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Gov. endorses Gingrich, cites money as factor for suspending campaign Opinion: Perry leaves presidential race and questions behind Rebeca Rodriguez | Daily Texan Staff In partnership with several other organizations, the University of Texas is offering free six-week tobacco cessation classes for faculty and staff in four locations beginning in January. Smoking cessation program to aid staff Debate arises over Occupy UT’s student organization status ‘‘ Calendar Today in history Round Table Discussion The department of British studies will be hosting a round table discussion today in the Harry Ransom Center’s Tom Lea Room at 2:45 p.m. The topic of today’s discussion is the film “The Iron Lady.” RoboCup 3D Patrick MacAlpine will discuss the key components of UT Austin’s RoboCup team today at 11 a.m. in Painter Hall 3.14. ‘Long Gone Lonesome’ Tonight the National Theater of Scotland presents the U.S. premiere of “Long Gone Lonesome, a Celebration of the Life of Thomas Fraser.” The event will be at the Bass Concert Hall at 8 p. m. and tickets range from $10-32. Make sure to grab your tickets! In 1961 John Fitzgerald Kennedy was inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States in the newly renovated east front U.S. Capitol building. — Angela Kelly New head women’s soccer coach Longhorn Judo Come learn and practice Judo with Longhorn Judo. Newcomers are welcome for more information ‘Like’ Longhorn Judo’s Facebook page. They meet in the Recreational Sports Center. TODAY PAGE 7 I want them to be 100 percent invested into everything they commit to, which is Texas,” Kelly said. “We’ll have a clear understanding that we’re here to win championships. Quote to note The University is offering employees a class that will tackle tobacco cessation treatment in a different way. UT employees can participate in a free six-week tobacco cessation class through the HealthPoint Work-Life Balance and Wellness Program. In partnership with Seton Healthcare’s Tobacco Education Resource Center, the program is a personalized treatment that addresses participants’ specific needs. The participants meet with program facilitators once a week during their session to determine the severity of their tobacco use and find ways to end their nicotine addiction. Mary Delgadillo, clinical manager at the center, said the program is based on the Mayo Clinic tobacco treatment model that addresses smoking as an addiction and not a habit. “Everyone is under the impression that tobacco use is a nasty habit instead of a severe addiction,” she said. “We combine the support system methodology and replacement therapy to maximize treatment. We create individual plans for everyone and also provide participants with a relapse prevention plan.” By Alexa Ura Daily Texan Staff SMOKING continues on PAGE 2 PERRY continues on PAGE 5 BOOTS continues on PAGE 4 “The worst presidential candidate in American history,” according to liberal political commentator James Carville, is returning to Texas to continue his reign as the longest- serving governor in state history. And if Rick Perry has his way, he’ll probably lay low for a few weeks, which means no shooting coyotes on morning jogs or tweeting pictures of himself jogging in the same Nike shorts ubiquitous in the halls of UT’s sorority houses. After this brief pause, we predict, it’s full steam ahead with the battles he abandoned when he left Texas in August to launch his presidential campaign, one of which was an assault on higher education. Our governor launched his presidential campaign on Aug. 13, exuding confidence, wearing cowboy boots and riding on Texas’ reputation as one of the most employed states in the country. “What makes our nation exceptional is that anyone from any background can climb to the highest of heights,” he said in his announcement speech. Things started off well, as he was declared the winner of the Sept. 7 GOP debate. Among the statements that drew attention at the time, By The Daily Texan Editorial Board Gov. Rick Perry dropped out of the presidential race on Thursday, endorsed his old friend Newt Gingrich and returned home to Texas, where the failed White House candidate has three years left to serve as the chief executive. “I have come to the conclusion that there is no viable path to victory for my candidacy in 2012,” Perry said in North Charleston, S.C., just two days before the primary there. “I believe Newt is a conservative visionary who can transform our country.” Money also was a factor, with spokesman Ray Sullivan saying: “We have spent the bulk of our funds.” He added that Perry hasn’t ruled out running again for governor or the White House in 2016 if President Barack Obama is re-elected. Perry ended his campaign where he launched it last August, when tea party Efforts to raise awareness about the Occupy UT movement have prompted a debate between the group and the Office of the Dean of Students over University policies and procedures regarding on-campus demonstrations. Concerns regarding Occupy UT’s status as an unofficial student organization first arose in December but are becoming a hot topic this semester as the group’s activity is becoming more regular. Occupy UT members have said a physical occupation and camping overnight at the University is a possibility, and they plan on having a series of teach-ins with faculty members and a walking tour on the history of racism on campus within the next few weeks. Soncia Reagins-Lilly, senior associate vice president and dean of students, said her office tries to meet with every new student organization and was not looking for conflict with Occupy UT. She said the group has not told her office about upcoming events, making its attempts to facilitate and work with the organization difficult. Reagins-Lilly said she has informed members of the group about certain policies but cannot make any recommendations without knowing the group’s intentions. “We facilitate freedom of expression, demonstration and controversial speakers — that is what we do,” she said. “It becomes adversarial when students, faculty and staff that aren’t aware of the guidelines and procedures set up and we show up and say, ‘this is how you have to do it.’” University administrative members have met with Occupy UT since the group’s inception last fall. Occupy UT member Lucian Villaseñor said the By Jody Serrano Daily Texan Staff By Chris Tomilson The Associated Press OCCUPY continues on PAGE 2 Friday, January 20, 2012 NeWS 2 NeWS Friday, January 20, 2012 2 The Daily Texan Volume 112, Number 99 CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: Viviana Aldous (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com Managing Editor: Audrey White (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com News Office: (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com Multimedia Office: (512) 471-7835 dailytexanmultimedia@gmail.com Sports Office: (512) 232-2210 sports@dailytexanonline.com Life & Arts Office: (512) 232-2209 dailytexan@gmail.com Photo Office: (512) 471-8618 photo@dailytexanonline.com Comics Office: (512) 232-4386 dailytexancomics@gmail.com Retail Advertising: (512) 471-1865 joanw@mail.utexas.edu Classified Advertising: (512) 471-5244 classifieds@dailytexanonline.com The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2011 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. TOMORROW’S WEATHER Low High 51 67 Who put a hole in the orange condom? Former dean helped raise millions with fundraising, started alumni association By Rachel Thompson Daily Texan Staff Victoria Rodriguez, the University’s vice provost and dean of graduate studies, is stepping down after nine years in the role and returning to the LBJ School of Public Affairs as a professor and researcher. Elisabeth Dillon | Daily Texan Staff Occupy UT member Lucian Villaseñor, a Mexican-American Studies senior, leads group members down to Kealing Park for the Student Forum on Education on Monday. Villaseñor said the group’s biggest challenge and goal right now is recruiting members. OCCUPY continues from PAGE 1 group did not want to become an official student organization because doing so would limit their abilities. “They can certainly gather, and they have the freedom to associate and be together,” Re- agins-Lilly said. “The focus is helping facilitate student and campus life for all that want to be involved in it in a way that doesn’t disrupt the core mission of the institution.” There is a difference between students gathering together and holding a demonstration, she said, but they need to reserve the location and time just as other students and organizations must. University police chief Robert Dahlstrom said the UT Po lice Department did not see any reason to be concerned about Occupy UT because not many protests have resulted in arrests in the past. He said UTPD would only get involved if a person hurts another person, if property is destroyed or if administrative rules are broken. UTPD waits for the dean of students to give a warning and allows time for students to comply before they get involved. Dahlstrom said it would be beneficial for Occu py UT to register as an official organization. “I totally disagree with them having less rights,” he said. “They could actually reserve places to protest, and dean of students would help them and UTPD would help them.” Buddy Price, spokesperson for the University of North Texas, said except in the case of of 23-year-old member Darwin Cox’s death, the Occupy Denton movement on campus was nonviolent and police officers never had to confront the group. Occupy Denton members camped out at UNT for two months but moved their campsite when Cox was found dead in a tent due to alcohol and heroin intoxication, according to UNT’s “North Texas Daily.” “Disturbing the peace was not a concern, as the group contacted UNT prior to setting up their site, and discussions were held on UNT rules and code of student conduct,” Price said. Trevor Hoag, English graduate student and Occupy UT member, said he agrees with UT officials on some issues, such as the risks of camping overnight. He said the more pressing safety matter did not concern camping over night but rather the stereotypes associated with the Occupy movement. Hoag said the Occupy movements were non-violent but were rarely treated as such. “We’re activists, not criminals and we’re here to spread the message of the movement, not destroy anything or hurt anyone,” Hoag said. “It’s unfortunate, too, because depicting us in this way hurts our ability to bring people into the group.” SMOKING continues from PAGE 1 Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death nationwide, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. An estimated 443,000 people die from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke each year, while 8.6 million individuals live with diseases caused by smoking. Smoking has numerous health effects that directly affect the heart and increase risk for many diseases related to the respiratory system, said Henry Guevara, a nurse at the University’s Occupational Health Clinic. “I sincerely hope the program is taken advantage of, because it’s a great resource that helps with such an addictive problem,” he said. Seton’s Tobacco Education Resource Center is the only community- based organization in Travis County that facilitates a tobacco cessation class. The program facilitated two sessions earlier this month, and its third session began this week. A fourth session will be offered beginning Jan. 23. Despite it taking place during their lunch break, 31 individuals signed up for the four sessions. It is funded by a state grant Travis County received last year to address tobacco use in the county. Group sessions for the program range from six to 15 participants. Claire Moore, coordinator of UT’s Work-Life Balance and Wellness Program, worked with the facilitators at Seton to set up the program at UT. Moore said participants will receive two weeks of nicotine replacement therapy, if they qualify, as well as a two-week pass to RecSports after completing the class. Moore said participants have provided positive feedback about the program because it provides replacement therapy that resonates with participants. “The program shows that UT cares about its employees, their health and their families,” she said. “Most smokers that want to quit need that support and appreciate any help.” Graduate studies dean returns to teach, research In a letter to his colleagues, executive vice president and provost Steven Leslie announced Rodriguez’s departure and named vice provost Judith Langlois as interim dean. In the letter, Leslie praised Rodriguez’s work in building partnerships with academic deans and her fundraising efforts to support the graduate school. Rodriguez will continue her work at the university at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, furthering her research and teaching in the areas of women in someone there for that long would want to return to focus primarily on teaching and research after an extended period of service,” she said. John Dalton, graduate studies assistant dean, said Rodriguez helped raise millions of dollars for graduate student support during the capital campaign and created the 1910 Society, an organization focused on philanthropy and alumni connections. “She’s been really open to communications with oth al arts, Ritter said. “[Langlois] is a very engaged graduate instructor and mentor,” Ritter said. “She’s someone well-suited to play the role of interim dean.” Ritter also said the cooperation between Rodriguez and Langlois will help create a smooth transition for the new interim dean. “Dr. Langlois and Dr. Rodriguez have worked together extensively in the past,” Ritter said, “and I know they have been working very strongly in be remembered. “Dean Rodriguez has always been willing to commit resources, time and effort to advance graduate student issues on campus,” he said. “GSA is losing a great advocate for graduate students, but at the same time, we’re looking forward to working with interim dean Langlois.” THE DAILY TEXAN The Daily Texan Mail Subscription Rates One Semester (Fall or Spring) $60.00 Two Semesters (Fall and Spring) 120.00 Summer Session 40.00 One Year (Fall, Spring and Summer) 150.00 To charge by VISA or MasterCard, call 471-5083. 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Ritter said Rodriguez’s 11year service in the central administration department, nine of which were spent as dean, was successful and goal oriented but also very demanding. “It is not at all unusual that er deans and students,” Dalton said. “All the communication we do has been totally reorganized to better communicate with graduate students and faculty.” Langlois was an obvious choice for interim dean because of her position of vice provost and because she formerly served as interim dean of liberthe last week or two in transition issues, and that’s going extremely well.” Executive provost assistant Janet Hart said a search committee will be formed in the fall to select a new dean. Graduate Student Assembly president Manuel Gonzalez said Rodriguez’s dedication and commitment to students will Victoria Rodriguez Professor Need to have your wisdom teeth removed? Don’t lace up your skates. We have a research study. 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The Hong Kong-based company listed Swizz Beatz, a musician who married Keys in 2010, as its CEO. Before the site was taken down, it posted a statement saying allegations that it facilitated massive breaches of copyright laws were “grotesquely overblown.” “The fact is that the vast majority of Mega’s Internet traffic is legitimate, and we are here to stay. If the content industry would like to take advantage of our popularity, we are happy to enter into a dialogue. We have some good ideas. Please get in touch,” the statement said. A lawyer who represented the company in a lawsuit last year declined comment Thursday. Megaupload is considered a “cyberlocker,” in which users can upload and transfer files that are too large to send by email. Such sites can have perfectly legitimate uses. But the Motion Picture Association of America, which has campaigned for a crackdown on piracy, estimated that the vast majority of content being shared on Megaupload was in violation of copyright laws. The website allowed users to download films, TV shows, games, music and other content for free, but made money by charging subscriptions to people who wanted access to faster download speeds or extra content. The website also sold advertising. The indictment was returned in the Eastern District of Virginia, which claimed jurisdiction in part because some of the alleged pirated materials were hosted on leased servers in Ashburn, Va. Dotcom, a resident of both Hong Kong and New Zealand, and a dual citizen of Finland and Germany, made more than $42 million from the conspiracy in 2010 alone, according to the indictment. 3 W/N Now Accepting Applications for the 2012-2013 School Year Trinity’s School Psychology program lets you: .... Earn a Masters Degree in a NASP Approved program .... Receive a private education at state university cost .... Work with children and adolescents in a supportive role .... 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The Texas oil company will pay $300,000 in cash and spend $1.3 million on future environmental projects, according to a copy of the document obtained by The Associated Press. Also Thursday, Exxon increased its estimate of how much crude spilled into the river during the July 1 accident near Laurel to 1,509 barrels, or more than 63,000 gallons. That’s up from earlier estimates of 1,000 barrels spilled — a number that Gov. Brian Schweitzer had disputed as too low. Rick Santorum won Iowa caucus by 32 votes, new recount shows MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Rick Santorum on Thursday pleaded with conservatives not to give up on his presidential hopes, urging them to resist calls to rally behind Newt Gingrich. “There have been two contests,” Santorum said. “We won one.” He made that claim even though the Iowa GOP did not declare a victor because of missing ballots at some precincts. Santorum bested Romney by 34 votes in the final tally of Iowa’s caucuses, Republican officials said Thursday. But no winner was declared because some votes remain uncertified two weeks after the event’s closest contest ever. The state GOP initially declared Romney the victor — by just eight votes. “This is a solid win. It’s a much stronger win than the win Gov. Romney claimed to have,” Santorum declared. Romney, who won New Hampshire’s primary, called the Iowa results a “virtual tie.” Santorum called it a sign that any calls for him to leave were premature. US, Israeli military discuss Iran after Strait of Hormuz dispute JERUSALEM — The top U.S. general, visiting Israel at a delicate and dangerous moment in the global standoff with Tehran, is expected to press for restraint amid fears that the Jewish state is nearing a decision to attack Iran’s nuclear program. Thursday’s arrival of Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, just four months after he took office as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, underscores Washington’s concern about a possible Israeli military strike. It also spotlights key questions at the center of the global maneuvering to prevent an Iranian bomb: — How effective are the current economic sanctions in pressuring Iran’s leadership? Israel wants a far tougher regime, while the Americans seem confident the current path will suffice. — Could aerial bombardment or missile strikes, the expected Israeli military toolkit, damage nuclear installations deep underground enough to be worth a counterstrike from Iran? Some think Israel is mainly saber-rattling to scare governments into tougher sanctions. In the background, rarely openly discussed, is the somewhat prickly relationship between the Obama administration and the rightist government in Israel. The antipathy, born largely of disagreements on the Palestinian front, may not be helping navigate a situation as delicate as Iran. But the main thing for Israel is the acute sense that a Rubicon is about to be crossed — that a nuclear- armed Iran, whose President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calls for Israel’s destruction, is a direct existential threat. Most of the West does agree with Israel that Iran, despite denials, is developing nuclear weapons technology. But the United States is clearly concerned that a military attack could backfire, fragmenting international opposition to Iran and sending oil prices skyrocketing. .Compiled from Associated Press reports NEWS BRIEFLY By Matthew Barakat The Associated Press FBI shuts down hosting site Megaupload, arrests CEO OLYMPIA, Wash. — People in the Pacific Northwest faced difficult travel conditions and worries about flood waters Thursday after a windy winter storm dropped more than a foot of snow in some places, causing school closures, knocking out power to thousands and leaving hundreds of accidents in its wake. Rising water from heavy rains swept a car carrying at least three people into an overflowing creek in the Willamette Valley community of Albany, Ore. Two people escaped but at least one child was missing and feared drowned Wednesday night, a Fire Department spokeswoman said. The National Weather Service issued flood warnings for several Oregon rivers. Nearly a foot of new snow fell in Olympia, Wash., where 11 inches was measured at the airport Wednesday. The record is 14.2 inches on Jan. 24, 1972. Lewis County, south of Olympia, had the highest snowfall amounts, ranging from 12 to 17 inches. “It’s unusual to get this much snow for western Washington,” said Dennis D’Amico, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Seattle. Emergency management officials warned that an icy Thursday morning commute was the next likely challenge for western Washington drivers. Sub-freezing temperatures were the rule late Wednesday. Light freezing drizzle fell in Seattle and Tacoma. Thursday’s forecast was for a mix of snow and rain, and the Weather Service warned that urban and small stream flooding was possible Friday, when another storm was expected to hit the state. Rain and temperatures in the 40s would start melting snow on the ground. Forecasters warned that heavy rain combined with snow melt could lead to some Washington river flooding, especially in the Chehalis River Basin, an area that has been hit by significant floods in recent years. Officials in Lewis County said they didn’t yet have concerns about flooding on the Chehalis River, but were monitoring the amount of snow they receive. More than 40,000 Western Washington electrical customers lost power at least temporarily late Wednesday, in many cases as icy, snow-laden tree limbs drooped or fell onto power lines. Many of the outages were quickly restored. In Oregon, high winds hammered parts of the coast and caused power outages that initially affected tens of thousands of customers, with reports of gusts as high as 113 mph. There were no immediate reports of serious damage. Jake Munson, an 18-year-old student at the Art Institute of Seattle, joined two friends in sliding down on an air mattress covered with a clear plastic bag. “I’ve done the whole tubing thing, but I had more fun doing this,” he said. “It’s way faster and riskier. There’s fear — you don’t want to run into a pole or something.” Oregon, Washington hit by snow, flooding Rick Bowmer | Associated Press A submerged school bus lays on its side as Diane Garibaldi looks on Thursday, in Salem, Ore. Ben Curtis | Associated Press A child walks away carrying a bowl of food after receiving it at a food distribution center for those displaced by last year’s famine or by conflict, in Mogadishu, Somalia on Thursday. After months of Somali famine, refugees slowly return to farms MOGADISHU, Somalia — Six months after the U.N. declared Somalia’s capital a famine zone, the number of refugees in the capital is dwindling, as most of the men have gone home to try to revive devastated herds and withered crops. The women — and the kids — would like to join them, but many don’t have enough money. That means fewer hands on the farm and a smaller harvest. At a sprawling Mogadishu refugee camp that holds 2,700 stick huts, one woman said she was grateful for a plastic sheet over her ramshackle stick hut that keeps her children dry. For another woman, it’s a daily cup of porridge for everyone in her family. A third woman says there are fewer problems than there used to be. But hardship — and danger — remain. U.N. security personnel say there have been six improvised explosive devices found or detonated in Mogadishu the last two days, including a blast Thursday at a police checkpoint near a refugee camp that exploded shortly after U.N. personnel and international journalists visited a nearby feeding site. Two police and four refugees were killed in the blast, which did not appear to be aimed at the visiting delegation. Somali police forces have been fighting each other at a key intersection, and Somali government soldiers in a highly contested Mogadishu neighborhood have abandoned their posts because they have not been paid. But one promising sign is a lack of men in the refugee camps. Many have gone home to plant crops and try to resurrect herds devastated by a crippling drought. The drought in the parts of Somalia controlled by al-Shabab militants — who allow few aid groups in — turned into famine. Seasonal rains have fallen in drought areas in recent weeks, raising hopes that the situation will improve. “The situation is getting better now because our farms are growing again. We can go back and feed ourselves without depending on anybody,” said Halima Mohammed Abdulla, a mother of five who has been living in a Mogadishu refugee camp for five months. Like many other women here, she said she would like to go home but doesn’t have enough money to pay for transportation. Another woman, Halima Haji Mohammed Omar, said her husband was planting fewer crops, because the family’s children were not around to help, a trend that could result in an overall smaller harvest. After months without rainfall across the region, the U.N. on July 20 declared several parts of Somalia a famine zone. Exhausted, railthin women were stumbling into refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia with dead babies and bleeding feet. “Our children can eat well again and fill their stomachs with food,” Haji said by phone. The aid group Doctors Without Borders said Thursday it is closing its two largest medical centers in Mogadishu after the shooting deaths of two staffers in late December. The group said the two 120- bed medical facilities treat malnutrition, measles and cholera. Other MSF projects will remain open. “ “ Our children can eat well again and fill their stomachs with food. — Halima Haji Mohammed Omar By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press By Abdi Guled & Katherine Houreld The Associated Press 4 Friday, January 20, 2012 | The Daily Texan | Viviana Aldous, Editor-in-Chief | (512) 232-2212 | editor@dailytexanonline.com OpiniOn4 Friday, January 20, 2012 | The Daily Texan | Viviana Aldous, Editor-in-Chief | (512) 232-2212 | editor@dailytexanonline.com OpiniOn The boots have left the presidential stage 3, he stayed in the race, despite making a brief we still have a Texas candidate, Congressman continues from PAGE 1 return to Texas to contemplate a path forward. Ron Paul, R-Surfside. Perry said, “It is a Ponzi scheme to tell Then, he dropped out of the race Thursday — It was a cruel and inevitable dose of naour kids that are 25 or 30 years old today, just in time to avoid another debate appear-tional humble pie for the candidate who en‘ You’re paying into a program that’s going to ance — and endorsed Newt Gingrich. tered the race with a campaigning repertoire be there.’ Anybody that’s for the status quo As he did so, Texans breathed a sigh of relief of all-I-do-is-win but left with embarrassment with social security today is involved with a — not because it was so hard to share our gov-and chagrin. monstrous lie.” ernor with the rest of the country, but because When Perry left the Lone Star State, Texas was “I kind of feel like the piñata here at the par-Perry’s continued embarrassments reflected coming off a brutal legislative session featuring ty,” Perry observed later wide-ranging cuts and fierce in the debate. The nation partisanship. If he had man matt Rourke | Associated Press After Michigan, Perry continued to slide in national polls, and his campaign increasingly took on “ an air of desperation. responded to his perfor mance with the critical eye that comes with front- runner status. There were two more debates, neither a success, before the infa mous debate in Michigan that will forever be re membered as the “Oops Debate,” during which Perry could not remem aged to carve his way to the White House, Perry would have been able to side step the ruthless after-effects of the decisions he made to lay the best track to Washing ton. But now he will have to face them. At the same time, we’re “ far from a lame-duck gover nor. Texas has at least three more years of Perry, and there’s no indication that he’ll slow down. Moreover, ber the third in a list of federal agencies he would cut if elected president. After Michigan, Perry continued to slide in national polls, and his campaign increasingly took on an air of desperation. This triggered a series of unfortunate events, including a head- scratching ad about religion followed by forgetting the number of Supreme Court justices, the voting age and the date of the presidential election. It was an awesome fall from prime time footing to late-night fodder. After placing fifth in the Iowa caucus on Jan. the constituency that has elected him in office again and again. Perry’s return does not diminish the state’s influence on the national stage but allows Texans to distinguish between the bright light and the spotlight. Now that he’s coming home, Texas money will flow to other candidates, and the state can take its place as a more important stakeholder in the nomination process. And lest we forget, the state’s higher education controversy won’t likely be receding anytime soon, as Perry and his supporters are back in town. Either way, we know that the closing of this chapter has at least one man elated: “Maybe all the hate tweets will be subdued now that he’s back to Texas. I want my twitter account back!” Rick Perry, a pastor in New Haven, Conn., who self-identifies as “THE OTHER RICK PERRY,” tweeted after the governor’s announcement. Memorable missteps from the campaign trail “You don’t need to be in the pew every Sunday to know there’s something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school.” — In a December ad courting social conservatives by appealing to Perry’s Christian faith. “This is such a cool state. I mean come on. ‘Live free or die.’ You got to love that right? I come from a state, you know, where they have this little place called the Alamo and they declared, ‘Victory or death.’ We’re kind of into those slogans, man. It’s like, ‘live free or die,’ ‘victory or death.’ Bring it.” — In a bizarrely energetic speech on Oct. 29 in New Hampshire. “And I will tell you it’s three agencies of government when I get there that are gone: commerce, education and the, uh, what’s the third one there? Let’s see ... I would do away with the education, the, uh, commerce and let’s see, I can’t. ... Sorry. Oops.” — When talking about his plans during the Nov. 9 Michigan debate to eliminate three federal agencies if elected president. legalese Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. You should write for The Daily Texan by You William Powers Jr.’s desk each day, and the opin- Daily Texan Columnist ions on this page have great potential to affect University policy. Have something to say? 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Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt-orange newsstand where you found it. submit a guest column The editorial board welcomes guest column submissions. Columns must be between 600 and 800 words. Send columns to editor@dailytexanonline.com. The Daily Texan reserves the right to edit all columns for clarity, brevity and liability. submit a FiRing line Email your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. News Friday, January 20, 2012 5 News Friday, January 20, 2012 5 Matt Rourke | Associated Press Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, accompanied by his wife Callista, speaks in Bluffton, S.C., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. Hot GOP debate wraps up turbulent day By David Espo of Gingrich. The audience gave Gingrich a race, first Gingrich and then San- The Associated Press Gingrich, in turn, was accused by standing ovation when he assailed torum challenged Romney over his an ex-wife of seeking an open mar-the media, a reaction he can only well-documented switch of posi- NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — riage so he could keep his mistress. hope is reflected in voter sentiment tion on abortion. Once a supporter The race for the Republican presi-“Newt’s not perfect, but who on Saturday. of abortion rights, he now says he dential nomination took a turn to-among us is,” said Perry, abruptly All four remaining GOP candi-is “pro-life.” ward the South Carolina surre-quitting the race just before the first-dates lustily attacked Obama, while Gingrich didn’t exactly question al Thursday as Rick Perry dropped in-the-South primary. Santorum in particular sought to Romney’s change in position, but out, Newt Gingrich faced stunning Gingrich angrily denounced the raise his own profile. he didn’t embrace it, either, saying, allegations from an ex-wife and Mitt “He had an experience in a lab and Romney struggled to maintain a became pro-life.” shaky front-runner’s standing. Romney bristled. “I’m not ques- An aggressive evening debate I’m not questioned on character or tioned on character or integrity capped the bewildering day. very often. I don’t feel like stand- integrity very often. I don’t feel like Former Sen. Rick Santorum ing here for that.” played aggressor for much of the standing here for that. Recent polls, coupled with Per- night, trying to inject himself into ry’s endorsement, suggested Gin “ — Mitt Romney, presidential candidate “ grich was the candidate with the what seemed increasingly like a two- PERRY continues from PAGE 1 and evangelical Christian leaders tem, as well as water shortages and hailed him as a charismatic conser-greenhouse gas emissions. vative and some early polls showed Perry’s biggest supporters, in turn, him as a front-runner for the Re-welcomed him home. Bill Ham- publican nomination. But soon af-mond, president of the Texas Aster, Perry’s verbal gaffes and poor sociation of Business, said “Gov. debate performances sent his cam-Perry has always been good for paign into a tailspin from which it Texas business.” never recovered. Mark Jones, chairman of the polit- It was too soon to tell wheth-ical science department at Rice Unier Perry’s rocky turn on the nation-versity, said Perry risks becoming a al stage had damaged him politically lame-duck governor and must not at home. But already there were signs rule out seeking a fourth term if he of his diminished clout. hopes to continue being effective. Several Texas donors who fueled “As long as he can maintain the his bid indicated they were likely to illusion that he could be governor back Mitt Romney, the former Mas-through 2019, that allows him to sachusetts governor who is consid-maintain authority not only among ered to be the more moderate can-the legislators, but also among dodidate in the race. And South Car-nors, lobbyists and his appointees,” olina House speaker David Wilkins, Jones said. who had supported Perry, ignored Perry’s early missteps called into the governor’s recommendation and question whether the Texas politishifted his support to Romney, too. cian, who had never lost a race in Short of a Gingrich victory lead-nearly 30 years, was ready for the naing to a job for Perry in Washington, tional stage. His biggest flub came in Perry will most likely stay in Austin a nationally televised debate in ear- where, despite his dismal presiden-ly November, when he could not tial campaign, he’s still considered remember the name of the third the most powerful politician in the Cabinet department he pledged state. He has appointed more than to eliminate. 1,000 people to key government po-Perry could only manage to say, sitions since becoming governor in “Oops.” Making fun of himself af2000. State lawmakers also depend terward, he told reporters: “I stepped on his support. in it.” But that doesn’t mean he won’t It was a cringe-inducing moment face serious headwinds. replayed more than a million times Democrats insist the failed presi-on YouTube. The memory lapse not dential run has diminished his pow-only solidified Perry’s reputation for er and embarrassed Texans. Conser-weak debate performances, but it vatives also have complained about gave the impression that he couldn’t the $2.6 million the state has spent articulate his own policies. on his security detail while he cam-Perry, 61, was relatively unknown paigned outside the state. Top Re-outside of Texas until he succeed- publicans, meanwhile, have been po-ed George W. Bush as governor after sitioning themselves to replace him Bush was elected president in 2000. whether he won the presidency or A former Democrat, Perry had alretired in 2014. ready spent about 15 years in state Roy Blount, a Perry supporter and government when he became govdeep- pocketed Republican donor in ernor. He went on to win election to Texas, said he expects Perry to re-the office three times, the most remain popular and powerful. cent in 2010. “Everything he stood for res-Part of Perry’s appeal came from onates with Texans,” Blount said. his humble beginnings as a na“ He’s got this state as a leading state, tive of tiny Paint Creek, Texas. He and he wants to continue that and graduated from Texas A&M Uni expand it.” versity and was a pilot in the Air way race with little more than a day The Texas Democratic Party was Force before winning election in ready Thursday to begin exploiting 1984 to the Texas House of Repre momentum and Romney the one struggling to validate his standing remaining until the South Carolina any perceived weakness created by sentatives. He switched to the GOP as front-runner. Whatever else the polls open on Saturday. He accused news media for putting his ex-wife Santorum jabbed at both Ging Perry’s decision and called on him to in 1989 and served as the state’s impact, the day’s events reduced Gingrich and Romney of “playing front and center in the final days of rich and Romney, but seemed to fo focus on problems at home, includ-agriculture commissioner before the number of contenders vying footsies with the left” when it came the race. “Let me be clear, the sto-cus more attention on the former. If The debate began a few hours af-controversy. “Let’s get onto the real some moment that something’s ing legal questions about the consti-his election as lieutenant governor tutionality of the school finance sys-in 1998. to emerge as Romney’s principal to health care. Both men rejected ry is false,” he said. Santorum, Rom-Gingrich is the party nominee, he conservative alternative. the allegations. ney and Paul steered well clear of the said, “You sort of have that worri ter first word that Romney had been stripped of his Iowa caucus victory, only to be stung a few hours later by Perry’s withdrawal and endorsement issues, that’s all I’ve got to say,” said Romney, although he pointed out that he and his wife, Ann, have been married for 42 years. going to pop. And we can’t afford that in a nominee.” In a reflection of the complex political dynamics of the APPLICATION DEADLINE DAILY TEXAN EDITOR FOR QUALIFICATIONS: 1. 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Representatives from city departments involved with SXSW gathered at the former Austin City Limits studio at UT to meet business and venue owners Thursday night. Organized by Austin Music People, the event was made to answer questions about new application periods for 24-hour and multi-day event permits. This year, venues must submit applications for 24-hour permits 21 days before events, and multi- day permits must be submitted 30 days before events. Applicants are required to include a temporary event impact plan in their application assessing anticipated attendance, traffic and parking issues and other potential impacts. Don Pitts, manager for the city’s music office, said the change was prompted after about 40 percent of venues waited until a few days before their event to submit applications. “As a city we need to raise the bar in terms of the huge responsibility of this event,” he said. “We are here today to prepare ahead of time and be able to distribute resources during the festival. It’s not about moving the goal post for participants but about working as the same team.” Pitts said these plans are important so the city can better prepare for crowd mobs during events that “tweet out surprise guests at the last minute” like they did last year. Austin Police Department Special Events Department officers also spoke to business and venue owners to ensure a safer event. Commander William Manno said having a set deadline is a big help to police. “Last minute permits make it difficult to assess the impact on surrounding areas for wherever that permit is for especially in the case of neighborhood areas,” Manno said. “If we have those applications in before, we can better prepare for noise, traffic or other issues.” Joseph Strickland, Home Slice Pizza co-owner, said that last year’s SXSW was a difficult one because of the changes in outdoor event guidelines City Council members made a few weeks before the festival. Home Slice Pizza has hosted a 3-day unofficial party during SXSW since they first opened six years ago. Strickland said last year was the first year they had any problems with code enforcement. “Austin Music People is doing a better job at working with the city and sending information out through community outreach this year and that’s all you can ask for as a business owner,” he said. “We need to know guidelines beforehand in order to comply with them. Finish@UT allows students chance to complete degree By Jody Serrano Daily Texan Staff Students who did not complete their degree at the University of Texas now have the opportunity to obtain an online degree from three UT system schools. The University of Texas Board of Regents approved the Finish@UT program for launch at UT-El Paso, UT- Arlington and UT Permian Basin this spring. The program targets adult students ages 25-35 who have UT college mission,” she said. “At this particular time with limited resources they have chosen to focus on other hybrid programs and new technology.” UT Permian Basin participant Amy Lay said before Finish@UT came into existence she was unwilling to spend her time at institutions that did not have a solid online program in place. Lay had 104 attempted hours in English when she came into Finish@UT and chose to apply her hours to a degree in humanities, which only requires 54 additional hours. other locations due to military service “Some of our students have moved to or relocations for employment. This allows them to continue their studies here at UT-Arlington and earn their degree from here. — J. Blake Carpenter, Finish@UT Adviser credit but did not finish due to extraneous circumstances. University Vice Chancellor Martha Ellis said the UT system wanted to give the estimated 3.4 million adults in Texas with incomplete degrees the opportunity to finish their college education. Ellis said the program has been in development for about three years and currently has more than one hundred students enrolled. She said Finish@UT is a breakthrough program for UT because it allows students to take classes at their home campuses and also allows them to enroll in online courses at participating UT system schools. Ellis said students can also design their degree and choose their classes based on their past credit. Ellis said the program will extend to cover UT-Brownsville in the future and there are no plans to make it available at the University. “One of the things that you find is that offering undergraduate degrees on- line at UT is not a major part of their “ “I spent many years working with research and the demonstration of environmental and architectural sustainability instead of following the commonly prescribed method of attaining the college degree first after high school graduation,” Lay said. “Now I am back at the beginning, but with amplified perspective.” Lay said she felt not completing her degree sometimes impeded her from getting a job. J. 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Chapman and the other veteran Longhorns will have to play their best to compete with Kansas. After an 84-80 loss to Kansas State, Longhorns will take on Jayhawks after their win over No. 3 Baylor By Sameer Bhuchar Daily Texan Staff As if things couldn’t get any tougher for the Longhorns, now they have to prepare for a battle against one of the most storied programs in college basketball, No. 7 Kansas. Coming from a heartbreaking loss to Kansas State marred with turnovers, Texas dropped to 2-3 in Big 12 play while Kansas is fresh off a victory against the third best team in the country, Baylor. Everyone knows head coach Rick Barnes is dealing with a young squad, but the expected growing pains are really starting to hurt. “They overpowered us inside,” Barnes said after the 84-80 loss to Kansas State. “But we fought.” Against Kansas, it is going to take more than just the fighting spirit to pull off the upset. It’ll take a great deal of maturity and patience. Kansas only averages marginally higher numbers in most statistics, with a point or two more here and there, a few more rebounds and a couple more assists a game. But those extra passes on offense and the will to snag another rebound is what separates the boys from the men in college basketball. And how do you prepare for yet another killer game in a murderous schedule? “You tell [your players] that is why they came to Texas,” assistant coach Chris Ogden said. Texas will need yet another contribution from its star and veteran leader, J’Covan Brown, who averages a league-best 19.2 points a game. Brown, who has been battling an ankle injury, is accompanied by a cast of talented role players who are learning on the fly what it is like to play Big 12 basketball week-in and week-out. One freshman who has emerged as a viable secondary scoring threat is Sheldon McClellan. Against the Wildcats, McClellan notched best in the conference. Robinson’s 12 rebounds a game is good for tops in the league. Texas’ nearest competitor in this category is freshman Jonathan Holmes, who pulls down about 5.3 boards a night. Texas has its work cut out for itself in tomor- row afternoon’s game. A win would prove the Longhorns have the capability to play to their potential, a mark some thought Texas would have reached sooner, but a loss would mean yet another drop in the conference rankings and the affirmation that it is going to be a long year in the Big 12. COMPARING TEXAS AND KANSAS NATIONAL RANKING Points per game Texas Stats Kansas Stats Rebounds per game Assists per game Field goal percentage Scoring Defense 75.8 (42nd) 34.7 (64th) 13.4 (144th) .451 (119th) 65.2 (120th) 76.8 (36th) 39.2 (26th) 16.4 (21st) .485 (23rd) 60.1(27th)J’Covan Brown Guard Top Performer: J’Covan Brown 19.2 ppg 3.4 rpg 3.8 apg Top Performer: Thomas Robinson 17.8 ppg 12.3 rpg 1.7 apg Thomas Brown Forward Brown getting necessary support from teammates By Christian Corona Daily Texan Columnist J’Covan Brown was practically unstoppable last weekend against Missouri. The junior guard drilled his first three shots from beyond the arc, giving him nine points before 12 minutes had been played. Even with Brown turning one of the finest performanc es of his career, a 34-point outburst that saw him come within a point of his career-high, the Longhorns were blown out by the Tigers. Despite Brown dropping 23 points, including another trio of 3-pointers, on Missouri in the second half, Texas never trailed by less than five in the final 30 minutes. But, as evidenced by the way his teammates played against Kansas State Wednesday night, Brown might not have to do ev erything by himself after all. Texas insisted before last night’s game that its offense, not its defense — despite giving up 84 points to Missouri — was what needed fixing. The Longhorns lost, 84-80, despite the Wildcats missing five consecutive free throws in the final minute, but went a long way towards curing those offensive woes. A 19-2 run helped Texas trail by just one at halftime, 4342, instead of the 13-point ad- SOCCER New coach aims to improve program By Sara Beth Purdy Daily Texan Staff Angela Kelly has seen many years of success in soccer that fit well with the ideology and desire to win that exists at Texas. Kelly, who comes to the Forty Acres after 12 years with the Tennessee Volunteers, was named the head coach of the women’s team this past December. She is replacing former head coach Chris Petrucelli, who has been reassigned following 13 years at the helm. Lately the Longhorns have suffered the same late season collapse that many programs, both at Texas and around the country, seem to be cursed with. After starting the season strong each of the past few years, the Longhorns have walked away from the post-season early after losses in the first round of the NCAA tournament. At the start, Kelly seems to be ready to take on the challenge of building up the program. “I am so excited to become a part of such a winning tradition here at Texas,” Kelly said. “Our staff will be incredibly invested in the vision of this program and taking Texas women’s soccer to national prominence.” Chris Plonsky, the University of Texas women’s athletic director, is confident that Kelly has what it takes to bring national prestige back to Texas. “I love her hunger to win, her presence, her energy,” Plonsky said. “She has absolute focus on developing elite female student athletes into champions, personally and competitively.” Kelly’s background lends itself to her credibility as a successful coach. She was well groomed to become a nationally recognized coach growing up despite never having a desire to coach at all. As a native of Scotland, Kelly watched her father play professional soccer in Glasgow before her family immigrated to Canada. While in Canada, Kelly saw success early and often. She enjoyed nine years of success as a member of the Canadian National Team, which included a KELLYcontinues on PAGE 8 19 points to go along with three rebounds. Though his team is younger than most in the Big 12, he still feels that any player on the Longhorns’ squad can put up big numbers when they play within Barnes’ system. “We have to look for open shots on the offense, not take too many one-on-ones. We just got to use each other and help each other,” McClellan said. “Everyone on this team is capable of making 20 points a night.” One player who won’t need a 20-point performance but is certainly due for another big rebounding game, is senior forward Clint Chapman. Chapman is one of Texas’ only big men and he has, at times, given Texas a threatening big man’s edge with his ability to score and rebound. The only problem is that it has come in bunches. He had a nice 11 points and five rebounds off the bench against Kansas State but was rendered ineffective a week before against Missouri, managing only six points and four boards as a starter that game. Whether Barnes elects for him to start or ride pine at the get-go against the Jayhawks, he is that X-factor contributor whose veteran leadership needs to show more. “[Chapman] being here for a while and knowing what coach wants has helped him improve. And him being able to relay that to younger guys [has made them] more receptive,” Ogden said. “We are going to need [Chapman]. We are going to need [Alexis Wangmene] to step up, we are going to need J’Covan. We are going to need all of the seniors to really take this team and not let them lose.” Kansas, meanwhile, has its pieces in place to make yet another run at a Big 12 and even national title. The Jayhawks just beat the No. 3 Baylor Bears and are oozing with confidence. “I think we made a big statement tonight,” senior guard Tyshawn Taylor said after downing the Bears. “I told my team with, like, 11 minutes left that we have to make a statement. I don’t know if people are sleeping on us — they know we’re good — but I don’t know if people knew what we could do.” The Jayhawks are stacked with experience and speed top to bottom. Thomas Robinson and Taylor average 17.8 and 16.2 points a game, respectively, good for second and fifth vantage the Tigers held over the Longhorns this past Saturday. “We knew going in we were going to have to score 80 points to beat [Missouri],” said Texas assistant coach Chris Ogden. “Games get down to half-court offense, especially this time of year. Teams take away your transition for the most part. If they’re a good team, a tournament team, it comes down to half-court execution.” Thanks to Brown’s team mates, who shot better than 60 percent from the floor Wednesday night, Texas was able to keep this game much closer than when it fell to the Tigers by 11. Despite winning just one game away from home this season, the Longhorns nearly pulled off an upset in Manhattan’s “Octagon of Doom,” where Missouri suffered its only loss and where Baylor nearly fell for the first time as well. BROWN continues on PAGE 8 Angela Kelly, who coached at the University of Tennessee, was named head coach of the Texas soccer team. She hails from Scotland and coached the Canadian national team. Courtesy of University of Tennessee Athletics NBA HORNETS ROCKETS MAVERICKS JAZZ LAKERS HEAT NHL PENGUINS RANGERS SPOTLIGHT Jimmy Feigen Position: Free/Fly Height: 6’5” Class: Senior Hometown: San Antiono, Texas Senior swimmer Jimmy Feigen has been named the Swimmer of the Week by collegeswimming.com. Last week, the Longhorns had an impressive 161-131 victory over No. 7 Auburn. Feigen helped Texas in this victory by finishing first in both the 50 and 100 freestyle events and he was a part of the winning 200 medley relay team. TWEET OF THE DAY “Everyone back home that was watching I promise you that our team will continue to get better & be the hardest working group of guys! G2S” Myck Kabongo @1MK2 SPORTS BRIEFLY Conradt nominated for charity award by Recognize Good Former Texas women’s basketball coach Jody Condradt has been named a Legend for her community service by the non-profit group, Recognize Good. Condradt, along with seven other nominees, are apart of the group’s campaign “Say Thanks Austin.” All of the nominees will receive online votes from the public and the candidate with the most votes before Feb. 3 will earn 10,000 for his or her charity. Conradt has worked with the Neighborhood Longhorns program, a non-profit learning program that helps underprivileged students in the Austin Independent School District. — Lauren Giudice 8 Friday, January 20, 2012 SPORTS 8 Friday, January 20, 2012 SPORTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Seniors needed for success against Sooners By Stefan Scrafield Daily Texan Staff Coming off a close victory over a feisty Iowa State squad, the Longhorns will look to get to the .500 mark in conference play this Saturday against the Oklahoma Sooners. Both Texas (12-5, 2-3 Big 12) and Oklahoma (11-5, 3-2 Big 12) have struggled to string together wins early on in conference play. A Longhorn win would tie them with the Sooners in the Big 12 and give the team the opportunity to put together a win streak with upcoming games against Missouri (0-5 Big 12) and Texas Tech (2-3 Big 12), two teams whose records put them in the bottom half of the conference standings. “I’ve looked at Oklahoma’s record in the Big 12 this year and they’ve been win-loss, win-loss as well,” said Texas head coach Gail Goestenkors. “So something’s got to give. It’s going to be a battle up in Norman.” Since being blown out 75-58 by Texas A&M, the Sooners’ last three contests have all been decided by eight points or less, two of which were decided by just three points. The biggest challenge for the Longhorns on Saturday afternoon will be stopping Aaryn Ellenberg and Oklahoma’s guard- heavy scoring attack. Ellenberg, a sophomore from Las Vegas, leads the Big 12 with 48 three- pointers and ranks third in conference in scoring, averaging 18.2 points a game. Her .444 three-point shooting percentage ranks her 12th in the nation. Redshirt junior Whitney Hand and sophomore Morgan Hook round out the Sooners’ backcourt and are second and third, respectively, among the team’s leading scorers. Hand, whose 6-foot-1-inch frame makes her one of the tallest guards in the country, also leads the team in assists and is second in rebounding. Texas will have to rely on seniors Yvonne Anderson and Ashleigh Fontenette’s veteran leadership to force the Sooner guards to look for the pass and create turnovers. Anderson is Elisabeth Dillon | Daily Texan Staff Yvonne Anderson has been crucial for the Longhorns this season and had a game winning shot with one second left in Texas’ win over Iowa State on Saturday. She and the other seniors will be vital in Texas’ tough conference match up against Oklahoma. WEEKEND PREVIEW Longhorns to face Rice in Houston rematch The Longhorns return to the courts tomorrow, looking to continue building on success in recent matches. No. 19 ranked Texas (1-0) will travel to Houston to take the No. 39 ranked Rice Owls (2-0) at 6 p.m. The teams will battle it out at the Met Club in downtown Houston. Led by junior Daniel White- head, ranked no. 112, the Long- horns are coming off of a 5-2 vic- tory over SMU earlier this week, while the Owls kicked their sea- son off with a double-head- er against Lamar University and Prairie View A&M last Satur- day in Houston. The Owls came away with both 7-0 victories. When these teams met in Austin last April, Texas walked away with a 6-1 win over the Owls. Current players that saw action in that meeting includ- ed junior Chris Camillone, who teamed up with Whitehead to post a victory in doubles, and ju- nior Ben Chen, who post- ed a singles victory, as did Whitehead. This season marks the final year for Rice’s head coach Ron Smarr, who is the college tennis leader with 857 wins over his 41 seasons as a head coach. Texas returns home next weekend to host Maryland in the Intercollegiate Tennis Associ- ation’s Kick-Off Weekend. Texas heads to Auburn for invitational meet Texas will lead a loaded field into Birmingham, Alabama this weekend for the Auburn Indoor Invitational Indoor Track and Field Meet. The No. 4 ranked Longhorns will face other top 10 teams, with No. 5 Clemson, No. 6 UCF and No. 9 Florida State com- peting. Alongside those teams are more high profile programs such as Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Samford and Tennes- see. This will be the second com- petition for Texas this sea- son following the Leonard Hil- ton Invitational in Houston last weekend. Sophomore Mari- elle Hall took first place in the mile and was on Texas’ distance medley with Morgan Snow, Julie Amthor and Katie Hoaldridge. Texas also won the 4x400 relay along with having dual-winners in the high jump with Shanay Briscoe and Victoria Lucas each reaching 1.76 meters. The meet will begin with the field events at 11 a.m., con- tinue with the running events with the 60-meter prelims at 12 p.m., and will conclude with the 4x400-meter relay at 6:40 p.m. TENNIS By Wes Maulsby Daily Texan Staff By Lauren Jette Daily Texan Staff Daniel Whitehead As the playoffs progress, former Longhorns are making an impact. As the NFC and AFC Champion- ship games loom, some Longhorns still have hope for a Super Bowl. Ravens running back Ricky Wil- liams rushed six times for 27 yards in Baltimore’s win over the Houston Texans last week. Although he is the backup for Ben Tate, Williams will likely aid the Ravens in their match- up against the New England Patri- ots. Defensive end Cory Redding had three tackles and one quarter- back hit during the win. Williams and Redding will face former Longhorn offensive tack- le Kyle Hicks. Hicks and the Patri- ots dominated the Denver Broncos 45-10 in the AFC Divisional Playoff last weekend. Although cornerback Aaron Ross didn’t make much of an impact in the NFC Divisional Playoff, the Gi- ants defense was vital in the upset victory over the reigning Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers. Ross will be facing one of his best friends and former Texas teammate, cornerback Tarell Brown in the NFC Championship game. Brown had an excellent game last weekend, boast- ing an interception and two passes defended. Both players were drafted in 2007 and hope to take their teams to the Super Bowl on February 5th. Division Championships loom for football alumni By Lauren Giudice Daily Texan Staff NFL FOOTBALL BROWN continues from PAGE 7 Sheldon McClellan, the most reliable scorer alongside Brown this season, scored in double figures for the 11th time during his freshman campaign. The rookie guard had 19 points while fellow freshman Myck Kabongo had 14 points and 10 assists against Kansas State. Clint Chapman played most of the second half in foul trouble but managed to pour in 11 points and hit both of his field goal attempts and each of his seven free throw attempts. “Everybody can score on this team,” McClellan said. Kabongo, who played his “best game by far,” according to head coach Rick Barnes, in a win over Oklahoma State Jan. 7, and Chapman have provided much- needed relief to Brown recently. Chapman, who redshirted last season, had not scored in double figures in his first 96 career contests but has scored at least 11 in three of his last five. “I’m just now starting to get back to the speed of the game,” Chapman said. “The only new thing that I’ve added to that is being a leader, since I’m one of the few veterans on the team.” There aren’t a lot of moral victories at a basketball program as proud as the one at Texas, but the way people around the Longhorns’ leading scorer played in the “Octagon of Doom” — one of the loudest, toughest places to play in all of college basketball — was very encouraging. It’s the type of performance that could help Texas get into the NCAA tournament for the 14th consecutive season. KELLY continues from PAGE 7 starting role at midfield for every game at the 1995 FIFA Women’s World Cup. For her efforts, Kelly became the third woman to earn a spot in the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame. As a senior in high school, Kelly was recruited to play for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels under legendary head coach Anson Dorrance. While at UNC, Kelly earned All- American status as a senior and earned All-Conference honors three of the four years on the team. Along with pro-soccer star, teammate and roommate Mia Hamm, Kelly helped the Tar Heels earn four consecutive national titles in women’s soccer. Kelly then brought the same success to the teams she coached that she experienced as a player. Her coaching career started as a student assistant for the Tar Heels. After a push from Dorrance, Kelly took a job as an assistant coach at Tennessee. Four years later, when the job opened up, she took over the Lady Vols. Prior to her arrival at Tennessee, the program had never won any conference championships and couldn’t even dream of a spot in the post-season NCAA tournament. In 12 years, Kelly pushed her team to nine tournament appearances, which included five sweet sixteen appearances and posted a final mark of 108- 2 in the post-season. Not only is she committed to winning on the soccer field, she is committed to success in the classroom as well. At Tennessee she cultivated strong academic values which manifested in 142 athletes selected to academic All-Conference Honors in the SEC. Despite leaving a successful program that she built up, Kelly is excited about coming to Texas and the potential that lies ahead. “In my opinion ... this is a place where soccer can be played at the absolute highest level,” Kelly said. “The talent within the state of Texas alone can win national championships.” Eager to get started, Kelly has already aligned herself to the values that are present in many Longhorn fans — that is, the desire to win big. “I want them to be 100 percent invested into everything they commit to, which is Texas,” Kelly said. “We’ll have a clear understanding that we’re here to win championships.” currently fifth in the conference averaging just under three steals per game. Although sophomore post Cokie Reed’s status remains uncertain, the Longhorns, who head to Norman with a mediocre 2-2 record on the road this year, should have the advantage in the paint. The Sooners will be without their leading rebounder and highest scoring post, Joanna McFarland. The 6-foot3- inch junior is out indefinitely after suffering a broken jaw late in the game against Oklahoma State last Saturday. Mc Farland is averaging 8.7 points and 8.1 rebounds in 15 starts for the Sooners this year. Texas will need to capitalize on its rare advantage down low and win the rebounding battles in order to give themselves a chance to win Saturday’s important conference matchup. CADRUNS ONLINEFORFREE! ADRUNS ONLINEFORFREE! LIFE&ARTSFriday, January 20, 2012 9 ‘Extremely Loud’ fails to capture magnitude of tragedy By Alex Williams Daily Texan Staff Since the dawn of cinema, Hollywood has been quick to exploit tragedies new and old for cinematic value, not to mention the occasional awards season boost in prestige. It wouldn’t be too difficult to amass an impressive DVD collection solely from films based on the atrocities of the Holocaust and World War II, and the period is represented almost annually in the Best Picture race. Therefore, it’s only fitting that the greatest catastrophe our generation has ever faced, Sept. 11, be mined for similar cinematic gravitas. Unfortunately, “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” based on the bestselling novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, is not the film to begin addressing that horrific day, with a shamelessly manipulative, nauseatingly twee helping of Oscar bait. From its very first scene, “Extremely Loud” launches a full- scale attack on the audience’s heartstrings, staging a fairly offensive credits sequence featuring Tom Hanks falling from one of the Twin Towers. You see, Hanks’ Thomas Schell is the father of 9-year-old Oskar (Thomas Horn), a young boy teetering on the line separating precocious and autistic (although Oskar’s voice-over informs us he was never officially diagnosed). When Oskar finds a key in his father’s closet a year after his death, the grief-stricken boy is convinced that there’s something out there that his father meant for him to find and proceeds to travel all over New York City in search of the single lock that fits his key. for last, the film feels tailor-made to driven apart by the tragedy. is shattered by his father’s death, trapped beneath their rubble as in a massive event, it feels not only One of the more recent films to devastate at every turn. Hanks is as affable and charm-but Horn isn’t quite equipped to “World Trade Center,” a reduction cheap and offensive, but also like attempt to wring the final bits of Despite this, the film manages to ing as ever, but the plot requires express that, and instead endless of everything that happened that Daldry is trying to lessen the sigpathos out of the Holocaust genre be something of a bore, flabby and that his role be a strictly support-voice-over spells out every bit of day to a vehicle for stars looking nificance of what happened on is “Extremely Loud” director Ste-overlong with too many self-indul-ing one. It’s a shame, since Hanks subtext the film could have had. to get some positive reinforcement. Sept. 11, which is the worst thing phen Daldry’s last film, “The Read-gent flourishes and detours, some usually brings a sense of play and Horn is mostly reduced to acting Meanwhile, honest, chilling efforts a film like this can do. er,” which was bafflingly nominat-more effective than others. Many adventure to the film that’s lack-like a petulant brat, often being such as Paul Greengrass’ “United ed for Best Picture in 2008. Unfortu-of the characters Oskar encounters ing elsewhere. Meanwhile, San-needlessly cruel to his mother. 93,” are underappreciated and ultinately, Daldry has just gotten better in his journey are relatively com-dra Bullock does her best as Os-The fact that films like “Extreme-mately forgotten. I shudder to think Extremely Loud and at turning up the big emotions, and pelling figures, especially the mute kar’s grieving mother, but much of ly Loud and Incredibly Close” exist that someday, the Oscar-bait Holo“ Extremely Loud” is shamelessly cal-tenant played by Max von Sydow. her material is the most cloying in is worrisome. Sept. 11 was for many caust film will be replaced by the Incredibly Close culated to shake every last tear out of Sydow gives a soulful performance the film, and too many of the plot’s Americans one of the worst days 9/11 film, and if they’re all as cal- its audience. From a pervasive voice-without dropping a line of dia-biggest contrivances are hung on of our lives, and done right, a film culated and soulless as this film, we Director: Stephen Daldry over that reveals every thought run-logue, and the excruciating pain in Bullock being equally naïve and about that day can be a devastating are in for dark days indeed. Genre: Drama ning through its lead’s head, to the his face as he listens to a tape from streetwise, which makes for a bit but rewarding examination of the “Extremely Loud and Incrediway the film deals out its flashbacks inside the towers is more convinc-too much to swallow. Meanwhile, still-wounded American psyche. bly Close” tells a story that in the Runtime: 129 minutes so its most manipulative moment (a ing than any other element in the Horn is fairly terrible, unable to Done wrong, you have things like right context could have been efrecording of a phone call made from film. Also strong are Viola Da-give the film momentum, genuine a CGI Tom Hanks leaping from fective, but by putting such a inside a collapsing tower) is saved vis and Jeffrey Wright as a couple emotion or even likability. Oskar the Twin Towers or Nicolas Cage small story in the context of such Photo Courtesy of Warner Brothers Thomas Horn and Tom Hanks star in“Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,”which was directed by Stephen Daldry. The film chronicles a son dealing with the loss of his father in the 9/11 attacks. Self-serve, 24/7 on the Web at www.DailyTexanOnline.com wordadsonly ADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. In the event of errors made in advertisement, notice must be given by 10 am the first day of publication, as the publishers are responsible for only ONE incorrect THE DAILY TEXAN insertion. 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SCIENCE SCENEBy Robert Starr The Secret to Multicellular Life, Revealed?: Scientists at the University of Minnesota have created multicellular life from single cellular yeast in the lab. Starting with the yeast and artificially selecting for heavier cells, the cells began clumping together after several generations to form multicellular life. While this isn’t a direct analogue for how multicellular life probably evolved in the wild, the experiment may shed insight as to how that step took place several billion years ago. Looking Into a Black Hole: Similarly, several astronomers met this week in Tuscon to discuss hooking up many single radio telescopes into a multi-telescope set-up in order to record a black hole in action with more clarity than has ever been seen before. While a black hole itself can never be seen directly, since light can’t escape it, by using these telescopes together scientists hope to be able to see matter falling into and feeding a black hole in real time, which should give as good a picture possible of what a black hole “looks” like. The World’s Tiniest (And Chilliest) Computer: From the very big to the very small, researchers at IBM have created the tiniest memory storage yet. Using only 12 iron atoms — as opposed to the usual million or so — they can record either a 1 or a 0, the basis of binary code, the language of computers. The catch? This only works at temperatures around absolute zero, or approximately -459.67 degrees Fahrenheit — far too cold to use the computer comfortably. However, the researchers say that they could make a similar system work at room temperature using 150 atoms. Mars Rocks!: We appear to have had verifiable Martian visitors last summer — albeit in rock form. Scientists have confirmed, using age and chemical signatures as evidence, that rocks found during a July meteor shower last year originated from Mars. This represents a unique opportunity, since no spacecraft has ever visited Mars and returned with rock samples. Scientists can study these Martian rocks from the comfort of our home planet. Due to their rarity these rocks are quite pricey, selling at about 10 times the price of gold. Crash and Burn: Martian rocks aren’t the only alien visitors we’ve had. The Rus- Most of the spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere, leaving an estimated 440 pounds of it to crash into the Pacific Ocean. sian craft Phobos-Grunt, originally designed to land on Phobos, a Martian moon, came crashing back down to Earth this week. Rushed into space because of the narrow time frame when Mars and Earth are fairly close to each other in orbit, it wasn’t ready for prime time and all 15 tons of it came back down. The danger wasn’t necessarily of it falling on anyone important, but the fact that it was full of highly toxic fuel is very unsettling. Most of the spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere, leaving an estimated 440 pounds of it to crash in the Pacific Ocean. Step It Up, China: In other bad news, the “Second National Assessment Report on Climate Change” has come out and, not surprisingly, reaffirms that if China continues their rate of dirty energy consumption, the results will likely be catastrophic. The report estimates that carbon dioxide emissions will start to fall by 2030 and won’t reduce significantly until the latter half of the 21st century unless something is done before then. The report was not done to set policy and doesn’t make any suggestions as to how to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. It does, however, predict consequences given the current state of things, which include droughts in some regions and flooding in others, affecting the country’s ability to provide food to its people and consequently causing an increase in the cost of farming. Illustrations by Ao Meng | Daily Texan Staff ‘Red Tails’ aims for sky, loses momentum with simplicity By Alex Williams Daily Texan Staff “Red Tails” has the potential to be a landmark film for many reasons. First off, it’s a film that George Lucas has been prodding into theaters since the 1980s, and it represents a true passion project and possible redemption for the man who both created and ruined “Indiana Jones” and “Star Wars.” It also happens to be the first blockbuster in recent memory featuring an all-black cast. No one can deny “Red Tails” has its heart in the right place, and while its attempts to do to the Tuskegee Airmen what “Remember the Titans” did to high school football are certainly noble in spirit, the film undercuts itself at every turn, more than content to let its episodic, predictable story play out in the least interesting way possible. Based on the true story of the Tuskegee Airmen, “Red Tails” focuses on a squadron of fighter pilots led by Major Stance (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and Colonel Bullard (Terrence Howard). Faced with World War II- era racism, pilots such as Lightning (David Oyelowo), Maurice (Michael B. Jordan) and Junior (Tristan Wilds) struggle to overcome adversity and prove their dominance both in the skies and on the ground. “Red Tails” director Anthony Hemingway cut his teeth directing TV shows like “True Blood” and “Treme,” and his history on “The Wire” is reflected in the film’s cast. Alumni like Wilds, Jordan and Andre Royo pop up, but all are underserved by the film’s lackluster script. “Red Tails” is at its R E C Y C L E . YOUR COPY OF THE DAILY TEXAN Photo Courtesy of 20th Century Fox In this image released by 20th Century Fox, Cuba Gooding Jr portrays Major Emmanuel Stance in a scene from the film, “Red Tails.” best when its characters take to the skies, but even then, the film’s dialogue remains embarrassingly bad. However, the special effects are great, treating the space above the clouds with an infectious sense of wonder, and when “Red Tails” lets its characters do what they do best, the film takes on a kinetic energy and intensity that disappears as soon as the planes land. “Red Tails” tries to give every character, no matter how minor, an arc, and every one is unsatisfying. For example, Jordan’s character shows up early in the film to state his intentions to become a fighter pilot, has a few scenes building toward that end and quickly disappears from the film until its climax. The film’s score is equally useless, only popping up at a few moments to call undue attention to itself. Just as clumsy is the film’s take on race, which is TEXTING continues from PAGE 12 we’re romantically interested in. Now we’ve made conversations out of rereading the back-and-forth message rundowns to our friends. Whether we like it or not, we are judged by our texts just as we are judged by our Facebook timelines and Twitter feeds. Texting is more than figuring out the whens and wheres of a potential date; it’s a representation of who we are. Leave it to our generation to take a form of technology as impersonal as texting and employ it in our personal relationships. Text messages are more than asking how someone is doing or what their plans are later that night. They can be the reason you went to bed with a smile plastered on your face, or the badge you show off to your friends and gush over or an enigma you desperately need to decode. When you can’t help but light up when you see your phone light up, it’s obvious that a text message is so much more than words on a screen. In a swarm of acronyms and toothless and utterly lacking in any sort of subtlety. emoticons, how do you ensure that Every white character is one-note and racist, and your text will stand out? Ideally a the film moves through their inevitable redemp text should strike the perfect bal tion like checking off boxes on a list until the char ance between being concise, clever and charming. But since we can’t hire out Zooey Deschanel to pen our text messages to our crushes, it’s best to keep this in mind: text messages are supposed to be the gateway to face to face interaction, so in your messages you should come across as someone that person actually wants to be around. It really is as simple as being the most likable version of yourself while not losing your personality in LOLs and ROFLs. Because the winking face is the unofficial emoticon of choice for the supremely creepy and wildly promiscuous, it’s best to just avoid expressing your feelings through smiley faces. If you need to text a smiley face to clarify that you are indeed smiling, then you aren’t using your words correctly. As technology continues to redefine every aspect of our lives, including the way we ask people out on dates, texting is a facet of the dating world that could determine your future with someone. With a little perfectly timed textual charm, it seems that a text message is this generation’s quickest way to have the guy or girl of their dreams in the palm of their hand. acters learn that black fighter pilots aren’t so bad after all! Even worse is the film’s treatment of Bryan Cranston, who shows up for two scenes to play a mustache-twirling villain before vanishing (and seemingly being replaced by Gerald McRaney). “Red Tails” is a tonal mess, and its bizarre editing means that storylines featuring a POW camp, a wholly non-verbal romance, and every character’s struggles with racism are all jumbled together like ingredients in a casserole. Even so, its skybound scenes are undeniably impressive, and when “Red “Austin Lifestyle” Tails” aims high, it often soars, making the inevitable crash back to mediocrity painful to watch. www.theAustinCrowd.com Life&Arts12 Friday, January 20, 2012 | The Daily Texan | Katie Stroh, Life&Arts Editor | (512) 232-2209 | dailytexan@gmail.com Life&Arts12 Friday, January 20, 2012 | The Daily Texan | Katie Stroh, Life&Arts Editor | (512) 232-2209 | dailytexan@gmail.com Fred Armisen, of “Saturday Night Live,” and Carrie Brown- stein, formerly of the band Sleater- Kinney and currently of Wild Flag, don gender-bending costumes, floppy wigs and peculiar accents in their highly improvised come- dy series, “Portlandia.” The show, the highest rated program network IFC has ever aired, just kicked off its second season. 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LOVE INTERRUPTED By Anjli Mehta Each generation reinvents the dating scene; we’ve graduated from the days of poodle skirts and burger joints to Match.com and going “Facebook official.” But as the rules of the dating game change, the goal has remained the same: to win over the one you love. With cell phone service providers integrating unlimited text messaging into their service plans to cater to the millennial mindset that communication is best done electronically, it seems that before you can have a first date, you’ve got to nail that first text. According to a study by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project this past September, young adults between the ages of 18-24 send an average of 109 text messages a day. Clutching their cell phones, the fingertips of students and young professionals alike tap happily away as they engage in one of our generation’s favorite pastimes. On a walk to class, you’re likely to catch half the students with their heads down consumed by their cell phones, carpal tunnel and oncoming traffic be damned. Texting is the perfect medium for young adults ready to put themselves out there in the dating world but not yet ready for a face to face rejection. With the relief of preventing a foot- in-mouth situation, texting is an ideal first line of defense against potential awkwardness with a new crush. Additionally, a text is the first taste of our compatibility with someone. We test out each other’s sense of humor as we carefully consider all of the ways a potential punch line could be misconstrued before sealing our fate with a quick tap on the “send” button. It’s also in those first few text messages that you learn the basics about a person, from hobbies to class schedules. Alongside mastering the art of texting the person you like, text messages can be the center of the conversations you have with people other than the original recipient of the text. They become the center of coffee shop talk for any given group of girls as they share the texts with each other, praising the clever and witty ones and attempting to read between the lines of the casually vague ones. It’s not enough to just text the people TEXTING continues on paGE 11 John Massingill | Daily Texan Staff