TEXAS BEATS RICE 34-9 Four touchdowns, two field goals lead Longhorns to a running start SPORTS PAGE 16 @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Tuesday, September 6, 2011 >> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com Calendar Art Intersection Artist Mika Tajima will speak about her work, which explores a variety of mediums including sculpture, painting and video. Begins at 7 p.m. in the Blanton Auditorium. Amnesty International The humanitarian organization will host an information session for interested students. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. in PAR 201. Mike & the Moonpies The country/folk singer Mike Harmeier will play a set at Mo¥hawk beginning at 5 p.m. Legislative Aid Learn more about Student GovernmentÕs Longhorn Legislative Aid program at 1:30 p.m. in SAC 1.106. Today in history In 1901 President William McKinley is shot. The former president died several days later as a result of the gunshot wound. Campus watch Gone Missing ITRAMURAL FIELDS, 4901 Guadalupe Street A UT student had his vehicle broken into while he played football. Stolen from his vehicle were: his backpack containing his laptop and its charger, calculator, headphones, iPod Nano, physics textbook, his course notes from 4 classes, his brown leather wallet containing his TX DL, his debit card, $80 cash, multiple IDs, approximately $30 worth of assorted gift cards, an old Blackberry cell phone with a cracked screen and a plain white T-shirt. Total loss value: $1,110.00. Quote to note Ô I noticed that there Ô was this kind of style gap. I would see girls shop at either For¥ever 21 or Neimen Marcus. We want¥ed to find a medium between the two and give girls more options to shop. Ñ Morgan De Mola Cotone employee L&A PAGE 10 Fires spark tragedy Tamir Kalfia | Daily Texan Staff Firefighters from the Coppell Fire Department, who traveled from the Dallas-Fort Worth area early Monday afternoon, help contain a brush fire around the property of Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in Cedar Creek. Central Texas wildfires claim two casualties, burn hundreds of homes By Jillian Bliss Daily Texan Staff Fires raged across Central Texas this week¥end, affecting the Pflugerville, Bastrop County, Travis County and Hays County areas. Austin mayor Lee Leffingwell said despite success in controlling fires in the greater Aus¥tin area, Bastrop County officials are still fight¥ing to stop fires from spreading. The San An¥tonio Express-News reported 25,000 acres con¥sumed by the Bastrop fires, with approximately 476 homes destroyed. Gov. Rick Perry returned from out-of-state campaigning for the presi¥dency to address Bastrop citizens. By Sarah Lawson Daily Texan Staff The Queer Student Alliance offered a welcome-home to UTÕs queer com¥munity with a bounce house, cotton candy machine and ball pit. The student organization hosted its annual Queer Welcome Carnival Fri¥day in celebration of gay, lesbian and transgender pride. Despite the attractions and a dance performance to Lady GagaÕs ÒJudas,Ó electrical engineering sophomore Cameron Mousighi said last yearÕs Carnival was his favorite. ÒIt was the first time I had been in¥troduced to the queer community at UT,Ó Moushighi said. ÒIt was nice to feel at home.Ó Other campus and city organiza¥ Ò[The fire] is not in the city of Austin,Ó Lef¥fingwell said. ÒBut we donÕt work that way. We think of this area as a region, and weÕre all in this together.Ó Approximately 50 homes in Steiner Ranch have been damaged or destroyed, and Travis County Fire Chief Jim Linardos said residents are not allowed to return to the subdivision un¥til at least Tuesday morning. Travis County po¥lice are asking residents to cooperate with pos¥sible road closures and detours and to stay away from restricted areas until they are notified of updates. Linardos said at a press conference Monday that fire and rescue crews were able to keep fires around Lake Travis contained at 25 percent, and no fatalities have been recorded as of Monday. Officials were still working to contain an addi¥tional fire nearby in the Pedernales Bend area as of press time. According to Reuters, 60 separate wildfires spread across the state Monday, killing two in northeast Texas. Danny Hobby, executive manager of Travis County Emergency Operations, said agencies and fire crews from across Texas are working to help victims in addition to stopping the fires. Hobby said he is glad Texans can come togeth- FIRES continues on PAGE 2 LGBT organization hosts Queer Welcome Carnival tions that support the LGBT commu¥nity in Austin came together at the event to facilitate pride. Trey Edmond, biology sophomore and one of the dancers, said these or¥ganizations and events offer a sup¥portive atmosphere that isnÕt always easy to come by. ÒThe community presents a pos¥itive outlook on being gay which is harder to find outside of here,Ó Ed¥mond said. Zach Frye, co-vice president of QSA, said the organization serves as an umbrella over all gay organi¥zations on campus. He said it pro¥vides cohesion to a plethora of spe¥cialty groups. Frye said the event was largely a QSA continues on PAGE 2 Freshman Mariah Owen helps a UT football fan recycle a plastic water bottle outside the gates to Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Saturday evening. Recycling reaches tailgate tradition Marisa Vasquez | Daily Texan Staff Sophomores Scott Esonye and Heather Wong and junior Lizzie Gray play Twister at the Queer Welcome Carnival Friday afternoon. City expansion spurs roadway congestion on AustinÕs IH-35 By Jennifer Berke Daily Texan Staff Interstate Highway 35 from State Highway 71 to U.S. Highway 183 is the fourth-most congested roadway in the state, according to a Texas Department of Transportation list released last week. Because of AustinÕs econom¥ic growth and population increase, roadways are growing increasing¥ly congested during peak commuter hours despite attempts to fund in¥frastructure improvements, accord¥ing to the city of AustinÕs website. TRAFFIC continues on PAGE 2 According to Allstate report Austin drivers are improving By Brianna Pelayo Daily Texan Staff Contrary to what many Aus¥tinites may believe about the peo¥ple they share the roads with, a re¥cent report by Allstate Insurance Co. showed large improvement in quality of Austin drivers. According to the seventh an¥nual Allstate AmericaÕs Best Driv¥ers Report, which ranks the na¥tionÕs largest cities in terms of car collision frequency, Austin ranked 150 out of 200. This is an improve¥ment from last yearÕs ranking of 170, making Austin the third most improved of all cities reported this DRIVERS continues on PAGE 2 Trent Lesikar | Daily Texan Staff By Sylvia Butanda Daily Texan Staff While the Longhorns kicked the Rice OwlsÕ cans on the football field, student volun¥teers collected the cans tail¥gaters left around campus Sat¥urday afternoon. The second year of Longhorn Recycling Roundup began when members of the Tailgate Recy¥cling Crew handed out plastic bags to sort recyclable and non¥recyclable items to tailgaters. ÒConsidering how big the campus is and how many peo¥ple show up for football games, this effort is basically making sure people are recycling,Ó said Office of Sustainability director Jim Walker. While UTÕs tailgate recycling operation is relatively new com¥pared to other universities, the 2010 football season recycling crew collected about 17 tons of aluminum and plastic in tail¥gate lots. This yearÕs goal is to meet or do much better than last yearÕs results by collecting 20 tons or more of plastic and aluminum cans. ÒTailgating culture has al¥ways been come early, be loud, stay late,Ó Walker said, ÒNow, recycling is becoming a part of all that.Ó The event kicked off with stu¥dent volunteers meeting at the tent that served as their head¥quarters on the west side of the LBJ fountain. Nikki Miles, Tail¥gate Recycling CrewÔs student coordinator, filled the group of students in on their duties. Miles provided tag teams with plastic bags and instructions on what could be recycled, which included plastic bottles and alu¥minum cans. ÒWe just want to make sure people are having a good time and that they know about the recycling program,Ó Miles said. The recycling crew gave tail¥gaters recycling bags and con- RECYCLE continues on PAGE 2 TRAFFIC continues from PAGE 1 ÒWith a combination of the business district, downtown area, double deck split, hospitals and UT, there is a lot of entering and exiting traffic in that area,Ó said John Hurt, Austin spokes¥man for the Texas Department of Transportation. In the late 1960s and ear¥ly 1970s the upper deck on the stretch of I-35 entering down¥town Austin was built to alleviate traffic, Hurt said. However, since the 1970s the downtown area has become busier and more crowd¥ed and new lanes cannot keep up with increased congestion. ÒThe possibility of adding lanes is not good,Ó said Hurt. ÒItÕs a tem¥porary fix.Ó In the last four to five years, traf¥fic on that section of I-35 has not gotten dramatically worse, said Tim Lomax, research engineer for the Texas Transportation Institute. He said this has been a result of the ongoing recession. ÒCongestion has actually dropped 10 to 15 percent, reflect¥ing the economy of the past three to four years,Ó Lomax said. ÒHow¥ever, on that section of the road, a decent economy combined with an increase in population is bound to produce traffic congestion that is still worse than average.Ó For the every-day commuter, this means skyrocketing gasoline consumption, he said. ÒIn 2009, the average Austin commuter spent an extra $900 dol¥lars a year in gas and travel time,Ó Lomax said. ÒIf you think about the commuters on that section of 35, theyÕve spent at least $1,100 just sitting in traffic. It boils down to about an extra $100 a month.Ó However, the increased spend¥ing on fuel because of bad traf¥fic is not the only cost to society, said engineering professor Kara Kockelman. ÒThe main cost to society lies in lost time [or higher crash severities, at high speeds], rather than extra fuel consumed,Ó Kockelman said. A drastic change will require ef¥fort from many groups, including the city of Austin, the Capital Area Metro Planning Organization, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority and others, said Kockel¥man. While many Austin residents would not appreciate price increas¥es, Kockelman said tolling and road pricing may be the best option for TxDOT at the moment. TxDOT added state Highway 130 over the last decade in hopes to revive pressure from I-35, Kock¥elman said, but Highway 130 has not yet been successful at reducing congestion on I-35. DRIVERS continues from PAGE 1 year. This score also ranks Aus-gress [Avenue], First Street or tin above both Dallas and Hous-along the frontage roads and I ton in collision frequency. see this recklessness almost ev¥ ÒYouÕll see from year to year ery time.Ó typically a city will either go Sam Sinclair, Lead Worker for forward or slide backward a Traffic Safety in the Texas De¥couple of spots, so to go down partment of Transportation, said 20 [ranks] is definitely impres-he realizes there are still reckless sive,Ó said Allstate spokeswom-drivers in Austin, but he doesnÕt an Kristen Beaman. find it hard to believe Austin is Although the dip in Aus-becoming a safer city to drive in. tinÕs ranking is something to be ÒThe crashes and fatalities have proud of, the intent of the report been trending down, partly be¥is not for a competitive purpose. cause of the fact that more peo-The overall goal of this report, ple were using public transporta-Beaman said, is to facilitate a na-tion due to the rising gas prices, tionwide and statewide discus-but also I believe it is because we sion on safe driving. have a very active police depart- Melissa Munez, applied learn-ment,Ó Sinclair said. ÒTheyÕre def¥ing and development sophomore, initely not just sitting back and said she drives to and from cam-hoping things get better.Ó pus every day, but despite the new Sinclair said the first imme¥ranking she continues to see care-diate action drivers can take less driving on a daily basis. to help improve safe driving ÒPeople drive pretty reckless-in Austin is to avoid using cell ly,Ó Munez said. ÒObviously this phones while driving. is a huge generalization, but dur-ÒNo. 1 is to protect yourself,Ó ing the school year I drive ev-Sinclair said. ÒPut away the cell ery day from Slaughter Lane to phones. Put it in a purse or bag the UT campus and back. I drive and put it in the back seat, that along Lamar [Boulevard], Con-way there is less temptation.Ó ÒIt is rather new, in a large¥ly undeveloped setting, and pre¥sumably too far away and tolled too heavily to attract much traf¥fic at this early stage,Ó Kockelman said. ÒBut it does offer a bypass option for those with long trips. Shorter trips remain very much attracted to the highly congested I-35 corridor through and near downtown Austin.Ó Some commuter students of UT have also experienced the brute of peak I-35 traffic congestion. Jour¥nalism sophomore Rachel Knapp said she spent last semester com¥muting to UT and struggled to make it to campus in the face of the high congestion. ÒI live in Round Rock, which is only a 30-minute drive from here on I-35,Ó Knapp said. ÒBut because I had 8 a.m. classes every morn¥ing, I would have to leave at 6:30 every morning to beat the traffic and make it to class.Ó CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: Viviana Aldous (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com Managing Editor: Lena Price (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com News O¥ce: (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com Multimedia O¥ce: (512) 471-7835 dailytexanmultimedia@gmail.com Sports O¥ce: (512) 232-2210 sports@dailytexanonline.com Life & Arts O¥ce: (512) 232-2209 dailytexan@gmail.com Photo O¥ce: (512) 471-8618 photo@dailytexanonline.com Retail Advertising: (512) 471-1865 joanw@mail.utexas.edu ClassiÞed Advertising: (512) 471-5244 classiÞeds@dailytexanonline.com The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. CORRECTION Because of a reporting error, ThursdayÕs page 1 story on Austin Energy misstated the Pickle Research CampusÕs solar energy generation percentage out of its total energy generated. The PRCÕs solar energy output comprises about three percent of the campusÕ total energy consumption per year. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2010 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. TOMORROWÕS WEATHER LowHigh 6595 You canÕt always get whatcha want. QSA continues from PAGE 1 collaborative effort, but he was re¥sponsible for the initial ideas and planning. He said the purpose of the event was to both introduce old mem¥bers to new organizations, such as The Queer Chorus, headed by Joey Ovalle and Chris Acosta, and to provide a mixer for new fresh¥man members to feel welcome. ÒI see the event itself as a good way to have people feel more comfortable in their surround¥ings, like a mixer,Ó said freshman Mark San Miguel. Many freshman members said the event was the first time theyÕve been able to fully ex¥press themselves and meet peo¥ple like themselves. Older mem¥bers enjoy welcoming the newer and QSA provides an umbrella to cover everyone. According to an analysis of 2010 U.S. Census data by the Austin American-Statesman, the num¥ber of households led by same-sex couples in Austin increased by 69 percent between 2000 and 2010, to almost 5,000 households. ÒI really enjoy being here. It is very comfortable,Ó said freshman Luke Stahl. ÒI wanted to find peo¥ple like myself.Ó Andrew Curtis, a new freshman member, said he feels empowered by the organization and the city. ÒI feel free to express myself, fearless of the judgment of oth¥ers,Ó Curtis said. Originally ran online on Septem¥ber 3, 2011 FIRES continues from PAGE 1 er in this time of need. does,Ó said parish leader Allen come to exchange knowledge of Travis County officials set up Griswold. ÒWhen we heard about the situation, as well as to rest and an overnight shelter at Vandegrift the fires we started getting our rehydrate. High School to provide solace for stuff together, and within three Linardos said people are the residents escaping fires around the hours we had people showing up source for 90 percent of fires, and Steiner Ranch subdivision. Mem¥ with food and water. WeÕre contin¥ he urges citizens to do what they bers of St. LukeÕs on the Lake Epis¥ ually feeding people from Steiner can to prevent the possibility of copal Church set up an addition- Ranch and doing what we can to more disasters. al Òsafe placeÓ on church property help.Ó ÒYour fire resources in this area across from Steiner Ranch. Griswold said the church serves are stretched thin,Ó Linardos said. ÒThis is just what our church as a meeting place where people ÒDonÕt test them.Ó RECYCLE continues from PAGE 1 tact cards for the Campus Envi¥ and the UT Athletics depart¥ ronmental Center. ment inside the stadium. They Last yearÕs recycling oper¥ collaborated at the North End ation covered the RV lots and Zone food court, where a com¥ the School of Social Work post station was set up. area near E. 20th Street, Walk¥ ÒI want to encourage oth¥ er said. This year the recycling er Longhorns to compost and crew expanded to include the recycle,Ó said freshman Mat- LBJ school lots and the San Ja¥ thew Evans, whose duty at the cinto Corridor. compost station was to manage In addition, this was the first waste and compostable items time the Recycling Round¥ and explain the importance of up teamed up with the Keep composting to people as they Austin Beautiful Organization handed him their trash. Besides covering tailgate lots, volunteers stood at the main stadium gates to encour¥ age Texas fans to recycle their plastic bottles and cans in re¥ cyling stations outside the sta¥ dium and in the gray Coca- Cola bins set up inside. ÒItÕs a preservation of our resources,Ó said tailgater Mi¥ chael Sanders, kinesiology and health education lecturer. ÒThis is getting the good back in society and all it takes is a little effort.Ó WORLD&NATION Tuesday, September 6, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Austin Myers, Wire Editor | dailytexanonline.com NEWS BRIEFLY Obama pushes jobs agenda at Labor Day rally New leaders bring fresh water to thirsty capitol of Libya By Darlene Superville TRIPOLI, Libya Ñ Water started The Associated Press flowing again in several areas of Tripoli DETROIT Ñ President Barack Obama used on Monday, putting an end to an outage a boisterous Labor Day rally to put congressio¥ of more than a week that rebels blamed nal Republicans on the spot, challenging them on sabotage by retreating Moammar to place the countryÕs interests above all else Gadhafi loyalists. and vote to create jobs and put the economy TripoliÕs nearly 2 million residents had back on a path toward growth. ÒShow us what survived on brackish water from wells youÕve got,Ó he said. and drinking water delivered by trucks In a partial preview of the jobs speech heÕs and ships from neighboring countries. delivering to Congress Thursday night, Obama After water flowed from faucets again said roads and bridges nationwide need re- Monday, some residents rushed out to building and more than 1 million unemployed celebrate by washing their cars. ÒThank construction workers are itching to Òget dirtyÓ God, everything is going to be all right,Ó making the repairs. He portrayed Congress as said Ali Hamed, a resident of TripoliÕs an obstacle to getting that work done. western neighborhood of Dreibi, as he ÒIÕm going to propose ways to put Ameri¥ sprayed his car with water from a hose. ca back to work that both parties can agree to, The disruption of the water supply because I still believe both parties can work to¥ posed a major challenge for rebel lead¥gether to solve our problems,Ó Obama said at ers as they tried to take control of Trip¥an annual Labor Day rally sponsored by the oli. Rebel fighters entered the city on Detroit-area AFL-CIO. ÒGiven the urgency of Aug. 21, but ousted remaining Gadhafi this moment, given the hardship that many loyalists only after a week of fierce street people are facing, folks have got to get togeth¥ battles. Since then, the new rulers have er. But weÕre not going to wait for them.Ó struggled to restore services, including ÒWeÕre going to see if weÕve got some straight water, electricity and garbage collection. shooters in Congress. WeÕre going to see if con- Usama el-Abed, the deputy mayor of gressional Republicans will put country before Tripoli, said that by Monday evening, party,Ó he said. water had been restored to more than 70 Pablo Martinez Monsivais | Associated Press percent of Tripoli. It was not immediately Congress returns from its summer recess President Barack Obama during at a Labor Day event at DetroitÕs Renaissance Center, headquarters of General Motors, on Monday. clear if the water was back for good and if shortage are expected to be a dominant theme. this week and the faltering economy and jobs all the damage had been repaired. iest Americans. cut extension is set to expire Jan. 1. ing over a persistently weak economy and high The water crisis served as a reminder Besides spending on public works, Obama The president is expected to call for con-Republicans also cite huge federal budget unemployment. Republicans dubbed him of the long reach of Gadhafi, even as he said he wants pending trade deals passed to tinuing a payroll tax cut for workers and job-deficits in expressing opposition to vast new ÒPresident ZeroÓ after a dismal jobs report last is on the run and his remaining loyalists open new markets for U.S. goods. He also said less benefits for the unemployed. Some Re-spending on jobs programs. Friday showed that employers added no jobs find themselves encircled in a shrinking he wants Republicans to prove theyÕll fight as publicans oppose extending the payroll tax Obama could be including himself in that in August Ñ which hasnÕt happened since number of strongholds. hard to cut taxes for the middle class as they cut, calling it an unproven job creator that will call for action. His remarks came as heÕs fac-1945. The unemployment rate, meanwhile, re¥ Ñ The Associated Press do for profitable oil companies and the wealth¥ only add to the nationÕs massive debt. The tax ing biting criticism from the GOP for presid-mained unchanged at 9.1 percent. Jose Luis Magana | Associated Press Job seekers Yefin Milinevsky, right, and Jeffrey Thomson speak with recruiters Pam Hockenberry and Catrina Stagnato at a career job fair in Arlington, Va on Aug. 24. Labor Department reports US jobless rate worse than expected By Christopher Leonard have room to expand without hiring. runs for re-election. & Paul Wiseman The problem is that there sim-The jobs crisis has led Obama to The Associated Press ply hasnÕt been any meaningful jobs schedule a major speech Thursday growth, which is precisely why mar-night to propose steps to stimulate WASHINGTON Ñ The dismal kets are so worried about slipping back hiring. Republican presidential candi- U.S. job market, which has intensi-into recession,Ó said Ben Potter of IG dates will likely confront the issue in a fied fears of another recession, may Markets in Melbourne, Australia. debate the night before. be even worse than the unemploy-ÒThe authorities have thrown a The back-to-back events will come ment numbers suggest. lot of stimulus at the problem and to days after the government said em- The shockwaves from the Labor De-date, itÕs basically done nothing,Ó Pot-ployers added zero net jobs in Au¥partment report on Friday that employ-ter said. Markets are realizing Òthat gust. The monthly jobs report, arriv¥ers stopped hiring in August have rip-there probably isnÕt a lot more author-ing three days before Labor Day, was pled around the world, sparking a steep ities can do.Ó the weakest since September 2010. retreat in Asian stock markets. The lack The unemployed will face another Combined, the 14 million official¥of hiring in the U.S. last month sur-source of competition once the econo-ly unemployed; the ÒunderemployedÓ prised investors Ñ economists were my improves: Roughly 2.6 million peo-part-timers who want full-time work; expecting 93,000 jobs to be added. Pre-ple who arenÕt counted as unemployed and ÒdiscouragedÓ people who have viously reported hiring figures for June because theyÕve stopped looking for stopped looking make up 16.2 per¥and July were revised lower. work. Once they start looking again, cent of working-age Americans. The jobs picture may even be worse theyÕll be classified as unemployed. And The Labor Department compiles than the 9.1 percent unemployment the unemployment rate could rise. the figure to assess how many people rate suggests, because AmericaÕs 14 Intensified competition for jobs want full-time work and canÕt find it million unemployed must also com-means unemployment could exceed Ñ a number the unemployment rate pete with 8.8 million other people not its historic norm of 5 percent to 6 per-alone doesnÕt capture. counted as unemployed Ñ part-tim-cent for several more years. The non-In a healthy economy, this broader ers who want full-time work. partisan Congressional Budget Of-measure of unemployment stays be- When consumer demand picks up, fice expects the rate to exceed 8 per-low 10 percent. Since the Great Re¥companies will likely boost the hours cent until 2014. The White House cession officially ended more than of their part-timers before they add predicts it will average 9 percent next two years ago, the rate has been 15 jobs, economists say. It means they year, when President Barack Obama percent or more. 4 OPINION Tuesday, September 6, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Viviana Aldous, Editor-in-Chief | (512) 232-2212 | editor@dailytexanonline.com QUOTES TO NOTE Conference realignment; Perry for president ÒI feel sorry for some schools that will have to scramble to find a place. We wonÕt. I trustDeLoss [Dodds], and I trust Bill [Powers].I canÕt sit around and worry about things IcanÕt control. I know where weÕre going tobe this weekend.Ó Ñ Texas Head Football Coach Mack Brown, on the rapidly changing college football conference landscape and the possibil¥ity of Texas joining another conference, according to the Austin American-Statesman. ÒSchools have reached out to us. But weÕre not doing anything proactively.Ó ÑPac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott during Friday nightÕs Or¥egon v. LSU game, on the possibility of more Big 12 schools joining the Pac 12. ÒSimon says touch your ear. Simon saysjump up and down. Now run for presi¥dent. ... Next time you go to the polls, askyourself, ÔIs your candidate smarter thanan Aggie?ÕÓ ÑAn announcer for the Rice University Marching Owl Band at SaturdayÕs football game against Rice, on Gov. Rick PerryÕs candi¥dacy for president. Ò[PerryÕs] rhetoric gives pause to people who want to see someone in power thathas a certain amount of reserve to them. When youÕre president, you canÕt all of asudden take back that you attacked Vladi¥mir Putin. ElectabilityÕs a big factor withbundlers.Ó Ñ An anonymous Republican fundraiser, when asked by Politico whom he predicts will draw the most financial support from GOP elites during the Republican primary ÒAl Gore, from my perspective at that par¥ticular point in time, was the most conser¥vative of the Democrats. ... This was well before I had a deep understanding abouthis [stance] on global warming as well.Ó ÑPerry, on his support for Al GoreÕs 1988 presidential campaign and past life as a Democrat. THE FIRING LINE Following the lead of fools Liberal arts Associate Dean Marc MusickÕs efforts in producing his ÒAnalysis of EfficiencyÓ report, released Thursday, on universi¥ties should be applauded. He means well and he clearly went to great lengths to illustrate the exceptional value of the University of Texas and other research institutions. Unfortunately, the only people such a report will aid are Richard Vedder, director of the Center for College Affordability and Pro¥ductivity, Rick OÕDonnell, former special adviser to the UT System Board of Regents, and the rest of their creepy ilk. The release of this report only legitimizes the twisted notion of quantifying the value of education and furthers a nonsensical conversation that in any rational society would have been dead on arrival. Measuring public dollars against faculty population says noth¥ing about a universityÕs efficiency but does say a good deal about how much current state government values education. Yes, tuition is also included in the reports efficiency equation, but Gov. Rick Perry and his confused acolytes will still gleefully point out that lowering state funding drives up efficiency according to a report developed at UT, and that is a travesty. Yes, they will have corrupted and misunderstood MusickÕs hard work, but their modis operandi has been well established, and we should know better by now. To continue following the lead of fools is folly. The report is not defending against the attacks by the anti-education cabal but is rather playing precisely into their hands. One does not win a battle against ignorance by fueling ignorance. One wins the battle against ignorance through education. Here at the University of Texas, that is our business, and we know full well its true value. Emil Kresl Community and regional planning and public affairs graduate student LEGALESE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Edi¥torial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Me¥dia Board of Operating Trustees. EDITORIAL TWITTER Follow The Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twitter (@DTeditorial) and receive updates on our latest editorials and columns. SUBMIT A GUEST COLUMN The editorial board welcomes guest column submissions. Columns must be be¥tween 600 and 800 words. Send columns to editor@dailytexanonline.com. The Daily Texan reserves the right to edit all columns for clarity, brevity and liability. GALLERY New online sales tax hurts students By Samantha Katsounas Daily Texan Guest Columnist For many students this semester, purchasing text¥books was as disheartening and shocking as setting money ablaze. Each semester brings renewed sticker shock to even the most seasoned university students. With many courses demanding a new edition or a ver¥itable library of supplemental materials, itÕs no wonder that many students use Internet e-commerce sites to purchase class materials. Studies have found that col¥lege-goers purchase 30 percent of their textbooks from an online source. Students often cite the significantly lower cost of the books as the reason for the switch from the traditional textbook market: local brick-and¥mortar stores. Thanks to legislation passed earlier this year, by the time the spring semester begins, every online retailer with any kind of physical presence in Texas will be forced to collect sales tax from Texans making pur¥chases online. Unfortunately for cash-poor college students, this means that textbooks from some sites such as Amazon.com will have higher costs. For stu¥dents at every university in the state, the local book¥store may begin to look preferable when faced with TexasÕ 8.25-percent sales tax on orders that can easily exceed $500. Brick-and-mortar businesses faced with overwhelming competition, combined with this ses¥sionÕs unprecedented tight budget clearly pressured lawmakers to make such a misguided decision. While lawmakers tout this instance of tax reform as a victory for TexasÕ economy, its detractors point to additional negative effects of the bill. Some bring up the hypocritical role played by big-box stores, such as Home Depot, Wal-Mart and Best Buy Ñ companies that are more known for their annihilation of smaller stores than vice versa Ñ in passing the new law. These large stores should be searching for other ways to com¥pete than lobbying for tax increases on their competi¥tion. In a mind-boggling move earlier this year, Texas Comptroller Susan Combs notified Amazon that it owes more than $250 million in back pay Ñ prompt¥ing the online retailer to close its large Irving distribu¥tion center and lay off more than 100 Texas employees. While lobbying firms such as the Alliance for Main Street Fairness plug how the bill Òcreates jobs for Tex¥ansÓ by allowing more equitable competition with on¥line retailers, analysts are crying foul. Creating a hos¥tile business environment is not generally associated with Texas, and many companies are lured to Texas in large part because of its low taxes. Economic analysts at the prestigious firm William Blair have forecasted that Amazon will ÒoutperformÓ traditional competi¥tors Wal-Mart and Target. Is it wise to discourage business from a powerful retailer that will continue to expand? In doing so, Texas sacrifices job creation for years to come. Underlying the issue is the growing power of big business to dictate the directions of lawmakers Ñ re¥gardless of the long-term effects for Texans. The los¥ers in the aftermath are ultimately consumers and job seekers, while traditional stores will walk away at worst unscathed and at best raking in additional profits. As for students? Start saving now Ñ prices arenÕt going anywhere but up. Katsounas is a business and government sophomore. Write for The Daily Texan By You Daily Texan Columnist Have something to say? Say it in print Ñ and to the entire campus. The Daily Texan Editorial Board is current¥ly accepting applications for columnists and cartoonists. WeÕre looking for talented writers and artists to provide as much diversity of opinion as possible. Anyone and everyone is encouraged to apply. Writing for the Texan is a great way to get your voice heard. 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If you have any additional ques¥tions, please contact Viviana Aldous at (512) 232-2212 or editor@dailytexanonline.com. be a Daily Texan columnist or Immigrant youth face burdens, racism By Kayla Jonsson Daily Texan Staff Children of immigrants living in America face separatelanguagebarrierandracismchallengesthan their parents did, a UT professor said last week. Part of a seminar series in the Department of Human Development and Family Science, pro¥fessor Su Yeong Kim talked about her research on first-generation Chinese-American and Mexican-American children living in America. Kim said a child who is born in the U.S. and learns English as well as his or her native tongue, may feel like Su Yeong Kim discusses the effects of acculturation and discrimination on children of immigrants in a open discussion with faculty and students Friday afternoon. Marisa Vasquez Daily Texan Staff the language broker. Constantly translating for parents who cannot speak English well can cause depression in children because they may come to feel overwhelmed. ÒChildren who help their parents translate feel proud to help, but at the same time feel a burden that they are needed to provide the income,Ó Kim said. Sometimes children become trapped between staying in touch with their origins and fitting in with the current culture in which they live, she said. ÒImmigrantsÕ children who become white¥washed or Americanized, can cause problems be¥cause the parents hold so tightly to their heritage,Ó Kim said. ÒThey can become caught between the world of their parents and their peers; again, caus¥ing depression.Ó Society, in most cases, assumes that children of immigrants are Òforeign bornÓ even though they may have lived in the U.S. for many generations, Kim said. At a young age, kids recognize that rac¥ist remarks from other members of the society are linked with their skin color or their accent, she said. ÒIt is hard for children to understand at first that they are part of an Asian or Latino race and they will be picked on and they realize there may be a connection,Ó Kim said. Freshman Shaina Peng said her parents are from China and she faced racism in school grow¥ing up in the U.S. ÒIn middle school someone called me a ÔchinkÕ and I cried,Ó Peng said. Anurag Banerjee, electrical engineering fresh¥man, said his father is from Sudan and his mother is from Calcutta, India. Although his parents are well-educated, Banerjee said he has had to trans¥late for them on occasions. ÒMy parents know basic English but get con¥fused when it comes to higher grammar,Ó he said. ÒMy mom cannot understand puns at all!Ó Banerjee said he didnÕt face too much racism while growing up in the U.S., but even if he did, he didnÕt let it bother him. ÒI didnÕt find it that difficult to merge the cul¥tures,Ó Banerjee said. Diverse ethnic history uncovered in story of TexasÕ independence Historian says immigrants played roles in major events, fought during Goliad, Alamo By Rachel Thompson Daily Texan Staff Students and professors gath¥ered Friday to learn how Scots, English, Welsh and particularly Irish played a role in shaping the history of Texas. Marian J. Barber, associate di¥rector of the National Histo¥ry Center, delivered the lecture. She said Irish and other Europe¥an ethnicities influenced politics, increased settlements and fought in the war with Mexico for TexasÕ independence. ÒIÕve always had a general in¥terest in race, class, ethnicity and how they relate,Ó Barber said. ÒIn some ways, itÕs more complex in Texas.Ó Hugo OÕConor, an Irishman who became the Spanish gover¥nor of Texas and founded Tuc¥son, Arizona in the late 1700s, was one of the first Europeans to settle in the southwestern fron¥tier, Barber said. She also dis¥cussed two Irish settlers, John McMullen and James McGloin, who founded the McMullen-Mc-Gloin colony in Texas in 1828 and went to New York to per¥suade Irish-American families to migrate to Texas and become landowners. Barber said Irish immigrants who came to settle in Texas par¥ticipated in major events like the Battle of the Alamo. She said one¥third of the people who signed the Goliad Declaration of Inde¥pendence in 1835 were of Irish descent. The declaration was the first of several that called for Tex¥as independence, and one Irish¥man Nicholas Fagan, raised an Irish flag at the signing Ñ a sym¥bol of the significance of Irish heritage in the making of an in¥dependent Texas, Barber said. During the war with Mexi¥co, 342 Texans were shot at close range in the Goliad Massacre Ñ a major turning point in the Tex¥as revolution, Barber said. Fagan was one of the few whose life was spared, she said. ÒI thought [the lecture] was very informative,Ó said journal¥ism junior Miranda Edson. ÒIÕve always been interested in the Tex¥as revolution and the reasons be¥hind it. It was cool to hear about the different sides the Irish took.Ó Daryl Carr, Middle Eastern studies graduate student, said he comes from the Northeast and thought the lecture provided an informative background on the history of Texas. Barber received a Ph.D. in his¥tory at UT in 2010, and is cur¥rently in the process of editing a dissertation on race and identity in the Texas-Mexico borderlands. She said knowing how the histo¥ry of Texas was shaped by immi¥grants from other countries, in¥cluding those discussed in the lecture, is imminent. ÒThere are so many different strands of ethnic history here,Ó Barber said. ÒThese ethnic and ra¥cial strands are really what makes Texas unique.Ó By Linda Steward Ball The Associated Press DALLAS Ñ The threat of roll¥ing blackouts, constant strain on the Texas electric grid and hunkering down indoors to avoid the relentless summer heat may soon be sweaty memories as the stateÕs vicious heat wave appears to be letting up. A cool front crossing the state Sunday was expected to lower tem¥peratures across Texas this week, lessening the demand on the stateÕs electric grid. The change comes just as Tex¥ans step outside to fire up barbecue grills, splash in pools and shop on Labor Day. ÒIf lower temps hold, weÕre out of the woods,Ó said Theresa Gage, a spokeswoman for the Elec¥tric Reliability Council of Tex¥as, which operates the stateÕs bulk transmission grid. After a brutal summer of af¥ternoons with temperatures top¥ping 100 degrees, a northern wind shift is expected to bring consider¥ably less heat Ñ with highs in the upper 80s Monday dropping to the 50s and 60s in the wee morn¥ing hours Ñ from the Dallas-Fort Worth area, south through Austin and Houston, according to the Na¥tional Weather Service. This year Texans have endured a record-setting drought, voracious wildfires and sweltering triple-digit heat that has tested the limits of the stateÕs electric grid several times this summer. On several occasions ERCOT implemented emergency mea¥sures that called on Texans to con¥serve electricity while the grid op¥erator was at times forced to draw on additional power from Mex¥icoÕs grid and ask large industri¥al and commercial users to volun¥tarily go without power temporar¥ily. The moves helped avoid roll¥ing blackouts. ÒNothing has quite the effect on electric usage as extreme heat,Ó Gage said. ÒIt took us all to get through this difficult summer.Ó Lee Glover, a horticulturalist who checks landscaping jobs for a subur¥ban Dallas nursery, called the sum¥mer heat merciless, joking that heÕll have to find his jacket when tem¥peratures consistently dip below 100 degrees. ÒItÕs going to bring much relief,Ó Glover said, ÒNot only to us, it will bring relief to the plants them¥selves. Even if itÕs just 10 degrees [cooler] it will make a huge differ¥ence.Ó Austin set its all-time record when the mercury rose to 112 de¥grees on Aug. 28, the latest among numerous triple-digit records set across Texas in recent months. Texas just finished its hottest June-through-August on record Ñ and soon could hold that spot na¥tionally when official numbers are tallied later this week. Estimates show temperatures during this span averaged 86.7 degrees, top¥ping the previous record of 84.3 set in 1980 and tied in 1998. Electricity usage has ris¥en along with the temperatures, with an all-time peak demand for power reached Aug. 3 at 68,294 megawatts. Man drowns in Texans playerÕs swimming pool By Chris Duncan The Associated Press RICHMOND, Texas Ñ A man who apparently drowned in the swimming pool behind the home of Houston Texans defensive end Antonio Smith wasnÕt affiliated with the team, authorities said. Fort Bend County SheriffÕs Capt. James Burger said the body of Engram Lamar Crenshaw, 37, of Katy, was discovered on Sun¥day morning, following a party at SmithÕs ranch-style home in a suburb about 30 miles southwest of the city. Burger said Crenshaw was a personal friend of Smith. Police and paramedics were called to SmithÕs home about 9:30 a.m. and found a fully clothed man at the bottom of the pool. Burger said a preliminary exam¥ination of the body showed no signs of foul play, but he also said authorities were still piecing to¥gether the specific details of his death. ÒHe was not dressed to be swimming in the pool, I can say that,Ó Burger said. An autopsy will be performed on Monday in Galveston Coun¥ty. Burger expects results from toxicology tests to come back in about three weeks. Burger said about 100 peo¥ple, including Ò4 or 5Ó other Tex¥ans players, attended SmithÕs par¥ty on Saturday night. Burger said no Houston coaches or other staff members were there. Witnesses told police that Crenshaw was last seen by party guests near the pool about 2 a.m. ÒApparently, he stayed out there by himself,Ó Burger said. ÒIn the morning, when people woke up and went outside, they discov¥ered him in the pool.Ó The Texans open the regular season against Indianapolis on Sunday. ÒWe are aware of the situation,Ó general manager Rick Smith said in a statement Sunday. ÒWe are gathering facts and have no fur¥ther comment at this time.Ó The 6-foot-4, 295-pound Smith is about to start his eighth season, and third with the Tex¥ans. HeÕs started 31 of 32 games for Houston since signing with the team as a free agent before the 2009 season. Smith was orig¥inally a fifth-round pick by Ar¥izona in the 2004 draft out of Oklahoma State. Burger said no charges have been filed in CrenshawÕs death. ÒIt doesnÕt appear that thereÕs been any crime here,Ó Burger said. NEWS BRIEFLY State Fair of Texas food items judged by creativity, taste DALLAS Ñ Buffalo chicken in a flapjack and fried bubblegum are the judgesÕ top picks for the best and most creative foods that will be available this year at the State Fair of Texas. The buffalo chicken flapjack is a chicken strip coated in flapjack bat¥ter and jalapeno bread crumbs and then fried. It was voted Best Taste in the Big Tex Choice Awards com¥petition Monday. Fried bubblegum is described by fair officials as a bubblegum¥flavored marshmallow dipped in batter and Òlightly fried to perfection.Ó It was voted Most Creative. Other deep-fried concoctions in the competition were pineapple upside down cake, salsa and chips, a banana rolled in a flour tortilla, a sausage and sauerkraut ball and a pastry filled with pumpkin and cream cheese. The fair starts Sept. 30 ÑAssociated Press Nine-day trial will examine legality of voting district map By April Castro The Associated Press AUSTIN Ñ Opponents of a new Republican congressional redistrict¥ing plan in Texas are hoping to prove in federal court the plan illegally di¥lutes minority voting strength. A trial to determine the legality of the redrawn congressional and state House districts is set to begin Tues¥day before a three-judge panel in San Antonio. Several lawsuits filed against the plans have been consol¥idated into one and will be consid¥ered during the nine-day trial. The new congressional map was designed by the GOP-led Legislature and signed by Republican Gov. Rick Perry. It was drawn with the goal of protecting and possibly expanding the GOPÕs 23-9 majority in TexasÕ delegation in Washington. The state constitution requires the Texas Leg¥islature to redraw voting lines once a decade to reflect population changes as measured by the U.S. Census. Democrats argue the Republican plan splits Hispanic and black com¥munities so that conservative white residents would be more likely to win seats in Congress. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, whose office serves as the stateÕs attorney, did not return calls seeking comment. In court filings, Abbott contends the map maintains or increases the ability of minori¥ty voters to elect their candidate of choice in each district. The new map adds four seats to reflect population growth, driv¥en mostly by Hispanics. More than 87 percent of the stateÕs growth has been among minorities, and activ¥ists have called for more representa¥tion for those groups. The Voting Rights Act requires map drawers to give special protec¥tion to districts that contain mostly minorities. Hispanics have tended to favor Democrats, but they tradi- NEWS BRIEFLY Rep. Giffords returns to Houston after brief visit to Arizona TUCSON Ñ U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Gif¥fords has returned to Houston follow¥ing a brief weekend visit to Arizona. She arrived in Tucson Friday eve¥ning with her husband, retired astro¥naut and Navy Capt. Mark Kelly. Her spokesman, Mark Kimble, confirmed to The Associated Press Monday af¥ternoon the Arizona lawmaker de¥parted Monday. Kimble called the weekend trip very uneventful for Giffords as she contin¥ues to recover from a head wound suf¥fered Jan. 8 when a gunman opened fire outside a Tucson-area grocery store while meeting constituents. It was her second trip to Arizona since being discharged from a Hous¥ton rehab hospital in June. Workers return to oil platforms in Gulf of Mexico after storm NEW ORLEANS Ñ Federal offi¥cials say offshore oil and gas work¥ers in the Gulf of Mexico are going back to platforms and rigs that had been evacuated because of Tropical Storm Lee. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Man¥agement, Regulation, and Enforce¥ment said Monday in a news release that 232 production platforms and 24 rigs had been evacuated. That meant about 38 percent of the total 617 manned platforms and 33 percent of the 70 drilling rigs operating in the Gulf were evacuated. BOEMRE said the evacuations had shut in 61 percent of the oil production and 46 percent of the natural gas pro¥duction in the Gulf. The rigs and platforms will be in¥spected for damage and then brought back online Ñ Compiled from Associated Press reports tionally have not turned out to vote in comparatively high numbers. Matt Angle, a political strate¥gist who is representing a group of plaintiffs in the case, called the Re¥publican-drawn map Òcynical.Ó ÒTheyÕre playing games with numbers,Ó he said. ÒThey say they created two new Hispanic districts but they didnÕt.Ó He argues the new map simply replaces two existing minority seats with new ones and added four mostly white, GOP¥dominated seats. ÒAnglos make up only 45.3 percent of TexasÕ population, but under the Republican map, Anglos will control 70 percent of the districts,Ó he said. Democrats have complained the map splits the Austin area into five districts, denying the most Demo¥cratic part of the state a single seat and making it difficult for Democrat¥ic Rep. Lloyd Doggett, a perennial antagonist of Republican leaders, to get re-elected. His Austin-based dis¥trict would favor a Republican candi¥date in a mostly white district stretch¥ing from Austin to Fort Worth. ÒRepublicans donÕt want Trav¥is County to serve as the base of any district because Travis County is one of the few places in the state that, as a county, votes Democratic and has Anglos that are Democrats,Ó he said. ÒThey want to pack minori¥ty voters into as few districts as pos¥sible and crack a few of them into safe Republican districts.Ó Under the Voting Rights Act, new Texas maps must be cleared by the U.S. Dept. of Justice to ensure the changes do not diminish minority representation. That case is pending in Washington. The three-judge panel in San An¥tonio has said the trial will last nine days, ending Sept. 16. Proceedings have been sped up in order to meet several election deadlines before the March 2012 primary. Mississippi hay relieves Texas farmers during long drought By Ernest Herndon neck trailers to 18-wheelers, haul-Although heÕs shipping plenty to ones that they really like because The Associated Press ing hay to Texas.Ó Texas, ÒweÕre going to make sure we they stack on the trailers really nice. SpiersÕ load was cut and baled by have enough hay for local folks,Ó ThereÕs no overhang,Ó Hay said. MCCOMB, Miss. Ñ ItÕs a classic Derwood Brady, Chris Ham and Dupuy said. ÒThank goodness weÕve got it to scene: a tractor loading bales of hay Warren Terrell. At three bales per Amite County Agent Rich-send them, but itÕs just a drop in the onto a flatbed trailer. Only these acre, SpiersÕ truck was toting the ard Hay said word about the Tex-bucket. ItÕs a pretty dire and desper¥days that trailer is likely to belong yield of nearly 13 acres. as shortage started spreading in late ate situation, but weÕre doing what to an 18-wheeler, as local farmers Dupuy said his hay-selling part-July and early August via emails, we can. WeÕre shipping them a lot ship their hay to drought-plagued ner, Steve Brady, was contacted by newsletters, Facebook, websites and of hay, I can tell you that.Ó Texas. a man in Kilgore who needed hay. meetings. Mississippi landowners have had On a recent morning, driver Dupuy said he heard reports that Much of Texas hasnÕt received their own problems producing hay Mike Spiers of Inlaws & Outlaws some Texans were having to buy rain in two or three months, which this year. Trucking of Tylertown cinched the bad hay at inflated prices. coupled with intense heat has sav-ÒThere is a hay shortage, but we tie-down straps on 38 round bales ÒWeÕre selling them hay on the aged the hay crop there. seemed to get a little reprieve with of hay in Buddy DupuyÕs field on same prices we charge locally,Ó Du-Southwest Mississippi farmers July because we did get a little bit of Mississippi Highway 24 west of puy said, who grows Bermuda, ba-stepped up to the plate, selling hay rain, which allowed us to cut hay in McComb. hia and Argentina bahia grasses. at the regular rate with the Texas August,Ó Hay said. ÒThis is my 20th load,Ó said Spi-ÒWeÕve got some nice hay fields,Ó residents footing the freight costs, Inlaws & Outlaws Trucking ers, whoÕs been hauling a load a day he said. ÒWeÕre running, golly, every Hay said. Co. owner Danny Lea said by cell to Kilgore, Texas. day, and by the time we get one cut, A bale sells for $25 to $30. Ship-phone from Marshall, Texas, ÒIÕve ÒEvery evening [when] I get un-the back field is ready to make a re-ping adds an estimated $50 to $75 got people waiting in line for me to loaded and start back this way there run. WeÕre looking at trying to get per bale, depending on distance. bring the hay to them. ThereÕs that must be 40, 50 trucks, from goose-three to four cuttings this year.Ó ÒThe 4 by 5 [foot] bales are the big a shortage.Ó Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff Texas Governor Rick Perry addresses the press and community members from the Bastrop Convention Center regarding the wildfires burning throughout Texas on Monday afternoon. Firefighters Steven Smith, left, and Nate Young, right, put on flame¥retardant suits in the Bluebonnet Volunteer Fire Department in Cedar Park, Texas on Monday. Hoses lie coiled on the floor of Bluebonnet Volunteer Fire Sta Thomas Allision Daily Texan Staff WILDFIRES RAVAGE HILL COUNTRY A roaring wildfire raced through rain-starved farm and ranchland in Central Texas on Monday, destroying nearly 500 homes during a rapid advance that was fanned in part by howling winds from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. At least 5,000 people were forced from their homes in Bastrop County about 25 miles east of Austin, and about 400 were in emergency shelters, officials said. Strong winds and drought conditions al¥lowed the fire to travel quickly over somewhat hilly terrain, burning through pine and cedar trees and wiping out subdi¥visions as well as ranchland. The blaze consumed as much as 25,000 acres along a line that stretched for about 16 miles, Texas Forest Service officials said. ÑThe Associated Press er drops a fire retardant to help contain a wildfire burning through parts of Cedar Creek, Texas. Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff Patricia Bloodworth-Neville and her daughter Bailey Neville, 12, watch as a wild¥fires in Bastrop County, Texas consumes land near their home. Trent Lesikar Daily Texan Staff Bastrop County resident John Raworth and his two dogs watch as a wild¥fire jumps the street in their Central Texas neighborhood. Trent Lesikar Daily Texan Staff 10 LIFE&ARTS Tuesday, September 6, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Aleksander Chan, Life&Arts Editor | (512) 232-2209 | dailytexan@gmail.com By Jessica Lee Daily Texan Staff With Blockbuster filing for bank¥ruptcy last year and closing about 900 of its stores, it may come as a surprise that local video stores such as Vulcan Video and Waterloo Records & Vid¥eo are still able to keep in business. ÒNationally, the trend is for brick and mortar stores to close,Ó said Vulcan Video north manager Greg Nance. ÒWeÕre still hanging in there.Ó And with more and more con¥sumers opting to join Netflix, Nance can only hope that people will con¥tinue to do their business with him. Advertising senior Laine Higgins enjoys browsing the selection at Vul¥can and talking with the staff about the recent rental he just finished. But after joining Netflix five months ago, Higgins found himself frequenting Vulcan Video less and less. ÒThe guys at the store thought I went out of town for awhile,Ó Hig¥gins said. ÒIf I were ever to go to Vul¥can while I had the account, it was because it was so much faster than waiting for a DVD in the mail.Ó Last week, Netflix increased the price of its streaming plus DVD by mail plan from $9.99 to $15.98, a 60-percent increase. Consumers can now choose between two plans. One allows them to stream both a selec¥tion of movies online and keep one DVD (or more) at a time. The other plan allows customers to just stream NetflixÕs online movie library. The raise in price has many consumers like Higgins dropping the DVD por¥tion of their plans. ÒIt is going to cost about the same to go back to Vulcan, which is much more convenient than waiting on DVDs in the mail,Ó Higgins said. Waterloo Records manager Kelsey Wickliffe disagrees that locality is the key to video store success. ÒIÕd like to think there are some people that just like to support local,Ó Wickliffe said. ÒIt seems less and less these days.Ó But radio-television-film profes¥sor Tom Schatz disagrees. He said he believes Vulcan has managed to sur¥vive due to its ability to understand the Austin film community. ÒThe Austin art scene is intense,Ó Schatz said. ÒBut VulcanÕs selec¥tion has been steadily growing, and it is identifying areas that Netflix is not touching.Ó Computer science senior Alex Ingraham opts to rent from Vul¥can when he wants to watch a for¥eign film or movie that Netflix doesnÕt have. ÒThey have an interesting col¥lection of bizarre VHS films that never got made into DVDs,Ó In¥graham said. ÒA lot of them were made in Austin, and itÕs fun to look through them.Ó Those who choose to downgrade to the streaming option on Netflix may notice a thinner library. Starz, a premium cable network, will pull its content from Netflix in March due to a disagreement over its contract. According to Wickliffe, it is Water¥looÕs wide selection that has custom¥ers choosing their store over Netflix. ÒWe have things in stock that simply arenÕt available on Netflix,Ó Wickliffe said. ÒFor the avid moviegoer, we are still a good option.Ó But Wickliffe said that Water¥looÕs DVD sales are slowly declining. ÒItÕs the sale of used merchandise that really keeps us afloat,Ó Wick¥liffe said. ÒBut even used DVD pric¥es continue to go down and down and down.Ó Schatz said that DVDs are becom¥ing obsolete just as VHS did before it. He worries that local video stores will fail to make the changes neces¥sary to adapt to new technology. A variety of other options are drawing consumers away from vid¥eo rental stores. Hulu Plus boasts a partnership with the Criterion Col¥lection, a selection of classic films. Another option, video on demand, allows cable customers to order new releases from their television. Red¥box has also proven to be a conve¥nient option. Located in front busy stores, customers can rent new re¥leases by the day. But for now, Schatz commends Vulcan on its success. ÒItÕs a mom¥and-pop operation thatÕs local and consumer friendly,Ó Schatz said. ÒThereÕs value there.Ó No one really knows what the fu¥ture has in store for the movie rent¥al business, but Nance believes there will always be people who prefer to rent. ÒAs long as Austin will keep sup¥porting us,Ó Nance said, Òwe will stay in business.Ó CD REVIEW TRIPPER HellaÕs new album a ÔspasticÕ success By Eli Wilson Daily Texan Staff With odd-metered time signa¥tures, challenging rhythmic pat¥terns and spontaneous transi¥tions, math-rock is a genre that tests the limits of both the musi¥cian and the listener. Don Cabal¥lero and King Crimson are the godfathers of math-rock, paving the way for groups like The Mars Volta, and more recently, Hel¥la. Hella is the Ren & Stimpy of math-rock: chaotic, intimidating and strangely enjoyable, this dy¥namic duo serves up a heaping plate of odd-metered, spastic mu¥sic that will have your body dislo¥cated in a matter of milliseconds. Sargent House, known for shel¥tering on-the-rise bands such as Maps & Atlases, Zechs Mar¥quise and well-known groups such as the Omar Rodriguez Lo¥pez Group, has been the nur¥turing mother to HellaÕs growth, which has consisted of four stu¥dio albums, lineup changes and a very bloody snare drum (those who are devout Hella followers will understand). Now, returning with their fifth album, Tripper, Hella proves that they have what it takes to tame their otherworld¥ly sound and still remain true to their spastic nature. On opening track ÒHeadless,Ó the group treads in familiar ter¥ritory, serving up buzzing gui¥tar and cracking drums that are reminiscent of their debut album, Hold Your Horse Is. ÒYubacoreÓ epitomizes the bandÕs growth; transitions from delightfully ca¥cophonous guitar riffs from Spen¥cer Seim, to polyrhythmic, body¥numbing drums from Zach Hill, the song explodes with droning guitars and off-the-wall drum¥ming patterns. ÒPsycho BroÓ al¥lows Hill to show off his self¥taught technique. Pounding his bass pedal as if he were a living in¥carnate of John Bonham with an abundance of hyperactivity, Hill easily shifts between every part of his set, his thumping bass fighting against the snap, crackle and pop of his snare and cymbals. SeimÕs syncopated and pow¥erful guitar is matrimonial with ZachÕs destructive, and captivat¥ing drumming style. They com¥pliment one another with simul¥taneous hits, or call-and-response patterns that are absolutely im¥pressive. The duoÕs style is peppered with punk, experimental and noise rock. Songs such as, ÒLong Hair,Ó or ÒOn the Record,Ó a two¥minute, 17-second hardcore punk roller coaster, indicate the duoÕs ability to incorporate sounds and styles that started off with fellow California rock acts such as, the Dead Kennedys, Circle Jerks and Suicidal Tendencies. Hella is not for the faint of heart; they confidently throw hard-to-digest material at their listeners, testing their limits. Sim¥ilar to label mates Tera Melos, Hella has learned to channel their chaotic energy, creating an album that feels much more controlled and organic compared to past re¥leases. Hella will not be a household name any time soon, but the duoÕs growth as a band and as musi¥cians is undoubtedly apparent. Veteran or recently introduced, Tripper will have you tripping, but in all the right ways. Tripper Hella Genre: Rock For those who like: Don Caballero, Tera Melos Grade: B+ CD REVIEW SISTER VAGABOND Survivor utilizes theatrics, versatility in blues album By Armando Arrona Daily Texan Staff With her newest album Sister Vagabond, Los Angeles-based art¥ist Candye Kane once again sings the blues. Even if you are not fa¥miliar with her lifeÕs struggles, from a troubled childhood to recently even fighting pancreatic cancer, her powerful vocals have all the authen¥ticity of a survivor still going strong. KaneÕs vocals, backed with clev¥er lyrics and excellent instrumen¥tation from her band, make a sol¥id blues album. KaneÕs versatility as a vocalist shines through in the albumÕs 13 tracks. With the first two songs ÒI Love to Love YouÓ and ÒLove Insur¥ance,Ó she delivers an aching sweet¥ness that can turn without warning to a passionate howl when she sings ÒHelp me drive my blues away.Ó On ÒHard Knock Gal,Ó Kane uses sinister lyrics and a smooth, growl¥ing delivery to sketch a picture of the quintessential femme fatale who Òloves them and leaves themÓ and doesnÕt Òcare if she goes to hell.Ó As a blues album, sorrowful songs about a lost love feature prominent¥ly. With ÒWalkinÕ, TalkinÕ, Haunted House,Ó Kane uses a moaning deliv¥ery and a theatrical performance to sing about a woman who will nev¥er get over losing the one she loves. This sentiment is backed with the more traditional ÒDown With the BluesÓ that gives the listener a qui¥eter, more somber image of a wom¥an whose only dependable friends when she is troubled are a street lamp and the glow from the moon. However, Kane counters her gloomier numbers with some truly life-affirming tracks like ÒYou CanÕt Hurt Me AnymoreÓ and ÒI Deserve LoveÓ in which she croons about how even though the man she loved has Òdone her wrongÓ she will still carry on with her life because she deserves something better. Praise should also go to KaneÕs longtime collaborator Laura Chavez, who gives the listener im¥pressive guitar work that brings back memories of greats like Otis Rush and Magic Sam. With Sister Vagabond, Candye Kane continues the tradition start¥ed by older blues singers like Bessie Smith and Koko Taylor of a woman who, though scarred by the hard¥ships of a difficult life, is ultimate¥ly a survivor. Sister Vagabond Candye Kane Genre: Blues For those who like: Bessie Smith, Koko Taylor Grade: A Cotone offers handmade Italian fashion By Neha Aziz Daily Texan Staff Decorated with a beautiful French-Italian fusion and a touch of Texan flair, Cotone Clothing Boutique fills its walls with ornate signs in colors of rich purples and blues displaying ex¥pressions like ÒLa Dolce Vita,Ó ÒWhen in RomeÓ and ÒFrom Italy with Love.Ó On the opposite side, there are signs that read ÒTexasÓ and ÒLonghornsÓ in burnt orange to blend in with the UT atmosphere. ÒI did a lot of research, I was in Los Angeles for a few years and I want¥ed something new that was in a cool eclectic city with young people. I looked into the scene in Austin and found that it had this unique culture of bars, art and music incompara¥ble to anything else,Ó owner Alex De Mola said. Some businesses located on the Drag have suffered from a dwin¥dling number of customers and high cost of rent. Notably, Wish Boutique shut its doors last summer. Open¥ing a business in this area for most is very risky. ÒI was confident with the students and the brand and what I wanted to pursue. I was scared a little by the location due to businesses closing down, but overall I was excited,Ó De Mola said. Cotone, the Italian translation for cotton, opened in early August and sells handmade clothing from Ita¥ly with very few clothes made in the United States. The store has racks of off-the-shoulder tops, loose-fit¥ting tanks, cable-knit sweaters and skirts. The clothing is unique in that all pieces are cotton-based and most are one-size-fits-all. Cotone also has an assortment of jewelry ranging from chunky to delicate bracelets and necklaces. De Mola said his interest in fash¥ion traces back to his grandmother, who worked as a seamstress in Mi-lan and whom he spent time with while she worked. After his cous¥in got a job working for clothing de¥signer Valentino, his interest in fash¥ion increased. De MolaÕs wife, Morgan, who helps decorate the boutique, saw that local clothing styles were notably disparate. ÒI noticed that there was this kind of style gap. I would see girls shop at either Forever 21 or Neimen Mar¥cus. We wanted to find a medi¥um between the two and give girls more options to shop. We wanted to fill this style gap with easygoing and trendy clothing,Ó Morgan De Mola said. ÒWe come from Italy, but we are looking for American college girls who live their lives, experience style and most importantly feel comfort¥able with who they are.Ó YOUR COPY OF THE DAILY TEXAN Weight WatcherÕs founder remains true to her principles By Matt Sedensky The Associated Press Jean Nidetch ambles down the hallway of the senior community where she lives, two cups of Coca-Cola teetering on her walker. In her one-bedroom apartment, there are Klondike bars in the freezer and, in the fridge, Baileys Irish Cream beside Chinese take-out. If these donÕt seem the trappings of the woman who founded Weight Watchers, donÕt be alarmed. At 87, Nidetch has earned some allowances. Besides, she says, she doesnÕt touch most of the stuff anyway. Fifty years after Nidetch went on the diet that changed her life, she says she still lives by most of the ideals she espoused when she started the inter¥national weight loss group 50 years ago at her New York City home. And among the many thousands of Weight Watchers leaders who have followed in her footsteps, her name alone still prompts wide eyes, rapt at¥tention and unflinching reverence. David Kirchhoff, Weight WatchersÕ current chief executive, says heÕll nev¥er forget when he finally met Nide¥tch, three years ago at a convention in Orlando. He introduced her to a crowd of Weight Watchers leaders that gasped, grabbed for cameras and rushed the stage. ÒI felt like I was at a Rolling Stones concert,Ó Kirchhoff said. ÒThe whole place just completely erupted.Ó When Nidetch moved to Florida a few years ago, she found residents in her Broward County complex would whisper ÒThatÕs her,Ó as she passed. SheÕs grown to enjoy the attention. After all, people recognize her for do¥ing something sheÕs proud of. Nidetch struggled with her weight from an early age. As a child grow-Alan Diaz | Associated Press ing up in Brooklyn, she remembers In this photo taken July 18, Jean Nidetch, founder of Weight Watchers, is shown at her home in Parkland, Fla. Fifty years after Nidetch went on the diet that changed her life, she says struggling to squeeze out from her she still lives by most of the ideals she espoused when she started the international weight loss group 50 years ago. desk during a fire drill and by the time she was 38, in 1961, she was woman sitting next to her saying. ÒSo Nidetch knew it, she was a recogniz-about $71 million. red shirt and a white sweater on a Nidetch says she doesnÕt even carrying 214 pounds on her 5-foot-do I,Ó she replied. able face, sitting beside Johnny Car-Today, though, Nidetch lives sim-recent visit. And she still keeps her crave the foods she once did, but 7 frame. She had tried nearly every-So, in time, she began relaying the son on television or staring out from ply. In a 2009 autobiography, ÒThe weight steady, stepping on the scale that even if she did, she wouldnÕt thing, but decided to give a New York message to a group of friends that boxes in the frozen food aisle. Fran-Jean Nidetch Story,Ó she said, sim-regularly to make sure sheÕs on tar-touch them. ÒWhen youÕve reach City Board of Health obesity clinic a gathered in her living room. Friends chises were opened, a cookbook sold ply, ÒIÕm not a millionaire anymore.Ó get. She most recently weighed in my age,Ó she said, ÒyouÕve already shot. brought friends and soon dozens millions and by 1968, the company Asked by a reporter recently, she said at 142 pounds, precisely the goal decided how you want to live.Ó The tips she heard were simple: were crowding in. went public with adherents across the ÒMaybe I am, I donÕt know.Ó weight she reached in 1962. As for breakfast, that most im-No skipping meals. Fish five times a A hallmark of NidetchÕs group was globe.BythetimethecompanyÕs10th Though she has slowed a bit from She does allow some excep-portant meal of the day, which week. Two pieces of bread and two sharing the dark secrets of compul-birthday came, it was so popular the her younger years, Nidetch is still tions at her age. She drinks regu-Nidetch always told her followers glasses of skim milk a day. More sive eating with others who under-occasion was marked with a massive feisty as ever, and is blunt when she lar soda, not diet, because her doc-to make sure they ate? She skips fruits and vegetables. stood. She never thought of it as a gathering at Madison Square Garden, boils down her advice to dieters: tor warned her away from artificial it now, opting to rise late and start The first week, she lost two pounds, business, but two of her participants some 16,000 people in attendance, ÒDrop the damn fork!Ó she says. sweeteners. Much of the Weight her day with lunch. but she dreaded going to meetings Ñ Felice and Al Lippert Ñ convinced Bob Hope on stage and a snaking line Nidetch, who is twice divorced, Watchers-unfriendly foods in her K i r c h h o f f g a s p s w h e n because of the way the clinicÕs leader herotherwiseandpapersweredrawn waiting for her autograph. still maintains a touch of glam-house, she says, were brought by told, but admits sheÕs allowed delivered information and how dis-up in 1963 to make it official. By the time Nidetch and the Lip-our from her higher-profile days, her son David and go untouched. some leniency. cussion seemed discouraged. Weight Watchers was born. perts decided to sell the company dying her wavy hair blonde and ÒSometimes I have trouble get-ÒAt 87,Ó Nidetch said, Òyou have ÒI hate it here,Ó she remembers a The company grew fast and before to H.J. Heinz Co. in 1978, it fetched wearing gold hoop earrings, a frilly ting her to eat,Ó he said. a right to sleep.Ó 2 4 3 7 1 3 8 1 6 9 1 3 3 9 7 8 2 5 1 5 2 9 9 7 6 7 3 4 1 2 FridayÕs solution SUD OKU FOR YOU 3 8 4 7 1 2 9 6 5 1 9 5 6 4 8 7 2 3 2 6 7 5 3 9 8 4 1 9 3 2 4 8 5 6 1 7 8 4 6 1 9 7 3 5 2 7 5 1 3 2 6 4 9 8 6 7 9 2 5 3 1 8 4 4 2 8 9 7 1 5 3 6 5 1 3 8 6 4 2 7 9 Disgruntled students sue culinary schools By Terence Chea reer Education Corp.Õs chain of 16 community college to become a The publicly traded company, The Associated Press Le Cordon Bleu cooking schools. nurse or dietitian. Without the set-which operates more than 90 ca- Journey, however, may get some tlement money, she will be paying reer scolleges worldwide, agreed to Food enthusiasts have been en-of her money back. Under a pend-for that culinary certificate for an-settle the San Francisco lawsuits be¥rolling in culinary school in grow-ing $40 million settlement in state other 15 years. cause they were too expensive to lit¥ing numbers, lured by dreams of court, Career Education Corp. has ÒWas it worth the money and igate and distracting to employees, working as gourmet chefs or open-agreed to offer rebates up to $20,000 the time to have this loan hang-Spencer said. ing their own restaurants. to 8,500 students who attended the ing over my head?Ó she asked. Enrollment at for-profit colleg- For many graduates, however, academy between 2003 and 2008. ÒAbsolutely not.Ó es and trade schools has surged those dreams have turned into fi-In 2004, Journey was a recent Two other Le Cordon Bleu over the past decade, fueled by fed¥nancial nightmares, as they strug-high school graduate, dreaming of schools Ñ the California School of eral student aid that makes up as gle to pay off hefty student loans opening her own bakery, when she Culinary Arts in Los Angeles and much as 90 percent of revenue at and find work in a cutthroat indus-enrolled in a 7-month program in the Western Culinary Institute in many institutions. Profit-driven ca¥try known for its long hours and pastry and baking arts at the San Portland Ñ also face lawsuits from reer colleges are facing heavy crit¥low pay. Francisco school. Recruiters con-former students who say they were icism for their aggressive recruit- Now, some former students are vinced her it was a worthwhile in-duped by deceptive advertising, ing and marketing practices, as sion to borrow $45,000 to attend After realizing he wouldnÕt be suing for-profit cooking schools to vestment and helped her borrow particularly the schoolsÕ job place-well as their graduatesÕ low rates of the California Culinary Academy able to earn enough to cover his get their money back, saying they $30,000 to pay for it. ment rates. loan repayment. in 2005, when the Silicon Valley student loans, he decided to stick were misled by recruiters about After finishing the program, the Schaumburg, Ill.-based Career Students who attend for-profit software engineer was looking for with software engineering. Five the value of culinary education and only job she could find paid $8 an Education denies that its recruit-institutions represented 12 percent a career change. years later, he said heÕs barely made their job prospects after graduation. hour to work the night shift at an ing and marketing practices are ille-of all college students in 2009, but ÒThey did a great job of selling a dent in paying off his culinary ÒThey just oversold it and pushed Oregon bakery. ÒSomething any-gal, but its schools recently changed 43 percent of those who defaulted it to me,Ó Foist said. ÒI was kind of school debt, though the settle¥it. They made misleading statements one could have gotten without a cu-their policies to Òensure that stu-on federal student loans, accord-tricked into believing that I would ment money will help if it comes to lure you in,Ó said Emily Journey, linary certificate,Ó she said. dents understand that we are not ing to a recent report by The Ed-become a highly regarded chef in through. 26, a plaintiff in a class-action law-Journey, who now lives in Ba-promising any specific job out-ucation Trust, an education advo-the San Francisco area and that His advice to people contem¥suit against San FranciscoÕs Califor-kersfield, has abandoned her bak-comes or salaries,Ó spokesman Mark cacy group. I would make a lot more money plating culinary school: ÒDonÕt go. nia Culinary Academy, part of Ca-erÕs dream and now plans to attend Spencer said. Matt Foist, 46, regrets his deci-than the reality turned out to be.Ó Go to a community college.Ó ADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. 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ÒSo if it is, so be it.Ó ference soon Stoops stopped short on specu¥ if the Big 12 lating what might happen or say¥ dissolves as the ing what he prefers. Pac-12 looks like a probable Oklahoma president David Boren destination for said just before the seasonÕs opening the Longhorns and Sooners. weekend that the Sooners would de¥ cide within the next three weeks, if not sooner, if they would leave the Big 12 for another conference. ÒAs long as we get to play, IÕll go play wherever,Ó Stoops said during the Big 12 coachesÕ weekly confer¥ence call. ÒIÕve got great faith in [the president and AD], so for me to say what IÕd prefer wouldnÕt be right to do.Ó With half the Big 12 heading into an off week, after all 10 teams won their openers at home, there are more questions about the fu¥ture of the league. After trimming down to 10 teams with the losses of Nebraska (Big Ten) and Colorado (Pac-12), Mary Kang the Big 12 hadnÕt even opened its Daily Texan Staff new season before Texas A&M last week formally announced its in-have reached out to his league re-There is more uncertainty for want to end up.Ó ÒI would hope that our league ference that started in the 1920s, to tention to leave the league. cently. Scott wouldnÕt say who they teams such as Kansas, Kansas Second-year Kansas coach could somehow stay together and the evolvement into the Big 8 and The Aggies are expected to ap-were, but said he was listening even State, Baylor and Iowa State should Turner Gill insists he is not too survive. I guess it doesnÕt look like later the Big 12. ply for membership to the South-though he wasnÕt recruiting new the Big 12 crumble. concerned and has confidence in that that is going to happen,Ó Gun-ÒYou canÕt afford to get caught eastern Conference as early as this members for his league. Brown acknowledged that he Big 12 leadership, including the dy said during his weekly availabil-up in the politics of whatÕs taking week when they are one of the Stoops said his focus is on play-feels sorry for some teams that presidents and chancellors of the ity on the Stillwater campus. ÒOr place in our conference,Ó Snyder teams with an open date. ing sixth-ranked Florida State on may be left scrambling if there leagueÕs schools. maybe somebody could come in said. ÒThatÕs for somebody else.Ó ÒI did not think it would come Sept. 17 after an open date. Brown are changes, but pointed out that ÒI believe that the Big 12 Con-because I like the Big 12. I like this BaylorÕs Art Briles, whose team up again,Ó Texas head coach Mack is getting his Longhorns ready to last year things were Òall over the ference will be standing strong at part of the country, I like the re-is coming off a 50-48 opening win Brown said about questions of the play BYU on Saturday. placeÓ before Texas and Oklahoma some point in time,Ó Gill said. ÒHow cruiting aspects of it. IÕm not afraid over defending Rose Bowl champi-Big 12Õs future. ÒI thought it was Of course, those powerhouse decided to stay put. it all shakes out, I donÕt know, but I to say that. I like the rivalries that on TCU, said he isnÕt really think¥over for at least 10 years.Ó teams will be fine no matter what ÒWe were told last year we could do have confidence that there will we have in this league.Ó ing about what might happen There had been interest from happens. join any league in the country we be a Big 12 Conference.Ó Kansas State coach Bill Sny-since he canÕt change it. The coach the then-Pac-10 last summer of ÒIt seems like thereÕs about five wanted to if it changed. WeÕve been Two days after Oklahoma State der said he has addressed his team doesnÕt plan to talk to his players Texas and Oklahoma, along with different scenarios out there that told we could go independent, so billionaire booster Boone Pickens about the situation, telling them to about it unless they ask, and none Oklahoma State and Texas Tech, everybody thinks are guaranteed thereÕs going to be something re-said he didnÕt think the Big 12 will take care of Òwhat is really signif-of them have asked. heading West as potentially part of to be the case,Ó Brown said. ÒIÕve ally good for Texas at the end of last much longer and believes the icantÓ for them on the field play-ÒI have absolutely no control a 16-team league. got my hands full with Brigham this,Ó Brown said. ÒOur school will Cowboys eventually will end up in ing games. over whatÕs happening,Ó Missouri Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Young on Saturday night and I be OK regardless of what happens, the Pac-12, head coach Mike Gun-Snyder shared with his players coach Gary Pinkel said. ÒIÕm just Scott said Saturday before the Ore-know weÕre in the Big 12 until the and thatÕs not the case for every-dy said he hopes thatÕs not neces-some of the history of Kansas State, going to focus on our big game this gon-LSU game in Texas that schools end of the year.Ó body. ... WeÕll end up where we sarily the case. from being part of the Big 6 Con-week against Arizona State.Ó Tuesday, September 6, 2011 SPORTS 15 PATIENCE Texas forward Vanessa continues from PAGE 16 Ibewuike fights for position in have been because of TexasÕ ability to hold onto the ball and force the the LonghornsÕ 2-0 win over Big Green to chase. With 17 players playing sig¥nificant time for the Horns, Tex¥as was able to wear down Dart- Dartmouth on Sunday. It was the second straight match Ibewuike mouth and the match started to scored and present Texas opportunities late TexasÕ fifth in the second half. consecutive Ibewuike set up the second goal victory. with a wonderful cross that Hannah Higgins finished for her first goal of the season. Higgins had another op¥ portunity to score in the 87th min¥ ute, but Dartmouth keeper Tatiana Saunders made an excellent save to keep the score at 2-0. The win was TexasÕ fifth straight after starting off the season with a loss. The major change for Texas has been the defense that has only given up one goal during their current five game-winning streak. ÒI feel like we have been solid in the back, even today we didnÕt real¥ ly give up a goal or scoring chances,Ó Petrucelli said. The foundation of the defense has been keeper Alexa Gaul, who had three saves and a shutout on Sunday. The junior goalie is now tied with Jamie Strong and Cami Varnadore for the second most Danielle Villasana career shutouts. Daily Texan Staff DOUBTS continues from PAGE 16 ASH continues from PAGE 16 after the first half and put up 21 points in the second. ÒThis week that will be a focus for us: starting fast and coming out of the gate and not really feel¥ing it out but just going out there with confidence,Ó said quarter¥back Garrett Gilbert, who threw for 239 yards. Gilbert connected with Mike Da¥vis on a 56-yard pass and a 55-yard bomb, each of which set up a score. Still, he struggled to find receivers on some of the shorter routes and completed 13 of 23 passes. ÒI thought Garrett did a good job of throwing the ball with authority,Ó said offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin. ÒSome of the deep throws, he got back there and let it fly and was right on target.Ó Gilbert, who beat out three oth¥ers in fall camp for the starting job, didnÕt turn the ball over and made a several plays with his feet Ñ two things the coaches stressed heading into the game. Ò[Gilbert] comes out of the game with what he needed, and thatÕs confidence,Ó said head coach Mack Brown. ÒAnd the team came out of the game with what they needed, and thatÕs confidence in him.Ó The LonghornsÕ young sec¥ondary fared well, though the corners were not tested much as the Owls elected to play conser¥vatively on offense. Texas kept Rice at bay for most of the game, but the Owls did move the ball some and drove inside the LonghornsÕ 25-yard line three times, including one trip to the red zone. The defense, though, tight¥ened up when they needed to. ÒThey got in the red zone but we stopped them, they got down to the three-yard line but we stopped them, thatÕs really big for us,Ó said senior lineback¥er Keenan Robinson. ÒWe talked about, ÔdonÕt bend and definitely donÕt break,Õ and we bent a little bit but we didnÕt break.Ó Linebacker Emmanuel Acho says Ash is the Òfastest and quickest quarterback on the team.Ó And Mack Brown knows there are things that Ash can do that others on the roster simply cannot. ÒWe do have a package for David,Ó Brown said. ÒCase is the second string quarterback, but there are some things that Da¥vid can do with his feet, with movement and his ability to run and throw that will make it tough on teams to prepare for.Ó Gilbert admitted as much. ÒWeÕre a l l ver y d if fe re nt quarterbacks,Ó he said. ÒBut David does a good job of get¥ he did a great job.Ó Ash made the key play on TexasÕ first passing touch-down of the season: He threw a strong block while receiver John Harris rolled to the right and lofted a pass to Jaxon Ship¥ley Ñ as perfect a trick play as Texas has ever ran. ÒDavid made a good block on the linebacker on JohnÕs pass,Ó Gilbert said. ÒI donÕt think IÕve ever had to do that.Ó With Ash, the LonghornsÕ of fense f lexes its versatili-ty. In high school, he posted a 4.6 second 40-yard dash and rushed for 300 yards his senior year, while throwing for 3,500 the best of them, which gives Texas pooch-kick options on fourth down. More importantly, he offersGilbert some much-needed re¥lief. In asking Gilbert to throw 40 times a game last year, Tex¥as has learned that dependingtoo much on one player can be hazardous. If Ash can play Tebow and Gilbert can put up Leak-like numbers Ñ 20 touchdowns or so and 2,500 yards Ñ the L ong hor ns wi ll be in goo d shape. DonÕt get your hopes up for a national championship,though. Maybe next year. Ash just might have a bigger ting the ball to our playmakers, more. He can even punt with role by then. FOZZY continues from PAGE 16 Come and enjoy a good Ôol time! however, the Longhorns offen-and quarterback Garrett Gilbert, added Brown and Bergeron and se¥ sive line took over in the trench-who happened to have TexasÕ lon-niors like Whittaker and Johnson Enjoy free stuff from our sponsors & watch es and the Texas running backs gest run of the game Ñ a 24-yard have improved, they do. took advantage. sprint up the middle on a broken ÒIÕm glad weÕre back to Texas the game on a big screen tv under the tent!! A solid rushing attack will be play. The Longhorns didnÕt have football,Ó Allen said. ÒThatÕs been necessary to keeping the Long-the personnel to make the run-TexasÕ strength for the last 100 horns offense balanced and take ning game a point of emphasis last years or so. Running the ball is how pressure off of the passing game season. Now that the backfield has we make the fans happy.Ó THE STAT GUY Malcolm Brown puts a move on a Rice defender in the second half of TexasÕ first game. Brown ran for the 4th-most yards by a freshman in a season opener despite not touching the ball in the first half. Elisabeth Dillion Daily Texan Staff Brown impressive in Longhorn debut By Hank South Presented by Daily Texan Staff NOTABLE FRESHMEN RB DEBUTS Double Coverage & YARDS YPC YEAR OPPONENT It may be hard to believe, but at NAME one point in time Texas was Run¥ning Back U. And this past Satur¥day night could have marked its re- Jamaal Charles Ramonce Taylor 135 96 9.6 24.0 2005 2004 Louisiana-Lafayette North Texas emergence. With the likes of Earl Campbell, Ricky Williams 95 9.5 1995 Hawaii Ricky Williams, Cedric Benson and Malcolm Brown 86 5.4 2011 Rice September 3October 29 Rice others, Texas has historically dom- Kansas 85 6.5 1974 Boston College inated the ground game. But with Earl Campbell spread offenses becoming the norm September 10November 5 BYU Texas Tech in college football the past few against Boston College in 1974. botched handoff years, the Longhorns have strayed Ricky Williams burst onto the scene that resulted in ON THE WEB: October 15 November 19 Check out the Daily Oklahoma Kansas State from the physical style of play in with 95 yards and two touchdowns a fumble and a recent years, choosing to spread the against Hawaii in 1995. The versa-dropped pass. ball out to a variety of receivers and tile Ramonce Taylor had 96 yards ÒIt was a Texan blogs for more State from The Stat Guy focus on an offensive line philoso-against North Texas in 2004. Cedric good start. IÕve bit.ly/ phy that emphasizes stepping back-Benson had 64 yards on 15 carries got a long way wards to pass block rather than against New Mexico State in 2001. to go,Ó Brown said. stepping forwards to run block. The most impressive freshman ÒI have to hold on to dt_sport Times might be changing yet debut in school history belongs that ball. I had that one fumble. again. With 86 yards rushing on to Jamaal Charles, who rushed ThatÕs going to stay in my mind for a 16 carries, true freshman Malcolm for 135 yards against Louisiana-little bit.Ó Brown looked like a blast from the Lafayette in 2005. Who knows how the stud from Carter Goss FOR MORE INFORMATION Broadcast Manager & past Saturday night against Rice. Brown earned all 86 of his yards CiboloÕs Steele High School will fin- How does that stack up against in the second half after not register-ish his career as a Longhorn, but if Sponsorships CONTACT US P 512.475.6721 " !# # # !  "# E cartergoss@mail.utexas.edu previous Longhorn legends? In his ing a touch in the first. He only had historical statistics hold true, itÕll visit us at WWW.UTEXAS.EDU/TSM debut, Earl Campbell had 85 yards two negatives through the night, a probably be successful. Texas has plenty to work on after Week 1 win By Austin Laymance Daily Texan Staff With the first weekend of the college football season in the books, the Longhorns still have plenty of question marks sur¥rounding the team. Texas beat Rice 34-9 on Satur¥day in the season-opener for both schools, but the heavily-favored Longhorns did little to erase many of the doubts that followed them into this year. The defense was repeatedly gashed up the middle as the Owls ran for 130 yards on 30 carries. The Longhorns looked hesitant at times throughout the game, though it was their first in new defensive co¥ordinator Manny DiazÕs system. ÒI donÕt think we played near as well as we could have on defense,Ó said senior safety Blake Gideon. ÒThere was a little bit of just being unsure in our reads. We were read¥ing the plays quickly and then we kind of stopped.Ó Diaz, however, remained confi¥dent on Monday that his defense would correct the errors that lead to some big runs for Rice. Texas will need to take a big step for¥wards in terms of playing the run this week against a BYU team that is known for controlling the line of scrimmage. ÒI expect us to make improve¥ments on our run-fits,Ó Diaz said. ÒWhat I saw last weekend was not a giant surprise. With the new scheme, Elisabeth Dillon | Daily Texan Staff Senior defensive tackle Kheeston Randall fights off a Rice offensive lineman while trying to swat a pass away in SaturdayÕs 34-9 Texas win over the Owls. The Longhorns will look to improve their run defense before their game against BYU. and especially the movement and while for everyone to trust it. ThatÕs and make it happen.Ó liked, but the Longhorns settled in the stunting that we do up front, our what this week is all about: the con-Texas didnÕt get out to the hot run fits change a lot. It just takes a fidence to let it go, trust the run-fits start offensively that it would have DOUBTS continues on PAGE 15 FOOTBALL COLUMN Elisabeth Dillon | Daily Texan Staff David Ash, a fleet-footed freshman, saw significant playing time in TexasÕ first game as The Longhorns have a set of plays specifically designed for him. Is Ash the next Tim Tebow? By Trey Scott Daily Texan Columnist Ready for a rather improbable comparison? In 2006, a solid and steady (but certainly not spectacular) Chris Leak captained Florida to a national championship. Be¥hind him was freshman quarter¥back Tim Tebow, the most pop¥ular man on campus and master of the package plays Ñ draws, sweeps and jump-throws. So, is David Ash the next Tebow? Ash played often in TexasÕ win over Rice, lining up at split end for his first career play. He eventually began taking snaps at his natural quarterback posi¥tion, running what looked like the zone read and orchestrat¥ing many of the LonghornsÕ trick plays. He only threw one pass, a two¥yard completion to D.J. Mon¥roe. But man, that spiral sure did look pretty. Ash, a freshman from Belton, is listed as the No. 3 quarterback on the depth chart, behind Gar¥rett Gilbert and Case McCoy. But Ash saw much more quali¥ty minutes than McCoy did, so it looks like co-offensive coor¥dinator Bryan Harsin is groom¥ing him to be the next-man-up Ñ despite what the depth chart officially says Ñ should Gilbert struggle or get injured. ÒWe want to be able to get him in the game and let him get in the flow,Ó Harsin said. ÒLet him get the feel. Let him get out there and play a little bit, and then weÕll see where we go from there.Ó To be certain, Ash isnÕt Tebow. Not left-handed. Not as big, not as athletic. Probably a better pass¥er with better mechanics. Thank¥fully, not nearly as demonstrative Ñ I donÕt see him guaranteeing wins in press conferences or mak¥ing pro-life commercials with his mother any time soon. ASH continues on PAGE 15 By Anthony Mannino Daily Texan Staff It was not just the 100-degree heat and gusting winds that both¥ered the Texas offense on Sunday, but also DartmouthÕs defense. The Big Green was willing to park the bus in an effort to slow down Tex¥asÕ possession style attack. ÒThey made it hard for us, they were really organized,Ó said Texas head coach Chris Petrucelli. ÒThey prevented us from playing short balls into the middle which we like to do.Ó However, the Longhorns were pa¥tient and it paid off with two goals late in the first and second halves as Texas went on to win 2-0. The first goal was scored by this weekendÕs star, junior Vanessa Ibe¥wuike, who found the back of the net twice in as many games. A sub, Ibewuike adds explosiveness and power to the Texas offense when Whittaker starts season on right foot By Christian Corona Daily Texan Staff Maybe a change in jersey number was just what the doc¥tor ordered. In four quarters Saturday, Fozzy Whittaker scored as many touchdowns as he did all last season. The senior running back, who wears No. 2 but wore No. 28 last season, scored on a seven-yard scamper after taking a direct snap and found the end zone on a 26-yard screen play. ÒFozzy has one speed, and thatÕs full [speed],Ó said co-offen¥sive coordinator Bryan Harsin. ÒHeÕs just a dirt dog. HeÕll do whatever he needs to do. ThatÕs what we love about Fozzy.Ó Whittaker was the catalyst of a five-headed backfield that shredded RiceÕs defense, one that produced more yards than the OwlsÕ entire offense. He was also impressive catching passes out of the backfield, making a team¥high four grabs for 55 yards. ÒFozzy is just a workhorse,Ó said senior offensive tack¥le Tray Allen. ÒHe brings ex¥citement to what he does. We make sure we throw our blocks and FozzyÕs going to use his speed. His cuts make the rest of it work. Fozzy did a really good job on Saturday.Ó The Longhorns have plenty of talented tailbacks at their dispos¥al. Six other players carried the football, four of them running backs. Senior Cody Johnson was solid in short yardage situa¥tions, junior D.J. Monroe show¥cased his world-class speed as he ran for 41 yards on five carries, and even freshman receiver Jax¥on Shipley got 25 yards on three rushes. It was evident that Whit¥takerÕs time spent with the fresh¥men running backs Malcolm Brown and Joe Bergeron paid off. Brown had a game-high 86 yards while Bergeron showed potential as well, going for 28. ÒBefore the game, I was just getting in their ear,Ó Whittaker said. ÒI was saying, ÔHey, just play like you played in high school. ThereÕs going to be a lot of peo¥ple here. Block it out. DonÕt fo¥cus on anything else but what you have to do on the field.Ó When the dust settled, Tex¥as had amassed 229 rushing yards, including 123 in the fourth quarter. After a season of futile at¥tempts to establish a dominant running attack, Whittaker and his fellow running backs had their way with the Owls, though it took a couple quarters to get on track. Texas ran for just 83 yards in the first half with only 51 of them coming from run¥ning backs. In the second half, FOZZY continues on PAGE 15 Elisabeth Dillon | Daily Texan Staff SIDELINE NCAA MLB TWEET OF THE DAY SPORTS BRIEFLY Goodwin rejoins football team, provides receiving corps depth TexasÕ receiving corps just got a whole lot faster. After originally opting to redshirt this season, Marquise Goodwin is coming back to play football for the Longhorns this season. Goodwin will join the team for practice Tuesday and was seen working out with senior safety Blake Gideon and head strength coach coach Bennie Wylie Monday afternoon at Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium. ÒWords canÕt even explain how I excited I am right now to be getting back on the football field,Ó Good¥win said. ÒI texted Coach [Mack] Brown after the game on Saturday and told him how much I missed football. I said I was having second thoughts about redshirting and he said, ÔWe miss you and need you, so come out if you want.ÕÓ GoodwinÕs 26Õ3Ó (8.02 m) leap in the qualifying round of the long jump at the World Champi¥onships in Daegu, Korea landed him in 13th place. The top 12 ad¥vanced to the final round and de¥spite being tied with two others for 11th, Goodwin didnÕt move on as he finished behind the other two in a tiebreaker based on the next best jump. The junior receiver made 31 catches for 324 yards and one touchdown last season but Goodwin may be best remembered for his go-ahead 14-yard touch¥down catch in the third quarter of TexasÕ 16-13 win over Oklahoma two years ago. Ñ Christian Corona Senior running back Fozzy Whittaker looks for some running room Saturday against Rice. Whittaker found the end zone twice in the Longhorns victory. SOCCER Ibewuike establishes herself as reliable scoring threat in Horns win she enters to the game. ÒI saw her about to service so I just took off running and luckily it Ò deflected off the defenderÕs head,Ó Ibewuike said of her goal. ÒAnd it went straight to me and all I had to do is get a foot on it.Ó The second half was more of the same and Dartmouth was un¥able to muster much of an attack against the Longhorns. This may PATIENCE continues on PAGE 15 They prevented us from playing short balls into the middle which we like to do. Ñ Chris Petrucelli, head coach Ò