frotas v i saidVH Hvaao «S 3AV XSTZ 6fr0t? WTIiOtfOIW a9V lIH 3H . >\n a T e x a n L if e & A r t s P a g e 6 B Fall season inspires simple recipe fo r candy apples N e w s P a g e 6 A Police investigate West Campus stabbing that left UT student hospitalized Serving The University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com D O Y Q 3 X IW _ ■ _ 1 1 U S p o r t s P a g e I B Women’s Hall of Honor inducts four athletes and trainer • Tuesday, November 11, 2008- mmmmm M a r k y o u r t e r r it o r y NY attorney questions UT lenders’ ethics Andrew Cuomo finds loan companies' practices misleading By Maya Srikrishnan Daily Texan Staff At least two private lenders on UT's lenders list have been found by New York A ttorney Gener­ al Andrew Cuom o to use m is­ leading and unethical advertising techniques. The University's Of­ fice of Student Financial Services is reluctant to alert students due to recent restrictions on the pre­ ferred-lenders list, said office di­ rector Tom Melecki. Cuomo investigated UT's fi­ nancial aid office in early April 2007 after records revealed that Lawrence Burt, former associate vice president of the Office of Stu­ dent Financial Services, owned stock in the parent company of one of the University's preferred lenders. Lenders w ere includ­ ed on lists, which were available to students, based on gifts, such as steak house dinners and ice cream carts they provided to the financial aid officers, as reported by The Daily Texan in 2007. "We have limitations for pre­ ferred-lending lists now," Me­ lecki said. "If we were to put a warning out on a specific lend­ er, that would turn into a kind of 'reverse' preferred-lending list." If students are awarded federal or state financial aid through the financial services office, they will be sent a Web site with the names of 50 private lenders, Melecki said. This list is prioritized based on the volume of loans the com­ panies give to students each year. Cuomo's office has settled with nine private loan companies over their unethical advertising in the past month. Two of those com­ panies, NextStudent and Goal Fi­ nancial, were on UT's lender list for the 2007-2008 academic year. NextStudent provided $366,830 for UT students last academic year. Goal Financial lent $149,801. According to the attorney gen­ eral's findings, Goal Financial had used mailings that appeared as though they came from the feder­ al government and had offered iP­ ods, spa gift cards and other items as incentives to lure borrowers. The company is still providing loans to certain UT students but will stop accepting applications after the 2008-2009 school year. N either Goal Financial nor NextStudent returned messages left by The Daily Texan. "It strikes me as a bit overboard that the University can't alert stu­ dents w hen they know of u n­ fair and unethical practices," said LOANS continues on page 2A Allen Kaplan, an ACC trustee, listens to a panel speak about resources and the econom y at the 2008 Legislative Forum and Luncheon. May-Ying Lam Daily Texan Staff Transportation, water on Legislature’s agenda By A m y B in gh am Daily Texan &aff With the population of Cen­ tral Texas expected to double in the next 20 to 40 years, members of the state Legislature said Mon­ day that they plan to expand pub­ lic transportation, protect water resources and enhance other as­ pects of the city's infrastructure. About 100 community leaders from Bastrop, Caldwell, Hayes, Travis and Williamson counties talked w ith six state senators and representatives at the Tex­ as Capitol about issues arising from population growth in Cen­ tral Texas. Participants brought up a diverse set of issues rang­ ing from real estate to environ­ mental protection and represent­ ed both national corporations and local businesses. The event was hosted by Envision Central Texas, a nonprofit organization w hose mission is to encourage cooperation between businesses, citizens and legislators in plan­ ning for community growth. 'To preserve the unique charac­ ter and quality of life here in Cen­ tral Texas, we must improve how we work together to improve how we grow," said jim Walker, chair­ man of the Envision Central Texas Board of Directors. State Sen. Kirk Watson, a Dem­ ocrat from Austin and vice chair­ m an of the Senate's tran spor­ tation com m ittee, said Texas should divert building resourc­ es for roads and railways to lo­ cal governm ents because of an increased reliance on cities and counties to support the bill on construction projects. "The state used to provide funding for major items like big road projects, and local govern­ m ents only paid for enhancing them," he said. "Now the state is turning to local governments to fund the big stuff while the state pays for enhancements." Watson said planning and effi­ ciency were of the utmost impor­ tance in building new roads and expanding existing ones. LEGISLATURE continues on page 2A Debbie Eynon Finley | Daily Texan Staff Volunteers, from left, Emma Broder, Melissa Porter, Ally Salazar and Katherine Sasser, place a marker by a pile of dog waste at Auditorium Shores on M onday morning. The event raised awareness concerning pet owners who do not clean up after their furry friends. Promoting canine etiquette By Julie Horwitz Daily Texan Staff More than 700 red flags dotted A udito­ rium Shores on M onday after Austin res­ idents spent the day m arking dog excre­ m ent left behind by ow ners w ho did not clean up after their pets. A ustin resident Bill Fraser organized "O p eration Flag the Turd" as a w ay to bring attention to the problem of dog ex­ crement left in the park. Participants in the program planned to come back later in the afternoon to remove the flags and clean up the dog feces, but the city asked Fraser to leave the flags for three days to show the extent of the problem. Fraser, a dog owner and a 25-year Austin resident, said he has seen the problem get worse over the past years. "What we have is dog owners not being responsible for their dogs," Fraser said. Fraser received help from neighbors, most of whom were middle and elementa­ ry school children, to "flag the turds." M ost w ho p a rtic ip a te d in "Flag the Turd" were not surprised by the am ount of dog excrement they found. "I expected to find a lot of poop out here," said Melissa Porter, a 6th grader at O. Henry Middle School. "A lot of people in Austin do n 't pay attention or are lazy, and that's how the problem builds up." Many of the children w ho participated in the project owned dogs and said they wanted to be responsible. "I just got a dog a few days ago, and I w ant to learn how to pick up the poop, no matter how gross it is," Porter said. Along w ith being unpleasant, dog fe­ ces create sanitary problem s and health risks, said Sarah Heilman, environm ental inform ation specialist for the W atershed Protection Division. Excrem ent that gets w ashed into lakes and stream s can cause health hazards for hum ans and dogs who use the water, she added. Fraser's Web site, iLnow.citycodeM 7.com , is nam ed after the city ordinance that is set to enforce cleaning up after pets in public places. People who worked with Fraser on the project said they w ant to make the ordi­ nance stricter. "After flagging today, I'm kind of d is­ gusted," said Cindy Salazar, Fraser's friend and neighbor. "The city provides bags so ow ners can clean up after their pets, but people are not taking advantage of that. We're trying to raise the fine, but the prob­ lem with this is w ho's going to enforce it?" Salazar also said many people m ay not be aware of the law. "I think if the law is made more public, people might be more inclined to clean up after their dog," she said. Fraser suggested that the city put up ki­ osks with dog etiquette in parks so people are aware of the ordinance, but said the so­ lution may be too expensive. He said he chose Auditorium Shores because it is an attraction for tourists, joggers and walkers, as well as dog owners. "W hat it really boils down to is a b u d ­ get," Fraser said. "What we're hoping to do is make our solutions tangible." Conference highlights alternative energy Companies foster use of wind power; solar technology in Texas By Mona Madgavkar Daily Texan Staff Ken See is teaching his 15-year- old daughter to drive in an elec­ tric car. " I t's p e rfe c t for h er," said See, w ho represents Miles Elec­ tric Vehicles in the Southw est. "Small, safe and clean." See and representatives of re­ newable energy companies from around the globe attended Mon­ day's Texas Renewables '08 Con­ ference to discuss the future of al­ ternative energy sources in Tex­ as. Companies promoted energy technology from biofuel to geo­ therm al pow er as a way to re­ structure Texas' energy culture. Texas' renew able energy ini­ tiativ es have been d o m inated by w ind-based electricity. Texas leads the United States in wind pow er capacity, and w ind proj­ ects accounted for 35 percent of new electric-generating capacity in the state in 2007. Shanda Sansing, a representa­ tive for Texas Solar Power Com­ pany, said greater investm ent in solar pow er makes more sense for the region. The state's warm and sunny cli­ mate means more energy can be drawn from solar panel technolo­ gy instead of sources such as geo­ thermal power, which uses heat stored undergrou nd or biofuel technology, which relies on ener­ gy derived from plant and animal sources, Sansing said. Solar panels have been criti­ cized because extracting the sili­ con that composes them requires the use of fossil fuels and can be environmentally costly. Sansing said advances in the field are bridging the gap. ENERGY continues on page 2A Galveston National Laboratory opens on schedule By Andrew Kreighbaum Daily Texan Staff Six w eek s a fte r H u rric a n e Ike sh ut dow n the UT Medical Branch in Galveston, the campus will see the recently constructed G alveston N ational Laboratory open on schedule today. While the hospital was flooded by several feet of w ater and re­ search labs were taken offline af­ ter losing power, the national lab was virtually undamaged. The biocontainment labs were built 30 feet above sea level, and the building that houses the lab w as designed to sustain d a m ­ age from any storm. C onstruc­ tion on the national lab began in May 2005. Though the laboratory will be owned and operated by the Uni­ versity, the bulk of its funding will come from the federal agen­ cy N ational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Professionals w ith academ ic appointm ents in the pathology departm ent and the microbiolo­ gy and immunology departm ent will staff the national lab, which is part of the medical school. "It is recognizing an untapped reso u rce," said Jam es LeDuc, d ep u ty director of the lab. "In the past, this kind of work was strictly done in governm ent lab­ oratories. After 9/11 and the an­ thrax attacks, and som e n a tu ­ ral events like SARS, the gov­ ernm ent realized that they real­ ly did need the assistance of the academic sector." About two-thirds of the national Index Volume 109, Number 51 25 cents World&Nation............ 3A Opinion.......................4A News..................................6A Sports.............................. 1-3B Classifieds ™„................ 3B .............. 4B Comics™. Life&Arts..................... 5-6B TODAY'S WEATHER 3LW Three Liberal Women High 81 Low LAB continues on page 2A Trash piles up outside buildings at UTMB as cleanup crews continue to discard water-damaged walls and fixtures. Paul Chouy | Daily Texan Staff TUESDAY, N OVEM BER 11,2008 Tuition and fee bills for the spring semester distributed to students electronically. ENERGY: Electric vehicles popular at universities Steve S teing raeber and Luke G e le y n se chat after a session at the Texas R enew ables C onference. T h e y are b o th e m p lo y e e s at c o m p a n ie s w ith Eliot Meyer | Daily Texan Staff w ind e n e rg y interests. From pagel A "T h e n e w thing is thin film ," Sansing said of the new cheaper, thinner silicon panels. "T h e y're more versatile, and they toler­ ate a lot more shade and differ­ ent angles. The city of Austin and the fed­ eral governm ent are increasing renewable energy incentives. In October, the governm ent lifted the $2,000 cap on incentives for solar panels and w ill pay 30 per­ cent of the cost of converting a home to solar technology. The state also p ro v id e s en- e rgy-efficiency in cen tives, in ­ clu d in g a $500 rebate for Tex­ ans in terested in e le c tric car technology. "[T h e ca r's] top speed is still around 35 mph, but that's really all you need for driving around Austin," See said. "The problem is that the Am erican public still thinks it has that need for speed and range." A low-speed car or truck from M ile s E le c tr ic V e h icle s costs about $18,400 and can run for about 120 m iles betw een each charge. See said sm alle r elec­ tric vehicles have been popular w ith colleges and universities, including Texas C hristian U n i­ versity, the U n iv e rsity of H ous­ ton and UT, w hich uses 68 elec­ tric veh icles for tasks such as cam pus po licin g and m onitor­ ing traffic violations. See said the electric car com­ p a n y d e sig n e d a m odel that reaches speeds of 85 mph, which w ill be available next year. See and S an sin g agree that President-elect Barack O bam a's energy goal of ensuring 25 per­ cent o f A m e ric a n e le c tr ic ity comes from renewable sources by 2025 is attainable, w ith prop­ er government support. "W e have to start fueling in ­ novation e ve ryw h e re ," Sansing said. "T h e re 's no s ilv e r bullet. There's silver buckshot." Jaden C raw ford of Austin Bio­ fuels said the challenge is more daunting than imagined. "In 20 years, it's possible, but to do it, there has to be serious government and private restruc­ tu rin g ," C ra w fo rd said. "C o n ­ sumption of oil is repressed, but in terms of fossil fuels, people are still using a lot." Receive up to $ 2 4 0 a month and give life to patients in need. 14415 OWEN TECH BLVD AUSTIN, TX 78728 512.251.8855 W W W .BIOUFEPLASMA.COM % $10 BONUS COUPON Bring this coupon with you to your first plasma donation and receive an extra $10 bonus. , * Bonus redeemable only upon completion of a full i donation. Coupon cannot be combined with any • other B io U fe offer. U T A DAI LY T E X A N FOR MEW DONORS ONLY TOMORROW'S WEATHER Low 55 the eye!" T h e D a il y T kxa n Prof outlines '60s 'white flight’ N Y C neighborhood's urban renewal drew racial boundary lines By M ichael M oran Daily Texan Staff Urban renew al efforts in the 1960s led to the "w h ite flight" of Italians from the mostly black Queens neighborhood of Corona in N e w York City, said a visiting professor on campus Monday. P a tricia C lo u g h , a w o m en 's studies professor at the C ity U n i­ versity of N ew York, spoke about her research regarding race rela­ tions between Italian-Americans and African-Americans during the 1950s and 1960s in Corona. Clough said the local govern­ ment in Corona created a bound­ ary in 1968 separating the mostly black North Corona from the most­ ly Italian South Corona as part of an urban renewal project. Clough said this b o u n d a ry c o n trib u t­ ed to m any Italians leaving Coro­ na for Long Island and other plac­ es in N e w York. About 70 percent of w hites in Corona had fled af­ ter the U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 Brown v. Board of Education deci­ sion, which declared school segre­ gation unconstitutional. "U rb an renewal made this dis­ tinction between ethnic whites and blacks and started to make a ghet­ to where there hadn't been one," Clough said. Clough's academic history w rit­ ing is interrupted by the narrative of a fictional Italian girl in Coro­ na, created from the experiences of Clough and her students. Clough grew up in the neighborhood dur­ ing the time period. Clough said the purpose of her style is to give history "an emo­ tional tone" and to portray the in­ terior reactions of those w ho lived through it. Anthropology graduate student Tessa Farm er said C loug h's ap­ proach to anthropology Is different from the traditional style, where a particular culture and place is studied as a bounded unit. "These things that we're talking about, even if they're not taking the traditional social science w ay of writing, can still mean very pro­ found things for people's lives," Farmer said. Clough's appearance was part of a speaker series run by UT's Amen- co Paredes Center for Cultural Stud­ ies. The center aims to encourage faculty from various departments to study how culture is constituted and expressed, according to its Web site. LEGISLATURE: Officials take on critical issues, ensure growth From pagel A "[T h e state tra n s p o rta tio n budget] is broke. W e don't have a n y m oney," he said. "W e no longer have the luxury of being inefficient." S ta te R ep . D a n G a ttis , R- Georgetown, said w ater should be the major concern of the next legislative session w h en creat­ ing policies dealing w ith C en ­ tral Texas' growth. "The question w e have to an­ sw er is 'H o w do 1 get [water] to those w ho need it w ithout tak­ ing it from those w ho have it? "' Gattis said. M o n d a y w as the first d a y for legislators to pre-file bills for the 2009 legislative session, w h ic h begins in January. W a t­ son submitted a bill that w ould create a com m ission focusing on a long-range plan to ensure Texas colleges and universities meet the needs of "a grow ing and d iv e rs e p o p u la tio n ." H e also filed a bill that w o u ld re­ quire a com m ission to in ve sti­ gate w a y s to eco nom ically re­ duce greenhouse gases. LOANS: UT concerned about biased list From pagel A associate advertising professor M innette Drum wright. " A com­ pany can't be pretending to be the federal governm ent w hen the government may seem more trustworthy to consumers." A s long as U T can justify to students the rationale behind its preferred-lender list, these lists help students make better de­ cisions w hen choosing private lenders, said Sam W ilson, assis­ tant vice president of custom ­ er assistance at federal and state aid o rganization Texas G u a r ­ anteed. U T is p articu larly con­ cerned because it was one of the few universities found natio n­ w ide to have a biased preferred- len d er list, he added. W ils o n said the biggest ethical flaw with private lenders is their direct-to- consumer marketing, which can prevent students from being in­ formed about more economical, federal loans. "T h e deceptive com ponent, as far as I am aware, is that they are not disclosing to the students their other options," Wilson said. M E D IC A L S C H O O L Want the inside scoop on getting into medical school? Find out for FREE at the M e d ic a l S ch o o l Insider event. M e d ica l S ch o o l a d m is s io n s officers a nd te s t p re p e x p e rts w ill d is c u s s : ► The mo ’ mportant med al r■ tv-ol i ► Strata > e tnr creating a succe sfut ► rip for access ntfnMCAT' v, • ! i : ppli. -. . . Wednesday, November 19th 6 :3 0 -8 :3 0 P M I UT Thom pson Conference Center Panal isls include Budge Mabry Director of Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service Leila Diaz Director of Admissions for the College ofMedicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center, Temple Campus Space is limited! Call or visit us online to register. 1-800-K AP-TEST | kap test.co m / insid er K A P L A N T E S T P R E P A N D A D M I S S I O N S DON’T LET YOUR ORGANIZATION BE FORGOTTEN! purchase a page for your organization in the cactus yearbook PRICES START AT $150 order by November 15 for the lowest price LAB: Coastal area research poses risks From pagel A lab's $174 million project was paid for by federal funds, with the state providing the remainder. L e D u e said the designation of the national lab is a mandate to support national priorities in the study of infectious diseases. LeDuc referred to the separate dis­ cussions concerning a rescue plan for the U T M B campus between legislators and within the U T Sys­ tem Board of Regents as a "politi­ cal minefield," but said a decision to downsize the medical campus would affect the lab. " I think w e w ou ld suffer be­ cause it's difficult to meet our ed­ ucational requirements w ithout the active input of cutting-edge re­ search and likewise the research ... is driven by having access to pa­ tients," LeDuc said. The construction of the lab on the island has drawn renewed crit­ icism in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike from groups such as the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, an environmental activist group. C hapter director Ken K ra m ­ er said Hurricane Ike showed the danger of placing im portant re­ search labs in coastal areas. "P e rh a p s the G a lve sto n N a ­ tional La b has su fficient safe­ guards to prevent a catastrophic release of deadly pathogens dur­ ing a hurricane, but w h y run the risk in the first p la ce ?" K ram er said in an e-mail. To assuage such fears w it h ­ in the Galveston community, the U n ive rsity set up a com m unity advisory board of nearly 100 peo­ ple and a five-member C om m u­ nity Liaison Committee. R. Bowen Loftin, vice president and C E O of Texas A&M-Galves- ton and a m em ber of the com ­ mittee, said the liaison com m it­ tee's purpose is to decide when it is necessary for U T M B to inform the public about potential haz­ ards stemming from the national lab's operations. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2008 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. 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The m assive Chinese spending plan — the largest ever undertaken by the communist leadership — was motivated by growing alarm at an unexpectedly sharp downturn in the country's fast-growing economy that raised the threat of job losses and social unrest. Sunday's announcement staked out a bold position as President Hu Jintao prepares for next weekend's meeting in Washington of leaders of 20 major econo­ mies to discuss a response to the global financial crisis. Wen, the country's top economic official, said the plan is meant to boost investm ent and consum er spending, maintain export growth and promote cor­ porate competitiveness and financial reform. "We m ust im plem ent the m easures to ensure a fast and stable economic developm ent," Wen told a meeting of government leaders, according to a re­ port on state television. "They are not only the needs of the development of ourselves, but also our biggest contribution to the world." The plan calls for higher spending through 2010 on airports, highways and other infrastructure, more aid to the poor and farmers, and tax cuts for export­ ers. That could boost demand for iron ore from A us­ tralia and Brazil, factory and construction eq u ip ­ ment from the United States and Europe and indus­ trial components from throughout Asia. "Faster growth in China will be better for its neigh­ bors. For every country in the region, it's either their top trading partner or is on the w ay to becoming the top," said Tim Condon, Asia regional economist for the Dutch bank ING. On a global scale, "Countries that supply capital equipment look like they will be the front-line bene­ ficiaries of this package," he said. Asian stock markets surged M onday on news of the plan, but w orld m arkets were m ixed later in the day. Wall Street erased an early rally as enthu­ siasm for the Chinese package gave w ay to anxi­ ety about how U.S. com panies will survive a se ­ vere pullback in spending. China's economic growth slowed to 9 percent in the last quarter, down from last year's stunning 11.9 percent and its lowest level in five years. Export or­ ders have fallen sharply as global demand weakens, leading to layoffs and factory closures. Analysts have slashed forecasts of next year's eco­ nomic growth but said M onday that with the new stimulus it should be at least 8 percent. Deadly blasts raise doubts about security Jo b seekers attend a re cru itin g fair in the H u a zh o n g N orm al U n ive rsity in W uhan, central China's Hubei provin ce on Nov. 9. C h in a ann ou n ced a 4 trillio n yuan ($586 b illion ) stim u lu s package Sunday. A ssociated Press WORLD BRIEFLY South African musical legend Miriam Makeba dies JOHANNESBURG, South Afri­ ca — She died just how she want­ ed to — singing on stage for a good cause. And her recorded songs wafted out of taxis and ra­ dios, as fellow Africans struggled with their grief at her passing. Miriam Makeba, the "Mama Africa" whose sultry voice gave South Africans hope when the country was gripped by apart­ heid, died Monday of a heart at­ tack after collapsing on stage in It­ aly. She was 76. In her dazzling career, Make­ ba performed with musical leg­ ends from around the world — jazz maestros Nina Simone and Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon — and sang for world leaders such as John F. Kennedy and Nelson Mandela. Her distinctive style, which combined jazz, folk and South Af­ rican township rhythms, managed to get her banned from South Afri­ ca for more than 30 years. "Her haunting melodies gave voice to the pain of exile and dis­ location which she felt for 31 long years. At the same time, her mu­ sic inspired a powerful sense of hope in all of us," Mandela said in a statement. He said it was "fitting" that her last moments were spent on stage. Makeba collapsed after sing­ ing one of her most famous hits "Pata Pata," her family said. Her grandson, Nelson Lumumba Lee, was with her as well as her longtime friend, Italian promot­ er Roberto Meglioli. "Whilst this great lady was alive she would say: 'I will sing until the last day of my life,"' the family statement said. — The Associated Press By Robert H. Reid The Associated Press BAGHDAD — A suicide bomb­ er M onday struck a crowd rush­ ing to help schoolgirls trapped in a bus by an earlier bombing. The In­ terior Ministry said at least 31 peo­ ple were killed — the deadliest in a string of blasts that raise doubts about Iraqi security forces as the U.S. prepares to reduce troops. The m inistry said another 71 people were wounded in the twin blasts, the deadliest attack in Bagh­ dad in six weeks. A third bomb ex­ ploded about 130 yards from the scene in the m ostly Shiite Kas- rah section of north Baghdad but caused no casualties, police said. N o group claimed responsibili­ ty for the attacks during the morn­ ing rush hour. But suspicion fell on al-Qaida in Iraq, which has made suicide bom bings again st Shiite civilians its signature attack. In recent weeks, there has been an uptick in small-scale bombings in Baghdad. An Associated Press tally showed at least 19 bombings in the city this month as of Su n ­ day, com pared with 28 for all of October and 22 in September. At least 44 people were killed in Baghdad bombings between Nov. 1 and Sunday, compared with 95 for October and 96 in September, the AP count showed. M o st o f the b o m b in g s o c ­ curred during the m orning rush hour — targ etin g Iraqi police and arm y p atro ls, govern m en t o ffic ia ls h e a d in g for w o rk or com m uters, in an attem pt to un­ derm ine public confidence. A d a m ag e d v ehicle is to w e d aw ay from the scene in Baghdad, Iraq on M onday. A su icide b o m b e r stru ck a crow d th a t had gathered w h ere an e x p lo s io n m om en ts e a rlie r da m ag ed a bus fu ll o f sch o o lg irls. Hadi Mizban | Associated Press Make the Texan work for you. Get free advertising for your event or meeting in the Around Campus section of The Daily Texan. The weekly calendar will run every Monday on Page 2, highlighting what is going on around the city and on campus. Call 471-4591 ore-m ail aroundcampus@dailytexanonline.com OF CONNECTIVITY Behavioral Advertising or Invasion of Privacy? Presented by Sandie Haverlah, Texas Consumer Association A great way to get some work done. 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PLEASE RSVP AT W W W .TEXASPROGRESS.COM BY N O VEM BER 18 Co-hosted by Texans for Economic Progress, UT Communications Council and Business S u cce ss Center 4A Tuesday, November 11, 2008 V IE W P O IN T GALLERY T h e D a i l y T e x a n Editor in Chief: Leah Finnegan Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Audrey Campbell Josh Haney Jillian Sheridan Sick house lust days after the dust has settled from the Nov. 4 elections (ex­ cept for District 105, which is being recounted) the jockeying for the Texas Speaker of the House position has already begun. This frus- tratingly political process is made even more com plicated by the fact that eight representatives are clam oring to replace the infamous Midland Republican Tom Craddick, w hose authoritative rule over the past several years has alienated legislators on both sides of the aisle. Without one clear challenger, Craddick's opponents' votes will be divided among the myriad of contenders come Jan. 13 when the House votes on the matter. So far, Craddick is the only candidate that has some sort of base for support. Yesterday, a coalition of 13 Grand Old Party reps, led by Leo Berman, R-Tyler, cast their lot with the current speaker. While their movement is 63 votes short of the necessary amount to secure Craddick s job, it is far more organized than the heavily fragm ent­ ed anti-Craddick camp. Perhaps what is m ost discouraging in this ordeal is that even if justice ousts C raddick, the lessons that should have been learned from his failures seem to fall on deaf ears. According to an edito­ rial in M onday's Austin A m erican-Statesm an, House D em ocrats have engaged in the sam e coercive tactics that made Craddick so reviled in their zealous attempts to topple the "A uto-Craddick" re­ gime. Former "C rad d ick D " Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Austin, said that her party's leadership has "m ade it clear that we will be in an inferior position under the next speaker" because of their refusal to toe party lines. The Texas Legislature, which is supposed to serve citizens by im­ proving the state, has already lost sight of its duties before its op­ portunity to fulfill them has commenced. It has degraded itself into a panicked aristocracy in which the participants bend over b ack­ ward in every political w ay they can — except when it com es to their constituents. Such a culture creates an environment of fear in the Texas House. M am representatives have kept their preferences for C radd ick's position under w raps to avoid retribution. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, although Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, described Speaker candidate Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland, as "a very dear friend of m ine," he opted to wait and see what the consensus w as before he publicly supported anybody. Many D em ocrats are also keeping quiet until the District 105 race — and the balance of power in the House — has been clearly decided. In the last election for House speaker, some even pushed for a closed ballot election, in which their vote w ouldn't have devastating political consequences. The agenda for the upcom ing legislative session is overloaded with crucial issues — most importantly for us, the question of wheth­ er to re-regulate tuition ranks high on the docket. But the petty, po­ litical infighting that plagues the legislature threatens to disable the abiiitv of our political body to get anything done. It's a shared sick­ ness spread by a few — and it puts the health of 23,000,000 Texans at risk. — Josh Haney fo r the editorial board All vets deserve care By Hooman Hedayati Daily Texan Columnist Manny Babbitt w as a Marine, a Vietnam War veteran whose dem­ onstrated courage earned him a Purp le Heart. Babbitt survived the battle of Khe Sanh, where 737 A m ericans died and more than 2 ,5 0 0 sold iers w ere w ound ed . D uring the battle, Babbitt was h it by rocket sh rap n e l, w h ich opened up his skull. He lost con­ scio u sn ess and w as thought to be dead. H e lico p ter op erators loaded him onto a pile of corps­ es, where he regained conscious­ ness to find him self surrounded by severed limbs and bodies. Babbitt returned from his ser­ v ice in V ietnam e x h ib itin g b i­ zarre and violent b eh av io r; he was a textbook case of post-trau­ m atic stress disorder. O ne night, he broke into the hom e of Leah Shendel, an elderly w om an, and beat her. She later died of a heart attack. B abbitt's brother turned him in to a u th o ritie s , b e lie v ­ ing that he owed it to the larg­ er community and expecting that his m entally ill brother, the war hero, w ould get the m edical at­ tention that he needed and de­ served. But authorities respond­ ed by seeking the death penalty for Babbitt. Not long after being aw arded a Purple H eart for his service in Vietnam, he w as exe­ cuted one minute after midnight on May 4, 1999, in C alifornia. It w as his 50th birthday. Babbitt's story is not just a trag­ ic accou nt of a one-tim e A m er­ ican hero. It is yet another glar­ ing exam p le of how the death penalty system is broken. C om ­ ing from a hardw orking fam ily o f very m odest m eans, Babbitt w a s unable to afford a law yer w ho would fight for him to have a fair trial-let alone fight to save his life. His trial w as rife with ra­ cial tensions, and h is own law ­ yer would later be sued based on claim s of racial bias. It's been 11 y ears sin ce Bab­ b itt w as e x e c u te d , and as of th is V eteran 's Day, the U nited S ta te s is again at a n o th er en d ­ less war that has resulted in the death of more than 4,000 A m eri­ cans and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. A ccording to a M arch 2 0 0 8 s tu d y p u b lis h e d in the A rchiv es o f Internal M ed icine, o n e -th ird o f v e te ra n s re tu rn ­ ing from Iraq who received care from V eterans A ffairs betw een 2001 and 2005 w ere diagnosed with m ental health or psychoso­ cial ills. C om bat stress, exh au s­ tion and bearing w itness to the horrors of war contribute to post- traum atic stress disorder, which can lead to depression, su icid e and violent behavior, as seen in B abb itt's case. Earlier this year, The New York Times found more than 100 cases of murder as part of a new wave of nationw ide in­ crease in crim es com m itted by v e te ra n s re tu rn in g fro m Iraq and A fg h an istan . N ot su rp ris ­ ingly, d istrict attorneys around the co u n try are taking a d v a n ­ tage of this situation by seeking death penalties and life sentenc­ es, rather than fighting for ade­ quate mental treatment. We ow e the m en and w o m ­ en returning hom e from battle a ju stice system that is w orthy of the sacrifices we are asking them and their fam ilies to make in the nam e of d efend ing d em ocratic ideals. We ow e them m ore than w hat B abbitt received: a p au ci­ ty of services to address serious health issues. Veterans Adm inistration is far too underfunded to provide ad ­ equate m ental health care to sol­ diers. The m oney that is squ an ­ d ered on ca p ita l p u n ish m e n t could fund hundreds of w alk-in storefront Veterans' Centers, clin­ ics, physical and mental rehabil­ itation program s, as w ell as a s­ sistance with education, em ploy­ ment and housing. As we prepare to start the 2009 Texas L eg isla­ tive Session, the state legislature should ban execution of m ental­ ly ill and replace it with smarter, more effective w ays of respond­ ing to the tragedy of murder. In this new era of change, w e not only ow e it to our veterans but to all citizens to take a closer look at our crim inal ju stice system and the d am age it does to fam ilies and to society at large. Hedayati is a governm ent a n d M id d le Eastern studies senior All hope’s not lost in the job market By Owen O'Brien Daily Texan Columnist With 240,000 Americans losing their jobs in October, the job mar­ ket for soon-to-be college graduates is grim. The United States un­ em ploym ent rate has soared to 6.5 percent, the highest it has been since March 1994. But don't fret. In the midst of this unemployment chaos, the U.S. D epartm ent of Labor still predicts significant in­ creases in the demand for certain careers through 2016. CareerVoyages.gov, a Web site run by the Departm ent of Labor, cites advanced manufacturing, aerospace, autom otive, construction, ed­ ucation, energy, health care, homeland security, hospitality, biotech­ nology, geospatial technology and nanotechnology as the industries expect to see the m ost growth in the next eight years. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that positions as pilots, special education teachers, industrial engineers, emergency medical technicians, reg­ istered nurses, private detectives, elem entary school teachers, etc. will increase by more than nine percent by 2016. There are even a few careers expected to grow more than 27 percent: substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors, environmental science and pro­ tection technicians, pharmacy technicians, com puter software engi­ neers, personal financial advisors and veterinarians. A few professions have been getting more press lately than others due to their high projected growth rates and their median salaries, among them are dental hygienist, usability specialist and sustain­ ability director. The horizon is particularly bright for those w ant­ ing to be dental hygienists — as a Nov. 9 headline in the Austin Am erican-Statesm an read, "O pportunity in dental hygiene field is open w ide." The U.S. Department of Labor expects employment in this field to grow 30 percent through 2016, which, according to the Statesm an, is well above average growth rates. The fact that most dental hygienists work part time and earn more than $60,000 a year makes this profession especially attractive. What are com m only being called "green-collar jo b s" are also in high dem and. As A m ericans are becom ing more environm ental­ ly conscious, they are seeking products and services from com pa­ nies that are environm entally responsible. In conjunction with this, com panies from nearly every industry are seeing the com petitive advantage of sustainability and have begun to seek professionals who will help operations becom e more environm entally respon­ sible. W al-mart, Patagonia, IKEA, M itsubishi, Dow Chem ical and countless universities have created special jobs for green profession­ als that they are calling "sustainability directors" and "green-collar consultants." According to an article in Outside Online, "For Jill Du- main, director of environm ental analysis at Patagonia, tasks have in­ cluded installing solar panels and helping the cafeteria serve more organic foods." To break into this career field, students should take courses and get experience in the fields of business and environ­ mental science. The salary for an MBA with a focus in sustainability, a degree now offered by at least 35 universities, starts at $65,000 and can be more than $100,000. (U T's MBA program offers an interdis­ ciplinary concentration called Social Enterprise that includes cours­ es such as the M anagem ent Sustainability practicum, Topics in Sus­ tainable Development and Strategic Corporate Responsibility.) If you're interested in design, look no further than the up-and- com ing field of user experience. U.S. News and World Report lists usability specialists, or user experience specialists, as one of its Best Careers for 2008. Their Web site describes usability specialists as professionals w ho "m ake sure that products, especially technical ones, are easy and pleasurable to use. First, they observe and inter­ view potential users to identify their needs and preferences. After a prototype is developed, they watch and interview potential users again and suggest revisions." With the ever-growing list of products being developed, user experience is a rapidly growing field. A us­ ability specialist can enter the field with a bachelors degree in com ­ puter science, cognitive psychology, anthropology, library science, marketing and more. To break into this field, try building up your resume with experience in custom er service, m arketing and prod­ uct development. Give yourself an edge over competitors by grad­ uating with a masters in usability. The median salary for a usabili­ ty specialist is $98,800. Visit The Bureau of Labor Statistics Web site or CareerVoyages.gov to learn about other high-growth jobs or to see the projections for a career path you've already chosen. In the case of many students, ob­ taining a job in one of these rapidly growing, new-age career fields is a matter of tw eaking the major you already have and the activi­ ties in which you are already involved. Though we are living in a challenging era of sweeping layoffs and plum m eting stocks, there is no need to panic. In fact, opportunity abounds in econom ic crisis, with a new world of lucrative, fulfill­ ing careers that will be in high demand. I urge the bright and hard­ working students at this university to take advantage of this chang­ ing occupational paradigm. O'Brien is a Plan II a n d psychology senior. Accepting Obama a struggle and a duty By Daniel Earnest Daily Texan Columnist As I watched Fox News project a victory for President-elect Ba­ rack Obam a in O hio last Tuesday, I felt all the anxiety, excitem ent and hope that were caged inside me liberated by an all too sober­ ing reality. M uch to my chagrin, it w as quite evident that Obam a would becom e the 44th President of the U nited States. Sure, this w hole tim e I knew in the back of my m ind O bam a w ould w in, but never in my w ildest dream s did I think that the election's out­ com e would becom e apparent by 10 p.m. Sitting in d isbelief with my fellow C ollege Republicans, I tried to cope w ith my bitterness and distress. O f course, know ing my vehem ent support for the conservative cause, I received a collec­ tion of both conciliatory and ju bilantly obnoxious text m essages from my friends. These little notes, regardless of their tone, made things all the more disconcerting for me. H ow ever, as I sat alone in my room early the next m orning, I dealt w ith any resentm ent I held and decided to rise above my im m atu re p ou ting. B arack O bam a is the n ext P resid en t of the U nited States, and he earned that privilege, w h eth er I like it or not, through a m andate of the Am erican people. Now, do not get me w rong, I still disagree with the President­ elect on nearly every issue and still hold the op inion that Sen. Jo h n M cC ain w as far m ore suited to be co m m an d er-in -ch ief. N evertheless, O bam a's holding of the office of the presidency de­ m ands my respect and allegiance both as a citizen and as a C hris­ tian. T hough it pains m e to say this, I am ready to supp ort my new president, and I w ill do my part by praying daily he w ill be granted the w isdom and resolve necessary to lead the greatest country in the world. In and of itself, the election of O bam a is historical. It is a liter­ al representation of the strides this country continues to make in transcending its dark past and also offers inspiration to every kid out there that anything, even being elected president, is possib If nothing else, I can be excited about that. To all the Republicans out there who continue to w ear their d appointm ent on their sleeves: stop w hining like you 're a Dem crat, and start ad ju stin g your m essage. P olitics are cyclical, ai w e ju st happen to be on the backsid e of the curve this tim e. I not Gov. Sarah P alin 's fault or even M cC ain's — it's sim ply t nature of the beast that is A m erican politics. R epublican s ha several redeem ing qualities w e have yet to shed enough light c and we should focus on bringing these things to the forefront any and every political discussion for the next tw o years. That said, I also have som ething I would like to convey to all n friends w ho cast their ballot for O bam a. W ith regard to chan^ the first thing to alter should be your blind trust in the messia ic figure w ho has em erged as lead er of the free w orld. Sure, overjoyed about your trium ph in this election, but if you contin this state of inebriation in which you currently exist, you w ill n possess the judgm ent to bring about real change. This can only achieved through citizens' increased role in holding Obam a ai all other elected officials accountable. The path our cou ntry m ust traverse in the follow ing years paved w ith an y th in g but gold. The m an w e elected inherits dangerous financial crisis, tw o w ars and — the m ost interestii issue to watch, in my opinion — an increased threat from Russ All A m ericans should be com pelled by the urgency of the day ensure O bam a is the m oderate he portrays h im self to be in F speeches and not the leftist that his record suggests. Further, v should dem and that he delivers on a prom ise he m ade in Chic go on Luesday-to defy the "p artisan sh ip and p ettiness and ii m aturity that has poisoned our politics for so lon g " and that I encou rag es his colleag u es in the H ouse and Senate to do wh is best for the cou ntry and not w hat prom otes their ow n poli cal agendas. Earnest is a basin ss lunior. LE6ALESE TA LK T0 THE NEWSROOM SUBMIT A FIRING LINE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the ed­ itor, the editorial board or the writer of the article. E-mail story tips to editor@dailytexanonline.com or news@dailytexanonline.com. All inquiries welcome. E-mail your Firing Lines to finn- yjme@dailytexanonhne.co' ■ * Letters must be fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit let­ ters for brevity, darity and liability. BURNT ORANGE JUICE For more freshly-squeezed con­ tent, check out the Texan's Opin­ ion blog at http://www.thedailytexan- blogs.comfl'u mtorangejuice. Guest bloggers welcome. mm r' 1 ECOME LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE TO RAISE A FOSTER CHILD TO RAISE HIM UP. JUST RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YOU'LL HELP. Go to raisemeup.org to find out how. #A/seAn * f-ORSt # casey 6A HELPING HAND On a district-wide student holiday, after helping Skyla Rigglem an, 6, bury herself in the sand, her mother pulls her out of the Dino Pit at the Austin Nature and Science Center. The pair spent the day biking at Mayfield Park and had lunch at Shady Grove. M ay-Ying Lam | Daily Texan Staff Israeli author presents ‘A Pigeon and a Boy’ Novelist shares views about Jerusalem a t annual book fa ir By Lindsey M organ Daily Texan Staff Internationally honored Is­ raeli author Meir Shalev spoke about his latest novel at Texas Hillel on Monday. The UT Schusterm an Center of Jewish Studies and the Jew­ ish Com m unity Association of Austin co-hosted the event. The book, "Yona Va'Naar (A Pigeon and a Boy)," was part of the as­ sociation's annual A ustin Jew­ ish Book Fair. Shalev's past w ork has been tran slated into 20 languages and has w on num erous inter­ national aw ards. The novel is comprised of tw o separate sto­ ries conjoined by an unlikely device: a letter transported by carrier pigeon. The first sto ry takes place aro u n d the 1940s before and during the Six-Day War, when hom ing pigeons were used for military purposes by the Israe­ li Parliam ent. Shalev's charac­ ters in the first story are two pi­ geon handlers whose love affair is kept alive via letters carried Meir Shalev speaks about his latest novel, "Yona Va'Naar (A Pigeon and a Boy)," at Texas Hillel on M onday night. Shalev, an Israeli author, traveled to Austin as a part of the Jewish Book Fair. raeli man w ho w ants to escape his current life in Jerusalem for a new hom e on the coast. The story w as inspired by Shalev's ow n desire of b u ild in g a new hom e for h im self aw ay from Jerusalem. "Jerusalem is a great city to visit, tour, study, [but] living th e re is a c o m p letely d iffe r­ ent story," Shalev said. "Jerusa­ lem is still focused in the past. It's like getting involved w ith a w om an w ho has had A lbert Einstein and Paul N ewm an." "Jerusalem has had King D a­ vid and Jesus C hrist. I w ould recon sider her because of her album of old lovers." The sto ries are in te rtw in e d by the m otif of "hom e," sym ­ b o lized by the p ig e o n 's con- stant flight back. The building of a hom e is a creation of com­ fort. Shalev said he w anted his novel to be universally relatable through this concept. "The one real thing in litera­ ture is that the book is alw ays being rew ritten by the reader," Shalev said. "It is his personality, life, values, experiences that cre­ ate it. The ability of a story, sym­ phony or painting on a wall, to p ut a finger on a sensitive part of som ebody's soul is the true test of artistic commission." Eliot Meyer Daily Texan Staff by the pigeons as they are sepa­ rated by the war. "M any tim es people ask me w ith sh in in g eyes a b o u t the possibility of sending love let­ ters by pigeons," Shalev said. "It stim ulates their hearts, but you cannot hand a letter to a carrier pigeon and ask her to take it to 47 Jefferson Street. It d oesn't w ork like that. Even the Israeli po st a u th o rity can­ not do that." Homing pigeons only know of their route back to the location they were raised, Shalev said. The second story is set in the present, centering around an Is­ Tuesday, November 11, 2008 APD investigates West Campus student stabbing UT fraternity alumni offer $5,000 reward for information on suspect By Sean Beherec Daily Texan Staff A ustin police are in v estig at­ ing a W est C am p u s sta b b in g that left a UT student in the hos­ pital. Friends of the victim are posting a $5,000 rew ard for in­ fo rm a tio n le a d ­ ing to the arrest of a suspect. es up off the ground and stabs me," Gillespie said. Gillespie was stabbed once in his left thigh and again in his left forearm . He lost conscious*- ness due to blood loss, and his attackers fled the scene, he said* "One of the craziest things is they got out of the cab and theh got right back into the cab and left," Gillespie said. G illespie said K appa Sigm a alum ni are funding the $5,000 F in a n c e a n d S p a n ish ju n io r Hayden Gillespie was stabbed twice o u ts id e of The Block apartm ents at 2510 Leon St. on Nov. 2, in what police are calling a "totally random " attack. One o f the c ra zi e st things is t he y go t out o f the cab a n d then g o t right hack into the C(th a n d left. -— H a y d e n Gillrsftie, i ictim \ reward. A u stin police Detective Shawn H ark in said the d e p a rtm en t w as u n a b le to fin d the nam e of the d r iv e r a n d h as no in v estig ativ e leads. "I th in k th e m ain th in g the public can assist us with is identi­ fying the suspect," Harkin said. G illespie said that while on his w ay back to the K appa Sigma fraternity house with a friend, a Yellow Cab taxi passed w ith people yelling out of the windows. He said the taxi stopped in front of him and his friend, and two men and a wom­ an stepped out. One of the taxi p assen g ers sta rte d a shoving match with Gillespie's friend and the two fell to the ground fight­ ing. Gillespie pulled his friend off of the taxi passenger, w ho ju m ped to his feet and b ra n ­ dished a knife. "Before 1 know it, he rush - G ille s p ie d e ­ scribed his attacker as a w hite m ale, 6 feet 2 inches tall, b e­ tw e e n 185 a n d 200 p o u n d s , w ith b row n, b u z z e d hair. He w as w earing a w hite buttoned- dow n shirt, a tie and blue jeans, Gillespie said. The man was accompanied by an o th er w hite m ale w earing a w hite buttoned-dow n shirt and blue jeans, and a blonde female in a cocktail dress. H arkin said anyone w ith ini formation can call him directly a! 974-5304. NEWS BRIEFLY UT police to monitor campus intersection for traffic safety A UTPD officer may be stationed at the mtcTsectiui\s>>t Dcaii Keeton and Speedway streets to monitor foot and vehicle traffic for a couple of weeks to determine how to make the intersection safer for students, Student Government President Kes- hav Rajagopalan said Monday. Rajagopalan and Gerald Harkins, associate vice president for Campus Safety and Security’, held a dosed meeting to address safety concerns. Rajagopalan said cars that turn onto that intersection too aggressively compromise student safety. Second-year graduate student Jeff Paine usually rides his bike down Dean Keeton Street and takes a left ; onto Speedway Street but said he has never personally felt pressured by vehicles nor has he witnessed other students hurried by turn­ ing traffic. Although he has not felt unsafe, he said he does not let his * guard down. "When going down the hill, I try to stay vigilant," Paine said. "It would suck to be rear-ended on a bike." Psychology senior Yasmine Omar said she does not feel unsafe at the Speedway and Dean Keeton inter­ section because there is enough visi­ bility that a driver can tell when stu­ dents are crossing the street. "I'd be more worried about the West Campus area and Guadalupe Street," Omar said, citing how those areas see heavy traffic. — Pierre B ertrand SUPER TUESDAY COUPONS s ? WE ACCEPT BEVO BUCKS • • • • • More Taste i Less Money | P IZ Z A M IA 1 3 medium, Hopping pizzas i - $ 5 for only each! A s k for the Pizza M ia Trio w hen ordering. 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I j 512-251-8855 14415 Owen Tech^Blvd^ Austin, TX 78728 J B Tuesday, N ovem ber 11,2008 FOOTBALL COLUMN SOCCER Sports T h e D a i l y T e x a n Sports Editor: Anup Shah E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone:(512) 232-2210 www.dailytexanonline.com By Anup Shah Daily Texan Colum nist ’Horns face daunting NCAA trip By Michael Sherfield Daily Texan Staff The silence th at en v e lo p e d the room ever-so-briefly told its ow n story. For the second time in as m any seasons, the Long­ h o rn s w ere left sh ak in g th e ir h eads at the telev ision screen w ith th e re v e la tio n of th e ir post-season fate. M onday n ig h t's 2008 W om­ e n 's D ivision 1 Soccer C h a m ­ p io n s h ip B racket a n n o u n c e ­ m ent show, broadcast on ESPN N ew s, d e te rm in e d the fate of all 64 team s selected for the u l­ tim ate prize in college soccer. No. 20 Texas (12-3-4) will face off in their second ever meeting against unranked Washington State (10- 5-5) Friday in the Stanford region­ al, with a daunting second round match with No. 2 Portland loom­ ing should they progress. "You never know what you're going to get. That's the excitement of this thing," said head coach Chris Petrucelli. "We're headed into a tough environment, but at this point everyone you play Is g o ing to be pretty good." Yet the L onghorns can take comfort in the familiarity of this evening to last year. In the foot­ steps of their second consecutive Big 12 title earned against b it­ ter rival Texas A&M, the expec­ tations were as high as the pro­ gram has ever experienced. But dream s of a No. 1 seed and tw o home games in the re­ gional round soon faded with the ann ou n cem en t the L onghorns w ould have to travel to, of all places, College Station. "We lea rn e d not to expect m uch after last year," se n io r Kasey Moore said. "Last year we got sent to A&M, not really ex­ pected to make it out of there, and we shocked a lot of people doing that. T hat's the exam ple for going to Portland." Last season, the L onghorns overcame BYU in the first round of regional play before earning their first ever win on the road to the Aggies, 3-2, to progress to the third round. However, th at is far as they would go, matching the best streak in the program's short history, fall­ ing 4-0 to eventual runners-up Flor­ ida State in Tallahassee, Ha. Texas will have plenty of com ­ pany in the tournam ent from fa­ miliar conference foes. Missouri, Texas A&M, O klahom a State, Colorado and Kansas will all join the 'H orns throughout the coun­ try in quests to become the first Big 12 team to lift the trophy. And despite the daunting chal­ lenge ahead, Texas players ex­ pressed their excitement to give their season one more chance af­ ter the disappointment of the Big 12 tournament, which ended with a first round 3-1 loss to Missouri. "I'm just excited to play," said senior goalkeeper D iana Pfen- ninger. " I t's such a p riv ile g e to play at a program like this. We're excited at the o p p o rtu n i­ ty to play another game. It's our last go around here as seniors, and we w ant to m ake the best of it." Paul C h o uy | D a lly Texan Staff Freshm an A m an da forw ard Lisberger leads a lost cause against Missouri in the Big 12 Tournamnet last week. Lo n g h o r n l e g a c ie s Track and field athlete Suziann Reid was one of five former Longhorns inducted into the Women's Athetics Hall of Honor Friday afternoon. She joined Hattie Browning, Kim Linehan, Angie Spangler and Becky Marshall as this year's inductees. Jeffrey M cW horter D a ily Texan Staff Women’s Hall honors former ’Horns By Lena Price Daily Texan Staff W hen form er Texas guard H attie Browning took the stage to accept her place into the Women's Athletics Hall of Honor, she wras composed. But about an hour before the beginning of the ceremony, Browning was in tears. She definitely w asn't sad. Surround­ ed by two tables filled with aunts, uncles, cousins and siblings, many of whom nev­ er got a chance to see her play basketball in college, Browning said it was one of the most exciting days of her life. "When you have the support of your family," Browning said, "that's the heart of everything. I just get emotional over that." Browning, a tw o-year guard w ho helped lead Texas to its first No. 4 rank­ ing in the history of the program, was one of five women inducted into the 2008 Hall of Honor at the Frank Erwin Center on Friday. The athletes were selected because of their exceptional athletic achievements, academic records and sportsm anship during their time at UT. Friday's ceremo­ ny and luncheon was the ninth annual in­ duction to the Women's Hall of Honor. Kim Linehan, a two-time Olympian who swam for Texas when the team won back-to-back championship titles in the early 1980s, traveled from her home in Il­ linois to participate in the ceremony. She brought a much smaller crowd with her than Browning. Her mom and dad watched her accept the honor from the audience. It meant a lot to Linehan to see her parents together, because when she first began her >wim- ming career at UT, her family was forced to split up. "I left home at 16 to come to Austin to swim," Linehan said. "My mom and my little sisters came with to help me, and my dad stayed home with my brothers. I gave up a lot for swimming, but what I was given back in return, outweighs those sacrifices ten-fold." Suziann Reid could say the same about her track and field career at Texas. She can still remember the day her parents drove her 30 hours from Maryland to drop her off at Kinsolving Dormitory. "It was tough seeing my parents turn the corner w ith the van, Reid said. "Gone. Dropped me off. But God provid­ ed me with a very warm family here at the University of Texas." Although she is one of the most deco­ rated track and field athletes in the histo­ ry of the NCAA, Reid made sure to thank her teammates. Some of them are still professional athletes, and some are re­ tired, but she still keeps in touch. "You see the burnt orange?" Reid said during her acceptance speech. "That's warmth. I felt that this was my family, and I had no problems." While she was at Texas, Reid claimed 10 NCAA individual and relay titles and was named 1998-1999 Big 12 Female Ath­ lete of the Year. Six years before Reid came to UT, An­ gela Bradbum Spangler was a part of the same track and field team. She won two NCAA individual titles, and her high H O N O R continues on page 2B F O O T B A L L BCS questions loom over Big 12 as regular season heats up By David R. Henry Daily Texan Staff E very S u n d a y coach M ack Brown goes over the latest rank­ ings and explains all the scenar­ ios to the players. Usually there are questions, but this Sunday, w ith Texas ranked third in the BCS, there w eren't any. "We w ent th ro u g h ab o ut 10 or 15 scenarios, b u t in the end we m ade it sim ple and said, 'if we d o n 't w in out, we d o n 't d e ­ serve to be in any BCS gam e," Brown said. "I told them to ask th eir q u estio n s now and after th a t to p u t it to b ed . Bottom line is, if we w in, we'U be h a p ­ py where we end up." Texas Tech con tro ls its ow n d e s tin y . If th e Red R a id e rs w in out, they go to the Big 12 c h a m p io n s h ip g am e; if th e y win that, they go to the n atio n ­ al cham pionship. If Tech loses to O klahom a and O klahom a w ins its final gam e of th e re g u la r seaso n a g a in st O klahom a State, then the team w ith the hig h est BCS ran k in g rep resents the Big 12 South in the conference title game. T h e re 's a fear am o n g som e fans th a t an OU w in w o u ld h e lp th em p a ss Texas in the BCS ra n k in g s , e sp e c ia lly b e ­ c au se th ey are ra n k e d abo v e Texas in the coaches poll. "I d o n 't know w hy [O klaho­ ma] is ahead of us in the coach­ e s ' p o ll," s a id w id e re c e iv ­ er Jo rd an Shipley. "B ut th a t's not for me to d ecid e, an d I'm not w orried about it. All I care about is that we are No. 3 right now , and w e play K ansas on Saturday." Brown wants BCS changes Brown stays up late w atch­ ing film of team s playing and deliberates long and hard before casting his ballot in the coaches' poll. He adm its, though, that m ight not be the case w ith every coach. T hat's w hy he says the coach­ es' poll sh o u ld n 't count tow ard the BCS standings. "C oaches d o n 't get to w atch all th e g am es an d so m etim es v o te off w h a t they see in the scores," Brown said. "I like the H arris poll better because it in­ v o lv e s ex -co ach es a n d th o se w h o re a lly h a v e tim e to sit dow n, w atch all the gam es and g iv e a n o n -p a rtis a n o p in io n a b o u t team s from all over the country." The Associated Press poll al­ re a d y d o e s n 't c o u n t to w a rd s the BCS rankings. F O O T B A L L continues on page 2B The Texas defense was well prepared to stop Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin Saturday after help from the scout team offense. Peyton Coker * D aily T e x an Staff Absence o f black coaches still haunts college football Congratulations, college football. You have officially progressed one step further away from w hat this country represents. While the rest of the nation elected its first black pres­ ident last week, two more black head coaches were re­ moved from their jobs — leaving just four in the 119 Division I-A head coaching positions, according to a re­ port released last week by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the Univer­ sity of Central Florida. "While the percentages are slightly better, the gener­ al picture is still one of white men running college sports," Richard Lapchick, the report's co-author, told The Associat­ ed Press. "Overall, the num ­ bers sim ply do not reflect the diversity of our student ath­ letes. Moreover, they do not reflect the diversity of our na­ tion, w here we have elected an African-American as presi­ dent for the first time." N ot only did the report look at Division-I head coach­ es, it also assessed the univer­ sity presidents and athletic directors, w ho exercise more control over athletic departm ents. Of the people in charge, 91 percent are white. With 54 percent of the Texas football team being black — similar to most college football teams — it's clear that those who run the program s don't exact­ ly represent the teams or the student bodies. But w hat's most puzzling is how quickly these black coaches are disposed. On Oct. 27, just three sea­ sons in, Ty Willingham was informed that he w ould not return next year as coach of the Washington Huskies while Kansas State coach Ron Prince "resigned" on Nov. 5 in the m iddle of his third season. But before Willingham was in Washington, he w ent 21-15 at Notre Dame, including an 8-0 start his first season there. He w as removed after three years. Now, Charlie Weis is coach­ ing the Fighting Irish and w ent 3-9 last season — the school's w orst record since 1963. Still, Weis' position isn't in jeopardy at all. In fact, he got a four-year contract ex­ tension halfway into his first season after starting 5-2, nothing close to how Willing­ ham started. Prince has gone undefeated against Texas and Texas A&M while he's been at Kansas State and has clearly shown glimpses of what his team could be. No coach can take a program like Kansas State from the bottom of the Big 12 to the top in just three years. Not Mack Brown. Not Nick Saban. N ot Urban Meyer. Yet for some reason, they expect Prince to have done that. Now with head coaching vacancies at Clemson and Tennessee, people are starting to name the frontrunners. Will Muschamp. Lane Kif- fin. Mike Leach. Bobby John­ son. All of whom are white. But look at Texas Tech defen­ sive coordinator Ruffin Mc­ Neill. He's only been the de­ fensive coordinator for a little over a vear and managed to shut dow n Texas two w eek­ ends ago when experts every­ where were saving Texas Tech has no defense. After his team beat Texas, McNeill walked into the press conference room right after Graham Harrell to talk to the media — and nearly every­ one walked out. "Y'all don't want to talk to me," McNeill joked. B ut th e s ta te m e n t w a s tru e . The guy can p u t to ­ gether a defense to stop the No. 1 team in the country, bu t nobo d y 's going to come C O A C H E S continues on page 2B f FOOTBALL Orakpo comeback complete From pa g e lB "W e sh ow the p lay ers the p o ll, and th e y a s k w h y it m atters since it d o esn 't cou nt for anything, Brow n said. B ro w n a ls o d o e s n 't lik e the rule that only tw o team s from a conference can play in the BCS. "1 feel like the b est team s in the co u n try shou ld get to p lay b eca u se th at re su lts in b e tte r g a m e s ," B row n said . " T h is y e a r, th e re are m o re th a n ju s t tw o te a m s fro m th e B ig 12 S o u th th a t a re d eserv in g ." Scout team helps defense A fte r h o ld in g s ta n d o u t B a y lo r q u a rte rb a c k R o b e rt G riffin to ju s t six c o m p le ­ tio n s, it w as a lm o st like the Texas d efen se had seen him before. A cco rd in g to the co a ch e s and players, they saw a p ret­ ty good im p re ssio n in p ra c ­ tice. Freshm an receiver Brock F itz h e n ry , w h o is re d s h irt- ing this year, played G riffin in p ra ctice . B row n say s F it­ zhenry, w ho w as a part of his high sch o o l's 4x200 m eter re­ lay team that set a Texas re­ lays reco rd , rem in d s him of Shipley. "H e did a great job," Brown said. "H e can run the option, and he can fly. He did such a great job of being an op tion quarterback, and the kids have a lot of respect for him ." F i t z h e n r y , w h o p la y e d q u a rte rb a ck in h ig h sc h o o l, su ffe red a h a m strin g in ju ry in tw o -a -d a y s th a t s e t him back. N ow h e 's b a ck in fu ll fo rce m a k in g an im p a ct on the scou t team . "H is speed really prepares u s," M iller said. "H e 's got an arm on him , to o ." Rak is back The Longhorns could have a welcome addition for the Kan- sas game. Senior d efensive end Brian O ra k p o m isse d S a tu r d a y 's gam e a g a in st B ay lo r w ith a sprained left knee but said he could have played and chose to s it to n o t a g g ra v a te the injury. "It was a situation where we held out so I could get som e m ore rest on it and get p re­ pared for the long run," O rak­ po said. "I'm not going to go out there if I'm for sure 50 per­ cent because I don't want to re- aggravate it." The team 's sack leader has spent the past w eek stre tch ­ ing, lifting and sw im m ing so he can play Saturday against Kansas. O rak p o d oes ru n n in g e x ­ ercises subm erged in the UT trainers' pool with jets sim ulat­ ing pressure against his knee. "They're just the normal rou­ tine with knee injuries as far as getting your strength back up and staying in the weight room to make sure I'm still in shape," O rakpo said. "It feels norm al to me, but at first you have to see how it is when you go full-go." BIG 12 F O O T B A L L By Blake Hurtik Daily Texan Staff The Texas A&M football team isn't the only thing stinking up Kyle Field this season. Sure, the Aggies have the worst record at home (2-5) in their histo­ ry — the latest being a 66-28 em­ barrassment at the hands of Okla­ homa — but the growing bat popu­ lation living in the stadium has left its mark. Literally. Bat droppings have becom e a problem at the stadium , w here Mexican free-tailed bats have re­ sided in the upper decks for sev­ eral years. Stadium staff has tried their best to keep the guano away from food vendors and fans to en­ sure safety. "These bats help us by eating a lot of bugs around the stadium, but unfortunately, what goes in also comes out," athletics director Bill Byrne wrote in his blog last month. Despite their unpleasant side ef­ fe cts, the flying mammals are gen­ erally welcomed around the stadi­ um and have become just anoth­ er step in the routine for Kyle Field staff. "We're in some form of cleaning mode, pre- or post-game, all during football season," associate athlet­ ics director Kevin Hurley told The Bryan-College Station Eagle. Cydone dodgeball team? W hile Iowa State coach Gene Chizik won't pull down his pants like Mike Singletary to inspire his team, he's not afraid of thinking outside of the box. After the Cyclones (2-8, 0-6 Big 12) blew an 11-point fourth quarter lead in a 28-24 loss to Colorado Sat­ urday, the second-year coach held HONOR: Hall immortalizes female athletes From p aqelB jump of 6 feet, 3V1 inches stands today as the third highest in school history. Because she never com pet­ ed in the O lym pics and is no longer an active track athlete, S p a n g ler said she w as s u r­ prised w hen she received a phone call from a m em ber of the selection committee. "I've seen what other athletes from UT have climbed to as far as their athletics,” Spangler said. "1 don't even have the school re­ cord anymore. I'm very hum ­ bled by it; I already felt over­ whelmed this morning just after breakfast at the Co-op " O ne honoree never played a sp ort at Texas. B ecky B lu - dau M a rsh a ll w a s the firs t full-tim e trainer in UT W om ­ e n 's A th le tic D e p a r tm e n t. She also w orked as a referee for w o m en 's basketball in six D ivision I conferences. A lo n g w ith h er te am o f s tu d e n t tr a in e r s , M a r s h a ll spent 10 years w rap p ing an ­ kles and applying ice for the e ig h t U T w o m e n 's te a m s from 1976-85. "I th in k th e re w e re o n ly tw o o f us w ith sta te lic e n s ­ e s," M arshall said. M ore than a n y th in g e lse , Marshall said she was grateful for her staff of student trainers. "T h ey w ere the first to ar­ rive at gam es and p ractices,” Marshall said. "A nd the last to leave. They mopped the floors and had to maintain good aca­ demic status. And they had to wear white polyester.” None of the five women live in the area anymore, and none of them are active professional ath­ letes. But all of them were will­ ing to bring their families to Aus­ tin, navigate their way around a very different UT campus and remember what it felt like to be surrounded by burnt orange. "O nce you're a L onghorn," Browning said, "you're always a Longhorn." Bats pile onto nightmare A&M season Texas A&M has been incapable of stopping opposing offenses this season. On Saturday, the Sooners put up 66 points at Kyle Field. David J. Phillip Associated Press an impromptu dodgeball game af­ ter Sunday practice to bring out his players' competitive streaks. "W e stirred it up with a little dodgeball," Chizik told ESPN.com. "It was fun to see them get to play. I played an elementary game, and they competed like they were 3 or 4 years old. I told them it was ob­ vious they love to compete. Now, we have to go out and compete like that for the last two weeks of the season." No word yet on who was the Cy­ clones' best dodgeball player. Bowl-ing game This season could go down as the greatest in Big 12 history. If Colorado wins another game and Texas A&M and Kansas State somehow manage to win their fi­ nal two games, the Big 12 would have 10 bowl-eligible teams. Last season, a record-tying eight teams went bowling, marking the eighth straight year at least seven teams have made a bowl game. Eight is the highest of number of Big 12 teams to make a bowl ap­ pearance in tine same season. So, if two of those teams make it, the Big 12 will have the most bowl teams in its history. It won't be easy though. The Ag­ gies need to beat both Baylor and Texas on the road. Colorado doesn't have it any easier with No. 13 Okla­ homa State this week and at N e­ braska the next. The Wildcats fin­ ish with Nebraska and Iowa State at home. T h e c o n fe re n ce a lrea d y has s e v e n v irtu a l lo ck s fo r b ow l gam es: Texas Tech, Texas, O kla­ homa, O klahom a State, M issouri, Nebraska and Kansas. COACHES: Black coaches face disadvantage in job hunt, security at colleges From page IB knocking on h is d o o r b e ca u se h e 's not w hat a th letic d irectors and co n se rv a tiv e b o o ste rs are looking for. D o n 't e x p e c t to see a R u f- fin -M cN eill-co ach ed team a n y ­ tim e soon. T h e fo u r b la ck co a ch e s th at do rem ain are M ia m i's R an d y S h a n n o n , M is s is s ip p i S t a te 's S y l v e s t e r C r o o m , B u f f a lo 's Turner G ill and H o u sto n 's K ev ­ in Su m lin. F lorid a In te rn a tio n ­ a l's coach is M ario C risto b al, a H isp an ic, and N avy coach Ken N iu m atalolo is Sam oan. A nd w h en M ich ig a n — the o n ly s c h o o l w ith tr u e B C S h op es ev ery year — w as asked by su rv ey ors ab ou t head coach R ic h R o d r i g u e z 's e t h n i c i ­ ty, s ta ffe r s m ad e su re it w as know n h e 's not H isp an ic. L ap ch ick , the s tu d y 's co -a u ­ thor, is trying to get the N CA A to ad o p t an "E d d ie R o b in so n R u le ," acco rd in g to T h e A sso ­ ciated Press. T h e ru le, in h o n ­ or of the leg end ary G ram blin g co a ch , w ould re q u ire that m i­ n o r it i e s b e in te r v ie w e d fo r head coach in g jo bs. S till, th a t's not g oing to force te a m s to h ire th e s e g u y s , no m a tte r how m u ch b e tte r th ey are than the w h ite coach es. It's ju st th e A m erica w e live in. Or is it? Visit T he Daily Texan online at www.daHytexanonline.com freshman roberson 0 9 1 .5 FM kvrx.org XnALcle YOUR W O R I. 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Fallstrom The Associated Press C O L U M B I A , M o . — M i s ­ s o u r i q u a r t e r b a c k C h a s e D a n ­ iel, a H e i s m a n T r o p h y f i n a li s t l a s t y e a r , is m o t i v a t e d fo r a n ­ o t h e r b ig fin ish , e s p e c i a ll y a fte r w h a t r a n k s for h i m as a c o u p le o f so -so o u t i n g s . D a n i e l c r i t i c i z e d h i s r e c e n t c o n t r i b u t i o n s a f t e r t h r o w i n g t w o i n t e r c e p t i o n s in S a t u r d a y ' s 41-24 v i c t o r y o v e r K a n s a s State. H e h a d o n l y o n e p a s s p ic k e d off in th e s e a s o n 's first fiv e g a m e s — a s u c c e s s io n of r o m p s for th e 1 2 t h - r a n k e d T ig e r s — b u t n i n e in t h e l a s t fiv e g a m e s a g a i n s t Big 12 o p p o n e n t s . "I a m b e i n g a little h a r d o n m y s e l f , " D a n i e l s a i d M o n d a y . " T h a t's ju s t th e c o m p e t it o r I am. T h a t 's h o w I play, a n d it's b e e n th a t w a y sin c e h ig h sch oo l. I've just g ot to be m o r e careful." T h e 6 - f o o t s e n i o r l e a d s a s c h o o l t h a t ' s f o u r t h in p a s s i n g o ff e n s e (351.5 y a r d s ) , f o u r t h in s c o r i n g (45.1 p o i n t s ) a n d s i x th in t o t a l o f f e n s e (513.8 y a r d s ) . B efo re D a n i e l a r r i v e d , n o M i s ­ s o u r i q u a r t e r b a c k h a d e v e r p a s s e d fo r 3,000 y a r d s in a s e a ­ s o n , a n d h e t o p p e d it f o r t h e t h i r d s t r a i g h t t i m e l a s t w e e k w i t h a t l e a s t t h r e e g a m e s r e ­ m a i n i n g in h is career. O n S a t u r d a y , h e p a s s e d P e y ­ to n M a n n i n g a n d C a r s o n P a l m ­ e r o n t h e c a r e e r y a r d s p a s s ­ i n g li s t a n d r a n k s 1 5 th o n t h e N C A A c a r e e r li s t w i t h 11,434 y a r d s . H i s c o m p l e t i o n r a t e o f 76.1 p e r c e n t a n d q u a r t e r b a c k r a t i n g o f 172.38 are w e l l a h e a d of s c h o o l re c o rd s. T h is w e e k , h e h a s a c h a n c e to l e a d M i s s o u r i (8-2, 4-2 Big 12) to its s e c o n d c o n s e c u t i v e B ig 12 N o r t h t i t l e a n d s e c o n d in s c h o o l histo ry. " H e ' s still t h e b e s t q u a r t e r ­ b a c k I ' v e s e e n , " c o a c h G a r y P i n k e l s a i d . " H e ' s u s e d to e v ­ e r y t h i n g g o i n g p e r f e c t all t h e t i m e , a n d t h a t ' s n o t g o i n g t o h a p p e n . It d o e s n ' t h a p p e n t o a n y q u a r t e r b a c k . " Y e t, D a n i e l f r e t t e d a b o u t " h u r t i n g t h e t e a m " a f t e r t h e K a n s a s S t a t e g a m e a n d a g a i n o n M o n d a y . H e r e v i s i t e d b o t h o f h i s i n t e r c e p t i o n s , n o t i n g h e w a s g e t t i n g h i t o n th e firs t o n e a n d s h o u l d h a v e t a k e n a sack , a n d t h a t o n th e s e c o n d h e t h o u g h t h e h a d a i m e d th e ball. " I t ' s n o t t h r o w s o r i n t e r c e p ­ t i o n s w h e r e y o u say, 'T h a t w a s j u s t a h o r r i b l e t h r o w . ' It 's little n i t p i c k d e t a i l s t h a t I j u s t n e e d to s h o r e u p , " h e said . T e a m m a te s re a liz e t h a t ' s p a r t o f D a n i e l ' s p e r s o n a l i t y . T h e y a l s o r e a l i z e M i s s o u r i is g o o d e n o u g h t h a t it c a n w i n e v e n w i t h o u t p e r f e c t i o n a t q u a r t e r ­ b a c k , w h i c h n o t l o n g a g o d e f i ­ n it e ly w a s n o t th e case. " E v e r y b o d y is n o t g o i n g to p l a y t h e i r b e s t g a m e d a y - i n a n d d a y - o u t , " s a i d w i d e re c e iv ­ e r J e r e m y M a c l i n , w h o c a u g h t b o t h o f D a n i e l ' s t o u c h d o w n p a s s e s la s t w e e k . " H e still g o t t h e j o b d o n e , I s t i l l p u t u p g o o d n u m b e r s a n d th e d e f e n s e p l a y e d g re a t h a d o u r b a c k s." T i g h t e n d C h a s e C o f f m a n t h o u g h t D a n i e l c a m e to M i s ­ s o uri e xp ecting m o re o u t of h i m ­ self. D a n i e l 's h i g h sch o o l, D a l ­ las' S o u th l a k e C a rro ll, w a s 31-1 in h is tw o fin al y e a rs , a n d M is ­ s o u r i ' s s e n i o r s h a v e to t a l e d 35 w in s , m o s t in school h istory a n d a n i m p re s s iv e total e v e n th o u g h s c h o o l s a r e p l a y i n g m o r e a n d m o r e g a m e s n o w a d a y s . " H e ' s c o m e f r o m w i n n i n g h i s w h o l e life ," C o f f m a n s a i d . " H e ' s d o n e a g r e a t j o b , a n d I d o n ' t t h i n k h e ' s h u r t i n g t h i s t e a m a t all. E v e r y b o d y m a k e s m i s t a k e s . " D a n i e l w a s h a n d i c a p p e d a g a i n s t K a n s a s S t a t e b e c a u s e C o f f m a n w a s h e ld o u t w i t h t u r f to e . C o f f m a n h o l d s t h e N C A A r e c o r d for r e c e p t i o n s b y a ti g h t e n d a n d h a d a v e r a g e d 10 r e c e p ­ t i o n s th e p r e v i o u s f o u r g a m e s C o f f m a n is e x p e c t e d b a c k f o r S a t u r d a y ' s g a m e a t I o w a S ta t e (2-8, 0-6). A M i s s o u r i w i n c o m b i n e d w i t h a K a n s a s l o s s a g a i n s t f o u r t h - r a n k e d T e x a s w o u l d c l i n c h t h e N o r t h D iv i s i o n f o r t h e T i g e r s t w o w e e k s a h e a d o f t h e i r l o n g - a n t i c i p a t ­ e d N ov . 29 s h o w d o w n w i t h th e J a y h a w k s in K a n s a s C it y " W ith th e g o o d job t h e y w e r e d o i n g , t h e r e w a s n o n e e d to r i s k a n y m o r e i n j u r y , " C o f f ­ m a n sa id . "I s h o u l d b e r e a d y to g o t h i s w e e k e n d . I'll j u s t k e e p s t a y i n g in t h e t r a i n i n g r o o m a n d t r y i n g to g e t a s clo s e to 100 p e r c e n t as p o s s ib le ." Heisman Trophy finalist Chase Daniel is searching for better individual performances after throw ing tw o interceptions on Saturday. 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Though I don't really think bobbing for apples or binging on candy com constitute fun activities, nonetheless the idea of them just seems so ... festive. Perhaps I led a deprived childhood, void of pump­ kin mini-muffins and changing foli­ age, but for some reason this time of year always makes me nostalgic for the comforting concept of fall. Unfortunately, though I desire to drink a pumpkin spice latte and decorate my house in fall tones, none of these activities seem to happen. Just like people falsely claim that they're going to build a gingerbread house every Christ­ mas, my zeal is often lost when it actually comes to putting activities into practice. This year, I pledged that things would be different. I even bought a pumpkin — I feel like this is a pret­ ty big commitment. Best of all, I de­ cided to m ake the most classical "fall" treat: caramel apples. After scouring a few online rec­ ipe sites, I was quickly intimidat­ ed by the results. Most recipes in­ volved w h ip p ing honey, sugar and heavy cream together, then dunking the scalding pot in alter­ nating hot and cold water buck­ ets. This all seemed very dramatic and completely dangerous. Taking the easy way out, I opted for mak­ ing my caramel apples from a sim­ ple melted caramel candy and milk base. I also took some creative lib­ erty and added a teaspoon of vanil­ la extract. Though it is a completely easy recipe that I kind of think might be cheating, these apples taste de­ licious and take no more than 15 minutes to make. And besides the terrifying task of moving the ap­ ples out of the boiling pot of cara­ mel onto a tray, the whole process was totally painless — although washing the sticky, caramel-lined pot was another story. Even though a squirrel ate the pumpkin on my porch and I don't think the dead leaves on the ground can really be called "foliage," this year, all w as not lost. Thanks to successfully creating the culinary masterpiece that is a caramel apple, my fall spirits remain high. CONCERT P REVIEW Spencer Seim stays true to his strange, unique musicality By A n d y O 'C o nn or Daily Texan Staff sB A C H is n o t c o m fo rta b le m usic. If y o u 're into H elia, for w hich sBÁ C H creator Sp en cer Seim plays guitar, you 're prob­ a b ly n o t m u ch fo r c o m fo r t­ ab le m u sic an yh o w . L ik e his m ain b an d , sBA C H seem in g ly m oves at a m illion m iles a m in­ ute. Freeform gu i­ tar lines, clash in g e l e c t r o n i c s a n d d rum m in g on the v e rg e o f d e r a il ­ in g are a ll c o a t ­ ed w ith a b o u n ­ cy jo y th a t u n ­ d e rlin e s th e c h a ­ os. U n lik e H elia, sB A C H is S e im 's s in g u la r v is io n ; som e of the songs had been in gesta­ tion s in ce he got a 4 -track at 16. W hile he does lik e the freed om of b ein g the o n ly c r e a tiv e m ind at h an d , he also d oes see the v a lu e of w orking in a band setting. "T h e d raw b ack s [of p laying so lo ] are n ot h a v in g c re a tiv e in p u t from so m e o n e y o u re ­ sp ect highly, but I ju st look at it as a to tally d ifferent th in g ," he said. Sp o n tan eity takes hold over tight com position in sBA CH . " T h e r e 's n o t a s p e c ific d i­ rection or ce rta in thing th at 1 feel like I need to accom p lish ," Seim said. Seim sa y s h is in s p ir a tio n s co m e fro m n o t e x t e n s iv e ly stu d y in g a sty le or sty les but rath er h e a rin g so m e th in g in ­ teresting and im m ediately run­ ning w ith it. " I t co u ld b e som e son g on the radio I'v e never heard, and I w o u ld n e v e r b u y th e ir r e ­ co rd , b u t th e r e 's an e le m e n t that I like, and it sticks in my m ind as an in terestin g w ay to ta k e a s o n g , e v e n it 1 m n o t in to th e w h o le th in g as a p iece," he said. T h e m o s t evident aspect of sBA C H are th e e le c t r o n ­ ics. He has got a stro n g N in ­ t e n d o b e n t — n o s u r ­ p r i s e g i v e n that Seim also plays drum s for T he A d v a n ta g e , a g rou p th at in te rp re ts v id e o gam e m u sic through rock. C o m b in ed w ith the overall energy of the songs, sB A C H m ak e s a fin e s o u n d ­ track for a M ega M an all-n ig h t­ er. Seim stresses, how ever, that he is "n o t in to ele ctro n ic m u ­ sic at a ll," and vid eo gam e m u ­ sic is n ot his m ain in sp iratio n sBACH . "W hen 1 w as 1 7 ,1 got a com - [H aying live, I don 7 think th ere a r e a ny ru les as f a r as w h ere it c a n o r ca n 7 g o . " - 1- S p e n c e r S eim , g u ita r ist 5B AGING: Live show takes look back at full life From page 6B works, "T h e 40-Year-Old Vir­ gin" and the short-lived cult-se- ries "Undeclared." He played the ob stetrician in "K n o ck e d U p " and also c o -w ro te th e so u n d tra ck to the film. He told the crowd he some­ tim es w rite s m u sic for hire and m entioned his collabora­ tion with author Carl Hiaasen and his play "L u cky You," for which Wainwright wrote three songs, including one about a racist redneck b ig ot in F lori­ da. "G o d 's got a shit list, and I'm on the top," hi sang with a snarly grimace Wainwright dusted oft a few old tunes, some of which he re­ recorded for his latest album R ecovery, an album of earlier works he "recovered." He sang "Si hool Da vs," the first track on his eponym ous debut album. The song lends insight to the singer's apprei 1a tion for vouthful valor and his fear of aging. "In D elaw are w hen I w as you nger / The\ thought St Andrew had sufficed But in the Spring I had great hunger / I was Buddha. I was Christ," he em oted, his eyes shut and his tongue lim ply resting on his lip. W ainwright was once tout­ ed as one of the "new ' Bob Dy­ lans during his early 1970s hey­ day, when his country-tinged hit "D ead Skun k" topped the charts. He has even w ritten a song called "Talking New Bob D y lan " — ad dressed to Bob Dylan — in which he calls him­ self, John Prine, Steve Herbert and Bruce Springsteen D\ Ian's "dumb-ass kid brothers." His cunning lyrics and com ­ manding stage presence certain­ ly lead one to buy into his leg­ end. Although his recently re­ surgent acting career may earn him recognition from a young­ er audience, his music will cer­ tainly endure. M aking caramel apples can be an easy, fun w ay to start the autumn season. Jeffrey M c W h o r te r j Daily Texan Staff How to make caramel apples: Ingredients: • 6 Granny Smith apples • 6 wooden sticks • 1 14-oz. package of indi­ vidually wrapped caramels, unwrapped • 2 tbsp. milk • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract • 1 cookie sheet, covered in aluminum foil Directions: 1) Insert wooden sticks 3 /4 of the way into the stem-end of each apple. caramel melts and is smooth 5) Stir in the vanilla. 6) Dip each apple into the caramel and gently run apples around insides of saucepan to scrape off some of the caramel. 2) Place apples on a cookie sheet covered with lightly greased alu­ minum foil. 3) Combine caramels and milk in a saucepan over low heat. 4) Cook, stirring often, until 7) Scrape excess caramel from the apple bottoms using the side of the saucepan. 8) Place on the foil-lined cookie sheet and refrigerate until readv to Serve. puter from a friend that had a program called Im pulse Track­ er on it. It ju st takes sam ples or w av efo rm s, and you can m a­ n ip u late them w ith pitch. The s tu ff so u n d s N in te n d o -y b e ­ cause the very basic w aveform s — those early analog synths are based on that," he said. To co u n te ract the electro n ic e lem en ts, Seim p laces em p h a­ sis on the drum m ing. "I'm very not into com puter drum m ing, just that very robot­ ic, lifeless sound to it," he said. Seim and the touring version o f sB A C H are c u rre n tly in a run of headlining dates follow ­ ing a series o f show s su p p o rt­ ing T h e s e A rm s A re S n a k e s and then F in b a ck . He e n jo y s p la y in g liv e , as it a llo w s his songs to constantly evolve and m utate. It takes the already on- the-spot and lively elem ents of the m usic to another level. "W e d on 't look at these songs as to tally form ed songs. P la y ­ ing live, I d o n 't think there are any rules as far as w here it can or ca n 't g o ," Seim said. sB A C H p la y s at E m o's at 8 p.m. w ith M y Education and E a­ gle Claw. C o u rte sy o f s B A C H Spencer Seim, creator of the band sBACH, places em phasis on real, rather than electronic, drum m ing. SUBTEXT IS BACK I ext in for your ch an ce to vv in pizza every Tuesday and wings every Wednesday from D O M IN O ’S and WING ZONE plus much moi W W W .SUSTEXT.C0tt SEE what UT has to text about politics, sports, and dating! Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 1 0 : 0 0 p.m. - 12\00 a.m1 y w . ' . -• * : i c a m Text your message to 74714, 50.25 I msg up o n c a m p u s? TeM u s y textmq in to 7 47*4 ?5U 2 i m sq ttu» .p-ts on tt>* topic by Who arc better^ Star Wars { When i t eras# Áre come on* e V T r ^W O M EN ’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM MANAGER U K ^ IB RESPONSIBILITIES: * nate video for practice and gam es ✓ fearn Data Volley program |o ^ break down gam e video ? 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In "D o u b le L ifetim e ," W ain­ w right sings about his desire to live to 120 because he "wasted the first one." His song "H ip " is a sar­ donic com position about his hip replacement surgery. Despite his witty, self-deprecat­ ing humor, the 62-year-old sing- e r-so n g w riter's d eeply p erso n ­ al lyrics and bare-bones acoustic guitar accom panim ent engender the same cathartic emotion as cir- ca-D esire Bob Dylan, when Dylan penned "Sara" about his ex-wife.' W ainwright admits most of his work is autobiographical. JTaving written about his divorce, his fa­ ther's death and his children Ru­ fus and Martha — who are singer- songw riters themselves — Wain­ wright is an on-the-record person­ ality. He laid it all on the line Sun­ day night at the Cactus Cafe. Wainwright's crowd was m ost­ ly comprised of folks over 40, bi|t a few college-aged faces gracefl the crowd. Most students might recognize Wainwright from his ap ­ pearances in recent judd Apa to » AGING continues on page 5B Loudon Wainwright III plays at the Cactus Cafe on Sunday. Andrew Rogers Daily Texan Staff ■ W &■* * *• *. v ,.v * v . 0 .* tv ; • 4* 4-1 ;M--, •* '» * Business junior Rachel Spence and communications senior Eric Harrison wait as Allison Kennedy takes their orders at Cookie Lounge on Monday night. Jeffrey McWhorter | Daily Texan Staff mosphere perfectly. Quite simply, it is a place to sit with friends and enjoy a tasty snack — a grown-up's cookie shop. And because it's open late, you can enjoy a cookie at almost any time of the day. The Cookie Lounge de­ livers, too, campus-wide and beyond. From eoQkies to cupcakes to flavored milk and milkshakes, it looks like Tiff's Treats is go­ ing to have some serious competition when the word really gets out about the Cookie Lounge. The Cookie Lounge is located between Pearl and Rio Grande streets at 2222 Rio Grande St. and is open from 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday and from 11 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. For more in­ form ation , visit h ttp ://w w w .a u stin co o k - íeloungexora E x p e r i e n c e l i f e w i t h y o u r b e s t p o s s i b l e v i s i o n T a k e t h e f i r s t s t e p f i n d a n i L A S i K s u r g e o n a n d f i n d o u t if y o u ' r e a c a n d i d a t e By Laura Cole Daily Texan Staff C ookie Lounge founder Artie Rogers .sought to provide people a chance to design a cookie to their precise specifications and to be able to enjoy it hot out of the oven. Rogers embarked with his wife, Stacey Gillar, and his friend, Paul Vaden, to turn the concept into a reality. The business that sprung out of that idea accomplishes its goal exactly. The strong, sweet smell of baking cook­ ies is the first thing that hits you when you walk through the door of die Cookie Lounge. Its interior is fairly small and in­ dustrial in design with white walls, exposed concrete beams and modem hanging light fixtures. The gray ottomans and couches clustered across the cement floor are deco­ rated with vibrant orange pillows that add punches of color to the white space. Jars full of assorted ingredients line the length of the counter behind the plexiglass shield, where a team of employees waits, ready to prepare your order. The Cookie Lounge was packed on Sat­ urday night, full to the brim with children, adults and college students. On a busy night for the Lounge, bring a group of friends and enjoy each other's company. According to the Cookie Lounge's Web site, a cookie on average takes nine m inutes to cook and one minute to cool, though larger or thick­ er cookies can take twice that am ount of time. The end result is well worth it, how- ever, and you can take advantage of your company, the comfortable seating and free Wi-Fi while you wait. Mark Chapman, for­ merly the executive pastry chef for Austin's Driskill Hotel, is the man behind the tasty creations, and he certainly delivers hot, deli­ cious cookies that merit any wait you might encounter. _ _ The variety of ingredients makes for near­ ly endless options for cookies. Choose a dough such as Stacy's Super Sweet or Dark Belgium Chocolate, or even a vegan-friend­ ly or gluten-free dough. Cookies com e in small, medium and large sizes and with varying num bers of "m ix-ins." The m ix- ins include nuts, candies such as Reese's or M&M's, and a variety of chocolate, or even fruit such as gold raisins or wild blueberries. You can add a drizzle or make your creation a la mode for just a little extra, too. The shop's feel is certainly a native one, favoring local ingredients and drinks over mass-produced ones. Vegan-friendly cook­ ies, natural ingredients and locally roasted coffee are just a few of the many touches that cater so well to Austin's diverse pop­ ulation. The Cookie Lounge name describes its at- í