@thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Monday, August 8, 2011 >> Breaking news, blogs and more: dailytexanonline.com TODAY ÔOf Angels and AnglesÕ Portland indie rock band the Decemberists and country artist Caitlin Rose will perform at StubbÕs at 7 p.m. TUESDAY Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Camp A free class teaching the latest version of Adobe Creative Suite will be offered at the Ragsdale Center from 5:30 to 9 p.m. WEDNESDAY Jeff Bridges Austin City Limits TV presents a live music performance by actor Jeff Bridges at ACL Live at 7 p.m. Tickets are limited and available by lottery on the ACL blog. THURSDAY Flights of Fancy The Blanton Museum of Art is screening ÒSearching for the Impossible,Ó a film about peopleÕs attempts at flight, for free from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Blanton Auditorium. Today in history In 1974 U.S. President Richard Nixon announced his resignation after the Watergate Scandal. DT Blogs DT Life&Arts writer Rachel Perlmutter recently took a vacation and came home to an empty refrigerator and pantry. In her blog ÒApron Optional: Tied up with a bow,Ó she adds to her repertoire of recipes by showing how to make a simple dish out of a minimal number of ingredients. bit.ly/dtculture Quote to note Ô ÒWeÕre laid-back and Ô weÕre hauling ass the whole time. If two guys can lift it, we can move it.Ó Ñ Paul Land Mover LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10 Ryan Edwards | Daily Texan Staff Volunteer Veronica Martinez sorts packages of pasta into a specially marked bin so they can be properly divided and packaged at the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas on Friday afternoon. By distributing food from grocery stores that otherwise would be unfit for sale, food reclamation organizations help families on fixed incomes to have more nutritional options. HELPINGTHE HUNGRY Statewide blackouts feared possible after record electricity use By Allison Harris for the council, said high demand Daily Texan Staff could continue if record temper¥atures persist. The council insti- Record levels of electricity use tuted blackouts in February af¥ in Texas last week led to concerns ter extreme cold temperatures led about possible statewide rolling to increased energy use. In high blackouts, but such an event would temperatures, people run more not affect UT because the campus air conditioning, which she said runs its own power grid. strains power generation units. The Electric Reliability Council ÒThe drought is causing some of Texas, which supplies about 85 units to have issues with the tem¥ percent of the stateÕs electricity, perature of the coolant they use required several large industrial for their generation units, which customers to shut down Thurs¥ means they may have to run at day when the state set a new de¥ lower capacity,Ó Roark said in mand record at 68,294 megawatts an email. during peak hours Wednesday. Rolling blackouts temporar- The company canceled a power ily shut off power to prevent watch Friday in response to re¥duced demand. Dottie Roark, a spokeswoman ENERGY continues on PAGE 2 By April Castro The Associated Press HOUSTON Ñ Gov. Rick Perry sent a strong message to the na¥tionÕs evangelicals Saturday: he is a member of the important con¥stituency for Republicans that he soon may call upon to help him secure the GOP presidential nomination. The stateÕs longest serv¥ing gover¥nor host¥ed what he called a na¥tional day of prayer, an event at Reli¥ant Stadium that drew rough¥ly 30,000 people and that was broadcast on cable Christian channels and the Internet na¥tionwide, including in at least 1,000 churches. PERRY continues on PAGE 2 Of the 25.3 million pounds of the food the Capital Area Food Bank distributes, 17 percent is re¥claimed from grocers Ñ it can be fruit that has ripened too much for the shelves, or packed food that has been damaged or is oth¥erwise unfit for sale. Turner said when a store FOOD continues on PAGE 2 Student group creates guide to smoke-free living options By Syeda Hasan Daily Texan Staff A student organization is sur¥veying student housing locations about their smoking policies so fu¥ture tenants can consider exposure to secondhand smoke when they seek housing. The Texas Public Health student organization released an online guide Friday detailing the tobacco policies of 31 popular off-campus housing options close to the Uni¥versity, including co-ops and apart¥ment complexes. Public health ju¥nior Thomas Haviland, Texas Pub¥lic Health president, said the group will continue to update the report as they gather information from more housing locations. ÒI donÕt feel itÕs too much to ask that smokers make the effort to en¥sure theyÕre not exposing others in their environment to secondhand smoke,Ó Haviland said. ÒWe feel that it would be malpractice for us to not at least recommend options that could help prevent that.Ó Allowing smoking in areas of student housing can create litter, pose fire hazards and spread smoke throughout the buildings through central air conditioning systems, Haviland said. He said the orga¥nizationÕs members are hoping to meet with Texas State University officials, who recently banned all tobacco use on their campuses, to develop a plan for implementing a similar policy at UT to promote a healthier environment for students. ÒStudies have shown that one of three college students who SMOKING continues on PAGE 5 By Katrina Tollin Daily Texan Staff Austin grocers and nonprofits work together to bring food that stores canÕt sell to people who need it. Through reclaimed food ef¥forts, they salvage goods that would otherwise be thrown out to give to hungry people. In Tex¥as, 17.1 percent of people live be¥low the poverty line Ñ higher than the national average of 14.3 percent, according to information from the U.S. Census Bureau. ÒFor everything that goes into food productivity in this country, there shouldnÕt be hungry peo¥ple,Ó said John Turner, spokes¥man for the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas. At the food bank, food that is past its sell-by date or that is too damaged is discarded, and the rest is sorted. When a family member loses a job and their food budget goes down, the nutritional quality of the food that family eats also goes down too, Turner said. ÒIf youÕre on a fixed income, things that tend to get squeezed first are food budgets,Ó Turner said. Perry to evangelicals: IÕm one of you Governor Rick Perry gives a closing address at the Response gathering at Reliant Stadium in Houston on Saturday afternoon. The event, which Perry pro¥moted, drew a crowd of roughly 30,000 people. Erika Rich Daily Texan Staff Protest rally challenges ÔThe ResponseÕ By William James Gerlich Daily Texan Staff Gov. Rick PerryÕs ÒThe Re¥sponseÓ proved less controversial than expected, but at the state Cap¥itol, protesters drove home a radi¥cal message Ñ ÔRick Perry: Bad for Texas, worse for our nation.Õ Hosted by the Travis County Democratic Party, 300 people pro¥tested the exclusion of non-Chris¥tians from the Houston rally and the governorÕs potential presidential ambitions. The event started with a march to the Capitol, then includ¥ed a rally featuring diverse reli¥gious leaders, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Dog¥gett, D-Texas, state reps. Dawnna Dukes, D-Austin, and Mike Villar¥real, D-San Antonio. ÒIf you think about it, since Rick Perry has been governor, havenÕt we all had more reason to pray more than ever in recent history?Ó Doggett asked at the opening of his speech. Doggett said under Perry, the teen pregnancy rate in Texas has become one of the highest in the nation, the state has ranked 36th in the nation for high school gradua¥tion rates and has almost 4 million Texans without high school diplo¥mas. With nearly $4 billion cut from public school education during this past legislative session, rally leaders said TexasÕ education ranking will continue to drop, possibly ending in dead last. ÒWe need to tell Perry ÔDonÕt mess with our Texas schools,ÕÓ Doggett said. ÒPerry wants to do to America what heÕs done to Tex¥as, and IÕm announcing today that COUNTER continues on PAGE 2 2 news Monday, August 8, 2011 The Daily Texan ENERGY Volume 112, number 20 continues from PAGE 1 uncontrolled shutdowns, If it became necessary to re- Roark said. duce power, the University CONTACT US ÒThose massive blackouts are would turn off the cooling sys- Main Telephone: very hard to recover from and tem while chillers would main¥ (512) 471-4591 can take days or weeks to re-tain the temperature. A 4-mil¥ store the units,Ó she said. lion-gallon cold water stor- Editor: Juan Ontiveros, UTÕs Utili-age tank next to the San Jacin- Viviana Aldous ties and Energy Management to Garage could supply cooling (512) 232-2212 executive director, said lack of for up to four hours. The Uni¥ editor@dailytexanonline.com wind, which helps supply the versity could also use the state¥ councilÕs power, has contribut-wide grid, if necessary. Managing Editor: ed to the companyÕs difficulties ÒWe produce all of the pow- Veronica Rosalez during the heat wave. er that we need, but weÕre con¥ (512) 232-2217 ÒPart of their capacity comes nected to [the council],Ó On¥ managingeditor@ from wind,Ó Ontiveros said. tiveros said. ÒOne of the problems with high Austin Energy reached a re¥ dailytexanonline.com Retail Advertising: temperatures is that in high tem-cord in peak electricity usage at (512) 471-1865 peratures you donÕt get wind.Ó 2,685 megawatts Tuesday, said joanw@mail.utexas.edu Ontiveros said the UT power Leslie Sopko, Austin Energy plant provides most buildings spokeswoman. If asked to shed Classified Advertising: on the main campus with elec-usage by the Electric Reliabil¥ (512) 471-5244 tricity, but does not power the ity Council of Texas, the utili¥ classifieds@dailytexanonline.com Pickle Research Campus. Nei-ty would institute blackouts for ther the main campus nor the 10 minutes at a time through The Texan strives to present all information Pickle Research Campus expe-71 of its circuits, while 318 cir¥ fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know rienced significant problems cuits would remain, maintain¥ about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail when the council last required ing emergency services and managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. blackouts Feb. 2. hospitals. The UT power grid has not ÒWe donÕt cut off those cir¥ had large increases in demand cuits because those are critical for this time of year like the services that we need to keep COPYRIGHT Copyright 2011 Texas student city and state, Ontiveros said. the lights on,Ó Sopko said. 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. FOOD continues from PAGE 1 orders too much food, the food H-E-B, Randalls, Walmart and Tar- TOMORROWÕS WEATHER bank benefits by receiving the get on their way, Turner said. surplus as a donation. The situation benefits everyone, High Low Trucks that go out to deliver food because the food that would oth¥to community pantries or directly erwise be sent to a landfill goes to 107 78 to hungry people pick up the avail-hungry people who really need it, able food from large grocers such as Turner said. The grocers would oth- Dying of thirst in the dessert. erwise have to pay disposal costs for that food. This newspaper was printed with He said about 18 percent of the THE DAILY TEXAN pride by The Daily Texan and Texas Student Media. people who receive food from the food bank are homeless, but the rest Permanent Staff Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Matt Stottlemyre ÒTheir next line of defense is to Senior Reporters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Huma Munir, Victoria Pagan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Katrina Tollin, William James come out and ask for help, and thatÕs Copy Desk Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reese Rackets Associate Copy Desk Chiefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaine Korzekwa, Brenna Cleeland hard for them,Ó Turner said. 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Trey Scott dates that are earlier than the actu- Associate Sports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sameer Bhuchar Senior Sports Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christian Corona, Nick Cremona al shelf life of some perishable foods, Comics Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katheryn Carrell Video Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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For example, the stores only Issue Staff sell ground beef the day itÕs been Photographers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Erika Rich, Chase Martinez Sports Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Beth Purdy Columnists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samian Quazi ground, so at the end of the day Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexa Hart Copy Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jessica Duong itÕs all frozen and is donated to the Comic Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Riki Tsuji, Chris Davis, Connor Shea, Andrew Craft Reporters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allison Harris, Syeda Hassan Food Bank, Sweet said. She said H-E-B has a history of Advertising donating food to the hungry, but Director of Advertising & Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jalah Goette Business Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lori Hamilton in the last decade the stores have Business Assitant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amy Ramirez Advertising Adviser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CJ Salgado Senior Local Sales Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad Corbett been able to increase the amount Broadcast & Events Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carter Goss Campus & National Sales Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Bowerman of protein items it donates to food Student Advertising Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cameron McClure Student Assistant Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Veronica Serrato banks by freezing more and by in- Student Acct. Execs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Casey Lee, Emily Sides, Emily Zaplac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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All religions need to be includ¥ed because we are all a part of the public domain.Ó Baker said most Christians that participated in the Houston ral¥ly were ultra-conservative theolo¥gians who advocate extremely rad¥ical positions that do not appeal to the majority of Christians. While there were no formal prayers said at the counter-rally, Dukes asked the audience to pray for those impacted by Perry-ap¥proved statewide budget cuts, in¥cluding children who may have re¥duced educational opportunities and elderly Texans who may be un¥able to pay for care. dling of the food so that the cold chain remains intact throughout the transfer process. To reduce waste, Whole Foods Market spokeswoman Rebecca Scofield said they recover as much as possible can within the store. Of¥ten, bruised fruit can still be juiced and bread products can be used in deli recipes. Then, local charities, including The Salvation Army and the Capital Area Food Bank, collect food unfit to sell, and what is left is composted instead of going to a landfill. ÒSurely some food goes to waste, and weÕre working hard to get to zero waste, so every possible scrap does get composted,Ó she said. At Wheatsville Food Co-op, food unfit for sale from each de¥partment is made available to store employees, then daily and weekly pickups from various organizations distribute the food to the commu¥nity, said spokeswoman Raquel Dadomo. Whatever is left over is then composted. ÒTheyÕre taking away the things that are a little bruised, not in sal¥able condition, but still perfectly good to eat,Ó Dadomo said. ÒWeÕre able to help our employees and weÕre also able to help people in low-income situations who may not have access to fresh fruits and vegetables.Ó Chase Martinez |Daily Texan staff A protester who chose not to be named waits outside Victory Grill on 11th Street to begin marching with other protesters to the Capitol. ÒDonÕt be fooled by slick Rick. He only showed up when the cameras were rolling, and not when it mat¥tered,Ó Dukes said. Much of the controversy around PerryÕs prayer day stemmed from the religious-political organization that hosted it, the American Fam¥ily Association. The Rev. Eliza Galaher, a gay clergy member for the Wildflow¥er Church in Austin, said the or¥ganization is against homosexu¥ality and both Perry and the orga¥nization unashamedly perpetuate systems of injustice and oppression PERRY continues from PAGE 1 against both the GLBT community and minorities alike. ÒPerry is a part of a system where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, where the employers get greedier and the immigrants work¥ing for them get deported,Ó Gala¥her said in a speech. ÒThe system we live in is killing young kids that are relentlessly bullied and take their own lives. It is killing Latinos who are seeking a better life, but die of thirst in the desert. It is kill¥ing kindness, compassion, and our faith in the idea that a loving com¥munity is possible.Ó ÒFather, our heart breaks for America,Ó Perry said in 12 min¥utes of remarks that included prayer and Bible passages Ñ but no direct mention of politics or his presidential plans. ÒWe see discord at home. We see fear in the mar¥ketplace. We see anger in the halls of government and, as a nation, we have forgotten who made us, who protects us, who blesses us.Ó He asked Christians to turn to God for answers to the na¥tionÕs troubles, and asked the au¥dience to pray for President Ba¥rack Obama Ñ though he did not use his name Ñ as well as for the American troops killed in the weekend attack on a U.S. helicop¥ter in Afghanistan. The moment gave Perry a na¥tional spotlight before a pivot¥al voting group in the GOP nom¥ination fight Ñ in the early voting states of Iowa and South Carolina in particular Ñ as he nears a de¥cision on whether to run for pres¥ident. His entrance into the field could shake up the contest be¥cause Perry could attract both so¥cial and economic conservatives at a time when the GOP electorate is unsettled with the current slate of candidates. As Perry held court in Hous¥ton, for instance, former Minne¥sota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Min¥nesota Rep. Michele Bachmann were holding multiple campaign events each day in Iowa ahead of next weekendÕs test vote, a straw poll that is a barometer for a cam¥paignÕs organizational strength five months before the stateÕs leadoff caucuses. Both have a lot riding on the outcome. Perry has been talking with po¥tential donors, GOP operatives and party leaders about a possible run. But he has been tightlipped about just when he would announce a decision, though he plans to visit at least one early-voting state over the next week. He plans to keep what aides say is a long-held commitment to headline a conservative conference in Charleston, S.C., on Aug. 13, as well as meet with activists in the state scheduled to host the SouthÕs first primary. The trip will put Per¥ry in touch with voters and activ¥ists who would be influential to a Republican primary campaign, much like the Houston event Sat¥urday did. Ministers long have been a valuable constituency in the ear¥ly nominating campaign, especial¥ly in Iowa, where they formed an influential network for 2008 can¥didate Mike HuckabeeÕs caucus victory, and this yearÕs candidates are trying to make inroads. Bach¥mann, for one, announced the en¥dorsement of her by 100 Iowa cler¥gy Friday; the tea party favorite meets regularly with pastors when she campaigns in Iowa. PerryÕs audience Saturday was filled with people who sang with arms outstretched in prayer as Christian groups played music on stage. And Perry huddled on the stage in a prayer circle with several ministers who helped lead the event. It was PerryÕs idea and was financed by the Ameri¥can Family Association, a Tupelo, Miss.-based group that opposes abortion and gay rights and be¥lieves that the First Amendment freedom of religion applies only to Christians. ÒWe feel that God moved on him to do this. It will be read by the enemy, the political enemy, as a tool to win votes,Ó said Gwen Courkamp, who plans to vote for Perry if he runs for president. 4 OpiniOn Monday, August 8, 2011 | The Daily Texan | Viviana Aldous, Editor-in-Chief | (512) 232-2212 | editor@dailytexanonline.com QUoTes To NoTe Blurring the line between church and state Gov. Rick Perry led a crowd of more than 30,000 people in prayer Satur¥day in Houston during ÒThe Response.Ó Together, attendees prayed for America, which Perry described as Òin crisis,Ó according to The Wash¥ington Post. ÒHe is a wise, wise God, and heÕs wise enoughnot to be affiliated with any political party.Ó Ñ Perry said at the event, according to The Washington Post. ÒI donÕt think [the event] would have the same effect without the leadership of an elected of¥ficial.Ó ÑJorge Hernandez, a McAllen resident who attended ÒThe Response,Ó according to the Post. ÒThe governor of Texas should not be initiat¥ing a Christians-only prayer.Ó Ñ Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, according to the Post. ÒThe scale of this event is new, but the essence of this is familiar to anyone who has followed him. HeÕs never hesitated to invoke faith in public and for public purposes.Ó Ñ James Henson, director of UTÕs Texas Politics Project, according to The New York Times. ÒGovernor Perry isnÕt concerned with criti¥cisms that have been made against ÔThe Re¥sponse.Õ ... His faith is a part of who he is and plays an important role in the principles he defends and the decisions that have defined his leadership.Ó ÑPerry spokeswoman Catherine Frazier, according to The New York Times. Pushing for a ban on plastic bags The Austin City Council unanimously voted Thursday to continue re¥searching a ban on plastic bags at retail and grocery stores. City staffers will begin writing the ban, which will be presented to the City Council in November. ÒI think there will be a cost benefit and a bene¥fit to the environment of going down this road and coming up with a reasonable ordinance.Ó ÑMayor Lee Leffingwell told the Austin American-Statesman on July 24, one day before he and two other City Council members officially proposed the plastic bag ban. ÒIn India they banned plastic bags, and youcan spend up to five years in jail if caught withone. WeÕre basically criminalizing trash.Ó Ñ Austin resident Jenn Studebaker at a press conference held by the Austin Zero Waste Alliance on Thursday, according to The Daily Tex¥an. Studebaker opposes the plastic bag ban. ÒTo earn the green reputation we have [in this] city, we need to take a leadership role.WeÕre not living up to our reputation, and we need to take more action.Ó Ñ Stacy Guidry, program assistant for Texas Campaign for the Envi¥ronment, a grassroots environmental advocacy organization, according to ABC News. ÒIf youÕre trying to collect money from people to fix something, you need an enemy. You need a symbol. The plastic bag has become the symbol. [Environmental activists] have gone to extreme measures to distort facts and cre¥ate their symbol.Ó Ñ Pete Grande, president of California-based plastic bag manufac¥turer Command Packaging, on the negative attention on plastic bags, according to ABC News. galleRy Perry flip-flops on social policies galleRy By samian Quazi Daily Texan Columnist Gov. Rick PerryÕs all-but-declared presidential bid garnered national attention recently when he charac¥terized abortion and gay marriage as issues best left to states. After conster¥nation from social conservatives, Per¥ry flip-flopped and called for consti¥tutional bans on both. Conservatism only afforded Perry a choice between the incoherent and the extreme. The Tea PartyÕs overwhelming influence on the Republican Party since last NovemberÕs midterm elec¥tions has slowly altered conservative thought. For decades, a coalition of national security hawks, religious so¥cial conservatives and anti-tax purists gave Republicans a reliable base to draw votes upon. But the Tea PartyÕs insistence on state sovereignty and its stringently dogmatic interpretation of the federal Constitution have upend¥ed this traditional coalition. Influenced by libertarian figures such as Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, Tea Party members advocate a renewed emphasis on statesÕ rights vis-a-vis the 10th Amendment. The amendment, which delegates powers not already spelled out for the federal govern¥ment to the states, implies state sover¥eignty over social issues. Such an ap¥proach suggests one state could have legalized gay marriage, while another could outlaw abortion, and neither stateÕs decision should be superseded by a uniform status nationwide. At an Aspen, Colo., speech last month, Perry felt compelled to ad¥dress gay marriage through the 10th Amendment lens. He noted New YorkÕs recent legalization of gay mar¥riage as well as TexasÕ state constitu¥tional ban, which voters approved in 2005. ÒOur friends in New York six weeks ago passed a statute that said mar¥riage can be between two people of the same sex. You know what? ThatÕs New York, and thatÕs their business, and thatÕs fine with me,Ó Perry said, according to The Associated Press. Several days later, the governor doubled down on his 10th Amend¥ment-based views to the enduringly volatile issue of abortion. During his prolonged tenure in politics, Perry has cultivated a persona of an ardent social conservative willing to promote restrictions on abortion as far as pos¥sible. In the most recent legislative session, Perry shepherded bills to mandate women seeking abortions be forced to view a fetal sonogram and listen to its heartbeat. Social conser¥vatives naturally assumed he would endeavor to ban abortions nationwide if elected president. But at a bill-signing ceremony in Houston, Perry indicated that abor¥tion should also remain a statesÕ rights issue. If Roe v. Wade, the land¥mark 1973 Supreme Court case that decriminalized abortion nationwide, were ever overturned, he said that each state should be able to decide whether to keep abortion legal. ÒYou canÕt believe in the 10th Amendment for a few issues and then [for] something that doesnÕt suit you say, ÔWeÕd rather not have states decide that,ÕÓ he said, according to ABC News. Socially conservative groups pounced on his remarks, as they found his tolerance for gay mar¥riage and abortion rights in certain states anathema to their long-term goals. Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santo¥rum, R-Penn., a stalwart crusader against gay marriage and abortion rights, opined whether Perry would condone polygamy if a given state legalized it. Joseph Farah, the editor¥in-chief of the popular conservative website WorldNetDaily, lamented he had been ÒfooledÓ into his in¥fatuation with Perry, whom Farah described as engaging in Òcultural surrender.Ó To an extent, these critics have a point. Does anyone truly expect anti¥abortion groups to stay content with ÒmurderÓ of a so-called Òunborn childÓ in Vermont as long as the procedure is banned in Mississippi? Would they consent to libertarian views on inter¥state commerce, where women seek¥ing abortions could simply cross state lines to clinics awaiting them on the other side? Ditto for gay marriage. Loving v. Virginia (1967) ruled certain states could not ban interracial marriages. If a given state were still allowed to deny gays their civil right to marriage, why would a state no longer be prohibited from refusing interracial marriages? Married gay couples shouldnÕt have to live in a country operated as a se¥ries of fiefdoms, with variable levels of respect for their union. Neither do straight couples. Perhaps Perry, ever the political opportunist, sought to hedge his bets to lure socially moderate voters. A re¥cent Harris Poll indicated a new peak for abortion rights, with 36 percent of adults supporting abortion rights in all circumstances and a further 47 percent in some circumstances. And recent national polls have shown more support than opposition for gay marriage, with overwhelming support from young Americans. Yet under pressure, Perry bowed to the most conservative elements of his party. A contrite Perry told The Christian Broadcasting Network on Wednesday that he would seek con¥stitutional bans of abortion and gay marriage at the federal level, effec¥tively disavowing his earlier remarks. This Faustian bargain may solidify social conservative endearment to his candidacy, but it doesnÕt represent the views of AmericaÕs sensible majority. Quazi is a nursing graduate student. legalese Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. sUBMIT a FIRINg lINe E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. edIToRIal TwITTeR Follow The Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twitter (@DTeditorial) and receive updates on our lat¥est editorials and columns. ReCyCle Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on cam¥pus or back in the burnt-orange newsstand where you found it. SMOKING continues from PAGE 1 smokes regularly will die from a tobacco-related illness,Ó he said. ÒWe feel that is absurd and completely preventable.Ó Emily Morris, School of Pub¥lic Health graduate student, said she worked with Texas Public Health to conduct research on the dangers of tobacco use, and she hopes this work will lead to stronger smoking regulations on campus. Morris said it is impor¥tant to limit tobacco use on cam¥pus because many students are open to experimenting with to¥bacco and other drugs during college, which makes them more vulnerable to developing long¥term addictions. ÒSurveys have shown that stu¥dents think their peers are smok¥ing much more than they actually are,Ó she said. ÒThe vast majority of students donÕt smoke, but the small percentage that do are exposing a huge population to secondhand smoke. We all have to be proactive about our own health, and when people are smoking around us it takes away our options.Ó Denise Trauth, Texas State Uni¥versity president, said in an an¥nouncement April 27 the univer¥sity would ban the use of all forms of tobacco on both their San Mar¥cos and Round Rock campus¥es beginning Aug. 1. She said the university provides resources to make the quitting process as easy as possible for students. ÒOur decision to become a to¥bacco-free university is based on NEWS BRIEFLY UC-Davis found non-compliant with Title IX sports regulations A federal court issued a split ruling in a case that found the University of California at Davis guilty of violating Title IX sports regulations Wednesday. The dispute came about when university officials cut some sports programs for its female athletes and did not create new opportuni¥ties to allow them to stay involved in university athletics. Members of the universityÕs fe¥male wrestling team sued the school for not complying with Title IX, a federal law that requires col¥leges and universities to provide the same number of opportunities for male and female athletes to en¥sure gender equity in athletic pro¥grams. Noreen Farrell, the attorney who represented the female ath¥letes, said in a statement that pro¥viding women with equal opportu¥nities in sports programs through Title IX is an extension of providing them with equal educational oppor¥tunities as college students. the scientific evidence regard¥ ÒAs the CourtÕs decision reflects, ing the harmful effects and health schools such as UC Davis must risks of tobacco,Ó Trauth said in make gender equity a priority,Ó the announcement. ÒThis tobac- Farrell said. ÒGenerations of young co-free policy will help to reduce women depend on it.Ó U.S. District Court Judge Frank Damrell said in his ruling the Uni¥versity of California at Davis was risks and create a healthier and found guilty because it could not provide sufficient evidence it had worked to expand programs avail- UT professor to receive national award able to its female athletes, but the ruling also cleared four universi¥ÒAnalysts are busy people,Ó Hirst that group in a selection commit-time, so a lot of administrators ty administrators of liability in civ¥il rights claims for discriminating against the female athletes. ÒWhen an institution loses over 60 opportunities in two years and never fully regains all of those opportunities over the next four years, such an institution cannot be held to be Title IX compliant,Ó Damrell said in the ruling. Ñ Syeda Hasan Mexican military chopper lands in Texas instead of Nuevo Laredo HOUSTON Ñ A Mexican mili¥tary helicopter has landed in Tex¥as by mistake. U.S. Customs and Border Protec¥tion says the helicopter landed Sat¥urday afternoon at Laredo Interna¥tional Airport after the pilot mis¥took the airport for a landing strip in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Laredo Port of Entry spokes¥woman Mucia Dovalina says cus¥toms agents checked out the heli¥copterÕs occupants and let them re¥turn to Mexico. She declined to say how many people were on board or whether they were armed. The Houston Chronicle re¥ports this is the second time Mex¥icoÕs military has crossed into Tex¥as in recent weeks. A convoy rolled across the international bridge at Donna in July. More troops have been deploy¥ing in northeastern Mexico as the nation attempts to combat drug gang violence. Ñ The Associated Press A UT professorÕs research led to an update in accounting stan¥dards this summer, and on Tues¥day will receive a national award for his work. Accounting professor Eric Hirst and Indiana University associ¥ate accounting professor Patrick Hopkins led an experiment that showed how the format of financial statements impacts analystsÕ abil¥ity to use information. UT assis¥tant accounting professor Michael Williamson will present the Dis¥tinguished Contributions to Ac¥counting Literature Award from the American Accounting As¥sociation, a national accounting research organization. In the study conducted in 1998, 94 professional securities analysts looked at six mock financial state¥ments. When information about securities transactions was includ¥ed with the income statement, an¥alysts were more likely to de¥tect when companies attempt¥ed to improve their financial ap¥pearance by strategically timing security transactions. said. ÒThey follow a lot of compa¥nies, theyÕve got all kinds of things they can learn about a compa¥ny, and as it turns out, that state¥ment of changes in equity is prob¥ably one of the last places they look for new information.Ó Influenced by this re¥search, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, whose standards the Securities and Ex¥change Commission follow, updated its ac¥counting standards in June to require cor¥porations to list gains and losses from securi¥ties alongside their in¥come statement. Before, corpo¥rations could report their securi¥ty gains and losses in a separate document within 65 days after an income statement. Hirst said he was pleased with the boardÕs decision. ÒNow all investors will all have access to better, clearer, more trans¥parent information, and that hope¥fully will help them improve their investment decisions,Ó he said. The American Accounting As¥sociation selected HirstÕs paper by reviewing nominated papers in a screening committee and then de¥ciding among the four chosen by tee. Brad Tuttle, chair of the se¥lection committee, said all of the papers he received were ex¥cellent, but praised HirstÕs and HopkinsÕ methodology. ÒAfter you read it, you donÕt think, ÔOh they messed up, they goofed up, they did that wrong,ÕÓ Tut¥tle said. ÒThey did a very well, very rig¥o ro u s , c a re f u l l y done study.Ó Paul Newman, as¥sociate dean for ac¥ademic affairs in the McCombs business school, said he was impressed with HirstÕs work as associate dean of the MBA program office. He said he appreci¥ated HirstÕs decision to shorten the core curriculum by changing three¥hour classes into two-hour class¥es, which allowed students to take more electives. ÒInstead of loading them up with nothing but required work, it gives them an opportunity to specialize in the field they want to go into,Ó he said. Accounting professor Urton An¥derson said he was impressed with HirstÕs research activity, given his administrative responsibilities. ÒAdministration takes a lot of havenÕt been able to keep up their academic or research interest, but EricÕs done a pretty good job of do¥ing both,Ó Anderson said. Research into presentation of accounting information yields update of standards By Allison Harris Daily Texan Staff Eric Hirst UT accounting professor For WEB ExcluSivE STORIES VIDEOS PHOTO GALLERIES & MORE @dailytexanonline.com 6 SPORTS Monday, August 8, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Trey Scott, Sports Editor | (512) 232 2210 | sports@dailytexanonline.com FOOTBALL TEXASÕ MOST IMPORTANT LONGHORNS Tucker remains integral part of team SIDELINE MLB SOCCER WGC BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL TWEET OF THE WEEK JUSTIN TUCKER Kicker EditorÕs Note: The Daily Texan will introduce one important longhorn football player each is¥sue. Here is No. 9 of the TexanÕs 10 Most Impor¥tant Longhorns. By Christian Corona Daily Texan Staff Kickers arenÕt usually thought of as vital components of a teamÕs framework. When they hit a field goal, itÕs expected. When they miss, itÕs like they just forked over the playbook. But would Texas have played for a na¥ tional title two seasons ago without Hunt¥ er Lawrence and his Big 12 Champion¥ ship-winning boot? How would the Longhorns have beaten Michigan in the 2005 Rose Bowl if Dusty Mangum hadnÕt sneaked in a 37-yarder as time expired? ThatÕs where Justin Tucker comes in. The local product from Westlake High School is following in the steps of Lawrence and Mangum. He may not seem like one of TexasÕ most important players, but when you consider the senior is also responsible for punts and kickoffs, itÕs easy to see why the Longhorns need Tucker to be at his best. ÒIÕve been working hard on every aspect of the kicking game, especially because IÕm going to be called upon to do all three kicking duties,Ó Tuck¥er said. Now a senior, Tucker showed he can juggle all three duties last season when he made 24 of 27 field goal attempts, averaged 41.2 yards on 35 punts (17 of which pinned TexasÕ opponent inside the 20-yard line) and had 15 of 65 kickoffs result Receiving corps takes another blow By Sara Beth Purdy Daily Texan Staff With the 2011 season right around the corner, several question marks surround Mack BrownÕs re¥vamped team, but the corps of wide receivers was never supposed to be one of them. Just a few months ago, the Long¥horns were in line to return several experienced receivers to go along with several hot shots in the new recruiting class. On the first day of fall workouts, senior Malcolm Williams became the fourth Longhorn receiver this summer to announce that he will not return to the field for the 2011 season. In a press conference, Texas head coach Mack Brown cited fam¥ily issues as well as academics as the reason for WilliamsÕ departure. ÒWe decided that he needed to focus on academics and his family, and get those things back in order,Ó Brown said. ÒHeÕs had some tough things happen, things that would be tough for all of us, and then got Malcolm Williams, No.9, recovers a fumble against Rice last year. Williams will forego his senior season to focus on family and school. Derek Stout Daily Texan file photo tougher this summer.Ó Juniors Brock Fitzhenry and Marquise Goodwin, along with sophomore Greg Timmons, are the other three receivers not returning to the team. Goodwin has elected to redshirt this season in order to pursue track and field in hopes of earning a spot on the U.S. Olym¥pic team. Timmons announced in June that he would be transferring in order to pursue different opportu¥nities elsewhere. The coaches have yet to give a reason for Fitzhen¥ryÕs departure, thought itÕs unlike¥ly the former Giddings quarter¥back would have seen much play¥ing time this season. Last year, Williams connected with quarterback Garrett Gilbert 24 times for a total of 334 yards and two scores. In 2009, he grabbed 39 receptions for 550 yards. Ò[He was a] good leader, one of the best special teamers we had,Ó Brown said. ÒA great smile, one of the guys who worked hard for us.Ó Williams would have been the only senior receiver on the ros¥ter. His experience and leadership on and off the field will be sorely missed by his teammates. ÒMalcolmÕs a great guy to have around,Ó said junior defensive end Alex Okafor. ÒYouÕre always going to have a good time around him. ItÕs sad.Ó Only seven receivers remain on scholarship. Of those seven, only three have seen playing time Ñ sophomores Mike Davis and Darius White and junior DeSean Hales. Bryant Jackson, a redshirt freshman, is rumored to be mak¥ing the switch to wideout after be¥ing recruited as a defensive back, while Jaxon Shipley and Miles On¥yegbule might be asked to play big minutes as true freshmen because of WilliamsÕ departure. ÒItÕs one of those things where you pray for him and wish him the best,Ó said senior running back Fozzy Whittaker. ÒIÕm sad, but I know that everything happens for a reason. He can always depend on us if he ever needs anything.Ó Williams never able to reach full potential Malcolm Williams should have been dominant. He would have been a future NFL receiv¥er. He could have been big this year. Shoulda, coulda, woulda. WilliamsÕ four-catch, 182¥yard, two-touchdown game, the only silver lining in a 2008 loss to Texas Tech, was no small introduction. It had peo¥ple buzzing; hereÕs the second coming of Roy Williams, and TexasÕ best big receiver since Limas Sweed. The perfect com¥pliment to Jordan Shipley. He can be a quarterbackÕs favorite toy. Look at that body. Look at that speed, that leaping ability. What happened? WilliamsÕ career unfairly be¥came not a story of what he did, but what he could do. Oh, we saw flashes after his perfor¥mance as a redshirt freshman against Tech. He caught nine balls for 132 yards as a soph¥omore in a big Texas A&M game, snagged a long Hail Mary versus Florida Atlantic last year, was always monster on special teams. Each of those games showed he had the abil¥ity to make an impact game¥by-game and not be just a one¥game-a-season force. He never tied it all together, despite off¥season after offseason in which we heard murmurs that Wil¥liams was ready to break out. He could not match that breakout performance against Tech Ñ though that would be pretty tough to do, con¥sidering his 182-yard-perfor¥mance ranks sixth in UTÕs sin¥gle-game record books. But CAREER continues on PAGE 7 in touchbacks. If the Lou Groza Award watch list member has his way, he wonÕt be as busy lining up field goals or trying to make opposing quarter¥backs drop back in their own end zone. In 2010, Tucker attempted as many extra points as field goals (27). He and his teammates would proba¥bly prefer to be drilling more PATs than field goals this season. ÒI just do my job,Ó Tucker said. ÒWhen they tell me to put the ball through the post, then thatÕs my job. When they tell me to kick it to the left or to the right or down the middle, IÕll put it where they want me to. IÕve got to be like a surgeon out there.Ó Tucker first caught fansÕ attention with his un¥orthodox punting methods. He split punting du¥ties with John Gold his first two seasons on the Forty Acres and did rugby-style punts, which re¥sembled squib kicks more than punts. They didnÕt get quite the hangtime GoldÕs punts got, but were still effective. Most return specialists could do little more than watch the Longhorn punt team down the tumbling pigskin when Tucker punted. He can use traditional techniques as well, which keeps op¥posing returners guessing and, if heÕs kicking well, keeps them from going anywhere, too. ÒWhat JustinÕs been able to do is get so where he can do a regular punt as well as a rugby punt,Ó said head coach Mack Brown. ÒThat gives us ad¥vantages. He can punt from the regular formation, he can rugby punt to his right and he can sprint to his right and then rugby punt all the way across the field to his left.Ó Kickers might not expend the kind of en¥ergy other guys on the team do, but they can be just as crucial to a teamÕs success as anyone else. Who knows? Tucker might actually break a sweat this year. Corey Leamon | Daily Texan file photo Alex Okafor, No. 81, has moved back to his natural position at defensive end after spending last season as a defensive tackle. Okafor was one of many standouts during this summerÕs workouts. Gideon, Robinson continue to impress as fall camp begins By Nick Cremona Daily Texan Staff The summer is coming to an end, but that doesnÕt mean the Longhorns arenÕt still working hard in preparation for the sea¥son opener against Rice on Sept. 3. Texas strength and conditioning coaches met with the media Friday to discuss how the team has pro¥gressed this offseason. ÒThe guys pushed themselves hard,Ó said Jeff ÒMad DogÓ Mad¥den, the assistant athletic director for strength and conditioning. ÒWe had a little lack of leadership last year and these guys really stepped it up and did a great job in being accountable and making themselves accountable and making sure everyone was there handling their business.Ó Madden also noted players who have stepped up as team leaders. ÒBlake Gideon has done a tre¥mendous job,Ó he said. ÒDavid Snow has done a tremendous job. Keenan Robinson has done a great job. All those seniors have really stepped up, and some of the juniors have stepped up to help us as well. WeÕve got some great kids, and everybodyÕs embar¥rassed over what we did last year, so weÕre looking forward to winning some football games again.Ó The offseason also marked the ar¥rival of new football strength and conditioning coach Bennie Wylie, who has gathered a sort of cult-like following after reports that he partic¥ipates in all the grueling workouts he puts the players through. ÒI call him the Energizer Bun¥ny,Ó Madden said. ÒHe keeps going and going and going. HeÕs got tre¥mendous endurance. He works out all day long. We usually run four groups a day, and heÕs working out with every one of them. They like him a lot. HeÕs got a great personal¥ity. HeÕs a great guy.Ó Okafor settling in on outside One of the many standouts this summer has been defensive end Alex Okafor. He was moved to de¥fensive tackle a year ago, but has re¥turned to his natural position on the outside. ÒAlex last year didnÕt get a chance to do what he wanted to do because heÕs so unselfish, we put him inside and he just had to hang in there. He had a great spring,Ó said head coach Mack Brown. ÒItÕs refreshing to be back at end, doing what IÕve been doing my whole life,Ó Okafor said. ÒIÕll take on a tight end any day com¥pared to a guard.Ó Texas No. 24 in Coaches Poll The USA Today Coaches Poll was recently released, and Texas checks in at No. 24 in the preseason rank¥ings Ñ a far cry from the top-10 preseason rankings the Longhorns have grown accustomed to in years past, but a bit generous considering they went 5-7 last season. ÒTwenty-fourth?Ó Brown asked ÒOh theyÕve got us high. I canÕt tell you where we were ranked to start last year, it was obviously too high.Ó ADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. 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And again.Ó The news that his Long¥horn career is over is uncom¥fortable (Williams is doing the right thing in dealing with his family situation and his aca¥demics, those should always come before football). He was going be an offensive factor as a senior this upcoming sea¥son, but not a big one. He was not to be confused with the teamÕs top pass-catcher, and was going to be a halfback Ñ so he wouldnÕt have even end¥ed his career as a true wide¥out. The Longhorns will miss his leadership and great spe¥cial teams ability, but itÕs not an absence that will be la¥mented. In 2008, Williams finished sixth on the team in receptions. In 2009, his best year, he ended the season as the LonghornsÕ fourth-leading receiver. The 2010 season saw a regression of sorts with just 24 receptions. He was a great big-play threat, with a career average of 15 yards per catch. On the oth¥er hand, Williams had career¥long problems with dropped passes with three crucial ones against Alabama. If he could have put it all together Ñ the 6-foot-3 body, excellent ath¥letic ability and toughness Ñ he could have been more than a one-trick pony. Let him beat his defender, throw it long and pray he catches it. Perhaps senior running back Fozzy Whittaker spoke best on behalf of Longhorn Nation the day it was announced that Williams had decided to hang Ôem up: ÒWe thought Malcolm could hopefully be one of those NFL-type receivers for us this year.Ó DidnÕt pan out like that. Never quite has. TexansÕ secondary undergoes offseason changes By Chris Duncan The Associated Press HOUSTON Ñ Houston Texans de¥fensive backs coach Vance Joseph offers words of encouragement after almost every practice snap, even if one of his players is beaten on a route. Joseph may have the biggest chal¥lenge of any position coach on the staff Ñ fixing a secondary that ranked as the leagueÕs worst in 2010. ÒYouÕve got to stay positive, because itÕs a hard assignment and bad things happen, even when youÕre playing good,Ó Joseph said Sunday. ÒSomebodyÕs got to be there supporting them, and itÕs got to be me, as their coach. ÒThis is a young group, they want to do well, they want to be great,Ó he said, Òso thereÕs no reason not to be positive.Ó The Texans allowed 267.5 yards pass¥ing per game and 33 touchdown pass¥es last season. They drafted cornerbacks Brandon Harris and Roc Carmichael , then picked up free agents Johnathan Jo¥seph and Danieal Manning to bring ex¥perience that the group lacked in 2010. ÒTheyÕve been around good second¥aries, they know how it should look,Ó Vance Joseph said. ÒThey can push these guys, show them how to prac¥tice, show them how to prepare, how to think through it. ÒWeÕve also got two guys who are in the primes of their careers,Ó he said. ÒThatÕs strange. Teams drafted Scott wins WGC-Bridgestone with Williams as caddy these guys pretty high, and now we get them at only the second stage of their careers? All the bad things, the bad habits are behind them. All their good football is still ahead.Ó One of Johnathan JosephÕs first di¥rectives when he arrived was talk¥ing to cornerback Kareem Jackson, last yearÕs first-round pick who often took the sharpest criticism for the secondaryÕs problems. Joseph, a first-round pick by Cincin¥nati in 2006, reassured Jackson that just about every NFL rookie struggles and that cornerback is one of the hardest positions for a young player to learn. Jo¥seph did not intercept a pass in his first season, but has 14 picks in his four sea¥sons since. ÒWeÕve all had those same grow¥ing pains,Ó Johnathan Joseph said. ÒIÕm sure, from talking to him [Jackson], that itÕs behind him. He comes out here every day confident, and it doesnÕt bother him at all. In this league, you have to have a short memory, which he understands.Ó Jackson doesnÕt want to forget 2010 entirely. If anything, he says remember¥ing the backlash from fans and media provides perfect motivation. ÒFor having a year like that last year, no one wants to go through that,Ó Jack¥son said, Òso everybody is committed to what weÕre doing. So weÕre just com¥ing out and working hard every day just trying to get it done.Ó made it the Òthe greatest week of my caddying in my life.Ó That would include 13 majors, including an unprecedented four in a row through the 2001 Masters. Fans chanted WilliamsÕ name as he walked toward the 18th green, and Williams smiled back. One fan shouted out, ÒHow do you like him now, Tiger?Ó Scott played the final 26 holes without a bogey, and he couldnÕt af¥ford to drop any shots. He finished at 17-under 263 for the lowest winning score at Fire¥stone since Woods won at 259 in 2000. Rickie Fowler and world No. 1 Luke Donald each had a 66 and tied for second. Scott became the third Austra¥lian to win a world title, joining Geoff Ogilvy and Craig Parry. He won for the 18th time in his career and moved back into the top 10. While his old boss was on the mend, Williams agreed to cad¥die for Scott at the U.S. Open, miffed that he had flown from New Zealand to America be¥fore Woods told him he would not be at Congressional. Wil¥liams worked for Scott again at Houston Texans cornerback Johnathan Joseph catches a ball during an NFL football training camp practice Friday in Houston. Associated press the AT&T National, the tourna¥ment that benefits WoodsÕ foun¥dation, and Woods said he fired him after the final round. Woods said he told him face¥to-face. Williams said Sunday that Woods fired him over the phone. The theatrics took away from ScottÕs big win. He played so well he could have gone even lower except for missing two birdie putts inside 12 feet on the 16th and 17th holes. ÒToday, I was on,Ó Scott said. ÒTo win here at this place, a World Golf Championship, itÕs huge.Ó By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press AKRON, Ohio Ñ Adam Scott hit all the right shots Sunday in a round that was close to flawless and earned him his first World Golf Championship title. He celebrated with a caddie who has won quite a few more. Steve Williams, fired last month by Tiger Woods after a 12-year part¥nership, felt like a bigger winner when Scott rolled in one last birdie for a 5-under 65 and a four-shot vic¥tory in the Bridgestone Invitational. It was Scott who hit the shots, such as a chip-in for birdie on the 12th and a birdie putt just inside 30 feet on the 14th that enabled him to pull away from 19-year¥old Ryo Ishikawa over the final hour at Firestone. 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ÒRise of the Planet of the ApesÓ dives headlong into the muddled chronology of the original franchise, and itÕs never quite clear if this film fits into the continuity of the previ¥ous films. But that doesnÕt really mat¥ter, because this film isnÕt really about apes overtaking the world. ItÕs simply the story of Caesar (Andy Serkis), an ape whose mother was injected with a drug developed by scientist Will Rodman (James Franco). The drugÕs intended effect is to repair brain cells, but it actually GROUP continues from PAGE 10 sometimes you just get the right blend of people together and it works ... Darvin Jones: Chemistry. Puorro: Chemistry. I feel like this time, for me at least, it is the right mix. DT: So what does that mix include? Chris Mietus: I think our per¥sonalities. We all get along really well and that makes it really easy to work together. WeÕve all been through the pace, just in terms of being in bands for so many years that weÕve all sort of kind of gone through the growing pains. Now that we found kinship in the mu¥ends up causing hyperintelligence in in ÒRise of the Planet of the ApesÓ apes, a trait passed on to Caesar. are insanely great. Entire characters Much of the filmÕs early section are created by motion capture per¥is its most affecting, where Caesar formances, and itÕs fascinating to grows up with Rodman, RodmanÕs watch the handful of primate char¥AlzheimerÕs afflicted father (John acters develop into intelligent kill-Lithgow), and his girlfriend Caro-ing machines. line (Freida Pinto). Director Rupert As Caesar, Serkis continues to Wyatt knows just which notes to hit fill computer-generated characters in depicting AlzheimerÕs, spelling out with heart and soul, after previously the devastation the disease causes its playing Gollum in ÒThe Lord of the victims and their families, but keeps RingsÓ films and King in the 2005 re¥things from being too manipu- make. This is better work than lative. Even more heartfelt is either of those two films, the relationship between an almost entirely non-Caesar and Rodman, as verbal performance Rodman raises the ani¥ brought to life by Ser¥mal as a son. kis and some truly as-Once Caesar is tonishing effects work. stripped away and sent Serkis always lets us to a primate sanctuary run know what Caesar is by John (Brian Cox) and his thinking entirely with his sadistic son (ÒHarry PotterÕsÓ Tom eyes and body language, be it the Felton), the film shifts gears as Caesar scared concern as RodmanÕs father learns some brutal lessons about na-slips into the abyss of dementia or the ture and things begin heading toward pure joy when Rodman takes him their inevitable conclusion. Many of into nature for the first time. ItÕs with¥these scenes are entirely free of hu-out a doubt one of the best perfor¥man characters, and itÕs here that the mances of the year, and itÕs not out¥filmÕs CGI work is truly the star. side the realm of possibility for Ser- Without overstating it, the effects kis to start generating some genuine sic, we are able to get pass all those little weird ego things that hap¥pen in bands where everyoneÕs got to be the writer or the star guitar player or whatever. WeÕre all sort of humble and just pretty low main¥tenance in terms of getting along. Past experiences I think have con¥ditioned us to be that way. DT: So Darvin and Beth, you two met in a hot tub and thatÕs how it all started ... Puorro: ThatÕs whatÕs crazy. ItÕs true. ThatÕs how we met. I think when we started we were like, ÔLetÕs do this crazy bandÕ and at least for me, itÕs letÕs get together and see if we can write well because I was brokenhearted over a band break¥up. Like with any breakup, it was the best thing that ever happened to me, but at the same time it was hard ... I just needed to play with someone and it just happened [to be Darvin]. DT: And how did it go from a duo to a foursome? Puorro: We didnÕt want to be a duo, you know. We wanted to be a band after we started realizing that our music was good. When you get just two people, to me it gets kind of acoustic and I think we both re¥ally wanted a drummer and a bass player thatÕs really talented with layers and just added a dynamic to the music. Jones: And I think that we just got to a stage in our writing, to evolve to what we are now, we needed to bring in other people. Puorro: And it wasnÕt just like letÕs find a drummer or find a bass player ... it was like a specific kind of drummer and bass player, one that was tasteful. When Chris came in he was just really tasteful and Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rupert Wyatt Genre: Action runtime: 105 minutes For those who like: Planet of the Apes, King Kong Grade: A¥ awards buzz for his work here. ItÕs interesting how the film makes it for a human audience to root for the apes as they begin their climactic rampage. While entirely too many of this final sceneÕs money shots (and a bit too much of the filmÕs plot) have been given away in trailers, itÕs still a thrilling, frightening climax filled with great moments for each of the apes weÕve gotten to know over the course of the film. The impressive large-scale destruction of the final moments doesnÕt end quite as youÕd expect, but the possibility for a se¥quel is set up by a darkly ironic mid¥credits coda. he listens and he adds to the mu¥sic and Giuseppe is the same way. He doesnÕt just come in with root notes, he comes in with melodies. DT: OK, so what was the inspi¥ration behind Go Fly? Jones: I would say life, per¥sonally. I think for me the inspi¥ration was just music, loving to play music. Giuseppe Ponti: Yeah, pretty much. We all love to play music and without doing it, we wouldnÕt be happy. DT: What do you think makes you stand apart from other local artists? Puorro: I donÕt think we are nec¥essarily going ÔHey, the Strokes are popular, letÕs play songs thatÕs like them.Õ I feel like that happens a lot. This is my opinion: Bands do well ... and 20,000 other bands try to What really sets ÒRise of the Plan¥et of the ApesÓ apart from many oth¥er summer films is just how sincere¥ly moving it is. From RodmanÕs rela¥tionship with Caesar to the wrench¥ing transformation we see our cen¥tral ape undergo, the film never fails to move you, and even when the hu¥man characters become perfuncto¥ry and the apes take over, itÕs easy to invest in everyone onscreen. ÒRise of the Planet of the ApesÓ went from an unwanted prequel to a film series dead in the water thanks to Tim Bur¥tonÕs disastrous reboot, and became one of the most heartfelt, exciting ex¥periences of the summer. be just like that band. And I donÕt think you can pin us down and say we sound like Ôblah, blah, blah.Õ DT: What are some mistakes you guys have made in the past you know for sure you donÕt want to repeat in this band? Mietus: Play music for mon¥ey. ThatÕs the worst thing IÕve ever done as a musician. Like a hired gun. I used to do that for a living, play bass. I was miserable. Puorro: Bands that he wasnÕt into like, ÔWould you come play for me and IÕll pay you $50.Õ Jones: I have a good one. IÕll never go to L.A. for a record deal without knowing that the owners of the record company are heroine addicts. ThatÕs a past mistake IÕve made that was a lot of fun. Puorro: DonÕt sleep with other band members. ThatÕs a big one. MOVERS continues from PAGE 10 things would complicate a sim¥ple process. ÒItÕs like calling your friend to help you move,Ó Land said. ÒIf you need help moving some¥thing, weÕre two guys who have a truck. WeÕre not a company. People are paying us for our la¥bor. ItÕs like you pay a regular guy to mow your lawn. ThatÕs pretty much how we are.Ó In turn, the friendly inter¥actions with customers some¥time result in perks that movers who work for a licensed moving company most likely wouldnÕt be permitted to accept. ÒSome people offer us beer and weÕll kick back and have one,Ó Land said. ÒOne of our re¥peat customers baked us a cher¥ry pie the last time we were at her place.Ó Land and Duvall adver¥tise their service on Craig¥slist, which is where Land got the idea for Two Movers and a Truck in the first place. He said his friends would buy things off of the site and they wouldnÕt have a way to move it. Being the guy with the truck, Land is the one usually called for the job. ThatÕs when he real¥ized that he could use that guy¥with-a-truck status to make a little money. ÒI was doing it as a part-time thing Ñ just a little extra mon¥ey on the table,Ó Land said. ÒAnd then it just blew up. Now IÕm getting about 30 to 40 calls a week, give or take. ItÕs been so busy IÕve had to give some up.Ó Land, who had been laid off from his job at DHL before he started Two Movers and a Truck, said that he had been looking for an occupation with a flexi¥ble schedule so he could spend more time with his 3-year-old son. The new moving service provided that flexibility. When Land first started, he was working with his broth¥er-in-law, but that partner¥ship didnÕt work out because of scheduling and conduct mis¥haps. He was introduced to Du¥vall in early July when Land helped DuvallÕs friend move. Duvall, who was looking for a job at the time, was immediate¥ly on board. The two agree they make good partners. Duvall, a tat¥tooed, easy-going guy from Myrtle Beach, S.C., adds some energy to the equation. Land said whereas before he would have to keep an eye on his for¥mer partner to make sure the work got done, now heÕs the one who has to keep up. ÒHeÕs always jumping off rail¥ings and sliding around and do¥ing cartwheels,Ó Land said as the duo prepared to depart with their latest haul. ÒHeÕll have a box in his hand and heÕll be flip¥ping over stuff.Ó Duvall, who has played live music since he was 13, said loading band gear has made him good at fitting stuff in tight spaces. ÒItÕs like second nature,Ó he said, maneuvering a vacuum cleaner into the last available space in the bed of the truck. ÒIÕm just really good at tetris-ing shit into the back of trucks.Ó EditorÕs Note: The Daily Tex¥an reminds readers that listings on Craigslist carry no guaran¥tees or insurance for services ren¥dered, and employing unlicensed movers comes with a number of risks. SUDOKUFORYOU 9 8 2 7 1 5 5 7 6 1 5 8 2 7 1 9 2 2 1 4 9 7 6 3 8 9 2 3 4 9 5 MondayÕs solution OKU YOU 9 8 2 6 4 5 1 7 3 7 6 1 9 3 8 5 2 4 3 5 4 1 7 2 6 8 9 4 1 7 2 6 3 8 9 5 2 9 5 4 8 1 7 3 6 8 3 6 5 9 7 2 4 1 1 7 8 3 5 4 9 6 2 5 4 9 7 2 6 3 1 8 6 2 3 8 1 9 4 5 7 10 Life&Arts Monday, August 8, 2011 | The Daily Texan | Julie Rene Tran, Life&Arts Editor | (512) 232 2209 | dailytexan@gmail.com By Aaron West Daily Texan Staff Paul Land crouches over the bed frame heÕs been hired to move and unscrews the headboard from the sides, wiping the sweat out of his eyes as he works. ÒWhat do you want to put in there first?Ó asked Patrick Duvall, LandÕs coworker. ÒHeadboard, then the side rails,Ó Land replied. He picks up the headboard and takes it out¥side the house to where his white Chevy Silverado is parked in the driveway. He quickly slides the piece into the back of the truck and walks back inside to grab more furniture, passing Du¥vall and the sides of the bed on the way. Land, Duvall and the Chevy comprise Two Movers and a Truck, a local moving service Paul Land started a year ago. They help people who need their belongings hauled somewhere Ñ not neces¥sarily a novel idea considering the hundreds of moving companies in Austin that do basically the same thing. What sets LandÕs operation apart, however, is that it isnÕt ac¥tually a moving company. ItÕs sim¥ply two guys loading beds, dress¥ers, armoires and most anything else (no hazardous materials). They charge $50 for the first load and $25 for each additional haul. Also, if customers need their own truck unloaded, Land gives them the option to hire the two movers without the truck for $20 an hour per mover. ÒItÕs cheaper to call us to move a pool table or an armoire than a big moving company,Ó Land said. in touch with Land, but the mini-personal property are classified as mum charges were too expensive household good carriers and must for what she needed moved. have the required permits and in¥ ÒIÕm not going to pay $200 to surance and register with the De¥ move my bed,Ó Taraban, a liber-partment of TransportationÕs Mo¥ al arts honors student, said. ÒThe tor Carrier division. Howev¥ IÕm just really good at tetris-ing shit Ò into the back of trucks. Ò Ñ Paul Land, Mover Blanton Art Museum receives new pieces from lottery drawing ÒWeÕre laid-back and weÕre haul¥ing ass the whole time. If two guys can lift it, we can move it.Ó Lindsay Taraban, who recent¥ly hired Land and Duvall, agreed. She said she had called a couple moving companies before getting other thing about [Two Movers and a Truck] is that they charge by the load, which is good be¥cause I just had like two pieces of furniture.Ó In Texas, commercial moving companies that transport peopleÕs er, since Land and DuvallÕs truck isnÕt considered a commercial motor vehicle (defined as a vehi¥cle that weighs more than 26,000 pounds), they can operate with¥out the legal formalities Ñ a free¥dom that has its ups and downs, Land said. ÒItÕs like when you buy some¥thing on Craigslist: buyer be¥ware, you know,Ó Land said in re¥gard to possible concerns about insurance or scams. ÒPeople ask us [about insurance] a lot. I tell them that weÕre not liable for any damages.Ó Land straps the disassembled bed frame into the back of the truck. ÒBut we tie down every¥thing like it was ours,Ó he said. ÒLike it was our grandmoth¥erÕs,Ó Duvall adds, tying down his side. The informality that comes with being unofficial is what makes it worth it to Land. Two Movers and a Truck doesnÕt have a store¥front, there isnÕt any paperwork involved and there isnÕt even a website. Land said those types of MOVERS continues on pagE 8 By Rachel Perlmutter Daily Texan Staff The Blanton Museum of Art ac¥quired 12 new works of contempo¥rary art for their permanent collec¥tion through a lottery organized by the Dallas Museum of Art and on be¥half of art collectors Nona and Rich¥ard Barrett. The paintings, sculptures and works on paper, all by Texas artists, is an expansion to the museumÕs collec¥tion of regional art. According to Kathleen Brady Stimpert, Blanton director of pub¥lic relations and marketing, the Bar¥retts have one of the stateÕs most com¥prehensive and celebrated collections of art by Texas artists. Their collec¥tion of regional art spans from the late 19th century to today. Wanting to enhance the reputation of this re¥gion and augment the holdings of Texas museums, the Barretts donat¥ed many of their works to the Muse¥um of Fine Arts Houston and, more recently, the Dallas Museum of Art, Stimpert said. Both museums inte¥grated some of the works into their collections and set up a lottery to dis¥tribute remaining works to other re¥gional museums. The Dallas Museum of Art extend¥ed invitations to the Blanton, The Old Jail Art Center, the Austin Museum of Art and several other museums to participate in their lottery to distrib¥ute remaining works from the Bar¥rettÕs 2010 donation. This is the sec¥ond lottery organized to distribute works from the Barrett collection to Texas museums across the state. The Blanton, along with other museums across the state, received an invitation to participate at no cost. Assistant curator Risa Puleo at¥tended the lottery on behalf of the Blanton, where all representatives drew numbers to determine the or¥der in which they would select works for their museum. Puleo drew No. 1, so the UT museum was entitled to first choice. Puleo used the opportunity to ob¥tain an oil-on-linen painting by for¥mer UT professor Melissa Miller, ti¥tled ÒOne Rabbit Feeling the Pain of Another.Ó Stimpert said the Blanton was hoping to add this specific piece to their collection. ÒWe have one of MillerÕs works in the collection already, and it is a fa¥vorite among visitors,Ó Stimpert said. Among other pieces acquired for the Blanton was an untitled mixed¥media work by Jesse Amado. The piece will go on display Aug. 19 next to his 1995 installation piece current¥ly on display in the museumÕs Lowe Gallery. Amado, a San Antonio na¥tive who received his masterÕs of fine arts from UT-San Antonio, is known for his minimalistic interpretation of Chicano art. Puleo chose those pieces on behalf of the Blanton because they allow the museum to present a more com¥prehensive picture and history of art from this region, Stimpert said. ÒThey deepen our holdings of Tex¥as art,Ó she said. As of now, the Blanton has no spe¥cific plans for unveiling these new acquisitions besides AmadoÕs piece, and according to Stimpert, the Blan¥ton does not yet know where or when the works will be displayed in the museum. ÒIt is all under discussion, and will be decided within the context of our current and future exhibition sched¥ules,Ó Stimpert said. The acquisition is an exciting ex¥pansion for the museumÕs collection of Texas art, as it showcases more re¥gional art and brings in new artists. ÒIt will provide UT students, fac¥ulty and the community at large an opportunity to research and enjoy works from many of the stateÕs most celebrated artists,Ó Stimpert said. Boy+Kite shares insights, experiences By Julie Rene Tran Beth PuorroÕs friendship quick- Daily Texan Staff ly went from trading mixtapes to brainstorming song and lyrics Released less than two weeks to forming Boy+Kite. Following ago, local indie alternative rock-their three recorded songs for the pop band Boy+KiteÕs debut album 10-track LP, the duo were joined Go Fly is already riding high on re-by drummer Chris Mietus and viewersÕ top listens. Pronounced bassist Giuseppe Ponti, complet¥Òboy plus kite,Ó the band ing what Puorro describes has been especially as the right mix. well-received locally ON THE WEB: During The Daily Ñ Go Fly is current-Chill out and watch TexanÕs weekly music ly on stand at one of to a video blog series ÒThe Base-Waterloo RecordsÕ lis-of Boy+Kite ment Tapes,Ó the Tex¥tening stations and the an spoke to the band bit.ly/boykite band has an upcoming about its formation and performance at Dia De the new album. Los Toadies in New Braunfels in August. The Daily Texan: I recently saw After meeting in a hot tub at a Go Fly on Waterloo RecordsÕ lis¥friendÕs birthday party in February tening station and was so ecstatic. 2009 and bonding over the recent What is it like to be a local band? break-ups of their former bands, Beth Puorro: All of us have been singer-guitarists Darvin Jones and in bands. I have been in bands for WHAT: Boy+Kite at Dia De Los Toadies WHERE: Whitewater Amphitheatre WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 27 from 3 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. TICKETS: $27.71 years and Austin is just saturated with artists. ThereÕs just a lot of musicians, so itÕs good on two lev¥els. The fact that you get to play with some really great musicians Ñ you have to weave through some really bad musicians Ñ and then thereÕs all these bands trying to play the same places. You get to play good stuff, but then thereÕs always a ton of it. I feel with us, we just got the right mix. ItÕs like gROUp continues on pagE 8