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HEADBANGER'SCALL
The Bloody Tears hosted 
a concert to raise m oney 
for brain injuries.

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SOLID SHORT STORIES
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House OKs bill that could save Player's

Amendment added at last 
minute that restricts use 
o f eminent domain ruling

By Marie Delahoussaye _________

Daily Texan Staff

Campus-area burger joint Player's may be 
spared from imminent destruction if a bill 
approved by the Texas House of Representatives 
on Sunday passes into law.

Shortly before the House voted on a bill that 
would restrict use of eminent domain power 
to take private property, Rep. Rene Oliveira, D- 
Brownsville, attached an amendment that specifi­

cally targets the UT System in its bid for Player's.

The University plans on building a parking 
garage on the Player's lot to service a new hotel 
and conference center for use primarily by the 
McCombs School of Business.

The amendment states that the UT System 
Board of Regents cannot use eminent domain 
power to take land for a "lodging facility" or 
for "parking or a parking structure" to be used 
for a lodging facility. The amendment specifies 
that it would not apply to dormitories and that 
it would only apply to land that has been used 
for the same commercial purpose for at least 20 
years. Player's has been in operation since 1981, 
when it was started by two UT graduates, Eddie 
Hempe and Carlos Oliveira.

Hempe said he is "definitely excited" about

the new amendment but isn't letting his hopes 
get too high before it becomes law.

The eminent domain bill was approved by 
the Senate last week. The bill must next be 
finalized in conference committee and reap­
proved by each chamber before Gov. Rick 
Perry can sign it into law. However, Perry has 
said the Legislature must solve public school 
finance reform before holding final votes on 
any other bills. The session ends Wednesday, 
and conference committees are running out of 
time on the two major public school bills.

Oliveira, a first cousin of Carlos, said he sub­
mitted the amendment after observing the frus­
tration of Player's owners in their struggle to

BILL continues on page 2A

Solar car ‘rayce’ kicks

Players 
Hamburgers 
has been serv­
ing food to 
students since 
1981. The res­
taurant may 
be saved from 
becoming a 
parking lot 
for UT by an 
amendment to 
SB62.

David Reaves

Daily Texan Staff

off in Austin

Cloudy skies keep UT’s car, ‘Solar Steer,’ 
from qualifying fo r longer race to Calgary
to the UT car, four other vehicles 
faltered in College Station which, 
coupled with the two cars that did 
not pass "scrutineering" in Austin, 
left only 20 of the 27 teams who 
made the journey to Austin eligible 
to compete.

By Ashley Eldridge
Daily Texan Staff

In a barren parking lot on the 
outskirts of Austin, a fantastic scene 
is unfolding; It feels as if one has 
stepped onto the set of The Jetsons. 
Over two dozen solar vehicles — 
futuristic incarnations of standard 
race cars powered solely by sunlight
— are scat­
tered across Multimedia^, 
5/fe fQr Qn 
the pavement ^ 
various jnterQCtiv€featuFe 
in 
stages of test­
ing, emitting
a purring noise, much like George 
Jetson's own collapsible car.

When the horn announcing the start 
of North American Solar Challenge 
2005, a 2,500-mile trek from Austin to 
Calgary, Canada, sounded in front of 
the Bob Bullock Texas State History 
Museum on Sunday, the University 
of Texas' “Solar Steer" led the pack
— for exactly one ceremonial block.

After successfully completing the
technical inspections — called "scru- 
tineering" in the “raycing" world
— held in Austin on Wednesday, the 
UT team fell victim to the cloudy 
skies 
in College Station as they 
attempted to complete a 120-mile 
closed course. With only two hours 
of stored battery power, less than 
half the capacity available to more 
established teams, the UT team was 
able to complete only 12 of the 40 
laps at the minimum speed required 
to advance to the race. After a year 
and a half of hard work, the "Solar 
Steer" would not make the journey 
to Calgary after all.

Fighting the forces

On the heels of Hurricane Dennis, 
the solar "rayce" could not have 
begun at a worse time. In addition

Gearing up for their qualifying 
race at the Texas Motor Speedway 
last Friday, the UT team was delayed 
when their car experienced steering 
problems. Late, but back on track, 
the car ran well, easily reaching past 
the 40 mph mark, said UT solar vehi­
cles adviser Gary A. Hallock. It was 
overcast skies over College Station 
that prevented the UT team from 
qualifying for the race to Calgary. 
With no sun to recharge the batteries, 
the team knew their car could travel 
no more than 15 laps; 25 laps shy of 
the 40-lap qualifying requirement.

"We did about 15 laps, just exactly 
as expected," Hallock said. "With 
zero sun yesterday afternoon, we 
were just screwed."

While there is no limit to the num­
ber of batteries a car can hold, each 
vehicle must adhere to an overall 
weight limit, said UT team member 
Ankit Barasia.

"We wanted to make a really 
strong, stable chassis, and that took 
up a lot of weight," Barasia said. "We 
ended up putting in the amount of 
batteries we could fit in."

The UT Solar Vehicle Team was at 
a disadvantage from the start, due to 
a lack of funding and sponsorship 
according to team members. The 
team was able to surpass their fund­
raising goal, but they did not raise 
the money in time to buy the best 
materials needed for the car. Instead 
of being able to purchase solar cells 
with 20-percent efficiency, such as

SOLAR continues on page 2 A

By Kristi Hsu 
Daily Texan Staff

_________ _

HOUSTON — It was nearing midnight, but a line of eager 
people still stretched across the street and past the next build­
ing. A row of streetlights illuminated the crowd, catching 
lightening-bolt-shaped scars, thick round glasses, capes and 
brooms in an amber glow. They had been waiting for a call 
over a loudspeaker from the man in charge, wondering for 
hours when would he finally let them into the store to pick up 
their copies of the long-awaited new book.

I 'm supposed to be a wizard dressed like a muggle, 
but I don't think a lot of people get it. They just think 
that I have a really bad fashion sense."
Jennifer Zem pinski,
Texas Christian U niversity student

Unfortunately for them, the Barnes and Noble bookstore 
in Houston was filled to its legal capacity, and the policeman 
dressed in tan was not letting anyone in. They stood and 
watched as an excited throng inside counted down to 12:01 
a.m., early Saturday morning, the moment when bookstores 
across the world unleashed J.K. Rowling's next installment of

POTTER continues on page 5A

Í 0 DAY 5 Wt A l n t h
"I think it was like five" 
"I think it was near six." 
"Five is pretty near six."

H i g h
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awaited Harry Potter novel flying off shelves
Local stores sell thousands oj copies 
opening night, millions sold worldwide

Photos by David Reaves | Daily Texan Staff

Above, Ryan Ellis, pilot of the Iowa State solar 
team, converses with teammates on the proper 
use of the instrument panels on their vehicle. 
Below, Nick Such, of the University of Kentucky, 
displays how the pilots will be situated in their 
vehicles during the race. Right, teams prepare 
Sunday in front of the Bob Bullock Museum.

UT actions make 
Greeks nervous
Suspensions, cancellations force 
frats, sororities to make changes

By M ark Y e h _________

Daily Texan Staff

After the permanent cancellation of the Sigma Chi 
fraternity in 2004, Greek organizations all over campus 
are more nervous now about any violation that might 
cause suspension.

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity was also sus­
pended in 2004 for hazing, the same violation which led 
to Sigma Chi's cancelation, according to the University 
Greek Life Web site. The suspension was put in place 
after an investigation by the Office of the Dean of 
Students confirmed that hazing policies were in use by 
the fraternity, a violation of University rules.

While under suspension, organizations are not allowed 
to host on-campus events and are stripped of their "organi­
zational" rights and recognitions for tire allotted time.

Despite SAE's situation, fraternity members say they 
found some good during a trying time, as the organiza­
tion fought to sustain old traditions.

George Wommack, a finance senior and president of 
SAE, said the biggest impact of the suspension was that 
it brought attention to certain changes that needed to be 
made in the fraternity's internal structure, citing modi­
fications of the treatment of pledges and re-thinking

Colleen
Debner and
her 11-year- 
old daughter 
Emily reach 
the front of 
the line at the 
Harry Potter 
book release 
at Borders 
book store 
on Research 
Boulevard 
Friday night. 
Hundreds 
of people 
packed the 
store anxious­
ly waiting for 
m idnight for 
the book to 
be released.

G reg Elliott

Daily Texan Staff

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 AROUND CAMPUS I JULY 13

Bands rock for

brain injuries

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Revolution Will Not Be Defeated."The 
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forum for the discussion of international 
affairs. Meetings consist of brief news 
updates followed by a topic presentation 
and debate. All are welcome.

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I THINK I SEE A QUARTER DOWN THERE

By M ark Yeh
Daily Texan Staff

It's S atu rd ay nigh t at 

the 
L ongbranch Inn. The cigarette 
sm oke is thick, and the people 
inside, som e dressed in black, 
are ready to slam their heads 
around for the second annual 
H ead b an ger's Call.

T he Bloody Tears, a local rock 
band, hosted the benefit concert 
to raise m oney and aw areness 
for brain injuries. Brain injuries 
are 
fou rth -lead in g cau se 
of death in the U nited States, 
according to a report released 
by the Brain Injury A ssociation 
of Texas.

the 

b ra in 

T ra u m a tic 

in ju r ie s 
cau se m ore ind iv id u als to die 
each year than A ID S. A brain 
injury can be as m ild as a co n ­
c u ssio n o r as d an g ero u s as 
sh aken baby synd rom e; m ost 
are caused by blow s to the head 
cau sed b y car accid e n ts, the 
rep ort said.

Eric "Solid G o ld " M akow ski, 
rhythm g u itar­
v o calist and 
ist of the Bloody Tears, is an 
ad m inistrator at Brow n-K arhan 
H ealthcare and has w orked w ith 
m any victim s o f brain injury and 
their families.

M akow ski said he saw the 
distress of the victim s, som e of 
w hich w ould never be the sam e 
again b ecau se o f perso n ality 
changes caused by injuries, and

the toll it took on their fam ilies. 
M oney for treatm en t facilities 
has to be raised to help them , 
he said.

"F o r years, [the brain injury 
has] been called a silent epi­
d em ic," M akow ski said.

M akow ski also said he w as 
able to w ork w ith legislation to 
return funding to rehabilitation 
services.
Bob 

Jo h n so n , a v o lu n teer 
for BIATx, said in addition to 
changes o f personality and low ­
ered self-esteem s, brain injury 
victim s m ay have trouble doing 
activities that once seem ed like 
everyd ay activities, such as sim ­
ple math.

Johnson said that he was happy 
Texas is recognizing the problem 
by creating a Traum atic Brain 
Injury Advisory Council as part 
o f the Health Departm ent. The 
council is focusing on helping 
recent returning com bat veterans 
in particular, he said. The council 
w as created in 1997 under then- 
Gov. George W. Bush.

T hou gh som e cam e to the 
show to support the cause, oth­
ers just cam e to have a good 
time.

Jill N im blett, a visitor from 
H ouston, said, "W e w ere look­
ing for things to d o ."

"I'm here to help and [enjoy] 
said N im b le tt's 

the m u sic," 
friend, D eanna M iesch.

Eric Makowski o f The Bloody Tears headlines at the 2nd Annual 
Headbanger's Call at the Longbranch Inn Saturday night.

Dusten Cook | Daily Texan Staff

SOLAR: Drivers brave heat, steer l y i n g d o w n

From pagel A

those used by other team s, the 
U T team had to settle for cells 
with a 12-percent efficiency rat­
ing.

M aking the grade

to 

In ad d ition 

the d riv in g 
requirem ents in College Station, 
team s m ust first pass a thorough 
safety test prior to hitting the 
d osed course.
to B rock Ryan, 
A cco rd in g 
head safety 
insp ector for the 
race, safety has becom e the top 
con cern after a stu d en t from 
the U niversity o f Toronto lost 
control of his solar car and hit 
another vehicle head-on at 60 
m ph during a cerem onial drive 
across Canada.
To pass 

inspection, d rivers 
m ust be able to navigate a fig­
ure-eight course in nine seconds 
per side, brake to a stop on w et 
pavem ent in 4 seconds from a 
speed of 35 m ph and m eet v ari­
ous body specifications.

" If they can 't do it on a closed, 
protected course, w e w o n 't let 
them on the In terstate," said 
Ryan.

A fter m aking the cut in A ustin 
on W ednesday, Tom Schipper, 
a m em ber of the U T team , w as

the 

op tim istic ab o u t 
team 's 
chances o f m aking it to the race, 
although he said placing w as not 
a top priority for the team that 
has not raced in alm ost 10 years.
"Ju st m aking it into the race 
and then to Calgary, w ould be 
huge for u s," he said.

w eight advantage, N A SC rules 
require the driver to w eigh a 
m inim um o f 180 pou nds w ith 
sand bags added w ith the d riv ­
er to m ake up the difference, 
and drivers m ust obey all traffic 
laws. Lead and trail cars travel 
w ith each solar vehicle to ensure 
safety at all times.

The solar experience

D riving a solar car is a feat 
in itself. The car is flat to cre­
ate a broad surface area for sun 
absorption and to increase aero­
dynam ics, so the d river is m ore 
o r less horizontal. Tem peratures 
insid e the car can reach 120 
degrees in full sun, and air con­
ditioning is an unheard -of lux­
ury for starter team s. D rivers 
m ore or less becom e one w ith 
the car — w hen the outer shell 
is lifted off, one can clearly see 
the intricate netw ork of bars and 
rods surrou nd ing w hat seem s 
to be custom -fit interior, m old­
ed to the body o f the driver 
— although safety specifications 
require that the d river is able to 
get ou t of the v ehicle unassisted 
in 10 seconds or less. Team s are 
required to keep a ju g of w ater 
in the car at all tim es, although 
Ryan said heat exh austion is still 
a m ajor problem .

To ensure that no team has a

Start your engines 

1
B ack at the startin g lin e, the 
red, w h ite and blu e b allo o n s 
bo b 
in the light b reeze. T he 
big- b u d g e t — in the n e ig h b o r­
hood o f $1 m illion, com p ared 
to the p altry $60,000 sp en t on 
the S te er — yellow car b y the 
U n iv e rs ity o f M ich ig an 
flies 
arou nd the c o m e r onto M artin 
fo l­
L u th e r K in g B o u lev ard , 
low ed b y the sta te -o f-th e -a rt 
stealth b o m ber-like v ersio n by 
the M assach u setts In stitu te o f 
Technology, bo u n d , for better 
in the 
o r w o rse , for C an ad a 
w o rld 's first intern atio n al solar 
race. T h e team from Stan ford 
U n iv e rs ity 
rem ain s b e h in d , 
fran tically trying to rep air their 
battery pro tection circu it so they 
can hit the road. A fter sev eral 
ten se m in u te s, a 
triu m p h a n t 
ch eer eru p ts. Stanford is soon 
on its w ay, although it is on ly 
the first o f the ch allen g es that

w ill plagu e the team s th ro u gh ­
ou t the 2,500-m ile journey.

In the com er o f the parking 
lot, the U T team sits around 
the Steer, a dejected slum p to 
their shoulders; the air has been 
sucked out o f their balloon.

o f 

the C o lle g e 

A ccording to Ben Streetm an, 
d ea n 
o f 
Engineering, the U T team w ill be 
back for the next race — hope­
fully w ith m ore funding.

"W ith any b ig en g in eerin g 
project like this, y ou 're going 
to have successes and failu res," 
he said. "B u t to com pete at this 
level, you need a cou ple hu n­
dred thousand d ollars."

For now, the U T Solar Vehicle 
Team is lookin g tow ard their 
next challenge: a track race in 
Topeka, K ansas next sum m er.

"N o w that w e h av e a full 
w orking car, w e're going to be 
able to take it to other races," 
said 
Jero m e 
W ayne Powell.

team m em b er 

Though the car is drivable, 
m ore adjustm ents are necessary 
to get it in top racing condition, 
H allock said.

"W e ju st w ant to pu t this car 
in the best shape w e can for the

next race," he said.

A ddition al reporting by Jonathan

M cNam ara a n d Christine Wang.

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"T h e U niversity, particularly 
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W O R L D BRIEFS 
Former inspectors urge 
release of Iraq scientists
Former U.S. arms inspectors 
are calling for release of the final 
handful of Iraqi weapons scientists 
still imprisoned at Baghdad's high- 
security detention center, where 
the death of one of them remains 
an unsolved mystery 18 months 
after his battered body turned up 
at a local hospital.

A declassified document mean­
while, tells of beatings and other 
abuse at the same Baghdad airport 
detention complex.

Between eight and ^ "h ig h - 
value detainees" at the airport's 
Camp Cropper fit the weapons- 
scientist category, according to the 
U.S. command in Baghdad. They're 
known to include Amer al-Saadi, 
Iraq's liaison to U.N. inspectors in 
2002-03, and Rihab Rashid Taha, a 
biological weapons expert of the 
1980s.

All are believed to have been 
held for more than two years, and 
are still held, largely incommuni­
cado, nine months after Charles A. 
Duelfer's U.S. arms hunters declared 
that the Iraqis had no programs to 
build weapons of mass destruction 
and had destroyed their previous 
banned arms in 1991.

Ex-chief inspector David Kay 

pointed out that in a later final note 
Duelfer urged the detained scien­
tists be freed.

"I absolutely agree with his 
interpretation, that in terms of 
WMD reasons there's no reason for 
continued detention," Kay said in 
an interview. "Whatever they knew 
about WMD, we now know."

British official: Religious 
schools in Pakistan a concern
LONDON — Religious schools 

in Pakistan are contributing to 
increased terrorist activity, Britain's 
Defense Secretary John Reid said 
Sunday, amid reports that one of 
the alleged London suicide bomb­
ers attended so-called madrassas 
there.

In an interview with CNN's 

"Late Edition," Reid said Pakistani 
President Gen. Pervez Musharraf 
was an important ally in the war 
on terror and "has played a very 
constructive role in the aftermath 
of New York... and the intervention 
in Afghanistan."

But he expressed concern about 

religious schools in Pakistan.

"I think that people do recognize 
that the madrassas, literally schools 
in which terror is taught, are a 
major source of international insta­
bility and contribute largely toward 
the growth of terrorist activity," he 
told CNN. "So we continue our dis­
cussions with President Musharraf" 
Shahzad Tanweer, a 22-year-old 

Briton of Pakistani ancestry who 
allegedly blew himself up on a 
London subway train, is believed 
to have visited two religious 
schools on a trip to Pakistan. 
Pakistani intelligence agents have 
questioned students, teachers and 
administrators at the school in cen­
tral Lahore, and at least two other 
radical Islamic centers, armed with 
pictures and a dossier on Tanweer.

Mexico orders evacuations 
as Hurricane approaches
CANCUN, Mexico — A massive 

evacuation of tourists in one of 
the world's largest resorts began 
Sunday, with hundreds of buses 
dispatched to move tens of thou­
sands of vacationers away from 
Hurricane Emily, heading for a 
direct hit on Mexico's coast.

The size of the task was daunt­
ing: About 500 buses were ordered 
to move 30,000 tourists in Cancún 
— part of a total of 70,000-80,000 
mostly foreign visitors to be evacu­
ated statewide to temporary shel­
ters in ballrooms and convention 
centers.

"We have very little hope that 

this will change course," said 
a grim-faced Cancún Mayor 
Francisco Alor.'This hurricane is 
coming with the same force as 
Gilbert," a legendary hurricane that 
killed 300 people in Mexico and 
the Caribbean in 1988.

That was the last time Cancún 
faced a mass evacuation. But back 
then, the city and surrounding 
resort areas were fairly new and 
had only about 8,000 hotel rooms; 
that number has since grown to 
more than 50,000.

By 8 a.m. EDT Sunday, Emily 

was located about 305 miles east- 
southeast of Cozumel, and was 
moving toward the island at about 
20 mph, with sustained winds of 
nearly 150 mph. The eye of the 
storm was expected to make 
landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula 
late Sunday or early Monday 
morning, according to the National 
Hurricane Center in Miami.

Com piled from 

Associated Press reports

W o r l d & N a t io n
22 people killed in Iraq bombings

T h e D a i l y T e x a n

By Haider Fathi
The Associated Press

MUSAYYIB, Iraq — New sui­
cide bombings killed at least 22 
people in the Baghdad area on 
Sunday, while relatives struggled 
to identify charred bodies from a 
fiery suicide attack near a Shiite 
mosque in Musayyib that killed 
more than 90 people.

The government raised 

the 
death toll from Saturday's attack 
in the town south of the Iraqi 
capital to "more than 90," mak­
ing it the second deadliest single 
terrorist bombing since the over­
throw of Saddam Hussein in April 
2003. More than 150 people were 
wounded.

The head of 

Iraq's Special 
Tribunal, meanwhile, announced 
that the first criminal case has been 
filed against Saddam, stemming 
from the 1982 massacre of doz­
ens of Shiite villagers in retaliation 
for a failed assassination attempt 
against the ousted leader.

The date for the trial of Saddam 
and three former aides will be 
determined in a few days. If con­
victed, they could face the death 
penalty.

The U.S. military also announced 
that two American soldiers died in 
separate attacks over the weekend. 
At least 1,767 members of the U.S. 
military have died since the Iraq 
war started in March 2003, accord­
ing to an Associated Press count.

In Musayyib, 40 miles south of 
Baghdad, dazed survivors and 
relatives wept as they lifted blan­
kets covering blackened bodies of 
victims from Saturday's attack in 
which a man detonated explosives 
strapped to his body in front of a 
Shiite mosque.

Mortar shells fell near the city's 
police station and hospital about 
five minutes after the blast, Police 
Capt. Muthanna Khaled All said.

The huge explosion occurred 
as worshippers were heading to 
sunset prayers and the street was

Israeli Prime 
Minister Ariel 
Sharon speaks 
during the weekly 
cabinet meeting 
at his Jerusalem 
office Sunday. 
Prime Minister Ariel 
Sharon said Sunday 
he ordered the 
security establish­
ment to put down 
a recent round o f 
Palestinian vio­
lence, saying there 
are no restrictions 
on the army's 
operations.

Kevin Frayer

Associated Press

Asaad M uhsin I Associated Press

Iraqi shop owners clean up the mess after a bom b attack in the Gazaliya district o f Baghdad, Iraq on Sunday. 
A series o f attacks rattled the city before noon fo llo w in g a massive explosion caused by a suicide bom ber late 
Saturday nigh t in Mussayib, Iraq killin g at least 60 people.

bustling with families enjoying a 
stroll in the cool of the evening.

One weeping man struck him­
self in the head as a sign of grief. 
Another sifted 
through debris 
near the molten remnants of a 
car. A woman shrouded in black 
screamed as she walked by the 
bombing site.
Later, 

carried 
several men 
wooden coffins on their shoulders, 
leaving the scene where nearly 
all building fronts had been dam­
aged.

One charred shoe was left in the 
street, near a pool of dried blood 
mixed with ashes on the pave­
ment. A blackened bicycle also lay 
abandoned close to a truck hitched 
to a fuel tanker that may have fed 
the blaze.

It appeared the bombing was 
directed at Shiite worshippers in 
the latest attack aimed at trigger­
ing sectarian war between Sunnis 
and Shiites.

The death toll in Saturday's 
attack was exceeded only by a Feb. 
28 suicide car bombing in Hillah 
that killed 125, mostly Shiite police 
and National Guard recruits. Am 
Aug. 29, 2003, car bomb outside a 
mosque in Najaf killed more than 
85, but a definitive death toll was 
never released. There were suspi­
cions it was much higher.

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani 
sent a message of condolence to 
the people of Musayyib. "After 
running out of their pretexts of 
resisting the occupation, the terror-
ists have been targeting religious

places, children, oil and water 
facilities and Iraqi soldiers," read 
Talabani's message.

U.S. troops in Humvees and 
tanks also were at the scene Sunday 
morning, and a military spokes­
men said a quick response unit 
nad been dispatched shortly after 
the attacks. Tow trucks dragged 
the remnants of cars down tire 
street while emergency workers 
hosed down hulls of vehicles.

Witnesses and police gave con­
flicting accounts of the bombing 
since many of those who were 
close by doubtless perished in the 
inferno. Most said a fuel tanker 
was moving slowly in the center of 
the town when the blast occurred, 
but a tanker truck in the area was 
mostly intact Sunday.

Israeli prime minister promises no holds barred

By Ramit Plushnick-Masti
The Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister 
Ariel Sharon issued his sternest 
warning yet to Palestinian militants 
on Sunday, vowing no restraint in 
stopping the surge of violence that 
has left a Mideast truce in tat­
ters ahead of Israel's Gaza Strip 
pullout.

Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz 
told the weekly Cabinet meeting 
that Israel would launch a "m as­
sive, prolonged and 
intricate" 
military strike if the Palestinian 
Authority didn't curb militants 
who have sent rockets and mortar 
rounds into Israel in recent days, a 
meeting participant said.

Thousands of Israeli 

troops

massed along the Gaza border in 
preparation for a possible ground 
offensive. Israel Radio reported 
that Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz told 
Cabinet ministers preparations for 
the strike were complete.

Palestinian negotiator Saeb 
Erekat cautioned that an incur­
sion would have "disastrous" 
consequences. Militants vowed to 
retaliate against any Israeli military 
assault.

Palestinian police, meanwhile, 
began removing Hamas, Lslamic 
Jihad and Fatah flags from the 
streets of Gaza early Sunday, leav­
ing only the Palestinian national 
flag. On Saturday, Palestinian 
leader Mahmoud Abbas said he 
would brook no challenges to his 
government's authority. He called 
on militants to stop their attacks.

A Palestinian suicide bomb­
ing and a rocket attack last week 
killed six Israelis. Palestinian mili­
tants have fired more than 100 
projectiles at Israeli targets since 
Thursday, in one of the heaviest 
onslaughts since the two sides 
declared a now-moribund truce in 
February.

Rockets and mortar rounds con­
tinued to hit Israeli targets Sunday. 
Two Israelis were wounded seri­
ously by a mortar that landed on 
a house in the Gaza settlement

of Neve Dekalim, rescue officials 
said. An Israeli sniper shot and 
killed a senior Hamas field com­
mander in a targeted strike after 
another mortar round hit the same 
community, the army and Hamas 
officials said.

Hamas m ilitants 

claimed 

responsibility for both attacks.

Troops shot and killed an armed 
Palestinian who tried to infiltrate 
another Gaza settlement and 
ignored orders to stop, the military 
said. Another infiltrator escaped, 
it added.

The Israeli air force fired missiles 
at a car in Beit Lahiya in north­
ern Gaza, witnesses said, near an 
area where militants fire rockets 
and mortars. Two men in the car 
escaped and a bystander was seri­
ously wounded, they said. The 
military refused to comment.

An 

shell 

Israeli 

seriously 
wounded a 16-year-old Palestinian 
in the Khan Younis refugee camp, 
Palestinian rescue workers said. 
The military said troops fired on a 
group of men who were launching 
mortars.

The violence has cast a pall over 
Israel's planned withdrawal from 
Gaza and northern West Bank set­
tlements next month, and has sent 
international mediators scrambling 
to try to restore calm ahead of the 
pullout.

Cheney’s chief of staff was another source on Plame story

_ 

ByP«t« Yost
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — 

Vice 
President Dick Cheney's top aide 
was among tire sources for a Time 
magazine reporter's story about 
the identity of a CIA officer, the 
reporter said Sunday.

Until Last week, the White House 
had insisted for nearly two years 
that Vice Presidential Chief of 
Staff Lewis Libby and presiden­
tial adviser Karl Rove were not 
involved in the leaks of CIA officer 
Valerie Plame's identity.

The White House refused last 
week to repeat those assertions 
when it was revealed that Rove had 
told Time reporter Matt Cooper 
that the wife of Bush administra­
tion critic Joseph Wilson apparently 
works at the CIA and that she had 
authorized his trip to Africa. The 
CIA dispatched Wilson to check 
out a report that the government 
of Niger had sold yellowcake ura­
nium to Iraq for nuclear weapons.

Cooper said on NBC's "Meet the 
Press" that he spoke to Libby after 
first learning about Wilson's wife

from Rove.

According to Cooper, Libby and 
Rove were among the government 
officials referred to in Cooper's 
subsequent Time story that said 
Wilson's wife was a CIA official and 
that she was involved in sending 
her husband on a trip to Africa.

Cooper's article was headlined, 

"A War on Wilson?"

On Sunday, Cooper also said 
there may have been other sources 
for that information. He declined 
to elaborate.

In a first-person account in the 
latest issue of Time, Cooper said 
Rove ended their telephone conver­
sation with the words, "I've already 
said too much." Cooper speculated 
that Rove could have been worried 
about being indiscreet or "it could 
have meant he was late for a meet­
ing or something else."

Republicans are responding to 
the revelations about Rove's role 
in the leak by saying that the dep­
uty White House chief of staff first 
heard about Wilson's wife from a 
reporter.

The chairman of the Republican 
Ken

Committee, 

National 

Alex Wong | Associated Press

Time Magazine reporter M att Cooper talks about his testimony to the grand 
jury investigating the leak of the identity of undercover CIA operative Valerie 
Plame during the taping of'M eet the Press'on Sunday.

Mehlman, told NBC that the disclo­
sure about getting the information 
from a reporter vindicates Rove and 
that Democrats who have called for 
Rove's dismissal should apologize.
John Podesta, 
former 
White House chief of staff in the 
Clinton administration, said the

But 

White House's assurance in 2003 
that Rove was not involved in the 
leak "was a lie." Rove's credibility 
"is in shreds," said Podesta, who 
appeared with Mehlmen.

Wilson was the top U S . dip­
lomat in Iraq during the Persian 
Gulf War.

3A

Monday, July 18, 2005

NATION BRIEFS

Most researchers say 
diet-dairy link not clear

Got milk? And high hopes it will 

help you shed a few pounds?

The dairy industry is counting on 

it, thanks in part to a $200 million 
ad campaign that confidently touts 
studies suggesting a connection 
between consuming dairy prod­
ucts and losing weight.

But dieters might want to delay 

sporting milk mustaches for the 
moment.

Though the National Dairy 

Council and the researchers it pays 
stand by their claims, few oth­
ers have endorsed the dairy-diet 
link. Even some scientists whose 
research supports that idea say its 
conclusions are premature.

"The bulk of the studies sug­
gest a possible role, but there are 
inconsistencies in the data," said Dr. 
David Ludwig, an obesity expert 
at Children's Hospital Boston. In 
a 2002 study, he found that dairy 
aided weight loss.

"My concern is the advertising 
claims by the Dairy Council have 
well outstripped the available 
data," he said.

Those claims have received wide 
attention since 2003, when a coali­
tion of dairy groups launched what 
has become the "3-A-Day” cam­
paign, which advises that three 
servings a day of dairy supports 
weight loss.

Free trips yield hidden 
bonus for lawmakers
WASHINGTON — Globe-trotting 
members of Congress reap a valu­
able fringe benefit they do not dis­
close: frequent-flier miles from trips 
they take at the expense of special 
interests or taxpayers.

It does not take long for the miles 
to add up for free personal travel or 
upgrades to first class.

"There's no question it's a defi­
nite benefit. I would call it a nice 
perk," said Rep. Ray LaHood, R-lll.
He uses the frequent flier miles for 
upgrades and personal free trips, 
such as travel to charity golf tourna­
ments in Sun Valley, Idaho.

LaHood and his wife each accu­
mulated about 13,500 miles this 
year from a round trip between 
Chicago and China financed 
by the Aspen Institute. LaHood 
was among a dozen lawmakers 
attending a conference on U.S.- 
China relations sponsored by the 
Washington-based think tank.

Lawmakers routinely travel at the 

invitation of private groups or on 
official trips for their congressional 
committees. Frequent flier credits 
are not part of the information 
they must report about the trips 
or disclose on their annual ethics 
statement.

That lack of disclosure baffles 
even some groups that pay for the 
trips.

Consumer Electronics Association 

spokesman Jeff Joseph, whose 
group pays for congressional visits 
to Las Vegas for its convention, 
said: "It does seem a bit strange 
that members have to report what 
really are nominal gifts... but not 
report frequent flier miles."

Illinois police must record 
homicide interrogations

KANKAKEE, III. — Ken McCabe 
remembers the horror he felt when 
a suspect confessed that he killed 
someone simply because he was 
having a bad day. The detective 
knew there was no way he could 
communicate that feeling to jurors.
But he didn't have to — he had 

the interrogation on videotape.

'You can put that on paper, but 

does it have the truth and the 
depth that it can when you watch 
it? It doesn't" said McCabe, chief 
investigator for the Kankakee 
County sheriff.

Now more Illinois juries will get a 

chance to see such tapes under a 
law requiring police departments 
to record interrogations in homi­
cide cases. It takes effect Monday, 
making Illinois only the third state 
in the nation with such a broad 
requirement.

The law was approved two years 

ago to help clean up a justice 
system haunted by innocent men 
being sent to death row. Courts 
found that 13 people had been 
wrongly convicted, and former Gov. 
George Ryan used his pardon and 
commutation powers to empty 
death row before he left office in 
2003.

The taping requirement is meant 

to ensure that police don't obtain 
false confessions through torture 
or improper promises of leniency. 
At least 10 of the men sentenced to 
die said they confessed only to end 
hours of beatings and torture by 
Chicago police 20 years ago.

Com piled from 

Associated Press reports

 4A

Monday, July 18, 2005

VIEW POINT

Operation Iraqi 
deception

A plan approved by President Bush to influence January's 
Iraqi elections by providing covert support to certain candidates 
and parties was tabled after strong congressional opposition, 
according to a Sunday report in The New York Times.

There is still some question as to whether the plan was put 
in place, according to the Times, despite several denials by 
unnam ed current and former government officials. They said 
Bush either had already signed the order or was about to sign it 
before objections were raised in Congress and the measure was 
rescinded.

According to a previous report in The New Yorker magazine, 
citing former military and intelligence officials, the adm inistra­
tion went ahead with the covert election activities in Iraq that 
"were conducted by retired CIA officers and other nongovern­
ment personnel, and used funds that were not necessarily appro­
priated by Congress."

The New Yorker article does not provide details and says the 
involvement of U.S. activity in the elections is hard to deter­
mine.

Regardless of w hether the plan was enacted or not, the devel­
opm ent of such a measure is enough cause for concern. Claiming 
an election is free and unfettered, and then actively trying to 
influence the outcome is beyond unacceptable.

Bush's track record in Iraq is a growing list of deceptions. 
There still isn't any evidence of weapons of mass destruction, 
and now if these reports are true, it appears he openly misled 
the American people and Iraqis about having equitable elections 
free from interference — which he lauded as proof that Iraq is 
truly free.

T H E F I RI N G LINE

For astronomy, look to UT

I 

read "A stronom y fans 
w ant planetarium to be built 
in city," 
in Friday's Daily 
Texan.

a m em ber of 

There are a few comments 
that I have in response to this 
article.
As 

the 
U n iv e rsity 
Texas 
D epartm ent of Astronomy, 
I can assure you that Austin 
has a logical place for people 
to go with questions about 
astronomy.

of 

If 

they have conceptual 
regarding basic 
questions 
astronomy, advanced astrono­
my, or the cutting-edge astro­
nomical research that is taking 
place at the UT-Austin and 
at the University's McDonald 
Observatory, 
they can call 
our Education and Outreach 
Office, w hich also houses 
StarDate, a public radio pro­
gram and magazine publica­
tion.

They can also call to find 
out about w hat is visible in the 
sky, w hat meteor showers are 
coming up, and if they have 
questions about special celes­
tial events such as eclipses and 
comet sightings.

We also have two telescopes 
on cam pus that host public 
viewings twice weekly. This 
is a good place to go to see 
w hat's in the sky and talk to 
some one face-to-face about 
astronom ical questions. One 
of the advantages of having 
telescopes is that you can see 
the moons of Jupiter, the rings 
of Saturn and the craters on 
the moon with your ow n eyes, 
instead of looking at photo­
graphs of them.

sharing 

We host student groups 
every week during the school 
year, 
inform ation 
about astronomy and watch­
ing sunspots on our solar tele­
scope. Any school group can 
come if they call and make 
arrangements.

We also send Ph.D. astrono­
mers to area schools and orga­
nizations to present informa­
tion about astronom y w hen­
ever they are requested.

In fact, UT A stronom y's 
public outreach program is 
one of the best in the nation, 
offering a w ide variety of 
online and physical resources 
to anyone interested in astron­
omy or current astronomical 
research.

The Astronom y Students 
Association also visits schools

for science fairs and science 
events, 
children 
teaching 
about comet formation, the 
moon and the solar system. 
They always have a program 
during Explore UT, which is 
the University's open house 
for the public.

On another note, the air 
pollution in Austin is not the 
cause for poor viewing condi­
tions. It's the light pollution 
that is the problem.

The city 

lights basically 
w ash out the night sky so 
much that only very bright 
objects are visible. You can ask 
any of the 23 world-renown 
faculty members here at the 
University about 
that, and 
they w ill confirm it. Any of 
the 19 research scientists will 
also confirm that.

I am excited about a plan­
etarium being built in Austin, 
because they are fun to go to, 
and you can learn a lot. One 
of the advantages of a plan­
etarium is that you can learn 
about things such as galax­
ies, nebulae and other faint 
objects that w ould not be vis­
ible from dow ntow n Austin 
at night.

I believe that a planetarium 
would be a great addition to, 
A ustin's active astronomical 
community.

However, I think that if the 
University's own student pub­
lication is going to address the 
public need for information 
about astronomy, it should 
at least consider w hat the 
University offers and inform 
people of those resources as 
well.

Rebecca Christian 
English senior, 
administrative associate in the 
UT Departm ent o f Astronomy

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Curious world of oil bids

Chinese bid for Unocal is the latest in a long history o f foreign buyouts

By JJ Herm es
Daily Texan Columnist

W hether it's small-talk over 
the gas pum p or a tirade on 
American hegem ony over an 
im port 
espresso, oil and 
looms large on the American 
psyche.

its 

Foreign dependence, alter­
native energy sources, global 
w arm ing, the w ar in Iraq — 
every angle seems played in our 
numbing culture of punditry.

But one story ruffling new 
feathers is the bid by the Chinese 
government, by means of its 70- 
percent-owned China Offshore 
Oil Corp. (CNOOC), for the 
ninth-largest American oil com­
pany, Unocal.

The unsolicited cash bid of 
$18.5 billion is $2 billion greater 
than a cash-and-stock bid by 
Chevron and is coming under 
heavy fire by Congress.

Last Friday, Sen. Byron 
Dorgan, D-N.D., introduced a 
bill to outlaw the Chinese merg­
er, saying, "Unocal is located 
in the United States and has 
approximately 1.75 billion bar­
rels of oil. It would be foolish, to 
say the least, to allow a foreign 
governm ent... to own that much 
of such a strategic resource so 
vital to the U.S. economy and 
the national defense."

The CNOOC bid will even-

The recent contro­
versy helps bring 
lig h t to the strange 
overseas bedfellows 
th a t get mixed up in 
the worldwide quest 
for oil.

on 

tually have to gain approval 
of the Treasury D epartm ent's 
F oreign 
C o m m ittee 
Investm ents 
the U nited 
in 
States. The panel will forward 
its recommendation to President 
Bush, who will have an opportu­
nity to block the deal.

The looming battle with the 
Chinese over all things econom­
ic has made opposition to the 
deal fairly bipartisan. Seemingly, 
only the most rigid of libertar­
ian — sycophant to the all-holy 
m arket — w ould approve of 
more investment from a country 
that has loaned the U.S. govern­
ment almost $120 billion and 
enjoys exporting over $100 bil­
lion more to the U.S. annually 
than it imports.

But 

the recent controversy 
helps bring light to the strange

overseas bedfellows 
mixed up 
quest for oil.

in 

that get 
the w orldw ide 

For example, dust is being 
blown off a string of recent cases 
involving Unocal's operations in 
the Tenasserim region of Burma, 
where the company contracted 
security to the Burmese military.

The regime was accused of 
pushing a woman they knocked 
unconscious and her baby into 
a fireplace in 1994, because they 
w anted the family to relocate to 
make way for an oil pipeline.

Unocal later settled an encom­
passing hum an rights case out of 
court in December 2004 — which 
by that tinle had reached the 9th 
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals 
— offering compensation to 14 
anonymous villagers who first 
sued the company in 1996.

And another bit of interna­
tional intrigue, albeit unrelated, 
has been augmented by the bid.

Last week, Venezuela's tax 
authority, SEN I AT, claimed that 
oil giant Shell owes over $130 
million in back taxes from 2001 
to 2004.

The authority added 

that 
international oil companies may 
owe as much as $3 billion to the 
South American nation, which 
ranks fifth globally in crude 
exports.
All 

com panies, 

including

Shell, deny the charges.

The Venezuelan government, 
w ith 
leftist President Hugo 
Chavez at the helm, has been 
flexing its independence in what 
it considers the face of American 
imperialism. But an 
interest­
ing fact remains: PDV America 
Inc., which is a subsidiary of the 
state oil com pany of Venezuela, 
Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. 
(PDVSA), owns the Houston- 
based firm Citgo.
C urrently 

fourth-larg­
the 
est gasoline retailer in the U.S., 
Citgo was purchased by the 
Venezuelan entity in half in 1986 
and in full by 1990.

The Venezuelan deal was not 
m uch of a controversy some 
20 years ago, but one wonders 
w hat the political stakes would 
be if Chavez, who maintains that 
a failed 2002 coup was financed 
and supported by the United 
States to ensure a more capital­
ist-friendly leader, m ounted a 
similar bid on another American 
company today.

O ddly enough, PDVSA also 
owns the "76" brand, which was 
previously owned by Unocal. 
Thus bringing us back full circle, 
and the bizarre game of around 
the world with petroleum bed­
fellows marches on.

Hermes is a physics senior and the 

m anaging e d itor o f the Texas Travesty.

Packaging American identity

By Ken Tran

Daily Texan Columnist

O ur lives are being methodi­
cally broken dow n and evalu­
ated by those whose opinions 
gain credibility by the simple 
virtue of being "revealed in a 
new study."

Common sense has gone into 
hiding, driven out by faux-sci- 
ence. Who are these "research­
ers" who are spending all their 
time filling up our new spapers 
w ith studies 'proving' things w e 
believe to be categorically true or 
false? If ideas can be expressed 
in concrete terms like numbers, 
does this somehow make them 
more true?

Surveys and controlled stud­
ies lend false credibility and 
clarity to very subjective and 
nuanced topics.

"Less Exercise Behind Teen 
Girls' Weight Gain" proclaims 
the headline of a Fox News arti­
cle. "All" is the unspoken and 
assumed word here, as in "Less 
Exercise Behind All Teen Girls' 
Weight Gain."

Is 

less exercise behind a 
Twinkie-addicted girl's weight 
gain? Not necessarily.

Our p op ulation and culture are being 
reduced to sterotypes fo r easy packag­
ing and export.

Comm on 

sense has been 
inflated and manipulated into 
scientific fact. Yes, it's true that 
you will get fat if you don't 
exercise. No, it's not true that 
it is the only cause of obesity, 
which is w hat the phrasing of 
the headline infers.

"Being intelligent does not 
guarantee happiness in old age, 
a study has revealed," reads the 
lead of a story in The Daily Mail, 
a United Kingdom newspaper. 
The study evaluated a "satis­
faction score" for participants 
who completed the survey and 
compared that num ber to their 
intelligence.

Whose standard of life sat­
isfaction w as deem ed univer­
sal enough to be taken as an 
objective index to compare the 
lives of 550 different individu­
als7 And is it safe to assume 
that their experience is reflective

of the population as a whole? 
These leaps of faith are glossed 
over in reverence to the su p ­
posed infallibility of num bers in 
small sample sizes.

This type of thinking ignores 
our unique perspectives, which 
in scientific terms might be con­
sidered "anomalies."

This in-the-box thinking tends 
to produce an image of hum an­
ity as a homogenous, singular 
entity. These stories, presented 
with a lack of qualified state­
ments or specificity, infer that 
everyone's experience can some­
how fit within the boundaries of 
their rigidly controlled studies' 
findings.

"Americans still w orry about 
weight" reads another Fox News 
headline. I'm an American, and 
I d o n 't care much about my 
weight. W hat's a non-American 
going to think when reading

this article? A headline like this 
creates an association between 
Americans and fatness, when 
really, obesity doesn't have any 
intrinsic links to patriotism.

Our population and culture 
are being reduced to stereotypes 
for easy packaging and export.

It's not just health and physi­
ology — intangible aspects of 
the hum an experience are fair 
game, too.

"H ealing Power of Prayer 
Doubted in Patient Study," in 
the L.A. Times, is just as much a 
premeditated assault on religion 
as it is a scientific observation. 
The study found that patients 
w ho were prayed for d id n 't 
improve more than the control 
group. Did anyone expect some­
thing as personal as faith and 
the experiences of death and ill­
ness to produce a clearly defined 
correlation? I can't see this story 
doing much beyond provoking 
the contempt and dismissal of 
the faithful.

Sometimes the num bers don't 

add up.

Tran is an undeclared 

n a tu ra l sciences junior.

 Monday, July 18,2005 

N EWS 

5A

Tough grandma'proposes education reforms

Gubernatorial candidate 
Strayhom endorses 
$3,000 teacher pay raise
By Amanda Pinkston
Daily Texan Staff

Texas Comptroller and guber­
natorial candidate Carole Keeton 
Strayhom made a cam paign 
stop Friday afternoon at 
the 
Arboretum Marriot to speak at 
the annual 
leadership confer­
ence of the Association of Texas 
Professional Educators.

education plans and attempted 
to win the hearts (find votes) of 
Texas school teachers.

Strayhom proposed an auto­
matic $3,000 pay increase for 
every public school teacher effec­
tive immediately, followed by a 
mandatory biennial raise, citing 
a yearly loss of $13.3 billion to 
the state "because teachers are 
underpaid."

If elected governor, she also 
wants to implement her Texas- 
NextStep program, "making K-14 
education the norm in Texas."

The self-proclaimed 

"tough 
grandma" touted her proposed

The program, funded by the 
state at a cost of $156.2 million

in 2008, would pay for up to 90 
semester credit hours (or three 
years, whichever comes first) at 
a two-year college or technical 
institute for any student with 
a Texas high school diploma, 
provided they enroll within 16 
months of graduation.

Strayhom 's plan did not reveal 
details on how to pay for the 
changes in the education system. 
She billed herself as a fiscal con­
servative and said that she does 
not advocate big-governm ent 
solutions. "W e must be leaner," 
she said.

Though the ATPE does not

officially endorse any political 
candidate, many of the attend­
ees visually and vocally showed 
their support 
for Stray h o m . 
An enthu siastic group w ore 
bright red T-shirts that upon 
first glance read, "... adios Rick" 
w ith "M O FO " positioned verti­
cally on the left side of a big 
picture of Texas. More careful 
observation, however, revealed 
the w ords 
and 
"S tray h o m " on the east side of 
the state border. "M O Teachers 
FO Strayh o m ."

"T e ach e rs" 

The two elementary school 
teachers giggled when asked

about their shirts. Though it was 
not official ATPE wear, you could 
buy one for $10 from individuals 
in attendance.

Strayhom was greeted by the 
audience with a standing ovation. 
She gave an energetic and enter­
taining speech, which was punc­
tuated 
frequently by audience 
applause and laughter and many 
a gospel church-like "mm-hmm!" 
from one of the attendees.

Strayhom, a former public school 
teacher, said, "Our first priority is 
to provide exemplary education 
services" to Texas children. She 
went on to assail Gov. Rick Perry,

calling him a "do-nothing drug­
store cowboy" concerning Perry's 
record on education, and said she 
was not afraid of Perry's warning 
that it would be a "bloody, brutal 
campaign."

Strayhom also rejected Perry's 
plan to use "sin-taxes" as a means 
to partially fund the Texas educa­
tion program. Strayhom said she 
plans to shut down "sexually- 
oriented businesses," 
like the 
Yellow Rose, by revoking their 
liquor license.

"If they can make it selling 
iced-tea," she said, "at least the 
girls will be safer."

Groups help poor beat heat

POTTER: Costumed crowd gathers at 
BookPeople for midnight release

From pagel A

their turn.

the Harry Potter saga.

Except for one week, "H arry 
Potter and 
the H alf-Blood 
Prince" has been the bestsell­
ing novel at Amazon.com and 
last 
Barnesandnoble.com since 
D ecem ber, when 
R ow ling 
announced that she had fin­
ished writing 
it. W orldwide, 
pre-orders on the Web sites were 
in the millions, com parable to 
sales of blockbusters like Dan 
Brow n's "The Da Vinci C ode."

M any bookstores, such as 
BookPeople, sold more 
than 
1,000 copies of the Rowling book 
on opening night alone.

"O K folks, people with a yel­
low wristband that says 'B ' can 
now go line up," said the man 
in charge of the microphone. 
"That's 'B' as in Bemie Botts' 
Every Flavor Beans."

While the bookstore employ­
ees were concentrating on m an­
aging the crowd, the fans were 
focused on getting their books 
or passing the time until it was

Em ily Scales, a freshman at 
O klahom a University, adjusted 
her spiky purple wig w ith one 
hand and shifted the Harry 
Potter trivia gam e under her 
arm.

"I'm supposed to be Tonks," 
she said. She and her friends had 
been in the bookstore since 10 
p.m., when the Potter book party 
had started.

Standing next to her were a 
witch and a girl wearing a clash­
ing polka dotted scarf and tank 
top.

"I'm supposed to be a w iz­
ard dressed like a muggle, but 
I don't think a lot of people 
get it," said Jennifer Zem pinski, 
who w ill start Texas Christian 
University in the fall. "They just 
think that I have a really bad 
fashion sense."

In Rowling's books, wizards 
who disguise 
in 
muggle clothing, or clothes for 
non-magical people, often put on 
the wrong clothes.

themselves 

W hile 

the 

three girls had

passed the time playing a Harry 
Potter trivia game, other fans 
had their faces painted at the 
party booth.

the country, 

B ookstores entertained the 
w aiting fans with parties all 
over 
including 
everything from the fire danc­
ers and a m ovie show ing at 
BookPeople to the caricatures, 
costum e contests and gam es at 
Barnes and Noble.

When midnight rolled around, 
the party hit its climax with a 
countdown to selling time.

"I almost said Happy New 
Year's," said 17-year-old Giselle 
Cedeno, who had started read­
ing the series in sixth grade.

"It was my first big book," she 
said. "A fter the first page, I was 
already hooked."

She, like many others, headed 
home as soon as she got her 
copy.

"I've been waiting this long 
to get it, I might as well start," 
she said.

Additional reporting by Alexis Kant

National education test reflects 
improvement among minorites

Early reading skills 
improved, but more 
complex skills lacking
By Elliott Ash
Dally Texan Staff

student aptitude, rather than 
evaluating m ore contem p o­
rary 
ed u cational priorities. 
Correspondingly, the long-term 
NAEP has used the same sets 
of questions and tasks since its 
inception.

American 17-year-olds scored 
the N ational 
no better on 
A ssessm ent 
of Educational 
Progress 2004 test than they did 
in the 1970s. But among 9-year- 
olds, minority students closed the 
score gap with their white peers, 
according to results released by 
the National Center for Education 
Statistics on Thursday.

"O ur students are getting the 
help they need to become profi­
cient readers in the early grades 
but are not being supported in 
building 
the vocabulary and 
comprehension skills they need 
to deal with the more complex 
materials they are expected to 
read in middle and high school," 
said Bob W ise, 
form er 
Democratic governor of West 
Virginia and president of the 
Alliance for Excellent Education, 
in a written statement.

the 

The N AEP has tested stu­
dents nationw ide on reading 
since 1971 and math since 1973. 
The test results recently released 
are from the long-term N AEP 
assessment, which differs from 
the main NAEP in that it tries 
to gauge long-term trends in

"There's been 
such an influx of 
Hispanic students, 
particularly in the 
Southwest, and 
this demographic is 
something that you 
really have to think 
about in a test like 
this."

Bob Wise,
Alliance for 
Excellent Education 
president

The test is administered to 
9- , 13- and 17-year-olds; in the 
9-year-old age group, African- 
American and Hispanic students 
showed improvement relative to 
whites.

"T h ere 's been such an influx 
of H ispanic students, p articu ­
larly 
in the Sou th w est, and 
this d em ographic is som ething

that you really have to think 
about in a test like th is," said 
M ike Bowler, director of ou t­
reach and 
co m m u n icatio n s 
for the Institute of Education 
Scien ce s, 
in d e p e n d en t 
arm of the U.S. D epartm ent 
of Education. "T h ey 'v e m an­
aged to close the gaps despite 
the fact that m any of these 
kids are low incom e and im m i­
g ran ts."

the 

At the national level, orga­
nizations affiliated with 
the 
Department of Education devise 
and administer the test, said 
Bowler. In-depth analysis and 
theory is left to outside agencies 
and universities.
According 

the National 
to 
Center for Educational Statistics 
Web site, the N AEP 
is "the 
only nationally representative 
and continuing assessment" of 
America's students in some sub­
jects.

"A lot of people feel that this 
test is an important indicator 
because it's a standardized test 
that's given across the coun­
try," said Larry Abraham, UT 
professor in the Department of 
Curriculum and Instruction. "It's 
better to give a test across all 
the states. There might be some 
issues of discrepancy between 
the national test and the state test 
in some category."

House passes bill allowing telephone 
companies to provide cable services
Bill sponor claims 
it will create jobs, 
increase competition

offered, while cable companies 
must service everyone in a given 
area.

"I think a year from now and 
18 months from now, we're going 
to see a lot of competition and a 
lot of change," Weatherford said.
Rep. Harold Dutton, D- 
Houston, opposed the bill, say­
ing it is an unfair subsidy for 
large phone companies.

"I came down here to see to 
the education of our children," 
Dutton said. "The only thing the 
legislators could agree on is a 
special interest handout to SBC 
and Verizon."

The telecom munications bill 
allows phone companies to pay 
a base fee to access the state­
wide cable market, while cable 
companies have to win approval 
for individual localities. The bill 
also allows phone companies to 
freely choose where service is

In addition to cable service, the 
bill gives large phone companies 
the power to set their own resi­
dential rates starting in January 
2007.

Gov. Rick Perry expanded the 
scope of the Special Session last 
week to consider telecommuni­
cations legislation, but said he 
would not allow a final vote on 
the bill until public school finance 
bills are signed into law.

Conference com mittees con­
tinued to debate the two major 
education bills Sunday, which 
need final approval from the 
House and the Senate before the 
session's end on Wednesday.

By Marie Delahoussaye___

Daily Texan Staff

T he 

Texas H ouse 

of 
Representatives approved a bill 
Sunday that will allow phone 
companies to provide cable tele­
vision services.

Rep. Phil King, R-Weatherford, 
who sponsored the bill, said it 
would create thousands of new 
jobs and spur billions of dol­
lars in new investments. King 
said that the bill, by increasing 
competition in the cable industry, 
would lower prices and improve 
service.

Dusten Cook | Daily Texan Staff

Sharon Madison-Lee of Family Eldercare collects fans from Vicky Haym ann w h o is donating them on behalf of 
her daughter for the annual sum m er fan drive at Hom e Depot at St. John's and 1-35 Saturday morning. The drive 
began at 8 a.m. and by 1 p.m. they had collected $250 in donations and 3 fans.

Family Eldercare, WB, 
KXAN unite to try to 
give away 7,500 fans
By Adrienne Lee
Daily Texan Staff

Texas residents may be accus­
tomed to the summer heat, but 
that doesn't stop high electricity 
bills, sweaty bodies and bouts of 
dehydration. Because of the three- 
to-four month period when tem­
peratures usually reach or exceed 
100 degrees, some Austinites are 
receiving more than just a com­
monality with other hot citizens: 
They're feeling an extra breeze 
through their homes.

To help curb the intensity of heat 
effects, Family Eldercare, with 
Austin's WB and KXAN, hosted 
Keep Austin Cool Fan Drive 2005 
on Saturday. The event's main 
priority is to collect 7,500 box 
fans, or monetary donations for 
them, to donate to elderly or dis­
abled Austinites who need more 
care in the heat and Austin fami­
lies who are unable to afford high 
monthly bills.

"It's just hot in Texas, and it can 
be unbearable for some people," 
said Tina Hester, spokeswoman

for Family Eldercare.

In the 17 days that have passed 
this month, Austin has gone nine 
days with temperatures over 100 
degrees, the highest being 104 
degrees, according to the Weather 
Channel's Web site.

Austin Energy, the major AC 
provider in the city, gives ener­
gy efficiency tips on their Web 
site. The site suggests examining 
home air-conditioning units to 
check if repairs or replacements 
are needed and making multiple 
repairs at once to save on mainte­
nance costs. Austin Energy stated 
that the company will rebate their 
customers up to $1,400 on ener­
gy-efficient improvements in the 
home, such as those on listed on 
the site.

Residential rates for Austin 
Energy customers increase by a 
little more than a cent, in the 
summer, per kilowatt of electric­
ity used over the first 500 kilo­
watts. In winter months, from 
November through April, cus­
tomers pay 6.02 cents per kilo­
watt over the first 500; between 
May and October, the summer 
months, that rate jumps to 7.82 
cents.

Because 

tem pera­
the high 
tures and expensive bills are

nothing new in Texas, Family 
Eldercare has been hosting the 
annual sum m er fan drive for 14 
years. Hester said the group has 
already distributed 3,000 fans 
this summer.

She also said she has seen 
"unbelievable" community sup­
port and urges people to help 
with the drive.

"Just imagine that feeling of 
'ugh' from the heat," Hester said. 
"And then imagine being elderly 
or having asthma in addition. 
Having to deal with that feeling 
of 'ugh' is why people should 
help others."

Area Home Depot stores helped 
the fan drive, allowing patrons to 
donate fans or buy them on-site at 
the store for donation.

turnout, 

O ne Interstate H ighw ay 35 
Home Depot store saw a very 
good 
said D ennis 
Reyna, a department supervisor 
at the store. He also said Home 
Depot em ployees were donat­
ing fans or funds to the drive 
as well.

"Austin is a very giving city," 
he said. "People know that oth­
ers don't have the money or the 
means to get a simple $15 fan, 
and I think Austin really steps 
u p ."

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A PRETTY PURPOSE FOR A PUDDLE

Voters will see open
space project in Nov.

Having more par ks 
will mean higher 
proper ty taxes

By Austin J. Pace
Daily Texan Staff

A ustin hom eow ners w ill have 
to decide in N ovem ber betw een 
m ore p ark s or m ore property 
taxes. O n Tuesday, the Travis 
C ou nty C itizen s Bond A d v isory 
C o m m ittee recom m ended that 
the $60 m illion open space fund 
be p laced on 
the N o vem ber 
bond ballot.

T h e 2005 C andidate P arks and 
O pen Sp ace Bond Projects seek 
to "p rov id e recreational oppor­
tunities for a diverse, grow ing 
population w hile protecting nat­
ural and cultural resources" but 
w ould increase property taxes 
1 cent p er $100 evaluation. The 
bond w ould buy new land for 
park grounds, im prove existing 
facilities and build new parks 
at seven A ustin-area locations 
including A rkansas Bend Park 
and the O nion Creek Greenw ay. 
The average A ustin household 
w ould pay $16 per year if voters

approve the bond.

A ccording to a poll conducted 
b y the N ature C onservancy, the 
Trust for Public Land and the 
Hill C ou n try Conservancy, 55 
percent of those polled said they 
w ere w illing to raise their taxes 
$16 a year to buy $60 m illion of 
open space lands.

"P eo p le in Central Texas have 
an appetite to preserve natural 
resources ... m y suspicion is that 
the bond w ill pass, but people 
have to get o ut and v o te," said 
P erry Lorenz, bond co m m it­
tee m em ber and Hill C ou ntry 
C onservancy president.

Lorenz em phasized the urgen­
cy o f getting the open space fund 
on 
the up co m in g N ov em b er 
ballot because o f C entral Texas' 
grow ing population and rising 
property values.

"B o n d s to protect op en space 
only occur ev ery five to seven 
years, and in that tim e the land 
w ill either be developed o r too 
expensive for our price ran ge," 
said A njali K aul, associate state 
director o f the Texas L and Trust.
A ccording to Kaul, the am ount 
of A ustin parks com pares better 
than m any cities in the state, but 
efforts to address the p op u la­

tion increase have not yet been 
m ade.

Voters w ill decide on the bond , 
but hom eow ners w ill foot the bill. 
G w en Jew iss, president-elect of 
the W est A ustin N eighborhood 
G roup, supports the preserva­
tion of as m u ch open space as 
possible over E dw ards A quifer 
bu t is w eary o f another property 
tax increase.

"W ith the rise in values, peo­
ple are getting hit pretty hard 
by property taxes," Jew iss said. 
Jew iss cited instances o f hom es 
getting to m dow n and people 
m oving aw ay becau se of high 
property taxes.
B e c a u se 

in c re a se 
esc a la tes w ith h ig h e r p ro p e rty 
v a lu e s , w e a lth ie r n e ig h b o r­
h o o d s w ou ld p ay m ore. Je w iss 
said that the n u m b e r o f p ark s 
in W est A u stin is n o t the issu e, 
b u t re sp o n sib le m a in te n a n ce 
is.

the 

tax 

C o u n ty C o m m ission ers w ill 
d ecid e w h at ap p ears on 
the 
N ovem ber bond ballot Aug. 9 
after a public hearing on Aug. 2. 
The 2005 C an did ate P arks and 
O pen Space Projects are estim at­
ed to cost $45.4 m illion at the 
concept level.

Small Texas towns fight landfills
Neighbor s are upset 
by landfills’ growth, 
p oor m anagem ent
By Adrienne Lee
Daily Texan Staff

Trek English, president of the 
N orthEast Action G roup, stressed 
the im portance of public m eet­
ings about w aste managem ent.

half. She said the state should be 
doing a m uch better job in the area 
of waste management.

a substantial public interest in 
the proposed d ev elopm ent."

In Eastern Travis County, the 
Sunset Farm s landfill m ay face a 
75-foot vertical expan sion to the 
landfill if Travis C ou nty officials 
and local residents give them the 
go-ahead. BFI W aste System s of 
N orth A m erica Inc., the com pa­
ny that operates Sunset Farm s, 
told the neighborhood that if 
they approve expansion, landfill 
operations w ould end by 2015.

BFI W aste System s could not 

be reached for com m ent.

Schneider said neighbors and 
environm ental groups are now 
talking with city and county offi­
cials about the problems they face 
regarding the issue o f expansion.

“The public meetings are the 
most important forum where 
Texans can ask questions 
about proposed landfills and 
hazardous waste facilities..."
Trek English, president of 
the NorthEast Action Group

"T h ere is a w hole litany of 
problem s in this area o f boom ing 
d ev elop m ent," Schneider said.

She said residents documented 
problems w ith flooding, odor and 
loose trash from the landfill.

In June, Gov. Rick Perry signed 
H ouse Bill 1609, w hich rem oves 
the T C E Q requirem ent to hold 
public m eetings regarding pro­
posals for new hazardous w aste 
m anagem ent facilities anyw here 
in the state. The language of 
the bill changed the "sh a ll" hold 
public m eetings to "m a y " hold 
public m eetings.

A ccording to the bill, TC EQ 
m ay hold a public m eeting only 
"o n the request of a m em ber 
of the Legislature w ho repre­
sents the general area in w hich 
the d evelopm ent is proposed to 
be located " or " if the executive 
director determ ines that there is

"W ithout a public m eeting peo­
ple w on't have a chance to know 
w hat is going on in their com ­
munity," she told the Texan last 
month. "T h e public m eetings are 
the m ost im portant forum w here 
Texans can ask questions about 
proposed landfills and hazardous 
waste facilities and speak about 
their concerns."

A t the end of last year, the 
T C E Q gave the Parker C ou nty 
landfill near W eatherford p er­
m ission for the landfill to later­
ally expand b y 22 acres. The 
W eatherford D em ocrat report­
ed that public interest groups, 
in clu ding T C E , filed m otions 
to overturn the decision due to 
m onths o f d ebate around the 
possible expansion.

The D em ocrat quoted E leanor 
W hitm ore from TC E, w ho said 
the public w as not included in 
the process of landfill expansion 
and m odification policies.

A ccording to the T C E Web 
site, neighbors of the landfill in 
W eatherford cam e together and 
negotiated with the w aste m an­
agem ent firm in charge to lim it 
overall expansion — this w as 
listed as a victory on the site.

To help ensure future com ­
m unity involvem ent in landfill 
changes or proposals, as well as 
other waste m anagem ent facili­
ties, TC E's workshop sheet said 
the workshop will show partici­
pants how to organize their neigh­
borhood to ask for better landfill 
standards and enforcement.

W ith six landfills in the 10- 
county region o f C entral Texas, 
Sch neid er said she hopes the 
landfills will be a "th in g of the 
p ast" in 50 years.

"I m ean, w e're w astin g so 

m any resources," she said.

Proposed landfill expansions 
are causin g a stink am on g A ustin 
e n v iro n m e n ta lists. 
R e sid e n ts 
and activists are u p set w ith land­
fill m an agem en t and spraw lin g 
tow ers o f trash, w hich, in one 
case, hav e m ade up ab ou t 700 
feet of pure w aste that is pu shing 
its w ay to neighboring yards.

This su m m er has been packed 
w ith legislation regarding lan d ­
fills, the fight over exp an sion at a 
N ortheast Travis C ou nty landfill 
and the push for landfill policy 
reform .

the 

C u rre n tly , 

T exas 
Com m ission on Environm ental 
Quality, the state's environm ental 
authority board, is rewriting land­
fill rules. Robin Schneider, director 
of the state environm ental lobby­
ist group Texas C am paign for the 
Environm ent, said she and TCE 
w ant to m ake sure T C EQ creates 
better policies, including better 
m anagem ent of facilities.

TC E 

is hosting a C oalition 
Training w orkshop this w eekend 
in A ustin and Creedm oor, as part 
of its Texas Trash Watch, to help 
landfill activists join together and 
learn how to fight landfills. The 
w orkshop agenda includes going 
over landfill rules in Texas, m ap­
ping out cam paign strategies and 
planning for local battles.

"M an y o f you have experienced 
firsthand the im pacts o f poorly 
operated landfills," the w orkshop 
inform ation sheet states. "T his 
w orkshop will give us a chance 
to com e together from across the 
state to build a coalition on better 
trash policies in Texas."

Crockett, Texas, Schneider said, 
is the only place in the state that 
enforces m andatory 
recycling 
throughout the d ty and as a result, 
have cut their am ount of trash in

Daisy Martinez, a journalism and Spanish senior, walks through the South Mall on her way to the Com m unication 
Center Friday. Martinez said she had been running all over cam pus Friday to get her classes straightened out as 

she will be graduating next month.

G reg Elliott | Daily Texan Staff

AT&T settles erroneous calling 
plan charges by giving refunds
Company charged 
monthly fe e because 
o f computer m istake

to each cu stom er w h o d o esn 't 
have the Basic Rate residential 
lo n g -d istan ce, acco rd in g 
to a 
statem ent.

com pany, and only Basic Rate 
plan custom ers w ere supposed to 
be charged the fee. H ow ever, cu s­
tom ers w ith other dom estic long­
distance plans, the Lifeline plan 
and any local service custom ers 
w ere also being charged.

By Jimmie Collins
Daily Texan Staff

A T&T has paid m ore 

than 
$800,000 in refunds to 75,000 Texas 
custom ers w ho w ere w rongly 
charged a "m onthly recurring fee" 
for a long-distance calling plan, 
according to a written statem ent 
from the com pany on Friday.

Texas A ttorney G eneral G reg 
A b bott and the Public U tility 
C om m ission of Texas filed legal 
action against the com pany after 
several com plaints from custom ­
ers about the charges on their 
phone bills. 
"W h a t 

>
they w ere d o in g 

is 
charg in g people w ho w eren 't 
supposed to be charged w hat 
they called a 'm onthly recurring 
fe e ,"' said Tom Kelley, spokesm an 
for the attorney gen eral's office.

A ccording to Kelley, the charge 
w as a com puter m istake by the

"I am pleased the com pany 

saw the error of its ways 

and m ade total refunds to 

all affected customers."

Greg Abbott,
Texas Attorney General

"C u stom er service told those 
that com plained about their bill 
that it w as a fee that w as supposed 
to be charged, and then they tried 
to sell them more services," Kelley 
said.

A T&T recognized the charge as 
an "unintentional billing error" 
and has alread y paid back or 
credited the $3.95 m onthly charge

" I am pleased the com pany 
saw the error of its w ays and 
m ad e total refunds to all affected 
cu sto m e rs," said A bb ott, w ho 
filed an A ssurance o f Voluntary 
C om pliance agreem ent in Texas 
cou rt on Friday.

U nd er the agreem ent, the PUC 
has required that the com pany 
w rite a letter to all Texas Basic 
Rate custom ers bein g charged the 
fee explaining that the custom er 
is on the Basic Rate plan for w hich 
the com p any charges a m onthly 
fee. T he letter also has to explain 
that there is inform ation available 
on other A T& T calling plans, and 
the cu stom ers m ay cancel their 
plan if they wish.

" In ad d ition to the $800,000 
refu nded 
to cu stom ers, A T&T 
w ill also pay $195,000 to each the 
A G and the PUC for settlem ent 
fees," said K erry H ibbs, spokes­
m an for the com pany.

double attendance

GREEKS: Su sp en d ed frats 

ca n still h o ld even ts

From p a g e l A

certain practices in general.

Taylor Baird, an accounting senior and 
officer o f SAE, expressed the sam e sentiment. 
Baird said the m ain thing the suspeasion did 
w as m ake the group realize that fraternities 
w eren't the sam e as they used to be.

"W e realize w e have to ch an g e," Baird 

said.

W om m ack added that the suspension 
has actually m ade SA E stronger and m ore 
unified, as they have had to go through the 
turm oil o f adjustm ents.

D espite being under suspension, the fra­
ternity w as able to raise $15,000 during a 
cook-off and concert held this Spring for 
a charity benefiting troubled and abused 
children.

The associate director o f student activi­
ties, C hervl W ood, said the process o f an 
organization, w hether G reek o r not, being 
suspend ed requires a registered stud ent to 
inform the O ffice of the D ean o f Students, 
w hich would then launch an investigation 
and penalize groups accordingly.

In 2005, the on ly suspension for hazing 
w as incurred by the sorority A lpha Kappa 
Delta Phi.

Volunteers clean up Lake Travis,
Annual Lake Travis 
Parks Cleanup 
began 20 years ago

of alum inum cans, a chair, a 
sofa and even a pow er-steering 
assem bly from the roadsides.

started 20 years ago by Travis 
County and w as later joined 
by the Low er C olorado River 
A uthority and, m ost recently, 
Keep A ustin Beautiful, a n o n ­
profit organization.

By Jessica Shelton
Daily Texan Staff

M ore than 420 volu nteers 
cam e together Saturday m orn­
ing for the 20th annual Lake 
Travis Parks Cleanup. From 9 
a.m . until noon, citizens from 
the A ustin and Lake Travis 
area gathered trash and recy- 
clables along the roads, shore­
lines and parks.

D oubling last y e ar's 200 vol­
unteers, p articipan ts w orked 
along M ansfield D am as well 
as Pace Bend, Sand y Creek, 
A rkansas Bend, H ippie H ollow 
and other parks.
F o llo w in g 

cle an u p , 
p a rticip a n ts w e re 
invited 
to a v olu n teer appreciation 
lunch w here they w ere given 
a chance to w in prizes that 
included o v ern ig h t stays at 
area hotels.

the 

The Lake Travis C leanup w as

A ccord ing to B rian Block, 
execu tiv e d irecto r of K eep 
A ustin Beautiful, m any v o l­
unteers cam e from fraternities, 
com p an y groups, girl scou t 
troops, en v iron m en tal clu b s 
and hom eow ner groups.

trying 

h o m e o w n e rs 

"W e are really 

to 
gro u p s 
g et 
to beco m e 
in v o lv e d ," said 
C harles W illiam s, conservation 
coordinator for Travis county. 
"R u n o ff from the neigh bor­
hoods can be a problem , and 
w e like to catch it before that."

V olunteers K urt Baty and 
M ichelle D oty cam e w ith their 
neighborhood association.

"W e'v e been volu nteering 
for the past six or seven years." 
Baty said. "W e try to be the 
largest group that helps o u t."

U sing w heelbarrow s, Baty 
and his group gathered a total 
of 30 bags of trash, two bags

After collected, the trash and 
recyd ab les are m easured. Last 
year participants picked up 3.5 
tons of trash and 350 pounds of 
alum inum m etals.

O ther even ts sponsored by 
Travis county, K eep A ustin 
Beautiful and L C R A include 
C lean Sw eep in A pril and a 
T rav is U n d erw a te r 
L ake 
C leanu p , w hich 
takes p lace 
in 
Sep tem b er. A cco rd in g 
to W illiam s these events are 
m eant to encourage people to 
take responsibility o f keeping 
the parks clean.

"W e w an t our volu nteers to 
take ow nership o f the parks. It's 
not enough to ju st go around a 
few tim es a year," W illiam s 
said. "W e w an t people to pick 
out parks they enjoy and help 
keep them clean all the time. 
We w ant people to be proud 
o f their com m unity. Be proud 
of your neighborhoods, parks 
and lakes. K eep it clean ."

<

Julia Stipe 
and Emma
M addison 
pick up 
trash on 
Lake Travis 
on Saturday 
morning. 
This was in 
conjunction 
with the 
after Fourth 
of July lake 
cleanup 
initiative.

David Reaves

Daily Texan Staff

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SEC T IO N

Monday, July 18,2005

Big 12 announces bowl agreements

Gator and Sun bowls 
will share Big 12, East 
conference teams

By Eric Ransom
Daily Texan Staff

Teams across the Big 12 will 
find themselves in familiar post­
season bowls this fall, until trips 
to Jacksonville and El Paso open 
up in 2006.

The Big 12 renewed bowl agree­
ments with the Cotton, Holiday 
and Alamo bowls from the 2006 
through '09 seasons, while add­
ing a unique deal with a pair of 
new bowls.

The Gator and Sun Bowls will 
host a Big East or Big 12 team

for the four-year span with the 
bowls alternating first pick. Each 
conference is guaranteed to play 
two games at each site against 
either an ACC opponent in the 
Gator Bowl or a Pac-10 team in 
the Sun Bowl.

"W e are now in a position 
to have flexibility that we have 
wanted for many years," chair­
man of the Sun Bowl Association 
John Folmer said in a statement.

"This alliance all but elimi­
nates teams from making mul­
tiple appearances in the same 
bow l."

officials 

C onference 

also 
extended the partnership with 
the Fiesta Bowl, where the Big 12 
champion will play in the Bowl

Championship Series if not in the 
national championship game.

The agreements with the Gator, 
Sun and Fiesta end the Big 12 
conference's contracts with the 
Fort Worth, Champs Sports and 
Independence bowl after the 2005 
season.

The new contracts mean an 
average $11 million in payouts 
from the bowls, a $2 million 
increase, excluding additional 
money from the BCS.

"These agreem ents provide 
an exceptional lineup of games, 
with good destinations, great 
television exposure and quality 
opponents," Big 12 commissioner 
Kevin Weiberg said in a state­
ment.

Big 12 preseason teams 
announced on Saturday

Texas players earned seven 
spots on the preseason Big 12 
team, as voted by the media. 
Senior defensive 
tackle Rod 
Wright was named defensive 
player of the year while junior 
quarterback Vince Young headed 
four players on offense.

Young returns for the 2005 
season 17-2 as a starter and has 
the best completion percentage 
after two years. Offensive line­
men Justin Blalock and Johnathan 
Scott each earned a spot on the 
preseason list, while tight end 
David Thomas rounds out the 
offense list for Texas.

Wright was named to the pre­
season defensive line alongside 
Oklahom a's Larry Birdine and 
Dusty Dvoracek. Texas senior 
Aaron Harris earned a nomina­
tion at middle linebacker, with 
Michael Huff named to the pre­
season secondary alongside Texas 
A&M 's Jaxson Appel.

Offensive player of the year for 
preseason went to Oklahoma run­
ning back Adrian Peterson, who 
finished second in the Heisman 
voting last year.

The preseason 

new com er 
award was given to Nebraska's 
Zac Taylor, a junior quarterback 
from Norman, Okla. who trans­
ferred from Butler Community 
College in Oklahoma.

Big 12 Preseason Team

Offense
WR Jarrett Hicks, Texas Tech 
WRTodd Blythe, Iowa State 
TE David Thomas, Texas 
OLTony Parlmer, Missouri 
OL Davin Joseph, Oklahoma 
C Kurt Mann, Nebraska 
OL Justin Blalock, Texas 
OL Jonathan Scott, Texas 
QB Vince Young, Texas 
RB Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma

Defense
DL Nick Leaders, Iowa State 
DL Larry Birdine, Oklahoma 
DL Dusty Dvoracek, Oklahoma 
DL Rod Wright, Texas 
LB Nick Reid, Kansas 
LB Rufus Alexander, Oklahoma 
LB Aaron Harris, Texas 
DB Charles Gordon, Kansas 
DB Daniel Bullocks, Nebraksa 
DB Michael Huff, Texas 
DB Jaxson Appel, Texas A&M

Tiger captures British Open

Cards
sweep
Astros

By R.B. Fallstrom
The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — All-Star starter 
Chris Carpenter outpitched Roger 
Clemens to become the NL's first 
14-game winner.

The St. Louis 

right-hander 
tossed a three-hitter and inad­
vertently played a major role in 
his team's big inning, leading the 
Cardinals to a 3-0 victory Sunday 
three-gam e 
that com pleted a 
sweep of the Houston Astros.

In his last eight starts, beginning 
with a victory at Houston on June 
3, Carpenter (14-4) has allowed 
only five runs in 64 2-3 innings for 
a microscopic 0.70 ERA. This was 
his third shutout in that span and 
his fourth of the season. It was 
also his fourth complete game of 
the season and 17th for his career.
Carpenter went to only three 
three-ball counts and allowed 
only singles to Craig Biggio in the 
first, Brad Ausmus in the third 
and Mike Lamb in the fifth, and 
the first two were easily erased. 
Lance Berkman followed Biggio's 
hit with a double-play ball, and 
Ausmus was an easy out trying to 
go for two bases.

Carpenter struck out nine and 
walked none, giving him 68 strike­
outs and 11 walks in 66 2-3 innings 
in his last eight outings.

Clemens (7-4), the 2004 NL All- 
Star game starter, entered with a 
major league best 1.48 ERA and 
was almost as good. The excep­
tion was the Cardinals' three-run 
second, fueled by a pair of walks, 
Scott Rolen's RBI double and first

By D o u g Ferguson
The Associated Press

ST. A N D REW S, 

Scotland 
— Sunday brought yet another 
grand crossing over the Swilcan 
Bridge. The defiant return of Tiger 
Woods.

Two days after Jack Nicklaus 
bade an emotional farewell to 
the majors, Woods took another 
step toward the Golden Bear's 
record with another ruthless per­
formance at St. Andrews, closing 
with a 2-under 70 to win the 
British Open for his 10th career 
major.

He won by five shots, the largest 
margin in any major since Woods 
won by eight at St. Andrews five 
years ago. This one also had a 
sense of inevitability, with Woods 
taking the lead on the ninth hole 
of the first round. No one caught 
him over the final 6 3.

He joined Nicklaus as the only 
players to win the career Grand 
Slam twice, and W o o d s complet­
ed his own version of the slam 
that shows how their careers are 
so indelibly linked — he now has 
won all four majors that Nicklaus 
played for the last time.

It was Woods' second major in 
four months, restoring a domi­
nance that had been missing the 
last few years. Even after he won 
the Masters in a playoff, there 
were questions about whether he 
could blow away the competition 
the way he did when he captured 
seven out of 11 majors.

But that's exactly what hap­

pened on the Old Course.

Woods was challenged briefly 
by Colin Montgomerie and his 
flag-waving gallery of Scots, but 
pulled away on the back nine 
without ever coming close to 
trouble until his lead was up to 
six. He finished at 14-under 274.

Montgomerie shot 72 to fin­
ish second at 279, his best fin­

ish at a major since he was run­
ner-up at the 1997 U . S O pen 
at Congressional. 
Jose Maria 
Olazabal lost his way in gorse and 
pot bunkers and shot 74, making 
birdie on the last hole that gave 
him a tie for third at 280 with Fred 
Couples (68).

Woods didn't stop and poseatop 
the Swilcan Bridge as Nicklaus 
did Friday when he played in his 
164th and final major. Instead, he 
strode swiftly over the stone arch, 
removed his cap as he walked up 
the 18th fairway and sent a pow­
erful message to the world of golf: 
H e's back.

Maybe those swing changes 

weren't such a bad idea.

"Tli is is one of the reasons I 
made the changes," Woods said, 
"so I could be back here again and 
be at this level."

He held the silver claret jug 
aloft under the clouds that gath­
ered over the gray old town, smil­
ing and waving to fans who had 
lingered for the trophy ceremony.
He and Nicklaus are the only 
Americans to win the Open twice 
at the home of golf, but that's not 
the record Woods wants.

Nicklaus won the 10th of his 
record 18 majors when he was 
32, so Woods is ahead of pace in 
his pursuit of a standard that few 
expected ever would be touched.

"H e knows as well as everyone 
else does that he's on his way to 
Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 and a 
record that we said would never 
ever come close, never mind 
be broken," Montgomerie said. 
"A nd he's over halfway now. 
W ho knows? It will be very inter­
esting over the next few years to 
see what happens."

The final round was hardly a 
nail-biter. Woods twice turned 
away threats by making two-putt 
birdies, then marched along as a

T IG E R continues on page 2B

Lance 
Arm strong 
douces himself 
off during Stage 
15 on Sunday. 
Arm strong 
finished sixth 
to team ­
mate George 
Hincapié and 
retained his 
overall lead 
with over a 
week remain­
ing.

Peter DeJong

Associated Press

A S T R O S continues on page 2B

Tiger W oods holds the claret jug after w inning the British Open on Sunday. W ood w on his 10th major and 
second in four months.

Alastair Grant | A sso cia te d Press

Armstrong holds lead in emotional day

By John Leicester
The Associated Press

S A I N T - L A R Y - S O U L A N , 
France — It was a day of mixed 
emotions for Lance Armstrong at 
the Tour de France.

In the morning, he remembered 
a friend and teammate killed in a 
crash a decade ago, meeting with 
the man's widow and young son. 
In the afternoon, he celebrated 
as another friend and teammate 
notched his first solo Tour win.

And, taking care of business, 
Armstrong solidified his overall 
race lead Sunday in the brutal 
15th stage — staying on track to 
retire with a seventh consecutive 
Tour victory next Sunday.

At the start in the picturesque 
town of Lezat-sur-Leze, Fabio 
C asartelli's widow had 
told 
Armstrong to go for a win. It 
didn't work out that way — but 
that was just fine. His most loyal

teammate, genial New Yorker 
George Hincapié, pedaled to vic­
tory high in the Pyrenees, and 
Armstrong was delighted.

Hincapié became the first of 
Armstrong's support riders, and 
the eighth American, to win an 
individual Tour stage.

At the finish, the two riders 
— friends since they were teen­
agers — hugged and Armstrong 
gave a thumbs-up.

"This is a dream for me," the 
32-year-old Hincapié said. "I'm 
really in a state of shock."

The 33-year-old Arm strong 
called Hincapié "m y biggest guy, 
my biggest friend on the team."

"W e've been riding together 
since we were 17," said the six­
time Tour champion, who fin­
ished seventh. "The guy is one of 
the best riders in cycling. Period. 
I'm so proud of him."

Usually, Arm strong's 

team ­

mates devote themselves entirely 
to making sure that he wins and 
have few chances for Tour glory 
of their own. Their only wins 
have been collective ones — in 
team time trials that Armstrong's 
squad won for the third consecu­
tive time this year.

But in the sun-baked 127.7- 
mile trek up six mountain climbs, 
Hincapié joined a group of riders 
that broke away from the main 
pack, which included Armstrong.
Hincapié said he went with that 
group thinking that Armstrong 
would catch up to him later in the 
stage. But the breakaway group 
built a lead of more than 18 min­
utes. At that point, Armstrong's 
team manager gave Hincapié the 
green light to ride for himself.

"I just started thinking about 
the win," Hincapié said. "For it 
to work out is just a dream come 
true."

Hincapié and Oscar Pereiro, 
having shaken off the rest of their 
group, fought for the victory 
alone on the final and hardest 
climb to the Pla d'Adet ski sta­
tion above the Pyrenean town of 
Saint-La ry-Soulan.

There, Hincapié beat 

the 
Spaniard with a sprint finish, 
shaking his head in disbelief as 
he crossed the line.

Hincapié is the only one of 
Armstrong's eight teammates to 
have been with the Texan for all 
of his six Tour victories. The last 
time the Tour visited Pla d'Adet, 
in 2001, Armstrong won — on the 
way to his third Tour title.

Armstrong said Hinca pie's vic­

tory capped a "perfect day."

"To win a stage in the Tour de 
France is special, but to win a 
stage like this, which is arguably

LANCE continues on page 2B

MLB

ATHLETICS BEAT
RANGERS IN EXTRAS
After 14 innings, the
Athletics downed the
Rangers 5-4 in Oakland.
The A's scored the final
run on a walk-off double
which scored the winning
run.

SCOREBOARD
MLB
Chi. Sox 4, Cleveland 3 
Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 4
Philadelphia 8, Florida 4
Milwaukee 5, Washington 3

INSIDE

ROYALS, TIGERS
START BRAW LING

Kyle Farnsworth helped

esdalate a plunked pitch
during a bench-clearing
brawl on Sunday.

SEE PAGE 3B

OSTERMAN WINS 
PAIR OF ESPYS

Texas softball pitcher 
Cat Osterman won'Best 
Female College Athlete' 
and 'Best Female Olympic 
Performance'at the ESPY 
awards in Los Angeles on 
Friday.

 2B

S p o r t s

Monday, July 18, 2005

Osterman powers Team USA over the weekend

By Jeff Latzke
The Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY — Behind 
Cat Osterman's dominant pitch­
ing, the U.S. softball team bounced 
back quickly from its first loss in 
three years.

Osterman threw a one-hitter 
in a 3-1 win Friday night against 
Australia in the World Cup of 
Softball. It was a rematch of the 
gold medal game from last year's 
Athens Olympics, which the U.S. 
won 5-1.

The U.S. (1-1) scored three runs 
in the first inning without a hit to 
grab the lead for Osterman.

"It's nice to go out with a 
three-run lead. I could relax 
a little bit, but it w as still a 
close game either w ay," said 
O sterm an, 
the U n iversity of 
Texas pitcher w ho struck out 23 
in 14 2-3 scoreless innings at the 
Olym pics. "I would have liked 
to pitch a little better, but I felt 
pretty good."

Canada beat 

the U.S. 2-1 
Thursday night to snap an 85- 
game winning streak 
for the 
Americans in international play. 
Before that, the U.S. hadn't lost an 
international softball game since a 
6-1 defeat to Japan on July 4,2002, 
in the U.S. Cup.

The top two teams from round- 
robin competition will meet in 
the World Cup championship on 
Monday. In Friday's other game, 
Japan beat Canada 3-0.

"We know what we have to do. 
We know what's ahead of us," 
Osterman said. "We know what 
we have to take care of in order 
to be in the championship game 
on Monday."
Australia 

starter Catherine 
Bishop (0-1) walked four batters 
and allowed another runner to

reach base when she threw late 
to second after fielding a bunt. 
She walked in one run and let 
two more score on wild pitch­
es. Jocelyn M cCallum relieved 
Bishop to start the second inning 
and held the U.S. scoreless the rest 
of the way.

"We had the potential to get 
out of the inning with a lot less 
damage than what was done, but 
we stuck with the job," Australian 
coach Fabian Barlow said. "It's 
very tough to get three runs 
back off that sort of pitching that 
Osterman offers."

Osterman (1-0) struck out 14 
— including the final five bat­
ters — and walked three. Kate 
Quigley broke up her no-hit bid 
with a two-out bunt single in the 
fifth inning.

"They don't ever have a chance 
if she trusts her pitches. She's 
unbeatable," U.S. catcher Jenny 
Topping said of Osterman. "That's 
just what it com es down to: a 
game with herself."

Osterman, a 22-year-old left­
hander, struck out seven of the 
first nine batters she faced before 
allowing Australia (0-1) to score 
in the fourth.

Kylie Cronk reached on an error 
by Natasha Watley to lead off the 
inning, was sacrificed to second 
and went to third on a wild pitch. 
Cronk stole home as pinch runner 
Leah Quackenbush got caught in 
a rundown while trying to steal 
second with two outs.

"This team's very good. It's just 
right now, it's not quite clicking," 
U.S. coach Mike Candrea said. 
"W e're kind of fighting ourselves 
and trying to get that key hit. 
Once we start doing that, then 
it'll explode. Adi you can do is just 
keep plugging away and keep 
preparing yourself."

U n ite d States p itc h e r Cat O ste rm a n an d c atch er Je n n y T o p p in g cele b rate after the fifth in n in g o f a g a m e ag ainst 

A u stra lia at th e W o rld C u p o f S o ftb a ll in O k la h o m a C ity o n Friday.

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Griffy Jr. ties Williams and McCovey as Reds win

By Joe Kay

on Aug. 2,1967.

T he A ssociate d Press

"1967? Pete Rose? That's big," 

CINCINNATI — First, Ken 
Griffey Jr. caught up with Ted 
Williams. Then, Javier Valentin 
got everyone thinking about Pete 
Rose.

With a four-homer splurge on 
Sunday, the Cincinnati Reds com­
pleted a three-game sweep and 
drew com parisons with a couple 
of the greatest hitters in baseball 
history.

Valentin hit his first career 
three-run 
grand slam and a 
homer, connecting 
from both 
sides of the plate during a 9-4 vic­
tory over the Colorado Rockies. 
The backup catcher became the 
first Reds switch-hitter to homer 
from both sides of the plate since 
Pete Rose did it against Atlanta

Valentin said excitedly.

He wasn't the only one mea­

suring himself against history.

Griffey hit his 521st career 
homer, moving into a tie with 
Williams and Willie McCovey for 
14th on the career list. Griffey 
recalled talking to Williams for 
about 20 minutes earlier in his 
career.

"I really don't put myself in 
that category," Griffey said. "You 
look at the things he's done. I've 
got three hitting streaks of 10 
games or more, and his career 
average is what, .340? He went 
to war. I don't put myself in that 
category. I play baseball. He took 
a chance on sacrificing his life for 
his country."

Griffey hit a solo homer in

each game of the series, showing 
flashes of his All-Century form. 
Griffey tore his hamstring from 
the bone last August and is just 
now rounding into form from 
major surgery.

"N ow that we're going, I'm 
really glad to see him healthy 
and playing w ell," Rockies man­
ager Clint Hurdle said. "I did not 
enjoy seeing him play the last 
three days."

He wasn't alone in sending the 
Rockies to another dismal day 
on the road. The Reds scored all 
of their runs off four homers, all 
with two outs.

Sean Casey and Griffey hom- 
ered on consecutive pitches in the 
sixth inning starting a six-run rally 
off a stunned Jamey Wright (5- 
10). The right-hander had allowed 
only one hit to that point.

"After that, it seemed like every 
pitch I'm throwing I left up," 
Wright said.

Casey sparked the rally with 
his first homer of the season at 
Great American Ball Park, where 
more homers have been hit than 
anyplace else in the majors. The 
first baseman hadn't homered 
since June 5 at Colorado and has 
only four this season.

He flied out to the warning 
track in his previous at-bat, which 
reminded him of the drought.

"W e've been 

joking around 
about how everyone's going to hit 
one but me," Casey said. "Then, 
in the AB before, I hit that one to 
center field, and I'm like, 'C'mon, 
am I going to go the whole season 
without hitting one?' Finally, I got 
one."

Griffey's hom er on the next

pitch put the Reds ahead to stay. 
Finally, Valentin completed the 
nine-batter outburst with a grand 
to right-center, his fifth 
slam 
homer overall.

Valentin also connected from 
the right side in the eighth inning 
off All-Star reliever Brian Fuentes, 
completing the rare switch-hit­
ting feat.

"Anytime you do something 
Pete Rose did, that's pretty spe­
cial," Reds manager Jerry Narron 
said. "And Griff tied a couple of 
big names, too. That's a pretty 
big day."

Ramon Ortiz (5-6) gave up four 
runs in 6 1-3 innings, handing 
the Reds an unwanted franchise 
record. They've gone 92 games 
into the season without a com­
plete game, one more than the 
2001 club's mark.

TIGER: Woods’ career wins Woods saved drama in Open 
climb to 10 in majors

By Paul Newberry
The A ssociated Press

said. "If I'd played those two 
holes well, then it could've been a 
different story."

From page IB

strong cast of contenders, either 
major champions or players who 
have been ranked in the top 10, 
collapsed around him.

He played so well on another 
w indswept afternoon along St. 
Andrews Bay that he was the onlv 
one to break par among the final 
14 players.

"H e's aw esom e," Cam pbell 
said. "I think these were repercus­
sions from a month ago where I 
knocked him off his pedestal for a 
week, which was quite nice to do. 
He's com e back a stronger player 
and a better player."

It w as Woods' fourth victory 
this year and 44th in his PGA Tour 
career. He is tied for seventh with 
Walter Hagen on the all-time list, 
and Hagen's 11 career majors is 
his next immediate goal.

Woods will go to Balustrol next 
month for the PGA Championship 
as the favorite to repeat his feat 
from 2000 when he won three 
majors.

Vijay Singh was in a large group 
of players at 7-under 281. He and 
Woods are the only players to fin­
ish in the top 10 in all three majors 
this year. But a year that began 
with talk about the "Big Five" is 
now focused on No. 1.

"There's no disgrace finishing 
second to the best player in the 
world," Montgomerie said.

Monty turned in a gallant effort 
to win his first major. He twice 
had eagle putts from 20 feet on 
the front nine that would have 
tied for the lead. When he tapped 
in the second one for birdie at No. 
9, he was only one shot out of 
the lead and the Scottish gallery 
began to believe.

Woods was cast as the v illain, 
dressed in black pants and a black

vest over his traditional red 
shirt.

Equipped with a two-shot lead 
— he now is 32-3 on the PGA 
Tour and 10-0 in the majors with 
a 54-hole — Woods played to the 
middle of the green and was satis­
fied with pars.

But even as Olazabal and 
Montgomerie each got to within 
one shot, everyone seemed to 
know what was coming. None 
of the 18 players who began the 
day within six shots of the lead 
could make a charge, and Woods 
knew it.

There's no disgrace 

finishing second to 

th e best player in th e 

w o rld ."

Colin Montgom erie, 

on Tiger Woods

Then came the decisive blows.
Ahead of him, Montgomerie 
just went over the par-311 th green, 
chipped to 7 feet and missed to 
make bogey. Monty also missed a 
6-foot par putt on the 13th to fall 
back to 10 under.

Olazabal drove into a cluster 
of gorse bushes left of the easy 
12th hole and made bogey, while 
Woods' tee shot came up just 
short of the green, and he pitched 
perfectly to 4 feet for birdie.

Just like that, his lead was at 

four shots with six to play.

There was no defining moment, 
like his U-turn chip for birdie at 
the Masters, nor was there a late 
meltdown. Woods was relentless 
to the end, making work easy for 
the man engraving the claret jug.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — A 
small group of caddies huddled 
around a TV in the Royal & 
Ancient locker room, watching 
the engraver work furiously to 
finish off Tiger Woods' name on 
the claret jug as the British Open 
champion made his triumphant 
stroll up the 18th fairway.

"H e could have done that 30 
minutes ago, couldn't he?" one of 
them asked rhetorically.

At least.
Woods effectively won his 10th 
career major about 75 minutes 
earlier, still six holes from finish. 
Three putts, in bang-bang-bang 
succession, effectively choked all 
the drama out of the 134th Open.
Colin M ontgom erie made 
bogey on the difficult par-4 13th 
hole. Just behind at the short par- 
4 12th, Jose Maria Olazabal took 
bogey, too, before Woods tapped 
in for a birdie.

A tenuous two-stroke cushion 
over his two closest challengers 
became an overwhelming four- 
shot advantage for the world's 
best player.

Game over.
The rest of the day was a mere 
victory lap for Woods, who went 
on to a five-stroke victory over 
M ontgom erie, with O lazabal 
landing another shot back in a tie 
for third.

"Tiger made the birdie on 12," 
Monty said, as brutally honest as 
ever, "and that was that."

Woods, who became only the 
third golfer to win 10 major cham­
pionships, shot a bogey-free 34 on 
the front side that could have 
been much lower. His approach 
at No. 6 hit the flagstick, the ball 
deflecting back off the green. A 
punch wedge at 7 spun right by 
the cup, and Woods missed a

6-footer com ing back. Another 
birdie got away at the eighth, a 
hole he nearly aced before botch­
ing a 4-footer.

When Woods made bogey at 
No. 10, a repeat of the Masters 
seemed possible. Back in April, 
the greatest closer in golf squan­
dered a two-shot lead at Augusta 
National with bogeys on the 
final two holes, forcing a playoff 
against Chris DiMarco.

Granted, Woods bounced back 
to claim his fourth green jacket on 
the 19th hole, but this wasn't the 
same dominating golfer who won 
seven of 11 majors at the begin­
ning of the new millennium
W oods' dom inating 

facade 
took another hit at U.S. Open, 
when two late bogeys cost him 
a chance to run down Michael 
Campbell.

So, when Woods drove into 
a pot bunker at No. 10, lead­
ing to his first bogey of the 
round, a buzz swept across the 
Old Course. Could their beloved 
Monty pull off his first major? 
Could Olazabal get an Open to go 
with his two Masters wins.

Then came the 12th. Woods 
unleashed a monstrous drive and 
chipped to 4 feet. Olazabal put 
his ball in a gorse bush, came up 
short of the green, chipped to 12 
feet and missed the par-saving 
putt.

At virtually the same time, 
Montgomerie stood over a 6-foot­
er to save par. He, too, watched 
the ball slide by the hole.

Woods w ent 

to 14-under, 
Olazabal and Montgomerie to 10- 
under.

The Spaniard also moaned 
about his bogey at No. 6, which 
dropped him three strokes behind 
Wood.

"1 had some bad swings on 
6 and 12, and that's where my 
chances were done," Olazabal

Maybe. But Woods had posi­
tioned himself well the first three 
days, starting out 66-67 and scram­
bling for a 1-under 71 Saturday 
even while driving twice into the 
prickly bushes, costing him a pair 
of one-stroke penalties.

Woods came to the final round 
with a two-shot advantage over 
Olazabal and a three-stroke cush­
ion over Montgomerie and Retief 
Goosen.

The South African w asn't a fac­
tor, stumbling out of contention 
with bogeys on the first two holes 
and four of the first eight. He fin­
ished at 74 — not as embarrassing 
as his collapse on the final day of 
the U.S. Open, but another poor 
showing with a major champion­
ship on the line.

Even though there were plen­
ty of major winners and highly 
ranked golfers lined up behind 
Woods, no one seriously chal­
lenged. Eighteen players were 
within six strokes at the start of 
the day, and Bernhard Langer 
was the only one to break par, 
posting a 1-under 71 that wasn't 
nearly good enough.

When the official end came, 
the engraver having carved all 10 
letters into the hallowed trophy 
in rime for Woods to hold it aloft, 
Sean O'Hair settled onto a bench 
in front of that clubhouse TV. He 
had finished 5-under, 9 strokes 
back in a tie for 15th.

"I'm going to take a week off, 
then try to figure out how to com ­
pete with that guy," the PGA Tour 
rookie said.

"You had a good week," an 

R&A worker remarked.

O'Hair shook his head.
"I'm not even close," he said, 
glancing toward the TV, "to that
guy"

SPORTS NOTES

Martinez dusts off Braves 

with easy day at the office

NEW YORK — Pedro M artinez 
m ade quick work of the Atlanta 

Braves.

M artinez threw an econom ical six 

innings Sunday, allowing Atlanta 
just tw o hits on 61 pitches and 
then turned a com fortable six-run 
lead over to the New York bullpen 
in w hat becam e an 8-1 victory for 
the Mets over the Braves.

"I had an easy day, and i deserved 
it, didn't I?" Martinez said. "It was an 

easy day at the office."

W ith M artinez coasting, manager 
Willie Randolph shortened the ace 
right-hander's outing, lifting him 
after six and using three relievers to 
finish off the Braves.

"I just wanted to get the bullpen 
some work," he said. "Even though 
he had a low pitch count, anytim e 
I can take Pedro out leading 6-0, I'll 

do it, and that's what I did."

That was fine with Martinez 

(11-3).

"I agree w ith everything they do," 

he said. "I trust them completely. 
They know what they're doing. I 
could use the rest for the future 
so I can be healthy for August and 
September, when they need me."

M artinez had the Braves baffled, 

throw ing a variety of pitches and 
changing speeds. Atlanta m anager 
Bobby Cox was suitably impressed.

Full group of'Montys'show 

up to British Open

Dozens of men wearing kilts, hun­
dreds o f blue and white Scottish 
flags and a standing ovation 
at nearly every grandstand still 
weren't enough to bring Colin 
M ontgom erie his first title in a 
major cham pionship.

He fell short, but it wasn't 
because of a lack of support.

Calling themselves the "Full 

Montys,"five young men wearing T- 
shirts saying "We Love M onty" and 
sporting blond Afro wigs followed 

M ontgom erie around.

Four other Scottish men, each 
carrying large Scottish flags around 
the course, waved their support for 
M onty at every hole.

"This is your year Monty, and 
everyone knows it," Chris Pyle 
screamed w hen M ontgom erie 
edged to w ithin one shot of Woods 
w hen he birdied No. 9 — leaving 
him at 12 under with W oods on 
13 under. Alongside, his brother, 
Colin, waved the flag and shouted 
encouragem ent.

"I don't know if he'll ever be 
in contention again like this in a 
major, and a major in Scotland," 
said Calvin Cameron, one of the 
Full Montys. "Probably not. This 
looked so m uch like his year. It's 
very disappointing."

Rangers place center fielder 

Nixon 15-day disabled list

OAKLAND, Calif. — Texas center 
fielder Laynce Nix was placed on 
the 15-day disabled list Sunday 
after injuring his shoulder in 
the Rangers' loss to Oakland on 
Thursday.

Nix left the game after making 
a diving catch in the sixth inning 
of Oakland's 6-0 victory. He will be 
exam ined by team doctors when 
the Rangers return to Arlington on 
Monday.

Jason Botts was recalled from 

Triple-A Oklahom a to replace Nix. A 
switch-hitter, Botts was batting .296 
w ith 17 hom e runs and 63 RBIs.

Nix has started 60 games, hitting 

.240 w ith six hom e runs and 32 
RBIs.

Woods not without fans 

of his own in Scotland

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland 

— W oods had his own enthusiastic 
fans — none sticking out more 

than Andy Kulina and M ike Peirce. 
The tw o Americans from Ohio, w ho 
w ork in London, followed W oods 
wearing Bengal-colored pants, 
topp ed with tiger ears and waving 
tiger tails.

The outfits were the brainchild 
of Peirce, w ho had them m ade for 
him a dozen years ago w hen he 
followed the Cincinnati Bengals 
NFL teams.

"A friend made them for me, but 
I put them in a box and never wore 
them until Tiger came along."

They donned the costum es at 
the 2002 Ryder Cup at the Belfry in 

Birm ingham, England, where the 

Europeans beat the Americans. "We 
were looking for a second chance," 
Kulina said, "and today is it."

An equipm ent m alfunction 

wasn't going to slow Tiger W oods 
dow n this week.

W oods broke his driver in practice 

before the Open began, crack­
ing the face with one swing. He 

sw itched to his backup driver, a 
graphite shafted Nike Platinum 
w ith the same 460cc head, for the 
tournament.

Compiled from The Associated Press

 Monday, July 18, 2005 

SPO RTS 

Lee, Ramirez help Cubs down Pirates with solo home

L ee takes NL lead 
fo r h om e runs with 
28th dinger o f season

By The Associated P ress____

CHICAGO — Derrek Lee and 
Aramis Ramirez hit solo home runs, 
Carlos Zambrano pitched eight solid 
innings, and the Chicago Cubs beat 
the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 Sunday.

Ramirez had three hits for the 
Cubs, who took three of four from 
the Pirates during the four-game 
series and have won six of their last 
seven games.

Lee's homer was his 28th, breaking 
a tie with Atlanta's Andruw Jones 
for the NL lead. Jeromy Bumitz had 
three of Chicago's 15 hits and also 
homered for Chicago.

Zam brano 

(7-4) allowed one 
unearned run and five hits. He 
struck out four, walked four and 
drove in two runs with a double.

"H e threw the ball great today," 
Cubs manager Dusty Baker said. 
"H e minimized his pitches, prob­
ably the lowest pitch count he had 
in a long time, and w e gave him a 
lot of offensive support."

The Cubs led 1-0 after Lee's homer 
in the first off Kip Wells (6-10) before 
sending 10 men to the plate and 
scoring five runs in the third.

With one out, Wells gave up con­
secutive singles to Todd Walker, Lee, 
Bumitz and Ramirez, making it 3-0.
Michael Barrett added an RBI sin­
gle later in the inning, and Zambrano 
hit a two-run double to make it 6-0 
and chase Wells.

Bumitz hit his 15th homer off 
Brian Meadows in the fourth inning. 
Ramirez led off the seventh with a 
drive onto Waveland Ave. off John 
Grabow for his 21st homer, making 
it 8-1.

Zambrano, a 255-pound right­
hander, also provided a comic 
moment in the fifth, when he tried 
to stop Matt Lawton's line drive 
with his right hand.

After knocking the ball down, 
Zambrano tried to flip the ball 
between his two legs to Lee at first 
base, but in the process lost his 
footing and did a somersault on the 
grass.

Zambrano met with a trainer but 

stayed in the game.

"I was just laughing. It was funny 

to watdh," Lee said.

Royals, Tigers hold melee after

Hernandez plunks Guillen

3B

runs

Chicago Cubs' 
Derrek Lee 
watches after 
hitting a solo 
home run off 
Pittsburgh 
Pirates start­
ing pitcher Kip 
Wells in the 
first inning at 
Wrigley Field.
Lee holds the 
NL lead for 
home runs with 
28.

Nam Huh

The Associated Press

Farnsw orth tackles Affelclt 
during braw l with six p layers 
ejected fro m 5 -0 Tiger victory

By The Associated Press

DETROIT — Runelvys Hernandez allowed 
two hits through five innings before he was 
ejected after triggering a bench-clearing brawl 
in the sixth, and the Kansas City Royals beat 
the Detroit Tigers 5-0 on Sunday.

Three relievers finished the six-hitter for 
the Royals, who had three players and m an­
ager Buddy Bell ejected in the melee that 
started after H ernandez beaned D etroit's 
Carlos Guillen in the helm et, his third hit bat­
ter of the game.

"W hat he did is not acceptable," Tigers 
catcher Ivan Rodriguez said. "A pitcher can­
not throw at a plaver's head. It's not a good 
thing to do."

Mike Sweeney hit a two-run homer, and 

Mark Teahen added a solo shot.

The R oyals led 4-0 w hen H ernand ez 
(7-9) threw a low and in sid e pitch that 
G u illen thought hit him . G u illen argued 
w ith p late u m p ire M a rty F oster, and 
D etroit m an ager A lan T ram m ell cam e out 
to plead 
the ca se. T h e n ext p itch hit 
G u illen in the h elm et.

"I didn't try to hit nobody," Hernandez 
said. "I feel sorry about that (hitting Guillen 
in the head). But I didn't try to hit him on 
purpose."

Guillen yelled at Hernandez when he got 
up and the two charged each other. The 
dugouts and bullpens then cleared, with 
Hernandez and G uillen being kept away 
from each other.

"I think that's absolutely wrong, throwing 
at som ebody's head ," Detroit pitcher Jeremy 
Bonderman said. " If I hit somebody in the 
head, I expect som eone to do the same thing. 
You stand up for your teammates because 
you can end a guy's career throwing at 
som ebody's head."

Guillen yelled at Hernandez when he got 
up and the two charged each other. The 
dugouts and bullpens then cleared, with

Hernandez and G uillen being kept aw ay 
from each other.

The scuffle appeared to be over with no 
punches thrown, but more pushing and shov­
ing began.

Detroit reliever Kyle Farnsw orth 

then 
charged Kansas City relief pitcher Jerem y 
Affeldt, picked him up and slammed him to 
the ground.

H ern a n d ez, B ell, E m il Brow n and 
A lb erto C a stillo w ere ejected 
the 
R oyals. G u illen , Farn sw orth and Jerem y 
Bonderm an also w ere tossed.

for 

Leo Nunez relieved Hernandez and got 
Chris Shelton to hit into a double play and 
M agglio Ordonez to ground out to end the 
sixth.

He pitched a perfect seventh before Affeldt 
in the 

allow ed a single to Nook Logan 
eighth.

Mike M acDougal allow ed three hits in 
the ninth before getting pinch-hitter Ivan 
Rodriguez to ground to short with the bases 
loaded.

Hernandez hit two of the first three Detroit 
batters of the gam e, Brandon Inge and 
Shelton. Detroit starter Mike M aroth (7-10) 
hit David D ejesus in the second inning, and 
home plate umpire M arty Foster warned both 
dugouts.

D ejesus led off the game with a single and 

scored on Sw eeney's one-out homer.

Brown followed with a lined single to cen­
ter that Logan misplayed for a two-base error, 
which allowed Brown to go to third.

Terrence Long then singled to right through 

a drawn-in infield for a 3-0 lead.

Teahen hom ered w ith one out 

in the 

fourth.

Detroit had runners on the corners with 
one out in the third, but Hernandez got 
Shelton to hit into a double play on a 3-2 pitch 
to end the inning.

Maroth allowed three earned runs and nine 

hits in 6 1-3 innings.

"It's just a typical baseball fight," Royals 

manager Buddy Bell said.

"I just hope Guillen is OK. We've all been 

hit in the head at one time or another."

Not everyone has been tackled, though.

Detroit Tigers' Ivan Rodriguez pulls Kansas City Royals' David DeJesus out of the scrum as members of both teams scuffle 
in the sixth inning. The bench-clearing brawl started after Hernandez beaned Detroit's Carlos Guillen in the helmet.

Duane Burleson I Associated Press

LANCE: One week remains 

ASTROS: H ouston swept

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in Armstrong’s last tour

From pagel B

the hardest stage of the Tour is 
a big, big accomplishment. He 
deserves it," he said.

Hincapie's time was 6 hours, 6 
minutes, 38 seconds. Pereiro was 
6 seconds back. Three other mem­
bers of their breakaway group 
placed third, fourth and fifth.

Behind them, Armstrong again 
held off his strongest rivals — 
Italian Ivan Basso and German 
jan Ullrich.

Basso was sixth, with Armstrong 
right behind. They both finished 5 
minutes and 4 seconds behind 
Hincapié. The effort moved Basso 
up to second in the overall stand­
ings, but he still trails Armstrong 
by 2:46.

M ickael 

Ullrich struggled on the final 
climb, placing mnth. His overall 
deficit to Armstrong grew to 5:58.
of 
Denmark, who had been second 
overall, 1:41 back, fell to third, 
now 3:09 behind Armstrong. 
Hincapié is 18th overall.

R asm ussen 

A rm strong said his lead is 
"m ore secure," but that hard 
racing lies ahead in the last 
week of the three-week event.

"You never know, you go to 
a village and take a turn too 
fast and break your collarbone 
— Tour de France over. So you 
have to be realistic," Armstrong 
said. "We have a week to go, 
and a lot of things can get in 
the way."

Crowds are among the poten­

tial risks. Som e fans ran dan­
gerously alongside the riders 
up Sunday's clim bs. O ne was 
knocked down by a m otorbike 
carrying a television cam era­
m an who was film ing the race. 
Race organizers said they had 
no word on w hether the fan 
w as hurt.

"We have a week 
to go, and a lot of 
things can get in the 
way"
Lance Armstrong, 
Austin resident

The riders passed a m onu­
m ent m arking the spot where 
Casartelli, A rm strong's former 
team m ate, fell and died on July 
18,1995.

Casartelli, the 1992 Olympic road 
race champion, suffered head inju­
ries in the crash after completing 
the difficult Col du Portet d'Aspet 
climb. He was traveling at about 
53 mph.

"The feeling hasn't changed over 
the years," Armstrong said after 
meeting at the start with Casartelli's 
parents, widow and 10-year-old son 
at his Discovery Channel team bus.
"I still get a tear in my eye and 
still get goose bumps when I pass 
that incredibly beautiful m onu­
m ent."

From page 18

baseman Mike Lamb's throw­
ing error that allowed two runs 
to score.

With the bases loaded and one 
out, the .051-hitting Carpenter 
hit a tapper to first, and Lamb 
tried to go for a home-to-first 
double play but threw wide 
to the plate. Carpenter was 
forced to dodge the throw as 
the ball sailed to the backstop. 
Rolen scored from third, and So 
Taguchi scored from second on 
the play.

Clemens lasted seven innings,

giving up three runs on five 
hits. He struck out only one, 
getting Carpenter on a called 
third strike in the seventh. Both 
of his walks came in the second, 
including a four-pitch pass to 
load the bases to Mike Mahoney, 
who has spent most of the sea­
son in the minors and had been 
0-for-6.

O nly one run was earned, 
the second in 53 innings on 
this year ag ain st 
the road 
C lem ens. The 
loss w as his 
first in five career decisions 
against St. Louis.

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4 2 0 - Unfurnished 
Houses

4 2 0 - Unfurnished 
Houses

RENTAL

EMPLOYMENT

4 4 0 - Roommates 7 9 0 - P art tim e

1 2 0 - Houses

3804 MAINER Wood, 3 /1 , 
ch/co, ceramic tile floors and 
counter tops, beautifully redone,
697-8804_________________
PERFECT FOR b u iy ed u c a ­
tor! New 3 /2 5 /2 Garden 
home 2 f OOsqft. Gated commu­
nity, 
yd maintenance 
$194 500 Call Valentine Real­
tors 576-2041, 258-9194

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1 3 0 - Condos-

AREA 

Townhomes
IA /N W Hills on 
N ^U T shuttle and Metro, 
gated, covd pkg, 1 bed­
room/1 bath & small office, ex­
cellent condition, small fenced 
patio, $ 119,900, Turnquist Part­
ners Realty, Tina 789-3385 
www.TinaCoverman com

MERCHANDISE

4X4, 

sunroof, 

CLASSIC NISSAN Pathfmder, 
black, 
fully 
loaded quadraphonic sound, 
great condition Needs few re­
pairs, 
$1150. Call
Glenn 828-6478

1987, 

1972 MERCEDES Benz, blue, 
great condition, no rust, mainte­
nance records available, power 
44K miles, 
4-doors, AC, 
$4,500 
Austin 
317-776-3010

OBO, 

RENTAL

3 6 0 Furn. A pts.

EFFICIENCY 2 

blocks 
'V^w est of UT $339 ABP 
On-site management and 
laundry Holloway Apts. 2502 
Nueces. 474-0146 
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SUPER STUDIO 

Apartments 

West Campus 
Furnished with newer 
furniture.
Faux hardw ood floors.

$49 5
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4 9 9 -8 0 1 3

HYDE PARK 
EFF & 1 B D R M
EFFIC from $ 4 9 5 

UNFURN AVAILABLE 
FREE C able, UT Shuttle 
Pool, D w /D s p , Res M g r 
108 W 45th 
4 5 2 - 1 4 1 9 , 9 7 0 -3 0 8 6 
www. 108place.com

nicely 

WfST CAMPUS 1BR + Large 
furnished; 
Loh. 
Washer/Dryei, pool $895 Call 
656-4108 or 328-8333 x 128: 
Owner/Agent

LOCATION LOCATION!
Looking for Best prices 
luxury units - come see effy's 
one & two bdrm, special 2 
bdrm with 1 & 1.5 BA suitable 
for 3 or 4 Beautiful, patio, 
pool, carpet, furniture - clean, 
well maintained, mgr & 
mcuntenanue on premises. 
Shuttle, less than 3 mins to UT 
Fam,iy operated
CENTURY PLAZA 
4210 Red River 452-4366 
PARK PLAZA CT.
915 & 923 E 41 St. 452-6518 
www.ApartmentsinAustin net

LARGE 2 /2 S , 1/1 s, 
and efficiencies

* 9 0 0 + sq ft. 2 /2 s
* Furnished, new appliances
* Gas, water, trash paid.
* 2 Laundry rooms
* W alk, bike, bus to UT

Avalon Apartments 

1 1 0 0 E 3 2 St. 4 5 8 - 4 5 1 1

h i EFFICIENCY 
$460/mo 
$460 security deposit Gas & 
water paid. North of campus. 
No Pets. Brian 4744918

STEAL $300-$350 Hyde Park, 
10 minutes from campus, 
in­
cludes W /D , refrigerator, dish­
livingrcom w / big- 
washer, 
screen TV, backyard. Adam 
825-7725

FREE ROADRUNNER! 
BEST DEAL IN 
WEST CAMPUS
N o w pre-leasing for 
2 0 0 5 -2 0 0 6 
Mesquite Tree Apartments 
2 4 1 0 LO N G VIEW
Alarm & Cable included
Brian Novy 3 2 7 -7 6 1 3

Fem ale R o o m m a te 
W a n te d
Beautiful 2 story 1800sqft. 
Luxury Condo, w/garage, W/D,
2 outdoor deck patio 
areas, extra closet and storage 
space, furnished Gated 
complex North Campus location 
on Duvall 3 blocks from campus.
Pictures available on 
request Rent $600 month/$600 
deposit, 1 /3 electricity. 
Available Aug 16, 2005. 
Contact:
Becky 281450-3215 
email rhttx@hotmail.com or 
Teddi 817-715-9872

3 7 0 • Unf. Apts.
$2 0 0 OFF First Month!
Available now & August. 
North and West Campus 
Large eff's, very nice $475 
Lg 1/1 's, Great Locations 
$ 47 5 -$ 55 0 
1/1 6 25 sqft ABP $625
Owner Managed 
W augh Props Inc. 
4 5 1 -0 9 8 8

$2 0 0 OFF First Month!
A vailable now & August. 
Efficiency $ 5 3 5 
1 /1 $ 5 7 5 
Huge 2 /2 's and 2 /1 's 
$ 7 4 5 -$ 9 0 0 

Some ABP. Very N ice 
W augh Props Inc 
4 5 1 -0 9 8 8

$200 OFF First Month!
Available now & AUG. 
Hyde Park (44th/Guad)
Lg Eff's $ 4 1 5 4 4 6 5 
Lg 1/1 $ 5 0 0 
Owner managed 
Waugh Props Inc.
4 5 1 -0 9 8 8

HYDE PARK EFF & 
1 B D R M

N- ' 

EFFIC from $465 
1 -BDRM from $535 
FURN AVAILABLE 
FREE Cable, UT Shuttle 
Pool, DW/Dsp, Res Mgr 
108 W . 45th 
4 5 2 -1 4 1 9 , 9 7 0 -3 0 8 6 
w w w . 108place.com

^ 2 - 2 

NEW LISTING! Cheapest 
in West Campus 
$795+1 month 
free 
Apartment Finders 322-9556 
www ausapt com

^ UNIQUE 1 -1 LOFT .study 
1-1+study! Walk to 
school, gas & water paid 
Apartment Finders 

$600+ 
322-9556 www ousapt.com

couse 
Campus 

^ CRANK UP THE A/C 
free! North 
it's 
neighborhood, 
9 /1 2 month leases 1-1 $620, 
2-1 $925 Apartment Finders 
322-9556 www.ausopt.com

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DEALS & latest rent reduc­
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6th street West 

Apartments.
Large 1 bedrooms from 
$5 6 5 and 
2 bedrooms from $ 795. 
www.wsgaustin.com 
4 9 9 -8 0 1 3 2

" , ELEGANT TOWNHOME 
> 0cO N D O S I West Campus 
2-story units with pool, 
gates, washer/dryer, rent reduc­
Finders 
Apartment 
tions 
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3 7 0 - Unf. Apts.

Best Deal On 
UT Shuttle

Eff

1-1

2-1

2-1.5

2-2

$395+

$435+

$495+

$555+

$555+

Features:
Energy efficient,
ceramic tile entry &
bath, walk-in closets,
spacious floor plans,

cats allowed.

$695+
3-2
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444-7555 442-6668 444-6676

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from the owner.

1 3 different locations 
near campus. 
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floorplans and pictures. 
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499-8013

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X j T O 

UT. 
houses-Maps & Photos 

EyesofTexasProperties.com 
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Best

‘ ” $ 1 0 0 OFF 
1st M ONTH!

The Voyageurs 
311 E. 31st b /t 
Speedway & Duval 
2 bedrooms - 1 bath 
$899
Call Lindsey 5 8 9 -1 0 1 6 
utcüpartments.com

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APARTMENT
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and/or Call for liscenced Real 
Estate Agent Ask about $50 gift 
cords & rebatesl
8 2 8 -4 4 7 0

QUAINT HYDE PARK liv- 
S ^im g l Cute 2-1 with water 
& gas paid $750 Apart­
322-9556 

ment 
Finders 
www ausapt.com

ATTENTION serious stu- 
dents! Quiet property, 
alarm, micro, pool, 1-1 
$495, 2-2 $760 Apartment 
Finders 
322-9556
www.ausapt.com

^/c e n te r, 

RESORT LIVING! Fitness 
alarms,
washer/dryer, pool, ac­
room 
Finders 

cess gates, computer 
$299+ 
322-9556 www ausopt.com

Apartment 

^

 HYDE PARK CHARM! 

1-1 only $525 
2BR's starting $625 

Spacious floor plans. 
WATER, TRASH & GAS PAID! 
Laundry, pool, on shuttle or 
walk to campus.
A p t Hq 5 1 2 -4 4 2 -9 3 3 3 
1-888-583-9893
apartmentheadquarters.com

HYDE PARK 4103 Speedway 
Efficiency on UT Shuttle $400 
Summer rate. Manager in Apt 
105 454-3449/478-7355

HYDE PARK PRELEASING
spacious remodeled 2 /2 's in 
small, quiet complex, well 
maintained, fantastic loc. on 
34th btwn Speedway/Duval. 
CACH, wood laminate floors, 
on site laundry, paid water, 
cable, HBO, and HS Internet. 
$ 9 9 0 no pets/smokers. 
3 7 2 -8 7 9 7 or 7 9 1 -5 8 5 9

COOL UNITS with pool view 
Quiet community. Access gates, 
ball courts. Bus route Starting 
$370 Standard cable and water 
paid. 451-4514

ROOMY WESTCAMPUS Effi 
ciency, 621 West 31st $425 
Water, gas paid, lb r near IF 
899-9492.

^ M B I E 

SEMESTER LEASE AVAIL- 
in West Campus! 
Studio $470, 1-1 $565, 
2-2 $1015 Apartment Finders 
322-9556 www.ausapt.com

RENT REDUCTION! Nice 
"^ ^ W e s t Campus 2-2 with 
awesome pool & friendly 
neighbors $795+gas & water 
paid. 
Finders 
Apartment 
322-9556 www ausapt.com

HYDE PARK FREEBIE' 
' ' w Free Cable, Roadrunner, 
& HBO +rent specials in 
nice gated community! 2-1 
$1000, 2-2 $1070 Apartment 
Finders 
322-9556
www.ausapt.com

E HYDE PARK 4103 Speed 
way Efficiency on UT Shuttle 
$400 Summer rate Manager in 
Apt 105 454-3449/478-7355

AVAILABLE NOW 
Ibr/eff by 
IF. $425/$375. Water, Gas, 
Garbage paid. 5307 Link. 
899-9492

NORTH CAMPUS BAR- 
GAIN I Walk to school & 
1-1 
gas/water 
$495, 2-1 &795 Apartment 
Finders 
322-9556
www.ausapt.com

paid, 

CENTRAL - Available 
N o w 1 & 2 bedrooms
Com pletely Remodeled 
Brentwood Townhomes! 
Plush Berber carpet, new tile,
2 tone accent paint, 
lush green pandscope and 
lots more to come.
Call for an appointment
476-0111

1 /1 BLOCK FROM UT C A M ­
PUS Centennial Condos, 501 
W. 26th, covered parking w / 
if 
additional space 
needed, 
$ 1095/mo,
W /D , 
512-507-9177

WEST CAMPUS 2bdrm garage 
apt 4blks from campus. Hard­
wood floors. Quiet, good secu­
rity 
450-0242,
478-8905

$700. 

BEST DEAL UT Shuttle I 
N^FREE cable, access gates 
Studio $375, 1-1 $405, 
2-1 $495 Apartment Finders 
322-9556 www.ausapt.com

2 Months Free Rent
2 /2 1025 sqft $625 
Newly remodeled, excellent 
maintenance, very clean 
community, swimming pool, low 
electricity bill and no water bill 
A nice small quiet community.
Brookhollow
Apartments
1 4 1 4 Arena Drive 
4 4 5 -5 6 5 5 
or
2 2 8 -7 6 0 2

FURNISHED WEST CAM- 
PUS with REDUCED RENT 
and 9 month lease! 1-1 
Finders 

$575 
322-9556 www ausapt.com

Apartment 

AFFORDABLE CONDOS 
in North Campusl Walk 
to School, washer/dryer, 
9 /1 2 months $850 Apartment 
322-9556
Finders 
www.ausopt.com

ONE BEDROOM apartment in 
private home, quiet neighbor­
hood, Capital Plaza, w /d, 
$395, no pets, 517 1195

TIRED OF Roommates? 
^ ^ ^ G e t Your own placel 
West & North Campus 
studios $380+ Apartment Find­
ers 322-9556 www ausapt.com

GREAT C O M M U N ITY- 
VILLA VALLARTA 
located in W est C am pusl 
Sem ester Leases a v a ila b le 
Seconds fro m UT, M o p ac, 
a n d D o w n to w n 1 Plenty o f 
p a rk in g fo r residents. 
Leasing office open M o n , 
W e d , Thurs 9 - 6 . Stop by 
2 5 0 5 Longview . 
5 1 2 -4 7 3 -2 9 2 6

LEMED
APARTMENTS
1200 West 40th Street 
Central 
N o application fee. 
1/1 $ 5 9 9, 2 /1 $7 9 9 
1 Month FREE. FREE gas. 
45 3 -3 5 4 5

NEED A place for fall semester 
only? Efficiency in Hyde Pork 
home, $350/mo, 554-9860

HYDE PARK 
VILLAGE
Shops, restaurants across 
the street, large 2 /1 for 
$ 9 9 5 , access gates, pool, 

covered parking, # 7 bus, 
Preleasing for Fall 
4 5 1 -2 3 4 3

NEED A place for Fall semester 
only? Efficiency in Hyde Park 
home, $350/mo, 554-9860

to UT. Utilities 

APARTMENT
2 B R /1 B Á 
Ib lk 
in ­
cluded a n d fre e m eal plan 
a t The C astilian Cafe. 
S 9 0 0 /m o /p e r s o n . 
Call 
4 7 8 .9 8 1 1 fo r d etails.

CENTRAL $99 move-in 1&2 
bedrooms $475-$575. Gated. 
Free gas/water/cable! M.E 
Gene 
Realtors. 
585-8654

Johnson 

3 7 0 - Unf. Apts. 

3 7 0 - Unf. Apts.
EFF. & 1 -2-3-4 BDRM
N o w P r e le a s in g ! 
S tartin g in $400s 

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PROPERTY 
OF THE

• Gated Community
■ Student Oriented
■ On UT Shuttle Route
• Microwaves
• Water & Sand Volleyball
• Lofts W/Fans
•5 Min. to Downtown

•Free 
Video 
& DVD 
Library
• Spacious Floor 
Plans
* Basketball

POINT SOUTH
Rental Office: 1910 Willowcreek

444-7536

2401 Rio Grande
512-479-1300
www.iitmetro.com

5 6 0 - Public 
Notice

WEST CAMPUS. Walk to UT. 3 
very nice 2 /1 opts. Hardwoods, 
ceiling fans, AC, non-smoking. 
Small pets only. Perfect for Grad 
Students/Professionals. 
Lease. 
$795-$895. 
Available Aug 
15th 637-8232

FAR WEST 1-1 Condo, 800sqft, 
UT Shuttle, cov'd pkg, gated, 
pool. Very private, W /D incl. 
$795/m onth. First month free! 
Call 653-0814

WALK TO UT- 
HARDW OODS- 
HYDE PARK- ENFIELD.
Duplex Hartford 2 /1 ;
2 /1 , e ff, 3 /1 , W. 30th;
2 /1 W 34th, 3 /1 Ave. G;
1/1 & 2 /1 Downtown Neches, 
3 / 2 Speedway; 1/1 Duval. 
4 7 7 - 1 4 7 7 
sdarend2@ swbell.net

CLARKSVILLE - 1/1 garage apt, 
W /D , CACH, wood firs, prv 
parking, ceramic tile 1304 W. 
13th St., $1100. avail now! 
472-2123, barkleyhouses com

PRELEASING 

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UT. 

CLOSE
Best

houses-Maps & Photos 

EyesofTexasProperties.com 
477-1163

1/1 upstairs 
WEST CAMPUS 
apt. 
in historic house, oak 
floors, like a treehousel 1903 
Nueces 
avail now! 
$630. 
472-2123, barkleyhouses.com

1 202 WEST 29th. 4 bd s/4 bths 
+ office. Fireplace, ceiling fan, 
fenced yard + dog run, and 
stained concrete 
floors Call 
326-9442

I9 3 0 's 3 /2 on Waller Creek 
by law school, hardwood firs, 
tile baths, ceiling fans, CACH, 
secluded shaded outdoor space. 
807 E.30th. 
Avail 
August, 472-2123. 
barkleyhouses com

$21 00 

3 9 0 * Unfurnished 

Duplexes

2BR/1 5BA, 

DUPLEX FOR rent. 280 0 Vernon 
renovated 
Ave 
New ceramic tile, berber car­
pet, new kitchen appliances. 
Call 
633-1202 
$700/m onth.

Doug 

2 /1 DU PLE X 2 5 th & P e a rl.
Walk to UT. Hardwoods, ceiling 
fans, W /D , CACH, diswasher, 
Renovated 
fenced 
kitchen/bathroom. 
Available 
9 /1 . $625/person. Call Penny 
502 -07 20/6 36-1128.

yard. 

1940's 2 /1 upstairs, CACH, 
private balcony, wood 
floors, 
ceramic tile bath, cutel 1505 
Kirkwood #B, $1150. avail
now! 
472-2123,
barkleyhouses.com

FRENCH PLACE-1930'S vintage 
3/4BR house in quiet neighbor­
hood, CACH, hardwoods, ce­
ramic bath & kitchen, w /d 
conn., close to campus. 1301 E. 
29th. $1995. 472-2123. 
barkleyhouses.com

NICE 3 /2 CACH, fenced yard, 
CR shuttle W /D Available 8-1. 
$ 1 150/m o. 
1310 Berkshire.
657-7171

5/6BR. 3BA 2,5 0 0 sq feet. Du­
in 2003. $2200 
plex build 
month. 
Montclaire. 
947-7653 Sam Presley Real­
tors.

2 10 0 

two stories, 

4/5BR, 3BA walk to UT Classic 
two 
stone house, 
kitchens, etc. $30 00 month. 
310 9 W alling. 947-7653.
Sam Presley Realtors

HYDE PARK: BEAUTIFUL
LARGE 3 / 2 / 1 DECK, TREES, 
HARDWOODS, NEW APPLI­
ANCES, 
C A /C H , 
W /D , 
C-FANS, GARAGE, N O PETS 
OR 
SMOKER.
$ 1 5 0 0 /M 0 . AVAILABLE 
8 /1 0 358-7737

1940's one & two bedroom du­
plexes, wood floors, lots ol win­
dows www.barkleyhouses com 
or 472-2123 for details

1506 WESTMOOR
3-2-1 
DRIVE, screened porch, appli­
ances, shuttle, 
fenced 
trees, 
$1275. 830-798-9998.

4 0 0 - Condos-

Townhomes

PARK 

HYDE 
contemporary 
3BR/2BA CACH, W /D , pool, 
garage $1530 480-9576 or 
(cell) 779-4994

FEMALE ROOMMATE wanted. 
UT 3 bedroom condo, close to 
everything, on bus route, 
MoPac at Far West Blvd. W /D , 
basic cable and roadrunner 
included $410/bedroom plus 
1 /3 electricty, $200 deposit.
N o pets/no smoking. 
Contact Barbara Patterson 
512-608-0988 or 
713-816-7946

SPACIOUS 2 / 2 new fridge 
UT Shuttle, fresh paint, up to 4 
students, S 9 9 0 /m o , 3 2 9 6 7 3 5

for 

C O N D O 

ie iT 
ÜT 
$ 1050/m o, 
condo 
2 b r /lb o , no agent fee, 914 
W .26th, 328-4000

UT 

FENCED, 
covered
4 / 2 / 2 , 
patio, 2 
living areas, nice 
neighborhood, 1108 Red Cliff, 
$995, 335-7077, 5 1 7 6 1 2 4

NEAR UT&FIESTA supermarket. 
1303 Norwood Rd Charming 
4 /1 . Large shaded backyard. 
W /D . D /W . CACH. Available 
Aug 1 $ 1350/m o. 5 7 6 0 3 5 3

West Campus 3 or 4bdrm. Ex­
tremely Large house 4blks from 
campus 
floors 
$1750. 450 -02 4^, 478-8905

Hardwood 

STUDENTS DREAM 
4712 
FINLEY: 3 / 3 GREAT ROOM­
MATE SITUATION, EVERYONE 
GETS A BATHROOMI $1,595 
MONTHLY. 585-7648

NEAR UT 2 /1 , CACH, appli- 
ances, 
large,shady yard on 
creek, quiet street. 2004 Roun­
tree $950. 923-5390.

MULTIPLE HOUSES available 
5 /2 -$ 1500, 
4 /2 -$ 1250,
3 /1 $1100, 2 /l- $ 5 5 0 . Near 
Dlwn, campus Pets OK, Deposit 
neg 
in. Call 
8-1 move 
784-3952 o w r/a g t

4401 Barrow
3/2, $2100

282$ San Gabriel
3/1. W est Campus - $ ’ 595

3115 Benehra
3/3, North Cam pus - $1795

3213 Liberty
3/2. Elec pd $2200

4504 Elwood
4/ 2 , Huge yd Hriwcts - $1900

706 West 32nd
3/1 SI 595

810 West 32nd
4/2 $2300

MANY OTHERS!

COUNTRY 15 mins UTI 3 /2 . 
3500+sqft. Porches, rec room, 
room w/Fire- 
garden. Great 
place. 
$ 1400
3 2 8 -93 07/5 89-4106

4BD/2BA NEAR UT Intramural 
Fields. Fireplace, 
built 
2003, 2 car garage, like new 
Available 8 /0 5 , $ 21 00/m o. 
Dean 844-4808.

tile, 

_ ^ I F SHUTTLE 704 Franklin 
Granny's 
brm /2 
CACH hardwoods and 

3-4 

Hie $1600
EyesofTexasProperties.com
477-1163

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^ V ^ T rin ity totally remodelled 
6 /3 . Approx 4 ,0 0 0 sf, 
tile 

hardwds, 

great 
views, 
477-1163 See pics @ 
EyesofTexasProperties.com

**BEST 3 & 4 b e d ro o m 
to cam pus.
houses close 
PERSONALIZED 
ATTENTION 
ONLY I KHP 476-2154

4 4 0 * Roommates

Roommate needed 
for West Campus apt, move in 
August 2005, 3 /2 , $ 5 16/m o, 
comes with private bedroom, 
free parking, washer/dryer, TV, 
and prefurnished kitchen and 
living room. Move in August 
2005. Call Daniela at 
713-419-7249 or email at 
kfam@pdq.net if 
interested.

ROOMMATE WANTED 2/2 
condo near campus. W /D par­
tially furnished, free cable, pool, 
Avail. 1st Sept. 632-3746

NORTH CAMPUS, Need Room- 
mate, 39th & Duval, Law school 
rmmate; Cute 
student needs 
Quiet, 
2 b r/2 b a /2 g a r aprt. 
pool, shuttle; $6 0 0 /m o . theroy- 
alel@yahoo.com

ROOMMATE WANTED for 2 /2 
condo. $48 5/m , W /D , Close 
to campus, Speedway and 41st, 
parking. 795-0203

HYDE 
PARK R o o m m a te 
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By The A ssociated Press

O ZO N A , Texas — The fate 
of a baby girl b o m to a w om an 
who has had four of her nine 
children die in the past 20 
years could soon be decided.

tem p o rary 

Faith V illarreal C ardenas 
was born June 28 and placed 
in 
care 
after casew orkers w ith Child 
Protective Services feared for 
her safety.

fo ster 

D uring an August hearing 
a ju d ge w ill decide w hether 
to return Faith to her mother, 
Sy lvia V illarreal C ard enas, 
place her w ith a relative or 
keep her in foster care.

C P S has 

investigated 

the 
37-year-old part-tim e w aitress 
over allegations of neglect and 
even w orse for 20 years.

“The m other has had nine 
ch ild ren , four o f w hich are 
deceased. All these children 
died under suspicious circum ­
stances while in the care of 
their m other, M s. Cardenas. 
The only ch ild ren of Ms. 
C ard en as that are still 
liv ­
ing are those w ho are not in 
her ca re ," casew orker Lynn 
M cFadden w rote in an affida­
vit asking that Faith be placed 
in foster care.

Faith 's rem oval was prom pt­
ed in part by the deaths of her 
brother and sister in a fire this 
spring.

fo llo w in g 

d em ean o r 
the 
d eaths of her tw o child ren 
w as odd, according to a case­
w orker who interview ed him.
"F íe said that she looked too 
relaxed and w as not crying 
like she should have b een ," 
read the affidavit.

The siblings w eren't the first 
of C ardenas' children to die. 
C ardenas' son, Raul Palacio, 
died in 1985. She said the child 
choked on a pacifier. A CPS 
in vestigation w as 
in con clu ­
sive.

Years later, C ardenas was 
charged with m urder in the 
death of her daughter, Juanita 
Palacio. She told investigators 
the 2-year-old drow ned from 
drinking too m uch water.

Cardenas testified “the little 
girl ju st drank herself to death 
from the w ater hose, and then 
she gave her a glass of w ater," 
said then-district attorney J.W. 
Johnson.

But her son, A ndres Palacio, 
testified that he saw his m oth­
er drown Ju anita in the bath­
tub, Johnson said. Andres and 
his brother Jon w ere removed 
from the home.

C ard en as w as 

after the w eeklong trial 
Ozona.

acqu itted 
in 

The state took into custo­
dy the next tw o children she 
had, A lixandria and Leonardo 
Villarreal, after their births.

T he m an believed 

to be 
Faith 's father said C ardenas'

But child w elfare officials 
allow ed Cardenas to keep her

next tw o children after finding 
im provem ents in her home.

Those tw o children, 10-year- 
old Felipe Ramirez Villarreal 
and 5-year-old Belia Villarreal 
C ardenas, were the ones who 
died in the April fire.

Since the trailer the fam ­
ily lived in did n't have elec­
trical service, Cardenas said 
she w as using candles and an 
extension cord connected to 
her m o th er's home. She told 
in v e stig ato rs Felipe 
so m e­
tim es played with candles in 
his bedroom .

An 

investigation 

into the 
incident continues. Cardenas 
gave investigators an incon­
sistent account about the April 
11 fire, according to the affida­
vit filed in June by casew orker 
Lynn M cFadden.

C ardenas told a casew ork­
er she som etim es had diffi­
culty w aking up because she 
“typically took som e com bi­
nation of Xanex, Loritabs and 
Tam azapan, a m uscle relaxer, 
before going to bed at night."

W hen she realized the hom e 
w as on 
fire, the ch ild ren 's 
room w as engulfed in flames 
and she broke a w indow ; 
the flam es pushed her back, 
C ardenas said.

"S h e did not know w hy 
Felipe or Belia did not run 
out of the room and could not 
explain w hy they were found 
dead in their bed s," the case­
w orker reported.

Disneyland celebrates 50 years

By M arkThiessen

The Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY — Dave 
M acP herson m ay have been 
the 
first paying guest at 
D isneyland w hen the them e 
park opened its gates 50 years 
ago, but he d idn't even have 
time for one ride.

In a hurry to get back to cam­
pus for a college class, he instead 
visited a restroom after spending 
hours in line and left without as 
much as a souvenir.

Still, the honor of being the 
first paid admission came with 
a special perk: a lifetime pass 
for four to Disneyland and other 
Disney parks as they opened.

"I was the most popular guy 
at the college," said MacPherson, 
now 72, a retired journalist liv­
ing in Monticello, Utah, about

240 miles southeast of Salt Lake 
City.

H e's taken full advantage of it 
scores of times, especially when 
he lived in California. Usage 
dwindled after he moved to 
Kansas City, Mo., to work for 
newspapers and radio.

But being closer to California 
has made it more useful, and he 
last made the trip a year ago with 
his wife, Wanda. He receives a 
VIP renewal every January.

In 1955, M acPherson was 
watching televised coverage of 
the opening of Disneyland for 
the media and invited guests on 
July 17, 1955, a day before the 
park opened to the public.

“I said, 

'Boy, 1 sure would 
like 
to go out th e re /" said 
M acPherson, who figured he 
might draw a prize for standing 
first in line.

He drove his Simplex motor­
bike to Anaheim, arriving short­
ly before 1 a.m. to take his place 
in line an hour before anyone 
else showed up.

The crowd steadily grew over­
night to about 6,000 people, and 
MacPherson made sure no one 
got in front of him. When the 
admission booth opened, a pho­
tographer for the Long Beach 
Press-Telegram captured him 
buying the first ticket.

Looking at the photo years 
later, he realized he had his own 
camera but didn't use it.

“W hy didn't I shoot some 
pictures?" he wonders. "I even 
forgot to ask Walt [Disney] for 
his autograph. I must have been 
balmy or something" after stay­
ing up all night.

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device in a 
bowling alley

19 Give off

20 Epic that ends 
with Hector s 
funeral

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28 Historical time

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jaybird

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10 Himalayan 

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event: Abbr.

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47 Touched in the 

head

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4 9 ___ apso (dog)

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desire

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Stars in drug ads now trendy

By Linda A. Johnson

The Associated Press

TRENTON, N.J. — Like mil­
lions of women going through 
menopause, actress Cheryl Ladd 
quit taking hormone pills after 
research showed risks of breast 
cancer, stroke and heart attack.

But after months of horrible 
hot flashes and disrupted sleep, 
the star of the 1970s TV series 
"Charlie's Angels" says she was 
so miserable, she resumed taking 
a hormone drug after consulting 
her doctor. Now she's doing ads 
urging women to talk to their 
doctors or visit a Web site.

The site is sponsored by Wyeth, 
maker of leading hormone replace­
ment pills Prempro and Premarin, 
and Wyeth's logo appears in the 
TV ad. Ladd's subtle promotion 
is the latest twist in the 7-year-old 
practice of celebrities promoting 
drugs, whether they use them or 
not: Rather than pitch a specific 
medicine, the celebrities make you 
"aw are" of suffering you might 
have overlooked and usually 
point you to a Web site sponsored 
by a company selling a treatment 
for that condition.

Such ads don't have to men­

tion any drug risks.

to movie stars 

From sports figures like Jack 
like 
Nicklaus 
Sylvester Stallone, dozens of 
famous people have been on TV 
in recent years urging consumers 
to ask their doctors for specific 
prescription drugs for everything 
from depression to cancer

Now, more of those celebrities 
want to make you “aware" of 
problems you might not know 
about or even have. Experts say 
the shift is because of concerns 
over medication safety and criti­
cism from medical and consumer 
groups that ads minimize drug 
risks. They also point to talk in 
Congress about new regulations, 
possibly banning consumer ads 
until a drug has been on sale for

a year, allowing time for rare side 
effects to emerge.

"Definitely there has been an 
increase in spending" on disease 
awareness ads thLs year, said Stu 
Klein, president of Quantum, a 
health care advertising company 
in Parsippany, N.J. “What 2005 
will probably show is that per­
centage going up."

Ad spending monitor TNS 
Media notes consumer drug ad 
spending, which totaled $4.4 bil­
lion in 2004, actually dipped 1.5 
percent in the first five months 
of this year, compared to that 
period last year — the first time it 
hasn't gone up. But the percent­
age of disease awareness ads that 
don't mention a specific product 
doubled to 4.6 percent of all net­
work TV drug ads from January 
through April, said TNS research 
director Jon Swallen.

Ladd, 53, said she is proud 
to be part of Wyeth's campaign. 
Two ads she filmed that point 
viewers to W yeth's site, unwv. 
TalkingtoYourDoctor.com, will run 
on news and other programs 
favored by older women.

"I so believe in the message," 
she told The Associated Press by 
telephone before kicking off a 
series of TV interviews last week. 
“I love that the campaign is just 
about asking for information."

Ladd said she and many 
friends were confused and wor­
ried about hormone replacement 
drugs. Her doctor recommended 
she take a low-dose combina­
tion estrogen-progestin pill. Ladd 
w on't say which one.

"I'm sleeping. I'm just feeling 
so much better,"' Ladd said. "It's 
just given me my life back."

Neither Ladd nor Wyeth will 

say what she's paid.

Celebrity endorsem ent 

fees 
usually are not disclosed, but 
they average about $200,000 to 
$500,000 and can reach $1 mil­
lion, according to agents and

advertising officials. 
Several 
companies specialize in connect­
ing celebrities with health care 
companies, including Celebrity 
Connection and Spotlight Health, 
both of Los Angeles, and Premier 
Entertainm ent Consulting of 
Essex Fells, N.J.

Such drug ads began with 
TV morning show host Joan 
Lunden's 1988 endorsement of 
seasonal allergy drug Claritin, 
according to Klein at Quantum, 
which produced that ad.

The sea change probably came 
when Sen. Bob Dole did ads urging 
men with impotence — now called 
“erectile dysfunction" — to get 
help. The ads were sponsored by 
Viagra maker Pfizer. Race car driv­
ers and jocks have since done ads 
for Viagra and competing drugs.

Cycling champ Lance Armstrong 
has done cancer awareness ads 
for Bristol-Myers Squibb, which 
makes three drugs that cured him 
of testicular cancer. Even entertain­
ment legends Lauren Bacall, Julie 
Andrews and Kirk Douglas have 
appeared in ads.

O lym pians Dorothy Hamill 
and Bruce Jenner both promot­
ed arthritis blockbuster Vioxx 
— since voluntarily 
recalled 
by Merck & Co. after research 
showed long-term use increases 
risk of heart attack and stroke.

Some stars have been criticized 
for praising a particular drug 
during talk show appearances 
without disclosing that they were 
being paid.

"Celebrities go on TV and they 
make people feel thLs drug is the 
cure-all," said Dr. Marc Siegel, 
associate professor at New York 
University School of Medicine, 
who notes that only the United 
States and New Zealand allow 
direct-to-consumer drug ads. "It 
puts all the pressure on the patient 
to go to the doctor and ask for 
the drug, completely unrelated to 
whether they need it."

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‘Corpus Christi’ fueled by raw honesty

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gentle and sometimes devastat­
ing, memories bring with them 
feelings of anger and confu­
sion, of loneliness and joy. And 
sometimes memories aren't even 
reliable—especially when they 
concern matters of love—leav­
ing characters stranded, unsure 
of who they are and what they 
really want.

Though the flashbacks make 
some of the stories seem disjoint­
ed and confusing, and the stories 
feel frustratingly incomplete, this 
adds to the anxious psychology 
of the characters. The stories are 
only snapshots: just enough to 
understand what is happening 
in the scene, requiring readers to 
fill in the background for them­
selves.

Johnston's short stories remind 
me of pieces of sea glass: They are 
shards of our mundane lives and 
relationships, blurry w indow s 
into the lives of characters who 
were shaped by time and the forc­
es of nature to be unique, fragile, 
and ethereally beautiful.

By Sara Enright
Daily Texan Staff

A lthough 

Bret A nthony 
Johnston was in Ohio when he 
started writing “Corpus Christi: 
Stories," it is easy to tell that he 
grew up near the ocean. His short 
stories roll with the rhythm of 
the waves, and his characters are 
weathered by years of salt water 
and hurricanes. Johnston says, 
he chose Corpus Christi as the 
setting of his stories because it 
was his hometown, a city with 
a diverse community, vulner­
able to the forces of nature, but 
with a stubborn determination to 
“weather storm after storm."

The fictional stories are about 
normal people facing the trials of 
a normal life. Old lovers reunite 
awkwardly, unsure of what they 
are allowed to say to one another 
and of how much they really 
want to remember. Several young 
families go to extremes in their 
battle against debt. A set of three 
stories shows a son struggling to 
communicate with his mother, 
who is dying of cancer—and the 
difficult process of saying good­
bye. The stories are familiar in 
theme, but Johnston writes with 
such raw honesty that the sense of 
tragedy is fresh and personal. He 
reminds us that there is nothing 
normal about these trials when 
they happen in our own lives.

Johnston says, “Violence and 
intimacy, or love, require the 
participants to leave themselves 
unprotected, to take chances, to 
gamble with the worst odds for

the highest stakes." He creates 
complex characters and shows 
w hat they do when they are 
the most vulnerable. He even 
describes a son's sense of shame 
when he feels an inappropriate 
— yet honest — longing for his 
sick mother to die sooner, releas­
ing him from his obligations and 
allowing him to move on. 
It 
is this emotional honesty that 
makes even the most lost and 
reckless of Johnston's characters 
likeable.

Johnston writes w ith 

such raw honesty 

that the sense of 

tragedy is fresh and 

personal

We know Johnston's characters 
so thoroughly that even the des­
perate things they do, like beat­
ing up their neighbor or burning 
down their own house, evoke 
sympathy and compassion. They 
are people who are buffeted by 
life's wind and waves; while 
some give up and allow them­
selves to drown, most continue to 
struggle with their sails, keeping 
one eye out for land. Sad, but not 
hopeless.

In sharp contrast with 

the 
indifferent forces that move his 
characters' lives, like the ocean 
that "has no memory," Johnston 
shows that it is memory that 
makes us human. Sometimes

'Corpus Christi: Stories,' 
is a collection of short 
stories by Texas author, 
Bret Anthony Johnston. 
Johnston chose Corpus 
Christi as the setting of 
his stories because it 
w as his hom etown, a 
city with a diverse com ­
munity, vulnerable to the 
forces of nature but with 
a stubborn determination 
to "weather storm after 
storm."

Photo courtesy of 
Random House

Blondie and Dagwood celebrate 75 years on the comics pages

By Mitch Stacy
The Associated Press

CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. 
— Hard to believe it's been 
almost 75 years since ditzy flap­
per Blondie Boopadoop fell for 
bumbling Dagwood Bumstead in 
a love match made in the funny 
papers.

In those davs, Dagwood was 
a rich playboy whose snooty 
parents greatly disapproved of 
the union. When he and Blondie 
married in 1933, the J. Boling 
Bumsteads disinherited their son, 
relegating him to a modest sub­
urban life of raising kids, carpool- 
ing, battling blowhard boss Mr. 
Dithers and making really big 
sandwiches.

Now one of the most famous 
married couples in the world 
in the most widely read strip 
in comics history, Blondie and 
Dagwood are celebrating 
the 
milestone anniversary this sum­
mer in a running story line fea tur-

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Chic Young solved the problem 
by having Blondie and Dagwood 
marry and transition to a life of 
domesticity.

The second rough patch came 
in 1973 when Chic Young died of 
emphysema at age 73. Some 600 
newspapers dropped the strip on 
that basis, despite Dean Young 
taking over after working along­
side his dad for a decade. He 
rescued "Blondie" that time by 
modernizing the characters' situ­
ations and the Bumsteads' mar­
riage, eventually getting back the 
papers he lost and adding 700 
more.

Cartoon characters have been 
known to cameo in each other's 
strips from time to time, but noth­
ing like w hat's happening in this 
summer's tribute.

Browne notes that Hagar the 
viking will have to travel 1,000 
years through time to show up at 
the Bumstead's gala.

"It's a way we get to pay hom­
age to 'Blondie' and to Dean for 
their status," says "Garfield" car­
toonist Jim Davis. "It also gives 
a nod to the comics as a com­
munity. These characters could 
all be neighbors. They look a little 
different, but we all look a little 
different too."

Young attributes the strip's lon­
gevity to the quality of the art and 
the gags but also to Blondie and 
Dagwood's strong bond over all 
these years.

ing cameos by their comics-page 
cohorts, whose creators also will 
pay tribute to "Blondie" by invit­
ing the happy couple into their 
own panels.

Garfield, Beetle Bailey, Hagar 
the Horrible, baby Marvin, Dennis 
the Menace, Dilbert, the kid from 
"Zits" and others — a virtual 
who's who of the funnies — will 
drop in and out as the Bumsteads 
plan a huge party for an unspeci­
fied wedding anniversary to be 
celebrated in the Sunday comics 
Sept. 4. President George W. Bush 
and wife Laura are also set to 
make an appearance.
by 

cartoonist 
Murat "Chic" Young on Sept. 8, 
1930, "Blondie" is now written 
seven days a week by his son, 
Dean, who took over when his 
father died in 1973, and artist 
Denis Lebrun. Reaching about 
250 million readers in more than 
2,000 newspapers in 55 countries, 
"Blondie" ranks among the top 
five most popular strips in news­
paper comics surveys year in and 
year out.

Introduced 

"It's survival of the funniest 
— it's like Darwinian evolution 
on the comics page," says "Hagar 
the Horrible" cartoonist Chris 
Browne. "It's such a funny strip. 
Humor really comes out of hon­
esty, and there's a lot of honesty

and lot of stuff we recognize in 
'Blondie.'"

The Bumsteads have been 
depicted on a U.S. postage stamp, 
featured in a Library of Congress 
exhibit and inspired movies and 
a TV series. An overstuffed sand­
wich is known in pop culture 
lexicon — as well as in Webster's 
dictionary — as a "Dagwood." 
"Blondie" is an American institu­
tion, translated into more than 30 
languages.

"God bless my daddy," the 
jovial Young says in an interview 
in his Clearwater Beach Studio. 
"He was the genius who cre­
ated this wonderful menagerie of 
characters. A monkey could do 
my job with the characters I have 
to work with."

Dean Young, 65, has shepherd­
ed the Bumsteads through myri­
ad modem day travails and fam­
ily upheavals, including Blondie 
going off to work in her own 
successful catering business, a 
plot twist that made international 
headlines in 1991.

Twice in 75 years, though, it 
looked as if “Blondie" could go 
the way of "Terry and Pirates" 
and "Krazy Kat," into comics 
oblivion. The first time, during 
the Depression when hard-luck 
Americans tired of the flapper 
comics predominate in the day,

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the world's m ost beloved comic book couples.

Photo courtesy of www.blondie.com

"You need to have lovable char­
acters for people to like you," he 
says. "And I think a lot of that has 
to do with the love that Dagwood 
and Blondie have for each other 
in the comic strip. Look at all

the dysfunction that's going on 
everywhere, and here's a man 
and wife, and they've loved each 
other all these years. The passion 
continues undim inished. And 
hopefully it's funny, too."

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