e number “16” burned brightly on the UT Tower at the 15th annual “Gone to Texas” welcome celebration. Traditionally held the day before the first day of school, the celebration featured speakers, special performances and an ad- dress from UT President William Powers Jr. To ac- commodate the large class of incoming students, university officials set up about 1,200 additional seats. The event also fea- tured the UT Honor Code, which encourages values like learning and responsi- bility, despite Powers’ sum- mer announcement that it would be changing within the next few months. Student body president  or Lund opened the night with a few encouraging words for the new students. “We are a truly amazing place, and tonight is the beginning of a year and a lifetime full of wonderful opportunities,” Lund said. “If you haven’t already no- ticed, Texas has a unique and valid spirit, and at the University of Texas, any- thing is possible.” Every year, Gone to Texas welcomes all students new to UT, whether freshman, transfer or graduate stu- dents. Junior transfer stu- dent Bryce Gibson said it was a good way to start o the year for him. “I’ve always wanted to come to Texas,” Gibson said. “It kind of gets you in the spirit of Texas.” In addition to hearing from Powers, students were also encouraged to take advantage of all the oppor- tunities at UT. Biology and anthropology senior Alexa Van Brummen spoke about her experience reaching out to a professor and get- ting involved in research her  rst year. Brummen works on spi- nal injury reseach and en- couraged new students to get involved early in their time at UT. “I know what all of you are thinking: ‘Meh, I’ll do that later.’ But why not sooner rather than later?” she said. “UT gives you all of the re- sources to pursue any inter- est you might have.” UT President William Powers Jr. personally greeted students moving into the Al- metris Duren Residence Hall as part of one of the largest incoming freshman classes the 40 Acres has ever seen. Powers was on hand to welcome incoming fresh- men and returning stu- dents to campus residence halls as part of Mooov-In, an event where a coalition of more than 300 students, staff and faculty volunteers helped students move into campus housing. “Coming to college and coming to a great public uni- versity like the University of Texas at Austin is a transfor- mative moment for our stu- dents,” Powers said. “ ree of my children have gone here, and I see it through their eyes that it’s an exciting place.”  e University expected 5,158 freshmen and almost 7,500 total students to move in over the weekend, accord- ing to the Division of Hous- ing and Food Service. A er months of prepa- ration, the University wel- comed what could be its  e debate over UT tuition continued this morning as UT System Regent Alex Cranberg and Melinda Hill Perrin, for- mer chair of the UT-Austin Development Board, voiced their opinions in Texas Tri- bune guest columns. Cranberg called for a halt to tuition increases, while Perrin advocated for a tuition increase and spoke against the May decision by the UT System Board of Regents to freeze undergraduate tuition at UT for the next two years. Widespread debate has sur- rounded the issue of tuition at UT since its deregulation in 2003.  e board voted last May to freeze tuition for in-state undergraduates while in- creasing tuition for all other students, a decision that con- tradicted UT President Bill Powers’ recommendation to raise tuition campuswide.  e board voted to increase tuition for every other cam- pus in the system that re- quested an increase. Office of the President spokesperson Tara Doolit- tle said the University ad- ministration’s opinion on tuition has not changed since last spring. Perrin said the percentage of state funding making up UT’s operating budget has declined from 47 to 13 per- cent since 1985, causing a de- crease in stable funding that must be made up, in part, by an increase in tuition. “In order for our tier-one institution to attract world- class faculty, students and researchers, we must have an appropriate funding mix that includes tuition, philan- thropy and state funding so that we can sustain the mis- sion of the University with- out unnecessarily burdening one group,” she said. Cranberg said while the percentage of state funding in higher education budgets has decreased, it has, rough- ly, kept up with in ation during the last 20 years. He said increases in educational costs and research budgets have caused the discrepancy in funding. Tuition at UT has grown more than 80 percent during the last 8 years. Andrew Clark, interna- tional relations and global studies junior and vice presi- dent of UT’s Senate of Col- lege Councils, said while tuition costs have risen, he believes the resulting rise in the value of a UT degree has been worth the cost. “UT is growing larger and becoming a more competi- tive institution,” he said. “It drives up costs, but that in turn raises the value of the degree that a university is able to give.” Lucian Villasenor is a Mexican-American Stud- ies senior and a member 11West Campusconstruction delays move inNEWSPAGE 2Improved Longhorns offense features strong running game SPORTSPAGE 12INSIDENEWSrecyclingUT is going green with new single-stream recycling system. 624/7ishBreak out the tents and sleeping bags. Starting in October, the Perry Castañeda Library is open for 24 hours a day, five days a week. 8protest for women’s healthRecent state cuts to Planned Parenthood have made somepeople feel like targets. 10Wednesday, August 29, 2012@thedailytexanfacebook.com/dailytexanTHE DAILY TEXANServing the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900Work for usThe Daily Texan will be holding tryouts for all departments from Aug. 29 to Sept. 12. Come by our offices in HSM building at 2500 Whitis Ave to pick up an application. UT students from all majors are encour- aged to apply. It’s been a rough few weeks for Sarah Pastore, who until recently did not know where she would live this fall.  e psychology freshman began searching for housing in late July a er UT informed her she was still on a waiting list for a housing contract. Since signing her lease at 21 Rio, an apartment com- plex in West Campus, Pastore said she feels a bit better. “I’m not freaking out about having to live in my car anymore,” Pastore said, half-jokingly. Laurie Mackey, UT Divi- sion of Housing and Food Service associate direc- tor, said UT is entering the school year with students still on the waiting list for a housing contract. In June, she told  e Daily Texan that DHFS would be able to  ll every housing request by the end of summer. On July 24, DHFS sent an email to Pastore, one of 1,200 students, warning her she was still on a wait- ing list for a supplemental By Bobby BlanchardBy Alexa Ura‘Gone to Texas’ encourages new students to get involvedDorm occupancies spur students’ waiting list worryPowers helps students ‘moo-ve’ into dormsBy Jacob MartellaGuest columns venue for tuition controversyBy David MalyAlex CranbergUT System RegentJan.Feb.MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAug. Hardin HouseScottish Rite DormitoryThe CastillianDobie CenterUniversity TowersThe Goodall Wooten‘Sorry, We’re full.’ The fi rst bar in this graph illustrates when the private dorm fi lled up in 2012, the second 2011. Dorms without a second bar fi lled up at about the same time each year. April 24DHFS guaranteeshousing to students who apply by this date. July 24DHFS sent an email to 1,200 students recommending they look for off campus housing. MOVE-INcontinues on page 2FULLcontinues on page 2page7Read Craneberg’s column originally published in The Texas Tribune. TUITION continues on page 7CAMPUSUNIVERSITYCampus-wideFind It tablesNeed help navigating around campus? UT Libraries, Senate of College Councils and Student Government will have tables set up throughout campus until 1 p.m. Look their bright neon shirts for helpful maps and information. Introduction to UT Libraries classLearn about the libraries on campus, and the services and research resources available to you. This class is designed for new users of the UT Libraries, and will be held at the Perry- Castañeda Library, room 1.124, at 11 a.m. Texas Football Big Yell with Coach Mack BrownThe 2012 Texas football season is upon us. Support Coach Mack Brown and the team at the Big Yell and the Texas Football Town Meeting. Suggested arrival time is 5:45 p.m. at the Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, gates 14 and 16. New StudentWelcome NightKoinonia’s New Student Welcome Night features rocking live music, a hilarious skit, a thought- provoking talk, a free Korean BBQ dinner and much more. The event will be held at Welch Hall, room 2.224, at 6:30 p.m. THE WEEK AHEADTODAYZachary Strain | Daily Texan StaffThe Longhorn Band performs at Gone to Texas Tuesday, Aug. 28. The annual event welcomed the class of 2016, which could potentially be the largest incoming freshman class UT has ever seen according to University officials. — Thor Lund, Student Body PresidentWe are a truly amazing place and tonight is the beginning of a year and a lifetime full of wonderfulopportunities. ‘‘ ........................................................................................................ August 29, 2012Two West Campus apartment complexes slat- ed for completion before the start of the school year are still under construc- tion, forcing students and management teams to look at creative solutions. While dorms and apart- ments in West Campus have beneted from a larger than normal incoming class, Longhorn Lux and Grand Marc apartment complexes face delays. e two com- plexes have le students without expected services and forced some into tem- porary accommodations. At Grand Marc, students are currently living in the apartment building as con- struction continues. Long- horn Lux has sent its resi- dents to the DoubleTree by Hilton and Hilton Garden Inn downtown, charging prorated rent starting when they move into the hotel. Kyle Meyer, supply chain management junior and Grand Marc resident, said construction has obstruct- ed his job-hunting process. “We haven’t had Internet for the past couple days, so it impacted little things like sending in resumes and job applications,” he said. “They’ve done well to compensate by giving us half-off of next month’s rent. But half-off rent will only get you so far.” At 24th and Longview streets, Longhorn Lux is aim- ing to have students moved in Aug. 29, Evan Martin, real estate agent for Ely Proper- ties, said. He said students have been displaced by the delays as classes begin. “I’ve already had a father come to the oce yelling,” Martin said. “It’s just insane.” “Because of the delay, we gave out monetary compen- sation to the students who weren’t able to move in on time and provided ameni- ties at the Hilton Garden Inn and DoubleTree Hotel,” Martin said. “Our agency is feeling the pressure for not having the property ready in time. We bought it assum- ing it would be ready by the 15th. We can empathize with the students as we are in the same kind of bind.” DoubleTree sales man- ager Julie Boyce said the hotel sees an increase in UT students every year when school starts, but this year’s situation has sent even more students their way. 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All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. TOMORROW’S WEATHERHighLow9775You’re not going to be on top. Construction delays West Campus move-inhousing contract and sug- gesting she start looking at off-campus options. As of Monday, Aug. 27, 24 students, including nine freshmen, were on a waiting list for housing. Mackey said those students were noti- ed Sunday they would stay on the waiting list until the twelh day of class. “We’ve warned them it doesn’t look favorable, but we still keep them in mind as students cancel,” Mackey said. Although UT guarantees a bed to students who apply for housing by April 24, Pa- store said she was not aware she could apply before ac- cepting UT’s admissions of- fer. She applied May 1. She said she was notied in June that she was on a waiting list for supplemental housing, but Pastore said she had no idea she might not get a housing contract. “I thought it was just a mat- ter of waiting,” Pastore said. Pastore gave The Daily Texan an e-mail exchange she had with DHFS in late June, when she inquired if there were any on-campus rooms left. In the Univer- sity’s reply, dated June 25, the Housing Reservations Team said: “We cannot guarantee housing and it may still be several weeks before we are able to reach you in the queue.” e e-mail does not men- tion or recommend o-cam- pus housing possibilities. At the time of the e-mail, sever- al o-campus private dorms still had rooms available. Pastore, who is from Houston suburb Pearland, said she had to nd an apart- ment under a time crunch, using only online research. Pastore said she chose a two-bedroom apartment at 21 Rio, and saw her room for the rst time when she moved in Monday. Many students who plan to live o-campus start look- ing as early as the prior fall semester. Pastore and others started in July. The problem stems from an incoming fresh- man class made up of an estimated 8,000 students, about 900 more than last year’s class, and 400-600 more than expected. When DHFS realized it would not be able to give every applicant a housing contract, it provided links to private dorms and online rental listings in the late July e-mail. All six private dorms linked were full at the time. According to represen- tatives, only one of the six private dorms usually have openings aer July 24, which is when DHFS sent the e-mail. Hardin House Dormitory, a private women’s dormi- tory in West Campus, lled in February. Scottish Rite Dormitory, another private women’s dorm o campus, lled before spring break. Goodall Wooten, a co-ed dormitory on Guadalupe Street, lled up in June. West Campus’ e Castilian and the on-campus Dobie Cen- ter lled up around the same time in July. Tillery Martin, the leasing and marketing team leader for University Towers, said the dorm usually has avail- ability during move in dates but lled up around July 20 this year. is is the only pri- vate dorm that usually has openings aer late July. Without private dorms to turn to in late July, stu- dents were forced to turn to apartments and other living options. Pastore said the only apartments avail- able in late July were either expensive, or cheap and not credible. “I was very disappointed with the University,” Pastore said. “ey just did not give me enough time to nd an apartment.” But Mackey said DHFS could not have given stu- dents more warning. “We didn’t know,” Mackey said. “We give students no- tice when we know. is was a very unique year.” Chay Walker, a leasing and sales manager from 512 Realty, said he has surpris- ingly already started receiv- ing requests for o-campus housing for next fall, some- thing students normally start in October. largest freshman class in his- tory. e University will not ocially know if this is the largest class until enrollment is counted aer the twelth class day. Powers said the University felt growing pains because of the large class but began preparations for the incom- ing students in April by cre- ating additional course sec- tions and First-Year Interest Groups, or programs that place freshmen into small groups that support academ- ic performance and interests. “I don’t think we want to do this every year or have four years like this,” he said. “A year going through this, we will plan ahead for their sopho- more and junior years.” Gage Paine, vice president for student aairs, said every student who submitted a hous- ing application by May 1 was assigned to a residence hall. Despite the increase in incoming freshmen, 70 per- cent of beds will go to fresh- men as they do every year, said Dean of Students Son- cia Reagins-Lilly. “We have prepared for some time to ensure that we are providing the best stu- dent support so the larger class doesn’t feel the increased number of students,” she said. Business freshman Melanie Diaz said she made sure to apply for housing the day the applica- tion was released to ensure she got her rst choice for housing in Kinsolving Residence Hall. Some second-year stu- dents returning to live on campus might have felt the eects of accommodating a larger incoming class. Edu- cation sophomore Jazmine Castanon said her housing assignment was switched multiple times before she got her nal assignment. Castanon said she was un- aware of the size of the in- coming class. Powers said the University’s faculty and sta are excited to welcome the newest members of the Longhorn family. “is for us, is what we do,” Powers said. “We have a very large class coming in, but we are ready for them.” FULLcontinues from page 1MOVE-INcontinues from page 17581 students live on campusOf those, 350 live in supplemental spaces5167 freshmen~68 percent2414 other~32 percentNumber of Studentson Housing Waiting ListJuly 241200Aug. 3458Aug. 2724Pu Ying Huang | Daily Texan Staff Maid Zeny Garcia cleans a bed in a West Campus Lux apartment unit Tuesday, Aug. 28. The tenants, after facing a delay in their move-in date due to construction, will have access to their units starting Aug. 29. Graphics by Natasha Smith | Daily Texan Staff NEW ORLEANS — Fi- nally a hurricane, the un- wieldy and wobbly Isaac bore down on New Or- leans Tuesday, almost seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina transformed this city and became a symbol of gov- ernment ineptitude, and a defining moment for lead- ers from City Hall to the White House. While Isaac was far less powerful than the 2005 storm, it posed some of the same political challenges. President Barack Obama sought to demonstrate his ability to guide the nation through a natural disaster and Republicans reassured residents they were pre- pared, all the while ready- ing for the coronation of Mitt Romney. In New Orleans, the mood was calm as the first wave of rain bands and wind gusts rolled ashore, and these battle-tested residents took the storm in stride, knowing they’ve been through a lot worse. Tens of thousands of peo- ple, mostly in southeastern Louisiana, were ordered to evacuate ahead of Isaac, which was set to make landfall Tuesday night as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of at least 74 mph — much lower than the 135 mph winds Katrina packed in 2005. About 13,000 homes and businesses had already lost power Tuesday aernoon. e storm’s winds increased slightly to 80 mph as it closed in on the coast. Many residents along the Gulf Coast opted to ride it out in shelters or at home and officials, while sounding alarm about the dangers of the powerful storm, decided not to call for mass evacuations. Still, there was a threat of storm surge and the possibility of nearly two feet of rain as it slowly trudges inland. “We don’t expect a Ka- trina-like event, but re- member there are things about a Category 1 storm that can kill you,” Mayor Mitch Landrieu said, urg- ing people to use common sense and to stay off any streets that may flood. There was already sim- mering political fallout. Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal, who canceled his trip to the Republican Na- tional Convention in Tam- pa, Fla., said the Obama administration’s disaster declaration fell short of the federal help he had requested. Jindal said he wanted a promise from the federal government to be reimbursed for storm preparation costs. “We learned from past experiences, you can’t just wait. You’ve got to push the federal bureaucracy,” Jindal said. FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate said such requests would be addressed aer the storm. “We wanted to make sure direct federal assistance got out rst,” Fugate said. Obama, during a cam- paign stop in Iowa, attempt- ed to stay above the fray. “America will be there to help folks recover no mat- ter what this storm brings. Because when disaster strikes, we’re not Demo- crats or Republicans first, we are Americans first,” the president said. Isaac became a hurricane Tuesday, a massive storm that reached more than 200 miles from its center, threat- ening to ood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans. At businesses near the French Quarter, windows were boarded up and sand- bags were stacked a few feet high in front of doors. Some tourists said they would ride out the storm near the city’s famed Bourbon Street, and there was little to suggest a sense of worry. “We made it through Ka- trina, we can denitely make it through this. It’s going to take a lot more to run me, I know how to survive,” he said. Obama said Gulf Coast residents should listen to local authorities and fol- low their directions as Isaac approached. “Now is not the time to tempt fate. Now is not the time to dismiss offi- cial warnings. You need to take this seriously,” Obama said. In Houma, a city south- west of New Orleans, people filled a municipal auditorium-turned-shel- ter. However, in the bayou country of Terrebonne Parish off Highway 24, storms pose a perennial dilemma for those living a hardscrabble life. While some of the homes along Bayou Ter- rebonne and other nearby waterways show signs of affluence, this section of Louisiana 24 is mostly lined with trailer homes or small, often run-down houses. Staying could be dangerous, but many here who could be in harm’s way have nowhere to go and little money to get there, especially given the high price of gasoline. Monica Boudreaux lives in a trailer on low-lying land but was talking Tuesday morning with a cousin who lived closer to the bayou. ey and two friends chat- ted as the storm approached. Boudreaux laughed when asked what she’ll do if the storm hits. “I’m surrounded by all fam- ily,” she said, referring to her friends as well as her cousin. “I’ll just pick up my little fat feet and run, I guess.” Water may be worse than wind because the storm could push walls of water while dumping rain to flood the low-lying coast in Louisiana, Mis- sissippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. New Orleans is in much better shape than it was be- fore Katrina with an injec- tion of about $14 billion in federal funds to x damage done by Katrina and up- grade the system. ............................................................................ Only with the Texas Exes can you build a lifelong connection to UT that provides opportunities at every turn. From Camp Texas, scholarships, and student leadership development today to community engagement, advocacy, and a global alumni network tomorrow, we radically shape experiences that improve lives. And, that’s something you can feel good about. Reyna, Wire Editor World & Nation3Wednesday, August 29, 2012Remote Alaska to stock- pile food, just in caseJUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska is known for pioneering, self- reliant residents who are ac- customed to remote locations and harsh weather. Despite that, Gov. Sean Parnell wor- ries a major earthquake or volcanic eruption could leave the state’s 720,000 residents stranded and cut o from food and supply lines. His an- swer: Build giant warehouses full of emergency food and supplies, just in case. For some in the lower 48, it may seem like an extreme step. But Parnell says this is just Alaska. In many ways, the state is no dierent than the rest of America. Most people buy their groceries at stores, and rely on a central grid for pow- er and heat. But, unlike the rest of the lower 48, help isn’t a few miles away. When a fall storm cut o Nome from its nal fuel supply last winter, a Russian tanker spent weeks breaking through thick ice to reach the remote town. e state plans two food stockpiles in or near Fairbanks and Anchorage, two cities that also have military bases. Con- struction on the two storage facilities will begin this fall, and the rst food deliveries are tar- geted for December. e goal is to have enough food to feed 40,000 people for up to a week, including three days of ready- to-eat meals and four days of bulk food that can be prepared and cooked for large groups. To put that number into per- spective, Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage, has about 295,000 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and Juneau, its third largest, about 31,000. Delivery of the food stock- piles would be staggered over three years. It would be replaced aer it’s used or ex- pired, and it’s entirely possible that much of the food will never be needed. It is not clear what the state will do with the expired, unused food. e project has a budget of around $4 million and hasn’t generated any real controversy. — Compiled from Associated PressDevon Ravine | Associated PressL’Rena Anderson leans into the wind as she walks along the beach on Okaloosa Island in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Tuesday. Anderson was among many local residents who turned out to watch the effects of Hurricane Isaac as it churns through the Gulf of Mexico toward an expected landfall in Louisiana. Fire extinguished at Venezuelan refinery PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela — Venezuela’s biggest oil re- nery remained shut down Tuesday aer reghters ex- tinguished a blaze that raged for more than three days following an explosion that killed at least 41 people. While fuel tanks smol- dered at the Amuay renery, Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said ocials expected to re- start operations at the ren- ery in two days. e blast early Saturday was the deadliest disaster ever at a Venezuelan ren- ery and has thrown open a national debate about safety and maintenance within the country’s oil industry. Ocials said the explo- sion killed at least 41 people, including at least 20 National Guard soldiers stationed next to the renery, and injured more than 150. Criticisms of the govern- ment’s response to the di- saster came from the ren- ery’s neighbors as well as oil experts. Ocials have said a gas leak led to the blast, but investigators have yet to de- termine the precise causes. Ocials had said the re was under control but then an- nounced Monday that a third tank had begun burning. Resi- dents said the ames nally be- gan to diminish several hours before dawn on Tuesday. Residents said they had no ocial warning before the explosion hit at about 1 a.m. Saturday. e blast knocked down walls, shattered win- dows and le streets littered with rubble. On Tuesday, residents said they were relieved that the re appeared to be out. SAN ANTONIO — e future of Texas’ voting dis- tricts is again in question aer a federal court Tues- day found evidence of dis- crimination in new district maps approved by the state’s Republican-controlled Leg- islature last year. e U.S. District Court in Washington wrote in a 154-page opinion that the maps don’t comply with the federal Voting Rights Act because state pros- ecutors failed to prove that Texas lawmakers did not draw the new congressio- nal and state Senate dis- tricts “without discrimina- tory purposes.” e ruling applies to the maps originally drawn by the Legislature in 2011, and not interim maps drawn by a San Antonio federal court that are to be used in the upcoming elections this November. e Washington court’s Tuesday decision is most likely to impact the maps that will be used in the next election cycle in 2014. Luis Vera, an attorney for the League of United Latin American Citizens, called the ruling “better late than never” and a win for his and other minority rights groups that sued the state over the maps. “e three-judge panel unanimously found inten- tional discrimination across the state. ere’s no ifs, ands, or buts about it,” Vera said. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott immediately vowed to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. “Today’s decision ex- tends the Voting Rights Act beyond the limits intended by Congress and beyond the boundaries imposed by the Constitution,” Abbott said in a statement. How Texas redrew its political boundaries was closely watched aer the state was awarded four ad- ditional U.S. House seats based on a booming pop- ulation largely driven by minorities. ose congres- sional seats were carved equally into two safely Republican and two safely Democratic districts. e ruling is the latest in a process that started in June 2011, when the Texas Legislature passed new po- litical maps but failed to get them “pre-cleared” by the Justice department. e ruling comes months aer lawyers for the state of Texas, the Justice Depart- ment and minority groups argued their sides in front of a three-judge panel in Washington. e two-week trial included dozens of wit- nesses as well as thousands of pages of documents on the redistricting process. By Michael Kunzelman and Stacey PlaisanceAssociated PressIsaac strikes on Katrina anniversaryNEWSBRIEFLYBy Paul J. WeberAssociated PressDiscrimination found in Texas redistricting in-Chief Susannah JacobOpinion4Wednesday, August 29, 2012A new year begins today for the Texan. We’re ready. Being a college student today means finding your way in a world that seems to have lost its own. At al- most every level of government, compromise loses and deficits prevail. A job after college sounds quaint, and is treated as an impossibility. We wage wars that no one understands and too few talk about. Almost fifty years after Charles Whitman killed 16 people from the Tower’s observation deck, we witnessed a summer of shootings that society is still unable to explain or stop. Even the weather is weird. The situation on this campus promises no more sta- bility. President William “Bill” Powers throws his hands up almost daily when dealing with the UT Regents over how and why this University should educate 18-to-22- year-olds. He also battles Governor Rick Perry, whose time in office has become Putin-esque in its length, and who encourages this University to strive not for better, but good enough. This University Administration has erred as well. Almost 1,000 students were over-admit- ted to the incoming freshman class, and the Adminis- tration’s focus on four-year graduation rates means the first and most frequent message those freshmen have heard, is “Exit in four years.” There has not been enough discussion about what a student should do while still in college. Instead, there are frequent and flashy high tech mentions of UT being the best (Gone to Texas), which, at The Daily Texan, we call advertising. We admit, The Texan confronts its share of obsta- cles—like every newspaper we’ve had diminished ad- vertising revenues and an identity crisis due to the real- ity that most of those nearly 1,000 incoming freshman will need training on how to pick up, much less read, a physical newspaper. But as the journalism school pon- ders the future of the industry, The Texan staff works hard on what will be published in the newspaper to- morrow. There is a lot you can do in college besides go to class. Because this is the twenty-first century, even more ex- ists for you to do during class instead of pay attention. Beyond campus lies a line of predatory sandwich shops and banks called the Drag. The University represents the world of ideas, though its administrators appear at times to have forgotten that principle, or fail to recog- nize their responsibility to defend it against so many attacks from so many directions. The burden rests on students to think for themselves even if louder voices tell them what to think. On these pages, students will find the original and un-recycled ideas of their peers. This newspaper stands for a productive student gov- ernment, for lower rent, and for an admissions policy that not only claims but makes future incoming classes as geographically, socioeconomically, racially, ethni- cally and religiously diverse as possible, and does not disenfranchise any group in the service of another. It stands against hazing. It stands for responsible spend- ing of students’ money. It stands for transparent gov- ernment at all levels, and against political games that diminish the value of our education. Above all, this newspaper stands for you, and your unfettered access to what a former Texan editor called the brief space of privilege when the outside world says to you: “Here, we’ll leave you alone until you find yourself.” — Susannah Jacob, Editor-in-ChiefWhere we standGALLERYWrite for the TexanThe Daily Texan Editorial Board is currently accept- ing applications for colum- nists and cartoonists. We’re looking for talented writers and artists to provide as much diversity of opinion as possible. Anyone and everyone is encouraged to apply. Writing for the Texan is a great way to get your voice heard. Our columnists’ and reporters’ work is often syndicated nationwide, and every issue of the Texan is a historical document ar- chived at the Center for American History. Barack Obama may not be a frequent reader, but a copy of the Texan runs across UT President Wil- liam Powers’ desk each day, and the opinions on this page have great potential to affect University policy. It’s no rare occurrence for Texan staff members to receive feedback from lo- cal or state officials, or to be contacted by a reader whose life was changed by an article. In such instanc- es, the power of writing for the Texan becomes real, motivating our staffers to provide the best public ser- vice possible. If interested, please come to the Texan office at 25th and Whitis streets to com- plete an application form and sign up for an inter- view time. If you have any additional questions, please contact Susannah Jacob at (512) 471-5084 or editor@ dailytexanonline.com. Your Name HereDaily Texan ColumnistBeing a college student today means finding your way in a world that seems to have lost its own. LEGALESEOpinions expressed in e Daily Texan are those of the ed- itor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. ey are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Op- erating Trustees. EDITORIAL TWITTERFollow e Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twitter (@DTeditorial) and receive updates on our latest editori- als and columns. RECYCLEPlease recycle this copy of e Daily Texan. Place the pa- per in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt-orange newsstand where you found it. If you’re worried about getting a job after graduation (and you should be), pick your major carefully. A report earlier this year by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce found that there was sig- nificant variance in post-graduate unemployment based on undergraduate major. Generally, graduates who ma- jored in nontechnical fields, such as liberal arts (9.4 percent unemployment) and fine arts (11.1 percent), had a harder time finding jobs than their peers with technical degrees, such as mathematics (6.0 percent) and health care (5.4 percent). The takeaway is simple: They’re not hiring philos- ophers (10.8 percent) at the same rate as nurses (4.0 percent). But the Georgetown study only confirms what most of us already know. The real question is what these trends should mean for our educational system as a whole. Faced with budget cuts and a recession, our state has an opportunity to re-evaluate what we want out of our schools, colleges and universities in the upcoming leg- islative session. The UT Board of Regents has made it clear that improving graduation rates is the top pri- ority this year. But, as the Georgetown study shows, more important than the number of graduates is the knowledge they possess upon graduation. Improved graduation rates do nothing to help Texans if they re- sult in a flood of under-qualified graduates trained in unemployable fields. To truly fix our faltering educa- tion system our state government should re-commit to educating young Texans in technical fields. The ongoing crisis in Europe illustrates the impact a vocation-based education system can have on a na- tion’s economy. One of the most telling statistics of the recession in Europe is the unemployment rate among youth. “Youth unemployment” measures the percentage of people in the workforce between ages 15-24 who are unemployed. In recent months, that rate has climbed as high as 50 percent in Greece and Spain. And while youth unemployment rates don’t count students as em- ployed members of the workforce, the percentage of young people not working or in school (also known as the NEET rate) has also reached a fifteen-year high. In stark contrast to Greece and Spain, Germany boasts a relatively low youth unemployment rate of 7.9 percent and a NEET rate of 9.5 percent. Many have attributed that success to Germany’s vocational “dual training,” a 43-year-old state-sponsored system which places young Germans in three-year apprenticeships where they split time between on-the-job training and classroom instruction. This hybrid-education model not only insures that graduates are credentialed, but also that they have the technical skills to immediately enter the workforce. Vocation-centric education could be a huge boon for our cash-strapped state education system. While the Legislature is expected to make more budget cuts next year (on top of the $844 million in cuts made to education in the last session), the state’s economy is still growing. Texas added 457,700 non-farm jobs in the past two years, with fields such as manufactur- ing, energy, health care and business services seeing the most growth. Given those trends, better and more comprehensive vocational training isn’t just an attrac- tive option —it’s a necessity. Amidst talks of reforms, University loyalists have been quick to cite to the State Constitution to ar- gue that our Legislature – and thus, taxpayers – are required to fund “a University of the first class.” In their view “first class” is synonymous with pres- tige, university rankings and recognition for high- profile faculty. This fall we must ask ourselves and our leaders what a “first class” university really entails: a prestigious la- bel or an industrious alumni base? What young Texans need are jobs, and the technical skills necessary to ac- quire them. Our university has a 129-year history of producing talented and highly-trained graduates. It’s by their skill and abilities that we should measure the quality of this University. Player is a second-year UT law student from Dallas and a member of the Texas Student Media boardDave PlayerGuest ColumnistYoung Texans need jobsThe best voices, the people’s voices. That is the why of the Firing Line. The true measure of any newspaper is its critics, and we want hard-hitting ones. Nothing is taboo except falsehood and libel. The editor will never change a letter’s meaning, but she reserves the right to shorten it, so that others may also be heard. Letters should be under 150 words if possible. Don’t be afraid to tell us what you think, and send your letters to firingline@dailytexanon- line.comAn open invitation — Luis Vera, attorney for LULAC, responding to a Washington D.C. court’s finding of Texas’ redis- tricting process being racially biased. “The three-judge panel unanimously found intentional discrimination across the state. There’s no ifs, ands, or buts about it.” Quote to note‘‘ RECYCLEIn late August of 2011, both Brian McCall, chan- cellor of the Texas State University System, and Francisco Cigarroa, chan- cellor of the University of Texas System, laid out new visions for their systems. Though McCall’s “Pick- ing Up the Pace” plan came first, Cigarroa’s “Frame- work for Advancing Excel- lence” garnered the most attention. He has been in- vited to the White House to discuss it — twice. Cigar- roa’s is also more compre- hensive and specific in its goals, but both lay out simi- lar thematic plans, such as implementing strategies to reduce students’ time to de- gree completion, improve- ing graduation rates and increasing philanthropic giving to their universities. In the past week, both chancellors had occasion to review their progress with their respective boards of regents. Generally, both leaders gave rosy reviews to the progress in their systems. For example, McCall noted that collaboration across his system is on the rise, and Cigarroa observed that the UT System had strength- ened and clarified its post- tenure review. Institutions in both systems have imple- mented $10,000 degree pro- grams, as Gov. Rick Perry called for in early 2011. But there is still room for improvement. In his new “Setting the Pace” report, while discussing graduation rates, McCall notes, “We still need to better under- stand why those who leave our institutions without earning degrees do so.” A framework update put out by the UT System points out that much progress re- mains to be made on the goals to expand health edu- cation and opportunities in South Texas, though Cigar- roa recently announced the system’s intention to graduate its rst medical school class in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in 2018. The UT System frame- work grew out of months of turmoil sparked by dis- agreements over how the regents should go about re- forming higher education. The Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank based in Austin, was the source of some of the most controversial pro- posed changes to the state’s higher education policies. The TPPF endorsed the framework when it de- buted, and stood by that endorsement as its anni- versary approached. But Thomas Lindsay, the direc- tor of the TPPF’s Center for Higher Education, cau- tioned against losing sight of improving how much students actually learn in college as the framework is implemented. “We cannot speak cred- ibly of ‘advancing excel- lence’ in public higher education without taking first into account whether and how much students increase their knowledge as a result of investing four years in college,” he said in a statement. “While increased graduation rates, online learning advances, spon- sored research, increased advising and the like are important goals, to focus on these rather than the cen- tral goal of student learning serves little purpose.” But at ursday’s UT Sys- tem regents meeting, the framework was clearly a source of pride. “From what UT Division of Housing and Food Service is imple- menting single-stream re- cycling to encourage stu- dents and staff to dispose of waste properly. University officials hope to decrease the campus’ trash output by commis- sioning a study of how waste is disposed, which will conclude by the end of the fall semester. Karen Blaney, assistant manager of Campus Plan- ning and Facilities Manage- ment, said UT produced 140,000 pounds of trash per week, but only 66,400 pounds of recyclable waste per week during the spring semester. “We have some work to do,” Blaney said. She said the University will advertise its proposal for the study to contractors in the next few weeks. Blaney said the study will analyze, among other factors, how much recyclable materi- al is being disposed of in trash bins instead of recycling bins, and how much food waste is being disposed of in trash and recyclng bins instead of being composted. She said the contractor will analyze the waste output from academic and admin- istrative facilities, and will include the athletics depart- ment and University Unions if those departments decide to participate in the study. Last spring, the Division of Housing and Food Ser- vice implemented a recy- cling program that provides two waste bins in residen- tial halls: one for trash and one for paper, plastic and aluminum waste. Scott Meyer, director of din- ing services at DHFS, oversees the division’s sustainability initiatives and said on-cam- pus residence halls originally provided three cans for waste disposal: one for trash, one for paper waste and one for plas- tic and aluminum waste. Meyer said he hopes con- solidating recycling bins will encourage students and sta to recycle more frequently because they do not have to sort waste themselves. Social work freshman Adilene Muñoz lives in Jester Center and said she does not currently recycle, but that single-stream recycling bins may encourage her to do so. “I guess I’m just lazy about it,” she said. 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Residents now have a single blue bin for all recycling needs instead of having to sort through recycled matter between two bins. IT’S GOOD FOR THE EARTH! Gain valuable experience in: ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................All positions include a stipend.........Hiring .................................................................................................................................. katy@kvrx.orgASTEXASTDENTSTUDESMEDIAMENEW August 29, 20127of Occupy UT, an orga- nization that has strongly opposed tuition increases in the past. He said he be- lieves an increase in state funding is the answer to the tuition dilemma, and he advocates for the elimi- nation of tuition costs at the University altogether. “What we need to do is get the state to actually fund education,” he said. Villasenor said Occupy UT advocates for tax in- creases for wealthy Texans and businesses in the state that would ultimately make a UT education free for in-state students without compromising the quality of the University. Villasenor said Occupy UT will be continuing its efforts in the fall by bet- ter educating the UT com- munity on tuition-related issues so that community members can advocate for themselves. Texas Exes spokesper- son Tim Taliaferro said one thing that surprises him about the debate surround- ing tuition at UT is the fact that tuition is on the rise na- tionwide, and UT is getting much more attention than other universities. “I don’t think it’s perfectly fair to put all the blame on the rise of costs just at the University of Texas at Aus- tin,” he said. FOR THEDAILY TEXANTODAYstop by the hsmfor an applicationNOW HIRINGNews Reporters, Sports Reporters, Life & Arts Reporters, OpinionColumnists, Web Staff, Photographers, Design Staff, Copy Editors, Mulitmedia Staff and Comic ArtistsTEXAS TRIBUNEBy Alex CranbergAs published in the Texas TribuneWhy UT-Austin shouldn’t raise tuitionTUITION continues from page 1I understand, the chancel- lor’s framework is quickly becoming a national model,” said Gene Powell, the chair- man of the board of regents. “It is a work in progress focused on continual im- provement,” Cigarroa said in a statement. “Some initia- tives have been completed; for others, we have created the infrastructures that will yield substantive results over time.” Lindsay did not spe- cifically comment on Mc- Call’s plan for the Texas State University System, which has largely avoid- ed the controversy that embroiled the state’s two largest university systems: UT and the Texas A&M University System. McCall also marked the anniversary by calling for further improvements in the coming year, includ- ing increasing the use of electronic textbooks and examining ways to reduce planning and construction costs for new facilities. “Now that the pace has been set, we know what we must continue to do,” he said in his report. “The fu- ture is the result of what we do now.” REFORM continues from page 6@dailytexanonlineSTORIESVIDEOSPHOTO GALLERIES& MOREFORWEBEXCLUSIVEThe University of Texas System is an extraordinary institution. It educates more than 200,000 stu- dents, mostly from Texas, and it conducts an enor- mous amount of ground- breaking research. The cumulative impact of the education of young people and the research output of the thousands of bril- liant faculty is prodigious and valuable. I could not be prouder of the Univer- sity of Texas diploma on my wall, representing as it does not only knowledge and thinking skills gained but also the symbol of the four joyous and challeng- ing years I spent growing as a person and learning about myself and others. What a gift the founders of Texas gave our state in establishing “a University of the first class.” It is a special privilege for me to serve on my university sys- tem’s board of regents (al- though the views expressed here are mine personally and not necessarily those of other board members). Over the 35 years since I graduated, many measures of the quality of UT-Austin have grown dramatically. But tuition has also in- creased — by more than 80 percent over just the past eight years. I am forever grateful to the university and to the state of Texas for giving me the opportunity to be able to pay my own way through school and graduate almost debt-free. Today’s students are not typically so lucky. It is fashionable to blame higher tuition on legisla- tive tight-fistedness, but the facts simply do not support that charge. Na- tionally, state support for higher education has roughly kept pace with general inflation over the past 20 years. Some push- ing for higher student tuition tend to point out that state support of high- er education has dropped substantially as a share of total revenues. That is true but only because educational costs have in- creased much faster than inflation and federally funded research budgets have grown substantially, making state support nat- urally account for a much smaller portion of the entire budget. At UT-Austin, gener- ous philanthropists and state-granted lands have endowed the university with extraordinary addi- tional pillars of support that other institutions could only dream about. Even intercollegiate ath- letics, often a loss-maker, provide meaningful sup- port for academic pro- grams. Finally, a little- noticed change in the admissions practice at UT-Austin is shifting many slots previously al- located to Texas residents, who pay $10,000 per year, to nonresidents, who pay $33,000 per year. During the past 10 years, after inflation, in- vestment income and uni- versity funds available for operations (i.e., over and above capital expendi- tures) have grown by $2,100 per student. State support has dropped by only $1,300 per student, partly due to nonresi- dent students not being subsidized by the state. Roughly two-thirds of state funding cuts are ei- ther tied to or offset by increased nonresident tuition. The $3,300-per- year tuition increase fam- ilies are already paying is simply not justified by re- ductions in state support — and nor is possibility of further increases. The public is told by some that holding the line on tuition will im- peril much-needed stu- dent programs, hold back research or result in a “dumbing down” of the university. The actual data demonstrate that this is a fundamentally mislead- ing position. Instructional revenues are going up, even without tuition increases. State funding cuts are frequently cited by those asking for more money from students — despite the negative consequences of even higher tuition on student access. Yes, there are plenty of students will- ing to pay the tuition at UT even if it increased further. But is that what the founders of Texas had in mind for their “Univer- sity of the first class”? The Texas Constitution does not famously promise its citizens a “University of the upper class.” We can earn financial support from other parts of society than students facing an uncertain job market. We can enhance learning pro- ductivity, better reward our faculty and have an even bigger positive influ- ence on the world by har- nessing technology even more innovatively than we do now. We do not need to increase tuition. It is a competitive world. I love the University of Texas too much to see oth- ers take the lead. I expect the Texas Legislature, the University of Texas System and our many dedicated, inspired faculty, staff and administrators will con- tinue to work together to find ways actually to cut students’ outlay and in- crease quality of learning so that UT students may be even more blessed by the UT opportunity than I have been. Alex Cranberg sits on the University of Texas System Board of Regents. Student body presi- dent and vice president Thor Lund and Wills Brown released their first YouTube video address to UT’s student body Tuesday evening, with pro- duction assistance from Texas Student Television. In the video they wel- comed new and returning students to campus and updated them on initiatives Student Government spent the summer working on, including making the Perry Castañeda Library operate on a “24/5” basis, 24 hours a day, five days a week. Lund said the team is plan- ning a monthly address to help keep SG as transpar- ent as possible. He also said they will post to their Twit- ter account every time they meet with someone. Dean of Students Soncia Reagins-Lilly said Lund and Wills had a busy summer and were on task. Lund said he and Wills spent some of the sum- mer meeting with student leaders to get feedback on their platform. They are now putting out a more interactive platform. “They have a wide array of ideas and incredible en- ergy to assist our students and serve our students,” Reagins-Lilly said. “They have a very robust platform that they will display and market and share.” Brown said SG also worked to provide more late night food options for students on campus. Pru- frock’s Coffee Shop at PCL added salads and wraps to its menu, and Jester City Market will be open until midnight. “Before then, the only thing that was open after 11 p.m. was Wendy’s,” Brown said. “The beauty about the Jester City Market is it has healthy options. It has salads. It has the wraps. It also has snacks. It has anything you want.” There are several oth- er initiatives Lund and Brown accomplished this past summer that they did not mention in the video. Lund said SG is starting a new program called Orange Outreach, which will allow different student organiza- tions to work together on service projects. “Students do a lot of cool things by them- selves,” Brown said. “But if we all link up and come together and have one huge campus wide ser- vice project, we could do something big.” Brown said UT RecS- ports added more season sports. Previously, bas- ketball leagues were only offered in the spring and football leagues were only offered in the fall. RecS- ports will offer both sports during both semesters this year. Texas Sports and SG also worked together to create a student tailgate area east of the stadium by the LBJ fountain. It will be a place for students who are not al- ready a part of a tailgating organization to go before the game. SG has its welcome cer- emony and first meeting of the semester Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Spanish Oaks Terrace. Its first meet- ing in the Student Activ- ity Center’s Legislative Assembly Room is set for Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. UT President William Pow- ers Jr. shared his health care story to add a personal voice to discussions about a planned medical school in Austin. As a 35-year Austin resident, Powers stressed the importance of having health care services avail- able to Central Texans. UT spokesperson Gary Susswein said the powerful voice of President Powers will help spread the word in Austin. “Having people talk about their personal experienc- es makes the experience real and shows why, as a community, we will ben- et from increased medical education,” Susswein said. Healthy ATX is an organiz- ing committee working with UT ocials, including Pow- ers, to improve local health care and to put a face on health care in the community. e organization launched in April with the “We all have a health care story” campaign, an eort that invites com- munity leaders and average citizens alike to share vid- eos of their experiences with health care in Central Texas. In 2011, state Sen. Kirk Wat- son created a “10 goals in 10 years” plan to improve health care in Austin. One of these goals is to build a medical school that will create health care jobs and expand health services in Travis County. Andy Mormon, chief of sta for Austin Mayor Lee Lengwell, said the mayor is a member of the Healthy ATX organizing committee for the medical school and is very supportive. He said the stories Watson and Pow- ers shared make a dierence and add a personal touch. “It is not unusual to have to go to Houston or Dal- las to receive treatment for a complicated medical con- dition,” Mormon said. “It is a very personal thing for people to stay home and sleep in their own beds.” Alexa Stuiergen, dean of UT’s School of Nursing, said she thinks the “We all have a health care story” campaign is a useful way to personal- ize the cause to establish a medical school in Austin. “It is ultimately up to the Travis County voters to vote on whether or not to increase taxes to support a medi- cal school,” she said. “Right now the University Medi- cal Center Brackenridge is outdated and cannot handle the teaching and techno- logical aspects needed.” In May, the UT System Board of Regents voted unanimous- ly to fund the establishment of a medical school at UT. e combination of the regents’ approval, a recent promise from the Seton Healthcare Family to pay up to $250 mil- lion and funding from other sources, Watson’s plan to bring a medical school to Austin is becoming more tangible. Exercise science senior Melis- sa Moore said she supports the plan for a new medical school. “I plan on attending medi- cal school aer I graduate, and it would be great not to have to move to Houston or out of state,” she said. “What needs to happen is for the surrounding hospitals and the state legisla- ture to allocate more funds.” August 29, 2012SYSTEMBy Joan VinsonMedical school ignites health care reectionsIt is ultimately up to the Travis County voters to vote on whether or not to increase taxes to support a medical school. — Alexa Stuifbergen, School of Nursing DeanSTUDENT GOVERNMENTSG’s Lund, Brown give update on initiatives in YouTube reportRECYCLE. YOUR COPY OFTHE DAILY TEXANElisabeth Dillon Daily Texan Staff file photoStudent body president Thor Lund and vice president Wills Brown released a video Tuesday, Aug.28, to give an update on what initia- tives Student Government worked on over the summer. Lund said they plan to give a monthly address. By Bobby BlanchardPCL extends operational hours to 24/5 By Bobby BlanchardZachary Strain | Daily Texan Staff Thao Le, a student associate at the Perry-Castañeda Library, loads books onto shelves Tuesday afternoon. The PCL will operate on a 24-hour basis starting mid-October as part of a Student Government initiative. CAMPUSTo provide students with a safe study space late on campus this semester, the Perry-Castañeda Library will operate on a 24-hour basis starting mid-October. Due to a Student Govern- ment initiative, the PCL will operate on a 24-hour basis ve days a week, or 24/5, starting during this semes- ter’s midterms. e library will be open for 24 hours Sunday through Friday, closing at 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday evening. Last year, the latest the library was open was until 2 a.m. Monday through ursday. e initiative will cost around $40,000 per semes- ter, which will pay for a new security guard and addition- al maintenance and upkeep costs. e Student Services Budget Committee is pay- ing for half, and University Libraries and the Provost’s Oce are splitting the rest. Travis Willmann, spokes- person for the University of Texas Libraries, said the library will not extend the hours it checks out books, operates the Information and Research Help Desk and oers other librar- ian services but will func- tion as a safe study space for students late at night. Student body president and vice president or Lund and Wills Brown won the election with the goal of a 24-hour library in their platform. Brown said they campaigned as the “24-hour-PCL guys.” Lund said it is also poten- tially a safety hazard to kick students out at 2 a.m., be- cause some buses don’t run that late. Brown said the li- brary will remain safe late at night with a security guard at the front desk and anoth- er one patrolling the library. “Aer 10 p.m. you still have to show your stu- dent ID, so I think in terms of safety concerns, we’ve addressed most of them,” Brown said. e PCL operated on a 24-hour basis in the early 2000s, but the University reduced its hours aer a decrease in student traf- c late at night. Willmann said students weren’t us- ing the library’s resources that late because they didn’t need the books, but now they need the study space. “Students are less reli- able on books and more reliable on space and elec- tronic access,” Willmann said. “ere have been very dramatic changes in the way students use the library. We’ve reached the point when students really like and need this space.” e John Peace Library at UT-San Antonio operates on a 24/5 basis. Unlike UT- Austin’s student-led initia- tive, the John Peace Library operates on this schedule starting the rst day of class. Sta at the John Peace Library are available to check books out to students at all times, and the school does not require students to show an ID to enter. UTSA spokeswoman Anne Peters said UT- San Antonio is not in the middle of an urban area. erefore, it does not have the same safety concerns as UT-Austin might. She said operating a library 24 hours has led to some unusual occurrences. “In the past year or so, we’ve had someone dressed up in a Wookiee costume from Star Wars, and come to the library in the middle of the night and high-ve students,” Peters said. “We think it’s somebody who just wants to give students a spirit li in the middle of the night.” Texas sheriff fired amid derogatory rants FORT WORTH, Texas — A North Texas sher- iff’s deputy lost his job over rants he posted against his boss and two other county employees. A disciplinary let- ter obtained by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (bit.ly/SQ4GVD ) shows Richard “Bo” Aldridge accused Sheriff Dee Anderson of drink- ing and driving in his county vehicle. An- derson denied the al- legation categorically. The letter also showed Aldridge made deroga- tory comments against one of his opponents in his campaign for the Precinct 1 constable’s job, which Aldridge lost. He also made de- rogatory comments against County Com- missioner J.D. Johnson. The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department’s Disciplinary Review board recommended his dismissal, which Ander- son agreed with. Aldridge didn’t appeal the decision with the county’s Civil Service Commission. - The Associated PressNEWS BRIEFLY NEW YORK — Lance Armstrong’s reputation may be permanently stained but in the eyes of corporate and individual donors, his char- ity still wears an unsullied yellow jersey. Armstrong announced last week he would no lon- ger ght the doping allega- tions that have dogged him for years. He was subse- quently stripped of his re- cord seven Tour de France titles and banned from professional cycling. But in the days follow- ing the announcement, the Lance Armstrong Founda- tion was showered with donations and pledges of continued support for its mission of promoting can- cer awareness and research. Public relations profes- sionals say that while the fa- mous cyclist and cancer sur- vivor remains a polarizing gure, even his naysayers will have a hard time turn- ing their back on the foun- dation and its trademark Livestrong yellow bracelets. Armstrong’s decision not to contest the doping charg- es may allow both him and his charity to nally move on, they say. “He never said he’s guilty, he said he’s sick of ghting,” said Peter Shankman, a vice president at the public rela- tions rm Vocus Inc., noting that none of the allegations against Armstrong have been proven. “He becomes a hero in this.” Armstrong, who retired a year ago and turns 41 next month, denies he ever took banned substances in his career, calling the U.S. Anti- Doping Agency’s investiga- tion a “witch hunt” carried out without any physical ev- idence. He said ursday he would no longer challenge the USADA’s allegations and declined to enter the agency’s arbitration process. On Friday, the USADA wiped out 14 years of Arm- strong’s career and barred him from the sport for life. e agency took Arm- strong’s decision as an ad- mission of guilt, branding as a drug cheat the man who had built a legend reach- ing cycling’s pinnacle aer overcoming life-threatening testicular cancer. at same day Armstrong was banned, the number of donations to his foun- dation nearly doubled to $60,900 from $32,300 the day before. And the num- ber of donations nearly tripled to 937 from 313 the day before, according to the foundation’s data. e money kept coming on Saturday with 373 people donating a total of $22,658. In comparison, just four people made donations on the previous Saturday, the foundation said. “e foundation was grateful to be overwhelmed by an outpouring of sup- port in the last few days,” Doug Ulman, the founda- tion’s president and CEO, said in a statement. “e number of spontaneous donations and messages of solidarity from partners and supporters were amazing.” Corporate sponsors in- cluding Nike Inc., Anheus- er-Busch and sunglasses maker Oakley have pledged their continued support for the charity. Johnson Health Tech, which licenses the Livestrong brand for a line of exercise bikes and other workout equipment, has also said it’s sticking by the foundation. And the home of Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City will continue to be called Livestrong Sport- ing Park. e club, which has promised to donate $7.5 million in stadium revenues to Armstrong’s foundation over six years, says it will not consider renaming the Kansas City, Kan., venue. “ose who have been touched by cancer see Arm- strong as an inspiration,” said Michael Shmarak, a vice president of DKC Public Re- lations in Chicago. “Brands recognize that power.” But Shmarak added that he wouldn’t be surprised if the foundation decided to rebrand itself a little, creat- ing a new symbol and steer- ing away from the yellow bracelets that reference the now-tainted Tour de France yellow jersey. Stan Steinreich, CEO of Steinreich Communications Group in Fort Lee, N.J., said that once the initial spike in donations disappears, the foundation could lose a sig- nicant amount of funding, because some people won’t want to have anything to do with Armstrong. But in the long term, the charity is bound to rebound, because it has nothing to do with Armstrong’s scandal, he said. It appears to pale, in public relations terms at least, in comparison with those involving other sports gures such as Tiger Woods and Michael Vick. Over the past nearly 15 years, the foundation has raised nearly $500 mil- lion, partially though the sale of the yellow brace- lets. Armstrong has said that his decision to not seek arbitration will allow him to focus more time on the foundation. “I think the calculation he made was whatever ef- fect these allegations have had, he did his jail time before the sentence was handed down,” Steinreich said. “His world can only get better now.” Ana Maria Schwartz ...................................................................................................................................................... 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August 29, 20129FORWEBEXCLUSIVESTORIESVIDEOSPHOTOS& MORE@dailytexanonlineFORTHE DAILY TEXANTODAYstop by the hsmfor anapplicationtodayNOW HIRINGNews Reporters, Sports Reporters, Life & Arts Reporters, Opinion Columnists, Web Staff, Photographers, Design Staff, Copy Editors, Mulitmedia Staff and Comic ArtistsDonors come out in support of Livestrong despite controversyNATIONALOrlin Wagner | Associated PressSigns and balconies overlook the main entrance of Livestrong Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas. Lance Armstrong’s reputation may be in tatters after his announcement on Thursday, Aug. 23, that he would no longer fight the doping allegations that have dogged him for years. By Bree FowlerAssociated Press A quiet congregation of more than 200 people stood at the Texas Capitol building’s south gates Sat- urday protesting the fund- ing cuts that family plan- ning organization Planned Parenthood will receive in Texas because it provides abortion services. Local activist Kaci Beel- er organized the rally as a response to the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision last week that al- lows the state of Texas to exclude Planned Parent- hood from the Women’s Health Program, which funds health services for low-income women. The decision overturned a rul- ing by a lower court that prevented Texas from ex- cluding Planned Parent- hood from its Women’s Health Program. Beeler said she felt stressed and helpless when the ruling was overturned. “We’re moving back- ward from previously es- tablished policies. There is a lot of power in being able to reproduce and [legisla- tors] want to control it,” Beeler said. Beeler, a 25-year-old Austin artist, had never organized a protest before, but felt compelled to speak out about women’s health issues after the ruling, she said. Beeler said she publi- cized the protest with a Fa- cebook page, and it grew quickly after that. “People felt the same way I did: helpless and confused. They want- ed to do something but they weren’t sure how,” she said. While both men and women attended, women were asked to wear a target as a visual representation of feeling “targeted for having the power to repro- duce,” Beeler said. Austin business lawyer Brenda Collier donned a target during the rally. Collier graduated from UT’s School of Law in 1982. She said she wasn’t surprised by the Fifth Cir- cuit Court’s reversal based on the court’s previous rul- ings on women’s issues. “Women will die,” Col- lier said. “They will not be able to find healthcare screenings, contraceptive options or safe abortions.” Because Planned Parent- hood served almost half of the 110,000 women bene- fiting from the $40 million Women’s Health Program, the remaining health care providers will have to dra- matically increase their capacities to keep up with the anticipated demand. Collier works mostly with entrepreneurs, but also volunteers her rep- resentation to people un- able to afford attorneys, including minors who need to obtain permis- sion from the court for an abortion. She said some of these women rely on Planned Parenthood for health care. Texas Gov. Rick Per- ry said the Fifth Circuit Court’s decision was a “win for women,” a senti- ment Collier said she did not share. “People are en- titled to their own opin- ions, but they need to keep their laws off our bodies,” she said. “People see this as a moral issue, but it’s not. It’s about freedom and privacy.” The decision to exclude Planned Parenthood from state funding came one day after U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin’s claim that in the case of a “legitimate rape,” a woman’s body “has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” Denise Henry said this intensifying conflict over women’s rights in the news brought her down from Lampasas to volunteer. Henry, a rally volunteer who was raped in 1971 and became pregnant as a result, took offense at the statement. “I thought I’d come to a place in this world where we wouldn’t have to fight for these rights,” Henry said. “When it becomes legislation, that’s when I sit down and cry. Once it’s done, it’s harder to change but not impossible. Nothing is impossible.” ..JOE COLLEGE ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................capmetro.org........................................................................................................ TO YOUR NEW WHEELS ................................................................................ August 29, 2012CITYPlanned Parenthood cuts fuel protestsFanny TrangDaily Texan StaffFreelance artist, actor and activist Kaci Beeler led a group of more than 200 people to the Capitol last Saturday to pro- test the Planned Parenthood budget cuts. The Texas branch of the family planning organization will see its funding greatly reduced because it pro- vides women with abortion options. Traveling group calls for end to drug violenceEditor’s note: Quotes from Javier Sicilia and Maria Gua- dalupe Aguilar Jáuregui were translated from Spanish by a translator at the rally. Hundreds of members of the Austin community gathered at City Hall Satur- day to call for an end to drug violence in the U.S. and south of the border. Saturday marked the Austin stop on a two-month, cross- country tour by the Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity, a grassroots initiative started by Mexican poet Javier Sicilia aer his son and six of his friends were killed in 2011 in drug-re- lated violence. According to an article on Sicilia in Time maga- zine, the drug war in Mexico has been responsible for at least 10,000 disappearances and 60,000 deaths since 2006. e caravan works to nd solutions to the drug violence problem in both the U.S. and Mexico, specically advocat- ing a change in drug policies in both nations. Representatives of multiple human rights or- ganizations, including the UT chapters of the League of Unit- ed Latin American Citizens and Students for Equity and Diversity, attended the rally. Joshua Tang, history senior and co-director of Students for Equity and Diversity, said decriminalizing drug use is the main goal of the caravan, a move that would decrease drug-related violence and ulti- mately get people o drugs. “Instead of criminalizing drug use, we would treat it as a medical condition,” he said. “We would enroll people in health care programs and so forth, where they could be treated for their drug use as opposed to throwing them in jail.” Tang said the U.S. and Mex- ico are strongly connected on this issue. “Most of the weapons that drug cartels use are made in the United States, and U.S. buy- ers are major buyers of drugs grown in Mexico, so both sides need to work together to solve this issue.” Sicilia said the current war on drugs has been a futile ef- fort, ultimately ending with a racially disproportionate prison population receiving reduced freedom instead of the treatment it needs. “It’s a completely failed and erroneous war, and it has opened the doors to hell.” More than 100 Mexican citi- zens who have seen an inno- cent family member either die or disappear because of drug- related violence are traveling with the caravan to share their stories of loss. Maria Guadalupe Agui- lar Jáuregui displayed a pic- ture of her son, José Luis, who has been missing since January 2011. Jáuregui said she thinks about her son every day and searched for him every day before joining the caravan. She said she is traveling with the caravan to help shed light on drug violence so other families will not end up like her son, with two small children who now have no father. “I want the disappearances to stop,” she said in Spanish. Sicilia said he believes UT students can make a dierence in their world by simply mak- ing a greater eort to partici- pate in political life. “You have to participate in social life, not only as stu- dents, but as citizens,” he said. “You have to come out to the streets, organize and push for policy change.” By Mary Ellen Knewtson CITYBy David Maly Salsashoes10%offWith this ad404 W.30th474-0980www.movineasy.comNEWS August 29, 2012NATIONALRon Paul followers boo Republican delegates for nulling votesTAMPA, Fla. — Feeling slighted, supporters of Texas Rep. Ron Paul’s presiden- tial bid chanted and booed Tuesday aer Republican convention delegates ad- opted new rules that could impede insurgent candidates in the future. e brief uproar was a rare, unscripted moment in a care- fully choreographed conven- tion that organizers hoped would showcase Republican harmony over nominee Mitt Romney. Aer the voice vote on the rules, the next speaker was quickly called in an at- tempt to limit the amount of time Paul’s supporters had to chant “Shame on you.” e rules are designed to limit the ability of insurgent presidential candidates to amass delegates to future Republican conventions. ey will bind delegates to the outcome of presiden- tial primaries and caucus- es, preventing a candidate like Paul from pushing up their delegate counts at state conventions. Paul delegates saw them as a power play by the Republi- can old guard. “If you’re trying to win a presidential campaign and put on a show, you shouldn’t poke a sharp stick in the eye of conservative activists. at’s what happened,” said Colo- rado delegate Dudley Brown, who leads a gun rights orga- nization back home. Paul didn’t win a single presidential primary, but he got 190 delegate votes during the roll call of states that of- cially nominated Romney Tuesday. Romney got 2,061. Paul briey showed up on the convention oor, signing autographs and posing for photos. As he le the arena, he declined to say if he felt his delegates were being treated unfairly. “I’ll let you know when it’s over,” he said. Paul later said in a broad- cast interview that he has no plans to endorse anyone for president. “I am endorsing, you know, peace and prosperity and individual liberty, the Constitution, and I’m more intense on that than I am on the politics of it,” Paul told Fox News. Supporters of the new rules say voters expect the delegate count to reect the outcome of state primaries and caucuses. e conven- tion’s rules committee made some late revisions to the new rules to placate party ac- tivists who weren’t necessar- ily Paul backers. e new rules originally allowed presidential candi- dates to choose which del- egates would represent them at the convention — taking that power from state par- ties. However, in a conces- sion to local activists, party leaders agreed to remove the language. Instead, the rules say that delegates who sup- port candidates other than the one they are obligated to support shall have their votes deemed “null and void.” “ese rules will provide a strong governing frame- work for our convention and for our party,” said for- mer New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu, who headed the rules committee. Mississippi Republican National Committeeman Henry Barbour said del- egates shouldn’t let a ght over rules distract from the goal of beating Democratic President Barack Obama. “None of us want a cam- paign overreaching,” Bar- bour said. “We want bound delegates to live up to their commitment.” DALLAS — A federal judge ordered former NFL wide receiver Sam Hurd to be jailed indenitely Tues- day for failing two drug tests and allegedly buying drugs while already facing charges he tried to distribute marijuana and cocaine. U.S. Magistrate Judge Je Kaplan indicated that he was less troubled by the drug tests than the allega- tions that Hurd had tried to buy drugs while he was out on bond. He revoked Hurd’s $100,000 bond. Aer the hearing, Hurd turned toward his family and supporters in the court- room and said: “Lies.” He spoke briey to a few people watching before he was led out of the courtroom. e 27-year-old Hurd, who played for the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys, was arrested again earlier this month. Prosecutors say he tested positive for mari- juana at least twice this year. His cousin also allegedly told authorities he tried to buy ve kilograms of co- caine (about 11 pounds) and 200 pounds of marijuana on Hurd’s behalf. e cousin, Jesse Tyrone Chavful, also told pros- ecutors he sold Hurd 30 pounds of marijuana for $10,500 in May. Hurd was arrested in De- cember aer allegedly ac- cepting cocaine from an undercover agent at a sub- urban Chicago steakhouse. According to court docu- ments, Hurd took 1 kilogram (about 2 pounds) of cocaine and told the ocer he want- ed to eventually buy ve to 10 kilograms of cocaine and 1,000 pounds of marijuana per week to distribute in the Chicago area. An alleged co-conspirator accused of helping Hurd, Toby Lujan, pleaded guilty last week to a cocaine pos- session charge. Prosecutors le court Tuesday without com- ment. Hurd’s mother, Gloria Corbin, attended the hear- ing along with his wife, sis- ters and at least one former teammate, Marion Barber. “at’s my son,” Corbin told reporters aerward. “I love him, I support him and I believe in him.” Hurd entered court in an orange jail uniform and handcus that were eventu- ally removed. He took notes during the nearly two-hour hearing and oen shook his head as law enforcement agents testied about the evidence against him. Cecilio Bustamante, a su- pervising probation ocer in Dallas, said Hurd admit- ted to rst failing a drug test in May and then again in July — the second time aer entering into drug counsel- ing. Immigration and Cus- toms Enforcement special agent Robert Alarcon testi- ed that months aer Hurd’s arrest and release on bond, his cousin, Chavful, alleg- edly brought 30 pounds of marijuana in a blue ice chest to Hurd for $10,500. Chavful was arrested June 6 aer trying to take delivery of ve kilograms of cocaine and almost 200 pounds of marijuana, Alarcon said. Chavful would later tell agents he was buying the drugs for Hurd and said he had talked to “Big Sam” sev- eral times leading up to the sale, Alarcon said. Alarcon said he be- lieved Lujan and Chavful did not know each other, lending credibility to their separate testimony. Jay Ethington, Hurd’s at- torney, repeatedly ques- tioned the strength of the evidence and suggested Chavful was blaming Hurd to lighten the blame on himself. “We are very disappointed that the judge accepted the government’s version of the facts that are based on exag- gerated and even fabricated testimony of a non-credible informant,” Ethington said in an email aerward. “We will continue to try to bring the truth to the courthouse.” Jae C. Hong | Associated PressRep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, talks with a Texas delegate on the floor at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. By Stephen OhlemacherAssociated PressNATIONALFormer player denies drug chargesBy Nomaan MerchantAssociated PressNam Y. Huh | Associated Press Chicago Bears wide receiver Sam Hurd watches teammates practice during NFL football training camp at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill. NATIONALWriter draws ideas from heritageDALLAS — e young boy looked up on his grandfather’s wall and saw a jagged object. It looked dangerous and spoke of family secrets. “I was old enough to know what they were,” University of Texas at Dallas assistant pro- fessor Matt Bondurant says of the brass knuckles he spied at his granddad’s house in Frank- lin County, Va. “I was scared to death of them, but I would pull a chair up and I would reach up and feel them.” Franklin County was a bootleg moonshine hotbed during Prohibition, immor- talized in Bondurant’s 2008 novel e Wettest County in the World. His grandfa- ther and his great-uncles were major players in a bru- tal game — brutal enough to make those brass knuckles come in handy. “It made clear to me that my grandfather grew up and lived in a world very much unlike my own,” he says. at world, and that en- forcer’s weapon, can now be viewed by all in Lawless. e new movie, starring Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and Jessica Chastain, is based on Bondurant’s book. Open- ing Wednesday, the lm has given Bondurant further occasion to consider his an- cestors’ trade, a blood-and- booze-soaked business that no one liked to talk about when Bondurant was a swim- ming-obsessed kid growing up in Alexandria. “ere’s a very clear, strong tradition: You don’t talk about moonshining,” Bondurant said aer a recent preview screening in Dallas. “You don’t bring it up. It could get you in a lot of trouble. You could get yourself hurt doing that.” And so Bondurant was le to wonder. He heard frag- ments and legends: about how his great-uncle Forrest (played by Hardy in the lm) had his throat cut and claimed to have staggered 12 miles through a snowy night to the hospital. Or the one about the massive shootout in the midst of what came to be known as the Great Franklin County Moonshine Conspiracy of 1935. at one was written about in the news- papers, and court transcripts le a juicy paper trail as well — juicy enough to set Bondu- rant’s imagination whirring. He knew he didn’t have enough concrete information to write a nonction account. But that was OK. He was al- ready a ction writer — his rst novel, e ird Trans- lation, was published in 2006. And what do novelists do? ey ll in the gaps by mak- ing stu up. “As a ction writer I realized the big, blank spaces were the fun parts,” says Bondurant, 41, who teaches creative writing and literature. “at’s where I get to create these big dra- matic narratives that connect things together. It’s a constella- tion of possibilities.” Keeps you from getting hurt, too. Now that constellation of possibilities has its big- gest platform yet, with a young star (LaBeouf) ll- ing the shoes of Bondurant’s grandfather, Jack. Austra- lian director John Hillcoat and screenwriter Nick Cave turn Wettest County into a sort of rural gangster movie, with the sounds of rat-a- tat machine guns, rickety old stills and Hardy’s stoic Zen hillbilly mumbling. But for Hillcoat, who also directed e Road and e Proposition, it all comes back to Bondurant’s words. “What a great writer,” says Hillcoat by phone from Ro- mania, where he’s shooting, ironically, a whiskey com- mercial. “I loved the dialogue. I loved the way he illustrated the shock and the power and the scariness of the violence. But most of all I loved the way he explored the moral and philosophical conse- quences. at was all there in the book.” Lean and bespectacled, Bondurant doesn’t look like a tough guy. Instead he looks like a swimmer, which brings us to his latest novel. e Night Swimmer, published earlier this year and now out in paperback, focuses on a woman who throws herself into open-water swimming and encounters trouble be- tween warring tribes when she moves to coastal Ire- land with her husband. (It’s the rare novel written by a man in a rst-person woman’s voice.) Bondurant grew up a com- petitive swimmer; he actu- ally enrolled at the Division 1 swimming power West Virginia University before burning out on the sport and transferring to James Madi- son to pursue writing. For Bondurant, the two disciplines are closely related. “e skills and challenges of writing are a lot like swim- ming,” he says. “It’s a very iso- lated, discipline-based activity. When you’re swimming, you have to spend large amounts of time inside your own head. ere’s sensory deprivation, like being underwater.” at’s one way to get wet. And it’s a lot safer than living by the brass knuckles. By Chris VognerAssociated Press FOR TEXTBOOKSBUY & RENT CHEAPER. #ENDTHERIPOFFGROUND LEVEL DOBIE MALL | BOOKHOLDERS.COMbuy, sell and rent booksBookHoldersFREE LOCAL DELIVERY - SAME DAY OR NEXTBH_Aug29_halfpg.pdf 1 8/24/2012 8:07:21 AMChristian Corona, Sports Editor Sports12Wednesday, August 29, 2012Brown set to shine Last season Malcolm Brown stepped onto campus as a pupil under veteran run- ning back Fozzy Whittaker. After Whittaker’s season- ending injury during Texas’ loss to Missouri, Brown and the rest of the running backs were forced to take over earlier than expected. Now that Whittaker has graduated, it’s their turn to completely take the reins — both in terms of leadership and on- eld performance. “We had Fozzy Whittaker last year, and as an older guy he knew everything that we needed to know for us,” Brown said. “With him gone now, me and the other run- ning backs need to step up and take over that role.” Brown prefers to lead by example and does not con- sider himself a very talk- ative person. Especially with freshman running back Johnathan Gray entering the mix, the running backs have the op- portunity to become even more dominant. Gray, from Aledo, Texas, rushed for 3,886 yards and 65 touch- downs his senior season at Aledo High. Just like Whittaker helped both Brown and Joe Bergeron, it’s their turn to help out the freshmen. In recent years, the Long- horns have relied on passing more than running. But the Longhorns do not have Vince Young or Colt McCoy now. What they do have is an offense that has struggled with the passing game. Head coach Mack Brown hopes to make the offense more bal- anced. But until that hap- pens, Malcolm Brown will be there. “I just contribute in any type of way I can,” Brown said. “Coach Mack Brown can throw me into any type of situation, and I will do what I can.” Last season the team had an average of 202.6 rushing yards per game and 189.9 passing yards. Now that Brown is a sophomore, his role will continue to grow. OFFENSIVE OUTLOOKBy Lauren Giudice Texas’ o ense has quite a bit to prove in 2012. Last season the Longhorns averaged 28.1 points a game, the second worst total in the Mack Brown era. Texas featured three di erent starting quarterbacks, eight players saw over 30 carries and a wide receiver, Jaxon Shipley, had a better passer e ciency rating than all of Texas’ starting signal callers combined. With that much turn- over it’s little wonder why the o ense struggled, and the group has a large chip on its shoulder to prove it can live up to the Long- horns’ lo y standards. “It’s a chip for everyone offensively, and not only us, but the entire team,” said co-offensive coordi- nator and quarterbacks coach Bryan Harsin. “We want to keep the ball in our hands at all times, and the goal is to end every drive in a kick. That’s our mentality offensively.”  e mind-set has changed, but performance really comes down to the players on the  eld. And the 2012 version of the Longhorns is much bet- ter prepared for consistent scoring success.  e quarterback posi- tion isn’t fully resolved, but Texas has  nally released the depth chart, naming sophomore David Ash the starter for the season opener against Wyoming. However, the coaches are adamant that Case McCoy will continue to see snaps, it just remains to be seen how many. “ e situation will dic- tate whether we can [play both guys] or not,” Harsin said. “But if the situation dictates for Case to come in, we’re rolling with that. So he has to prepare him- self in that way.” While the quarterback situation is still  uid, the units around the spot con- tinue to gel.  e o ensive line returns four of its  ve starters from By Chris HummerBROWN continues on page 15David AshTrent Lesikar Daily Texan file photoStability will lead to resultsQBRBFBWRWRWRTELTLGCRGRTDavid Ash (So., 6-3, 223) Joe Bergeron (So., 6-1, 230) --OR-- Malcolm Brown (So., 6-0, 223) Ryan Roberson (Sr., 5-10, 240) Jaxon Shipley (So., 6-1, 192) Mike Davis (Jr., 6-2, 193) Marquise Goodwin (Sr., 5-9, 180) D.J. Grant (Sr., 6-3, 238) --OR-- Greg Daniels (So., 6-5, 258) Donald Hawkins (Jr., 6-5, 310) Trey Hopkins (Jr., 6-4, 301) Dominic Espinosa (So., 6-4, 298) Mason Walters (Jr., 6-6, 320) Josh Cochran (So., 6-6, 299) Case McCoy (Jr., 6-2, 200) Johnathan Gray (Fr., 5-11, 207) Chet Moss (So., 6-2, 255) --OR-- Alex De La Torre (Fr., 6-1, 230) Bryant Jackson (So., 6-2, 199) --OR— John Harris (So., 6-3, 218) Kendall Sanders (Fr., 6-0, 183) D.J. Monroe (Sr., 5-9, 175) --OR-- Cayleb Jones (Fr., 6-3, 211) Barrett Matthews (Sr., 6-2, 235) Kennedy Estelle (Fr., 6-7, 300) Sedrick Flowers (rFr.,6-3, 313) Garrett Porter (Jr., 6-6, 315) Thomas Ashcraft (Jr., 6-5, 315) Luke Poehlmann (Sr., 6-7, 275) Depth ChartOFFENSE continues on page 16Malcolm BrownElisabeth DillonDaily Texan file photo August 29, 201213Texas’  nal record won’t come down to QBCOLUMN: OFFENSIVE OUTLOOKLawrence Peart | Daily Texan file photo Sophomore David Ash has won the offseason quarterback battle and was named the starter for the Wyoming game. It will be up to the players around him to determine how good Ash can be. It was 237 long days be- tween Texas’ Holiday Bowl win over Cal last Decem- ber and the day, to no one’s surprise, when the Long- horns finally named David Ash their starting quarter- back last week. “I didn’t think [it would happen],” one source with intimate knowledge of the situation said. “I knew it would happen.” Despite Mack Brown’s pleas at this summer’s Big 12 Media Days to not count out Case McCoy, who didn’t play a single snap in the Holiday Bowl victory after being picked off four times in his final seven drives in the regular season finale against Bay- lor. Ash, the 2011 Holiday Bowl MVP, topped the depth chart. But unlike the days of Vince Young and Colt Mc- Coy, the Longhorns won’t lean on their quarter- back to carry the offense. They have the nation’s only backfield with two running backs that were the best in the country at their position coming out of high school in Mal- colm Brown and incoming freshman Johnathan Gray. They return all three start- ing wide receivers from a year ago and all but one offensive lineman. “When the guys around you are better and expe- rienced, all it does is help you out,” Ash said. “You feed off each other and get better every day.” Ash will be feeding off a running game that prom- ises to be one of the na- tion’s best. Before being nagged by a turf toe injury for most of the second half of last season, Brown was on pace to run for 1,000 yards as a freshman while Joe Bergeron averaged 6.4 yards per carry and broke out with a 191-yard per- formance in a win over Texas Tech last year in Brown’s absence. To make sure Brown and Bergeron get through this season in- jury-free, Johnathan Gray, who scored more than 200 touchdowns in his high school career, should get plenty of touches. “We’re going to run the ball well,” junior offensive guard Trey Hopkins said. “That’s been an empha- sis of ours. But we’re also going to pass the ball well and give our quarterbacks time back there. But if we can run the ball, bring more guys in the box and get those long downfield passes, that’s what we’re trying to do. We’re defi- nitely going to be a strong running team.” Marquise Goodwin, fresh from his first Olym- pics, is capable of running a 40-yard dash under 4.3 seconds. Mike Davis is back after leading Texas with 45 catches and 609 yards last year as a sopho- more and Jaxon Shipley returns following a fresh- man year that saw him give Davis a run for his money with 44 receptions for 607 yards. Shipley did throw three touchdown passes last year, though, three more than Davis. and he is part of what should be a much-improved group of wideouts. “I like what our wide re- ceiver position has done,” co-offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin said. “Jaxon is a guy that provides a spark out there in prac- tice and that energy has been shown in the entire receiving corps ... 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With the ongoing quar- terback carousel engulfing all the hype around this year’s Longhorns football team, a position arguably just as important could sustain a debate of its own. For the first time in a while, the running back position is loaded with talent for the Longhorns. Returning lettermen Malcolm Brown and Joe Bergeron look to handle the bulk of the carries, complemented by fresh- man standout Johnathan Gray. With both Brown and Bergeron listed as co-starters, what will be the deciding factor on which player stays in the game longer? If you look back at the stats from 2011 and define a “qual- ity carry” as a carry of four yards or more, a first down or a touchdown, the go-to running back is fairly inconclusive. For the entire 2011 foot- ball season, Brown was handed the ball 172 times and turned 87 of those han- doffs into quality carries, a 51 percent success rate. Bergeron was called upon 72 times, converting 43 carries into successful en- deavors, a 60 percent rate. With these statistics, the answer is clear: Bergeron should be the most-used back this season. Howev- er, if you dive further into individual game statistics and account for Brown running the ball 100 more times than Bergeron, that might not necessarily be the case. Against Top 10 teams Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, Brown converted 17 successful carries out of 36 attempts for a 47 per- cent rate, while Bergeron only handled the ball three times, rushed for -3 yards — with a long of 2 — for a zero percent success rate. While that looks good on paper for Brown, Okla- homa and Oklahoma State had the 43rd and 90th ranked rushing defenses in the nation respective- ly in 2011. The debate carries on. What about the Holiday Bowl? Quarterback David Ash proved himself to the Longhorn faithful as a re- liable signal caller; howev- er, Brown and Bergeron — each hampered by nagging injuries — didn’t do a lot to carry their individual mo- mentum into 2012. Brown made five out his 13 car- ries quality, rushing for 35 yards, while Bergeron cre- ated one out of three, with a 7-yard burst, and 9 total yards on the evening. Both backs missed three games apiece last season, which isn’t unusual for freshmen adjusting to the speed of college football. When returning post- injury, Brown proved less reliable, converting 13 of 41 carries, a 32 per- cent success rate, while Bergeron turned six of 12 into successful attempts. If you’re still in a summer daze, that’s 50 percent. Most people don’t look at these numbers when deciding which running back they prefer. For most, it boils down to who had more yards and who had more touchdowns. Brown had 742 yards, while Bergeron had 463. Each back had five scores on the year. Nothing will be solved until the Longhorns hit the field against Wyoming Saturday, and it doesn’t need to be. Having two quality running backs is a blessing for any team in this day and age. Add in one of the best prep-run- ning backs in high school football history in Gray, and you have one of the most dominant rushing attacks in the country. SPTS 15 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Download our Free iPhone Appwww.quartersoncampus.com512-531-0123sportsWednesday, August 29, 201215BROWN continues from page 12Successful ground game set to pace Horns’ attackSTAT GUYQuarterback Da- vid Ash said the run- ning backs’ experience from last year will help the offense. “Experience, there’s no substitute for it,” Ash said. Brown missed both the Missouri and Texas Tech games with a turf toe injury last season. But according to Bergeron, Brown has been working hard to avoid injuries. “With him know- ing how to take care of his body now, you see him doing a lot of stuff that he’s doing now that he didn’t do last year,” Bergeron said. “We cold tub more. We’re in the training room more. We’re hitting the weights a lot harder than we did last year.” Brown was the first true freshman since Ce- dric Benson in 2001 to lead the team in rush- ing, with 742 yards. But he still sees room for improvement in himself, especially in pass protection. “That is one thing that I wanted to focus on,” Brown said. “We all want to be complete backs and stay in on third downs when the blitzes are coming and we’re passing the ball.” Picking up blitzes was one thing Whittaker was so good at. “That is one thing that Fozzy brought to the table,” Brown said. “He was the older guy, he knew the protections, and he had been here for so long that he knew ex- actly what to do.” Brown currently shares the top of the depth chart with Bergeron. Both players had five rushing touchdowns last season. “Both guys, just from a year of experience, you can see how those guys have come back and un- derstand the offensive line and understand the run game and under- stand we are trying to hit with the run,” said co-offensive coordina- tor Bryan Harsin. “And so I’ve been pleased with both guys. I think they have been tremendous through camp. The oth- er area, not just running the ball, but in protec- tion, as well.” With the words of Whittaker in his mind, Malcolm Brown is ready to continue his impres- sive career at Texas. If this season’s offense is similar to last season’s, he’ll need to. majority rulesQuality carries (carries of 4+ yards, a first down, touchdown) Stats compiled by The Daily Texanmalcolm brownjoe bergeron overall51 percent (87/172)60 percent (43/72) vs. top 2547 percent (17/36)0 percent (0/3) after injury32 percent (13/41)50 percent (6/12) vs. rice10/163/6vs. byu7/14No carriesvs. ucla12/223/5vs. iowa state9/152/4vs. oklahoma6/170/3vs. ok state11/19No carriesvs. kansas19/2812/13vs. texas techNo carries17/29vs. MissouriNo carriesNo carriesvs. kansas state4/115/9vs. texas A&M4/17No carriesvs. baylorNo carriesNo carriesvs. Cal5/131/3@dailytexanonline.comLet’s Talk SPORTSCHECK OUTCHECK OUTCHECK OUTJustin Tucker has been one of the most clutch kickers in Texas his- tory, and now he has a new home. Tucker was named the starting place kicker for the Baltimore Ravens Sun- day aer they cut veteran kicker Billy Cundi. Cundi, who missed a 32-yard eld goal that would have clinched the AFC championship game last season, rebounded quickly, however, signing with the Washington Red- skins Tuesday. Tucker displayed his ability to perform in the biggest moments through- out his career, and last sea- son he cemented his place in Texas lore with his game- winning 40-yard eld goal against Texas A&M to end the rivalry. Mack Brown was thrilled to hear his ever- reliable kicker had earned a job. “We are so excited about Justin,” Brown said. “I got a text from Jus- tin and texted him right back. And I don’t think anybody has ever been as excited.” Tucker earns starting job for NFL’s RavensBy Chris HummerFOOTBALLrunningbackBy Hank SouthDaily Texan Columnist @dailytexanonlineSTORIESVIDEOSPHOTOS& MOREFORWEBEXCLUSIVEComing off of an im- pressive freshman sea- son in 2012, sophomore right-handed pitcher John Curtiss will miss the entire 2013 season after undergoing Tom- my John surgery on his right elbow. Curtiss likely sus- tained the injury in the Longhorns’ season end- ing loss to Kansas in the 2012 Big 12 tournament, as he was forced to leave the game with two outs in the seventh inning with what at the time was be- ing called a sprain. The injury proved to be more significant than origi- nally thought during the offseason, however, requiring the righty to undergo surgery. “John had reconstruc- tive surger to repair a sprained ulnar collater- al ligament to his right elbow,” head baseball trainer Michael West said. “He is expected to make a full recovery for the 2014 season.” The surgery on Cur- tiss’ right elbow was successful, and he is on track to return to the Longhorns’ pitching staff in 2014. It typical- ly takes a year for pitch- ers to recover com- pletely from Tommy John surgery. In his senior year at Southlake Carroll High School, Curtiss pitched 72 2/3 innings for the Dragons, which was 8 1/3 more innings than he pitched in his fresh- man season with the Long- horns. Following the news that he would miss the upcoming season, Curtiss remained confident in his teammates and pledged to make a strong effort to be ready for 2014. “I’m looking forward to contribute in any way I can to the program this season,” Curtiss said. “I think the team is going to be pretty good this year. I know I will work hard to get back.” Curtiss appeared in 28 games, four starts, for the Longhorns last season, sporting a 2-3 record and a 3.50 ERA. He allowed just 55 hits in 64 1/3 in- nings and struck out 48 while holding opposing batters to a .237 average. He began the 2012 cam- paign in the starting rota- tion, but was sent to the bullpen after suffering losses in his first two starts against Duke and Stanford. He rejoined the rotation on May 19 against No. 7 Baylor, pitching 4 1/3 in- nings of one-run ball in a Longhorns win against the Bears, before starting what turned out to be Texas’ final game of the season against Kansas on May 24. Both of Curtiss’ wins came in relief last sea- son, and he also picked up a pair of saves out of the bullpen. Each of the three losses he suffered came as a member of the starting rotation. The Longhorns were hopeful that Curtiss would emerge as a full-time start- er in 2013, but they will now be forced to look into other rotation options. Texas should have a deep pitching staff in 2013, as many of last season’s top performers on the mound were underclassmen. 18 L&Asports16Wednesday, August 29, 2012By Peter SblendorioOFFENSE continues from page 12BASEBALLlast season, with the only addition being junior college transfer Donald Hawkins. Last year the group struggled in pass protection, allowing 28 sacks, the fourth-worst total in the Big 12, and the inconsistent blocking played a large role in the quarterbacks’ struggles. This year they’re more prepared as a unit to do their part for the aerial attack. “People can expect us to do our jobs a lot bet- ter than we’ve done in the past,“ guard Trey Hopkins said. “We’re going to be a physical running oensive line. We’re going to have the great combos and pan- cakes. But we’re going to be a lot better in pass protec- tion as well.” The Texas wideouts are also in a much better po- sition to make Ash and McCoy shine. Shipley, junior Mike Davis and se- nior Marquise Goodwin return to give Texas an experienced core. Last year Texas was 82nd out of 120 teams in pass- ing yards per game, and were the third-worst at- tack in the pass-happy Big 12. Oklahoma State led the conference with a blazing 387.2 yards a contest, while Texas was almost a full 200 yards behind the Cowboys with 189.9. With dispari- ties like that, it’s little won- der why the Longhorns’ of- fense was pedestrian. However, this group of receivers is set to help return the passing attack to promi- nence. Davis has looked more like the deep-play threat the was as a fresh- man, Goodwin is a more mature route runner and Shipley is poised to emerge as one of the Big 12’s best. “We’re starting to see plays made not only run- ning the ball, but pass- ing the ball,” Shipley said. “We’ve been making a lot of explosive plays in prac- tice in the passing game. We have another year of experience, we know all the routes and things are just getting much easier for us [the wide receivers].” Shipley mentioned it, but the running game is expect- ed to be the centerpiece of the Texas attack. Last year the Longhorns were 22nd in the country in rushing yards per contest, and that was in spite of a plethora of injury issues. Malcolm Brown and Joe Bergeron are back for their sophomore campaigns, and each is more prepared to deal with the rigors of the college schedule. ey’ve both added bulk to their already intimidating frames and the extra weight should help them prevent some of the injury issues that plagued them last season. Freshman Johnathan Gray, the top ranked half- back in the class of 2012, will also contribute out of the backeld. With those three, Texas has the poten- tial for an incredible three- headed running back core. It isn’t perfect, but this team is in a much bet- ter spot heading into the opener than it was a year ago. The offense is enter- ing its second season un- der Harsin, and the extra maturity and familiarity with the system could be the biggest contributing variable to offensive suc- cess in 2012. “We understand the sys- tem better,” Harsin said. “Our players understand it better, and we are able to get into some more of the details and really the fun stuff.” Aer last year, any amount of fun the oense can bring would improve Texas exponentially. Zachary Strain | Daily Texan File Photo Sophomore pitcher John Curtiss is out for the entire 2013 season after he had Tommy John surgery to repair his right elbow. Curtiss went 2-3 with a 3.50 ERA last season over 64 1/3 innings last year. Pitcher John Curtiss out for 2012 season ........................................................................ 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I know I will work hard to get back. ‘‘FOR THE DAILY TEXAN TODAYstop by the hsmfor an applicationNOW HIRINGNews Reporters, Sports Reporters, Life & Arts Reporters, Opinion Columnists, Web Staff, Photographers, Design Staff, Copy Editors, Mulitmedia Staff and Comic Artists Texas began the season with four straight one- goal games, and was shut out in its last two games against Arkansas and North Carolina State. De- spite only giving up just one goal in each game and restricting the number of shots available to their opponents, the Longhorns could not capitalize in the attacking third, resulting in losses. Texas was able to change that Sunday as four straight one-goal deci- sions gave way to a 3-0 win over Toledo. Texas scored three goals in a win over Dayton ear- lier this season but also conceded two as the game went into overtime. “We’ve been frustrated with ourselves because we’ve been beating teams with our possession but haven’t finished,” sopho- more Allison Smith said. “This gives us confidence and we just keep going.” The Longhorns’ attack begins with a stable mid- field and is carried out with movement on and off the ball. “We have a substance to our attack. We have a foundation,” said first- year head coach Angela Kelly. “We created enough opportunities [in previous games], and to finally reap the rewards gives them a sigh of relief.” Senior Kristin Cum- mins got Texas on the board first with a goal in the 40th minute. Texas kept the pressure on in the second half as Sam Tiongson replaced Kelsey Borowitz as keeper for Toledo in the second half. A one-goal game was blown open with two quick scores in the second half as freshman Lindsey Meyer scored off a cor- ner in the 69th minute, followed by Smith in 72nd minute. 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Pick up your tickets at Waterloo Records on North Lamar Blvd. For more information, visit snagfi lms.com/faces17 CLASSsportsWednesday, August 29, 201217Two hundred is the number of yards in two football fields, the number of pennies in two dollars. It’s also the number of conference wins UT head volleyball coach Jerritt El- liott will have under his belt if the Longhorns bring in another victory Wednes- day at West Virginia. That monumental num- ber in Elliott’s career marks the start of a prom- ising season for the No. 2-ranked Longhorns, who will dive into Big 12 play at West Virginia. Texas ended last year with a 25-5 record and an NCAA regional final appearance. The Longhorns be- gan this season with a blistering 3-0 sweep of LSU Friday at the 26 West Longhorns Classic, marking the 31st con- secutive home victory in Gregory Gym. Returning All-Ameri- can outside hitter Haley Eckerman had 16 kills and committed only one hit- ting error. Fellow return- ing All-American outside hitter Bailey Webster had 10 kills, while freshman libero Kat Brooks made her collegiate debut with 13 digs. Texas committed just six hitting errors to defeat the Tigers. “I think we have im- proved a lot,” junior libero Sarah Palmer said. “Over- all, we have always been an offensive team. We just set up everything well and can execute it really well into our game plan.” The tournament con- tinued Saturday as Texas swept Cal Poly for a 3-0 victory over the Mustangs. Utility player Sha’Dare McNeal had four blocks, four digs, one assist and only two hitting errors to lead the Longhorns to victory. Eckerman had five kills, three service aces, four digs and two blocks, while Webster had sev- en kills, four digs and three blocks. Freshman middle block- er Molly McCage had two digs, eight blocks and four kills in nine attempts without errors. Despite claiming 12 of the final 20 points of the game, the Mustangs could not over- come a powerful Long- horn offense. Texas also took on the No. 19 San Diego Tore- ros Saturday, ending with another 3-0 sweep to win the tournament. Ecker- man was named tourna- ment MVP after marking 35 kills and scoring 44.5 points. Twelve Longhorn blocks aggravated the San Diego offense, which hit .083 in the match. Outside hitter/setter Ni- cole Dalton had 49 assists throughout the tourna- ment, while junior setter Hannah Allison had 48. McNeal, Webster and Dalton were named to the all-tournament team. Tex- as now leads the nation in home-win streaks with 33 matches. After playing West Vir- ginia, the Longhorns will head to the Nike Big Four Volleyball Classic this weekend to face Florida and Penn State. “We have some pieces that we think are pretty solid,” Elliott said. “Our middle blocking court is really good. It is a good group. I like our de- meanor, competitiveness and composure.” Allison SmithSophomore forwardHaley Eckerman Sophomore outside hitterTexas looks to continue streak in West VirginiaBy Rachel ThompsonBy Wes MaulsbyWOMEN’S SOCCERVOLLEYBALL RECYCLE .YOUR COPY OFTHE DAILY TEXANTexas strikes for three goals, breaks two-game losing skidQB continues from page 13quarterbacks] have a chip on their shoulder to prove something.” Indeed, the Texas passing game has a lot to prove. Af- ter a big win over the Red Raiders last year, the Long- horns went 25 drives with Ash under center without scoring a touchdown. They scored three points while Ash was picked off four times over that stretch. Texas can’t afford a similar string of unproductive pos- sessions this season. “I’ve always expected to be the guy,” Ash said. “I throw the ball pretty well. I’m accurate. I think I’ve learned to make good decisions. 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Between this lm and HBO series “Boardwalk Empire,” Prohibition-era gangsters are making a bit of a comeback in pop culture lately. “Lawless” is set in Franklin County, Virginia, the biggest moonshine pro- ducer in the world. e three most procient bootleggers are the Bondurant brothers: the gru, notoriously resilient For- rest (Tom Hardy), the young and eager Jack (Shia LaBeouf) and Howard (Jason Clarke). Unfortunately, Special Agent Charlie Rakes (Guy Pearce) is aer them, and the threat that he poses is not just to their busi- ness, but to their lives. Between this lm and “e Dark Knight Rises,” Hardy is re- ally coming into the public eye. His performance as Bane was a highlight of the summer and a perfect prelude to his coiled, monosyllabic work here. Forrest is a man of very few words, and it’s a testament to Hardy’s charm that he’s able to get a laugh with nothing more than a grunt by the end of the lm. ere’s a myth building around Forrest that he’s immortal aer a few close calls, and the way Hardy engages that perception — play- ing Forrest as a heavily guarded, decisive instrument of destruc- tion — is a blast to watch. Har- dy’s scenes with Jessica Chastain, the de-facto mother of the crew, have a tenderness that stands out amongst the bloodshed, and watching her slowly peel away Forrest’s defenses is a lovely showcase for both actors. Unfortunately, the main character of the lm isn’t For- rest, it’s Jack. LeBeouf can be good in the right role, but he’s utterly unconvincing as a hard- ass bootlegger. Jack’s character arc is your basic crime lord ori- gin story, straight out of “e Godfather,” but instead of be- coming the king of anything, Jack continually screws up. A strong character grows and changes over the course of his story, but Jack rushes into situ- ations half-cocked and relies on his brothers to cover his back all the way through the lm’s climax. Unfortunately, LaBeouf fails to make any of this mate- rial particularly interesting, and his best scenes oen involve him working with Hardy or Mia Wasikowska, who plays his love interest with a relaxed, alluring condence. Also worth mentioning is Pearce’s work as Agent Rakes, the lm’s hammy villain. Pearce gives a fascinatingly opaque performance, and all of the dif- ferent strokes he brings to the character combine to make Rakes seem as alien as possible in the Virginia backdrop. And Rakes is a propulsive element in the lm, wreaking havoc across Virginia with reckless abandon. Nick Cave’s script has simple, smart dialogue, and seems to understand the stubborn sense of independence that drives the bootleggers at the lm’s center. Cave also collaborated with Hillcoat on “e Proposition,” and this lm has the same hard-jawed, bloodthirsty sen- sibility. e dierence here is the amount of fun Hillcoat has is having with his action. Even when things turn ugly, there’s still a pulpy appeal to every moment of the lm. e skilled direction and Hardy’s gru, fantastic performance combine to make “Lawless” an exciting and worthwhile. Last Friday, in one of the biggest patent lawsuits in history, a jury ruled Apple will receive more than $1 billion in damages from no- table competitor Samsung. Apple’s suit claimed that Samsung had infringed upon multiple patents with its phones running Google’s Android soware, includ- ing scrolling, zooming and navigation features, as well as icon design and appear- ance. e jury sided with Apple, stating Samsung had used Apple technology on six dierent patents, and awarded the Cupertino- based company a $1.05 bil- lion settlement. There is much debate as to how this decision will affect both companies as well as third-party compet- itors. Some believe this de- feat for Samsung will open new doors for lesser names in the smart phone indus- try, such as Microsoft’s Windows Phones. Oth- ers believe this challenge will force Samsung to step up to the plate and create new technologies. What is certain is to stay competi- tive, Samsung will have to invent new products that do not infringe on Apple’s patents — something many of its latest and best-selling products have been ruled guilty of. With Apple- like technology removed from Samsung’s products, usability for the Android devices will likely de- crease. However, this gives Samsung an opportunity for genuine innovation. e real mystery, howev- er, lies in the story’s omni- scient third party, Google. A market share loss for Sam- sung will also hurt the An- droid soware and its own- er. In a statement released by Google regarding Apple patents, the company said, “Most of these (Apple pat- ents) don’t relate to the core Android operating system.” Google believes the core Android operating system to be safe from Apple’s patents, and will likely push manu- facturers toward a more uniform Android base. A more streamlined Android market would make it easier for consumers to buy new phones across the Android platform, while staying fa- miliar with the soware. ‘Lawless’ cast wreaks lively chaosRichard Foreman Jr. | Associated PressShia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy star in Lawless. By Alex WilliamsTECHNOLOGYSamsung must innovate after Apple’s lawsuitAhn Young-joon | Associated PressSamsung Electronics’ Galaxy S III, right, and Apple’s iPhone 4S are displayed at a mobile phone shop in Seoul, South Korea. By Hannah PeacockWhat is certain is to stay competitive, Samsung will have to invent new products that do not infringe on Apple’s patents. 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Self-serve, 24/7 on the Web at www.DailyTexanOnline.comCLASSIFIEDSTHE DAILY TEXANAD RUNS ONLINE FOR FREE! word ads only .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. While viewers anxiously watched Curiosity, NASA’s Mars Science Lander, during it’s “Seven Minutes of Terror” in the early morning hours of August 6, 2012, it was not a live feed of Mars they were seeing. Unlike human space ight missions, they watched the rover’s person- ality come alive via humorous tweets, cutting edge video simu- lations and the reactions of  ight engineers in the control room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labo- ratory in Pasadena, CA.  e matching Polo shirts, crazy hair and unabated excitement in the control room combined with the meme-making explosion of fans on the internet spawned an unlikely STEM education hero. When he’s not making science cool again, NASA’s “Mohawk Guy,” Bobak Ferdowsi, enjoys sci- and music festivals with his friends. Ferdowsi had some great advice for students as he sat down with  e Daily Texan via Skype.  e Daily Texan: First o , who did your hair? Bobak Ferdowsi: I have a friend named Katie [Encaco] that works at  e Factory (the- factorystudio.com; a hair and makeup studio with an in- house art exhibit and DJ booth) in Pasadena, CA. DT: Where did you go to school? Ferdowsi: I went to school at University of Washington and then MIT. DT: On your way to NASA did you do any interning? Ferdowsi: I worked through school. I had a research as- sistant position during under- grad, and then the same thing in grad school. DT: What advice would you have for students, especially in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)  elds? Ferdowsi: I think you have to pick something you re- ally like doing.  ere’s a lot of hard work of course. A lot of it comes down to just having good friends around you and the company. I personally re- ally love the people I work with and that helps me get through a lot of the more di cult times. I think the other thing is you have to  nd reasonable goals along the way, milestones that you can achieve. For me it’s been nine years on this project, and if I was just waiting for this one, I would’ve probably given up a while ago.  ere’s little things along the way that you  nd, like I did this test really well or I did that, and that helps kind of keep you going. DT: What inspired you to pursue a career in the space industry? Ferdowsi: I always liked math and science of course, and as a kid, I would always sketch out cars and spacecra and things like that.  en it just sort of seemed like a natural evolution I guess in some ways. I liked sci- , and I thought space was really cool. It’s something that is so unique to humanity. It’s something we can do that’s so much cooler than what one guy can do by himself. It’s like this team e ort, and in doing it as a big team, you feel like, ‘Look at what we were able to accomplish.’  at’s re- ally exciting, for me at least ... the thought that I could be a part of something bigger. DT: Some people have de- scribed Adam Steltzner (lead engineer of Curiosity’s Entry Descent and Landing phase) as sort of a hipster. How does he feel about you stealing the spotlight from his Elvis hair? Ferdowsi: I hope I’m not steal- ing the spotlight. He is one of the most amazing people I know because he’s such a well-grounded person, and he has such a cool life, I think, in general. On top of all that, he’s leading this entry-descent- landing team, and obviously, you saw the results of that. I hope that I’m not stealing, and I don’t think that I’m stealing any of his spotlight. I have a little bit of idol worship when it comes to Adam, but I see him all the time, and we obviously work together. We’re having a good time. I think we’re just both enjoying the fact that MSL (NASA’s Mars Science Labora- tory) was such a success. DT: Have you ever been to Texas? Ferdowsi: I’ve been to Dal- las, Houston and Austin. I have family that lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, so I’ve been there a lot. I had a couple friends that went to UT-Austin, so I like it. It’s fun. DT: You said you’ve been working on the Curiosity mis- sion at NASA’s JPL (Jet Pro- pulsion Laboratory) for nine years? When Spirit and Op- portunity landed on Mars in 2004, were you already plan- ning for Curiosity? Ferdowsi: We’ve actually been planning for Curiosity in one way or another probably since about 2001, so this is a little over almost eleven years now in the making by the time we landed. When I came on, it was kind of like the concept area. We were still working on like what is this mission going to achieve, what sort of technolo- gies are we going to be able to have and demonstrate, what is going to be the feat forward for science, and in our case, what is going to be the big feat for- ward for the landing system? DT: I know your social media presence has sort of blown up over the past couple of days, but is there anything in par- ticular you would like to see NASA do in social media? What social media do you per- sonally prefer to work with? Ferdowsi: I think our team here actually has been really awesome. I follow a lot of the NASA, JPL and all those kind of feeds. It’s fun that we have a sense of humor about the whole thing, and I think that’s a good way to reach out to more people. It’s really cool for me on a personal level. I love getting to know some of the other people at the centers, and things like that. It makes it a more relat- able experience because obvi- ously, I always  nd the science and engineering stu very cool, but it’s also really cool to kind of see, ‘Oh.  at’s a person, and I understand what they’re go- ing through.’ It’s really fun to get that inside information into what it’s like at other places and what other people are doing. DT: What are you like just as a normal person? What are some of your favorite music or movies or television shows? Ferdowsi:  at’s a tough ques- tion. I really like “How I Met Your Mother.” It’s kind of a little bit sad now in retrospect, but I haven’t had a whole lot of time for TV in the last couple years. In terms of music, I went to Coachella this year.  at was awesome. I had a great time. I went with a bunch of cowork- ers and friends, and we had a blast. I’m into whatever. I like to have fun too, but sometimes, like the last couple years, of course, it’s been a little more work-focused and trying to get this thing o the ground and onto Mars. DT: Did you know that there have been astronauts tweeting at you such as Mike Foreman and Clay Ander- son? I’m sure you have just like an inundation. Ferdowsi:  at’s actually re- ally awesome. It still kind of blows my mind that there are people that think highly of me, especially people like astro- nauts which I think are so cool. I haven’t realized that, but I’m totally going to go look for that right now because that’s totally awesome.  at’s amazing. DT: The Space Center Houston event hosted more than 1500 people, and everyone was so excit- ed to watch the landing. Ferdowsi: It’s so emotional for me to see the fact that other people are really excited about this too because for me it’s always been a labor of love. It’s incredibly ful lling to see the Times Square pictures of people out there watching the landing and seeing all the land- ing parties that are going on everywhere. It’s so rewarding to know that everybody else loves this stu as much as we do. DT: What are your future plans, at NASA or otherwise? Ferdowsi: I’ve got at least a few months of being a  ight director on the surface, and I’m kind of learning that job right now. Yesterday was a training day for me, and to- day I’ll do a little bit more of it.  en a er that I’m just hoping that we have an- other really exciting project to work on. I have to say, it was funny because a er nine years, you’re a little bit tired and exhausted maybe from this project, but as soon as we landed, I was just like, ‘Let’s do this again!’ For the next project, I think it’s going to be an awesome ride, but in the meantime, I think Curiosity is just going to be an amazing project. We’re going to get so much cool pictures and sci- ence back, and I hope people are still excited about it. By Hayley FickKelsey McKinney, Life & Arts Editor Life & Arts21Wednesday, August 29, 2012Talking with curious mohawk-ed  ight directorBrian van der BrugAssociated PressBobak Ferdowsi, flight director for the Mars rover Curiosity, who cuts his hair differently for each mission, works inside the Spaceflight Operations Facility for NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, in Pasadena, Calif. Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. Damian Dovarganes Associated PressQ-AND-A ............................................................................................................................................