v i s a M V H v w a a j AS 2AV I S I Z wri I á O H J i w i ov a. - 1i3-« fith num ber tribute, te am m ates'su p p o rt spor page ib — p í a Wednesday, Septem ber 21, 2005 Serving The University of Texas at Austin com m unity since 1900 i h e Da il y T ex a n Storm expected to hit Galveston "W e ail have the right to a happy life. That is our g o a l" www.dailytexanonline.com — The Dalai Lama Hurricane projected to m ake Texas landfall late Friday evening By M arjon Rostami Daily Texan Staff Galveston County officials ordered a mandatory evacuation of all coast­ al communities in anticipation of Hurricane Rita. Gov. Rick Perry declared Texas a disaster area Tuesday, and asked the federal government to reimburse 100 percent of the costs incurred by Rita. Also, Houston officials began moving remaining Katrina evacuees to other states. Rita, now a Category 3 storm, is expected to strike the Texas coast late Friday evening, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hur­ ricane may reach Category 4 by the time it strikes, with winds between 130 and 155 mph. Galveston County will begin enforcing Texas' first-ever mandatory evacuation Wednesday night. remained those who Tuesday, Houston officials began busing in Houston's Reliant Arena and George R. Brown Convention Center to Ellington Airfield, where they were transported by commercial air to Fort Chaffee, Ark. Volunteer crews were also scheduled to fly to the new loca­ tion. About 4,000 evacuees currently in Texas will be moved to Arkansas; 3,000 to Tennessee and 250 to Nebraska, according to the governor's office. As of 2 a.m. Tuesday, 1,123 evacuees remained in the Houston shelters. The Reliant Astrodome and Reliant Center were completely evacuated over the weekend. At its highest capacity, the Reliant Complex and the George R. Rita continues on page 6A Helen Roberson, 79, sits in her apartment at the Palm Terrace housing project on M o n d a y in Galveston. Roberson said she will have family to help her evacuate the island if a hurricane should hit. Brett Coomer | Houston Chronicle Faulkner selected to lead endowment New position will consist o f overseeing finances, awarding o f grants By Kathy Adam s and Yashoda Sam path Daily Texan Staff Departing U T President Larry Faulkner was unanimously selected Tuesday to be the new president of a private charity that distributes mil­ lions in grant money. The board of Houston Endowment, Inc. approved Faulkner to take charge Feb. 1, 2006. The organization was founded by Jesse Jones and his wife Mary Gibbs in 1937 to provide grants supporting education, the arts, health, com munity development and the environment. The organization's endow m ent assets total approximately $1.4 bil­ lion . In 2004, the total allocation for grants was $69.1 million, according to the organization's Web site. As president, Faulkner will be responsible, along with the rest of the board, for managing the finances. He will also oversee senior staff and help decide where grants will be awarded. "O ver the last eight years, as presi­ dent of UT, I have developed a large body of knowledge about how this state operates and the problems and opportunities that face it," Faulkner said two weeks ago when he was nominated for the position. D . Kent Anderson, chairman of Houston Endow m ent's board of the com pany was directors, said "delighted" to have Faulkner. "H e did an exceptional job at the University of Texas, and he'll have a chance now to make grants to help not only with the educational area but also with all the other areas in which we're interested," he said. In his new presidential Faulkner will have Houston and take a pay cut. to move role, to Faulkner makes $483,047, according to a 2004 Daily Texan story. Less than $66,000 of his salary came from the state and the rest came from private sources. Working for the endowment, Faulkner will be earning approxi­ mately $400,000, Anderson said. issue raised in Faulkner's nomination was the potential conflict of interest following his time at the One Faulkner continues on page 2A The Dalai Lama, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning Buddhist m onk and Tibetan leader in exile, speaks at the Frank Erwin Center Tuesday. Shaun Stewart | Daily Texan Staff Visit from a simple monk Dalai Lama addresses crowd o f 12,000 at Erwin Center By Kim berly Garza Daily Texan Staff When the Dalai Lama stepped onto the stage of the Frank Erwin Center Tuesday afternoon, an estimated 12,000 people surged to their feet in deafen­ ing applause. But in an aisle amid the standing bodies, Ani Tsondru Tsomo dropped to her knees, lowering her forehead to touch the floor. Tsomo, 60, a native of Vietnam and a Buddhist all her life, traveled from her home in Houston to hear the man she calls "teacher" speak to the Austin community for the first time. She said despite her limited English skills, she understood what the Dalai On the Web__________ Check this story online to hear X the Dalai Lama in his own words Lama said. "Language is not important — heart to heart, mind to m ind," Tsomo said, placing a hand over her heart. "W hat he's feeling, I feel the same." Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th reincarna­ tion of the Dalai Lama, spoke to the crowd about his views on life, indi­ vidual purpose and current global responsibilities. With the occasional help from an interpreter, the Dalai Lama emphasized the importance of "looking inward" to better understand one's own mind and emotions. "If you think more inward, you will find more inner values," he said. UT President Larry Faulkner intro­ duced the religious leader, referring to him as "a catalyst for positive change who has always said that his true reli­ gion is kindness." "H e calls himself a simple monk from Tibet, but to millions of people around the world, he is a voice of hope, decency and wisdom ," Faulkner said. After the introduction, the reli­ gious leader took the stage but did Monk continúes on page 5A Capital IDEA placement coor­ dinator Jacque Patterson-Holmes explains im por­ tant facts about her com pany to job-seeker Gaidi M anee at the East Austin Job Fair Tuesday after­ noon. M any p eo­ ple from all over Austin attended. Annie Sn od grass Daily Texan Staff Index Volume 106, Number 14 25 cents Ad agency reaches out to unemployed By Alan Williams Daily Texas Staff A local advertising agency and the city held a job fair in an East Austin youth center on Tuesday aimed for Austin resi­ dents and Hurricane Katrina evacuees. The job fair is part of the city's efforts to reach out to Austin communities east of Interstate Highway 35, and is the first of its kind in the area. The fair is also sponsored by East Austin Online, part of the African-American Media Made Simple ad agency. East Austin Online plans to make the job fair part of an annual series of out­ reach events at the youth center, with the others focusing on education and health, said Andy Cyphers, a spokesman for East Austin Online. "We discovered a real need for these services in East Austin," he said. Hundreds of fair attendees sat at tables filling out applications for about 38 area employers, continuing educa­ tion opportunities and job-placement services in the center's skating rink. Many of the prospective positions focused on customer service, technical support and food service. Employers included both the City of Austin and Travis County, as well as MCI, FedEx, Randalls and many others. "Diversity is the key word here," said Eddie Hill, a spokesman for Media Made Simple. Efforts were made to make Hurricane Katrina evacuees especially welcome at the fair, including Capital Metro, which provided transportation to and from the Job fair continues on page 2A World & N a t io n O p in io n ......... 3 A ,4 A University.................... 5 A 6A State & Local......__ S p o r t s Classifieds.™....™. 1-2B 4-5B C o m ics.. 5 B Entertainment.......38,6B Sunny with a chance of partial evacuation. H i9 h , 1 , L o w t P a g eT wo Shelters feel strain of additional traffic T h e D a i l y T e x a n Trinity Center attempts to balance evacuees, homeless By Jennifer Meazell Daily Texan Staff Homeless shelters in Austin said they expect an increase in clients in the near future after Katrina relief loses momentum. Michelle Gocio, Trinity Center administrator, said the individu­ als the shelters now serve are not worried or threatened by the incoming evacuees, but they are treating them with generosity and giving them what little they have. "O ur community has been very generous to the evacuees, giving up clothes to people that they feel are in more need then than they are," she said. Gocio said she expects more people to come in after six to eight months when she guesses there will be fewer relief efforts. However, Trinity and other non­ profits and shelters are already to see a significant starting increase. Susan Morris, spokes­ woman for the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless, a build­ ing that houses multiple agen­ cies that help Austin's homeless, said she has noticed more people coming in as a result of Hurricane Katrina. "I've seen some Katrina evacu­ ees during the day coming to use our showers and other resourc­ es," Morris said. "We don't ask .them for that information, so I can't be sure how many evacuees we've gotten, but I've noticed nine new clients, an unusually high number." Beverly Williams-Hawkins, executive director of the Trinity Center, said the biggest needs right now that the shelter can provide are shoes and assisting in retrieving identification docu­ ments that were lost in the hur­ ricane. The center expects to help the evacuees more in the coming months as community support grows thin and the temporary housing facilities are no longer available. The Trinity Center is working hard to raise more funds in their annual drive to accommodate the expected increase in need for the center. "For the long term, the best way to help is to support local nonprofits," Williams-Hawkins said. "[Katrina evacuees] will be with us for a while, and we are the ones that are prepared to handle this long term and go the distance." When the evacuees turn to the Trinity Center and other nonprof­ its, the current homeless will not be forgotten, Morris said. The Trinity Center assures that the needy and homeless people they now serve will receive the same assistance that Katrina evacuees receive. "What happened was on such a massive scale that it triggered a massive response, but we didn't forget our own homeless folks," Williams-Hawkins said. As discussion continues on what the impact of such a large number of people with a differ­ ent culture and lifestyle will be on the city, Williams-Hawkins is optimistic. "The No. 1 thing circulating in my head regarding Katrina's impact on the community, is how they will impact our city and how their culture will affect ours," "We W illiams-Hawkins gave them a lot, but they came with a lot, not in possessions, but in their hearts, and their souls and their culture. 1 want people to see our new neighbors as new assets to our community. This will be great for our city." said. W E D N E S D A Y , S E P T E M B E R 2 1 ,2 0 0 5 MARK KELLOGG, guest trombone, 8 p.m., Recital Studio. $10 admis­ sion. 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HOUSEKEEPING AT HOGG P M M s a j M aspas « * n n n i n " .. Oscar Meza with M&M Water­ proofing & Restoration breaks from repainting a balcony sup­ port on the Will C. Hogg Building Tuesday afternoon. Amongst other resto­ rations, the building is undergoing a complete removal of paint and glazing com­ pounds con­ taining lead and asbestos. Kyohei Yoshioka Daily Texan Staff « F " T Job fair: Smaller businesses absent From pagel A Convention Center. Frank Wilson, a former resi­ dent of New Orleans, came to the job fair M onday looking for automotive work during his stay in Austin. "I m issed the job fair down at the convention center, so I'm here to redeem m yself," Wilson said. While the fair offered a vari­ ety of positions, ranging from customer support for Cantonese speakers to the Austin Police Department, som e job seekers were not finding the opportuni­ ties they had hoped for. "G iving people the opportu­ nity to work is alw ays a good thing, but there just aren't many places I'm interested in," said Vicky Brown, a lifelong resident of East Austin looking for a job in food service. "They have a lot of the big guys here, but I'd like to see involved," more Brown said. local places The em ployers present gave plenty of information for the job hunters, accepted applications and took resumés, but did not interview or hire on-site. "I know you have to do the footwork, but the question is, are they going to get you a job?" Brown asked. However, Brown said she had applied for a position at Randalls, and w as pleased that her daughter w as interested in some of the employers at the fair. Faulkner: New job will require move to Houston From pagel A University. The endowm ent has given several grants to the University, including $12 million to help build the new Blanton Museum of Art on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. 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Tuesday Wednesday Wednesday, 12 p.m. Thursday, 12 p.m. Friday, 12 p.m. Thursday Friday t Busina*» Day Prior »o PuoecMtori) Monday, 12 p.m Tuesday 12 p m w w w .dailytexanonline.com W ire Editor: Rachel Bilardi Phone: (512) 232-2215 WORLD BRIEF _ Karzai calls for an end to some U.S.-led military operations KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday chal­ lenged the need for major foreign military operations in Afghanistan, saying airstrikes are no longer effective and that U.S.-led coalition forces should focus on rooting out terror bases and support networks. His call for a new approach to tackling militants came despite the fiercest fighting in Afghanistan since U.S.-led forces invaded in late 2001, with more than 1,200 people killed in the six months leading up to Sunday's historic legislative elections. Karzai demanded an immediate end to foreign troops searching people's homes without his go v ­ ernment's authorization. He also said foreign governments should “concentrate on where terrorists are trained, on their bases, on the sup­ ply to them, on the m oney coming to them "— a veiled reference to support that militants allegedly get from neighboring Pakistan. NATION BRIEF Evacuees of oil rigs increase as Rita approaches the Gulf DALLAS — Oil companies and drilling contractors increased off­ shore rig and platform evacuations Tuesday as Hurricane Rita made its way toward the Gulf of Mexico. Rita was upgraded to a Category 2 hurricane Tuesday, projected to hit Texas over the weekend. The U.S. Minerals Management Service reported that 15 rigs, about 11 percent of the Gulf's operating rigs, have been evacuated thus far. It's also cost about 877,000 bar­ rels of oil, slightly more than half of the 1.5 million daily production, the agency said in Tuesday's report. Katrina and the prospects of damage from Rita have cost more than 26 million barrels of oil since Aug. 26, when companies evacu­ ated for Katrina. That's about 4.7 percent of the Gulf's yearly produc­ tion of oil, the agency said. Compiled from Associated Press reports T h e D a i l y T e x a n Richard Drew | Associate d Press A television screen on the floor of the N ew York Stock Exchange announces the rate decision of the Federal Reserve on Tuesday. The Federal Reserve on Tuesday boosted a key interest rate for the 11 th straight time — to 3.75 percent — and signaled that m ore rate hikes were likely even as the country recovers from the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina. Fed boosts key interest rate for 11th time By M a rtin C ru tsin g e r The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Tuesday boosted a key interest rate for the 11th straight time and signaled that more rate hikes were likely even as the coun­ try recovers from the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina. The action pushed the Fed's target for the federal funds rate — the interest that banks charge each other — to 3.75 percent. That's the highest level since the summer of 2001. Some economists had believed that Katrina, the country's costli­ est natural disaster, might prompt the Fed to pause temporarily in its campaign to drive interest rates higher to keep inflation in check. But Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and his colleagues said that Katrina's impact on the overall economy was likely to be short-lived. In a brief statement explaining the action, the Fed said that all the problems from Katrina "will be a setback in the near term" for the economy. But the Fed said it did not believe that Katrina would pose a "more persistent threat" and therefore believed it needed to con­ tinue raising interest rates to guard against inflation. The Fed's rate increase spurred commercial banks to raise their prime rate by a quarter-point. That pushed the prime, the benchmark for millions of consumer and busi­ ness loans, to 6.75 percent, its high­ est point in more than four years. The increases were led by Wells Fargo and KeyCorp. The Fed indicated it was more concerned that inflation pressures could intensify from the spike in energy prices that has occurred this year, including a surge after Katrina shut down production along the Gulf Coast. "Higher energy and other costs have the potential to add to infla­ tion pressures," the central bank said in its statement. "The reason they didn't pause at this meeting was the concern about higher energy costs," said David Jones, head of DMJ Advisors, a Denver economic consulting firm. Ian Shepherdson, chief U.S. econom ist at High Frequency Economics, said that he expected the Fed to keep raising rates in quarter-point moves at its final two meetings of the year on Nov. 1 and Dec. 13. "The Fed has not been deflected from its prior course by Hurricane Katrina," he said. "Softer data for the next few months are likely, but they will have to be awful to per­ suade Alan Greenspan to pause." Investors were not happy with the Fed's decision. The Dow Jones industrial average lost ground after the mid-afternoon announcement. Fed Governor Mark Olson cast a lone dissenting vote, with the Fed explaining that he preferred to leave rates unchanged at Tuesday's meeting. The action was approved on a 9-1 vote of the Federal Open Market Committee, the panel of Fed governors and regional Fed bank presidents who meet eight times a year to set interest rates. The federal funds rate stood at a 46-year low of 1 percent when the Fed began raising interest rates in June 2004. Since that time, it lias boosted rates at all of its regularly scheduled meetings. 3A W e d nesd a y, Se p te m b e r 21, 20 0 5 U.S. deaths top 1,900 in Iraq war By Steven R. H urst The Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq — The war in Iraq passed a sobering m ilepost Tuesday when U.S. officials reported nine more Americans were killed — five of them members of the armed forces, raising to more than 1,900 the num ber of U.S. ser­ vice members w ho have died in the country since the inva­ sion. The announcem ent came as British and Iraqi officials issued stinging charges and countercharges the storm ing of a Basra jail to free two British soldiers w ho had fallen into the hands of Shiite Muslim militiamen. about Mowaffak al-Rubaie, a Shiite who serves as Iraq's nation­ al security adviser, said the British operation was "a viola­ tion of Iraqi sovereignty." As the two sides argued, a new poll showed dw indling su p p o rt am ong Am ericans for President Bush's handling of Iraq. Two-thirds in an AP- Ipsos survey said the United States was spending too much in Iraq, and just as many felt the money was not being spent wisely. The poll had a 3-per- centage-point margin of error. The latest American deaths, which raised the overall toll to 1,904, included a soldier from the 18th Military Police Brigade killed in a roadside bombing 75 miles north of the capital Tuesday, the military said. Four soldiers attached to the Marines died M onday in two roadside bombings near the stron gho ld of Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad. They were attached in su rg en t to the 2nd M arine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force. And the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad reported the deaths of a Diplomatic Security agent and three private Am erican security guards w hose convoy was hit by a suicide car bomber M onday in the northern city of Mosul. The four were attached to the U.S. Embassy's region­ al office in M osul, em bassy spokesm an Peter J. Mitchell said. the Before five m ilitary an n o u nced death s w ere Tuesday, a Pentagon count said 1,479 U.S. service m em ­ bers had died in hostile action in Iraq since the start of the w ar in March 2003. The toll includes five military civilians and excludes American service members who died from other causes. Names of the victims were not released in Baghdad, but Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in a statem ent issued in New York, identified the diplomatic security officer as Stephen Eric Sullivan. His age and address were not given. "Steve's death is a tragic loss for all of us at the Departm ent of State. Our thoughts and prayers are w ith Steve's fam­ ily. We grieve w ith them in their loss and stand w ith them at this difficult time," the Rice statem ent said. A day after British arm ored vehicles storm ed the jail in Basra to free tw o com m an­ dos, British Defense M inister John Reid said his forces in the southern city were "absolutely right" to act. 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I assum ed that he probably reads Jack Chick and w as likely warning us that the Dalai Lam a's words would lead us away from Jesus and towards hellfire. But 1 think the Dalai Lama and Jesus would hit it off quite nicely. In hi> speech, the Dalai Lama addressed other religions indi­ rectly, calling for religious harmony. After all, as His Holiness said, all major religions carry sim ilar m essages of love, com pas­ sion and tolerance. Although he made it clear throughout his speech that he was discussing ethics and philosophy, not necessarily the Buddhist religion, I couldn't help making the connection. The more I thought about it the more I becam e certain that His Holiness is one of the most credible religious leaders alive. His m ost powerful attribute, even more powerful than his glow ing smile, his contagious laugh or his humble stature, is sim ple and permeates his entire being. He lives his message. The D alai Lama isn't preaching hum ility while seeking per­ sonal fame. H e's not teaching com passion for the poor while splurging on material possessions. He truly is a simple monk. His sim plicity is what put the sm ile on my face the moment he walked into the Erwin Center to speak. His sim plicity is what brought many to their feet and at least one woman to her knees on Tuesday afternoon. And the sim plicity of his message is still resonating in my mind. Though I doubt His Holiness witnessed the man with the sign at Red River and 15th, 1 couldn't help but wonder, walking out of the Erwin Center, a sm ile still on my face: How would the Dalai Lama react to such a man? Regardless of the m an's intentions, I have no doubt the simple monk from Tibet would probably wave, smile his humble smile and repeat one of the first messages he gave us on Tuesday, "I'm one of you — just like that." By A.J. Bauer, editor of The Daily Texan OPEN LETTER Webmail is safe, not in danger I am writing in response to the headline article running in Tuesday's Daily Texan entitled " U T Webmail security in dan­ ger." Unfortunately, this article does not paint an accurate pic­ ture of the preventative secu­ rity measures currently being enacted for the UM BS mail server. My letter is an attem pt to correct the misconceptions presented in this article. First, there is a big difference between the Webmail program and the UMBS e-mail service. Webmail is a very secure pro­ gram and is not affected in any way by the measures currently being taken to add an extra layer of security to our UMBS serv ice. Yet, the headline for this article states otherwise; I am concerned that it may have needlessly alarmed our campus community. The p reven tativ e m ea­ sures that are being enacted are specifically aimed at those e-m ail users who use e-mail programs other than Webmail, such as Outlook, Thunderbird or Eudora on their desktops. W hen these users update their settings, they encrypt, or pro­ tect, their data as it passes from server to server. They also iden­ tify them selves to our servers as authorized University e-mail users. These sim ple measures will prevent unauthorized users from accessing our e-mail serv­ ers to send out large am ount of spam. These updates m ust be com pleted by these users by Oct. 7. Those who use the Webmail program exclusively to send and receive e-m ail are not required to take any actions whatsoever. As previously stat­ ed, Webmail is safe and unaf­ fected by this specific threat. For those users who do need to make these settings, help is alw ays available through the ITS Help Desk at 475-9400 or through online resources. As the article stated, instructions to update e-mail security set­ tings may be found at http:// w w w .u tex as.ed u /its/u m b s/fin d - client.html. W hile making these adjust­ m ents to e-mail settings, ITS also encourages the University their to protect com m unity com p u ters against viru ses or other Internet threats by d ow nloading and installing BevoWare at http://www.utexas. edu/its/bevoware/. Thank you for the opportu­ nity to clear up these m iscon­ ceptions. Randy Ebeling Associate vice president and chief operating officer Information Technology Services Additional Firing Lines were posted today on the W eb site at www. ON THE WEB dailytexanonline. com . SUBMIT A FIRING LINE Please e-mail your Firing Lines to ñringlinedpdailytexanonline.com. Letters must be fewer than 300 words and should include your major and classification. The Texan reserves the right to edit all letters for brevity, clarity and liability. EDITOR'S NOTE O pinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees. O p in io n T iik I ) aii \ T f.xan On K/TOW Editor: A.J. Bauer Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Nikki Buskey Ashley Eldridge Daniel K. Lai Iraq swings at U.S. culture B y D e vo n Ryan Daily Texan Columnist The American government is greatly criticized for being impe­ rialistic when it comes to the cur­ rent state of affairs in the Middle East. However, the W hite House maintains that the war in Iraq is necessary in order to save the people of that nation from an oppressive and evil regime. It also contends that its greatest wish and highest goal is to allow Iraq to govern itself through fair demo­ cratic process and to leave the country alone while preserving good diplomatic relations. Yet according to a small col­ umn on the front page of The New York Times, baseball is being played in Iraq. Baseball is America's pastime and a symbol of its culture. It is so important to the American p e o pie that when there are doping allegations against the players, the United States Congress gets Britain occupied involved. Because baseball is such a large part of American cultural history, the fact that it is being played in a country that has been occupied by the U.S. for over two years is a sign that the American footprint will be stamped on Iraq for m any years to come. for India approxim ately 200 years. In 1721, the first cricket match was played in India by British sailors. Cricket is now the m ost popular sport in India. There has never been a question among histori­ ans that Britain was an im perial­ ist nation, a nation that extended control over foreign lands. It is also not surprising that cricket, the quintessential British pas­ time, is played in South Africa, Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, New Zealand and many other countries. Countries that care for base­ ball as much as the United States include Japan, a country which the U.S. occupied for eight years, and Cuba, which the U.S. attempted to occupy and has been complaining about American imperialism for quite some time. It is not just a few guys get­ ting together in some desert field running a few bases. Iraq now has a national league with 26 baseball teams in 18 provinces. Granted, Iraqis play baseball like McDonald's makes falafel. They are probably on par with most 2A high school teams here in Texas. But they are playing and will con­ tinue for as long as Iraqis like the game. Someday their children will play and then their children. "I'm doing it for the history of Iraq," Ismael Khalil Ismael, founder of Iraq's national base­ ball league, said in the Times arti­ cle. Indeed, Iraq's history will be affected by his efforts whether it is for the better or worse. Iraq taking on American culture is not necessarily such an awful thing when one is only speaking of baseball. It becomes dangerous when baseball turns into fast food restaurants, Disney theme parks, and Starbucks. like Am ericanizations these erode the Iraqi culture and tradi­ tions which keep it a unique and special part of the world. If history is any judge, we will inevitably see the consumption of mint mocha chip frappuccinos on the streets of Baghdad. Even if this consequence of occupation was not intended by the administration, it must have been foreseen. The idea that one day tjie American forces in Iraq will just leave without establish­ ing a significant hold on the nation is preposterous and already being proven false with every swing of the bat. The Am erican governm ent may never realize why a country values and wishes to hold onto its own culture and lifestyle — at least not until we're all practicing Taijiquan and playing ping-pong. Ryan is a humanities and radio-television-film senior Holding Minutemen acountable By Jordan Buckley Daily Texan Columnist For those of us cheerful about a substantial Republican Party divi­ sion, help is on the way. Sadly, it may come at a grave cost. On Saturday, Texans of all political stripes united to celebrate Mexican Independence Day and march against racism and immi­ grant hate groups. But as the parade shuffled onward down Congress Avenue, over 50 protest­ ers awaited them in front of the State Capitol. The parade-goers — ranging from professionals to day laborers to school children — were con­ fronted with chants of "hey hey ho ho, this isn't Mexico," spearhead­ ed by conspiracy theorist celebrity Alex Jones. Jones repeatedly barked through his bullhorn that UT student group Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/ o de Atzlan was a "Hispanic Ku Klux Klan." He asserted that he, however, was not a racist. Were fringe activists like Jones not gain­ ing mainstream credibility, the whole thing might be laughable. Jones and others openly declar­ ing allegiance to the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps, are part of a new right-wing led movement that stands to split the GOP. Addressing the entry of undoc­ umented individuals will be a messy undertaking for right-wing­ ers. In the Minutemen camp, you have your white supremacists and border security enthusiasts. In the opposing faction, you have corpo­ rate executives in agriculture and elsewhere who prefer the exploit­ able labor of vulnerable migrants over citizens. President Bush has lined up with the latter group. Support from the Hispanic electorate has been imperative in him appearing a to have won the last two elections. One pro-Minutemen dem ­ onstrator, self-identified Mexican-American, stood heck­ ling the parade-goers in Spanish. Afterward, he told me that he believes the issue of immigration will not just split the GOP, but will create a civil war. Popular support for militia types, he argued, will have very serious consequences. like For groups the Young Conservatives of Texas, it may seem hip trying to recruit volunteers for a militia, but the repercussions of fueling armed extremists may prove disastrous. Time will tell. The M inu tem en have announced they will bring their posse to Texas in just 10 days as part of their nine-state October Project. Fortunately, University students are organizing to challenge the potential threat they pose to safety arid human rights. The National Lawyers Guild will host a panel entitled "Illegal Vigilante Movements on the US- Mexico Border" at 4 p.m. in the Law School today. American Civil Liberties Union organizer Ray Ybarra will speak about his lessons from observing the Minutemen in Arizona. Also, Jovenes Imigrantes por un Futuro Mejor and others will intro­ duce a resolution tomorrow night to Austin City Council opposing the Minutemen's incursion into our community. Both events are free and open to the public. It is through grass roots efforts like these that we can best con­ front the menace of armed vigi­ lante groups. Buckley is a Spanish and Sociology senior THE FIRING LINE Headline missed the point The front page Monday headline was subtitled "Pro- and anti-immigra­ tion forces face each other Saturday." This phrase is not only biased ter­ minology, but also completely false — there were no anti-immigration forces present. There were a few anti­ immigration people who made up a small part of an anti-illegal immigra­ tion force. Being against all immigration is not the same as being against only illegal immigration. Somehow, the writers of the article managed to understand this. They correctly reported that only a minority were against all immigra­ tion, and included a quote which represented the majority of protesters who respect legal, "honest and hard­ working" immigrants. The headline was nothing but poorly-veiled terminology. I expect this from the people involved in an argument (such as pro-lifers calling opponents anti-life and pro-choicers calling opponents anti-choice). However, outside of editorials, I don’t expect this from The Daily Texan. Report the facts, please. Don't dis­ tort them. Daniel Blumentritt Electrical engineering senior Burns lacks the facts I'm a representative of Students for the ACLU, which organized Friday's Minutemen Legal Observer training. In presuming the guilt of illegal immigrants for specific acts of theft and vandalism, Chris Bums demon­ strates the prejudice necessitating the ACLU's legal observations on the border. The most extreme members of the Minutemen have ties to racist hate groups. Its more moderate members, as Burns notes, are extremely "frustrat­ ed" individuals. Both sources of anger can lead to human rights abuses, which is what the ACLU seeks not only to document but also to deter. Furthermore, frustration doesn't deputize citizens to enforce federal immigration policy, and, contrary to Burns' assertion, those making the grueling trek across the Mexican desert, "without documentation or permission," are in fact protected by the Constitution. It is disturbing that Burns finds it "shameful" for the ACLU to appeal to the Bill of Rights to pro­ tect illegal immigrants from potential violence, and while property rights are indeed a priority for the organization — they actively oppose the recent Supreme Court eminent domain rul­ ing, for example — I respect the ACLU for recognizing that on American soil people should be considered more important than property, irrespective of citizenship status. Candice Lewis Classics and history senior w w w .dailyte xan o n lin e .co m University Editor: Kristi Hsu Phone: (512) 232-2206 U n i v e r s i t y Quote on Starbucks cup causes a stir at Bayior T h e D a i l y T e x a n Wednesday, September 21, 2005 5A By Caroline Dobrey Daily Texan Staff A Starbucks store on the Baylor University campus recently pulled 500 cups because a quote was print­ ed on the cups that supported the gay and lesbian lifestyle. cups coffee feature Armistead Maupin, a gay author best known for a series chronicling San Francisco in the 70s and 80s. The The cup said: “My only regret is that I repressed it for so long. I sur­ rendered my youth to the people I feared when I could have been out there loving someone. Don't make that mistake yourself. Life's too damn short." The dining services removed the cup "out of sensitivity to Baylor University's Baptist affiliation," said Linda Ricks, the marketing program manager of Baylor Dining Services. Ricks also said that the Baylor administration had not told dining services to remove the cups. Maupin's quote is one of many that have been printed on the cof­ fee cups as part of a new campaign, "The Way I See It." The campaign, which was started earlier this year, is intended to make Starbucks a meeting ground for people outside of the home and work, said Sanja Gould, a Starbucks spokeswoman. The coffee cups feature quotes from many others, such as NFL sportscaster James Brown, come­ dian A1 Franken and environmen­ talist Dennis Hayes. "It's sad that they are afraid of an open conversation about sexuality and gender identity," said Chuck Smith, a member of The Lesbian/ Gay Rights Lobby of Texas. He supported Starbucks's attempts to create open conversation. "It's a thought provoking idea that applies to more than homo­ sexuality, and people shouldn't be afraid to talk about it," said Jordan King, a computer science senior at Baylor. "I can understand the other side," he added, noting that Baylor is a Baptist university and should be allowed to use its judgment. Jonathan Watkins, a government sophomore at the UT-Austin, said Baylor Dining Services could justify the removal of the cup because of their religious stance. While enjoy­ ing an extra sweet venti green tea, Watkins laughed as he said, "as long as Starbucks serves me some­ thing good, I'll back them up." Monk: Nobel winner emphasizes simplicity The Dalai Lama's shoes rest on the stage of the Frank Erwin Center as he speaks to an estimated 12,000 people Tuesday evening. Prof uses grant to study threat on electricity grids By Christine Wang Daily Texan Staff Ross Baldick, an electrical and computer engineering professor, has received a $241,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for his computer model that studies the susceptibility of the electricity grid to a terrorist attack. The purpose of the model is to "identify what piece of the infra­ structure is most significant and associated with the most vulner­ abilities," Baldick said. The Vulnerability of Electric Power Grids Analysis Project classifies issues into three catego­ ries: short-term effects such as a blackout that could be fixed in a couple of days, medium effects that would take weeks to fix and long-term effects that any­ where from one to three months to repair. Baldick has been developing the VEGA Project cooperatively with the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., since 2002 with funding provided by the Department of Homeland Security. "The existing model already looks at the medium and long­ term effects, but the algorithmic approach is not fully developed yet — meaning, we're not sure if the analysis is definitive," Baldick said. The grant money will be used by the Naval Postgraduate School to improve the algorithms, and Baldick will be focusing on developing the short-term effects portion of the model. Baldick has already used his model on electricity grids in Texas and grids that cover states in the eastern and western United States. In the East, he said there were definitive differences in condi­ tions in certain states and areas. Baldick said Illinois was found to be less vulnerable because the grid was designed so that dam­ age to one part wouldn't take out the entire system. In response to the Sept. 11 attacks, utility companies have reevaluated the safety and reli­ ability of their facilities, "bring­ ing ad hoc intuition on vulner­ abilities," Baldick said. The analysis of Texas pointed out vulnerabilities in some spots that would "not be obvious by just looking at the places," said Baldick. The goal of the analysis, Baldick said, is to "find the most judicious and cost-effective way to harden" and make improve­ ments to the infrastructure. From p a g e l A launch im m ediately not into his lecture. Instead, he took a few m om ents to cup his hands over his eyes and peer into the crowd, eventually tucking his feet beneath him on his white sofa as he took a seat. "I want to tell you that I'm nothing special," the Dalai Lama said. "W e are sam e." In his talk, titled "Individual the Global in Responsibility the Dalai Lama Com m unity," em phasized his two com m it­ ments in life: the promotion of human value, and his efforts to bring about religious harmony. He said he was distressed by the recent conflicts between religions and hoped for closer relations in the future. "A ll religions carry the same m essage: love," he said, add­ ing through the interpreter that "religion can provide a source of hope and some kind of emotional anchor." After slipping on a red visor to shield his eyes from the stage lights, he commented on a "sense of global responsibility," which he said was developing in issues such as econom y and the envi­ ronment. "Now today, not only nation to nation, but continent to conti­ nent, we are heavily interdepen­ dent," he said. "The whole world is becoming one entity, one unity ... that's the new reality." He discussed wars, calling them "part of the world" and empha­ sizing the necessity of world lead­ ers to work through arguments by respecting others and listening to their views. He said he thought people should try to think more about others. "I think, now times, [we should] look at the whole world," he said. At the end of his lecture, the Dalai Lama answered seven ques­ tions sent in via e-mail. In answer­ ing, he said he believed that global tensions were due to a "lack of clos­ er relations" between the countries, and that it is important to teach the younger generations how to solve conflicts through talking. He mentioned that the day after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, he sent a letter to President Bush expressing his condolences and his belief that the "best way to solve is a nonviolent way." W hen asked if he had a peaceful idea for settling Am erica's conflict in Iraq, he said simply, "That is beyond my w isdom ." The current manifestation of the Bodhisattva of Compassion won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his philosophical writing and leadership on behalf of global peace. The talk closed on a humorous note when one e-mail question asked the Dalai Lama what type of music he enjoyed. He laughed Shaun S tew art Daily Texan Staff and said, through a translator, that he did not have much interest in music. happy life. That's our goal," he said. "The very purpose of our life, I think, is happiness." "[I think of music] like mosqui­ toes," he said, gesturing with his hands as the audience laughed. "A little irritation." Throughout his talk, the Dalai Lama stressed the importance of inner peace and joy. "We all have the right to a As she exited the Erwin Center, Tsomo said even the speech was over, she would still be connected with the Dalai Lama through his power. though "M ind to mind will continue," she said. "And he is still in my heart." WE INVITE YOU TO FIND OUT. IN VESTM EN T BA N K IN G PRESENTATION Morgan Stanley is a global com m unity dedicated to achievement. We Thursday, September 22, 7 :0 0 p.m. help corporations, governments and others to solve the most complex Career Center problems in finance, including restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, Resume drop date: September 23 and privatizations. From conference room to trading floor, we can show you a career from different angles. 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Jim Eure, known as "The Colonel" by his colleagues because of his Lieutenant Colonel rank­ ing in the Air Force, founded Mr. Gatti's Pizza, a popular restaurant chain in Austin. He died of heart failure at 87. With a seemingly infinite sup­ ply of freshly prepared pizza that fills the restaurant with the entic­ ing aroma of pepperoni, cheese and tomato sauce, Mr. Gatti's is held dear in the hearts of many UT students. Mr. Gatti's is popular because one can "fill up cheaply," explained Jeff McDermott, man­ ager of Mr. Gatti's on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. "It's a lot of food for your buck. We also support UT as much as we can," he said, pointing to a wall decked with photos of various legendary athletes that passed through the 40 Acres. Eure first opened "The Pizza Place" in Austin in 1969 and estab­ lished 13 more locations over the next five years. Eure's "energetic force behind for the product" the quality "If th e bell peppers w eren't chopped right, boy, I got it." Gilbert McCoy, former colleague. brought the restaurant to promi­ nence, said Michael Mrlik, chief executive officer of Mr. Gatti's. "He had what they call in the industry a great 'tongue,'" said former colleague, Gilbert McCoy, who was in charge of ensur­ ing the quality of the ingredi­ ents used by the restaurants. He recalled how Eure would taste a slice of pizza and say exactly what was right and what was wrong with it. Eure held high standards for his ingredients. "If the bell peppers weren't chopped right, boy, I got it," McCoy laughed. In 1974, Eure renamed his chain "Mr. Gatti's Pizza," using his wife's maiden name as the restaurant's new title. Later that year, he sold the chain to a group of investors. Though he was an exacting boss, friends remember him fondly as someone to talk to. He was a "good counselor, a good coach," said McCoy. What began as a business relation­ ship between Eure and McCoy evolved into a solid friendship that lasted for almost 30 years. McCoy described Eure as a man with whom he was able to dis­ cuss various matters with and kept in touch with his former boss until a few months before his death. Eure's passion for preparing the best pizza, however, lived long after he relinquished con­ trol of the Mr. Gatti's. McDermott recalled a meeting with the founder several years ago, when Eure, by then in his 80s, inspected a restaurant. "He picked up a slice of pizza and was able to judge its quality just by looking at it," he remem­ bered. "The quality of the dough, the seasoning ... it was his pizza," and he knew exactly how he wanted it prepared. LOCAL BRIEF Police search for man suspected of rape The Austin Police Department is currently looking for a man involved in a sexual assault on West Gate Boulevard. The suspect asked the woman a question and then continued walking in front of her at approximately 2:30 a.m. Saturday. He then turned around, grabbed her, dragged her into a wooded area and raped her. The man was described by police as Hispanic with black brushy hair, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 165 pounds, 30 to 40 years old. The suspect had a strong body odor, smelled of alco­ hol and was last seen wearing a dark shirt and dark pants, possibly blue jeans. Individuals with any informa­ tion regarding the incident are asked to contact APD Sex Crimes detectives at (512) 974-5095. — Jimmie Collins Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Governor's Summit on Economic Development and Tourism Tuesday. "I don't think there is a state better pre­ pared," Perry said about the possibility o f Hurricane Rita striking Texas g u lf coast. Annie Snodgrass Daily Texan Staff Galveston residents flee coast By Noelene Clark and Daniel K. Lai Daily Texan Staff Miranda Rodriquez can see Galveston Bay churning behind the levee from her grandparents' house on Fourth Avenue and Bay Street in Texas City, but she said Tuesday feels just like any other summer night. The sky is clear and cloudless. It's 96 degrees and humid. "It's eerie how still everything is," she said. "You wouldn't know that a storm's about to hit." The threat of Hurricane Rita closed down Galveston College, where Rodriquez is an English sophomore, and all the other schools in the area. Dee Zepeda, a 19-year-old single mother and student at College of the Mainland in Texas City, said the mood in some areas of Galveston County is dominated by resi­ dents' growing anxiety and fear of Hurricane Rita, predicted to make landfall Friday. "The thought of losing everything in a flash ls really scary. I brought my clothes, Social Security card and some other important documents," Zepeda said. "As far as what may happen, no one can say." Zepeda said she took her 5- month-old son and left earlier than the rest of her family to stay with her boyfriend in Austin. Her family is evacuating to San Antonio and will meet up with her later. Some people are deciding not to leave at all. Christopher Wiseman, a 22-year-old University of Houston junior and resident of Texas City, is going to Katy, but said his family will ride out the storm. "Both my mom and grandma wanted to stay. They stayed there for Camille in the '60s because they said things were okay afterward as far as my house," Wiseman said. "They are my family, and I'm worried something may happen — some­ thing bad. I can't force them to go, I can't force them, it's their decision. It's common sense that they should leave; this isn't Camille." Wiseman's father is currently sta­ tioned in Iraq with the Texas Air National Guard. Miranda Rodriquez's mother, Cathy, drove to Texas City Tuesday to take care of her family there. Cathy Rodriquez, 44, has an apart­ ment in Houston where she works for Shell Trading Co. and takes care of her 15-year-old daughter, but she grew up in the house where her parents and Miranda now live. All of her family lives in Texas City. Her 83-year-old parents are reluctant to abandon their home, and her uncle is refusing to go, saying he's too old to pack up and leave. "He says whatever happens, hap­ pens," Rodriquez said. "He's put- ting it in God's hands." Rodriquez said the gas stations are packed, and the grocery stores are beginning to run out of water and canned food. On her way to Texas City there was bumper to bum­ per traffic heading out. Rodriquez's family will join the exodus tomor­ row in her sedan and another car her father rented. They plan to stay at her apartment in Houston for two nights and then drive to a hotel room in Laredo. "I've been stressing big time. I haven't been able to eat, I'm so nervous,"' she said Tuesday. "I've been calling all day, and I finally got one around 7 o'clock this evening. Our choices were Amarillo, Fort Stockton, Laredo and the Oklahoma border. All the little cities, the little motels, even El Paso, everything was full." Rodriquez began taking down pictures Tuesday night and pack­ ing up valuables, mainly insurance papers and sentimental things such as photos and family heirlooms, and she will board up the windows in the morning. She said she's pack­ ing up with the knowledge that she might not have a home to come back to. "If there is a 20-foot surge associ­ ated with this storm, like they're estimating, this whole city will be underwater," she said. If her home is devastated by the storm, Rodriquez said her family will "just start all over again." "The memories and material things are sad to lose. As long as we all make it alive, and we can all be together, we can ride things out YOU SAVE! The Daily Texan's Super Saver Discount Program offers Longhorns specials on a daily basis. Look for th eir coupon everyday online at DaiiyTexanOniine.com or in the print edition every Tuesday. See individual coupons for details. 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Joint at Information Center in the Reliant Complex said Tuesday the arena is no longer safe, because it can only tolerate up to Category 3 winds. the Perry the Texas National Guard from aid efforts recalled m Louisiana on Monday anticipation of Rita. in At an economic summit Thursday, Perry said he would waive state and local hotel taxes for Texans displaced by Rita. "With the potential of another major hurricane forming in the Gulf of Mexico and threatening the Texas coast, the time is now to begin mobilizing our resourc­ es and implementing our plan to ensure an orderly response before Texas is hit," Perry said in a statement. "For the past three weeks, our emergency personnel have been assisting our neigh­ bors devastated by Hurricane Katrina and over the last year our state has heightened prepa­ rations for dealing with a cata­ strophic storm. While we con­ tinue to hope that day never comes, Texas must be ready if it does." Water and ice will be stored in San Antonio and Dallas-Fort Worth to be dispersed once the storm has passed. State and local law enforce­ ment crews will be stationed along evacuation routes to give assistance as soon as it is safe, according to the governor's office. Shelters and aid teams are also preparing to help. Additiomd reporting by Ginger Brown and the Associated Press. 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Bye weeks serve no purpose for fans, but football isn't played by the fans. It's played by athletes who ache and bruise just as eas­ ily as anyone else, and since foot­ ball is arguably the most physical sport around, the players need an occasional bye week. "There's a couple of people dinged up," offensive guard Kasey Studdard said. "We need to get them ready for Missouri." Among those dinged up are Selvin Young, Jordan Shipley and Nic Redwine. Young began the season as the starting running back before tweaking his ankle against Louisiana-Lafayette and aggravat­ ing it again against Ohio State. Redwine was carried off the field during the Rice game, and his sta­ tus for Missouri is still unknown, while the news on Shipley con­ tinues to jump between good and bad. Those injuries are the most notable, but three games of hard hitting take a toll on every player, mentally, as well as physically. Mack Brown is giving his players this weekend off to relax and pre­ pare for the conference schedule ahead. Sounds like good timing. This season marks the first time in the Brown era that the Longhorns have divided the non­ conference and conference sched­ ules with a bye week. They should think about doing it more often. It makes sense. The most important part of the year is league play. Big 12 teams face each other annually, yet the Longhorns have never finished the Big 12 conference season unde­ feated. Maybe this is good karma. While Louisiana-Lafayette and Rice proved to be nothing more than speed bumps in the non­ conference schedule, preparing for Ohio State likely took a good amount of the Longhorns pre­ season camp. There's another fairly big game looming Oct. 8, but every game in conference is important for a team that hasn't won a Big 12 title since 19% — and even then with a 6-2 conference record. "I think it's a real good time, because we've had three tough games, and we get a little break before we start conference play," Studdard said. "Once you start conference, it's all downhill." An extra week for coaches to look at tape and prepare a game plan for Missouri and Oklahoma is never a bad thing. Besides, Brown will never hear the end of it if the 1-2 Sooners find a way to pull out their sixth consecutive victory over the Longhorns in Dallas. If there was a better time for the Longhorns' bye week, it might be the week before Oklahoma, although that game doesn't mean as much if they happened to drop the first conference tilt. Bye continues on page 2B SECTION Wednesday, September 21, 2005 Freshman linebacker Nic Redwine is helped off the field during Texas’51-10 home victory versus Rice. Redwine red- shirted last sea­ son as a defen­ sive end for the Longhorns. Dean Sagun Daily Texan Staff Magee finds solace in teammates Junior Brandy Magee, Texas'career leader in attack percentage, says her volleyball teammates became her second family after the untimely passing of her father, Kevin, in October 2003. Greg Elliot | Daily Texan Staff Junior honors late father with number switch, leads team to rebound from loss against Jayhawks By Cody Hale Daily Texan Staff Tributes are paid in many ways. Sometimes it's seen in a salute or felt in a moment of silence. For Brandy Magee, No. 44 says it all. Magee began her freshman volleyball season at Texas wearing No. 4. Then everything changed. In October 2003, Magee's father, Kevin, was killed in a car accident two days before her second rivalry match against Texas A&M. Brandy went home to be with her family and missed three matches. When she returned to Austin, Magee came back to her second family — the Texas volleyball team. Playing with the slogan "W'in this one for Brandy," Magee's teammates had their minds focused on things other than volleyball. The Longhorns welcomed Magee back into loving "I was so happy to come back to players and coaches that supported me through it all," Magee said. "It was good to have a family away from home and be able to return to a family atmo­ sphere." After life began to settle down, it was time for Magee to step back on the court for the first time since her father's death. But first, another four had to be added to her jersey. Magee changed her number after the accident to No. 44 in honor of her father, who wore the num­ ber during his basketball career at the University of California, Irvine. Later, Kevin moved his fam­ ily to Petach Tikva, Israel, to play basketball in the European pro leagues. Brandy was bom in Israel. In 1995, Kevin's number was retired at UC Irvine, and he was inducted into the university's Hall of Fame in 1997. Volleyball continues on page 2B Men’s golf on par with best, finishes third at Inverness Schultz, Mills place fourth and fifth on legendary course By Alex Blair Daily Texan Staff The No. 21 Texas men's golf team finished third at the Inver­ ness Intercollegiate Invitational on Tuesday, thanks to fourth and fifth place finishes by sophomore Kevin Schultz and senior Matt Mills. The only other program to have two players place in the top 5 was No. 15 Southern California. The Inverness Invitational was won by Florida, ranked seventh in the country by GolfWeek. The Gators triumphed behind a third-round 68 by tournament winner Matt Every, who is considered one of the top 15 college golfers in the country by GolfWeek. Every was even-par for the tournament. Schultz, in his best performance as a collegian, shot a 75 and a 69 in his two rounds on Monday and followed with a 73 on Tuesday to finish 4-over for the tournament. Schultz was one of only five golf­ ers to post a round in the 60s for the Invitational and his 13 birdies were the most in the tournament. Schultz's play on Inverness' three par-3 holes and two par-5 holes was the best of the tournament; he was 4-under over those five holes. second-round 69. Rather, Vegas shot a second-round 72, which was reported as Schultz's score. Vegas finished 15-over-par for the tournament in a tie for 36th. Mills, in his first tournament after securing the Massengill Trophy, awarded to Texas' intra­ squad champion, finished a stroke behind Schultz in a two-way tie for fifth place. GolfStat.com, which provides results for college golf events, incorrectly reported that Texas junior Jhonattan Vegas shot the Jace Moore and Farren Keenan also teed up for the Longhorns. Keenan played steady golf after finishing as Massengill runner-up, turning in scores of 76-75-75 to finish in a tie for 26th. Moore shot three scores in the high-70s to fin­ ish in a tie for 53rd. Texas showed that it can play with the best programs in the nation, coming within just nine shots of a team victory and four shots of runner-up. They played the par-3 holes better than any other program, and only Florida had more birdies. lengthened to 7,255 yards to chal­ lenge modern-day players. Its fearsome par-4s tore into the 75- man field, especially the 466-yard fourth hole, which was birdied only five times and bogeyed 92 times. In contrast, the golfers had a field day with Inverness' pair of par-5s. On the 516-yard par-513th hole, players posted four eagles, 66 birdies and only 38 bogeys. Inverness Golf Club, one of the most famous courses in the United States, had recently been Texas' next tournament is the in Palm Prestige Springs, Calif., on Oct. 17-18. Invitational Giants slugger inches closer to Ruths record in nations capital By Howard Fendrich The Associated Press In WASHINGTON — the nation's capital on his first road trip of 2005, Barry Bonds questioned why Congress, the media and fans continue to talk about steroids. "I think we have other issues in this country to worry about that are a lot more serious. I think you guys should direct your efforts into tak­ ing care of that," the San Francisco Giants slugger said Tuesday before facing the Washington Nationals. 'Talk about the athletes that are helping Katrina. Ask yourselves how much money y'all personally donated and have helped." Asked whether Congress was wasting time by looking into ste­ roid use in sports, Bonds respond­ ed: "Pretty much, I think so. Yeah." Several congressional commit­ tees have held hearings on drug testing in pro sports, and legislation has been proposed to standardize leagues' drug policies. "You know what? There are still other issues that are more impor­ tant," Bonds said. "Right now, people are losing lives, don't have homes, I think that's a little more serious. A lot more serious." Told of Bonds' comments, Dave Marin, a spokesman for House Government Reform Committee chairman Tom Davis, R-Va., said: "Members of Congress, particular­ ly Tom Davis, can walk and chew gum at the same time." Congressional investigators from that committee are looking into whether Baltimore Orioles slugger Rafael Palmeiro lied under oath about steroid use and are inter­ viewing other players who know Palmeiro. Bonds has not been contacted. "Raffy Palmeiro and I are good fnends, and we will stay continu- 2 B SPORTS Wednesday, September 21,2005 Bonds rips Congress, media, hits 706th homer in road win Volleyball: hosts KU Texas tonight From page IB “My dad was just always there showing me support in whatever I chose to do," Magee said. "He was constantly giving me advice, and it was just ñon to have him around all the time. I started wear­ ing his number, because I knew it would be a really great honor to him." When Texas head coach Jerritt Elliott called Magee at her home in California, volleyball was never mentioned. "M y conversation with her was just, Take care of your family/" Elliott said. "It was much more important for her to be there than it was for her to be with us." The last time Magee saw her father before the accident was a week earlier in Austin, on parents' weekend. The tragedy served as a reminder to all of her teammates that they should cherish the time they spend with their loved ones. "We talked about spending time with one another and get­ ting a good amount of rest, but also spending some time to grieve and finding ways to make a posi­ tive out of this experience," Elliott said. And that's just what Magee did. It's been almost two years since the accident, and Magee still embraces her father's lessons. Once Magee stepped back on the volleyball court the encouraging voice of her father never left. "I just remember him always being there, telling me what I did well and what I needed to improve on," Magee said. "H e would always tell me to stay lev­ elheaded and to never give up, even though that was my ten­ dency when I was younger." The Longhorns are glad Magee has broken that habit. Entering this season as Texas' career leader in attack percentage at .356, Magee is already making a powerful statement in conference play, averaging 19 kills per match with a .470 attack percentage. After falling to Iowa State last Saturday, the Longhorns look to regain ground in the Big 12 against Kansas on Wednesday in Gregory Gymnasium. The Jayhawks, who are ranked in the Top 25 in several polls across the country, are 2-0 in conference play. "Kansas has always been a tough program, and they will come out really fired up to play," Magee said. "N o one in the Big 12 takes any other team for granted. "The focus this week is coming together as a team because that [Iowa State] loss was such a hard one to take. We really have to put things in perspective and not blame others for the loss." This is just another small chance to turn a negative into a positive for Brandy Magee. She has expe­ rienced a much greater loss and made it through. Bye: Players look to get away from game From page IB The players need the rest as well. Many of them said it's their first chance to go home since pre­ season camp began, while oth­ ers are looking forward to doing anything besides football for a few days. Hunting, fishing and bowling were among the activi­ ties mentioned. "I don't know what I'll be doing y et," offensive tackle Justin Blalock said, "but I'll be out of here." Bye weeks are necessary, and there's no better time than now. But it still isn't any fun. Nick Wass | A sso c ia te d Press San Francisco Giant Barry Bonds gestures to quiet the crowd after his home run against the Washington Nationals during the fourth inning, Tuesday, Sept. 20, at RFK Stadium in Washington. ally good friends. Period. And I will always have respect for him as a person and a player, regardless," Bonds said. Bonds, throughout Tuesday's game, hit his 706th homer in the fourth inning. booed As the ball arched toward the stands, fans who moments earlier were booing rose to cheer. Bonds was booed when his name was announced during pregame intro­ ductions, booed when he stepped into the on-deck circle and booed when he went out to play left field. "I've been tarnished for being in baseball for years and years. There's nothing you guys can write or people can say that's going to fix that. It doesn't matter any more. I go out there and enjoy the game," he said. It was Bonds' third homer of 2005, and it came in his 18th at-bat. 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For sweepstakes entry, rules and regulations, visit cotíegeclub.com/Newegg. c>?005 tmw>98 ctinTaae n u autm m m am tmr-xe, nn r^M te rm n n t f t io K t a e m w a e oMnyi vúub MianaHom a>gi «tmMUvm&M ¿i n.j»ge T »«.»^ ti»T O «s ijM fa e » w n « d n i n >w w a i> «ot BOW», cam «mutis, kw; tie m *«*<»* Wednesday, September 21, 2005 E n te r ta in m e m 3B New home releases give critically panned movies second chance Sandler, Rodriguez, Slater/Kilmer, Bier projects out on DVD By Alison Crews Daily Texan Staff Follow ing the acclaim ed 1974 original, the rem ake of "The Longest Yard" hit shelves star­ ring A dam Sandler. The story goes like this: A football star had his share of fam e, and then experienced a dow nfall with a nasty lawsuit. But as anyone w ould have reacted to this new s, Paul Crewe, (Sandler) went on a drinking binge. While on his nighttime buzz he caused a m assive car pile up thus leading him head first into prison. Because of his fam e he becam e the make-shift coach for the "p riso n ers" versu s "g u a rd s" football gam e. With a cam eo from Burt Reynolds who w as in the original film playing San d ler's role, the film delivers a fair result in the "friendly" gam e of com petitive football. The DVD includes an au d io com m entary bv director Peter Segal, m usic videos by Nelly, deleted scenes, alternate scenes and extended scenes. N ext on the DVD calendar is "The A dventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D " by fam ed director Robert R od rigu ez. R odriguez has had his journeys across the spectrum of fam ily film s to hard-core violence with "Sin City." At first I didn't w ant to see it, because I had loved "Sin C ity" so much. I didn't w ant a children's movie to com pro­ m ise the im age of Rodriguez in m y mind. On the contrary; I loved it. It is obvious who the target audience for the film is, but if you put yourself in that m ind-set, you can laugh and cry just like a child w ould. Max, played by Cayden Boyd, has a w ild im agination. One night he d ream s up Sharkboy, p layed by Taylor Lautner, and Lavagirl, played by Taylor Dooley, both from the Planet Drool. But when chas­ tised for his overactive im ag­ ination, he is convinced that they are not real. Then the day arrives that both Sharkboy and L avagirl burst into his class­ room to have him help save Planet Drool from the evil Mr. Electric. The film is m ostly in 3- D to give ad d ed p izzazz to the planet. The DVD includes both the 2-D and 3-D versions and a pair of 3-D glasses. To continue on the blockbuster run is the film "M indhunters," for sci-fi nuts. This is your basic race-again st-tim e-to-fin d -th e- killer movie. There is a remote island where FBI trainees pre­ pare for the field. The field being finding and killing serial killers. But like in every sci-fi film, som ething goes terribly, terri­ bly wrong. A trainee is killed during training which creates a real problem. One of the seven peo­ ple sent to this remote island is the killer trying to w ipe out the other six, but they are up against the clock. Can they crack the code in time, and find out who the killer is before he or she strikes again? I will surely stay on the edge of m y seat. D im ension Film s h as been notoriously labeled as the hor­ ror film com pany with films like "F e a st" and "R ed Eye." All they can pro­ duce happens to be blood, guts and guns, and this film is no "S c re am ," different. This film seem ed to throw in elem ents to keep the general public entertained like violence, sex and explicit lan­ gu age, but lacked an actual plot for those looking to get som e substance from the film. The all-star cast of this film features Val Kilmer, LL Cool J, Christian Slater and Kathryn Morris. The DVD includes com m entary by director Renny Harlin, a stunt sequence and a director's w alk through "crim etow n." Away from the action-packed and sum m er blockbuster arena is the indie film, "B rothers." This film w as rather quiet on the film front, but received a lot of press from critics who favor the independent market. The film is about a dysfunctional Danish fam ily com prised of a wife, two children and a drifter fugitive brother. Michael, the older brother, played by Ulrich Thom sen, is shipped off to Afghanistan on a m ission for the UN. A s time goes by, the family finds out that Michael is M.I.A. As the acting male of the group, Jannik, played by Nikolaj Lie Kaas, tries to bring things back to balance for M ichael's d au g h ­ ter'-' and his wife Sarah, played by Connie Nielsen. U n e x p e c te d ly , M ich ael returns, scarred from being a prisoner of war, to see that his place has been taken by his younger brother. The Danish film proved to be strong and went far in the w ay o f festivals. That seem s to be a running trait with Focus Feature productions. It won the Best Film Award at International W om en's Film Festival and won the Critic's Choice Award at the H am burg Film Festival for director Susanne Bier; to just nam e a few. the Creteil Make the Texan work for you. Get free advertising fo r your event or m eeting in the Around Campus section o f The Daily Texan. The weekly calendar w ill run M onday th ro u g h Friday on Page 2, h ig h lig h tin g w hat is go in g on around the city and on campus. Call 471-4591 or e-m ail aroundcampus@dailytexanonline.com to make a submission. Recycle your copy o f T h e D a i l y T L x a n 5th Anniversary Special W í J W 'H e 50% off A LL WING ORDERS 9/20-9/23 907 W. 24th -(512) 370-BIRD ■ DELIVERY or PICK UP TmxHnv-Fn Tuesday-Friday This ain’t your daddy’s art show AMODA overhauls the way audiences attend art exhibits By Halie P ratt Daily Texan Staff Under the cover of night­ fall, the downtown club Copa opened its doors to approxi­ mately 200 people for the 34th Austin M useum of Digital Art showcase, subjecting them to a mix of hip grooves and a rowdy rock show. While regular C op a-goers danced to the sam ba upstairs, technot musician and superhero wannabe The Sidekick danced m aniacally onstage with such infectious energy the audience couldn't help but smile. N othing of The Sidekick is known except that he calls Austin home, loves to dance and captures listeners with his lat­ est album, "Saga!... the story of a boy and his com puter." Saga is a journey into the world of a 12-year-old boy who loves 8- bit video gam es. At the end of the performance, The Sidekick w aved goodbye to the audience, packed up his equipment and left the club. Leaving audiences to w onder in his wake, just who is the man behind the m ask and the melodies. With AM O DA sh ow cases, long gone are the days of sterile m useum s and hushed art gal­ leries. Saturday's exhibition had the atm osphere of both a sw anky dance club and an explosive rock show, boasting live music by artists from across the con­ tinent. Past AMODA m usicians have included Xiu Xiu and DAT Politics. AM ODA redefines our ideas of visiting a m useum and view­ ing Web art. Interactive instal­ lations by baKteria.org, an artist out of Mexico City, connects the art to the viewer via Web space. M usic of the digital variety is more than the com monly known house and techno son gs of Paul Oakenfold and Darude. Canartic, an Austin duo, lay­ ered live guitar on their "slow motion soun d," which, though laid back, is anything but easy listening. Their guitar im provi­ sation on sam ples and electronic beats mixed on the spot make for an engaging live performance. Behind the duo, two screens played videos by Austin visual artists, including one by Mark P. Hensel, Daily Texan comic artist and studio art senior. The screens com plem ented the live artists well, often matching the m ood of the music. Where Canartic w as mellow, the videos were relaxing and calm. Where artist Frivolous w as not unlike a m ad scientist, the flash video "W elcom e to G larin gly" by Grant Orchard w as psychologi­ cally sinister and hum orous. If anything w as to be learned from the show case, it is that digital art is not a foreign con­ cept. With modern technology, m any album s and photographs are digitally remastered. The art­ ists featured Saturday night had recognizable house styles but each had his own take on the genre. If there were any thoughts about AM ODA being a stodgy gallery exhibit, all such notions were dashed when Dreamtigers took the stage. The four-piece group from Dallas started their set with stage banter of, "W ho here is a superstar? Do we have in the house any su p erstars ton igh t?" The group layers Southern hip-hop over sound collages and sam pling. With son gs about said su p erstar­ dom, hot tubs and body image, Dream tigers show that electron­ ic music is more than sam ples and synthesized beats. The A M O D A sh ow cases destroy the communication lim­ itations both Web art and m use­ um s face, allowing the art, artist and viewer to all connect in the sam e space. The pieces come off the walls, out of cyberspace and into the night scene, attracting digital m edia first-timers and club-goers alike. Digital print artist Ian Cion, new to Austin from Brooklyn, w as available throughout the showcase to both explain his pieces and request feedback. With prints displaying Warhol-esque color overlays of locations ranging from refugee cam ps to wind turbines, Cion's rendering showed true possibil- ity. With digital art, community m embers can work together to turn a project into som ething more desirable, Cion said, with­ out huge costs. One Cion piece, O LED Turbine Skins, dem onstrates the beautification potential of wind turbines in West Texas. By w rap­ ping LED screens around the turbines, graphic art can then be projected onto the turbines to m ake them colorful and artis­ tic, rather than plain white and intrusive. "People don't want turbines. They think they're ugly," Cion said. "W hat if we transform this im age — with wind, we have som ething to be proud of, being in a symbiotic force with our planet. People could want this in their backyard." Digital art also m akes it p o s­ sible for architects and artists to work on the sam e piece from different hem ispheres through graphic rendering. "With digital m edia, I can in work on a w ind turbine C openhagen from m y office here in A ustin," Cion said. "The technology we have today is am azing. I'm still learning the varieties." Digital art, as defined by the m useum , is that which uses digital technology as the prod­ uct, process or subject. In som e cases, such as with baKteria.org, an outdoor interactive piece, the viewer becom es part of the artwork through playing on a com puter with anim ated car­ toons projected onto a screen on C o p a's back patio. While dance lessons took place on the patio, AMODA visitors navi­ gated through pages of figures who produced different cartoon themes when clicked on. set The second highlight of the evening came with Frivolous' playful hour-long that marked the evening's return to a dance club feeling. Despite com puter glitches that halted the show thrice, the eccentric Montreal m usician never lost his momentum. Wearing a full- body skeletal suit and wield­ ing his patented electromagnet­ ic knife, Frivolous turned the dow nstairs room of Copa into an all out dance club. Using a red-corded telephone as a mic, he interjected vocals into his multilayered tracks of percus­ sion, sam ples and synthesized orchestral tracks. A s a w hole, F rivolous' Saturday performance felt deep­ ly personal, as though he w as sharing a dark secret with the listener through his m usic and performance. With the second com puter glitch, he announced, "I fucking hate com puters. This would be so much sim pler without them. Wait a minute — I can't believe I just said that," Frivolous said. A fter the show, he stayed around the bar chatting with gu ests and artists alike. On stage, F rivolous acted more like a friend show ing off his cool new com puter gam e than a w orld renowned m usician on a rare stop in Austin. The A ustin M useum of Digital Art began in 1997 and held its first show in 2000. Since then, the m useum has held 34 digital sh ow cases at variou s dow ntow n ven ues. Though no perm anent space has been established yet, having their own space is A M O D A's ulti­ mate goal. "H avin g a venue of our own takes a lot of fundin g," Sim m ons said. "O riginally we w aited on having show s because of fund­ ing, but after a while we decid­ ed to go ahead anyway. These show s aren't sup er expensive." O pening and clo sin g the show case w as local duo 3345 Radio Remote. Trading off on turntables and a com puter, they play a dynam ic set com bina­ tion of house, techno and elec­ tro beats. Starting and ending strong, 3345RR set the tone for the evening with atm ospheric sou n d s and dance grooves. AMODA is a non-profit orga­ nization run by volunteer staff. They also host lecture series, per­ formance events, youth media and exhibition events. Performances are more of an academic event, and exhibitions are traditional museum shows free to the public. The next showcase is set for November, and a performance event is scheduled for late October. No exhibition date has been set as of yet. The fastest way to a Hollywood Paycheck! Get Avid Xpress* Pro Academic. Get $50i back. 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The exploits of David Rakoff are far-flung and encompass a wide variety of not issues per se, but instead tackle the ideals behind our culture of plenty. From the beaches of a secluded island paradise where he stud­ ied the ultra-pampered life style of Playboy bunnies; to work­ ing at a luxury resort as the pool ambassador, Rakoff does his best to try and show as many different world perspectives as possible. There is a distinct undertone to every story that Rakoff tells in his book, but it takes the first two or three chapters to truly catch on. It is a tone of passive- aggressive disgust. Throughout the entire book, Rakoff tends to talk down to the reader as if he is explaining something to chil­ dren. The topics he chooses to write about are carefully calcu­ lated decisions that Rakoff made American in New York City. I, being born and raised in Texas, did not understand where he was coming from with some of his views, and did not agree with many of his statements about America's political arena. However, that only enhanced the reading experience. Instead of throwing the book down when I disagreed with what he said, I would instead press on, in order to see how he defended his stance on major issues. Upon finishing "D on't Get too Comfortable..." I felt a strange elation rush through me, as if I had been tested without know­ ing it and still passed. David Rakoff helped to shine a harsh light on our culture of plenty here in America, but he did so in a way that instead of alienat­ ing an audience of millions, it made it feel as if you were being included in the biggest inside joke ever. Without even trying, David Rakoff managed to edu­ cate me on many subjects that I would otherwise have remained ignorant of, while at the same time not making it obvious that he was trying to open his read­ ers' eyes. Overall, I would recommend this book to the average reader (i.e., someone who reads the back of their cereal box before school-required reading) but I would not recommend it as a regular piece in your personal library. B y G erard M a rtin e z Daily Texan Staff The other day while listening to the radio, I happened upon 50 Cent, a black hip hop artist, rapping about his "magic stick." Great, I thought, just what we need: another rap song devoted to a guy's "magic stick." If, by this point, you are at a complete loss for what I'm talking about, consider yourself lucky. Anyway, the topic is the "magic stick" and not just any guy's "magic stick." A black guy's "magic stick." Isn't it funny how the issue of the phallus in casual conversa­ tion almost always turns racial? Black men have the largest penises; everyone knows that — right? So, what is it about the "magic stick" that inspires such obsession? Why is the "magic stick" so crucial to the definition of black masculinity that entire rap songs are devoted to it? Scott Poulson-Bryant has devoted his book, "Hung: A Meditation on the Measure of Black Men in America," to these questions. "Hung" reads like the hybrid of a social anthropology essay and an article from Variety. I enjoyed it immensely. I like the idea of taking social fixations on a par­ ticular body part, the penis, and analyzing how those fixations feed into larger social issues like racism. Perhaps a similar book can be writ­ ten about the obsession for large female breasts. A strong case can perhaps be made that the fixation on big breasts, as being a desirable feature on a woman, only helps purport sexist attitudes, and ulti­ mately, a male-dominated society. D O N 'T OCT TOO C O M F O R T A B L E ' iú í rrvm m m m DONT GET COMFORTABLE AUTHOR: David Rakoff PUBLISHER: Doubleday to try to steer the reader towards his world view. I am not trying to insinuate anything negative about the book, because isn't that what every writer, sets out to do? I am saying this as coun­ sel to any future readers out there: You may not agree with what Rakoff says, but he pres­ ents it in a clear, intriguing, and compelling style. The biggest problem I had when reading this book was persevering in the face of David Rakoff's political overtones. David Rakoff is a homosexual man, who just recently became an American citizen (he is origi­ nally from Canada) and has spent most of his time as an HUNG AUTHOR: Scott Poulson-Bryant PUBLISHER: Doubleday But, I digress. Poulson-Bryant, a founding edi­ tor of Vibe magazine, meditates on how black male sexuality is repre­ sented in films, books, art, televi­ sion, sports, music and pornog­ raphy. He believes that society Ls perpetuating a racial stereotype by using terms like big black dick. He probably has a point, too. When was the last time you ever heard the term big Asian dick or big Caucasian dick? "It almost begins to seem like some cultural need," Poulson- Bryant writes, "...as if the definition is there to settle the racial minds of both the definer and the defined." Flattering though it may seem, the notion of the big black dick is a stereotype. Despite certain scien­ tific surveys that state, on the aver­ age, black men are indeed larger, Poulson-Bryant states that not all black men meet the size quota. He uses himself as an example, recounting a time when he slept with a white woman. After sex, she said to him, "I thought you'd be bigger than you are ... because you're black." As is the case with all stereo­ types, what Poulson-Bryant experi­ enced degraded and dehumanized him. The black man is no longer a man. He is a sex object. All this is preliminary to the true agenda of the book, which is to illustrate the uncertainty that all Americans are experiencing, and have experi­ enced for many decades, by trying to fully identify black men within the larger context of society. "They're still trying to figure us out," Poulson-Bryant writes, "We're still trying to figure our­ selves out." that "Hung" is the kind of risky inspires discussion book among readers. It is intelligent and provocative, and not without humor. I admire its daring and conviction. The pieces of evidence Poulson-Bryant presents to sup­ port his arguments are compelling and appropriate, although I would like to have seen more hard-hitting evidence. The arguments, if not totally convincing, are at least pro­ vocative. Here is a book that tries to get you to think long and hard about a topic you probably haven't thought long and hard about. I believe there's a joke in there some­ where. E X P E R I E N C E S U C C E S S IN Need advice? 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