1 SPORTS PAGE 6 NEWS PAGE 3 LIFE&ARTS PAGE 8 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Tuesday, April 15, 2014 dailytexanonline.com bit.ly/dtvid POLICE CAMPUS Prevention program to obtain grant Videotaped lectures may make up for missed class By Julia Brouillette @juliakbrou application for the funds, which are allocated by the ABTPA through auto in- surance fees, in its meet- ing Thursday. The depart- ment depends on the grant to fund initiatives such as the Vehicle Identification Number etching program, according to APD Sgt. Robert Smith. “If it weren’t for the Auto Burglary and het Preven- tion Authority, there would be no VIN etching,” Smith said. “Maybe cities and counties would pitch in for it, but, speciically, for the past 16 years, the author- ity has paid for VIN etching and murals on the side of buildings and billboards — anything to get folks to real- ize that the power to prevent auto thets and burglaries is really on them more than it is on us.” Any law enforcement THEFT page 2 Illustration by Stephanie Vaniceck / Daily Texan Staff University to uproot ‘maroonbonnets’ he Austin Police De- partment hopes to receive more than $600,000 from the Texas Auto Burglary and het Prevention Au- thority — also known as ABTPA — to fund its Auto het Interdiction Project, which has been a part of the agency for 16 years. Austin City Council au- thorized the department’s CAMPUS By Christina Breitbeil @christinabreit As speculation circu- lates that a strain of maroon bluebonnets sprouting on campus is a result of a Texas A&M prank, University of- icials have decided to have the Aggie-colored lowers re- moved, according to Markus Hogue, program coordina- tor for Irrigation and Water Conservation. Hogue said no one from A&M or UT has come for- ward to take responsibil- ity for planting the maroon bluebonnets. “The more informa- tion I receive regarding the maroon bluebonnets, the more I feel that we have been pranked by an Aggie,” Hogue said. “[Jerry] Par- sons and Greg Grant from A&M created the maroon color. Dr. Parsons said … that the maroon color is a recessive trait, and that the BONNETS page 3 Jarrid Denman / Daily Texan Staff Maroon-colored bluebonnets grow near the Tower. Texas A&M students may have attempted to prank UT by planting seeds that would sprout maroon on UT’s campus because the maroon color is a recessive trait, which should not thrive in an ecosystem. RESEARCH CITY Toy Joy reopens under new ownership By Hayden Clark @HaydenS_Clark Ater its previous owners closed its doors last month, local toy store Toy Joy re- opened over the weekend ater being sold in an auc- tion to new owners. Shelley Meyer and Fred Schmidt, who also own the boutique stores Wild About Music and Austin Rocks Texas, are taking over the business while working closely with the previous owners, Elizabeth Newsome and Trevor Yopp. “he best thing about hav- ing Toy Joy be purchased by Shelley and Fred [is] they’re experts,” Newsome said. “hey’re really good at keep- ing an eye on and making sure that the rent is going along with the sales numbers.” In May 2013, Newsome and Yopp decided to move the store — which sold an assort- ment of specialty and retro toys — from its decade-long home on 29th and Guadalupe streets to a new location on Jarrid Denman / Daily Texan Staff Postdoctoral fellow Guifang Chen works in the molecular biol- ogy lab Monday afternoon. Researchers identify lu-inhibiting protein By Nicole Bueno @itsmorebueno A team of microbiology researchers have discovered a protein that could lead to new breakthroughs in com- bating inluenza. Postdoctoral fellow Gui- fang Chen, along with three other UT researchers, have discovered a protein pro- duced naturally by human body cells, named DDX21, that inhibits the growth and spread of the inluenza A vi- rus through host cells. “We found a protein, DDX21, from human cells that can block the replica- tion of the influenza A vi- rus,” Chen said. “In turn, FLU page 2 Second Street in downtown to save on rent costs. “he biggest issue was just the rent was very high, con- sidering our sales were go- ing down,” Newsome said. “You know the UT campus. It can be really great for businesses that cater really speciically to students.” Newsome said worsening traic patterns in the area also caused problems for the business. “he traic has gotten so crazy around campus,” Newsome said. “A lot of our regular customers have been telling us that they couldn’t deal with coming to that area of the town. Campus was too busy for them to park and to ind parking and get in, so they were avoiding that area.” locations, Newsome and Yopp be- came close with Meyer and Schmidt, whose Austin Rocks Texas store is just across the street from Toy Joy. Ater moving “We have known [New- some and Yopp] for many, many months but have gotten to know them really well in the last six months, and they let us know there was going to be an auction,” Meyer said. “he main thing that the busi- ness was sufering from was a lack of capital, so [it] needed more liquid capital to be able to buy more stock, and [it] did not have that available, TOY page 2 Austin Reggae Festival April 18-20 • Butler Park Easy Star All-Stars, Inner Circle Everton Blender and More www.austinreggaefest.com Beneitting the Capital Area Food Bank By Nicole Cobler @nicolecobler Students may have the op- portunity to make up class days lost to inclement weath- er through a program allow- ing professors to record and archive their lectures online. Two class days were fully canceled in January because of inclement weather, while four other class days were delayed during February and March. he Lectures Online system began as a 2009 pilot program in several classrooms in the College of Liberal Arts Build- ing, according to Michael Heidenreich, media and audio services manager for Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services. he system is now available to professors who teach in the 16 classrooms in which the sotware is installed. “We missed a lot of days due to weather, and the dean of COLA and other deans on campus were trying to igure out how to assist professors who need additional time to teach all their material,” Heidenreich said. Ater the weather delays, the service was made available to all University faculty to either record their lectures in the CLA or capture the screens of their personal computers. Ac- cording to Heidenreich, more than 50 faculty members have signed up for the service. Jen Ebbeler, classics associate professor, said she began using the program in 2011 for a class of 220 students. SNOW page 2 Previous owners of Toy Joy, Trevor Yopp, pictured here, and Eliza- beth Newsome, sold the store in an auction to boutique owners Shelley Meyer and Fred Schmidt. Yopp believes the new owners have the capabilities to produce an Austin icon. 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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. TOMORROW’S WEATHER High 73 Low 56 You learn to like her because she bends you over. Shelby Tauber / Daily Texan Staff Roger Aguilar, employee of Jim Hunter Home Improvement, sweeps leaves of a fallen tree off a street in West Campus on Monday. THEFT continues from page 1 agency within the state can apply for the grant, accord- ing to Smith. he authority will no- tify grant applicants about the status of their requests in June. Smith said the de- partment does not expect to receive the exact amount of money it applied for. “What actually gets granted to us is probably going to be completely dif- ferent,” Smith said. “It’s like going to college and requesting a grant from someone — you’re going to request $10,000, but they’re only going to give you $1,000 because they have so many other people to give to and so few resources.” Charles Caldwell, direc- tor of ABTPA, said auto thet rates are a factor in the distribution of grants. “We look at a number of items that they submit to us through a grant ap- plication,” Caldwell said. “It’s based on the amount of money that we have available, what their ac- tivities are, and what the auto theft rate is. … We have a matrix of things we look at in order to make that determination.” Fewer auto thets oc- curred in Austin than in Dallas and San Antonio in the irst three months of 2014. he diference be- tween the number of auto thets per capita in the four largest Texas cities — Dal- las, Houston, San Antonio and Austin — only difer by one-tenth of a percent. Smith said grant funds also pay for detective sala- ries and equipment used to investigate auto thets or burglaries. “How much money we need is going to vary each year, and it’s going to vary between agencies,” Smith said. “Personnel and the projects that we have dic- tate how much we ask for.” he City pledged to match approximately 25 percent of the amount granted by the ABTPA. to “he match is the City’s commitment saying, ‘We’re dedicated in this ef- fort just as much as you are,’” Smith said. SNOW continues from page 1 “here’s a bunch of dif- ferent ways it can increase your interactions with your students,” Ebbeler said. “I think it’s a great tool.” Ebbeler said she noticed a decrease in attendance when she began using the system because she used it only to lec- ture. Since then, Ebbeler said she uses the program to make sure students stay engaged. “I realized one of the ways I could make the in- class part a lot more engag- ing was to shit some of the content out of class,” Ebbel- er said. “I used iClickers and peer discussions and other things, so class is really live.” Ebbeler said she under- stands why some professors may be concerned about the attendance rate if they re- cord lectures online. “By recording it, I could actually test students more deeply because they could review the lectures,” Ebbeler said. “If you’re not doing If you’re not doing any- thing different and only capturing your lecture, attendance will dip down. —Jen Ebbeler, Classics associate professor anything diferent and only capturing your lecture, at- tendance will dip down.” Corporate communica- tions sophomore Vanessa Peterson said she took two classes that last semester used the online lecturing sys- tem. 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A letter from the co-chairs of the transpar- ency committee, included in Welsh’s letter, said the referral was necessary based on the indings of the committee’s investigation. he report, compiled by Rusty Hardin, special counsel to the committee, indicated Hall likely committed im- peachable ofenses through- out his time as a regent. he committee is inves- tigating Hall for potentially overstepping his duties as a regent and conducting what some legislators have called a “witch hunt” against President William Powers Jr. At a committee hearing in November, Francie Fred- erick, general counsel to the Board of Regents, said regents can have access to informa- tion protected by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act if they have a job-related reason to do so. Frederick said Hall gained access to a chain of emails with protected in- formation he should not have been allowed to see. —Madlin Mekelburg Music school appoints experienced new dean he Butler School of Mu- sic appointed Mary Ellen Poole as the school’s direc- tor Monday. Poole will replace Glenn Richter, who was named in- terim director in 2012 when former director Glenn Chan- dler resigned under pressure from University leaders ater advocating that the school should be separated from the College of Fine Arts. Poole has been the dean of the San Francisco Conserva- tory of Music for 10 years. She attended Baylor University and Michigan State University and has a Ph.D. in musicology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. he Butler School of Mu- sic currently has 380 under- graduates and 320 graduate students. In a press release, Doug Dempster, dean of the Col- lege of Fine Arts, said Poole’s experience as a scholar and musician made her quali- ied for the position. “As dean of the San Fran- cisco Conservatory of Music, Mary Ellen Poole put up an ex- traordinary leadership record, turning a very good music school into a great one,” Demp- ster said in a press release. Poole, who will hold the Florence helma Hall Centen- nial Chair in Music and whose appointment will be efective Sept. 1, said the position at the Butler School of Music was a great opportunity. —Nicole Cobler TOY continues from page 2 and so the stock got very low.” Yopp said Meyer and Schmidt are guides to both him and Newsome, and the new owners have the capa- bilities to keep the business producing revenue and cre- ate an Austin icon. “hey were our sort of business mentors, so to say,” Yopp said. “One of the best things about the whole situ- ation is they are already op- erating two successful busi- nesses, and they have the inancial backing behind them to put this business to right and make it a big- ger, more powerful piece of Austin than me and [New- some] were ever able to do.” W&N 3 Faculty Council forms technology committee NEWS Tuesday, April 15, 2014 UNIVERSITY By Leila Ruiz @leilakrisi Faculty Council voted Monday to create an over- intended sight committee to allow faculty members to have a clearer stake and a bet- ter understanding in the use of technology in academia. Faculty members voted unanimously to form the C-14 Technology-En- hanced Education Over- sight Committee, which is a standing committee aimed at evaluating and formulat- ing policy regarding tech- nology in higher education and ensuring that its use will help further the goals of the University. here will be 13 voting members and ive non-voting members on the committee, which will review its func- tion, scope and mission af- ter its irst and second active years and propose changes as deemed necessary. Michael White, religious studies pro- fessor and the chair of the that proposed committee the C-14 committee, said that, while there are already strategic and infrastructure committees dedicated to the use of technology at the Uni- versity, the C-14 committee will focus more on its speciic academic applications. “I think it might play the role of watchdog for a need to arise in which that would be justiied,” White said. Mathematics professor William Beckner said the ac- ademic diversity of the new committee will allow faculty to have a more comprehen- sive understanding. “Having this type of com- mittee will engage gen- eral faculty in involvement [with] new technologies that are being used in the classroom,” Beckner said. “It serves as central oversight, but it will engage the faculty in their ownership of what is going to happen, and lots is going to happen.” he council also addressed the possibility of an extended FLU continues from page 1 a protein (NS1) from the influenza virus can block DDX21’s function and promote the replication of virus.” According to Chen, identifying NS1 as an in- hibitor of the body’s nat- ural defenses is crucial for finding a way to stop the influenza virus from spreading. “he indings help us know what happens when the virus infects the cells and makes NS1 viral pro- tein as a potential target for antiviral drugs against the inluenza A virus,” Chen said. “DDX21 cannot help improve vaccines, and the protein itself cannot help the treatments either, but the inding of DDX21’s mechanism on inluenza A virus will help us ind the target for combat.” he inluenza A virus, as described by the Texas BONNETS continues from page 1 blue color will take over the landscape beds. I have noticed each year that the maroon color has grown in size, which means some- one is adding more seeds each year.” Parsons, a former hor- ticulturist at A&M, said the maroon bluebonnet variant came about as a mistake. He also said the flowers’ presence on the UT campus was not a deliberate affront to the school. “hey are not a prank but rather a seed mix-up during packaging by the producer,” Parsons said. Government junior Will Griin, who is also a mem- ber of Texas Cowboys, one of the University’s spirit groups, said he does not feel ofended on behalf of the University. “I don’t feel slighted,” Griffin said. “I find it funny that, if it is a prank, Department of State Health Services, is classiied into subtypes, and only certain strains of the inluenza A vi- rus can afect humans. he inluenza virus, as with all viruses, attacks the body’s host cells, using them for replication. According to the Cen- ters for Disease Control and Prevention, there are an estimated 23,607 in- fluenza-associated deaths and over 200,000 influ- enza-associated hospital- izations every year in the United States. Sherry Bell, senior pro- gram coordinator for Uni- versity Health Services, said the University sees both conirmed cases of inluenza- inluenza and like syndromes as the lu because they have similar symptoms. “In reality, the number of cases of inluenza is prob- Aggie students come all this way and disrespect our state flower just to put some maroon on the Texas campus.” Hogue said University officials have decided to remove the flowers — al- though a date for removal is still undecided — be- cause of threats of student interference. “A few students have stated that, if we do not re- move them, they will take it upon themselves to re- move them,” Hogue said. “We hope this does not happen, since we want to collect the seeds and limit the chance of more grow- ing next year.” Hogue said, if students pull out the lowers them- selves, the variant could still reproduce from seeds let in the ground. Business sophomore Lindsey Lunden, who is in Texas Sweethearts, a spirit group on campus, said the alleged prank is far from an Aggie victory. 3 Michael White, chair for the Tech- nology Enhanced Education Over- sight Commit- tee, talks to the Faculty Council at a meeting in the Main Building on Monday after- noon. Although the council addressed numerous is- sues, including an extended Thanksgiving break, much of the meeting centered on the role of technol- ogy in students’ education. Jarrid Denman Daily Texan Staff hanksgiving break. Hans Hofman, integrative biology associate professor and chair of the University Academic Calendar Committee, ofered a proposal that would elimi- nate classes on the Wednes- day before hanksgiving. he missed class day would be made up by adding an extra class day on the Monday of inals week. Hofman said it was im- portant to the committee that the number of class days would not be afected by the schedule change, although some said it would only cre- ate new problems. is diicult for me to vote in favor of this,” “It history professor Al Martinez said. “he issue that arises by having class on the Monday as a last day of class is that, suddenly, we create the same kind of day that’s very vul- nerable for absences.” PHOTO BRIEFLY Shelby Tauber / Daily Texan Staff Sens. Davis, Van de Putte speak about female leaders Speaking on campus Monday night, state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth and can- didate for governor, highlighted the accom- plishments of female leaders to encourage other women to strive for their goals. Davis and State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio and candidate for lieutenant governor, served as keynote speakers for Tex- as Tea, an event hosted by the Texas Orange Jackets, an all-women service organization. Davis spoke about the work of women, including Minnie Fisher Cunningham, a sufrage politician and leader of the League of Women Voters, and Bessie Coleman, an African-American pilot. Van de Putte shared her experiences as a young legislator, citing Barbara Jordan, a U.S. Congresswoman and the irst African-American elected to the Tex- as Senate, as an inspiration for her. Van de Putte told the story of a dinner held by former Gov. Ann Richards, at which she met Jordan. Van de Putte claimed the dinner was an example of the way women must help each other network in their ields. Davis will face of against Attorney General and Republican nominee Greg Abbott for the governor’s seat in November. —Antonia Gales ably between 81 and 217,” Bell said. “he 217 is the combination of 136 diag- noses of inluenza-like syn- drome and the 81 diagnoses of inluenza.” the he team’s research indings are particularly relevant, considering the strength of recent H1N1 strain, commonly known as swine lu, which is a subtype of the inluenza A virus. Because vaccines are not guaranteed to be ef- fective, reliance on antiviral drugs has become increas- ingly common. 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No Appointment Needed! 4A OPINION LAURA WRIGHT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF / @TexanEditorial Tuesday, April 15, 2014 4 EDITORIAL Civil Rights issues need more than rhetoric he Civil Rights Summit, held on the UT campus last week to commemorate the 50th anniversary of 1964’s Civil Rights Act, cer- tainly made history. hree former presidents, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, all joined President Barack Obama in Austin to commemorate the occasion, each one delivering a keynote address through the week — an unprecedented occurrence. But, though the summit was historic, stu- dents must think critically about the presi- dents’ words and the actions behind them because the issues at stake deserve more than just empty political rhetoric. he irst president to speak, Jimmy Carter, addressed the prevalence of sexual abuse on college campuses. “In this country, we are not above — I hate to say condemnation — but we are not above reproach. he number one place for sexual abuse is the United States universities,” the former president said. Un- like the other keynote speakers, Carter moved Though the summit was historic, students must think critically about the presidents’ words and the actions behind them. Because to achieve true progress the issues at stake deserve more than just empty political rhetoric. past pure rhetoric to suggest a solution to the issue: he Title IX clause that allows federal funds to be withheld from universities if ad- ministrators fail to address sexual assault cases should be invoked to help address the problem. Clinton, too, spoke on a controversial top- ic, using his keynote address to talk about the atermath of the 2013 Supreme Court ruling that struck down key provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. he court’s ruling allowed several states to change election laws with- out federal approval, and, as a result, many southern states passed laws requiring vot- ers to show photo ID to cast a ballot. Clin- ton chided state governments for using the court’s ruling to restrict sufrage by passing such laws. “We all know what this is about.” Clinton said. “his is a way of restricting a franchise ater 50 years of expanding it. Is this was Martin Luther King gave his life for?” Considering Texas is one of the handful of states that require voters to present photo identiication, Clinton’s words were bold. But not all the speakers at the summit used the bully pulpit to address sensitive issues with frankness and candour. Rather, both Bush and Obama stuck to speaking about past accomplishments and legislation, barely touching on the challenges that lie ahead. Bush talked mostly about education — an important topic, but one that constitutes much less of a hot button issue. He reminded Texans of the No Child Let Behind Act, a piece of legislation he announced in 2001 that increased reliance on standardized measure- ments for school accountability, especially re- garding reading proiciency for younger chil- dren. Bush did do some justice to addressing inequality in public education, pointing out that “education in America is no longer legal- ly separate, but it is still not efectively equal.” Obama, too, addressed disappointingly little of the modern issues concerning civil rights. Although perhaps the most anticipated speaker at the three-day summit, Obama did little to further any speciic civil rights issues when he took the stage. Instead, in his char- acteristic manner, he spoke with eloquence, poise, and measured enthusiasm about things we already knew were true. he most we could take from Obama’s speech was his elo- quent praise of LBJ, which, while meaning- ful, should not have been an end in itself. he lack of substance in Obama’s speech raises the question: Was the summit even productive beyond its celebratory lourishes? Professor Edwin Dorn, a former Dean of the LBJ School of Public Afairs, thinks the answer to that question lies in what happens next. He asks whether, in light of the summit, the University “will make a bigger investment in teaching and research about civil rights, immigration policy and voting rights … [be- cause] right now, we are weak in all three ar- eas. For example, only one UT faculty mem- ber is an expert on voting rights.” Gregory Vincent, the vice president for Diversity and Community Engagement, of- fered a slightly diferent view. He thought that listening to the “perspectives of national leaders in public policy, politics, business and activism yielded fruitful dialogues about so- cial justice” and that the summit’s “real suc- cess was inspiring us to carry the conversa- tion of civil rights forward and consider how those rights are being negotiated by diferent groups today.” But while we should appreciate the more celebratory aspects of the summit, calling the conference a success does a disservice to the spirit of LBJ, a president who passed not one but many pieces of landmark civil rights legislation on voting rights, housing equality and Medicare, to name a few. But, instead of focusing on meaningful change, as Johnson’s landmark legislation did, this summit focused on rhetoric. When it comes to discussing civil rights, impassioned rhet- oric can fall short; working to change the status quo is better. Change doesn’t come quickly, but there is certainly room for progress at UT. Even UT President William Powers Jr. admitted that UT has historically found itself on the “wrong side” of the civil rights argument. In the final speech of his presidency, Johnson told a roaring crowd, “we have proved that progress is possible.” Johnson earned the right to say those words, and, when we as a school, or even as a nation, can come to terms with the civil rights is- sues of our generation — the difficulty of immigration and nationalization, the prevalence of sexual assault and the lack of equal treatment in the LBGTQ commu- nity, to name just a few — only then can we see events such as the Civil Rights Summit as successful. While that’s a high standard with which to measure success, it only re- flects the nature of the task ahead. COLUMN HORNS UP: ONE STEP CLOSER TO REGENT HALL’S DEPARTURE On Monday, he Texas Tribune reported that infor- mation uncovered as part of the investigation of the Select Committee on Transparency in State Agencies on possible criminal actions committed by UT System Regent Wallace Hall had been referred to Travis County prosecutors. For those of you keeping track, we are now in third year of the latest ight between the UT System Board of Regents, UT-Austin and the State Legislature. In the past two years, that ight has strayed considerably from its ideological roots in diferences over higher education to the realm of sloppy and distracting personal ights between members of the board and UT Presi- dent William Powers Jr. Despite numerous cries for Hall’s resignation, it’s become clear that Hall, who is being investigated for impeachment, is reluctant to back down. While we’re frus- trated every time Hall makes it into the headlines, a potential criminal case against him com- ing from Travis County prosecutors may be the inal push he needs to leave the board. And if that happens, then maybe, just maybe, we can start talking about higher education policy about as oten as we’ve been talking about Hall’s transgressions. Horns Up to potentially be- ing one step closer to Hall’s early departure from the Board of Regents. While we’re frustrated every time Hall makes it into the headlines, a potential criminal case against him coming from Travis County pros- ecutors may be the inal push he needs to leave the board. HORNS DOWN: AFTER WEST, FERTILIZER REGULATIONS NEEDED On Monday, nearly a year ater the West fertilizer plant explosion killed 15 people and injured nearly 160, Texas’ chief ire marshal testiied in front of the House Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee on the need for structural changes in 46 Texas facilities which house ammonium nitrate. However, committee members were quick to say that any regulations would encounter resistance from business owners. Given the magnitude of the tragedy, we hope that both business owners and the legislature can reach a compromise that puts in place the necessary safety measures. Given the magnitude of the tragedy, we hope that both business owners and the legislature can reach a compromise that puts in place the necessary safety measures. GALLERY Photo courtesy of Jamie Lee College of Natural Sciences Associate Dean Sacha Kopp addresses students at a town hall meeting on April 7. CNS 101 program will unite Natural Sciences By Francisco Dominguez Daily Texan Columnist On April 7, College of Natural Sciences Associate Dean Sacha Kopp unveiled a new initiative meant to promote diversity, im- prove pedagogy and ensure overall success for incoming freshmen. Ater months of gathering student input, Kopp understood there was a resounding is- sue with how students were acclimating to the college. At a town hall meeting, students gave similar testimonials of isolation and frustration their freshman year that persist years thereater. Many of the students also shared ways they overcame their feelings of desperation. Kopp aggregated these dif- ferent solutions into an all-access program called CNS101. CNS101 is a non-credit course that will divide the incoming Fall 2014 freshman class into 100 cohorts of 25 students for a year. It is intended to help CNS students form a sense of community, build rela- tionships with faculty and achieve aca- demic success in the college. As a transfer student, I’ve realized that these essentials were missing from my personal experi- ence during my first year on the 40 Acres. I could only wish this was implemented sooner. According to Kopp, “hese small learn- ing communities are observed to increase rates of graduation by 40-70 percent relative to other students in the college even when controlling for all other factors. … In some sense, this is not a new initiative. his is a scale-up of an existing collection of ideas and adding some features which we heard from students as important.” Natural Sciences Council President Juan Herrejon highlighted some of the problems addressed in CNS101 a year-and-a-half ago during a meeting with the Minority Student Advisory Council. A lack of community within the college, low graduation rates and underrepresentation of minority students alarmed the council. hat there should be a system in place to smooth, and standardize, the transition to the University no matter the student’s background was the impetus for CNS101. Unfortunately, because CNS101 will be a non-credit course — like First-Year Inter- est Groups — retention rates may continue to present a problem. Herrejon believes a mechanism must be in place to assure ac- countability of it’s members. One way he be- lieves CNS101 could better incentivize stu- dents is by making it a course that students may receive credit in. “Putting in a system that works on modules would help,” Her- rejon said. “For example, if students have an assignment to network with ‘x’ number of faculty, which will enrich their univer- sity experience while earning a grade in the class, they are earning double the reward.” It is not a perfect system and hasn’t even been proven to work yet. But, like in science, a constant efort to push the boundaries is what CNS101 will attempt to accomplish. he efort for Kopp, and all those support- ing him, is far from over, although this is a step in the right direction. A bright future undoubtedly awaits the College of Natural Sciences. Dominguez is a biology sophomore from San Antonio. LEGALESE | Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE | E-mail your Firing Lines to editor@dailytexanonline.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. RECYCLE | Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt-orange newsstand where you found it. EDITORIAL TWITTER | Follow The Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twitter (@TexanEditorial) and receive updates on our latest editorials and columns. Illustration by Isabella Palacios / Daily Texan Staff 5 FIGHT continues from page 8 to work out, and it was fun,” Hofend said. In the future, it will con- tinue to partner with its and hopefully neighbors host an event with Tow- er Bistro Pizza and Fresh Healthy Cafe. Williams, who returned to Athens ater teaching several classes at the Austin location this past weekend, sees last- ing value beyond just having a fun workout. “When I was in college, I was in premed,” Williams said. “Now that I’m not go- ing to be a doctor, instead of ixing people who are broken and sick, I’m on the front end. It’s preventative medi- cine. It’s a dance party where you get to beat up stuf.” OPERA continues from page 8 collaborations between the Butler Opera Center and the Austin Lyric Opera, follow- ing the 2012 performance of “he Pagliacci Project.” “It’s an extraordinary op- portunity for the young UT opera singers to perform in diferent venues with difer- ent kinds of audiences in the Austin community,” DeSim- one said. Music performance grad- uate student Chance Eakin plays Dulcamara and is one of the four UT opera sing- ers who were selected for this collaboration ater the audi- tion process last August. “Opera is not just about the fat lady singing,” Eakin said. “It’s not an archaic art form. hese are real stories about real people.” As the quack doctor, Dul- camara tries to create a rit between Nemorino and Adi- na by passing of cheap wine as a magic love potion. “My job is to stir the pot,” Eakin said. “My character creates the conlict between Nemorino and Adina. You can’t have a good story with- out some conlict.” O’Brien plays Belcore, a proud military man, who gives up Adina when she de- cides to marry Nemorino. “He’s kind of a jerk,” O’Brien said. “He’s very funny to play, and it was a You have to ind a way as a singer to not let your emotion affect your ability to convey the music. You can’t let the emotions overtake your music. —Chance Eakin, Music performance graduate student chance to bring out your in- ner peacock and overact a little bit.” An opera does not come without its challenges, ac- cording to Eakin. It is as much about acting and per- forming as it is about singing. “You have to ind a way as a singer to not let your emotion afect your ability to convey the music,” Eakin said. “You can’t let the emo- tions overtake your music.” Opera not only requires years of training and a knack for portraying characters con- vincingly but physical stamina. “I’ve noticed, in them, to become their ability more professional with each experience and each performance,” DeSim- one said. “It just adds to their idea of what they would like to do in their operatic careers.” SEE WHAT OUR ONLINE SYSTEM has to offer, and place YOUR AD NOW! m o c . s d e i i s s a l C n a x e T y l i a D recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle recycle super tuesday COUPONS clip and save! every week LIFE&ARTS Tuesday, April 15, 2014 CLASS 5 Alvaro Bastidas, founder of Please Be Kind to Cyclists, is working with the Texas Department of Transportation to ind a compromise for creating roadside memorials for cyclists. Since 2006, the local organization has been displaying ghost bikes to serve as a memorial for cyclists who were hit and killed by vehicles. Ethan Oblak / Daily Texan Staff BIKES continues from page 8 are decorated with lowers and pictures from family members of the victims. In 2010, Genea Barnes saw one of these ghost bikes after visiting New York, sparking a small project of documenting the bikes that expanded once her Kickstarter cam- paign succeeded. Since then, she’s photographed 66 ghost bikes and per- sonalized each image by photoshopping images of individuals related to the victims into the bike shots. “he ghost bike repre- sents the worst outcome of people not being conscious of other people,” Barnes said. “I feel like you can walk by a memorial every day and you don’t feel the impact of it anymore. You notice it once or twice, but then it goes to the back- ground. I want to put a re- minder that ghost bikes are real, and these memorials represent real people that are gone.” Many ghost bikes are no- ticed initially but are forgot- ten ater a period of time. For some bikes, all that’s let of the memorial is a white tire or frame because of the lack of attention and main- tenance the bikes are given over the years. In response to the lack of maintenance, many cities have decided to start remov- ing ghost bikes. his has up- set ghost bike organizations that debate that ghost bikes hold emotional ties and, when removed, a memorial is removed. In Austin, Bastidas is working with the Texas Department of Transporta- tion to ind a compromise for creating memorials for cyclists. Within the City of Austin, diferent ordi- nances are in place, allow- ing the placement of ghost bikes, but, along the federal highways, where many fa- talities occur, ghost bikes are removed. “If they’re too close to the roadway, they fear that someone driving is going to hit the bicycle,” Basti- das said. “he metal from the bike can go through the windshield and injure the driver.” About six of the nine bikes that have been placed around Austin have been removed by the city for this reason. In order to reach a compromise with the Department of Trans- portation, Bastidas will be hosting a ride this Satur- day. 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Scan this code > TRACK & FIELD By Daniel Clay @dclay567 he NCAA proudly launts that the overwhelming ma- jority of its athletes — 99 percent, according to some sources — go professional in something other than sports. Senior middle distance runner Katie Hoaldridge has made it a point to throw her energy — and there’s a lot of it, in her case — behind both aspects of the student- athlete classiication. he senior has achieved irst team all-Big 12 status in the 800-meters, indoor 1,000 meters and indoor distance medley, becoming one of Texas’ best middle distance runners as she strives for re- cords on the track. In addition, Hoaldridge already has her degree in radio-television-ilm and hopes to balance her pos- sible future in track with the pursuit of a career in the music industry. school’s Hoaldridge took the fall from the semester away team for the communica- tion “Semester in Los Angeles” program, which gave her an oppor- tunity to work with Sony Music and Warner Broth- ers. This made some of her coaches a tad nervous. “[Head coach Mario Sat- egna] jokingly was like, ‘If I would have been in charge when you got the go to do 6 SPTS STEFAN SCRAFIELD, SPORTS EDITOR / @texansports Tuesday, April 15, 2014 Striving for a diferent kind of record MLB Senior middle distance runner Katie Hoaldridge competes in the 2014 Texas Re- lays. Hoaldridge is using her expe- rience on the track and ield team to pursue a career in the music industry. NBA Sam Ortega Daily Texan Staff 6 SIDELINE MARINERS RANGERS RAYS ORIOLES SPURS ROCKETS CELTICS 76ERS HEAT WIZARDS TOP TWEET Adrian Phillips @Phillips_17 It’s some good movies comin out this summer SPORTS BRIEFLY Holmes earns MVP title at team banquet Texas men’s basketball held its annual team ban- quet Monday night. With family and UT oicials in attendance, awards and honors were handed out among the team, which in- ished 24-11 on the season. Junior forward Jonathan Holmes highlighted the night with the team’s Most Valuable Player honor, which was voted on by his peers. Holmes and sopho- more center Cameron Rid- ley shared the team’s Most Improved Player sward. Sophomore Demarcus Holland was named the team’s Outstanding De- fensive Player for the sec- ond straight year, while Holmes was also voted team captain. Holmes led his team this season in scoring (12.8 ppg), ranked second in rebounding (7.2 rpg) and third in blocked shots (40). —Garrett Callahan Multimedia Learn about the Round Rock Express and the role of minor league baseball teams. Check out our video at dailytexanonline.com TODAY IN HISTORY 1896 The irst Olympic games close in Athens, Greece. that, I wouldn’t have let you,’” Hoaldridge said. “But it kind of worked out in my favor.” take Sategna may have been hesitant to let one of his top veterans leave from the team during the offseason, but he recog- nizes that academics come before the athletics. “We’ve always talked to them about using track and ield as a springboard, and what better way to be here at the University of Texas and to be here for the right rea- sons?” Sategna said. “When you have juniors and se- niors, they’re looking on to their next career opportuni- ty. We want to support them to the fullest.” Hoaldridge’s decision to pursue an internship in Los Angeles meant she had to work even harder to main- tain her national-champion- ship-caliber itness level. “It was so hard,” Hoal- dridge said. “I would wake up at 6 a.m. … then I wouldn’t get home until 8 p.m., and then I’d just go to the gym be- cause it would be night time, and I’m not going to go run by myself in Los Angeles.” Her performance this season has proven that even major obstacles, such as a significant lack of sleep and being thousands of miles from her coaching staff, do not fluster the senior. Hoaldridge anchored the 4x800 meter relay team to a second-place finish at the Texas Relays and has posted what should be an 800-me- ter qualifying time for the NCAA West Regionals, where a strong performance could land her in the cham- pionship meet. “I would like to close out the season with a good perfor- mance at NCAAs.” Hoaldridge said. “I’ve never made [the NCAAs] individually before.” A strong showing at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships this summer would serve as a wonderful transition from one career into another, but, if an opportunity arises, Hoaldridge would still love to run ater college. “Obviously, if I go full throttle in the music industry, that’s not necessarily going to be an option because I prob- ably will never sleep,” Hoal- dridge said. “But, if that is an option, I would love to pursue it. his season kind of deter- mines my next move, but, if I can run, I would love to.” PGA | COLUMN BASEBALL hornhill propels Longhorns back into national spotlight By Evan Berkowitz @Evan_Berkowitz Not too many pitch- ers can throw a complete game, allow just one run and still manage to suffer an increase in their ERA. But that’s exactly what happened to senior pitch- er Nathan hornhill on Sunday aternoon against Oklahoma that resulted in an 8-1 win. He went the distance, pitched a gem — and his ERA climbed from 0.73 to 0.78. “You know you’re the man when you only give up one run, and your ERA goes up,” sophomore re- liever Chad Hollingsworth tweeted. is that dude.” “[hornhill] But the road for Thorn- hill — who was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week on Monday — to get there took some turns. After be- ing selected by the Hous- ton Astros in the 24th round of the MLB Draft, Thornhill spurned them to return to Texas in an attempt to put the Long- horns back on the map af- ter a low year. And that’s exactly what he’s done. He’s anchored a staff that ranks No. 6 in the nation in ERA. His Big 12 leading and national top-10 0.78 ERA definitely helps that. Texas is 29-8 and No. 6 in the nation. The Longhorns are back on top of the Big 12, and their confidence is at an all-time high. “We have a lot of con- fidence,” Thornhill said. “We know what our plan is at the plate. We know what our plan is on de- fense and pitching, and, if we go and execute that, the game should come out in our favor.” hornhill has allowed just four runs in seven starts. And all this for a guy who, at one point, wasn’t even in the opening week- end rotation, inding him- self behind junior pitcher Lukas Schiraldi. He began to settle into the pen, with a real pos- sibility of taking over the closer role. In eight relief innings, he allowed just one run while recording two wins and two saves. After a few starts for went sour, Schiraldi Thornhill regained his spot in the rotation and hasn’t looked back. He has already recorded a career- high six wins this season without even losing one. His WHIP is below one, Texas @ UTA Day: Tuesday Time: 6 p.m. On air: Longhorn Network and his opponents are hit- ting just 0.168 against him. But Thornhill doesn’t let the hype get to him, as he’s still focused on improving. “Last year, I started to kind of igure out what kind of pitcher I was and then just [built] upon that this year,” hornhill said. “I’ve just continued to work with [pitching coach] Skip [Johnson] and listen to him because I need to be a sponge when he’s talking.” When Texas faces UT- Arlington on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Disch-Falk Field, Thornhill will be resting his arm, watching Schiral- di deal and getting ready for this weekend’s series against TCU. “It is a lot different,” Thornhill said. “It is a lot more fun. I think that is the biggest part. With the wins, come more fun. You like that feeling, and you don’t want to have the other feeling.” Jarrid Denman / Daily Texan ile photo Senior pitcher Nathan Thornhill winds up against Kansas in a March game. Thornhill leads Texas’ strong pitching team with a 0.78 ERA this season. Charlie Riedel / Associated Press Former Longhorn Jordan Spieth shakes hands with Masters’ winner Bubba Watson after their inal round Sunday. Despite collapse, Spieth still rising as golf great By David Lefler Daily Texan Columnist @lefler_david Alongside the rest of the goling world, Jordan Spieth was forced to watch Bubba Watson sink putt ater crucial putt en route to a inal-round comeback that gave him his second green jacket in three years. Although Spieth could not maintain the pace set by Watson, the former Longhorn gave a debut that was notable in ways that cemented him in Masters history. he 20-year-old Spieth had all of America buzzing as he entered the tournament’s inal day tied atop the leaderboard at 5-under-par, within strik- ing distance of passing Tiger Woods to become the young- est player to ever win the Mas- ters. his prospect became even more attainable when he jumped out to a 2-stroke lead ater the seventh hole. Unfortunately, things momentarily unraveled for him on the eighth and ninth holes, as he bogeyed each while Watson sunk back-to- back birdie putts in a sudden 4-stroke swing. In the end, overcoming these blunders proved too tall a task for the Texas ex, as he inished 3 strokes behind Watson. On the surface, many have pointed to Rory McIlroy’s 2011 collapse and argue Spi- eth’s performance mirrors it. McIlroy, who was 21 years old at the time, also could not maintain a multiple- stroke lead in the inal round with a chance to become the second youngest player to win the green jacket. he stop comparisons there, though. Spieth’s inal round resembled nothing close to McIlroy’s breakdown three years ago, when the Northern Irishman choked away a four-shot lead by shooting an 80 over the inal 18 holes, which equates to a score of 8 over par. When it was all said and done, he inished tied for 15th and 10 strokes of the leader. To this day, McIlroy’s per- formance is considered one of the biggest meltdowns in Masters history. Spieth, on the other hand, shot a 72 on Sunday, giving him an even score for the day. While it wasn’t enough to keep up with Watson, who clearly looked more conident as he made his late charge, his inal round wasn’t a collapse. If anything, it was a testament to his mental fortitude. Ater bogeying the last two holes on the front nine, Spi- eth could have easily folded under the pressure. Instead, he maintained his compo- sure, inishing tied for sec- ond and inishing just one over par on the back nine. Despite coming up short, Spieth showed resolve and maturity that far exceed his youth. At 20 years old, he missed his chance to sur- pass Tiger as the youngest Masters champion but has simultaneously emerged as a household name. With a sharp mind and the skill set to match it, Spieth will no doubt become a familiar face atop PGA Tour leaderboards for years to come. 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With music blaring and participants both inside the building and outside on the side- walk, it’s difficult to ignore the new workout program that offers classes several times per day. According to co-creator Williams, Fight Club has three crucial values: It is safe, efective and fun. Combining training, cardio resistance intervals and core strength, the 60-minute classes boast a full-body workout. Williams’ workout pro- gram began in Athens, Ga., in 2007 and became so popu- lar that a second location was opened in the college town, followed by a third in States- boro, Ga. When the licensed program had an opportunity to expand, Austin seemed like the perfect it. “I took it all through- out college, and it kind of became a hobby for my friends and [me],” said Alexis Dacy, University of Georgia alum and club instructor. “Why I wanted to bring it here was to cre- ate that hobby and love for working out like we had in Athens.” Currently, there are seven instructors at the Austin lo- cation, including two UT students and several UT alumni. Initially, only two classes were ofered per day, but now up to four classes are taught daily. he structure of the work- out is up to the instruc- tor, so no two classes are exactly alike. Though it is a high in- tensity class, any level is CAMPUS Music perfor- mance graduate students Tim O’Brien and Chance Eakin are two UT opera singers involved in “The Elixir Proj- ect.” A collabo- ration between UT’s Butler Op- era Center and the Austin Lyric Opera, “The Elixir Project” stages free opera performances across Austin and will have its inal show Amy Zhang Daily Texan Staff welcome and able to join. Williams has seen at least four people lose more than 100 pounds from taking the class and has helped train all ages from college students 60-year-old grandmothers. to “It’s the perfect go-be- tween with most of the ex- isting programs out there,” Williams said. “If you go [to] a basic gym, you’re do- ing some dancing around, kickboxing, punching in the air, or you got to go to a gym where there’s ighters, mar- tial arts and a really intimi- dating environment. his is the perfect go-between — you get to punch and hit and kick stuf. You don’t have to come in contact with any other members, so it’s not intimidating.” development Human Jenna Hofend freshman tried Fight Club the irst week it opened. “[Fight Club] wasn’t that intimidating because I like FIGHT page 5 Top: Economics sophomore Cameron Slife (left) and business sophomore Max Tebbe strike a punching bag at Fight Club Austin on Monday evening. Above: Economics sophomore Cameron Slife wraps his hand before beginning class at Fight Club Austin on Monday evening. Shelby Tauber / Daily Texan Staff CITY Community advocates stand up for ghost bikes By Vanessa Sliva @Vanessasliva A white cross on the side of the road is a universal message of a fatal car crash, but, in Austin and several other cities around the coun- try, a white painted bike is a memorial used to represent the death of a cyclist. Lately, these memorials are at risk of being taken down. hese white painted bikes are called “ghost bikes,” which serve as a memorial for those cyclists who were hit and killed by a vehicle. he placement of these bikes is a worldwide movement that works to raise awareness of cyclist fatalities. Within each city, groups contribute independently to setting up ghost bikes through local organizations and anonymous donors. Since 2006, Please Be Kind to Cyclists, a local Austin or- ganization dedicated to the awareness and education of cyclists, has been display- ing ghost bikes along the crash sites. “[Ghost bikes] are a sym- bolic memorial,” said Alvaro Bastidas, founder of Please Be Kind to Cyclists. “We not only honor the lives of those we lost but also create a symbol of hope that drivers become aware of the lives we lost from a preventable crash.” his organization alone has mounted nine ghost bikes around Austin and in nearby cities. Each time a fatality occurs, the group responds within days by holding a memorial for the cyclist, inviting fam- ily and friends to attend the ceremony. While these bikes are in- tended to commemorate the death of a cyclists, the process can take a toll on the individu- als putting up the memorials. Danny Gamboa, ilmmaker and a member of the Ghost Bike Los Angeles Team, sees about 75 bikes placed annu- ally. his has inspired Gam- boa to make a hour-long documentary about the ghost bikes and the impact plac- ing the bikes has had on the individuals involved. “When I put up a ghost bike, I put myself into the shoes,” Gamboa person’s said. “It could have been me or my partner. It could have been someone I know, and, the thing is, it is somebody’s partner. It is somebody’s friend. When I put up a ghost bike for a little boy and I have a little boy myself, it hits me.” Each time the ghost bikes are put on display, the bikes BIKES page 5 Opera singers perform Italian feature By Kritika Kulshrestha @kritika88 A trip to the SFC Farm- ers’ Market East last Tues- day would have allowed shoppers to witness a free live opera performance by UT students. UT’s Butler Opera Cen- ter, in collaboration with the Austin Lyric Opera, stage a free performance of “he Elixir Project,” which is based of of Italian com- poser Donizetti’s “he Elixir of Love” at nine ven- ues across Austin. he inal performance will be at the Mexican American Cultural Center this Tuesday. “I enjoy this project be- cause it’s a way of making opera accessible for lack of interest or lack of expo- sure,” said Tim O’Brien, music performance gradu- ate student and a performer in the project. “People will just have a chance to run across us and grab a taste for the opera.” he duration of each show is 30 minutes. he comic opera depicts the story of Nemorino, a peasant in love with a wealthy girl, Adina, who does not love him back but instead loves Belcore, a sergeant. Nemorino seeks help from doctor Dulca- mara who sells Nemorino a magic love potion, which turns out to be cheap wine. Doctoral student Juan Car- los Rodriguez plays Nemo- rino and music performance graduate student Hanna Lee plays Adina. According to Robert DeSimone, director of UT’s Butler Opera Center, the performances have been conceptualized with the idea of making opera a mass art form. “In a traditional opera THE ELIXIR PROJECT When: Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Where: Mexican American Cultural Center Cost: Free venue, you are away from the audience,” O’Brien said. “For this project, the style is much more conversational. We come out of the audience and we even sing directly to the audience members.” “he Elixir Project” is the second in the series of OPERA page 5