Daily T ex a\ LIFE&ARTS PAGE 8 Spring fo r cheap rolls SPORTS PAGE 6 Tebow 'sN o. 1 Gators chom p at another title H Low -------------- Serving the University of Texas at Austin com m unity since 1900 tipmm IM M R H M M H www.dail Wh i é Tuesday, August 11, 2009 UT raises $910 million since fund I ich Effort is part o f University campaign, soliciting uture $3 billion in donations to secure f inancial f By Hudson Lockett Daily Texan Staff The UT C apital C am paign, a com prehensive fu n d ra isin g ef­ fort at UT-Austin, has am assed $910 million as of the end of last w eek since the c a m p a ig n 's in ­ ception three years ago, UT of­ ficials said. The $3 billion cam paign b e­ gan feeling the effects of the eco­ nom ic d o w n tu rn around Janu­ ary, said John McCall, associate . vice president of the U niversity Developm ent Office. T he im p a c t has b ee n m ost prevalent am ong m id-level d o ­ n o rs — th o se g iv in g b etw e en $250,000 and $1 m illion — he said. The eight-year cam paign is a departu re from previous cam ­ paigns both in the scope of its goals and faculty involvem ent, as well as the financial environ­ ment it is operating in. "All told, given the economy, that's not a bad place to be," Mc­ Call said. McCall said the biggest chunk of cam paign fu n d s cam e from d o n o rs g iv in g $5 m illio n o r more. " S u rp ris in g ly , th o u g h , w e have not seen a decline in the smaller donors of $1,000 or less," he said. The cu rren t situ a tio n w ould call for the U niversity to raise m ore than $400 m illion a year, McCall said. T he la st c a p ita l c a m p a ig n , "W e're Texas," aim ed to raise $1 ?t in 1997. By n-year run, it ion. am p aig n for d by recom - he C om m is- M . H K . import was craft - course of tw o years Tt m sic ed over the MONEY ontinues on page 2 Changes coming to W. 6th St. Study says goals, counseling effort cut dropout rate By Yijiao Z h u an g Daily Texan Staff The high dropout and transfer rate of first-generation college students at four-year institutions is largely dependent on parents' e d u c a tio n a n d can be reduced ___________ w ith g u id a n c e and goal setting, ac co rd in g to a study presented this weekend. d eg re e," said Sara G oldrick- Rab, researcher and auth o r of the study. "We found that stu­ d en ts w hose paren ts w ent to graduate school are at the big­ gest advantage because obvious­ ly, if they w ent to grad school, they m ust have also had a good u n d e rg ra d u a te experience." The study, "In­ stitutional Trans­ fer and M anage­ m ent of Risk in H ig h e r E d u ca­ tion," which was p re s e n te d th is w eekend at the a n n u a l A m e r­ ican S ociologi­ cal A ssociation m eeting, claim s t h e p r i m a r y c a u se of d r o p ­ o u t an d tr a n s ­ fers to tw o-yéar universities d e­ pends on the ed­ ucation of a first-generation stu­ dents' parents. We found that students whose parents w ent to graduate school are at the biggest advantage because, obviously if they w ent to grad school they m ust have also had a good undergraduate experience." W h a t G o l- d rick-R ab and h e r c o -a u th o r R e g in a D e il- A m e n f o u n d w as th a t first- generation, m i­ nority and low- er-incom e s tu ­ d e n t s w e r e m ore likely to engage in a "re­ verse tran sfer" from four-year to tw o-year in­ stitutions. They are also m ore lik e ly to lack critical resourc­ es such as guidance, goal setting, the ability to find academic help and encouragem ent to pursue a bachelor's degree. ___________ — S a ra G o ld r ic k R a b "If college went well for par­ ents, they are more likely to pass dow n to their kids good infor­ m ation on getting a bachelor's STUDY continues on page 2 Cap Metro plans cuts to balance the books Reductions in service and fare increases could be part o f budget request By Pierre Bertrand Daily Texan Staff In light of anticipated b u d ­ getary shortfalls, C apital M et­ ro m ay increase bus fares and elim inate dow ntow n 'Dillo ser­ vice, starting in January, in an effort to balance the transit au ­ thority's budget. In a presentation m ade d u r­ ing M onday's public m eeting, Randy H um e, C apital M etro's executive vice presid en t of fi­ nance and adm inistration, said the transit au th o rity w ants to increase the am ount of money in its reserve fund by the end of the next fiscal year. As th e b u d g e t s ta n d s, the tr a n s it a u th o r ity w ill h a v e ro u g h ly half of w h at it aim s to generate. But by the end of the 2010 fiscal year, H um e said C apital M etro hopes to gener­ ate $10 million. To m ake up the difference, the transit authority proposes to raise bus fares. "H ow to balance the budget and keep as m uch service as possible is of course the objec­ tive that we are doing and the decision s w e h ave to m ake," H um e said. B u dget o fficers at C a p ita l Metro anticipate sales-tax reve­ nue to the city will decrease by $14 m illion by the end of the 2009 fiscal year. They also proj­ ect an additional decrease of 5 BUS continues on page 2 Effort aims to attract upscale demographic and area investment By Bobby Longoria Daily Texan Staff The West Sixth Street dis­ trict will undergo renovations during 2010 that will ad d to and transform aspects of the area's character and com mer­ cial viability. Plans to renovate the area will include building redevel­ opment, as well as the recon­ ceptualization of the area to at­ tract a more mature and afflu­ ent demographic. Bars under­ going renovation projects in­ clude Star Bar, Hi-Lo bar and Mother Egan's Irish Pub. Also, a new bar, the Kung-Fu Saloon, and a hotel will be added to the district in the near future. M o th e r E g a n 's w ill u n ­ dergo extensive renovations, w hich w ill in c lu d e a co m ­ plete teár-dow n of the build­ in g 's interior. G eneral m an ­ ager G rant M cM ichael said the bar established in 2000 will lose its lease in May 2010 to the Womack brothers, who ow n the C h u g g in ' M onkey and recently began running the Molotov Lounge. "The character of West Sixth Street has become very d if­ ferent than w hat it was w hen M other Egan's opened," Mc­ M ichael said. "These other bars popped up, and they have been changing the dynamic to a more upscale expensive at­ tire — more like Dallas." Stratford P roperty G roup P resid en t C hris H orne is a developer for the new hotel project and a m anaging p art­ ner w ith Nick A dam s on the developm ent of the Kung-Fu Saloon. The hotel will have 16 suite- style rooms and the proper­ ty w ill be a m ixed-use proj­ ect encom passing a cocktail lounge open to the public, a street-side coffee house, small office spaces for lease and a conference center. "The hotel w ill be a first- class, garden-style, low-rise, contem porary b o utique h o ­ tel," H om e said. A t this point, the renova­ tions are not within the city of A ustin's dow ntow n redevel­ opm ent plan. Michael Knox, Two people walk by Mother Egan's Irish Pub on W est Sixth Street on M o n d a y afternoon. A new bar and hotel are planned as renovations to the n eigh b orh ood get under way. Jacqueline Gilíes ¡ D aily Texan Staff city d o w n to w n officer and Economic G row th and Rede­ velopm ent Office co-project m anager, said the city may consider the West Sixth Street district as part of a city-sanc­ tioned redevelopment. "A p o rtio n of West Sixth m ay be looked at as p art of the D ow ntow n A ustin Plan district planning in an upcom­ ing phase," Knox said. A dam s said the K ung Fu Saloon will be a relaxed, up- per-scale concept featu rin g vintage arcade games such as "Ms. Pac M an," classic table games including Air Hockev and a full bar. has been going in a new d i­ rection for the past tw o and a half years and that it is far d ifferen t th a n w h at it w as 10 years ago. He said M oth­ er E gan's business has been stable even w ithin the reces­ sion and that this was not a McMichael said West Sixth BAR continues on page 2 Facebook spying not healthy for lasting relationship Canadian researchers say stalking lover could lead to jealousy; tension By Brittany Wisch Daily Texan Staff R esearchers in C a n ad a are blam ing Facebook for relation­ ship troubles. A team of researchers from th e U n iv e rsity of G u elp h in O n ta rio , co m prised of A m y M u is e , E m ily C h r is to f id e s and Serge Desm arais, released a s u rv e y w h ich fo u n d p e o ­ ple w ho use Facebook to spy on their significant others are m ore likely to questio n th e ir p a rtn e rs ' honesty and fidelity. They also questioned w hether the am ount of time users spent on the Web site w ould increase as a result of jealousy. M en r e p o rte d h a v in g 100 m ore friends than women. Ac­ cord in g to the study, w om en ou tsc o re d m en on a jealousy scale, averaging a score of 3.29 out of 7, w hile men scored 2.81. "F acebook w ill ruin a re la ­ tionship," said Danielle Lussi er, a UT biom edical en g in eer­ ing graduate. T he u n d e r g r a d u a te s w ere ask ed q u e s tio n s like, "H ow likely are you to become jealous after your partner h a s added an A w om an gets on the 101 Capitol M etro bus at the bus stop across from D obie M all on M o n d a y evening. Peyton McGee | Dally Texan Staff SPY continues on page 5 Facebook may be the cause of relationship troubles and could p ro ­ voke jealousy a m o n g partners, according to Canadian researchers. 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All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. CORRECTION A figure in the July 9 story “Regents buy land at board meeting," should have referred to $6.4 billion as the total market value o f all endowments held by the UT System Board of Regents. Inappropriate expenditures represented 1 percent of the market value of the sample of endowments reviewed. The Texan regrets the error. TODAY'S WEATHER M T “ H igh 105 Low 78 "I'm no expert Erik, but I imagine a gang bang doesn't involve many girls.' Editor.................................. 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Many programs at UT acknowl­ edge the difficulties students face in the transition to college, espe­ cially those that come from u n ­ derrepresented high schools, or are of minority or first-generation backgrounds, said Ge Chen, as­ sistant director of the Longhorn Center for Academic Excellence "U nderrepresented stu d en ts are usually less involved w ith their peers and their teachers be­ cause their parents d o n 't have a college education and d id n 't in­ still a college culture," Chen said, "While they receive less encour­ agement from their parents, they also have h ig h er expectations since they are often the first per­ son w ithin their family to go to college and have a lot of financial responsibility to uphold. " One of the biggest factors to the retention rate of disadvantaged students is that they're not aware of all the resources UT has to of­ fer, said Alan Constant, director of the UT Learning Center. "1 see many students reluctant to com e in because they d o n 't w ant to ask for help," Constant said. "T hat may be a cu ltu ral thing because students an» taught that there are certain things you have to do to be successful." C o n s ta n t sa id h is e x p e r i­ ence w orking w ith students has shown that the most telling factor of a student's success is the way he or she responds to adversity. "In a typical situation, you have a good student come in w ho was very successful in high school but then comes to college and doesn't make as high of a grade at first," Constant said. "W hat they don't realize is that the environm ent has changed and the expectations are higher. O ur goal is to help them understand and meet those expectations instead of blam ing themselves or giving up." While the study done by Gol­ drick-Rab and Deil-Amen exam ­ ined students from Chicago pub­ lic schools, one critical factor that is more pertinent to Texas is its geographical problem. "L atinos in Texas are m uch m ore likely to attend or transfer back to a two-year college simply because there may not be a four- year school nearby," G oldrick- Rab said. "There is a cultural fac­ tor that ties Latino students clos­ er with their families, and w hen they want to move closer to home an d d o n 't have a university to tu rn to, they go to com m unity college instead." T r i c k e d o u t OPEN Tuesday, August 1 1 ,2 0 0 9 NEWS BRIEFLY Marine Science Institute gets new high tech building UT's Marine Science Insti­ tute in Port Aransas will host the site to a new state-of-the-art building facility. The building will be used for research labs for the Mission- Aransas Reserve, office space for faculty, meeting rooms and a resource center for field oper­ ations, said Steven Lanoux, as­ sistant director of the Manne Science Institute. Planning began approxi­ mately three years ago with the building's $21 million in fund­ ing provided by UT, the Na­ tional Oceanic and Atmospher­ ic Association and private and state donations. "The building is purposed for the expansion of existing programs, such as outreach, research and hosting of visit­ ing scientists and graduate stu­ dents," Lanoux said. "The re­ sources will go primarily to support the ecosystem dynam­ ic and biogeochemistry pro­ grams." Construction broke ground on the site on Aug. 1, and com­ pletion of the site is estimated for January 2011. "We are very excited for this new building," Lanoux said. "It will be equipped with state-of- the-art equipment and built to be environmentally sensitive to its surroundings." — Yijiao Z h uang BAR: Changes to street show city’s change From page 1 d e c id in g factor in th e b a r losing its lease. "They are knocking this place dow n and building an entirely new concept," McMi- chael said. "Yeah, it's not de­ stroying the character of A us­ tin — obviously we are in a recession and the city is still opening up new businesses and bars. It's not w hat I w ant to h ap p en , b u t [in the] big picture, it's w h at's best for the economy." A drian A lvarez an d Jesus R am os p e rfo rm bike tricks in th e p a rk in g lo t o f th e Sun an d Ski Sports Expo on A nd erson Lane. M ary Kang | Daily Texan Staff BUS: Decreases in sales-tax revenues driving cuts, budget process From page 1 percent, or $9.9 m illion, by the end of the 2010 fiscal year. The reduction in sales tax revenue, w hich constitutes 70 percent of C ap ital M etro 's incom e, com ­ bined w ith increasing expendi­ tures, has created a budget gap of $4.7 m illion, w hich is m ore m oney th a n the transit au th o r­ ity will have in its reserve fund in 2010. As p a rt of a new fare stru c ­ tu re p r o p o s e d at M o n d a y 's me’e tin g , s in g le a d u l t rid e s w ill be increased by one q u ar­ ter, from 75 cents to $1. The cost for a fixed-route m etro pass will increase by 50 cents to $2 and people w ith disabilities will be charged 25 cents. M etroAccess m on th ly p asses w ill cost $35, 10-Ride booklets w ill cost $12 and senior 31-day p asses will cost $10. Sandra Seekamp, w ho uses an electric wheelchair for mobility, criticized the proposed fare in­ crease on disabled and senior passengers. ♦ "I am on a very lim ited bud- D o not raise the fares. ...Stop this nonsense; you are driving people off the bus." — Glenn Gaven UT shuttle route operator g e t th a t d o e s n o t c h a n g e ," Seekam p said. "I know people w ho w o u ld n 't be able to leave th e ir hom es except to go g ro ­ cery sh o p p in g or to th eir doc­ to r's office. They will essential­ ly alm ost be p riso n ers in their ow n homes." Glenn Gaven, w ho operates a UT shuttle route and has been a p assen g e r on C ap ital M etro buses for 23 years, said the fare increases will prom pt more peo­ ple to return to their cars ra th ­ er than com m ute by bus, offset­ ting the transit authority's goal of doubling ridership. "Do not raise the fares," G av­ en said. "Do not even entertain the notion. Stop this nonsense; you are driv in g people off the bus. This system is probably the m ost efficient w ay to clear the air, and we have to make use of it and not drive people back in their cars." M argaret G om ez, chairw om ­ an of C apital M etro's board of directors, said she will listen to the public's input. " N o th in g is in c e m e n t," G om ez sa id , a d d in g th a t the b o ard w ill likely vote on the fare increase and the 'Dillo ser­ vice in early September. T h e D a i l y T e x a n P erm anent Staff MONEY: University’s colleges assisting in fundraising efforts This new spaper was w ritten, edited and designed with pride by The Daily Texan and Texas Student Media. Jiilian Sheridan Stephen Keller David R Henry Jeremy Rurchard Roberto Cervantes Erin Muivaney Audrey Campbell, Francisco Mann Pierre Bertrand, Hudson Lockett, Ben Wermund Ben Lankford Austen Sofhauser Thu Vo Taylor Fausak, CHivia Hinton, Colby White Caleb Miller Jordan Smothermon Jackie Gilíes, Karina Jacques Mary Kang, May-Ying Lam Leigh Patterson Brad Barry Mary Lingwail, Ana McKenzie Alex Regnery, Robert Rich Austin Talbert Michael Sheffield Will Anderson. Chris Tavarez Carolyn Calabrese Erik Reyna Rachael Schroeder Stephen G amache Richard Fmnell Issue Staff Reporters Copy Editors Columnists Sports Writers Life&Arts Writers Photographers Comics Artists Yijiad Zhuang, Bobby Longoria, Brittany Wisch ................. Nolan Hicks Nick Prelosky. 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Increased digital access and preservation are the focus of the fledgling fundraising effort, he said, a d d in g th at the lib raries hoped to draw support from the m any non-alum ni users. Perrin said the $2.8 million raised left a long way to go until the $33 m il­ lion goal, but that he hoped for a boost from the possible re­ nam ing of three libraries on cam pus in conjunction w ith large donations. The A rchi­ te ctu re and P lan n in g Li­ brary, the Lite Sciences Li­ b rary and the Doty Fine A rts Library were all in the running, he said. " T h o s e a r e b ig , m u lti-m illio n d o lla r c o n tr ib u tio n s th a t w ill tak e to n am e th o s e lib r a r ie s ," Perrin said. From page 1 to serve as a guide for the next 25 y e a rs of d e v e lo p m e n t at UT. It called for, am ong other things, reducing the student-to- faculty ratio and increased sup­ port for graduate students. McCall said the com m ission still held som e sw ay o ver the use of cam paign fu n d s raised and w ill act as general g u id e­ lin e s o v e rla y in g co lleg e and cam pus-based goals. Susan Brown, assistant dean of the College of Pharmacy, said she th in k s s ta lw a rt s u p p o r t­ ers w ould pull through for the campaign. "I think its challenging, but I think people that have alw ays given to the University, I think those loyal donors are alw ays going to be there," Brown said. Brown, w ho w as at UT d u r­ in g th e "W e're T exas" c a m ­ p aig n , said m ore facu lty and stu d e n t in p u t h ad g o n e into setting the goals of the current campaign. "The colleges have w orked very hard to make sure that we are doing w hat the faculty real­ ly need and w hat the stu d en ts need," she said. In the pharm acy school, the goals were drafted first by fac­ u lty m e m b e rs b e fo re b e in g ham m ered out w ith an adviso­ ry council for subm ission to the m ain office, she said. "O ur college is sm all, so w e can do that," Brown said, a d d ­ ing that the college had raised about $5 m illion of its $35 m il­ lion goal. Julie Hooper, assistant dean of the School of Architecture, said a com bination of council members and faculty came to the conclu­ sion that m ore graduate student support w as needed even before the cam paign began. "Our student body in the School of Architecture is more than half of the stu d e n t b o dy's graduate students," Hooper said. She said the school had raised $4.9 m illion of its $31.5 m illion goal, alum ni su p p o rt from the school and U niversity at large w as a m ajor source of funding, H ooper said. Lisa Avra, associate director for d ev e lo p m e n t at the H arry Ransom Center, said the center often drew fu n d in g from o u t­ side sources, in lieu of the alum ­ ni other schools enjoy. The cen­ ter had raised m ore than $6 m il­ lion so far in p u rsu it of its $15 million goal, she said. "O u r d o n o rs are no t n eces­ sarily University of Texas alum ­ ni," Avra said. The core g ro u p s being s u p ­ ported by the current cam paign w e re lite r a tu r e a n d p h o to g ­ raphy, she said, in co n trast to building needs in the previous one. Avra said the effort now c e n te rs a ro u n d e n d o w m e n ts and m atching donors w ith their interests. "We have a num ber of oppor­ tunities w here a donor can help us meet our goals," she said. Gregory Perrin, assistant direc­ TODAY $ 9 1 0 m illio n The University's fundraising efforts have generated $910 million in funds. The effort, unprece­ dented for UT in its scope, hopes to raise at least $3 billion by Aug. 31, 2014. Illustration by Thu Vo | Daily Texan Staff www daitytexanonline com W ORLD BRIEFLY USGS: Huge earthquake hits in Indian Ocean, no tsunami WASHINGTON — U.S. offi­ cials on Monday reported that a huge 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean and issued a regional tsunami watch for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh that was lifted later. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was about 160 miles north of Port Blair in In­ dia's Andaman Islands and about 20.6 miles deep. "The danger for a tsunami is real," William Leith, an earth­ quake manager at the USGS, said in an interview. By comparison, however, Leith said that Monday's Indian Ocean quake, though very large, was "many times smaller" than a massive earthquake in Decem­ ber 2004 off Indonesia's western island of Sumatra that triggered a tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people. The tsunami alert was lat­ er lifted. Also Monday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 shook Tokyo and surround­ ing areas. 50 drug barons on US 'kill or capture'list in Afghanistan KABUL — A U.S. military "kill or capture" list of 367 want­ ed insurgents in Afghanistan in­ cludes 50 major drug traffickers who give money to Taliban mili­ tants, U.S. military commanders told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. U.S. and NATO troops are at­ tacking drug warehouses and militant-linked narco dealers in Afghanistan for the first time this year, a new strategy to coun­ ter the country's booming opi­ um poppy and heroin trade. NATO defense ministers ap­ proved the targeted drug raids late last year, saying the link be­ tween Taliban insurgents and the drug trade was clear. According to a report to be issued by the committee this week, U.S. commanders have no restrictions on the use of force against die targets, "which means they can be killed or cap­ tured on the battlefield," the re­ port states When die nexus between a drug trafficker and die insurgen­ cy is clear enough, the drug traf­ ficker is put on a list of insurgent leaders wanted by US. forces, said Rear Adm. Gregory Smith, the top U.S. spokesman in Afghanistan. "The list of targets are those that are contributing to the in­ surgency, so the key leadership, and part of that obviously is the link between the narco industry and the militants," Smith said. Iranian hardliners purge Intelligence Ministry ranks TEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tight­ ened his grip on Iran's power­ ful intelligence services, oust­ ing four senior officials in a wid­ ening purge against authorities who challenged the harsh crack­ downs after June's disputed elections, lawmakers and media said Monday. The shake-up at the Intelli­ gence Ministry — the nation's main spy agency — deepened the rifts straining Iran's conser­ vative ranks over Ahmadine- jad's strong-arm political tactics and the crushing response to the pro-reform opposition since the June 12 election. It also sought to bolster Ah­ madinejad allies in the Revolu­ tionary Guard, which led the as­ saults and arrests against pro­ testers who claimed the election was rigged. But now officials from other groups, including the police and judiciary, say abuses occurred and have called for in­ vestigations into the deaths and alleged torture. The latest purge was reported­ ly linked to the refusal of some top officials to back the govern­ ment's claims that the wave of protests were part of a "velvet revolution" aimed at overthrow­ ing the Islamic leadership. Compiled from Associated Press reports T u r I >\it v Ti \ w Beached whales die off Fla. shore 3 Tuesday, August 11,2009 By J. Pat Carter The Associated Press H O LLY W O O D , Fla. — R e s c u e r s failed in a frantic bid to save a m o th ­ er w hale and h er baby after the pair ran aground off a South Florida beach M onday as hundreds looked on, m any in tears. N either anim al survived d e ­ spite efforts to keep them alive w ith m oist tow els and u m brellas to p ro ­ tect their drying skin from the scorch­ ing sun. A team of marine mammal specialists tried to save the distressed whales after they became trapped in shallow waters at Hollywood beach, just north of M i­ ami. The m other died and the calf had to be euthanized, authorities said. Swimmers spotted the whales around 1 p.m. in waist-deep water and tried to encourage them to head back tow ard deeper water. The whales briefly swam away, but returned and headed toward the beach. The m other — w hich experts from the N ational Oceanic and A tm ospher­ ic Administration identified as a beaked w hale — was about 10 to 12 feet long. The calf was about half her size. Some placed tow els on the w hales trying to keep them moist, and volun­ teers w aded into the w ater and held um brellas over the anim als in hopes of further shielding them from the sun as a sum m ertim e crowd of about 300 to u rists and residents looked at the somber scene. After the m other died, the calf w as brought next to her and euthanized by a NOAA marine mammal specialist. "I have tears in my eyes," said Eileen Vulpis of Coral Springs. "Everyone here is upset, everyone really thought they were going to try to save the baby." Blair Mase, a stranding coordinator for N O AA 's N ational M arine Fisher­ ies Service, said beaked whales normal­ ly do not survive in captivity, and that the calf w ould have been unable to live without its mother. Dozens of people with video and still cameras w aded into the water, trying to get closer to the whales as authorities kept others back behind yellow police tape. A police helicopter hovered nearby. Experts will perform necropsies on both whales, Mase said. A rescuer pets a baby w hale on a beach in Hollyw ood, Fla. on Monday. Rescuers were trying to save the baby whale and its mother, both of which had beached themselves. J. Pat C a rte r | A s s o c ia te d Press NATION BRIEFLY Ohio m om of 6 pleads guilty in cancer con of friends' m oney COLUMBUS, Ohio — A moth­ er of six from Ohio has pleaded guilty to conning friends and fam­ ily out of more than $800,000 by claiming her husband suffered from cancer. Thirty-year-old Melanie Chen of Columbus pleaded guilty Monday to one count of theft. One count of receiving stolen property was dis­ missed. Chen originally pled not guilty to both charges. She fled to Utah after being indicted in March and was apprehended about a month later. Her husband, 38-year-old Phylip Chen, has pleaded not guilty to both charges. His trial is scheduled for Aug. 19. Melanie Chen faces up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. Her attorney, Shawn Dominy, says Chen is relieved to have this phase of the case completed and wants closure. Authorities say the couple solic­ ited money from July 2005 to Au­ gust 2008, claiming they could not afford medical expenses. 47 spend 'surreal' 6 hours on grounded plane in Rochester MINNEAPOLIS — By its sixth hour sitting on a deserted tarmac, Continental Express Flight 2816 had taken on the smell of diapers and an overwhelmed lone toilet. What should have been a 2 172- hour trip from Houston to Min­ neapolis had moved into its ninth hour, and the 47 passengers on board had burned through the free pretzels and drinks handed out early in their Friday night flight from Houston. Passengers on another flight that had been diverted to the air­ port in Rochester, Minn., because of storms were allowed to disembark and were put on a bus that would take them the 85 miles to Minneap­ olis. And the terminal, where pas­ sengers could at least stretch their legs, breathe fresh air and use the vending machines, was a mere 50 yards aw'ay. But it wasn't until 6 a.m. Satur­ day — six hours after landing — that Flight 2816's passengers were allowed out of the plane. Compiled from Associated Press reports Calls for tighter airspace rules after NYC collision By Joan Lowy & Larry Neumeister The Associated Press NEW YORK — The collision of a sightseeing helicopter and a small plane over N ew York's H u d so n River has intensified pressure to tighten the rules gov­ erning one of the w orld's m ost crowded air corridors — a large­ ly unregulated airspace some pi­ lots compare to the Wild West. Among the ideas to im prove safety: Assigning low-flying air­ craft different altitudes, requiring them to carry collision-avoidance equipm ent or completely closing the area over the river. "You d o n 't have the concen­ trated levels of traffic anyw here else. There is no getting around it that the New York airspace is one of the busiest airspaces in the world," said Matt Zuccaro, pres­ ident of the Helicopter Associa­ tion International union. A cc o rd in g to th e N a tio n ­ al T ransportation Safety Board, about 225 aircraft fly each day within 3 miles of where a private plane crashed into a tourist heli­ copter on Saturday Nine people were killed. The planes all fly at or below 1,100 feet, where air traffic control­ lers cannot track them, and pilots are left to navigate on their own. Air traffic controllers do not at­ tempt to separate aircraft. It's up to A REAL WORLD CAREER. The largest college media agency in the nation, Texas Student Media, is looking for a few busi­ ness-minded college students to work as d e n t Consultants and Account Executives HERE ON CAMPUS! The helicopter that was hit by an airplane and crashed in the H udson River is repositioned by a crane in Hoboken, NJ on Monday. Seth W en ig \ A s s o c ia te d Press pilots to avoid collisions, primarily by watching out the window. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat, on M onday urged the Federal Aviation Administration to ban flights by small aircraft un­ less they are equipped with colli­ sion-avoidance systems and tran­ sponders that report altitude and identification. He also said the planes should be required to file flight plans like larger com mer­ cial aircraft. "It is unconscionable that the FAA permits unregulated flights in a crowded airspace in a major metropolitan area," Nadler said. "The H udson River flight corri­ dor m ust not continue to be the Wild West." Divers on M onday found the wreckage of the small plane and the body of one of tw o victims who had remained missing since the crash. The wreckage of the single-en­ gine Piper w as found in about 60 feet of w ater in the m iddle of the river, indicating it had drifted from the spot where it crashed, closer to New Jersey's riverbank, police said. Do you think you have what it takes? Find Out! Email us and send your resume to: jbcorbett@mail.utexas.edu Or stop by Walter Webb Had 405 W. 25th Street at Guadalupe - 2nd Floor O p in io n T m l ) \ u > T t \ \ x GALLERY IHAm SNW ffi >an Editor in-Chief: Phone: 510 2 2 ' . E-mail: editor@dailytexanonHne com Associate Editors: erer y B jrchard i r Roberto Cervantes Tuesday, August 1 1, 2009 VIEWPOINT . ' Kid criminals In Texas, you have to be 16 years old to get a drivers license, 18 years old to sm oke a cig­ arette or buy a lottery ticket and 21 years old to have a legal right to a margarita. Law m ak­ ers created these restrictions in the best interest of the nation's youth — to protect m inors from the decisions thev are unprepared to m ake for themselves. But when it com es to crim e and punishm ent, law m akers seem callously indifferent to the effect certain forms of punish­ m ent have on ju\ eniles. For instance, in Texas one must be only 14 years old to be tried, and sentenced, as an adult. From Time Out to Hard T im e/' a study released last July and directed by M ichelle Dietch of the U niversity's LBJ School of Public Affairs, exam ines the way courts throughout the na­ tion handle juvenile sentencing. The report concluded that the current system treats far too m any children as adults. Every state allow s juveniles to be tried as adults, and more than 20 states perm it children as young as 7 vears of age to be tried in adult courts. Juvenile court ju d g es send about 80 children ages 13 and under into adult courts per year, accord ing to the report. In adult facilities, youth face much higher risks of physical and sexual assault and suicide than they w ould face in juvenile facilities, according to the report. C hildren who are con- \ icted and sentenced a s adults are much more likely to becom e violent offenders than chil­ dren tried as juveniles. They are also more likely to end up in jail a second time. W hile the study d o e s not prove causality, the correlation is significant enough to m erit concern, the report continued. M any argue that if children can com m it crim es like adults, they can be tried like adults. But crim inality is not an adult characteristic. M inors actually have a less-developed under­ standing of the consequences of their actions than their adult counterparts. W hen m inors com m it heinous crim es, they are not proving their adulthood, but ind icating deep-seated problem s accented by immature minds. The U.S. Suprem e Court agreed in the 2005 case Roper v. Sim m ons, w hich held that chil­ dren w ho com m it crim es when under the age of 18 are not eligible for the death penalty. As The New York Times wrote, "Justice Anthony Kennedy drew on com passion, com m on sense and the science of the youthful brain when he w rote that it was morally wrong to equate the offen-es o f em otionally undeveloped adolescents with the offenses of fully formed adults. Even if the ability to com m it a particularly disturbing crim e som ehow dem onstrated un­ usual maturity, courts w ould be sending excessive num bers of m inors to the adult system . The decision to treat children as adults is not based on the seriousness of their crim es. As H. Thom as Wells Jr., president o f the American Bar A ssociation, wrote in The N ew York Times, "T he data suggest, for exam ple, that children 13 and under w ho com m it crim es like burglary and theft are just as likely to be sent to adult courts as children w ho com m it serious acts of violence against people." And the num ber of children judged to have broken their ways into adulthood is growing. "B etw een 1985 and 1997, this country doubled the num ber of you ths in ad ult p riso n s," Wells wrote. "By 2001, we w ere trying 200,000 juveniles in adult courts each year. It's tim e w e enact reform s." According to the study, "on a single day in 2008, 7,703 children under age 18 were held in adult local jails and 3,650 in adult state prisons." That is m ore than 10,000 children facing unnecessarily high risks of assault and suicide, 10,000 kids w ho are m ore likely to com m it v iolent crim es than the m inors placed in the juvenile system. There is a reason the law treats minors differently from adults — fundam ental differences in developm ent between m inors and adults — differences that violent acts do not erase. — Jillian Sheridan fo r the editorial board Wanted: leadership By Nick Prelosky Daily Texan Colum nist P o litical an aly sts cu rren tly find th em selves e n a m o re d w ith th e d ilem m a o f la ck in g R e ­ p u b lic a n le a d e rs h ip . At the n a tio n a l lev el, R e p u b lic a n s c o n tin u e to lic k th e ir w o u n d s fro m th e 20 0 8 e le c tio n , w h ich h a s m ad e it d iffic u lt fo r th o se on the rig h t to id e n tify a le ad e r w ho is in ch arg e o f the party. P erh a p s a le a d e r w ill co m e from the c u r­ rent p o litical scen e. Sen. M itch M cC onnell of K e n tu ck y and Rep. Jo h n B o eh ner o f O hio are the o b v io u s can d id ates, given that they both hav e "le a d e r " in their job titles. Som e talkin g h e a d s say b ein g ju st o n e p erson in a 100- or 4 3 5 -m e m b er cham ber, resp ectiv ely , m akes it d ifficu lt to stand out as m u ch as a true lead ­ er o f th e p arty n eed s to rig h t now. in te rfe re n ce w ith O b a m a 's ideas. T he stra te ­ g ist also no ted that he has sp o ken w ith sev ­ e ra l D e m o c ra tic c o n g re s s m e n w h o a g re ed w ith h is sen tim en t. T h e story is the sam e h ere in Texas. P o liti­ cos n o te in fig h tin g b e tw e e n Gov. R ick P erry and Sen. K ay B aily H u tch iso n , T exas' sen io r s e n a to r, and cla im th a t it 's c le a r e v id e n c e th ere is no sin g le R e p u b lica n in ch arg e here at hom e. T h is is q u ite the o p p o site o f w hat has really been h ap p en in g . P erry has d u tifu lly fu lfilled h is o b lig a tio n s d u rin g th e p a s t le g is la tiv e sessio n , and H u tch iso n has b e e n able to vote on key le g isla tio n and re p rese n t the v o ice s of T exan s in W ash in g to n . P e rh a p s th e la rg ­ er sto ry is th e lack o f le a d e rsh ip o f th e Tex­ as left. O b viou sly, the D em o cratic P arty will field c a n d id a te s for th e g o v e rn o r's race and H u tc h iso n 's soo n -to -b e-v a- can t S e n a te seat. T here are, how ev er, no clear frontru n- ners fo r either. ________________ O t h e r s s a y t h a t l e a d ­ e rs o f th e R e p u b lica n P ar- ty e m e r g e d d u r i n g t h e £ 0 0 8 p r e s i d e n t i a l e l e c ­ tio n . A C o n se rv a tiv e P o lit­ ica l A ctio n C o n fe ren ce poll s h o w e d t h a t th e p a r t y 's f r o n t - r u n n e r s , a c c o r d in g to y o u n g e r c o n s e r v a tiv e s , w ere M itt R om ney and S ar­ a h P a lin . T h is w o rk s w e ll fo r th e m a in stre a m m ed ia, g iv e n th a t b o th o f the fo r­ m e r g o v e rn o rs are fa v o rite ta rg e ts fo r in su lts from th e le ft. A ls o , g iv e n th a t b o th n o lo n g e r h o ld e x e c u tiv e p o s itio n s th at w o u ld allow th e m to s h o w le a d e r s h ip s k ills w hen faced w ith p o l­ icy d e c isio n s , it is to u g h to d is c e r n how e ith e r w o u ld lead in a n atio n al position. Obviously, the Democratic Party will field candidates for the governor's race and Hutchison's soon-to-be-vacant senate seat'. There aref however, no clear front-runners for either. H o u s t o n M a y o r B i l l W h ite is a m o n g th e m o st p o p u la r D e m o c ra ts in the s t a te . H e h a s d o n e fa irly w e ll s e rv in g T exas' larg e st city o n ly b e ca u se he w orks w ith b u s in e ss e s. W ould he h a v e h a d th e fo r e s ig h t to tu rn d o w n th e u n e m p lo y ­ m e n t in s u ra n c e F u n d s, as m a n y b u s in e s s g r o u p s in th e s ta te h ad ca lle d fo r? If he w o u ld h a v e , D em o crats w ill h a v e a to u g h tim e b e ­ lie v in g he is th e b e s t c a n ­ d id a t e fo r s e n a to r , e s p e ­ cia lly sin ce H u tch iso n h e r­ s e lf h a s d e c la re d th a t th e s t a te s h o u ld h a v e ta k e n the m oney. B u t fo r all o f the co n ste r­ n a t io n o n th e r ig h t, w h o is th e l e f t 's le a d e r? P re sid e n t O b am a w as m e an t to be the agen t o f ch an g e for the U nit­ ed S ta te s and u sh er in a n ew era o f p o licies and p o litic s . But a recen t W ash in g to n P ost- A B C p o ll sh o w s th at p u b lic su p p o rt for the p r e s id e n t 's h e a lth c a r e p la n h a s re c e n tly d ro p p e d b e lo w 50 p e rc e n t, and h is o v e ra ll ap p ro v al nu m b ers have lieg u n to h it the low 50s — fa llin g fro m the h ig h 60s in Janu ary. W ith p o lic ies lik e cap -an d -trad e, trillio n -d ol- lar b a ilo u ts and g o v e rn m e n t-su b sid ize d car c o m p a n ie s u n lik e ly to s to p , d o n 't look for th o se n u m b ers to sp ik e any tim e soon. K eep in g w ith the le ft's le ad ersh ip problem , so m e p o in t to S p e a k e r o f the H ou se N ancy P e lo s i, th e first fe m a le sp e a k e r and third in the lin e o f su c ce ssio n to the presid ency. She m ay h a v e a m b itio u s p la n s and c o n fid e n c e in h er le g isla tiv e a b ilitie s , but D an G erstein , a D e m o c ra tic stra te g ist, said recently that it w as tim e for P elo si to step d ow n due to her T h o u g h J o h n S h a r p , th e fo rm e r c o m p tr o lle r , re m a in s p o p u la r in th e s ta te , h e d e c la re d h is d is in te r e s t in the g ov ern orsh ip . F o r m e r A u s tin m a y o r an d c u rr e n t s ta te se n a to r K irk W atson is a lso ex p e cte d to a n ­ n o u n c e h is c a n d id a c y fo r th e g o v e r n o r 's race. B u t w h e n o n e lo o k s at h is le g isla tiv e re c o rd , th e re is n o th in g o f n o te . T h e o n ly th in g he m ay b e re m em b e re d fo r is a p p e a r­ in g o n M S N B C 's " H a r d b a l l " and n o t b e ­ ing a b le to n a m e a s in g le th in g th a t th e n - c a n d id a te O bam a a c co m p lish e d in h is tim e in the Senate. G iv e n th e D e m o c r a tic P a r t y 's p r e d ic a ­ m en t, it's no w o n d er w hy so m u ch e m p h a ­ sis is b e in g p la ce d on p o in tin g o u t a la ck o f le a d e r s h ip p o te n tia l in th e R e p u b lic a n P arty — ra th e r th an fin d in g e ffe ctiv e Texas D em o cratic leaders. Prelosky is a governm e nt senior S 1 01 Eat at Freebirds By Dave Player Daily Texan Colum nist T h is p a st S atu rd ay , I w as e n jo y in g a m eal at F reeb ird s, a fran ch ise o f b u rrito re stau ran ts n a ­ tive to Texas. In the d in in g area, a sh ort b ar fac­ es a wall on w hich various new sp ap ers from that day are hung for the custom er to peru se w'hile in­ gestin g th eir burrito. It w as there that I first saw a sy n d icated A sso ciated Press rep o rt w ith som e d istu rb in g new s: eco n o m ist and w eek ly c o lu m ­ n ist Ben S te in h ad b e e n re le a se d by T h e N ew York Tim es. Stein, p erh aps m ost w idely reco g n izab le for his role as the atten d an ce-tak in g, m o n oto n ou s teach ­ er in "F e rris B u e lle r's D ay O ff," had been a co n ­ tributor to the Tim es for d ecad es as a com m en ta­ tor on eco n o m ic and p o litical issu es. S te in 's car­ d in al sin , acco rd in g to the T im e s m an ag e m e n t, w as accep tin g a role as a sp o k e sm an fo r a cre d ­ it rep o rt c o m p a n y — a m o v e th a t had pu t him u n d er fire by fellow w rite rs d u e to the co m p a ­ n y 's qu estio n ab le eth ical con d u ct. T he m ove rais­ e s q u estio n s ab o u t jo u rn a listic o b je ctiv ity in to ­ d a y 's m ed ia, an issu e as hot as F re e b ird s' fiery haban ero sauce. P art o f the issu e is the natu re o f the co m p an y Stein represents. The form er colu m n ist first drew fire from R eu ters b lo g g er Felix S alm on , w ho d e­ scribed the W eb-based co m p an y as "p red ato ry " and "a sleazy com p an y w hich e x ists o n ly to e x ­ tract larg e su m s o f m o n ey from th o se w ho can le a st afford it." T h e site b ills its e lf as a serv ice that allow s cu stom ers to view th eir cred it scores for free. H ow ever, u n lik e F re eb ird s, w h ere p ric e s are alw ays low , F re esco re .co m ch a rg es c u sto m e rs a $30 m onthly fee to access their cred it reports. The catch? T h e only service that o ffers free cred it re­ p orts is A nnu alC red itR ep o rt.co m , a gov ernm ent- m an d ated re p o rtin g ag e n cy th at e n title s ev ery A m erican to a free report at least on ce a year. We rely on our new s o rg an izatio n s to p rovide us w ith accu rate, unbiased reporting. For the m ost part, they do. A ccu sation s of id eo logical bias are ram p an t, but serio u s claim s reg ard in g co m m er­ cial in flu en ce are rarely m ade. T he p ap ers them ­ selv es are com m ercial e n tities w ith th eir ow n fi­ n a n cia l in te re sts . A fte r all, th e ir u ltim a te go al is to report the new s, and turn a profit. S t e in is a ls o in t e r e s t e d in b e in g p r o f i t ­ able. H e h as th e lib e rty to u se h is o w n c e le b ri­ ty to b e tte r h im self, ju st lik e d in ers at Freebird s h av e the lib e rty to ch o o se from fo u r d iffe re n t types o f tortillas. A fter all, a sig n ific a n t p o rtio n o f the T im es' re v e n u e c o m e s fro m a d v e r tis e m e n ts . W h a t d is c e r n s the p a p e r 's p ro d u c t p ro m o tio n from th e ty p e o f a d v o c a c y S te in to o k p a rt in ? F o r o n e, th e ad v e rtisem e n ts in the T im es are c le a r­ ly m ark ed as d istin ct p ie ce s se p a ra te from the p a p e r's content. R e a d e rs can d is tin g u is h b e tw e e n a d v e r tis e ­ m en t and w h at the p ap er is re p o rtin g as facts. W ith o u t th a t d is tin c tio n , th e T im e s w o u ld b e lik e a s t e a m in g -h o t b u r r it o fro m F r e e b ir d s in w h ic h th e c h e e se h as m e lte d o v e r th e s iz ­ z lin g s te a k c u tle ts to e n tw in e its e lf w ith th e fresh-roasted peppers. U ltim a te ly , the d is tin c tio n lie s in th e T im e s' p ow erfu l bran d identity. R ead ers trust the Tim es to p ro v id e accu rate and o bjectiv e jou rn alism sim ­ ply b ecau se it has for m ore than 150 years. In the sam e way, d in ers tru st Freebird s to get th eir o r­ d ers righ t ev en if they p hon e them in, fax them in, or ord er online. In S t e in 's c a s e , e v e n th o u g h he did n o t d i­ rectly e n d o rse Freesco re.com in h is co lu m n , his p o s itio n c o v e r in g e c o n o m ic is s u e s in d ire c tly b ro u g h t the T im es in to the p ictu re. In h is c o m ­ m e rc ia l, S te in is in tro d u c e d as an " E c o n o m is t and F in an ce W riter." T h ese q u a lifica tio n s are f a ­ cilitated by T h e N ew York Tim es, w ith ou t w hich he is neither. By e m p lo y in g S te in , th e p a p e r w as e m p o w ­ e rin g him to a d v is e c itiz e n s to v is it said Web site. By d o in g so, S tein w as in c o n flict w ith the T im e s' cod e o f e th ics, w hich states, " s ta ff m em ­ bers m ay not en g age in financial co u n selin g (ex­ cep t throu gh the articles they w rite .)" B en S te in is C h ip o tle . A nd th e fin e lin e b e ­ tw een jo u rn alistic integrity and p rofessional p ru ­ d en ce w ill c o n tin u e to b e an o p en issu e — ju st lik e F re e b ird s, w h ich is o p e n S u n d a y th ro u gh T h u rsd ay from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m ., and until 11 p.m . on Frid ay and Saturday. Player is a plan II honors junior THE FIRING LINE Indoctrination trumps education I'd like to make a couple of comments concerning Monday's firing line responses to the story, "U T pre­ pares teachers for Bible classes." . As an atheist, I don't have any problem with the Bible being taught as an elective. However, do not harbor any delusions: This is about Christian indoc­ trination. The proponents of this law were not think­ ing about the fact that Texas schools are some of the worst in the country when they wasted their time and taxpayer money trying to get this law passed. What they are thinking about is indoctrination. While I'm not going to argue the constitutional merits of the Establishment Clause, at the very least, this new addendum to the curriculum opens the door to forcing public schools to now have electives in all other religions (as well as atheism) or it will be, rightfully so, considered biased. For example, I now expect Texas schools to have a class on atheism that discusses the historical accuracy, philosophical and physical veracity of all these super­ stitious claims. Why? Because if I'm going to pay for a Bible class, you're going to pay for an atheism class It's moronic, at best, to even suggest such an addi­ tion to the curriculum at a time when Texas schools are some of the worst in the country. Educators should be figuring out how to improve education in Texas schools — not wasting time and money adding Bible class electives as an attempt to sneak their reli­ gious zealotry in the back door. The term "child neglect" comes to mind. This issue should not be examined solely in the vacuum of First Amendment legality. These are children's lives being discussed. — Kenneth Wills UT alumnus LEGALESE SUBMIT A COLUMN SUBMIT A FIRING LINE Opinions expressed in The Dai­ ly Texan are those of the editor, the editorial board or the writer of the article. They are not necessari­ ly those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Tex­ as Student Media Board of Oper­ ating Tmstees. All Texan editorials are written by the Editorial Board, which is listed in the top right cor­ ner of this page. Have someting to say? Say it in print, and to the entire campus community. The Daily Texan Editorial Board welcomes submissions for guest columns Columns must be between 500 and 700 words. Send columns to ed itor@dailytrxanonlinc. com. The Texan reserves the right to edit all columns for clarity and liabil­ ity if chosen for publication. E-mail Firing Lines to firmg- 111 uda 11ytexanmline. com. Letters must be fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit for clarity and liability. RECYCLE! Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan by placing it in a re­ cycling bin or back in the burnt- orange stand where you found it S h e r a n ... s h e r a n s o f a r a w a y 5 Tuesday, August 11, 2009 SPY: UT students blame Facebook for failed loves From page 1 unknow n m em ber o f the o p p o ­ site s e x ? " and "H o w likely are yo u to m o n ito r y o u r p a r tn e r 's a c tiv itie s on F a c e b o o k ? " M o st particip an ts answ ered that they w ere very likely to becom e je a l­ ous and m onitor their p artn ers' activities. The students also said they spent an average of 40 m in ­ utes on Facebook each day, with wom en spending more time than men, according to the study. "G e n d e r is an im p o rtan t fa c ­ to r in th is s tu d y ," said Jo r g e Pena, a U T com m unication stu d ­ ies assistan t professor. "Fem ales tend to exp erien ce m ore je a lo u ­ sy than m ales." Je a lo u sy a lso in c re a se s p e o ­ p le's tim e on the site and sev er­ al participan ts adm itted to being addicted to the site. " P e o p le w ith m o re je a lo u s p e rso n a litie s and traits tend to re s o rt to W eb s ite s lik e F a c e ­ b o o k ," Pena said. Bo Yu, U T s e n io r e n g in e e r ­ ing stu d en t said he is no longer frie n d s w ith h is g irlfrie n d on Facebook "P e o p le w ill get on ju st to see w h o is in a p ic tu re w ith w h o or w h o w ro te w h at on w h o se w a ll," Yu said . "T h e n you start to m ake con clu sio n s about w hat is g o in g on in th e p ictu re and you really have no idea w hat is re a lly h a p p e n in g . F a ce b o o k is no g o o d ." M ore than 300 undergrad uate s tu d e n ts c o m p le te d an a n o n y ­ m ou s o n lin e survey about their Facebo o k habits and m ore than h a lf sa id th e y w e re s e r io u s ly d ating one person. The researchers plan on doing fu r th e r re se a rch on F a c e b o o k . N early $50,000 in gran t m o n ey aw arded by the O ffice of the Pri­ v acy C o m m issio n e r o f C an ad a w ill help them con tin u e s tu d y ­ ing how y ou th and ad u lts d is ­ c lo s e p e rso n a l in fo rm a tio n on the site. A girl exercises at Clark Field near San Jacinto Residence Hall on M o n d a y afternoon. Jacqueline Gilíes ¡ D a ily Texan S ta ff NEWS BRIEFLY University to exhibit faculty artwork in upcom ing show The annual UT Fall Faculty Ex­ hibition at the Creative Research Laboratory will open this fall and will host recent work by faculty artists in studio art, art education as well as design in the Depart­ ment of Art and Art History. The lab will present the exhibi­ tion in order to share the faculty's influence on dty art with the Aus­ tin community. Carolyn Porter, assistant direc­ tor of the Department of Art and Art History, said the Austin art community is multifaceted and encouraging. "The Austin art community is unique for its ability to celebrate a number of different kind of art forms, discuss and encourage a number of different conversations relating to the art world, and to de­ velop an experience and accessible audience of art enthusiasts," Por­ ter said. The opening reception will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Creative Research Laborato­ ry inside Flatbed World Headquar­ ters. Artists will discuss their work and art professor John D. Murchi­ son will moderate an art discussion as part of the exhibit on Oct. 1 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Porter said the laboratory is geared toward showcasing upcom­ ing and talented UT artists. "All of the exhibitions are fo­ cused on exhibiting the facul­ ty, students and alumni of the de­ partment of art and art history," Porter said. 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Zucchini Y e s t e r d a y 's A n s w e r P i g t a i l s P M T T Y B A K B S E S l f I | I ’’^ f | ;f I ’% : 1 ■" F ^ 3 I £ •-*- ‘ T u Daili Texan — Sports Editor Austin Talbert E-mail: sports^'■lailyte'-anonl'ne.com Phone: (512) 232 ?210 www dailyteKanonfine.com Tuesday, August 11,2009 Recipe for another title: Experience plus Tebow »•=& c * \SV r By Chris Tavarez Daily Texan Columnist Two out of three is good. Three out of four is even better. But back-to-back is the best, and it's unprecedented. That's exactly what the Florida Gators will be go­ ing for — history — and odds are that they'll do it. Since the BCS' inception, no team has won back-to- back championships. 1 know what you're thinking and I'm not wrong. \es, USC was going for its third-straight national championship when Texas took it down for the title in 2005, but USC only won one BCS title, and that was in '04. In 2003, it was a split championship, (which is what the BCS was created to prevent, but that's a whole other column) with the Trojans getting the AP title and LSU winning the BCS championship over an OU team that was crushed in the Big 12 title game, keeping Texas out of BCS picture for another year. But I digress — w hat's im portant is that this year's Florida team is as stacked with talent, loaded with veterans, fast and dangerous as any other team in the country. Florida has a non-conference sched­ ule that could rival Texas' in easiness, and it doesn't have to worry about facing off against Ole Miss in the regular season. Plus, Florida only has one po­ tentially dangerous road game on the schedule with a trip to LSU. These are the ingredients for history, and the team's got two master chefs in Urban Mey­ er and Tim Tebow. Tebow, the golden child of college football, decid­ ed to come back for his senior year to play some foot­ ball while attending his one and only class in the fall semester. He won the Heisman trophy for a reason back in 2007, was a finalist last year for good cause, and is a preseason favorite this year because he's one of the best leaders and most versatile quarterbacks in college football. He can throw it downiield, run right over you, jump and throw a touchdown pass at the same time and leap tall buildings in a single bound (at least that's what ESPN wants you to think). He has this kind of hype for a reason because he should be getting fitted for his third ring in January. Helping Tebow in his quest for another title will be a defense that returns all 11 starters and 10 of its 11 back­ ups. It is completely absurd to have a defense as un­ scathed as the Gators' from one year to the next. And the man throwing all of these ingredients to­ gether — one part best defense in the country, one part potent offense, a full serv ing of outstanding spe­ cial teams and a hearty helping of leadership on both sides of the ball in Tebow and linebacker Brandon Spikes — is Urban Meyer. Meyer was the mastermind behind Utah's rise to prominence as the first BCS bust­ er in 2004, and he's shown his genius in his move to the big time by winning two national championships in his four years at Florida. Meyer's resume is quickly making him one of the best coaches in the country. This year he is coaching the best team in the country. A combination like that usually makes for big results. They say that offense wins games, but defense wins championships. With an offense led by a Heisman Tro- phy-winner and a defense that is stacked (literally two deep) with veterans, count on Florida to keep that ad­ age true for 2009. Florida coach Urban Meyer talks with Tim Tebow during the Gators'first day of practice last week. Phil Sandlin j Asso< la te d Press Above, with all eyes focused on Florida, quarterback Tim Tebow, who ran through Alabama in last year's SEC Championship, must battle the No. 1 hype. Below, Gator quarterback Tim Tebow powered through the SEC last season. Tebow looks to do the same and lead the Gators toward another title this year. Photos by Harrison Diam ond j A llig a to r Staff Gators aim for back-to-back titles By Matt Hohner Daily Texan Staff We all know Superman has one weakness — that pesky kryptonite. But does Tim Tebow, the Florida Ga­ tors' superman, have a weakness? You won't find his flaw watch­ ing game film or dissecting Tebow's statistics. But if you did watch last month's ESPY Awards, you might have no­ ticed it as he accepted his second- consecutive ESPY for Best Male Col­ lege Athlete that Florida's superman is nearsighted. Just because he might be near­ sighted doesn't mean that he can't focus on a second-consecutive na­ tional title this season. And while it would be a super task, Tebow and the Gators are built to capture an­ other crystal ball and another SEC Championship. "Our goals are always the same as it was in 2005, as it is in 2009, and that is we want to do everything we can to get to Atlanta," said Florida head coach Urban Meyer. "We wake up every morning to try to achieve that goal." Tebow knows this firsthand. Af­ ter winning the championship in 2007, the Gators couldn't keep up the mojo in 2008, and missed out on the opportunity to repeat. No team has ever won tw o-straight BCS Championships. "I love the game of football. My No. 1 drive and passion, in football, is to be the best player I can be and I do not feel that I have accomplished that at all; not even close," Tebow said. "I have a lot of work left to do. I'm working to improve everyday." The pressure will certainly mount as the season progresses for Flor­ ida. This season is reminiscent of Southern C aliforn ia's 2006 cam­ paign, where the media was quick to crown the Trojans as the best team ever until Vince Young and com pany dethroned the defend­ ing champs. And the extra atten­ tion brought from the media's hype might be Florida's biggest oppo­ nent this season. "With the success we have had — two national championship teams — we know how to win and know that believing in the hype is not a way to win a national championship," said linebacker Ryan Stamper. "We have to be focused on every team, every game and not be complacent. With the leadership returning this season, we know we can win." But the Gators want those kinds of expectations. They want to run the table and finish a perfect 14-0, winning another SEC and national championship. While Tebow doesn't need glass­ es on the field, he probably won't recognize the receivers he's throw­ ing to. Tebow must find a replace­ ment for former Gator wideout Per­ cy Harvin and Harvin's play-mak­ ing ability. The Gators will still have speed, but young receivers will have to step up to help Tebow carry the load. Tight end Aaron Hernandez, last season's third-leading receiver, will be Tebow's go-to guy — espe­ cially on his signature jump-pass. On the defensive side of things, the Gators still have a strong bite. Florida has a nice 1-2 pass rush com­ bination of defensive ends Jermaine Cunningham and Carlos Dunlap up front. And, like Tebow is to the of­ fense, linebacker Brandon Spikes is the heart of the Gators' defense. "Coming into the season ranked No. 1, the whole team realizes we want to work every day. Our coach­ es do a great job keeping our heads level and focusing on our goal to win the Southeastern Conference Cham­ pionship," Stamper said. "Our off­ season has been very tough for us. Our coaches are not treating us as a national championship team. Our mind-set is to work hard and get back to where we left off last year." Team name: Florida Gators Head coach: Urban Meyer Conference: SEC 2008 record: 13-1 ’° U ,, } 'J Li Key players: • Tim Tebow — Senior — QB 2008: 2,746 pass yards, 30 pass TD, 673 rush yards, 12 TD Arguably the best player college football has seen. What more can Tebow do to solidify his legacy as the best player of all time? An­ other BCS championship. • Brandon Spikes — Senior — LB 2008: 93 tackles, 4 int The captain, anchor and leader of the defense. Spikes is looking to bring the best out of himself and his defense this year. Game to watch: Oct. 31 vs. Georgia at Jacksonville, Florida Florida's toughest opponent right now, who has the potential to shatter the Gators' repeat chances. The Bulldogs are better than last year, and will seek revenge after last year's 39-point blowout to the Gators. The word on Florida: The Gators have the talent needed to win a national title this season. Expectations and pressure placed by the media will be difficult to overcome for the defending champions, as we've witnessed in the past decade. Swimming can’t catch up to technology, blame it on the polyurethane By Will Anderson Daily Texan Columnist w.mg Unless you've been living un­ der a rock, you probably noticed Michael Phelps decided to go all, well, Michael Phelps on the 13th annual FINA World Champion­ ships at the Foro Itálico in Rome late last month. The winningest Olympian of all t i m e put on a tutorial in the wa­ ter even though he wore the tech­ nologically inferior Speedo LZR bodysuit for much of the compe­ tition. It wasn't until after Milorad Cavic, Phelps' rival in the 100-me­ ter butterfly, called Phelps out and offered to buy him the new­ est swimw ear that the 14-time gold medalist got serious. Phelps' performance in the wa­ ter against Cavic was phenome­ nal, flawless and even he referred to is as a classic showdown. De­ spite wearing the LZR, Phelps bested Cavic by .13 seconds in the final. He also set a new world record in the event, eclipsing the mark of 50.01 that Cavic had set the day before. Even Cavic post­ ed a new time under his previ­ ous best, proving that these two have a serious rivalry. Then in the 4x100-meter med­ ley relay, which Phelps and the American team won, every single squad in the top four finished be­ neath the previous world record. And that is where the trouble starts. Last weekend's meet set a total of 43 new world records; it is being collectively referred to as, "the plastic meet," accord­ ing to USA Swimming National Team Director Mark Schubert. "It is pretty s a d .," said Chris­ tine M agnuson, an A m erican swimmer at the championships. "O verall, I don't think the ath­ letes are very happy right now." Betw een 1990 and 2000, 23 world records were broken by male sw im m ers. So far in this de­ cade, the record books have al­ ready been amended 68 times. Many com petitors were em ­ barrassed by the fiasco in Rome and, at large, in swimming, as if they needed to apologize for their sport's technological innovations. "I'm wearing a suit that I hope will be made illegal as soon as possible," said Amanda Weir, an American who set a new record for women in the 100-meter free­ style in a polyurethane suit. A select few even heaped praise on the suits and the m ind-bog­ gling times. They claim ed that faster records are good for the sport, even though the technol­ ogy should be outlawed below the professional level to avoid discriminating against lower-in- come participants. None of that matters, though, as FINA set a mandate this sum­ mer to ban all polyurethane suits beginning Jan. 1 of 2010. FINA's ban, effectively revers­ ing the progress of time in swim technology, raises some interest­ ing questions. First, when does technology constitute an unfair advantage in competition? The other end of the spectrum includes equipment and uniform m odification. In collegiate and professional lacrosse, for exam ­ ple, players are not allowed to cut the palms out of their gloves, although no one will ever tell you that an open palm ever won a game. Second, what right does an athletic governing body have to relegate innovation? What right does any governing body have for that matter? FINA apparently believes that if they move swim­ ming back into the pre-polyui thane age, things w ill sim p stay that way, although the ii mense history of human natu begs to differ. The Steroids Era has hurt bas ball and apparently desensitizi much of the public to the idea of parity and fairness. Instea it's all about slugging percer age, home runs and the bigge than-life players who hit thei Does the audience really ca what swimmers are wearing they can continue to defy physi and logic by posting ever-low times in the 100-meter freestyl Don't hold your breath. 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' )9 www.dailytexanonlinexom * )t1> -a: ne cor Cool cooking in summer heat Studios to exhibit promising winter films for theaters By Alex Regnery Daily Texan Staff Summer is coming to a close. Many have faced the mass exodus from West Campus and is, more than likely, dealing with the form of homelessness that apartment com plexes love to inflict upon young students. Even the movie theaters prov ide very little comfort. Only "District 9" and "Inglourious Basterds" of­ fer the last bits of hope for sum­ mer theater-goers. So w hy not get a little excited for the films that lie ahead? Here are a few that look worth your time. "A Serious Man" In theaters October 9 After hitting the low­ est low of their career with "The Ladykillers," the Coen Brothers bounced back with the master­ fully tense "No Country for Old M en" and the constantly quot­ able "Bum After Reading." Now com es som ething a tad differ­ ent: "A Serious Man" seems to be playing to the Coens' strengths of dark comedy and blundering buf­ foons. The trailer tells you almost nothing, but somehow it's all you need to know. The coming attrac­ tion features Michael Stuhlbarg as a physics professor whose life is falling apart all around him. With a sound track that builds upon it­ self with each subsequent clip, the trailer for "A Serious M an" bor­ ders on art and is one of the best edited trailers since 2006's pre­ view for "Little Children." "Fantastic Mr. Fox" In theaters November 13 Wes A n derson has becom e more and more fanciful w ith each subsequent film. For him to final­ ly tackle a Roald Dahl book seems like a match made in heaven. Un­ like the slick stop-motion anima­ tion from the likes of Henry Selick ("Coraline"), "Fantastic Mr. Fox" has a sort of vintage quality that makes the film look even more endearing. With a cast comprised of George Clooney and Meryl Streep as well as Anderson veter­ ans Bill Murray, Jason Schwartz- man and Owen Wilson, "Fantas­ tic Mr. Fox" preps you for what could be another fantastic film from the chic director. ( "The Lovely Bones" In theaters December 11 It feels like it's been for­ ever since Peter Jackson released a movie. After nearly four years of "The Lord of the Rings" and "King Kong" in 2006, it seems like he's taken a really long sabbati­ cal. In actuality, the Kiwi director has been hard at work producing "District 9" as well as writing and directing the adaptation of Alice Sebold's "The Lovely Bones." The film focuses on a young girl who looks down from heaven, observ­ ing her family and her killer after she has been murdered. While the trailer seems conventional, there are some great-looking moments of Saoirse Ronan's Susie Salmon in the afterlife which hearken back to Jackson's own "Heavenly Crea­ tures." Plus, there's child-murder- er Stanley Tucci, donning his scar­ iest hair piece since "The Core." M ovie trailers can be accessed through themoviebox.net. Jacqueline Gille* | D a i l y T e x a n S t a f f Spring rolls make a delicious snack or meal without requiring the use of an oven during hot sum m er months. By Leigh Patterson Daily Texan Staff As the end of the sum m er ap­ proaches, I find myself craving sim­ plicity; the desire to get away from the complications of moving, buying textbooks and, most notably, the heat. With less than three weeks until the start of the fall semester, I'm boycot­ ting turning on my oven until the first signs of cooler weather. That being said, spring rolls — light, fresh, cool and easy to prepare — have been my go-to meal of choice lately. I bought enough ingredients to make probably 20 spring rolls for less than $5. Once you master the art of wrapping the rice paper, you could make this dish with your eyes closed. Here's how to do it painlessly: Sub­ merge each piece of rice paper individu­ ally in a medium-sized bowl filled with warm water until it's soft and pliable. Spread it out on a cutting board or plate and stack about 2 tbsp. worth of ingredi­ ents (from personal experience, the less ingredients the better — if you overfill a wrapper, it's prone to break easily) in the center of the rice paper. Gently pull away an edge of the wrapper from the work surface and wrap over the filling. Fold in the two sides so the rice paper and ingre­ dients are 'sealed' and won't spill out the v e g e t a b l e avocado spring rolls For spring rolls: 4 rice paper wrappers 1 whole avocado 1/2 mango 4 large carrots 1 /4 container bean sprouts 6 large white button mushrooms 1 cup mixed greens For p e a n u t dipping sauce: 4 tablespoons smooth peanut u t . 1 garlic clove 1 tablespoon fresh lime )uicc 1 tablespoon soy sauce 4 tablespoons water 1 pinch of sugar 1 pinch of cayenne pepper 1/3 cup water Slice avocado, mango, and mush rooms into small slivers. Shre carrots with a potato peeler into Prepare wraps: Soak the nee pa­ pers in a bowl of warm water until pliable. Place a pinch of each ingre E n t i n t o the center of die p a p ^ (about 2 tablespoons total). Wrap according to the instructions in the bodv of the article. • . Slice the spring roll in half care u not to let ingredients spi ou _ • Puree peanut butter, gar i , juice, soy sauce, sugar, cayenne and water until mixture is smooth. . Transfer to small serving bowls. Semes two as an appetizer, one as a meal. sides, then continue wrapping. as mint or basil, would be a great addi- tion if you had them on hand. From here, These fresh spring rolls can be filled you can fry them in oil or bake them on an with basically anything you want; mine oven sheet if you want crispy wrappers, are vegetarian, but you could easily add in but again, that would require turning on chicken or shrimp. Also, fresh herbs, such the oven. W es Anderson's stop-m otion adaptation of Roald Dahl's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" will be released in November. Courtesy of Fox Animation Studios While ‘Twang’ is Strait-jacketed, Young Mammals offers new pop sound dio stations that play nothing but country and it even gets its own awards ceremony. D espite the goings on elsewhere, country can basically do whatever the hell it wants and have absolutely no ef­ fect on anything else. Be it a product of this isolation or not, one thing's for certain: A lot of recycling goes on But, as painful as same old same old is in the world of pop and modem rock, it's pretty harm less in the country world. It's com e to be expected: nothing new, nothing to advance the genre, but pure unadulterated sameness for loy­ al listeners. So, take all of that and couple it with a legendary country musi­ cian, and you've got a best-selling album. Twang, the newest release from megastar George Strait, fits in nicely with everything else h e's done. Chord progressions are sim ilar, hooks sound a lit­ tle too familiar and the lyrics are firmly entrenched in celebrating •the good oT boys. Aside from a slightly disturbing, overly sexu­ al album cover, there's nothing really to take note of on the en­ tire thing. For fan s of S tra it and the genre, listening to the title track or other decent tunes like "L iv ­ ing for the N ight" and "W here Have I Been All My L ife," will be a thoroughly entertaining, al­ beit familiar experience. The problem with Twang, and country music in general, isn 't that the music is awful. In fact, it's far from it. However, it is cli­ che and overdone, and that can be just as bad. — Robert Rich Carrots Young Mammals After countless shows and the critical success of its self-titled EP (later re-titled The Dimes EP), Hous­ ton indie band Young Mammals has finally released a full-length al­ bum dubbed Carrots. Though it incorporates similar aesthetics where bands like Animal Collective become obtuse, Young Mammals retains conspicuous ties to simplistic pop bands like The Beach Boys. Carrot's opening track, "Confetti" rumbles with an intoxicating com­ bination of avant-garde noise and traditional guitar hooks and drum breaks. The marriage, of tradition­ al pop with experimental noise makes for arrangements that al­ ways surprise. "848" is by far the catchiest song on the album, featuring a slow cre­ scendo with jangly guitar detailing before a raucous denouncement that will have any listener singing along. "Analogue," situated in the mid­ dle of the album, features ghostly, siren-like melodies from vocalist Mlee Marie above the piano styl- ings of Austin's Bill Baird. The track is a lo-fi lullaby except that instead of lulling a listener to sleep it main­ tains a steady beat rife for dancing. Other notable tracks include high-energy "Wires & Buttons" and the soothing twangy tunes "The Man in the Cannon" and "M os- quitobots." But the best part of Car­ rots is that it shows that the Young Mammals have something to of­ fer a fan of any leaning — wheth­ er you're into the weirder spectrum or the more mainstream offerings available today, the Young Mam­ mals can deliver. — Mary LingU’all rt>r>w S i M i l TiVAMC, Twang George Strait Mainstream country is prob­ ably the most isolated genre of popular music. No matter what happens, it keeps to itself. There are television channels dedicated solely to the stvle, ra- m i 1 SffiiSI LUNC H BUFFE’m We Accept Bevo Bucks PIZZA • PASTA SALAD • PIZZA ROLLS DESSERT M L K & G U ADALU PE f f a 320-8030 WingStreet A S K ABOUT STUDENT DISCOUNTS! SUPER TUESDAY COUPONS SUPERC:u ts O N “T H E D R A G ” 3025 G U A D A L U P E ST. 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