2002. E ach quartet on the program re p rese n ts o n e of B ee th o v e n 's three stylistic periods. To repre­ sen t B ee th ov e n 's early p erio d , characterized by faithfulness to the classical tradition o f M ozart and H aydn, the Takacs Q uartet will perform B eethoven's String Quartet Op. 18 No. 2. "It's like a meringue or anything light and sparkling," Walther said. "It's very youthful and sunny — so o p tim istic, b righ t-ey ed and bushy-tailed. It's full of energy." B eethoven's middle period re­ flects his initial dedication to N a­ poleon com bin ed w ith h is an ­ guish upon realizing that he is go­ ing deaf. The Takacs Q uartet will perform a sample from this tumul­ tuous period of B eethoven's life with Q uartet Op. 74, also known as "H arp ." The piece received its nicknam e from a passage in the first movement in which the four musicians pluck their strings, cre­ ating a harplike effect. As a nod to B eeth ov en 's late period, the program closes with String Quartet Op. 130. Beethoven was completely deaf when he com­ posed this experim ental quartet. One highlight is the third m ove­ ment, which first violinist Edward D usinberre deem ed "o n e of the saddest, most beautiful pieces of music that w'e get to play." W alther agreed , adding, " It's one o f those m om ents that just tears your heart out. It's reflecting on life. It's just a perfect, perfect piece of art." NASA also considers it a perfect piece o f art. A recording of this m ovem ent was included on the Golden Record, a collection of cul­ tural m em entos from Earth that accompanied the two unm anned Voyager spacecrafts launched in 1977. T he G old en Record is in ­ tended to im press intelligent ex­ traterrestrial life forms w ho may QUARTET continues on page 11 The Gram m y Award-winning Takacs Quartet, above, is set to perform tonight at the McCullough theater. Ellen Appel | A ssociated Press By Robert Rich Rusty Shelton wants you to buy books. A s m anaging director o f Phenix £r Phenix Literary Publicists, he's found him self immersed in a rapid­ ly changing environment, where the old, traditional means o f publicizing a client's ivork are being replaced by new and innovative ideas. That's not to say he isn't up to the challenge, however. A UT graduate in corporate communications, Shel­ ton came to P&P (as it is affection­ ately called by clients and employees) through an internship he did with the company his junior year and ascend­ ed the company ladder from there. Nou\ he's part o f the creative force behind fresh ideas like the Tweet the Author series and the fantastic Aus­ tin M akes a Book project. I showed up for my interview for the internship decked out in a full suit. My interviewers were in jeans and laughed at me when I showed up But I got the intern­ ship, perhaps thanks to taking it so seriously. Once I was there, I loved the pace and the challenge of help­ ing good books grab attention in a competitive media environment. A good b o o k is one you talk about for all the right reasons. A sid e from fin an ce, I doubt there are two industries that have gone through more upheaval over the past few years than book pub­ lishing and mass media. We've got a foot in both industries, and while there's lots of talk about doom and gloom, it is an exciting time to be in both fields. W orking in (public relations] only w orks if you love to build relationships. And work your ass off. PR firms clinging to an approach that focuses only on traditional media will have a tough time see­ ing the end of the decade. W e've been ahead of the so ­ cial media curve and established ourselves as a firm that does both traditional and new media very well. We created a very success­ ful cam paign called The Noticer Project, which helped put Andy Andrews' book "The Noticer" on The N ew York Times bestseller list for 12 weeks. Tweet the Author is a series on Twitter where we host live chats with top authors. It's like a vir­ tual book signing; people can in­ teract with their favorite authors from their cou ch , their desk at w ork, etc. liv e via Twitter. We hosted one for bestselling fantasy Above: Brian Mays has operated his restaurant, Sam's Bar-B-Que, for 31 years in a small house he says is the form er hom e of Stevie Ray V aughn. The restaurant walls are covered with pictures brought in by patrons over the years. Below: Joseph Hawkins, ow ner o f J. Kelly's Barbecue, slices brisket in his restaurant Thursday. Photos by Peyton McGee | D aily Texan Staff Austin boasts two impressive barbecue joints east ofIH-35 By Solomon Wang Daily Texan Staff E veryone know s about the great Salt Lick B ar-B-Q u e and the pro m in ent R u ­ dy's "C ountry Store" and Bar-B-Q, which has many locations in Austin. W hat m eat fanatics are m issing out on, though, is au­ thentic hole-in-the-wall barbecue. Luckily, a handful of these no-frills meat joints are just across the highway in East Austin. J. Kelly's BBQ bbq.com. 900 E. 11th St., Hours and menu at jkellys- After 27 years under the name Ben's Long- branch Inn, this humble barbecue joint still offers some killer choices to bust your diet. If the weather's nice, enjoy your succulent se­ lections on the outdoor picnic patio. The options here are served the old-fash­ ioned way — you head through the cafete- ria-style line before telling the cashier what you want. For hungry first-tim ers, the four-m eat plate is a necessity. At $12.99, it's a b ar­ gain, as you also get a choice of tw o sides (op tion s in clu d e baked beans, coleslaw and potato salad). Meat choices are chick­ en, brisket, ribs and sausage. Normally, or­ dering chicken at a barbecue joint isn't ad­ vised, but J. K elly's definitely sm okes an outrageously ju icy bird. Brisket and ribs, the staples on which barbecue is norm ally judged, may not be their forte, but they still w on't disappoint. The real gem at J. Kel­ ly's is the sausage, exploding with liquid grease upon your first bite. How can you go wrong? The one thing you should do to best savor your meat, however, is to avoid the restaurant's overly sweet sauce. J. Kelly's also offers banana pudding and peach cobbler for dessert, with the banana pudding being the top choice. It's the perfect conclusion to this deeply satisfying meal. BARBECUE continues on page 11 Literary publicist blends traditional, new media Rusty Shelton, UT graduate and m anaging director of Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicists, works on innovative projects. Peyton McGee D aily Texan Staff author Brandon Sand erson this sum m er, and it w as so popu lar that he actually reached his lim ­ it of Tw eets in an hour — a rule none of us even knew existed. He had to log in from his w ife's ac­ count to finish the chat. Austin M akes a Book is one of the coolest projects on our plate right now. It's a crow d-fu nd ed social experim ent: 100 different people, 100 different pages. We're asking for submissions from Aus­ tin resid en ts, and the first 100 people to send som ething in and contribute $30 toward the cost of the books w ill be published. So far, submissions include song lyr­ ics, a book excerpt, poem s, a se­ ries of haikus and, m y personal favorite, a retelling of Star W ars from a local 5-year-old. O n ce w e have 100 s u b m is ­ sio n s, w e're going to throw a re­ lease party where everyone gets a copy of the book and gets to meet all of their awesom e co-authors. Phenix & Phenix is more well- known nationally than in Austin. We're out to change that. Bestselling author discusses latest work, previous travels By Emily Macrander Daily Texan Staff Elizabeth Gilbert, author of The New York Tunes No. 1 bestselling m em oir "E a t, Pray, L ove," will speak tonight at the Param ount Theatre. G ilb ert w ill discuss life since the b reakou t success of her last book, including the inception and d evelopm ent of her latest work, e n title d "C o m m itte d : A S k e p ­ tic M akes Peace With M arriage," due for release later this year. The talk will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience and a book signing. G ilb e rt's m em oir " E a t, Pray, L o v e " ch ro n icles the tim e she spent traveling alone around Eu­ rope and Asia after her divorce. Around her 30th birthday, she realized she needed to change her life. She had been depressed for three years and was unhappy with her marriage. Funded by the advance for her book, the author took off on a yearlong excursion to discover w hat she really want­ ed in life, she said. G ilb ert visited Rom e, w here she learned to speak Italian and ate rich pastas and pizza. She then went to India and connected with a native guru and a cowboy who taught her to explore her spiritu­ ality. Her journey also took her to Bali, w here she m et a m edicine m an, learned about d ecad ence and met her future husband. "Eat, Pray, Love" has been hailed by The New York Times as one of the 100 most notable books of 2006. Gilbert was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time M agazine in 2008. Most fans d on't know that the m ovie "Coyote Ugly" was actually devel­ oped from a memoir published in G Q magazine about the years Gil­ bert spent bartending. She is among the most success­ ful fem ale travel w riters o f this century, and tonight, A ustinites will have the opportunity to hear her recall som e of her travels. The doors and bar at the Param ount Theatre will open at 7 p.m., and Gilbert is scheduled to speak at 8 p.m. State representative starts clothing line for Latinos This is fo r the Latino community to celebrate our culture. ’ E d d ie L u c io By Ben W ermund Daily Texan Staff The visage of a m atador in red and black, eyes dow ncast w ith a d eterm in ed d em eanor, sp raw ls over a red cotton background. Floral p atte rn s sh o o t up and outward from behind the dancing flames of a bonfire. Below him lies the outline o f a bull's head and the Spanish word "ganas." " 'G a n a s ' is h a rd to t r a n s ­ late d irectly ," said E dd ie L u cio _____________ III, a Texas state r e p r e s e n t a t i v e f r o m B r o w n s ­ v ille , w h ile s it ­ tin g on an o v e r­ sized fa u x -le a th ­ er couch in his of­ fice. "E ssen tially , it 's p a s sio n , d e ­ sire, w ill, love — e v e r y t h in g y ou to o v e r ­ n e e d c o m e a n d s u e - _____________ ceed . 'E ch a le ga­ n a s :' d o it w ith your w hole sou l." G anas is the nam e of L u cio 's new clothing line, which launched Sept. 16 in Brownsville as a sort of L atin o v ersio n o f FU BU . L ucio said everywhere he looked he saw Hispanics adopting styles intend­ ed for other cultures and subcul­ tures. He said it's a void he hopes Ganas can fill. "There has never really been a 'For Us By U s,'" he said. "T his is for the L atino com m unity to cel­ ebrate our culture. This could po­ tentially turn into the Latino 'Just Do It.'" T h e id e a fo r G a n a s cam e to L u cio th rou gh a serie s of sm all inspirations. Lucio, a mixed m ar­ tial arts fan , reco g n ized a p a s ­ sio n in th e L a tin o com m u n ity for H isp anic m ixed m artial arts fighters and saw the potential to start a b ran d alo n g the lin es of TapouT, w h ich caters prim arily to the fighting crowd. " I did m artial arts all my life," he said. "I'm a big, big fight fan and o f all these young, dynam ic fighters." But slowly he began to feel the line could-x >> KickoFF Countdown Caleb Bryant Miller I Daily Texan * le photo EDITOR'S NOTE The Daily Texan's Double Coverage is printed the Friday before every Texas home game and twice during OU week. T he D aiia T f a w P r e s e n t s : V o i .i m e 4 , Ism i 5 • O c t o b e r 9 , 2 0 0 9 D ouble Coverage Editor............................David R. Henry Design Editor..................................................Olivia Hinton Photo Editor....................................................... Caleb Miller Copy Editor......................................................... David Muto Senior W riters......................... Will Anderson, Wes DeVoe, ...................................................... Blake Hurtik, Dan Hurwitz, ..............................................Michael Sherfield, AustinTalbert W riters........................................................... Aalok Bhattarai, ..........................................................Matt Hohner, Austin Ries Design A ssistant.................................. Jordan Humphreys Next issue: Oct. 14 OKLAHOMA Spend your 5th Quarter at The Quarters! Friday, October 9, 2009 Keys to the Game ward to the Sooners when the clock strikes zero. 4 Force Cody Hawkins to throw and throw quickly Hawkins already has as many touchdowns as he does interceptions this season: sev­ en. He has also been sacked 10 times in four games. The front seven should immediately get pressure on Hawkins and make him make his decisions quickly. In the words of coach 5 Be physical Dan Hawkins, "It's Di­ vision 1 Football! It's the Big 12! It ain't intramurals!' Tex­ as needs to play hard and hit hard. Colorado believes it has what it takes to pull off the up­ set, and the Longhorns need to get to them early and wear the Buffaloes out. — Dan H urw itz little more I Rurt, run and run a Last week, West Virgin­ ia's Noel Devine had a field day running for 220 yards Texas need to take advantage of having multiple first-class backs and con­ tinue to substitute for each other and get the Colorado defense tired. the ball 2 Make the Buffs kick If Colorado has to score, make it be by field goal. Kicker Aric Goodman missed three field goals last week and has connected on only nine of 22 at­ tempts in the past two years. Dallas 3 Don't look ahead to Everyone knows the game of the year is on Oct. 17. The Longhorns must stay focused and not think about Okla homa at all. Take the game one play at a time and only look for­ 2-4 blocks from UT campus • granite countertops concrete or wood flooring • parking on site Individual leases • free cable and internet choose from efficiency, 1, 2, 3, or 4 bedrooms room placement assistance Come Early. Be Loud. Stay Late. Live at The Quarters www.quartersoncampus.cor 512.531.0123 Live. Play. Rio. vvww.21rio.com Colorado running game will test defense Friday, O c to b e r 9 , 2 0 0 9 By Michael Sherfieid Daily Texan Staff The Longhorns are aching for a test. They want someone to line up and try to run it right at them. They want to find out if they are good enough to stop it. It's the latest in a senes of ques­ tions posed to a retooled front sev­ en that lost three linemen and two linebackers from last year's group. It's also the last one they haven't yet answered resoundingly in four dominating weeks of defense. Enter Colorado. The struggling Buffaloes (1-3) are the first team No. 2 Texas (4-0) w ill face this y ea r com m itted to running the ball. The Texas coaches want to test their defense against the Buf­ falo rushing attack. "[They] are very much like us. Each back does something a little better than the others," said Tex­ as head coach Mack Brown. "The big question mark on our defense ...is , can we stop the run? We haven't had the test yet. The way people beat you is they keep the ball. We cannot let Colorado come in and run the ball." W hile the B u ffa lo e s' o ffe n ­ sive numbers don't look impres­ sive, averaging just 3.2 yards per carry and ranking second to last SATURDAY: Colorado (1-3) at WHERE: Darrell K Royal- Texas Memorial Stadium I” No. 2 Texas (44)) W HEN: 6 p.m. ON AIR: ESPN, 1300AM in rushing in the Big 12, Texas is more concerned with proving its run-stuffing ability before facing m ore-daunting com petition the rest of October. The L onghorns w ill face off agamst O klahom a's running duo of D eM arco M urrav and C hris Brown next week before visiting an O klahom a State offense that ran all over them last year. And with a trio of exp losive runners and a mountainous offen­ sive line opening holes, the Texas defense has seen enough threat in the Buffaloes to keep them in their one-game-at-a-time mentality. "O ur goal is to stop the run this w eek," said defensive end Sam Acho. "It's a real good test. We haven't seen a team that can run like Colorado. That's w hat they live by." If past experience is any indica­ tion, the Buffaloes' offense won't have a lot of life on Saturday. In last sea so n 's 38-14 m au ling in Texas' la m a rr Houston grabs the ball after Texas-El Paso quarterback Trevor Vittatoe fumbled during the Eric G a y | Associated Press game on Sept. 2 6 . Boulder. Texas held Colorado to 48 rushing yards and fewer than 2 yards per carry. This year, the Longhorns rank second in the nation in stopping the run, allowing only 47 yards per game. Against a UTEP team the rushed for m ore than 200 yards against the Longhorns last year, Texas held the Miners to 53 net yards but did allow running back Donald Buckram to gain 50 yards on nine carries before neg­ ative plays skewed the statistics. Still, Texas players are focus­ ing on stopping the run against a C olorad o offense that h asn 't shown an ability to consistently make plays in the passing game. M uch o f th at re sp o n sib ility will fall on Texas' ow n trio: line­ backers Roddrick Muckelroy, Em­ manuel Acho and Keenan Rob­ inson. The three should see more D EFEN SE continues on page 11 W in n e r o f th e Gival Press Novel A w ard That Demon Life is a hoot, a virtuoso tale by a master story teller." — Larry Heimemann National Book Aw ard author 'This is a fast, hold-on-to-your-bar stool satire. Texas-sized lust and doom " — Alison M oore d r>ovei by Lcxueu MiCK W b it e Friday, October 9, 2009 Texas-Colorado Matchups 5 Will Anderson Quarterbacks Running Backs Receivers Offensive Line a> CD 2 c a i * ^• V * J * U P . t *W & T k » : > . * U ' c 1-O co T exas: It too k four g a m e s , b u t q u a r t e r ­ back Colt McCoy finally looked at ease in the first half against UTEP Mc­ Coy and the Texas offense racked up 639 yards of of­ fense against the Miners en route to a 57-point vic­ tory. With 28 of 35 passes completed against UTEP, McCoy brought his sea­ son com pletion percent­ age up to 71 percent — still off mark when measured against his record-setting performance in 2008. Texas: Vondrell McGee becam e the first L ong­ h o rn ru sh er to h it tbe century mark in a game this year, but that hasn t earned him a starting spot on the roster. Texas coach M ack Brow n indicated last week that the No. 1 place on the depth chart is still up for grabs and will go to w hoever performs the best any given week T he Horns simply don't have a consistent running threat, and the coaches will continue to utilize the committee approach. Colorado: Cody Hawk­ ins is off to a sordid ju­ nior campaign as the No. 6 passer in the confer­ ence. Hawkins, the son of head coach Dan Hawk­ ins, is exactly 100 yards be­ hind McCoy in total pass­ ing yards but has 42 more attempts. Due to recent ac­ curacy problems, the Col­ orado quarterback’s com­ pletion rate has dropped to just over 52 percent, and he has the most intercep­ tions thrown in the Big 12. C o lo r a d o : R o d n e y S te w a rt c o m p ile d his second consecutive 100- yard gam e against West V irg in ia , w ho se ru s h ­ ing defense is ranked in the top 20. Stewart had a host of third-dow n con­ v ersio n s and break ou t runs and was one of the few b rig h t spots in the Buffs' 35-24 loss. Despite his slight stature, Stewart is fourth in the Big 12 in rushing average. Texas: Jordan Shipley has 36 catches, leading to a projected finish of 100- plus receptions this sea­ son, which would put him No. 1 all-tim e in catch­ es at UT. Shipley is M c­ C o y s a f e t y net and the top receiving threat. Fill­ ing the void for the ineli­ gible Brandon Collins are converted flex tight end Dan Bucker, w ho is sec­ ond in receptions and first among receivers in touch­ downs, and former back­ up quarterback John Chil­ es, who has 15 snags for 155 yards. Texas: The Longhorns are first in the nation in sco rin g offense than ks in part to a healthy and skilled offensive line. The line is big enough (aver­ age size is 6 feet 5 inches and 310 pounds) to push around opposing fronts and o p en up ru n n in g lanes, which is why Tex­ as has a top-25 rushing offense despite no m ar­ quee back. After some in­ jury scares early on, all of Texas' offensive linemen are healthy and peaking as the Horns enter confer­ ence play. Colorado: The Buffa­ loes have two experienced receivers in Scotty McK- night and tight end Riar Geer. Both are among the Big 12's top receivers in catches per game but have only four touchdowns be­ tween them. In addition, neither has a reception for more than 30 yards. Colorado: ColoradQ s offensive, front allow ed ju st tw o sacks against West Virginia, but Hawk­ ins was hurried enough to complete only 51.9 percent of his passes, and many of Rodney Stew art's 105 rushing yards came after the first tackle attempt, be­ lying the success of the of­ fensive line. The Buffaloes are 109th out of 120 teams in rushing offense. Defensive Line Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams a> O) £c o > ~u < o - a CD V * , ; ' . r » „ • • r I ...... | • * i T e x a s : L a s t y e a r 's weakness has become this year's strength. With three returning starters, includ­ ing preseason All-Big 12 safety Earl Thom as, the Texas secondary has a l­ low ed only four touch­ downs through the air in 2009. While Texas gave up 420 passing yards to high­ flying Texas Tech, the cor­ ners and safeties improved dramatically last week by limiting the Miners to just 44 passing yards. Colorado: Cornerback Cha'pelle Brown actual­ ly leads the Buffs in sacks. He is also second on the team with 30 tackles and C olorad o's m ost explo­ sive playm aker on d e­ fense. But, Brown stands just 5 feet 7 inches, almost a foot shorter than Texas Dan Buckner. Texas: Senior lineback­ er R oddrick M uckelroy has stepped up as a vo­ cal leader for the defense w ith the d ep artu re of locker-room generals Bri­ an Orakpo and Roy Mill­ er. M uckelroy is not the type of all-star linebacker that Derrick Johnson was, b u t he exem p lifies the subdued intensity that has come to shape this year 's linebacking corps. While Texas runs a base 4-3 de­ fense, the speed of Mucke­ lroy, Emmanual Acho and Keenan Robinson allows the Lt ngh orns to co n­ stantly pack the box. Colorado: The Colora­ do defense collapsed in the final quarter against West Virginia, and it start­ ed with the linebackers. West Virginia put togeth­ er a seven-m inute drive that ended with a game- w in n in g to u c h d o w n . Texas: Sergio K indle has filled Orakpo's spot at buck end with much suc­ cess. On the other side of the line, Sam Acho has benefitted from the dou­ ble teams on Kindle, and tackle Lam arr H ouston and has netted three sacks through four games— the team total is 13, two fewer than at this point last year. Colorado: Even though Colorado's defensive line gets to play against Rod­ ney Stewart every day in p ractice, they o b viou s­ ly weren't ready for West Virginia's Noel Devine, a running back of sim ilar size and strength. Devine ru sh ed fo r 226 y ard s against the Buffaloes, his best perform ance of the season despite playing prior games against teams such as Liberty University and East Carolina Texas: A blocked punt is the only mar on Tex­ as' special teams record. For the first time in Mack B ro w n 's tenu re at U L two kicks have been re­ turned for touchdowns in one season, and it's only week six. D.J. Monroe has a pair, with one coming in the opener against Louisi- ana-Monroe and the oth­ er v ersu s UTEP,- w hile Shipley converted a Tex­ as Tech punt for a score on Sept. 19. Colorado: Kicker Ark G oodm an is perfect on point-after attem pts but has only hit half of his fie ld g o a ls, in clu d in g 0-for-3 betweeh 40 and 49 yards. 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Use our 10-passengor vans or luxury vehicles for charters around town. Contact the Austin Sales Office for pricing or reservations. SuperShuttle and ExecuCar of Austin Sales AusSales@SuperShuttle.net 512-929-3900 ext. 4 (after hours use ext. 2) Houston has embraced move to tackle By Blake Hurtik D aily Texan Staff For many football players, play­ ing for their in-state schools is a dream com e true — Texas quar­ terback Colt McCoy was practical­ ly flashing the “Hook 'Em 'Horns" sign before he could walk. But that wasn't the case for Tex­ as defensive tackle Lamarr Hous­ ton. The senior grew up in Colo­ rado Springs, Colo., but he won't be feeling any warm m em ories when the second-ranked Long­ horns take on the Colorado Buf­ faloes Saturday. Houston's decision to come to Texas was simple. He only took one official visit (Texas) of the few schools, all out-of-state and knew this much: It w asn't anyw here near C ol­ orado and the Central Texas Hill Country wasn't anything like the Rocky Mountains. Houston, who has never been skiing or snow boarding, felt his home state to be a little boring. “I wanted to leave Colorado as quick as I could," Houston said. "It's just not a place for a teenager or a young adult. It's a nice retire­ ment place." The change of scenery isn't the only m ajor difference in H ous­ ton since he arrived at Texas four years ago. The h u lk in g , 6 -fo o t-2 -in c h , 300-pounder that he is today is a far cry from the 250-pounder de­ fensive end that played running back in high school. H ouston m ade the tra n sfo r­ m ation m uch like B rian O rak- po did: through intense weight- room w ork. Now, H ou ston is one of a few Longhorns who can bench press 500 pounds, accord­ ing to teammates. T h at d o e sn 't m ean th at the transition from end to tackle was Senior defensive tackle Lamarr Houston puts pressure on Texas Tech quarterback Taylor Potts in Texas' 34-24 victory on Sept. 19 Houston, who moved to defensive tackle last season, has one sack and 16 tackles so far this season. Caleb Miller | D a ily Texan file photo met with Houston's open bulging arms. He was leery of the move at first, but it may end up paying off big time when A pril's NFL draft rolls around. "H e started [outside] and got closer to the b all again. [P lay­ ers] d on't like that very m uch," Brown said. "B u t also they see that now he can play end in the pros, tack le in the pros. If he was honest with you today, he'd probably say, 'I didn't want to do it but, I'm happy I d id.'" He also fulfilled an odd prophe­ cy offered by former Texas defen­ sive tackle and current Houston Texan Frank Okam. "The funny part is Frank did say I would [move to tackle]," Hous­ ton said. "I was just trying to leam how to play defensive end." The m ove has paid off in on­ field results. Last season, Hous­ ton had 22 tackles and 1.5 sacks w hile playing second fiddle to Roy M iller on the interior line. T h ro u g h four gam es in 2009, he already has 16 tackles and a sack and named Big 12 defensive player of the week after the Wy­ oming game. he w asn't com fortable with and adapting to it like he has, he's been a big contributor," said de­ fensive end Sergio Kindle. "The guy has the sam e quickness he had at defensive end. It's been working for him. H e's strong as an ox right now." 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Todd Reesing has completed1 6 7 p e r c m tr t m s p a r a nine touchdow ns this season, w hile the J a ^ w l ^ r e a v C T a | n g ^ ^ . conference play against for y g J , . anything can happen. _________ — — — — — 1 * * * Ne¿raska and MiS!OUri 1“ m 'n 8 ’ M f - m o i : N o Chase year after the last two season s outburst, h 1 f • j i pHK hdowns and no intercep- '‘ m N ebraska: Other than a last Helu Jr. has rushed for 464 yards on 73 carries * help carry the offensive l o a d . ________ — 'Kansas State: After a dramatK w a n agaacs, Stadium, the Wildcats have eaffied themselves m last week's con- sas State gears up for a game under the lights in Lubt k Iow a State: The Cyclones were a blocked^extra week's gam e against Kansas State and scored late, only to have the m oment > g ov A r c h e d do^Ti the field ■ shattered by a blocked point af- , the ^,ason 4.] for the first time “ 3 ‘g c ^ ' w i S h a v e’to settle for 3-2 as they head to play Kansas in Lawrence this weekend. — ■ I M t l M * * « M ^ opening game to Colorado State at son. 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CoachBoom 4.535 following 4.535 900 tweets followers update De • fense n capability of resisting attack Th eR eaIM t CO'-' finished some Pedialyte and pb&j breakfast of champions Not thinking about Heisman About to bond with @jordan- \ m shipley We re roommates jordanshiptey why is AARP sending me membership info? I’m not THAT old. Gonna watch the sunrise with @ TheR ealM cCO Y W e re room­ mates THE Ulatoski @jordanshipley I got one, too! Sergio K indle can't stop watching that youtube clip of me destroying Taylor Potts Lam arrHoustoo Only a matter of time before I go from goal-line fullback 2 starting tailback Shoot, I'm faster than @codyjohnson codyjohnson @LamarrHouston Hey. at least I'm no Jorvorskie Lane Nacho Sam Acho brushing up on my Shakespeare then getting ready for some intense Aristotle action after breaking down this Colorado of­ fense! OCGregDavis Thinking there might be a job opening at Tenn Titans be­ fore long All VY needs is a little Coach Davis to get him on track MackAttack Hope you’re enjoying Boulder, Darrell Scott! Dodged a bul­ let there. Hook 'em! n n n a a a 13 Home @CoachBoom Direct Messages Favorites Trending Topics Tebow Bradford Dez Bryant Taylor Swift Wolves #kanye 'W ÊÊm izf W È ’ W sÈm M ' SIp S * 10 UT players keep Twitters private By Biake Hurtik Daily Texan Columnist After Texas Tech's dirt)' laundry was publicly aired via the Twitters of lineman/aspiring metal guitar­ ist Brandon Carter and lineback­ er Marlon Williams, local media outlets around the country were licking their chops in hopes of un­ earthing some of their own dirt through social media Web sites. But there's been no such luck around Austin. The Longhorns wised up before the media even had a chance to get them. O f the d ozen or so p lay ers on Twitter, almost all have their profiles blocked. The one who doesn't? Third-string quarterback Sherrod H arris and his Tweets, shockingly, only make him seem like your average student. Break­ ing news: Harris trips while get­ ting off the bus. What, no Tweets about insubor­ dination? More importantly, foot­ ball players take the bus? Dam. Texas w o n 't follow in Tech's footsteps on banning players from using Twitter. Texas coach Mack Brown d oesn't want to infringe upon any First Amendment rights but does stress extrem e caution in what they post. Former center Buck Burnette learned that lesson the hard way last year when he was kicked off the team for com ­ ments on Facebook about Barack Obama's election. So m aybe it's a good thing the Longhorns are keeping their Tweets to them selves. But why not have a little fun with it? Here's some not-so-educated guesses at what your favorite Longhorns are all tweeting about — in 40 charac­ ters or less, of course. S ec u re Your Hike! 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D A R T S , S H U F F L E B O A R D E X C E L L E N T P IZ Z A . A N D fla t screens for football watching! RECRUITS: Scott did not want to learn from Applewhite From page 7 downhill for Peterson. His sopho­ more season he struggled with a high-ankle sprain as the Sooners struggled to win football games, dropping three games including a 45-12 beatdown from Texas. Texas, and Vince Young, were on their way toward doing what Oklahoma and Peterson couldn't do the y ear b e fo re , d e th ro n ­ ing USC and winning a national cham pionship. The next season, Peterson broke his collar bone div­ ing into the end zone for a touch­ down, missed seven games and returned just in time to be apart of the Sooners' legendary Fiesta Bowl loss to Boise State. Sco tt can hope th in g s turn around for C olorado and some day he can lose a BCS game. As a freshman, Scott was less than stel­ lar, rushing for only 343 yards and a single touchdown. This season, where Scott entered in a four-way deadlock at running back, hasn't been much better. While he was a bright spot in the Buffaloes' em ­ barrassing loss to Toledo — rush­ ing for 85 yards on 12 carries — in Colorado's other three games, he only has five carries. So why d id n't Scott com e to Texas, where the running back po­ sition on one of the nation's most powerful offenses has been up for grabs the last two years? According to a February New York Times article that chronicled the recruitment of Scott, the turn­ ing point was the hiring of cur­ rent Texas running back coach M ajor Applew hite — a form er standout quarterback. "I was just thinking about oth­ er things," he said later in the ar­ ticle. "But the more time I thought about it, the more it scared me." "1 do need to learn from som e­ body," Scott told the New York Times. "I do need to know how to actually do footw ork and ev­ erything." Scott wanted to learn from a former running back. Interesting, con sid erin g C o lo rad o running backs coach Darian Hagan is also a former quarterback. I never knew Major Applewhite scared anyone but opposing de­ fenses, but I guess I was mistaken. The scary thing for Scott, who luckily still has nearly three full seasons to right it, is that he has yet to do anything with the immense talent he showed in high school. And even though he didn't come to Texas, that waste is a shame. DEFENSE: Both teams use running back by committee From page 4 "It's a good problem to have," significant roles than in previ­ ous games against spread offense teams that often pushed the Long­ horns into nickel formations. "T w o b ack s ru n s ," M u ck e- lroy said . "L a st year, O k lah o ­ ma State rushed for a bunch on us. Com ing into this part of the season, we are starting to face good running team s. You've got to be prepared." M ean w h ile, the L on gh o rn s have a running game of their own to worry about. Texas is still jug­ gling an ever-grow ing com m it­ tee at the running back position, alternating between favorites Tre' N ew ton and V ondrell M cG ee with Foswhit Whittaker and Cody Johnson coming off the bench. Brown said. The Buffaloes w ill have their ow n plan to stop a ground at­ tack th at has a v e rag e d m ore than 200 yards per game so far this year, fourth in the Big 12. "[C olorad o ] plays m ore two- d eep th an a n y o n e in the Big 12, and i t's v e ry a g g re ssiv e . T h eir corn ers key the run and show up q u ick er than m o st," s a id o f f e n s iv e c o o r d in a t o r G reg D avis. "B o th Toledo and West V irginia have great team sp e ed . T h ey g o t ca u g h t in a situ a tio n w here they gave up som e b ig p la y s e a rly ... and got cau gh t in a situ a tio n that fo rced th e ir o ffe n se to leav e w h at th e y w o u ld lik e to do and it can steam roll y o u ." Drm* Ki.poni.bfy. K o u t* Your BottIt . C o m p a n y E v C H t S th e w a te rm o n ste r.c o m 512 - 445-1040 Backyard Parties Fraternity/Sorority Parties Join Online - rbfcu.org R A N D O L P H ★ B R O O K S F E D E R A t C R E D I T U N L O N J 512-833-3300 or l-800-58jû*3300 - ¿ ■ Federally insured by the NCUA K s » Program subject to change without notice. Visit rbfcu.org for complete details. B y Michael Sherfield Daily Texan Staff You wouldn't know it by talking to him, but Roddrick Muckelroy is all about communication. On the field, at least. The soft-spoken senior doesn't say much, but when he does, people listen. After most of his career was spent as just another player in a group of Texas linebackers, Muckelroy has become fire face of a corps filled with playmak- ers and youth. And it's his job to keep them in line. "The gu y has the blue collar lunch pail attitude,' said defensive coordinator Will Muchamp. "He goes out there and w orks hard every day. He spends an awful lot of time studying what we do and what the opponent does. H e's a hard-nosed kid. He s got a lot of edge in him, which I like." It's an edge that leaves an impression on oppo­ nents and teammates alike. Wide receiver John Chiles named him the scariest Longhorn of this year's team. M UC K ELRO Y continues on page 14 Texas'Linebacker Corps Roddrick Muckelroy (middle linebacker) Keenan Robinson (weakside linebacker) Emmanuel Acho (strongside linebacker) 26 tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack 16 tackles, one for loss 15 tackles, four for a loss, three forced fumbles Sophom ore linebacker Emmanuel Acho watches the ball in Texas' 34-24 victory over Texas Tech on Sept. 19. Jordy Waggoner| Daily Texan file photo 14 MUCKELROY: Linebacker’s play huge for Longhorns Friday, October 9, 2 0 0 9 From page 13 "H e's quiet, and you don't know what people are thinking when they're quiet," Chiles said. "You can't tell if he's happy, mad. On the field he has the same face if it's a sack or a 50-yard run." But while others are quick to praise him, Muckelroy is quick to play down his contributions. "1 d o n 't really w orry about the big plavs [1 made]. They take care of them selv es," he said. "1 w orry ab ou t the p lay s w here 1 d id n 't do w hat I cou ld have done. W hat can I do b etter to help the defense? T hat's what I focus on." So far this year, there haven't been too many of those. M uck­ elroy w as a big part of stuffing UTEP's running game early, forc­ ing the M iners to the air, which led to four interceptions and 53 total yards of offense on the day. He was even better against Tex­ as Tech. The senior covered almost every inch of the Darrell K Roy- al-Texas Memorial Stadium turf, breaking up screen plays in the flats, tackling runners betw een the tackles and breaking up pass­ es down field. Muckelroy finished with 10 tackles, two for a loss, while also sacking quarterback Taylor Potts for a 14-yard loss. And that w asn't even his best play. "T h e b ig g e st play he m ade was before the half on a screen he took three linemen out and al­ lowed Emmanuel Acho to make the strip," M uscham p said. "It's things like that he does that don't go noticed, but a play like that is huge for our football team." For the past tw o years, that's exactly the type of play in which the unassum ing linebacker who hits like a truck has specialized. "I call him 'N eck of S te e l'," said defensive end Sergio K in­ dle. "That guy hits hard. He can break you." HOUSTON: Senior takes on role of leader 2009 Texas Football Schedule Date O p p o n e n t Result From page 6 the void M iller left when he was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The leadership role has fa llen to him so m ew h at surprisingly, considering his soft- spoken nature and hushed voice. He isn't a man of many words but w hen he does sp eak, the Longhorns listen. "W hen he talks, the defense lis­ tens because they know Lama­ rr's been here for four years and he knows exactly what it takes to stir a defense up ," Kindle said. "Every time he says something, it would probably be the same thing I would say. If I say it, I d on't think it would be as pow erful as his words just because of my tone, because the louder I scream, the higher my voice gets." S en io r lin e b ack e r R od d rick Muckelroy agreed. - "H e's going to voice his opin­ ion w hether you like it or not," Muckelroy said. H is sta tu re w ith th e team speaks loudly to the steps he's made since being suspended for a game last season for drunken driving. After a tearful apology and community service, Houston became even more committed to the team. "H e's the type of guy who'll do whatever it takes to help the team win," Kindle said. 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If the senior from Jacksonville, Fla., is cleared and performs well enough to lead the No. 1 Gators to a crucial victory over the Tigers, not only will Florida main­ tain its path toward its third national title in four years, but Tebow will likely be­ come the frontrunner for this year's Heisman Award. — A a lo k B h a tla ra i 2 Colt McCoy, Texas Lacking the consistency from a season ago that helped him finish as the Heisman runner-up, Texas quarterback Colt McCoy will lcxik to re­ gain momentum heading into a relatively tough stretch of Big 12 Con­ ference play that begins next week. Although the senior from Tusco­ la has thrown for more than 1,100 yards and nine touchdowns, his ac­ curacy has slightly dropped. McCoy had a 76.7 percent completion rate last year, as opposed to 71 percent this season, and he has already thrown five interceptions, compared to seven as a freshman and eight as junior, in just four games into the season. But, if McCoy leads the No. 2 Longhorns to a perfect regu- lar-season finish while shining in nationally televised games against Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M, he should have no problem rising to the top of the Heisman polls. 3 Tony Pike, Cincinnati After quietly leading the No. 8 Bearcats to a 5-0 start, Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike has started to make his case for the Heisman race. So far, the 6-foot-6-inch native of Cincinnati has thrown nearly 1,500 yards with 13 touchdowns and three interceptions. With an off week to prepare for a showdown against No. 23 South Florida, Pike will hope to lead the Bearcats to a critical win against the lone other undefeated Big East team. If the senior continues his solid play and helps lead Cincinnati to a strong finish while no other Heisman contenders stand out, Pike could slip in as a surprise candidate. Know the Risks; Know the Law. www.DontGiveToMinors.org sponsored by Se. - oep* k w o t before ever, fexas home gone from: f f i ^ g |[O fr« < i^ ^ W r< 9 W K * /l 3 3 S j ( f f il< R 3 l FOOTBALL 101 Fndoy, October 9 , 2 0 0 9 o o o 6 0 0 0 0 X X XX X X X X f0Od. -n from t“ á Fh>ng Saucer 5 1 2 .9 6 1 .5 7 6 3 Text: ,V4X To; 31313: AorSpeoijV Offerx! F R E E B O D Y W A X I N G «OWE *i r; -.r*r ’MM ■ Niikei Defense By Matt Hohner Daily Texan Staff If you played a football \ id­ eo game with your buddies, you've probably brought out a nickel defensive package on an obvious passing down The nickel defense adds an ex­ tra d efen sive back at the exp en se of a linebacker or a lineman. But, the defense is more vul­ nerable to the run because it lost a man in the box to the secondary. Defensive coordinators can change up how the defense is aligned by using a 3-3-5 or 4-2-5 setup out of the nickel. A 3-3-5 defense consists of three linemen, three lineback­ ers, and five defensive backs, confuses opposing offenses by blitzing and playing zone or man coverage. This package consists of faster and sm all­ er players who want to cause blocking assignment issues for the offense. The defense's capability ot being flexible and adaptable - can help pressure the quarter­ back while covering multiple receivers and offensive forma­ tions. It's hard for the oppos­ ing quarterback to read the de­ fense because the 3-3-5 forma­ tion makes it hard to prednt which are going to rush and which ones are going to drop back in coverage. Defenses can scheme am - where from three-to-eight-man pressure With eight tw o-point defenders the\ ca n place more personnel on the field to cover receivers or running backs re leasing out of the backfield The opposing oftense iu\e needs to tv on its toes deciding whom to block Miscommum canon can lead to turnovers The three down linem an nmm rw- Sophomore safety Ear) TV-or-.a, Baron Batch. Texas has had success w v '- « a s « ' ' "as y y e tí Cntmk Mjer Dc •< e«cr * « execute an effective pas- rush and be able to keep the oppos­ ing offensive line occupied so that the linebackers can make plavs The ability for the three linemen to get to the quarter­ back can make the 1 0b easier tor the other eight defenders The tcnn.ition thid< even mere Aifñciilty V r the .juvr ter hick tc make .in iiccur.ite rre->n.iy n\ui The outside tint backers p as m ore of a read and re a ct role w h Tu t h e m i d d ie h n e b a c k e r must be able to mov e m the di­ rection or the play to b e a plav m aker or. defense s a te tv t ie n e , a. o the tie e or stro n g i- th e b e s t play m a k e r f'-,. »,.c ; V a t m ix o.oes he have *o provide pressure and but r.c should also be capable of providing excel­ le n t t.K.v. n c For example if the defense w anted to go to a two-deep cov­ er ace the strong surety could piav to strength, r.e.u bound­ ary robber man-up or almost anv place you » an.t to rut him. The form atter a id s even more dirncuitv for the quar­ : : u: a t e terback to aiaxe . nap read *'* ith a f .ve- r r e -ir .a r rear 41 r seconuarv me derense m to nave eight or nine a p n e a the box keeping the men ; m ba.arce o t i e r s For any rueke. ueier.se .ike all defenses the sev is the de­ tersive Une if on- ~ - ve :wo big strong guv s me middle who can play the run and two quick p .avers mat car. p a - m. the edge vou « rruiv blessed hived -peed .vu rr .."re s. - -u can make the nickel defense ev en better The nickel deten.se is n. a trad .tjor.al and popu.ar base de ten.se to® u* 0 's . -hs- a^— - but w hen execvited pmperh it can Friday, October 9, 2009 Colorado Players to Watch Aalok Bhattarai The 5-foot-ll-inch junior quarterback from Boi­ se looks to bounce back after a disappointing 1-3 start this season. Though Hawkins — whose fa­ ther coaches the team — needs to improve his ac­ curacy, completing just 52 percent of his passes with just seven touchdowns and seven intercep­ tions, he should be able to move the ball down field as he averages over 260 yards passing per game. If Hawkins can effectively pass against an inconsistent Longhorn secondary, look for the Buffaloes to run a balanced offensive attack with sophomore running backs Stewart and Scott shar­ ing the load. Jeff Smart, LB After giving up more than 250 yards on the ground against the Mountaineers last week, senior inside linebacker Jeff Smart must help set the tone for the Buffaloes' rushing defense against a deeply tal­ ented Longhorn rushing offense. Smart, who led the team in tackles last season with 118, earned second-team All-Big 12 Conference hon­ ors last year from the Associated Press. Already with an interception in the season opener, the senior from Boulder also leads the team in tack­ les and will be making his 28th consecutive start this Saturday. Rodney Stewart, RB With 2008's top running back prospect Darrell Scott still stymied with a subpar stint, sophomore running back Rodney Stewart has continued to play well as the Buffaloes' featured back. Though Stewart sus­ tained injuries and carried the ball only six times in the first two games, he leads Colorado in rushing yards and touchdowns this season. The shifty, 5-foot-6-inch native of Westerville, Ohio, also led the team in rushing as a true fresh­ man last year despite suffering a broken leg in the ninth game of the season. After rushing for 127 and 105 yards against Wy­ oming and West Virginia, respectively, Stewart will look for his third consecutive 100-yard game against one of the top rush­ ing defenses in the country. Kick, Hit, Pass, Run, Block, Tackle, Punt, Catch, Cheer, Spike, Touchdown! 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M onroe, Texas' redshirt freshman running back, set state high school records m the 100-me­ ter dash. In his first game as a Longhorn, he rushed for 64 yards against Lou- isiana-Monroe and added 111 more yards and a touchdow n on two kickoff returns. Texas coaches said they were impressed by his speed and that he would be included in die offense's future plans and the backfield rotation. There's only one problem. At 5 feet 9 inches, Monroe's view is par­ tially obstructed by the Texas of­ fensive line, which has an a\ er- age height of 77.2 inches and play­ ers tike 6-foot-7-inch Kyle Hix and s-foot-6-inch Adam Ulatoski. This week against Colorado, the aver­ age height of a Buffalo lineman is 6 feet 6 inches. With such an obvious discrepan­ cy in size, Monroe and other short running backs have to uhtize a dif­ ferent set of tools to be successful. "You get a guy tike D.J.; he's got the speed after you m iss him to go score," said Texas coach Mack Brown. "That's why he's had the two kickoff returns for to u ch ­ downs already." Colorado tailback Rodney Stewart, left, runs for a long gain past W yo m in g linebeker Weston Johnson, center, and strong safety Shamie G o ry during me gam e in B o . tier Coto o * Sepf - 9. Dove Zoiubowik. A w o c CMC A es.* And while Monroe is not the start­ ing tailback at Texas, smaller rushers are having success around the coun­ try-. In the Big 12, Colorado s Rodney Stewart is die shortest running back in the conference at 5 feet 6 inches and is die Big 12's No. 4 rusher with a 90-yard per game average Oyard per game average. Monroe actually played1 on the ^ essary factor," said Colorado head coach Dan Hawkins. Directly ahead of Stewart in the Big 12 rushing rankings is Iowa Akxander Robison, a W oot. scou t team for the L on g h o rn » i 87.pound back who is also last season as they were p re p a * ™ o o n l ^ , 0 conferenct. players aiiüüsass: -» *-»»- «■ m a sse s.-. ’ üKSt í ... r ».. power scheme the whole tim e, I have to be re a lly q u ick , h av e don’t think Isize] is always a nec- great vision. Brown said. ________ Sara Young 3c / Texan *le p*vo*o [F o rm er T exas co ach D arrell] Royal used to say, they're quick as a puff of sm oke." The trend can be seen around the nation. E v en in the hard- nosed, smash-mouth Southeastern Conference, the average height of a starting running back is 70.75 inches (just under 5 feet 11 inches). Jeffrey Demps, the starting tail­ back for the country's top-ranked team, stands at 5 feet 8 inches. Of the NCAA's top 10 rushers in per-game average, half are 5-foot- 10 or shorter. Shorter runners have a num ­ ber of ad van tages com ing out of the backfield, including their stature, which can cause defend­ ers to lose sight of them behind 300-pound linemen. "If you just think about it, it's got tobe [harder to find a short running back]. They've got linemen that are 6 7 " , 6'8", 6'9", and so with a back back there that's 5'8", it's going to be hard to see him," said Texas de­ fe n s iv e end Sam Acho when asked about defending Stewart this week. Texas starting running back Von- drell McGee, who stands 5 feet 10 inches, sa\ s shorter backs hit full Top 5 running backs 5'10"or shorter in NCAA Player School He*ghr YPG 1. D arius M a rsh a ll 2. N o e l Devine M a rsh a ll University 5 '1 0 ' 159.75 W est V irg in a University 5'8 * 135.0 3. D ion Lewis Pitt 4. Ryan W illiam s V irgin ia Tech 5. D o n a ld Buckram UTEP 5 '8 " 116.0 5 '1 0 " 115.0 5 ' 10" 112.0 speed because thev move with a lower center of gravity "Thev got to get much lower to hit us, which makes it harder on [the defense], he said. 'You can get l o t behind the tackles Many s h o rt ru n n in g b a c k - com e out of high school w ith a chip on th eir shou ld ers and som ething to prove, said Funis Vanover, M onroe's high school coach at Angleton High School, south of Houston. That - just human nature, Guys sell D.J short ail the time but that's all they re doing, selling themselve- short, Yano\ er said And while some coaches still prefer to run their offenses with big bruising backs. Vanover is not one of them When vou have the big mon­ sters up front and put the fast guys behind them, 1 can guarantee y ou re going to do great things \ ar»o\ er -aid. 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Todd J. Van Ernst I A s s o c ia te d Press By David R. Henry D aily Texan Columnist Gene Chizik is a lucky guy. His first head coaching job at Iowa State had been a total failure. After going 5-19 in two seasons, it was only a 'matter of time before he was fired. But, the Auburn job opened and the former Texas defensive coor­ dinator took it. Now, Chizik is sit­ ting pretty at 5-0 at Aubum, which broke into the Associated Press Top 25 at No. 17. Being undefeated at an SEC power is quite a contrast from being at the bottom of tire Big 12 standings in the wasteland that is Ames, Iowa. Fortunately for Chizik, he has learned from his m istakes and is doing things right the second time around. In football, just like A uburn C o ach G en e C h iz ik watches the field during the game against W est V irg in ia , in Auburn, A la on Sept. 19. Butch Dill | A s s o c ia te d Press in life, second chances happen, and you have to make the most of them. Take New England Pa­ triots coach Bill Belicheck, for in­ stance. Belicheck w ent 36-44 in his first coaching stint at Cleve­ land and was forced out. He has won three Super Bowls so far in his second head coaching job at New England. So far, Chizik is making the most of his second chance. "I think his two years at Iowa State helped him when starting over at Aubum," said Texas coach Mack Brown, whom Chizik worked un­ der as defensive coordinator. This time around, the biggest thing Chizik has done is hire quali­ ty assistants and proven recruiters. He brought in former Arkansas and Tulsa offensive coordinator Gus M alzahn, who has brought a high-octane, no-huddle spread attack. Under Malzahn the team leads the nation in total offense. Chizik was able to lure in one of the top recruiters in the country, Trooper Taylor, as his assistant head coach. At Iowa State Chizik, like many first-time head coaches, fell into the trap of nepotism . He hired good friend, form er Stephen F. Austin University head coach Bob McFarland, as his offensive coor­ dinator. McFarland was unable to bring any ingenuity to the offense, and Chizik relieved him of his du­ ties after his second year at Iowa State. Fortunately he didn't make that m istake ag ain at A uburn when he hired Malzahn. Chizik has also taken a CEO-type approach at Aubum. Instead of try­ ing to be hands on and running the defense, he's turned it over to his coordinator. He tried to be more of a Pete Carroll at Iowa State and now is more like Brown — another lesson learned. Part of his early success at Au­ burn is due to the fact that it is a better fit for him. He probably shouldn't have taken the job at Iowa State but more or less had to because a source close to the situa­ tion said he may have been nudged out of Texas after the 2006 season. He didn't win at Iowa State, but there are not many coaches who can. A coach who went 26-0 for two- year periocf as defensive coordinator doesn't become stupid overnight. A uburn is m ore com fortable for him, having served there be­ fore as d efen siv e coo rd in ato r from 2002-2004. Chizik oversaw the Tiger defense that led the na­ tion in scoring defense and was fifth in total defense m 2004 when the team went 13-0. "H e know s th e system and knows the sch oo l," Brown said. " I th in k th a t fa m ilia r ity h as helped him ." It was that familiarity that proba­ bly got him the job in the first place. Several wondered whether racism played a factor when Chizik got the job over Buffalo's Turner Gill, an African-American who had more success as a head coach than Chizik did. For Aubum Athletic Director Jay Jacobs, it seems to be more of a matter of fit. "I know that we have found the right fit for A u bu m ," Jacobs said after hiring Chizik. "H e has a strong knowledge of this athletics program, this university and the community, and he knows how to be successful in the Southeastern Conference. He is a high-energy coach that is an outstanding moti­ vator and demands a tough, physi­ cal style of football." So far it's a match made in heav­ en. But it's a game of W hat Have You Done For Me Lately in college football, and if Chizik needs any­ one to remind him of that, he has Brown. Brown texts Chizik two to three times a week and sent Chizik a message after Auburn's 26-22 win over Tennessee. "I told him it's a great win but he better be careful because he's win­ ning too many games too fast," Brown said. "That only makes the fans' expectations higher." Friday, O c to b e r 9 , 2 0 0 9 NCAA Game of the Week — M a tth e iv H ohner No. 1 Florida at No. 4 LSU (7 p.m., CBS) Another undefeated team will go down this weekend as SEC conference foes Florida and LSU clash in Baton Rouge in a fight to stay atop the SEC standings. The stakes are even higher this season as both teams could determine who will be head­ ing to Atlanta for the conference title and, ulti­ mately, the national championship game. But, Tigers fans might not see the opposing No. 15 suit up for the Gators. Tebow's status is still uncertain. He's prac­ ticing, but Florida head coach Urban Meyer will probably wait until game day to decide if he wants to play his star quarterback. Tebow is still recovering from a concussion suffered a couple weeks ago against Kentucky. Florida is prepared to move on with coach Urban M eyer's backup plan — sophomore quarterback John Brantley. Brantley has some game experience for Flor­ ida, but most of his snaps have taken place with a 30- or 40-point lead. The young quartér- back has racked up 696 yards of passing and four touchdowns. Brantley's reaction and response to the hos- tile environment of LSU will be pivotal to the Gators' success. Another key to Florida's game plan is to con­ tain LSU wide out Brandon LaFell. Along with LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson, LaFell and Jefferson have improved the Tigers' air attack, which was lackluster the previous season. LaFell is arguably the best receiver in the country and is considered to be the top receiv­ er on many NFL draft boards LaFell has five touchdowns 258 yards of receiving this season. LSU head coach Les Miles will look to see if running back Charles Scott will build on his best performance of the season last week against Georgia, scoring two touchdowns and running for 95 yards. One thing Scott has going for him is that he has never fumbled the ball in his collegiate career. What Miles should be most concerned about, is how to stop the nation's most powerful of­ fense. LSU has the speed and talent to match up toe-to-toe with Florida. Weather play a possible factor in the deci­ sion, as forecasts predict a 50-percent chance of thunderstorms. LSU ru nning b a ck C h a rle s Scott scores the gam e -w in n in g touchdow n on a 3 3 -y a rd run in the footb all g a m e a g a in s t G e o r g ia on O ct. 3 LSU w o n 20-1 3. John Bazemore | Associated Press Big 12 Game of the Week A u stin Ries Kansas State at Texas Tech (6 p.m.) For Texas Tech alumni, Saturday is a day to remember the past at the university's annual homecoming game. And while Texas Tech fans would like to relive the magic of last season, the Red Raiders have to focus on Kansas State this Satur­ day as they rebound from a rough early season and hope to earn their first conference win. And they may have to do it without starting quarterback Tay­ lor Potts. Potts, who suffered a concus­ sion after being sacked twice in a span of three plays against New Mexico, is still questionable for Saturday against the Wildcats, but his replacement, junior Ste­ ven Sheffield, is ready to play if needed. Sheffield threw for 238 yard s and three touchd ow ns against the Lobos. "I'm going to w atch just as much film as anybody else taking notes and seeing what I need to do," Sheffield said. "Kansas State's a good opponent, but I'm ready.' The Red Raiders will also have team -captain offensive g uard Brandon Carter back on the ros­ ter after he was suspended from the team for an indefinite amount of time. Hopefully, Carter can keep the Wildcats from sacking Shef­ field on multiple occasions. Entering the contest 3-2 on the season and 0-1 in Big 12 play, the Red Raiders are 11-2 in Big 12 home openers, including a dra­ matic overtime win over Nebras­ ka last season. The Red Raiders march into con­ ference play with an impressive 48- 28 wins over the Lobos on Satur­ day. Along with Sheffield's perfor­ mance, the Red Raiders got help from sophomore wide receiver Tra- main Swindall's 139 receiving yards on five catches and junior running back Baron Batch's touchdown run. This win puts head coach Mike Leach only four wins away from surpassing Spike Dykes as the all- time win leader at Tech. The W ildcats will ride into AT&T Jones Stadium on the same high thev felt after defeating k*wa State on Saturday in dramatic fash­ ion for their first conference win of the season. After surrendering a touchdown with 32 seconds left in the fourth quarter, 6-foot-4-inch Emmanuel Lamur blocked the ex­ tra point to give KSU a one-point victory over the Cyclones and Kansas State improved to 3-2 over­ all and 1-0 in league play With longtime coach Bill Sny­ der back as head coach, the Wild­ cats grabbed their first road vic­ tory of the season, and sixth-year transfer quarterback Grant Grego­ ry received Big 12 Offensive Play­ er of the Year in his first colle­ giate start. Gregory threw for two fourth-quarter touchdowns and ran for another to give the Wild­ cats the win. The Wildcats are averaging 372 yards of total offense with 188 yard coming form running and 184,from passing per-game while the defense ranks 16th national­ ly, allowing an average of 267.2 yards per game. The Wildcat de­ fense will have a bigger challenge Geoggrey McAllister | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Texas Tech b a ck u p q u a rte rb a c k Steven Sheffield is a ll sm iles a s he a n d H a rriso n Jeffers w atch the re p la y o f their touchdow n d u rin g the g a m e o n O c t. 3 in Lubbock, Texas. against Tech, which averages 470 offensive yards game. This will be Texas Tech's first Big 12 North opponent of the season and the Red Raiders are currently on a two-game win streak against the Wildcats. Last season, the Red Raiders won at Bill Snyder Fam­ ily Stadium 58-28 as the offense racked up 628 total yards. Tech is 7-3 against the Wildcats all-time ^ J .c , 1 w * . li iC l! in i uhVvv'W OHwirele introducing Friends&Family.® Now you can call more. And save more. 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