i I V / V l V Students learn impo showmanship »LIFE & A OPINION PA6E4A City of Austin should reconsider Bull Creek Water treatment site will unnecessarily harm habitats SPORTS PAGE IB Longhorns shut down by Iowa State UT s offense has a rough night in away game T h e D a il y T e x a n Fnday January 19i 2 0 0 7 ________________________ * — Serving The University ofTexas at Austin community since 1900------- J l I I ^ ^ y eXan0nhne'C° T ^ ^ pays bookstore to showcase work $75,000 subsidy ensures promotion o f University related books in Drag store By David Cabañero Daily Texan Staff After four months of business at the comer of Guadalupe and 24th streets, Follett's Intellectual Property is using its $75,000 University subsidy, petitioned by the Faculty Council, to promote work produced by UT faculty. The local bookstore was designed in collaboration with UT, the University Co-op and Follett corporation to harbor academic-type materials such as the lat­ est best-sellers and books written by UT professors. During a Faculty Council meeting last March, UT Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Kevin Hegarty led a discussion on the need for an academic- type bookstore within walking distance from the UT campus. "We were one of the only public uni­ versity not having an intellectual book­ store within walking distance," Hegarty said. "It was regarded as a problem that needed to be fixed. " Follett's three-year property lease with the University Co-op includes a $75,000 University subsidy paid from general institution funds provided by the Office of the President. "We wanted the bookstore to put on certain events with our professorial community as well as hold events like book signings and discussions for UT authors," Hegarty said. Intellectual Property has already host­ ed multiple events involving UT faculty including a discussion with the depart­ ment of English's Patrick McGrath and the department of history's Antony Hopkins B O O KS continues on page 2A FIRE DESTROYS LOCAL BUSINESS UT Students walk past Follett's Intellectual Property bookstore on Guadalupe Street Thursday after­ noon. S hilpi A g raw al Daily Texan Staff Austin resumes normal life after worst of winter storm Most roads, offices operational by m id-afternoon, officials say By Neal Tesseyman Daily Texan Staff By noon Thursday cam pus and city services had returned to normal operations following three days of ice-related closures and delays. Rhonda Weldon, a University spokesw om ­ an, said all cam pus services w ere back to full operational status Thursday after the cam pus opened at 10 a.m. She said that she had not received any reports of serious weather-related problems on campus. The interim supervisor of University Mail Services, H am on Barlow, said that mail deliv­ eries were delayed for several hours Thursday m orning due to the late cam pus opening. But by 3 p.m. all scheduled deliveries had been com pleted and service was once again on schedule. Capital Metro also experienced delays in the morning, but all routes were running on time by m id-afternoon, said Capital Metro spokes­ wom an Andrea Lofye. "This m orning on my (Austin Independent School District] route, the ice and traffic were horrible on MoPac Boulevard from William Cannon Drive to Cesar C havez,' said Capital Metro driver Guy Lowe, "but there has been no ice on my cam pus route." All Interstate flyovers and highways have been reopened following hurried efforts by the Austin Public Works and Transportation Departm ent to clear Austin's roads of hazard­ ous ice During the course of the ice storm, city officials report that 11 sanding truck crews and 21 hand crews worked to clear off 130 bridges, sanded and cleared 34 street locations, and continually m onitored 22 locations that were particularly affected by the ice. It is estim ated WEATHER continues on page !>A A bove, Thomas Kinsinger boards up the windows of Bert's BBQ on MLK after a two-alarm fire destroyed the buildin gJtyrsday Most of the back parts of the building were more than 100 years old. Below, These few charred items are all that workers could salvage from the building. After 30 plus years, BBQ spot goes up in flames Fire causes $300,000 in estimated total damage to 37-year-old Berts BBQ By Robert Kleeman Daily Texan Staff When Austin firefighters finally subdued the two-alarm fire that engulfed 37-year- old Bert s BBQ early Thursday morning, the memories accrued there by LT campus community members since its establish­ ment in 1970 were the only keepsakes left Austin Fire Department arson investiga­ tors ruled the fire was caused by a malfunc­ tioning breaker panel or box in the building's back room. The investigators concluded that owners Gary and Jay Johrison are looking at a total loss and wiÚ likely need to rebuild the structure or move to another location. The fire, which blazed for more than an hour, caused about $300,000 in total damages — $200,000 for the building's structure and $100,000 for its contents. BBQ continues on page 5A Bill lowers interest rates on student loans High By Jessica Sondgeroth Daily Texan Staff In the countdown to their first 100 hours in session, U.S. House Democrats gained Republican sup­ port in passing a bill Wednesday that would halve interest rates for certain college loans, a bill which some UT students agree is a decent first step toward afford­ able education, and hopefully, not the last Passed by a 356-71 vote, the bill would annually reduce interest rates for subsidized Stafford loans, used largely by middle-class stu­ dents, from 6.8 percent to 3.4 per­ cent ov er the next five years. The lowest 3.4 percent rate would be locked in for loans disbursed after July 1,2012, and expire by the end of that year. LO ANS Dnt-nues on page 5A College Student Relief Act of 2007 Interest rates on the unpaid principal balance for Undergraduate subsidized loans and Federal Direct Stafford Loans dispursed on or after • July 1,2006 and before July 1,2007 — 6.80 percent • July 1,2007 and before July 1,2008, — 5.44 percent • July 1,2009 and before July 1,2010 — 4.76 percent • July 1,2010 and before July 1,2011 — 4 08 percent • July 1,2011 and before January 1, 2012 — 3.40 percent Volume 107, Number 75 25 cents World & Nation...............3A University........................ 6A State & L ocal.................. 7A 8 A Focus ............ ....................... 1-3B Sports Coliege N e w s......... . . .. 4B Classifieds ....... — 5B C o m ic s ............................. 6B Life & A r t s .....................7-8B the interest rate is to be 6.12 percent O p in io n .......................... 4A • July 1,2008 and before July 1,2009 N e w s .............................. 5A Students get organic alternative from regular Jester dining By Lindsay Stafford Daily Texan Staff On a campus packed with fast food restaurants like W en d y 's and Taco Bell, healthy fcxxl options can be hard to find. However, this will change after the opening of Jesta' Healthy Store in Jester Center, a store that will sell veg­ etarian, vegan, organic and all­ natural foods. The store's opening was sched­ uled for last Tuesday but post­ poned due to the freezing weather and delayed shipments. Associate Director of the University Division of Housing and Food Services Scott Meyer said he is hoping for a Monday opening. Last spring, DHFS decided to open a health food store m the Philosophy sophomore Erica Handleman and undeclared freshman Matt Ingebretson browse the selection through the window at the Jesta Healthy Store, located in Jester Center Monday. Bryant H a artM in ¡ Daily lexan M an Jester Center, in the old Oishii Sushi location The store will fea­ ture "grab n' go" items that are all healthy, vegetarian, vegan, organ­ ic or naturally grown, Meyer said. "There was not a huge demand for a healthy food store," he said, C T A D C .n nt musí nn n in o CA TOMORROW'S WEATHER New store provides healthier eating options FRIDAY, JANUARY 19,2007 Around Campus I j f today To submit your event to Around Campus, send your information to aroundcampus@dailytexanonline.com or call 471-4591. BOOKS: Some question usefulness of subsidies From p a g e l A on his book "Global History: Interactions between the Universal and the Local," said Chad Stith, the bookstore's manager. The collection within the book­ store provides students and the local community a unique selec­ tion, said Stith. "W e are here for the University, and I think there is a unique synergy between Follet and the University because of the immediate academic environment from the professors, graduate and undergraduate stu­ dents," Stith said. Alexis Kurland, an architecture graduate student, said he under­ stood the importance and conve­ nience of having a nearby book­ store, but thought it was not a necessity. "Every time I go to the Co­ op, I just see it swamped with students," he said. "Bu t when I visit this bookstore, it seems like students are hardly here." A fter perusing the architec­ ture section, he found the same book he purchased at Half Price Books, for twice the cost. Kurland explained w hy he felt that the subsidies could have been put to better use. "Although the books here might be more diverse [than] say, H alf Price Books, the bookstore doesn't really encourage students to read more," Kurland said. From an academic perspective, the bookstore is certainly an ame­ nity to maintain and attract the best of the brightest, said Hegarty. "Just like when you are trying to attract the best athletes, it's no different in the professorial com­ munity," he said. "It's great to have a spot to feature their books and find the book that's hard to find at a place like Bames and Noble." Marcus Ceniceros, vice presi­ dent of Student Governm ent and government junior, said the University has a variety of issues that require funding, and some are more important than others. "W e do hope that the University keeps the student's interest while their budget money," using Ceniceros said. "But I think the University is wise enough to bud­ get their expenses to the best of their abilities including its subsidy for the bookstore." On Jan. 31, Intellectual Property w ill be presenting the recently published works of James Cox and Neville Hoad, assistant pro­ fessors from the department of English. 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George, director of the James Madison Program at Princeton University and a mem­ ber of the President's Council on Bioethics, said he feels college stu­ dents are not properly engaged in the political system due to ineffec­ tive teaching. George's lecture is part of the Phi Beta Kappa Lecture Series "The Essence of a Liberal Education: Defining the 'Core'." As U T carefully redefines its core curriculum , a key issue of debate is which area of study undergraduate students are most deficient in. W hile the Task Force on C urricular Reform, a 20-member body convened by former president Larry Faulkner, reached a conclusion that college students should appreciate and study the arts and humanities, consensus among the general faculty has been scarce. George illustrated his belief that a proper civic education is essen­ tial in a democratic society using historical events and figures. He said he believes most students he has encountered in his classes are intelligent and have a respectable concept of American government. "N o t enough teachers are teaching the beliefs of the found­ ing fathers," he said. "W e need to promote the principles of American founding." He said most students in his classes answer "no" when asked if Alexander Ham ilton should be included in the list of the most influential U.S. presidents. Hamilton, a cabinet member in the George Washington's administra­ tion alongside Thomas Jefferson, never assumed the presidency. He also said most students can flesh out the differences between the three branches of government and know what the Bill of Rights is. However, he said the average student in a government class does not know the founding fathers' greatest intention was limiting the power of government. He cited examples of some students he had worked with who believed that Dwight D. Eisenhower surrendered to Gen. Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Courthouse, ending the American C ivil War. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant. Students even knowing the decade in which the C ivil War occurred is a step in the right direction, he said. He said he wants to invite stu­ dents into the "great debate" of how to approach the most press­ ing political issues. "A true civic education must never be indoctrination," he said. George also discussed concerns that certain branches of govern­ ment were putting themselves above the Constitution. One audi­ ence member recalled the Bush v. Gore case in 2000, in which the U.S. Supreme Court made a polit­ ical decision in stopping the vote recounts taking place in Florida. George said elected officials seem more accountable to the general public than those in the judicial branch. "You really can throw the ras­ cals out. You just saw it in the last election," he said, referring to the Democratic shift in Congress. Students should want to know enough about the Constitution and its limits on power to have an intelligent discussion on the topic, he said. "[W inston] Churchill was right. 'Democracy is the worst system except for all of the oth­ ers'," George said. Spring 2007 academic calendar changes • As a result of the University closure for bad weather, registration, add/drop and tuition/fee payment deadlines have been extended as follows: • Add/drop for registered and paid students and late registration for students not yet registered has been extended until Jan. 22. The late registration fee is $25. • All students will have access to register for and add/drop classes during the following time periods: Jan. 18,19 and 20 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to midnight Jan. 22 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. •Tuition/fees payment deadline for undergraduate, graduate and law students has been extended until 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22. The spring 2007 academic calendar is available at httpJ/www.utexas. edu/student/registrar/06-07long.html. Source: UT Office o f the Registrar Turtles survive winter freeze in UT pond Turtles in the University's turtle pond sur­ vive icy winter storms like most turtles do, by burrowing into the mud at the bottom of the pond, river, lake or stream, slowing down their metabolism and having a rest, said Gregory Pauly, a biological sciences graduate student who currently oversees the turtle pond north of the Tower. However, the 80 to 100 turtles in the turtle pond, some of which are descen­ dants of turtle pond natives and others abandoned pets of UT students had little burrowing to do, since their water is flowing and didn't likely freeze through the week's below freezing temperatures, Pauly said. Turtle pond turtles range in size from an inch-and-a-half long to the 14-inch long snapping turtles, Pauly said. 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Wednesday Wednesday, 12 pm Thursday 12 p.m Friday 12 pm Thursday Friday xm bumnt m Day Pnor ic ^uOmcmbd*v Monday. 12 pm Tuesday, 12 pm W ire Editor: Robert C ha n ww w .da i lytexa nonline.com WORLD BRIEFLY Iranian president rebukes U.S. military buildup in Gulf TEHRAN, Iran — President M a hm oud Ahmadinejad lashed out over the U.S. military buildup in the Gulf, saying Thursday that Iran is ready for any possibility in its standoff with the West over its nuclear program. The president m ade clear he was not backing dow n in his tough rhetoric toward the United States, despite criticism at home. The United States sent a sec­ ond aircraft carrier to the Gulf this week, a buildup that Defense Secretary Robert Gates said was intended to impress on Iran that the war in Iraq has not m ade America vulnerable. Heavy rain, strong winds batter Europe killing 27 LO N DO N — Hurricane-force w inds and heavy dow npours hammered northern Europe Thursday, killing 27 people and disrupting travel for thousands. The storms were a m ong the fiercest in years, ripping off part of the roof at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, toppling a crane in the Netherlands and upending trucks on Europe's busiest highway. By evening, weather-related accidents had killed 27 people, including a 2-year-old boy hit by falling brick in London. U.S. criticizes anti-satellite weapons test by China W ASHING TON — The United States criticized China on Thursday for conducting an anti-satellite test in which an old Chinese weather satellite was destroyed by a missile. The Bush administration has kept a lid on the test for a week as it w eighs its significance. Analysts said China's weather satellites w ould travel at about the same altitude as U.S. spy satellites, so the test represented an indirect threat to U.S. defense systems. The test destroyed the satel­ lite by hitting it with a kinetic kill vehicle launched on board a bal­ listic missile. Compiled from Associated Press reports &NATI0N T h f. 1>m i > T r \ w House Dems pass 6-bill agenda ,VFH DIRECT! By Kasie H un t The A ssociated Press WASHINGTON — House ¡Democrats crossed the finish line Thursday In their race to pass a six-bill agenda in the first 100 hours of the new Congress. From noon, Jan. 4, when the 110th Congress opened, the House had been in session 87 hours when, shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday, it passed the last of the "Six for '06" bills that Democrats promised to deliver within 100 hours of assuming power. "We have delivered on our promise," Speaker Nancy Pelosi said at a news conference prema­ turely hailing her party's accom­ plishment more than two hours before the actual final vote on an energy bill capping the agenda. Republicans complained the through bills were hammered after Democrats reneged on a campaign promise to let the opposition offer amendments and help shape legislation. Democrats had leveled the same criticism that Republicans, when they held House bills passed as part of the 100-hour agenda • Slap a "conservation fee" on oil and gas taken from deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico; scrap nearly $6 bil­ lion worth of oil industry tax breaks enacted by Congress in recent years; and seek to recoup royalties lost to the governm ent because of an Interior Department error in leases issued in the late 1990s. Passed Thursday. • Lower interest rates on federally su b ­ sidized student loans from 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent in stages over five years at a cost to taxpayers of $6 billion. Passed Wednesday. • M ake the governm ent bargain directly with drug com panies with the aim of reducing prices of prescriptions for Medicare beneficiaries. Passed Jan. 12. • Expand government-financed em bryonic stem cell research. Passed Jan. 11. • Raise the federal m inim um wage from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour over 26 months. Passed Jan. 10. • Bolster terrorism-fighting efforts with more cargo inspections. Passed Jan. 9. Source: The Associated Press A m a n ch ecks the afterm ath of a car b o m b in g in central B a gh d ad , Thursday. S u s a n W a lsh | A sso cia te d press H o u se Sp e ak e r N a n c y Pelosi, se c o n d from left, a n d other representatives a p p la u d d u rin g a ne w s con fere nce on Capitol Hill, Thursday. the majority, denied them those opportunities. President Bush has threatened to veto two of the bills — one to expand stem cell research and another to force the government to negotiate the prices of prescrip­ tion drugs under Medicare. Last year, he vetoed a similar stem cell bill — the onlv time he's wielded the veto pen. All of the bills face change in the Senate, where rules and a much slimmer Democratic majority' assure a bigger role for Republicans. And the House and Senate would have to agree on the language of any bill before it is sent to President Bush for his signature or a veto. New developments in Iraq Pentagon loosens rules for terror suspect trials By A nn e Flaherty The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Pen­ tagon set rules Thursday for detainee trials that could allow terror suspects to be convicted and perhaps executed using hearsay testimony and coerced statements, setting up a new clash between the president and Congress. The rules are fair, said the Pentagon, which released them in a manual for the expected trials. Democrats controlling Congress said they would hold hearings and revive legislation on the plan, and human rights organizations complained that the regulations would allow evidence that would not be tolerated in civilian or mili­ tary courtrooms. According the 238-page to manual, a detainee’s lawyer could not reveal classified evidence in the person's defense until the gov­ ernment had a chance to review it. Suspects would be allowed to view summaries of classified evi­ dence, not tine material itself. The regulations lack some pro­ tections used in civilian and mili­ tary courtrooms, such as against coerced or hearsay evidence. They are intended to track a law passed last fall by Congress restoring Bush's plans to have special mili­ tary commissions try terror-war prisoners. Those commissions had been struck down earlier in the year by the Supreme Court. A d 11 a l-K h aza li Associated Press • M ahdi Arm y fighters said they were under siege in their Sadr City strong­ hold as U.S. and Iraqi troops killed or seized key com m anders in pinpoint nighttime raids. • Police report a total of 59 people killed or foun d dead. • An Iranian offer to help the United States stabilize Iraq and end its mili- tary support for Hezbollah and Hamas was rejected by Vice President Dick Cheney in 2003, a former top state department official told the British Broadcasting Corp Wednesday. • More than 100 former m embers of Saddam Hussein's regime will stand trial this year, prosecutor Jaafar al- M oussaw i said. 3A Friday, J a n u a ry 19, 2 0 0 7 NATION BRIEFLY Methodist clergy launches petition to stop Sush library D ALLAS — Saying som e Bush administration policies conflict with church teachings, Methodist ministers from across the nation launched an online petition drive Thursday urging Southern Methodist University to abandon plans to build his presidential library. The petition says church m e m ­ bers believe that linking George W. Bush's presidency with a university bearing the Methodist nam e "is utterly inappropriate." A m ong the petition's 18 organiz­ ers are 10 Methodist bishops, S M U graduates and a retired professor. Fed chairman warns of strain from retiring baby boomers WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned on Thursday that the econom y could be gravely hurt if Social Security and Medicare aren't revamped, and he urged lawmakers to tackle the nation's fiscal issues. "If early and meaningful action is not taken, the U.S. econom y could be seriously weakened," Bernanke told the Senate Budget Committee. It marked the Fed chief's m ost forceful warning to date on the potential problems with the loom ing retirement of 78 million baby boomers. Senate passes Democrats' ethics and lobbying bill W ASHINGTON — The Senate, overcom ing a dispute that posed a major embarrassment to both parties, m oved late Thursday to pass a bill to change the way lawmakers conduct their business and interact with lobbyists. The bill would ban gifts and travel paid by lobbyists, require lobbyists to reveal more about w ho they talk to and w ho they give m oney to and shed more light o n so-called earmarks, the pet projects lawmakers slip into legislation. Compiled from Associated Press reports DOUBLE DAVE’S delivery till midnight ATTENTION FACULTY AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS NOMINATIONS SOUGHT DOUBLE « S t DAVES AWARDS TO BE GIVEN IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000, $5 ,000, & $20,000 WE SERVE ALL UT DORMS, WEST CAMPUS & HYDE PARK AREA University Co-op/ George H. Mitchell Student Award for Academic Excellence For the sixth consecutive year The University of Texas at Austin, with the generous support of the University Co-op, will recognize nine UT undergraduates for superior scholarly or creative achievement. The Grand Prize W inner will take home a $20,000 Cash Prize. Three other nominees will receive $5000, and the remainder will receive $2,000. 1 he academic department in which the scholarly work was supervised will receive a concurrent award equal to h alf the value of each student s award. Students must be nom inated by a faculty m em ber for this award. N om inees must be ju n iors or seniors currently enrolled at UT A ustin or have received their undergraduate degree in D ecem ber 2006. Subm itted w ork should be finished or close to finished (e.g. a com plete draft o f a thesis or research paper). T H E DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS AND A PPLIC A IIO N S IS MARCH 1, 2007 AT 12 NOON B A C K - T 0 - S C H 0 0 L SPECIAL 2 LRG. PIZZAS 3 TOPPINGS . . . EVERY FRIDAY All DAY LONG COLD BEER • BIO-SCREEN TVs • LONGHORN SPORTS V IS A expire* 03/31/07 FOR N OM IN ATIO N FORM A N D AW AR D IN F O R M A T IO N P L E A S E V IS IT http://www.utexas.edu/student/connexus/awards/mitchell/ 4A Friday, January 19, 2007 EDITORIAL Saving Austin’s area habitats A $250-million project could cost some lonely salam anders their lives on an environmentally sensitive tract. Bull Creek, in north­ west Austin, is home to the Jollyville Plateau salamander, which is currently being considered for endangered species status. As of last Thursday, Bull Creek and nearby areas will be sharing their home with development. Despite controversy regarding the space, the city decided to use the site for a water treatment plant to service Austin's growing population of mostly wealthy retirees who want to take suburban crave-then-pave mentality to Central Texas. It is absurd that the city of Austin, known for fighting to protect environmentally fragile zones, would make the conscious choice to build on land hom e to a potentially endangered species. It is especially concerning that the council's primary environmental voice, Lee Leffingwell, spearheaded the decision, citing the lack of locations for building the water treatment plant. Apparently on a time crunch to satisfy Austin's growing water needs by 2013, the city council chose the city-owned Bull Creek site and ignored substantial suggestions to find another option. The city's first choice, another delicate area in the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, faced problems as a jointly owned tract by both the city and Travis County. County com missioners haven't supported the Cortana site because of its own endangered species and environmental sensitivity, though it is less sensitive than Bull Creek. Council members picked Bull Creek to avoid pressure from another party, the commissioners. Talk of constructing Water Treatment Plant No. 4 started in the 1970s, and Bull Creek was purchased in 1984. With 30 years to prepare for this problem, it is unlikely that the city's only choices were two of the most sensitive spots in Austin. Few citizens, except for environmentalists and the city auditor, even questioned the fact that the search results brought back so few viable options. In early October, UT's own integra tive biology professor Mark Kirkpatrick wrote Travis County com missioners and asked them to reconsider developing on Cortana instead of letting the city develop on Bull Creek. Kirkpatrick stated that environmental impacts on the Cortana site would be substantially less than those associated with the city-owned site. And so, after other pushes to reconsider, county commissioners recently agreed to take another look at the less fragile Cortana option and had scheduled a public hearing on the issue for mid- February. W hen council members made the decision last week, Mayor Will Wynn wrote in a letter to County Judge Sam Biscoe that the city just couldn't w ait one more month for negotiations, and the city therefore had to start working on the Bull Creek property. But according to the Save O ur Springs Alliance, which used city data to present a water-conservation plan, if Austinites embrace water conservation, we w on't need the first six-year phase of the plant to be built until after the projected 2013 deadline. New mediations were already on track when the council impul­ sively decided to go with Bull Creek, an area that council mem­ bers are fully aware is not supported by a growing number of city residents. And now the public, the people who will need the water in a few years, doesn't get a say. Additionally, the city quickly shot down another prospective option, put up by the owner of 341 acres of property on RM 620, Comanche Trail and Lake Travis. This Lucas tract, proposed in early November, could have been sold to the city. According to a letter from the property ow ner's representative to Council Member Mike Martinez, the city's hired engineers merely looked over paper maps of the location instead of visiting it themselves. In an August 2006 presentation to the council, Austin Water Utility brought forward clear reasons to leave Bull Creek as is, such as the very possible loss of the salamanders' habitat alto­ gether. If it's been obvious from the beginning that Bull Creek is the worst choice, why would the council choose the site in its final decision? Evidently, the council is not completely working to protect Austin's fragile environment. If it were, members would have considered conducting a new search for a feasible water treatment plant site. A new search was urged by city environmentalists and ignored by city government. The city council could also simply wait for the public hearing and further discussions with Travis County commissioners on the original proposed site. A few weeks w on't make a difference in starting construction on a water treatment plant months from now. Thursday's city council meeting was appropriately canceled due to the weather. Hopefully, council members can use the time off to think about the hasty decision they made last week and the backlash that should certainly come from all directions. CALLING ALL COLUMNISTS The Daily Texan Editorial Board is currently accepting applications for colum nist and editorial cartoonist positions. We are lo okin g to provide the Texan O p in ion Page with as m uch diversity of opinion as possible, w hich can be enhanced by a mixture of different racial, e co ­ nomic, political and educational backgrounds. W herever you feel that you fit on th o se scales, you are w elcom e on this page. 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They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Publications Board of O perating Trustees. SUBMIT A COLUMN Please e-m ail your colum n to editor@dailytexanonline.com. Colum ns m ust be fewer than 600 words. Your article should be a strong argum ent about an issue in the news, not a reply to so m e ­ thin g that appeared in the Texan. The Texan reserves the right to edit all colu m n s for brevity, clar­ ity and liability. T h e D a i l y T e x a n Editor-in -C hief: JJ Hermes P hon e: (512) 232-2212 E-m ail: editor@dailytexanonline.com A sso c iate Editors: Andrew Egan Adrienne Lee Justin Ward This decade has no name By Chris Jones Daily Texan Guest Colum nist Has it occurred to you that we live in a decade w ithout a name? Think about it a moment. Most of us grew up in the '90s, a decade marked by Bill Clinton, the em erging Internet and a boom ing economy. M any of us were born in the '80s, a decade characterized by Ronald Reagan and the end of the Cold War. Before that we had '70s (W atergate, Carter and disco), the Sixties (the Beatles and hip­ pies), the '50s and so on. the Each of these eras represented far more than a mere decade of time: they represented an epoch of American history and culture, a set of dividing lines that broad­ ly marked out what the country w as like at that time and how the nation evolved as time moved forward. Past decades could be used as shorthand for ideas and atti­ tudes that were obsolete — a Baby Boomer might be said to be "stuck in the '60s," for example — while shiny new decades rep­ resented what was cool, hip and WHAT TO THINK Was it the lack of a name that gave the decade this dull, featureless character, or does the lack of a name simply reflect that very character? promising. The original Reagan- era yuppies proudly defined themselves as being an integral part of the '80s, and once every­ body got thoroughly sick of those same yuppies, we started to yearn for the kinder and gen­ tler '90s yet to come. But this decade, running from 2000 to 2010, has no similar label. We're not the "Z eroes," we're not the "O h s." We refuse to be the "O ughts," as people in the 1900s referred to their own inaugu­ ral decade. Insofar as the media and pundits refer to the current decade, it's by the blandest, most general terms applicable — "the current decade," "the Bush era" and so on. However, the truth of the matter is that there's precious little need to refer to the current decade as a unified whole, because there's very little sense of what this decade actually represents. The past seven years haven't given rise to any musical styles that deserve to be placed alongside "'7 0 s rock" or "'8 0 s pop." We've seen no social trends, such as the '60s counterculture or '80s greed. Nobody identifies themselves as a "Zeroes kind of guy." Politically, this decade w ill eternally be linked to George W. Bush, but Bush's own legacy has fizzled som ew hat — the man w ho was originally supposed to lead us in a great war against ter­ rorism has instead stuck us in an endless quagmire in Iraq. Bush doesn't even rise to Nixon levels of corruption or Carter levels of helplessness. At this point, he's just the guy in charge while we wait for som ething better to com e along. I suspect what Am ericans will mostly remember of this current, nameless decade is how lacklus­ ter it really w as — how, in the middle of a mediocre economy, most people sim ply kept their heads down, tried to find decent health coverage and tried to deal with large but ill-defined wor­ ries about terrorism and global w arm ing one way or another. Was it the lack of a name that gave the decade this dull, fea­ tureless character, or does the lack of a name sim ply reflect that very character? There's no way to tell for certain, but the good news is that, one way or another, this decade is nearly behind us. If not this year, then certainly by next year, people w ill begin looking forward to the Teens, a bold, clear name that suggests vibrancy and renewal. Coupled with Bush's exit from politics and the resulting room for the United States to try new ideas and approaches in dealing with its big problems, the Teens may w ell represent a proper kickoff to the 21st Century, a way for us to put the muddle of the past years behind us and start anew in a bright and promising future. At least until the '20s. Jones is an electrical engineering graduate student. The abomination known as cats By Joseph D e v e n s Daily Texan Guest Colum nist Here's a funny joke: What has four legs, a tail, some whiskers, a stupid, emotionless little face, no respect for anything living or dead, a soul as black as the Devil's heart and poops in a box in the laundry room? Answer: A CAT. Oh, wait. That's not a joke. N OR IS IT ANY LAUGHING MATTER. Warning: If you enjoy the com ­ pany of domesticated house cate, you probably shouldn't read this column, because it will only make you unhappy. Every word in this piece is scientifically true, and people living in heightened states of delirium become unhap­ py when presented with the cold, dirty truth. Now, some history. Ancient Egypt was a great place to live if you loved to do math on a beaded child's toy, be turned into spicy beef jerky when you died and worship cate. But did you know that it was neither Alexander the Great nor the spread o f Christianity that destroved the Schrodinger had a cat. And guess what: SCH RO D ING ER'S DEAD NOW. Egyptians? I'll tell you what it was. It was those cate. Now fast forward 300 million years to the time of the Ancient Romans. Try and guess who real­ ly killed Caesar, set everything on fire and taught Nero how to play the fiddle. Did you guess a cat? Because if you did, then you are 100-percent correct. Look it up. Now fast forward again 1,200 billion years to the days of the m odem Americans. Cars are as big as houses. Houses are as big as mansions. Hot dogs are avail­ able individually wrapped packages. in Is it any wonder that a culture this absurd would allow cate to be kept in private homes as pete? Schrodinger had a cat. And guess what: SCH RODIN GER'S DEAD NOW. But of course this really isn't about cats, because a colum n about how much I hate cate would be dumb and nobody would want to read it, and I w ouldn't really want to finish writing it, because it would already seem contrived by the third paragraph. So this is really about: THE iPHONE. Man, the iPhone is dumb, am I right? YES. And here's why: We don't need it. NOBODY NEEDS ANYTHING LIKE THAT. And if you do think you need something like that, you're as big an idiot as m odem advertisers hoped you would be. You know those movies where it's the future, and everything's on fire and cereal boxes are alive and people all wear stupid-looking robotic neon hate? That's because iPhone was invented 30 years before the time the movie was set m. The iPhone is the technological equivalent to my m om 's argu­ ment as to why I should eat my potato salad when I was a little kid: "You like potatoes, you like salad, SO EAT THIS POTATO SALAD. I'M NOT TELLIN G YOU AGAIN." We like talking on the phone, watching TV shows and downloading music, so we should LOVE the iPhone, right? iThinkNot. It w as a w eak argum ent then, and it is an even weaker one today. M ixing a bunch of things up into one dumb, stu­ pid thing isn't innovation, it's deception, and if deception is the m other of invention, then she m ust have been friends with my mom back in 1990. I STILL HATE POTATO SALAD A N D A N Y TH IN G W ITH A LO W ERCA SE " I " IN FRONT OF IT IS AN ABOM INATION OF NATURE. Actually, I like to eat potato salad now. Especially the kind with celery in it, because tHe cel­ ery is crunchy, and it goes well with how the potatoes are so soft. But iPhone can still go to hell. Along with cate. Devens is a resident cultural critic and a studio art junior. THE FIRING LINE Defending Austin's culture In her Firing Line "Dr. King s true legacy" on Jan. 18, Anita Quintanilla unfairly slanders Austin, "where clas- sism is so thick you can cut it with a steak knife Our materialistic, celeb­ rity-crazed, blonde-obsessed culture has its priorities all twisted." As a longtime resident of Berkeley, Calif, (except for my time on the 40 Acres), I can tell you firsthand that Austin is mostly liberal and progres­ sive. I found residents of Austin to be as open-minded and compassionate as I have encountered anywhere in America. I never found Austin to be obsessed with blondes, celebrities or material things. Anita's flagrant misrepresenta­ tion of the city and its residents only shows her own dassist views and does nothing to further her cause. Cyrus A staneh U T alum J an u ary 18,2007 SUBMIT A FIRING LINE Please e-m ail your Firing Lines to firingline@ dailytexanonline.com . Letters m u st be fewer than 300 w ords and sh o u ld include your m ajor and classification.TheTexan reserves the right to edit all letters for brevity, clarity and liability. Friday, Ja n u a ry 19, 20 07 N e w 5A LOANS: No veto threat yet for new financial aid bill From pagel A According to the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, the bill would save students $2,300 for loans dispersed after July 1, 2006, and before July 1,2007. "Any aid that can be given to college students, especially with how high the costs are, is very well appreciated and needed," said Arun Venkataraman, government and honors business senior and president of Longhorns Speak, a UT political organization. "Though, if we are passing legislation regard­ ing relief for college students, I think what's more effective in a lot of cases is Pell Grants, where the money is up front." The White House did not threat­ en to veto the bill, but released a policy statement Tuesday that it pre­ fers alternatives, such as increased funding for the Pell Grant. Estimated to cost about $6 bil­ lion, the bill is intended to be solvent, meaning loan companies would absorb the cost, one-third of which would be supplied from reduced federal subsidies. Much debate surrounding the legisla­ tion concerns the financial effects covering such costs would have on loan companies. "There's some feeling that at some point if you squeeze that com­ munity enough that loans will not become as available as they were in the past, it'll change the nature of the services and make loans not as good a product as they are now," said Associate Director of Student Financial Services Don Davis. However, the bill could have positive implications on the econ­ omy, said Nicholas Chu, president of University Democrats and gov­ ernment junior. Savings from the interest rate cuts would put more money in the pockets of consum­ ers, helping the economy, he said. Other issues rolling through the House floor addressed whether or not the bill did anything to encour­ age students to attend college. Venkataraman said the bill helps college graduates pay stu­ dent debts more than it encour­ ages high school students' enroll­ ment in higher education. But enrollment issues are better suited for state governments, not federal, Chu said. "Issues with enrollment, tuition, making sure that universities have a fearsome budget are things that the state needs to deal with, especially in public universities." Nonetheless, more needs to be done than just passing college loan relief acts, Venkataramans said. "Any aid that can be given to college students, especially with how high the costs are, is very well appreciated and needed." Arun Venkataraman, president of Longhorns Speak "I think it's a good first step in improving student loans, espe­ cially for middle-class students," said President of the Graduate Public Affairs Council Christopher Kennedy. "But we also need to remember that grants for educa­ tion, in particular Pell Grants, are the financial aid that helps lower income students, so that needs to be the next step in improving financial aid." The bill is expected to move to the Senate, where Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., said he intends to wrap the bill in a broader legis­ lative package that would include the maximum Pell increasing Grant award. While Christopher Kennedy, graduate student at Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, said he can't guess what future awaits the bill, he said still more needs to be done than just maxi­ mizing the Pell Grant award. "We need to increase overall funding for Pell Grants, because if you don't increase overall fund­ ing, then you're reducing the number of total awards you can give out," he said. BBQ: Austinites, students mourn loss of local eatery From p a g e l A Firefighters upgraded the fire to a two-alarm in order to secure more assistance in the freezing weather. Bert's operates in another location on Far West Boulevard. The fire department could not comment on whether a similar electrical fire at the adjacent Ivory Cleaners in Oct. 2005 bore any connection to Thursday's devas­ tation. But to many students and Austin residents, Bert's, located on Martin Luther King Boulevard near campus, was more than a close-to-campus eatery. Its menu offered cult favorites like the T- Man, a heaping combination of beans, barbecue beef and sausage, and its walls exhibited priceless mementos of prominent Austin figures and the University cam­ pus. One of the restaurant's walls included memorabilia from the Longhorns' 1969 national foot­ ball championship under coach Darrell Royal. A well-known photograph featured George W. Bush and Rick Perry. "It's a real Austin place," said civil engineering senior Ben Jertschke, who frequented Bert's while at Austin High School. "You would walk in, and they would know who you are." He said the restaurant dis­ played a picture#of his high school's baseball team, which had reached the state finals. Mike Guerrero, an exercise and sports science senior at Texas State, said his parents are close friends with the owners. He recalled his father taking him to Bert's as a child. "I always went for the barbe­ cue chopped beef sandwich," he said. "It was delicious." Guerrero said his father had a picture of a deer he had hunt­ ed on the wall, which he called "muy grande." He said Bert's was a place with unique stories that could only be found within its walls. In the early '90s, a girl who worked at the restaurant was vis­ ited by her boyfriend, Guerrero said. The man pulled out a gem and a shoot-out ensued, he said. The bullet holes from the incident still remained, he said. Cattleman's Smokehouse and Ruby's BBQ are the only near campus barbecue eateries that remain. "Finding good barbecue near campus will be more of a search for students now," Guerrero said. STORE: Price an issue with organic food From p a g e l A "but it was something we all thought was important." Some of the products the store will carry include hummus, bagged organic spinach and snack items such as yogurt. "We hope to have a broad selection," Meyer said. DHFS has several ways that they receive feedback from din­ ers, ranging from approaching them in the store with questions to putting up a suggestion board. Meyer said he recently started a vegetarian focus group of eight to 10 University students who give him suggestions and ideas. A variety of free samples will be given out during store hours next week,Meyersaid. Representatives for vendors including Jones Soda and Woodstock Farms will be in the store to answer any ques­ tions customers may have about product information. Store hours are Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and Sunday 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Acknowledging the high price of organic and healthy foods, Meyer said that purchases will be cheaper when diners pay with a University ID loaded with Bevo Bucks or Dine In Dollars. When students, faculty and staff use this payment option, a 10-percent discount will be given, just like other DHFS locations. The store will be competitive with other health food stores, Meyer said, but some items will be more expensive, because DHFS doesn't have the buying power of the big stores, such as Whole Foods Market. While Hollis Ohara, journalism freshman, said the store is a good change from the typical fast food, she also said that most places with organic food are expensive and that is a concern. "Hopefully, it will work out, but if it's too expensive, I'll just go back to Wendy's," she said. Another student, Olivia Calvert, public relations and jour­ nalism junior, said she thinks the store sounds good for a univer­ sity based in Austin. "It fits in with the mood of the city that has a liberal, green, healthy, be-good-to-your-body feeling," she said. "It may not go over as well at A&M." WEATHER: Power restored within 3 hours From p a g e !A that 1,349 cubic yards, or 112 truckloads, of sanding material were dispersed, according to a city of Austin press release. Austin Energy estimates a total of 35,000 customers were without power at some point during the incident, but in most cases power was restored with­ in two to three hours. According the press to release, for the 84-hour period beginning midnight, Jan. 15, through noon, Jan. 18, Austin- Travis County Emergency Medical Services reported a combined call volume of 1,246 including 200 EMS requests, collisions for which EMS inter­ vention was necessary and at least 53 weather-related falls and injuries. During that three-day span, the Austin Police Department's preliminary numbers indicate 599 reported collisions, com ­ pared to 546 collisions in a 12- hour period during the Dec. 12, 2005, ice storm. Austin Water Utility crews responded to and repaired 16 water mains, two water service lines, three wastewater mains and three fire hydrants. NEWS BRIEFLY Parasites, weather blamed for dead birds in Austin Three aviary pathologists at Texas A& M University have independently concluded that parasites and a 10-degree drop in temperature were to blame for the deaths last week o f 63 birds in Austin that briefly sparked fears of a public health threat, a scientist said Thursday. "We elim inated our biggest concern: that there was a toxin or som ething that m ight be transm it­ ted to humans," said Dr. Lelve G. Gayle, the executive director of the Texas Veterinary M edical Diagnostic Laboratory. The night the birds died, tem ­ peratures dropped from about 50 degrees to 40 degrees in six hours. The birds, which were mostly grack- les, had parasites in their muscles, tissues and brains. None had food in their crops or gizzards, indicating they hadn't eaten in the previous 24 to 36 hours, Gayle said. "We found no evidence that any­ one should be concerned about a public health issue," Gayle said. Police shut dow n a 10-block stretch of Congress Avenue in the heart of d ow ntow n Austin for several hours Jan. 8. The closure — on the eve of the state's 80th legislative session — came after the birds were found overnight along Congress betw een Sixth and Eighth streets. There were no reports of hum ans harmed. — The Associated Press vm Smart students spend less!! Wu)U) .ukapttrf ■6firv1 at ~iChapters.com $75.99 $40.99 $ 1.99 elsewhere $ 101.99 Not Available! Not Available! *prices vary by individual title eBoo eC hapter' ■ i - , *»v‘; . 4 % 6A Friday, January 19, 2007 T h e D a i i/v T e x a n www.dailytexanonline.com University Editor: Stephanie Matlock P h o n e :(5 1 2 ) 2 3 2 - 2 2 0 6 Inclement weather postpones Watergate panel Woodward, Bernstein to speak on later date yet to be announced By Lindsay Stafford Daily Texan Staff famed Due to uncertain weather and travel conditions, jour­ nalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein were unable to fly into the city Wednesday, resulting in the postponement of the scheduled Watergate discussion panel at the Harry Ransom Center, said center spokeswoman Jennifer Tisdale. The journalists were to partici­ pate in two panels with University professors, a University dean and the editor of the Austin Amencan- Statesman Thursday to discuss the lasting effects of the Watergate scandal. The event has not been rescheduled yet, but there will be talks early next week to discuss a new date, Tisdale said. Woodward and Bernstein were Washington Post reporters who broke the news about the Nixon in administration's involvement the 1972 Watergate break-in and the following cover-up by the presi­ dent. Nixon later resigned in 1974. The two panels, titled "Watergate and Presidential Accountability" and "Watergate and the Media: Did the System Work?" will be broken up into one-hour-and-15-minute blocks. Participants in the first panel will include Woodward, Bernstein, public affairs associate professor Francis J. Gavin and law profes­ sor Sanford Levinson. This panel will be moderated by government professor Bruce Buchanan. The second panel participants include Buchanan said W atergate is still relevant, because it affects the way the political system is dealt with today. Woodward, Bernstein, UT College of Communication Dean Roderick Hart, and Rich Oppel, editor of the Austin American-Statesman. The moderator for this panel is history professor David Oshinsky. Buchanan said Watergate is still relevant, because it affects the way the political system is dealt with today. The panel will discuss how Watergate has impacted the way the political system and journalism hold presidents accountable. An online exhibition of The Woodward and Bernstein Watergate Papers is currently available on the center's Web site. Select items, including the Mark Felt file, will be displayed on the first floor of the Harry Ransom Center on the pan­ el's rescheduled day Felt, known as "Deep Throat" until 2005, was a source who leaked information to Woodward and Bernstein about the Nixon administration's involve­ ment in the Watergate scandal The University purchased the Woodward and Bernstein Watergate papers for $5 million, paid for by private donations. TUsdale said the Watergate panel is part of an agree­ ment between the University and Woodward and Bernstein to par­ ticipate in programs and events. Admission will be free but lim­ ited. Health Science Center donation planned for research, scholarships San Antonio institute will be renamed to honor donor The Associated Press SAN A N TO N IO — The U niversity of Texas H ealth Science Center at San Antonio has received $25 million for cancer research and scholarships from the Greehey Family Foundation, which is chaired by Valero Energy Corp. Chairman Bill Greehey. donation announced Thursday is the largest-ever pri­ vate gift to the health science cen­ ter and one of the biggest cash con­ tributions ever to the University of Texas System, according to the health science center. The The center said it will rename its north campus and the Children's Cancer Research Institute after Greehey. The north campus will be called the Greehey Academic and Research Campus and the research institute will be named the Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute. Nearly half of the money, $12 million, will be used to build 50,000 cancer squa re-feet of research laboratories, also named after Greehey. The labs will be in the health science center's planned South Texas Research Facility, which will connect to what will become the Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute. The other $13 million will fund the Greehey President's Endowment for Excellence in Children's Health Sciences. O f that, $5 million will go toward creating distinguished chairs to help the health science center recruit and retain clinician- scientists and $4 million will fund scholarships. The final $4 million will go toward community out­ reach programs for "m ore than 2.5 million medically indigent chil­ dren in South Texas." "The UT Health Science Center is already recognized as one of the top health science centers in the U.S., and this gift will put the center on the path to becoming one of the very best research facilities in the world," Greehey said in a statement. Valero, based in San Antonio, is North America's largest petroleum refiner. Valero Energy Corp. Chairman Bill Greehey, left, Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, center, president of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and James Huffines, chairman of The University of Texas System Board of Regents, talk after a press conference in which Greehey announced that his fam ­ ily foundation has contributed $25 m illion to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, on Thursday. 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The study released by the Association of Texas Professional Educators Jan. 11 found teach­ ers and parents were dissatisfied with the effectiveness of the TAKS test. The study also claims the TAKS test narrows curriculum, forcing teachers to "teach to the test" — a problem also touted by proponents of eliminating the test, including Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano. The study, "Teacher and Parent Perceptions of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills," was written by Edward Fuller, funded by the associa­ tion and conducted by Creative Consumer Research of Houston. Fuller surveyed 500 parents and 500 teachers throughout the state by phone and found that 77 per­ cent of teachers and 57 percent of parents say that the TAKS test fails to accurately evaluate a student's academic level. "An overwhelming 75 percent of parents and teachers agree that because of the TAKS test, teachers are teaching students to be test- takers rather than critical think­ ers," said Cindy Chapman, presi­ dent of the association, in a press release. Rene Garganta, principal of William B. Travis High School in Austin, said when the TAKS test was initially adopted, there was a misalignment between the cur­ riculum required by the state and the content of the test. Since that time, Garganta said he believes this misalignment has been cor­ rected. "It's not a matter of teaching test-taking strategies, it's a mat­ ter of teaching the curriculum," Garganta said. "If we teach the curriculum to the depth and com­ plexity that the state requires, then the students will perform well." Other findings suggest that the TAKS test creates excessive anxi­ ety and stress on students, espe­ cially at the elementary level. The Texas Education Agency administers the TAKS test. The TEA and the Texas State Board of Education monitor programs related to public education in Texas. Many school districts conduct benchmark testing throughout the school year prior to the TAKS test, said Debbie Graves Ratcliff, a TEA spokeswoman. Frequent TAKS preparation tests may contribute to concern over the amount of testing, even though these tests are not administered by TEA, she said. "We don't believe the state requirements are excessive. They shouldn't be focusing on just the test," Ratcliff said. "We want them to teach the state curriculum, and if they do that, the students will pass the test." Austin offers emergency communication By Reggie Ugw u Daily Texan Staff With the recent ice storm, the city of Austin's Office of Emergency Management is facing a flurry of reports about cold-weather calam­ ity. In the event of an emergency, a new notification system promises to keep communications running smoothly. CodeRED, the office's recent­ ly launched emergency-contact system, contains all of Austin's existing home and business tele­ phone numbers. In the event of an emergency, the system's database, which is the same as the one used for 911 calls, is capable of sending automated warning messages to all residents in the affected areas, said Gene Acuna, a spokesman for the city. The city has partnered with Communications Emergency Network Inc. to provide the ser­ vice, which went online Sunday, according to a news release. CodeRED works more directly than the federal Emergency Alert System, which employs radio and television networks, Acuna said. The new system uses Internet mapping technology to target spe­ cific segments of the population within the metropolitan area, as opposed to more dated emergency contact systems which take a "shot­ gun" approach. Leslie Schneiweiss, a spokeswoman for the Office of Emergency Management, said like "reverse CodeRED works 911." The system can deliver cus­ tomized messages at a rate of 60,000 calls per hour. Acuna said the messages would contain perti­ nent information about the nature of the emergency and what actions should be taken. The city also provides the ser­ vice for the hearing impaired. Businesses and residents can update the CodeRED database with cell phone numbers and alternate contact information by visiting the Office of Emergency Management's Web site at umrui ci.austin.tx.u s/oem/e tn e rgen cy_con- tact.htm. p t o ^ z z 4 ... ) M t a 2 likr Ptpfi Confederate veteran descendants donate money for preservation Steve von Roeder, left, and Terry Ayers, right, dressed in period uniform, are shown at the Texas General Land Office before a news conference with Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, Thursday in Austin. It was announced that their organization, Descendants of Confederate Veterans, donated money to a fund to help preserve 35 million historic maps and documents conserved by the land office. They are also reenactors. Von Roeder is dressed as a Confederate colonel, while Ayers is in the uniform of a Confederate private. H a r r y C a b lu c k | A s so ciated Press Enron's former treasurer to end home confinement HOUSTON — Ben Glisan Jr, the first former Enron executive to go directly to jail after pleading guilty to conspiracy in 2003, is expected to finish a stint of home confinement after three years in prison, his attorney and the federal Bureau of Prisons said Thursday. Glisan, the former Enron treasurer, pleaded guilty on Sept. 10,2003, in the corporate scandal that brought down the energy company and rocked Wall Street. He received a five- year sentence. Truck driver sentenced to life after 58 counts of conspiracy HOUSTON — A truck driver was spared the death penalty and sen­ tenced to life in prison Thursday for his role in the nation's deadli­ est human smuggling attempt - a journey that ended in the deaths of 19 illegal immigrants crammed in a sweltering tractor-trailer. Tyrone Williams, 36, was convicted last month on 58 counts of conspiracy, harboring and transporting immi­ grants. A jury deliberated for a little more than five days before deciding to send Williams to prison without the possibility of parole for each of the immigrants who died from dehydra­ tion, overheating and suffocation during the 2003 trip from South Texas to Houston. Williams still faces sentencing on Aug. 23 for the remaining 38 counts of harboring and transporting immigrants and for the conspiracy count. The maximum sentence for the conspiracy count is life in prison. Dallas suburb to vote on repeal of immigrant verification law FARMERS BRANCH — The Farmers Branch City Council will vote Monday whether to repeal an ordinance requiring landlords to verify the citizenship of potential tenants and replace it with a revised measure to put before voters on May 12. The city council approved the motion Wednesday night at a special meeting, said city spokesman Tom Bryson. Details of the new ordinance will be posted Friday. The council in November adopted the ordinance requiring property managers or owners verify the immi­ gration or citizenship status of apart­ ment renters. Several lawsuits have been filed on the anti-illegal immigrant measures. Presidio customs agent sues over demand he quit city PRESIDIO — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent has sued his bosses after being ordered to resign as an unpaid city councilman in this West Texas border city. In a lawsuit filed in Washington last week, Jaime Ramirez, a customs agent at the Presidio Port of Entry, asked a federal judge to permanently bar CBP officials from ordering him to vacate his elected post. He claimed that forcing him to resign was a viola­ tion of his First Amendment rights. In the lawsuit, Ramirez said he received a pair of memos - one in December and a second earlier this month - ordering him to leave his elected post or face discipline. The memos said there was the appear­ ance of a conflict of interest because of ongoing professional relationships between CBP and the city and coun­ ty of Presidio, according to the suit. Compiled from Associated Press Reports /The ( Princeton v— Review Wanna go to Law School? Thinking about law sch ool? Let us help! 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Likewise, they must attend an orientation session where they receive an electronic member key. the plan When a member wants to use a car, the member goes online and sees when one is available and reserves it. When their time comes, the member goes to the car and uses an electronic mem­ ber key to enter. The key for the vehicle is inside. The driver starts the car and drives wherever they need to go. The driver is charged hourly and mileage fees which the selected plan. vary with When the mem­ ber is done using the vehicle, the car is returned to its designated parking spot. "There How to use Austin CarShare 1. Be at least 21 years old and have a fairly clean driving record. 2. Pay a $25 application fee and a $300 refundable deposit. Depending on the plan you choose, there will be a monthly or yearly fee. 3. Attend an orientation session to receive an electronic member key. 4. Go online to check availability for the car and reserve it. 5. Pick up the car at the designated area. Locations • 2nd & Colorado streets • 4th Street & Congress Avenue • 23rd & San Antonio streets Source: www.austincarshare.org „ well as are 19 other North American cit­ ies that have car sharing programs, some k European cities," said Brandi Clark, mem­ ber of the board of directors of Austin C arShare. "W hat they've seen in other cities is that the best ratio is about 30 or 40 people per vehicle so we have room for expansion. We are probably adding more vehicles." Cities that have car share programs include Philadelphia, San Francisco, Chicago, Portland and the Twin Cities, Clark said. Austin is modeling their program after San Francisco and Philadelphia. These pro­ grams were started in 2001 and 2002, respectively. Both have more than 100 cars and 4,000 members, according to Elliott McFadden, chair of the Austin CarShare. There have been several stud­ ies on the effects of car sharing programs. Each CarShare vehicle takes 12 privately owned vehicles off the road, helping to reduce vehicle emissions, McFadden said. CarShare cars have an advan­ tage when it comes to parking. The city of Austin allows them to be parked at any city meter without charge. CarShare is looking at how to best interface with buses and bike routes. All the cars are equipped with bike racks on them. Misty Whited of Capital Metro confirmed they have teamed up with Austin CarShare in a 12- month agreement to cross-pro- mote both transportation meth­ ods. On Capital Metro maps and its Web site, CarShare's routes Shilpi Agrawal | Daily Texan Staff Elliot M cFadden, executive director of CarShare, stands in front of an Austin CarShare vehicle. The com pan y allows m em bers to use cars strategically placed around Austin for a $25 fee and $300 refundable deposit. are displayed. Any publication regarding Austin CarShare will contain information about Capital Metro as well. "The concept of car sharing does have the potential to ben­ efit commuters in Central Texas," said Adam Shavitz, a public rela­ tions representative for Capital Metro. Some UT students question whether they would use a service such as Austin CarShare. "I'd have to work out the math for it, really," said Jie Chen, an Australian exchange business student who does not have a car in Austin. "You only really use your car for a certain amount of time, and the rest it is parked while you go about your busi­ ness. It seems like a waste for the time you're not using your car that you are paying."' Chen, who lives at Towers Dormitory, says she either walks or takes the bus where she needs to go. UT students may ride the bus for free. Biology senior Elyse Fritschel does not have a car but wonders if there is much advantage to using CarShare over a traditional rental car company. She figures paying an application fee, a deposit and either a monthly or annual fee on top of mileage and hourly rates for a CarShare car would be more costly than a rental car which is available for a flat daily rate. McFadden said there were sev­ eral advantages of car sharing over renting a vehicle. Most car rental companies will not rent to anyone under the age of 25. Austin CarShare is avail­ able to anyone 21 years of age and older. CarShare is working on being able to expand their ser­ vices to those 18 and older, said McFadden. Car rental places rent by the day, while CarShare members are able to use a car in increments as small as 15 minutes. CarShare includes gas, insurance, mainte­ nance and roadside assistance, which is not always available with rental companies, he said. Clark sees programs such as CarShare as being more and more important in the future. "They expect in the next 20 years another million people are going to move here," she said. "There's no way people are going to be able to drive the way they have been. We need to start thinking about alternatives to sin­ gle-occupancy vehicles. We want people to only use cars when cars make the most sense.'' 8A Friday, January 19, 2007 Austin C arShare em u lates program s in oth er U.S. cities By Jennifer Cooke Daily Texan Staff Sutton Giese lived in Boston before she moved to Austin a little more than a year ago. Cars were expensive to park and impracti­ cal to own in Boston, so she took public transportation. Giese decided to try life with­ out a car in Austin: She walks, takes the bus or uses her scooter. "Public transportation in Austin is better than people give it credit for," said Giese, a historic preservation graduate student. "It depends on where you live, where you want to go and when, but it's not bad." A new transpor­ is tation option now available for Austinites like Giese: car sharing. I Austin CarShare nonprofit is a that organization allows its mem­ bers to borrow cars they need when them. Currently the organization owns four vehi­ cles, three Toyota Scion hatchbacks and a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck. The vehicles are parked in designated spots the city of Austin gave CarShare around the downtown and campus areas. A Scion and the Tacoma are parked at San Antonio and 23rd streets in West Campus. Anyone who passes a driv­ er's record check and is at least 21 years of age may join. Members pay a $25 applica­ , V j ’- ' t| • é* ;. W- $1 double cheeseburger just one of my favorites on M cD onald’s Dollar Menu •I participating McDonald s « am t i’m lovin’ it WiFi now available INSIDE The WNBA loses one of its original franchises T h e D a i l y T e x a n HS *r m ÍiÉM M M I . SEC T IO N Friday, January 19, 2007 www.dailytexanonline.com Sports Editor: Eric Ransom E-mail: sports@daiivtexanonline.com Phones {512) 232-2210 C O LU M N Final game disproves BCS perceptions By Ricky Treon Daily Texan Colunmist play. First impressions are never what they seem — at least not in this year's BCS national championship. After Ted Ginn Jr. ran back the opening kickoff for a touchdown on Jan. 8, Ohio State was ahead of Florida with only 16 seconds off the clock. The Buckeyes had instant momentum. Impression? Ohio State came to That notion was quickly nulli­ fied. The Buckeyes looked as rusty as a Civil War-era knife, and their offense was just as dull, managing just one more touchdown during the 41-14 loss. Some of that inef­ fectiveness was due to the loss of Ginn after his touchdown, but that shouldn't have kept them from trying to stretch the field. Ohio State's defense looked just as had, letting the Gator offense do whatever it wanted, especially through the air. Florida executed nearly perfectly in the first quarter. That washed away the thought that Chris Leak, the m uch maligned Florida quarterback, couldn't lead his team through the big game and would prove his many doubters correct yet again. Another perception shot down. W hile Florida coach Urban Meyer continued to substitute in highly touted freshman quarter­ back/running back Tim Tebow when the Gators approached the end zone, Leak was nearly perfect through the air and did everything it took to bring Florida to the red zone. He was as good a leader as there was on the field, and he ended his stormy career with the Gators as well as any college quarterback can. Which leads us to Ohio State's H eism an-w inning quarterback Troy Smith. The Heisman serves as an instant label, announcing to the world that its recipient is a leader among leaders, the great among the great. That's the expectation the trophy brings. But in Glendale, Ariz., Smith was far from that. Granted, he was under more pressure than he's seen all season, most of it com ­ ing from Florida's defensive ends, which played outstanding football all night. But Smith was supposed to be able to rise above that. Or at least do something. Anything. Smith seemed unable to step up in the pocket, and when he scrambled he ran right into the Rorida defenders. And when he wasn't getting sacked, Smith was just throwing the ball away, whether it was on purpose or as a result of his inabil­ ity to hit the receivers. Troy Smith: Not all he was TREON continues on page 3B W O M E N 'S B A SK ET B A LL Poor shooting dooms Texas By Clay Whittington Daily Texan Staff Inclement weather postponed No. 22 Texas' travel )lans, delaying the game with Iowa State until rhursdav. Ynd when the Longhorns finally tipped >ff in Ames, their play was a little reflective of Yustin's frosty conditions. The Longhorns couldn't overcome a horrible shooi­ ng night as they fell to the Cyclones by a score of 67- 56, dropping Texas to 2-2 in the Big 12 and 13-5 over- ill. Iowa State snapped a three-game losing streak ind improved to 14-4 overall, 2-3 in the Big 12. Texas made several runs throughout the game, but never could get over the hump as Iowa State seemed to always steal back the momentum with a long 3- pointer. "It's really hard to guard a team that is so good from the [3-point] arc," Texas coach Jody Conradt Mid to AM 1300 The Zone. "It's really hard to win here win you spot them the way we did in the first half." The Longhorns trailed 34-22 at halftime and never led in the game as Iowa State senior Lyndsey Medders scored a game high 23 points and dished out six assists Iowa State quickly established a 13-point lead at 18-5, behind a solid zone defense that held the Longhorns to 2-of-18 shooting over the first 10:39. Texas finished the game shooting 24-of-72 from the field. Medders continued to heat up in the second half. With 49 seconds left, Carla Cortijo hit a jumper that cut the lead to six at 54-60, but Toccara Ross would hit a pair of free throws to keep Texas at bay for the rest of the game. Cortijo led the Horns in scoring with 12 points, fol­ lowed by Emeisha Bailey (11) and Eamesia Williams (10) as Tiffany Jackson struggled offensively (7 points) but still grabbed a game high 11 rebounds. M E N 'S S W IM M IN G Texas' Tiffany Johnson puts up a shot against Iowa State's Lyndsey Medders during the first half of a basketball gam e Thursday in Ames, Iowa. Steve Pope | Associated Press Top-ranked Longhorns host Arizona this weekend Texas topped Auburn, Auburn and junior Brian Smith placed third against Georgia. Georgia last week to start spring season By Adam Bielamowicz Daily Texan Staff If there was any doubt as to whether the Texas m en's swim­ ming and diving team deserved to be the top-ranked team in the nation, those doubts flew out the window over the weekend. The No. 1 Longhorns traveled to the Southeast to take on a pair of perennial national contenders in two separate dual meets. Texas came away with a 130-113 vic­ tory over the No 4 Auburn Tigers Thursday and a 161-135 victory over the No. 9 Georgia Bulldogs Saturday. "It is always tough to go to som eone else s pool and race well, and we did that against two of the top teams in the nation," Texas coach Eddie Reese said. The victory over Auburn, the four-tim e defending national champions, ended a 44-meet win streak that dated exactly six years to a Texas victory over the Tigers on Jan. 11, 2001. "It was a really long w eek­ end, and we spent a lot of time sifting on a bus," senior Tyler O'Halloran said. "But w e went in with the right attitude and swam a couple of great meets." Freshman Ricky Berens led the way for the Longhorns over the weekend, coming away with five individual wins, three of which came over Auburn. addition, "I was able to finish really strong in my races, and I was really happy about that," Berens said. In ju nior M att McGinnis won the 200-yard free­ style in both meets, sophomore Michael Klueh won the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyle events against Auburn, junior Caleb McDermott won the 200-yard backstroke in both meets, and the 200-yard medley relay team took first at both meets. In the diving com petitions, freshman Mike Wong took fourth place on the 3-meter board against But despite coming out on top of the scoreboard, Reese was sur­ prised at how much the tough winter break workouts had affect­ ed the team. "O ur times were a little slower than they had been all year, but so were theirs," Reese said. "W e were surprised, and Auburn and Georgia were surprised. We've been working real hard, but now it's time to get to resting." Despite the slow times, the team was happy to come away with victories, especially over Auburn. "W e went into Auburn with great focus knowing that we were swimming against a great team," said O'Halloran, who swam on the 200-yard medley relay teams. "We fought them harder than we ever had during my four years here. It was really good to see a kink in Auburn's armor." The Longhorns will use the momentum gained from their road trip to help them prepare for their next contest. In what will be their last meet against a ranked team until the Big 12 conference meet, Texas will take on the No. 5 Arizona Wildcats and the SMU Mustangs in a double-dual meet tonight and tomorrow afternoon at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. The Longhorns previously faced Arizona previously this sea­ son at the Texas Invitational on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 and 2. Arizona took first place among the eight teams invited with 787 points while Texas finished second with 696.5 points. "Som e of the times that Arizona put up in the Invitational are some of the best in the country," Reese said. "SM U has four or five guys thaf swim really well, and they are real tough com petitors." Although Reese would like to come away with a victory, he knows that this meet is about the bigger picture. "After the way we swam against Auburn and Georgia, we've decid­ ed to back oft a little bit," he said This means that the Longhorns SWIMMING continues on page 28 Longhorns ranked preseason No. 5 The Big 12 released its preseason softball poll, with the Longhorns coming in at No. 5. Texas A&M was voted preseason No. 1 in the Big 12 poll, followed by Baylor, Nebraska and Oklahoma. The Longhorns open the-r season on Feb. 9. Countdown to Conradt's 900th win Reporters getting some reprieve WASHINGTON — The new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has asked the Department of Justice to stop trying to compel two reporters to reveal who leaked BALCO grand jury testimony. — The Associated Press Two team s hold double-digit win streaks at m idseason M E N 'S B A SK ET B A L L Longhorns face off against Villanova Longhorns, Wildcats in the country. played to final shot last year in Austin By Anup Shah Daily Texan Staff When Texas' basketball team squared oft against Villanova's liighly touted four-guard lineup in Austin last year, many specu­ lated that the Longhorns would not be able to keep up with the Wildcats' fast pace. This year, it's the Longhorns who bring run-and-gun the offense to the City of Brotherly Love. But coach Rick Bam es is not ready to draw com parisons between his Longhorns and last year's Villanova squad. "W e're not nearly as tough as those guys," Bam es said. "There's no com parison to that [Villanova] group. They were both physically and mentally tough." Texas heads to Philadelphia for the first time in 60 years to take on a new-look Villanova team. Last year, the Wildcats did not have a big man. This year they have Curtis Sumpter, a 6-foot-7- inch inside-outside threat who is currently second in the Big East in scoring. One o f the toughest parts of the game could be the momentum that Villanova has picked up late­ ly. There's also the bitter taste in triple-overtime loss at Oklahoma State. But Bames is not too worried about the loss, saying that he was proud of the effort given by his team against Oklahoma State in one of the harshest environments "O ur guys fought hard," Bames said. "W e were resilient. We didn't at any point in time give in. We're a tough team and w e've got a tough group of guys." Villanova is coming off of a bril­ liant 102-87 win over No. 20 Notre Dame, in which the W ildcats were able to get four players to score more than 18 points. With that kind of mom entum , they will likely show no fear when they welcome No. 23 Texas into their house. Following the loss to Oklahoma State, many around the nation began to consider Texas freshman Kevin Durant as the best player in the country Under normal cir­ cumstances, the hype could swell the heads of a team far too easily. But under Bam es' management, nothing is really satisfactory until games are won. in "I'm not the nation," Barnes said. "I'm not too w orried about what they're all buzzing about. We just want to w in gam es." tune with Durant has scored 37 points in two conference games this season, setting records for m ost points in a game by a freshman in the Big 12 and tying most points by a Texas player in conference play. Through four Big 12 games, he is averaging 34 points and 13.5 rebounds, leading the conference in both categories. Yet while keeping the hype in the locker rixim down, Bames still knows that Durant Ls capable of more. "I still don't think we've seen the best," Bam es said. Texas fresh­ man Justin M ason goes up for a shot against Oklahoma this past Saturday. Mason and the Longhorns play Villanova this Saturday. Shaun Stewart Daily Texan Staff I n s id e S p o r t s T h e D a i l y T e x a n www.dailytexanonline.com 2B Friday, January 19, 2007 NBA NOTEBOOK Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady, left, pres­ sures Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki in the first half of an NBA basket­ ball game Tuesday in Dallas. Matt Slocum A sso cia te d Press £ 3 Mavericks, Suns riding high Both teams hold two double-digit midseason win streaks By P h ilip Clark Daily Texan Staff led The Dallas Mavericks picked up their 31st victory and fourth consecutive victory Sunday after­ noon against the Toronto Raptors. Dirk Nowitzki the Mavs with 38 points and 11 rebounds, while Toronto's Chris Bosh had 24 points and 15 rebounds. Jason Terry pitched in 17 points for the Mavs, hitting five three-point­ ers, while former Longhorn T.J. Ford had 16 points and eight assists. The Mavericks increased their league-best record to 31-8, while the Raptors fell to 17-21, still in lead of an awful Atlantic Division. The Mavericks followed that win with a 109-96 win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday. Tracy McGrady scored 45 points, but left in the fourth quarter with back issues. Phoenix keeps streak alive Only weeks after having their franchise-long 15-game win streak snapped, the Phoenix Suns gained their second double-digit winning streak of the season. As of the end of the weekend, the Suns' streak stands at 11 after a 100-91 victory over Houston. The Suns are the second team this season to have two double­ digit win streaks in the same season, the other being the Dallas Mavericks. By beating Houston on Wednesday in addition to the Grizzlies, they also became the second team this season to reach 30 wins, the other being the Mavs. Sixers waive Webber After buying out the remaining years of Chris Webber's contract, the Philadelphia 76ers waived the All-Star forward. Webber has made it clear that he would only be willing to offer his ser­ vices to a contender. On Tuesday, Webber signed with the Pistons as a free agent after passing waiv­ ers. Webber scored two points in his debut with the Pistons on Wednesday, but Detroit dropped the game against the Utah Jazz, 100-99. Backcourt injuries lead to Boykins trade to Injuries the Milwaukee Bucks' backcourt pushed man­ agement to make some sort of move. M ilwaukee's two lead­ ing scorers, Mo Williams and Michael Redd were both injured earlier this month, and while Williams is expected back in a few weeks, Redd is out indef­ initely. The Bucks traded sel­ dom used guard Steve Blake to Denver for Earl Boykins and Julius Hodge. Boykins was aver­ aging 15.2 points per game for the Nuggets, and almost 20 per game after the trade that sent prolific scorer Allen Iverson to Denver. COLUMN Folding of Charlotte franchise doesn’t bode well for WNBA By Ariawna Talton Daily Texan Colunm ist By Ariawna Talton Daily Texan Staff There has yet to be a brawl among players and fans. There's been no commencement of the players union the league's use of a Spalding ball. And in the 10 years of existence, there has yet to be a player pub­ licly demanding a trade. to dispute Maybe it is the lack of drama that has left the WNBA on the back burner of the sports world. Ten players taking to the hard­ wood for a good old-fashion game of basketball is obviously just not enough anymore. Maybe that is why the previous league of 14 teams will begin its 2007 season minus one of its originals — the Charlotte Sting. Former Duke University star Monique Currie was sitting pretty in last year's draft when she was selected third by the Sting. Now she's trying to adapt to life in Chicago with her new team the Sky. Currie was selected in a pro­ cess almost never heard of in the sporting world — a dispersal draft. The North Carolina-based team made the fold official ear­ lier this month when owners of Bobcats Sports and Entertainment Group (also owners of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats) severed all ties with the Sting. Now the former Sting roster has been dispersed throughout the league, with cer­ tain teams passing on a selection. adjusts While Currie to Chicago's style of play, other headliners like Tangela Smith and Helen Darling will play for the Minnesota Lynx and the San Antonio Silver Spurs, respectively. So why is it that during this day and age, when money for sports surely doesn't appear to be lacking, that a league can just lose a team in the middle of the week? Let's first look at the WNBA's most obvi­ ous comparison — the NBA. More dunks, more games, more fans, and more money, right? But one thing the WNBA doesn't lack is heart and production on behalf of its players, players whom on average make less than one-fourth of what their male counterparts make. Let's revisit the Issue at hand in Charlotte. The NBA's Charlotte Bobcats having won only about 35 percent of their games as they approach the midpoint of the sea­ son. It raises the question — why hasn't this franchise folded and been excused from the league? I'll tell you why — it's because there is a tolerance for mediocrity in some NBA franchises that just won't fly in the WNBA. If that weren't true, then wrhy are the Bobcats, along with the Atlanta Hawks and Portland Trailblazers, still suiting up every night? It's possible that the Stings' own­ ers were looking at the lousy turn­ out of about 5,700 fans on an aver­ age night, and the lack of media interest may have played a role in the final decision. But let's be honest, the Sting were no financial threat, with the minimum rookie salary being less than $33,000 and the maximum not topping $93,000. The numbers don't seem daunting if the ownership group can afford the average salary of ¿3 million on a lackluster Bobcat team. So is this the slow demise of a deservingly thriving league? Will the current and future female col­ lege hoop stars now sit at their respective draft days and in their minds be concocting back­ up careers for when their team folds? Will true WNBA fans miss out on the possible electrifying careers of Tiffany Jackson, Candice Parker and Courtney Paris simply because these players won't want to start their careers off in limbo? Maybe for the sake of the league, new management and promotions personnel should be considered. There's already little stability in a $40,000 salary. As I'm sure former Sting fans can attest to — the least these women should have is the security of a job. SWIMMING: Longhorns beating best From p ag elB have cut back in the weight room, shortened their workouts in the pool and ended two-a-day practices. "It's been really nice sleeping in this week," O'Halloran said. "This will definitely make us more refreshed in March." Despite the need to rest, the team will still be looking to pull out a victory this weekend. "We're definitely tired, but one of the biggest parts of swimming is the mental thing," O'Halloran said. "If you beat teams like Auburn and Arizona then you have a certain confidence if you face them in the NCAA's, and we would like to use that to our advantage." 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Stellar first-half play, manifest­ ed in the scoring lead, together w ith his status as reigning "Next One" combined to give Crosby the highest vote total in the league w ith more than 825,000 votes, the second highest total ever. Joining him up front in the East w ill be the Sabres' mighty midget Daniel Briere and Washington's Alexander Ovechkin. Rearguards include the Sabres' Brian "Soupy" Campbell, who sur­ prisingly is the league's third most popular player, and Canadien Sheldon Souray. Buffalo netmind- er Ryan M iller rounds out the start­ ing lineup and gives the Sabres a league-record three starters in the mid-winter classic. As coach of the conference's top team in the first half, Lindy Ruff w ill bring yet another Buffalo presence. Things are far less organized out West, where the conference's best squad w ill field only one starter as Scott Niederm ayer of the Ducks joins perennial blueline standout Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings as starting defensemen. The league's second leading vote- getter, reigning M V P Joe Thornton of the San Jose Sharks, w ill join teammate Jonathan Cheechoo and 12 time All-Star Joe Sakic from Colorado up front. Vancouver's Roberto Luongo w ill start in net while head Duck Randy Carlyle w ill represent the West's best first half squad behind the bench. The Dallas Stars w ill be represented in reserve roles by defense man Phillipe Boucher and goalie M arty Turco. Rory sits out Interestingly, the much bally- hooed "Vote for Rory" campaign ultimately fell just 25,000 votes short of catapulting journeyman defenseman Rory Fitzpatrick into the starting lineup. Initiated by a Rochester, N Y native who came to respect the "hard-working" Fitzpatrick during his stint with the Sabres, the campaign was a topic of heated debate in hockey circles across North America. Most purists believed letting a player who had yet to record a point this season start an All-Star game would be to make a mockery of the game, while others insisted that any publicity was good pub­ licity. The campaign was started as a w ay to recognize the unsung heroes of the league. Injuries slow Ducks, Stars After a torrid start to the season, the Anaheim Ducks have been slowed in recent weeks as key injuries combined to take their toll. Their seven loses over the past 10 contests included five reg­ ulation loses, or one more than they had sustained in the previ­ ous 35 games of the season. Days after star goalie and former play­ off M V P Jean-Sebastian Giguere went down with a groin injury, the Ducks were hit with a devas­ tating injury in the form of stal­ wart defenseman Chris Pronger's broken left foot. W hile fortunate to have Russian Olym pian Ilya Bryzgalov in the backup goal tend­ ing role, the Ducks have struggled mightily to overcome Pronger's absence. Fortunately, their red- hot start provides some buffer for Carlyle to rally the troops and fend off the surging Sharks. Meanwhile, the pride of Texas has been forced to deal w ith its own key injuries as both former captain M ike Modano and cur­ rent captain Brendan M orrow are out indefinitely. M odano's unspecified knee and hip injuries have forced the star out of the All-Star game for a third time in his career while M orrow had sur­ gery to repair damaged tendons in his right wrist sustained when he was stepped on during a tilt w ith Chicago. The injuries have sparked a season high three-game losing streak and have the Stars flirting w ith a playoff absence. State Farm Lorn Star Showdown: I #22TEXAS| #17 TEXAS A SUNDAYat 2pm! Sarniay, Jan. 21 • Frank Erwin Center UT STUDENTS! Be sure to wear your 0-Zofie or Stampede shirt for chance to win a gift C8rd from Maudie’s Tex*Mex, Hyde Part Grill and Lowe's! From pagelB cracked up to be. The last perception that got tinkered with Monday was the reputation of Meyer. Most people would agree he was already an outstanding coach before the win, especially after what he did with Utah two years ago. But never in my wildest dreams did I think M eyer's dual-quarter­ back system would ever work. M any sportswriters, including myself, thought Tebow was going to earn Florida's starting quarter­ back job outright, whether in spring drills or at some point this season. So when tKe two-headed mon­ ster that has sabotaged many a season became a regular part of the Gator offense, a national cham­ pionship with this team seemed impossible, and Meyer didn't look like the coaching genius he now seems to be. But hats off, coach Meyer. And while I'm throwing headwear, hats off to Florida and Chris Leak. Recycle your copy of T h e D a i l y T e x a n Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby works against New York Islanders'Alexei Yashin during first period NHL hockey action at Pittsburgh, Tuesday. 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Mokri, a Texas State alumnus, never had the chance to give that Iraqi soldier his shoes. On Dec. 6, Mokri, 26, and four other U.S. soldiers were killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near in Hawijah, Iraq, about 175 miles north of Baghdad. their vehicle "We are planning to send a pair of shoes to be given to that soldier on behalf of Yari," his mother, Donna Mokri, said. "He would have done that himself." The Pflugerville High School graduate's "soulful smile" — which was ever present during the war — lives on in the memories of those who knew him. His mother said she remembers, as a child, he had a sense of humor — an element of his character that was maintained throughout his life. Growing up, Mokri and his broth­ er, Maziar, impersonated Saturday Night Live bodybuilding characters Hans and Frans. As he got older, his mother said, he impersonated Chris Farley characters. "People would gravitate toward him," she said. "He had a real upbeat attitude and great smile. He would find hum or in things." Mokri could converse in Farsi and German. He ate five mini-meals a day, went to the gym regularly and loved baking cookies. "Sometimes I w ould mix the dough, and he would be in charge of the oven, because I have a ten­ dency to bum the bottom of the cookies," she said. Married in a private ceremony before his deployment, Mokri and his wife Andrea were planning to hold off celebrating with family and friends until he got back. "We Belong Together" by Ritchie Valens, was their song. Mokri was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. He was deployed to Iraq in September and was scheduled to return Dec. 23. His mother said the family is try­ ing to move forward but doesn't know if it will get easier with time or if they will simply leam to live around the pain. She said they are left with no choice "but to get up in the morning and do the things that need to be done. But it isn't easy." The Mokri family has established a memorial scholarship fund in Yari's name at Pflugerville High school, and is in the process of talk­ ing with criminal justice professors to establish a scholarship through Texas State. Spc. Yari M okri a Texas State alum ­ nus, died while serving in Iraq on Dec. 6, 2006. Photo courtesy of the Mokri family Hallucinogens decrease obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms By Kelly Lewis Arizona Daily Wildcat/ U. Arizona TUCSON, Ariz. — One University of Arizona researcher has found the real magic behind "magic mushrooms." Dr. Francisco Moreno, an assis­ tant professor of psychiatry, has successfully treated the symptoms of nine patients with obsessive- compulsive disorder using psilo­ cybin, an active ingredient found in hallucinogenic mushrooms. Moreno said he first got the idea to begin research with psychedelic mushrooms in 1997 after a patient with OCD disclosed that the hal­ lucinogen had helped subdue the symptoms that accompanied this disease. To conduct the research, Moreno obtained permits and licenses from the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Food and Drug Administration. The researchers found everyone had at least a 25-percent drop in their symptoms, while some even lost their symptoms entirely. "What we found is that the majority of subjects were still doing better in 24 hours," Moreno said. "One subject that we followed was still doing well at six months." Although the test has produced excitement among the team, the first in the country to experiment with psilocybin and its effects on humans, Moreno said the prelimi­ nary study is just the first step of his research. While Moreno has no plans to recommend psilocybin as a form of medical treatment to the FDA, he is awaiting approval and funding from the Hum an Studies Committee to perform further tests of both psilocybin and pla­ cebo pills on about 30 subjects. "We believe it is important to conduct tests repeatedly and com­ pare those studies with placebo studies," Moreno said. Dr. Lorrin Koran, a researcher at Stanford University specializing in OCD, said he is supportive of the studies involving the effects of psilocybin, although a larger study with placebo subjects will be the telltale examination. "Psilocybin is not a practical treatment, has not been defini­ tively demonstrated to work or to benefit patients over longer term and has potential for abuse," Koran wrote via e-mail. "But the authors» deserve credit for con­ ducting a difficult study of a very novel approach that may lead to better understanding of OCD." OCD is a neurological disor­ der characterized by involuntary movements that can restrict the enjoyment of daily life and affects nearly l-in-50 adults in the United States alone, according to the OCD Foundation Web site. Even though the results of his study indicate promise, Moreno discourages self-medication of psychedelic mushrooms, which are both powerful and outlawed by the DEA since the 1970s. They are classified as a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance, meaning a drug that has a high potential for abuse, has no currently accepted medical use and is unsafe for use, even under medical supervision. Dr. Michael Jenike, an OCD spe­ cialist and psychiatry professor at Harvard University, said he also believes psychedelic mushrooms could provide insight into new forms of treatment for OCD. "This is not ready to change the way we do medicine," Moreno said. "But it means changes in the ways of thinking creatively and openly in exploring novel approaches for medical conditions that are difficult to treat." APPLICATION DEADLINE The Texas Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees is seeking applicants to fill four upcom ing vacancies on the TSP Board. 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MOVIES: ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ a beautiful, moody film 7B is The Queen H elen Mirren recently won two Golden Globes in two regal roles — one for playing Queen Elizabeth I in a miniseries, and the other for Queen Elizabeth II in one of the best films of 2006, "The Q ueen." The film follows Her M ajesty from Tony Blair's victory for Prime Minister to the weeks following Princess Diana's tragic death. M irren's always range extraordinary, but her portrayal of Elizabeth II is flawless and heart-wrenching. As the histor­ ic events unfold, there is a new sense of understanding as to why she reacted the way she did, and why her behavior angered the citizenry. The film itself is interesting, because its historical basis keeps you engaged in the untold story, even though there is minimal action. In spite of the sometimes slow pacing of "The Queen," Mirren keeps you enter­ tained throughout. Furthermore, Michael Sheen plays a convincing Tony Blair and the politics sur­ rounding the event on his end were also fascinating to a non­ royal American. Next week, the Oscar nominees will be announced, and Mirren will certainly and deservedly be nominated. — Lauren Thompson Friday, January 19, 2007 GHOSTLAND: Staying honest makes redpe for success From page 86 little bit." consideration of T u rner's success alw ays G hostland 's returns to the fans, but it is a popularity hard-earned through their own efforts. Choosing to m anage the band themselves and release their album s on Turner's own Trashy Moped label (for which Ghostland is the only band), the duo's suc­ cess over the past two years has surprised even them. Ghostland Observatory's DIY ethic is, of course, part of a larger trend in the industry that has allowed artists to promote their music outside of mainstream channels. Turner and Behrens may be Austin's best example of the new independent model, but they also know that hype is fickle and can only take a band so far. "You try to stand out, try to have something original about your sound or your live show," says Turner about maintaining their popularity. "There is only so much information that your brain can handle each day so if there's still some mystery, either live or about the group and how you do things, it kind of tends to get people a little more inter­ ested. There's nothing wrong with staying under the radar a d oesn't Ghostland seem to have the luxury of flying under the radar much longer. Their perform ances at ACL and Lollapalooza have caught the attention of labels and this spring the group will be head­ ing to London for shows and hopefully a European distribu­ tion deal. Yet even as labels and m anagem ent com panies have begun to approach them, they are determined to maintain con trol of their own future. "We do have a booking agent now, and that helps," Turner said. "B u t as far as everything else, w e're just happy doing what w e're doing. We're past the point of what we imagined it would ever be when we first started, so we're just going to keep trying hard and keep the same game plan and try not to change much as far as how we approach things and then see how far it takes us. "A aron and I both know that at this point, everything that w e've done is honest, w e've earned it and w e don't feel like we're taking advantage of any­ one or anything. We've really earned what we have and that's a good feeling. I want to keep that feeling as long as possible." Sundance vets see no ‘Sunshine’ for this year Robert R edford's Sundance Institute opened Thursday. frenzy The acquisitions is misplaced, as only a handful of notable successes have come out of Sundance. The rare Sundance hits come from a lineup each year of about 120 films, most of which are never seen beyond the festival circuit. A handful of films up for sale at Sundance had buyers eager to catch them at their premieres, among them, director Jam es C. Strouse's "G race Is Gone," star­ ring John Cusack as a husband whose wife is killed in military service in Iraq; David Wain's "The Ten," featuring Winona Ryder, Jessica Alba and Paul Rudd in a collection of com­ edy shorts based on the Ten Commandments; and Deborah K em p m eier's "H o u n d d o g ," with Dakota Fanning as a child rape victim. By David Germain The Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah — Fresh off one of the sunniest hits ever to come out of the nation's top independent-cinema showcase, here's the big question: Is there a "Little Miss Sunshine" lurk­ ing in this year's Sundance Film Festival lineup? th e A y ear ag o, "L ittle M iss S u n sh in e " b lew au d ien ces aw ay and w o u nd up one of c o s tlie s t S u n d an ce acq u isitio n s ever, w ith Fox S e a rch lig h t p a y in g so m e ­ w here north of $10 m illion for the road-trip rom p. 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S p e c ia l E n g a g e m e n t . N o P a » » * * C o u p o n s T ic k e ts available online at O A L A X V T H E A T R E S , com From page 86 that holds the true horrors. Vidal, played with a loathesome glee by López, is a man who takes and gives orders and does not tolerate disobedience. His actions are cold, brutal and generally evil, yet he is not played as a caricature, but as a man who feels that what he does is the right thing to do. Baquero is the embodiment of innocence and is able to convey a world of emo­ tions with her eyes. Del Toro regu­ lar Doug Jones pulls double duty as Pan and the Pale Man, both of which are m akeup-heavy roles, through which Jones is still able to convey great deals of expression. Javier Navarrete crafts a beautiful score based on a lullaby tune sung throughout the film that, depend­ ing on the mood of the scene, can be both ominous and fantastical. Del Toro's staple cinem atogra­ pher, Guillermo Navarro, helps frame a lush world stacked with color and depth. After creating fun popcorn films such as "Blade II" (the best one!) and "H ellboy," Del Toro hails back to the haunting power he displayed with "The Devil's Backbone." H e's crafted a fine film that is visually stunning and utter­ ly heartbreaking and could very well be his masterpiece. "Pan's Labyrinth" is one of the best films of 2006 and a must-see now that it is available in wider release. — A lex Regnery Rules of the Game Jean Renoir's masterpiece about intermingling social class and romantic affairs, "The Rules of the Game," is opening at The Dobie Theatre today in a newly restored 35mm print. A group of bourgeoi­ sie and their servants assemble for a weekend hunting excursion at a French chateau. Each character brings their share of secrets and desires, the culmination of which ends in murder. "The Rules of the Gam e" has influenced count­ less other films, including the 2001 Robert Altman masterpiece, "Gosford Park." After being butch­ ered in the editing room shortly after its opening in 1939, Janus Films presents the original cut that pre­ miered on the Criterion Collection DVD two years ago. Overall, it's a chance to see this classic in a rare theatrical exhibition. tZ U E G A L . C IN & IV L A S OC = O P E N C A P 'IO H E D 3 » : P F S C n .c >.£ AJ&-C 4 v a ,.í5 i£ ★ P n s s D is c o u n t T ic k e t R e s t? trito n s A p p ly D I G r D I G I T A L S O U N D B A R G A I N S H O W S IN I ) W ednesday - Discount S how s All Day Excluding / Film s C i i r T C A R O S N O W O N S A I f '_________ M ETROPOLITAN STADIUM 14 9 00-FANDANGO 368» I-35 S A T S T A S S N E Y L A N E (1230 310 530)815 1045 (1210 240 520: 800 1030 (1205 236 515)800 1025 Adv. 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OC 4 DA: PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS (PG-13) D K 1000 '230 The TSP Election is held concurrently with the Student Government Election. ...with the man who brought you fire insurance, bifocals and the lightning rod... ------ Students learn art of rocking out T h e D a i l y T e x a n F R I D A Y , J A N U A R Y 19, 2007 PAGE 8B www.dailytexanonline.com Entertainment Editor: Emily Watson Features Editor: Lauren Thompson Associate Features Editor: Jennifer Cooke Music Editor: Alex Navissi Fine Arts Editor: Ramon Ramirez E-nrfcil: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 Cate Blanchett, nominated for best supporting actress for her work in "Notes a Scandal," arrives for the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Monday in Beverly Hills, Calif M ark J. Terrill Associated Press 'Notes on a "Notes on a Scandal" follows Judi Dench's character Barbara Covett as she falls in love with Cate Blanchett's Sheba Hart — but then again, who wouldn't? Sheba, on the other hand, falls in love with her art student and everyone is shocked. Then it gets weird. Written by Patrick Marber ("Closer"), "Notes on a Scandal" is his latest dark romance, this time tinged with insanity. Not only is this film visually stunning, but the acting is so real and seasoned you actually feel a bit dirty after the credits roll and the lights come up. As Sheba falls down the path of infidelity and immoralallty, you wait and anticipate the consequences. Judi Dench gives one of the eeriest performances of her career, ft's thrilling and disturbing all at once. Don’t be the only one at your Oscar party wondering why this film was nominated, because if the Academy is smart, both ladies and the director will be happy just to have been nominated. J|L| V'tL —Lauren Thompson ■ ■ ■■ R E V I E W S Mexican filmmakers make impact on ‘06 Pan's Labyrinth 2006 was film m aker the year of the Mexican w ith Alejandro Iñárritu's powerful "Babel," Alfonso Cuaron's am az­ ing "Children of Men" and finally with Guillermo Del Toro's utter­ ly stunning "Pan's Labyrinth." After having fun making the comic book romp "Hellboy," Del Toro applied his gorgeous imag­ ery and strong storytelling skills to this adult fairy tale (no, this is not erotica). Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) and her pregnant m other m ove to the Spanish countryside to live with Capitán Vidal (Sergi López), Ofelia's new stepfather and a high ranking official in Franco's army. Vidal is hard at work trying to quell the rebel forces, who are hiding in the nearby woods and are bent on lighting against the reign­ ing fascism during the Spanish Civil War. In stark contrast to Vidal, Ofelia is a young girl who enjoys read mg fairy tales. Fantasy helps her cope with her new life. While asleep one night, a fairy comes to visit her and lead her down through a labyrinth to meet a faun, the titular Pan. He believes her to be the reincarnation of Princess Moanna, daughter to the king of the underworld, and in order for her to be reunited with her royal past she must carry out three spe­ cific tasks. Ofelia happily accepts this challenge to distract her from her mother's ailing health and her dislike for her ruthless step­ father. Aside from the faun and a few fairies, Ofelia also befriends Vidal's prim ary housekeeper, Mercedes (Maribel Verdu), who holds a dangerous secret. They take solace in one another while a nation fights itself right outside their door. Del Toro takes Ofelia through a fantasy w orld of w onder­ ment and terror, but it is the real MO VIES continues on page 7B Trey Gisch, 14, practices singing "How Many More Times" in preparation for the School of Rock's performance Thursday. The performance will feature Led Zepplin covers and take place this Friday and Saturday at Ruta Maya Cafe. By Stephen Keller Daily Texan Staff Long before Jack Black donned the guise of two-bit guitarist turned eccentric music teacher Dewey Finn, musician Paul Green had already started churning out pint-sized rock stars from his Philadelphia music school. In 2002, he even gained the attention of VH-1 producers looking to make a quick buck off yet another reality TV series, but after four days of filming they ditched the project without notice. Coincidentally, in 2003, Param ount Pictures — who, like VH-1, is owned by Viacom — came out with the comedy film "School of Rock," which gives Green no credit for inspiring the movie. Draw your own conclusions. Rather than sue, Green used the movie's popularity to sum ­ mon attention to his talented youngsters, expanding his busi­ ness to five schools. In March '05 Green traveled to SXSW, looking to plant the sixth in the "live music capitol of the world." The crusade led him to musician Rick Carney, a 20-year ATX scene veteran and member of local rock group, Jesus Christ Superfly. Six months later, the Austin chapter set sail w ith Carney at the helm, serving as the branch manager. "We started out with 14 kids, now we have 40," Carney said when addressing the schools growing popularity. "We have kids [from] as far as Lockhart, and Buda ... and we'll have a new one from San Antonio." According to Carney, the school's focus on rigorous performance sets it apart from all other music schools in the Austin area. The monthly dues of $180 pay for one weekly 45-minute lesson with one of Carney's handpicked instruc­ tors and three-hour rehearsal with fellow students, preparing the students for the end of the season show. ’"It's a concert, not a bor­ ing recital," Carney said. "If they're having trouble [with the showmanship aspect] I try to plant a little seed in their head like Hey, it would look cool if you do a behind-the-head solo.' Once they've seen it work, they realize the connection between the stage and the audience." In addition to stage tech­ niques, the school also teaches the historical context behind some of the songs in its all clas­ sic rock curriculum. "We don't want kids getting the idea that drugs are cool. You have to address it and make sure they understand the context and social implications ... It happened, we can't pre­ tend it didn't." This weekend, the students will take part in a Led Zeppelin tribute show, consisting of two full sets. But rather than a watered-down list of easy songs one might find in a recit- Students views on real School of Rock Rynjyto Ouk, 15 "I was just tired of playing alone, so I came here and was like 'woah, you can play a show7" Zane Neile, 15 “It was just a new experience and it sounded like a lot of fun. It helps me learn more to be around other kids and opens up my mind more Geena Spigarelly, 17 "/ thought the movie was cool and I heard that they were opening one in Austin, so I decided to check it out.’' al, the set tackles the band's most famous songs including: "Rock and Roll," "Black Dog," "Whole Lotta Love," "Dazed and Confused," and of course "Stairway to Heaven." "If you want to be a writer, you read Shakespeare," Carney said. "If you w ant to be a musi­ cian, you learn Zeppelin." When asked of his opinion on the Jack Black film, Carney responded, "I think it's a cute kids movie, but what we do is a bit different. It also helps some parents to understand what we do." He explained that the school attracts students from all skill levels and can even be struc­ tured differently depending upon the student's dedication to their instrument. "Some kids have been play­ ing for 10 years, others have never picked up an instru­ ment," Carney said. "For some it's thought of as an after school activity and it's great as that, but for the kids that are really serious it provides a great start in the music business." Carney claims that viewing the progression of his students makes the odd hours complete­ ly worth it for all of the instruc­ tors. "It's really fulfilling to see the kids' development and to think that we're, in part, responsible for it." The performances are at 7 p.m. tonight and 6 p.m. Saturday, both at Ruta Maya. cafe. Ghostland Observatory rides wave of recent success Aaron Behrens, lead singer of Ghostland Observatory, sings on Sixth Street during the Austin City Limits Music Festival in the summer of 2006. By Douglas Freeman Daily Texan Staff In the brutal afternoon heat of mid-September, Thomas Turner and Aaron Behrens unassuming­ ly mount the stage at the Austin City Limits Festival. The two men weren't supposed to be here, hav­ ing accepted the spot only at the last minute when a major act dropped out. Now they find themselves on the third largest stage before thou­ sands and squinting out into the brutal Texas summer. Turner looks somewhat childish donning a high- collared baby-blue cape behind his rack of keyboards, while Behrens’ tight pink shirt and even tighter blue jeans seem ill-fitted for the weather. But then Ghostland Observatory takes over as the duo launches into a clash of smooth electro-beats and frenetic vocals with a fevered energy despite the heat. Behrens' shrill howls seer through the after­ noon sun, his taut body and dark- braided hair flinching in a hypér- sexualized, androgynous appeal as Turner's beats drop like sweat from the stage. In front of them, a larger crowd begins to gather; backstage, other performers suddenly look up and step outside the artist's area to get a better view. "Man, that was a crazy day," says Turner thinking back on the ACL appearance. "It's just one of those things where we never really know w hat's going to hap­ pen. We don't have a publicist and don't have anybody really push­ ing the group, so all w e're relying on is our live performance and our music." Ghostland Observatory has risen to the top of Austin's music scene on the strength of those performances, and tonight's show at Hogg Auditorium may be their most spectacular yet. Being billed as "Ghostland at the Opera," the show will feature special sound and lighting, as well as Austin's other premier indie breakout band of the year, the Black Angels. Turner considers it a unique opportunity for such a young band to be able to play on such a revered stage, and he wants to take advantage of the setting. "Basically the whole deal with this show is to flat-out give our fans everything that w e'd want to give them in a show," he says enthusiastically. "If it costs extra money to bring in lights and sound and do it at a different Shaun Stewart Daily Texan Staff file p h o to venue, we're willing to do that for our hometown crowd to show them some of the appreciation that they've shown us." GHO STLAND continues or 5 L o n g h o r n L i v i n g The UT Community's Preferred Guide to Living • An Advertising Supplement of The Daily Texan and4fj TojVGHOitjy oJZiN3 ors Sln9 SearchResou How to boost your GPA pg 6 Austin's Authors By Deborah McIntosh day pouring over extensive notes, “ I couldn’t be more excit­ This is the first o f a six-part outlines and drafts o f his projects ed,’ Jeff said. “ 1 think it w ill series highlighting Austin's tal­ w hile listening to “ The Bourne make a great movie.” The plot ented authors. From U T ’s many Identity' soundtrack. An expe­ revolves around a central ques­ exceptional writing courses and rienced and best-selling author, tion: W h a t if everything you The James A . M ichener Center Abbott is living his dream: w rit­ knew was a lie? for W riters to A u stin’s Texas ing riveting, successful mystery Before these two success­ M onthly, The Texas Observer and suspense novels. ful novels were released, Abbott and The Austin Am erican- H is most recent work, “ F e a r', wrote two mystery series, which Statesman publications, there are was released in August in the did very well in the U .K . Several many opportunities for writers U .S. It is the story o f an ordinary of his short stories have also been to hone their skills. man found in extraordinary cir­ published. Ihe most successful, Jeff Abbott cumstances that he must battle “ Bet on Red appears in three in order to preserve his life. In different short story com pila­ W h e n Je ff Abbott was a child, fact, most o f Abbott's novels con­ tions and is also garnering atten­ one could likely find him visit­ tain this central theme, which is tion from filmmakers, though ing his English neighbors’ home w hy they are so successful. Abbott writes dark, murderous on a regular basis to devour their “ These stories have a new rel­ novels, it is not something he has extensive collection o f Agatha evance in today's world, Abbott ever desired to live in real life. Christie novels. said. “ Being swept up in some­ “ People read the books and “ Reading C hristie got me thing we didn t see coming is a they think we [crime and sus­ started on the mystery genre, lot more plausible now, with the pense writers] are devious, but Abbott said. “A nd from there events in the past few years. we re not, Abbott said. "We tend I continued to explore the Abbott said that there is a to be very nice people. W e get field- from the tradition­ hunger to see such themes reflect­ our aggression out on paper.1' al, to the spy, to the ed in popular fiction. Looking at That aggression is currently hardboiled. successful shows like “ 24“ and directed toward a new thriller R eading mystery “A lias’ , one can only conclude he tentatively titled “ Double . IK e novels started as his must be right. It is the ordinary ordinary man must defend his pastime, but trans­ formed into his pas­ man's day, in this crazy world, innocence after a presumed dead which draws audiences like bees C I A agent w ith plenty o f ene­ sion and ultim ate­ to the hive. mies steals his identity. ly inspired his career. Abbott’s other recent novel, O ne can find Abbott next Now, one might catch “ Panic”, is also garnering consid­ giving a talk Friday, April 13 at Abbott, an Austin native, erable attention. IFie Weinstein 9 a.m. at a U T Forum. sitting at his office desk C o m p a n y , an esteemed at home any hour of the H o llyw o o d production office, Frances N ail LIV E ON Y O U R O W N NOT BY Y O U R S E L F . This is more than a great, off-campus apartment. This is a great environment. The features and amenities here help you make the most of college. Studying is easier and socializing is betfer. It’s the kind of atmosphere that could actually make a college student feel like an actual person. - T * r Jfiff Abbott, an Austin native, is living his dream writing Richard Shephard as director. Continued on page 2 Ph o to co u rte sy Je ff A b b o tt optioned the book and attached Frances N a il, an astonish- * riveting, successful mystery and suspense novels - ... - ^ r r Just because you’re a college student doesn t mean you have to live like one. * Credit Card Restraint By M ary Hooper You can find them on cam ­ pus, on the Drag and even inside your mailbox. Yes, offers for credit cards are readily avail­ able to college students, one o f the most attractive markets for credit card companies. Student M onitor, a firm that conducts surveys among college students, found that 63 percent o f college students have at least one credit card in their name. About 20 percent o f students w ith credit cards acquired them through on-campus solicitations or tabling. It seems that college stu­ dents would not be the most attractive target for credit card companies since financial inex­ perience, lack o f responsibility and for some students, a lack o f money, w ould make extending credit a risk. However, college students also represent long­ term customers to credit card companies. K arro l K itt, associ­ ate professor in the D epartm ent of H u m an Ecology, said that once an individual has a credit card, he or she tends to stay w ith that company, a n d .n o t shop around for better deals or interest rates. K itt teaches a per­ sonal and fam ily finance course, Continued on page 2 Resort-style Pool with Wi-Fi Hi-tech Fitness Center Covered Parking High-speed Internet and Cable HBO Included Contact the ViHas office for details Offer ends 1 31 07 Voted UT s Best Apartment Com munity 05 & 06 VILLAS , , . universityhouse.com LONGHORN L iving Friday,January 19,2007 Austin's Entertaining Authors Continued from page 1 ingly sprite 82-year-old from M em phis, Texas, reached a point in life where her m em o­ ries began to flood her. Her decision to relive and record many o f those moments not only benefits N a il and her family, but her readers. Like w atching a feature film o f an entire life - laughing, cry­ ing and em bracing or pushing away the old tim es - her three books are each a collection o f essays written about m em o­ ries, m istakes, trium phs and hum orous m oments. A lm ost every account d eals with som eth ing she experienced or a story som eone told her. Amazingly, she only started recording her m emories thir­ teen years ago and describes the publishing o f her first book as “an accident.” “ I had decided to write down some o f the stories I told the kids, fam ily stories,” N ail said. “And my daughter Leslie told me they were really good, that I should do som e­ thing with them.' with the idea to write a play based upon her books. The play was perform ed by local actress, Karen Kuykendall, and was a critical success. “ Karen w as am azing, ju st am azing,” N ail said. “ My daugh ­ ters and I were at every single perform ance.” She said that her gran ddaugh ­ ter, C arrie Rodriguez, attended a perform ance and was exhaust­ ed by the end from the alternate laughing and crying. N ot sur­ prisingly, N a il’s prose can do that to alm ost anyone. H er fourth book, tentatively titled “ Run For Your Life”, is in progress and will approach more themes and ideas, rather than follow ing a m emoir style, though it will still contain per­ sonal stories. N ail loves to read aloud an d is often requested to read to book clubs around town. U T ’s Learning Activities for M ature People (L A M P ) organ ization will be hosting her in April. Steve Harrigan ‘I f you want to be a writ- er, it all boils down to how much it means to you,” Austin author Steve H arrigan said. “If it’s som ething that sustains you in an imaginative and creative way, if it’s som ething you can't live without, then the decision is already made for you.” With at least four different projects in development at one time, H arrigan is certainly living and breathing the writing world. With five novels to his name, two essay com pilations and more than a dozen screenplays pro­ duced for television, he is a suc­ cessful testament to loving one’s work. “I always knew I wanted to be a writer, from the time I was a kid,” H arrigan said. H arrigan graduated from U T in 1970 and began writ­ ing in 1973 for a young, fresh m agazine, Texas Monthly, only m onths after its inception. He contributed to the magazine for ten years and describes it as one o f the most helpful experiences in his growth as a writer. “It was a passport to go any­ where, do anything and write It was so about it,” he said. crucial to my development as a novelist and screenwriter because it gave me a window on the world that I wouldn’t have had before.” It was at Texas Monthly that he met Larry Wright, and the two co-wrote their first screenplay on a whim. The script was sold with Sydney Pollack attached as direc­ tor. It was originally titled “Moonwalker ”, then changed to “O cean o f Storm s”. The film was never made, but it s been rewritten by Aaron Sorkin, R obert Towne, and various other screenwriters and is now owned by Warren Beatty. “ It was beginners luck,” H arrigan concedes. But that luck did not end. He went on to write over thirteen other scripts that were sold and made into movies for television, and most recently worked closely with Robert Altman on a film based on the “ Hands on a H ard Body” car contest held in Longview, Texas, before the Continued on page 7 Curb Credit Card Debt Continued from page / which, am ong other topics, cov­ ers credit cards and debt. College graduates also have their entire careers ahead o f them - which translates to great earning poten­ tial, and with that, more credit card charges. M any students use their credit cards for convenience, as a substi­ tute for carrying cash. Everyday purchases add up, though. “ Not realizing how much one charges it can is not uncom mon and quickly add to hundreds or more in charges,” Kitt said. ‘Debt is easy to get and difficult to pay off.” She recommends always pay­ ing more than the minimum on the statement. “ Paying only the m inim um is the way to carry debt into your future for years and years,” she said. Sixteen percent o f students carry a balance o f over $1,000, according to the Student M onitor study. Signing up for a credit card through marketers on cam ­ pus has its advantages. College students are drawn to the free offers, such as free t-shirts and pizza buffets, and often sign up for multiple cards they do not need. “The more cards you get, the easier it is to get more debt,” Kitt said. “Also, too many cards can have a negative impact on your credit report.” She said that two bank credit cards, such as a V ISA and Mastercard, are adequate for most individuals. Credit card offers on cam ­ pus are being addressed in the 80th session o f the Texas House. House Bill 85, a proposal by Rep. D an Branch, R -D allas, su ggests d isallow in g cam pus credit card m arketing in most cases, with the exception o f one location on each cam pus, to be decided by the college. The bill also bans giving gifts or other incentives in exchange for fill­ ing out credit card applications on cam pus. The bill also suggests that stu­ dents be required to take an edu­ cation program before signing up for a card. According to the bill, the program would be developed by the credit card issuer and the college. It would teach students the financial consequences o f not paying off their balance in full, and the im pact interest rates can have on debt. “ I do not know if having an educational program would be effective,” Kitt said. “ I like the idea, but to be effective, it should be developed by a third party, not the credit card company.” L o n g h o r n L iv in g advertising supplement o /T h *‘ D aily T exan ADVERTISING M allo ry DeWitt W R I T E R S A D V E R T I S I N G D IR E C T O R W a y n e Roche R E T A IL A D V E R T I S I N G M A N A G E R Brad Corbett A C C O U N T E X E C U T IV E Carter G o ss S T U D E N T AD D IR EC TO R Brian Tschoepe S T U D E N T A D M A N A G E R L O C A L D I S P L A Y A C C O U N T E X E C U T I V E S Jalah Briedwell Rachael Brown Sa ra Burton Jill Cain Matt M u ñ o z Kat Perello Lorenzo Ramirez CONTRIBUTING STAFF S T U D E N T E D I T O R R e g in a D e n n i s Regina Dennis Jennifer Gab rysch M a r y Hooper Cynthia Houchin Deborah M cIn to s h Lindsey Reynolds Ros e Thayer P H O T O G R A P H E R S L A Y O U T S D E S IG N Lydia Reynolds S P E C I A L E D I T I O N S E D I T O R I A L A D V I S E R Ele na W a t t s Charles Mocz yge m b a Paul Wentzell Infrv&e' Y O U R W O R L D THE D A I L Y T E X A N • D A I L Y T E X A N O N LI N E C O M T E X A S S T U D E N T T E L E V I S I O N • K V R X 91 7 F M T E X A S T R A V E S T Y • C A C T U S Y E A R B O O K L O N G H O R N L I V I N G O R G For a d v e r tis in g info, call 512-471-1865 So N ail decided to subm it her stories to the H ouston C hron icle. They published nine o f them in a supplement and that was where it began. Her friend John A ielli, host o f K U T ’s E klektikos program , was equally captivated and encouraged her to read them aloud on his show. A p ub­ lisher was so moved by the stories she heard on the air that she drove straight to the radio station, sat in the lobby until N ail appeared and intro­ duced herself as N ail's new publisher. “ People call me the ‘acci­ dental writer’ for that very reason,” she said. “ It was an accident.” in stories Those nine that appeared the H ouston Chronicle are now in her first fortunate accident, “Crow in the H ouse, W olf at the D oo r”, published in 1995. The book sold well, which encouraged her to continue writing. Her second collection o f essays, “G o d , C ars and Souvenirs”, exam ined the subjects indi­ cated in the title from her point o f view, using personal accounts and asides to elabo­ rate. “ People like my stories because it rem inds them o f their own,” N ail said. “There is som ething fam iliar to them, and it allows them to go to a place they m ight have forgot­ ten.” The stories kept flowing and N ail published a third book, “I A m N ot the W oman I W as”, in Jan u ary 2003. It was after this book that Judy M atetzschk, artistic d irec­ tor o f the Pollyanna Theater approached her C om pany, CONTINUE TO Frances Nail describes her first book as 'an accident*. She began recording her memories thirteen years Photo by Paul W«ntz«H ago and has since published three books and is working on her fourth. PRELEASING PRELEASING PRELEASING PRELEASING PRELEASING Summer/Fall Walk to Campus! 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Students “ W e re the newest one, and additional charge. pool party with barbecue and a major amenity — two fitness cen­ There are distinct areas in can also ride several CapMetro [one of] the smallest as well,’ said A courtesy officer patrols the 30-foot-tall slide and a carnival ters, two hot tubs, two pools, two w hich most students choose buses to get to campus, downtown A n h Nguyen, property manager complex each night, and a week­ with jousting, a Velcro wall and volleyball courts, two basketball to reside w hile attending the or Highland M all on weekends. for Town Lake. “Most of our resi­ end guard stands at the front gate bouncy boxing. For more informa­ courts (one indoor and one out­ University. This is the first o f a The biggest incentive to live dents like being here because it is beginning each Thursday. tion, visit their W eb site at www. door) and even two clubhouses. six-part series highlighting stu­ off Riverside is the money saved smaller and not too crowded. The private bathrooms at Town townlakeataustin.com. dent-housing areas in Austin. on rent. The rent in most com­ The maximum number of Lake are very spacious, with gran­ plexes is inexpensive, and students residents Town Lake can take is ite countertops and large bathtubs. receive access to a host of ameni­ 640, considerably less than other A four bedroom, two bathroom Double the Fun Longhorn Landing, 1515 Riverside Riverside is one of the most pop­ ties that make living off campus Riverside apartments. However, apartment rents for $320 a month, Wickersham Lane, (512) 356-5500 faxing services. ular student living areas in Austin, very comfortable. Below are some Nguyen said this is an advantage utilities not included. located just four miles south o f the o f the more popular apartment rather than a drawback. “ W e pay water, sewage, inter­ At Longhorn Landing, resi­ cious, with large living rooms and U T campus. Living in the bus­ complexes and the bonuses they “ Because we are smaller, we are net and cable,’ Nguyen said. “ The dents reap the benefits of a wide comfortable bedrooms. Each bed­ tling neighborhood gives students offer students. able to respond to our residents’ residents have to set up electricity array of unique amenities includ­ room features a built-in desk and access to a number of essential resources, from grocery stores and fast food places to dry cleaners and A Bold New Step Town Lake, 1109 S. Pleasant Valley, needs on a more timely basis,’ she and gas and work out payment ing a six-hole putting range, a dog bookshelves. Free cable including said. “ Maintenance requests and with their roommates. park for residents pooches and H B O and Roadrunner hi-speed other issues are resolved within 24 Although residents cannot rent a spa that offers free massages. internet access is provided in each nail salons, which are within walk­ (512) 326-1040 hours.’ the clubhouse for private parties, However, the complex has a dis­ bedroom. ing distance of the student apart­ ment complexes. Riverside also has The latest addition to Riverside a two-level pool, volleyball court, socials for their residents. 1,496 residents the most access to plex and the number of residents, Amenit ies at the complex include Tow n Lake does host monthly tinctive approach to giving their Because of the size of the com­ a University Co-op branch, where is Town Lake. B y far the most basketball court, computer lab, “ O u r socials are very food-relat­ everything it offers. Longhorn Landing hosts two or students can purchase their books eye-catching apartment com ­ study lounge, game room, business ed. They w ill be centered around “ The biggest thing that makes three events each month that allow and school supplies. plex, its resort-style construction center and a 24-hour fitness center. eating good food, Nguyen said. us stand out is that we are the only residents to mix and mingle. Each apartment complex is and earthy blue, gold, green and Town Lake also offers its residents “ W e plan them according to time complex that has two of every­ “ W e do different mixers, like ice located on a U T shuttle route, giv­ orange painted buildings make it different parking options, includ­ of year and what events or holidays thing, said Sherman Fielder, a cream socials and barbecues by the ing students transportation to cam­ stand out from the other apart­ ing reserved spots, covered parking are approaching.' 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T h is w a s a g r e a t s e rv ic e that I will tell m y frie nds a b o u t n e x t y e a r / " T o u r A t o n d e * * H » 2 0 0 3 Friday, January 19, 2007 L o n g h o r n L i v i n g P h o t o b y P a u l W e n t z d l Dam ian Mandola, the ow ner and founder of M and ola's Italian Market, is no stranger to the Italian restaurant business. He has written three best-selling Italian cookb ooks and hosted a PBS co okin g show - both with his nephew, Johnny Carrabba. Mandola's Italian Market By Lindsey Reynolds in the m iddle o f Texas preserv­ fresh, bitter taste o f the a r ti­ with a cream y lemon icing that W alking into M an dola’s Italian ing the rich tradition o f ItaHan- ch okes. m elts in your m outh. The brutta M arket on a cold, blustery Sunday Am erican groceries. The restau­ The Italian sausage and pep­ ma buoni, m eaning “ ugly but afternoon is like stepping into the rant m akes an am azin g array per panini ($7) is hot and crispy g o o d ’’, is a less sweet m eringue- kitchen o f an Italian grandm other o f cheeses, desserts, breads and rustic bread fresh from the oven based cookie topped with ground I never knew I had. Located in the gelato. A fter ordering a panini served with Sicilian fennel sau­ hazelnuts. Finally, the scucidati new Triangle apartm ent com plex at the intersection o f 47th and or insalate at the counter, take sage, also hom em ade. The sausage fig cookie, stuffed with groun d time to peruse the market aisles. is spicy and succulent, and the figs an d brown sugar, is excel­ G uadalupe Streets, the restaurant W hether you need tins o f truffles, grilled sweet red and green p ep­ lent with espresso, II you have and gourm et grocery is an appeal­ garlic paste or well-aged balsam ic pers and onions are the perfect any room left, get a sm all servin g ing addition to Austin. D am ian vinegar, M an dola’s has it all. complement. o f the hom em ade gelato on your M an dola, the owner an d founder, is no stranger to the Italian res­ taurant business. H e has writ­ The B resao la ($ 9 ) co n sists o f th in ly slice d , air-d ried beef, fresh a rtich o k e s, crem in i m u sh ­ The desserts are m y favorite way out. W ith flavors ran gin g course. A ll sorts o f goo dies are on from blood orange to chocolate, display in the glass cases, m ak ing it is a scrum ptious way to end a ten three best-selling Italian cook­ ro om s an d sh aved p arm ig ia n o it difficult to choose. The choco- flavorful, authentic Italian m eal. b ooks and hosted a PBS cook­ atop sp in ach leaves tossed in late-espresso cake ($3) is m ade By the tim e you leave ing show— both with his nephew, lem on and olive oil. Fresh a r t i­ w ith real espresso syrup and M an d o la’s, you will indeed feel John ny C arrabba. ch ok es ad d flair to the sa la d topped with chocolate ganache. as i f an Italian grandm other has M an dola and his wife Irin a th at the everyday can n e d k in d describe M andola’s as a “ little slice c a n n o t. The sh arp ch eese an d A sam ple ol Italian cookies is a lighter divine option. The angi- w elcom ed you into her kitchen, stuffed you with fabulous food o f M an h attan ’s U pper East Side’ salty, ten der b e e f b alan ce the netti is a round cookie coated and sent you on your m erry way. STUDENT Acclaimed Authors Continued from page 2 d ire c to rs u n tim ely passin g. w ork in g on a television p ro j­ “ H e [A ltm an] was a great ect abou t ancient R o m e an d guy, quite an interestin g d ire c­ tor,” said H arrigan . w ritin g a screenplay ab ou t Jo e N a m a th for E S P N . H e is a lso H a r r ig a n ’s T e x a s ro o ts w o rk in g on a screenplay a d a p ­ inspire m an y o f his b o o k s tion o f one o f his first novels, an d m ovies. O n e o f his m ost “A ra n sa s”. su ccessfu l b o o k s, “G a te s o f the A la m o ”, brin gs the well- “ It’s been a very in terestin g, harrow in g process [ad ap tin g know n story to life w ith stro n g A ran sas] because I w as very fictional ch aracters su rro u n d ­ ed by actu al figu res from our textboo ks. The intim ate, h on ­ est look at the story o f the A lam o landed on The N ew York T im e s bestseller list. critical o f th is kid who h ad w ritten th is b o o k ,” H arrigan said. “ I d o n ’t like to read m y b o o k s - it’s horrible.” H e said th at he believes w ith som e ed itin g, “A ra n sa s’ w ill m ake H is m o st recent novel, a great m ovie. “ C h alle n g e r P a rk ” a b o u t a H a rrig a n currently teaches fem ale astro n au t torn betw een for the Ja m e s A . M ich en er her desire to fly in space and C en ter for W riters. H e will be to be a m other, w as released in stru c tin g a class called “ The last spring. W ork in g Screen w riter” in the H a r r ig a n is cu rre n tly spring. Steve Harrigan was a writer for Texas Monthly for ten years, has com posed and sold numerous screenplays, has published several books and currently teaches for the James A. Michener Center for Writers at UT. Photo courtesy Steve Harrigan Ü 1 Affordable monthly rates: All food and bills included! www.iccaustin.coop 512-476-1957 8 L o v c h o k \ I j \ i m , Friday, January 19,2007 Continued from page 4 w ell know n was the passing o f Senate B ill 114 to lower the blood alcohol lim it in Texas from .10 to .08. A d ejum o has A d e ju m o was tea ch in g com m unity programs, providing Business Achievem ent Aw ard in M itch ie to draw on his difficult venue space for defensive driv­ Decem ber 2006. road to recovery after the a c c i ­ ing classes, self help programs, “ O u r award-winning children’s dent, when he asked w h y there tax services and health education. program is the thing we take the were no black people in art. “ It’s been a challenge for us, find­ most pride in,’ Adejumo said. She also been a tireless crusader and The question sparked her inter­ ing ways to unite our com m uni­ also said that she intends to spend advocate for M oth ers A g ainst est, and fostered a new desire to ty, Adejumo said. 2007 working more w ith her son s D ru n k D riv in g . She has lobbied share ethnic art w ith her com ­ The public has taken notice foundation to provide scholarships for such measures as im m e d i­ m unity. o f all her hard work. 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