u i u p i i C W d lU U fíl An in-depth look at the HOVA’s return LD & NATION PAGE 3A pson's TV special, Dook deals pulled Backlash to ‘If I Did It’ leads to cancellation McCoy back for A&M Quarterback ‘100 percent’ for Friday »SP0RTS PAGE 1B Tuesday, N ovem ber 21, 2006 T h e Da il y T exan Council approves curricular reform Serving The University of Texas at Austin co m m un ity since 1900 w w w .dailytexanonline.com Proposed changes include common thematic strands, interdisciplinary courses By Ian Warren Daily Texan Staff The Faculty Council overwhelmingly approved a motion to reform the classes required for all undergraduates at its meeting Monday, leaving the next step in the project, a feasibility study, in the hands of recently appointed Dean of Undergraduate Studies Paul Woodruff. The amended motion approved Monday represents the next step in overhauling the undergraduate core cur­ riculum, a task David Hillis, Educational Policy Committee chair-elect and natural science professor, called "multi-decade" in nature. The motion calls for all fresh­ men and sophomores to take interdisci­ plinary "signature courses," which will examine a current societal issue. UT undergrads will also take a series of "flag courses," focusing on the develop­ ment of writing, ethics, leadership, inde­ pendent inquiry and other key skills. To add coherency to the undergraduate experience, students will be "strongly encouraged" to take courses that follow a common thematic strand. A fourth component of the motion, an additional science and technology requirement, was stricken by unani­ mous vote and sent back to the council's Educational Policy Committee for fur­ ther clarification. The council has asked for the revised section of the motion to be presented at the Dec. 11 meeting. Whether or not the resources and costs required by the reforms are practical for UT will be determined by Woodruff and the Undergraduate Advisory Committee this spring. With their approval, the motion would then go before the UT System Board of Regents and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. COUNCIL continues on page 2A D o n ’t m e s s w i t h h e x e s Defensive back M ichael Griffin, left, w ide receiver Deon Beasley, center, and head coach M ack Brown, right, light the traditional red candles at the annual Texas A&M Hex Rally M on d ay night in front o f the Tower. Faculty m em bers from various dis­ ciplin es m et M on d ay in the M ain Building to discuss a m otion to change the degree require­ m ents for all undergraduate students at the university. Jo sh u a Jow Daily Texan Staff Minority access still a problem in universities By D avid Cabañero Daily Texan Staff Despite efforts at improving diversity, such as Texas' widely debated top 10 percent admissions law, UT and 26 other flagship universities failed in minority access in 2004, according to an Education Trust report released Monday. The report, titled "Engines of Inequality: Diminishing Equity in the Nation's Premier Public Universities," evaluated 50 flagship state universities, including UT-Austin, the University of Virginia and the University of Florida. The report graded each university on access for black, Latino and Native American students, progress in access for these students, access for low-income students, progress in access for low- income students, student success, and change in access and success of minority students from 1986 through 2005. UT received an overall score of D, the most common score. UT also received a failing grade in access for low-income students and showed negative prog­ ress in improving access for both minority and low-income students, according to the report. One area where UT is demonstrating success is in minority student success, based on graduation rates, for which UT received a B. UT also showed improvement in the access and success of minor- EQUALITY continues on page 2A Overall grades for five out of 50 flagship universities evaluated • University of California, Berkeley - C • University of Florida - D • University of Oklahoma - D • University of Texas at Austin - D • University of Virginia- D Source: Engines of Inequality: Diminishing Equity in the Nation's Premier Public Universities report Survey: Presidents’ average compensation growing nationwide Powers salary increases, surpasses median by more than $125,000 By Joseph Boone Daily Texan Staff Although UT President William Powers's annual salary increased by nearly $75,000 this school year, his six-figure pay remains near the national average of university leaders, which is also on the rise. The total compensations of presidents at U.S. colleges and universities, both public and private, have risen since last year, according to a survey released Monday by The Chronicle of Higher Education The survey, "Executive Compensation," found that 112 of the 183 public and 670 private institu­ tions surveyed had presidents receiving annual compensations more than $500,000, said Paul Fain, co-author of the -audy. The report found the median pay of the institution presidents surveyed to be $374,846, a 4-percent increase from the $360,000 recorded last year, he said. Powers will receive a total compensation of PRESIDENTS :ont - ues on page 2A Team, students take p art in 21st annual Hex Rally Hippie, who told them the cure was to bum red candles for one week before the game. That year, the Longhorns were able to break their losing streak with a 23-0 win. By Michelle West Daily Texan Staff Longhorn spirit burned with the passion of hundreds of flames lit atop red candles as the Texas Exes sponsored the 21st annual Hex Rally at the foot of the Tower on Monday night. The annual tradition began in 1941, when the Longhorns suffered an 18-year losing streak against rivals the Texas A&M University Aggies, said Texas Exes spokeswoman Alison Crocker. To break the curse, UT students sought the aid of local fortune-teller, Madame Benjamin Davis, history sophomore "This is one of the great Texas traditions, so we felt we wanted to be part of it," said busi­ ness freshman Damon Anderson, who attend­ ed the rally. "We're going to win this gam e, because it's tradition to beat A&M." best game yet this year. Peter Franklin Daily Texan Staff Hundreds of Longhorns cheered as football head coach Mack Brown bolstered the crowd in preparation for Friday's rivalry game. "We have a great turnout tonight," Brown said. "It's probably the best that I've seen since I've been here." Brown said that the team has not played its He was accompanied on the Tower steps by the entire Longhorn football team, including defensive end Tim Crowder and defensive tackle Tully Janszen, two members of what Brown called the most "winningest senior class" in the history of Texas football. HEX RALLY continues on page 6A Campus dining taking trans-fat off menu National health debate influences fo o d choices High 76 Low TOMORROW'S WEATHER preserve packaged items like cookies and crackers. It can be harmful when consumed in large quantities, because it increases blood levels of harmful cho­ lesterol, which can lead to heart disease, said Brandy Shih, registered dietician for DHFS. "We need to be more aware of it and more careful about what we eat," Shih said. Traditionally, nutrition and perceived healthiness have not been primary fac­ tors considered when deciding which restaurants to allow in the Texas Union, said David Puntch, Texas Union associate director. However, most of the fast food restaurants in the Union have eliminated or pledged to eliminate use of trans fat. Taco Bell announced Thursday it will cut the use of hydrogenated oil in favor of healthier, trans-fat-free oil. This fol­ lows a similar announcement by Wendy's in August. Chick-Fil-A also claims to be trans-fat-free on its corporate Web site. All By Jared Mason Daily Texan Staff In response to recent nationwide debate over the health effects of trans fat used in food preparation, UT's Division of Housing and Food Service and on-cam- pus restaurants are working to eliminate use of the unhealthy substance. The Jester, Kinsolving and Cypress Bend dining halls have used trans-fat- free canola oil for more than three years, said Scott Meyer, DHFS associate direc­ tor. Additionally, University dining halls have been working to replace the foods they buy from outside suppliers who use trans fat. "We cannot say that every single thing does not have trans fat," Meyer said. "But we are in the process of identifying items that may have trans fat. It takes time." Trans fatty acid is a type of artificial unsaturated fat used to fry foods and FAT continues on page 2A fat in their food. Jason Sweeten photo illustration | Daily Texan Staff The on-campus restaurants and dining halls are working on eliminating trans­ What did the mother turkey say to her disobedient children? If your father could see you now, hed turn over in his gravy! What did the turkey say to the turkey hunter? "Quack! Quack! Quack!" 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All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Publications and m ay not be reproduced or republished in part or in w hole w ithout written permission. T he Daily T fa w COUNCIL: Committee to decide reform’s feasibility From pagel A Finally, it would go back before the Faculty Council. Faculty members debated over the availability of resources for an undertaking of this magnitude. Astronomy professor Paul Shapiro questioned if the avail­ ability of teaching assistants on cam pus would be enough to support the "signature courses." "T h e astro n o m y a n d physics d e p artm e n ts had a T.A. crisis this year." P a u l S h a p iro , a s t r o n o m y p r o fe s s o r "The astronomy and physics departments had a T.A. crisis this year," he said. An interdisciplinary course would naturally require T.A.s from multiple areas of exper­ tise, meaning one of these classes w ould require twice as many T.A.s as a normal class, he said. Woodruff said the provost's office recently informed him of its plan to hire between 300 and 400 new faculty over the next four years. This, along with the current availability of faculty, will all be taken into account by his study, he said. He also described a possible signature course he is consider­ ing teaching, called "Philosophy of the Mind." He said he would teach in tandem with a com­ puter science professor and might engage in debates with this expert to broaden students' perspectives. Woodruff assured the council that if completion of the reform's basic components by 2010 was not feasible, he would return to the council to let them know more practical reforms are necessary. Faculty applauded the motion's approval. "You have just made history," said Linda Golden, business pro­ fessor and Faculty Council chair. "We've opened the door for an investigation that hasn't been done in 25 years." Additional reporting b y Robert Kleem an Curricular reform changes • Sept. 2002- Com m ission of 125, a group of influential Texans, first begins charting UT's future for the next 25 years • Sept. 30,2004- Com m ission of 125 presents its findings and recom­ m ends UT updates its undergraduate curriculum • Fall 2004- Former president Larry Faulkner creates the Task Force on Curricular Reform • Oct. 27,2005- The task force rec­ om m ends widespread overhaul of undergraduate curriculum • Sum m er 2 006-The Faculty Council's Educational Policy Committee reviews the curricular reform recommendation • Sept. 18,2006- The committee presents its final motion to the Faculty Council • Nov. 20,2006- Faculty Council approves the motion and sends sci­ ence and technology requirements back to committee • Spring 2007 - Dean of Undergraduate Studies Paul Woodruff would like to begin feasibility study for curricular reform C om piled from staff reports From p a g el A ity students from 1986 through 2005, according to the report. UT's student population is 14.1 percent Hispanic, 3.7 per­ cent black and 0.4 percent Native American, according to the Office of Institutional Research. According to the report, flag­ ship universities in 2003 spent $257 million in financial aid for students from families who earned more than $100,000 per year. Yet the flagship universities spent only $171 million on low- income families earning less than $20,000 per year. "Instead of choosing to cush­ ion low-income families from the effects of spiraling increases in college costs, they have chosen to use that money on affluent families," said report co-author Kati Haycock, director of the Education Trust. "These insti­ tutions are very powerful gate­ keepers, but they are closing the gates on students w ho most need financial support to attend col­ lege." U T's Office of Student Financial Services provides financial counseling services for current students, said Henry Urick, assistant director of the office. It also participates in outreach functions that focus on informing prospective high school students of the availabil­ ity of financial aid, he said. "It is difficult at times to share the visions of w hat a higher edu­ cation can do when mom and dad are busy worrying about rent," Urick said. "We educate them that there are certain grants and funds to access a higher edu­ cation and move along their path towards the American dream." During a news conference Monday, Tally Hart, Ohio State University's director of Student Financial Aid, recommended the institutions take action to counter current inequities by reviewing the data, focusing on the success of already admitted students, aggressively recruiting and real­ locating institutional aid dollars, as cited in the report. "Higher education is the new American dream," she said. "What we need is not just a con­ versation, but a kind of relentless pursuit of expanding opportu­ nity in pursuing a low-income student." 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Powers' total compensation increased this school year by 5.2 percent, an increase approved by the UT System Board of Regents, he said. "R u n n in g a public university is a difficult job." Powers does not receive special allowances for housing and vehicles, which University presidents used to receive as part of their compensation, de Bruyn said. Of the 183 public universi­ ties surveyed, 42 had presidents receiving over $500,000, an increase from 23 in last year's survey, Fain said. "I think the most surprising thing is the num ber of presi­ dents concentrated around the $500,000 mark," Fain said. "These schools really are pay­ ing attention to each other's salaries and competing." Increasing com petition between universities to hire the best presidents possible is one reason behind the pay raises, but there are also fewer quali­ fied candidates willing to tackle the position, Fain said. "There are just less people that are able to fill these jobs," he said. "Running a public uni­ versity is a difficult job." The highest-paid president of a public university is David Roselle of the University of Delaware, receiving a total compensation of $979,571 for the current school year, accord­ ing to the survey. Total compensations record­ ed by the survey include sala­ ries, bonuses, retirement pay, deferred compensation and housing and car allowances, Fain said. FAT: Colleges nationwide try to eliminate trans-fats From p ag el A three restaurants have locations in the Texas Union. Aramark, which provides Eric Ransom to universities food service including UT, nationwide, identifying which has been foods contain trans-fat and is researching ways to find health­ ier alternatives, according to an Aramark statement. The trans-fat debate has been further intensified in recent months following a proposal by the New York City Board of Health banning city restaurants from using it. The board will make a decision regarding the proposal in December. No trans­ fat legislation has been filed in the 80th Texas Legislature. Cricket Ceil Phones Unlimited Long Distance Bring this ad to Unlimited T E X T Caller FREE standard ID. Picture M charger t hold 2004 GUADALUPE * 494-8300 www.da i lytexanon I ¡ne.com Wo r l d & N a T h e D a i l y T e x a n Iraq resumes diplomacy with Syria Iraqi Prim e M in iste r N ou ri al-M aliki, right, m e e ts w ith Syria's Foreign M in iste r W alid M o a lle m in B a gh d ad , Iraq, M o n d a y. 3A W e d n e sd a y, N o v e m b e r 21, 2 0 0 6 WORLD BRIEFLY Lopez Obrador swears self in as Mexico's president M EXIC O CITY — Andres M anuel Lopez Obrador launched a parallel governm ent M on day and swore himself in as Mexico's "legitimate" president, a ceremony the leftist hopes will keep alive his protests to underm ine the man w h o defeated him at the polls. The inauguration ceremony is the latest chapter in Lopez Obradoras unsuccessful battle for the presi­ dency. He claims fraud and dirty campaign tactics were responsible for President-elect Felipe Calderon's narrow victory, and his parallel go v ­ ernment could spend the next six years calling for street protests that have already dented the econom y and prompted travel warnings from the U.S. Bomb explodes on Indian passenger train, killing 8 CALCUTTA, India — A b om b exploded and tore through two cars of a passenger train M o n d a y in a remote area of eastern India, killing at least eight people and w ounding about 60 others, offi­ cials and Indian media said. Suspicion for the blast in the West Bengal state quickly fell on two groups: com m unist rebels active in wide swaths of rural India or militants fighting for an inde­ pendent homeland in the ne igh­ boring state of Assam. A spokesm an for Northeastern Railways, T. Rabha, told The Associated Press that the b om b had been planted in one of train's cars and exploded about 6:20 p.m. near the Belacoba station, about 345 miles north of Calcutta. The blast was so powerful it blew away the side and roof of one of the cars, the Press Trust reported. At least six passengers died at the scene and 53 others were wounded, Rabha said, adding that the death toll could rise because some of those injured were in serious condi­ tion. PTI, citing railway police official Tushar Bhattacharya, later reported that the death toll had climbed to eight with about 60 wounded. Compiled from Associated Press reports A sso c ia te d Press ing the Sunni insurgency. "We object to any neighboring country that allows itself to be a base or a transit point for the terrorist groups that harm Iraq," Iraqi' Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki said after meeting with the Syrian envoy. Al-Maliki told Moallem that Damascus should not let its dis­ putes with the United States be played out in Iraq, where the chaos and bloodshed has become "a dan­ ger that threatens all." Asked about the Syrian's visit, State Department deputy spokesman Tom Casey said "the problem is not what they say but what they do." "Certainly what we would like to see the Syrians do is take actions to, among other things, prevent foreign fighters from com­ ing across the border into Iraq; and, again, to back up the positive words that they have with some real concrete steps," Casey said. Fox cancels Simpson ‘If I Did It’ book, show By Hillel Italie The A ssociated Press NEW YORK — O.J. Simpson's book and TV special were can­ celed Monday, an astonishing end to an imaginary confession that had sickened the public as the very worst kind of tabloid sensa­ tion. "I and senior management agree with the American public that this was an ill-considered project," said Rupert Murdoch, whose News Corp. owns both Fox Broadcasting and publisher ! HarperCollins. "We are sorry for i any pain that this has caused the families of Ron Goldman and > Nicole Brown Simpson." "If I Did It," in which Simpson was to have described how he would have killed his ex-wife, had been scheduled to air as a two- part interview Nov. 27 and Nov. 29 on Fox. The book was to have followed on Nov. 30. HarperCollins spokeswoman Erin Crum said some copies had already been shipped to stores but would be recalled, and all copies would be destroyed. "I think News Corp. finally stepped up, admitted they made a mistake and did the right thing," said Jonathan Polak, the lawyer for Fred Goldman, Ron's father. "This is everything we have been asking News Corp. to do for the past two weeks. We want to thank the American people for helping make this happen." Simpson's a ttomey, Yale Galanter, told The Associated Press: "We had known for three or four days that tit is was a possibility." Galanter said he did not know whether the deal between Simpson and News Corp. was contingent on a TV interview being shown or a book arriving in stores. "There are only three possible reactions: anger, happiness or mdifference. He's totally indiffer­ ent about the fact that it's been of Any canceled," said Galanter, who added that he didn't know if Simpson was paid upfront. hopes commer­ cial reward were quickly over­ whelmed by near universal revul­ sion to last week's announcement — from those who knew Goldman and Brown, from booksellers and advertisers, even from Fox News Channel personality Bill O'Reilly A dozen Fox network affiliates had already said they would not air the two-part sweeps month special, and numerous stores had either declined to sell the book or had promised to donate any prof­ its to charity. mm BHWÉajiwii ii j i* » » - w . A Spin-Off of Am bion, inc. AsuraGen Exciting Career Opportunities In Cancer Research NATION BRIEFLY Alabama school bus crash kills 3, injures 30 others HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A b u s carrying high school students smashed through a guardrail along an overpass M on day and crashed nose-first 30 feet below, killing three teenage girls and injuring at least 30 other people, several critically, authorities said. Students on the school bus, which had no seat belts, were screaming w hen rescue workers arrived. "They were thrown all over the bus," said Huntsville Fire Chief Dusty Underwood. Som e had to be pulled from the crushed front of the bus. Two teenage girls died at the scene, and a third died at a hospi­ tal, police said. Police Chief Rex Reynolds said officers were looking for a small car that apparently came close to or struck the bus, causing it to veer off the elevated section of Interstate 565. More than 30 stu­ dents and the driver were taken to the hospital, he said. Frantic parents went to the scene, where som e students sat dazed or lay draped in white sheets, and went to the hospital to find their children. Hospital officials said staff members had trouble identifying som e of the more severely injured students w ho were unable to talk and had no identification on them. The bus was taking students from Huntsville's Lee High School to the Center for Technology, where students can receive spe­ cial science and math credits. Obama calls for reduced troop numbers in Iraq CHICAG O — Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, w h o is contem­ plating a run for the presidency, on M on d a y called for a "gradual and substantial " reduction of U.S. forces from Iraq that w ould begin in four to six months. Obam a envisioned a flexible timetable for withdrawal linked to conditions on the ground in Iraq and based on the advice of U.S. commanders. He also called for intensified efforts to train Iraqi security forces, U.S. aid packages tied to Iraqi progress in reducing sectarian violence and new diplo­ macy with Syria and Iran. "I believe that it remains pos­ sible to salvage an acceptable outcom e to this long and mis­ guided war," he said. "But I have to be honest today, it will not be easy. For the fact is that there are no g o o d options left in this war." Obam a was not in the Senate when President Bush sought and received support from Congress in 2002 to use military force against Saddam Hussein. Compiled from Associated Press reports Iran's president invites both Mideast countries to weekend summit By T h o m a s W ag n e r The A ssociated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq— After nearly a quarter-century of severed ties, Iraq said Monday it will resume diplomatic relations with neigh­ boring Syria — a move seen as a possible step toward stemming some of the unrelenting violence. The Iraqi and Syrian presi­ dents also received invitations from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to a weekend sum­ mit to tackle the chaos in Iraq, Iraqi Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's spokes­ man said his boss would attend but that Syrian President Bashar Assad would not. The invitation was thought to be an attempt to counter U.S. influence. lawmakers said. 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Though APD lays out spe­ cific instances when an officer is not allowed to use the stun gun, Tasers have proven themselves to be nothing more than power-trip devices. And now, even campus cops are validating their authority by using physical and rather shocking force. The incident at the I. niversity of C alifomia, Los Angeles surfaced one week ago in the form of stories and some blurry camera-phone footage. UCLA stu­ dent Mostafa Tabatabainejad was unlawfully tasered after failing to show his student ID. UC1 A ' s campus police said they shocked the Iranian-American student after he encouraged others to join in his resistance, and a crowd gathered. Exactly. Once the officers realized they could be overthrown, they resorted to violence to further establish their control. Even though Tabatabainejad was not getting physical, the officers decided to take it to that level. It s slightly comforting to know that at UT, not all of the campus officers carry Lasers. Also, the UT Police Department is detailed in Its explanation of situations when Tasers should not be used, such as if a person is fleeing, if flammable liquids or gases are present, if a person is in water deeper than one inch, or on a handcuffed, pregnant, elderly, disabled, or passively resistant person. UT Police (. hief Robert Dahlstrom said there have only been about three or four laser uses this year, compared to three years ago — the first year L TPD received the stun guns — when there were nine uses. However, Dahlstrom also said that if the department had enough Lasers to go around, he'd have every officer carry one, intended simply as an extra tool, not to replace a weapon. Police officers already look menacing in their starched uniforms complete with the reflective cop badge. Some already carry guns, handcuffs, pepper spray and batons, on top of their physical strength. There is no reason a Taser, originally advertised as an electric rifle,' should be added to officers' tool belts. Guns should be the only lethal weapon police officers carry. Certain police departments, such as APD, claim Tasers to be a safe alternative. But, electronic shocks that disrupt the muscles and can lead to death, don't seem very safe. Besides, Taser guns are only empowering when the officer is the one with the weapon. As seen with the June 2005 Daniel Rocha fiasco, the police are just as afraid of being tasered. APD Officer Julie Schroeder shot Rocha in an altercation during which, she said, 18-year-old Rocha had gotten — but not used — her Taser gun. She used one weapon to retaliate against her fear of another. The many other students in the UCLA library must have also feared the laser gun. This would at least give reason as to why everyone present appeared to be quite passive as they watched, filmed and silently protested the situation. While the YouTube video, taped by an onlooking student, clearly shows the students' objection to the senseless tasering of their peer, it's a little too difficult to deci­ pher the faint calls of "you're hurting him" and "don't do that." And thus the Taser issue has manifested itself into a more subtle question of radicalism. When our politicians choose to involve our country in a half­ witted war, and our law enforcers have sought careers that allow them to fulfill their authoritative needs by carrying weapons and electronically shocking us when they deem it necessary, how long can we justify the muted complaints and passive resistance? THE FIRING LINE Undistracted, janitors fight As our attention is directed to the holy matrimony of Hollywood celebrities, an ongoing fight for basic human rights and the right to peaceably assemble in protest slips below national headlines. Houston janitors have been on strike and peacefully demonstrating with sup­ porters in downtown Houston since Oct. 23. These workers are on average paid $5.30 an hour to work 20 hours a week without benefits. The work­ ers are requesting an hourly wage of $8.50, more hours and health insurance from the top five janito­ rial agencies in America who are contracted by major corporations in Houston (such as Chevron). On Nov. 17,44 non-violent protestors were arrested from the downtown sit-in, charged with Class B misdemeanors and held at $888,888 bail each — a combined $39 1 million bond. To contrast, a man recently charged with murder in Harris County was assigned only $30,000 bail. Additionally, four protestors (including an 83-year- old woman) were hospitalized after receiving serious injuries from Houston police. This unprecedented persecution of the Houston janitors exempli­ fies the criminalization of political protest by local governments across the country. Political rights and responsibilities do not end in the voting booth — historical precedent shows that major social change does not begin at a politi­ cian's desk. Our right to assemble peaceably and voice community concerns is necessary for a fully functioning democracy. Cities are now excluding public action from the definition of legitimate political agency, and in doing so are destroy­ ing democracy for the sake of pro­ tecting corporate interests. For more information, including ways to assist the workers, visit the Houston Justice for Janitors Web site at www.houstonjanitors.org. Lana 5. Martin Anthropology senior November 19,2006 The mind of a vandal Sometime this weekend, igno­ rance struck. Walking by the West Mall fountain, I noticed that vandals had destroyed the red and white cinder-block display that I had seen the previous week. Anyone who frequented the West Mall last week would have seen the words "FACE AIDS" Doldly displayed for all. Why would anyone commit such a sense­ less act? The only impetus that comes to mind is destructive ignorance. I have seen the student organiza­ tion Face Aids tabling on the West Mall before. They are an advocacy group fighting to spread awareness about the growing AIDS pandemic. Their cause is noble, and if the person who destroyed these blocks knew what a terrible disease it was, then they would not have harmed this exhibit. Acts of vandalism never make a coherent point. It is plain to me that what was done this weekend was both shameful and appalling. I would like to think that the majority of UT students would not go out of their way to destroy the work of a group of people who support such an important issue. The true crime here is not the destruction of the blocks, but rather the ignorance of the violator. Adam Setapen Computer science sophomore Novem ber 19,2006 SU B M IT A FIRING LINE Please e-mail your Firing Lines tofiringline@dailytexanonline.com. Letters must be fewer than 300 words and should include your major and classification. The Texan reserves the right to edit all letters for brevity, clarity and liability. O pinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or writer of the artK le. They ate not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees Ail Texan editorials are writ­ ten by the Editorial Board, which is listed in the top right corner of this page Editor: JJ Hermes Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Claire Harlin Adrienne Lee Reggie Ugwu ^ ’ n taw™H ^ t T i i k D a i l y T e x a n ...m> VIENE ALSO DECIDED THAT PEOPLE ARE no m m HOMELESS. THE/ ARE "ROOF-OVER-THE\R- UEADS CHALLENGED" (AllM&esjML T&& SM >. Let public have say in tuition By Brian M o rriso n Daily Texan Columnist "Deregulation" will never be my friend on MySpace. Last week I got a call that my 401 (k) needed dispersal. I wanted initially to roll it over, but my current plan is a Roth 401 (k), not a traditional, and that causes a problem. Let's just make a long, incred­ ibly boring story short and say I took the money. It was about $640 and some change. That's a little more than 64 percent of my tuition increase for next semester. When I calculated my bill after registering a couple of weeks ago, I nearly fainted in the liberal arts lab. A big, fat check of free money that should have had PS3 writ­ ten in the memo line will now go straight into the University's pocket. Not that I would have been able to spend it on a PS3. After all, I also need things like food, rent, beer and shoes. I'm cur­ rently wearing "Reebacks." I have already begun writing my thank you note to Gov. Rick Perry. Tuition deregulation gives the Board of Regents supreme power over tuition, instead of Texans' voice through the State Legislature. This is still a p ublic university, a n d as such, all m e m b e rs o f the p ublic sh o u ld have a say in tuition. One argument for deregulation is best quoted from a 2004 story for the Chronicle of Higher Education by UT System Chancellor Mark limits that "regulation Yudof, choices, stifles creativity and excel­ lence, and thwarts widely held aspirations for our institutions and our students," meaning that pri­ vate colleges will always have the upper hand in research. It's a valid point — if UT is always strapped for cash, because legislators won't raise tuition, it would be hard to support research. If you were wondering, Yudof was the highest-paid chancellor in America when he first got the job, getting more than $780,000 in salary and compensation in 2003. The fact that 91 percent of it was donations handed down by the Board of Regents is disturbing in an unspecific way. It is possible to keep tuition low and still have funds for research. For starters, more money can be tunneled out of the athletics program and into the general University funds. Instead of add­ ing on to Gregory Gym, students could make use of President William Powers' gi-normous two- story office (complete with a total­ ly awesome escape hatch in case COBRA attacks). We could even have a bake sale. On the other hand, perhaps the University could procure some of the billion-dollar budget surpluses that Gov. Perry, a proponent of deregulation, is handing back to some taxpayers. I'm not getting any of that tax money back, and most likely neither are you. However, since the bulk of that money came out of sales tax revenue, you and I certainly paid into it. Perry's own argument for dereg­ ulation is that if the University becomes part of a free market sys­ tem, it would better help regulate tuition and prevent the University from charging more than students can pay. The trouble is that dereg­ ulating tuition is a sort of slippery slope, with possibly disastrous consequences. It all comes back to money. In order to compete with other argu­ ably better-funded private col­ leges, the UT System needs more money. Or, maybe the UT System just needs to use its money more wise­ ly. Does UT want to be the school with the world's coolest wide­ screen advertisement billboard, or would it rather have students that helped cure cancer? Does UT want to be the school with the highest compensated chancellor in America, or do we want students that later have a hand in discover­ ing the nature of dark matter? The bottom line is that this is still a public university, and as such, all members of the public should have a say in its tuition. The best way to do that is to put the power to regulate tuition in the hands of an elected body, like a state legislature, rather than appointed regents. I can certainly respect the need for Texans to save money and for the University of Texas to need money. My problem is that there is already so much money in both being squandered, and all but one of the students, any of the profes­ sors and almost anyone else can't do anything about it. Morrison is an English senior. The world behind closed doors By A b h in a v Kum ar Daily Texan Colum nist Our tale begins on May 29,1954, at the Hotel de Bilderberg near the city of Arnhem in the Netherlands. Joseph Retinger, the founder of the European Movement, brought together International leaders from the Western world to work for and promote a better understanding of cultures between Americaland Europe. The success of this ga tire ring led to many more conferences in order to create and maintain a network of powerful individu­ als to strengthen the ties between the two powers in their efforts to retaliate against the USSR and the emerging communist threat. Nearly 50 years have passed since this first international get- together, and even though the rampant danger of communism is long gone, these world leaders continue to meet in secret. According to a History Channel special, the Bilderbergers, as they are known, meet once every year at a clandestine location by invi­ tation only. Conferences include 115 of the world's most powerful businessmen, prominent political leaders, up-and-coming politicians and wealthy industrialists who come together to compare notes, and some say even set agendas. The press is barred from these meetings, as are citizens of the nations whose leaders have been invited to attend, and there is extreme security. Previous media-related attend­ ees have included Paul Gigot, editorial page editor for The Wall Street Journal; Donald Graham, chair-man for The Washington Post and Jim Hoagland, associate editor for The Washington Post. But even though these medial moguls have been granted the privilege and invitation of attend­ ing the mysterious Bilderberg respective Conferences, media outlets had nothing to report concerning this newswor­ thy event. their This year's Bilderberg Confer­ ence was held from June 8 to 11 in Ottawa, Canada. While many of those present were international icons, some attendees came from our own backyard. According to the American Free Press, among those who attended were George Pataki, governor of New York; David Rockefeller, banker and philanthropist; Robert Zoellick, former deputy secretary of state under Condoleezza Rice and Timothy Geithner, the ninth president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Even the University's Dean of the LBJ School of Public Affairs, James Steinberg, attended this year's conference, according to the American Free Press. According to a CNN report on the annual conference, the Bilderbergers are "powerful peo­ ple meeting in secret to influence world events." The television report described Bilderbergers as globalist centrists who are "into the idea of a world government, a new world order." Another popular controver­ sy surrounding the Bilderberg Conference is that the attendees often rise to power after the meet­ ing. For example, Bill Clinton attended the 1991 conference in Germany, two years before he became president of the United States. According to the BBC, Tony Blair also attended a Bilderberg meeting before he became prime minister, along with every recent European Commission president, before they were appointed. political Previous attend­ J. include Christopher ees Dodd, Democratic senator from Connecticut; Bill Richardson, former secretary of energy and Governor of New Mexico; Chuck Hagel, senator Republican from Nebraska and Evan Bayh, Democratic senator from Indiana, who Ls seriously considering a bid for the 2008 presidential election. The press departments from Sens. Bayh's and Dodd's offices had no idea what the Bilderberg Conferences were, even though their bosses had attended. Let's put aside for a moment the secrecy and questionable legitima­ cy of these meetings. It is arguable that politicians have a right to be at these conferences, and I under­ stand that. However, politicians are not the only Bilderber guests. Other powerful attendees include Paul Allaire, chairman of Xerox; James Wolfensohn, former president of the World Bank and John Thornton, former president and co-COO of the Goldman Sachs Group. Why would the chairman of Xerox need to attend an international conference in such secrecy, especially when an average American citizen isn't even allowed to attend? A September 2005 BBC inter­ view with Bilderberg Group chair­ man Etienne Davignon shed some ambiguous light on this organiza­ tion. Davigjion merely described the group as "people who have influence interested to speak to other people who have influence." When confronted w ith controver­ sial idea that Bilderberg filters out leaders to be successful in supposedly democratic elections, Davignon replied that he and his committee are simply excellent talent spotters. While many of these names and dates are openly available for pub­ lic viewing on Bilderberg.org, what these people discuss is absolutely not. I would like to question why such secretive, exclusive and influ­ ential meetings continue to exist w'hile we are trying to promote and function as a free, democratic society. I encourage those of you who are interested to research this topic and to ask your elected officials w hat goes on in these conferences. The next Bilderberg Conference, according to Wikipedia, is specu­ lated to be held sometime in May 2007 in Istanbul, Turkey. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for our mainstream media, busi­ ness leaders and elected officials to report nothing on this event. Kumar is a pre-med and business honors sophomore. w w w dailytexanonline.com University Editor: R obert Kleem an Phone: (512 ) 232-2206 T h e D a i l y T e x a n A&M bonfire changes location Students continue tradition o ff campus with new precautions By Laura Blewitt Daily Texan Staff Texas A&M students will hold their annual bonfire tonight out­ side of Hearne, a town about 50 miles away from the A&M cam­ pus at College Station. Tonight's bonfire is the fifth to be held off campus since 1999, when the bonfire collapsed and killed 12 people. The bonfire will not be allowed to take place on campus again after the tragedy. For the past two years, the bonfire was held at Hot Rod Hill, a dirt racetrack outside of Bryan, said Jack Shallock, a Texas A&M senior and leader of the bonfire committee. Last year, Brazos County, where Hot Rod Hill is located, had a burn ban at the time of the bonfire, said J.D. Langley, a Brazos County judge. The county attorney's office filed an injunction to prevent the students from lighting the fire and violating the bum ban. Students continued with the tradition know­ ing that they would be charged with a Class C misdemeanor and $500 fine, Langley said. About nine students attempt­ ed to light the bonfire. Only the fuel caught fire, but the structure did not burn, Langley said. All nine were still responsible for paying the fine, he said. The bonfire was lit about a month later, and Brazos County had to spend about $1,600 to contain the fire danger, Langley said. Students started clearing tim­ ber on Oct. 7 for this year's bon­ fire, said Barry Morris, a spokes­ man for the student bonfire. "The structure will look the same as the one that was built on campus, and although you can't see the differences, there are many," Morris said. In the new structure, each indi­ vidual log touches the ground, Morris said. A perimeter fence will block spectators from getting any clos­ er than 150 feet, and there will be absolutely no alcohol permitted on site, Morris said. Area sheriffs, E M S and other private security officers will be on duty at the event, Morris said. Organizers expect more than 5,000 attendees, Morris said. Cancer center researches drug that stops bone tumor growth Experiment indicates that only h alf o f tests stops spread o f cancer By Cara Henis Daily Texan Staff An experimental drug devel­ oped by the UTMD Anderson Cancer Center may have the abil­ ity stop the growth of cancerous bone tumors that have previously evaded treatment, according to a new report released last week. In a pre-clinical study pub­ journal lished Nov. 15 in the Cancer research­ Research, ers studying mice at UTMD Anderson discovered the experi­ mental drug V EG F121/rG el, which inhibited the growth of metastatic bone tumors in 50 per­ cent of the mice. This may mean that the drug can do the same for people. Clinical trials on humans are slated to begin next year at UTMD Anderson, said Michael G. Rosenblum, author of the study and professor of medicine at UTMD Anderson. "We think that it will likely be a good drug to treat tumors that are metastatic to bone — that is the intent," he said. Metastatic bone tumors are ones that have moved from the site of primary tumors, where the cancer originally strikes, to begin growth in the bone, Rosenblum said. Bone metastasis occurs in patients with various types of cancer such as breast, prostate, colon and rectal, he said. Once a cancer progresses to more than one location, it is more difficult to diagnose and treat, said Steve Komguth, UT pharmacy professor and director of the Center for Strategic and Innovative Technology at UT. The drug inhibits blood ves­ sels that feed the tumors and "accessory cells" that chew through bone by allowing cancer­ ous tumors to attach and spread, Rosenblum said. The drug is a fusion of protein molecules that stops growth rather than directly killing the tumor cells. "This is the first indication that we've had that an agent of this class can affect tumors growing in bone," Rosenblum said. Rosenblum said he is not sure why the drug was effective in only half the mice, but it is possible that some tumors were too large or that the drug would be more effective when used in conjunc­ tion with chemotherapy, which could disperse the tumors after the drug stopped their growth. "The chemotherapy would kill the tumor cells, and this drug would attack the other process­ es," he said. Komguth said a lot of research aimed at finding a drug that can starve the tumor of blood vessels is occurring, because metastatic tumors are not all the same and react differently to other kinds of treatment. DOWN TO THE BARE MINIMUM 5A Tuesday, N ovem ber 21, 2006 W h e r e ’s t h e MAGNIFYING GLASS? The UT Police Department hosted a crim­ inal investigation course Monday for members of the UT community inter­ ested in understanding campus law enforcement. The course is designed to increase understanding between the department and local citizens by giving people a first-hand experi­ ence. Here, Sgt. Donna Maga demonstrates how the police dust and lift fingerprints from a crime scene. Josh u a Jow D aily Texan Staff M an n equ in s were stripped to be sold as D enim Edge closed it s location on Guadalupe for g oo d on M on d ay after­ noon. The em ployees m en tion ed that they w ill miss Austin. Tri Vo D aily Texan Staff Flexible tim e com m itm ent. 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"It seeps through everyone else in the stadium , and it gets to us, and w e're fired up." Since its inception, there have been only two years in which the rally did not take place. In 1999, white instead of red candles were lit when the A&M bonfire collapsed, killing 12 students. In 2002, the rally was canceled in honor of Texas A&M football player Brandon Fails, who died from heart failure before game day. But Monday night, hopes were high despite the Nov. 11 upset loss against Kansas State University. In his final words, Brown described his own A&M hex. "My hex would be that w hen the Aggies walk in Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at about nine o'clock on Friday morning, that for that next five hours that the Longhorn spirit be the strongest spirit that it's ever been in that stadium, and that that spirit runs through this football team and [we] play the best game w e've played all year," Brown said. History sophomore Benjamin Davi$ said the Longhorns will emerge victori­ ous this week. "We're going to win this game, because it's tradition to beat A&M," he said. Cecile DeWitt, w ho w orks in the physics departm ent at the University of Texas, attended the grand op e n ing for Project Recovery M o n d a y afternoon. L ia n g :>m j uany lexan M a n New center to aid substance recoveiy By Julio Trujillo Daily Texan Staff Kevin Klauber walked into a building on Oak Springs Drive in 1982, seek­ ing treatment for his drug and alcohol addiction. Klauber now works in the same build­ ing as a team leader for Project Recovery, a new substance abuse center and pro­ gram that officially opened Monday. The city of Austin, Travis County and the Austin Travis County Mental Health Mental Retardation Center developed the center, which can house up to 20 peo­ ple at a time to help chronic substance abusers with their mental health and addiction problems, said David Evans, executive director of the Mental Health Mental Retardation Center. " X amount of years ago, I was in that room in a pool of my own piss and vomit," Klauber said, pointing to a door behind him at the center. "In being a team leader, I know exactly where they are coming from." The Project Recovery center opened this week with five residents and an additional seven residents expected to check in next week, Evans said. The center could eventually serve up to 80 people a year, he said. Evans said the program is for men older than 18 years who have been arrested for public intoxication at least three times, do not have a history as a sex offender and are committed to the program. Abraham Minjarez, the Mental Health Mental Retardation Center's criminal justice administrator, said police call Project Recovery staffers to visit people in jail they think would benefit from the program. Staffers then visit prospective participants and chose whether to rec­ ommend to their defense attorney that they be referred to the program rather than prosecuted. "If they successfully complete the pro­ gram, they defer the conviction, so it's not on your record," Minjarez said. The foundation of the program came from money set aside by the Austin City Council in the fall of last year to help individuals with mental health and sub­ stance abuse problems, he said. Minjarez, who was on the initial plan­ ning committee, said the committee was originally uncertain where the Project Recovery center would go until Safe Haven, a nonprofit program helping homeless people, moved to a new loca­ tion, leaving their old site open. 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Augustin scored 17 points and dished out 7 assists in only his fourth game. "We have some good players on this team that can change the game," coach Rick Barnes said. "But this team as a whole is capable of doing even bigger things." The Longhorns host Nicholls State tonight at 7 p.m. The players are doing everything that Barnes has asked of them, and they're doing it with their heads held high. After a discouraging loss to Michigan State on Thursday, the Longhorns shrugged off the disap­ pointment and beat a talented St. John's team that was practically playing at home. Arguably the youngest team in the country, the Longhorns have done a brilliant job of taking care of the basketball. They have averaged only 12 turnovers a game this sea­ son and a plus-five turnover mar­ gin against their opponents — as opposed to 13.4 turnovers per game and a plus-0.3 turnover margin in 2005-06. A large part of that success has been the play of Augustin, who has put up veteran numbers. He is averaging 7.3 assists per game to go along with 11.3 points — which Augustin believes to be a bonus to his passing duties. In addition to taking care of the ball, the Longhorns have also shot well from behind the arc. As a team, they are shooting 43 percent, led by sophomore guard A.J. Abrams. Abrams is shooting 54 percent from three-point range, making 20 of his 37 attempts this season. But the Longhorns have also played Barnes' game — meaning defense. The eighth-year coach has always been a stickler for defense, but his new squad just has not played as well on the other side of the ball this season as they did last year. He has always emphasized a point to holding opponents to under 40-per­ cent shooting. This past weekend, the Longhorns were unable to meet that standard. But Barnes does not think that the problem should persist for long. "There are just some nerves out there that'll be settled with more game-time experience," Bames said. Post defense and rebounding have been the two points of empha­ sis for Bames in the early part of the season. He feels that those two areas will be key when the time comes to face tougher teams. Overall, a semi-satisfied Bames is a good sign for the fresh new faces of the Texas basketball pro­ gram. Following the narrow win on Friday, Bames showed faith in his squad. "We made mistakes coming down the stretch," Bames said. "But the freshmen are fearless. I have confidence in them." McCoy set to play against Aggies Texas freshman Justin Mason goes up for a shot against Alcorn State on Nov. 9. The Longhorns face Nicholls State at 7 p.m. tonight. Kim Espinosa | Daily Texan Staff Rockets struggle in last few games Read up on how the Dallas Mavericks have regained form in their last few games, while the Rockets face hard times » SEE PAGE 2B ^*1 J ^ v . . McNabb injured, out for season Jeff Garcia steps in to lead the Philadelphia Eagles offense after Donovan McNabb goes down with tear in left knee » SEE PAGE 2B Thorne leads UT to seventh place Senior Joe Thorne led the Texas men's cross country team across a muddy course in route to the team's second consecutive seventh place finish at the NCAA National Championships on Monday in Terra Haute, Ind. The finish tied the best performance by a Texas team under coach Jason Vigilante and marks the third year in a row that the Longhorns have finished in the top 12. Thorne has been the first Horn to cross the finish line in every race he has competed in this year, and his recent per­ formance helped cement his legacy in school history. After a 13th place finish in 2005 gave Thorne his first All-American honor, he earned a second on Monday with a 20th place finish. In doing so, Thorne became just the third Texas runner since the program's inception in 1954 to earn mul­ tiple All-American awards. "For Joe (Thorne) to be our No. 1 scorer and finish the way he did speaks volumes of his character,"Vigilante said. The Longhorns placed three runners in the top 45, includ­ ing Thorn (31:43), as well as, junior Leonel Manzano (32:01) who finished 33rd and senior Andrew Middleton (32:13) who placed 44th. In all, Texas finished the meet with a total score of 246. Big 12 champions Colorado took the team title for a sec­ ond time in three seasons with a score of 94. Other Big 12 schools to place in the top 25 included Oklahoma State at tenth with 356 points and Kansas who ended the com­ petition with 509 points, good for 20th. "We didn't do any worse (than last year) but we didn't better our placement which is a little bittersweet," said Thorne. "Seventh in the country is not bad because everyone underestimated us coming into this race." — Clay Whittington Rankings BCS 1. Ohio State 2. Michigan 3. USC 4. Florida 5. Notre Dame 6. Arkansas 7. West Virginia 8. Wisconsin 9. Louisville 10. LSU 13. Texas By Ryan Killian Daily Texan Staff Colt McCoy was cleared to play after suffering a pinched nerve against Kansas State. "Colt's 100-percent good to go," Brown said Monday. McCoy was ready for his first practice since the injury, saying he'd simply rehabbed all week. "I'm excited to be back at prac­ tice this week and see how I feel," McCoy said. Offensive lineman Justin Blalock will also be back and is scheduled to make his 50th consecutive start, breaking Dan Neil's schcxil record of 49 straight. After missing much of the game against Kansas State, both seemed ready to move on and focus on Texas A&M. "I don't want to talk about that injury anymore," McCoy said. "I don't want to talk about losing." Block That Kick Michael Griffin has a history of blocking kicks, especially against the Aggies. After blocking kicks against Texas A&M in his sopho­ more and junior years, he has one more chance to add to his team- record eight blocked kicks. Asked about his success against A&M, Griffin recalled a blocked punt by Cedric Griffin that he recovered. He pointed out that with that block, the Longhorns have thwarted a punt in each of the last three years. That's the streak he wants to see continued, whether or not it's him making the block. If you ask him, there's nothing to it. "Truthfully, it's just about get­ ting there," he said game has a few surprises. Walk-on Luke Tiemann is listed as a potential starter along with Chris Ogbonnaya at fullback, a week after Ogbonnaya scoring a rushing touchdown last Saturday. Punter Trevor Gerland got the same promotion and is now listed alongside Greg Johnson. The final notable adjustment took the players involved off guard. Michael Griffin is now listed at strong safety while his twin brother Marcus is at free safety After initial confusion, Michael said that whatever the depth chart said, nothing had really changed. So is he playing strong safety or free safety? "That's a good question," he an­ swered after a thoughtful pause. Aggie Supper It's called the Aggie Supper, but for Texas seniors it could be called The Last Supper. Before their final home game, the team meets every year for a dinner put together by the train­ ers. Coaches aren't invited. They're not even supposed to ask ques­ tions. Sunday night, the Longhorns got together for the traditional dinner and were addressed by Aaron Humphrey, Ahmad Brooks and Wayne McGarity — three Texas-exes who played in the late 1990s. Left tackle Tony Hills said the three talked abut their time at Texas and what it meant to them personally playing on senior day. McGarity talked about making a block that sprung Ricky Williams for a record-breaking run in 1998. Asked if the party got wild, Changes on the depth chart Hills smiled. Texas' depth chart for Friday's "It was crunk," he said. W O M E N 'S B A S K E T B A L L Senior forward Tiffany Jackson fights for the ball against Sam Houston State's Alexis Green Monday night at the Frank Erwin Center. The Longhorns won 84-56. Jason Sweeten Daily Texan Staff Texas quar­ terback Colt McCoy scram­ bles against Oklahoma State in the Longhorns last home game. Texas is set to face the Aggies this weekend at Darrell K Royal- Texas Memorial Stadium at 11 a.m. on ABC. McCoy will maintain the role as starter, even after he was taken out of the Kansas State game with a stinger. Marc Hamel Daily Texan Staff By Dennis Killian Daily Texan Staff When a team wins by more than 25 points, it's hard to imagine it could be a frustrat­ ing night for the victor. But when mistakes pile up, and a team loses focus late in the game, a coach can find plenty wrong with a team's performance. That was the case for No. 25 Texas on Monday night. The Longhorns defeated a young Sam Houston State Team 84-56, but the most glaring error on the stat sheet was the season- high 28 turnovers for Texas. "It was a frustrating night. There's no question," said Texas coach Jody Conradt. "We had good energy, and then we just got sloppy. Defensively we were not very good, and we fouled. It was just a frustrating night for all of us." Texas opened the game on a 16-0 spurt, as Arriaran scored five points within the first min­ ute of the game. The Bearkats didn't score their first points until forward Whitney Smith nailed a 3-pointer with 14:45 remaining. Sam Houston State relied mostly on outside shoot­ ing, going 2-9 on 3-pointers in the first half. Although the Longhorns dominated early on both ends of the court, they were certainly not mistake free. Due to sev­ eral sloppy passes and miscom- munication, Texas committed 12 first-half turnovers, most of them coming in the first few minutes of the game. Despite the turnovers, the Longhorns led Sam Houston State 53-23 at BBALL iontinuesonpage# Longhorns win big despite sloppy play late in the game S p o u t s Tuesday, N o v em b er 21, 2006 2B NBA CO LUM N McNabb out, Garcia fills the void By Chris Schm idt Daily Texan Columnist The Eagles have to feel like they have just had a case of deja vu. At least this time, they have som e­ one better than Mike McM ahon on the bench. All-Pro quarterback D onovan Me Nabb went down for the second year in a row Sunday, this time with a torn knee ligament that will keep him out for the rest of the year. Last year when McNabb went down, the 1 agles tanked worse than the Bills in a Super Bowl, going 2-5. Luckily for the 1 agles, this year they have the answer to the trivia question "w ho replaced Steve Young in San Francisco?" The f agles have the experienced Jeff Garcia. Terrell 36-year old Owens' second favorite ex-teammate took over for the fallen McNabb. Even though they lost Sunday, the Eagles have to feel better about their chances to recover the season with Garcia. Garcia was forced into a tough situation Sunday when M cN abb went down. Before that time, he had only thrown one more pass this season than me, and needless to say he needed to shake off some rust. G arcia's 48 passes against the Titans hopefully did just that. Out of those 48 attempts, he completed 26 of them for 189 yards and a touch­ down. Another good sign for Eagles' fans is that while he was shaking away the rust, he did not throw an interception. Garcia had 13 in his last full year with the 49ers. After Sunday's loss, the Eagles are 5-5 and on the verge of missing the playoffs once again. McNabb is the Eagles, they cannot win without him. They let M cNabb know he was their man when they let go of talent like Owens and running back Duce Staley. He, like Tom Brady, is the only non-expendable player on that team. But this year I believe the Eagles will be alright. Garcia is not a long term fix by any means, and the Eagles are not going to rattle off six straight wins behind him. Things could be worse. If the playoffs were to start today, the Eagles would only be out by one game, and if they beat the Cowboys later this year they would own the tie-breaker against them. They also have one more game against the division-leading Giants. Stacked up side-by-side, McNabb and Garcia's numbers are very simi­ lar. Both have a career passer rating of 85 and more than 125 touch­ down passes. Garcia, like McNabb, is also not afraid to run. They both have 24 career touchdown rushes each. Garcia should not be the only Eagle carrying the load. If "secret w eapon'"Brian Westbrook does not get his first 1,000 yard season this year, then you know the Eagles will not be playing football in January. Do not get me wrong, the Eagles have an uphill battle, especially in the toughest division in the NFC. But as long as Garcia can keep this sinking ship afloat for one season, maybe the loss of McNabb w on't be so bad. Freshm an Brittainey Raven pushes the ball u p cou rt M o n d a y night against Sam Houston State as senior Katrina Robinson trails the fast break. Jason Sweeten Daily Texan Staff Steve Mitchell | Associated Press M iam i Heat center Shaquille O'Neal, right, sits on the ben ch w ith team m ate U donis Haslem in the fourth quarter after losing to the New York Knicks, Nov. 17, in M iam i. M avericks b ack , win fifth -straigh t By Philip Clark Daily Texan Staff After starting the season with a franchise-worst four losses, the Dallas Mavericks have won five straight. The Mavericks are beginning to show signs of the team that won the Western Conference championship. Nowitzki leads the team in scoring and rebounding and already has seven double-doubles this month. Erick Dampier has also been on fire, with two straight double-doubles against Memphis, the second a 22-point, 15-rebound outing. Rockets Ailing The Houston Rockets are showing no signs of the team that started the season 5-2. After their blowout win over Miami on the 12th, the Rockets have lost two of their last three and have had gigantic late game collapses in each of their last three. The Rockets blew a 19-point, third quarter lead against San Antonio, a 21-point lead against the Chicago Bulls and were held to 14 fourth quarter points against the Detroit Pistons. Despite the superstar play of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, the Rockets have been unable to find their rhythm late in games, having multiple-minute stretches of no points. Jazz Still The Best The Utah Jazz are still the best team in the NBA right now, as surprising as that is to say. At 10-1 this year's Jazz have posted the best start in franchise history, beating the John Stockton and Karl Malone era Jazz's 9-1 start. Shaq Out With Knee Surgery Shaquille O'N eal suffered from a hyper-extended knee last week, and underwent knee surgery on Sunday. Team officials listed Shaq as being out four to six weeks, but in all reality, it will probably be more. If Shaq comes back any later than six to seven weeks, it could spell fatigue problems for the Heat at the end of the season. COUNJ5 0 WN ^ ^ T A I L G A T E PARTY~"^J presented by ® T O Y O T A and TONIGHT a t '7 pm! - #19 T E X A S■ ■y.-yrSz vs. IMicholls S ta te UT STUDENTS! Make noise for your chance to Win 2006 Rose Bowl Game DVDs and Dixie Chicks tickets (Dfeij 4th at the Frank Erwin Center)! Live music all season! Check the SOB page at TexasSports.com for post game concert info! 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Contact clements@eco. utexas.edu_____________ NANN IES & BABYSITTERS NEEDED! Are you looking for extra holiday cash? At M B F Agency, we have lots of babysitting jobs that pay $10+/hr and guarantee at least 4 hours of work! You set your ow n sched­ ule. No cost to you. M ust be at least 20 yrs old. Part-time and semester positions available as well I Contact Katie at 346-2229 x11 or apply online at w w w mbfagen- cy.com ONLINE SYSTEM HAS TO OFFER f AND PLACE YOUR AD NOW! Wfaat’á, on y&uA U/CiA £ iil? pick up your copy F r i d a y , Decem ber^ 7^7h D a i l y l e w * Tuesday, Novem ber 21, 2006 [ J F E & \ l M S 5B .1 p a r h c i r > a í i o n n í a Influential Jay-Z albums from years past revisited streets. The album didn't spawn any hits like his later efforts would, but his freestyle skills on "22 Two's" proved that he was on the level with Notorious B.I.G. and better than any­ one else around. — Zach Ernst 10.'Hollywood' w/Beyonce CD: Hov strikes gold with G>ldplay collaboration From page 6B is borderline creepy. — Ramon Ramirez For the umpteenth time in recent memory Jay and Beyonce make a party record. This time around the topic is the chaotic life that a superstar leads. You can find one of the albums more clever one liners here: "Locomotion like when a train departs." — Eddie Strait 11. 'Trouble' The Dr. Dre-produced "Trouble" finds Jay seeking to retain his hus­ tler street credit. The beat is the usual Dre fire, with the exception of an almost irritating, dominating synth line. Jay is capricious on this track, laughing but hostile at the same time, fighting the misconcep­ tion that he no longer represents the streets. The chorus flatly lays it down: "I'm never gonna change." — Cass Luskin 12.'Dig a Hole' w/ Sterling Simms As soon as the orchestral beat drops on this Swizz Beatz-pro- duced'hood anthem, listeners might think they are in for an emphatic lyrical diss towards Cam'ron and the Diplomats crew. Yet Hov does not resort to call­ ing out names of the unworthy. Instead he crafts three verses of clever word play and sublimi­ nal shots. A solid effort, but the Sterling Simms' hook and Jay's lyrics definitely outshine Beatz's production here. — Dennis Killian 13. 'Minority Report' w/ Ne-Yo The third of four Dr. Dre-pro­ duced tracks, "Minority Report" provides a critical look at the government's slow reaction to Hurricane Katrina and, surprisingly, his own efforts. "Sure I ponied up a mill, but I didn't give the time/So in reality I didn't give a dime or a damn/l just put my monies in the hands of the same people that left my people stranded." — Gerren Fisher 14.'Beach Chair' w/ Chris Martin of Coldplay In 2003, Jay-Z found himself at the heart of the mash-up move­ ment. The Grey Album, Danger Mouse's career-launching stroke of genius that put Black Album vocals over remixed instrumentals from The Beatle's White Album started a chain reaction that finally jumped the shark after becoming a Grammy theme two years in a row- the second of which saw Jay take home "Collaboration of the Year" for his joint effort with Linkin Park. On "Beach Chair," Jay criss­ crosses hip-hop boundaries yet again "Chris Martin [of Coldplay] sent me some chords. I had Dre put some drums on it."That surreal statement, from an interview in Entertainment Weekly, recounts the birth of the most beautiful rap song this side of "Late Registration." 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The Black Album, more than any other, demonstrates Jay's ability to spell out his life story with wit and introspection. The street anthem "PSA" sits on the tongue of hustlers around the world at any given moment, and "What More Can I Say?" replaced his first interrogative song "Can I Live?" as the definitive Jay-Z track. On that instant classic, Hov demonstrates the phe­ nomenon that makes him the most powerful rapper ever to pick up a mic: speak-action. Hov speaks, and so it comes to pass. "A CEO's mind, that marketing plan was me," he stated, and within the year was appointed president and CEO of Def Jam records. "I'm sup­ posed to be No. 1 on everybody's list/ we'll see what happens when I no longer exist," he reasoned, and, not three years after his retirement, MTV declared Jay-Z "the greatest rapper of all-time." Pop this one in the CD-changer and witness a piece of hip-hop history. — Reggie Ugwu MTV: Unplugged No album in Jay-Z's repertoire better showcases the personality of the man than his Unplugged outing. "Welcome to Jay-Z's poetry reading," he said as he greeted the crowd. Armed with hits from six different albums and backed by the Roots, Jay spends the next hour going through a crash course on his career. The result is a man stamping his legacy. At this point in his career, Jay was riding a wave of his biggest critical success, The Blueprint. He opens the album with three cuts from said album before digging into his hit- heavy past. He gets Jaguar Wright to belt out the choruses to the jams, and even gets Pharrell Williams to come and party with him on "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)." Jay 's demeanor throughout the live concert is that of a man who knows that he's a living legend. He's cool and charismatic, but still rattles off hits like a jukebox. The most defining aspect of the album is the revealed consistency, as songs released years apart feel like they've all been done at the same time. — Eddie Strait Reasonable Doubt In 1996, New York underground favorite Jay-Z released his first album, Reasonable Doubt. Often compared to Nas'stunning debut lllmatic, the legend surrounding this album has grown over the past 10 years. Jay was unstoppable in '96, and he had a lot to say. When asked recently about his rapping style on the album (which he still claims to be his favorite), Jay-Z replied, "I was speeding. I was saying a hundred words a minute. There were no catchphrases, there was no hooks within the verses. I was very wordy." While he has since matured and simplified his approach, Reasonable Doubt remains his purest and most unrelenting hip-hop statement. Here he laid out the mafioso image that he would refine over the next decade, and he did so with a raw determination that earned him the lasting respect of his fans in the The Dynasty Although billed mostly as a Jay-Z album, Dynasty: Roc La Familia was released in 2000 in an attempt to showcase the Roc-A-Fella line-up. As such, it features a number of Roc artists, with some tracks even finding themselves without a verse by Jay. Of course that means certain tracks are eminently skip-worthy, especially the ones with Memphis Bleek. Even some of Jay's verses are weak, and the album as a whole lacks any coherent theme beyond money­ making. Yet the importance of this album can't be ignored: It is, essentially, the foundation for today's Jay-Z Dynasty. First of all, instead of big name producers, Jay decided to focus on up-and-coming producers such as Kanye West and Just Blaze, both of which figure prominently on Kingdom Come. It also features one of Jay-Z's big­ gest hits, "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)." The album itself went dou­ ble platinum, although it received little critical acclaim. Here again the Roc-A-Fella machine shows it's true colors, showing that the hustler ambition exists independently of any appeals for artistic integrity. The Dynasty's value is in its trans­ parency: It shows clearly that Roc-A- Fella is clearly just another business venture, along with Armadale Vodka, the 40/40 Club, and Rocawear. — Cass Luskin The Blueprint If "chic" where a remotely appro­ priate word in hip-hop, calling Reasonable Doubt Jay-Z's finest work would be the chic thing to say to appear in the know. Oddly enough, however, either when listening to the greatest hip-hop albums or put­ ting Jay-Z's work against other's, The Blueprint is always the trump card historians play. The 9/11-released classic cemented Kanye West and Just Blaze as major-league producers as it ushered the soul sound into rap tracks with songs like "Izzo,""Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)," and "Never Change." Blueprint stands as a refreshing example of the scarce solo album that isn't completely loaded down with cameos. "Renegade"— origi­ nally a Eminem and Royce Da 5'9" collaboration — aside, the album is free of other vocal contributions aside from voices in samples or hooks. The fact of the matter is very few rappers now are capable of put­ ting together 12 songs plus a couple of killer bonus cuts devoid of other (often better) artists as selling points and can still be as commercially viable and artistically strong. — Gerren Fisher The film "Fade to Black" captured what was supposed to be Jay-Z's curtain call from the rap game. A November 2003 retirement concert at the media mecca, Madison Square Garden, served as the backdrop for this revealing and personal look into the legend's life. Jay recollects his rise from Marcy Projects to superstardom as the nar­ rator, while explaining the creative process behind The Black Album. The studio scenes show a perfectionist at work, and include cameos from all- star producers such as Kanye West, Pharrell, Rick Rubin and Timbaiand. The energetic concert scenes feature many of Jay's music industry cohorts, such as Beyonce, Mary J. Blige and R. Kelly. The movie does take on new meaning in 2006 as Kingdom Come drops, yet it still remains a must-have for any real hip hop fan. "Fade to Black" can now be treated as a trib­ ute to a creative mind still at work, instead of a farewell. — Dennis Killian wlmiSQITj lsÜ U bt "Fade to Black" ■ • ; menu jWH Hi Wm ^H|^F Hi ■ w H with a never ending happy hour. i’m lovin’ it T h e D a i l y T e x a n TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2 0 0 6 PAGE 6B www.dailytexanonline.com Entertainm ent Editor: L auren Thompson Features Editor: Kim Garza Associate Features Editor: Katherine Fan Music Editor: Ramon Ramirez Fine Arts Editor: Fmily Watson E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 COMMENTARY New Jay-Z release competes with Tupac, B IG . ■ | — By Zach Ernst I Daily Texan Staff I I f l I M the N otorious B I.G.'s is no coincidence that 2Pac's Pries Life is being released an d Ready to Die reissued today. Jay-Z has f lj H from the always struggled to em erge H W shadow of Brooklyn's finest, and fans generally agree that these three artists are the best to ever hold a mic. 1 doubt I am the first person to m ake this anal­ ogy, but Tupac Shakur is a lot like James Dean. Just as Pac com pleted three classic album s during his lifetime, Dean m ade b u t three films. Both w ere compelling, oppositional figures, and they both have achieved mythic status over the years. Most importantly, both died young, and this has become one of the prim ary rea­ sons for their ever-growing legacies. N either were forced to com prom ise or soften their images as they aged; rather, they remain in our m em ories at the peak of their rebel power. The fact that 2Pac's m other Afeni is still milking his back catalog to release sub-par com­ pilations is truly a shame. On th e Web \ For more classic comebacks and an interview with Jay-Z's protege Lady Sovereign see dailytexanonline. com N ow to the East Coast. Biggie is sim ply the best freestyle rapper of all time. A lthough he has been gone for nearly a decade as well, his verses sound as fresh today as they did in '94. Like his nem esis 2Pac, Biggie's life w as cut short, so he w as not faced w ith the problem­ atic burden of releasing new material over a decade after his debut. Critics will always love 2Pac and Biggie most of all, possibly because w e never had to w atch them struggle to stay relevant or alter their sound to accom modate the changing trends of the industry. At age 36, Biggie's friend Jay-Z has returned with the help of the best producers in the business (includ­ ing Dr. Dre, associate of 2Pac's Death Row label) to create Kingdom Come. These tw o elder statesmen of the gam e collaborate on standout "30 Something," a track that addresses w hat it is like to survive in an industry w here most artists shine brightly for a few years b ut b u m out early. Although he never really retired, Jay-Z hits us w ith enough good material today to let us forget about the Linkin Park album and the Paul McCartney d u et at the Grammys. Hey, hey, my, my. 10 years after Reasonable Doubt and H ova's still got it. It's a good day for hip-hop. 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Interested applicants are invited to stop by and visit with the Director to discuss student positions. REVIEW Jiggamans ‘Kingdom Come proves hes out o f retirement at almost 40 T Jay-Z Kingdom Come D ef Jam he king isn't dead — he's just a bit slug­ gish at almost 40. O n "R eservoir Dogs," a Jay-Z cut from Hard Knock Life, it w as the prophet Jadakiss w ho origi­ nally told us, "Gangsters don't die/gangsters get chubby and move to M iami." Since his three years "retirem ent" ago, the Jigga-man has living a charm ed been life, evolving into a god- father-like figurehead w ho runs the w orld from his boardroom. But like M ichael Corleone, an em bedded inability to stay aw ay from the gam e m ay ultim ately signal his retu rn s fall. Early have not been posi­ the tive. Critically, th at is n ear-p erfect seem s co n sen su s Ja y 's d isc o g ra p h y to have been blem ­ ished by an afterthought album , a textbook exam ­ ple of the m ediocrity com pla­ cency breeds. After fully digesting Kingdom Come, the only certainty is that Jay-Z is no longer the best rap­ per alive. Rap is heavy with school 20-som ethings new considerably m ore relevant, h un g ry and relatable. The self-aggrandizing, Budweiser commercial-premiering single, "Show Me W hat You Got" is, in a nutshell, not even w orthy of Diddy. But w hen you can m ake the rap m arket fluctuate w ith every signing or verse, w ho cares? Kingdom Come w hole­ heartedly d o esn 't suck and for any fan of Jay-Z, th at's im p o rta n t factor. the only Kingdom Come w o n 't save the gam e like a m em ory card, b u t as his first non-classic, this m akes H ova an im pressive 40-year-old virgin. So yes, Jay, w e d o w a n t an encore. — Ramon Ramirez 1. 'The Prelude' The album starts with an understated Curtis Mayfield-style beat. Jay-Z lays down a few scat­ tered verses, revisiting themes from The Blueprint’s "The Ruler's Back."The album's quiet start is a fitting prelude to the dynamite “Oh My God"that follows. "Used to think rapping at 38 was ill / well last year alone I grossed 38 mil." — Zach Ernst 2.'Oh My God' Quite simply the craziest, most banging track on the board, instantly worthy of Jay's pedigree. Who would've thought an Allman Brothers'sample could go so hard? Just Blaze provides just that: blaze and bump. Abrasive, commanding acts like The Wu or M.O.P. would have a field day on the beat but Hova's half-cocked, smart-assed delivery makes any remix a waste of breath. And while he name- checks My Chemical Romance, his personal comparisons to "Grand Theft Auto" (on PSP) make you instantly forget before you realize how lame calling outTRl emo dar­ lings really is. — Ramon Ramirez 3. 'Kingdom Come' Jay gets his superhero on with the aid of a subtle, yet potent "Super Freak" sample. Nobody ever sounded cooler in referenc­ ing Batman, Spider-Man and Superman. On the title track, he sums up his career in one line: "Peter Parker, Spider-Man, all I do is climb the charts." — Eddie Strait 4. 'Show Me What You Got' As Jay-Z's first single, criticisms about this track ranged from producer Just-Blaze's blaring horn sample to a relatively weak lyrical showing by Jay himself. But the beat, a recycled "Rumpshaker" riff, with a tricky drum-line added, grows on a listener. And although Lil'Wayne's widely circulated internet version is far superior, as a single it's still dope. — Cass Luskin 5/Lost One' w / Chrisette Michelle Here Jay-Z addresses his break­ up with Beyonce, claiming they "parted ways like Ben and J. Lo." This track has a signature bounce and unique old school vibe. The laid-back piano blends nicely with Hov's reflective lyrics. — Dennis Killian 6. 'Do U Wanna Ride' w/ John Legend and Johnny Goodrum Described as an open-letter to incarcerated friend Emory Jones, this is the only Kanye West-pro­ duced track on the album. This track is as musically about West's growth as a producer as it is Jay- Z's growth as person and love for his friend; the track ahead of the sped-up soul samples that made West and Hova changed the game. — Gerren Fisher 7 /3 0 Something' The two most respected fig­ ures in rap music reunite again. This time, it's strictly for the ol' Gs. Here, Jay uses a classic head- noddiri Dre beat to detail the "maturation of Jayzeezy/'Thirty's the new twenty" he declares, embracing the latest stage of his evolution. For the majority of the track, Jay takes time to school the next generation on how to get their grown-man on. The last time Jigga addressed this subject, self- proclaimed gangstas everywhere traded in their tall tees for button- ups. This time, he goes so far as to encourage "good credit and such." Bentley bill collectors beware. — Reggie Ugwu 8 /I Made It' Yet another tribute to Jay-Z's mom, and it finds Hova's flow at its most natural and relaxed. He han­ dles the hook and all of the verses, sounding more like classic Jay-Z here than anywhere else on the album. DJ Khalil's beat is smooth and modest, a solid non-single comparable to "Never Change." — Zach Ernst 9/Anything' w / Usher and Pharrell With Usher promising ladies the world as he croons like a mad­ man, this flossy, extravagant jam is next in the progression of flossy, extravagant Hova hits like "Big Pimpin" and "Change Clothes."This time though, Jay merely rambles as he flexes his financial muscle and comes across like a sad suit trying to pick up a Hooters girl. 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