XXJJ- Nk* - P \« ;f HA Texas Union open house welcomes new U T students AiLY T exa n 5H orns take on the Wildcats in K entucky this w eekend Austin band presents visual performances that are one of a kind Thursday, A u g u st 28, 2008 Serving The University o f Texas at Austin com m unity since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Faculty disputes plan to honor Wilson Efforts to create chair named after Charlie Wilson to go forward By Andrew Kreighbaum Daily Texan Staff In a written statement Wednes­ day, Liberal Arts Dean Randy Die­ hl indicated that efforts to create an endowed chair named after former Texas Congressman Char­ lie Wilson would go forward de­ spite faculty criticism. In the statement, which was co­ signed by Itty Abraham, direc­ tor of UT's South Asia Institute, Diehl said Asian Studies facul­ ty members were briefed on the fundraising initiative during an end-of-year retreat and no one re­ quested a meeting about the mat­ ter. Twelve faculty members, in­ cluding several from the institute, subm itted a letter to the dean Tuesday strongly objecting to any efforts to create a Charlie Wilson Chair in Pakistan Studies. The faculty members said in the letter that naming the endowment for Wilson would endorse an "ide­ ological and romanticized vision of his legacy." As a congressman in the 1980s, Wilson covertly channeled more than $2 billion to the Afghan re­ sistance against the Soviet occupa­ tion. The letter linked this opera­ tion to the eventual rise of the Tal­ iban and the displacement of mil­ lions of Afghans. In 2005, the T.L.L. Temple Foun­ dation made a $500,000 gift as a challenge grant, meaning the Col­ lege of Liberal Arts must match the donation with other fundraising ef­ forts. To meet those requirements, UT enlisted the aid of Touchstone C om m u nication s ow ner Tom Slone, who operates a 400-man call center in Pakistan. Slone said he got involved in the fundraising efforts when UT Chief Financial Officer Kevin Hegarty, a former colleague, introduced him to Diehl two months ago. "The people that I've talked to — the Pakistani leaders in the U.S., specifically in Texas — are very, very committed to this," Slone said. "It's not the name Charlie Wilson; what's driving the initiative is this will be the first college in the Unit­ ed States that has a single chair fo­ cused on South East Asia and Paki­ stan specifically." Slone said the call center has raised $125,000 so far by connect­ ing interested parties with the Lib­ eral Arts Development Office. Ilyas Choudry, editor of the P akistan C h ron icle in H ou s­ ton, said he met Slone through a mutual friend and gave him fundraising leads in the Houston WILSON continues on page 2A A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Facebook group may be the next step for UTPD UT considers using the social networking site to communicate By Sean Beherec Daily Texan Staff A Facebook group could be the next step for University po­ lice to inform students of emer­ gency situations. UTPD Chief Robert Dahlstrom said the department will consider any means of distributing emer­ gency information to the cam­ pus community, including social networking sites. Major Jay Gru­ ber of the University of Mary- land-College Park Department of Public Safety created a Facebook group for students at the Mary­ land university to utilize. Dahl­ strom said he thinks it might be a good idea for UT to consider. "I'm all for any way you can put any kind of information like that out," Dahlstrom said, add­ ing that it is important for the campus community to be aware of everything that is happening around the area, especially in the case of an emergency. Dahlstrom said one concern would be if students began post­ ing to the Facebook group before FACEBOOK continues on page 2A Environment America endorses Barack Obama Twenty-five national groups favor Obanuis environmen tal policy By Erin Mulvaney Daily Texan Staff curately represented by the orga­ nizations, which UT government professor Bruce Buchanan said are mainly composed of Demo­ crats. Obama may be a popular choice for environmentally-con- cious voters and organizations be­ cause he has been more vocal in the subject, Buchanan said. B arack O bam a m ay have snagged the "green vote" this month when a national coalition of 25 environmental groups de­ cided to endorse him, but qu es-. tions remain about the impact of the organization's support. Environment America, com­ posed of 25 environmental orga­ nizations representing 25 states, conducted a poll of its members' opinions of O bam a's and John McCain's proposed environmen­ tal and energy policies to deter­ mine who to endorse. The or­ ganizations decided to endorse Obama after an overwhelming 87 percent of members who vot­ ed said they favored his environ­ mental policies over McCain's, said Luke Mertzger, director of Environment Texas, one of the 25 participating organizations. Voters in Texas may not be ac­ Representatives of Texas' Re­ publican Party said Democrats also may ignore others issues be­ cause of the militant approach the party takes to environmentalism. "There is a natural proclivi­ ty among certain groups within the [environmental] movement to have an inherent bias toward D em ocratic can d id ates," said Hans Klingler, spokesman for the Republican Party of Texas. "That doesn't mean they can't find peo­ ple to support the environment among the Republican party." Klingler said he believes Mc­ Cain has a more inclusive and realistic view of the energy cri­ sis because he encourages more drilling in different locations in addition to finding alternative OBAMA continues on page 8A A roadside solicitor asks for change in exchange for good "Karma" in central Austin on Saturday afternoon. The city of Austin has received numerous complaints from Austinites regarding the behavior of solicitors and sponsored a study to determine what action, if any, to take. Emily Kinsolving Daily Texan Staff I n d e x Volume 108, Number 203 25 cents Above, Patrons look at a new exhibit, To the Moon: the American Space Program in the 1960s, during LBJ's 100th Birthday celebration at the LBJ museum on Wednesday afternoon. Below, Kris Martinez looks at the exhibit Wednesday. The new exhibit opened in honor of LBJ s centennial celebration, which included food and music. Exhibit honors LBJ on birthday Matty Green* | Daily Texan Staff By Lee Ann Holman Daily Texan Staff Sara Hill and her 4-year-old son Tyler braved a long line of more than 2,000 peo­ ple in 90-degree heat to celebrate the 100th birthday of former President Lyndon B Johnson. To commemorate LBJ's centennial, the LBJ Library and Museum unveiled a new exhib­ it called "To the Moon: The American Space Program in the 1960s." The exhibit is set to run until July 20,2009 — the 40th anniversa­ ry of the moon landing. Johnson supported the landing through legislation that later led to the creation of NASA. Students and Aus­ tin residents attended the event, which in­ cluded a food line that extended from the li­ brary's lawn and curved around to the back of the Benson Latin American Collection. "I love LBJ," Hill said. "It's important for [Tyler] to know about Texas history and what makes its citizens important." LBJ Library Director Betty Sue Flowers said it is an honor to celebrate a person who has had such an influence on UT. "He passed over 200 education bills and he set legislation in motion that now allows students to take out loans," Flowers said. "Over 60 percent of college students need some financial aid," Flowers said. The birthday party's menu highlight­ ed some of LBJ's favorite foods: barbecue, peach-flavored ice cream and Fresca. The crowd enjoyed music by the Riff Riders. History sophomore Dylan Rebstock said he came to celebrate the only Texas-born president and to eat like LBJ once did. "He did more for civil rights, education and the environment probably than any other president," Rebstock said. "H e used the government to help people carry out the ideologies of the new deal." Bob Tissing, archivist for the LBJ Library, said the space exhibit was created, designed and put together by the museum staff. "The exhibit is about how NASA devel­ oped and LBJ's response to Sputnik," Tiss­ ing said. Yvonne Khourr, who attended the event, said she remembers all the good LBJ did for the country during his lifelong time in politics. "We should celebrate a man like LBJ, be­ cause there are very few who can measure up to him," Khourr said. Council to analyze results of solicitation survey By Stephany Garza Daily Texan Staff A city-funded survey on road­ side solicitation conducted by UT researchers will assist coun­ cil members in deciding on future legislation concerning panhan­ dling in Austin. The city of A ustin and the Austin Police Department spent $48,000 in tax dollars to support the survey. "T h e way this cam e up was that there were a number of com­ plaints of roadside solicitors and their behaviors," said David Lu­ rie, acting city assistant manag­ er and member of the committee. "The interest of the city is that if there's an issue to address, we need to look at the reason for the problem." i _ _ ^ Susan Morris, spokeswoman for the local, nonprofit shelter Front Steps, said the council will use the survey results to pass the last of four quality of life ordinances that ban sleeping and camping in pub­ lic as well as sitting or lying on downtown sidewalks. A ban on roadside solicitation was the only ordinance not passed in 2004. The city com m issioned Pat­ rick Wong, a UT researcher in the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and students to complete the survey, which produced information al­ ready known by city officials, Morris said. The study found that people panhandle to survive and most of the solicitors desire to return to regular employment. The ma­ jority of roadside solicitors on average solicited for about five months. About 75 percent of the 103 surveyed said they had spent the previous night outdoors and another 25 percent said they had a place to stay, though it might not have been a secure location, said UT researcher Laura Lein, who participated in conducting the survey. The committee received a pre­ liminary report from the research­ ers on Aug. 19, and the report is expected to be presented to the city council Sept. 25. "The next step would be look­ ing at their needs and strategies, recommendations to consider and facilitating access," Lurie said. "It's easy to say 'We want to be employed,' but we also want to look at the barriers they're facing and factors to prohibit that. fartn rQ tn n irv h ih it th a t/ ' "N o recommendations will be made until after the council re­ ceives the study," said Rossa- na Barrios, council executive for city cou n cilm em ber Brew ster McCracken. The preliminary report states the average roadside solicitor is a white male over 40 years old. Most of the roadside solicitors face barriers to employment such as loss of all personal identifica­ tion, outstanding warrants and arrest records. Most panhandlers had a histo­ ry of working and reported using temporary agencies and day la­ bor services. Most solicitors had worked within the past 12 months of the survey, but usually for inse­ cure jobs. World & Nation O pinion ......3 A _____ 4 A News. Sports.. 5-8 A ..1-3B Classifieds________ ____ 4B Comics._________ -— 5B Life&Arts................6-7B One syllable all we need High Low 73 TH URSDAY, AUGUST 28,2008 WILSON: Diehl cites chair’s educational importance From page 1A and Dallas areas. Choudry said the name Charlie Wilson was important but even more so would be "the education­ al value to the society — that we will have a much better under­ standing of Pakistan and where it is located." Choudry said he has not en­ countered criticism of W ilson's legacy within the state's Pakistani community during the fundrais­ ing initiative. Kamala Visweswaran, an an­ thropology associate professor who signed the Tuesday letter, said Texas' Pakistani community should be made mom involved in the naming of the chair. "It's understandable that the Pakistani com m unity is excit­ ed about a chair in the field, but I think the com m unity is being manipulated by being presented only one option, Visweswaran said in an e-mail. "W hy not invite South Asia faculty and members of the Pakistani com m unity to brainstorm about possible names for a chair, and then fundraise for the money?" Temple Foundation Chairman Buddy Temple said the endow ­ ment originated with a request from former LJberal Arts Dean Richard Lari viere in 2005. He said any controversy over the naming of the endowm ent was between Diehl and the faculty. Temple describes Wilson as a close friend and political ally. "I d o n 't r e a lly c a re w h a t those people think about C har­ lie. We love Charlie and are try­ ing to honor h im ," Temple said of the endow m ent. "If the U ni­ versity doesn't want it, they can tell us." FACEB00K: U. Maryland group hopes to expand membership From p age l A inform ing the police of any sit­ uation they had found on cam ­ pus, especially when students or faculty could be injured and re­ quire help. Paul Dillon, spokesman for the University of M aryland-College Park Department of Public Safe­ ty, said the university's Facebook group is used as a supplement to w hat is already in place around the cam pus, inclu ding a siren system and an annual Emergen­ cy Awareness Week. " It's ju st another tool in the arsenal to get information ou t," Dillon said. Dillon said the universi tie's Fa­ cebook group is still in its infan­ cy stages and he hopes its mem­ bership will increase as more stu­ dents learn about the group. He said it has not yet seen any sig­ nificant results, but suggests the program to other universities. "O n e good thing about it is it's cheap; it d o esn 't cost an y­ thing, so from that perspective it's great," he said. D illon said that becau se the group is voluntary, he has not heard any n e g ativ e feed b ack from participating students. G overnm ent senior Ryan Yep said he supports UTPD creating a Facebook group for emergency awareness. He said people should be smart enough to not put any­ thing incriminating on their Face­ book pages and should not have a problem with the police depart­ ment creating the group. "W hat you put on there is your responsibility," Yep said. "W hen it com es to your own safety, it's a big deal." Pa< ; kT wo T h e D a i l y T e x a n p l a n n i n g f o r p r o g r e s s j p " ' -4- .<■ ✓ Jeffrey McW horter | Daily Texan Staff Nancy Cates, director of development for the Mary Lee Foundation, talks about the foundation's progress in getting funding for and con­ structing low-income housing and housing for people with disabilities at a forum Wednesday morning. The forum, which was held by the City of Austin Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Office, included a panel discussion on how better and more affordable housing facilities could be made available to the disabled community and other low-income populations such as the elderly, the homeless and the for­ merly incarcerated. The first panelist to speak, Stephanie Thomas, an advocate for the rights of the disabled, passionately called for better housing accomo­ dations for the disabled and the elderly, referring to nursing homes as "w arehousing" rather than affordable housing. The audience was made up of disabled citizens, architects, social workers and other con­ cerned citizens. — Jeffrey M cW h o rter NEWS BRIEFLY University of Kentucky may privatize sports programs . The University of Kentucky is looking for a facelift for three of its marquee sports programs. A team of corporations are ex­ ploring a study that will allow pri­ vate financing for a new down­ town arena as well as a new on- campus baseball stadium and ma­ jor renovations to Commonwealth Stadium. Early estimates place the price of the project in the $400 million range. That raises important questions, among them how UK plans to fi­ nance the project at a time when the school is cutting its budget and raising tuition. — The Kentucky Kernel (UWire) T O M O R R O W 'S W E A T H E R H igh .-K t C j Low 9 6 IT7 3 House ad crazy! Committee to review Harvard police, offer diversity training By Jamison A. Hill The Harvard Crimson (UWire) An incident earlier this month has raised concerns about H ar­ vard U niversity Police D ep art­ ment's treatment of racial minor­ ities on campus, leading Univer­ sity President D rew G. Faust to announce the creation of a six- m em b er com m ittee to review H U PD 's practices. "T he review w ill include con­ sideration of H U PD 's diversity training, com m unity ou treach, and recruitm ent efforts, as well as the w ays in w hich H arvard's past experien ce as well as best practices elsew here can help in­ form our future practice," Faust wrote in an e-mail to faculty and senior-level administration. sum m er, according to The B os­ ton G lobe. Faust w rote that an in v estig atio n into the in tera c­ tion b etw een the o fficers and the student has been launched. H U PD spokesm an Steven G. Catalano wrote in an e-mail that the d ep artm ent is enthu siastic about the review. "T h e review w ill provide the D epartm ent with an invaluable opportunity to benefit from Mr. M artin 's expertise and to hear in new w ays from the Harvard community about how we might b etter serve our diverse popu­ lation," he wrote. "W e look for­ ward to any recom m endations generated by process that will help ensure the H U PD remains as effective as possible." The com m ittee will be led by Ralph C. M artin II '74, the for­ mer Suffolk C ounty d istrict at­ torney and currently a managing partner at the Boston law firm, Bingham McCutchen. F aust w rote that the review was in part prompted by an in­ cident that occurred Aug. 8 in which HUPD officers, respond­ ing to a call, confronted a per­ son attempting to remove a lock from a bicycle with tools. A ccord ing to the H U PD p o­ lice lo g , th e in d iv id u a l w as found to be the ow ner of the bi­ cycle and an affiliate of the uni­ versity after questioning by of­ fice rs. T h e p e rso n h a s sin ce been identified as a b lack high school student from the Boston area w orking at H arvard for the Jo in in g M artin on the co m ­ mittee are W illiam F. Lee '72 , a form er m em ber of the Harvard Board of Overseers and co-man- aging partner of the large Bos­ ton law firm W ilmerHale; Mark H. Moore, a professor at the Har­ vard K ennedy School; govern­ m ent d ep artm ent chair N ancy L. Rosenblum ; M atthew L. Sun- dquist '09, president of the U n­ dergraduate C ouncil; and H ar­ vard Law School professor D a­ vid B. Wilkins '77. In May 2007, Harvard students participating in a field day host­ ed by black stu d en t organiza­ tions on the Radcliffe Q uadran­ gle w ere asked by H U PD offi­ cers if they had permission to be there, causing an uproar among black students and faculty. 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" I 'm p a n ic k in g ," s a id E v e ­ lyn Fuselier of C halm ette, w hose hom e w as su b m e rg e d in 14 feet of flo o d w ater w h en K atrina hit. "I keep thinking, 'D id the C orps fix the levees?,' 'Is m y h ouse go­ ing to flood again?' ... 'A m I go­ in g to h a v e to g o th ro u g h all this again?"' T aking n o ch an ces, city offi­ cials began prelim inary planning to ev a cu a te a n d lock d o w n the city in h opes of avoiding the ca­ tastro p h e th at follow ed the 2005 storm . M ayor Ray N agin planned to leave the D em ocratic N atio n ­ al C o n v e n tio n in D en v er to re­ tu rn h o m e for the p rep a ra tio n s, as d id U.S. Sen. M ary L andrieu. Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of em ergency to lay the g ro u n d ­ w o rk for federal assistance, and p u t 3,000 N atio nal G u ard troops on standby. If a C ategory 3 or stronger h u r­ ricane com es w ith in 60 h o u rs of the city, N ew O rleans plans to in­ stitu te a m a n d a to ry ev a cu a tio n order. U nlike K atrina, there w ill be no m assive sh elter at the S u­ perdom e, a plan designed to e n ­ c o u ra g e re sid e n ts to leave. In ­ stead , the state has arran g e d for b u se s a n d train s to take peo p le to safety. It w as unclear w h at w ould h a p ­ pen to stragglers. Jerry Sneed, the c ity 's em erg en c y p re p a re d n e ss director, said officials are ready to m ove about 30,000 people. N ear­ ly 8,000 p e o p le h a d sig n e d up for tra n s p o rta tio n h elp by late W ednesday. Steve Weaver, 82, an d his w ife sta y ed for K atrina — a n d w ere plucked off the roof of their house by a C oast G uard helicopter. This time, Weaver has no inclination to ride ou t the storm. "E v e ry b o d y le arn ed a lesson a b o u t stay in g , so the h ig h w ay s will be tw ice as packed this time," W eaver said. T h o u g h p o ck e ts of th e N ew O rlea n s are w ell on th e w ay to recovery, m a n y n e ig h b o rh o o d s have struggled to recover. M an y p eo p le n ev er retu rn ed , a n d th e c i t y 's p o p u l a t i o n , arou nd 310,000 people, is rough­ ly tw o-th ird s w h a t it w as before the storm. S in ce th e s to r m , th e A rm y C orps of Engineers has spent bil­ lions of dollars to im prove the le­ vee system , b u t b ecause of tw o quiet hurricane seasons, the flood w alls have never been tested. Floodgates have been installed on d ra in a g e canals to sto p any sto rm s u rg e from e n te rin g the city, and levees have been raised and in m any places strengthened w ith concrete. R obert T urn er Jr., th e reg io n ­ al levee d irector, said the levee system can h an d le a storm w ith th e lik elih o o d of o c c u rrin g e v ­ ery 30 years, w h at the corps calls a 30-year storm . By com parison, K atrina w as a 396-year storm. S c ie n tis t s c a u t i o n e d t h a t G ustav's track and intensity w ere d ifficult to p red ic t several d ays in advance. But in N ew O rleans, there w as little else to do except prepare as if it w ere Katrina. The Louisiana Society for the Prevention of C ru­ elty to A nim als w as set to begin m ov in g an im als in la n d to sh e l­ ters in Baton Rouge on Thursday, and m ore w ould go to Texas shel- The New York del­ egation cel­ ebrates after Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-lll., was offi­ cially nomi­ nated as the Democratic presidential candidate during the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Wednesday. Charles Dharapak Asso cia te d Press Obama the first black American to earn nomination B ill H a b e r A sso cia te d Press C o n tra cto r Law son "S o n n y" Brannan discusses his plan s fo r th e a p p ro a ch in g storm G ustav in N ew O rleans on W ednesday. ters on Friday and Saturday. "W e d efin itely d o n 't w a n t to w a it u n til S a tu rd a y or S u n d ay to decide w h at to do," said A na Zorrilla, director of the pet-rescue group. In G rand Isle, tractor loads of d irt a n d clay m u d w ere b ein g h au led in to fill p o rtio n s of the levee system d a m a g e d by H u r­ ricane K atrina, said G ra n d Isle M ayor D avid Cam ardelle. "I c o u ld n 't sle ep last n ig h t," C arm ardelle said. "We just cam e back from so m uch." E m ergency p re p a ra tio n s also w e re u n d e r w ay alo n g M issis­ s ip p i's co ast. T he ey e of H u r ­ ric a n e K a trin a p u s h e d a s h o re n e a r th e sm all to w n s of W ave- la n d a n d Bay St. L o u is, M iss., a n d alo n g the 70-m ile coastline, ro u g h ly 65,000 h om es w ere d e ­ stro y ed , and th o u sa n d s of b u si­ nesses an d h u lk in g casino b arg ­ es w ere w iped out. T he oil m a rk e t a lso rea cte d to the threat. Oil prices jum ped above $119 a b arrel as w o rk e rs began to evacuate from the off­ shore rigs responsible for a q u ar­ ter of U.S. crude production. Any d am ag e to the oil in frastru ctu re o r G u lf C o ast re fin e rie s co u ld sen d U.S. p u m p prices spiking, p o ssib ly before the b u sy L abor D ay w eekend "A bad storm ch u rn in g in the G ulf co u ld be a n ig h tm a re sce­ nario," said Phil F lynn, an a n a ­ lyst at A laron T rading C orp. in Chicago. "We m ight see oil prices spike $5 to $8 if it really rips into platform s." see page 6AJbr more coverage o f Hurricane Gustav M any residents h a d n 't yet m ade a decision about leaving. Law son "Sonny" Brannan, a construction c o m p an y ow ner, w as b u sy ren­ ovating a client's hom e W ednes­ day, just blocks from w here a le­ vee w as breached. A w all of w a­ ter u p to 15 feet deep w iped out the home. Brannan calmly w ent about his business, b u t nonetheless kept a w atchful eye on the weather. "I'm not going to w orry about it u n til I se e it in th e G u lf," h e s a id . " T h e n I'll m a k e m y decisions." By D avid Espo The Associated Press D EN V ER — B arack O b am a s te p p e d triu m p h a n tly in to h is­ to ry W ednesday n ig h t, the first b la ck A m e ric a n to w in a m a ­ jor p a rty p re sid e n tia l n o m in a ­ tio n , a s th o u s a n d s o f D e m o ­ crats tran sfo rm ed their co n v en ­ tion hall into a joyful, sh o u tin g celebration. F orm er rival H illary R odham C lin to n ask ed d eleg a tes to th e p a rty conv en tio n to m ake their verdict unan im o u s "in the spirit of unity, w ith the goal of v ictory." A nd they did, w ith a roar. C om peting chants of "O bam a" a n d "Yes w e c a n " s u rg e d up from the convention floor as the o u tc o m e of a c a re fu lly s c rip t­ ed roll call of th e s ta te s w a s announced. O bam a, the son of a black Ke­ n y a n fath er a n d a w h ite A m er­ ican m other, is n o w o ne v ic to ­ ry from b ecom ing p re sid e n t of a n a tio n w h e re , ju s t d e c a d e s ago, m a n y b lack s w e re d en ied the vote. But even as he w on the n o m ­ ination, there w as o p e n talk in the convention city that O bam a's race rem ained a stum bling block to w inning the W hite House. "A lo t (if w h ite w o rk e rs ... an d q uite frankly a lot of union m em bers believe h e 's the w rong race," AFL-CIO Secretary-Trea- s u r e r R ich a rd T ru m k a to ld a b rea k fa st m e etin g of M ichigan delegates. In the general election, O bam a w ill face R epublican Sen. John McCain of A rizona, w ho will ac­ cept his p arty 's nom ination next w eek in St. Paul, Minn. The polls show ed a close race a h e a d w ith M cC ain, a fo rm er V ietnam p riso n er of w ar a few d a y s sh y of his 72nd b irth d ay , an d O bam a w as h o p in g D em o­ crats w o u ld leave their conven­ tion united despite the hard feel­ ings rem ain in g from a bru isin g prim ary cam paign that stretched over 18 months. M ic h e lle O b a m a , w a tc h in g from h e r se a t in th e balco n y , sto o d an d a p p la u d e d as the for­ m er p resid e n t p ra ise d her m an. T he co n v e n tio n e n d s T h u rs ­ d a y w ith O b a m a 's a c ce p ta n ce sp e e c h , an e v e n t e x p e c te d to d r a w a c ro w d of 75,000 a t a n e a rb y football sta d iu m w h ere an elab o rate b ac k d ro p w as u n ­ d er construction. MAfeQulS MANAGEMENT C a 3A Thursday, August 28, 2008 W ORLD BRIEFLY Peace activist and solo pilot Abie Nathan dies at 81 JERUSALEM — Abie Nathan, the peace activist who made a dram at­ ic solo flight to Egypt in a rattletrap single-engine plane and later found­ ed the groundbreaking "Voice of Peace" radio station, died Wednes­ day. He was 81. Nathan died at Tel Aviv's Ichilov hospital, the hospital said in a statement. He burst onto the world of Middle East diplomacy in 1966 with his solo flight more than a decade before Is­ rael and Egypt signed a peace treaty. Although he failed in his ini­ tial bid to talk peace with the Egyp­ tians, his daredevil escapade won the affection of many Israelis and launched a long and often eccentric one-man crusade to end the Arab- Israeli conflict. Over time, he earned a reputation as a maverick peace activist who of­ ten took diplomacy into his own hands. He was called a crackpot and a prophet. But many admired the daring of the former Israeli air force fighter pilot as he pounded on Egypt's doors, sailed his pirate ra­ dio ship into hostile Middle East waters or risked his life on hunger strikes for peace. On hearing of Nathan's death Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert issued a statement that said: "Abie Nathan loved life, loved mankind and loved peace. He paint­ ed Israeli society with a unique shade of humanism and compassion Abraham Jacob Nathan was bom April 29,1927 in Iran, educated in India, and served in the Royal Air Force as a fighter pilot, before join­ ing the Jewish immigrant influx into newborn Israel in 1948. Darfur rebel terrorists end standoff, ask for asylum TRIPOLI, Libya — Two Sudanese men, armed with handguns and the threat of explosives, stormed the cockpit of the Boeing 737, taking control just minutes into the flight. Passengers said the hijackers re­ mained calm but they still spent a night in fear. Once on the ground at a remote Libyan airfield, the hijackers de­ manded maps and enough fuel to reach France. But after 22 hours, the standoff ended Wednesday with the 95 passengers and crew let go and the gunmen surrendering with a plea for asylum. The hijackers, Darfuri men in their 40s, made no political demands. "Their first demand was Fmnce.... ITten they negotiated for I .ibyan asy­ lum. Then they had no other solution — there was no escape," said Mo­ hammed Al-Balla Othrnan, Sudan's consul in the desert oasis of Kufra, where the plane landed Tuesday. It was unclear whether their asy­ lum request would be granted. Late Wednesday, a Libyan plane flew the freed crew and passen­ gers to Khartoum. The hijackers re­ mained in custody for questioning. Compiled from Associated Press reports Visit T h e D a i l y T e x a n online at www.dailytexanonline.com Don’t get caught with your scores down. ’ M 4 I H \ A 111 & 1GAYCOM pre/ent on oil m ole am ateur /trip CQnto/t WEST CAMPUS Nueces Oaks Condos Seton Square University Quarters NORTH CAMPUS Castle Arms Its a fact: Princeton Review students score more. Guaranteed. * Play it Safe. 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Contact us at: 512-474-1151 TexasWesley.com 4A Thursday, August 28, 2008 VIEWPOINTS O p i n i o n T h k D a i l y T e x a n GALLERY Editor in Chief: Leah Finnegan Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@ da ilyte xa nonline.com Associate Editors: A u d re y C a m p b e ll Josh H aney Jillian Sheridan NOWM NOWW. HQMcCM Wilson’s War II There is no d ou bt that ou r U n iv ersity n eed s m ore end ow ed ch airs in ord er to attract lea d ­ ing professors from around the w orld. H o w ev ­ er, the recent m ove to establish a chair in P aki­ stani stu d ies in hon or of form er Texas co n g ress­ m an C h arlie W ilson is a backw ard , confused a t­ tem pt at recru iting and hon oring valued sch o l­ ars. O ne re ce n t U n iv ersity p ress release p raised W ilso n as a s u p p o rte r o f ' P a k is ta n 's e ffo rts to g a rn e r e x te n s iv e aid fo r the A fg h an fig h t a g a i n s t R u s s ia n C o m m u ­ n is m ." T h is is, h o w e v e r, a g ro ssly o v e rsim p lifie d in te r­ p re ta tio n o f the tru e im p act th a t C h a rlie W ilso n and h is cru sa d e ag ain st co m m u n ism had on the region. W ils o n 's p o licy o f a rm in g a n ti-S o v iet m u jahid een fig h t­ e rs in A fg h a n ista n th ro u g h ­ o u t the 1980s has had in d is ­ p u ta b ly d is a s t r o u s c o n s e ­ q u e n ce s for b oth the p e o p le o f th at co u n try and the U .S. A fter the Soviets w ere d efea t­ ed and began their w ith d raw ­ al in 1988, the m u jahid een b e­ gan fig h tin g a m o n g st th e m ­ s e lv e s fo r c o n tro l in K a b u l and the U .S., again st W ilson 's p ro tests, ended its involvem ent. A fter the dust settled , O sam a Bin L ad e n 's Taliban regim e as­ sum ed control of m uch of the cou ntry u sin g the sam e U .S.-su p p lied w eap o n s W ilson had p rev i­ ou sly fought to seek fu nd ing for in C ongress. W h ile it is c e rta in ly u n fo rtu n a te th a t W il­ s o n 's a s p ir a tio n s o f co m b a tin g c o m m u n ism and sp read in g d em o cra cy and ca p ita lism had the unintended effects it did , that does n o t ab ­ solve him and h is a sso cia te s o f any re s p o n s i­ bility. W ilso n 's e ffo rts in in tro d u cin g b illio n s o f d ollars of w eap o n ry to such d esp e ra te , v io ­ lent faction s in an alread y u n stable reg ion can hardly be consid ered exem p lary foreign policy. N am ing a ch air in honor of a m an w h ose w ork — h ow ever p o sitiv e it w as in th eo ry — led to the arm am en t an d m ilitary tra in in g of su ch a ru th less, b a rb a ric regim e is m isgu id ed at best. Good in ten tio n s alone are sim ply not enou g h to m erit su ch reverence. T h is ch air sh ou ld m em o ­ ria liz e a fig u re w h o s e im ­ p a ct on th e re g io n is d is ­ t in c tly p o s it iv e , n o t o n e w h o se is d u b io u sly so. A l­ though the sto ry o f C h arlie W ilson m igh t be a p p e alin g to H ollyw ood d irecto rs and p ro u d T exan s, the re a l-life co n s e q u e n c e s o f h is s h o rt­ s ig h t e d p o lic y a re m o re th an e n o u g h re a so n to re ­ co n sid er the d ecisio n to as­ so cia te his leg acy w ith our university. D ed ica tin g C h a rlie W ilson’s n a m e to a position a im ed at stu d y in g the com plexities o f P ak istan s cu ltu re a n d history is sim ply too iro n ic to be ta k en serio usly If the Tem ple F ou nd ation, w h o is p u ttin g up m o n ey for th e ch air, and th e U n i­ v e rsity w an t to h o n o r W il­ so n fo r h is " l e a d e r s h i p ," they sh ou ld a d ju st th eir p ro p osal accordingly. U sing their m o ney to fund a g ran t that focuses on d ev elop ing lead ersh ip or m an agem en t skills w ould be m ore ap p rop riate. D ed icatin g C h arlie W ilson's nam e to a p o sition aim ed at stu d yin g the co m p le x itie s of P a k ista n 's cu ltu re and h is­ tory is sim p ly to o ironic to be taken seriously. — Josh H aney fo r the ed itorial board Build a better bike rack W hether you ride a vintage cruiser, a u tilitari­ an mountain bike or hot fixie project (or wish that you could run all bicycles off the road w ith your gas guzzler), Austin is a bike-centric city and will remain that way until it freezes over or the price of fuel drops below a dollar a gallon. More and more people are ditching their cars for tw o-w heeled transportation, w hich, ironically, is creating a bit of a parking problem for the biking kind. In response to the need for more racks around the city, the Downtown Austin Alliance has com e up with a creative proposal to help bikers and beau­ tify the city. It's offering $10,000 grants to artists "in ­ terested in creating unique durable artwork to serve as bike racks" on Congress Avenue. A sim ilar program has been taken advantage of by ex-Talking Head David Byrne in New York C ity. Byrne designed nine bike racks, w hich w ere in­ stalled around the city in places corresponding with their shape. Bikers can lock their rides up to sculp­ tures of large shoe on Fifth Avenue, a hipster in Brooklyn and a coffee cup on the Upper West Side. Su rely so m e cre a tiv e A u stin ite s can trum p Byrne's cheeky designs — or should w e look for­ ward to locking our bikes to sculpture of a break­ fast taco? Subm issions are due Sept. 24. See www.dozvti- tmvnaustin.com for more information. — Leah Finnegan Student has opinion, voices it By You Daily Texan Colum nist H ave som eting to say? Say it in print — and to the entire cam pus. 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Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan by placing it in a recy ­ cling bin or back in the burnt-or­ ange stand where you found it. Putting sex on the table By Jessica Staggs Daily Texan Colum nist Im a g in e th is — p o litic ia n s s ittin g a ro u n d , ta lk in g a b o u t sex ju s t th e w ay th a t y o u do w ith y o u r frie n d s o v e r d in n e r a n d d rin k s : op enly, h on estly and re a listically in their c o n ­ sid eratio n of sex in o u r society. B u t the o n ly tim e w e e v e r h ear a b o u t sex from our co u n try 's lead ers is w hen they screw up and pu t th eir a g e n d a s at risk. W hen p u b ­ lic fig u re s lik e Jo h n E d w a rd s a d m it to h a v ­ ing affairs, there is little d en yin g that se x u a li­ ty in the p u blic sp h ere is sh am efu l and v erb o - ten . T h e w o rld w o u ld be a b e tte r p lace if w e op en ed up the flo o d g a te s fo r d iscu ssio n and requ ested that those in p ow er b rou g h t se x u a l­ ity into a d ifferen t light. M u m 's also the w ord w h en it com es to ta lk ­ in g ab o u t a d o le s c e n ts and sex in o u r society . E ach y ear, 7 5 0 ,0 0 0 g irls b etw ee n th e a g e s o f 15-19 b eco m e p re g n a n t in th e U n ite d S ta te s . G ran ted , th is is a s ig n ifica n t d ecrease from 10 y e a rs ago, b u t a b stin e n c e -o n ly e d u ca tio n can o n ly take us so far. P reten d in g that p re-p u b es- ce n t s ch o o lch ild re n w o n 't e n g a g e in sex p lay is n a iv e and irre s p o n s ib le . U n b ia se d e d u c a ­ tio n w ill fo rev er be an im p o rta n t p art in the s e x u a l d e v e lo p m e n t o f A m e r ic a 's c h ild r e n , and sh ro u d in g the s u b je ct in sh am e is crazy. S h a m e m ak e s p e o p le cu t o ff co m m u n ic a tio n and resu lts in d an g erou s p ractices b ecau se no o n e 's su g g estin g oth erw ise. S o , le t's ta lk a b o u t sex. Sex is th e m o st b a ­ sic, natu ral hum an act, but w e treat it like the b la ck sh e ep in a fam ily o f p re ssin g so cia l is ­ su e s. If p o litic ia n s to ok teen p re g n an cy , th e rate of teen ab o rtio n s and sex u a lly tra n sm itted in fe c tio n s as s e rio u s ly as th ey d id th e ir ow n c a m p a ig n s , th in g s w o u ld b e a lo t d iffe re n t. B ut they co n tin u e to ig n o ran tly assu m e that a m ixture o f faith and fear w ill keep b abies from hav in g b abies. N ot on ly shou ld w e w ork to lessen the n e g ­ ativ e p hysical rep ercu ssio n s of sex, w e shou ld also ch an g e th e w ay th at sex u a l p o litic s p lay ou t in th e p u b lic e y e . S e x u a l p o litic s p lay a m a jo r h an d in how g e n d e r fu n c tio n s in s o ­ ciety. T h e M a d o n n a -w h o re d ic h o to m y c o m ­ p le te ly e c lip s e s p o sitiv e im ag es of w o m en in the m ed ia. From sim p ly w a tch in g a few m in ­ u tes of telev isio n , on e can see how w om en are s till m a rg in a liz e d by th e m e d ia . W om en are not p o rtray ed as sexu al b ein g s w ho can act on th e ir ow n w h im s. F o r in s ta n c e , in fo o d c o m ­ m ercia ls, w o m en lo v in g ly p rep are ch ick en for th e ir h u sb a n d s as if th a t's th e th in g th ey lik e d o in g m o st in the w o rld . In c o m m e rcia ls fo r b irth c o n tro l, w o m en g ab , d rin k fru ity c o c k ­ tails and co m p lain ab o u t th eir period s. Su re, th ese w om en m ight have sex, b u t only a fte r th e y 'v e c le a n e d th e c h ic k e n d is h e s or tak e n co n tro l o f th e ir m o n th ly c y cle s . W om ­ en sh ou ld b e p o rtray ed in a ce le b ra to ry sexu al light that say s, "Y eah, w om en are sex u al. T hey a r e n 't n e c e s s a r ily s w in g in g fro m a p o le o r p la y in g se c re ta ry w ith th e m a rrie d b o s s, b u t they do en jo y fe m in in ity and sex in the sam e w ay that men en jo y sex u a lity ." Sexu al p o litics, ju s t like g o v ern m en t p o litics, can be crooked and h u sh -h u sh . But w h en w h at g o e s on b e h in d c lo s e d d o o r s can b e ta lk e d ab ou t as ca su ally as ou r co u n try 's lea d e rs' d is­ cre p a n cies, w e can g et serio u s ab ou t sex e d u ­ ca tio n and e ra d icate the d an g erou s m y th s th at lead to un safe p ractices. We need to ch alle n g e o u rs e lv e s to th in k a b o u t s e x u a lity in p u b lic lik e w e do in the b ed roo m (or, le t's face it — d u rin g class, w a lk in g d ow n the street or p ick ­ ing up ta k e -o u t). It's h u m an n a tu re to th in k ab o u t sex a lo t, but no o n e 's g e ttin g h ot and heavy look ing at sex throu gh the len s of a b sti­ nen ce-on ly ed u ca tio n . We need to ch a n n el ou r d esires in to fran k d iscu ssio n ab ou t sa fe p ra c­ tices. L im ited co m m u n ica tio n ab o u t sex a cts w ill not keep us safe and sa tisfied . It o n ly lead s to a new ly d efined sex u a lly tran sm itted in fectio n — the Jo h n E d w ard s sy n d rom e. Sy m p to m s in ­ clu d e lyin g , gu ilt, sh am e and pain. Staggs is an English and UTeach senior. One less cycling accident By Daniel Earnest Daily Texan Colum nist It had n't been thirty m inutes since my m uch- anticipated return to A ustin when I w as rem ind­ ed of som ething that frustrates me to no end. N o, it w as not a m indless O bam aniac or even a tick­ et-crazy PTS officer (although the tw o rank very high on my list of annoyances). Rather, the cause of my aggravation w as a cy­ clist who carelessly cruised through a red light. Even w orse, it w as one o f those cy clists w ho had donned the w hole cyclist uniform . You know the type, from the m atching gear dow n to the su ­ I m a per cool goggles — the type that scream s, serious biker, take m e seriously!" I d id n't have to slam on m y breaks to avoid a collision, but I kind of w ished that I would have had to take som e sort of d esp erate m easure to keep from hitting him . M aybe the screech o f my tires w ould have m ade him reconsider breaking the law the next tim e he approached a red light. W ithout the opportunity to give him a friend ­ ly scare, I h u rried ly rolled d ow n my w in d ow and released w hat w as, in m y op inion, a b ea u ­ tiful jeer, m en tion in g som ething ab ou t his cu te spandex and advising him to take up a real sport. U nfortunately, I'm afraid I im parted no w isdom w hatsoever. He sim ply w aved his m iddle finger at me to show his appreciation for my concern. This situation, w hile not unique, is distressing. Had I been driving at a faster speed or been even slightly distracted, I m ight have struck the cyclist and, trust me, there is nothing I would hate more than actually being involved in an accident with a cyclist. It is extrem ely u n fa ir for cy clists to b eh a v e w ithout regard to the law. A lthough I w ill co n ­ fess to d isap p rov in g of their right to share the road, I respect it. So the least they can do is bend to the rules of the road w hich every other d riv ­ er m ust follow. Bicycles are not to y s — I w ould im agine that my biker friend would resent m e referring to his bicycle as a ch ild 's plaything. Bicycles are legally considered to be vehicles and cyclists, as the Tex­ as T ransportation C o d e states, "h av e the rights and duties of other vehicle op erators." These du­ ties include, but are not lim ited to, stopping at all stop signs and red lights. I'm not saying that bikers are a problem or that b ik ers are the only ones that do not follow the law — as a driver, I know I d o n 't alw ays observe speed lim its. But it's p aram ou n t th at all b ik ers should take rules of the road more seriously sim ­ ply because they are at an extrem e disadvantage w h ere size is co n cern e d . E ven the sm a lle st of com pact sedans stan d s an exp onentially greater chance against my truck than a bike. L ik e m ost arg u m e n ts, th is b a ttle can e a sily turn into in to an "u s vs. th e m " squabble. H ow ­ ever, b ecau se few o f us are exclu siv ely d rivers or cyclists, w e should all be able to understand w here the other side is com ing from. T h e b otto m line is th at e v e ry o n e sh ou ld be m ore aw are, m ore resp ectfu l and m ore co n sci­ entious of traffic laws. O nly our cognizance w ill p reven t accid e n ts from h ap p en in g . T his issu e is anything but trivial, esp ecially w hen flagrant d isregard for the law plants itself straig h t into the side of my truck. Earnest is a business ¡unior. Thursday, August 28, 2008 N ews Five prisoners still at-large after 'brazen’ escape By Betsy Blaney The Associated Press CLOVIS, N.M. — Four jail in­ m ates who authorities say helped eight others make a brazen escape were charged Wednesday, as offi­ cials kept up the search for the five prisoners who remain on the loose, including a convicted murderer. Two p eop le close to the fu g i­ tives were also arrested; authori­ ties allege that they didn't cooper­ ate with investigators. Authorities believe it took the in­ m ates seven hours to cut through the roof of the Curry County jail, apparently the culm ination of a two- or three-day planning effort. A uthorities did not im m ediate­ ly say how they think the six oth­ er people might have helped with the escape. Authorities said the four inmates accused of helping, who were not am ong the escapees, face six charg­ es each: three counts of assisting es­ cape and three counts of harboring or aiding a felon. They were identi­ fied as Lawrence Kolek, 26, Manu­ el Lopez, 32, Kevyn Crane, 26, and Donald Jones, 27, all of Clovis. Others inm ates still could face charges. "They are still attempting to see if anyone else assisted," said C urry C ounty District Attorney Matt Chandler. Also arrested were Isodoro Salas, father of escaped inmate Edward Salas, and Asha Currie, the mother of a child fathered by escapee M i­ chael England. Both are accused of resisting or obstruction of an offi­ cer, and the elder Salas is accused of a probation violation. It wasn't im m ediately clear whether either of them had a lawyer. The eight inmates were discov­ ered m issin g late Su n d ay when Clovis police officers noticed two people in orange jum psuits run- ning near the jail, Curry County Sheriff Matt Murray said. Raynaldo Enriquez, an escapee w ho subsequently w as captured, has told investigators he did the work to cut through the roof. The escap ees got out of their pods via different doors — one on the ground floor and another off a balcony on the second floor — that led to plum bing behind a show ­ er area, officials said. The escap­ ees then apparently climbed up the plumbing to the hole in the roof. H ow the inmates obtained keys to open the pod doors, which nor­ mally are locked, w as still being in­ vestigated, Chandler said. Two of the escaped inmates were caught in neighboring Texas, and one in Clovis. Officials said they are focusing searches for the remaining inmates in and around Clovis and A lbuquerque and near Lubbock and Amarillo, Texas. 5A District Attorney Matthew Chandler holds up a picture of Kevyn Crane, one of four inmates charged with assisting in Sunday's inmate escape from the Curry County jail during a news conference Wednesday, in Clovis, N.M. Tony Bullocks Associated Press NEWS BRIEFLY Texas State Fair searches for this year's best fried foods DALLAS — When deep fried s'mores become a plausibly obtain­ able snack option, the State Fair of Texas must be approaching. The calorie-crammed twist to the campfire favorite was among eight finalists announced Wednes­ day in the Big Tex Choice Awards that honor the tastiest fried fare of the Texas fair. The State Fair of Texas begins Sept. 26 and runs through Oct. 19. The winner will be announced Monday. Other competitors are a fried banana split, fried chocolate truf­ fles, a fried grilled cheese sand­ wich and fried Jelly Bellys. Also making the cut are chick­ en-fried bacon strips and choc­ olate-covered strawberry waffle balls, served on a stick and obliga­ torily deep-fried. Abel Gonzales, whose fried cookie dough took top honors last year, will defend his title with "Fire & Ice." The dish is described as a pineapple ring battered and deep-fried, topped with banana- flavored whipped cream frozen from liquid nitrogen and ladled with strawberries and syrup. Attendance figures for the fair aren't released, but officials report­ ed selling $29 million in food cou­ pons last year. Columnist arrested for leaving son in restaurant parking lot FORT WORTH, Texas — A Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist is accused of leaving his 11-year- old son in a restaurant parking lot after an argument, Watauga po­ lice said. Dave Lieber, 51, was arrested and turned himself in to the Tar­ rant County Jail on Tuesday, au­ thorities said. He was released on $4,000 bail. He was arrested on two proba­ ble cause warrants, one for child abandonment with intent to re­ turn and the other for child aban­ donment/endangering a child, said Watauga police Detective Tif­ fany Ward. Both are felonies. Police will refer the case to the Tarrant County district attorney, who will determine whether to file charges. Lieber declined to comment on the advice of his attorney. Police responded to a Watauga fast-food restaurant on Aug. 13 af­ ter a customer called 911 and re­ ported an argument between a child and an adult, who had driv­ en off while the boy was still in the parking lot, Ward said While police were interview­ ing witnesses, Lieber returned and was allowed to leave with his son, she said. But the case was forw arded to the Watauga police criminal investigation division. The police report did not indi­ cate how long the boy was left at the restaurant, Ward said. Lieber wrote about the incident in an Aug. 15 column, saying he regretted his actions. He said he was gone for "several minutes" before he returned to get his son. "1 made a stupid and quite seri­ ous mistake," Lieber wrote in his column. Star-Telegram Executive Editor Jim Witt said Lieber would be sus­ pended from wTiting "The Watch­ dog" column, which investigates consumer complaints, while the rase moves through the judicial system. "Then we'll have to see what the result is before we make any further decisions concerning this, Witt told the new spaper. Compiled from Associated Press reports '’fe'***»* HP Pavilion dv981Vwm ,. dv98Wwm Entertainment Notebook PC f lifesty|e fomance - pm Technology and fashion for your • 3 G B (max. 4 G B ' ) system memory tor P . 160G B hard drive for you. d ig ia me . 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With classes starting Wednesday, students flooded to the University Co-op to buy textbooks and other supplies. Texas groups launch survey By Maya Srikrishnan Daily Texan Staff Texas lawmakers hold the key to solving the problem of w om ­ en's health care, said Katie Mahon­ ey, project coordinator of Healthy Women, Healthy Families. Healthy Women, Healthy Fam­ ilies is a coalition of more than 15 Texas organizations that band ­ ed to g eth er to lau n ch a sta te ­ w id e su rv e y a b o u t w o m e n 's health services for the next nine m onths. The w om en surveyed w ill be asked to id en tify their health care needs and priorities in addition to sharing a person­ al story of a health care problem their family has faced. "W e wanted to get a picture of the state of w om en's health and reproductive health care and give wom en a way to share their sto­ ries," Mahoney said. Mahoney said she plans on an­ alyzing the survey's results to pro­ vide better information to Texans about wom en's health care. When the new legislative session begins in January, she also plans to pres­ ent to legislators some of the tes­ tim onies from women. The proj­ ect's leaders hope to collect a min­ imum of 2,000 stories. "Y o u n eed to a d v o c a te fo r b reast-feed in g supp ort at state agencies," said one anonym ous respondent in her account. "F o r instance, I am a UT graduate stu­ dent and had now here to pump b rea st m ilk a fte r I w en t b ack to school. I had to stop breast­ feeding my daughter before I was ready. There needs to be a law that requires all state agencies to have lactation room s for breast­ feeding m others." M ahoney said about 500 sur­ veys have been returned, but the biggest pattern she's seen is that people have a variety of issues. "I have sev ere e n d o m e trio ­ sis, have had surgery and recent­ ly d iscov ered an oth er ovarian cyst," said another unnamed par­ ticipant in her account. "The only treatment for me is continual-use birth control pills — it's the only way to preserve any slight possi­ bility of fertility. The m ovem ent afoot from the rad ical right to take away birth control will take away my health care options, will basically take aw ay any hope I have of getting pregnant — as well as any hope I have of avoid­ ing a hysterectomy." C y n th ia B rum , sp o k e sw o m ­ an fo r th e n o n p ro fit o r g a n i­ zation M o th ers for C lean Air, said environm ental issues affect w o m e n 's re p ro d u ctiv e h ealth in w ay s m any w o m en do not realize. M o th ers for C lean Air, w h ich fo cu s e s on a lle v ia tin g air p o llu tio n in the F lo u sto n - G a lv e sto n area, is p a rtn erin g w ith H ealthy W om en, H ealthy Families. 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For details about educational records and official communications with the University see General Information, 2007-2008. J servKe ^accuracy ____ ________ q, Welfare workers must now obtain court's approval in some cases The Associated Press AU STIN — Because of a fed­ eral appeals court ruling, child welfare workers will be required to ob tain cou rt orders in m ost cases before remo\ ing alleged ­ ly ab u sed ch ild ren from th eir homes, officials said. The ru lin g last m onth by a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will also bar wel­ fare officials from automatically re­ moving all children from the home if one child is alleged to be abused. While unrelated, the ruling came amid scru tiny of the sta te's re­ moval of hundreds of children this spring from a polygamous sect. "The decision will require us to make some extremely difficult de­ cisions," Carey Cockerell, commis­ sioner of the Texas Department of Fam ily and Protective Services, said in an "urgent legal advisory." The m em o w as sent last week to Child Protective Sendees staff, the H ouston C hronicle and San Antonio Express-N ew s reported Tuesday in online editions. It said staffers must follow the new poli­ cies to avoid being sued for m on­ etary damages. Generally, CPS removes a child if th ere's a threat of im m ediate danger or sexual abuse and then heads to the court to seek a re­ moval order from a judge. In the future, the m em o states, CONTINUE TO Mark Lennihan | Daily Texan Staff A Coast Guard boat passes fuel oil storage tanks Wednesday in Bayonne, N J. The brief respite for consumers at the pum p may soon come to an abrupt end as preparations for Tropical Storm Gustav curtail refining activity near the U.S. coast. State child welfare decision passed Oil companies prepare as Gustav approaches By John Porretto The Associated Press H O USTO N — O il com panies ramped up preparations to evac­ uate som e facilities as H urricane Gustav made its way toward the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, becoming a po­ tential threat to the region's exten­ sive oil and natural gas production. Oil prices spiked briefly Tuesday and traded higher throughout the day after Gustav developed south of Haiti. It could enter the U.S. Gulf as a major storm this weekend. The storm was "still a long way from oil and gas infrastru ctu re, but gas traders will be keenly fo­ cused on d irection/m agnitude of this su m m er's first storm to po­ tentially impact energy m arkets," secu rities firm Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. said in a note to clients Tuesday morning. Gustav struck Haiti and meteo­ rologists said the storm could be­ come "extrem ely dangerous" even before it reaches the Gulf. O il c o m p a n ie s w ith o p e r a ­ tions in the G ulf have strict pro­ tocols for removing workers from rigs, platform s and other facili­ ties. Already this summer, Hurri­ cane Dolly and Tropical Storm Ed­ ouard prompted the evacuation of hundreds of workers, though nei­ ther storm had a significant im ­ pact on production. R oyal D u tch Sh ell PLC said it could begin evacu ating som e workers as soon as Wednesday. E ven the fear of a h u rrican e entering the G ulf can send pric­ es spiking. After trading down $2 per bar­ rel for much of the morning Tues­ day, the price for a barrel of oil shot up $5. Oil prices peaked at record trad­ ing levels above $147 a barrel last m onth but have since fallen rap­ idly. N othing, not even Tropical Storm Fay, w hich spread heavy rain and w ind from G eorgia to Louisiana this w eek, have done much to stop the decline. T rad ers fear G u sta v m ay be different. "W hile it is too early to project G ustav's precise path, conditions appear right for it to grow in to a major storm ," said Addison Arm­ strong, director of market research at Tradition Energy. The Gulf accounts for about 25 percent of domestic oil production and 15 percent of natural gas out­ put, according to the U.S. M iner­ als Management Service. H u rricanes can d am age p lat­ form s or scatter p ip elin es, and that can take months to repair. Storm s also disrupt tanker traf­ fic and the G ulf C oast ports that receive the vast m ajority of the nation's petroleum im ports. The huge refineries that dot the coast grind to a halt when a hurricane approaches land, driving the price of gasoline and other petroleum products upward. the state w ill have to obtain pa­ rental consent or a cou rt order first, "unless life or limb is in im­ mediate jeopardy or sexual abuse is about to occur." The ruling resulted from a law­ suit against the state of Texas filed by a Fort Bend C ounty couple, Gary and Melissa Gates. Their 13 children had been removed from the hom e during a child abuse in­ vestigation in 2000. A judge re­ turned the children to them sev­ eral days later. The federal appeals court dis­ missed the Gates lawsuit on tech­ nical grounds, but agreed that the case could have been handled bet­ ter. It said that state agencies must "seek to involve the state courts, who act as neutral magistrates in these complicated matters, as ear­ ly in the process as practicable." "In that way, the governm ent may ensure that everyone's inter­ ests are considered, and the least amount of harm will come to the children the government seeks to protect, as well as their-parents," said the op in ion by Ju d ge E d ­ ward Prado. The m em o said that in the fu­ ture, ch ild ab u se in v estig ato rs m ust con sid er the situ atio n of each child in the home before any of them are removed. T he stan d ard p ractice o f re ­ m oving all children in a hou se­ hold when abuse was suspected on any single child was the basis for removing more than 400 chil­ dren from a West Texas polyga­ mist group in April. The children were returned to their parents in Ju ne, though one girl — an al­ leged child bride — was put back in foster care earlier this month. Gary Gates said the changes will protect families from having their constitutional rights violated. "T h e whole reason we started the litigation was because we felt there were wrongs in the system ," said Gates, an apartment building ow ner and founder of the Texas Center for Family Rights. But W illiam son C ounty D is­ trict Attorney John Bradley said he b e lie v e s the d e p a rtm e n t's new policies are an overreaction to the ruling. The appeals court ruling applies to the three states covered by the appeals court's jurisdiction — Lou­ isiana, Mississippi and Texas. r u t : u n i v t R s i r y o f r i x a s a t A u s t i n u n Tv e r s Tt y e x t e n s i o n continue UTEXTENSION.ORG 4 7 1 - 2 9 0 0 Thursday, August 28,2008 \ i u - Web site maps campus crime By Sean Beherec Daily Texan Staff A crim e d atabase Web site is allow in g stud ents to see w here crim e is o ccu rrin g around co l­ lege cam puses on a Google Maps background. Colin Drane, founder of UCrime. com, said the site offers a geospa- cial w ay of d isp lay in g cam pu s crim e information, w hich may be easier for students to use than a traditional police blotter. The site, w h ich w ill double in size w ith ­ in the n ext tw o w eeks, creates m appings based on crim e infor­ m ation provided by cam pus and surrounding cities' police depart­ m ents and is updated w hen this information is received, he said. The site offers users the ab ili­ ty to search for different types of crime on a campus, including van­ dalism and thefts. Drane said this inform ation could help students decide where to park or where to look for housing, and could co­ incide w ith inform ation provid­ ed by em ergency awareness pro­ grams enacted by universities. "W e are m ore of a latent alert system," Drane said, adding that a recent attempted kidnapping at the University of Maryland would not be included in the college's emer­ gency aw aren ess p rogram but would be mapped on the UCrime site. D rane said he hopes the Web site will prompt university police departm ents around the country to compete in how quickly and of­ ten they update the crim e infor­ mation available to students. I f you 're a parent looking to send your child [ to the University], that site could he a little misleading." — Robert Dahlstrom, I T police Ch ief U niversity Police D epartm ent C hief Robert Dahlstrom said the departm ent has considered m ap­ ping crim e statistics in the past but was limited by GPS mapping management around campus. He said he sup p orts any w ay that can make students aware of what happens on cam pus but is w or­ ried that crime in surrounding ar­ eas, which is also displayed on the map, may confuse people who are not familiar with the area. " I f you're a parent looking to send vour child [to the U niversi­ ty], that site could be a little mis­ leading," Dahlstrom said. "A t the sam e time, I'm for being totally open about what's going on. Dahlstrom said he encourages every on e from the U T co m m u ­ nity to visit the U TPD Web site and sign up to receive C am pus Watch, a daily log of crim e infor­ m ation on cam pus. Students can also sign up for M obile Cam pus, w h ich p rovid es up dated crim e inform ation and w arnings to us­ ers' cell p hones, at https://lon g- horns.mobilecam pus.com /. 7A NEWS BRIEFLY Texas teen's joyride results in 4 deaths in railroad crash HOUSTON — A Baytown teen­ ager could face up to 20 years be­ hind bars after taking responsibil­ ity for a jovride crash that led to the deaths of his brother and three friends. Bobby Davis, 16, said on Tues­ day that he crashed a stolen sport utility vehicle into a parked train, the Houston Chronicle reported in Wednesday's online edition. His admission that the allega­ tions against him were "true" is the juvenile court equivalent of a no-contest plea. It came after pros­ ecutors reduced charges against him from four counts of felony murder to four counts of man­ slaughter, District Attorney's Of­ fice spokeswoman Donna Hawk­ ins told the Chronicle. . State District Judge Michael Schneider last year rejected Har­ ris County prosecutors' request to certify Davis, then 15, to be tried as an adult. Davis was accused of stealing a neighbor's Jeep Cherokee and tak­ ing the younger teens on a joyride. The vehicle slammed into the side of a train parked at a rural rail­ road crossing outside Baytown on Julv 14, 2007. The impact killed his younger brother, Austin Davis, 14, and three girls: Loral Moyers, 12, her cousin, Macy Moyers, 14; and Colette Windham, 14. The railroad crossing had no street lights, flashing lights or crossing arms, and the tanker car that Davis struck had no reflective material to help make it visible at night. The train had been blocking the crossing for 33 minutes when the wreck occurred. Davis was scheduled to go to trial next wTeek, but now fac­ es a punishment hearing on Sept. 23. He faces punishment rang­ ing from probation to 20 years be­ hind bars. — The A ssociated Press f i g h t i n g an inferno Death-row prisoner asks for new hearing The Associated Press M C K IN N EY, Texas — A ttor­ n e y s fo r a co n d e m n e d T exas p rison er on W ednesd ay asked fo r a new co u rt h e a rin g d ate b ecau se the cu rren t one is set fo r tw o d ays a fte r h is s c h e d ­ uled execution. L a w y e rs for C h a rle s D ean Hood, convicted of killing a top­ less club d ancer and her b oy­ frie n d , w an t th e h e a rin g on whether they can question a for­ mer judge and a former prosecu­ tor about allegations of a secret and ethically improper romance. They contend the alleged re­ lationship betw een Judge Verla Sue Holland, who presided over H oo d 's capital m urder trial in 1990, and the prosecutor, former Collin County District Attorney Tom O'Connell, tainted the trial. H ood 's scheduled trip to the Texas death cham ber on June 17 was aborted by state prison offi­ cials after they ran out of time to carry out the execution by m id­ night because of court appeals. Last w eek state D istrict Judge R o b ert D ry in C o llin C o u n ty scheduled a hearing on the law ­ y e r's requ est for Sept. 12, tw o d ays after H o o d 's new ex e cu ­ tion date. T h e C o u rt o f C rim in a l A p ­ p e a ls h as re je cte d H o o d 's e f­ fo rts to b lo c k h is e x e c u tio n on the gro u n d s of the alleged relationship. "The Court should hold a hear­ ing ... prior to the scheduled ex­ ecution, because evidence gath­ ered from taking the depositions of (Holland and O'Connell) may serve as the basis for a reprieve request to the Governor of Tex­ as," H ood's attorneys, G regory W iercioch and A. Richard Ellis, wrote in their motion. H o o d 's a tto rn e y s w an t the hearing to be held Sept. 3. D u r in g th e p u n is h m e n t p hase of h is trial, pro secu tio n w itn esses told of H o o d 's rape of a 1 5-y e ar-o ld girl and th at he had a ju v e n ile an d a d u lt crim in al record th at in clu d ed a tw o -y e a r p rison term in In ­ d iana for passing bad checks. Firefighters battle a house fire in Lindale, Texas, Wednesday, that ultimately consum ed the whole residence. Eleven fire trucks and 19 firefighters were used to com bat the fire. Jaim e R. Carrero Associated Press WEDNESDAY, S E P T E M B E R 3 , SGOfl GREGORY GYM PLAZA The fun b e gin s at 11 a.m. I» B — Scholarship Shootout 11 a.m . - 6 p.m. Pizza Lunch 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m . Student Organization Fair 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. events £ OF Dunking Booth 11 a .m .- 4 p.m. Photo Booth 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Carnival Gam es 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Golf Putting Contest 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Student Organization Showcase Check W eb site for tim es and groups perform ing. SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS UT RECSPORTS/CACTUS YEARBO OK/THE DAILY TEXAN#KVRX NEW STUDENT SERVICES/STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPM ENT/STUDENTGOVERNMENT/TEXASSTUDENT TELEVISION TEXAS TRAVESTY/SENATE OF COLLEGE CO U N CILS/ 1 lillilU .P A R T Y 0 N T H E P L A Z A .O R G 8A From pagelA OBAMA: Poll shows change in priority legislation that would keep tax credits that support wind and so­ lar energy, Mertzger said. Envi­ ronment Texas sent an e-mail to members this week, urging them to donate to Obama's campaign because of the closing gap be­ tween the two candidates. energy sources. He said come elec­ tion time, citizens will remember the Democrats took a five-week recess in August instead of debat­ ing and voting on or against en­ ergy legislation that would allow for more drilling. Mertzger said Environment Texas has a diverse community of members, including both Repub­ licans and Democrats. Many Re­ publicans have decided to vote for Obama because of his dedi­ cation to improving the environ­ ment, he said. Leaders from Environment Tex­ as cite Obama's plan for addressing global warming, creating "green collar" jobs to improve the econo­ my, his voting trade record, his plan for diversifying energy sources, and the leaders approve his plan for emission reductions, which scien­ tists say will help our nation avoid the worst possible impacts. Mertzger said leaders at Envi­ ronment Texas researched both candidates' platforms for almost a year before making their decision. McCain missed eight votes on A thousand Texans who re­ sponded to a June poll conducted by UT faculty said the state's top priority has moved from the war in Iraq to the energy crisis. Buch­ anan said national polls show the economy is the top priority for Americans, followed closely by health care and the war. "Some argue that there is a con­ nection between [the environment and the econom y]," Buchanan said. "The future of the economy relies on oil and alternative sourc­ es like wind and solar power." M ertzger and Klingler said Americans, regardless of party affil­ iation, want a clean environment. "Regardless of where they are or who they are supporting, vot­ ers will see the energy crisis as an opportunity to provide an equal test of which candidates can better resolve the crisis," Klingler said. New s Thursday, August 28, 2008 W e l c o m i n g N e w St u d e n t s w i t h G a m e s , M u s i c The Texas Union hosted its annu­ al open house Wednesday to intro­ duce students to its various services. From 1 to 11 p.m. the Union host­ ed events such as free bowling and billiards in the Texas Union Under­ ground, a free Texas Two-Step class and a video game tournament in the Ballroom. There was also a per­ formance by the band Kissinger in the Cactus Cafe, a viewing of Har­ old and Kumar II in the Texas Union Theatre and a concert from Austin artist Bob Schneider. Economics freshman Aruta Gon­ zalez said she heard about the event from students handing out fliers in front of the Union. "It's a great opportunity to meet and hang out with people," Gonza­ lez said while waiting for an open billiards table. "I didn't know that any of [the Texas Union Under­ ground] existed." She said the best part of the open house was the starter kits handed out to the students, which includ­ ed items such as a toothbrush and a small container of laundry detergent. — M aya Srikrishnan see daüy texanonline.com f o r video o f the Bob S ch n eid er concert at the U nions open house Environmentalists protest company’s award nomination Waste Management, Inc. once violated environmental law By Pierre Bertrand Daily Texan Staff P rotesters lined the side of the Hilton Hotel on the corner of Fourth and N eches streets W ed nesd ay to p ro test W aste M an ag em en t, In c .'s n o m in a ­ tion for a local environm ental award. The Greater Austin Chamber of Com m erce made the nom i­ nations for the award, which re­ wards companies for good envi­ ronmental practice, despite the com p any 's previou s en v iro n ­ mental law violation. "I think it's a big mistake for the cham ber to even thin k of giving them an aw ard ," said R obin S ch n eid e r, d ire cto r of the Texas C am p aig n for the Environm ent. "W e have prob­ lem s w ith odors, a buildup of leachate, erosion of the lan d ­ fill and pollution of creeks from both the Travis and Williamson county landfills. I d on't have a lot of confidence in water mon­ itoring in Texas." Waste M anagem ent, Inc. op­ erates lan d fills in Travis and W illiamson counties. Although state law allows for one foot of polluted w ater called leachate present in lan d fills, the Texas C om m ission on E n v iro n m en ­ tal Quality found 17 feet of the substance at the Travis County landfill in 2002, Schneider said. In vestigators also found toxic w aste in the land fill, she add­ ed. The environmental commis­ sion fined Waste M anagem ent, Inc. $244,420 after investigating co m p lain ts about the land fill in 2002. Polluted water carrrun off into creeks and underground springs, posing a risk to the w ildlife or people that drink it. The compa­ ny did not return phone calls by press time. 4 The company did not monitor the diffusion of odors, the vol­ ume of leachate or the concentra­ tions of gases emitted from the landfills, according the commis­ sion's findings. After a settlement, the compa­ ny paid half of the original fine with the promise to clean trash on roads in and around Austin. In a w ritten statem ent made by the commission, the company manages its local landfills better than it did in 2002 because the commission now receives fewer com plaints than they did at the tim e of the fine. The com pany installed w hat the com m ission calls a fail-safe leachate pumping system, an increased gas-collec- tion system and a wildlife center at the Travis County site. Schneider organized the pro­ te st and said resid en ts have many problems with the waste company. "This is putting lipstick on a pig. It's still a p ig," Schneider said. "They may have a wildlife management area, but that in no way makes up for all the prob­ lem s they have caused to the community." Mark McAfee and Abby Daigle run a wedding business half a mile away from the Travis Coun­ ty landfill. They said they believe the landfill's management is not improving. They said their business suf­ fers because of its proximity to the landfill. When people look for a wedding location, most do not consider their business, McA­ fee added. "It is not anything people want to get married to, but if anything it's a health issue," Daigle said. "I'm afraid to bring my baby to work with me." Jeffrey McWhorter | Daily Texan Staff Robin Schneider, executive director of Texas Campaign for the Environment, and John Palmer, left, protest the nomination of Waste Management, Inc. for an environmental award at the Austin Chamber of Commerce Business Awards on Wednesday afternoon. "The fact that they are even nominated is awful," said Lani Ogle, who pointed out the company's "stinky landfills" near downtown. Sigma Alpha Lambda, a National Leadership and Honors Organization with over 75 chapters across the country, is seeking motivated students with a 3.2 G P A o r higher to assist in starting a local chapter. By starting a chapter, you can create a legacy that promotes leadership, service and academ ic excellence while building a network of relationships and motivating others to make a difference! Visit us online at: www.salhonors.org/newchapter PSHE3 SIGMA ALPHA LAMBDA Contact Rob Miner | Diractor of Chapter Development | 978-323-9352 I rmlnor@salhoiiora.org IB Thursday, August 28,2008 N C A A FOOTBALL T h e D a i l y T f.x a n Sports Editor: Anup Shah E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232 2210 www.dailytexanonline.com a Injured Trojan quarterback relying on leadership By Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz Daily Trojan (UWire) All spring long, Mark Sanchez compared taking over the USC offense to receiving the keys to a sports car. But on the fourth day of prac­ tice in early A ugust, he found himself riding shotgun in a golf cart instead of behind the wheel of USC's high-powered attack. Looking out onto the field from the sidelines, Sanchez can only watch as his fellow quarterbacks make their cases for a job that was once firmly in his hands. A d a y e arlier, he sk ip p e d through the doors to H ow ard Jones Field with the sam e en­ th u siasm he b rin g s to every practice. But his optim ism w as d rain ed later that aftern oo n when he cau gh t a p a ss from team m ate C lay M atthew s and collapsed to the ground, feeling a pop in his knee. "It w as scary, frightening at first," Sanchez said. The injury turned the team on its head. The practice resumed after Sanchez w as carted off the field, but spectators buzzed about the possibility that USC had lost its starting quarterback before the year had even begun. MRIs taken later that evening revealed the redshirt junior had dislocated his left kneecap, put­ ting to rest rumors of a tom knee ligament and an early end to his season. Sanchez called the diagno­ sis a "best-case scenario." But the injury shook up a lead­ ership dynamic that Sanchez had forged over the entire summer. On a hot morning in late July, the USC football team has the rare luxury of practicing only in front of a handful of runners circling the track at Cromwell Field. After all, who w ould be out here at seven in the morning if they didn't have to be? Players are still rubbing the sleep out of their eyes when Sanchez sprints over to the group and barks instructions for a drill. With coaches barred from lead­ ing practices during the early summer, Sanchez is the designat­ ed Pete Carroll for the day. The practice runs with the same trademark tempo that Car­ roll brings to the field each day. Sanchez yells out players' names when they get distracted on the sideline and throws his hands up in the air in frustration when he's unable to connect with his receiv­ er during a two-minute drill. He looks like a far cry from the fun-loving quarterback who play­ fully makes one-handed catches in the endzone during pregame warm-ups. But at the end of the day, there's no question who the Trojans' leader is. "It's fun for me to be the go-to guy and have people look to me to lead the practice," Sanchez said. Leadership came easy to the quarterback at a young age. The son of an Orange County fire cap­ tain, Sanchez became one of the most highly sought after signal- callers by his senior year at Mis­ sion Viejo High School. He w as invited to the Elite 11 camp, a week-long crash-course in quarterbacking with an invite list restricted to the country's top high school quarterbacks. This summer, he returned to the camp as a counselor to teach the next TROJANS continues on page 3B B l u e g r a s s b a t t l e BIG 12 FOOTBALL Kansas State gives extension to coach Prince By Cole M anbeck Kansas State Collegian (UWire) When K ansas State U niversity head football coach Ron Prince signed his five-year contract extension in early A ugust, many fans were left scratching their heads. Prince's career 12-13 record and the brutal stretch to end last year's season — K-State lost its last four games after a 5-3 start — left a bad taste in the mouth of many Wildcat fans. The contract is essen tially a tw o-year exten­ sion that locks Prince up through 2012 and in­ cludes a hefty pay raise from $750,000 to $1.1 million per year. If Prince is relieved of his duties following the 2008 season, K-State would have to pay him a $1.2 million buyout, with the buyout decreasing by $300,000 for each year remaining on his contract. Athletic Director Bob Krause said he understands the fans' frustrations with how the team performed last year, but he insisted they need to be patient with the process. "Coach Prince had a plan when we hired him, and he's sticking with that plan," Krause said. "He makes adjustments accordingly, and I think it's terribly im­ portant that we demonstrate that we have a commit­ ment. It takes time. It's not a one-season deal." Prince was the lowest-paid coach in the Big 12 Conference before the extension. Other coaches with minimal head coaching experience, like Iowa State's Gene Chizik and Nebraska's Bo Pelini, were getting a significantly larger salary per year. Prince's saíary is now competitive with many of the other coaches in the conference with approximately the same amount of head coaching experience. Krause said it was an important time for the ad­ ministration to display support for Prince. "I think it was particularly important at this point in time to provide assurances that he's going to be here for four more years," Krause said. "That's a strong communication to people. It's a strong com­ munication to recruits and their families." Even the best college football coaches have had their struggles. Texas coach Mack Brown had a 2-20 record in his first two years at North Carolina. Since then, he has had 18-straight winning seasons — including 16 bowl games — and has added a na­ tional championship to his résumé. M issouri coach Gary Pinkel and Kansas' Mark Mangino were considered to be in the hot seat before terrific 2007 seasons got them significant pay raises. Pinkel compiled a 9-14 record in his first two years at Missouri. He received a $550,000 raise and a one- year extension through 2012 after a 12-2 season and a Big 12 North Division crown. Mangino had a 12-24 record in his first three years at Kansas and didn't experience his first winning season until his fourth year on the job. In 2006, Mangino was the lowest-paid coach in the conference with a salary of $600,000 per year. He lat­ er received a raise to $1.5 million per year following a 2006 season in which his team went 6-6 but failed to make it to a bowl game. Mangino is the third-highest paid coach in the Big 12 after receiving another large bump in his salary. He received an $800,000 raise following a 12-1 sea­ son in which he guided the Jay hawks to an Orange Bowl victory over Virginia Tech. Colorado coach Dan Hawkins received a similar j PRIN CE continues on page 3B US OPEN Sophom ore Niki Arlitt is looking to im prove on what was a solid first year. She w as nam ed to the All Big 12 second team as a freshm an in 2007 and was tied as the highest scorer on the team. Longhorns head to Kentucky No. 11 Texas trying to carry momentum into weekend trip By Michael Sherfield Daily Texan Staff A fte r a fo u r - g o a l b a r r a g e brushed aside Samford in the sea­ son opener, Texas faces their first road tests of the season this week­ end with a trip to Kentucky. Follow ing the relative inexpe­ rience of their first opponent, the Longhorns (1-0-0) will face more se a so n e d fo es in the W ildcats and Louisville. "Both gam es this weekend are a step up in competition for us," said head coach Chris Petrucelli. "We have to be sharper in the way we p ass the ball, more disciplined in defense." Even in the convincing victory over Sam fo rd , Petrucelli saw a few unfilled cracks by the alluring score line. WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday WHERE: Lexington, Ky. ON AIR: None NEXT: At Louisville, Sunday o u r attac k co m in g to g e th e r," P etru celli sa id . "T h o se th in g s take tim e; w e've only been to­ gether a couple of w eeks." In K entucky (0-0-0) and L ou­ isv ille (1-0-0), Texas w ill meet two team s capable of ch allen g­ ing them in talent and e x p e ri­ ence. The W ildcats return eight starters from last seaso n 's team, which lost only two m atches on its home field. M eanwhile, Lou­ isville w as one of the best defen­ sive team s in the nation in 2007, allow in g only 11 go als through the season and conceding m ul­ tip le g o a ls in a m atch on ly tw ice on their w ay to a school SOCCER continues on page 3B David Liu | Daily Texan Staff "I thought we p lay e d pretty w ell," he said . "We were a lit­ tle rusty and a little fatigued. We did som e good things going for­ w ard, and I think w e'll be bet­ ter this w eekend than we were last w eekend." A fter only p layin g one gam e d u r in g th e ir p re s e a s o n , the Longhorns will be looking to im­ prove quickly with each practice and game. "W e've got a lot of work to do on organ izin g our defen se and Jankovic survives scare, advances second round after three-set thriller No. 2 seed in tourney feels leg cramps after match in first round All women's matches Wednes­ day were second-round pairings — including No. 23 Lindsay Dav­ enport against Alisa Kleybanova in the first match at night. Until then, it was Arvidsson who made her life difficult for the better part of three hours. much more comfortable setting. kisses to the crowd. Sofia Arvidsson 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-5 Wednesday on vet another un­ characteristically mild A ugust day in Flushing M eadows. She planned to take a 10-minute run on the treadmill but lasted only three when pain flared in the area of a knee injury sustained at Wimbledon. "I couldn't go anymore," Jank­ ovic said. "M y leg w as straight and 1 couldn't bend it. The mus­ cle was in spasm and I had a lot of pain." Treatment with ice and stretch­ ing and massaging loosened her leg enough for her to go back to the locker room to take a shower before she spoke to reporters in a Jankovic bent over her racket, leaned against a back wall with a towel pressed to her face, and sprawled on her stomach in the m iddle of center court. Then she gutted her w ay into the third round. The combination of not be­ ing in match condition following the injury and an array of hard forehands and well-placed drop shots by Arvidsson left Jankovic fighting to get her wind during the 2-hour, 44-minute match at Arthur Ashe Stadium "That was a really tough one," said Jankovic, who has reached the fourth round in the first three Grand Slam events this year. "As you can see, I am completely out of breath. She really pushed me to the limit." Andy Roddick, who has bat­ tled a shoulder injury this sum ­ mer that led him to skip the Beijing O lym pics, w as sched­ uled to close out the night ses­ sion Wednesday against Fabrice Santoro — the oldest man in the draw at 35. The third night tra d itio n a lly sh o w case s the first men's match of the second round, but this year that w as saved until Thursday. Jankovic twice served for the win in the m iddle set against A rvid sson , yet co u ld n 't put her away — even with a match point in reach. Jankovic held off Arvidsson in a back-and-forth third set when both had trouble holding serve. When A rvidsson fired long on the final point, Jankovic had her third service break of the third set and eighth overall. There was suddenly a spring in her step as she waved and blew Even with the squ andered chances, Jankovic still had an op­ portunity to advance without go­ ing the distance. She jumped to a 3-0 lead in the second set tiebreak before losing six straight points. Jankovic extended the set by winning two points on her serve, but fired wide as she approached the net — drawing an exuberant "Yeah" from Arvidsson. S e v e r a l tim e s , J a n k o v i c hunched over and leaned on her racket but didn't appear to be in distress The Serb, ranked No. 1 earlier this year, lost in the US O PEN continues on page 2B By Ira Podell The Associated Press NEW YORK — Jelena Jank- ovic's leg cramped so badly, she couldn't take another step. Luckily for the No. 2 seed in the U.S. O pen, the agony oc­ curred during her post-match run on the treadmill. Anyone who watched could clearly see she left about everything she had out on the court. Jankovic outlasted Sw eden's 2B San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman waits for the snap during an NFL preseason football game against the San Francisco 49ers in San Diego. Merriman had his knee examined Aug. 20. S p o r t s Thursday, A u g u st 28,2008 NFL Chaigers’ star defender decides to forgo surgery By Bernie W ilson The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The surgeon's knife can wait. Shawne Merriman is going to play football, two tom knee ligaments and all. A d ay after v isitin g a fourth doctor, the San D iego Chargers' star outside linebacker decided W ednesday to play this season rather than have his damaged left knee repaired now. "To be as sim ple as possible, I just w ant to play football," M er­ riman said. "That's what it comes dow n to. I know w h at's on the table, I know w hat's on the line. I put a lot of w ork in this and I want to play." M errim an said late last week that he has tears in both the pos­ terior cruciate and lateral collater­ al ligaments in his left knee, which he hurt in a game at Tennessee in December. He spent several days seeking outside opinions. He re­ turned Tuesday after seeing a doc­ tor in Miami. Merriman said all four doctors he saw said he needed surgery, but there "just wasn't a time frame on that. My knee still looks pret­ ty good. The decision was left up to me to play. If you give a foot­ ball player a decision to play, you know, I'm going to play." W hen he d oes have surgery, he'll be looking at a rehab of six to seven months. "I'll have the su rgery at any point," he said. "Nobody knows. I kind of left it on the table when to have it. Not even doctors can tell me that." W hile denying reports the situ­ ation could be career-threatening, he pledged to be "th e sam e old Shaw ne M errim an. T h at's w hat I'm hoping." With his nonstop energy and spasmodic sack dance, the player known as "L ig h ts O u t" has been the face of the Chargers' defense the past three seasons. He has 39 1 /2 sacks in that span, more than any other NFL player. He's played in three straight Pro Bowls. Right or wrong, M errim an's de­ cision was big for a team that has Super Bowl expectations. S tar r unni ng b ack La Da i ni - an T om lin son , knocked ou t of last season's AFC cham pionship game after aggravating a knee in­ jury, was happy to hear Merriman wiil play. "H ow do you tell a w arrior to sit down? That's what he is, a war­ rior. He's trained for this. It's hard to tell a guy to sit dow n," Tomlin­ son said. "O b viou sly it w as a big relief for a lot of us. We all know what Shaw ne brings to this team , e s­ p ecially the d efen se ," the ru n ­ ning back added. "H e 's an im ­ pact player, a difference-m aker. You just kept your fingers crossed that he w as going to be able to play. But I think in the back of all our m inds, knowing Shaw ne, we know what w as in his heart and that he really wanted to play, and that any cost possible he was go­ ing to find a way to get out there on that field." As he was seeking medical ad­ vice, M errim an said he w as also talk in g w ith team m ates, f a mi ­ ly m em bers and friends, as well as coaches with the Chargers and from high school and college. " But they all know m e ," he said. "It's not a decision of any­ thing else but me wanting to play fo o tb a ll, and w h eth er th a t's a good decision or not, I'm going to go out and try first to see what I want to do." Coach Norv Turner expects Mer­ riman to play in the opener against Carolina at home on Sept. 7. "It is som ething he has put an awful lot of time into and we are going to m anage it and hope he can m anage it and be ready to play," Turner said. "W e are not go­ ing to put him on the field if he's not able to go out and perform and he is not going to want to be out there if he doesn't feel like he can perform." M errim an said he will contin­ ue to wear a brace on the knee, as he did last season after hurting it. He worked out on a side field on W ednesday while his teammates went through a regular practice. M errim an had o ffseaso n a r­ throscopic surgery to repair tom cartilage in the knee. He said it d id n 't becom e a problem until he started doing more and more work during training camp. "T h e d ay s he p ra ctice d ou t here, w as going 100 percent, he looked like Shaw ne M errim an to m e," Turner said. "It is going to be something he has to manage. I see him going out and playing. Play­ ing on first and second dow ns and playing on third dow ns and rushing the passer. If m anaging it m eans reducing his snaps at d if­ ferent tim es or picking sp ecific situations where he doesn't need to be on the field, that is what we will do." Chris Park A ssociated Press Nebraska head football coach Bo Pelini speaks at a news conference in Lincoln, Neb., Tuesday, ahead of the college team's season opener against Western Michigan University. BIG 12 FOOTBALL Cornhuskers, new coach not yet ready for opener at home By Spencer Schubert Daily Nebraskan (UWire) Everything's ready - the stadi­ um, the field, the fans. All the re­ m aining w ork to be done is on Nebraska's football team. The start of the 2008 Nebraska football season is four days away, yet N U C o ach Bo P elin i say s much work still remains. "W e 're n ot read y y e t," P e li­ ni s a id . "W e h av e so m e m ore d ays o f p ra ctice , and w e 'll get them ready. We have a lot m ore le a r n in g to d o , and w e n eed to fa m ilia riz e o u rs e lv e s m ore w ith the p ro cess." The process is familiar to most - Pelini included. It's the time when players are anxious to face a game situation because they're tired of hitting each other. It's also the time w here co ach ­ es are try in g to sh arp en ev ery last d etail. A cco rd in g to sen ior receiver Todd Peterson , the p ic­ tu re is g e ttin g c le a re r for the NU offense. "W e 're rea d y fo r a gam e in the sense that w e're just anxious to play som eone e lse ," Peterson said. "I feel our offense is gam e- ready. We know there's going to be m istak es, but I th in k w e're ready to play that gam e w ith us know in g the a ssig n m en ts and w e're ready mentally." B eing m e n ta lly read y is the last thing any player would have said at the end of last season. The Huskers gave up 236 points in the last five gam es of a season that w as rife w ith coaching turm oil, disgruntled fans and unm otivat­ ed players. That total w as more than the 188 points allowed dur­ ing the entire 2003 season - the sam e year Pelini w as d efensive coordinator for the Big Red. Senior receiver N ate Sw ift said h e's never seen the team m ore excited, and not just for the typ­ ical re aso n s th at co m e w ith a c o a ch in g ch a n g e . S e n io r lin e ­ m an M att S la u so n said o ffe n ­ siv e linem an are excited about the reinstatem ent of the pancake block statistic. "I feel like (passion) w as lack­ ing last year," Peterson said. "It w as very frustrating to see that, and I'm sure it was frustrating for fans. I just w ant us to play hard no m atter the situation; we just Nati Harnik Associated Press need to get after it." Pelini has said sev eral tim es that last year is last year and they plan on keeping it that way. The first-year coach said he d oesn't care a b o u t w h at w en t w rong and has prom ised to do ev ery ­ thing he can to make things right in L in co ln . The lofty e x p e c ta ­ tions in 2008 are w elcom ed with open arms by Pelini and his team, m ainly because they expect even more out of themselves. " I w an t to m ake (th e sta te ) proud," Pelini said. "I d on't want to let anyone dow n. I know the excitem en t is there, and th ere's no one m ore e x cited than me. I ca n 't let that affect m e, and I have to look at the reality and see w hat I can do to get this football team ready." The preparations are wrapping up for Saturday night, and sever­ al players are excited for what it will bring. It's been just over nine months since the last time the Ne­ braska football team has stepped on a field, and Pelini is confident his product that "w ill" be ready com e Saturday, even if it's an un­ finished w ork just days before. J W om en'rW thletics w c Tm e n 's f a s t p it c h University of Texas Athletics .*■- * * * * * * ~ I'S ull-time UT students (female) p P Participate in tryouts to walk o n to the ¿ * ^ 2008-0#Women's Fastpitch Softball Team ^ ✓ You JNfUST be cleared through the w o m S ffs1 athletics department BEFORE you can tryout, by completing a walk-on packet, which can be picked up in room 606 Bellmont Hall. All paperwork M U ST be returned W H E N & W H E H E ? ✓ Thursday, S e ^ f S a t 3 | T n < m ^ and Charline M cCom bs Field (on Comal between fiferfor Rd/and M.L.K. Blvd. ) , For more information or in case of rain on scheduled tryout day, please call Terry Zavala at 471-6230. 5 *'TftY-OUTS: INFORMATIONAL MEETING E W A N T Y O U ! W H O ? -time UT undergraduate students < (female) are encouraged to try*>ut W H A T ? ! ! ■ Attend an informational meeting regarding try-outs to walk-on to the 2008-09 Women's Rowing Te$m ✓ NO ROWING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED! W H E N & W H E R E ? i/ M eeting will be held on W ednesdiflBelpt. 3 x at*7i30 p.m. in room 328 BelIrhtñTtHcñff^ jB e llm o n t H all is th e w e st*iffe o f D á n & rf8 h Royal-Texas M e m o ria l Sfa d iu m *4 6 ca te d dft Sa n Jatfnto a cro ss from the Ex-Sttfd e n ts' A ssocia tion ). For more information, go to www.TexasSports.com & click on "R o w ing" o f contact Caroline King (232-2490) / Caroline.KingP athletics.utexas.edu US OPEN: Top-seeded tennis stars trying to avoid major upset From pagelB fourth round at W im bledon af­ ter injuring a knee in the previ­ ous match. If a n y th in g a ile d h e r o th ­ er than fatig u e W ednesday, it w a sn 't ev id en t in the decisive th ird s e t w h en sh e raced to a 3 -0 ed ge. Ja n k o v ic d ou bled ov er ag ain w h en a fo rtu ito u s sh ot by A rv id sso n crep t over th e n e t a fte r it sm a ck e d the cord in th e fo u rth g am e, b u t that appeared m ore out of ex­ asperation than discom fort. A fter a drop shot eluded her d iv e, Jan ko vic dropped to the court face down and stayed there for several moments. If anything, it gave her a brief rest. "I was just tired and I couldn't get u p ," Jan k o vic said. "I w as just trying to com e back to nor­ m al position w here I could just stand up and regroup again and play the next point." The only worry she had at that point had to do w ith her bright yellow outfit that matched nicely with the deep blue court. "I thought I w as going to get my dress really dirty. That w as m y b iggest co n cern ," she said. "I w ould have loved to take a nap on the court because I was really exhausted. But you know, the rules are the rules. I had to keep going." While Jankovic escaped an ear­ ly exit, No. 8 seed Vera Zvonare- va couldn't. Zvonareva was up­ ended by Tatiana Perebiynis 6-3, 6-3 in the tournam ent's biggest upset yet. Svetlana Kuznetsova shook off an early break and ral­ lied to a 7-6 (3), 6-1 victory over Sorana Cirstea. No. 15 seed Patty Sch n y d er also moved into the third round with a 6-3,6-3 win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the U.S. Open girls' singles champion two years ago. Fifth-seeded Elena D em en­ tieva advanced over Pauline Par- mentier 6-2,6-1, but No. 25 Fran­ cesca Schiavone was knocked out by Anne Keothavong 6-2,3-6,6-4, and Zheng Jie, China eliminated No. 26 Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-1,6-4. In m en's first-round play, No. 3 seed N ovak D jo k ov ic shoo k off an injury to his left ankle in the third set and b eat A rnaud C lem ent 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. D jokovic rolled the ankle w hile going for a shot on the rig h t sid elin e in the fourth game. After receiving on-court treatment, he w rapped the match with a break of C lem ­ ent's serve. F i f t h - s e e d e d N i k o l a y D avydenko beat D udi Sela 6-3, 6-3, 6-3; Jo-W ilfried Tsonga, the N o. 19 seed, m oved on w ith a 6-7 (3), 6 -4 ,6 -2 ,6-3 win over San­ tiago Ventura; No. 18 Nicolas Al­ magro beat Frank D ancevic 6-3, 6-4, 7-5; and D m itry Tursunov, the 26th seed, upended Eduardo Schwank 7-5,4-6, 7-5 7-6 (5). K uznetsova, the 2004 ch am ­ pion and No. 3 seed this year, trailed 4-2 in the opening set be­ fore getting back on serve and eventually forcing a tiebreak that she dominated against her inex­ perienced opponent. She cruised to a 5-0 lead in the second and closed out the match in 1 hour, 13 minutes. "H ere you feel sp ecial, like I've made it h ere," K uznetsova said. "It's an am azing feeling. I just play much more confident." Itnre- Available! Y our 2 n d h o u r o f Jet S k i rental w ith the p u rc h a se of 1st h o u r MWWw.VolenteMarina.corr On Lake Travis at 16107 FM 2769, Volente.TX. Next to Volente Beadi Club 3B SOCCER: Team faces road test From pagelB rec o rd 13 w in s a n d a trip to th e N C A A C h a m p io n sh ip . L o u is v ille b e g a n th is s e a ­ so n w ith a 3-1 w in o v e r B u tler w h ile K en tu c k y h as y et to p la y a gam e. W h ile T ex as w a s u n d e f e a t ­ e d in A u s t i n la s t y e a r , th e ro a d p ro v e d m o re tre a c h e ro u s. T h re e o f th e f o u r T ex as lo s s ­ es c a m e in tr u e a w a y g a m e s , w h ile th e f o u r th c a m e in T al­ la h a s s e e a g a in s t F lo rid a S ta te d u r i n g th e s e c o n d r o u n d of N C A A to u rn a m e n t. " T h e n e x t t w o a r e h a r d o n e s ," P e tru c e lli s a id . " W e 're g o in g u p a g a in s t g o o d te a m s , ta le n te d te a m s . We h a v e a lo t o f w o rk to d o ; w e a re b y n o m e a n s a c o m p le te te am ." S P O R T S Thursday, August 28, 2008 M LB Red Sox acquire Kotsay from Braves By Mike Fitzpatrick The Associated Press N E W YORK — T he B oston Red Sox acq uired M ark K otsay from A tlanta for a m inor leaguer W ednesday, adding d epth to their outfield one day after J.D. D rew w ent on the disabled list. K otsay hit .289 w ith six hom e runs and 37 RBls in 88 gam es w ith the Braves. H e arrived at Yankee S tad iu m on W ed n esd ay before Boston's gam e against N ew York and w as available off the bench. "I figured once I cleared w aiv­ ers and there w asn 't really any ac­ tion that I'd finish out the season in A tlanta," Kotsay told a pool re­ porter. "But this obviously is ex­ citing to com e to a club th a t's in the playoff race, an d especially one like Boston that has the histo­ ry of a great tradition." K o tsay 's only p o stseaso n ex­ perience cam e in 2006 w ith O ak­ land. T he Red Sox lead the AL w ild-card race and began the day 3Vi gam es behind first-place Tam­ pa Bay iii the AL East. "It's very invigorating, no ques­ tion," Kotsay said. "U nfortunate­ ly in A tlanta, things d id n 't go as well as w e w ould have liked. I see A tlanta giving me this o p p o rtu n i­ ty and w e have to be thankful for that as well." A strong defensive player, Kot­ say has prim arily played center field since 2001, w h en he joined the San Diego Padres. Before that, he w as a regular in right field for Florida. H e's also played 28 m a­ jor league gam es at first base and could see tim e there w ith Boston. Red Sox m anager Terry Franco- na said h e'd have to talk to K ot­ say before determ ining his role. "H e 's go in g to play. H e 's g o ­ ing to h elp us," F rancona said. "T he o ne th in g I'v e h ea rd from n u m e ro u s p e o p le is, if h e can w alk he'll play " The 3 2-year-old K otsay, like D rew , h a s b e e n h a m p e re d by back pain durin g his career. "I know that I've gotten m essag­ es from people all over the league that said he's everybody's all-time favorite. I know h e's a real profes­ sional. I know h e's excited about com ing here," Francona said. "H e said he'll d o anything w e ask to try to help us w in." Drew, an A ll-Star rig h t field­ er, w as placed on the 15-day d is­ abled list T uesday because of a low er back strain. W ith D re w a lr e a d y a ilin g , B raves gen eral m a n a g e r F rank W ren said Boston GM Theo E p­ stein called him last w eekend and it took ab o u t four d ays to com ­ plete the deal. "J.D.'s injury necessitated this trade," Epstein said, then praised Kotsay. "H e adds a lot to our dub. H e's a plus defensively in center and in right. H e plays first base. H e has great instincts. H e's really a gamer. H e's the type you w ant up in a big s p o t.... H e'll help this club on the field and in the clubhouse." Kotsay w as scratched from At­ la n ta 's sta rtin g lin e u p T uesday night, raising specu latio n that a trade w as pending. H e w alked as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning. "I'd have to say it's m y w eird­ est night as a professional in the big leagues," Kotsay said after the gam e. "I've never been scratched for that type of reason." The Braves got m in o r league o u tfie ld e r L uis S u m o za in the d ea l. T he 2 0 -y ear-b ld S u m o za batted .301 in 51 gam es for Class A Lowell of the N ew York-Penn League this season. Wren said the Braves w ere in­ terested in signing Sum oza a few years ago. "So w e had a lot of background on him . H e has a lot of upside. T h a t's w h a t vou striv e for in a trade like this," Wren said. A tlan ta o btained K otsay from the A thletics on Jan. 14. C om ing off back surgery, he hit only .214 w ith o ne h o m e r in 56 gam es for O akland last year. " H e 's g o in g to be a great a d ­ dition. H e 's one of those leader- type guys," Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett said. To m ake room for Kotsay on the roster, Boston designated infield- er-outfielder Joe T hurston for as­ signm ent. Thurston w as called up Tuesday from Triple-A Pawtucket. T h ird b a s e m a n M ik e L o w ­ ell, on th e d isa b le d list w ith a strained m uscle on his right side, hit off a tee W ednesday and said it w en t well. B eckett sa id he still p la n s to p itc h F rid a y n ig h t a g a in st th e C hicago W hite Sox after skipping a tu rn in the rotation because of n u m b n e s s a n d tin g lin g in h is right arm. TROIANS: Sanchez hopes to live up to quarterback tradition, help lead teammates past Ohio State From page 1B generation of quarterbacks. "H e's a giver," said Bob John­ son, the coach of the Elite 11 and Sanchez's high school coach. "It's a great o p p o rtu n ity for ou r high school g u y s to be able to h av e M ark com e back and teach them a thing or tw o." Sanchez w as only able to show glim pses of his leadership skills during his sophom ore cam paign. H e took over for an injured John D av id Booty m id w a y th ro u g h the season a n d tallied a 2-1 re­ cord before resum ing his role as backup quarterback. W h e n s p r i n g p r a c t i c e o p e n e d , S an ch e z w as q u ic k to m ak e an im p rin t on th e d e rb y for s ta rtin g q u a rte rb a c k . C a r­ roll n a m e d h im th e s ta rte r b e ­ fore the final scrim m age. "I totally trust him and believe he can b e a really good p la y ­ er in ou r p rogram ," Carroll said at Pac-10 m edia day in late July. " It's n o th in g th a t he c a n 't h a n ­ dle and h e's already show n that to us." S anchez u se d the su m m er to translate that tru st into refining his leadership. W hen he w a sn 't shuttling back and forth betw een p la y er-o rg an ize d p ractices and the Elite 11 cam p, he invited his receivers to w o rk o u t his O range C ounty home. A lrea d y a fan fav o rite, S an ­ c h e z h a d w o n o v e r h is te a m ­ m ates w ith ease. " H e 's a re a lly fiery p la y e r w h o 's ex citin g to w a tc h " said USC s e n io r lin e b a c k e r B rian C u sh in g , w h o liv e d w ith S an ­ chez d u rin g his freshm an year. "H e 's taken over th a t offensive leadership role in a really im pres­ sive way." S a n c h e z is still b a r k in g in ­ s tru c tio n s , b u t th is tim e from th e com fort of his golf cart. H e w h eels aro u n d p ractice follow ­ ing the q u arte rb a ck s, u sin g his c r u tc h e s to p u s h th e p e d a ls w h ile he steers. N o injury could take an era s­ er to the cu ltu re S anchez cre at­ ed since being n am ed the sta rt­ er. Even from the sidelines, h e's still the m an everyone seeks for leadership. B ut th e T rojans m ig h t h av e to tak e th e ir cu e s from a n o th ­ er q u arterback w h en they open against Virginia. Sanchez's return d a te h as b een e s tim a te d a n y ­ w h ere from m id -A u g u st to ea r­ ly September, d epending on how his rehabilitation goes. USC o ffe n siv e c o o r d in a to r S teve S arkisian sa id he w o u ld feel com fortable starting Sanchez if he re tu rn e d the w ee k before the opener. B ut ev en if he d o e s n 't sta rt that gam e, Sanchez and his fam ­ ily and friends are th ankful that h is injury w o n 't tak e aw a y the season for w hich he prepared all throughout the sum m er. "The sky is the lim it for him ," Jo h n so n said . "If g o o d th in g s h a p p e n to g o o d p e o p le , th e n there's no question h e's going to have a great year." PRINCE: Other coaches also getting raises From page IB extension to Prince's this offseason. H aw kins, w h o is 8-17 in his first tw o y ears at Colorado, received a five-year extension through 2012 w ith a $200,000 raise. Som e considered the signing of 19 junior-college players as an act of d esp eratio n by Prince to save his job, b u t K rause insists it w as part of Prince's plan after exam in­ ing the roster w hen he becam e the head coach. "We have talked about the need for b alan cin g o u t the n u m b e r of c o m m u n ity college transfers an d tru e fre sh m e n co m in g in o v e r tim e," K rause said. "I think coach Prince is very m uch aware. "E ventually you w an t to get to the p o in t w h ere o b v io u sly you can have a stu d e n t athlete in the program for five years." Southern California quar­ terback Mark Sanchez runs a play during football prac­ tice Aug. 20. 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The gorilla, guitarist Lionel G on­ zalez, had the stage presence of a rocker w ith his head bob­ bing and his broad stance, but the simian mask made his rock­ er 'tude a parody in itself. Character was an explosive part of Ritter's w ailing assault. H er words and lines sometimes end­ ed in a high squeak — Betty Boop, Avant Boop, Sexy Gazelle. She told the audience, "This is like the fair your parents wouldn't let you go to as a kid." It went smoothly, free from tech­ nical glitches that usually plague many local shows. Want to know what it looks like when someone rocks out on the viola? Nobel, lion and violist, came into the crowd sawing and bending his whole torso with the music. He became the center; people danced around him and the show turned into a pagan ritual — a prim al dance to some animal gods. The danc­ es were non-dances, free from the constraints of rhythm. Jack up one leg, pump, pump, spin, fast shake, spin, spin. The m usic descended from rocked-out-j am -fueled-pagan ritu a l to a m elan ch o ly dirge. R itter's w hispers were backed by pure tones and samples. The corpuscles of sound built minor key metal moments un til the pagan throw-down was total­ ly forgotten and a new sadness ebbed from the stage. A n in ­ tense cacophony erupted from the melancholy almost inspired some hipsters to mosh. But they a v o id e d sm ashing in to each other, regained their composure and bathed in the last notes of an inspired set. The show closed w ith Nobel using his bow as a cane as he walked like an aged performer from the stage to the haunting jaunt of recorded carnival music. In Austin, going to see shows can make one feel like a caged an im a l. D eath is not a jo y ­ ride makes me appreciate the cage because you get to listen to some of the best cage music around. Death is not a joyride will be playing at the KVRX Back to School Extravaganza at Emo's on Aug. 30. From page 8B The roots of Electric Touch w ere p la n te d w h e n L a w lo r came to A u stin from England three years ago. " I fell in love w ith a girl and then re a lly fell in lo ve w ith A u stin ," L a w lo r said. "T h a t's w here I bumped into our g ui­ tarist, C h risto p h e r M essin a. W e w ere both kind of unhap­ py w ith the groups w e w ere in, and it all just took off from there." The tw o soon b ro u g h t in M essin a's tw in brother L o u ­ is from Houston to handle the d ru m m in g d u ties, fo llo w e d shortly by Ross Dubois of C or­ pus Christi to play bass. From the in itial jam sessions, L a w ­ lor knew w h at he w anted the group to sound like. "It was really defined, almost like there were rules to the m u­ sic," L a w lo r said. "W e w a n t­ ed to have a lot of in te rp la y ­ ing lines, things that on their ow n w ould sound normal and plain, but when they're togeth­ er, the beauty shows itself." Because of this approach, the group's eponym ous debut a l­ bum is free of extravagance, devoid of boring fluff and filled to the brim w ith engaging alt- rock. This includes the single "L o v e In O ur H earts," a gritty anthem w ith a hook so huge, it'll knock your socks off. "W e like to think of the m u­ sic as tales from ordinary life, in glorious Technicolor," L a w ­ lor said. "C o m in g from E n g ­ land , I'v e got lots of stories from both sides of the pond. & E G A I C / M E / W A S VWodnesdav Dwvxmr A" '>■, Ex - rtnp. U*r.<. 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A n d re w M e d ich in i | A sso cia te d Press We g a v e everyth in g th a t w e h a d th a t d a y , a n d w e ’ll h old those m em ories fo rever. Still though, w e do the sam e thing eve ry tim e we hit the stage. — Shane Lawlor, g u ita rist W e w a n t p eop le to connect w ith the music; we aren't talk­ ing about d riv in g around in a Rolls Royce; w e 're talk in g about things everyb od y deals w ith ." Those things include a pro­ pensity for hard w ork, w hich explains w h y you w o n 't see the group hanging out in any local bars. "W e all live together outside of A u stin and generally don't have time to hang out in the bars, so w e start w ith a blank page and just dream up w hat to do. W e don't base it on the 'Austin scene' or anything like that," Law lor said. It's because of this passion for the m usic that the band actu a lly does fit in, w h ether they're trying to or not. Unlike m any artists w ho define their sound based on everybody else in the area, Electric Touch takes their influences — be it British arena-rock or the fuzzed out, droning soundscape of Ston­ er rock — and smashes them together. A s if that w a s n 't enough, the group has a secret weapon in the form of their manager. Christopher and Louis Messina are the sons of legendary con­ cert prom oter Lo uis Messina, whose company Pace Concerts was one of the main fixtures on the national concert scene for more than two decades. "H a v in g his years of expe­ rience to call on and rely on is am azing," La w lo r said. "H e shows a lot of encouragement but makes sure w e are under no illusions. W e w ake up at seven and do what w e have to do. It truly is amazing." W ith Messina on board, the group was able to score a spot at the Lollapalooza festival, im­ m ediately doubling and possi­ bly tripling the number of peo­ ple for which they've played. " It w as everyth in g I could w ish for and m ore," L a w lo r said. "W e gave everything that we had that day, and w e'll hold those m em ories forever. S till though, we do the same thing e v e ry tim e we hit the stage. W e 're real honest about it, whether w e're playing to two people, w hich w e 'v e done, or 10,000 people." It 's refresh in g to stu m b le across a band as genuine as Electric Touch, a group whose members care about their out­ put and please their fans. L a w ­ lor said he'd like the group to eventually be able to put out a record per year, much like the production of The Beatles and Bob D ylan in the '60s. C onsid­ ering his accent already makes him sound a little like a young Paul McCartney, they're on the right track. "There are a lot of things on the to-do lis t," L a w lo r said. "W e w ant to be involved in as m any things as possible and make a few dreams come true if w e can. W ho knows what the future holds for Electric Touch, but it w ill be exciting." Electric Touch play at Stubb’s tonight at 10 p.m. ‘Suge’ arrested on assault charge By Ken Ritter The Associated Press L A S V E G A S — Rap m usic m ogul M arion "S u g e " Kn ig h t w as jailed W ed nesday on as­ sault and d rug charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend w h ile brandishing a knife, police said. K n ig h t, 43, the fou n d er of bankrupt Death R o w Records in Los Angeles, w as arrested about 6:40 a.m. on a busy street near the Las Vegas Strip. Police responding to a domestic v io ­ lence call found Knight stand­ ing over his longtime girlfriend with the knife in his hand. " H e did not stab her," said Officer Jacinto Rivera, a depart­ ment spokesman. Police did not release the iden­ tity of the woman, who told offi­ cers she was Knight's girlfriend of three years.The wom an was treated at a hospital for minor in­ juries, according to Rivera. Knight was taken into custo­ dy without incident and booked into the C la rk C o u n ty jail on felony charges of assault w ith a d ead ly w eapon and posses­ sion of a controlled substance, and m isdem eanor charges of possession of dangerous drugs w ithout a prescription and d o­ mestic violence. Knight had the drugs ecstasy and hydrocodone when he was arrested, police said. Rivera said Knight would be held at the jail for at least 12 hours on the domestic violence charge. It was not im m ediately clear if Knight w ould appear in per­ son w hen a judge w as sched­ uled to review his arrest Thurs­ day morning. Po lice said K n ig h t and the wom an argued in the car while Knight was driving before he al­ legedly punched her in the head. "The victim purposely grabbed the steering wheel and caused the vehicle to hit the curb," po­ lice said in a statement. Police said the w om an tried to run away, but Knight caught her. 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