Rockin'in style Costum es add.tOithe,glory, sounds of Fun Fest 3 ¿ t i/ W T S P A 6E 8B VtlllOHOW BS 3/1 Va® * * + aily T e x a n Serving The University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com M. 3 q >£ a a « w Big 12 student governments convene UT hosts SGsfrom around the nation to find common ground using workshops By Caroline Page Daily Texan Staff Big 12 students are used to facing each other in athletic arenas, but student gov­ ernm ent representatives from all the schools came to Austin this weekend to cooperate instead of compete. UT Student Government hosted the annual Big 12 SG conference to provide an opportunity for students from all 12 universities to learn from each other's programs and get a taste of UT and Aus­ tin. The weekend kicked off Austin-style with poolside speakers and entertain­ ment at the Gregory Aquatic Complex. The delegates from each school attended workshops, toured the University cam­ pus and discussed ways to improve their respective SG programs and handle cam- pus-wide issues. "I think all of the delegates were very impressed with UT and the city of Aus­ tin," said UT SG President Andrew Sol­ om on. "W h en you look at the o th ­ er Big 12 school cities like College Sta­ tion and N orm an, there really is no comparison." Iow'a State SG students, who drove 16 hours for this weekend's conference, said Austin is a lot nicer and a lot warm­ er than Ames, Iowa. UT com m unication professor John Daly was called a "genius" by the group after he spoke to them Saturday about stereotypes. "You can't easily get rid of a stereotype, but you can learn to control it," Daly said. "You can easily overcome a stereotype if you're optimistic about [it]." Daly is known by the students in his interpersonal com m unication theory class for his lively anecdotes and inter­ active lectures. He talked to the SG stu­ dents about "how to get over stereo­ types" and celebrate students' differenc­ es on campus. "Any of the campus presidents would rather sit at home in their underwear BIG 12 confnues on page 7A Folklórico dancers gave the visiting d elega­ tions from the other schools in the Big 12 a taste ofTexas culture on Friday afternoon at the Gregory Gym Aquatic Center. John Lucas Daily Texan Staff Austin citizens run to support cancer research 10th annual Race for the Cure attracts participants often honoring survivors By Monica Wheelock Daily Texan Staff Jean Synodinos plays music, spends time in her garden and with her dog and hangs out with her husband, she said. But when she was diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago, she said she felt alone and confused. "There was a time when I though I'd never be loved," she said. Synodinos joined other Austin residents for the 10th Annu­ al Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, the five-kilometer run with the most participants in Austin, usually drawing more than 20,000 people, said Rebecca Birch, a public policy special­ ist for the organization. Many race participants formed teams in honor of cancer vic­ tims that they have known. A support system of friends and family is imperative to successfully navigating through the re­ covery process from cancer because patients are usually too CURE continues on page 2A Girls from the m orning. Central Texas Girl Scout Council cheer on runners at the 10th Annual Komen Austin Race for the Cure early Saturday Elizabeth Moskowitz | Daily Texan Staff Texas Book Festival casts spotlight on local, national literary figures Annual convention lets attendees ask authors questions about works Christopher Crawford Daily Texan Staff With a lineup ranging from poet laureates to celebrity chefs to the sarcastic w riting staff of a fake newspaper, the Texas Book festi­ val offered fans the chance to fire back at their favorite authors. This year, 200 stand-out writers participated in panel discussions, question and answer sessions and book signings in and around the Texas Capitol over the weekend. T h e f e s t iv a l's lite ra ry d i­ rector, C lay Sm ith , said that in 12 years the festiv al's ro s­ ter has grow n from local Tex­ as authors to nationally known writers. festivals in the country, and this is one of them," Smith said. He said he expected 40,OCX) attendees over the festival's two days. While the 2006 festival opened w ith D em ocratic p resid en tial hopeful Barack O bam a, Satu r­ day spotlighted the GOP with ap­ pearances by first daughter Jenna Bush, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, Lynne Cheney and White House insider Robert Draper. "There are three or four big book Bush, who graduated from U T with an English degree, discussed her book "A n a's Story: A Jour­ ney of Hope," which highlights a 17-year-old mother infected with HIV since birth. The book is based on her travels throughout Lat­ in America during an internship with UNICEF. Draper had unprecedented ac­ cess to the West Wing for his book "Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush." Draper landed interviews with all key members of the administration, including six sit-downs with the president. Draper said that though he did not intend to engage in arguments over Bush's policies, he was told that some administration officials believed the author painted a dis­ dainful portrait of the president. "M y response w as that you need to get out more often," Drap­ er said. "If you want to see dis­ dain, accompany me on my book tour and listen to what Americans say about this guy " Smith said that despite the num­ ber of political heavyweights at the event, this year's festival was light on political fare. "This year, for whatever reason, it's not as political of a year in pub­ lishing," Smith said. "I would say that this year is a more literary and comedic festival." Senior writers for the satirical BO O K continues on page 2A 8 - r o u n d s m a c k d o w n Professor emeritus passes away after strokes at age 85 McKie remembered for 70 years at UT as student, instructor By Ana McKenzie Daily Texan Staff An economics expert associat­ ed with the University for near­ ly 70 years died last week after a series of small strokes. James W. McKie died Oct. 30 in a retirement center. McKie's career as a Longhorn began when he graduated from high school in his hometown of El Paso at age 16. A $25 scholar­ ship funded his first year at the University. M cKie w ent from the state capital to the nation's capital af­ ter college graduation, w ork­ ing in the Pentagon during the height of World War II. " H e g r a d ­ uated in 1943 and reported to boot cam p within a week of graduating from college," h is d a ug h t e r J ul i a M c K i e said. "W hat a week that must have been." James W. McKie, 1922 2007 After the war, McKie lectured DE 'HORNS BEAT OUT C O W B O YS IN FOURTH-QUARTER W IN Colt McCoy uses strength of his speed to bring Longhorns to surprise victory » SEE PAG E I B FO R M O R E FEMINISM FOR THE MODERN AGE DEBUTS IN FAIRYTALES Fairy tale scholar asserts movies such as'Shrek'and 'Happily N'ever After'are evidence of ideology's wide influence MCKIE continues on page 2A » S E E P A G E 6 A F O R M O R E Randy Gatica Faces off against Gilbert Vera in the Texas W elterw eight Title Fight Saturday night at the Frank Erwin Center. » S E E PAGE 8 A F O R M O R E B O X IN G C O VE R A G E Jordan Gomez | Daily Texan Staff Vblume 108. Number 42 25 cents World&Nation ....... 3 A ...... ...... 4A Opinion University................. News...... ................ 7 A 5-6A Focus.. ..8A Sports ..................... I 46 Classifieds. ........... — SB Comics.................. Life&Arts 6B ............ 7-8B TOMORROW SW E A T H E ! Every number is cosmic. Figure out why. High 63 Low M O N D A Y , N O V E M B E R 5 ,2 0 0 7 Registration for the spring semester for continuing and readmitted stu­ dents. TODAY'S WEATHER f * * \ High 87 Low 59 For example, 10 is three, three is five, five is four, and four is cosmic T h e D a i m T e x a n CURE: Race primary fundraiser for Austin-area Komen organization, has raised $780,000 From pagel A weak to look out for themselves, Synod inos said. Synodinos had a mammogram done after her sister found a be­ nign lump in her chest. Though she didn't have any lumps in her breasts, Svnodinos' mam­ mogram revealed that she had a type of cancer that manifests itself in many separate cells instead of conglomerating in one mass, she said. "I was at work when 1 received my diagnosis, and my co-workers said I keened on the floor for two hours," she said. Because of the nature of her par­ ticular cancer, Synodinos had an immediate mastectomy and then decided to have breast reconstruc­ tive surgery. She said that's a de­ cision every woman has to make for herself and that it's interest­ ing how complex the relationship between a woman's identity and her breasts are, both sexually and maternally. Synodinos's treatment process lasted a few weeks, but the effects were long-lasting, and support from friends, family and organi­ zations such as the Breast Cancer Resource Center of Austin and the Komen organization allowed her to recover, she said. Synodinos said that the main flaw in the country's health care is a lack of support during the re­ covery time after treatment, while a patient is supposed to be getting better. In the next 25 years, an estimat­ "People thank us for supporting them, but it's the participants who deserve thanks for supporting the search for the cure." Crystal Clark, cheerleading coach, Stony Point High School ed 25 million women w ill be di­ agnosed with breast cancer and 10 million might die, according to the Susan Komen Web site. In 2004, 40,880 people died of breast cancer in the U.S., according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Austin's Komen organization has been working to build net­ works between various health care providers and grant contributors in the five-county area surround­ ing Austin, said Harriett Choffel, a board member for the local Komen organization. This means that after one company provides free screen­ ing tests, hospitals will provide the same people with diagnostic ser­ vices and refer the patients to treat­ ment centers. The networks make the process easier on the cancer victims, and the Komen organi­ zation provides support w ork­ ers to help guide patients through the process during and after treat­ ment, she said. I he annual Race for the Cure is the primary fundraiser for the Austin affiliate of the national Su­ san G. Komen for the Cure organi­ zation. The organization donates 75 percent of its proceeds to local programs and 25 percent to the national foundation, Choffel said. The organization is still accept­ ing donations for this year's race and has already raised more than $780,000 in donations, according to their Web siie. Many participants on Sunday wrote the names of cancer vic­ tims they know on pink cards and pinned them to their backs during the race. "It's an emotional experience to see those dedication cards," said UT alumnus Charlie Moore. Moore ran with a team called "Horns for the Cure, and of the four team members, three have lost their mothers to breast can­ cer, he said. Manv runners formed teams in honor of friends or fami­ ly members with cancer and raised money together. But not all participants ran the course. Cheerleaders from Round Rock high sch(K)ls stood near the finish line and cheered on the run­ ners. They started going to the event after one of their former coaches was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago, said Crys­ tal Clark, the cheerleading coach at Stony Point High School. "People thank us for supporting them, but it's the participants who deserve thanks for supporting the search for the cure," Clark said. BOOK: Humorous textbook lends to learning From pagel A Onion newspaper, Mike DiCen- zo and Dan Guterman, present­ ed "O ur Dumb World: Atlas of the Planet Ea rth " at the First United Methodist Church, an interesting backdrop for a news­ paper known for its political incorrectness. DiCenzo and Guterman took the audience on a tongue-in- cheek tour of the w orld, de­ scribing Argentina as "a beauti­ ful Nazi retirement community" and the Vatican City as a "Cath­ olic Disneyland." Emceeing the panel, Sarah He- pola, veteran of The Daily Texan and The Austin Chronicle, called "O ur Dumb W orld" the "Faber- gé egg" of fake textbooks. " I would submit that 'O ur Dumb W orld' actually taught me more about our dumb world than actual atlases," Hepola said. However, the festival isn't just a chance for authors to plug their books. Smith said that over its 12 years, the Texas Book Festival has raised more than $2 million for the state's libraries. ODDLY ENOUGH Kidnapped garden gnomes held by police for safekeeping SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A num­ ber of gnomes and other crea­ tures have taken sanctuary at the Springfield police station. As part of a prank, somebody stole 75 lawn ornaments from around town and placed them me­ ticulously on and around the lawn of one house on Oct. 17, police said. Among the figurines are plas­ tic and porcelain geese, deer, frogs and gnomes. Police took them back to the sta­ tion to help find the rightful owners. "We need to get them out of here," Capt. Richard Harrison said. "Every time I leave my office they're sitting in my chair, work­ ing on my computer. I can't seem to get rid of the dam things." The figurines will be put out for public viewing on Tuesday. "If they come here and they can identify it we're more than happy to let the gnome go home," Har­ rison said. Got bullies? Try some wedgie- proof underwear on for size COLUMBUS, Ohio — Wedgie- proof underwear earned 8-year- old twin boys a spot Friday on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." Using rigged boxers and fab­ ric fasteners to hold together some seams, Jared and Justin Serov- ich came up with the "Rip Away 1000. " "When the person tries to grab you — like the bully or the person tries to give you a wedgie — they just rip away," Justin explained Thursday by phone from Los An­ geles, where the TV segment was taped Wednesday. MCKIE: Father’s children retain his intelligence, love of history From pagel A at W illiam s C ollege, H arvard U niversity and Vanderbilt U n i­ versity from 1947 to 1971. "W e call those years, between 1947 and 1971, the years of ex­ ile," Julia McKie said. "H e loved teaching at those colleges, but al­ w ays wanted to come back to Austin and teach at UT." He returned to UT in 1971 as a professor of economics and be­ came dean of the newly formed College of Social and Behavior­ al Sciences. He also served as chair of the Department of Eco­ nomics, as an economics advis­ er to form er President N ixon and authored several books on economics. "People who first met M cKie thought he was formidable, im ­ posing, private and dignified," said Catherine McKie, his wife of 60 years. James M cKie met his wife at a New Year's party, and their opin­ ions of their first encounter were somewhat different, she said. "H e said we had an instant con­ nection," Catherine M cKie said. " I did think he was very good- looking." Catherine McKie said her hus­ band preferred sitting at a din­ ner table with a few friends rath­ er than being in a large crowd, spreading himself thin. "H e was just a very warm and light-hearted person," she added. H is favorite topic of conver­ sation was history, a subject he loved even in his later years, she said. "Just the other day I asked him when the Thirty Years War be­ gan," Catherine McKie said. "He responded immediately." Julia, her sister Ellen and her brother David all inherited their father's love of history and his intelligence, Catherine M cKie said. "There was nothing that wasn't w orth learning to h im ," Ju lia M cKie said. "H e was a private person, but you just knew he was a force of nature." N EW Bigger, Longer, Better LSAT Course! W h a t ' s n e w ? 84 hours of instruction Every released LSAT question 6 full>length proctored practice exams Guaranteed results* * Á Class Starts November 24th! Enroll Today: www.PrincetonReview.com | 800-2Review P r e p O n c e , Prep Right, Prep with Us! 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Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managing editor@dailytexanoniine.com. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2007 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. W ire Editor: M e re d ith Margrave www.dailytexanonline.com d & N a t i on T h e D a i l y T e x a n 3A Monday, November 5,2007 King Tufs face unveiled 85 years after discovery By Anna Johnson The Associated Press LUXOR, E g y p t — K ing Tut s b u c k -to o th e d face w as u n v eiled S u n d ay for the first tim e in p u b ­ lic — m o re th a n 3,000 y ea rs af­ ter the y o u n g est an d m ost fam ous pharaoh to rule ancient E gypt w as shrouded in linen and buried in his golden u n d erg ro u n d tomb. A rcheologists carefully lifted the fragile m um m y out of a q u artz sar­ c o p h a g u s d e c o ra te d w ith sto n e- carved p ro tectiv e g o d d esses, m o­ mentarily pulling aside a beige cov­ ering to reveal a leathery black body. The linen w as then replaced over Tut's n arro w bod y so only his face and tiny feet w ere exposed, an d the 19-year-old k ing, w h o se life and d e a th h a s c a p tiv a te d p eo p le for nearly a century, w as m o v ed to a sim ple glass clim ate-controlled case to keep it from tu rn in g to dust. "I can say for the first tim e th at the m u m m y is safe an d the m u m ­ m y is w ell preserved, a n d a t the sam e tim e, ail the tourists w ho will en ter th is tom b will be able to sfce th e face of T u ta n k h a m u n for th e first tim e," E gypt's antiquities chief Z ahi H aw ass said from inside the hot and sticky tomb. "T he face of th e g o ld e n b o y is am azin g . It h as m agic an d it h as m ystery," he added. H aw ass said scientists began re­ storing the badly dam aged m um m y m ore than tw o years ago. M uch of the body is broken into 18 pieces — d am age sustained w hen British ar­ chaeologist H ow ard C arter first dis­ covered it 85 years ago, took it from its tom b and tried to pull off the fa­ m ous golden mask, H aw ass said. But ex p e rts fear a m o re recent phenom enon — m ass tourism — is further deteriorating Tut's mum m y. T h ousands of tourists visit the u n ­ d erg ro u n d cham ber every m onth, and H aw ass said w ithin 50 years the m um m y could dissolve into dust. "The h u m id ity an d h eat caused b y ... p e o p le e n te r in g th e to m b a n d th e ir b re a th in g w ill ch a n g e the m u m m y to a pow der. The only good thing [left] in this m u m m y is th e face. We n ee d to p reserv e th e face," said H aw ass. T he m y stery su rro u n d in g K ing Tutankham un and his glittering gold tom b has entranced ancient Egypt fans since C arter first d isco v ered the hidden tom b, revealing a trov e of fabulous gold and precious stone treasures and propelling the once- forgotten pharaoh into stardom . T he u n v eilin g of T ut's m u m m y co m es am id a re su rg e n c e in th e frenzy over the boy king. A highly publicized m useu m exhibit travel­ ing the globe drew m ore than 4 m i 1- lion p eo p le d u rin g its initial four- citv A m erican-leg of the tour. The ex h ib it w ill o p en Nov. 15 in Lon­ d o n and later w ill m ake a three-city encore to u r in the U.S. b eg in n in g w ith the Dallas M useum of Art. The Egyptian tourism in d u stry is h oping to capitalize on th at interest an d d ra w to u rists to L uxor to see so m eth in g they c o u ld n 't in travel­ ing exhibit — the m u m m y itself. The n u m b er of tourists w h o vis­ it T ut's tom b is expected to double to 700 a d a y n o w th a t the m u m m y w ill be on display indefinitely, said M o stafa W azery, w h o h e a d s the Valley of the Kings for E gypt's Su­ p rem e Council of A ntiquities. M ost o f E g y p t's o th e r id en tified m u m ­ m ies are on display in m useum s in Luxor an d Cairo. An archaeological worker looks across at the face of the linen-wrapped m um m y of King Tut as he is removed from his stone sarcophagus in his underground to m b in the fam ed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt, Sunday. The m um m y o f the 19-year-old pharaoh, whose life and death has captivated people for nearly a century, was placed in a climate-controlled glass box in the tom b, w ith only the face and feet showing under the linen covering. Ben Curtis | Associated Press NATION BRIEFLY Sen. Specter says will support Writers’ battle likely to impact actors, directors Mukasey despite torture views WASHINGTON — The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday he is both­ ered by Michael Mukasey's refusal to say whether waterboarding is torture but will support his nomination for attorney general anyway. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa. says he will back Mukasey because the re­ tired judge has said that if Congress bans waterboarding, "the president would have absolutely no legal au­ thority to ignore such a law." "He could have said a lot of things which would have given me more assurances," Specter said. "But he is intelligent; he's really learned in the law. He's strong, ethical, honest be­ yond any question. He's not an inti­ mate of the president." — The Associated Press By Gary Gentile The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — H ollyw ood w riters w ere back at the bargain­ ing tab le S u n d a y in a last-m in ­ u te p u sh to avoid a strike against T V netw o rk s a n d m o v ie stu d io s o v e r w r ite r s ' s h a re o f p ro fits from DVDs a n d th e Internet. T h e b a ttle h a s b ro a d im p li­ catio n s for th e w a y H o lly w o o d d o e s b u s in e s s , sin c e w h a te v ­ er d ea l is stru ck b y th e W riters G u ild of A m erica w ill likely be u sed as a tem plate for talks w ith actors an d directors, w h o se con­ tracts expire next June. " W e 'll g e t w h a t th e y g e t," S creen A cto rs G u ild P re sid e n t A lan R osenberg to ld The A sso­ ciated Press. N e g o tia to r s w e r e m e e tin g w ith a federal m ed iato r S u n d ay e v e n in g in h o p es of av o id in g a strik e th a t w riters had set to b e­ gin 12:01 a.m. Monday. T h e g u i l d a n n o u n c e d s w e e p in g p la n s to p ic k e t e v ­ e ry m a jo r s tu d io in L os A n g e ­ le s s ta r tin g a t 9 a.m . M o n d a y , a lo n g w ith R o ck efeller C e n te r in N e w Y ork, w h e r e N B C is h e a d q u a rte re d . T he Alliance of M otion Picture a n d T elev isio n P ro d u c e rs p r e ­ v io u sly called a w rite rs ' strik e "precipitous and irresponsible." P ro d u c e r s b e lie v e p ro g re s s can be m ad e on other issu es b u t "it m akes absolutely n o sense to in c re ase th e b u rd e n of th is a d ­ d itio n a l c o m p e n sa tio n ," said J. N ich o las C o u n ter, th e p ro d u c ­ e r's chief negotiator. y ea r. T h e ir c o n tr a c t e x p ire d W ednesday. T he g u ild s h av e b een p re p a r­ ing fo r th e se n e g o tia tio n s fo r years, hiring staff w ith extensive labor u n io n experience, a n d d e ­ v e lo p in g jo in t stra te g ie s a n d a h ard e r line th an p ro d u cers h ave seen in decades. "W e h a v e n 't sh o w n p a rtic u ­ lar resolve in p ast negotiations," said John B ow m an, the W G A 's chief negotiator. "The sea change is th at this is an enorm ously g al­ vanizing issue, an d tw o, th at the n ew regim e at th e g u ild a c tu a l­ ly h a s a p la n , h a s an o rg a n iz a ­ tio n a n d a stru c tu re to resp o n d to som ething." The w riters are the first u n io n to b a rg a in for a n ew d e a l th is In p a s t y ears, acto rs h av e a l­ m ost alw ays gone first, although th e D irec to rs Gu i l d of A m e ri­ ca, w h ich is seen as the least ag ­ gressive of th e th ree g u ild s, has som etim es taken the lead. W hat­ e v e r d ea l w a s stru c k first w as usually accepted by the others. T h e gui l ds are a w a re th a t if w rite rs fail to w in co n cessio n s in v o lv in g D V D s a n d th e In ter­ net, actors m ay h av e to take u p the fight. "T his is an issue th at touches ev ery m em b er of this g u ild and ev ery m em ber of th e Screen Ac­ tors G uild as w ell," said C arlton C use, executive p ro d u ce r of the ABC dram a "Lost." WORLD BRIEFLY Pakistani parliamentary elections could be delayed up to a year ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Gen. Pervez Musharraf's government said parliamentary elections could be delayed up to a year as it tries to stamp out a growing Islamic mili­ tant threat — effectively linking two of the greatest concerns of Pakistan's biggest international donors: the United States and Britain. Increasingly concerned about the unfolding crisis, Secretary ot State Condoleezza Rice said Washington was re\ íewing billions of dollars in aid to its close terrorism-fighting ally. Britain is also examining its assistance. "Some of the .fid that goes to Paki­ stan is directly related to the counter- terrorism mission," Rice told report­ ers traveling with her. "We just have to review the situation." — The Associated Press CP r T 7 *5?--- * - : n : f ' ■ - :a m fell Are You Studying or Arabic? Would you like an all expense paid summer in the nation's capital, including travel to Washington, D.C., transferable college credits, full room and board at The George Washington University and an internship at DHS or FBI Headquarters? 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Despite tlx fact that the Army's Judge Advocate General deemed waterboarding an unnecessary and unacceptable military tactic in 1903, choice modem Republicans can't seem to say what they mean about the issue, and for good reason: They don't think there's any- thing much wrong with it. Rudy Giuliani once said he thought waterboarding ''crossed the line of what was acceptable." But he recently called the prison at Guantanamo Bay a "critical ti >ol Mitt Romney is a bit less vague in his support for Guantanamo. In 2005, Romney sup­ ported his national security adviser's statement that he would "stick a knife in somebody's thigh in a heartbeat" to defend Americans. And then there's poor Michael Mukasey, the neophyte, who claims ignorance on the topic to deflect attention from his real opinions. Nice tr\ Perhaps it's time for the Republican party to have a vocabulary quorum and define some necessary terms such as torture, inhumane treatment and cruelty. Or at least they should real­ ize that the dodgy army motto "Don't ask, don't tell" doesn't refer to interrogation methods, but .mother concept Republicans have a hard time dealing with publicly. Prime time for college towns As large swaths of the country fall prey to the fallout of subprime lending foreclosures, which have driven millions from their homes and left half-vacant communities full of "for s a l e " signs, it seems there Ls one demographic that will be able to escape the turmoil: college towns. According to The New York Times, 29 percent of the country's loans were high-risk subprime loans in 2006, which means they are unlikely to be repaid in full. But most small cities with large universities» or "college towns," had subprime rates much lower than the national average. Economists and academics attribute this to the more stable nature of college town economies, the above-average salaries of university faculty, the influx of wealth from other communities to support students and a more educated populace averse to risky and expensive subprime mortgages. Mortgages in college towns also tend to be given by cautious local banks instead of the national mortgage companies said to be the main culprits for the proliferation of subprime lending. Austinites may have UT to thank for its ability to avoid the effects of the subprime crisis and the fate of cities such as Houston, where 33.7 percent of mortgages were subprime. Despite its rapid population growth, Austin has been able to beat tlx national average, with only 20 percent of its loans classified as subprime. Perry deserves his manse "Texas ain't Arkansas." That's Gov. Rick Perry's logic for you, when speaking in defense of the $9,900 per month rental home he is living in while the Governor's Mansion undergoes i $10 million renovation (most of which is being allocated toward plumbing). According to Saturday Austin-American Statesman article, when the Arkansas governor's mansion was renovated in 2000, former Governor Mike Huckabee elected to move into a triple-wide trailer. But evidently I Vrry could not have such a thing. Without apology, Perry and Co. will continue to hang their hats in the luxe Barton Creek Country Club-adjacent rental, which was on tlx market for $1.8 million. The state has a one-year lease on the house, which provides a roof for Rick, Anita their children and 21 staffers. If Rick and Anita are really looking for cushy accommodations, we hear there are some great new housing options in West Campus that have been constructed with meticulous attention to detail. THE FIRING LINE No'cure all'for Earnest Daniel Earnest's argument against Proposition 15 is so flawed, I almost don't know where to begin ("Vote no to Prop 15," Oct. 31). First off, there will never be a universal "cure" for cancer. Earnest suggests that all cancer could be grouped into a single treatable disease. On the contrary, cancer is a complex malignancy capable of affecting virtually all tissues. Tumors devel­ op as a result of various mitigat­ ing factors. Diet, genetics and exposure to carcinogens/radia­ tion all contribute to the develop­ ment of cancer. Therefore, one cannot reasonably assume a "cure all"is possible considering the variable nature of the disease. Instead, patients are subject to specialized treatment aimed at inhibiting further tumorigen- esis while destroying existing cancerous tissue. Only through research is the scientific com­ munity able to understand the different mechanisms by which cancer proliferates. As a result, better treatment options become available, significantly increasing patients'chances for survival. Increased survival rates are enough to warrant Prop 15's "'worthless research." Earnest goes on to question whether we should "take it upon ourselves to crusade for a cure for cancerfWhat better reason exists other than the fact that MD Anderson Cancer Center has consistently been ranked the best cancer research hospital in the world? He goes as far as to sug­ gest the money should be award­ ed to the group that discovers the "cure" for cancer. Researchers aren't exactly twiddling their thumbs waiting for a payoff. By denying researchers adequate funds, we are actually impeding further progress against the epi­ demic. What good is the money after the "cure" is found? In order to appeal to Earnest's money-oriented way of thinking, consider this: Cancer costs Texans $30 billion each year through both direct and indirect costs. Next time, stick to economics. Hopefully, Earnest is better at formulating a rational argument in that field than the aforemen­ tioned. Mark Timme Nutrition senior Bringing bigotry to campus I'm not sure if anyone is aware, but Dinesh D'Souza will be visit­ ing his fellow lunatics on UT campus Nov. 8. This right-wing nut job has blamed Jews for the Spanish Inquisition and claims liberals helped cause 9/11. Distort D'Newza titles his new book "What's So Great about Christianity?" He should have called it "What's So Great about Ann Coulter?" I would be deeply interested to know how anyone could tolerate, much less become romantically involved with a certi­ fiable looney tune. I speak on behalf of all sane, well-reasoned liberals when I say YCT has finally gone over the edge in embracing this anti- semitic bigot. It's too bad YCT can't have its "Catch an Immigrant Day"coinciding with this guy's visit, and we could all be saved the propaganda. Blake Johnson UT alum Austin, Texas Plurality is a lack of unity The Nov. 1 article "UT Churches Offer Different Perspectives" was quite amusing, at least as insofar as religious toleration is a laugh­ ing matter. Religious plurality is not desirable, only acceptable in the context of heretical schisms and incessant interfaith warfare, and as such should not be cel­ ebrated as a sign of "diversity,"but only as the sad state of Christian eucemenism. The idea that individuals might shop around between different Protestant per­ spectives as if religion were a con­ sumable marketable commodity is an intolerant and offensive blasphemy. Religious plurality, the subjective individualist inter­ pretation of Christian doctrine, the ordination of women and the ministry of all the faithful are serious heresies that shouldn't be dealt with lightheartedly and without careful consideration. Ultimately, the plurality of reli­ gious communities reflects the failure of our society to establish a unity of church and state. We shouldn't celebrate our diversity and religious pluralism, rather we should be rightly ashamed of our failure to establish a proper union of the priestly and aristocratic castes. Ryan Haecker History junior WAiT A M/NLZTÍ ■ ----- Pakistan APAP.T AT THE S€AfAi' ICOM/MS ------- .... Hum) — r And it's And it's LED D/cTATof}1. A nd i t ALREADY HAS A/iZCLCAR w fA PO N i I q a e m 's BY An a l P a k ista n ! not ikaqi Pakistan is 7H£ CENTRAL FRONT IN 7ijTu/AR <=>N niutapyi 7SRROR'. AND &7T ~7j HASf ALUAVS X. BUT F 'AST,IPAN I'M GLAD r P/NALLN F/g u /rcd twat o u t '. rugapp - Ii> ff fl»jD IlG SX oo't 7 H £ ^ASH'tu&TCSks A O sT then Turkey could bring new disaster in Iraq By Jordan Frisby Daily Texan Columnist Turkey is poised to invade north­ ern Iraq. The PKK, an Kurdish rebel group with bases in Iraq, has been mounting armed incursions in the southeastern border of Turkey, and the Turkish people's patience is run­ ning out. The U.S. has pled exten­ sively for Turkey to keep out of Iraq, but despite Turkey's status as Am erica's NATO ally, the country passed a bill in mid October pav­ ing the way for military raids in northern Iraq. Turkish air strikes and heightened violence was soon to follow. The U.S. must do everything pos­ sible to keep Turkey off Iraqi soil, or the country risks being drawn into a new and even more violent phase of the Iraq war. The PKK, a Kurdish acronym for the Kurdistan Workers Party, emerged in Turkey in the 1970s and uses violent, coercive methods of attacking Turkish soldiers and civilians in an effort to create an independent Kurdish state. The northern part of Iraq is full of Kurds, and the Kurd-controlled the Iraqi government has not stopped the PKK from setting up bases and offices there. Under the aegis of Iraq's Kurds, the PKK has begun launching raids into Turkey in the last few months, leaving at least 40 Turkish soldiers and civilians dead. Turkey is livid and has deployed up to 100,000 soldiers near the border. A democratic state inclined to respond to the will of the electorate, Turkey is on the brink of invasion. A large Turkish incursion into Northern Iraq would be an unm iti­ gated disaster for the Iraqi govern­ ment, and by extension, the United States. The Kurds are a fiercely nationalistic people, and the Iraqi Kurds already resent Turkey's hos­ tility. There are at least tens of thousands of Peshmergas (Kurdish Iraqi K u rd istan. fig h ters) Any Turkish invasion into Iraqi Kurdistan would trigger m assive Peshmerga resistance, and result in a bloodbath. Given how w ide­ spread U.S. troops are in Iraq, some are sure to be endangered by any uptick in violence. in Turkey is livid and has deployed up to 100,000 soldiers near the border. A democratic state inclined to respond to the will of the electorate, Turkey is on the brink of invasion. If violence spreads to other parts of Iraq, the American casualty rate could only increase. Once at war with each other, Iraq's Kurds would blame America for failing to restrain the PKK in Iraq, while Iraqi Kurds would blame America for failing to restrain Turkey — cutting off essen­ tial logistical support to the U.S. military. Further, Iraqi Kurds may see the U.S. as too supportive of Turkey and become less cooperative with U.S. efforts to rebuild Iraq. The Iraqi Kurds constitute a key group of the fragile Iraqi central government, and any drop in their support of the nascent A story o f persecution in Palestine By Colin Pace Daily Texan Columnist How would you feel it foreign troops invaded Austin, kicked you out of your home, disrupted your Livelihood, killed thousands and then regulated your daily actions bv telling you when and where you can travel within your own citv? This is the question that Anna Baltzer posed to an audience on campus last Thursday, during a talk about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Baltzer showed pictures of what people usually don't see in mainstream Western media — Palestinians subjected to inhu­ mane treatment, while still resist­ ing peacefully. Baltzer, a Jewish-American and graduate I olumbia Fulbright Scholar, works with the International Women's Peace Service in the occupied regions of Palestine. Since 2005, she has been traveling around the United States and abroad, giving her pre­ sentation and encouraging people to engage with the Palestinian- Israeli conflict on both a humani­ tarian and theoretical level. Her encouragement to become involved with the Palestinian- Israeli conflict is moving, but it was her emphasis on human rights violations that made her talk relatable. lose their children because of inad- equate access to medical assis­ tance. Being Palestinian (in nomi­ nally Palestinian lands), these women are forced to give birth in poor conditions because they are not allowed to travel through the Israeli-run checkpoints, of which there are hundreds. actually cuts into Palestinian lands, placing thousands of Palestinians on the Israel side of the wall. Israel justifies this by claiming the need to protect "neighborhoods," or occupa­ internation­ tion settlem ents ally recognized as illegal, from Palestinian attacks. Pregnant women in the West Bank are often forced to give birth in poor conditions because they are not allowed to travel through the Israeli-run checkpoints, of which there are hundreds. Many lose their children. Baltzer told stories and showed pictures of checkpoints, segregat­ ed roads and the Israeli Separation Wall, describing how these physi­ cal restrictions translate into daily hardships for Palestinians. Many of these restrictions came about in the aftermath of the 1967 Six Day War. Since then, Palestinians have been relegated primarily to the West Bank and the Gaza strip. Baltzer said that pregnant women in the West Bank often Baltzer said roads for Israeli travel in Palestine are pristine, while Palestinian roads, if not blocked by checkpoints, are sub­ stantially less navigable. The Separation Wall — known in the Western media as a "security fence" — may be the most explicit demonstration of Israeli domination. Supposedly set up to protect Israeli citi­ zens from Palestinian terror­ ist attacks, the Separation Wall But if Israel is trying to protect Israelis from Palestinian attacks, Baltzer asked, why allow the wall to enclose these "danger­ ous" Palestinians on the Israeli side? Moreover, when has separa- til >n and segregation ever worked towards a peaceful end? Not in apartheid South Africa or during the "separate but equal" 1950s in the U.S. The fact that Jews constantly battle anti-Semitism factors into why the Palestinian-Israeli issue is so controversial. This often leads to pro-Israel critics label­ ing those who disagree with Israeli policy as anti-semitic. Baltzer said she has been called a "self-hating Jew " on more than one occasion. However, she understands the knee-jerk reaction to criticism of Judaism, considering the devastation of the Holocaust and the violence historically associated with anti- Semitic beliefs. But, she said, we should not confuse the terms Jewish, Israeli and Zionist. These terms may overlap, but they are not syn­ onymous. Disagreeing with the policies of the Israeli govern­ ment, which commits humani­ tarian violations, doesn't imply disagreement with the Jewish religion or those who adhere to it. Believing that Jewish people should have a safe space to live isn't the same as believing hun­ dreds of Palestinians should be displaced, killed and subjected to inhumane treatment. Pace is an anthropology and Nstory junior institution could result in its collapse. A collapsed Iraqi government guar­ antees substantial American casual­ ties. General Petraeus has expressed serious concern over the possibility of a Turkish incursion, and consider­ ing the pressure he must be under to paint the situation a rose-colored hue, we should consider his reaction to be alarm bells. To avert this total disaster, Secretary of State Rice spent last Friday in meet­ ings with the Turkish Prime Minsiter in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. She labeled PKK elements in Iraq a "com­ mon threat" to Turkey and the U.S., but despite rhetorical solidarity, Rice appears to have spent the bulk of her visit urging Turkey to back down, according to The Associated Press. Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan assured Rice that any military activi­ ties would not amount to a "real" invasion, but would only target rebel bases. However, a Turkish foray of any scale into Northern Iraq is guar­ anteed to trigger a violent reaction from Iraqi Kurds, setting off a total meltdown and making the situa­ tion in Iraq much more violent and unstable. Rice and the state departm ent must continue to apply all possible pressure on Turkey to keep it out of Iraq. The U.S. must make sure the Iraqi government follows through with offers by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to close PKK offices and arrest PKK guerillas. In addi­ tion, Congressional leaders must keep the Armenian genocide reso­ lution shelved indefinitely to avoid irritating Turkey. Keep Turkey out of Iraq — oth­ erwise the already unstable situa­ tion there w ill reach new levels of violence. Frisby is a Plan II, economics and math junior. 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They are not neces­ sarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. All Texan editorials are written by the Editorial Board, which is listed in the top right corner of this page. www.dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2206 Un iv e r s it y T h e D a i l y T f.x a n Students get ‘glimpse’ of India By Stephen Keller Daily Texan Staff S tu d e n ts clad in In d ian fashions strutted on a South Mall stage while dance music blared, spilling out to the sur­ rounding parts of campus Fri­ day night. Stu d en ts of m any eth n ic­ ities and backgrounds gath­ ered for Indian Cultural Asso­ ciation's Jhalak '07. The group designed the show to p ro ­ mote Indian culture on cam ­ pus, said marketing and eco­ nomics senior Shweta Maha- jan, co-chair of the organiza­ tion. The festivities included a fashion show, music, dancing and comedy. "'jh a la k ' means a glim pse and that's what w e're trying to give them, a glim pse into India," Mahajan said. 5A Monday, November 5, 2007 Natasha Raheja, of the Nritya Sangram Indian Dance Troupe, strikes a pose at Jhalak, a fes­ tival held to explore Indian culture. The group hosts the event every fall, Mahajan said. She said the e v e n t has grow n steadily over eight years to an audience of 3,500. "W e sta rte d on a re a lly small scale in the Texas Union and the showroom, and from there w e've gone to the South Mall and the Main M all," Ma­ hajan said. "A ll of the South Mall is filled by the end of the show." In addition to Jhalak, Maha­ jan said the group puts on an incoming freshman jamboree, a spring carnival called Jashan and various sporting events. "We have a lot of events that cater to different aspects of In­ dian cu lture such as sports, music and dancing," she said. M ahajan said she believes that the 11-year-old group has positively im pacted UT, cit­ ing that it has been named the best cu ltu ral association on campus four times. "U T 's aim is to m aintain cultural diversity and w e're ju st trying our best to help them in their efforts," M aha­ jan said. "We try to work with different cultures, try to inter­ act with different people and learn more about their culture and at the sam e tim e teach people about our own." Mahajan said she was born in Mumbai, India form er­ ly Bombay — and was attract­ ed to UT for its academics but also its cultural diversity and acceptance. Most students in attendance said they enjoyed the event. "I think that no matter what culture you have, you should com e out and support," said governm ent sophom ore Eri­ ca King. "A friend of mine is from India, so com ing here and experiencing her culture is helping me relate better to her." King said that she thinks UT for the m ost part does a good job of promoting cultur­ al groups on campus. "1 think they do to a certain degree without pushing it in your face," King said. "B u t I think better steps can be tak­ en to heighten d iv ersity on cam pus." Some students felt that the event was too light in its pre­ sentation of Indian culture. "I'm slightly disappointed," said architecture sophom ore Nishiel Patel. "I think it's a lit­ tle too Bollyw ood-esque and not indicative of true Indian culture with the exception of a few acts. I w ould hate for our cam pus to think this is what true Indian culture is all about." M em bers o f the Nritya Sangram Indian Dance Troupe show off their moves on the South Mall Friday night for Jhalak Festival. John Lucas | Daily Texan Staff John Lucas Daily Texan Staff Professors meet to discuss methods of teaching Hindu, Urdu By Ana McKenzie Daily Texan Staff Ñ am aste and adaab — "h e l­ lo " in Hindi and Urdu, respec­ tively — w ould have been ap­ propriate greetings at a Univer­ sity-sponsored event Friday and Saturday. The two languages commonly spoken in India were the topic of discussion at this weekend's Hin­ di Urdu Workshop. H in d i/U rd u Flagship Program with sponsorship from the fed­ eral Office of the Director of Na­ tional Intelligence, brought gov­ ernment officials and professors from the U niversity of Pennsyl­ vania, Rice U niversity and the UT flagship program together Friday and Saturday to establish connections and exchange ideas about how to teach Hindi and Urdu. T h e ev e n t, h o sted by U T 's "We're sharing the best practic­ es and teaching methods to find ways to cooperate in the future," said Lt. Col. Richard Dabrowski, coordinator of the conference. Presenters spoke about the his­ tory of the two languages, the dif­ ferent w ays in w hich they are taught in the U.S., strategies to raise Hindi and Urdu proficiency levels and using the languages in government services. cause we're trying to find ways to share information in the future so we w on't all be reinventing the w heel," said professor Herman von Olphen, director of the flag­ ship program. Biochemistry senior Nikhil Nay- ak, a Diwali co-chair of the Hindu Students Council, said it is impor­ tant to understand the culture as­ sociated with the languages. "People from both the govern­ ment and universities are here be­ "Ind ia is really up-and-com ­ ing in term s of providing em ­ ployment, so as more and more companies are coming in contact with the country, it is important that they understand the culture so they understand the people," Nayak said. The conference's participants were also able to attend Jhalak '07, a flagship program-sponsored event that brought UT Indian stu­ dent organizations together to cel­ ebrate India's culture. "We had Indian dancers, food and different video clips inform­ ing people about India," said Ni- raj Badhiwala, an electrical engi­ neering and pre-med junior and president of the Indian Cultural Association. Badhiwala said Hindi and Urdu are important languages, especial­ ly in the business world. "T he world is getting sm all­ er because of globalization," he said. "India is playing a key role in that." Share well with others Microsoft Microsoft® Office Live Workspace beta enables you to store, access, share, and edit your papers, class assignments and other important documents from almost any computer anywhere you can access the web. Sign-up now using your .edu email address as your Windows Live™ ID for priority access to your workspace! □ a Microsoft ■J.Office Live Workspace It's FREE. Sign-up now at SharingU.com P re -re g is tra tio n in English available until mid-December. Later this year, Office Live Workspace beta will be available in English to a limited number of people Make sure to use your .edu address as your Windows Live™ ID when pre-registering. Using a non-.edu Windows Live ID could delay your access. 6A U M \Fitsrn Monday, November 5, 2007 Fairy tales getting a feminist facelift By Teresa Mioli Daily Texan Staff Once upon a Friday, fairy tale schol- ; lac k Zipes said feminist writers are crafting new tales to replace tradition­ al children's bedtime stories. jack Z ip es p re se n te d h is talk, " And Nobody Lived Happily Ever After: The Fem inist Fairy Tale and Its C onsequences" in the W inship Drama Building. The feminist m ovem ent m ade its way into fairv tale writing betw een 1979 and 1983, Zipes said. He said that d u rin g this period, m ale and female w riters began an im portant dialogue about w hat constituted a fairy tale. As a reaction to sexist, rac­ ist and classist leanings of canonical tales, feminist writers began to sub­ vert the older stories and create new ones, Zipes said. "It's a great m ode in which you can really deal w ith complex social and political problems," he said. Suzan Zeder, a professor in the d ep artm en t of theatre and dance, said she arran g ed for Z ipes' talk to coincide w ith the opening of the theatre and dance production "Ash­ es, Ashes." ▼Ashes, Ashes" is the first fairy tale written by an ex-student ever staged by the departm ent, Zeder said. It is being staged throughout the m onth of N ovem ber at the B. Iden Payne Theatre in the Winship building. gy or "Happily N'ever After." The play, written by Eve Tulbert, deals w ith the effects of industrial pollution on younger generations, according to the College of Fine Arts Web site. We wanted very much to be able to establish a kind of critical and scholarly look at the subject, at the sam e time that w e're presenting a very new and exciting play," Zed­ er said. Zipes said that w om en are still continuing the trend of subverting traditional fairy tales and are also conceiving new ideas. He said influ­ ences can be seen in blockbuster ani­ mated movies like the "Shrek" trilo­ "The better w riters of fairy tales — w hether they're men or wom en — are trying to cope w ith the fact that our n o tio n s, our stereotypes of men and women fail us and they're lies, they're illusions and so on," he said. "But they don't w ant to aban­ don the work of the fairy tale or the fantasy." Zipes said he is optim istic about younger generations taking up the cause. "I think that the younger gener­ ation w ants new stories, new fairy tales and w ants to sort of deal with issues through fairy tales," Zipes said. Jack Zipes shows paintings and discusses the literature of modern fem i­ nist fairy tale writers in the Winship Drama Building on Friday. John Lucas Daily Texan Staff High school students present their theories By Teresa Mioli Daily Texan Staff Fourteen high school students from Texas, Louisiana and O re­ gon com peted Saturday in the Sie­ m ens C om petition in M ath, Sci­ ence an d Technology hosted at UT and adm inistered by the Col­ lege Board. Students presented to the public on Friday and then to the judge's panel on Saturday. Projects cov­ ered m ath and science fields rang­ ing from gam e theory to nano- technology. "We are hoping to inspire the next generation of scientists and m ath em atician s a n d eng in eers by celebrating their achievements an d by m ak in g this a coveted prize," said James Whaley, presi­ dent of the Siemens Foundation. A lexander H uang, a senior at Plano Senior H igh School, w on the top in d iv id u al prize. Allen High School junior Cam den Mill­ er and Plano East Senior H igh School junior John Chen took the top team prize. W haley said that UT has p a rt­ nered w ith the Siemens Founda­ tion since the com petition began in 1998. "[UT is] on the cutting edge of innovation and technology here, a n d w e w a n te d to team w ith schools like this," Whaley said. Huang, the top individual win­ ner, said he began working on his project, "M athematical Modeling of a Eukaryotic Circadian Clock," at the beginning of this past sum ­ mer. H uang w on $3,000 for his project, in w hich he developed five m athem atical equations for describing circadian oscillations in bread m old. A circadian rhythm is the 24-hour biological cycle of many living organisms. He said his project could shed light on the tim ed drug delivery of people with weakened immune systems. After H uang plotted his equations, he found the time pe­ riod w hen bread m old w as most sensitive to stimulus. "If you w ere a b re a d m old, y o u 'd probably take [medicine] around lunch time," he said. H uang said that since the circa­ dian d ock is a basic m echanism of m any organism s, his research m ight be able to extend to other species. If he doesn't pursue a ca­ reer as a rock star, H uang said he's considering chemical engineering. The team w inners M iller and C hen each w on $3,000 for their project, "Controlled Release of Ni­ tric Oxide from Electrospun Bio- McKinley High School student Libby Ingram explains her science proj­ ect to Nathaniel Dean, a professor, from Texas State University. Ingram and her partner Spencer Carter focused on the developm ent of more biologically useful materials. Kim Espinosa | Daily Texan Staff deg rad ab le Fibers." M iller and C hen aim ed to create a m a te ri­ al that would help to preserve or­ gans by regulating nitric oxide re­ lease. The students w orked at the Balkus Lab at the U niversity of Texas at Dallas. Miller, one of tw o girls at the competition, said she noticed at a young age that she was one of few girls at her school with an interest in science. "I think it's a u n ique tra it to have," Miller said. Michael Marder, associate dean of the UTeach science program , said the competition and the stu ­ dents are proof of an effective U.S. educational system. "This looks like w ork that I'd be proud to see coming from m y graduate students," Marder said. Biochemistry professor C h risto pher Bielawski w as a judge for the competition. He noted the timeli­ ness of the projects. "These kids are figuring o u t w h a t's im p o rta n t," B ielaw ski said. "W hat are genuine problems in the world." He said he judged the projects on creativity, innovation, productivity and the impact they would have. The S iem ens F o u n d atio n in ­ vited the re g io n -tw o w in n e rs, Huang, Miller and Chen to com ­ pete for $100,000 in the N ational Finals in New York City. UT hosts death penalty conference with authors By Stephen Keller Daily Texan Staff With a death penalty-related Supreme Court case on the dock­ et for early 2008, capital punish­ m ent experts spoke at a confer­ ence on Friday on how past court decisions shape current death penalty policy. The authors of the upcom ing book "Capital Punishm ent Sto­ ries" spoke at the free tw o-day conference ho sted by the UT School of Law C apital P unish­ m ent Center on Friday and Sat­ urday. The topics included ques­ tions on racial discrim ination, m entally challenged offenders and proportionality of the sen­ tence to the crime. The death penalty has been in the new s in recent m onths be­ cause the U.S. Suprem e C ourt has decided to hear Baze v. Rees this term. The case m ade its way to the high court after the Ken­ tucky Suprem e C o u rt u p h e ld the practice of lethal injection as constitutional. C onvicted m u rd e re r R alph Baze argues that the three-drug com bination of sodium pento- thal, pancuronium brom ide and potassium chloride used in le­ thal injections does n ot fully anesthetize the condem ned and m ay constitute cruel and unusu­ al punishm ent, m aking it a vi­ olation of the Eighth A m end­ m ent. The case does not argue that the death penalty itself is unconstitutional. "I d o n 't see anything on the horizon," said David Baldus, a University of Iowa law profes­ sor in attendance. "Some people have some faith that the finding may paint the whole system into a comer and that it will never be able to start executing again. I don't think that is very likely." At the event, Baldus spoke on McCleskey v. Kemp, a case that he w orked on that argued the existence of system ic discrim i­ nation in the death penalty. Mc­ Cleskey, a black man with a pri­ or criminal record, w as convict­ ed of m urdering a w hite police officer. "I tell you to this day I'm not c o m p letely su re w h y w e got him ," Baldus said. "We showed that w ithout taking into account the culpability of the offenders that people w ho kill whites were 11 tim es more likely to get the death sentence than people who kill blacks. The odds of getting a death sentence w ere 4.3 times higher on average statew ide if the victim was white." To receive Daily Texan headline news on your mobile phone each morning, go to "Free Daily Texan Mobile " on DailyTexanOnline.com or to opt in for Daily Texan Alerts, text TEXAN to 79376!. Sponsored by v e n T O n wireless Monday, November 5, 2007 New 7A Washington legislators attempt to offset increases in college tuition By Ana McKenzie Daily Texan Staff Rising college tuition costs are not being ignored by Congress. The House Committee on Ed­ ucation and Labor examined fac­ tors contributing to tuition in­ creases and solutions to make college more affordable at a hear­ ing Thursday. The hearing was announced after a report released by the College Board found that tuition and fees at four-year pub­ lic colleges and universities have increased by 31 percent in the last five years. U.S. Rep. George Miller, D-Ca- lif., the com m ittee's chairm an, said the committee would tack­ le rising tuition in the reauthori­ zation of the Higher Education Act by penalizing states that cut spending on higher education. The com m ittee intends to dis­ cuss this proposition later in the month. The H igh er E d u cation A ct strengthens "the educational re­ sources of our colleges and uni­ versities" and provides "financial assistance to students in postsec- andary and higher education," according to the act's Web site. F. King Alexander, president of California State University at Long Beach, testified that "the most influential reason for in­ creases ... in costs is the drastic fluctuations of state appropria­ tions." The first tuition increase in the UT system was in 2004 when the state appropriations for the UT system were cut by 6 percent for the 2003-05 budget, according to the University of Texas System's Web site. C ongress addressed the is­ sue of rising college tuition ear­ lier this year with the College Cost Reduction and Access Act that provides more than $20 bil­ lion in financial assistance to low and middle-income students and their families over the next five years. "O ne of C hairm an M ille r's goals for the reauthorization for the Higher Education A c t... is to work with colleges and universi­ ties, as well as other stakeholders, to help colleges rein in increases in prices and help keep college more affordable," Rachel Racu- sen, a spokesw om an for Rep. Miller, said in an e-mail. She said a bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act has not been introduced, so there is no specific proposal on the table yet. Tuition ffbmlixgis v UT's rank in on the list of highest resident tuition rate list S UT's rank in on the list of highest non-resident tuition rate list percent increase of public four-year univer­ sity tuition since 2006 billion financial aid available in 2007-08 Average public four- year institution cost for out-of-state students Sources: utexas.edu, collegeboard.com BIG 12: Reps discuss stereotypes, leadership From p agel A sipping a can of beer, but they go out, shake people's hands and take pictures with babies," Daly said when discussing the impor­ tance of showing up at campus events, even when they do not seem important to individual SG members. Daly told the students how to break down stereotype and diver­ sity barriers by spending time with groups who are generally typecast and find similarities. "We're all going to stereotype, it's human nature," said Texas Tech Student Government Association President Mason Moses. "H e told us to put ourselves in situations where we talk to people who are different than us." Various UT SG agencies, such as Campus Safety, spoke to the group about programs and activities they have used on campus that have proven effective. "It's been a blessing to get with other schools and see what they do," said Brady Black, Texas A&M SG executive director of legislative relations. Black said his group did not come into the conference as open- mindedly as it should have, but left feeling differently because it listened to the other SGs' tech­ niques and felt the conference went well. The SG representatives also spoke about the Big 12 on the Hill conference, which brought stu­ dents from the universities togeth­ er to lobby for more federal fund­ ing towards higher education and research. "We're the ones who are affect­ ed by decisions in Washington, so who better to represent our schools than students," said government junior Zack Hall, the legislative re­ lations coordinator for UT's SG. Former UT SG vice president Marcus Ceniceros said last year the conference was at Oklahoma State University and it was decided then that this year's conference would be in Austin, so everyone has been really excited. "The initial planning for the con­ ference began late last spring," Sol­ omon said. "Many hours were put in this summer in preparation for the conference." The students not only interact­ ed during meetings, but managed to make their way to Sixth Street to enjoy Austin's night life, Solomon said. Secretary of State, women's league offer voting resources By David Cabañero Daily Texan Staff Election Day for Travis Coun­ ty w ill b eg in e a rly Tu esday morning. Registered voters will see a gen­ eral election ballot containing 16 proposed constitutional amend­ m ents, which include proposi­ tions for issues affecting trans­ portation, funding, student loans, health care and property. The Travis County Clerk Elec­ tions Division will have several poll stations in each precinct to al­ low voters to vote in their home precinct, according to the divi­ sion's Web site. A ustin-Travis C ounty Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir said in a press release that if voters are confused with the language of the proposi­ tions, they should take advantage of online resources. Such informa­ tion can be found at Texas Secre­ tary of State's Web site. "Som e voters are particularly interested in one or two proposi­ tions, but they are not prepared to cast a vote on others," DeBeau- voir said. "I want to remind vot­ ers that they can elect to vote on all or only one or two of the prop­ ositions as they choose." Included in the ballot for Tra­ vis County voters are three spe­ cial election items that, if passed, would increase the sales tax for specific emergency service districts five, six and 11 in the county. The League of Women Vot­ ers of Texas has provided expla­ nations of the ballot items in the 2007 Constitutional Amendment Voters Guide. Voters are allowed to use print­ ed m aterials such as the voter guide in the polling place to as­ sist themselves with the issues, ac­ cording to the guide. Last year, 22.71 percent of the 564,818 registered voters in the county participated on Election Day, according to the Nov. 7, 2006 Joint G eneral and Special Elec­ tions Status Report. The voting process w ill last from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6. To view a sample ballot, vis­ it: h t tp ://iv w w .c o .tr a v is .t x .u s / cou n ty _ clerk /electio n /2 0 0 7 1 106/ EngG07Bedsheet.pdf Student Voters Polling Places for Election Day: Precinct: 429 444 147 & 148 275 266 & 2 77 Address: Location: Austin Public Library, Ruiz Branch 1600 Grove Blvd. Austin City Hall Jester East Baker Center School Senior Activity' Center 301 W. Second St., first floor 201 E. 21st St., first floor 3908 Avenue B (enter off 39th St.) North Campus 2874 Shoal Crest Ave. West Campus Residence Area: Riverside Downtown Qn-Campus Voters must vote in their home precinct. Check your registration card to find out your precinct. 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"I didn't expect that much out of Gilbert Vera," he said afterward. "Not because he's not a good fight­ er. I just felt that I had a lot of ex­ perience over him. I could have made the fight easier." After being knocked down in the first round, Gatica survived countless combinations in a gru­ eling eight-round fight to defeat Vera with a controversial split de­ cision and to retain his title belt. W hen the decision w as an ­ nounced, the crowd reacted with a mixture of cheers and boos. "I didn't have any doubts," Gat­ ica said. "I knew I won the fight." A fte r w a r d , as Gatica made his w ay from ringside toward the press room, many fans let their disapproval with the decision be known. "G ilbert won that fight," one upset fan voiced. "They're hard core fans," Gatica said. "If I would have lost the fight that close I'm sure there would have people scream ing, 'R a n ­ dy Gatica won the fight.' That's just the love the fans have for the fighters." T h rou gh ou t the fig h t, both fighters landed several flurries of punches, making the match a close one. Vera drew first blood, howev­ er, when he landed a shot in the first round that sent Gatica to the canvas. Afterward, Gatica seemed thrown off his game plan as he be­ gan to open up more, firing off several ill-advised swings. "I just got w ild," Gatica said. "He caught me right on the tip of the chin as I was swinging wildly. That's a mistake that I made." G atica fought back from the knockdown to land several combi­ nations of his own, using his speed to avoid som e of Vera's punch­ es. Eventually, Vera caught up to him, almost knocking him down in the fifth round. Vera's corner, which included older brother Bri­ an, a fellow boxer and former con­ testant on the current season of ESPN's "The Contender," was vo­ cal throughout the round telling him to "throw the goddamn right hand" in order to land the final blow. "You can say all you can say, but it's up to him to do it," Brian said. "But Randy was in good enough shape to move around and make him miss [the final punch]." "That boy's got some legs," Ve­ ra's trainer Raul Adams later said. After the fight, Vera's camp was less than happy with the decision. "You could cjearly see that he ran the whole tim e," Vera said. "Without me putting the pressure on the fight, there wouldn't have been no fight. "I'll give him credit though; he went out there and showed a lot of heart." be the key to the fight, saying he didn't think Vera would be able to keep up with him. Saturday, how­ ever, Gatica was a step slower than his usual self after being caught by several blows. "The pace that I was going, it w asn't the pace that I could go," Gatica said. "I think I could have done better this fight. But I'm not going to take anything away from myself." "H e may have a little bit of speed, but he was pitty-patting," Vera said. "(His punches] weren't really effective." Vera's punches took their toll on Gatica, who grew progressive­ ly slower as Vera maintained his speed to inflict the most damage Gatica has received in his career. Days before the fight, Gatica said he felt that his speed would "In the beginning I was wild. I thought, 'Just go in there — knock him out real fast,"' Gatica said. "But after I got knocked down — that's the first time I've ever been knocked down in my whole life — I said, 'You know what, I need to settle down. This guy's a good fighter, and he will catch me if I get wild on him.' "This is the first cut I've ever had; that kind of surprised me." As for the future, Vera said he wanted a rematch, but wasn't ex­ pecting to get one. "I don't believe he wants any more of me," Vera said. "H e knows what's going to happen." "If you go after a title belt, usual­ ly you don't get a rematch," Gatica said when asked if Vera- deserved another shot at him. 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D e lo itt e D e v e lo p m e n t LtC A ll r ig h ts re se rv e d B Monday, November 5, 2007 wmtmmmmmmmm m i FOOTBALL COLUMN & By Ryan Killian Daily Texan Columnist m SOCCER S ports T hk D a il y T exan i t v Sports Editor: Ryan Killian E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 www.dailytexanonline.com Longhorns rally to beat Buffs Texas stays calm after early CUgoal, able to rattle off four more in vicory Kansas’ upset over Missouri propels Texas to No. 2 seed for Big 12 tourney By Colby White Daily Texan Staff By Colby White Daily Texan Staff Texas has been down early in games before. So when Colorado junior Gianna DeSaverio scored in minute three Friday, the Longhorns kept their composure. "We have Missouri under our belt," said Texas de­ fender Kasey Moore, referring to the team's comeback victory over Missouri earlier in the season. "We were down two in that one, so we knew we could do it." With both teams playing their season finales and their positioning in the Big 12 standings on the line, Texas responded to the early goal quickly when senior Caitlin Kennedy scored the equalizer fewer than six minutes later, her second of the season. "In both cases we didn't panic," said Texas head coach Chris Petrucelli. "We were confident in our abil­ ity to score." Kennedy's score began a string of four unanswered goals for the Longhorns, earning Texas a 4-1 win, their fourth come-from-behind victory of the season. The win gave Texas (13-3-3,6-2-2 Big 12) a second-place fin­ ish in the conference standings and sent the Buffaloes (9-7-3,5-5-0) from fifth to seventh. Heading into Friday's contest, No. 12 Texas needed No. 15 Missouri to drop its season finale with Kansas in order to earn a final second-place spot in the Big 12 standings, a feat that seemed unlikely considering the Jayhawks' 7-9-4 record. But two goals scored fewer than four minutes apart late in the second half gave Kansas — and Texas — the push they needed. Kansas survived an early goal in minute 16 to pull out a 2-1 comeback victory over the Tigers, allowing Texas, who played Colorado later in the night, a chance to hop Missouri in the standings. "It was a tale of two halves," Missouri head coach Bryan Blitz told MUTigers.com after the loss. "We played one of the best first halves we've played in a long time. But we played an average second half. I think that was the downfall." With their final positioning solely in their hands, the Longhorns promptly put on a similar comeback of their own, surviving a goal in the first five minutes to de­ feat Colorado 4-1. The win clinches the second spot in Senior Caitlin Kennedy walks on the field at Mike Meyers Stadium dur­ ing Texas' 2-1 overtime victory over Nebraska on Oct. 7. Kennedy scored the first of Texas'four goals in its win over Colorado on Friday. SOCCER continues on page 3B BIG12 continues on page 3B Caleb Miller Daily Texan Staff Hy s t e r ia in St il l w a t e r McCoy uses legs, leadership to engineer late-game rally By Ricky Treon Daily Texan Staff STILLWATER, Okla. — In the end, Colt McCoy did anything and everything it took to win. Texas' qu arterback rushed for a ca ­ reer high in the No. 14 Longhorns' 38-35 win over Oklahoma State, going for more than 100 yards for the first time in his ca­ reer and finishing second only to running back Jamaal Charles in yards gained on the ground. But beyond his personal accom plish­ ments, the sophom ore's stellar rushing performance helped Texas to its largest- ever fourth-quarter comeback. "I feel like I was able to make some first downs with my feet today that helped us a lot," McCoy said. "That's what was there and that's what I did. I can't even tell you how many times I ran, I don't know [how many yards] I ran for." The answers are 16 and 106, and most of McCoy's rushing yards came on scrambles. Texas called a handful of designed quarter­ back keeps and zone read plays, but most of McCoy's rushes were a result of quick thinking and play-making. "The fact that [Colt] had 106 yards rush- Texas backup tight end Blaine Irby celebrates with fellow backup tight end Greg Smith after Ryan Baliey kicked the game-winning field goal Saturday against Oklahoma State in Stillwater. MCCOY continues on page 4B Stephen Ourda| Daily Texan Staff 24-point 4th quarter launches team to electric comeback win By Cody Hale Daily Texan Staff STILLWATER, Okla. — This one followed the script. It took Texas a bit longer to do it this time, but it happened to Oklahoma State again. It's become com monplace for the Cowboys (5-4, 3-2 Big 12) to jump out early on the No. 15 Longhorns. It's normal to see Texas down big against Oklahoma State only to get back on track as the game wears on. But the Longhorns (8-2, 4-2) made this year's comeback much more interesting. Texas crushed another attempt at an upset by the Cowboys as Ryan Bailey nailed a 40-yard field goal as time expired to beat Oklahoma State 38-35 in front of 41,406 fans at Boone Pickens sta­ dium on Saturday. Texas scored 24 points in the last 12 minutes of the game, making it the largest fourth-quarter comeback in school history. "It's just within us. I wish we could play like that in the beginning, I promise," said Texas quar­ terback Colt McCoy. "I hate that it has to come down like that, but it just shows the toughness and shows the fight and character of our team." Scoring by quarter T exas osu m 1 s t 0 2 n d 14 b u s 0 F i n a l 24 38 14 14 7 0 35 After the field goal sailed through the up­ rights, the Longhorns stormed the field and cel­ ebrated their fourth-consecutive victory. Bailey was hoisted up on the shoulders of Texas line­ men for the second time of his career after mak­ ing the game-winner. Running back Chris Ogbonnaya walked to mid-field as the tears continued to roll down his face. He wasn't the only one affected. All-everything lineman Chris Hall and center Dallas Griffin, who injured his right knee early in the game, shared similar emotions outside the Texas locker room. McCoy felt the same way. "I'm pretty emotional about it because I love every person in that room," McCoy said, "l or FOOTBALL continues on page 2B » SEE PAGE B4 FOR MORE C O V E R A G E OF T E X A S 'W IN OVER THE COWBOYS Texas quarterback Colt McCoy runs past Oklahoma State defenders during Saturday's 38-35 win. Stephen Durda | Daily Texan Staff B ASKE TBALL Texas wins exhibition despite need for improvement By Clay Whittington Daily Texan Staff Most coaches would be satisfied with a 31-point victory. Not Rick Barnes. Texas defeated Xavier (La.) 87- 56 Friday night at the Erwin Cen­ ter in its only exhibition game of the season, but after the contest Texas' head coach made it clear his team has a lot of work ahead of them before opening the regular season against UT-San Antonio on Nov. 12. "Overall there were some good things, but we've got to get better," Barnes said. "We know that. I'd be concerned if this is as good as we are going to be." But it'll be difficult for the Long­ horns to match their defensive ef­ fort during a second half in which they never trailed. Texas limited the Gold Rush to 19 points (7-28 FG) in the period, allowing zero fast break points and only two points in the paint. "T h e y w ent ex trem e ly big on us," said Xavier head coach Dannton Jackson. "When they had the smaller match-up, we felt ex­ tremely comfortable and we com­ peted. It was when they went big that we had a majority of our prob­ lems." Offensively, D.J. Augustin, Da- mion james and Justin Mason, who combined for 50 points and sev­ en of the Longhorns' 10 3-point­ ers, paced the Longhorns. Mason was 4-of-9 from the field and 2-of- 3 from behind the arc for 10 points and seven rebounds, while James collected eight rebounds to go along with 18 points. Augustin finished with game- highs of 22 points and seven as­ sists. But, like his coach, he was un­ impressed with his performance. "I don't think I did that well be­ cause I had six turnovers. I'm not too happy about that," Augustin said. "I think I was a little too anx­ ious, and I just made some stupid plays." Xavier shot the ball well in the first half (14-23 FG, 5-10 3FG) and tied the score at 20-20 with 12 min­ utes, 3 seconds remaining in the period. That was the closest Xavi­ er got, though. Following a time­ out, the Longhorns went on a 9-0 run en route to taking a 49-37 half- time lead. "We kept talking early about making defensive stops. Try to get as many three-consecutive stops as we can, but we didn't do that for a BBALL c o n 't ¡es on page 4B Texas needs to find some inspiration earlier in its games STILLWATER, Okla. — After three hideous quar­ ters of Saturday's game against Oklahoma State, the idea that the Longhorns just aren't very good really began to crystallize. Then came the fourth quarter during which Tex­ as scored 24 unanswered points and squeaked out a win in oh-so-dramatic fashion. The conversation turned from Alamo Bowl to BCS bowls in 15 minutes of football time. At the end of the day, the Longhorns accomplished their goal and notched a win. The outcome makes for a radically different sto­ ry than the one we thought we'd be dealing with. But it doesn't change everything. For three vomit-inducing quarters, Texas defenders missed tackles and looked slower than their opposi­ tion. Quarterback Colt Mc­ Coy threw three intercep­ tions to the sam e defen­ sive back, and with start­ ing center Dallas Griffin in­ jured, snaps kept ending up on the turf. Regardless of the out­ come, that team w asn't very good. They came out flatter than a Patsy doll and took a masochistic, counterpro­ ductive approach to the game. They've got the talent, but it's just so much wet kindling. Lighting a fire under these guys ain't easy. Once they start to bum they become a team that can hold their ground with just about anyone, and that's what happened with about 12 minutes left against the Cowboys. They're as tough and re­ silient as a coach could hope for, but they're un­ inspired. It feels like they spend the beginning of each game blindly groping, trying to find themselves. M ack Brow n ad m itted KILLIAN continues un page 3B VOLLEYBALL NETS VICTORY Longhorns sweep Florida A&M Rattlers >, SEE PAGE 38 FOR MORE TEXAS TENNIS Men's and women's teams end fall season » SSI DAH * Ti * A NONUN £ COM AP Top 25 NCAA football poll 1. Ohio State 2.LSU 3. Oregon 4. Oklahoma 5. Kansas 6. W. Virginia 7. Missouri 8. Boston College 9. Arizona State. 10. Georgia 11. Virginia Tech 12. USC 13. Michigan 14. Hawaii 15. n XAS 16. UConn 17. Flonda 18. Auburn 19. Boise State 20. Clemson 21. Alabama 22. Tennessee 23. Virginia 24. Cal 25. Kentucky Panthers 7 20 Titans Texans Raiders 49ers Falcons Bengals Bills 24 17 16 20 21 33 NFL Patriots Colts Broncos Lions Packers Chiefs Jaguars Saints 24 20 7 44 33 22 24 41 2B N A S C A R S p o r t s Monday, November 5, 2007 Johnson leaves TMS with victory. Chase lead Tu rns o u t Jo h n s o n 's g u y s m ad e the rig h t c a ll fo r th e s e c o n d -c o n s e c u tiv e w eek. Last w eek in A tlanta, K naus took tw o tire s w h en o th e rs to o k fo u r and "W e ju s t c o u ld n 't' g et it rig h t earlier in the n ig h t," G ordon said. "W e got the car really good at the end , but it w as too late by th en ." H e n d r ic k M o to r s p o r ts ' K y le B u s c h p its to p . also h ea d lin ed th e race. H e led 153 laps S t i ll th ir d in th e p o in ts , C lin t B ow - (1 0 8 m o re th a n a n y o n e e lse ) b u t o n ly v e r fell fu rth e r b eh in d Sunday and now tr a ils b y 1 5 1 . R o o k ie Ju a n P ab lo M o n - m a n a g ed fo u rth c o m in g o u t o f the final toya led 10 lap s early, b u t d rop p ed a cylinder and out of contention, finishing 25th. P o le-sitte r M artin Truex Jr. on ly led 16 laps, but finished third. Ricky R u d d 's No. 21 car crashes into Kyle Petty's No. 4 5 car S u n d a y on the track a t . Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. C h r is K o m in c z a k | D a ily Texan Staff By Nathan Riojas Daily Texan Staff FO R T W O RTH — A t th is tim e last year, Jim m ie Johnson w as ch asing M att K enseth in the point stand in gs. Sunday he w as hunting him dow n on the track. In both cases, John son left Texas M o­ tor Speedw ay with the C hase lead. Last seaso n he trailed K enseth by 26 Web gagery p o in ts g o in g in b u t fin ish ed seco n d and took a 17 -p o in t lead in the ch am p ion sh ip standings. Sunday he w as sta rin g a t K ens- e th 's bum per w ith 10 laps rem aining. dailytexanonline.com Jo h n so n tracked him d ow n , p assed the No. 17 car w ith tw o laps to go and captu red his first w in in the Lone Star State. N ow he ow ns a 30-point lead over Jeff G ordon w ith just tw o races rem ain­ ing. S u n d a y 's w as Jo h n so n 's third -con­ secutive win. "I w as really excited when the check­ ered flag fe ll," Jo hn son said. "T h e w in w ith e v e ry th in g on th e lin e lik e it is right now, being pushed so hard by m y team m ate and needing to perform ." Th e 12th and final caution — tying the track record — cam e on lap 299. K en s­ e th w as le a d in g the ra ce w h ile Jo h n ­ son sat in third and his crew chief, Chad K n a u s, an d the N o. 48 team ch an g ed four tires. R obbie Reiser, K en seth 's crew chief, took four. Johnson won the race. Yesterday he took four w hen several took two. A gain, they celebrated from victory lane. The race restarted w ith 29 laps to go. Johnson quickly tracked d ow n Kenseth, but stru ggled to pass him for the lead. B oth ra ce d c lea n w h ile c o m in g clo se to ra cin g o u t-o f-co n tro l. A t on e p o in t, K en seth g o t sid ew ays ou t o f turn four and w a s in c h e s fro m w re c k in g them both. " I ju st about spun out, and that would have b een bad because I w as looking at his righ t-rear q uarter panel, and proba­ bly w ould have been really bad for him and really bad for m e," K enseth said Pit strateg y got John son behind early in the race, but after the 100-lap m ark, he ran consistently in the top 10. Knaus ad m itted it m ade him n ervou s to be in the back (as low as 31st), but he avoided trouble on the caution-filled day. K en seth w as d om in an t o v er the last 130 laps. He ran up front for m ost of the day but cam e aw ay w ith his second con­ secutive second-place finish at TM S. G ord on did not h av e a bad day, but Jo h n son raised the bar. Th e N o. 24 fin­ ish ed s e v e n th , b u t s tru g g le d to sta y w ith the top five. G ord on led tw ice for 20 laps — the last of w hich w as lap 83. "Jeff w as doing good early, but the car did ju st not w ork in traffic like Jim m ie's or K yle [B u sch 's] d id ," ca r ow n er Rick H endrick said. JOIN US FOR S O M E SERIOUS TAILGATIN ! COME JOIN TEXAS STUDENT MEDIA BEFORE EVERY HOME GAME FREE FOOD A N D FUN Look for the Toyota tent at the corner of MLK & Brazos. LO N GH O RN H O M E G A M E S September 1 Arkansas State September 29 Kansas State September 8 TCU October 27 Nebraska September 22 Rice November 10 Texas Tech FOOTBALL: Kicker Bailey comes through again From page 1B every person to b elieve a n d e v e ry person to stick w ith it th a t s p e a k s for itself." D e s p ite th e s lu g g is h s t a r t to firs t three q u a rte rs o f th e g a m e , M c C o y fin ish e d th e g a m e c o m ­ p le tin g 2 0 -o f-2 7 p a s s e s f o r 2 8 2 y a rd s and on e to u c h d o w n . M c ­ C o y overcam e three in te rc e p tio n s in th ree q u a rte rs to r a lly th e o f ­ fense in the fourth q u arter. O n ce again, M cC o y s h o w e d o ff h is m o v es in th e r u s h in g g a m e . H e w as the second le a d in g ru s h e r for the L onghorns w ith 1 0 6 y a rd s o n 16 carries. H is b ig g e st c a rry o f the d ay cam e on a 14-yard s c ra m ­ b le as M cC oy ran o u t o f b o u n d s a t th e C o w b o y s ' 2 7 - y a r d lin e . T w o plays later, B ailey c o n n e c te d on the gam e-w inning field g o a l. " I th o u g h t C o lt s ta r te d i t o f f w ith h is a b ility to ru n , a g a i n ," s a id T exas c o a c h M a c k B r o w n . "W e do have the a b ility , b e c a u s e o f o u r n o -h u d d le o f fe n s e w h é n w e g e t b eh in d , w e c a n c a tc h u p fast. A lot of team s c a n 't d o th a t." R u n n in g b a ck Ja m a a l C h a r le s had a n o th er ste lla r p e r fo r m a n c e ca rry in g the b a ll ju s t 16 tim e s to fin ish w ith 180 y a rd s a n d th r e e touchdow ns. "Y o u h av e to g iv e T e x a s c r e d ­ it becau se they m ad e th e p la y s in the fourth quarter, and w e d id n 't. O u r p la y e rs s h o u ld h a v e m a d e the p lay s their p la y ers d id ," sa id O klahom a State co ach M ik e G u n ­ dy. " Ja m a a l C h a r le s is a g o o d p lay er, and he p ro v e d h e 's d a n ­ g erou s." It w a s th e C o w b o y s p r o v in g h o w p e rilo u s th e y w e r e a t th e start of the gam e. O k lah o m a State d ro v e th e b a ll 66 yards in seven p la y s o n its first p o ssession o f the d a y a s r u n n in g b a ck D an trell S a v a g e s c o r e d o n four-yard rush. O n Texas' first play fro m s c r im ­ m a g e , M cC oy released h igh on h is p a s s and c o rn e rb a c k Ja co b L a cey intercepted it and returned it 3 9 y ard s for O klahom a State's s e c o n d sco re o f the gam e. L ac­ e y p icked off M cC oy three times, w ith tw o of those com ing on Tex­ a s ' first tw o drives of the game. " I n e v e r th o u g h t a b o u t any n e g a tiv e s, even if som ebody was m a d a t m e ," M cC oy said. "I was a lw a y s a positive guy. I kept my h ead u p , and m y team m ates kept b elie v in g in m e." T h e C o w b o y s exten d ed their lea d to 21-0 on their first drive of th e seco n d quarter when quarter­ b a c k Z a c R ob inson rushed sev ­ e n y ard s for the score. The Long­ h o r n s q u ic k ly m ad e it 21-14 on th e ir n e x t tw o possessions when C h a r le s ru shed 22 y ard s for his first touchd ow n of the game. M c­ C o y h o o k e d up w ith tight-end Je r m ic h a e l F in le y for a 20-yard s c o r in g strik e w ith 7:43 rem ain­ in g in th e half. T h e C o w b o y s extend ed their le a d to 28-14 as tim e expired in th e h a lf on a one-yard touchdown p a s s fro m R obinson to Brandon Pettigrew . T h in g s continued to look more b le a k for Texas as O klahom a State c a m e o u t o f the h alf and scored on its first possession when Rob­ in s o n co n n e c te d w ith receiv er A d a riu s Bow m an for 28 yards. A n d then cam e the fourth quar­ ter, w h ic h brought out the Long­ h orn s. C h a r le s got Texas w ithin two s c o r e s o f O k la h o m a S ta te on a n 1 8 -y a rd scam p er to the end- z o n e . O n Texas' next possession, C h a rle s m ad e a few nice cuts to b re a k to the outside as he raced 7 5 y a r d s d ow n the sid e lin e to b r in g th e L o n g h o rn s w ith in a to u ch d ow n . A f te r h o ld in g the C o w b o y s, T e x a s receiv er Jord an Shipley fi­ n a lly g o t free. M cCoy hit Shipley “I was always a positive guy. I kept my head up, and my teammates kept believing in me." Colt McCoy, Texas quarterback on a 60-yard bomb down the sid e line to get dow n to the one-yarc line. Vondrell M cGee punched i in on a third-and-goal to tie tht gam e 35-35. "A t the end of the gam e, the) e xecu ted and w e d id n 't," saic Cowboy offensive linem an Brad) Bond. "W e should h av e scorec more than we did. We Just did no execute." O klahom a State had one more chance to take the lead w h en Sav age turned a dump pass into a 40 yard com pletion. The Cow boys got dow n to Texas' 15-yard line but kicker Jason Ricks m issed ¿ 32-yard field goal with 1:12 left or the clock. The kick looked good a first, but sliced hard to the righ before it reached the up-rights. T his gave the L o n g h o rn s tht chance to finish their com eback M cC oy h it F in ley fo r a b ig 30 yard co m p le tio n to g e t all th< way dow n to O klahom a State's 40-yard line. T h e e n tire d riv e Bailey knew it would com e dowr to him. And with tw o second s left or the clock, his suspicion rang true "T h e entire team kept coming to m e in the fourth q u arter say ing it's going to com e d ow n tc the last kick," Bailey said. "L u cl went our way, and we had the las chance." 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We're here so you don't have to $hi about physics or calculus when yoi should be watching football. We ha great tutors for almost every coursr -Founded by Texas Longhorns t u e s d a y • e r w in c e n t e r frid a y • g r e g o r y g y m S u n d a y • e rw in c e n t e r 3 O pm A junior en ka d«mn p r e s e n te d toy _ H E B _ . basketball I Houston ja g u a rs - exhUb, I eyball/basketball/ basketball ,T e x a s a & m m issouri s ta te ut-san antonio fo UT games. It's tune to get your horns up and go in TexasSports.com today' junior a sh le y lin d s e y sophom ore dexter pittm an S p o r t s Longhorns struggle with Monday, November 5, 2007 VOLLEYBALL By Blake Hurtik Daily Texan Staff A non-conference gam e w ith Florida A&M placed right in the thick of Big 12 com petition was supposed to provide a breather for the Longhorns. But the Rattlers m ade the No. 3 Longhorns work for their 14th straight victory, though Texas' 30- 21,30-20,30-20 victory was also its eighth consecutive sweep. Head coach Jerritt El liott said the team didn t play its best against a Florida A&M squad that's likely to win its conference. "I felt that we could've played at a higher level and could have been sm oother," Elliott said. "But the bottom line is that we were able to find a 'W.'" It looked like the Longhorns (18- 3) were going to run away with the match after jum ping out to a 9-3 lead. But after a time-out, the Rat­ tlers (13-3) rallied to within three points and would hang with Tex­ as until sophomore outside hitter Destinee Hooker and junior m id­ dle blocker Lauren Paolini com ­ bined for four kills and a block WOMEN'S SW IM M ING dow n the stretch to put the game out of reach. H ooker said the team d id n 't have m uch of a scouting report to w ork w ith in preparation for the match, as Florida A&M didn't have any video available. But the Longhorns' ability to adapt to the Rattlers' schemes proved valuable. "O ffensively we just tried to find the holes and place the ball to score," Hooker said. Hooker and sophom ore oppo­ site hitter Ashley Engle adjusted to the Rattlers' formations by go­ ing for tips instead of full-fledged attacks, finishing w ith 17 and 14 kills, respectively. "They w ere playing really far back," Hooker said. "We're not re­ ally supposed to tip twice in a row, but we scored, so that was good." H ooker and Engle led Texas' charge in the second game, each scoring six points. Paolini added five, and freshman middle blocker Jennifer Doris scored three of her career-high six kills. Elliott said that Doris, who start­ ed for senior Brandy Magee, came out nervous until he pulled her aside and rem inded her how she plays against the No. 3 team in the country every day in practice. "From that point on she got a lit­ tle bit more aggressive and confi­ dent," Elliott said. The freshman said that no mat­ ter w hat role she's given, she just cares about winning. "I'm not really concerned about if I'm out there," Doris said. "But I'm glad I got the chance tonight." The L onghorns p lay ed their most consistent in game three, hit­ ting at a .395 clip with five blocks and holding the Rattlers to a .098 hitting percentage. Senior setter Michelle Moriarty finished with a double-double (53 assists and 12 digs). Paolini scored 13 kills and a career-best 10 blocks. Despite the victory, Elliott said his team lacked the focus and fire that has carried the Longhorns all season. "We were definitely not firing on all cylinders tonight," Elliott said. "I d o n 't know if it w as that we w eren't inspired or not m oti­ vated or what exactly was affect­ ing us." Freshman Jennifer Doris g o es up for a block against a Florida A & M player while Longhorn te amma t e Ju l nnn Faucette looks on. Doris saw a lot of action during the Longhorns' sweep of the Rattlers. Joe Buglewicz | Daily Texan Staff Longhorns beat Indiana, finish second to Michigan By Michael Sherfield Daily Texan Staff She is set, poised in a crouch, ready to take the leap. The tight goggles obscure the world around, and her focus is dead ahead. Di­ rectly in front stands a narrow lane of water, the venue for the battle to come. Every muscle twitches in anticipation. The gun sounds, and ripples spread through the pool as bodies submerge. From here, ev­ ery stroke is critical, every stroke is m easured and recorded. Spilt seconds m ark the difference be­ tween success and failure. Such is the nature of com peti­ tive swim m ing, where more than in any o ther sport, team success is built u p o n the trium phs of in­ dividuals. No. 8-ranked Texas had plenty of those over the weekend as they faced off against Big Ten opposi­ tion. In their first tri-m eet of the season, th e Texas w om en over­ cam e No. 23 Indiana by a score of 190-180 but came second to the 13th-ran k ed M ichigan W olver­ ines. In the first day of the w eek­ end event, Texas started w ith a w in in the 200-yard freestyle re­ lay as their quartet finished w ith an NCCA provisional qualifying time of 1 m inute, 33.27 seconds. Texas w ould also take first-and second-place finishes in the one- m eter diving com petition, w ith junior Kathryn Kelly and senior Mary Yarisson recording scores of 306 and 302. However, the star of the day for Texas w as Susana Es­ cobar, a sophom ore from Quere- taro, Mexico. Escobar placed sec­ ond in the 500-yard freestyle and the 200-yard free style. She added a third place finish in the 400-yard I M before taking part in the 800- yard freestyle team that placed second. Her success did not escape the atte n tio n of seco n d -y ear h ead coach Kim Brackin, w ho said of Escobar, "Susana is doing a nice job of leading and being a 'go-to' swimmer, and we had good team efforts in the relays." The L o nghorns have c o n tin ­ u ed to b u ild u p o n th eir sixth- place finish last season and have recorded second-place finishes in both of their events this sea­ son. When asked about the prog­ ress of her side, Brackin was cau­ tiously o ptim istic, saying, "We had a good day of racing, and we are about w here I expected we would be." The second and final d ay of the event w as not as kind to the L o nghorns b u t still featu red a second-and third-place finish in the 200 breaststroke from juniors Lexi Spann and A lison Soelter. Spann's time of 2:17.66 was good en o u g h for NCCA p ro v isio n al qualification. As the final tallv was ad d e d , Michigan claimed a 214-156 vic­ tory to o p et, their season. But de­ spite the defeat, this Texas team is clearly one that is grow ing with every event. Their next contest on Nov. 29th at the friendly con­ fines of the Jam ail Texas Swim Center in A ustin, the sole hom e m eet of the L onghorns' season, for the annual Texas Invitational tournam ent. KILLIAN: Texas has the attitude, needs someone to bring it out From page 1B after the gam e th at their m eth ­ ods of preparing the team m en­ tally d id n 't seem to be working. You do n 't say. In 2004 and 2005 Vince Young w as the inextinguishable spark th at ignited a flam e u n d e r the Longhorns before every gam e. They came out ready to play each week, and they dominated. This team doesn't need Young. It needs a spark. I d o n 't th in k Brown can p ro ­ vide it, and that's not criticism as m uch as it is a sim ple observa­ tion. The guy has 101 wins at Tex­ as and a national title. H e's done it w ith an easygoing style — he d id n 't even throw a tem per tan­ trum at the half w hen the Long­ horns trailed 28-14. He d o esn 't need to transform his genuine approach. He needs a flamethrower. M aybe he n e e d s a p layer to step up and get in people's faces. Maybe he needs a coach w ho'll wear his emotions on his sleeve. W hatever it takes to get the team fired up in time for the open­ ing kickoff, he needs it soon. A fter Texas' unlikely w in, as half-em pty w ater bottles rained dow n on the Longhorns, that fick­ le, fleeting fire continued to smol­ der in the players' eyes. Brown had his hands full just trying to keep defensive back Ryan Palmer from confronting the whole OSU student section. W ho d o e s n 't w a n t football players like that? A s b e llig e r e n t a n d u n s a ­ vory as several O klahom a State fans were, the Longhorns w ere ready to give it right back — if it w eren't for Brown, Cleve Bryant and a few other coaches-turned- shepherds. Texas h as the talen t to beat anyone. It's also got the attitude. Somewhere. Brown's just got to figure o u t how ignite this bunch. BIG 12: Longhorns face Colorado in first round of tournament From page IB the standings and the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tournam ent, which starts Wednesday in San Antonio at Blossom Soccer Stadium. It also ensures the Longhorns w o n 't have to face Texas A&M, No. 1 seed in the to u rn a m e n t and ranked No. 2 nationally, u n ­ til the cham pionship game. "You definitely w ant to go in as high [a seed] as you can," said Texas d e fe n d e r Kasey M oore. "[N o. 2] is the sam e s p o t w e w e n t in w ith last year a n d w e w o n th e w h o le t h in g " Kasey Moore, Texas defender "[N o. 2] is the sam e sp o t w e w en t in w ith last year an d we w on the w hole thing. So w e're just hoping to do a repeat of last year." In their opening-round game, Texas will again face C olorado, who dropped to a No. 7 seed af­ ter the loss. D uring last y e a r's to u rn a m e n t, b o th team s m et in the ch am p io n sh ip , w ith the Longhorns w inning the title af­ ter a penalty shootout. Friday's w in gives Texas m o­ m entum head in g into San A n­ tonio, b u t w ith one of the m ain co m p o n e n ts of th e L o n g h o rn back line out indefinitely due to injury, head coach Chris Petru- celli was forced to m ake chang­ es in the formation. "You alw ays have to have the ability to play a couple of differ­ ent ways," he said. The w inner of the tournam ent will receive the conference's a u ­ to m atic b id in to the N C A A s, which begin Nov. 16. SOCCER: Logterman’s absence causes need for adjustments From pagelB "W e're p e a k in g a t the rig h t time," Moore said. "It definitely helps our confidence." The Longhorn offense picked up the slack for a defense that strug­ gled to find a dependable forma­ tion w ithout star Stephanie Log- terman, who injured her knee dur­ ing last week's game against Okla­ homa State and is out indefinitely In Logterman's place, Petrucelli put nudfielder Courtney Gaines in the back line for most of the first half, then switched to senior Leslie Imber — who is listed on the ros­ ter as a forward and a defender — for the majority of the second. "It's hard to replace the best left back in the country," Petrucelli said. "It's a work in progress, but I feel they did very well tonight. "The good thing with Leslie is she's played there a lot in her ca­ reer. We always knew we had the o p p o rtu n ity to p u t Leslie back in." The defense held C olorado to nine shots, but many of them were a result of errors or miseommu- nication in the backfield, includ­ ing a play in the first half where Texas goalkeeper Dianna Pfenni- ger contested a streaking Buffalo forward but missed the ball, leav­ ing it trickling toward the goal. It would have counted as a Colora­ do score if Moore hadn't recovered the ball within three yards of the goal line. "With Steph out, it's definitely a loss," Moore said. "We're shuffling around, but i'm comfortable with whomever. Anybody who comes [off the bench] 1 think will do a good job." After Texas' offense struggled to get on the board in its last home outing, the four-goal performance — the second in a row for the Longhorns — is something Petru- ceili is happy about heading into the Big 12 tournament. "I just think it took a little time for [forwards] Nikki [Arlitt] and Kelsey [C arpenter] to w o rk to­ gether," he said. "It takes a lot lon­ ger to get in sync offensively than it does defensively." FRIDAY CEREMONY AND RECEPTION CELEBRATING 10 YEAHS OF THE "NEW 1 GREGORY GYM GREGORY GYM ENTERTAINMENT, REFRESHMENTS AND T R E E G I V E A W A Y S ' * u n t i l sumnRHF* 4B S p o r t s Monday, November 5, 2007 MCCOY: Sophomore engineers comeback win F O O T B A L L NO TEBO O K From page 1B ing is important for us," said Tex­ as coach Mack Brown. McCoy's most clutch scramble came on Texas' final, game-win­ ning drive. After a 5-yard false start pen­ ally, McCoy took the snap on the OSl 11 and ran 14 yards on a sec- ond-and-11 for a first down. The scamper not only extended the Longhorns' drive, but it put them back into field goal range and helped set up Bailey's field goal with two seconds left. M o s t o f M c C o y 's r u s h e s stem m ed from his leadersh ip abilities, which he put on display Saturday more than any other game this season. "I really think he's playing bet­ ter now because of his leadership, toughness and ability to run the ball," Brown said. "I really like the w ay he handled himself on the sideline. The last nine minutes of the game, he didn't blink." And he hasn't even finished his "Sometimes it's easy to forget he's just a sophomore. He's an am azing leader, espe­ cially for how young he is. He's unbelievable." Quan Cosby, Texan wide receiver second full season as Texas' start­ ing quarterback. "Som etim es it's easy to for­ g et h e's ju st a so p h o m o re ," said wide receiver Quan Cosby. "H e's an am azing leader, espe­ cially for how young he is. He's unbelievable." Though Bailey put the w in­ ning points on the board, McCoy seemed like the one with the in­ destructible resolve during the fourth quarter. After Oklahom a State's field goal attem pt sailed w ide right on its final drive, the outcome of the game seemed obvious to Mc­ Coy. Texas would win. "I knew," M cCoy said. "We were rolling at that point, and it w as just a matter of taking it down there." S ta y in g true to his w ord, McCoy coordinated a final drive that ended with one of the most exciting wins of the season. But McCoy didn't get caught up in the emotion. He w as too busy plotting his course down the field. "I think a s a q u arte rb ack you're alw ays thinking about a comeback," McCoy said. "You're alw ays thinking about, 'What's he going to do? What am I go­ ing to have to do? What is it go­ ing to take to get a victory?' All those things are running through your mind." McCoy found all the answers Saturday. Appl ications are being accepted for the following student position with Texas Student Media D a i l y T e x a n M a n a g i n g E d i t o r s p r i n g 2 0 0 8 Application forms and a list o f qualifications are available in the Office o f the Director, Texas Student Media, Room C3.304. The T S M Board o f Operating Trustees will interview applicants and appoint a Managing Editor for Spring 2008 at 3:00 p.m. on November 16, 2007 in room 203 o f the Campus Club, 405 W. 25th Street. D E A D L I N E 1 2 : 0 0 P * M ♦ j W E D N E S D A Y ; N o v e m b e r 7 , 2 0 0 7 Please return completed applications and all supporting m aterials to the D irector’s Office. Interested applicants are invited to stop by and visit with the Director to discuss student positions. Junior running back Jamaal Charles runs down the Texas sideline for a touchdown Saturday in Stillwater. Stephen Durda | Daily Texan Staff Charles gets nomination for Game Changing Performance By Ricky Treon Daily Texan Staff STILLWATER, Okla. — Jamaal Charles is up for the Pontiac Game Changing Performance for the sec­ ond consecutive week after anoth­ er dominating fourth-quarter ex­ plosion. Texas' featured running back scored three touchdowns against Oklahoma State on Saturday, in­ cluding two trips to the end zone in the final frame. Of Charles' 180 yards against the Cowboys, 125 came in the fourth quarter. Over the past two games, the junior has run for 341 yards and five touchdowns to help take Texas to comeback wins. "I never give up. I always want to fight," Charles said. "When it says 0:00 [on the scoreboard], that's when I'm going to stop fighting." Charles won the Game Chang­ ing Perform ance last w eek for his day against Nebraska. Texas has had three nominations for the award throughout the season. F an s can vote for C h arle s through Wednesday by going to Pmtiac.com/ncaa. If Charles' perfor­ mance is voted the winner, Texas receives a $5,000 contribution to its general scholarship fund. Patriotic pregame flyovers The 41,406 fans at Boone Pick­ ens Stadium got a pair of flyovers before Saturday's game. During the National Anthem, a Bald Eagle circled above the band and stands for a couple minutes before returning to its handler in the East end zone. A few moments later, four F-16 fighter jets flew over the stadium in missing-man formation, much to the crowd's delight. Game ball goes to Denius After Texas' emotional come­ back victory, Texas coach Mack Brown gave the game ball to Tex­ as benefactor and World War II veteran Frank Denius. Denius, the namesake for the Longhorns' practice fields, w as among the soldiers who stormed the beaches at Norm andy on D- Day. "This w as as close as you can get to that in a football gam e," Brown said. Briefly... After Ryan Bailey's game-win­ ning field goal with two seconds left, it took about 18 minutes for the scoreboard to add the three points and reflect the correct score of 38-35. ... Center Dallas Griffin left flu gam e in the first quarter because of an injury to his right knee. He was using crutches and wearing a brace on his knee after the game. ... Defensive end Eddie Jones injured his left shoulder and didn't return. B BALL: Freshman Johnson has standout game From page IB while," Bames said. "They shot the ball well, and they came out and made some pretty deep shots." Xavier senior guard Mark Stewart was 5-of- 6 from 3-point range and scored eight of his team-high 17 points in the opening period. Al­ fred Williams finished with 10 points, eight re­ bounds and two assists for the Gold Rush. The Longhorns played without A.J. Abrams (right toe), Matt Hill (left heel) and Dexter Pitt­ man (left foot). Freshman forward Gary John­ son's status for the regular season remains uncertain after being diagnosed with a heart condition, but in his first action as a D)nghom he produced 13 points, six rebounds and two blocks in 19 minutes. Perhaps Johnson's most spectacular play came on a missed dunk from the right base­ line in the second half, sending nearly all of the 3,958 in attendance to their feet. Even some players like James, got out of their seat. "He took off pretty far. I thought he was go­ ing to take a dribble at least," Augustin said. "It was a very explosive play." DJ. Augustin grips a basketball in this file photo. Augustin led the Longhorns in scoring w ith 22 points during an exhibition match w ith Xavier (La.) Friday at the Erwin Center. Peter Franklin Daily Texan Staff Monday, November 5, 2007 C L A S S I F I E D * K lW Self-S erve 24/7 Daily Texan CLASSIFIEDS U www.DailyTexanOnline.com/classifieds Display Rates Word Rates 15 w o r d s fo r $ 12 .50 1 d a y $12 .50 C h a rge d by the colum n inch. O n e colum n inch m inim um . 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" 6 ^ 5 1 J e r , y o u w o u l j p ' f e v e n L e s" f you were/Yf i o + A e p a r a d e . . «*-í» ¿ T il l. ffijx 0*»T T“ t> *r»» n St>. U « U ..J J ftT . . . f t t f t . o. TcVt u P + C T firT T V * í ^ ~ f l c í t i o o K 6 ,* * * » /’ u o f J - 0 3 A l A O P M H o A T If ‘Chowder’ debuts on TV Chowder 'Chowder' is a new cartoon from U T grad u ate C .H . G reenblatt, a storyboard artist who has worked on "Spongebob Squarepants" and "T h e G rim A d v e n tu re s O f B il­ ly and M andy." The show, which prem iered on C artoon N etw ork Friday, follows Chowder, a young boy in the m id st of a ch ef's a p ­ prenticeship in M arzipan City. All C how der w ants to do is become a great chef like M ung Daal, his m as­ ter, but his out-of-bontrol hunger and desire to eat (or at least taste) every tiling in sight hinders him. It's no su rp rise that the show offers little in the w ay o f o rig i­ nality, as the current state of car­ toons isn't anything to write home ab o u t. T h e re fo re , " C h o w d e r " has to hope that w hat it lacks in uniqueness it m akes up for in exe­ cution. Does it? Sort of. C h o w d er is the ty p i­ cal gullible youngster with a one­ toothed, off-balanced grin. His in­ ability to bring back a load of gro­ ceries without eating half of them isn't cute, it's a little disturbing. It's also ironic considering the so ­ cietal fear of overweight children, at a time w hen cupcakes are cit­ ed as the No. 1 m urderer of kids (watch The Daily Show). But ac­ cording to the show, his in satia­ ble appetite is a good thing, as it's that hankering for food that saves the day in the first episode. There are a few bright spots on the show in the form of the back­ up characters. The best is Shnit- zel, a rock m onster that is also em p loy ed at M un g D a a l's b a k ­ ery. C h o w d er's hijinks often in­ ad verten tly harm Shnitzel an d put him in a bad light. That, cou­ pled with years of cleaning up af­ ter the young boy's m esses, have m ade him the epitom e o f a d is­ gru n tled em ployee. The kicker is that Shnitzel d oesn 't sp eak in any intelligible language, instead sayin g ""R a-d a R a-da" over and over again during his dialogue (if it's a short response his answ er is sim ply "R a"). The com edic value here is all in the tone of the voice, a ch aracteristic John D iM ag gio has completely covered. He is the voice of Bender, after all. Another great side character is G azpach o, a dim w itted elephant sto r e k e e p e r w h o se lls stra n g e foods to his custom ers. He often en d s up counseling Chow der, in turn confusing the young boy and altering his worldview. In the sec­ ond ep iso d e of the series, where C h ow d er's rival apprentice Pani- ni claim s to be his girlfriend and k isses him , G azp ach o tells him that he h a s to m arry Panini to save her reputation. "T h at's why M other d o e sn 't let me k iss any girls," G azpacho explains. All in all, 'C h o w d er' is p ret­ ty m uch a throw aw ay series in an endless string of mediocre car­ toons. The anim ation is nothing special — although the colors are a little trippy — , the dialogue is cli­ che kids show speak save for a few ad u lt references, and the stories are the sam e contrived ones w e've seen ov er an d over again . It is cute, however, which is more than can be said for a lot of today's car­ toons. It might interest your niec­ es and nephew s, but until C how ­ der gets embroiled in controversy via a sex tape or a crack addiction, very few others will care. — Robert Rich FEST: Drums drive Denim’s resonant rhythm From page 8B • Destroyer?, g lo sse s over its s u g ­ gested darkness with bubblegum synths, the ban d's live show is un- apologetically visceral and sexual. Frontm an K evin B arnes con ­ tinues the long tradition of glam rock, not in his appearance (chain m ail scarf, leotard and hosiery), but in his com preh ensive knack for high dram a. The screens set up on stage project im ages of hybrid creatures appearing and dissipat­ ing to a psychedelic effect, which recalls the b a n d 's ow n gender- bending experim entation. When Barnes p ro lo g u ed a new ballad , "Exquisite C on fession s," by call­ ing it the "se x ie st s o n g " in their repertoire and evoking pornogra­ phy, it seem ed like such a natural thing from him. But it's alw ays hard to tell where the show begins and the real ends with O f M ontreal. C ase in point: The blackout that occurred during their set seem ed like a part of the show until Barnes ex p ressed h is indignation. R egardless, O f M on­ treal alw ays p u ts on an elaborate and entertaining show, com plete with a machete-toting dancer. White Denim "How did rhythm come to be dis- Callie Richm ond | Daily Texan Staff O f M ontreal puts on a Halloween show despite the Novem ber date. counted in an art form that was born as a celebration of rhythm's possibil­ ities? Where is the impulse to reach out to an audience — to entertain?" — "A Paler Shade of White," Sa­ sha Frere-Jones, The New Yorker. I don't know. M aybe The N ew Y orker's m usic critic is too b u sy thinking ab o u t h is old b an d or writing in his blog or blam ing ra­ cial equity for the lack of a m od ­ ern d ay Led Z eppelin to actu al­ ly listen to som e new m usic. Did he go to White Denim 's set during the College M usic Journalist festi­ val recently held in N ew York? I hope not. I w ouldn't want to think that he could have seen this three- piece p erform their tight drum - driven bare-bones post-punk, and still bem oaned the lack of rhythm in rock music. Their set on Saturday afternoon w as controlled chaos. The bass- lines w ere taut, the d ru m s w ere tum ultuous, and the ecstatic v o ­ cals recalled Little Richard in their soulfulness. White Denim w as fa­ miliar, good-h um ored an d com ­ fortable — how any great band sh o u ld p la y w h en th ey com e home. John Lydon, center, of The Sex Pistols perform s a lo n g ­ side o riginal band m em bers Glen Matlock, left, and Steve Jones, right, at the Roxy in W est H ollyw ood, Calif. The concert m arked the legendary British p u n k rock band's first-ever club perform ance in Southern California. Chris Pizzello Associated Press PUNK: Inane political rebellion marks genre From page 8B w as playing so terribly. But V icious looked the part, and that w as w ay more important than any technical skill he failed to possess. Fashion trum ped m u­ sic, and a dangerous new prece­ dent w as set. M any punk-rock fans, how ev­ er, might argue against the influ­ ence of the Sex Pistols and instead point to b a n d s like the S to o g ­ es, Television or the Clash as the true originators of punk m usic ... only none o f these b an d s could ever be considered punk, and not just because they are good. A s fam ed m usic critic Lester Bangs once wrote when com par­ ing the Ram ones and other punk b a n d s to '60s greats like M C5, Question Mark and the Mysteri- ans, and the Kingsm en, "the dif­ ference here ... is in the h yp e." Punk is a fashion statement, not a genre of music. The Clash, for exam ple, exper­ imented with reggae, funk, rock­ abilly and N ew Wave and even used saxophone on their seminal album , "London Calling." N o th ­ ing, of course, is less punk than the saxophone. T w o c h a r a c te r is tic s o f the C lash cau se the m isconception that they were punk rockers. The first characteristic, black leath­ er, is one of punk m usic's biggest fashion statem ents that I've nev­ er understood. So you're trying to rebel again st society and you steal you r fash ion from E lvis? G ood call, punk dude. The other im portant sim ilari­ ty is the pervasive politics in the C lash 's music. I've alw ays found punk's political element (political first w ave punk from the 70s) to be pretty admirable. The w retched idealism of 60s folk m usic faded aw ay in the ear­ ly 70s when bands becam e more focused on guitar solos, concept alb u m s an d getting laid. Punk bands from the Sex Pistols to the right-w ing Oi! genre to every 9- y ear-old 's favorite ban d Green D ay h av e been "fig h tin g the system ." Sadly, political commentary in punk m usic is, to borrow a line from the Sex Pistols, "pretty v a­ cant." Green D ay's grand polit­ ical m an ifesto "American Idiot" m ay be the low point, but p o l­ itics in p u n k rarely extend be­ yon d d isse n t an d q u estio n in g authority. There just isn 't anything rev­ olutionary or valuable about the Pistols declaring the U.K. a "fa s­ cist regim e" or, to a far greater extent, the neo-nazis associated with hardcore punk. The Clash, on the other hand, rejected the anarchy and nihilism of punk for righteousness and a leftist ideol­ ogy. They preached the acceptance and anti-authority of punk m u­ sic, but still attack ed sp ecific, real-w orld issu es such as when they publicly d efen d ed the H- Block protests in N orthern Ire­ land, which began in 1976 after the British governm ent com m an­ deered the political status of IRA prisoners. I g u e ss the pre teen version o f m e can find so m e c o n so la­ tion that all the b a n d s I love now rem otely asso c ia te d w ith p u n k (sp e c ific ally Velvet U n ­ derground, M udhoney an d the C lash ) aren 't p u n k in the true sen se of the genre. But I cannot help but feeling like I m issed out on som ething by not accepting punk more readily. M aybe I could h ave learned so m eth in g from the tolerance an d rom anticism o f punk m u ­ sic b ecau se d am n ed if I d o n 't find m yself loving the song "M y Brain is H anging U pside Down" by the Ramones. Then again, it's probably best I leave the head ban gin g and anarchy to people with the patience to grow their hair past their ears. Demon Hunter disappoints Demon Hunter Storm The Gates of Hell TNL C h ristian m etal is a stra n g e genre. On p ap er, it look s like a bona fide p arad o x , and in real­ ity, it's m uch w orse. F or q u ite so m e tim e now , the le a d e r o f the sc e n e h a s b e e n S e a t t le 's D em on H unter, an ou tfit co m ­ p rised of such characters a s Sgt. S erp en t, C h u c k K n u ck le s an d U tah Biggs. C o m in g o ff the critically ac­ claim ed The Triptych, the grou p h as released Storm The Cates Of Hell, a d isa p p o in tin g effort for the band that sees the quality of their o u tp u t d ro p p in g d ra m a t­ ically. The ap p eal of D em on H unter isn 't their a g g r e s siv e n e ss , but in stead their ab ility to w rite a fo rm id ab le hook. T his is w hat m ad e The Triptych so great, be­ c a u se even if the so n g b e g a n w ith a b ru tally h eav y riff and bloodcurd lin g scream ed vocals, the cleanly su n g chorus w as re­ dem p tion an d salvation , a nice slic e o f c o n te m p o ra r y c a tc h ­ in e ss. T h ere is, o f c o u rse , so m uch re lig io u s sy m b o lism in that m eth od o f so n g c o n stru c ­ tion that it's im p ossible to deny the b a n d 's faith. Which brin gs us to Storm The Gates, a th o ro u g h ly u p se ttin g release. W hereas on the g ro u p 's p r e v io u s re c o rd s, the sc re a m ­ ing v erses built tension for that oh so g re a t release at the ch o­ rus, now they're ju st irritating. The e p o n y m o u s o p en in g track in fact featu res no su n g vo cals, an d is d o m in ated by tw o m in ­ utes and 44 seco n d s o f scream ­ in g an d a m u sic al b a ck in g so u n im p ressive it m ak es you feel like hell. H ard ly the p u rp o se of the son g, I'd im agine. T hose clean ly su n g ch o ru ses are still aro u n d on this release — "L e a d U s H o m e" featu res a great one — but instead of com ­ plem enting the track, they only serve to m ake you d ep ressed that the entire record d o esn 't sou n d the sam e. A sid e from "T h e W rath O f G o d ," the a l­ b u m 's closer and a great tune, the g ro u p 's m etal chops seem to be d isa p p e a rin g , if the eli­ cited riffs an d m ach in e gu n d ru m m in g p resen t on every son g is any indication. T h at's not a bad thing how ever D e­ m on H unter just needs to ac­ cept it. In fac t, th e y 'd be a g re a t m elodic hard rock band a la Ch- evelle. If they fo cu sed all their en ergy on their collective ab il­ ity to w rite so m e d am n g o o d hooks, they m ight be capable of a four or five star release. This is evident on "C arry M e D ow n ," a tune that g o es again st the grain an d b o asts predom inan tly su n g v o c a ls. A n d g u e s s w h a t? It's g reat. T hey ju st need to stick w ith that d y n am ic in ste a d of their current M etalh eads for Je­ su s gim m ick. If Storm The Gates of Hell is an y in d ication o f how D em on H unter p la n s to continue their career, they w ill be so o n fo r­ gotten. A nd th at's a sham e, be­ c a u se m an y rock b a n d s cou ld le a r n s o m e th in g fro m th e se guys. — Robert Rich &E€3AL. CINEMAS D A = DESCRIPTIVE AUDIO AVAILABLE 0 C = OPEN CAPTIONED A- P a s s ; Discount Ticket Restrictions Apply B a r g a in S h o w s In ( ) Wednesday - Discount Show s All Day Excluding / Films METROPOLITAN STADIUM 14 800-FANDANGO 368* I-35 S. 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Help us by com pleting the research questionnaire for a chance to win one of the above prizes. g o to w w w .pulseresearch.coin/dailytexan2007/ r click the bu tton on w w w .DailyTexanO nline.com ta JPie OaAÍA fieAlauAxini •C5» StudentUniverse.com F U N F U N F U N F E S T T h e D a i l y T f. x a n M O N DA Y, N O V E M B E R 5, 2007 SECTION www.dailytexanonline.com Entertainment Editor: Zach Ernst Music Editor: Jeremy Roug^au Features Editor: Vanessa Orr Associate Features Editor: Stephanie Matlock E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 For real punk bands, looks trump depth By J. Ridewood Daily Texan Columnist "P u n k Rock died w hen the first kid said 'punk's not dead ...punk's not dead." — D. Ber­ man The October issue of Spin Mag­ azine is honoring the 30th anni­ versary of the release of "Nev­ ermind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols," an album that signifies if not the conception of punk mu­ sic, then at least the beginning of the golden age of the genre. And since it's the only album I own that could accurately be consid­ ered "punk," I thought it was a perfect time to explain my gener­ al disgust with punk music and its hopeless pretensions of rebel­ lion and teenage revolution. I b o u g h t " N ev erm in d the BOIlocks..." as an impressionable pre-teen, hoping to find an out­ let for my angst and something to play as I thrashed around my bedroom hating my parents. What I found, however, was vapidity and unfulfilled expecta­ tions. After a few listens, grow­ ing up and realizing my prob­ lems weren't that unique became more preferable options than stomaching Johnny Rotten's calls for "anarchy in the U.K." Looking back, my favorite part of the album was probably its iconic cover. I marveled at its com bination of pink and lime green. "These dudes rawkkk so hard that they don't even CARE that these colors are hideous," I thought as I defiantly purchased the album from my local shop­ ping mall's Sam Goody. My choice to buy an album strictly for its album cover illus­ trates an im portant feature of punk. Unlike in other genres of popular music, aesthetics aren't a bonus — they are the rule. And the exemplar for the sub- stance-over-style argument is no doubt the bassist for the Sex Pis­ tols, John Simon Ritchie a.k.a. Sid Vicious. Personifying the punk rock image (which I guess means he showered way less than the other dudes in the Sex Pistols), Vicious w as asked to join the band even though he lacked one important qualification — actu­ ally knowing how to play bass. In fact, during live show s, members of the band would un­ plug Vicious' bass because he USAA Diverse bands rock FFF Fest Above, Fans jump to keep a ball flowing through the crowd at Fun Fun Fun Fest. Left, Gregg Gillis works on his laptop while surrounded by an overwhelming crowd. By Robert Weeks Daily Texan Columnist For those who couldn't make it to Fun Fun Fun Fest this week­ end, The Daily Texan reviews se­ lect bands. Girl Talk Unlike Daft Punk, the French duo that seeks to sublimate their audiences with an elaborate pyr­ amid, lasers, robot costumes and a scary nonsense motherboard, Gregg G illis (Girl Talk) sim ply helps people have a good time. He starts his mix, leaves the stage after some introductory remarks, and returns as the samples of peo­ ple talking about Girl Talk fade away before launching into his mash-up. Gillis embraced the im­ mediate invasion from back stage, which triggered a lesser contin­ gent of event staff ordering peo­ ple off. After their failure, securi­ ty guards came with flashlights — that didn't work either. No uni­ form could have broken the inner mass surrounding Gregg and his laptop. Unlike many performers liy p w '. | i il I dailytexanonline.com who claim to aim for som e com - m unal ex p e ri- ence, Gillis body- su rfe d o ff the stage — leaving it for the bright­ eyed kids who swarmed from the front. I'm not sure whether or not Gillis ever returned, but he must have been pleased with himself for getting the party started. Of Montreal When som eone from the Of Montreal camp walked onto the stage in a tiger mask we knew it was going to be a different show. For most bands, elaborate cos­ tumes (bat wings, capes, make-up, eyeliner and generally '70's peri­ od dress) are anathema. They just don't go there. For Of Montreal it's somehow appropriate. Instead of wondering if they marked the date for Halloween wrong, their audience went with it — no sur­ prises. While their most recent al­ bum, Hissing Fauna, Are You the P U N K continues on page 7B F E S T continues on page 7B Callie Richm ond Daily Texan Staff THE BAD NEWS: YOUR FREE T-SHIRT CAME WITH A HIGH-RATE CREDIT CARD. THE GOOD NEWS: YOU'LL SAVE BIG WITH A 0 % INTRO APR USAA CREDIT CARD n you srgnscf up for m e of those ophÜ cords, you tmdd end np regreftwg ft. Sat get a ttSAA credit card wrth a 0% ABR on gttoKfy&tg transactas" mm&tiRWt fefsixm onths m á p g f mstér can even transfer the fiance from p t Ü 'i Ó É m&Wmt saving right away. Wds, you’iJ took back. earn cash back on purchases. 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