LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 A student film of the highest quality NEWS PAGE 5 Chasing windmills not such a bad idea after all TOMORROWÕS WEATHER LowHigh 50 Friday, January 29, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Poor revenue, parking leave vacancy Landlord Hugh Oates said com-Property in August 2006. Instead why businesses face a challenge Site of former bookstore, panies have shown interest in leas-of textbooks, the bookstore sold on AustinÕs iconic Drag area: a record shop consistently ing the property, and a new busi-fiction and non-fiction books, lit-lack of parking spaces and vary¥ness could occupy the building as erary magazines, titles from local ing levels of consumer demand. fails to attract business soon as the summer. Oates would writers and the published works People who have the potential By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert not say how many or which com-of UT professors. to become part of a consistent cus- Daily Texan Staff panies have shown interest. Originally, the bookstoreÕs own-tomer base do not want the hassle More than eight months of va-OatesÕ family has owned the ers planned to open additional of trying to park, so they go else¥cancy at the former Intellectu-property for more than 50 years, stores at other campuses but de-where, Hoyer said. al Property bookstore has turned since its days as the popular mov-cided against the idea after the On top of parking woes, reve¥the corner of 24th and Guadalupe ie house Varsity Theater and later bookstoreÕs closing in March 2009, nue falls drastically during Uni¥streets into a forlorn sight and a ha-when it became Tower Records. said Elio DiStaola, a spokesman versity breaks. Summer, winter ven for street peddlers. Intellectual PropertyÕs fleeting for Follett, Co. and spring break add up to almost The grimy windows that obscure three years of existence, howev-ÒI can say [the University Co-a third of the year when stores the empty interior remind passers-er, generated questions about the op] was excited to have a store lose their main customer base of by of the harsh aspect of the busi-DragÕs ability to sustain long-term on campus, but excitement students, Hoyer said. ness world, while the buildingÕs business. doesnÕt translate into sales,Ó ÒI heard that [student vaca¥colorful mural and Art Deco de-In a partnership with the Uni-DiStaola said. tions] made the Tower Records Peyton McGee | Daily Texan Staff sign reveal a place with historical versity Co-op, textbook compa-Marketing professor Wayne Pedestrians pass in front of the mural alongside the vacant building ties to the Austin community. ny Follett, Co. opened Intellectual Hoyer explained two key reasons VACANCY continues on page 5 formerly known as Intellectual Property on Thursday. Democrats look to elections By Alex Geiser Daily Texan Staff Some UT student organiza¥tions were among the groups represented at the Travis County Democratic Candi¥datesÕ Forum at the Millen¥nium Youth Entertainment Complex on Thursday night. At the east Austin facili¥ty, 34 of the 38 candidates on the March primary ballot, in¥cluding gubernatorial can¥didates Houston Mayor Bill White and hair-care magnate Farouk Shami, spoke to a crowd of more than 100 peo¥ple and answered questions from local Democratic orga¥nizations. Despite the turnout, peo¥ple continue to debate the le¥gitimacy of Democratic con¥trol of the Texas government, primarily the governorÕs po¥sition. A Democratic win is University Democrats Pres¥possible, though, due to the ident Melessa Rodriguez said division between Republi-this is the year for Democrats cans, said UT journalism lec-to take charge of Texas, and turer Dave McNeely. she expects that Shami and SamaÕan White will Ashrawi, put up a a Mid -good fight. dle East-ÒItisvery It is very important to ern studies important sophomore pump some new blood to pump who sup-some new ÔÔ into the GovernorÕs ports Sha-blood into Mansion.Ó mi, said be-the Gov¥cause most ernorÕs ÑMelessa Rodriguez major cit-Mansion,Ó ies in Texas University Democrats Rodri¥have voted president guez said. Democrat-ÒHealthy ic in recent competi¥elections, tion is a Democrats have a much good thing. It brings out the higher chance of winning the best in a candidate.Ó coming November election On the Republican spec-than they did 20 years ago. trum, polls show that voters stand fairly evenly divided between Perry and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, while Bill White is commonly referred to as the leading Democratic nominee. Ishanee Parikh, a Plan II and radio-televison-film ju¥nior and campus campaign volunteer for Longhorn Stu¥dents for Bill White, said this division between Republi¥cans may prevent a single candidate from winning the majority come election day, giving Democrats the leg up. The division and increas¥ingly conservative focus of the Republican nominees could leave moderate con¥servatives behind, McNeely said. He said Perry will likely win the Republican nomina- ELECTION continues on page 2 Study may hold key to fighting leukemia cells UT System scientists explore fatty acidsÕ role in often-fatal cancer By Joshua Michaels Daily Texan Staff UT System scientists identi¥fied a potentially new way to curb the growth of leukemia cells by targeting fatty acids. Leukemia cancer cells feed on fatty acids, not just on glu¥cose as previously thought, according to a study con¥ducted by Michael Andreeff, a professor of medicine at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and Heinrich Taegtmeyer, a pro¥fessor of medicine at The UT Medical School at Houston. Although the study is still in its preliminary stages, re¥sults may lead to new treat¥ments for the most fatal strains of leukemia. Leukemia is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow char¥acterized by the irregular growth of blood cells. ÒIn a lot of cancers, includ¥ing leukemia, there are chem¥ical switches that remain per¥manently on, forcing the cell to divide even when no en¥vironmental signal is telling them to do so,Ó said UT biolo¥gy professor Jaquelin Dudley. Healthy cells naturally di¥vide as part of their life cy¥cles, and the body has nat¥ural controls that limit the number of times a cell can divide. When those controls fail, unregulated cell division leads to cancer. Like most cancers, leuke¥mia relies on glucose to gen¥erate energy. Until now, how¥ever, clinical research ignored fatty acid oxidation, or the process by which a cell pro¥duces energy from fatty ac¥ids. ÒThere is no other approach that targets this metabolic pathway,Ó Andreeff said. The trial study, published in January in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, reports that inhibiting fatty acid oxi¥dation can arrest the spread of leukemia cells. ÒThis research can poten¥tially strike the metabolism of leukemia cells at its Achil¥lesÕ heel,Ó Taegtmeyer said. ÒWeÕve found that glucose metabolism provides the building material for leuke¥mia cells, while fatty acid ox¥idation provides the energy Ñ so there seems to be a di- CANCER continues on page 2 IN MEMORIAM:1919¥2010 Reclusive American author passes away in New Hampshire J.D. SalingerÕs death prompts restored interest in enduring literature, mysterious aura By Francisco Marin Daily Texan Staff J.D. Salinger has captivated youth for generations, bringing iconic char¥acters to life through his often-contro¥versial writing. One of the most reclu¥sive celebrities in the history of Amer¥ican literature, Salinger died of natural causes Wednesday at the age of 91. The famed writer of works that have shocked and inspired people the world over died in his home in Cornish, NH after sustaining a hip injury in May 2009. Many of the authorÕs materials have been donated to the Harry Ran¥som Center on campus and offer an in¥timate perspective of his life. Handwritten letters from Salin¥ger to longtime friend Elizabeth Mur¥ray were among many other writings spread on a table in the basement lev¥el of the Ransom Center on Thursday afternoon. Small vignettes of SalingerÕs life are detailed in his correspondence, typical¥ly a less than a page in length Ñ letters about the breakup of his tumultuous marriage to Claire Douglas, about his relationship with actress Oona OÕNeill, and about the hurdles he struggled through to have his work published and known. Page and galley proofs of ÒThe Catcher in the RyeÓ and ÒFranny and Zooey,Ó filled with hand-scribbled notes by Salinger himself, are safely stored inside plastic sleeves in the tem¥perature-controlled warehouse. His last published story, ÒHapworth 16, 1924,Ó was printed in a 1965 edition of The New Yorker, though the author continued to write well into the 1990s in self-imposed seclusion in his New Hampshire home. Though Salinger had intended for his work to be read by adults, teenag¥ers have identified more with many of his then-outlandish characters Ñ most notably, Holden Caulfield. The angsty and immortal rebel epitomized Cold War-era sentiments about the state of hu¥manity in 1951Õs ÒThe Catcher in the Rye.Ó Today, SalingerÕs rel¥evance is as strong as ever. ÒI think heÕll be J.D. Salinger around more, now that heÕs gone,Ó said a som¥ber Donna Kornhaber, a lecturer in the department of English who specializ¥es in early 20th-century literature. ÒI think that the man managed to culti¥vate a mystery of himself and of his work, and it probably helped his work survive. It certainly generated interest, even though he was out of the literary loop for a long time.Ó Though ÒThe Catcher in the RyeÓ has been celebrated for its insight¥ful perspective on contemporary ad¥olescence since its release, the novel has not been without controversy Ñ it has topped banned books lists and has been suppressed repeatedly in pub¥lic school libraries. In December 1980, Mark David Chapman, the psychotic fan who shot and killed Beatles mem¥ber John Lennon, called the book an in¥spiration for the assassination. Several months later, a copy of the book was found in the hotel room of John War¥nock Hinckley Jr., the would-be assas¥sin of then-President Ronald Reagan. ÒI had that typical public school teaching of ÔThe Catcher in the Rye,Õ but I think thatÕs one of the great things about his work Ñ everybody here knows who Holden Caulfield is, or at least what ÔThe Catcher in the RyeÕ is,Ó said English junior Bruce Martin as he gestured to passing students on the South Mall. Martin said that ÒThe Catcher in the Rye,Ó SalingerÕs only published full-length novel, is the most well-known of the authorÕs works but also affirmed the authorÕs legitimacy in the world of short fiction. ÒNine Stories,Ó a collec¥tion of short stories released in 1953, introduced the Glass family to Salinger AUTHOR continues on page 2 Rain, rain, go away! Varangi Vora |Daily Texan Staff Mathematics freshman Nayan Patel escapes a drizzling afternoon at the Louise and James Robert Moffett Molecular Biology Building on Thursday. CANCER:Research could offer fewer invasive remedies vision of labor.Ó According to Texas Cancer InformationÕs Web site, over 1,300 people died of leukemia in Texas in 2006. The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 44,000 new cases of leukemia developed in 2009, and nearly 22,000 former leu¥kemia patients died last year. Nine-thousand of those deaths occurred solely from acute my¥eloid leukemia, an aggressive form of leukemia found pri¥marily in the elderly, according to the American Cancer Soci¥etyÕs Web site. ÒAcute myeloid leukemia is not the most common form of leukemia, but itÕs the most chal¥lenging,Ó Andreeff said. The research could theoret¥ically provide a less invasive treatment option for patients with the more aggressive form. ÒAML is normally treated with chemotherapy,Ó said Be¥atrice Abetti, an acute myelo¥id leukemia information spe¥cialist with The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. ÒBut the drug combination given in the first phase of treatment is pret¥ty toxic. It targets all cells that reproduce quickly, which in¥cludes cancer cells, but it also means the normal healthy cells that reproduce quickly are de¥stroyed as well.Ó ÒMany of the older patients cannot tolerate the standard treatment, so theyÕre given [few¥er] doses, which makes the treat¥ment less effective,Ó Abetti said. Both UT scientists consider their research preliminary right now but remain optimistic. ÒThis could provide a poten¥tially new therapeutic model, particularly for those patients that canÕt tolerate chemothera¥py,Ó Andreeff said. AUTHOR: Stories from Cold War still influence modern culture fans. The Glass family was an important centerpiece to Salin¥gerÕs literary output from then on, culminating in the 1961 pub¥lication of ÒFranny and Zooey,Ó and permeating every niche of pop culture ever since. Most recently, his short sto¥ry ÒA Perfect Day for Banan¥afishÓ was referenced in the hit indie drama Ò(500) Days of Summer.Ó The lead actress of the film, Zooey Deschanel, was named after the titular character in ÒFranny and Zooey.Ó Director Wes Anderson based the Tenen¥baum family in his dark come¥dy ÒThe Royal TenenbaumsÓ on the twisted human dynamics of the Glass family. SalingerÕs material is avail¥able at the Harry Ransom Cen¥ter for anybody to view, cer¥tain restrictions and guidelines withholding. Visit hrc.utexas.edu for more information on how to access his material and to view the centerÕs digitized collection of his work. NEWS BRIEFLY Schlitterbahn releases plans to open first hotel center Schlitterbahn Waterparks has officially announced specif¥ics regarding the companyÕs first ÒBoutiqueÓ hotel, conference cen¥ter and waterpark in Cedar Park. Two Cedar Park City Council presentations took place in the cityÕs public library Wednesday evening to release details about the anticipated park. ÒWeÕre extremely excited about what the project is and the size and the scope [of the park],Ó said company spokesman Jeffrey Seib¥ert. Since 1979, Schlitterbahn has continued to expand and develop its family-oriented waterparks. The environmental and social impacts of the attraction have yet to be confirmed by Cedar Park Public Works officials. The new park will include up¥dated water conservation tech¥nologies, fluorescent lights, LED technologies and will constantly filter, sanitize and recycle the wa¥ter through the parkÕs rides and attractions, according to Schlitter¥bahnÕs Web site. ÒOur team has been working on the creation and design of this world-class destination for more than two years, and we are ex¥cited to be announcing this proj¥ect today,Ó said Jeff Henry, princi¥pal for the Schlitterbahn Develop¥ment Group. ÒWithout the sup¥port of the local government, the realization of this dream could not have become a reality.Ó There are already three parks in Texas, including one in New Braunfels, and South Padre and Galveston islands. 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Box D, Austin, TX 78713. 1/29/10 Monday .............Wednesday, 12 p.m. Thursday.................Monday, 12 p.m. Texan Ad Tuesday.................Thursday, 12 p.m. Friday......................Tuesday, 12 p.m. ClassiÞ ed Word Ads 10 a.m.    Deadlines Wednesday................Friday, 12 p.m. (Last Business Day Prior to Publication)        Wire Editor: Megan Gottlieb www.dailytexanonline.com Friday, January 29, 2010 WORLD&NATION THE DAILY TEXAN Pot legalization advocates gear up for initiative ballot By Marcus Wohlsen The drive to put a broader legal-The Associated Press ization measure on the ballot got a SAN FRANCISCO Ñ Backers boost in April 2009 when a Field of a California initiative to legalize Poll found that 56 percent of Cal¥ marijuana said they would submit ifornia voters supported legaliz¥ far more signatures Thursday than ing and taxing marijuana to help needed to qualify the measure for bridge the state budget deficit. the November ballot. Standing in the way will be a Volunteers intended to submit coalition of religious and law en-about 700,000 signatures, but the forcement groups that argue mar-initiative needs only about 434,000 ijuana is harmful and an immor¥signatures from registered voters al approach to fixing the stateÕs fi¥to make the ballot. nancial problems. The Regulate, Control and Tax Opponents also point to the lop- Cannabis Act of 2010 would legal-sided defeat of a 2008 ballot mea¥ ize possession of small amounts sure to reduce criminal penalties of marijuana for adults. It also for drug offenders as a sign that would allow limited growing on Californians will ultimately decide private property and permit local against loosening drug laws. governments to decide whether to ÒVoters are not going to be legalize and tax pot sales. comfortable making another ÒOur current laws arenÕt work-mind-altering substance legal¥ing. We should have learned from ly available,Ó said John Lovell, Martin Mejia |Associated Press alcohol prohibition,Ó said medical a spokesman for several law en- Peruvian soldiers control foreign tourists trying to evacuate the Machu Picchu Pueblo archeological site in Cuzco, Peru on Thursday. Heavy marijuana entrepreneur Richard forcement groups lining up to Lee, the measureÕs main backer. oppose the initiative. rains and mudslides have blocked the train route to the ancient Incan citadel, leaving nearly 2,000 tourists stranded. Stranded tourists evacuate Peru By Martin Mejia N.Y., told the Associated Press as When mudslides destroyed the of 4,000 people.Wedged between The Associated Press she waited to be airlifted out. railway Sunday, the only form of a sheer, verdant mountainside MACHU PICCHU PUEB- Authorities say if the weather transit into Machu Picchu Pueb¥ and the raging Urubamba River, LO, Peru Ñ Skies cleared over holds, they may be able to have all lo, many hotels and restaurants difficult terrain and bad weather the fabled Machu Picchu citadel tourists out by Saturday. The Ma- hiked prices exorbitantly. Many have slowed rescue efforts. Thursday, speeding the evacu¥ chu Picchu site is closed and will backpackers who ran out of mon- Rain prevented helicopters ation of thousands of stranded remain so until the government ey slept in the central plaza. from landing in the town until tourists, many of whom were left can repair highway and railroad ÒWe had to eat what the locals after midday both Tuesday and to eat from communal pots and tracks washed out by mudslides gave us, out of communal pots. Wednesday, but clear skies al- sleep outdoors after flooding and and the raging Urubamba River. There are young people who are lowed operations to begin at 8 mudslides cut access to the area. Tourists grew frustrated in re- having a real rough time because a.m. local time on Thursday. About 2,000 travelers were cent days over chaotic relief ef¥ they donÕt have money. The last U.S. Embassy spokesman trapped in the town for days, forts, price-gouging and scarce few days IÕve shared beds with James Fennell told the AP that strapping resources and testing food, but the mood lightened other people,Ó Argentine tourist helicopters had ferried out 700 travelersÕ patience. Thursday as the weather cleared, Sandra Marcheiani, 34, told The tourists by 2 p.m., including Steve Yeater |Associated Press ÒItÕs been an adventure, a bit helicopters descended from the Associated Press. 53 out of some 400 Americans. Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, talks to reporters on more than we bargained for,Ó Kar¥ skies and soldiers brought order Stranded tourists quickly out- At least 1,500 tourists were still Jan. 12 about the future of his bill to legalize, tax and regulate mari¥ el Schultz, 46, of Niagara Falls, to the evacuation. stripped resources in the village stranded Wednesday night. juana use in California. Apply This Semester (.(.%"-(+(-!&(,¥ +( '"3,-.'-'0,))+"'-!  4 (2(.%"/-+-!'0,))+#(.+'%",&  /1)+"'-!"%21'"'-%,--0(+,  '#(2&"'",-+-"(''&' &'-  /,+-(+'(-,(,+-,"+-(,/-!0(+% Well then, you may want to apply for Texan editor ))%"-"(','%",-(*.%""-"(',&2 )"$.)+(&-! Office of the Director, HSM 3.304 %"'(+))%"-"(','%%,.))(+-"'  &-+"%, Noon, Tuesday, February 2, 2010 ))%"'-,0"%%+-""2-!  (+()+-"' +.,-,(' Friday, February 5, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.  ((&   Editor in Chief: Jillian Sheridan Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Jeremy Burchard David Muto Friday, January 29, 2010 Roberto Cervantes Dan Treadway OPINION Lauren Winchester THE DAILY TEXAN OVERVIEW Texas needs campaign finance reform Gov. Rick Perry may have once been as idealistic as we are. Two de¥cades ago, as a young Texas legislator, he argued to cap the contribu¥tions gubernatorial campaigns could accept at $2,500 per donor, ac¥cording to the Austin American-Statesman. The bill failed, and Perry began to reap the benefits of TexasÕ un¥usually relaxed campaign finance laws, which, in contrast to feder¥al laws that limit individual contributions to $2,400, do not limit the amount individuals can contribute to a campaign. Now, Perry canÕt seem to remember a problem with wealthy Tex¥ans funding the efforts of their favorite politicians. In fact, PerryÕs re-election coffers are disproportionately filled by large donations from supporters who contribute at least $25,000 per year. The Dallas Morning News reported in 2006 that Perry received twice as many contributions of $25,000 or more than George W. Bush did in 1994 or 1998 and more than five times as many as Ann Rich¥ards did during her 1990 campaign. This year is no exception. According to the Statesman, 80 percent of the money Perry raised from individuals in 2009 came from those who gave more than $2,400. Perry is not alone in benefitting from TexasÕ largest moneybags. Af¥ter four weeks of campaigning for governor, Democratic candidate Bill WhiteÕs campaign is 90 percent funded by donors who contribut¥ed more than $2,500. Three out of every four dollars raised by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchi¥sonÕs campaign came from those who gave more than $2,400. Like clockwork, those who contribute the most money are given the most access to candidates Ñ and the most influence on candi¥datesÕ decisions. Routinely, Perry appoints his most generous sup¥porters to high offices around the state. Now more than ever, it is time for Texans to limit the unchecked power of the purse in state politics. The race for the State Board of Education The Texas State Board of Education has made a name for itself in the past year as a veritable circus of conservative ideology Ñ a body through which a strong right-wing voting bloc has led multiple efforts to alter Texas public-school curriculum to conform with an overtly Christian, anti-evolution agenda. Luckily, Republican Cynthia Dunbar, one of the 15-member boardÕs seven archconservatives, announced in December that she would not seek re-election in 2010. Dunbar drew particular criticism in 2008 when she called Barack Obama a terrorist sympathizer and alleged that the then-Democratic nominee for president was born outside the United States. Ironically and yet somehow unsurprisingly, she has also written that she considers public schooling a Òsubtly deceptive tool of perversion.Ó ItÕs promising, then, that the three Republican candidates look¥ing to replace Dunbar have distanced themselves from the far-right grip that has ruled the board in recent years. All three told the Aus¥tin American-Statesman that they are looking to rein in contentious, ideologically based decision-making and put the boardÕs focus back on student well-being. ÒAny time we have a student and we know what needs to be done and we canÕt do it, then there is a problem with the system,Ó Rebecca Osborne, a Round Rock high school teacher and one of the Republi¥can candidates, told the Statesman. Marsha Farney, a school counsel¥or, and Brian Russell, an entrenched member of the Texas GOPÕs exec¥utive committee, will also be running for the nomination against the only Democrat jockeying for the position, Judy Jennings. One additional moderate voice on the board would be unlikely to significantly alter the boardÕs often-extreme rightward tilt, but we hope an additional voice on the side of reason could push the board to re-visit its primary job: to provide the best education possible for the stateÕs schoolchildren. Alito shows inappropriate bias When the president steps up to the lectern in the U.S. House of Representatives to deliver his State of the Union address, it is argu¥ably the largest bully pulpit he will receive all the year. So, as tradition goes, the president is allowed to set the agenda, even in the harshest GALLERY The cost of in-state tuition By Justin Sedgwick most out-of-state students trying to achieve numerous poor housing sectors where a Daily Texan Columnist in-state tuition, was to work for one year. piece of real estate could be purchased for The residency office likes to see an average a ridiculously cheap price. Had I bought a The University of Colorado at Boulder of eight hours worked per week through-piece of property for $5,000 when I was try¥ Ñ while providing excellent academic op-out that time. ThatÕs not really difficult ing to obtain residency in the worst housing portunities, an amazing city and a vibrant if you manage your time efficiently with market in Texas and then sold it right af¥and unique social life Ñ just wasnÕt for me. classes and other activities, which lends it-ter, I could easily bypass such minor domi-I found myself thinking of intricate excus-self to the question of whether performing cile restrictions. Depending on the real es¥es to give to my parents to explain why I such menial tasks justifies your tuition be-tate market at that time, I might even make should be allowed to transfer to an out-of-ing lowered from the heinously high out-of-a profit off that piece of land at the end of state school. Of course, they would be hap-state benchmark. the year. py to send me if the financial burden was The other options are notoriously ludi-These arenÕt some hidden secrets or mis¥near the same of in-state tuition at CU. But crous. The only requirement in the busi-deeds. Any financial-aid advisor will be able any out-of-state university Ñ public or pri-ness option of establishing a domicile is that to tell you this. But the fact is that by owning vate Ñ would boast a whopping tuition your business must, in fact, be Òreal.Ó As a a piece of land in Texas, I am judged worthy payment in the tens of thousands. joke, my in-state friend received a business of paying tens of thousands of dollars less on ÒIt simply isnÕt a possibility,Ó they would license from the city of Austin, had cred-tuition. ThereÕs something wrong with the explain to me. It did not mean that their it cards issued in his companyÕs name and rate of out-of-state tuition in the first place. parental love wasnÕt genuine but that their also generated his own Web site for his Few try the marriage aspect because of the wallets couldnÕt match my desires. But ref-company. If his ÒbusinessÓ never makes a financial and emotional hurdles that the act uge did lie down the road in the prospect of dime, he can still show proof that he did provides in itself. obtaining residency in Texas, allowing me pay taxes on the company. Now, he isnÕt a IÕm thankful for the opportunity to re-to pay in-state tuition at UT and attend this con artist of any sort, and being an in-state ceive a lowered tuition rate by means of fine school. student, he has no need to worry about his achieving residency. But the legitimacy and For out-of-state students to achieve resi-residency. But all of these things would be usefulness of these requirements are ques¥dency at UT, they must declare themselves steps an out-of-state student could take to tionable at best. independent on their tax returns in the state bypass the business clause of establishing Never mind talks about economic strain of Texas, live in Texas for one year and Òes-a domicile. across the country and school cutbacks. By tablish domicile.Ó A domicile can be work-Owning your own piece of property in no means is the extraordinary out-of-state ing and receiving a paycheck, owning a Texas holds a wide array of affordable op-tuition rate at the University of Texas at piece of real estate or a business or marry-tions as well. Let us not forget that Texas is Austin justifiable. ing a resident Ñ all of course in Texas. the second-largest state both in terms of size The only applicable option for me, and and population, which means that there are Sedgwick is a transfer student from Colorado. terms, and members of Congress are allowed to break for applause or offer derisive boos. The two groups of people who are supposed to sit on their hands with a stoic countenance are the Joint Chiefs of Staff Ñ the military members who carry out the presidentÕs orders Ñ and members of the Supreme Court, who are supposed to represent impartial justice. This did not occur Wednesday, as Justice Samuel Alito, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, did not get the memo. When Obama decried a recent Supreme Court ruling that, he said, would open the floodgates (even more) to corporate influence in politics and allow foreign corporations to spend endlessly in American elections, Alito shook his head and mouthed, ÒNot true.Ó No matter what party you most identify with, if any, it is unacceptable for a representative of the Court to exhibit even an ounce of partisanship. WeÕre no dummies. We know Alito is a conservative jurist and prob¥ably did not vote for Obama. ThatÕs fine. But his actions were com¥pletely out of line and brought an immeasurable amount of shame upon the Court. Pundits are calling AlitoÕs disagreement the Òyou lieÓ moment of the night, harkening back to Rep. Joe Wilson, a South Carolina Re¥publican, who made headlines last year after calling the president a liar during a major health care reform speech. Veteran legislators from both parties were rightly disappointed at WilsonÕs outburst, urging Wilson to apologize on the House floor and to the president, the lat¥ter of which he did. A private institution, the Court and its members will not likely ad¥dress this is in public, as they hardly ever speak to the media. We can only hope Alito recognizes his mistake, if only to those closest to him, and realizes that, as much as he may have thought he was defending his decision-making, he was hurting the very separation of powers that allows him to make decisions. GALLERY The state of students By Gregory Cendana Daily Texan Guest Columnist The United States Student Association applauds Pres¥ident Barack ObamaÕs em¥phasis on higher education in his first State of the Union address. It is essential for the federal government to priori¥tize college affordability at a time when almost two-thirds of all four-year college grad¥uates leave school an average of over $23,000 in debt into the worst job market on re¥cord for young people. Hope¥fully, his strong support for student-aid reform will ignite action in the Senate and help pass a companion bill to the historic Student Aid and Fis¥cal Responsibility Act, which passed the House of Repre¥sentatives in September. Additionally, by capping federal student loan repay¥ments at 10 percent of a bor¥rowerÕs discretionary income and lessening the time it takes to forgive student loan debt from 25 to 20 years, recent graduates will have more sta¥bility to build a financially se¥cure post-collegiate life. The administrationÕs commitment to students is further indi¥cated by our expectation of a 6.2 percent increase to feder¥al education spending in the presidentÕs 2011 fiscal year budget proposal. These federal actions are necessary as state govern¥ments nationwide continue to balance their budgets on the backs of students. The past year has seen unprecedented divestment from higher edu¥cation through shortsighted budget cuts and tuition and fee hikes. This fiscal irresponsibility requires deeper and broader federal investment in college affordability that must go be¥yond the passage of student aid reform and a strengthened loan-repayment system. The federal government must rec¥ognize college access as a fun¥damental human right and a prudent pathway to econom¥ic stability. Students across the coun¥try expect elected officials to keep their promises to in¥vest in higher education. And USSA will continue to orga¥nize around these issues as we prepare young people for our StudentsVOTE! 2010 campaign. Cendana is the president of the United States Student Association. 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Friday, January 29, 2010 NEWS UT TeleCampus caters Texas blasts nation with wind power Professor says stateÕs resources fulfill demand for renewable energies By Hannah Jones Daily Texan Staff Texas has produced the most wind power in the nation for the seventh year in a row, ac¥cording to a study from the American Wind Energy Asso¥ciation. Wind farms use turbines to produce electric power. They have increased notably in the southern region of Texas, where companies invest hun¥dreds of millions of dollars to develop the technology, ac¥cording to UT law professor Ernest Smith. Smith taught the first wind energy course in the nation at UT in spring 2009. ÒWind is a growing source of energy because people are very interested in being green and reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the air,Ó Smith said. ÒTexas has extraor¥dinarily good wind resources, second to North Dakota, and has been in the forefront of en¥ergy production for decades.Ó Smith said Texas was one of the first states, dating back 10 years, to have a renewable portfolio standard Ñ a re¥quirement that companies sell¥ing electricity at a retail level must get a certain amount of their electricity from a renew-able resource. Austin Energy spokesman Carlos Cordova said the com¥pany has led the nation in re¥newable energy sales by a util¥ity sponsored program for sev¥en years, which shows an in¥terest and demand for clean renewable energy from Austin residents and businesses. Austin Energy has con¥tracts with wind farms in Tex¥as and aids the development of the stateÕs wind power by promoting the construction of new sources and building new sources through customer sub¥scription, Cordova said. ÒThe development of wind power in Texas has helped the price of wind become a competitive source of energy against traditional types of fu¥els,Ó Cordova said. Cordova said the city of Austin currently uses 439 megawatts of wind power. The city could use a potential 1000 megawatts by 2020. ÒAustin residents should be proud they helped develop the wind power field through their demand for clean renew¥able energy,Ó Cordova said. ÒThat has helped Texas be¥come a leader.Ó to frenzied schedules By Julie Bissinger Daily Texan Staff More students are opting to take online courses Ñ so many that online enrollment through the UT TeleCampus increased by 30 percent between fall 2008 and fall 2009. The increase is almost double the national average increase of 17 percent in online course enrollment, according to The Sloan Consortium, a leadership organization that advocates on¥line classes. The convenience of tak¥ing classes online has attract¥ed younger students to enroll, said Darcy Hardy, the execu¥tive director of UT TeleCam¥pus. For some students, taking online courses is more compati¥ble with their busy schedules. ÒSo many students 18 and up have jobs, have families and canÕt relocate,Ó Hardy said. UT TeleCampus, an online portal that allows UT-System students to take classes from the 15 universities within the system, works with all of the system schools and offers about 30 online programs and over 300 classes, Hardy said. The courses offered by UT TeleCampus supplement most general education core courses required by the University. The academic rigor of online classes is comparable to regu¥lar classes taken on campus, Hardy said. ÒJust because you can access the material on your own time, the classes are still paced,Ó she said. Public relations junior Brook¥lyn Garner completed two required history courses through Brookhaven CollegeÕs online program. Garner had surgery last sum¥mer, which made it difficult to attend class regularly. ÒAfter my surgery, I couldnÕt go to class on a regular basis, so I enrolled in online classes and was able to do the work at my own pace,Ó Garner said. ÒYou have to be self-disciplined to make sure your assignments are turned in since thereÕs no one to remind you about tests and quizzes.Ó UT also has an online course program through UT Exten¥sions that is specific to the Aus¥tin campus. Plan II sophomore Galen Blumenthal took a required government class through UT Extensions. ÒI took Government 310L be¥cause I decided IÕd rather read the material on my own,Ó Blu¥menthal said. Blumenthal also said that taking the class online fit more conveniently into his schedule. Although most of the materi¥al is online, students report to classrooms on test days.                         ! !                 %    ! "    # $! " !  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