¿WZ'' V' ?ai3Y y W03.M t ■ í7 O P « - — ' v t 3 W l l J O ' d T W 3 D V 1 I H 3 H a V 03KTW L O C A L PAGE 7A SPORTS PAG Tight en Texas Tech ties revisited A lesson in racism and diversity from Campus Fusion speaker W O R L D & NATION PAGE 3A Hurricane Wilma headed to Florida coast T h e Da ily T exa n DeLay faces arrest upon return to Texas Serving The University of Texas at Austin com m unity since 1900 Thursday, October 20, 2005 www.dailytexanonline.com Former majority leader expected to turn himself in on money laundering charges _______ By Marjon Rostam i _______ Daily Texan Staff A warrant for the arrest of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was issued Wednesday and bail was set at $10,000. The arrest warrant came two days before DeLay's scheduled court appearance at the Travis County Courthouse on charges of laundering money in the 2002 election. An arrest warrant is procedural after an indictment. As of Wednesday, DeLay was in Washington, D.C., but he is expected to return to Texas and turn himself in at the Fort Bend County Jail in Richmond west of Houston. DeLay will undergo a "procedural walk-through," during which his pic­ ture and fingerprints will be record­ ed at the booking office, said Travis County clerk Heather Zuniga. The process is estimated to last an hour, and lawyers will be present. dure and views the warrant as "sim­ ply routine." "He looks forward to going to Austin Friday," said Ben Porritt, a spokesman for DeLay. "His spirits are high, and he sees Friday as the beginning pro­ cess to allow him to prove that this is a political obsession and vendetta from [District Attorney] Ronnie Earle." Porritt said DeLay is complying with the standard operating proce­ Dick DeGuerin, DeLay's attor­ ney, was unavailable for comment Wednesday afternoon. DeGuerin's secretary said DeGuerin would only say that DeLay will appear in court at 9 a.m. Friday. Last month a Texas grand jury indict- Delay continues on page 2A Arrest warrant for Tom DeLay "To any sheriff or peace officer of the state of Texas; greetings: you are hereby commanded to arrest Thomas Dale DeLay and him safely keep, so that you have him before the 331 st Judicial District Court of Travis County." Ordered by Travis County District Judge Bob Perkins "To be a big part of bringing the World Series ... to Houston is just tremendous." Craig Biggio, Houston Astros Its about time Federal judge upholds city smoking ban Sparks: Laws wording not vague, doesn't violate First Amendment By R icardo Lozan o Daily Texan Staff An attempt by local bar owners to repeal the smoking ban were snuffed out Tuesday when a federal judge upheld city law that some businesses claim has caused a loss of customers. U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks said the ordinance was not vague and did not violate First Amendment rights, as was alleged by a group of bar owners, who filed a preliminary injunction against the smoking ban earlier this month. The ordinance passed in May by less than 1 per­ cent and drew in more voters than the city council elections. Sparks acknowledged some businesses had lost money since the smoking ban went into effect, but said he was not convinced that the loss of revenue was directly caused by the ban, nor that it would be a continuous decline. The judge ordered some changes in the ordinance, including disallowing the city to revoke or suspend permits or licenses any longer because owners don't have access to quick judicial review in order Ban continues on page 2A Family, friends testify to Ngais mental state Defendant diagnosed as bipolar, victim was helping him handle it By Jimmie Collins Daily Texan Staff _________ Danielle Martin, a UT music professor, spent 10 days during Christmas break in 2003 at North Austin Medical Center for multiple sclerosis treat­ ment. She was unable to walk without assistance, and she could no longer play the piano because she had no control over her muscles, said a colleague during testimony Wednesday. 1 * * * iMl , y . °n ®ai Jackson Ngai, a former UT music graduate student, had spent the latter half of the fall semester tak­ ing care of Martin, said Gregory Allen, a UT piano professor and longtime friend of Martin. "She had taken him under her a wing ... and he helped her with shopping, cleaning and various other things she was no longer able to do," Allen said. Ngai is now undergoing trial for the first-degree murder of Martin, a crime to which he has plead not guilty by reason of insanity. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if a jury decides he was sane at the time of the mur­ der. If the jury decides Ngai suffered from a mental disease or defect, he will be sentenced to one year in a mental health institution, according to Texas law. This one-year sentence can be renewed by a judge each year for the rest of Ngai's life, or cut short if he is no longer seen as a threat. Houston Astros'Luke Scott leaps on top of his teammates after their 5-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6 to win the National League Championship. Charlie Riedel | Associated Press By Mike Fitzpatrick The Associated Press T. LOUIS — On this wild night of cel­ ebration, the Houston Astros owed it all to Roy Oswalt. He took their dreams, hopes and gritty resolve and pitched his team­ mates into their first World Series, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 Wednesday night with help from Craig Biggio. Coming off a crushing loss in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series at home on Albert Pujols' stunning homer, the stubborn Astros refused to be shaken. They jumped to an early lead behind Biggio and Jason Lane, got a Astros get first shot at World Series after defeating Cardinals little help from the umpires and watched Oswalt shut down St. Louis for seven innings in earning the series M V P award. Now that this wild-card team has its first NL pennant, the Astros will travel to Chicago to take on the American League champion White Sox in » SEE P A G E I B FO R M O R E C O V E R A G E the World Series, which begins Saturday night. "It's been a long time, you know. I'm not greedy, I'm not selfish, just wanted to go one time," Biggio said. "I can't tell you how happy I am. It took us a long time and we've got 5 mil­ lion people in Houston who are very pumped up right now." Cameras flashed all over Busch Stadium as Dan Wheeler got Yadier Molina on a flyball for the final out. NL champions for the first time in their 44- Astros continues on page 5A APAC findings on student committee flawed Editor's note: This is the fourth story in a Daily Texan series on "The State of Asian American Affairs," a report released by the Asian Pacific American Coalition. By Zachary W arm brodt Daily Texan Staff A report compiled by the Asian Pacific American Coalition claimed Group claims minorities underrepresented on board Asian-Americans have been under- represented in the committee that most regularly informs President Larry Faulkner on student issues. The report, "The State of Asian American Affairs," claimed that the membership of the President's Student Advisory Committee has not been adequately diverse in terms of race, gender and major. Cultural orga­ nizations' leaders, who the authors say would best represent minority groups on campus, are generally not present on PSAC, the report claims. APAC demands an Asian-American community leader be appointed to PSAC immediately and that a "checks and balances system" be developed to ensure racial and ethnic diversity on the committee; APAC suggested that the Multicultural Information Center APAC continues on page 8A Trial continues on page 5A Index Volume 106, Number 34 25 cents World& Nation ..... 3 A Opinion.™.......... 4A University.....................6A State&Local............-___ 7A 5A,8A .... N ew s Sports____________ 1-3B Comics____________ 5B Classifieds___________ 4B Entertainment... .... 6-8B T0 0 A V S W tA lH F R I am the Golden Sun! 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E ( ) f ( o/7 I Councils John Hernandez, a career counselor with the U.S. Army, shakes the hand of 10-year-old Shmuely Levertov on the West Mall Wednesday. Levertov wished everyone who passed by a happy Sukkot and said a, prayer w ith those who wanted to while shaking the lulav. Shannon Sibayan Daily Texan Staff TOMORROW'S WEATHER Low 57 How do you say'riot'in Spanish? High 84 Ban: Judge limits most fines to $500 From p agel A to appeal. The city can no longer fine $2,000 for smoking in the establishment unless it proves that the operator is intentionally or recklessly in disregard of the law, and normal violations are limited to only $500. Lynn Carver, assistant city attorney, said Wednesday that the judge's decision went with the city's intention to protect against second-hand smoke and ensure public health. The judge said that the lan­ guage of the ordinance did not allow it to be enforced against barbecue pits, incense burning or any kind of food preparation smoke, as suggested by the suing party, and was only intended for tobacco smoke, Carver said. Shannon Jones, with the state Department of Health and Human Services, said that the department receives up to five complaints a day. After receiving complaints, officials have 72 hours to respond by visiting and observ­ ing the scene for signs of smok­ ing violations. They then notify the owner of whether they find a violation and what action will be taken, Jones said. Paul Silver, owner of the bar 219 West, was one of the found­ ers of Keep Austin Free, the political action committee com­ posed of bar owners who filed suit with the city. The ordinance doesn't cut down on the amount of smoking — it just forces smoking patrons "The city has been hoodwinked by over­ reaching zealots" Paul Silver, owner of 219 West out onto the patios, which gives an unfair advantage to busi­ nesses that have patios, Silver said. "This is a sad day for small business, and the city has been hoodwinked by over-reaching zealots," Silver said. Those businesses that offer live music indoors and do not have outdoor patios, such as Beerland, Platinum X, Spill and Room 710, have lost the most, with big cuts coming at the expense of wait- staff bps, Silver said. Nichole Adams, corporate office manager for Platinum X and Spill, reported a 25-percent decrease in sales, significantly lower tip income and an increase in patron complaints. Other businesses have adapt­ ed easily because they are better equipped for the change. "We've gotten used to it, and now we like the idea. 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Monday, 12 p.m. Tuesday, 12 p.m Friday www.da ¡ lytexa non I ¡ne.com Wire Editor: Jacqui Armstrong Phone:(512) 232-2215 WORLD BRIEF As Kazakhstan election nears, officials fear revolution ALMATY, Kazakhstan — They operate out of two basement rooms stuffed with ribbons, leaflets and yellow T-shirts — the color they hope will come to symbolize a democratic revolution in their country. Now, as Kazakhstan's Dec. 4 presidential election approaches, the government seems to be view­ ing the youth activists of the group Kahar — with their two comput­ ers and single phone line — as a threat to Nursultan Nazarbayev's chances of winning another seven years as president. Nazarbayev, 16 years at the helm of the oil-rich Central Asian nation, has seen color-coded revo­ lutions driven by the younger gen­ eration bring down entrenched governments in three other for­ mer Soviet republics — Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan. NATION BRIEF Rice: American troops may still be in Iraq in 10 years WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice declined on Wednesday to rule out American forces still being needed in Iraq a decade from now. Senators warned that the Bush administration must play it straight with the public or risk losing public support for the war. Pushed by senators from both parties to define the limits of U.S. involvement in Iraq and the Middle East, Rice also declined to rule out the use of military force in Iran or Syria, although she said the admin­ istration prefers diplomacy. Rice appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for only the second time since mem­ bers gave her an unexpectedly tepid endorsement to replace Colin Powell in January, and she fielded pointed questions about U.S. intentions and commitment on Iraq from lawmakers who said they were hearing complaints at home. Rice said Iraq's police and Army forces are becoming better able to handle the country's security with­ out U.S. help, and she repeated President Bush's warning that setting a timetable for withdrawal plays into terrorists' hands. Compiled from Associated Press reports W o r l d & N a t io n W ^ .$ 1 H„, JL-jf J L ^ «JL ^ JL JL. JL JL T h e D a i l y T e x a n 3A Thursday, October 20,2005 Combative Saddam pleads innocent By Hamza Hendawi The Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq — A defiant Saddam Hussein quarreled with judges and scuffled with guards at the opening of his long-await­ ed trial Wednesday, rejecting the tribunal's right to judge him and insisting he is still the president of Iraq. Sitting inside a white pen with metal bars, Saddam appeared gaunt and frail and his salt-and- pepper beard was unkempt as he pleaded innocent to charges of murder, torture, forced expulsions and illegal detentions. He wore a suit with a white shirt and no tie. If convicted, the 68-year-old Saddam and seven of his regime's henchmen, who appeared with him in the hearing, could face the death penalty for their role in the 1982 killing of nearly 150 people from the mainly Shiite town of Dujail, north of Baghdad, after a failed attempt on Saddam 's life. Iraqis and much of the Arab world watched glitchy televi­ sion coverage of the proceedings intently, watching Saddam strike a pose reminiscent of the once- ubiquitous television pictures of him sitting at the head of a table surrounded by "y es" men. "Since the fall of the regime, we have been waiting for this trial," said Aqeel al-Ubaidi, a resident of Dujail. "The trial won't bring back those who died, but at least it will help put out the fire and anger inside us." W ednesday's session, held under tight security, was testy from the start, when the judge asked Saddam to take the stand first. As the courtroom fell silent, Saddam got up from his chair and took the podium, holding a copy of the Quran. He refused to state his name for the record and turned the question back on the presiding judge, Rizgar Mohammed Amin, a Kurd whose identity was revealed to the public only on the day of the trial. "I do not respond to this so- called court, with all due respect to its people, and I retain my con­ stitutional right as the president of Iraq," Saddam said, brushing off Amin's attempts to interrupt him. "Neither do I recognize the body that has designated and autho­ rized you, nor the aggression, because all that has been built on false basis is false." After repeatedly refusing to give his name, Saddam finally sat. Amin read his name for him, call­ ing him the "form er president of Iraq." Amin kept up a steady, calm demeanor throughout the ses­ sion's often com bative atm o­ sphere. He agreed to return tra­ ditional headdresses for several of the defendants, who complained about their em barrassing bare­ headed state after the garments were apparently seized by secu­ rity. Many tribal Sunni Arabs consider it shameful to appear in public without the checkered scarf, tied by a cord around the forehead. The identities of the other judg­ es remain hidden to protect them from retaliation, and they did not appear on camera. The panel will both hear the case and render a verdict. The three-hour session ended an announcing with Am in adjournment until Nov. 28. Reaction to Saddam 's trial var­ ied in Iraq, where his loyalists, together with hardcore members of his Ba'ath Party and feared security services are an important faction of a Sunni-led insurgency wracking Iraq for the past two- and-a-half years. A too-busy President Bush Saddam Hussein is led into court in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, on Wednesday. Saddam pleaded innocent to charg es of murder and torture. Bob Strong Associated Press did not watch, even as the White House hailed the trial as a key step in Iraq's transition to a function­ ing democracy. Amin read them their rights and the charges against them and told them they could face execu­ tion if convicted. He then asked each for his plea, starting with the top defendant. The Dujail case is the first of up to a dozen that prosecutors plan to bring to trial against Saddam and his Baath Party inner circle for atrocities during their 23-year rule. The trial comes nearly two years after Saddam's capture on Dec. 13, 2003, when U.S. troops who had overrun Baghdad the previous April found the fugitive leader, hiding in a cellar in a rural area outside his hometown of Tikrit, north of Baghdad. Florida prepares for record-breaking Hurricane Wilma pressure, the faster air rushes into a storm. gency materials in Jacksonville, Lakeland and Homestead. By Curt Anderson The Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — In what has become an all-too-familiar drill, Floridians boarded up windows, gassed up their cars and bought storm supplies Wednesday. But this time they were looking at the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. H urricane Wilma exploded into a Category 5 monster with winds of 160 mph, and forecasters warned it could smash into south­ western Florida on Saturday with towering waves, and then work its way up the East Coast with devastating effect. "I don't think I want to live in Florida," said Betty Bartelson, a Pennsylvania tourist visit­ ing Marco Island. She planned to flee across the state to Fort Lauderdale. Like Hurricanes Katrina and Rita earlier this season, Wilma was expected to weaken before com­ ing ashore. But after seeing what those storms did — and after four storms hit Florida in quick suc­ cession last year — many people were taking no chances. Officials began clearing tens of thousands of people out of the low-lying Florida Keys. "We had well over 1,000 lives lost in Katrina. If Wilma, you know, comes into the U.S., to the Florida coast as a Category 3 or 4 hurricane, that potential for large loss of life is with us," National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield said. At one point Wednesday, Wilma's pressure dropped to 882 millibars, the lowest reading ever measured in an Atlantic basin hurricane. Typically, the lower the By midafternoon, Wilma had weakened slightly, with its winds dropping from 175 mph, and its pressure rising to 900 millibars. The storm 's forward motion also appeared to be slowing somewhat, which could weaken the hurricane further and possi­ bly delay Wilma's landfall until Saturday evening, Mayfield said. Wilma was on a path that could threaten the areas hit last year by Hurricane Charley. Some houses and businesses in the area are still boarded up because of that storm. The White House promised to stay on top of the situation, hop­ ing to avoid a repeat of the slow initial response to Katrina. The Federal Emergency Management Agency was positioning em er­ Gov. Jeb Bush said the state had ample supplies of food, water and ice ready for hard-hit areas. Sean Mayo was filling up his sport utility vehicle's 26-gallon tank and a 5-gallon gas can in Marco Island. "W e don't know if there will be any shortages. I need to make sure I got enough gas to get to Lauderdale and back," he said. Although Wilma was approach­ ing from the west, forecasters warned that Atlantic Coast cities such as Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach could be hit by winds nearly as strong. At 6 p.m., Wilma w as cen­ tered about 285 miles southeast of Cozumel, Mexico, and about 465 miles south-southwest of Key West. It was moving west-north- west near 7 mph, forecasters said. 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The solution, according to the GOP, is to make one of the m ost dramatic cuts in financial aid for higher education. Proponents said the resolution will sim plify regulations and increase aid to the most needy, while giving students more options. "This im portant bill brings the dream of a higher education one step closer for millions of low- and m iddle-incom e students around A m erica," said Rep. Howard P. "B u ck" McKeon, R- Calif. But no m atter which way you slice it, The College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005, or HR 609, has snuck onto the floor of the House of Representatives and, as written, threatens to cut $9 billion in student financial aid. Besides tailoring college for the super-rich — since middle- and lower-income families rely heavily on financial aid — the bill would increase the average cost of students' fees by about $6,000 per year. HR 609 is an oxymoron, and a more adequate label would be "The Closed Doors and Lost Opportunity A ct." The proponents of HR 609 must think something as important as receiving a college education should be determined by how much m oney a person's fam ily makes. According to a report released by the College Board on Tuesday, as tuition continues to outpace increased funding for financial aid, students' chances of attending college, or even fin­ ishing their degree, depend increasingly on how deep students' parents' pocketbooks are. In addition, the report showed large gaps in graduation rates even among students with high academic test scores and GPAs. The report also showed that those with the highest net family income finished college at more than double the rate of high-scor­ ing students from the lowest socioeconomic group. According to The Seattle Times, this year the average tuition for private-college students was $11,600, up from $9,500 roughly 10 years ago. Public college students' tuition averaged $2,200, an increase from $1,900. "W ith this budget, the [Bush] Administration saddles the cost o f its record-breaking fiscal irresponsibility on students, the unin­ sured, m inim um -wage workers, the elderly and small business ow ners," Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, said. "This adm inistration thinks only the little people must bear the burden of its fiscal failure. It is irresponsible to shift the burden from the wealthiest taxpayers to the students who need help the m ost," he said. To unfairly put the burden of funding higher education — a right every person who wants to acquire knowledge should have — on parents and students who barely scrape by is unjust. A dramatic step toward that direction would leave thousands of potential students out of higher education, and effectively, out of better-paying jobs. To pass HR 609 would be to tell the world that the United States doesn't care about its low educational performance. GALLERY IN TAX TM H t l U I CANT AffCRD 10 FW ANOmtRWME TO T& VULTURE51 m m u N & ya. the. GOVERNMENT fc & E E W ME P R Y ’ gimme A m v m T O fe R & A O - TICKETS WHERE WA6 I ? OH YEAH, THETRE ?A£EDIN' ME P RYÜ EDITOR'S NOTE O p in io n s e xp re sse d in T h e D aily Texan are th o se of th e editor, the Editorial Board o r w riter of the article. T h ey are not necessarily th o se o f the U T adm inistration, th e Board o f R e ge n ts or the Texas Stu d e n t P u b lica tion s Board o f O p e ra tin g Trustees. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE Please e-m ail y o u r Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline.com. Letters m ust be fewer than 300 w ords and should include your major and classification. The Texan reserves the right to edit all letters for brevity, clarity and liability. ON THE WEB dailytexanonline.com . A d d itio n a l Firing Line s w ere p o ste d to d a y o n the W e b site at www. O p in io n T h e D a i l y T e x a n Editor: A.J. Bauer Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@ dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Nikki Buskey A shley Eldridge Daniel K. Lai Y o u W w + W y o e c o r i n g . . . Recruiter anger misdirected B y J a m e s B u r n h a m Daily Texan C olum nist There are some who argue that military recruiters have no place on a college campus. These sol­ diers who come to inform stu­ dents about careers in the world's finest military are viewed by some university liberals as manipula­ tive and inappropriate on our campus. exam ple, There have been calls among students and faculty for limit­ ing recruiters' access to students and potentially forcing them off campus entirely. The thinly veiled partisanship in these demands is appalling. For som e have expressed outrage over a meet­ ing of the University's chapter of the Am erican Counselors Association on Sept. 21, at which "John Hernandez, a career coun­ selor with the U.S. Army, intro­ duced himself to the members. He offered his services to any students we [the ACA] refer to him for career counseling or as a potential guest for any events." This irritating offer to meet with students wanting to discuss the military or to speak at events where he was invited to speak THE FIRING LINE Tolls are highway robbery The Daily Texan article from Oct. 13 stated "Austin Councilman Brewster McCracken is an opponent of the toll roads."The fact is, McCracken voted two times to toll roads we've already funded. How is that an opponent? A March 3 city resolution for the taxpayer-funded independent review promised "...the study is not to be delayed." That was seven months ago. McCracken promised all the meet­ ings would be made open to the pub­ lic, that a citizens'committee would steer the neutral com pany hired to produce the study, and the com m u­ nity would have full opportunity to speak up in this very public indepen­ dent review. "Everything will be open and in the sunshine," he said. The truth is show n in the draft of the Inter-local agreement: The super majority, if not all, of the steer­ ing committee are pro-tollers w ho already voted twice for the toll plan. Secret meetings by the steering com ­ mittee are allowed, the public cannot speak at all meetings, the agreement claims the steering committee is not subject to the Open Meetings Act and the Toll Authority (CTRMA) is the project coordinator! That's like Enron auditing themselves. And here's where the pro-toll steer­ ing committee can trash the study altogether: They can decide not to accept the study results! TxDOT docum ents show most of the roads in the Phase 2 plan are already 100 percent funded with tax dollars. To place tolls on already funded roads is highway robbery. Pretending to perform an indepen­ dent study is just plain offensive. Sal Costello, Founder People for Efficient Transportation a n d TexasTollParty.com Don't hate on bikes I'm sure we've all been enjoying the e-mails from Colleen Stole, the UT Share coordinator, about finding non-driving "commute solutions," but I can't think of a more mixed m essage to send after Parking and Transportation Services began requir­ ing bike registration on campus. Apart from removing the bike racks entirely, I can't think of a stronger detriment to som eone w ishing to try cycling to campus than the knowl­ edge that his bike lock will be cut and his bike will be impounded. During the spring, I biked to campus often. Now that the temperature is reach­ ing reasonable levels, I had looked has the red-faced, righteous left even more puffed up than usual. Hernandez was wearing the terrifying camouflage and boots that are worn by hundreds of ROTC students every week at the University — not to men­ tion thousands of trick-or-treaters come Halloween, those fearsome devils. One counselor is reported to have been so devastated by this visual reminder that some people in our country are too busy to pursue advanced degrees in "relative studies of gender, race and age, and their interac­ tion with society as they apply to understanding who we are" that he or she left the meeting in tears. Oh, the horror. This man offering his time is as about as galling as the daily e-mails I receive from Liberal Arts Career Services. He never tried to coerce or manipulate anyone into speaking with him; he sim ­ ply sought to let students know what their options in the military were. Proponents of prohibiting recruiters on campus, at the base of their argument, are reduced to either condescension or disin- genuity. They would only make the arguments they do if they felt the mental faculties of UT stu­ dents were inadequate to resist the siren call of the U.S. Marine Corps. They must implicitly pre­ sume that military recruiters exer­ cise some undue influence over students and cajole them into pursuing a non-beneficial course of action. This line of reasoning simply ignores the reality that students join the military entirely of their own volition and for a variety of excellent reasons. Some view it as a civic duty (an unimaginable perspective for our soy-consuming, co-op-dwelling friends, I know). Others see it as the best opportunity for advance­ ment: It provides guaranteed employment, a rigorous physical regimen and skills that will prove valuable in the private sector. The other, more likely, motiva­ tion of recruiting opponents is a desire to undermine the U.S. mili­ tary generally, so we are unable to engage in warfare. This goal is even more perverse. Whether one supports the cur­ rent engagement in Iraq or not, it is bizarre that anyone would hope for a day when the U.S. military is too feeble to defend our coun­ try. This position overlooks the stark reality that there remains an abundance of global threats that may require U.S. interven­ tion. These are not amorphous or ambiguous threats such as terror­ ism, either. They are the real pos­ sibilities of Chinese expansionism in Asia, North Korean aggression toward Japan or a host of other geopolitical nightmares so clearly looming on the horizon. If any of these "open-m inded" activists reads these words, they will likely dismiss them out of pocket as the writings of a reac­ tionary small thinker, or with some other derisive flippancy popular in the modern liberal lexicon. Yet these people, so con­ fident in their righteous anger and indignation, would be well served by a critical examination of their advocacy and its implica­ tions. Their vitriolic condemnations of the men and women who keep our armed forces functioning are wildly off base. It is extremely unfortunate these critics can only muster such derision and anger for those helping to defend our nation, rather than those seeking to destroy it. Burnham is a governm ent senior. forward to doing so again, but this useless, wasteful level of bureaucracy really annoys me. I'm sure with the current fight over tuition increases the idea of stealing students' bikes and selling them back at $10 a pop sounds appealing, but will it really pay for all those bright orange stickers? John Greer Electrical a n d com puter engineering graduate student McDonald wrong on Prop. 2 Tony M cD onald's subm ission to the Firing Line regarding gay marriage and Proposition 2 is illogical, offensive and off point. His argument that the legal recog­ nition of homosexual unions in the Netherlands has eroded respect for the institution a m ong Dutch youth imposes a correlation (even causality) between the two phenom ena that cannot be statistically substantiated. There are far too many intervening factors to make that connection. Consider, for example, the surfeit of negative depictions of marriage to which we are exposed daily, or the fact that econom ic conditions in developed countries make marriage less necessary for survival. These fac­ tors, along with many others, cloud the picture too much to make ju d g­ ments about how a handful of same- sex unions affect marital trends. In fact, even to suggest that extending marriage rights to same sex couples erodes belief in the insti­ tution is illogical. By definition, gay and lesbian couples seeking to marry — and all heterosexual people w ho support their right to do so — are expressing a belief in the value of marriage, not the opposite. In con­ trast, those w ho oppose marriage rights for same sex couples are, by definition, expressing a belief that marriage is goo d for som e but not for others. In addition, the suggestion that the legalization of same-sex marriages inevitably and unavoidably leads to polygamy, incest and bestiality is immeasurably offensive. To place committed, m onogam ous same-sex relationships on par with any of these (especially bestiality) does nothing but expose Mr. M cDonald's archaic understanding of homosexuality and relationships. Offensive claims like this have no place in this debate. Even if I can som ehow overlook the illogical and offensive nature of Mr. M cDonald's arguments, I am nonetheless left with the fact that his reasons for voting for or against Proposition 2 are simply off-point. He confuses the dialogue over same-sex marriage with the dialogue over the constitutionality of Proposition 2. The am endment would have no effect on the legal status of same-sex marriages — they are and will continue to be illegal in Texas, regardless of the out­ com e of this vote. A simple reading of the proposition exposes the real point of this vote: whether we voters are willing to allow our legislators to place discriminatory language into our state's Bill of Rights. No matter what your position on same-sex mar­ riage, the inconsistency and danger of codifying discrimination into the Constitution must inspire you to vote against Proposition 2. M ichael Meyer Public affairs a n d Latin A m erican studies graduate student Don't hate on soldiers I enjoy reading colum ns in The Daily Texan just to get numerous per­ spectives on issues. However, Jordan Buckley's attack on military recruiters was nothing more than a venom ­ ous rant, which displayed his disdain towards the military. Regardless of a person's view on the War in Iraq, those "puffed chests, dog-tag-m aking machines" are doing a job that is necessary. Recruiters are not the policymakers. They are men and women, just like you and me, w ho volunteered to serve their country. Most, if not all, have prob­ ably already served a tour in Iraq or Afghanistan. They have probably all lost several friends in combat and may have actually been injured themselves. So Jordan, if you want to be mad about the war, g o right ahead and hate Bush, Chaney, Halliburton, etc. to your heart's content. However, don't attack the soldiers and Marines for the job they're doing. As long as they strive to keep our military on a volun­ tary basis, they are m aking it possible for you not to get "volunteered." Ethan H utton A concerned veteran Wrong about the Dutch In his Firing Line opinion, "Gay mar­ riage is bad,"Tony M cDonald repeats a false rumor that's m aking the rounds of the far right W eb logs. The purpose of spreading such false information is to bolster the slippery slope argu­ ment favored by those opposed to equality for their fellow citizens. M cDonald writes, "At the end of September of this year, a Dutch man was granted a civil union to two women. Victor de Bruijn, 46, of Roosendaal, married both Bianca, 31, and Mirjam, 35, in a ceremony in front of a notary." The Dutch man in question did not legally marry two women, nor were they granted a civil union. Their relationship is not recognized by The Netherlands. They signed a private partnership agreement and had it witnessed by a notary, nothing more. Same-sex couples aren't asking for anything called "gay marriage."They're asking for marriage without unneces­ sary modifiers — same rights, same responsibilities, for the same mix of reasons: a desire to make a lifetime commitment to another hum an being, and a desire to protect our loved ones. For the accurate story, see the Freedom to Marry site at httpS/www. freedomtomarry.org/document. asp?id=3506. John W ilkinson Board m em ber a n d co-founder The Legal M arriage Alliance o f W a shin gton Violence isn't only on Riverside Justin Dixon suggests in his Oct. 19 Firing Line that Riverside Drive is no longer a safe place for students to live, and moreover, that the University is responsible for relocating students and shuttle routes to safer parts of town. These are simple-minded and prejudicial "solutions" to a complex problem. It is reasonable to suggest that police patrols in the Riverside Drive area must be increased, or that apartment complexes must take a more active role in ensuring building security. Justin fails to realize, how ­ ever, that these are the best solutions we can hope for. We are all vulnerable to violent crime, and the best we can d o is be aware and try to ensure our ow n personal safety. Random acts of violence are, as our collective fears about terrorist attacks suggest, more or less unavoidable. Suggesting that students move northwest smacks of classism and racism. Living in a rich, white neighborhood behind a gate never made anyone safer — it only gave them illusory comfort and a respite from seeing poverty on their doorstep, and perhaps a respite from realizing their privilege. Jennifer Iverson M u sic theory graduate student Thursday, October 20, 2005 N ews 5A Trial: ‘Jackson is being an angel to me’ He then asked, "Does this mean I don't have to take my medication anymore?" Martin replied again, "Yes, you have to keep taking your medica­ tion, Jackson." Allen said he didn't think much of the conversation and believed that Martin had probably had a conversation like this with Jackson before. The last words Allen heard his friend say were at the wrecking yard where he watched Martin get in the passenger side of her car. "I said something along the lines of 'Be safe,' or 'Drive careful/" Allen said. Martin replied, "Don't worry, Jackson's a very good driver." Additional reporting by Mark Yeh Astros: Cards’ loss last game at Busch From pagelA season history, the Astros rushed to the mound to celebrate, bounc­ ing in unison before heading to the clubhouse for what was sure to be a more raucous party. Houston had been 0-5 with a chance to clinch the NLCS. This time, the Astros would not be denied. "It's unbelievable, I can't even describe it," Lance Berkman said. "To be a big part of bringing the World Series — the first World Series ever — to Houston is just tremendous." For St. Louis, the loss marked the end of the season for the team that led the majors with 100 wins. It also was the final game at Busch, scheduled to be demolished by a wrecking ball to make room for the city's new ballpark. "We were ready to play, but the guy pitched an outstanding game and shut us down," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. The Astros won this rematch in six games after losing last year in Game 7 at Busch. Thanks to Oswalt, it didn't go that far this time. "He did what we needed him to do. We absolutely had to have that performance, and he gave it to us, it was tremendous," Berkman said. “Why Do Women Tend and Befriend Under Stress? Do M en?" Dr. Shelley Taylor, UCLA Health Psychologist. Th om p so n C o n feren ce C e n te r,T C C A u d ito riu m Thursday, O c to b e r 20th, 4:30 p.m. G ender, Relationships, and Health C o nference Keynote Address Professor Shelley F. Taylor is the au th or o f The Tending Instinct: Women, Men an d the Biology o f Relationships. Taylor’s cu rre n t work explores now soc ial relationships regulate bio­ logical stress responses. She is the architect o f the tend-and- befrien d m odel o f w om en’s responses to stress, finding that women com m only respond to stress through social means. W W W .UTEXAS.EDU/CO LA/CW GS/EVEN TS/G RH CEN TER for W O M EN 'S & GENDER STUDIES From pagel A On Christmas day, when .Allen visited the hospital, he found Ngai in the room with Martin. "It seemed to me that he was there for her," Allen said. Martin told Allen, who had been her friend since 1966, that Jackson was taking care of her cats and dogs. "Jackson is being an angel to me," she told Allen. In many cases, Martin acted as a surrogate mother to her stu­ dents, Ngai included, Allen said. Although he was one of her best friends, Allen said Martin didn't talk about Ngai to him. "I had the feeling she was tak­ ing a doctor-patient confidentiality role," Allen said. Ngai's father, older brother and younger brother all testified Wednesday that Jackson changed when he moved to Austin, spe­ cifically in August 2003 and April 2004. Ngai had his first "episode" in August 2003 on North Lamar Boulevard. Austin police officer Ross Shook testified that Ngai was running through traffic and leap­ ing at and bouncing off windows of local businesses. When he was arrested, Ngai asked officers if they were there to kill him. His father, Law Ngai, said he didn't bring his son home then, because he thought Martin would help care for Jackson, and he feared bringing Jackson home would end his music career. In April, Jackson's family said his reactions and speech slowed, and he seemed paranoid. "He was saying people were out there to get him," and he believed there were "bugs" in his telephone, said Ricky Ngai, the defendant's older brother. Jackson stopped returning his brother's phone calls, because he didn't believe it was him. "Jackson only believed my father and no one else," Ricky said. Jackson began asking his broth­ ers for a password to determine their identities over the phone. Allen said he believed Martin used her own experience with bipolar disorder to guide Ngai after he had been diagnosed with the disorder and manic psychosis. She spoke with Ngai's doctors and tried to help him choose the medi­ cations he was being prescribed, according to Allen. In the 1980s, Martin suffered from two "episodes" that were later diagnosed to be caused by bipolar disorder. "She was very irrational and having visions and hallucina­ tions," Allen said. Martin was tem­ porarily admitted to Shoal Creek Hospital where she was treated after the first "episode," and took a semester off from teaching after the second. Doctors experimented with combinations of medications, trying to find the right ones for Martin's condition. "You've heard the who, what, when, where and how; now we will work on the why," said Jim Erickson, Ngai's defense attorney during his opening argument. from Erickson told jurors they would hear about the effects of Ngai's medications and fam­ ily members about Ngai's mental state before moving to Austin and after. Classmates are expected to testify about Ngai's beliefs about computers and mind control. On the night of Martin's death, Allen said he took Martin and Ngai to pick up her car in Northeast Austin because it had been towed that day at lunch. During the ride, Allen said he noticed Ngai seemed very discomforted and sat "ram­ rod straight" in the backseat, every muscle in his body tense. Allen said he could hear Ngai say "I don't want to die." ' Allen said Ngai asked questions such as, "Do you want to torture me?" Martin answered with, "Jackson, of course not." # 1 1 »lle g a S k ia B oard W eak S k i 2 0 M ountains 9 H osorts to r too P rice ot 1 ~ Breck, Vailmim Beam Creel Arapahoe Basin a Keystone 1-800-SKI-WILD In Austin 469-0999 600 West 28th #102 W H B M É 1 Í L — Ski CASHFOR IlINK 20 words, 5 days for $9.65 If it d oe sn 't sell in 5 days, the n ext 5 days are on us. I inside Your World The D aily Texan • D ailyTexanO nline.com Texas Student Television * K V R X 9 1 .7 F M I Texas Travesty • C actu s Yearbook The Daily Texan Classifieds Call 512-471-5244 FOR S C A R Y T RICKS AND C O STU M E TIPS. W AT CH FOR THE SPIRITED P R O F E S S O R GRIFFIN, GOODW ILL S H ALLO W EEN S P O K E SP ER SO N , ON YO UR LO C AL TELEVISION STATIONS. WE PUT PEOPLE TO WORK. EBED FI What is a lawyer? A debater? A fighter? Or more than that? A creative problem solver. A principled advocate. A rigorous and versatile thinker. Explore the broad expanse of the law in a school devoted to the big picture. w w w . # á 1 i f o r n i a W e s t e r n j r e y C A L I F O R N I A W E S T E R N S C H O O L O F L A W | S a n D i e g o W hat law school ought to be.™ 6A Thursday, October 20, 2005 U n i t e T h e D a i l y T e x a in www.dailytexanonline.com University Editor: Kristi Hsu Phone: (512) 232-2206 UT tuition increase lower than last year By Kimberly Garza Daily Texan Staff UT tuition increased 4.75 percent this year, which is less than the national average tuition increase of 7 percent. The tuition increase is less than that of the 2004-05 school year, when the University posted a 37- percent increase — the nation's highest one-year in tuition and fees. increase "It's a great improvement on what it was before," said Student Government President Omar Ochoa, a business honors senior. In two reports released Tuesday bv the College Board, four-year public schcxils" tuition and fees for this year average $365 more than last year, a 7.1 percent increase. In Texas, the average tuition and fees reached $4,830, a 6-percent increase from last year's costs. Kevin Hegarty, senior vice pres­ ident and chief financial officer at the University, said the 2004-05 tuition increase was a result of tuition deregulation by the Texas Legislature, which gave the UT System Board of Regents the power to set tuition. Though the reports do not cite fat tors which may be causing the increases, some institutions are concerned with the decline in tax­ payer support for public universi­ ties. The decline, which some call dc facto privatization," indicates a decrease in financial support from state government and a pos­ s ib le s lid e toward the privatiza­ tion of public schools. Hegarty said this w as "abso­ lutely" affecting the University. "W hat's happening here in Texas is that the funds from public support are growing at an infinitely slower rate than the needs are growing," Hegarty said. "Demand exceeds supply." I legarty urged students and families to "focus on the total increase," not just tuition but also considering increases in housing costs and school fees. '01-'02 ' 03-'04 '05-'06 ' 02-'03 '04 -0 5 School year "What matters isn't just tuition," Hegarty said. "It's: How big is the check that I'm going to have to write at the end of the day, and how does it compare to last year?" He referred to the increase in tuition since he was a student at the University in the 1970s, when the state contributed about 55 percent, to today's 18 percent contribution. "It's clear that public support is retreating from public universi­ ties," Hegarty said. Ochoa said he was also con­ cerned with the decrease in state support for higher education. "The government is really abdi­ cating its responsibilities in higher education all across the country — not just taxpayer support, but financial aid cuts, that kind of thing," Ochoa said. "It's a really scary thing." The College Board reports also indicated that students are becom­ ing increasingly dependent on financial loans rather than grants. Of the nearly $129 billion distribut­ ed nationwide for student aid last year, close to $14 billion was bor­ rowed from non-federal sources. Don Davis, associate director of Student Financial Services, said this trend is growing at the University. Student loans consti­ tute about 43 percent of the esti­ mated $255 million distributed to UT students in financial aid last year. "It's still not a huge percentage, but it's the fastest growing com­ ponent of our aid that we have," Davis said. Dean search committee formed By Yashoda Sampath Daily Texan Staff Vice President for Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez released the names of 12 members of a search and selection committee Tuesday for a new position: dean of students and senior associate vice president. The committee will search for a replacement for Teresa Graham Brett, the current dean of stu­ dents. In early September, Brett announced she would be leaving this December in order to spend more time with her family. Five staff members, two faculty members and five students will serve on the committee. "We felt it was important to be representative of the University as a whole," said committee chair­ woman Lynne Milbum, the associ­ ate director of Counseling, Learning and Career Services, who served previously on the committee that selected Brett in 2002. "She is known as one of the best leaders when it comes to com­ mittee work," said Gonzalez of Milbum. "She is extraordinarily detailed in her research and her fol­ low-through." Gonzalez made the final com­ mittee selections. He asked Student Government, the Senate of College Councils and the Graduate Student Association stu­ dents. He also asked all staff if they wanted to join and worked with the Faculty Council and the Multicultural Information Center to nominate to find appropriate candidates, he said. Milbum said the committee is looking for slightly different qualities than the committee that installed Brett. The dean's role has been expanded to include over­ sight of the Division of Housing and Food Service and oversight of the Texas Union. "We're looking for someone who's had a broader scope of responsibility," she said. Brett said the new dean should establish relations with students and develop trust. She also point­ ed out that since the search will look at candidates outside of the University, the new dean needs to understand the climate on campus. "Here, students are very involved in governance, which is unique and very different from other places,' Brett said. "The candidates need to understand that and help continue and foster that environment." She also said the new dean must be able to handle emergent issues such as the Asian Pacific American Coalition report, which cited con­ cerns about discrimination of Asian-Americans on campus. To date, 35 people have applied for the position, Milbum said. Oct. 28 is the deadline for applica­ tions, at which point interviews will begin. Three or four candidates will be presented to Gonzalez, who will make the final decision in early December. ‘City Room’ journalist recalls evolution of field Former manag­ ing editor of The New York Times Arthur Gelb speaks Wednesday on his memoir "City Room," about American journalism today and his 45 years working for the newspaper. Greg Elliott Daily Texan Staff By Behnaz Abolmaali Daily Texan Staff Retired journalist Arthur Gelb began working at The New York Times before computers revolu­ tionized the newsroom, before the new spaper's headquarters stood 52 stories high, when reporters still worked in one open space. Gelb joined the Times in 1944 as a 20-year-old copy reader and retired in 1990 as managing editor. He told a roomful of students in the Thompson Conference Center Thursday that the spirit of the newsroom, then known as the city room, has changed. Gelb spoke to students about his memoir "City Room," which chronicles his 45 years at the Times, and about the current state of American journalism. "To me this w as the golden age of journalism," Gelb said. He described a time when report­ ers were all well-versed in the clas­ sics, including Shakespeare and the Bible. School of Journalism direc­ said Lorraine Branham tor Wednesday's speech w as a rare opportunity for students to hear from an accomplished journalist. Gelb grew up in an insulated household, the son of immigrants from Ukraine, and yearned to become a writer. Reporters at that time were trained differently from journalists today, he said. Many were not college educated but were determined and talented writers who embraced journalism for its opportunities for upward mobility, he said. Gelb said that some of the big­ gest stories in the nation's history defined his time as a journalist. He said one of the paper's greatest shortcomings was its underplaying of the horrors of the Holocaust and the human cost of World War II. He said that the Jayson Blair scandal of 2003 will have a lasting effect on the Times' credibility. Gelb said he believed editors could have acted sooner to uncover Blair's fab­ rications, which led to the forced resignation of the paper's executive editor and managing editor. always been blunders and errors," he said. "I truly believe it couldn't have happened in those days when tough, eagle-eyed editors ruled the roost." Gelb also addressed the case of Judith Miller, the New York Times reporter who recently spent 85 days in jail for refusing to disclose her source. He said that her deci­ sion to testify before a grand jury lias brought as much controversy to the Times as the Blair case. Gelb said. He said today's age of big media conglomerates and news media that increasingly trivialize impor­ tant stories are some of the big­ gest challenges facing the indus­ try. Gelb will speak with his wife Barbara today in the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center about their research on dramatist Eugene O'Neill. The speech will begin at 7 p.m. and will focus on the couple's book, "O'Neill: Life with Monte Cristo," and their collaboration with filmmaker Ric Bums. "N ew spapering, of course, is not a perfect craft, and there have "It seem s to have raised more questions than it's answ ered," I " PP mm V «..** ' S I S I S > *. . - A - / I I I * • » I • s • : ;■ A .. . Friday, October 21, 2005 Main 212 11:00-1:00 Jane Elliot highlights features o f M ercator Projection, a m ap com m o nly used in schools, as Jake Ward, a Plan II, Latin American studies and m echanical engineer­ ing senior, and Amanda Surman, a m em ber of the executive board o f Campus Fusion, hold up th e map. The map centers th e U.S. and shows the Northern Hemisphere d ispro portia tly larger than the Southern Hemisphere, w hich she said points to a racist education system. Sarah K. Rodriguez Daily Texan Staff www.dailytexanonline.com State & Local Editor: Ruth Liao Courts & Police Editor: Andrew B.Tran Phone:(512) 232-2206 S t a t e & Lo c a l T h e D a i l y T e x a n 7A Thursday, O ctober 20, 2005 Racism educator brings lesson to campus By Justin Ward Daily Texan Staff Jane Elliott, a former teacher known for creating a controversial exercise to teach students about racism, mixed jokes and sober­ ing statistics in her address to an audience of about 200 in the LBJ Auditorium Wednesday. Elliott became famous when she was motivated by the assassination of Martin Luther King to demon­ strate how racist attitudes develop. Elliott, who was teaching at an elementary school in Riceville, Iowa at the time, divided students into categories based on eye color. Students with blue eyes were given special privileges and told they were superior to those in the brown group. Almost instantly the blue-eyed group began to bully the other group, and those in the brown-eyed group immediately showed signs of decreased self­ esteem and poor classroom per­ formance. The next day, roles were reversed when Elliott told students that peo­ ple with brown eyes were actu­ ally more superior. Students in the brown-eyed group began showing some of the same behaviors the blue-eyed students had exhibited the day before and vice versa. Elliott did not repeat tht exer­ cise at Wednesday night's lecture'. Instead, she questioned attendees about their beliefs on issues rang­ ing from race to sexism and abor­ tion. At one point she asked every white person who would like to be treated like a black person to stand. Heads shifted back and forth all over the audience. No one stood. "You've just admitted that you don't want it to happen to you ’ she said. "W hy then are you will ing to iet it happen to others7' In a mocking voice she lam­ pooned whites who insist "color doesn't matter and that we are all the same on the inside." "A m I just like you on the inside?" she asked a male student. When he responded with a yes, she said, "Are you worried about uterine cancer too?" Elliott said we should not all have to be alike to be equal. The ideal for America should be more like "stir-fry" than the proverbial melting pot, she said. "W hen you make stir-fry, do you usually mash everything up together before you cook it?" she said. Elliott taught her first workshop based on the original "brown eyes or blue eyes" exercise in May 1968 LOCAL BRIEFS City to vote on accepting FEMA aid reimbursement A $5.5 million reimbursement from the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Hurricane Katrina relief will be presented for Austin City Council approval in today's meeting. This grant will cover the cost of evacuee shelters provided by the city of Austin, including costs of services such as food, water, utili­ ties, medical services, security and janitorial services. The city provided shelter to more than 3,000 Katrina evacuees after the hurricane in August. City council members will also consider changing a city ordinance relating to parking in front or side yards. The change would require parking within an 8-foot space on either side of an existing driveway. — Ruth Liao Mayor Wynn wants taller skyline, vibrant downtown Mayor Will Wynn called on downtown business representa­ tives to make Austin's skyline taller and to build it quickly at a speech given Wednesday. Wynn said as long as the pedestrian walkways are safe and clean, "then why not have taller buildings?" Several hundred representatives from businesses located in central Austin attended the Downtown Austin Alliance luncheon, which featured Wynn as a keynote speaker. As part of his "state of down­ town" address, Wynn addressed development strategies, building heights and upcoming construc­ tion in the vicinity. An increase in residential prop­ erties and the number of people living downtown was among the mayor's list of goals. He said he hopes to see 10,000 people living downtown, after the current devel­ opmental cycle finishes in three years. His long-term goal is to have 25,000 people living in the city's center in 10 years. "Austin, Texas downtown is going to be as vibrant as any down­ town in America,"Wynn said. — Maryam Tabatabai to a Rotary Club that had seen her on the Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show " earlier that month. She began getting so many requests that she quit her teaching job in 1985 to conduct workshops full time. Since then she has done the exercise with major corporations such as McDonald's and General Motors, as well as universities nationwide. No matter what age, race, social class or section of the country, the response to the exercise has always been the same, Elliott said. When she did a workshop at a White House forum on children and youth in the 1970s, a riot nearly broke out, and the facilitators had to be escorted out by police. "These were adult, educated, mostly white people who know what's best for children," she said, "and I reduced them to children in 15 minutes flat." Elliott's speech Wednesday was the keynote address for Campus Fusion, a weeklong event focused on diversity on campus. Campus Fusion is sponsored by Student Government, the Multicultural Information Center, The Daily Texan and the University Co-op. Universities’ policy for granting transfer credit may change Course quality, not type o f accreditation, should affect choices, GAO says tation: regional and national. UT- Austin only accepts credit from regionally accredited schools, said Keith Baird, assistant to the UT adm issions director. for the government to provide said Cornelia financial Ashby, director of education, workforce and income security at the Governm ent Accountability Office. to which they have to repeat because credits are not trans­ ferable should have to do with the nature of the course and the course content, not the accredita­ tion of the school." m atter of quality and rigor of the cu rricu lum ." aid, "N ational accreditation orga­ institutions nizations accredit such as distance learning or trade and technical schools, and m ost institutions d on't view the national [accreditation] as being as vigorous," said Baird. "It is a tim e The proposed docum ent states that taxpayers' m oney and stu­ d en ts' is w asted w hen courses are repeated, because of the federal governm ent's large investm ent in student financial aid. Ashby said that when under­ from one tran sfer g rad u ates school to another, the "exten t Henry Yurick, assistant direc­ tor of Student Financial Services at UT, said the legislation w ill "h ave greater im pact on schools from a less stellar reputation than U T-A ustin." By K atherine Flores Daily Texan Staff An arm of Congress is pushing universities to say they will over­ look a school's type of accredita­ tion when deciding if coursework will transfer. "This amendment is important because when students take addi­ tional courses, it costs m oney" The GAO, an investigative sec­ tor of Congress, released a report Tuesday calling for an am end­ ment to the Higher Education Act that would require colleges to declare that they would not refuse transfer credit based solely on the previous school's type of accreditation. There are two types of accredi­ FREE EVENT OCTOBER 27t h Register now to reserve your space! 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"We're here to protest anything that facilitates recruiters on cam­ pus," said Mike Corwin, CAMEO co-founder and a LAN adminis­ trator at the Center for American History. "We're here to teach peo­ ple that death isn't a career and to put an end to their discrimination against homosexuals." The University provided CAMEO with a place to stand next to the Army recruiting station. "We want to accommodate their right to free speech," said Margarita Arellano, associate dean of stu­ dents. "The University tries to teach students that they can express their First Amendment rights." Though the protestors blocked the Army booth and shouted at people who sought employment information from him, the recruiter from the Army's Dobie Mall office said that the group did have a right to be there. Other recruiters said they were frustrated with CAMEO's actions. "I think they're a pain in the butt," said Hunter Short, a recruiter for construction equipment com­ pany Neff Rental, whose booth was next to the Army's. "Our companies spend a lot of money to come here, and it's juvenile and disrespectful to distract us like this." Short also said he wasn't happy with the protestors criticizing the military. "Our freedoms wouldn't be here if they didn't protect us," Short said. recruiters' CAMEO members screamed over conversations and debated with students and employers. The group's size in the confined space prevented some people from getting to the tables. The group later turned its attention to other government organizations at the event, such as the National Security Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency. CAMEO has protested against the Army recruit­ ment offices in Dobie Mall in the past. Most of the protesters were gone by 12:30 p.m. Five University Police Department officers were on hand to observe the demonstration. The event remained peaceful. APAC: Committee members cite need for various kinds of diversity From pagel A be allowed to nominate members. To illustrate an alleged trend of underrepresentation, the section's two authors — who are not mem­ bers of APAC — provided PSAC membership rosters broken down by nominating body, race, gender, college and organizational affilia­ tion, dating back to PSAC's incep­ tion in 1995. Former members of PSAC have challenged some of this data, say­ ing they were misidentified as white. Others said their leadership positions in cultural organizations were left out of the report. The Texan interviewed 15 of the 72 current and former PSAC mem­ bers. Only two said the commit­ tee had a problem with diversity; 13 disagreed with APAC's claim. Most of the members interviewed had served in the past two years, when the committee has been more racially diverse. Additionally, the report high­ the lights a controversy from latest round of PSAC appointee confirmations, during which an Asian-American SG appointee was replaced because the commit­ tee had too many business majors. The appointee, finance senior Sarika Amin, co-authored this sec­ tion of the report. Charles Roeckle, deputy to the president and the Office of the President's liaison to PSAC, said that any changes to the PSAC struc­ ture would have to wait until a new University president takes office. Race One of the section's co-authors, Henna Tayyeb, said the names and majors listed were derived from SG records. The rest was obtained informally, without interviewing PSAC members. Organizational membership was determined via the Cactus Yearbook, Google and conversations with other students. When it came to race, PSAC members were not asked to self- identify. "A lot of times, I didn't have any contact information for these people," said Tayyeb, an Asian- American studies senior. "I kind of looked at the picture and made an assumption based on the picture and their name and the organi­ zations they affiliated themselves with to determine what their race might possibly be." According to the report's com­ parisons of the racial makeup of PSAC with that of the student body for each year, six of the 10 PSAC committees have included a per­ centage of white students greater than the percentage of whites in the student body. In 1995, according to the report, PSAC was 100 percent white compared with 66 percent of the student body; 67 percent compared with 65 percent in 1996; 66 percent compared with 65 per­ cent in 1999; 100 percent compared with 62 percent in 2002; 87 percent compared with 61 percent in 2003; and 62 percent compared with 60 percent in 2004. In four of the docu­ mented years, white representation was less than the percentage of whites enrolled. The report shows no Asian- American students served on the committee for four years — none in the completely white committee of 1995 and none from 2001 to 2003. In its 10-year history, the committee has had only eight Asian-American members, according to the report, and none were "actively involved through organizations within their communities/actually represented Army staff sergeants speak with a possible recruit as protesters denounce recruit­ ment and the Iraq war at the College of Liberal Arts'job fair on Wednesday. Matt Norris | Daily Texan Staff the perspectives/experiences of the communities of their racial background." Out of a total of 72 undergraduate students who have served on PSAC, only six were members of cultural organizations, according to the report. Of the 15 past and present PSAC members who were interviewed, however, two said they were rms- identified as white in the report. Some PSAC members who the report said were not involved in culturally based organizations said they were, in fact, members and even leaders in such organizations. "I would be closer to Asian- American as opposed to a white student," said Sly Majid, a 2004 government graduate and 2003 SG vice president. Majid, whose parents are Afghan, said his classification as white was inaccurate. "There's no one in my lineage that's Caucasian," Majid said. The report states that in 1999, no cultural organizations were repre­ sented. The report fails to mention that ex-SG President Pansa Fatehi had been president of the Iranian Students Academic and Cultural Organization her freshman and sophomore years. She was also identified as white. "I consider myself Middle Eastern," Fatehi said. "I don't con­ sider myself white, but I have had to become OK w ith other people's classifications of my race, because it's not always in my hands." Daron Roberts, an SG appointee in 1998 and president in 2000, is only recognized for his role in the Texas Cow'boys— not his four years of involvement with the Longhorn College Chapter of the NAACP or the Student African American Brotherhood, where he was out­ reach coordinator while on PSAC. The report stated that in 1998, "no culturally based organizations were represented on PSAC." Roberts said he did not feel he had to represent just the black com­ munity. "I felt like my constituency was just the welfare of students in gen­ eral, and I also kind of safeguarded minority interests," Roberts said. "They didn't seem like they were two separate goals. They kind of fed into each other." Annan Patel, a 2005 Senate of College Councils appointee and government and economics senior, said the report did not take into involvement with account his the Indian Students Association. Although not currently active in the organization because of time restraints — he is also in Texas Blazers, Liberal Arts Council and Senate of College CounciLs — Patel said he feels connected to ISA and solicits input from Asian-Amencan student organizations. "I'd much rather just contact the people that know what's going on," Patel said. "Even as a general member, I don't think I'd have the same feel for things as many of the officers do." Cultural organizations Rusty Inee, 2004 psychology and government graduate, was Senate of College Councils chairman in 2003. Ince, an openly gay white male, served as a senate appointee in 2001. The report stated he served as an orientation adviser and was on the UT Leadership Board, but does not show that he served on the Task Force on Racial Respect and Fairness or assisted in the plan­ ning of the University's Gender and Sexuality Center. "If I was appointed to a com­ mittee solely because I was white, I don't think that's right," lnce said. "At the same time, I think there needs to be very powerful balances between many different types of people with many differ­ ent backgrounds at this University. For instance, I was the first openly gay person appointed to PSAC, ever. Talk about underserved com­ munities." Jesus Castillon, 2004 communi­ cations graduate and 2004 Senate of College Councils appointee, said his race was discredited in the report because of his lack of association with Hispanic organizations. "How can they just count my race by my association?" Castillon said. "I grew up on the border, I speak Spanish fluently, I traveled to the interior of Mexico, and they can discredit my race just because I'm not involved in a predominantly Hispanic or Latino organization? That's very offensive, because I think we come to college to be more open-minded." Castillon, who said he was an alumnus of the Latino Leadership Institute at the University of Califomia-Los Angeles and a member of other Latino organi­ zations outside of the University, said the report lacked an in-depth understanding of the people it addressed. is "I believe APAC tossing around diversity and race issues, but they can't pick and choose when to use diversity," Castillon said. "Diversity has a broad defini­ tion, and it depends who you a sk ... diversity encompasses race, ethnic­ ity, sexuality and academic major." Amin acknowledged and apolo­ gized for the mistakes, saying the report was "definitely not perfect." But she said the mistakes did not belie the trend of underrepresenta­ tion. "In light of problems that exist... the trend, I believe, is still strongly supported," Amin said. Tayyeb said the report was not intended to discount the contribu­ tions of Asian-Americans who are currently on the committee. She said that just being Asian-American doesn't necessarily mean you understand the needs of the com­ munity; being in a cultural organi­ zation brings with it the necessary community connection. "It may be challenging to, you know, affiliate yourself with your community and also other organi­ zations on campus, but I think that, to be blunt, it's not impossible," Tayyeb said. "I think if a person is motivated to be part of a commu­ nity and the larger University com­ munity, you have the opportunity to do so." Intervention Student Government and the Senate of College Councils each appoint two members of PSAC, and the Graduate Student Assembly appoints one. Although University administrators do not appoint members, the president's office can accept or reject the stu­ dent appointees. Co-author of the section Sarika Amin had her own 2005 PSAC appointment revoked by SG. The president's office told Ochoa in early May to reconsider SG's appointees — Amin and Dustin Deas, finance junior — because three of PSAC's elected members were already business majors. Ochoa initially responded by try­ ing to show Roeckle that the candi­ dates were more than just business majors: Deas, a white male, was a member of the Longhorn Band and a first-year student at the time of his appointment; Amin was president of the South Asian sorority Kappa Phi Gamma and worked at the Multicultural Information Center. Ochoa said he was frustrated. He said he felt SG had performed due diligence by going through 40 applications, interviews and the final vote by the SG assembly that confirmed Deas and Sarika. He felt that Deas' viewpoint as a younger student was important, as was Amin's perspective as an Asian-American student. Ochoa resubmitted Deas and put forth MIC Student Director Stephen Torres, a Mexican-American stud­ ies senior. Amin said she was upset by the situation and began researching previous PSAC appointees. She questioned why Deas, someone whose community she said has been historically overrepresented on PSAC, was resubmitted instead of her. Amin said that during her con­ firmation hearing, the SG assembly called into question her leadership abilities because most of her lead­ ership roles had been within the Asian-American community. "A lot of people were question­ ing whether or not my leadership on campus was valid," Amin said. "A lot of the questions, I was asked in a really rude manner." Based on the meeting minutes and interviews with witnesses, Amin was questioned on whether she would be able to reach out to the greater UT community. She was also criticized by assembly mem­ bers for lacking familiarity with major campus issues, such as the top 10 percent admissions policy and the Commission of 125. In debate, committee members said they would "prefer someone to be better versed about the topics before coming to the committee" and that "she doesn't know her stuff." Amin's defenders said her focus was not as narrow as it was being made out to be and cited her involvement in her community as her biggest strength. Ochoa said his appointment of Deas over Amin load to do with Deas' ability to represent younger students. Ochoa said Faulkner and Roeckle have made efforts to promote diver­ sity on PSAC. "President Faulkner has been pretty adamant in each of the PSAC bodies that I've sat on to make sure the group is diverse," said Ochoa, who has served on PSAC for three years. Ochoa also said that the con­ cerns in the APAC report are valid. "[The president's office's effort] wasn't as successful in past years, but 1 do think Dr. Faulkner and Dr. Roeckle have made it clear that this committee needs to be diverse," Ochoa said. Checks and balances The issue of fair racial represen­ tation on PSAC has been broached by APAC before. In an October 2003 letter sent to then-Senate of College Councils Chairman Ince and Roeckle, APAC Co-director Esther Wang expressed her concern that all four of the senate's PSAC spots were filled by white males. She stated that the make-up was "hardly a body representative of the UT student community." Because of this concern, Ince proposed a plan that would give, the president's office the ability to check the racial diversity of PSAC. The plan consisted of the senate confidentially issuing a list of the top four candidates to the presi­ dent's office, which would then recommend two based upon how well they would complement the committee's racial mosaic. According to Ince, the plan was implemented that winter when senate appointee Jon Mureen stepped down. The senate solicited applications and issued a list of names to President Faulkner, who recommended Ochoa. The report did not show that Ochoa served on the committee that year. In 2004, senate leaders rescinded Ince's plan. "It really was an unnecessary step, and it just complicated things more than it helped," said Cale McDowell, then-vice chairman. is * WBi&ki i Friday is the LAST DAY for Cactus Yearbook Photo Studio • Underclassmen can just walk in for your class photo • Graduating Seniors also wanting cap and gown photos must call for an appointment: 471-9190 Y E A R B O O K Inside iMoments Texas Student Media (CMC) 25th & Whitis Ave., Room 3.302 9am-1pm & 2pm-5pm Inside Your World The Daily Texan • DailyTexanOnline .com Texas Student Television * KVRX 91.7 FM Texas Travesty • Cactus Yearbook www.dailytexanonline.com Sports Editor: Ben Cutrell E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232- 2210 T h e D a i l y T e x a n SECTION Thursday, October 20, 2005 Oswalt dominates Cardinals By R.B, Fallstrom The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Instead of alter­ ing the NL championship series, Albert Pujols' dramatic Game 5 home run simply gave the St. Louis Cardinals a chance to play a goodbye game at Busch Stadium. Any momentum provided by Pujols' drive was halted by the brilliant pitching of Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros' bullpen in a 5-1 Game 6 loss on Wednesday night. Pujols' homer, it turned out, was the last big hit by his 100- win team in a season that again failed to deliver on considerable promise. "Did we give it our best shot? I think we did," manager Tony La Russa said. "We got into this thing to win the World Series, so it's a disappointment." The dethroned NL champions' dream of erasing last fall's bitter memory, when they were swept by the Boston Red Sox in the World Series, ended two games short. So short, in fact, that the Astros didn't even need Brad Lidge, the goat of Game 5. As usual, the team's 40-year- old stadium was filled with red- clad faithful. For the final time they filed out, most of them silently, after the Cardinals were mastered by Houston pitching yet again, while getting a subpar start from 16-game winner Mark Mulder. "It was a really great year, but it's not how we wanted it to end like this, especially after Albert hit that home run," Mulder said. "We had a lot of momentum com­ ing home. The crowd was into it those first couple of innings, and I just didn't make the pitches in the third and the fourth innings." Many of the fans headed for the exits after Pujols lined out to short for the final out in the eighth. Many others stayed well after the game to serenade their favorites one more time, as one after another, they emerged from the clubhouse. The team w asn't nearly as emotional about the last game at Busch Stadium as its fans, who have been jotting their initials and parting thoughts on pillars outside the stadium for months. "Time marches on," chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. said. "We've got a wonderful new facility under construction, and it's Busch Stadium, it's just different bricks and mortar." Oswalt the Cardinals a chance to build a smidgen of momentum, holding them hitless until Yadier Molina's bloop single in the fifth. By that time, St. Louis trailed 3-0. never gave Even the mighty Pujols, who entered the game batting .447 the last two postseasons against Astros pitching, was powerless. Greeted with a standing ovation and popping flashbulbs in the first, the Cardinals' MVP candi­ date did not get the ball out of the infield in four at-bats. A wild and inconsistent Mulder had no chance in his Game 2 rematch against Oswalt, failing to get out of the fifth. The pitcher the Cardinals acquired for just such an occasion let in the game's first run with a wild pitch thrown behind Craig Biggio in the Astros' Cardinals continues on page 3B Mark Humphrey | Associated Press St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Julian Tavarez sits in the dugout during Game 6 against the Houston Astros during the NLCS in St. Louis. ■y i" H n m PWPI rn * A . JLv/111 V VV Í4J. VW 1 l n L u b b o c k ' U M , l a s c r c a l c d T e " Savior or o3V10r ( I sinker? Tight end receiving records in sight Fr3H IlOt the man s f a n s "It was always fun growing up and watch­ ing Tech, but I was always a Texas fan " David Thomas, tight end By Eric Ransom Daily Texan Staff David Thomas isn't about the numbers, but a touchdown catch against Texas Tech would rever­ berate back to Lubbock. Thomas remains tied with Pat Fitzgerald with 12 career touchdown catches, needing only one more to assume Texas' touchdown record for a tight end. The senior caught two touchdowns against Louisiana- Lafayette to start the season, but has not found the end zone since. Playing Texas Tech means even more for the biggest thing to come out of Lubbock since Buddy Holly. Thomas was a Texas fan growing up in Woifford, just outside the Lubbock city lim­ its. "This is a week I look for­ ward to every year," Thomas said. Thomas leads Texas' receiv­ ers with 21 receptions and sits second in yards with 210 after six games. Thomas and his dad were regulars at Texas Tech games, though neither admits to ever throwing a tortilla. David once took in a Tech-Texas A&M game 10 years ago with a Longhorn shirt on. "Going to Jones Stadium, I saw a lot of crazy things there," Sophomore setter Michelle Moriarty does her job, as the Longhorns travel to Lubbock to battle the Raiders. Texas won in 4 games, 21-30, 24-30, 30-25, 21- 30. Moriarty contributed 41 assists. Courtesy of the Daily Toreador Ryan Killian Daily Texan Staff Dennis Franchione was sup­ posed to be A&M's savior when he took over the program in 2002. He had 20 years of experience as a head coach and had earned a reputation for rebuilding weak programs. But in his third year with the Aggies, the team has yet to make a turnaround. During his first season at the helm, Texas A&M posted a losing record for the first time in 19 years. His pre­ decessor, R.C. Slocum, never fin­ ished a season below .500. The 7-5 campaign last year looked promising for the team, but things weren't all roses. The Aggies opened the season with a 41-21 loss to Utah. And after getting on a hot streak to become bowl-eligible, A&M four of its last five games, including an embarrassing 38-7 rout by Tennessee in the Cotton Bowl — the worst bowl loss in A&M history. lost Despite the ugly finish, A&M this year as a popu­ started lar dark horse to win the Big 12 Championship, but the Aggies lost their opener to Clemson, gave up 493 yards of total offense to D-IAA Texas State and were nearly upset once again by the lowly Baylor Bears. The national title hopes are gone, and Franchione has not been as impressive as expected. Against Baylor he sent the punt team on the field, fully intending to punt the ball away on fourth- and-one from his own 15-yard line. The Aggies were behind by three with less than four min­ utes on the clock. Quarterback Reggie McNeal — prompted by fellow-senior Jason Carter — told Franchione he wanted to go for it, and the coach called a timeout to talk it over with the whole team. When the whistle blew, the offense was back on the field. McNeal rushed for four yards to get the first down. The Aggies fin­ ished the drive with a game-tying field goal and won the game in overtime. After the game, Franchione explained the decision that w asn't really his. "If you punt the ball, you're going to get the ball back, prob­ ably with bad field position again, and you're not going to have much time," he said. "I just felt like the way the day had gone, if we're going to win this game, we're going to have to make a big play sooner or later ... At that point in time, I just felt like we needed to make a first down and continue the drive, and the kids made the decision look good." Come on, Fran, adm it it. The kids m ade the decision — unless you don't believe the players. Tight end David Thomas is brought down against Oklahoma. Saturday, the Lubbock native will be attempting to evade the grasp of Tech. Brian Ray | Daily Texan Staff Thomas said. "It was always fun growing up and watching Tech, but I was always a Texas fan." Thomas attended Tech foot­ ball camps during the sum­ mers, only to meet his current position coach. Texas tight ends coach Bruce Chambers worked the Tech summer camps while coaching at Dallas Carter, work­ ing with Thomas like he does today. "Since David played here, a lot more people from our town enjoy the Longhorns," David's father, John, said. "After he graduates, they'll probably go back to hating Texas." Thomas played current Tech quarterback Cody Hodges three times in high school, going 1-2 with the only win coming in the playoffs. Tech offered Thomas a scholarship, saying he wouldn't play the typical tight end posi­ tion in head coach Mike Leach's offense. "Coach Leach was the first one to offer me a scholarship," Thomas said. "I'll never forget him." Football continues on page 3B Texas volleyball rolls over Red Raiders, 3-1, in the panhandle Eight different player notch kills, Longhorn defense bears down By Ricky Treon Daily Texan Staff Successful teams need to have a short memory — a philosophy especially true for the No. 16 Texas volleyball team after suffer­ ing a 3-0 loss to No. 1 Nebraska Saturday. The Longhorns took another step toward solidifying their sta­ tus as a top-tier team Wednesday as they showed no signs of a post- Nebraska hangover when they took on Texas Tech in Lubbock and walked away with a 3-1 vic­ tory. "Unlike in Nebraska, where we didn't communicate well, we really connected tonight," middle blocker Leticia Armstrong said. "This game, we did everything we didn't do against Nebraska." The win was a result of a combination of both offense and defense. "We didn't have as many kills per game as we usually do," Texas head coach Jerritt Elliott said. "But we still did some good things." Texas had eight players record kills, led by the middle blockers Brandy Magee and Armstrong — who tallied 13 and 14, respec­ tively. However, they were the only two Longhorns who entered double digits in kills. Despite the relatively low kill totals, Texas still won by an aver­ age of eight points in its three victories. Texas' defense fared even bet­ ter than its offense, holding the Texas Tech offense to less than a .200 hitting percentage in all four games and keeping them to a .111 mark in the final game. The tone for the match was set early. "This game we did everything we didn't do against Nebraska." Leticia Armstrong, middle blocker Texas Tech hurt themselves in the first game as five errors helped give the Longhorns an early 8-0 lead. The Longhorns would add to that lead and carry it to 25-14, until four consecu­ tive Texas errors put Tech just seven points behind. However, the Raiders could get no closer as Texas closed out the match 30-21 to take the early 1-0 lead. Texas Tech took the first point in Game 2 off of Michelle Moriarty's service error, but that would be the last time they would have the lead. Texas scored six unan­ swered points after the error to V-ball continues on page 3B Fran continues on page 3B Thursday, October 20, 2005 I n sid eSports T h e D a i l y T f.x a n 2B www.dailytexanonline.com Chasing cars paying dividends Jordan speaks candidly about his gambling indiscretions Michael Jordan adm its being "stupid" in his gam bling, but never jeopardized his livelihood or his fam ­ ily, he told C B S '"6 0 M in utes" in an interview to be broadcast Sunday. Jordan, w h o led the C hicago Bulls to six N B A titles in the 1990s, said his ga m b lin g is related to his fierce co m ­ petitiveness. But he realized w hen he stepped over the line. "Yeah, I've gotten myself into [gam bling] situations w here I w ould not walk away, and I've pushed the envelope," Jordan said in the inter­ view. — Associated Press Charles unable to start against Tech, Young gets another nod Texas head coach Mack Brown named Selvin Young the starter against Texas Tech,while the status of freshman Jamaal Charles will be released on Thursday. Young started last week against Colorado while Charles ran for 10 yards onthree carries. The freshman injured his left ankle two weeks ago against Oklahoma, and Brown will not com m ent on his condition. — Eric R ansom Norman, Jackson notch honors as preseason All-Big 12 member In a vote by league coaches Tuesday, Texas basketball players Nina N orm an and Tiffany Jackson garnered 2005 preseason All-Big 12 honors. Jackson, a junior forward, was on e of the five players voted onto the preseason All-Big 12 First Team for the second straight year, while Norman, a senior guard, earned an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention. Jackson - after leading the Lo n gh o rn s in scoring, rebounding, blocks and steals last year - was nam ed to last winter's All-Big 12 First Team and is a preseason National Player of the Year candidate for the State Farm W ade Trophy and W oo den Award. Youn g w as last year's Big 12 Player of the Year and N C A A Final Four M o st O utstan d in g Player, and is this year's Big 12 preseason Player of the Year. N orm an is one of 10 All-Big 12 H onorable Mentions. — Ricky Treon By Joseph White Associated Press ASHBURN, Va. — For Santana Moss, it all began with chasing cars. "I used to stand on the cor­ ner and try to beat them to my grandm a's house," Moss said. "I'd stand on the comer, and if I saw the car's getting ready to turn, I'd tried to beat it to the house before it goes up on the overpass." On Sundays, Moss would stop chasing and wave at the Miami Dolphins' buses as they motored the freeway for home down games. Sure, chasing cars and jumping on roofs on lazy Miami days was fun, but all he really wanted to do was play football. "I've always seen myself doing the same thing and always seen myself being that guy," Moss said. "A lot of guys can't say they've seen themselves being that guy. I remember one of my coaches from elementary school told me, 'Ten years from now, I'll be hearing your name.' That's something that I took with me because I felt that way. That's something you always see a little different—when that guy has the drive and talent. That's some­ thing I had more. I had the drive, and talent came with it." These days, defenders are chas­ ing Moss. He is off to an incred­ ible start with the Washington Redskins, with 33 catches for 631 yards and four touchdowns, a pace that would give him an NFL-record 2,000 yards receiv­ ing. He had a career-high 173 yards last week against Kansas City, including a career-best 78-yard touchdown catch on a screen pass. He has a chance to pad the numbers big-time this Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, who have the league's worst pass defense. "I don't think anybody could dream that a guy comes in one year and tries to get used to everybody, and for him to be that productive," coach Joe Gibbs said. "Obviously, we couldn't be more pleased or more impressed. And his attitude is great. He just loves being in practice. He's real­ ly pretty quiet. He doesn't say a whole lot. He just hustles himself silly trying to make plays." The trade that sent Laveranues Coles to the New York Jets for Moss is turning out to be a steal. Moss is flourishing as the big- Saturday, Oct; 22 @7 pm w (right after UT Football vs. Texas Tecbik FREE with UT Foothill vs. Texts Tech ticket stub! $2 ticket coupon available through ‘Bevo's Bargains' link on Texassports.com! UT STUDENTS: Enter to win two Texas Football tickets vs. Kansas! , V Complete The Daily Te.can’s Holiday Survey at DailyTexanOnlihe.com V — .Ifc —. .....I—.... - '■*! W ashington Redskins w ide receiver Santana M o s s checks the pursuit as he nears the en d zone with a long to u ch d o w n run against the Chiefs Oct. 16. Reed Hoffmann | Associated Press play weapon missing from the Redskins last season. He already has eight catches of 30 yards or more; the entire team had only nine such pass plays in all of 2004. In short, he's in a zone, even though he and quarterback Mark Brunell are just learning how to w ork with each other. Moss missed a good portion of the offseason while renegotiat­ ing his contract, and Brunell w asn't the starter until the sec­ ’1st 5i on the UT campus i ond week of the season in an offense that seemed destined for another year of struggles. "I can't sit here and tell you, 'Aw, yeah, man, we just go out there and I give him the eye.' None of that. We just go out there and run w hat's called," Moss said. "W hen you go out there, you get in that kind of zone, you're just not even think­ ing about how long you've been with that guy. You just go out there and let it rip, and I think that's what we've been doing." Moss is more passionate- when talking about his broth­ ers. Sinorice Moss is a receiver at Miami, and Adam Moss is a kicker at Florida International. He talks to them daily, and his 78-yard catch-and-run against the Chiefs came one day after Sinorice had a similar play against Temple. "I think my little brother m otivated me," Moss said. "Saturday, he took one for 92 yards. I was like, 'Hm m ph, they always talk about you being in the shadow of me, you're doing things that I haven't done.' (On Sunday), I was thinking about him the whole run." L O N G H O R N H O L ID A Y R E S O U R C E Sample Q uestions 1. If you could have a gift certificate for any salon or spa treatment, what would you w ant? 2. If your parents decided to buy you a car, what kind would you want most (keep­ ing their budget in mind)? Inside Your World The Daily Texan * DailyTexaoOnline.com Texas Student Televuion * KVRX 91.7 FM Texas Travestv • Cactus Yearbook For advertising info: 471-1805 Look for Results in the UTmost Holiday Gifts Edition o f The Daily Texan on Campus Friday, November 18th! The issue will also be mailed to 1,500 households of UT par­ ents belonging to the Parents' Association w ho reside in Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio! All registered organizations shall receive a free group photo in the 2006 Cactus Yearbook! Come by the Cactus Office, 25th and Whitis Ave. (CMC), Room #2.114C, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to sign a contract. Friday is the deadline! If you would prefer more comprehensive coverage by including candid photos and a feature story about your organization, a $35 credit will be given toward your page purchase. Be a part of the oldest publication on the UT campus. Stop by our office today, or call 471-9190 for more information. Thursday, O ctober 20, 2005 Cardinals: Pujols is stymied, pitching prevails Ftom page IB two-run third, also hung a pitch on Jason Lane's homer in the fourth and had to be rescued with two on and two outs in his final inning. "You can go back over every­ thing and kick yourself, but there's no point," Mulder said. "I just didn't make the pitches. The fans, the city, they deserved a little bit better effort from m e." Counting the postseason, St. Louis was 1,795-1,427 at the old cookie-cutter stadium . Busch Stadium faces the wrecking ball to make room for a new park that will overlap part of the old. The Cardinals won 100 games for the second straight season w ithout the dom inant lineup of 2004, playing much of the middle portion of the season without four injured regulars. They were banged up again in the N LCS, totaled six runs in M ark Hum phrey | A sso cia te d Press St. Louis Cardinals' S o Taguchi races tow ard first base as H ouston Astros starting pitcher Roy O sw alt t a g s him out at the base d u rin g the seventh inning in G a m e 6 of the National League C h a m p io n sh ip Series in St. Louis, W ednesday. Behind is Astro Lance Berkman. the four losses and were a sorry 6-for-38 w ith runners in scoring position. Pujols' main protection fal­ tered, with Reggie Sanders, Jim Edmonds and Larry Walker all struggling. The Cardinals got their lone run on a hit batter, Molina's bloop single and a sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter John Rodriguez off Oswalt in the fifth. Sanders, the star of the divi­ sion series with 10 RBIs, added a two-run double in Gam e 1 against the Astros but w asn't him self after an awkward spill at the warning track in G am e 2. In three games after returning from neck and lower back inju­ ries, Sanders was l-for-12 with seven strikeouts. Walker, who likely will retire because of a persistent neck injury, was 2-for-19 in the NLCS. Edm onds was 4-for-19 with no RBIs. At least one player took a parting shot. Reliever Ray King, inconsistent much of the year while dealing w ith his father's terminal illness, w as not used in the playoffs and he took it personally. "I'm bitter that out of nine games, I'm pretty much a spec­ tator," King said. "If I can't pitch here, then let me pitch som e­ where else." Fran: Coach sets unenviable marks From page IB But even if you give Franchione credit, what took him so long to get the offense back on the field? His rationale is right; he ana­ lyzed the situation accurately. But what took so long? A&M ballboys, m ouths wide open, stood in shock on the sidelines when they saw punter Justin Brantly take the field for the eighth tim e that day. The lack­ luster perform ance has contin­ ued, and now A& M still must win twice more just to be bowl- eligible. Franchione's weak secondary is giving up 288.3 passing yards per game, and defensive coor­ dinator Carl Torbush is likely to be sacrificed if things don't improve, but maybe he's not the problem. Franchione's list of accomplishments at Texas A&M leaves much to be desired. short The first losing season in 19 years? Check. Their biggest bowl loss in program history? Check. A loss to Baylor? Check. Biggest margin of defeat ever? Check, 77-0 to Oklahoma — complete with a merciful-running clock in the fourth quarter. Franchione's resume at A&M is decidedly weak, as illustrat­ ed by the numbers. The Aggies lured him away from Alabama where he'd promised his team he'd "hold the rope" after NCAA sanctions went into effect. In College Station he's making key deci- sons by committee. Recruiting has slowed dramatically and off-season distractions included player defections and brushes with the law. Should Texas A&M lose to the Longhorns for the sixth consecu­ tive time, and the Aggies are forced to settle for another low- profile bowl, the school will have to seriously consider how much longer they want to "hold the rope" with Franchione. S p o r t s 3B Football: Senior nearing records From pagelB The toughest moment came during his freshman year, when No. 3 Texas dropped a 42-38 game to the Raiders in Lubbock. Since he didn't play much at the time, Thomas thought he could blend in on the sideline. "A s soon as I walked out of that tunnel, they knew exactly who I was," Thomas said. After the game, the Tech fans rushed the field and a few found Thomas to remind him he made a mistake. But as Thomas nears several more tight end records in his final season, the numbers don't com ­ pare to the wins he experienced at Texas. "A s a receiver, you can't help but enjoy [Tech's] offense," Thomas said. "I'd rather win a lot of games than catch a lot of balls." V-ball: Team rebounds from Big 12 loss From page IB take a 6-1 lead. From there Texas would just add to its lead going into the final points of the game. Tech attempted to mount a comeback, putting together a 9- 3 run to bring them within six points 20-26, but the Longhorns kept that lead and went on to win the second game 30-24. Tech took its first lead at 3-2 in the third game, but Texas tied the game at 3 and 4 and finally took the lead at 11-10, only to have it taken back 2 points later. Texas tied the score again at 13, but from there Tech took the lead and car­ ried it through the end, winning the third game 30-25. "[In the third game] we played tentative and little," Armstrong said. "We didn't play our game." let up a The fourth game began like the third ended, with both teams playing close and battling for the lead. Texas took the first com­ manding lead of the game after rattling off seven straight points to jump ahead 10-3. The Longhorns held their ground from there and won the game 30-21 to take the match 3-1. the Wednesday was a good way to from to rebound Nebraska, but according to Elliott, it did not necessarily provide any momentum going into the rest of the season. loss "To me, it's still day to day," Elliott said. "O ur team is defi­ nitely getting better though." For the Longhorns, it's not what they did in the past that matters, but rather what they can do to prepare for tomorrow. In other words, they want to have a short memory. 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Easily, the two best movies about loser white guys who learn how to be confident are "The Sky is Falling" and "The Tao of Pong." In the former, a 1930s bellhop must prevent men from jump­ ing off the top of his hotel before the manager fires him or, even worse, the girl of his dreams. The premise is clever and the lead actor is suitable, although we never really understand w hy he is attracted to the girl since she is so blandly written. "The Tao of Pong" is the only movie in the hunch with a charismatic lead man and a well-rounded supporting cast. It follows a former ping-pong prodigy who desperately wants to beat his nemesis, King Pong (Jake Busey), 15 years after he suffered a hum iliating defeat at his archenemy's hands. Our hero finds an old Asian mentor, as he must, and "Karate K ids" his w ay to the finals, only to face his nemesis as the world and his girl look on. The story is well- written and the director demon­ strates the ability to play down the absurdity, even with a story as ridiculous as this one. The other three movies are mixed bags. "M oondance," a story about Little Red Riding Hood coming back for revenge on the Big Bad W olf, had poten­ tial, but its execution is poor. "K ill B ill's " influence is unmis­ takable, although w riter/direc­ tor W ill Bigham lacks the knack for w riting dialogue or stag­ ing action a la Tarantino. And Catherine G ray plays Little Red Riding Hood w ith none of the ferocity or anguish required for the role. "Field s of M udan," a story about a young Asian girl who's forced into prostitution at a young age and uses the memory * of her mother to find inner peace, is competent in its storytelling. However, the story is so bleak and grim it becomes laborious to watch, and even uninteresting. That leaves "The Double," an unintentionally glorious homage to bad '80s supernatural thrill­ ers, starring none other than Eric Roberts — that's Julia Roberts' brother in laym an's terms — as a single dad who skips his daughter's recital to promote his book. The plot also revolves around dreams and astral projec­ tions ... or something. Truthfully, I stopped trying to understand what they were talking about and just sat back and enjoyed the bad acting, w riting and montage sequences. Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, right, and guitarist Alain Johannes perform M onday night at Waterloo Records. D a n i e l F e e s e r D a ily T e x a n S t a f f Homme!; Perform ance a rare treat for A u stin audiences From page 8B continued on, "She's missing Nick, and I'm wishing she missed the show. It's okay though, I remember my first beer too." The rest of the night went off without a hitch. Homme, in nor­ mal fashion, requested the vol­ ume for his guitar be turned up when on acoustic, and when he switched to bass for "Burn the W itch," asked for the bass to be turned up as well. "Turn up m y guitar, that's all I really care about," he later joked. "M onsters in the Parasol," another song from "R ," was longer about LSD any­ "no more," Homme said in contrast to Sunday night's performance. "It's about friends and fun and about saving the kids." The group closed with a stellar rendition of "G o W ith the Flow " before making their w ay out into the parking lot to hang out and meet some of the fans headed to their sold-out show at Emo's. The night, the band and their future belong to Josh Homme now. Sure it's cool that Troy Van Leeuwen of A Perfect Circle and Failure and Joey Castillo of Danzig now play with the band. But the results on "Lullabies" (like their self-titled debut) are Hom m e's doing. 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He inspired Patti Smith to quit her New Jersey factory job and start a rock band. Kurt Cobain named him as one of his favorite poets, and his widow, Courtney Love, read several of Rim baud's prose poems at his funeral. The real Arthur Rim baud w as bom 151 years ago today in Charleville, a town in eastern France just miles from the Belgian border. He was a conspicuously good student, composing Latin verse in his classes with astonish­ ing rapidity and winning nearly all the prizes awarded in his school's annual academic competitions. At age 14, Rimbaud began increasingly turning his attention to composing French verse. His first attempts were, in general, unremarkable — technically bril­ liant but otherwise uninspired imi­ tations of Victor Hugo and other notable poets of liis day. The real breakthrough came in 1870 with the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War. With nearly all of Charleville's teachers serv­ ing in the war, the town's schools were closed for the fall term, and Rimbaud, who had grown to become increasingly revolted by the provinciality of his hometown, was transformed in these months of idleness from its prized pupil to its chief rebel. He wandered through Charleville, his greasy hair grown down to his shoulders, scrawling obscene graffiti on park benches and smoking his pipe upside-down, which for some rea­ son was considered the most scart- in Paris, enclosing several poems in his pleas for help in escap­ ing Charleville. Verlaine, who was duly impressed with the skill of the young poet, wrote back imme­ diately, saying: "M y dear soul, come at once. You are summoned. You are expected." The newly married Verlaine and his wife, Mathilde, had recently moved in to her parents' home in an attempt to wean the middle- aged poet from his fondness for drink and, more importantly, his predilection for teenage boys. But when he learned that his young protegee was only seventeen — and not, as he had been lead to believe, in his mid-twenties — it was far too much for a man of his limited willpower to resist. The two embarked on a torrid love affair that would last for most of the next three years, and which Rimbaud would later chronicle in hLs brilliant intellectual autobiog­ raphy, "A Season in Hell." For a few months Rimbaud and Verlaine made the rounds in the Paris cafes, mocking the smug self-satisfaction of its writers, driv­ ing a wedge between Mathilde's parents with their antics and in general making themselves the scandal of Parisian literary society. Under intense pressure from his in-laws to shape up or ship out, Verlaine, with much persuasion from Rimbaud, opted for the latter. For the next two years, the poets would divide their time between Paris, Brussels, London and Charleville, living off of Verlaine's inheritance in a series of bars and cold water flats. Unlike the deliberately pro­ vocative writings of Rimbaud, Verlaine's poetry, at least until the two met, consisted mainly of love poems to his wife, incredible less for their themes than for their unprecedented level of technical innovation. Under his influence, Rimbaud's poetry became not only more technically experimental, but more poised and meditative. this with his increasing interest in mysticism, Rimbaud's poems took on a sur­ Com bining Photo courtesy of Arthur-Rimbaud.info A r t h u r R im b a u d , a g e 16. dalous of the three. Accompanying this newfound bohemianism, Rimbaud made a complete break with the influences that had fueled his early poetry. He wrote brilliant invectives against the flowery style of contemporary French poetry, wicked satires of his quaint hometown, polemics against the war, condemnations of religion and, especially, scathing attacks on his pious, domineering mother. What is most amazing is the tenderness and lyrical subtlety with which he did so, conceal­ ing a wealth of hidden meaning beneath the seeming simplicity of these poems. In "The Poet at Seven Years," Rimbaud contrasts his m other's petty tyrannies, and his quiet rebellions against them, with the first stirrings of his ado­ lescent fantasy, imagining fantastic adventures and sea voyages from the quiet of his playroom. Invigorated by these early poet­ ic triumphs, Rimbaud began to grow even more disgusted with his life in Charleville. He made several attempts to run away, fol­ lowing a friendly school teacher who was serving in Belgium, but was caught and returned to face his m other's wrath each time. Desperate, Rimbaud wrote two letters to the poet Paul Verlaine From "Memory" by Arthur Rimbaud T ra n sla ted by W allace Fow lie Rimbaud's 1872 poem "Memory" draws on events from his childhood in rural France and delivers them in an extraordinarily brisk meter that evokes the elliptical, dreamlike nature of memory itself. C le a r w a te r; like t h e salt o f c h i ld h o o d tea rs; T h e a s s a u lt o n t h e s u n b y t h e w h it e n e s s o f w o m e n 's b o d ie s ; t h e silk o f b a n n e r s , in m a s s e s a n d o f p u r e lilies, u n d e r t h e w a lls a m a id o n c e d e f e n d e d . T h e p la y o f a n g e ls - N o... t h e g o ld e n c u r r e n t o n it's w a y m o v e s its a rm s , b la c k a n d h e a v y , a n d a b o v e all c o o l, w ith g ra ss . S he, d a rk , h a v in g t h e b lu e sky as a c a n o p y , c a lls u p fo r c u r t a in s t h e s h a d o w o f t h e hill a n d t h e arch. I I ll M a d a m e s ta n d s t o o s tra ig h t in t h e fie ld n e a r b y w h e r e t h e fila m e n t s fr o m t h e w o rk s n o w d o w n ; t h e p a ra so l in h e r fin g e r s ; s t e p p in g o n t h e w h it e flo w e r, t o o p r o u d fo r h e r; c h ild r e n r e a d in g in t h e f lo w e r in g g ra ss t h e ir b o o k o f red m o r o c c o . A la s , he, lik e a t h o u s a n d w h it e a n g e ls s e p a r a t in g o n t h e ro ad , g o e s o f f b e y o n d t h e m o u n t a in ! S h e, all D ra w in g c o u r te s y o f Lib.ru. c o ld a n d d a rk , ru n s! a fte r t h e d e p a r t in g m a n ! real, hyper-aesthetic edge, com­ bining recollected events from his childhood with a visionary per­ ceptivity for detail. In the poem "M emory," perhaps his greatest lyric, he delivers a cascading series of elliptical recollections from childhood, densely packed with detail and written in a carefully disordered style that brilliantly conveyed its hazy remembrances of things past. But despite the success of their collaboration, the sadistic, domi­ neering Rimbaud and the hyper­ passive Verlaine were simply too volatile a combination to make their poetic marriage last for more than a brief period. When Rimbaud finally resolved to leave Verlaine in 1874 to return to Charleville and finish the half-completed "Season In Hell," Verlaine shot him in a fit of desperation. He was later arrest­ ed, and when the nature of the two After poets' relationship became appar­ ent to the Brussels authorities, he was sentenced to two years' hard labor for attempted manslaughter. "S e a so n ," finishing Rimbaud would go on to com­ plete what would be the first book of prose poems in the French lan­ guage, "Illuminations." At 19 years old, he gave up writing poetry for the rest of his life, spending a few years traveling and learning lan­ guages in Europe before resettling in East Africa. He spent the next 15 years in Ethiopia, working as an engineer, gun runner and, it is alleged, slave trader, before dying of cancer in 1891. While it is easy in some sense to dismiss Rimbaud as the arch-rebel of French letters or the teenage poet laureate, to do so would be to miss not only the incredible depth and richness of his poems, but the central importance of his place in the history of French poetry. Rim baud's poem s would go largely unrecognized for several decades after his death. But when, largely because of Verlaine's advocacy, they were rediscovered by Paris' young intellectuals near the turn of the century, he very quickly became the driving force behind the French symbolist and surrealist movements that would dominate the nation's verse well into the next century. But beyond any question of influence, Rim baud's importance as a poet rests primarily in his effortless com bination of sub­ jective, personal detail with the visionary self-mythology that he crafted around it. That he did so with such deceptive simplicity is unprecedented not only for a poet of his extreme youth, but for a poet of any age. T H E U N I V E R S I T Y o f T E X A d | I T ^ A T A U S T I N stuotn, X46S43Ba01X28WiA i YOU SAVE! The Daily Texan's Super Saver Discount Program offers Longhorns Participating Advertisers: specials on a daily basis. Look for Pizza Hut their coupon everyday online at DailyTexanOnline.com or in the print edition every Tuesday. S e e i n d i v i d u a l c o u p o n s f o r d e t a i l s . Procuts Hot Nails Wing Zone | T O U R m MODEST MOUSE T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A U S T I N P E R F O R M I N G A R T S « Í N T E R P Miami City Ballet ON SALE NOW! ArtesAméricas GOOD G3U0Clothing Company, Etc. 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Maybe with your significant other, but you should probably leave the par­ ents and siblings at home. David M am et's "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" presents men, women, sex and relationships uncut and real. The Broccoli Project produc­ tion of Mamet's play is vulgar, crude and occasionally humorous, but altogether worth seeing for its deeper insights into human nature and the stellar performances of the actors. More a series of revealing vignettes than a plot-driven pro­ in duction, "Sexual Perversity Chicago" chronicles the struggles of four young singjes as they search for love in the m odem muddle of sexuality Deborah Solomon (Annalee Sweet) and Danny Shapiro (Brandon Stackhouse) fall innocently in love but are forced to acknowledge the reality of the I love your difference between body" and "I love you." Though the story is simple boy- meets-girl: they fall in love, friends get jealous, problem s develop, they break up. The characters them selves, moreover, are rich and complex. Stackhouse describes his charac­ ter, Danny, as "the kind of person who somehow managed to remain naive at age 28." The ch aracter's personal­ ity is a bit one-dimensional, but Stackhouse's portrayal brings Danny to life and makes him believable. Danny's friend Bernard Litko (David Boss) provides a consider­ able contrast to the mild majmers of his companion. Flamboyant, sexually explicit and subtly inse­ cure, Bernard's wild tales and shocking contribute language much of the humor of the produc­ tion. Though Bernard is lustful Brian Ray | Daily Texan Staff D ann y Shapiro and Deborah Solom on rehearse a scene from David M am et's "Sexual Perversity in Chicago." The play, produced by The Broccoli Project, will open tonight in ART 1.201. and somewhat misogynistic, Boss feels that his character's personal­ ity is not entirely his own fault. "Bernard is a sleaze product, not a sleaze producer," says Boss. "H e is what society and the times have made him ." Bernard does have his tender moments, but he spends most of the show swearing, fantasizing and giving insightful, though not always helpful, advice. While Danny has to deal with Bernard's sexual overtures and suggestive comments, Deb has her own friendship problems with her former roommate Joan Webber. "Joan is a complicated, sexually frustrated, embittered primary teacher," says Anna Singh of her character. Joan is angry at Deborah, angry at the world and most of all, angry at herself. Always blunt, Joan ter­ minates Bernard's one attempt to attract her with a tactless, "Forgive me if I'm being too personal, but I do not find you sexually attrac­ tive," which only aggravates the already tense situation. Deborah is undeniably the most complex of the play's characters. When she first meets Danny she brushes off his approach by reveal­ ing that she is a lesbian. In the next scene the audience finds them together in bed. Sweet's portrayal of Deborah's exploration of her sexuality and her difficulties with Joan shows a realistically human side of the character to which viewers will find it easy to relate. The play is a classic tale of love sought and lost set in a modem, shameless reality of language and insinuation. True to life in the 1970s, "Sexual Perversity" still provides a glimpse of relationships that will engage the college student and young professional of today. "The show pushes the limits on all aspects," said Carmen Gaddis, the director of the Broccoli Project production of Mamet's play. "But it does so on purpose. The audi­ ence should come expecting that, come with an open mind." "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" opens tonight in ART 1.201 at 8 p.m. Performances will be held on Oct. 21, 27, 28 and 29 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 22 and 29 at 2 p.m. By Austin Powell Daily Texan Staff Josh H om m e's tardiness in arriving at the Queens of the Stone Age in-store performance at Waterloo Records on Tuesday night is easily explained: He was out saving a bus full of small children. D uring To the fans adorning tightly clam ped yellow w ristbands granting adm ission to the store, an explanation w as not nec­ essary. M any stood clutching old Kyuss records, an obvi­ ous acknow ledgem ent of Josh H om m e's previous w ork as guitarist for the iconic, under­ ground, stoner rock group. that time period, Homme was known for plug­ ging his guitar into the bass amp in order to achieve the most distortion possible. While his work with Queens has been based around tighter song writ­ ing and coherent m elodies, the chance to see Homme on an acoustic guitar, without his dis­ tortion and effects pedal, was rare and intriguing. "G et these people drunk. I don't know if you're aware of this, but we're horrible acous­ tic," Hom me said upon enter­ ing. "W e're going to play all of Neil D iam ond's greatest hits, chronologically, alphabetically and scientologically." The show w asn't the first for Homme at Waterloo Records. The band played a brief set there during 2000's SXSW, slightly before the release of their land­ mark sophom ore effort, "R ." Tuesday night's perform ance was one of several "renegade" shows that parallel their stops at larger venues such as with last Sunday night's show at the SBC Center in San Antonio. With that being said, Homme had plenty of reason to be in high spirits. Hom m e recently announced his engagem ent to Distillers singer Brody Dalle, and the two are expecting their first child in January. Homme has also continued drum ­ ming w ith his side project, the Eagles of Death M etal (where he goes by the aliases of Carlo Von Sexron and BabyD uck), and has continued to record his infamous "D esert Sessions" (Volumes 9 and 10 are in stores now). More im portantly, how ev­ er, the success of Q ueens of the Stone Age's latest release, to P aralyze," has "L u llabies shown that they can survive and continue to improve within their revolving line-up. Perhaps encouraged by the playing of their opening num ­ ber, "Leg of Lam b," from their aforem entioned " R " album , one female attendee spoke out about H om m e's decision to kick out long time friend and bassist N ick Oliveri after 2002's monu­ mental release, "Songs For The D eaf." "I miss N ick," she yelled dur­ ing an interm ittent silence. A pparently com m ent struck a chord a little too close for Homme. the "If you want to m iss Nick you can go outside into the parking lot and fuck yourself. Maybe if you're lucky he'll come and beat the shit out of you, because that's what he does to girls," he said. "A re you happy now ?" A few moments later Homme Homme continues on page 6B C'mon...everyone is doing Degrossi... including J a y & S j|ent B o b Now it's your turn. — wjr u v y a i r 0 m d e r s e i high school all ovar again, in I Get it unrated 'It'S like I made all these a just so I could go on Degi Kiyi Hit www.dodegrassi/college for all the info. CopyrigM © 200S Epitomo Picture# Inc ‘Degree*^ and related name» and mark* are trademark# of Epitome Picture* Inc or Ptaymg With Tune Inc Used tinder License by FDNimabo^ Production* Ltd A# Refits Reserved L o n g h o r n L iv in g t m ( I'ortrferl} k p o iv n a, 'S.W i i n \ 11 1?rtitiing s u p p i ¡tH’iii o f T h e see PRC inset below £ 7TH 1ST ft t r i a n c NOW OPEN i n v i t i n g i n t e r i o r s • beautiful w o o d flo o rs in all traditional floor p la n s e x c i t i n g e x t e r i o r s • eclectic m ix of retail s h o p s & eateries on g ro u n d floor • stain ed concrete floors in lofts • city park & sp a rk lin g 3-acrq lake • 10-foot c e ilin gs • h ig h -sp e e d ethernet • m ultiple telephone lines • large c lo se ts • track ligh tin g • granite c ou n te rtop s • 2 sp a rk lin g p o o ls & hot tub • fire pit and cab an a • state-of-the-art fitn e ss center • g a m e ro o m w ith p ool table p ool a re as and club ro o m • on -site C ap ita l M e tro Park 'n Ride facility & U T shuttle sto p • b lack-on -b iack a p p lian c e s • w ire le ss internet a c c e s s in courtyard, L o v , h o r n L im in g Thursday, October 20, 2005 Austin Film Festival Attracts Film Industry “A list” Featuring advanced screenings of biggest films to grace movie screens this winter By Kendra Newton Claire Danes, Mike Judge and Ghostbusters an all he found at the 12th Annual Austin Film estival that v- ill occur on Oct. 20-27. The Austin Film Festival . the first and only event in the world o feature just screenwriters. AFF coordinator Maya tee/, so d hat eryone present is involved in the irt craft and business of making a film work. T f a bomb went off in the hotel during the festi- ai, all lIu creenwriting talent in Hollywood would >e gone fo the next 20 years, ’ Stuart Kelban, a pan­ list, screenwriter and RTF assistant professor at U T said. ‘ these people coming to Austin really are he ‘A list people in the film community." the event will include four days o f workshops, ight d a\s o f screenings, a film competition, a pitch competition and a coverage program for aspiring vriters, Several locations will be hosting events, ncluding the Driskill Hotel, InterContinental Stephen F. Austin Hotel and various movie theaters iround town. Hopeful artists who want to work in the film industry are attracted to the festival because o f the 73 panels, roundtables and craft sessions that are .cheduled from Oct. 20-23. The topics range from ‘Shooting in H D ” to “Independent Filmmaking After the 90s" and give amateurs the opportu­ nity to network with some of the biggest names in Hollywood Screenwriter, director and actor, Harold Ramis will appear to accept the 2005 Distinguished Screenwriter Award and have an “ Up Close and Personal” workshop. Ramis’ screenplays include Animal House, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Back To School, Multiplicity, Analyze Ihis and Bedazzled. Ramis, who also directed Caddyshack, will present a special advance screening o f Ice Harvest, his new­ est comedy starring John Cusack and Billy Bob Iliornton, on Friday, October 21. He will also host a retrospective screening of the classic Ghostbusters >n Saturday, October 22, followed by a question and answer session. Austinite, Mike Judge, will host his own panel and receive the 2005 Outstanding Television Writer Award. He is the creator and writer of Beavis and Butt-Head and King of the Hill, which will end its ten-season run in 2006. He also wrote and directed the cult classic Office Space and upcom­ ing Idiocracy, starring Luke Wilson and Maya Rudolph, which will debut in 2006. Other panelists include a few famous names like director Judd Apatow (40 Year-Old Virgin), director Terry George (Hotel Rwanda), executive producer Howard Gordon (Fox’s 24), writer Buck Henry (Tlte Graduate), writer Karen M cCullah Lutz (Legally Blonde) and writer Naomi Foner Gyllanhaal (Bee Season). Advanced screenings o f some 27 o f the big­ gest films to grace the movie screen this winter will be shown at the festival. One highly antici­ pated movie is Shopgirl, Steve M artins intimate novel adapted into a movie. It will be shown on Thursday, October 20, and director Anand Tucker, actress Claire Danes and actor Jason Schwartzman will all be in attendance at the Paramount Iheatre on 7th Street and Congress Avenue. The Austin Film Festival is known for its dis­ play o f new talent in its film competition. About 5,000 scripts and films were submitted, and only 163 were accepted. The four categories of competi­ tion are Documentary Feature, Narrative Feature, Docum entary Short and Narrative Short. “I felt like it was a big honor to be accepted into this festival,” director Ben Steinbauer o f narrative short, A Thousand Words, said. “ It was especially flattering to my girlfriend [Natasha Rosow, screenwriter] because she is being cri­ tiqued by some o f the biggest screenwriting names in Hollywood. Steinbauer and Rosow are both graduate stu­ dents in the R TF program and created A Thousand Words as a class project last semester. The Third Annual Austin Film Festival Pitch Com petition will be held again this year for aspir­ ing artists to pitch a film idea in front of industry professionals for 90 seconds. It is critiqued in an “American Idol” forum and the top two winners from each session will continue on to the Pitch Finale Party held Saturday, October 22. F* O • R T I C S B o a r d w a l k M a n a g e m e n t " .• . Photos Courtesy Austin Film Festival “It’s an opportunity for you to get your name out there," Andy Harold, a U T theatre and dance sophomore, said o f the Austin Film Festival. Harold has been making movies for the last five years and is an attendee o f the 2005 festival. He said that this year’s event is the place to be for amateur filmmakers who want to break into Hollywood. The festival is celebrating its 12th year in Austin and continues to connect screenwriters o f the world to the Austin landscape. “This festival says a lot about Austin as a film community, said Prof. Kelban. “Unlike L.A., the people here are more in love with the actual film instead o f the business.” Top: William Broyles and Barry Levinson, at the 2004 Austin Film Festival. Middle: Gary Shandiing, Thomas Schlamme and Barry Levinson visit at last year’s festival. Bottom: Luke Wilson 2004 festival attendee, is all smiles. DailyTexanOnline.com The Site to Use for U T News THE BEST STUDENT LIVING mm In d iv id u a l le a s e s F u r n i s h e d units a v a il a b le P riv a te b a t h r o o m s a n d b e d r o o m s W a s h e r a n d d ry e r in e a c h unit H i g h - s p e e d in te rn et S w i m m i n g p ool L i g h t e d b a s k e t b a l l a nd s a n d v o l l e y ba l l c o u r t s F i t ne ss c e n t e r Fanning b e d V I L L A G E T H E A T R I V E R S I D E thevillageatriverside.com 1500 Crossing Place | 512.386.5200 Professionally managed by A M E R I C A N C A M P U S C O M M U N I T I E S Thursday, October 20, 2005 L o n g h o r n L iv in g i p ------------------ TEXAS fro m Success Spotlight I ips from Texas Exes M n s t a li S u f d ITU! Jonathan Nelson Managing Editor, Texas Family Physician Jean Cox "The Greatest Generation" Networking Key To Job Search By Samantha Stiles Atychiphobia is the fc. of failure and Ergophobia is the fear of w ork— but wha i about phobias for people who fear interviews or hunting for new jobs. “ I really try to relax, said Angela Rinehart, 35, University of Texas grad and director of sales and mar­ keting at Rohe & Wright Builders in Houston. She feels proper preparation for an interview is key because each interview will be different. Rinehart said she remembered an interview where the interviewer asked her why she wanted to switch careers, a question she wasn’t prepared for. She said she told the interviewer she was looking for a new challenge. She got that job. Rinehart compared interviewing to live theater. “ Even though it’s supposed to be the same show, it changes from night to night,” she said, suggesting applicants read the company’s W eb site and to “expect the unexpected. “ Given the economy in the last five years, I see a lot of people who’ve been displaced, said Jennifer Duncan, director of career services with the Texas Exes. According to The Daily Texan, some 8,058 graduation candidates prepared to face the future last spring. Despite the results o f a M onsterT R A K survey in April, which By Tracy Behr By Marc Fort Photo JF Courtesy Jean Cox Jonathan Nelson squints at the image popping out from his broad, hazy computer screen while spin­ reported good news for entry-level workers, Duncan said illum ination of victory at the end o f the tunnel. Big ning back and forth in his revolving chair during the she gets University alumni of all ages looking for her help painstaking process o f designing the cover page for an upcoming issue of Texas Family Physician magazine. The monitor displays an enlarged pencil positioned diagonally across a stack o f papers, reading “ Medicare on job hunts and interviews. Duncan suggests job seekers spend 80 percent of their time networking and connecting with people in their desired field and only 20 percent of their time on the Part D ,” regarding information about the new pre­ Internet. scription drug benefit for seniors. “ You have to invest your time with what’s working, thing to do. “ I didn’t have any decent art for the article, but it’s kind of like investing money,” Duncan said. “ Invest in I wanted something clean, not busy and direct,” something that will make you money. ’ It was 1944 and the allied forces could see the band music floated across campus from transistor radios. N a v y sailors studied and lived in the little campus’ buildings. Streetcars rolled by on train tracks w ith their electric wires tra ilin g above. “ The Greatest G eneration’ were teenagers, fighting a w ar not for today’s reasons, but because it was the right It was that year when an 18 year old young woman named Jea n Cox traveled to A u stin to attend the Cadet N urse C orps program at Brackenridge H ospital, w hich included several science classes at U T . C ox was a country girl at heart who grew up picking cotton on her fa m ily ’s farm in C alpa, Texas. Arrestingly attractive, Cox probably could have been a model for the Sears & Roebuck cata­ log, but her life w ould include the rolled-up-deeve w ork ethic o f East Texas rural life and a career in nursing. Established under President Roosevelt s “ N ew D e a l” , the Cadet N urse Corps program was a part o f more than 8 5 % o f hospitals in the country. So many o f the nurses had gone into the service that there was a shortage at home in the U nited States said Cox in a recent interview. “ The Cadet N urse Corps was established to train nurses to either go into the service, or to fill the positions back home. I could n’t afford to go to col­ lege at that time, so they paid m y tu itio n ,’ Cox said. “ They gave us our uniforms, room and board, and a small stipend every m onth.” Cox was fam iliar w ith Austin, she had come to visitas a small girl when her brotherT yrus Raym ond m atriculated in the 1930s. H is tuition was $25 a semester. The Tow er and observation deck were rela­ tively new. C ox was so little that a U 1 student had to lift her up so she could see the city s small spiawl meet the farm land at the citie sdgc>. C o x ’s brother had a house on the Western most Continued on pdge 5 •Free Time W arner c a b le •Free high-speed RoadRunner internet in every bedroom •1-, 2-, 3-, & 4-bedroom apartments •Fully furnished •Short-term leases available •Individual leases Utility package available (write one check for rent & utilities) •Access gates •24-hour state-of-the-art fitness center •Resort-style swimming pool & jacuz¿i 24-hour computer lab • O n bus route admits Nelson, communications specialist for the Texas Academy o f Fam ily Physicians and manag­ ing editor o f Texas Family Physician, which circulates about 5,700 copies quarterly. Nelson rummages through his teeming collec­ tion of past editions and snatches a few copies of his publication, referencing his up-to-par magazine cover standards. H is distinct passion and enthusiasm for “You have to invest your rime with what’s working, it’s kind of like investing money, Duncan said. Invest your time in networking because it will yield the best results in landing your next position. Duncan also said that college organizations, part time jobs, summer jobs and internships are not only good for the experience, but also for the resume. Current students should get involved in activities outside o f their classes to creativity and meaningful visual art manifests as he build their resumes. sifts through pages, demonstrating examples o f bland “A lot o f employers won’t hire someone who’s strictly photographs transformed into a painted world o f color been a bookworm,” she said. and imagination.- “ M y previous intern came up w ith the idea, so Students should register with their individual college career services as early as their freshman year and attend we just went watercolor crazy here,” Nelson implies career fairs, Duncan said. The Web site, AccessUT, a o f .a dreary photograph o f Austin’s Capitol building database for employers to post jobs and current University' set against a murky sky transformed into a painted students and alumni to view them, is the number one black silhouette smothered w ith dripping pinkish red resource Duncan recommends. clouds. H e stumbles upon another issue featuring a legisla­ tive “ school” theme and flips to the table of contents. The left page features the right cheek o f a rosy red apple scribbled w ith crayon, resembling a kindergar­ tener’s illustration, but w ith professional and signifi­ cant appeal “ See, people think they have to be artists’ to be able to create art,” Nelson explains. “ The truth is that anyone can do it. Sometimes people just don’t have the confidence to suggest and go forward w ith their ideas. I f 1 suggest the idea and give someone a box of crayons, Continued on page 6 Eric Ebner, 41, a Texas Ex who was hired at Austin Com m unity College Riverside as a physics lab techni­ cian early last month, said he conducted an exhaustive job search to get the A C C job, the one he really wanted. “ Don’t give up on the job hunt and stay focused, Ebner said. “C o for something you’ll enjoy doing. Life is too short to do otherwise.” Ebner said he did not start applying for jobs until after he had already graduated from the University in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. “ I was extremely busy my last semester. 1 didn’t have time to look for jobs,” Ebner said. “ I thought I ’d have a Continued on page 4 u n i ve rs i t y O M M O C S a p a R T i n e i i T S N UVE THE GOOD LIFE Now Leasing For Fall ’05 & Spring ’06 W hat’s on Your Holiday W ish L ist? 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A lo r i P ro p e rtie s \\ \\ \\ .aloi i.nel 5 I 2.454.4063 L o n g h o r n L i v i n g a d w r t is in / f s u p p le m e n t to T h e D u l l y T e x a n A d vertisin g ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Wayne Roche RETAIL ADVERTISING MANAGER Brad Corbett ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Carter Goss STUDENT ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Brian Tschoepe STUDENT ADVERTISING M A N A G E R Stacey Rives Katie DeWitt SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE LOCAL DISPLAY ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Jake Benavides, David Burns, Emily Coalson, Ryan Fluet, Sarah Galceran, Eric Lai, Ashley Stoetzner Contributing Staff EDITOR Elena Watts WRITERS Emily Baker, Tracy Behr, Marc Fort, Kate Guillemette, Veronica Hamlett, Andrew Hernandez, Parker Lee, Ken­ dra Newton, Sara Ortega, Adam Rice, Samantha Stiles, Carolina Thomas PHOTOGRAPHERS Rima Maatouk, Annie Snodgrass, Tri Vo LAYOUT Daniella Morales u n g h o r n L iv in g Thursday, October 20, 2005 UT’s Finest Take Center Stage Texas Advertising Student Spotlight Heidi Childers Texas Advertising, College of Communication Asian Am erican Studies, College of Liberal Arts p a re n ts w o u ld fa st fo rw a rd th r o u g h c o m m e rc ia ls b e ca u se I ’d u su a lly p refer c o m m e rc ia ls to th e h o r­ rible sh o w th e y w e re w a tc h in g . D ancing Queen C h ild e rs is o n th e a d v e rtis in g fast tra c k b u t says, “M y o th e r d re a m job w o u ld be d a n c in g . S he en jo y s jazz a n d h ip -h o p d a n c e a n d is a m e m ­ b e r o f U T ’s J u s t M o v e D a n c e C o m p a n y in its first y e a r o n c a m p u s. H e r c h ild h o o d involved n e ith e r fa n c y fo o tw o rk n o r c o m m e rc ia ls, b u t B ig M acs. “ [M c D o n a ld s ] w a s m y M o m ’s first job w h e n she c a m e to A m erica! S ince th e n , I’ve w a n te d to be Professor Profile John Fortunato Texas Advertising, College of Com m unication be a g o o d fit. T h a t’s s o rt o f w h a t I ’m a b le to ta p in to a little in th a t c la ss.” F o r tu n a to re c e n tly h e a rd f ro m a fo rm e r s tu d e n t w h o n o w w o rk s in th e N F L . T h e s tu d e n t w ro te to tell h im th a t h is sp o rts c o m m u n ic a tio n s class has p ro v e n re le v a n t to h is n e w job. I t ’s n o t u n u s u a l fo r F o r tu n a to to h e a r fro m s t u ­ d e n ts w h o h a v e la n d e d great jobs in th e in d u stry . F or h im , h e a r in g b a c k fro m th o s e s tu d e n ts is th e B y E m i l y B a k e r Photo Annie Sno d g ra s b e st p a r t o f t h e f a c u lty job. “It’s all a b o u t h e a rin g from th a t stu d e n t, a n d w h e n th ey succeed, y o u have succeeded, he said. A fter w o rk in g for N B C S ports on tw o O ly m p ic So d id J o h n F o rtu n a to give u p th e in d u stry life to e v e r y th in g fro m a tax i d riv e r to a n a s tro n a u t. I cam p aig n s, J o h n F o rtu n a to was poised for a big career help stu d e n ts m a k e it in th e industry? N o t entirely. s till w a n t to be a d a n c e r, th o u g h . I th in k t h a t ’ll in th e sports m ark e tin g industry, b u t he gave it u p for As a professor, he notes, “You get to have tw o d iffer­ alw ays b e a d re a m o f m in e .’ M o m m y D e a re st. th e less g lam orous life o f a teacher a n d researcher. ent jobs. You g e t to be a teacher, w h ic h is rew ard in g , H e id i’s m o m , S u e C h ild e rs, c a m e to th e U .S . fro m H is a d v e rtis in g s tu d e n ts w h o d re a m o f w o rk ­ a n d a researcher a n d a w riter. A n d th a t’s a challenge IT iailand in 1978 a n d o p e n e d ,her o w n re sta u ra n t, in g fo r a m e d ia p o w e rh o u se m ig h t w o n d e r w h y th a t I w illin g ly accept.” I f i a i N o o d le H o u s e . “I ju st c a n t im a g in e th e life h e m a d e th a t c all. W h e n a sk e d a b o u t h is d e c isio n , A d v e r tis in g d e p a r t m e n t c h a ir I s a b e lla sh e h a d . She c a m e here a t 2 8 a n d b u ilt a life fro m F o r tu n a to is s tr a ig h tf o r w a rd . C u n n in g h a m h a s c a lle d F o r tu n a to a n in n o v a to r By V ero n ica Ham lett H e id i is o n ly 2 0 y e ars old. Stats T here's n o th in g H e id i C h ild e rs c a n ’t d o . A re ce n t n o th in g . S h e ’s m a n a g e d to g et e v e ry th in g she's ever “W h e n I w a s a n u n d e rg ra d u a te m y a s p ira ­ a n d a n e x cellen t a d d itio n to th e d e p a rtm e n t. H is a d v e rtis in g g ra d u a te , sh e 'll a lso o b ta in h e r d e g ree in d re a m e d of. I c a n o n ly h o p e to b e th a t a c c o m ­ tio n s w ere n o t te a c h in g a sp ira tio n s. T h e y w e re n 't p u b lic a tio n s in c lu d e T h e U ltim a te A ssist, w h ic h A sian A m e ric a n S tu d ie s th is M a y b e fo re je ttin g o ff p lish ed a t h e r a g e.’ T h ai N o o d le H o u s e is tu c k e d re se a rc h o r w r itin g ,” he sa id . “ B u t, y o u k n o w , i t ’s a e x a m in e s th e re la tio n s h ip b e tw e e n th e N B A a n d to C h ic a g o w h e re she s a lre a d y a c c e p te d a M e d ia aw ay b e h in d th e 7 -E leven a t 2 6 0 2 G u a d a lu p e life sty le d e c isio n . It's a life -c h a n g in g d e cisio n ." television n e tw o rk s. A ssociate p o sitio n w ith S ta rc o m M e d ia v e st G ro u p . S tre e t v e ry n e a r U T ’s c a m p u s. She p a rtic ip a te d in th e M u ltic u ltu r a l A d v e rtis in g I n te r n P ro g ra m s p o n s o re d b y th e A m e ric a n Shining m om ent W h e n asked a b o u t his experience in th e industry, A n ew b o o k p ro jec t for F o r tu n a to is b io g ra p h y he chan g es th e subject. In ste ad h e speaks passionately o f Pete R ozelle, fo rm e r N F L c o m m issio n e r c re d ­ a b o u t th e univ ersity life, w h ic h he says for h im is fore­ ited w ith g a lv a n iz in g fo o tb all s s ta tu s as a staple o f A s so c ia tio n o f A d v e rtis in g A g e n cie s la st s u m m e r in “I g ra d u a te d w ith m y a d v e rtis in g d e g ree last m o st a b o u t w o rk in g w ith stu d en ts. A m e ric a n c u ltu re . H e says he a d m ire s R ozelle for C h ic a g o . “I fell in love w ith th e c o m p a n y a n d th e M ay, a n d th e re ’s s o m e th in g a b o u t h e a rin g y o u r F o rtu n a to s c o m m itm e n t to stu d e n ts is clear. T h is th e w o rk he d i d for th e league a n d for th e sp o rt. city, a n d I'm e x cited to b e g o in g b a c k . I ’m lucky. n a m e , follo w ed b y a ro a r o f sc rea m s th a t m a k e s y o u year he w on th e U T D a d ’s A ssociation C e n te n n ia l F o r tu n a to h a s a fe w th in g s to say, to o , a b o u t N o t ev ery o n e gets th e ir d r e a m job. A s for a cele­ so p ro u d o f y o u rse lf. I ’m m y p a re n ts ’ o n ly c h ild , so I Fellow ship, w h ic h recognizes “tea ch in g excellence th e role s p o rts p lay in U T ’s c u ltu r e . S p o rts a re a b ra to ry glass o f c h a m p a g n e ? D o n ’t c o u n t o n it since k n o w t h a t w as a b ig m o m e n t for th e m , to o .’ a n d c o m m itm e n t a n d significant “c o n trib u tio n s to p o w e rfu l so c ia l force, a n d he says th a t m a n y o f h is th e u n d e rg ra d u a te experience at U T .” s tu d e n ts a p p re c ia te th e fact t h a t he u n d e r s ta n d s As for the future D a m o n O ’Brien, u n d e rg ra d u a te advisor for th e th e ir love fo r a p a r tic u la r te a m o r sp o rt. “It’s so h a rd to say w h a t th e fu tu r e holds! I feel a dvertising d e p a rtm e n t, says stu d e n ts are e n th u sia stic “ H o n e stly , it g ets a little e m o tio n a l,” he sa id . C h ild e rs s ta rte d U T a t th e te n d e r o f age 16 lik e su c h a n a m a te u r. I’m still a s tu d e n t w o rk in g o n a b o u t F o r tu n a to s classes, w h ic h he reco m m e n d s to “I t h i n k th e re 's a p rid e fa cto r t h a t g o e s w ith it. I a fte r g ra d u a tin g fro m D u lle s H ig h S c h o o l in m y se c o n d d e g ree . I h a v e n ’t b e en o u t th e re in th e h is advisees. t h i n k a t th is U n iv e rsity , it’s a c o m p o n e n t o f w h a t S u g a rla n d , T exas. “ S ta rtin g college a t 16 is to u g h ! I in d u s try lo n g e n o u g h to see ju st h o w c raz y it c a n “W e get a variety o f stu d en ts in his classes,” O Brien m a k e s th is L In iv ersity g re a t. O n e o f m a n y — I w a n t c o u ld b a rely d riv e, a n d I h a d to p a c k u p a n d m ove g e t. T h e re w ill b e a to n o f su rp rise s, s tu f f I n ever said. “M o st o f his classes are open to anyone.” to b e c le a r o n th a t, b u t it is a c o m p o n e n t.” to a n e n tire ly d iffe re n t city. She is a h e a d o f th e th o u g h t possible. W h a t n e ed s im p ro v e m e n t is th e F o rtu n a to teach es th re e classes in th e a d v e rtis in g It is p rid e t h a t U T s tu d e n ts have in t h e ir sc h o o l g a m e a fte r b e in g b u m p e d u p a g ra d e level w h ile w ay t h a t a d v e rtise rs ta lk to peo p le. I believe life­ d e p a r tm e n t a t U T , o n e o n th e h isto ry o f a d v e rtis­ th a t in sp ire s J o h n F o r tu n a to to w o rk h a r d for h is in e le m e n ta ry sc h o o l fo llo w in g a n e x te n d e d stay style a n d e th n ic ity d iffere n ce s n e e d m o re a tte n tio n . in g , o n e o n sp o rts c o m m u n ic a tio n a n d m a rk e tin g s tu d e n ts . H e says th a t L IT s tu d e n ts e x p e c t th e b e st in T h a ila n d . H e r m o th e r is T h ai a n d h e r fa th e r I w a n t a d v e rtis in g to re p re se n t all o f so c ie ty m o re a n d on e o n p u b lic re la tio n s a n d a d v e rtis in g m a n ­ fro m fa c u lty a n d th a t th e y d e se rv e n o t h in g less. is C a u c a sia n . C h ild e rs , in itia lly a c o m p u te r sci­ acc u rate ly .” a g e m e n t. T h e sp o rts class, w h ic h covers s p o rts c o m ­ O n a re c e n t W e d n e sd a y m o r n in g , th e re w e re e n ce m ajo r, sw itc h e d to a d v e rtis in g a fte r v ie w in g a N o t h i n g re m a in s o ff lim its to C h ild e rs , n o t even m u n ic a tio n s fro m P R a n d m a rk e tin g to telev isio n s tu d e n ts w a itin g a n x io u s ly o u ts id e F o r t u n a to s frie n d s w o rk in th e T exas C re a tiv e a d v e rtis in g p ro ­ d a n c in g . “N o m a tte r w h e re I go, I ’m d a n c in g a lo n g a n d p rin t m e d ia , is F o r tu n a to s favorite to tea ch . d o o r. A n d th o u g h th e y m ig h t a sp ire m o re to g ra m . She d id express a n in te re s t in a d v e rtis in g as a to s o m e th in g , ev en if it’s th e tu n e I h e a r in m y head. “ P eo p le w a tc h s p o rts b e c a u se th ey re f u n ,” he a c o r n e r office o n M a d is o n A venue t h a n to a k id , th o u g h . “I w as alw ays in to a d v e rtis in g w ith o u t I ’m g o o fy like th a t. I t’s fu n . I like to lau g h at m yself. sa id . “I t ’s th e ir h o b b y , a n d a n y tim e y o u c a n c o m ­ h u m b le p ro fe s s o r’s office, t h e y ’re lu c k y th a t J o h n e v er really k n o w in g it. I u se d to g e t m a d w h e n m y W h a t f u n is life i f y o u c a n ’t lau g h a t y o u rse lf? ” b in e y o u r h o b b y w ith y o u r w o rk s itu a tio n , it m ig h t F o r t u n a to s d r e a m jo b is to h e lp th e m g e t th ere . C K S f AH L U X U R Y > I N D I V I D U A L L E A S E S & R O O M M A T E M A T C H I N G > C L O S E T O C A M P U S , F A R F R O M T H E D O R M S W atch for the next M H M i f W * * f Ü I I I K k- N O T S L o n g h o r n L i v i n g job in 30 day s.” Coming November 3 in The Daily Texan Inside Your World The D a ilv T exan • D ailvT exanO nline.com Texas S tud ent Television • KV RX 91.7 F M Texas Travesty • C actus Yearbook For advertising info: 471-1865 Tips from Texas Exes Continued from page 3 D u n c a n sa id seniors sho u ld s ta rt lo o k in g for a job tw o sem esters o u t fro m g ra d u atio n . E b n er said he n o w realizes he w as overconfident. “It’s a lot o f w o rk a n d a lot of it is n o t alw ays fu n .” E b n er advises interview ees to dress for th e occasion, be c o n fid e n t, rem e m b e r to ask for th e job a n d sell them selves in a concise m an n er. A new h a irc u t, a lucky p a ir o f e arrin g s or a p in m ay give a job seeker a d d ed c o n fid en ce at an in te r­ view. “I th in k I h a d o n e guy tell m e he h a d a lucky p a ir o f socks, D u n c a n said. “I d o n ’t k n o w how su c­ cessful they w ere, b u t he liked th e m .” The Daily Texan's Fall 2005 B h o u sin g f a ir W e d n e sd a y , O cto b e r 26 U»on B.llroon, .11 am- pm t s t u d e n t s e v e r y w h e r e w h a t t he y an a p a r t m e n t , t hen we g av e ¡t off-cam pus FREEDOM! A\ 2°U t f i i 1LLASI V * rf GUADALUPE ' r ( G U A D A L U P E . I IliVEISITY H lIU ClMNIIITT 2 7 th & G u a d a lu p e 2 7 th & G u a d a lu o e A u s tin , T X 78 705 Phone (512) 220-0200 PIZZA! GREAT PRIZES! fo r a d v e rtis in g in fo rm a tio n 512-471-1865 Inside Your Wo rid The Daily Texan D ailyTexanO nline.com Texas S tudent Television KVRX R adio Texas T ravesty C actus Yearbook Thursday, October 20, 2005 L onghorn L i ving 0 i n O - L Books Fit To Read Book People A C om m unity Bound By Bo o ks.■■ By Adam Rice Here are some more suggested titles brought to you by your friendly, local indie bookstore BookPeople. We've got a great selection, tons of rockin' events, and brand new wood floors, they smell great. Come in and check us out at 6th and Lamar. Julie & Julia 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell The Trouble with Tom The Strange Afterlife and Times of Thomas Paine by Paul Collins ■'I aSfc JgPWMl* $ tury. Due to his revolutionary escapades Paine was T h e resulting project required she finish T U I S S H \ I had the time. T H O M A S P A I N E T H E T R O U B L E W I T H T O M repatriate the infamous Brit’s bones. He intended to build him a righteous memorial, but never really Ju lie Pow ell takes readers through a c u lin a ry tour de force w ith d ry w it and candor, lightly sprinkled w ith expletives. Dead end temp jobs, cramped livin g quar­ ters in Q ueens, and a fledgling marriage were all leveling a ton o f stress on Austin native Ju lie Pow ell. It was obvious, to her at least, w hat she needed to do: prepare every single recipe in Ju lia C h ild ’s c u lin a ry clas­ sic M astering the A r t o f French C o o k in g w ith in one year. 524 recipes in 365 days. Take into consid­ eration that Ju lie Pow ell was no master chef and that her kitchen was p ractically a closet w ith a sink and stovetop. The book, and P o w e ll’s superb w ritin g , turn this kitchen based phenomenon into an addictive nar­ rative. Ju lie and Ju lia summons the spirit o f Ju lia C h ild and keeps readers enthralled w ith the insanity that is incum bent in the journey o f fin d in g one’s self. f . m am M I E L McSweeney’s mainstay Paul Collins is back with an unorthodox tale about democracy’s most ijinorthodox founding father. Thomas Paine’s ideas, and sometimes actions, helped to shape the revolutionary climate at the end of the 18th cen­ always on the run in life and in death. His body was interred in an open field in N ew York and, ten years later in 1819, a zealous follower attempted to It is from this moment that the whereabouts of Thomas Paine’s remains become suspect. Paul Collins treks the globe in search of Thomas Paine the corporeal with some luck. It turns out that his bones were disseminated almost as widely as his teachings. The real reward is in Collins discovery of the living ideological legacy Paine has given to people around the world for the past two centu­ ries. As always, Paul Collins’s gift for storytell­ ing is amplified by his eccentric humor. H e ’ll be at BookPeople next month signing copies of The Trouble with Tom on Friday, November 11th. Nostalgia from Texas Exes Continued from page 3 System Board o f Regents. H om er P. R a in e y being fired by the U I ence because they were such gentlemen. Ihe in fan try [boys] w ould d rink and get a little border o f the city at 35th Street and Kerbey “ East Avenue had a h ill we called “ smooch Lane, w hich was considered to be in the h il l” . Because when the girls went on a date, country. “ H e had a cow there that he m ilked they w ould come back and then go up on the “ W h e n we went on strike, the whole stu­ more obnoxious, C ox said. dent body marched to the C apital and carried Cox was fortunate enough to see Tommy a coffin w ith a sign on it that read “ academic Dorsey w hen his big band came through everyday because he liked fresh m ilk, Cox h ill,” C ox said laughing. She explained that freedom, C ox said. A u stin. Likew ise, B e tty G ra b le ’s husband the girls had a 10:30 p.m. curfew on week- The student nurses were forbidden to take H a rr y Jam es played the ballroom w ith his said. “A u stin was quite a different city back nights", but on Frid ay or Saturday “ we had th en ,” C ox continued . “ There was no a late leave and we could come in at 12:10 part in the strike “ but we did anyway...we band. marched right w ith them ,” Cox said laughing “And I saw Bob H ope when he came to [Interstate H ig h w a y 35] 1-35. It was [a sm all­ a.m. T h e nurse cadets had a housem oth­ at the thought o f such heady times. G reg ory G y m ,” Cox recalled. “ H e had a great er road know n as] East Avenue. T h e city er that enforced their curfew w ith nary an ended N o rth at 45th Street.” Cox and the exception. other nurse cadets lived at the nurses’ resi­ W h e n W W I I came to an end w ith victo ry dence on Red R iver, across the street from over Jap an in 1945, C ox caught word from a A lthough money was tight, the nurses still program. H e kept getting encores...and the found ways to have fun. girls kept having to leave because o f the cur­ “ W e had dances every Saturday night,” few. H e made jokes about that, he made jokes Cox said. "The dances were held on campus, about everyth in g .” Brackenridge. friend. “A young man came by and said he d and in a ballroom just south o f the Colorado These days, although Cox and her hus­ “ W e could w alk dow ntow n and see every­ take everybody he could fit in his car d o w n­ thing. There was no traffic, Cox explained. town to celebrate, Cox said. She described “ Som etim es, w e’d w alk over and eat at I he an electric atmosphere in A u stin; people were Spanish V illag e [on Red R iver] ...w h ich is d rivin g cars up and down Congress Avenue. R iver adjacent to what is now A uditorium band are retired, they are still very active. Shores. Recorded music spun on the phono­ Cox wrote an autobiography available in graphs playing big band favorites like Ben n y stores titled, “A Long W a y From T h e C otton G o odm an and Lawrence W e lk . Servicem en Pa tch ” . “ Lots o f servicemen were all kissing the from all around C entral Texas came to A ustin A n n u a lly she purchases season tickets to T he m ajority o f their classes were taken at girls,” she said. “ It was an exciting tim e.” Brackenridge, but C ox and her fellow nurses A n d as if there wasn’t enough excitement for the dances: A ir Force navigators from San the U T baseball games, even callin g her­ Marcos, enlisted men from Ft. H oo d, and the self a “ baseball nut” . She sits w ith the “ W ild took science classes at U T alongside N a v y during those days, U T students went on a N a v y sailors from “ little campus sailors and other students. 3-day strike to protest then U 1 President “ The A ir Force navigators were our prefer­ ited group o f people.’ B u n c h ” whom she describes as “ a very spir­ still there. HOUSING DIRECTORY Check each ad to find coordinates for location on front page map! HYDE PARK EFFIC PRE-LEASE U rrfu rn f r o m $ 4 7 0 F u r n A v a i l a b l e FREE C a b le , UT " I F ” S h u tt le P o o l, D w / D s p , R e * M g r 1 0 8 W . 4 5 th 452-1419, 970-3086 w w w . 108ploce.com WALK TO CAMPUS C A N 'T GET A N Y CLOSER TO UTl 3 A 4 bedrooms, W /D , free parking. Call Tina 964-4100 UNIVERSITY TOWERS -Premier Stucknt Apartments- College Llvmxg with flll of the Comforts of Heme! J‘! Read The Daily Texan Classifieds Every Day for more specials! Now Accepting Applications for Spring and Fall 2006 — ~-*- si I ' ' ; lib s; V- v m u v e iM lY to w c is com L onghorn L iving Thursday, October 20, 2005 KVRX: None of the Hits, All of the Time The Topless 39 # artist album 39 Jim m ie Dale Gilmore Come O n Back Small Stars Harem o f the Sundrum & the Witness Figg Soft Abuse Who and Who: Songs o f the Who Performed by Almost There Records 34 Serge Gainsbourg Love & the Beat, Vol. 1 Searching for a Former Clarity C ou rte sy KVRX 33 Greenskeepers Pleetch 38 The Small Stars 37 Wooden Wand 36 V/A 35 Against Me! 32 Assacre 31 Bavu Blakes 30 HorrorPops 29 The W arlocks 28 Numbers 27 V/A 18 The Coral 17 Matisyahu 16 Smog 14 Mr. Scruff 13 Richard Hell 12 Black Dice 11 M orcheeba 10 Minus the Bear 9 The Rosebuds 8 M83 Fantastic Illusions Rep Myself and T X Bring It On! Surgery We’re Animals Appetizers & Leftovers 26 Echo and The Bunnymen Siberia 25 Coco Rosie 24 John Vanderslice Noah’s Ark Pixel Revolt 23 Calexico & Iron and Wine In the Reins 21 Rasputina A Radical Recital 20 Super Furry Animals Love Kraft 19 The Brunettes Mars Loves Venus 15 Bettye LaVette I’ve G ot My Own Hell To Raise The Invisible Invasion Live at Stubb s Live at KVRX Mrs. C ruff Spurts: The Richard Hell Story Broken Ear Record The Antidote Menos el Oso Birds Make G ood Neighbors S/T label Rounder s/r Fat Wreck Chords Mercury France O M Record Assacre s/r HellCat Mute Kill Rock Stars I Eat Records Cooking Vinyl Touch & Go Barsuk Overcoat Filthy Bonnet X L Recordings C hief Records KVRX Anti Ninja Tune Rhino Astralwerks Echo Suicide Squeeze Merge Mute/Gooom Quanuum Fighting Records Above Suspicion Sub Pop Mush X L Recordings Deltasonic/Columbia JD U B Records 22 Attack Formation Somebody as Anybody Australian Cattle God 7 General Elektriks Cliquety Kliqk 6 Astronautalis You and Yer G ood Ideas 5 The Invincible Czars Gods o f Convenience 4 Wolf Parade 3 Daedelus Apologies To The Queen Mary Exquisite Corpse 2 Devendrá Banhart Cripple Crow 1 V/A KVRX Local Live Vol. 9: College Ruled KVRX #1 Album: KVRX Local Live Vol. 9: College Ruled C ourte sy KVRX By Kate Guillemette Senior Music Director to a new building. Ihere were new logisti­ cal problems that required attention before Local Live could return to the airwaves. After a four month hiatus, the show is finally back on the air with a great sched­ ule booked solid throughout the rest o f the fall semester. Tune in every Sunday night at 10 p.m. to 91.7 FM , or online at K V R X . O R G . It’s either that or listening from the sidewalk next to the building. Every year, K V R X 's all-student staff books, records, and masters around 50 live performances by local and touring artists from every musical genre in its studios. At the end of the recording year, we sit down and pick out the best songs from those performances and release them on our annual compilation, Local Live. Through the generosity and good-heartedness o f the excellent acts that agree to participate, this is our ninth year o f releasing live C D s. Lhe sixteen tracks on K V R X Local Live Volume 9: College Ruled are one-of-a-kind recordings from nationally known independent artists including Sebadoh, Busdriver, and Devendrá Banhart and from such local favorites as What Made Milwaukee Famous, Fires Were Shot, and Young Heart Attack. T hat’s our number one album o f the week, and I expect that it will stay our number one for a good while. To see what all the fuss is about, you can request to hear som ething from this record at 495- K V R X or through our website, http://www.kvrx.org. Local Live make notes about the input list for that par­ ticular recording session. While emphasis is placed on booking local Texas bands on the show, K V R X als^ has the opportunity to bring in both national and international acts to its stu­ dio. South by Southwest is an especially busy time for the Local Live crew as up to 15 bands have been recorded within the span o f only a few days during the festival. Over the past few years, the show has also moved into the world o f television as KVR- T V has joined forces with K V R X in film­ ing select sessions and airing episodes on Tuesday nights. This year, Local Live suffered a setback as the station was forced to move its offices and recording equipment two blocks west By Andrew Hernandez Over the past three years, I would every once in a while find m yself outside the old Student Health Center building (RIP) while we had a band at the station for a Local Live recording session. To the side­ walks, and even into the middle o f Deen Keeton, the sounds oí underground music rose from our m akeshift recording studio and into the ears o f whoever happened to be wandering past. If I saw someone pass­ ing by, I made it a habit to watch them as long as possible in order to see if the fact that a band was rocking out in a building normally designated for academic purposes would pique their interest. In all honesty, I had to restrain myself from running up to them, shaking them by their shoulders and shouting “ Isn t this awesome!?! Those mics downstairs, right behind that window, are transm itting audio to the entire city o f Austin and to the entire world over the internet right now! And we re recording it and m ixing it ourselves! It's very possible that I am just easily am used with my “ Hey, ma, look what we style excitement. But I like to can do! think that K V R X really does have some­ thing special with its weekly show “ Local Live’ . Lhe format of this one-hour show live underground is structured to keep music as the highest priority, allowing the bands to perform an uninterrupted set for up to an hour. Usually the band opts for a shorter set to make time for an on-air interview in which the band takes phone calls from listeners, and mentions upcom ­ ing shows and other relevant information. Rather than force bands to do an acoustic set regardless o f their usual setup, which is com mon at other radio stations, Local Live is able to offer bands an environment that is alm ost as energetic and involved as their regular live shows, as K V R X lets the band roll in as many half stacks as they can fit in their van. One reason K V R X is able to accomplish this task every Sunday night is thanks to the many volunteers who do anything from help the band load-in, to set up headphone m onitoring systems for the musicians and Success Spotlight Continued from page 3 it’s am a/ing to see what can happen. Thirty-three-year-old Nelson dedicates a large portion of his time flexing creative muscles in order to achieve the spark o f distinction and engaging appeal of Texas Family Physician, a TAFP association magazine which focuses on health-care issues around the state. The magazine reports on all activities o f TAFP, the Texas chapter o f the American Association o f Family Physicians, and provides news regarding issues affecting family medicine, legislative updates, human-interest sto­ ries and practice management topics. Nelson plays the vital role o f managing, on his own, nearly every publication duty. He not only writes and edits almost all the features, news briefs, department stories, captions and headlines, but also creates and edits photos and illustrations, handles all financial matters o f the magazine’s production and distribution and coordinates ad procurement and placement with the magazine’s advert ¡sing associate. Nelson is responsible for the vastly demand­ ing duties that typically require the input o f many and the list o f tasks extends even further. Nelson al .o contributes and edits copy for the electronic newsletter, website, press releases, promotional brochures, member directories, conference publi­ cations, and manages freelance design, internships and more, “There are many different hats I have to wear,” Nelson admits, though I mostly enjoy the visual art and production aspects. In some ways it’s very stressful having to do everything at once, but if you’re a creative person with an interest in design- ing communication messages, understanding your audience and reporting necessary information to your readership, then it’s easy to find the free­ dom to make your job as big and valuable as you want. Nelson ponders and retorts with a half-smile, “Plus, nobody really yells at me when I m late on deadlines!” Banning recalls how with little experience, Nelson threw him self into the job, learning the production side o f the business and finding more streamlined, cost-effective ways to produce the magazine. Once knowledgeable about the basics, Nelson turned his attention to redesigning the magazine, m aking it “slicker and more reader- friendly”. Nelson soared with Texas Family Physician In addition, Nelson from despite his limited jour­ nalistic experience when he graduated the School o f Journalism at the University o f Texas at Austin and is currently running almost the entire ballgame. Tom Banning, director o f legislative and public affairs for T AFP, notes how quickly it became clear that Nelson had big plans to take Texas Family Physician to an unimaginable level. “Not only is Jonathan an amazing guy, but he’s personable, answers his phone and is always open to hearing new ideas.” frequently interviews prominent political fig­ such as Harvey ures Kronberg, a political commentator for News 8 Austin and editor o f the online publication, The Quorum Report. Recently named by Texas Monthly magazine as one o f the 25 most powerful Texans, Kronberg is an expert in the process and the play­ ers involved in legislative politics and state govern­ ment. “When Nelson start­ ed with TAFP, the mag­ azine was used prim ar­ ily as a tool to update Academy members on what Academy-sponsored events were com ing up. Banning explains. “ Before Jonathan, we never published stories about changes in the market­ place, in-depth legislative stories, or other health care trends. The magazine never had the intellec­ tual punch that it has now. You look at the maga­ zine today and you re going to read thoughtful, insightful pieces that are well sourced and that give the reader an understanding, a context about the topic.” “Jonathan has a hun­ ger and eagerness to write and master the subject material, whatever it may be,” Kronberg notes. 'Despite that certain topics can be overwhelming and extremely complex, Jonathan has developed an increasing awareness o f how the process works by really putting himself around the entire subject matter o f his targeted audience.” “In the five years that I’ve been here, my posi­ tion has evolved and the capabilities I have as a communicator have greatly increased,” Nelson explains. He reiterates that TA FP has an oppor­ tunity to lift the currently static website to jnew heights o f excitement, engagement and interac­ tion. Dr. Dale Ragle, a Dallas family physician and member o f TAFP, connects with the content o f Texas Family Physician and finds the articles unique, entertaining and appealing. “The m agazine’s well-written, vibrant and enthusiastic articles provide us a great deal of interesting information, especially dealing with the political effects on medicine,” Dr. Ragle claims. “Not only is Jonathan an amazing guy, but he’s personable, answers his phone and is always open to hearing new ideas.” Nelson not only heeds supportive advice within his professional realm, but also confides in inspira­ tional figures who impact his personal well-being. “M y father lost his legs in the Vietnam War before I was born,” Nelson reveals, “yet the hard­ working man still never gets held back by any­ thing. I could never measure up to him, but he’s always motivated me to continue to work hard and live life to the fullest.” In regards to his future with Texas Family Physician, Nelson shrugs, yet knows he will ulti­ mately maintain a career that continues to pur­ port the visual meaning, inspiration and immense amount of knowledge he continues to learn while working in such a prestigious position with TAFP. His colleagues couldn’t agree more. It really is am azing how quickly he was able to get his arm s around some really complex issues,” Banning remarks. “During my time at the Academy, I can tell you we’ve never been bet­ ter positioned to provide good information to our members and the public. A great deal o f that suc­ cess is attributable to Jonathan Nelson. Wherever he ends up and whatever he decides to do, I’m con­ fident he will be supremely successful.’’ Thursday, October 20, 2005 L O N G H O R IS L l M N C IÍSTV Sneak Peek Review T E X A S S T U D E N T TELEV ISIO N By Carolina Thomas Busy people rushing from the control room , to the set, and back to the control room count down the minutes until the first show o f the season goes live on-air. This is not a scene from som e big-tim e agreed that E d H arris played the “perfect mob boss,” but disagreed on the castin g o f other char­ acters. O rtiz de la Peña said that M aria B ello’s per­ form ance was “spectacular,” while Rusch said she was terribly m iscast. Sneak Peek includes interviews with the people H ollyw ood, must-see television show. This is who m ake the movies happen in addition to movie Sn eak Peek, Texas Student Television’s Thursday night entertainm ent show taped right here on the U T cam pus. reviews. Interviews with the “C orp se Bride” co ­ director and fellow A ustinite, M ike Joh n so n , as well as Q uentin T aran tin o were featured on this 1 ST V is a student-run television network locat­ ed on the 4th floor o f the Texas Student Publications season’s shows an d proved to be quite interesting for the interviewers. T racy Behr, journalism senior, bu ildin g in the School o f C om m u n ication co m ­ interviewed Tarantino while he w as in A ustin for plex. Its program m in g includes, am on g other shows, Sneak Peek, a 30-m inute entertainm ent the 6th annual Q uentin Tarantino Film Festival. “Q uentin T aran tin o is definitely an interesting show packed with the latest movie reviews, celeb­ character and very quirky guy. The funny thing rity gossip and interviews, fashion guides, free was that I had never even done a real, on-cam era giveaways, and an O .C . recap for obsessed fans such as myself. I witnessed what goes on behind the scenes on the set (a little im prov when a script was not in) interview for a television show before, so scoring the op portun ity to interview Q uentin Tarantino (o f all people) m ade m y first experience all the more exciting an d mem orable, Behr said. and in the control room , where the show cam e W right Sulek and A ustin Presley, radio, televi­ together— cam era shots, m usic, movie clips, and those little im ages in the right-hand corner o f the sion, an d film junior, finish each show with hilari­ ous com m entary. Their Pick of the Week is always screen am ong other things. sure to entertain. Sulek and Presley included the top UT Student Organization S P O T L I G H T Kappa Alpha Theta By Sara Ortega THETA FACTS Founded: 1870 DePauw University Alpha Theta Chapter at UT founded 1904 Mission Statement: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, Kappa Alpha Theta exists to nurture each member throughout her college and alum­ nae experience and to offer a lifelong opportu­ nity for social, intelléctual and moral growth as she meets the higher and broader demands of mature life. Symbol: kite-shaped badge Colors: black and gold Flower: black and gold pansy Famous Thetas: Ann Margaret (actress), Sheryl Crow (singer), Laura Bush (First Lady) Service, fundraising, and academ ics are three things that might not come to mindwhen you think of Greek life at UT, but there are dozens of organizations working to change that. Kappa Alpha Theta is one of them. C an -E at Pancake N igh ts benefiting C .A .S .A . “ I know that each m em ber of our sorority likes know ing that she m ade a difference in a c h ild ’s life,” M arg au x Stephens, President, said. In addition to these an d other service projects, the biggest fun d­ raiser continues to be the annual C h ili C ook- Off. “ Every spring we hold a C h ili C o o k -O ff with D elta D elta D elta and K appa K app a G am m a. Anyone is invited to com pete in this ch ili-cooking com petition and U T football players judge it. It’s always a huge success and the profits are divided between the three ch ari­ ties supported by the sororities, Burke said. Theta also em phasizes academ ics. It hosts a scholarship banquet recognizing mem bers with high G PA s and scholarships every spring. Ihe event showcases the sorority’s superior academ ­ ic perform ance for the universitys faculty in addition to recognizing successful members. “ This past spring I had one o f my favorite professors speak to our chapter, which was a great way for her to see our aca­ Jen na W ygant, Scholarship dem ic strengths, C hair, said. Theta prepares its m em bers for future “ I feel like the G reek com m u nity gets an unfair reputation for being focused solely on careers in ways other than stressing academ ic excellence. A career fair is planned this year to The show prem iered this season on Septem ber 22 and included m ovie reviews o f T im B u rton ’s “C orp se Bride’ and “ F ligh tplan ” starrin g Jo d ie five m ovies o f the sum m er in their premier episode which included “ Broken Flowers,” “ M arch o f the parties and social events when that is only a sm all com ponent of what we do ,” A m an d a assist m em bers with picking a major, w riting a resum e and ch oosin g a career. Penguins,” a tie for third between “P alindrom es” Burke, Vice-President of Education, said. “A ustin area alum ni are featuring Thetas Foster, both o f which received fine reviews from and “ H ustle and Flow, “40-Year-O ld V irgin,” and R obert Stull, radio, television, and film senior, and at num ber one, “ Batm an Begins”. Je ff M atthew s, business honors senior. “C orp se review from Bride received a “ m orbid, but cute Stull even though he d id n ’t think it quite lived up The show also reviews other form s o f entertain­ ment. Features this season include the Broadw ay m usical “C h icago ,” the newest celebrity gossip like K ap p a Alpha Theta w as founded at D e Pauw University in 1870 while the A lpha Theta chapter at The U niversity o f Texas was founded in 1904. The national philanthropy with jobs in different fields at a career day next m onth at the Theta house, Stephens said. It was the sense of com m unity that attract­ ed Social C hair, Kylie Joh n son, to Iheta. for the sorority is C .A .S .A , C o u rt A ppointed “ Being in a sorority m akes attending a large to Burton ’s “The N igh tm are Before C h ristm a s.” Lindsey Lohan to pose nude for V anity Fair, and Special A dvocates. C A S A assists courts with university seem m uch sm aller because there’s “ F ligh tplan ” received three out o f four stars from M atthew s for its “tightly woven script and enjoy­ the O .C . recap. You can watch the O .C . and then tune into T S T V for even more O .C .! able perform ances. The follow ing w eek’s show Sneak Peek broadcasts live every Thursday at included a m ixed review o f “A H istory o f Violence from C h ris R usch, business honors and radio, 9 :3 0 p.m . on channel 9 antenna, channel 15 on- cam pu s dorm cable, and channel 16 T ime-W arner everything from decorating pillow cases for the m ak in g decisions about abused or neglected children by sp eak in g in the best interest o f the children in court. Theta organizes several projects to assist this organization including children's new hom es to the ann ual All-You- a tight network of people who all have sim ilar interests, John son said. Belonging may m ean som eth in g different to every member, but all Ihetas share unity and the experience gained from w orking together for the go o d o f the com m unity. television, and film junior, and D ebbie O rtiz de la Peña, public relations junior, as well as theater audience m em bers from the movie s premier. They cable. 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That year, prominent country singer and donate all of the pro­ forty men from all aspects o f campus life formed the ceeds to the A R C . Past guests have included Roger endar for both the fall and spring semesters. Some of whole person. the recent social events o f note include barge parties Although being typically identified simply as the Creager, Cross Canadian Ragweed, and Robert Earl on Lake Travis, semi-formal and formal evenings, guys in black hats who shoot the cannon is not so bad, a weekly bowling league, and weekly group gather­ there is much more to the Texas Cowboys. organization possible it is necessary to become fam il­ ings on 6th street. This hefty social calendar allows iar w ith one another and spend time together outside Cowboys to stand out as a well rounded organiza­ of meetings, football games, and com m unity service. tion that is dedicated to service first, yet still manage Courtesy Texas Cowboys Y E A R B O O K M O M E N T a group project in the A ustin com m unity, and C iting our m ain focus as a university service to welcome the new incoming students. becom ing fam iliar w ith one s own New m an class group, we in Cowboys believe that to be the best Patrick Smith, a junior natural science major, plays with the Longhorn Band at Gone to Texas on Tuesday, August 30, Photo by Rima Maatouk By Parker Lee and every O ldm an in the organization at weekly Cow boy meetings and social events. The goal of “( 'owboys, hmm, those are the ones that shoot the Newm anship is to take esteemed leaders from dif­ cannon, right?” A ll too often I have heard that exact ferent aspects o f campus life and allow them to get phrase uttered at a football game, or on campus, or to know one another while stepping outside o f their anywhere the name Texas Cowboys is mentioned. previous social boundaries and enhancing their W h ile this observation that the Cowboys shoot the experience as a U T student cannon is certainly accurate, people don't know much more about the Iexas Cowboys. They dont under­ Service stand what the organization is about, what it does, The Texas Cowboys main function is as a service or who belongs. As a member of Cowboys, it often organization. Cowboys have been working closely bothers me that people do not know what our orga­ w ith the A R C o f Austin (Austin Retarded Citizens) nization is truly about and how important it is to each since 1954. Involvement with the A R C requires one and every one of us. I am going to take you behind hour a week of assisting a class of mentally disabled the cowboy hats and chaps and give you an insight children at Rosedale School during ones Newm an into what Texas Cowboys is all about. History semester. Each Newm an class also takes on a project that helps them become fam iliar w ith one another and the Austin com m unity; the spring 2005 class n r tf p . In 1922, Arno N ow otny and B ill M cG ill, the hosted the Special Olym pics at Round Rock High head male cheerleader and president o f the Longhorn School. Band respectively, felt that the University of Texas Oldm en, or active cowboys, are required to com­ was in need of a men's service organization. These plete five hours of com m unity service every semes­ two young men set out on a mission to recruit other ter. The hallmark service event for Cowboys is the male students that they believed exemplified leader­ Harvest M oon concert every fall. The Cowboys put first Texas Cowboy Newm an Class. The Cowboys dedicated their signature cannon, “ Smokey ”, to U T Keen. for use at home football games in 1954, a tradition that has become a fan favorite. W e are currently using Members Smokey III, a civil w ar replica that fires four blank 10- Cowboys hail from a vast array o f campus orga­ gauge shotgun shells. nizations and interests. A typical Cow boy New m an In 1995, Texas Cowboys were banned from cam­ class w ill consist o f members of m any o f the uni­ pus by the university following the accidental death versity fraternities, athletes, student government of a member amidst hazing allegations. W ith the leaders, members o f the band, business council, backing of alum ni, the ban was lifted in the spring of engineering society, and numerous other prominent 2000 and the Cowboys have returned to prominence university organizations. on the forty acres. Selection Outfits This is probably the most recognizable and Being selected by Texas Cowboys is a high honor com m only known aspect o f the Texas Cowboys. for all of its members and does not come easy. A group D uring game days in the fall, Oldm en wear a white of seven active cowboys are chosen by the organiza­ button up shirt, a burnt orange neckerchief, blue tion to form the selection committee at the begin­ jeans, cowboy boots, a black cowboy hat, and a ning of every fall and spring semester. This commit­ pair o f brown leather chaps. Newm en wear a white tee conducts two full days o f interviews culm inating button up shirt, a burnt orange neckerchief, wheat in the selection of 20 or 25 (20 in the fall, 25 in the colored jeans, cowboy boots, and a black cowboy j spring) young men to become a part of the Iexas hat. This uniform is to emulate the namesake o f Cowboy Newm an Class. Newmanship the organization, the original Texas Cowboys. Each home game, five senior Cowboys stand on the side­ line and handle “ Sm okey”, the signature cannon, U pon selection into Cowboys, every mem­ firing it on kickoffs, points scored, at the end o f ber must serve one semester as a N ew m an. quarters, and after the “ Eyes of Texas New m anship involves the learning o f Cow boy history, 20 required hours o f com m unity service, Social NEW CONSTRUCTION Mid-Rise Located at 2704 Rio Grande NOW PRE-LEASING APARTMENTS FOR FALL 2006 WESTCAMP 512.236.1903 www.sterlingwestcamp.com Leasing office located at 504 West 24th Street (right above smoothie king)